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Contact Angle Experiment
To explore the concepts of surface free energy, adhesion and wetting by measuring the contact angle of a series of liquids on a polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon) substrate.
To create a Zisman Plot from a series of contact angle measurements to determine the surface tension of polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon).
The interaction between a liquid and a solid involves three interfaces; the solid-liquid interface, the liquid-vapor interface and the solid-vapor interface. Each of these interfaces has an associated surface tension, ,which represents the energy required to create a unit area of that particular interface.
Figure 1. Diagram of the contact angle
The angle between a liquid drop and a solid surface, Young's contact angle, is related to the surface tensions of the three interfaces according to the relationship:
cos Y = (Solid-Vapor - Solid-Liquid) / Liquid-Vapor (1)
The magnitude of Young's contact angle is a result of energy minimization. If the liquid-vapor surface tension is smaller than the solid-vapor surface tension (LV < SV), the liquid-solid interface will increase to minimize energy. As the drop wets the surface, the contact angle approaches zero.
The critical surface tension of a material, c, is a measure of the surface's wettability and it is proportional to the surface free energy of the material. A liquid with a surface tension less than or equal to the critical surface tension of a particular material will "wet" that surface, i.e. the contact angle will be less than or equal to 90o. A material's critical surface tension can be determined from a Zisman Plot, which measures variation in Young's contact angle as a function of the surface tension of a series of liquids. Zisman noticed empirically that a plot of cos(versus LV is often linear. The value for which cos() extrapolates to 1 is termed the critical surface tension.
n-heptane cyclooctane
n-octane bicyclohexyl
n-undecane acetone
n-tetradecane hexanes
n-hexadecane ethanol
1-mL syringe flat piece of teflon (~3cm x 3cm)
clean cotton swabs
Open contact angle folder on the desktop. Double click on the CAM100 camera image. In the right margin, make the Number of Frames "1" and Wait after Rec Click "0." Make sure that the boxes next to Allow Tilt and Auto Calculate are checked.
Clean the teflon surface with hexanes and ethanol using a cotton swab. Dry with clean cotton swab. Place teflon on the sample stage.
Clean syringe by filling it with acetone past 0.1 mL mark and emptying three times. Depress plunger multiple times to get out any residual acetone. (Do not turn the top too far – it will make the glass crack!)
Pre-rinse syringe with the testing liquid by filling with ~0.05 mL, turning syringe upside down and depressing the plunger past 0.1 mL, then turning it upside down a few times to rinse the sides of the syringe. Empty pre-rinse liquid into waste.
Fill syringe with ~0.1mL of testing liquid and secure in the syringe holder above the sample stage.
Turn on the light switch at the left of the sample stage.
Adjust the height of the syringe so that the tip can be seen at the top of the screen. Center the tip of the syringe on the screen by using the knob to the left of the syringe holder.
Adjust the height of the solid sample by turning the three knobs at the base of the sample stage. The solid surface should be visible at the bottom of the screen and there should be distance between the tip of the syringe needle and the solid surface. Pay particular attention to ensuring that the sample is flat.
Adjust lighting by turning the knob on the camera lens farthest from the sample stage and focus using the silver knob at the base of the camera. The background should be white and the needle tip should appear sharply. If the image needs more focusing, click on Show Camera Settings in the right margin of the screen and adjust the brightness, gain etc.
Move the teflon so that the syringe is over an un-wetted part of the surface. Adjust the position of the teflon so that there are no other drops on the screen that would obstruct the camera's view.
Slowly turn the syringe plunger until a drop falls from the syringe onto the surface. Adjust the focus using the silver knob at the base of the camera. Be sure that you can see where the drop meets its reflection on the solid surface (the baseline). You may need to adjust the camera angle to do this (knob at the back of the camera). Allow the drop to equilibrate on the sample stage for a total of 10-30 seconds.
Press Rec. The screen now shows an image of the picture the camera took. It should automatically calculate the contact angle. The angle measurements for the left, right and mean contact angle appear at the bottom right of the screen.
If the baseline (red line) appears to lie along the line of intersection between the drop and its reflection and the red tangent lines appear to be tangent to the drop, click Test Auto Baseline to be certain it is accurate. If the drop outline and baseline look accurate, click next and go to step 6.
If the contact angle was not automatically calculated or the automatic baseline looks inaccurate, click the box next to Use Auto Baseline so it is not checked and manually adjust the baseline using the position and tilt arrows. Drag the blue outlined box so that it frames the drop and click Fit in the top right corner of the screen. Adjust the baseline until the tangent lines look accurate. Then click Next. If the software is still unable to measure the contact angle, click Back and create a new drop on an un-wetted part of the surface.
Do not worry about naming the measurement. Click Copy to Clipboard. Open Excel and paste data. Make sure 3 sets of numbers appear in the excel file. Label each column (trial number, left contact angle, right contact angle, average contact angle) and save file. Email the file to you and your partner.
Click Next and repeat the process for a total of six measurements per liquid. (6 drops of each liquid total).
After six measurements, empty the syringe into the waste and begin the procedure again for the remaining liquids.
Additional notes:
-No contact angle may be obtained for n-heptane; try a few times and skip if necessary.
-Between liquids, rinse the syringe with ~0.05mL of the next liquid, depressing plunger past the 0.1mL mark as done previously. Clean the teflon with excess ethanol and wipe dry with cotton swab.
-Make sure to empty syringe thoroughly by depressing multiple times
The software records the time of the measurement (in seconds from the time of pressing the Record button), the left contact angle, the right contact angle and the mean contact angle. Find the mean cos Y for each liquid and the standard deviation of cos Y. Plot the mean cosine value for each liquid against its surface tension. Find the best linear fit and extrapolate this line to find the surface tension value that gives a cosine value of 1.
Pre-Lab Questions:
What is the contact angle a measurement of and where can it be found?
What do low values of θ suggest about a liquid and it's interaction with a surface?
Predict the trend you might expect to find in the contact angles measured in this lab and explain.
What do you expect to see if the liquid surface tension is less than or equal to the critical surface tension of a surface?
What is the "work of adhesion" and how is it determined?
6. What is hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity? Give an example of a hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface encountered in day-to-day life.
Lab Questions:
Explain the differences you observed in the θ's for the different liquids.
Compare your calculated value of the surface tension of teflon to a literature value. Explain any discrepancy between your value and the one you find.
Why is it difficult to measure the surface free energy of a solid? How can the Zisman plot be used to estimate this value? What assumptions are made in estimating this value?
Describe a real-world example of a readily observable liquid-solid interaction and explain the underlying molecular level rationale.
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) play an increasingly important role in research studies of interfacial phenomena. What is a SAM?
Why are contact angle measurements useful in determining quality of SAMs?
Draw a picture of a water drop on –CF3, -COOH, -OH- and –CH3 -terminated SAMs. Indicate how you expect the contact angle to vary on these SAMs. Explain your diagram.


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The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has completed the multi-million pound expansion of the venue that hosted the canoe slalom during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The authority, which is based in Bulls Cross, Enfield, manages the Lee Valley White Water Centre alongside other venues including the Lee Valley Athletics Centre and Velopark.
And the water centre has now been officially reopened for 2014 following a £6.3million expansion that will give visitors a chance to tackle all water sports at the site.
The centre was opened today by Olympians Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie who won gold at the park, in Waltham Cross, two years ago.
It will have a gym and physiotherapy suite for all athletes as well as bigger changing rooms for visitors.
Shaun Dawson, chief executive of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, said: "The construction of these state of the art facilities for GB Canoeing's athletes and support team is an integral part of the centre's London 2012 legacy.
"As well as benefitting the elite athletes and next generation of paddlers who train and compete here everyone will be able to take advantage of this inspirational world class venue."
The Lee Valley White Water Centre will host the 2014 Canoe Slalom World Cup later this year.

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Rise & Shine Bakery is back at the South Anchorage Farmers Market this week, and if your fresh-baked loaf tastes a little extra-special this week, there is a good reason.
Rise & Shine is now using Alaska-grown wheat as part of their loaves. The wheat is from VanderWeele Farms in the Valley.
"We'll be using about 30 percent Alaskan wheat in each loaf, because we can only substitute the home-ground portion of the wheat with the Alaskan wheat berries, which is about 30 percent of each loaf," says owner Alison Arians. "If we used all home-ground flour, the flour would all be fairly coarse and the bread wouldn't rise properly -- it would be like eating a doorstop. So we'll use the finely ground organic whole wheat flour from Outside to make up the rest of the flour."
While the Alaska-grown wheat isn't organic, Arians is happy to include it in the bread.
"In my opinion, (the wheat) is cleaner and healthier than any organic wheat from outside Alaska," she says. "Here's why: It's locally grown, it's not genetically modified, and the folks at VanderWeele Farms don't use pesticides. But it's not certified organic because they use commercial fertilizer."
Look for Alaskan potato, spent grain, toasted walnut, onion rye, dark chocolate and cherry, and fruited almond loaves on Saturday. Rise & Shine is baking every other week this summer, so after Saturday their next trip to the market is July 12.
Also look for Rempel Family Farm at the market with new items: cilantro, bok choy and basil. They also plan to have snow apple turnips, arugula, rhubarb, mint, green and purple mizuna, a variety of kales, radishes and several other items.
Bruce Hougan will be at the Earthworks Farm stand with green onions and honey in sampler-sized jars. He will also have the Abeille Alaska lineup of Alaska-grown beeswax and honey-based skin and body care products. Dee Barker will have the honey and body care items at the Alaska Botanical Garden's Boreal Garden & Arts Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. She will have a demonstration and talk at noon Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday about making natural cosmetics from the beehive and what the honey bees forage for in the Alaska garden.
Glacier Valley Farm will have the white turnips, English cucumbers, some strawberries and some zucchini. "You know summer has arrived when the zucchini makes its first appearance at the market; three cheers for summer," says owner Arthur Keyes.
Drool Central will be back at the market with treats and meals for dogs featuring Alaska grown vegetables, barley and Alaska fish. Also look for Arctic Choice with a variety of Alaska seafood among a full list of vendors.
Northway Mall Wednesday Farmers' Market
There is another midweek market to visit starting Wednesday.
The Northway Mall Farmers' Market is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Northway Mall on Penland Parkway.
Dinkel's Veggies is starting its season at the market. "We are limited on numbers right now so both days customers need to come early to start the season or we may be out of veggies," says Lesley Dinkel.
They will also be at the Saturday Anchorage Market and Festival.
Spenard Farmers Market
Look for some of the popular vendors to be back at the market.
Vendors include: Chugach Farm will have chard, kale, mixes greens, radishes, turnips, wild green pesto and garlic pepper vinegar; Glacier Seafoods will have Alaska spot shrimp among the seafood options; Ba-Lescas Brothers plan to have tomatoes, onions, vegetable blossoms, baby arugula, radishes, bok choy and kale; Wildrose Alaska Natural Harvests will have Valley honey; and Brown Dog Farm will be offering a sweet market spring mix, baby kale and arugula; Alaska Gourmet will have salmon, crab and scallops; Sweet Steel will have a combo booth with jumbo cookies and steel garden art by Cindy Shake; Denali Dreams will have handmade soap, salves, lip balms and body oils; Fishalicious will be offering Copper River smoked salmon sliders; and Carmen's Gelato will have artisan Gelato made from scratch with fresh organic fruit, milk and sugar.
Center Market
Alex Davis of A.D. Farm says things changing: "Things are starting to shape up on the farm. Friday we finished our first weeding of carrots; Monday ... the beets. We will have spinach at our market this Wednesday and every market from then on until it gives up some time in early fall."
And he offers a market-perfect meal too.
"If you are looking for a delight of a market experience come by on Wednesday to have La Grassa hand make your pasta noodles, then go to Alaska Vegan and Gluten free for spaghetti sauce and stop by my booth on your way out the door for Italian sausage. Don't forget the sprouts for a salad - can't have just spinach," Davis says.
In addition to the spinach and Italian sausage, Davis will have rhubarb, beets, potatoes, fresh eggs, barley products and a variety of pork cuts.
Country Health Foods will have Alaska honey, salsa, grass-fed beef and products from Alaska Sprouts.
Alaska Vegan & Gluten Free will have the spaghetti sauce Davis highlighted, but will also have its full lineup, including red lentil dahl, soups, red beans and wild brown rice, pico de gallo, bread and a bread ball along with other items.
Other vendors include Choose Food Wisely, Jonesers and La Grassa.
Monday: Mat-Su Farm Market, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,Palmer Depot
Wednesday: APU Farmers Market, 1:30-6:30 p.m., 4101 University Drive;Center Market, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mall at Sears, Benson Boulevard and Denali Street; Northway Mall Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Northway Mall; Wasilla Farmers Market, near the Wasilla Public Library, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: Peters Creek American Legion Post 33 Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., 21643 Old Glenn Highway
Saturday: Anchorage Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15th and Cordova in the Central Lutheran Church parking lot; Anchorage Market and Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Third Avenue between C and E streets; Center Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mall at Sears, Benson Boulevard and Denali Street; South Anchorage Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Subway/Cellular One Sports Center at the corner of Old Seward Highway and O'Malley Road; Spenard Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Spenard Road and 26th Avenue
Sunday: Anchorage Market and Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Third Avenue between C and E streets
Steve Edwards lives and writes in Anchorage. Contact him at email@example.com.
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The main events of the 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival begin this weekend. For many travelers in the D.C. region that means one big thing: Because the festival events bring large crowds and cause congestion, Metro has no weekend track work scheduled.
Saturday will be better than Sunday, when it may rain, the Capital Weather Gang says, but the two days will be on the chilly side for the first weekend of spring. This isn't the weekend closest to the peak bloom for the blossoms around the Tidal Basin. The National Park Service now is forecasting a peak bloom for April 3 to 6.
On Saturday, D.C. United plays at 3:30 p.m. in RFK Stadium. Check this earlier posting for the new detour fans should follow to reach Lot 8 from the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has many shows through the weekend at Verizon Center.
Here are some tips about the festival as well as some other travel issues coming up.
Cherry Blossom Festival
The opening ceremony, with its stage performances, will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. All tickets have been given out. The nearest Metrorail stations are Metro Center and Federal Triangle.
Family Days on Saturday and Sunday include a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for children and adults. They are held at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Nearest Metrorail stations: Gallery Place and Judiciary Square.
Festival travel tips
Riding Metrorail. The transit authority notes that ridership can spike by 15 percent during blossom season, and the weekend ridership can approach weekday levels. Metro will suspend its weekend track work program through Sunday, April 14. Despite the crowding, taking Metrorail will almost always be better than driving to downtown Washington because of the traffic congestion.
Walking. Smithsonian is the Metro station closest to the Tidal Basin, but it's jammed at blossom time. If you're up for a little more walking, get off at L'Enfant Plaza, Federal Triangle or Foggy Bottom. For a great walk in good weather, get off the Blue Line at Arlington Cemetery station and cross the Potomac River on the Memorial Bridge, past the Lincoln Memorial to the Tidal Basin.
Consult visitor maps on downtown streets or the ones posted by the National Park Service around the Mall. Bus shelters often have maps.
Biking. Capital Bikeshare has many bike stations along the Mall. See a map at www.capitalbikeshare.com. You can sign up to be a member for 24 hours, three days, a month or a year, then take a bike from any station. The first 30 minutes of each trip are free; riders pay an additional fee for every 30 minutes.
Riding around the Mall and East Potomac Park is delightful, but bike parking is limited. There is some parking near the Washington Monument and by the Jefferson Memorial.
Parking. Parking near the Tidal Basin during blossom time is extremely scarce, and traffic is heavy. Drivers can park at Hains Point and take a shuttle. Very limited parking for disabled people is available near the memorials.
5K Run/Walk for Colon Cancer Awareness
The eighth annual 5K Run/Walk for Colon Cancer Awareness starts at 9 a.m. Sunday. D.C. police announced these street closings around Freedom Plaza for 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 14th Street to 12th Street, and 13th Street NW from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street.
Streets along the route of the event will be closed from 8:30 to 11 a.m. This is the route:
Southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 12th to Third streets, south on Third Street to Independence Avenue SW, west on Independence to Fourth Street SW, south on Fourth Street to E Street SW, east on E Street to Third Street SW, north on Third Street to Maryland Avenue NW, northeast on Maryland Avenue NW to First Street NW, north on First Street to Constitution Avenue NW, west on Constitution to Pennsylvania Avenue NW, northwest on Pennsylvania to 12th Street NW. Download a map from this page on the sponsor's Web site.
95 Express Lanes
The conversion of the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95 into high occupancy toll lanes continues this weekend and this coming week. Sunday through Wednesday nights, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation plans to close Russell Road in the Quantico area for the placement of steel on I-95 above Russell Road. Through traffic on Russell Road will be directed to a detour. One lane on I-95 North will be closed.
After the Russell Road operation is done, VDOT plans to close the Telegraph Road bridge over I-95 in that area for nine months. Workers will demolish and replace the old bridge.
Falls Church lane closing
Drivers will find the right northbound lane of North Washington Street closed at Jefferson Street in Falls Church through March 31 for work on storm sewers.
Takoma Park work
The Maryland State Highway Administration has begun a resurfacing project on East West Highway between Park and New Hampshire avenues in Takoma Park. The project, which will continue into the fall, is starting with work on the curb, gutters and sidewalk and then will move into road resurfacing during the spring.
Drivers may find lanes closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays.


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LONDON - Oscar Wilde once said that "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." And perhaps that's how we should look at Nicky Philipps' new portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Because if you are looking for the queen's exact likeness, you won't really find it here.
Philipps' portrait has been dragged through the very dirty mud of a critical British media.
A few select reviews: "Abominable." "A bloke wearing a wig and earrings." "A hint of Churchill." "Monstrous."
The painting is the first ever painted portrait of the queen commissioned by Britain's Royal Mail, released just a few days before the 60th anniversary of her coronation.
Philipps told the Press Association the queen was "wonderfully patient and friendly" during three sittings at Buckingham Palace last fall.
"It was a great honor to be selected for this prestigious commission and I have enjoyed the process immensely," she said. "I hope she is pleased with the final result."
Philipps seems to have pleased her commissioner, at least. Philip Parker, head of stamp strategy at Royal Mail, told the British media he considered it an "excellent portrait."
But critics have been throwing sharp knives.
Estelle Lovatt, an art critic and lecturer, told the Telegraph: "It's Thatcher meets Rumpole of the Bailey meets Hogarth, in Hogarthian England all the worse or perhaps the better for a glug of gin." (You can google to understand that quote, but suffice to say - it's not positive.)
More than 130 artists have painted the queen, and it's often a thankless task. Earlier this month, Dan Llywelyn Hall's portrait was likened to a puppet.
And it's not only the queen who makes a tough subject. The nicest thing that Gawker had to say about Kate Middleton's official portrait, unveiled in January, was that "like the real Duchess of Cambridge, her likeness features two eyes, a nose, and even a mouth."
Philipps defended herself, saying she knew the reviews would be critical. She also pointed out her portrait is large and shows the queen standing next to her Corgis - but the stamp is only a head-shot.
The stamp was approved for release by the queen, so, at the very least, we know the Palace seems to have thought it worthy. Philipps already has the royal seal of approval. In 2009 she painted the first double portrait of Princes William and Harry in 2010 - to rave reviews.
Perhaps the best way to judge: see it for yourself. If you're in London, it will hang at the Fine Art Commissions gallery from June 5-28.


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has released its
Race 07
expansion called the
GT Power Pack
on schedule today.
It includes the Pagani Zonda R, BMW M3 GT2, and Matech GT1 along with the Mid-Ohio (often named "best road course" in America) and Chayka (the first track from the former Soviet Union to make it in a SimBin title) tracks. The
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Two more
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If you can't hit the track with those beauties today, then tide yourself over with the expansion's trailer.
"GT Power Pack" released as an expansion pack
for "RACE 07": Available via www.raceroom.net
and www.steampowered.com
Lidköping /Sweden, April 19, 2011 – The Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB
today announced that "GT Power Pack" is now released as an expansion pack for the award winning PC
racing game "RACE 07".
"GT Power Pack" is now available via digital distribution at only 4.99 Euro on:
RaceRoom Online: www.raceroom.net
Steam: www.steampowered.com
The "GT Power Pack" is designed for those gamers who can't get enough horsepower under their right foot, all content created in detail to ensure you get the real authentic feel of what driving one of these beasts is like. Can you handle it… and can you RACE it to victory?
Three high profile exotic GT sportscars (Pagani Zonda R, BMW M3 GT2, Matech GT 1) are ready to hammer around two completely new tracks: "Mid-Ohio" and "Chayka". "Mid Ohio" is often named as "the best road course" in the USA whereas "Chayka" is the first track out of the former Soviet Union to make it to a SimBin title. The "GT Power Pack"is also supporting Multiplayer with up to 25 players online.
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Internal strife threatens future of online gambling legislation
Published 12:00 am, Thursday, September 2, 2010
One thing is for certain in the political landscape of HR 2267 — there's a lot of potential money to be made, and the infighting within the gambling industry may destroy any and all support for it.
As lawmakers appeared to be warming up to a bill that would provide national regulation of the online gambling industry and much needed tax revenue, recent Congressional testimony has online advocates and land-based casinos prematurely primed for war.
Tom Malkasian, part owner and board member of the Los Angeles-based Commerce Casino (one of the largest poker casinos in the world), shocked the gambling industry with his vehement opposition to the legislation.
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He cited improper tax benefits to online entities, misleading revenue projections and the dismantling of existing federal and state gaming laws as his reasons.
The Poker Players Alliance countered the testimony scornfully, accusing the Commerce of placing its "narrow corporate interests ahead of the interest of America's poker players." It also hinted the opposition to HR 2267 was because the casino has aspirations to control California intrastate online gaming.
Malkasian argues that the taxes imposed upon online gaming stand to be significantly less than those subject to land-based licensed casinos.
Online advocates counter that more people are frequenting those casinos after getting their feet wet first with online games. The biggest draw to online gaming is convenience. It cannot compare to the excitement of the actual casino.
Using poker as the barometer, online gaming does bring bigger land-based business. Twenty years ago, poker was a revenue drain. Now it's widely considered a revenue generator.
Events such as the World Series of Poker enjoy record attendance, and the Commerce has benefited financially with increased numbers as well as a tour stop on the World Poker Tour.
Malkasian also believes that illegally operating online sites (such as Pokerstars.com or FullTiltpoker.com, although he didn't name them directly) are in a better position to take advantage of HR 2267 and would quickly dominate the market. Licensed U.S. casinos that stood pat in areas of online gaming would have to build from the ground up.
Let's be honest. He's right.
The two sites account for the lion's share of the market with as many as 75,000 combined players at any particular time, while others compete for crumbs.
It's also telling that of the 136 co-signers to the PPA letter of admonishment directed at the Commerce, more than half have paid poker sponsorships with the two sites, and three (Howard Lederer, Greg Raymer and Chris Ferguson) sit on the PPA's board of directors.
It's all about the money in the multibillion-dollar online gaming industry.
You can't fault the Commerce for speaking out against HR 2267 if it believes it stands to lose more than it has to gain with its passage.
You can't fault existing online interests for instantly vilifying the Commerce for compromising their potential earning abilities.
You just have to hope that these entities can at some point get along, because now is not the time for marking territory.
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Platinum to Diamond?
I would like to ask, is it possible to attain diamond status with royal caribbean thru cruises with Celebrity line?
Just attained Royal Caribbean platinum level a few weeks ago and planning to go on a 14 nights cruise with celebrity. As a platinum member, I would be able to enroll to celebrity captain club select level, I would be able to collect 2 tier credits after the cruise. If I gain 3 more tier credits with celebrity, am I able to attain Elite level and subsequently attain Diamond level thru reciprocal revognition with Royal Caribbean?
You cannot combine the two cruise lines to reach a specific level. However; they have a reciprocal agreement. If you are Diamond level on Royal Caribbean you will receive the Elite level amenities on Celebrity. If you are sailing on Celebrity you would need to call the Captain's Club and let them know you are Diamond on Royal Caribbean. In your case you would receive the Select level on Celebrity.
meaning platinum member not actually get enroll to captain clubs select? But merely enjoy the select status with captain clubs classic level while on celebrity cruises?
You are listed at the reciprocal level. For example I am diamond with RCI but have not done enough cruises with Celebrity to attain Elite status on it's own, yet I am shown as an Elite member on the Celebrity website.
So, if you cruise with Celebrity your cruise card shows you as a Select member if you are a platinum C&A member. It is a bit confusing, especially since RCI has more member levels than does Celebrity.
In other words - you will be sailing 14 nights with Celebrity but won't get any credit toward your Diamond Status with Royal Caribbean. The only way to attain Diamond Status is to sail with Royal Caribbean. The same scenario applies for loyal passengers of Celebrity when they sail with Royal Caribbean. You need 80 points to become a Diamond Member. If you book a Junior Suite or higher you will earn an extra point for each day you sail. I don't know how important it is to you to make the Diamond Status, but you may want to consider those 14 points before you book.
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Although primarily academic in emphasis, the program assumes a leadership role on a campus with a long tradition of concern for social justice. Further, it recognizes the need to prepare women and men for the multicultural world in which they live and work, a world currently being transformed by feminist scholarship.
Every year, Women and Gender Studies brings speakers and performers from around the world to the SAU campus, including lecturers from Iran, EI Salvador, Russia, South Africa, and elsewhere.
The department offers the annual Sister Ritamary Bradley Prize for Research on Women and Gender to outstanding graduates. Iota Iota Iota, the National Women's Studies Honor Society, also recognizes academic excellence and provides leadership opportunities.
Drawing on the social sciences, religion and philosophy, the arts, and professional areas, Women and Gender Studies 201 offers students an interdisciplinary experience; it encourages students from a variety of academic areas to make sense of multiple disciplinary angles of vision.
Further, students are introduced to the new scholarship on women which, over the past 25 years, has affected the focus and methodologies of many academic areas.
Lastly, the course encourages students to connect – with their very humanity, immediate social context, and in a global setting – through reading, discussion, research, writing, and reflection.
The center, located in Ambrose Hall 224, serves the campus community on issues of diversity and social justice through a variety of programs. It is also a great resource for research on women and gender and has a wide variety of books, journals, videos, and other resources that may be checked out by SAU students, faculty, and staff.


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It's been a busy week for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The Twilight lovebirds should be well acquainted with relationship rumours by now. The pair have been on and off again more times than we've have hot dinners so it's no wonder that even the biggest fans of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan are feeling a bit confused right about now.
Luckily, EntertainmentWise are here to sort through the rumours and the hearsay as we round up what is going on with this celeb couple.
1. Back together? (again)
It would be nice if this beautiful duo could make their minds up, are they going out or not? After meeting on the set of Twilight in 2008, R-Pattz and K-Stew were plagued with relationship rumours, only officially confirming their romance in 2010. The pair broke it off in May this year after Kristen was caught cheating with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.
The pair pre-split, will they be reunited soon? (SplashNews)
However, this hasn't prevented stories about the actors reuniting. Recently numerous reports claim that the former flames are rekindling their romance with secret hook-ups taking place all over L.A. A source told Yahoo OMG: "Rob is still in love with Kristen and can't keep away from her".
Check out the full story here.
2. Defying friends
If reports of a reunion are to believed then this news has not gone down very well with some of Rob's friends and family. A source told HollywoodLife.com "It's still so unstable. They have a lot of baggage," adding: "It's not like she makes his life better. But even though so many people are trying to talk him out of this." Is Rob going against his friends? Everything you need to know.
3. Seeing other people
Kristen on the set of her new film Anethesia (SplashNews)
Despite the multiple rumours of a reunion, this hasn't stopped whispers that Kristen has become very close to her co-star Jessie Eisenberg on set of new comedy film American Ultra. The pair worked on the 2009 movie Adventurland will play on-screen boyfriend and girlfriend in the new flick.
Check out the full story here.
And it isn't just Miss Stewart who has reportedly been spotted canoodling as Rob has been hanging out with some pretty hot ladies. The most recent sightings have been with supposed flame Dylan Penn. The pair were together for a book launch at the Spare Room club at the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. An insider told E! News that the gorgeous duo weren't on a date, but plenty of girls were "flirting" with Rob.
Find out the full story here.
4. Career Advisor
He may be author, E.L. James' first choice to portray S&M stud, Christian Grey but Rob has reportedly been persuaded not to take the lead role by none other than Kristen Stewart. The actress-turned-career-advisor is rumoured to have convinced Rob not to take the role because it will restrict him in the future. A source told Yahoo OMG: "Kristen told him Fifty Shades would be a disaster for him."
Check out the full story here.
Despite his popularity Rob is keen to avoid the spotlight (SplashNews)
5. Ugly baby
Now Rob and Kristen might be very good looking, but their baby most certainly wasn't. If you're feeling confused, we're talking about their on-screen baby Renesmee, from the final Twilight installment Breaking Dawn Part 2. As the Twilight Forever box set has recently been released, fans can now find out all the behind scenes gossip from the smash hit film series. The film producer Wyck Godfrey called it: "one of the most grotesque animatronic babies ever to not be seen on film"
Ouch! Check out the full story here.
6. Mother-in-L.A.
With all the rumours of meet-ups, even Kristen's mum has become embroiled in the mix. A source told Grazia magazine: "Jules is like a surrogate mother to Robert in LA and she reached out to him and invited him over to see her with Kristen. They were both very worried about him."
Read the full story here.
Blimey. We're exhausted just reading all of that, no wonder the pair barely crack a smile when they're papped, ay!
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X Factor USA 2013: Alex And Sierra 'Beyond Grateful' To Fans As All Acts Faced SingOff
Ian Somerhalder Celebrates Filming 100th Episode Of The Vampire Diaries As He Wakes Up In 'The Woods


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Supreme Court denies request to hear case
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After 15 months, much debate and filings in three courts, the civil case regarding the city of Forest Lake's financing for its new public safety and city hall facility has closed. Construction of the Forest Lake City Center will finish this fall without strings attached, as the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition to hear the case.
Petitioners Cameron Piper, Cassandra Piper, William Anderson and the Lakes Area Business Association in February requested a Supreme Court review following a Jan. 27 Court of Appeals decision in favor of the city of Forest Lake and the Forest Lake Economic Development Authority.
The lawsuit began in January 2013. The plaintiffs contended that state statute required the city to use capital improvement bonds rather than lease revenue bonds for the project. Issuance of capital improvement bonds is subject to public approval via a reverse referendum.
In March 2013 10th Judicial District Court Judge John C. Hoffman granted summary judgement in favor of the defendants, ruling the bonding mechanism used was legal and that no referendum was required. The plaintiffs filed an appeal last April.


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Cavin Johnson has become a pain in the neck for his fellow PSL coaches who now have to come up with intricate plans to overcome his well-organised and gutsy Platinum Stars.
Johnson's stars have become so much of a threat that Roger de Sa did not want to take any chances as he rested some of his key men in Pirates' 5-0 win over Djabal in the CAF Champions League first leg, preliminary round at the weekend with one eye firmly on Pirates' match with third-placed Stars tomorrow night in Orlando.
Stars thrashed Ajax Cape Town 3-0 on Saturday to warm up for their showdown with the Buccaneers – a game De Sa watched on TV before the Djabal match – and it seems Johnson's men have given the former Bidvest Wits coach reason to worry ahead of tomorrow night's tie.
"We watched them today (Saturday) and we started planning ahead already. That's the reason we rested some of our players because of the game that's coming up.
"We know it's a tough one, they are on fire at the moment there's no doubt it. We need to change our focus now to the PSL now. As soon as the final whistle blows you start thinking about your next match and start planning ahead," the former Bidvest Wits coach said.
De Sa's first game in charge of the Pirates ship was in a 1-0 victory over Stars at Royal Bafokeng Stadium last year, but their opponents have become a force in the league since then, going from ordinary club to championship challenging outfit under Johnson and are now level on points with Pirates (37).
"They (Stars) have turned this title race into a three-horse race and well done to them," De Sa said. "We beat them away and now we bring them here (Orlando Stadium). This has become a little bit of a fortress for Pirates. It's now what, 12 games unbeaten? So hopefully we will continue that way."
De Sa says Pirates have set themselves a target of reaching 62 points this season and believes that should be enough to win the championship.
However, the Buccaneers could find themselves under a lot of pressure while playing catch-up in the league due to their Champions League commitments.
Pirates have a game in hand on top-of-the-table Kaizer Chiefs who they trail by two points, but De Sa says he is more concerned about what happens at the end of the campaign.
"I'll give you a perfect example. When Bruce Fordyce won so many Comrades Marathons, he did not worry about the people ahead of him. He just ran a certain time at a certain pace. He kept going and had a target time to reach the end. And he won eight in a row.
"So for us, we set a target of so many points by the time we finish the 30 games. And we are well on target. We just have to keep doing our job. If you reach 62 points, you win the championship. We think that's the target that's got to be achieved."
De Sa has singled out veteran Benson Mhlongo, a player he worked with during his days at Wits, as a man key to Stars' success this season and someone who will keep the club fighting to the death so that the visitors get something out of tomorrow's match.
"They've got a style of play that's suits them and the players that suit their style of play. Henrico Botes has hit a purple patch and their wingers are pretty good. And he (Johnson) has midfielders that are very mobile and create problems. At the back, I have no doubt Benson has brought in great stability. He's a hell of a player, I've coached him. He will keep the team fighting non-stop and he leads by example.
"The saddest part of it is to see an empty stadium in an area like that. That team should be supported. I just hope the people of Rustenburg support them. They are playing good football," said De Sa.
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Ajax Cape Town v Bloem Celtic
Free State Stars v Maritzburg Utd
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If the words "single" and "cats" are inexplicably joined together in your mind, you're not alone -- and your idea of a single person's preferred pet may not be too far off.
According to a new Facebook study, there may be some truth to the saying that people often take on the characteristics of their pets.
Cats are typically the more reserved and independent members of the household, while dogs are usually quite the opposite. The same traits tend to show up in their humans, impacting their social lives and friends lists.
Dog people Vs. Cat people
Like their happy-go-lucky pups, dog owners tend to be social creatures, boasting an average of 26 more Facebook friends than cat lovers. Twenty-six isn't the largest number, but Facebook points out that every connection counts.
"Maybe those extra 26 friends helped dog people find a mate," Facebook said in a statement.
Cat owners usually aren't as extroverted as dog owners, the study found. In examining data from 160,000 people who shared photos of themselves with the special pet in their lives, data scientists found that cat people are more likely to be single.
Approximately 30% of cat people in the sample were listed as single, compared to just 24% of dog people. Wondering if age or gender had anything to do with it? Facebook wondered, too.
Age and gender
The social networking platform's study revealed that being a single cat lover doesn't necessarily mean you're old or a woman.
Age and gender did not affect cat lovers' relationship status in any way, meaning old spinsters aren't the only ones who get to love cats. Old or young, male or female, you are just as likely to be single if you're a cat lover.
But if cat lovers aren't in a relationship, with whom are they spending their time? According to the study, cat people often choose to befriend other cat people. Similarly, dog people prefer to spend time with other dog people.
Where people socialize and enjoy their free time may also be influenced by whether they consider themselves a cat lover or a dog lover. Indoor activities and hobbies were preferred by cat lovers, who might believe an afternoon to be best spent reading a book or watching a movie (just not Marley and Me).
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Matthew McConaughey as you've never seen him before - now there's a promise that will either set pulses racing or have people reaching for the antacids. Here's the twist: eye candy fans will likely be disappointed (and definitely shocked), but any hardy cult movie lover who wants to see a classic example of an actor taking a hammer to his rom-com leading man image will find this noir thriller-come-blackest comedy from French Connection and Exorcist director Friedkin has much to offer.
Chris Smith (Hirsch) is a small-time Texas drug dealer whose mother has taken his stash of cocaine. The leg breakers want their money back, and he has no way of paying. Smith does, however, come from a close family, with father Ansel (Haden Church), sister Dottie (Temple) and stepmother Sharla (Gershon) happy to go along with his plan to have momma killed so that Dottie can receive the $50,000 life insurance policy. He even has the killer lined up: Joe Cooper, a Stetson-wearing man in black who charges $25,000 up front for his services and comes highly recommended. Cooper's a real multi-tasker, and when he's not making murders look like accidents, he's working a very demanding full-time job which dovetails very nicely with his lucrative sideline: as a detective with the Dallas Police Department.
Friedkin turns 77 in August, but you'd never guess watching Killer Joe. It snarls with the hunger of a young director and makes you wonder why he hasn't made more movies like this and less of Rules of Engagement, The Hunted etc. Originally a play by Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts (who also worked with Friedkin on Bug), this story of bottom feeders who let a black-gloved genie out of the bottle allows Friedkin to explore familiar themes of obsession and redemption, with the expectation that the get-rich-quick scheme will end very badly building with each piece of dialogue from the excellent Hirsch, Haden Church, Temple and Gershon, and every shot of McConaughey as Joe. Part-Dracula, part-Max Cady from Cape Fear, McConaughey's performance in this warped Cinderella story will hopefully lead to more excursions on roads less travelled, and it's something more than a coincidence that much of his best work - Dazed and Confused, Lone Star, Frailty, this - has been set in his home state of Texas. Maybe he should try directing himself there...
Sandwiched in between blockbusters in the release schedule, Killer Joe is an oddity that will pick up a following among those who like their movies grim. But be warned: the bloody and harrowing ending (it received the strictest US rating, NC-17, for the violence - physical and sexual), won't do much for the squeamish, or those watching on a full stomach. And no matter how tough you think you are, you may never look at - or taste - fried chicken without thinking of McConaughey again.
Do not bring a date.
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How long do the battery's last?
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No batteries. The need to be plugged in with a USB - Micro USB cable to a socket.
3 meter cable and plugs provided
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It depends what you mean.
How long they last between each charge can vary from 2-3 hours to 10 hours. It depends on how you use your device for example, reading e books on a low brightness setting might make the battery last its full length but on full sound and brightness surfing the web for a long tome may shorten its life.
During the whole battery's life time. Well I haven't owned an ipad or any apple product for very long but I know people who have and they have had their product for years and they haven't needed to replace it.
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What's Happening Now? A Stock Market Liquidity Squeeze ...
Today's charts show the inflows and outflows of liquidity into the stock market. When inflows are trending up and positive (in expansion), the competition for stocks becomes high and prices are bid up causing an upside rally.
The opposite happens when we see liquidity outflows and a trending down pattern. When this is happening with outflows in contraction territory, the balance shifts to a selling competition where investors try to get the best price before expectations of lower movement. This causes a condition that ends up in a market correction.
At the end of May, Liquidity inflows started to decelerate when the April/May liquidity up trend had its support line broken to the downside. Liquidity has been in contraction ever since.
What has happened to liquidity inflows and outflows during the past few weeks?
If you look at the circled area on the chart, you will find the action since Mid-July. In the circled area, you will see that the liquidity has remained in contraction territory with a rise ... followed by a higher/low ... followed by a lower high and then by a higher/low yesterday.
That action was setting up the possibility of a triangular pattern at the close yesterday. See the second chart for what was happening at the open this morning.
At 9:37 AM this morning, the Liquidity did bounce from the support confirming a triangular formation.
Triangular formations are a "squeezing formation" because the resistance line drops lower, and the support line rises higher. This squeeze is typically exhibited by higher intra-day volatility in the stock market until a break out of the squeeze occurs.
As an investor, that is what you are waiting for now. An upside breakout on this liquidity squeeze would feed an upside stock market movement as investors bid prices higher. A downside breakout on this liquidity squeeze would cause underbidding by investors as they try to sell holdings.
It is data like this that helps investors "understand what is making the market behave the way it does". Today chart is posted as a courtesy, and can be found every day on our paid subscriber sites.


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TEL AVIV (Aug. 2)
Israel's roads returned to normal Sunday morning, with the end of a 48-hour strike by gas station owners and concessionaires. Police noted a "remarkable decline" in traffic accidents during the two days–Friday and Saturday–in which motorists either did not operate their cars which had run out of gasoline or feared that they would be stuck in mid-journey with empty gas tanks without being able to refill. The station owners were protesting the government's failure to meet their demands for increased percentages on their sales.


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Morning Room 16' max into the bay 15' x 11' 10
Having a window facing the side and a bay window facing the front, coving, picture rail, radiators, feature antique marble fireplace with living flame gas fire, fitted storage units and display shelving.
Formal Lounge 14' 10 max into the bay 11' 10 x 15' 11
Having a large bay window with door opening out onto the garden to the rear, a pine mantle with art nouveau tiling inset, living flame gas fire, radiators, coving and fitted storage units with display shelving.
Country Style Breakfast Kitchen 16' 9 max x 12'
A traditional country style kitchen with a comprehensive range of fitted oak cabinets with under unit lighting, complementary work surfaces with inset sink unit, space for a concealed dishwasher and a fridge freezer, wall tiles, tiled flooring, radiators and a window facing the rear. Leading to the breakfast area with double french doors opening out onto the garden to the rear and door to the garage.
Butler's Pantry
With door off the main hall and having a internal window facing the side, shelving and tiled flooring.
Gallery Landing
A spacious landing having a feature leaded stained window facing the side and doors off to:
Family Bathroom 10' 5 x 7' 8
Having windows facing the front and side, panelled bath with decorative glass shower screen over, roped edge pedestal wash basin and matching w.c., half height tiling to the walls, double shavers point, loft hatch and attractive Amtico style flooring.
Master Bedroom 16' x 12' max 10' 5 min
Having a window facing the rear, fitted double wardrobes, radiator and original ornate fireplace.
Bedroom Two 15' 6 max into the bay 13' 4 min x 12'
Having a bay window facing the front, fitted double wardrobes and a radiator.
Bedroom Three 12' 2 max x 10' 5 max
Having a window facing the rear, original ornate fireplace, radiator and a built in wardrobe.
Bedroom Four 10' 6 x 10' max
Having a window facing the front, fitted double wardrobes and a radiator.
Bedroom Five 10' 2 x 6'
Currently used as a study and having a window facing the side, fitted over head storage units, radiator and door to an airing cupboard.
Tandem Garage 33' 8 x 9' 8
Having access from the main house and having a door to the side and a window facing the rear.
Landscaped Gardens to the Rear
An attractive garden to the rear with shrub borders, flower beds, mature trees and gated access to the front.
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Nénette et Boni
Sublime and well-stylized, Nenette et Boni is like being trapped in the mind and lucid dreams of a French teenage boy in present day. Obviously one cannot think of male youth in France as one exact personality, so to help get a better understanding of Boni, let's just say that he meets the equivalent of a "bro" here in the States. Boni (Gregoire Colin) is obsessed with the macho lifestyle that has been heavily influenced by current American hip-hop. He shares the general ode to womanizing, nice things, rough sex, and especially the overall "I do as I please" sort of moral. He lives in his deceased mother's house and is out of contact with his father, who moved away with his younger sister Nenette after their parents' divorce. During the day he operates a pizza truck and spends every moment of his free time fantasizing about a married woman (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) who runs local bakery with her husband (Vincent Gallo).
Nenette (Alice Houri) is his estranged sister who has recently run away from her boarding school. As a minor with nowhere to go, she returns to her childhood home only to greet her disgruntled and immature brother with disdain. He agrees to let her hide out in the home only because she confesses that she is carrying a child, but he consistently bullies her and threatens to send her back to their father, comically nicknamed "Mr. Light Bright" for owning a decorative lighting store, which Boni vandalizes on occasion. But throughout their re-acquaintance, new tensions are added by their father who wants Nenette to return home when he discovers that Boni is hiding her in his ex-wife's home. So here an odd allegiance takes place between them, fueled both by their mutual hatred for their father and the new marriage-like domestic roles that they've taken on.
The film goes on to explain the bitter and tough months ahead for Nenette as she plots several ways to rid herself of the child once it is born, while her family-oriented brother thinks she's making a big mistake. Ultimately, it leads to Boni making some huge decisions and taking on one of the biggest responsibilities of his life.
The strengths of this film are set in its character development and camerawork. There is a fine line between cliched stereotypes pushed over the edge and a sort of shadow that is cast from such depictions that can be used to introduce something new. Nenette et Boni does the latter. Boni is a typical "wannabe tough" sort of guy, but the degree of his fantasies makes him a colorful and passionate dreamer as well. And likewise of Nenette, she is not the average teenage girl depicted in films who gets pregnant and views the world with a spacey indifference to her future. Her desire to have nothing to do with the child or her family is calculated and executed wonderfully by the young actress who plays her.
The cinematography is used to advance these two characters and allows for a more complete and substantial story, without having to fill in certain gaps with useless dialogue. The same is true of Vincent Gallo's performance, and that of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who plays the woman over whom Boni obsesses. Both hardly speak, but when they do, it is well-delivered and serves a purpose. When they aren't speaking, the message still comes across loud and clear. I'll admit, it was sort of a shock to see Gallo in yet another French film, but if you're wondering if it at all resembles his performance in Trouble Every Day (also directed by Claire Denis), then think again. Not to say that it was a bad performance, because it wasn't, but every actor and actress in this film really adopted humility and developed a great balance. This is a very different and surreal coming of age story that was more of a dreamlike adventure than a linear story, which I have to say is quite refreshing.


text: I am needing some advice on subwoofers and I figured what better place to ask about them then a forum dedicated to home theater. I purchased the Definitive Technologies Supercube 1 it's a good sub but it doesn't seem to really deliver the "punch" or the consistent amount of floor shaking SPL I'm looking for. I was hopeing someone would be kind enough to give me there advice on an earthshaking subwoofer in the price range of $3,000.00 or below I have been thinking about the Trinity series subs but I figured before I drop that kind of money I would try to get some advice so any input would be greatly appreciated The sub will ONLY be used for watching dvd movies no music or anything like that so take that into consideration. Thanks to everyone. PS I guess My main question is what subwoofers can outperform the Definitve Technologies Supercube Trinity Subwoofer? I have been told that is the premier powered sub on the market today within an average joe's price range of a few thousand dollars. Would the top of the line SVS subs beat the Trinity or are there other powered subs out on the market that would outperform the Definitive Trinity with its dual 14" woofers is it possible to get more sound and SPL from a single speaker cabinet???????


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sys admin vs network admin
Hi all,
what exactly is the difference b/w sys admin and a n/w admin ? in my experience they both are the same, isn't it ? , but i keep hearing from some people that they are different ? what exactly is the true story ?
My understanding is that they have a different focus. A sysadmin works mainly on servers like installing software, configuration etc.
A network admin works mainly on routers, switches and so on.
If you have package loss you go to the network admin, if you need an upgrade on a web server you ask the sysadmin.
Well generally the network admin looks after the network and the systems admin looks after the systems. Sorry if that sounds crude / rude, but the clue is in the title. Of course many many many businesses combine the roles formally or informally, but past a certain size of infrastructure the work on the servers, server operating systems and applications is seperated from the work on the routers, switches and firewalls. Maybe you'd be suprised how many sysadmins have no idea about TCP/IP past an ip address and default gateway.
personally I go to Fedex when I have a package loss. Packet loss i might talk to the network guys. ;-)
combination sort of thing, the guys who do both stuff
Well that's down to the way a company works. If you can afford people who can cover an entire infrastructure at a suitable level then that's the better option usually - until sheer vast scale makes it unworkable. I used to be a strictly assigned network admin in a team of about 5 people at the higher technical level. Currently I'm right across the board with Linux and Network as specialities in a flexible pool of about 40... horses for courses really.
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Yamaha 1500 or should opt for the full blown,BPT modified Alesis masterlink ?The price difference will be enormous since i have to buy the Alesis from the States and import it over here.I want to transfer most of my vinyl to cd,so, good sound quality is a must.Any other media will do.It doeasn't have to be cd. A sacd recorder perhaps ? Dup,that was a joke.Don't start.
You are here
HHB BURN-IT PLUS OR MAYBE A TASCAM DV-RA1000. Both record on all kinds of media....very well made too.
Thanks Dup,i'll give them a check.
Just a couple of questions: 1- How much vinyl do you have? 2- What on earth makes you want to convert all of it to CD format? You've seemed so level headed up till now that the project you're proposing has me baffled.
I'll offer this as a personal experience. A few of years ago I started a project transferring some of my oldest vinyl (30-40 years) to CD using diligent manual and electronic "scrubbing" to clean out pops, clicks, etc. I did transfer many LP's and wound up being able to play them in the car etc., but I also wound up upgrading my analog front end, enjoying my old vinyl more than ever, and buying lots of new vinyl pressings. Perhaps your experience will be greatly different, but you can't be sure.
Hi Clay
I am not sure how many lps i have.Not many i suppose,compared to others.Actually what i want to do is convert my really old vinyl,back from high school days,you know,the really "screwd up" vinyl vinyl into cd but another reason i am looking for a good cd recorder,is to make cd for the car.Oh,and a have lots of cassettes i would like to transfer to cd.
Clay,stop worrying.I haven't gone to the dig..errr dark side
Okay guys.Did some research and here's my findings.
Tascam dvra1000 sucks.
Alesis masterlink ml9600 bpt modified - great but expensive
Alesis masterlink ml9600 - close but no cigar
HHB cdr830 plus - Interesting - good value though couldn't find any reviews.
To be honest,i am between the plain masterlink and the HHB , any comments?
Yiangos - Another option might be to invest in a soundcard with a good A to D converter and feed your vinyl into your PC and use that to burn CDs...
Hi Jeff
Can't do that.Although i have a Tai-Chi watercooled tower,it is stuffed with video cards,yes,i'm a gamer lol.
With a pair of 7800 gtx 512 cards,nothing else will go into the case.
Checkout www.proaudioreview.com or www.prosound.com for information on HHB Burnit or Burnit PLUS HHB is marketed by Sennheiser in the U.S. From either www.sweetwater.com or www.musicansfriend.com or www.directproaudio.com
Tascam makes a whole bunch of other models as does Marantz.


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East Midlands derailment: Normal timetable to resume on New Year's Day
Late night trains between London and the East Midlands are expected to return to normal on New Year's Day.
A revised timetable was operating after a freight train overturned in Leicestershire on Thursday, blocking the track next to the Midland Mainline.
Services to the capital from Nottingham after 23:00 GMT were cancelled or only ran from Leicester and trains between Leicester and Lincoln were affected.
Trains are still not stopping at Barrow-upon-Soar.
'Complex job'
A landslip caused by heavy rain made the freight train tip over, blocking two tracks which run adjacent to the line between Nottingham and London.
Network Rail worked overnight to remove the wagons, which were carrying 1,000 tonnes of quarry stone.
Normal service resumed at 11:00 GMT on Tuesday.
It is not known how long it will take to carry out track repairs, which are due to start on Saturday, and services to Barrow-upon-Soar will not restart until they are complete.
Martin Frobisher, from Network Rail, said: "Removing the wagons safely is a complex job and this location is not easily accessible, all of which has added to the time it has taken to complete.
"We have deliberately worked through the night in order to minimise the effect upon passengers and expect to complete the removal of the wagons on Saturday night.
"Final repairs to the track and embankment will then be completed as quickly as possible."
Full details of the service alterations are available on the East Midlands' Trains website.


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LaJolla, Calif.-based Stage III Technologies, which in December received an STC for its Stage 3 hush kit for the Gulfstream IISP, expects to receive by the end of summer certification for installation of its kit on the GIII, GIIB and GII, including Stage 1 GIIs. Unlike the already certified systems offered by Really Quiet and Quiet Technology Aerospace, the Stage III system has no moving parts. It adds no more than 40 pounds to the aircraft empty weight, compared with more than 200 pounds for competing kits. Stage III claims a cruise-range penalty of less than 5 percent accounts for the only performance loss. The $2 million (installed) price for the hush kit also includes cascade-type thrust reversers, development of which has contributed to program delays.
Stage III Still Working on STCs for Hush Kit
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MOSCOW – After a heated U.S.–Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics Saturday, many Russian spectators decided the cold war is back – and not just on the ice.
Demonstrators gathered in Moscow Monday to protest a referee's call disallowing a Russian goal in the match that Russia ultimately lost in a penalty shootout.
The protesters, organized by the Kremlin party's youth group, donned Russian hockey jerseys and shouted, "Make soap out of the ref," – a common expression among Russian soccer fans.
Wielding a banner with a photograph of the American referee, Brad Meier, the protesters used a cheese grater to grate soap into buckets.
The goal, which would have given Russia to a 3-2 lead with less than five minutes on the clock, was disallowed after officials ruled the net had come loose from the ice before the goal was scored. Russian fans, who leapt to their feet in celebration, howled with rage as the call was announced.
The referee supervisor for the International Ice Hockey Federation, Konstantin Komissarov, confirmed the ruling made by the referees was correct and video review was properly used to make the call. But that hasn't mollified Russian spectators who, in a rare unifying moment, have come together from both ends of the political spectrum to air their grievances – and their conspiracy theories.
As the call was made, commentators on state television at first seemed unable to overcome their shock, shouting "How can this be so?!" They spent much of the rest of the game muttering resignedly about Meier's nationality.
Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country's most popular newspapers, carried a photograph of Jonathan Quick, the American goalie – a red circle drawn around his hand, which appears to be pushing one goal post backward – beneath the headline: "An American referee and the puppet international federation deprived us of a deserved victory." \
One state-owned channel ran an hour-long talk show dedicated to the referee's call.
"Judges don't have nationality?!" Alexei Pushkov, a Kremlin-connected member of parliament, fumed on Twitter. "How interesting. And how come they didn't appoint a referee from Russia, but an American?"
Even Russia's liberals joined in the fight. "I agree with everything said about the referee," wrote corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny. One liberal website, Lenta.ru, wrote the "Jewish masonry" was clearly involved in the call, joking reference to Soviet-era conspiracy theories about the West.
President Vladimir Putin, who was one of the unhappy fans in the Sochi rink Saturday, told Russian state news agencies Monday that the game "should have been stopped" if the goal was out of place, but asked for fans to show sportsmanship.
"Even if the judge was wrong, we must not stick labels on anybody," he said. "We can't forget that sport takes courage, but also luck."
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During the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic wars, the author of this book travelled with Wellington's headquarters. His position as Judge-Advocate kept him busy prosecuting the wrongdoers of the army. In this narrative you'll get to hear first-hand accounts of the various battles and sieges of the campaign including Vitoria. Other highlights include anecdotes of Wellington, murders, skirmishes, the narrator being captured by the enemy, the fall of Pamplona, deserters, rocket fire, and the marvellous bridge of boats.
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A different narrator with a better grasp of the English language
Mispronunciation , among to many others to list
A good item ruined by an atrocious reader, i get the feeling this is some sort of vanity project dreamed up by him the illustrious "Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot" which has got be the most pompous moniker i have ever seen in print , possibly rivalled only by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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After a retro-styled episode last week, Shinryaku Ika Musume returns to its normal S2 pattern by giving us three more conceptual and linear chapters, but they did retain that twisted element that was somewhat more subdued until last week's episode.
First off, we have a story of Ika-chan home alone, which Eiko and Chizuru out to know by now is a really bad idea. But no, they leave Ika alone to watch the house even though the neighborhood has been beset by burglaries (which seem to be much more common in anime than in real-life Japan). And just like last time, Ika finds solitude a singularly unpleasant state for her mile-a-minute brain. Things get interesting when a real-life burglar shows up, who Ika mistakes (for some reason) for Chizuru's father. Now why she came to that conclusion but then didn't connect the dots to him being Eiko and Takeru's father too, I'm not sure – but he's only too happy to play along, even believing for a time that Ika is a mastermind of a yakuza gang herself. I was really hoping one of the sisters would shed some light on the question of their parents when Ika rushed to Lemon to tell them, but no – nothing but mystery remains there. It's up to creepy Sanae's creepy security camera to save the day and catch the robber, but he at least has the consolation of showing up in the ED sharing a romantic sunset with the arresting officer.
In the second episode Ika-chan finds herself lured into a cage trap by Harris, Clark and Martin using squid, and it's only Eiko's threat of calling Chizuru that scares them off. Ika decides she's got a shrimp on her back – yes, she's a junkie, a shrimphead, and decides to go cold crayfish. Not even creepy Sanae in her creepy giant shrimp suit can knock Ika off the
lobster wagon, though she's seeing shrimp all the time everywhere, and even decides to go deep-sea fishing with disastrous results. In the end she's got a Jones that only shrimp can satisfy, so to thine own squid be true.
Finally, we get one of our occasional scary chapters and once you hear that, you can assume, Sanae is going to play a major role. When Ika-chan collapses from heat stroke (kinda surprising that doesn't happen more often, actually) she wakes up in the beach infirmary, where the nurse tells her she won't be able to get up for 30 minutes. Things go from bad to worse when creepy Sanae shows up as a victim of heat stroke herself, and from worse to worser when an emergency calls the nurse away and Ika is left alone and immobilized with her stalker. In actuality, most of the terror is in Ika's own mind this time, as Sanae really does appear to be sick and really does seem to restrain herself from jumping Ika while she's laid out – but it's the absurdly over-the-top scary BGM that really sells the scene.
All in all a pretty decent if unspectacular episode. Generally speaking a little Sanae goes a long way, and there was way too much of her this week (and for that matter, where the heck is Nagisa? I like her much better and she's been AWOL for weeks). On the plus side, Ika-chan as the cutest cop ever might have been my favorite of all the OP cosplay moments this season.


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Feb. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m., Fay School, 25 Middle Rd. in Southborough, will hold an Indoor Winter Carnival. The carnival is open to families with children ages 3 to 10 years, and admission is free. Activities and events will include inflatable games, carnival games and prizes, concessions, and a balloon magic show by Jungle Jim of Boston at 2 p.m. You can also enter a drawing at the carnival to win a free week at Fay Discovery Day Camp this summer!