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What are they, what are they good for, and how do I create my own attributes?
Metadata. Data about your objects/methods/properties.
For example I might declare an Attribute called: DisplayOrder so I can easily control in what order properties should appear in the UI. I could then append it to a class and write some GUI components that extract the attributes and order the UI elements appropriately.
Thereby ensuring that SomeInt is always displayed before SomeDate when working with my custom GUI components.
However, you'll see them most commonly used outside of the direct coding environment. For example the Windows Designer uses them extensively so it knows how to deal with custom made objects. Using the BrowsableAttribute like so:
Tells the designer not to list this in the available properties in the Properties window at design time for example.
You could also use them for code-generation, pre-compile operations (such as Post-Sharp) or run-time operations such as Reflection.Emit. For example, you could write a bit of code for profiling that transparently wrapped every single call your code makes and times it. You could "opt-out" of the timing via an attribute that you place on particular methods.
Declaring them is easy, just make a class that inherits from Attribute.
And remember that when you use the attribute you can omit the suffix "attribute" the compiler will add that for you.
Many people have answered but no one has mentioned this so far...
Attributes are used heavily with reflection. Reflection is already pretty slow.
It is very worthwhile marking your custom attributes as being
It is also a good idea to consider where it would be appropriate to use place such an attribute, and to attribute your attribute (!) to indicate this via
It's also cool that the AttributeUsage attribute is part of the AttributeUsage attribute's signature. Whoa for circular dependencies!
Attributes are a kind of meta data for tagging classes. This is often used in WinForms for example to hide controls from the toolbar, but can be implemented in your own application to enable instances of different classes to behave in specific ways.
Start by creating an attribute:
All attribute classes must have the suffix "Attribute" to be valid.
Now you can check a specific class' SortOrderAttribute (if it have one) by doing the following:
If you want to read more about this you can always check out MSDN which have a pretty good description.
Attributes are like metadata applied to classes, methods or assemblies.
They are good for any number of things (debugger visualization, marking things as obsolete, marking things as serializable, the list is endless).
Creating your own custom ones is easy as pie. Start here:
In the project I'm currently working on, there is a set of UI objects of various flavours and an editor to assembly these objects to create pages for use in the main application, a bit like the form designer in DevStudio. These objects exist in their own assembly and each object is a class derived from
and I apply it to a class like this:
which is what the previous posters have said.
To use the attribute, the editor has a
Note: the above is C++/CLI but it's not difficult to convert to C# (yeah, I know, C++/CLI is an abomination but it's what I have to work with :-( )
You can put attributes on most things and there are whole range of predefined attributes. The editor mentioned above also looks for custom attributes on properties that describe the property and how to edit it.
Once you get the whole idea, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.
An attribute is a class that contains some bit of functionality that you can apply to objects in your code. To create one, create a class that inherits from System.Attribute.
As for what they're good for... there are almost limitless uses for them.
As said, Attributes are relatively easy to create. The other part of the work is creating code that uses it. In most cases you will use reflection at runtime to alter behavior based on the presence of an attribute or its properties. There are also scenarios where you will inspect attributes on compiled code to do some sort of static analysis. For example, parameters might be marked as non-null and the analysis tool can use this as a hint.
Using the attributes and knowing the appropriate scenarios for their use is the bulk of the work.
Attributes are, essentially, bits of data you want to attach to your types (classes, methods, events, enums, etc.)
The idea is that at run time some other type/framework/tool will query your type for the information in the attribute and act upon it.
So, for example, Visual Studio can query the attributes on a 3rd party control to figure out which properties of the control should appear in the Properties pane at design time.
Attributes can also be used in Aspect Oriented Programming to inject/manipulate objects at run time based on the attributes that decorate them and add validation, logging, etc. to the objects without affecting the business logic of the object.
You can use custom attributes as a simple way to define tag values in sub classes without having to write the same code over and over again for each subclass. I came across a nice concise example by John Waters of how to define and use custom attributes in your own code.
There is a tutorial at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288454(VS.71).aspx
To get started creating an attribute, open a C# source file, type
Attributes are also commonly used for Aspect Oriented Programming. For an example of this check out the PostSharp project.
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The exemptions have been increasingly common in baseball in the days of drug testing. As recently as 2013, nearly 10 percent of major-leaguers had permission to use Adderall, a banned stimulant used to treat attention-deficit disorder.
But as the book excerpt presented in Sports Illustrated notes, testosterone exemptions are far more rare. Rodriguez was one of only two players granted a TUE for "androgen deficiency medications," which include testosterone. In 2013, three MLB players had exemptions for hypogonadism, a condition in which the body does not produce sufficient testosterone.
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The Los Angeles County museum's director, Michael Govan, says the possibility of a merger was first raised by MOCA officials and that LACMA has responded with a formal proposal.
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The museum's downtown campus has hosted popular exhibitions on Andy Warhol, prominent American comic book artists and many others over the years. Its nearby Geffen Contemporary campus was host to a popular 2011 exhibition of graffiti art that featured the works of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Chaz Bojorquez and others.
Last year, the museum also became caught up in an art-world controversy when it fired its popular chief curator, Paul Schimmel. Four board members immediately resigned, among them prominent pop artist Ed Ruscha.
LACMA's statement praised MOCA as being "key to establishing Los Angeles as a world power in contemporary art," and said a merger would benefit both museums.
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- Publisher: Rayark International Limited
- Genre: Adventure
- Released: 13 Nov, 2013
- Size: 911.1 MB
- Price: $1.99
- A selection of beautiful compositions which meld brilliantly with the gameplay.
- Handsome visuals and moody audio creates an haunting, ethereal atmosphere
- Offers a real challenge for those who want it.
- The 'how to play' tutorial screen before every song hangs around a bit too long.
Though the genre may be out of fashion at the moment, Deemo's gorgeous soundtrack and haunting visuals reminds us why we fell in love with rhythm-music games in the first place.
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It's been a while since gamers fell out of love with rhythm games. This was mostly due to the over-saturation of rock music sims driven by plastic guitars, but also because of lack of creativity in the games themselves.
Deemo does its best to address these issues by not only providing feedback as you tap and slide, but also presenting a fantasy through the melding of music and haunting artwork.
The story, such as it is, tells the melancholic tale of a lonely creature who finds the company of a mysterious young girl. With the child at your side, you play through numerous piano-based compositions.
The line at the bottom of the screen simulates the piano keys, and as the lines descend, you tap them in time with the backing music. Your piano rings out on each successive note. After the first few pieces, single notes give way to double notes and slides. Often, you will have to use two fingers to cover the spread, and there will be sections where you must tap with one finger while sliding another finger back and forth.
Like most rhythm games, when everything is going right, the you fall into a trance state, inputting taps in harmony with the soundtrack.
There are three difficulty modes available, as well as the option to adjust the speed at which the notes descend. There's a substantial increase in toughness between easy and hard mode, giving you plenty of incentive to revisit perfected songs and try to master the expert setting.
Of course, special mention must be made of the soundtrack. The pieces are largely classical, but there are tracks with lyrics, most of which come from the lounge or J-pop genres. Tracks such as 'Wings of Piano' and 'Jumpy Star' are standouts, with their catchy melodies worming their way into our ears. The art design fits in with the moody, haunting soundtrack, with both the song images and cutscenes conveying a kind of sweet sadness.
This stylised marriage of audio and visual content Deemo is more than just a rhythm game. It uses its multi-tap input to create greater immersion, and merges sight and sound to tell a story very different from your standard 'be the best band in the world' scenario. If you enjoy your rhythm games, you owe it to yourself to try Deemo. The music may not be as heavy as players are used to, but the game is no less powerful for it.
DescriptionThe story of Deemo and little girl has come to an end!
From Cytus team, a world acclaimed music rhythm game.
Rayark brings you Deemo, a hybrid of music rhythm game and the story of urban fantasy, with hand-drawn art, story-telling gallery and real instrumental feedback of piano key sound.
Deemo is a mystic character who lives in solitude in a castle all by itself. A little girl falls from the sky, not knowing who she is, where she comes from. To help the little girl back to her world, Deemo comes to realize a tree keeps growing tall on top of the piano whenever it plays. What would Deemo do when it gets comfortable with the companionship it never had before? What if the little girl couldn't deal with the truth when her seemingly lost memories regained?!
"Never left without saying goodbye".
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|Interview by Brian Saner Lamken
I first "met" Alan almost 20 years ago via the Comics/Animation Forum on CompuServe. When my Skyfall review got me thinking anew about the world of Bond, it only made sense to pick the brain of the man cataloging Bond continuity and chronology in The James Bond Lexicon: The Unofficial Guide to the World of 007 in Movies, Novels, and Comics.
Our freewheeling E-mail conversation, held over the course of a week or so, follows.
How and when were you introduced to James Bond?
My introduction to James Bond was a little different than most people's. It wasn't through the movies, or even the novels, but through a board game.
The year was 1966. My friend Geoff had been given the Thunderball board game for his birthday. We played it incessantly — every chance we got, after school, on weekends. The thing is no-one in our circle of friends really knew who James Bond was; sure, the name was familiar in our 7-year-old world, but in the same way that names heard on TV or seen in the newspapers [were]. This game with its plastic frogmen and the cool-looking hero figure seemed to hint at even greater adventure.
I guess my conversation at home must have been littered with mentions of Bond, for that Christmas morning among my presents there was a Corgi model Aston Martin DB5, complete with ejector seat, and a James Bond annual. [Note: Annuals in Great Britain are large, hardcover collections of comics and other material.] The stories, articles, and above all photographs in the annual added whole new layers to the fascinating world of this secret agent. I was determined to find out more. But with the fickleness of youth, my resolve lasted less than a few weeks before something else caught my attention — most likely the arrival of American comics in my local newsagents.
A few years later I entered a competition in the local newspaper, and for the the first (and so far only) time in my life I won. [The prize was] free tickets to the local cinema to see On Her Majesty's Secret Service, my first exposure to the cinematic Bond.
But who was this guy playing 007? It wasn't the same one from the photographs in that well-thumbed annual, which still sat on the bookcase in my bedroom.
In the end it didn't really matter. The car chases, explosions, and bad guy being eaten by the snow plow — this was high adventure, better than anything my young mind had dreamed up. From that point on I was hooked.
And On Her Majesty's Secret Service still ranks as my favorite Bond movie.
I thought that 2006's Casino Royale was outstanding — Daniel Craig made an excellent James Bond and the movie he was in was a high-quality, refreshingly grounded "reboot" of the franchise. Even though 2008's Quantum of Solace disappointed, I was very much looking forward to Skyfall. Yet while my overall reaction to it was positive — and I clearly was not alone, judging from its global box office — I couldn't help comparing the opening sequence to the action in the recent Jason Bourne movies. Do you think that successful, often newer rival franchises like the Bourne series has colored or co-opted the excitement of Bond to an extent?
The Bourne franchise succeeded where the Timothy Dalton [films] failed in trying to make a tougher, grittier spy for the present-day audience.
In taking things back to basics and back to the source — Ian Fleming's novel — Casino Royale put things back on track. Skyfall was a good recovery after the misstep of Quantum of Solace, and I'm interested to see where they take things after the "classic Bond reintroduction" set-up at the end of Skyfall.
Originally the Bond movies were the class of the super-spy genre. They led and others imitated or followed, some seriously and some as spoofs. At some point during the Roger Moore run this switched and Bond started to follow trends rather than set them. For me personally, Moonraker is the epitome of this: It's a movie where the franchise out-spoofed itself and hit an all-time low.
The success of Austin Powers played off this beautifully and also exposed the underlying absurdity of the Bond movie formula — and even the most die-hard Bond fan has to admit that there is one — to a wide audience, robbing the franchise of any pretension of being taken seriously.
Well, Moonraker was my own first experience with 007. To an 8-year-old boy in the summer of 1979 it was the height of cool, so for me the "original" James Bond = winky Roger Moore with a wrist-mounted dart gun.
[Moonraker was] a "first cinema Bond" for a lot of people I know, so I can understand why it's among their favorites. It does seem to be one of the most polarizing movies in the canon. It's a "love it or hate it" movie — I just happen to fall into the second category. Sorry. I can understand its appeal — especially if it was your first exposure to Bond.
You don't have to apologize. Neither do I. That's the great thing about nostalgia/childhood — it's just about the only excuse for loving highly questionable material. For sure it's the only way I can accept not finding the Star Wars prequels an abomination or thinking Cable of X-Force is awesome. My GI Joe was 8" and had "kung-fu grip"; friends 10 years younger hoarded their little 4" Cobra-fighting Joes instead. That's the way it goes.
I guess that's the same emotional tie that keeps On Her Majesty's Secret Service top of my list.
For me the Bond movies always work best when they stay close to the original Fleming stories. Three out of my personal top four Bond movies are the ones that stuck closest to the books: From Russia with Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and Casino Royale. My favorite Moore-era Bond, For Your Eyes Only, sticks closely to Fleming in combining two of his short stories to furnish the plot.
The non-Fleming-sourced Bond that appears in my top four? GoldenEye.
Quantum of Solace was a surprise to me in terms of how much of a sequel it was, plot-wise, to Royale, instead of just being the next Craig-as-Bond film. Although Skyfall doesn't follow Solace as much as Solace did Royale, it definitely seems to conclude a trilogy that gives us an extended "origin" of James Bond. Do you know how early on such continuity and story progression was planned?
This is supposition and rumor, but my understanding is that the sequel thing was something of an afterthought when Casino Royale hit big and then, given the prevailing Hollywood trend of sequels (something Bond has never needed), it was hastily added as a plot element. It doesn't work.
Quantum is an insipid plot anyway, and adding the Royale follow-up subplot did nothing to save it. In fact, I think it confused the casual audience even more. Each Bond film pretty much stands on its own; there is no real continuity between them.
If you try to examine the series from a continuity perspective — something I am doing for my James Bond Lexicon project — it can make your head hurt. [There are] so many contractions and implausible timelines. I speak from months of experience.
Skyfall in particular opens a can of worms around that question, especially with the inclusion of the Aston Martin. What is clear is that Skyfall is set many years after Quantum and that this is an older, worn-out Bond. I see Skyfall and Casino bookending a significant chunk of Bond's career — you could say that the other stories all took place in-between them. The ending of Skyfall is a clear indication of the passing of one era and the start of another — and, as I said above, it's interesting that this new start seems to point back to a more classic Bond. We shall see.
Honestly, I'd long held the view that James Bond was essentially a title that the 007 designation carried — notwithstanding evidence to the contrary in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the fact that the series generally tries to have it both ways, giving us a little meta nod on occasion but never coming out and saying so.
I think you've made the right observation with the idea that the movie series tries to have it both ways, Bond as his given name and Bond as a code name.
The whole "Bond can be replaced" thing was first played out in the movies with the switch from Sean Connery to George Lazenby in the pre-credit sequence of On Her Majesty's Secret Service when Lazenby breaks the fourth wall, looks straight into the camera, and says "This never happened to the other fella."
Of course the movie then has a whole sequence later on trying to show that this is the same Bond after all.
The idea that Bond is just a code name is one way of explaining the changing faces. Either that or the Time Lord theory — but we won't go down that rabbit hole. The spoof Casino Royale movie from the late '60s also played with the code-name idea in that the original Bond, played by David Niven, is now retired, and his name has been handed down to a replacement. Later on every agent is given the James Bond 007 code name in an attempt to confuse the enemy and it all gets rather silly — or sillier.
In the Craig reboot they also hinted at that when in Quantum of Solace Bond's friend, Mathis, reveals that his name isn't really René Mathis, making you wonder if Bond is not really Bond — but then Skyfall seems to put that theory to rest with the scenes at Skyfall lodge itself.
As I said, there is no real continuity to the movie Bond. It varies based on the writer/director combination on any given movie along with the notes they get at the time from Eon Productions. I'd love to see the writer's bible for doing a Bond script one day.
It's pretty much the same in the novels: Fleming's original Bond, John Gardner's 1980s Bond, and Raymond Benson's 1990s Bond are all very different characters — while in the most recent novel, Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver, we got a completely reinvented Bond for the 21st century.
What's so weird about locking in Bond as Bond with the obituary M writes and the visit to Skyfall, etc., is that right in the same movie hay is made over Raoul Silva, operative-turned-adversary, having been given that name when he became an MI6 operative. It was all right there. I suppose that once Skyfall became a plot element, however, the filmmakers had to establish definitively either that James Bond was not truly James Bond or that he was, and that the code-name option wasn't one they wanted to commit to.
Yep. The "Silva isn't my real name" angle, not really necessary from a plot point-of-view, muddied the waters further by making it seem as if being given a new name is standard operating procedure when recruited by MI6.
Skyfall had much bigger plot holes that needed fixing than playing around with the code-name concept, though. I know the plot holes marred the movie for a lot of people, including my wife — but as I mentioned to her, they were plot holes [the filmmakers] drove the Aston Martin through, and judging by the cheers in the audience when that appeared on screen it forgave a lot.
It's not your job, since you're not affiliated with Eon, but if you have an explanation for why mention of Skyfall during Bond's psych evaluation sets him off I'm all ears.
No idea. It worked great as a teaser in the trailers, but in the movie itself it just felt forced. The name on the stone pillar at the lodge entrance worked just as well in revealing why the movie was called Skyfall. It was a very clumsy piece of foreshadowing and wasn't needed.
The 2006 Casino Royale reboot — inasmuch as that word means anything for a series that basically shifts its continuity with every recasting of its lead if not every single film — would be a fine place to break with the past, launching a new era for at least as long as Daniel Craig's tenure lasts. And in a way, as we've both noted, it did, bringing us back to the old status quo after a fashion at the end of Skyfall. Except that Judi Dench was held over as M from the Pierce Brosnan films, tying Craig's run to the past. Moreover, that Aston Martin shows up in storage, which as you say seems to place pre-Craig Bond movies, or "Earth-Craig" versions thereof anyway, between Quantum and Skyfall — but not only would Dench's M have been the M in all of those, Moneypenny would've been absent from all of them and quite possibly Q too; I'm a little fuzzy on whether this was supposed to be Bond's first meeting with a Quartermaster or just this one.
In the scene with the new Q in Skyfall, the quip about expecting a poison pen was a hint that Bond had worked with other Quartermasters before but that this was a new, young Q with a different way of doing things. A thought I had is that maybe the old Q was one of the people killed in the explosion at MI6 headquarters. Did you notice that the CNN broadcast that Bond watches says six people were killed, but you see M looking at a row of eight coffins? Who were the other two?
I did not. Getting back to the snake eating its own tail, I'll say this: I'm sure that Eon has other plans, and realistically Craig won't be around for more than a few more films, but I wouldn't mind seeing past films remade — or, really, the novels on which they were based adapted anew — with Craig's Bond and the new paradigm we're given at the end of Skyfall.
I believe that Craig is contracted for two more movies after Skyfall.
I've always wanted to see a faithful adaptation of The Man with the Golden Gun. In fact, I think that Robert Davi — who played the bad guy, Sanchez, in Licence to Kill — would have been a perfect Scaramanga. But I doubt we will ever see other versions or remakes, as the rights issues could get complicated. I know that at one point Eon only had rights to some titles [of Fleming's novels and short stories] but not plot elements. For instance, Fleming would only license the title to The Spy Who Loved Me.
Were you surprised that Skyfall delved into Bond's past, involving his childhood home and bringing in a character, Kincade, who knew him before he worked for MI6? Did you hear anything about the producers reaching out to Sean Connery to play Kincade during pre-production (a rumor that that I'm glad I didn't come across until after seeing the film, and which I suspect wasn't all that likely for a number of reasons)? Had Moneypenny's introduction been spoiled for you?
I was glad that they added more to Bond as a person in this one. Bond has always been more of a plot element than a character, in both the early books and most of the movies, so I've always enjoyed the few glimpses we get of the man behind the number. I'm a sucker for backstories anyway; I love to write them.
I'll admit I was amazed that I hadn't heard anything about the Moneypenny reveal before I saw it. The producers and PR people did a great job of keeping the lid on that one, and so did the press — a difficult thing to do in the current social-media-driven culture.
I confess to having read maybe one of the Gardner books and even that's a fuzzy memory. If I'm not mistaken, though, the movies continued on an entirely separate trajectory after running out of actual Ian Fleming stories to adapt — however loosely, depending on the film. Is there a reason that post-Fleming novels haven't been used as the basis for any of the Bond movies?
It's basically because Bond is owned by two separate entities, and no matter what we fans would like to think they are essentially two completely different properties. The prose Bond is owned by the Fleming estate through IFP (Ian Fleming Publications) while the movie Bond is owned by Eon Productions — and the two don't mix, which is why you'll probably never see a filmed adaptation of one of the continuation novels. Although didn't someone once say "never say never"...?
I know that back when IFP were authorizing new Bond comics stories the writers and artists weren't allowed to include elements that had been introduced in the Bond movies.
And it's what makes doing a project like The James Bond Lexicon as an authorized project almost impossible.
Exactly what is The James Bond Lexicon — an 007 encyclopedia or an in-universe dossier or some hybrid of both? I'd thought it was "just" an A-to-Z reference (no small feat), but now I'm conjuring up a cross between Michael Fleisher's The Great Superman Book and Phillip José Farmer's Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life. Does the book attempt to reconcile the novels with the films as well as the films with one another? To what extent are the entities that now control/license Bond involved?
The James Bond Lexicon is subtitled The Unofficial Guide to the World of 007 in Movies, Novels, and Comics, so that sort-of answers both questions. Conceptually it's an A-to-Z reference of, hopefully, all English-language Bond adventures — live-action, prose, and comics. So closer to the Fleisher books, I guess.
But I will be including some essays on various aspects of Bond, including my thoughts around continuity and how to reconcile the various Bonds. One of the hardest parts of the work has been deciding when to split entries and create a new one for a character who is ostensibly the same person. With the movie Bond I was happy having the Connery/Lazenby/Moore/Dalton/Brosnan version be considered the same person, with Craig's reboot an entirely new take, but after Skyfall I started to think about the "it all fits between Casino Royale and Skyfall" theory to explain the appearance of the tricked-out Aston Martin. And then my previous theory falls apart.
I must say that Skyfall being as enjoyable as it was, despite its problems, and rekindling such continuity-minded questions has the mythology geek in me curious about comics adaptations and the like — of which I've read very few: the Dr. No issue of DC's Showcase, once upon a time; Mike Grell's Eclipse miniseries when it came out; a few excerpts glimpsed over the years. I know that Bond has a long legacy in newspaper strips in the UK. Have any of the strips been compiled in formats that you'd recommend?
There have in fact been more original Bond stories told in comics format than any other format — and the longest-tenured Bond writer was Jim Lawrence, the main writer of the Bond newspaper strip, who wrote thirty-three Bond stories compared to Fleming's twenty.
I hope The James Bond Lexicon will introduce the Bond of the comics to the movie and novel fans, as it will include entries on stories from all the newspaper-strip adventures plus other English-language comics (such as the Mike Grell miniseries you mentioned).
Titan Books collected all the newspaper strips in a 17-volume, large-format series of books published between 2005 and 2008 — I wrote a few introductory essays for the later volumes. These are currently being reissued at a small size, with several volumes bound together, as the James Bond Omnibus series.
The James Bond Lexicon has a Tumblr blog promoting and supplementing the book, to be published next year by Hasslein Books. More of Alan J. Porter online: Twitter, website, Facebook fan page.
Brian Saner Lamken, former and perhaps future editor of Comicology, blogs on pop culture at Blam's Blog.


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What do you own and how do you like it. I'm getting a cruiser and maybe a recumbent, any others you like?
What do you own and how do you like it. I'm getting a cruiser and maybe a recumbent, any others you like?
I own an EZ Sport. It's a nice beginner bent. Easy to ride, but not much for speed. It is comfortable.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
-- Albert Einstein
I own an EZ sport that I picked up at a yard sale last year. I put over 1,100 miles on it since April 26th....when I finally got a bike computer. Its pretty comfortable too me, once i got used to riding it.
Have an X-2 AX. Keep thinking that I would have done just as well on one of the earlier and cheaper models.
When I ride, the troubles just roll off my back.
Originally Posted by Cody Broken :
Every ride is a mission, a race, an adventure, a quest.
Every bike is noble steed, a stalwart machine, a clever device, a stealthy speedster.
Sun EZ-Rider AX.
Comfortable for long rides. Shock absorber lets you ride rougher surfaces. Very good components (SRAM X.9, Avid BB7, etc.) Not much for speed though.
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
Ez SpeedsterCX - good bike - started to do some shorts tours with it. Good workhouse of a bike but a little slow.
I want the EZ 3
"Whenever I see an adult riding a bicycle, I know there is hope for mankind." (H. G. Wells)
I got an EZ-Tad SX; I've put over 1,100 miles on it since March. It's fast enough for me - I got it more for going longer distances than for speed. I'll worry about speed once I can't keep up with my wife on her QNT. So far, that's not a problem!
- Bob
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
-- Will Rogers
EZ Sport AX for me, and I really like it. So much so that I can't really see riding anything else. It's dialed into me and really comfortable. bk
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a cruiser AND a recumbent???? Once you get the feel of the recumbent I forsee a LOT of garage time for the cruiser.
I had a Sun Tadpole that, unfortunately, I had to sell due to financial reasons. I am now getting a Sun Tomahawk. For me, Sun makes a VERY good product at a reasonable price.
Once you ride that recumbent you may not want to ride anything else. Try one before you buy it though. And make sure that you can adjust the seat for YOUR riding comfort.
When I ride, the troubles just roll off my back.
Originally Posted by Cody Broken :
Every ride is a mission, a race, an adventure, a quest.
Every bike is noble steed, a stalwart machine, a clever device, a stealthy speedster.
I am getting my Sun Tomahawk delivered today through UPS. Have to put the thing together myself. Needless to say I am like a kid-at-Christmas with the anticipation of waiting!!!!!!
I have ridden one before and know what to expect. That's why I ordered this one. Anyway, I'll give a ride update along with photos while I put the thing together!!!!
I use a 03' EZ-1 Sport Cruiser for a loaner bike. It rides nice after I made and put a 1" wedge under the seat. Everyone kept sliding down to the front wheel you see. The steel frame gives a smooth ride. Come in a bit heavy, around 42lb weight with fenders and such.Entry level equipment, not the best for precise shifting. But for a used price of $225 and a like new bike it works for me.
Out of the seven recumbents I own it is the easiest one for a beginner to just jump on and ride. No worries!
I jumped on it the other day with the 4-year-old grandson in the Burley trailer. I pulled him 10 miles one way to the local Saturday market. Then loaded the back with produce and rode back home. We had a great time of it.
Life is good O^o
Bought an EZ-Rider SX a couple of weeks ago. I've put about 50 miles on it since then. Took a couple of rides to get the seat and handle bars to where they were the most comfortable. I now have no problem doing a 10 mile ride. I'm a bit of a Clydesdale, O.K. at 280# I'm more than a bit of one. On the DF I have I was getting back, shoulder and wrist pain after 3 miles, not a problem now. I also like the suspension on the EZ-Rider, it has no problem holding my fat butt up with plenty of travel to soak up bumps. Unfortunately this model is no longer manufactured.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"
Ben Franklin
Sure would like to see a Ti EZ Sport, built with an eye toward being light weight. Just a dream I have. bk
I rode a P-38 for several years and then in a moment of pure stupidity, I sold it to finance buying a Rowbike. A year later, with no budget for another P-38, I got an EZ-1 to tool around the 'hood and some light commuting. I thought it was a fine bike for the price. Unfortunately, it was stolen from my garage last summer. A couple weeks ago, I went by an LBS and saw my EZ-1 for sale. I know it's mine because it still has the crappy airless tire I put on the front wheel. Unfortunately, I can't find my sales receipt so the police don't seem to think I have much chance of recovery...but they are investigating.
I like both of my Sun Recumbents.....
2004 Sun EZ Tandem
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Greeley RV Park is priced right for anyone who hates themselves. The staff are insanely rude and openly mock anyone with an older RV. They won't let anyone with an RV built before 2005 stay for more than a couple of nights. Nobody wants to use the bathrooms because they look like they've never been cleaned and the campground smells like sewage. The best thing about this place will be when it gets shut down for health code and environmental violations! - WrathOfPhontex
Oct 2015 - $30.00
It's a place to park, not much more. Greeley RV Park is mostly occupied by monthly renters. The owners seem to be trying to fix up the part of the park that they rent to travelers, adding concrete walks/pads and new picnic tables. But it's hard to escape the fact that this is just not a very scenic location.
There is a good fenced dog run. There are really no amenities -- no trash pickup, no pool or anything like that. The WiFi is spotty if you can get it at all. There is a lot of traffic noise from the adjacent US-34. But there really are no other viable options in the area, so if you need to stay near Greeley, this is pretty much it. - expdek570
Jun 2015 - $32.00
The park is old and poorly designed (tight maneuvering). The spaces are too narrow; you really have to position as far to the right as possible in order to get your slide out, and water and power are poorly placed. But the worst of it is the surface; dirt roads and dirt spaces with completely inadequate gravel base. It rained during our stay and turned the whole place into a mud hole. You would think with the business they do they would spring for some blacktop or at least well-graveled roads. Nope. Will never return. - Goodfellow
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This is a small RV park (about the size of a backyard) at 917 31st Ave in Greeley. There is no sign, but it's down a driveway behind an auto repair shop and apartment at this address. Water pressure is quite low, so had to hand fill the water tanks and use the internal pump. Of all the campgrounds I have stayed at this had the filthiest rest room (there is one coed rest room- when checking in was told to knock before using restroom) Owner only comes down on weekends, but you can mail a check or pay on the weekend. Although absentee management you are given a business card in case of problems or questions, and he is quick to return calls. I learned to leave my screen door shut, otherwise one of the many friendly cats in the RV park will invite itself in your RV! - Traveling man


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Brief Summary
Calidris alpina
While many North Americans know this medium-sized (8-9 inches) sandpiper as a plain, gray bird of the winter shoreline, the Dunlin has a summer plumage which is much more striking. During the breeding season, this sandpiper is rusty-red speckled with brown above with a white eye-stripe, long black bill, black legs, and black breast patch. In winter, this species sheds its summer colors and becomes gray above with a white breast and gray throat. Male and female Dunlins are similar in summer and winter plumages. The Dunlin breeds across arctic and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In North America, this species breeds primarily along northwestern portions of the Hudson Bay, with smaller populations breeding in Alaska and the islands in the Canadian arctic. Most Dunlin breeding in North America winter along both coasts of the continent south to central Mexico. In the Old World, this species breeds across northern Russia, Northern Europe, and Iceland, wintering as far south as the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa, South Asia, and the Oceania. In summer, Dunlins breed on relatively wet, boggy tundra. During the winter, this species primarily inhabits shorelines of sandy beaches, although some birds winter on agricultural land in California's Central Valley. The diet of the Dunlin is comprised mostly of small aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and mollusks, although insects may also be eaten when available. Due to its remote breeding habitat, most birdwatchers never see the Dunlin during the summer. In winter, this species may be observed in groups probing the sand for food with their bills and running to avoid incoming waves. Dunlins are primarily active during the day.
occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
National Distribution
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
Global Range: (>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)) BREEDS: northern Alaska, northern Mackenzie, northeastern Keewatin, and southern Somerset Island south to coastal western Alaska, Southampton Island, northeastern Manitoba, and northern Ontario; eastern Greenland, Iceland, Sptizbergen, Novaya Zemlya, arctic coast of Siberia, Kamchatka Peninsula, and Sakhalin Island south to British Isles, Baltic region, northern Russia, and northern China (AOU 1983, Browning 1991). WINTERS: along Pacific coast from southeastern Alaska south to Baja California and Sonora, on Atlantic-Gulf-Caribbean coast from Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Texas, south to Yucatan Peninsula; in Old World from southern Europe and southern Asia to Cape Verde Islands, northern Afria, Arabia, Indian coast, and Formosa (AOU 1983); occasionally in Hawaii. Nonbreeders often summer in winter range. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, is an important migration stop in western North America (Handel and Gill 1992). See Browning (1991) for information on the distribution of subspecies in northern Alaska and eastern Siberia.
Physical Description
Length: 22 cm
Weight: 60 grams
Habitat and Ecology
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
- Marine
Comments: Nonbreeding: mudflats, estuaries, marshes, flooded fields, sandy or gravelly beaches, and shores of lakes, ponds, and sloughs (AOU 1983, Smith and Connors 1993). In central California, movements from coastal habitats to inland habitats occurred in conjunction with winter storms (heavy rain) (Warnock et al. 1995). On the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, major diurnal roost sites were adjacent to intertidal feeding areas, provided a unobstructed view of predators, and were close to shallow waters used for bathing (Handel and Gill 1992). Nests in wet coastal tundra (AOU 1983), grass or sedge tundra with pools and bogs. Nests on the ground, usually in drier sites such as strangmoor ridges.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 33 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0
Temperature range (°C): 0.664 - 12.736
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.402 - 7.811
Salinity (PPS): 30.100 - 35.391
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.076 - 7.958
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.256 - 1.104
Silicate (umol/l): 0.987 - 4.454
Graphical representation
Temperature range (°C): 0.664 - 12.736
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.402 - 7.811
Salinity (PPS): 30.100 - 35.391
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.076 - 7.958
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.256 - 1.104
Silicate (umol/l): 0.987 - 4.454
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Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
Migrates mainly along coasts, smaller numbers in interior North America. Begins migrating northward along Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America in March-April, arrives in northern Alaska in late May. After fledging, juveniles move to coastal habitat in late July and early August in northern Alaska; adults move to upland areas. Departs breeding grounds late August or September. Breeders banded at Point Barrow, Alaska, were recaptured in October at Cape Lazarev, Siberia, and Sakhalin Island (see Browning 1991). Postbreeders roost in large flocks and feed on expansive intertidal mudflats of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, from July until early October, then to southeastern Asia and California (Handel and Gill 1992). Southbound migrants reach central California coast by mid-October. Often migrates in large flocks.
Trophic Strategy
Comments: During the breeding season feeds primarily on larvae of flies and mosquitoes. During the rest of the year feeds on crustaceans, marine worms, mollusks, and insects. Migrants in spring in south-central Alaska relied heavly on clams, MACOMA BALTHICA (Senner et al. 1989). Consumes large numbers of horseshoe crab eggs in spring at Delaware Bay (Castro and Myers 1993). Runs around feeding areas probing mud and sand with bill.
Known prey organisms
Nereis diversicolor
Corophium volutator
Hydrobia ulvae
Mytilus edulis
Based on studies in:
Scotland, Ythan estuary (Littoral, Mudflat)
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- H. Milne and G. M. Dunnet, Standing crop, productivity and trophic relations of the fauna of the Ythan estuary. In: The Estuarine Environment, R. S. K. Barnes and J. Green, Eds. (Applied Science Publications, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1972), pp. 86-106, from
- Hall SJ, Raffaelli D (1991) Food-web patterns: lessons from a species-rich web. J Anim Ecol 60:823842
- Huxham M, Beany S, Raffaelli D (1996) Do parasites reduce the chances of triangulation in a real food web? Oikos 76:284300
Known predators
Himasthla elongata
Levinseniella brachysoma
Maritrema gratiosum
Spelotrema clariforma
Based on studies in:
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- Huxham M, Beany S, Raffaelli D (1996) Do parasites reduce the chances of triangulation in a real food web? Oikos 76:284300
Population Biology
Global Abundance
>1,000,000 individuals
Comments: Morrison et al. (2001) estimated the global population to be at least 3,934,000, with North American populations ranging up to 1,525,000 individuals.
General Ecology
Nonbreeding: often in large flocks, which in some roosting areas may include 10,000s (Handel and Gill 1992). Often seen in association with sanderlings and other shorebirds.
Life History and Behavior
Comments: Spring migrants in south-central Alaska rested during high tides and fed most heavily during falling tides (Senner et al. 1989). On the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, roosting varied with time of day, tide level, and season (Handel and Gill 1992).
Life Expectancy
Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
Breeding begins late May to early June in the Western Hemisphere (clutches completed mainly mid-June in Beaufort Sea area). Both sexes, in turn, incubate 4 eggs for 21-22 days. Nestlings are precocial and downy. Young are independent in about 25 days (Harrison 1978). Often nests near other pairs of dunlins. In northern Alaska, up to 15 nests per sq km have been recorded in several areas of coastal tundra and sites a few miles inland.
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Calidris alpina
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 9 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Calidris alpina
Public Records: 10
Specimens with Barcodes: 26
Species With Barcodes: 1
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
National NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded National Status Rank: N5B,N5N : N5B: Secure - Breeding, N5N: Secure - Nonbreeding
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N5B,N5N : N5B: Secure - Breeding, N5N: Secure - Nonbreeding
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Status in Egypt
Regular passage visitor and winter visitor.
Population Trend
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in Northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.
The dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. Large numbers can often be seen swirling in synchronized flight on stop-overs during migration or on their winter habitat.
This bird is one of the most common and best-known waders throughout its breeding and wintering ranges, and it is the species with which other waders tend to be compared. At 17–21 cm (6.7–8.3 in) length and with a 32–36 cm (13–14 in) wingspan, it is similar in size to a common starling, but stouter, with a thicker bill.
The dunlin moves along the coastal mudflat beaches it prefers with a characteristic "sewing machine" feeding action, methodically picking small food items. Insects form the main part of the dunlin's diet on the nesting grounds; it eats mollusks, worms and crustaceans in coastal areas.
An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous coloration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
- C. a. arctica, (Schiøler, 1922), breeds in northeast Greenland.
- C. a. schinzii, (Brehm & Schilling, 1822), breeds in southeast Greenland, Iceland, the British Isles, Scandinavia & the Baltic.
- C. a. alpina, (Linnaeus, 1758), breeds in northern Europe and northwest Siberia.
- C. a. centralis, (Buturlin, 1932), breeds in north-central and northeast Siberia.
- C. a. sakhalina, (Vieillot, 1816), breeds in eastern Russia to the Chukchi Peninsula.
- C. a. kistchinski, (Tomkovich, 1986), breeds around the Sea of Okhotsk to Kuril Islands and Kamchatka.
- C. a. actites, (Nechaev & Tomkovich, 1988), breeds on Sakhalin.
- C. a. arcticola, (Todd, 1953), breeds from northwest Alaska to northwest Canada.
- C. a. pacifica, (Coues, 1861), breeds in western and southern Alaska.
- C. a. hudsonia, (Todd, 1953), breeds in central Canada.
The nest is a shallow scrape on the ground lined with vegetation, into which typically four eggs are laid and incubated by the male and female parents. Chicks are precocial, however are brooded during early development. They start to fly at approximately three weeks of age. The majority of brood care is provided by the male, as the female deserts the brood and often leaves the breeding area.
The call is a typical sandpiper "peep", and the display song a harsh trill.
The dunlin is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Apparent hybrids between this species and the white-rumped sandpiper as well as with the purple sandpiper have been reported from the Atlantic coasts of North America (McLaughlin & Wormington, 2000, and external link below) and Europe (Millington, 1994), respectively.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Calidris alpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- McLaughlin K. A. & Wormington, A. (2000). An apparent Dunlin × White-rumped Sandpiper hybrid. Ontario Birds 18(1): 8-12.
- Martin-Löf, P. (1961). "Mortality rate calculations on ringed birds with special reference to the Dunlin Calidris alpina". Arkiv för Zoologi (Zoology files), Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Serie 2. Band 13 (21).
- Millington, Richard (1994). A mystery Calidris at Cley. Birding World 7(2): 61-63. HTML excerpt
Names and Taxonomy
Comments: See Browning (1991) for taxonomic information on dunlins from northern Alaska and eastern Siberia. Wenink et al. (1996) examined mtDNA variation among 15 breeding populations throughout the circumpolar range and found five major phylogeographic groups, each corresponding to a morphometrically defined subspecies, but other recognized subspecies were not supported by monophyletic mtDNA lineages within their purported ranges.


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Cooperation In Large Networks: An Experimental
We present a new design of a simple public goods experiment with a large number of players, where up to 80 people in a computer lab have the possibility to connect with others in the room to induce more cooperators to contribute to the public good and overcome the social dilemma. This experimental design explores the possibility of social networks to be used and institutional devices to create the same behavioral responses we observe with small groups (e.g. commitments, social norms, reciprocity, trust, shame, guilt) that seem to induce cooperativebehavior in the private provision of public goods. The results of our experiment suggest that the structure of the network affects not only the players´ ability to communicate, but their willingness to do so as well. Finally, we find that the local connectivity structure of the network has an important role as determinant of the willingness of the players to engage in a more costly type of collective action, namely the endogenous creation of new links to individuals previously out of reach.
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Suffer little children New documentary exposes pedophilia in Catholic Church
By D'Anne Witkowski
Originally printed 11/2/2006 (Issue 1444 - Between The Lines News)
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Pedophilia in the Catholic Church is not news. Sure, the clergy abuse scandals dominated the headlines a few years back, but for folks who weren't Catholic or directly involved, the events faded into a proliferation of tasteless altar boy jokes.
But hey, that's sometimes how we process things too terrible and too complicated to wrap our brains around. However, when it comes to the sexual abuse, both past and present, of children in the church, you really have to look evil in the eye and accept being uncomfortable to grasp the magnitude of the damage.
It's not an easy journey as illustrated by writer and director Amy Berg's new documentary "Deliver Us From Evil." In it she introduces us to Oliver O'Grady, a convicted pedophile who had 20 years of unfettered access to kids in California.
O'Grady all too affably admits to this. Adult females don't turn him on, he says. Neither do adult males. But children, especially naked children, do.
This isn't normal. O'Grady was, and is, sick. Any decent institution would've done everything in their power to keep this guy away from kids.
Which isn't saying much for the Catholic Church. Berg's film demonstrates how O'Grady's offenses against children were common knowledge of church officials, including Cardinal Roger Mahoney, who is still the Archbishop of Los Angeles. Yet they did nothing to stop him. In fact, they enabled him. Whenever a new allegation cropped up, they moved him to another church. They, in essence, kept him supplied with fresh meat in order to save Catholic face.
Berg uses interviews with three of O'Grady's now adult victims, both male and female, victims' parents and lawyers, psychologist Mary Gail Frawley O'Dea and abuse survivor advocate Father Tom Doyle, as well as footage of church leaders' depositions (the Catholic Church declined to be interviewed for the film) to construct a tight case of corruption that leads all the way to the top. That's right: all the way to Pope Benedict who was accused of covering up abuse and was subsequently granted immunity from prosecution by George W. Bush.
The implications are chilling. But the Catholic Church doesn't seem to be doing anything about the problem except throwing money at it (a $10 million settlement over abuse claims was just announced in Los Angeles) and blaming homosexuals.
If you'll recall, it was just last year, in the wake of the clergy abuse scandals, the Vatican issued instructions to weed out priests with "deep-seated" homosexual tendencies. In fact, the Catholic Church has been quite the bulldog when it comes to fighting against gay people and families. Where is this fervor when it comes to fighting against little girls and boys being raped?
Scapegoating gays does nothing to help the countless children who have been abused over the years by priests like O'Grady. Homosexuals and pedophiles are not the same thing. But the more you learn about sexual abuse and the Catholic Church, the more you realize that this is only one lie of many.
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Touch 'em all: Mike Brown serves as diving coach for all five high schools in Roseville
There was a three-way diving meet Thursday evening at Oakmont High School. Announcing and instructing was coach Mike Brown.
Two-time Sac-Joaquin Section champion Elliott Adams of Granite Bay answered to Brown. So did Fresno State-bound Sarah Strand of Oakmont, Woodcreek freshman Harlie Hedger and Roseville sophomore Amanda Smith, too.
That's because Brown isn't just a diving coach; he's THE diving coach – for all of Roseville. Brown coaches all four Roseville schools and Antelope, too.
So on Thursday night, Brown led Antelope vs. Whitney, Woodcreek against Del Oro, and Roseville and Granite Bay against each other.
"I'm in the unique position of saying no matter who wins, my team won," says Brown, who's in his 21st year as a coach in the Sacramento area and 16th in Roseville. "I'm coaching for five schools, and I have 10 bosses. The head swimming coach and the athletic director are my bosses."
Oakmont is the only high school in Roseville with diving boards. The teams can travel to Nevada Union and Bella Vista, which have boards, but all meets in Roseville are held at Oakmont. The kids congregate for practices, too. The divers hit the pool after Oakmont's swimming team finishes, usually about 6 p.m.
"If I tried to run more than one practice, I'd be there until 9 o'clock," Brown says. "That wouldn't be the best thing with homework and all of that."
Think about it, Adams says, and having one coach for five schools can seem "weird." Smith thought it was "funny" the first time she heard about it.
It's certainly different, "But with diving, you become friends with a lot more people," says Adams, who will dive next school year for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has had Brown as his coach since he was 8 years old. "It's like you're on one big team. You're all cheering for each other."
With Oakmont competing in the Capital Valley Conference, Antelope in the Capital Athletic League and the other Roseville schools in the Sierra Foothill League, Brown convinced the Roseville Joint Union High School District he needed help.
"Because I appealed to their sense of logic and couldn't be in two or three places at the same time, they hired me an assistant coach," Brown says.
Assistant McKenna Long was coached by Brown when she was at Granite Bay. She went on to dive at Cal Poly. Brown coaches divers on one board with Long handling the other board.
Smith says Brown is one of the best coaches she's had while also considering him a second father to the entire team.
Says Adams, "He's been around diving his entire life. He just knows a lot about the sport. He knows when you're having trouble with a dive. He's been there. He knows how to get you motivated for a dive."
The postseason isn't far off, and Brown wants to see all of his teams succeed. He has high hopes for several divers.
"When I go into a meet, like (SFL) championships where I represent three schools, how can I favor anybody? I have a totally different view of the meets than the swim coaches," says Brown, a former girls basketball coach. "Since I represent all the schools, I'm at the point where my allegiance is to my divers. When I go into the meet, the best way to look at it is, I hope all my divers do their absolute best. I hope they're having fun."
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Filling the 104.35 gap will be the next target. Looking at the price action on March 1 when it last crossed above 100, this could happen within the next few sessions.
Looking at the Sept 15/16 call spread for 0.25 or the Sept 16/17 call spread for 0.20 as a hedge.
The profit would be good but would still require some timing to try and catch a market correction.
Did the rate increase in Dec cause the subsequent market correction? BAC corrected more than the market did. Do you think the next rate hike is going to cause another correction?
Any truth to this rumor? There are some news items on the internet about this.
Today's UVXY call/put ratio is 3.57 : 1
DOW and SPY are both down while UVXY has hardly moved.
You are right. The FTC is sick of this case. There will be a settlement and that will be the end of it.
Has Tesla ever considered partnering with another auto maker to manufacture the Model 3? The other auto maker could make everything except for the electric motors, the batteries and the electronics, which would be made by Tesla. This could be a sure way for them to meet their price and date targets.
I am thinking about doing the July 17/18 call spread for a debit of around 0.25
This could be a good play if you think the market is going to correct within the next 2 months.
The max profit of 300% provides an interesting opportunity. Even if you are wrong on your first 2 attempts and end up as complete losses, if your 3rd attempt is successful, you would recover the losses from your first 2 attempts and still make a profit.
The low on Feb 3, 2016 was a 5.7% decline from the previous day's close.
Today's low of 715.11 is also a 5.7% decline from the previous day's close.
GOOG had continued down for 3 more days after the Feb 3 decline. However, this was during the market correction so it may be different this time.
I had watched the "Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party" back in 1979 when it first came out. You can watch it now on YouTube. Bill Cosby is in this video. Hef had stated that he liked to have Bill Cosby, who is one of his best friends, to hang out with him at the mansion.
Now why would any man want to hang out at the Playboy mansion???
Today's volume for call/put ratio is 3.18 calls for every 1 put. Very bullish sentiment.
I generally do not buy out of the money short term calls because of the higher risk. I am like you with $12 open calls and call spreads. I am deciding about adding to my position. A more conservative play at this price level would maybe do a Sept 13/15 call spread for a debit of 1.28 Your breakeven would be with BAC at 14.28 Max profit would be just over 50%.
Serious OTM call buying again today, especially for the June and July 15 strike.
With NFLX at 96, the Sept 85/95 call spread could be bought for around 6.15
Breakeven price of 91.15
A max profit of 62%
Minimal drawdown should NFLX collapse to the 80s.
Are you doing call spreads, either short or long term? With VXX at 15.90, I see where the Sept 17/18 call spread could be bought for around 0.25 This would give you a max potential profit of 300% I am thinking about doing this as a hedge for my long market positions.
On of the analysts on CNBC today is predicting a DOW of 20k by year end.
If the market can make a new high on this leg up, 20k would appear to be a reasonable target.
Today's call/put ratio for UVXY is 2.55 to 1.00
If anyone is buying calls, take a look at the spreads. The May 20, 14/18 call spread can be bought for less than 2.00 with UVXY at 18.02
"Allergan price target lowered to $265-$270 from $345-$350 at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo cut its price target on Allergan (AGN) after the U.S. Treasury proposed regulations limiting corporate inversions. The firm says that the new regulations could put Allergan's merger with Pfizer (PFE) at risk. However, the firm says that if the deal does fall apart, Allergan will have "strong earnings growth, a great pipeline...and a solid balance sheet" in the wake of its deal with Teva (TEVA). Wells adds that the news will probably "weigh on sentiment" for the entire pharmaceuticals sector. However, it keeps an Outperform rating on Allergan"
I went to a Chipotle in Northern Virginia today at 1:30 The line extended to the entrance door(around 30 people). I was a bit surprised since there were only around a dozen in line 2 weeks ago. But that was around 3:30 last time so that may explain the difference. But it does appear that customers are beginning to return. Since this is partly a psychological hurdle they have to overcome, perhaps they should try to change their appearance. A simple and cheap change such as just going from black to white T-shirts could be a start to change their image. The customers need something to visualize what has changed. The idea is to give the restaurant a cleaner image which could convey the concept of cleaner food.
Today's retest of yesterday's 25.75 low was perfect. Today's price action is also similar to Mar 21.
Are you planning to sell at 33? If so, have you thought of just selling short the July 25 puts and collect around 6 in premium? If VRX were to just stay at this price level, you would not make any money holding shares. However, you would keep the full option premium as long as it is above 25. You could also buy some lower strike puts such as the July 10 for disaster insurance in case of bankruptcy.


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Oklahoma City Council approves raises for nonunion workers
Oklahoma City has been the beneficiary of booming recent economic times, and city employees will see that reflected in their paychecks.
Nonunion city employees were granted a cost-of-living raise of 3.61 percent for the upcoming calendar year, city officials said. Last year was the first time the employees got such raises after a two-year pause caused by the economic recession.
Since then, conditions have improved in Oklahoma City at a far faster pace than the rest of the country, and city sales tax receipts continue to come in much higher than projected.
In addition to the cost-of-living raises, employees who qualify are eligible for merit-based raises. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to grant additional 3-percent step raises to the three employees who report directly to council members.
"This will put them very near the market rate of our peer cities, (and) in most cases, between 1 and 2 percent above them," Mayor Mick Cornett said.
City Manager Jim Couch's 2013 salary will be $229,407.43, plus a benefits package and a $7,000 annual vehicle allowance, according to city records.
City Attorney Kenneth Jordan's salary will be $173,779.57, plus benefits and a $7,000 vehicle allowance. City Auditor Jim Williamson's salary will be $141,618.08, plus benefits and a $3,000 vehicle allowance.
Couch, essentially the CEO of an organization with a nearly $1 billion annual budget, is among the best-paid public officials in Oklahoma, excluding state university athletics coaches and other high-profile positions. He is paid more than any Tulsa city employee and Gov. Mary Fallin, who earns $147,000 annually.
Oklahoma City is enjoying a string of nearly uninterrupted success and momentum dating to the early 1990s, which preceded Couch assuming his current position in 2000 and has continued since then.


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May 25 2014 01:44PM
Hello friends,
I've been working on this NHL draft selection database on and off over the past year. I've simply referred to it as a 'Draftbook'. It took a while to build it, clean it up, and then decide what to do with it... but now that it's 'finished' I've decided to simply post it online for everyone to download and use.
So what is it? Well, it's a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet of every player that has been drafted into the NHL since 1963. Data fields include draft position, player names, player positions, teams, height, weight, amateur teams and amateur leagues.
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May 24 2014 09:52AM
The Marlies are off until Monday. I have a weird High School reunion-esque thing to go to today, and probably have little time to do much else other than write a mailbag. In unrelated news, hey have this mailbag!
...that sounded selfish. The mailbag shouldn't be the "Jeff is too distracted to do research" thing. Besides, I like answering questions. I just really suck at these introduction paragraphs. That's what it really comes down to. You're probably better off just hitting "read more", or scrolling down. I know I'm going to do that right... now.
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Heading into tonights game, the Texas Stars' home ice advantage had some prior history on its side. They haven't lost a playoff game at home this season. Their opponents haven't beat them in Cedar Park since November 2012. They've only lost 9 of 42 home games this year on the whole. It's a scary situation to be in, and especially when you're the underdog. But the Toronto Marlies know all about overcoming the odds this year, and continued their run of unfathomable success, getting outshot by 31 but outscoring their opponents 5-1.
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It's Friday again and I know how much you guys look forward to the weekly Nation Drafts update! As expected, I have absolutely nothing happening in my pool since the only player I have left is Drew Doughty. It's a sad state of affairs. I can't even blame Chris Kelly anymore since the Bruins are out. The only thing that would make me happy is if one of you had Dan Carcillo on your roster since he, quite possibly, got the dumbest 10 game suspension in the history of ice. Elbowing a linesman for reasons unknown? Genius!