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Automated Cleaning Processes Improve Quality and Increase Volume
By Ed Sullivan
The consistent purity of the materials used to fabricate electronic components is critically important to their performance. To achieve the levels of purity necessary for semiconductor-grade silicon chips, MEMs, biotechnology, LED panels, and photovoltaics, the materials must be cleaned ...
Compliance: A Tough Approach to Replacing Conventional SMT Adhesives
By Jonathan Knotts, Brian Violette, and Daniel Morgan, Creative Materials, Inc.
Die attach, staking, underfilling, glob topping, encapsulation, damming, and filling processes are all part of the job when populating circuit boards. With such a variety of processes, it is no surprise that many types of polymer composite compounds are needed. The many SMT materials ...
Futuristic Trends in Battery Charging Technology
By Edward McMahon, CEO, Epec Engineered Technologies
The global market for batteries today exceeds $83 billion, and according to research from the Fredonia Group, it will grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 7.8 percent through 2019 as devices continue to proliferate. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries make up the largest ...
Laser Wire Stripping — Focused on the Science of Interconnects
Adrian Thomas, Regional Sales Manager, Laser Wire Solutions Ltd.
Laser wire stripping was developed to mitigate the risk of damaging delicate wire conductors that is always present when using traditional mechanical wire stripping tools. First developed by NASA in the 1970s, and used for the space program, laser wire stripping allowed the shuttles ...
Reducing the Expense of Servicing Diaphragm Dispensing Valves
By Can La, Product Manager, Techcon Systems
An exponential increase in the availability and use of two-part epoxy adhesives is providing valuable benefits for a growing number of manufacturing applications. Often enabling significantly faster and more dependable bonding than conventional adhesives, two-part adhesives are able to ...
Reliable Soldering for Medical Equipment
By Yusaku Kono, Marketing Director, Japan Unix Co., Ltd.
Medical devices require exceedingly high quality and reliability due to their role in safeguarding human lives. Such devices are designed from specialty components and materials that are not typically seen in consumer electronics. Soldering precision components, which may be extremely ...
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By Anna-Katharina Peuker, Rehm Thermal Systems GmbH
Blaubeuren-Seissen, Germany — The electronics industry is constantly facing new challenges in the processing of components — from handling the smallest parts to achieving the highest standards in void-free solder joints, and increasing quality through resistant conformal coatings ...
Taking Charge of ESD Caused by Tapes and Labels
By Dave Genest, Marketing Communications Manager, Polyonics, Inc.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is present in everyday life, and its effects range from mildly unpleasant to extremely dangerous. From taking static-charged clothes out of the dryer to touching a lamp after shuffling your feet across a rug in dry weather, to storm clouds creating lightning ...
Ultrasonic Welding Meets Needs of Complex Automotive Electronics
By Melissa Alleman, Vice President, Sonobond Ultrasonics
Sonobond Ultrasonic's metal welding technology has been developing alongside the growing number of increasingly complex electronic components, especially those in the automotive industry. The company offers wire-to-terminal welders that produce single point ground terminals, and can ...
When Lightning Strikes — Keeping Aircraft Flying
By Jason Evans and Joseph Kane, MK Test Systems, Ltd.
If you travel regularly by air, then it is quite likely that while flying through a thunderstorm your plane was struck by lightning. You probably weren't aware of it, and that is the way it should be. A lightning strike is a safety-critical event and happens so frequently that it can ...
Do We Really Need SMT-Specific Material Management?
By Mark Ogden, ASM Assembly Systems LLC, Suwanee, GA
Successful manufacturing of electronics in North America requires a great deal of flexibility. With demands for so many different electronic products, including complex modules, prototypes, small lot sizes, pre-production runs, short runs, tight deadlines, and the need for high quality ...
Solder Paste Is Temperature Stable in Transit and in Production
By Ian Wilding, Global Solder Products Development Manager, The Electronics Group of Henkel,
Transporting and storing electronic solder paste materials has long been a challenging task and many involved in electronic assembly have long hoped for a change in basic solder paste characteristics. Refrigerated transport results in added costs for cold packing and overnight freight ...
Tangible Returns on Factory Investment
By Michael Ford, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR
A solid return-on-investment (ROI) analysis based on real and tangible data can reveal a great deal about a electronic manufacturing facility. But applying what might have been learned from the analysis is not always simple, as some factories will benefit and some will continue to experience ...
Tin-Lead and Lead-Free Solder Pastes Help Reduce Head-In Pillow Defects
By Jasbir Bath, Roberto Garcia, Noriyoshi Uchida, Hajime Takahashi, Gordon Clark, and Manabu Itoh, Koki Company Ltd.
Head-in-pillow (HIP) component soldering defects represent a growing problem for electronic product manufacturing in consumer, industrial, and military markets. These defects occur due to incomplete merging of BGA/CSP component solder spheres with molten solder paste during solder reflow ...
In-System Programming Works In-Line
By Natalie Hunter, Marketing Communications Manager, BPM Microsystems, Houston, TX
The key advantage of in-system programming is that it allows design engineers and production manufacturers to integrate semiconductor device programming and testing into a single step, eliminating the need to program a device before board placement. Flash memory is often preprogrammed ...
Avoiding the Threat Posed by Counterfeit Cables
By David Gallagher, Lead Product Manager, L-com Global Connectivity, North Andover, MA
The popular myth about the cabling business is that it is "commoditized", meaning that you can get cables, connectors, and other components from a variety of manufacturers and only need to worry about price. That is a dangerous myth, however, as in any high tech industry, and is exploited ...
Swiss Machining Solves Sticky EMS Problems
By Curt Couch, President, Count On Tools, Inc., Gainesville, GA
Recent growth in LED technology and solid state lighting has provided the electronics manufacturing industry with viable solutions for its addition into today's electronic devices. This has led to an increased demand for LED nozzles.
Why Internal Metrology Doesn't Work
By Michael Cieslinski, Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America, Buffalo Grove, IL
Doing more with less has been the standard operating procedure in manufacturing for the past ten years. Everyone looks for where they can cut corners. Many placement machines have the ability to self-calibrate and then provide their users with capability numbers. In an attempt to save ...
Stencil Printing Process Tools for High Yield Processing
By Clive Ashmore, DEK Printing Machines Ltd., 11 Albany Road, Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Miniaturization raises a number of issues for the stencil printing process. How small can we print? What are the tightest pitches? Can we print small deposits next to large for high-mix technology assemblies? How closely can we place components for high density products? And then on ...
How Profiling Technology Produces 100% Yields
By Dipak Patel, Owner/Manager, and James Boyd, Process Engineer, Krypton Solutions, Plano, TX
Krypton Solutions, a contract manufacturer in Plano, Texas, operates in a highly competitive marketplace for electronics assembly services. The company prides itself on using advanced technologies to exceed its clients' demands for high-quality, cost-effective solutions. To this end ...
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Decker Foundation creates an Innovative Practice Center at Binghamton University
The Dr. G. Clifford and Florence B. Decker Foundation has announced a gift of $500,000 to Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing to create an Innovative Practice Center. The gift will allow the school to establish a state-of-the-art clinical simulation and multimedia center to support the clinical learning needs of the school's growing undergraduate and graduate student population.
The announcement was made at the Decker School's 35th anniversary celebration held May 13, 2005.
"The Decker Foundation has been an extraordinary supporter of the Decker School of Nursing and the University," said President Lois B. DeFleur. "This new gift will allow us to be state-of-the-art as well as more efficient in the clinical learning process for our students."
"The establishment of the Innovative Practice Center exemplifies the mission of the Decker Foundation. Dr. and Mrs. Decker had a passion for excellence and a commitment to higher education in the health care field," said Gerald E. Putman, executive director of the foundation. "With the continuing nationwide shortage of trained nurses, this new facility will help the Decker School of Nursing address that shortage in a very tangible way for our community."
The federal government projects that the shortage of nurses in New York state alone will exceed 17,000 by 2010 and nearly 30,000 by 2015. The Decker School is focused on helping to fill the gap, said Sarah Gueldner, dean of the school.
"We've increased admissions by almost 100 percent over the last three years, in part through our Baccalaureate Accelerated Track for persons who have already earned a bachelor's degree in another field," Gueldner said. "These students are highly motivated and have demonstrated their ability to complete the program and pass the licensure examination in one year."
With increased enrollment comes the need for additional clinical training opportunities, and the Decker School is fast approaching the capacity of affiliating clinical agencies to absorb its students, said Gueldner.
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Briloff Lecture at Binghamton University to feature award-winning fund manager
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Charles R. Dreifus will be the speaker for the 24th annual Abraham J. Briloff Lecture Series on Accountability and Society at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 31, in the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center at Binghamton University. This event is free and open to the public.
Dreifus, a portfolio manager and principal for Royce & Associates, a New York-based firm that focuses on small-cap value investing, manages the firm's Special Equity products. He has 42 years of investment industry experience - 29 years as a small and micro-cap value portfolio manager. In 2008, Dreifus was named Morningstar's Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year.
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The Roland XV-5080 128-Voice Synthesizer Module is the ultimate sound module based on the best-sounding, most expressive and expandable new synthesizer/sample player architecture in Roland history. With a massive 128 voices, the it is capable of extensive layering and multitimbral applications! There are true stereo waveforms per tone, expressive Matrix Control, expandability via 4 expansion slots for 64MB SRX-series waveboards (when converted into 16-bit linear format) and four SR-JV80 expansion slots. The sounds include those from the JV-2080 plus many more new sounds and waveforms from the JD-990 and Super JD.
Packed with the most professional features you can find in a synthesizer, the XV-5080 has plenty of quality built-in digital effects including reverb and effects derived from Roland SRV-3030, V-Studios, and RSS technology. There is an R-Bus port which provides eight-channel 24-bit digital output to other R-Bus devices as well as an S/PDIF digital output! The XV-5080 is compatible with Roland S-700 and Akai S1000 CD-ROMs via its SCSI port. The sample-memory can be expanded up to 128MB, allowing you to load, edit and playback sounds from these libraries!
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Audio Clip 1 - Dance sounds, orchestral sounds, pianos, drums and more on-board demos!
Manual - Roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free PDF downloads.
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- Polyphony - 128 voices
- Oscillators - 64MB of internal wave memory gives 1083 waveforms (including all JV-2080 sounds and waveforms and 112 waveforms from the JD-990).
Expandable with SR-JV80-Series wave expansion boards and XP/JV-Series Patches, 4 slots.
- Sampler - Load and playback Roland S-700 and Akai sample libraries via SCSI port using optional SIMM memory.
- Modulation - Matrix Modulation - 4 destinations per source to modulate for unprecedented level of nuance
- Effects - Studio-quality reverb, chorus and multi-effects derived from Roland SRV-3030, V-Studios, RSS, Slicer, Isolater and COSM technology
- Memory - Patches: 1152; Performances: 96
- Keyboard - None
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 2000
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I was watching with quiet amusement the folk prebuying their new iPhones sight-unseen, just because. Then I realised that any disdain was somewhat hypocritical on my part as I am not immune from being influenced by others. I read Cliff Stoll's Scientific American article on the history of slide rules, and watched him using his during his TED talk. Now I have a Faber-Castell 2/83N, like all the cool kids. Dr. Stoll described it as "beautiful", and indeed it is, although my decades old Boots RingPlan isn't that ugly (but that one is rather worn - partly from ruler-to-rulert combat) (the Boots' model I own was made in Germany so it may have actually come from the same factory as my 2/83N). I purchased my new old slide rule direct from Germany (they seem used to people from abroad asking about them) and the price was modest, considering they don't make them any more, and they kindly included a photocopy of the English version of the manual, as well as the original German. I see the same model on eBay and other sites for considerably higher prices, so some enterprising person could start an import business to keep people like me happy.
When preparing for my O'-Levels, the school I attended taught us with mathematical tables, rather than slide rules. I learned about the latter from a friend who attended the our rival school, as there they took the other path. I have more fondness for my slide rule, which was "for fun", than my trusty book of log tables which I used nearly every day. Yes, we did have electronic calculators available, but those were forbidden during those exams. In later tests the calculators were permitted but, thanks to them using vacuum fluorescent displays, you had to have a pocket full of spare batteries just in case.
Since I was paying the shipping for the must-have 2/83N I also grabbed a "Darmstadt" slide rule "für Maschinen- und Elektro-Ingenieure", partly because it looked like an upgraded version of old-faithful Boots, but mainly because of the awesome Addiator on the back. Now, who's the coolest!


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Eyelid lift surgery is done to repair sagging or drooping upper eyelids (ptosis). The surgery is called blepharoplasty.
Sagging or drooping eyelids occur with increasing age. Some people are born with droopy eyelids or develop a disease that causes eyelid drooping.
An eyelid lift is most often done while you are awake. The procedure is done as follows:
Eyelid surgery is done in a surgeon's office. Or it is done as outpatient surgery in a medical center.
An eyelid lift is needed when eyelid drooping reduces your vision. You may be asked to have your eye doctor test your vision before you have the surgery.
Some people have an eyelid lift to improve their appearance. This is called cosmetic or elective surgery. The eyelid lift may be done alone or with other surgery such as a browlift or facelift.
Eyelid surgery will not remove wrinkles around the eyes, lift sagging eyebrows, or get rid of dark circles under the eyes.
Risks of anesthesia include:
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Medical conditions that make blepharoplasty more risky are:
You can usually go home the day of surgery. Arrange ahead of time for an adult to drive you home.
Before you leave, the doctor or nurse will cover your eyes and eyelids with ointment and a bandage. Your eyelids may feel tight and sore as the numbing medicine wears off. The discomfort is easily controlled with pain medicine.
Keep your head raised as much as possible for several days. Place cold packs over the area to reduce swelling and bruising. Wrap the cold pack in a towel before applying. This helps prevent cold injury of the eyes and skin.
Your doctor may recommend eyedrops to reduce burning or itching.
You should be able to see well after 2 to 3 days. Do not wear contact lenses for at least 2 weeks. Keep activities to a minimum for 3 to 5 days, and avoid strenuous activities that raise the blood pressure for about 3 weeks. This includes lifting, bending, and rigorous sports.
Your doctor will remove the stitches 2 to 7 days after surgery. You will have some bruising, which may last 2 to 4 weeks. You may notice increased tears, feeling more sensitive to light and wind, and blurring or double vision for the first few weeks.
Scars may remain slightly pink for 6 months or more after surgery. They will fade eventually to a thin, nearly invisible white line. The more alert and youthful look usually lasts for years. These results are permanent for many people.
Codere F, Tucker N. Cosmetic blepharoplasty and browplasty. In: Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 12.16.
Fratila A, Moody BR. Blepharoplasty and brow lifting. In: Robinson JK, Hanke CW, Siegel DM, Fratila A, eds. Surgery of the Skin. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2010:chap 39.
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Lazard Capital Markets analyst Jake Fuller was out with some positive comments on Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN) and MGM Resorts International (MGM), which included lifting his price targets on the first two. (Oppenheimer lifted its growth forecasts for Sands China and Melco Crown (MPEL) earlier this week.)
Here's Fuller's take on Las Vegas Sands:
With Macau trending ahead of target, we are raising estimates for LVS and lifting our PT from $66 to $69. Our industry checks show LVS benefiting from the ongoing ramp of mass table play, a VIP rebound, and the maturation of Cotai Central. Outside of the strong fundamental story, LVS also recently announced a $2B buyback authorization and approval to monetize Four Seasons residential units.
Wynn Resorts, meanwhile, should also benefit from strength in Macau:
With Macau trending ahead of target, we are raising estimates for WYNN and lifting our PT from $145 to $155. While WYNN is not as leveraged as LVS to the ongoing strength in mass or migration of play to Cotai, it is benefiting from a rebound in VIP and is underway on a Cotai project of its own. Meanwhile, WYNN should have ample capacity to continue paying out special annual cash dividends.
Fuller leaves his price target unchanged for MGM, but still has some nice things to say about the stock:


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Sodium is an element that the body needs to work properly. Salt contains sodium.
Diet - sodium (salt)
The body uses sodium to control blood pressure and blood volume. Sodium is also needed for your muscles and nerves to work properly.
Sodium occurs naturally in most foods. The most common form of sodium is sodium chloride, which is table salt. Milk, beets, and celery also naturally contain sodium, as does drinking water, although the amount varies depending on the source.
Sodium is also added to various food products. Some of these added forms are monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrite, sodium saccharin, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and sodium benzoate. These found in items such as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion salt, garlic salt, and bouillon cubes.
Processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, and ham, and canned soups and vegetables are all examples of foods that contain added sodium. Fast foods are generally very high in sodium.
Too much sodium in the diet may lead to:
Sodium in the diet (called dietary sodium) is measured in milligrams (mg). Table salt is 40% sodium; 1 teaspoon of table salt contains 2,300 mg of sodium.
Healthy adults should limit sodium intake to 2,300 mg per day. Adults with high blood pressure should have no more than 1,500 mg per day. Those with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, and kidney disease may need much lower amounts.
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"Wilson Combat will in NO way support the government of these states or their anti-gun agenda that only limits the rights of law-abiding citizens. Wilson Combat will continue to supply any product and/or service they can legally sell in these states to all non-government affiliated citizens."
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Good for them... I absolutly think they should add Colorado to their list..
I talked with Springfield Armory about a lower capacity magazine for my xdm.. They said they had NO INTENTION of making them..
I am trying to purchase as many "High capacity" magazines for my 9mm as I can find.. The XDM in 9mm is ONLY available with a 19 round magazine... (after july 1 , Illegal in Colorad)
So,, After July 1, only Government officials, and Police will be able to purchase THE GUN!!!! That GUN will be off the shelf for us regular Law abiding citizens.... In COLORADO...
I left Colorado in the 70's for Oregon, and now were heading to Northern Nevada. Someone left the door open at the asylum and we are trying to stay one step ahead of the nut's.


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The World of 3D Printing
It all started back in 2007 when the first RepRap machine was built. The idea behind RepRap was to design a machine that could build complex parts in three dimensions using extruded molten plastic and that machine could also "self-replicate" or build a copy of itself. Also, RepRap is a fully open source project that draws on the collective resources of its community to further advance the technology and the vision of the "Self Replicating Machine."
Since then 3D printers of all types have emerged from the community, from almost household names like MakerBot, (one of the largest player in this space, now a proprietary product) to the likes of Solidoodle, PP3DP, and 3D Systems, a pioneer in StereoLithography that invented the STL file format. STL is also known as Standard Tessellation Language and it's the file format that is widely used for 3D printers, like all of the machines we're going to show you here in this review. Gamers, you may recall the word "tessellation", as it is a key feature in DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3D graphics rendering. Tessellation helps define datasets for rendering 3D structures in the virtual world as well as the real world, in the case of 3D printing. See how it all ties in? Kinda cool, huh?
We thought so too. So we decided to reach out to a few of the more prominent names in 3D printing and do our usual round-up two step with them. Unfortunately, the folks at MakerBot were either too busy getting their Rep 2 system off the ground or putting together fancy marketing campaigns for it, so we weren't able to get that machine in but we may come back to it another day. However, we do have systems in from Solidoodle with the Solidoodle 2, PP3DP with their Up! Mini, and 3D Systems, the godfather of STL, with their Cube 3D. First, let's give you a quick guided tour of these machines, then we'll do our usual deep dive.
Virtual 3D objects have graced the pages of HotHardware many times over the years. Now, it's about to get real...
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Description Hippocampus erectus is a Seahorse from the Western Atlantic. It is among the most common seahorses in the aquarium trade, and is successfully bred in captivity by several breeders. It grows to a size of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) in length.
Dimensions Up to 5" (13 cm).
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Candidates for Tupelo City Council have remained silent about the possibility of a tax increase on the ballot Tuesday for the primary election.
Since they've been quiet about it, I feel obligated to tell you. Don't show up to your voting precinct ignorant of this tax.
This self-imposed tax may affect the citizens of Tupelo longer than the current 10 mills taxpayers pay as part of the Major Thoroughfare Program.
If you're not careful, your taxes might rise higher than any of us can afford.
Mississippi State University public administration professor Jerry Emison often warns people throughout the nation of this sad tax problem voters will face in Tupelo on Tuesday.
"Poor government is the cruelest tax the we can impose on ourselves," he often says.
As voters in the city of Tupelo, we will have options on deciding the level of competent government the city will have for the next four years. We have the opportunity to decide who will make decisions on our behalf.
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Electing incompetent leaders ensures poor decisions made with our tax dollars. Conversely, selecting strong, innovative, forward-looking leaders will help Tupelo keep intact its legacy other cities envy.
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Been awhile since my last diary entry. Haven't had a great deal of time to be involved with stuff, due to the slings and arrows of outrageous relationship fortune. Need a kick up the arse at the moment to get my developer head back on.
Projects are slowly starting to kick in. The main thing I'm involved with at the moment is the complete re-write of our fair web-site, Sotonians. I'm working on this with TheCorru ptor - he's handling client-side delivery while I'm doing all of the backend stuff I know and (love|hate).
Been a reasonably interesting couple of months work-wise. I've become the custodian of a Perl-based GPS project, which isn't open source, but is interesting all the same. I've done the analysis on the entire codebase and sussed out where and why things are going wrong. Did some real SE for a change and weighed the project in at about 100 days. Only problem is, I am the team. Not having a long- haired associate to (rubbish|validate) my ideas is really starting to bake my brains.
We've procured a dedicated server for Sotonians and a number of other sites that we run, including southampton.pm.org - so I've been busy working on that. Unfortunately, access at my place of work is a bit crap - but there are always HTTP tunnels for that sort of thing.
TheCorru ptor and I are going into business together very shortly. I'm already contracting - he will be too, and we're looking to develop even more projects for the good of the business. Not exactly Marxism - but hey - we all have to eat and pay for the nights out. It should be pretty neat - we're quite up for it now, and figure that our vast collection of bullshit coupled with our sporadic sampling of talent should enable us to at least put Linux dev boxes on the table for awhile.
So, to summarise then. A lot of projects, a lot of business and life as we know it isn't going to be the same in a months time.
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Family: Sciaenidae, Drums view all from this family
Description The spotted seatrout also known as speckled trout,or spotted weakfish (Cynoscion nebulosus) is a common estuary fish found in the southern United States. While most of these fish are caught on shallow, grassy flats, spotted seatrout reside in virtually any inshore waters, from the surf of outside islands to far up coastal rivers, where they often come for shelter during cold weather. Contrary to its name, the spotted seatrout is not a member of the trout family (Salmonidae), but of the drum family (Sciaenidae).
These fish have large, prominent canine teeth; dark back with grey or silvery sides marked with scattered ocellated black spots of varying size. Plain black spots are also present on the dorsal and tail fins. Its shape and coloration is reminiscent of a brown trout (Salmo trutta), hence the name. In stained water, this fish's background may take on a golden hue.
The average size of these fish is 0.5-1.0 kg (1-2 lb), but in most areas fish up to 2.5 kg (5 lb) are fairly common. 3.5-4.5 kg (8-10 lb) fish are rare. World record is 7.9 kg (17 lb 7 oz). These fish are active most at dawn and dusk. A proven catching technique is at dark to throw out a glow stick into the water and cast around it as these fish are attracted to light (see Fishing light attractor). Live shrimp are an ideal bait, but speckled seatrout will commonly go for dead shrimp. Other excellent baits are fingerling mullet and soft artificials, if "worked" correctly. It has been proven that the very large fish will attempt to swallow mullet up to 1/3 of their own size. The most common method for taking trout is by artificial jig with a soft plastic grub.
Dimensions Up to 28" (71 cm); 16 lbs (7.3 kg).
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Texas.
Discussion Like all members of the drum family, mature males produce a "drumming" sound to attract females during the spawning season (May through early September). This fish is often found in shallow tidal creeks near flooded salt marshes, where it feeds mainly on shrimp and small fish. Spotted seatrout are also known to congregate heavily over oyster reefs. It is fished both commercially and recreationally.
The spotted seatrout makes for excellent tablefare with a firm, white meat.
This fish is more commonly referred to as "speckled trout" by coastal fisherman along the Gulf of Mexico. Residents of Florida and coastal Georgia commonly refer to it as simply "trout." The shorter alias, "specks," is also used.
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A friend who works for PP&L was telling me of legislation passed here in PA (maybe Jeff has more info on this) ... which would legislate decreases in electric usage by a certain percentage within a certain period of time. For example, that in 20?? the utility would need to show that it had decreased usage by X%.
The problem would be how can the utility company do that to avoid being fined for failing to meet the requirements of the regulation. Many utility companies have installed "smart meters". They no longer have to send a fellow out to read your meter. The meter transmits the information directly back to the utility electronically.
Thus, if the utility is falling short of decreasing usage as required by the law, they can use the meter feedback to see who is being an "energy hog", and simply cut off the power to that consumer periodically to "decrease usage."
Except for raising prices to curtail consumption, the utility company (or companies) don't have much control over millions of consumers. There are some programs available to help with the costs of improving your energy usage, mostly related to heating costs.
With our local utility, PP&L, due to increase rates about 30% in 2010, I suppose that many people will be more conscious of their electric usage. It will be a double whammy for the consumers who have already been hit with higher costs for heating with gas and oil. For those of us who have electric heat in our homes, it's one giant whammy all at once. Pellet stoves are becoming a big topic of conversation Seems ironic that here we sit in the 21st century & we're not talking about hi-tech solutions ... we're talking about going back to heating with wood products just like they did two centuries ago! Oops ... what about those nasty carbon emissions?
If more people become unable to pay their electric bills, where does that leave the utility company? Maybe utility companies will be the next industry to need a bailout?


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In the past I have played a bit with android and done single page static applications but want to make something more useful so here I go again trying to learn a bit of Java and the Android SDK / Development tools. The problem is I always start none work related development projects and they just end up sat there in a repo and never get anywhere. The problem is either I end up reading allot of theory on how to do stuff and never have the time or will to carry it to an end product or work just eats up all my attention and the projects die.
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Tupelo Christian's Parker Brooks shot a 6-under-66 on Wednesday to take the individual lead into today's final round of the MHSAA Class 1A state golf tournament.
At Big Oaks Golf Club, Brooks had an 8-stroke lead over Sacred Heart individual golfer Hunter Hammett and a 10-stroke lead over St. Aloysius' Gabe Riversos with 18 holes to play.
St. Aloysius leads the four-team field by a comfortable margin, 322-372 over second-place Stringer.
Ingomar finished the day in fourth place with a 407 total, led by a pair of 81s from Matt Hale and Chandler Thompson.
Tupelo Christian's 375 total has the Eagles in third place.
Heath Davis shot an 88 for TCPS, Nate Hester 105, Garrett Scott 116 and Charlie Forrest 118.
The final round tees off this morning at 8 a.m.
Oxford shot a one-day 323 to take a 9-stroke lead over West Jones in the Class 5A state tournament at Ole Miss. Pearl River Central is in third place, a stroke back of West Jones. The Chargers were led by Ben Hubbard's 78. He was followed by Ward Toler (80), Beau Ryals (81), Turner Arnold (84) and Ethan Holmes (88).
Starkville is eighth of the 12 teams in the tournament. Jace Hobart shot a team-high 85 for the Yellow Jackets. Cameron Maddox shot an 87, Braxton Jenkins 99, Brooks Jenkins 101 and Ethan Chastain 105.
St. Patrick (338) holds a 19-stroke lead over Forest (357) in the Class 3A state tournament at Lake Caroline in Madison.
Belmont (373) is a distant third.
Jesse Sunderman of St. Patrick shot a 77 and hold a one-shot lead over Zack Hammons of Raleigh.
Belmont's Colin Harris (86) had the best effort among the area golfers in the field.
The Class 4A state golf tournament at Pass Christian was suspended by rain Wednesday after 12 holes.
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Day 2: St. Thomas- Charlotte Amalie Walking Tour
Trip Start Apr 16, 2009
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We started our day deciding to test the Caribbean waters around our resort...in the Bolongo Bay- a crescent-shaped bay on the South side of the island, most of which is owned by Bolongo Bay Resort. We did some swimming, snorkeling, kayaks, and the wave runner...
After a brunch at the Lobster Grille, we headed out towards the town for our walking tour (as recommended in the Frommers book) of Charlotte Amalie. We drove towards the town and hunted for a parking spot, which we got next to a Park in the middle of the town. Below is the description of this Walking Tour from the Frommers book itself (I have deleted the places which we skipped in our tour):
Charlotte Amalie
Start: King's Wharf.
Finish: Waterfront.
Time: 2 1/2 hours.
Begin your tour along the eastern harbor front at:
1. King's Wharf
This is the site of the Virgin Islands Legislature, which is housed in apple-green military barracks dating from 1874. From here, walk away from the harbor up Fort Pladsen to:
2. Fort Christian (which was undergoing renovation, and hence closed to visitors)
Dating from 1672 and named after the Danish king Christian V, this structure was a governor's residence, police station, court, and jail until it became a national historic landmark in 1977. A museum here illuminates the island's history and culture. Inside you'll see cultural workshops and an exhibit of late-Victorian furnishings. A museum shop features local crafts, maps, and prints.
Continue walking up Fort Pladsen to:
3. Emancipation Park
This is where a proclamation freeing African slaves and indentured European servants was read on July 3, 1848. The park is now mostly a picnic area for local workers and visitors. Near the park is the:
5. Central Post Office (I loved the yellow and white building of this Post Office!)
On display here are murals by Stephen Dohanos, who became famous as an artist for The Saturday Evening Post. From the post office, walk east along Norre Gade to the:
6. Frederik Lutheran Church
This church was built between 1780 and 1793. The original Georgian-style building, financed by a free black parishioner, Jean Reeneaus, was reconstructed in 1825 and again in 1870, after it was damaged in a hurricane.
Exiting the church, walk east along Norre Gade to Lille Taarne Gade. Turn left (north) and climb to Kongens Gade (King St.), passing through a neighborhood of law firms, to:
7. Government House
This is the administrative headquarters for the U.S. Virgin Islands. It's been the center of political life in the islands since it was built around the time of the American Civil War. Visitors can take a tour on the first two floors for free Monday through Saturday from 8am to noon and from 1 to 5pm.
After leaving Government House, turn immediately to your left and look for the sign for:
Continue west along Kongens Gade until you reach:
10. Hotel 1829
Formerly known as the Lavalette House, this place was designed in 1829 by one of the leading merchants of Charlotte Amalie. This is a landmark building and a charming hotel that has attracted many of the island's most famous visitors.
Take A Break -- Hotel 1829 provides the perfect veranda, with a spectacular view, for a midday drink or a sundowner. You may just fall in love with the place,(I DID!) abandon this tour, and stick around for dinner. The bar is open Monday to Saturday 4 to 11pm.
Next door (still on the same side of the street), observe the:
At this point, you might want to double back slightly on Kongens Gade to climb the famous:
12. 99 Steps
These steps (actually 103 in total) were erected in the early 1700s, and take you to the summit of Government Hill, from where you'll see the 18th-century:
13. Crown House
This stately private house is immediately to your right, on the south side of the street. This was the home of von Scholten, the Danish ruler who issued the famous proclamation of emancipation in 1848.
Walk back down the steps and continue right (west) along Kongens Gade, then down a pair of old brick steps until you reach Garden Street. Go right (north) on Garden Street and take a left onto Crystal Gade.
Continue up Crystal Gade. On your right (north side), you'll come to:
15. St. Thomas Synagogue
This is the oldest synagogue in continuous use under the American flag, and the second oldest in the Western Hemisphere. It was erected in 1833 by Sephardic Jews, and it still maintains the tradition of having sand on the floor, commemorating the exodus from Egypt. The structure was built of local stone, ballast brick from Denmark, and mortar made of molasses and sand. It's open to visitors Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm. Next door, the Weibel Museum showcases 300 years of Jewish history. It keeps the same hours.
Retrace your steps (east) to Raadets Gade and turn south toward the water, crossing the famous Vimmelskaft Gade or "Back Street" (it can get a bit seedy at night, so be aware if you are walking after dark). Continue along Raadets Gade until you reach:
16. Main Street
This is Charlotte Amalie's major artery and most famous shopping street. Turn right (west) and walk along Main Street until you come to the mid-19th-century:
17. Camille Pissarro Building
This structure will be on your right, at the Amsterdam Sauer Jewelry Store. Pissarro, a Spanish Jew who became one of the founders of French Impressionism, was born in this building as Jacob Pizarro in 1830. Before moving to Paris, he worked for his father in a store on Main Street. Also housed in the building is Gallery Camille Pissarro, with a few Pissarro paintings on display and prints by local artists for sale.
Continuing west along Main Street, you will pass on your right the:
19. Market Square
This was the center of a large slave-trading market before the 1848 emancipation and is officially called Rothschild Francis Square. Today it's an open-air fruit and vegetable market, selling, among other items, genips (grape-type fruit; to eat one, break open the skin and suck the pulp off the pit). The wrought-iron roof covered a railway station at the turn of the 20th century. The market is open Monday to Saturday, its busiest day; hours vary, but it's busiest from 9am to 3pm.
If the genip doesn't satisfy you, take Strand Gade down (south) to:
20. The Waterfront
Also known as Kyst Vejen, this is where you can purchase a fresh coconut. One of the vendors here will whack off the top with a machete so that you can drink the sweet milk from its hull. You'll have an up-close view of one of the most scenic harbors in the West Indies, though it's usually filled with cruise ships.
Thus, having had our day's share of the town and its history, always coupled with ample doses of the panoramic views, we headed back to our resort for a dinner at Iggies Bar & Grill. The calamari and grilled mahi mahi at this place are very recommended!
Where I stayed
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Sounds like you're good with that, Jeff...you and Roger both....
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That's funny...I was more concerned about the spelling of demagogue....
Good catch!
In perspective ... it would take 10 X $40.6 billion to pay for 5 years of the new health coverage proposals? Or, if there are 10 U.S. oil companies making such profits, it would take all of their profits to be directed to the health care proposals.Exxon's $40.6 billion profit in 2007 is roughly equal to receiving "$30 for every person in China and $132 for every U.S. resident." Another way of looking at it is that Exxon made $77,245 per minute in 2007—that's more money generated per minute than 70 percent of Americans earned all year, according to the Census Bureau.Whew! Anybody want to do the math on how much the new health care proposals will cost on a per minute basis? I'm glad you called our attention to these numbers, Roger.Exxon made $77,245 per minute in 2007—that's more money generated per minute than 70 percent of Americans earned all year, according to the Census Bureau.As long as we are dependent on petroleum products, that is the price we pay. And this may demonstrate why have become so dependent on Mid-East oil rather than our own.The "finding" costs to explore and develop an oil field range from $5 per barrel in the Middle East to $67 per barrel off of the U.S. coast.
I do believe that the oil companies pay a lot of taxes on that income as well? Or am I wrong on that? I'm sure there are plenty of "deductions" on their tax returns, but at the bottom line, do they pay taxes or just get refunds?Wasn't there a "windfall" tax imposed on the oil companies as well? Builders did the same thing during the housing boom. Now when the large builders have fallen on hard times, tax breaks for them have been proposed (though not for the "small" builders).So when the market price jumps due to speculators, political unrest, supply disruption, or other similar events, it is a windfall for the oil company.
If the oil companies were manipulating the "speculators", then it would appear there would be reason for prosecution. OTOH, if the speculators are acting independently, isn't that the way the free market operates?
I believe that the article mentioned that some of the refineries are owned by oil companies, but not all.
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Great post, Gerry....but making "sense" of "cents" has never been of much interest to Roger.... .....whatever is "wrong" was/is/shall always be Bush 43's fault....
I actually don't believe in corporate income taxes for anyone, but do not understand why oil companies receive tax incentives not enjoyed by other industries. I also do not understand why oil companies are allowed to get away with not paying required royalites on oil taken from public lands. Why should the taxpayer be giving that oil to oil companies for less than market value especially when much of that oil is then sold overseas.


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Everything in Rhode Island is small. Even the Internet.
So last year, when the Providence Journal put the bulk of its journalism behind a "pay wall" — accessible only to subscribers — it was a significant blow to the online ecosystem.
It wasn't just that the paper's stories on City Hall skullduggery and Federal Hill cuisine had disappeared from the web. It was that the media outlet best positioned to drive online innovation had all but given up on the project.
News junkies and, really, anyone who cares about the long-term health of the Ocean State press, were left with a big question: who would rescue the Rhode Island web?
Turns out a local television station, WPRI, was already on the case. And in the coming days, when it adds another web-based reporter, it will double down on an experiment like none other in the region.
Indeed, WPRI's grab for control of Rhode Island's screens — television, computer, and smart phone — may be the only one of its kind in the country.
Local television stations have never been a font of innovation — unless you consider the "if-it-bleeds-it-leads" model a great leap forward.
And lately, they have trailed even metropolitan newspapers, that other old media relic, in embracing the Internet.
It's no surprise, really. TV news, if hardly the juggernaut it once was, still makes money; station mangers are not facing the existential threat that has forced newspaper publishers to act.
That is, most newspaper publishers.
The Journal's rigid paywall is just the most prominent example of a broader digital retreat — no iPhone app, a clunky web interface — designed to push readers back to the more profitable print-and-ink version of the paper.
Combine that business strategy with a journalism of shrunken ambition — the paper dropped its business section in 2009, has some significant blind spots in its political coverage, and appears allergic to analysis — and you've got a real opening for another media outlet, like WPRI.
Or, more precisely, WPRI blogger Ted Nesi.
Nesi (pronounced KNEE-see) started his journalism career at his hometown [Attleboro] Sun Chronicle before moving to the Providence Business News, where he served as a print reporter and website editor, covering energy, the environment, technology, and the media.
In the spring of 2010, he approached WPRI's then-general manager Jay Howell with the idea for his current job: a sort of local version of Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein, who turns out highly readable, deep-dive analyses of economics and public policy.
"I still have the email, it's really terrific: 'you should hire me, here's why,' " says Jay Howell, a voluble, ambitious figure who now serves as vice president-regional television for LIN Media, the Providence-based company that owns WPRI and 42 other television stations across the country.
Howell, at the time, was making a hard charge at longtime market leader WJAR — bulking up investigative reporter Tim White's team and, now, hiring Nesi.
The idea was to produce as much original, enterprising reporting as possible — not only to ratchet up ratings in the short term, but to compensate for local television's ever-loosening grip on the news of the day; by the time the 6 pm news rolls around, most people have already heard about the governor's press conference or the jump in the unemployment rate. They need something more, something new.
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I bought the 2006 Biker Scout on the vintage card, he's still on his card.
Interesting that he's been released so often. I MAY have a couple extras that I picked up, but they are all still on their cards.
Okay, I have at least a half a dozen of them...still on their cards and inside the protective case.
I have a slight issue with OT imperials and self-control. In fact, as I am going through my loose figures I realized I have more than a dozen of the Scout Troopers from POTJ. That is, more than a dozen of each version, clean and dirty (or blasted). hehehe
May the force be with you.
Saw the Padme and ceremonial Luke 3 3/4-inch figs for the first time today, as well as Biggs, the scout trooper and Anakin. Thought the paint jobs on Padme and Luke could've been better, especially round the joints.
This evening I picked up the variant Biker Scout at TRU - all previous versions I'd seen had the white straps near the hip pouches, but this one has black stripes, more like the Speeder Bike version. Not the most thrilling of variations, but there it is.
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Is anyone else seeing problems with the bubble attachments?
I have seen a ton of these with poor bubble attachments, peeling, pulling from the card or just plain not fully attached!
I wasn't aware of the white/black strap variants, I just checked mine and the straps are black.
May the force be with you.
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We've all seen evidence that some store employees are less than gentle with figures, though.
That's my jacket!
This problem is much more pronounced than I have ever seen. Some of the bubbles are clearly attached well, as seen by a much darker line of glue, while some of them have the darker line around just part of the bubble. Those are the ones that separate. If you pull on these they lift right off the card with no damage, but when you get to the darker partion the card paper tears.
I will post up some pictures tonight to show what I am talking about, but it looks like Hasbro is not using enough adhesive around the bubbles, so only part of the bubble sticks to the card.
This WILL be a problem for carded collectors.
May the force be with you.
I have seen this bubble issue, I even reported it earlier. They aren't using scored plastic or cardbacks so the smooth-on-smooth connection isn't grabbing as well as it should, and the adhesive isn't attaching uniformly -- letting air in and drying it out before it can fully adhere to the cardback.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.