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The burger was seasoned with salt and fried in a sizzling pan, yet it originated not from a hearty cow on a farm but from a petri dish in a lab by a scientist.
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Science fiction? Think again. Cultured beef, made in a controlled setting using the cells of bovine, was doused with fresh support this week as the first humans publicly tasted burgers made through this controversial process.
It may not sound all that appetizing to some right now, but cultured meat, touted for its numerous benefits like potentially curing food shortages, may soon be flying off the shelves of grocery stores.
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) co-founder Sergey Brin, who is a personal investor in a years-long project headed by scientist Mark Post of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, says he is optimistic it can "really scale by leaps and bounds."
In a video supporting the project, a Google Glass-donning Brin said the project seems like it's "on the cusp of viability."
Of course, in-vitro meat still has negatives, including the fact that it costs more than $300,000 to make, but there is optimism that within the next 10 to 20 years it will transform the way people eat, potentially altering the beef industry forever.
Saving Planet Earth?
More than 10 billion farm animals were killed for human consumption in 2010, according to Farm USA. As the world's population grows to an estimated nine billion by 2050, there is fear meat manufacturers won't be able to keep up with demand.
"By 2050, the demand for meat will double," Post said. "Unless we make some changes in our how produce meat on this planet, we're in for a terrible reckoning."
Today, meat production uses 1,500 gallons of water per one pound of meat, takes up some 70% of the earth's arable land and contributes to 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to Post. Oxford University in a recent study said cultured beef would require 45% less energy than traditional farms, 99% less land, 96% less water and cause 96% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Other benefits include the quicker time to produce it (just months), versus the years it takes to raise an animal.
"This is a technology to which business is going to have to adapt," said Farm Sanctuary Advocacy Director Bruce Friedrich, who has been a vegan for 25 years and spearheaded animal protection programs for 17 of them.
He doesn't see big meat companies like Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) going extinct, but adapting as the costs to produce shift in favor of in-vitro meat.
The three major U.S. meat manufacturers, Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD), Hillshire Farms (NYSE:HSH) and Tyson would not comment on this week's experiment.
The American Meat Institute did not immediately respond to FOX Business for a comment.
Did You Say Frankenmeat?
In-vitro meat, of course, has many opponents – which is partially to blame for its vast array of condescending nicknames, including frankenbeef, shmeat and test-tube beef.
It also faces hurdles, including the fact that it costs $300,000 to make just one patty. While the price is expected to come down -- perhaps even lower than farm-raised beef -- more private backing is needed.
At the same time, while cultured beef is far leaner than beef from farmed cows, the U.K.-based Guild of Fine Food, which advocates foods with complex flavors made through traditional methods, warns it might demand a high level of artificial flavoring and seasonings like salt and sugar.
KK Catering, which operates food trucks in the U.K. and sources its food from local farmers, expressed concerns regarding the implications this could have for small businesses and farmers.
"Lab grown meat is billed as an ethical, sustainable and environmentally friendly, in probability it would destroy businesses and communities involved in traditional farming," said Kevin Anderton, managing director at KK Catering.
Today in-vitro meat remains just a proof of concept, but supporters say consumers will one day down the road have the choice of two identical meat products at the supermarket -- one that is fabricated in a lab.
"Some people think this is science fiction, it's not real, it's somewhere out there…I actually think that's a good thing," Brin said. "If what you are doing isn't seen as science fiction by some people, then it's not transformative enough."


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Really, how can any ordinary American, which I consider myself to be, be spiritually ready to embrace the concept of peace on earth and good will towards men and women?
People these days are always talking new paradigm, such as how government, or Thoroughbred racing is supposed to work, a different way to recapture former glory--at least for those who've been around enough to appreciate such a notion.
Here's an idea; how about a new paradigm for Christmas? How about going back to the future, before there was such a thing as "Cyber Monday."
Deck the halls… and harken back to a time when elected officials didn't play politics with the lives of 160 million Americans who work for a living, the 90 percent who have jobs, a time when legislative gridlock wasn't policy.
Consider this, K-Mart shoppers, that in 2009 Time magazine estimated that one of every 50 children in America were homeless. According to the latest estimates, that figure is now one in 45.
Tis the season…so how about going back to a time culturally when Thanksgiving didn't mean Christmas is already here, when Yuletide didn't signal it was time to begin compiling high-light, low-light, best-of, and worst-of lists, a time to bend over and kiss another year gone by.
Wouldn't it be nice this Christmas if middle class Americans could occupy jobs and homes, not tents in the street, that being fair were more than just a baseball term? Terms had limits…fala-la-lala, lala-la-la.
How about going back 10 years and think about spending a couple of trillion dollars to fix broken schools, roads, bridges and rails and not on two wars fought and paid for with the lives of America's best young people.
Then there's the racetrack, where every day is heaven and every day is hell and the trick is not getting too high or too low, learning to sit down while the boat rocks.
For this game I'd love to find an equine Moses, have him or her gift-wrapped, and present this person to an industry badly in need of leadership, even if Thoroughbred racing is often more naughty than nice.
With fewer races on the Christmas list docket, post times could be staggered to help grow the handle, and free past performance data so that new players wouldn't have to pay to learn so that they may earn.
Now, with fewer race days and this new paradigm—that word again--bettors could bet with real time odds while going up against an optimally lower takeout, the price point that becomes a universal rebate and ultimate revenue generator.
Or should we commission a few more studies, instead?
My Christmas wish would give regulators all the tools and dollars they need to continue striving toward uniform medication rules, that's if I couldn't eliminate race-day medication altogether.
I would build the game a national racing channel modeled after CNBC with new statistical handicapping data that's less arcane and so logical that a high-schooler with a GED could do it.
I'd allow television to coordinate post times within a five-minute simulcast window on this new national news, handicapping and wagering network, segregating racetracks by time zone circuits; Eastern, Midwest and West.
And I would buy an HD signal for all my friends.
I think about these things because I cannot possibly live up to a Hallmark standard of what Christmas is supposed to be. I've become resentful of a season in which "Black Friday" used to be more about family fun and less about pepper spray.
Because all we've learned to do in America the last three decades is to become good at shopping. Can't fool us. We're sophisticated now, knowing there's a difference between half off and buy one get one free. In the age of LOL and OMG, make that BOGO.
For a holiday meant to be about love and wonder and generosity, we now celebrate a season gone mad, where expectation often runs a bad second to dread; concerns about spending too much, too little, wrong size, wrong label.
This year in America I've been compelled to rethink Christmas. I don't need to make myself "feel" the Christmas spirit. One season of paying lip service to peace and good will cannot possibly erase the sadness and pain of a runaway American dream.
It is what it is, they say, and Christmas shall be whatever it can be. So I'm treading lightly, trying not to overthink what Christmas in America has become. I will celebrate it by being grateful for all my blessings; family, good friends, and a living that's more a way of life than a job.
I surely can't complain and I surely can't fix what's wrong. I don't know how to fix it and that makes me mad as hell. I ask you: Is that anyway to feel a week and a lifetime away from what Christmas in America used to mean?

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|General Information
|Other names
|Taur-nu-Fuin, Forest of Great Fear, Taur-e-Ndaedelos, Greenwood the Great, Eryn Galen, Wood of Greenleaves, Eryn Lasgalen.
|East of the Misty Mountains, south of Ered Mithrin
|Deep, thick, dark forest
|Woodland Realm, Dol Guldur
|People and History
|Spiders, Wood-elves, Orcs, Nazgûl
|Fall of Dol Guldur
|Images of Mirkwood
- "Well, here is Mirkwood! [...] Greatest of the forests of the Northern world. I hope you like the look of it."
- ― Gandalf[1]
Mirkwood (S: Taur-nu-Fuin) or the Forest of Great Fear (S: Taur-e-Ndaedelos) was a great forest in Rhovanion. It was only known by these names in the latter part of the Third Age, having previously been called Greenwood the Great (S: Eryn Galen) and later became the Wood of Greenleaves (S: Eryn Lasgalen).
Mirkwood seems to have had much the same boundaries as it did at the end of the Third Age for most of its history. It was roughly rectangular in shape: stretching from the foothills of the Grey Mountains in the north to the North Undeep in the south, and from the east edge of the vale of Anduin to Erebor.
It was bisected by the ancient Old Forest Road. Later, when this road became unusable, a second path through the forest was made to the north. Between the two paths lay the Mountains of Mirkwood. The Forest River cut through the forest's northern end from its source in the western Grey Mountains, joined in the centre by the Enchanted River which flowed north from the Mountains of Mirkwood.
South of the Old Forest road the East Bight created the Narrows of the Forest, only one hundred miles across. South and west of the narrows was the a hill called Amon Lanc.
Originally called Greenwood the Great, the forest presumably once formed part of the vast primeval woodland which covered most of Middle-earth during the Years of the Trees. The Eldar passed through the area on their journey to Valinor and it was first populated at this time by the Nandor, unwilling to cross the Misty Mountains settled in the wooded valleys of the river Anduin. They multiplied and were joined by wandering Avari, becoming known as Silvan or Wood-elves.
The Old Forest Road was constructed very early in Greenwood's history, probably by Dwarves to carry traffic between their eastern and western clans, including the Dwarven colony in Erebor very close to the north-eastern edge of the forest.
Second Age
Greenwood first appeared to history in recognisable form on the arrival of the Sindar Oropher and his hold at the beginning of the Second Age. Oropher built his halls at Amon Lanc and was accepted as the leader of the Wood-elves of Greenwood, forming the Woodland Realm.
Presumably by this time Men had also settled in and around the forest in small numbers.
Third Age
The first millennium of the Third Age probably saw the creation of the East Bight by men living in the eastern eaves of the forest. These men may have formed part of the Kingdom of Rhovanion led by Vidugavia. Men, such as the Éothéod, and Hobbits also lived in the vale of Anduin and were likely responsible for the retreat of the forest's western border.
At the beginning of the Third Age Thranduil replaced Oropher as king of the Woodland Realm. Probably as a result of massive losses at the Battle of Dagorlad the Silvan population of Greenwood was diminished and became mainly concentrated in the hills then known as Emyn Duir. This included the abandonment of Amon Lanc, and around the turn of the first millennium Sauron, under the guise of the 'Necromancer', returned to Middle-earth and built a fortress there. The hill and the fortress together become known as Dol Guldur, the "Hill of Sorcery".
Sauron's arrival caused a darkening of Greenwood, and it is at this point it became known as Mirkwood. The children of Shelob, giant spiders, as well as bats and orcs in Dol Guldur's service occupied the forest and it became thicker, darker and covered in cobwebs.[2]
This caused the Silvan population of Mirkwood to retreat even further, residing apparently exclusively in Thranduil's halls at the eastern end of the Forest River. The ancient Old Forest Road was abandoned by men and Dwarves alike, with a new but seldom used path being made further from Dol Guldur and the Hobbits near the forest's eastern border migrated away.
Mirkwood remained a place of fear throughout the Third Age, though the kingdoms of Erebor and Dale flourished briefly in the time of the Kings under the Mountain. This prosperity was ended by the arrival of the Dragon Smaug who brought yet further desolation to the area north-eastern Mirkwood. Small homesteads of 'Woodmen' are also recorded as living in the western edge of the forest south of the old road in T.A. 2941.[3]
The shadow over Mirkwood was lifted, albeit temporarily, in T.A. 2941 when the White Council, prompted by the wizard Gandalf's discovery of his true identity, drove Sauron from Dol Guldur. Gandalf also instigated the Quest for Erebor which resulted in the slaying of Smaug in the same year. The combination of these two events allowed the re-established kingdoms of Erebor and Dale, as well as the Woodland Realm and a confederacy of Woodmen led by the Beornings to flourish for a brief period.
However, only ten years after these events Sauron, now based in Mordor, sent the Witch-king of Angmar and the other Nazgûl to secretly reoccupy Dol Guldur and begin amassing an army of Orcs and Easterlings there. In 3018 these attacked the Woodland Realm, as well as Dale, Erebor and Lórien, in the opening moves of the War of the Ring.
On March 19 3019 Thranduil repulsed Sauron's forces in the bloody Battle Under Trees and mounted a campaign to clear northern Mirkwood of Sauron's servants. At the same time the elves of Lórien led by Celeborn and Galadriel assaulted and destroyed Dol Guldur, and began to cleanse the southern part of the forest. Celeborn and Thranduil met in the midst of the forest on Elven New Year and formally renamed the forest Eryn Lasgalen. They then agreed to divide it between the Woodland Realm from the northern edge of the forest to the mountains, the Beornings from the mountains to the Narrows and East Lórien from the Narrows south.
Fourth Age
Though initially they prospered as the darkness was lifted, the elves of the Wood of Greenleaves were destined either to depart for Valinor or fade into rustic forest spirits. The forest probably then ultimately fell under the dominion of men, the descendent of the Beornings and the men of Dale.
The name Mirkwood originally came from Germanic legends.
Projected into Old English, the term appears as Myrcwudu in Tolkien's The Lost Road, as a poem sung by Aelfwine (King Sheave, The Lost Road and Other Writings):
Sea-danes and Goths, Swedes and Northmen,
Franks and Frisians, folk of the islands,
Swordmen and Saxons, Swabes and English,
and the Langobards who long ago
beyond Myrcwudu a mighty realm
and wealth won them in the Welsh countries
where Ælfwine Eadwine's heir
in Italy was king. All that has passed.
See also
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Flies and Spiders"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Map of Wilderland"


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Tagged: Kirk Singer
Projecting the A+ Roster
Candidates: Jacob Stallings, Elias Diaz, Francisco Diaz, Kawika Emsley-Pai, Devin Ivany
Analysis: The Pirates do not have a real prospect ready to man the catching position in A+ so the spot will likely go to a fringe prospect or organizational guy. Carlos Paulino is an option to repeat the level yet again but I suspect the Pirates will push him to AA. That leaves us essentially with the candidates I listed above. Ivany was signed to a minor league contract this offseason and could really play anywhere from A+ to AAA. Emsley-Pai and Francisco Diaz look like organizational catchers who will fill in where they are needed in the middle levels. Stallings and Elias Diaz retain just a hint of prospect status. Diaz has been with the Pirates a few years though so his lack of progress could cause the Pirates to shift him towards an organizational role. Stallings was just drafted last year and is probably the best defensive catcher in the organization. He hasn't show any ability to hit though. Stallings defense should keep him at the prospect borderline for another season or two though.
Prediction: Jacob Stallings
Candidates: Jose Osuna, Dan Gamache, Eric Avila, Chris Lashmet, Alen Hanson, DJ Crumlich, Kirk Singer, Andy Vasquez, Benji Gonzalez
Analysis: Personally I think the starting infield at the A+ level is fairly straightforward. Osuna and Hanson are locks to handle 1B and SS respectively which only leaves 2B and 3B open. Dan Gamache is coming off a fairly strong year in A ball and I would imagine the Pirates will give him the first crack at 2B in A+. Third base is a bit more wide open but Avila finished the year strong showing a good power surge so I'm guessing he'll start the year as the third baseman. The other options will have to earn playing time and will likely fill some bench roles in A+ to start the year.
Prediction: Jose Osuna (1B), Dan Gamache (2B), Eric Avila (3B), Alen Hanson (SS)
Candidates: Gregory Polanco, Barrett Barnes, Taylor Lewis, Junior Sosa, Mel Rojas, Willy Garcia, Carlos Mesa
Analysis: There are two locks in the above group and that is Gregory Polanco and Barrett Barnes both are probably top 10 prospects in the Pirates organization and are ready for A+ so they will play. The last spot is a bit more of a question mark. Gaffney was a prime candidate to take a spot before he returned to college football and Garcia is the best prospect of the remaining group but he didn't show a lot in A ball last year. Of the rest Sosa and Mesa look like organizational filler, Lewis a project and Rojas as a fading prospect who may be pushed to AA for last audition.
Prediction: Barrett Barnes (LF), Gregory Polanco (CF), Mel Rojas (RF)
Analysis: The bench will of course consist of the players listed who I have not assigned starting roles to. The options are not very clear at this point. Obviously a backup catcher will be retained. I also suspect that we will see two of the infielders retained, I think Crumlich with his strong debut last season is the safest bet of the group and we will also see one outfielder. There is one final spot and I think that will go to a player who will split DHing duties with the 4th outfielder.
Prediction: Elias Diaz, DJ Crumlich, Kirk Singer, Chris Lashmet, Taylor Lewis
Candidates: Nicholas Kingham, Robby Rowland, Zach Von Rosenberg, Matt Benedict, Zachary Fuesser, Kenn Kasparek, Luis Sanz, Zack Dodson
Analysis: It is difficult to handicap the pitching staffs as we get this low into the minors. The Pirates have a lot of options and at times it can be difficult to figure just who they are high on. In this case I think 3 of the 5 starting pitchers are or should be rather clear. Kingham, Rowland and Von Rosenberg all have earned a chance to show what they can do in A+. The rest of the group is a smattering of borderline prospects of which I can't decipher who the Pirates are still high on. Dodson is suspended to begin the season and obviously won't start the year with anybody but is a candidate to join the A+ rotation shortly after his suspension ends. Sanz I originally pegged for the AA rotation but I'm having second thoughts on that and he could come into player here.
Prediction: Nicholas Kingham, Robby Rownalnd, Zach Von Rosenberg, Matt Benedict, Kenn Kasparek
Analysis: Like all minor league bullpens my prediction is just a shot in the dark in which I pick seven names I kind of like who I think would make sense.
Prediction: Zachary Fuesser, Porfirio Lopez, Dalton Friend, Pat Ludwig, Rinku Singh, Nathan Kilcrease, Quinton Miller


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Impressions on Ano Hana/ Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
I loved it, I loved ever freaking minute of the epiosde. Call me a sucker for drama/slice of shows but it is so well animated and look so good that I just can't help but love this show. I really do wish cr picked this up so I wouldn't have to stick the "other method" but I will find a way to support this series, it's just that damn good. Here is the story synopsis if case anyone is wondering.
"We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day".?), also known as AnoHana, is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures under the direction of Tatsuyuki Nagai. The series follows Jintan, a shut-in, who gets a request to fulfill a wish of one of this childhood friends, Menma. In order to grant Menma's wish, Jintan must find and reunite with four other friends who have grown apart since graduating high school.
I know that i will be watching every episode with a passion so what are you thoughts and opinions on this one?
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Living life one day at a time
I found it to be fairly good, but annoying at times. Personally I'd say that while it's better than most the average animes this season, it's not quite good enough to compete with the better ones this season, such as Hanasaku Iroha..
This one seems very interesting.
Tear jerking, been awhile since I almost cried.
Menma was really cute, a shame it`s was.
This one will most likely get a very high score from me.
This will probably turn out to be best show this season for me, depending on how Steins;Gate perform.
Honestly I havn't felt this touched by a drama show since Clannad AS... Bravo.
You're platinum mad.
Skimmed through the raw, there didn't seem to anything interesting. Of course, I'm most likely wrong. Still interested in it though, I'll get to watching it later today.
In loving memory of Cryska.
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Skimmed through the raw, there didn't seem to anything interesting. Of course, I'm most likely wrong. Still interested in it though, I'll get to watching it later today.
utw and others have it up now but yeah it's really really good.... but hmm it's it me or do guys mainly post in the forums?
Living life one day at a time
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Skimmed through the raw, there didn't seem to anything interesting. Of course, I'm most likely wrong. Still interested in it though, I'll get to watching it later today.
utw and others have it up now but yeah it's really really good.... but hmm it's it me or do guys mainly post in the forums?
Lol is it just me or does the same like 7 or 8 people keep posting and making these Impressions/Discussions general threads on new shows... I can almost remember you all by screen-names...
You're platinum mad.
Wow. Just WOW
Ok I thought Hanasaku was going to be the Slice of life of the season. But I was wrong.
This episode put me in tears literally....probably me overreacting a tad bit....but damn that was sad.
To think about it. The leader of a group that was full of friendship and everyone trusted each other. And one simple comment is what destroyed it all.
Poor Menma. Poor Yadomi.
But how did Menma die? I at first thought she killed herself due to her being called ugly....but since she even mumbled to herself that she knew she was dead.....I wonder if it was an accident? Like maybe while she was saddened by being called ugly....she fell down into the lake and drowned or something.
Anyways, this is definitely my pick for best anime of the season....at least in the Slice of life/drama category.
In an instant we echo, and our hearts meet, IMPACT CROSS!
Amazing episode, met my expectations.
I pretty much figured out what happened to Menma as I watched though.
I always find these sort of stories a bit saddening, friends growing apart and loosing their bonds. - Take 5 CM Per Second as an example.
In loving memory of Cryska.
The first episode was a roller coster of emotions. It was great and had a nice setup for the rest of the season. Im definetly looking forward to seeing the rest of this anime. I just hope it has a happy ending.
Currently single and I love anime
I think I just found the best anime this season. Wow I loved it. I'm gonna keep watching till it ends.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Well, I loved the show and I only felt moved by the characters' problem. I would be moved to tears if they had more time to do character development before the tragedy was revealed.
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I don't think kids her age commit suicide for something so simple as one comment, but it certainly sat heavy on Kin-tan's shoulders for several years. If anyone has seen The Bridge to Terabithia and saw the scene where the girl dies trying to cross the river one day that the boy didn't go with her and that may be his survivors guilt. I'm not surprised that he's the only one that sees her, but she is apparently not just a figment of his imagination as she can manipulate objects as she uses doors and bumps into things. I just hope the end of the series has a miracle instead of just fading away when they all come back together.
This one wins the Spring Tear jerker award ^_^ I loved the first episode. I also had a connection between the main characters delima so i was even more attached.
Truly if there is evil in this world, is lies within the heart of Mankind.
I was totally unprepared for this show. Granted, it only took me a few minutes to realize what was going on, but it was all the better that the show didn't try to hide it and just took full advantage of it. It's been awhile since I've seen a show with such a powerful first episode (a certain Shonen Sunday baseball anime comes to mind first...) and I absolutely cannot wait for the next episode - this and Hanasaku Iroha alone will make Spring 2011 one fantastic season.
I think I'm one of the 'regulars' that someone commented about.
My 2 cents? I like it so far. set up is ... interesting. We'll see how it plays out.
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Pumps...thruster ...why not?
So I'm in the middle of planning a ballast upgrade... I have a few design requirements:
Must fill either side additional bags in less than 4 minutes (or better)
Must switch surf sides in less than 4 minutes (or better)
Draining for returning home can take 5-6 minutes.
After doing real world calculations, a reversible pump can move about 90lbs/minute...
Moving 2000 lbs with 3 new pumps + the 3 factory pumps (6 total) would translate to 6 x 90 x 4 minutes = 2160lbs
Goal solved right? Wrong.
I'm not all that excited about this configuration. I think, but am not sure ( i need guidance/help ), that there is a better way to fill/drain bags than using reversible pumps.
To fill, what if I used a Jabsco Low Pressure Cyclon Centrifugal Pump - 12V 50840-0012 ... It does ~29 vs ~8 GPM .. 3 times the volume on paper... 3 times faster.
What am I missing here? Likely an impeller burnout problem or other common problems with that type of use case. This pump isn't reversible.. Could solve that two ways. 1 use a set of valves to swap the fill/drain pipes ... 2 use a tsunami pump to drain or transfer surfsides from a separate connection to the bag.
I also think the real world #'s might be less. I gotta think that wakemakers or somebody has already spent more than the 20 minutes I have on this problem.
Ok, so maybe there is a better way, maybe not... I'll poke around to see what's possible.
But wait...Thinking bigger, much bigger and am wondering if when the thruster pump in the below video isn't being used to help dock or maneuver in tight places, could the massive jet pump be filling bags really fast?
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If you were crafty you could plump in the the Tsunami pumps...it's the flow control which would take a little effort and design to make it clean and serviceable. Or multiple Tsunami pumps in-out. Pumps are cheap and replacement cartridges are cheap. Probably spend more on Wire, hoses, switches.
Regarding the jet pump...that would be fun if you had north of $4K to spend on that project... that's alot of gas money...
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
In terms if a transfer pump system, a reversible impeller pump like the Jabsco Ballast Puppy or Johnson Ultra Ballast, makes for the perfect pump. Not only does it push water both directions, but it act as a check-valve between the two sacs when off. Connect the transfer to a centrally located bottom sac fitting.
If im reading your post correctly it sound like you are looking to have a single fill pump with a diverter valve to direct the flow to which ever surf sac you want to fill. A diverter valve will greatly reduce flow rate. They can also be a little finicky on the drain cycle if you are using an impeller pump to draw back through them. I would recommend giving each sac its own fill pump if a short fill time is a high priority.
If your bilge is deep and has enough room, the Johnson Pro series or Rule Tournament Series aerator pumps are both 1600 GPH, or 26 GPM. The Rule 1100 makes for good drain pump.
As you stated, the Jabsco Cyclone is not reversible. Due to the head design and intake/outlet configuration, it will not flow in reverse, even if you wired it to a DPDT switch and reversed the direction of the motor. Its also not self-priming like an impeller pump. This means it would have to be mounted below the waterline for either a fill or drain pumps. As a fill pump, keep in mind its not waterproof, so if your bilge filled with some water, the pump motor could be damaged.
@mikeg205, yeah not cheap (closer to $5k +?k to install), plus a lot of space. You'd have to want a thruster to make it worth it, even then I have a better low cost option under consideration.
@MLA the boat is a 2012 X30 6L. It has stock ballasts, no PnP. I've got a bunch of bags, but am willing to start from scratch and use them as spare. Budget is about $1,500 (without bags).
I was thinking diverters, i didn't know they cut flow, could always go bigger (1-1/2 inch ) if that was an issue, at some point the diverters costs more than another pump. Or just go one bag per pump with a spare pump. The other reason for the diverters was to make use of an idle pump to fill or drain bags.
Good point on the waterline.
@xstar08 nice. I like that. Game changer. Anybody using that system?
Thank you, good helpful information. KahunaCraft
@kahunacraft: don't know if anybody is using it, thought you would be the perfect test bunny
You could also think about using these bilge pumps. They are not self priming and not reversible, so one pump for filling and one for emptying the sack(s). If installed below the water line there should not be a problem not having a selfpriming pump...
The good thing with these bilge pumps is that you won't have issues with dry running (cause they are made to do so).
If I were a stickler for the rules, then the ~2000 additional ballast (3000 total) would leave enough for a driver and a spotter. Adjust as necessary based on the weight ppl in the boat, gear, conditions and requirements.
That being said, I've heard tales X30's north of 3,500 lbs. I've also watch people speed on interstate hwy's by as much as 50% of the limit.
I think eventually most boats will go to a system like MB. Only problem I can see with MB or any factory ballast system is the coast guard ratings. Especially on the smaller 21' wake boats. Almost everybody out there adds bags or other ballast over what the factory uses. I just don't see how the factory can add 2-3k of weight standard to the boat and still have rated capacity left.
I wonder even how legal the plug and play systems some companies put in the boats as options don't subtract from the factory weight ratings. Or do they get around this by not providing the bags?
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Micro and nano-fabricated sensors (e.g., accelerometers and gyroscopes) and actuators (e.g., light valve chips for projection and cell-phone displays) have become commonplace in recent years. Some of these devices must operate in a hermetically sealed, lowpressure ambient, a need that motivated the development of low-cost, wafer-scale vacuum encapsulation technologies. In this talk, I'll identify a promising direction for nanotechnology, in which vacuum is more than simply the ambient surrounding a microstructure, but rather is a critical element in device operation.
Thermionic energy converters were conceived in 1915, demonstrated in 1939, and were the focus of astronomical investments during the space race by NASA and the Soviet Union. A 6 kW thermionic converter, fabricated using precision machining and vacuumtubetechnology, was flown in the late 1980s by the Soviets. Thermionic converters can be fabricated using extensions of MEMS technology, in which advances in materials, micromachining, and vacuum encapsulation processes can be used to enhance performance and reduce fabrication costs. Potential commercial applications include topping cycles in small-scale co-generation. Recently, a new conversion concept has been demonstrated at Stanford, in which a semiconductor photocathode replaces the conventional metal cathode. This photon-enhanced thermionic energy (PETE) converter harvests photon energies above the bandgap, as well as broad-spectrum radiation through heating of the photocathode. It is attractive as the high-temperature topping cycle for solar-thermal power stations. Micro- and nano-structured, high-temperature materials and micromachining processes are also essential to fabricating wafer-scale, cost-effective PETE converters. I will conclude by summarizing the research directions that are needed to bring thermionic and PETE conversions into the mix of energy conversion options.
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1 4 Kansas City Chiefs (2-0)
Didn't take everyone very long to jump on the bandwagon, did it? Now a cynic might say I just have them up here now because I picked them to go to the Super Bowl. And he, she or it would be right. Except that the Chiefs have been playing like the hounds of hell, haven't they?
2 5 Buffalo Bills (2-0)
Another Z preseason pick, this one to win the AFC East. I'm doing this shameless bragging right now because we all know that things can change in a heartbeat, and I want to savor the moment while I have it.
3 10 Denver Broncos (2-0)
The whole problem with the hidden injury would have been averted if Mike Shanahan simply would have shrugged and said, "That's what they told me." Jake Plummer left the San Diego game in the first half with what was announced as a "mild concussion." In the press box the writers chuckled. Yeah, concussion. That's why they were working on his shoulder on the sidelines. Coming off the field at halftime, Shanahan confirmed the concussion story to CBS-TV's sideline reporter, Scott Kaplan. After the game Shanahan admitted that he had fudged it and didn't report the true ailment, a mild shoulder separation, for strategic purposes. Ooooh, big thunder from the league office, which plans to call in the CIA, Interpol and Interplanetary Security to fully investigate the matter. I guess it was Mike's good Catholic upbringing that put him in the confessional on Sunday, but hey, next time just lay it off on someone else and leave the mea culpa to the writers, OK? Bottom line -- Jake should be OK this Sunday.
4 7 Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
Finally the NFC makes an appearance in the rankings. When Michael Bennett got hurt in the preseason, we all wondered how Minnesota would ever get its running game going. All sorts of exotic names were mentioned, but waiting in the wings, taking it all in, was eight-year vet Moe Williams -- blocker, solid enough runner, special teamer, good all-around citizen. Well, Moe creased the Bears for 108 big ones Sunday night, to add to the 80 he recorded against the Packers in Week 1, and the running game is just fine, thank you.
5 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1)
In training camp the Bucs decided to keep long-snapper Ryan Benjamin, 6-foot-1, 242, instead of the guy they had gotten from the Cowboys in a trade, 6-foot-3, 257-pound Jeff Grau, whom Tampa Bay felt was a better blocker but not as good a snapper. So on Sunday the Panthers beat the Bucs with three blocked kicks, all of which came when their big inside musclemen caved in the interior wall. That was the leading special teams area of concern, until another one surfaced in OT when Tom Tupa's sorry attempt at an out-of-bounds pooch punt was a one-hopper to Steve Smith, who returned it 52 yards to the Bucs' 40, setting up the winning field goal. I think their special teams coach is in trouble, and their offense will suffer, too, from the loss of their big play guy, Joe Jurevicius.
6 20 Carolina Panthers (2-0)
So why are they rated below the Bucs? Because three blocked kicks does not reflect on the relative strength of the two teams. And Tampa Bay got some serious drives going against them. And their QB, Jake Delhomme, doesn't really look like a big-league starter. And a 14-spot move from 20th is pretty dramatic, anyway, tying my all-time largest jump. At least I think it's all time. Jimmy, where's that record book you've been keeping?
7 14 Indianapolis Colts (2-0)
I'm not really ready to believe yet. I put them up here because their record merits it.I have their win against Tennesee on tape. I'll look at them later in the week and try to work some sensible type of comment about them into Friday's mailbag, instead of this gibberish.
8 2 Tennessee Titans (1-1)
Honest, I didn't mean to jinx Steve McNair with that remark about his health in last week's rankings. I mean, I love the way the guy plays. He was my all-pro QB last year. Go easy on me, Titans fans. I want him to get well as much as you do.
9 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1)
Tommy Maddox threw three picks against the Chiefs. Jimmy Johnson, the coach-turned-TV analyst, must be chuckling. "In college we called him Turnover Tommy," he said during one show last season. There is, however, no QB controversy in Steeltown. The backup is Cliff Stoudt. Just kidding. The backup is Charlie Batch.
10 13 Seattle Seahawks (2-0)
Well, Vegas is impressed with the 'Hawks. They rate as a three-point favorite over the mighty, Marc Bulger-led Rams. Take heart, Seattle fans. Dr. Z, coming off a brilliant 3-7 weekend, likes the upset.
11 12 Green Bay Packers (1-1)
Beware the trip to the desert. Sometime, maybe not during my lifetime, but certainly while my kids are alive, the Cardinals will upset a team at home.
12 11 Oakland Raiders (1-1)
Some things never change. Everyone was annoyed when Jerry Porter sat himself down at halftime of the Titans game in Week 1, with what the club called an "abdominal strain." Then he flew down to Florida on his own for an outside opinion, and the diagnosis was a double hernia, requiring surgery. Note to Oakland: Your team doctors should move to Morris County, N.J. They'd feel right at home practicing medicine back here.
13 18 Miami Dolphins (1-1)
The Houston game was an aberration. What you saw against the Jets was the true Dolphins team. What you'll see on Sunday will be the True Dolphins getting upset by the True Bills, the latter being what I must sit down and pay, once this exercise in journalism is completed.
14 16 St. Louis Rams (1-1)
The Warner-Bulger thing is over. Unless the young guy screws up. He won't against the Seahawks. I'm telling you, it's over.Finito.Terminado. You heard it here first.
15 8 San Francisco 49ers (1-1)
I hate dumb teams. Unless they're so young that they don't know any better. When you're running around on the other team's 25-yard-line and the score is tied and the clock is ticking down to zero, you hit the ground and call time out. Anyone knows that. When the other guys have the ball in OT, you don't yank a facemask and give them 15 free yards and move them into field-goal territory. And that was a veteran who did that. I'm not mentioning any names, but he wears No.53. Ah, I can't go on with this. Why am I so bitter about the Niners-Rams game? Because I picked Frisco... see, I'm even using a nickname that's strictly forbidden out there... in an upset. I take these things hard.
16 17 New England Patriots (1-1)
There's a big mystery surrounding Rosevelt Colvin. He has some sort of injury. Locker was cleared out after the game with a note to the milkman saying no deliveries until further notice. I quote from what was, at one time, my favorite song, The Cry of the Wild Goose: "You'll see a shadow pass overhead, you'll find a feather beside my bed."
17 22 Washington Redskins (2-0)
I'm becoming a convert. The quarterback and star wideout were banged up in the first half at Atlanta. Both come back to have big days against a decent defense -- and on the road. Then the kicker boots a 54-yarder 12 seconds before halftime. Yep, they're onto something down there. And here come the e-mails flooding in to poor Jimmy. So why are the Redskins only in 17th place, tell me that, please? If I put 'em at 16, that would mean I failed to reward New England for winning in Philly. I feel the 49ers are a better team than the Rams, but St. Louis beat San Francisco, so that wraps up No. 14 and No. 15. Miami, a good team, owns No. 13, and higher than that, we're into the Power Elite. The 'Skins should be higher, I agree. I upped them five places this week. A win over the Giants and it'll be another power surge. Save the e-mails, please, because the only answer will be the one you just heard, and it's so boring that it's tough reading it once, let alone twice.
18 15 Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
I don't know about these guys. They just have to get better play out out of the quarterback position.
19 28 Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
I have the same old problem with them as I do with the Giants. Dallas won, but who's really better? Quincy Carter made some big-league throws Monday night.The defense exerted pressure on Kerry Collins, even with a three-man rush. But it collapsed in the fourth quarter. I'll give you 10-1 odds, though, that they won't lose this weekend.
20 6 New York Giants (1-1)
Come bring the kids to Action Park and see The Big Slide. From sixth to 20th, with the bottom nowhere in sight. You could get by with three rookies on the O-line if their names were Munoz, Boselli and Allen, but not with these guys.They're lucky that the Redskins don't really have the front four with which to humiliate them.
21 21 New Orleans Saints (1-1)
Their injury list reads like a casualty report from the front -- LB Sedrick Hodge, knee. Hairline fracture. Possible surgery. CB Dale Carter, broken bone around the eye socket. Surgery. Top draft, DT Jon Sullivan, knee surgery for torn cartilage.Sunday the Saints are at Tennessee. They could use a bye week or two. The league is merciless.
22 27 Baltimore Ravens (1-1)
Jamal Lewis' record-shattering performance gets them a five-spot jump in the rankings. Kyle Boller's second straight subpar afternoon keeps them from moving higher.
23 9 Philadelphia Eagles (0-2)
I got a call from Kenny Leistner on Monday. Who's Kenny Leistner? A personal trainer for selected NFL players. The Eagles, he told me, just signed Frankie Ferrara, the defensive end who'd been cut by the Giants. Good old Eagles. I'd called them about Frankie, and someone in their organization listened. Or maybe they were going to sign him anyway. You've heard enough bad things about Philly and the cheese steaks and all that, so at least here's something that's good.
24 19 Cleveland Browns (0-2)
"If you write that they've got to shore up their run defense," the Redhead says, "our marriage is in trouble." Relax, honey, there are other things I can write about. Such as their 175 yards of total offense against Baltimore, lowest in the NFL last weekend. Or the four picks Kelly Holcomb has thrown in two games. Maybe even a revival of the QB controversy, if I get desperate. Old saying -- when you're a cynic by nature, you never run out of negatives. How old a saying? OK, I just made it up.
25 25 Houston Texans (1-1)
Based on their Miami upset, are they better than the Browns? And are you really going to waste your valuable time e-mailing the answer to this bottom-of-the-heap trivia to me?
26 24 New York Jets (0-2)
Nobody's written in yet, but one more unproductive outing, and the writers will begin to hint that their top draft, DT DeWayne Robertson, might just be a, ssshhhh, bust. They had to lift him for Chester McGlockton Sunday. Robertson got a good push but had no ball awareness. Plus, he's a very nice young man, which accounts for the kindly treatment he has received from the writers. Not from the Dolphins, though.
27 23 San Diego Chargers (0-2)
There were little glimmers against the Broncos, when it seemed that they might be ready to mount a comeback. But they fizzled. This is a dead team. Flat. With very little leadership on the field. How does Marty light the fire?
28 31 Cincinnati Bengals (0-2)
My, but they played the Raiders tough, and I wish I could lift them more than three places after their loss. But, you know, everything in moderation. They'll get their hoist, though, after they upset the Steelers on Sunday.
29 26 Detroit Lions (1-1)
Two weeks ago Arizona's rookie pass catcher, Anquan Boldin, had a career day against them. Last Sunday the Packers' Ahman Green ran for 160 yards on them. This is what is known as balancing your defense.
30 29 Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2)
The only reason I didn't have them higher than Detroit is because it would mean I didn't demote Jacksonville after it lost 38-17 at home to the Bills. And that would hardly be fair to similar miscreants, would it?
31 30 Arizona Cardinals (0-2)
The desert heat drained the life out of the visiting Seahawks and held the score to 38-0. This kind of day usually earns you a trip to bottomville, but Chicago got there first.
32 32 Chicago Bears (0-2)
They showed some spark against the Vikings Sunday night. Should I have moved them ahead of the Cardinals? The only way to settle it would be to have a three-game series, one at home for each team, and a third at a neutral field, say, Columbia University's Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, which holds 17,000. On second thought, maybe you'd want a smaller place.
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By Laura Martin,
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned competition to keep things interesting. In the level measurement world, that rivalry is between the two most commonly used measurement instruments: ultrasonic, which uses sound-based measurement, and radar, which uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to determine distance. Both ultrasonic and radar level measurement devices can also be used to measure flow rates in all types of open channel flow applications through the addition of a flume or weir.
Up until recently, ultrasonic was the unchallenged king of level and flow measurement in the water and wastewater sectors. But things are changing.
"The benefits of ultrasonic are that it is cheap, has low power consumption, is well developed and understood, and is basically the incumbent," explained Oliver Grievson, a flow compliance and regulatory efficiency manager at Anglian Water Services. "But it is subject to interferences when it's not monitored closely. This is where the potential for radar comes in."
So which technology is best? Water Online examines how they compare in price, effectiveness and versatility, setup and use, and familiarity.
Radar technology isn't new — it has been on the market for nearly 20 years. But up until a few years ago, it was significantly more expensive than ultrasonic, causing most to stick with ultrasonic.
"Radar started dropping in price about three to four years back," said Richard Lowrie of Krohne, an instrumentation manufacturer that sells both ultrasonic and radar instruments. "Radar has been streamlined; a lot of the things that were unnecessary have been trimmed for simpler application and to reduce the price."
The average ultrasonic level measurement instrument costs $500 to $2,000. Radar level measurement instruments used to cost up to $4,000 but now have dropped down to $1,000 to1,200 on average, putting the two instruments at a nearly level playing field in terms of cost.
"People should still look at ultrasonic because it is still less expensive; a high-end ultrasonic will cost the same as a low-end radar," Lowrie explained. "But I think the radar will keep dropping in price because people want the technology."
Effectiveness And Versatility
One factor in determining which instrument is best is the intended application. Nicholas Paradiso, a consulting engineer with CDM Smith, recommends radar level measurement instruments to his clients that work in wastewater because oil, grease, and other coatings can sometimes interfere with the accuracy of ultrasonic measurement instruments.
"Any application where you aren't dealing with 100% liquid, we would want to use radar over ultrasonic, because radar can see through solids better," Paradiso explained. "But this is only really relevant in wastewater and not water treatment, unless you are dealing with a chemical tank."
Dust, foam, and cobwebs can also present problems for ultrasonic level measuring instruments, and measurement accuracy can be affected by wind, temperature, and snow in outdoor tanks. Radar doesn't have these limitations, said Anglian's Grievson.
"If the instrument isn't cleaned, which is a common problem, or there is foam, direct sunlight, or other difficult conditions, this is where radar has a benefit," he said.
Operations that use silos, large wells, or oversized tanks may also benefit from radar, which has a longer range. Typically, an ultrasonic instrument can get an accurate return signal from a maximum of 60 feet away, while a radar instrument can get a return at up to 300 feet. However, this large range isn't always necessary.
"In the water and wastewater industry, a lot of times ultrasonic's range is suitable," said Krohne's Lowrie. "Normally you are dealing with 30- to 40-foot tanks at a wastewater facility. It could be considered overkill to use radar in some applications."
Setup And Use
Complexity is also a consideration when it comes to selecting between ultrasonic and radar.
Ultrasonic meters have a shorter deadband — a minimum distance they have to be above the liquid surface — which can be limiting. But setting up a radar instrument isn't as simple as setting up an ultrasonic instrument.
"With radar, when mounting the actual instrument, I've noticed that there are very specific distances you have to have it away from other equipment," CDM Smith's Paradiso pointed out. "You may also need to provide a metal plate above it, or the radar waves won't reflect back properly."
Lowrie feels ultrasonic level meters are also slightly easier to use.
"It is just simpler technology," he says. "But I think radar has a wider range of applications."
Despite the benefits of radar, Paradiso believes ultrasonic will stay in the lead for a while. This is because level measurement devices last 10 to 15 years, and aren't likely to be replaced often. While Paradiso does believe radar devices are the future, he doesn't recommend switching unnecessarily.
"If it isn't broken and is still working, don't mess with it," Paradiso suggested. "There are other things that could be done to the plant aside from just going around and replacing all of your instruments."
There is also some hesitation in the industry to try radar measurement devices because they are not as well known.
"Most of the industry is familiar with ultrasonic — it isn't black magic as radar technology is thought of by some to be," said Lowrie.
Grievson feels more education is necessary on radar use in both level and flow measurement before it can surpass ultrasonic. In the United Kingdom, where Grievson is located, few companies have promoted radar level measurement devices for flow measurement, as many ultrasonic level measurement companies have. This step will help the technology flourish.
Future Outlook
With pros and cons on both sides, there isn't likely to be a clear winner in the battle between ultrasonic and radar anytime soon. In fact, the two technologies may have even more competition in the future. There are other up-and-coming technologies that may move to the forefront eventually, predicted Grievson.
"There is probably a third, fourth, fifth, and sixth technology out there," Grievson said. "Laser flow meters are starting to come onto the market, as well as radar in other forms."
Despite that possibility, ultrasonic and radar are here to stay, said Lowrie.
"I don't think any measurement instrument that works will ever go away," he said.
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Galapagos Fur Seals, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
« Database Home Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Description & Behavior
Galapagos fur seals, Arctocephalus galapagoensis (Heller, 1904), are gray-brown above and lighter brown below. Adult males measure up to 1.5 m long and weigh 64 kg on average. Adult females are smaller, measuring an average of 1.2 m in length and weighing from 22-34 kg (average 28 kg).
Southern fur seals (Antarctic, Galapagos, Guadalupe, Juan Fernandez, New Zealand, South African/Australian, South American, and Subantarctic fur seals) are the most land loving seals of the Family Otariidae spending only about 70% of their life in the water. Nevertheless, they are still deep divers; females have been observed diving to a maximum depth of 169 m for 6.5 minutes. On average, females dive for about 16.4 hours to depths of no more than 30 m at night when foraging for food. Nowak (1999) states that "foraging trips have been found to last 50-70 hours at the time of the new moon but only 10-20 hours at the time of the full moon." During the warm months, females spend 4-6 days in the water foraging for food and 1 day on land. Adult males are very territorial defending territories that can extend 200 sq m. They will not abandon their territories to eat until all of their stored energy has been depleted. Approximately 30% of males die in territory fights annually. Females also defend territories which are about half the size of male territories. Unlike other seal species that prefer sandy beaches for their terrestrial habitat, the typical territory of a Galápagos fur seal consists rocky areas with shade for cooling. These seals must maintain an internal body temperature of about 37.7°C, so they cool themselves in tide pools, a method of thermoregulation that females teach to their pups to keep them from overheating (Limberger, 1986). These seals also have a smaller body size to release heat quickly, and they can also sweat, depending on their level of hydration. Thermoregulation is also controlled internally by the cardiovascular system by directing blood flow away from the flipper is the seal is too cold, and toward the flippers if the seal is too warm.
Galapagos fur seals are members of the Family Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions), which includes 14 species in 7 genera. The distribution of this family is complex. They are found along coasts of North and South America, central and northern Asia, New Zealand, and several other islands, including the Galapagos.
Sea lions, in general, are large, ranging from around 150 kg to over 1,000 kg, and males tend to be much larger than females. Their bodies are slender and elongate. Small, cartilaginous external ears are present. All otariids have fur, however, sea lions have relatively coarse hair and fur seals have dense underfur. Both are generally shades of brown without stripes or other contrasting markings. The fore flippers of otariids have small claws, and are long and paddle-like, measuring more than 1/4 of the length of the body. The surfaces of the fore flippers are leathery. The hind flippers are also large. They differ from those of true seals (phocids) in that they can be rotated under the animal when it is on land to support the body and aid in locomotion. Otariids also have a small but distinct tail.
Otariids tend to be highly social and forming large herds during the breeding season. Depending on their size and strength, individual males maintain harems of 3-40 females. They establish territories on their breeding grounds before females arrive, which they defend aggressively from other males. Females give birth to pups from the previous year's breeding season soon after they arrive, which is followed by mating. A period of delayed implantation insures that the young will be born in a year when the breeding herds are re-established.
World Range & Habitat
Galapagos fur seals, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, are the smallest of the pinnipeds and live only around the Galapagos Islands. This species does not seem to share territory or food with the other pinniped species in the islands such as the Galapagos sea lions.
Feeding Behavior (Ecology)
Galapagos fur seals feed on fish and cephalopods, close to shore and exclusively at night when their prey migrates closer to the surface. Sharks and orca are known to be predators but not to any great extent.
Life History
Galapagos fur seals are a polygynous species. They have the longest pupping period of any fur seal (or pinniped). Pups are born between mid-August and mid-November. Pups weigh 3-4.5 kg at birth. Females reach sexual maturity at 3-4 years, males around 7-10 years of age. The preferred breeding habitat is rocky shores with sea caves on the western coasts of the islands. Females give birth 2-3 days after coming ashore. About one week after giving birth, females begin alternating between foraging for food in the water for 1-4 days and nursing for 1 day. The duration of the nursing periods and the feeding trips appear to vary with the phase of the lunar month—mothers have been seen to spend 1.5-75 hours (average 22.5 hours) on shore feeding their pup and 3.5-127 hours (average 33.5 hours) feeding at sea. Observations have shown that the pups spend more time playing and moving around when their mother is away, although they have to take care since females can be quite ferocious towards pups that are not their own. The female mates about 8 days after giving birth. As with other fur seals the males maintain breeding territories, in this case for about 27 days at a time. The Galapagos fur seal has the longest nursing period of any seal, the pups finally being weaned between 1-2 years but sometimes even being nursed at the age of 3 years. Only the walrus has a nursing period close to this. The nursing period of a particular pup tends to be longer if food has been scarce during the time of its nursing, and the long period may therefore be a mechanism that the species has evolved to improve survival rates through such events as El Niños.
Pups begin to swim a little after a few months and start to engage in some independent feeding at 9-12 months. They molt into their grayish-brown adult fur at about 4 months. Galapagos fur seals do not migrate.
Current population size is estimated at about 10,000-15,000. A former estimate of about 40,000 was based on a survey from 1978, and it is thought that the 1982-83 El Niño event significantly reduced the population.
Conservation Status & Comments
Thousands of Galapagos fur seals, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, were killed by commercial sealers in the 19th century. They became a protected species under Ecuadorian legislation in the 1930s, however this was not enforced until 1959 when most of the Galápagos Islands were established as a National Park. The waters around the islands are also protected, including a no-fishing zone, to a distance of 40 nautical miles. This species is listed as Endangered (EN A2a) on the IUCN Red List due to: "...its limited distribution, fluctuating (not stable) population size, and marked decline in the last 30 years (in excess of 50%)." and they are also listed as an Appendix II species under CITES.
A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Endangered (see Section V), and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Because of the geographic position of the Galapagos Islands, El Niño events can significantly reduce food supplies causing starvation among the seals, which happened during the 1982-1983 El Niño event. Almost all of young fur seals were lost along with about 30% of adult females and non-territorial males and almost 100% of the large territorial males.
These fur seals have also been at risk of mortality due to entanglement in gill nets, but this problem seems to have been solved. Feral dogs have also attacked and killed Galapagos fur seals, however this problem is now controlled by the Galapagos National Park Service.
References & Further Research
Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) - Seal Conservation Society
Galapagos Conservation Management | Charles Darwin Foundation
Nowak, R. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Reidman, M. 1990. The Pinnipeds: seals, sea lions and walruses. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
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The term "spyware" is in most cases synonomous with the terms "adware" and "scumware." One definition of spyware is "any software which employ's a user's Internet connection in the background without their knowledge or explicit permission." They may be picked up through e-mails, surfing websites and downloading software, especially "freeware" and "shareware" offerings.
Keep in mind that spyware programs are executable programs running in the background. As such, they are capable of doing anything any other program can do that doesn't require user intervention. For instance, many of them silently monitor your web surfing habits and report back to central servers. Others display popup ads on your desktop or in your web pages as banners. The more dangerous types of spyware are actually trojans, which allow others to remotely access infected computers and take control of them. In short, at best spyware is a nuisance, in its worst form it is a terrible security risk.
One of the things you can do is download and run a spyware detection and removal tool, such as Ad-aware by LavaSoft. Such programs have become pretty good at locating and removing spyware, adware and scumware. Secondly, be wary of downloading freeware and shareware. Many of those programs are supported in their "free" modes through the use of advertising, which frequently involves some form of spyware.
Marketed as a program to add graphical skins to IE toolbars, it also adds its own toolbar. It monitors all URLs you visit to add link buttons to its toolbar dependent on the site. It will also add toolbars to Microsoft Outlook and provide the ability to add graphics and animations to e-mails sent within Outlook which could cause severe problems and security risks.
Gator is a software product that can automatically fill in passwords and other form elements on Web pages. But its main purpose is to load an advertising spyware module called OfferCompanion, which displays pop-up ads when visiting some Websites. Gator boasts that since it's software is always running, it can spam users with "Special Offers" and other ads anywhere they go—even competitors' sites—with remarkable targeting capabilities, since it can spy on what sites the user is visiting.
Xupiter consists of an Internet Explorer toolbar containing link buttons to one of Xupiter's search engines and a task run at Windows startup which downloads updates to the software and may launch pop-ups. It also contains functionality to hijack your home page and address bar searches, and add Xupiter links to your bookmarks.


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We unexpectedly had the Islamic New Year off on Tuesday. My Drama class volunteers, Ayham and Yazid, also unexpectedly invited me to spend some time with them Tuesday afternoon. Both Yazid and Ayham are from the refugee camps of Nablus. Ayham is from Balata and Yazid is from Askar. They asked me if I wanted to spend the afternoon with them in Balata. I eagerly agreed since I only had entered the camp once before and saw little of my volunteers outside of class. Balata is the West Bank's largest refugee camp and is also one of the most densely populated areas in the world with over 23,000 registered refugees living in 0.25 sq. km. It is also one of the areas that suffered the most during the Second Intifada with constant curfews and incursions by the Israeli army (IDF). This knowledge braced me for what I was to see and hear on my trip.
The taxi dropped me off in front of the entrance to Balata. Ayham and Yazid greeted me there with their friends who also wanted to meet me. The air was finally starting to chill in what has been a surprisingly warm prelude to winter, so we were quick to start moving. They began by walking me down the main street of the camp often referred to as the 'Souk' or the 'Market.' The street was not wider than a one-way street in New York City and it was filled with people. The barbershops, falafel restaurants, butcher shops and grocery stores had a constant flow of potential customers streaming before them in the late afternoon. We navigated our way through the crowd, occasionally greeting friends of Ayham, and made our way to what Ayham informed me was the center of the camp.
The experience of walking through the center of the camp was a profoundly weird one. The idea of a camp does not adequately represent what I was witnessing. A more accurate word to describe the physicality of what I saw would be slum. There was a sense of awkward and inhibited permanence about the infrastructure. The architecture itself illuminates the history of the camp. The land the camp was built on is actually rented on a 99-year lease from Palestinian farmers negotiated by UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). It started as a tent city and eventually evolved into concrete housing on the same plots each family had for their tents.
From that point, they wanted me to see the alleyways that split off from the main street. There was originally one street that the tents lined up against. As the population grew the camp expanded away from this main street. What this led to was a serious of maze like alleyways that now lead to houses. The alleyways are so narrow at points that one has to walk sideways through them. Windows on these alleyways have views of the concrete wall of neighboring houses only two or three feet away. Despite the fact that it was still daylight outside these alleys were remarkably dark. This was not a walk for the claustrophobic.
The walls were often lined with bullet holes. The limited sanitation system meant that waste filled some of the streets, and a stench occupied the air. This was especially true when we arrived at the small park that doubled as a garbage dump, where I was told the children play soccer because there is no space elsewhere in the camp.
We finally arrived at Ayham's house and ate a wonderful meal of kafta. Afterwards we enjoyed some shisha and tea, while having discussions about a variety of topics, from politics, to life in America, to our studies, to life in Balata. With the exception of only one of Ayham's friends, who was an Arabic Literature Major, everyone studied English literature so I was able to communicate with them in English.
Typical of Palestinian households, Ayham made sure I was more than adequately full and caffeinated before I was allowed to leave his home. I also had an impromptu Debka lesson at the very end, when I expressed my desire to learn. The warmth of the hospitality lingered as I stepped out into the chilly night. We continued walking through the camp some more and came back to the Souk. I was told this area of the camp experienced particular hardship during the intifada and suffered the most damage. Now the street was even more crowded than the afternoon. Old men walked in their patient pace, while children scurried around them under the store lights.
As we neared the end of the street we came across a funeral procession going in the opposite direction. A coffin surrounded by men who took turns holding death above their shoulders, floated along with their hurried march. We stepped to the side and respected the riveting silence. There was no apparent sadness in the eyes of most of these men. Only a clear sense of duty and direction, emanated from them. I was not left empty after witnessing the sight. Instead I was comforted. Life goes on in Balata camp. Its people live with a collective and resilient strength while bearing its hardships. I left with a renewed sense of duty in my own work with the children of the camps. I also left with the comfort of knowing that the friendships I have made here will last longer than this winter.
– Samee
Samee is an intern at TYO Nablus.
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Madrid Motion Hostel
Madrid Motion Hostel is a brand new youth hostel located at Madrid's very city centre. Our hostel offers you bedrooms for 2 to 6 people with private bathrooms, full continental breakfast included in the price and a wide set of common areas and services.
Our hostel is located right besides the Gran Via Avenue, 2 minutes walking distance from Sol square, very close to Plaza Mayor, Chueca and Malasana, some of the most trendy neighborhoods in the city, and inside the Preciados district, the city centre's shopping area.
All 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 bedrooms feature private bathrooms, big windows with views to the city centre, air conditioning and heating, top quality wooden beds, mattresses and bed linen and individual lockers.
Enjoy our common areas with free WiFi and free computers 24h, try our typical sangria and beer in the bar, meet new people at our lounge area. Also you can wash your clothes in our laundry room.
If you are looking for culture and entertainment, we also organise free city tours, flamenco shows, activities inside our bar, like our tapas workshops & tastings, and visits to Toledo, Avila and Segovia among others.
Our hostel reception opens 24 hours a day.
Check-in is at 13:00h and check-out is at 11:00 am
Free cancellation policy until 24 hours before the entry date, if later, the first night of the booking will be charged to your credit card.
Children are permitted.
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If you are coming from the airport, take the subway (L8), and commute to Callao Station, 50m away from the hostel.
If you are coming from Atocha or Chamartin train and bus stations, take the subway and commute to Callao or Sol Stations, 50m and 250m away from the hostel, respectively.
If you are coming by car, take the M-30 beltway, 18th exit to \'Plaza de Espana\', turn right at the Gran Via Avenue and, after passing by the \'Plaza de Callao\', take the first exit to the right, Calle de la Abada, and drive 50m until you reach a square where the hostel is located.
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Our hostel is located besides the Gran Via Avenue, 2 minutes walking distance from Sol square, very close to Plaza Mayor, Chueca and Malasana, some of the most trendy neighborhoods in the city, and inside the Preciados district, the city centre's shopping area.
Our neighborhood offers a wide variety of restaurants, pubs, clubs, theatres & cinemas. The world famous city museums are just 10 minutes by walking from the hostel.
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Biega and the Crimson will take on the Big Red for a berth in the ECAC semifinals (photo courtesy Patrick Shanahan).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Senior defenseman Alex Biega of the Harvard men's hockey team has been named an alternate for the men's East squad that will compete in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge April 9 in Detroit, the NCAA announced Wednesday.
Biega, the Crimson's 116th captain, will be among the candidates to participate in the event if one of the six selected skaters is injured or his team reaches the Frozen Four. A preseason All-America selection by Inside College Hockey, he earned All-Ivy League honorable mention this season. He has 10 points on two goals and eight assists.
The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will be held April 9 at Ford Field and will highlight the "Friday Night at the Frozen Four" event. The night will also include the presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, the Hockey Humanitarian Award and the announcement of the American Hockey Coaches Association All-America teams.
Biega has logged 70 career points on 15 goals and 55 assists. His assists total is tied for the career lead among active Crimson players and is the most by a Harvard defenseman since Derek Maguire '94 logged 71 helpers from 1991-94. The Montreal native is one of three Biega brothers on the Crimson this season. He and younger brothers Michael and Danny are the second trio of brothers to simultaneously skate for Harvard.
Harvard swept an ECAC first-round series at Princeton last weekend. The Crimson visits ninth-ranked Cornell for a quarterfinal series Friday-Sunday in Ithaca, N.Y.


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Thank you for downloading the 5 Room Dungeons PDF, which contains short adventure seeds you can drop into your campaigns or flesh out into larger adventures. All dungeons in this PDF are submissions from the 5 Room Dungeon contest co-hosted by Roleplayingtips.com and Strolen's Citadel. Dungeon entries had to follow the 5 Room Dungeon template, which is provided at the end of this file (it's a great recipe for crafting your own quick dungeons too). Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. Your great entries are now inspiring and helping game masters around the world. Thanks also to the volunteers at Strolen's Citadel for their hours of editing.


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IGN: Electronic Arts-owned DICE might not have won the sales battle against Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but the acclaimed game studio has won over millions of shooter fans. Battlefield 3 offers a very different multiplayer experience, serving up a sandbox filled with the latest vehicles, jets and technology-equipped ground troops. Now that the dust has settled and the developer has had some time to take a breather from developing new DLC for the game, DICE executive producer Patrick Bach looks back at one of the biggest games of 2011, in this exclusive interview.
Like Patrick says: they freaking nailed it, i am so addicted to this game right now. Battlefield 3 & Uncharted 3 are the only to Multiplayer games i play right now.
*What's something that you would change if you had been given an extra few months of development time?
You can always do a bit more polish with extra time, of course. I wouldn't have changed any significant features with more time, though.
I wish they would have released BF3 a few weeks later to iron out some of the problems it has right now my main issue the VOIP issue i have no input lag PS3 version BTW.
Other than that the game is freaking awesome it's like a prostitute that you pick and she give's you the good stuff:P and you just can't get enoughh of her so you go back for some more xD.
Some guns are a little overpowered, but that's about it, the core gameplay is nailed. One thing that needs fixed? Bigger TDM maps, way too many people on them. Nothing else needs changed for me though, although I really hate the time it takes to do stuff like reload and crouch and get up from being prone and all that, it's so slow.
I have MW3 still sitting in the shrink-wrap. I'm all in for BF3. The biggest improvement I'd like to see is a higher player count (PS3 player). I miss the epic size of the BF2 battles on my PC.
Battlefield 3 = Best shooter of the year!!!
Sorry Red Orchestra 2 but BF3 is above and beyond the Osfront!!