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The regular firearms portion of the Kansas deer season opens this Wednesday, December 2nd and runs through Sunday, December 13th. The weather looks to turn MUCH colder on Wednesday and the cold weather is expected to continue through most of the season. This should mean good news for hunters who can brave the conditions and stay in the woods. The deer activity should be pretty good. There is even a chance we could see some snow during the middle of next week which would be great for the hunters - not so great for the deer. I hope to get out on a few days during the season. The great part about my job is becasue I get to work at 3AM, I get off work at 1PM. Perfect time to hit the woods for the afternoon hunt.
So what are your plans? Will you get out? Do you have a good spot? Have you already been out during the bow/youth/muzzleloader seasons earlier in the fall? Have you had success? Give me some hunting reports?
Remember, if you are successful do some braggin'. Post your pictures to Drew's Braggin' Wall and I will show them on the morning news casts. Here is the link. http://wibw.mycapture.com/mycapture/photos/Album.aspx?EventID=737952&CategoryID=49240&
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Daniels off the mark on MLK speech intro
Purdue President Mitch Daniels gave the introduction for Melissa Harris-Perry, who was the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Commemorative Lecture at Purdue.
Harris-Perry was brilliantly nuanced, humorous and wise. Mitch was not nuanced, humorous or wise. Mitch recited King's famous quote about being judged by character not by the color of your skin. Mitch proceeded to offer John Wooden and Winston Churchill as further examples of character.
Wooden is the father of uber-aggressive Indiana basketball, which specializes in ref baiting, flopping and undercutting people going for layups. Why not speak of Congressman John Lewis, who was beaten to an inch of his life advocating for voting rights?
Churchill was a man of courage, but not a temperate man on racial matters. Why not speak of Medgar Evers? Evers, an American of rare character, was murdered by a white supremacist while advocating against segregation at the University of Mississippi.
I really resented Mitch's concluding statement that said there will not be any future Kings among the audience, who had gathered to hear Harris-Perry. As a retired professor of Purdue University, I have been privileged to know young people who are as capable of leadership and grace as King.
We need a college president who knows how to lead and inspire, not somebody who is going to put down our multi-ethnic students. My advice to Mitch: Hire a public relations person who knows American history to clean up your ignorant, condescending, white man rhetoric.
Cindelyn Eberts
Punishing servicemen isn't the answer here
I was dismayed when I read the story about the Marines that urinated on the dead bodies of the insurgents - not because of the fact they did it but because of the condemnation of their act by their superiors and others.
Maybe they had 9/11 in mind, with the thousands of innocents killed. Or maybe they were remembering all the atrocities that had been done to their comrades. Also comes to mind the lopping off heads of innocents. Then there is the case of the schoolgirl who dared to speak out about the treatment of women in that part of the world. Her reward was to be shot and seriously wounded and never to come home again without the fear of being hunted down and killed.
The Marines might have also been fed up with trying to defend themselves against an enemy that wears no uniform, so as to be readily identified. They might also be fed up with U.S. policy of trying to fight a war with no apparent purpose or any sight of an end. Then there is the fact that our government is bending over backward to appease a people that despises and hates us because their religion dictates that they should.
A lot of things to consider here, and punishing our soldiers for a small indiscretion is not one of them.
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Waukesha man charged with fifth drunken driving offense
Complaint: Man's car found facing the wrong way on I-94
A 35-year-old Waukesha man was charged May 27 with his fifth drunken driving offense after his vehicle was found by a sheriff's deputy facing the wrong way on Interstate 94 in Brookfield.
Joe D. Amaya, 319 W. Main St. Unit B, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated, fifth offense.
He faces six years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted. He could also have his license revoked for between two to three years.
According to the criminal complaint, Amaya was found by a Waukesha County sheriff's deputy sitting outside his car on the side of west I-94 near 124th Street at about 2 a.m. May 26.
When the deputy asked why his vehicle was facing east instead of west, Amaya said he decided to drive the wrong way after his car started losing power, the complaint states.
The officer noted that the man, who said he was coming from his daughter's graduation, smelled like liquor and had bloodshot eyes.
According to the complaint, Amaya failed several field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest after blowing a 0.18 blood-alcohol content level on a preliminary breath test.
Amaya was previously convicted of drunken driving in June 1996, May 2004, February 2007 and March 2009.
Amaya is being held in Waukesha County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. A hearing was held May 30.
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More Unlisted Errors: 1948 and 1949 Leaf Bob Hendren
September 13th, 2012 | Published in error cards
Error card collectors, here are two more error cards that are not marked in my Beckett catalog: Bob Hendren's 1948 and 1949 Leaf cards have his name spelled "Hendreen." Hendren's name is also misspelled on the back of his 1948 card, but Leaf corrected the spelling on the back in 1949.
Tip of the day: when you search eBay for a card with a misspelled name, search for both the correct and incorrect spellings. Some sellers use the correct spelling of the player's name, and some use the name on the card.
For more information on the 1948 and 1949 Leaf sets, see L is for Leaf. To see all of the error cards in a certain set, use the Advanced Search page of the Vintage Football Card Gallery.


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Welcome back, all you MOOP maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire, to the second day of our thrilling live coverage of MOOP Map 2012!
If you're just tuning in: Day One was a perfect day and the Playa Restoration team is off to a record-breaking start. But where yesterday we were covering the back blocks of Black Rock City, today the team tackled a bigger challenge: Esplanade, the epicenter of Burning Man's multifarious madness. In years past, Esplanade has seen some of the worst scores — and some of the best, too.
How much MOOP was left on the Esplanade this year? How did those big EDM camps score? Was Day Two another win for our Playa Restoration home team? We're about to find out.
Before we unveil the results from Day Two, let's talk a little about:
How To Moop.
MOOP, noun – Matter Out Of Place; especially as it applies to Black Rock City and its Citizens. Can be anything: cigarette butts, bottle caps, glowsticks, fireworks, but is often disguised as debris, i.e., broken bits of wood, plastic, metal, glass and plants. Can also be a condition: burn scars, grey water, dunes, etc.
moop, verb – to pick up Matter Out Of Place.


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To Greg Mankiw's article on Immigration; I noted that nowhere in his article did he mention the word "illegal" when refering to immigration. Most people have little to no problem with immigrants who apply for legal immigration and go through the established process to do so. There are a number of reasons to encourage immigration (the legal way) and several were stated by Greg. However, when people "want to make a better life for themselves" is the intended mantra used to soften the circumstances and turn a blind eye to a monumentous problem, one can say the same about robbing a bank in the middle of the night when no one was around to possibly get hurt. "Hey! I only wanted a better life for me and my family so I took the money". Maybe the INTENT is a seemingly noble and harmless one but it doesn't excuse protocal. We need to know WHO is coming to our country and what their intentions are. It happens to be the smart and safe thing to do. That cannot be done without first screening those that wish to come here. Let's also be clear about the terminology, "Undocumented worker". This is another term used to soften the reality that not all illegal immigrants who enter this country intend to be workers. Illegal is exactly that...illegal. Grow up and call it what it is.
Perhaps Greg, you should tell the WHOLE story and why people have an aversion to illegal immigration. I'm quite sure you wouldn't allow someone to walk through the front door of your house without your knowledge of who they are and without your consent. Does it make any sense to leave the front door (or back door) of the United States unattended?
I would like to comment on Greg Mankiw's post in immigration. Mr. Mankiw's post is correct in a very narrow way, but he ignores several other very real economic phenomena.
1. How supply and demand affects wages. Many low skilled jobs in the US used to pay close to $14/hour (in 2013 dollars) back in the 60's and 70's. Those same jobs today (fast food, hospitality, poultry processing, etc.) pay between $8 - $11 today. So one could easily conclude that this reduction in real wages for the same jobs over the last 40 years is, in part, due to the huge increase in supply of low skilled workers. This is freshman econ stuff.
2. Cost shifting and negative externalities. When a poultry processor hired 2,000 non-Engish speaking employees, the employer does not incur all of the costs of hiring that person. Those 2,000 workers may bring with them 8,000 people with them as their spouses and children. All of these people need schools, healthcare, policing and other social services the employer doesn't pay for. Everyone else pays for it and it doesn't look like that good of a deal to the local government and taxpayers when they are left picking up the tab.
3. Real impact on quality of life for everyone else. True story: I took my son to the first day of kindergarten and learned that 90% of his class doesn't speak English. At first I thought this was a positive since my son would learn Spanish practically by osmosis and also get a great cultural education. But a month later I visited to the class and found my son sitting in the corner by himself while the teacher spent all of her time teaching the Spanish speaking kids. I asked what was my son doing. The teacher told me that the Spanish speaking kids are so far behind that she doesn't have time to teach my son until she gets the other kids up to speed. That might be a few years. So basically my son's education has to suffer to pay for the cheap poultry processing parents that were hired.
So when Greg Mankiw sends his kids to a school with 90% Spanish speaking kids and his own children have to sacrifice their education, then I will give him credibility on this topic.
Brilliant! Feed pff both the addiction to alcohol and our hubris! Two thoroughly established American traits!
It's not just 11 million illegals. A substantial percentage of illegal immigrants are here alone, and once they get green cards, they will be able to petition for their wives and children to join them in the U.S. And if they become U.S. citizens, they will also be able to petition for their siblings and parents. Those migrants, in turn, can petition for their relatives and so on. Not all of the immigration preference categories are immediate, but within 10 to 15 years, legalizing 11 million migrants could result in possibly 30 million new arrivals.
I've heard about this amnesty crap under every presidential administration for the past 30 years and it seems to become an issue every ten years, In another thirty years the u.s. will be dealing with a population that rivals china and india and you see how good that is going.
Greg Markow- Another radical left wing Harvard uni-world socialist slithers out of the shadows to espouse his anti-American propaganda. His reasoning;
1. Free market----rather than allowing the farm wage to rise to a level, (determined by the free market) where legal citizens are willing to work, we should provide bi-lingual support and allow the farmers and General Motors (next) to import tens of millions of workers from Haiti and Nigeria to work at the lowest possible rates of pay. (Doesn't matter what country right)?
2. Less fortunate justice---- rather than providing entry level job opportunities for the tens of millions of less fortunate Americans citizens, in fields like: landscaping, roofing, hospitality, farming, beauticians, drywall, house cleaning, (and any other field currently filled illegally) we should turn our backs on our American neighbors and workers to hire illegal foreigners. Not to mention pick up the tab for subsidizing their housing, education and medical.
3. Quality employees--- Tens of thousands of young bright American college graduates saddled with huge education debt, can't find jobs, but anti-American loony tune Mankiw, thinks-- "The jobs should be offered to those deemed (by some anti-American uni-worlder like himself) to have the most promise as teachers and scholars, regardless of nationality. Despite the impact on generations of American families who sacrificed blood sweat and tears building this country, who want to see their children suceed; rather than some visiting foreign freeloader, recently off the boat, who's concern and loyalty is 100% to his homeland family and culture.
He is not much of an economist if he thinks an overinflated workforce and lower wages drives prosperity. If his mantra is typical of what is being taught in college today, it is no wonder that America is virtually bankrupt.
The U.S. in the year 2050, 800 mexicans per square mile and all other races near extinction and they change our countries name to U.S. of Mexico and narco gangs controlling all the turf and a total breakdown of all moral values and the U.S. becomes a large desolate lawless third world nation.
How many people really trust the polls, especially when they have their own agenda? The Rasmussen poll Reports are more genuine than the ones administered by the mainstream newspapers, who have a lean towards the Liberal biased idea of government, who already have partaken in a whole bunch of propaganda thrown into the daily headlines about illegal immigration. Alas, much of the media starves us of the truth and repeats the same old rhetoric about illegal aliens not stealing jobs from the 23 million American workers. Illegal Immigration is building into a verbal crescendo of volatile arguments and as most of us know, that if you were around in 1986 the word of Washington, talks with a forked tongue. THEY SIMPLY LIE TO US, ABOUT THE COSTS, THE SUPPORT AND THE PANDERING TO THE LARGE MINORITY GROUPS?
After the great amnesty nothing occurred that could be called real enforcement, the special interest groups saw to that. The promise of no more illegal immigration fell on deaf ears of both Democrats and Republics with very few calling foul and illegal immigrants kept on pouring in to this nation. The great border fence we were promised was cut short, because underhanded lawmakers secretly cut off most funding. That is why the two fences parallel to each other, for the rapid transit of Border Patrol vehicles in between the two barriers was ignored. Even the single fence we have today is no match for the drug cartels and the continuous insurgents of impoverished illegal migrants. Even a visitor tracking system is not up to the restrictions as seen in other countries, so we huge influx of foreigners that never go home. Today we have payback by the progeny of the 1986 Path to Citizenship pyramid of cause and effect. The current Dream Act is the cause, of not only the original amnesty, but years of unconcern of those we elect? From the same cause has been the enacted Family Chain Migration of the first naturalized citizens, were than able to petition for their family members. Then hidden amongst those families are other relatives or friends, who slipped into America and hide in plain sight, with a job and probably picking up welfare. This and more under President Obama's sanctuary umbrella, as do thousands of pregnant moms, who have claimed citizenship for their many offspring and living of the public entitlement programs, because of the inaccuracy of the 14th Amendment. This must be changed, so no more children not accompanied by a U.S. citizen can claim this right?
An amendment to the Birthright citizenship law will inevitable save trillions in taxes, and return this money to the legal populace, to our elderly who have been short changed, our homeless and our real low income. This illegal entry into our country will never be slowed, until we enforce the laws.
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) announced the results of a national survey that found 52 percent of likely voters want illegal aliens to their home countries. Only 33 percent preferred they be given legal status. The results, which were published in a new CIS report, are based on polling conducted by Pulse Opinion Research. "Poll wording matters. Most post-election polls on immigration policy have given the public the false choice of conditional legalization or mass deportations. This poll uses neutral wording that allows us to know the views of the American public," said Steven Camarota, CIS' Director of Research. "With border security and the enforcement of immigration laws being a key issue with legislators, the fact that 70 percent of those polled were not confident that immigration law would be enforced if there is legalization and 69 percent believed providing legal status to illegal's would encourage more illegal immigration is a good indicator of public sentiment."
Among the findings of the survey:
Of those who want illegal immigrants to return home, 73 percent said that they felt "very strongly" about their view, while just 35 percent of those who support a legalization said they felt very strongly about their view;
One reason the public may prefer that illegal aliens go home is a strong belief that immigration laws have not been enforced — 64 percent said that enforcement of immigration laws has been "too little", while just 10 percent said that it had been too much, and 15 percent said it was "just right";
When asked why there is a large illegal population, voters overwhelming (71 percent) thought it was because we had not made a real effort to enforce our immigration laws. Only 18 percent said it was because we didn't allow in enough legal immigrants;
About two-thirds of voters (69 percent) agreed with the statement that "giving legal status to illegal immigrants does not solve the problem because rewarding law breaking will only encourage more illegal immigration." Just 26 percent disagreed;
Only 27 percent of voters expressed confidence that immigration laws would be enforced in the event of a legalization, while 70 percent said they were not confident that laws would be enforced; and
53 percent said they would be more likely to support a political party that supports immigration law enforcement while 32 percent indicated that they would be more likely to support a party that supports legalization.
We should just make mexico a u.s. state and cut to the chase, Let's annex their useless land.
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Sperm: a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the thighs.
" The all-you-can-eat buffet? It's right there! Dumbass!"
I'm pretty sure she's asking if they have crack over there.
She has morphed into Pensatucky.
Tara Reid, party of 2, your weird stomach and implants are ready.
"The pretty women are over THERE!"
"Put the coke down over there at the end of the dock…it should be able to support the weight of the forklift."
Bikini Yam!
I was eating lunch, you fucker.
Cut her some slack, she's in method for her upcoming role – The Pillsbury Doughboy.
"'Ahoy, speed the bow!' See, I'm rehearsing!"
"The play is called 'Speed-the-Plow, Lindsay."
"Less criticizing, more enabling, thank you very much."
I think she's pointing to the area that's been cordoned off for mass vomiting.
She's trying to emulate the Geico commercial for the Oldest Trick In The Book. "Looketh over there!! Ha ha! Madest thou look!"
If you cover the top half of this picture with your hand, it almost impossible to tell if that's her front or back! I wonder if that's the same trickery she uses to keep semi-relevant.
" The last time I saw your husband, he was over there having sex with me for money."
"Seriously, on that boat over there is Selena Gomez and Cara Devil…Deva…Deve…the chick that was banging Michelle Rodriguez."
They wanted a coat hanger, but all they could afford was a Lindsay Lohan.
I can't believe how close she is to becoming Frog from Frog & Toad.
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COMMENT: In The Field
Who Drives the Decision?
By David Ferguson
Changes in business processes need management.
Everyone has opinions about the timing and execution of enterprise technology decisions. The IT department has an opinion. All your solution providers have opinions. The competition may be using your indecision to form opinions about your company's capabilities in the marketplace. Your customers may express their opinions on how easy it is to do business with you. Regulatory agencies publish opinions on how compliance changes will impact your reporting systems. Your employees may have opinions and may be pressuring you to provide more features and functionality to help them be more productive.
Each of these perspectives is important and demands understanding. Each one is a source of input for the decision-maker, but should not be mistaken for the decision-maker. The responsibility for making the decision lies squarely with those who set the company's strategic direction.
From my many years of process improvement work, I offer four time-tested observations in support of making functional-side leadership both responsible and accountable for key technology decisions.
Technology implemented correctly is a process enabler. Technology can accelerate your process throughput. If your processes are well thought out and mirror best practices, the results can be an order of magnitude above previous performance levels.
However, the opposite is also true. If you have poorly constructed processes, automation will expose the inherent problems more quickly. Do you have the time and resources to work through each issue as it surfaces? Nothing will kill the execution of a key strategy faster than improper planning for what is perceived to be an indispensable improvement.
Off-the-shelf technology will, by default, establish operational boundaries for the business. One size rarely fits all. Yes, even integrated software packages specifically designed for industry verticals will fall short of the mark at times. When that happens, do you change the software or the process? At times, the choice is between a shorter-term project with broader impact and one that is much longer with diminishing returns.
What about functions missing from the predefined package that differentiate you from your competition? Are you willing to forgo these changes until the software provider catches up? These decisions come at a price and are never easy or without risk to the business.
Technology decisions at the enterprise level are all about strategic priorities. The leadership team needs to be aligned and demonstrating its support for the projects it has approved in the portfolio. What management makes important, associates make important.
The prospective project list itself requires constant care and feeding. What are the most important projects? What projects promote the company's strategic plan? Where do the investment dollars bring the greatest return to the organization? As we have experienced over the past year, the dollars available to invest are not limitless.
Not every project will make the cut. The leadership team needs to provide the proper context and focus around those that do make it. Each project proposal should be supported by a business case and, if approved, measured against the business case as the project unfolds.
Technology and change will come at you in waves. When multiple projects are undertaken in parallel, or when projects are introduced coincidentally with other systemic changes taking place, a different dynamic occurs. The organization's capacity for change is challenged.
If associates are overwhelmed with change, productivity can grind to a halt. Is your new system upgrade occurring at the same time a new product release is scheduled to occur? Are there too many system changes occurring back-to-back with little time for assimilation into the organization? How radical is the change for those in the line of fire? Without careful consideration for the human behavioral aspects of change and a counterbalancing management approach, you can end up with a systemic mess on your hands.
For these four reasons and many others not mentioned, the people on the functional side of the house are both responsible and accountable for getting to the right answer on technology. The decisions are ultimately theirs to make. Don't let them off the hook!
David Ferguson ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) is president of Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG). Ferguson is a business process manager with more than 25 years of experience working with enterprise technologies and applications within customer service and sales operations.


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ST. LOUIS – The numbers were not, shall we say, positive. Except for one: 20, as in the number of carries Green Bay Packers running back Alex Green got during Sunday's 30-20 victory over the St. Louis Rams.
For the game, Green gained just only 35 yards on those 20 attempts – an average of 1.8 yards per attempt. And that was with the help of a 5-yard gain on a swing pass that wasn't meant to be a run, but was scored as such because the pass was thrown backward behind the line of scrimmage and thus considered a lateral.
Green's best run was a 15-yarder during a third-quarter run. He also had two 5-yard gains, including the lateral. His other 17 carries? Two were 1-yard gains, four were 2-yard gains, three were 3-yard gains, four were for no gain, one was for minus-1, two were for minus-2 and one was for minus-4. That's eight attempts that failed to gain or lost yardage.
Nevertheless, much like Green's 22-carry, 65-yard game last week against Houston in his first start for injured veteran Cedric Benson, it was vital for coach Mike McCarthy to commit to calling run plays even if they didn't result in productivity in order to slow the pass rush against quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
That said, McCarthy admitted that the struggles in the run made it tougher on the offense.
"Our run game efficiency was not where it needed to be. But it was important to maintain some balance, especially when you're on the road," McCarthy said. "I thought our pass protection, once we settled down after the first quarter, was really good and I thought Aaron played exceptional again today."
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January '08 News
1/30/08 - Pretty in Pink
In May of last year, Huw Eastwood of
Wales shared images of his work-in-progress as he crafted a die-cast Pink
Panther custom car from scratch. Huw recently sent me an e-mail with
an update. Check out the pics above. Wow, very impressive!
Here is what Huw had to say:
1/30/08 - Congratulations!
Congratulations go out to legendary
custom car builder/designer/collector Jay Ohrberg who was inducted into the
Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame on January 26th. Jay has
designed and built many custom cars throughout his distinguished career,
including many cars that have been featured in films and on television.
Visit his
WEBSITE to learn more about this legend.
1/27/08 - Trade Bait
I got these cars pictured above in the
mail on Saturday after completing my first trade in the
Cars the
Toys Forum. I found some extra Dinoco Mia & Tia sets at Target
and traded with a very nice woman from Illinois. I'm hoping to get two
more cars (Tow & Not Chuck) this week in another trade. If that trade
goes through without a hitch, all I'll need to complete my collection is
Flik & P.T. Flea Movie Moments and the three-pack with gold Mia & Tia.
I got the cars from my second trade this week. This sure is better
than driving store to store. These pics have been added to the
Cars gallery.
- Sneak Peek
I spotted these photos online.
Here's a nice little sneak peek of some of the vehicles to expect throughout
the year in Mattel's Cars line. Pictured at left is Dudley
Spare, which is Octain Gain's "pitty." From what I've seen, it looks
like all of the pitty characters will be based on Not Chuck, with that same
angry look on his face, even though the photo on the card looks completely
different. I found these photos
1/23/08 - Today's Finds
Once upon a time (May 2006 to be
exact) Mattel released four playsets in conjunction with the first wave of
die-cast Cars. Flo's V8 Cafe was the largest and arguably the
most popular. The other three, The Curio Shop, Casa Della Tires and
Ramone's House of Body Art were fun, but languished on toy store shelves for
awhile before they eventually disappeared. Not too long after
vanishing, I noticed prices for the playsets began to soar on eBay.
Flo's consistently reached well over $100 with the Curio Shop close behind.
Luckily for me I had picked up Flo's to photograph for my website, but I
regretted having never picked up the other three sets. Well, Toys R Us
surprised collectors in August of 2007 by releasing Flo's V8 Cafe as an
exclusive. They must've sold well, because TRU decided to offer all
four playsets. Today, while making my usual toy rounds, I found two of
the exclusives for the first time in my area. This time, I decided I
wasn't going to pass them up. Now I just need to find the TRU
exclusive version of Ramone's.
1/22/08 - Go Speed Racer!
Mattel has the license to produce toys
based on the upcoming Speed Racer film, including die-cast cars as
part of the Hot Wheels line. The Mach 5 is pictured above. Visit
Toy News International for more pics of upcoming Mattel toys from the
1/20/08 - Added to My
Having never seen these in stores, I
decided to go the eBay route to add the Hogwarts Express to my collection.
Made by Corgi it's 1:100 scale. Corgi also made Mr. Weasley's Ford
Anglia and The Knight Bus, but I feel the Hogwarts Express is the most
iconic vehicle in the Harry Potter films. All three have been
added to the Harry Potter gallery,
1/16/08 - Going Once,
Going Twice...
I happen to catch some of the
Barrett-Jackson car auction on the Speed Channel. The auction takes
place January 12-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona and features some of the most
beautiful cars in the world. What I'm really looking forward to are
the auctions for a replica of the 1966 Batmobile (above), The Monkeemobile,
The Beverly Hillbillies truck, the Thunderbird convertible from
Thelma & Louise, and John Schneider's General Lee, the same car that was
auctioned off on eBay last year and ended up in a hoax when the winning
bidder didn't come through with his several-million-dollar bid. Click
for more info.
UPDATE: The Batmobile replica sold for a whopping $185,000
on Friday night!
UPDATE: The truck from The Beverly Hillbillies sold
for $125,000. The Thelma & Louise Thunderbird sold for
$65,000. The Monkeemobile sold for $360,000!!! The Miami Vice
Movie Boat sold for $175,000. John Schneider's General Lee went for
$450,000!!! Those are some pretty amazing figures! Check out
this video on
1/14/08 - Holy Hot Wheels,
Thanks goes out to Chris Davies who
passed along the photo at left of Mattel's upcoming line of 1:50 scale
Bat-Vehicles. I cannot WAIT to add these to my collection.
According to the website Entertainment Earth, these are expected to ship in
May at $54.99 for the set.
1/13/08 - Reel Rides - Act
I just saw the first report of the
second series of Reel Rides cars hitting Wal*Mart stores. "Rozy51"
posted pics (above) in the Hobby Talk forum. Pictured above are:
'81 Cadillac from Casino and blue and red Mini Coopers from The
Italian Job in 1:87 scale. According to a report released in May
of '07 the other cars scheduled to be included in this release are the
Delorean from Back to the Future, The Bluesmobile and KITT from
Knight Rider. I'll start looking for them this week and let you
know what I find.
1/12/08 - Dukes -
Release 4
A big thanks goes out to Erik
McCartney who discovered the above pic of Johnny Lightning's fourth release
of cars from The Dukes of Hazzard. Pictured above are:
Uncle Jesse's Black Tilllie II ('67 Mustang), State Police Car, General Lee
(from the straight-to-DVD The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning), Bo
Duke's #44 Buick Grand National Race Car, Carnival of Thrills Chevy Vega and
Daisy's Plymouth Roadrunner Zinger.
UPDATE: Erik also sent me some info on Release 6 & 7.
Release 6 may contain General Lee (of course), County Police Car, Cooter's
Plymouth (above, left) and Rosco's Patrol Car Zinger. Release 7 may
contain Dirty General Lee, Dukes Monster Truck, Lucifer (above, center) and
Cooter's Pickup (above, right.) The above pics were found at
1/12/08 - "I'm going after
that truck."
Here's an exciting bit of news.
Hasbro is planning all sorts of toys and figures to coincide with the May
2008 release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(whew, that's a mouthful.) The toys will reflect characters and
moments from all four Indiana Jones movies. I discovered online
that Hasbro's Titanium line will include die-cast vehicles from the films as
well. If that's not good enough for ya, how about a 1:64 scale
die-cast adventure PLAYSET??? I am really excited about this.
Hopefully, we'll get some pics from Toy Fair 2008 revealing which vehicles
will make up the first wave.
1/11/08 - Today's Find
I had the day off today, so I ran some
errands. While I was out running around I visited the hobby store I
had some luck at a month or so ago. My luck continued as I found a
lone Dinoco Mia & Tia Movie Moments 2-pack hanging on a peg. I still
haven't had any luck finding Race Official Tom or Pit Crew Guido yet.
1/08/08 - Camaro:
Then & Now
I saw this photo posted in the
HobbyTalk Forum by
www.1stopdiecast.com. Apparently, Jada is going one step further,
not only offering a Concept Camaro that resembles Bumblebee from
Transformers, but now offering a vintage Camaro that resembles Bumblebee
before his...um...transformation. Even though the Camaro pictured
above is an '81 Camaro and Bumblebee was a '77 Camaro.
1/06/08 - Fun with the
I picked up some HO scale cactus
(cacti?) on eBay to display alongside my Cars collection. After
painting the bases, they started to look pretty cool, so I took some diorama
pics for fun. I made the Route 66 sign from scratch. Cactus
McQueen, Sheriff and Doc Hudson are from the Dirt Track 3-car gift
UPDATE: I just completed this billboard, which was one of
the most frustrating and difficult things I've ever done. Everything
was so tiny and fragile. I bought the kit on eBay and had to paint it,
assemble it, and print the sign, but I think it turned out pretty nice:
1/03/08 - For you slot car
Making my usual toy rounds, I spotted
this at a local Toys R Us. Since there hasn't been much die-cast from
the Transformers movie, this is the next best thing. Barricade
takes on Bumblebee in this 1:64 scale slot car set. It was a little
out of my price range, but it sure was tempting. Visit the
Toys R Us website for more info.
1/1/07 - Happy New Year!
I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy
New Year and I'm looking forward to a great 2008. Would you believe this
website will be celebrating its FIFTH anniversary in February? In the
world of die-cast, there are some exciting things to look forward to.
Mattel's 1:18 scale '66 Batmobile should be arriving early in the year as
will RC2's General Lee as part of its 1:18 scale Authentics Line.
Speaking of General Lee, at least two more waves of 1:64 scale cars from
The Dukes of Hazzard have already been announced by Johnny Lightning and
I'm sure more are to follow. Click
HERE to get an
idea of what to expect from Mattel's Cars line in 2008. It's
fairly overwhelming. You may want to consider taking out a second
mortgage on your home. Also in 2008, Knight Rider returns to
the small screen. On the big screen we'll have The Dark Knight
and Speed Racer. And one my current favorite actors, Jason
Statham, is in production on Death Race. I don't know if it
will spawn any die-cast cars, but who's not looking forward to the new
Indiana Jones movie coming out in 2008? Again, I have a feeling
it's going to be a great year!


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the South End Buttery – Boston Ma.
September 26, 2012
If you find yourself in Boston you have no excuse to not stop at the South End Buttery. If you only have 20 minutes in the morning house made pastries are to die for and the selection, limitless. Free for brunch? …Saturdays and Sundays the kitchen is cooking up eggs, pastries, sandwiches, salads and the like from 10 AM to 3PM. Regular cafe hours are 6:30 to 8PM daily and the cozy restaurant serves dinner 7 nights a week. I had the pleasure of stopping in more than once this last weekend while I was in Boston. Friends and I had dinner in the downstairs dining room, its beautiful. Thick stone walls and dark upholstery make the dining room sexy and very atmospheric. The service is professional but personable and the food was interesting without being precious, filling without being heavy and dessert was simply out of this world.
I wrote all of the above waiting for as long as I could to tell you that my second trip to the South End Buttery was to the on site bakery and the prepared food "market" …the icing on the (cup)cake! The Buttery is pretty well-known for the cupcakes, cookies, tarts and other confections and they are amazing but on this second trip I was blown away by the cases of prepared foods – everything from glazed carrots to ham and butter sandwiches (yum!) to pork chops that were brined and melt in your mouth delicious. Everything I (we) tried was very, very good and I have to say being a picky virgo decorator motivated by aesthetics the "market" and prepared foods area was FLAWLESS. Beautifully appointed, clean and photo-shoot worthy, just look at my iphone images. The young lady at the counter was helpful, nice and intelligent and I loved being able to see into the bakery (clean as could be) as they made biscuits, cookies and cupcakes.
If the weather is nice you can sit outside in the charming neighborhood of Boston's South End, sip a latte and enjoy a baked treat… But if you have the chance make a reservation for dinner and enjoy the talent of the chef and the easiness of the pretty but not stuffy interiors and leave room for dessert! I had the salted chocolate chip cookies and they were worth every calorie! Friends got the mixed "sampler" of mini cupcakes, yes I ate some too… Diet be damned. The surprise take away (pun intended) was the prepared food section. You could self-cater an entire dinner party (they even have a small "grocery" section with crackers, spreads, pastas and other items) from their beautiful food cases. Run don't walk to the South End Buttery for any meal of the day, eat it there or bring it home… just don't miss this treasure!
I only regret… not taking more pictures, this is truly the tip of the iceberg!
August 18, 2012
Darn it, I've been a day (or two) behind for as long as I can remember getting a blog post up… sorry, life has been full to say the least! I'm not complaining mind you. The amount of travel and social events this summer has been staggering and I'm off to Provincetown today for a two-week stay – lucky for me I have family that stays with our dogs. But I digress, I'm behind by two days and I'm feeling the same pinch in life so the vacation couldn't come at a better ( or depending on how you look at it worse ) time. I need to regenerate and build up the creative juice it will take to get me through a productive fall and a long cold winter. What better place to relax and unwind than Provincetown? It's an easy hour plus drive, countless friends will all be there, the beaches, restaurants, shops, bars, shows and the like can keep me busy all day and all night if I choose, or I can stay on the wharf and watch the beautiful cape light chance throughout the day and simply read, draw, sunbathe and of course eat.
I'm not a cyclist per say, what I mean is i don't do long bike rides for exercise but I have to say one of most favorite parts of a Provincetown vacation is not getting in a car for two weeks. And, I love my old-fashioned olive-green bike, bell and all. It's really not a good bike for long treks out to the dunes, Herring Cove or hatches harbor but I make it work. And no, that's no one I know in the picture above… it's just a very cute ( and very vintage ) image of the camaraderie and playful nature of people drawn to Provincetown. I guess it is a bit surprising to think that the community has been so accepting for so many years, what a wonderful tradition and what a wonderful spot to feel so safe, included and equal.
What does all of this have to do with design? ..not much really. But, it is a magical place where everyone – for the most part – is happy and pleasant, creative and smart, or at least silly and fun. A guilty pleasure for me in the next few weeks is the Provincetown pool at the Provincetown Inn. It is literally at the very tip of Cape Cod, the end of the continent and I am somewhat embarrassed to admit I love going there. Surrounded by natural beauty, the most amazing beaches, and I'm happy to sit in a plastic lounge chair listening to loud dance music and being served burgers n the hot sun all surrounded by a safety fence and attache to a motor inn that frankly could use a facelift. Why? well because it's sorta fun to relax into the casualness of the place, it's not the type of resort where you have to mind your maners, think too much about your outfit, or have the right pool bag… it simply is what it is… thats what Provincetown really is for me. Simply put it's a place where everyone is accepted, they are who they are, and we all coexist, beautiful right? I think so.
Of course seeing friends from all over the world is priceless. There is always a gang willing to go out, beach it, hit the pool, take a walk, sit for hours at the coffee shop or to swim with off the wharf. I was going to take two weeks off from blogging, but the truth is I think I'd miss it… so if it's ok with you, I'll post throughout my vacation when time and WiFi allow. I can't say that the posts won't influenced by where I am and what I'm doing, because they probably will. But I'll continue to troll Pinterest, and the great blogs I read daily and sometimes share with you. Thanks, as always, for reading Billblog… Hope the remainder of your summer is filled with fun and laughter. xo
Edgartown Holiday
August 5, 2012
We were on Martha's Vineyard for an overnight to see my sister and her family and friends, that's why this post is so late. Rewind 48 hours ago.. After scoring an early 1970's Hobie long board for our hosts on Martha's Vineyard off of Craig's List it was a quick one hour ride from State Pier in historic New Bedford (a mile from my house) to one of my most favorite places, Edgartown. The town is so well maintained, the shopping is great, the beaches are beautiful and it's only an hour away! This beautiful view was our backyard for two very relaxing days. The sun was out, the water was warm and we had a great time splashing around, and eating, and shopping… did I mention shopping?We managed to get invite to a wonderful garden party. You wouldn't have believed the brightly colored outfits! Lilly, Tory, Trina… they were all there ( their clothes anyway ) and would you believe the men were just as into it?
At the opposite end of the spectrum from the cocktail party there was a great bike ride to Morning Glory Farms and the wonderful grocery store full of fresh produce, healthy food, flowers and delicious prepared foods. Go there! next time your on Martha's Vineyard.
I could have taken 1000 pictures of the lovely gardens on the island alone and 5000 of the houses and the architecture. As a matter of fact I took so many that I'm going to do a part 2 blog tomorrow on the houses and history. This yard was most definitely worth getting off my bike for.
I almost forgot to post a picture of the beach, well one of the many, but the one I was lucky enough to hang out on today! Warm water with a slide into the ocean – yep, a slide! – a shady spot for lobster salad lunch, and of course charming beach umbrellas and Adirondack chairs for lolling.
…And just incase all this charm isn't making your teeth hurt, this was the view on our way home from the beach today. Seriously this isn't a postcard, I took this shot – along with all the others – with my iPhone. Gorgeous!
Clam Bake
July 28, 2012
Well as you can probably tell fro my late and nonexistent posts that Summer is getting the best of me! Friends are here for the weekend and instead of catching up on blogs from the back yard, we drove them out to the charming town of Westport for a clambake and lobster feed. Nothing says summer like a clambake.. well bug bites and a sunburn say summer too but not quite as nicely.
The homemade chowder was served under the tent in the yard of the Westport Point church and it was really quite yummy… of course I've been dieting and avoiding diary so the diet flood gates were flung wide open, all bets were off and I ate with abandon. The folks couldn't have been more welcoming and sitting at communal tables inside the meeting hall was quite fun and it was nice to escape the heat of the day.
A real clambake involves making a large fire to heat stones that are smothered with wet seaweed creating the steam that cooks the clams. The crowd gathers round the clambake before the mounds of hot seaweed are pulled back exposing the cooked clams. My lobster that got boiled with sausage, potatoes and corn in giant pots was delish.
So If you don't mind I think this weekend will be dedicated to summer and we will get back to art, design and furniture monday. Happy Sumer everyone!
The Farm
June 22, 2012
Well here I am in the outskirts of Baltimore MD at the farm of good friends and I could not be more relaxed, or better fed. So far it has been a culinary extravaganza… home-made fried chicken, herb'd corn and coleslaw for dinner last night and oven pancakes with fresh berries and warm maple syrup for breakfast, and lunch today was at Petite Louis.
The massive barn ( the biggest of its type in the County ) is impressive to say the least. Dating from the 1700's and once a dairy barn the structure is now home to lama, sheep, goats, chickens as well as geese. The inside is equally impressive as the outside, three stories high, open to the rafters, gorgeous!
We are close to the Pennsylvania state line, and the topography has wonderful rolling hills, wide green pastures and giant oaks, maples and pines. A summer storm just passed through and cut the humidity – thank goodness – and the rivers are high and full of clay, they were clear just an hour ago.
This is the view off the front porch, ridiculously beautiful, sublime and peaceful.
The house dates to pre 1850 and faces the river and road. Beautiful period details live in harmony with tasteful details and modern day upgrades ( like the biggest master bath and walk-in closet you've ever seen). The long driveway takes you over the river, through the fields, around the barn and animals to the charming house, for real. I'm serious.
Thank you to my wonderful hosts B & A, three more days and I'm already so content, relaxed and happy.
the Maritime Hotel – NYC
April 27, 2012
Nope, I'm not going to feel bad that I've blogged about this cool New York City hotel more than a few times. It's just so cool and now I'm staying there for my 8th wedding anniversary! This glamorous Chelsea hotel, once the headquarters for the National Maritime Union, made its striking debut in June 2003. The owners revamped the building, using its nautical architectural elements—most notably the 5-foot porthole windows (one per room) overlooking the Hudson—and expanding on them with perfectly conceived details, such as the cabin-like teak furniture.
The rooms have custom beds with Japanese fabric headboards, 20" flat-screen TVs, a complimentary WiFi connection and dimmer lights, as well as a waterfall shower head in the green-tiled bathroom. Two terrace suites, which have outdoor showers, are also available. The guests, many from the entertainment and art worlds, are suitably stylish and keen on the hotel's bumping nightlife scene.
Among the hot spots—not to mention the cool lobby with a fireplace and La Bottega, which extends outside into 6,000 square feet of patio seating. Factor in the party cabanas on the terraces and the Maritime has the most outdoor space of any hotel in Manhattan.
I'm crazy for this place… And I'm going next month, YIPPIE!
for more info and additional pictures "search" Maritime in the righthand column.
Ocean House – Watch Hill, RI
April 21, 2012
The village of Watch Hill, Rhode Island is located on a peninsula of land at the southwestern most point on the Rhode Island coast. In 1833 a man named Jonathan Nash established what was to be the first of many hotels in the area. By 1890 seven wooden hotels accommodated hundreds of guests for the summer season and Watch Hilla became a summer playground to Bostonians, New Yorkers and many others who travelled further to enjoy the beach and the community of people who visited regularly and became acquainted. In the late 1800's through the 1920's the cottage colony was born on Watch Hill, private homes had not existed prior to this boom. Cottages became summer homes, homes grew to what would be considered mansions today and the wealth of architectural beauty was established and is still preserved today in Watch Hill.
We are staying at Ocean House, the only remaining hotel from the original seven, built in 1868. With recent renovations the hotel is a grand dame with charm, character and views to die for, plus every amenity you could want for. The rooms are pretty, they vary in styles and have an authenticity and quality I rarely see in resorts.
to be continued… I'm off to breakfast and a walk on the beach. Will take pictures of the great architecture and catch up with you later.


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Is There a general factor of prevalent psychopathology during adulthood?
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The patterns of comorbidity among prevalent mental disorders in adults lead them to load on "externalizing," "distress," and "fears" factors. These factors are themselves robustly correlated, but little attention has been paid to this fact. As a first step in studying the implications of these interfactor correlations, we conducted confirmatory factor analyses on diagnoses of 11 prevalent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) mental disorders in a nationally representative sample. A model specifying correlated externalizing, distress, and fears factors fit well, but an alternative model was tested in which a "general" bifactor was added to capture what these disorders share in common. There was a modest but significant improvement in fit for the bifactor model relative to the 3-factor oblique model, with all disorders loading strongly on the bifactor. Tests of external validity revealed that the fears, distress, and externalizing factors were differentially associated with measures of functioning and potential risk factors. Nonetheless, the general bifactor accounted for significant independent variance in future psychopathology, functioning, and other criteria over and above the fears, distress, and externalizing factors. These findings support the hypothesis that these prevalent forms of psychopathology have both important common and unique features. Future studies should determine whether this is because they share elements of their etiology and neurobiological mechanisms. If so, the existence of common features across diverse forms of prevalent psychopathology could have important implications for understanding the nature, etiology, and outcomes of psychopathology. © 2012 American Psychological Association.
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Two New AVCHD Panasonic Camcorders with 32GB and 64GB of Internal Memory
Here you are the latest two camcorders from Panasonic, the HDC-TM350 (64GB) and TM30 (32GB). Both record on SDHC cards and use the AVCHD Codec (1080p24), and shock (1.7m max) and dust proof. Only the TM350 has a 3CMOS censor, is 5.1Ch audio capable (recording), has a Line IN and Mic IN. Their different in terms of size, design, and performances, with a 10.6MPix censor with a 12x zoom on the TM350, and a 2.1Mpix censor on the TM30 (1CMOS) but with a 16x zoom.
Interesting products but once you've expierenced the power of a GH1, it's hard to go back to a regular camcorder.
Via Panasonic
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To search for items within this collection, or within all of the holdings of the Vietnam Archive, go to the Virtual Vietnam Archive'p>
Air America reunion scrapbooks, 1984-1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (facsimile), 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Poster of Air America Helicopter pilots, 1960-1973, information and photographs compiled in 1984. Also, a mannequin named 'George' and an Air America uniform displayed at Air America reunions over the years.
Duane Keele was born in 1939 in Gatesville, Texas. In 1963, he volunteered for the United States Marine Corps, where he served for a total of six years, one of which was served in Southeast Asia. During this time, Keele was assigned to HMM 161 (Medium Helicopter Squadron 161) from May 1965 through September 1965 and to HMM 165 from September 1965 through May 1966. Ranked first as a First Lieutenant and then as a Captain, Keele served as a helicopter pilot and as a schedules officer at Chu Lai and Phu Bai. His secondary service was with Air America, Inc. He served with Air America from 1968 to 1974, for a total of six years, as a helicopter pilot based out of Udorn, Thailand, and flew throughout Laos and Thailand.
Items from this collection have been digitized and are available in the Virtual Vietnam Archive.


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This Thursday I was asked by element14 to test and review their new XBMC Solution and here it is!
The XBMC Solution is a kit that is designed to go with the Raspberry Pi to have a quick media center out of the box solution, it includes the following:
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I plugged it into our main TV using the HDMI and Enthernet cables provided, I am running the power via the TVs built in USB port (As the TV is a "Smart TV", this will be my comparison.)
The first boot takes a while as Raspbmc will update, I think it took around 10 Mins to fully update then it loaded!
The system has two configuration tools, one being the Raspbmc configurator that allowed me to bump up the overclock a little and the other being the XBMC setup.
I setup the time and turned on the HTTP / Web Server (Allowing me to control it via my phone).
Next I installed the youtube addon via the Addon section in videos. After installing I was able to play youtube videos! (The picture below is me playing my Raspberry Pi Bigtrak Jr Video via the Youtube Plugin).
The quality ran in 720p and can even run some videos in 1080p if configured to use it. You can also set it so it can only play up to 720P or Standard for if you have slower internet or a lower resolution TV.
And that is pretty much it, its a great kit and is just plug and play with little configuration needed. I did find quite a few benefits:
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Badajoz Things to Do
Alcazaba de Badajoz
The fortress was constructed originally by Inb Narwan of Chiquilli (875). It is located in the highest part of the city, it is conserved barely respecting the configuration of the Arab kings of Badajoz.
Torre de la Atalaya was erected by Arabs in century XII and, without a doubt, it is most outstanding of the flanking towers of the Arab fortress, constituting one of the symbols most characteristic of Badajoz, in addition to a great architectonic landmark.Related to:
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Puerta de Palmas
Perhaps is the more representative monument of the city. It consists of a door ready in front of the Bridge of Palms, flanked by two solid crowned cylindrical towers of battlements.Related to:
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Badajoz Hotels19 Hotels in Badajoz
Badajoz Hotels
NH Gran H. Casino Extremadura
Adolfo Diaz Ambrona, 11, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06006, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Business
Las Bovedas
Autovia Madrid Lisboa km 405, Badajoz, 06006, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Solo
Badajoz Center Hotel
Avda Damian Tellez Lafuente S/N, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06010, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Families
Parador De Merida Hotel
Plaza de la Constitucion, 3, Merida, Extremadura, 06800, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Solo
Confortel Badajoz Hotel
Autovia Madrid Lisboa, Salida 395, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06002, Spain
Satisfaction: Average
Good for: Business
AC Hotel Badajoz
Avenida de Elvas, s/n, Urb Jardines del Guadiana, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06006, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Solo
Apartahotel San Marcos
Melendez Valdes 53, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06002, Spain
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Couples
Aparthotel Ascarza Badajoz
Castillo Puebla de Alcocer 28, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06011, Spain
Satisfaction: Terrible
Good for: Business
Hotel Rio Bajadoz
Avenida Adolfo Diaz Ambrona, 13, Badajoz, Extremadura, 06006, Spain
Satisfaction: Very Good
Good for: Solo
Badajoz Restaurants
Cocina Portuguesa: An excellent Portuguese in Badajoz
It's is a good choice when visiting Badajoz, especially if you have tried another local dishes and feel like something different.
Favorite Dish: I always choose Bacalao (cod). They have six different dishes with it, and all of them are great. If you prefer meat, you might try Cerdo a la alentejana (pork at Alentejo style), a typical dish from a close portuguese region, or the more Spanish "solomillo de cerdo a la plancha", which is really good and much cheaper when comparing it with another restaurants.
The restaurant also serves a delicious seafood rice for two people (16 euros), but you have to ask it in advance.
For Saturday lunch, it is convenient to book in advance.
They also have a daily menu, from Monday to Friday for 7 euros.
El lagar: Despacho de vinos
In this place they offer their own wine, "Vino de la Casa". It was good red wine, having with meat. There is a fireplace, too, making it possible to grill your food yourself.Related to:
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La Marina: Bar of Jet Set
La Marina was full of well-dressed people already at early evening. I think they were tanking themselves up for night clubs and discos.Related to:
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Badajoz Transportation
Bring your car...
It's better to have a car while in Badajoz, although it is a very small city and you can walk to most places, it is very near Lisbon (2 hours), Madrid (3 1/2 hours), Seville (2 1/2 hours), so you'll have plenty to do...
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Asheville writer Kathleen McCafferty is producing a web-based comic for a local dog tag-maker, Dog Tag Art. The online comic strip features McCafferty's dog, a spunky terrier named Ira G.
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From Proteopedia
Crystal Structure of D-Dimer from Human Fibrin Complexed with Gly-His-Arg-Pro-Tyr-amide
Structural highlights
[FIBA_HUMAN] Defects in FGA are a cause of congenital afibrinogenemia (CAFBN) [MIM:202400]. This is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by bleeding that varies from mild to severe and by complete absence or extremely low levels of plasma and platelet fibrinogen. Note=The majority of cases of afibrinogenemia are due to truncating mutations. Variations in position Arg-35 (the site of cleavage of fibrinopeptide a by thrombin) leads to alpha-dysfibrinogenemias. Defects in FGA are a cause of amyloidosis type 8 (AMYL8) [MIM:105200]; also known as systemic non-neuropathic amyloidosis or Ostertag-type amyloidosis. AMYL8 is a hereditary generalized amyloidosis due to deposition of apolipoprotein A1, fibrinogen and lysozyme amyloids. Viscera are particularly affected. There is no involvement of the nervous system. Clinical features include renal amyloidosis resulting in nephrotic syndrome, arterial hypertension, hepatosplenomegaly, cholestasis, petechial skin rash.[1] [FIBB_HUMAN] Defects in FGB are a cause of congenital afibrinogenemia (CAFBN) [MIM:202400]. This rare autosomal recessive disorder is characterized by bleeding that varies from mild to severe and by complete absence or extremely low levels of plasma and platelet fibrinogen. Note=Patients with congenital fibrinogen abnormalities can manifest different clinical pictures. Some cases are clinically silent, some show a tendency toward bleeding and some show a predisposition for thrombosis with or without bleeding.
[FIBA_HUMAN] Fibrinogen has a double function: yielding monomers that polymerize into fibrin and acting as a cofactor in platelet aggregation. [FIBB_HUMAN] Fibrinogen has a double function: yielding monomers that polymerize into fibrin and acting as a cofactor in platelet aggregation.
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
In a recent report, we showed that alanine can replace glycine at the amino terminus of synthetic B-knobs that bind to human fibrin(ogen). We now report a survey of 13 synthetic peptides with the general sequence XHRPYam, all tested with regard to their ability to delay fibrinolysis in an in vitro system activated by t-PA, the results being used as measures of binding affinity to the betaC hole. Unexpectedly, some large and bulky amino acids, including methionine and arginine, are effective binders. Amino acids that branch at the beta carbon (valine, isoleucine, and threonine) do not bind effectively. Crystal structures were determined for two of the peptides (GHRPYam and MHRPYam) complexed with fibrin fragment D-dimer; the modeling of various other side chains showed clashing in the cases of beta-carbon substituents. The two crystal structures also showed that the enhanced binding observed with pentapeptides with carboxyl-terminal tyrosine, compared with that of their tetrapeptide equivalents, is attributable to an interaction between the tyrosine side chain and a guanidino group of a nearby arginine (beta406). The equivalent position in gamma-chains of human fibrin(ogen) is occupied by a lysine (gamma338), but in chicken and lamprey fibrin(ogen), it is an arginine, just as occurs in beta chains. Accordingly, the peptides GPRPam and GPRPYam, which are surrogate A-knobs, were tested for their influence on fibrin polymerization with fibrinogen from lamprey and humans. In lampreys, GPRPYam is a significantly better inhibitor, but in humans, it is less effective than GPRPam, indicating that in the lamprey system the same tyrosine-arginine interaction can also occur in the gamma-chain setting.
Probing the beta-chain hole of fibrinogen with synthetic peptides that differ at their amino termini.,Doolittle RF, Pandi L Biochemistry. 2007 Sep 4;46(35):10033-8. Epub 2007 Aug 10. PMID:17688324[2]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Most dog owners have, by now, heard of Parvo and realize it is a deadly disease in dogs. There are some facts about the deadly Parvo Virus that every dog owner, and especially, every new puppy owner, should know.
The Facts
Puppies are most at risk, especially if they are not vaccinated, but even vaccinated pups and dogs can catch Parvo.
Vaccination usually greatly improves the dogs chances of survival.
While any breed of dog can get Parvo it is more common in Pit Bull Terriers and the dogs with brown legs and black 'saddles' such as Rottweilers, Dobermans, and so forth.
The Parvo virus itself can live in the environment (in the soil, on cement, on trails, etc., for a year or more. Bleach is the only effective disinfectant.
It is important to note here that puppies are at risk even if they do not leave the home. The Parvo virus can be carried home on their owners shoes or clothing.
Puppies who are not FULLY vaccinated (in most areas they require 2 or three sets of shots) should never be taken out of their yard. They should never be put in an unfenced area where other dogs can roam. Even after the last vaccination they are not fully protected for a few days, allowing the vaccination to become effective.
Because of the risk of Parvo it is suggested that people looking to buy (or adopt) a puppy insist that the pup has had at least one vaccination, at least three days prior to it leaving the home. As well it is suggested the buyer (or adopter) get at least a 10 day, or 2 week, health guarantee on the puppy.
Puppy with Parvo at the Veterinarian.
It must be noted that a certain number of adult dogs are infected with Parvo, and shed the virus, but never show any signs of being ill.
Symptoms of Pavro may take 10 days to show up and usually the first symptom is Lethargy.
Typically the animal looses interest in food, and has diarrhea, which in advanced stages is often black with dead tissue in it, and will then have an extremely foul smell.
Vomiting is not uncommon, and the puppy will usually run a fever.
Dehydration and death often follow if not treated – Parvo is 91% fatal if untreated.
Home Remedies
Just so people do not spend hours looking for home remedies while their puppy is dying, I want to point out there are NO home remedies. The puppy needs veterinary attention.
Veterinarian Help
A diagnosis can be made from a stool sample, although if the puppy is in the advanced stages it should be brought into the veterinarian immediately along with the sample. The vet will work to rehydrate the puppy or dog and treat it accordingly. Treatment for Parvovirus typically involves long stays in the veterinary clinic (often hooked up to an IV) and can be costly. Some owners opt for euthanasia. Survival rates are roughly 80 – 90 % depending on how soon the puppy was taken to the vet, and if it has had a vaccination previously.
If your Puppy has Had Parvo…
Immediately bleach your home thoroughly, including cement areas in your yard. Mow the lawn and bag up the clippings, rather than allowing them to sit on your lawn. This will need to be done for at least the next 3 mowings. Wash all hard dog toys and bowls with bleach – throw out any plastic items (especially bowls) as they can never be really cleaned.
Alert your neighbors, especially those with dogs, that your puppy has had Parvo. If they have unvaccinated dogs they will want to be watchful and perhaps take their own dogs in for vaccination (adult dogs can get Parvo too).
If you have had your puppy for less than 10 days contact whomever you got it from. Chances are your pup had Parvo before you got it from them, and if you have a health guarantee they should honor it, as well if they had other pups or dogs they will want to be made aware of the health concern.
General Information
Because a few dogs can get Parvo and shed the virus while never getting ill themselves it is of utmost importance that all dog owners pick up after their pet. Keep in mind that the Parvovirus can live in the environment for a year, as such if left the feces could deteriorate after a week, but the virus is still present in the area, and could be tracked home by any unsuspecting puppy owner on their shoes.
Canine Parvovirus is not contagious to humans or most other pets, however Mink and Raccoons may be at risk.
There are other forms of Parvo, including one that infects puppies while in utero or shortly after birth, and kills them before 8 weeks of age (the symptom of which is labored breathing then death). This is called Cardiac Parvo and pups get it from their mothers. As such pregnant dogs, and nursing dogs, should never leave their owners fenced yard or be near other dogs or people who have been around other dogs.
Never pay a cent for a dog or puppy that is not vaccinated or come with some sort of health guarantee!
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Nice Post
On September 20, 2010 at 11:01 am
Thanks for sharing
On September 20, 2010 at 11:05 am
This is Jennifer helping her mom out.
Fantastic article and VERY informative! Thankfully my dog, Nikki does not have Parvo. You are a talented writer and I was impressed with the writing on this post.
On September 20, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Highly recommended post for dog lovers.
On September 20, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Great post……
thanks for share.
On September 20, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Nice Share.
On September 20, 2010 at 1:46 pm
I just had a puppy (mixed little vagabond that we adopted) that was very ill with a serious viral infection. After 24 hours in the vet. hospital, she came home and seems recovered. I feel that the vet. would certainly told me if it were Parvo. Good article.
On September 20, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Now, that is scaring, isn't it?
On September 20, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Well done and useful article. So many dogs owners don't know how serious parvo really is.
On September 20, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Both of my dogs got it, the meds the vet gave us were to big for them to take once they got worse. And since they weren't helping one of my mom's friends told us to give them this silver spray which would boast their immune system. Between that and force feeding them chicken broth they stopped vomiting and stuff after just one day. We kept it up for a few weeks though. Just to be sure. It sucked but they made it through. So it's not a death wish if you treat it right, but it is something every dog owner needs to worry about that. Because no dog, or owner, should have to go through that.
On September 21, 2010 at 8:05 am
you are awesome in animal's health..serious issue, great solution..good one..
On September 21, 2010 at 2:50 pm
very professional article on Parlo Virus, the poor dog in the photograph really looks ill and i hope it was treated succesfully. you are doing such a wonderful and noble job in spreading the awareness. you won my respect from the start but i felt like saying it again, i think you are the best in animal welfare and i respect you 100%. thanks from myself and all the animals too. lovely work.
On September 21, 2010 at 3:38 pm
great information
On September 28, 2010 at 7:23 am
Parvo is a dangerous illness. If you don't want to lose your puppy, it must be vaccinated fully. As you said Parvo lives in the soil for a long time and it kills. Even if you get your dog to the vet, the recovery rate is very low.


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The team is developing theoretical understanding for applied science, mainly in fisheries management ecology
and biodiversity conservation. Today (2013) we have new additions: Senior Research Fellow Dr Francisco De Castro and Research Fellow Dr Sam Shephard (see below for both). Olga now works with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Jennifer, having just graduated with a PhD is working with us as a Research Fellow now.
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Ph. D. Ecology. 1993. University of Seville. Spain. Thesis: Simulation model of plant structure.
Member of the International Society of Ecological Modeling (ISEM)
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Certified Senior Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America (2002 – 2007)
Francisco joined us in 2012 from Potzdam University. Here is what he says: "I am mainly a theoretical ecologist/modeler. Currently, I am working on spatial aspects of food web dynamics. Also on how individual body size, metabolism and efficiency in energy transfer affects community structure. Previously I worked on host-parasite dynamics and its effects on the community and a variety of other subjects: dune movement, tree shape, canopy structure, etc. always trying to extrapolate interactions at small scale to the dynamics of the large-scale system". Francisco is payed out of the Beaufort Marine Award and will be helping to expand our models and theories into spatial domains.
A few of his publications:
Riede, J. O., Brose, U., de Castro, F., Rall, B. C., Binzer, A., Curtsdotter, A., Eklo¨f, A. 2011. Food web
characteristics and robustness to secondary extinctions. Basic & Applied Ecology 12(7): 1-9.
de Castro, F., Gaedke, U., Boenigk, J. 2009. Reverse evolution: Driving forces behind the loss of acquired
photosynthetic traits. PloS ONE 4(12):1-6.
de Castro, F., Gaedke, U. 2008. The metabolism of lake plankton does not support the Metabolic Theory of
Ecology. Oikos 117(8): 1218-1226.
de Castro, F., Bolker, B. M. 2005. Mechanisms of disease-induced extinction. Ecology Letters 8(1):117-
de Castro, F., Bolker, B. M. 2005. Parasite establishment and host extinction in model communities. Oikos
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PhD (2009-2013) QUB: "Structure and dynamics of marine-community interaction networks"
Funded by a Beaufort Marine Research Award from the Republic of Ireland.
My research aims to support the ecosystems approach to fisheries management by studying how fishing affects marine ecological communities. I am examining this using dynamic numerical models of the marine ecosystem which consist of a network of size-structured populations connected by community interactions. I am jointly supervised by Dr. Axel Rossberg and Dr David Reid of the Irish Marine Institute.
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My PhD focuses on using mathematical techniques to investigate the mechanisms behind key ecosystem phenomena such as biodiversity and stability. These include complex systems theory, network theory and size-structured community theory. It is envisaged that new insights will be gained that can be translated into effective biodiversity policy for fisheries operating around the Irish coast and generalised for the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management. My PhD is funded by the Irish Government under the Beaufort Marine Award Scheme and is jointly supervised by Dr Axel Rossberg and Dr David Reid of the Irish Marine Institute.
Congratulations to Deirdre on graduating with a PhD from QUB. Deirdre now works for Masyarakat dan Perikanan, Indonesia (MDPI) in fisheries management development and sustainability in Bali, Indonesia .
BSc (2004-2008): Marine Science, National University of Ireland, Galway.
MSc (2009-2010): Applied Marine Science, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.
PhD (2010-present): "Modelling the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management"
Fisheries management is moving from maximising the sustainable yield of a single stock towards a community perspective. This ecosystem approach requires far more complex models of multi-species interactions and community structure than previously encountered by fisheries managers and other stakeholders. My PhD aims to bridge the gaps between scientists and fishermen caused by this expansion of complexity. I am investigating and selecting appropriate indicators of community health which can summarise ecological complexity in a 'dash-board' describing the system's state to managers. I am incorporating size-structured multi-species models into fisheries simulation tools to enable rapid scenario exploration and conceptual learning. I work in close collaboration with fisheries management professionals at the Irish Marine Institute to ensure the practical applicability of the decision support tools that I am building. The ultimate aim of my work is to enable fishers to take greater responsibility for the sustainability of the resources they exploit by providing accurate, comprehensive and understandable information on the behaviour of the marine community under fishing.
My PhD is funded by the Irish Government under the Beaufort Marine Award Scheme and I am under the joint supervision of Dr Axel Rossberg and Dr David Reid.
Olga has successfully defended her PhD and now lives in Holland.
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MSc (2003-2004) Economics and Management, National Academy of Environmental Protection and Tourism, Ukraine;
MSc (2005-2007) Environmental Sciences (specialisation Environmental Economics), Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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Biodiversity, arising at multiple levels, is known as a multi-dimensional and complex con-
cept, but is also has a rather loose definition. Imprecise definitions are not very suitable
for ob jective quantification or the rigour of economic valuation.
Therefore, to construct a more substantial definition of value for biodiversity, a theore-
tical argument aiming to link biodiversity and functional (meaningful) information needs
to be developed. A working hypothesis is that biodiversity is a measure of the total dif-
ference within a biological system, which can be summarised in terms of the system's
total information content, of which functional information is a subset. Since functional
information has systematic (non-random) patterns, it coincides with the scientific meaning
of biological complexity, thus providing the foundation of value in biodiversity.
The theory presented sets the goal of estimating biological complexity from the potentially
valuable information derived from empirical biodiversity metric data (ecological measures).
To achieve this, the ecological properties of a system, as they are measured by ecologists,
were translated into a simply defined single valued property. This led to a conclusion that
if there exists a systematic relationship among empirical biodiversity metrics, then there
must be a unifying property underlying intrinsic value of biodiversity.
Then, an advantage of a representation of biodiversity as information was demonstrated
by comparing it with the most commonly used metric – species richness. It was shown
that species richness missed a large proportion of diversity, emphasising the importance
of additional ecological properties and the need for species databases to record functional
traits, presence, and abundances in communities, as well as phylogenetic information.
Finally, by providing intellectual foundations and developing an analytical tool for biodi-
versity quantification, this study sets the goal for further research. An advantage of the
approach in this study to economic valuation is that value is based on real, measurable, and
intrinsic properties of systems, such that it is ob jective in contrast with present opinion-
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Preparations For The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
GAINESVILLE - While residents in Orlando may have Disney World, here in Gainesville we have the Hoggetown Medieval Faire.
The fair is back for it's 28th year. The event coordinator says almost 60 percent of the attendees come from outside of the county.
Diane James with the Hoggetown Brewers says all of the beers at the fair are locally brewed with the exception of Guinness. "It's always a good time, always fun and a great way to enjoy the fair is being here... The nice thing about being a club member is that we get to enjoy the fair and help the club out at the same time," James said.
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Spectacular and rarely-seen blue jet lightning captured on camera
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- August 26, 2014
When we first saw these incredible pictures we thought aliens were invading.
After all, it is green nomad season all year round in the Territory and a good probing is always on the cards.
Then we made a series of "blue light disco" and "shaft of light" jokes.
But after consulting some boffins we discovered the pictures actually show a spectacular form of lightning rarely captured on camera.
Territorians are extremely familiar with lightning.
Every year during the wet season spectacular storms roll in, putting on awesome lightning displays that light up the skies with nature's fury.
It is not uncommon for a single storm to produce thousands of lightning strikes.
The sort of lightning most commonly seen by observers is an electrostatic discharge in the clouds, or between the clouds and the ground.
As well as these more familiar lightning strikes, there is a whole other world of upper-atmospheric lightning above the clouds.
Due to the well-known opacity of clouds - and how common clouds are during storms - these spectacular forms of lightning are rarely seen from the ground.
Earlier this year Thijs Bors was shooting a thunderstorm over the Adelaide River flood plains near Darwin when he captured two rare and beautiful shots of upper-atmospheric lightning.
The bigger one appears to be a blue jet, which typically project from the top of the cumulonimbus up to a height of 40 or 50km at incredible speeds of about 36,000kph. It may even be a gigantic jet, which reach as high as 70km into the atmosphere. The bottom of gigantic jets look like blue jets while the tops branch out like sprites.
The smaller one appears to be a blue starter - a phenomenon associated with blue jets, but shorter and brighter.
Other forms of upper-atmospheric lightning include sprites - normally red or green with hanging tendrils below a mushroom shape, almost like a giant jellyfish made of electricity.
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Otha H "Skeet" Vaughan Jr of Huntsville, Al Posted at 5:36 AM August 27, 2014
Very Interesting Images. My Mesoscale Lightning Experiment using the Shuttle Payload B & W TV cameras captured the first images of the Red Sprites and Blue Jets in 1989. Wish we had had an intensified color TV camera on the Shuttle for use during our observations. Dr. Dave Sentmen and his team members were the first to capture images in color using airborne photography. He named the events as Red Sprites and Blue Jets..
Jane Posted at 4:22 AM August 27, 2014
How much I miss the lightening storms I had seen over 30 years living up there. It is an incredible beautyfull and such an inspiring experience every time.
Sam of Darwin Posted at 12:35 AM August 27, 2014
How do these people see these storms in the DRY season?


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NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Police said they found heroin on a Coralville woman after a traffic stop Wednesday night.
According to a North Liberty Police Department criminal complaint, an officer made a traffic stop at Berkshire Lane and Yorkshire Street at 7:48 p.m. Wednesday. Police said when they made the stop, the officer noticed the front seat passenger — 19-year-old Hailee M. Weaver — was shaking. The driver of the vehicle allegedly told the officer she was worried that Weaver was on drugs and gave the officer permission to look in the vehicle.
Police said a search turned up a baggie containing a powdery substance and a used needle inside Weaver's purse that was found on the floor board at her feet. Police also found heroin inside a cigarette pack in Weaver's purse.
Weaver told the officer she used the needle to shoot up heroin, police said. She was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a serious misdemeanor.