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ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter 34, May 5, 1995
T3D Jobs Are Lost When the Y-MP Goes Down
Once a job begins on the T3D it cannot be interrupted until it finishes. So when the Y-MP goes down for preventive maintenance or testing, all jobs executing on the T3D will not be restarted: they are aborted when the Y-MP is shut down. All planned shutdowns are announced in the logon MotD ("Message of the Day"). Usually testing on ARSC's machine is scheduled for Tuesday night starting at 5:30 PM Alaska time, but check the MotD in /etc/motd to be sure.
MPI on the T3DThe following announcement appeared on Newsnet in the past week:
> > MPI for the Cray T3D Release Notice > (MPICH with Cray T3D Shared Memory Driver) > Alpha Version 0.1a > > April 19, 1995 > > We are happy to announce alpha release 0.1a of the MPICH on the Cray > T3D. Previously, only a subset of the MPI specification existed on > the T3D using the native message passing software T3DPVM. This > new technology offers a more complete implementation of the MPI > standard and is expected to offer substantially higher performance. > > MPICH, the model implementation of MPI, is a joint research effort > project between Argonne (Bill Gropp and Rusty Lusk) and Mississippi > State (Tony Skjellum and Nathan Doss). MPICH is the most widely used > public implementation of MPI. For more information on MPICH, please > see http://www.info.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/ or http://www.erc.msstate.edu/mpi/. > > Current status of the Cray T3D implementation (as of April 19, 1995): > > 1. Most MPI functions are supported. The only functions known not > to work are MPI_Rsend, MPI_Irsend, MPI_Ssend, and MPI_Issend. > > 2. The current limit on the number of processes is 256. > > 3. There are quite a few known optimizations that have not yet been > done. The main goal of this initial release is to provide a > functional, working version of MPI. > > 4. The code has not been thoroughly or systematically tested. > > 5. This software is not yet part of the standard MPICH release, > and will not be until it has been tested and upgraded further. > > 6. Optimization of collective operations remains to be done. > > Note: We will work quickly to remove these limitations. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ron Brightwell Anthony Skjellum > email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com > > Mississippi State University NSF Engineering Research Center > P.O. Box 6176 Fax: 601-325-7692 > Mississippi State, MS 39762 Telephone: 601-325-2497 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------From Ron Brightwell I got the ftp address to download the T3D version of MPICH and I have installed the libraries and include files in:
/usr/local/examples/mpp/mpichon denali. Also in this directory is a subdirectory of examples that compile and execute correctly on the ARSC T3D. By examining the Makefile and examples in that subdirectory a user could start using MPI on the T3D now. This is a preliminary version and I haven't done any timings or testing other than running the example programs.
There is a MPI homepage at: http://www.mcs.anl.gov under MCS Research Topics, then under Computer Sciences then under Programming Tools. It has reports, manuals, documentation and more examples on MPI.
GAMESS on the T3D and DenaliFrom Mike Schmidt of the Iowa State Quantum Chemistry Group I got a copy of the GAMESS ab initio quantum chemistry code. I have compiled, linked, run, tested and timed the program on both the Y-MP and various T3D configurations. This is a big program of almost 175K lines of Fortran and has lots of options and capabilities. It comes in both uniprocessor and multiprocessor versions and was ported to the T3D by Nick Nystrom of Pittsburg Supercomputing Center and Carlos Sosa of Cray Research. If you are interested in running GAMESS on the ARSC T3D please contact Mike Ess.
The package comes with a benchmark suite of problems and a table of execution times on many different platforms for this benchmark suite of problems. I have augmented that table with the execution times I got on ARSC machines. I can email this table of timings and a graph of timings on ARSC machines to anyone who is interested.
The vector_fastmath Routines of benchlibIn newsletter #29 (3/31/95) I announced the availability of benchlib on the ARSC T3D. The sources for these libraries are available on the ARSC ftp server in the file:
pub/submissions/libbnch.tar.ZThe compiled libraries are also available on Denali in:
/usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_32.a /usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_scalar.a /usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_util.a /usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_random.a /usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_tri.a /usr/local/examples/mpp/lib/lib_vect.aand the sources are available in:
/usr/local/examples/mpp/src.In previous newsletters I've described the contents of some of the libraries:
#30 (4/7/95) the "pref" routine of lib_util.a #32 (4/28/95) the fast scalar math routines in lib_scalar.aIn this newsletter, I describe the fast vector routines of lib_vect.a. This library provides routines that take a vector input and produce a vector output, one for each element of the input vector. The general calling sequence is:
call routine_v( vectorlength, inputvector, outputvector )and there is no restriction on the vector length (called with a vector length of 0 or less than zero produced no error messsage). They could be used in loops that look like:
becomes: do 10 i = 1,n call sqrt_v(n,x,y) y(i) = sqrt(x(i)) do 10 i = 1,n . . . . . . 10 continue 10 continueLike all vector operations, the cost (in clock ticks) per element computed goes down as the length of the vector increases. For the table below, I ran and computed the cost for vector lengths 1, 10, 100 and 1000. As expected, the cost per element decrease as a function of vector length and the savings can be substantial when compared to the cost of calling the default Fortran intrinsic. The crossover point between these vector routines and the Fortran intrinsic routines is always less than 10 elements.
Cost (in clock ticks) per element computed for different vector lengths and the default Fortran intrinsics:
Performance of benchlib's fast vector routines ---------------------------------------------- in lib_vect.a vector lengths default 1 10 100 1000 intrinsic sqrt_v 1261.0 126.2 57.3 39.5 226.0 sqrti_v 821.0 168.5 54.5 37.2 300.7 exp_v 909.0 163.8 61.5 45.6 198.8 alog_v 1178.0 169.1 67.9 52.6 246.7 aln2_v 552.0 92.6 35.2 43.7 309.3 rtor_v 1482.0 215.9 95.0 99.2 1473.5 twotox_v 602.0 112.9 41.6 36.0 1404.0 oneover_ 819.0 143.1 41.2 21.9 75.0 sin_v 1092.0 200.4 68.3 57.0 203.1 cos_v 802.0 163.8 64.0 56.7 195.9 atan_v 952.0 234.5 78.5 61.6 258.5 vscale 537.0 31.8 9.5 6.0 10.8 vset 279.0 26.2 4.4 2.8 5.4 zcopy 465.0 44.9 9.0 4.3 8.4The performance case for the last three entries in the table is not so clear:
call vscale(n,s,a,b) is do i = 1, n a(i) = s * b(i) enddo call vset(n,s,a) is do i = 1, n a(i) = s enddo call zcopy(n,a,b) is do i = 1, n a(i) = b(i) enddoAlso note that the positions of input and output are reverse in vscale and zcopy from what they are in the first 11 routines in the table.
I have not done extensive testing of the benchlib routines to see how accurate they are. For the test cases I tried, I didn't see any difference but I have a feeling that the default libraries are more accurate.
List of Differences Between T3D and Y-MPThe current list of differences between the T3D and the Y-MP is:
- Data type sizes are not the same (Newsletter #5)
- Uninitialized variables are different (Newsletter #6)
- The effect of the -a static compiler switch (Newsletter #7)
- There is no GETENV on the T3D (Newsletter #8)
- Missing routine SMACH on T3D (Newsletter #9)
- Different Arithmetics (Newsletter #9)
- Different clock granularities for gettimeofday (Newsletter #11)
- Restrictions on record length for direct I/O files (Newsletter #19)
- Implied DO loop is not "vectorized" on the T3D (Newsletter #20)
- Missing Linpack and Eispack routines in libsci (Newsletter #25)
- F90 manual for Y-MP, no manual for T3D (Newsletter #31)
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Hope Hasbro are reading...
1 - Severe lack of Star Wars figures / vehicles available.
2 - Only Toys R Us is a major retailer and hasn't stocked since Flashbacks.
3 - Limited releases of POTF figures.
4 - no POTJ in shops.
5 - Can only buy POTJ (not all figures) from Hasbro direct for about £8 ($12?).
6 - Can pay upto $15 - $20 for figures at Toy Fairs.
7 - High Price means can only buy one of each figure and don't open packaging.
8 - Above means army building and diaromas is difficult.
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45 gallon stocking
I am currently in the position to move the fish in my 45 gallon tank to a more appropriate home, giving myself the chance to re stock my tank. I am looking for one or two fish to live in the tank, ones that can be permanent residents in 45 gallons of water. I am looking for fish that will get big (big for a 45 gallon). If anyone has any suggestions they would be very much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!45 gallon: 1 Blood Parrot, 2 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Panda Flavatra, 1 Clown Pleco
If you're willing to put some time and effort into it, and you do your research/ask heaps of questions about them, I think that Discus look great in a tank of around that size. I've never kept them, but I've seen plenty of them in tanks ranging from 40g to 75g, and they look amazing. I believe they can be very sensitive, and take some work to make sure everything is as close to perfect as possible, but personally, I'd love to have a shot at them one day!Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn. ~Chuck Clark
As escamosa said discus are nice, however you could only really keep a mated pair, and discus require lotsa work.
IMO better fish to look at would be a severum (I keep 1 in a 48g). Firemouths get to 6inches, blood parrots, and for bottom dwellers you could have a larger pleco, and Synodontis eupterus (featherfin squeaker), or else another fish I've got that reaches 8inch is an African dwarf giraffe catfishMy therapist says I need a bigger tank . . . . .
I was just at my LFS, they brought in like 15 discus and there are several firemouths. Definitely going to be a tough decision, thanks a lot for your ideas!45 gallon: 1 Blood Parrot, 2 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Panda Flavatra, 1 Clown Pleco
Is this aquarium 48 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 19 (Inches)?
It is hard to recommend fish without some ideas of the type of fish you like. I mean, you could do:
4 African Leaf fish, and a pair of kribensis... or
some Tanganyika fish or...
4 Firemouths and an angel or.......
some fantail Goldfish.....
Anyway, my point is there are plenty of fish in the sea... or lakes and rivers . You should go to your LFS and write down the name of some fish you like (and possibly don't like), do a little research on feasibility and then post the fish names on here. It will help us recommend fish.American League Champions! TIGERS!
If you must have a discus, here is the best way minimize the worst risks.
It is possible to keep one large adult discus in a 45 gal. Do not make a mistake and get two to four - you'll regret it and will watch as the weakness discus will be slowly killed - then the next, and so on.
Having one, while not good for the fish, it should survive ok (not always but if you do what I suggest, the odds are good it will live long.)
With just one in a 46 gal, then you'd then have a lot of room for a large school of cardinals and ten Sterba's Corys (both types can handle the discus high temps.)
That said, discus do poorly alone but less than six is asking for them to slowly kill each other (seen it happen and it isn't nice.)
Discus like soft water but they can adjust. Ditto on acidic water. Yet all the fish I've suggested like soft and acidic but they can adjust; however, they can not handle water with nitrates above 5 ppm long term and prefer lower. Hence weekly 50 - 75% water changes are a min. and they'd be better with two a week. Also, discus require a very high end diet (costly pellets and frozen (never live) worms every so often. Brine shrimp are good but a low quality diet so feed rarely. Twice daily feedings are required.
I'd suggest some wood and plants (long types of plants like vals, not bushy or a lot of ones with leaves.) Any substrate works for discus but corys require sand. The plants MUST be warm water tolerant (plant places sell special one for discus tanks.)
Discus are highly intelligent and very aware animals and you need to provide this 'filled' environment to help the fish handle the tank environment alone.
Discus require no lower than 82 F and should be kept at 84 -
87 F. Never mix with angels for a long list of reasons.
My best take on what the experts and some of my own experience has taught me.Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
Hey everyone, I finally made the decision and ended up getting a single blood parrot. A very fun fish to have, and I'm glad I am able to provide him an environment where he won't have to compete for anything. Thanks for all the help and advice!45 gallon: 1 Blood Parrot, 2 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Panda Flavatra, 1 Clown Pleco


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The DX11 was released in 1988, four years after the DX7 hit the market. The DX11's synthesis and sound quality is classic DX-style FM synthesis using 4-operators per voice. The DX11 has one major advantage over the DX7 and other older DX-synths, however. The DX11 offered 8-part multitimbrality, whereas older DX synths were monotimbral. The DX11 is essentially a keyboard version of Yamaha's first true multitimbral FM synthesizer, the TX81Z rack module.
The DX11's multitimbral features allowed you to spread various sound patches across different areas or "zones" of the keyboard. It also allowed for complex ensemble performances using external sequencers or while playing live using "Performance" patches. Also added were some Quick Edit functions so you don't have to delve into the complexity of FM synthesis to make a few simple tweaks. These quick edits affect the tone, envelope attack and release times. Unfortunately there are no on-board arpeggiators or sequencers.
The DX11 is only 8-voice polyphonic. A standard DX7 has 16-voices and though it is monotimbral, superior polyphony makes the DX7 an often more popular choice. Also, with just 8-voices, the DX11's multitimbral performances can wind up sounding pretty thin. Other 8-voice DX-type synths include the DX21, DX100, and TX81Z. And unlike most previous DX synths which all used sine waves for synthesis, the DX11 offers up to eight different waveforms to work with! And all the classic DX sounds can be found in the DX11. Brass, piano, strings, bell sounds, percussion, effects, and much more. Other features include chord-stacking, digital delay, and panning effects, however there is no chorus effect as on earlier DX-synths. At its current low second-hand price, the DX11 is an inexpensive way to get useable DX sounds! It has been used by Astral Projection and Autechre.
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PRESS RELEASE: 03 December 2010
Last few days to see the National Gallery's spectacular Gabriel Metsu exhibition which must end on Sunday 5 December (last admission is 4.45pm on Sunday). The exhibition features some 40 the finest masterpieces by Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), one of the most outstanding artists of the Dutch Golden Age.
Raymond Keaveney, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland says: "the exhibition has received rapturous praise from the public and the art critics both in Ireland and abroad. We highly recommend that people come to see this show before it ends on 5 December after which it will travel to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and onwards to the NGA in Washington in 2011. This is an exhibition of exceptional quality which has brought the most celebrated paintings by Metsu from museums all over the world, and it is a show not likely to be repeated for some time."
Tickets to the exhibition are great value at €7 & €4 concessions. The accompanying audio guide, narrated by actress Fiona Shaw, is free with ticket admission, as are the informative booklets. Please note, last admission to the exhibition is 4.45pm on Sunday 5 December. Visit www.gabrielmetsuexhibition.com
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So rebelscum already uploaded pictures of the Comic Con 2013 display at Hasbro. HasBros offerings are usually highlight for me of Comic Con.
As I am NOT a fan of the Black Series and those offerings I am wondering why I am going to Comic Con.
I bought three days down there but I don't think I will be showing up all the time.


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We don't know what the next S-Class, due next year, will look like, but Mercedes has been lifting the lid on some of the fancy new technology that will be going into its future flagship.
One interesting feature is that if you buy an S-Class you may never have to replace a blown lightbulb again.
Every single conventional bulb, internal or external, has been replaced with energy-saving LEDs which Mercedes is promising will last the life of the car.
Among the other standard or optional systems, which Mercedes offers under the banner of "Intelligent Drive", are:
*Distronic Plus with Steering Assist, a system that helps a driver to guide the S-Class within its lane and to follow the vehicle in front in slow-moving traffic automatically.
*Brake Assist system BAS Plus with Cross-Traffic Assist, which is able to detect traffic or pedestrians approaching from the side and boost the braking power applied by the driver accordingly
*Pre-Safe Brake, which can detect pedestrians and brake the car autonomously to avoid a collision at speeds up to 50km/h.
*Pre-Safe Plus, which can recognise an impending rear-end collision and trigger occupant protection measures in response. It can also apply the stationary vehicle's brakes in the event of a rear-end collision in order to prevent a secondary impact.
*Active Lane Keeping Assist, which is able to detect oncoming traffic and prevent the S-Class from leaving its lane by applying the brakes on one side of the car.
*Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus, which allows the S-Class' headlights to be kept on full beam without dazzling other drivers by masking out vehicles within range of the beams' cone of light.
*Night View Assist Plus, which can alert a driver to the danger posed by pedestrians or animals in unlit areas in front of the car by switching the speedometer display to a night view image and highlighting the hazard. A spotlight function is also able to flash at any pedestrians detected.
*Attention Assist, a drowsiness warning system.
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...how a city in bankrupcy like Detroit, can continue to 'sell-out' their baseball stadium every night? Over 40,000 attending for the Tigers, and when the football season begins, the Lions will have full stadiums as well. How are we supposed to feel badly for a city that exhibits that form of enjoyment?
In the meantime, this is one story that gets little ink. What a pity.
Terrible Side Effect of Detroit Bankruptcy: 50,000 Homeless Dogs
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There are many sad stories coming out of Detroit in the wake of its bankruptcy. Entire neighborhoods abandoned, thousands without jobs, a city without services, its a depressing and deserted place, a shadow of the the once great Motor City it used to be. Today a story in Bloomberg shines some light on a terrible side effect of Detroits economic collapse that many are unaware of: a massive homeless dog population.
As human residents of Detroit have suffered, so too have their canine companions. Nearly 50,000 stray dogs are roaming the citys streets, abandoned by their owners when they fled town or could no longer afford to care for them. Innocent dogs left to fend for themselves on the streets of an empty city are traveling in packs, some 20 strong, struggling to survive.
One Humane Society official described the situation as almost post-apocalyptic, with homeless dogs moving among the barren wasteland of Detroit looking for food and shelter. To complicate the situation, the citys animal shelters are bursting at the seems, too full of animals, too understaffed to handle those they have and in desperate need of operating funds.One of the dominant breeds on the street is the much feared and often abused pit bull, a fixture in the widespread dog fighting rings in Detroit. The dogs, bred for aggression, have disturbed mail delivery in the city with 25 reports of Postal Service employees being bitten. One Detroit resident was scalped by two stray dogs who attacked her on the front porch of her home.
In July, the pound stopped accepting more animals for a month because the city hadnt paid a service that hauls away euthanized animals for cremation at a cost of about $20,000 a year. The freezers were packed with carcasses, and pens were full of live animals until the bill was paid.
A sad and terrible consequence of a crumbling society, these abandoned dogs are now paying the price for the waste, corruption and mismanagement that has finally destroyed the once booming Motor City.
As a dog owner myself it is heartbreaking to see the desperate position these dogs face. If you would like to help the homeless pets of Detroit, contact the Michigan Humane Society, the Michigan Animal Rescue League or the pet charity of your choice.


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Time flies... and very fast.Last time I wrote here I mentioned about my graduation and another post to talk about that, I'll write about it as soon as I get my diploma (because of different printing problems it was delayed for almost 2 years). And I do plan to write more frequently. :-)
There are so many things I'd like to share and tell you about but that would make a long and boring post, so I'll divide it in future entries, so I can keep this diary alive, keep people informed and tell a little bit about my story. Eventually, I may split this diary into a technical and a non-technical blog, but for now, I will stick around mixing topics. :-) Last time I wrote was back in 2009 at DebConf9 in Spain and a lot of things happened that year. Not only for Debian, but also for me.
My last year studying Computer Science was 2009 and that same year I was working full time, I helped organizing a large event for Computer Students (ENECOMP 2009), we had some troubles and side effects with Influenza A (H1N1) in my city (Curitiba, PR) and towards the end of the year I got really sick (not from Influenza) and it took a while to know what was going, during this process I did hurt some people I really love and I'm truly sorry. The past, 2010 went on as busy and unstable as 2009, my laptop's hard disk broke twice (January and October) and I survived thanks to backup and recovery procedures. I took some wrong decisions but fixed it later and learned a lot from my mistakes, decisions and choices.
Then 2011 came, my laptop's hard disk broke again and I lost almost 6 months of emails, I find out that after the second crash in 2010 part of my backup got b0rk3d. Fine, I didn't die, everything seems to be fine, but I'm still catching up with a lot of work and backlog. At different times one of my parents also got really sick and I learned quite a bit on how to deal with it.
Due to the laptop and the different things going on in my life I didn't work for Debian as much as I want and I still feel guilty. :-( But that's fine, this is a kind of public apologize for my peers in Debian (i18n, mirrors, release), I still want to help all of you, but I still have quite a bit of backlog to clean and quite a few things to learn in the process. And in general, I'm really sorry if I didn't (or I couldn't) work for Debian as much as I want.
Although I'm taking the chance to apologize in this post, I still want to make clear that I'm quite happy. This last year was pretty good, I had the opportunity to attend DebConf again and also got to know Sarajevo and Zagreb. New lessons were learned, better work cycles, nicer solutions. Today I'm completing 29 years old. 29. This is quite some time, not a long ride, but for one reason or another, I have high hopes for 2012 and what awaits me. And I do plan to learn more, to help more and whenever possible, to contribute back.


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I thought that was just the clear version?
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$10 is a steal for these figures. MOTUC is one of the best lines I've ever collected. I love the articulation on the figures and the fidelity to the original design of the figures. I truly enjoyed the 2002 line, but those figures were essentially statues with very limited articulation and, while I liked the hyper-stylized details, some figures could barely stand up since they were so lopsided or top heavy. The Four Horseman are amazing sculptors and they have done both lines. Prince Adam is not the finest figure in the line (check out the new Trap Jaw, for a comparison), but a good starting point. I really wish this line had more of a presence at retail, though the subscription model does suit me since I never have to hunt for figures. All I ever did for the 2002 line was search fruitlessly for these toys.
So the line continues... The 2014 subscription passed as I knew it would - Mattel isn't giving up on this brand as they prepare for a potential film. I like this line and having a subscription makes it easy to collect: no driving around wasting gas and time, no dealing with scalpers and their ilk, less frustration (though their Digital River run website does cause some worry).
No problem. I think we both have the same one, which was the more plentiful one. Thanks anyway. Have you had any luck finding more MOTUC at Big Lots? I have only found a couple of Count Marzos and a few Adoras.
Still sticking with this line Maradona?
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
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Rather than highjack the Milk thread, I thought I would start a new one...
This is a good summary of the Farm Bill. It is a little dated but passed with most of these items in tact. One big item that affects hunters a reduction in the CRP programs and condensing the various programs into four. Lots of bird and other hunting is done on CRP land that would otherwise be unusable or in crops. I do not know how the effectiveness of federal government programs compare with private organizations like DU.
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Great spacious room is neat and clean and very nicely decorated. The metro can also be reached in a short time. it was all O.K.
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Tying the knot on the gorgeous shoreline of Mexico always sounds like a good idea in my book. And from the looks of these gorgeous images snapped up by Paige Jones, it looks like a fabulous idea too. The easy yet elegant feel to this destination dream wedding makes me wish I was there, right now, celebrating this adorable duo. Since I can't do that, I'll just allow myself to get lost in the gallery for a bit. Care to join me? See it here.
From the Bride… Why Troncones, Mexico? After we were engaged we were certain we would have our wedding in Seattle over the summer. We are both from the Pacific Northwest and had always envisioned a Northwest wedding on the water. My dad was also sick (cancer) and we didn't know what kind of time we had. Planning was stressful, difficult and no fun at all. Two days before our engagement party we literally sat on the floor of our apartment and declared we could not do "this" (wedding in Seattle) and decided on a destination wedding. Troncones made the most sense because we love it so much and were already scheming how we could get all our friends there on a big group vacay. We also knew that no matter what happened over the next year, if we were in Troncones, my dad would be there.
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All Training Camp we heard what a beast this guy is/was.......I have hardly seen him out there.
All I see is Casey wobbling around out there
All Training Camp we heard what a beast this guy is/was.......I have hardly seen him out there.
All I see is Casey wobbling around out there
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...!!!
That is what I want to know too. Maybe he accidentally spilled LeBeau's Geritol? He looked really good in the preseason and now we see nothing except barely can move Casey. Just another item to add to the list of "what the f*** is LeBeau doing?"
However I'm sure we will hear the real reason is that he is "not stout against the run." That seems to be what we hear about every player being misused or underutilized.
- Charles Harris-OLB, Missouri
- Rasul Douglas-CB, West Virginia
- Chris Godwin-WR, Penn State
- John Johnson-S, Boston College
- James Conner-RB, Pitt
- Nazair Jones-DT, North Carolina
- Garrett Sickels, DE/OLB, Penn State
well, fatarse caey was good 5 years ago so we will be going with him and his fatarse contract(the one i said he never should have gotten because he isnt effective anymore but the lemmings told me i wasnt a real fan for saying that)
I thought Casey looked huge too. And by huge, I mean even bigger than normal !
Same thing here. Casey has been a force on our defense, but he's about done. I'd like to see McClendon play more. He needs to start getting reps for the future and Casey may be healthier at the end of the season and (fingers crossed) the playoffs if he dosn't play as much.
Don't Forget to bring a Towel
McLendon played a total of three snaps against the Raiders and Cameron Heyward played five snaps. no wonder our DL was so tired in the 4th quarter...
Don't Forget to bring a Towel
Reminds me of McFadden sitting out all preseason and then getting the start in the first game and getting burned.
Maybe McClendon wasn't doing his job when he was getting pressure.
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Unhook and plug vacum advance and see if it smooths out will be down on power but should run smooth if its knocking cause of too much timing.
The kit you need for stock hei is a dizzy recurve kit they sell at summit and jegs. Get one with vacuma advance lockout and mechanical advance lockout. If totally stock dizzy get a kit with a coil and modual as well.
You can do a search for the pics of the install. Everything is easy to do and you can find directions on the forum on how to install.
What about fuel filter and fuel level in float bowls. I really do think its fuel but kinda sounds like your timing is set wrong as well.
You can buy a new dizzy with all this stuff installed but tis always needs tuning and they dont reallly advertise which kit comes with which options so i always use recurved factory one.
Thanks for the links and other information guys! Looks like I have a lot of reading to do. I think i'll buy a limiter plate and the crane advance kit and try and dial in the timing.
"If you slowly accelerate and shift into 3rd gear,coast for awhile the hammer it,does it instantly fall down or is it ok for a few seconds?" I will have to try this and get back to you!
I will more than likely switch back to the electric pump also just to eliminate the fuel pump as the problem.
Fuel filter was one of the first things to get changed. =)
Like vinnie said. If you can coast for a few second and it hits hard for a few second then its runiing the float bowls dry and needs more fuel pump. this is a common issue and may just be a slow fuel system with small lines or pump.
You said you jetted the carb richer did this help the issue or make it worse/better. If its ignition knocking, jetting up should have some small efects on the problem.
You can buy a high volume mechanical fuel pump. Edelbrock sells a chrome one but you can buy one for cheap at any good auto parts store. Try to avoid the high pressure one it is more of an issue to install. Since you need a regulator to run it. And cheap regulator can lead to the same problem you are having. Since they are too small to flow enough fuel. 6 psi works great for most carb setups. 7 will flood the carb 5 may run dry at wot.
If you can eliminate fuel as an issue it would really help narrow down the problem.
The regulator that I am running now is a mallory 3 port competion regultor(return style) PN 4309. I'm going to hook up the electric pump when I get a chance and see if that cures some of my issues. The more I read on setting timing and what-not the more I think I need to address that as well.
Thanks again for the links and info! If you guys have any other helpful links on this stuff feel free to post em. I have no problem reading and I am new to the carburated world, and my brother works weird hours so it looks like if this truck is gunna get dialed in, its going to take effort on my part too. =)
This kit is from pertronix and may not be high quaility but will do the trick.
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The kit does not appear to have the mechanical advance lockout/limit plate. You may need to get that seperate. Also buying the modual and coil with cap rotor rules out a lot of things all at once.
Use the lightest springs to allow all mech advance to be in at 2500-3000 rpm. Limit mechanical adavance to 10 degrees or so which is about the last position on the limit plate.
Set the vacum can to operate at the vacum you have at off idle. Maybe someone else can help with how to set vacum can actuator. But as for the lockpit make sure its set to give no more than about 11 degrees.
Then set initial timing at 15- 30 depending on how the rest of the distributer was setup. I usally time them with a timing light and ear. Just listen tell it sounds its meanest reving it up in park from under the hood and make sure that is not a crazy high setting then back it off a few degrees and drive with a wrench and adjust as i go. As much advance as you can get with out it knocking or breaking up.
Now with all that said a dyno tune is in order if you have the cash. Because you can damage the engine with too much timing and for it to run its best you want to be close to the limit. It may be best to have it tuned with sniffers and dyno to gurantee no damage results from the tunng process.
Once all this is done you will have checked replaced or repaired the: distributor, including cap rotor mod coil wires and plugs (oh yeah replace the plugs with colder ones might be needed) and you can also rule out fuel pump and main jets since they were upped to larger size already. That covers alot of ground and all the simple causes for your problem.
Hope this helps.
Cam has 226 int./234 exh. @ 0.050" lift and needs no where near 26 degrees initial. Start around 16-18 degrees initial and work up from there.
Generally it is better to get the timing worked out, then go on to carburetion- as long as it's running well enough to set the mechanical (should be all in by about 3K rpm).
Well I finaly got some time and messed with the fuel system. Hooked the electric pump up and now I have a solid 6psi. Now when I drive it it still backfires in third and higher gears, but it has a LOT more power. I havent messed with the carb settings since changing the pump(it was 30 degrees outside) and I still think the timing is off, but so far there is marked improvement!
I like to tune on a cold day but not 30 degrees. LOL
Now i would think its time to look at the plugs and see how its running or hook up some type pf lean rich guage even without wide band a regular o2 sensor really helps tune somtimes. But detonation should show up on the plugs. Also should be able to tune it out by setting the timing at 10 degrees and just test drive to see if it cleans up a little if not its surely carb realted. Unless the distributer is completely out of whack with mech advance worn out that should clean up the knocking a little. Maybe even a little less for short trip to see if its ignition problem. bad coil and bad modual are still likely an issue. Its never certain they are good unless they are new and tested.
I foregot that I had put a distriburator on it from e-bay. Not sure if that makes it better or worse
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not sure how good of quality it is. It was in another motor and that one didn't have any problems other than being tired.
What am I looking for on the plugs? I had em out today and they were kinda black. They were new when we put the motor together.
are you thinking I have too much timing and that is why I am setting it a 10deg?
Depending on the distributor that was on it, that could have made all- or none- of the difference. That's why it's a better idea to make ONE change at a time, so you know what helps and what doesn't.
In any event if it's running better, something caused it and that's a step in the right direction.
oops, I was kinda unclear. I ment when we put the motor together we put the ebay distriburator in it. Its not a recent thing I have done while trying to troubleshoot the problem.
Heavy detonation will show up as spotting on the plugs. Black can be because the engine is missing or running rich. You almost need clean plugs to see how the engine is running. Do you have a spark plug cleaner or a way to clean them quickly. Maybe buy a few new ones and use them one at a time and see how they look.
Be sure to clean the plugs they may be fouled after missing for so long.
Do you have the edelbrock tuning kit or did you just buy jets?
What you get is lean backfire. Your 1st and 2nd gear may be fine, But it may bog on 3rd gear cause by large primary. Your intention on your 4X4 is to produce torque not RPM. Use a 600 to 650 CFM carburetor. 750 is too much. Also increase the advance weight on the dist. Using a Qjet would be a better way to go.
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At this point need to read the plugs and see if its lean or rich.
750 should be ok for most apps. 600 650 may make a few ponies moe down low but the 750 should run ok.
Might just be plugs at this point not sure since the fuel pressure change helped. Cleaning the plug may sort it out.
If you have another edelbrock around that you can swap and try i say try it but most ppl dont have an extra hp carb laying around the garage. It is certainly possible to get a bad carb from the factory. Another user on the forum recently had that happen to him and holley replaced it for fre and it resolved the issue. Unfortunely most manufactures will at least want to run over a testing proceedure and try to get things smoothed out over the phone.
A call to edelbrock might not be a bad idea. They have good techs on hand usally that can go over the install and find any gottchas since they deal with the carb every day might be able to fix it faster than any other testing.
Increasing the jets will not get rid of lean bog. Because not producing enough RPM to make the jets work. He is working mainly on idle circuit until he have enough RPM for the main jets to come into play. The smaller the primary the more responsive the primary jets come in.
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Regardless of yours or their party affiliation; FIRE EM ALL
Congress has an approval rating in the single digits, yet 90%+ of incumbents get re-elected.
The sheeple keep falling for the same BS and the circle jerk continues.
Insanity is often defined as continuing to do the same thing yet expecting different results!!
People who live in Rep districts keep putting their Rep idiot back in office & people who live in Dem districts keep putting their Dem idiot back in office.
As a result we keep get this endless ineffective partsian brinksmanship BS
We the people, who are supposed to be served by these self serving talking heads, are the ultimate losers. The only winners are the status quo Rep & Dem parties, and of course the returning politicos who could care less about us. In spite of the lip service they all give to their concerns for their "Constituency" all they really care about are the party power brokers and the lobbyists that fund them in able to get re-elected.
WAKE UP PEOPLE!! We need to take back the power we have willingly ceded to the Two Party monster that is ruining our great country, and once again make our representatives responsive to us.
Lets return to a system where the govt is afraid of and responsive to the governed, as opposed to the present system where we stand in fear of the govt
Te Dem & Reps have both had periods where they controlled Washington. In spite of their preening that they are good guys and the other party is evil things didn't miraculously improve when either party was running the show
The solution I propose is that we need to stop being Good Democrats or Republicans and start being Good Americans.
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Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family. Written during World War II, the story mourns the passing of the aristocratic world Waugh knew in his youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities; in so doing it also provides a profound study of the conflict between the demands of religion and the desires of the flesh.
At once romantic, sensuous, comic, and somber, Brideshead Revisited transcends Waugh's familiar satiric exploration of his cast of lords and ladies, Catholics and eccentrics, artists and misfits, revealing him to be an elegiac, lyrical novelist of the utmost feeling and lucidity.
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The audio version is sublime.
Evelyn Waugh's magnificent prose.
Flawless phrasing; elegant, perfect timing.
This has already been done, as one impeccable broadcast series. And when it aired originally, it was reviewed as television's "finest hour.". That will do.
My audible library approaches 1,000 titles. I rarely submit reviews here on the website, preferring to tweet my impressions and recommendations. But when this title was released yesterday, I rearranged my day around listening.
Jeremy Irons' reading of "Brideshead Revisited" is magnificent.
Secondary, and even ancillary characters are fully realized, in the most surprising and wonderful voices--- Cordelia and Charles Ryder's father in particular. The vulnerable, sometimes diaphinous voicing of Sebastian and Julia Flyte, the narcissistic, calculated stutter of Anthony Blanche; worthless, unremarkable Kurt and lethally charming Lady Marchmain (a paradigm of toxic parenthood) surpass every expectation.
And of course, Jeremy Irons will be our Charles Ryder for all time. His pronounciation of the word 'forerunner' is a lesson for all dramatic actors. Be mindful, readers, that this same narrator's rendition of Nabokov's "Lolita" is considered to be one of the finest ever offered by audible.com.
Performances like this are what every reader and listener hopes for. This title belongs in everyone's library. Buy it, and be spellbound.
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"A Counterpoint to Downton Abbey"
A coworker of mine who's more "literati" than I am heard me talk about how I was surprised to enjoy a series like Downton Abbey, given that it's not typically in my wheelhouse. Since I tend to explore outside my wheelhouse quite frequently where good books are concerned, my coworker suggested this one.
On the surface, this book has quite a bit in common with Downton Abbey. It deals with the decline of the British noble class in the wake of the first world war and the romantic nostalgia it seems to invoke. But that's really where the comparison stops. This book concentrates more on relationships and religion, and how these concepts factor into the shaping of personal identity. I can't really say more without spoilers, but suffice to say, if there was an illusion to the social norm of Britain at this time, this story is all about cracking the facade in the pursuit of personal truth.
My understanding is that the book is semi-autobiographical, which makes sense given the details of personalities and situations. Most of what's here would be highly controversial in the time period it depicts and in the decades since it was written. But I think the ever-changing landscape of what's considered socially acceptable or typical, combined with the fairy tale aspects of life at a British country manor, might offer something new to this generation's readers. As cynical as the story plays at times, there is a singular wit about it as well that makes it accessible.
The characters really make this story what it is, brought to life by Waugh's incredible writing style. Regardless of how much may be drawn from real life, the author made sure to make all of these characters his own, and the result is astounding.
As narrator, Jeremy Irons is a great choice. Having played the lead in the 1981 mini-series adaptation, that's an considerable personal insight into what this story offers. 30+ years of such nostalgia added to a story that plays on that very theme? Perfect. Irons is already impervious to the idea of a bad performance. With this book, his contribution is most definitely the touch of the master's hand.
"Jeremy Irons is a master!"
There are not enough words to describe how good this audiobook is. The story, in and of itself, is a masterpiece, but Jeremy Irons' rendition is absolutely perfect. He demonstrates once again that he is one of the finest actors of his generation, and his talents are on full display here. His portrayal of every character with their own accents and speech patterns never ceases to impress.
Get this audiobook, and listen to it often. You won't be disappointed.
"Better than reading the book"
I am a huge fan of Masterpiece Theater's "Brideshead Revisited" and have tried to read the book at least twice. Just could not get through it. But this Audible version is the next best thing to the television production. In it, Jeremy Irons channels all his co-stars from the BBC series - my favorite is his John Geilgud impression - bringing the whole series alive again. He brings Waugh excellent prose to life in a way the physical book just couldn't for me.
"Not a happy book"
If you want to listen to something depressing, this book is for you. Well written book and the reader was great, but I don't want to listen to non-stop unhappy. I saw the movie and wanted to see how close it was to the book. I just wanted it to be over.
"Great reading, great book"
I've read this book (on paper) maybe a dozen times--it's the book that has defined me more than any other. Irons' reading is exactly what I would hope for, and I am grateful to find it.
"I just don't understand..."
This may be one of my favorite books ever. But why? I don't like any of the characters. They are almost all self absorbed blighted people who hurt others with little compunction. The subject is depressing, the loss of innocence, alcoholism, divorce, lost love, death, the list goes on and on. It ends on the eve of ww2 with the house being neglected and ruined by soldiers stationed there. All is so sad, yet the prose are so wonderful, I feel I must have champagne and strawberries this afternoon. Of course, this book's narration belongs to Jeremy Irons, perfection! Listen before you see the movie (the old one, not the new silly choppy one). Get this book and enjoy Mr. Waugh's masterpiece!
I discovered the joy of audiobooks several years ago when I got a job which is a 45 min drive one way. It continued to keep me mostly sane.
"Magical, Moody and Magnificent!"
I first experienced Brideshead Revisited as the original PBS production and thought I had fallen in love. I was wrong. I read the elegant and voluptuous prose of Evelyn Waugh and THEN I fell in love.
To hear those beautiful words and passages read by the most mesmerizing voice in the world adds about a mile of icing on an already delicious cake. Jeremy Irons, who created the character of Charles Ryder for the PBS version, narrates and gives every character the nuances and shadings they deserve, including a few I did not expect! His narration of Charles's father is sly and hilarious!
But most of all .. listen, listen, listen. To Iron's perfect narration of a perfectly written book. I know I am gushing and I don't care!
History enthusiast with military and legal background.
"Perhaps the finest audio book ever"
I felt I was actually in the story, not just listening to it. I felt I was in the room, and part of the family and conversation. It was surreal. Sure the characters are bad people, but aren't we all? The character development is the best I have ever seen.
Avid audible listener for over 10 years.
"Buy for narrator, or if you like Downton Abby"
The story is slightly tedious sometimes, but the narration is impeccable. Jeremy Irons the British actor does an amazing job at narration. This was also a PBS series with Jeremy Irons as one of the characters so he knows the material in and out. You would have no clue that you were not actually listening to several different narrator. Set in England at the same times as the Downton Abby series many of the characters are very similar. You have the overbearing mother, the social climbing friends and the boozy lord of the manor. Be forewarned that the ending is not so happy.
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Some of you have heard this story already, but too bad: the rest of you haven't.
When jnc and I were interviewing sfllaw for a co-op job a couple years ago, the following exchange occurred:
Joe: It says on your resume that your worst vice is bad puns.
Simon: Yes.
Joe: Let's have an example. Please pun for us.
Simon: What? Oh no. .. Uh ..
Dave: He's panicking, Joe! It's just another panicked pun day!
[stunned silence all around]
I had been saving that one for years, and suddenly it finally made sense. I couldn't believe it.


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A before picture, from Elsa's younger, smoother days.
UPDATE: Elsa's daughter Marysol finally spilled the beans on what really happened to Elsa's face at the second season reunion!
If you've ever seen The Real Housewives of Miami, you've wondered, as I have, what in the name of deflated flesh balloons has happened to Housewife Marysol Patton's mother's face. Elsa Patton is a psychic in Miami, and a terror to all human Muppets everywhere. She has had so many ill-fated procedures that it's hard to even know where to begin, except to say that it looks like that someone tried and failed to restore the fresca version of her face, and instead just melted all the flesh-paint until it was warm and bubbly and ran down her face, where it rehardened into the puffy, lumpy mass we see today.
Starting to get the lips and the brows involved.
But it wasn't a painting restoration gone awry that did this to Mama Elsa. It was a real, live, surgeon, who she referred to in the last episode only as, "the man who ruined my face." Someone who theoretically has a medical degree allowed Elsa Patton to walk into his or her office looking like a normal(ish) person, and to walk out looking like a hot pocket drag queen. I can see that, you can see that — but as fun as it is to speculate wildly on what could have possibly happened to turn her skin into a delicious, bubbly calzone, we here at Crushable thought we'd turn to an actual expert to determine what might have gone on here behind-the-scenes.
Sloping gradually downhill.
We asked Dr. Richard Chaffoo, MD, FACS, FICS (those fancy titles mean he's a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the International College of Surgeons, and he's been a working facial cosmetic surgeon for 20 years, so he knows his shit) about his professional opinion of Mama Elsa's face, and he had this to say:
"It appears as though she had a brow lift, blepharoplasty, facelift, and fillers although she looks overdone and unnatural. Her eyebrows are raised too high in a surprised and artificial appearance."
Ah yes, a blepharoplasty! I'm sure you know just what that is! (Actually you might, but we didn't, so we asked — and it's a cosmetic eyelid surgery. Mmmm, sounds delicious.)
And here's our lady today.
So there you have it, folks. All your questions are answered. You're looking at what happens when somebody tries to pull all the skin in your face up toward your ears, and then fills up the pockets of skin with fat from your butt, but does it wrong. Which is pretty much what Dr. Chaffoo said, but a lot smarter because I never went to medical school and I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. Much like whatever no-account surgeon did this to Elsa Patton's face.
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The standoff between Egypt's military and Muslim Brotherhood supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi came to a head in mid-August as security forces dispersed Cairo sit-ins, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. Many analysts questioned the fate of Egypt's democratic transition as General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, commander of the armed forces, declared a state of emergency and returned the military to a position of seemingly unfettered power. The following articles provide background and analysis on Egypt's political crisis.
Revolution Redux
Economist: The Battle for Egypt
Egypt's army has disregarded the primary lesson of the Arab Spring: "that ordinary people yearn for dignity." The generals cannot clamp down on Islamists without denying millions of other Egyptians their personal freedoms, says the Economist.
International Crisis Group: Egypt's Dangerous Second Transition
Egypt is at risk of experiencing levels of political violence not seen since the early 1990s, and global powers should move swiftly to support a national reconciliation process, the International Crisis Group writes.
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights: Mubarak's Trials and Legal Status
As Hosni Mubarak was transferred to house arrest after more than two years in detention, an Egyptian NGO offers a Q&A explaining the deposed strongman's legal status.
New Republic: The Islamic Insurgency That Could Soon Hit Egypt
The Egyptian military learned from its previous stint in power to apprehend the Muslim Brotherhood's top leaders. But, Eric Trager writes, "by disorganizing Egypt's most cohesive Islamist group, the generals have turned hundreds of thousands of deeply ideological Muslim Brothers into free radicals," with the potential of spawning an Islamist insurgency.
CFR Book: The Struggle for Egypt
CFR's Steven Cook argues that contemporary tensions about Egyptian national identity have their roots in the late nineteenth century. While there is "great hope that the Egyptians can construct a new political system and rebuild their society peacefully," Cook writes, "that is unlikely as long as the underlying and antecedent debates about Egypt and what it stands for remain unresolved."
The Political Outlook
Foreign Policy: Mubarak Still Rules
CFR's Steven Cook writes that the democratic promise of Tahrir Square—"the 'revolution' that really never was"—remains as distant as ever as the ancien régime is poised to restore Mubarak's security state.
Economist: Pyramids of Power
Egyptian politics is best described as an ongoing tussle between the "deep state," Islamists, and "civic Egypt," the Economist argues.
New Republic: Civil State or Civil War?
The events in Egypt will likely provoke a cycle of low-level insurgency and military reprisal, but the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to turn to violence en masse, writes the Atlantic Council's Michelle Dunne.
Foreign Affairs: Evolve or Expire
In the coming weeks and years, the Muslim Brotherhood will likely undergo an internal struggle between those who want to give in to victimhood and respond with violence and those who invest in making the Freedom and Justice Party a modern and effective political party, writes Tarek Osman.
CFR Interview: How to Influence a Polarized Egypt
Growing splits between Islamists and secularists in Egypt augur a sustained period of confrontation and unrest, says expert Jon B. Alterman. He argues that the United States must reassess its policy toward Egypt with an eye toward the long view.
The Egypt Monocle: Egypt's False Dichotomies
Rania al-Malky critiques the pro-military and anti–Muslim Brotherhood tropes that have become ubiquitous in Egyptian public discourse. "Sisi's coup and the so-called liberals who cheered it on have set in motion an ugly scenario that has sounded the death knell for civilian politics in Egypt," she writes.
The Arabist: It Only Gets Worse From Here
The military's heavy-handed tactics may be a ploy to breed radicalism in the Muslim Brotherhood and "push as much of the Islamist camp as possible into being outlaws," writes Issandr El Amrani.
The Economic Context
CFR Interview: Gulf Cash Stabilizes Egypt, for Now
Egypt's interim government lacks the mandate to make the structural reforms necessary to cut back unsustainable subsidies, and its only option is to borrow and spend its way back to stability, says economist Farouk Soussa.
Foreign Affairs: Who Will Save Egypt?
An influx of cash and loans from Gulf states, Turkey, and Libya have allowed Cairo to avoid politically unpalatable structural reforms, writes Marina Ottaway.
Regional Security
Al-Monitor: The Jihadist Threat in Egypt's Sinai
Jihadi insurgents have escalated violence in the Sinai since Morsi's ouster, targeting Christians and military and police camps, reports Mohamed Fadel Fahmy. The peninsula "will no doubt remain in the spotlight of the transitional period [in] Egypt," he writes.
Foreign Affairs: Why Israel Will Miss Morsi
As instability in the Sinai, which threatens to spill over into Israel, has escalated since the military takeover, analyst Zack Gold notes that "security and intelligence cooperation between Israel and Egypt actually thrived during Morsi's presidency."
Sada: A Falling-Out Among Brothers?
Offshoots of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, including Tunisia's embattled Ennahda, have distanced themselves from the "mother organization" despite common structural defects. How members respond to the Egyptian crisis, Raphael Lefèvre writes, could be a decisive wedge issue within their ranks.
Al-Monitor: Egypt's Coup Breathes New Life Into Al-Qaeda
The Egyptian military's toppling of a democratically elected Islamist government will breathe new life into al-Qaeda's narrative, which had been undermined by the initial promise of the Arab Spring, explains intelligence veteran Bruce Riedel.
U.S. Policy
TIME: Egypt No Longer Matters
American policymakers and media tend to view Egypt as "the fulcrum of the Arab world," a view that is obsolete, Bobby Ghosh argues. As Cairo is no longer the capital of Middle Eastern politics, culture, or labor, U.S. foreign policy should shift its focus elsewhere.
International Herald Tribune: Waffle, Vacillate, Fail
The Obama administration's vacillation on Mubarak, Morsi, and now the Egyptian military has engendered anti-Americanism from all sides, writes Foreign Affairs' Jonathan Tepperman.
Op-Ed: Democracy in Egypt Can Wait
CFR's Charles Kupchan says Washington should temper its push for democracy in Egypt and the wider Mideast, focusing instead on incremental steps toward good governance. "The penchant for rushing transitional states to the ballot box often does more harm than good," he observes.
New York Times: Cairo Military Firmly Hooked to U.S. Lifeline
Eric Schmitt reports, "the United States [has] more leverage over the Egyptian military than it may seem, although still not as much as it wants."
The National: Arabs Can't Blame America for All the World's Problems
Anti-Americanism has been rampant in the weeks since Morsi's ouster, with both sides accusing the United States of supporting their opponents. Husein Ibish attributes this persistent feature of Arab political culture to false perceptions of American omnipotence.
Hope Abridged for the Arab Spring?
New York Times Room for Debate: Is This the End of the Arab Spring?
A dozen experts, including CFR's Ed Husain, weigh in the on the prospects of Arab democracy after the clashes in Egypt, unrest in Bahrain, instability in Turkey, and civil war in Syria.
Democracy: The Seven Pillars of the Arab Future
Egypt expert Michael Wahid Hanna examines seven critical areas in which Arab democracy must be assessed in the coming decades. Meanwhile, he writes, the United States has a bit part to play supporting these transitions, but should start by rolling back its entanglement with Middle Eastern militaries.
Project Syndicate: The Problem Is Authoritarianism, Not Islam
Authoritarianism, not Islamism per se, is the greatest threat to democracy, argues Dani Rodrik. Viewing the crises in Egypt and beyond as Islamist versus secular is reductive and plays into the hands of authoritarians, no matter from which side they hail.


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Officials: Unattended space heater causes fire
JANESVILLE, Wis. - A fire caused $40,000 in damage to an apartment building and displaced some occupants Wednesday night.
The Janesville Fire Department said it was dispatched for a report of a fire at a three-unit apartment building at 156 S. Cherry St. at 9:24 p.m.
Firefighters arrived to find a two-story wood-frame building with smoke coming from the front upper apartment.
Fire officials said a space heater had been left running while the occupant was gone and the heater caught nearby combustibles on fire.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the upper front apartment.
Smoke damage occurred to the rear upper apartment, and water damaged occurred to the lower apartment, according to a Janesville Fire Department news release.
All occupants got out safely before firefighters arrived.
A tenant in another apartment discovered the fire after being alerted by the second-floor smoke detector sounding and seeing smoke on the second flood.
The upper apartment occupants were displaced due to fire and smoke damage, fire officials said.
Damages are estimated at $40,000 to the structure and $10,000 to the contents.
One firefighter was injured with a back strain during firefighting activities, according to the news release.


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The traditional French "Christmas log" is accompanied by meringue mushrooms; the ones here—formed out of marzipan (a paste made from almonds, sugar and egg whites)—are much easier to do. Look for marzipan at specialty foods stores and in the baking products section of supermarkets.
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This turned out so well but it is alot of work.
Would love some advice before I make this cake. Can I freeze the cake with the filling until I'm ready to decorate it? Logic tells me I could but I needed to hear from more seasoned bakers. I gave it a three fork rating because I've made this filling several times before and loved it.
For "A cook from Iowa": Yes, you can beat egg whites too long! One way to test for stiffness: gently place a whole egg on the whipped whites; if the egg remains in place--does not sink in-- the whites are stiff enough. You can do this as a check after you lift the beater up to see if the white you lift up stays in a peak. The white will be glossy. Why not try another recipe for genoise? There is a good one, with very clear explanation, in Vol. 1 of Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child et al.
Like some other responders to this recipe, I suggest a light brushing of sugar syrup (flavorful alcohol added, if desired) on the cake before putting on the filling. (Just google for instructions.) The several French-language recipes I have do so. It does make a difference in the final product. A basic French buche de noel is very pretty and tastes very good, but it's not the exciting dessert some may want it to be.
I thought the cake was ropey and dry. I did like the way it rose but not the texture. Does it have something to do with beating the whites and yolks together? Better off to do them separetly? Can you beat egg whites too long?
I read all the reviews and decided not to use the cake recipe but keep the filling and frosting. The frosting was good. The filling was too sweet and turned very runny as soon as it was under room temprature.
This cake took some work, but I followed the advice of another reviewer and did it in stages: filling one day,cake another day, frosting and assembly the next. The filling appeared lumpy when it cooked on the stove but was silky smooth when blended with the marzipan- it was delicious but I may add less flour next time. The cake was good but stuck a bit to the wax paper even though it was greased - maybe parchment works better. I increase the recipe by 1/3 to accommodate my larger jellyroll pan. I rolled the cake in the powdered sugar-covered towel and stored it in the refrigerator for 1 day. It turned out fine and was easy to reroll once the filling was in place. The ganache was delicious. I used powdered sugar for "snow" after I frosted the cake and set the cocoa-sprinkled mushrooms in place.
I was disappointed with the cake. It separated when mixing and turned into an eggy mess when baked. The filling and chocolate topping were delicious. We had excess chocolate frosting and used it as sundae topping (heated it first). Was divine.
Too much work and not very tasty. Was fun to decorate but that was about it. I had a party and only 2 people ate it, the rest I ended up throwing out. After all that hard work! Hope to find a better recipe someday. The filling was terrible, cake was bland and the frosting was nothing special.
My 17 year old son just made this Buche de Noel for his High School French class. The teacher could not believe he made it himself. To say that it was a hit was an understatement! We did not have a 10X11 pan -- he used a 15X11 and sat with a calculator to increase the ingredients proportionally.


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Swap flies.....that's the ticket!
I just got back from some trout fishing on one of my favorite local streams. I wanted to let Gregg and John know that their swap flies were great. I used Gregg's San Juan Worm as a point fly and put John's PT nymph about six inches behind it. Four browns were caught, one on the worm and three on the nymph.
Nice work guys! I'm sure that my success would have been more limited if either fly had been by itself. The water was high and off color. The red color of the worm got their attention, and if they didn't take that they found the trailing fly tough to pass up.
Makes me want to try the others very soon.
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