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Humax DirecTV LCD TV
One of the main appeals of the flat panel LCD TVs is their space-saving qualities. A conventional 20-inch TV on a kitchen counter or desk will take up most of the available space, while a 20-inch LCD TV is only a couople of inches thick. If you want to add a satellite box to that, then you're back to the same problem - where to put it?
Humax thought to solve that problem by tucking the DirecTV tuner right into the TV. However, the satellite tuner is the only TV tuner in this unit so if you give up on DirecTV down the road, you can't just hook up an antenna or cable. You'll need an outboard tuner.
While the TV industry is barrelling toward high definition, the majority of TV content currently available is overwhelminigly still in standard definition. Knowing that, Humax designed this TV in standard 4:3 aspect ratio and NTSC 640 x 480 resolution. At 20-inches, this isn't destined to be a houshold's primary TV anyway; it'll likely go in bedrooms, dens, gyms and kitchens, where space for other stuff takes precedence.
The Humax is an attractive TV with a premium look to it. The buttons are mounted on top, out of view. The standard A/V inputs are in the back, but the component set is on the side, a design I assume was meant to accommodate sqeezing in the satellite tuner. There's also a set of A/V outputs on the back which allow you to send the TV signal to a second TV, but both will display the same channel. In addition to the satellite signal line, you'll also need to connect a phone line, and of course, the power cord.
Another benifit of this combo setup is you need one remote, rather than one for the TV and one for the tuner. The Humax remote is essentially a DirecTV remote, preprogrammed to control the Humax TV. DirecTV users will be familiar with the configuration of the buttons right away. One quirk is that it includes both an on and off button, not one that does both; it took me a little while to get used to this, as I found myself pressing the "on" button and wondering why the TV wouldn't turn off.
The TV's on-screen guide is standard issue DirecTV, so if you're already a direcTV user and Humax assumes buyers of this TV will be, then you'll be right at home with the workings of it. As a longtime DirecTV subscriber, I've always liked the guide layout, which provides just enough information at a glance for my needs. Channel switching is quick, and the guide displays the picture from the current channel while your're guide-surfing.
To access the TV's menu options, you need to set the remote in TV mode, rather thatn DirecTV mode (by sliding a switch on top of the remote). The menu's picture and audio controls are fairly standard with the expected suite of picture modes, color temperature and audio options.
The picture on this TV is superior to a lot of 20-inch LCD TVs. Wide viewing angles, dynamic colors and decent blacks and shadow detail make this a very worthy TV, even without the DirecTV feature. During a viewing of I Robot on HBO one evening, I was able to appreciate the details in the subdued, often dark landscape. The speakers got plenty loud enough for me, but tended to distort occasionally when the soundtrack got too intense for them. Overall, this is a good LCD TV and a good DirecTV tuner; the combination makes for a nice package. I wish Humax had built a DVR into it, as thats a category where the company really excels, but maybe next year.
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I was reading a post within this forum that suggested the possibility, that mountain bikes, just might not be the most versatile bicycle present amongst today's world cyclists. I just wanted to remind everyone that MTN bikes are by far the most versatile bicycle ever to be manufactured, bar none!
MTN bikes are used for commuting. They're used for quick errands. They're used for touring. They're used for trail-blazing, free-riding tricks, and jumps. They are used for urban assault riding activities. They are used for the casual recreational ride in the park. They are used for utilitarian purposes. They are used for cross country events. They are used in racing. They traverse all terrains, without any difficulty. There are places that the MTB can go that neither the hybrid nor the cyclocross bike, would dare enter. This for example:
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As one chapter of testing ends, another begins. The FCAT - a more general exam - is being phased out in Florida schools while the more specialized end-of-course tests are phased in.
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The Department of Education is slowing ending the use of the FCAT test in high school and replacing it with End of Course Exams. But some students are worried that the E.O.C.'s are harder and may hurt their overall grade.
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My name is Cecilie (pronounced Cecilia) and I'm a Cantonese fundamentalist. You can take personal lessons from me, join a Canto group or download my teaching videos straight to your phone or iPad. If you want we can make podcasts together as we negotiate the markets and restaurants of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and the small towns of Guangdong province. Let's put the FUN back in MENTAL.
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I started taking Cecilie's course and after only a couple of weeks I realised that my enormous fear of actually talking to someone in Cantonese outside a classroom was gradually diminishing. Today, after only a few months of weekly lessons, I realise to my enormous surprise that I am actually able to talk to taxi drivers and order things in restaurants. As Cecilie likes to tell her students, the first step to world domination is to actually try to talk to someone in Chinese.
Cecilie's Cantonese class is great! Most of all, she helps me have the confidence I need to realise that if I put forth the effort, learning Cantonese is an attainable goal. Being a Westerner, she understands where I am coming from as I learn Cantonese, so she's able to teach in a way that I, as a Westerner, understand. And she teaches the actual real life Cantonese that people here speak (unlike other programs I have used). I love having a weekly class that keeps me from putting down my studies for too long, and I love the regular reminder that I need to be practicing my Cantonese with locals on a daily basis. Cecilie's sense of humour makes class fun. I highly recommend her class! And her films are hilarious and great for learning Cantonese in an interesting way.
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So I'm currently 72 and I was wondering if anyone had a best in slot type item list for a Haruspex, would love a dream-sheet list of what I need to keep my eyes peeled for !!!
So I'm currently 72 and I was wondering if anyone had a best in slot type item list for a Haruspex, would love a dream-sheet list of what I need to keep my eyes peeled for !!!
Head:Tracker's Hood.
Torso:Veteran's of xxx green item for its CtAP-enchant with Herakles'Might,socket a piece in it,then the other 2(or the full relic) so it has the +25% Damage bonus.
Arm: (Hale)SBC of Alacrity(MI,from Gorgons,farm the last MinoLab fountain),enchant with Herakles'Might as above.
Legs:Athena's Battle Greaves OR Batrachos Greaves(Anouran MI,farm Soronis en Tsakonian Ruins,reccomended)for DA,socket with the same relic as above.
Weapon:Kthonion Spike(Melinoe MI,high base dps,reccomended,farm ToJ's 4th or 2nd level or Court of Koulores)with as big damage affixes as possible,or just shopfarm a 2-affix spear with damaging affixes,socket both with either Achilles'Valor or Anubis'Wrath if you need it,both with 35% AS completion bonus.
Shield:Korybantes,Zeno's 3rd Paradox if you need CtAP to be immune to projectiles.
Bow:any Bramblewood Bow,preferably with damaging affixes(Anouran MI,farm Soronis for it),socket with Achilles'Valor or Artemis'Bowstring with AS completion bonus.
Ring 1:Apollo's Will
Ring 2:Apollo's Will
Amulet:Aphro's Favor or a Sacred Amulet(of the Lynx/Tiger/Immo) with Raptor's Tooth with +%dmg completion bonus.
Artifact:Knot of Isis for the last bit of CtAP or Blood of Ares for DPS.
You have +5 skills,huge DPS with either spear or bow,100% CtAP with both setups,very high DA if you buff your Dex a bit,and only AoE atacks can harm you(Dactyls and their wave) and may kill you as this setup kinda lacks resistances
Hardcore XMAX CHALLENGE:
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I don't think there is any best gear, it depends what you prefer. There are many ways to reach 100% CtAP and 2k DA (if that's what you want), so you can mix any number of items to get it. Each of those items has different focus points and strengths. For example, I usually prefer Ancile to Zeno's if looking for CtAP. Ancile gives the same or more % CtAP as Zeno's but adds OA, DA, Str, -% shield recovery time and +% Damage, which I find more useful than the bonuses on Zeno's.
You don't even need 100% CtAP. 80% will make you effectively immune to trash mobs and you can cast a Divine Scroll of the Arrow Dancer for boss fights and save yourself a gear slot.
It also depends on your playstyle. A spear Haru who wants to spam PS and have Call of the Hunt up almost all the time will get more value from Odysseus' Armor, Tracker's Hood and Talisman of the Jade Emperor than from most other items.
So it's really a case of deciding what is important for you and then tailoring your gear towards that. There is no "one size fits all" loadout for a Haru. Or any other toon for that matter.
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my setup has 100% ctap,~2000 DA with a decent dex amount and deals uber dps,however it has low resistances,thats where 100% Ctap and huge DA come into play
Hardcore XMAX CHALLENGE:
ExTeRmInAtOr-Level 70 Conqueror,COMPLETED;
Aellectris-Level 21 Oracle,Gorgon Cave;
My setup has over 2k DA and about 80% CtAP and doesn't use Zeno's, Knot of Isis, Vet's armour or Batrachos Greaves. With 80% CtAP, I take no damage from archers or mages. If I feel that the boss can damage me with projectiles, I can swap out some gear to get 100% CtAP or just use a scroll. Like I said, there are many ways to get to 2k DA and 100% CtAP. maul's original Vet's-Batrachos-Knot of Isis-Zeno's item listing is far from the only way.
yeap Ancile is better,didn't look for it :P but no resistances=you need CtAP and DA.And none of these items are rare.I had 3 or 4 Knots of Isis drop on my 60 Harb,in normal xmax playthrough(in epic act 4)And yea,it may not be the only setup,but that was what I made up while taking a break from playing TQIT. And it's the easiest way to have a good Haru;you may also go for the standard Warfare build,but with spear,shield and bow instead of DW clubs.And the spear/bow are,and you gotta admit,simply the best,while Ancile prolly is the best.Or Aionios if you don't go for 100% CtAP.
Hardcore XMAX CHALLENGE:
ExTeRmInAtOr-Level 70 Conqueror,COMPLETED;
Aellectris-Level 21 Oracle,Gorgon Cave;
Yeah, a good Bramblewood or Khthonion Spike is as good as you'll get in the game.
Haruspex was an odd toon for me. When I first read maul's idea of the Immortal Haruspex, I rushed out excitedly to make one, twinked myself Zeno's and Knot of Isis and whatnot to achieve it - and found it terribly boring to play. So I got rid of all that stuff (mid-Epic) and went back to playing a Mortal Haruspex.
Then, as the toon got into late Epic and early Legendary and found better and better items, I found it increasingly difficult to equip it so that it wasn't Immortal. Almost any good items you add push it irrevocably towards the 2k DA/100% CtAP mark. And I didn't need the gear that maul listed either. When I first set out to make the build, I thought I'd have to farm for ages to find Batrachos Greaves. I'm not even wearing any uber +DA gear, let alone BG, and my DA has soared to over 2k easily.
At that point, I realised that if the toon was going to make itself Immortal anyway, I might as well equip the stuff that I liked and found rather than twinking or trying to farm the stuff on maul's list. And, the more stuff you equip, the more you realise how broad the equipment options are for Haru.
For torso and helm, for example, you can equip Alex's Cuirass and Helm and, together, they add around 20% CtAP. Along with +2 skills, resistances to Fire, Cold, Lightning, all the Stun resistance you'll ever need, +20% Attack Speed, good flat DA and (important for spear Haru) a boost to OA as well. So Vet's no longer becomes necessary.
If I don't find the Cuirass, I've found that I can up my DA either by going Juggie's with Guan-Yu's or Vet's with Herakles. So I no longer need to farm for a Vet's with good +% DA and +% CtAP figures. If I get lousy Vet's but a Juggie's with +28% Damage, I can equip that instead. My DA is still good.
One doesn't even need Zeno's or Ancile. In the absence of those, a Herculean of Supremacy/Immortality/the Winds/whatever, socketed with Hector, again gives boosts to CtAP and DA. Or Soldier's Unyielding Will. Or a dual affix Outrider's Buckler. Or SBC of Guile for the CtAP. The number of potential gear choices just goes up and up and up.
Even the 2X Apollo's is a guide I rarely follow. Every archer build since the dawn of time has insisted that 2X Apollo's is "essential". I found the required two Apollo's Wills with my bow Brig and equipped them eagerly, waiting to see what all the fuss was about. And yeah, she kills marginally quicker with them. But not OMGWTFLOLZOR quicker. The problem is that her Str and Health plummet and she has to take blue pots every couple of minutes when using dual Apollo's. So I ended up switching back to twin Hale of Power rings, one socketed with Spectral Matter, the other with MKT. With those, her Energy pool is boosted to over 900, which lasts even a Brig a good long time. It was a bit deflating eventually farming two of these uber-godly rings - and then ending up not using them in favour of plain old socketed greens, heh.
Many might prefer to kill quicker and to gulp blue pots all the time. I prefer fractionally slower killing and never having to worry about energy. So again, it comes down to preferences and equipping the toon accordingly.
Thing is,it has Scatter Shot go to godly levels
And I don't do any immortal build,I was just giving an opinion on the best gear in terms of DPS,with maxed CtAP and immortal-like DA;however,going something like Ranger has you think abt survivability a bit more.
Talking of rings,try 2 Hales of the Owl with 2x Dyonisus'Wineskin or 2x Ankh of Isis too much HP is overkill IMO.
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Meteor Composition Determination (Meteor) - 04.14.16
Meteor makes the first space-based observations of the chemical composition of meteors entering Earth's atmosphere. Meteors are relatively rare, and are difficult to monitor from the ground because of the interference created by Earth's atmosphere. The Meteor investigation takes high-resolution video and images of the atmosphere and uses a software program to search for bright spots, which can later be analyzed on the ground.
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Initiation of this investigation has been affected by the loss of the Orbital-3 launch vehicle and mission in October 2014.
OpNom: Meteor
Principal Investigator(s)
Michael Fortenberry, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
Tomoko Arai, Ph.D., Planetary Exploration Research Center, Narashino-city, Japan
Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan
Sponsoring Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Sponsoring Organization
National Laboratory (NL)
Research Benefits
Earth Benefits, Scientific Discovery, Space Exploration
ISS Expedition Duration 1
March 2016 - March 2017
Expeditions Assigned
Previous ISS Missions
Information Pending
Experiment Description
Research Overview
- Meteor spectra are commonly observed from the ground or aircraft by instruments pointing at the sky during a reliably known meteor shower.
- Meteors cross the field of view of the observer's instrument and are recorded either photographically or electronically. Spectral measurements are made by a spectrograph, which records all wavelengths instantaneously.
- Investigators can then determine elemental abundances and temperatures by comparing known synthetic spectra to observed spectra.
- These ground or aircraft measurements however are limited to very short periods of observation time and small portions of the Earth's atmosphere. Additionally, ground and aircraft based meteor observations are limited by ozone absorption in the terrestrial atmosphere. This absorption masks the important "organic" carbon spectral emission.
- Satellite detectors can overcome these limits. Meteor provides a continuous monitor of meteor interaction with the Earth's atmosphere without limitations of the ozone absorption.
The resultant data aims to record the first measurement of meteor flux and allows for monitoring of carbon-based compounds. Investigation of meteor elemental composition is important to our understanding of how the planets developed.
Meteor is a new International Space Station (ISS) payload. Meteor's mission objective is to fly a visible spectroscopy instrument to the ISS for the primary purpose of observing meteors in Earth orbit. Meteor uses image analysis to provide information on the physical and chemical properties of the meteoroid dust, such as size, density, and chemical composition. Since the parent comets or asteroids for most of the meteor showers are identified, the study of the meteoroid dust on orbit provides information about the parent comets and asteroids. Meteor plans to operate for 2 years (as allowed by science priorities) in the WORF volume.
The Meteor camera is equipped with IR cut filer, which provides visible light only, up to 700 nm. The visible light is sufficient for spectral analyses to obtain the meteors' elemental composition, because the atomic emission lines of major elements are located within the visible wavelengths as follows:
- Fe (370nm)
- Ca (393nm)
- Mg (518nm)
- Na (589nm)
The WORF window has limited (~21%) transmittance at the 370 nm wavelength but is still useful for this study. On-orbit there are no distortions caused by weather and atmospheric disturbances which affect ground-based observation. Therefore, flux data collected on-orbit allows for better comparison of data from observed meteor showers. The objectives for the Meteor payload include:
- The periods around the peak of major meteor showers are the highest priority for observations.
- Periods outside of the peak of major meteor
- Minor meteor showers
- Periods with little or no regular meteor activity identified
Tertiary (Targets of Opportunity)
- Observation of de-orbiting spacecraft
- Daytime terrestrial targets at the request of NASA
Space Applications
Meteor showers are predictable events, and the Meteor investigation can be programmed to view meteor showers in advance. Meteor records spectral measurements which can reveal meteors' chemical makeup. Investigating the elemental composition of meteors is important to our understanding of how the planets developed.
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The Meteor investigation provides the first space-based measurement of meteor flux. It also allows for the monitoring of carbon-based compounds. Continuous measurement of meteor interactions with the Earth's atmosphere could also spot previously unforeseen meteors.
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Meteor is to be operational onboard the ISS, installed in the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) rack, for a two year period. Meteor makes observations during the night portion of each ISS orbit, and plans to operate during periods of predicated and well known meteor showers. Figures 1 and 2 below show the Major and Minor Meteor Event dates predicted during calendar year 2014.
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Meteor utilizes the Destiny module nadir window for Earth viewing. After transfer to ISS, Meteor operates mounted inside the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). Crew activities include installation, lens changeout, hard drive changeout, and a brief focus activity. When configured onboard, Meteor operations are fully autonomous. The Meteor team, located in Chiba, Japan, performs mission planning; coordinates with the Payload Operations Center at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); and uses the Software Toolkit for Ethernet Lab-Like Architecture (STELLA) to generate commands and retrieve data for Meteor onboard operations.
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A woman's lightning reactions prevent a vehicle slamming into herself and her child in San Francisco.
10:16, UK, Sunday 27 July 2014
A mother and her baby narrowly avoided death when she pulled her pushchair out of the path of a runaway car.
The unidentified woman was walking in San Francisco when a car smashed into another vehicle and careered towards her.
As she yanked her pushchair back, the car smashed into handrailings immediately in front of her.
The woman and her baby escaped unhurt, while the two men inside the car were taken to hospital.
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Job Opportunities in insurance sector
With the opening of the insurance sector, new career opportunities are becoming visible in the following streams of insurance:
Marketing: Every insurance company is in great need of persons who can market its products. Such a person can be an agent/ adviser of the companies concerned, an employee-cum-associate of an insurance broker or a corporate agent of an insurance company. The minimum qualification required is class XII. A person has to undergo at least 100 hours of training to be arranged by the insurance company and has to pass a test, after which a licence is granted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority. If one is willing to work sincerely for at least three to four hours daily, then he can earn about Rs 10,000 per month, which will continue to increase.
Insurance companies are also recruiting unit/sales managers, who recruit and guide agents to bring new insurance policies. The person to be recruited as a sales manager should be at least a graduate, with some experience in marketing.
Training: All insurance companies are in need of persons who can impart training to their marketing force and other staff. Such training is being outsourced from insurance colleges by some companies while some have their own training managers. A majority of these imparting such training are retired insurance officials.
Insurance courses: At present about 20 private insurance companies are in the market and are in the process of expanding their activities. They will require qualified persons. Many colleges are introducing insurance as a subject at the graduation level. Some private institutions also offer insurance courses. While choosing a course, a candidate is supposed to be vigilant, as placement cannot be guaranteed by any such course.
Actuarial Science: If one goes for the actuarial science exam and qualifies even in a few papers, then placement is not a problem. The eligibility for admission is:
(i) 10+2 (HSC) or equivalent with at least 85 per cent marks in mathematics/statistics.
(ii) Graduate/postgraduate with subject like mathematics, etc and must have at least 55 per cent marks in mathematical sciences.
(iii) The medium of instruction must be English.
The total number of papers is 16 and the exams are held every year in May and November, with no restrictions on the number of papers you want to appear in at a time and with no age restriction. The hand book can be obtained from the Actuarial Society of India at the following address: 9, Jeevan Udhyog Building, 3rd Floor, Dr DN Road Fort, Mumbai-400001.
Web site.www.actuariesindia.org
This is one stream of insurance, where the future is secured with a handsome salary.
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Upstate Stem Forum
On November 12, 2012, CA2VES hosted a STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — forum for educators at the CU-ICAR center in Greenville, SC. Partners for the event were the Clemson Center for Workforce Development, Clemson Economic Development, the Youth Learning Institute, and the South Carolina Coalition for Mathematics and Science. Invitees to the day-long seminar included K-12 educators, representatives from technical colleges, industry and legislative representatives.
In addition to an industry panel discussion, two breakout sessions were held with small groups identifying challenges and opportunities for improvement in the current STEM curriculum in South Carolina schools. At the end of each session, attendees were asked to complete a survey ranking the activities, programs, or resources they would most like to see CA2VES support. Analyzing the discussions and surveys from each of the sessions provided three key findings.
- Participants stressed that current curricula in elementary and middle schools are not preparing students well enough to succeed in STEM studies at higher levels. They wanted to see more resources focused on bolstering reading and math comprehension. Once a strong foundation is laid, virtual reality mod- ules, after-school and elective STEM programs, and student apprenticeships will have a greater chance of generating students' interest in STEM studies.
- Educators need adequate resources and training to foster a strong STEM learning environment within the current set of educational requirements. Participants were very receptive to the idea of professional development programs that would educate them about the manufacturing industry and train them to incorporate such lessons into the classroom. Other requests for help related to learning how to create an integrated STEM lesson plan and workshops on writing grants. Additionally, nearly 100% of participants indicated they would be likely to use an online hub that provided a variety of STEM resources such as career exploration for students and a list of industry speakers and contact information.
- The current perception of manufacturing in America must change. Resources need to be used to tackle the stereotypes and biases that exist around manufacturing careers. Students and parents, especially, must be shown that manufacturing is successful and respectable. In addition, working to encourage students to enter STEM fields could help diversify the population in the manufacturing industry. Apprenticeships, mentoring programs, grant funding, and marketing campaigns can all be sources of a positive impact on the way students and parents view manufacturing.


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San Diego, California
On July 4, 2014, San Diego Bay will light up with the annual Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom July 4th Fireworks Show to benefit the Armed Services YMCA. This will be the 14th annual show that provides spectacular fireworks to over 500,000 viewers around San Diego Bay at 9pm on July 4th.
This year the event is being elevated to a new level. For the first time, over 20 million people from Ventura to LA to Riverside to San Diego to Baja, Mexico, will be able to view the show live on television. Fox5 (San Diego) and KTLA (Los Angeles) will start their live programing at 8:00pm and run through the show to 9:30pm. The show will also have choreographed music on THE WALRUS 105.7FM.
Sandy Purdon, Executive Producer/Founder of the Big Bay Boom, has promised another fantastic show and adds, "thanks to the folks at Fox5 and KTLA we are able to reach a huge audience with our message of celebration for our nation's birth. And we will be able to honor and financially support again our military families and wounded warriors who get great support from the Armed Services YMCA."
The Port of San Diego is again the title sponsor of the Big Bay Boom and their support along with many of the San Diego Port Tenants will provide the backdrop of services and entertainment for the hundreds of thousands of visitor over the July 4th holiday. People should visit the Big Bay Boom website for viewing information, transportation options, official hotels, restaurants, dinner cruises, and other events during the festivities.
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Chaos ensues when Z thinks that its time for him to go first in the alphabet for a change.
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Tired of being last when the alphabet family lines up, Z demands equality and causes an uproar among the other letters--with chaotic and amusing results!
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It's backwards! It's inside out! It's every letter for itself! This laugh-out-loud romp is not your average alphabet book!
Z is tired of always having to be last when the alphabet family lines up. He is demanding fair and equal treatment! The letters (more or less) agree to go backwards, but it's not long before P has some ideas of his own. And so does H, for that matter. In fact, it seems as if almost every letter has a different opinion about how the alphabet should be arranged. It's chaos! It's pandemonium! And it's definitely not as easy as A-B-C! Filled with visually humorous details, Bob Kolar's colorful illustrations are the perfect foil for Alethea Kontis's snappy story about the comic confusion that comes when the letters of the alphabet, like a class of unruly children, step out of order and show that each one has a mind of its own.


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The New York Times is reporting that United and Continental have hit a snag in their merger discussion. "More specifically," according to the Times, "the two companies have not been able to reach an agreement over the value of the stock prices used to compute the exchange ratio in a stock-for-stock deal, these people said. The ratio would affect the price United would ultimately pay for the deal."
The disagreement doesn't have any direct impact on consumers, but since the merger does, and the disagreement is being described as a "deal-breaker," it's worth explaining a bit. If the deal goes through, United will pay Continental in United shares. Continental wants to use a stock price from before news of a possible merger broke, but United wants to use the price from the day before the merger is formally announced, if and when that happens. According to the Times, "under Continental's methodology, the airline would receive more United shares ... under United's methodology, the exchange ratio would be much lower." The difference between the two airlines' target prices is roughly 20 percent at this point, so we're talking about a serious difference in shares.
OK, now that all that financial stuff is out of the way, what does it all mean?...read more»
Our sister site, Airfarewatchdog, now allows travelers to rate and review their flights, as well as the airline they flew. Similar to TripAdvisor, the feature is designed to give consumers a chance to share their opinion, tips, and fair warnings with other readers, and gives travelers a new way to determine whether or not a good price is actually a decent value.
The functionality only launched last week, but there are already some good reviews on the Boston-to-San Francisco and Seattle-to-New York pages. As you can see, travelers can rate the check-in process, in-flight service, and seat comfort, and give an overall rating and detailed review.
Honestly, some sort of user-generated review function for the airline industry is long overdue. There are so many variables when it comes to flying—from gate locations and nearby airport amenities to plane type and size—that getting a first-hand sense of what you can expect is essential....read more»
The Associated Press (AP) reports that while most travelers stranded by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland will be home today or early this week, many remain stranded abroad, more than two weeks after the volcano effectively shut down European airspace. Most airports in Europe are now open.
The AP writes that "Mark Tanzer, chief executive of Britain's ABTA, which represents British travel agents and tour operators, said about 100,000 stranded British travellers should have been returned home by Monday morning. About 35,000 more will remain marooned until Friday." Thousands of travelers are stuck in destinations such as Egypt and Thailand.
In the meantime, airlines are asking ticketed passengers to give up their seats for people affected by the volcano....read more»
Roger Yu at USA Today is reporting that fares to Europe have plummeted this spring. Surprisingly, however, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, and the subsequent chaos and disorder in the industry, is not to blame. So far.
"The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland that shut down European airports the past week isn't a factor in the latest round of price cuts," Yu writes, "but airlines could lower fares further if travelers are spooked by headlines and decide to avoid Europe this year." Instead, Tom Parsons, CEO of Bestfares.com, tells Yu "the drop stems from airlines' aggressive pricing earlier this year in anticipation of robust travel that hasn't panned out."
Basically, the airlines misjudged the summer travel market, and are now rushing to compensate. "The volcano," Parsons says, "[also] puts more pressure on airlines to bring prices down and open up more seats for lower prices."
The overall analysis jives with the fare tracking data our own airfare expert, Patricia Magana, has been collecting over the past few months....read more»
Now that the volcano in Iceland is subsiding, travelers and travel industry professionals are assessing the damage: 95,000 cancelled flights, $1.7 billion in lost revenue, and untold inconvenience.
To that last point, I want to know if any SmarterTravel readers have had their travel plans disrupted by the volcano, or if you're worried that future travels may be affected. Personally, I'm heading to Spain and France in less than two weeks, and I'm crossing my fingers that the dozing volcano doesn't wake up again.
So, whether you were stranded or simply fear that the worst is not yet behind us, leave a comment below and share your story. Thanks!...read more»
The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it will not approve requests, from five airlines, for a temporary exemption to the tarmac delay rules. In a statement, DOT secretary Ray LaHood said "Passengers on flights delayed on the tarmac have a right to know they will not be held aboard a plane indefinitely. This is an important consumer protection, and we believe it should take effect as planned." The decision comes a week before the rules take effect, on April 29.
The five airlines that requested an exemption were JetBlue, Delta, American, Continental, and US Airways. JetBlue, Delta, and American all requested an exemption at New York's JFK airport, which, due to construction, is currently operating without what is normally its busiest runway. Continental asked for a reprieve at nearby Newark International, citing proximity delays from JFK. US Airways made a similar claim in its request for an exemption at Philadelphia.
But the DOT wasn't having it....read more»
Since we published The World's Worst Tourist Traps last weekend, hundreds of you have left comments on the story. Many of you offered your own picks, but some wrote in to share what you love about the destinations we featured. As we said in the story: "one man's trap is another man's treasure."
And we're convinced. After reading your comments, I'm ready to hit Niagara Falls for the Maid of the Mist tour and marvel at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Still not sure I'm ready to kiss the Blarney Stone though (read on to find out why).
So here we go. Here are your reasons for not missing:...read more»
US Airways announced that it is pulling out of merger talks with United. In a statement, CEO Doug Parker said:
"We have recently held discussions with United Airlines regarding a possible combination between our two airlines. After an extensive review and careful consideration, our Board of Directors has decided to discontinue those discussions.
"While it is our policy not to comment on rumors concerning strategic transactions, because of the persistent rumors about a possible transaction with United Airlines we believe it is appropriate to clarify the status of those negotiations. In the future, we will continue to follow our policy of not commenting on potential strategic transactions until we have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to a specific transaction.
"It remains our belief that consolidation makes sense in an industry as fragmented as ours. Whether we participate or not, consolidation that
leads to a more efficient industry better able to withstand economic volatility, global competition and the cyclical nature of our industry is a positive outcome."
Well, then. This really shouldn't come as much of a surprise. United and US Airways have done the merger dance several times over the past decade, with each courtship ending in more or less this fashion. And, let's face it: The death of this merger is probably a good thing for consumers....read more»
Alaska just announced a top-to-bottom reorganization of its baggage fees. Bags one through three will now cost $20 each, and bags four through 10 will cost $50.
The change represents a $5 hike for the first bag, no change for the second bag, and $30 reduction for the third bag.
Bags four through 10 used to cost $100, so the new fee is a 50 percent cut on the old one.
Elsewhere, Southwest has doubled its unaccompanied minor fee to $50. Alaska has actually lowered its unaccompanied minor fee to $25 for nonstop flights and $50 for connecting flights. Previously, the airline charged a flat $75 fee....read more»
Here's another addition to the annals of Creative Ways Airlines Try to Save a Few Bucks: non-reclining seats.
Erstwhile ultra-low-cost-carrier Spirit has begun installing stationary seats on two new Airbus A320 aircraft. The Sun-Sentinel reports that so far passengers aren't exactly enamored with the new accommodations. Spirit customer Eve Greene told the Sun-Sentinel she "she was confused and frustrated by the fact that the seats didn't recline," and said there's a "big difference" in terms of comfort, compared to Spirit's conventional reclining seats....read more»


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That ends day 16 of our live coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to Ayers Rock.
Read on to find out what else they got up to while at Uluru without Prince George who was with his nanny in Canberra.
Or click here to read the highlights from day 16 of their official visit to New Zealand and Australia.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of Prince William and Kate Middleton's visit to Uluru, Australia.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will today visit the iconic site, also known as Ayers Rock, which is a sacred site for the area's Aboriginal people.
The visit will be only their second night away from Prince George, who is staying with his nanny in Canberra, during their 19-day tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The Duke and Duchess will fly to Yulara, a town close to Uluru, to visit the National Indigenous Training Academy which helps to train members of Australia's ethnic communities in the tourism and hospitality trades.
They will then move on to the Uluru Cultural Centre where the indigenous communities will give them a traditional welcome.
The royals will view an indigenous art display and later attend afternoon tea, given by the chief minister of the Northern Territory.
After tea, the Duke and Duchess will visit Uluru, taking a short walk along its base in the company of a local guide.
Uluru is a world famous landmark - a huge mound of sandstone that stands almost 350 metres high and is more than two miles long and a mile wide.
The first European to see the natural wonder was the explorer William Gosse in the late 19th century and he named it Ayers Rock after the then chief secretary of New South Wales.
But the Aboriginal name for the striking feature - Uluru - is now widely used.
Prince William and Kate Middleton have now arrived in Uluru.
Their plane touched down a short while ago - and here is a picture to prove it.
The photo was uploaded on Twitter by reporter Kathy Novak of Australia's SBS News.
Kate & William have touched down in Uluru #RoyalVisitAus #rocknroyal @sbsnews pic.twitter.com/3jHHE92jIP— Kathy Novak (@Kathy_Novak) April 22, 2014
For good measure, here is another photograph of William and Kate arriving in Uluru....
#RoyalVisitAus – William and Kate step off the plane in Australia's Red Centre. pic.twitter.com/tZzDPRtIip— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) April 22, 2014
Here is the first dispatch of the day from our royal reporter Victoria Murphy, who is with William and Kate at Uluru.
Prince William and Kate have arrived in the Red Centre of Australia to visit the country's most famous natural landmark, Uluru or Ayres Rock.
The Duchess, wearing a sleeveless dress by Roksanda Ilincic, and the Duke were met at the airport by Sally Thomas, administrator of the Northern
Territory, Adam Giles, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, and two members of the indigenous Anangu people, Vincent Nipper and Daisy Walkabout.
They left left Prince George with his nanny Maria Borrallo in Canberra to take a Royal Australian Air Force flight to Yulara airport.
During their visit William and Kate will visit the National Indigenous Training Academy, which provides training for the hospitality and tourism industries in 12-month residential courses.
Each of the 100 people who graduate each year are guaranteed work at the Ayers Rock Resort or other hotel complexes.
The couple will then visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre to learn about Uluru and neighbouring Kata Tjuta, the major geological features in the national park, both of which are sacred sites to the indigenous people.
They will also learn about Tjukurpa, the belief system of the indigenous people, though the full significance of Uluru is known only to the Anangu people, who do not share it with outsiders.
Following afternoon tea, the couple will visit Uluru itself, walking up to it along one of the marked out routes for tourists that avoid the most sacred parts of the rock.
The couple will spend the night at luxury campsite Longitude 131 where they will be able to experience the outback at night and will have an opportunity to see the sun rise over Uluru.
The Anangu, the traditional owners of the land that includes Uluru, previously known as Ayers Rock, jointly manage the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park with Parks Australia, the federal parks agency.
The indigenous people have looked after the land for tens of thousands of years but only won back the title to the land in 1985 is what is known as the Handback.
Uluru, which has no direct translation in English, was named Ayers Rock in 1873 by the surveyor William Gosse, who named it after the then Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers.
The sandstone rock, which rises 1,142ft above the red earth around it, with a circumference of 5.8 miles, was formed over hundreds of millions of years when sand was deposited on the bed of an inland sea.
The sea bed was compressed into rock and then turned through almost 90 degrees by the shifting of tectonic plates, meaning the layering of the sandstone of Uluru is almost vertical today.
Over hundreds of millions of years, a mountain range that surrounded Uluru was eroded away, leaving the unusually hard sandstone monolith exposed.
Its red colour comes from the oxidisation of iron-bearing minerals within the rock through exposure to air and water.
Below the surface, the rock is grey in colour.
Here is a photograph of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.
Quite a sight, we're sure you'll agree...
Here's a photo of Kate speaking to the crowds in Uluru.
The pic was taken by our royal reporter Victoria Murphy and posted on Twitter.
She tweeted alongside the picture: "Kate talks to the crowd, asks: "did everyone have a fun easter?"
Kate talks to the crowd, asks: "did everyone have a fun easter?" pic.twitter.com/DX55iD7rST— Victoria Murphy (@QueenVicMirror) April 22, 2014
Here is a photo of the Duchess of Cambridge in Uluru, courtesy of the Mirror's Ian Vogler.
For those who are interested, Kate's sleeveless dress is designed by Roksanda Ilincic.
More from Victoria Murphy here.
This time, an anecdote from Kate about little Prince George.
He likes chewing bracelets apparently...
One woman gave Kate a bracelet and she said: "George will probably chew on it so i'll keep it away from him"— Victoria Murphy (@QueenVicMirror) April 22, 2014
Another photo of Kate and Wills at Uluru from our snapper Ian Vogler....
Kate's sleeveless dress by Roksanda Ilincichas been getting a bit of attention today.
Our royal reporter Victoria Murphy thought it was a bit plain and had expected the Duchess to wear something brighter.
The deputy editor of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper was also underwhelmed.
Ben Cubby wrote on Twitter: "Not too sure about the beige dress."
Not too sure about the beige dress. http://t.co/nG0o45qVeG #royals #controversy— Ben Cubby (@bencubby) April 22, 2014
William and Kate will shortly meet students at the Cultural Centre at Uluru.
Here are some of them, in a photograph posted on Twitter by Adam Giles, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.
Nine of our best & brightest #Territory students getting ready to meet the Royals at the Cultural Centre at Uluru. pic.twitter.com/JpAtKnnEp5— Adam Giles (@adamgiles) April 22, 2014
The Duchess of Cambridge described Australia's iconic Uluru landmark as "absolutely stunning" from the air, before a visit to the world-famous site.
Kate and William saw the unmistakable feature as they flew to the remote town of Yulara, close to the popular attraction also know as Ayers Rock.
Before touring the landmark, a sacred site for the Aboriginal community, the couple visited the National Indigenous Training Academy to present recent hospitality and catering graduates with their certificates.
The Duke and Duchess went on a brief walkabout meeting well-wishers who gathered in the grounds of the academy, and Kate chatted to Amanda Bartels, 30, who had driven for five hours from Alice Springs to see the royals.
Speaking about Uluru, Kate told Ms Bartels, who was holding her 10-month-old son Nathan: "It's absolutely stunning from the air."
The 30-year-old mother, who also brought her five-year-old daughter Aimee-Grace to see Kate, said after meeting the Duchess: "I asked her if she was missing George and she said she was so I said my son could be her George substitute."
"She let him play with her bracelet and she said, 'You like that, do you want it?'."
During the visit William was presented with a spear by a husband and wife indigenous couple Kamurin and Sherelle Young who are students at the Academy and hope to become managers in hotels.
The royal couple marvelled at the long weapon made from local wood and carved to a sharp point.
Mrs Young said afterwards: "William was pleased, he was so thankful.
"I told him it was made from wood from the Mulga tree and that it had kangaroo vein, used as twine, on it he was shocked he said, 'Wow'."
An interesting Uluru fact here, thanks to Parks Australia....
The royal couple will join the more than 250,000 people who visit Uluru from all around the world #RoyalTourAus— ParksAustralia (@Parks_Australia) April 22, 2014
Kate and William are now watching a traditional aboriginal performance.
The Duchess has changed into a Hobbs dress for the afternoon.
This picture taken by our Royal Correspondent shows the couple watching the performance.
Kate in honbs dress she's worn before pic.twitter.com/WwsBwYYLv7— Victoria Murphy (@QueenVicMirror) April 22, 2014
Here's another picture of them watching the dancing.
William and Kate are to the right of the picture in the shade to try and get out of the 31C heat.
Kate and William watch traditional dance pic.twitter.com/paUZedbJMe— Victoria Murphy (@QueenVicMirror) April 22, 2014
William was given a hand-carved shield while Kate received a necklace.
While batting away the flies, Kate says: "I was told about the flies."
She also spoke about loving her schooldays at the indigenous trainging academy.
They have been meeting Aboriginal people who own the land at Ayers Rock.
William and Kate meat Aboriginal people who own the land at Uluru, Ayers Rock pic.twitter.com/7z2oXECHee— Tim Ewart (@EwartRoyale) April 22, 2014
Clarence House issued this image of William and Kate earlier at the training academy.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admire a gift they received at the National Indigenous Training Academy today. pic.twitter.com/iJWAXblGhU— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 22, 2014
William and Kate have now arrived at Ayers rock.
They are currently walking around the foot of the incredible natural feature.


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"The Long Thaw: How Humans are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's
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I am looking forward to reading this one!
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Good move! I've pre-ordered a copy of Dire Predictions for myself. And I've also sent a suggestion to my local public library that they buy a few copies for general circulation.
[Response: Thanks for your kind words. I hope you like the book. We did our best to write it a level appropriate for the person on the street, while not 'talking down' to our readers. -mike]
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Great! the Pierrehumbert book is exactly what I've been looking for.
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Ray, there's a typo on page 5:
"This is known as blackbody radiation and will be discussed in detail…"
Good stuff so far!
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Useful. Thanks.
Comment by David B. Benson — 11 Jul 2008 @ 3:09 PM
Ah ha! This proves that RC has been in the back pocket (literally!) of the paper products industry all along!
Comment by Peter Backes — 11 Jul 2008 @ 3:34 PM
Thnaks for highlighting your books. I'm looking forward to reading several of them. Regrettably I don't speak German, despite being born there.
Speaking of books, any comment on Robert Kunzig & Wally Broecker's Fixing Climate?
Comment by Jim Eager — 11 Jul 2008 @ 3:37 PM
#6 Peter Backes:
Not to fear, I believe there's a deeper plan at work. Turns out bookshelves are great carbon sequestration reservoir.
Another problem w/"e-books", BTW. No carbon capture…
Comment by Doug Bostrom — 11 Jul 2008 @ 3:41 PM
I read the Onion green issue and it was very funny. The Onion has had some funny science related articles too, but the best one for dealing with contrarians is "Study: 38 Percent Of People Not Actually Entitled To Their Opinion"
I received a gift certificate for Barnes & Noble recently and I'll definitely use it to get one of the books one the list. David's book "The Long Thaw" has the catchiest title. Ray's Book "Principles of Planetary Climate" would probably help me the most.
Comment by Joseph O'Sullivan — 11 Jul 2008 @ 6:36 PM
Got another typo for Ray.
p. 17: "Mars surface cools so fast that that once it is dark…"
Enjoying thoroughly so far.
Comment by Jim Galasyn — 11 Jul 2008 @ 6:36 PM
Fabulous idea, and many thanks to all of you at RC. I am always looking for some solid publications on Science to read for myself, and to recommend for others.
Comment by Dan Satterfield — 11 Jul 2008 @ 10:34 PM
Re Dire predictions
As one member of the target audience you have the level spot on.
One question on Chapter 1 Is the non-mention of Callendar's identification of global warming from data analysis in the 1930's because of lack of space or because of lack of relibility of the result?
[Response: thanks for the comment. Well, one has to make tough choices about what to and not to include w/ a 200 page heavily illustrated large format book. The history of the science is fascinating, and we could have spent several spreads on that alone. But it would have meant sacrificing other important topics. Would it be great for our readers to know more about the historical figures in the development of the science? Sure. Do they *need* to, to understand the big picture? Well, no. Of course, there are other great sources for that (e.g. Spencer Weart's book). -mike]
Comment by TAust — 12 Jul 2008 @ 12:55 AM
I've ordered an evaluation copy of "Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming". This could be just what my biology students need for background on AGW for several courses I teach that look at the biological impacts of climate change. Thanks for pointing this books out to us.
[Response: Thanks for the vote of confidence. We envisioned the book as serving dual purposes, either a layperson's guide to climate change science/impacts/solutions, or as a text for first year seminars and/or non-technical introductory level courses. I'd appreciating hearing your thoughts about the book! -mike]
Comment by Peter H. — 12 Jul 2008 @ 8:54 AM
Wish I'd seen this list before I had to order textbooks (back in April) for my 'Population, Resources and Change' class, but there's always next term.
Comment by Sue — 12 Jul 2008 @ 9:36 AM
What about a list of other people's books as well? It could be a separate list from the Real Climate list. I would suggest that it be a list of books that address the science, and leave out the books that are mostly political. You could start with Spencer Weart's book "The Discovery of Global Warming"?
[Response: We've done a number of nearly-annual book reviews here, here and here. – gavin]
Comment by Marty Weirick — 12 Jul 2008 @ 9:49 AM
While we are discussing books may I congratulate Mark Lynas on winning the 21st Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
The Guardian says A grim exploration of the implications of global warming has won Britain's most prestigious prize for science writing.
Cheers, Alastair.
Comment by Abbe Mac — 12 Jul 2008 @ 10:07 AM
I like the list of books. I do not like that flashing image of those books on the sidebar. As a Firefox user with the AdBlock extension I got rid of it with two clicks, but I thought I would let you know how at least one reader feels about flashing imagery on websites.
Now to solve the fun little puzzle so I can submit this…
[Response: Would it help if it was slowed down? The issue is that there isn't enough space to have them all separately – a collage might be possible… – gavin]
Comment by Blair Dowden — 12 Jul 2008 @ 1:24 PM
Gavin — Yes, it is good enough to slow these way, way down. I'll suggest 11 seconds.
[Response: It was already 10, so I made it 20. – gavin]
Comment by David B. Benson — 12 Jul 2008 @ 2:02 PM
I vote for a collage, non-flashing if it is possible.
Comment by Figen Mekik — 12 Jul 2008 @ 3:12 PM
I also would prefer a collage. I find changing images distracting when I am trying to read.
Comment by Blair Dowden — 12 Jul 2008 @ 8:18 PM
Just ordered Ray Bradley's 'Paleoclimatology' and I'm thinking about 'Dire Predictions.' Thanks for being so active, both in the scientific literature, and in non-technical books (and realclimate) for allowing people to understand these issues.
Comment by Chris Colose — 12 Jul 2008 @ 10:49 PM
Hmmm… just a slight gripe!
I've just received my copy of DP (excellent!) and I was intending on using it to grace my coffee table. Unfortunately, though, I've just discovered that if you leave it in such an exposed position (no, I don't live outside, I just mean not supported by other books), the cover curls up like a piece of dry peel!!
I'm not letting it curtail my enjoyment of the contents though! Well done!
[Response: Sorry, only just now saw this message. Yeah, I had the same problem w/ mine too :( I guess we can try curling it in the opposite direction (in the hope that 'cover fatigue' doesn't set in) or placing it under weight for some time. I'd be interested in any other solutions folks find to this. -mike]
Comment by Hugh — 19 Jul 2008 @ 6:28 AM
Hi Mike:
Amazon.com has two titles for DP with two different sub-titles: One is the illustrative Guide and the other "Understanding etc," As I am a Ph. D. chemist with a specialty in data modeling, analysis and prediction (FA PLS, etc.) which of the book would I benefit the most from? Thanks in advance and congrats on that effort!
Denys Leclerc
[Response: Thanks for the message Denys. Well, there's just one book. Unfortunately, 'Amazon' got ahold of an earlier pre-release version that had a different cover (a signpost submerged in a flood). I was pretty sure that this had been eradicated, though I've noticed that the Canadian Amazon still has this one. In any case, the correct version should have a cover that looks like the one shown here, i.e. the black cover w/ a footprint on it. The link is here. Sorry for any confusion. And thanks for your interest in the book! -mike]
Comment by Denys Leclerc — 29 Jul 2008 @ 5:55 PM
[Response: Thank you for your interest in the book Denys. I hope you find it interesting and useful. -mike]
Comment by Denys Leclerc — 30 Jul 2008 @ 7:31 AM
I was inspired by Ray's book to code up a little visualizer and write the following post for my work blog.
Visualizing Climate Data in Phase Space
I'm just a lowly coder with an interest in climate science — any comments and feedback are appreciated!
Comment by Jim Galasyn — 1 Aug 2008 @ 4:45 PM
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Esquire recently released an article outlining the 10 worst sandwiches for your health. In light of the deli sandwich recall at Wal-Mart stores, many are looking at just how bad a deli sandwich can get, recalled or not.
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This large and in charge sandwich has 740 calories! The roast beef alone has 340 calories!
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This sandwich is both tall and long, coming in at 1,150 calories.
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This is a question our agents get all the time. Most Floridians understand the importance of health insurance, but life insurance is a form of coverage that can oftentimes get overlooked. Life insurance is important for those of any age, health standing, etc. There can be misconceptions surrounding the details and rates of life insurance coverage.
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The Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray sat down with Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald Williams last week to discuss health care reform and what it will mean for Americans.
Williams has been a strong advocate in the health care community for the new legislation, but he also acknowledges that the reform comes at a price. "To get more you have to pay more," he says regarding the coverage in the new legislation. However, Williams points out that the benefits outweigh the negatives, as the number of insured Americans will increase.
You can watch Williams' interview on health care reform in its entirety below:
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The Humane Society of the U.S filed a complaint with the FTC that Neiman Marcus continues to sell products with real fur falsely labeled as faux.
The Humane Society of the U.S filed a complaint with the FTC that Neiman Marcus continues to sell products with real fur falsely labeled as faux.
Attorney General Eric Holder confirms the Justice Department is investigating the massive hacking of consumer data from retailer Target during the holiday shopping season.
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Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel says he's still shaken by the company's massive security breach that may have affected as many as 70 million credit and debit card users.
Design your own diamond ring and travel to Africa to see where the stone came from.
The owners of Neiman Marcus agree to sell the U.S. luxury department store chain to Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $6 billion.
Neiman Marcus has settled a lawsuit with a woman who wanted to return $1.4 million of merchandise that her husband purchased while having an affair with a store employee.
Luxury retailer Neiman-Marcus announced Monday that it plans to come back to market with an IPO eight years after private equity firms acquired the company.
Although the economic potential of echo boomers may not be as promising as some are expecting, there are several ways investors can profit from their behavior.
Cheap chic retailer Target and luxury department store Neiman Marcus announced Tuesday that they're teaming up on a holiday fashion, home and accessories collection to be sold at both chains. Strange bedfellows? Not really. The two have more in common than meets the eye.
For the best deals on Cyber Monday, turn off the computer and go bargain-hunting in brick-and-mortar stores. Between retailers desperate to compete and websites starting sales earlier, e-commerece's big day is losing its online luster.
EBay has come a long way since its days as an Internet flea market. Today, 62% of eBay listings are fixed price, not auctions, and 70% are new. But the website's devoted cadre of loyal used item sellers feels like its recently launched "buy it new" campaign is selling them out.
While Nordstrom has yet to find a suitable location in New York City, online shoppers can now get any item delivered for free. On Monday, Nordstrom announced it will offer free shipping and returns for all U.S. orders -- making it the first department store chain to do so.
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The Great Recession took lot of wealth out of baby boomer pockets, probably for good. That means luxury merchants will have to set their sights on a new demographic for growth in coming years. That group will most likely be the millennials, 25- to 34-year-olds.
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Mike and Shelly Lutz, California, help prepare carry-outs at the annual Pinto Quarterback Club Barbecue Sunday, Aug. 19, at the high school commons.
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California Pinto Quarterback Club Barbecue held Sunday, August 19
The California High School Pinto Quarterback Club hosted the annual barbecue fundraiser Sunday, Aug. 19, at the high school commons, where Pinto football fans and supporters feasted on port steak dinner and mingled with the Pinto football players and coaches.
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