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From the Glenwood Springs Post Independent (Heather McGregor) via The Aspen Times:
"The bottom line is demand is ahead of supply. We are living beyond our means, and the gap is greatest in the Lower Basin," said David Kanzer, senior water resources engineer for the Colorado River District.
Kanzer presented a summary of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study to the Colorado River District's 15-member board during the board's quarterly meeting held Tuesday in Glenwood Springs. The 1,500-page study was first released Dec. 12 at a multi-state water users meeting in Las Vegas.
After Kanzer's presentation, the board convened a closed-door session to discuss the state of Colorado's negotiation strategy prior to a seven-state meeting next week. Sitting in on the session were Jennifer Gimbel, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the state's chief water official, and Ted Kowalski, chief of the state water agency's interstate division.
"We'll be meeting in Las Vegas next week with the other basin states to figure out what do we do with this study," Gimbel said.
The basin study was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven Colorado River Basin states: the upper basin states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico, and the lower basin states of Nevada, Arizona and California…
River flows from 1991 to 2010 past Lee's Ferry, which is just downstream of Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, averaged 13.7 million acre-feet per year…
Current water use in the basin is 16 million to 17.5 million acre-feet per year, Kanzer said, which includes water from tributaries that drain into the Colorado River below Lee's Ferry.
The basin study shows that water use has overtopped supply for the past 10 years, and the gap is forecast to continue.
"By 2060, the gap is 3.2 million acre-feet a year, and possibly as much as 8 million acre-feet a year," Kanzer said.
Lee's Ferry flows are critical for the upper basin states, as the four states must first send enough water downstream to meet the lower basin's allocations — 75 million acre-feet in any 10-year period — and can only use water over that amount. So as snowpack and rainfall declines, it will be upper basin users, and western Colorado in particular, that will face limits in water use…
The study evaluates many ways to increase water supply, such as importing water from other basins, cloudseeding, desalinization of seawater, water banking, land use management in watersheds, and changes in reservoir operations. It also looks at options for reducing demand through stepped up urban and agricultural conservation.
"Even with all these scenarios, there will still be times we cannot meet 75 in 10," Kanzer said, referring to the downstream allocations. "The upper basin shortage risk is real. The Lee's Ferry deficit is real."
Moreover, he said, models that assume rising temperatures and changing weather patterns from climate change also forecast the year-to-year variability in streamflow to increase. In other words, there will still be very wet years, such as 2011, and very dry years such as 2002 and 2012, but the very dry years will occur more often in the future.
With the study now published following years of work, water officials are now focused on educating the wider public about the water supply shortfall that Western states will face in the coming decades.
Gimbel said the Colorado Water Conservation Board is planning a "road show" to present study findings in communities around the state, particularly in western Colorado, and on the Front Range, which is heavily dependent on water diversions from Western Slope rivers.

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Novel Biomaterials Accelerate the Development of Innovative Wound Care Management Technologies, Finds Frost & Sullivan
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- Modern wound management focuses on improving the wound healing mechanism to enhance the patient's quality of life
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New wound care technologies that detect early wound healing and manage wound healing mechanisms are finding favor with physicians that are trying to determine suitable treatment protocols. Wound care management received a thrust from cost-effective and efficient technologically advanced products and therapies. Some wound care advancements that gained traction recently include wound dressings that offer controlled release of enzymes and antimicrobial agents, and silver nanocomposites that exhibit protective barrier and anti-inflammatory properties.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.technicalinsights.frost.com) Wound Care Management Technologies research finds that wound care therapy developers are increasingly responding to the demand for more effective wound care s olutions. Biotechnology, biomaterial, and tissue engineering-enabled innovations are some of the fastest growing technology segments in this market.
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Is Thread is an object ? sleep is a method? I never created a object called Thread then how can it exists.
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To create threading there is an object
Is Thread is an object ? sleep is a method? I never created a object called Thread then how can it exists.
Thread is a class and sleep is a static method in that class.
Have you read the API doc for the Thread class?
The API doc is here: Java Platform SE 6
Find the Thread class in the lower left and click on it to bring the doc into the righthand frame.
Read in the tutorials about static methods and variables.
java.lang.Thread is a class. The Java compiler automatically resolves references to java.lang.* classes as though you had included the line "import java.lang.*;" in your source.
Thread (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0)
sleep(int) is declared static, so you can access the method from the class without needing an instance of Thread.
The Thread API is a bit of a mess. I wish the Sun developers had made sleep a member method so that to sleep your current thread, you'd have to use "Thread.currentThread().sleep(1000);" - which is probably what the current method does internally. Note that you can do this anyway, but the reference from currentThread() would be redundant.
edit: 1 minute later than Norm as usual. I'm going to have to start my own Java programming forum
Yea since sleep is a static method?
Are you asking a question?
yes because I'm very new to java.
What is the question?
you answered in #2 that what I understood is sleep is a static method hence it invoked with out actually creating an object reference variable. right?
Sorry, I don't understand your question. Do you understand the previous posts?right?
I'm asking what I have understand is right or wrong?
yes that sounds right.I understood is sleep is a static method hence it invoked with out actually creating an object reference variable
If you are beginner, you must not start with threads but with classes first.
sleep example:
... thread.sleep(2000); textarea.append("this Message displays after 2 seconds!"); thread.sleep(5000); textarea.append("This Message displays after 5 seconds!"); thread.sleep(1000); System.out.println("This Message will display on the console after 1 second!"); ...
Although i wouldn't recommend using sleep when appending to a JTextArea, Due to it causing your program to freeze for the ammount of sleep time. Instead you would use a "timer".
Timer example on oracle: http://download.oracle.com/javase/tu...isc/timer.html
What happens when you execute the code you posted?
Does it do what you want it to do? What do you want the code to do?
Just a demonstration of a spot never to use a sleep


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Locke helps Pirates beat Reds 3-1; Cueto gets hurt
Jeff Locke won for only the second time in three major league seasons, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Reds 3-1 Saturday night as Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto left in the fifth inning with a strained right triceps.
After striking out Pedro Alvarez starting the fifth, Cueto threw a first-pitch strike to Travis Snider then began shaking his right arm. A Reds trainer visited Cueto on the mound, briefly massaged the pitcher's upper arm, and both then walked to the dugout.
Cueto helped Cincinnati win the NL Central last season, then left the division series opener against San Francisco with an oblique strain that knocked him out for the rest of the series, won by the Giants in five games.
Cueto allowed one run and two hits in 4 1-3 innings with one walk and three strikeouts. He has given up just seven earned runs in his last seven starts in Pittsburgh.
Alfredo Simon (0-1) relieved Cueto with the score 1-1. Snider reached on an infield single, Clint Barmes singled and Starling Marte singled with two outs to drive in the go-ahead run.
Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata added an RBI double off the right-center field fence in the seventh against J.J. Hoover.
Locke (1-1), making his 14th big league appearance and 12th start, allowed one run, four hits and four walks in five innings with no strikeouts. His first win was last Oct. 1, when he pitched six innings of one-run ball to beat Atlanta.
Mark Melancon pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and has not allowed a run in seven games and seven innings this season. Jason Grilli finished for his fifth save in as many chances.
Cincinnati has lost four in a row, its longest regular-seasom skid since a five-game streak last Aug. 5-9. The Pirates have won four of five following a 1-5 start.
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NSA admits rare willful surveillance violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency said Friday that some of its analysts knowingly and deliberately exceeded its surveillance authority on occasion over the past decade and that those involved were disciplined.
"Very rare instances of willful violations of NSA's authorities have been found," the agency said in a statement. It said none of the abuses involved violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or the USA Patriot Act. NSA violations of both laws have been highlighted in the leaks of classified information by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden.
Two U.S. officials said one analyst was disciplined in years past for using NSA resources to track a former spouse. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
"NSA takes very seriously allegations of misconduct, and cooperates fully with any investigations - responding as appropriate," the agency statement said. "NSA has zero tolerance for willful violations of the agency's authorities."
The Senate Intelligence Committee was briefed this week on the willful violations by the NSA's inspector general's office, as first reported by Bloomberg.
"The committee has learned that in isolated cases over the past decade, a very small number of NSA personnel have violated NSA procedures — in roughly one case per year," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who chairs the committee, said in a statement Friday.
"These incidents ... in most instances did not involve an American's information," Feinstein said. "I have been informed by NSA that disciplinary action has been taken, and I am reviewing each of these incidents in detail."
In an interview with reporters last week, the NSA's director of compliance, John DeLong, said the abuses "are taken very seriously."
"When we make mistakes, we detect, we correct and we report," DeLong said.
Obama administration officials and intelligence overseers in Congress have described the FISA and Patriot Act violations as inadvertent. The NSA this week declassified a secret FISA court ruling from 2011 that revealed the agency had inadvertently scooped up, over a three-year period, as many as 56,000 emails of Americans not connected to terrorism.
The agency had reported the gathering of those emails — they were mixed in with terrorism targets' emails — to the FISA court and Congress, and was ordered to change the practice.
The NSA also released documents showing that it created a new procedure to separate the bulk caches of emails most likely to contain those Americans' communications, limit access to them and destroy them more frequently than other information the agency gathers.
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The creators of Team Fortress 2 have hired their very own economist to help out with their various crazy hat-based projects.
Writing on his new blog over at Valve's website, newly-minted consultant Yanis Varoufakis discusses how he met with Valve chief Gabe Newell and put a deal together.
"Within hours, an agreement was reached: I would become, in some capacity (that was to be hammered out later), Valve's economist-in-residence," he writes.
"My intention at Valve, beyond performing a great deal of data mining, experimentation, and calibration of services provided to customers on the basis of such empirical findings, is to to go one step beyond; to forge narratives and empirical knowledge that (a) transcend the border separating the 'real' from the digital economies, and (b) bring together lessons from the political economy of our gamers' economies and from studying Valve's very special (and fascinating) internal management structure."
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Shushtar is a city in the capital of Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Shushtar is located approximately 92 kilometers away from Ahwaz. Much of its past agricultural productivity derives from Roman-built irrigation system which centered on the band-e Kaiser the first dam bridge in Iran. The modern name Shushtar is connected with the name of another ancient city called Susa which means greater than Shush. During Sassanian era, it was an island city on the Karun River and selected to become the summer capital.
Shushtar can be traced back to Darius the Great in the 5th century B.C. and it involved the creation of two main diversion canals on the river Karun one of which, Gargar canal, is still in use providing water to the city of Shushtar via a series of tunnels that supply water to mills.


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Maege Mormont
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Maege Mormont is the head of House Mormont and the Lady of Bear Island. She inherited her title from her nephew, Ser Jorah Mormont, after he fled into exile. She is the sister of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jeor Mormont.
Character and Appearance
Maege is a stout, grey-haired woman and a fierce warrior. She dresses in patched ringmail[2][3] and her favoured weapon is a spiked mace. She is dedicated to the old gods and loyal to House Stark. According to her brother, Jeor, she is stubborn, short-tempered and willful.[4]
Maege inherited the title of head of House Mormont and ruler of Bear Island after her brother's only heir, Jorah Mormont, fled to the Free Cities to escape justice for selling criminals into slavery to pay for his debts. She worked hard to regain the family's noble name and to help the estate recover from the state of near-poverty Jorah left behind.[5]
Maege has five daughters: her eldest and heir, Dacey, Alysane, Lyra, Jorelle, Lyanna. She has no sons. It is not known who her husband was (he is presumably dead), or why she and her daughters continue to bear the name Mormont, rather than the name of her husband/teir father.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Lady Maege and her heir, Dacey, lead their forces to Winterfell when Robb Stark calls his banners to ride south against the Lannisters.[2] When the northern host splits at the Twins, Maege continues south in Robb's host. Her forces signal the springing of the trap at the Battle of the Whispering Wood.[6] After Lords Greatjon Umber and Rickard Karstark proclaim Robb to be King in the North at Riverrun, Maege declares Robb the King of Winter.[7]
A Clash of Kings
After the Battle of Oxcross, Lady Mormont captures thousands of cattle in the Westerlands and drives them towards the Riverlands. It is not stated whether or not she manages to succeed in this task, as the passage back to the Riverlands is still held by the Lannisters.[8]
A Storm of Swords
Lady Maege is among the northern lords who accompanies King Robb Stark north from Riverrun to attend the wedding of Edmure Tully at the Twins. At Hag's Mire, however, she and Galbart Glover are ordered by Robb to travel to Seagard. There they are to take separate ships from Lord Jason Mallister to sail up the Neck and to search for Greywater Watch as envoys to the crannogmen, in preparation for Robb's planned attack on ironborn-occupied Moat Cailin. The letters they carry will contain false commands for northern lords, however, in case they are captured by enemies.[9] Maege's heir, Dacey, is one of those killed at the Twins during the Red Wedding.[10]
A Dance with Dragons
Lady Maege is mentioned by her oldest surviving daughter, Alysane, when asked about her siblings by Asha Greyjoy.[11] She is with two of her other daughters, Lyra and Jory, though it is not said where, while her youngest, Lyanna is back on Bear Island.[12]
Quotes about Maege
You are not the only one touched by this war. Like as not, my sister is marching in your brother's host, her and those daughters of hers, dressed in men's mail. Maege is a hoary old snark, stubborn, short-tempered, and willful. Truth be told, I can hardly stand to be around the wretched woman, but that does not mean my love for her is any less than the love you bear your half sisters.[4]
- Jeor Mormont to Jon Snow
References and Notes
- ↑ Her eldest daughter was born before 276
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 70, Jon IX.
- ↑ RPG Book, Guardians of Order, 2005
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn X.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
- ↑ It is Lyanna who answers Stannis's message when he demands allegiance from House Mormont.A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 3
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 It is currently unknown whether Alysane's children are trueborn, or bastardborn.


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South Lyon Community Schools' deputy superintendent will be the district's next superintendent.
The district's Board of Education voted 6-0 on June 2 to place Melissa Baker in the position beginning July of 2015.
Baker presently oversees personnel and communications/public relations.
Baker's salary will be determined pending negotiations of her contract, said Baker.
Current superintendent, Bill Pearson, in the position since 1995, announced he will retire in at the end of the 2014-15 school year.
According to the annual budget, the superintendent's salary is $200,781 and he receives $101,687 in benefits.
The district has 11 schools: two high schools for grades 9-12, two middle schools for grades 6-8, seven elementary schools for grades K-5, and an early childhood center.


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Revelation 12 Sign points to NOW - Barry Scarbrough
Also, if you get a chance. Our brother Ron (Watchman35) , who is frequent reader of this site, was a guest on the Front Porch Show this week. Ron and the host talked a lot about many topics, including current events in the political spectrum, prophetic signs, and how the marriage tradition of the ancient Jews is a pattern for us who are betrothed to Christ and waiting for him to come for us. Check it out if you can!
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Lord of the Ring
(Redirected from Lord of the Rings)
- Main article: Sauron
- "The Lord of the Ring is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor..."
- ― Gandalf, Many Meetings
Lord of the Ring or Lord of the Rings was a title for Sauron, the master of the One Ring. The singular form appeared only once, uttered by Peregrin Took, who was ignorant of its meaning. The plural form appeared only three times; once in Gandalf's correction of the above mishap, once by Glorfindel during the Council of Elrond, and once by Gandalf there.[1][2]
[edit] Elvish translation
There are two known translations by Tolkien of The Lord of the Rings into Quenya:
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ Patrick H. Wynne, "Anaxartaron Onyalie" dated 15 November 2003, The home page of Patrick H. Wynne (accessed 17 April 2012)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Letter to Philip Brown" (letter)


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Derrick Rose, Luol Deng out for Game 1 against Miami Heat
MIAMI -- Derrick Rose still has not ruled out a return this season for the Chicago Bulls, saying he could play in their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat.
The 2011 NBA MVP will not play for Chicago in Game 1 against Miami on Monday night, nor will forward Luol Deng. Deng returned to a hospital for more tests, the Bulls said, and underwent a spinal tap to rule out viral meningitis after becoming ill last week.
Rose has not played in more than a year while recovering from reconstructive knee surgery. He was hurt in last season's playoffs.
"Still in the air," Rose said Monday before the Bulls went through a game-day practice in Miami. "I might have a chance."
The Bulls are also awaiting word on guard Kirk Hinrich, who missed the last three games of Chicago's first-round series against Brooklyn with a calf injury. Coach Tom Thibodeau indicated that Hinrich would be a game-time decision for the opener, though did not sound optimistic.
"It's slow, steady progress," Thibodeau said. "But he's still not there."
Miami's main injury concern heading into the series is the status of guard Dwyane Wade, who has been dealing with bone bruises around his right kneecap for several weeks. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Wade -- and every other Miami player -- was able to practice Monday morning, but is not planning to reveal his lineup until closer to game time.
Still, Wade expects to play.
"Thinking I'm ready to go," he said.
Deng tweeted that he would see his team in Miami, but now that seems less than certain. Thibodeau said the team is taking a day-to-day approach with Deng, who did not play in the final two games of Chicago's first-round series with Brooklyn.
Thibodeau said Deng was no longer in the hospital when the two spoke Monday morning.
"Lu's been a very important part of the team, sort of the glue of our team," Thibodeau said. "That being said, he's missed games during the season. He missed games in the last series. We have more than enough to get it done and that's what we have to do."
The will-Rose-play-again-this-season question has loomed over the Bulls for several weeks, and the point guard himself said Monday he was "feeling pretty good."
He works out before most games, doing shooting and other drills, and was in practice garb when his teammates went through final preparations for Game 1 on the floor of Miami's arena on Monday.
"My spirits are up," Rose said. "Just happy to be here. My family is here. My teammates are here. Just everybody that we need."
Rose said Deng's absence does not have him feeling pressure to rejoin the lineup.
"I haven't had any pressure from anyone -- not in the organization, not from my teammates," Rose said. "They know I'm putting everything I have into trying to come back as fast as possible. But just trying to be smart with the whole situation and just take my time."
Thibodeau was far from committal when asked if Rose could play against Miami.
"We'll see," he said.


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Hartford Dispensary methadone clinic approved to open in Torrington
TORRINGTON >> A once-controversial plan to open a methadone clinic in Torrington that led to petitions, protests and heated meetings, along with both state and federal lawsuits, has been approved after the company proposing the clinic picked a new location.
The Hartford Dispensary's new location at 140 Commercial Boulevard was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting Wednesday night.
This came after a favorable review by the Inlands Wetlands Commission Tuesday night. The comments and recommendations made by all other departments were addressed in the site plans Allen Borghesi of Borghesi Building and Engineering Co., Inc. presented to the commission.
In his memo, City Planner Martin Connor detailed how Attorney Diane Whitney, on behalf of the Hartford Dispensary, filed an application to construct a 11,700 sq. ft. medical and professional office building for the Torrington Health and Recovery Center at 140 Commercial Blvd. The property, which is owned by Baeder Associates, LLC of 2155 East Main St., is approximately six acres and is located in the Industrial Park Zone. Connor recommended approval.
"Basically, all of the different agencies in town have recommended approval," said Borghesi. "I believe all comments were met."
The commission agreed and unanimously approved the motion.
Both Whitney and Borghesi were pleased with the approval after months of back and forth in regards to the dispensary.
In November 2012, the commission denied an application to turn the old Boy Scouts Lodge at 241 Kennedy Dr. into the methadone clinic. That decision resulted in a lawsuit filed by the non-profit claiming wrongful denial and discrimination by the city based on a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Americans with Disabilities Act, which protects citizens with recognized disabilities including opiate addicts seeking treatments.
According to a November 2012 report by the Register Citizen, the 14-page document, which was filed with the Litchfield Judicial District by the dispensary, stipulates that the Equal Protection clause in the 14th amendment was also violated and, "is based upon irrational prejudices against and perceptions of methadone patients and is not rationally related to a legitimate government interest."
U.S. Attorney David B. Fein wrote a letter in March to the City of Torrington about opening an investigation into the potentially discriminatory zone change. In his letter, Fein said, "consider if Torrington enacted a floating zone that added additional requirements for a clinic that catered to disabled veterans," or "a day care center for autistic children," instead of heroin addicts.
Fein said, "Put another way, when an entity that serves certain disabled populations applies to come into Torrington, it receives more stringent review and is subject to more limitations than every other facility. The facially discriminatory nature of this statute is clear when it is subjected to examination."
After receiving the letter from Fein, the commission voted to amend the "ASM" zone, where a substance abuse, mental health, alternative incarceration and medical marijuana facilities could be opened. The commission removed substance abuse and mental health facilities from an overlay zone.
At the time of the vote Whitney said, "It's wonderful news. It's what we had been hoping for."
The zoning alteration made the Commercial Boulevard property a viable option. Whitney said the location was on the dispensary's radar from the beginning, but it wasn't available at the time.
The federal lawsuit remains open and the dispensary's attorneys have asked for a motion to dismiss filed by the city be denied despite the fact the city changed its ordinance. The dispensary is still seeking damages related to the initial application, which amounts to approximately $9,000, and wants the zone change deemed unconstitutional because it discriminates against those with disabilities, namely those with drug addiction.
Now that the site has been approved, the next step is finalizing structural drawings and applying for building permits, said Borghesi. He hopes to begin construction within the next 30 to 45 days and see completion of the project by the end of the year.
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Avro Vulcan
Written by Larry Kruse Build your own park-ready delta wing Free plans and bonus content Read the full tutorial in the October 2015 issue of Model Aviation.
Download Free PlansClick here for full plans 36.18" x 26.00" Click here for tiled plans 8.5" x 11"
IntroductionWith simple and economical construction, the Avro Vulcan has a high enjoyment-to-cost ratio. Little time investment is needed to get it from a flat foam board to a good-flying model. I was recently introduced to the world of flat-foam flying, and I've found it much like trying to eat just one potato chip. After constructing and flying two manufacturer-produced flat-foam airplanes (one Depron and the other foam board), I wondered what else might lend itself to a flat-foam presentation. Noting that many flat-foam jet-like models take their inspiration from modern-day fighter aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 Eagle, and the Russian MiG series, I began looking at an earlier era of jet aircraft—particularly those designed during the Cold War era, spurred along by the new nuclear age. Scanning the aircraft of that time brought me to the Avro Vulcan (now called the Hawker-Siddeley Vulcan) and its delta-wing planform that lends itself well to mid-fuselage motor placement in a pusher configuration. Development of the full-scale Vulcan began back in 1947, shortly after World War II. The nuclear age required an entirely different platform for high-altitude delivery of nuclear ordnance. Built to mission specifications, the Vulcan went through several iterations before arriving at the "kinked-and-drooped" wing shape of the production version. Using several three-views and photos of the prototype, I sketched a model that would fit a 99-foot wingspan onto two 30 x 20-inch sheets of 3/16-inch polystyrene foam core board. I used inexpensive paper-backed foam board rather than the more costly Depron. This generic 6mm foam board could be purchased for roughly $1 per sheet at Dollar Tree or craft-supply stores. The airplane could be powered by an inexpensive outrunner motor and ESC, making it a low-cost project with a minimal time investment that still provides the illusion of a jet aircraft in the air. Although the word scale and the phrase "flat-foam construction" are not mutually exclusive terms, their relationship can be described as loose at best. Flat foamies provide a scalelike impression in the air, achieved with a minimal investment of effort, time, and money.
Construction SequenceFree plans for the Avro Vulcan can be downloaded at www.ModelAviation.com. Two sheets of 6mm foam board, a 2826/10 size motor (or similar), a 35-amp ESC, a 7 x 4 electric propeller, two 9-gram servos, a hot glue gun, and 5-minute epoxy will get you on your way to putting your own Vulcan in the air in no more than a couple of evenings. Any radio with elevon mixing capabilities will work as the control unit for the airplane. All foam parts should be carefully cut out before assembly begins. A disposable #11 scalpel was the perfect tool for cutting cleanly through the foam board laminate, but a sharp #11 hobby knife blade will suffice. Make sure that you make all cuts with the knife held vertically. If you happen to cut an edge that ends up slightly slanted, it can be quickly squared using a T-bar sander faced with medium-grade sandpaper. Two characteristics of foam board that make it attractive are that it cuts like butter, and if you mess up a piece, you can easily and economically cut another one! Use the following sequenced assembly process as a checklist as you complete of your Avro Vulcan. 1) You will need to back each template with lightweight poster board. Any type of rubber cement or spray adhesive can be used to attach the patterns to the poster board. After they are glued down, the final template shapes can be cut out with scissors and a hobby knife. After the templates have been made, trace all of the parts onto the foam board using a soft lead pencil. A pencil is recommended for tracing around the parts because you can erase it if you stray from the template lines.
The modestly priced powertrain chosen was a Turnigy 2826/10 1,400 Kv motor, a HobbyKing 35-amp ESC, and an APC electric propeller. The 6 x 4 propeller shown was later change to a 7 x 4 for greater efficiency. The 3S batteries, ranging from 1,000 to 1,300 mAh, require only a slight shifting of position on their hook-and-loop mounts to achieve the required CG.
There are only five fuselage pieces. Use 5-minute epoxy to laminate the bottom fuselage center pieces. Although only one wiring hole is shown in the photo, the plans template has additional wiring crossover holes.
2) Place the bottom front plate flat on your work surface and apply a bead of hot glue to the top of one outside edge. You need to work quickly before it sets up. Stand one of the fuselage side rails on edge and attach it to the bottom front plate at the notch. Repeat for the other rail. The rails should be squarely installed so they will align with the outside edges of the propeller clearance slot in the wing. You might want to use a scrap piece of foam board as a spacer at the back of the rails to ensure they maintain a constant width from front to back.
Step 2 The fuselage front bottom plate is hot glued into the notches of the two fuselage side rails. An extra bead of hot glue will increase its strength.
3) Epoxy the bottom curved fuselage center pieces together to make a double-thickness laminated fuselage former. Apply a thin coat of epoxy to one side and keep the two pieces aligned while the epoxy cures. 4) Place a piece of waxed paper on your work surface large enough to extend beyond the joint in the two wing pieces. Spread a thin bead of 5-minute epoxy on the rear of the front wing piece and slide it into contact with the main wing panel. If any epoxy oozes out of either side, wipe it off immediately using a dry paper towel. Weight the two pieces down to keep them flat, and allow the joint to cure.
Step 4 The wing is constructed from two pieces epoxied together and weighted to maintain a flat, warp-free flying surface. Sheets of 6mm foam larger than the 30 x 20-inch foam specified in the text will allow you to cut out the wing in one piece.
5) Mark a centerline in pencil on the top and bottom of the wing, using a long straightedge. These two lines will be the reference points for joining the remaining parts to the completed wing panel. If you need to enlarge the cutout to use a larger motor and firewall, now would be the time to do it. 6) Glue the laminated fuselage former to the bottom centerline of the wing with hot glue, reinforcing it with additional beads of glue on both sides.
Step 6 The bottom fuselage center laminate is glued to the bottom of the wing using a centerline drawn as suggested in the construction notes. A bead of glue should be applied to the full length of the joint on both sides.
7) Place the fuselage side rails and bottom front piece unit over the bottom of the wing and mark a line on each side for their respective locations. Glue the unit in place by running a bead of glue down the lines you marked and placing a bead of glue into the notch in the laminated fuselage former. Reglue the side rail joints on the inside and outside for additional strength.
Step 7 The front bottom plate and fuselage side rail assembly fits into the notch in the fuselage center laminate and the rails are glued to the bottom of the wing. An extra bead of glue should be added to the wing/rail joints on both sides.
Step 8 After cutting out the main wing panel, the ailerons can be separated using a steel-edge ruler and a scalpel or sharp hobby knife with a #11 blade.
The top of each elevon is hinged with a strip of Blenderm tape across the full length of the piece.
The elevon is then bent flat over the top of the wing and two pieces of Blenderm tape are placed 90° to the wing/elevon joint, spaced at an even distance from each end. Note that the elevon's LE has been sanded to a triangular or chisel shape to allow the joint to bend and not bind against the back edge of the wing.
8) Turn the wing over so the top side is facing up. Sand the bottom of each elevon to a wedge shape to taper the leading edge (LE). Hinge the pieces with a piece of 3M Blenderm tape or Scotch Magic Mending Tape placed over the top seam of each elevon and wing joint. Fold both elevator/aileron pieces back flat against the wing surface. Put two pieces of tape at right angles to the elevon and wing seam on each side, spacing out the tape for strength and flexibility. 9) Glue the front top piece (cockpit area) of the fuselage in place, reinforcing it with additional beads of glue on the side. Now glue the rudder piece in place in back of the propeller clearance slot. Make sure it is both vertically and horizontally straight, and then add an additional bead of glue along each side seam. 10) The final fuselage piece is the bottom fairing aft of the propeller slot and directly beneath the rudder. This piece adds strength to the aft fuselage tail cone. Because it is well away from the propeller, it can be used as a grip for launching the airplane. It should receive an extra bead of glue on both sides.
Step 10 The rudder and the bottom fuselage piece both have a notch at the front to clear the propeller spinner. The tapered tail cone shapes add strength to the aft end so it can be gripped to launch the airplane.
11) I found it easiest to bolt the motor to the motor mount and then install the entire unit to the cruciform mounting surface using 5-minute epoxy. The epoxy allows tweaking during the curing process to make sure the thrustline remains at 0-0. After the epoxy sets up, I used a second coat to build up fillets between the back of the motor mount and the foam board cruciform.
Step 11 The motor mount is glued in place using 5-minute epoxy. A second coat is applied to build up a fillet all around the back of the motor mount where it joins the fuselage/ wing juncture. It's easiest to epoxy the complete assembly in place in order to assure a 0-0 thrust angle.
Radio InstallationThe area between the main laminated fuselage former and the fuselage side rails on both sides allows ample space to mount the receiver, ESC, and battery using industrial-grade hook-and-loop material. It's easiest to do a mockup of the layout before attaching the hook-and-loop material.
Radio Installation This view shows the placement of the receiver and servos. The ESC is mounted under the front bottom plate, with the battery attached to the side of the fuselage as far forward as necessary to achieve the CG.
Hot gluing it to the foam board works better than trying to use the self-sticking variety. The cutouts in the main fuselage former allow the wires to be moved to whichever side of the fuselage is required. It's wise to move the ESC as far forward as the length of the motor wires allows, to achieve proper center of gravity (CG) without needing to place the battery too far out on the nose area. The two 9-gram servos are slipped into their respective cutouts and hot glued in place. Center the servos before attaching the pushrods to them and to the control horns. GWS servo keepers, along with Du-Bro Micro Control Horns and Micro E/Z Links, work well with the .047-inch music wire pushrods. The control horns should align with the servo arms. I drilled pilot holes for the control horn pins and used foam-safe CA glue to lock them in place. Because I was using my trusty Futaba T6J transmitter and R2006GS receiver, it was simply a matter of going through approximately five screens to set up the elevon mix. My starting point for initial test flights was 80% control throws and 40% exponential.
Servo Installation The servos are hot glued in place and the control horns are glued in place using foam-safe CA. A Dubro mini-keeper is used to lock the pushrods to the control horns.
Preparing for FlightAfter the electronics were installed, I finished the model in the color scheme and markings of the prototype high-altitude Avro Vulcan—an easy task because the airplane was all white with few markings! I did a Google search for "Royal Air Force roundels" to find the fuselage and wing roundels. I printed them on plain paper and used spray adhesive to attach them to the foam board. All other markings were cut from MonoKote trim sheet and adhered to the foam board as you can see in the photos.
Markings for this version of the Vulcan are minimal. The cockpit markings are from a MonoKote trim sheet and the RAF roundels were printed and attached with Elmer's spray adhesive.
Foam board does not like moisture—including high humidity—so you might want to seal it. Some modelers have found that Minwax oil-based polyurethane (not the water-based formula) works well.
The delta-wing planform is distinctive in the air, providing the in-flight illusion of a complex, scalelike Vulcan bomber.
One of our club members had success with brushing Minwax on and wiping it off with paper towels before it dried. He then sprayed his airplane with rattle-can paint without causing any warping. Sealing in such a manner would have to be done after the airplane is constructed because hot glue won't stick to Minwax polyurethane. Although the model presented here doesn't have any finish on it, the later low-altitude version of the Avro Vulcan has a striking green and gray camouflage scheme that could be applied after sealing the foam board. I used a 3S 1,000 mAh battery for my first flights with the prototype, moving the battery forward as needed to attain the CG, and checking all of the control throws to make sure they were equal and moving in the correct direction. Make sure the motor is turning in the right direction by removing the propeller and attaching a small piece of double-sided masking tape to the motor shaft. Slowly run the throttle lever up. If it's rotating backward, simply switch any two of the motor wires in their ESC sockets. When reinstalling the propeller, the pitch numbers on the front of the propeller should be facing the motor case to achieve the greatest efficiency.
The Avro Vulcan in FlightControl surface deflections were set to 1/2 inch up and down, and the airplane was launched with roughly four clicks of up-elevator to indicate which way it needed to go. That proved to be the right amount, with some of the up-elevator removed when the desired airspeed was reached. The tailcone in back of the rudder was intended as a convenient object to grip to launch the Avro Vulcan with your hand aft of the propeller and out of harm's way. Using that technique, the model can be pointed upward at approximately 45°. When the motor is brought up to nearly full power, the model will simply leave your hand with no need to throw it.
The Vulcan's glide is slower than walking pace with no tendency to tip stall. Note the nose-up angle of attack and the position of the elevons as it sets up for a landing.
From the first launch, it proved to be a stable, fully acrobatic model capable of achieving high speeds and less-than-walking-speed landing approaches. It never showed a tendency to tip stall. When it was throttled back to stall speed in the air, it dropped its nose slightly and mushed straight ahead. It is a comfortable, visually exciting airplane while in the air. I want to thank fellow club member Paul Phillips for his steady hand at the controls so I could capture flight photos, and Chase Watkins for his construction techniques that I adapted to the Avro Vulcan to make it a lightweight, but sturdy design. I'm pleased with this foam-board project. Given its minimal cost and quick construction, I think you will be, too. —Larry Kruse
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Avro plan instructions
Are you asking how to copy
Are you asking how to copy the instructions to your computer? I'd like to do that too so I do not have to print a ton of pages.
6 mm foamboard
I can't find any 6mm foamboard, as specified in the instructions. Any help?
On most of the downloadable plans that I have worked with there is a ruler, scale on the plans. This helps one know that once the plans are printed,,,,if the ruler/scale measures correctly (exp. if a 6 inch ruler actually prints as 6 inches),,,,,they are printed out to the right sizing. I don't see this on your plans for the Vulcan. I just want some way of knowing that the plan that I print is the sizing that was intended. Everything else in your article and the build instructions is spot on and done very well. I look forward to building this bird. Thanks for your effort!
Scaling of Avro Vulcan plans
Hi Marty,
To properly print these plans you must open the pdf file in a program such as Adobe Acrobat Professional. When you go to print in the print dialog box set your page scaling to "tile large pages" and check off the boxes that say "cut marks" and "labels". You will get perfectly scaled and tiled pages to tape together and make plans. Option 2 would be to take the file on a flash card to Staples or some other office supply store and have them print out the file to the size of 33" x 42.5". Good luck.
I enlarged it 15%.
I enlarged it 15%.
Looks like a pretty nice
Looks like a pretty nice design
Without measurements on the plans (or in the instructions), it seems difficult to replicate this model. Are we to print the plans on six 8.5"X11" sheets of paper and tape them together? I am new to this, so having the plans print out on a single 8.5"x11" sheet does me no good. Any help?
Tiled plans
I was wondering if there are some 'tiled' plans available? When I try to print out the plans it wants to put it on one letter sized piece of paper, which I know is wrong. Any help will be appreciated.
I am looking for a new
I am looking for a new project. I like the concept.
I am going build one.
I am going build one.
Thank you for all of the
Thank you for all of the Wonderful AMA Efforts to keep our Hobby Alive!!!
Jerry Alvarez
how big do i have the plans printed
since it does not say anyplace that i could see after reading the complete article ....i was wondering if anyone can tell me and any of us who would like to have the drawings printed....how big should they be????? i do understand that after butting up the plans that we will use two pieces 20x30 to cut all of the parts out of....but what is the size of the drawings
Looks like fun to bild and
Looks like fun to bild and fly.
Avro Vulcan
its Build.
A great project!
A great project!
Printing plans
It would be nice if You could tile these plans like they do on Flitetest.com !
Most of us have no way to print these out full size and I do not have the know how to edit it to tile it for printing!
Vulcan Dimensions
I agree about having measurements. If a 6" prop is used, then the opening for it would be 7"? Using that as unit of measurement it appears the length of the wing is about 16" Am I close?
What is the CG location on
What is the CG location on this craft? Perhaps it is determined by how it flies?
Thank you.
Will be my first attempt at
Will be my first attempt at working with foam sheets.
Vulcan plans
I've built many models from foam board, although I got warping using the cheap Dollar tree crap. It will warp in a New York heart beat, even after sealing. The stull I use is from Office Max or Office Depot, although it's WAY more expensive. Stays true and straight through build and flight use.
Now, down to this build. Previously, I have been able to print portions of the plan's full scale and taping the sheets together to form full size plan. Can't find any way to get this function here !!. Am I stupid er what?
Printing plans
The text is fine but the tile feature on Adobe does not work and the available adjustments that were in Adobe are no longer on screen. This is since an upload from Adobe recommended by the
"free" Adobe install directions. This desk top is running Win 8.1. Have tried looking on the web for software with the tile feature and none found so far list this feature. The deceased desk top running Win XP pro and supposedly the same Adobe load did tile and was used often. The lack of an inch scale on the print means that having a copy shop expand the screen print is not real practical. This problem is not with only my system but the number of us still building seems to be a small part of the market as Adobe tech support either has no clue or are being told to stone wall on the issue.
Printing plans from an iMac.
When I print from my Mac all get is one 81/2 x 11 sheet with the entire airplane on it. How do I print in poster mode with a Mac?
Thank You.
Thank You.
Vulcan Plans
I agree with Marty that there is no scale shown on the plans. Plase advise as this looks as if it would be a great project for the Boys and Girls Club
thank you whomever for the web address for the plans
I wish to thank the person or persons for the web address for the full size drawings/plans.....i was able to easily go to that web address and be able to print it on 15 sheets 8x11 scrap paper sheets and will be able to assemble the 15 sheets into a complete drawing and then cut the pieces out using those assembled 15 sheets...then using the cutouts i can cut out all the parts and assemble the plane....thank you ...thank you...made life easy for all of us and won't have to go to anyplace to have them printed...although i may anyway do so just to keep a full size set of the plans for the future....will let you all know when i get to the flying to tell you how the plane does....thank you alll Jack Kallin...Payson Az
Plans download problem
No matter what I do cannot D/L any of the AMA free plans. I always get the "Page not available" thing. I also wanted Dennis Normans peanut Fokker DVII.
This will be my first attempt
This will be my first attempt at building with sheet foam looks like it is going to be a blast to fly !! Thanks AMA
Nice plan and build log. I have everything needed to build in spare parts bin. But where is the Cg.
Thanks, ron
How can I copy the instructions to a file on my computer?
Is there any way to save the instructions to your computer? Looks like I may be able to print all but takes tons of ink and paper.
witch prop?
Hi quick question do I need a regular prop or a pusher prop does not say? I am looking at the master Airscrew prop 7x4 from Hobby King. Thank you
I used a pusher but you can
I used a pusher but you can use a regular just make sure the side of prop with the writing on it faces the motor
I built the Avro Vulcan and
I built the Avro Vulcan and used the same motor/esc and it is way under powered. I could only keep it in the air with 90 to 100% throttle. Plane is heavy
Motor/esc/prop combo
This is good to know as I was just about to purchase the exact same motor/esc/prop combo. Did you go with something else? What else would you recommend?
Avro Vulcan
Sorry that was your experience. if you built the plane to specs it should weigh a nominal 14 ounces and the recommended motor/ESC and battery should provide plenty of power, even to the point of unlimited verticals. One common experience people sometimes have with a pusher configuration is that they forget to put the prop on so that the pitch and diameter numbers on the prop face the motor. Facing the usual tractor direction with the numbers on the prop facing out and to the rear of the plane could give you what you are experiencing. Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Larry Kruse
Reciever needed??
Did i miss something in the specs??? How does this plane communicate without a reciever???I have a spektrum dx7----How do u bind to my radio without a reciever??? and how does it recieve it signals for speed and control


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Symptoms of strep throat, which is very common among kids and teens, include fever, stomach pain, and red, swollen tonsils.
Strep throat usually requires treatment with antibiotics. With the proper medical care — along with plenty of rest and fluids — a child should be back to school and play within a few days.
Anybody can get strep throat, but it's most common in school-age kids and teens. These infections occur most often during the school year when big groups of kids and teens are in close quarters.
The bacteria that cause strep throat (group A streptococcus) tend to hang out in the nose and throat, so normal activities like sneezing, coughing, or shaking hands can easily spread infection from one person to another.
That's why it's so important to teach kids the importance of hand washing — good hygiene can lessen their chances of getting contagious diseases like strep throat.
Not all sore throats are strep throats. Most episodes of sore throat — which can be accompanied by a runny nose, cough, hoarseness, and red eyes — are caused by viruses and usually clear up on their own without medical treatment.
A child with strep throat will start to develop other symptoms within about 3 days, such as:
If your child has a sore throat and other strep throat symptoms, call your doctor. The doctor will likely do a rapid strep test in the office, using a cotton swab to take a sample of the fluids at the back of the throat. The test only takes about 5 minutes.
If it's positive, your child has strep throat. If it's negative, the doctor will send a sample to a lab for a throat culture. The results are usually available within a few days.
In most cases, doctors prescribe about 10 days of antibiotic medication to treat strep throat. Within about 24 hours after starting on antibiotics, your child will probably no longer have a fever and won't be contagious. By the second or third day after taking antibiotics, the other symptoms should start to go away, too. Even when feeling better, your child should finish the antibiotics as prescribed. If he or she stops taking antibiotics too soon, bacteria can remain in the throat and symptoms can return.
Sometimes a doctor might choose to treat strep throat with one antibiotic shot, without giving any medicine by mouth.
A person whose strep throat isn't treated is most infectious when the symptoms are the most severe but could remain contagious for up to 21 days. Lack of treatment — or not finishing the prescribed course of antibiotics — also can put someone at risk for other health problems, such as rheumatic fever (which can cause permanent damage to the heart), scarlet fever, blood infections, or kidney disease.
To prevent your sick child from spreading strep throat to others in your home, keep his or her eating utensils, dishes, and drinking glasses separate from others' and wash them in hot, soapy water after each use. Also, make sure your child doesn't share food, drinks, napkins, handkerchiefs, or towels with other family members.
Make sure your child covers his or her mouth and nose during a sneeze or a cough to prevent passing infectious fluid droplets to others. Also, throw out your child's toothbrush after the antibiotic treatment has been started and he or she is no longer contagious, and make sure your child uses a new one.
You can help your child feel better while battling strep throat. Provide plenty of liquids to prevent dehydration, such as water or ginger ale, especially if he or she has had a fever. Avoid orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemonade, or other acidic beverages that can irritate a sore throat. Warm liquids like soups, sweetened tea, or hot chocolate can be soothing.
As recovery progresses, talk to your doctor about when your child can return to school and other routine activities.
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you know for the paint type meme, its pretty tight titties
you know for the paint type meme, its pretty tight titties
What's up with the Gnukko hate?
Yet it is still better than mine.
Very emo.
^ Noooo. Alejandro is evil and a jerk.
ok ok. i say it. he is not a jerk. i admit it k?
I hope to god you're trolling with that fancharacter.
You don't really explain why you think that though. Have you ever actually talked to him? Do you think he's a jerk because his drawings contain jokes and parodies, and I can't even see why you'd hate him for those since they are all in very good humor.
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What gave it away?
it was the curly moustaches, wasn't it?
I die a little inside whenever I see Larken x Amaya shipping. Why Larken of all people? He's a bad person, ship her with Mike or Sue or something.
Sorry about that but... it really gets to me and had to let it out sometime.
Anyways, despite the simplicity in your drawings, they all look quite adorable. ^^
I can't help but ask: If you hate Sandy so much, why is your fancharacter similar enough in looks to be her sister?
Also somehow it's entirely slipped my mind who exactly this Larken guy is? Where'd he come from? Where'd he appear? Why is he "bad"?
I know who Amaya is from a chapter with lesser known characters a while back in the archives. I'm just confused on the "larken" thing.
Larken is a fancharacter by Kaxbe.
You might want to check his art thread, or search him on candybooru. His comics are pretty good.
Ever since then Larken x Amaya is often shipped, even though Larken isn't exactly a nice person. Just read the comics he appears in. He demonstrates interest in Amaya, however, he has demonstrated to be quite pretentious, AKA not being himself when dealing with Amaya. Also, he can't even be straight about her feelings about her.
If you read other comics you can see him moving from girl to girl like they don't matter. Larken's ex whose name I don't remember and Rachel have already been victims to him.
In short... Larken doesn't act nice. That's just not him, and that's why I don't believe he is appropiate for pretty much anyone.
Wait...you hate Sandy because she has Mike? That...that doesn't make any sense


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2K Sports says it's resolved freezes and server outages in MLB 2K10, which came as gamers went to collect a rare Achievement/Trophy timed to the All-Star Game. Users still have until the end of today to pick that up.
The publisher says the server outage beginning the mess was not related to any rush caused by achievement hunting; late Sunday, administrators noticed a slowdown that by Monday morning had them "at a near unresponsive level." Their only choice was to reboot the servers, closing down online play for the duration.
Unfortunately, a corrupted Living Rosters file was crashing MLB 2K10 at its loading screen as late as midnight Wednesday. Some were able to go online Tuesday morning, play the All-Star Game with the 2009 rosters, and collect the achievement, but accessibility remained spotty throughout the day.
This morning, 2K Community Manager Ronnie Singh posted a workaround to the roster file corruption, then followed up to say that the issue "will correct itself by tomorrow at the latest," for everyone. I was able to play the game fine this morning, with the 2010 All-Star Game rosters.
The bottom line, though, you still have until midnight to pick up "Midsummer Classic," which delivers 40 Gamerscore or a Silver PSN trophy for playing the All-Star Game start-to-finish in MLB Today, which serves the accurate schedule and lineups of Major League Baseball games for that day. The big leagues are off today and resume play tomorrow, which will push this game off the list of ones available for play.
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>> Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Blogger's Choice Awards 2009 is here!
Last year, PerutBesi was nominated for best food blog, but didn't get a chance to achieve top votes...hahaha...much to learn ;) This year, PerutBesi is going to try again!
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The Napa Green program is supported by a wide variety of groups including the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and the University of California. The Napa Valley Vintners, along with Fish Friendly Farming, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the Napa County Farm Bureau and others developed the Napa Green program. Learn more about the program at napagreen.org.
Nemerever is certified under the Napa Green Winery Program by the Napa County Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Association of Bay Area Government's (ABAG) Green Business Program and completed all the regulatory components needed for environmental sustainability. These components included developing water and energy conservation methods, preventing pollution, and reducing solid waste. In addition to developing sustainable winery practices, this program is set to become the standard for the state of California.
Nemerever is certified under the Napa Green Certified Land Program. Nemerever has created and implemented a customized farm plan with measured results that addressed all aspects of its property, vineyard land as well as non-farmed land, including practicing soil conservation, water conservation, stable drainage, riparian corridor enhancement, fisheries and wildlife habitat enhancement and long-term improvement and sustainability.
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Once a year the rarest new Napa Valley wines become available under one roof at Premiere Napa Valley. Wineries throughout the Napa Valley are given one task to participate: create a one-of-a-kind wine for this event to be purchased by one lucky bidder. This event is only open to select members of the wine trade and the successful bidder is the sole owner of this unique wine.
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This thesis investigates colonialism's legacy on contemporary Liberia's language practices and self-understandings. Liberia was colonized by freed American slaves under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, established in 1816, which sought to establish a Christian colony in Africa as part of its plan to save the black race. The freed slaves who realized this dream imposed their master's language and religion upon the indigenous people they encountered while establishing the Liberian nation-state. This thesis delineates and explores three distinct data sets in order to identify contemporary vestiges and legacies of these colonial strategies, including interview data from Liberian immigrants, …
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Nielsen: Despite Improving Economy, Alcohol Beverage Consumers Cautiously Indulge
Consumers Who Trade Down Satisfied with Quality, Likely to Continue to Buy Less Expensive Alcohol Beverages
LAS VEGAS – June 16, 2010 – – There may be cause for celebration as the economy shows some signs of improvement, but U.S. consumers remain somewhat cautious about their alcohol beverage spending. The Nielsen Company presented the new insights at its Consumer 360 Conference, the global intersection of what consumers watch and buy.
Nielsen's research shows that a significant percentage of consumers claim they are going out less often now than before the economic downturn. Nearly half of consumers (47 percent) report going to bars or clubs less often, while an even greater number say they are paying fewer visits to casual (58 percent) and fine dining (60 percent) establishments. On the other hand, when asked how they will change their habits as the economy improves, 37 percent of consumers say they will visit casual restaurants more often, while less than a third of consumers will make frequent returns to fine dining (27 percent) and bars or nightclubs (16 percent). Interestingly, the results showed a significant Generation divide – younger Millennial consumers(aged 21-27) signaled their intent to go out much more often as the economy improved, while consumers 55+ were much less optimistic about their future "going out" prospects.
"Staying in continues to be the new night out," said Danny Brager, vice president, group client director, Beverage Alcohol, The Nielsen Company. "As the economy worsened, consumers turned to at-home dining and entertaining, and now that the economy is starting to improve, uncertainty about the extent of the recovery continues to dampen the consumer 'rush' to go out more often. While this shift represents a serious challenge for restaurants, this trend continues to serve as a significant opportunity for alcohol beverage retailers, who are actively promoting products and beverages that can help enhance consumers' 'night out' at home."
Standing Pat
While "trading down" has been the buzz of the economic downturn, more than three-quarters of consumers surveyed claim they have not changed their alcohol beverage purchases because of price. Of that group, one-quarter of these consumers are simply buying less often. A lesser amount (13 percent) continue to buy the same products, but wait until they go on sale. Twenty percent tried less expensive products but weren't happy with the quality or experience.
"While the majority of consumers say they have stayed the course, we do see evidence of alcohol beverage consumers adjusting to new realities and evaluating what, where and how often they buy. They're much more conscious of the choices they make," said Brager, echoing themes presented by others at the conference.
Compared to before the start of the economic downturn, 16 percent of beer consumers, 18 percent of spirit consumers and 23 percent of wine consumers say they usually purchase less expensive products.
A Trade Up Comeback?
Of those that did trade down, more than two-thirds (79 percent of wine consumers, 67 percent of beer consumers and 63 percent of spirits consumers) say they can generally find good products at lower prices. And for those that are not finding the quality as good? They're willing to sacrifice some quality in order to save.
The majority of trading down consumers tell Nielsen they will continue to buy less expensive products as the economy continues to improve (75 percent of wine consumers, 70 percent of beer consumers and 66 percent of spirits consumers). When examining those consumers that report that thy would trade back up, Millennials (age 21 – 34) in particular, are relatively more likely to trade back up, compared to other age groups across all alcohol beverage categories.
"Although trading down activity dominated the recession discussion, especially among wine consumers, a large segment of consumers stood pat in their price selections," said Brager. "That said, there is a noteworthy segment of consumers who did trade down, and it appears that we probably won't see much of a trade up comeback from that group. Alcohol beverage companies need to determine how to deal with consumers whose trading down actions are more entrenched. Are these consumers affecting their business and if so what strategies do they employ to impact that behavior, whether it be new products, assortment strategies, differentiated channel strategies, price and promotion activity or precision merchandising?
Planned Purchases
Compared to the start of the economic downturn, about one-third (36 percent) of consumers say their purchases are more planned, and less on impulse.
"Instead of picking up their favorite beverage on a whim, some consumers, particularly spirits consumers, are now more planful about their purchases," said Brager. "This presents tremendous opportunities for alcohol beverage manufacturers and retailers to reach these consumers before they enter the store."
About Nielsen's Beverage Alcohol Consumer Survey
Nielsen surveyed approximately 7,500 U.S. alcohol beverage consumers of legal drinking age in April/May 2010. Responses from the online survey are across age groups, income level and gender.


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Jeter to address retirement live on MLB.com
Watch at 11:30 a.m. ET today as Yankees captain holds news conference
TAMPA, Fla. -- After five World Series championships, more than 3,300 hits and countless memorable moments, Derek Jeter is calling it a career.
The Yankees captain will address his decision to retire at the conclusion of the 2014 season, holding an 11:30 a.m. ET news conference today in the pavilion outside George M. Steinbrenner Field. The event will be shown live on MLB.com.
Jeter has been working out at the Yankees' Minor League complex as he prepares for what will be his final year in pinstripes. Jeter revealed his plans last week via a Facebook post, but the captain said that he wanted to reserve further comment until the Yankees' position players reported to camp.
"The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward," Jeter said. "So really, it was months ago when I realized that this season would likely be my last."
In the days that followed, current and former teammates, opponents and other baseball personnel have expressed their admiration for the 13-time All-Star, who is set to begin his 20th season in pinstripes.
"I was shocked, to be honest with you," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "I thought that Derek had a couple years left in him. I could have seen Derek playing until he was 44 or 45; I really could have. But I'm excited that he gets a chance to go out on his own terms and gets to enjoy that last season. We're going to enjoy it with him."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he has been swapping text messages with Jeter since the announcement. When Girardi and the Yankees see Jeter begin to speak at the podium, it will make the reality of the decision set in.
"I think there's a lot of things that go through your mind when you hear a player announce that he's going to retire," Girardi said. "I think about when he came up in 1996, how youthful he was, and how he looked so young -- but how mature he was as a player, and what he blossomed into.
"You think about all the things that he's done. That's what rolls through your mind, and then you look at yourself and say, 'Where did all the time go?'"
Jeter was limited to just 17 games last season due to injuries, serving four stints on the disabled list. He often spoke about the frustration of not being able to perform at his expected level, spending most of the year rehabbing instead of being on the field.
"You want to think a guy like that is going to play forever," Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia said. "I'm saddened, I guess, because he's not going to be around."
The Yankees do not know who will succeed Jeter as their shortstop next season, but that is a concern for another day. They are counting on a strong final act from Jeter, who is locked in as the Bombers' Opening Day shortstop.
"He's our man," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, "so it kind of removes everything around it."
Wednesday's news conference will also be broadcast on MLB Network and the YES Network.