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I thought that Manhattan Projects was weird, and then the main characters stuck a cybernetic spike into Franklin Roosevelt's head, creating the world's first artificial intelligence.
Woe to anyone hoping that Jonathan Hickman's comic book series would be an accurate retelling of the construction of the atomic bomb. Sure, it gets mentioned from time to time.
The real driving force of Hickman's story, which ended up on many top comics lists last year, is the idea that the atomic bomb is just one of the hideous creations that super-geniuses Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Einstein, and Richard Feynman were working on. The other stuff... it ain't pretty.
Alina Starkov has never felt like she belonged. Orphaned and adopted by a duke, Alina meets an equally parentless boy named Mal. The two are inseparable, referred to by the duke's servants as melenchki, little ghosts, as they giggle throughout the vast house. Of course, such things cannot always stay the same.
Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo, is set in an alternate version of pre-revolution Russia. In this nation, known as Ravka, the new world is starting to infringe on the old. It used to be the Grisha who maintained order. The Grisha are powerful beings who can manipulate living things, the elements, and metals as if using magic. New weaponry and a multiple-front war are changing all of that though.
In Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Abraham Lincoln uncovers a terrible truth at a tender age: that vampires infiltrate every corner of society and are "living man's" mortal enemy. Lincoln's father, a classic underachiever, idiotically defaults on a loan to one of the bloodsuckers, who warns that he will have to "take it in other ways." It is no coincidence then that Abraham's aunt, uncle, and beloved mother die quickly thereafter from a painful illness with "scorching fevers, delusions, and cramps." Old folks called this the "milk sickness," believed to be brought on by drinking tainted milk, but that wasn't the case this time. Eventually Abraham learns of the connection and vows to "kill every vampire in America."
One of my patrons called me to discuss One Thousand White Women: the Journal of May Dodd by Jim Fergus. (RC 47157) This is a fictionalized account of a true incident in which an Indian delegation traveled to Washington, D.C. to negotiate a treaty.
One of the Indians was a Cheyenne leader named Little Wolf. As part of the negotiations, Little Wolf requested that his tribe be supplied with 1,000 white women, in an effort to assist in the assimilation of the Cheyenne peoples with the white man. Predictably, the request was met with derision and horror.
History meets mystery in a novel about one pupil of Mozart's we have never heard of, the young Princess Victoria, whom the composer soon discovers has quite a talent for the keyboard and a knack for being a murder victim.
"There is her love affair with flying ('The sky is flesh') . . . .
"There are her memories of the past: her childhood desire to become a heroine ('Heroines did what they wanted') . . . her marriage to G.P. Putnam, who promoted her to fame, but was willing to gamble her life so that the book she was writing about her round-the-world flight would sell out before Christmas.
There is the flight itself -- day after magnificent or perilous or exhilarating or terrifying day ('Noonan once said any fool could have seen I was risking my life but not living it').
And there is, miraculously, an island ('We named it Heaven, as a kind of joke').
And, most important, there is Noonan . . ."
"Once upon a time there was a mean, dying GOP chairman who had a brilliant scheme to assure that his man would retain the office of president of the United States of America. And the only man who could pull off this elaborate plan was a celebrated Hollywood director. Add to the mix a left-coast gumshoe named Broz who is trapped among cover-ups, undercover work, and his own morality, a cast of bicoastal desperate characters, and the stage is set for a powerful D.C./L.A. production." -- the author's Web site.
Later made into the movie, Wag the Dog. Subsequent editions of the book were renamed for the movie.
"Great Britain circa 1985: time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. Baconians are trying to convince the world that Francis Bacon really wrote Shakespeare, there are riots between the Surrealists and Impressionists, and thousands of men are named John Milton, an homage to the real Milton and a very confusing situation for the police.
"Amidst all this, Acheron Hades, Third Most Wanted Man In the World, steals the original manuscript of Martin Chuzzlewit and kills a minor character, who then disappears from every volume of the novel ever printed! But that's just a prelude . . . Hades' real target is the beloved Jane Eyre, and it's not long before he plucks her from the pages of Bronte's novel. Enter Thursday Next. She's the Special Operative's renowned literary detective, and she drives a Porsche. With the help of her uncle Mycroft's Prose Portal, Thursday enters the novel to rescue Jane Eyre from this heinous act of literary homicide."
"...a story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme, filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry--and the intensity of first love. In a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals, Takeo must look inside himself to discover the powers that will enable him to fulfill his destiny."
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Combine Live Blog: ThursdayPosted by on February 24, 2011 – 8:05 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – We're back at Lucas Oil Stadium for our annual pilgrimage to the NFL Scouting Combine. We've just arrived in the media work room here at the home of the Indianapolis Colts and it's completely full of reporters looking to hear from the top prospects. The coffee shortage is a great indication of the turnout this year. Not to worry, plenty of decaf is still available.
Coach Jim Harbaugh and GM Trent Baalke are scheduled to speak today and we'll have plenty on that later. But for now, enjoy periodic updates from the media center. Players are going to begin arriving shortly to speak with us. Offensive linemen, kickers, punters, long snappers and tight ends will be the ones speaking.
10:00 AM Update
First up at the podium is Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey. And without much time passing, he was asked about potentially drafting a quarterback at the third overall pick.
"I think you have to look at all scenarios," Gailey said. "You have to take care of things immediately and in the long term as well."
Gailey was next asked about pass rushers, and said it looks like there's a group of "really good" pass rushers available in the draft. Gailey said his team will be both a 3-4 and 3-4 defense. "There's a lot of teams doing that right now… We'll be a hybrid, or whatever you want to call it."
10:20 AM Update
St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo is now speaking to the reporters (roughly 90-percent of NFL coaches and GMs will address the media at some point this week). Asked about new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (former head coach of the Denver Broncos), Spagnuolo spoke positively of his new hire.
"He's proven he can work with quarterbacks and put together an offense."
But is McDaniels purely a passing coordinator or will he utilize Pro Bowl running back Steven Jackson as the focal point of the Rams offense?
"Josh has taken whatever weaponed and used it," Spagnuolo replied.
10:40 AM Update
Baalke hasn't stepped up to the podium, but I have an idea of some of the things he'll say. The GM just spoke to the Bay Area beat writers on a number of topics.
Most importantly, the team will not comment on its use of the franchise tag. Across the league, 12 players have already been tagged for the upcoming season. The 49ers have yet to let their intentions be known. Baalke said he didn't want to use the media to comment on player contract situations and that the word would get out when appropriate. He was asked repeatedly about the franchise tag, but Baalke declined to give a definitive answer.
He also said Coach Harbaugh has been in some of the scouting meetings giving occasional input. Baalke has appreciated Harbaugh's expertise and familiarity with the current crop of NFL prospects. Baalke mentioned Harbaugh's knowledge from college recruiting as a benefit for the 49ers. The conversation then moved to his criteria for the combine. Baalke said he values the event in Indianapolis, but no more than any other piece of the draft puzzle. He likes to see players compete in the drills, but doesn't hold it against them if they're unable to due to injury. Baalke will try to get as much information from the player interviews that the team conducts, but the 15-minute time limit stops them from getting all the information. "It's a snapshot," he said.
The teams also utilizes impromptu meetings with players at night. It's not as formal as the sit down interviews, but information can be gathered from it. Baalke said the team will get to fly in 30 players before the draft to gain additional insight.
1:35 PM Update
Apologies for the lack of updates, but we've been all over the building here at Lucas Oil Stadium since 10:40 a.m. Coach Harbaugh is a busy man to say the least. Every where you turn he's been asked for an interview. We followed along as he spoke to NFL Network and was joined by his brother Jim, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. The interview can be seen at 3:10 p.m. ET on the network.
Harbaugh spoke to Sirius NFL next and then made his way to the podium in the work room. On being in town for player interviews, Harbaugh said he looks forward to being "knee to knee, eyeball to eyeball" with the prospects. He said there's been adjustments as he goes from college to the NFL, but added, "We'll go through it and figure it out."
Harbaugh also spoke with a group of local reporters following his podium press conference. Most notably, Harbaugh talked about keeping his cards close to the vest when discussing prospects or current players on his roster. "I'm as transparent as a baggie," he joked. The coach did however inform the media that the team is having contract discussions with the agent of soon-to-be free agent quarterback Alex Smith.
3:40 PM Update
On one side of the room, Jets head coach Rex Ryan is holding court and has the room in stitches. Interrupted by an announcement from a member of the NFL PR staff, Ryan quipped, "I was just on a roll…"
Penn State senior lineman Stefen Wisniewski is on the other side of the room, reaffirming his passion for his college. The nephew of a former NFL offensive lineman and Nittany Lion said his uncle made sure Penn State was atop the list when it was time to look at colleges. "I always loved Penn State and looking back on my decision – it was awesome," Stefen said.
5:00 PM Update
A lot of offensive line prospects have come through the media room, but not all of them. I was looking forward to hearing from USC tackle Tyron Smith after his former teammate Taylor Mays gave such a rave review of him in our second installment of "Combine Snapshots." But, Baylor lineman Danny Watkins spoke moments ago and was quite impressive in his own right. The 26-year-old Canadian is a former fire fighter turned footballer. He said he weighed 270 pounds by the 12th grade which put hockey out of the picture for him. Watkins' story is unique, but his demeanor was even more impressive. Some might view his age as a disadvantage, Watkins begs to differ. "I haven't heard one negative about it," he said. Other highlights of his conversation included his passion for hockey, particularly "Hockey Night in Canada," as well as the strength of Baylor University which he believes is the offensive linemen.
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By chay49 on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
who will be our 1st pick?
By mike on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
I think our first pick needs to be either von miller or quinn or either amakura or peterson
By Earnest vanover on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
I think that peterson would be a great pick at 7 or trade picks with the skins or somebody in the top twelve or so and maybe you get another pick and get a qb or a olb
By louis10 on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
I think in the 2nd round we should get the QB from Nevada Colin Kaepernick. He is a very talented guy.
By tonyaranza on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
I think niners should draft peterson and miller if available. or amakura and cameron jordan.
if we can get qb smith or a free agent qb and then we should load up with pash rusher olb/de/db. defense will win championship.
By Buck2010 on Feb 24, 2011 | Reply
i think AJ Green should be the first pick if he is still there or a DE that can play opposite of Justin Smith
A QB that i think looks good is Stanzi from Iowa should be able to get him in the 3rd round
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When I set out to make Gingerbread Men around the holidays, I have a set of cookie cutters that I use to help me get that classic gingerbread man shape into my cookie dough. Chicago Metallic is making things a little easier with their Gingerbread Man Pan. The nonstick pan bakes six large gingerbread men, streamlining the gingerbread man creation process by eliminating the need ... Read More »
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Gingerbread cookies are often disappointing because they tend to look better than they taste, especially those oh-so-cute gingerbread men. I prefer to make my own for this very reason, and happily, homemade gingerbread men taste at least as good as they look – if not better! This recipe for Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies is a bit of a twist on classic gingerbread cookies. The soft spicy ... Read More »
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Royal icing is the standard for icing gingerbread cookies or other cutouts that need decoration. It is made primarily from confectioners' sugar and lightly beaten egg whites, and often a bit of cream of tartar or lemon juice is also added into it. The icing is very popular because the basic recipe can be flavored or colored very easily, giving you a lot of options ... Read More »
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I always like to run a contest around the holidays to give myself and excuse to giveaway a neat prize package or two to my readers, and this year is no exception. Last year, my theme was holiday cupcakes and this year I'm heading back towards gingerbread. So, I'm happy to announce the launch of Baking Bites' 2010 Gingerbread Cookie Contest! To enter, simply bake ... Read More »
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It is fun to make and decorate gingerbread men around the Christmas holidays. For some, the baking is the best part. For others, it is the decorating. If you fall into this latter category – or have some kids around your house during the holidays that need something to do – you might want to pick up a Really Big Gingerbread Man Kit from Trader ... Read More »
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Everyone loves to see an elaborate gingerbread house on display over the holidays, but not everyone wants to get out there and put one together. It's not that they're so difficult to bake, just that they're time consuming and many of us are simply too rushed around the holidays. On one hand, that might be the perfect reason to slow down and bake a gingerbread ... Read More »
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After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.
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Owners of Makerbot 3d printers have discovered that adding BlinkM MaxMs their 3d printer is easy to do and gives their bot an extra cool feel.  This excellent mood lighting system by jetty is one of many examples of how to do this.  Other users are using MaxMs to indicate bot build status.  All you need is a BlinkM MaxM and some LED strip, both available in the Makerbot store.
Makerbot Industries themselves like BlinkMs too.  At their CES 2012 booth, the display stands for their award-winning Makerbot Replicator utilized MaxMs and RGB LED strips too.
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Karen Awere, from SPVA Communications explained: " It's nice to be able to provide comprehensive, at a glance pages utilising existing valuable contacts and incorporating many new ones too. But we want to do more and therefore we encourage charities and organisations who support veterans to make contact, its quick, easy and no tforgetting free to sign up to the hub. So please express interest by dropping us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Oct 16, 2011
- Also On: 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3
- Summary: The small purple dragon returns, bringing with him new friends in this peripheral-based adventure.
- Developer: Toys for Bob
- Genre(s): 3D
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Positive: 28 out of 35
Mixed: 7 out of 35
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Dec 22, 2011One of the most original concepts to hit the industry in the past two or three years, Skylanders is also just fun to play.
Oct 14, 2011Overall, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is one of the more innovative gaming experiences I have played on the Xbox 360 to date. Its cross-platforming abilities, slick looking toy figures, and enjoyable gameplay all make for a game which should not only please long time Spyro fans, but will surely satisfy the games younger target audience.
Oct 19, 2011Ultimately, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a joy to play and a surprising treat that is destined to be the most talked-about game of the holiday season.
Oct 17, 2011Armed with a nice roster of characters, Skylanders is an engrossing experience. Outside of an odd difficulty spike at the end and a few less-than-polished moments, the game hits its target. If I were a kid, I have no doubt I'd be saving my pennies to buy more Skylanders. However, as an adult, it's hard not to feel manipulated.
Nov 10, 2011While the game is fun in its own right, the figures and portal make it into more than just the average adventure game. The price may be a little steep, with the game constantly encouraging players to buy more characters, but the figures are well made and make great collectables.
Oct 26, 2011This one is a must buy for kids, it's the ultimate RPG for our younger gamers. Furthermore the game has a whole new element: the portal of power. For the first time one can put little characters on the portal and play with them inmediately in the game.
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Positive: 15 out of 28
Mixed: 3 out of 28
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Nov 10, 2011For kids that are 6 to 10 years old this game can't be beat. My nephew and niece love that you take a real toy put it on the portal and it comes to life in the game. Each character has different attacks which make them fun to change. The story and game play are fun, easy to follow and safe for kids. This is a game everyone in the family can sit around a play together. I highly recommend it; I'm off to buy a three pack of new characters, enjoy!… Expand
Oct 21, 2011My son is 7 and he absolutely loves this game. I am not ashamed to say... I also enjoy playing alongside him. I see quite a few people complaining about the cost of all the characters. But honestly I'm not sure why. Unless you have the desire to buy all the characters at once. Personally, I like the idea of waiting a while and then getting a few more characters. It's certainly cheaper than buying a whole new game. Skylanders is the game I've been waiting for. Pure and simple fun.… Expand
Oct 17, 2011I have a 3 year old girl and an 8 year old boy. Screw them! I bought this game for me. They're just my excuse. The game itself is a very good platformer, and the toy combo is perfect. Nostalgia has taken a lot of Spyro Fans too much that they forget that the original games were equally as childish- they were just younger back then. I would hate on Activision if I could, trust me. They're my #2 worst publisher. But they hit it out of the park. The figures are actually quality, and the game is fun. Be careful, though, because the 3DS version is NOT multiplayer. Which was, in my opinion, Activision's biggest mistake. Other than that, I can say so far it's a major hit with each person controlling their characters and we switched out as necessary. For people who have kids, this game is a GODSEND. An $8 character will completely renew interest. So fanboys took one for the team. It's still a great game.… Expand
Aug 30, 2013My kids and I love playing this game. My son went nuts for the characters and loves the mechanic of swapping out his characters on the fly. We enjoy battling baddies together too.
This is a great game for playing with your kids. Buying all the characters is a bit expensive, but my son earns them by doing chores and he's never been so happy to do extra work around the house so he can earn his next character!… Expand
Oct 4, 2013I like it but I never went back after the 2nd game so its ok so buy it for 4 year olds but not for older kids and in Australia the figures are not that detail… Expand
Oct 3, 2012i found the game to be boring even knowing it kids game my nephew love it he left it i started playing it i found it boring the no real challenge to it put toy on portal then u can play the toy on game i went thru game like fresh air....
I dont like game that easy… Expand
Dec 24, 2011Once again Activision has paid all critics. The truth is that this game sucks almost as much than mw3
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the way black people like to say ignorant because that is the only intelligent word that they can ATTEMPT to pronounce
bo'queefa'neesha: "man, why you be so ignant"
nancy: "well you are a fool young man. educate yourself"
nancy: "well you are a fool young man. educate yourself"
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proudly, willfully ignorant. Holding up one's ignorance as a virtue, and using it as rhetorical and moral leverage. cf. Ignorance.
"To the C students, I say, 'You too can be president of the United States.'" - George W. Bush
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A slang term short for the word ignorant commonly used by black youth. The term is almost always misused and is synonymous with the words dumb and stupid rather than actually meaning ignorant. I most cases, it is preceded by the words 'yo' and/or 'mad.'
Teacher: "What's four plus five?"
Johnny: "Eight"
Rashad: "Yo, you mad ignant son"
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Rashad: "Yo, you mad ignant son"
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when ignorant people go above and beyond their usual ignorance level.
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Pranamar's manifestation began a long time ago, but each situation and experience has led us to exactly where we are now. Pranamar is a dream, a vision, an accumulation of talents and personalities all joined together in an effort to create and sustain this unique, unforgettable place.
At the heart of Pranamar are owners Susan Money and Greg Mullins, whose hotel experience began nearly 20 years ago when they opened their first bed and breakfast in Costa Rica. Finding themselves to be quite popular they enlarged their vision and built the immediately successful Florblanca Hotel in Santa Teresa. As time went by, and the family expanded, the vision for a place more focused on their love of Yoga and simple elegance unfolded.
Amongst the Pranamar extended family is co-owner Stefano Allegri, originally from Milan, Italy, now living in Costa Rica for almost 20 years. Stefano built and ran a hotel in Tamarindo for many years, while also teaching Martial Arts in his Dojo. After extensive studies in Costa Rica, USA and India, Stefano's skills as a massage therapist are considered the best in the area. Besides his work as a masseuse, he is also a certified Pilates and Yoga instructor and teaches classes in our studio.
Another integral part of the Pranamar family is Nancy Goodfellow, whom you'll find hard at work in our Yoga studio. Born and raised in California, she left the States more than 15 years ago to join her mother, Susan, in search of adventure in Costa Rica. Nancy's life passion and dharma is teaching Yoga and she has studied and practiced for many years. She teaches our daily yoga classes and private lessons, and is director of our Yoga Retreats program.
Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat is the creation and vision of years of experience and passion from a myriad of diverse people. Our extended family includes many cultures and nationalities, ages and interests, for we work together as a family and as a team. We invite everyone to experience the sacred beauty of Costa Rica and enjoy the gifts that Nature so abundantly offers us here.
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Suzuki has unveiled the V-Strom 1000 concept today, the near production ready bike is still being called a concept but looks like it could go into production within a year.
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Nov 11
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jimbo8098 says:
was always the best strom according to people who have ridden it. I'm undecided on the look though...
Jul 11
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Momo1970 says:
Wiered all I see as one pipe header, is this could be a single Dr big again.
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of course you can only see one header pipe, it's a vtwin the other one will be at the back lol
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looks more chuckable than the gs and explorer,looks worth a test ride when it comes out
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MCN won't apprectiate this but there are much better official type pics from multiple angles available elsewhere on the web and I actually think it looks pretty cool personally. Although there's no denying this pic makes it look like a right rotter.
As for the 1000cc engine size, the reason they're using it is classic Suzuki, basically they already have it lying around so lets use it in something. I've owned 4 Suzuki's and lusted after many others but they are always raiding the parts bin to come up with "new" models which are usually just comprimised oppotunistic parts bin specials in order to dip a toe in some new niche market or like in this case they are actually arriving late on the scene and so aren't really having a fully committed go at it. They also rarely fully commit with decent spec parts unless it's a sports bike generally speaking IMO.
Having said all that the engine's a peach and I'm pretty sure a 1000cc is more than enough, there's absolutely no reason why you woud NEED anything larger on this type of bike. You might want it but you don't need it. It's no more than a trendy pissing contest as bikes get bigger but also heavier. There's only so much power and torque you need or can use especially on a supposed all terrain adventure bike.
My only real concern as I have already eluded to is that the production bike in typical Suzuki style will have any quality parts taken off it before it goes in to production which will instead be replaced with budget items so equipment like inverted forks, radial brakes and good quality suspension etc may well go out the window.
Hope I'm wrong though for what it's worth, could be a cracker, especially if they keep the weight and price down. I also hope they do another SV1000 variant too.
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.................that bike looks DREADFUL.
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joeguvnor says:
What's going on? everybody wants a "beak" !!!
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Rogerborg says:
But if you want a tarmac tourer, then you'll get a 1200cc+ tank, and if you have any actual intention to go offroad, ever, and the wit you were born with, you'll get a KTM.
Suzuki aren't even in the top 10 UK sellers any more, they're hardly placed to carve out a new market segment or compete on anything other than price.
It's a fuck ugly bike that's neither fish nor fowl, and given the way they've been cutting their own throat with their eternal "sales" they might as well market it as "V-Strom 1000 - the best adventure bike that the likes of you can afford".
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orkney_rob says:
I quite like it myself - looking at the other photographs on the web. 1000cc is fine with me, there is plenty of power available there for this type of machine.
Never had a Suzuki but I could see one of these being in my garage as a cheaper tourer option (assuming that Suzuki stick at the more value orientated end of the market).
Not quite sure while you feel the need to get all worked up and drop in the "likes of me" comments of which you actually know nothing about. I don't actually own an adventure bike or want one, never have but it will supposedly be £11,000 so for that money the likes of me could buy pretty much any bike I like don't you think?
If you bothered to read my post properly you see I'm hardly singing it or Suzuki's praises I just said in my opinion I've seen other pics that make it look ok and Suzuki tend to bodge out half hearted efforts to get bikes in to popular market sectors, case in point. It's just my view.
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Zorkie Twins - 4 piece r&b/new wave infl band operating out of Buckley/Hawarden and Chester during early 1980s. Feat; Mike Kendrick (voc,gtr) Colin Miller (voc,gtr), Paul Bedford (bass), John Roberts (drms). One single Mr Simpson now really sought after. Also appeared on the Blank Tapes EP and on the LP 'Trip To The Dentist'..
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TinyTDS - A modern, simple and fast FreeTDS library for Ruby using DB-Library.
The TinyTDS gem is meant to serve the extremely common use-case of connecting, querying and iterating over results to Microsoft SQL Server databases from ruby. Even though it uses FreeTDS's DB-Library, it is NOT meant to serve as direct 1:1 mapping of that complex C API.
The benefits are speed, automatic casting to ruby primitives, and proper encoding support. It converts all SQL Server datatypes to native ruby objects supporting :utc or :local time zones for time-like types. To date it is the only ruby client library that allows client encoding options, defaulting to UTF-8, while connecting to SQL Server. It also properly encodes all string and binary data. The motivation for TinyTDS is to become the de-facto low level connection mode for the SQL Server adapter for ActiveRecord. For further details see the special thanks section at the bottom
The API is simple and consists of these classes:
TinyTds::Client - Your connection to the database.
TinyTds::Result - Returned from issuing an #execute on the connection. It includes Enumerable.
TinyTds::Error - A wrapper for all FreeTDS exceptions.
New & Noteworthy
Works with FreeTDS 0.91
Tested on Windows using MiniPortile & RailsInstaller.
New :host/:port connection options. Removes need for freetds.conf file.
Installing with rubygems should just work. TinyTDS is tested on ruby version 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3 as well as REE & JRuby.
$ gem install tiny_tds
Although we search for FreeTDS's libraries and headers, you may have to specify include and lib directories using "–with-freetds-include=/some/local/include/freetds" and "–with-freetds-lib=/some/local/lib"
FreeTDS Compatibility
TinyTDS is developed for FreeTDS 0.82 & 0.91. It is tested with SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 and Azure using TDS Version 8.0. We utilize FreeTDS's db-lib client library. We compile against sybdb.h, undefine MSDBLIB and define SYBDBLIB which means that internally we conform to sybase API to db-lib. TinyTDS will work for both Sybase & Microsoft SQL Server. You do NOT need to compile FreeTDS with the "–enable-msdblib" option for our client to work properly. However, please make sure to compile FreeTDS with libiconv support for encodings to work at their best. Run "tsql -C" in your console and check for "iconv library: yes".
Data Types
Our goal is to support every SQL Server data type and covert it to a logical ruby object. When dates or times are returned, they are instantiated to either :utc or :local time depending on the query options. Under ruby 1.9, all strings are encoded to the connection's encoding and all binary data types are associated to ruby's ASCII-8BIT/BINARY encoding.
Below is a list of the data types we plan to support using future versions of FreeTDS. They are associated with SQL Server 2008. All unsupported data types are returned as properly encoded strings.
- date
- datetime2
- datetimeoffset
- time
TinyTds::Client Usage
Connect to a database.
client = TinyTds::Client.new(:username => 'sa', :password => 'secret', :host => 'mydb.host.net')
Creating a new client takes a hash of options. For valid iconv encoding options, see the output of "iconv -l". Only a few have been tested and highly recommended to leave blank for the UTF-8 default.
:username - The database server user.
:password - The user password.
:dataserver - Many options. Can be the name for your data server as defined in freetds.conf. Raw host name or IP will work here too. You can also used a named instance like 'localhostSQLEXPRESS' too.
:host - Used if :dataserver blank. Can be an host name or IP.
:port - Defaults to 1433. Only used if :host is used.
:database - The default database to use.
:appname - Short string seen in SQL Servers process/activity window.
:tds_version - TDS version. Defaults to 80, not recommended to change.
:login_timeout - Seconds to wait for login. Default to 60 seconds.
:timeout - Seconds to wait for a response to a SQL command. Default 5 seconds.
:encoding - Any valid iconv value like CP1251 or ISO-8859-1. Default UTF-8.
:azure - Pass true to signal that you are connecting to azure.
Use the #active? method to determine if a connection is good. The implementation of this method may change but it should always guarantee that a connection is good. Current it checks for either a closed or dead connection.
client.dead? # => false
client.closed? # => false
client.active? # => true
client.execute("SQL TO A DEAD SERVER")
client.dead? # => true
client.closed? # => false
client.active? # => false
client.closed? # => true
client.active? # => false
Escape strings.
client.escape("How's It Going'") # => "How''s It Going''"
Send a SQL string to the database and return a TinyTds::Result object.
result = client.execute("SELECT * FROM [datatypes]")
TinyTds::Result Usage
A result object is returned by the client's execute command. It is important that you either return the data from the query, most likely with the #each method, or that you cancel the results before asking the client to execute another SQL batch. Failing to do so will yield an error.
Calling #each on the result will lazily load each row from the database.
result.each do |row|
# By default each row is a hash.
# The keys are the fields, as you'd expect.
# The values are pre-built ruby primitives mapped from their corresponding types.
# Here's an leemer: http://is.gd/g61xo
A result object has a #fields accessor. It can be called before the result rows are iterated over. Even if no rows are returned, #fields will still return the column names you expected. Any SQL that does not return columned data will always return an empty array for #fields. It is important to remember that if you access the #fields before iterating over the results, the columns will always follow the default query option's :symbolize_keys setting at the client's level and will ignore the query options passed to each.
result = client.execute("USE [tinytdstest]")
result.fields # => []
result = client.execute("SELECT [id] FROM [datatypes]")
result.fields # => ["id"]
result = client.execute("SELECT [id] FROM [datatypes]")
result.each(:symbolize_keys => true)
result.fields # => [:id]
You can cancel a result object's data from being loading by the server.
result = client.execute("SELECT * FROM [super_big_table]")
If the SQL executed by the client returns affected rows, you can easily find out how many.
result.affected_rows # => 24
This pattern is so common for UPDATE and DELETE statements that the #do method cancels any need for loading the result data and returns the #affected_rows.
result = client.execute("DELETE FROM [datatypes]")
result.do # => 72
Likewise for INSERT statements, the #insert method cancels any need for loading the result data and executes a SCOPE_IDENTITY() for the primary key.
result = client.execute("INSERT INTO [datatypes] ([xml]) VALUES ('
')")
result.insert # => 420
The result object can handle multiple result sets form batched SQL or stored procedures. It is critical to remember that when calling each with a block for the first time will return each "row" of each result set. Calling each a second time with a block will yield each "set".
sql = ["SELECT TOP (1) [id] FROM [datatypes]",
"SELECT TOP (2) [bigint] FROM [datatypes] WHERE [bigint] IS NOT NULL"].join(' ')
set1, set2 = client.execute(sql).each
set1 # => [{"id"=>11}]
set2 # => [{"bigint"=>-9223372036854775807}, {"bigint"=>9223372036854775806}]
result = client.execute(sql)
result.each do |rowset|
# First time data loading, yields each row from each set.
# 1st: {"id"=>11}
# 2nd: {"bigint"=>-9223372036854775807}
# 3rd: {"bigint"=>9223372036854775806}
result.each do |rowset|
# Second time over (if columns cached), yields each set.
# 1st: [{"id"=>11}]
# 2nd: [{"bigint"=>-9223372036854775807}, {"bigint"=>9223372036854775806}]
Use the #sqlsent? and #canceled? query methods on the client to determine if an active SQL batch still needs to be processed and or if data results were canceled from the last result object. These values reset to true and false respectively for the client at the start of each #execute and new result object. Or if all rows are processed normally, #sqlsent? will return false. To demonstrate, lets assume we have 100 rows in the result object.
client.sqlsent? # = false
client.canceled? # = false
result = client.execute("SELECT * FROM [super_big_table]")
client.sqlsent? # = true
client.canceled? # = false
result.each do |row|
# Assume we break after 20 rows with 80 still pending.
break if row["id"] > 20
client.sqlsent? # = true
client.canceled? # = false
client.sqlsent? # = false
client.canceled? # = true
It is possible to get the return code after executing a stored procedure from either the result or client object.
client.return_code # => nil
result = client.execute("EXEC tinytds_TestReturnCodes")
result.return_code # => 420
client.return_code # => 420
Query Options
Every TinyTds::Result object can pass query options to the #each method. The defaults are defined and configurable by setting options in the TinyTds::Client.default_query_options hash. The default values are:
:as => :hash - Object for each row yielded. Can be set to :array.
:symbolize_keys => false - Row hash keys. Defaults to shared/frozen string keys.
:cache_rows => true - Successive calls to #each returns the cached rows.
:timezone => :local - Local to the ruby client or :utc for UTC.
:empty_sets => true - Include empty results set in queries that return multiple result sets.
Each result gets a copy of the default options you specify at the client level and can be overridden by passing an options hash to the #each method. For example
result.each(:as => :array, :cache_rows => false) do |row|
# Each row is now an array of values ordered by #fields.
# Rows are yielded and forgotten about, freeing memory.
Besides the standard query options, the result object can take one additional option. Using :first => true will only load the first row of data and cancel all remaining results.
result = client.execute("SELECT * FROM [super_big_table]")
result.each(:first => true) # => [{'id' => 24}]
Row Caching
By default row caching is turned on because the SQL Server adapter for ActiveRecord would not work without it. I hope to find some time to create some performance patches for ActiveRecord that would allow it to take advantages of lazily created yielded rows from result objects. Currently only TinyTDS and the Mysql2 gem allow such a performance gain.
Using TinyTDS With Rails & The ActiveRecord SQL Server adapter.
As of version 2.3.11 & 3.0.3 of the adapter, you can specify a :dblib mode in database.yml and use TinyTDS as the low level connection mode. The SQL Server adapter can be found using the link below. Also included is a direct link to the wiki article covering common questions when using TinyTDS as the low level connection mode for the adapter.
Using TinyTDS with Azure
TinyTDS is fully tested with the Azure platform. You must set the :azure => true connection option when connecting. This is needed to specify the default database name in the login packet since Azure has no notion of "USE [database]". You must use the latest FreeTDS 0.91. FreeTDS must be compiled with OpenSSL too.
Using MiniPortile
MiniPortile is a minimalistic, simplistic and stupid implementation of a port/recipe system for developers. <github.com/luislavena/mini_portile>
The TinyTDS project uses MiniPortile so that we can easily install a local "project specific" version of FreeTDS and supporting libraries to link against when building a test version of TinyTDS. MiniPortile is a great tool that even allows us to build statically linked components that TinyTDS relies on. Hence this allows us to publish native gems for any platform. We use this feature for gems targeted at Windows.
You too can use MiniPortile to build TinyTDS and build your own gems for your own package management needs. Here is a few simple steps that assume you have cloned a fresh copy of this repository. 1) Bundling will install all the development dependencies. 2) Running "rake compile" will basically download and install a supported version of FreeTDS in our "ports.rake" file and supporting libraries. These will all be installed into the projects tmp directory. 3) The final "rake native gem" command will build a native gem for your specific platform.
$ bundle install
$ rake compile
$ rake native gem
Development & Testing
We use bundler for development. Simply run "bundle install" then "rake" to build the gem and run the unit tests. The tests assume you have created a database named "tinytdstest" accessible by a database owner named "tinytds". Before running the test rake task, you may need to define a pair of environment variables that help the client connect to your specific FreeTDS database server name and which schema (2000, 2005, 2008 or azure) to use. For example:
$ rake TINYTDS_UNIT_DATASERVER=mydbserver TINYTDS_SCHEMA=sqlserver_2008
$ rake TINYTDS_UNIT_HOST=mydb.host.net TINYTDS_SCHEMA=sqlserver_azure
If you do not want to use MiniPortile to compile a local project version of FreeTDS and instead use your local system version, use the TINYTDS_SKIP_PORTS environment variable. This will ignore any port tasks and will instead build and link to your system's FreeTDS installation as a normal gem install would.
$ rake TINYTDS_SKIP_PORTS=true
Help & Support
Github Source: github.com/rails-sqlserver/tiny_tds
Github Issues: github.com/rails-sqlserver/tiny_tds/issues
Google Group: groups.google.com/group/rails-sqlserver-adapter
IRC Room: #rails-sqlserver on irc.freenode.net
TODO List
Include OpenSSL with Windows binaries for SQL Azure.
Install an interrupt handler.
Allow #escape to accept all ruby primitives.
About Me
My name is Ken Collins and I currently maintain the SQL Server adapter for ActiveRecord and wrote this library as my first cut into learning ruby C extensions. Hopefully it will help promote the power of ruby and the rails framework to those that have not yet discovered it. My blog is metaskills.net and I can be found on twitter as @metaskills. Enjoy!
Special Thanks
Erik Bryn for joining the project and helping me thru a few tight spots. - github.com/ebryn
To the authors and contributors of the Mysql2 gem for inspiration. - github.com/brianmario/mysql2
Yehuda Katz for articulating ruby's need for proper encoding support. Especially in database drivers - yehudakatz.com/2010/05/05/ruby-1-9-encodings-a-primer-and-the-solution-for-rails/
Josh Clayton of Thoughtbot for writing about ruby C extensions. - robots.thoughtbot.com/post/1037240922/get-your-c-on
TinyTDS is Copyright © 2010-2011 Ken Collins, <email@example.com> and is distributed under the MIT license. Windows binaries contain precompiled versions of FreeTDS <www.freetds.org/> which is licensed under the GNU LGPL license at <www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.0.html>


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And save the original keyboard layouts file with a different name. You can, for example, add a 1 to the registry file name so you have a backup. Now delete everything under the keyboard layouts key. Now save the edited regsitry file of Keyboard Layouts
(the original file name) into to the registry. You can click on the file and it will reimport it into the registry replacing the kbd files in the registry. (Please note that you may see this under Keyboard Layout (singular) - as well).
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You mentioned editing the Keyboard Layouts reg export:
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Right mouse click the file, and click on open with notepad. Click on Edit, then on Find Next (or hit f3) and put in one at a time, the listing of the kbd files found in your faultykeyboard registry file."
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I found it faster just to delete the Keyboard Layouts key entirely. Then, right click and select Merge on the the "pruned/edited" working copy of the Keyboard Layouts reg export file.
No guarantees here, but if you have a bunch of upgraded XP machines to fix as I did today, you might just want to create one pruned/edited Keyboard Layouts file on the first machine, and save it to a network share or thumb drive. Then login to every machine as an admin (RWW works wonderfully for this on SBS networks), backup the faulty Keyboard Layouts key for safety, then delete the key, then import the pruned/edited Keyboard Layouts file (that you made on the first machine) from the network share or thumb drive. Don't forget to actually run the critical update again as admin while you're there (if you have your non-admin users locked down for security reasons).
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Many many thanks. I've been fighting this problem for months and this solution worked perfectly. I've tried dozens of other attempts and they just didn't help. Very well written. This worked so well, I'm "ghosting" this image!
These instructions were very helpful. I had upgraded my dad's Compaq 5838 from it's original Win98 to XP Pro many years ago. My dad now has a Win7 computer. XP has been so stable that I feel his XP machine will augment my frequent reliance on my school's (college) library computers (Win7 & MacOSX) where the computer lab closes at midnight. The rejection of KB2686509 was disheartening and persistent. Searching within microsoft.com I was directed to, and I tried the Fixit from support.microsoft.com/.../6527 where I chose xp and was led to support.microsoft.com/.../958051 ; this led to disappointment, but not frustration. Next I found Fixit 50882.msi and was again disappointed, but your earlier posts helped me know this problem was (in addition to persistent) being addressed by persons of diligence. A Google search of "KB2686509" brought me towards this thread. Thank You for your concise-yet-intuitively-perceptive sentence, "You can click on the file and it will reimport it into the registry replacing the kbd files in the registry." Without such a sentence, I lack confidence that my attempt to update with KB2686509 would have met with success. With your help, KB2686509 has now been successfully updated, Windows Update indicates there are no new critical updates needed, and I can move on to trying to add a 2nd hard drive from my mom's (replaced) Win98 computer. Again, Thank You. Sincerely, Frank Dattilo
This is a bit overcomplicated. You don't need to use a text editor at all. After exporting the registry structure as a backup, just find the .kbd file names using the find function in Registry Editor and delete the keys directly. It's not any riskier than the text editor approach. It's also not necessary to reboot before attempting to install the update again.
Thanks for all the instructions and hints, especially deleting the "keyboard layouts" section instead of each entry individually. Left click on the edited "keyboard layouts" will import the entry into the proper location in the registry. Yes, no rebooting was required to perform update, which occurred without a glitch. Then, you need to reboot the computer for changes to take effect. Nice work and thank you so much again!


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Fit or fold adj. Playing straight-forward and predictable. He was fit-or-fold, always raising his good hands and folding weak ones. I just kept stealing until he played back at me.
Fixed limit adj. Aka limit poker.
Flat call v. Just calling when there might be reason to raise. Similar: smooth call.
Floor n. Supervisory personnel at a card room. Traditionally floorman.
Flop n., v. 1. The first three community hold'em cards dealt face up in the middle of the table for everyone to see and use. The flop is followed by single cards on the turn and river, interspersed by betting rounds. 2. Getting a hand on the flop. He flopped two pair. See hole cards, river, turn.
Flop game n. Generic term for poker with community cards. Texas and Omaha hold'em are the most common.
Flush n. A completed poker hand composed of five cards of the same suit. Beats a straight, but not a full house. See hand rankings. In hold'em, where players often have similar hands, the highest card in a flush becomes decisive. Consider: player X has 7♥8♥, player Y has J♥Q♥. If they both make a heart flush, Y wins.
Flush draw n. Having four cards of a suit, needing just one more. Three suited cards is a backdoor flush.
Fold v. Giving up a hand rather than put money in the pot.
Fold equity n. The value gained from getting opponents to fold, whether by bluffing or deterring them from drawing. Usage: I knew he was ahead, but the ace on the turn gave me some fold equity, so I raised. It is a crucial tool because it adds another way to win besides having the best hand: folding the field. The amount of fold equity varies tremendously by circumstance. If a villain is unlikely to muck his hand, then betting has little fold equity. Mathematical formula: fold equity = (likelihood opponent(s) folds) x (pot size).
Forced bet n. An amount required to be paid before the deal, such as a blind or new player post.
Four-bet v. In limit poker, increasing the pot for the fourth time in a single round. You shouldn't have four-bet without at least trips.
Four-of-a-kind n. Very strong hand composed of four cards of the same rank, such as 6666. Beats everything but the straight flushes. See hand rankings.
Foul adj. Disqualified. Fouled hand. Cards can be declared dead for a variety of reasons, including touching the muck.
Fourth street n. Less common term for the turn. In hold'em, there's no first, second, or third street -- they constitute the flop.
Free card np. A card received without having to put money in the pot because everyone checked. Gus held two aces and tried for a check raise, but no one bet, giving everyone a free card. Free cards are great to receive, dangerous to give. See infinite odds, pot odds.
Free roll np. 1. A publicity tournament with free entry and cash prizes. 2. Tied hands that may not stay tied. Consider: Player 1: JQ; player 2: JQ; the board: 89T. Both players made the same straight, but player 2 also has a flush draw. He is guaranteed to at least split the pot, but may also win outright. He has a free roll.
Freezeout n. An elimination tournament. Declining usage.
Full adj. Denotes the three-card portion of a full house. Tens full means three tens and a pair of something lower. The pair is usually not important so it is not mentioned, except in the rare case of two full houses. If two players have tens full, only then does is the pair decisive. See full of.
Full house np. A powerful five-card poker hand comprised of three cards of one rank and two of another, i.e. a pair and three-of-a-kind together. E.g. 333 99. See hand rankings.
Full of v. Denotes the pair portion of a full house, as in jacks full of kings (JJJ KK).
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Authorities have identified the suspect killed in a pursuit on Wednesday as 52-year-old Bruce Coenen of Harlan, Iowa.
Investigators say he led them on a chase south of Harlan and died when his vehicle crashed into a one driven by I-DOT workers.
The incident happened about 12:30 p.m. along Highway 59 north of the Interstate 80 Avoca exit.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the officers were assisting in a pursuit and had just made a U-turn to provide a rolling roadblock when their vehicle was hit from behind by the suspect's. Coenen's vehicle caught fire and he was killed.
The two I-DOT officers who suffered non-life threatening injuries are identified as 58-year-old Kent Leibe of Carter Laker and 40-year-old Brian Rink of Griswold.
All lanes of Highway 59 between Interstate-80 and Highway 83 were re-opened several hours after the incident. The ISP said multiple cars and agencies were involved in the pursuit.