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On Sunday, March 7, 2010 I took a bike ride down to the Toronto International Bicycle Show held in the Better Living Centre on the CNE grounds.
For the most part this show is a spectacle of the latest road racing, BMX, trials and mountain biking products and accessories. Major Toronto and GTA retailers set up shop here to blow out last year's inventory and highlight the latest designs from top brands.
While I recently started mountain biking again (I know, an oxymoron in Toronto) I was looking for the day to day cycling options at the show. Road bikes made of carbon composites and mountain bikes equipped with long-travel suspension are impressive, but I wouldn't give them more than 20 minutes locked up to a post and ring downtown Toronto. And I think rear racks would look a little out of place on the back of a Trek Madone.
Much to my delight there were plenty of exhibitors who understand that cycling isn't just about sport. Although, looking back of some of my morning commutes, I'd say a trip to work on Toronto's busier streets can be a sport itself. Here are photos by Huy Le with a few words about what I discovered at the Toronto International Bicycle Show.
Until Sunday I had never straddled an electic-assist bicycle. The Sanyo Eneloop Bike looks like a regular step-through commuter with a battery pack tucked nicely behind the seat tube. And that's the point. This is a bicycle first and foremost yet it also provides battery assistance to help commuters take on challenging hills and headwinds.
The battery connects to a surprisingly powerful front hub-motor as well as both front and rear lights. I took the bike for a quick spin around the carpeted test area at the show. As I lined up to head out I had the battery on and after a half pedal forward the motor kicked in and I thought the bike was going to take off on it's own. Applying the brakes quickly kept me from taking an embarassing flat land spill. The reps from Sanyo suggested waiting until I was in motion to turn on the battery, and I recommend it.
Actually riding the bicycle was a pleasure. The motor is on the front wheel hub, so after a few pedals the electric-assist starts up and you feel a gentle pull forward. The first couple of boosts were a little terrifying on the short test track, but I quickly learned when to anticipate them and use them to my advantage for building up speed with little extra effort on my part.
In the manufacturer's showcase Opus brand bicycles from Quebec had their commuter rides on display. If you speak/read French then be sure to check out their Urbanista Blog.
For cyclists with kids and basically anything else they need to haul around, WIKE from Guelph, ON had their line of trailers on display.
Around the corner and also from Guelph, True North Cycles had several handmade touring and cargo bikes on display.
Trek had some bright and shiny Madones on site… but the multi-thousand dollar price tag makes for expensive roadie dreams. On a more affordable note Trek also had their Eco steel bikes on display.
As part of the Globe blogger team I was hoping to see a few models at the show. Unfortunately all I found was this Globe Roll.
Sweet Pete's had up on high, overlooking their booth, their Kona collaboration bicycle, the "Door Prize." With tongue planted firmly in cheek this bike is named after the unique to Toronto term for colliding with a car door is outfitted with city riding essentials and is priced under $600.
On to accessories. Zef Kraiker (not pictured) was at the Urbane Cyclist booth with plenty of WIPT (Wear It Proud Toronto) cycling caps and Push The Envelope bags for sale.
Energetic reps introduced me to the iBert safe-T-seat that allows you to carry small children up front, improving rider stability and giving your child a view of more than just your back. The seat can be removed quickly and easily when not in use and is made of 10% recycled materials.
Introducing his alternative to panniers, Winnipeg year-round cyclist (you read that right!) Aphirath Vongnaraj had his Hybrid Backpack on display. He demonstrated the pack's ability to secure all sorts of items to a rear bike rack. The unique "velcro" locking system ensures that what you want to carry stays with you for your whole journey.
I was pleasantly surprised to see so many commuter cycling options on display at this year's Toronto International Bicycle Show. Of course, there was much more to be seen, but I'll save that for another post.

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Maybe this will help...
Not that I understood much of it, science is not one of my strong areas.
Maybe this will help...
Not that I understood much of it, science is not one of my strong areas.
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
Basker, the first picture on the site is liquid!
I think that's what NFC usually does, early sales are at the good price and then once he's gotten the word out, he raises the price for profitability.
That reminds me, I still need to preorder the WOK Enterprise.
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.
It has the exact phrase of Kirk saying "Prepare to attack all hands battlestations"
What gets me is the nacelles do not light up at all.
This TOS Enterprise is a rip-off. The only thing that makes it different from the earlier TOS release is a little sticker on the box saying "U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 from "The Cage" and the pointed nacelles that do not light up.
Aside from all those differences, the angled little "wings" coming off of the rear of the nacelles are also different. The regular TOS Enterprise has them filled in making them appear to be fins/wings, whereas on the Cage version they have nothing in the middle making them appear as bars/tubes.
It's a very minor detail that I'm surprised they bothered with.
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
Uh, I think you mean you got the "Where No Man Has Gone Before" version NOT "The Cage" because that one has Capt. Pike voice sounds but that's good to know that the sound chip is the same in both the Classic Enterprise and the WNMHGB version which is why I passed on it. The nacelles and such weren't enough for me to justify getting it. I WILL however get the Cage version just for the new Pike sounds.
Anybody know if the Battle Damaged WOK Enterprise will have different sounds from the clean version? I would hope so because it would make a good selling point but they will probably skimp out and just paint the regular version battle damaged. I just wish they had given us a Reliant seeing as how this IS the 25th anniversary of "KHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!"
Just think how cool a Reliant would be with sounds like:
"Marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet... buried alive... buried alive..."
"Ah Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold... in space..."
"I deprived your ship of power and when I swing around I mean to deprive you of your life!"
"Full impulse power! Damn you!"
"I shall avenge you!"
I even e-mailed them to complain that the nacelles don't light up (as the box says)
They responded by saying that they are not supposed to on "The Cage" version.
Apparently they are using the TOS Enterprise box and putting a little sticker on it for the "The Cage" version.
I didn't notice the other little cosmetic differences mentioned by LTB and James3etc., as I haven't taken it out of the box yet, or examined it closer.
I have read that the other TOS WNMHGB Enterprise has Pike saying quite a few phrases, though the ship is probably exactly like "The Cage" version cosmetically.
I do have that one on order as well.
Now you are confusing me. Pike was in "The Cage" not "WNMHGB" so that version should have Kirk's voice, not Pike. So are you saying you bought "The Cage" and it is just a repackaged version of the regular series Enterprise with just the sticker on the box? I will be disappointed if "The Cage" doesn't have Pike.


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The "on deck" part was dropped, there needs to be either the tying run on the bases or at bat. I'd never heard of the tough save either... then again its baseball and there are a million stats so I guess that makes sense.
I also like the holds stat, kinda gives you an idea of what a reliever has done.


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- Pastor of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh
- On being gay: "We're not talking about some little innocent looking thing that you may see in Glee, two clean cute little boys holding hands acting like two little effeminates and that is what homosexuality is all about and people think that it is something like that when we're talking about a wicked, perverse lifestyle that destroys people and I think that it's high time that people who think like we do come out of the closet and let their voices be heard, if not society will continue to go in the toilet."
- Says being gay is a "death style" that "causes the breakdown of the human body" — a "special rights" push that is more offensive to African Americans than "the n word" (see 3:24–4:15)
- Says it's "normal" to react violently to those who are gay: "We've always had a hostile response, or a disrespect if you will, for that kind of behavior."
- Claims Chaz Bono is acting under "the influence of the Devil, demon spirits—spirits of perversion"
- Claims adult gay men have "to wear a diaper or a butt plug just to be able to contain their bowels"; also: "we are armed with the truth about the damage that people are doing to their rectums and anuses as a result of participating in these perversive, sexual acts." (see 18:34–18:48)
- On civil rights: "I think that every African American ought to be appalled, ought to be angry, and should begin to wave their fist in the air and declare black power and say to the homosexual lobbyists, the homosexual groups, how dare you compare your wicked, deviant, immoral, self-destructive, anti-human sexual behavior to our beautiful skin color."
- Advice to lesbian blogger Pam Spaulding: "Pam needs Jesus, when Pam meets the Lord that yearning for a member of the same sex will change…she'd probably make a fantastic mother, and would enjoy having a husband who was born male – no Chaz Bono business – born male – and meet her man, and rock her world, in the name of the Lord."
- Warns that marriage equality will lead to men marrying goats and a pedophile problem (1st clip); says gay people must "come out of homosexuality and get delivered" then enter into a union with opposite sex (2nd clip)


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In need of some advice [Continued...]
I've decided to add onto this thread cause I'm still in a sort of confusing position and I'd like some of your guys' opinion / advice on the subject. Alright about last year sometime around now (about 11 months ago) I opened a thread, wanting some advice on possibly what I should try to major in, in college. The thread can be found here:
Here's where I currently am. I decided I'd go to a community college (not the one in town here, but one out of town) and I've been taking some programming classes and I took an Introduction to Information Systems Security class there. I'm currently in my second semester and will be finishing up really soon. I had recently decided to check back with ITT Tech to see if they re-opened up their software development course so I could go into that. Bad news though, they never got it back opened, and unfortunately, the other ITT Tech in my area, doesn't have it either. I was wondering, is software development a declining field? There's not alot of people who signed up for the course over there so I'm wondering, does that work out in the long run, since there's not alot of people wanting to become Software Developers would it eventually be easier for me to find a job in this field? What they're offering at the college I go to right now is a programming certificate but I'm actually wanting to go for a degree. It's not neccessarily that I favor that school, I get it's pretty expensive, but I'm just wanting to go to a school where it's like really hands-on, 70 or 80% of the program of your choice is geared towards those classes, while the other 20% is geared towards your general ed. I'm not trying to take a crap load of general ed for a degree because my academics aren't exactly as high as I want them to be.
Throughout this past year though, my interest in the InfoSec field has grown a little bit more too. I tried to take the Off Sec course last year, but since I was still in high school they didn't think I was old enough to do the course and wanted me to send over a copy of my photo ID, and that's how that conversation ended between the off-sec guys and I. I'd eventually like to go into Penetration Testing but I know it's just not one of those things where you go, "Alright, I have a degree in Information Systems Security, maybe a certification or two, here's my resume...bam you got the job" type of thing. My question I have here is that, I can't exactly expect to go directly into Pen Testing just by holding a degree right? Wouldn't they want you to have some Network Administration experience or something along the lines of that before applying for a job doing that? Even trying to get a job doing it fresh out of college, wouldn't it be next to impossible considering companies are wanting people with 10+ years of experience under their belt? Not that I blame them, it just seems pretty difficult to get the job. I've also noticed, that alot of people are going into this field...you may all notice we get people weekly who come here asking for advice for what they should do to eventually get into doing security for companies, etc. My question is, should I even opt to go into this field or should I stick with programming? I've been coding since I was around 15 and a half, and have always wanted to be a programmer, but I've always wanted to have the job as an Ethical Hacker/Penetration Tester as well. I'm just a little confused on which should I go for at this point. I was thinking I should look into the Information Systems Security course offered by ITT Tech and then if I didn't care for it, drop and then go into programming else where (considering they don't offer it there), but I'm all open to your opinions/advice. My bad if it sounds like I'm ranting in this one...Thanks in advanced.


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In the middle of a blizzard. Approaching 30 inches of snow. Maybe I'll break out a Tauntaun or AT-AT to ride around outside so I clear the vents and the heat pump
In the middle of a blizzard. Approaching 30 inches of snow. Maybe I'll break out a Tauntaun or AT-AT to ride around outside so I clear the vents and the heat pump
Your tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!
It's raining moderately enough that I was discouraged from visiting my usual coffee shop but once there's a lull, I may go by and see if my favorite coffee girl is working there this morning.
I'm still mulling over going to meet Slicker in Las Vegas, but it's a 5 hour drive in traffic and with the rain it will be even worse. Flights are really full, and prices have been raised, too.
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Braved the snow, cleared the vents (without the assistance of any snow beasts or lumber war machines I might add) and now I'm back inside with my hot chocolate and electric throw blanket. A bit cliche' perhaps, but I'm staying put now-marveling at the Star Wars references being bandied about by the commentators on Action Sports.
I'm willing to bet there's a good amount of snow in the Cajon Pass too, T. I wouldn't recommend the drive in this weather.
That's my jacket!
Sunny skies in Albany.
Albeit is 20 degrees.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Too much snow for my little snow plow on my riding mower. I'm 80% done clearing our 150 foot driveway of 30" of snow with a shovel. I'm ready for spring.
Right now, it's a break from the heavy rain (thanks in part to the winds). Give us time to dry out, or fix the sliding hills and cliffs nearer the coast.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
It's cold, but we did have some sunshine earlier, now we get a peak of sunshine here and there. Tomorrow we are looking to a snow storm possible, from the system that his California. It' moving out way, and we are to see it in the form of snow, but nothing in the amounts that clobbered the East coast.
2015 RFL Thank You to, TeeEye7 & Slicker, JediTricks, Tycho, El Chuxter, and Darth Jax!!!!
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Rush Soccer recently welcomed to the United States four representatives from Rush FC Bali in Cameroon. Their three week visit included a comprehensive orientation to the "Rush Way" in Colorado, as well as participation in the Rush Summit in North Carolina.
The three-week visit was part of the "RushConnect" Program, which is generously funded by the US Department of State's Sports United office. The RushConnect Program promotes cultural understanding between citizens of the United States and Cameroon by training youth soccer coaches to organize and manage youth soccer activities that support player success in soccer and in life. Staff and coaches from Rush Soccer and Rush FC Bali will work in close partnership to share expertise and identify best practices in club development that give Bali Nyonga youth of all backgrounds a positive and empowering soccer experience.
In early 2013, Rush staff from the US will travel to Cameroon to collaboratively implement an African Rush Festival for up to 240 youth.
(Pictured above: Members of Rush FC Bali with the Senegal Rush Technical Director (middle) visit the Rush office in Colorado)


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I currently have a litter of pups out of FC AFC Ali--they are 6 1/2 weeks old. Currently they are all spoken for, and I am waiting for a deposit on the last puppy. If, for some reason, one of the pups becomes available, I can let you know. If you are interested, the pups are shown on http://huntinglabpedigree.com/puppy.asp?id=2504. Thank you,
Carol Reed
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12.7: Petroleum Power
What is the connection between ancient swamps and the Indy 500?
Many forms of fun and transportation are made possible by liquid petroleum. Petroleum is the result of plants dying in ancient swamps.
Oil is a liquid fossil fuel that is extremely useful because it can be transported easily and can be used in cars and other vehicles. Oil is currently the single largest source of energy in the world.
Oil Formation
Oil from the ground is called crude oil, which is a mixture of many different hydrocarbons. Crude oil is a thick dark brown or black liquid hydrocarbon. Oil also forms from buried dead organisms, but these are tiny organisms that live on the sea surface and then sink to the seafloor when they die. The dead organisms are kept away from oxygen by layers of other dead creatures and sediments. As the layers pile up, heat and pressure increase. Over millions of years, the dead organisms turn into liquid oil.
Oil Production
In order to be collected, the oil must be located between a porous rock layer and an impermeable layer (Figure below). Trapped above the porous rock layer and beneath the impermeable layer, the oil will remain between these layers until it is extracted from the rock.
Oil (red) is found in the porous rock layer (yellow) and trapped by the impermeable layer (brown). The folded structure has allowed the oil to pool so a well can be drilled into the reservoir.
- An animation of an oil deposit forming is shown here: http://www.nature.nps.gov/GEOLOGY/usgsnps/oilgas/ENTRAP_3.MPG.
- The oil pocket is then drilled into from the surface. An animation of an oil deposit being drilled is shown here: http://www.nature.nps.gov/GEOLOGY/usgsnps/oilgas/DRILL_3.MPG.
- Sideways drilling allows a deposit that lies beneath land that cannot be drilled to be mined for oil: http://www.nature.nps.gov/GEOLOGY/usgsnps/oilgas/HORDRI_3.MPG.
To separate the different types of hydrocarbons in crude oil for different uses, the crude oil must be refined in refineries like the one shown in Figure below. Refining is possible because each hydrocarbon in crude oil boils at a different temperature. When the oil is boiled in the refinery, separate equipment collects the different compounds.
Refineries like this one separate crude oil into many useful fuels and other chemicals.
Oil Use
Most of the compounds that come out of the refining process are fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil. Because these fuels are rich sources of energy and can be easily transported, oil provides about 90% of the energy used for transportation around the world. The rest of the compounds from crude oil are used for waxes, plastics, fertilizers, and other products.
Gasoline is in a convenient form for use in cars and other transportation vehicles. In a car engine, the burned gasoline mostly turns into carbon dioxide and water vapor. The fuel releases most of its energy as heat, which causes the gases to expand. This creates enough force to move the pistons inside the engine and to power the car.
Consequences of Oil Use
The United States does produce oil, but the amount produced is only about one-quarter as much as the nation uses. The United States has only about 1.5% of the world's proven oil reserves, so most of the oil used by Americans must be imported from other nations.
The main oil-producing regions in the United States are the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Alaska, and California (Figure below). An animation of the location of petroleum basins in the contiguous United States can be seen here: http://www.nature.nps.gov/GEOLOGY/usgsnps/oilgas/BASINS_3.MPG.
Most of California's oil fields, such as the Kern River, are in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Oil collects in permeable sedimentary rocks from the top of folds like the one shown above.
As in every type of mining, mining for oil has environmental consequences. Oil rigs are unsightly (Figure below), and spills are too common (Figure below).
Drill rigs at the Kern River Oil Field in California.
A deadly explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 led to a massive oil spill. When this picture was taken in July 2010, oil was still spewing into the Gulf. The long-term consequences of the spill are being studied and are as yet unknown.
- Liquid fossil fuels include petroleum, which is useful for vehicles because it is easily stored and transported.
- Petroleum is also extremely important for materials like waxes, plastics, fertilizers, and other products.
- Extracting petroleum from the ground and transporting it can be damaging to the environment.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
1. What produced the fossil fuels?
2. What is sediment?
3. What is kerogen? How is it produced?
4. How do we find oil?
5. How do we get the oil out of the ground?
6. Why is drilling mud pumped down the pipe?
7. What are cuttings?
8. What does the pumping unit do?
9. What happens at the refinery?
10. What does fractional distillation produce?
11. What are petrochemicals used for?
12. What other products are made from oil?
1. Why is it harder to find a substitute for petroleum than it is for coal? Think about what these fuels are used for.
2. Why are there more likely to be hazardous consequences for deep oil drilling than for the shallow drilling that's been taking place for centuries?
3. How is crude oil formed?
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March 2010 — GAO´s Comments on Second Round of Recipient Reporting
What GAO Found
Second Round of Recipient Reporting Showed That Improving Data Quality Is a Work in Progress
Progress was achieved in addressing some data quality and reporting issues identified in the first round; however data errors, reporting inconsistencies, and decisions by some recipients not to use the new job reporting guidance for this round compromise data quality and the ability to aggregate the data. For example in the education area, which was the largest category of jobs reported, GAO found that a number of states reported job numbers using the old methodology.
Overall, while significant issues remain, the second round of reporting appears to have gone more smoothly as recipients have become more familiar with the reporting system and requirements. GAO expects that the simplified jobs reporting guidance and reporting system enhancements will ultimately result in improved data quality and reliability. GAO makes specific recommendations to Education, HUD, and OMB for improving reporting guidance. Education, HUD, and OMB generally agreed with the recommendations.
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- OMB should work with the Recovery Board and federal agencies, building on the lessons learned, to establish a formal and feasible framework for review of recipient changes during the continual update period and consider providing more time for agencies to review and provide feedback to recipients before posting updated reports on Recovery.gov.
- To improve the consistency of FTE data collected and reported, GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Department of Education (Education) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide clarifying guidance to recipients on how to best calculate FTEs for education employees during quarters when school is not in session.
- GAO recommends that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development instruct housing agencies to discontinue use of the jobs calculator provided by HUD in the first round of recipient reporting for subsequent rounds of reporting to ensure the correct job calculation is used.
For GAO's complete comments on the second round of recipient reporting see pages 74-108 of the March 3, 2010 report, One Year Later, States' and Localities' Uses of Funds and Opportunities to Strengthen Accountability.


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Easy grilled chicken wings pack a sweet heat from chili sauce and honey.
If you don't have oyster sauce, you can use 2 tablespoons of soy sauce instead.
Purchase chicken drummettes (you'll need about 40) instead of chicken wings. Drummettes are cut up and ready for marinating.
You can prepare and grill these zesty wings up to 24 hours ahead. Place in a rectangular pan, cover with foil and refrigerate. To reheat, place the covered pan in the oven at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated.
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Ursuline College is excited to announce that the construction of two new campus buildings, the Center for the Creative and Healing Arts and Sciences and the athletic center, is on schedule to be completed and dedicated on June 10, 2015. This project is the College's largest undertaking in more than 40 years.
The Center for the Creative and Healing Arts and Sciences will house the Art Therapy and Counseling Department and The Breen School of Nursing's undergraduate and graduate programs. The building is comprised of 22,000 square feet of classrooms, labs, and conference and meeting space equipped with the latest educational technology.


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NFL Wish List 2012
Posted By Steven Keys On Sep 3 2012 @ 10:57 pm In NFL | 2 Comments
Dear Santa Claus:
I know it's still summertime, the season when you and the Mrs. are just getting back from your annual Elf-Awareness Conference in Puerto Vallarta, but I have a big favor to ask.
NFL 2012 is set to kick-off Wednesday night (Cowboys @ Giants) and I have a few early requests that I'm hoping you can accommodate. I haven't exactly been good this year, but I haven't been bad, either. That oughta' count for something in these times of rampant greed and selfish rationalization (PEDs), right?
And besides, Santa, you still owe me. Remember that Denmark golf outing I arraigned in 2010 for you and your "assistant" with TW and his putting instructor Heidi? 'Nuff said.
Super Bowl Drift
It's all about Super Sunday, or is it? NFL brass have already set the post-season schedule Santa, but see if you can get Roger & Company to shave a week off that mood-killing, two-week dull-fest that follows Conference title games. Football's a business, sure, but this grant to greed is taking an edge off player games and starts us dreaming of baseball. Yuck! Just kidding, Bud.
NFL Rules, Stats & Plays that Need Eliminating
On-side kick: Gotta' be the dumbest, most un-football-like play in the book. Walter Camp or whoever hatched this turkey must've been on a toot. The team that just had the ball, can get it twice-in-a-row, if the oblong-spheroid takes a funny bounce and at ten yards lands in one of the kicking-team's cozy-covered hands. Competition at its lamest.
"Icing the kicker:" Letting the defense call a TO seconds prior to a FG attempt in order to mess with the kicker's head is bad playground etiquette. Strong kids wouldn't stoop that low.
Lambeau Leap: A routine that always was a bit too comfy, a tad too needy for my taste, has now become downright hackneyed. I'm thinking Curly, Vince & Ray would've agreed.
Senseless Stats: An INT that gets hung on a QB for a pass that's tipped into a defender's hands; A fumble-stat given to a carrier who had a ball stripped / punched from his grasp.
New OT Rules: No one that matters (players & fans) was complaining when a field goal gave victory in sudden-death OT. Simple case of someone in a Suit validating a job and squeezing in more commercial time. "Tanks for nothing" (Maggs / Caddyshack)."
"Calling all (fashion police) cars"
It's bad enough football's become a fashion runway for Nike marketing and its revolving-door of dress (uniforms), but c'mon NFL, could your unis be anymore skin-tight? The trend is towards more material, not less, so loosen up, fellas. It's embarrassing, Santa.
These Players
Cam Newton (CAR): Would like to see Cam develop into a SB caliber pocket-passer as he seems to have the skill-set, though I'm not holding my breath. Old (run) habits die hard.
Peyton Manning (DEN) & Adrian Peterson (MIN): The great natural abilities of these two stars of the gridiron are a joy to watch (AP's thunderous run vs. Browns in '09 is unforgettable) and, as such, I'm driven to root for their successful comebacks.
Randy Moss (SF): A charter-member of the Moss fan-club, admiring his unique talent and believing his moodiness misunderstood, I cancelled my enrollment after he "vomited" (Childress) on a beleaguered Vikings' team in 2010 while sucking-up to a disinterested Patriots. It's a shame he hooked-up with the San Francisco 49ers as I'd thought before his arrival their throwback-style (Giants / Ravens) made them a nice fit for SB47. Your call, Santa.
Mark Sanchez & Tim Tebow (NYJ): "Soon the world will divide itself into two camps: pro-Boray and anti-Boray." That's Joan Crawford describing the up & coming violinist John Garfield in their 1946 film Humoresque. Joan could've been foretelling Tebowmania, but in fact it's only a minority of cranks and disciples who've gone camping. Most, like me, see Tim as a college-style (run) QB with the same vanity you find in most athletes and Jesus proselytizers. My wish: Tim finds his natural position (TE), Mark finds the end-zone and Rex Ryan finds inner peace.
The Los Angeles…
LA is a big town with a big football pedigree. As such, the City of Angels' absence from the NFL line-up this past decade has left a serious void. I've always felt the Rams oughta be back in California, Cardinals back in Missouri and then the Sun Devils (ASU Forks) resurrected pro-style to fill the vacancy in Phoenix. That scenario won't happen but the new Los Angeles franchise is already in the works.
Time to Give Blood, DeMaurice Smith
If you grant just this one wish Santa, I'll be a happy camper: NFL blood-tests, prior to, and during the season of play, as part of a broad PED prevention policy.
After signing-on to an HGH blood-test in last year's CBA settlement, the NFLPA has since weaseled-out of its offer, leaving the issue in limbo. Though many in the media have been ardently defending dethroned friend Lance Armstrong, waving the white-flag on PEDs, most of America, including parents, coaches, doctors, clean players and kids not looking forward to a career of injections, are not so easily misguided.
The late football great and former director of the NFLPA, Gene Upshaw, had some fine qualities. Leadership on drug-testing was not one of them. Time to get crack'in, DeMaurice.
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|Vince, nice report and thanks for sharing.
Salmon River, NY report
I was fortunate enough to be on the salmon river Monday and Tuesday. The run of kings was incredible. I have never seen anything like it. Constant pods of fish moving thru the run.
The water dropped into the low 60's and there were strong west winds, so maybe these factors triggered the huge runs.
The crowds were very light and we had a run to ourselves on Monday and Tuesday. Anyway, it was great fun.
Did see a few dead salmon, but not that many. The cooler temps helped aid their recovery after release.
If you know how to fight a fish, and use the right gear and tippet, all fair hooked fish can normally be landed in 2-5 minutes. All fish I released briskly swam away.
I was using a 12 1/2' 8 wt spey rod, a straight leader down to 12-15 lb test. I had a 12 wt rio outbound line. The rod was actually a bit long for what we were doing in these low flows. I caught a few fish on the swing, but most fish were caught dead-drifting nymphs, eggs or small streamers.
I prefer to catch them on the swing, but there were actually too many fish in the pools, which resembled a fish hatchery (seriously). A swung fly on a tight line would foul hook the fish more often than not. A careful dead drift would get thru the masses and minimize foul hooking. There were literally hundreds of fish packed into the pools.
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Got Innovation? These Companies Do.
Tech firms are still tops when it comes to innovation, according to Boston Consulting Group's 2013 "Most Innovative Companies" list. Apple Inc. held the No. 1 spot for the ninth consecutive year, followed by Samsung Electronics Co. and Google
But auto makers are shifting into high gear. The current report includes 14 automotive companies in the top 50—and nine in the top 20. Back in 2010, there were just eight automotive firms in the mix.
Staring down tighter fuel efficiency standards, grappling with regular safety concerns and catering to discerning drivers, car makers have doubled down on innovation of late. (Don't believe us? Check out these stories on Tesla's bid to produce a self-driving electric car, BMW's light-weight assembly for electric cars and GM's electric-car aspirations.)
Toyota Motor, Ford Motor and BMW AG were among the 10 most innovative companies, according to the BCG report. General Motors Co. jumped 16 spots this year, to No. 13, while Volkswagen AG rose 31 positions to No. 14. Audi AG, Honda Motor Co. and Daimler AG also had strong showings.
Meanwhile, Intel, Dell and Royal Philips all fell by at least 11 spots.
The results are determined in part by a survey of 1,500 senior executives who are asked to name the most innovative companies outside their industry, weighed alongside three-year shareholder returns, revenue growth and margin gains.
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Venkatesh Prasad, senior technical leader of open innovation at Ford, says the fact that his role even exists is evidence the company understands that "innovation plays a central role in our continuing transformation."
Prasad helps run "ideation" sessions for long-term projects and new products, and the company hosts hackathons to find creative ways to tackle problems like fuel efficiency.
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About one-quarter of survey respondents say they see innovation as the top priority, and another 53% say it's in the top three.
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"There really is no one size fits all," Taylor said, adding that one company in a given industry could focus on one or two blockbuster product innovations a year, while another in the same sector may opt for more incremental innovations, but both could be wildly successful.
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Fished the Salmon R. mid-last week, and they are started. Not a heavy run yet, but I went 2 for 3. Some steelies in there, too. But the fish are starting to show up in fair numbers.
Just doing my job. I love our fishery, would not move elsewhere unless it was Alaska, Florida or the PNW maybe(probably not, I rather stay here!)
Salmon season a great time of the year...b/c steelhead and lake run brownies will be in the rivers too!
Nice post Steelieman.
I am stoked.
Tight lines!
GL Fall salmon preview
The leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, the air is getting colder and of course, the salmon are beginning to make their migration up the tributaries to spawn. I would say fall is almost here, in some areas it is more apparent then others. I will be chasing salmon as much as I can in the next couple of months. Below is some information relating to surf and river fishing for fall salmon.
Surf's up salmon:
Taking ito the the beach!
Right now it is by far the best time to tackle the surf for salmon. With fish coming near shore, you have the opportunity to cast to them as they cruise and stage outside the tributary mouths, pierheads and deeper shoreline ruks. As you know, this is my favorite way to chase salmon/steelhead in fall and spring. What you are looking for in particular are beach temps that are in confluence with river temps, or just a little cooler. When this happens, fish will stage near shore awaiting higher flows or lowlight to enter the tributaries. Early morning and dusk are the best time for the surf. You must also consider wind speed/direction. Depending on where you are fishing, this can be crucial. A few days with an East wind along Michigan's, Lk. Michigan shoreline will cause warm shoreline water to be replaced by a coldwater updwelling of offshore water, creating a thermal shelf that keeps fish closer to shore. When this happens, you should hit the surf...ASAP! Also, consider tributary outflow when surfin'. Any flow might attract fish, especially if the water is cooler then the lake water temps. Here is what I use and works best for me when chasing salmon on the beach...
Rod: 9'-6" 8wt, fast action single hander or 12'-14' 8/9wt two handed rod
Reel: Ross BG 5 Large Arbor capable of holding 200yds of backing w/ flyline
Line: Rio Aqualux or Airflo Clear Intermediate 8/9wt or 400-700 grain shooting heads for pierheads and deeper channels
Leader/Tippet: 2' of 25lb butt section of soft mono(shock absorber) and then to 3-4' of 10-12lb Maxima
Patterns: Large streamer imitations. 2/0 and 1/0 work best for me. I tie all my own for the Great Lakes region to match smelt, alewives, herring and etc. Flash decievers, large clousers, half and half's and Cowen's baitfish are all good patterns to have.
Other: Headlamp for early morning and AquaGlo to add to streamers/flyline for low light.
Well, surfs up!
River Salmon:
Salmon are showing up in many tributaries already. Usually after a good rain if the lake temps and river temps are somewhat in confluence, you will get a push of fish. Several rivers in Michigan's northwestern region have had fish in the system for weeks. Across the region, rivers like the Salmon in NY already have decent numbers of fish as well. I have been chasing kings since late July, and I have had my fair share of fish. Usually by mid september you can expect salmon to be in most rivers, but that all depends on the conditions. Salmon will gravel up eventually, and sight fishing to gravelling fish can be exciting, but it can also be unethical at times. Usually, the best bet is to fish to salmon in the deeper runs and holes throughout the system. Freshest fish will hold in deeper, faster pocketwater that is highly oxygenated. I prefer fishing to salmon here, as you get alot more "true" hookups then elsewhere. Every season you hear about salmon eating or not eating while they are in the rivers. When a salmon stages in a river, it has spawning on its mind and its stomach shrinks. It is true that salmon will take a fly whether it be out of aggression, instinct or pure curiosity.(I have done this with a marabou spey pattern!!) Believe what you want, but the idea will never be right/wrong. Here is what works best for me in the rivers when chasing salmon...
Rod: 10' 8wt moderate action single hander or 12'-14' 8/9wt two handed rod
Reel: Harris Solitude III or Ross BG 4 for my single handers and Ross BG 7 for my two handers. Both need to hold 150+ yds of backing.
Line: Rio Salmon/Steelhead taper in an 8wt or 9wt for my single handers and same for my spey rods. Usually, I will jump up 2 sizes for my spey line since true spey lines are higher in # of grains. I cut back 10'-15' so use with indicators is easier and for tips/heads as well.
Leader/Tippet: varies
Patterns: Never go without EGGS. Have them in several colors and sizes. Also stonefly imitations(#8-10), green caddis(#8-10). hex nymphs(#4-8) and assorted nymphs. Streamer/spey patterns such as Green Butt Skunks, Marabou speys, Egg sucking leeches and sculpins are always good.
Well, hope this helps. Get out there, salmon are here!
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The long wait is over at last. With the December issue, Grand Theft Auto V fans can pore over every detail we could get about Rockstar Games' highly anticipated sequel. Over the course of 18 pages (our biggest cover story yet!), we introduce the three main protagonists, discuss the groundbreaking way you use them, and explore the reimagined Los Santos – the biggest open world Rockstar has created to date. The massive feature also divulges and dissects many more aspects of the game fans won't want to miss.
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"Creeping Death," Ride the Lightning (1984)
HETFIELD: We demoed "Ride the Lightning" and one other song in the studio before we recorded the album, so there's actually a demo somewhere of those three songs with different lyrics. When we did the crunchy "Die by my hand" breakdown part in the middle, I sat in the control room after we did all the gang vocals, and everyone was just going nuts! That was our first real big, chanting, gang-vocal thing. There was almost some production value to it. That whole album was a big step for us. By then I had the Gibson Explorer. I grew to love that shape better than the V.
HAMMETT: When we first began playing that song in the garage, I noticed that the lead guitar part also incorporated the chorus. I thought that was a good opportunity to play something a bit wild and dynamic. The first figure in that song pretty much came off the top of my head. I was still using the black Flying V and the Boss distortion pedal through Marshall amps, with a TC Electronics EQ. For that song, Flemming [Rasmussen, engineer] suggested that I double-track the solo, which made it sound a bit thicker and fuller. We did that solo, after which we had to do this small fill at the end, a four-bar break with four accents afterwards. The plan was to fill the break up and play something over the four accents. When I studied with Joe Satriani, I did this chordal exercise, a diminished chord with four notes. I just played that over these four accents, and it worked out real nice.
"Fade to Black," Ride the Lightning (1984)
HETFIELD: That song was a big step for us. It was pretty much our first ballad, so it was challenging and we knew it would freak people out. Bands like Exodus and Slayer don't do ballads, but they've stuck themselves in that position which is something we never wanted to do; limiting yourself to please your audience is bullshit.
Recording that song, I learned how frustrating acoustic guitar can be. You could hear every squeak, so I had to be careful. I wrote the song at a friend's house in New Jersey. I was pretty depressed at the time because our gear had just been stolen, and we had been thrown out of our manager's house for breaking shit and drinking his liquor cabinet dry. It's a suicide song, and we got a lot of flack for it, [as if] kids were killing themselves because of the song. But we also got hundreds and hundreds of letters from kids telling us how they related to the song and that it made them feel better.
HAMMETT: I was still using the black Flying V, but on "Fade to Black" I used the neck pickup on my guitar to get that warm sound. I played through a wah-wah pedal all the way in the "up" position. We doubled the first solo, but it was harder to double the second solo in the middle because it was slow and there was a lot of space in it. Later I realized that I harmonized it in a weird way—in minor thirds, major thirds and fifths. For the extended solo at the end, I wasn't sure what to play. We had been in Denmark for five or six months, and I was getting really homesick. We were also having problems with our management. Since it was a somber song, and we were all bummed out anyway, I thought of very depressing things while I did the solo, and it really helped. I played some arpeggios over the G-A-B progression, but we didn't double track that solo. When that was finished, I went back and did the clean guitar parts behind the verse. James played an arpeggiated figure while I arpeggiated three-note chords. We ended up getting a very Dire Straits–type sound.


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"We've got 13 minutes and 47 seconds at each gallery," Charleston Art magazine's Stacy Huggins declared, looking at her list for the evening. While some strollers actually had a to-the-minute personal gallery agenda, others were content to enjoy the event at a more leisurely pace.
Each of the eleven featured galleries offered guests the opportunity to peruse beautiful works of fine art while savoring small plates from some of Charleston's finest restaurants. This year's Palette and Palate was remarkably cooler than the previous year, but galleries featured chilled beverages to help keep everyone refreshed.
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Xylem (XYL) makes products for water collection and distribution. Xymox was a goth band from the Netherlands. What do they have in common, besides an X and a y at the beginning of their names? They demonstrate that anyone can be underestimated.
For Xymox, that came when their song "Imagination" off their third album hit the Billboard Hot 100. For Xylem, it might just be today, as its shares have jumped 13% to $32.45 following its surprisingly good earnings. Bloomberg has the details:
Xylem's third-quarter earnings per share of 49 cents, excluding some items, topped the 35-cent estimate…Xylem raised its 2013 adjusted earnings per share forecast to $1.60 to $1.65 from $1.40 to $1.50. Analysts projected $1.37 on average.
Wedbush's David Rose calls noted Xylem's "impressive margin recovery." He writes:
Operating margins before charges were 13.5% vs. 12.9% in the year-ago period and 380 bps above our estimate. Following a disappointing Q2 with substantially lowered guidance, XYL managed to see an impressive reversal in margin trends for its Water Infrastructure business, which experienced 15.5% adjusted operating margins versus our estimate for 11.8%. Margins for Applied Water were down YOY and below our estimate. Adjusted operating margins exclude special charges and realignment costs.
Xylem's big day has also boosted other water-infrastructure stocks. Flowserve (FLS) has gained 1.2% to $70.59, Idex Corp. (IEX) has risen 0.5% to $68.69 and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has advanced 0.4% t0 $98.22.


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Much has changed in my life, but you don't care. I see there's still a lot of pro-war bullshit in the diaries, so I'll probably avoid reading them for another few months.
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These Big Fund Managers Bet Apple's Stock Price Has Already Bottomed Out
Okay, this headline overstates matters just a wee bit. But we do know that a number of well-known fund managers loaded up on Apple's (AAPL) stock during the first quarter.
We know this from the last several days' 13F portfolio disclosures. InsiderScore does a handy job of aggregating institutional buys and sells, which gives the numbers I'm reflecting below. Keep in mind that the totals for managers like Franklin Resources (BEN) and Goldman Sachs (GS) lump together the holdings of a number of individual funds.
These figures reflect March 31 levels. It wasn't long before Apple bottomed out at $385 in mid-April. (All figures as of March 31 except Bank Norges, Dec. 31.)
The names that jump out to me are hedge-fund Greenlight Capital -- which readers of this blog already knew had added to its Apple stake -- but more surprisingly Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a $65 billion Canadian pension manager, which apparently made quite a big bet on Apple during the first quarter.
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I just used it right now with 5.0.1 and I was able to dump the blobs and created the ipsw.
Ifaith works for blobs on 5.0.1 as well.
I have a 3GS new boot-rom running 4.1 Is it possible for me to save the SHSH for 5.0.1 so that in case the new untethered turns out not to be compatible with 5.1, but with 5.0.1, I'll be able to upgrade to 5.0.1 and not 5.1? I havn't upgraded yet because, being an unlocker, I need ultrasn0w to work, which it currently doesn't on 5.0.1.
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Description ADULT AND IMMATURE Have mostly dark olive-brown upperparts, including wings and tail. Note the long, bold supercilium that is an even width and buffy along its entire length. Underparts are whitish overall, with a yellow wash (variable in intensity); has bold dark streaks on throat and all areas of underparts, except undertail coverts. Legs are stout and dull pink.
Dimensions Length: 6" (15 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly May-Aug) to wet habitats (bogs, streams, and rivers) in wooded regions. Winters in Central and northern South America.
Observation Tips Unobtrusive but fairly easy to see. Found in waterside habitats, even on migration.
Range Alaska, Northwest, Texas, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Southeast, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Florida, Plains, California, Rocky Mountains, Southwest
Voice Song is a rich tu'et-tu'et-tu'et-tu'et tchu-tchu-tchu-tchu; call is a thin, sharp tzip.
Discussion Well-marked, rather atypical warbler. Often found near water, typically foraging along muddy margins, constantly pumping tail up and down. Similar to Louisiana, but see that species' description for separation details. Sexes are similar.


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St. Jude Medical (STJ) is down 4% this afternoon after the FDA announced that it is recommending patients who have defibrillators with Riata leads made by the company get X-rays. Those leads were recalled in November 2011 on reports of eroding insulation around the wires, and are different from the Durata leads in the company's newer defibrillators. From the release:
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended today that patients who have implantable heart defibrillators with Riata and Riata ST leads, manufactured by St. Jude Medical, should have X-rays or other imaging alternatives to check for abnormalities in the insulation surrounding the lead, which is a wire attached to the device that is inserted into the heart…Insulation failure may cause some of the electrical conductors inside Riata leads to move within or move entirely outside the outer lead insulation. The lead may malfunction and lead to inappropriate or no shock therapy and potentially life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms."
Gamco analyst Jeff Jonas said that the news isn't a dramatic change, and shouldn't hurt the company's prospects, given that St. Jude has already told doctors to monitor the defibrillators with those leads. Gamco owns St. Jude shares.
"It's a slight strengthening of some of the prior [FDA] guidance, but not really a significant change," he said in an interview with Barrons.com. "It just brings back the old fear; if their newer Durata lead is impacted then they'd be in a fair amount of trouble. I think they've been dealing with this for quite a few months . There is absolutely no reason to think the Durata lead has the same issue."
A single report of a failed Durata lead in June sent STJ shares lower. But St. Jude said that the problem with that lead — an external abrasion — was different from the problems with the Riata leads.