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- Breed: American Shorthair
- Color: Black & White Or Tuxedo
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Male
- Hair: Short
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I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, not good with dogs, and not good with cats.
Sherlock is a handsome gentleman of a cat. He looks like he is wearing a black tuxedo, with a white front and white 'gloves' on his paws! This cat loooves affection and being petted. He will follow you from room to room, and sleep on your bed! His hobbies include sleeping in his kitty bed and gazing out the window, as well as cuddling up with people. He likes to be the center of attention, but he gets along with most other cats. He doesn't like dogs too much- they make him nervous. Sherlock also enjoys playing with a variety of toys- little balls, mice and DaBird.
Sherlock is a very smart kitty, which is how he got his name. He is 1.5 years old, neutered, up to date on shots. He is an indoor-only cat, who is litter-box trained, and uses a scratching post. If you would like to give this wonderful cat a forever-home, please contact us soon!
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Sherlock, a Syracuse American Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a American Shorthair for sale in Syracuse, or seeking a American Shorthair cat from a breeder in Syracuse.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Syracuse already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Syracuse breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even American Shorthair breeders who help with American Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Syracuse paves the way for another one to be saved.


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The new Sony Xperia Z has now been released on two UK networks; Vodafone & 3 Mobile, originally only available to order as a SIM free phone the new XPERIA Z can now be connected to a large range of contract deals and offers with a free phone available on selected pay monthly tariffs.
Sony Xperia Z deals on Vodafone start with line rental prices from £21 line rental whilst on 3 Mobile the Xperia Z will currently cost £34 per month (this will be significantly cheaper once third party retailers receive stocks and launch their own deals), as a further incentive there is a free pair of Sony MDR-1R headphones on offer with Vodafone deals making your music experience even better!
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Sony's Xperia Z is a big handset with big features, ideal for those who like a smartphone's size to match its specs. The handset's crowning glory is its 5-inch true HD display which has almost unbelievable clarity and is perfect for showing off photos and movies.
Whether this is streamed over a 4G LTE network or stored on the handset's 16GB of internal memory the large display make the Xperia Z a media powerhouse – it's almost like having a portable cinema in your pocket. Along with the eye-catching display the leading smartphone runs Android Jelly Bean, giving the user access to Google Now and making it easy to organise your digital life.
Powered by a quad-core, 1.5GHz processor and boasting 2GB of RAM there will be no hangs ups or delay, even while multi-tasking on the move. With a 13MP camera the Xperia Z is not jut a powerful solution for showing photos but is also brilliant for capturing them. Beyond all this, Sony has also made the device fully waterproof, a brilliant defence against mishaps and accidents. The Xperia Z is an eye-catching handset that looks great and makes anything on it look even better.

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I used "Malathion 50" last week on 15 hibiscus planted outside not knowing about any reason not to. The label said for use on hibiscus.
After about 6 days all the plants still look healthy. I was going to dose them again due to aphids but now I'd like some feed back. Anything changed that it is now okay to use?? |
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Malathion is just about one of the worst chemicals in the garden. Every hear of the atomic bomb? Are you getting headaches and do you wash your hands after using malathion? Try mixing up some soapy water and using a spray bottle to spray the aphids. Malathion doesn't just kill aphids, it kills bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and so on. Google malathion and read the MSDS hadzard warning, you might be amazed. |
- Posted by butterfly4u 6 SE PA (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 08 at 20:06
God, I hope you wore a mask when you were spraying that stuff! DOn't use that poison on yourself and your plants! Listen to hibiscuslover above! |
- Posted by tsmith2579 Z7B/8A-Alabama (My Page) on Sat, May 17, 08 at 18:00
If you read and follow the instructions YOU will do just fine. I spray it just before sun down so it dries while the bees and birds sleep. Nothing has changed so it is still safe to use if you follow instructions. |
- Posted by wally-1936 (My Page) on Sat, May 31, 08 at 23:08
You can spray aphids with a good solution of green soap and water. Kills many of our pest as it washs off their waxy coating. Spray them direct as it will kill other good bug also. |
Last month my 2 hibiscus had more aphids on the blooms and new growth than I had ever seen. Fortunately I had found some Cygon a systemic insecticide at a garden center. I hear it was supposedly taken off the market but they had it so I bought it and put 1 tablespoon per gallon of water. Poured about a half gallon at the roots and within 3 days all the aphids were dead. I would always recommend a systemic before spraying an insecticide. Rubbing alcohol also will kill aphids when it gets on them. Hope this helps. |
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Lauren Cummings has created a line of accessories that fashionistas, minimalist art fans and architectural designers can all appreciate. Using materials that would more commonly be found in a construction zone—concrete, plexi glass, steel and cable wire—combined with sterling silver and magnets, Cummings' geometric jewelry adds a bold, sharp look to any outfit. Ranging from her "Concrete Cookies" necklace to the "Stability" bracelet, these hand-crafted creations help build an ever-modern look and will definitely stand the test of time. My favorite piece is the "Concrete Brooch," with sharp angles and detailing that quickly and easily electrifies any classic piece.
All of the Lauren Cummings accessories are handmade by the artist herself and are currently available for purchase on Etsy. Her magnetic pieces have previously been featured in Rhode Island's 'Machines With Magnets' exhibition. With the popularity of DIY and metalwork jewelry continuing to grow, Cummings' concrete creations are definitely something to keep an eye on.


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Apple is preparing to release a major update to iWork which will embrace the new features present in the latest Mac OS, 10.7 Lion (via 9to5Mac). The new features present in the iWork update will reportedly include support for Full Screen Mode, Auto Save, Resume and Versions, which form some of the core new elements of the Lion operating system. According to the source the update weighs in at around 90 megabytes and will be released shortly after Lion is released today.
If this indeed comes to fruition then it raises a couple of questions related to the future of iWork. Back in March, we initially predicted that Apple would be releasing iWork '11 at the same time as Lion, with a view to incorporating the new features into the software. While the update today may in fact be an update to the existing iWork '09 software, it therefore raises the question over whether there will be an iWork '11 at all i.e. will Apple essentially just keep updating iWork software as needed rather than releasing a new version every couple of years.
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Spring Hill, FL – Oak Hill Hospital has announced recent appointments to its quality and risk management team. Following the appointment of Leanne D. Salazar, RN, MBA, BSN as Vice President of Quality and Risk Management, Ms. Salazar recently announced three new additions to her quality team:
- Marie Richard, RN, BSN. Ms. Richard was promoted to the quality team after serving Oak Hill Hospital as a case manager in the intensive care unit. She is an experienced critical care nurse with strong organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Marie will join the quality team with a focus on acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure evidenced based core measures.
- Liz Jennings, RN, BS, MBA, CIC (Certified Infection Control). Mrs. Jennings was promoted to the Quality Team on Monday, January 9th after serving as a Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) educator to physicians and nurses. Mrs. Jennings has been employed at Oak Hill Hospital for 20 years as a Registered Nurse, specializing in post-anesthesia care. Mrs. Jennings is an experienced, certified nurse in Infection Prevention and Control with outstanding leadership skills. She will be an asset to our quality program and it is with great pleasure that she will now serve as the Infection Prevention Practitioner.
- Chriss Lavigne, Patient Experience Coordinator. Ms. Lavigne joined the Oak Hill Hospital team on January 9 from an HCA facility in Fort Walton Beach. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a social science major from the University of Maryland. Ms. Lavigne has a reputation for enthusiasm, professionalism, and dedication and she was recognized for award winning customer service.
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Samsung ultra-slim LED TVs combine breakthrough picture quality, eco-friendly* design and advanced connectivity options that will keep you entertained 24/7. Including Internet@TV that allows you to receive content via Yahoo!®, Flickr®, and other online TV Widgets on screen. USB 2.0 Movie: Multi-Media Center makes it easy to watch movies, browse photos and listen to music on your TV. The Samsung UN55B8000 LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green with up to 40% less power consumption than conventional LCDs 1 .
For images that are stunningly true to life you need the 3 Cs: contrast, color and clarity. Ultra brilliant Samsung LED TVs have them all. 5,000,000:1 Mega Contrast provides an incredible range of brightness - from pure blacks to pristine whites. Advanced Color Processing enables a wider range of natural colors and provides greater depth for a vibrant, captivating picture - even with subtle colors. Plus our Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology eliminates virtually all motion blur leaving your picture smooth and crisp - and your jaw dropped.
Ultra-slim Design
Our most advanced HDTV technology contained in a razor-thin silhouette. Stunning at only 1.2" deep, Samsung LED TVs are our slimmest HDTVs yet. Supported by a unique stand with an elegant, crystal-clear neck, you'll have no trouble finding a place for one in any room.
Thanks to our innovative, optional Wall Mount (WMN1000B), our astonishingly slim LED TVs can be hung just like a picture frame - less than two inches from the wall. Only this frame is made with a hint of grey. We call it a Touch of Color. One look at it and its soft, square corners is all it takes to see that this isn't just a TV you're hanging. But a work of art.
Samsung LED TVs are easy on the planet as well as the eyes. Samsung LED TVs use 40% less power than conventional LCD TVs* and are mercury free. So you can put your feet up and relax knowing you're leaving a smaller carbon footprint.
Auto Motion Plus 240Hz
There's a big difference between seeing the game and seeing every split second of it. That's where Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology comes in. All the action in every frame is analyzed and then adjusted so nothing goes by in a blur. From quarterbacks to cyber warriors, the action is always smooth, sharp and fluid.
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The challenge of any TV screen is to recreate reality through color and light. We met this challenge with our Wide Color Enhancer Pro feature. After analyzing each pixel, it stretches them to their 3-dimensional limit. What you get is the fullest, most lifelike colors you've ever seen -- on a TV that is.
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Can't decide if you'd rather watch TV, see your photos on Flickr or check your stocks on Yahoo? Do it all on Samsung Series 8 LED TVs. An easy to use widget lets you watch, add or delete content. View it all on the roomy sidebar or across the incredibly wide screen. With our Series 8 LED TVs, TV goes way beyond just TV.
Getting on TV made easy.
Samsung Series 8 LED TVs take the struggle out of sharing your talent with the world, or at least with your family. Access your videos, music and photos from your PC or from your DLNA mobile device - wirelessly and effortlessly - and enjoy them on your TV. Our LED TVs can even link to multiple PCs. Who said you need connections to get on TV?
Your audience awaits.
There's no excuse anymore for leaving all those great digital pictures and videos in your cameras or storage devices. Thanks to the USB 2.0 Movie: Multi-media Center feature on all Samsung LED TVs you can connect your digital camera, thumb drive - even your MP3 player - quickly and easily. The smart, user-friendly USB 2.0 interface allows you to access videos, playlists and pictures with your remote. Now anytime can be showtime.
Library hours extended.
Suppose you feel like playing a game of chess or cooking instead of watching TV. Samsung Series 8 LED TV's Content Library Flash feature lets you do just that. Enjoy hours of built-in entertainment features, then personalize it by adding content that's available online. And downloading is easy. There's so much you can do with our Series 8 LED TVs.
Pebble Shaped Remote Control
Like a precious stone the pebble shaped remote control is an exquisite piece of electronic art with our exclusive Touch of Color style. It's a secondary remote designed to handle the basics - and look good doing it.
With the UN55B8000 TV falling in around US$2700-$3000 range at your favorite online retailer which on its own should dictate that this is definitely not your average LCD TV. Although this TV is labeled as a "LED TV", it is only an LCD TV with LED backlighting. This has caused a lot of confusion in the market which is making the average consumer think a new technology has come to the market and thus they don't know if it is safe to buy. This could be a marketing blunder on Samsung's part seeing if it doesn't say LCD on the box, the unknowing consumer will tend to shy away out of pure ignorance. They don't know the difference.
As always you will receive a manual along with a quick setup guide and warranty paperwork. But in addition you get some PC sharing software and a lint-free cleaning cloth for occasional dust removal.
The included wall mounting kit is complete with all mounting hardware, safety lines and loom along with the plate to cover the void left when the stand is removed.
With this generation of TVs, Samsung chose to use its newer remote control which has larger backlit keys and a glossy black finish. Although in my opinion it feels and looks a little cheap, it has some nice features such as motion sensing key backlighting.
The interesting addition is this small pebble remote control which has power and limited control functionality. Seeing most people change their channels through their satellite/cable receiver, this small remote has never been used in my livingroom nor could I consider it being used by anyone. It's a neat addition, but not a very useful one.
And at last you have your new Samsung UN55B8000 perched on your TV stand or wall mounted. The one thing I will note is that mounting or placing this TV on its stand or on the wall was a lot easier than the LN55A950 I removed. At almost 20lbs lighter, the UN55B8000 is indeed a much less substantial TV but still seems to be incredibly rigid and well built. I couldn't believe how stiff the whole unit was.
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We are getting deck estimates for our townhouse. Of the 2 builders we are considering, one is a one person operation while the other seems like a big company. Regardless, one of these (I won't mention which) is undercutting the other by saying they'll match any estimate from anyone and take off 5%. The idea of getting someone to give an estimate only to get it for 5% cheaper from someone else seems wrong to me. Yet at the same time it is enticing since 5% is a lot of money and this is a business after all. But what is right in the deck business specifically? This seems like a responsibility when dealing with car sales. What I did was get an estimate from the one and then tell that builder what the other builder was offering w/ the 5%. I did not say that this was a deal-breaker since I'm not sure. One possibility is to ask this builder to match that 5% off (or compromise in between), but I'm not sure this solves the moral dilemma. OK, so what I wanted to ask is what others both in and not in the deck business think the appropriate actions are. Of course there are other factors other than the price that matter, but let's assume all else is equal. Thanks,
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- Posted by john_hyatt (My Page) on Sat, Mar 27, 10 at 8:32
I bid a Job one time and one time only. If after going back at the Customer's request they were to bring up something like that,and they have, I mention if I changed the price up or down that would mean I did not give them an honest bid in the first place. However my outfit includes a lot of fancy stuff other Deck Builders dont so the option is always around to cut these out if the Wallet is up against a budget. J. |
hosley, you are the minority, having morals & all. Most folks, like one of those deck builders, are out to get whatever they can. In this case trust your gut instinct. 5% may seem like a lot of money, but not if you have to look at someone you don't really like or who may not do a good job cause he's trying to make up for that 5%. |
That's why it's best to never give out drawings even if it's just a concept drawing without details til a contract is signed. If someone likes your design they should pay for it or use some other guys design. Had a guy once take my design & use it to have other contractors bid it, gave the job to other guy for 50 bucks less. Found that out cause the other contractor's brother worked for me at the time. Live & learn the hard way in the contracting business. |
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The eagle eyed spotters at Patently Apple have uncovered a pretty awesome patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today which shows that the company is still interested in the possibility of bringing integrated 4G connectivity to the MacBook line-up. The patent concerns the integration of a 4G antenna into the panel surrounding the screen in a MacBook in a conductive cavity, allowing for connection of the MacBook to 4G networks without having to use an external USB dongle or 4G wireless hotspot.
The design of the integrated connectivity is apparently focused upon keeping the antenna away from portions of the device which could potentially interfere with 4G radio signals, such as the display. It is also the latest in a long line of patents secured by Apple on a similar subject i.e. the integration of a cellular antenna into the display of a MacBook.
A displayed integrated cellular antenna for the MacBook is certainly not outwith the realms of possibility and Apple has even gone as far as building unreleased MacBooks with integrated 3G antennas. One MacBook (circa 2007 model) with integrated 3G cellular connectivity actually popped up on eBay last year. The antenna design was slightly less well integrated into the display however, as it popped out the edge of the screen.
With 4G LTE capability included with the new iPad and the next generation iPhone also expected to incorporate 4G compatibility, it isn't a surprise that Apple will be looking to bring LTE to all of their mobile devices.


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live in a very urban setting in New York and it comes as somewhat a surprise to visitors that there's a thriving
Farmers Market in our midst three days a week. It's just a couple of blocks down from us and right in front of Lincoln Center. Its presence really shouldn't be a surprise. New York has
the largest and most diverse outdoor urban farmers market network in the
country. What began in 1976 with 12 farmers in a parking lot on
59th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan has now grown to 54 markets with
over 230 family farms and fishermen participating, and over 30,000 acres of
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Every fall, Learn More Indiana supports College GO! Week in schools and communities across the state of Indiana. The campaign is kicking off this coming Monday, September 24 and will end on Friday, September 28 with activities continuing all fall semester. College GO! Week includes activities for elementary, middle and high school students as well as current college students and adults who are returning to school.
The goal of College GO! Week is simple: help Hoosiers of all ages PLAN for college completion and career success.
With College GO! Week, you'll find practical tips for every age. However, we are going to focus on juniors and seniors for this particular post.
Butler University, along with 50+ Indiana schools, participates in College GO Week! each year. What does that mean for you? It means that you can apply for free to Butler University all next week! In fact, you can apply for free at any time using our online application. Apply online at www.butler.edu/apply. Please visit www.in.gov/collegegoweek to see which schools offer an application waiver the week of September 24 – 28.
As a high school junior, you might be thinking, "I have plenty of time to think about college. Why would I start now?" The reason you should start early is to be as prepared as possible before heading into your senior year. We recommend that you start scheduling campus visits as a junior to help you narrow down your selection. We'd love to see you on Butler's campus this fall or spring. College GO! Week runs from September 24 – September 28, but you can register at any time for our events on www.butler.edu/visit.
If you're a freshman or sophomore, view the Plan for Success to help you get a jump start on your college search.


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Cassie Says She 'Needs More' From Her Not-Yet-Fiance Diddy
When Diddy posted a flick of a tumor-sized ring to Instagram and his long-time boo Cassie donned a similarly large ring in a separate photo, the gossip mill churned out theories of yet another digital proposal. Reps quickly shot down the rumors with a simple, "They are not engaged."
For a brief moment, Cassie did a little rumor control on her own. Earlier today, she took to Instagram to post a bold note: "I NEED MORE." Underneath the since-deleted post (see above), it read: "I need more. Like Wayyyyy more. Happy & In Love. Not Engaged." Hmm… Guess we'll have to wait a little bit longer for their wedding bells to ring.
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I bought a potted Pothos a year ago. Changed the soil once and follow all the instructions i read on this site abt watering the plant. However since the very beggining this plant has hardly grown. It does sprout new leaves but eventually they burn out. I do not keep it in direct sunlight. Tried keeping it next to the window (diffused light). Have tried almost everything but fail to understand the reason for browning. Same story with my Dracaena....i dont get the name...its big green leaves with white patches in the centre. Both are indoor plants.Please Help. |
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- Posted by greattigerdane z5NY (My Page) on Wed, Dec 3, 08 at 17:31
Do you have a photo of the plants? You want bright indirect light, water well when dry, or close to it.Make sure the pots aren't too large for the plants and both have good drainage. You might want to check for pest to be on the safe side. Billy Rae |
- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Wed, Dec 3, 08 at 22:14
Aside fom Billy Rae's good points, do the pots have drainage holes? It's an absolute must that they do. |
- Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 5, 08 at 11:12
My spouse has pathos thriving in a guppy tank, leaves, roots everything under water. Elsewhere on this forum, today on this page, someone is suggesting dracaena can be grown in water. Spouse is going to try that in a guppy tank also. |
The pot has drainage holes and I check the water requirement before i water them. Might need to use fertilizer....what kind?? ANd yep no bugs. It has started sprouting small leaves but they are too tiny and i am scared that eventually they too will turn brown....what to do with diffenbachia?? Same problem.. I tried keeping them in shade and also tried the other way round by exposing them to indirect sunlight. But no positive change. |
STOP all ferterlizing until the plant is growing in earnest. It wont grow much at this time of season, the sun is very low ---the winter solstace, the shortest day of the year is approaching....and after that takes its time to resume what plants prefer. Wait until mid February/March to resume feeding. NEVER feed a sick plant, that only exasperates the problem. Put your plnats into good light...even direct sun but be careful about how the sun comes through the window glass...it can burn even in winter. Don't allow it to touch the window glass...its too cold and the leaves will feel it. WAter to drainage, dump the excess after 5 - 10 minutes...allow the plants to dry down somewhat...but rely on how the plant prefers its soil...dry somewhat or damp. Dracaena especially does not like fluorinated water. For this plant you are directed to use another source than out of your taps. Bottled water, or melt some snow, is preferred and let it gain room tempeature. Fertilizer you gve the dracaena should not have the ingredient "superphosphate" in it. Like the tap water, the plant reacts to such phosphurus source. Generally, plants suffer from overwatering more than all other causes combined. |
What great and thorough advise, jeannie7. I'm printing your answer for my houseplant file. Thank you. Pat Michigan |
- Posted by greattigerdane z5NY (My Page) on Thu, Dec 18, 08 at 23:10
Chlorine in a open jug of water will dissipate, unfortunately, fluoride will not, another cause of brown tips can effect certain plants, but not all. If the pots too large for the roots, the roots can rot due to so much wet soil around the roots and/or have trouble growing, ending up staying small and weak. In the same situation, the roots can dry out because they are close to the surface, Billy Rae |
I inherited my Dracaena from a friend. It did well for a while. Now, the new growth on the underside is dying. Also, I've read that these plants like to be in "tight" pots. My plant has four main branches and is approx 1.5' tall. The pot it came to me in is 4.5" tall and 9" in diameter. Does it need to be re-potted into a larger pot? |
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WASHINGTON, October 13, 2013 — Guillermo del Toro's big budgeted homage to Japanese monster movies now roars onto the Blu-ray format with Pacific Rim (Warner Home Video, rated PG: 13, $35.99).
In the year 2013, gargantuan lizard beasts called Kaiju are routinely surfacing from the Pacific Ocean through a mysterious rift deep in the ocean that allows the lobster-on steroids monsters to enter the Blue Planet's oceans.
Jaegars, multi story robotic machines, celebrating mech anime cinema, are the only effective line of defense. Controlled by pilots wired into the bot's cockpits, mentally linking the humans via a neural bridge, the mechs are suspended by cables and flown in by helicopter.
Fast-forwarding, it is now 2020 and due to escalating costs, the Jaegar program is being phased out even as the Kaiju threat increases.
The evolving creatures begin to work in teams, attacking cities along the Pacific and the decimated Jaegar mechs are not able to keep up, leaving the very fate of mankind teetering on the edge of annihilation.
Pilot Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) traumatically forced into retirement, and a female trainee Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) who suffers PTSD like symptoms following a traumatic Kaiju attack when she was a child, are the only ones left to battle the Kaiju. Together these unlikely heroes, in an obsolete but last mech standing Jaeger, battle the Kaiju, surviving via an unlikely outcome.
Yeah, it's Godzilla versus the Transformers for laymen and loaded with enough sensory overloaded mega-battles to raise the dead.
If one can suspend all disbelief, even as Ron Perlman shows up as the Kaiju black market body part dealer Hannibal Chau (sure, why not?), and if one can then buy into a silly plot played out over the long, two-hour spectacle, it's a CGI creature lover's dream.
Unfortunately, ridiculous plot points plop about the scorched ground like piles of steaming Kaiju manure.
One of the biggest miscues here is this: Why would the world government decommission the only viable defense against the giant beasts and instead build, get this, a really long wall. Maybe it's Mr. del Toro's commentary about America's futile attempts to control its borders, but I highly doubt that much thought went into it.
Also, I would have traded my 6-inch limited edition statue of Ghidorah to actually see an entire fight on a sunny day and not mired in fog, rain, the dark of night or murky underwater. The maelstroms of computer-generated effects are just too deliciously sacred to be wasted on a dark screen.
From a popcorn munching point of view, it's everything a B monster movie connoisseur can appreciate and that is not limited to the cliché ridden dialogue, half baked emotional moments, loud beasts (that appear to have a primordial lineage to creatures found in the market scene from Mr. del Toro's "Hellboy 2") and those unbelievable, epic fight scenes that nearly destroy entire cities in the combatants' wake.
Despite the minor plot grumbling, what "Pacific Rim" delivers right is a nostalgic return to a male child's bedroom floor, bringing to life an onscreen role-playing session full of cool monsters and robots loaded with memories.
Although, the film really needs to be seen in a 3D IMAX format for maximum effect, the Blu Ray version available now delivers some incredibly crisp visuals and booming sound.
I still suggest seeing it on the biggest Plasma or LCD monitor possible.
Best extras: Mr. del Toro is a master of minutia, methodically assembling fictional worlds (reference "Hellboy" and "Pan's Labyrinth") and using every artistic medium available to him to prepare his production plans.
Warner Home Video's bonus features celebrate his passion.
Besides a full and wildly informative optional commentary track starring Mr. del Toro (listener alert: the director's strong accent is a hard to understand but his obsessive narrative about the good and bad of the movie is refreshing) and an approximately 60-minute, piecemeal documentary covering every facet of the production on the movie disc, owners get a second Blu-ray disc packed with extras.
First, and most worthy of note, is an abbreviated Director's Notebook that makes for mandatory reading.
Fans get nine pages from Mr. del Toro's film journal. Each page offers dense, handwritten scribble with sketches, and features as well clickable hotspots tied to video snippets, concept art and English translations of select passages culled from the director's mad ramblings.
For such an elaborate visual set-up, I could have used 50 pages to appreciate his meticulous efforts.
Also, look to the Shatterdom for a compendium of almost three dozen art galleries speckled with animatics and Marquette collections covering deigns topics such as the Kaiju, Jaeger, environments and an average citizen's clothing.
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Please,let me out,Birdy Police!
Now you know what it's like to be behind bars.
Cat: I can't see any birds from in here just a bunch of lines, you lied!
Bird: Well what am I then?
"So, Mister Whiskers, we meet again. Only this time the advantage is mine.
Maybe I should eat this cat next.
hello lunch!
hello,lunch. please preapare to be eaten
I work to hard
Give me back my body!
cat: um meow. bird: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY CAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you looking at?
This isn't right.
okay,what's it gonna cost to get me out
this is the last time I sleep under the birdcage
Bird Brain!
Can't I just pay the bail and give you back your home?
Cat: "haha got ya oh you got me."
Bird:"tweet tweet tweet!"
See how you like it ! Isnt that right sylvester !
Don't worry, you're safe in here… but not for long… hehehehehe…
Who's The Helpless Bird Now? ':-)
I shall keep you in here to die until you use your cute looks to win me a new, what you call my "home sweet home"
"HA HA the tables, er, uh, cage has turned!
What happens when you mess with nature.
Isn't this supposed to be the opposite?
Bird: Hey, Mom! Ever thought about having cat for dinner?
Staring contest…………wait, this isn't right.
Bird: Now that I have captured you, I shall tweet this!
Cat: No! Please don't Tweet this!
Bird: TWEET TWEET I CAUGHT A CAT!!!
Cat: Oh, great.
"Polly wannna–uh–MEOW!!!"
Not to self: Never. Ever. Try. To. Open. A. Cage.
Aw, c'mon, kitty. That's MY home!
shoudn't birdy be here
I'm warden Tweety!
Something just doesn't feel right
cat "i don't think this is right
bird "it is to me
Cat says,"meow" parrot says,"meow" too. Cat wonders why parrot is not squaking
cat "i don't think this is right
bird "it is to me
You'll never get out! Mwuhahahaha!
cat i hate being a bird. bird see i told you so
You clever little bird!
Ha ha ha, now let me out of here Tweety.
Sweet revenge
Who's in the cage now, sucker!
Well played canary, well played.
Oh, how the tables have turned…
its opposite day kitty
Bird: The voices told me to trap you… Cat: Meow? O_O
Yummy!!!! Fried Cat for dinner this time!
Okay where's the key….WHAT! you threw it away! okay where the wire cutters, those to…come on a grudge can't last that long.. could it
locked and loaded mwa! ha! ha! ha!
i was wight when i said " i taught i taw a puddy tat!
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February 22, 2010
Ascom Showcases Network Testing Portfolio at Mobile World Congress
By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributor
Ascom displayed its Network Testing portfolio at the Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 15. The Network Testing portfolio provides solutions for testing, monitoring and optimizing wireless communication networks.
Ascom's Network Testing portfolio was formed by merging its Mobile Test Solutions with Argogroup, Comarco (News - Alert) and TEMS. This new division enables the largest install base in the industry to test, monitor and optimize wireless networks. According to Rikard Lundqvist, general manager of the Ascom (News - Alert) Network Testing division, the company's advanced end-to-end solutions perfectly complement each other. Lundqvist added that Ascom is pleased to demonstrate these benefits to the mobile wireless industry at major wireless industry events.
Ascom Network Testing addresses the full wireless network lifecycle that ranges from initial planning to network maturity. The portfolio supports high-quality voice services and the explosive growth of mobile broadband data and content services. Network Testing supports all major telecommunications technologies from any infrastructure vendor. The portfolio spans the areas of planning & design, test & measurement, benchmarking and monitoring, and reporting and analysis.
Network operators, infrastructure vendors, service providers and government agencies benefit from Network Testing offerings. The products offer a subscriber perspective that improves network planning, troubleshooting, optimization and benchmarking activities. At every stage of development, the Network Testing portfolio provides solutions that help operators to maximize the quality of service.
An international solution provider, Ascom has the comprehensive technological know-how in Mission-Critical communication. The company concentrates on core areas such as Wireless Solutions, Network Testing and Security Communication. Ascom's offerings range from analysis and consulting to system design and system integration, project management, engineering and implementation as well as maintenance and support.
Ascom Network Testing offers a complete portfolio of software solutions for air interface monitoring, benchmarking, analysis and radio network planning. These offerings facilitate planning, implementation and optimization of telecommunications networks. The universal scope of the portfolio enables these products to objectively operate in multi-vendor and multi-technology environments. Ascom's Network Testing products are supplied to the top wireless service operators in the world. Ascom will display its Network Testing portfolio at CTIA (News - Alert) Wireless, Convergence India, CommunicAsia and P&T/Expo Comm to be held later this year.
Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin's articles, please visit his columnist page.
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CAR Engineering and Manufacturing, manufactured these stamped aluminum sleeves for a tier one automotive supplier. The customer was procuring these parts overseas, the previous manufacturing process involved making large buys of sawed aluminum tubing and cutting to length. Advantage CAR: [...]
Multi-Slide / Four-Slide Stamping
We are a regional leader in four-slide production metal stamping. Our inventory of eleven U.S. Baird Multi-Slides are automated production machines designed specifically for the economical fabrication of metal stampings from coil stock. The various motions provided by the die head, such as forming slides, vertical stripper mechanisms, and a range of auxiliary units, afford the DFM engineers at CAR nearly limitless opportunities for tool and die manufacturing of stampings at considerably lower part cost-per-piece by eliminating secondary operations and handling. Because of their versatility, our Multislides can be modified for simultaneous feeding and processing of multiple strips to complete an assembly. In addition, prefabricated parts can be hoppered, positioned, and fed for automated assembly as part the production metal forming process. Examples of machined wire products we produce are flat springs, spring clips, brackets, collars, and shims. All of our Multi-Slide parts are run through an ISO 9001 certified quality inspection procedure.
- Reduce material usage- in many cases, materials can be purchased slit to width
- Less expensive tooling means lower cost per part
- Tapping without having to purchase expensive in-die tapping equipment or needing a secondary process
- Can perform assemblies such as riveting studs into a metal stamping, which also lowers costs by removing additional processing


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Town of Tonawanda to host toy drive
BY: Community Papers of WNY Staff | November 17, 2012
The Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks and Recreation Department announced that they have placed the 2012 Christmas Toy collection barrels throughout the Town of Tonawanda.
"We are working very closely with the local churches, schools and the business community to help make this collection successful," said Dan Crangle, councilman and chairman of the youth, parks and recreation committee.
However, to make this project a real success, we need the support of the community to bring new, unwrapped toys to one of our drop off locations.
Toys will be collected up until Dec. 10.
Drop off locations are as follows:
• Municipal Building, 2919 Delaware Ave., 877-8800.
• Town Police Station, 1835 Sheridan, 876-5300.
Village of Kenmore
• Village of Kenmore Police, 2395 Elmwood Ave.,
• Village of Kenmore DPW, Elmwood and Mang
• Paddock Chevrolet Golf Dome
• Highway Department, 450Woodward Ave.
• Water Treatment Plant, 218 Aqua Lane.
• Wastewater and Sewer Maintenance, 525 Belmont Ave.
• Building Department, 525 Belmont Ave.
• Tonawanda Community F.C.U, 257 Highland Ave.
• Tonawanda Community F.C.U. 315 Delaware Ave.
• Brighton Arena
• Lincoln Arena
• Youth, Parks and Recreation Office, 299 Decatur Road.
• Aquatic and Fitness Center, One Pool Drive.
• Philip Sheridan School, Elmwood Ave., Kenmore.
• Dollar General, 3170 Delaware Ave., Kenmore.
"Through the generous support of the residents of the Ken-Ton community and the employees throughout the Town of Tonawanda and Village of Kenmore, we were able to make Christmas morning very special for many boys and girls last year and we are hoping to increase those numbers this year," said Crangle.
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I am just having a practice run with using 1 edition quests using 2 edition rules. On the face of it, it doesnt seem too difficult, especially the road to legend ones, which i am just going to work out a number of open groups for each dungeon and see how it runs. Most of the named just have bonusses to stats so i may just leave them as they are..
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I've gotten the distinct impression that most of the painters on this forum have little regard to CR ratings....I'm honestly asking...why is that? I have subscribed to CR for years--most used info related to cars & appliances but have used their paint tests too. I do find that their ratings are not always consistent--2 yrs ago I used one of their highly rated paints only to find it near the bottom of the list the following year! Not sure why. But it seems they do a thorough testing of their products; what is it that a lot of people disagree with on here? It's time for me to paint again so I'm trying to get the best I can for my $$.
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The list of reasons is just too long to list. Suffice to say that their testing methodology is suspect at best, useless at worst. Take hide for example. Look at the pictures, they are evaluating hide based on rolling out a few square feet on paper. That the testing isn't double blind is amazing (think about it, what is the likelihood that the tester that uses Behr at home and loves it is going to apply it and have a different conclusion at work). Lastly, they don't really factor application into the process yet most folks, especially painters, are keenly interested on how it applies. |
- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Fri, Jul 2, 10 at 5:19
It seems to me that CR( at least for paint)uses sales as it's criteria as much as anything. To place Behr above BM SW or ANY other paint brand an far as quality, hiding, lasting, covering or anything else is just wrong.MOST and I say MOST professional painters would not think of using inferior products that cost more to apply than a quality product.Read paintguy's second sentence above, that pretty much says it all. |
- Posted by brendainnj (My Page) on Fri, Jul 2, 10 at 8:56
Good point about the testing paintguy...never really considered the aspect of the double-blind testing. So I guess I'll be heading down to my local SW store. Thanks again, it's always good when people can learn valid reasons for avoiding something rather than just bashing...kind of leaves one thinking...do they know something I don't know? |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Fri, Jul 2, 10 at 14:14
I have used Behr almost exclusively on the past 4 or 5 houses I've had the (pleasure) of painting. But since I've been hanging out on the home forums, I've opened my mind to other brands. I ordered the BM fandeck recently, even got a sample of a favorite color in the BM equivalent. Now I'm going toward SW, and registered on their website so I could do things with their planner. Not doing so good with that, I'm afraid, they still don't recognize my registration and I can't see a thing. I hate to go out shopping, and do it as the final step after I've narrowed down my options. Does anyone see a need to register to use the SW website? And, when you get to choosing paints, do you pretty much stick with one manufacturer? Or do you jump around? Any benefit or differences in chemistry? I also don't pay much attention to CR test results. They are not giving me any info pertinent to my situation. |
I dunno - when it comes to the online stuff on paint/color websites I think there's only 'so much' they're good for. Because color does not render true on monitors. Monitor color is additive which means you see color because of emitted light and real paint chips are subtractive color. Subtractive means you see color because of reflection/absorption. Not sure what you use the planner for exactly, but it'd be no great loss for me if I couldn't get in. I do not stick with one brand for various reasons. As a DIYer/homeowner tho, I think it's best to follow the color and buy the best grade you can afford. Meaning when you find the color you want, it's easier and better to buy it from the store you got the chip -- it's 'home brand' if you will. You can get crappy grades of paint at the name brand signature paint stores the same as you can at the discount big box around the corner. There's just no two ways about it, you get what you pay for when it comes to a can of paint. The more you spend, the more features and benefits you get. Now, the necessity of all those features and benefits are debateable. My list of 'must haves' in a can of paint could differ from someone else's list. And that's the reason there are so many grades to choose from. There is something for everyone. |
- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Sat, Jul 3, 10 at 7:02
Now, the necessity of all those features and benefits are debateable. My list of 'must haves' in a can of paint could differ from someone else's list. And that's the reason there are so many grades to choose from. There is something for everyone. Exactly! |
BEHR IS A BOTTOM OF THE BARREL PAINT. TO ME IT IS A SIN THAT MOST OF THAT PRODUCT IS SOLD. B.MOORE is FAIR to GOOD...this is not buying the Porche of paints. |
I was a CR subscriber for several years, too. I enjoyed reading the reviews in their magazines. We stopped our subscription when I realized you could Google just about anything and get a thorough and credible review of it, for free. That being said...CR had me in a Behr paint zombie state, thinking Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams etc. were inferior by far. Then I went to the local paint shop in the town I just moved to - I love little businesses like that - and inquired after zero-VOC paint. The guy sold me 3 gallons of Muralo BreatheSafe. Wow!! What a paint! It's creamy, silky, feels thin & spreads far, but covers thick. I can only imagine what a fume-laden Muralo paint can do. :) They even spent a good half-hour tweaking it to match a Benjamin Moore chip I had. I was so impressed. Better yet...my eyes were opened. Go to your local experts and ask them for some real paint...don't just READ about paint. A fun lesson I learned this month. :) |
I had always used BM not thinking too much about it because it always worked out. But when I kept seeing Behr show up with top results in CR reports, I decided to try it once for a room. I got a ceiling paint and wall paint. And I'm sure I got the "best" Behr there was because that's how I shop. It was AWFUL! I was shocked that I didn't get good coverage. I was covering white over white and off-white over a different off-white. The ceiling paint splattered all over. Three coats needed for walls. Never again! I still read CR (old habits die hard), but I take their results with a grain of salt. They typically leave out something BIG. I remember once reading a comparison of countertop materials. Pros and cons granite, formica, corian, blah blah blah. They did not include a syllable on QUARTZ which possibly would have been the winner. They also often list only Recommended items in a report. I want to see all Tested items including the ones that did NOT make the cut. Because if a brand is missing, you don't know if it was omitted or flunked. They are useful for providing info on what to look for and consider in making choices. But that's all I rely on them for. Thanks for this post. I needed the vent! |
I've liked CR for a long time. Used to subscribe to it for a while. IMO...MOST of the things they test will have pretty cut & dry results....like cars, vacuums, electronics, food tests, etc.,... BUT...Paints/stains are pretty unique items to test. Mainly due to the "Human Element", and other factors... Faron |
- Posted by brendainnj (My Page) on Wed, Jul 28, 10 at 10:51
Faron, thanks for this very understandable response--yes, the human element & existing conditions will vary greatly, something I hadn't thought about at length. As a former CR subscriber, I appreciated a lot of their ratings & just couldn't understand why there was so much bashing here about their paint ratings...now I think I get it! People might get the impression from here that CR isn't reliable for anything, which I don't believe is the case. But the point on paint is well-taken. |
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(10-24-2012 05:07 PM)corbin21 Wrote: I received an e-mail from Topps offering me a set of 2012 Topps Heritage high number 576 - 675 baseball set. There is only going to be a print run of 1,000 and the cost of the box set is $99.00. I am putting together the 2012 topps heritage base set 1 - 500 for this year. Was it a wise purchase to pay that much for a hundred card set. Let me know what everybody thinks.
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I just got my new hoyas they were $8.80 NZ each i got linearis powderpuff(which is a australis hybrid) and crinkle curl which is quite small, but the linearis has flower buds on it yay (they are still small). Do you have any advice on linearis? sorry i cant take any photos because my camera died. |
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Sorry cyclonenat there is no hoya called linearis powderpuff.This must be a made up name by the seller.You will need to google linears and australis to see which you might have. Cindy |
- Posted by cyclonenat (My Page) on Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 22:19
sorry powder puff is supposedly a variation of australis, my linearis is light green colour with long leaves, sorry for the misunderstanding |
Linearis and australis are about as far apart in appearance as two plants can get. Maybe you could give us a link to the photo you bought it from, like on a website or auction site? Denise in Omaha |
Are you saying you got 2 hoyas?Still no powder puff australis.This a problem when sellers make up names to try to sell plants. I cant help with how to grow Linearis as I don't have this one yet.I am the experts will come along soon. Cindy |
- Posted by RainforestGuy (My Page) on Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 22:42
If you think it's difficult for making up common names, think about all the confusion when someone calls something with a scientific name that there ain't no such thing and then people name it and it is propagated and name propagated and so on. names should not just be handed out like a bumper sticker. A name is important to label and re-identify a plant. |
- Posted by cyclonenat (My Page) on Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 23:12
yes i got three a hybrid of australis compacta and a plant of linearis, i wont be able to put a photo up yet because my camera isnt working sorry the australis hybrid looks like a cross between obovata and australis maybe? |
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It was just before Christmas when Mike Marchant, one of Denver's most celebrated songwriters, found out he has cancer. "Being told you have cancer — I will never, ever forget what that feels like, because it's terrifying," he says.
After seeing a doctor for what he assumed was an infection, Marchant underwent a biopsy, and that's when his diagnosis was confirmed. "I immediately told all of my friends and family, of course," he remembers. "I'm a private person, but I don't feel that was something I had to be private about. I told my friends it wasn't a secret, so they could tell whoever they want.
"I really don't mind talking to people about it, because it's therapeutic," he goes on. "It wasn't something I wanted to keep secret, so I posted it on Facebook and said it was treatable, even when it'll be a heavy deal for the moment. Then all of these people started mobilizing and made something happen to help me out with the money. It's been amazing. It's been overwhelming."
The Denver music scene is known for its heartfelt generosity. When one of its own is in need, folks are quick to band together and offer a helping hand. So when word spread that Marchant was in need of some assistance, countless people stepped up.
Naturally, that went a long way toward lifting his spirits. Even though he's been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, one of the most curable kinds of cancer, it was still quite unnerving for the musician. "You still have to do chemo and radiation," he notes. "For a while, I got really down about it because they don't know the cause, and part of me wanted to know the cause. You know, to have something to blame it on, like, oh, you've had too many cigarettes, or you've had too many beers and your liver has turned. My life has turned around in so many ways I never would have imagined."
Although technically Marchant is a transplant, he's been here long enough that he might as well be a native. The songwriter was born in St. Louis but moved to Denver around age eight, when his father, who works in medical imaging, took a new job. After a short stint in Englewood, the Marchant family moved to a house in Littleton, where Mike's parents still live.
Marchant has been a fan of music all his life, but his earliest creative endeavors were ones in which he and his brother made up games and built haunted houses and mazes in the basement of their house in St. Louis, where the oppressive heat of Missouri summers made playing outside during the day prohibitive.
The hermetic nature of Marchant's nascent creative development seems to have informed his vivid songwriting, which itself comes out of a kind of private, imaginative world of making the most of the simple elements at hand. His family was musical, and his parents were always singing, but Marchant figures it was around the beginning of middle school that he started to develop his own taste in music, beginning with the Beach Boys.
"I was listening to this greatest-hits compilation, but it was the evil side of the Beach Boys," Marchant confesses. "I mean, like, 'Kokomo.' Those are beloved songs, obviously, but what I love of the Beach Boys now is completely different. It was a greatest-hits, so it probably had 'Good Vibrations' and some of those big, epic songs that we love. A lot of it was surfin' and girls, cheeseball stuff, but I still loved it."
Around the same time, Marchant also became fixated on a handful of other releases, like Beck's Odelay album and Weezer's self-titled debut. There were about six things that he liked back then, and he listened to them endlessly. Around the age of fourteen, Marchant got more into punk rock and pop punk, and from playing on friends' guitars, he realized how easy it was to play songs by bands like NOFX, Dead Kennedys and Millencolin.
"Once you take some band and learn twenty of their songs, you see how songs are built," says Marchant about his early songwriting exercises. "Even if you're not aware that you're giving yourself a lesson, you start to see trends and patterns, even when you're not looking for them. I think I figured out at least pop structures and stuff by inadvertently learning NOFX songs on guitar. Everyone has their own way they learn things, especially self-taught people, I think. When you go back and see how they wound up writing songs, it can say a lot about the music they make now."
At some point, Marchant became taken with the music being made by more technical guitar players like Joe Satriani and his ilk. That kept his attention for a few years, until he realized that although the music was complex and technically proficient, it was generally lacking great songwriting. And then he met one of the most influential figures in his life. "I met Cory Brown at seventeen," Marchant recalls. "He introduced me to a whole new world of music, everything I like now. We started playing music together with Cory Costello of I Know You Rider, and Ben Martin sometimes. We would get together and do Air covers. We recorded a cover of 'Dirty Trip,' from the Virgin Suicides album.


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An unusual kind of ship is taking shape in the STX Finland shipyard in Turku, Finland. The Aura ll, due for delivery in spring 2012 for multipurpose operations in the Baltic Sea for Finnish owners Gaiamare (a subsidiary of the Meriaura Group) is designed to carry bulky lifts of Finland' s lumber, containers, or even wind-farm modules on a spacious deck; while if occasion demands, even to operate as an oil-spill response vessel.
That's not all though: down below are three Wärtsilä 6L20 main generating sets that will power diesel-electric propulsion by means of either liquid bio-fuel (LBF) or MDO making this unique 4,350 dwt ship truly adaptable both above and below decks.
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A departure from the normal vegetable-based product, the LBF is to be supplied by another Meriaura Group company, Sybimar, based in remote Uusikaupunki near the southwest coast of Finland, which has developed a technology for oil separation that converts raw material residues from the fish-processing industry of that area into bio-diesel.
The builder's contract with the owners requires the Wärtsilä 6L20 diesel engines to be operated by using LBF during the pre-acceptance sea trials, although Wärtsilä add that this engine has the built-in ability to switch over to conventional hydrocarbon diesel fuel when required. Nevertheless, it is claimed that when the Aura ll comes into service it will be the first time for a European commercial shipping operation to permanently use LBF as main engine fuel.
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GARY — A rally through the city's Glen Park neighborhood Saturday morning illustrated the effects of violence with a mock funeral procession.
Traffic along Broadway stood still as the marchers, led by a light blue coffin and a hearse, yelled "Stop the violence!" and passed out fliers to those watching from the sidelines. The cavalcade snaked morosely through Glen Park, driving home the results of the 15 homicides Gary has weathered so far this year.
Community activist and march organizer Dwight Taylor agreed the visual of a funeral procession is a harsh way to make a point. Then again, 15 people dead from gunshots is more harsh.
"Drastic measures for drastic times," Taylor said. "It's our hope that at least one person out here today understood the consequences."
Sheriff John Buncich, who participated in the march along with Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, North Township Trustee Frank Mrvan, former Calumet College of St. Joseph President Dennis Rittenmeyer and other dignitaries, said he's taken part in rallies such as Saturday's for years. This particular one should have been even more poignant, he said, after the shooting at 50th and Broadway earlier this week.
"More and more, people on each of these blocks have to realize that change comes from within," Buncich said. "There is so much being taken for granted, and human lives are being destroyed."
Currently, eight or nine of Buncich's inmates at the Lake County Jail are 16, he said, and all of them are awaiting trial on violent crimes. They know the sheriff.
"I've got kids in there saying, 'Hey, Sheriff! You knew my dad from when he was in here,' as if that's something to be proud of," Buncich said. "And those darn gangs are increasing like you wouldn't believe. These new gangs are much younger and more violent, too, because they think they have something to prove."
Larry Cottom, a member of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, knows that firsthand. His son, Jacob Cottom, was shot and killed five years ago during a visit from Indianapolis. His son's killer pleaded the conviction down to eight years.
Gary Police Chief Wade Ingram said the violence hits the African-American community especially hard. He said he also participated in the march at the Dorie Miller complex in March, and no more shootings have occurred there.
The anonymous tip line established by Freeman-Wilson has netted 81 leads so far, Ingram said, meaning people are slowly, yet surely, getting the message.
"It's not going to happen overnight, but it will happen. It has to," he said.
Eddie and William Latimer, owners of Lakeshore Funeral Services and providers of the casket and hearse, said they perform funerals for between 10 and 15 gunshot victims per year. The survivors always take the deaths hard, but the violence almost always continues.
"They're right back out there in the streets, either because of retaliation or (gang) initiation," Eddie Latimer said. "They have to show they're cold-hearted."


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Bible verses related to Job Loss from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Proverbs 30:8 - Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Job 1:1-22 - There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. (Read More...)
Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:28-33 - And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: (Read More...)
Job 3:11 - Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Job 3:1-3 - After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. (Read More...)
Galatians 6:10 - As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
2 Corinthians 8:9 - For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
1 Corinthians 5:11 - But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mark 14:7 - For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Matthew 28:19-20 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (Read More...)
Matthew 24:34 - Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.
Luke 12:33 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Matthew 25:31-46 - When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (Read More...)
Matthew 24:1-51 - And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple. (Read More...)
Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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