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Ackman Attacks Again: Herbalife Tumbles
The Ack attack is back.
Herbalife shares fell 11% Monday as the Street caught wind of the scathing presentation hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman is poised to present against the maker of nutritional supplements.
In an interview on CNBC, Mr. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management said his firm's presentation, scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, will "expose incredible fraud" at Herbalife. He said his firm has hundreds of hours of internal video and documents backing up his case that Herbalife operates an illegal pyramid scheme.
Mr. Ackman's presentation is set to take place on Tuesday in midtown Manhattan.
"This will be the most important presentation that I have made in my career," Mr. Ackman said on CNBC. "We won't disappoint."
Herbalife has been in the spotlight since late 2012 when Mr. Ackman bet more than $1 billion that the company's stock would fall. He called the business model a pyramid scheme and said the company should be investigated by federal authorities. The company has vehemently denied his allegations and has touted the legitimacy of its business on various occasions.
Herbalife also launched a Twitter campaign against Mr. Ackman, labeling him the "Worst of Wall Street."
Paying people to spread bad info isn't ok, but Pershing Square thinks so http://t.co/TXLI34qE0L #WorstOfWallStreet pic.twitter.com/npEDvRd7v0
— HerbalifeTRUTH (@HerbalifeTRUTH) July 17, 2014
Mr. Ackman's stance also prompted a bitter public battle with fellow activist investor Carl Icahn, who last year took a sizable stake in the company and has representation on Herbalife's board. The two have since made nice and hugged on stage last week at a conference in New York. They still have opposing bets on Herbalife.
Herbalife shares were one of the top performers last year and climbed as high as $83.51 in early January. But the stock has slumped through much of the year, including a 16% drop over the past week. Shares are down more than 30% in 2014.


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It is very possible the linksys can only do what yer getting. It may be a
100mb nic on the linksys, but firewall throughput would be way way less.
That just means the router itself.
I am only totally guessing.
wrote in message news:email@example.com...
>I have a somewhat similar problem to that described by Steve. I have
>Optimum Boost, for that don't know what that is I'm allowed 30 mbps down 2
>mbps up. When directly connected from cable modem to NIC i achieve that no
>problem. When I connect my Linksys BEFSX41 router (wired) I get at best
>between 11 to 13mbps. Below are the steps I've taken so far to rectify the
> 1 - Change my NIC speed to 100 Full Mode in the device manager
> 2 - Disabled MTU on my router - no results. Enabled MTU and tweaked some
> values such as 1492, 1300, still no improvement.
> 3 - Disabled router firewall (risky but just for testing purposes), not
> running any s/w firewalls.
> 4 - Call Linksys Tech support, result...a waste of time.
> What boggles me is this, my router is considered a 10/100 like the NIC
> right? Well i'm getting more than 10 mbps so I know I must be streaming
> through the 100 mbps band, but it never gets past 15 so i feel like i'm
> being capped by a 15 mbps limit. I use Cat5 cables and i know they're
> fine, I use the very same one when i connect directly. If anyone knows
> anything further that i overlooked I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Michael is originally from Moscow, Idaho, but spent the latter part of his childhood living in Caldwell, Idaho where he graduated from high school. A community leader and mentor, Michael has an economics background with a creative edge.
During his time at Westminster, Michael held various ASWC (student government) roles. He was a business senator for three years and served as the Director of Public Relations his senior year.
Outside of ASWC, he was the founder of the Provost's Student Advisory Board; the Board is a group of student leaders whose focus is to increase the efficiency of communication between the college's administration and the student body. He also had the privilege of serving as a Student-Liaison to the Westminster College Board of Trustees and was appointed to President's cabinet this year.
The portion of his academic experience that he is most proud of is his senior thesis in Economics: a defense of the arts as a tool for economic development. He said, "Having the opportunity to blend my interest in the arts with my academic focus in commerce has set me on the trajectory to a career in the creative industries."
There were two professors that helped shape Michael's Westminster education, Dr. Susan Cottler (History) and Kay Kuzminski (Pottery). From Dr. Cottler, he learned to think critically and to be mindful of varying cultural perspectives when analyzing the past. Kay Kuzminski helped him find his creative voice by learning to disregard the conventional and create art with his imagination. The lessons he learned from both professors have carried over into his transition from being a student to a creative professional.
The best memories Michael recalls are the friendships and mentoring relationships he has developed with his peers. "From the exciting chaos of living in the residence halls to the personal development platforms such as the Alumni Mentoring Program, personal connections are at the root of Westminster's culture. The connections I made with other members of the Westminster community are wide reaching and have helped me grow personally and professionally," he said.
Westminster provided Michael with the opportunity to be a leader in his community and to be an active participant in generating change across campus. Michael said, "As a student-leader I learned how to collaborate and communicate effectively with others in order to problem solve for the betterment of my community. The critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills coupled with the global awareness I developed as a Westminster student have helped me become a dynamic professional and, more importantly, a contributive member of my community."
After graduation, he plans to fill his weekends with rock climbing and adventure writing. In July, he will be mountaineering Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States. He is now working in the Admissions office at Westminster as the Business graduate programs recruiter. Congrats, Michael!
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Wild Prospects Report - Dec. 7
Tuesday, 12.7.2010 / 12:04 PM CT / Minnesota Wild | Features
HOUSTON AEROS (13-10-1-2, 5th in West Division) – The Aeros went 2-1-0-0 this past week, beating Rockford 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday, falling to Rockford 2-1 on Friday, and then winning 4-3 in a shootout at Texas on Saturday. C Cody Almond paced Houston with four points (2-2=4) while G Anton Khudobin posted 25 and 21 saves in his two wins. Overall, RW Jean-Michel Daoust (5-10=15) and C Jarod Palmer (4-11=15) co-lead Houston with 15 points. Khudobin owns team bests in wins (9), goals against average (2.25) and save percentage (.924). This week the Aeros play at Oklahoma City on Tues¬day, vs. San Antonio on Friday, and at Lake Erie on Sunday.
Click here to view all Houston Aeros statistics.
Future Wild Update
Canadian Hockey Leagues
LW Brett Bulmer - Kelowna (WHL): Second round pick (39th overall) in 2010 Draft picked up at least one point in all three games last week, including a two-goal performance on Friday, bringing his point total to 19 (10-9=19) in 27 games. He ranks third on the team in goals and fifth in assists and points.
D Josh Caron - Kamloops (WHL): The 2010 free agent signing played two games and was a +4 before suffering a broken collar bone. He has not played since the injury and is expected to return in one week.
LW Kris Foucault - Calgary (WHL): The fourth round pick (103rd overall) in the 2009 Draft scored goals in back-to-back games last week and has now moved into a tie for second on Calgary in points with 18 (9-9=18).
D Colton Jobke - Kelowna (WHL): The 2010 free agent signing has returned to the lineup after missing six games with a shoulder injury. He was a +1 in three games last week and has a goal and five assists in 21 games played.
D Bjorn Krupp - Belleville (OHL): The 2009 free agent signing has a goal and six assists through 25 games this season.
RW Dylen McKinlay - Chilliwack (WHL): The seventh round pick (189th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft returned from a knee injury this week and played all three games. He has three assists in 11 games.
C Anthony Hamburg - Colgate (ECAC): The seventh round pick (193rd overall) in the 2009 Draft returned to the lineup after sitting out the previous two games. He has two assists through five games.
LW Erik Haula - Minnesota (WCHA): The seventh round pick (182nd overall) in 2009 was kept off the scoresheet in back-to-back games for the first time all season last weekend in two games against Minnesota State, Mankato. He leads the Gophers with 12 assists and is tied for second in points with 15.
D Sean Lorenz - Notre Dame (CCHA): Fourth round pick (115th overall) in 2008 has played 17 games this season and ranks tied for second among Irish defensemen in points with two goals and three assists. He is a +8 on the season.
D Kyle Medvec - Vermont (HE): Fourth round pick (102nd overall) in 2006 has one assist through 12 games.
F Jason Zucker - Denver (WCHA): Second round selection (59th overall) in 2010 Draft was named the WCHA Freshman of the Week after posting three goals and an assist in Denver's 5-4 win over UMD on Friday night. He leads all WCHA freshmen in goals with 12 and ranks tied for sixth in the nation in that category. He has been named to the preliminary roster for the 2011 United States National Junior team.
F Mikael Granlund - HIFK Helsinki (Finland): The first round selection (ninth overall) in 2010 has missed the last 17 games with an injury suffered on October 14. He had previously scored three goals and eight assists through 12 games.
RW Johan Larsson - Brynas (Sweden): The second round selection (56th overall) in the 2010 Draft has two assists in 21Elite Level games. He's played 10 games with the Brynas junior team and has six goals and nine assists. He has been named to Sweden's preliminary roster for the World Junior Championship.
F Jere Sallinen - Blues Espoo (Finland): The sixth round selection (163rd overall) in the 2009 Draft has three goals and six assists through 26 games this season. He is a +6 on the year.
Dennis Endras - Augsberger (Germany): The 2010 free agent signing is 8-10-2 after losing two games last week. He owns a 3.51 goals against average and a .884 save percentage.
Johan Gustafsson - VIK (Sweden): The sixth round pick (159th overall) in the 2010 Draft ranks fourth in the league with a 2.23 goals against average and fifth with a .918 save percentage. He has been named to Sweden's preliminary roster for the World Junior Championship.
Darcy Kuemper - Red Deer (WHL): The sixth round pick (161st overall) in 2009 posted his fifth shutout of the season last week to tie the Red Deer record for most shutouts in a season. He leads the WHL in every major goaltending category including wins (20), goals against average (1.71), save percentage (.937) and shutouts.


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Mary Jeanne Goins always had an interest in theater but thought she would have difficulty balancing an acting career with raising children.
So she became an elementary-school teacher instead. When Goins retired, however, she embarked on a second career modeling and appearing in TV commercials for Nike, Disney and Carnival Cruise Lines.
"She just had a sparkle about her that … came across on film," said her daughter, Jan Carusiello of Orlando.
Goins, of DeLand, died July 22 of bone cancer. She was 93.
Born in Indianapolis, she attended beauty school for a year before marrying her husband, Jim, whom she met at a skating rink when she was a teenager....


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sicily self-catering accommodation on the coast
|Per night
|€70 - €90
|Per week
|€420 - €560
Fireplace, terracotta floors, and exposed beam ceilings. Garden-style house, multilevel apartments: from Studios to 3 bedrooms and 2 storey country house. Central heating and air conditioning.
Our accommodations are furnished like an authentic Italian home, with a mixture of comfortable contemporary pieces and pretty antiques. Hi-fi with CD player, Sat.TV and standing fans, fully fitted kitchen, bathroom, lounge, and patio or garden. Also, an excellent calibre of housekeeping (including linen, towels and blankets) is provided. Complimentary Welcome Pack on arrival (organic olive oil, salt, sugar, coffee, tea, fruit juice, bread, jam, butter and cheese).
Extensive view, independence, privacy and comfort.
Children playground, boarding games, books and toys
Shared cycles.
Iron and board, laundry and washing lines.
We are resident in the premises.
1 Km. from Supermarket, town, 2 miles from the sea.
Discounts for long stay during January, February and March.
We speak English, French and Italian.
Our 6 Units:
-"Alice" is set on two floors Suitable for 3 pax. 55 sq. mts.
Ground floor: lounge with a well-equipped kitchen corner, and bathroom with tub.
1 floor: large mezzanine/living provided with a single bed + a large double bedroom
Private enclosed terrace 20 sq. Mt ca.
-"Monika" is a 50 sq. mt. multilevel apartment. Renovation with exposed beams and floor board upstairs. Large and well-equipped country kitchen with wood fire stove. 100 mq. Private garden. Air conditioned double bedroom, loft with single bed. Bathroom (shower).
-"Praga" renovation with exposed beams and floor board upstairs, is also multilevel. 45 sq. mt. Double bed upstairs. Bathroom (shower).
Downstairs, a large lounge with a small kitchen opens on a 20 sq. mt. private sheltered terrace.
-"Arianna" 45 sq. mt 1st floor, access by a short external stone staircase off which runs a terrace for outside dining. renovation with exposed beams. Consists in one double bedroom, one bedroom with bunk beds, bathroom (shower), air-conditioned living room + kichen corner.
60 sq. mt private garden with sheltered barbecue.
"Angelika", renovation with exposed beams, roughly 75 sq. m with two double bedrooms, one of which opening on a side room with 2 single beds, air conditioned living + kitchen corner. Bathroom (shower). Enclosed terrace 35 sq. m with flower-bed and a private sheltered barbecue.
-"Pauline", detached country house 120 sq. mt. renovation with exposed beams and floor board upstairs. Consists in a large living-room with open fireplace and piano.
Upstairs: 2 double bedrooms, 1 bedroom with 2 single beds (3rd bed possible), bathromom with tub.
The garden 160 sq.mt is for exclusive use of guests and comes with patio furniture. Sheltered barbecue.
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|Deposits: 1 night
|Payment Options: Mastercard, Visa
|Other Fees: none
After returning from Sicily 2 weeks ago, I just wanted to tell you that having stayed at Al vivaio Verdetecnica in Sciacca (pronounced "Shaka"), you can't go wrong. The proprietors are extremely helpful and relaxed people. They will do whatever they can to answer any questions and give suggestions or advice if needed. Plus, the room we had was more than adequate for our needs. It's a mini-apartment with a fridge, stove-top, living area, etc. You might ask for specific directions depending on where you are coming from. We had a hard time finding it for some reason. More than likely because we had spent the day at Segesta and were tired from all the walking.
We too visited a small town seeking relatives of my husbands. After finding some relations, we spent 1 1/2 days with them and had a truly remarkable and memorable time with them. If you have an opportunity to find anyone BEFORE you leave the states, try to make contact with them ahead of time. If you don't, don't be afraid to ask people around the town of any common names or relations. Most of the Sicilian people will do their best to help you.
If you go to the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, make sure you take with you some kind of book that explains what each temple / site is about. There was nothing there that had much of an explanation about what we were looking at, although if you are on a tour, that should be satisfactory.
My friend and I are staying at Verdetecnica right now. We arrived December 1 and leave Janaury 31. The place is wonderful. We have the small apt with the wood oven in the kitchen. (see the web site for pictures - they're accurate). The apt. is country rustic, very comfortable, warm, with quality appliances. Each apt. has it's own outdoor space surrounded by tall greenery. Ours has a big tree with yellow trumpet type flowers. The apts are attached to the owners home and are surrounded by their garden nursery. Even at this time of year we have flowers in bloom. You have access to your email in their office space whenever you need. There is also a guest clothes washer, laundry soap, iron, & clothes-line. They have a chicken coop with about 9 chickens and you are encourage to give them your kitchen scraps and take the fresh eggs. But the best thing about this place is the owners. Pascale and Salvatore are amazing! We have never met such welcoming, generous, helpful people. Each time we see them they are offering us something, fresh oranges, homemade pizza, wine, apple cake, etc. They have lent us novels, music, given us directions, called friends on our behalf, helped us with upcoming travel arrangements - they are super! As for attractions, September should be lovely for the beach, and you are very close to Agrigento and Selinunte (excellent ruins), & Palermo. We just saw an opera there last night, and it was excellent. There is a local bus service with a stop very close, or you can walk into town, about 3 km. We have taken the bus to Palermo also and it was fine. We have had a car for the last two weeks to visit the other major sites in Sicily so we don't know how the bus service is to these points. Trains aren't a good option here. We both are very happy with Al vivaio Verdetecnica, you are welcome to email us if you'd like more info.


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Secret Squirrel
|Secret Squirrel
Secret Squirrel Title Card
|Directed by
|William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
|Voices of
|Mel Blanc
Paul Frees
|Theme music composer
|Hoyt Curtin
|Hoyt Curtin
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|26 (original)
13 (revived)
39 (total) (list of episodes)
|William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
|Screen Gems (original)
Taft Broadcasting (former)
Worldvision Enterprises (former)
Great American Broadcasting (former)
Turner Entertainment (former)
Warner Bros. Television (current)
|Original network
TBS (revived)
Secret Squirrel is a cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera and also the name of his segment in the The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, which debuted in 1965. He was given his own show in 1966, but was reunited with Atom Ant for one more season in 1967. Secret first appeared in a prime-time animated special called The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel, which aired on NBC on September 12, 1965. The show's half-hours included three individual cartoon segments: "Secret Squirrel," "Squiddly Diddly," and "Winsome Witch".
Secret Squirrel was a parody of the spy genre, and most of the shorts parodied elements of the James Bond films. Secret Squirrel was also known as "Agent 000". In 1993, thirteen new Secret Squirrel cartoons appeared in between the 2 Stupid Dogs episodes, with the updated title, Super Secret Secret Squirrel and a new cast.
- 1 Character profile
- 2 Broadcast history
- 3 Series overview
- 4 Episode list
- 5 Other appearances
- 6 LP album
- 7 DVD releases
- 8 Secret Squirrel in other languages
- 9 Voices
- 10 Production credits
- 11 See also
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Character profile[edit]
Secret Squirrel (voiced by Mel Blanc) serves as a secret agent, taking orders from his superior Double-Q (voiced by Paul Frees) of the International Sneaky Service. His designation is Agent 000.[1] Secret Squirrel is assisted in his adventures by fez-wearing sidekick Morocco Mole (also voiced by Paul Frees impersonating Peter Lorre).[2] The pair fights crime and evil enemy agents using cunning and a variety of spy gadgets, including a machine gun cane, a collection of guns kept inside Secret's trench coat, and a variety of devices concealed in his fedora (which he almost never removes). Secret Squirrel's recurring arch-enemy is Yellow Pinkie (also voiced by Frees), a parody of both Auric Goldfinger from Goldfinger and of Sydney Greenstreet's portrayal of the Kasper Gutman character from Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. The last episodes introduced Hy-Spy (again voiced by Frees), the master of scientific criminology.
Broadcast history[edit]
The show's debut was on September 12, 1965 in The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel prime-time special on NBC. The original series was broadcast from October 2, 1965 to September 2, 1967. Secret Squirrel had his own show in 1966 and was then reunited with Atom Ant in 1967 until 1968. Episodes were broadcast in syndication and as part of The Banana Splits variety and compilation series. It used to aired from time to time on Boomerang from April 1, 2000 until March 2, 2014.
Super Secret Secret Squirrel[edit]
Years later in 1993, Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole were revived in 1993 for back-up segments of TBS Superstation's animated series 2 Stupid Dogs. Titled Super Secret Secret Squirrel, these new cartoons featured Secret Squirrel (voiced by Jess Harnell) and Morocco Mole (voiced by Jim Cummings). 2 Stupid Dogs creator Donovan Cook was asked by then new Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert to choose a classic studio cartoon to revive within the main show, and Super Secret Secret Squirrel was the result. After Cook guided the updated design with artists Paul Rudish and Craig McCraken, supervising producer Larry Huber, the "adult supervision" assigned by Seibert, was responsible for all further aspects of these cartoons. He assigned animator David Feiss to the storyboards to hilarious results, with the conventional wisdom that the cartoons had superior humor to the original, somewhat drab films. The reason to revive Secret Squirrel is because it was one of Cook's favorite Hanna-Barbera shows.
These segments featured different artwork compared to the original 1960s cartoons. All the characters inhabiting the world were now animals. Double-Q, called simply the 'Chief' (voiced by Tony Jay) in these shorts is a cape buffalo with a cherry-scented tobacco covered calabash pipe instead of a man with a balding hairline, and arch-foe Yellow Pinkie is a sea lion and he was renamed Goldflipper (voiced by Jim Cummings), and despite being Secret's arch-enemy, he only appeared in one episode of this version. These new shorts also introduced Penny (voiced by Kimmy Robertson), a female squirrel assistant to the Chief (à la Miss Moneypenny) as a possible love interest for Secret (as hinted at in the episodes Queen Bea and Quark). Morocco's color scheme has been redesigned, had his wardrobe's palette swapped, wears sunglasses, and has an evil twin brother, Scirocco Mole (voiced by Jess Harnell). With the exception of "Egg" and "Agent Penny", every episode is named after the foes Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole encounters. Secret's art design remained relatively intact, but with a more modern design than the previous animated series' version of the character, featuring hard lines and sharper angles, giving him a leaner and more slick style.
His hat has a slightly different style. Secret also loses his signature lisp given to him by Blanc's portrayal similar to Sylvester the Cat (although it was paid homage in the episode "Goldflipper" where Secret spoke with it to mock Morocco's sudden lisp in that episode), but Harnell's portrayal gives Secret an update suave voice in reminiscent of him sometimes breaking into his Wakko Warner voice without the Scouse accent, most notably when he is screaming. Cummings' portrayal of Morocco makes his voice less of a Peter Lorre impersonation but high-pitched with the kept Moroccan accent. The Chief speaks with a British accent now as evidenced by his catchphrase; "Good show Secret". Apparently, in the 1993 revival, the personality and traits of Secret and Morocco have been switched opposed to their original '60s personality. Morocco was more of a chauffeur and is quite intelligent but in the revival, he is more independent as a sidekick, became too much bungling and is more childlike often getting injured in most scenes, which was Secret's department in the '60s series, and often saying his catchphrase "Okay!" Secret is more portrayed as a bumbling hero in the original while in the new version, Secret is capable of doing his job right and at some aspects can be part-workaholic and part-easy going, able to get the job done.
Most of his injuries either come from his job or are from the influence of Morocco's actions. Like the original, he has a gadget used for almost everything but mostly relies more on his mixed martial arts combat. Despite the changes, the new shorts still had a big fanbase and a cult following. This new series seems to have fallen under the villain of the week formula and Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole have once appeared on a 2 Stupid Dogs story in the episode "Let's Make a Right Price" which was an advertisement for Granny's Joybone Doggy Treats, and Little Dog and Big Dog appeared on a Secret Squirrel story in the episode "Scriocco Mole" as contestants in a game show.
Series overview[edit]
|Originally aired
|Season premiere
|Season finale
|October 2, 1965
|February 12, 1966
|September 10, 1966
|November 26, 1966
Episode list[edit]
Season 1 (1965–66)[edit]
|Original airdate
|"Sub Swiper"
|October 2, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are assigned to locate a vanished atomic submarine in the hands of Captain Ahab.
|"Masked Granny"
|October 9, 1965
|Secret and Morocco have a mission to secure the Bombay Bomb in the Pentagon, whilst the Masked Granny undergoes a heist to steal it.
|"Scotland Yard Caper"
|October 16, 1965
|Secret receives orders from London to recover the stolen crown and jewels. He does, but is accused of being the thief himself.
|"Robin Hood & His Merry Muggs"
|October 23, 1965
|Secret and Morocco try to track down some thieves, who are using a Robin Hood television show to cover their thefts.
|"Wolf in Cheap Cheap Clothing"
|October 30, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are sent to stop Wily Wolf from smuggling sheep. Secret lures him into a trap with a Red Riding Hood scenario.
|"Royal Run Around"
|November 6, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are assigned to safeguard Pasha Panchabaggie, but Pasha rides away on his flying carpet and proves difficult to catch.
|"Yellow Pinkie"
|November 13, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are sent to catch an enemy agent called Yellow Pinkie, who seems too smart for them.
|"Five Is a Crowd"
|November 20, 1965
|Dr. Dangit creates duplicates of Secret Squirrel to commit crimes and frame the real one. Secret follows the duplicates to Dangit's hideouts and turns them against him.
|"It Stopped Training"
|November 27, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are put on a case to recover the Silver Streak Express train which is stolen by Yellow Pinkie with a shrinking ray gun.
|"Wacky Secret Weapon"
|December 4, 1965
|Secret and Morocco are assigned to protect a secret weapon only to lose it to Yellow Pinkie, but they pin him down at the seaport.
|"Cuckoo Clock Cuckoo"
|December 11, 1965
|Secret receives a mission from England to retrieve the Big Ben clock stolen by a giant to make a cuckoo clock out of it.
|"Catty Cornered"
|December 18, 1965
|Upon being called in by a scientist, Secret and Morocco attempt to catch what seems to be a cat containing explosive atoms inside. Unfortunately, a chasing dog makes their task difficult.
|"Leave Wheel Enough Alone"
|December 25, 1965
|Secret and Morocco try to catch Yellow Pinkie who stole all the gold from the mint, but will have to chase him in a car race first.
|"Jester Minute"
|January 1, 1966
|Secret and Morocco are sent to safeguard the king's crown only for it to be stolen by Yellow Pinkie and Secret thwarts his every traps.
|"Not So Idle Idol"
|January 8, 1966
|Yellow Pinkie steals a golden idol and only Secret can locate its whereabouts.
|"Gold Rushed"
|January 15, 1966
|While vacationing in Washington DC, Secret and Morocco chase after Yellow Pinkie who stole a gold bullion from the Granbovian Embassy.
|"Double Ex-Double Cross"
|January 22, 1966
|Secret and Morocco investigate the petrified population of Okey Dokey Isle. Then they nab the responsible perpetrator Double-Ex.
|"Capt. Kidd's Not Kidding"
|January 29, 1966
|Secret and Morocco go aboard a Spanish galleon to investigate the ghost of Captain Kidd who is actually Yellow Pinkie seeking gold.
|"Bold Rush"
|February 5, 1966
|Morocco takes the liberty of locating a gold shipment stolen by Yellow Pinkie all by himself. Secret discreetly assists during his vacation.
|February 12, 1966
|Secret and Morocco try to find a missing elephant that was taken prisoner by the Grand Wazir to overthrow the Rajah.
Season 2 (1966)[edit]
|Original airdate
|"Robot Rout"
|September 10, 1966
|Yellow Pinkie is promoted president due to a mass robotic brainwashing on the citizens. Secret and Morocco head to Yellow Pinkie's lab to confront him, but he turns Morocco against Secret.
|"The Pink Sky Mobile"
|September 17, 1966
|Secret and Morocco battle Yellow Pinkie in his new Sky Mobile against their Spy Car. Both of them end up with scooting vehicles.
|"Scuba Duba Duba"
|September 24, 1966
|Secret and Morocco are assigned to recover a missile stolen by the spy Scuba Duba before he can destroy city under ransom.
|October 29, 1966
|Secret is sent to confront the evil criminal scientist Hy Spy face-to-face in France, but Secret cannot outsmart him.
|"Spy in the Sky"
|November 12, 1966
|Hy Spy is intent causing destruction on the globe with his armed satellite. Secret and Morocco head to the satellite to halt his plans.
|"Ship of Spies"
|November 26, 1966
|Secret and Morocco are assigned to locate Hy Spy's invisible ship and put his plan out of action.
Super Secret Secret Squirrel (1993)[edit]
|Written by
|Original airdate
|Mark Saraceni
|September 5, 1993
|An evil sea lion named Goldflipper (Jim Cummings) creates a giant gold magnet steals golden teeth, which calls the "Molar-Acoustic-Synctro-Bicuspid-Dental-Magnetic-Electro-Platt-Conductive-Postiviser". Secret Squirrel goes under cover as a Squirrely Girly scout to thwart the evil plan and recover all the stolen teeth.
|Roberts Gannaway
|September 12, 1993
|Secret Squirrel investigates a mysterious candy disappearance caused by a gingerbread man named Greg (Charlie Adler).
|Roberts Gannaway
|September 19, 1993
|A sub-atomic quark known as the Quark (Roger Rose) is destroying important monuments in order to make an amphitheater out of North America and Secret Squirrel has to shrink down to an atomic size to stop him.
|"Queen Bea"
|Mark Saraceni
|September 26, 1993
|Queen Bea (BJ Ward) and her honey bee minions capture Secret Squirrel during a Honey Bank robbery so that Queen Bea can force Secret Squirrel's hand in marriage, but Penny comes to his rescue.
|"Hot Rodney"
|Roberts Gannaway
|October 3, 1993
|During a race against a racing rooster named Hot Rodney (Jeff Bennett), Secret Squirrel is waylaid by Hot Rodney's orchestrated kidnapping of Morocco.
|Roberts Gannaway
|October 10, 1993
|Morocco Mole receives a mandatory special assignment to hold a "rare" egg for at least three seconds, but has a hard time doing so.
|Roberts Gannaway
|October 17, 1993
|Expensive paintings are stolen on the night of a museum gala and Secret Squirrel discovers an art-loving, sophisticated chameleon, known as ("Panoleon") P. Chameleon (Roddy McDowall), has pilfered all the art for his own personal collection. Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole then outsmart him by trapping in a room full of "modern" art, which the Chameleon despises.
|"Agent Penny"
|Roberts Gannaway & Paul Rudish
|October 24, 1993
|In an attempt to cut down his expenses, the Chief replaces Secret Squirrel with Penny and hires Morocco as his secretary. Snooper and Blabber (among other Hanna-Barbera characters) make speaking cameo appearances.
|"Scirocco Mole"
|Roberts Gannaway
|October 31, 1993
|In a quiz show hosted by a fox, Secret Squirrel briefs the origin of his partnership with Morocco and the encounter with Morocco's evil twin brother Scirocco (Jess Harnell). Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Big Dog and Little Dog make cameo appearances as the other contestants.
|Roberts Gannaway
|November 7, 1993
|Secret Squirrel, Morocco Mole and the Chief get their bodies mixed in Platypus' (Roger Rose) descrambler and have a hard time catching him in their states.
|"Doctor O"
|Mark Saraceni and Jim Turner
|November 14, 1993
|Secret Squirrel has to stop an opossum named Doctor O from blocking out the sun with a satellite, but he has to do it blind in total darkness.
|"One Ton"
|Lane Raichert
|November 21, 1993
|Secret Squirrel attempts to stop a crazy panda called One-Ton (Yoshio Be), but Secret has orders from the Chief not to harm him because pandas are endangered. So, Secret has to figure out how to make Won-Ton beat himself up.
|"Voodoo Goat"
|Roberts Gannaway
|November 28, 1993
|Secret Squirrel must stop an evil shaman goat (John Garry) who makes a voodoo doll of the Chief in order to gain power over the agency.
Other appearances[edit]
- Secret and Morocco appear as part of the cast in Yogi's Ark Lark and its spin-off series Yogi's Gang, but the two characters have no dialogue in either series.
- Secret Squirrel appeared in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
- Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole appear as teenagers on Yo Yogi!. Secret Squirrel was voiced by Kath Soucie and Morocco Mole was voiced by Neil Ross. Secret Squirrel has an uncle named Uncle Undercover (voiced by Greg Burson) who owns The Invention Dimension store in Jellystone Mall.
- Secret Squirrel makes a cameo appearance in an episode of Squirrel Boy in which his hat was seen on a gravestone.
- Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole can be seen in a Cartoon Network rap in 1995.
- Secret Squirrel made numerous appearances in his 1965 form for Cartoon Network in its first years on the air.
- Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole appeared in an ad for Cartoon Network Asia in their revived form (i.e. 2 Stupid Dogs) with Cummings and Harnell to reprise their roles.
- Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole appeared in some Cartoon Network UK ads in both their original (1965) and revived form.
- Secret Squirrel appeared in a Cartoon Network Cinema bumper in his revived form. He can be seen the far corner.
- Secret Squirrel makes an appearance in the show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy in an episode with Hoss Delgado who is driving in his monster truck and almost runs over Secret Squirrel.
- Secret Squirrel appears in three episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, first in the Season 2 episode "Blackwatch Plaid" as a client of Harvey's arrested for flashing people (a play on Secret's famous trenchcoat), and then again in the Season 3 episode "Bird Girl of Guantanamole", hiring Harvey to get Morocco Mole out of Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He also has a brief cameo in the series finale, "The Death of Harvey".
- Secret Squirrel appeared in Scooby-Doo Team-Up #11 in September 2015.
LP album[edit]
Hanna-Barbera Records released a Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole: Superspy (HLP-2046) LP album in 1966. It featured an adventure with several songs. Mel Blanc voiced Secret Squirrel, but Daws Butler voiced Morocco Mole instead of Paul Frees.
DVD releases[edit]
The episode "Sub Swiper" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Vol. 1. On November 3, 2015, Warner Archive released The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[3]
Secret Squirrel: The Complete Series was made available for download via iTunes in August 2016.
Secret Squirrel in other languages[edit]
- Brazilian Portuguese: Esquilo sem Grilo ("No-worries Squirrel") in the 1965 version; James Quilo ("James Quirrel") in the 1993 version
- French: L´Agent sans Secret ("Secret-less Agent")
- German: Siegfried Sqirrel ("Siegfried Squirrel")
- Italian: Agente Super Segretissimo ("Super Very Secret Agent")
- Spanish: El Inspector Ardilla ("Inspector Squirrel")
- Indonesian Detektif Tupai ("Detective Squirrel")
- Swedish Agent Kurre
- Chinese 松鼠特務 Sōngshǔ tèwù ("Squirrel Spy")
- Japanese 秘密探偵クルクル Himitsu tantei kurukuru ("Twirl Secret Detective")
- (In Morocco and thereabouts, Morocco Mole is known plainly as "Mole")
- Norwegian: Agent Ekorn ("Agent Squirrel")
- Polish: Sekretna Wiewiórka ("Secret Squirrel")
- Mel Blanc as Secret Squirrel (original series)
- Paul Frees as Double-Q, Morocco Mole (original series)
- Jim Cummings as Morocco Mole, Goldflipper (second series)
- Jess Harnell as Secret Squirrel, Scirocco Mole (second series)
- Tony Jay as Chief (second series)
- Kimmy Robertson as Penny (second series)
Production credits[edit]
- Produced and Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Story: Tony Benedict, Warren Foster, Dalton Sandifer, Michael Maltese
- Musical Direction: Ted Nichols
- Story Direction: Alex Lovy, Lewis Marshall, Paul Sommer, Art Scott, Steve Clark, Art Davis
- Voices: Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, John Stepenson, Jean Vander Pyl, Henry Corden, Don Messick, Allan Melvin, Howard Morris, Janet Waldo, Dick Beals, Gerry Johnson
- Animation Direction: Charles A. Nichols
- Production Supervision: Howard Hanson
- Animation: Ray Abrams, Ed Barge, Robert Bemiller, O.E. "Lefty" Callahan, Emil Carle, Hugh Fraser, George Germanetti, George Goepper, Anatole Kirsanoff, Hicks Lokey, Kenneth Muse, George Nicholas, Don Schloat, Larry Silverman, Ralph Somerville, John Sparey
- Layout: Cornelius "Corny" Cole, Jerry Eisenberg, Jack Huber, Lance Nolley, Bill Perez, Tony Sgroi, Bob Singer, Iwao Takamoto
- Background: Fernando Arce, Ron Dias, Rene Garcia, Bob Gentle, F. Montealegre, Richard H. Thomas
- Camera: Gary Milton, Roger Sims, Clarence Wogatzke, Norman Stainback, John Pratt, John Aardal
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, William Getty
- Secret Squirrel
- Approved MPAA Certification No. 21205
- RCA Sound Recording
- This Picture Made Under the Jurisiction of IATSE-IA Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
See also[edit]
- ^ Mansour, David. From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Dictionary of the Late 20th Century, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005, p.423.
- ^ Stephen D. Youngkin The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Lesington: University Press of Kentucky, 2005, p.451
- ^ Declassified: 'The Complete Series' DVD Release...SOON!
External links[edit]
- Fictional squirrels
- Fictional secret agents and spies
- Hanna-Barbera series and characters
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- NBC network shows
- American animated television series
- 1960s American animated television series
- 1965 American television series debuts
- 1994 American television series endings
- Television series by Hanna-Barbera
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I have to laugh and roll my eyes a bit when people feel the need to label everything they do as parents. There's child-led weaning, baby-led feeding, and elimination communication, not to mention a bunch of other things that many of us just do.
Apparently these things have special names.
Who knew that giving your kid food on their high chair for them to pick up had a fancy title? I thought it was just called "eating!"
I'm not quite sure when just letting your kids play outside by themselves became "Free Range Parenting" or sleeping with your baby and wearing them in a carrier became "Attachment Parenting."
But suddenly, everything we do as parents has a label.
I understand the idea of finding your tribe and having some way to defend your choices. I've used that tactic more than once with my in-laws.
"It has a name, it's called "BREASTEFEEDING" so I'm not crazy! Take that!"
It can be mind numbing when you make a parenting choice and people, other parents even, raise their eyebrow at you or give you a look like you just made your kids walk barefoot on hot coals.
And when you find someone else who lets their 2-year-old leave the house in a ballet outfit and patent leather dress shoes, you can sigh with relief and have a communal "Two-year-olds are bat shit crazy OMFG" moment.
So, to join the scores of parents who ascribe to a certain parenting philosophy or an eclectic mix of a few, I've decided to start my own.
I'm calling it "Survivor Parenting."
No, I'm not forcing my kids to eat live bugs and boiled goat testicles in order for them to earn some pizza, a couple of Snickers bars, and a phone call home, although I will say it's crossed my mind once or twice.
I'm just doing what I can to make it through another day with my sanity in tact.
The Survivor Mom's Motto: I will not be voted off this motherfucking island.
Around here that means baths every other day or every two if they happened to play at the water table.
Close enough for me!
Sometimes we eat breakfast for dinner. I'll pretend to be their server and take their order to make it more interesting.
"Over easy, Sir!" Margot will tell me.
Apparently she also thinks I'm a man, but hey! Better than "asshole!"
I often just plant Bridget on the floor and throw various things, like Duplo blocks, wooden Easter decorations that still haven't been put away, even remote controls in front of her to keep her occupied.
I think this might be called "free play" but I call it "please give me one more minute to make dinner without crying."
I have no philosophy, no researched approach, no books to guide my every move.
I just make sure my kids are healthy, safe, fed, clothed and happy. And that at the end of the day, I'm still standing.
Well figuratively, anyway.


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Niedermayer Officially Announces Retirement
Tuesday, 06.22.2010 / 1:41 PM PT / News
"It's been a tough decision, but after plenty of reflection, I'm here to announce I'm retiring from professional hockey," Niedermayer said to lead off lengthy remarks in which he thanked numerous teammates, coaches, management and staff members from both the Ducks and New Jersey Devils. Niedermayer remained composed until he thanked his family (wife Lisa and four boys), during which he became noticeably emotional.
"It has been a difficult decision, but I feel it is the right time," Niedermayer said. "I am excited about experiencing new opportunities, as well as pursuing my other interests. The last 18 years have been filled with more than I ever could have dreamed. There are many wonderful things I will miss about the game, especially the challenge of competing with my teammates. I wish them the best of luck in the future."
|A Tribute to Scott Niedermayer
|Press Conference Transcript
|Niedermayer Photos
|Niedermayer Highlights
Niedermayer, 36 (8/31/73), appeared in 1,263 games over 18 NHL seasons with the Ducks and New Jersey Devils, collecting 172-568=740 points with a +167 rating. Originally selected by New Jersey in the first round (third overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he made his NHL debut with the Devils on Oct. 16, 1991 at the New York Rangers. All time, Niedermayer ranks 19th in assists, 23rd in points, 21st in games played and tied for 14th in power play goals (90) among NHL defensemen. He also ranks seventh in career game-winning goals (39) among defensemen. Thirteen of those 39 goals came in overtime, the most by a defenseman in NHL history. Niedermayer is the all-time leading scorer among defensemen for both the Ducks and Devils.
Signed as a free agent on Aug. 4, 2005 and named the sixth captain in club history on Oct. 3, 2005, Niedermayer helped Anaheim become the first team from California to win hockey's ultimate prize in 2007. In 21 postseason contests that year, he earned 3-8=11 points and was presented with the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With younger brother Rob as a teammate in 2007, the Niedermayers became the first set of brothers to win the Stanley Cup together since Brent and Duane Sutter won with the New York Islanders in both 1982 and 1983. Niedermayer appeared in his final 371 regular season NHL contests in an Anaheim uniform, scoring 60-204=264 points with 306 penalty minutes. Niedermayer is the Ducks' all-time leader in goals, assists, points and power play goals (39) among club defensemen.
Niedermayer also won three Stanley Cups during his tenure with New Jersey (1995, 2000 and 2003). In 202 career postseason contests, he earned 25-73=98 points, which currently ranks eighth in appearances and 13th in points all-time among league blueliners. Niedermayer was named a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in three straight seasons (2004, 2006 and 2007) and won the award following the 2003-04 season. He was also named an NHL All-Star six times during his NHL career (1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009).
A native of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Niedermayer captained Team Canada to the gold medal in Vancouver at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Canada captured the tournament title with an overtime victory (3-2) against Team USA. He won his first Olympic gold medal at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. In international competition, Niedermayer also won gold with Canada at the 1991 World Junior Championships, the 2004 World Cup and the 2004 World Championships.


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Filters and Reflections: Perspectives on Reality
By Jones, Zachary, Dunne, Brenda, Hoeger, Elissa and Jahn, Robert (eds.)
From the publisher's website: This new book is a series of essays related and responding to the PEAR laboratory publication, "Sensors, Filters, and the Source of Reality." This anthology presents an assortment of perspectives on how consciousness creates its experiential reality through an array of subjective "filters" by which "we endeavor to infer, either intuitively or analytically, composite functional models of our world and of ourselves." Taken together, the individual contributions serve as an array of lenses that amplify the seminal essay.
ICRL Press, July 2009. ISBN-10: 1936033011 ISBN-13: 978-1936033010


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I'm working on a documentation improvement effort for a client and am
interested in hearing from anyone using the EightShapes UNIFY
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other)...are you happy with the solution?
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I'd greatly appreciate any comments you'd care to share. If you'd be
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- Drifting towards Darwin by Greg Koukl (PDF)
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LUCKNOW: The State Bank of India has increased its thrust on mobile banking to meet immediate customer needs like funds transfer, balance enquiry, payment of utility bills etc. The Chief General Manager, SBI-Lucknow circle, BV Chaubal said that the bank is aggressively pushing mobile banking in non-rural areas to meet the changing needs and preferences of the customer.
He said that the Lucknow Circle alone has achieved a deposit of Rs 47,075 crores and has a market share of 23% in deposits. The bank has achieved advances of Rs 12,024 crores which translates to 22% market share in advances of all banks put together.


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Name: Pirate Speeder Bike With Cad Bane
Collection: The Clone Wars
Number: N/A (Deluxe)
Source: The Clone Wars (Season 1 Episode 22: Hostage Crisis)
Availability: August 2010
License: Hasbro
Cad Bane avoids his pursuers on a pirate's speeder bike. The bounty hunter forms a temporary alliance with a pirate gang to further his own selfish interests. When his business with the gang is finished, he takes his leave of the thugs – and also takes one of their speeder bikes as part of his payment.
Who's the most notorious bounty hunter in The Clone Wars? If you guessed Bossk, we would have to side with you, but no, it's Cad Bane per Dave Filoni. This delinquent Duros goal is to complete any mission with the right payout as we have already seen in The Clone Wars series. In 2009, Hasbro made the very first Cad Bane (CW22) action figure. While the figure was awesome, it did have very limited articulation. Hasbro has finally made up for that with the release of the Pirate Speeder Bike With Cad Bane. Part of the "figure with vehicle" line that collectors dub as Deluxe, the overpriced set is actually a joy to own and it's the best version of Cad Bane to date. If you look at this line as a distant predecessor to the vintage Mini Rig line, you do get a nice variety of one-manned vehicles to pad your collection and a great action figure to pilot it. In fact, it is in this sub-line where we have received multiple figures that are far superior to their carded counterparts. Because additional articulation is required to place the figures on the vehicles, Hasbro upgrades these figures to the way we wished we would have received them in the basic figure line. But hey, it's better to eventually get these as opposed to never.
So what does this new Cad Bane figure bring to the table? Actually, you'll be please to know quite a bit. The bonus is that this figure is an all-new sculpt. He comes without his trench coat and we actually get to see a better view of his upper body. Cad Bane has a very lean but muscular build that was easily overlooked on the first figure. Hasbro did a great job on maintaining the integrity of the original basic figure into this new figure to help with the overall continuity. We think it succeeds in every way. He still comes with a removable cowboy hat and we actually love this feature on him. He also comes with a removable satchel which is reminiscent of an old mailbag which further solidifies his unique "western" look. His functioning holster for his pistols hangs close to his body and maintains a nice drape when he is placed on the speeder bike. And while he doesn't have ball-jointed ankles, Hasbro added them in his knees. With a wide (but not dramatic stance), Cad Bane can straddle his bike with out issue and sit on the bike to look more authentic than most other action figures do on their respective bikes. In particular, Cad Bane's hands couldn't have been sculpted better to hold onto the handlebars. This may seem insignificant, but it's important to us and the overall aesthetics of this set.
Even off of the Pirate Speeder Bike, Cad Bane looks amazing. He looks as if at any moment he is ready for a draw and we think it's a style that fits him best. Cad Bane is cocky and arrogant, but he is also very mysterious and all of these traits have been artfully incorporated into this face, his stature and the overall presentation of the figure/vehicle combination. Easily the best set in the first wave of Deluxe figures, we would confidently claim that this version of Cad Bane is superior in so many ways. We do miss the trench coat, but this is a figure that sorely needs as much articulation as possible. The Pirate Speeder Bike also looks fantastic. Loaded with multiple colors and textures, it certainly is one sweet ride for this rogue bounty hunter. On the back lower portions of the bike are two platforms. Each has an emoticon emblazoned on the inner part of the rectangle which humorously displays the hard to read personality of Cad Bane. This set is an absolute win and by the looks of it online is popular with everyone as well. With a great paint job and awesome new speeder bike and all the necessary accessories, Pirate Speeder Bike With Cad Bane is definitely a must-have in The Clone Wars line. We would love to see a finely tuned version of this figure also make it into the basic line one day as well. Don't pass on this awesome release if you collect The Clone Wars brand, this one is just too good to miss.
Assortment Number: 94827/94737
Retail: $16.99 USD
Market Value: Click here to check the latest prices based on listings.
Status: Pirate Speeder Bike is an all-new vehicle.
Articulation Count: 2
Articulation Details: 2 slide-out blasters
Accessory Count: None
Accessory Details: None
Date Stamp: 2010
Status: Cad Bane is an all-new figure.
Articulation Count: 12 points
Articulation Details: ball-socket head, 2 ball-jointed shoulders, 2 ball-jointed elbows, 2 swivel wrists, swivel waist, 2 ball-jointed hips, 2 ball-jointed knees
Accessory Count: 5
Accessory Details: blaster rifle, 2 blaster pistols, removable hat, removable satchel
Date Stamp: 2010
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
1a.Objectives (from AD-416):
The objective of this cooperative research is to facilitate evaluation of new designs and operations of refrigerated retail display cases as part of a series of food safety technologies and interventions.
1b.Approach (from AD-416):
A range of temperature control sequence options and shelf modifications will be used to evaluate growth of E. coli in packaged fresh-cut leafy greens, produce quality, and shelf-life. Non-pathogenic E. coli will be inoculated onto fresh leafy green produce or cut/shredded then inoculated. The product will be packaged, treated with modified atmosphere, subjected to simulated storage/transport, and placed in refrigerated retail display conditions for evaluation of E. coli survival. Cells of E. coli will be recovered from produce and quantified using standard plating or enrichment procedures.
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Business processes often require handling of non-structured data such as scanned documents or pictures. IBM Business Process Manager V8 (hereafter IBM BPM) provides the capability to seamlessly integrate with Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems, which specialize in handling such types of data.
IBM BPM uses the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) standard to connect to ECM systems. In this article we'll show you how to configure the connection from IBM BPM to an ECM system. Then we'll then build a human service that includes document listing and viewing capabilities within a Coach.
To complete the steps in this article, you'll need a running IBM BPM development environment with an existing Process App already created and opened in Process Designer.
You also need to have an ECM system up and running that exposes web services compliant with the CMIS 1.0 specification. Examples of such ECM servers are IBM FileNet P8, IBM Content Manager and Alfresco. Note that for IBM FileNet P8, although CMIS is included with the product, it is a separate and optional install. For the purpose of this article, we used an instance of IBM FileNet P8.
Creating the ECM server definition
First you have to define the connection to your ECM server in your Process App, so that you can use it in services and coaches. To add the server definition to the Process App Settings, do the following:
- In Process Designer, go to the Process App Settings and click the
Servers tab as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Select the Servers tab in Process App Settings
- Fill out the server configuration options as shown in Figure 2.
Select Enterprise Content Management Server as the server type.
Then specify your CMIS server's hostname, HTTP port and the context
root of the web application that hosts the CMIS web services.
(Examples of default context roots are
fncmisfor FileNetP8 and
alfresco/cmisfor Alfresco). Complete the rest of the fields, including the repository name (defined by the ECM system) and authentication options.
Figure 2. ECM server definition
The Always Use This Connection Information option tells IBM BPM to use that userid and password for every connection to the ECM server. This means that a generic user is used for every ECM interaction and the end-user identity is not passed from IBM BPM to the ECM server.
If you want to use the user's identity for ECM interactions in BPM, you must deselect the checkbox. However, keep in mind that if you do this, you will need to configure a single sing-on mechanism between IBM BPM and the ECM application servers, which is not covered in this article.
- Click Test Connection to verify that the ECM connection is configured properly. If you receive an error message, you should further investigate by checking the IBM BPM SystemOut.log file.
Working with the Content Management Toolkit
IBM BPM includes a toolkit that provides several ECM assets, such as pre-built assets for ECM access.
Add the ECM toolkit to your Process App
You need to add the toolkit to your process application to be able to use the required components in your process.
- Click on the plus (+) sign next to the Toolkits section in the
Process Designer library, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Add the toolkit dependency
- Select the 8.0 snapshot under Content Management, as
shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Select 8.0 toolkit
Copy the sample AJAX search service into your Process App
IBM BPM uses Ajax services for ECM server interactions. Some basic services are included for operations like searching for documents and their metadata. These services can be used by the ECM coach controls, which enables you to list and view documents on the ECM server.
Instead of starting from scratch, you can make a copy of the base search service provided with the toolkit by doing the following:
- Copy the Default ECM Search Service from the Content
Management toolkit into your Process App by clicking User
Interface on the Content Management toolkit, then
right-clicking Default ECM Search Service, as shown in Figure
Figure 5. Copy a sample Ajax service
Rename the Ajax service
- Click on the User Interface section in your process App library.
- Right-click Default ECM Search Service and select
Rename, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Rename the Ajax service
- Specify a name for your newly copied Ajax service. In this example,
we'll use
My ECM Search Service.
Customizing the ECM Search service
The Ajax service you just copied and renamed is just a template that contains the required input and output variables for ECM integration. It does not, however, provide any specific actions. You now need to customize it so it performs the required actions which, in this case, is performing a search on the ECM server for documents to be listed in a coach.
Define the Ajax service flow diagram
- Open the ECM Search service you previously copied, as shown in Figure
Figure 7. Open the AJAX service
- Add the Content Integration component to the service by doing the
- Delete the line between the Start and End events
- Place a Content Integration component between them, as shown
in Figure 8, and rename it to something meaningful. In this
example, we called it
Get Documents.
Figure 8. Add the Content Integration component
- Connect the component to the Start and End events, as shown in Figure
Figure 9. Connect the elements in the Ajax service
Configure the Content Integration component
Configure the Content Integration component as follows:
- Click on the Content Integration component you just added to the Ajax service.
- In the Implementation section of the Properties tab, set the Server Name to the name you specified while creating the connection in the Process App Settings.
- Select Search as the Operation name.
Figure 10. Configure the Content Integration component
- In the Data Mapping section of the Properties tab, map
each input and output variable to the corresponding private variables,
as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Perform data mapping
Define the content filters
Now you need to define which documents are to be selected from the ECM server for a particular process instance and ECM integration service implementation. In IBM BPM, you can specify the selection criteria visually. Under the covers, Process Designer generates the appropriate CMIS SELECT query with the required clauses and parameters.
- Click the Content Filters tab of the ECM Search service, as
shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12. Content Filters
- Under Object Type, you can select any document class managed by
your ECM system, as shown in Figure 13. Different document classes
have different attributes that can be used in queries. In this
example, we'll use the root Document class from our ECM server.
Figure 13. Specify a document class
- If you want, you can add more document properties columns to be
displayed in the document list by clicking the Add button, as
shown in Figure 14.
Figure 14. Add document class properties
We won't be adding more columns in this example, so you don't need click Add and your screen will not be exactly as shown.
- If you wanted, you could also define the selection criteria that will
be used at runtime to filter the documents to be listed, as shown in
Figure 15.
Figure 15. Specify document search criteria
The search condition can be built by matching any of the document's properties to a string value. The
tw.local.cmisQueryvariable is available as one of the Ajax service's input parameters and should be used to pass a string value from the coach.
As in the previous step, we won't be doing this in our example, so you don't need to click Add Search Criterion and your screen will not be exactly as shown.
Building the coaches with ECM content
You've just finished creating the service that will search for documents in the ECM server. Now you'll build coaches that will list and show the documents to the end user of the process.
Create the human service and coach
- Create a new human service.
- Add a new coach to the service, as shown in Figure 16, and
double-click it.
Figure 16. Coach on a human service
- Drag and drop the Document List and Document Viewer controls to the
coach, as shown in Figure 17. These are located in the Content
section of the palette.
Figure 17. Build the coach
- Click the Document List 1 control, then click the
Configuration section of the properties and fill out the
fields as shown in Figure 18:
- Check Allow Create and Allow Update.
- Specify
10for the number of results to show.
- For the Search option, select the ECM Search service you created previously.
Figure 18. Document List Control Configuration.
Configure the variable bindings on the ECM controls
To configure the variable bindings on the ECM controls, complete the following steps:
- Create a new variable to store the document list returned by the
search, as shown in Figure 19:
- Click on the Variables tab of the human service.
- Create a new private variable named
documentInfoListof type
- Check Is List.
- Check Has Default.
Figure 19. Add variables in the human service
- Set the binding for the Document List control as follows:
- Go to the Coaches tab in the editor.
- Click the Document List control.
- Click the General section of the Properties tab.
- In the Binding property, select the documentInfoList you previously created, as shown in Figure 20.
Figure 20. Specify the binding for the Document List control
- Set the binding for the Document Viewer control as follows:
- Go to the Coaches tab in the editor.
- Click the Document Viewer 1 control.
- Select the binding for the Document Viewer control.
- Click the Document Viewer control on the coach, then click the General section of the Properties tab.
- In the Binding property, select the listSelected (ECMDocumentInfo) field of the DocumentInfoList variable you previously created, as shown in Figure 21:
Figure 21. Specify the binding for the Document Viewer control
Testing the coach with ECM content integration
To test the coach, do the following:
- Click the Playback button on the right, as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22. Run the coach
- The coach opens in a new browser window and displays a list of
documents stored in your ECM, as shown in Figure 23. You can use the
Actions icons to view the content or metadata. You can also
use the Create Document button to upload new documents.
Figure 23. Coach execution
This article described the process of building a coach with content stored in an Enterprise Content Management system. Although the article focused on the basic steps to list generic content, you can configure different document classes and metadata to work with specific types of content.
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Battle over beef jerky
Impact of Links Snacks schism is both professional, personal
When Jack Link started his beef jerky business in the 1980s, it was his plan that his boys, then in their teens, would someday take over the company.
Unfortunately, that dream has turned into a nightmare that is being played out in Washburn County Circuit Court, in a lawsuit that pits Jack Link and son Troy against his elder son, Jay. The Links are battling over the ownership of Links Snacks Inc. in Minong, now one of the largest producers of beef jerky in the United States.
It's a dispute that has ripped the family apart, with accusations of greed, jealousy, harassment of company officers, bullying of employees and a long list of bad business behavior.
"Jack feels this is a terrible family tragedy," said John Hermeier, Links' chief financial officer. "His lifelong hope of having his sons ultimately take over ownership and operation of the company will not be fully realized. It is a great loss."
Jay Link, 37, maintains that he was forced out of the business unfairly in August 2005.
"I've tried to settle it," Jay said. "It's really unfortunate for everybody. It's hurting our business, it's hurting our community."
In a most extreme outcome, the court could order that the Links empire be sold and dictate how the proceeds are divvied up among the father and the two sons.
More likely, the two sides will reach an agreement before the lawsuit, which was filed in September 2005, ever reaches a jury.
In the meantime, Jay has begun buying small meat snack producers and has set up his own company, Jerky Snack Brands, across the road from Jack Link's family business headquarters.
"I can see it from my window," Jay said.
Story began in 1880s
DeeAnn McLellan, clerk of courts for Washburn County, said the filings for the battle are filling up boxes in the courtroom of Judge Eugene Harrington, the sole judge at the courthouse in Shell Lake. This case will likely be the biggest the county has ever seen by the time it's done, McLellan said.
The Link family traces its history in the meat business back to the 1880s, when Jack's great-grandfather Chris came to Wisconsin. One hundred years later, the family had a slaughterhouse in Minong that ended up in bankruptcy.
Using the family's beef jerky recipe, Jack started a new business in 1985, at first selling products out of the back of his pickup truck. He built the Jack Link's brand into a powerhouse by gradually expanding distribution from small mom-and-pop stores to big box and mass retail chains, including Wal-Mart. It was a feat that still causes competitors to marvel because the growth came without much advertising.
Jack Link transferred partial ownership of the meat snack business and other family holdings to his sons starting in 1995, when Jay was 25 and Troy was 22. The young men didn't have money of their own with which to buy the shares, so a deal was arranged for them to borrow and then repay the amount with proceeds they would get from the business.
As part of the 1995 transfer of ownership, Jack and both sons signed a buy-sell agreement requiring them to sell their shares to the family owners if they left the business. It is this agreement that is at the heart of the dispute, with Jack and Troy asking the court to force Jay to sell his shares to them after his August 2005 departure.
Bigger than business
The court documents show that this battle goes beyond a business dispute, with a layer of family strife on top of the legal issues.
The filings show that relationships within the company and the family were strained for several years before Jay's departure from his position as chief operating officer for Links Snacks Inc.
In a counterclaim, Jay traces the problems to a disagreement with his father, chief executive officer of Links Snacks, over an acquisition that Jay wanted to make.
In an interview, Jay said his parents had moved to Florida several years before that.
"Dad was basically kind of retired on the job," Jay said. "He came and went as he pleased."
In 2002, Jay brokered a deal to buy King B Snacks, a competitor that sold meat snacks at lower prices. Jay felt the acquisition would give Jack Link's access to new markets without diluting its brand name.
"Perceiving the deal brokered by Jay as a threat to his position, Jack made an all-out effort to thwart it," the counterclaim says. But the company's executive committee sided with Jay and voted to approve the deal.
Jay's counterclaim says his father never treated the oldest son the same again.
"Jack began to resent his son passing him by. Seeing their relationship crack, Troy seized the opportunity to force his older brother out," the counterclaim says.
An amended claim filed by Jack and Troy in 2006 says that as the company grew, it was necessary to expand the management team.
"Because Jay had an autocratic style, he had increasing difficulty adapting to and functioning in the team-managed environment," the amended complaint says.
Jay began expressing dissatisfaction and demanding that he be appointed chief executive officer in place of his father, according to the complaint. He said he was responsible for the success of the company and disagreed with the direction he said his father was taking it.
Jay then tried to undermine his father, countermanded orders and had problems getting along with other managers, the amended complaint says.
Court documents say Jack tried to deal with the situation by hiring an industrial psychologist, Lee Hausner, who specializes in counseling members of family-run businesses. Hausner concluded that Jay was incapable of performing his job duties.
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While this was going on, Jay was building his "dream house" in Minong and found himself in need of a loan. Despite the strained relationship, his father lent him $2 million. That money hasn't been repaid and is included in the court dispute.
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He also interfered with a deal with a Brazilian meat vendor, ultimately causing Links Snacks to pay more for product it buys from the vendor, Jack's complaint says.
Jay's new meat snack company is small compared to Links Snacks, with about 5% to 10% of the volume. He employs a dozen people at the headquarters in Minong and 110 at each of two production plants in Schulenberg, Texas, and Mankato, Minn., where he bought the Pioneer Snacks business.
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"I started it with my father and we built it," Jay said. "I want to continue that growth."
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That is the one thing both sides agree on.
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By Ms. Rachael Tolliver (TRADOC)June 11, 2009
When Lt. Heather Cupitt was a small child she had a dream of being a pilot.
"My dad was in the Marines and when I was very young he would always show us clips of him being on the USS America during Vietnam working on the F4 Phantom," she recalled. "Seeing him around aircraft made me realize that if my dad could work on them then maybe I could fly them. That got me interested in aviation just being around that environment."
Now, at the ripe old age of 23, Cupitt has not only learned to fly, she diversified-and added a transcontinental air race for women into the mix just for fun.
Cupitt's voyage started with a patriotic desire, and financial consideration.
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While the university may have taught Cupitt to fly, she said the ROTC taught her other valuable skills.
"One thing ROTC taught me was time management. Going to school and classes I got to pick my schedule. I had required ROTC classes-and on top of that I had flying," she said. "It taught you how to balance time, how to balance your friends and your family, and leadership skills."
And she has lots of friends.
"It was like a big family," Cupitt added. "We pretty much did everything together-I was very fortunate because we had a close class and I would have missed out on the great opportunities had I not gone ROTC."
After she accepted her scholarship-she contracted when she was a junior-she drilled with a local reserve unit through a program called the Simultaneous Membership Program, until she commissioned as a second lieutenant. That way she could shadow the unit's officers and learn what being an Army officer was about.
Part of her education included learning to first fly a Cessna 172, then she moved onto gliders and seaplanes-and Cupitt used her flying skills immediately after graduation to prove a point-she was ready to fly.
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"Embry-Riddle had never competed in the air race before-it was (my first air race) as well," she explained. "So I flew from Daytona Beach to Oklahoma City where the air race started, then went to Nebraska, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Vermont, Maine, and we ended in St. Johns in BC Canada.
"We placed 3rd place in the college teams...and then (we) flew from St. Johns Canada all the way down the east coast back to Florida."
She said there were 47 two-woman teams-it was an all women race-she flew in a Seneca 172, establishing her fastest time so far, and flew over 4,000 nautical miles. She practiced not only what she learned about flight, but what she learned about confidence, leadership, time management and responsibility.
And then Cupitt made another decision she said has taken her closer to all her goals-she chose to serve in the Army Reserve after graduation because she said it offered her more of what she wanted. She was allowed to select her branch-in Cupitt's case it was aviation-and she could stay close to home and maintain a civilian life as a flight instructor.
"And I got to go to all the same schools they do in the active Army. When I first contracted with the ROTC they gave me the opportunity to go Airborne school," she explained. "Then when I contracted and commissioned with the Army Reserve I was slotted to go to flight school and there are a number of schools that are required for flight school. The Army Reserve completes all the required schools just like active duty.
"We get the same opportunities as they do-I got to go to (Survival Escape Resistance and Evasion) school, to Dunker school, and I got ...the German Armed forces proficiency badge which isn't available at a lot of posts."
Dunker school teaches pilots what to do if they crash in water, while SERE school is a required school that every military aviator has to complete. Cupitt explained that it is a three week survival school that teaches pilots how to evade, resist and escape.
"It is one of the best schools I have been to. It teaches you confidence if you crash and have to leave your helicopter, teaches you how to evade the situation and resist capture and it lets you work with a team of people," she said. "And also gives me the confidence to do those tasks on my own.
She said in her four years in the Army Reserve she has had her ups and down-her favorite so far was learning to hover in a helicopter and her most challenging moment so far was her time in SERE school. But through it all she has had the praise of her husband-a Kiowa helicopter pilot-and her parents.
"Mom and dad are very excited for me," Cupitt said. "Mom thinks it's great that I am a female in the Army, and my dad will brag to their friends and our family any time...because they are so proud of my accomplishments and how far I have come,"
Yet she said her most exciting moment is on the immediate horizon-she volunteered to deploy to Iraq in October.
"I'm itching to go on my first deployment and can't wait for my experiences, whether good or bad I am really excited about it," she explained. "I was in flight school for the last year and a half and I have friends who I commissioned with who are already back from Afghanistan or Iraq.
"I feel like it is my turn to go. It's a right of passage-being in the military, and deploying and sha
ring your experiences with other people."


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We received the game as a gift about 20 years ago and have been looking for another one for about 15 years. We would like to make a gift of it to friends who have also enjoyed the game. We love the game. Our whole family enjoys playing it. If you know where we can get one, please let us know.
There is plenty of luck, but there's also skill. Playing the correct odds will give you more victories over a large series of games. Lots of tension (and frustration). Fun, fast game.
We use a variant where with 2 players you need 5 columns and with 3 you need 4 columns (instead of 3) to win.
Such a good game that incorporates multiple people, nail-biting decisions, and "baby needs a new pair of shoes" old-fashion casino dice rolling. Our family has played this as a rite of passage to test personality traits (too conservative? too liberal?), pass the time, and to just have some sweating-it-out fun, and would recommend highly.
The general concept of rolling combinations of numbers between 2 and 12, and having to stick with the 3 chosen that turn, leads to a good trade-off of "do I stop, or....well, just one more" gut checking that has lent itself to broader life lessons for which we thank Can't Stop's makers enough. They are unlikely to be thanked, however, by those whose addictive personalities (fed by the fever of reachin' up higher each number line) end up transitioning to Craps or other salary-risking table games (note: zero statistics here to back this up and simply meant to underscore the "go for it" nature of the game, lol). Perhaps a better way to sum it up is casino-like thrill without the risk of losing your shorts.
All-age play, typically fast turns (exceptions exist on occasion - you know who you are), and best of all a funky orange, bumpy stop sign that compels you to play feed a 4 star rating. Simplicity, the occasional lengthy turn by the nervous, and a limit on strategy based primarily on dice rolls keeps it out of the 5 star ether. I will note that, like many great abstract games (Pente anyone?) or piece/dice games, one can emulate Can't Stop using simple equipment, paper/pencil, or the like (assuming dice, and lack of trademark infringement), lending it true portability aside from toting the pizza-sized box to and fro and extending its play.
Must stop writing so I Can't Stop playing... go grab a set.
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