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How can America's biggest exporter get foreign airlines to buy more planes? And what can the U.S. government do to help?
Also in Slate: Martha C. White explores California's domination of the international almond market, how a small steel manufacturer thrives on the world stage, what a tiny software firm can teach us about the future of American exports, and how exports can save the American economy.
There's no way to discuss American exports without also discussing Boeing. Calling the Chicago-based airplane manufacturer big is like calling Facebook popular: It's correct, but it doesn't indicate the magnitude of the thing. With exports of just under $29 billion in 2009, Boeing made up 1.8 percent of our country's exports all by itself. Unlike many manufacturers who sell to overseas markets by building factories in the destination countries, Boeing's roughly 160,000-strong labor force is almost entirely domestic. While plenty of American companies have had success building factories overseas and staffing them with locals, Boeing is an outlier—luckily for workers within U.S. borders. Planes are much more complicated to make than, say, cars, and with dozens instead of hundreds of units going to each country, it wouldn't make sense to build manufacturing facilities overseas. Boeing estimates that its $32.7 billion supply chain is indirectly responsible for 1.2 million American jobs.
Boeing also buys components from foreign suppliers, usually in the hopes of winning orders for completed aircraft from the country the parts come from. It's a delicate balance, though; earlier this year, Boeing conceded that an overreliance on outsourcing critical parts like the wings and the fuselage of the forthcoming giant 787 generated delay-causing complications. Economists like Barry Bosworth of the Brookings Institution say this is a reflection of decisions faced by other U.S. manufacturers of machinery and heavy equipment. Outsourcing might be a cheaper route, but not if those savings are eaten up by timeline and cost overruns to fix mistakes made by overseas workers due to lower skill levels or miscommunication.
With such enormous investments at stake, Boeing constantly has to ask the question: How do you get foreign airlines to buy more planes? It takes a different strategy than selling jeans or even cars. The company also does a brisk business selling military planes, but those sales are almost entirely domestic. Warming relations with emerging markets like India may yield additional military sales for Boeing in the future, but for now, exports consist almost entirely of commercial passenger and cargo jets.
Part of Boeing's strategy for growing its export business is to be a cheerleader for American exports in general and small-business exports in particular. (Boeing's CEO, James McNerney, heads up the President's Export Council.) When small firms have to get their goods from Akron, Ohio, to Auckland, New Zealand, they're not using a huge, slow boat packed with shipping containers. Instead, they're probably going to send them by air, says Michael Warner, senior manager of market analysis at Boeing, who predicts that by next year, air cargo shipments will be back up to 2007 levels. Yes, shipping by air is pricier, but the wide embrace of just-in-time inventory management means recipients want their goods promptly. Besides, a small company getting paid on delivery could run out of operating capital in the time it takes a boat to make it halfway around the world.
Another boon for Boeing is that passenger traffic in emerging markets is growing. In 2010, air travel globally was up just under 8 percent; in China, though, it was up 22 percent, and up 20 percent in both the Middle East and India. Much of this growth is on domestic, intra-country flights, which has boosted demand for Boeing's workhorse, the 110- to 180-seat 737. The 737 is a great product for Boeing, both because it's a good size for domestic flights and because it's such a common model (the company cranks out 31 each month). The 737's ubiquity makes it comparatively easy to buy, fix, staff, lease, and—most important—finance, since a plane model in high demand with users all over the world is good collateral.
Boeing gets a lot of support from the Export-Import Bank (widely known as the Ex-Im Bank), which helps foreign buyers finance their purchases. When traditional sources of credit dried up in the recession, the Ex-Im Bank became the lender of last resort for many of Boeing's overseas clients, says Richard Aboulafia, vice president at the Teal Group, an aeronautics analysis company. Traditionally, Europe's counterparts to our Ex-Im Bank refused to finance U.S. airlines seeking to buy Airbus planes, and the Ex-Im Bank did the same for European carriers that wanted to purchase Boeing jets. When there were only two commercial airplane manufacturers, and when the major airlines were concentrated in the United States and Western Europe, this arrangement was fine, because none of the competing airlines had access to preferential financing.
U.S. airlines objected to the Ex-Im Bank's intervention in the wake of the financial crisis, saying it put them at a competitive disadvantage, because at least some of the rapidly growing foreign airlines whose appetite for planes was keeping aircraft makers in the black (Emirates Airlines is a prime example) are targeting a customer base that includes American travelers. Some people object more broadly to the Ex-Im's raison d'être, calling export financing a backdoor subsidy with U.S. tax dollars. In the case of aircraft, though, there's not a huge risk; buyers do pay interest, and planes are pretty solid collateral in the event of a default.
While the current status quo is good for Boeing (cheaper financing means it can sell more planes), there are longer-term implications here that make the company receptive to changes in financing agreements: Canada's Bombardier will have a 130-seat jet on the market in just three years; Brazilian and Chinese competitors are less than a decade behind; and Boeing doesn't want to see U.S. airlines getting cut-rate interest to finance foreign-made jets. Earlier this year, Boeing and competitor Airbus argued that Bombardier's forthcoming model should be classified in a way that wouldn't allow purchasers to obtain financing from Ex-Im Bank.


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The ones you can see on the video are ancient plastic-topped bottles I picked up from a second-hand supplier many years ago and which I always carry about in my back-pack in a small metal tube that once contained vanilla pods. Insects breathe very slowly so there is always plenty of air for them even in very small containers. But they do suffer in confined spaces so if you want to examine them in a glass tube pop in a piece of tissue paper so they do not get covered in condensation and also pop in some leaf so they do not get too dehydrated. This also gives them something to cling onto while you peer through the lens. The ladybirds would have been quite OK for several hours, but a bumblebee would not have been very happy at all.
As I said in my video blog, I feel very privileged to have stag beetles in my garden. They are monstrous wonders, especially when flying. They are now much rarer than even, say, 30 years ago, and the only place in the country they regularly turn up is south-east London. Look at map 7 on page 8 of the report on stag beetles prepared by the People's Trust for Endangered Species and you will see the single red spot showing the greatest numbers of stag beetles seen 1998-2002. That's where I live and I love it.


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Gaaser fishing-lake is close to the small idyllic town of Gaaser. In scenic areas of the farm 'Nygaard' you can catch large rainbow trout, rent horses and spend the night in tents, shelters or apartments.
The lake which has recently been renovated and expanded is located in scenic surroundings close to the fjord and Hals. It's loaded with big, beautiful fish. The lake is located on the farm 'Nygaard' which in addition to fishing lake also has six good-natured Icelandic horses who can be rented for up to four hours for a nice ride on horseback in the beautiful North Jutland or the white sandy beaches of Hals.
You can also rent a shelter or tent for the night. Close to the fishing lake is a natural campsite sheltered by trees. It costs 25 DKK per person to stay at the campsite which is equipped with benches, tables and a fireplace. You will also have the opportunity to charge your cell phone because there is available electricity.
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Yes, I have bitten off more than I can chew here. I still have a page and half worth or notes to go through, so for now, I give ya'll Part 1 of this week on AMD (part 2 should be up before tommorrow. The following takes place near where Real Unique left off, during the first full week of the reign of Queen Gwenafar. I still haven't worked out exactly the style (or the scheduling) I want, so bare with me here. Constructive criticism would be immensely helpful.
My personal favorite bits of bloggery this week were (in no particular order): aslag's God I love being a cripple (a humorous piece with a good message) and Those damn penis pills, DickSlippery's Sodom and Gomorrah: The DickSlippery Remix, and soft_touch938's Blip...blip...blip, sumdaysoon's Worlds Worst Blow Job, borty293's Fuck My Cock, Face Fucked, and Strange Dream (an interesting slant on adult fiction).
shy_sexy_kitten wrote a must read called Survivors. It's a depressing subject to think about but is really the kind of knowledge everyone should have. Better to have and not need than to need and not have. Ewe_Wish also shared the rather personal blog Let Me Introduce Myself................
There were quite a few other high quality blogs this week including (but not limited to): This says it all (by ladybootscooter), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy…book quote by (Hard_uPoU812), "Leave it to Beaver" and Poop Butt Chicken (by WordsofWit) The Scinece Of Love (TattooedRawkStar), Dear Val - 3rd Edition (ValentineGirl214)
When Love is Pushed Aside by FixTheArrow345 is an amusing read if only for the sock puppetry involved. Between that and sundance64's Multiple Profile Syndrome?, I got to thinking, it would be amusing to set up a benign bit of improve sock puppet theatre. If this interests you, please have your other extra-personalities contact me.
canuhelpme258 wrote Don't Make Me Go Germanic On Your Ass, which started off a chain reaction in my mind that continued with (to me) related blogs such as BritnBrat's Are computers really gods? and straightup_9's (hidden). This (and a few other blogs) left me thinking about the nature of the internet and how it both adds and detracts from communication.
lumenegra came back, along with SXZEbbw. BrokenArrow345 was canceled, though he's still around as Yepitzme. bentan and QCMAN decided to leave, I wish them the best. Ewe_Wish and NachoBaby have mentioned that they plan on taking a bit of a break from blogging. toreduce is 'New Here' and looking for ladies to message his ass. Ay_Chihuahua_ may or may not be new as well. adultbuynsell also joined us with a few blogs (some of which violated the TOS, but nevermind that)
In the lives of us denizen's of pervia there was some news. Ashinatrix had a birthday (check out mica89's Ash is HOW OLD?? Happy Birthday! blog which has a link to her 'official' happy birthday blog). its_just_lil_ol_me gave us * just a lil update *. On a similar vein, interested parties may want to check out Scottishtease's update on my condition, StraddleMyNose offered an update on his daughter (though I can't find the exact title in my notes, it seems to have vanished). Ewe_Wish is the Mother of the Groom. ynot7769, asked related to his wedding Whos' cummin ?? ok ok but ynot? DangerousCurves999 has an Upcoming Breast Reduction. DesertSmile is taking some Vacation Time.... in Hawaii. And beefygoblin is Headed For N.J. chocolatemilf wrote I know I'm a little late with this… having come back from Mardi Gras.
The desire to make AMD a less drama filled place has been amply suggested. gwenafar started the trend (this week) with AMD'ers VS AMD'ers. Zaftik added a somewhat (though not entirely) related sentiment with NO NOT ME!! or "Times They Aren't A'changin'" sundance64 pointed out in Flying Monkeys, Train Wrecks and Nurse Betty (Oh My!!), that drama doesn't survive without an audience. Dominus points out that at heart negative people are Idiots, asses, boors, and twerps... sky_86 asks that beefing blogs be left to the MySpace generation (I would say it should be confined to MySpace itself or other places where I don't hang out) in I cant believe that this is taken so seriously!!! In short, many of us don't want drama bogging down the blogs. Notice how this blog doesn't mention any ongoing beefs. It just ignores them and offers up something unrelated for people to read. There were a few other beef related blogs, but I feel like I've spent more time on this issue than it deserves, so onwards and upwards we go.
Do you find yourself wondering how not to get a response from somebody? Look to Sloriver's Good Good Good Propositions (Beachboys song?), or kernlover's wow and I have never even spoke to this person..I must be very special, or sugarnspice005's Someone is trying to move in on Borty's business
This week was also the week of the Superbowl (which drew 5 related blogs). However, since the Pats lost (congrats Giants fans), I'm doing my best to put that out of my mind. I will say that there was ample speculation about whether or not our squirrelly made a brief appearance in a Bridgestone add (okay, so the speculation was just me by myself). For related discussion, pop on over to Zaftik's SuperBowl Ads blog, or Lisa46's NachoBaby blog.
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You did a good job, if only the blogs were so well written.
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Of the ten blogs posted before this one, and the ten after (totaling 21), this blog ranks number 16 with 68 hits. The benchmark for a male blog was 100 to be successful a year ago when there were fewer members.
I think you put forth a good effort and have some panache to your writing, but you might want reassess whether doing this weekly is worthwhile.
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What I learned while freelancing at Cosmopolitan.
"So is it accurate to say that 'doing this causes the spongy tissue in his penis to rub against the prostate'?"
"Great. We have a quote from you on this as, 'Pressing on those nerves will have a domino effect. It primes his entire body, making every sensation down to his orgasm feel more intense.' Can we attribute that to you?"
"OK, so you are saying that is more of a description of direct prostate stimulation, rather than indirect, and that this technique doesn't have as strong of an effect?"
"So it's more about getting the penis to sink into the pelvis."
"Wonderful. And can I verify that your title is staff sexologist at goodvibes.com?"
"Thanks so much for your time."
At first, these calls filled me with a mix of titillation and humiliation. I was gathering my war stories in the publishing trenches and I secretly relished the shock value of casually deadpanning at parties, "I fact-check sex stories at Cosmo." It seemed to fit the mold of some New York City bad girl I'd never actually be.
But the novelty of checking sex tips quickly wore off. My email was eventually filled with one-liners from higher-up editors like, "Due to length and fact-check issues, we're going to cut the fact about the increase in size of the testicles during orgasm." Mind-blowing orgasms quickly seemed as boring as corporate-speak about mergers and acquisitions. I certainly wasn't learning anything about sex. All the advice seemed to be variations on earlier articles and ran together in my mind as I dissected the endless lists of tips and tricks.
After 18 months of sporadic assignments, I was given a new fact-checking task I hadn't done before. I had to verify with "real guys" their romantic and sexual experiences about turn-ons. Instead of doctors with books to sell, I had to call and email men whom writers had interviewed to confirm things like how hot it was when a girlfriend had dressed up in a nurse's costume. Since I had a list of their real names and email addresses before pseudonyms were added to the actual article, I could hardly stop myself from doing some light cyber stalking. Who were these people? It all felt so sleazy and personal and delightfully voyeuristic. However, it also made the whole process feel unabashedly creepy. When it actually came down to it, I really didn't want to talk to these random men and confirm their actual bedroom escapades. Gross.
I had to track one guy down about his story of how sweet it was when his girlfriend brought him soup when he was sick. I read him the one-line blurb.
"Well, I wouldn't exactly say she was my girlfriend," he replied with a scoff.
"Um, OK," I stammered. "Perhaps 'the girl you were dating' would be more accurate?"
"Ha, well, I guess you could call her that. Hey, also, can you add in a part about what we did after she brought the soup?"
"Um. What do you mean, add something?" I asked, perplexed.
"How about something like, 'She brought me soup and it gave me the strength to be a man with her all night long'?"
I breathed into my stammering silence. "Um, well. No. I can't add that," I said diplomatically. "You aren't writing the story, and neither am I. I'm just trying to confirm if this original quote about the soup is accurate."
"Really? You can't add that?" He asked with indignation. "You know, my mother is going to read this. I want it to look good!" He said with no trace of irony.
As soon as I extricated myself from the phone, I couldn't resist Googling this Romeo who wanted to impress his mother with his tales of sexual prowess in Cosmo. His MySpace profile made him appear to be a meathead from New Jersey.
Shortly after that week wrapped up, I decided that maybe my time as a freelance fact-checker should come to a close. It wasn't calling Jersey-based stallions that prompted my decision, but the fact that I'd gotten away from the kind of work I came to New York to do. Even so, I'll always remember 13 creative ways to use a feather boa.


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The Silver Thong, on 16 December 2012 - 01:00 AM, said:
And yet not one single historian at the time documented Jesus even being a person after raising from the dead. Jesus is a myth that requies as much faith as that of those that believe in bigfoot.
Hey Silver Thong, you might have something in there somewhere. I have just read "The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity" by the Catholic Scholar John McManners and happened to read in page 23 the following about Pilate in retirement. He was asked about Jesus of Nazareth and was wondering: "Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth... I can't remember him." Either he killed too many to remember names or this particular one never happened. Isn't something weird?


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An Orthodox advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Israel's Supreme Court against the Interior Ministry, demanding that it recognize Orthodox conversions performed abroad for the purposes of aliyah.
The Jeruslam-based ITIM, the Jewish Life Information Center, filed the lawsuit Thursday. The lawsuit argues that individuals who underwent Orthodox conversions in recognized communities outside of Israel should be granted citizenship in Israel under the Law of Return.
The lawsuit was also filed on behalf of Tomas Dolhan, a Canadian man who completed an Orthodox conversion in February 2010 and was denied Israeli citizenship. Dolhan, his wife and four children arrived in Israel four months ago. Dohlan's wife is an Israeli citizen.
In 1988, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that individuals who underwent conversions in "recognized" communities around the world would be eligible for aliyah under the Law of Return. However, the Interior Ministry consults with Israel's chief rabbinate to determine which communities are "recognized." When a convert presents an aliyah application, the ministry relies on the leadership of the denominations to determine eligibility. The Conservative and Reform communities are centralized and vouch for their converts.
Since Orthodox Judaism does not have a centralized leadership, the ministry has determined that Israel's chief rabbi is the leader of Orthodoxy around the world. The chief rabbinate now only recognizes conversions performed by about 50 Orthodox rabbis in North America; there are more than 2,000 Orthodox rabbis in North America.
Since March, twenty converts have approached ITIM who were denied aliyah because they converted Orthodox, according to Rabbi Seth Farber, director of ITIM.
"An anomalous situation has been created where Orthodox converts are being discriminated against," Farber said. "Unfortunately, only by going to the Supreme Court can we protect converts."
"This situation cannot continue," he added.
Last week, the Chief Rabbinate and ITIM reached an agreement under which the rabbinate will recognize all conversions conferred under the auspices of official Israeli conversion programs, including the military, which are all Orthodox.
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pls explain pull-up or down, im a total newbie
so i checked connections all is good, theres definitely power going to to programmer. multimeter shows 4.95.could the programmer be faulty?
I don't think it's pullups/pulldowns According to the data sheet it's just a SPI bus with some extra stuff to hold reset low. They don't show any pullup/pulldown resistors in the pinout.


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Box buster Rich Klein is off the DL and making up for lost time. How did he do with his box of the popular Topps throwback, Gypsy Queen?
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|METHOD FOR ATTACHING A POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly.
|FEMORAL TROCHLEA PROSTHESES - Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a nonarticulating surface including contoured surfaces and/or planar surfaces. The present disclosure also provides a method for preparing a bone surface for receiving the prostheses described herein.
|MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOLS, AND METHOD - Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
|Orthopedic implant with bone interface anchoring - A cartilage resurfacing implant is provided for replacing cartilage of an articulating portion of a bone at a skeletal joint having opposed joint surfaces. The cartilage resurfacing implant includes a body having a bearing surface and a bone interface. The bearing surface is able to support articulation with an opposing joint surface.
|ADJUSTABLE BONE STABILIZING FRAME SYSTEM - By providing components securable to anchor pins or screws of different diameters as well as providing clamps which hold associated pins in any position during adjustments, an external fixation or adjustable frame structure is provided which is capable of being quickly and easily assembled in any desired configuration. In the present invention, the frame structure is retained in any assembled configuration in order to allow final adjustments to be made, prior to the final securement of the frame assembly in the precisely desired configuration by closure of each clamp member. In this way, an entire frame assembly is capable of being constructed, adjusted, and readjusted in order to assure each component is oriented in the precisely desired position prior to final closure of the clamping members. In one preferred embodiment, the clamping members employed in the frame structure of the present invention incorporate friction pins internally mounted in each clamp which engages the rod member once this rod is inserted into the jaws of the clamp. In this way, any rod member inserted into the clamping jaws contacts the surface of the jaws and the friction pin, preventing the rod member from sliding or moving relative to the clamp. In addition, by incorporating a uniquely constructed, moving wedge plate that is adjustably engageable with any cooperating anchor pin, secure affixation of the mounting member with the anchor pins of any diameter is easily achieved, regardless of the orientation configuration, or diameter of the anchor pin.
|MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOL, AND METHOD - Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
|TIBIAL AUGMENTS FOR USE WITH KNEE JOINT PROSTHESES, METHOD OF IMPLANTING THE TIBIAL AUGMENT, AND ASSOCIATED TOOLS - A tibial augment for use with a knee joint prosthesis, composed of annular members of different stock sizes, each size being configured to fit within a cavity formed in a human tibia. The augment may include a stepped distal surface. A provisional (temporary) tibial augment used to ensure a proper fit for the permanent augment is also provided. The provisional may include grooves configured to cooperate with a set of ribs on a tong-like holder used for removing the provisional from the cavity. A pusher for use implanting the tibial augment is also provided. In addition, a system for creating a cavity in a human tibia is also described. The system preferably includes a guide with a slot therein and a set of osteotomes that are inserted within different portions of the slot. Methods for using the tools and/or implanting the prosthetic devices discussed above are also described.
|BONE RESECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR KNEE SURGERY - A bone resection apparatus and its method of use for knee surgery are presented. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a spacer and a tibial cut guide. The spacer has a first surface engageable with the cut distal femoral bone and a second surface opposite the first surface engageable with the uncut proximal tibial bone in joint articulating relationship. The spacer further includes a cut guide support. The tibial cut guide has a cutter guide defining a cut plane and a support engaging element engageable with the cut guide support. The cut guide support and support engaging element cooperate to position the cut plane in relative to the first surface.
|CONSTRAINED PROSTHETIC KNEE WITH ROTATING BEARING - A constrained prosthetic knee having a modular hinge post and a rotating bearing. A cannulated hinge post is rotatably connected to the femoral component of the knee prosthesis so that a hinge post extension may be anteriorly positioned through the hinge post and into the tibial component of the knee prosthesis, after positioning of the femoral component in the femur and the tibial component in the tibia. The hinge post is preassembled to the femoral component so that such assembly is not required during the implantation procedure. A meniscal component forming the rotating bearing of the knee prosthesis is packaged together with the hinge post extension so that the appropriate hinge post extension is readily available. The meniscal component includes a mechanism for preventing lift off of the meniscal component from the tibial component, while allowing rotation of the meniscal component relative to the tibial component.
|SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM - An implant system for total shoulder arthroplasties, hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and "reverse" total shoulder arthroplasties including a humeral stem having an enlarged head portion with interfaces adapted to removably receive various modular interchangeable components, such as articulating liners, spacers, and adapter inserts. The humeral stem functions as a universal platform that may be used in either conventional or "reverse" total shoulder arthroplasties, as well as hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and may remain implanted in place during a revision in which the implant system is converted between the foregoing configurations, for example.
|DIRECT APPLICATION OF PRESSURE FOR BONDING POROUS COATINGS TO SUBSTRATE MATERIALS USED IN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS - A method for constantly controlling a direct application of pressure for bonding porous coatings to substrate materials used in orthopaedic implants. The direct pressure is applied to an interface between the porous coating and the substrate material via a pressure application mechanism unaffected by heat and air pressure conditions of the bonding process. The pressure application mechanism maintains a pressure on the implant which is constantly controlled throughout the bonding process.
|METHOD AND INSTRUMENTS FOR POSITIONING HUMERAL COMPONENT DURING SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY - The present invention relates to a set of tools and accessories used for properly positioning a stemmed humeral component, and/or a humeral stem provisional, within a canal in the humerus. The set of tools and accessories includes one or more fin clamps that are configured to be temporarily attached to a fin on the humeral component or the provisional; a ruler that is configured to be attached to the arm of the fin clamp, a fixation pin and pin driver configured to be used with the other tools for marking a position on the humerus; and one or more sleeves that are configured to slide over the stem of the humeral stem provisional to maintain it in the desired position.
|TIBIAL TRIALING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF TRIALING A TIBIAL IMPLANT - A trialing assembly for use during knee replacement procedures to determine size and position of a tibial plate implant as well as the size and thickness of the articular surface prior to implantation of the implant. The trialing assembly includes a broaching plate having a tibia engaging bottom surface adapted for placement atop a tibia and an opposite top surface, the bottom and top surfaces extending between an anterior edge and a posterior edge of the broaching plate. The broaching plate includes an anterior rail and a posterior rail protruding superiorly from the top surface and extending along the anterior and posterior edges, respectively. A trialing plate is configured to removably fit atop the broaching plate between the anterior and posterior rails. The trialing plate includes an engagement member extending from a superior surface of the trialing plate and adapted to engage with an articular surface provisional.
|ACETABULAR CUP CONVERSION RING - An acetabular implant for hip replacement surgery includes a shell component and first and second alternative bearing components interchangeably engageable with the shell component to provide a choice in bearing materials. The shell component has an engagement mechanism suitable for locking engagement with the first alternative shell component. A conversion ring is lockingly engageable with the shell component to adapt the shell component to provide an engagement mechanism suitable for locking engagement with the second alternative shell component.
|MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOLS, AND METHOD - Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
|ORTHOPAEDIC CUTTING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - An orthopaedic cutting instrument and associated methods are presented.
|HIP STEM CENTRALIZER DATUM GUIDE AND METHOD - A hip stem centralizer datum guide (
|ORTHOPAEDIC FIXATION CLAMP AND METHOD - An orthopaedic fixation clamp for use in an external fixation system and its method of use are presented.
|INSTRUMENTS FOR KNEE SURGERY AND METHOD UF USE - The present invention comprises a set of instruments and a method for their use in preparing a knee joint to receive knee implants. The inventive instruments and method are generally suitable for knee joint surgery. Furthermore, they include features that make them suitable for performing minimally invasive knee surgery.
|INSTRUMENT FOR INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS - An instrument configured to receive and retain a prosthetic component to facilitate the implantation of the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the instrument includes an actuator and holder secured to the actuator. The holder may include an elongate body and a head portion having a plurality of resiliently deformable arms sized and shaped to receive the prosthetic component therebetween. Additionally, the holder may be placed within a guide in the actuator along which the holder may be translated. By moving the actuator, the holder may be correspondingly translated and the resiliently deformable arms compressed to restrict translation and rotation of the prosthetic component relative to the holder.
|SELF-TAPPING SCREW WITH RESORBABLE TIP - A fixation device for use in bone, such as a bone screw, includes a first end and a second end. The first portion may be manufactured from a short-term resorbable material, and the second portion may be manufactured from a non-resorbable or long term resorbable material. The first portion may comprise a tip capable of self-tapping a bone. The second portion may include at least one thread formed on the outer surface thereof and a head portion formed to mate with a driver.
|BONE PLATE PROVIDING THREADED LOCKING HEAD SCREW CAPTURE - The present invention relates to orthopedic bone plates, and, more particularly, to orthopedic bone plates having screw receiving apertures formed therein. In one embodiment, the bone plate includes an aperture defined by an interior wall having a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion. In one exemplary embodiment, the threaded portion and the non-threaded portion are configured to engage the head of a bone screw. In another exemplary embodiment, the non-threaded portion of the interior wall is cylindrical and the threaded portion of the interior wall is conical. In another exemplary embodiment, both the non-threaded portion and the threaded portion of the interior wall are conical. In each of these embodiments, a bone screw having a threaded head may be used. In one exemplary embodiment, the head of the bone screw is self-tapping. In another exemplary embodiment, the head of the bone screw is conical.
|SINGLE PLANE ANATOMIC REFERENCING TISSUE PREPARATION - A system for preparing a surface of an anatomical structure, such as a bone or cartilage, for example, to receive an orthopaedic implant. The system includes a surgical instrument for preparing the surface and a guide engageable with a follower of the surgical instrument. The guide includes a track or path configured to guide the follower and prepare a desired surface on the anatomical structure. The guide facilitates guidance of the surgical instrument in two dimensions.
|HANDPIECE CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration device for a milling instrument. The calibration device may be a burr guard which may be attached to the milling instrument. The calibration device may calibrate the milling instrument to provide a predetermined depth of alteration to an anatomical structure.
|OPTIMIZED ARTICULAR GEOMETRY - Various embodiments of orthopaedic implants which optimize the articular geometries of the implants. An exemplary implant may include a plurality of protrusions which provide an articulating surface and which create paths for fluid movement relative to the implant.
|MODULAR FEMORAL PROVISIONAL - A provisional prosthetic system that replicates the characteristics of a corresponding, nonprovisional femoral prosthesis. The provisional prosthetic system may include a frame component and a shell component. The frame component of the provisional prosthetic system may be configured to be attached directly to a resected femur. In one exemplary embodiment, the frame component is impacted onto the resected femur to firmly seat therewith. Once the frame component is secured to the resected femur, a shell component of the provisional prosthetic system may be positioned on and secured to the frame component. In one exemplary embodiment, the frame component is made from a metallic material. This allows for the frame component to maintain the rigidity necessary to facilitate proper trialing. In another exemplary embodiment, the shell component is a plastic.
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A study out of North Carolina State has found a link between elderly people who play video games and not only improved happiness, but better overall health.
"The research published here suggests that there a link between gaming and better well-being and emotional functioning," Dr. Jason Allaire, lead author of a paper describing the study and an associate professor of psychology at NC State, said in a press release. "We are currently planning studies to determine whether playing digital games actually improves mental health in older adults."
Researchers asked 140 seniors (63 and up) how often they played video games, if at all. Over 60 percent of them did so at least occasionally, and 35 percent said they played at least once per week.
After assessing their emotional and social well-being, researchers found that participants who played video games, including those who only played occasionally, reported higher levels of well-being. Those who did not play video games reported more negative emotions and a tendency toward higher levels of depression.
The study is not conclusive due to the small sampling size, but it's hardly the first time science has linked games to and improved quality of life in the golden years. Last year, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that select video games may have positive mental benefits for older adults and could help stave off dementia. They've also been shown to help ease the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
Games that encourage players to get off the couch and move have been tied to improved health -- especially in the elderly.
As people get older, they tend to move less. Researchers found that only 14 percent of adults over the age of 65 exercise regularly. Once they cross the age of 70, that number slips to 7 percent. Adding a gaming element takes the drudgery out of working out and boosts the overall health of the player.
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New book: "Gears and Levers 1"Sun, April 29, 2012 - 12:09 PM
I was just published in a new steampunk anthology: "Gears and Levers," which is available for all you Kindle hounds at:
It contains a bunch of nifty stories, including my own story "Underbelly," which was described in a Goodreads review: "...shows the crime-fighting team of Neville and Constance pursuing a murderer in a city floating in the sky."
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Tue, May 1, 2012 - 5:40 AMThanks!
I know having my own book is keen, but knowing someone else thinks my stories are good enough to publish in their own anthology is pretty nifty, too!


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yadrian i had the same problem, but the first 1 is really hard to get. the good news is after the first1 their more common I,E. i got the 1st 1 2nd and 3rd all in a row.
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Betrayer Arlen Specter Is A Judas, Switches To Democrat!
What a sad world we live in when once moral men would sell their soul to the devil for political gain!
Last week 'Senator' Arlen Specter made Satan proud by signing on the dotted line and betraying the GOP to become a baby-murder supporting, home wrecking harlot gay marriage agenda Democrat!
I hope and pray God sends all Democratic souls aflame for their sins!
The Democrat party tries to come off as friendly but let us take a look at reality. Stabbing a baby in the head until it is dead? Not friendly.
Supporting homosexual men who like to get their jollies from kids? Not so friendly! Funding Palestinian terrorists so they can come over here and attack our military underfunded nation of God! Not friendly, not friendly, not friendly!
My friends, the Democrats are not your friends and Arlen Specter BETRAYERED AMERICA BY JOINING THEM! I am so enraged by this man right now that if this was 200 years ago, I'd accuse him of witchcraft!
I bet he'd float too because only a man who has no soul, LIKE JUDAS WHO BETRAYED JESUS CHRIST FOR GOLD COINS, would betray the party of God. It's no coincidence the Grand Ol' Party can also stand for God's Original Party!
This nation of America was founded to embrace a Christian heritage and Christian destiny. Our forefathers loved the ideas of fiscal conservatism, Christian Puritan values and limited government! They loved God and wanted all Americans to have free will, so they would worship God by choice!
The Democrats are anti-God, anti-choice and anti-America! Arlen Specter, shame on you for betraying God! Shame on you for telling lies about the only organization left that stands for what GOD WANTS IN HIS COUNTRY!
When you stand before God on judgment day be prepared to answer for why you joined the Demoncrats because you'll be asked and you will be judged!
You cannot get away with political party Judasery! I would have expected such betrayal from the duplicitous duo of Senator Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, but to be stabbed in the back by a purportedly Godly man is sacrilege!
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Orison has lived in Spencer for around 40 years and worked as a public accountant before moving onto the banking industry where he retired from Northwest Bank two years ago.
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A flash from the Wedding Wormhole! Just received this photo of the June 23 double rainbow over Baltimore. Paul M. Novak Jr. shot it from the 13th floor of his building downtown. Wow!
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Under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), all EU member states must promote improvement in the energy performance of new and existing buildings.
This means a requirement to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to any prospective buyer or tenant of a property when it is either sold or rented out.
An EPC is a document which states the energy efficiency of a building based on the standardised way the building is used and provides the building owner with a number of ways in which the efficiency could be improved.
This requirement applies to all property types both dwellings and non-dwellings are on the market at January 4, 2009. Dwellings which are being sold and subject to a 'Home Report' from December 1, 2008, will have an EPC provided as part of the document package, and there will be no need to take further action.
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Jun. 21, 2011 (PR Newswire) --
NEW YORK and TEANECK, N.J., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NPower, a national nonprofit that brings information technology (IT) services to nonprofits and training to young adults, today welcomed Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services, as a new National Corporate Underwriter.
Cognizant has made a three-year financial commitment to support NPower across its entire line of services and programs. These include Technology Service Corps that provides IT training and career development to disadvantaged young adults; The Community Corps, which connects skilled corporate IT volunteers with nonprofits in need; and IT Professional Services, which provides nonprofits with a range of managed services and consulting programs.
"Cognizant is a strong proponent of advancing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the U.S. Our partnership with Cognizant undoubtedly will provide a powerful boost to our mission to help young adults build brighter futures through careers in IT as well as supplying IT solutions to nonprofits in need," said Stephanie Cuskley, NPower's CEO.
"We are delighted to have Cognizant, a like-minded organization, join the NPower team," added Michele Trogni, Group Chief Information Officer, UBS, and a Cognizant client, who serves as Treasurer on the NPower board. "With its depth of expertise in cutting-edge technology and its dedication to volunteerism, Cognizant understands the transformative power of technology and will be a hugely valuable addition to the NPower board."
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Recently, at a press conference, Howard Hanna Ohio President Howard W. 'Hoby' Hanna, IV announced that the company has acquired 1st Choice Realty of Canfield, Ohio.
"Dawn Kuhn, owner of 1st Choice Realty, was the driving entrepreneurial spirit behind her company," says Hanna. "We are proud to have Dawn and her 10 agents join the Howard Hanna family, where they will be joining us at our Poland office. We look forward to their continued success."
This is Howard Hanna's fourth acquisition of 2011. Additionally, the company opened their first office in Philadelphia, PA and another new office is under construction in the Canton, OH -Jackson Township area that will open before the end of the year.
There are three Hanna offices in the Youngstown area: Poland, Canfield and Howland.
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'Roy Porter, a historian of formidable range, turns to urban history in this marvellously lucid, informative and passionate book... Porter's facts are always at the service of the narrative, which has a finely maintained momentum, balancing statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, Spark, ... a timely and brilliant book.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, EVENING STANDARD 'A vivid celebration of the city, but also an elegy for its decline, bubbling with statistics and anecdote, from Boadicea to Betjeman.' RICHARD HOLMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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Pond Dragons
parts of streams.
Newly emerged adults tend to fly toward fields and woodland edges, where they spend about two weeks feeding and maturing before returning to the water. Widow skimmers often perch vertically about halfway up plant stems. Females fly up and down, dipping the end of their abdomen into the water to wash their eggs. Males hover above egg-depositing females.
The common whitetail, Libelulla lydia, is easy to find. Males and females have different color patterns on the wings that may lead you to believe they are different species. The males have an elongate dark spot at the base and a wide band of dark color across the middle of each wing.
Females have dark spots at the base, middle and tip of each wing. Mature males have a powdery white abdomen, while females and newly emerged males have dark abdomens with light colored dashes along the sides.
Common whitetails are up to 2 inches long with a wingspan of just over 2 inches. They live in all 48 states, several Canadian provinces and south into Mexico. The juveniles live in ponds and lakes of all sizes, as well as in the slower parts of streams.
They seem to prefer to land on flat ground, roads or boat docks. It's easy to walk up on them slowly and take a good look. Mating takes only about 3 seconds for the common whitetail.
Twelve-spotted skimmers, Libelulla pulchella, also are common. They have three dark spots on each wing-a total of 12. Males and females are similar in color, but mature males have white spots between the dark ones on the wings, while the abdomens of females are dark with a continuous line of light dashes along the sides. These dragonflies are a little over 2 inches long with a 3-inch wingspan.
Twelve spotted skimmers fly rapidly and change directions quickly. They often fly high, unless defending territory or laying eggs. Twelve-spotted skimmers live throughout the state, as well as in all 48 states and several Canadian provinces.
Eastern pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis, females and newly emerged males have green and dark brown bodies. Mature males are blue. They change color starting at the abdomen then progressing forward.
During the summer you can see males that are still green and black, those that are all blue and some that are changing. Both males and females have green eyes. These are medium-size dragonflies about 1 inch long with a 2-inch wingspan.
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Dark Storm is a story-driven stealth/action game featuring both true first and third-person perspectives. The game stars Amber Kingsley, a strong-willed former soldier that is down on her luck; now working with Ancile as a low end security officer at the Irving Alaskan Apex Facility. Dark Storm is designed as a multi-part game that will be released episodically on the PC. The first game that is currently in development using Unreal Engine 4 is called Dark Storm: Ascension, which is targeted for a 2016 release.
Some interesting audio has been uncovered from within the Dark Storm universe, and we think it might have something to do with the events leading up to the events in Dark Storm.


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openSUSE 11.04 Arrives with 2.6.37 Kernel
After eight months of development the openSUSE 11.04 release is now available for download.
According to openSUSE 11.04 announcement the base system of 11.4 brings better scalability and performance, an enhanced boot processes and significantly faster repository refresh, package install and update.
In addition to shipping with the 2.6.37 kernel this release also includes Firefox 4, LibreOffice, GNOME 2.32, Scribus and more.
A complete list of features, downloading options and more can be found on the openSUSE website.
Issue 25: Raspberry Pi Handbook 4th Ed./Special Editions
Buy this issue as a PDF
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code v1.0 is Available for Linux!
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.
Red Hat Lures Developers with Free RHEL and Container Development Kits
Developers can use RHEL as a development platform without a subscription fee.
Microsoft Brings the Linux Command Line to Windows
Windows users will soon have native access to the Bash shell.
Internet Research Group Proposes Better Email Standard
Improvements to SMTP will provide better guarantee of confidentiality
New Nvidia Driver Offers Wayland Support
Graphics vendor embraces new reality in Linux graphics
Inventor of Email Dies
Pioneer Ray Tomlinson bequeathed the @ sign to billions of Internet users
Microsoft Announces Linux Version of SQL Server
Redmond says its classic database tool will run without Windows
Strange New Attack Lets an Intruder Gain Access Through a Mouse Dongle
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Migun Mats
The Migun Mat is the next step in bringing natural health into your home. Constructed with six durable layers, the Migun Healthy Mat, Mini-Mat, Mini-Pad, Car-Mat and Mini-Mat Duo create healthy atmospheres for your home and your automobile by producing negative ions, generating far infrared rays, and completely neutralizing harmful electromagnetic waves. The Migun Mat is the ¡°healthy relax system¡± that integrates natural and modern science that can help you attain quality undisturbed sleep and rest.
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- Successful treatment for arthritis, rheumatism and muscle spasms (FIR)
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The Migun Mat does not emit harmful electro-magnetic waves that can disrupt your healthy flow of energy. EMF has been known to cause miscarriage, birth defects, leukemia, brain tumors and other diseases.


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Just catching up. All I can say if Turtle thinks King Douche is funny in any way he obviously is 17 years old. It's been done before and it's been done right. Educate yourself dude.
Municipal Waste is funny in the coolest way ever. They have some hilarious lyrics and banter. They don't parade around like Freddie Mercury with a dick up his ass playing metal and making his other bandmates look like clowns. That's all I'm saying.
I'm still looking forward to seeing Killswitch but I'll be in the pisser getting torked during Holy Diver to beat the crowd and will stand on the opposite side of the stage (or backstage) while they play.
I'm wearing my KFK Industries shirt and plan on getting Kerry Fucking King to sign it. My boys BTS are signed by Dirtbag now and they have some cool ass swag that I'm going to help throw to the crowd. It's on like fukkin donkey kong!
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As you can tell, if you've been here before, javarules.org is undergoing some major maintenance. I hope to get most of the old content back up ASAP. Unfortunately I did not have much choice in the matter as PostNuke is no longer supported and comment spam had polluted the database to such an extent that the site was ususable.
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Has it already been a week since I last posted? Doesn't seem that long ago and I don't feel like I got very much done in the last week. I seem to have a hard time staying focused this time of year. I always blame it on the weather, but it might also be because I have so many things going through my head that I'd like to get done that it's a bit overwhelming.
I did get out and do some junking last Friday and found a few goodies. I've been looking for some old letters and envelopes for a while now. I have a great old architectural piece that I wanted to use to display them. I finally found some and had a good time reading through them.....at least trying to decipher the handwriting. Most of them were from 1885 and written by a daughter to her mother. Stamps back then were only 2 cents and their stationary and envelopes were so fancy along with everything handwritten in cursive. Enjoy! xoxo K.
Here I show an old photo of someone who I could picture having written these letters so long ago.
Lastly I would like to tell you about a wonderful giveaway for a beautiful book called Belle Blanc. Make sure you go over and check it out. This is definelty a book I'd love to have to add to my collection of decorating books.


text: Everybody's rainbow talkin' these days, and I have to admit I say "Double complete rainbow!" at least once every 48 hours. (If you haven't heard of the Rainbow Guy yet, watch the video at the bottom of the post.) Now I'm shamelessly stealing one of his most charming phrases for the title of a stir-fry of three proteins and three colors of vegetables. It might be cheesy, but it's exactly what I said when I was deciding what to add to the three proteins we'd purchased (catfish, shrimp, and chicken) and standard stir-fry sauce-building trinity of garlic, ginger, and scallion: "...and then if I have red bell peppers, carrots, and green onions, it'll be...it'll be like a triple complete rainbow!" And you know what came next: "All across your plate!"


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Somewhere on the picturesque Canadian West Coast, a group of rabid young animals came together, drawn by the crazy glitched-out sounds all over the neighbourhood.
"We've hit a goldmine of dopeness!" chuckled the beaver.
"Sounds like a fine meal, let's get cookin'!" the squirrel chattered.
"I'll come up with a recipe!" yelped the seal.
"I'll write it down!" screeched the monkey.
They began to sift through the vast local talent pool and found an overabundance of fresh, cutting-edge beats from innovative new artists. What it all had in common was a propensity for being glitchy, bass-heavy, finely edited and well-crafted.
And from this zoo getting hyphy, Woofer Cookers was born.
02. Freddy Todd - Blowin Good [glitchhopforum dub]
03. Plus 2 - 8 Bit Monster (Mongoose plus 3 VIP) [igu dub]
04. 24-Bit vs Glitchy & Scratchy - Fail Bot [igu dub]
05. ElMongoose - Middle Eastern Jam [igu dub]
06. Haiku D'Etat - Mike, Aaron & Eddie (Boreta rmx) [dub]
- Vibesquad - Bass Travel [addictech] (gs edit)
07. Joker & Rustie - Play Doe [kapsize]
08. Na$tyNa$sty - No Names [xlr8r] (gs edit)
09. Cookie Monsta - Frontline [chemicaluk] (gs edit)
- Widdler - Same Way [dub]
10. Bar 9 - Murda Sound (Eskmo remix) [z audio]
11. Mimosa - Dead Like Me [muti music] (gs edit)
12. Ill-Esha - Risky Rutabaga [forthcoming woofercookers]
13. Bevvy Swift - San Pedro [forthcoming woofercookers.com]
14. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Joker & Ginz remix) [xl recordings] (gs edit)
15. Dank - Make your titties go [dub] (gs edit)
16. 50 Fingaz - Sucker Punch (Glitchy & Scratchy remix) [woofercookers.com]
17. PantyRaid - Enter the Machine [marine parade] (gs edit)
18. Reso - Busted Crunk [civil]
19. Cookie Monsta - Fat Girl Rodeo [chemicaluk]
20. Knight Riderz - Hold On [glitchhopforum dub] (gs edit)
21. PRG - Rollin (Megasoid remix) [weapons house] (gs edit)
22. Figgy - 52 Pickup [glitchhopforum dub]
23. Glitchy & Scratchy ft.Chadio & Mr. Archive - Assless Chaps [igu dub]
24. Glitchy & Scratchy vs. Myles Away - Tokyo Tonight [forthcoming muti music ]
25. Glitchy & Scratchy - Speech Therapy [forthcoming muti music]
26. Random Henchmen - Wack Mcs (Glitchy & Scratchy remix) [igu dub]
27. Redman & Method Man - How High (Glitchy & Scratchy remix) [igu dub]
- 24-Bit - Wild West Coast [dub]
28. Gprom vs E-Unit - Womp 101 (Reel Bass mashup) [dub]
29. JmeJ - Lose it [igu dub]
30. Ill Gates - Egg Plantation [muti music] (gs edit)
31. Jurassic 5 - U got to Understand (NOG Chompa refix) [igu dub]
Woofer Cookers, a brand new nonprofit label run by artists, for artists, is dedicated to releasing tracks that not only get your feet on the dancefloor but zap your brain into action. Tired of generic wobble, we pledge to bring you the unusual, the melodic, the beautifully discordant and above all the highest quality tunes. And not years after they're created – we serve up your platter piping hot and fresh from its creator's kitchen.
We also believe in freedom. A companion site to online community Glitch Hop Forum, it showcases original music and merchandise with all proceeds going 100% to the artist or creating entity. As many tasty beats as we sell, we'll also cook up the occasional free dessert. Like GlitchHopForum – built by us to connect this awesome new global community. Or our regular free downloads.
Get ready for the most bass-thumpin' meals of your life.


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Good story and visuals - gameplay in other hand..Iceleaf | June 7, 2013 | Review of Bioshock Infinite Post Overflow - PC
Visually stunning game. The graphics and art-style is the strongest point this game has, right after the story. It is visually stunning, bright, colorful and pleasing. Its has very personal style to it. The story is great too, even if you are spoiled by the ending there are lot of funny and cool little things you can find. The story is told more differently than in 1 and 2 (which was solely thro audilogs back then mostly). Elizabeth is not burden and at no point in the game it feels like escort mission. However the combat and difficulty is the weakest link. On hard the enemies just turn into bullet sponges and you die absurdly easy (in 3 seconds if you take direct hits). I disliked this way of making the game harder, as the enemies can hit you pretty far away. Sometimes they even teleport around (they spawn on areas where you technically cant see but you know are empty of enemies). On easy or medium on other hand its too easy. The difficulty ramps up quite a lot towards the end, specially the last 30 mins where I had to just stop playing because it was tedious to die over and over and try kill certain thing with the 10 ammo you get as you respawn.


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Tarik Ergin (born 7 June 1961; age 54) was a regular background actor for all seven years of Star Trek: Voyager, playing Lieutenant Ayala. Because of his status as a background actor, he was rarely given lines and was only credited twice: in VOY: "Fury" as "Security Guard" and in VOY: "Renaissance Man" as "Tactical N.D.", even though he worked at the conn station in that episode.
His first role on Star Trek was in Star Trek Generations, where he played a background medical technician in sickbay aboard the USS Enterprise-D. He pushed a mobile biobed to the transporter room after Geordi La Forge was returned to the Enterprise, and was one of the crewmembers who sought refuge in crew quarters with Doctor Beverly Crusher and Nurse Alyssa Ogawa during the crash of the saucer module.
He wore the Satan's Robot costume from The Adventures of Captain Proton holodeck program in VOY: "Night", "Bride of Chaotica!", and "Shattered" and played a Hirogen in at least one episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Several costumes worn by Ergin were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, including the Satan's Robot costume, [1] the Hirogen hunter costume, [2] his Maquis vest from "Caretaker", [3] his command division uniform, [4] and a pair of Maquis boots. [5]
Ergin served as CGI stand-in for the Xindi-Insectoids in the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise and as stand-in for Jonathan Frakes in the last episode "These Are the Voyages...". He also appeared in several supporting background roles during the run of Star Trek: Enterprise.
In the interactive movie Star Trek: Borg, Ergin played Lieutenant Coris Sprint, a Starfleet officer whose body is inhabited by the player.
Notably, Tarik Ergin has worn the colors of each department during his time on Star Trek. On Star Trek Generations, he wore blue, then on Voyager he wore red and yellow.
Ergin is a graduate of Cornell University and is a professional lacrosse player.
Star Trek appearances
Appearances as Ayala
- "Caretaker" (Season One)
- "Parallax"
- "Time and Again"
- "The Cloud"
- "Eye of the Needle"
- "Prime Factors"
- "Heroes and Demons"
- "Cathexis"
- "Faces"
- "Jetrel"
- "Learning Curve"
- "The 37's" (Season Two)
- "Initiations"
- "Elogium"
- "Twisted"
- "Persistence of Vision"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Maneuvers"
- "Alliances"
- "Threshold"
- "Meld"
- "Dreadnought"
- "Death Wish"
- "Lifesigns"
- "Investigations"
- "Deadlock"
- "Innocence"
- "The Thaw"
- "Tuvix"
- "Resolutions"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Basics, Part II" (Season Three)
- "Flashback"
- "The Chute"
- "The Swarm"
- "False Profits"
- "Sacred Ground"
- "Future's End"
- "Future's End, Part II"
- "Warlord"
- "Macrocosm"
- "Alter Ego"
- "Blood Fever"
- "Unity"
- "Darkling"
- "Rise"
- "Before and After"
- "Real Life"
- "Distant Origin"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "Scorpion"
- "The Gift" (Season Four)
- "The Raven"
- "Scientific Method"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "Random Thoughts"
- "Waking Moments"
- "Hunters"
- "Prey"
- "Retrospect"
- "The Omega Directive"
- "Unforgettable"
- "Living Witness"
- "Demon"
- "One"
- "Hope and Fear"
- "Night" (Season Five)
- "Extreme Risk"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "Timeless"
- "Nothing Human"
- "Latent Image"
- "Bride of Chaotica!"
- "Dark Frontier"
- "The Fight"
- "Think Tank"
- "Juggernaut"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "11:59"
- "Relativity"
- "Equinox"
- "Equinox, Part II" (Season Six)
- "Survival Instinct"
- "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy"
- "Riddles"
- "Dragon's Teeth"
- "One Small Step"
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Pathfinder"
- "Fair Haven"
- "Blink of an Eye"
- "Memorial"
- "Tsunkatse"
- "Collective"
- "Spirit Folk"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Good Shepherd"
- "Live Fast and Prosper"
- "Fury"
- "Unimatrix Zero"
- "Unimatrix Zero, Part II" (Season Seven)
- "Drive"
- "Repression"
- "Critical Care"
- "Body and Soul"
- "Flesh and Blood"
- "Shattered"
- "Lineage"
- "Repentance"
- "Prophecy"
- "The Void"
- "Workforce"
- "Workforce, Part II"
- "Friendship One"
- "Natural Law"
- "Homestead"
- "Renaissance Man"
- "Endgame"


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Winning! 5 Craziest Things Charlie Sheen Said on Sheen's Corner Episode 3!Sunny Chanel
Yes, you are very welcome. Why? Because I watched the ten minutes or so of Charlie Sheen's newest installment of Sheen's Corner so you wouldn't have to.
Episode 3 is called Torpedoes of Truth Part 2, and it is just of Charlie Sheen on the phone with Bob, a member of the Sheen Team and apparently a big player in the Sheen "movement." Charlie looked gaunt, seemed frantic, manic and just can't stop mugging for the camera. Plus he really needs to cut down on his catch phrases, "winning" and "duh" both have had their 15 minutes expire.
But here are some fresher nuggets, the five craziest things Charlie Sheen said on Sheen's Corner Episode 3.
"Phones were built by trolls."
On live UpStreming, saying that people need to "listen to my gold as it is coming out."
"Winner winner chicken dinner winner winner Sheen Dinner."
"We love trees, we need to keep as many around as we can. Maybe even marry a tree, marry a tree, because the other kind of marriage for me didn't work."
"It's a Sheen dog, it's soul is inhabited by the ghost of Betty and it will eat trolls with it's razor fangs. And drop their spleens off at their children's tiny houses."
If you want more…you can see the whole video right here.


text: Over the weekend I attended a meeting of the California Bowmen Hunter's Big Game Club. I heard some statistics that I found shocking. There are over 60,000 bowhunters in the state of CA today. There are only 1600 head of household members of the California Bowmen Hunters! This is our state archery and bowhunting organization. They are the only ones that represent us! Those numbers are down almost 50% from the peak in the mid 80's. I was disgusted to hear of the decline. I realize that a lot of this is CBH's own fault for not doing a better job of getting the word out and sharing news of some of the good works CBH has accomplished, but a lot of it also comes from bowhunter apathy too. I have made a personal pledge to help change that. CBH is more important and more relevant today than ever before. In case you haven't noticed, we, as hunters in California, ARE UNDER ATTACK! We are losing ground to activist anti-hunting groups and environmental extremists. The Humane Society of the United States (an ardent animal rights group) has infiltrated the DFG and is assisting in the training of warden cadets. They are also currently calling for the resignation of a Fish and Game comissioner who LEGALLY killed a mountain lion in another state. Science is being ignored and activism is winning. The snowball is rolling downhill and gaining momentum. Bear seasons are next. The San Luis Obisbo county bear season was recently voted down, and activists are lobbying for reductions and/or elimination of other bear hunting opportunites despite a booming population of bears that has nearly doubled in recent years. The Tejon Ranch has been shut down, one could surmise, at least partially in response to pressure from environmental activists. And we have certainly had our own trouble here at home with arguably overzealous game wardens. We must get involved and fight back. If you are a bowhunter in CA, I am asking that you join and support CBH and help do just that. CBH is the ONLY group in CA working for increased bowhunting opportunities and defending the seasons and tags we currently have. Here are a few of the things CBH has helped accomplish over the years: * Establishment of the very first archery only deer season in CA. * Establishment of archery specific elk tags. Fought and won when the DFG attempted to reduce tule elk tags in the Owens Valley. * Establishment of the first A22 archery season in San Diego county (that better hit close to home!) * Currently lobbying for an archery only tag to accompany the G3 mule deer hunt. * Currently lobbying for an archery only big horn sheep tag. * Fought the city of Burbank when they tried to outlaw the discharge of archery equipment. * Continued efforts by CBH's very active and aggressive legislative committee any time there is a threat to bowhunting and archery opportunity in the state of CA. If you are a bowhunter in the state of CA, and care about your hunting future, I challenge you to join CBH and help fight the good fight. The tide must turn if we expect hunting to be available for the next generation. Unfortunately the CBH website is down for repairs right now, but if you care to help make a difference and would like to join, PM me your address and I will personally mail you a brochure and membership form. It's $35 well spent! You get a monthly newsletter and discounts to CA archery shoots statewide. And if not CBH, get involved somewhere else. The time for apathy is over. This is not going to get better on it's own. Find a group you identify with. CWA, CDA, COHA, CAFNAWS, etc. Join, get involved, make donations to their legislative efforts, etc. Send letters/emails to our game commissioners. Blast them when they need it, and support them when they deserve it! We can't go down without a fight! Thanks for letting me rant.


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In less than 2 hours on the morning of September 11 after four hijacked commercial jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and a rural area of Pennsylvania, thousands perished in the resulting firestorm of jet fuel and cataclysmic implosions of concrete, steel, and glass.
But the emotional and psychological fallout from the tragic events was only beginning for survivors, rescue and recovery workers, grieving families and friends, and others. During the weeks and months following the terrorist attacks, helping those who have psychological trauma will be an ongoing challenge for primary care physicians and mental health care professionals.
Workers involved in rescue and recovery efforts after the September 11 terrorist attacks are among those at risk for psychological trauma. (Photo credit: Mike Rieger/FEMA News Photo)
Walls papered with photos of people missing in the attack testify to the anguish of grieving family and friends. (Photo credit: Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma at the Massachusetts General Hospital)
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