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Head pipes are chrome with black heatshields.
Head pipes are chrome with black heatshields.
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Holy loud. Went from lawn mower to monster truck. Pisses the Germans off when I drive through their villages.
Pipes are great! Changed over from stock. No regrets. I did not like the install instructions.
Fast delivery great instructions and LOUD
These are a mean sounding set of pipes!!!!
Looks better than factory exhaust and definitely louder...good loud.
Purchased for 2014 iron, holy crap these things are loud! Shipping took two days. The directions are pretty good, this was my first time doing any modification to the bike and I got through it in about an hour. really happy with the pipes and was surprised how fast the shipping was! Ordered Sunday night had it Tuesday afternoon, great job jpcycles!!!!
Sounds Awesome...!
Love these! Got the black for my 2017 Harley Forty-Eight. They look and SOUND Great! So happy I installed myself and didn't pay the dealer to do it. Dont forget to order the port flange gaskets and FP3.. highly recommended the upgrade from the stock pipes.
These are loud. I almost regretted it when I first fired them up. I cringe as I drive into my neighborhood and feather it in 2nd gear the whole way. Honestly I think they're obnoxiously loud and this is with quite baffles. If you know what you're getting into then go for it. Otherwise I suggest finding someone who has them already and listen for yourself before buying. I liked them in terms of performance. I used fp3 tuner and can feel a difference at high end.
Almost stupidly loud, make sure u want a really loud bike if u want these pipes, performance off them is great feels like I gained an extra 200cc's of power and haven't even tuned it...but yes very very loud neighbors will hate u
They look cool, went on easy, fit well and when I fired it up lets just say......Ear protection required!
Loud awesome and look great...Makes the brits look twice.
Easy to install, and the sound difference is night and day.
Great exhaust system. Awesome performance. And looks tough to boot.
I just bought a H-D Fatboy and put these pipes on. It looks great and sounds even better!! VERY LOUD!!! They have the perfect rumble. Installation was very easy.
bought these pipes for my night train and they look and sound amazing, installation was super easy and quick, delivered just 2 days after i ordered them, i would definitely recommend these pipes!!!
They look good, and sound great! Exactly what I was looking for for my 2010 Fatboy Lo.
I love the short shots. i had them on my sportster and now on my fatboy lo. would definitely recommend to a friend
I havent had these on my bike very long but I love them so far. They look really good on my Night Train. they sound pretty good too, they are a little quieter than I thought they would be but I could pull the baffles out if I wanted it louder. Overall I thnk these are great pipes.
awesome pipes with a great sound. Great price as well.
Looks and sounds great! Easy installation, only issue is that there was no notice for the need of 02 sensor plugs.
Compliments my Mikuni HSR 42 on my 88ci very well. Nice sound. Not quite as loud as the straights they replaced but definitely a notable boost in power once carb was tuned for them. I'm very well pleased and have been made a Vance & Hines fan from this experience. SUPER FAST SHIPPING. 2 days with standard ground shipping. Couldn't ask for a better internet tranaction.
love them and cant say more.
Good item
this is an awesome set of pipes for my 07 night train, the install was easy and quick, and paired with the v&h fuel pack runs and sounds awesome, and the delivery and service from jp was awesome as always!
Installed on my 1988 FXSTS, look great sound even better (removed baffles)....
Nice set of pipes easy to install do front pipe first, great delivery got them on Christmas Eve drove Christmas day; the only negative thing is the shield are black and the very easily scratched had to assemble on a blanket ; the sound is great very happy.
I bought the shortsshots for fatboy lo so far I love the sound. due to it being winter I haven't had the chance to take it down the road yet will update later. also bought the VH fuelpak to go with the pipe
easy to install exhaust system.
Outstanding looking to be sure. The only issue I had was rapid discoloration of the front cylinder pipe, though only the 3 inches or so of pipe that comes out of the cylinder though, the rest was okay. I ruled out other causes, I just think the chrome finish under the heatshields was not as durable as it could have been. Overall I am happy though.
The sound is awesome!! Easy to install.
Couldn't be happier with this purchase. Visually it's looks great on my blacked out Fat Boy Lo. I thought it was gonna be too loud so I bought the quite baffles to keep the noise down but never put them in. It sounds great. A bit on the loud side but not overly. All in all a great purchase.
They are loud just a little more raspy than expected. Wish I had went with big radius or long shots on my night train
This was a great investment. My bike rumbles like it is supposed to. They are loud and it's a good loud. My neighbors will wake up when I do now.
arrived fast and in great condition. shortshots look and sound great on my '09 nightrain! installation was easy as well. couldn't be happier.
1/2 the price Id pay here in Aussie , your,v won me
Excellent and easy to install plus they sound great!
Had pipes installed @ Biketoberfest on my Cross Bones Along with V&H breather and V&H module. I also have also have a Soft Tail Custom. Bikes use to run heads up. New setup on Cross Bones runs circles arround Soft Tail Custom. Way to go V&H.
Looks and sounds great!
Awesome pipes. Well made and very loud.
Awesome pipes, great quality, awesome sound. Be warned, they are LOUD.
Great pipes, Great sound, but really easy to damage finish on heat shield on DIY job still look amazing though
These pipes rock! They make my Sporty sound the way a Harley should! Can't say enough about them; I would highly recommend them to anyone.
another awesome Vance Hines product. Easy install with detailed instructions.Looks mean, sounds mean and performs great.Trash those factory pipes on your Harley Nightster and get these.
Easy installation! Love the new pipes...the make my HD sound like it should!
Very happy with overall finish and construction. Wish they came with a plug/cap for 02 port. My engine is carburated not fuel injected. Now I have to find a way of capping port
sounds awsome a must have easy to put on only took an hour to install shipping was very fast thanks j and p cycles
These pipes are amazing! Sounds amazing and gives the hot rod look that I was looking for. Shed the pounds of the stock pipes and boost performance!
Great Product after purchase of quiet baffles!!!!!
Amazing product and very fast shipping
Awesome, made my bike loud and proud which is what I wanted! Good job V & H
These pipes are great. Noticeable mid-high end torque difference and they sound GREAT!
good quality fit and finish - std baffels that come with the pipes are very loud - I ordered the quiet baffels and they have a much better sound (deeper) in my opinion (still pretty loud).
Great buy! Pipes came in the mail within 3-4 days. Only took an hour to install myself. They look aggressive, and sound amazing!
Great sounding pipes, love the look of them on my 2011 48 Sportster. They really have a great sound, and are everything I expected. Installed them with ease and have had a great experience!! Vance&Hines killed it with these pipes, and a BIG Thank you J&P Cycles!!
Detailed instructions, great quality product.
I am very happy with the exhausts. Very easy to install and great sound.
Pipes sound and look great. Fast shipping, I couldn't be happier
Super loud! I love it. But always worried about the cops & neighbors.
Good price. Delivered on time.
Great exhaust system although sound is sometimes too much. You will get off some car alarms...
Some of the best pipes you can get for your money! The denim finish on the heat shields compliments the denim paint on the bike. Nice and loud, especially after the packing breaks in. Great product!
These pipes sound really good. I would recommend these. Thanks J&P.
Awesome pipes, sound good and look great, had no problem installing but don't forget to order your gaskets!
I bought these for my 2012 forty eight, and couldn't be more pleased with the purchase. They sound great, and work well with the power commander 5. I always use J&P !
great fit and sound put on my 2013 48
great fit and sound put on my 2013 48
great fit and sound put on my 2013 48
Just what I needed, looks, sound performance. Had to get the optional quiet baffles to take the edge off. The quiet baffles aren't really quiet but make it better for the neighbors.
Love the Exhaust
The perfect exhaust in sound and quaility.
Look great and sound good
I put these pipes on my wife's 1200 sportster and they were easy to install and sound great. She lives them. Thanks great job.
sound great and fit perfect
Very nice, not to loud.Just loud enough to make the 4 wheelers take notice.
Fast shipping, only took about an hour to install by myself.
Not only have they improved the sound and performance of my bike, which was the point, but they arrived THE DAY AFTER I ORDERED THEM! I'm hooked as a customer.
the sound is awesome. its loud and deliver more power..
Still one of the best looking pipes and the sound is just incredible, especially with the smartpartz baffle that cuts the trebles, turning it not so loud.
Easy to install and sound great!
Great service and price😀
perfect fit and shipped on time
Great looking
Great Pips Look good and sound good
Love the sound
These are awesome pipes if you're wanting your bike to look and sound like every other bike on the road.
I recommended it to my friends. It porformed well and meets my expect perfectly. The only problem is that the freight was too expensive. Do you have any other freight method?
These things sound amazing
excellent all around
so easy to put on. installation was a breese.
Very good quality pipes. Easy installation. Sound great!
Cant beat the price. Sound mean
awesome, even though the j&p website says these dont fit my 2011 dyna wideglide, after some research i found out they did, and as always j&p delivered. these pipes look great and sound great
They look and sound incredible, and Vance & Hines' customer service is phenomenal. I highly recommend these pipes.
Was quickly shipped, well packed and corresponded to description. Stunning noise :)
Great product and extremely fast shipping. Thank you!! I will be purchasing all my products from your website in the future.
LOUD hey this will make your harley sound like a harley installed on FXDB with V&H VO2 w/drak black cover and fuelpak lovin it.
Love my V&H Short Shots. Replaced a V&H Pro Pipe 2-1. A lot easier to clean my rear wheel now :-) Sounds great, better performance, love the look and easy to install.
Love these pipes!! Easy to install, sounds amazing, and they look great. Well worth the money.
Exellent, highly recommend
Fast shipping. Nice exhausts!
went on easy ,made for a good job
They sound awesome and look amazing. They went on without a hitch and they they arrived without any damage. Great product.
These pipes where a nice addition to my '07 Street Bob. They have an awesome rumble to them.
Came out perfect. Sounds really good and was very easy to install
It sounds good, it fits easy and it looks perfect.. its one of the best things i did to my bike
nice pipes
Great look, Nice sound. I really like them. Great buy for the price!
GREAT FIT - NO ISSUES WITH V&H - Awesome sound - highly Recommend
fit is perfect, easy to install, sound is very good, good power
These pipes sound better then any I have heard. I left the standard baffles in for the deep sound. Paired with V&H fuel pack and V&H VO-2 Air intake.
loud, sounds great and looks great. easy to install.
Pipes are great, exactly as advertised. Install was quick and easy. There loud!!
Looks amazing and sound amazing. Love this setup!
Pipes look good and sound good. Packaging could be a little better. The black heat shields had a couple scuffs from transportation.
Sounds great exactly what i was looking for in exhaust
I love my short shots, I have a 2014 street bob and these pipes fit the bike perfect. They won't give you the best performance, but I knew that before my purchase. They perform as expected, and I'm very pleased!
Awesome pipes, easy to install and sound great!
So the pipes look great and I love them....except the V&H logo is upside down on the heat shield.
Awesome Sound and excellent performance when tuned with fuelpak. Looks great on my fatbob.
sound is really night and day from stock...couldn't believe how easy they were to install..I was riding within 30 mins.
Great Exhaust, sounds amazing on y 14 Wide Glide, great service!
I bought these for my 2014 103 twin cam Dyna pipes look and sound amazing. These pipes really woke my bike up and my neighbors lol. They are very loud even with the baffles but have a great note. Im running these with a Thundermax ECM and couldnt be happier sounds like a harley now! If you want loud great looking & performeing pipes and that low choppy idle the short shots and the Thundermax ECM is the set up for you. Great service from J&P 3 days to my door with free shipping
Installed on my 2015 Harley Street Bob. Love these pipes and the sound is amazing. Thought about pulling the baffles out, but no need, they are loud enough the way they are. Shipping was FAST and the install EASY. J&P will be my go to for all my bike needs.
Great sound and look. Very easy install.
Holy cow! What a difference these pipes make. Love the sound coming out of these pipes.
Looks and sounds good.
Sound great. I love my short shots. Makes my bike look mean. The sound is way better than I expected. Worth the price.
Excellent - will need a tune
I just finished installing these on my 2016 dyna street bob. They look and sound amazing. They came on time as well. Had an issue with installing the rear pip cause the heat shield was in the way of the head.
Looks and sounds awesome on my 2014 Wide Glide!
I love these pipes!!! I put them on a 2014 Wide Glide with a Crusher Velociraptor Intake and a tune with the V&H Fuel Pack 3. Install instructions kind of sucked, but a quick youtube video helped with that. Also, mine came with exhaust port gaskets, so either I got lucky or they need to update that in the description so you don't waste 10 bucks. I put in the quiet baffles and have only run them that way, but overall I love the aggressive sound and how they look on the bike. I would suggest making sure you have some Loctite handy before you begin the install then check them after a couple days of riding to ensure they are still tight. All-in-all, I'm very happy with them and can't wait to see how they break in!!
Great pipes! Installation was relatively easy with a little help from a YouTube video that showed some tricks to make things a little quicker. I put these on a '14 Wide Glide with a Crusher Velociraptor intake and the V&H FP3 to install the correct tune. She runs and sounds awesome with the quiet baffles that I bought in addition to the system. Note: Mine came with exhaust port gaskets, even though the description says you need to buy them separately. I guess I have another set just incase now, since I thought that I had to buy them. All-in-all, I love this exhaust and wish I would've bought it a long time ago.
Fantastic Pipes for 17 Street Bob , major upgrade from stock. Directions arent good, you tube is better. Pretty easy install. Worth the $$$
Great pipes , looks badass , extremely loud
i love these pipes! sound great and fit perfect.
Fit perfect, sounds amazing. Can hear me coming 4 blocks away lol
Easy to install, nice fit and finish. Sounds great!
great pipes,love them and sound great
great product love these pipes- they look cool - fit great
Installed these pipes and they look great and sound even better. Worth every penny.
I love them they woke my bike up along with the Vance @ Hines fp3 together they are awesome
Super fast ship!!!! They sound amazing! not hard to install... Thanks J&P and Thanks Vance & Hines!!!!!
Best purchase ever sound amazing and now you can actually here my softail
Easy install and made my bike sound great!
Awesome pipes, Loud!!! They look great too!
love the way they sound on my 2016 phantom
Recently purchased for 2015 Honda Shadow Phantom and wow what a difference! Had me smiling big when I heard them.
Love the look and the sound well worth the money
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The bride-elect received her bachelor's degree from Illinois State University. She is employed by Medsource LLC in Bloomington.
Her fiancé received his bachelor's degree from Illinois State University. He is employed by Comcast in Bloomington.
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My left ear is completely blocked
It's really irritating, my head feels like microwaved popcorn
Six weeks today since I legitimately gave up smoking too
Never in a million years thought I would succeed there!
How's it going?
I'm thinking I should become more of an active member of the community here againjapes this'd this
*severely bad anxiety attacks and hypochondria
Gonna run away to a place without mirrors and the Internet
Might walk to the shop now
Don't know why
Not bad, ta.
Was grouch as a mofo after work yesterday, but gym-ed out the rage and today was good. It's getting dark too early, though. Currently sussing out what edible medium I can use to excuse some peanut butter eating.
How have uncle duties been lately, B-man?
Gym? Fair play
Uncling is going ok thanks my niece now dances around when I play the ukulele :)
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Please consider not only signing the petition, but also raising awareness about the petition and "One Day for Human Rights" through social media networks and blogging.
There has been a lot of buzz on Twitter about "One Day for Human Rights." Give @HumanRightsDay a follow to keep up on this important initiative.
For those of us who are natural childbirth advocates, this could be a great strategy for us to use. A One Day for the Mother-Baby Dyad or something like that? One Day for Natural Childbirth would be an obvious title, but the reason I like the Mother-Baby Dyad thing is because many people perceive natural childbirth advocacy as a selfish endeavor on the part of the mother. No, rather it's a health goal for the mother and baby as a duo, a pair in the critical postnatal period. The mental, physical, and emotional health of one directly and indirectly affects the other. This has been studied and observed in humans and other mammals. If you're interested to learn more about the mother-baby dyad, I highly recommend the Conscious Woman webinar, "What Would Mammals Do?" by Diane Wiessinger.
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This is a spin-off of http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=504635, in particular posts #10 and #12. Those who might be interested in the history of why I posted this might have a look over there. I have detached it from there as it could be of interest by itself.
In order to produce the XML Arjay has asked for, I did some experiments on XML serialization, and it appears to summon a host of new problems.
It turned out to be really tricky to serialize collections. According to MSDN, a collection can't be serialized if it's either an ArrayList or a List<T>. As I found out during my experiments by examining the exceptions I got, for some obscure (at leat to me) reasons it also can't be serialized if it implements IDictionary, what I didn't find mentioned in the docs. But for what purpose the heck then does Dictionary<TKey, TValue> implement ISeializable as well? These conditions together rule out a whole lot of the available collections when it comes to serialization.
During my desperate search for a candidate I came across SortedSet<T>, which doesn't really fit the concept of the collection I was looking for, though could be twisted to fit in a pinch. But it gets ruled out by another condition mentioned on the MSDN page I linked to above: If it does implement ICollection (which it does) it needs to have a public indexer that takes an int (which it does not).
And, BTW, the ConfigurationProperty class isn't serializable either, as it doesn't have a default constructor. (The configuration infrastructure somehow manages to store it to the config files, but it is not accepted by XmlSerializer.)
I feel that serialization really isn't that much fun if it is that hard to use it for collections. Or did I fall to some fundamental misunderstanding here?
These exceptions that get thrown by the CLR types involvd here can be really informative if examined carefully. That's nice, but it doesn't really help me out either...
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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The markets shed heavy losses and swung into the green in volatile action as market participants made sense of the most recent batch of Fed minutes.
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As of 2:49 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.9 points, or 0.09%, to 15017, the S&P 500 advanced 4.3 points, or 0.26%, to 1656 and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 15.5 points, or 0.43%, to 3629.
The broad S&P 500 managed to snap a four-day slump on Tuesday, but the Dow extended its losing streak to five days. The pace of activity was heated up on Wednesday.
Members of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting board were locked in a debate over when the central bank should begin paring back its massive bond-buying program at the last FOMC meeting, minutes released Wednesday revealed.
The minutes said "almost all" FOMC members agreed the Fed should begin reducing its purchases of bonds later this year, and conclude QE by the middle of 2014. However, one member said the central bank should signal it will begin cutting its purchases in the "near future." Broadly speaking, the FOMC said the economy was expanding at a "modest" pace in the first half of the year, but worried about excessively light inflation.
Also on the economic front, the National Association of Realtors said sales of existing, single-family homes jumped 6.5% in July from the month prior to an annualized rate of 5.39 million units, handily topping expectations of a 5.15-million rate. The reading was the highest since November 2009. This comes as the recovery in the housing market heats up, and provides a boost to the broader economy.
Indeed, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) followed Home Depot (NYSE:HD) in reporting better-than-expected quarterly results on the back of the burgeoning rebound. All wasn't positive in corporate news, however. Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS) revealed disappointing quarterly results and Target (NYSE:TGT) posted mixed mixed results and warned that its full-year profits will come in at the low end of the range.
Elsewhere, oil fell 70 cents, or 0.67%, to $104.432 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline rose 0.06% to $2.929 a gallon. In metals, gold slumped $7.70, or 0.55%, to $1,365 a troy ounce.
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Looking Beyond TPP: US & EU Planning More Bad IP Rules In 'US-EU Free Trade Agreement'
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Both the EU and the United States are committed to a high level of intellectual property protection, including enforcement, and cooperate extensively through the Transatlantic IPR Working Group. Both sides agree that it would not be feasible in negotiations to seek to reconcile across the board differences in the IPR obligations that each typically includes in its comprehensive trade agreements. Before the launch of any negotiations, both sides would further consult on possible approaches to deal with IPR matters in a mutually satisfactory manner.So, at the very least, there would be some limits on what such an agreement would get into, given existing "differences," but they still seem to want to include something about "dealing with IPR matters," which can only mean ratcheting things up. It's still early, but you can bet that the legacy industry lobbyists are already well aware of this and involved in the process -- so it needs to be on everyone else's radar as well.
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"It was a great first day of the season," said Lipscomb junior shortstop Abby Keese. "We beat a good team in the morning, and then showed true strength against a top-ranked team in our second game."
Junior Kellie Sirus, making her debut at first base, finished 3-for-3 against McNeese State. One of her hits was a double. Sirus was the leading hitter for the Lady Bisons last season. She is an Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference selection.
The most productive hitter of the day was freshman Caroline Mason. She had two hits and drove in two runs in three trips to the plate in the McNeese State victory. She played left field in the Louisiana game and finished with one hit and another RBI in three trips to the plate.
Another freshman, Vanessa Medina, was a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. She pounded a double that bounced off of the center field wall in her first collegiate at bat.
Also adding a double for the Lady Bisons was junior center fielder Lauren Dortwegt. The Lady Bisons had eight hits.
Junior Alaina Jacobson scattered seven hits in as many innings and struck out six for her first win of the season for the Lady Bisons.
Freshman Whitney Kiihnl made her collegiate debut against Louisiana. She pitched a complete game. She gave up eight hits and four earned runs. She also struck out seven, four of them looking.
"Whitney did great on the mound," said Keese. "I can't wait to see what she does this season. And I definitely can't wait to see what our team does this season."
The Lady Bisons spotted Louisiana single runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings.
In the sixth the Lady Bisons cut the lead to two runs. Keese, also an A-Sun Preseason All-Conference pick, opened the inning with a single to center field. Sirus walked. With two runners on to open the inning Louisiana replaced starting pitcher Brittany Cuevas with Donna Bourgeois. Mason greet Bourgeois with a single through the left side of the field that scored Keese.
Third baseman Christen Campbell grounded out to the shortstop. Mason went to second on the play and Sirus ended up at third.
Freshman catcher Mollie Mitchell, who had one of the five hits for the Lady Bisons against Louisiana, grounded out to the third baseman, but picked up her first collegiate RBI as Sirus scored. Medina, a pinch-hitter, popped out to the pitcher to end the inning.
The Lady Bisons play Louisiana Tech Saturday morning at 9. They face Nichollls State at 2.
The final game in the tournament for the Lady Bisons is at 10 a.m. Sunday against Providence.
This article waswritten by Katie Haab, a student assistant in the sports information office.


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Astros manager Bo Porter called Angels manager Mike Scioscia to apologize for an Astro yelling "got it" during the sixth inning of Los Angeles' 4-2 victory Friday at Minute Maid Park.
"I apologized to him on behalf of our ballclub," Porter said Saturday, prior to a 3:10 p.m. contest against the Angels. "It's not something that I condone and I take full responsibility and it won't happen again."
Scioscia said he appreciated Porter reaching out but emphasized both sides had already moved on from the situation.
"It's no big deal," Scioscia said. "He called and I appreciated it but it's no big deal."
Angels catcher Hank Conger failed to catch a Chris Carter pop foul near the Astros' dugout. While first baseman Mark Trumbo was also moving toward the ball, "I got it" was called from the dugout. Conger told Angels writers he thought Trumbo made the call and let the ball drop as a result. Carter eventually grounded out.
An opponent calling "got it" — especially at the major-league level and in front of a dugout — violates one of baseball's unwritten rules.
Former Class AAA Oklahoma City players Jake Elmore, Brett Wallace and Marc Krauss are starting Saturday for the Astros, who have lost four of six. Elmore is leading off and playing shortstop. Porter said he'll continue to rotate veteran Ronny Cedeno and Elmore at short in the future.
Astros righthander Jordan Lyles (4-2, 3.68 ERA) faces Angels righty Joe Blanton (1-10, 5.26).
Angels (37-43): Aybar SS, Trout LF, Pujols DH, Trumbo 1B, Kendrick 2B, Hamilton RF, Callaspo 3B, Iannetta C, Bourjos CF.
Astros (30-50): Elmore SS, Altuve 2B, Castro C, Carter LF, Martinez RF, Wallace 1B, Dominguez 3B, Krauss DH, Barnes CF.
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Set on The Thames Path next to The Cotswolds Water Park. Elizabeth I was Queen of England when The White Hart first opened its doors and it has always been the principal inn at Cricklade, a town which calls itself "the threshold of the Cotswolds". Ideally located within walking distance of the source of The River Thames and on the edge of the Cotswold Water Parks The White Hart is just off the A419, midway between Swindon and Cirencester, the hotel is perfect for those touring the area on business or purely for pleasure.
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Latin Jazz Hour explores the music of contemporary artists throughout the world while acknowledging the stylistic foundations established by legends such as Charlie Palmieri, Israel "Cachao" López, Tito Puente, Machito, among others. Latin Jazz Hour showcases artists such as David Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, Ray Vega, Ralph Irizzary and Timbalaye, Chucho Valdez, Jerry González and the Fort Apache Band, William Cepeda, and others, all of whom have been pioneering new forms within the genre. The show aims to be provocative and exploratory, bringing to light the works of artists in the thriving Latin jazz community and serving as an educational forum for interested listeners.
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Allowing that letters have a positional value in the alphabet (1-26), the sum for each word value appears as a green two digit numeral on the diagram.
Each of the five words has some association with a different word in this phrase -
"Not the life of a sparkling female kid Paulette."
The words are common enough, but may not be mainstream in some gatherings.


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Yang Qi is a concept artist working in the video game industry. Currently based in Shenzen, he's most recently worked on Asura Online, a Chinese game.
Note in some of these that, in addition to his character artwork, Qi has even dropped in mock screenshots or dioramas featuring the characters or places in question. Neat touch!
Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists. If you're in the business and have some concept, environment or character art you'd like to share, drop us a line!


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A Minnesota native and animal science graduate of the University of Minnesota, Dale joined the National Hog Framer editorial staff in 1973. He has traveled to most states and many foreign countries, studying and reporting on pork production practices throughout the world. Dale's writing and photography have won numerous awards over the years, including the American Association of Agricultural Editors' Master Writer award in 2006. He has been recognized with the Honorary Master Pork Producer award by the Iowa Pork Producers Association, the Minnesota Swine Honor Roll, the National Swine Improvement Federation Distinguished Service award, and in 2010, received the Pork Checkoff Pork Industry Distinguished Service award. Dale remains active in pork production by raising purebred Chester White breeding stock, F-1 gilts and premium locker pork.


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This is the first poster from Fun With Dick And Jane
Fantastic................roll on January....................
but he looks so clean-cut and wholesome .............He's not a bit casual there.........lol.........(i confess i kinda like him a little dishevelled and natural looking...........but he does scrub up well...lol )
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Yes he does.
He surely does look incredibly good.
lol i love it! bless he looks so sweet. i must admit to i like his casual look too! but then agen Jim wud look good in anythin! Even in the banana suit lol!
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Have You Heard About… American Artist
… the magazine for artists and art lovers? Each issue of American Artist shows work from a variety of today's artists. They give tips about the media and techniques used to create the realistic paintings. The artists also explain the inspiration behind their work. Enjoy taking a trip through an art gallery with the artists as your personal tour guides.
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This magazine has been discontinued, so it is no longer in our collection.


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Gene Anthony's prolific lens once again captured a slice San Francisco's counterculture with this 1966 photo of visual artist Wilfred Satty. German-born Satty relocated to San Francisco in 1965 and became a staple on the scene, staging huge underground parties and becoming an influential poster artist of the psychedelic age. A fall from a ladder abruptly ended his life in 1982, but his works and legacy continue to resonate through the world of visual arts.
Purchase museum-quality fine art prints of rock, blues, jazz, and country music stars by the best photographers in the world.
About Gene Anthony
Thousands of people flocked to the corner of Haight and Ashbury during the Summer of Love, but few saw the unfolding phenomenon as clearly as Gene Anthony did. From his apartment one block up the hill, he witnessed the extraordinary pilgrimage of young people from across the country as they trooped to San Francisco in search of answers, approval and love, and he captured the compelling vignettes through his telling lens. Anthony's photographic talent, subjects and well-deserved acclaim extend far beyond the psychedelic period, but his ability to capture a mood on a face or the essence of an era from a simple street sign was recognized and refined during that time. His photographs have, in turn, become the myriad faces of the Summer of Love.


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Did you know that your credit score could make the difference in whether or not you get into the college of your dreams? Your credit score could even impact whether or not you get the job you're applying for. Join the Biz Kids, and you'll learn about building good credit and how the credit laws affect your life.. D
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The ARTmobile connects children with the visual arts. Its purpose is to provide fun and relevant art projects that have an educational aspect to them. These art projects are intended to take less than a half hour to create, under the guidance and supervision of the parent or guardian of the child.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pant_xwq ... =endscreen
here we see the terminal power of 'steely bones' and pointed weapons of Uechi.
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As a way to record techniques, drills and principles, kata certainly works. Hundreds of years after Chinto finished teaching Matsumura his fighting method, we modern karateka have a record of the key points of Chinto's teaching. However, over time kata has drifted away from being viewed as a record of highly-potent fighting methods, to instead being generally considered as an athletic or aesthetic pursuit that has little relation to actual combat.
Regardless of how kata may be perceived today, for karateka with an interest in the original civilian fighting system, kata provides a living link back to that system (see my Bunkai-Jutsu book).
To practise karate as a pragmatic system, kata needs to be actively studied, as opposed to just 'practised'. Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan Karate) considered the practise of kata without learning to apply them in live situations to be ' useless' (Karate-do Kyohan).
Numerous other masters were also very critical of karateka who only emphasise the aesthetic performance of the kata. To my mind, without in-depth study of bunkai (kata application), kata practise loses all meaning. We should always keep in mind that kata were created to record fighting techniques and principles.
Van Canna wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgsc-L3qbxk
And this is our beloved Gushi sensei[RIP] a veritable tiger...
It is all in the way we train...
The person holding the jars while being pounded upon, is my dear friend Joe Graziano, most excellent practitioner with the steely physique that Uechi Ryu promotes.
But more important than any style or technique, it is the mindset and deliberation of delivery. This is one aspect that sanchin practice develops.
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I have walked away from a fight. I have had students walk away from fights. We all suffered the effects which mean that while we achieved one training goal we weren't all the way there yet. Maybe I have improved with time – only circumstance will tell.
Can we disengage the portion of ego that makes the wrong choices?
How do we train for this in any realistic way?
What's an Amygdala Hijack?
Intense emotional circumstances like the ones outlined above can trigger a "fight-or-flight" response in the human brain. When this happens, rather than thinking through a problem and acting on it using reason, the emotions that occur can take over and cause us to act too quickly or irrationally. If you've ever said or done something in the "heat of the moment" that you later regretted you were probably the victim of an amygdala hijack.
The amygdala is the emotional center of your brain. When you perceive something through any of your five senses, the cortex, or "thinking" area of the brain, tells you how to react. Then the hormones in the amygdala make that action occur.
However, when something particularly stressful or intense is perceived, the thalamus, or "trafficking" part of the brain, bypasses the cortex and sends that perception directly to the amygdala. The thalamus will do this with anything perceived as a potential threat.
If threatened, the automatic response from the brain does not allow for other solutions to penetrate due to the hormones and adrenaline physically bombarding the body. At this point, the brain is not able to think logically and make decisions using sound judgment. Then the problem truly begins.
Its naive to believe you have or deserve any influence over someone else,and that opinions are like assholes everyone has one
that the more holistic approach to martial arts and putting your ego in your conduct rather than your competence is more tactical,and more rewarding.
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I was sworn to secrecy when I joined Damien Leroy and Andy Hurdman at Damiens hometown spot. As I have seem to notice this spot get named in a few other places recently, I will divulge the info to you as well. I also think you will have ahard time finding it but when you do, it will be all that more worth the trouble. Marco island is basically the first thing you hit coming off Aligator Ally from Miami. It is about an hour and a half drive due west of Miami. Drive over the bridge and follow the road to Tiget Tail park. Park in the dirt lot and start hiking north. Cross a couple of marshes and after about 45 minutes you will find yourself at a very shallow series of salt water ponds right inside of a sandbar that seperates them from the gulf. They are very shallow and butttery flat. The wind is cold and cranking when it is out of the typical northwest direction and warm and lighter on the less frequent south to wouthwest directions.
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A WORCESTER cancer charity has been bowled over by a £3,000 donation raised by a number of businesses in the county.
Insurance brokers Sutcliffe and Co and chartered financial planners McCarthy Taylor Ltd held a networking evening with a difference at Bowl Xtreme in Droitwich Road on Tuesday, February 4, which saw more than 30 teams from businesses throughout Worcestershire turn out.
The money was raised through donations, a raffle, and a guess the number of strikes game. Sutcliffe and Co and McCarthy Taylor also made a donation for each strike that was made.
Rachel Jones from St Richard's said: "It was a fantastic turn out and everyone enjoyed the event, particularly saying it was great to do something different rather than the usual networking format.
"Congratulations to the winners Ballard Dale Syree Watson chartered accountants who fought off fierce competition.
"We are very grateful to everyone who made the night such a success and were thrilled to see so many companies keen to have fun and support the hospice."
St Richard's hospice provides free specialist palliative care for people living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and offers support to their families.
Each year the team of professionals and volunteers supports more than 2,400 patients and family members at its day hospice, its 16-bed in-patient unit and their own homes.
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It has been a year since I lost my Great Friend and GP to a Car/Bike accident. He Truly understood what I am going through. I started having problems on a Sunday, Saw Doctor on Monday, Tues, and had MRI on Wed of March 2004. Found Syrinx on MRI that Wed. He was loved and respected in our community. He Lost a son to a tragic wreck that claimed the lives of 3 teenagers too soon about 5 years prior. Still Missing Doc.
I am blessed to have a great GP that was my backup doctor and his great friend as my GP now.


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The Supreme Court's decision in Lehman Waterfall I was handed down this morning. DLA Piper represents one of the successful appellants, Lehman Brothers Limited (in administration) (LBL).
The court was asked to consider certain issues relating to distributions in the estate of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE), an unlimited company in administration. Such issues arose due to a substantial anticipated surplus in LBIE and sought to resolve particular lacunas in UK insolvency legislation.
In a leading judgment given by Lord Neuberger, the Supreme Court rejected attempts to extend, adapt and create law by ingenious and elaborate mechanisms. Instead it placed an emphasis on interpreting existing legislation with proper regard to the language of the provision, particularly in areas such as insolvency legislation where a complete code was already provided.
As a result the Supreme Court acknowledged and accepted that there are certain lacunas and faults in the existing legislation and gave a clear direction that the courts should be reluctant to fill them. This more conservative approach may produce interesting consequences in future litigation both within, and outside of, an insolvency context.
In relation to the points at issue in Waterfall I, Lord Neuberger held that:
- Currency conversion claims do not exist (Lord Clarke dissented on this point, Lord Sumption disagreed with parts of the reasoning, but agreed in the conclusion)
- Statutory interest payable in an administration, but not paid before commencement of a subsequent liquidation, is not payable in that liquidation (i.e. there is a 'statutory interest lacuna')
- The contributory rule applies in an administration, but with procedural modifications such that a reserve fund is set up to hold contributories' distributions up to the maximum amount of the potential liability pending a liquidation
- Contributories are liable to contribute to non-provable liabilities, but not statutory interest
- Only a liquidator can prove in the insolvency of a contributory for the amount of its contribution
- Set-off does not apply to contributory liabilities under section 74
- LBHI2's subordinated debt claims rank behind both statutory interest and non-provable debts
Currency conversion claims do not exist
In order to ensure a pari passu distribution between creditors, debts owed in foreign currencies are required by the Insolvency Rules to be converted into sterling at the rate prevailing on the date of the administration. Distributions are then paid, in sterling, on those debts so calculated. Due to fluctuations in exchange rates between the date of LBIE's administration and the date on which creditors were paid, many foreign currency creditors received less than the sterling equivalent of the foreign currency debt as at the date of payment and sought to recover the difference (a 'currency conversion shortfall') as a non-provable debt.
While Lord Neuberger thought perhaps there should be a provision which enables a proof in respect of foreign currency debt to be adjusted to take account of currency fluctuations after the administration date, he concluded that such a provision does not exist and that it was not his role to create one. It is therefore not open to creditors to claim any currency conversion shortfall.
Lord Neuberger warned that the purpose of the 1986 insolvency legislation was to simplify and clarify the law, in light of that it is "dangerous to rely on judicial dicta as to the effect of an earlier insolvency code".
Statutory interest lacuna
Insolvency legislation provides for statutory interest to be paid in both an administration and a liquidation. Lord Neuberger found that Rule 2.88 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 which provides for payment of statutory interest accruing while the company is in administration, only applies while the company is in administration. Such interest cannot be claimed from a subsequent liquidator. This presents a problem as the provision for payment of statutory interest in a liquidation only applies to interest on debts proved in the liquidation and which has accrued since the date of the liquidation (not administration).
Lord Neuberger recognised that "there seems to be no reason why a creditor of a company in administration should lose what would otherwise be his right to statutory interest… simply because the company goes into liquidation before that interest has been paid" and that it was therefore probably just an oversight in the drafting of the legislation, but he underlined the fact that "it is not normally appropriate for a judge to rewrite or amend a statutory provision in order to correct what may appear to have been an oversight on the part of Parliament."
Liability of contributories
When an unlimited company is wound up, its members are liable to contribute to its assets an amount sufficient for payment of its "debts and liabilities". LBIE's members argued that such debts and liabilities do not include non-provable debts and statutory interest.
Non-provable debts were found to be within the definition of "liabilities" of a company and therefore a contribution from members could be sought to settle such non-provable debts. However, Lord Neuberger found that claims for statutory interest cannot be considered to be "debts" or "liabilities" because the liability to pay statutory interest in an administration only arises if there is a surplus remaining after payment of the proved debts. Section 74 of the Insolvency Act 1986, which requires the members to contribute, cannot be invoked in order to create a surplus from which to pay statutory interest.
Consistent with the theme of the judgment, Lord Neuberger disagreed with the Court of Appeal's analysis on this point, which to him seemed to involve "re-writing the legislative provision to enable it to achieve a more instinctively likely result than if the actual words used in the provision are construed according to the normal principles of interpretation".
Application of the contributory rule in an administration
Lord Neuberger considered that it would be inconsistent with the pari passu principle if the contributories could be paid out on their proofs such that they could distribute funds to their own creditors and, by the time that LBIE was in liquidation, there would be little or nothing to pay LBIE's call.
This could not be resolved by the application of set-off as Lord Neuberger found that insolvency set-off does not apply to the prospective liability of contributories for calls which may be made on them.
Lord Neuberger resolved this by extending the rule in Cherry v Boultbee or the 'contributory rule' (i.e. the rule that a "claimant could recover nothing as a creditor until all his liability as a contributory had been discharged") to apply to distributing administrations. This was one area in which Lord Neuberger thought it appropriate to expand the existing law by extending an existing judge-made (not legislative) rule. He considered it appropriate to extend "an existing rule so that it can apply to what is an analogous, albeit not identical, situation to that to which it previously applied" when "doing so in order to achieve precisely the same end for which it was conceived."
A pure application of the rule in an administration would however be unjust as it would leave the contributories with nothing they could do to meet their obligations and receive their dividends, as a call could not be made, and their contribution paid, until the company enters liquidation. Lord Neuberger therefore held that the rule should apply with procedural modifications which allow administrators to make distributions to creditors which are potential contributories, provided that when doing so they retain an amount equal to that creditor's "reasonable maximum potential liability as a contributory" until such time as the contributories' final liabilities are quantified.
LBHI2's subordinated debt claims rank behind both statutory interest and non-provable debts
LBHI2, one of the members of LBIE, is owed a substantial amount under subordinated loan agreements. The Court found that statutory interest is "payable and owing" by LBIE and both statutory interest and non-provable claims are payable "in the insolvency" of LBIE. The terms of the agreements therefore subordinated claims under them to both statutory interest and non-provable claims. The Court had no objection to giving an effect to a creditor's contractual agreement that its claim would rank lower in the insolvency waterfall than it would have done absent the contract.
Given that unlimited companies are not commonly utilised, it may be some time before we see another administration of an unlimited company which turns out to be solvent. However, Lord Neuberger's comments on the proper approach to statutory interpretation are of much wider interest.
In an insolvency context, Lord Neuberger's cautionary words may come to be considered, perhaps frequently, in the near future when the recently introduced Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (which replace the Insolvency Rules 1986, on which this decision is based) come to be considered by the courts.
DLA Piper acts for LBL in relation to the Waterfall I and II litigation on instruction from the administrators of LBL and their staff, in particular Mike Jervis and Robert Munn.


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Science theory and practical applications both avenues at the Lab for Daniela Moody, Postdoc
Recently Los Alamos National Laboratory was named one of the top places to work for women engineers by Woman Engineer magazine
We caught up with Daniela Moody who uses her education and training to solve the world's most difficult problems
Daniela is a postdoctoral fellow with the Intelligence and Space Research (ISR) Division, Space and Remote Sensing Sciences, that develops and applies remote sensing instrumentation, analysis, modeling, and machine learning to problems of national security and related sciences.
The Lab: Daniela, how long have you worked here?
Daniela: I arrived in October 2006 as a graduate student and have been working in the Intelligence and Space Research (ISR) Division ever since. My first project was running high-voltage experiments. My research focus then shifted to advanced signal processing methods that ultimately became the topic of my PhD thesis, which I successfully defended at the end of May 2012. I am currently a postdoc in Space and Remote Sensing working on adaptive sparse signal processing algorithms for satellite data processing.
The Lab: What do you enjoy most about your job as an engineer?
Daniela: One of my favorite aspects is the freedom to move between two worlds of science: theory and applications. I believe in what I call "practical theory." Simply put, it means theory that can be implemented in a practical way for direct use. I enjoy figuring out how the theory in my area of research can be used to enhance current capabilities, and whether application constraints can be folded into the theoretical bounds.
The Lab: Why did you choose to work at Los Alamos rather than somewhere else?
Daniela: Growing up, I believed this was a dream place to work. As a kid, I didn't really have an idea about the specific work done here; I just knew it was a cool place where I might get to help save the world. The career advice I got in graduate school was straightforward: if you want to do research, go in academia; if you want to do more application, go to industry. Frankly, neither seemed appealing without the other. So I came to Los Alamos because it allowed me to do both.
The Lab: What does the Lab have to offer you as an engineer that you may not have at another organization?
Daniela: It is the place where my individual efforts make the biggest contribution to the future of our world. I love working with like-minded people, and the eclectic combination of educational and cultural backgrounds of everyone on my team truly fosters scientific growth. Also, I love to ski. There's a nearby ski hill where I can enjoy a run or two during winter lunch breaks. No place else offers that!
The Lab: What is your advice to younger women studying to become engineers and who may be interested in a career at the Lab?
Daniela:: First, find the specific engineering field you are passionate about and get really good at it. I think while engineering degree courses provide the necessary "tools" and knowledge, it is your passion that will really motivate the most productive use of those "tools." If you are passionate about doing engineering research, don't hold back from pursuing an engineering graduate degree. My personal interpretation of the term "career" has been enhanced since coming to the Lab, and I am very excited about the available opportunities for scientific, leadership and personal development. If you are specifically considering a career at the Lab, I strongly encourage you to come out here and participate in our summer student internship program. Get to know our world!


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I've been enjoying Giorgio Armani's Liquid Summer Bronzer ($64) since I purchased it several weeks ago. To digress a bit, I was shopping in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I saw this as a new item on a Nordstrom counter. Because my time was short, I didn't want to do a full-on discussion with a makeup artist. Which is too bad, because typically Armani artists are really well informed, and I tend to get the most use out of the products when I get that type of advice. So, I dashed a bit onto my cheeks and chin, and lightly across my forehead hairline. After about 60 seconds, I had my debit card out and ready, waiting impatiently for the sales associate that I had been so assiduously trying to avoid. I had to have it–it made my skin look beautifully, natural and far better than it really has a right to.
I'm sure you are familiar with the Armani Maestro formula (if not, see this post). It's remarkably lightweight–it seems that Armani formulators have developed a way to suspend pigment in a highly-controllable, almost-nothing-there base that allows for intelligent and beautiful application. If you've never tried a liquid bronzer, you should know how absolutely natural then can look. Unlike powders, they work beautifully with liquid foundations too. They can be mixed with liquid foundations, worn under them for more subtlety, or layered over in a way that sort of melds the two together. Now, take that and add the fact that this is an extremely fine serum formulation of a liquid bronzer and whew–it's really amazing. It blows the older bronzers out of the water (no, I'm not giving up my Guerlain 4 Seasons, but hopefully you get the idea).
Armani Liquid Summer can be layered, mixed, and despite the appearance of fine sparkle in the formula, provides a very skin-like natural look. I did my best with my swatches, here, but I'm still on the road and my bronzer stash and photography conditions are sub-optimal at present.
Overall, I love this product (which is, sadly, limited edition). There are some products that make me think that I could live with only Armani in my life. Now that the line is reformulating its eyeshadows, and combined with products like this one, I could be right about that.
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Microsoft: Hey, If We Had To Go Through Europe's Crazy Antitrust Process, Why Shouldn't Google?
from the at-least-they-see-the-irony dept
There of course will be some who will point out the irony in today's filing. Having spent more than a decade wearing the shoe on the other foot with the European Commission, the filing of a formal antitrust complaint is not something we take lightly. This is the first time Microsoft Corporation has ever taken this step. More so than most, we recognize the importance of ensuring that competition laws remain balanced and that technology innovation moves forward.To be fair, the specific antitrust concerns that Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith lays out against Google appear to be a bit more compelling than some of the previous attempts by Microsoft to make Google out to be a monopolist, such as silly claims about where companies appear in search results. Specifically, Microsoft highlights Google blocking access to certain YouTube data, so that only Google can provide good searches of YouTube videos, as well as blocking Microsoft's mobile platform from accessing more YouTube data, which is done by Android.
First, in 2006 Google acquired YouTube--and since then it has put in place a growing number of technical measures to restrict competing search engines from properly accessing it for their search results. Without proper access to YouTube, Bing and other search engines cannot stand with Google on an equal footing in returning search results with links to YouTube videos and that, of course, drives more users away from competitors and to Google.While the full details aren't clear, and this is only one side, those do seem like valid concerns if it's true that Google is really limiting such access. The concern over antitrust is always in whether or not the company is abusing its position to hold back competition unfairly. I don't know if Microsoft has a case, and I'm especially skeptical of the EU's antitrust process, which seems more focused on punishing success than on making sure there's no real consumer harm. However, this is certainly going to be a case worth paying attention to over the next few years...
Second, in 2010 and again more recently, Google blocked Microsoft's new Windows Phones from operating properly with YouTube. Google has enabled its own Android phones to access YouTube so that users can search for video categories, find favorites, see ratings, and so forth in the rich user interfaces offered by those phones. It's done the same thing for the iPhones offered by Apple, which doesn't offer a competing search service.
Unfortunately, Google has refused to allow Microsoft's new Windows Phones to access this YouTube metadata in the same way that Android phones and iPhones do. As a result, Microsoft's YouTube "app" on Windows Phones is basically just a browser displaying YouTube's mobile Web site, without the rich functionality offered on competing phones. Microsoft is ready to release a high quality YouTube app for Windows Phone. We just need permission to access YouTube in the way that other phones already do, permission Google has refused to provide.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Four-year-old Gavyn Boscio asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. But when his big sister went to buy one, she could find it only in girly pink and purple.
So the Garfield, N.J., girl started an online petition asking Hasbro to make the toy ovens in gender-neutral colors and feature boys on the box.
Thirteen-year-old McKenna Pope has gotten more than 30,000 signatures so far. She says she wants her little brother to know it's OK for boys to cook.
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay of the Food Network is weighing in on her side.
Hasbro has not returned calls for comment.


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The Root of the Word מבול: A Flood of Possibilities
By Mitchell First[1] (email@example.com)
A common assumption is that the word מבול means "flood." This is how the word is translated in ArtScroll's Stone Chumash, in the Hertz Pentateuch, and in the Koren Tanakh. But in order to truly understand the meaning of a word, we must determine its three letter root.
The word מבול has four letters, the first of which is a mem. Usually, a mem at the beginning of a noun is not a part of the root. It is what is added to turn a verb into a noun. Thus, an initial thought might be that the root of מבול is בול.[2]
But there is no evidence for a verb בול in Biblical Hebrew. Therefore, the vav is probably not a root letter here and one of the three original root letters probably dropped out. The dagesh in the bet of מבול also implies that a root letter dropped out. Our task is to determine what that letter was.
One possibility is that the original root was בלל and that the dropped letter was a lamed.[3] In this view, the original noun was perhaps מבלול. If the original root was בלל, the fundamental meaning of the word מבול would be "mixture/intermingling/confusion."
The fact that the story of migdal Bavel follows shortly after the story of the מבול gives some credence to this approach. The root בלל is a main theme of the migdal Bavel story (see Genesis 11:7 and 11:9). But the dagesh in the bet of מבול implies that the dropped letter was the first letter of the root.[4]
Therefore, a more likely possibility for the root of מבול is נבל.[5] The verb נבל has the meaning of "fall, decay, destroy."[6] The root letter nun often drops as the first letter of the root. In this approach, the original noun was מנבול.
The problem with claiming that the root נבל underlies the word מבול is that נבל is typically used in the context of a gradual destruction, such as in the context of leaves and flowers.[7] See, e.g., Is. 28:1: ve-tziz novel, Is. 34:4: ki-nevol aleh mi-gefen, and Is. 40:7: naval tzitz. It seems to mean "wither" and "decay," rather than "destroy." There is one instance in the Tanakh where the root נבל is applied to the world. See Is. 24:4: navlah ha-aretz…navlah tevel. But even here the implication may be one of gradual decay.[8]
Radak agrees that the root of מבול is נבל, but takes a different approach.[9] In his approach, the fundamental meaning of the root נבל is "fall."[10] But the word is not being used to describe the effects of the flood (earthly items falling and being destroyed). The word is being used to describe something that is itself falling from the heavens. In Radak's view, anything that falls from the heavens (e.g., snow, hail and fire) can be called a מבול.[11]
A third approach to the root of מבול is that it is יבל.[12] This seems to be the most likely approach. In this approach, the original noun was מיבול, but the yod dropped.[13]
Throughout Tanakh, יבל is a root relating to movement and flow.[14] See, e.g., Ps. 60:11: mi yovileini ir matzor (who will lead me into the fortified city?), Is. 53:7: ka-se la-tevach yuval (as a lamb is led to the slaughter), and Is. 55:12: u-ve-shalom tuvalun (and you will be led out with peace).
Another example of the root יבל relating to movement is in the context of the jubilee year. At Lev. 25:10, we are told: yovel he tiheyeh lachem ve-shavtem ish el achuzato… יובל means "ram" in several places in Tanakh.[15] Based on the statement in Lev. 25:9 that the shofar is blown to proclaim the jubilee year, Rashi believes that yovel must mean ram at Lev. 25:10, and that the reference is to the blowing of the horn of the ram. But the plain sense accords with the view of the Ramban that the meaning of yovel at Lev. 25:10 is "being brought back," i.e., a time of being brought back to one's land.[16]
Also, the root יבל is connected to water in several verses. See Is. 30:25 and 44:4:
מים יבלי (streams of water) and Jer. 17:8: יובל. See also Dan 8:2 (אובל).
Hayyim Tawil's An Akkadian Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew contributes to our understanding and supports our suggestion that the root of מבול in Biblical Hebrew is יבל. Tawil points out that there is a word in Akkadian bubbulu, which means something like a flood of water.[17] Most probably, this word is related to the Hebrew word mabbul, since Hebrew and Akkadian are related languages, and m and b often interchange. Since bubbulu is used in the context of water, this suggests that the root of מבול is יבל, and not נבל or בלל.
The issue of the root of the word מבול is not just an etymological one. Philosophically, what we are asking is: was the מבול a force meant to cause intermingling/ confusion? a force meant to cause things to fall/decay/be destroyed?[18] or more neutrally, a force of flowing water? Most likely, the root is יבל and the last is correct.[19]
Interestingly, Rashi conducts practically the same analysis of the word מבול that we did. In his explanation of the word at Gen. 6:17, he writes:
she-bilah et ha-kol, she-bilbel et ha-kol, she-hovil et ha-kol min
ha-gavoha la-namukh…
בלה means "destroy and wear down," similar to נבל. בלבל means "mix," the equivalent of בלל. הוביל means "move" and is from the root יבל.[20] But Rashi seems to believe that the word מבול was purposely chosen to convey all three connotations.
Additional Notes
1. Outside of the 12 times the word מבול appears (in various forms) in parshat Noach, the only other time the word appears in Tanakh is at Psalms 29:10: Hashem la-mabbul yashav. Many assume that the meaning here is something like "God sat enthroned at the Flood,"[21] but the prefix la- is difficult in this approach.
An interesting interpretation is provided by Tawil. He cites a scholar who claims, based on a parallel in Akkadian, that למבול here means "before the Flood," i.e., "from time immemorial." The phrase Hashem la-mabbul yashav would then parallel the subsequent phrase va-yeshev Hashem melekh le-olam.[22]
Many other interpretations of la-mabbul yashav have been suggested.[23] Most creative is the suggestion of Naphtali Herz Tur-Sinai that the reference is to God having dried up the waters of the mabbul and that ישב here is just a methathesized form of יבש![24]
2. An analysis similar to the one we have conducted on the word מבול can also be conducted on בול, the pre-exilic name for the month of Marchesvan.[25] Is בול named for some activity in the month relating to mixing (בלל)? relating to withering (נבל)? or relating to moving/gathering produce (יבל)? All have been suggested.[26] Because בול may have typically been a rainy month, a derivation from the word מבול has also been suggested. See, e.g., Radak to I Kings 6:38.
Interestingly, a statement at Midrash Tanchuma, Noach, sec. 11, explains the word מבול as based on the fact that the Flood spanned 40 (מ) days in the month of בול![27]
3. I focused above on determining the root of מבולin Biblical Hebrew. If we rephrase the question and ask what the root of the word was in proto-Semitic, the answer changes slightly. The answer would be vav-bet-lamed. The prevailing scholarly view is that most Hebrew roots with an initial yod derive from earlier Semitic roots with an initial vav.[28]
[1] I would like to thank Rabbi Avrohom Lieberman and Sam Borodach for reviewing the draft.
[2] Also, no Hebrew root begins with the two letters mem and bet. See Eduard Yechezkel Kutscher, A History of the Hebrew Language (Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1984 ), p. 7:
It is also instructive that [in a Semitic language] in the first two positions, not only are
identical consonants excluded (the patterning AAB being non-existent except in Akkadian)
but even homorganic consonants (produced by the same organ) do not occur in this position.
Mem and bet are homorganic consonants. (Kutscher admits that there are some exceptions to the rule he stated.)
[3] See, e.g., R. Abraham Ibn Ezra to Gen. 6:17, who makes this suggestion. He also suggests נבל as the root.
[4] Of course, all the dagesh really shows is that whoever inserted this dagesh believed that a letter was dropped. But most likely, the vocalization was based on the pronounciation at the time, which presumably reflected a tradition that the word was pronounced mabbul, and not mavul. This suggests that there was once a root letter preceding it.
[5] See, e.g., Ibn Ezra, Seforno, and S.D. Luzzatto, on Gen. 6:17. Those who take this approach can point to the fact that the word מבוע (Ecc. 12:6), also with a dagesh in the bet, undoubtedly comes from the root נבע.
[6] Seforno writes that נבל means mapalah ve-hefsed and Luzzatto writes that נבל means nefilah ve-hashchatah. Seforno points to the use of the word משחיתם (=destroy them) at Gen. 6:13 as evidence that mabul probably has this meaning as well.
Very likely, the roots נבל and נפל are related.
[7] R. Samson Raphael Hirsch argues that this is precisely the point. By using the term מבול, the Torah was implying that on some level the event was only of a mild character. I do not find this argument convincing. Although Noah and his family remained in the Ark for one year and ten days (see Gen. 6:11 and 7:14), the implication of verse 7:23 (va-yimach et kol ha-yekum…) is that every living thing was destroyed decisively in the first 40 days.
[8] See, e.g., the translation in the Soncino edition. The Hebrew root בלה also connotes gradual decay. See, e.g., Deut. 8:4 (clothes), 29:4 (shoes), and Gen. 18:12 (Sarah). It may be related to the root נבל.
In Akkadian, the root nabulu may have more of a connotation of destruction than the Hebrew root נבל. See, e.g., the concordance of S. Mandelkern, entry מבול, and Ernest Klein, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English (New York: MacMillan, 1987), p. 311. This would give more of a basis to interpret מבול as deriving from נבל.
[9] In addition to his comm. to Gen. 6:17, see his Sefer ha-Shoreshim, entry נבל.
[10] In rabbinic Hebrew, a נובלת is an unripe fruit that falls off of the tree.
[11] Both San. 108b and Zev. 116a refer to a mabbul shel esh. Radak also points to the phrase nivlei shamayim at Job 38:37, where the context indicates that the phrase refers to falling rain. But it seems more likely that נבלי there means "vessels," i.e., the clouds that hold the rain.
It has been suggested that מבול is related to the "vessel" meaning of נבל. In this view, the meaning of מבול is "a receptacle that holds water." See, e.g., Hayim ben Yosef Tawil, An Akkadian Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew (Jersey City: Ktav, 2009) p. 196, who mentions such a suggestion. Probably, the origin of the "vessel" meaning of נבל is that vessels were often made from the skin of a fallen animal (=a נבלה.)
נבל also has the meaning "disgusting," probably because withering and falling things become disgusting. But it seems farfetched to connect מבול with this meaning of נבל.
[12] See, e.g., Moses David Cassuto, Peirush al Sefer Bereshit (Jerusalem: Magnes, 1953), vol. 2, p. 45, Daat Mikra (comm. to Gen. 6:17), Menachem Tzvi Kadari, Millon ha-Ivrit ha-Mikrait (Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan Univ., 2006), p. 575, and Tawil, p. 196.
The Daat Mikra commentary to Genesis 6:17 (p. 177, n. 52) points out that all three sons of Lemekh have a name derived from the root יבל: Yaval, Yuval, and Tuval Kayin. See Gen. 4:20-22.
[13] Some other examples of words whose initial yods dropped are: מצע (Is. 28:10, from יצע) and מסד (I Kings 7:9, from יסד). See Daat Mikra to Gen. 6:17. There is a dagesh in the middle letter of both of these words.
[14] The word also has the related meaning of "carry." See, e.g., Psalms 76:12: yovilu shai (carry presents).
In the Shema, the word יבולה is used to mean the produce of the land. Most likely, it has this meaning because produce must be carried in from the land. (See similarly, the word תבואה, which also means produce, and comes from the root בוא. See Klein, p. 689.) Alternatively, the word יבולה means produce because produce flows from the land.
[15] Yovel means ram at Ex. 19:13 and throughout the sixth chapter of the book of Joshua. (That yovel means ram at Ex. 19:13 is evident from Josh. 6:5. It is also suggested by Ex. 19:16.)
[16] Ramban defines yovel as הבאה. R. Hirsch also takes this approach to this verse. See also the commentaries of R. Saadiah Gaon, Ibn Ezra, and Hizzekuni.
R. Hirsch also makes the suggestion that when yovel is used in the context of a sound being made, we can translate yovel as "home-calling signal," based on the verb יבל. Despite the brilliance of this suggestion, a comparison of Ex. 19:13 with Josh. 6:5 suggests that, in the sound contexts, yovel is merely short for keren ha-yovel (=the horn of the ram).
Is there a connection between the "movement/bringing" meaning of yovel and the "ram" meaning? R. Hirsch makes the following interesting suggestion:
[T]he ram, is the leader of the flock, the one who "brings" them to
their pasturage, perhaps quite specially, who goes in front, and the
flock following him, "brings them home."
See similarly Klein, entry יובל (p. 256): "leader of the flock, bellwether."
[17] Tawil, p. 196. The standard word in Akkadian for flood is abūbu.
[18] Or, according to Radak, a force of falling water.
[19] It is interesting to note that in the Septuagint the word מבול was translated as κατακλυσμός = down-cleansing. (The ArtScroll Tehillim commentary to Psalms 29:10, p. 354, refers to the mabul as a "cataclysmic" upheaval. Surely, this is just coincidence!) But the Greek-speaking Egyptian Jews had a very limited understanding of the structure of Hebrew words. Surely, they did not see the root יבל in the word.
[20] For further elaboration, see the Siftei Chakhamim and ArtScroll's Sapirstein edition of Rashi. The three-pronged interpretation expressed in this Rashi seems to be his own.
[21] See, e.g., the ArtScroll Siddur. See also Rambam, Moreh Nevukhim, part I, chap. 11.
[22] See Tawil, p. 196.
[23] For example, the Daat Mikra commentary to Psalms 29:10 cites a suggestion that מבול here means "throne," based on a resemblance to a word in Arabic. The suggestion is made by Jacob Nahum Epstein in "Mabbul," Tarbitz 12 (1940), p. 82. But the Arabic word that Epstein bases his suggestion on is pronounced מנבר; Epstein must assume that there was a switch of resh and lamed. (The Daat Mikra comm. to Gen. 6:17 states that the relevant word is in Akkadian, but this is an error.)
The Anchor Bible translates: "has sat enthroned from the flood" (=from the time of the flood) and argues that the reference is not to the מבול of the time of Noach, but to some other water-related Divine victory.
[24] See his Peshuto shel Mikra, vol. 4, part 1 (Jerusalem: Kiryat Sefer, 1967), p. 56.
[25] See I Kings 6:38.
[26] See, e.g., J. Talmud Rosh ha-Shanah 1:2, Daat Mikra to I Kings 6:38, and Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden-New York-Köln: Brill, 1994), vol. 1, entry בול. (The connection to בלל seems least likely.)
Of course, because the word בול lacks a mem at the outset, there is less reason to suspect that an initial root letter such as nun or yod was dropped. But the בול of Job 40:20 surely comes from יבול.
[27] See Gen. 7:11-12.
[28] Support for this in our case is that there is a word in Arabic, wabala, to bring down rain. See Cassuto, vol. 2, p. 45. See also Tawil's reference (p. 196) to the Akkadian word (w)abālu.
Of course, it is possible that מבול is a non-Semitic word that happened to make its way into the Tanakh and we are completely misguided in our search for its origin and meaning in Biblical Hebrew and the other Semitic languages. But it is a noun that begins with mem and this is a typical Biblical Hebrew form. Moreover, the parallels in the other Semitic languages support our conclusion that the origin of the word is a Semitic one and that its root is vav-bet-lamed/yod-bet-lamed.


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Chicago, night: photo by photoalvin (Alvin Shubert), 22 May 2009
Looking up, prostrate
on concrete
tented in the soft glow
of the arc lamps
.......overhead, a nimbus
or mist, as of being
becalmed at sea
".......overhead, a nimbus
or mist, as of being
becalmed at sea"
here too, but south wind kicking up, front approaching
first grey light in sky above blackness
of ridge, bird calling from pine branch
in foreground, sound of wave in channel
second portrait pen and ink,
one of three "unknown"
being, in which it is still
itself, still another
grey white fog against invisible ridge,
circular green pine on tip of sandspit
Steve, yes, south wind, and we at the matchstick haunted house don't like the feel of it.
(A voice nearby has been murmuring "Pineapple Express".)
Mangled Heroic Couplets
Your poem with its Latinate nimbus
Swept my worldly thoughts out to sea—
There I thought of the Hellenic aura
And with what equal ease the breeze
Spirited my severed head back to me.
Resurgent memory, "tented in the soft glow . . ."
Life (that incessant streaming) is, some days, a fire hose directed at the solar plexus.
It has the sense of a stillness, a calm, pressed on the subject.
Yes, that's the derivation of this recursive notebook annotation, keyword "pressed" -- an immediate baffling sensation of being pressed down upon pavement, twisting one's neck (slowly, with difficulty) to try to see what's above, seeing only the elevated street lamps (through blood), a light rain falling, disembodiment, state of shock.
Not yet quite knowing what has just befallen one... and for that matter never to know, exactly.
And by the by, Vassilis -- though it must be admitted forms have yet to be filed for the return of the severed head from that nimbus, there always remains the off chance it will turn up in a storm drain somewhere and float back homeward... certainly one would be happy to have it back, in the event... how can a person be expected to get on with developing a proper aura, sans an (at least) semi-intact dome for it to fit around??
And yes, Hazen, that streaming fire-hose... when it points your way... oof!