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Thai Island hopper, East or West???
12 Apr 2013 Jarret asked
hey guys, I'm trying to decide which island hopper to take. East or West? I'm less into hiking/scenery and more into beach/partying/nightlife. Which one is better for that stuff?
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13 Apr 2013 Alana said
East includes the full moon parties.
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19 Apr 2013 Jarret said
anyone else have any opinions? has anyone been on both?
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22 Apr 2013 fineshot2000 said
Did Thai-East 2 years ago. Plenty of places to do the beach "thing", drink, and party. On Koh Samui, you'll probably be taken to or shown Bar Solo nightclub, Ice Bar, etc. Koh Tao is mostly about relaxation, but there are places like the Lotus Beach bar with fire dancers which was a great place to drink on the beach and eat. Koh Phangan has the Moon Party at the Backpacker's resort, which was loads of fun. Trust me, you will love it. I'm sure the West is probably similar, and I plan to return to Thailand next year March 1-9 to complete the double……good luck deciding…
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8 May 2013 Ashley said
Just got back from the Island hopper west….AMAZING!!!! Koh Phi Phi is stunning! ( location where the movie the beach was filmed) Plus the beach parties with all the fire shows are spectacular!!! The tour manager Patrice is fab! Patong beach in Phuket (where the tour starts) is CRAZY!!! Talk about serious parties! Bangla Road is a must! Has spring break beat anywhere! Great optional activities on this trip…elephant riding in Krabi is a absolute must do! As is James Bond Island! Hope this helps! Plus the bungalows you stay at in Phi Phi are super awesome…ocean view with a big open balcony. Awesome bungalows! with a cheap mini bar!!!!! This was a wonderful adventure!
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10 May 2013 Christilynn said
I am also trying to decide between East vs. West. I think that based on all the optional activities I am going to do the West. Thanks Ashley for your input. I can't wait!!!
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20 May 2013 Lauren said
I am also trying to decide between the two! I'd prefer the same as you Jarret, however I want to go end of June/start of July so it really jsut depends which one is available then, as they sound somewhat similar!
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26 May 2013 Tristane said
I did West in February. Phi Phi was the best by far! I changed my flight and went back to Phi Phi after the tour ended, it was that great :) The entire tour was amazing. Phuket and Phi Phi are HUGE party spots if that's what you are looking for!
There were lots of solo travelers too! We all became a big family. Patrice was our tour manager, she was great!
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26 May 2013 Laurs13 said
Anyone thinking of going east tour August 6th? x
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27 May 2013 Alana said
I'm doing East on August 3rd :)
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27 May 2013 Laurs13 said
Has anyone travelled on their own on any of these tours? Will be my first time doing anything like this so pretty nervous x
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30 May 2013 benji said
Is anybody doing the hopper east on the july 13??
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31 May 2013 2b said
go east and book your trip around the full moon party .you ll have the time of your life
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2 Jun 2013 Kirk said
I did west on my own last November
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6 Jun 2013 Ange Ploenges said
HI Everyone Im going on East Hopper from July 10th to 18th anyone else on that one?
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hey do we have to a sleeping bag on thai hopper east?
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hey do we have to a sleeping bag on thai hopper east?
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Other objects/externals/patchers like table or function
Can anyone tell me what other objects or externals or patchers are out there which are similar to the objects "table" or "function"?
I'm designing a patcher which will use something like "table" or "function", but "table" and "function" are less full featured and ergonomic than I would like.
Idealy, I would like the object/external/patcher to:
Display a graph of its data in the main patcher window, and automatically set its max/min displayed y value as the maximum and minimum values of the data points in the displayed data.
Display tick marks on the the x and y axis to indicate the displayed data range, as well as a numerical value indicating how many data points are represented by one tick (for each axis).
Allow the user to double click on the graph in the main patcher window, to open a full screen version of the graph, sort of like "table," except hopefully without these bugs that "table" has:
When using the horizontal "zoom" feature, the currently displayed y-axis range changes sometimes. This is pretty bad, because it causes you to get totally lost if you're navigating through some complicated data set. (Is there any way around this in table?)
When data is "cut" from a table, the data which comes after the data which was "cut" out shifts to the left, into the space that used to be occupied by the data which was "cut" out. (Is there any way around this in table?)
Thanks, any help would be greatly appreciated
* bump *
i could really save a lot of headaches by getting feedback from max users that are more experienced than me on this one, sorry to bump but i'm really hoping people will tell me what they know about this
thanks, any help is greatly appreciated
check out the waveform object, that'll give you the necessary speed bump
> * bump *
how about looking closely at the toolbar of any patch in edit mode?
the idea is to use a [buffer~] as floating point table with
[waveform~] interfacing with it.
> I have all of the CNMAT objects, as well as FTM.1.7.11.BETA, and
> MSP, and from all of these objects I don't see any named
> "waveform." Where can i find this object?
> Does anyone have any info relating to the post at the top of this
> thread?
Relax Max.
Waveform~ is located at the end of the toolbar.
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Max Planck wrote:
> I have all of the CNMAT objects, as well as FTM.1.7.11.BETA, and MSP, and from all of these objects I don't see any named "waveform." Where can i find this object?
> Does anyone have any info relating to the post at the top of this thread?
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yeah sorry, the toolbar sometimes displays an incorrect name for the item which the mouse is hovering over in the lower left corner of the window… dunno why, but that's why i missed waveform~
thanks for the replies
i didn't realize it when i originally posted, but i need the values between the data points entered by the user (timewise) to not be output. since the values between the user entered data points in waveform and table will be output as "0," this won't cut it.
it looks like the only graphical data editor in Max that does what i need is function's dump output… unless there's some other graphical data editor that will not output any data for points between the user entered points.
Hi Max,
Perhaps you could explain to us why function isn't working for you in
this instance? If we all know more about what you are trying to
accomplish, we are much more likely to be able to help. A simple
example patch may be helpful.
Andrew B.
OK, here's what i'm trying to do:
Basic idea: Start with a SDIF file that was produced by SPEAR (for additive resynthesis of a sound that was analyzed by SPEAR). For each partial, pass the frequency as a function of time data to a graphical interface which will display and allow the user to graphically edit the data, and also for each partial pass the amplitude as a function of time data to a graphical interface which will display and allow the user to graphically edit the data. Then, pass this user edited (or unedited) data to a bank of sine oscillators to synthesize a sound using the data.
This will provide funtionality in manipulating SDIF data that SPEAR doesn't provide, because I'm going to add the ability to, for any partial, hold amplitude or frequency constant at a user specifiable value, so that the user can listen to each time varying property indepent from the other, in order to appreciate how each time varying property by itself contributes to the whole sound. My hope is that with enough studying of sounds this way, the user will eventually develop the ability to imagine various sounds, and then build them from the ground up using an array of sine oscillators… or, at least take certain properties from some sounds and apply them in new contexts.
Method (what I've got so far, modeled after CNMAT Spectral Synthesis Tutorial #9… see attached file for structure and specifics): I've been able to get the frequency vs. time and amplitude vs. time data into seperate function objects. However, the tricky thing at this point seems to involve timing, and interpolation.
For one thing, I want the function objects to only have data points at time locations where there exists an SDIF frame for said time location. Using the standard "line" playback method from the CNMAT Spectral Tutorials won't do this, it will only produce data points that are evenly spaced in time. If I can get the time location of each SDIF frame out of the SDIF file and into Max as numerical values, then I can use these values to trigger SDIF-tuples to output values only at the instants where an SDIF frame exists with time value = the time value of that instant (which is what I'm trying to do).
The reason that I want to do it like this is:
if I'm feeding the SDIF data to a function object for user examination and editing, I will have redundant clutter of extra data points if I use a line object with data point spacing less than the smallest time distance between SDIF frames.
if I use a line object with data point spacing greater than the smallest time distance between SDIF frames, then some of the SDIF data may not make it to the function objects. (i.e. the curve created by the data points may change shape slightly, compared to how it exists in the SDIF file)
If I only output a time value to SDIF-tuples at instants in time where there exists an SDIF frame for that instant in time, then the data points in the function objects will match exactly the data points in the SDIF file, which is what I want.
The method outlined in CNMAT Spectral Tutorial #9 has SDIF-Tuples going into threefates, and then threefates going into sinusoids~. In this setup, the time position of each (frequency, amplitude) data point is communicated between SDIF-tuples and threefates, and then from threefates to sinusoids~, by the timing of the (frequency, amplitude) data messages that are sent by SDIF-tuples.
For example, at time t=0, the message (440, 1) is sent from threefates to sinusoids~, and sinusoids starts one sine oscillator playing at frequency=440Hz and Amplitude=1. Then, at time t=0.010, threefates sends (445, 1) to sinusoids~, and the oscillator that was playing at frequency=440Hz and Amplitude=1 increases in frequency to play frequency=445Hz and Amplitude=1.
In Max I want to seperate the (frequency, amplitude) data into (frequency) and (amplitude) data, and then associate the time value of the SDIF frame from which each value came from with each (frequency) and (amplitude) value to form a set of (time, frequency) and (time, amplitude) values. Then I want to send each of these data sets to seperate function objects, so that I can allow users to graphically edit the (time, frequency) and (time, amplitude) data, and then output the user edited (time, frequency) and (time, amplitude) values from these function objects.
I would like to then combine the (time, frequency) and (time, amplitude) data into a set of (frequency, amplitude) data, and then output the corresponding "frame" of data to sinusoids~ whenever the playback clock/line/whatever passes through that "frame"'s time value.
Getting the data from the function objects back into a format that sinusoids~ will understand seems tricky and I'm not certain of a method that will work, any advice would be appreciated.
I realize that I could simply output interpolated values from the function objects (after having inserted a very quick amplitude ramp from zero to the first amplitude point for each partial, and a very quick amplitude ramp from the last amplitude point to zero for each partial), and feed this data to an array of cycle~ objects. But I'm concerned about CPU effeciency, and I'm operating under the assumption that sinusoids~ will be more CPU efficient than a huge array of cycle~ objects… any info about whether I'm right or wrong on this would be appreciated.
oops, here's the example patcher (what I have so far)
Max Planck wrote:
> it looks like the only graphical data editor in Max that does what i
> need is function's dump output… unless there's some other graphical
> data editor that will not output any data for points between the user
> entered points.
I just created a listfunnel mod which only spits out changes in a list,
maybe its helpfull…
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#N vpatcher 30 89 454 424;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P newex 224 151 39 196617 zl reg;
#P newex 224 184 51 196617 zl ecils;
#P newex 265 151 40 196617 !-;
#P newex 265 127 40 196617 t i i;
#P newex 265 103 36 196617 zl len;
#P newex 50 188 36 196617 zl reg;
#P newex 128 80 50 196617 listfunnel;
#P newex 76 80 50 196617 listfunnel;
#P newex 166 133 47 196617 zl slice 1;
#P newex 50 234 88 196617 gate 2;
#P newex 50 210 163 196617 != $1;
#P newex 128 101 94 196617 t l b l 2147483647;
#N coll ;
#P newobj 76 163 49 196617 coll;
#P newex 76 50 140 196617 t l clear l l b l;
#P inlet 76 30 15 0;
#P outlet 265 256 15 0;
#P outlet 50 256 15 0;
#P fasten 5 1 11 0 161 126 55 126;
#P connect 11 0 6 0;
#P connect 6 0 7 0;
#P connect 7 0 0 0;
#P connect 2 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 9 0;
#P connect 9 0 4 0;
#P fasten 8 0 4 0 171 156 81 156;
#P connect 3 1 4 0;
#P connect 4 0 11 1;
#P fasten 5 3 11 1 217 184 81 184;
#P connect 3 2 10 0;
#P connect 10 0 5 0;
#P connect 5 0 7 1;
#P fasten 5 2 8 0 189 125 171 125;
#P connect 8 1 6 1;
#P fasten 3 4 16 0 185 73 229 73;
#P connect 16 0 15 0;
#P fasten 3 3 16 1 159 77 258 77;
#P fasten 3 5 12 0 211 70 270 70;
#P connect 12 0 13 0;
#P connect 13 1 14 0;
#P connect 14 0 15 1;
#P connect 15 1 1 0;
#P connect 13 0 14 1;
#P pop;
#P newobj 46 116 78 196617 p lfunnelchange;
#P window linecount 2;
#P newex 96 150 34 196617 print rest;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 231 66 69 196617 10 80 30 50;
#P message 190 66 38 196617 10 80;
#P message 118 66 69 196617 10 20 60 40;
#P window linecount 2;
#P newex 46 150 38 196617 print funnel;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 46 66 69 196617 10 20 30 40;
#P connect 6 0 1 0;
#P connect 0 0 6 0;
#P fasten 4 0 6 0 236 102 51 102;
#P fasten 3 0 6 0 195 102 51 102;
#P fasten 2 0 6 0 123 102 51 102;
#P connect 6 1 5 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 7;
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Sounds like an interesting idea. The problem I see is that if your time data is variable, the function object could give you trouble–not in getting the values in, but in editing them and sending them out. That's because the user can drag points (or add new ones, if you allow it) to the left or right, thus altering the time value / parameter. Then your playback wouldn't match the SDIF values exactly (which might still be OK, I don't know).
You can advance from one point to the next without getting any interpolation between them. If you do this in sync with the time deltas between points that might be what you're looking for.
If the time data in is constant (as would be nice), you could also use table or multislider, these are also good options. If the time data is close to constant, you could use a divisor and some rounding / truncating to map the times to the sliders/table points' indices.
I'm not at my Max machine so I don't know if there's a "constrain to point's current x value" parameter for function. If there is then editing wouldn't allow dragging left or right through time.
Also check out the mtr object (for *much more* than just this project). You might be able to use it here at least for testing. Use a track for time, one for frequency, and one for amplitude. mtr will spit out the delta times between received data out the left outlet. This might be usable somehow in managing your data. If not, it's at least an easy way to play long series of changing values so you can do some experimentation and testing, and it allows you to save and read your numerical recordings… great stuff.
Quote: seejayjames wrote on Wed, 31 January 2007 09:41
> Sounds like an interesting idea. The problem I see is that if your time data is variable, the function object could give you trouble–not in getting the values in, but in editing them and sending them out. That's because the user can drag points (or add new ones, if you allow it) to the left or right, thus altering the time value / parameter. Then your playback wouldn't match the SDIF values exactly (which might still be OK, I don't know).
This is OK, I only want playback to match the original SDIF values exactly if the user does not modify the data in the function object. Once the user starts modifying the data in the function object, then I want the sound to be modified as per the modified data.
> If the time data in is constant (as would be nice), you could also use table or multislider, these are also good options. If the time data is close to constant, you could use a divisor and some rounding / truncating to map the times to the sliders/table points' indices.
This would make the data displayed in the table or multislider slightly different than the data in the SDIF file. Function can display the data from the SDIF file exactly, if only I can find a way to get the time value of each frame in the SDIF file into Max as a set of numerical values…
If I send the message "print" to SDIF-buffer, the time value of each SDIF frame is displayed in the Max window… so I know that Max can access the time data… (I already knew that b/c Max is using the time data in order for SDIF-tuples to function as it does)… it's just a matter of finding an object or some way to get this time data into Max as numbers… it just seems as if nothing has been built that can do this, although it shouldn't be hard to program some custom C code or something to take care of this… all that has to be done is access one column value for each row of the matrix that's present in any additive analysis type SDIF file. I wish I knew how to program so that I could just make this custom object! If anyone can do this or tell me how to to do it, I would be eternally greatful (or show me some way in Max to get the time values…)
Thanks for the tip about mtr, i'll check it out.
Max Planck wrote:
> oops, here's the example patcher (what I have so far)
oops, may I repeat the wish, that patches are best pasted into the mail
body. This has not only the advantage that I would be able to open them
(I am not for crapy browser reasons, not your fault…), it would be
more convenient for you and anybody who wants to have a look at it because
1. I don't need to save it to disk,
2. I just copy and open it directly in Max which is just faster, nicer ….
And for you its easier, because it's just copy/paste, no clicking to
attach something…
Your experiments with sdif files are interesting I must say, I'd like to
be able to open your patch…
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Now it worked…
Erik Bowen wrote:
> However, I can't seem to figure out how to get these
> values out of the track ftm.object and into Max as a set of numbers. If
> I could do this, it would be no sweat to get the exact SDIF data into
> Max, and then completing this project would probably be a snap… i just
> need to get the time tags into max… if anyone knows how, please help
> me out of my ignorance
If you're not afraid of rtfm/ftmr answers, ther is a FTM list with all
these experts for FTM. (I am not through all the FTM tutorials yet and
can't help, but I am sure its simple…)
When looking at that list, it seems to be a constant distance, maybe its
just calculated, framesize*index maybe…
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3 pounds assorted root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, and rutabaga, coarsely
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 handful fresh thyme sprigs
1 handful fresh rosemary sprigs
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bunch fresh chives, chopped
Extra-virgin olive oil
Place all the vegetables and garlic in a large pot and fill with cool water to cover; season with a teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil over medium heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the vegetables are very tender.
While the vegetables are cooking, combine the heavy cream, butter, and herbs in a pot and heat over low flame to melt the butter and infuse the herb flavor into the cream - do not allow to boil. Shut off the heat, cover, and let steep until needed. When ready to use, remove the herb stems and the bay leaves.
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The 55-year-old joined the board in February 1997 as finance director, and has been in his current role at Old Trafford since September 2003. He will however remain as a director at the club.
Gill has been nominated as the FA's candidate in the upcoming 2013 Uefa Executive Committee elections, and admits it was a "very hard decision to leave a club where he has experienced "such highs."
"It has been a very hard decision because I love this club and, as the fans' banner says, it is, 'more than a religion'"
"It has been the greatest privilege to serve Manchester United for 16 wonderful years – the last 10 of which as its chief executive," he told the club's official website. "I have worked alongside the finest manager in the history of the game and been part of what I consider to be the best club in the best sport in the world.
"It has been a very hard decision because I love this club and, as the fans' banner says, it is, 'more than a religion'. I've experienced some incredible highs, such as the Treble in 1999 and the League and Champions League double in 2008, and lows, like losing the title with the last kick of the season last year. But that is what makes this club and this sport so compelling."
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Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
Hello, all. I just bought 9ac of land in 'the country' and will soon begin building. I anticipate needing a tractor --both now, and lots more in the future-- but am a complete newbie in this field! Thanks in advance for any advice/recommendations on what to buy, when to use, etc.
1. The driveway from the road to where the house will be is only ~250ft, but is VERY steep (approx 80-100' higher than road) and is currently in need of leveling, making drainage work, etc. I just had a guy come in with forrestry equipment to cut the path and it's a LOT better than before, but now there's a ton of cedar mulch left behind from his work. Before I put down rock or pave a driveway, I think this mulch should be removed, the driveway leveled, drainage cut on the sides, etc. Any size 'need' here? Any safety stuff I should be thinking about as far as what to purchase to drive up and down this steep hill?
2. The land is basically a cedar thicket...not nice cedars, either. Round, wide, ugly ones. On the 'front half' I anticipate clearing a majority of these cedars and on the 'back half' we'll probably choose a few to remove for our purposes, but keep the rest --- the deer like it back there and I'm sure my kids will like them having 'their place' back there. What size tractor is needed (and equipment?) to pull a cedar stump and drag to a pile for burning?
3. "Shredding," mowing, etc. Again, right now there's not a lot of grass-type stuff to be mowed, but I hope to change that over time. Before this site, everything was a "bush hog," but I'm beginning to understand that there's a difference in what these things do. I think up front I need it to be able to take care of some of the thick underbrush type stuff, but also would be nice to do more of a finishing type cut around the soon-to-be house and yard. Would you keep a regular push mower or riding mower for the 1ac-ish of "yard" and use the tractor only on the other area?
4. Gardening. My wife has really enjoyed small gardening here in the city, so I assume we'll do something a lot bigger next year after the move. What kind of attachment will help most here? Tiller? Discs?
We've got some money in the bank that we've saved for the past 9 years for the house, but I don't want to spend it on a tractor necessarily. I've read (here and elsewhere) that OLD doesn't necessarily mean BAD with tractors, and Craigslist has several used tractors in the area. However, not knowing a thing about tractors, it makes the search difficult. Bottom line, would like to stay under $5,000 if I can do so and still be wise with the purchase.
Again, thanks for helping newbies like me out.
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Re: Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
That's a 30 to 40% slope! I'd suggest a parachute!
The best way to get a one time job like that done is hire it out to a dozer.
For 1 acre I'd get a pull behind finish mower. I actually would not mow an acre.
A plow and discs or a tiller. Plow might be needed for breaking new ground, unless you are using land cleared of stumps by a dozer.
I'd think you require 4WD and 30 plus horsepower, which would probably exceed $5K.My rides - '95 Kubota M4700 w/ PEC, LA1001 FEL :'07 B7610, LA352 FEL, Bush Hog SBX 48 box blade, '09 Woods BH70-X w/ 16" bucket and thumb, 3pt pallet forks, Dale Phillips PHD, Jinma 8" chipper, 2 Piranha's, Winco 12KW PTO generator, Howse plow, 5' KK tiller, 5' Big Bee cutter, with a 2002 7.3L Ford F350 CC DRW 4x4 and '07 18' Hudson HSE Deluxe trailer - 5 Ton to haul it all
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Re: Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
as soon as I saw the steep.. I also think you should get 4wd.
9ac? no reason a 26-35 hp tractor wouldn't do fine.. size implements and hp according to maneuverability you need..
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Re: Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
Clearing trees and leveling large area in steep terrain is best left to a dozer. You can destroy a tractor trying to dig up cedar tress which have one of the most aggressive root systems of any tree.
Get a contractor to come in and do all your clearing and road building in a day and get it piled for burning. Then get a small tractor with a bush hog for keeping the wild area cut to prevent the cedars from overtaking it again. A 8N Ford is a good old iron tractor with plenty of parts available. In my area, you can find one that has been rebuilt and repainted for about $2500 including a bush hog in most instances. You just need to get a over-run PTO clutch to go on it for mowing as it doesnt have a live PTO which means when you push in the clutch, it a bushhog is attached the momentum of the blades will push you forward till the blades stop spinning. An over run clutch will let it freewheel so you can change gear and or stop without stopping the blades from turning. Find one withe the 12 volt conversion done on it also. Two row cultivators and disc are readily available for these tractors also. I would suggest that you find someone to go along with you that is tractor knowledgeable when shopping for used or new for that matter to suggest some things to check and look at as for options, trouble to spot etc.2010 LS P-7010C 20F/20R gear tractor & FEL, 2009 Kubota B 26 TLB, RTV 900 Kubota,17 foot Lund boat with 70HP motor, 2012-20 ft 12k GVW trailer, 2011- 52" Craftsman ZTR mower, 2013 Ferris Zero Turn, 3 weed whackers, pressure washer, leaf blowers, 7 foot bush hog, 8 foot landscape rake , 8 foot 3 PH disc, 2 row cultivator, 350 amp Miller AC/DC welding machine and all the tools needed to keep them all repaired and running.
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Re: Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
OK, using Search Tempest to search CL in your area:
Killeen area:
JD 4700 TLB for $4402--sounds like a good deal at a great price, IF it checks out OK.
Ford 3000 for $2950--would handle your jobs pretty well
Massey Ferguson 205 for $4250--ditto
JD 5420 with 4WD for $4900--I'd take a look at this one but price sounds low--may have problems
You can check the specs on these tractors at TractorData.com
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Good luck.
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Re: Bought 9ac; What size used tractor do I need?
I have a JD870 for my 9 acres. Similar to the Ford 1910. You do not pull cedar stumps with a tractor this size unless the stump were cut 10 years ago. I grub out roots and it takes me a 1/2 hour or so to get a cedar root ball out. As others mentioned either Mother Time or bigger equipment to dig out a lot of cedar stumps. My land is relatively flat so 2wd is ok. Occasionally I want to see 4wd when moving compost.
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how about a camera that took away all the stuff other than PL, Lens, and the ability to shoot Redcode RAW? Take away all the post processing to output different formats and I think it'd be getting a whole lot smaller. Optional EVF or monitor as is now on the RedOne
(always think of the movie The Big Red One every time I type the camera's name )
Adam. When you say " I don't see how your going to get a full-sized sensor in a tiny package" would that mean you have built a camera and could not make the sensor fit?
gotta keep it 4K.
My hope for the RED pocket-camera is a 4k Redcode RAW recording VX-2000/FX1 hand-held body style that would have a removeable Red-drive, XLR audio, an integrated lens, 2-stage ND filter, Auto-focus, shot programming function of the FX1/Z1, integrated LCD display, and a waveform view available via the LCD (why hasn't anyone done this yet? Zebras are great but why not just look at the whole waveform?) I can live without an integrated lens but I think they camera should have some kind of glass that comes with it. There are times that in terms of ease of use, I'd much rather have an XH-A1 than XL-H1.
As much as I hate sony, you have to give them credit for creating the form factor for the VX-1000 and VX-2000 that has opened up this area of videography. I'm sure RED can REVolutionize it!
It would be nice to get a few more details from someone, I am considering buying an hvx but hell if red mini is coming out I can wait!
This is my dilemma as well. I'm on the verge of shelling out 10-20k for a full HD package. A Red One is out of my range, but perhaps the Red Pocket will be within.
That said, my main concerns are:
1) Variable frame rate (up to 60 at least)
2) The most important: Being able to attach my Nikon lenses. I really don't want to keep using this 35mm adapter to achieve a short DoF. Which in the end, for me at least, is the deciding factor to making video look like film and less like video.
If it's coming out within a year, I'll wait and continue to rent for my HD needs. Please, Red... tell us if the Pocket Red will come out within the next year. Purty please? With sugar on top? :clown2:
No, if I meant that I would have said "I built a camera and could not make the sensor fit." When you put quotation marks around a misquotation of what I said, is that because my actual words wouldn't fit? For starters, a PL mount isn't pocket-sized, nor are any PL lenses that I've seen.
I don't mean to be a smartass but that post was kind of asking for it.
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I am a little nostalgic, but I miss the four guys sitting and doing TBC HC's, totally irrelevant to the actual news but I feel that your streams aren't that interesting as they were before. Does anyone remember those four?
Thats it... ? like 10 questions?
/sigh * When is the patch coming?
They also mentioned that they are doing better with SV than the players are. I guess all of the hunter elitist jerks have their challenge. Blizz says they have a better way to play the spec then you have currently discovered. Better get crunching those numbers!"For example, Unholy, Survival and Subtlety have the capability to perform far better than most people realize."
No more totems for shaman because they have unnecessary restrictions after homogenization? So what? That's what makes them unique. Next thing you know, warlock and hunter pets will just become DoT's with an animation that makes it look like a beast or demon is attacking the mob because "other classes can do full DPS without worrying about their pets dying" or something like that.
Does anyone else feel like everything will watered down and blended together in MoP?Only 8 raid buffs.Only 6 Talent points.Class specific uniqueness gone. E.G. Totems gone.Class choices/penalties removed (IE, berserker stance requirements and debuffs).I'm not sure who this is supposed to appeal to, but as a casual raider, I do not feel it is me or my guild.
"New resource is Infernal Embers. As you generate more and more embers, your character slowly ignites, until you're basically a walking torch."Be sure to add that that's for Destruction specifically as Affliction will still use soul shards and Demonology will use another additional resource that when capped out they go Meta.
I will really miss my tanking capabilities as a feral kitty, since Feral and Guardian will be different specs. That looks like less hybrid possibilities instead of more. A-a-a-a-and...I don't really think that "do 3 spell casts for +30% melee damage or 3 melee attacks for +30% spell damage" will work out well neither in PvP nor in PvE for both ferals and boomkins.Plus, if dispels remove ALL debuffs, how will we manage not dispelling Unstable / Flame Shock / Vampiric Touch?Other than that, most of the stuff is nice.


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The Under-18s suffered a 3-2 loss to FC Bolts Celtic on Sunday. After a fifth-minute own goal by Bolts goalkeeper David Price gave the Revs an early lead, Matthew Callahan equalized for the visitors in the 26th minute, sending the teams into the break tied at 1-1. Matt Nyeayea (Worcester, Mass.) then scored an unassisted goal in the 65th minute, beating Price with a low shot from 20 yards out. The Bolts responded with a pair of quick goals, however, Matthew Dias Costa and Alex Ainscough finding the back of the net in the 66th and 69th minutes, respectively. Now 13-5-2 (41 pts.), the U18s are ranked third in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's East Conference with 2.05 points per game.
The Under-16s suffered a 1-0 loss to FC Bolts Celtic on Sunday. Following a scoreless first half, Jack Doran put the Bolts ahead with a goal in the 56th minute. Unable to find an equalizer, the Revs were handed their third shutout loss of the season – all three of which have been 1-0 games. U14s Matt Ranieri (Natick, Mass.) and Nick Woodruff (Attleboro, Mass.) made substitute appearances during the game, while goalkeeper Trey Miller (Monson, Mass.) made the roster, but did not see any action. With their 10-4-6 (36 pts.) record, the U16s are currently fifth in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's East Conference with 1.80 points per game.
The Under-14s earned a 3-1 victory against FC Bolts Celtic on Sunday, improving their U.S. Club Soccer record to 13-3-1 (40 pts.). The Revs opened their account in the 29th minute when Daniel Jones (West Hartford, Conn.) scored, assisted by Justin Rennicks (S. Hamilton, Mass.). Aaron James (Amherst, Mass.) then doubled New England's advantage, finishing a ball from Nick Ranieri (Natick, Mass.) in the 38th minute. On the other side of the break, the Bolts scored in the 48th minute to make it 2-1. Rennicks then added an insurance goal in the 70th minute, converting his penalty kick.
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New England Revolution U18s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U18s
Sunday, May 19, 2013 – Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
Bolts 3, Revolution 2
Scoring Summary:
NE – Own goal (David Price) 5
FCB – Matthew Callahan 26
NE – Matt Nyeayea (unassisted) 65
FCB – Matthew Dias Costa 66
FCB – Alex Ainscough 69
New England Revolution: Matt Mozynski (GK), Quenton Swift, Willis Griffith, Coupar Lipp (Ryan Kingsley 55), Christian Sady, Guy Kabala, Dominik Machado, Leandro Alves, Freddie Ferre, Ryan Rose, Matt Nyeayea
Unused Substitutes: Bruce Johnson (GK)
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New England Revolution U16s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U16s
Sunday, May 19, 2013 – Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
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FCB – Jack Doran 56
New England Revolution: Austin Aviza, Will Rasid, Steven Duncan (Nick Woodruff 70), Adam Norman (Matt Ranieri 73), Matt Morana, Zach Herivaux, Trevor Davock (Luke Albertini 55), Declan McCabe, Michael Faria (Wes Turner 65), Danny Apajee, Amadu Kunateh
Unused Substitutes: Trey Miller (GK), Justin Freitas
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New England Revolution U14s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U14s
Sunday, May 19, 2013 – Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
Revolution 3, Bolts 1
Revolution Goal-Scorers:
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Aaron James (Nick Ranieri) 38
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New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Matt Ranieri, Nick Woodruff, Max Diamond, Nick Ranieri, Freddy Stokes, Aaron James, Santiago Cardona, Daniel Jones, Raffi Barsamian, Justin Rennicks
35' – Levy Hernandez in, Freddy Stokes out
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58' – Travis Van Brewer in, Santiago Cardona out
62' – Freddy Stokes in, Aaron James out
65' – Liam Sloan in, Simon Fisher out
70' – Adama Kaba in, Daniel Jones out
70' – Jack O'Brien in, Levy Hernandez out
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"Like a tenacious child we were born, born to be wild ... we're gonna climb so high we're never gonna die"
-- STEPPENWOLF, Born To Be Wild
With regards to Law and Chaos, you are Chaotic
With regards to Good and Evil, you are Neutral or maybe Good
You scored a combination of TWO alignments, Chaotic Neutral and Chaotic Good. You should go to the bottom of this page and click on both of these alignments for more details, because you are partially one and partially the other.
To give you a general idea, people of this alignment combination are primarily chaotic and secondarily good. They're mainly concerned with personal freedom -- as Captain America and Billy said in Easy Rider, "Freedom is what it's all about." These folks have good hearts and they care about people to a point, but other people are not their main concern. Some win and some lose ... some rise, some fall, some climb ... in the end it doesn't really matter. Ultimately, all that matters is freedom of choice, freedom of expression, freedom of everything. To them, everything is wide open and anything is possible. This is the bright side of existentialism, the drunken ecstasy of total freedom without laws or limits. They are cosmic gypsies ... riders on wild winds, their eyes on the limitless horizon.
Quick Scoring Guide
chaos scores of 8 to 19 : generally chaotic
chaos scores of 20 to 29 : exceptionally chaotic
chaos scores of 30 & up : crazy
Fictional Examples Of This Alignment Combination
Peter Pan is an ideal example of Chaotic Good combined with Chaotic Neutral. He was a mischievous flying sprite from Never Never Land, eternally young and forever free. He was a patron spirit of wayward children. His followers were the Lost Boys, other young hellions that had run away from home to seek perpetual adventure (some say the Lost Boys were actually the souls of dead children that never made it to the afterlife, and that Peter Pan was their protector). His arch-enemies were Captain Hook and the pirates, who represented the adult world that sought to eradicate his freedom, and thus his very existence. Peter Pan was essentially good-hearted, but "goodness" was not his primary concern -- like most children, he could also be spiteful and cruel when the mood took him, even quite destructive. He represented the woodsy-wild Dionysian aspect of us all, the irrepressible spirit of human freedom, which can be killed but never broken.
Your Destination in the Afterlife : GLADSHEIM
According to Gygax, your soul is going to Gladsheim. This was the afterlife of Norse mythology, where the souls of Vikings went after death. Gladsheim was the land where Valhalla, the Hall of Warriors, was found. I'm assuming Gygax used Gladsheim for this alignment combination because the Vikings were known to be wild barbarians that raided and pillaged neighboring countries, which makes them seem chaotic. This is not entirely accurate however -- Viking culture achieved a significant level of technology for its time, and was based on a thriving agrarian society, which is hardly "barbaric." They lived in a harsh sub-arctic environment where they had to fight to survive, and raided mainly when resources and food became scarce. Likewise, their gods represented not chaos, but order. Odin, Thor, and all the other "Aesir" were primarily tamers of the wilderness and establishers of civilization. Ragnarok -- the Twilight of the Gods and the end of the world -- would eventually be brought about by the chaotic fire-god Loki, an adopted Jotun (giant) and basically an outside agitator. So ultimately chaos was Gladsheim's enemy, not its ally. With all due respect, I think Gygax botched this one. Although in a way I can see his reasoning.
In the AD&D universe, the plane of Gladsheim has three levels, and lies between Limbo and Olympus.
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They scored 12% on chaos, higher than 87% of your peers.
They scored -7% on evil, higher than 55% of your peers.
They scored 13% on balance, higher than 79% of your peers.
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The Assembly of the Municipality of Anchorage will hold a public hearing on the following ordinances, resolutions and memorandum at its regular meeting of March 25, 2014. The public hearing portion of the meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. and is held in the Assembly Chambers, Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali:
Resolution No. AR 2014-65, a resolution of the Municipality of Anchorage appropriating $67,324 to the State Direct/Federal Pass-Through Grants Fund (231), and one $172,894 to the Public Transportation Capital Fund (485) all as an Alaska Community Transit Reimbursable Grant, when tendered, from the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, and appropriating $1,481 to the State Direct/Federal Pass-Through Grants Fund (231), and $3,458 to the Public Transportation Capital Fund (485) as contributions from the 2014 Operating Budget, Area-Wide General Fund (101), in support of said grant, all within the Public Transportation Department.
The above-referenced documents are available for examination at the Clerk's Office, City Hall, 632 W. 6th Avenue, Room 250, Anchorage, Alaska.
Persons wishing to provide oral comments on the described matters may do so at this meeting or may provide written comments. Written comments should be sent to: Barbara A. Jones, Municipal Clerk, P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650, FAX (907) 343-4313, or firstname.lastname@example.com
Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate should contact the Municipal Clerk's Office by telephone at 343-4311; fax at 343-4313; or e-mail email@example.com to request reasonable accommodations.
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Mets 1, Reds 0: Daisuke Matsuzaka scattered four hits in 72/3 shutout innings to win his third start in a row for New York.
Cardinals 4, Nationals 1: Rookie Shelby Miller won his 15th game, and Yadier Molina had the go-ahead hit for St. Louis, which wrapped up a three-game sweep of Washington.
Cubs 4, Pirates 2: Pittsburgh's hopes of catching up in the NL Central took a big hit when Darnell McDonald launched a three-run homer to lift Chicago. With three games left for each team, the Pirates trail St. Louis by three games.
Brewers 4, Braves 0: Kyle Lohse pitched a two-hitter, and Milwaukee overcame Carlos Gomez's ejection in the first inning to beat Atlanta. The NL East champion Braves were shut out for the second time in three nights and have been blanked 17 times, second-most in the league.
Marlins 3, Phillies 2: Adeiny Hechavarria drove in three runs, including a go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lift Miami.
Padres 12, Diamondbacks 2: Ian Kennedy's solid pitching and offensive production throughout the lineup lifted San Diego.
Rays 8, Yankees 3: New York failed to make the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years, getting mathematically eliminated when Cleveland beat the Chicago White Sox.
Red Sox 15, Rockies 5: Todd Helton homered, doubled and drove in three runs in his final game at Coors Field, but Boston used Will Middlebrooks' two homers and career-high seven RBIs to beat Colorado.
Rangers 7, Astros 3: Leonys Martin hit a three-run double, Ian Kinsler homered and Texas kept pace in the AL wild-card chase, beating Houston and handing the Astros their team-record 108th loss of the season and their 12th in a row.
Mariners 6, Royals 0: Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight scoreless innings, and Mike Zunino homered twice as Seattle ended Kansas City's playoff hopes.
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The Return of the Icon
an 85-minute film produced by Bill Smith
In the summer of 2004 the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God, one of the several icons attributed to the hand of St. Luke, was returned to Russia after nearly 60 years in the United States.
The story begins in a Chicago house and ends in at the monastery at Tikhvin, east of St. Petersburg. The film includes wartime footage in its explanation of the extraordinary events which lead to the icon's miraculous escape from both the Nazis and the Soviets. Moving footage provides a vivid glimpse into the revival of Orthodoxy in Russia and Latvia. It is especially impressive to see the hundreds of thousands of people processing with the Tikhvin icon down Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg.
The film is available in both DVD and VHS formats for €20, including postage and packing. Contact: Bill and Masha Smith, Great Takes TV, The Old Rectory, Church Road, Wreningham, Norwich NR16 1BA, UK; [email protected] (In North America: Dr. Constantine Kallaur, 108 Oakwood Drive, Syosset, New York 11791; [email protected])
Salt of the Earth
a film about Palestinian Christians in the West Bank
"Salt of the Earth" documents the lives of Palestinian Christians living in the northern West Bank. This skillfully made DVD is the work Marthame and Elizabeth Sanders, Americans who lived for three years in the mainly Christian Palestinian village of Zababdeh.
One of the nine segments focuses on an Orthodox priest, Fr. To'mie Daoud. First we meet him as he presides at the Divine Liturgy and then meets with the minority Christian community in Tubas. The next day he prays with the "living stones" of the ancient church of Burqin, while on the next he serves in his home town of Zababdeh.
The film can be ordered via www.saltfilms.net.
The Trial of Job
By Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
Conciliar Press, $11
The figure of Job is elusive to us – possibly because he seems so comfortably distant; or perhaps because he seems so frightfully close. What Fr. Reardon achieves with this book is to render Job comprehensible, tangible and accessible. Ultimately, all of us identify with one or another aspect of Job's life. As life inevitably informs and as this book intuitively confirms, one cannot sing the Psalms without having read Job.
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Tending the Flame of Feminine Holiness by Demetra Velisarios Jaquet
The author's study draws on data collected from a conference of 80 Orthodox women held last year. Attendees supported the restoration of the Order of Deaconess and urged hierarchs and clergy to support women in emerging ministries such as chaplains and pastoral counseling. The author reviews the recommendations of twelve conferences held in Europe since 1976; she summarizes Orthodox theological arguments regarding ordination and women's roles in lay ministry; and offers guidelines for women's ministries.
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Choi Siwon, Taecyeon, Taeyang, and More Make the List of The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2013
For the first time ever, the Independent Critics released the list for the 100 Most Handsome Faces, which include several Korean stars.
On January 12, the list was revealed, ranking Super Junior's Choi Siwon the 7th most handsome face in a group of 100 dashing men. Also on the list were 2PM's Taecyeon at 13, Daniel Henney at 24, Big Bang's Taeyang at 33, Lee Jung Jae at 40, Rain at 46, Dennis Oh at 66, and Lee Byung Hun at 91.
Taking the number one spot was Michael Fassbender, an Irish-German actor, who has appeared in hit movies, Inglourious Basterds, X-Men: First Class, , and 12 Years a Slave.
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The Noble Quran
Submitted by ALMALHAMAH on December 16, 2006 - 5:09pm.I know most atheists on here who read the bible many times over, but have you ever even taken a look at the Quran?
The Quran still exists today in its origional language (unlike the bible) and there is only ONE version. The only version is in arabic, and can be translated into other languages though it loses some of its elequence and meaning. some arabic words are not available in english. Nonetheless, these are the translation to help you understand the Quran and listen to it in its origional language at the same time:
Stirring up a commotion
Submitted by Dissident1 on December 16, 2006 - 11:47am.At the end of the eighteenth century, a small collective formed to oppose british rule among 13 colonies in North America. They forged a document in which they expressed their distress and outlined the reason to which they had to fight the reigning monarch.
Among those who fought against the armies that were dispatched stood a man named George Washington. His mother told him to stop fighting, effectively saying that he should shut-up and behave. He, along with many of his compatriots, refused to allow familial allegences prevent him from following his own beliefs. They refused to betray theirselves even if it meant causing disharmony with their families. Many of them even lost their families, and more.
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The List
Submitted by Voided on December 16, 2006 - 8:25am.What should a rational responder look into if they want to be able to respond rationally? The simple answer is everything, but no one person can know all so we should probably narrow down a few points. I think the way we should go about this is by having basics and give a starting point. Most of this will center around an atheist view point and this is something that should have input from others, mainly when it comes to specific areas.
A. Logic: This is the most basic foundation for finding knowledge and evaluation ideas.
B. God Arguments: There are many(300+), but you need to know a few common ones and how to break them down.
Submitted by IAmHumanism on December 15, 2006 - 11:06am.Atheism
I love theology, but I believe in no religion. This makes me an atheist.
Typical scene in which a stranger tries to figure me out:
Stranger: So, how is your relationship with God?
Me: I have none, I am an atheist.
Stranger: *gasp* You must be saved!! You should ask God to forgive your sinful soul! And I thought you were a decent person!! *runs away, terribly frightened*
Common Misconceptions about Atheism:
1) I do not HATE the world - in fact, I probably see more worth in it than you.
2) I do not ride with Satan every weekend collecting followers and burning Christian homes. (sorry guys, this is funny)
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There is no God.
Submitted by IAmHumanism on December 14, 2006 - 10:24am.God almost certainly does not exist.
"Almost certainly" implies that it is impossible to completely disprove the existence of anything. If you don't believe me, try it. Try to disprove, without the shadow of a doubt, the presence of the spaghetti monster. But, when someone proposes a claim, (God exists), it is entirely their responsibility to PROVE that He does, rather than the atheists response to prove that He doesn't. What if I was to say that the spaghetti monster is invisible, takes up no space, and is everywhere at the same time. And made everything and is everything. Why? Because over 33% OF THE WORLD (that's 2.1 BILLION people) believes a book that says so. Out of 4,300 known religions in the world why do so many people pick Christianity? Good question. Let's have a look at some facts.
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Submitted by LeftofLarry on December 14, 2006 - 10:23am.I have been debating theists on myspace, the rrs, and now even youtube. It is amazing to me that from the most ignorant to the most intellectual (such as the apologists) the theists are always redefining themselves in order to over come the logical fallacies presented to them by the rational thinkers. It's almost as if their religoin is "evolving" and molding itself to fit science's or just even plain rationality's complete annihilation of their arguments. The best is when they use straw men arguments, because it's the only way they can then argue defeat an argument (that they themselves set up). They argue from ignorance and they usually chase red herrings. And when all else fails, they throw the faith card at ya.
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Submitted by blmutantx on December 12, 2006 - 5:49pm.today i joined the squad, today was that day that i finally did smth to contribute to the growth of society.
may be i`ll write a few lines about how i`m became an atheist.
I was "born" as or raised as a Unitarian, and i was lucky cuz that cristhian religion is the most tolerate to reason and science, in religion classes i was told kinda how to reason with catholics and other cristhian wich differt a lot from this.
So 9th grade i find myself in a Roman-Catholic school not if i or my parents wanted to but i kinda didn have any other choises. Lot of religion classes, prayers at the beginin of every day , at noon of every day and at the end of every day , of course i didn pray but the others did. I was a believer but i was really againts the dogma. I find myself arguing with spirutual father (the school priest) at religon classes about that for me 1 doesnt equals 3 no mather what (trinity, god is only 1 but in some cases 3), that did piss me off that time and arguing that than catholicism is a politheistis religion and so on. So i got quite good in arguin thanks to a priest and after a time i started listening to myself and realizing that god in no mather what contexts interpretation doesnt make any sence, and i became an atheist not an outspoken one but still one.
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Thank you for reviewing the Bible Door Tracts website Rook.
Submitted by Whitefox on December 12, 2006 - 5:18am.I wish to thank Rook for reviewing my website. I should pull the Einstein tract. It seems fallicious, dubious etcetra. I will pull it if Rook will review another tract that I will post this week, entitled "The True Meaning of Christmas." or the one regarding "Easter Sunday is a great Day." This is a small blog entry just to thank Rook Hawkins. He's a gentlemen in that I have not responded much to his sincerity in searching scriptural arguments to counter mine. I must respect him for his effort.
I would like to address one thing Rook said regarding the bible door tracts website. http://bibledoor.no-ip.org/ also http://bibledoor.blogspot.com
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non cohesive - demons in the mail
Submitted by LadySpankington on December 7, 2006 - 8:43pm.I just saw this blog feature and thought I'd vent a little.
My boyfriend's mom sent us a letter in a pink envelope with curlique handwriting. And on the inside, pictures of burning demons. She made sure to highlight the areas about "living in sin"
Homeless, helpless, and distressed
Submitted by Dissident1 on December 6, 2006 - 12:00am.Imagine that you have a home, a life. You have a job, and all the knick-knacks and bric-a-brac that make your home just a little brighter. Your spouse also has a nice job, and between the both of you, and a good budget plan, you are able to pay your bills, buy food for your family, and occasionally you manage to treat yourself to a show or a good restaurant or maybe purchase something deeply desirable.
Now, imagine that you lose your job, and find yourself unable to find employment elsewhere. Perhaps it is that you cannot find employment in the field to which you are trained and you don't know how to do anything else. Perhaps you are just too old and in a state or city where nobody wishes to hire someone of such advanced years. For whatever reason, you simply cannot find work. You start to get really depressed.


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DUREN -- Tricia LeeAnn Ogran and Damon Charles Duren, Fort Scott, and sibling Aiden Cole Ogran, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Leilan Joseph Duran.
Leilan was born on Dec. 17, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott.
He weighed 7 pounds and 3.5 ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth.
Maternal grandparents are Kim and Jerry Rose, Fort Scott; and John Beran, Fort Scott.
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Until a few months ago the term 'Ultrabook' didn't exist. Referring to a new category of Wintel powered ultrathin products designed to take Apple's Macbook Air head on, the first mentions of the name came at Computex, a few days after ASUS unveiled its UX21 laptop.
At the ASUS launch in Taiwan we had a chance to get some glimpses of the UX21 through the pack of camera wielding journalists that descended upon it every time it was being displayed. On the hype scale it came second to the Padfone tablet/smartphone hybrid, but it still impressed us a lot (once we released it was running a Core i7 rather than an Atom processor).
Also read: Enter the Ultrabook: making the Windows laptop v MacBook decision
It was the UX concept that sparked the Ultrabook idea by Intel, which is making special variants of its Sandy Bridge processors for the laptops. Since then there have been rumours coming out of Taiwan that there is some serious back and forth going on between Intel and laptop manufacturers, largely over the cost of the components and the subsequent ability to be price-competitive with the MacBook Air. The latest reports from Digitimes are that tier one manufacturers are getting a 20% discount on processors and that's it.
12 and 13in versions
To date most of the Ultrabook focus has been on the 12in UX21, but ASUS has a second model with a 13in screen that will soon be in production. Called the UX31, there are a handful of samples floating around the globe, and we made a visit to ASUS' Sydney offices to take a look at this thin and light beauty before it finished its brief visit to Australia.
After spending a few hours with this beauty our excitement levels are high. While there are certainly compromises made to get high end hardware into a small form factor, the end result is a razor thin laptop with power that belies its size. Inside the 3mm-17mm wedge of unibody aluminium sits a Core i7-2637M clocked at 1.7GHz (which is half the speed of a desktop Core i7-2600). This is paired with 4GB of DDR3 and a 128GB Sandisk SSD. Shipping models will come with either Core i5 or Core i7 CPUs, and SSD capacity will include 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB options. The 1600 x 900 13in LED backlit screen is driven by the processor graphics built into the CPUs, which has been key to getting everything into the tiny chassis.
Also in this wedge sits a Lithium polymer battery, which we didn't get a chance to test. ASUS is claiming this will deliver 7 hours of battery life. One other factor that helps eke the most out of this battery is a 2 second resume from sleep when the lid is opened. This enables a usage model where the UX31 can be removed from a bag and ready to go near instantly, which all plays into the convenience that Ultrabooks are supposed to deliver.
The chassis itself is a unibody aluminium design, with a somewhat striking circular polish pattern around the ASUS logo on the lid. Open it up and there is a large scrabble-tile keyboard, suitable for even the comically massive hands of this writer. The touchpad seemed quite responsive and the aluminium surrounding it all was refreshingly resilient to fingerprint smudges. Audio quality wasn't up to the level of some of the better engineered laptops out there, but it was surprisingly good for something in such a sleek form factor.
We also nerded out a bit over the way ASUS has integrated the ventilation slots into the screen hinge, making them relatively unobtrusive. We did a bit of a manual check of the base for hot spots and couldn't find any telltale signs of where the CPU was – but we had only been running light workloads and will revisit it with some more CPU intensive benchmarks once review hardware becomes available.
Comparisons to the Macbook Air are inevitable, and despite our initial worries that one could do little to differentiate a tiny wedge of aluminium, ASUS is playing to the strengths of the Windows platform with the UX31. On the left hand side (near the back, which is the only part thick enough to house ports) sits a USB 2 port, headphone jack and SD card reader. On the right side sit the hole for the charger, a USB 3 port, Micro HDMI and Mini-Displayport slots. This is a perfect feature set for such an on-the go product.
We should know soon exactly what the plans are for an Australian launch of the UX31. It is definitely coming, but ASUS is ironing out specs, prices and timing. Odds are that Acer will beat them to the punch, with a local Ultrabook launch scheduled for early September, but given everything we have seen to date of the UX31 and UX21, ASUS is setting a very high bar for the competition.
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It was reported earlier in the week that Francis Lawrence was among a number of names being considered by Lionsgate to direct the sequel to The Hunger Games, titled Catching Fire. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Lawrence has emerged as the studio's choice for the project and will formally be offered the job.
According to the site, Lawrence will officially receive the offer today, but it isn't confirmed whether or not he will actually accept the job as of yet. However, one of the reasons why Lionsgate targeted him in the first place was due to his open schedule, which would be beneficial to the studio considering how quickly Catching Fire is going into production. So the probability of him accepting is very high at this point.
For those of you unfamiliar with Lawrence's work, he is the director behind I Am Legend, Constantine, and Water for Elephants. He has struck a nice balance between action, fantasy, and drama over the years, and that will serve him well with Catching Fire.
This will easily be Lawrence's toughest task yet, though. Not just because he is taking over an established franchise, but because there is substantial pressure on him to pump out a successful film in time for the movie's looming November 22, 2013 release date.
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text: How Car Crash Modeling Technology Could Predict Offshore Drilling DisastersReach Ariel Schwartz - Fast Company8/17/11 9:40pmFiled to: CrashesSafetyMitoil rigsAccidentsRepublished17EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's the billion-dollar question for offshore drilling giants: Could the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been prevented? Researchers at MIT's Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory may have found at least a partial answer—the same kind of computer modeling that predicts whether car components can hold their own in a crash could also forecast whether pipes will fracture at offshore drilling sites. A fractured pipe can mean the difference between a stable operation and a massive oil spill. Advertisement The MIT researchers' method combines computer simulations with physical experiments for forecasting. In the automobile industry, this translates to cutting out samples from a commonly used material like steel, spraying the sample with small dots, sticking the cutout into a machine and bombarding it with different kinds of structural loads. A camera takes pictures of the material as it bears the impact, and send the images to a computer that maps the dots along a grid to point out where and when deformations showed up.A similar method of testing a variety of sizes and shapes of materials under varying degrees of pressure could also work with deep water drilling pipes, which are constantly subjected to intense pressure. Advertisement The researchers tested their theory by simulating the conditions of last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster with a computer model of the drill riser and a reconstruction of the accident. The result: The model correctly predicted both the location and type of cracks that caused the spill.In the future, oil companies could use MIT's research—which is partially sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell—to choose more flexible piping materials that don't break under severe pressure. The technology may not prevent future oil disasters by itself, but when used in combination with other safeguards (like Intel's offshore oil rig sensors), it could at least act as a partial block against the oil industry's many drilling accidents.[Image: Flickr user SkyTruth] Fast Company empowers innovators to challenge convention and create the future of business.Reply17 repliesLeave a reply