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27, 2006. Sam Maslow discussed the
Junior Ranger program with her. See
the "About Sam Maslow" page.
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Science Studies Weekly Challenger,
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the 5th graders at Liberty Magnet
School, in Sebastian, Florida. See the
"Lectures" page.
|At a meeting of National Park Service
officials in the Washington, D.C. office
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The Seattle Seahawks took their first steps into a new season on Thursday morning, beginning the annual rite that is an NFL training camp.
Coach Pete Carroll still plays music during warmups, and coaches shout instructions in the same gravelly voices, but this is unlike any other year in the NFL. An unprecedented offseason has given way to an unusual reality as Seattle held its first practice exactly two weeks before its first exhibition game in San Diego.
"With the lockout and the small window of free agency, there was going to be a lot of change," Seahawks receiver Mike Williams said. "A lot of overnight changes."
Rosters are a work in progress, changes happening so fast that it makes it difficult to focus on the players on the field for practice without thinking about those headed elsewhere and who's coming next.
Coaches can't talk about the players the teams will add, and players who've agreed to come to Seattle can't sign contracts until Friday. With hundreds of players still on the free-agent market — including Seattle defensive tackle Brandon Mebane — the result is that the intrigue of what is happening in the front office is as compelling as anything occurring on the field.
"There's a lot of unknowns," cornerback Marcus Trufant said, "just because everything is so different."
The skies were clear for Seattle's first day of practice at the team's headquarters, but the forecast is a little less certain. No one knows quite what to expect next.
Additions can happen at any time. Seattle agreed with defensive tackle Alan Branch of Arizona late Thursday night. Just one of many additions Seattle still must make.
The longest work stoppage in league history is going to cast quite a shadow over the next month as teams try to prepare for a season at warp speed. It was only Monday that the league's lockout was lifted. Matt Hasselbeck is headed to the Tennessee Titans. On Thursday, Charlie Whitehurst was one of three quarterbacks in uniform for the Seahawks, along with two undrafted rookies.
"It's amazing how fast it has happened, for sure," Whitehurst said. "I was expecting anything to happen at this position. … I was open to anything, but yeah, it has been pretty fast."
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For an upcoming campaign I'll be running, I put together an entire price list for everything on Athas. As sources for putting these prices together, I used all of the 4e books, the d20 SRD, and some older 2e Dark Sun material, such as the expanded campaign setting book, and the Dune Trader book.
Part of my goal with putting this material together was to accentuate the rarity of metal on Athas. To this end, I broke down the pricing of weapons and armor so as to reflect the higher cost of metal items. I have also included a full price guide to all trade goods, including their supply and demand in the various city states. This will be useful for players who wish to engage in any dune trading.
It is suggested that you use this material in a "low-loot", fixed-enhancement campaign. If you instead use the traditional treasure parcel system, after only a few levels, your players will have so much wealth that the price of almost everything but magic items won't have much meaning to them.
I have broken everything down into 3 PDF files. They are set up to be printed on 8.5" x 11" paper in landscape format.
Dark Sun Price Guide - Weapons
Dark Sun Price Guide - Armor, Gear, Food, and Lodging
Dark Sun Price Guide - Trade Goods, Mounts, Vehicles, and Services
The following is a FAQ to explain some of things in these price guides...
Q: Why is everything priced in gold pieces? Isn't metal rare on Athas?
A: Prices are still listed in gp, however this is an abstraction so that you can compare prices to other 4e material and make use of pre-made adventures without having to do a math conversion each time. You should explain to your players that their characters aren't actually using gold pieces, but are instead using ceramic pieces that on Athas hold the same value as a gp would in another world.
Q: What if I want to put gold in as a treasure?
A: The value of gold, silver, and copper by pound on Athas is listed in the Trade Goods table.
Q. What do the "source" abbreviations mean for each weapon?
A. PHB = Player's Handbook, DSCS = Dark Sun Campaign Setting, AV = Adventurer's Vault, EPG = Eberron Player's Guide, Dragon # = Dragon Issue Number
Q: Why did you include Eberron weapons?
A: There is no reason why the Eberron weapons need to be specific to only Eberron. Their design is simple enough that similar weapons could have been developed on other worlds. Eberron specific names have been changed, however. For example, the Talenta Sharrash has been renamed as simply Sharrash. By the same token, the Talenta Boomerang and the Xen'drik Boomerang have been renamed Light Boomerang and Heavy Boomerang respectively.
Q: Why are not all weapons available in a non-metal form?
A: Part of my goal was to place a focus on the lack of metal in Athas. By restricting which type of weapons can be found in a non-metal form, it makes metal weapons more significant to the players.
Q: How did you decide which weapons cannot be found in a non-metal form?
A: If a weapon is traditionally made almost entirely of metal, and if its effectiveness relies significantly on having a long, sharp edge, then I generally chose to only make it available as a metal weapon. This means that many of the heavy blades and more advanced axes are only available in metal.
Q: What is a Macuahuitl? It doesn't have a source listed.
A: This is a new weapon that I have added. The Macuahuitl was an Aztec wooden sword with obsidian blades along the edges. According to Spanish conquistador reports, a Macuahuitl was able to sever a horse's head in only a few swings. I have added this weapon so as to provide a non-metal 1-handed heavy blade. (Note: On page 50 of the Dark Sun Campaign Setting, the female gladiator pictured is wielding a Macuahuitl in her left hand.)
Q: What is a Dachi Club? It doesn't have a source listed.
A: The Dachi Club is a weapon from 2e Dark Sun that for some reason wasn't included in the 4e version. I have added it here for purists.
Q: Why does the Heavy Boomerang/Xen'drik Boomerang have High Crit as a property? It doesn't have that in the Eberron Player's Guide.
A: The Dark Sun Campaign Guide introduced a new throwable, returning weapon called the Chatkcha. This weapon has identical stats to the Xen'drik Boomerang, except that it is Military instead of Superior, and it weighs less. Thus the Chatkcha makes the Xen'drik Boomerang completely obsolete. I gave the Heavy Boomerang/Xen'drik Boomerang the High Crit property so as to give it some measure of distinction from the Chatkcha.
Q: How did you determine the price of metal weapons?
A: I broke all the weapons down into three categories based on what percentage of a weapon would be made of metal. For metal weapons that only have a small amount of metal in their overall composition, their price is 10x that on their non-metal counterpart. For metal weapons that have a moderate amount of metal in their overall composition, their price is 50x that on their non-metal counterpart. And for metal weapons that have a very large amount of metal in their overall composition, their price is 100x that on their non-metal counterpart.
Q: Why do a few metal weapons have different stats than their non-metal counterpart?
A: Throughout all of 4e there are a small number of weapons that traditionally would not be made of metal, and at the same time, if these weapons were to be made of metal, virtually the entire weapon would have to be converted to metal. In these situations, I assumed that the standard 4e stats would be for a non-metal version of the weapon, and that a transformation of such a weapon from fully non-metal to fully metal should be reflected in the stats. The weapons effected by this decision are: Net, Bola, Chatkcha, the Boomerangs, and the Crossbows. The difference in stats for the metal version is typically a slight increase in damage and a slightly longer range.
Q: What should the price be if my players want to buy a metal magic weapon?
A: In the case of magic weapons, the cost of the weapon is normally included in the enhancement cost, however for metal weapons, this should not be the case. For a metal magic weapon, the player should pay the price of both the metal weapon and the enhancement.
Q: Why do you have prices listed for masterwork armor, and how did you determine these prices?
A: In a low loot, fixed-enhancement game, a DM may decide to give players non-magical masterwork armor. The price I have listed is the same as if the player purchased a straight Magic suit of that specific masterwork armor with that armor's minimum allowed enhancement. This should provide a fair, balanced price for low loot, fixed-enhancement games.
Q: Why are the heavy armors broken up into non-metal and metal types?
A: Like with weapons, I have made an effort to accentuate the difference between non-metal and metal items. In my opinion, on Athas, a suit of full metal plate should be something that really stands out. To this end, I have called non-metal chainmail armor "bonemail", I have called non-metal scale armor "beastscale", and I have called non-metal plate armor "chitin shell". I have also given these non-metal armors slightly different stats than their metal versions so as to differentiate them.
Q: How did you come up with the names for the various non-metal masterwork bonemail, beastscale, and chitin shell armors?
A: The Dark Sun Campaign Guide provided a list of suggested names, however I felt some of their names were unfocused. For bonemail armors, I chose a number of creatures which would conceivably have bones. My assumption for bonemail is that a large bone, such as a femur would be cut into rings and the rings would be fitted together to make mail. For beastscale, I chose a number of reptilian creatures, with the assumption that the scales would be stitched together to make the armor. For chitin shell, I chose a number of insect-like creatures, with the assumptions that whole pieces of the creature's exoskeleton would serve as the armor's structure. In all cases, I chose creatures of high level to use as the names for the various masterwork armors.
Q: What's up with the prices for the metal masterwork armor?
A: Like with metal magic weapons, the cost of the metal armor must be payed in addition to the normal enhancement cost.
Q: Why do you have Broy priced at 2 sp per gallon? In the Dark Sun Campaign Guide its only 2 cp.
A: I felt the price given in the Dark Sun Campaign Guide just didn't make sense. Clearly Broy is supposed to be the Athasian replacement for Ale, however in all the other 4e settings, Ale is 2 sp per gallon. I see no reason why Athas's alcoholic beverage of choice should cost 1/10th the price of the typical alcohol in other worlds. (Note: True Ale on Athas costs 3 sp due to the rarity of water.)
Q: Why do you list the Standard Adventurer's Kit as only costing 10 gp? Shouldn't it cost 15 gp?
A: The Standard Adventurer's Kit on Athas does not contain trail rations, thus the reduction in price. Instead you should use Survival Days for tracking a character's food and water needs.
Q: Where did you get all the trade good information from?
A: Much of this is taken from the 2e Dune Trader book, however the prices have been converted to a scale that is inline with typical 4e prices. The sparse amount of information given about exports in the 4e Dark Sun Campaign Guide has also been integrated into this table.
Q: What does "Supply" and "Demand" indicated in this table?
A: If a trade good is listed as "Supply" for a specific city, then it means that the value of that good in that city is typically 10%-25% below the base cost. If a trade good is listed as "Demand" for a specific city, then it means that the value of that good in that city is typically 10%-25% above the base cost. If a trade goods is listed with "-", it means that trade in that particular good is balanced, and the value is neither higher nor lower than the base cost.
Q: Does that mean players can sell trade goods at full price (adjusting for supply and demand) and not the normal 20% like they do with most other items?
A: Yes, trade goods can be sold at full price just like gems and ritual components. However, this is made under the assumption that the players are keeping the trade goods in like-new condition. Trade goods that aren't properly cared for, or that take damage during transport might not retain their value.


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For those who didn't read my earlier threads, I have an RPM/throttle related engine noise that is a steady/rhythmic ticking that increases or decreases with RPM. It is very regular, and I just don't think it's the typewriter noise. It has always sounded like either an exhaust leak or a noise injector, and it is related to throttle position and does not occur at idle. The truck seems to just run more rough when the noise is there, and I don't feel I have all the power I should. I've been all over/under the truck and had no luck finding anything that resembles an exhaust leak indicator.
Over the last several weeks, I've noticed the fuel pump getting louder. I have checked the water separator multiple times with nothing but pristine diesel. I've also on a few occasions noticed a strange whining/squealing sound from the driver's side of the motor when turning the key on with the engine off.
So last night I cycled the key to the on position with the hood up, and I heard the fuel pump kick on. I then heard the irregular squealing noise coming from the engine mounted fuel filter. It lasted for 30 seconds or so as the system was primed and then stopped. I tried it again later, and when it was squealing, I "jiggled" the engine mounted fuel filter a bit, and it promptly stopped squealing.
This morning, on the way to work the truck was much quieter. The noise was still there, but barely audible. However, about 5 miles into the drive, I was stopped at a light in traffic, and I thought I could faintly hear the squeal from the engine/filter, and upon driving a bit more, the noise became louder again.
What would cause the engine mounted filter to squeal like that? It almost sounds like a squeal you get from your home faucet when the tap is only part-way open. Is it possible that I have a leak that is somehow drawing air into the fuel system and causing noisy injectors? Or possibly a restriction? And yes, every time I have checked the diesel/water separator, I have fully tightened the valve. Should I just go ahead and replace the fuel filters with only 2200 miles on the truck?
Any thoughts are appreciated.
With only 2200 miles, if it were mine, it would be sitting back at the dealer for them to figure out. Just my opinion.
I took it back to the dealer shortly after it all began. They had their mechanic drive it, and he said he could hear it, but there were no codes, the self-report was good, and there were no TSB's of that nature. He called Ford who told him that some of these trucks make noises and hopefully it would go away over time.
I'm hoping to have it pinned down a bit more before I take it back in. That way I can point the guys who are supposed to know what they are doing in the right direction.
Mine makes all types or weird noises like that has since day one makes moaning sounds and squeeking and ticking ive been deleted since 800 miles and now with over 9k on my truck and its still fine, these new diesels just have way to much stuff going into them now and the engines are so quiet you hear all the other " stuff ".
Mine die the same thing. The engine filter under hood was vibrating furiously. I took it to dealership, they had guy look at it and said they could do nothing, the manager had them go back and reseat the fuel/water seperator filter on the frame and noise stopped. No issues since. If I were you I would loosen that filter, back it all the way off if necessary and retighten to reseat it.
Lol, dealerships-no codes, no brains! What ever happened to basic troubleshooting skills with these highly qualified mechanics? If there is not a code then we as drivers must be making this crap up! Well, enough venting. Good luck!
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There is a party going on at Grandma's house. To attend the party, a person must bring a certain type of object. Whether or not this object is acceptable depends on a specific rule.
For each round of the game, one player gets to make up the rule for what objects are acceptable and unacceptable for admission to the party. This rule must remain constant throughout the round, but its effects may change depending on the situation. Here are some ideas for rules:
1. Things which start with a certain letter of the alphabet such a the letter G (gold, groceries, garbage etc.)
2. Things which end with a certain letter of the alphabet
3. Words with two vowels or consonants together (wheel, pizza, book etc.)
4. Words with a certain letter in the of the word such as the letter K (kangaroo, book, coke etc.)
5. Items consisting of two words (hot dogs, baking dish, waffle iron etc.)
6. Items of the same color
7. Items with the same number of letters
8. Items which begin with the last letter of the last item mentioned.
Once a player decides on a rule for the round, play begins. Players, in turn, say "I'm going to grandma's house, and I'm bringing a _______." After saying this, the rule maker replies with either "You can go" or "Sorry, you can't go" (go to the party, that is). When it is the rule maker's turn, he gives an example of something that can or cannot be brought as well. When a player thinks he has figured out the rule, he should continue to tell what he would bring to Grandma's house. Players should not blurt out the rule before everyone has figured it out, as that would ruin the game for the other players.
When all players have figured out the rule, the game ends and someone else makes up a new rule for another round.


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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cattails, burdock, dandelions and garlic mustard are the ingredients for your new favorite summer soups and salads, according to Steve "Wildman" Brill, an urban forager, nature educator, tour guide, and an expert on the edible city. He's also the creator of the new Wild Edibles app for the iPhone to help urban foragers forage with ease.
Since 1982, Brill has been lauding the unsung virtues of ubiquitous weeds and common plants. The world of wild edibles looms large and free, and within it grows a wealth of herbs, greens, mushrooms, fruits, and seeds. Who knew that the wild American persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) are sweeter than commercial varieties, and that they grow in Central Park? Brill does, and he'd love to show you where.
Perhaps you've seen him in New York City parks—the enthusiastic wild-food expert is hard to miss, extrapolating the virtues of oyster mushrooms and violets to an audience of Park Slope families and city chefs. In between a savory bite or two, he might regale the virtues of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) with a couple verses of his signature beat-boxing rap. In his 60s, Brill attributes his surprising energy to a diet of wild plants he's been collecting since he began his urban foraging campaign twenty years ago. His tours include etymological trivia and medicinal tips—he'll point out the flowering yarrow (Achillea millefolium), noting that it was named for the warrior Achilles, who used the plant to staunch blood flow of battlefield injuries—and cooking tips—don't miss the common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose boiled leaves make for a fragrant cup of tea. Young botanic enthusiasts are Brill's favorite; he encourages children to learn about urban botany, and promotes a special birthday party tour, during which he'll perform a Happy Birthday rap in the woods.
He is an indefatigable advocate of his beloved weeds, with a criminal record to prove it. In 1986, Brill was arrested on charges of "criminal mischief" for eating a dandelion in Central Park. He was soon released—as Brill recounted, "all the plants that i picked, i ate, so I ate the evidence. so they don't really have anything on me"—and, in a wonderful twist to the story, was hired by the Parks Department to give educational tours of the city's wild plants. The story was a media favorite, with coverage from the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and more. In 1987, Brill gave David Letterman an urban foraging cooking lesson, after which they enjoyed a Central Park salad.
If you're not on the east coast to join a tour (tour calendar), you can read his book, Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not-So-Wild) Places (Harper-Collins, 1994), or download his recently-launched field guide app.
Anna Laurent is a writer and producer of educational botanical media. Photographs from her forthcoming field guide to Los Angeles are available for exhibition and purchase at the author's shop.


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I'm pretty hard to offend but thats despicable. What parent would let their child do that scene??
I guess my question is where in the hell are the parents of that child? And I'd like to ask them why they allowed their daughter to be filmed doing that, that is inappropriate IMO.
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I currently have a mountain bike that usually gets used for very light off roading - ex-railway line trails etc. I'm strongly drawn to a road bike I can use for fairly fast runs (no racing) and the odd commute to work (3 miles).
Apologies(!) but aesthetics are important, and I'm strongly drawn to steel framed thin tubing; I'm not particularly fond of the look of carbon bikes. Absolute performance isn't an issue, so a slightly heavier bike isn't a particular worry, and I also believe steel will be more comfortable.
Two bikes have got my attention: the Dawes Clubman and the Charge Juicer Mid. Trying them out seems difficult, as most places don't seem to have them in stock and require ordering, plus I'd much prefer to support one of my local shops.
Both get good reviews, I wondered if anyone here had any opinions?
Thanks in advance
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11th July 2012 - 18:11
posted by Raleigh [1734 posts]
11th July 2012 - 18:12
Gee, that looks very nice, unfortunately comes out a bit over my budget (sorry, didn't state my budget did I?). Ideally could do with being under £1000 but the Condor's are very tempting!
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11th July 2012 - 18:37
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11th July 2012 - 19:07
Or what about
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posted by parf [5 posts]
11th July 2012 - 19:13
go old, get some classy steel and a nice spec.
I built a reynolds framed Peugeot with dura ace gears, ultegra wheels etc for a tidy price, its a 61cm if you fancy it? £300?
posted by meehaja [27 posts]
11th July 2012 - 22:54
Sounds a nice bike, but way too large for a short 'un like me! Good idea building up an old frame though, thanks.
posted by wilburino [4 posts]
12th July 2012 - 7:14
If you don't mind a bit of heft, Surly make reasonably priced steel frames - a Pacer might be a good bet.
"Tant que je respire, j'attaque!"
posted by John_the_Monkey [428 posts]
12th July 2012 - 10:37
Surly Pacer, or Cross-Check if you want the option of a bit of rough stuff.
I can personally recommend the Genesis Equilibrium 20 but it may be a bit over budget. The new 00 looks like a reasonable option. Plenty of scope for upgrades as and when the budget allows.
Steel is real!
posted by netclectic [128 posts]
12th July 2012 - 10:57
Have a look on the retrobike.co.uk forums - that's where I got my steelie. It's a lovely 80s 531 frame, with a modern(ish) campag midrange groupset (daytona/centaur, if that means anything to you). Got it for under 400 quid.
It's not the lightest, nor is it anywhere near as good to ride as carbon, but it's perfect for whizzing to work in London.
posted by bashthebox [764 posts]
12th July 2012 - 11:00
planet-x kaffenback is worth a look, new version is disc, canti, geared or single speed capable so very versatile.
posted by joemmo [1113 posts]
12th July 2012 - 13:22
Thanks very much for all the suggestions, I'll certainly check out the Genesis bikes, and the independents look absolutely amazing.
Thanks everyone!
posted by wilburino [4 posts]
12th July 2012 - 18:31
Donhou stole the show at Bristol with this I thought:
Shand cycles looked good and the Rourke bike looked exceptional.
All over your budget but if you're thinking of going down that road you should really consider a custom frame - marvellous machines.
posted by _SiD_ [181 posts]
12th July 2012 - 19:01
I have a Genesis Equilibrium which I think you can spec within your budget, and it is my go-to bike for pretty much everything. I ride chain gangs on it, I commute on it, I have done TTs on it (not ideal tbh) and I have done Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on it all without a second's thought. It also takes the weather pretty well. It would be an excellent choice and certainly ticks your aesthetics box.
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Enjoy 8 days getting to know Morocco's north. You will have a chance to wander in beautiful medieval cities, like Fez and Meknes, visit Roman ruins at Volubilis and much more as you explore the country. Visit the beautiful mountain town of Chefchaouen with its quiet streets and whitewashed walls and take in Tangier along Morocco's Mediterranean coast before finishing your trip with two days exploring Fez.
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Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Fez-Meknes-Ouazzane-Chaouen (230km)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up to visit Meknes, the Ismailian capital of Morocco, famous for its 40 km of ramparts. Visit the famous Bab Mansour, the royal horse stables and the Jewish quarter. Continue on to the holy city of Moulay Driss and ruined Roman city of Volubilis. Lunch (optional) at a local restaurant near Volubilis. After lunch, continue to Chaouen ( Chefchaouen in Berber ) through Ouazzane. Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight in Chaouen.
Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 5: Tangier-Asilah-Larache- Rabat (220 km)
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Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
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Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8: Final Departure From Fez
Breakfast at hotel before transferring to Fez Saiss Airport for final departure.
Meal: Breakfast
- Meet and greet service by our English speaking driver at airport
- All transfers by an air-conditioned coach
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Fez based on half board
- Accommodation for 2 nights in Chaouen based on half board
- Accommodation for 1 night in tangier based on half board
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- Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
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What Do "They" Say? / Re: Financial/economic collapse« on: August 03, 2012, 04:55:10 AM »
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What Do "They" Say? / Re: Financial/economic collapse« on: August 03, 2012, 04:55:10 AM »
LIBOR explained, very informative videoEXCELLENT VIDEO!!!
POST IT ALL AND LET BLOG SORT IT OUT / Re: UEFA EURO 2012™ - Official China Promotion« on: May 23, 2012, 05:16:41 AM »
WOW! That video stimulates a unique mix of emotions as Sunnybug stated.
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I'll try again to order a copy. Hope I get it this time.After purchasing it a download page is displayed. At the bottom of that page is an e-mail address to contact if there are any problems with the download. If you have problems that cannot be resolved, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to assist you.
2014 - 2016 Global Signs and Trends via the www / NEW Web Bot Report Released: May 21, 2012« on: May 22, 2012, 07:07:05 AM »
Clif released the first Web Bot report of 2012 last night! Available for $10 USD (per human) at halfpasthuman.com. I just bought a copy and reading it now. It's very intriguing so far...
POST IT ALL AND LET BLOG SORT IT OUT / Re: Is Fukushima's Doomsday Machine About To Blow?« on: May 11, 2012, 08:08:06 PM »
Thanks for the excellent information Montanabarb!!! I really appreciate it as you've simplified my search criteria. Also loved the stories about testing the food inside larger grocery stores! Every time I go to Costco I wish I had a Geiger counter with me.
POST IT ALL AND LET BLOG SORT IT OUT / Re: Is Fukushima's Doomsday Machine About To Blow?« on: May 11, 2012, 10:22:10 AM »
...Hi Barb (of the north)! What model or what type(s) of radiation should one purchase? I was just on e-bay and there are hundreds of different types. I'm confused and now my head hurts (OUCH). Thanks!
DAILY HEADLINES, MSM & NON-MSM REPORTINGS / Re: Signs of the times« on: March 23, 2012, 05:04:21 AM »
Is it possible the 7 year old either had dreams (visions) or is telepathic and senses our future? For many years I've read various stories that most young children can see spirits. According to many studies of this, a majority are "trained" (by their parents and / or society) to ignore their visions / disconnect.
A few years ago my youngest brother told me stories how his 5 year old son consistently asked his parents if they had enough food. I tried to encourage my brother to ask my nephew why he was concerned, but my brother & sister-in-law just blew off his questions.
Next story: a friend of mine, who is also a devout Catholic, used to tell me stories that when her husband would bathe their 4 year old son, the son would make comments like "...you're nicer than my last daddy. He drowned me & my brother..." My friend would not consider asking her son questions. I tried to convince her that she may help solve a potential homicide, but she refused. Instead, she just prayed that he would stop. He's now 13 and does not recall making any statements.
Another story: I have personally watched my 4 year old and 2 year old grandkids "talking" to my deceased in-laws on several occasions. Whenever my wife or I observe them "talking" to spirits, we will typically respond by waiving in the direction in which our grandkids are looking and say something like "hi (name). I love you!" We want them to know their "behavior" is completely acceptable.
What Do "They" Say? / Re: Financial/economic collapse« on: March 16, 2012, 05:44:03 AM »
Many of the Greek citizens are (were) employed by their government. In addition to the 24% income tax increases, their VAT (Value Added Tax) was increased substantially and most people have lost their retirement funds. Pay very close attention to all of the MSM stories regarding Greece if you really want to be entertained. One day a bailout (or 'agreement') is announced and the next day either Greece is downgraded by some credit agency or another MSM story reports the Technocrats are still negotiating a bailout package. It almost unreal how contradicting many of these stories are.
I've been watching all of the EU PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece & Spain) for the past year. Right now it appears Spain & Italy are tied with equal austerity measures. This information is conveniently ignored by the MSM. However, a few months back the IMF banksters 'appointed' a former Goldman-Sacks executive to replace the elected Italian and Greece Prime Ministers. My guess is Italy may most likely be the next European country to fail; thus receiving the attention of the MSM.
AWARENESS for SURVIVAL: REMOTE VIEWING & OTHER METHODS / Re: Kill Shot: New Video By Major Ed Dames« on: March 14, 2012, 04:56:12 AM »
Greetings JKB, I hope all is going good for you and your wife is CoCal! I like your plan to see what happens and learn from it.
Yeah, I agree the video is rather 'chilling'. It reminded me of the last scenes in the movie 'Knowing'. It also reinforces that, no matter how hard we try to prep for everything, there is no way to prep for every scenario. The best we can do is to continue building our awareness so when the time comes, we'll be able to react to (almost) any situation faster than others.
What Do "They" Say? / Re: Financial/economic collapse« on: March 13, 2012, 11:11:23 AM »
Although the narrator in this video is not as polished as many others who post YouTube vids, he does a good job of accurately sharing the current global economic events to date: http://youtu.be/6TfmT6wMifA
PLANET X ASTRONOMY / Re: STRONG PLANET X POSSIBILITY« on: March 13, 2012, 08:50:32 AM »
This video has a 'reasonable' explanation for the black object: http://youtu.be/gojbnbCab0A
AWARENESS for SURVIVAL: REMOTE VIEWING & OTHER METHODS / Re: Kill Shot: New Video By Major Ed Dames« on: March 13, 2012, 05:13:07 AM »
It is the same one, I recommend it to everyone, glad it is on Youtube now.Thanks for the update and letting us know we can save a few $$$ Endtimesgal!
AWARENESS for SURVIVAL: REMOTE VIEWING & OTHER METHODS / Re: Kill Shot: New Video By Major Ed Dames« on: March 12, 2012, 11:23:18 AM »
The time stamp on the YouTube video (above) is 38:09. This morning was the first time I saw it, so I honestly don't know if it's the same as the one you ordered. Perhaps you'd consider watching both vids and letting all of us know if they are the same?
AWARENESS for SURVIVAL: REMOTE VIEWING & OTHER METHODS / Kill Shot: New Video By Major Ed Dames« on: March 12, 2012, 08:58:08 AM »
This video is well worth your time to watch and was uploaded to YouTube on March 9, 2012:
DAILY HEADLINES, MSM & NON-MSM REPORTINGS / Re: Daily Headlines, MSM & NON-MSM Reportings« on: March 09, 2012, 09:19:49 AM »
A couple of newsworthy items that were only posted on non-MSM sites yesterday:
Panetta: 'International Permission' Trumps Congressional Permission For Military Actions: http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/03/07/Shocking%20Defense%20Secretary%20Says%20International%20Permission%20Trumps%20Congressional%20Permission
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What kind of landscaping program do you use? My husband just bought me Total 3D Home, Landscape and Deck Premium. It is working out ok as most of the commands are right on the screen in a user friendly menu, but it is so difficult to make it look the way I want it to! House, existing plants and so on. So I was wondering if you drew yours by hand or used the computer.ReplyDelete
It's not really a landscaping program. It's more of a drafting and painting program that I got several years ago called Corel Draw. The problem with it is I have to design the plants individually then cut and paste them in to their spots. It goes pretty quick now but it took some time to put together. I usually do a hand drawing first to sketch out ideas then try to transfer that to the computer.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the information. I remember Corel. I didn't even think it was still around. Your plans look great and Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
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Prepare barbecue (high heat). Grill chiles until charred on all sides. Cool 5 minutes. Using small paring knife, peel chiles. Scrape out seeds and pale membranes; discard. Coarsely chop chiles; transfer to processor. Add butter, garlic, and lime peel; process until smooth. Season jalapeño-lime butter to taste with salt. Transfer to small bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
Grill corn until husks are blackened on all sides, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes. Wearing oven mitts to protect hands, remove husks and silk from corn. Serve immediately with jalapeño-lime butter and salt.
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- Fat17 g (27%)
- Protein5 g (10%)
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The May Family: Volunteers Making a Difference
The Mays have been coming to Volunteers Week at Baptist Bible College & Seminary for five years. For Eric ('96, BBS) and Ingrid ('95, BBC), the annual visit is a time of service and family renewal.
Volunteers Weeks in 2009 were held June 14-20 and July 12-18. The weeks enable volunteers to help with many key needs on campus, including painting, landscaping, and carpentry. This year, volunteers also helped with cleanup in the wake of a strong storm that damaged about 100 trees.
Joining the couple on campus for the July week were their children: Elaina, 13; Lydia, 11; Julia, 10; Austin, 8; and Sophia, 2.
The family lives in Ira, VT, a small town in west-central Vermont near Rutland. Eric is the pastor of Ira Baptist Church in West Rutland.
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Why do you come to Volunteers Week?
We were here for Teen Leadership Conference one year and (former BBC Defenders Coach) Roger Jacobs encouraged us to come back for Big Blue soccer camp when it coincided with Volunteers Week.
We sit in the pews at church and soak everything in but there's only so much soaking you can do; you have to get out and do it. God commands us to serve and we don't want to just tell our children that they should serve; we want to show them how to do it. We feel that this is a great opportunity to give back; and it's safe and fun for the kids. And I don't have to cook for a whole week!
We have found it's a very inexpensive vacation and great for our family of eight.
What do you enjoy the most?
Getting to know other people and making friends. And it's nice to see all of our friends here at the school. Coming here is like coming home. It's just a great time to get involved in other people lives.
We really look forward to seeing the people we have met and formed relationships with over the years. We even have friends we met here who have been to Vermont to ski and visit and help us make maple sugar.
What are you working on this week?
We are scraping all the windows in Jackson Hall. We're taking out all the storm windows, scraping the frames, caulking them, washing the windows and putting them back in.
What projects have you worked on in previous years?
We used to clean all the residence halls to get them ready for the college kids. We would go through and clean all the bathrooms, suites, and lounges in every dorm. One year we painted all the railings, and we've painted classrooms in Jackson Hall. We've also done some maintenance.
What are your kids doing while they are here?
There is a nursery for the little ones, but all the others are working. And it's something different for them. It's good for the kids to be on their own, and Sophia can't wait to go to her class in the morning.
One of the other volunteers was working with one of my daughters and she told me that she was working so hard. They all like working, and it is really good for them. And they love having all the soda and ice cream they can eat from the cafeteria!
What has your experience been like this year?
It's been awesome. It's great to come back and see the things that we have done in previous years. And it's exciting to feel that sense of accomplishment and being able to give back to the school.
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Authentic Revolt
In search of authenticity.
Tom McCarthy's debut novel, Remainder, is a brilliant exposition of our collective loss of authenticity. The story is told from the perspective an unnamed character who suffers a bizarre accident and receives several million dollars in compensation. With this financial windfall the protagonist funds a series of "reenactments." He hires teams of actors who recreate his memories and experiences on a constant loop while he sometimes watches and other times participates. The goal, as he explains it, is to experience a feeling of authenticity -- to go through the motions of life as if they were intuitive, perfect and natural. The result is a novel that reveals the pervading sense of inauthenticity that haunts the twenty-first century.
If the catch-phrase of the late twentieth century was Holden Caulfield's "phony," then our century may be best described as "inauthentic." Whereas phony designates a way of being that is superficial, inauthentic refers to a type of existence which is unreal. Of course, McCarthy was not the first to offer this description -- as early as 1927, Martin Heidegger used authentic/inauthentic as definitions of what it means to be human. For Heidegger, however, and in contrast with McCarthy, the experience of inauthenticity comes when one's self is lost in the bustle of life. In Being and Time Heidegger explains that inauthenticity occurs when we "have lost ourselves in the everydayness of existing among things and people". This position, which appeared misanthropic to some, led to a rejection of Heidegger's diagnosis.
What McCarthy offers, however, is a different interpretation of inauthenticity. In his novel, the main character's reenactments progress from acting out memories to experiences to future events. In the beginning of the novel, the protagonist spends hours practicing how to move around a kitchen counter and open a refrigerator perfectly, as if he were in a movie. And one of the final reenactments is a bank heist, where after going through the motions of a robbery repeatedly in an artificial environment, the reenactment becomes suddenly real and authentic. For McCarthy, the twenty-first century experience of inauthenticity is no longer losing ourselves in the bustle of everydayness, but is instead a basic aspect of life where our media worlds offer a level of reality that we no longer experience for ourselves.
What is most striking about McCarthy's novel, and the reason why I'd suggest culture jammers read it, is because of the political implication of our inauthentic existence. Oftentimes it feels as if our protests are merely reenactments. We go through the motions, chanting, locking arms all the while feeling unreal. And we confound the situation by confusing the symptoms of revolution (broken windows, people getting arrested, marches in the street) with the causes of revolution. But just because we are reenacting the protests of May 1968 does not mean that we are authentically experiencing a revolutionary moment.
McCarthy's work offers a way to think though this problem. And although he offers no concrete solutions, his novel puts forth the profound conclusion that the greatest challenge for culture jammers today may be how to regain a feeling of insurrectionary authenticity.
Micah White is a Contributing Editor at Adbusters and an independent activist. He lives in Berkeley, CA and is currently writing a book about the future of activism. www.micahmwhite.com or www.junkthought.org


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"The poor are poor not because the rich are rich," says Robert J. Samuelson in his Washington Post column reproduced in The Hindu.
Kundan was returning home after his monthly entertainment of a night show in the city. It was past midnight and the heavy downpour had put out the street lamps on the village road. But Kundan knew the road like the back of his palm and so neither the pitch darkness nor the battering rain slowed him down.
Father Joseph woke up from sleep with a tremor running down his spine. His body was drenched with sweat. This had become a routine now: a nightmare would kill his sleep halfway through it.
According to the lascivious promises made in the Islamic scriptures to the martyrs, Ajmal Kasab must now be in the blissful paradise reclining on "a raised throne woven with gold and precious stones," wearing "silken garments," "bunches of fruits hanging within reach," jugs of wine at hand, served by "Houris with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious), like preserved pearls, a reward for deeds that they used to do"…
Probably, Kasab was not aware of such heavenly rewards when he agreed to hold up the Kalashnikov against the teeming multitude in an Indian railway station. Somebody with nothing more than primary education and abject poverty as the only resources, Kasab could not have been aware of even the voluptuous aspects of Islamic jihad. When he was questioned by the police soon after his arrest, Kasab, lying in a hospital bed, said clearly that he had done it for money and nothing else. He said his father must have been paid lakhs of rupees. It is that earthly paradise that Kasab was interested in. And that too, for his family, rather than for himself. He knew he would die.
He also knew he would die a "martyr." So it is not unlikely that he was unaware of the paradise that awaited him in the life hereafter. His masters must have conjured up a vivid picture of that paradise in the process of brainwashing him. (One such picture, provided in wikiislam, is what I have given as a link above. Such paradise cannot be anything but tempting for a young man deprived of even the money to buy a new pair of dress for Eid.)
It is more likely that Kasab died in despair, without even the kind of wisdom that one acquires in solitude or at least the terrifying realisation of one's depravity. According to a front page report in The Hindu [Nov 22] which quoted a police official who was present during the execution, Kasab probably did not even understand exactly what was going on. "It's also possible he'd ceased to care," the report quotes.
Perhaps his mind had become numb. Unable to feel, think or react. A state that may be called "spiritual aridity," a state that results from inner emptiness.
Will any god reward such emptiness, aridity, with paradise? I don't know. My knowledge about the supernatural is zilch.
But I know that the kind of thinking that underlies the creation of people like Kasab should change if life on this earth (which can be a paradise too!) is to have some semblance of peace.
Tariq Ali, writer and film-maker, suggests the following: "We are in desperate need of an Islamic Reformation that sweeps away the crazed conservatism and backwardness of the fundamentalists but, more than that, opens up the world of Islam to new ideas…. This would necessitate a rigid separation of state and mosque; the dissolution of the clergy; the assertion by Muslim intellectuals of their right to interpret the texts that are the collective property of Islamic culture as a whole; the freedom to think freely and rationally and the freedom of imagination." [The Clash of Fundamentalism: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity, Rupa & Co, 2003, pp: 338-9. Emphasis added.]
Alas, a similar suggestion can be made with respect to quite many religions today!


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Thousands of books flood Federation Square in "Literature vs. Traffic."
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Great public art, or the setup for a hilarious jet-ski accident? You be the judge.
Santiago's downtown cooling station is an outlandish hive of white fabric that constantly leaks water. Yes, please.
The Techno Viking meme gets a new breath of life in a Manchester arts festival.
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text: Berry Gordy Jr. | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Berry Gordy Jr. Producer, Writer, Source Material, Lyricist, Composer ( b. Nov 28, 1929 Detroit, Michigan, USA ) Male Also known as: Berry Gordy Founder of Motown Records and Tamla Records Productions ProductionsDate of ProductionsMotown The Musical[Musical, Drama, Original] Produced by Berry Gordy Book by Berry Gordy Based upon the book "To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown" by Berry Gordy Additional lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. Additional music by Berry Gordy Jr. Apr 14, 2013 - Jan 18, 2015Lennon[Musical, Original] Additional music by Berry Gordy Jr. Aug 14, 2005 - Sep 24, 2005Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years[Musical, Revue, Original] Featuring songs by Berry Gordy Jr. Featuring songs with lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. Oct 24, 1982 - Oct 31, 1982 Find out where Berry Gordy Jr. and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


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