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Hear the New Flaming Lips Song "See the Leaves"
Plus, album cover and release date confirmed!
By Tom Breihan on August 13, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. EDT
Front page photo by Jeremy Farmer
"Silver Trembling Hands", the Best New Music advance leak from the Flaming Lips' forthcoming double album Embryonic, is a weird, warped song. But if your introduction to the Lips was The Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, it won't weird you out too badly.
This one might.
"See the Leaves" might be the noisiest, most discordant thing the Flaming Lips have recorded in years. There's a lot to process here: the queasy krautrock beat, the squirmy noise solos, the extended organ-vamp coda. One thing's for sure: The next time you see the Lips send a small forest's worth of confetti into the air, a song like this will turn it into even more of a headfuck experience.
Listen to "See the Leaves" after the jump. We've also got some exciting new Embryonic release details!Embryonic finally has a release date: October 13 on Warner Bros. And we've finally received confirmation that YES, THAT UP THERE IS INDEED THE ALBUM COVER! Awesometastic.
The latest leg of the Flaming Lips' tour starts this Saturday. As previously reported, for several dates on the tour, your ticket will come with a digital EP featuring three Embryonic tracks ("Convinced of the Hex", "The Impulse", and "Silver Trembling Hands") as well as three previously released B-sides. Plus, after the show, you'll also get a digital bootleg of the performance you just saw. Good deal.
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Articles & Blogs - Gold Commentary
I was listening to another fine interview on the King World News site, this one with Ben Davies of Hinde Capital, when I was immediately intrigued by some of Davies' remarks.
He stated that he considered the entire, recent trading-episode in the gold market "suspicious", for two reasons. First of all, he was surprised that any (competent) trader would have leveraged himself into such a dangerous position. Secondly, and connected with his first observation, he expressed equal surprise that the so-called "regulator" (i.e. the CME Group) would have allowed such a flawed and vulnerable trading position to have been created.
What Davies (and others) have apparently not considered is that this "leveraged", "dangerous" trade was created to fail – in spectacular fashion. Essentially it appears that the Wall Street banksters (and the corrupt institutions who serve them) have imported the terrorist concept of "the suicide bomber" to precious metals markets.
For those not familiar with the episode to which Davies refers, a previously unknown metals trader named Daniel Shak used $10 million to leverage his way into an $850 million "spread trade" (i.e. 85:1 leverage) in the U.S. gold futures market - equal in size to more than 10% of this entire market.
With the banksters printing-up "money" by the trillions, $10 million is nothing more than pocket-change, and even eating the entire $850 million loss represents just slightly more than 0.1% of Bernanke's most recent money-printing. Does anyone here think that Wall Street would be happy to throw away a mere $850 million – when default in the precious metals market threatens JP Morgan (and others) with out-and-out bankruptcy?
The logic here is elementary. When you have a committed hyperinflationist like Ben Bernanke ready to create another $600 billion (out of thin air) with merely a mouse-click – any and every time Wall Street requests a new shipment of Bernanke-bills – then throwing away (deliberately) a few billion dollars on a "bad trade" is (literally) no different than losing a game of "Monopoly".
The "game" ends, another batch of Bernanke-bills is printed up – and another "suicide bomber" enters the precious metals market. While readers may be horrified at yet another example of Wall Street's incessant "economic terrorism", precious metals investors need have no fear of yet another desperation tactic by this crime syndicate.
As I regularly remind readers, none of the games the bankers play in markets (and terrorism is currently their favorite game) can do anything more than briefly stall the rise in precious metals. The bottom-line will always remain that once the last of the banksters' (real) bullion has been given away…by themselves…at rock-bottom prices, then their manipulation games are finally over.
Yes, the banksters have leveraged their actual bullion by (at least) 100:1. Yes, these reckless criminals will continue to increase that insane leverage – to 1000:1, or even 1,000,000:1. The only important number in this ratio is the "1" on the right. It is totally irrelevant (on a long-term basis) how far the banksters are able to ratchet-up their leverage – on their road to self-destruction.
Once the "1" on the right becomes a "0", the game is over. A "hundred times" zero is still zero. A "billion times" zero is still zero. When their physical bullion is gone, their entire empire of manipulated bullion markets, and bogus "bullion products" will simply evaporate into thin air – just like the rest of the banksters' fiat-paper empire.
In the meantime, all that the invention of precious metals suicide bombers really means is that there will be even greater "volatility" in this market. This has several implications. Over the short-term, idiot-traders who continue to try to "play" this market with leverage will be wiped-out at an even greater rate/speed. Ultimately this is good news, as wringing all of the leverage out of the "long" side of this equation simply puts all that gold and silver into "stronger hands" – who can never be forced out by the bankers. In this respect, the CME Group's short-sighted decision to recently jack-up margin requirements (only for gold and silver "long" investors) also makes the longs stronger over time.
The other implication here is the old adage among veteran investors that "volatility is a friend of the investor". All readers need to understand that without volatility there is no money to be made in markets. If all assets are/were perfectly and fairly priced, then there would be no potential for either profits or losses.
Volatility (by definition) pushes assets above or below their "fair market value". This makes the rules of the game ultimately very simple: when the banksters push-down bullion prices, we buy physical bullion (and the shares of the precious metals miners), when volatility causes a spike in the sector, we take some profits with our shares in the miners – and look for the opportunity to reinvest those profits at better prices.
We do not sell our bullion – because our bullion represents our financial "insurance", not a mere investment. Would any homeowner sell off the fire insurance they have on their home, simply because they could unload their insurance at a profit?
Rather than allowing the Wall Street banksters to make us their victims, ordinary precious metals investors need to think like "the big buyers" – and allow the banksters to work for you, not against you. Ignore their terrorism, and conquer your own fears. "Defeat" in the precious metals market is inevitable for the banksters. These Wall Street ambushes of the precious metals sector now truly only represent one thing to the rational investor: a "sale" on precious metals assets.
"Fear of the unknown" is one of the greatest weapons of Wall Street (just like all terrorists). In this respect, merely identifying these suicide bombers as another transparent bankster tactic greatly diminishes the impact of this terrorism. We need not "fear the Reaper", we only need to understand him.
written by subscriber, February 22, 2011
written by Jeff Nielson, February 09, 2011
When a leveraged trade "blows up" it means a large MARGIN CALL. That forces this trader to liquidate this MASSIVE position (more than 10% of the entire market) COMPLETELY, into a falling market.
In other words, an over-leveraged trader facing a margin-call functions EXACTLY like a "short": conducing massive SELLING which pushes the price lower and lower - triggering the INEVITABLE (but foolish) "stops" which these traders have on their trades, creating the inevitable downward avalanche.
What is AMAZING (given the size of the operation) is that the banksters could ONLY push gold down less than 10%. I trust the banksters are appropriately horrified by their level of impotence.
written by Derek Arsenault, February 09, 2011
For those not familiar with the episode to which Davies refers, a previously unknown metals trader named Daniel Shak used $10 million to leverage his way into an $850 million "spread trade" (i.e. 85:1 leverage) in the U.S. gold futures market - equal in size to more than 10% of this entire market.
I followed the link but to read the entire article requires a subscription. However in the brief intro it sounds like this guy went mostly LONG on gold....so how could he be working for the banksters if that was so? I'm confused...
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Is it the time for planting??
I was just wondering is it the time for planting ?? All the greenhouses in Saskatoon are open already, I checked the weather and the temperature won't go lower than 3 degrees at night. I got some lilies and Hydrangea and was wondering if I could plant them now or wait another week or two??
I wouldn't put the Hydrangeas or lilies out just yet. As a rule, when I lived in Saskatoon, it was pretty safe after the May long weekend. Pretty much the same here in Edmonton. I would rather be safe than sorry. Lilies in the ground (bulbs) can go in now as well as any cold hardy vegie seed, sweet peas, and other summer flowering bulbs or roots like peonies. â¼
Yes, I bought a few things at the greenhouse this weekend also, but I'm just putting them out all day and bringing them in at night. I think I'll wait till the mother's day weekend, I just don't feel like covering everything. It sounds like there is a good chance of at least a couple degrees below zero once or twice in the coming week/weekend.
Use the Canadian Gardening Almanac to find your last frost date (Google "last frost date"). For Winnipeg it's May 24. What I do is wait until May 24 plus one full week after the last actual frost. This has been a very cold winter (here anyway) so I'm expecting there will be later than average frost.
You can plant hardy things like lettuce, peas and chard in the garden any time now though.
Thanks guys for all the advices. I checked my last frost date and it is 21 of May so I'll wait till then. I don't won't to loose my plants. I will probably plant some bulbs out now like peonies and some lilies. The winter was so long this year that's why I would love to plant flowers and veggies outside and enjoy them growing:) I guess I have to be more patient:)
*siiiighhh* I just let a couple flats of plants freeze last night. I'm a plant murderer. They were nice ones too. And I KNEW it was going to freeze, I just completely forgot they were still outside. I have pregnancy brain. Surprise! I'm 3 months pregnant. And from here on out, I'll blame that for every absentminded, stupid thing I do.
Yay!!!! Katie is going to be a mommy!!! I'm so happy for you guys!
My daughter is 9 weeks today and I get a play by play every day! She is incredibly tired too as I remember I certainly was!
Enjoy it every step of the way, Katie! There is nothing more perfect than carrying a baby! And don't worry about the plants sweetie, I did the same thing and I'm only expecting summer! :)
Well, selfishly I'm glad that I'm not the only one who left plants out!
Ginny, I haven't told anyone else who knows me in "real life" except for immediate family, so it is still hush hush on facebook! Congratulations on being a soon-to-be Grandma! That's awesome! Hope everything continues to go well.
But thanks for all the congrats. And I didn't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm really sad about my plants. I'm so into plants that it really isn't even about the money, I'm just sad that I killed perfectly healthy plants ha ha!
This post was edited by weeper on Sat, May 11, 13 at 11:06
weeper, congrats! Don't worry, we have ALL done that before, for sure.... LOL! The trouble is, when you are at the nursery, these lovely plants all stare at you and you have NO CHOICE but to take them home, right!? LOL! We have all be there....
Congrats again!
No problem Katie. Mum's the word for my daughter too.
Going to pickup my Prairie Peace roses from the bus depot today and will be potting up the 5 I also got from T&T on Wednesday. Everything's coming up roses! And geraniums, and zinnias, and portulaca, and......... I can't bear to pull out all the little hollyhock babies that have self seeded in the most inconvenient places!
I love spring! :)
Well, apparently only my basil and my sweet potato vines are completely toast. I thought the geraniums were gone for sure, but I cut back all the outer leaves, and I think it'll come back from the bottom.
I ordered a bunch of roses this year, too, Ginny, and really was scratching my head as to wear to plant them. I always do that! I didn't order from Sheila Holmes this year, though, just Corn Hill.
And I bought my Valentine rhubarb plant today(somehow it seems like such a waste to BUY rhubarb when everyone has it, but I wanted this variety!) and plants to replace what I killed. And my tomatoes(I always struggle with seeds inside, so I just buy the plants). Can't wait to plant!
Well, guess what? I went to Canadian Tire this past weekend, and saw these GORGEOUS perennials, shrubs, roses and trees there (before they get neglected and tortured by the people there! That's why they looked so good still).... I could not stand it so I broke down and bought an absolutely beautiful Morden Belle rose in container! Now it's in the ground.... I just hope that we won't get another cold snap in Calgary now!


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Before you dismiss hybrid cloud as another marketing twist on cloudwashing, consider its roots and evolution from the physical data center into an elastic, software-defined data center (as VMware calls it). We started talking about a new, elastic architecture back in 2010 from the context of the necessary evolution of networks to support elastic and dynamic virtual infrastructures, including clouds.
Although it has been discussed for years (see this article from InformationWeek in 2010 on the now defunct infrastructure 2.0 working group), the technical and business barriers have kept it, until recently, confined to slides and drawings and tactical tools. See my recent high velocity cloud blog for more background. Hybrid cloud is not about running apps in a region of a cloud or a data center; it is about running apps seamlessly across clouds or zones and data centers. Think boundless data centers.
This theme is very relevant to virtually all of today's technology companies, including Cisco, HP, Oracle and others, because it represents a revolution in how apps and services are delivered. Hybrid cloud represents the ultimate decoupling of an application, OS and service from a specific piece of hardware or even location. Hybrid cloud will do to the tether between apps and services and clouds what VMware did to the once powerful bond between apps, operating systems and individual servers.
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I have returned from hospital after having had several blood clots on my lungs. I was perscribed warfarin and told not to get pregnant but given no other information. On seeing my dr she has told me i need to see the consultant but i am unable to get an appointment for another 3 weeks (6 weeks since i was first went into hospital ). I dont know what i should be doing or not doing to help myself and i cant get answers from anyone.
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i do not know i had an x ray a scan and blood tests to check for levels of oxygen in my blood .More tests were due to be carrird out to check for infarctation on lungs and heart according to my discharge notes but due to shortage of beds these tests were never conducted to the horror of my doctor.I was informed by my consultant that she would speak to me about my condition and medication on several different occasions but due to shortage of beds it never happened.
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Well, it appears that you have some type of "hypercoagulable state" -- meaning there is a propensity of your blood to clot abnormally (e.g. more likely to clot).
These clots, presumably, formed in the legs (called deep venous thrombosis, or DVT) and traveled to the lungs, causing the clots in the lungs and trouble breathing (pulmonary embolus).
There are a number of medical conditions which could cause this, and the first step is bloodwork to help and narrow this down.
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Well, taking the warfarin helps to thin the blood, so that is the best thing you can do right now.
(Also do not eat too much dark green vegetables --that contain vitamin K-- since that can inactivate the blood thinning effects of the warfarin).
But until your doctors finish evaluating you and coming with the cause of the clots, it is unclear how best to help your condtion, though it probably will require some time of blood thinning medication for a prolonged time.
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Record Noise Filtering Marc Kessler 4/25/05 Overview: The purpose of this project is to determine applicable methods for noise removal and crackling from old LP audio. The two methods tested in this project are both non- linear. The double median filter is a good method for the removal of outlying data spikes from a trend. A large factor determining the effectiveness of the filter is the number of samples used to compute the median. If too small of a number is chosen, the median will capture the impulsive spikes, and if too large of a number is chosen, the sound will distort. The second method used to improve the audio is a high-frequency spectral noise gate. This non-linear filtering method removes any frequency components with magnitudes less than a threshold value. The threshold value determines if the entire signal is removed, passed, or has components removed. Determining a good method for the dynamic alteration of this value is very important to the functionality of this noise removal scheme. Method: Median Filter: The median filter removes crackling from the input signal. Each media filter is essentially an average that ignores spikes in the signal. As a result it behaves as a low-pass filter. The double median filter (figure 1a) passes the signal through the first median which removes the high frequency and noise components. It then subtracts that from the original signal leaving only the high frequency and noise. This is then filtered again which leaves the high frequency signal with the noise removed. The filter finally combines both the high and low frequency components to reconstruct the original signal with impulses and trend deviations removed. Because the median filter takes the median of the nth to n-x samples a buffer needs to be created to store these samples. Values of x from 8 to 14 seemed to provide good results. Choosing too small of a value kept most of the crackles and noise, and choosing too large of a value caused a lot of distortion to the signal. x[n] + y[n] Median + - Median + Figure 1a – Median Filter Block Diagram Noise-Gate Filter: The noise-gate filter tries to remove noise from a signal by removing low amplitude frequency components. It does this by windowing the input signal, taking the FFT, setting any frequency values below a threshold value to 0, then computing the Inverse-FFT and recombining the windowed sections. The code was tested both with and without windowing the input signal. It was determined that windowing provided superior results by creating seamless transitions between the sampled segments. The noise-gate filter relies heavily upon a threshold value to determine which frequencies to keep and which to drop. A basic algorithm was implemented to determine a reasonable threshold value for each sampling segment. The algorithm looks at the power spectrum of the 256 sample FFT and assumes the signal will contain frequencies between 700Hz and 2500KHz (values can be specified in the header of the program). It then determines the median of the "guaranteed" power spectrum, the range of 700Hz to 2500KHz, and the minimum value of the entire spectrum. The threshold value for comparison is 2% of the difference of the median of the guaranteed spectrum and the minimum value added to the minimum value. To further prevent distortion to the signal, only frequencies above 7KHz will be dropped by this method. Although this method can't remove the lower frequency components of white noise, it protects the signal from loosing lower frequency definition. This process is illustrated in figure 1b. The output of the noise-gate is the same as the median filtered input, but most of the remaining high frequency noise is removed. Figure 1b – Spectral Noise-Gate Filter Method Implementation: A basic code outline was written to quickly test the implementation of the median filter and spectral noise-gate. Once this was completed, variables were placed so that the behavior of each filter could be altered and then many audio samples were gathered with different filter configurations. It was determined that the median filter should be run before the noise-gate filter because the median filter left some impulsive, high-frequency artifacts, which were smoothed by the noise-gate. Figure 2 shows the progression of the signal through the filtering program. The median filter removes a lot of the clicks and some noise. The window makes a smooth transition between segments used for the FFT. The FFT and IFFT are required for the spectral noise gate, which will remove more of the high-frequency noise. x[n] Hanning Median Filter FFT Window IFFT Spectral Filter y[n] Figure 2 Figure 3 and 4 shows the original signal on the top channel and the cleaned signal on the lower channel. One can see from the entire signal that most of the impulsive clicks have been removed. With a closer look provided by figure 4 it can be seen how noise in the wave has been reduced, producing a smooth, cleaner wave. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figures 5 and 6 show a comparison of the filtered signal to the "ideal" signal. The output of the noise removal is very similar to the ideal output, but some clicks and hissing remain. The cleaned signal is a great improvement from the initial input, nearly matching the ideal signal, demonstrating the effectiveness of noise removal scheme. Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 shows the progression of the signal through each filter and transform. These waveforms are from an implementation prior to windowing. Good results are provided, but windowing provides for cleaner sample transitions. It can clearly bee seen how the median filter smoothes the signal and removes most spikes. It can also be seen how the frequency decimation removes the remaining noise and unwanted high frequency components. At this point in the code development the input and clipped spectrums were on different scales. Input Median Output 1000 400 200 500 0 0 -200 -500 -400 -1000 -600 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 4 4 x 10 Input Spectrum x 10 Clipped Spectrum 2.5 2.5 2 2 1.5 1.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Spectrum Output 400 200 0 -200 -400 -600 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Figure 7 Figure 8 shows the same filter progressions as figure 7, but the signal is windowed to get a smooth transition between sample sets. Because of this windowing, the centered data has large amplitudes and as you approach the left or right side the signal tends toward zero. 4 x 10 Input Median Output 1.5 10000 1 5000 0.5 0 0 -0.5 -1 -5000 0 100 200 300 0 100 200 300 5 5 x 10 Input Spectrum x 10 Clipped Spectrum 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 100 200 300 0 100 200 300 Spectrum Output 10000 5000 0 -5000 0 100 200 300 Figure 8 Improvements: There are several improvements that can be made to improve the noise filter. Setting frequency values to 0 in the FFT causes ripples in the time domain when the IFFT is used. To reduce this, a smoother filter could be used. There are also several values that were chosen based upon performance which don't adapt automatically to the signal. The threshold value has a predetermined scaling factor of 2%. A smarter scheme may be able to adapt this value to better fit the incoming signal. Another fixed value is the samples used to compute the median. An adaptive method based on the derivative of the signal might provide a better filter or allow for impulse detection. Code: input='MYSIN1.wav' %define input file output='test.wav' %define output file sample_size=256 %define fft size fs=44100 %define wave sampling rate noisef=7000 %lowest frequency to apply threasholding to tfreqs=700 %assumed range start tfreqf=2500 %assumed range end plotme=1 %enable plots for debugging samples_to_avg=8 %size of median filter ndebug=100; %debugging value for breakpoint every ndebug passes noisei=floor(noisef/fs*sample_size); %fft index tfreqis=floor(tfreqs/fs*sample_size); tfreqif=floor(tfreqf/fs*sample_size); counter=0; my_window=transpose(hanning(sample_size)); %define window [infile,msg] = fopen (input, 'rb', 'l'); %open input file if (infile == -1), error (msg), end my_temp=fread(infile,44, 'short'); %get wave header info outfile=fopen(output,'w','l'); %open file for output fwrite(outfile,my_temp,'short'); %write header info buffer1=zeros(1,samples_to_avg); %initialize buffers buffer2=zeros(1,sample_size/2); data = transpose(fread (infile, sample_size, 'short')); while(1~=feof(infile)) %repeat until end of input file my_temp=[buffer1 data]; %initialize for median filter my_new2=[]; for my_index = 1:sample_size %median filter my_median=median(my_temp(my_index:my_index+samples_to_avg)); error=my_temp(my_index:my_index+samples_to_avg)-my_median; my_error_median=median(error); my_new2=[my_new2 my_median+my_error_median]; end my_new2=my_new2.*my_window; %window output my_spec=fft(my_new2); %calc fft my_spec1=abs(my_spec).^2; %calc power spectrum my_min=min(my_spec1); %determine min value threashold=.02*(median(my_spec1(tfreqis:tfreqif))-my_min)+my_min; killedvals=0; for my_index = noisei:sample_size-noisei %spectral filter if(my_spec1(my_index)<threashold) my_spec(my_index)=0; killedvals=killedvals+1; end end my_new=real(ifft(my_spec)); if(plotme==1 && mod(counter,ndebug)==0) %plot output close all subplot(3,2,1); plot(my_temp); title('Input') subplot(3,2,2); plot(real(my_new2)); title('Median Output') subplot(3,2,3); plot(sqrt(my_spec1)); title('Input Spectrum') subplot(3,2,4); plot(abs(my_spec)); title('Clipped Spectrum') subplot(3,2,5); plot(my_new); title('Spectrum Output') threashold killedvals end fwrite(outfile,my_new(1:sample_size/2)+buffer2,'short'); %write output file buffer1 = data(sample_size-samples_to_avg:sample_size); %prepare data for next set buffer2 = my_new(sample_size/2+1:sample_size); data = [data(sample_size/2+1:sample_size) transpose(fread(infile, sample_size/2, 'short'))]; counter=counter+1; end fwrite(outfile,zeros(1,sample_size),'short'); %guarantee file length fclose(outfile); %close output file
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Rating Details: I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was very happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was our second fall visit to this property and hopefully not the last. The location is a perfect base for hiking and biking or simply driving around Leelanau County to enjoy the fall color. The house is a fun, eclectic space with a big great room that invites hanging out and enjoying the view of the Crystal River. Manager responded on 12/2/2014: Thank you for staying with us. It is a fun house, is it not. We look forward to your next visit.
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Brook Song was lovely; I knew it would be when I read previous reviews. I echo so many people's sentiments that Larry & Roo are wonderful hosts, the property is beautiful between the walking trails, gardens and wildlife everywhere not to mention the beautiful natural displays with rocks and branches. I also want to underline that this is not just a summer spot. We were there in October and the surrounding areas were astoundingly beautiful, the weather still perfect to enjoy the outdoors and be cozy inside as well.


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1. Good luck with my shotugn in your face and 2. No idea what Haruhism is..
ah, I changed my mind. I'm going to upload them in the SOS brigade to encourage ppl to get haruhi sigs and advertise. ^__^
random question of the week: If zombies attacked, where would you hide and why?
I think thats why I like it so much Alwell, I wouldn't know for sure.
eheheh.. ^_^"
Did you just call Jyuu cute? (Kawaii?) LOL!!!!!!!!!
I think you meant Kowai
Yeah that's what I meant, I always get confused by those 2 words :S....
anyway if you think Jyuu is scary. you can try Kevin Shiel. ^^
I'm too scared to ask so I'm leaving everything to you commander
YAY I got Promoted :P
Wish me luck... if I don't come back... Look after the SOS Brigade for me... and my collection of H-games :P
Dam my graphics card that died on me... I'm too poor to afford a new one so I can't play Red Alert 3 ... it was the YFGs that Sabotaged my graphics card didn't they?... DIDN'T THEY! :@ :P ... lol
But my question is, how did they know where to go after she (they) died?
But...but Jyuu-sama is Scary :S ... (Wonder how I'd say that in Jap?)
De...demo... Jyuu-sama Kawai Desu
I was kidding around.... mostly lol... but that doesn't change the fact that I can't find Kane... him and his obsession with the Scrin :S :P
No really, I checked the Member List and I can't find anyone under the name of Kane who's a Mod or Admin...:S but I found a Messiah... I don't think that counts... lol
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Seed available and search
I have been searching for sellers of hippeastrum species seed without much success apart from brazilplants.com (Mauro) who has some species and hybrid seed for sale at the moment. I would love to hear from anyone who is aware of any other sellers.
I have contacted Brazilians Mauro via e-mail, but he only sell some hybrid Hippeastrum seeds on his website,and does not sell other Hippi rare species seeds to us such ordinary Hippi lovers.
Sometimes sell on Ebay is too expensive, is beyond the lovers can afford!
Exchange between lovers is better, and economy,
it can be increased the friendship of us.
5 Rare Papilio x Mandonii Seeds Sold to $152.50 on ebay,
It is too expensive, I am not going to buy!
BTW:I have a lot of the Holland ,South Africa Hippeastrum species and a little Rare Hippeastrum varieties fully mature /flowering sized bulbs , waiting until they blossom, I can get a lot of selfing or hybrids seeds,SO I can exchange the seeds or offsets with you guys!
Cheers and happy gardening!
Here is a link that might be useful: Sell on ebay 5 Rare Papilio x Mandonii Seeds Amaryllis Hippeastrum
Neither papillio or mandonii are rare and a hybrid cross of them would be less rare."Rare" is only a marketing lie. As long as Ebay doesn't stand to lose any money anything goes on that site.There are a few reliable sellers of hippeastrum on ebay.There are a few rare hippeastrum.Getting seeds of them without being a member of a major university or well known conservatory would be extremely difficult and probably illegal.
What exactly are you after Crazyorchids ? I checked your trade lists . In regards to what would be considered rare npublici ,here in Aust. getting hold of a Mandonii is a pretty hard thing to do, along with just about anything thats not your common "garden variety". I know of a few that have them and recently a couple have been sold on Ebay. I have a few myself.(but not enough to part with just yet, and have a waiting list for when I do) Here it's buy what you can when you see it which most of the time you end up paying way too much. It is annoying though constantly seeing Papilio listed as "rare"
Cheers, K
Thanks all.
Tiger, you have emailed me and when the Papillio are in flower and produce viable seed, I will certainly share those around at no cost. They are certainly not rare and grow like potatoes. I even have a variegated one given to me as Papillio but I doubt it is. We have about 40-50 mature bulbs. I do not really have a trade list but we do grow lots of orchids (mainly species), anthuriums, haemanthus, scadoxus,clivias, and a large variety of brugmansias. Some of our brugmansias are yet to be named. We have singles, doubles and triples.
Hi! I'm new to this site and am from India. I just came to know that this flower was called Hippeastrum - just referred to them as "Trumpet Lilys". While searching for seeds I came upon this site. There are a few sellers on eBay USA - but my doubt is this: From what i read on the internet, these seeds have to be germinated not more than 4 months from collection. If we buy on eBay, what surety do we have that the seeds are not "old" and past their "use-by" date.
Secondly, what is the drop in the rate of germination, say, after 12 months?
Can someone clarify pl?
You take your chances on eBay, and have to rely on the seller's rating and reputation among others. I'm not sure about the longevity of seeds, but 4 months seems too short a time, and it depends on how the seeds were stored. I store many seeds in the refrigerator where they stay cool, very dry, and pest-free. In the fridge, a paper envelope is better than plastic, for air circulation.


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The corrections officer driving the van told a judge yesterday that she didn't normally transport prisoners to court but had missed a morning drop-off in Jessup with other officers who were supposed to take him to Baltimore.
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The hotel was clean and the staff was friendly
GPS cant pick up were the hotel is exactly so don't rely on that to get you to the hotel. The hot tub was broken the entire time and the breakfast was subpar with the food not very well stocked.
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The beds were comfortable
There was a screaming crying baby in the to right next door. They also had workers directly outside our window banging away in the roof at 7am working in construction. It was awful! We were up all night due to these and they would not give us a credit for being rudely awoken.
The staff was very nice, informative and helpful.
I learned that booking a Marriott through Kayak, they don't give you any of the rewards points you get when you book directly through Marriott. Of course, booking a Marriott through Kayak was less expensive than booking one through the Marriott itself. I think that is ridiculous.
Also, the hotel is overpriced for the location, and half the parking lot is under construction making parking a very difficult task.
Clean rooms
No bath tub . We ended up in a handicapped room that had a shower only. Other than that the room was fine nothing special.
Bait & switch with the room reservation. A reservation for a king bed and Jacuzzi turned into the actual room with two double bed and hotel had the nerve to tell me it would be no discount because two double beds is more expensive than a king room. I would not have booked the room if I knew I was going to get two double beds. I was a solo person and two double beds doesn't do me any good. The cleanliness of the room was terrible, the cleanliness of the lobby was terrible, ambivalent attitude of the staff was remarkable.
Great staff, we really loved hotel employees. Breakfast was surprisingly good and the rooms were also solid. The shuttle service was also a nice bonus.
It's a strange location, and the bar situation is kind of weird. We also didn't get any lotion in our bathroom. That's about it!
The rooms were very clean and the beds were very comfortable. Staff was nice and friendly and made great suggestions for places to eat.
The rooms were spacious and comfortable. Everyone i encountered at the hotel was friendly. Our housekeeper Roxi was very nice.
The bed was soft, the room was clean. They had a nice business room. The location is good if you want Worcester downtown.
The walls aren't very sound proof, all night we heard doors slamming (they slam really hard whether you want them too or not). I could hear every word of the argument in the room next to me. The breakfast wasn't very good, the coffee was okay but what do you want for free.
We were surprised for this level of hotel the cleanliness, and comfort ability of the room. It was on par with a higher ranked hotel.
There was not enough food in the buffet, nor enough room to eat. A wedding and a cheerleader group took all the room up with nowhere to sit. They ran out of most food items.
The size and layout of the room and bathroom were very nice and it was clean and in excellent condition.
The bed was a bit on the soft side for me and I found it a bit stuffy.
Excellent location for our purposes. Hot tub was functional and clean. Room heater worked very well in sub zero weather.
Bed was ok, not great. Mattress could be replaced. Breakfast buffet was really mediocre.
Staff was friendly and helpful.
Room was poorly maintained.
The courtesy and the cleanliness and peace surrounding the place.
The house keeping woman refused to change the sheet on my bed after two days and changed it onky after 3days of time.
I enjoyed my stay & will stay there again.
The only thing i dont care for much is the restaurant. The food is not that good. Also not a great selection on the menu.
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April 2, 2014
Good product and fast shipping.
Donald Lawson
London, Kentucky
April 2, 2014
Experience so far is good. 5 stars!
Escondido, California
April 2, 2014
I would not put any other filter in any of my vehicles. I have been putting K&N filters in for over 15 years. I save a lot of money on buying air filters and at fuel pumps. You see better fuel mileage and power when you want it. I just try the oil filter for my truck, 6.7L. I see a lot cleaner running truck. It runs smoother. The factory oil filter did not hold up to the K&N oil filter. AND NO, K&N did not pay me to write this. Thank you K&N.
April 2, 2014
I had purchased this system for my 2007 Harley and I am happy with the results of it especially out of the hole power due to its ability to breath better with this filter.
Tom Kerns
New Mexico
April 2, 2014
I was impressed with the difference in how my car accelerates and it seems to run better.
Kevin D Schutt
April 1, 2014
Great product.
Hunter Sayers
Naples, Florida
April 1, 2014
Received in just a couple of days. Went on within a couple of minutes. Fit perfect.
Ken A.
New Jersey
April 1, 2014
My experience with both installation and performance of my K&N filter was fantastic. The parts/directions were easy to use and I got the filter on in under an hour. It sounds excellent, and in the three weeks I've had it on I've already noticed an improvement in fuel consumption. I would definitely recommend this filter to anyone else with an F-150.
Oahu, Hawaii
April 1, 2014
K&N are the only filters that we will use on our ATV's!! Thank you for making such great quality products!!
Kansas City, Missouri
April 1, 2014
Great product, easy to install and cool looks
Rex Racer
April 1, 2014
This is the second time I have installed a K&N cold air induction system. It quickly increased the torque and it sounds mean!! I love it!!
A. Gutierrez
Lawrenceville, Georgia
April 1, 2014
Great product, couldn't be more pleased. Easy install, and you can feel the difference.
Jeffrey Stuart
April 1, 2014
Bad A$$! It was super easy to install with great direction complete with pictures. Once installed the power boost was also awesome!
Blair Braden
Lone Tree, Colorado
April 1, 2014
Awesome product for my 2007 Chevy Tahoe.
April 1, 2014
Went to the booth at the Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas and was pleasantly surprised that not only did you have the NEW car's filter in stock, but that you also featured free shipping. All FIVE of my vehicles have a K&N filter on them and I have the recharge kit as well. Have proven the claims of the filter at the race track, dragstrip and at the pump. LOVE your product!
Roy Tucker
El Cajon, California
March 31, 2014
I've used K&N's before. Saves a lot of money on buying new filters, especially if you plan on keeping your car for a long time. I bought these for my 2014 Nismo 370Z. Honestly, I wasn't expecting anything from their entry level filters other than saving money in the long run. Also, I wasn't expecting to add any serious horsepower - that's what the other models they have are for. But I did immediately notice about 1-1.5 miles more per gallon on my car. I had been keeping track of my gas consumption before I bought these filters to see if they made a difference. Turns out they did! Although it doesn't sound like much, it still comes out to potentially 20 more miles per tank (depending on how I drive). Savings are savings, so I'm pretty happy. Plus, since you only have to use the recharge kits to clean the filters, you absolutely save on money in the long run. I continue to be a believer in K&N. I plan to upgrade to one of their better filters eventually once I start modifying my car a bit.
Del C.
March 31, 2014
James Ward
Humble, Texas
March 31, 2014
I just wanted to let you know that I was so impressed with the K&N air filters' performance on my motorcycle, that I now use only K&N air and oil filters on my Honda CRV, and I am amazed at the difference they make (love the nut on the oil filter). Thanks for taking the time to explain the K&N difference to me last year at Bikefest Steve. You have a fantastic product and a customer for life.
Hebron, Maryland
March 31, 2014
Service was quick and at a fair price. No problem with delivery time.
Robert Flagg
West Virginia
March 31, 2014
This was an easy swap for the FXD. Pulled the stock filter and replaced it with the HD-800 from K&N and the seal. Done in about 8 minutes. I have used K&N filters on all of my vehicles for many, many years with nothing but total satisfaction.
Len Parks
Plattsburgh, New York
March 31, 2014
Shipping was unbelievably fast. The filter was an exact fit for my 2011 Challenger. After a day of soaking the filter oil up, it was in. Thanks.
Tony Fina
Camarillo, California
March 31, 2014
I could feel a snappier response in acceleration.
Duane White
Morgantown, West Virginia
March 31, 2014
This is the 3rd or 4th K&N filter I've purchased over the last 6 years or so. Whenever I change vehicles one of the first things I do is get one of your air filters to replace those provided by the manufactures. My experience tells me I'll get maximum gas mileage and improved acceleration using your air filters. Over the years I've cleaned a couple of them. It's not a complicated process to restore them back to factory condition. Thanks for making a quality product.
Ed Lambright
March 31, 2014
I ordered this replacement filter for my cold air intake system. The original one was in pretty bad shape after several years and got hard to reinstall after cleanings. The order was placed at night, shipped next day, and arrived on time. Everything matched up perfectly. No complaints!
Trey Feazel
March 31, 2014
Couldn't be happier with the fit, function and performance gain. Having the piece of mind that I have the best filter on the market protecting my quad while I'm racing all out, it's well worth the investment. It's a must have if you jet your carb and run a full exhaust system!!!
Chris Denton
Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 31, 2014
It took some serious carb tuning, but the results were worth it. My GS1100 was a strong runner before, but it pulls like a freight train now.
Don Bryant
March 30, 2014
Works great! Gives you that extra power needed when you need to pass slower vehicles. Looks great too!
Steve Swenson
Roscoe, Illinois
March 30, 2014
Works great! Gives you that extra power needed when you need to pass slower vehicles.
Steve Swenson
Roscoe, Illinois
March 30, 2014
I bought this filter for my '03 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500. It was very easy to install and actually fit better than the paper filter. After install my bike has better acceleration and so far better gas mileage. Since purchasing this product I have been riding my bike as much as possible and can really tell the difference in gas mileage and the overall running of my bike. It has really made a noticeable difference in the overall performance of my bike. I would highly recommend this product to any and all motorcycles out there in the world.
Kevin Byrns
Denham Springs, Louisiana
March 30, 2014
I use K&N filters on my vehicles and boat. I like buying one filter for the lifetime of my vehicles and boats. I build aluminum adapters for aircraft engines (airboats), and I promote my buyers to buy there filters direct from you guys for free shipping and a discount on thier filters.
Edwin C. Butler
Lakeland, Florida
March 30, 2014
Very well built filter. Much better oil flow than paper filters even when using 30 weight oil in winter. Very shiny and cool looking.
Ontario, Canada
March 28, 2014
Great product. Fuel economy has increased by 3 miles per gallon.
Castle Rock, Colorado
March 28, 2014
Great products. Thanks for the great customer service!
Jerry Roberts
Suwanee, Georgia
March 28, 2014
Greatest aftermarket filter out there. Will never use any other filter...ever!
March 28, 2014
I just installed the intake system and can tell the difference by the end of the day. I am very impressed. Installation was easy. Thank you
Brian Romero
San Dimas, California
March 28, 2014
Great product. It arrived about a day before their estimated time and was neatly packaged with all parts protected. It was very easy to install and the directions were spot on. Only improvement could be make the pictures a little easier to see in the instructions. Took me about 1 hour to complete and haven't had to touch it since the install. It sounds nice and I can feel it when you hit the gas. Would recommend this to a friend. The additional paperwork is a plus so you can actually read the studies done on the product and see the results. Well done K&N.
Brian Wood
Clarksville, Tennessee
March 28, 2014
Seamless install and great performance boost on my 2001 4Runner. Would recommend this part to anyone considering a cold air.
Nicholas Haltenhof
Columbia Missouri
March 27, 2014
Very nice.
March 27, 2014
So glad I don't have to purchase another air filter for my Mazda 6. Best $55 I ever spent!
Norm K.
Austin, Texas
March 27, 2014
Shipped quickly. Dropped right in. Seems to be working as it should. Looks like great quality and I got a free sticker as well. Would buy again!
Ontario, California
March 27, 2014
I love the easy on and off of this filter since my filter is in a tight space on my 2011Ram 2500 6.7 ...... I have the air filter as well .....thx K&N
Marty B
Zebulon, North Carolina
March 27, 2014
Amazing product. Added 3 more mpg. Gave my throttle a crisper response. I am saving to buy a K&N cool air intake because of how impressed I am with just the performance of this one life time filter. So thank you for an awesome product.
Michael Gingras
Fort Benning Georgia
March 27, 2014
This is the first time I've used this product from K&N. I was pleasantly surprised that it did not take much of either product to get the job done. Your filter is never going to be white as new but this cleanser got the filter as clean as it's ever been.
Oakland California
March 26, 2014
Quality fit and finish. Great vehicle upgrade for reasonable price. Have had several K&N products and will continue to purchase.
Jim Koelliker
March 26, 2014
Great stuff. I've used before on my pickup. Whenever I buy something that needs a filter I look at K&N
Klarence R. Rockne
March 26, 2014
Good filter. Product performs as advertised. Looks good on a chromed out bike. Will continue to use K&N products.
March 26, 2014
I called about my intake on my 05 Dodge 5.9L Cummins. The air filter and intake tube had fixed in. Not from over tightening. K&N explained everything what could cause that. I emailed pictures and within 5 minutes I had an email back saying a new filter and tube is in the mail. They stand behind their warranties! They make great products as well. Great customer service. I will always be a fan of K&N. Use them on my motorcycles and my diesel truck. I'll recommend them to everyone I know. Thanks K&N!
Sam Wiggins
March 26, 2014
The only negative is that it makes an already loud truck a bit louder. The instructions are quite good, but the photography is average at best. I am glad I didn't throw anything away from the old intake housing, because quite a bit of it was reinstalled. Truth be told, you saved my life, because no factory intake housings were available for love nor money. Yes, I destroyed the previous one with starting fluid. My old F-250 Power Stroke should make it to 300,000 miles soon. Thanks.
Kirk Hunter
March 26, 2014
Pretty good product. This is really a pretty awesome product. Anytime you can take an OEM procuct and exchange a K&N product and the performance of your vehicle. Makes a real big change in its mileage and it's performance. To me that makes it an awesome product. So I think I'll be replacing my air filters with K&N air filters from now on. And I'll make sure that I let everyone know about the K&N Products. Period. All I have to say from this point on is K&N Please keep right on doing what you guys do best with producing such a great product.
M. Walker
March 26, 2014
Very easy to purchase this filter for my Bobcat Skid Steer. Like the ease of ordering, and the very quick shipping. Always need to have a couple of these as extras on hand.
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The University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in Canada in terms of size, international impact, and reputation.[1] The faculty is home to 1 Canada Excellence Research Chair, 16 Canada Research Chairs, 13 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council chairs, and 5 Foundation Supported Chairs.[2]
Engineering classes have been taught at the University of Alberta since it opened in 1908.
Undergraduate degree[edit]
The undergraduate bachelor's degree program for engineering is based on a 4-5 year program. The traditional program involves taking two terms (fall and winter) for four years to complete a degree. The co-op program involves intermittent work placement terms, within a 5 year period. As practical experience is considered important by many employers, the co-op program typically requires a slightly higher GPA for admission to ensure better quality students are admitted into the program.[3]
New students to engineering must first take two terms of general engineering courses before specializing into various departments. These courses include introductory chemistry, waves and light, statics, dynamics, calculus, linear algebra, computer programming and one complementary studies elective. This is structured to give students a feel of their areas of interest and strength, before fully entering into a specialized program. It also allows for ranking each student on a level playing field to decide program admission in second year. A sixth course in each term (General Engineering 100 and 101) must also be taken as an introduction to both the engineering profession, and as a means for each department to recruit students.[4]
The departments in engineering at the University of Alberta are as follows:
- Chemical and Materials Engineering (including Computer Process Control and Oil Sands Options)- The Chemical Engineering program is the top program in Canada by a wide margin and is in the top 5% in North America. This ranking is against 177 programs in both the U.S. and Canada. This ranking is based on total refereed publications over a 5-year period as listed in the Science Citation Index of ISI.[Source?]
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (including School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (including nano-electical and Software options and Engineering Physics)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering administered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, the department hosts graduate and PhD students.
Each department also has a biomedical option, a program that applies engineering principles to medical practice.
Faculty of Engineering facilities are located mainly in the north-west corner of the University of Alberta campus and have experienced much growth since 2001. The joint Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) and Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility (ECERF) was completed in February 2002. ETLC contains the main Faculty of Engineering offices, several lecture halls, and many electrical and computer engineering laboratories. ECERF houses department and faculty offices as well as for lab space for graduate and postdoctoral work.[5] The Allan P. Markin/Canadian Natural Resources Limited Natural Resources Engineering Facility (NREF) was added on October 1, 2004, and houses most civil and environmental engineering programs.[6] Most recently, the National Institute for Nanotechnology was opened in June 2006. As a joint venture between the federal and provincial governments of Canada and Alberta and the University of Alberta, the institute houses some of the world's best nanotechnology facilities. It is Canada's quietest research space, filtering out all electromagnetic, acoustical and vibrational noise.[7] Other facilities include the Mechanical Engineering and Chemical/Materials Engineering buildings, both of which are connected to ETLC by pedway.
A new structure, the Innovation Centre for Engineering (ICE) has broken ground and will be erected between the Chemical and Materials Engineering Building and the Windsor Car Park.[8]
- ^ "University of Alberta". AUCC. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Background". Faculty of Engineering. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Admission GPAs for Second Year Programs". University of Alberta. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "University of Alberta Year 1 Registration Information". University of Alberta. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "ETLC/ECERF Opening". University of Alberta. 2002. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "NREF Opening". University of Alberta. 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "NINT Opening". University of Alberta. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "Innovation Centre for Engineering". University of Alberta. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-02.