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2005 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication..
We overhauled the voting process for this year's Readers' Choice Awards in the hope of creating a fairer system that voters were involved in every step of the way. As such, we accepted nominations from readers in 31 categories and then held two rounds of voting to get this final list of your favorites.
Some readers were surprised by the list of candidates that made it to the final round. For instance, the big-name distributions, such as Debian, Red Hat and SUSE, were nowhere to be found. Although these absences may seem odd, we call these the Readers' Choice awards because they are exactly that—these are the products and tools our readers are using and loving this year.
Here we present the top two vote-getters in each category. In categories where vote totals were particularly close, we have listed the top three finishers.
For the sixth year in a row, XMMS is the first-place finisher in the audio tool category. So you know XMMS plays MP3, OGG, WAV and CD audio file formats. You also probably know that it supports a whole bunch of third-party input plugins. But do you know about its equalizer and playlist capabilities? Do you know about its advanced plugins for file I/O, special effects and visualization? If not, you must have missed Dave Phillips' article on "Getting the Most from XMMS with Plugins" (see the on-line Resources for links to articles), which covered some of the functionality that helps keep this classic tool a favorite.
We split backups into two categories this year to differentiate between simple tools that can back up a single system (see Favorite Backup Utility below) and more complex programs administered centrally to back up multiple machines. Although not as flashy as some other backup systems, Amanda (advanced Maryland automatic disk archiver) offers "a reliable platform for many Linux and UNIX users who are comfortable with a command-line interface", according to Phil Moses, who wrote about it for us in "Open-Source Backups Using Amanda". Apparently, many of our readers agree.
Even though many backup tools are available from vendors, we know that our readers often prefer to stick with the basics. Thus, your favorite backup utilities, tar and rsync, are basic command-line tools that were separated by less than a hundred votes in this year's competition. You can do a lot with tar, from building basic single-file archives to creating multivolume backups. Sometimes, though, the most tried-and-true tools are the ones we take for granted, so to learn more about what you can do with tar and rsync, take a look at these past LJ articles: "The Skinny on Backups and Data Recover, Part 3", "LVM and Removable IDE Drives Backup System" and "rsync, Part I and Part II".
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, MySQL once again scores the top place in this year's voting. Besides offering more features than ever, MySQL also is being included in more big-name vendor products, thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of LAMP applications. In "An Open Letter to the Community from MySQL Founders David Axmark & Michael 'Monty' Widenius", the founders offered these impressive stats: "over 100 million copies of MySQL have been distributed" through the Web site and operating system distributions; approximately 40,000 new downloads every day; more than 1,500 projects on SourceForge.net are using MySQL; and current users include Craigslist, Slashdot, Wikipedia, Bugzilla, Technorati and the Human Genome Project.
The dot.kde.org site carried a link to the Readers' Choice voting page this year—did the extra promotion to KDE fans make the difference? As detailed below, this year's favorite distribution is GNOME-based while the favorite language is the base language for KDE. People seem to be using the best technologies from both environments.
Ubuntu and Debian help each
Ubuntu and Debian help each other. Ubuntu is more polished than Debian and has a much smaller package set. Debian (unstable) gets packages updated more frequently and has a lot more to choose from.
Regardless of the distribution, this will likely improve support for all Distributions.
I'm agree
I didn't vote, but I'm agree.
PHP is my favourite programming language ;-)
Agree with you, PHP rocks.
Agree with you, PHP rocks.
Programming language.
PHP is the best! But C++ is not too bad...
The same here. Especially
The same here. Especially newest version.
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I usually don't like the large web hosters - you are just a number for them, as a small customer we usually all are. If you go to a smaller hoster they might have much more time for you.
XMMS is old and unmaintained, I'm surprised it still was able to garner enough support to take the top spot. I would have thought amaroK would have taken the top spot, with Rhythmbox or Beep Media Player second.
Sure, XMMS2 is in the works, but the 1.2.x series uses GTK1... does anyone even keep GTK1 installed anymore?
Amarok is heavy going for a system, except if you have a 2GHz+ machine. XMMS runs fine even on an old Pentium 200, but Amarok on that same system kills it. XMMS is a good, simple media player with lots of possibilities to extend it, and it works very well, which is why it has maintained its #1 place.
Postgres? It usually takes
Postgres? It usually takes half of my CPU power - doing nothing. I prefer MySQL, its much thinner.
I would hope SQLite makes
I would hope SQLite makes the top list in 2007!
xmms is clearly the best
I've used xmms for three years now, clearly teh best audio player IMHO...
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The snow and sub-zero temperatures began impacting Metra, Amtrak and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) services over the first weekend of January, with services taking a real hit once the workweek began.
"The storm really had an impact beginning with the Monday commute," explained Michael Gillis, spokesperson for the Metra commuter rail system. "The main problem here was with switches having moisture, snow and ice accumulate in them, which would then have to be physically cleaned out, leading to cascading delays through the rush hour."
Although Metra has switch heaters, Gillis added they don't work as effectively in extreme cold. Metra also had staff at key interlockers around the clock to keep them from being encased in snow, but in some cases, the on-site staff would have to clean out the area before and after each train.
Gillis said that while there were some delays and cancellations, Metra was still able to operate more than 90% of its schedule at the height of the storm.
Meanwhile, Amtrak suffered some service disruptions and delays, with three trains — the Southwest Chief from Los Angeles, the Illinois Zephyr from Quincy and the California Zephyr from the San Francisco Bay Area — halted about 80 miles from Chicago, when drifting snow and ice made the tracks impassable. No injuries were reported, though passengers did have to spend the night aboard the trains, said Marc Magliari, Amtrak spokesman.
"The safest thing to do for those people was to keep them on the trains," he said. "Taking people off the trains in the middle of the night through a trench full of snow was not anywhere close to the right decision."
Magliari added Amtrak did have emergency services people stationed outside the train in case a medical or some other type of emergency situation arose.
The more than 500 passengers affected by the delay arrived in Chicago, mostly on charter buses, 20 hours after they were stuck, according to Amtrak.
CTA provided more than 36,000 bus trips during the first two days of the workweek, and all 129 bus routes operated normally with just slight delays. On the rail system, approximately 4,200 train trips were provided and the overwhelming majority of the trips were on time or just slightly delayed, according to a CTA spokesperson.
The extreme temperatures did, however, create issues with track switches and some door problems on trains, which resulted in some longer delays — but each incident was addressed very quickly. On Tuesday, Jan.7, a minor derailment of a Yellow Line train occurred at a terminal, but it was resolved in about two hours, reported officials.
Greyhound's intercity motorcoach services were also impacted by the storm, with the operation suspending ticket sales and delaying schedules for a few days throughout the Midwest as part of its protocol during inclement weather situations.
"The safety and security of our customers is our top priority, so we only put buses on the road when it is completely safe to do so," said Alexandra Pedrini, spokesperson for Greyhound. "Once it is deemed safe to travel, we can put those schedules back on the road and get those customers to their destinations as quickly as possible."
Like Amtrak, Greyhound was able to keep delayed passengers relatively comfortable under the circumstances by offering food vouchers, or in some cases, supplying food and drink right at the stations three times a day.
"We also had sleeper buses, which are running, idling buses that are heated, so customers could actually go sit on a bus with a comfortable, reclining seat," Pedrini said. "Many times those buses are our newer buses, which are equipped with free Wi-Fi and power outlets, allowing our passengers to stay connected."
Each of the operations involved said tools like bus and train trackers on their websites, updates at stations and aboard vehicles, and social media were invaluable in assisting customers during their commutes — providing real-time information on arrival times and service delays.
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This space is designed for about 30 people, which has a sleeping area (8 bedrooms each for 4 people), a bathing area for women (4 bathrooms) and one for men (4 bathrooms), an area of kitchen / dining room with a wine cellar.
The goal is to become a refuge for people in that place and can start working to earn money and that has an area for this.
The material used for this construction is bamboo, which we know is very light, flexible, low cost, the training required for labor is traditional, the seismic resistance is good, and its appropriateness is in hot climate and humid.
The flexibility and high tensile strength make the bamboo wall is highly resistant to earthquakes, and in case of collapse, its light weight causes less damage, and the reconstruction is quick and easy.
The water treatment will be through a septic tank that the most economical method available to treat residential wastewater, since it is a closed airtight container where they accumulate sewage and where they are given a primary treatment, separating solids sewage. Removes the solids to accumulate in sewage tank in and allow some solids, settle to the bottom of the tank while the solids float to rise to the top.
For the generation of light is by means of photocells which convert solar energy into electricity, the most common form of solar cells based on the photovoltaic effect in which light incident on a two-layer semiconductor device produces a discrepancy of photovoltage or potential between the layers. This voltage is capable of driving a current through an external circuit so as to produce useful work.
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i watched a short vid on my mates phone the other day where a woman was shuving a vibrator down a blokes jap-eye then another bloke shuving all kinds of things down his. It made me feel sick surely this cant be good for you can it cause damage?
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Posted September 10 2007 - 09:32 AM
Not a good thing to do if you don't know what you were doing. Years ago, I was examined by a urologist and had to have a catheter inserted down my urethra into my bladder to "look around". (Everything was OK.) The nurse got to insert the lubricated catheter into my urethra, and of course I got hard. I apologized to her, but she said it happened all the time, no big deal. Nurses are skilled at inserting catheters into penises in patients who need to urinate but are motionless. Oftentimes the catheter remains in the penis for a long time while the patient is recuperating or is unconscious.
But don't try it if you are not trained to do it.
But don't try it if you are not trained to do it.
Posted September 10 2007 - 07:51 PM
Yeah, they make urethral vibrators...scary shit, definitely wouldn't recommend trying it.
Posted September 12 2007 - 07:34 PM
Definately an out hole only! Ouch!
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
Posted September 12 2007 - 09:03 PM
Posted September 12 2007 - 09:44 PM
That's called cockstuffing, and said dude cut his cock hole further open with scissors (and stretched said hole) to achieve these possibilities.
If you want to get technical, it's called sounding and you don't have to cut the urethra to do it. Most people stretch - cutting would be far more likely to cause infection. It's not as dangerous as it seems, as long as it's done properly (slow, with lots of lube), and some females do it as well, but it's not as common.
Sometimes, I'm afraid it'll all fade away...
and instead, sky scrapers will stand in the way.
Posted September 13 2007 - 05:32 AM
I heard about a guy who suffed a geranium down there as a kinky gift for his wife. Not realising the minute hairs down the sides of the flower stem would get stuck into his shaft. Let this be a lesson!


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Datasheet and Circuit Diagram, Posted by: admindata at July 30th, 2009
If you find that such an impractical way by just adding the Current Limiting Diodes (CLD) to obtain high current level, the following article may help you regarding the informations within. This article will describe you with a simplified description of practical circuit design technique in boosting current limit by using transistor current gain.
What you will find in this aplication datasheet article are sections that discuss about the practical current booster circuit technique (conventional circuit using CLD, current boosting circuit technique), the analysis of booster circuit principle, the implementation of circuit considerations, and an exemplary experimental result with ilustration using NPN CZT3055/ PNPCZT2955 transistors.
Also you will find current booster circuit diagrams for both NPN and PNP transistors. Finally-according to the article, a booster circuit can be comprised of only one transistor, one CLD, and two resistors. This circuit can boost the current of CLDs to much higher levels limited only by the current capacity and current gain of the transistor used.
The article was well-written by the respectfull of Sze Chin, Senior Applications Engineer for Central Semiconductor Corp. in Hauppauge, NY. See complete read of Practical Circuit Design Technique in Boosting Current Limit of CLDs by Using Transistor Current Gain within this application datasheet article (source: centralsemi.com)
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Plant tissue culture processes were initially developed and practiced in university and government-based laboratories. In recent years, however, the process has moved beyond these research facilities to widespread use among commercial enterprises as a cost-effective tool for plant propagation, new variety introductions and research.
Plant tissue culture has revolutionized the flower and nursery markets by making valuable new hybrid clones available in commercial quantities comparatively soon after their first discovery. It is possible to start with a single plantlet and, in the space of 10-12 months, create in excess of 250,000 identical copies or clones.
Plant tissue culture processes:
Plant propagation methods
The tissue culture process
Contaminant-free environment
Tissue culture media
Propagation rate
Plant propagation methods
Plants produced by vegetative propagation including top cutting, root divisions, pseudobulbs, offshoots and plantlets, are genetically identical to the mother plant and thus members of a single clone. Plant tissue culture is a laboratory based extension of these plant propagation techniques.
Through tissue culture, very large numbers of identical plantlets can be derived from one mother plantlet. This technology and the resulting plantlets now form the basis of many plant nursery and flower trade industries.
The tissue culture process
The mother plant selected should be healthy and free from all micro-organisms. A piece of live tissue is removed from a part of the plant and placed into culturing flasks containing appropriate nutrient media under aseptic conditions.
In successful culture, these cells will divide, multiply and differentiate into thousands of plantlets having the same characteristics as the parent plants. In tissue culture, the presence of bacteria and fungi will prevent the growth of the plant tissue. It is important that the plant material used is thoroughly sterilized and the procedure is carried out in an aseptic environment.
Contaminant-free environment
Laboratory techniques and specialized equipment such as a laminar flow cabinet combine to present an area for the manipulation of sterile plant tissues. A working environment that has virtually all of the bacteria and fungal spores removed is a requirement for successful plant tissue culture. A sterile environment is prepared, now we prepare sterile instruments to remove an apical shoot from a plant.
Tissue Culture Media
The excised bud is transferred into a tube containing a sterile nutrient medium. The success of tissue culture depends very much on the stage of explant selected, the sterilization period and the type of culture media used; different types of plants require different sets of culture media. The rich tissue culture media provides a good food source for bacteria and fungi, therefore precautions against microbial contamination must be taken in all in vitro procedures.
Propagation Rate
Once a plant has been successfully entered to invitro culture and is growing, a multiplication program may be carried out.
Careful manipulation of the culture media and the plant tissues will yield a 4-10 fold increase in plant numbers every 18-40 days.
When sufficient plant numbers have been developed, a process to move the plantlets from the confines of the culture vessel to a greenhouse is undertaken. The following table compares a conventional propagation scheme on the left with a plant tissue culture production system on the right. Note the number of days and the number of resulting plants:
Cutting Propagation
Tissue Culture Propagation
Root 50 cuttings
Day 1
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Roots first appear
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Cold Storage
Day 160
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Cold Storage
Day 200
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Cold Storage
Day 240
15,625 plantlets
Transplant 50 to Greenhouse
Day 280
Transplant 15,625 plants to Greenhouse
Transplant 50 to Field
Day 320
Transplant 15,625 plants to Field
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The current temperature may be above freezing at 2.4 C but Halton Region's Health Department has issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert beginning the evening of Saturday, March 15.
Today, Saturday, March 15, it will be cloudy with a 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h. Temperature will fall to – 5 this afternoon, Environment Canada forecasts.
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A GUY THING: In between production of a Rumble Strips album and a remix of King of Leon works, music meister Mark Ronson took a day off to attend the Gucci show — given his newfound passion for clothes. Wearing a slim brick-brown corduroy suit, Ronson said he got hooked on fashion more than a year ago when he did a shoot for GQ. "I said to myself, 'I want to start dressing like that!'"
Speaking of GQ, the magazine's party Saturday gave designers a chance to unwind, and catch up with each other. Thom Browne, for example, was locked in conversation at the bar with Italo Zucchelli of Calvin Klein Collection. "I've never been [in Milan] during this week before," said Browne, in town to launch Moncler Gamme Bleu. "It's exciting and so different from New York." Zucchelli, who for this season is showing in New York instead of Milan, said, "It's so nice to be here without having to show, and be able to just see my friends. But get ready for New York...." Angela Missoni came with her husband and sometime design inspiration, Bruno Ragazzi. "Can he be in my picture? Because it's the men's season, after all," she said to a photographer. Designers Nick Hart, Brian Atwood of Bally, Ennio Capasa of Costume National, Massimilliano Giornetti of Salvatore Ferragamo and Graeme Fidler of Aquascutum also made appearances.
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SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS, Calif. — Deputies fatally shot a 56-year-old man while assisting firefighters in the San Bernardino Mountains during a blaze at a house they were told contained weapons and possibly explosives, sheriff's officials say.
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Spiced Chicken Skewers
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Spice up your usual chicken routine with this quick and healthy recipe seasoned with chili powder and fresh lemon.
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Nutritional Information
(per serving)
Calories | 305 |
Total Fat | 6g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 63mg |
Sodium | 390mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 37g |
Dietary Fiber | 10g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 29g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 4
Total Time: 30 min
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- 1 cup(s) bulgur
- 1 pound(s) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 teaspoon(s) chili powder
- 2 teaspoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pint(s) cherry tomatoes
- 2 lemons
- 1 clove(s) garlic, crushed with press
- 1 cup(s) chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
- Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling or preheat large grill pan on medium-high.
- In large microwave-safe bowl, combine bulgur and 1 3/4 cups water. Microwave on high 10 minutes or until bulgur is tender and water is absorbed, stirring once.
- In medium bowl, toss chicken with chili powder, 1 teaspoon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper until well coated. Thread chicken and tomatoes alternately onto skewers, spacing 1/4 inch apart.
- Place chicken skewers on hot grill grate and grill 7 to 8 minutes or until chicken just loses pink color throughout, turning occasionally.
- Meanwhile, into the bowl with the bulgur, from 1 lemon, finely grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 3 tablespoons juice. Add crushed garlic, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper, and the remaining teaspoon oil. Stir well.
- Divide bulgur mixture and chicken skewers among serving plates. Serve with remaining lemon, cut into wedges.
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Tips: Soak bamboo skewers in cold water before use; Charring makes tomatoes extra juicy and sweet.
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Unholy Ground: Above so below
26/05/09 || HailandKill
In most circles 'girl-fronted power metal' has the same appeal as watching Battlefield Earth on DVD (and perhaps reading the book as well). Would you, dear reader, want to spend three hours of your life immersed in L. Ron Hubbard's* masterwork? HailandKill thinks you'd prefer masturbating. Or sex. For three hours. Delicious.
This is not to say the four-song demo 'Above So Below' from Australia's Unholy Ground is its genre's equivalent of Battlefield Earth, a movie that has long since set the lowest possible standard for science fiction adaptations. So the verdict is 'absolutely not!' it's the wrong analogy, dude. All HailandKill is trying to say is few people take 'girl-fronted power metal' seriously. There are just too many skeptics out there who will sneer at even the slightest mention of such a subgenre. Besides, everyone would rather settle for Nightwish since they're the total sex, even if Lord K loathed their 2007 mas-turd-piece. (HailandKill almost spelled 'masturbate' there; what is wrong with him?)
On to the material at hand now: setting their record straight, Unholy Ground's appeal isn't in over-synthesized up-tempo tunes or a smoking hot singer. (That would be Benedictum, whose Amazon warrior-ress of a frontwoman has this huge voice matched by an enormous set of hooters; rrrrrrrraaaaaawwww!!! Oh wait, she's married. Sorry.) To the band's credit, their musicianship is spot on and the songwriting, while not the most original, isn't sunk in the pits of cheese. The real problem with 'Above So Below' is the cruddy production that drowns out Ms. Erin Jones' (who has since left the band) high notes and muddles the guitars. It's as if the band's supposedly epic sound was filtered through a toilet bowl and then pressed into CD.
As for the songs, opener and title track 'Above So Below' combines beautiful acoustics with the suave of Kamelot. It's got the lyrics, chorus, melody, and whatever else a decent power metal song with a female touch should have. 'Faith' launches off with a lot more menace but evens out once Ms. Jones starts singing. Fans of Helloween and Halford cannot fail to appreciate the gutsy old-school charm of 'Secrets,' a song that borrows so much from its European forebears. The last offering 'Demon Seed' is bound to draw the ire of metalheads for being so-metal-yet-so-pop-catchy, it's good corny sh*t though.
In summation, while this is a serious demo, it's the kind of release the staff here at GD would love to collectively piss on.
What's that you say? This actually gets a score?
Okay, 6 L. Ron Hubbard's out of 10.
*Personally, HailandKill is fascinated by how an obscure pulp writer and researcher founded a multimillion-dollar religion sponsored by Tom Cruise. What did Ronnie have that nobody else didn't?
- Information
- Label: Self released
- Website: www.unholy-ground.com
- Band
- Erin Jones: vocals
- Matt Corrie: guitar
- Josh 'Monsta' Till: guitar
- Dave Redford: bass
- Dean Morrisey: drums
- Tracklist
- 01. Above so below
- 02. Faith
- 03. Secrets
- 04. Demon seed


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We investigate whether coconut water drinks are as healthy as they claim, or whether it's just a case of marketing spin.
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Move over wheatgrass, goji berries and vitamin water – this year the latest health fad is coconuts, or coconut water, to be exact. Celebrities from Madonna to Lara Bingle have been pictured downing it, and in Madonna's case investing millions in the product. There are bottles of coconut water on supermarket shelves, it's being sold in gyms and yoga studios and online retailers are selling it by the case.
Not to be confused with coconut milk, the creamy substance often found in Thai cooking, coconut water is the clear liquid inside young green coconuts. While fresh coconut water has long been a favourite drink in South-East Asia, as a packaged product it has only recently hit countries such as the US and Australia with the force of a tropical cyclone.
Estimated annual sales of the beverage are set to top $350m in the US this year (predicted to double next year), and it's forecast to become one of Australia's fastest-selling new products with more than 15 new brands already on the market.
But while the marketing on the packages claims coconut water is a nutritional goldmine, dietary experts CHOICE spoke with say the only real goldmine is for those selling the product.
One of the star ingredients heavily promoted in coconut water is potassium. A banana has on average about 378mg of potassium, while the coconut water products we examined range from almost the same as a banana, at 328mg, to almost double (733mg). However, fruit and vegetables are our best sources of potassium, according to accredited practising dietitian Melanie McGrice.
"If Australians ensured they were meeting their two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day, they'd easily be meeting their potassium requirements, as well as requirements for a whole range of other nutrients such as fibre and vitamin C," she says. "A medium potato has about the same amount of potassium as a 500mL bottle of coconut water – and is significantly cheaper."
* Note: all the bottled brands we bought are 100% coconut water so their properties are the same as coconut water from fresh coconuts.
Dr Joanna Henryks, from the University of Canberra, has a special interest in healthy food marketing and consumer behaviour. She says coconut water is especially likely to appeal to those who aspire to a healthy lifestyle but not necessarily a "true" healthy lifestyle as defined by nutritionists and dietitians. "It's the drink people would reach for thinking they are doing the right thing by consuming a 'natural' product," she says.
And while coconut water is popular right now, Henryk predicts that, not unlike the wheatgrass, goji berry and pomegranate fads, coconut water is unlikely to be around in such a big way in a couple of years. "It just doesn't have enough inherent benefits to be sustainable."
While coconut water has been marketed as a healthy alternative to sports drinks and other bottled beverages, accredited practising dietitian Tania Ferraretto says there is little evidence to support the claims made about coconut water and that it's unnecessary for people to drink it for health reasons. "It's been marketed and promoted as a source of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorous, but it only contains small amounts of these and other nutrients."
A quick glance at some of the products on the shelves and on the net unearths more promises that Ferraretto believes are false. The marketing spin claims coconut water can also assist with weight loss, improve your skin tone and help with digestion, but Ferraretto says there's no evidence to show any of these claims are true either.
So what does she recommend as an alternative to coconut water? Just plain water. "It's the best drink to hydrate the body and it's free, unlike coconut water, which can cost up to $4 a bottle."
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Coconut water is heavily promoted as an alternative to sports drinks, and is available at some gyms and yoga studios as a source of rapid rehydration. However, Ferraretto argues you should think twice before chugging down the stuff after an intense workout. "Although it does provide electrolytes and a little bit of carbohydrate, a sports drink is specifically formulated for athletes and the electrolytes and carbohydrates are at the right level."
And while the marketing plays up the fact that coconut water is natural, Ferraretto says the body doesn't distinguish between the electrolytes coming from coconut water or from a sports drink.
A recent US study, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition,compared coconut water and a carbohydrate-electrolyte sport drink on measures of hydration and physical performance in exercise-trained men.
Following a 60-minute bout of exercise on a treadmill, the 12 men received bottled water, pure coconut water, coconut water from concentrate or a carbohydrate-electrolyte sport drink on four occasions in a random order. Hydration status and performance were determined during the recovery period. Subjective measures of thirst, bloatedness, refreshment, stomach upset and tiredness were also determined.
No differences were noted between either of the coconut water types and the sports drinks for any measures of fluid retention. Regarding exercise performance, no significant difference was noted between the bottled water, the two types of coconut water and the sports drinks. In fact, subjects in general reported feeling more bloated and experienced greater stomach upset after drinking the coconut waters.
The test concluded that all those drinks are capable of promoting rehydration and supporting subsequent exercise, and that for young, healthy men there is little difference between the four drinks in relation to hydration or exercise performance.
If you like the taste of coconut water and are happy to pay for it, there's nothing harmful about drinking it. But if you're drinking it for the claimed health benefits, you'll be better off drinking water and eating a good range of fruit and vegetables.


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Introduction to Filing a Gold Mine or Gold Panning Claim
If you have "gold fever" you chose the right time, because gold prices keep going up and up, and there still is plenty of gold in "them thar hills." Whether you want to actually work a gold mine or prefer to pan and sluice for gold in a stream, if you're serious and want to turn it into a business, you're going to want to stake a claim (or buy one from someone else).
Over the next few days, I'm going to show you how to locate a gold mining claim or gold prospecting claim, how to file a claim and protect it, and what you can and can't do with it. All it takes is a little knowledge and effort. I am going to provide you with the knowledge and links to the resources you need to file a gold claim. Are you ready?
First it's important to become familiar with some basic terms: mining claim; locatable minerals; lode claim; placer claim; unpatented claim; patented claim; Prudent Man Rule; Marketability Test
What is a mining claim?
A mining claim is the right to explore for and extract "locatable minerals" from a tract of federal public land in the United States.
The General Mining Act of 1872 as amended (30 U.S.C. §§ 22-54 and §§ 611-615) is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining of these minerals. All U.S. citizens of the United States of America 18 years or older have the right under the 1872 mining law to locate a "lode" or "placer" mining claim on federal lands open to mineral entry.
A mining claim does not give you ownership of the land unless it is a "patented." It also doesn't automatically mean you can build on that land. I'll discuss that in the post How to File a Gold Mining Claim or Gold Panning Claim.
While the property itself isn't transferred into your name, claims to the minerals on that land may be staked, bought and sold, leased, willed, or inherited like any other property, as long as the annual fees are paid on time.
You can file gold mining claims on certain types of federal property, which will be discussed in more detail in the post Locating a Gold Claim. While you can do prospecting on private property (with permission from the owner), you cannot file a claim there.
A final note about gold mining claims is that you can claim up to 20 acres. However each 10 acres must be shown to be mineral-in-character (there is a reasonable expectation of further economic mineral under these lands). So you can't just say you want 20 acres. You need to prove why.
Knowing the laws, rules, and regulations is very important. However I'm going to make it very easy for you if you read all four posts in this four-part series.
What are locatable minerals?
As was explained earlier, a mining claim is the right to explore for and extract "locatable minerals" from a tract of federal public land in the United States. Locatable minerals (also known as "stakeable minerals") include both metallic minerals (gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, nickel, etc.) and nonmetallic minerals (fluorspar, mica, certain limestones and gypsum, tantalum, heavy minerals in placer form, and gemstones).
Then there are minerals that are considered "NON-locatable." Since July 23, 1955, common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, pumice, pumicite, and cinders were removed from the General Mining Law and placed under the Materials Act of 1947, as amended.
Today, minerals that are subject to lease include oil and gas, oil shale, geothermal resources, potash, sodium, native asphalt, solid and semisolid bitumen, bituminous rock, phosphate, and coal. In Louisiana and New Mexico, sulphur is also subject to lease. These deposits must be leased from the Department of Interior when found on public land.
What is a lode claim?
A lode claim, also known in California as a quartz claim, is a claim over a hardrock deposit.
Lode deposits are mineral deposits found in rock that commonly must be blasted and then milled to remove the valuable minerals. Lode claims cover classic veins or lodes having well-defined boundaries and also include other rock in-place bearing valuable mineral deposits. Examples include quartz or veins bearing gold or other metallic mineral deposits such as copper-bearing granites.
What is a placer claim?
A placer claim is a claim over gold-bearing sand or gravel, often along a stream or river.
Placer claims cover all those deposits not subject to lode claims. Originally, placer claims included only deposits of mineral-bearing sand and gravel containing free gold or other detrital minerals. By congressional acts and judicial interpretations, many nonmetallic bedded or layered deposits, such as gypsum and highcalcium limestone, are located as placer claims now as well.
Placer deposits have accumulated through weathering and then transportation and concentration of the minerals in stream sediments.
Basically the difference between a lode claim and a placer claim is that lode claims are staked on hardrock deposits and placer claims are staked on unconsolidated deposits.
What is an unpatented mining claim?
All mining claims are initially unpatented claims, which give the right only for those activities necessary to exploration and mining, and last only as long as the claim is worked every year.
What is a patented mining claim?
If a proven economic mineral deposit is developed on an unpatented claim, provisions of federal mining laws permit owners of unpatented mining claims to patent (to obtain title to) the claim. The patented claim is then treated like any other private land and is subject to local property taxes. That's the GOOD news.
The BAD news is that because of a Congress-imposed moratorium, the federal government has not accepted any new applications for mining claim patents since October 1, 1994.
What is the Prudent Man Rule?
The Prudent Man Rule was first defined in Castle v Womble, 19 LD 455 (1894), where the Secretary of the Interior held that: "Where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements of the statute have been met."
What is the Marketability Test?
The Marketability Test was first defined by the Secretary of the Interior in Solicitor's Opinion, 54 ID 294 (1933): "…a mineral locator or applicant, to justify his possession must show by reason of accessibility, bona fides in development, proximity to market, existence of present demand, and other factors, the deposit is of such value that it can be mined, removed, and disposed of at a profit."
10 Comments on Introduction to Filing a Gold Mine or Gold Panning Claim
bob lee
rich foster
just looking for a little dirt to pan in i have hah 5 heart attacks and wife had a stroke so with little money from diability we are looking to find a claim to work as we can
When I was in my teens we had a ranch in the Colorado High country.
That was in the 1950′s. The ranch was sold however, I found gold there and at that time it was against the law to own it. I used to fill my mothers empty peanut butter jars up with the nuggets..yes..big nuggets of gold and she took them to Denver and had them assayed and blackmarket sold hem, at 32.00 an ounce.
I never disclosed where i found it and today, being as the ranch is owned by someone else and they do not know they are sitting on billions of dollars..is there any safe way to cash in on this knowledge i have.
I fear just telling them and getting a bullet in my head.
i am looking to stake a claim just north of phoenix. gold is abundant in arizona just as much as anywhere else. i would like to get a partner. to get this opperation going. i been looking for gold my self. and know that there is alot of gold out there. i have a couple places where i go and know there is golds there. i just need a bobcat type tractor. but i can also just do as i been doing. digging by hand. i want to get a claim steaked. or buy a claim that has been abandoned. my phone is 623-776-4844 leave me a message. i would like to get a nice opperation gpoing. i see those guys on t.v. in alaska. thier waisting thier time. the gold is here in arizona the mother lode is here waiting for me to get it. i also am going to nevada my cousin lives in reno .he knows where the gold is . and can hook me up in the areas that are rich in gold. well my number is there. here is your chance. you can sit on your ass. or get up and relalize that the gold rush is just begining.
jann want to meet you and help you of course as a partner. and we can go get that gold. i used to live in colorado my self. but there is more gold in arizona than anywhere else in this awsome u.s.a. we live in . 623-776-5844
Anyone in N. AL interested in finding and staking a claim together please contact me. My email address is email@example.com.
Can't find he mapping system the BLM had on its website to locate mining claims. Can you provide the link that tells me if there is a mining claim in the area of interests? Thank you Dan
My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Im also looking for a prospecting partner for the southern calif area. Will venture into NV and AZ. I search for meteorites too.
Kewl read, I'm way out here on the east coast, there's quite a bit of gold that still can be found in creek beds, tributaries, and ground, however most of the lands upstate around Spartanburg sc. are owned by mining companies, and even Catawba, Union county etc in NC are almost unaccessable these days, Reed's gold mine is open to the public, however they won't let anyone pan for gold directly out of the creek, instead they bring it to a trough with a backhoe, and sell the dirt for $2.00 a pan, not very profitable in the long run.
However I do have extensive research, and like all treasure seeker/hunters know, that the vast majority of the work to be done if via books.
You guys are so lucky to have your youth.
I would love to go prospecting.
im looking for a claim or 2 in the northern part of Georgia . I would be up to listening to a partnership or buying the claim . my email is
firstname.lastname@example.com . send me name rough area , and a good phone number
thank you -rich
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text: Nicolas Krauze, French conductor born in France in 1974, has accomplished most of his musical studies in the United States, France and Russia. Studying first as a violinist, then conducting, he has studied mostly at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Moscow Gnessin Institute. Among others, his conducting professors and advisers have been Gennady Cherkassov, Edward Ambartsoumian, Nicolas Brochot, Zsolt Nagy and Christoph Eschenbach. Nicolas Krauze has been recently invited to conduct the Orchestre et Opéra National de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon (France), the Orchestre et Opéra Avignon-Provence (France), the Orchestre National d'Île de France (France), the Orchestre National de Lorraine (France), the Lamoureux Symphonic Orchestra (France), the Paris Symphonic Orchestra (France), the Orchestre de Chambre de Versailles (France), the Wiener Concert-Verein (Austria), the Lecce Symphony Orchestra (Italy), the Bari Symphony Orchestra (Italy), the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana (Palermo, Italy), the Györ Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), the Almaty Symphony Orchestra (Kazakhstan), the National State Orchestra of Kazakhstan, the Saint-Petersburg State Academic Orchestra (Russia), the Briansk Symphony Orchestra (Russia), the Guayaquil, Loja & Cuenca National Orchestras (Ecuador), the Szczecin Symphony Orchestra (Poland), the Lomza Chamber Philharmony (Poland), the Kielce Symphony Orchestra (Poland), the Bialystok Symphony Orchestra (Poland), the Lublin Symphony Orchestra (Poland) and the Olomouc Symphony Orchestra (Czech Republic). He has also conducted over 300 concerts with the Nouvelle Europe chamber orchestra ( www.orchestre-nouvelle-europe.com ) based in Paris, France, and for which he is principal conductor and artistic director. He's been unanimously appointed by the board and the musicians as Principal Guess Conductor of the Almaty Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan for the 2013-2014-2015 seasons. He's recently conducted soloists such as François-René Duchâble, Lise de la Salle, Henri Demarquette, Nemanja Radulovic, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Gérard Caussé, Alexandra Soumm, Svetlin Roussev, David Grimal, Nicolas Dautricourt, Jean-François Zygel, Sandor Javorkaï, Dimitri Maslennikov, Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Maja Bogdanovic, Romain Leleu, Marc Laforet, François Dumont, Krzysztof Jakowicz, Bruno Fontaine, Marat Bisengaliev and Denis Kozhukhin. In the lyric field, he has conducted around Europe various productions (among others Gounod's Faust, Verdi's Aïda, Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and Don Pasquale, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Oscar Strauss's Three Walz, Lehar's Merry Window and Offenbach's Vie Parisienne) for a total of over 100 representations. During the 2013/2014 season, he will conduct about 40 concerts, including two international tours in Brazil and China, and will be invited as guest conductor with major symphonic orchestras in France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Poland, Brazil and Ecuador. « Nicolas Krauze conducts with profound insight in the music, outstanding technical skills and an excellent relationship with the musician he works with. His charisma helps him to project his musical ideas immediately to the audience ». Christoph Eschenbach, conductor www.nicolaskrauze.com November 2013


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One year, when my sister and I were little girls, my parents bought the family a rock polisher or tumbler. It was neat to see what rocks would look like once they were all polished and shiny — who knew those boring, everyday rocks would be so cool? Even glass from Coke bottles was neat polished!
For many hours we'd all stop at any place and look over the rocks, picking up the neat ones, guessing what they'd look like, and trying to compete for the best agate. Maybe we'd find an arrowhead or even a fossil!
Back then, I could easily tell you the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; which were most plentiful in our area; and which looked the neatest once polished. I could also name quite a few 'fancy' rocks which I had only seen in the lapidary (where we went to get the rock polisher supplies — i.e. bags of grit or sand).
We looked forward to trips to Lake Michigan, local rivers, local parks — even a simple trip to a gravel parking lot meant possibilities…
Unfortunately, rock picking lost its cool factor once two things happened:
1) My parents never bought us all the jewelry findings so that we could make the nifty jewelry that we saw in the lapidary shop.
And 2) Our parents sent us into the freezing waters of Wisconsin in fall to retrieve rocks.
The actual cold feet combined with the knowledge that we never make the fine things to wear gave us the proverbial cold feet and we eventually refused to pick those rocks.
My parents would just say we girls grew out of rock picking; that they were never so mean to us. (I'll admit we grew from little girls to teens who wanted jewelry more than spelunking duties, but my parents were still mean — that water was cold!)
Whichever way you look at it, the rock polisher began to gather dust, as did all those bags and boxes of collected rocks. My knowledge of rocks became just as dusty.
Flash forward to my mid-twenties.
It was the 90′s and 'New Age' was all the rage. Once again, rocks and minerals held new possibilities. No longer just pretty they were purported to have healing properties due to their spiritual vibrational activities. Once again, I was hooked on rocks.
Only now that I was in my 20′s, I had some money to spend. So I bought books on identifying rocks, minerals and gemstones; books on the spiritual and healing properties of them all; and glorious photography books featuring rocks and minerals. And this time rock collecting meant I could also buy the rocks themselves.
I read the books and at this time, again, I could tell you much about rocks. For example, I could tell you all about agate, how to identify them from the not so appealing outside, how they formed, as well as which type was good for healing what ailment (and where to place them).
Then life kids happened, and I put all the rocks and books on rocks on shelves where they quickly gathered as much dust as the old rock polisher. The same can be said of my knowledge of rocks.
Flash forward to the present day.
Now we have kids. The kind of kids who are curious, full of questions, and yes, the sort of kids who pick up stuff and bring it home.
My display of 'pretty rocks' sits in the bathroom: Smithsonite, Rhodonite, Cornelian, Amethyst, Quartz etc. And on the floor next to it, the larger rocks hubby and the kids have brought home from walk-abouts (mostly granite and a few pieces of your garden variety white gravel).
As another summer approaches, I've been thinking about these kids… What to do with them so they don't run in and out the door 30 times an hour telling me either A) they are bored or B) they want a dozen Popsicles for the neighborhood kids. What to do with them that is fun for all of them and for we parental units. Rocks are starting to look like the answer.
Even if the kids weren't already grabbing 'really neat rocks' from every rest area on I-94 or picking the gravel-drive empty (and placing it all on the bathroom floor), I think they'll enjoy rock collecting. You travel with your folks by foot, by car, and you spend time together hunched over staring at the ground talking — that's a lot of one-on-one time. Then you get to go home and discover what they are, which involves more talking and one-on-one time. Kids love one-on-one time. Of course it helps that this is something you all can do together, but which they may actually be better at. Kids like that too.
Hey, if this picture of a little girl with her jar of rocks from the 1930′s is any indication, kids like to pick up rocks. Some things never change, right?
For the most part we're prepared; Derek likely remembers all that igneous and sedimentary stuff, and we all know I've got the books to help us out with the trickier stuff. Now all we need is that rock polisher…
And no, I'm not worried that the girls will outgrow all this too quickly.
1) They've got grandparents who will splurge on buying granddaughters jewelry findings so they can make all the nifty jewelry they want.
And 2) They've got a little brother who would love nothing more than to make them squeal as he jumps into the frigid waters to retrieve rocks. In fact, I may have trouble getting that boy to stay out of waterways — and mud, don't underestimate this boy's love of mud.
So you don't need a crystal quartz ball to see that there's a rock polisher in our future.


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Alvernia University pairs with Leadership Berks
Date: 6/2/2009
Announced during an on-campus press conference June 2,
2009, Leadership Berks and its impressive program will become a part of
Alvernia University through the completion of an asset purchase
agreement recently approved by the University and the Leadership Berks
board. The change will become effective July 1, 2009.
According to Alvernia's President, Dr. Thomas Flynn, "Coupled with
earning University status last September, and selection by the
prestigious Carnegie Foundation as one of 119 colleges and universities
in the country held up as models of community leadership, community
partnerships, and community service, not to mention the recently
concluded 50th anniversary celebration, this development is yet another
significant accomplishment for Alvernia over the past year."
The Leadership Berks program will continue to offer the same quality
programming that has been its strength for almost 25 years. Toni
Eckert, Executive Director of Leadership Berks said, "We will continue
our annual tradition of engaging over 75 key leaders, field experts,
and elected officials, who serve as program instructors, and will
continue to offer experiential learning opportunities for participants
through our fieldwork projects. We believe this agreement will serve to
enhance our overall capacity to respond to community and business
needs, enhance the role we play in keeping talent local; and allow us
to demonstrate how our programs can help market Greater Reading and
Berks County from an economic development standpoint."
Joan Lewis, Alvernia Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies said,
"Alvernia is a place where leadership is taught and promoted. The
partnership with Leadership Berks gives the university yet another
avenue to address this critical issue for our community." Leadership
Berks will work closely with the Graduate and Continuing Studies
division of Alvernia.
Though the decision was well planned, the process has been smooth
because of similarities between the groups' missions. "Merging
Leaderships Berks and its tradition of connecting emerging leaders to
community organizations, further enriches Alvernia's Franciscan
tradition and provides an unparalleled synergy in mission for both
organizations with terrific benefits to Greater Reading and Berks
County," said Dr. Flynn.
- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: "To Learn, To Love, To Serve"
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men's and 10 women's intercollegiate sports.


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This year energy and health are coming together for a joint Green Park Rapids event Feb. 27.
This is an expansion of last year's energy fair, which more than 500 people attended. Organizers for this year's combined expo are expecting an even greater turnout this year.
The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Park Rapids Century School.
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I thought I would share some sources of inspiration and knowledge as some might find them useful
Podcasts They are FREE and easily available, they are on your ipod as you are walking to school and on the subway (and in my case, as you are working in the metal shop). You can find them on every topic in the world and they are made by some great writers and experts in a wide variety of fields. I am subscribed to Business Week's 'cover stories' podcast which a couple of weeks ago talked with the writers of 'is water the new oil?' cover story, which helped me. I also love the New York Times' 'Science Times' Podcast which are in video!.. there are so many great podcasts to pick and choose from. you can also look up specific classes as many professors in big universities will upload their lectures for their students to download- but we can use it too!
TED .com is a great resource. watch the videos on there. they will inspire and open your mind
Movies I am subscribed to Netflix and for the past few weeks I used it to get movies that are directly related to my thesis. I just watched 'God Grew Tired of Us' an amazing documentary (recommended to me by Oz). I am also watching National Geographics 'Africa' collection & movies about water ('water' & 'flow'). On my queue are 'Malaria:Fever Wars', 'The Human Footprint', 'Forces of Nature' and more.


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Jan 31, 2013, 12:07 PM | ||
Again, I rely on the intelligent people of this thread to figure this stuff out, so anything I write is utter speculation and optimistic foolery. |
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Jan 31, 2013, 12:55 PM | |
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Vrex, earlier on in this thread the guys were talking that the Hyperion 180 and 240's are the go, as they have a lower internal resistance and provide stable power for longer through the pack.
I have absolutely no doubt that it won't be as efficient without 2S if that is what it requires. I'm trying to find out what the specs are on the motor, and will have a better look tomorrow, (I'm in Aus, it's 4:49am here and I need to get some sleep). From what is floating around, it could be possible that it might be stronger than the stock nano motor with a 1S esc and battery. In which case it is a win. If it is not, I will not have mutilated my frame, or anything else beyond repair, and will still be able to perform either of the normal brushless mods. I think I'm prepared to take the risk on the motor not being sufficient, as there is only $20 to lose, but much more to gain if it is a success. (Replacement stock motors at my LHS cost me about $12 and I'm on my 3rd). |
Jan 31, 2013, 01:37 PM | |
Hmmm... The only concern I have is the speed, really. It's a 8100kv motor, whereas the "mild" motor is 13500kv and the "wild" is 16600kv.
kv is rpm per volt, usually in no-load condition. So if you assume the same efficiency with load, it will run 60% the speed of the mild and about 48% the speed of the "wild" on 1s. On 2s it's very close to the "wild" speed, faster than the mild. Maybe with a bigger pinion AND smaller maingear so the distance remains roughly the same you could get the same headspeed without having to mod the frame, but it may take a lot of experimenting. On the positive side, I really like the idea of a "drop-in" BL motor and will try to do some more calculations and look around on the net for some gears that may work (maybe 14T pinion and smaller main?).... Would be great to have a kit which doesn't require ANY frame mods. |
Jan 31, 2013, 01:48 PM | |
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You're comparing it to the BL upgrades though, compare it to stock.
I want a motor to be powerful enough not to bog so bad, but nothing extreme. I just want to stop replacing main motors. And I'm all for the drop in mod, that's why I haven't upgraded yet... |
Jan 31, 2013, 02:13 PM | |
The ESC does have a built in throttle curve, and in many cases it's wrong, providing a ton of uncontrollable power at the top end and leaving the whole bottom half of the stick travel representing useless power levels that are too low to do anything with... So, you bump up the bottom part of the curve and flatten the top, giving you a whole stick range of useful power levels. Some ESCs don't have this issue, but it's nice to be able to correct it when they do.
Pitch curves would be N/A for airplanes most of the time. |
Jan 31, 2013, 04:12 PM | ||
Never say never, but I just don't think this motor is going to pan out for nanos on 1S. I had an air hogs toy micro heli that had a two stage gear reduction. There's extra loses that come from using more gears, but the thing still flew OK. I wonder if a two stage gear reduction might make one of these tiny inrunners closer to reality. I'm so looking forward to these motors for UM airplanes. |
Jan 31, 2013, 04:13 PM | ||
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:17 PM | ||
Even though the nCPX doesn't auto well, hitting hold and going to higher pitch lift is the habit we are supposed to learn to soften impact or avoid it altogether by continuing to fly without power, gear or clutch engaged. And if you do impact its not still doing the funcky chicken on the ground. A necessary reflex even for larger heli's. Cutting the throttle you instantly give up lift usually increasing the impact because low throttle is slight neg lift. |
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:27 PM | ||
Jan 31, 2013, 05:35 PM | |
I just watched your vid, nice idea on teaching people
Idle up doesn't make your heli spin at 100% throttle the curve does that For example, brushless most seem to prefer 60-80% for personal preference Headspeed and headroom. If while flying, It is also better to change to idle up above 50% stick (65% plus) so your heli doesn't fall on transition. It is also a good idea to match your curves for normal and idle from 50% to at least 75%. Though since the heli does have soft start from Throttle hold you can spool up at a 100% just fine. |
Jan 31, 2013, 05:37 PM | ||
As a side note on soft start. If you move up to a 450, mke sure you never flip the TH back off before the rotor is completely stopped. it's instant 100% power, couple 360 rotations on the ground, and a brown stain in the shorts. |
Jan 31, 2013, 05:48 PM | ||
If you get in the throttle stick cut habit, its harder to un learn it. |
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:51 PM | ||||
Ah, yeah, I probably should've clarified that by "100%" I just meant 'full speed', according to whatever you set in your radio. Switching into Idle Up *while* flying will probably be in my next step of this video series, and I will definitely make sure to mention wanting to be in positive pitch throttle range before flipping the switch. Quote:
This is STEP 2 in learning. I'm not trying to overwhelm people with how to use throttle hold plus auto-rotation to land. I'm simply explaining how throttle hold is the only way to cut the motor when you crash. At no point did I say to cut the throttle. That is exactly what I'm saying NOT to do. |
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The interesting thing about Brad Pitt in his latest film Killing Them Softly: You're not supposed to notice him. "I always thought of his character as a shadow," the film's costume designer, Patricia Norris, told GQ. "Which is a hard thing to say about Brad Pitt." His character, hitman Jackie Cogan, functions more like a stock trader than a common thug—murder is a financial transaction most effectively done from a distance. So he likes to avoid attention by wearing black-on-black-on-black. But of course, we took notice 'cause the dude looks so damn cool. We called up Norris—whose costume credits range from Scarface to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford—and talked about the interchangeability of Brad Pitt style and hitman style, the great pieces you can find at Walmart, and the trick to reading people through their clothes.
GQ: Tell me about how the look came together for Brad Pitt's hitman character, Jackie Cogan. We're big fans of his black-on-black look here at GQ.
Patricia Norris: I always thought of his character as a shadow. He's not terribly noticeable, which is a hard thing to say about Brad Pitt. He's a guy who walks into a bar without drawing attention to himself, because that's not what hitmen do. So I kept him in that color.
GQ: Scoot McNairy's character, Frankie, who Jackie's been hired to kill, also had a cool denim-on-denim look. What made you go with this style?
Patricia Norris: He just came out of prison, left in the same clothes he wore going in, and couldn't afford anything else. That's why he becomes what he becomes and never quite makes it—he's a failed man. As a costume designer, I first try to figure out what the character's economic situation is and hit the stores they'd shop. A lot of his stuff came from Walmart, and I'll tell you, they have some pretty good clothes.
GQ: Meanwhile his partner Russell, played by Ben Mendelsohn, was just completely dirty-looking.
Patricia Norris: He played a drug addict, but he's so charming. All of those guys were really nice.
GQ: What about James Gandolfini's character, Mickey? He was also in a darker look...
Patricia Norris: I wanted an Eastern touch. The novel the film's based on is written for an Eastern city, but we were shooting in Louisiana. So I was trying to make it look like it took place in Anywhere, U.S.A. Also, the look in the East is always darker than in the South.
GQ: And Ray Liotta's character, Markie, has this classic, GoodFellas-esque mobster style.
Patricia Norris: His character has never gotten over the past. I think people live in the past and tend to look that way, because they drop off when they're happiest and most successful. I used to work with a woman who always looked like a '40s airline stewardess—always had on a blue suit and medium heels. And when you talked to her, you found out she really was a stewardess. I was like, "Okay, I see, you must've really enjoyed it."
GQ: There's a song playing by Johnny Cash (a.k.a. the Man in Black) when we first see Brad Pitt on-screen. Coincidence?
Patricia Norris: I think it's a correlation of convenience. [Director] Andrew Dominik and I always talked about the music that would be used, but I never thought about the character from the music.
GQ: How about Brad's facial hair and the combed-back mane, what's going on there?
Patricia Norris: That's how Brad wanted to be. He was very happy with that. He had that look already and we tweaked it a bit, but that's what he felt comfortable with. I thought it was nicely sleazy.
GQ: So where did you shop to find that hitman look?
Patricia Norris: The leather jacket was his. I tried to find other ones in New Orleans, where the movie was filmed, but couldn't. There were no other jackets that looked great and said a lot. They just seemed precious next to whatever was going on and wouldn't leave him alone. I bought the trousers and T-shirts in New Orleans, but other than that, he didn't have many clothes since he's from out of town.
GQ: When you were talking to Brad about the look, what sort of discussions came up?
Patricia Norris: We simply talked for two minutes on the phone before I saw him, just about the shadow idea and the black-on-black. We didn't know it at the time—because I had other jackets picked out—but he had already been wearing the one we'd use all along [laughs].
GQ: What was it about Brad's jacket that made it "the one"?
Patricia Norris: I'd seen it on Brad before; he's comfortable in it, and it looks right.
GQ: He's also wearing V-neck shirt, which Brad wears a lot in everyday life.
Patricia Norris: Yeah, he is...I guess he's suitable for being a hitman, huh? [laughs] The look just fits him. When you're working with someone as good as Brad in this type of role, the clothes that the actor's most comfortable in work best; that way, the character won't look self-conscious. With the black-on-black, he can hide in an alleyway or disappear into a crowd, and no one will be thinking, "Gee, who's that good-looking guy over there?"


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How to Prepare Containers for Planting
May 09, 2012Need to learn how to prepare containers for planting?
Properly readying containers for plants that will thrive takes a little more work than just dumping in potting soil and plugging in the plants.
Begin by filling your pots with a quality potting soil mixture.
Do not put rocks, Styrofoam or other materials in the bottom of the container to "improve drainage". Doing this will do this just the opposite.
Do not fill the container with soil shoveled out of the garden beds. More likely than not, this material will be too dense for container growing.
Once the containers are filled with soil, water them thoroughly. Use a slow, steady stream of water. Depending on how dry the potting soil is, you may need to water a few times to completely wet the potting soil. Using slightly warmer water will often saturate the soil more rapidly than very cold water. (I often run my hose into the a sunny spot. Run it briefly to fill the hose and then let that water in the hose sit in the sun while I fill the pots with soil. That way the first water is warm. Or, I fill my watering cans from my rain barrels and set them in the greenhouse to warm up a bit while I fill the pots with soil.)
Do not lightly wet the soil. This won't get your soil moist enough deeper into the pot where the roots will grow.
Do not squirt a harsh stream of water into the pot. This will just make a big mess and not saturate the soil.
Once the soil is completely saturated, allow the containers to rest and drain so that the mixture isn't gloppy. The goal is to create a moist, well-drained environment in which to plant.
To reduce waste, I fill my smaller pots with soil on our tiny lawn and then wet them there. This way the run-off from the pots also waters the grass, plus extra nutrients that run out from the potting soil head into the lawn's soil. (With very large, heavy containers, this method isn't always practical.)
Once your pots are filled with moist but drained potting soil, you're ready to begin filling them with your plants. If your potting soil isn't amended with a fertilizer already, consider adding a bit of non-synthetic fertilizer or vermicompost right after planting. And always be sure to water the containers right after you have filled them with plants. This helps their roots make critical contact with the soil and begin their new life in this new, hospitable home. (I usually move the containers to their final destination before I do this final watering. This way, I'm not slogging dripping pots all over the garden.)
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Good basic tips and a timely reminder for new gardeners bit by the gardening bug and spring fever!
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Posted: Jan 14, 2010 11:25 AM by Kelly Spell
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A teenager was arrested after a shooting in Baton Rouge. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the 14000 block of Azalea Park Avenue.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says the 15-year-old boy shot at two people during a fight. They were not hurt.
The teen was booked into juvenile detention on two counts of attempted first degree murder. His name was not released because of his age.


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