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SNESASM (Aktueller Software Markt)
Toller Sound, witzige Grafik und ein echt abgefahrener Held lassen das originelle Hüpfspielchen in die Oberliga des Genres aufsteigen.
GenesisASM (Aktueller Software Markt)
Toller Sound, witzige Grafik und ein echt abgefahrener Held lassen das originelle Hüpfspielchen in die Oberliga des Genres aufsteigen.
SNESTotal! (Germany)
Wenn Ihr also auch der Suche nach einem lustigen, rasanten, fairen, nicht zu schwierigen aber auch nicht zu einfachen Spiel seid, das Euch richtig Freude bereitet, dann schaut Euch den kleinen radikalen Rex an! Spaßgarantie!
A platformer worth a play – if not a purchase. Give it a try, and see what you're missing.
SEGA CDVideo Games & Computer Entertainment
Ultimately, Radical Rex is a thoroughly enjoyable platform game. Simple maneuvers and a variety of levels comprise a game that's good to go.
GenesisGamePro (US)
Younger gamers will make Rex their pal - he's as friendly and fun as a good Saturday morning cartoon. Older gamers, however, will want dinos with a bit more bite.
SNESGamePro (US)
The above average graphics have a Saturday morning cartoon look. Colorful jungle backgrounds contain all manner of crawling, running, swimming and flying beasties to create a very cartoony world. Rex himself displays funny expressions throughout, especially when something bad happens. The sounds are also middle-of-the-tar-pit. Rex occasionally exclaims "Radical", but the dinos lacks good roars and the tropical rhythms get repetitive. The opening rap number will keep your toes tapping. Radical Rex is about as good and as endearing as the successful Joe and Mac games. For simple thrills without the chills, get radical with Rex.
SEGA CDGamePro (US)
Easy and cartoony, Rex is a nice playmate for gamers who make friends with Saturday-morning and after-school TV pals. Older gamers, however, will quickly move on to Rex's more aggressive dinosaur brethren.
GenesisMega Fun
Kurz gesagt, es fehlt der gewisse Schuß Originalität. Abgesehen von der leicht schwammigen Steuerung bringt Radical Rex eine solide Spielbasis mit. Der berühmte Funke will jedoch nicht überspringen.
SNESElectronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)
Not quite radical enough for me. Radical Rex has a number of good points like very cute graphics and animations, but the control could use some work. This game will probably appeal more to younger gamers with it's cutesy theme, otherwise it's more your run-and-smack-enemies-away type action game.
SEGA CDElectronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)
Radical Rex really doesn't make full use of the CD-Rom format. The music is the only thing that shows that the game is CD. Otherwise, it's an okay action game with lots of instant hits. What's with all the flies? The levels are very dark and use some tightening. Radical Rex suffers from the fact that it's hardly original. This CD will probably fade away.
People often say that easy games are for kids. I've often found that odd as I beat some very difficult games as a child, many of which I only later found out were considered difficult. Radical Rex is a game that I would have liked much more as a child than I do now. If I was reviewing it with childhood memories, I have no doubt I would be much kinder. The problem with Radical Rex isn't that it is difficult in parts but that it isn't difficult at all until halfway through the game and then only during the boss fights. This inconsistency really hurts the overall experience in what is a decent if unexceptional platformer. A few tweaks with hit-points and just making the easy and normal modes fit their respective definitions wouldn't have made Radical Rex a great game but it would have been much better.
Radical Rex can be summed up in three words: Lack of originality. It thematically lives off of fads long outdated, the levels are repetitive (gameplay and graphics-wise), and the CD soundtrack is just boring. Drop in a few cheap obstacles and ridiculously overpowered bosses, and you get a game that is apparently targeted at kids but at times gets frustratingly hard even for seasoned gamers! Children might draw a bit more entertainment out of Radical Rex, at least for the first five levels (until the first boss shows up). Otherwise this game's not recommendable.


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"Having officers take reports over the phone enables more officers to stay on the street responding to calls that are in progress," said Lt. Deanna Effland, who oversees the communications section.
Officials say up to 10 percent of responses could eventually come by phone — challenging a long-held assumption: Call 911 and police will show up. The shift can be jarring, as one resident found out recently when he called the Northeastern District police station to report somebody rifling through his car.
Chris Bingel of Hamilton said information he wanted to provide was ignored when his call was forwarded to an officer taking reports over the phone. He said he supports boosting the effectiveness of the city police force. "Unfortunately, as a citizen," he said, "I get people telling me, 'Why are you calling me? Why are you bothering me with this?'"
That officer wasn't part of the new telephone unit, and police pledged to offer better customer service as they roll out the program.
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Batts said he wants to keep as many officers on patrol as possible, and the agency expects to spend $27.9 million on overtime this year, well over budget and an increase of more than $10 million compared with 2010.
Other law enforcement agencies agree with the Baltimore police strategy, noting that not all reports are emergencies. Agencies such as Baltimore County police have kept patrol officers on their beats and free from obligations that can be handled over the phone and online.
On the fourth floor of Baltimore Police Department's downtown headquarters, officers in the new unit stare at a giant flat-screen television flashing all the dispatch calls coming into 911. If a call is classified as a stolen vehicle, property damage, larceny or other complaint for which police believe an officer on scene is neither necessary nor beneficial, an officer call the resident and takes the report over the phone.
"Hi. You called about the unauthorized use of a vehicle," Officer Angeline Todman told a resident during a recent shift. "Can you tell me what happened?"
Todman, a Southeastern District patrol officer suffering from high blood pressure, is among the officers currently assigned to the unit, which began operating Aug. 12. Previously, officers under medical restrictions — typically called "light duty" — were assigned tasks such as answering phones, making copies and manning the front counters.
Officers cycle in and out of the unit as they return to their normal assignments. Currently, 12 officers are assigned to the unit, which is staffed from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. They respond to reports including lost property, stolen cars, larceny, property destruction and unauthorized use of vehicles.
As calls come in from dispatch, officers in the unit look at the board for those that fall into their jurisdiction and call residents back for more information. Some calls — such as a woman asking for an investigation of a hypodermic needle she found in her alley or another wondering when the neighborhood grocery store opened — do not require reports.
Since its start, the Telephone Reporting Unit has made about 5,000 calls and filled out 2,229 police reports.
Such tasks add up for officers on patrol. On average, police say, it takes officers 48 minutes to fill out a police report. There's no estimate for how long it takes to respond to a call that proves unfounded or does not require a report.
Dispatchers will still send officers to the scenes of ongoing crimes and serious incidents, police say. For other matters, telephone officers typically respond within five minutes.
Often, Effland said, officers listen to residents who want to vent about their neighborhood. Many times, people just want to file a stolen property report for insurance purposes and don't want to wait for an officer to knock on their door.
In the cases of stolen cars, some people are emotional and fearful, or frustrated over being victimized, and a call back doesn't seem reassuring, Effland acknowledged.


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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: Southeast Lower Carolina
Oddometer: 733
Family, friends, and felons in Florida.
Left Bluffton, SC this morning(May 6) in bright blue skies with cool
temperatures, in the low 60's, after three days of rain and wind with the intention of seeing some of Florida. Rode US 17 South through the edge of Savannah, Ga and it turns rural fairly quick just Southwest of town then passes through Midway and Riceboro where I connected with 119 to turn Westbound into Walthourville. Got on US 84 South to Jesup, took 301 to Folkston, Ga. Out of Folkston I followed Fl 121 to Gainesville.
Along that path is the town of Raiford, Fl and a few miles away is the
Florida Department of Corrections Starke Unit which houses maximum
security prisoners including the Death Row section. I have a two fold
connection to Starke, one a pleasant memory and the other as far from
the first as possible. In a prior life I was a pilot and in the early
1980's I was at a flight school with a man named Jeff Songer. Jeff and
I did flight training together over a period of probably eighteen months to two
years. We flew together and after training I worked in Tampa, Jeff
flew out of Albert Whited Airport in downtown St. Petersburg. We kept
in touch and occasionally met for lunch or just talked aviation, or
women, or stuff. Jeff was single and possibly the most handsome dude
alive but our jobs did not leave any time for much of a social life
and Jeff was tiring of the pace. He planned to ride his motorcycle
from St. Pete to Connecticut, sell the motorcycle to purchase a
bicycle and ride to the Grand Canyon, then back to St. Pete. He did
all that and along the way met a lady in the Grand Canyon area that
moved to St. Pete to live with Jeff. He went back to flying and drove
a taxi cab in the evenings to supplement his diminished savings. Those
facts establish the second connection to the prison at Starke. More on
Jeff to follow.
My first connection to the maximum security prison at Starke is a
charter flight I piloted into the Florida Department of Corrections
airfield, FL28, on April 8 1983. It was a very nicely manicured grass
strip along the highway that runs in front of the prison. I was
allowed to sit in the administration building lobby while my
passengers conducted whatever business they had come to achieve. After
a while one of the secretaries came into the lobby and told me I
looked a little nervous, " like you are going to piss your pants" and
invited me to come in the area where the trustee prisoners that did
odd jobs in the building were not allowed. Being the very obvious
pilot of an obvious aircraft sitting just outside the fence of a
maximum security prison did make me a little nervous. Really, these
people are not in prison for displaying good judgement and restraint
when an impulse enters their brain. I was grateful to exchange the
eerie silence of the lobby for the clatter of typewriters if it
secured my next breath. On my subsequent two trips I had the refuge of
the secretarial pool office as a place to sit and sweat.
As I rodedown Hwy 16 in front of the prison last week and looked at the guard
towers, the razor wire atop the fences, the architecture of the
buildings, the grass landing strip, it all had a familiar yet strange
and different meaning than my initial visits of thirty years ago.
Inmate # 490606 now lives in those buildings. I rode down to the end
of the prison property and into a small parking lot to turn around. I
parked next to a sign that warned people not to park or stop along the
right of way, pulled off my helmet and peeled my Aero suit to the
waist then got out the camera and tried to capture what I was feeling.
I failed at that attempt. I sighed, got dressed and rode my motorcycle
back up Hwy 16 past the concrete and barbed wire, past the wasted
lives within those buildings, and the neatly manicured airstrip that I
first visited thirty years ago. Before I had heard of Derrick Tyrone
The three days of rain had left the air clear and the swamps full of
the requisite source of life for so many that live there, water. The
smell of the dampness from the slowly meandering water changes with
the seasons it seems. I noticed early in the Spring a rather pleasant
change from the aroma of stagnant water the the recently arrived smell
of new growth in the trees and plants that are so abundant in that
garden of the Low Country where I live. Like natives of extreme Northern climates
who have many differentiations of the word for snow, the aroma of the
swamps is not well served by just the one word stinky. Even the
slightly sulfuric leftovers leaving the stacks at the papermill in
Savannah had a fresher tang today. Being a Southern boy from birth, I
enjoy the different phases of the pine trees that keep the mills busy.
The seedling along the highways that constitute the tree farms,
planted at birth to serve as a crop that is harvested as any other
might be at a later date. They grow steadily over the years to
present the stunning visual patterns that catch the eye as we travel
beside them, the evenly and carefully spaced young trees are planted
far enough apart, about 6 to 10 feet, to allow mechanized care and
harvesting for their twenty to thirty year lifespan. The resultant
cutting and hauling creates a steady stream of pulpwood trucks
carrying logs to sawmills and papermills leaving the roads scented
with fresh pine. Everytime a load of trees, lumber, or sawdust passes
by me I enjoy that gift that they give.
The roads also had some Gardenias and other jewels to sniff, plus the
occasional Bojangles chicken grease or the odd hamburger being readied
for a meal.
I rode on Hwy 121 down through the edge of Gainseville, Fl and picked
up Hwy 24 for the ride to Cedar Key and my camping spot for the night.
Ended the day at Shell Mound Park operated by Levy county and slept on
a tent site for five dollars and some change.
Had decided not to go the few more miles into Cedar Key and get a commercial park site. Glad I did because this morning I drove into Cedar Key and it is not what I
would have wanted as a stopping point. Shell Mound is very isolated
and was empty except for me and the caretaker. He was a bit stand
offish at first, it could my have been the one piece neon yellow
Aerostich on a hot afternoon worn by some stranger that made me look like the
remains of a HazMat team wreck, but he eventually overcame my odd dressing behavior and we had a great conversation
before I left.
The attached boat ramp by the campground was used
by two air boats, one was a pre-sunset departure and a twilight
return hauled by a vintage fishing truck; panels rusted out, muffler long deceased, windows that don't get rolled up and a load of fishing gear in the rear. The second air boat rolled in about 11:45pm towed by new F250 in concours condition, got launched by a rather young two person crew and was back in about 45 minutes. Lights on the rear of the truck ablaze during the launch were off during recovery. I asked the camp attendant next morning what they might be doing that late. He returned my question with another of " did they bother you?". I took that as an advice to not "bother with them". Square grouper? The remainder of the night was quiet and beautiful, full of coastal sounds and blanketed by the crystal clear stars and meteorites that are not readily visible to all areas. Got up early and departed after eating a cold bagel and having some Gatorade. I travel without cooking equipment and subsist on bagels and canned tuna supplemented with a beer or two for dinner. This allows me to travel very light as the only utensils needed to feed myself are a spoon and a bottle opener. I do miss my morning coffee but that is only the first gas station away from breaking camp and I find it provides a nice break after an hour or so of morning journey. A tent, a yoga pad, and a sheet are my accommodations. The total weight of all I carry, including the dry sack and BMW top case, camera, phone, camelback, tuna, bagels and tools is only 35 pounds. Eight cans of tuna and twelve bagels fed me for five days of travel and I had two more days of condo living in Miami. I drove the few miles of hwy 24 into Cedar Key and revisited a town I had last seen thirty years prior.
It is a small village subsisting on a small amount of tourism and a bit of fishing activity by a local flat bottomed fleet.
Drove out to the remains of an airfield that has seen better days back in the early 1980's when I used to fly in from Tampa. The pavement looked a little shorter now than it used to back when I was brave and less experienced, but God or somebody watches over newly licensed aviators and grants them a few do-overs before slapping them down. I rode out of Cedar Key towards Boardman, Fl which was about 60 miles East to visit the gravesite of an old friend and her spouse.
For those friends and family that pass before us I feel a sense of obligation to remember the importance and significance of their contributions to our lives and deliver homage to the gifts of their hearts to us. I sat for a while under the mossy oak trees in the cool shade of the cemetery, recorded a few pictures, took a few deep breaths, did some simple math from the dates on the headstones, left a few tears and departed with a greater appreciation of my 62 years. My destination for an evening camp site was Little Manatee River State Park just Northeast of Bradenton, about 150 miles from Boardman. I rode towards Ocala and passed an area of lush green pastureland and horse farms that seemed to go on forever. The estates were large and well manicured making the difference between them and the not quite so fortunate rest of the population very stark. There are a lot of horses in that area living a hell of a more luxurious life than the staff that tends to their needs. Once past Ocala I followed Hwy 41 to the South towards Tampa, through Citrus Springs, Inverness,Brooksville. Florida is populated with wonderful state and county parks that normally are associated with a lake or spring fed bodies of water that make a visit during the heat of the day a temptation hard to forego. Not surprising that one is asked for an admission fee at most of them but the effort to free up a couple of dollars from underneath my Aero usually resulted in just a glance at the lake and a breath of the fresh cool air before returning to the hot highways.
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Sounds good, you're just gettin' started, right?
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great report. I can't get enough of riding around central Florida and the Cedar key area.
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Rutabaga, you Sir, are a good soul. I have been around this area (from JAX to Crystal River to St.Pete to Charleston, and back to ST. Pete) since I joined the CG and you are hitting it on the head. The beauty, the people, and the descriptions are completely accurate! Can't wait to hear the rest.
Well done and be safe.
"A straight road never made a skilled rider"
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Studly Adventurer
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Florida is wrapped on three sides by salt water, an excellent resource for tourism, spectacular sunrises/sunsets, and a great insulator from bothersome neighboring states. However, that wonderful barrier also restricts the inflow of fresh water that sustains us all through its magic upon our bodies and its myriad of other uses. In the area of Brooksville, Fl is the headquarters of Southwest Florida Water Management District,(SWFWMD) SwifMud as it was known to me. As I continued my trip South towards Wimauma, where Little Manatee River State Park is located and a camping spot awaited me, I passed the headquarters of SWFWMD on the side of the highway. That sighting reminded me of flying trips with them in this area of the state, the staff peering out the windows of the aircraft hunting for a particular stream, sink hole, or lake trying to spot encroachments or restrictions of the fresh water flow that was their responsibility to monitor. Those trips afforded a rather intimate look into the forest, upon the pastures and across the lakes where water is part of life. Those flights also provided me with a respite from the arduous rigors of teaching primary flight lessons to students in trainers where the noise could quickly erode the hair cells that provide us with hearing. That is another aviation fact that becomes readily believable once youth has left the building. As I approached Tampa along Hwy 41 from the North the quite rural was replaced rather quickly by the hard realities of four million people packed into a restricted area. Commerce, congestion and concrete changed my goal quickly from transit to survival. Casual observer became active participant in the race around the city and the consumption of adrenaline. US 41 South, Fowler Ave eastbound, I75 South, Sun City exit; four facts, one mission. Take no prisoners.
My refuge for the evening, Little Manatee River State Park and home for wayward bikers.
As I pulled into the my destination for the day and off the highways that serve to make that goal possible, the tenseness left my body and mind when I crept at the mandated slow speed limit, face mask tilted up and suit zippers pulled down to let the cool air of success bathe my tired frame. The young efficient park employee was an excellent introduction to what was beyond his building and his courteous manner was a welcome relief from the drivers of the past few hours.
A few minutes after After
Work in the middle, comfort to the right, and more comfort to the left. Plus part of mystery impact.
While completing the paperwork in the park office some of the staff started talking about the traps that had been set in the park, if they had been checked and rebaited that day. They were talking about wild boar which is very common now in many areas of the South. I asked what became of the animals once trapped and they stated the boars were so full of disease it rendered them useless for food purposes and so they were euthanized. Sometimes in our efforts to direct Nature where we would want it to go, we lose sight of the fact that Nature is natural and not our notion of what is natural. The park was almost empty, a few spots has tents, campers, or other signs of occupancy. One mega RV rolled in towing a full sized pickup and succumbed finally to the best efforts of the owners to park it in a spot designed for a Hyundai sedan. The pickup got dumped on the sidewalk entrance to the bathrooms since they did not need those facilities for their encounter with nature. I was a little jealous of having a comfortable place to park my hemorrhoid ridden ass but soon decided to park the tender part of me on my newly designed BMW chaise lounge. All it needed was a rolled up towel on the handlebars to rest my weary skull.
This is the view from the kitchen table with my feet up on the BMW ottoman and my ass on the BMW chaise lounge.
I am pretty sure this is the spot where I was taking a leak about three in the morning and very stupidly picked up my foot off the ground, lifted it in front of me because I thought something was in the sand, and proceeded to piss all over my self. The perils of drink are many.
A very interesting elderly lady happened by in the early evening. She was from Stuart, Fl and was in the area trying to reconnect with some carnival people that live in the Ruskin community not far away. As a child in Dallas, she was introduced to two carnival workers that were friends of her aunt. Short Sally and the Tattoo Man left an indelible impression with her and she was trying to locate anyone still in that profession who had knowledge of them. I had no such lofty goals on my travels; just ride and grin. The sand in South Florida seems similarly redundant to that of the sand around Cedar Key from the previous night. It looks loosely packed and ought to be semi-soft but it ain't. I slept soundly with the still cool air that had invaded this far South causing me to wrap myself in the riding suit to stay warm and prevent unnatural shrinkage. The yelping of surrounding dogs was some entertainment but even they ran out of conversation and turned in for the evening. I was blessed with a sect of Vegan mosquitoes that also detested the leftover aroma of warm canned tuna and they let me rest peacefully. I would need my wits for the trip tomorrow as I had planned to rise early, bagel up and be on the road by sunrise. Slipped out of my tent quietly in the dark trying to duplicate the good camping neighbor I appreciate having next to me, ate, collapsed the tent, packed up my bike and was just about to start the engine when I hear this rolling thunder parade making its way through the woods towards me. Holy crap. This has got to be one of the trapped boars dragging his death cage in a flight of survival through the palmettos. Nope. Just a Waste Management garbage truck coming to the dumpster next to the shower room. I fired up the bike and made my escape in the confusion of a few sleepy campers getting a unwanted wake up call. Got to the camp ground office and shoved the desired paperwork into the "I'm leaving early" box then quietly went up to the locked combination gate. Yep, the code to the gate was on the paperwork I just stuffed in the locked box back at the office. Just when I had decided I could totally dismantle the bike and slip it piece by piece under the gate and still be on schedule the rolling thunder machine arrived for his exit. He hit the clicker gizmo in his cab and waved me in front of him to complete my busy important day.
This was my destination. Dexter? Dexter? Dexter? Anyone? It was lost on me.
I was looking forward to the trip to the South and East across the agricultural breadbasket of Florida. Cattle farms, tomato fields, thousands of square miles growing sugar cane, small gardens of plantains. South on 675, East on 70 through Myakka City, slowly through Arcadia to catch 31 South and then soak up 74 to a point about seven miles West of Lake Okeechobee. Only a bit of the eye feast that would await me as I crossed Florida's lower area, this has long been to me one of the most interesting sights that is probably one of the least visited by those that are not truly lost.
I was prepared for this collision and fatalities.
I was not prepared for this impact and the irony.
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Gotta love lovebug season.
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looks like a heckuva time you're having!
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My friend, Jeff Songer, called me in mid March 1983 as he wanted to return an underwater camera case and some scuba gear he had borrowed. He also told me of a robbery he had been the victim of in his taxi a few nights prior. Two fares had gotten into the cab and at some point put a gun into the back of his head and demanded money. Jeff complied with their request, they exited the cab and ran. As I detailed in the first post, Jeff had just completed a bicycle ride from the Grand Canyon to St. Petersburg, Fl recently and was in rather good physical shape. He got out of the cab and chased the slower of the two robbers down, fought with him and discovered the money was with the other robber. Jeff eventually caught the man with the money and a fight ensued. Jeff suffered some damage but got his money and drove to the hospital for some necessary care. It cost him $98 of the total $104 he had in his pocket before the robbery. He was happy with the outcome of the previous hour and his actions. We laughed about the story and made plans to get together for the return of the borrowed items in the near future. On March 21, 1983 I returned to Peter O'Knight airport after a flight and found another friend in the lobby with the news that Jeff Songer had been murdered during the course of a robbery in his taxi.
As I continued my early morning ride across central South Florida towards Miami the farmland continue to get even greener and more lush. The streams crossing under the roads were wide and full of the tannic colored water.
Traffic was sparse, you don't end up out here unless you have farm business, live out here, or are riding a bike for grins. The roads are straight for the most part and wide enough to include the rumble strips with a runoff area. I noticed a farm van closing in pretty rapidly from the rear on my 60 mph pace that I find comfortable for progress and sightseeing. A few cars in the distance were preventing the driver behind me from passing and continuing his rapid advance to the horizon. Geez, looks like I could ride over the rumble strips and move in to the 18 inches of pavement remaining to let this guy run right by me. Seemed doable and courteous if successfully accomplished. I eased over and looked in the mirror but he was still just a few feet behind me and hesitant to pass so I waved him by with my left hand and gradually he pulled alongside and passed. Nice, I thought. Just about that time I see some debris come flying out the window of the van, maybe a coffee cup and cookie wrappers but nothing too serious I thought. I've got my face mask down so I'll just take the hit without any maneuvering to unsettle things. Whap. Something hit me halfway between my chin and chest and it wasn't no damned cookie wrapper. I just did a ballet across the rumble strip for this van to let him go by and now the son of a bitch is showering me with garbage. I look again in the mirror to make sure no one else is on my ass and find a surprise on my collar.
The magnet in my collar tabs had a prisoner.
Well damn, at least one less beer top ends up on the side of the road as litter.
I kept looking at my new badge of road honor and another grin spread across my face. A few miles down the road a see a herd of cattle beneath a tree enjoying life and I am astonished by the size of their headgear. Slowed down, got turned around and went back for a proper stare.
I don't know if you can clearly see the spotted fellow in the center of the picture under the tree but this guy is racked. Not your typical Florida stringy beef boy.
As the sun got higher the love bugs got about their main purpose in life of causing mayhem. When they would hit my face mask and break open to display their essential bodily fluids it would release a tiny odor into my helmet, then a slow slide to either side of the face mask would begin as the remains were pushed by the airflow. I could rotate my head slightly into the wind stream to advance or retard their progress. I was going cross eyed with my entertainment. Occasionally one would hit under my chin piece and ricochet into my facek; only one of the thousands got into my mouth. A quick suck on the Camelback filled with Gatorade would wash it down. Finally I stopped to clean my visor and do a dental rinse and spit to get the remains out of my mouth. Big mistake.
They spotted a nesting spot and soon filled my helmet faster than I could remove them. I had no choice but to put it back on with them inside.
Along side the road where I had stopped I spotted this lonely figure. Even the abandoned have a story to tell: talk to me, I am all ears.
I had removed the beer bottle cap from my collar magnet and set it on top of my gloves resting on top of the bike. Another grin, another mystery.
The cap was from one of the beers I had the previous night and not litter from the passing van. But where the heck had it been until the second before it dislodged and hit me on the collar? Not all the mysteries of life are answered on a bike ride.
I started down the West side of Lake Okeechobee on Hwy 27 and few miles to the South crossed a very high bridge with a canal underneath. It is part of the Intercoastal Water Way that runs from Maine to Brownsville, Texas and crosses Florida from around Stuart through the St. Lucie Canal, Lake Okeechobee and out the western edge of the lake to Fort Meyers.
Some locks control the entrance and exit points water height.
I stopped in Moore Haven to rid of and restock on fluids for me and the bike. I average about 65 mpg for the bike and about 1 liter/hr for me. As I sat under the overhang of the gas station and ate my quite warm tuna with cinnamon bagel I pulled out my map and planned my minimum contact route through Miami to the refuge of some family lodging. In spite of my good intentions it was still going to be a 3pm trip across that fifteen mile wide swath of humanity to my sister's condo. Stayed on Hwy 27 until I was as tangentially aligned as possible. I bore left on the chosen route, got on my game face and started sweating in the very slow pace of urban traffic. Actually, the pace was suited to my style of sightseeing safely. However, it sure does diminish the airflow over the essentials of bike and rider; difference is I do not have a radiator fan connected to a thermocouple.
Progress was good across the city in spite of passing innumerable school zones with diminished speed limits and increased foot traffic that needed to be on the other side of the street to get home. As I got closer to Bay Habor Island the sea breeze became apparent and as I crossed the causeway onto the island it was a different world temperature wise. Cool air. The truly rich do have it better.
This was my spot for thirty six hours. Two professional Chefs included.
My sister(younger, very younger) is Chef for a family estate in the area; husband is a Chef and originator of Crackerman Crackers plus a very accomplished world traveller on bikes. You know, RTW type stuff. I was looking forward to eating something besides cinnamon bagels with warm tuna out of a can, drinking beer with some familiar faces, and getting off the bike for a bit. During the next thirty six hours I got all of that and more. I caught up on life with my wonderfully hilarious sister and her observations of the inequities suffered by the medically sculptured and well financed of the area. I browsed through the three ringed binder that hold the accumulated bits of paper and photographs collected in journeys around the world; maps, entry and exit documents, receipt for a confiscated fraudulent Malaysian press credential, press clippings from a German article. My brother in law has in his eyes, in his demeanor, and in his voice the charm and depth of wisdom that reflect experience, he does not have the need to make you aware of that experience.
The Dexter building is visible next door. I don't know the TV series Dexter. Last TV series I watched was Chet Huntley and David Brinkley doing the NBC News.
My well conceived escape plan to the North.
GPS. Graphic Positioning Scribble.
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Nice report! Love the pics & info.
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The pilot friend that brought the news of Jeff's murder did not have details. I, at that time, did not need details. I could not absorb the one fact that was known: Jeff; son of his parents, brother to his sister, early thirties, Forester, Viet Nam Veteran, pilot, lover of life, friend to many, boyfriend of one lady, was dead. In the past 30 years I have filled in a lot of details. Jeff bled to death in the 3100 block of Fairfield Avenue in the early morning hours of March 21, 1983 because a 38 cal bullet from a gun in the hand of Derrick Tyrone Smith entered Jeff's back and exited his chest destroying the vitals of his body. Jeff was 68 feet from his cab, had $5 in his jeans pocket, $145.62 in his money pouch, was wearing a tee shirt and sweater.
One piece of not funny but ironic information I came across in many, many court documents that I have read is this: At one of the myriad of hearings over the years that resulted from Derrick Tyrone Smith filing appeals with various courts,( at which the taxpayer picks up the bill for his representation) he apparently arrived late due to some difficulties involved with transporting a death row inmate. The court transcript records the judge apologizing to him for the inadequacy of the transportation. Apologizing for the transportation, WTF. He is on Death Row because he shot a previous driver he had transporting him and did not even pay for the ride.!!!
I have unearthed a lot of facts about Jeff's death. I can not resurrect Jeff. Nor will I forget him.
The bottom of my trip was pleasant, too pleasant almost. Leaving this and trading it for my road routine was gonna hurt. I needed to get on the bike, follow the red path Northward and feed my eyes from the image buffet.
Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Fl was the goal for the day.
Wonderful place that flows close to a 100 million gallons of water per day at a temperature of around 70F. Needles to say, it is popular for swimmers, divers, floaters, etc. I had done a lot of scuba diving there in the mid to late 1970's and thought the cool water would be a real treat after the ride from Miami.
I head up A1A along the coast for a few miles enjoying the cool air and architecture of the buildings along the water. Found 595 and rode West til I intersected Hwy 27 headed North. The plan was to go around the Eastern side of Lake Okeechobee as I had done the Western side on the way down. Plan went well till I stopped in South Bay at the most Southern bottom point of the lake. Got fascinated with the immigrant couple operating the gas station, the mini vans full of tourist headed in both directions, them staring at me, me staring at them, my Snickers bar that was melting faster than I could consume the sugary goop, and the love bugs that kept coming out the arms of my tee shirt. They must have been having some incredible sex in order to ignore my arms pits, sans Mitchum, and the odors within. Anyway, my required turn was 17 3/4 inches from my parking spot at the "Patel Mart" and I missed it somehow before the clutch was fully out. After about twenty miles, 18 past where Belle Glade should have appeared, I realized and recomputed then rode on none the less enthralled with the journey towards the city of Okeechobee and lunch.
How many of these Palm Beach Post can you sell in Okeechobee each day?
Probably sell more papers than copies of me!!!
Back on track, fed and fluidized, I began to leave the sugar cane fields and see more corn. And corn. And corn. I stopped in Holopaw at "Patel #2" for gas and suddenly realized the destination of the corn might be for ethanol. Some of the farms were very new, very industrialized, and very well financed on the scale of farm indices.
Just East of Orlando I discovered something interesting about AAA road maps, DeLorme Gazetteer maps of Florida, and the map app on my Iphone. All three have differing names for the same road or street at times.
My meticulous escape plan
I get to ABC intersection looking for XYZ and find nothing but 123 or Spaceman Blvd as the choices.(Due to my inability to scratch my nuts without knocking my Garmin off its mount on the faux tank, I do not travel with it.)Got to find a shady spot out of the traffic, out comes the iPhone, change glasses, find self, scroll map, replot course, reverse above steps and rejoin traffic. Damn I love my hobby.
Finally arrived at Blue Springs State Park and got settled. That includes a trip back out of the park to get beer and Doritos to compliment the tuna and bagel.
I walked through the woods to the headwaters of the spring.
I was so exhausted from the day's ride I did not trust myself in the water.
The park is very nice, facilities are normal but it sure is popular and Friday night was no exception. Decided to make the 350 mile run home by starting early and staying on my rural road plan.
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Old stomping grounds
What a great trip. I grew up in the area of your early trip. My father was a career Game Warden with the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. So we always lived in the boonies. For the last several years of his career he was over Gilchrist, Dixie and Levy counties. Cedar Key is in Levy County. I've hunted Shell Mound with him many times and eaten smoked mullet and light bread at a little spring there. I flew into Cedar Key airport once and, while manuevering, got stuck in the sand. At that time a lady ran the only taxi in Cedar Key. If you buzzed the town, she would drive out and pick you up.
Many of your other travels involve areas that I'm familiar with as well. If you had taken Hwy 249 at Old Town you would have come to Suwannee, Florida. Ten miles north of Cedar Key by boat, 64.9 miles by car.
Looking forward to the rest of your post.
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My wife thinks the taxi lady's name was Edna. I leaned towards Bertie. Yea just fly over Cedar Key and wait, she would come get you. Give her an estimate of when you wanted the return trip and it would happen.
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Barely twelve hours after Derrick Tyrone Smith, with his accomplice Derrick Joseph Johnson, had shot and killed Jeff Songer, Smith robbed a Canadian couple in a nearby motel. No shots were fired this time but violence was committed. Smith was tried and convicted of Murder in the First Degree received a sentence of Death for the murder of Jeff Songer. He was convicted of Robbery and received a life sentence for the second event of March 21, 1983. He remains on Death Row, thirty years as of now, and no execution date has been announced. Derrick Joseph Johnson pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree and was given a Sentence of Life of which he served seven years. He was on parole for twenty years before ending up back in jail.
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I left Blue Springs State Park early in the cool of Saturday morning trying to outrun the inevitable heat ahead of me. I am a slow learner. It was not to be. A short hop to Deland, up Hwy 17 to Palatka, left on 100 to Raiford, right on 121 to Folkston, Ga, then a very familiar route to Bluffton, SC. Deland was just the ticket for a great start. I enjoyed the cool air under the oaks as I rode through town and noticed how very well dressed the sidewalk population seemed and then spotted a young man in a graduation cap and gown. He was exiting a building to my left and was beside me across the road stepping smartly towards freedom. I gave a bleep of the horn, he turned his head and I extended my left hand with thumb up high. He returned the gesture. At the crosswalk as he crossed in front of me I clapped my gloved hands together and produced a soft acclimation of his efforts. A slight tip of the cap and he was off for his last Stetson University assignment. The route ran between Lake George and Crescent Lake which afforded some coolness from the lakes but still there was no denying the rising sun its due. So, I had to stop for a coffee and honey bun.
I found a quiet gas station with shade and sought relief.
Ended up sitting for the better part of an hour by the time I answered a call from family, talked to a couple of guys about the trip and my time on the shifter kart road racing circuit, and they told me about their bikes and installing elevators. Fair swap.
I went into Palatka eager to get the average speed up a bit and managed to catch the train signals. Hey, I like trying to interpret railcar graffiti just as much as anybody so I settled in and watch the cars click by a few yards away.
My daydreaming was interrupted by the safety gates rising in spite of the train still occupying the tracks.
Primary reason I do not trust, ever, rail road signal systems to get me the facts about the future couple of seconds.
The area I was traveling in is rural and populated with easily digested sights, sounds, and scenery. Saturday morning is a time for errands of not so great import, some yard work with the smell of fresh mowed grass, and a pace that stresses no one. Nice riding. Finally I arrived at Starke and the road past Union Correctional Institution. Once more. I had decided I would stop along the road across from the prison and get rid of my coffee in the front yard of Inmate#490606. Yea, that will be just the ticket; pulling your lizard out in front of 1,934 prisoners and pissing. Except it was a stupid, very stupid idea and I did not have any piss available at the time. I am sure the result would not include me being offered refuge in the secretarial pool office this time. Cool Hand Luke I am not.
I rode by the facility at speed and let my eyes and mind loose to roam where they might. The pleasant memory of my flight into there on that grass strip, using the same skills Jeff and I had learned together those long years ago in flight school, is what remained with me as I approached Raiford and the intersection of Hwy 121. Folkston Georgia is where I was headed now with all due haste. A known shady spot, a known restaurant, and just a neat little town to visit. If you are a train enthusiast then you know of the Folkston Funnel. If you are not, then it is not a sugary treat you buy at the fairgrounds. It is a celebration of the fact that many trains run through your town and a lot of people would love a great place to view that activity and support your town's commerce in the process
It is this: The observation platform with wi-fi, live train radio traffic, comfortable chairs and ceiling fans.
BBQ grills to use.
A train museum with everything you ever wanted to know about trains.
Little trains.
Big trains.
With the prospect of a shady structure to eat lunch in, a nap on the bench, a clean restroom and know highways I pushed on to make the dream come true. It was getting hotter and I was getting weary.
None too soon I got lunch down, got a short nap, watched a train ride the rails and was off for the last 150 mile stint of my six day, 1500 mile adventure.
As I got closer to home the roads, the terrain, the coastal Low Country all became the familiar components of my life. I could sense the unfamiliar yet generously welcoming aura of some one else's territory fading behind me; my visit to their lives was enjoyable and memorable. I thank you for the hospitality.
Wedgie freedom at last.
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Great trip. I enjoyed following along. Next time your in De Land give Mr. Bills Donuts a try.. They are great...
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A new technique reveals atomic-scale changes during catalytic reactions in real time and under real operating conditions. Scientists used a newly developed reaction chamber to combine x-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron microscopy for an unprecedented portrait of a common chemical reaction. The results demonstrate a powerful operando technique that may revolutionize research on catalysts, batteries, fuel cells...
Low-cost, efficient nanostructures for fuel cellsJune 15, 2015 9:42 am | by Matthew Chin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles | News | Comments
A team led by researchers at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles has developed nanostructures...
"Nano-raspberries" could bear fruit in fuel cellsJune 10, 2015 7:50 am | by NIST | News | Comments
Researchers at NIST have developed a fast, simple process for making platinum "nano-raspberries...
Research could usher in next generation of batteries, fuel cellsApril 10, 2015 7:30 am | by Jeff Stensland, Univ. of South Carolina | News | Comments
Scientists have made a discovery that could dramatically improve the efficiency of batteries and...
Graphene membrane could lead to better fuel cells, water filtersMarch 17, 2015 12:32 pm | by Walt Miss, Penn State Univ. | Videos | Comments
An atomically thin membrane with microscopically small holes may prove to be the basis for future hydrogen fuel cells, water filtering and desalination membranes, according to a group of 15 theorists and experimentalists. The team tested the possibility of using graphene as a separation membrane in water and found that naturally occurring defects allowed hydrogen protons to cross the barrier at unprecedented speeds.
Tesla denies reports about gigafactory construction delayMarch 10, 2015 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is denying reports that construction has been delayed on its gigafactory about 15 miles east of Reno.
Cheap Lamp Key to Energy StorageMarch 9, 2015 8:00 am | by Univ. of British Columbia | Videos | Comments
Researchers wanted to find a better way to make coatings that can be painted onto surfaces to conduct electricity or convert electricity into hydrogen fuels. Instead, they found a new way to make state-of-the-art materials for energy storage using a cheap lamp from the hardware store.
Analysis shows ion slowdown in fuel cell materialMarch 2, 2015 11:01 am | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | News | Comments
Dislocations in oxides such as cerium dioxide, a solid electrolyte for fuel cells, turn out to have a property that is the opposite of what researchers had expected, according to a new analysis. Researchers had thought that a certain kind of strain would speed the transport of oxygen ions through the material, potentially leading to the much faster diffusion that is necessary in high-performance solid-oxide fuel cells.
Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cellsMarch 2, 2015 7:54 am | by Mike Williams, Rice Univ. | News | Comments
Graphene nanoribbons formed into a 3-D aerogel and enhanced with boron and nitrogen are excellent catalysts for fuel cells, even in comparison to platinum, according to Rice Univ. researchers. A team led by materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan and chemist James Tour made metal-free aerogels from graphene nanoribbons and various levels of boron and nitrogen to test their electrochemical properties.
Direct measurement of key molecule will increase accuracy of combustion modelsFebruary 6, 2015 7:50 am | by Patti Koning, Sandia National Laboratories | News | Comments
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are the first to directly measure hydroperoxyalkyl radicals, a class of reactive molecules denoted as "QOOH", that are key in the chain of reactions that controls the early stages of combustion. This breakthrough has generated data on QOOH reaction rates and outcomes that will improve the fidelity of models used by engine manufacturers to create cleaner and more efficient cars and trucks.
New concept of fuel cell for efficiency, environmentJanuary 5, 2015 11:35 am | by Institute for Basic Science | News | Comments
The Center for Nanoparticle Research at the Institute for Basic Science has succeeded in proposing a new method to enhance fuel cell efficiency with the simultaneous removal of toxic heavy metal ions. The direct methanol fuel cell (DFMC) has been a promising energy conversion device for electrical vehicles and portable devices. However, the inevitable carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is one of the main factors reducing its performance.
Protons fuel graphene prospectsNovember 26, 2014 9:11 am | by Univ. of Manchester | News | Comments
Graphene, impermeable to all gases and liquids, can easily allow protons to pass through it, Univ. of Manchester researchers have found. Published in Nature, the discovery could revolutionize fuel cells and other hydrogen-based technologies as they require a barrier that only allow protons to pass through.
Could hydrogen vehicles take over as the "green" car of choice?November 20, 2014 7:59 am | by American Chemical Society | News | Comments
Now that car makers have demonstrated through hybrid vehicle success that consumers want less-polluting tailpipes, they are shifting even greener. In 2015, Toyota will roll out the first hydrogen fuel-cell car for personal use that emits only water. An article in Chemical & Engineering Newsexplains how hydrogen could supplant hybrid and electric car technology.
Jet-fueled electricity at room temperatureNovember 5, 2014 7:41 am | by Aditi Risbud, Univ. of Utah Collee of Engineering | News | Comments
Univ. of Utah engineers developed the first room-temperature fuel cell that uses enzymes to help jet fuel produce electricity without needing to ignite the fuel. These new fuel cells can be used to power portable electronics, off-grid power and sensors. A study of the new cells appears online in ACS Catalysis.
Researchers take big data approach to estimate range of electric vehiclesOctober 21, 2014 10:58 am | by Matt Shipman, News Services, North Carolina State Univ. | News | Comments
Researchers from North Carolina State Univ. have developed new software that estimates how much farther electric vehicles can drive before needing to recharge. The new technique requires drivers to plug in their destination and automatically pulls in data on a host of variables to predict energy use for the vehicle.
Unique catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells synthesized in ordinary kitchen microwave ovenOctober 14, 2014 12:09 pm | by Ingrid Söderbergh, Umea Univ. | News | Comments
Swedish and Chinese researchers have recently shown how a unique nano-alloy composed of palladium nano-islands embedded in tungsten nanoparticles creates a new type of catalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction, the most important reaction in hydrogen fuel cells. Their results are published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
Platinum meets its match in quantum dots from coalOctober 1, 2014 8:31 am | by Mike Williams, Rice Univ. | News | Comments
Graphene quantum dots created at Rice Univ. grab onto graphene platelets like barnacles attach themselves to the hull of a boat. But these dots enhance the properties of the mothership, making them better than platinum catalysts for certain reactions within fuel cells.
Angling chromium to let oxygen throughSeptember 10, 2014 6:03 pm | by Mary Beckman, PNNL | News | Comments
Researchers have been trying to increase the efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells by lowering the temperatures at which they run. In a serendipitous finding at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researchers have created a new form of strontium-chromium oxide that performs as a semiconductor and also allows oxygen to diffuse easily, a requirement for a solid oxide fuel cell.
Scientists learn to control reactions with rare-earth catalystAugust 28, 2014 9:06 am | by Dawn Levy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | News | Comments
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered they can control chemical reactions in a new way by creating different shapes of cerium oxide, a rare-earth-based catalyst. Their finding holds potential for refining fuels, decreasing vehicle emissions, producing commodity chemicals and advancing fuel cells and chemical sensors.
Solar fuels as generated by natureAugust 25, 2014 7:39 am | News | Comments
A research team investigating an important cofactor in photosynthesis, a manganese-calcium complex which uses solar energy to split water into molecular oxygen, have determined the exact structure of this complex at a crucial stage in the chemical reaction. The new insights into how molecular oxygen is formed at this metal complex may provide a blueprint for synthetic systems that could store sunlight energy in chemical energy carriers.
Why the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle rollout may now succeedAugust 18, 2014 10:42 am | by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News Service | News | Comments
A convergence of factors is propelling a market rollout of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, according to a new study. A key to hydrogen's potential success is a new smart solution that clusters hydrogen fuel infrastructure in urban or regional networks, limiting initial costs and enabling an early market for the technology before committing to a full national deployment.
Turning methane into usable liquid fuelAugust 5, 2014 8:48 am | by Louise Lerner, Argonne National Laboratory | News | Comments
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology were awarded $2 million over the course of two years to fund studies on hybrid fuel cells from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy. The research seeks to create a fuel cell that would both produce electricity and convert methane gas to ethane or ethylene that could then be converted to a liquid fuel or valuable chemicals.
Engineering a more efficient fuel cellJuly 9, 2014 10:38 am | by Glen Martin, Stanford New Service | News | Comments
Using high-brilliance x-rays, Stanford Univ. researchers track the process that fuel cells use to produce electricity, knowledge that will help make large-scale alternative energy power systems more practical and reliable. Fuel cells use oxygen and hydrogen as fuel to create electricity; if the process were run in reverse, the fuel cells could be used to store electricity, as well.
Solar panels light the way from carbon dioxide to fuelJuly 2, 2014 9:40 am | by Tien Nguyen, Princeton Univ. | News | Comments
Researchers at Princeton Univ. joined with experts at Liquid Light Inc. to devise an efficient method for harnessing sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into a potential alternative fuel known as formic acid. This type of acid is already being explored as an alternative in fuel cells. The new process takes place inside an electrochemical cell, which consists of metal plates the size of lunch-boxes that enclose liquid-carrying channels.
ARPA-E award recipient advancing solid oxide fuel cellsJune 30, 2014 9:27 am | News | Comments
SiEnergy Systems, an Allied Minds company commercializing low temperature thin film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology from Harvard University, has announced that it has been selected for $2.65 million in funding from Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). SiEnergy has develop innovative and unique hybrid electrochemical system that performs as both fuel cell and battery.
Researchers develop fuel cells for increased airplane efficiencyJune 16, 2014 1:52 pm | by Tina Hilding, College of Engineering and Architecture | News | Comments
Washington State Univ. researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert fuels, such as jet fuel or gasoline, to electricity, providing a dramatically more energy-efficient way to create electric power for planes or cars. About 10 years ago, the researchers began developing a solid-oxide fuel cell to provide electrical power on commercial airplanes.
A fuel cell for the homeJune 3, 2014 6:58 am | News | Comments
Researchers in Europe have designed a new type of fuel cell that is much simpler and can be mounted on a wall and used in a home. Designed with heater manufacturer Vaillant, the compact and safe system is based on solid fuel cell technology and generates electricity and heat from natural gas. With an output of 1 kW, it provides the average current consumption for a four-person household.
Scale model World War II craft takes flight with fuel from the seaApril 7, 2014 6:06 pm | News | Comments
Navy researchers have recently demonstrated sustained flight of a radio-controlled P-51 fighter replica fueled by a new gas-to-liquid process that uses seawater as carbon feedstock. The fuel is made using an innovative and proprietary electrolytic cation exchange module that separates gases from water at 92% efficiency. Catalysis converts the gases to liquid hydrocarbons.
Tiny power generator runs on salivaApril 3, 2014 1:02 pm | News | Comments
Saliva-powered micro-sized microbial fuel cells can produce minute amounts of energy sufficient to run on-chip applications, according to an international team of engineers.
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2-Pk. Guide Gear Rodent Traps is rated out of 5 by 19.Rated 4 out of 5 by Docs from All good. Good price easy to set up. Now ready for the tree rats to come back.Date published: 2015-06-22Rated 1 out of 5 by KayDee from Doesn't work I wish that I had read the other reviews before purchasing these. It is true that the critters enter the trap, eat the bait and then climb right out again. This is a horrible trap!!Date published: 2015-04-07Rated 1 out of 5 by LYNN / KENNETH from Something is getting to the bait but then they are getting back out..Traps are not tall enough, the critters can reach the hole to get back out.Date published: 2014-08-09Rated 4 out of 5 by THOMAS from Good traps for the money.Date published: 2014-06-09Rated 4 out of 5 by VINCENT from Good quality.Date published: 2014-02-06Rated 4 out of 5 by THOMAS from Part of my order included the two pack of rodent live traps for rats. I deployed in a heavily rat infested area and the rodents stole the bait and were not detained in the trap as expected. I will give this product one more try and then return with one word "JUNK".lease enter your comments about this product here...Date published: 2013-11-28Rated 5 out of 5 by TIMOTHY F. from what I expected but haven't caught rodents yet.Date published: 2013-11-19Rated 1 out of 5 by ROBERT from Does not workDate published: 2013-11-11

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8800 vs HD2900 in PowerDVD Ultra
I have a single core 3000+, how would a HD2900 compare to my 8800GTS 640MB in PowerDVD Ultra? Better, worse or about the same?
In XP, a majority of titles work fine.
In Vista, many either dont work at all or are jumpy from 100% higher CPU usage.
Re: 8800 vs HD2900 in PowerDVD Ultra
I think that the 8800 series is better due to lack of UVD in the HD 2900, its relying on the avio decoding that was present in the X1000 Series which wasn't bad but not as good as the new purevideo support of the G80s.
Re: 8800 vs HD2900 in PowerDVD Ultra
Hm I thought PureVideo HD didnt really do much with 8800s? On 8500/8600 it does (at least on Vista apparently). Hmmm... 8800s make up for it by just being more powerful, is HD2900 the same in that regard (2400/2600 having UVD but 2900 not?)
Re: 8800 vs HD2900 in PowerDVD Ultra
The 8800 has partial video decoding while the lower end cards have full video decoding, the HD 2900 I think lacks all video decoding (don't know if its really all or just the lack of the new UVD) while the low end cards have full decoding.
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Oh yeh playing HD-DVDs. Ok looks like I'll stick with 8800GTS :) I just wish Nvidia would hurry up and support DV in Vista :(
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Two Contestants Eliminated on SYTYCD; A Great Big World to Perform 7/16
Last night, after America's vote was revealed on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Jourdan Epstein, Brooklyn Fullmer, Malene Ostergaard, Casey Askew, Nick Garcia and Serge Onik were the three girls and three guys who received the fewest votes. After deliberating, the judges - Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge Misty Copeland - determined that Malene Ostergaard and Nick Garcia would be sent home at the end of the show. Also on tonight's show, the first of the four featured dance crews, Chloe Arnold's Syncopated Ladies, performed live.
Next week, on Wednesday, July 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the competition continues when the Top 18 finalists - Brooklyn Fullmer and Casey Askew; Jacque LeWarne and Zack Everhart; Bridget Whitman and Emilio Dosal; Jourdan Epstein and Marcquet Hill; Valerie Rockey and Ricky Ubeda; Carly Blaney and Serge Onik; Emily James and Teddy Coffey; Jessica Richens and Stanley Glover; and Tanisha Belnap and Rudy Abreu - compete once again for America and the judges, including guest judge Misty Copeland, who returns to the judging desk. Tune in for a special appearance by A Great Big World, performing their hit single, "Say Something," which took the country by storm after being featured during a performance by Amy Yakima and Robert Roldan last season, choreographed by Stacey Tookey.
So You Think You Can Dance was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group, and dick clark productions. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions; James Breen; and Jeff Thacker. Visit the official So You Think You Can Dance site at www.fox.com/dance to view exclusive videos and photos. "Like" So You Think You Can Dance on Facebook at facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. Follow the series on Twitter @DANCEonFOX and join the discussion using #sytycd. Follow host Cat Deeley at @catdeeley, and follow the judges Nigel Lythgoe @dizzyfeet and Mary Murphy@hottamaletrain.
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36 year old woman | Roswell, GA, USA | Seeking men 28-45 within 50 miles
Quirky, fun, focused. Hardworking prankster. Good cook (so I've been told) Desires funny, strong, comfortable on the grill, carries himself w/ a little swag, maybe southern (BUT NOT REDNECK). Loyal, dependable, not a sports fanatic.....been there, done that. It's ok to like them or have a fav team...... I'm not trying to date another girl. I enjoy the outdoors. I grew up riding, but just sold my horse because I didn't have time to ride. One day! I enjoy my dogs. I love being a mother...but am so glad my son is 14. No drama w/ my son. I love the area that I live in and all the cool cuisine it has to offer. I enjoy music and being on the river. I grew up in the house w/ a car collector and I have a passion for cars. I went to Barrett Jackson in September for my annual father daughter trip and had a blast. Men are always shocked at how much I know about them. Just went to my first Petit. Ready for something cool that doesn't move to quick.....not sure what it is yet! I am optimistic about the future and am in a good place to meet someone. If you think we have common interests....say hello. :)
Camping , Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Dining out , Gardening/Landscaping , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Wine tasting
Auto racing / Motorcross, Other types of exercise, Running, Walking / Hiking, Yoga
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I LOVE my dogs and often find the best part of my day is walking them.
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Anything quaint that's not a chain. I spend a lot of time in Nashville here lately. I'm not a huge club person anymore. Anywhere w/ a patio. I would like to go to Italy or out west this year.
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My friends and family, rainy days, a good cup of hot tea, my bed..I love it there. A good sunset. Getting up early and being productive. Sleeping in when I don't feel like gettting up early and being productive.
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Change…You Can Pay For
It seems that lately, things have been changing so fast that I'm having a hard time keeping up to speed.
Here's what I mean. I'm not much of a traveler. I will catch a flight now and then to Southern California, but the last time I took any sort of real plane flight was a pretty long time ago.
So I had to take a cross country trip last week on an airline that shall remain nameless (rhymes with "Shoenited"). I was only going to be gone for a couple of days and normally would have been able to stuff all my worldly goods into a carry-on bag. But I was going to a meeting that required me to wear a suit and tie so I thought it better to pack most of my stuff in a garment bag and check it.
I did this in part because I know how the airlines have spent many an hour trying to convince passengers to restrict their carry-on pieces because of their limited overhead compartment space. I also did it because I tend to purchase toiletries in tubes/containers/vials that are larger than the random three ounce size that apparently no terrorist would be caught dead with.
So the nice, smiling lady behind the counter at the anonymous airline asked me how many bags I would be checking on the flight.
"Just the one!" I responded all helpful like.
"Great," she replied, "that will be fifteen dollars. How would you like to pay?"
Wait a minute. The airlines have spent thousands of dollars convincing people to check their bags instead of carrying everything on, and this is how they reward us for listening to them?
"When did you start charging to check a bag?" I asked.
"About a year ago. How would you like to pay?"
"How would I like to pay?" I repeated. "I guess I would like to pay you later. Much later. Like after I die, although preferably not in a fiery plane crash."
"We take Visa, Master Card and American Express," she said, her smile now but a distant memory.
So I reluctantly paid the fifteen bucks to check my bag and eventually boarded the plane. Now at this point, I hadn't eaten for a while so I was getting a bit hungry. I waited until we were well airborne before asking the flight attendant what was being served in the cabin.
"We have a lunch platter consisting of a turkey sandwich, an apple and a cookie for seven dollars, and we have a snack pack consisting of three crackers and a pack of cheese spread for five dollars," she replied robotically.
"When did you start charging for food on the plane?" I questioned while kicking myself for not buying at the airport.
"About a year ago," she responded.
So I finally get to the hotel, a chain that I would say is considered to be quite nice by those in the travel industry (it rhymes with "Plembassy Sheets"). Now because I'm a hugely important person in the business world, and more importantly, one who is solely responsible for managing his fantasy baseball team, I immediately hooked up my laptop in my room and attempted to access the Internet.
It didn't take long for Internet Explorer to load (and crash because that's what it does) and there in front of me is the home page for the hotel internet service with this message telling me that I can enjoy internet service for 24 hours for the low, low price of $9.95.
So I picked up the phone and called the front desk.
"Good evening, how may I help you?" said the far-too happy to be working in a hotel front desk woman.
"I'm wondering when you started charging ten dollars for Internet service," I asked innocently.
"About a year ago," she politely replied.
A few days later, trust me when I say I was thrilled to get home. I pulled up in my driveway and my precious daughter came running out to me to give me a welcoming hug.
"Hi sweetie, how you doing?" I asked. "Where's your mommy?"
"She went to the store."
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Cam Pratt's special "trophy" prize included a hunting vest and an all-expense paid, week-long, guided Maine black bear hunt set for September 2010. Cam's father, David Pratt, was invited to join the Maine bear hunt.
Pratt's double game-related win was a special tribute to the memory of his beloved, hunter grandfather Ed Pratt.
What follows is the text of Cam Pratt's award-winning essay:
"The first day of the 2009 Vermont Youth Hunting Weekend was like one I would never forget. My dad had gotten permission to hunt on two of our relative's properties-one of our cousins and my great uncle allowed us to hunt on their properties-and I thanked them both very much.
"When my dad and I were about to go out, he gave me a choice of two firearms to use-his .243 or my grandfathers .308. My grandfather, who recently passed away in July, was an avid hunting enthusiast; he went out for rifle season every year, and managed to get results just about every year.
"Now I had been practicing with the .243 for the past couple weeks because I was preparing to use that rifle, but on that day something felt different about my grandfather's rifle. I had never fired it before, but out of respect for my late grandfather I thought I would give it one more run in the field. Who knew that run would get such a huge result?
"Our hunt at our cousin's property yielded no results, but we could tell that there had been a lot of buck activity around there because there were numerous tree hookings and scrapes. So we called it a day there and headed back to the house. Later that day, we headed down to my great uncle's house and set up a rifle stand in a blind we had put up earlier that day next to a spruce tree plot. My great uncle said there were deer there almost every day, so we decided to give it a shot.
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