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We who live here in Western Washington are soaked to the bone. It's gray, cool, and unbelievably wet! The weather affects our mood, which affects our movement, which affects how we eat and so on…here are seven steps to follow – get back on track, or on the track to feeling great!
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#3: Eat well! Mood food is not pasta and pastries. Try the wheat free challenge! Eliminate all gluten/wheat for two weeks and watch out – you'll be feeling so good you will forget it ever rained! Remember that what goes in, counts. Fill up on nutrient dense foods, not nutrient void foods.
#4: You eat when? Never go more than three hours without food. Set your watch, set your cell phone…and eat every three hours. Cut back on portion sizes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and add in healthy snacks, such as fruit with a few nuts. Hard boiled eggs, 1/2 half a Zing bar (save the other 1/2 for the afternoon). You get the picture. Eating this way will begin to balance your blood sugar. You'll experienced sustained energy and may even sleep better!
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Monday, September 19, 2011 at 9:00AM
I found that the "secrets" in the following Jesse Kalisher video were really essential tips for taking better photographs and growing as a professional. The North Carolina pro-photographer-and-globetrotter's secrets include:
- Take a lot of pictures. Some of your photos will be keepers and capture the scene in a way you could never have imagined possible. You'll see one of Jesse's photos of the Taj Majal showing a flock of birds in flight that didn't attract his attention at first; he was too busy looking at the seven workers in the foreground.
- Have your camera always ready. Hang it on a strap around your neck, have your film or digital card loaded and primed, and know that you just might walk into something amazing. Develop the reflex to lift the camera up and start taking pictures right away.
- Look behind you - sometimes that's where the best picture might be. I love the example Jesse gives of taking a picture of a man approaching him with a water buffalo - but then he turned around and took another amazing picture of the pair walking off into the sunset. In other words, be prepared to explore all angles of your subject.
- Keep learning. Jesse talks about the need to avoid the phobia of reading and understanding every setting, button, and trick in your camera manual so you'll know what your equipment is capable of producing. The latest generation of digital cameras are sophisticated, computer-driven instruments, and mastering the owner's manual is important. I might add that once you have the technical aspects down cold, it's vital to let your creativity kick in so you direct the camera to do your bidding.
- Have fun. Photography should be about capturing the joy inside of you as you witness an amazing subject. Your photographs should transport the viewer to where you are emotionally as well as physically. Becoming a professional photographer is all about cultivating passion and enjoyment, and doing your best work in that exalted inner space.
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PC with Roland OCTA-CAPTURE audio interface running Cakewalk SONAR to record, Cockos Reaper to mix and master. Sigma acoustic guitar, Squire electric bass. Mics and mic positioning (thanks for giving us this info, Tracy!): Audio-Technica AT4040 and MXL 990 on the acoustic guitar soundhole, Shure SM57 at the head of the guitar pointed down the fretboard at the left hand, AKG D112 on the Squier bass's amp, AT4040 with a pop filter for the vocals.
"Upside Down" is a male vocal "metal" song. Tracy wrote, performed and recorded the track in his home studio, playing guitar, bass, and vocals.
Sadly, the result of this "piling on" is frequency masking in the low mids, along with a general inability to distinguish parts effectively. Bottom line, there may be a good thing going on somewhere in here... but we won't know for sure until we get things to open up a bit.
Suggestions: While many fine and famous recordings have been done in mono, the metal genre is not exactly rife with examples. Therefore, we offer up this slogan for Tracy to consider; "embrace the space, embrace the space". Now say that ten times quickly!
Seriously, though, as evidenced by the hard panned electric guitar at 27secs. Tracy is aware of the stereo field. We advise him to return to his mix and readjust his sound sources: kick drum, bass, and lead vocal in the center, everything else out to the sides according to taste. Need guidance? There are many great RECORDING articles on panning for maximum effect, including a couple of very good ones in November 2011 and in this issue; check them out.
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Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness
Background: Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its Prevalence
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen in the United States. HCV is primarily acquired by repeated percutaneous exposures to blood, with injection drug use being the strongest risk factor. Approximately 1.6 percent of U.S. adults over 20 years of age have antibodies to HCV, indicating prior acute HCV infection. About 70 to 85 percent of patients with acute HCV infection develop chronic HCV infection, defined by the presence of persistent viremia.
In the United States, about 75 percent of patients with HCV infection are infected with genotype 1, 20 percent are infected with genotype 2 or 3, and the remainder are infected with genotypes 4, 5, or 6 of the virus.
Chronic HCV infection is associated with an estimated 15,000 deaths each year in the United States. It is the most common indication for liver transplantation among American adults, accounting for more than 30 percent of cases. The prevalence of chronic HCV infection is thought to have peaked in 2001 at 3.6 million people, and the yearly incidence has declined from more than 200,000 cases per year in the 1980s to around 16,000 cases in 2009.
Keywords: background | hepatitis C | HCV | treatment | prevalence
- Chou R, Hartung D, Rahman B, et al. Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Comparative Effectiveness Review. Evidence Report No. 76 (Prepared by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10057-I). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC113-EF. Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hepctreatment.cfm.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C Information for Health Professionals. Updated March 14, 2011. Available at www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV.
- Armstrong GL, Wasley A, Simard EP, et al. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002. Ann Intern Med 2006;144(10):705-14. PMID: 16702586.
- Davis GL, Alter MJ, El-Serag H, et al. Aging of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected persons in the United States: a multiple cohort model of HCV prevalence and disease progression. Gastroenterology 2010;138(2):513-21. PMID: 19861128.
- Ly KN, Xing J, Klevens RM, et al. The increasing burden of mortality from viral hepatitis in the United States between 1999 and 2007. Ann Intern Med 2012;156(4):271-8. PMID: 22351712.
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Cheaper oil promotes airline industry profits
Global airline industry profits are expected to be $3 billion, unchanged from the last update in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) outlook for 2012 said.
A fall in oil prices, stronger than expected growth in passenger traffic and a bottoming out of the freight market are driving some improvements in the profitability outlook. However, this is offset by the continued and deepening European sovereign debt crisis, which has led markets to expect a further deterioration and damage to economic growth, the adverse impact of which has been built into this forecast, it said. This will be the second year of declining returns since airline profits peaked in 2010 at $15.8 billion with a net profit margin of 2.9 percent, the industry association said.
In 2011, industry profits fell to $7.9 billion for a 1.3 percent net profit margin. This year's projected $3.0 billion industry profit would yield a net profit margin of just 0.5 percent.
Compared with the previous forecast in March, North American and Latin American carriers are expected to see improved prospects. The outlook for African carriers is unchanged. But the outlook for European, Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern carriers has been downgraded, with European losses now expected to be $1.1 billion (nearly double the previously forecast $600 million loss).
"The $3.0 billion industry profit forecast has not changed. But almost everything in the equation has. Demand has been better than expected, so far this year. And fuel prices are now lower than previously anticipated, but that's on the expectation of economic weakness ahead. The Eurozone crisis is standing in the way of improved profitability and we continue to face the prospect of a net profit margin of just 0.5 percent," said Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO.
"Although airlines face the common challenges of high fuel prices and economic uncertainty, the regional picture is diverse. Carriers in the Americas are seeing improved prospects for 2012. The rest of the world is seeing reduced profitability. For European carriers, the business environment is deteriorating rapidly resulting in sizable losses," said Tyler.
Economic Growth
As the Eurozone crisis deepens, the revised forecast is based on a weaker European economic environment than previously forecast in March. In this central forecast, IATA assumes that:
* The worsening of the Eurozone situation is limited and does not deteriorate into a widespread banking crisis
* The US economy continues to recover, but at a mediocre pace
* Chinese economic growth slows, but a hard landing is avoided by policy stimulus
World GDP growth, a key driver of airline profitability, is expected to be 2.1 percent in 2012. That is slightly better than the anticipated 2.0 percent growth forecast in March. But this is still a slower growth environment than last year, and one in which airlines will struggle to recover cost increases. Historically, the airline industry has fallen into losses (at a global level) when world GDP growth drops below 2.0 percent, it said.
Oil Prices
Oil prices have slipped below $100/barrel (Brent), as the Eurozone crisis generated fears of recession, having been above $120/barrel earlier this year. The forecast uses the latest consensus estimate for Brent, which has been revised down to $110/barrel (from the $115/barrel used in our March outlook). Even with this price softening, fuel is still expected to account for 33 percent of airline operating costs, the same as in 2008 when oil prices spiked, it said.
Given the actual slower economic growth environment it has been notable that up to April passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers, continued to expand at an above-trend rate of 6 percent.
The strongest markets have been those linked with Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where economies have been more robust. However, a weaker second half of the year is expected as deepening problems in Europe damage confidence. Even so, the strength of travel demand in the first part of this year has caused an upward revision to the forecast for air travel growth to 4.8 percent from 4.2 percent in the previous forecast. Passenger numbers are expected to reach 2.966 billion this year, up from 2.835 billion in 2011.
Cargo demand has bottomed out, following a sharp fall in 2011, in line with the moderate improvement of business confidence in a number of economies outside Europe. But the upturn is weak and narrowly based, with only Middle Eastern airlines seeing significant volume gains. European economic weakness is expected to limit any further improvement. Overall 47.8 million tonnes of freight are expected to be shipped by air in 2012, basically unchanged from the 47.7 million tonnes carried in 2011.
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This week, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel finds boys' names that are anything but traditional, and wonders if nickname-free is the new priority when naming a son.
Flip through on an old high school yearbook, and you'll probably find pictures of William "Billy" Jones and Mary "Mimi" Smith.
For generations, there was the name your parents chose, and then there was the name you actually used.
Some names were outgrown, of course. Others held on long after you'd expect them to fade. My great-uncle Flash was once a high school track star, but even as a portly gentleman in his 60s, he still answered to his nickname.
Of course, Billy and Mimi and Flash grew up in an era when lots of kids shared the same names, sometimes in the same family. Flash was really Anthony, as were a few of his cousins. Mimi is one of three Marys on her yearbook page alone.
There was a time when the titles of nobility seemed to be reserved strictly for the canine world, as in "Here Prince!" "Here, Duke!" But that seems to be changing.
When Guiliana and Bill Rancic recently named their son Edward Duke, the Edward was for family members on both sides, but they always intended to call him by his middle name, because, said Guiliana, Duke is such a strong name. And she's not the first celebrity to think so. Diane Keaton bestowed it on her son in 2001, and Justine Bateman followed suit the following year.
In fact, several of these blue-blood titles have been a lot more popular than you might imagine.
Earl is the one name in this category that came to be accepted as a name apart from its noble heritage—but has anything but a lofty image—especially since My Name is Earl. But Earl didn't fall off the list until 2006—before that it was a Top 50 name until 1939 and then stayed in the Top 100 through 1954, attached to such distinguished figures as Chief Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, banjo player Earl Scruggs and jazzman Earl 'Fatha' Hines, as well as basketball star Vernon Monroe known as "Earl the Pearl." Perry Mason-creator E. Stanley Gardner spelled his first name Erle. Is it possible that Earl could follow sister Pearl back into favor?
In this week's Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel talks about names with some personal significance that's not necessarily obvious on the surface.
Sometimes the craziest name becomes instantly charming the second we learn the backstory. Meaning matters, and I'm always impressed when parents take the time to seek out names rich with personal significance.
Passing down family names is great, but this idea takes it one step further. It's a process of thinking about what's important to your family. Favorite places, artists, experiences that signify something about the pregnancy. Think of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt's middle name, inspired by architect Jean Nouvel, or Zuma Rossdale, possibly a nod to a Malibu beach important to his dad.
Nameberry exclusive! Sophia and Jacob are the new Number 1 names, according to the headline of a press release posted briefly on the Social Security website and just as quickly taken down. A sharp-eyed Berry alerted us to the possible leak. The Most Popular Names 2011 announcement was supposed to have been made today, but was postponed until Monday morning on The Today Show. But Nameberry may have just scooped NBC, thanks to our wonderful Berries! xxxx
And now on to our regularly scheduled program. This year, Nameberry says Happy Mother's Day by saluting the best baby-naming celebs who have become moms since last Mother's Day–some for the first time, some not. We're staying away from the more extreme choices (so sorry, Mariah and Beyonce and Jessica), in favor of those that have shown an elegant sense of style, a degree of creativity–and in a few cases some ingenuity by unearthing some great buried treasures.


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even tough RPG is ill-reputed as an old static programming language this looks somehow like any other high level language and anyone should understand what's going on here without trying to figure out what that strange INSPECT does
Back in the late 80's early 90's, I was a co-op for IBM. I wrote an RPG program to rearrange some data file. Because of scope, the program had to be reviewed by a senior programmer.
"This is just a start. Where is the rest of it. Do you need help?"
"No. It is complete. Sample input and output files right next to it. I used the cycle"
"The cycle still works?!"
I had learned RPG II in HS. The cycle is all that was needed. He showed that program to every programmer that walked into his office.
The deal it that it all keeps working.


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There have been quite a few articles lately about the upcoming Bulldozer refresh from AMD, but a lot of the information that they have posted is not new. I have put together a few things that seem to have escaped a lot of these articles, and shine a light on what I consider the most important aspects of these upcoming releases. The positive thing that most of these articles have achieved is increasing interest in AMD's upcoming products, and what they might do for that company and the industry in general.
The original FX-8150 hopefully will only be a slightly embarrasing memory for AMD come Q3/Q4 of this year.
The current Bulldozer architecture that powers the AMD FX series of processors is not exactly an optimal solution. It works, and seems to do fine, but it does not surpass the performance of the previous generation Phenom II X6 series of chips in any meaningful way. Let us not mention how it compares to Intel's Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge products. It is not that the design is inherently flawed or bad, but rather that it was a unique avenue of thought that was not completely optimized. The train of thought is that AMD seems to have given up on the high single threaded performance that Intel has excelled at for some time. Instead they are going for good single threaded performance, and outstanding multi-threaded performance. To achieve this they had to rethink how to essentially make the processor as wide as possible, keep the die size and TDP down to reasonable sizes, and still achieve a decent amount of performance in single threaded applications.
Bulldozer was meant to address this idea, and its success is debatable. The processor works, it shows up as an eight logical core processor, and it seems to scale well with multi-threading. The problem, as stated before, is that it does not perform like a next generation part. In fact, it is often compared to Intel's Prescott, which was a larger chip on a smaller process than the previous Northwood processor, but did not outperform the earlier part in any meaningful way (except in heat production). The difference between Intel and AMD in this aspect is that as compared to Prescott, Bulldozer as an entirely new architecture as compared to the Prescott/Northwood lineage. AMD has radically changed the way it designs processors. Taking some lessons from the graphics arm of the company and their successful Radeon brand, AMD is applying that train of thought to processors.
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The original Bulldozer die was pretty fascinating for the time, but that was before people knew that it was a bit of a dud.
So what exactly does this mean? For the past several decades we saw processor design follow a fairly simple routine. A new generation of architecture is released, and there are a few minor updates to the architecture other than moving to smaller process nodes. Around the seven year mark a brand new architecture is then introduced, updates are applied, and then the cycle starts over again. These massive jumps in technology are complex and expensive, and they take tens of thousands of man hours to complete. While the advantages of going with a clean sheet design are many, if a basic decision is made that turns out to be flawed or counterproductive, then years of design work are wasted. AMD appears to be trying to move away from this design paradigm, as the risks of making such a poor decision is nearly catastrophic for the company. Instead, AMD is looking at a more conservative, though accelerated, route. Essentially AMD is looking at major, yearly updates for their processor architectures. Instead of small updates over the years culminating in a massive redesign, they are taking many smaller steps in between. Much like AMD did with their process technology, they are applying this to the design methodology. This means small, meaningful changes on a very regular basis. This philosophy allowed AMD to stay within spitting distance of Intel and their formidable process lead, and their products (historically) have been in the same rough performance range with similar TDPs.
We have now seen the first fruits of this labor with the Trinity APU that was recently released. Trinity fixes a lot of the issues that plagued Bulldozer, and combined it with a solid integrated graphics part based on the HD 6900 series VLIW4 architecture. The first major issue that was solved was that of power. Bulldozer was really rushed to market, and as such it was not completely optimized for power consumption. While the top end part was rated at 125 watts, it fell well below where it was initially expected to be in terms of clockspeed. When the FX-8150 was taken above 3.8 GHz, we saw an impressive rise in power consumption. In my FX-6200 review, when that particular 3.8 GHz/125 watt TDP part was taken to 4.8 GHZ, I saw a 100 watt increase at the wall. Needless to say, the design was a bit "loose" when it comes to power consumption. With Trinity AMD was able to take the time and truly optimize the design for power consumption.
Trinity, on the other hand, proved to be a very adequate CPU in a variety of performance scenarios.
Trinity also provided per-clock performance advances. These advances do not take the Piledriver architecture up to Ivy Bridge performance heights, but it is still a good 8% to 10% faster per thread/per clock than the previous Bulldozer. And it is able to achieve that at lower TDPs. Pretty exciting stuff, right? What is perhaps even more exciting is that Trinity was shown off in working condition a year ago, and was apparently quite production ready in late 2011. AMD held off Trinity production due to multiple factors, but primarily because they had finally fixed Llano production issues and that particular chip was selling very well in both desktops and notebooks. It also made little sense to introduce a new socket at that time, as FM1 was only then just gaining steam.
I remember more then a few years ago, AMD would bring out a new uArch or a major uArch improvment..I'm thinking original Athlon - AthlonXP - Athlon64 - Phenom etc, which all had increase IPC over the previous uArch, but would always struggle to exceed or sometimes even match the clock speed of the previous generation uArch, then slowly over the months AMD's proccess tech would mature...sometimes with a little help from IBM, and clock speeds would slowly rise.
I wonder if now AMD are fab less if they have specifically gone down the route of designing for increased clock speed from the start, simply because they are now in a position where they have far less control over the fabing proccess.
AMD's must have realised that if they were behind Intel in process tech when they had their own fabs they were going to be even further behind when depending on the fabs of third parties.
It seems reasonable that being fabless might require a very diffrent stratagy then they had employed before, when it would have been far eaiser to test, tweak and fine tune the manufacturing process, and when transitioning to a new node.
The introduction of a more modular design with shared components would seem like an attempt to mitigate Intels proccess advantages.
Do you think it's reasonable to assume that some of the design decisions AMD have made with their latest designs are to degree influenced by their lack on fabs?
Hard to say. Even though they are working with 3rd party fabs, there are still a lot of on-site engineers both with AMD and with whatever fab they are working with. It would be easy to think that AMD makes the design, works out the bugs, then sends the final masks and specifications to the foundry to get produced. The reality is that the final design up to producing the masks is really only 3/4 of the process. The amount of metal layer changes, tweaking to the process steps, and a whole lot of troubleshooting by engineers in the fab to get reliable yields and bins is a significant amount of work. So, AMD might be designing a bit of leeway into their processors to make up for this (to a point), but I don't think it is as extreme as one might think.
By using the half-nodes from TSMC/GF/UMC, AMD is able to mitigate some of the advantages that Intel has with their full 22 nm tri-gate process. We also could have a pretty hefty discussion about how CPUs have changed due to these guys putting 4 or more cores on a single piece of silicon. How much of that space are you going to use to get another 5% improvement in IPC rather than throw on a couple more cores with lower IPC? Isn't that space better utilized by a more powerful graphics unit with all that floating point power? These are obviously questions that are answered quite differently by both Intel and AMD. It is certainly fascinating to see where this all will shake out over the next two years.
Nice write-up Josh. It's a pity that AMD didn't fix the issues with the initial bulldozer chips and release a version 2 of the bulldozer chips across their whole range where we could have seen a boost in stability and performance which may well have more ably competed better with Intel's 2nd gen Core-i5 and i7 cpu's.
Yeah, that would have been nice, but if you think about it AMD has essentially put out two revisions of Bulldozer in one year. The first iteration was only released last October, we have seen Trinity hit the scene, and now we only wait for Vishera. I think considering the complexity of modern CPUs, this kind of turnaround is pretty quick.
Without the igp portion of trinity ,and pushed to 125 watts
I would say Vishera 8 core will do quite nicely.
However I don't expect AMD to continue the FX series
I suspect by the time excavator comes AMD will begin making
2 4 6 8 10 core apu models with true discrete hd 8770 level graphics with ddr 4 and a myriad of improvements.
Once the apu is brought to 10 cores The FX models will be obsolete.
Heck, once APUs get to 4 modules/8 cores, AM3+ will be dead. But I wouldn't doubt if they branded an APU an FX processor that is totally unlocked.
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- — Duncan, Trusty Rusty, seventh season
Rusty is a Diesel who does maintenance work on the Skarloey Railway.
Bio in the Railway Series
Rusty was built by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd. in Lincoln, England. He was bought by Sir Handel Brown direct from the builders in 1957 to assist Sir Handel and Peter Sam. While they handled passengers and goods, Rusty was paired with CME Mr. Ivo Hugh to repair the aging trackbed along the line.
When Sir Handel pretended to be ill, Rusty was asked to assist Peter Sam with the slate trucks and later that day had to perform a rescue operation at the quarry when Peter Sam had an accident on the incline.
Following the return of Skarloey, Rusty was put back on maintenance duties, but had an argument with Duncan about taking care on a "bad bit" of track south of Cros-ny-Cuirn. While initially refusing to help the conceited Duncan when he derailed, Skarloey reminded Rusty of his responsibility towards the passengers and he set out at once, later making up the quarrel with Duncan. Later that year, Rusty and Mr. Hugh were chosen to demonstrate to a television crew how they maintained the line at Quarry Siding.
In 1961, Rusty and Mr. Hugh discovered a washed out section of track south of the tunnel and the railway was closed temporarily while he and the workmen repaired the line. He was later present when Rheneas finally returned home.
In 1964, the Lakeside loop line extension was opened in a grand ceremony at Quarry Siding. Rusty was asked to bring visitors to celebrate the occasion.
In 1984, Rusty was in charge of carrying away tree branches and other cuttings, which were being trimmed from the line so that passengers could get a better view.
In 1995, Rusty was put in charge of the weedkiller train, a job he disliked because it required slow speeds. The weedkiller later created trouble with Rheneas, who couldn't get a firm grip on the wet, greasy rails. He later had to take Sir Handel's trains after Sir Handel had caused his firebars to collapse. Rusty was present during No. 7's naming ceremony, and showed great delight upon learning that his co-worker, Mr. Hugh, was chosen as the engine's name.
Bio in Television Series
Rusty has always been a helpful little diesel. He has mostly been seen clearing lines, and doing other railway maintenance work. In the fourth season, Rusty helped saved Stepney, who was stranded on a siding in a scrapyard on the Other Railway, from scrap. In the fifth season, he, along with Skarloey and Rheneas got chased by Boulder, which had escaped from a cliff. In the sixth season, he, along with Skarloey, Rheneas, and Elizabeth saved the Skarloey Line from near abandonment. In the seventh season, he warned Duncan about the Old Wooden Bridge, who took notice. In result, Rusty had to rescue him from falling into the river. In the tenth season, he was taking workmen around to put up direction signs for hikers to see, but rushed them, in result of all the hikers going the wrong ways. He is currently working at the Blue Mountain Quarry, along with Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, and Luke.
Rusty is a trusty, tame, friendly little Diesel. He is a dedicated worker, often maintaining the line, while understanding and respecting the importance of his duties. He also has a rather distinctive two-tone horn. Rusty is quick to remind others with regards to proper conduct, particularly Duncan, who was initially very suspicious of the little Diesel. He has a good working relationship with both Skarloey and Peter Sam in particular. Caring, calm, and quick-thinking, Rusty is modestly a credit to the Skarloey Railway.
Rusty is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Midlander.
In the Railway Series, Rusty is painted charcoal-black with gold lining. In the television series, he is painted orange with yellow lining and white lettering.
In The Thomas Way DVD, the Mr. Perkins segment features a re-illustrated version of Trucks!. In this, Rusty is painted orange, like in the television series.
Voice actors
- Matt Wilkinson (UK/US; sixteenth season onwards)
- Hideo Ishikawa (Japan; fourth - seventh seasons)
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Japan: ninth season onwards)
- Arash Marandi (Germany)
- Stan Limburg (The Netherlands)
- Christian Greger Strøm (Norway; sixteenth - seventeenth season)
- Scott Maurstad (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards, excluding the seventeenth season)
- A major continuity error occurred in the original American broadcasts of the ninth season, where Rusty was referred to as female by Michael Brandon. While Rusty was clearly stated as being male in the original books, not once in the television series had he been referred to in gender-specific terms until then. Nonetheless, the two episodes that contained this error, Tuneful Toots and Duncan and the Old Mine, were edited for their DVD releases, now identifying Rusty as male.
- Rusty is actually named after his makers, Ruston and Hornsby, not his orange colour.
- Rusty has been through some changes in the TV Series. These modifications include:
- Season 5:
- Larger face.
- Season 12:
- Slightly smaller face.
- Season 16:
- Face went back to its Season 5 size.
- Added air vents.
- Rivet detailing on his cab.
- More accurate chassis to his basis.
- Season 5:
- One of Rusty's models is currently on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios and another is currently on display in Japan.
- Rusty is the only Narrow Gauge engine to be seen in four specials, Calling All Engines, The Great Discovery, Blue Mountain Mystery and King of the Railway.
- In the ninth season, Rusty received a two tone horn.
- At Diesel's Locomotion Mayhem at Drayton Manor's Thomas Land, Rusty is depicted with side rods and 6 wheels.
- ERTL (normal and metallic; discontinued)
- Wooden Railway (reissued in three-pack; separate)
- Take-Along (three-pack and Faulty Whistles four-pack; discontinued)
- Take-n-Play
- Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
- TrackMaster
- My First Thomas
- My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
- Bandai (several versions; discontinued)
- Trading Cards (discontinued)
- De Agostini (discontinued)
- Brio (discontinued)
- Nakayoshi (discontinued)
- Wind-up
- Mega Bloks (discontinued)
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|Skarloey Railway
|Skarloey • Rheneas • Sir Handel • Peter Sam • Rusty • Duncan • Ivo Hugh • Duke • Fred • Mark V • Ministry of Defence Engine
|Bertram • Mighty Mac • Freddie • Luke • Proteus


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|17 May 2012
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Mechanical Keyboards - Are you a convert?
On this forum questions about a bout CPUS, Ram, GPU's, SSD's even mice are prevalent. Yet one of the most regularly used, yet often overlooked component of every PC user is the keyboard.
For most people, the faithful $20 buck special does the job - but as mech keyboard convert, I never realized what I was missing. One you go mech, you won't go back.
In a nutshell, mechanical keyboards are more robust, more enjoyable to type on and for gamers - the nkro is a huge must. Personally I find they are superior in every way to the typical 'rubber domed' boards.
Whether you are a regular typist, developer, forum browser or hard core gamer - mechanical keyboards are definitely worth looking at.
For those that don't what a mechanical keyboard is, this link is invaluable.
I've personally used the el cheapos, the expensively rubbish 'gaming' boards and 'thought' they were doing the job. However nothing has compared to using a mech board since. This once niche market is now gaing traction as more and ore manufacturers are adding mech keyboards to their range. There doing this for a good reason.
Mech keyboards re the new peripheral.
So SF, what are your thoughts?
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I'm not sure I have ever tried one--and may not even recognize it if I was using one right now.
I don't even remember what "electric typewriters" felt like.
The stumbling block for me is the entry fee. I'm not likely to spend 100 plus dollars on speculation and I have no way of sampling one to see if I would be amazed.
I might be amazed--I have no idea. But until and unless I can sample one for nothing, there is NO chance.
I have been using a $5 Goodwill store Hewlett Packard keyboard for 3 or 4 years. It works as well as it ever did, but I have no idea what I may be missing.
Assuming I had the inclination, where do I go to sample a mechanical keyboard?
And if I did that, how do I choose between this mechanical and that mechanical? I'm guessing no "store" is going to carry a dozen brands I can test.
Can't imagine relying on reviews for something so personal and hard to describe.
I may have to remain blissfully ignorant unless you have a workaround.
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We have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard that we bought about 15years ago when we had Win 98, and it has been a "trouper" ever since.
The DW bought it at Montgomery Wards when she worked there. The sticker price was $89.99, but she got a discount, and we still ended up paying around $50.
I see now you can get them for as little as $30. My how times have changed.
As for the Mechanical it is the first I've heard of them, and I would be willing to try them, but Iggy brings up some very valid points.
I to, "remain blissfully ignorant".
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I'm a mechanical keyboard user myself. I much prefer the clickly-clack tactile response that I get from them. It certainly does improve my speed of typing. And without a doubt, for a hardcore gamer, the n-key rollover is very important.
However, be aware that many of these keyboards are quiet noisy and would bother those around you. For these reasons, I don't use a mechanical keyboard at my office. I really would like to, but obviously I cannot be bothering all of my coworkers all day long as I type away.
I found pretty much not a single store carried these where I lived. Either most people don't want the loud clicks, or people don't want to spend that much money on a keyboard. Or, many people want all of the extra buttons and crap that many keyboards come with, or they want wireless, etc.
Out of the tech nerds that I hang around with at work, it's about 50/50 right now on mechanical keyboards. 4 of us have them and we really like them. 4 of us simply don't care and use whatever we have at home.
Here is a video which shows various keyboards and the noise they make, and the type of switches that they use; I have the ABS M1 which is featured at 2:36 in this video. I've been happy enough with this keyboard, considering I got it for about $40.
HotHardware Mechanical Keyboard Showcase - YouTube.
Edit; Here is a website that my coworkers have used when they purchased their mechanical keyboards
As for those of you who haven't heard of mechanical keyboards, if you used computers 25+ years ago and remember the old keyboards that were noisy, clicky, springy...those were mechanical keyboards. Most back in the day used buckling springs.
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64
I have converted from the large click type button keyboards to the semi flush silent jobs that Logitech is selling and I love them. Gave my old style to the girlfriend and I use a wired illuminated, wireless illuminated and just got a solar powered wireless and they are amazing. I'm a poor typist but these have help my speed and accuracy but a factor of 4 or more.
Update: Google'g mechanical keyboards it appears that I'm not a convert as these cost hundreds. I will say that it would have to be a large improvement over my silent keyboards and back light keyboards and even then the price will have to be well below $100.00 to even be considered.
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Windows 10 x64
We have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard that we bought about 15years ago when we had Win 98, and it has been a "trouper" ever since.
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The DW bought it at Montgomery Wards when she worked there. The sticker price was $89.99, but she got a discount, and we still ended up paying around $50.
I see now you can get them for as little as $30. My how times have changed.
As for the Mechanical it is the first I've heard of them, and I would be willing to try them, but Iggy brings up some very valid points.
I to, "remain blissfully ignorant".
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|17 May 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit/Windows 8.1 64bit
I also have the Microsoft one and love it, got mine after a conversation with John, our leader and find it difficult to type on the everyday type now and I'm a touch typist, although not a very good one.
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|17 May 2012
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
Here is another nice article for comparisons of mech and non mech.
Has a review of some keyboards but the general info is interesting I think in the first few pages.
Professional Mechanical Keyboard Comparison | Mechanical Keyboard,Professional Typist,Keyboard,Professional Keyboarder Typists Mechanical Clicky Keyboard Comparison Review
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|17 May 2012
Before my current generation mechanical keyboard, I preferred the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000
After switching jobs and working nearly 100% from a laptop and wanting to have more deskspace at home, I switched back to a non-ergo keyboard. A while later I made the switch to a mechanical keyboard and generally prefer them now over any soft-dome keyboard.
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Win7 Pro x64
Very informative link, smarteyeball, thanks! I learned to type on a typewriter btw - yes, those old clunky knucklebreakers. I play the guitar/piano too and rock climb, so my fingers are used to abuse
Problem over here mainly is that shops only stock "standard" keyboards, and even the gaming selection is limited to "bling" type keyboards like Logitechs with their extra programmable keys but otherwise same bog-standard builds. Didn't neglect the keyboard when I got my current PC, snagged a Logitech G110. But even the Tron Razer I've been eyeballing recently looks like it's just a regular 2KRO USB job underneath the shiny.
Would love to try out a different keyboard build someday. Article notes that PS/2 is superior; but they've pretty much phased them out from motherboards nowadays haven't they? I thought USB was supposed to be "better" and not only because you can use the connector for other devices.
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Welcome through Fred's Garden Gate! At a coastal lecture which I delivered a few years back, I was asked several questions regarding problems with Clivia. I must admit that I hadn't given Clivia much thought since my 1950's school days but, by playing the role of my favorite sleuth—Sherlock Holmes—somehow managed to gracefully satisfy the immediate need and, on the trip back home that evening, determined to refresh my faded memory about this distinctive and most attractive houseplant.
Clivia has been a big hit with indoor-plant types for many years. With a name commemorating a former Duchess of Northumberland—a member of the Clive family—this handsome plant is a close relative of Hybrid Amaryllis, and is native to South Africa. It has thick, deep green, strap-like leaves which all seem to grow on one, flat plane, arising from a bulb-like base and arching in a graceful fan on either side of a thick flower-bearing stalk. Normal flowering time ranges from spring to early summer.
Flowers form a sort of pom-pom of very pretty, lily-like "trumpets" in shades of orangey-red, pale yellow or apricot. While each individual flower lasts only a few days, new buds continue to open in a succession of color which endures for several weeks. New "baby" plants are regularly produced at the base and, if left in place, form a particularly attractive sight when flower stalks emerge. There should be no great concern about crowding; Clivias will flower better when their roots feel a little cramped for space. Repotting should only be done every three or four years. When masses of roots are visible at the soil surface, it's time to repot.
Potting soil for Clivias should consist of fibrous loam, with a helping of coarse grit and well-decayed leaf mold. A tablespoonful of pelleted, sustained-release fertilizer added to the mix wouldn't go amiss. Most nurseries and garden centers stock Osmokote pelleted three-to-four-month fertilizer for houseplants. It's a good idea to keep this quite-large houseplant in a clay pot—the heavier, the better—so it'll be less apt to tip over.
Problems: Shriveling and color changes in leaves are usually the result of over- or under-watering - the cause of most of Clivia's problems. They need ample moisture during the active growing and flowering period, but deeply resent being forced to sit in a saucer of water day after day. They're not likely to be pleased with drying out, either. Give Clivia—and just about all of your other houseplants—a good shower and thorough flushing-drenching (to remove accumulated fertilizer salts) about once every month.
If the plants are subjected to direct sunlight, leaves may scorch and flowers may appear distorted in some way—particularly when that sunlight is combined with too much heat.
Mealybugs can be a problem but are easily dispatched using a soft cloth or cotton-tipped swab dipped in straight rubbing alcohol. Repeat this treatment in about a week to catch hatchlings.
Troubles arise when, because the leaves look so much like Hippeastrum (Hybrid Amaryllis), gardeners automatically assume they need a total fall-and-winter dormancy period. Clivias do, indeed, require a few cool months to rest after active growth and flowering. They resent, however, being denied moisture during that time.
Here's the trick: water your Kaffir* Lily freely through early September, then reduce moisture and maintain a cool temperature (about 50 degrees F.) during late fall and winter; don't allow it to become so dry that remaining leaves wilt...wilted leaves spell serious trouble for a tired Clivia "bulb."
As spring approaches, increase temperature to about 60 degrees (avoid temperatures above 65 degrees!), allowing more light and water as days lengthen.
While a filled-out "clump" in a pot is a spectacular show, you may liberate a "baby" at the time of repotting to increase your quantity or to share with a gardening friend. Carefully tip the entire plant from its pot; carefully - so as to disturb roots as little as necessary - cut away an offset and plant it in a three- or four-inch clay pot. Don't worry if the offset comes away without any roots, they'll form in a couple of weeks. Once established, they can be treated as adults.
You'll find Clivia at larger nurseries and garden centers, and readily available in many garden catalogs. Generally, I prefer to make my purchases from up-scale sources rather than from any of the several giant mail-order houses with flashy mailings, splashy contests and prizes, and who ship bargain-priced little poly bags of "collections" of tiny-spindly-twiglets that stand very little chance of surviving the first growing season. You know who I mean.
On the Internet, go to one of the major search engines (like www.google.com [my preference], www.yahoo.com, www.altavista.com, www.search.com, www.ask.com and type in "Clivia". You'll find hundreds of sources. Choose carefully and make sure a replacement guarantee is in place before you type in your credit card number. My recommendation: Shop locally if at all possible!
What about seeds?I received this email in January, 2006 with the following question:
Yes, they are.... and yes, you can. When they are loose enough to drop off in your hand when touched or lightly tugged, clean them up and plant them in any standard seed-starting mix (your local garden center or farm-'n-garden), covering about a 1/4", keep moist, and maintain temperature at about 70 to 75 F (+/-). They'll germinate erratically within a few weeks. Then keep them under bright lights (for the usual 8-hour days) at room temperature. When they have 2 or 3 recognizable-as-true-leaves, pot them into 2-1/4". When you see roots coming out of the bottom (probably in a year or so), up-pot to 4", then eventually to 6"...and wait 5 or 6 years for your first flowers. Good Luck!........and don't let your patience wane. Fred.
For answers to many other Clivia questions, go to the Houseplant FAQ.
An "ugly" name?
I received this email in March, 2007 relating to a racial slur hidden in Clivia's common name:
Ordinarily, when someone emails a comment but either neglects or declines to sign their name, I discount it and it gets dropped into the "deleted" file. This time, however, I responded, suggesting that, rather than direct his concern and opinion toward nurserypersons and garden writers, he/she communicate with the Royal Horticultural Society (http://www.rhs.org.uk/about/contact.asp or by email: email@example.com), and the horticultural taxonomy authority: http://www.hortax.org.uk/ or by email: email@example.com. They're about the only ones who can do anything at all about changing the name of any plant.
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