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Elkskin palm for durability and protection, and deerskin in other areas for lightweight, protective durable comfort. A knuckle impact pad adds further protection. Adjustable, gusseted gauntlet seals sleeve cuffs. And the wrist is secured with both an elasticized area and a reversed hook-and-loop strap which pulls towards your body for easier adjusting. For added utility and safety, the left thumb is equipped with a resilient visor squeegee you'll use more than you think.
There's an oval shaped second layer of elk sewn across the heel of the palm to provide additional abrasion resistance.
Merino wool lined model features hidden wind blocking fleece across the backside, positioned between the Merino inner and leather outer.
Full and half sizes 8.5-13 (not available in 11.5). Order insulated 1.5-2 sizes larger for correct fit. Natural, Brown/Natural and Black. Black dyed models may bleed slightly when wet.
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- Had to buy for my SonReview by Peter B
Purchased the insulated elk skin gauntlets on my first trip to Aerostich.
They were put to the test on a Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park this last July. Enthusiasts of this road know that snow and sleet at 11000ft is common. I kept reasonably warm , without any glove liners . The temp was below 32F and very wet-- hands stayed dry. The rubber visor squeegee worked very well.
The fit and craftsmanship are great--Aerostich seems to deliver what they promise.
Bought this pair for my son's birthday. He will be pleased. (Posted on 8/14/15)
- I Wanted to Like ThemReview by Steve
d bought these to replace some deerskin lined gloves that had become so loose that I was afraid they'd come off in a slide. I used lined gloves as a bridge between electric and unlined ones, normally 40-60 degrees F.
I was very impressed by the quality and robustness of these. But I found that they constricted my hands to the point that my fingers became number. I thought that would go away as they broke in, but it didn't. Last weekend I had to pull myself out of an exercise at the MSF Advanced Riders' Course because my fingers had become so number that I couldn't shift.
Eventually I figured out that it wasn't the leather that was constricted the blood flow to my fingers, but the lining. And that, of course, doesn't break in or stretch.
So I guess I'm going to use them for the 4 mile commute to work but can't wear them for much more than 30 minutes at a time. Which is very unfortunate. (Posted on 4/27/15)
- Fantastic GlovesReview by Richard
- I compared with the Held Rainstar. Aerostich is a much better fit for me and construction quality is superior. My hands stayed warm while riding in 35 degree weather. Very nice gloves. Glad to see these are US made. (Posted on 3/15/15)
- Elkskin Gauntlet'sReview by richard
- Perfect fit ( don't forget to order a size larger, if getting the insulated version), and very well constructed. Built to last. Rode yesterday in 37 degree weather and did not need to turn on hand grip warmers. (Posted on 11/26/14)
- Well put together. Problematic in the fitReview by Timothy
Aerostitch makes greats stuff and these gloves are no exception. Quality materials and construction. I have worn these on days that ranged from low 40's up into the low 80's and these gloves have been comfortable through the entire range.
Sizing and fit is problematic and I wish all glove makers would base fit not on 1 dimension, the distance across the palm, but with another dimension which is finger length or at least the distance from the tip of the index finger around to the tip of the thumb. In brief these gloves have VERY short fingers in relation to the palm measurement and while I was already at an XL based on recommendations from the sizing tool and the PLUS 1 for insulation, I was reluctant to return them for a larger XXL since my palm already had generous space.
So, I will give the construction of the gloves a nod because for all of the finger stretching I have put them through, jamming pegs up each finger to stretch them while the glove was wet, pulling the thumb and index finger around a greased pole so I could get an unstrained grip around the throttle..... The stitching has held up. The palm dimension has been more than adequate all along, and now the fingers are just right.
I wish the fingers and palm came pre-curved in the shape of a grip with the top leather already prone to bending around the grip, and that the finger length was improved because it has been a fair amount of work to break these things in. The leather is soft upon delivery but it requires quite a bit of shaping and stretching to hold on to the bars (mostly because of the finger length) But I think after today, after about 500 miles and a couple of weeks, I'll be able to ride cramp free in the comfort that was intended and not fight the leather. (Posted on 9/18/14)
- Ridiculous sizingReview by Normal
- If you have the palms of a man and the fingers of a dwarf these are the gloves for you. The sizing is that far off. (Posted on 3/27/14)
- Awesome gloves but...Review by Rick
- My wife and I have the Elkskin ropers and love them. I wear a size 9 1/2 in them, but the insulated gauntlets are too small in a 12- the largest size available. The staff even tried on every 12 in stock and sent me a second pair , hoping for a slight variation in sizing, but to no avail. I'm really disappointed, though pricey, the gloves are well made, classy looking and I'm sure would have been warm enough. I hope this is passed on to the manufacturer so they adjust their sizing to be much more accurate and perhaps consider making them in larger sizes (Posted on 2/28/14)
- Nice looking gloves, but way too smallReview by Zeke
- I just received the gloves after a 4 week back-order wait. They look great, but are way too small. By the sizing chart I wear a large. The reviews say to order a size bigger, but I ordered the largest size, a XXL. It's still too tight, I wish they made a XXXL. (Posted on 2/13/14)
- Great GlovesReview by Bill
- I wear regular elk skin ropers almost year round - riding, driving, mowing the lawn - you name it! When the temps get down into the 30's, my heated grips don't cut it and these insulated elk skins are just the ticket. I wear them skiing as well. This is my second pair to replace ones that wore out after six years or use. (Posted on 1/6/14)
- Almost...Review by Damien
- Well so far the gloves are great. Super soft leather. Keeps my hands pretty warm on (semi) cold California mornings. And look great. However I'm having one slight issue. I think there is some sort of manufacturing defect with my right glove. It is not fitting quite right around my thumb and first finger. It's almost like the inner lining was not sowen in right, and there is extra material that bunches up, so the fingers don't quite bend as freely as they should, and the material also rubs against my fingers a bit. I've given it a couple of weeks to break in, and the left hand is fine however the problem with the right still exists. Also the strap that goes over the right hand is not as long as the left and barely touches the velcro, which also leads me to believe this may just be a quality control problem. (Posted on 12/12/13)
- These are great!Review by Michael
- I got these to help battle the bitter mornings here in Northern California. I have to say these things are great! Comfortable and warm! So far it's been in the upper 40's and they've worked well on the freeway. I can still feel the cold coming through, but it's manageable. And do get a size bigger. My other gloves are XL and the XXL on these fit perfect. I'm recommending them to my friends for sure! (Posted on 11/23/13)
- Insulated ElkskinReview by Jason
- I've owned the uninsulated elkskin competition roper's and they have been my glove of choice for several years. After getting to try on a pair of insulated gauntlet ropers at a pop-up aerostich event, I purchased the black elkskin gauntlets and the nikwax glove treatment. They sizing instruction to add a size to the roper size worked well. A little snug, but if they stretch a little I may even get silk ski liners in for those really cold days. I've worn the new insulated elkskin gauntlets in 38-42 degree morning commutes (dry so far) and they've been great. Almost as good feel as my uninsulated and much better than prior Thinsulate A* gloves. After 26 miles the only thing that could feel any colder temp at all was my thumb. I don't have electric grips and often ride down into the 20s as long as it's dry, I'm looking forward to my winter riding much more with these gloves. (Posted on 10/21/13)
- Adding warmthReview by Gerald
- Ordered one full size larger than chart measure and they fit snug. Added Aquaseal leather conditioner and put them to use. Along with my Kanetsu Windstopper vest under a Harley nylon jacket, I have been commuting 20 miles to work in 33-38 Portland, OR dampness this last month and staying dry from the waist up. These gloves are dry and warm so far. (Posted on 3/2/13)
- Commuting ChoiceReview by Tom in Iowa
I have only had these gloves for a short while, so no comments on durability (or crashworthiness). They are plenty warm for commuting 15 minutes at freeway speeds at temperatures down to about 40°F, even on the bikes without grip heaters, which is pleasing for a relatively thin glove. Unlike my other winter gloves, I can operate the keypad on my garage door with them on, and even pick up a coin from a table. Best of all, they are some of the most comfortable gloves I have worn (both moto and non-moto).
I find the back-strap very hard to get through the metal loop while wearing the other glove, so I always reattach the strap loosely before putting the gloves on rather than letting it hang loose. Otherwise very easy to get in and out of, especially compared to some moto gloves where it is almost a life-or-death struggle.
Some break-in notes. I treated them with the suggested Nikwak Glove Proof before using them. First ride in the rain, the leather was saturated, and was still damp after air-drying all day in the office, but the inside stayed dry. Next rain ride the leather stayed relatively dry, even though I did not do anything to them in between. I have not noticed any dye leaking (I have the black ones). The palms and fingers were more slippery on the controls than other gloves, but they are getting more "tacky" with use and are now about the same as other gloves. The lining would snag on my thumbs when putting them on, but this has gone away with use. (Posted on 11/21/12)
- Almost to the bitter endReview by Shaggy
Great gloves get better with use. I have a nearly 2 hour one-way commute every day, about 130 mile round trip, so when it got below 50 I looked around for something warm. These gloves delivered. I ordered a size up as recommended and that's been fine. They break in easily, though it takes a bit of wiggling to get the wool liner to smooth out when I put them on. Feel for the controls and grip were much better than I expected. Unlike synthetic insulation, it seems to me that leather and wool can actually warm you up once cold - for example once it gets dark the air cools off and you switch gloves - synthetic insulation may stop the heat loss but doesn't seem as warm to me. Plus if your hands are wet - just try taking off and putting back on a pair of thin synthetic lined gloves, they'll be inside out and tangled in no time!! Not with these mitts.
That said, it's now below 30 and dark, and I've gone to battery powered gloves, because after more than an hour at speed, it's just too cold for anything else. But for all the middle cool-to-cold weather - these are the gloves, uh, "hands down." (Posted on 11/16/12)
- Awesome - UK WinterReview by WRG
- My hands measure 9.5cm so I followed the advice of the other reviewers and went for a size 10.5. They fit really well. A couple of long rides totalling approx 5 hours at about 3 centigrade and a bit of rain and the gloves are awesome! The palm leather is obviously hard wearing but thin enough to give good feedback (better than my textile winter gloves) and the top layers work brilliantly. Heat from the heated grips transmits well and all in all, the've proved a success so far. One happy customer! (Posted on 11/6/12)
- Insulated Elkskin Gauntlet GlovesReview by Chris
- I recently purchased the Insulated Elkskin Gauntlet gloves prior to an early fall ride around the Smokies. I am very happy with this purchase. I bought the gloves one size larger than a non-insulated glove. They were tight and a bit bulky at first, but after a few hours on the bike they began to fit like I expected and after several days, the fit was perfect. We had several very chilly (high thirties and low forties) mornings and a couple of very cool evenings; without these gloves, those rides could have been miserable. (Posted on 10/17/12)
- Insulated elkskin gauntlet glovesReview by Frederic
- These are great gloves, I ordered 1 size larger than the competition elksin roper gloves and they fit perfectly. I had a pair alpinestars that didn't fit right and were slick on the palm which required much more pressure on my right hand. The aerostich gloves are far better and less expensive. (Posted on 9/22/12)
- Gauntlet GlovesReview by peter
- I purchased the Insulated Gauntlet Gloves. Very happy with them. High quality, well made, very soft and pliable. It hasn't been real cold of late, but so far they seem to be beautiful gloves and I think they will keep my hands plenty warm in the cold. The size chart said I needed the smaller of the size 10, but having read what others have written about getting them bigger, I got the size 11 extra large. Was a good choice as they fit fine and think the size 10 would have been to small. I recommend these glove. You will not be disappointed. (Posted on 9/6/12)
- Great glovesReview by ScottyD
I've had the Roper gloves for months now, & they're the best gloves I've ever owned.
These winter gloves arrived just after I'd left for a cold, wet 3 day ride in the mountains, whereupon they were sorely missed.
Haven't really been for a decent ride since, so haven't had a chance to break them in yet, but they seem to be the same good quality as my Ropers.
Note: If you've already gotten the usual Roper gloves (and you really should), remember that these winter versions should probably be ordered a size larger. I ordered the same size & they're very tight (all those extra layers). I reckon they'll stretch ok, but a size up would've been perfect from the start. (Posted on 6/26/12)
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Mr. Subjective on Insulated Elkskin Roper Gloves
The Insulated Elk Ropers are different than every other winter riding glove on the market. They are not the bulky thick common cold weather glove ski/snowmobile type glove made in Asia, with a textile and cowhide outer and a fleece inner. They are based on the Elk Ropers (our most popular glove) but feature a knit merino wool lining. The gauntlet section is lined with a slippery nylon knit so it's easier to rotate one's wrists a little without also twisting the sleeve of one's jacket. Which is what happens with unlined deer and elk leather gauntlets.
There is a lot of nuance in this glove. In addition to the thumb visor squeegee, there's a windproof fabric across the back of the hand and fingers positioned between the outer leather and the inner merino wool knit. Farther back, the gauntlet tapers out wider than most cold weather gloves, helping it go over sleeves easer. The gauntlet and wrist have Velcro tab/strap closures that are ergonomically reversed for faster easier off-and-on adjustment. The knuckle pad is made of TF 3 (same as our impact armor)... Continue
These gloves are partly deer skin and partly elk skin (palm) because I like how this combination works and feels. They are made in USA, and I did this design over and over to get it the way it is. I bet there were ten or twelve sequentially modified prototypes of this one, over a two year period before I got to this.
Initially they feel a lot different than the common Asian-made winter ski and snowmobile type winter riders gloves. After they break in a little they are very good. The Merino wool liner is warm and long lasting. The leather sort of stretches to fit after a while, just like the Elk Ropers. These are 'old school' riders gloves, designed and sewn to the n'th degree...as much as I and the company that makes them for us could produce.
This ranch glove company and I have been working together for maybe fifteen years. The ranch glove company did not make anything like this at the time we started down this development and design path.
Lastly, they are not the most ultimate warm winter glove. If you commute 10 miles at freeway speeds on 30-45ºf days without hand-guards, they are ideal. For all-day very low temp long-distance riding, electric gloves are still the way to go. And some types of the typical snowmobile-ski types and styles are a bit warmer, too. But none of these are as comfortable and perfect for around-town everyday riding when temp ranges are down in the twenties, thirties and forties.
For my commuting and every day errand and transportation riding, these are still my fave's. Not so bulky, and still comfortably warm. I spray the backsides of mine with a silicone based 'leather water repellant' about once every year. I think the pair I have are now three or four years old. And they are still getting better... I think most cooler weather riders would like them.
Washable Leather?
"All of the elkskin glove models are cut and sewn on the exact same patterns so they fit similarly from model to model, but there are slight variations from glove to glove because each glove is hand made and each section of elkhide is a little different. A great way to quickly custom-fit a new pair is to fully wet-saturate on a warm day when you know you'll be riding continuously for several hours, then let them dry and conform to the shape of your hands during that ride.
Elkskin and deerskin can be safely washed using warm water and mild soap. This removes accumulated dirt, oils and stains and will help gloves last longer and feel nicer. After rinsing to remove residual soap, gloves should be gently wrung damp and allowed to dry gradually at room temperature. Do not apply direct heat when drying. They shrink slightly but will stretch to fit during wear."
Which Elk Glove?
"...As I mentioned earlier, I do a lot of sport riding and sport touring on a Honda VFR and will do occasional adventure touring on the GS, so I was leaning toward the gauntlet. Would there be any issues with that fitting over the sleeve of a Roadcrafter and allowing smooth rotation of the wrist?
Insulation is not really an issue, given that I live in San Francisco and the climate here is fairly consistent - rarely below high 40s or above the mid 80s." —Chuck S. (email)
Thanks for your question. I wear both versions of the Elk glove. About 90% of the time I grab either the regular or competition Elkskin Ropers. The gauntleted version is also available, but I seldom take it. Probably only because I don't have a sport bike option like your VFR.
The gauntlet on the unininsulated version of the gauntleted ropers is not lined, so the suede-ish backside of the leather does drag slightly against the sleeve of a textile jacket, but it's not enough (to me) to be an issue. Also, as the gloves break in the suede-ishness wears a way slightly so the drag seems even less after a few hundred miles.
The gauntleted models are slightly more to deal with in subtle, nuanced ways. There are just 'more glove'. The fastest and most unconscious pull-on-and-go is the regular roper. You just snap the wrist snap without thinking and go. Perfect for everyday short-hop, on-and-off-the-bike riding. Next fastest/easiest is the competition model. The wrist strap is much more secure than the snap, but it takes a nano-more of consciousness to manipulate it. For all-day riding, though, I usually pick this one. The gauntlet models add another nano-bit of rigamarole, but for a sport bike rider are probably a better option. These shades of ease-of-use distinction are very slight.
When I travel I normally take two pair of gloves -- usually a pair of competition ropers for wear most of the time, and the insulated gauntleted ropers or Luxury Cowhide. And the triple digit raincovers.
Last November I rode around Lake Superior with some friends on Gold Wings. I was riding my unfaired bike which has heated grips, but is without hand guards (wind protectors). Temps every morning were about 30ºf and the high each day was about 45ºf. I had both of the above and switched multiple times for comparison and evaluation. In the end I liked the insulated elk ones slightly better, but it was very close.
Since that trip (and as a result my experiences on it…) we have slightly increased the insulation thickness of the wind barrier hidden within the backside of the hands and fingers on the insulated elk ropers. Before it was a layer of windproof fabric placed between the wool liner and the elkskin outer. Now it's a layer of thin windproof fleece (fleece laminated to a layer of wind blocking coated fabric).
The elk gloves are sized by glove sizes, not s,m,l, xl, etc. Basically there are twice as many sizes. For example, both a size 9 and a 9.5 are 'm' graded. So you end up with a more precise fit. A good-fitting glove is as important as a good-fitting shoe. It's the only real difference between an ok glove and a great glove.
-- Mr. Subjective
Some additional Notes on Insulated Elk Ropers
You'll immediately notice some of the nuanced control precision of your summer gloves is absent or reduced. You do get used to this, but it's can be little disconcerting at first. Like most insulated types, these gloves may take a little time to mold to the shape of your hand so you'll experience a comfortable and familiar level of dexterity. It took a few days, maybe a week, before I felt good about the pair I am using now.
It's important with all cold weather gloves that they don't fit too tightly. Having insulative air space around fingers is important for warmth and to prevent finger cramping. One doesn't want to be fighting against the glove to be able to have a good grip.
Separately, to speed break in and improve fit, if a warm day happens to come along and you've got a longish ride planned, soak these gloves fully, then wring them out and wear-them-to-fully-dry while riding. After this they'll be molded-to-shape, and fitted to your hands a little more perfectly. Disclosure: I've never tried this with the merino wool insulated ropers but have had good success doing this with several models of regular Aerostich elk gloves, so it should also provide the same good result with the insulated ones.
Lastly, I've treated the backsides of my merino insulated elk gloves with some 'glove proof' brand waterproofing product. Alternatively, I've also sprayed silicone waterproofing sprays on the backsides of elk gloves with pretty good results. Neither treatment makes them waterproof for extended rain exposures, but for commuting, light intermittent rains, mist and road spray situations a water repellent applied to the backside of these gloves makes a difference.


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Management of Sri Vitthal Mandir, Pandharpur should be handed over to devotees rendering service to Lord Vitthal rather than handing it over to corrupt Maharashtra Government.Read More »
The village temple priests have pitched their hopes on the state government to alleviate their sufferings. They have demanded the government to introduce a special package for their upliftment taking into account their educational and economic backwardness.Read More »
Sonia Gandhi wants power and Manmohan Singh the prime-ministership. This makes them indispensible to one another. The Ashwani Kumar controversy must be fitted into this grid. And once that is done, it becomes clear how difficult it is to remove him.Read More »
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In the land where the children of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sant Tukaram and Sant Gyaneshwar lived, the Law Minister, Mr. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, has shown the daring to announce that his Govt. will take over about 2 lakh Hindu temples.Read More »
Stay on Section 25 by Justice R V Raveendran from the Supreme Court directing that Karnataka government cannot take over the management of any temples stating the failure of State Government to defend itself with reasoned arguments.Read More »
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Allahabad: Opposing any move towards acquisition of temples by a government, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar has said that if such a step was indispensable, it must not apply only to places of worship of any one religion.Read More »
Nagpur (Maharashtra): Demonstrations were staged with 'ringing of bells' on behalf of VHP and 'Mutt, Mandir Adhigrahan Virodhi Samiti' of Bajarang Dal against the proposed Temple take-over Act.Read More »


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Hello everyone,
I'm staining the nuclei of fibroblasts embedded in 3D collagen matrix using either dapi or PI. While the nuclei staining is clear, I always get high background (haze everywhere, sometimes isolated bright spots) in the matrix that are apparently not cells. Possible theories are non-specific binding of dapi to collagen fiber or DNA debris from dead and disintegrated cells. I tried 10% BSA blocking or DNase pre-treatment before permeabilizing cells, but none of them reduced the background. Does anyone know what this background is? precipitation of the dye or dapi is just too hard to wash out in a matrix?
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BSA won't work - that's a protein block, not DNA. I would hazard a guess that the bright spots are areas where the DAPI/PI hasn't diffused all that well and has aggregated somehow.
Have you ever looked at unstained matrix? - perhaps the background is actually a property of the matrix (this is quite common for many things), rather than the staining process.
Have you ever looked at unstained matrix? - perhaps the background is actually a property of the matrix (this is quite common for many things), rather than the staining process.
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Emma came to visit me one day at work at left a happy holiday message on my white board – thanks Emma!
From my family to yours ….
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 2010!
In keeping with my 3 year twitter-versary, here's 3 twitter clients for 3 different platforms
If you want to find more twitter apps – head over to http://oneforty.com/
In my current job, I don't get out much.
What I mean is that I have an internal focused role, so I don't get out to meet with customers & partners, attend events, speak to press etc.
So when I was at the PDC last month, Lynn Langit asked me to be a guest commentator for TechZulu, I couldn't resist the chance to get involved.
The result was this little video of the 'physical cloud' from PDC - Physically Diving Into The Azure Cloud – hosted by me!
No plans to give up my day job!
I hinted about this in a recent post, today is my 3 year twitter-versary.
I first tweeted on Dec 15 2006 – and it feels so long ago.
As I write this, my scoreboard looks like this
Now what do my tweetstats show? Any difference from when I looked back in 2008?
Hmm – not twittering these days as much as I used to …
But I'm pretty consistent during the week
and I get busy in the afternoon.
What else??
My first follower was @mspecht! and I was @cameronreilly's first follower?
Unfortunately i cant pull back my first tweet as I get the error - "Too Many Tweets"
Yup, says it all :)
As soon as the PDC ended, the team has started work on MIX10.
This year's event is at Mandalay Bay. Attendees who register by January 15th will get one free night at the hotel.
Registration has just opened, there is a call for content, and here's a collection of blog bling……
Speaking of the Ides of March – why not call the conference MMX this year??? Missed opportunity folks….
A little milestone just crept up on me *again*
Six years ago - December 3 2003 - I made my first post here. At the time the blogs were sitting on http://weblogs.asp.net/, having recently moved from http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/.
So much has happened since then, from being on the telly, being in newspapers and magazine articles, special guest on podcasts, trips to the hospital, moving my family to the US and having adventures with a Snowmobile.
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It was bad enough she ended up discussing it with the Doctor, but at least he's expressed an interest in the activity once or twice in the past.
I think Janeway wants to be de-hotted though so it doesn't get in the way of being captain.
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Cathedral Chapel School is located in Los Angeles, CA. It is a private school that serves 295 students in grades K-8. Cathedral Chapel School is coed (school has male and female students) and is Roman Catholic in orientation. The school belongs to the National Catholic Educational Association.
In 2010, Cathedral Chapel School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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The debate in Scotland right now is of global significance. The Scots deserve the ear of the world and international input; expertise from everywhere and a chance to tell everyone what this is really all about; an international platform for writing that is informed yet passionate, Scottish yet global: somewhere the Scots can talk with the world and the world with the Scots.
We want to make this happen. But we need your help.
We're talking about a whole new country on the world stage
The debate matters to people everywhere. A new member could be joining the UN, a people could have the chance to choose a different path from that upon which they have been set by the global orthodoxy. Britain could be about to break up, marking the final end of the biggest empire in human history and requiring the English, Welsh and Northern Irish to build a new relationship with each other and the world.
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation" (Voltaire)
The mainstream media is failing
The mainstream media is failing to provide a platform for this conversation. It is a part of the British establishment and is firmly lined up behind a No vote. As the referendum approaches, the people in the rest of the UK and the rest of the world need a forum through which to understand and engage helpfully with Scots and with this debate. The alternative is that they misunderstand and engage unhelpfully.
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And that's what we need your help with: a platform to publish the best articles and essays which will cast light on the issues as they arise, and help people everywhere understand what's really being talked about. We've already been doing this for a long time: ensuring key voices in the Scottish debate, like Jean Urquhart, Robin MacAlpine, and Gerry Hassan can be heard outside Scotland, that the plurality of the conversation is heard, and that democrats from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and further afield who want to understand and discuss have a space to gather: independence has profound implications for all of the Home Nations.
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Whilst we seek to counterbalance the overwhelmingly negative and scorn-filled coverage, we are no one's cheerleader. Whilst our editors Adam Ramsay (Scottish) and Oliver Huitson (English) hope for a Yes vote, we exist to support debate and understanding, not fan the flames of propaganda. We welcome interesting and thoughtful arguments from every side of the conversation.
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We publish Gerry Hassan's and Adam Ramsay's regular columns, including:
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We've had input from across Scotland's social movement, with expert analysis of what the SNP White Paper means for:
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We've hosted podcasts of debates so the world can hear what Scotland's discussing, and, though we support a yes vote, we're always willing to publish the piece which challenge us the most. You can find all of our recent Scottish coverage here. Enjoy.
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Naim Terbunja was born in the 28 September 1984 in the capiatal of Kosovo, Prishtina . Terbunja with his family emigrate in the Sweeden at 1991. Terbunja with boxing start with 14 years. Inspiarcion for boxing Naim takes from his older brother who also was very talented boxer. In the year 1998, Naim was called in the junior national team of Sweeden. Terbunja wins all boxing titles in the Sweeden for juniors and he continue boxing carear with 17 years in the senior competicion.. He always was in the top team of national team of Sweeden . He is very promice fighter who Sweeden waiting from him world boxing championiship gold medal this year in the Chicago and olimpic gold next year in the Peking.
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Visit Birmingham and be amazed by the number of attractions on offer. With world-class galleries, stimulating museums and a chocolate factory just for starters, can you pack it all in?
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Discover a whole world of chocolatey fun at Cadbury World.
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Spend a little time in a sleepy seaside village in 1930s England before moving on to a 1960s town and take a brief look at war-time Germany before coming up to date on the TGV, Eurostar, ICE and the Japanese Shinkansen.
Go Ape is the UK's No.1 Forest Adventure and can be found at Cannock Chase and Wyre Forest. Fly down a huge zip wire or leap off Tarzan Swings and enjoy high rope obstacles in some of Britain's most breathtaking scenery. Or why not get off the beaten track for an hour of fun with our Forest Segway Experience. It's a totally unique way to tackle the trails in the forest at Cannock Chase.
Broadway Plaza offers a number of jam packed activities catering to all ages and occasions. For birthdays, nights out and celebrations - There's the 12 screen Odeon 3D Multiplex, the 20 lane Bowlplex with Sega arcade and pool pit and the Broadway Casino.
Discover the spirit of Africa at Akamba Hertiage Centre in Solihull. The centre houses two acres of exotic plantlife and palms, stunning lifesize animal scultptures and the new African Bird walk where you can see some of the world's most colourful birds up close. Be sure to check out the jungle beer garden and tribal restaurant for some premier African and Caribbean cuisine.
The Jewellery Quarter has four museums - the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Pen Museum, JW Evans and Newman Brothers at the Coffin Works. With several art galleries, over 100 jewellery shops and 200 listed historic buildings, the Quarter is a great place to spend the day. Read our blog about the Coffin Works here.
Throughout the year, the Ikon Gallery shows some of the most contemporary and thought-provoking artwork from around the world. Every first Saturday of the month take the family to the Ikon Gallery for free Family Saturdays.
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Built for industrialist John Nettlefold's growing family in 1903, Winterbourne House and Garden is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century suburban villa and garden. Now the site is open to the public 7 days a week with a range of beautifully decorated period exhibition rooms offering an insight into Edwardian life both above and below stairs. Outside, the Arts and Crafts garden delights in all seasons and the terrace tea room is a wonderful place to treat yourself to lunch or afternoon tea. See more heritage attractions here.
The Black Country Living Museum is a world class open-air museum; brought to life by costumed characters in an array of original shops, houses, workshops, a school and traditional fairground, all in one canalside village.
Discover the Black Country heritage, enjoy a ride on a tramcar or explore the underground coalmine. This is where the past truly comes to life! Read a blog about our visit here.
At Twycross Zoo - The World Primate Centre there are over 1,000 animals on show including Bornean Orangutans, Asian Elephants, Inland Bearded Dragons, Northern White-faced Owls, Boa Constrictors, Red-kneed Tarantulas and many more.
From lions and tigers to snakes and spiders - go wild at Dudley Zoological Gardens. Come face to face with lemurs as they roam freely in their woodland home. Walk through a rainforest to see primates and otters. Watch birds of prey as they fly around the Castle. Meet furry friends down on the farm and learn about the horrible history of Dudley Castle and hunt for ghosts!
Solihull, home of The NEC and Genting Arena, has plenty to offer too including the internationally-renowned National Motorcycle Museum and the beautiful Brueton Park.
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The great outdoors are never far away in Birmingham. We've got parks aplenty in the city itself, with Sutton Park being the largest urban park in Europe. Cannon Hill Park, a stone's throw from the city centre, is home to the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park and Midlands Arts Centre. During the summer, it's possible to hire a pedal boat and float around the lake, dodging the ducks!
Just outside Birmingham, in the neighbouring counties, we have bountiful farms where you can visit in the summer months and pick your own fruits.
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Phone: 202-633-2214
Visitors with Disabilities
The National Air and Space Museum offers accommodation for visitors with disabilities, including:
- Parking. There are seven individually marked spaces on Jefferson Drive. Visitors with disability cards/stickers can park at metered spaces along Independence Avenue, SW, for four hours rather than the regular two hours.
- Exterior access ramps. The exterior of the Museum is currently under renovation. A ramp is located on the west end of the building on Jefferson Drive.
- Interior elevators. Elevators are available in several locations throughout the building.
- Wheelchair access. The Museum offers wheelchair accessible exhibits, theaters, planetarium, pay phones, and water fountains.
- Restrooms. All restrooms are wheelchair accessible, and there are two family/companion restrooms at the Food Court entrance.
- Accessible theater programming. Audio descriptions and/or closed captioning is available for most theater shows.
- Wheelchairs. Non-motorized wheelchairs are available at no charge with a valid ID. The Museum does not provide motorized wheelchairs. Please visit the Security Desk to inquire about availability. Wheelchairs are provided on a first come, first serve basis.
- Tours and public programs. (reservations required). Many of our docents (tour guides) are trained to give tours to children and adults with various disabilities. For visitors who are blind or have low vision, we offer audio-described, docent-led tours and discovery stations with models and tactile components. Braille and tactile guides are available at the Welcome Center at the entrance of the Museum. Sign language interpreters can be made available for tours, public programs, or evening lectures with advance notice.
- Accessible exhibitry. We work hard to incorporate content and features in our exhibitions that make them accessible to a broader range of visitors. Examples include tactile models and materials, audio labels, and wheelchair accessible interactive exhibits. Visit the Welcome Center for information on accessible exhibits throughout the Museum.
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This article is part of the supplement: The 2010 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BIOCOMP 2010): Systems Biology
Mass segmentation using a combined method for cancer detection
1 College of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
2 Key laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
3 Rush University Cancer Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
BMC Systems Biology 2011, 5(Suppl 3):S6 doi:10.1186/1752-0509-5-S3-S6Published: 23 December 2011
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death for women all over the world and mammography is thought of as one of the main tools for early detection of breast cancer. In order to detect the breast cancer, computer aided technology has been introduced. In computer aided cancer detection, the detection and segmentation of mass are very important. The shape of mass can be used as one of the factors to determine whether the mass is malignant or benign. However, many of the current methods are semi-automatic. In this paper, we investigate fully automatic segmentation method.
In this paper, a new mass segmentation algorithm is proposed. In the proposed algorithm, a fully automatic marker-controlled watershed transform is proposed to segment the mass region roughly, and then a level set is used to refine the segmentation. For over-segmentation caused by watershed, we also investigated different noise reduction technologies. Images from DDSM were used in the experiments and the results show that the new algorithm can improve the accuracy of mass segmentation.
The new algorithm combines the advantages of both methods. The combination of the watershed based segmentation and level set method can improve the efficiency of the segmentation. Besides, the introduction of noise reduction technologies can reduce over-segmentation.


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Re: Farscape or Babylon 5?
Danger Ace wrote:
Gary7 wrote:
Anyway, Farscape is much easier to digest. Very entertaining stories and superb acting. If only they got 2-3 more seasons out of it. So much potential.
In a "Babylon 5 versus Farscape" contest I would have to go with "
" - based on consistancy. B5 lost it, in my opinion, when the writing had the character of Captain Sheridan abandon his forces in the midst of war to confront The Shadows. It may have seemed justified in JMS's head, may have looked great on paper but failed in execution. And the entire fifth seasons was terrible.
On the flip side, Farscape was true to itself, came across as fresher both in style and substance.
Also, the fact that Farscape was cancelled was a major injustice. They consistantly gave the Sci-Fi Channel it's highest ratings (for the time) with brilliant demographic performance BUT the network didn't own the show so they pulled the plug on it.
I've never understood how anyone could say the entire 5th Season of Babylon 5 is Terrible? I know some hated the Telepath Arc in the first half, but, you got a bold end to The Telepath Crisis, you have the excellent Neil Gaiman episode,
The very Long Night of Londo Molari
A View to the Gallery,
the ratcheting up of the arc at the end of the First half, the entirety of the second half especially
Sleeping in Light
There's been a couple folks who have declared they thought B5 was all about The Shadow War, and everything after that sucked
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GM Takes Back Request for $14.4 Billion in U.S. Loans
General Motors Co., the automaker one-third owned by the U.S. Treasury Department, is withdrawing an application for $14.4 billion of government loans to develop fuel-efficient vehicles as the company works to reduce its debt.
The low-interest U.S. Energy Department loans aren't needed because GM is in a strong financial position and can invest in new vehicles without aid, the Detroit-based automaker said today in a statement. GM applied for the loans in October 2009.
GM's balance sheet and cash flow allow the company to fund projects without taking on debt, said David Whiston, an analyst with Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. The automaker had net income of $4.77 billion in the first three quarters of 2010 and $27.5 billion of cash and near-cash items as of Sept. 30.
"They will be printing money as sales volume comes back," said Whiston, who predicts GM could generate $4 billion to $7 billion in cash a year. "It's also a political thing where they don't want to be seen taking any public money."
GM raised more than $23 billion in an initial public offering of common and preferred shares in November that lowered the government's ownership from 61 percent. The stake was acquired as part of the $50 billion GM received in its bankruptcy in 2009.
GM rose 78 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $38.67 at 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have gained 17 percent from their $33 initial offering price.
Volt Sales
Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson is looking to at least triple the company's target for electric-car sales by expanding the market for the Chevrolet Volt and adding models that would share similar technology, three people familiar with the plan said last month.
The withdrawn loan application "will not affect our aggressive investment in new products and technology," Ed Welburn, GM's vice president for global design, said today at the Washington Auto Show.
"Like most Americans, we believe that a self-sufficient, globally relevant GM is the best solution," he said.
GM's foregoing the loans will allow the government to support "a range" of other companies it is working with to develop technologies, Stephanie Mueller, an Energy Department spokeswoman, said in an e-mail.
The Volt will be available in every U.S. state by the end of the year, GM's Welburn said today. The automaker, which originally planned to sell the Volt nationwide next year, is looking for ways to boost production to meet nationwide demand, Welburn said. He declined to give output targets for the Volt.
Volt Capacity
Akerson, 62, has asked his engineering team to double Volt production capacity starting next year, two people familiar with the plan said earlier this month. That would enable GM to make 120,000 Volts a year. The company is working with suppliers to get enough parts to meet the increased targets, the people said.
GM's public perception may benefit from the company not having an Energy Department loan while Ford Motor Co. does, Welburn said today.
Ford, based in Dearborn, Michigan, received $5.9 billion of the loans in June 2009. Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan Motor Co. borrowed $1.6 billion, and Palo Alto, California-based Tesla Motors Inc. was given $495 million at that time.
Chrysler Group LLC sought $3 billion from the Energy Department's $25 billion pool. The Auburn Hills, Michigan-based company's effort to get the loans has taken longer than expected, CEO Sergio Marchionne said Jan. 19, adding that he thinks the automaker will receive the loans.
Obama's Goal
President Barack Obama called for 1 million advanced-technology vehicles on the road by 2015 earlier this week in his State of the Union address. U.S. Energy Information Administration figures compiled by Bloomberg Government show automakers will sell about 281,000 electric cars and light trucks from 2011 through 2015.
Representative Sander Levin, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, said yesterday he is working to expand tax incentives for electric vehicle purchases at the behest of GM's Akerson.
The GM board approved the withdrawal of its application in a meeting last week, according to an executive familiar with the decision who declined to be identified because the meeting was private. The company was within a few months of finishing the loan-approval process, another executive said.
Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell has said GM wants to repay all debt by 2015. GM owed $15.6 billion in debt and preferred stock at the end of third quarter. The company announced plans in October to reduce debt and other obligations by $11 billion and said it had arranged a $5 billion, five-year revolving credit facility.
"Withdrawing our DOE loan application is consistent with our goal to carry minimal debt on our balance sheet," Liddell said today in the statement.


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We've been going to Maine for 20 years to drop kids off at camp, and each time we have eaten lobster rolls, which are a uniquely Maine delicacy. There seem to be two clear, constant winners of the best lobster roll contest in Maine: the Clam Shack, in Kennebunkport, and Red's Eats, in Wiscasset. Both are amazing. And I have discovered that their secret is in the simplicity of their approach. Simple means lobster, bun, and melted butter.
Simple is not "lobster salad" with mayonnaise, chopped celery and scallions, and herbs. The best lobster rolls are not in any way gourmet, or served in any sort of fancy place -- they are best eaten and served close to the water, ordered from a counter, and eaten either standing up or sitting on some plastic chairs -- or a splintery wooden bench.
Of course, sometimes you need a lobster roll when you are not in Maine, and you are not near the water, and you just have to have one -- that's where this recipe comes in, honed from years of experience eating lobster rolls. This past trip to Maine, in fact, for some crazy reason I did NOT get enough lobster, so when we came home I bought frozen lobster in the supermarket and made this recipe to test it out. It worked.
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Legal and Illegal Drugs
Using drugs other than prescription weight loss drugs intended for weight loss is a mistake with dangerous consequences.
"The potential risks associated with abusing drugs such as cocaine, speed, and meds prescribed for attention deficit disorder, thyroid disorders, or diabetes to lose weight far outweigh any health benefit you may get from weight loss," says nutrition counselor Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, PhD, RD. Risks include addiction, relationship and financial problems, anxiety, severe headaches, stroke, and heart, lung, and kidney problems.
Using illegal drugs for any purpose is strongly discouraged, and using legal drugs for their unintended purpose without medical supervision is dangerous.
We all know that smoking has countless health risks. Yet some people -- especially young adults -- use smoking as a diet strategy.
Nicotine has been shown to be an appetite suppressant, but the risks of smoking vastly outweigh any benefits.
Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body; causes cancer as well as cardiovascular, respiratory, and other diseases; and reduces the health of smokers in general.
Beyond the numerous health risks, weight gain is often a side effect when smokers try to kick the addictive habit.
Bottom line: Don't smoke for any reason, least of all to lose weight.
Best Weight Loss Practices
Choose a diet that works for your lifestyle. The best diet is the one you can stick with long-term. Use common sense, listen to your body, be mindful of what you eat, and pass on expensive, risky, and worthless weight loss schemes or products that are unproven.
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In a freak ski accident (boot failure!?!) last Friday, I sustained a 'minor' ankle sprain. Doc recommended 10 days off the bike at a minimum and maybe more. I'm half way through my sentence and as of now it feels like it will be more.
I dying for a ride like a junkie wants a fix - even a session on the trainer or spin class would do.
It's going to take some discipline to stay off the bike long enough to give the ankle a chance to heal well enough to avoid a chronic issue. It will almost be a pleasure to regain the lost fitness after this.
How do you guys deal with a forced layoff from riding?


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November 26, 2015
Lincoln City Council Chair Carl Eskridge released the names of the 26 residents who have applied for appointment to Adam Hornung's seat on the Council. Hornung recently resigned from the Council because of a new job opportunity. His is one of three at-large Council positions that will be up for reelection next spring.
The applicants are:
Roy A. Christensen
Karla J. Cooper
Allen Eurek
Connie Hilligoss
Lloyd Hinkley
Darlene Fletcher
William C. Jackson Jr.
John Lenich
James Lisec
Tyler Mainquist
Megan N. Mikolajczyk
Britt C. Miller
Tom Nesbitt
Marcella J. Oschsner
Perry A. Pirsch
Amanda Podwinski
Franklin K. Roby
Bennie Shobe
Matt Starr
Scott Stuart
Ross Teske
Daniel Thompson
Bob Van Valkenburg
Diane Walkowiak
Kristin E. Yates
Judy Zohner
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The world we have lost: a parable on the academy
On the Alexander Hamilton Center affair at Hamilton College.
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More than a half century ago, Willmoore Kendall, an unrepentant cold warrior and one of this country's most brilliantly original political theorists, spoke at Harvard about disturbing trends in academic culture. To those preaching that a college campus should be an expansive site for the toleration of virtually every sort of idea and behavior, he had no patience. "The university," he declared,
exists only by virtue of a faith that human beings are worthy of special attention; that the development of the human intellect is an end in itself; that the exercise of memory and reason is not a perversion of the nervous system; and that the scholar is somehow superior to the fool—all of them propositions that admit of no scientific proof; propositions that must, in fact, be maintained despite clear and cogent evidence that untroubled happiness is reserved for ...
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Why don't you make it more obvious?
Here's what I wrote in the intro to the site last Thursday: "...curiously enough, the prom king hasn't been seen with his kids since Sunday. Coincidence or conspiracy? Maybe he'll emerge on the weekend out of obligation, just so it won't seem so obvious. Full Story
Worst Globes Letdown: Anne Hathaway
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I don't know why it has to be so hard. Anne Hathaway started the night off so strong: white dress, as is often her wont, cute hair, and the key to everything – Amy and Tina on her side with a joke early on. For a girl like me, someone who tries to like Anne Hathaway very much, and often feels like she gets a bad rap for being earnest, instead of the insufferable most people paint her as, there starts to be a little bit of hope. Full Story
Twilight's two future Oscar winners
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Don't be ridiculous. This is not about Anna Kendrick and Kristen Stewart -- why would you think that? The title tells you everything you need to know. Obviously the title refers to Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz. Last month Lutz declared during a magazine interview that he would win an Oscar one day. Full Story
The Tree-Reader says he'll win an Oscar
How many As IF Sit DOWNs can you throw at one person at a time? A few years ago, Lindsay Lohan declared that she intended to win an Oscar by the time she was 30. We laughed. In comparison to Kellan Lutz though, Lohan's comment about WANTING to win an Oscar seems less offensive. Because he isn't just saying he'd LIKE to win one, he's PREDICTING that he WILL WIN ONE. Full Story
Anne Hathaway: pimples and eye-rolls
Anne Hathaway is Catwoman. And I really wish these comic book people would make up their minds about when to use one word or two words for the titles of their superheroes. Batman, Catwoman, Superman... But Spider-Man has to have a hyphen. And Iron Man is two words completely. Oh wait, nerds, let me guess. Full Story
Diddykins thinks he's Brad Pitt
I have not bothered to learn the reason P Diddy is here in Cannes. All I know is that he thinks he's still the sh-t. As evidenced by his behaviour last night on the carpet at the Killing Them Softly premiere. The festival assigns staff to manage the arrivals. Those who are expected to pose for photographers are gathered at the base of runway, facing the steps, to wait for instruction on when to proceed. Full Story
After a break: Paula Patton
Remember Paula Patton in yellow at the Golden Globes? Click here if you can't, although this would surprise me because she earned the Sit DOWN award of the evening. Fortunately, after that, Paula went away, kept a low profile, and was not seated front row at any other award shows. Full Story
Um, sit DOWN Scarlett Johansson's Boyfriend
Scarjo was spotted holding hands and arm-in-arming with a new dude the other day in New York. Click here to revisit the original post. His name is Nate Naylor, some kind of advertising executive. At the time, it was observed that, you know, Naylor is not Blake Lively's aesthetic equal. Full Story
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I read a quote from Rooney Mara today on Celebitchy from her interview with Allure and I thought to myself - you cannot possibly be this annoying already. So I went the Allure article to see for myself and, indeed, she really is that annoying already. Full Story
Sit DOWN Scarjo
Scarlett Johansson covers the new Vanity Fair. I think she looks great. And she thinks she looks great too. Because, as she says, "I know my best angles". We are referring, of course, to those nude shots that were stolen from her cell phone, an incident which she dismisses with some sass but not a lot of drama: "They were sent to my husband. Full Story
Sit DOWN Ryan Phillippe
See? It's a Sit DOWN kind of day. Once in a while I'll get an email from an angry reader all like – why do you have to be such a BITCH to Ryan Phillippe? Get over it! He and Reese broke up. She moved on, why can't you? He's hot and he's not the asshole you say he is. Full Story
Sit DOWN Rachel Bilson
It's shaping up to be a Sit DOWN kind of day. This item just appeared on People.com. Apparently Rachel Bilson is launching a new home line? Like place settings and teapots. Remember when Rachel Bilson tried to design clothes and ended up plagiarising someone else? Click here Full Story
Sit DOWN Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez presented at the Grammy Awards the other night with Donnie Wahlberg. During their intro, like a big brother, Donnie looked over at Selena teasingly when he said Justin Bieber's name. Because she's a 5 year old and doesn't know about not reacting, she pulled a teen move and huffed at the suggestion – like, AS IF she's only there because she's been holding hands with Justin Bieber. Full Story
Lilo + Oscar
She talks about this a lot. Once she said that one of her life goals was to win an Oscar before the age of 30. I still laugh about that one. This is a classic Lohan delusion. Daydreaming about something so out of reach, like it's actually a possibility, for the sake of the achievement itself, without actually stopping to consider what it would take to make that a reality. Full Story


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Re: wiiU remote gameplay?codcanuck Oct 30, 2012 8:15 PM (in response to T-boss)
Nooo I'm pretty sure that's not Wiimote. If it was, the reticle would have a dot in the center and be jumping all over the place. Plus, I'm sure I saw the PS3 buttons in the menu at the start of the video.
But it was still nice seeing zombies gameplay
Re: wiiU remote gameplay?porkins:d Oct 30, 2012 8:16 PM (in response to T-boss)
I'm pretty sure this isn't even WiiU for a few reasons. First, when the video starts look at the bottom left corner. There are two buttons and one looks like the PS3 circle button, and the other kind of resembles the PS3 X button. Second, the original poster of the video puts in the description ps3 ftw!!!! Lastly, in the bottom right corner you can see the PS3 D-pad. Also if this is leaked gameplay of WiiU that also means the console got released early along with the game which is highly unlikely, and I have doubts of this being a developer playing. I know the guy's jerky motions make it look like Wii Remote and when interacting with something it looks like it says hold (the Wii plus button). I think it's just a PS3 guy who got the game early, a hacked copy, or a fake video. I question why the video is so short if the guy has the game in full.
Re: wiiU remote gameplay?YellowmanWii Nov 2, 2012 8:39 PM (in response to T-boss)
At least it's zombies gameplay


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Majority of SAP attacks take place using three common techniques
Researchers claim that most cyberattackers targeting SAP applications use one of three major cyberattack vectors.
SAP's software powers many enterprises, but the company is in transition with new co-CEOs and a software as a service suite called Business ByDesign that targets the mid-market. SAP's software developer network is viewed as a powerful community that can deliver answers quickly. SAP is also betting heavily on business intelligence via its acquisition of BusinessObjects.
Researchers claim that most cyberattackers targeting SAP applications use one of three major cyberattack vectors.
But in typical SAP fashion, it looks like the complete roadmap will come out piecemeal over the next few days.
The third party support vendor surveys SAP customers to get a read on S4/HANA adoption.
IBM released new server configurations that give enterprise HANA users more choice when it comes to choosing server architecture for the in-memory database.
SAP is growing in the Middle East and North Africa region, thanks to local businesses' lack of legacy infrastructure that allows them to leapfrog their counterparts in developed markets.
Comparing the largest cloud players on the block gets a bit convoluted the way tech vendors are compiling their financials. Here's a crack at playing the cloud revenue face-off game.
The use of enterprise software is thriving, particularly among large companies, with those with 1,000 or more employees reporting a significant increase in the use of enterprise software.
The Simplify to Innovate Forum in NYC stressed the important role SAP S4HANA will play in simplifying business and user experience. The event covered the Internet of Things and the Digital Economy and how SAP is helping businesses stay ahead of the their competition. Read the recap of the customer panel discussion in which Deloitte, TE Connectivity, and OpsVeda share how they plan to leverage SAP S4HANA to simplify business and maximize results.
The company says it has 370 early customers of S/4HANA amid a first quarter that received a nice tailwind from currency fluctuations.
SAP Startup Focus Acceleration Program will offer local tech startups access to a funding pool of S$10 million (US$7.28 million) and includes Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority and ACP Ventures as partners.
Research centres in China and Germany will investigate IoT.
The port of Hamburg is transforming itself with technology, using telematics, analytics, and mobile apps to help it run smoothly.
SAP says its government customers around the world can do with its software as they see fit, but that the company doesn't place backdoors in any of its products.
Over 2,000 positions are due to be cut as the firm restructures in response to changing market conditions.
SAP's Steve Lucas has argued that while its newest Business Suite 4 has been built only for its HANA platform, it will give customers 'choice', as it will be available on multiple cloud platforms.
SAP is collaborating with a number of companies to develop Internet of Things (IoT) services for the enterprise.


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Re: What Credit Cards should I pay off?
30k in debt man its a lot of interest to paid each months.
You paid totally 300 to 400 each month with a firm 15% APR.
That's crazy god........Please stay in shape and stop abuse those plastic. They worth for their purpose ( save money and rewards)
I hope your finance getting better in a near future.
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|Date made
|c 1914
|Outdoor portrait of members of the 7th Battalion taken outside a tent at a training camp prior to embarkation. Whilst most of the men are wearing the forage caps of the pre-war militia, Lieutenant (Lt) Frederick Harold Tubb VC (third from left, third row), later to become Major, wears the distinctive slouch hat of the Australian Army. Seated next to Lt Fred Tubb is his brother Sergeant Frank Reid Tubb MC (second from left, third row). Also depicted in this photograph are Clarence Wignell MM (aged 16, second from left, second row) and his brother Everard Wignell on Clarence's (third from left, second row). Standing second from left is Lance Sergeant Alfred James Collins 368, aged 18, killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Standing third from the left is Peter Pinder 16, aged 57, a Bore War veteran. The men of the 7th Battalion all originated from within Victoria and were commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Harold 'Pompey' Elliott.


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