text:
Esic.edu website uses cookies to obtain statistics about the navigation of its users. If you continue browsing, we will consider that you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More. Accept
University degrees, MBA, Masters, Graduate Studiess, Executive Programmes... that provide the knowledge necessary to develop successful marketing strategies in an ever-changing environment such as the business world.
Learn more about ESIC and their 55-year old history [+]
Our mission: to train the best professionals for business [+]
Statement of Values
ESIC is a non-profit organization committed to society [+]
Faculty Staff
Composed by business professionals with a strong educational vocation [+]
Regarded as one of the most important business schools in Spain and listed among the 50 best in the world [+]
International Relations
We arrange and negotiate agreements with universities around the world for our students [+]
Your opinion is very important; that' s why we have created an area to asses, correct and improve all our processes [+]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Wyatt Counts
Cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, and nutmeg flavor the roulade coating. To round out the meal, serve the veal with mashed potatoes mixed with a little sautéed Swiss chard and a salad of mixed greens.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- 12 (3- to 4-ounce) veal scallops
- 7 tablespoons butter, room temperature, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Working in batches and using meat mallet, pound veal scallops between sheets of plastic wrap into thin ovals, each about 3 to 4 inches wide. Sprinkle both sides of scallops lightly with salt. Mix 4 tablespoons butter and parsley in small bowl. Spread 1 teaspoon butter mixture evenly over 1 side of each veal scallop. Starting at short sides, roll up veal, enclosing butter mixture. Fasten ends of veal scallops with toothpicks to secure.
- Spread flour on plate. Whisk eggs, garlic, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg in medium bowl to blend. Dredge veal scallops in flour; shake off excess.
- Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat until butter foams but is not brown, about 3 minutes. Turn veal rolls in egg mixture to coat well and add to skillet. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until rolls are browned on all sides and cooked through, turning frequently, about 10 minutes. Transfer to work surface; remove toothpicks. Cut rolls crosswise into slices. Divide veal roulades among plates and serve.


text:
Oh, how time has flown the last few months. I've been behind on logging my cooking projects, largely due to the fact that the sight of food wasn't very pleasing for the first half of my pregnancy. Now that I'm over that hurdle, I'm raring to eat.
Fried foods are great for a recovering stomach, but I felt I could use something healthier than the usual deep frying method. I first fell in love with hushpuppies when I was eight years old and living in Fort Polk, Louisiana. My dad would order a six-inch high plate of crawfish when we went out to eat. Being a vegetarian in the making, I refused to eat any fish or seafood. I would instead order a tower of hushpuppies and ketchup. I remember always leaving two hushpuppies on the plate, resolving myself to eating every one of them the next time. No hushpuppy should be left behind.
Everyone in the household, vegetarian and carnivore, tried this and thought it was pretty tasty, especially considering the hushpuppies were baked and the "fish" was really tempeh. Next time I may brown the tempeh before coating it in batter to give it a little more complexity, but other than that, this hit the spot. Here's hoping you can create a healthier version of an old favorite recipe of your own.


text:
Idiot Box Experts Twitter FeedMy Tweets
The Idiot Box Experts Facebook Page
- Follow The Idiot Box Experts on WordPress.com
Tag Archives: grey's anatomy
Ep. 39 Bickering and Banter
On this episode: What's Paul's deal with the ocean, and why does he have a hit list? Why is there controversy over Billy's pitch? The guys break down the first few weeks of ratings for TV shows new and old … Continue reading
Posted in Podcast Episodes Tagged ABC, Big Bang Theory, Blacklist, blindsopt, CBS, csi cyber, empire, extant, Fox, grey's anatomy, HTGAWM, Life in pieces, limitless, Marvels Agents of Shield, michael scott, Modern Family, Muppets, NBC, oil and blood, Quantico, scandal, Sleepy Hollow, The Grinder, The Office, Undateable Leave a comment


text:
Graduate Programs
French and Spanish M.A. Programs
The M.A. degree programs provide advanced preparation for the teaching of French or Spanish in high schools or community colleges, and for further graduate study. Following is information pertaining to admissions.
The French M.A. program is not currently accepting applications.
Admission Conditions
Classified Standing in the Graduate Programs Requires
- A bachelor's degree in the subject (French or Spanish) or its equivalent, as assessed by the Department, with the last 15 units of upper division work in the major with a grade of "B" or better.
- Filing a complete application with the CSU Mentor website for admission to the M.A. program of your choice.
- A personal interview with the Graduate Advisor.
- Satisfactory performance on the Proficiency Examination, the purpose of which is to determine whether a student has the preparation to handle graduate course work. This exam must be taken before starting graduate course work. Please consult the Graduate Advisor for the precise date, time, and place of the examination.
- Two letters of recommendation from former instructors or administrators. This requirement may be waived for recent SJSU graduates.
- Satisfactory proof of competence in English composition through Writing Skills Test and FL 100W.
- A corrected essay from one an upper level Spanish courses. It should have professor's comments and a grade on it. If the applicant does not have a B.A. or minor in Spanish or such a paper, submit a 3-10 page essay related to a topic relevant to the M.A. program courses.
Conditionally Classified Graduate Standing
Students who meet minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division, but do not meet one or more of the requirements for admission to Classified standing, may be admitted to Conditionally Classified graduate standing. Students who do not have a bachelor's degree in French or Spanish, but have an excellent command of the language, will be required to complete upper division courses (including at least 15 units of upper division work in the major) in addition to the Master's program with a GPA of 3.0 before they may petition for change of status from Conditionally Classified to Classified standing. Conditionally classified students must pass the proficiency exam to become classified.
Course Requirements for Conferral of the Degree
The minimum program for an M.A. in French or Spanish includes 30 semester units with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, of which at least: 15 must be at the graduate level (courses numbered 200-299) for the Spanish concentration and 18 for the French concentration. To complete the 30 units, additional courses can be taken at the 200-level and at the 100-level; the latter cannot be more than 12 units (French) 15 units (Spanish) and must not be required for the B.A. The graduate program of study must include as core courses three units in each area, Linguistics, Culture and Literature:
Three units (3) in Linguistics:
- FREN 201 Modern French
- SPAN 201 Modern Spanish
- FREN 210 Instructional Resources for Teaching French and Culture
- SPAN 210 Old Spanish
- FREN 220 Historical French Linguistics
- SPAN 220 Historical Spanish Linguistics
- SPAN 225 Spanish Dialectology
Three units (3) in Culture:
- FREN 202 Seminar in French Civilization and Culture
- SPAN 202 Seminar in Hispanic Civilization and Culture
- FREN 240 Seminar in Francophone Literature & Culture
Three units (3) in Literature:
- FREN 250 Seminar in French Novel
- SPAN 250 Seminar in Siglo de Oro
- FREN 260 Seminar in French Drama
- SPAN 260 Seminar in Modernismo or the Generation of '98
- FREN 270 Seminar in French Lyric
- SPAN 270 Seminar in Contemporary Hispanic Literature
- FREN 280 Seminar in French Thinkers
- SPAN 280 Seminar in Romanticism in Spain or Spanish America
With the Graduate Advisor's approval, a maximum of nine (9) units of subjects closely related to the degree objective may be taken from other disciplines within the University. A maximum of six (6) graduate units are transferable from other universities, if approved by the Graduate Studies Office. Up to six (6) units of "Special Study" may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Advisor and the instructor, by a student who is already in the second semester of graduate work. Courses labeled 298 (Special study) also require pre-registration in the Department of World Languages and Literatures.
Out of the total number of units for the M.A. program, no more than 12 units (40%) can be graded CR/NCR. The grading CR/NCR applies to 298 and 299.
Completion of the Degree
At the discretion of the Department, the candidate takes a final comprehensive written examination conducted in French or Spanish, according to the program.
Advancement to Candidacy
Students must consult with the Graduate Advisor when they begin graduate studies and each semester thereafter to update records and check their progress. After completing at least nine units (9) of graduate work, but no later than one semester before completing course requirements for the degree, they must advance to candidacy for the degree. This entails filling out, in consultation with the Graduate Advisor, an official "Graduate Degree Program" form, listing all courses and other requirements for the degree. This form must then be approved by the Department Graduate Committee and the University Dean of Graduate Studies. They can be found in the Graduate studies website. In addition to these steps, the student must also have:
- Classified standing.
- 15 units of graduate work with grade B or better.
- 0 [B] Grade Point Average.
Guide for the Completion of Degree Requirements
Study Program
Though the minimum university requirement for the M.A. degree is two semesters, the Department considers two academic years to be a more realistic time-frame in which to complete the various elements of the program. Students should devise, in close consultation with the Graduate Advisor, a program of studies which will lead to the timely completion of the degree. At the start of every semester, students must meet with the Graduate Advisor to report coursework completed the previous semester and to get approval for coursework currently pursuing, as well as to file the appropriate documents required by the university.
The M.A. Reading List
The Reading List of required texts for all M.A. candidates is included in the Master's Handbook, which all students receive upon their admission to the program. The readings constitute the foundation and common ground for discourse for all graduates of the program. They are used in the preparation of the final comprehensive examination and they serve as the literary, linguistic and cultural framework for the development of all Master's theses. Students who are not familiar with the works listed must read them on their own or enroll in the appropriate courses covering them.
Writing Skills Test and FL 100W
All candidates to the M.A. must fulfill the University B.A. requirement in advanced English composition by taking FL 100W if their B.A. degree does not include a 100W class. Students who did not complete their undergraduate studies within the CSU system will need first, to take the WST (Writing Skills Test), then to enroll in FL100W. Those who score higher than 10/12 in the WST essay and 69 in the objective part may waive the course. Please consult with the Testing Office (as early as you can) for information regarding WST dates, deadlines and registration.
Testing Office
San José State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0039
Industrial Studies Building, room 228
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 408-924-5980
Fax: 408-924-5909
Final Examination
The completion of the program will culminate with either the taking of the Final Comprehensive M.A. Examination. The Final Examination is administered once per semester during the thirteenth or fourteenth week of classes.
Please contact the Graduate Advisors for additional information:
French M.A.
Jean-Luc Desalvo
French Coordinator
Clark Hall 435
Spanish M.A.
Damian Bacich
Spanish Graduate Coordinator
Clark Hall 421
For General Information on Graduate Work at SJSU:
Graduate Studies Office
Student Services Center
9th and San Fernando Street
Phone: (408) 924-2480


text:
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1841794 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1841794
Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1841794, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find. ** Attachment removed: "CoreDump.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290592/+files/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment removed: "Disassembly.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290594/+files/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment removed: "ProcMaps.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290599/+files/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment removed: "ProcStatus.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290600/+files/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachment removed: "Registers.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290601/+files/Registers.txt ** Attachment removed: "Stacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290603/+files/Stacktrace.txt ** Attachment removed: "ThreadStacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973/+attachment/5290604/+files/ThreadStacktrace.txt ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1841794 gnome-shell crashed with SIGTRAP in g_log_default_handler() ... from ObjectInstance::~ObjectInstance() [usually logging "Finalizing wrapper for an already freed object of type: Clutter.PropertyTransition"] ** Information type changed from Private to Public ** Tags removed: need-amd64-retrace -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844973 Title: gnome-shell crashed with signal 5 in ObjectInstance::~ObjectInstance() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1844973/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list email@example.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs


text:
Star Watch Case Co. Version History
View (previous 50) (next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
Click the date and time of any version in the list to view that version of the page.
Select two versions and click 'Compare Revisions' to view the changes that have been made between them.


text:
My wife is looking for a hack for her R1200C. She likes the bike but it's just to heavy for her. We saw a sweet Hannigan at the National two years ago, but are open to suggestions.
My wife is looking for a hack for her R1200C. She likes the bike but it's just to heavy for her. We saw a sweet Hannigan at the National two years ago, but are open to suggestions.
"Enemy fighters at 2 o'clock!...Roger, What should i do until then?"
2010 r1200r, 2009 harley crossbones, 2008 triumph/sidecar, 1970 norton commando 750
I strongly suggest she find a S/TEP class and learn more about riding a hack before you make the investment. There are alot more physical aspects involved in riding a hack as opposed to holding up a heavy for her bike.
Bob Weis
Bikeless! 2004-bmw-k12rs-hannigan-Sold!
Taking a course is definately a good (great) idea. Another suggestion, considering buying a rig that is already mounted.
When I started thinking of sidecars, I purchased a '77 Honda GL1000 with California tub. It cost me around $4000. Less than the cost of purchasing a sidecar and mounting it. I bought it with the idea that I would sell it within a couple of years...either because I did not care for sidecars or to upgrade.
There is more involved than simply bolting the tub to the tug. You will have to consider such things as frame/suspension mods. Buying a rig that is already put together can save you time and money.
Another option, have her buy a lighter bike!
speed safely
Not really my cup of tea, but a can-am spyder might be worth considering. Easier than a hack to learn.
Original litter
Original owner
2012 Ural Gear Up
I have a 2004 K1200gt with a Hannigan Clasic side car. We love it, the side car is my Wifes "limo" It pushes backwards easier than rolling a 2 wheel bike backwards. You don't need to wory about droping it on its side any more. Red lights are sweet too, you don't need to put your feet down at a light any more. It is NOT a motorcycle any more. It's a completely different "Animal", no more leaning. Once you get used to the handeling charictoristics its great.
Last edited by 04gt4me; 09-02-2012 at 05:53 PM. Reason: Tried to add picture, Unsuccessfuly
Me Fish
Pat & Diane Highland from Detroit
Me Fish


text:
My Everyday Face Routine
On a daily basis I keep my eyes very simple. The colors always change, but what stays the same is that I always apply MAC Brule all over my lids as a base and smudge color across my top and bottom lashline, followed with lots of mascara.
Products Used (in order used)
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC20
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer in Medium
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Tawny (applied with Real Techniques Stippling Brush)
MAC Eyebrows Retractable Pencil in Spiked
Spoolie Tool
Guerlain Meteorites Powder (applied with a Sigma F30 Large Powder Brush)
Becca Flamenco Bronzing Powder (applied with Coastal Scents Destiny Kabuki on a Stick Brush)
MAC Honey Rose Magically Cool Liquid Powder (applied with Kirkland Stippling Brush)
Nars Dolce Vita Blush (applied with Kirkland Stippling Brush)
MAC Brule, Club and Nehru Eyeshadows
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base
Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion Mascara
MAC Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick
NYX Nude Peach Mega Shine Lipgloss
I'll be doing individual posts on application technique (how to apply concealer, blush, bronzer, etc) because I'd like to explain in detail, rather than briefly in a quick tutorial.
The first step is always starting out with a completely clean and moisturized face. I rarely ever use a primer, as I feel that my skin doesn't necessarily need one.
Moving onto foundation. I always give the bottle a good shake to make sure the product is mixed, and I apply a dime-sized dot of foundation on each of my cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. Then, with a stippling brush and a light-hand, blend each area of my face in small circular motions. I sometimes spend up to a minute blending to ensure that there are no harsh edges.
For my brows, I'm using my favorite eyebrow pencil called 'MAC Eye Brows'. I lightly follow the shape of my natural brow, coloring the sparse areas with small, quick strokes. To blend the product together and to soften any harsh lines, I go over my brows with a spoolie (clean mascara wand).
Now, I apply MAC Brule all over my lids using a tapered blending brush. It's a light, sheer beige that doesn't provide much color, but it helps even out the tone of my lids and it absorbs any natural oils from my eyelids/foundation, creating a blank, even canvas for my colored eyeshadow.
With a small pencil/crease brush, I smudge MAC Club along my top and bottom lashline. I usually only apply the color half-way across my lashline for a more natural look.
To deepen the color a little bit, I've added MAC Nehru with an angled brush to the same area where I applied Club.
The last step is applying MAC Viva Glam Nicki Minaj Lipstick to my lips (very lightly) and apply NYX Nude Peach Lipgloss over top.
The look is complete!
*I'm still working on the lighting situation for FOTD's, I haven't done any since I've had my new camera because the camera really washes me out. I'm actually pretty tan right now, and in these photos, I look much lighter.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!


text:
"InTuBag" upcycled bicycle tube dopp bag, large, red insidePrevious Product Next Product
11 in stock
Reclaimed bike tube bag, men's dopp, tool or toiletry bag, The outer side is from recyled bicycle inner tube, inner side is soft, colorful lightweight fabric. Zip puller is upcycled biketube valve.
Width: About 10 cm / 3.9 inch
Length: About 20 cm /7.9 inch
Height: About 10 cm / 3.9 inch
Capacity: About 2 liters
Weight: About 250 g, depending on the thickness of the inner tube
Free Worldwide Shipping
60 Days Free Return
As Soon As Possible Dispatch
Recycled bike tube bag
Made of carefully selected, high-quality, recycled / upcycled bicycle inner tubes! Usable for men's dopp, tool or toiletry bag, best unique reclaimed / recycled gift idea for men or woman!
The bicycle inner tubes on the outer side are carefully cleaned, this bag won't stain anything. The inner side is colorful workcloth, thin and strong.
Bike tube bag pattern definitions:
Every "InTuBag" inner bike tube bag has text from the manufacturer or a puncture fixing patch on it's surface, so all different and unique.
PATCH: an inner tube puncture fix patch (from the previous life of the inner tube) will be on the surface of the bag. We will check the stock to find a patched bag and send it for you.
TEXT: original text from the manufacturer of the inner tube will be visible on the surface of the bag.
Besides the extremely durability these bags are soft and don't lose their shape. A small Felvarrom trademark is sewn on, and there are a 2 cm wide and a large hook to hang on at the ends.
The zip puller is handcleaned, recycled valve.
The "InTuBag" bike tube bag is washable by hand, on 30 Celsius. Drop resistant!
Handmade in Budapest.
Since the bag is made of recycled materials the recycled inner tube's patch or text location can be different. Since the bag is made from recycled materials, it may look worn or damaged!
Tools are not included!
The price refers to one piece, VAT is included.
Is this bike tube bag durable?
Absolutely! Outer side is rubber, inner textile is thin workcloth.
I can't imagine how big is the bag!
Like a brick. About a women shoe box. Like half of a small pillow.
May I surely have patch and text on the bag?
Sure, just write us your request in your order's comment box.
What is this bag usable for?
Usable for tool bag, pencil case , toiletry bag, cosmetic bag, etc.
The valve is too shiny. Really recycled?
Really, we remove the rubber from the collected valve using one of our TOP SECRET production tricks.
Could I get one without logo?
We are proud of our products and brand. Bike tube bags not available without logo, sorry.
Free Worldwide Shipping
As priority, registered postal mail, for every item, for all over the world. We do not charge any hidden fees (handling, wrapping etc.), and we do not rise the price depending on the weight or amount of your order. Moreover tracking number always provided, transparency worth for us.
60 Days Free Return
Don't get what expected? Don't like the color? No problem, send it back for us within 60 days, to this address: László Szabó, 2016 Leányfalu, Hermányhegyi u. 3 Hungary. Please inform us before dispatch the parcel. You would choose an other item or be refunded after the returned item arrived to us!
As Soon As Possible Dispatch
It usually takes 1-2 workdays to make the ordered products and to assemble the parcel, counting from the day of the order. Parcels are dispatched as soon as possible, in case of an unexpected delay (illness, national celebrations etc), you'll be informed immediately.


text:
I care not for your daily tales,
The sound passes through my worn ears
Like wind through tattered sails,
Like holes in a fishing net
The words pass through,
Escaping the sounds
The dull hums of you.
Drown me over board,
Cast me no line,
I'll forget your words in the sands,
Of my sinking time.
I empty my lungs and sink into the black crush,
Don't pull me back to your vomit of words
Your tedious gush.
I care not for your inverted commas acceptable version of events,
No smile will break my cheeks
My dead pan face
Frozen in place,
Lost in sand grain stars
And all their endless space.
Suck me into a black hole,
Void of interest I feel only darkness towards your insipid matters,
You puncture my mind with your worm hole drawl,
As you grind out your mouth soil
At slowest grinding crawl.
I care not for your watered down yarns,
The slow turns of your materialistic wheel
Spun by your constant uninspiring spiel,
Turn the wheel to release the noose drop,
Let the trap door open
Let the teeth clattering stop.
Clattering with rusty tracks screech,
The constant need you have to give unwanted speech,
Your tongue flapping like a runaway train
Whistles in my tunnel ears
My tinnitus brain.
I care not for your holy sermon preached from on high
By the grace of God go forward say I,
Preach your gospel
Your enlightened views
To ones that would, and do so choose.
So as my dead eyes stare back at you,
Lost black ships abandoned in their milky pools,
I remain anchored by your conversation rock
Longing for time to speed its tick,
And hasten,
Its tock.
Copyright © 2017 Charlie Hasler.


text:
Water testing continues in St. Bernard Parish after boy dies from amoeba
Even though authorities say the water is safe, testing continues in St. Bernard Parish. This comes after a 4-year-old boy died from encephalitis caused by a brain-eating amoeba. Thursday, the parish began treating its water system with additional chlorine and flushing water from its lines.
The boy died after contracting the parasitic amoeba while playing on a slip and slide at a Violet home five weeks ago. Dr. Raoult Ratard, an epidemiologist with the Department of Health and Hospitals explained how they enter the body.
"The amoebas -- if you push them way up your nose -- they are going to crawl up into your brain and that's when they create an encephalitis," said Ratard.
He says the parasitic amoeba has been around for years and is found in the soil and surface water.
"Once in a while the amoeba will make it into a water supply or in a broken pipe or something like that. They may even end up in the water of one house," Ratard said.
That appears to be what happened at that Violet home. The CDC confirms the amoeba was found in a garden hose in a toilet tank and the kitchen sink.
Parish President Dave Peralta said residents shouldn't be alarmed.
"It only concerns me in the fact that it's in the person's house. We've checked the area and done exhaustive testing of our water lines and we're not finding it in the water lines," said Peralta.
The parish says it's flushing the water system and that it has found levels of chlorine high enough to kill any the parasitic amoeba. But that the CDC is the actually testing again for it with results expected back in a few weeks.
This isn't the first time someone has died from from the parasitic amoeba. In 2011, a St. Bernard Parish man died after reportedly cleansing his sinuses with a neti pot using tap water. In that case, the homes' water also tested positive for the parasitic amoeba. For now health officials are advising people not to swim in freshwater.
"If you are in a swimming pool it has to be well-chlorinated. And if you are in a kiddie pool and you are not too sure about the chlorination there -- there are recommendation for the chlorine or you watch the children so they do not put their head underwater," Ratard said.
This is the third case stemming from the brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana in the last two years.
Since 1962, 128 people in the U.S. have been known to be diagnosed with the disease. Only two have survived.
St. Bernard Parish flushes water system after rare brain-eating amoeba detected
Rare Amoeba Infection Kills St. Bernard Man
Florida boy, 12, dies from brain-eating parasite
Rare brain-eating amoeba: Arkansas girl getting better
New drug seems to beat brain-eating amoeba
Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here from your desktop computer to sign up; on our mobile website, use the drop down to the right to "Get Email Alerts."


text:
Tech Week Ahead: Huawei Smartphone Hype Builds
Apple will remain in the headlines next week, due to its e-book trial. Meanwhile, Huawei is hoping to get attention for its new smartphone. Tech editor Scott Austin joins digits. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... summer is approaching but that doesn't mean that tech uses of the gonna be taking a holiday ... here talk about what the ahead for next week is Wall Street Journal editor Scott Austin ... Scott ... what's on tap ... come the technology sector next week here we have a budget thing says ... the Apple e book trial will continue and really escalate three next week ... yesterday we had a Eddie cue who was responsible for negotiating these e book deals with book publishers ... who was really ... good stood his ground and said that to ... the seas ... you know he he didn't ... Apple didn't ... really talk to ... though the book publishers in terms of the crisis so this is ... really a fascinating display of power we have a couple going against the Department justice ... which is trying to prove ... that Apple worked with these five book publishers in colluded on e book prices back in twenty ten ... needed cure was also trended emotional connection by saying how you really try to push these deals through because he milks that his boys Steve Jobs was near the end of his life anyone to get to set up just right for him that's right he got is important also to get a down time for the of the new I pad I ... was coming out here in July two thousand and ten so ... I he said the results are speeding up the negotiations so that's continue what else ... um well we got to do the Dish Sprint Clearwire citing a continuing that deadline next week ... for Dish Network to get in his counterbid ... ties its newest offer ... to buy Sprint ... this is on Tuesday as the deadline ... and Jagr spring to agree to a revised buyout offer from from Softbank ... Sprint and Dish were negotiating this negotiations really fell apart ... I we hear it's partly ... because of the breakup fee ... I and other issues ... over the price ... I'm so real question is what what this offer will look like this is scrambling right now ... of course Clearwire voodoo the other aspect of this spring is trying to buy Clearwire is the dish a nice to buy the majority that Sprint doesn't know ... and dad Clearwire shareholders are in green ... I've that in addition the Dillard's board is or is Alister Rasa RIA yet is urging them to to go ... up for the dish deal so it's a very complicated triangle are designed for companies drilling bucket ... but hopefully next week may ... be a little bit of insight as to what Charlie Ergen's key plan is here with the network to me he's the one who sort of ... both going after Clearwire and both gone over Clearwire is majority owner which is sprayed you know ... does he went on to see one more one than the other end and then ... maybe next Wilkinson close but its fees account for nearly as they are this that ... and ... then finally I we have ... Huawei ... is is that for the company that's known as the Tell telecommunications equipment company ... has gotten some scrutiny ... with its equipment coming back to us in ... time but it's actually been trying to to move further into the smartphone market so this this Chinese company on Tuesday in London is going to be ... launching ... a new smartphone ... that it's been really hiking up that based on the SNP six Impala Cross Facebook is seeing these kind of promotional pictures of things that are possibly coming eyes was to be an ultra thin smartphone possibly with aluminum casing that it should get some attention ... I will see how much of a competitor really isn't Huawei is not known ... I just yet as as a real big consumer brand and that's what it's trying to do an ugly Samsung's also coming up ... with that with the new phone next week ... this is on Tuesday as the low isn't so ... yen entitle Mark is obviously better credit would just Apple Samsung devices and then you've got a whole bunch of other competitors like the Micra sauce Motorola's Nokia's of then and BlackBerrys of the world there are all trying to to make inroads ... as a very crowded area so did the challenges hyperbolic that's right and he has lots of easy just even in China there's a lot of different brands out there that are all connected competing in ... Norway wants to be an international brand just isn't there a ... lot of those are some things to watch for next week in tech ... this is the new week ahead for tech ...


text:
What to Expect at the Consumer Electronics Show
From the newest fitness gadgets to $20,000 TVs, MarketWatch's Kelli Grant explains what she expects to see at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... it's almost time again for the annual consumer Electronics show entire glimpse every year at what the industry has planned of what might be on your shopping list for later in the year ... I'm a veteran of the show when they're couple of times and here are some of the trends that I'm seeing this year that consumers might wanna pay attention to ... the first movie fitness fueled gadgets we see everything from wristbands it'll tell you how fast she ran ... two alarm clocks it'll tell you how one slapped by the different competing technologies they're a lot of things they track CD pay attention to how accurate they offer ... second trend that we're seeing are these ultrahigh death TV is ... there a very very expensive though about twenty thousand dollars so they might be out of the market for most consumers ... look to that is something maybe to buy a couple of years down the line ... a third trend would be ... connected devices in these are things we seen in recent years everything from grill thermometers to thermostats it of some sort them out function ... we expect to see a lot more than this year but the open question is do you really need your smartphone ... to talk to your step ...


text:
INDIANAPOLIS - Paul George scored seven points in a 13-0 fourth-quarter run and finished with 24, leading the Indiana Pacers past the short-handed New York Knicks 81-76 on Thursday night.
The Pacers (22-14) have won 12 of 15, including a sweep of the other two Eastern Conference division leaders — Miami and the Knicks — this week.
New York (23-12) was led by J.R. Smith with 25 points on a night they clearly missed Carmelo Anthony. The NBA's second-leading scorer was suspended by the league for Monday's postgame confrontation with Boston's Kevin Garnett.
Without Anthony, the Knicks fell nine points below their previous season-low point total (85) and shot just 34.8 per cent from the field.
New York rallied from a 49-38 third-quarter deficit and started the fourth with a 60-58 lead.
But George changed the game with his quick scoring flurry, which gave Indiana a 71-62 lead. Indiana never trailed again.


text:
Pokud jste zapomněli číslo vaší karty MeliáRewards, kontaktujte prosím zákaznický servis MeliáRewards
Pokud jste zapomněli vaše heslo, odešleme vám na uvedenou adresu nové
Pokud jste zapomněli e-mail, prosím zadejte:
Telefonický kontakt
Dominikánská republika888-751-8464
India011 7127 9614
Myanmar (Barma)+65 3158-4320
Rakousko+43 1-385-0142
Republic of Kora02 2023 6473
Rusko(499) 705-62-00
Thajsko02 566 0154
Velká Británie808-234-1953
mezinárodní verze
The UK, tradition and modernity
Travel to the land of Shakespeare and be seduced by the British spirit, its beautiful scenery of green woodlands, misty moorlands and rugged cliffs, its romantic castles that talk of history and legends, its mysterious lakes such as the famous Loch Ness, and its deep-rooted cultural traditions… In Britain such diverse cities await you as medieval Durham and York, the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge, the cosmopolitan and modern London with its inimitable atmosphere and wonderful sights such as Big Ben and the London Eye, or the beautiful Scottish capital of Edinburgh, where you can enjoy the best whisky… We invite you to discover a country of contrasts, the epicentre of a worldwide empire, a country which is famous for its unique sense of humour and which combines age old traditions with the most surprising cutting-edge advances.
Meliá has four hotels in the UK: The Meliá White House, The Level at Meliá White House, the ME London and the INNSIDE Manchester. Meliá also owns serviced apartments, Melia White House Apartments.
Meliá White House, The Level at Meliá White House and Meliá White House Apartments offer a central location in London, in the prestigious area of Regent's Park, and very near Madame Tussauds, Marylebone High Street, the British Museum, the famous Camden Town and the commercial streets of Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street.
These properties in the UK provide elegant rooms and suites, exquisite cuisine, free high speed Wi-Fi internet, the exclusive The Level service with extra privacy and superior comfort, Fitness Centre and professional first class service. It is ideal for families, couples and business guests.
ME London is located in the heart of London, near the main theatres, the main shopping area and a few minutes from Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament and St. Paul's Cathedral.
This luxurious hotel in the UK provides exclusive contemporary rooms and suites with views of the river Thames; exclusive restaurants; a rooftop terrace with stunning views of London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge and Covent Garden, a fully equipped gym open 24 hours a day and high speed Wi-Fi internet. This innovatively designed hotel in London is perfect whether travelling for business or for pleasure.
INNSIDE Manchester is located in the heart of Manchester, near the main shopping area, the business districts, Deansgate and Oxford Road train stations, the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester Opera House, Manchester Art Gallery and the cathedral.
With an innovative design, this hotel in the UK provides modern spacious rooms, free Wi-Fi internet throughout the hotel, complete and comfortable facilities and quality service. This hotel in the UK is perfect for guests travelling for business or for pleasure.
Book your hotel in the UK now with Meliá.
Odebírejte náš newsletter a nechejte si nabídky a slevy doručit na e-mail
Get our special offers by e-mail
Sign up for the melia.com newsletter to be first to hear about our special offers.
Pouze na melia.com!
Váš e-mail byl úspěšně odeslán:
Váš e-mail se nepodařilo doručit
Change password
Pozor prosím
Tato stránka není ve vašem zvoleném jazyce dostupná a zobrazí se v angličtině. Pokud si přejete přepnout na jiný jazyk, zvolte možnost "Změnit jazyk".
This legal notice (hereinafter "Legal Notice") are designed to regulate the use of the Internet portal service "www.melia.com" (hereinafter, the "website"). We recommend you read these terms carefully before using the website.
To comply with the provisions of Law 34/2002 of July 11 on information society and electronic commerce services, the general information of the website is as follows:
Access to and/or use of the website implies the condition of website user and acceptance from that moment in full and without reservation of these Terms and Conditions and any applicable Special Conditions which might supplement, modify or replace the General Conditions for certain website services and content. Prior to the use of the services offered by the website, it is therefore recommended that the user carefully read all relevant Conditions.
Use of the website is also subject to all other notices, regulations and instructions made known to the user by MELIA by any means which may substitute, complete and/or modify this Legal Notice. For greater flexibility in the operation of the website for the benefit of users, MELIA may modify the services provided and any aspect of the website as well as operating, technical and service conditions for use of the website services.
Similarly, MELIA may modify these Terms or Conditions as applied to any service or content, posting notice on the website. Changes will not be applied retroactively and will take effect from the date of publication. If you do not accept the amended terms of service , you must stop using the service. We recommend that you regularly check the terms of use of the website.
The user agrees to use the website and its services and content in a manner consistent with current legislation, morals, good customs and public order, and not to contravene the provisions of this legal notice and those that may complement, modify or replace these provisions. Consequently, the user must not use the website or its services and content for any illegal purposes or purposes harmful to the rights and/or interests of MELIA or third parties which in any way harm the normal operation of the website or its services for the rest of its users, MELIA and/or its image.
In general the provision of the services does not require prior subscription or registration of users. However, MELIA may condition the use of some of the services upon completion of the corresponding user registration or forms. In all cases, registration will be carried out as expressly indicated in the service or in the special conditions governing it, and the user must provide accurate information and keep that information updated at all times. The user shall be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements made and any damages caused to MELIA or third parties by the information provided.
With respect to content (information, texts, images, sound files, photos, designs, etc), it remains prohibited:
Use of the website is under the sole and exclusive responsibility of the user, MELIA being expressly exonerated with regard to any damages and/or injury caused to the user or third parties by any use not in line with the provisions of this Legal Notice and the specific conditions that in each case would apply. This responsibility includes the use by the user or any third party of any passwords or similar codes assigned for accessing the website, if any, or any of its services.
Without limiting the foregoing, MELIA reserves the right to refuse, without prior notice and at any time, access to the website to users who violate these terms, or the particular terms in each case as they are applicable and for any breach of law, morals and/or public order.
The exclusion of users does not constitute any waiver by MELIA of any right to conduct any appropriate legal action or compensation to which it may be entitled.
The website may make available to users links to other web sites operated and controlled by third parties. These links have the sole function of making it easier for users to search for information, content and services on the Internet and in no way may be considered a suggestion, recommendation or invitation to visit them. MELIA does not sell, manage, control, nor endorse any content, services, information and data available on such websites.
MELIA thus assumes no liability, either directly or indirectly, for any damages of any kind arising from access, maintenance, use, quality, legality, reliability and usefulness of the content, information , communications, opinions, events, products and services found or offered on websites not managed by MELIA and which are accessible through links on the website.
Any individuals or entities who wish to create a hyperlink from one web page to another Internet portal or any pages on the MELIA website must comply with the following conditions:
All trademarks, trade names or logos of any kind that appear on the website are owned by MELIA or its licensors, and it may not be construed that the use or access to the website and/or the website services gives the user any rights over trademarks, trade names and/or distinctive signs and their use. in particular, the brands included in the Portal are subject to the laws applicable in the field of industrial property, being prohibited their reproduction or use without permission from the owner.
The content and information appearing on the website are the property of or its licensors or MELIA under the provisions of this Legal Notice, and it may not be understood that any of the rights that exist or may exist on any such content or information is being transferred to the user, beyond what is necessary for the correct use of the website and the website services.
MELIA maintains a strong commitment to the protection of Intellectual Property online. To this end, MELIA states that it has applied and implemented high security standards to protect the content posted on its website. However, despite this security, extraordinary situations may arise which are not attributable to MELIA and are beyond the control of MELIA. In this sense, in order to preserve the rights of intellectual property, should any user or third party consider that there has been a violation of their legitimate rights due to the introduction of specific content on the website, they must notify MELIA of such circumstances at the address mentioned above.
The Intellectual Property of the www.melia.com well as any other items considered likely to be subject to the rules of intellectual property, exclusively belong to MELIA, being MELIA the owner of all intellectual property rights.
As the sole owner of the intellectual property rights of the website, MELIA has exclusive rights to ownership of the domain www.melia.com and therefore grant any authorization for the exercise of any activity arising from exploitation rights thereof, and in particular the right of reproduction, public communication, distribution, or transformation, whatever the format used.
Any citation or reference to the industrial property rights of third parties included on the website implies a recognition by MELIA in favour of the holders of those intellectual property rights, not implying their inclusion or reference by the website the existence of any right or responsibility by MELIA with regard to them, having authorized their inclusion and appropriate citation in accordance with the provisions of regulations, with such inclusion not being considered in any way an endorsement or recommendation by MELIA for those brands.
The legitimacy of the intellectual rights relating to the content provided by third parties property is their sole responsibility.
Internet users visiting the website may view the information contained herein and download or reproduce it on their computer systems, provided that the parts copied are not given to any third parties or installed on an Internet-connected server or local network. Except as set out in this Legal Notice, the distribution, modification, cession, public communication or any other act involving all or part of the information published on the website is not permitted without prior authorization from MELIA.
The user must use the content and information contained in the website diligently, correctly, lawfully and, in particular, solely for personal, non-commercial use, provided they do not delete or modify any content or any mention of sources, copyright and other data identifying MELIA or the rights of third parties in its original form. The copying, distribution or publication of any kind of the content published on the website is prohibited without the prior written permission of MELIA.
MELIA DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY OR CONTINUITY OF WEBSITE SERVICES, AND EXCLUDES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM A LACK OF ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY OR CONTINUITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES. ALTHOUGH TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE MHI WILL AIM TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY USERS AFFECTED BY SUCH LACK OF ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY OR CONTINUITY, AND IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPT TO RECIFY THAT LACK OF ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY OR CONTINUITY BY ALTERNATIVE MEANS, MHI CAN IN NO EVENT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT USE OF THE WEBSITE AND BOOKING SYSTEM. USERS MAY ADDRESS ANY CLAIM AT THE HOTEL RECEPTION OR BY E-MAIL TO firstname.lastname@example.com
Similarly, MELIA provides no warranty nor accepts any liability under any circumstances for damages of any kind that may result from:
Personal data will be processed by MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, S.A. as described in the company Privacy Policy. If you wish, you may contact the Data Protection Office at firstname.lastname@example.com or by letter to the "Data Protection Office" at MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, S.A.
Due to the characteristics of the activity and services MELIA offers, and pursuant to the achievement of its objectives, the processing of personal data on users is required to provide the services, as well as the transfer of such data to third parties, including international transfers. To do this, the data will be collected and processed in a file owned by MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL SA, established in Gremio Toneleros, 24, 07009 Palma de Mallorca, Spain. In this sense MELIA guarantees that the personal data is treated confidentially, and applies the strictest security measures required by Spanish legislation on data protection and storage for the treatment thereof.
Similarly, data owners may, at all times, exercise their right to access the information and their rights to rectification, cancellation and opposition in the terms established in data protection legislation, by writing to the Marketing Department at the above address or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com (Ref. Data Protection). User consent to the processing and transfer of personal data will be revocable at any time without any retroactive effect, as required by Articles 6 and 11 of the Organic Law 15/ 1999 of 13 December on the Protection of Personal Data , through the same mechanism described above.
The current conditions are subject to Spanish law.
Whenever the user is ordinarily resident in a Member State of the European Union, MELIA and the user will expressly waive rights to any other jurisdiction that may apply and will subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the Courts and Tribunals of the residence of the user for any issues or actions which may arise from the provision of services covered by these terms and the interpretation, application, enforcement or breach of the provisions above. If the user is ordinarily resident outside a Member State of the European Union, MHI and the user will expressly waive their rights to any other jurisdiction that may apply and will subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
This document defines the cookie policy of websites operated by MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL S.A. A company located in Calle Gremio Toneleros nº 24, Palma de Mallorca 07009, Spain (hereinafter MELIA) . The terms "You" and "User" as used herein refer to all individuals and/or entities which visit MELIA websites or use their services for any reason. The use of these services implies full and unreserved acceptance of the cookie policy.
MELIA may collect information through cookies or log files on user navigation behaviour on its websites. These devices are exclusively associated with a unique user and the device they navigate the website with. Cookies are files sent by the website and stored on the user's browser by a web server, in order to maintain the browsing session, storing the user's IP address (of their computer) and other navigation data. MELIA also uses "beacons" or electronic images that allow the website to count the number of visitors and users who have accessed a particular website and to access certain cookies. Because of cookies use, it is possible that the MELIA server recognizes the computer browser used by the user in order to make navigation easier and to measure the audience and traffic patterns, monitor progress and number of visits, using the information contained in the cookies separately from any other personal data of the user that may be available.
MELIA uses cookies to customize the user navigation through the MELIA websites and user visit and session cookies for load balancing, excluded from the scope of Article 22.2 of the LSSI.
MELIA uses web analytics cookies to measure and analyze user navigation. Analytical cookies allow the monitoring and analysis of user behaviour. MELIA uses the data to make improvements based on the analysis of user behaviour. Web analytics does not provide information on the full name or email or postal address of users. The information obtained is related to the number of users accessing the site , number of page views , frequency and repetition of visits, duration, the browser used, the operator providing the service, the language, the terminal used or the city to which the IP address belongs.
MELIA uses cookies for behavioural advertising to manage advertising space based on certain criteria and plug-in cookies to share social contents. Behavioural advertising cookies allow the management of advertising space on the website in the most effective way possible. These cookies store information of users behaviour obtained through continued observation of their browsing habits, allowing the website to display advertising based on those habits.
In the following table you can see the cookies used on MELIA websites, the information obtained by them and their purpose:
Acxiom Online
Atlas Solutions
Creative Serving
DoubleClick Spotlight
Right Media
SMART AdServer
Tribal Fusion
ValueClick Mediaplex
Smadex S.L


text:
Introducing Sturm und Drang
In seems that Finland has a never ending supply of new metal acts.
Sturm und Drang's heavy rock might be labelled as old school, but the band ain't old, that's for sure!
Name Sturm und Drang can be tracked down to the 18th century's romantic epoch. Sturm und Drang (storm and zeal) was a literature movement started by young German writers, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who protested cultural environment and society in general. It was the first youth movement ever, so when Henkka's dad came up with the idea, the guys thought that the name most definitely suited them.
Sturm und Drang was formed in a west coast city in Finland called Vaasa in autumn 2004 when the guys were 12 and 13 years old. André and Henkka were on their way home from a Judas Priest gig. The gig hit them so hard that they decided what their live would be in the future. School mates Calle and Jeppe joined the band straight ahead and first rehearsals were held in Calle's basement. First songs were covers from Judas Priest and Dio and the first gig was only few weeks after that! However, the band soon realised that they needed more guitars so André's old friend Alex was invited to join them.
In autumn 2005 the band recorded demo from Rising Son at Tits and Ass studio in Halmstad, Sweden. The demo was sent to HMC- Helsinki Music Company where they couldn't believe their ears. That was when HMC's legendary A & R manager Asko Kallonen said the legendary line "Is this a dark joke?" After a gig with Swedish The Hellacopters in Vaasa Asko was convinced that it really wasn't a joke and the band had a recording deal in their hands.
After that Sturm und Drang started spending even more hours (SuD trains 4 to 6 times a week!) in their rehearsal place writing more songs. Once in a while they got out and played some gigs, for instance as a support act to the legendary Glenn Hughes (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple). The results of the hard work have been praised – Sturm und Drang was named as the biggest sensations of 2007 even before their first single Rising Son was released in Finland in February. Soon after that the single and the video was released in Sweden and they hit the play lists in many national radio stations and television channels in both countries.
Check out their new video, "Rising Son"
And yet, they're good.
They look like they are trying out for the musical "Fame".
Leave a Reply
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
No incoming links found yet.


text:
With the proliferation of crate engine assemblies and the cultural groupthink surrounding Chevy components, the selection of specific reciprocating parts has become almost an afterthought.
Building a bulletproof small-block? Then hand over the forged crank, rods and pistons, please. Forged is the strongest, right? But what about the forging? As long as it is the right diameter, length or whatever spec the engine calls for, most of us don't question things until those things come apart somewhere around the 1,000-foot mark.
So, it was with great curiosity that we took a look at the new powder metal-forged connecting rods from Howards Racing Components (a manufacturing division of Howards Cams). Produced in partnership with GKN Sinter Metals, a company that manufactures O.E.M. engine components, these new rods promise to redefine the perceived link between "forged steel" and "strength."
The new rods are made from sintered powder metal, a specialized mixture of metallic elements that is pressed and heated to form super-strong, lightweight parts. It's an alloy part, really, and sintering is the heating process that bonds the powdered elements together, but without melting them. (Some elements in the powder mixture are added for their bonding capability.)
The elements of the metal composite mixture, like the Colonel's chicken recipe, are a secret GKN Sinter Metals keeps close to its corporate chest. There's not a single magic formula for all powder metal parts, either; it varies from product to product, with the Howards Racing rods using a mixture different from other parts manufactured by GKN, with the primary component being ASTM 4260 steel.
Strength advantages come in the denser grain of the materials packed into the forging, as well as more uniform weight. Howards tells us that each rod is within just a few grams of the next (the average weight is 585 grams for a 6-inch small-block rod), which makes matching components and balancing an engine easier. The rods are easily resized, too, by simply honing out the big end and inserting readily available oversized bearings.
These are high-end, racing-quality rods designed to withstand extended, high-rpm performance, such as circle track racing. Consequently, they're not the cheapest rods on the market, but surprisingly, they're certainly not out of the reach of the average enthusiast-they run about $600 a set.
Stronger than "pink"
The sintered powder metal connecting rod is a mainstay of almost every auto manufacturer, as this construction method produces very strong and comparatively lightweight parts. The Howards rods also use a "fractured" cap. This means the rod and cap are formed as a single piece and the cap is carefully "split" afterward. The idea is to create a puzzle-piece fit that is ultimately stronger and better sealing than machined/saw-cut rods and caps. Howards specifies premium ARP hardware, including ARP 2000 cap screws. But before you wave off the thought of mere regular-production engines not being up to the performance standards you would expect, the truth is, that compared to old-school rods of the muscle car days, powder metal parts are much stronger. In fact, the powder metal rods in the garden variety 3800 V-6 of your wife's Impala are stronger than the old Chevy "pink" rods. And as for the rods in the new Corvette's LS2 or LS7 engine, well, those much-respected forged steel pink rods are downright brittle in comparison. Howards says their new rods rate a 42 on the HRC hardness scale, with the typical "pink" rod delivering around a rating of 20.
Simply put, these rods are stronger than 4340 forged steel. In fact, Howards says the strength is closer to 300-M, but without the brittleness. That's pretty darn strong, if you ask us. As we finished this story, Howards was just ramping up full production of their Chevy rods, with the first ones offered in a 6-inch length. Other versions are on their way-and likely already available as you're reading this. The rods are made in a Michigan plant, which is close to all the domestic auto manufacturers. We're told they produce about 100,000 connecting rods per day! And as a testament to the durability of powder metal-forged rods, GKN says they have never received a failure complaint of a rod used in an original equipment application. We think that's a good enough reason to try them in your Bow-Tie's performance 350.


text:
As previously reported, forty-seven year old actress Julianne Moore is on the cover of Vogue Paris, looking positively catty. Apropos, then, that some of the images inside seemed perfect for the LOLcat treatment. A blank-eyed moddle stars in the "Sunset Boulevard" shoot by Terry Richardson and Carine Roitfeld, after the jump.
Earlier: Vive La Difference
LOLVogue: Superhero Photo Shoot Gets Super Stoopid
I Can Has Jeetann? C'est LOLVogue En Faux Français


text:
A Mercenary ninja (傭兵忍者, Yōhei Ninja) is a skilled ninja who is hired to fight for another country other than their own in exchange for money.
Before the founding of shinobi villages, the majority of the clans in existence at that point were mercenary military forces for hire by whomever.[1] After shinobi are united in villages, however, such mercenary ninjas fight not out of loyalty to their own country, which would classify them all as missing-nin.
Known Mercenaries
- When Zabuza Momochi, Haku and the Demon Brothers defected from Kirigakure, they became mercenaries for hire, in order to acquire funding for a second attempt to assassinate the Mizukage.
- Kusabi is one of the many mercenaries hired by Gatō to take down the more expensive Zabuza, to save money.
- Akatsuki is a mercenary group. Their mode of operation is to accept missions at lower cost than the villages, which in turn will lead the villages to suffer a decline in financial support.[2]
- Deidara worked as an insurgent terrorist bomber after he defected from Iwagakure and before his forced recruitment into Akatsuki, offering his services to various countries.
- In the third Naruto movie, the Wandering Ninja Clan is a group of mercenaries of unknown origin hired by Shabadaba.
- The Nokizaru Group are a mercenary ninja team.
- Sadai is the leader of a group of mercenary missing-nin.
- Kajūra, a terrorist from Ishigakure, used to work for hire, until his arrest by the Counter-Terrorism Division.
- Etoro Konjiki and Metoro Konjiki, twin brothers from Ishigakure, were in the same terrorist group as Kajūra and specialised in destroying buildings or merchant ships.
- Hidari and Ashimaru began to work as mercenaries when they lost their jobs as regular shinobi after the Fourth Shinobi World War.
- According to Obito Uchiha, back in the days before the hidden villages were created, if one side hired the Senju clan, the other would hire the Uchiha clan, and vice versa, as both were the strongest amongst all mercenary clans.[1]
- Despite some mercenary ninja being criminals, they have nevertheless been hired by even the likes of a Kage, as Ōnoki of Iwagakure has hired Akatsuki on many occasions in the past.[3]
- In Naruto: Shippūden episode 233, a group of mercenary ninja believed Naruto Uzumaki to be a missing-nin and tried to capture him for bounty they assumed was on his head.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.


text:
Our Perspectives
How can mega-cities innovate to reduce traffic congestion?
06 Jun 2014 by Matthew David Viccars, Renewable Energy Engineer
How do the 15 million residents of the Bangladeshi capital get to work?
'Slowly' is the answer.
It's common for a short commute across Dhaka (let's say 7km) to take longer than an hour through perpetually gridlocked traffic. Transport is a big problem for anyone who needs to move about in this mega-city and it affects all residents, rich and poor alike, stealing their time and exposing them to unnecessary pollution and stress every day.
Dhaka's now infamous traffic jams have been equated to a loss of US $3.86 billion in productivity each year. That's 3.3 percent of the 2012 GDP! So we thought we at UNDP should look into doing something about it.
Now we're avid (sometimes fanatical) supporters of public transport and cycling here at UNDP. In fact in the last few years, cycling's caught on massively among young people! So the solution to us was clear: let's install bus and bike lanes. Easy, job's done, we can all go home!
Right? WRONG!
If that's all it took to fix Dhaka's choked transport system it would have been done long ago. Literally billions of dollars are being poured into transport infrastructure, but we had a feeling something might have been missed.
A team of thinkers from across UNDP identified a dizzying array of causes, from weak enforcement of traffic rules to erratic and undisciplined driver behaviour. Each had a solution requiring the simple application of time and resources, and we were heartened to find that in most cases something was already being done about them. But there had to be something more to it than these simple logistical and infrastructure issues, and there was.
We kept on coming up against a simple physical reality: Dhaka wasn't designed with modern transport in mind. If Dhaka is to ever have a free flowing and effective transport system then it must carry more people in less space.
There are only 200,000 cars registered in Dhaka, about 3 cars per 1,000 residents nationally, far below developed countries which can reach over 700 per 1,000 residents. The problem is not the number of cars but the fact that they occupy 70 percent of the road space!
So we think we've found our missing problem. Unless cars, the preferred choice of transport for Dhaka's prosperous middle and upper classes, start to make way for mass transit or at least better public transport, Dhaka's gridlock will never be overcome.
Capacity development Environment Bangladesh Asia & the Pacific


text:
On March 21, 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a family of professional musicians. Shockingly, during his lifetime he was mostly known as a virtuoso organist, and not a composer! His music marks the culmination of the Baroque era, and is filled with complex, but staggeringly beautiful, counterpoint (Wikipedia defines counterpoint as "the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent.")
It wasn't until the early 19th century that his compositions gained popularity. Mendelssohn was a key proponent. It is hard for us to comprehend now, in the era of email and YouTube, how a composer this brilliant could be almost completely unknown and spend almost his entire life in a tiny part of Germany.
To give you an idea of Bach's genius at counterpoint, here is a short video of the "crab canon" from his Musical Offering written in 1747 and played on harpsichord. The piece is designed to accompanying itself, by playing it BACKWARDS at the same time as it is played FORWARD. In this video the forward way is played first (marked by a silver ball), then the backwards way (with a gold ball) and then they are played together. Just follow the gold and silver balls.
The melody by itself is slightly strange, but it is transformed into something amazingly beautiful when it is played backward and forwards at the same time.
Jack Fishman
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.sasymphony.org
Twitter @SASym
Facebook: San Antonio Symphony
For more blogs by Jack Fishman visit: www.sasymphony.org/blog


text:
Europe may have lost its appetite for new cars, but buyers in America and China propelled Ford to a better-than-expected profit in the third quarter.
Ford Motor Co. earned $1.63 billion, down only slightly from a year earlier, despite lower worldwide sales and bigger European losses. It was the company's best performance ever in the third quarter.
Ford said Tuesday its per-share net income was unchanged at 41 cents. Excluding one-time items, like severance payouts, Ford earned 40 cents per share, beating Wall Street's forecast of 30 cents, according to FactSet.
Ford reported a $2.3 billion pretax profit in North America, its best performance since the company began reporting separate North American results 12 years ago. The region has been profitable for three years now, after a grueling restructuring that saw thousands of job cuts, plant closures and the accelerated development of new products like the Focus sedan. That restructuring is now Ford's blueprint for Europe, which is expected to drag down results this year and next.
"We know what it takes to have a healthy business," Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks said.
Ford's revenue fell 3 percent to $32.1 billion as vehicle sales dropped worldwide, but the company still exceeded Wall Street's revenue forecast. That was due to North America, where revenue jumped 8 percent to $19.5 billion, helped by higher pricing and increased sales of more profitable trucks and SUVs like the Ford Explorer.
It was the third quarter in a row that the company has made more than $2 billion in North America and has reported an operating margin of 10 percent or more. Ford's North American operating margin was 12 percent in the third quarter.
"To me the story isn't just the results but the consistency of the results," Shanks said.
It's also impressive because the third quarter is typically a slower period. Summer production shutdowns cut into profits, while fall launches of new cars can hurt sales of older cars still in showrooms.
Shanks said the 12-percent rate likely won't be repeated in the fourth quarter, when automakers typically spend more heavily on holiday ads. Ford also saw a gain from commodity hedging that might not be repeated.
Ford's U.S. market share actually fell from a year earlier. Japanese automakers regained their footing after the 2011 earthquake and Ford stopped selling the Ranger pickup and Crown Victoria sedan which had strong sales last fall. Shanks said Ford is optimistic that its share will grow in the fourth quarter, as new versions of the Fusion sedan and Escape small SUV arrive at dealerships. But he said Ford won't go back to its old habit of gaining share by heavily discounting its vehicles or dumping them into rental-car fleets.
North American sales were up 3 percent. But more importantly, Ford made more money on every vehicle it sold as customers paid more for features like inflatable seatbelts. The company also spent less on incentives. Car buying site TrueCar.com said U.S. buyers paid an average of $32,115 for a new Ford in the third quarter, up more than $300 from the same time last year.
The company lost $468 million in Europe, where sales have fallen sharply because of the troubled economy. Ford's European sales were down nearly 15 percent in September compared with a year earlier, worse than the 10.8 percent drop for all brands, according to Acea, the European carmakers' association. Shanks said Ford is losing market share because it's not matching competitors' aggressive incentives in Europe.
The company hopes to stem its losses by introducing 15 new vehicles to Europe over the next five years, including the iconic Mustang sports car. It also announced last week that it plans to close three European factories by 2014, affecting 6,200 employees. But in the meantime, the company expects to lose more than $1.5 billion both this year and next year in Europe. It doesn't expect to return to profitability in the region until the middle of this decade.
Jefferies auto analyst Peter Nesvold said Ford's impressive results in North America bode well for Europe.
"One has to believe the shares have tremendous upside if the company comes even close to replicating that success in Europe," said Nesvold, who has a "buy" rating on Ford's shares.
Ford's shares closed at $10.36 Friday. Trading was suspended Monday and Tuesday because of a massive storm on the East Coast.
Ford earned $45 million in its Asia Pacific region, reversing a loss from a year earlier. It's the first profit in that region since the second quarter of 2011.
Shanks said a big investment in new plants and products for Asia is paying off. Ford reached its highest-ever market share in China in the third quarter, at 3.6 percent. That was up from 2.8 percent a year earlier. Sales of the Focus small car are now higher in the Asia Pacific region than in the U.S. or Europe. Ford sold 33,589 Focuses in China in September alone, compared with 19,736 in the U.S.
Ford made $9 million in South America in the third quarter, down $267 million from last year, as it phased out some older products and was hit by unfavorable exchange rates.


text:
Nafeez Ahmed
Zarqawi Eat Your Heart Out
Basra is relatively stable compared to central Iraq where violence involving insurgents, civilians and coalition forces is a daily routine. The city has rarely been a site of clashes between insurgents and coalition troops, nor is it a victim of regular terrorist attacks. This week, however, things changed, but not thanks to Zarqawi and his al-Qaeda ilk.
On Monday, two British soldiers were arrested and detained by Iraqi police in Basra. Within a matter of hours, the British military responded with overwhelming force, despite subsequent denials by the Ministry of Defence, which insisted that the two men had been retrieved solely through "negotiations."
British military officials, including Brigadier John Lorimer, told BBC News (9/20/05) that the British Army had stormed an Iraqi police station to locate the detainees. Ministry of Defence sources confirmed that "British vehicles" had attempted to "maintain a cordon" outside the police station.
After British Army tanks "flattened the wall" of the station, UK troops "broke into the police station to confirm the men were not there" and then "staged a rescue from a house in Basra", according a commanding officer familiar with the operation. Both men, British defence sources told the BBC's Richard Galpin in Baghdad, were "members of the SAS elite special forces." After their arrest, the soldiers were over to the local militia.
What had prompted this bizarre turn of events? Why had the Iraqi police forces, which normally work in close cooperation with coalition military forces, arrested two British SAS soldiers, and then handed them over to the local militia? A review of the initial on-the-ground reports leads to a clearer picture.
Fancy Dress and Big Guns Don't Mix
According to the BBC's Galpin, reporting for BBC Radio 4 (9/20/05, 18 hrs news script), Iraqi police sources in Basra told the BBC the "two British men were arrested after failing to stop at a checkpoint. There was an exchange of gunfire. The men were wearing traditional Arab clothing, and when the police eventually stopped them, they said they found explosives and weapons in their car…It's widely believed the two British servicemen were operating undercover."
Undercover? Dressed as Arabs? What were they trying to do that had caught the attention of their colleagues, the Iraqi police?
According to the Washington Post (9/20/05), "Iraqi security officials on Monday variously accused the two Britons they detained of shooting at Iraqi forces or trying to plant explosives." Reuters (9/19/05) cited police, local officials and other witnesses who confirmed that "the two undercover soldiers were arrested after opening fire on Iraqi police who approached them." Officials said that "the men were wearing traditional Arab headscarves and sitting in an unmarked car."
According to Mohammed al-Abadi, an official in the Basra governorate, "A policeman approached them and then one of these guys fired at him. Then the police managed to capture them."
Booby-trapped Brits?
In an interview with Al Jazeerah TV, the popular Iraqi leader Fattah al-Sheikh, a member of the Iraqi National Assembly and deputy official in the Basra governorate, said that police had "caught two non-Iraqis, who seem to be Britons and were in a car of the Cressida type. It was a booby-trapped car laden with ammunition and was meant to explode in the centre of the city of Basra in the popular market." Contrary to British authorities' claims that the soldiers had been immediately handed to local militia, al-Sheikh confirmed that they were "at the Intelligence Department in Basra, and they were held by the National Guard force, but the British occupation forces are still surrounding this department in an attempt to absolve them of the crime."
The Special Reconnaissance Regiment and British Covert Operations
British defence sources told the Scotsman (9/20/05) that the soldiers were part of an "undercover special forces detachment" set up this year to "bridge the intelligence void" in Basra, drawing on 'special forces' experience in Northern Ireland and Aden, where British troops went 'deep' undercover in local communities to try to break the code of silence against foreign forces."
These elite forces operate under the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and were formed last year by then defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, "to gather human intelligence during counter-terrorist missions."
The question, of course, is how does firing at Iraqi police while dressed as Arabs and carrying explosives constitute "countering terrorism" or even gathering "intelligence"?
The admission by British defence officials is revealing. A glance at the Special Reconnaissance Regiment gives a more concrete idea of the sort of operations these two British soldiers were involved in.
The Regiment, formed recently, is "modelled on an undercover unit that operated in Northern Ireland" according to Whitehall sources. The Regiment had "absorbed the 14th Intelligence Company, known as '14 Int,' a plainclothes unit set up to gather intelligence covertly on suspect terrorists in Northern Ireland. Its recruits are trained by the SAS."
This is the same Regiment that was involved in the unlawful July 22 execution - multiple head-shots - of the innocent Brazilian, Mr. Jean Charles de Menezes, after he boarded a tube train in Stockwell Underground station.
According to Detective Sergeant Nicholas Benwell, member of the Scotland Yard team that had been investigating the activities of an ultra-secret wing of British military intelligence, the Force Research Unit (FRU), the team found that "military intelligence was colluding with terrorists to help them kill so-called 'legitimate targets' such as active republicans... many of the victims of these government-backed hit squads were innocent civilians."
Benwell's revelations were corroborated in detail by British double agent Kevin Fulton, who was recruited to the FRU in 1981, when he began to infiltrate the ranks of IRA. In his role as a British FRU agent inside the IRA, he was told by his military intelligence handlers to "do anything" to win the confidence of the terrorist group.
"I mixed explosive and I helped develop new types of bombs," he told Scotland's Sunday Herald (6/23/02). "I moved weapons… if you ask me if the materials I handled killed anyone, then I will have to say that some of the things I helped develop did kill… my handlers knew everything I did. I was never told not to do something that was discussed. How can you pretend to be a terrorist and not act like one? You can't. You've got to do what they do… They did a lot of murders… I broke the law seven days a week and my handlers knew that. They knew that I was making bombs and giving them to other members of the IRA and they did nothing about it… The idea was that the only way to beat the enemy was to penetrate the enemy and be the enemy."
Most startlingly, Fulton said that his handlers told him his operations were "sanctioned right at the top… this goes the whole way to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister knows what you are doing."
Zarqawi, Ba'athists and the Seeds of Discord
So, based on the methodology of their Regiment, the two British SAS operatives were in Iraq to "penetrate the enemy and be the enemy," in order of course to "beat the enemy." Instead of beating the enemy, however, they ended up fomenting massive chaos and killing innocent people, a familiar pattern for critical students of the British role in the Northern Ireland conflict.
In November 2004, a joint statement was released on several Islamist websites on behalf of al-Qaeda's man in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Saddam Hussein's old Ba'ath Party loyalists. Zarqawi's network had "joined other extremist Islamists and Saddam Hussein's old Baath party to threaten increased attacks on US-led forces." Zarqawi's group said they signed "the statement written by the Iraqi Baath party, not because we support the party or Saddam, but because it expresses the demands of resistance groups in Iraq."
The statement formalized what had been known for a year already – that, as post-Saddam Iraqi intelligence and US military officials told the London Times (8/9/2003), "Al Qaeda terrorists who have infiltrated Iraq from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries have formed an alliance with former intelligence agents of Saddam Hussein to fight their common enemy, the American forces." Al Qaeda leaders "recruit from the pool" of Saddam's former "security and intelligence officers who are unemployed and embittered by their loss of status." After vetting, "they begin Al-Qaeda-style training, such as how to make remote-controlled bombs."
Yet Pakistani military sources revealed in February 2005 that the US has "resolved to arm small militias backed by US troops and entrenched in the population," consisting of "former members of the Ba'ath Party" – the same people already teamed up with Zarqawi's al-Qaeda network.
In a highly clandestine operation, the US procured "Pakistan-manufactured weapons, including rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, ammunition, rockets and other light weaponry." A Pakistani military analyst noted that the "arms could not be destined for the Iraqi security forces because US arms would be given to them." Rather, the US is playing a double-game to "head off" the threat of a "Shi'ite clergy-driven religious movement" – in other words, to exacerbate the deterioration of security by penetrating, manipulating and arming the terrorist insurgency.
What could be the end-game of such a covert strategy? The view on-the-ground in Iraq, among both Sunnis and Shi'ites, is worth noting. Sheikh Jawad al-Kalesi, the Shi'ite Imam of the al-Kadhimiyah mosque in Baghdad, told Le Monde: "I don't think that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi exists as such. He's simply an invention by the occupiers to divide the people."
Iraq's most powerful Sunni Arab religious authority, the Association of Muslim Scholars, concurs, condemning the call to arms against Shi'ites as a "very dangerous" phenomenon that "plays into the hands of the occupier who wants to split up the country and spark a sectarian war." In colonial terms, the strategy is known as "divide and rule."
Whether or not Zarqawi can be said to exist, it is indeed difficult to avoid the conclusion that this interpretation is plausible. It seems the only ones who don't understand the clandestine dynamics of Anglo-American covert strategy in Iraq are we, the people, in the west. It's high time we got informed.
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed is executive director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development, London. He teaches courses in political theory, international relations and contemporary history at the School of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton.
Ahmed is the author of The War on Freedom: How & Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001 and Behind the War on Terror: Western Secret Strategy and the Struggle for Iraq.
His latest book is The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation and the Anatomy of Terrorism.
Reuters photos of weapons found by Iraqi police on the arrested operatives are viewable here.
Originally published on Friday September 23, 2005.


text:
I built this Mousebot with my son, who had just turned 10. At first, I had to show him how to solder and helped him align the sides (not too easy), but by the end he was doing all the work himself and enjoying the "toughness" of the assembly. This kit is simple, but it demands attention to detail. The fun directions include jokes for kids and adults. All in all, this is a great starter kit, but you'll need a nice
soldering iron.
To get Herbie to work, we did have to change a few things from the directions. They tell you to use double-sided foam tape (provided) to attach the motors. However, when we did that, we couldn't fit the battery in. We just removed the tape, reheated the solder to move the motor closer to the board, and glued it on with Sumo Glue. We also discovered that Herbie will not follow LED flashlights; they just don't put out enough infrared.


text:
Dec12 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll!
Started by Charlie Hein , Jan 10 2013 06:35 PM
7 replies to this topic
Posted 10 January 2013 - 06:35 PM
Welcome to the December 2012 Cloudy Nights Imaging/Sketching Contest poll!
Each month the best images selected from the individual Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching forums will be presented for the userbase to vote on. The winning entry will be posted on the front page of the CN website for all to admire! At the conclusion of the poll, the entry with the highest total will be the winner of the contest..
Please choose your favorite from the entries below. The poll will remain open through January 15th at midnight.
Here are the entries for December!
Beginning and Intermediate Imaging's Finalist - willem123
Augrabies Nights
Hi Guys,
Two images combined in Photoshop using 'masks'.
Milky Way: Modified Canon 1100D(T3), Canon lens at 16mm., 1x 240sec.exp.
Foreground: Canon 550D(T2i), 1x 1/200sec.exp.
Date: 16 December 2012
Location: Augrabies Falls National Park, South-Africa.
Larger version: http://astrob.in/28315/
DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - srosenfraz
Here's my submission for this month - Constellation of Orion HaRGB widefield..
High Resolution Version and more image information available at http://www.astronome...php?c=159&p=472
The image is a 50mm widefield image using an Olympus f/1.8 50mm prime lens at f/4, Baader modified Canon 450D piggybacked on my C-8 and Schaefer mount. The image is made from stacks of 147 x 3 minute RGB subs (7 1/3 hours) and 18 x 10 minute Ha subs (3 hours) using an Astronomik 6nm Ha clip filter. Guiding was with an ONAG On-axis Guider, Lodestar autoguider, and Phd Guiding.
CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - SGT500
Ngc 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
Telescope: Astrotech 8RC
Mount: Orion Atlas Eq-G
Camera: SBIG St-8300M & Astrodon LRGB
Location: Sarasota, FL
Total exposure time : 10.667 Hours
Sketching's Finalist - IVM
A galaxy in Hydra. North up, west right. As observed on May 16 and 17, 2012 with my 16" Newtonian from a ridge on the Allegheny Plateau in Pennsylvania (altitude 2400 ft, latitude 42N). M83 was culminating over an unusually transparent horizon. I measured 21.2 mag/sq arcsec in the area of M83 (21.7 overhead). The observation time was approximately two hours. The scope-side sketch in ball-pen was a composite of views obtained at various magnifications between 75 and 225. To produce the drawing presented here, the sketch was scanned, inverted, and finished on a computer using a simulated pencil, blender, and airbrush. A Wacom Intuos 4 pressure- and tilt-sensitive pen tablet and the Corel Sketch Pad software were employed at this stage.
Good Luck to all our finalists!
Posted 16 January 2013 - 03:06 AM
Congratulations willem123!
Posted 16 January 2013 - 03:50 PM
Great photo, Willem!
Posted 16 January 2013 - 05:01 PM
Congratulations, Willem - your image has some beautiful colors throughout!
Posted 17 January 2013 - 12:57 PM
Congrats, willem123 - your image is now posted to the front page of the web site, and listed in the Gallery. I still need to update the stats workbook but that's going to have to wait until after work!
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:46 AM
Thank you guys! It is a great privilege to compete in the CN Imaging/Sketching Contest.
Skywatcher 120 ED pro refractor; SW EQ6 Synscan mount
Celestron Nexstar 8SE SCT; Tasco 90mm refractor
Modified Canon 1100D (T3); Canon 550D (T2i)
Canon 10-22mm lens; Canon 18-55mm lens
Sigma 120-400mm lens
Celestron Nexguide.
Skywatcher 120 ED pro refractor; SW EQ6 Synscan mount
Celestron Nexstar 8SE SCT; Tasco 90mm refractor
Modified Canon 1100D (T3); Canon 550D (T2i)
Canon 10-22mm lens; Canon 18-55mm lens
Sigma 120-400mm lens
Celestron Nexguide.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 01:52 PM
Superb foto indeed, Willem and a well-deserved winner.
Posted 12 February 2013 - 07:20 AM
These are terrific and the detail on 83 which is notoriously difficult is stunning!!!! At first I thought it was M83 then assumed it had to be something brighter. Superb.