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I have a patio table that I want to mosaic. The top is 42" round and I believe it is fiberglass. The top is in real good condition, but not completely smooth, it does have some "graining" in it. Can I mosaic directly onto the top or should I add to or replace it? Also, there is a hole in the center (for an umbrella) that I will need to cover somehow.
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ct- go th lowes and get some hardibacker board about 3/8" thick. lay your fiberglass on this and cut a new top to fit the old one. Then you can either lay your hardibacker one on top of the fiberglass one or use only the hardibacker one for a top. They also sell a tool by Cobalt that makes quick work of cutting the board. This stuff will hold up for you for years and is a joy to mosaic on. Good luck. |
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What if the Toyota T100 had a V8 from day 1 back in 1993?
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joeltrane Posts: 25Overall width of the T100 & Tundra is 75.2"
Overall length(with bumper) of T100 is 209.1"
Overall length(with bumper) of Tundra is 217.5"
At first glance the Tundra "looks" alot bigger because it is longer, and it sits higher(comes with bigger wheels/tires than the T100 did).
IMO they're both noticably bigger than a Dakota (dimension wise not engine wise).
Actually, I think Toyota referred to the T100 as an intermediate size truck. But obyone's right.. they call the Tundra full sized and it's not that much bigger(dimension wise) than a T100.
hillhound is also correct. Truck buyers who are used to having American trucks find the Toyota options/configurations limited. Toyota decides what they are going to offer and that's it...take it or leave it. Unfortunately for the T100, many buyers said 'leave it'. They(Toyota) are also doing this with the Tundra. Personally, I wouldn't buy a Tundra unless I could get a 2wd, reg cab, v-8 with a stick. But I don't think they'll make it anytime soon.
What you do get with a Toyota is their reputation for reliability and longevity. I can't speak for dealer service as I haven't had to take my T100 back for anything. Not one problem in 50,000+ miles. I'm planning to get at least 200,000 out of her.
But to offer an opinion on the original question posted. What if Toyota put a v-8 in the T100?? At 3320 lbs. you'd have one bada$$ "intermediate sized" truck, which is what the Dakota is.
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natureboy1 Posts: 55I had a 93 T100 and it was a great truck. Looked great, drove great, and the quality far exceeded my bought new 1999 Toyota Tacoma. The only gripe I had was the engine. For as long as I have been a fan of the T100, I have always tried to find the answer to that mysterious question - Why didn't Toyota drop a V8 in the T100 from day one?
There were many different answers from many different sources. A 1993 issue of Four Wheeler Magazine pitted the then new T100 against the redesigned Ford Ranger and the 195 horsepower V6 Sonoma (the only trucks that were classified as "new" or had experienced "significant" changes that year). Here we have a 150 horsepower almost fullsize T100 with an embarassing 180 ft/lbs of torque against a 195 horse compact Sonoma (and something like 260 ft/lbs) and a 160 horse (225 or so ft/lbs) compact Ranger... Draw your own conclusions about the performance department. In any case, to get to my point, the editors of the magazine claimed that Toyota's resonse to why noe V8 or even bigger engine, was that one would not fit. The engine compartment was constructed too small (for apparent noise restrictions) to accomadate a big V8 motor. Sound like a good excuse to you?
Others have claimed that Toyota didn't want to make too much of an impact with the T100 and "startle" the big 3 who might send Toyota with its T100s back over seas. This is one argument I never understood. Toyota intimdated by the Big 3? What exactly were the big three going to do? What were the big 3 going to do differently if the T100 had a V8? OK...
And the famous Toyota "reason" was that they were trying to offer a intermediate size truck with compact costs and handling... Well the T100 wasn't cheap to either buy or maintain its thirst for gas, and with only 150 horses at its introduction it really wasn't going to handle like any compact.
If not a V8, then what I have always wondered is why Toyota didn't drop in the Landcruiser's big 4.5 liter 1-6? With 212 horses and 275 ft/lbs of torque this would have been a nice T100 motor back in 1993. How many base V8s put out 212 horses back in 1993. Not many. Exotic motor or not, this should have been the least that Toyota should have offered. It would even be a great base motor in the Tundra today.
One other thing... I cannot even fanthom Toyota not putting a V8 in the Tundra after their experience with the T100, but apparently many at Toyota were not convinced the truck required it! It took a meeting with American Toyota dealers to finally convince them that they needed a V8, and as one dealer stated if the new truck did not have a V8 they may as well pack up and go home. Well it got the V8 and the Tundra has been a success. We don't even hear or see the word T100 from Toyota anymore...
Besides this power thing, I always liked the T100. It had superior build quality, was beyond reliable and looked great with that eight foot bed. I don't know how many times I hauled into a gas station or parking lot and had people compliment me on my truck. Many even offered to buy it (and this truck was next to stock looking). The only gripe I ever had was its power. My 1999 Tacoma would simply destroy it on the highway. I did a few modifications to the old 3.0 liter such as a larger exhaust, performance plus and a K&N, but like joeltrane said a V8 engine would have been just too sweet. Even the old Landcruiser 1-6 would have made this truck haul [non-permissible content removed]. Unfortunately we'll never know.... -
bamatundra Posts: 1,583Was available in the LandCruiser since 1992.
I think the reason it was not put in the T100 was that it would make an already expensive vehicle even more expensive. The T100 was produced in Japan.
When Toyota started producing the Tundra in the US, they saved enough money that they could put a V8 in the Tundra and still have it be competitively priced with the Big3. -
joeltrane Posts: 25Obyone & bamatundra make good points. I didn't think of whether Toyota had a v-8 ready in 1993 or the added cost of a truck that was already kind of expensive.
My main gripe in 1996 was that I could not get the base truck with the bigger 3.4 liter engine. And in 2001 you can't get a base Tundra with a v-8. I think what we're talking about here are choices. I mean, compared to the T100, the Tundra has been a HUGE success. And I think that's due to the availability of a large engine. I also feel that more options would mean alot more sales for Toyota.
Don't get me wrong, I love my T100 and will keep it until they pry my cold, dead fingers from the steering wheel. I guess with brand loyalty you have to weigh the pros and cons of the "brand" that you are loyal to, if that makes any sense. I know that my T will last a long time and frankly I think it's one of the better looking trucks on the road (just my personal opinion guys). And although it's somewhat underpowered it will carry a ton of bricks and it's rated to tow 4000 lbs. (I don't own anything that weighs 4000 lbs so I'll have to take thier word for it).
So the question remains, what would've become of the T100 if it started out with a v-8?? I don't know. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop.....the world will never know.
Also, great topic guys! I rarely visit boards where people are talking about the T100. Thanx for the opportunity to b.s. about Toyota's red-headed step child oops...I mean my T100.
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seelig Posts: 590want a V-8 in a midsize truck anyways.........seems that the purpose of a midsize like the T-100 or Tundra would be economical with a V-6, which is the reason for not buying a fullsize. it's a well known fact that fullsize truck builders offer various powerplants to suit ones needs, and toyota never considered their T-100 or tundra a fullsize.
people i know with a T-100 are quite happy with them and don't consider the tundra with it's pricey sticker to be much more than what they already own, and the fuel mileage is much worse on the tundra. -
joeltrane Posts: 25You have a valid point. With my truck being so light, a 3.4 would move it along nicely and get decent milage to boot. My main gripe, however is that the reg cab, 2wd, long bed T's were never produced with the 3.4 (not in '96 anyway), wasn't even an option.
Like I stated earlier, I'm happy with the 2.7 now that it's all said and done. The truck meets my needs and I get around 25 mpg on the highway. It's nice not to have to fill up every four to five days with the gas prices so high(although they are coming down some in certain areas). Plus, it's paid for!
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joeltrane Posts: 25Yes, I realize that the Tundra can be had with a reg cab & v-8 if you go with 4 wheel drive. But that model is an Sr5, more bells and whistles than I would want to pay for. Just a thought.
Also, never have had nor do I want/need 4 wheel drive(just personal preference).
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rsholland Posts: 19,741I think most people will agree that what separates a mid size pickup from a full size pickup, is that a full size model can fit a 4'x8' sheet of paneling—between the bed wheel wells, and flat on the floor. No mid size truck can do that. Both the T100 and Tundra can do that.
Frankly, I think the T100 and Tundra are sized just about right.
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quadrunner500 Posts: 2,728I don't think a mid size buyer decides between Dakota and Tundra based on a $7 sheet of plywood. Regardless, Toyota had to raise the bed up on spacers to gain clearance between the wheel wells. But this makes the bed depth shallow. Now if people agreed you have to fit a tool box under a tonneau, you'd think that was arbitrary, as I do about the 48 inch sheet of plywood. As it is, the Tundra has a tail gate lift over height as bad as any full size domestic, but with less cu/ft of volume.
You can make the argument that Dakota is full size too, since it's even closer in size to the full-size-Tundra than Tundra is to a big 3 domestic. Dodge doesn't make that claim however, because they have the Ram. Both are sized about right for their intended buyer. -
jcmdie Posts: 595If the bed were 6" deep but could handle a 4 X 8 sheet flat, would it be full sized? I think not. The problem is there realy is not a good way to determine this and until recently there was no raeson to question what was full size. Personally I consider the Tundra in the same class with the Dakota whatever that may be. The Dakota and Tundra are certainly larger and more capable than the full sized trucks of the 60s and early 70s.
rsholland Posts: 19,741who are considering a pickup, would consider the width between the bed wheelwells as to whether it's full size or not. If it can't handle—flat on the floor—a 48" wide piece of paneling, it's not full size. This has long been the established standard which separates full-size pickups from compact or mid-size pickups.
Every time the T100/Tundra is listed (officially via the government, etc.), it is always referred to as a full-size truck. Every time the Dakota is listed, it's always listed as a mid-size pickup.
Now consumers, like yourself, may call it whaever you like. It's still a full-size truck according to the regulating authorities.
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bamatundra Posts: 1,583Don't pay too much attention to the Tundra wannabees. They got stuck with mediocre (at best) trucks and they want to make them seem more important. Their typical line:
"Mah truck is biggern' yourn"
Who cares if the bed on a Shakerado is 2" deeper?
Is a 2 ton flatbed truck not "full size"? Uh,Oh - it has 0" bed depth - we better call it "compact"
These Tundra wannabees are hilarious! -
obyone Posts: 8,065I agree with you on your assesment regarding the Dakota and the Tundra not being full sized. Toyota fooled them again. First with the T100 and now by making the bed wide enough but not deep enough so the full size wannabe Toyota owners can say...the 4x8 fits in the bed between the wells and therefore its full size.....NOT!! They still haven't understood, but that's ok cause they are the ones that paid for a full sized truck and got a mid sized truck.....LMAO!!
rsholland Posts: 19,741It can fit 4'x8' paneling like domestic 1/2 tons. It's got a payload that equals, if not betters, many domestic 1/2 tons.
As they say: "If it walks like duck, and if it quakes like duck..."
There are many very happy Tundra owners out there... and you say: "they don't get it?" It obviously does what they need it to do. I say they get it just fine. They're just less concerned with "image" than you are. They bought it for what they need it for, and it does the job.
Bob -
quadrunner500 Posts: 2,728Dakota can be full size too, using the Tundra criteria. Dakota has higher max payload, more cargo bed volume, a deeper bed, a longer (short) bed. They are within 210 lbs GVWR, a couple inches on length and wheelbase, and closer to each other on max towing than to other full size trucks.
Seems to me, the 48 inch piece of plywood is arbitrarily being used to exclude the Dakota, when it actually has the most in common. -
bamatundra Posts: 1,583Since the Shakerado 1/4 ton will only tow 5000lb standard - I would say it is closer to the Dakota.
Chev used to know how to build trucks. What happened?
A 2 ton flatbed has 0 cargo volume. Does this mean a Tacoma is more "full size" than a 2 ton flat bed?
Quad - you are not making a lot of sense here. Go put your thinking cap on first - then post. -
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The Mesa Arts Center was one of 54 organizations out of more than 1,200 nationwide to receive funds offered by ArtPlace America — a national organization that bestows grants and endowments for the arts. The center sought a $575,000 grant to get it closer to the expected $600,000 to $800,000 construction figure, but director of arts and culture Cindy Ornstein said just receiving an allotment from ArtPlace is, "a nice feather in our cap."
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Plus, the $300,000 is enough to at least get the center started on phase one of its 21st Century Café project, which Ornstein said aims to create a sense of engagement between the arts center and the community at large.
Among the pieces of the project are the two funded directly by the grant: a multimedia screen and an interactive photo booth kiosk. The former is a box with multiple interactive screens that will project works of art submitted by community members focused on topics ranging from what it's like to live in the desert to a more abstract question about dreams.
"It'll be a place for the community to have a dialogue through art or poetry about the topic," she said. She added the center will ensure the art posted on the screens is appropriate for children.
The latter segment is a vertical box with a motion sensor inside which photos of visitors who give their consent by pressing a button inside the booth, thus creating a volunteer photo exhibition that fits the center's photo-friendly locale.
"It's a nod to this place being a place to capture photos and great memories," she said.
Those two pieces are joined by two additional parts — a café area with chairs and tables and the alliance pavilion stage that will host live performances — funded through other means to complete phase one.
Ornstein said the center expects to start construction on the stage in July.
Phase two features a shade structure to make the café amenable to use across all four seasons — the center will put out a request for proposal from artists with design ideas in the near future — and the renovation of the north plaza area close to the project's location. The center doesn't have funding to start the second phase, but Ornstein said one of phase one could help raise money to cover some of the second phase's construction costs.
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"It is, in fact, their place," she said.
A benefit of that is the way it could boost the center's popularity, which has gained traction in its eight years of existence. According to attendance figures cited by Ornstein, the center drew in approximately 370,000 visitors during the 2011-12 fiscal year; as of the end of May, the center had 440,832 visitors during the current fiscal year, and that doesn't include June's totals.
"If we do a similar June as we did last year, we're looking at about 460,000 visitors," she said.
Connecting the city to its arts center and increasing the number of visitors can have a much larger effect on the community at large, as Ornstein said the new additions can "act as a catalyst for further activity" in downtown Mesa. A show at the pavilion stage, for example, can motivate people to dine out at a restaurant within walking distance of the center or to another activity if it's during the daytime.
But Ornstein said the relationship works both ways, with restaurants, downtown attractions and other amenities like the incoming Benedictine University making the center more popular than it was before.
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1. The French term for a thin slice of meat rolled around a filling such as mushrooms, bread crumbs, cheese or a mixture of vegetables and cheese or meat. The rolled package is usually secured with string or a wooden pick. A roulade is browned before being baked or braised in wine or stock. Also referred to as paupiette, bird  and, in Italy, braciola . 2. The term roulade  also refers to a SOUFFLÉ-type mixture that's spread on a jelly roll pan, baked until firm but still moist, then spread with a savory or sweet filling and rolled up in jelly-roll fashion.


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2fer Tuesday
Happy Tuesday Furriends! At least its not Monday anymore and one more day until Friday right? MOL We got shipments in so I know what dat means, I will be in the shippings department today.
We are starting to send out items to my tester team! Did you see Pumpkin's review of our NEW Spiky Ball cat toy? Click Here to see it!
It always seems like momma has one of those flashy beasts near by to catch us in action. I just luvs my sisfur LociLu, just wish she would plays wif me more!
Caturday Bird Watching – Blog Hop
Hai Furriends! We are really excited about sending our first monthly donation out because dere is only 6 more days for this month. Now with dat said WE NEED RESCUES SUBMITTED! Please use my handy linky to your right to submit your favorite rescue to be our July recipient.
Remember June's recipient is Duncan's Place. So if you want to help dem out, you can either sends dem donation directly or place an order with us in our shop, as every order will result in one more green paper.
As usual we has our blog hop for Caturday (yay) and I will be looking forward to hopping around to sees furriends. Weather has been furry warm but I will be looking to spends time on my perch too!
Have fun wif da blog hop! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrs
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Wireless charging is perhaps one of the best examples of true convenience. The simple act of setting your phone down meant its battery would begin refilling. No need to hunt for the end of a cable, no more time spent clumsily aligning plugs, and no more hassle with loose cords. When the Nexus 4 was announced, its stylish charging orb was supposed to spearhead a movement of wireless bliss. While the orb certainly had its advantages, it was a bit late to launch and carried a premium price.
If we could take a universal count across all platforms asking users what more they want out of their devices, we would probably hear better battery life pretty frequently. As something that many users (myself included) obsess over, we're always looking for ways to get more juice from our devices and find out what processes are keeping us from the illustrious all-day charge. Enter a new app that should somewhat help on the war against bad battery life: My Battery Drain Analyser.
When it comes to high tech, downsizing is often looked at as a sign of progress. Microprocessors meant whole computers, for the first time, could fit on a desktop. LCD displays made them portable - in the form of laptops. Moore's law proved that chips that once would have been classified as capable of enterprise-level computing now occupy devices that easily fit in your pocket. And advanced lithium-ion batteries meant you could finally take yourself off the AC teat for an appreciable amount of time, and you could charge your gadgets over and over without worrying about the ridiculous cycling fatigue that plagued earlier rechargeable systems.
If you have the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer and keyboard dock, there's a chance that you've noticed the dock's built-in battery draining quicker than it should. This is a problem quite a few users are experiencing, and a member of the Transformer Forums by the name of ASUSFAN001 set out to get an answer to the issue directly from ASUS itself.
As it turns out, ASUS is completely aware of the issue and will discuss it openly with customers.
Certainly makes sense (get it?), doesn't it. Nearly every EVO owner I know has, at some point or another, complained about the fact that their battery life drops about 5-10% as soon as they unplug it. Well, it turns out that's because of there's an overcharge protection chip inside Li-Ion batteries.
XDA user willy900wonka decided to tear his extended EVO battery apart, and lo and behold:
A few days ago, we reported that the Facebook app had been updated, and now included "less suck"; turns out we may have been wrong (that pun will make sense in a minute). Flipz, the developer behind the awesome Fresh ROM's, has done his homework and found that the updated Facebook App has a wake lock bug that drains the battery fairly significantly.
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Ranger's Z520 Comanche wins design honor
Posted onRanger Boats' Z520 Comanche was named to the 2009 lost of "Excellence in Design" award winners by Trailer Boats magazine.
In its recap of the Ranger Z520 Comanche, the Trailer Boats staff writes, "Some rigs simply epitomize state-of-the-art, and that's exactly what you've got with Ranger's Z520 Comanche.
"Topside, it's evident in items such as a padded bow deck that makes long days of casting more comfortable, or a center rod locker that quickly converts to handle rods or tackle storage — or both. The rest of the design is equally commendable. … It's designs like this that separate the casual from the dedicated in the world of freshwater fishboats."
Measuring 20 feet, 9 inches, the Z520 Comanche is rated for a maximum 250 horsepower and features 48 gallons of fuel capacity.
Ranger Boats, which is a Genmar brand, is based in Flippin, Ark.
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I am looking for feedback on my classifieds site which allows user to post free ads of their products/services.
All feedback are welcomed negative or positive.
website url: www.zubera.co.in
Thanks in Advance
Some points need fixed:
The website is slow to load.On the homepage there are two videos that are on auto-play so you get a horrible ad noises as soon as you go on the site.There is a horizontal scroll bar which isn't necessary.The website also has an advertisement which fills up the whole screen and directs you away from the your site.
I don't link the pop-up advertisement that appears on your website. Since your website is already a classified ads, I think a pop-up ad is not really necessary.
As someone pointed out already, the website takes FAR too long to load, I've a fast connection and it took an absolute age. Consider getting rid of those videos. I hate sites which auto load vids too, a huge no-no for me. Plus I got a pop up prompting me to download a plugin - I'd have closed your site at this point. It just looks spammy
Also it's quite cluttered up at the top left there.
Other than that I suppose there's only so much you can do with a classifieds site
good luck!
Thanks for all replies.
@barricades: I have put multiple ads for making my site looks attractive. Some of the ad companies are displaying video ads instead of text ads that is making my site slow. I'll get in touch with those advertisers to put text ads only.
Performance issues
AdsThe huge pop-up ad on the site is very annoying: http://imgur.com/vNlw6 I think you should get rid of it.
All in all, it looks like you have put a lot of work in this site and with some fine-tuning it has the potential to become quite nice and usable. Good luck!
I like the website in general from the top: the ad at the header is jammed up to the log in menu and Facebook icon, Some templates suck for ads! and yes the Logo doesnt quite fit, perhaps just make letters bigger and of different font, I think that would work well. Now when I head to see more offers I get a very spammy pop up for a download I have a hard time getting out of for a download, that can send someone off very quickly, I would choose ads that dont get slammed in your face and/or make noise. I know you will make a hundred changes over time, Just one thought I Made a real nice header using Fireworks and made another using Label Maker Deluxe as a final header, it worked great for adding small photos and text, it filled up the header real nice ;O) Great luck to you!
Thanks for the replies balazsbotond and Mediaplay1.
@balazsbotond: I am working hard to speed up my site to load. I am also reducing the requests that are being generated at the time of page load.
@Mediaplay1: I'll work for the header section using tools i.e. Fireworks and Label Maker Deluxe suggested by you.
I followed the link and was surprised to see some pop-u ps and banners offering some prizes and all. I quickly closed the page not to catch viruses. Sorry, but there was no need to ask to have a look at your website for you to get the money!
The wiggling pop up ad and the flashing banner ad are very annoying. They make me uncomfortable and want to leave the site. The items in the header area are crowded and a little jumbled looking. Try adjusting the left margin of the grouping that's to the right of the flashing banner so that they have an even left border.
Hi. I took a look at your site, and I think that (1) you have it organized well. It would be easy for me as a consumer to find a product/service I was looking for through a quick scan, and I like that. However, I do have a couple of things that I didn't like...(1) the automatic video or audio clip that plays as soon as the site opens and I cannot stop it. That is a little irritating; and, (2) there was a download/play box that came up from the bottom and took over the screen prohibiting me from clicking on the site without going to another. Those were the only two things that I saw that I would change. The site loaded ok for me. It wasn't really slow or anything when I tried it. I hope this helps.
website down.... and I guess you using free classified source because I saw it some dude was using it for different website and same **** as yours.... I dont know what do you want to review about it....?
It took a long time to load, and then it was like: "What site? All I can see is adds destroying my view?" - Honestly, chill out on the ads for starters, regardless of the type of site
thats whats I mean as well, but he need to make it more friendly like I said above.
You should reduce the ads for now and try to increase the traffic, it can take around 6 months but would be worth a wait. You would not be able to earn anything if you do not get traffic, even if you fill up the whole site with ads for an income. Secondly your titile says "Free classifieds in US UK India free ads real estates: Zubera" You would hardly get US and UK traffic on a ".co.in" domain. Try targetting india before you get to the US or UK.
Thank you all for your valuable inputs.
I have started working on reducing the load of ads from my site. Soon, it would get rid of all pop-ups, video ads and bulky ads that take age long time to get loaded.
I am also looking out for my site if it is safe from all kind of sql injections and cross scripting.
I have done a lot of changes in my website. Would like you guys to have a look again and provide your valuable feedback on new look and feel.
Thanks a lot.
constructive criticism...
First the advertisements that come up along the load need to go... maybe keep one iPage advertisement on the right hand side that way it isn't blocking all your content. Then I keep getting lost with so many different advertisements on the page... You should definitely work on building traffic first before jumping into advertisement aspect.
Second... Since of direction seems a bit confusing... Not sure how well your html skills are but possible consider taking the location section that is on the right hand side of the page and making it into a drop down menu that allows you to scroll through various states (similar to how you have select category). This would definitely take some of the excessive words off of the landing page.
I notice you said you made some updates.. but based on the other feedback I am seeing for your site I don't feel you incorporated any of that into your updated version... You should definitely apply the feedback you are getting here because I am seeing the same suggestions over and over...
Other than that I really like the website idea and the images your used for each category.
One question though.. do you have a about page or any information for your viewers to gain a sense of credibility? If so I cant find it and mite want to relocate that at the top of your landing page.
Look forward to seeing your updates and best of luck!
I like how website looks over all. the one thing though, I would reduce the ads
Hi Folks,
I've added some attractive Facebook features to my website i.e. Recommend, Send, Share, Subscribe.
I would appreciate to have feedback for the same.
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Boston Restaurant Talk bears the sobering news that Back Bay's very popular Irish pub, Crossroads, will shut its doors. Hopefully their displaced workers can find a home at Carrie Nation, their new pub at 11 Beacon St. However, it seems not all is lost. According to a Facebook farewell page, a Kickstarter effort is in progress to keep the pub alive. Says one fan: "Let's keep it open. Do they need money? I know a lot of Emerson grads that are loaded and love to drink!" [BRT, Facebook]
Crossroads Irish Pub Will Shutter (Maybe?)
Some people might know some other people with money who like to drink.


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Released on 2012-10-16 17:00 GMT
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My brain hurts, and I am heavily medicated, so please give this one a
close read.
Lone Wolves or Stray Mutts?
Lone wolf.
Just the mention of that phrase invokes a sense of fear and dread. It
conjures up mental images of an unknown, malicious plotter working alone
and silently in an inexorable quest to weave a complex, unpredictable,
undetectable and unstoppable act of terror. This one phrase serves to
combine the persistent fear of terrorism in modern societywith the ancient
fear of the unknown.
And the phrase has been used a lot as of late. Anyone who has been paying
attention to the American press over the past few weeks has been bombarded
with a steady stream of statements regarding the threat posed by lone wolf
militants. While many of these statements, such as those from President
Obama, Vice President Biden, Department of Homeland Security Director
Janet Napolitano, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and
Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism John Brennan were provided in the days leading up to the
] 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, they did not stop when the threats
surrounding the anniversary proved to beunfounded and the date passed
without incident. Indeed, on Sept. 14, the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, Matthew Olsen told CNN that one of the things
that concerned him most was "finding that next lone wolf terrorist before
he strikes."
Now, the focus on lone operatives and small independent cells is
well-founded. One of the primary drivers for this focus is that we have
seen the jihadist threat[link
] devolve from one based primarily on the hierarchical al Qaeda core
organization to a threat emanating from a broader array of, grassroots
actors acting as small cells and lone actors. A second driver was the
recent reminder of the threat provided by the July 22, 2011
] attacks in Oslo, Norway conducted by lone attacker Anders Breivik.
The lone wolf threat is not new, but it has been receiving a great deal of
press coverage lately, and with that press coverage has come a degree of
hype based on the mystique surrounding the concept of the lone wolf.
However, when one takes a close look at the history of lone wolf
attackers, it becomes apparent that there is a significant gap between
lone wolf theory and how that theory is executed in practice. An
examination of this gap between theory and practice is very helpful for
placing the lone wolf threat in the proper context.
While the threat of lone wolf attackers conducting terrorist attacks is
real, thefirst step toward placing the threat into context is
understanding that thethreat is not new - indeed, it has been with us
since the inception of modern terrorism in the 1800's. Leon Czolgosz, the
anarchist who assassinated President William McKinley in 1901was one such
lone wolf.
In more recent times, the 1970's brought lone wolf terrorists like Joseph
Paul Franklin and Ted Kaczynski, [link
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090603_lone_wolf_lessons] both of whom
were able to operate for years without being identified and apprehended.
Based on the success of these lone wolves, and following the 1988 Ft.
Smith Sedition Trial in which the U.S. government's penetration of white
hate groups was clearly revealed, some of the leader of those penetrated
groups began to advocate leaderless resistance or lone wolf operations as
a means to avoid government pressure. In 1989, William Pierce, one of the
Ft. Smith defendants published a fictionalbook under a pseudonym called
"Hunter" that dealt with the exploits of a fictional lone wolf named Oscar
Yeager. Pierce dedicated the book to Joseph Paul Franklin and it was
clearlyintended to serve as an inspiration and model for lone wolf
operatives. In 1992, another of the Ft. Smith defendants, former Klan
Leader Louis Beam published an essay in his magazine, "The Seditionist"
that provided a detailed roadmap for moving the white hate movement toward
the [link
] leaderless resistance model whereby violent action would be taken by
lone wolves and small phantom cells to protect them from detection.
In other words, the shift toward leaderless resistance was an admission of
failure on the part of white supremacist leaders like Pierce and Beam and
the step I that direction was taken due to government success in
disrupting their previous operational model. But the leaderless resistance
model was not just advocated by the far right. Influenced by their
anarchist roots, left wing extremistsalso moved in that direction and
movements such as the [link
] Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
actually adopted operational models that were very similar in nature to
the leaderless resistance doctrine proscribed by Beam.
The jihadists have also come to adopt the leaderless resistance theory.
Perhaps the first to promote the concept in the jihadist realm was Abu
Musab al-Suri, who upon seeing the successes the U.S. and its allies were
scoring against the al Qaeda core group and wider network following 9/11,
began to promote the concept of individual jihad - leaderless resistance.
As if to prove his own point as to the dangers of belonging to a group,
al-Suri was reportedly captured in Nov. 2005 in Pakistan.
Al-Suri's concept of leaderless resistance was [link
embraced by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the al Qaeda
franchise group in Yemen, in 2009. Not only did the AQAP call for this
type of strategy in their Arabic-language media, but their [link
] English language magazine, Inspire, has also published long excerpts of
al-Suri's material on individual jihad. In 2010, the al Qaeda core group
also embraced this trend [link
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100317_jihadism_grassroots_paradox ] with
U.S.-born spokesman Adam Gadahn echoing AQAP's calls for Muslims to adopt
the leaderless resistance model.
However, it is important that like the white supremacists, this shift to
leaderless resistance is a distinct admission of weakness rather than a
sign of strength. They recognize that they have been extremely limited in
their ability to successfully attack the west, and while jihadist groups
welcomed recruits in the past, [link
] they are now telling them it is too dangerous to do so due to the steps
taken by the U.S. and its allies to combat the transnational terrorist
Busting the Mystique
Having established that adopting leaderless resistance as an operational
model is a sign of failure rather than a sign of strength, let's take a
look at how the theory translates into practice.
On it's face, as described by strategists such as Beam and aL-Suri, the
leaderless resistance theory is tactically sound. By operating as lone
wolves or small, insulated cells, operatives can increase their
operational security and make it more difficult for law enforcement and
intelligence agencies to identify them.
Lone wolves and small cells do indeed [link
http://www.stratfor.com/challenge_lone_wolf ] present unique challenges.
However, history has show that it is very difficult to put this theory
into practice. For every [link
http://www.stratfor.com/eric_rudolph_case_fanning_extremist_flames ] Eric
Rudolph, [link
] Nidal Hasan or Anders Breivik, there are scores of half-baked lone-wolf
wannabees, who either botch their operations or are uncovered before they
can launch an attack.
It is a [link
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/lone_wolf_disconnect ] rare individual who
possesses the combination of will, discipline and skills required to make
the leap from theory to practice and become a successful lone wolf.
Immaturity, impatience, and incompetence are frequently the bane of failed
lone wolf operators, and these failed operators also frequently lack a
realistic assessment of their capabilities and tend to attempt attacks
that are far too complex. In their attempt to do something spectacular,
they frequently achieve little or nothing. Nasir al-Wahayshi has
recognized this and has urged jihadist lone wolves focus on simple, easily
accomplished attacks that can be conducted with readily available items.
It must also be recognized that attacks, even those conducted by lone
wolves do not simply materialize out of a vacuum. Lone wolf attacks must
follow the [link http://www.stratfor.com/themes/terrorist_attack_cycle ]
same planning process as an attack conducted by a small cell or
hierarchical group. This means that lone wolves are just as [link
http://www.stratfor.com/vulnerabilities_terrorist_attack_cycle ]
vulnerable to detection as groups based on their actions during their
planning and preparation for an attack - even more so, since a lone wolf
must conduct each step of the process alone and therefore must expose
himself to detection on multiple occasions rather than delegate risky
tasks such as surveillance out to different individuals in an effort to
reduce the risk of detection. A lone wolf must conduct all the
preoperational surveillance, acquire all the weapons, assemble and test
all the components of the improvised explosive device, and then deploy
everything required for the attack before launching it. Certainly, there
is far more effort in a truck bomb attack than a simple attack with a
knife, and the planning process is shorter, but the steps must be followed
nonetheless and the lone wolf must complete them all. In other words,
while the lone wolf model offers operational security advantages in regard
to communications, and it makes it impossible for the authorities to plant
an informant in a group, at the same time it increases operational
security risks by exposing the lone operator at multiple points of the
planning process.
Operating alone also takes more time, does not allow the lone attacker to
leverage the skills of others and requires that the lone attacker provide
all the required resources for the attack. When we consider all the
traits required for someone to bridge the gap between lonewolf theory and
practice, from will and discipline to self-sufficiency and tactical
ability, there simply are not that many with those traits who alsopossess
the intent to conduct attacks. This is why we have not seen more lone wolf
attacks despite the factthat the theory does offer some tactical
When we set aside this mystique of the lone wolf and look at the reality
of the phenomenon, we can see that the threat is often far less daunting
than in theory. One of the leading proponents of Lone Wolf theory in the
white supremacist movement in the late 1990's was a young California
neo-Nazi named Alex Curtis. After Curtis was arrested in 2000 and charged
with some juvenile harassment of Jewish figures in Southern California, it
was said that when he made the jump from "keyboard commando" to conducting
operations in the physical world, that he proved to be more of a "stray
mutt" than a lone wolf. Recently, Brian Jenkins of the RAND Corporation
wrote an article in which he likened grassroots jihadists to stray dogs.
Lone wolves -- or stray mutts - do pose a threat, but that threat must not
be overstated, or ignored. Lone attackers are not mythical creatures who
come out of nowhere to attack. They follow a process and are vulnerable to
detection at certain times during that process. Perhaps if we begin to
shift our terminology away from terms like "lone wolf" or "Phineas priest"
that glorify and hype such individuals and instead identify them as the
deviant mutts that they reallyare, we can take an important step toward
dispelling the mystique and addressing the problem. in a realistic and
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Meanwhile, Lilith explained to Bill that God made her as vampire and Adam and Eve as humans. Though she is worshipped as a god by some, as Bill may come to be, there is only one God. A tyrant is coming, she said. Bill won the battle for her blood, so he is the one worthy of completing her work. And still, we learned nothing. Bored now. Jessica had no idea what to do. She thought perhaps Bill was hungry, so she ordered in some food -- a blonde, Veronica, from Human Edibles ("We're tasty"). Veronica said it's $50 for a bite on the wrist, $75 for the neck, and $150 for other places. When Bill didn't respond to Veronica's tender offer to make him feel better, she spooked and wanted her $50 minimum before she bolted. But then we heard bones cracking, and she was violently pulled back toward Bill as her body contorted in all kinds of positions. She knelt in front of him and her left arm was bent back over her head -- and then Veronica's blood flowed out of her mouth and into Bill's. This was nearly as shocking and disturbing as Bill's head-twisting sex with Lorena. All Jessica could do was collapse to the floor having no idea what she'd just witnessed.
Conveniently, the hot halfling Sookie was nursing woke up just as she was finishing bandaging his arm. She told him about how she recently wanted to get rid of her fairly light so she could be normal. They talked about right and wrong and other deep things that are supposed to make viewers think it's not crazy that Sookie just took a strange man into her house. Ben seems to have nowhere to go and isn't used to anyone showing him kindness. Fine, you got me. I'm curious about his back story. Sookie told him about the fairy safe place. Cut to Andy being there in the field with his four daughters yelling for Maurella to come out since he doesn't know squat about raising fairy children. She didn't. They seem perfectly happy to just run around. How hard can it be?
Jason and Grandpa returned to Sookie's house so Grandpa could go through the portal in Sookie's bathroom and see if Warlow was still on that side. Bless Jason for thinking he could go to. Grandpa returned pretty quickly, and he was wet. What does that side look like? Sookie hadn't been home because she was walking Ben to the fairy Moulin Rouge on her way to work. When he asked if he could see her again and read her mind that she was hesitating because she'd just lost Bill, it was Sookie's turn to spook. "I shouldn't be takin' walks with handsome strangers, it never ends well," she said. She told him where to find the club, and they parted ways.
Nora reading the Bible again proved fruitful. Something in this passage sparked an idea: "And so it was that the people led Lilith to the sun. And so it shall be again. As the blood ascends, two will become one. When light and dark collide, her salvation is at hand." Before Nora darted off, she told Pam that Eric never told Pam he had a sister inside the Authority because that knowledge could have gotten Pam killed -- but that Eric had often spoken to her about Pam fondly. Nora said Eric loves Pam and is what he's most proud of. Ah, I like Nora again.
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That bizarre turn of events led to a highly unusual lawsuit recently filed by the family in Denver District Court against a local funeral home. The circumstances leading up to the macabre conclusion began just over two years ago, when Fred Mayhew, a mechanic, and his wife, Jannette, a United Airlines employee, sent their 21-year-old son, Mordecai, to Indianapolis. Mordecai had been running with a rough crowd in Denver and getting into trouble, so the Mayhews, who live in Montbello, decided to relocate him to the Midwest in the hopes that he could get a fresh start there.
At first his new life seemed to be going smoothly. Mordecai stayed with relatives and called his mother every Sunday to check in. But on January 9, 1997, he vanished. And although it wasn't unusual for their son to disappear for several days at a time without telling anyone, the Mayhews started to worry when Indianapolis police called on January 23 saying they'd found Mordecai's car but not him.
The car, a black 1996 Chevrolet Impala, had actually been found ten days earlier. According to police records, the vehicle was towed to the Indy Towing Service impound lot. The car had been vandalized, and police suspected that it had been stolen earlier and then abandoned. Police tracked down Jannette through the Impala's registration, which was in her name and listed her Denver address.
As an airline employee, Jannette was able to catch a quick flight out of Denver. She arrived in Indianapolis on the afternoon of January 23 and immediately drove to the impound lot. She was directed by an attendant to her car, which she noted had sustained considerable damage: Several windows were broken and the radio was missing. As she continued surveying the car, Jannette opened the trunk and discovered the dead body of her missing son.
"She was just stunned," says the family's Denver lawyer, Richard Ott Jr. "She was horrified."
Today, just over a year later, Mordecai Mayhew's murder remains unsolved. Ott says he suspects that the case hasn't been given much attention by Indianapolis police because the victim was an out-of-state man with a history of drug dealing. Lieutenant William Reardon, a homicide investigator for the Indianapolis Police Department, denies that this is the case.
Reardon adds that the ten-day span between the time the police towed the car and the time Jannette Mayhew was notified is typical. And he says it is not unusual that the police didn't search the car after impounding it. "We're not going to do a forced entry on a car that clearly belongs to someone," he says.
Following its discovery by his mother, Mordecai Mayhew's body was transported to a local university for an autopsy. The temperature in Indianapolis had been unusually cold for the past several days, so his 200-pound body was frozen solid. John Cavanaugh, a forensic pathologist working for the Marion County coroner's office, remembers that he had to wait nearly one full week for the body to thaw before he could begin his examination.
Despite that inconvenience, Mayhew had been so well-preserved by the cold that determining the cause of his death was a fairly simple matter. He had been shot twice. The first bullet had entered his body from the front, passing through the meaty part of his shoulder and exiting his back. A second shot had entered his body from the back and clipped his heart. This was the shot that killed him. Mayhew's throat had been slashed, too; however, the pathologist observed that the cut wasn't particularly deep, and so he concluded that it probably hadn't been lethal.
In an autopsy, a pathologist makes a long incision down the front of the body and removes the organs, which are examined to determine the exact medical cause of death. Typically, when the pathologist is finished, he puts the organs into a bag, replaces them in the thoracic cavity and closes the cut.
And, says Cavanaugh, who today works in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a pathologist for the Hamilton County coroner's office, that is exactly what he did. "We put the organs in a biohazard bag and stitched them back up," he recalls.
In addition to aiding the coroner's investigation, the frigid Midwest temperatures of January 1997 had a second beneficial consequence for the grieving Mayhew family. In spite of the length of time between Mayhew's death and the discovery of his body, the cold had kept his remains so well-preserved that an open-casket service was possible. On January 28, following Cavanaugh's autopsy, the body was transported to Indianapolis's Boatright Funeral Home, where Marvin Boatright embalmed it.
When a mortician receives an autopsied body from the coroner's office, he reopens the chest incision to begin the embalming procedure. Generally, the internal organs are embalmed into the corpse. This procedure was not followed in the case of Mordecai Mayhew, however.


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Sean Hayes called in to "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" on Thursday to talk about auditioning for the part of Larry in "The Three Stooges" and the cast of "Jersey Shore" being in the movie.
On The Cast Of "Jersey Shore" Being In The "Three Stooges" Movie:
"I was like: 'Oh, Snooki.' When I read it I was like: 'What?' You read it and your going through the scene like: 'This is hilarious.' I won't say how, but he [Moe] ends up on the Jersey Shore with the cast, as one of the cast members. In the old shorts, they used to parody the times. They used to parody war or the westerns of their time. So, while this isn't a war or a western we included pop references that are of now, which is the Jersey Shore and other things in the movie."
On Auditioning For The Movie:
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Does anybody happen to know the name in English of this particular tool? I'd be eternally grateful! here it is (used to dig holes in the ground for various purposes, planting poles etc):
http://www.roma132.it/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6068&g2_serialNumber=2 and http://jolly4web.com/tuscolanaferredil.it/UT16/UT1601.jpg Thanks! |
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I couldn't conjure up the picture, but i think you are describing a "Post-hole digger". If it has two long wooden handles, and a half bucket type thing on the end, hinged so they sit opposite of each other, on the ends of the handles--yep--thats a post-hole digger! A good tool for the purpose, but if you have a lot of holes to dig, it might be better to rent a powered post-hole digger. Pre-dug post holes are available from some place in the Kountry Life section, but i'm not sure of the cost or availability! by: Rusty Jones |
It's called a drain spade. |
I couldn't find a drain spade picture to match what the OP posted. What searches call a drain spade is what I call a transplant spade. http://www.uniontools.com/product.asp?Cid=1&Cat=2&Brand=&Query=&Page=2 http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/16-Drain-Spade-Shovel/EN/index.htm I have not seen anything like that before. I am guessing based on the company you link to that sells that tool plus the design that it is meant to be a type of post hole digger. The company seemed to be a fencing company. The tool looks to have a long heavy handle similar to a landscaper bar. The small head and curved/bent sides along with the heaviness (assumption) would make it suited for using the tool going up and down like a post hole digger. If it is heavy you could go us it near horizontally but it would be less efficient if it is as heavy as I think. Page 5 of this catalog shows the same type of shovel along with another landscape type bar. http://www.fedimecc.it/pdf/2004/13 AGRICOLT-GIARD 162-169.pdf |
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This is a picture that the OP posted. |
- Posted by farmerdilla (My Page) on Tue, Jun 29, 10 at 18:13
Does look like some type of spade. Not a post hole digger of which there are two basic types. The Clamshell which is most popular and the Boston digger which has a single blade for digging and a clamp for pulling the dirt out of the hole. With any post hole digger you have to have some means of pulling dirt up out of the hole. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Post hole diggers
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It's a statement from Fr. Pfleger, and it reads:
On Sunday, April 11, while preaching a sermon on the power of fear, I was referring to the fear that paralyzed the apostles, locking them in a room, leaving only John and the women at the foot of the cross. I stated that is why I believe women ought to be able to be ordained, as well as priests ought to be able to get married.Not much of an apology, IMHO. Nor is it a retraction of statements made in his homily. Seems to me he's only sorry that his 'personal opinions' were broadcast across the Internet, and not for the fact that his 'opinions' are contrary to Church teaching. Thoughts?
While this is my personal opinion, I do respect and follow the Catholic Church teachings and I am sorry I failed to do this.
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This is a discussion on shoulder surgery within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by high pockets ....it was 6 months before he would let me pick up a golf club, much less swing it.. A side ...
I suffered with a strong side hand fracture a few years ago, and Mrs Superhouse broke her elbow last year. We didn't have much time to prepare either time. It's good to have a common gun. You don't want to hunt for a holster for a wierd gun. If you have a gun that uses EVIL HIGH CAPACITY ASSAULT MACHINEGUN CLIPS! you don't have to reload as often and the fat magazines are easier to hold on to. Crimson trace grips help with weak hand/one hand only shooting. A medium sized gun is more comfortable to shoot than a pocket gun, but the Bobcat/Jetfire/Tomcat series works well if slide manipulation is an issue. I personally think the Tomcat is a fantastic gun for people with mobility or strength issues. When my wife broke her elbow we were glad we had a CT equipped Tomcat and a model 21 in .22lr to train with. In my case, I was carrying a 1911 when I broke my hand, and I ended up with a Glock 19 while I healed. The 9mm was a lot easier to control than the .45. My Kel Tec .32 was too hard to use as a BUG, which is how I ended up with the Tomcat.
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been there, done that, got the t-shirt twice. you will be in a sling for 4 plus weeks. then 4 weeks plus of rehab to build the arm back. learn to carry and shoot left hand is the only thing to do. other functions will all so go to the left hand. i dropped lots of food on me,,,etc...
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At the Solomon Schechter School of Queens, children don't just learn about science and the weather, they help measure it.
Thanks to WNBC and other corporate sponsors, a state-of-the-art AirWatch WeatherNet Station was recently installed on the roof of this school, located on Parsons Boulevard in Flushing.
It is one of seven regional weather stations set up in Queens by NBC to help track snowstorms, heat waves and other meteorological events throughout the tri-state area.
With it, measurements of local humidity, temperature, heat index, dew point, windchill and precipitation are taken and sent to the weather headquarters at the NBC offices in Manhattan. The results are then broadcast by weathermen on television and over the Internet, with live updates.
Chris Cimino, NBC meteorologist and Ozone Park native, visited the school last Friday to explain to the students just how the whole system works.
"Originally, most weather measurements were taken from airports where Doppler radar and other weather equipment used to be," he said in a talk to 7th and 8th graders in the earth science classroom where the weathernet hard drive is stored.
"But now, as instruments have gotten more and more sophisticated, we are able to set them up at regional locations like this in order to pinpoint atmospheric changes as they happen."
Cimino went on to explain that by combining these reports with cutting-edge computer programs, meteorologists are able to forecast the weather for up to 15 days in the future, with a fairly high degree of accuracy.
"Of course, I still get phone calls when our forecasts are wrong, but the advances that have been made over the past few years have been tremendous," he said.
He also mentioned that these local weather stations, in addition to the Doppler radar atop the NBC offices in Manhattan, serve as primary weather information sources for the area.
NBC also has weather stations set up at St. Francis Prep, in Fresh Meadows, PS 95 in Jamaica, New York Hall of Science in Corona, PS 71 in Ridgewood, the International High School at LaGuardia College in Long Island City and the Joseph P. Addabbo School in Ozone Park.
The students of Mr. Brian Riley, the Solomon Schechter science teacher in charge of the station, are excited about sharing a classroom with these weather instruments.
"In the past Mr. Riley has brought in newts, frogs, turtles, bearded dragons and all sorts of scientific stuff," said Ory Rinat, an eighth grader. "He's great at bringing science alive and showing us how things work."
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As of this writing, I've had a full two days of work at National Strategies and a week of living in a new city, and needless to say, it's a huge change of pace. As I noted in the last post, the apartment is great, but what I've really gotten familiar with over the past few days is the city itself. This is no doubt in part a result of my daily commute, as well as some adventures elsewhere. I'd never been to Washington before, but I talked to a lot of people about this semester, and all were quick to affirm DC as an incredible city, and from what I can tell, they were not off the mark. It combines the fun and hustle and bustle of any metropolitan area, vibrant with life and culture, all in the presence of the capital, history and a number of national landmarks. Just yesterday, for example, I met up with one of my best friends from home who goes to The George Washington University, and we played football with a bunch of his buddies on the National Mall. In between plays about ten minutes into the game, I realized I was a block away from the Lincoln Memorial and to my left I could see the Washington Monument towering over the surrounding buildings. It's easy to see why the city is special, because I can't think of many other places where you could take in such an experience.
On Wednesday, everyone on my program traveled to the Newseum, which in itself was a great time (I'm not typically a huge museum-fan), but one of the highlights was towards the end a few of us went out on the balcony on the highest floor. This balcony overlooked Pennsylvania Avenue, and it was really cool to look at out one of the most recognizable streets in the city with buildings of significant national importance in all directions.
What's really exciting is the thought that I've hardly even begun to explore the city to the fullest. When the weather starts to pick up, so will my touring DC, and I have little doubt that it'll make for great journal material, so stay tuned.
That said, it's time to go watch the Giants smoke the 49ers...it's going to be a good day.
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Favorite pastimes: Spending too much time following soccer, midnight breakfast at the diner, late night video game sessions, wasting time at Opus, watching reruns of The Office, napping and playing obnoxiously loud music
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The future of Bitcoin in a volatile world
Hardly a day passes when I am not asked what I think about Bitcoin — as a technology, as an investment, as a currency for transactions, perhaps even as the coolest thing to talk about over this year's turn at holiday cocktail parties.
But, as news comedian Jon Stewart once pointed out to over-the-top TV stock-picker Jim Cramer after listing his failures and statistical losses: "It's not a game." At least, not to the newbies now piling into Bitcoins with just as much chance of understanding what they own, or what to expect, as if they were purchasing shares of neutrinos.
As for pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto (Satoshi is also the name given to 1/100,000th of a Bitcoin), the chance that he is a real Japanese male person is, let's say it, less than the value of a Satoshi. More likely, his name represents a small collaborative group of programmers, with at least one or two British members. As an entity, he appears to have bowed out in 2010, after writing the first paper on Bitcoin system design in 2008 and launching the first coins in 2009.
You might say Satoshi has just evaporated.
Just before he did, though, he passed along the magic key to the kingdom to Gavin Andresen, now chief scientist at the Seattle-based Bitcoin Foundation. He subsequently told Forbes: "Bitcoin is designed to bring us back to a decentralized currency of the people… this is like better gold than gold." His dream: creating "cash for the Internet."
But should you buy into that dream?
Benefits of a Digital Currency
Digital currencies are more common than we realize, and there is nothing to keep you and your mom from inventing the next one tonight. Even the world's fiat currencies, like dollars and pounds, may be considered digital, since virtually none are backed by gold or other physical assets. Their only existence is as bits and bytes in a computer somewhere. (Now that is faith.)
So why bother with the increased risk of a non-country currency like Bitcoin? Well, we could start with politics: People from the libertarian persuasion love the idea of an anonymous digital currency, which they can get and spend without government approval or intervention.
So, of course, do drug dealers and cartels, thieves of all kinds, terrorists and a long list of people who prefer to keep their financial lives outside the law. The recent FBI takedown of the criminal website Silk Road included the seizure of $28M in Bitcoins from its founder. In fact, Silk Road seems to have been the largest Bitcoin transaction site on the planet, until its demise.
If you are looking to avoid government scrutiny, you can consider using this cryptographic messaging system, but you should also be aware that you, too, just like the nice fellow running Silk Road, may be shocked to find out that "they" have found your name and address.
And this brings out the most important aspect of Bitcoins, which we'll come back to later: As brilliant as this crypto system seems to be, it is run by computers. It's just cool IT.
Are there other benefits? Sure:
1. They are useful. First and foremost, there are a growing number of uses, places, and vendors where Bitcoins can be used. Every Sunday paper seems to have stories about some poor reporter who was asked to go buy dog food, deep-dish pizza, or a birthday card with Bitcoins.
Sir Richard Branson, never one to shy away from publicity, even accepts Bitcoins for passage on Virgin Airlines. And the first Bitcoin ATM opened in Vancouver, BC, not too long ago.
2. They are cool. All you have to do to be the center of attention is to quietly announce that you just bought another Bitcoin this morning.
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I'm basically a libertarian (fiscal conservative, social progressive), but no way would I get into Bitcoins. There's nothing of substance to back them up, their worth is based solely on supply-and-demand and the potential for fraud is monumental. People who want to invest are welcome to it, but a Bitcoin is a cipher with artificial value added. Caveat emptor.
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Guilty - Everything you said about Bitcoin is precisely applicable to fiat currencies. There is nothing of substance to back up any government currency sicne we went off the gold standard. A dollar's purchasing power over time is precisely related to the supply and demand of that dollar. Which is why your dollar buys less and less every year. The amount of fraud that takes place with the world's fiat currencies DWARFS what's happend in Bitcoin -- in number of acts, in value, and by percentage... And if you don't believe that, I have a Bohemian Lottery Award to give you, just send me your bank account number and access code.
BTC is more likely to stabilize as a currency than destablize. I don't mean the price -- nobody knows where that will go just like nobody knows what the price of any particular stock will go. But big players are moving in to manage exchanges, wallets, transactions, and etc. There will be roadbumps, but Bitcoins and at least some of the dozens upon dozens of alternate cryptographic currencies are here to stay.
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Third Millennium Bible (TMB) | New International Version (NIV) |
35 The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the promotion of fools. | 35 The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame. |
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