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Ancient horse DNA yields world's oldest genome sequence
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a 735,000 year old horse, making it the oldest genome ever deciphered. The achievement is providing new answers to questions about the evolution of the Equus genus, which includes all modern horses, donkeys, and zebras. The oldest previous DNA sequences came from a polar bear that lived between 110,000 and 130,000 years ago. The team's findings are detailed in the June 26 issue of the journal Nature.
The researchers extracted DNA from a fossilized leg bone of an ancient horse that once roamed what is now Canada's Yukon Territory. After pulverizing a bone fragment and subjecting it to high throughput, next-generation gene sequencing, the scientists were able to tease out 70 percent of the animal's complete genome. That was enough to reveal some important secrets about both the individual creature and the evolutionary history of the horse. Because the bone was kept in virtual cold storage by being buried in permafrost, the remains of its ancient DNA were better preserved than in most fossil specimens, according to researchers.
Before the team could unravel the ancient horse's genome, they had the painstaking task of sifting through the 12 billion gene sequences to separate out the DNA patterns belonging to the horse and those that came from contaminating organisms, such as bacteria. Once that was accomplished, the team worked with biologists from around the globe to compare the ancient equine genes with the genes of a 43,000-year old horse, a modern donkey, five modern-day domestic horse breeds. and one Przwalski's horse. The Przwalski's horse, native to Mongolia, is a contemporary horse believed to be the last example of a genuinely wild horse species.
The genetic comparisons yielded a wealth of new information about horse evolution. Importantly, the researchers discovered that the Equus genus first evolved some four million years ago–about twice as long ago as most scientists previously thought. They also learned that horse populations fluctuated in size repeatedly over the past two million years, mostly in response to extreme climatic changes. The new data also suggests that genes regulating the immune system and sense of smell were very important for horses' survival over time.
The team's findings also resolved an ongoing debate about whether the Przwalski's horse is truly wild or an offshoot of a domestic breed. Named after a Russian colonel who discovered them while on an 1881 expedition in Mongolia, these horses became extinct in the wild until reintroduced there in the 1990s by a captive breeding program. While some scientists believed these short, stocky beasts to be a separate wild horse species (Equus ferus przwalski), others considered them a type of feral animal derived from domestic horses, such as the ponies of Chincoteague Island or the wild Mustang of the American west.
Through DNA comparisons, the team was able to conclude that the Przwalski's horse split off from the lineage that led to modern horses sometime between 38,000 and 72,000 years ago and was a truly wild species. According to the study, the Przwalski's horse never interbred with domestic breeds, making it 100 percent wild. Interestingly, Przwalski horses have retained greater genetic diversity than the domestic breeds studied by the research team. According to study co-author Ludovic Orlando, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Copenhagen, this bodes well for conservation efforts and means there is a good chance of saving that horse population.
Because their initial read of the ancient horse genome is just a first step, more study will be needed to glean information about the animal's appearance, according to co-author Eske Willersley, a geneticist with the Natural History Museum of Denmark. The team was able to determine that their specimen was male and about the size of a modern-day Arabian horse.
Although some aspects of ancient DNA research have been controversial, the field is now generally regarded as reliable and methodologically sound. A number of recent studies have demonstrated the potential of these archaic samples to reveal evolutionary patterns and the genetic relationships between extinct and contemporary organisms. New techniques have allowed scientists to decode the genome of the extinct Homo neanderthalensis and confirm a once-controversial theory that Neanderthals and modern humans actually interbred.
Ground-breaking genetic research has also shed light on other ancient human populations. For example, one study was able to identify Denisova man as a distinct hominin group that shared a common ancestor with the Neanderthal but was different from both Neanderthals and modern humans. Another looked at the genome of a 4000-year old human from Greenland and gleaned new information about an extinct people, including that the population had little or no genetic contribution from Europeans.
Commenting to BBC News on the broader significance of sequencing the oldest genome yet, Willersley said, "Pushing back the time barrier is important because it has implications for our evolutionary understanding of anything from hominins to other animals, because we can look further back in time than people have done previously."


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Even though NBA players are some of the best athletes in the world, they still have a life off the court
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The Onedotzero Festival in London included this incredible audiovisual installation of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano by Joanie Lemercier of AntiVJ.
Tiffany Bozic's Confiding to Strangers exhibition at New York's Joshua Liner Gallery.
Introducing the Martell Amber Lamp by Jean Nouvel.
The FB Collection make gorgeous paddles for playing Frescobol, a popular sport on Brazillian beaches.
Prefabs, packaging and puppies, this week's NOTCOT.org roundup has it all.
On December 4th, the UK's Historics at Brooklands will auction off Churchill's 1939 Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupé.
Photographer Andrew Zuckerman whose stunning photos dazzle in Creature, Bird and Wisdom is back with Music.
Debra Folz's The Whole Story is a photo album with a removeable spine that stands on its corner.
Singgih Kartono's Klock-01 for Areaware.
The Georgia Aquarium shows off their gorgeous baby Weedy Sea Dragons.
Architects Joris De Schepper and Thomas De Ridder at S.M.A.K – Museum of Modern Art in Ghent offer visitors a glimpse at the museum behind the scenes.
The Fedrigoni 2011 calendar has arrived.
Design Museum Boston's "Creative Capital" exhibition, in partnership with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, AIR Graphics and VDA Productions.
Stairs house by y+M Design Office in Oda-City, Shimane-Pref, Japan.
Paris-based grow little terrariums.
I love the blackboard walls at this school extension in Torrevieja, Spain by Dooa Arquitecturas.
Incredible photos of a church conversion in Rotterdam by Ruud Visser Architects in collaboration with Peter Boer.
What Wood You Say means you have have the words of your choice in wood. What Wood You Say stems from the ITSOK project, developed by Sighn. This "limited" edition of 1 million.
LAT – Love.Approach.Together – by Jeroen van Laarhoven.
Relics from Cody Hamilton turns 80's kitsch into elegant statues with a marble white coating.
Shanghai Houtan Park by Turenscape won best landscape at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this year.
Fiskars' Cuts+More is more than a pair of scissors. It has a power notch for cutting light rope, wire cutter, twine cutter, pointed awl tip and bottle opener, separable, a built-in tape cutter and a ceramic scissors sharpener.
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Basel Zoo have successfully bred Fried Egg Jellyfish.
Motto's packaging for Hamilton Fray wines.
This year's Prince Philip Designers Prize went to industrial designer Bill Moggridge, whose designs include the first laptop.
Gorgeous packaging from Imaginaria Creati for Rhonda Allison's Body Line.
Ikea, the book by Staffan Bengtsson explores the over 50 years of the Swedish furniture maker.
Lolita by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos in Zaragoza, Spain.
Take a peek inside the studio of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. During London Design week, the duo opened the doors to their Shoreditch studio.
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Marcel Buerkle's packaging for Nocturnalis and Diurnalis, a red and white wine.
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Here in London it's getting cold. Freehands introduce their 2010 line just in time.
Great packaging for The Sheffield Honey Company from DED Associates.
Cute packaging by Abby Brewster for Scoop, an old fashioned sundae bar.
Today the ground will be broken for Maggie's Centre Gartnavel, a facility in Glasgow providing emotional and practical support for people living with cancer, their families and friends. Designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
Dideo & Aeneas. More great work from the tape master Buff Diss.
More coverage of Tokyo's LLOVE hotel, with photographs from designboom.
Gorgeous packaging for the Tower of London's Jewel House Collection from Aukett Brockliss Guy.
Core77 meets the Winterhouse dogs, vizslas Maude and Ruby who live with Bill Drenttel and Jessica Helfand in Connecticut.
Pieke Bergmans's hotel room filled with an enormous undulating mattress is part of the LLOVE exhbition currently on show in Tokyo.
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For the right, what lies post-Coulter?
Not long ago, Ann Coulter "was riding high, perhaps the most famous polemicist of her day, the scourge of liberals everywhere and the fantasy of young conservative men's dreams. And then suddenly, she was nowhere," writes Heather Digby for Salon. While "the most deliciously vicious of all the haters" may retain a fan base, many […] [Read More]
Is this any way to treat a president?
The criticism of President George W. Bush in his second term was in many instances "beyond the pale," writes Michael Smerconish at the Huffington Post. But the treatment of President Barack Obama since his first swearing has been "exponentially worse," from the birther controversy to accusations of racism to a heckling and slurs from members […] [Read More]
Not uttering word promotes the fear
The n-word is certainly the most offensive characterization of African-Americans in the English language. The Times Union has refused in the past to print my letters suggesting that we need to get past our fear of seeing the actual word in print, or it being used verbally in a reporting context. Thankfully, President Barack Obama […] [Read More]
U.S. complicity in attacks appalling
I find the carnage being wrecked on Yemen by Saudi Arabia's air strikes appalling. Especially disturbing is the number of civilian casualties. Whatever threat Saudi Arabia's leaders may feel because of political developments in Yemen, their response is surely disproportionate. Furthermore, it is hard to believe that Saudi Arabia would have unleashed this campaign of […] [Read More]
The election fix is still in
Our opinion: Once again, lawmakers leave town without tackling election and campaign finance reform. Why do they fear a more honest system? The state Legislature left a big issue undone last week: fixing New York's election system. That's not to be confused, as the Legislature so often does, with fixing elections in New York. This […] [Read More]
Tips incentive for quality service
Many restaurant owners insist that, if they raise the pay for their servers, they must also raise their prices. If that is true, then so be it. Better that we should pay full price up front and not feel obliged, as do most diners, to provide a tip for the underpaid even when the service […] [Read More]
Ending saies sets excellent example
On behalf of the American Cancer Society, we applaud Price Chopper's decision not to sell tobacco products in its new Market 32 stores and to phase out tobacco sales at all its stores over the next decade. Price Chopper has been a strong partner to the American Cancer Society, and the decision is one that […] [Read More]
Did GOP pull a fast one with flag?
Charles D. Ellison, writing for The Hill, looks behind the curtain on the Republican Party's sudden about-face on the Confederate flag. "Don't let hastily announced pressers and momentary Kumbaya in the wake of last week's horrific Charleston, S.C. terrorist attack fool you," he writes and goes on to give five reasons why the shift isn't […] [Read More]


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Saunders, MA; Chandler, RE; Merchant, CJ; Roberts, FP; (2000) Atlantic hurricanes and NW Pacific typhoons: ENSO spatial impacts on occurrence and landfall. Geophysical Research Letters , 27 (8) 1147 - 1150. 10.1029/1999GL010948.
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Hurricanes are the United States' costliest natural disaster. Typhoons rank as the most expensive and deadly natural catastrophe affecting much of southeast Asia. A significant contributor to the year-to-year variability in intense tropical cyclone numbers in the north Atlantic and northwest Pacific is ENSO - the strangest interannual climate signal on the planet. We establish for the first time: (1) the spatial (0.5 degree grid) impacts of ENSO bn the basin-wide occurrence and landfall strike incidence of hurricanes and typhoons; (2) the spatial (7.5 degree grid or US state level) statistical significance behind the different incidence rates in warm and cold ENSO episodes; and (3) the effect of strengthening ENSO on regional strike rates and significances (hurricanes only). Our data comprise 98 years (1900-97) for the Atlantic and 33 years (1965-97) for the NW Pacific. At the US state level, we find several regions where the difference in landfalling incidence rate between warm and cold ENSO regimes is significant at the 90% level or higher. Our findings offer promise of useful long-range predictability to seasonal forecasts of landfalling tropical cyclones.
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1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Repair and Maintenance
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Get a four-year college degree. While a college degree is not required to fly for any of the regional airlines in the United States, a four year degree is required to fly for a major US airline. It's preferable to get a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in aviation (but your degree doesn't necessarily have to be aviation related). Airline pilot training is intense and expensive. A college degree helps to demonstrate to the airline that you will be capable of completing their education program.
Look around Mc Indoe Falls VT area for a good flight school and flight instructor to begin working on your private pilot certificate. The FAA minimum flight time is 40 hours, but the average is around 60. Schools with FAA oversight can be more desirable if you want a highly regimented training program.
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Michigan State has played some of it's best football in over a half a century as of late, but after a 7-6 season last year some see maintaining that success as a challenge. Well, Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio says CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. He also has a message to the underclassmen as well and that's "You are the ones."
Appratently it's a message he sent to his players at the team banquet back in December and it was a message of real talk, not just a slogan. These underclassmen will be the ones to win a Big Ten Championship, to go to the Rose Bowl.
Well, if you needed a reminder of the fact that this program has had big time highlights here is the video you need to see, echoing the theme of the 2013 season: You are the Ones!
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Attributed to Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806)
Desk c. 1775-80
Oak, purplewood, mahogany, casuarina wood, holly, boxwood and sycamore, with gilt bronze mounts | 128.9 x 137.8 x 81.3 cm | RCIN 2431
White Drawing Room, Buckingham Palace
Roll-top desk veneered in purplewood, mahogany, casuarina wood, holly, boxwood, sycamore and other woods, partly stained and engraved. The top, surmounted by a pierced gilt bronze gallery, is fitted with three drawers - the central one forming a reading stand. Four gilt bronze foliate scroll candle branches, in pairs, are mounted at the sides. The interior is fitted with a nest in three tiers, flanked on each side by three drawers, the central part concealing a hidden compartment. The lower section fitted with five further drawers. On cabriole legs. Decorated with geometric marquetry in simulated relief enclosing water-lilies and with panels of flowers and fruit. The centre of the roll-top shows a trophy of Poetry and Literature.
The drawers in the lower section can only be opened when the roll-top is fully open, a device typical of Riesener's work.
Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) was a French royal ébéniste, who worked in Paris. He became ébéniste ordinaire du roi in 1774 and his work exemplifies the Louis XVI style.
ProvenancePurchased by George IV at the George Watson-Taylor sale at Christie's, on 28 May 1825 for £107 2s. It was described at the time as having belonged to Louis XVI. The desk is similar in shape and construction to a desk at Waddesdon Manor, thought to have been for Louis XV's daughter.
George IV acquired this piece to furnish Windsor Castle. Part of the group of furniture and furnishings refurbished between 1827 and 1829 to King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for the His Majesty's Sitting Room at Windsor Castle.
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Oak, purplewood, mahogany, casuarina wood, holly, boxwood and sycamore, with gilt bronze mounts
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Special Edition - Ebola Awareness - Ebola and the United States
This week, the concerns for Ebola appearing within the United States took an unfortunate turn with the death of the first patient to develop the disease within our nation's borders and the announcement that a second case of the disease appears to have been discovered in Texas. This second case is related to the first patient's illness, and others who had direct contact with the patient remain quarantined and continue to be monitored. Additionally, state and federal agencies have stepped up their efforts to screen for and identify potential cases of Ebola entering the United States from abroad.
As the disease continues to stay in the headlines, it's very easy to develop fears that the outbreak that has occurred in Africa will suddenly take shape in your state and local community. It's important to remember that unless you come in direct contact with someone who is infected with the disease, you and your family will remain safe. Every day, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring developments, testing for suspected cases, and safeguarding our lives with updates on events and the distribution of educational resources.
Learning more about Ebola and understanding how it's contracted and spread will help you put aside irrational concerns and control any fears you might have about Ebola severely impacting your life. Use the resources below to help keep yourself calm and focused during this unfortunate time.
Ebola Hemorrhagic FeverEbola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is one of numerous Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. It is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).
Ebola HF is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. When infection occurs, symptoms usually begin abruptly. The first Ebolavirus species was discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically.
There are five identified subspecies of Ebolavirus. Four of the five have caused disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus); Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly Côte d'Ivoire ebolavirus); and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). The fifth, Reston virus (Reston ebolavirus), has caused disease in nonhuman primates, but not in humans. The natural reservoir host of ebolaviruses remains unknown. However, on the basis of available evidence and the nature of similar viruses, researchers believe that the virus is zoonotic (animal-borne) with bats being the most likely reservoir. Four of the five subtypes occur in an animal host native to Africa.
A host of similar species is probably associated with Reston virus, which was isolated from infected cynomolgous monkeys imported to the United States and Italy from the Philippines. Several workers in the Philippines and in US holding facility outbreaks became infected with the virus, but did not become ill.
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Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has occurred through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest. It is important to reduce contact with high-risk animals (i.e. fruit bats, monkeys or apes) including not picking up dead animals found lying in the forest or handling their raw meat.
Once a person comes into contact with an animal that has Ebola, it can spread within the community from human to human. Infection occurs from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, or other bodily fluids or secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people. Infection can also occur if broken skin or mucous membranes of a healthy person come into contact with environments that have become contaminated with an Ebola patient's infectious fluids such as soiled clothing, bed linen, or used needles.
Health workers have frequently been exposed to the virus when caring for Ebola patients. This happens because they are not wearing personal protection equipment, such as gloves, when caring for the patients. Health care providers at all levels of the health system – hospitals, clinics and health posts – should be briefed on the nature of the disease and how it is transmitted, and strictly follow recommended infection control precautions.
Burial ceremonies in which mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased person can also play a role in the transmission of Ebola. Persons who have died of Ebola must be handled using strong protective clothing and gloves, and be buried immediately.
People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. For this reason, infected patients receive close monitoring from medical professionals and receive laboratory tests to ensure the virus is no longer circulating in their systems before they return home. When the medical professionals determine it is okay for the patient to return home, they are no longer infectious and cannot infect anyone else in their communities. Men who have recovered from the illness can still spread the virus to their partner through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery. For this reason, it is important for men to avoid sexual intercourse for at least 7 weeks after recovery or to wear condoms if having sexual intercourse during 7 weeks after recovery.
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What is the Treatment for Ebola?
Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. They are frequently dehydrated and need intravenous fluids or oral rehydration with solutions that contain electrolytes. There is currently no specific treatment to cure the disease.
Some patients will recover with the appropriate medical care.
To help control further spread of the virus, people that are suspected or confirmed to have the disease should be isolated from other patients and treated by health workers using strict infection control precautions.
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Having a concern about the spread of Ebola and how it might impact your life and the safety and wellbeing of your loved ones is not foolish. Being aware of the disease's movements, how it can be contracted, and what steps are being taken to safeguard your life are an important part of being an informed citizen. And the more informed you are, the better prepared you are to turn aside the irrational fears that spread uneasiness and misinformation. Use the link below to stay on top of the latest updates from the CDC related to Ebola in and outside of the United States:
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The devastating war against the alien invaders is over! A new day of peaceful coexistence is dawning! Olive branches for everyone! Of course, before tranquility can be attained, something must be done about the nasty Gantz "terrorists" monkeywrenching the works. Fighting monstrous extraterrestrials is tough enough, but how about taking on the entire human race? Hiroya Oku's Gantz is adult manga at its most challenging: violent, bizarre, erotic, and created with stunning craft and fierce imagination.
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Postcard - Australian Comforts Fund, J.F Hurst, to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Malval, 28 Dec 1944 Reg. No: HT 29717
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- Australian Comforts Fund postcard sent from Able Seaman Jack Francis Hurst to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Malval, postmarked 28 December 1944. The card would have accompanied a care package sent by Margaret Malval though the Australian Comforts Fund. On the card Jack thanks Margaret for the parcel and the thoughtful gesture.
Margaret Malval emigrated to the United States of America from Melbourne, Australia in 1935. During World War II she volunteered for the American Women's Voluntary Services and sent packages to Australian soldiers through the Australian Comforts Fund, thereby entering into an exchange of correspondence with a number of Australian soldiers based in the Pacific and in Australia.
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- Rectangular card with address and sender on front. The card has been postmarked from Sydney and there is a 3d Australian stamp in the top right corner. The back of the card has the Australian Comforts Funds logo, printed green text on the left hand side and a handwritten message in blue ink on the right hand side. There is a purple stamp in the top left hand corner noting that the card has been passed by censors.
- Statement Of Significance:
- This collection of letters and cards are significant as they illustrate the continuing ties felt by an emigrant to their country of birth. Margaret Malval was born and grew up in Melbourne, Victoria and moved to the United States of America to be married in 1935, where she lived for the rest of her life. Though her husband served in the United States Armed Forces, Margaret chose to send care packages to Australian soldiers through the Australian Comforts Fund, suggesting she retained strong ties to Australia.
These letters and cards were sent from Australian servicemen to Margaret, initially after receiving a care package from her which she donated through the Australian Comforts Fund. These letters and cards highlight the support of people on the home front for Australian servicemen by sending care packages through organisations like the Australian Comforts Fund, and the response of Australian Servicemen on receipt of these packages. Additionally, this collection also helps tell the stories of the frontline experience of Australian servicemen during World War II.
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- Donation from Ms Jeanne Cook, 2009
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|On front of card, left hand side [handwritten in blue ink]:' from / J. F. Hurst A/B / S/V261 / Block 49 / H.M.A.S Melville / Darwin'
On front of card, right hand side [handwritten in black ink]: 'Mr. & Mrs. Henry Malval / Peacable St / Georgetown / Con. / [crossed out] VICTORIA AUSTRALIA / U.S. America'
On back of card, left hand side [printed in green ink]: 'AUSTRALIAN A.C.F COMFORTS FUND / Victorian Division / "Our Thoughts are with You" / Please accept this gift from one who / is grateful for your service to our / country. With it goes the sincerest / wishes that, wherever you are, your / Christmas may be a happy one. '
On back of card, right hand side [handwritten in blue ink]: 'Many thanks for / parcel - I appreciate / your thoughtful / gesture. J. H.'
|Jack Hurst, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 28 Dec 1944
Author was ranked as an Able Seaman, service number; S/V261
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Six of Poe's most macabre tales are presented in this powerfully illustrated edition that comes with an unabridged CD narration of four of the shorter tales. The classic tales included on the 75 minute CD and read by Edward Blake are "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Black Cat," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado." The two longer tales in the collection are the heart-stopping "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the chilling "The Fall of the House of Usher." In addition to his striking woodcut-type illustrations, Michael McCurdy has written fascinating headnotes about the origin of each tale and an introduction about Poe.From the Hardcover edition.
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Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after the second accident at Rome Fiumicino in four months involving an Airbus A320 with stuck main-gear.
Investigation authority ANSV says the aircraft (EI-EIB) landed "without undercarriage" following its flight, AZ063 from Madrid, on 29 September.
Alitalia says there was a "failure" in the right-hand main gear, although Italian civil aviation authority ENAC states that the gear failed to release.
The aircraft made two approaches to Fiumicino, conducting circling manoeuvres in between, before the pilot – a former military officer who has logged over 15,000h – brought it down safely at 21:04. It came to rest, listing to starboard, on runway 16L.
ENAC says the twinjet was evacuated by slides but there were no injuries among the 151 passengers and five crew members.
ANSV has ordered an immediate inspection of the three-year old aircraft, and has yet to disclose any findings about the event.
The circumstances bear similarities to a Wizz Air A320 landing accident, also at Fiumicino, on 8 June.
European safety authorities had previously warned about the possibility of debris in the actuator hindering the opening of the main-gear doors on the A320 family, and had ordered checks on the components. Airbus also introduced a new actuator.
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Barton County Sheriff's Office responded to two rollover accidents on Saturday, and the Kansas Highway Patrol worked a rollover accident in Russell County. All three were initially reported as injury accidents.
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I recently returned from a 6 1/2 month trip to South America. During the trip I started to notice that the bike was having difficulty maintaining voltage at an acceptable range when it got cold and the heated gear was on. During the first part of the trip in fairly cold weather (leaving Canada in October) I had no problems.
When I got into South America and started using heated gear again, I began to notice voltage sometimes falling down to the 13.7 to 13.8v range. It would recover to adequate levels after 5 to 10 minutes of riding. As time wore on, it took less and less to put the voltage into the warning zone and longer to get it back to normal. Usually kept RPMs in the 4K range.
What I have:
AntiGravity 16 cell battery
Carried a spare stator (along with a ton of other crap on the theory that if you had a part with you, you wouldn't need it – proved correct)
Voltmeter on the bike is a "Voltage Sentry" Meter from Clearwater. It is one of those single bulbs that blinks and changes color depending on voltage. It apparently was designed specifically for a Shorai battery which may account for some unusual color combinations (It'll be replaced with a simple digital meter soon)
The extra gear on the bike that draws power:
Gerbings jacket - 77 watts (with controller)
Stock heated grips - 46 watts at high
Denali spot lights - 20 watts
Garmin GPS – less than 5 watts
So, when I was starting to notice lower voltage, this is what I figured the bike was using:
Baseline 147 watts
Grips – high 46 watts (Sometimes on low – no difference)
Spot lights 20 watts
Jacket 77 watts (although this is the maximum draw – while the controller would have been drawing more as it got cold, it was never on the absolute hottest level)
High beam was not on
It was cool enough and I was going fast enough that the fan was not coming on
Add that up and it looks like about 290 watts were being used which is well below the supposed output of the bike's stator of around 370 watts
So, thoughts about what could be going on would be appreciated. Is there a component starting to fail? Am I over-thinking this and there is no problem?
I suspect I'll be taking it to the dealer shortly as hopefully the fix will be a warranty item. Will the AntiGravity battery be a warranty problem? I could stick the OEM battery in if it would be.
Joel has not been very active lately .. so I'll try to help.
note test mule in my LiFePO4 testing thread is an R80G/S
.. Joel is the F8 guy!
16 cell = 9.2 amp hour actual, 20 cell = 11.5AH actual
new style A123 are 2.5AH per cell, old style 2.3AH.
with heated gear actual amp hour comes into play in terms of reserves remaining to start next morning. especially in cold conditions.
LiFePO4 reaches full charge at 14.6V ... operating range is 13.3v to 12.85v (20%)
think water flowing in a pipe ... voltage = pressure amp/current = flow
LiFePO4 battery will charge at 13.8v, but rate of charge will be slow. at 14.2v current will be pushed into battery faster, resulting in a fully charged battery quicker.
to check what state your battery is being charged to:
after your normal ride, put bike away .. next morning before starting bike, measure resting voltage. (assuming no excess parasitic drain) note it's important to use a known to be correct meter. cheap $15 meters are fine, if it's been checked against a known meter like a Fluke.
chart below will show state of charge for your LiFePO4 battery.
if your battery shows say 13.6V after resting overnight. it's fully charged, it's probably OK.
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What is the Best Phone for GPS
Nokia. A GPS is built into the Symbian Operating System, as well as full maps. All of this without needing a data connection.
Supposedly smart phones are really cutting into GPS sales. But what do people do when they have no signal? I know this scares some people to the point, they think it can't happen.
I use GPS Apps that cache maps for offline use (GPS chip still works).
iPhone for the win just because I can get a LifeProof case (waterproof/doesn't suck/not bulky)...plus the phone just works the way it's supposed to.
I use both an Iphone and a Garmin 78. The difficulty with the Iphone is that it chews up battery power with no mercy. Unless it's plugged in, don't expect much in the way of usable battery life. The Garmin, on the other hand, will do a long day on a single pair of rechargeable AA batteries.
The GPS screen tends to be more visible in bright light.
I'm using a cheap Android chinaphone, have loaded OsmAnd on it. App is free, unless you want to upgrade to the paid version. Maps are opensource and thus free as well, and can be downloaded via wifi.
However, no smartphone is as robust, weatherproof and as convenient to use as a good GPS.
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I use Android based devices. With Google maps, you can choose areas to cache ahead of time so you can access the maps without network/internet connections.
Standalone GPS units are handy too, and somewhat reasonably priced these days. I like having a backup to the phone, whether that's another GPS unit or whether that's reasonably detailed paper maps.
I'm impressed with the new TomTom-based Map app Apple is using now, integration is very good with voice prompts and it's reasonably battery conserving with the ability sleep/wake for prompts w/screen lock on. For auto use, it often replaces my Garmin 60csx, but for moto use, I prefer the Garmin, for screen visibility in direct sun, battery life, and the whole touch screen with gloves on and in very dusty environments thing.
Galaxy S3 with Otterbox case and slipgrip mount. Google cached maps for all of Adirondacks and Catskils, most of Vermont and White Mtns in New Hampshire. Also used the S3 in the Smoky Mtns with Cached maps.
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I use a navigation app on an Android phone (Galaxy S2), and previously I had a navigation app on a Windows Mobile phone. Never used the data connection - today's smartphones ALL have a GPS chip, and in a pinch some of them estimate the location according to the nearest cell towers (but use pre-downloaded maps)
The app I use (but I stay on the road :hide ) is "Map Factor Navigator" - a professional GPS app, not some half baked amateur programmer's project (and with this I don't intend to bash or criticize amateur/open source software, but unfortunately most such projects never reach their full potential for various reasons). This app uses free maps derived from the Open Street Maps project, and if you buy the full version it uses maps from Tele Atlas (the same used by Tomtom). I've always found the free version satisfactory for my needs.
IMHO the only advantage that dedicated GPS units have is that they are normally very rugged and designed for outdoors use. Put a smartphone in a good case and you're covered for most applications.
Have to disagree, although I suspect you're fanning the fire. When signal is low, or you're up north, you really need a real GPS. Phone work fine otherwise, and there are some stunning apps for both Iphone and Android, such as Craftycoder's offering.
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i bought a new un-used THE fender from a friend to use on my bike. i put it on and wasnt happy with its looks plus the fact i couldnt see the front tire.(i know its there to block mud )
so i took the fender and some lexan scissors and started cutting. i also decided to give it a paint job as the "graphite" look didnt work on my bike. im using lexan paint so it wont chip off.
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May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pennsylvania legislators are pinning their effort to avert the steepest higher-education cuts in U.S. history on savings from reducing Medicaid waste and fraud. If the state can't find enough, more than 160,000 needy residents may go without health care.
Republican Governor Tom Corbett had proposed halving funding for state universities and cutting primary education. Instead, the majority Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to divert $470 million from the Public Welfare Department, saying that rooting out cheating and errors will create savings.
U.S. states face 2012 shortfalls totaling $112 billion, the Washington-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said in March. To cope with Pennsylvania's forecast $4.2 billion deficit, lawmakers are assuming savings their counterparts in other states aren't and are putting higher education ahead of social services and health care.
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