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MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) Discussion
John (Fly...Please) has recently increased the interest in MAV's on the forum. He and I have talked about maybe starting some threads for MAV's. I'll start them and let John and others contribute the content. And, I'll clean up certain threads, like the two listed below, which are intended to be resource threads.
I'll also be starting two other threas.
"Working MAV's (Micro Air Vehicles)"
"MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) Resources and Links"
This thread is intended to be a general thread where people can discuss motors, props, planforms, etc. In other words, it's to discuss anything and everything about MAV's. If the thread gets excessively long I will close it and create a #2 thread, and so on.
Do MAV's have to perform another function besides flying?
I get confused on these definitions I call a
MAV's- Micro Air Vehicles.... R/C or telerobotic's some kind of up link
UAV's Unmanned aerial vehicles.. -On board Computers no up link
this is one of the MAV's I have been working on for some time now it is r/c controlled with a video down link....thanks to Dynamics Unlimited its
Becoming a reality
Just the Graphic for now : )
Dude, I don't think this is a competetion. My question was regarding what these threads were going to discuss. Is the purpose to build micro/indoor models that "look" like "real" MAVs? Or, are we talking about actual MAV's which, from what I know, serve other specific purposes like videography, remote sensing...
I know that, that's why I'm asking if that's what the intent of this thread is. Maybe, Gordon Johnson will clear it up for us.
Is it self-aware yet?
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Here's a site about the European MAV competition:
Low to high air speed and a wireless camera with a wingspan of 15 cm max seem to be the definition. And they do are manually controlled.
I believe a build-up MicroMite would classify as a MAV ;-)
MAV means micro air vehicle and much of the research had been directed towards various competitions or at least specifications such as those put forward by DARPA (I think it was them). But at the end of the day anything that is micro and flies could be considered a MAV.
However I would say that MAVs are really micro models with a purpose or a mission, the purpose may vary but generally it will be surveillance based.
I think a hobbyist's definition of what an MAV is should be different than what DARPA defines (for no other reason than we don't have such deep pockets). The new UAV forum has much discussion of very cool GPS systems, downlink electronics, autopilots, etc., most of which won't fit in a "micro" airframe and, while the costs are coming down, its not at all inexpensive gear. I guess I'd like to see emphasis on the basic, more down-to-earth (no pun intended) issues here so people aren't forced to get a research grant to participate.
When I think "MAV", I tend to think of small, low AR planform, tailless designs, but that is just one common form. There are hovering designs, flapping wing designs and more conventional looking designs... whatever one can imagine. Mainly, MAVs fly outside, so dealing with wind is a big issue. They tend to fly fairly fast and tend to be a handfull to handle without active stabilization systems. MAV's usually have some kind of data downlink, and that side of things should be discussed. Still, a lot can be done without fancy gear (I hope). Heck, I have fun experimenting with dumb little MAV-style gliders in the park.
Some of the topics I would be interested in (some of which Gordon already identified):
Planforms for MAVs.
Stability and handling of small, low AR, tailless designs.
Wind. How to deal with it.
Power systems for MAVs.
Assisted flight through Use of gyros, horizon detectors, sensors, etc
Data downlinks/telemetry/video/electronics
Hobbyist-level electronics/systems for improving flight characteristics.
Bird/insect aerodynamics as might apply to MAVs.
These are just my thoughts. Hope to contribute some power system info soon.
i think i want to do a little somewhat-mav stuff... why not start out as simple as possible, then work up? i would not at all mind building a little 5 or so inch round flying wing bit plane- it would be a fun project, and would show how simple a 'mav' can be. it wont be easy to control, it wont have 'fancy' autopilot, sensors or cameras- a poor mans mav.
for me, what i would want the most on a mav- stable, a long duration, and maybe even a wireless video camera at some point- those are my goals. so, i will start out with it being stable, and possibly with a long duration. then, when they make a cheap-ish wireless video camera that is small enough...
what i have laying around is: foam, a orange superslick dd, a didel 4.5 ohm motor geared 3:1 with a ok prop on it, not yet gutted bit car, kokam 140 mah cell, and either a bit actuator or small motor for rudder control.
while it may not be consdered a true mav by most, hopefully it will help other people to choose the right power system for a slightly slower than the norm mav. also, it will be the true poor mans mav if it works.
beano, with another project that probly wont work
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1st Quarter 2014 Commentary - ASTON/River Road Long-Short Fund
1st Quarter 2014
It was a benign quarter for stocks with most of the major U.S. averages posting modestly positive returns, including the broad market S&P 500 Index (1.81%) and tech-oriented Nasdaq (0.54%) exchange. The only exception was the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had a slightly negative return. Fourth quarter company earnings were generally in line with (reduced) expectations and, while severe winter weather negatively affected first quarter growth, there were relatively few macroeconomic surprises during the period.
The modest returns masked an increase in volatility, however, as a number of interesting cross currents and potential trend shifts emerged. Although indicators like the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Market Volatility Index ("the VIX") ended the quarter well below their historical average, most volatility measures trended higher during the quarter. The increase was largely associated with a nearly 6% drop in stocks (as measured by the S&P 500) between mid-January and early February—the largest correction since April-June 2012. The correction was triggered by weak data out of China, coupled with growing political and fiscal concerns in a number of developing nations. While the retreat was not particularly large or unexpected, the higher trend in volatility suggests that investors may be more reactive to negative data going forward.
Style, Home Security, and Short Hedges
The Fund did not meet expectations during the first quarter in posting losses versus a nearly 2% gain for its long-only Russell 3000 Index benchmark. This despite an average net long equity exposure of 50%. The primary driver of underperformance was poor stock selection. The long portion of the portfolio, individual short holdings, and short hedges all underperformed.
We designed our strategy to emphasize stock selection. With less than 100% exposure to the market, strong stock selection is required to generate equity-like returns over the long-term. Unfortunately, stock selection was particularly poor during the quarter, resulting in the Fund's second worst absolute performance since inception. The quarter's underperformance can be summarized into three groups—stylistic headwinds, home security long positions, and short hedges.
Our style of investing was not in favor. Put simply, we like to purchase high-quality stocks at discounted prices and short low-quality stocks at inflated prices. Unfortunately, both high-quality and cheap stocks underperformed this quarter. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch data shows that stocks ranked B+ or higher (i.e. high quality) gained only half as much as stocks ranked B or lower (i.e. low quality).
The Portfolio was also positioned in the wrong sectors. Consumer Discretionary was the worst performing sector in the market and it represented more than 40% of the long portfolio (we actually increased the weighting during the period as stocks in the sector became more attractively priced). We view many of the Consumer Discretionary investments as providing services consumers consider necessities, but they still declined along with the rest of the sector. More than 26% of gross average equity exposure was allocated to the media and cable industry within the sector, and we think many consumers no longer view their cable bill as discretionary.
The top two individual losers during the quarter were ADT and Ascent Capital Group, both home security stocks that "gapped" down during the quarter. The toughest risk to guard against is a stock that "gaps"—makes a sharp move in one direction—the wrong way. From a risk management perspective, it is easier to contain gradual losers than those that move violently against us. We attempt to minimize this risk through solid fundamental analysis and sizing positions that are inherently more risky at smaller weights.
ADT is the most well known brand in the home security market and has achieved scale with a market share more than six times its nearest competitor. In late November 2013, activist investor Keith Meister of Corvex Capital promptly resigned from the company's Board of Directors and sold his entire stake back to the company at $44 a share. We maintained our position given that the company had just reported a strong quarter and it appeared the reason for Mr. Meister's departure was a disagreement about future capital allocation. We thought that Corvex was pushing for more aggressive buybacks, while the company desired a more balanced approach of buybacks, dividends, and tuck-in acquisitions. The stock "gapped" down more than 20% in January after reporting poor quarterly results. Specifically, it cost ADT more than expected to add fewer-than-expected new customers, intensifying concerns that new competition from cable and telecom rivals was pressuring ADT's business.
Unfortunately, we sized ADT as one of the largest long positions in the portfolio given that it is a stable business with shareholder-focused management and clear, but manageable, risks stemming from growing cable and telecom competition. We are not yet convinced that the cable/telecom threat is a long-term negative; rather, we think their emergence could actually grow the home security market, which is in less than 20% of all homes. We maintained a smaller position in ADT, and were surprised that the stock ended the quarter trading for less than six times its cash flow.
Ascent is the second-largest home security monitoring company and operates Monitronics, an asset-light model that outsources the sales, installation, and field service functions to dealers. Monitoring contracts are 3 to 5 years with automatic renewals. ADT's quarter weakened our conviction in the industry but did not invalidate our home security thesis. We eliminated the Ascent position, as we maintained the position in ADT, to reduce exposure to the industry. We favored ADT over Ascent for several reasons. First, we think the ADT brand is valuable and enduring. Second, Ascent is significantly more levered then ADT. Finally, ADT was much cheaper than Ascent. Ascent subsequently reported a strong quarter with no noticeable negative impact from the cable/telecom threat, which strengthened our long-term positive view of the industry.
Short hedged positions in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) United States Natural Gas (UNG) and the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) also hurt performance. Slowing domestic gas production combined with a very cold winter boosted gas demand and the price of natural gas. We maintained the short position in UNG as its structural flaws remain intact. The entry and quick exit from our Drawdown Plan early in the quarter briefly required a short position in SPY.
Bright Spots
Bright spots during the quarter included long positions in Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and Quest Diagnostics. Although headlines routinely suggest that Microsoft is entirely dependent on the PC, the majority of the firm's profits are tied to Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, and Power Point) and enterprise servers (more than half of revenues). We agree that the Windows business faces a challenging future, but assuming reasonable multiples for the rest of the firm's businesses, we believe we paid nothing for this segment. The company generates roughly $25 billion a year in free cash to add to its $75 billion treasure chest. The market has been unwilling to place much value on this cash given the company's previous decade of missed opportunities and poor acquisitions. We believe the market is beginning to appreciate the power of new leadership, however. Successful activist investor ValueAct Capital initiated a position early in 2013, and has reportedly been influential. We suspect capital allocation will greatly improve in the future and are encouraged the board chose Satya Nadella as the firm's new CEO.
Warren Buffet-led holding company Berkshire Hathaway's collection of businesses are executing well. The firm's book value per share rose 18.2% in 2013. CEO Buffett placed a floor on the stock in December 2012 by stating the company would buy back stock at 120% of book value. The "Buffett put" rose along with book value per share this year. He seemed ready to buy back a material amount of stock in his recent annual shareholder letter, "We did not purchase shares during 2013; however, because the stock did not descend to the 120% level…if it does, we will be aggressive."
Quest is the largest independent clinical laboratory company in the U.S. Wall Street is bearish on the stock due to obvious short-term challenges, including weak hospital utilization and reimbursement pressures. We are more optimistic regarding the long-term opportunities, including hospital utilization that should improve with the economy, the growing number of insured under the Affordable Care Act, and an increasing number of baby boomers hitting age 65 every year through 2030 that should need more lab tests. Investors had worried of an implied lower pricing from Medicare for Quest testing. This overhang was removed as Congress approved a "doc fix" bill at the end of the quarter, however, which delayed and eased upcoming reimbursement pressure. Although Medicare revenues only represent approximately 12% of Quest's revenues, it is important as managed care pricing tends to follow Medicare pricing trends.
Drawdown Plan
The portfolio's maximum drawdown for the quarter was -5.01%, capturing 87% of the market's drawdown. Given our normal net long equity exposure range of 50% to 70%, we expect to capture a sizeable percentage of an initial market descent. The extent of our drawdown capture during early market declines depends critically on stock selection. In this instance, we participated more in the market's descent than we anticipated. The simultaneous combination of market weakness and poor long stock selection pushed us into the first level (down 4% from the Fund's "high water mark") of our Drawdown Plan. The importance of stock selection is critical in determining the portfolio's capture during the first stages of the market's decline, but fades quickly as the market moves lower and the significance of market exposure gains importance.
The first level of our Drawdown Plan does not require a significant reduction in net market exposure; it simply caps the maximum exposure at 50%, the low level of our normal exposure range. The market continued to decline over the next several trading days and we found attractive opportunities to increase exposure in the long portfolio. We paired these long purchases with the previously mentioned short position in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF to cap net long equity exposure below 50%. The market quickly bounced back and we were out of the Drawdown Plan, and the hedge, by the end of the quarter.
The disappointing drawdown performance during the quarter is unfortunate, but within the realm of possibilities. Our Drawdown Plan does not protect the Portfolio against small drawdowns, as some portfolio volatility is required to participate in up markets. It is designed to limit the portfolio's maximum drawdown to -10% to -15% during severe market declines. We did not know the market's descent would end at just -5.74% this quarter—timing the market is not a core competency for us—so we gladly paid the premium involved with the SPDR hedge to ensure the portfolio was prepared in the event of a larger market decline. It is worth pointing out that a 5.01% decline requires just a 5.3% gain to get back to breakeven.
Portfolio Positioning
Most conventional valuation metrics—including our discount-to-Absolute Value indicator—suggest the market is overvalued. As the market has soared over the last five years due to multiple expansion, it becomes more challenging to find compelling values and creates pressure on value investors to "keep up" with a rising market. It is tempting to stretch valuations, invest in areas outside our normal comfort zone, and hold on to winners too long to avoid becoming underinvested, which we believe results in inferior ideas in a portfolio. It is wise to remember the words that Ben Graham wrote over six decades ago in the Intelligent Investor, "The risk of paying too high a price for good-quality stocks—while a real one—is not the chief hazard confronting the average buyer of securities. Observation over many years has taught us that the chief losses to investors come from the purchase of low-quality securities at times of favorable business conditions."
The market remains infatuated with small-cap stocks and secular growth stories (e.g. biotechnology, internet, and 3D printing). Fast growers—firms growing revenues at more than 30%—are now trading at the high-end of their 60-year valuation range. The valuation disparity between large-caps and small-caps is reaching historical extremes. The long portfolio may appear a bit stodgy in comparison. Top long holdings include large-caps with steady, albeit slow growth, solid financial positions, and talented management teams. These include cable companies Comcast and Time Warner, as well as food and beverage conglomerate Nestle. It is during frothy environments that we transition our emphasis from valuations to the quality of businesses.
The largest new position added during the quarter was Time Warner. Almost three quarters of the firm's cash flow comes from a collection of top cable networks—TNT, TBS, and CNN—and HBO, the dominant premium pay TV network. The rest comes from film producer Warner Brothers and Time, the largest domestic print magazine publisher. Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes has continuously chiseled away at the conglomerate structure and created massive shareholder value since taking over in 2008. With the spin-off of Time expected in the second quarter of 2014, what remains will be a pure-play content company able to benefit from rising affiliate fees, increased distribution options, and international pay-TV growth. As Americans consume an increasing amount of content each year, we think the company is well positioned to benefit.
The largest risk Time Warner faces is continued cord-cutting. The number of Americans that pay for TV fell for the first time in 2013. We continue to monitor this trend, but ultimately think quality content will be rewarded. We suspect any decline in domestic cable subscribers will be more than offset through rising rates for quality content and international subscriber growth.
We believe the Portfolio well positioned for an aging bull market. We were disappointed with the Fund's performance during the first quarter, but think the long portfolio suitably exposed to higher-quality long positions and a diverse short portfolio of melting ice cubes and overvalued, mediocre businesses.
Rising geopolitical tensions and optimistic earnings estimates may lead to increased market volatility, however. With only 50% exposure to the market and a sizeable cash position, we believe the portfolio is also well positioned to dampen volatility. We suspect a larger market decline may be on the horizon. As Fed Governor (and FOMC voting member) Richard Fisher recently noted, "I fear that we are feeding imbalances to those that played a role in the run-up to the financial crisis. With its massive asset purchases, the Fed is distorting financial markets and creating incentives for managers and market players to take increasing risk, some of which may result in tears." We developed the Drawdown Plan—our method to attempt to preserve capital—to try to avoid those tears.
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A lawsuit was filed in District Court last week by former County Attorney George Corn asking the judge to lift the emergency river closure that was imposed by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) effective April 11, closing the river to any recreation between the Woodside fishing access site to the Tucker West fishing access site.
FWP adopted the emergency rule due to the danger created by the Supply Ditch Diversion Dam which spans the Bitterroot River approximately three miles downstream form the Woodside fishing access site. The dam is a low-head structure that creates dangerous currents that can "keep" a boat or a swimmer trapped in a circulating current just below the dam. Signs have been in place for several years warning floaters about the danger and signaling portage routes around the dam. But floaters have still occasionally had accidents trapping them beneath the dam and there was a fatality in 2013. The current closure follows two more recent accidents at the site and high water flows make portaging very difficult.
Corn argues in his lawsuit that the situation does not really meet the definition of an emergency, and imposition of the rule without public involvement in the decision violates the state's laws guaranteeing public participation in the government decision making process.
"The rivers of Montana are not theme park rides," Corn wrote in a letter to the FWP Commission. "The above closure was not justified. Nor was there an emergency, which was the rationale used by FWP to act without notice to the public and provide an opportunity to be heard. Montanans have the right to use their rivers for recreation. We also have Constitutional and statutory rights of participation in government actions. Agencies are required to provide for notice and the opportunity to be heard on matters of significant public interest. Here, FWP has known about this situation for at least two years. The death that occurred last year did not prompt the agency to declare an emergency. Nothing has changed from then till now that justified declaring an emergency last week."
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Corn notes that the hazard has been there for years, that there are many more like it along the river, and that hundreds and hundreds of boaters have managed to boat it successfully. He argues that closing such a significant recreational resource as the river due to the unfortunate accidents of a few people would set an unacceptable precedent, especially if it is closed without any public input. He notes that the closure was not put into effect until months after any accident, further undermining the notion that it is an emergency and supports his notion that there was time to involve the public in the decision.
Corn also notes that the rule being used to invoke the ban on boating is a rule for state parks and could not legally be used to regulate a public river.
In an e-mail issued by Bitterroot Trout Unlimited last Sunday, it was noted that "the temporary closure has created a good deal of controversy, and there are arguments both for and against the closure. Some have even filed a petition trying to lift the closure. However, it is likely that all can agree that the dam can be a dangerous structure.
"An effort is underway to design a safe boating passage similar to the ones at the Rennaker and Corvallis Canal diversions. MFWP, DNRC and the Bitterroot Conservation District are working together, and BRTU is supporting these efforts.
"It is also unclear what impact the exceptionally high water and flows will have on that diversion structure, since it was not designed to sustain the entire river. Stay tuned for further developments, but in the interim, use extreme caution when floating anywhere on the Bitterroot and be sure to wear your personal flotation device. The vast majority of boating fatalities have a common factor – failure to wear a life jacket."


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Just wondering, what exactly were the king's horses supposed to do about putting Humpty Dumpty together again?
When the remote control battery dies, why do we push harder on the buttons? Is there such as thing as remote control CPR?
Is it because the light travels faster than sound that some people look to be bright until they speak?
When you ship bubble wrap, what do you wrap it in? Why is it called shipping if it goes by car and cargo if it goes by ship? If you send it by rail, is it called training?
Just wondering, why am I getting a headache?
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Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 2.3
Lexile® Measure: 340L
Guided Reading: M
Type of Book: Chapter Book
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Fantasy
- American Civil War
- Cooperation and Teamwork
- Historic Figures
- Siblings
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The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie back in time to the American Civil War. They meet Clara Barton, the famous nurse, and help take care of wounded soldiers.
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January 17, 2013
Congress Feels Heat on Carbon Tax
Coral Davenport, National Journal
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Moments after the fiscal-cliff deal passed the House on New Year's Day, Grover Norquist, the powerful antitax lobbyist, tweeted, "Obama's budget adds ten trillion more debt. We cut more spending or he smashes average Americans with energy taxes. I vote: cut his spending." Here's what Norquist was getting at.
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Ricky Martin Reunites With Draco Rosa At Latin Grammys!
Ricky Martin, was all over last night's (November 21, 2013) 14th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.One of our favorite musical artists,
One of the night's biggest moments was a performance by Ricky Martin and Draco Rosa. Both artists, once members of Puerto Rico's teen group Menudo, performed "Más y Más."
One touching moment of the night was a tribute to Miguel Bosé who was named this year's Latin Grammy Person of the Year. The Spanish singer performed songs with his friends Laura Pausini, Juanes and Ricky Martin before ending the set by himself with his song "Amante Bandido."
Launch the gallery to check out some of the moments from the 14th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards.
Check out Ricky's tweet from event below.
With my brother @dracorosa @LatinGRAMMYs http://t.co/AehIAFXIAb
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pre-orders for the Nissan
Leaf closely approaching 20,000, Nissan and
joint venture Automotive
Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), the battery developer for
electric and hybrid vehicles, are almost
doubling production of lithium-ion batteries from 54,000 to
90,000 per year.
accommodate this increase in production, AESC is adding another
production line in its facility in Zama, Japan especially for
additional manufacturing of li-ion batteries. In addition to the
Leaf, Nissan will be launching three other electric vehicles over
the next few years and Renault will be launching four more, which
calls for an increased amount of batteries and makes the extra
production line a necessity.
Nissan, NEC
Corporation, and NEC
TOKIN Corporation joined together to make AESC in 2007 to
develop and manufacture batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.
AESC has created batteries with "thin, laminated lithium-ion
cells housed in a flat assembly beneath the floor" and "is
intended to accept several rapid charging scenarios including a 50
kilowatt 'fast charge' which gives 80% charge in 30 minutes, or a
five minute fast charge which delivers an additional 31 miles of
range." In addition, reports
show that the batteries for the Leaf only cost $375 per
kilowatt, which is a $9,000 battery pack.
Nissan's President and CEO Carlos Ghosn announced in early May that
the Leaf and seven other electric vehicles from Renault-Nissan will
"be backed by battery production capacity for 500,000
EV's per year."
other automaker will be producing
electric batteries or cars at such a scale. And customers
are ready," said Ghosn. "To date, 130,000 consumers in the
U.S. have registered their interest in buying a Nissan Leaf. With
sales starting this December, 13,000 pre-orders have been submitted
in just over one month in the U.S. and Japan, largely driven
by individual
customer demand. This amount already surpasses our available
production capacity for fiscal year 2010."
added that production will only reach 500,000 if demand is strong.
Currently, pre-order sales are at approximately
features on the Leaf such as a 100 mile range per charge on an 8 hour
recharge time lithium-ion battery, prices as
low as $32,780 (before a $7,500 federal tax credit) and
even a "whistle" that alerts pedestrians when the vehicle is driving at low
speeds, Nissan has high hopes for their new electric vehicle.
quote: I personally perfer a sturdier design with either more range or a range extender, but I can't really afford to have a single purpose car.
quote: With features on the Leaf such as a 100 mile range per charge on an 8 hour recharge time lithium-ion battery, prices as high as $32,780
quote: With limitations on the Leaf such as only a 100 mile range per charge on a lengthy 8 hour recharge time and a costly lithium-ion battery. Prices as high as $32,780 (before a $7,500 federal tax cost to the US tax payer ) and an annoying "whistle" that alerts pedestrians when the vehicle is driving at low speeds. Surely Nissan sees it's experimentation in electric vehicles as a niche market with limited potential.
quote: In comparison to NEZ, Foriegn Electric Cars, and Conversion Cars, the Nissan Leaf is priced extremely low.
quote: So it comes down to the question of whether having a full electric car is worth the price premium to you.
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Honey Bees & Honey Bee Nest Removal
Bees and Wasps
Honey Bees can become a serious problem if they find an opening to nest in like, an opening in an exterior wall, faulty flashing of a home or chimney. After finding the opening, they nest in a wall void or some other interior area. The nest can survive throughout the winter if well protected.
The nests are made of wax cells, that may contain many pounds of reserved honey. If the bees are alive they have a built in "air conditioner", by fanning their wings to keep the wax from melting. If they are killed, this wax will begin to melt in the warmer months, causing the reserved honey to seep out. This may or may not cause a unsightly damage, but it would attract other insects.
It is advisable to have the complete nest removed. Colonies and swarms should only be removed by an experienced beekeeper. Removal of a colony in a structure may require several weeks.
If immediate removal is demanded, applying D-Fense Dust or Cyper WP formulations around the entrance to the colony can kill the colony.
- Leave the entrance of the nest open so the bees are able to leave the nest and die.
- Once the colony has been killed, the wall should be opened to remove the honeycomb and developing larvae. This prevents the development of secondary pest problems, i.e., wax moths, dermestids and other scavengers.


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1914 Federal League Batting Champion Benny Kauff Pro Model Bat
Starting Bid - $500.00, Sold For - $1,856.00
The beautiful dark brown J.F. Hillerich & Son Co. (dash dot dash model) bat features "Benny Kauff" in plain block letters stamped on the barrel. The cracked bat (approx. 4 inches on handle) exhibits heavy game use including a number of cleat marks and deadwood along the back of the barrel. The career of Benny Kauff has many very interesting distinctions. Kauff was a great player and one of the game's earliest Jewish stars. He was "the Ty Cobb of the Federal League," leading the league in batting and stolen bases in both of its seasons (.370 in 1914 and .342 in 1915). His lifetime batting average over eight seasons was .311. Kauff was banned from baseball by Judge Landis in 1921, not for throwing games, but for being involved in a stolen-car ring. Though Kauff was cleared of the criminal charges in a court of law, Judge Landis barred him from baseball for life on the basis of "undesirable character and reputation." Kauff's request for reinstatement to baseball was denied. In 1922 Kauff's suit against baseball to reverse Landis' decision was rejected, despite the fact that Kauff was acquitted of all criminal charges related to auto theft. Landis was quoted as saying, "That acquittal was one of the worst miscarriages of justice that ever came under my observation." It is possible that Landis was using Kauff's arrest as an excuse to ban him from baseball, since Kauff had previously been under suspicion for throwing games. In 1920, just one year earlier, Hal Chase and Heinie Zimmerman were banned for life from baseball by Judge Landis for conspiring to throw games. It was alleged that they also tried to entice other players into throwing games, including teammate Benny Kauff. This bat dates from precisely 1914 and was used by Kauff during the 1914 Federal League season in which he won the batting championship. It is side written and vault marked with notations and additional stamps on both the knob and barrel end. The very faint side writing on the barrel bears the name "Bill Rariden," who was a teammate of Kauff's in 1914 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League. In addition, the player name "Rariden" is factory-stamped on both the knob and barrel end, and also on the back of the barrel in block letters. This style bat was made for Kauff between 1911 and 1916, but since Kauff and Rariden were teammates only during the 1914 season and Rariden returned the bat to the factory, it is possible to date this bat with certainty to the one season they played together. This is a very significant bat from Federal League Batting Champion Benny Kauff dating specifically from the inaugural 1914 season of the Federal League. Length: 34.5 inches. Weight: 35 ounces. SCD Authentic Grade: A9. LOA from Dave Bushing/SCD Authentic and John Taube & Vince Malta/PSA DNA. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$2,000. SOLD FOR $1,856.00
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Freelance Writer, Editor and Professor
Empathy or Violence
In recent years there has been an explosion in the number of discussions of bullying, gun violence and the general problem of why our American culture retains a violent component which is fairly central to the whole. In the past tired arguments about everything from television to video games have tried to pin the blame on media, or modern lifestyles, or anything except a generally pathologically violent culture.
I get it; as tough as it would be to ban guns or video games, for example, it would be infinitely more difficult to fix this cultural issue. And I won't say there's definitely no correlation. I'm just saying that media isn't the whole answer.
In the most recent spate of discussion of bullying in the United States, experts overwhelmingly agree that teaching empathy and respect for differences between people is the only real answer to the problem. In fact, detailed curriculum designed for grades K though 5 has been developed with this goal in mind, and it is reportedly excellent. (*Here is one for middle school I didn't have as I published.)
Sadly, it sits on the shelf in the Janitor's closet, basically, because as many of us have come to suspect, our schools are in a bit of trouble as well. Since teachers are pushed to their limits and teaching already unprepared students with the overarching goal of passing tests, there is no time or energy left over for empathy lessons.
The fact is, we need them.
Empathy in Americans Is Dwindling
Sara H. Konrath of the University of Michigan released this study called "Changes in Dispositional Empathy in American College Students Over Time: A Meta-analysis," in 2011. Konrath found that the empathy of Americans has been shrinking, at least since 1980 when the data she analyzed started. The biggest drops began in 2000, indicating things are getting worse rather than better on the empathy front. Charmingly, what has been called a narcissism epidemic has been blossoming in the U.S. at the same time.
It's a toxic combination.
It feels like bullying happens more than it used to, doesn't it? Actually, the advent of the Internet and social media add not only a new forum for bullying that is essentially consequence-free but also make bullying more public, which probably explains much of the reason we are feeling a bullying explosion.
But since virtually all experts on bullying say that teaching children to empathize more is the only way to effectively fight bullying in the longterm, maybe the drop in empathy correlates to the jump in bullying more than the Internet or media ever could.
If social context has a profound effect on the development of empathy and can shape even our most simple, everyday emotional responses, how did this happen? Konrath has a few ideas, one of which being the national trend away from social, group activities and toward social isolation. The number of American adults who read for pleasure is also shrinking, most quickly amongst young adults.
The reading thing matters. In 2011 York University Psychologist Raymond Mar found that reading and empathy appear to be correlated. Specifically he discovered a direct relationship between a young child's aptitude for understanding other peoples' emotions and the number of stories they read. Mar has also found that adults increase their ability to empathize as they read more fiction. (See his work here.) These trends also reflect the way that we learn by example, and reminds us that empathy can be learned and changed.
Policing Ourselves and Others: Insider and Outsider Status
Discourse reinforces power and ideology. History is culturally-situated, and as we've been told, it is written by the winners. After all, winners are overwhelmingly the only ones able to write it.
The Panopticon, designed by Jeremy Bentham, was a futuristic prison which featured a central tower with cells ringed around it. The one person in the tower was able to see inside the many cells. The Panopticon works by training the inmates to behave according to whatever rules are placed upon them. Even though the tower watcher can't possibly always be watching everyone, inmates modify their own behavior because it's enough that they might be watched. Eventually they police themselves and each other.
The Panopticon was never built although many modern prisons share many of its design features just as do many modern office structures. Michel Foucault uses the Panopticon and what he phrases Panopticism as metaphors for the practical experience of power and surveillance in our everyday lives: "[Panopticism] is. . .a type of power that is applied to individuals in the form of continuous individual supervision. . .[t]his threefold aspect of panopticism – supervision, control, correction – seems to be a fundamental and characteristic dimension of the power relations that exist in our society.
The Panopticon is a wonderful metaphor for the way power works in everyday situations. We watch each other for deviance from the norm and react badly to those who stray out of the set categories we are used to. Even when no one in authority is watching you, you police your own actions and the actions of those around you. Eventually this attention morphs into a set of social rules that must be followed to avoid social punishment.
Square Pegs
Anthropologist Mary Douglas explained in her book Purity and Danger that if you take "dirt" as an abstraction, separate from "pathogenicity and hygiene," we come to see that dirt is simply matter out of place. The naming of the dirty in a society reinforces social boundaries, like where the borders of in and out groups lie. Every day acts of excluding others and clinging to insider/outsider identities become cultural rituals that perpetuate social norms and values.
The deep-seeded need for order and taxonomy is natural for humans. When we can be clear about what peg goes into what hole, even if we force the pegs to suit our own ideas about others, this kind of thinking reduces fear and uncertainty. Evolutionary biology explains to us that as humans evolved this drive to classify things and other people might have helped people choose more risk-averse paths and maximize their chances of survival.
But it's not like that anymore. Most of us aren't in life or death situations which require instantaneous judgments about friend or foe in 2013. The drive to classify rather than observe and think critically even in the face of overwhelming evidence that this strategy is now counterproductive wins out, in large part because evolution is slow.
The attention to context is important. My daughter's book resting in her bookcase isn't dirty, but on the kitchen table or in a bathtub it is. One could argue, well, yes, that's true, but this kind of labeling and classification serves a purpose. If everything is put away in its place we can navigate terrain that is more predictable.
Mary Douglas also studied Jewish dietary codes from Deuteronomy and Leviticus and rejected the common idea that hygiene was the basis for these rules. Instead, she was convinced that the unclean animals were all anomalous which rendered them unclean. Sea creatures without fins and scales? They defy classification and are therefore unclean. Like matter out of place, disturb our sense of order, they are dangerous, polluting, and taboo.
Furthermore, dietary laws become a shibboleth for determining who has insider status in any given situation—and who doesn't.
If we can't empathize, we can't see others who are different from us or otherwise unclassifiable as anything but bad. Not fitting in really does make a child a target, and that signals dirtiness and danger to anyone who can't empathize and put themselves in the target's shoes. Anyone who doesn't fit into categories that rule our society unwittingly challenges our cultural taxonomy and causes confusion. With the confusion comes danger. A world without clear boundaries is out of control.
So What?
In 2008 researchers reported that amongst the urban fifth graders studied confidence in being able to seek help or walk away from escalating conflict and violent situations was related to less violent behavior: "Attention to, and understanding of others emotional states apparently allows for increased confidence that one can negotiate violent situations without fighting which, in turn, reduces violent behavior." Empathy, again, is the key.
In terms of when we do or don't feel empathy, research shows that parenting matters. Multiple studies show that kids who receive attachment parenting from whoever raises them show better empathy and coping skills as well as moral understandings that are more highly developed. In other words, they have a conscience. Attachment parenting models a high level of empathy.
Modeling empathy and respect for differences is crucial. Exposing kids to positive multicultural experiences and good reference books about this is helpful. This is especially true for parents of bullies because they may be lacking the social and emotional skill to teach everything their children need without help.
Not all parents are equally equipped to teach empathy, unfortunately. This seems especially so given that over s thirty year span, ample time for a generation to age and begin to rear its own children, empathy in Americans fell so sharply as narcissism increased. This generation is flying blind when it comes to empathy as they raise their own children, and they probably don't even know it.
To me, these issues feel far more salient to discussions about bullying and violence amongst children and adults alike—yes, including gun violence. I worry that things like regulation of guns will distract us from the real problems we have looming ahead. This is not to say that I oppose regulation of weapons, but that I am not so hopeful that without a turnaround in American empathy it will help us that much.
May I suggest a further resource to learn more about empathy and compassion.
The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy
The Culture of Empathy website is the largest internet portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews, videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion.
If you don't already know about Playworks.org please check us out. We too agree that teaching empathy, respect and inclusion are key to reducing bullying (which we now have data for). Children today, especially those in low-income areas, are faced with a perfect storm, with violence in media, desensitizing video games, fewer children interacting socially outside of school and learning appropriate behaviors and conflict resolution skills and likely, less adult interaction as well. We are working hard to spread the importance of teaching pro-social skills early in childhood. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F167lO5iZpQ, a local news piece from last week.


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Supporting help [21 August 2012]
Count me in, in some small aspect--Obstinatesnooper 09:53, 21 August 2012 (EDT)
Ideas for improving the help pages? [29 August 2012]
The help pages are pretty complex, and it seems that we have similar information copied onto multiple pages. I'm wondering how we should go about improving them. It seems like we need to have a separate set of I'm a newbie - how do I get started pages vs I'm a regular - how do I do complex things pages.
Any thoughts on how we can go about this? Would it help to break up our current set of help pages into smaller "chunks", with each page essentially answering one question?--Dallan 11:32, 29 August 2012 (EDT)
Getting started [31 August 2012]
I am hoping to start reorganizing the help pages next week. Currently help pages are quite long and try to cover everything having to do with a particular topic. Information is repeated whenever the topic seems appropriate. This has lead to nightmarish problems with updates. No one is too sure how many place the info is repeated. DQ and I have talked about changing the format so no information is duplicated. Whenever some topic will be referred to multiple times, it will be given its own help page. This means any particular page will be short and linked to other pages that relate to the topic. So.... instead of naming standards for person pages being repeated everywhere it is relevant, we will have one help page i.e. Help:Naming Standards for Person Pages. This page will be linked to Help:How to Create a Person Page, Help:Renaming Pages, Help:Creating Ancestor pages, Help:Adding a Spouse, etc. Thus, when it becomes necessary to update information, the information will only need be changed in one place not six places.
Also I would like to see a lot of images on the help pages. Screen prints are often more helpful than words.
It is my hope that we can compile the help pages into an ebook that can be given as a gift for donations or sold on Amazon to fund WeRelate.
Comments? Anyone want to volunteer for particular pages?--sq 22:50, 30 August 2012 (EDT)


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Interested bystanders and media members crowd around the entrance to the Fall River Justice Center after a bail hearing was held for former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez in Fall River Superior Court Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez, charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player, was denied bail. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


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Has the Gallery's time finally come - again?
Thirty-seven years after the Center City mall broke new ground in urban retailing, the Market East shopping center is anything but cutting-edge. It is tired, mismatched to its surroundings, and a drag on the wider Center City boom.
Its owner, publicly traded Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, has promised to reverse that. Just how and when, however, has been a bit hazy.
Now, there is increasing evidence that a critical mass is building and that perhaps, as promised by PREIT chief executive officer Joseph Coradino, a transformative project is near.
In April, PREIT purchased 901 Market St., now occupied by Kmart, for $60 million.


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NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg couldn't have picked a busier time to introduce New York's new health commissioner.
Dr. Thomas Farley is set to succeed Dr. Thomas Frieden, who will head the Centers for Disease Control.
Farley comes to New York from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans.
He inherits a health department that is contending with swine flu outbreaks throughout the city. A number of schools are closed, and New York City just saw its first swine flu death on Sunday.
Bloomberg is making the appointment official Monday.
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True, the Pacific Coast Highway doesn't belong to just Los Angeles, but if you happen to be in town, you must check it out. The 1 (as it's familiarly known) cuts a line right along the sparkling Pacific and directly through Malibu, and the sight is something to behold. When the cliffs are the only thing separating the road from the ocean and surfers ply the water down below, the only thing left to do is turn the music up, roll the windows down, and say "Hello, California!"
Thing to note: when asking for directions, locals never call it the Pacific Coast Highway as it's commonly referred to as the PCH, though it matters little. People flock to the PCH because it embodies the California lifestyle. When touring via the PCH, remember this is why you're here in the first place: the sunshine, the unbelievable ocean and the salty air. You'll see everything from beach-bums to world-class surfers on your tour, and the road goes on and on.
As far as the LA segment is concerned, the drive starts just north of Huntington Beach and continues through Los Angeles to Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina del Rey and onto Santa Monica and Malibu. All are beautiful and unique places to stop, yet all have their share of pluses and minuses. Just remember: Pacific Ocean on your left, you're headed north; Pacific Ocean on your right, you're headed south. The rest, my friends, is up to you.
- Hudson
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GIS Links: Software
GeoCommunity has a comprehensive list of free GIS data viewers and downloadable demo software. http://software.geocomm.com/viewers/
ESRI, maker of ArcGIS, ArcInfo, and several extensions. http://www.esri.com/
ArcExplorer: ESRI's free lightweight GIS application for Mac or PC download and support. http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html
GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is open source, free Geographical Information System (GIS) software with raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphics production functionality that operates on various platforms. http://grass.itc.it/download/index.php
Idrisi GIS, geographic analysis and imaging software developed by Clark Labs. http://www.clarklabs.org/
MapInfo. http://www.mapinfo.com/
Leica Geosystems image analysis software extension for ArcGIS http://www.leica-geosystems.us/en/index.htm
Erdas. http://www.erdas.com/Homepage.aspx
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Javier C. Hernandez
Recent and archived news articles by Javier C. Hernandez of The New York Times.
On the Verge of Extinction, a Chinese Fishing Village Resists
Officials, who restricted fishing because of a devastated supply, have tried to promote tourism as an alternative. But villagers say tourists are demanding what the sea cannot give.
September 24, 2016, Saturday
Chemical Accidents in China Have Killed Nearly 200 This Year, Report Finds
The Greenpeace report suggested that regulation of the industry remained lax, a year after a disaster in the city of Tianjin prompted calls for more oversight.
September 22, 2016, Thursday
Hinkley Point Nuclear Plant Will Go Ahead, Britain Says
The project, financed in part with French and Chinese investment, had been postponed in July, angering its international partners.
September 16, 2016, Friday
Wukan, a Chinese Village, Erupts in Unrest Over Activists' Arrests
The police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas, bloodying several people, according to interviews with villagers and images posted online.
September 14, 2016, Wednesday
MORE ON: Wukan (China) , Land Use Policies , Lin Zuluan , Communist Party of China
Mother's Killing of Children in Rural China Spurs Debate About Inequality
The case of a mother who killed herself and her four children has ignited concerns about the grim realities rural families face amid rampant inequality.
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China's Tech-Savvy, Burned-Out and Spiritually Adrift, Turn to Buddhism
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This Fall, the drama club will present You Can't Take it With You on November 5, 6, and 7 at 7:00.
The Spring Musical is The Addams Family A New Musical Comedy April 14,15, 16.
As part of their commitment to the the Arts in the Minisink Valley community, The High School Drama Club will also be producing and directing The Minisink Valley Intermediate School Musical "The Lion King Experience" scheduled for mid February, 2016.
Prior to 1991, a drama club at Minisink Valley High School never existed, and therefore, an annual production was never consistently produced. In the fall of 1991, Ms. Beth Carter-Pivovar began her tenure as an English teacher at Minisink, and in the spring of 1992, she began the Minisink Valley Drama Club with what she and the other club members hoped would be the club's inaugural production of Bye Bye Birdie. Unfortunately, in that year, measles broke out around the school, and the production had to be cancelled. However, that fall, Ms. Carter-Pivovar directed Arsenic and Old Lace, the drama club's first official production. Since then, she directed 23 other plays and musicals, and established Troupe # 5169 of the International Thespian Society.
After Ms. Carter's departure, Mr. Gary Passamonte, a third-grade teacher and then Director of Different Stages drama club at the Intermediate School, filled the position of director, and that fall directed the incredibly well-received Father of the Bride and an exciting production of the musical Pippin. He remains the director of the fall plays and murder mystery dinners and of the spring musicals. He has 20 productions under his belt at present and is assisted by Mr. Alexander Lombardo as the Drama Club advisor. Several community members provide support to the artistic and technical aspects of the program as well. Since Mr. P's arrival, the Drama Club has grown and offers a wide variety of opportunities to students of theatre. Mr. Passamonte communicates with other area drama club director's and they share resources, ideas, and bring the students together at each other's dress rehearsals for support.
Today, the Minisink Valley Drama Club remains an extremely popular club in the school and surrounding community.
The Audition Process
Auditions for the fall play usually consist of multiple readings of scenes from the presented play, either in a closed atmosphere or one open to an audience of those who are auditioning. For the spring musical, one is required to sing any song from a Broadway musical, usually in an atmosphere open to only the director, musical director, choreographer, and assistant directors. If one is called back, he/she must then sing a few bars of a song from the presented musical. Callback auditions also include readings of scenes from the musical.


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I use light weight arrow shafts.
I get them from a bait and tackle store that does archery, too.
They have an indoor range and that seems to produce lots of broken arrows.
They sell them for $1 each - some CF, too.
Maybe you can find a place the sells broke arrows - the damage is usually at the ends so they are perfect for building things.
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Thanks for the tip. ATV is maxed out on the tx, I'll turn it down.
CC, The T1 is mostly a powered free flight , and really flies all by itself ... you just use the rudder to guide it gently around the field ... Basically it's set up to climb slightly under power , so when you want to go higher , just give it more power , to descend , less power ... Hardly necessary to use the elevator at all ... except to keep the nose up in a steep turn (which should be avoided during initial training) , or flare for the landing ... Try flying on rudder and throttle only ... It's Fun and EASY ...
Mine worked really well as a trainer built as designed. Well, except that I used an even less powerful (than J250) 180 motor.
Flew the heck out of it. Nimh batteries and all. Learned how not to crash, and how to repair before that point.
A 100' pine tree and a puff of wind finally did it in. It loved that tree, and hugged the trunk all the way down. Until there was just a flutter of little pieces alighting gently on the ground. Kind of surprised me as it had been intact at the top. Sort of a cheese grater effect.
Well, can't just stay with one plane forever!
WJ, I've actually been an advocate of cutting out Two sets of parts at one time ... Doesn't take that much longer , and easy to pop together a "spare" ...
Funny , when we actually built two planes at one time ,one to fly , one as backup , the first one never got crashed , so the spare went unused .... Murphy's law ...
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Looks like I'm infected all right After I finished the T1, I felt sorta... empty inside. Have the urge to build! Already planning my next build, thinking a Blu-Baby with a 1500Kv Blue Wonder.
It gives me great pleasure to report yet another Trainer One under construction!
My 7 year old little girl, has shown no interest in airplanes so far, but last night we watched the movie "Fly Away Home" about a girl who learns to pilot an ultralight to guide a flock of orphaned geese from Canada to North Carolina, and she liked it.
Afterwards, when I suggested we build a model plane together, she said Yes!
So, since I learned to fly with this plane I figured it was a good candidate for her, too. Plus it gave me an excuse to build another one (with her) -- it's been about 7 years since I finally put to rest my first T-1.
I knew color scheme was important to her -- she loves to draw. I let her know the foam was blue but she could paint what she wanted on it -- I suggested not painting the whole thing because of weight. Gave her a piece of paper and she drew up a paint scheme, using purple marker.
We spent the afternoon cutting out the very few parts, glued a few together, and I masked the plane as best I could to look like her drawing (I used scotch tape). She used a foam brush and got some water based acrylic enamel on. Did a good job of staying inside the taped lines. We pulled the tape and took a picture.
That's where we left it today. I'm really glad we saw that movie!
Oh and the thread to my first and still all time favorite plane pops up again... yes!!!
Vtdiy, super good on you man! Hope you & your little girl just have a blast. When I am able to get gear again and get back into this side of the hobby I am going to follow suit. I totally see her liking this, especially painted her way. She's 6 now.
GPW, this one will never die! Man I still want to get another one going. Lost my one and only last year. That guy went a long way for sure. Maybe this summer.
Need vid of the maiden Vtdiy! I gotta see one of these in flight again.
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STATE COLLEGE - At one time, robotic surgery may have been an inconceivable gadget of the future. Today, robotic surgery is the preferred procedure among surgeons and patients alike, say representatives of Mount Nittany Health System, which recently announced the addition of the da Vinci surgical system to its medical center.
The da Vinci surgical system provides minimally invasive, robotic surgery in conjunction with laparoscopic surgery. Although laparoscopic surgery itself has been around since the 1980s, it has some limitations as far as fine motor movement, said Dr. Howard Miller, a urologist at Mount Nittany. The da Vinci system offers surgeons a greater range of motion through small, articulated tools that can be maneuvered more accurately, he said.
During surgery, surgeons work from a da Vinci console which provides 3-D, high definition vision of the operative field. Through the same console, the surgeon is able to control a number of large arms that hold surgical instruments.
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Dr. Howard Miller, urologist at Mount Nittany Health System, stands beside the da Vinci surgical system. The new system will provide minimally invasive, robotic surgery for a wide range of medical conditions.
"There are two finger loops under the console that allow the instruments to mimic my movements inside the body," Miller explained.
The instruments are switched out by an assistant at the bedside. There are also a number of foot pedals that control cautery, camera focus and movements, he said.
Da Vinci procedures are now performed routinely for a wide range of conditions in specialties including cardiac, thoracic, urologic, gynecologic, pediatric, general and transoral surgery. Aside from the novelty of new technology, the system offers vast improvements in patient comfort and recovery time, Miller said.
"Patients tend to feel better and do better (after surgery)," he said.
A report from Mount Nittany explains that minimally invasive surgeries offer less risk of infection and less blood loss. Miller said he has seen the benefits of robotic surgery first-hand, with a significant decrease in the number of blood transfusions needed after surgery.
"After open surgery, I probably transfused about one out of five patients," he said. "With robotic surgery, I've transfused one patient out of hundreds."
The dexterity of da Vinci's surgical instruments also result in less pain after surgery and shorter hospital stays.
"The vast majority of patients go home the next day," Miller said.
Since the system's introduction to Mount Nittany, da Vinci has mainly been used to treat urological and gynecological cancers. The system has been especially successful in controlling prostate cancer with a faster recovery and return to normal activities, but it continues to gain popularity in the gynecological field as well, Miller said.
Miller also said bringing the system into Mount Nittany is an exciting opportunity for the staff at the center.
"I'm hoping that it's going to improve the cancer care that is provided here," Miller said, adding that the change will make surgery a little easier for patients.
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Summer Research Involved Sneaky Lizards and Parasites
Studying parasites is something that Anne M. Vardo-Zalik loves. Vardo-Zalik, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State York, spent the summer in California collecting samples relevant to the study of the western fence lizard and conducting research on how the malaria parasite impacts the species. She prefers to work with natural parasite-host systems and for the past ten years has monitored the lizards and tried to determine how parasites and their hosts (the lizards) survive over time.
For a portion of the summer, Vardo-Zalik was assisted by Victoria Motz, a senior at Penn State York studying life science. Motz worked side by side with Vardo –Zalik.
"I really enjoyed being able to learn one-on-one from Dr. Vardo-Zalik," said Motz. "I was able to learn how to collect my own samples and process them with hands-on experience. Hearing stories about field research and conducting my own research was a great experience. I absolutely think undergraduate research is beneficial."
A typical day for the lizard-catching duo started around 8:00 a.m. with nooses in hand and then continued until midnight when they dropped off the sand flies that were caught in traps set earlier in the evening. Sand flies transmit the malaria parasite from lizard to lizard and are an important part of the study. Processing the lizards included everything from determining their sex and taking a blood sample to taking measurements to estimate their age. Blood smears were then scanned to check to see which lizards were infected with malaria and which were not.
According to Vado-Zalik, the lizards are very sneaky and often times have the researchers running around trees for a long time to try and catch them.
A goal of the research is to learn how the transmission dynamics maintain the malaria parasite in this lizard population. This will give researchers a better understanding of how wildlife diseases are maintained in a natural setting.
Vardo-Zalik joined the Penn State faculty in 2010 and specializes in parasites, focusing on the ecology of the transmission biology of malaria parasites. She teaches courses in parasitology (the study of parasites), micro biology for science majors, population ecology courses, and a variety of others. She earned an undergraduate degree in 2000 and a master's degree in 2003 in marine biology from the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Ma., and a doctorate in biology in 2008 from the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
Since her arrival on campus, Vardo-Zalik has provided research opportunities for undergraduate students. She believes these opportunities provide students with experience that will help them determine whether or not they are on the right career path and lets them put into action what they study in books.
"I like to bring students into the lab and tailor the project to fit their interest," said Vardo-Zalik. "It gives them a chance to experience what it is really like to do research and they gain a sense of responsibility. We work together and there is a mutual respect."
Motz, 22, from New Cumberland, Pa., is set to graduate in May 2013 and plans to earn an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate and then apply to medical school. Motz is thankful for her undergraduate research experience through Penn State York. She learned a great deal from her work with Vardo-Zalik because her areas of interest are immunology and infectious diseases. She not only had the opportunity to work side-by-side with a faculty member but also traveled to California, a place she has always wanted to visit.
"I absolutely think undergraduate research is beneficial, said Motz. "It has been my favorite experience in college."


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SAN DIEGO In one year, Ronda Rousey has taken the mixed martial arts world by the arm and given it a firm yank literally.
The Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion already had built a quick reputation for fast finishes when she debuted with the promotion in August 2011. It took her only two armbar wins, 64 seconds and a little trash-talk to get a title shot.
Since winning the belt in March needing less than a round to submit Miesha Tate, which was longer than her first four pro fights and three amateur fights combined Rousey has been the sport's next big thing.
Rousey (5-0 MMA, 3-0 SF), a 2008 Olympic bronze medal winner in judo, on Saturday defends her title for the first time when she meets ex-titleholder Sarah Kaufman (15-1 MMA, 6-1 SF) on Saturday on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT) at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
Rousey has been in a fairly constant spotlight thanks to a recent Showtime "All Access" special, guest spots with Conan O'Brien and TMZ, and her "ESPN The Magazine" tastefully nude cover. And then there's her perfect record of first-round armbar submission wins.
But Thursday, Rousey was all business.
"(Kaufman) might not know it, but she should be thanking her lucky stars that MMA is properly regulated in California," Rousey said. "If I get her in an armbar, I'm going to try to rip it off and throw it at her corner. If I get her in a choke, I'm going to hold onto it until she's actually dead. And if I get a knockout, along the way I'm going to try to pound her face into the ground and she's depending on the competence of the California (State) Athletic Commission to walk out of that cage alive."
While that may seem like pre-fight hype to some, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said Rousey has entered a different phase of her fight preparation.
"You can't just be a marketing machine with a pretty face and think you're going to be a star," Coker said. "It's fight time now. In her mind, her whole being is now Saturday night."
Despite Rousey's threats of bodily harm to Kaufman, the Canadian seemed to take it all in stride while trying to focus on recapturing the title she held two years ago. And if Rousey has been run ragged by news media commitments, Kaufman doesn't think it will affect her.
"I have no doubt that she's trained fully for this fight, and I don't think preparation is going to be a factor for her at all," Kaufman said. "She's going to show up to fight, and she's going to try to kill me but that's all right. At the end of the day, someone's going to walk out with the belt, and I want that person to be me."
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Boxing has some unorthodox fighters and some awkward fighters who do you think have the weirdest style but comes through and wins....from who've Ive been watching lately it has to be Carl Froch....wide with his shots, has a good jab although not thrown the conventional way and throws some arm punches but they still are powerful
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miguel vasquez. guy frustrates the hell out of his opponents with him timing and movement. Kind of a herky jerky style.
paul williams, he won't be fighting anymore unfortuantly. But a guy with that freakish height and reach advantage that throws upwards of a 100 punches per round from all kinds of angles is very akward for any fighter to face.
Fedchenko is also a very akward fighter, his herky jerky style gave marquez fits even though he won about every round.
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Sergio Martinez? His punches aren't really looping are anything too crazy, but his movement and the pace he fights at is very awkward.
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NEW YORK — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after several encouraging economic reports Tuesday brought buyers back to the market. Home prices jumped in April. Durable goods orders also rose and consumer confidence soared.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 100.75, or 0.7 percent, to close at 14,760.31.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker to be secretary of commerce, filling a vacancy that has stood since John Bryson resigned last summer.
The sweeping 97-1 vote installs Pritzker, a longtime Barack Obama friend who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his presidential campaigns, at Commerce in time to assist in trade talks with the European Union and Pacific Rim nations.
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NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble says its loss more than doubled in the latest quarter to $118.6 million as it continued losing money in its Nook e-book reader unit. Revenue fell 7 percent to $1.28 billion.
The largest traditional U.S. bookseller has invested heavily in its Nook and digital library to offset competition from online retailers and discounters, but the unit has yet to turn a profit. The company now says its tablet line will be co-branded with a third party.
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MIAMI — Passengers remain hesitant to book cruises, despite deep discounts. But that didn't stop Carnival Corp. from eking out a $41 million second-quarter profit thanks to lower fuel costs and the timing of some administrative expenses.
The profit was nearly triple what the world's largest cruise company earned during same period last year, a quarter in which it suffered from steep losses on fuel prices bets known as derivatives.
Men's Wearhouse says founder sought control
NEW YORK — Men's Wearhouse is shedding some light on why it parted ways with founder George Zimmer.
The men's clothing retailer says that Zimmer seemed to have difficulty "accepting the fact that Men's Wearhouse is a public company with an independent board of directors and that he has not been the chief executive officer for two years."
Men's Wearhouse fired Zimmer, 64, as executive chairman last week. The retailer says Zimmer, who owns 3½ percent of the stock, advocated for "significant changes that would enable him to regain control."
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COLUMBIA — A company that specializes in logistics is bringing about 130 jobs to York County. State officials said Tuesday the supply chain management company Exel plans to spend $38 million to build a distribution facility.
Exel is getting a grant of $500,000 for site preparation and infrastructure improvements. Officials say they expect the new facility to be up and running by next spring.
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