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Location: Anaheim, CA
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The comment about "how to repair a shift lever" etc. is dead on the money. The real types of repairs are the ones where the bike gets kicked over and something breaks...better to not be stranded than to worry about a dropped valve. (because by that point your ride may pretty much be over...)
I keep a length of wire coat hanger in my bag - it's been used for exhaust bolt replacement, and other "through bolt" replacements on the road where a bolt has rattled free.
Mini-Vice Grips are a good quick replacement for a broken lever.
My license plate contains four different bolt sizes and nuts - all sized as replacement bolts on the bike.
The other key is "KNOW YOUR BIKE". Know what bolts are sacraficial if you need them. If you can pull a rear passenger peg bolt to replace a failed bolt elsewhere on the bike, then do it. (*Assumes no passenger of course...)
We all know about zip ties, duct tape and epoxy-steel. Why not add 2' of safety wire? A hotmelt glue stick can be worked with a lighter or match. How about a bit of small velcro strap or lightweight cord in case a saddlebag fails or you need a bit more tie-down cord?
And don't ever forget to stash an emergency credit card somewhere on the bike or person. Worst case scenario in the USA today typically involves a phone call (*Haul Road only partially excepted) and a tow-truck and a flight home...
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Senior pitcher Stephanie Brombacher has been named as the NFCA Division I National Player of the Week for games played Feb. 14-20, the Association announced on Tuesday.
Brombacher was 3-0 on the week and allowed no runs off of just 10 hits with only three walks and 16 strikeouts over 17 innings of work.
The Pembroke Pines, Fla., native threw two complete game shutouts on the week, with both of them coming against then-No. 22 North Carolina. In her other appearance last week, Brombacher allowed just one hit over five innings in a mid-week tilt against Jacksonville.
In six appearances so far in the 2011 campaign, Brombacher is 6-0 with just 14 hits, five walks and 35 strikeouts. She also has not allowed a single run, earned or unearned, this season.
With a three-game sweep of the Tar Heels and the win over Jacksonville last week, the fourth-ranked gators are now 9-0 on the year. This week, Florida travels to Palm Springs, Calif., for the Cathedral City Classic where they will play five games, including contests against No. 2 UCLA and No. 11 Texas.
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Hawaii's Jessica Iwata hit .526 on the week with three home runs vs. No. 17 Stanford… Katelyn Boyd of Arizona St. went 9-for-10 on the week and was perfect at the plate in three of four games… Texas' Blaire Luna went 3-0 on the week with two shutouts and 32 strikeouts.
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My First Saddle Sore 1000
I had never ridden motorcycles before taking the MSF course 2 years ago at the age of 38. I took the course in October 2011 and bought a Suzuki S40 to learn on. After a season on the S40, I wanted something that would keep up better on the Interstate after I got more comfortable riding. I traded the S40 for a shiny new Fox Orange 2012 DL650 V-Strom in February. I have wanted to tackle a Saddle Sore 1000 ever since. My longest ride so far was 350 miles to see my sister last summer (the S40 was really uncomfortable after about 100 miles).
I marked my calendar for Saturday, August 3 as the day to make the attempt, but family obligations got in the way. Went to bed Saturday night and set the alarm for 3:30 am Sunday, planning to be out the door by 4:00 am. My plan is to head north on I 35 from central Iowa to Albert Lea, MN then west on I 90 to Sioux Falls, SD, then north on I 29 to Fargo, ND, turn around and head back. Google maps says it is7 hours and 39 minutes to Fargo.
When 3:30 am arrives, I hit the alarm and decide today will be a sleep in day and instead I'll do the Saddle Sore 1000 next weekend. I wake up about 9 AM goof around the house for little bit and then decide about 10:30 to go for a ride. It's only going to be about 82° today so should be a nice day for a ride. Skies are clear, except the news this morning said there would be some thunderstorms over Northwest Iowa and Southeast South Dakota. I decide use today to maybe stake out some gas stations along my proposed Saddle Sore route. I stop at the Co-Op, fill the tank, collect the receipt, set trip 1 (trip mileage) and trip 2 (mileage on this tank of fuel) to zero on the odometer and start the GPS.
About 12:30 pm I pull into the gas station Albert Lea, MN. Where the hell did all these Harleys come from? Oh, yeah Sturgis starts Monday. Its a great day to ride and I decide to head to Sioux Falls. I figure once I get there, Ill turn around and head back. Rest trip 2 to zero, collect the receipt and head west. Somewhere along the way, the GPS charger wiggled out from the socket, the battery drained. Darn, lost the GPS data for this leg of the trip.
I make it to Sioux Falls about 2:45 pm. I feel really good. Lets see, Its about 3 and a half hours to Fargo From here. That would put me into Fargo about 6-6:30 eight hours from fargo back home that means I get home between 2-2:30 am Id have about 6 hours riding in the dark, but its open interstate F@^k it, lets keep going. Fill up the tank, reset trip 2 to zero and head north on I 29.
The 75 mph limit in South Dakota is dropping my mpg, so I make a stop for gas in Sisseton, SD. Back on the road and I make it to Fargo at 6:02 pm. Fill up the tank, reset trip 2 to zero and tape the GPS charger to the outlet so it wont come apart again. I quickly eat a quarter pounder and fries, and call Mrs. ABNDVM.
Mrs. ABNDVM: Hows the ride honey?
Me: Great. Weather is great, bikes running fine.
Mrs. ABNDVM: Where are you?
ME: Fargo.
Mrs. ABNDVM: AS IN FARGO .NORTH DAKOTA!!!!!!
Me: Yep.
Mrs. ABNDVM: Youre crazy.
Me: You knew that when you married me.
Mrs. ABNDVM: Ride safe.
Me: I always do.
I reset the GPS time and speed information and am headed south on I 29 by 6:25 pm. The headwind is brutal 100 miles down the road and trip 2 is telling me I am getting 31.5 mpg. Lets see 30 mpg times 5 gallons means a range of about 150 miles, add in a fudge factor of the extra 1.5 mpg and 0.3 gallons extra in the tank and I can only go about 175 miles. Time to start looking for some gas. I fill up in Watertown, SD and keep heading south. I debate putting on the frog togs while I am stopped and decide not to. Bad decision, I run into rain 3 miles south of Watertown and pull over to put on the rain gear.
It sprinkles on and off for about 30 miles, but I seem to come along just after the major downpours. The last of evening twilight has faded as I arrive in Sioux Falls just shy of 10 pm. Fill up, reset trip 2 and head east. I am treated to a lightning show off to the north for most of the trip. Lots of lightning I hope it stays north or this is going to get miserable in a hurry. Between Sioux Falls and Albert Lea, I run into some drizzle and a little rain, but the thunderstorms listened and stayed away. Make It to Albert Lea at 12:57 am. Fill the tank, grab a snickers and a Diet Coke and head south. A little rain just south of Albert Lea, but nothing major.
I pull into the Co-Op at 2:23 am and grab the final receipt. One I get home, I am way to excited to go to bed, so I grab a beer and start working on IBA paperwork. Maybe I should have headed another 250 miles south and make this a BunBurner Gold?
15.9 hours
1083 miles on the odometer
41.5 mpg according to the bike
Fargo back home (due to GPS shutting off on leg 1):
520 miles from on the GPS (so 1040 miles total)
7 hrs 20 min moving time
43 minutes stopped
71 mph moving average
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Well done. Just shot to hell my theory that anything past 10:00 am is too late to start a big project. And I consider 1000 miles a big project.
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What Concrete for a cast flue?
I am getting to the point soon (hopefully) of starting my flue for my 42" Pompeii and have decided that I would like to cast my own using wood forms.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
I found the following mix on the web,
River gravel or crushed fire bricks
Calcium Aluminate cement. (if available in different grades choose the better one)
Lime (lime is usually cheaper, about 80% of the cement price)
You can add into this mix a little standard Fireclay if you like.
Mixture: (parts ratio is 3 x 2 x 2 x 0.5, plus water)
3 shovels of the gravel or crushed firebricks
2 shovels of sand
2 shovels of the cement
half shovel of lime
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
I would not recommend any gravel, although crushed firebrick is fine. Depending upon where you are located, the gravel could have a very different rate of thermal expansion than the rest of the ingredients and cause major spalling at high temps.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
Have you used this mix design?
Or used another?
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
There are pre-mixed castable refractories out there. I would not feel comfortable casting my own custom flue with a site-mix, but I did use one to fill in the gaps around my terracotta flue and firebrick.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
Yes you would be better to buy a premixed castable refractory ie just add water. The flue doesn't get that hot (as evidenced by the inside being black ie under 300 C) so shouldn't be too much of a problem, although if it is relatively thin and the outside is exposed to the ambient temp then expect the flue to crack, due to temp difference. You really need to insulate it a little and have an outer skin to prevent this.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
With flue tile so cheap, why would you mess with this difficult material?
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
Making the forms is the easy part.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
Flue as in the whole vent area?
I cast my vent using premix, just added water. I added some crushed firebricks to add a bit more volume to the mix. 25 lbs of this Rutland refractory cement premix was just enough to fill the form.
Re: What Concrete for a cast flue?
Is this the material?
If so, does anyone know where to get it (or a suitable replacement) in Northern California, I live in Napa, CA and work in Pleasant Hill, CA. (a bedroom community about 30 minutes from San Francisco)
I did check their website and called a few places (mostly Ace Hardwares stores) and was told that they did not carry that material.
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What is a stomach ache?
Often, pain or discomfort anywhere in the abdomen is described as a stomach ache, although the stomach may not actually be the source of the pain. Stomach aches are often caused by conditions of the digestive tract, but can also be caused by conditions of the body wall, blood vessels, urinary tract, reproductive organs, or organs of the chest.
Localized pain may be due to the organs near the site of the pain, such as the gallbladder or stomach in the upper abdomen or the appendix in the lower abdomen. Generalized stomach aches may be associated with diet, inflammation, or infection. Obstruction occurring anywhere along the intestinal tract can manifest as stomach ache. Menstrual cramps, endometriosis (in which tissues resembling the uterine lining grow in other areas of the body), and pelvic inflammatory disease are known to cause generalized stomach aches or lower abdominal pain in women.
Pain originating in the stomach can be due to heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernias (weakening in the diaphragm that allows the stomach to protrude into the chest), gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining), or peptic ulcers. Symptoms may be brought on by certain foods and may worsen when lying flat. Pain from gas, abdominal cramps, or bloating may arise from the intestines, and can also be related to food intake or may be related to intestinal infection or inflammation.
Pain associated with shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, may be attributed to stomach problems until the characteristic blistering rash becomes apparent. Abdominal trauma, poisoning, heart attack, lung problems, conditions of the reproductive organs, and stones or infections of the urinary tract can also cause symptoms that are perceived as stomach problems.
Stomach aches that are severe or that do not improve within a day or two can be symptoms of serious medical conditions. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) for severe pain that comes on suddenly, an inability to have bowel movements, bloody stool, vomiting blood, abdominal rigidity, breathing difficulties, or pain in the neck, chest, shoulders, or between the shoulders. You should also seek immediate care if you have a severe stomach ache and have cancer or might be pregnant.
If your stomach ache is persistent or causes you concern, seek prompt medical care.
What other symptoms might occur with a stomach ache?
A stomach ache may accompany other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Stomach aches are often related to the digestive system, but may also be related to other body systems.
Digestive tract symptoms that may occur along with a stomach acheStomach aches may accompany other symptoms affecting the digestive system including:
What causes a stomach ache?
Stomach aches often originate in the digestive tract, although they can also be due to disorders of the circulatory system, urinary tract, reproductive system, respiratory system, or body wall.
Digestive tract causes of a stomach acheA stomach ache may be caused by conditions of the digestive tract including:
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As butter starts to sizzle, add onion and cook until transparent.
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Archer continued to stare through her as though she had been transparent.
It is a remarkably transparent system, your benefits are based on your income and the average rate of wage growth.
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Even cultures that are more accessible and seemingly well known are not necessarily transparent.
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Rather than markets working toward transparency, they discovered how to make things less transparent.
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Our new government is struggling to adjust to a transparent way of doing business.
It was horrible, her belly was swollen up so much her skin was almost transparent, you could see the veins.
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They are smoother, they work under high pressures, and they can be made transparent.
In a second step, the shape-colour morph is used as a semi-transparent layer on top of the shape-only morph.
And it's too transparent a ploy to be worth making an effort for.
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Even with that transparent rationalization, it still doesn't work.
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It would not be technologically transparent and probably not durable.
The mirrors redirect the beams to an array of optical fibers, which carry the beams onto a transparent polymer screen.
Transparent crab shell holds the secret to bendable screens.
Making the wires thinner makes the electrode more transparent, but at the same time, the thinner wires have higher resistance.
It's also an excellent heat conductor, and is transparent and flexible.
They make bendable solar cells by encapsulating the entire cell inside a transparent, rubbery polymer.
We should do everything possible to ensure that new voting technologies are accurate, reliable, and transparent.
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One of the significant downsides is that the process leaves the plastic opaque, not transparent.
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No flattery is too transparent, no compliment too broad for him.
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Vatican says Archbishop Milingo, four others incur excommunication
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Recent ordinations made without papal approval have placed Zambian Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo and the four prelates he ordained under automatic excommunication, the Vatican said.
Starting with his "attempted marriage" in 2001 until his Sept. 24 ordinations of four bishops in Washington, Archbishop Milingo's actions have led him to "a condition of irregularity and progressive breach in communion with the church," said a written statement by the Vatican press office.
Various church officials tried "in vain" to contact the retired archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia, and "dissuade him from continuing acts that provoke scandal," the Sept. 26 press statement said.
It said that despite the "patient vigilance" shown by the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI in hoping the retired archbishop would return to full communion with the church, the archbishop's Sept. 24 ordinations "have dashed such hopes."
Because of the unapproved ordinations, "both Archbishop Milingo and the four ordained men are under a 'latae sententiae' excommunication, according to Canon 1382 of the Code of Canon Law," the statement said. A bishop who consecrates a bishop without a pontifical mandate and the person who receives the consecration from him automatically incur the penalty of excommunication.
The Vatican statement also said "the church does not recognize nor does it intend to recognize in the future such ordinations and all the ordinations derived from them." It also added that the canonical status of the "four presumed bishops is the same in which they found themselves before ordination" by Archbishop Milingo.
The press office statement said the Vatican had been following the archbishop's activities "with marked apprehension." It said his involvement with a new association of married priests has helped sow "division and perplexity among the faithful."
The men the archbishop ordained, all of whom already claimed to have been ordained bishops in the Old Catholic Church, were leading figures the previous week in a "Married Priests Now!" convocation held by Archbishop Milingo in Saddle Brook, N.J.
Archbishop Milingo had told convocation participants that he was under Vatican orders to stop his campaign for married priests or face suspension from ministry.
A news release from Archbishop Milingo's group claimed the new ordinations would make the Old Catholic bishops "bishops of the Roman Catholic Church."
The ordinations took place in Washington at Imani Temple, the headquarters of Archbishop George A. Stallings Jr., a former Catholic priest of the Washington Archdiocese who broke from the church in 1989 to form his own African American Catholic Congregation. In 1990 Archbishop Stallings was ordained a bishop by bishops of independent Old Catholic churches.
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He said all four had already been ordained bishops at separate times in the Old Catholic community but they sought conditional ordination from Archbishop Milingo to overcome any doubts the Vatican might raise about the validity or apostolic succession of their previous ordinations.
He said he had no doubt about the validity of his previous ordination, "but I'm also well aware of the political, hegemonic maneuverings and manipulation of the Roman Catholic Church as it seeks to deny the validity of my orders or the orders of any other bishop -- Catholic bishop -- ordained outside of the Roman Catholic Church."
Archbishop Milingo also ordained:
-- Bishop Peter Paul Brennan of the African Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Americas, who according to one Web site was first consecrated a bishop on June 10, 1978, and subsequently reconsecrated in October 1979 and twice more in March 1987.
-- Archbishop Patrick E. Trujillo of the Archdiocese of Our Lady of Guadalupe of New Jersey of the Old Catholic Church in America, who was originally consecrated in 1997.
-- Bishop Joseph J. Gouthro of Las Vegas, presiding bishop of the Catholic Apostolic Church International.
Archbishop Milingo was archbishop of Lusaka from 1969 until 1983, when the Vatican asked him to resign because he refused to stop using healing and exorcism rituals that were judged to be inconsistent with Catholic teaching.
In 2001 he married Korean acupuncturist Maria Sung in a mass ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, which is now called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. He subsequently separated from her at the personal urging of Pope John Paul II, but when he came to the United States this July to announce his "Married Priests Now!" movement, he said he was reuniting with her.
Efforts by CNS to reach Archbishop Milingo were unsuccessful.
In the phone interview, Archbishop Stallings laughed as he said, "According to Rome, we've all been excommunicated -- which means absolutely nothing to anyone who understands that the Roman Catholic Church has neither ownership nor control over anyone's destiny and that the Roman Catholic Church is not the one who gives salvation."
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Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has described as dubious reports that some religious ministers were making miracle babies for couples.
He said the country would not pride itself from such practices, but on scientifically proven activities. The DPM said this while responding to questions from a legislator during a question and answer session.
Mbire MP, Cde Paul Mazikana (Zanu-PF) had asked the DPM whether Government would consider making Zimbabwe a religious tourism destination for people to make pilgrimages to see those who are performing miracles.
This followed reports that United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa had assisted a couple to conceive and give birth after three days.
"The basis of the question is flawed because it centred on miracle babies and miracle money which is dubious," said DPM Mutambara.
"We respect religious leaders, but there are better things to make cultural tourism."
Zimbabwe, he said, would take pride in showcasing cultural institutions connected to its history and not miracles.
Responding to another question, the DPM said he would ensure that people were compensated their Zimdollar that they lost when the country switched over from Zimbabwe dollar to multi-currency.
"I believe this issue is now becoming a human rights and civic issue. Surely you cannot say people who had money in their bank accounts and say you have not worked the exchange rate after three years or put mechanisms to pay them," he said.
"Let's disagree on the exchange rate while you pay them. The biggest victims are ordinary people.
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Why is it all right for men these days to cry, whereas twenty years ago it was not?
Why is it that Muslim women from Somalia are circumcised, but those from Indonesia are not?
Why can women not be Roman Catholic priests, while they can be ministers in some other churches?
These are the kind of questions studied in Gender Studies. The answer depends on the ideas about the differences between men and women that are dominant in certain cultures. The problem is that while it is clear that men and women have different bodies, this difference is assigned various cultural meanings. These decide how men and women see themselves and each other, what parts they may play in society, etcetera. Hence the great differences between what is seen as typically male or female in one culture and another. Dutch people have different definitions for a 'real man or woman' than the Chinese, Italians, Ghanese or Argentineans, as did people in the Middle Ages compared to those in the twenty-first century. This is caused by their different cultural backgrounds. Gender Studies make clear how exactly this works
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Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus may be heading to the PlayStation Vita according to some recent ratings submissions for the unannounced port.
Europe's PEGI system rated the PlayStation Vita version yesterday, stating that the game is suitable for ages 7 and up. The ESRB also has the game listed for PS Vita when it was listed earlier this year as well as the Brazil ratings board.
Into the Nexus is currently available for the PlayStation 3 physically and digitally for $29.99. Check out GT's review below:


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HOOVER, Ala. – Mississippi State players have been thrust into the spotlight this preseason, and on Wednesday, one more Bulldog saw his name on an award watch list.
Bulldog senior quarterback Tyler Russell made the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award watch list, presented to the nation's top collegiate signal caller.
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All this dish needs is a fresh salad and you've got a meal!
Pizza for breakfast-why not? After all, Italians love cold pizza with hot cappuccino for breakfast. But rather than cold pepperoni, I&rquo;m proposing a hearty and hot breakfast pie. Use frozen prepared dough and hash browns for easy, quick assembly.
Sweet heat is popular in southern Italy, as evidenced by this tart, which is a specialty of the Sabbia d' Oro restaurant of the Calabrian province of Cosenza (see also here). Chile jam is readily available from mail order sources.
Note that there are hundreds of olive varieties, some might work better than others. Results may vary, so start with small quantities. And as with any produce that you plan to preserve, use only fresh, ripe and spotless fruit. Read the entire article from Harald Zoschke on the Burn! Blog here.
Of all the spicy Calabrian dishes, this one is probably the best known. Feel free to increase the heat scale by adding more peperoncini.
I first sampled the easy way that Italians cook their pasta when I was fortunate enough to house sit for friends in Florence, Italy. When they would prepare a simple dinner, they would pick some herbs, dice a fresh tomato, combine them with some olive oil and butter. Sometimes they would heat the mixture and sometimes not, and toss it with pasta. Since I'm addicted to chile, I always add it to their basic recipe. In fact it, this is so easy to prepare it can hardly be called a recipe
This Southwestern adaptation of the Italian specialty uses green chile and spinach in place of the traditional basil in the pesto. It has a very concentrated flavor—as do all pestos, so a little bit goes a long way. This pasta topper is also good on grilled meats or fish, burgers, and sandwiches.
Of course we have our own New Mexican version of pesto! It's a topping for pasta but also can be added to soups, stews, and rice. Although we have specified cilantro in this recipes, you can use the traditional basil or even Italian parsley. Pecans, another New Mexican crop, can be substituted for the piñon nuts.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014 – President Barack Obama is meeting with defense leaders today on the way forward in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., the vice chairman; Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of U.S. Central Command; Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan; and Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, will meet with the president in the Oval Office.
"This is the president's opportunity to hear directly from his commanders," Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters ahead of the meeting.. "This is an opportunity for the president to weigh inputs from the military, as well as other sources, for the president to make decisions as we move forward."
In a related note, Warren commented on news reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been meeting in secret with Taliban officials. "We've long said the path to peace [in Afghanistan] is political and diplomatic, and not military," he said. "We've long said that Afghans speaking to Afghans are what's going to bring about peace and stability in Afghanistan."
Warren did not confirm whether those meetings had taken place.
Finally, the United States continues to urge the Afghan government not to release dangerous terrorists. The government has said it will release 37 prisoners from an Afghan-run detention facility in Bagram.
In the past, Warren has called these men "bad guys" who have the blood of innocent Afghans on their hands. "We believe they continue to be dangerous and should not be released prior to going through the Afghan judicial process," he said today.
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Banner of Machinists, Portland, 1841
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"New Truths, New Treasures shall our Fires unfold and change and Iron age to one of Gold," proclaims a linen banner created for the Machinists, Cutlers, Coppersmiths, Brass Founders, and Iron Founders trades section of the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association.
The Portland organization of skilled trades groups created the banners for a parade through the streets of Portland held on Oct. 8, 1841.
The reverse of the banner reads "Moulded from Patterns of Goodness & Truth; the Casts of our Character need neither Soldering nor Brazing."
William Capen Jr., a member of the Charitable Mechanic group, painted the banner.
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As the Beaufort Sea ice fractures extensively, climatology PhD student and professor Paul Beckwith says "This is abrupt climate change in real-time."
More than 200 million years ago, a massive extinction decimated 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species, marking the end of the Triassic period and the onset of the Jurassic.
"Overfishing of sharks is now recognized as a major global conservation concern, with increasing numbers of shark species added to the IUCN's list of threatened species."
The world's major international wildlife conference approved a proposal to regulate international trade of sharks in a historic move as the conference wrapped up in Bangkok [...]
Polar bears in western Hudson Bay are struggling with sea ice that doesn't last long enough due to climate change, according to a new study.
In September 2010, The Andaman Resort commissioned a survey of the Andaman Reef platform.
Each year around 100 million sharks are killed for their fins.
Earthquakes turn water to gold over hundreds of thousands of years according to a new study by Nature Geoscience.
Bat-eating spiders are more common than previously known by biologists, according to a study published March 13.
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Nets select Duke's Plumlee with 22nd pick; UNC's Bullock to Clippers
The Brooklyn Nets selected Duke forward Mason Plumlee with the 22nd pick in the NBA draft as they worked to acquire Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce from the Celtics.
The 7-foot Plumlee played four seasons for the Blue Devils and improved his scoring average every season, topping out at 17.1 as a senior.
The draft was just a footnote for the Nets on Thursday night. Brooklyn was trying to make a huge trade with Boston. According to a person familiar with the situation, the Nets were attempting to acquire veterans Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry for a package of players and draft picks that includes Kris Humphries.
The person confirmed the talks to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the details were to remain private.
Plumlee's brother, Miles, also played for Duke and was drafted by the Indiana Pacers No. 26 overall last year. The youngest Plumlee brother from Warsaw, Ind., Marshall, will be a sophomore at Duke next season.
Mason Plumlee adds depth, size and athleticism to a Nets' frontcourt which really could be in flux and aging. Garnett is 37 and Pierce will be 36 when the season starts. If the trade goes through, Gerald Wallace will also be leaving Brooklyn and heading to Boston.
Plumlee, 23, was one of the better low-post scorers in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season and averaged 9.9 rebounds per game for coach Mike Krzyzewski, who also coached Nets General Manager Billy King.
Plumlee had a good look at his new home arena and a warm welcome with the Nets fans at Barclays Center. He also got to meet new coach Jason Kidd and star point guard Deron Williams.
"They just welcomed me and I'm just excited about being around those guys," said Plumlee, who was making his first trip to Brooklyn.
Clippers use No. 25 pick on UNC's Reggie Bullock
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers selected North Carolina's Reggie Bullock with the 25th overall pick of the NBA draft Thursday night.
The 6-foot-7, 205-pound shooting guard showed steady improvement during his three years with the Tar Heels. He averaged 13.9 points per game in 2012-13 while being selected as a second team All-ACC player.
He ended his collegiate career with 188 3-pointers, good for eighth place on UNC's all-time list. His career .387 shooting percentage from behind the 3-point line is 11th best in school history.
Bullock helped the Tar Heels to a 20-11 record last season. North Carolina ended its season in the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 70-58 loss to Kansas.
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Earlier today, Facebook announced a new feature to their site which involved video-calling and group chat in collaboration with Skype. This new feature involved giving current Facebook chat users the ability to video call their friends. If you are someone who are not sure how to use this feature, here is a simple step-through on […]Read More
If you are on Windows 7, Internet Explorer 9 allows you to pin a website to the Windows taskbar, and access the website pages directly without having to open Internet Explorer first. Microsoft has now launched a new service – Pin My Website to encourage website owners to add the pinned site functionality to their websites.Read More
Google recently launched a new design which sports a new menu bar with grey colored text. The new menu bar is an eyesore and is being hated by many people.Read More
Earlier today, Google launched a new social networking service called Google+. Google+ is Google's latest service in the social networking segment and will compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter.Read More
Back in April 2011, we had posted an article about the new features in Yahoo Mail Beta. Though Yahoo Mail has improved a lot, it has also added a little bit of annoyance by making the preview pane hard to find.Read More
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SamRon vs. Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans and Kieffer Delt: Who's the Cuter Beach Couple? (PHOTOS)
We've always thought of the Jersey Shore guidos and guidettes as the cutest beach bums on TV. But with Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans's recent addiction to posting photos of herself with on-and-off significant other Kieffer Delp, it looks like the amazing eight have some competition.
Let's take the poster boy and girl for love and dysfunction on JS: Sammi and Ronnie. Who do you think makes a cuter pair amidst the sand and waves: Kieffer and Jenelle or SamRon?
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Another big DJ shares his music tips and regales Ibiza shenanigans with t5m in his sunny Ibiza villa.
The Radio 1 icon and international club DJ Pete Tong starts from the beginning, talking through his impressive musical background and experience in the music industry over the years. Browse the videos on his channel for interviews about the early days of dance music, when it was all about trying to shape the scene and 'always enthusing about music'.
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06/08/2009 – Race returns to the Speedway!
This week Kansas Speedway announced that the ARCA RE/MAX Series will return for a ninth season to the facility. The Kansas Lottery $150 Grand will race on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 4 PM.
"I'm looking forward to having the ARCA RE/MAX Series return to Kansas Speedway," said Kansas Speedway President Jeff Boerger. "The Kansas Lottery $150 Grand has provided some great racing and last year's race saw current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Scott Speed visit victory lane for the first time in a stock car, and Ryan Newman raced in the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand in 2001. "This year's race should prove to be another great race and fans may be seeing some of the future NASCAR stars in this race."
Tickets for the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand are on sale now and are available by calling 866.460.RACE, online at http://www.kansasspeedway.com and at the Kansas Speedway ticket office. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15 or more people by calling Doc Shobe at 913.328.3300.
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Love Me/Love Me Not: Valentine's Mix on All Souls/It's The Music!
It's the Music! Wednesday Feb 13 2013 1:00PM - 3:30PM Add to Calendar
Chinese New Year! Mardi Gras! Ash Wednesday! And Valentine's Day!
So much to celebrate, so little time!! Well, Valentine's Day seems to cause the most tension, controversy, depression and elation because it concerns the heart.
This Wednesday, All Souls will focus on music concerning love in all it aspects: When it is good; when it is bad; when it is new; when it is gone.
The Project Catwalk will give a nod to Ash Wednesday. We will also be hearing from local music artists like Rebekah Pulley, Damon Fowler and The Ditchflowers. Also, new tracks from Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Jim James, Andrew Bird, Eels and more!!
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The white iPhone 4 is thicker, won't fit in some cases
It turns out we were wrong yesterday and the white iPhone launch was not all sunshine and roses after all. As disappointed users point out, the Great White is a fraction thicker than the black one.
What's the big deal, you ask? After all the difference is really small as seen on these comparison pics. Well, the issues come when you try and slip some protective casing on the whitey. In other words, some tight iPhone 4 cases won't fit on a white unit.
Phil Schiller from Apple is quoted saying this about the manufacturing of the white iPhone 4: "It's not as simple as making something white. There's a lot more that goes into both the material science of it - how it holds up over time but also in how it all works with the sensors".
This might explain the added thickness to the white iPhone 4 - they've may put some extra stuff behind the white glass.
It would have been better if Apple mentioned the new thickness on its specs page, no matter how small. Surely the "actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process" disclaimer is enough to keep the complaints out, but the users will definitely appreciate any heads-up about the potential incompatibilities.
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Akshay Kumar is back again yet again to entertain us after the somewhat lackluster performances at the box office for his last two ventures - Tees Maar Khan and Action Replayy.
Now the question is, will Patiala House generate the bang that his last few movies have failed to produce?
The charming actor apparently became a bundle of nerves as the film got closer to its 11th February release date. Akki is not just looking for a hit film to add under his belt, but also a success for his home banner Hari Om Production.
Akki's last box office fare-well (barely) was 2010's Housefull, and it is hoped that Patiala House will out do and redeem him of his recent jinxed luck. The actor has said that he is very proud of the producers of the film and he believes that this has been the best film of his acting career so far.
Anushka Sharma, the bubbly actress still in the spotlight for her turn in the successful Band Baaja Baaraat, is the female lead in the movie opposite Akshay.
We, at BollyCurry, wish Akshay and the rest of the cast and crew of Patiala House all the best! Of course, with BO cash registers ringing as fiercely and fast as the are - we reckon the damage is already made up for!
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Patiala House rocked; it was such a relief to finally watch such a nice family oriented drama ... I am tired of all the sit-com type movies!
I like the promos. I hope the movie will be good. I love Akki :)
All the best.
Akshay looks so good now, guess he lost some weight, but this movie seems pretty good by the promos, hope it's a hit.
hope its a hithope its a hit hope its a hit hope its a hit hope its a hit
this movie is AAAAMMMAAAZZINNG!!!!! evry1 PLS go and watch it and make it a Hit! They deserve this much...rly
Hope this movie becomes a hit!! Love Anushka!!
Patiala House Was a Beautiful Movie
Just checked it out. Was good watch. Hopefully folks in india willl enjoy it. He did a good job
Really wanna watch this movie, hope it breaks his BO jinx (which he enters every so often).
after akki disastorous TMK he needed a hit and patiala house has done that
so congrats akki u deserve it
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Concur with previous messages:
The good: Great facility, great race weekend, Austin, friendly hosts.
The bad: crowd management, high prices and excessive dust.
There were problems with credit card transactions. Probably both: not enough drinks and food stands AND their transactions done very slowly.
Initially the police down the street, by the track, had no idea where you needed to go!!!!
We parked at parking lot P. our seats were at Turn 5. It was actually not that bad walking from our seats to the parking after the press conference. The parking lot was pretty blocked, but we were lucky to pick a line that moved ok.
There were many spots where police was needed but not present, instead we found out there were police patrols at two intersections "far" from the track area where there was no traffic at all. At one point we took a turn from 812 looking at the GPS, this decision turned out perfect as we hit pretty much no traffic.
Overall I had a great time and, even if far from me, I'll consider coming back.
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As a bisexual female, how to I flirt with a woman?
I was at my city's Pride this past weekend. Usually, there aren't many femmes at the only lesbian bar in the gay neighborhood. But at the Pride... Show More
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Same eye contact, complimenting(hair, legs, breasts, face, ass etc.)as girls do that and it gives you a reason to maybe touch her hand or her arm
Try talking to the group as they were all wearing the same thing so you could ask why, after conversation you can start talking to one a bit more or while asking questions respond positivelt to the girl to get her attention so you can talk more
Sounds a bit risky but sayin something like 'i know my periods coming in a few days and I always get horny before it starts' or god my dress is itching like crazy I just want to pull it off'
Look sexy not slutty so girls know your dtf
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Probably there's nothing you could have done. Speaking as a guy, chicken coops tend to be mostly cock-blockers determined to go home with each other or alone.
For cute femmes generally, look for some sort of in. Queer femmes live in a small, small world, even in large cities. If you're good at making friends, chances are when you meet her that you'll know someone who can make an introductions. If you know someone who's good at introductions, be their friend and you're in everywhere.
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like you would flirt with a guy.. make small talk. compliment her..
I'm really shy and how to I make small talk? and how would I compliment her, they were all wearing the same thing... Nice tutu or nice leggings? It sounds stupid...
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Guys don't talk to me in the first place. They see me and think I'm a stuck up bitch... and I don't know what a guy would say to me. They have, but they, as in 40 year old and older black homeless guy trying to hit on me...I just don't know what to say...I freeze
you need to role play with a girl friend of yours.. she can tell you what to say and no to say
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Just found this thread after your reply to my 'sportster or KLR' thread. Wow, I am glad you are doing fine after your accident and I thought you had sold your bike. I think we exchanged email couple of times few months back?
Anyway, curious to see what you will be doing differently this time around. It sounds as if you really love your dual sportster so much I don't think you should abandon it but you got to do what you think is best for yourself.
This thread gave me few ideas what to do with my sportster. I contacted Rick about making a rear shock for sporty but haven't heard from him assuming he doesn't do sporty until I see that you used his fork springs and he helped you tweak your sporty a bit. Maybe I should give him a call instead of email and see what he can do. Maybe he can do my forks and I'll just go with Works Performance rear shocks if he doesn't do sporty rear shock. I'd like to try and keep my sporty closer to factory setting but raise it up off the ground a bit and make a 2-in-1 exhaust pipe but the front exhaust pipe will run above the base of motor like Dough Wothke did with his Dirtster. But I think I would add spark arrestor muffler on right side and a dummy muffler on other side so I can make a safety box(with key) in there to keep important documents for my Central/South America trip. At least that's on my drawing board but doesn't mean it will go forward. We will see.
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Marian R. Walters, Ph.D., is associate dean for Research and Outreach (associate dean for Research and Graduate Studies; 2004-2012) and professor of physiology, at Penn State Harrisburg. As professor of physiology at Tulane Medical School (1980-2004), her research focused on biochemical endocrinology and actions of steroid and vitamin D receptors. These research projects received substantial extramural funding, principally from NIH, and resulted in over 80 research publications. Other relevant activities at Tulane included substantial experience in developing graduate programs, mentoring faculty, and assisting in promotion and tenure processes. At Penn State Harrisburg, her research initially focused on assessing issues related to graduate education. She has been the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Award for advancement of women faculty (past), internal funding for programs for underrepresented groups (past), and an NSF Partnerships for Innovation Award to enhance commercialization of faculty discoveries for 12 participating small colleges and universities (ended August 2012). Through these and other resources, she currently focuses on advancing the research agendas for faculty and students at Penn State Harrisburg and the collaborating institutions. Her professional service has included: Grants Resource Center (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), Advisory Board, 2008-2010; American Physiological Society: Endocrinology and Metabolism Section Steering Committee Councillor, 1994-1998; Steering Committee Chair, 1995-1998; Nominating Committee, 1995-1998; Porter Physiology Development Committee, 1998-2000; Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine: Council, 2001-2004; Chair, Membership Committee, 2002-2004; Treasurer-Elect, 2004-06; Treasurer 2006-2008; Finance Committee, 2008-2012.
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- Walters, M.R. Steroid hormone receptors and the nucleus. Endocr. Rev. 6, 512-543 (1985).
- Walters, M.R. Newly identified actions of the vitamin D endocrine system. Endocrine Rev. 13, 719-764 (1992).
- Walters, M.R. Case-stimulated learning within endocrine physiology lectures: an approach applicable to other disciplines. Am. J. Physiol. 276 (Adv. Physiol. Education 210): S74-S78 (1999).
- Walters, M.R. Problem-based learning within endocrine physiology lectures. Adv. Physiol. Ed. 25: 225-227 (2001).
- Siaw, E.K.O., M.R. Walters. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D-stimulated calmodulin binding proteins: a sustained effect on the distal tubules. Am. J. Physiol./Renal 282: F77-F84 (2002).
- Walters, M.R. Vitamin D receptors and actions in nonclassical target tissues. In: Encyclopedia of Hormones: Calcium Regulating Hormones. Henry, H.L. and Norman, A.W., eds. Academic Press, 656-665 (2003).
- Walters, M.R. and S. Sharma. Cross‑talk Between β‑Adrenergic Stimulation and Estrogen Receptors: Isoproterenol Inhibits 17β‑Estradiol‑induced Gene Transcription in A7r5 Cells. J. Cardiovasc. Pharm. 42: 266-274 (2003).
- Walters, M.R. and I. Nemere. Receptors for Steroid Hormones: Membrane and Nuclear Forms. Cell Molec Life Sci 61: 2309-2321 (2004).
- Walters, M.R. Alternate external funding sources for ESL/ELL Programs. In: Making the Right Investments; Strengthening the Education of English Language and Bilingual Learners, Lisa Buenaventura, Ed. Center for Schools and Communities Symposium Proceedings 37-44 (2008).
- Stuckey, H.L., N. Malhotra, B.A. Sims, and M.R. Walters. Improving the Efficiency of Mail Surveys via Return Receipt Introductory Postcards. Survey Practice, June 2009 (http://surveypractice.org/2009/06/29/return-receipt/).
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Gay rights is set to stay in the political spotlight after a bill outlining significant changes to New Zealand's adoption laws was drawn from the member's ballot.
Labour MP Jacinda Ardern's Care of Children Law Reform Bill, which would give same sex couples the opportunity to adopt, will soon come before Parliament.
Ardern said the purpose of the Bill was to modernise New Zealand's antiquated and discriminatory adoption laws which date back to 1952.
Under current laws, only a single person or spouses are permitted to adopt and have a legal relationship with the child.
"The Bill would also have the effect of removing discrimination and inconsistencies in our current law.
"Currently a gay individual can adopt a child, a gay couple can't," said Ardern.
"A de facto heterosexual couple can adopt, but a civil union heterosexual couple can't. This makes no sense and needs to be fixed."
The Bill comes less than 24 hours after Labour MP Louisa Wall's Marriage Amendment Bill passed its first hurdle in Parliament with 80 MPs voting in favour and 40 against.
The Bill now faces a select committee and then two further votes to pass into law.
Ardern's Bill was one of four randomly picked today.
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If you protect fish, there will be more of them to catch. That's the reasoning conservationists have long used to persuade commercial fisheries of the benefits of marine reserves. Now they may have DNA confirmation.
Earlier research had shown that marine reserves result in larger fish that spawn more offspring, but researchers were left speculating exactly where the baby fish ended up and whether they truly help replenish other areas.
Now, with the use of new DNA profiling techniques, scientists have shown that by devoting less than a third of an area to a marine reserve network, you can double the number of juvenile fish that settle in the rest of the area. (Current Biology, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.008)
Garry Russ, one of the authors of the study, said he has spent the last 30 years contemplating how you can confirm exactly where fish born in marine reserves go. "To me, it's a little bit like the holy grail of marine reserves as fishery management tools," he says.
To nail the problem, Russ and colleagues at the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia caught 1620 adult coral trout and stripey snapper from a series of reserves on the Great Barrier Reef. Both species are popular with commercial and recreational fishing. They then took DNA samples from their tails, and released them alive. Later, they sampled juvenile fish from 19 locations throughout the region and checked to see if they were offspring of the fish in the reserves.
Though the reserves make up just 28 per cent of the area, the team calculated that about half of all juvenile fish were spawned by fish in the reserves – showing that the protected areas "punch above their weight in replenishing fishery stocks", as Russ puts it.
But fisheries ecologist Colin Buxton from the University of Tasmania at Sandy Bay in Tasmania, Australia isn't convinced that these results show reserves will help commercial fisheries. If the adult population isn't suffering from a shortage of juvenile fish – as he says is the case in the area studied – then introducing more young fish won't help.
Buxton adds that the only effective way to maintain sustainable fish populations is to limit the number of fish taken out of the water.
Yet Russ believes the new findings provide strong evidence that marine reserves are a useful tool in maintaining fish populations. "Doubling the number of recruits coming into a population is almost always going to affect the adult population size quite substantially," he says.
Russ and his team next plan to look at the genetic makeup of the fisheries' catches to see if they are in fact being bulked up by fish breeding in the reserves. Their future research will also require them to cast a wider net – to see just how far from the marine reserve fish spawned there will travel.
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These are compiled from the WoW Insider staff -- we differed in a few places, and where we did, I've pointed out who thought what. Keep in mind that no one can predict the future, of course, so these are predictions, and that's all. By now we should all know that Blizzard will do all they can to keep us guessing. And feel free to put your own predictions (or just respond to ours in the comments below. Happy New Year -- here's to a great 2009!
Update: Also be sure to check out Big Download's PC predictions for 2009 -- they've got something to say about Blizzard's next expansion, too.
Wrath content patch revealed
This is almost a certainty -- while we know about Ulduar and Icecrown Citadel as future content patches for Wrath, there's still a patch out there we don't know anything about, and it's likely that we'll finally hear about it this year. Best guess is that it'll be a Sunwell-like patch, with extra daily quest content and probably a 5man raid or two. I've said on our podcast that I wouldn't be surprised to see the Goblin city of Undermine make an appearance, but what the patch actually is is still up in the air at this point. All we're predicting is that we'll finally hear about it.
One major exception on the team: Matthew Rossi says more development time will be spent on expansions rather than content patches, so no more big patches like the Sunwell.
BlizzCon and the next expansion
The WoW Insider staff differs on this one, or at least I do: I am not convinced that we'll see a BlizzCon at all this year, though most everyone else agrees that there will be a BlizzCon 2009, and that it'll be where we first hear about the third expansion. Adam Holisky is going for the Maelstrom, while Alex Ziebart says it'll be the Return of the Burning Legion, and Elizabeth Harper says dragons and Druids in the Emerald Dream. We all agree that if there is a new expansion announced, it'll have a second Hero Class in it, likely a healer (Daniel Whitcomb says Vykrul will be playable, and the new class will be a Runemaster, Adam's going with Arch Druid, and Alex says a healer hybrid that's not an Arch Druid. Rossi differs on this one, as usual: he says more healing will be reactive per player than adding a whole new class). At any rate, we'll go half on this one: if there is a BlizzCon, it's where we'll hear about expansion number three.
Ads in the launcher
We've seen this coming for a while now: Blizzard has already said that they want to spruce up Battle.net, that they want to make a common link between all of their games, and that they've made deals with ad companies to bring ads into non-game areas. So our prediction is that we'll see a revamped launcher this year (a Blizzard launcher, rather than just a World of Warcraft launcher), and that we'll be seeing non-Blizzard ads on it. Adam adds that Blizzard will share achievements across games, so if we see Starcraft II release in any form this year, we'll get a good idea of what the new Battle.net will be.
The endgame will get harder
Matthew Rossi takes the lead on this one: "Ulduar is going to be HARD." And the rest of us generally agree: while Blizzard has made the early endgame easier, there has been plenty of calls from players to make the next set of raids and achievements much tougher, and we believe Blizzard will do that. Amanda Miller believes that a few weeks later, Blizzard will cave again and re-nerf it.
Someone will leave the company
Blizzard has been very fortunate in that they haven't had a lot of team turnover: Tom Chilton, Jeff Kaplan, J. Allen Brack, Alex Afrasiabi, and many other team members have been working on the game almost since the beginning. And since Blizzard is such a great place to work, they don't have a lot of reason to leave. But times change, Blizzard as a company has changed (hi Activision!), and a lot of the things that they planned out early on have come to fruition. We believe at least one of the higherups on the game will leave Blizzard this year, either to go work for another MMO company or start their own. A surprising number of people on our staff (Matthew Rossi, Matt Low) thinks Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street will be the one, but Adam and I both think the opposite: that when someone leaves higher up, he'll be promoted. But we all do seem to expect at least one familiar name leaving Blizzard to join another company.
Class changes
In general, our staff thinks that Blizzard will try to seperate the classes back out again -- they've gone a little more uniform lately, and Adam in particular believes that Blizzard will aim to have them each be a little more unique. Rossi believes that at the very top of gear, one tanking class will move ahead of the others. Both Daniel Whitcomb and Chase Christian believe that we'll see a bombshell in a 3.x patch, either with a complete healing revamp, or a class mixup along the lines of "these classes do x, these classes do y, and these classes do z," so that Blizzard starts dealing with roles rather than class separations. Personally, I'm just calling a Death Knight nerf. You know it's coming.
And the rest of the year...
Daniel Whitcomb thinks professions will get "uberbuffed" in a Wrath patch. Adam says we won't hear about any subscriptions growth until Q3 and even then it'll be a half a million at most. Ziebart is wiling to call the Starcraft II release sometime this year, and Holisky even says expansion #3 in January 2010. And while I think that puts a lot (a lot) of faith in Blizzard keeping to a development schedule, not a single one of us is willing to predict that we'll finally hear more about that next-gen MMO this year. 2009 is, after all, only so big.
Have predictions of your own? Leave a guess in the comments, and make sure to stick around during all of 2009 -- you never know what might happen.


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Sony Xperia ion for AT&T ICS update is now available
The LTE flavored Sony Xperia ion for AT&T's has finally left the land of Gingerbread. The handset's long overdue Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available to download directly from Sony.
The update to Android 4.0 brings a number of features to the smartphone. They include tabbed browsing, offline reading, desktop mode, etc. Of course, users will also receive Sony's proprietary UI on top of Google's OS.
In case you are an owner of the said device, you can download the update over here.
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Marc Lambert is the chief executive of Scottish Book Trust, Scotland's national agency for the promotion of reading and writing.
A former merchant banker, his career path turned to literature when he was employed as a fiction buyer for Waterstones, then Penguin Books, before becoming Assistant Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Marc has worked as an editor on volumes of poetry and Scottish writing. He writes book reviews and comments on literary issues.
"We were never born to read ... Human beings invented reading only a few thousand years ago. And with this invention, we changed the very organisation of our brain, which in turn expanded the ways we were able to think, which altered the intellectual evolution of our species."
So writes Maryanne Wolf in her brilliant book on reading Proust and the Squid. And here we are, on the cusp of Book Week Scotland – Scotland's first ever Book Week – which starts on Monday November 26th. It is terrifically exciting.
The Trust continued Andrew Carnegie's work of funding library buildings and the public library service from its inception in 1913.
But that was nearly a hundred years ago. It's a very different picture now. Public library services are under threat of cutback and closure, and some politicians are even questioning the value of the service itself.
As Amazon announced recently, the ebook is king. Just two years after the Kindle was introduced, ebook sales now outstrip those of traditionally printed books, a consumer revolution which has authors, publishers, traditionalists and bookshops chewing their nails down to the quick.
And readers? Well, they are quite happy, or should be. The cost of an ebook is a fraction of a printed book, and you can download it at home without the bother and hassle of a city centre shopping trip. What's not to like?
Her books on Mary Bell, the child murderer, Franz Stangl, commander of the Treblinka death camp, and Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and war minister, are landmark studies which will never be surpassed. But they go beyond even this to transcend questions of genre and history: put simply, they are books without which it would be impossible to fully examine the tortured moral landscape of the 20th Century, or indeed of the human soul.
Their complaints are undeniably true. But this isn't just a modern problem. The truth is that most people struggle with grammar and punctuation and always have.
Take this exchange with Anna Akhmatova, one of the greatest poets of the 20th Century, recorded by Lydia Chukovskaya, her friend and amanuensis:
It is often said, by those who are made desperate by the poor reading habits of others, (usually their children), that it doesn't matter what they read, as long as they are reading.
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With a little less than three months before Sag Harbor Village elections, a mayoral contest has emerged that pits current mayor, Brian Gilbride, against former mayor Pierce Hance.
This week, after months of speculation, Hance announced he would seek the mayoral seat in June's elections. The same day, Gilbride confirmed he would seek a third term at the helm of the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees.
Trustee Ed Gregory also announced he will seek another term on the board and will run alongside Gilbride under The Sag Harbor Party banner. A second trustee seat — vacated by Tim Culver last summer after he moved to North Haven Village — will also be on the ballot in June. On Tuesday, Gilbride said he and Gregory have talked about running a full slate, but were unsure whether or not they would seek another candidate to join them.
This is Gregory's 13th time running for office in Sag Harbor Village. On Tuesday, he said he was doing so because Gilbride was seeking another term, and because there are a number of projects both candidates would like to see to completed during their tenure on the board.
"We still have things to do," he said. "I would like to see the Havens Beach project come to fruition after all these years. I also have some ideas for Long Wharf."
So far, the only resident outside of the incumbents to formally announce candidacy is Hance, who on Tuesday said he's seeking the mayoral seat because he is concerned about the management of the village.
"I am running because of the state of the village and the way I feel it is being managed," he said.
Hance said he believed village government could be more transparent and that its departments were having difficulty functioning to the best of their abilities.
"I believe we need a new administration to settle things down," he said.
In particular, Hance was critical of how ongoing negotiations with the Sag Harbor Police Benevolent Association (PBA) have been handled by the current board.
"I think the situation with the police department is absurd," said Hance. "I am not saying one group is right and one is wrong, but it appears to have been mismanaged. We should never have gotten to arbitration without at least having a cordial process."
Hance said he believes concepts like farming out police services to Suffolk County Sheriffs, for example, was a public ruse used unsuccessfully to try and force the hand of the PBA to accept the village's terms.
"I was faced with the same thing in 1993," said Hance, who was elected mayor that year under The Economy Party banner in the midst of a contentious PBA contract negotiation.
One of The Economy Party platforms was aimed at reducing the cost of police services in Sag Harbor.
Negotiating contracts with other departments — something Gilbride looked into earlier this year when he reached out to the Suffolk County Sheriff's as well as East Hampton and Southampton towns — is an option Hance said he would not have considered at the time.
"You either have a police department, or you don't and it is left to East Hampton and Southampton to take over police services," he said. "It was decided then that we wanted a police department
In 1994, Gilbride was elected to the village board as a member of The Sag Harbor Party with running mate Ed Deyermond.
Deyermond, who served as a mayor of the village board and chose not to seek re-election in 2009, sent a letter to the board following Culver's resignation asking to fill that seat.
However, the board opted not to appoint someone to cover the remainder of Culver's term, and did not consider Deyermond's request. Earlier this month, Deyermond — former Southampton Town tax assessor — confirmed he was considering a run for office, but has yet to make a formal announcement.
Hance said on Tuesday he has been in discussions with potential running mates, but that they were still making up their minds on whether or not to run. This past weekend, he said, he made his decision to announce his candidacy.
On Tuesday, Gilbride said the ongoing contract negotiations with the PBA was one of the reasons he has decided to seek another term. That contract is currently being negotiated through arbitration.
"I don't feel comfortable walking away right now, with us being in the middle of arbitration, although it would be easier for me," he said.
Gilbride cited ongoing projects like the Havens Beach remediation and the village's future plans for Long Wharf as other projects he would like to see to fruition.
"I think we have accomplished a lot of good in the last four years," said Gilbride. "I would just like to see things through to the end."
"It seems like there will be a lot of candidates in the field this year, so it should be a good election," he added.


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Here are more details about why Justin Bieber's second concert in Portugal was canceled. According to the singer's team, it was all due to union rules in Portugal. Apparently it was strictly due to logistical issues — NOT because of poor ticket sales — as has been reported elsewhere. In fact, Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, insists both shows were completely sold out. That was also confirmed by the local Portuegeuse promoters as well.
The problem was something called, "load out" — the time allowed for the crews to break down the stage and sets and equipment from Bieber's show — and get set up for the next one.
That said, after Justin Bieber's "week from hell" in England last week, the pop superstar's team has reportedly told him to calm down, focus on his music and his concerts and get enough rest — hoping to prevent any future blowups (like he had with a papparazzo in London), or health scares, like his on-stage collapse and trip to the hospital.
Apparently a weekend intervention of sorts took place via phone, Skype and emails from key members of Team Bieber — all orchestrated to help the singer move on from that bad week in London which has generated so many negative headlines.


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Yankees second baseman surprises young cancer survivor
New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano is off to another impressive start (.291 batting average, 13 home runs and 34 RBI) in 2013 and has led the depleted Bronx Bombers to a surprising rise atop the AL East standings.
But the four-time All-Star's greatest impact so far this season might have been made on a "field" far from the bright lights of Yankee Stadium.
Last week before a night game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Cano took a trip into Manhattan to pay a special visit 13-year-old Nick D'Annibale, a diehard Yankees fan and a cancer survivor.
Arriving as an unsuspecting ice cream truck driver, Cano certainly delivered a sweet surprise.
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DEATHLY dry is the new normal in California. As of 27 January, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains, which usually supplies a third of California's water, stood at just 12 per cent of normal levels. And those who track moisture in the state say that climate change will cause more precipitation to fall as rain – and over shorter periods – meaning dramatic measures will be necessary to slake the thirst of its population of 38 million.
This is indicative of California's future climate under certain greenhouse conditions, says Heather Cooley of the Pacific Institute, an environmental research group in Oakland, California. "If you look at the projections towards the end of the century, that's our average."
To respond to the longer periods of dryness, state and local officials are assessing ways to wring water from traditionally overlooked sources.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District, for example, is building a waste water treatment plant that will produce 30 million litres of clean water a day when it opens this year.
And in July, Mark Hanna, a water engineer working in Los Angeles, will punch holes in the city's concrete skin and turn them into wells that will gather precious storm water before it runs off into the Pacific Ocean.
Desalination is on the table, too. The Carlsbad Project in San Diego county will deliver treated seawater to the region and is due to open in 2016. The plant's website describes the supply as drought-proof – exactly what California desperately needs.
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