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Rahseed rejected contract extension.
An NBA source says that the Knicks would be willing to trade any of their players other than Stephon Marbury, Allan Houston or Keith Van Horn for Wallace. However, the Knicks believe they may be able to acquire Wallace this summer with the midlevel salary-cap exception and, thus, wouldn't have to trade any of their players to Portland -- most notably forward Kurt Thomas.
Not sure if PTI guys are telling the truth or if the NBA Source is wrong. I'm confused.
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Annual Wage Reporting
Note: Beginning December 4, 2009, our telephone agents will no longer verify SSNs for employers. Employers must use the SSNVS service to verify employee names and SSNs.
What's New
W-2 Online
- Employers may now submit up to 50 W-2 forms to the SSA through W-2 Online (previously up to 20 W-2 forms).
- Beginning with the 2012 tax year, employers may submit both current year (Tax Year 2012) and prior two years (Tax Years 2010-2011) W-2 forms electronically. Previously, only the current and prior year could be submitted electronically.
- Beginning with the 2012 tax year, employee data submitted from the previous tax year will be accessible through W-2 Online. Users can choose any or all names, addresses, and SSNs for completion of the TY2012 W2s. The data will only be available to the same user filing for the same employer.
- 2-D barcodes added to the PDF files produced in W2Online. This includes both the interim prints before submission as well as the final PDF produced after submission. To accommodate the 2-D barcodes, the W2Online print will change from 4 forms per page to 2 forms per page.
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Annual Wage Reporting
This regional wage reporting web site serves employers in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. In addition, we have a national site for Employer W-2 Filing Instructions & Information. Some of the topics covered on the national site include:
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By Carl Wilson, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Agent, Horticulture
Here are some answers for gardeners asking whether the large number of tomatoes set this summer will ripen before frost and what they can do to speed the process.
Though October 7 is the average first fall killing frost date for Denver, cold weather and even killing frosts can come weeks earlier in late September. Standard sized tomatoes require 40 to 50 days after blossom set to reach maximum green size. Newly setting blossoms, small and very green fruit wont mature in the remaining growing season and are best pruned off.
New, vigorous shoots also may be clipped back. Dont prune off an excessive amount of fully formed leaves as these supply nutrients to fruit. Pruning directs plant resources to fruit that has a chance of maturing.
When the fruit set is heavy, it can work against gardeners. Ripening numerous fruit takes a lot of energy from the leaves and tends to delay the whole crop turning red. If there are only a few weeks before frost and fruit is not ripening, try removing some of the mature green fruit to ripen whats left on the vine.
Cooler September temperatures help fruit to ripen because the red tomato pigments, lycopene and carotene, are not produced above 85 degrees F nor lycopene below 50 degrees F.
As late September approaches, gardeners often try to extend the life of their plants by covering with cloth or plastic. Covering plants works well for nearly red tomatoes, but not as well for mature green ones. Though foliage may sometimes be saved, research shows that chilling injury on green fruit occurs at temperatures of 50 degrees and decay losses rise markedly on fruit exposed to 40 degrees F. Red ones well on their way to ripening tolerate colder temperatures.
Before frost hits and plants go down, pick and bring fruit indoors to ripen. Extended exposure to cool temperatures interferes with ripening and flavor development. Clip fruit with a very short stem piece left on but one thats not long enough to punch holes in other tomatoes. Stems ripped out of fruit will open them to decay.
Eliminate green fruit, as research shows its more likely to spoil than ripen and never develops the flavor consumers want anyway. Mature green fruit will develop good flavor. Mature green tomatoes are well sized and have turned light green to white. If cut open, seeds are encased in gel and no empty cavity space is present.
In addition to mature green, sort and store fruit by these groups as they will ripen at similar speeds. Fruit may be "turning" with a tinge of pink color showing, "pink" with 30 to 60 percent color showing, "light red" with 60 to 90 percent color present, and others "fully red" but not soft.
Store mature green tomatoes at 55 to 70 degrees F. Once fruit is fully ripe, it can be stored at 45 to 50 degrees F with a relative humidity of 90 95%. Recommended refrigerator operating temperatures of 40 degrees are certainly too cool to ripen mature green tomatoes and are colder than desired for ripe ones. Ripening enzymes are destroyed by cold temperatures whether in the garden or in a refrigerator.
Ripen tomatoes in well-ventilated, open cardboard boxes at room temperature checking them every few days to eliminate those that may have spoiled. Mature green tomatoes will ripen in 14 days at 70 degrees F and 28 days at 55 degrees F.
Gardeners have marveled at the size of tomato plants and number of tomatoes set knowing this doesnt always happen in Colorados variable climate. Proper handling of fruit this fall will allow gardeners to realize the most from a bumper crop.
For color of fruit examples and description of Tomato Ripening Stages, seeTomato Ripening Stages
Ways to use green tomatoes:
Tomato pickles, Tomato relish, Green tomato mince meat, Stewed tomatoes, Green tomato pie, Green tomato marmalade.
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Miles Himmel
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Vespucci. Polo. Da Gama. great explorers, right?
Well, I think it's time to add Miles Himmel to the list. In addition to exploring the world as those travelers did, I have something extra on my resume - a Bradley education. Take that, Columbus.
My global educational experiences that reflect my childhood passion for soccer and my education at Bradley leaves me with no doubt that this was the right decision.
This year, I toured with my Soccer Communication & Globalization professor and mentor. With his connections in Milan, our group had VIP access to F.C. Inter Milan's soccer club, or F.C. Internazionale Milano, as they are known in Italy. The team is the reigning champion in Italy, World Club Cup champion and European champion. We toured Inter Milan's facilities and made it into the locker rooms, and had a "meet-and-greet" opportunity with the team.
If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked, "Why did you come to Peoria, IL, when you live in San Diego?" I'd be able to pay for another ticket to Europe. As much as I dislike wearing coats in February, I knew Bradley had everything I was searching for in a university. Sports Communication program? Check. Smaller campus in an urban setting? Check. Study abroad opportunities? Check. NFL games starting later on Sundays? Check.
As I continue my studies here on campus, working Bradley sporting events, helping Mid-State Magazine and playing my own intramural sports games, I'm already looking forward to my next destination, London. NBC has been on campus to interview Bradley students who will hopefully become interns for the 2012 Olympics in London. Hopefully, I'll be able to "jump the pond" again
to stamp my passport and check England off my list.
Update: Miles was selected as one of ten Bradley students to become interns for the 2012 Olympics in London.


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What is not covered in the British press is the fact that Saudi Arabia paid for the arms with oil. The oil was sold on the spot market, and this generated an estimated (in current dollars) $160 billion in cash. I am told by former U.S. Treasury Department officials that the funds generated from the oil sales, after BAE got their cut, went into offshore bank accounts. Those funds were invested by the usual hedge funds, etc. in places like the Cayman Islands, BVI, etc., and the profits over the past 23 years from those investments, multiplied the size of the fund tremendously. I look forward to any comments on this very big story, that has never gotten adequate media or Congressional attention, in my humble opinion.
Right before 9-11, Rumsfeld had a news conference where he acknowledged that the Pentagon was missing $1+ Trillion - un-accounted for, lost.
Prince Bandar
That is, in 2001 Dov was CEO of SPS International, part of System Planning Corporation, a defense contractor majoring in electronic warfare technologies, including remote-controlled aircraft systems, and the notorious Flight Termination System (FTS) technology that could hijack even a hijacked plane and land or crash it wherever
former FBI Director Louis Freeh is now the attorney for Prince BandarPBS-TV's Frontline documentary series aired an hour-long exposé on April 7 of corporate bribery and corruption, headlined "Black Money." The centerpiece of the piece was the case of BAE Systems (formerly British Aerospace), the giant British arms cartel, and its unprecedented barter deal with Saudi Arabia, a deal known as Al-Yamamah ("The Dove"). Bandar and 9/11 - "Between April 1998 and May 2002, some $51-73,000 in checks and cashier's checks were provided by the Saudi Ambassador to the United States and his wife to two families in southern California, who in turn bankrolled at least two of the 9/11 hijackers. The story was investigated by the 9/11 Commission, but never fully resolved, and remains, to this day, one of the key unanswered questions concerning the backing for the worst terrorist attack ever to occur on U.S. soil.
Well....I wasn't aware of Freeh and Bandars cozy relationship, but sure helps explain allot. No wonder John O'Neil left the FBI. No wonder the Saudis flew out of the country, with the help of the FBI. Freeh and Mueller.... two POS peas in a pod......pretty disgusting.Here is the POS Freeh discussing with PBS how wonderfull his client is...http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2009/04/louis-freeh-interview.html
Saudi's - BinLadinInc 9/11 hijackers1. The Saudi's wanted Sadam out of the way (eliminate oil competition)
Carlyle bought Arlington, Va.-based United Defense LP in October of 1997 for $850 million. About the time the Carlyle Group bought United Defense, the United Defense LP Employees Political Action Committee registered with the Federal Election Commission. Since then, that committee has contributed more than $300,000 to several dozen legislators who have been key supporters of the Crusader and other Pentagon weapon systems that United Defense supplies.
So here is this merger of UDI with BAE. Who runs UDI? and who is Doug Coffey? UDI has a base in Pennslyvannia where Frank Carlucci is from.
See: Published on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 by CommonDreams.org Follow the Money: Bush, 9/11, and Deep Threat by Fran Shor
Yes, it is so depressing being a multi-millionaire in Malibu and knowing too many secrets ..... you could just die... It is interesting that there is no mention of the CARLYLE Group here at all.... Humm...
Slowly it's becoming a moot point anyway, since now some seven or eight nations have developed longitudinal EM wave weapons, and more are developing them all the time. If you really want to see some of the weird characteristics of longitudinal EM waves, there are some papers by Rodrigues and Lu on the Los Alamos National Laboratory website which discuss "undistorted progressive waves" (UPWs). A UPW is an imperfect longitudinal wave, which still has some transverse wave residues. Just download the summary paper by Rodrigues and Lu on that subject, and ponder the startling characteristics of such waves.These days it seems that almost every major weapons laboratory in the developed countries of the world know of undistorted progressive waves and longitudinal EM waves, and many either have developed at least preliminary LW weapons or are working furiously on them.Note: the ATSB Final Report on the TWA 800 crash conspicuously left the conclusive cause of the accident open.http://www.cheniere.org/misc/tw800.htm
QF-4 DRONE QF-4 DroneDownload Fact Sheet Tools Printable Fact SheetMissionThe supersonic QF-4 is a reusable full-scale target drone modified from the F-4 Phantom. The QF-4 provides a realistic full-scale target for air-to-air weapons system evaluation, development and testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Holloman AFB, N.M.FeaturesThe QF-4 is a remotely controlled target, which simulates enemy aircraft maneuvers. The drone can be flown by remote control or with a safety pilot to monitor its performance. The drone is flown unmanned when missiles are fired at it, and only in specific over-water airspace authorized for unmanned flight. When flown unmanned, an explosive device is placed in the QF-4 to destroy the aircraft if it inadvertently becomes uncontrollable.The QF-4 is equipped to carry electronic and infrared countermeasures to fully evaluate fighters and weapons flown and fired against it. Full-scale drone aircraft can be flown totally by computer using the Gulf Range Drone Control System, or controlled manually during takeoff and landing using a mobile control station located at the drone runway. As a safety precaution, a chase plane trails the drone during critical periods of flight.BackgroundFirst flown in May 1958, the Phantom II originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense and entered service in 1961. The USAF evaluated it as the F-110A Spectre for close air support, interdiction and counter-air operations. In 1962, U.S. Air Force version was approved. The Air Force's Phantom II was designated F-4C, and first flew May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963.The F-4 was the primary fighter-bomber aircraft in the U.S. Air Force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. F-4s also flew reconnaissance and "Wild Weasel" anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. Phantom II production ended in 1979.The modified F-4 became the QF-4. It is the successor to the QF-106 in the Air Force drone inventory.The drone fleet is operated and maintained by the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron, located at Tyndall AFB. The squadron is a subordinate unit of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall AFB. The 53rd WEG reports to the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. The QF-4 program attained initial operational capability in 1997.General CharacteristicsPrimary function: Full-scale droneQF-4 Modification Contractor: BAE SystemsF-4 Prime Contractor: McDonnell Aircraft Co.Power plant: Two General Electric turbojet engines with afterburnersWingspan: 38 feet, 15 inches (11.7 meters)Length: 63 feet, 1(9.2 meters)Height: 16 feet, 6 inches (5 meters)Weight: 30,328 pounds (13,757 kilograms)Maximum Launch Weight: 62,000 pounds (28,030 kilograms)Speed: 1,600 mph (Mach 2)Ceiling: 60,000 feet (18,182 meters)Range: 1,300 milesCost: $2.6 million (drone conversion)Initial operating capability: 1997Inventory: Active force, 86http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13226
A potential difference is applied between two metallic electrodes mounted inside an evacuated glass tube. When the electrode connected to the negative terminal of the potential difference is irradiated with ultraviolet light, electrons are ejected from the electrode. These electrons are attracted to the other electrode, which is connected to the positive terminal of the potential difference. The electric current produced by electrons attracted to the positive electrode can be detected by an ammeter in the circuit. The following results are obtained:1. The number of electrons ejected per second increases as the intensity of the light increases; it turns out to be directly proportional to the intensity of the light.2. The electrons emerge with varying kinetic energy. However, the maximum energy of the electrons does not depend on the intensity.3. No matter how feeble the intensity of the light, electrons are ejected essentially instantaneously.4. If the frequency of the radiation falls below a minimum value, called the threshold frequency, there are no electrons ejected no matter how intense the radiation.5. If the metallic surface is changed, then the threshold frequency changes.The explanation of the photoelectric effect is due to Einstein. Einstein reasoned that the wave model applies primarily to the propagation of radiation. When electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter on a momentary basis, it might not be surprising that the wave model fails. Einstein proposed that the energy of the radiation is not distributed evenly over the entire wave front as assumed in Huygens principle, for example, but is concentrated or localized in discrete small regions. These discrete "bundles" of energy have come to be called photons, a name suggested by G. N. Lewis in 1926. According to Einstein (and earlier, Max Planck), the energy of a photon is E = h f, where h is Plancks constant and f is the frequency of the radiation.Clearly, electrons are bound in a metal; we do not see electrons "jumping" spontaneously from metal surfaces. Work must be done to free an electron from a metal. The deeper the electron is in the metal, the greater the work that has to be done to remove the electron. The minimum energy is for an electron at the surface of the metal. This minimum energy is termed the work function and is given the symbol f. Einstein assumed that when light strikes a metal, a single photon interacts with a single electron. The full energy of the photon is transferred to the electron. An electron which escapes from the metal has the full energy of the photon minus the work required to free the electron from the metal: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~marcumsd/p293/lab1/lab1.htm
Accession Number : ADA473251Title : Nascap-2k Simulation of a Low-Frequency Antenna in Low-Earth OrbitCorporate Author : AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB HANSCOM AFB MA SPACE VEHICLES DIRECTORATEPersonal Author(s) : Cooke, D. L. ; Wheelock, A. T. ; Mandell, M. J. ; Davis, V. A. ; Roth, C. J.Handle / proxy Url : http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA473251 Check NTIS Availability...Report Date : 13 JAN 2005Pagination or Media Count : 14Abstract : NASCAP-2K can be used to calculate plasmadynamic effects as well as steady-state charging and current collection. In this paper we consider electron dynamics in the sheath of a VLF antenna. We estimate the sheath size, and show 1-D calculations for both sine wave and square wave excitation. The results show strong electrostatic plasma oscillations at the sheath edge. Then we use NASCAP-2K to approach the problem from 2 directions. Run as explicit Particle-in-Cell, NASCAP-2K can duplicate the square wave results through the first maximum in the plasma oscillation, obtaining excellent agreement with the 1-D results. Due to the computational demands of PIC, this approach can only simulate the early transients using a common PC. To learn more about the floating potential of the antenna, NASCAP-2K can be run as hybrid PlC to capture the ion dynamics over the full wave cycle.Descriptors : *ANTENNAS, *LOW FREQUENCY, *PLASMA OSCILLATION, TRANSIENTS, IONS, EARTH ORBITS, SIZES(DIMENSIONS), ELECTROSTATICS, LOW ALTITUDE, VERY LOW FREQUENCY, SQUARE WAVES, ELECTRODYNAMICS, SINE WAVES, WAVES, COLLECTION, DYNAMICS, EDGES, EXCITATION, CYCLESSubject Categories : ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTDistribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASEhttp://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA473251
Old Jul2-09, 06:22 AM #3vk6krovk6kro is Offline:Posts: 1,531Recognitions:Science Advisor Science Advisor Re: Extremely low frequencyantennaA half wave dipole for 100 KHz would have a length of about 1500 metres or a bit less than a mile.That would be about the smallest efficient antenna you could use.You can't use quarter wave antennas, because you can't make an earth connection.So, some less efficient antenna could be considered. A length of wire as long as possible could be launched from the satellite and the results can just be accepted.Something like the metal tape in tape measures could be used as an antenna. In a weightless environment, this would probably be strong enough. It could be wound out of the satellite by a motor, once it was in orbit. http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=322736
DescriptionThe subradio frequency[2] is described in medical peer-reviewed journals with frequencies of 50 Hz[3] and 5080 Hz.[4] United States Government agencies, such as NASA, describe ELF with ranges between the standard 3 to 30 Hz,[1] >0 to 300 Hz[2].[5] and even, according to WHO, from >0 to 100 kHz.[6] At frequencies this low (>0 to 300 Hz), "the wavelengths in air are very long (6000 km at 50 Hz and 5000 km at 60 Hz), and, in practical situations, the electric and magnetic fields act independently of one another and are measured separately."[5][edit] Military CommunicationsThe United States Navy utlized extremely low frequencies (ELFs) as radio band and radio communications. The Submarine Integrated Antena System (SIAS) was a research and development effort to communicate with submerged submarines.[7] The Soviet/Russian Navy also utlized ELFs for submarine communications.[citation needed][edit] ExplanationBecause of the electrical conductivity of seawater, submarines are shielded from most electromagnetic communications; signals in the ELF frequency range, however, can penetrate much deeper. Two factors limit the usefulness of ELF communications channels: the low data transmission rate of a few characters per minute and, to a lesser extent, the one-way nature due to the impracticality of installing a transmitter of the required size on a submarine (transmitters need to be of exceptional size for the users to achieve successful communication). Generally ELF signals were used to order a submarine to rise to a shallow depth where it could receive some other form of communication.[edit] Difficulties of ELF communicationOne of the difficulties posed when broadcasting in the ELF frequency range is antenna size. This is because the antenna must be at least a substantial fraction of the size (in at least one dimension) of the wavelength of the frequency of the EM waves. Simply put, a 1 Hz (cycle per second) signal would have a wavelength equal to the distance EM waves travel through your chosen medium in 1 second. For ELF, this is very slightly slower than the speed of light in a vacuum. As used in military applications, the wavelength is ~299,792 km(~187,370 mi) per second divided by 5085 Hz, which equals around 3,450 to 5,996 km (2,140 to 3,730 mi) long; by comparison, Earth's diameter varies from 12,715 km (7,901 mi), pole to pole to 12,756 km (7,926 mi), equatorial. Because of this huge size requirement and, to transmit internationally using ELF frequencies, the earth itself must be used as an antenna, with extremely long leads going into the ground. Various other means are taken to construct radio stations with substantially smaller sizes, such as electrical lengthening.The US maintained two sites, in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin and the Escanaba River State Forest, Michigan (originally named Project Sanguine, then downsized and rechristened Project ELF prior to construction), until they were dismantled, beginning in late September 2004. Both sites used long power lines, so-called ground dipoles, as leads. These leads were in multiple strands ranging from 22.5 to 45 kilometres (14.0 to 28.0 mi) long. Because of the inefficiency of this method, considerable amounts of electrical power were required to operate the system.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_low_frequency
Ionospheric penetration characteristics of ELF waves radiated from a current source in the lithosphere related to seismic activityIonospheric penetration characteristics of ELF waves radiated from a current source in the lithosphere related to seismic activityM. OzakiGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JapanS. YagitaniGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JapanI. NaganoKanazawa University, Kanazawa, JapanK. MiyamuraPFU Ltd., Kahoku-shi, JapanElectromagnetic wave radiation from an underground current source related to seismic activity is discussed. In order to estimate the ionospheric effects on the electromagnetic waves associated with the seismic activity, ELF waves in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 1 kHz in the ionosphere radiated from a possible seismic current source modeled as an electric dipole located in the lithosphere, are precisely computed by using a full-wave analysis. In this calculation, the ionosphere is assumed to be an inhomogeneous and anisotropic medium, and the Earth's crust is assumed to be a homogeneous and isotropic conductive medium. Especially, the effects of the geomagnetic field on the ionospheric wave propagation are precisely considered. The results of the calculations in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 1 kHz show frequency dependence in spatial distributions of the wave intensities due to the geomagnetic field-aligned whistler propagation in the ionosphere and the Earth-ionosphere waveguide propagation. Wave intensities which could be observed on the ground and in the ionosphere are determined by assuming the magnitude of the current moment of a seismic dipole source. In a possible situation, the current moment is estimated to be about 80 A·m/Hz1/2 which generates a detectable wave magnetic field on the ground just above a seismic source. However, if we try to detect it in the ionosphere, the source current moment must be thousands of times more intense.Received 4 June 2008; accepted 1 December 2008; published 3 February 2009.Citation: Ozaki, M., S. Yagitani, I. Nagano, and K. Miyamura (2009), Ionospheric penetration characteristics of ELF waves radiated from a current source in the lithosphere related to seismic activity, Radio Sci., 44, RS1005, doi:10.1029/2008RS003927.
The Lightning BoltThere are several types of lightning strikes; cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-air, and cloud-to-ground. By far the most dangerous is the cloud-to-ground (this is assuming that you are not in an airplane. Cloud-to-plane-to-ground lightning is common, because of the charge differentials caused by planes. These bolts scare the be..sus out of the paying customers, but only cause a moderate sweat for the crew, unless the navigation is knocked out).Lightning is created when a separation of the positive and negative charges within a cloud becomes so great that the insulating power of air is exceeded and great amounts of electricity are then released.Exactly how such a charge separation is created in a cloud is not entirely understood, but several necessary ingredients to the process have been identified. The main two are ice pellets and rising air. Both of these are found in cumulonimbus clouds, most common in the late-spring and summer. The ice pellets pick up net charges through collisions, and are sorted out by the updrafts, leaving an abundance of the larger negatively charged pellets at the bottom of the clouds and the smaller, positively charged ones near the cloud tops. As the negative charge grows, it begins to draw a positive charge on the surface of the earth under the cloud, since opposite charges attract. When the negative charge is great enough it leaves the cloud and heads towards the surface as the first stage of a lightning bolt.This first surge of electrons is called a stepped leader. The leader moves towards the ground in a succession of 50m steps, creating a pathway of electrical flow. As the stepped leader nears the ground, a strong positive charge is induced beneath it. Eventually, the electrical attraction is so strong, that the positive charge rises up out of the ground or out from objects protruding from the ground (houses, people, especially people on roofs of houses fixing television antennae), in an attempt to meet the stepped leader. http://climate.virginia.edu/lightning/lightning.general.htmlThey seem more than a little bit behind! Where did the Tesla school of electromagnetic theory go?
A few years ago, a friend mentioned that he had noticed a peculiar pattern of the earthquake frequency in Southern California. In all recent instances except the 1993 Northridge blockbuster, the space shuttle had been aloft at the time. (Conspiracy researcher and radio show host Dave "I Read It In A Book So It Must Be True" Emory has commented on this as well.) Even though it was meant as a joke, there are obvious implications for anyone who could control this final frontier of the natural world. Perhaps this has already been accomplished. In the last years of the 19th century, technological alchemist Nikola Tesla may have harnessed this principle to similar effect. Tesla has been called everything from a genius to a quack. The fact remains that the alternating current electrical system now used worldwide was his conception, and among other inventions he perfected a remote controlled boat in 1897&emdash;only a few years after the discovery of radio waves. This device was publicly demonstrated at Madison Square Garden the next year to capacity crowds. In 1896, Tesla had been in the United States for 11 years after emigrating from his native Croatia. After a disastrous fire in his former laboratory, he moved to more amenable quarters at 46 Houston St. in Manhattan. For the past few years, he had pondered the sigificance of waves and resonance, thinking that along with the AC system, there were other untapped sources of power waiting to be exploited. The oscillators he designed and built were originally designed to provide a stable source for the frequencies of alternating current&emdash;accurate enough to "set your watch by." He constructed a simple device consisting of a piston suspended in a cylinder, which bypassed the necessity of a camshaft driven by a rotating power source, such as a gasoline or steam engine. In this way, he hoped to overcome loss of power through friction produced by the old system. This small device also enabled Tesla to try out his experiments in resonance. Every substance has a resonant frequency which is demonstrated by the principle of sympathetic vibration&endash;the most obvious example is the wine glass shattered by an opera singer (or a tape recording for you couch potatoes.) If this frequency is matched and amplified, any material may be literally shaken to pieces. A vibrating assembly with an adjustable frequency was finally perfected, and by 1897, Tesla was causing trouble with it in and near the neighborhood around his loft laboratory. Reporter A.L. Besnson wrote about this device in late 1911 or early 1912 for the Hearst tabloid The World Today. After fastening the resonator ("no larger than an alarm clock") to a steel bar (or "link") two feet long and two inches thick: He set the vibrator in "tune" with the link. For a long time nothing happened-&endash;vibrations of machine and link did not seem to coincide, but at last they did and the great steel began to tremble, increased its trembling until it dialated and contracted like a beating heart&endash;and finally broke. Sledge hammers could not have done it; crowbars could not have done it, but a fusillade of taps, no one of which would have harmed a baby, did it. Tesla was pleased. But not pleased enough it seems: He put his little vibrator in his coat-pocket and went out to hunt a half-erected steel building. Down in the Wall Street district, he found one&endash;ten stories of steel framework without a brick or a stone laid around it. He clamped the vibrator to one of the beams, and fussed with the adjustment until he got it. Tesla said finally the structure began to creak and weave and the steel-workers came to the ground panic-stricken, believing that there had been an earthquake. Police were called out. Tesla put the vibrator in his pocket and went away. Ten minutes more and he could have laid the building in the street. And, with the same vibrator he could have dropped the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River in less than an hour.http://www.excludedmiddle.com/earthquake.htm
BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $35 MILLION FOR HAARP PROGRAMWASHINGTON -- The Office of Naval Research has awarded BAE Systems a $35.4 million contract to manufacture 132 high frequency (HF) transmitters for installation in the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program's (HAARP) phased array antenna system. The contract was finalized April 19 with BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems in Washington, D.C.The HAARP program collects and assesses data to advance knowledge of the physical and electrical properties of the Earth's ionosphere. "We look forward to contributing to this critical program. This is an opportunity for BAE Systems to play an important role in expanding knowledge of the Earth's ionosphere. Significant potential applications include long-range communication, sensing and satellite vulnerability to nuclear effects," said Ramy Shanny, BAE Systems vice president and general manager for Advanced Technologies (AT).In 1992, AT was awarded a contract to design and build the Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI), the HAARP program's primary tool used to study ionospheric physics. The IRI is currently composed of 48 antenna elements and has a power capacity of 960,000 watts. When installed, the additional 132 transmitters will give HAARP a 3.6 mega-watt capacity. The HAARP build-out is jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force, the U. S. Navy and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).About BAE SYSTEMS:BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems.BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company employs more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of more than $20 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas.BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems employs 5,700 people at 11 major facilities in eight states. The business unit is a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces. Other major business areas include microwave, mission and space electronics; infrared imaging; and automated mission planning systems.For further information please contact:Amy Bartley, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare SystemsTel: 215-996-2729 Fax: firstname.lastname@example.com obtain additional information about us, visit "What's News" at: www.iews.na.baesystems.com
Propagation of internal gravity waves in an atmospheric waveguide generated by turbulent eddiesJournal Radiophysics and Quantum ElectronicsPublisher Springer New YorkISSN 0033-8443 (Print) 1573-9120 (Online)Issue Volume 31, Number 7 / July, 1988DOI 10.1007/BF01038499Pages 557-562Subject Collection Physics and AstronomySpringerLink Date Sunday, January 23, 2005
Bariumblues.com Spray Plane"Boiling" Sky"Black line" phenomena ATMOSPHERIC BARIUM EXCEEDS EPA SAFE LIMITResearch shows the amount of Barium in our atmosphere exceeds by 8 times the level deemed safe for humans to breathe. The toxicity of Barium is comparable to Arsenic. EPA guidelines state that Barium is unsafe for humans at more than 5 ppm (parts per million). We're exposed to levels of airborne Barium that are far greater ("by a factor of 8") than the level considered safe. BARIUM RESEARCH LINK Do you knowWhat is the greatest cause of environmental destruction?Answer: WARSECRET WARFAREX-Wars: Wars which are conducted while pretending that conditions of peace are being maintained.In 1970, former National Security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote in Between Two Ages, that:"Technology will make available to the leaders of major nations, techniques for conducting secret warfare, of which only a bare minimum of the security forces need be appraised.....techniques of weather modification could be employed to produce prolonged periods of drought or storm." Dystopian visionary quotes from Brzezinski's 1970 book:"a system that would seriously impair the brain performance of very large populations"Washington's New World Order Weapons Have the Ability to Trigger Climate Change Cube sprayerCube sprayer PhotosCube sprayer Article Electrosmog DangersThe HAARP patent calls for spraying barium in the atmosphere to enhance the effects of HAARP.<>When chemtrails contain compounds for conducting or amplifying electromagnetic energy, we're exposed to an increased risk of harm from the intense radiation emitted by cell phone and microwave transmitter towers, radar installations at military bases, high-voltage power lines, high-power military relay towers and the myriad other well-documented sources of "electronic smog" - 15 million times more intense than natural background levels.Germany warns citizens to avoid using Wi-Fi and warns of "electrosmog" from a wide range of other everyday products. Facts About War and the EnvironmentWar is the greatest cause of environmental destruction.Many Nations, (including the U.S.) use environmental destruction as a weapon of war.The military is the largest single source of environmental pollution in the United States. The cost of clean-up of military related sites is estimated to be upwards of $500 billion.The Pentagon generates five times more toxins than the five major U.S. chemical companies combined. About one quarter of the world's jet fuel is consumed by the armed forces. Bizarre Chemtrail Clouds Great YouTube video shows fake aerosol-created clouds.Many of these clouds display what I call "electromagnetic signatures" presumably caused by HAARP. (I just noticed more of these here today in Minnesota 2/17/10.)Barium: The Poison No One Talks About Barium is just as dangerous as arsenic, mercury and lead and it shows up regularly in public water supplies. Barium is a major component of chemtrails. When it falls to earth it also contaminates our water supplies.Exposure to small amounts of barium, dissolved in water, may cause a person to experience these problems:1. Breathing difficulties2. Increased blood pressure3. Heart rhythm changes4. Stomach irritation5. Muscle weakness6. Alterations in nerve reflexes7. Damage to your brain, liver, kidney and heartBarium Tests are Positive -- Clifford CarnicomOur sky is a platform for advanced military technologies.Global environmental warfare is real.This means that earthquakes, droughts and floods can be used as weapons. The atmosphere over the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe is continually saturated with aerosols containing barium and other toxic substances utilized by the new geophysical arsenal.Chemtrails = Aerosol spraying to change the atmosphere.
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The Mysterious Saudi Family That Vanished Two Weeks Before 9/11
Tahoe, this is a truly fantastic thread and i am amazed that i haven't stumbled across it before.Right from the first post you struck deep into the likely true secret heart of this affair, that took me years to figure out.Im looking forward to reading this thread in depth. Yet another giant research topic to add to my already humungous "to read" list
Two large defense contractors, BAE Systems plc and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS), are currently negotiating a potential merger which would create by far the worlds largest aerospace and defense company, dwarfing even the behemoth American war profiteers like Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman and Boeing.http://consfearacynewz.blogspot.com/2012/09/eads-and-bae-systems-discuss-merger-to.html
David Mackenzie Mills (born 1944) is a British corporate lawyer who specialises in international work for Italian companies. He was accused of money-laundering and alleged tax fraud, involving Silvio Berlusconi, he was convicted in first instance and in appeal, but the conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court of Cassation. He has been married to the Labour Party politician Tessa Jowell since 1979.According to The Independent, his father Kenneth Mills, was a senior spy. At the end of World War II, Kenneth Mills was running MI5's operations from Gibraltar. Later, he was transferred to Jamaica andaccording to a family legendpersonally foiled an attempted revolution in Cuba.In 2003, it was revealed he was involved in an unsuccessful deal for Iranian airline Mahan Air to buy a fleet of BAe 146 aircraft from British Aerospace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mills_(lawyer)


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Lily Rabe: "I've Never Had the Opportunity to Do Such Horrible, Horrible Things to People"
In a show with incredible performances, it can be hard to stand out. But stand out is what Lily Rabe did this season on American Horror Story: Asylum.
First, she played innocent and sweet Sister Mary Eunice. But early in the season, she become possessed by quite possibly the Devil himself. Suddenly, Rabe began owning scenes with her quiet anger, determination and just pure evil.
Rabe's character unfortunately (though maybe not in Sister Mary Eunice's mind) met her demise in a recent episode. Rabe recently participated in a conference call (similar to the Jessica Lange and Dylan McDermott ones) with reporters to discuss her role this season.
On her character's early relationship with Sister Jude. "Even though Jessica's Jude is very cruel to Eunice in the beginning … I always believed that that cruelty was coming out of a place of love and a place of sort of seeing Mary Eunice's … potential and knowing that she wasn't living it."
On how much she enjoyed it when she got to play an evil character. "The murders were I don't know if fun is the right word, but the murders were, it's sort of a wild thrill to play to do things that are so—I've never, I've never had the opportunity to do such horrible, horrible things to people."
On whether she knew her character's fate early on. "I knew that she probably wouldn't have a very happy ending, so I did have a sense and then sort of as we went along the specifics of how that was all going to happen became clearer as we went along … I think the death scene, the way [creator] Ryan [Murphy] and I really talked about it it's really sort of an assisted suicide. Her situation really wasn't survivable in the sense that even if they had done some sort of exorcism or something at that point, we sort of felt that whatever might be left of that girl was so damaged and destroyed and that death sort of became her only way out."
On what she thought about Dr. Arden's decision to commit suicide alongside her character's cremation. "I think it seemed … completely sort of the perfect end to the very, very, very bizarre and complicated and dark love story of sorts. I think for him he really had loved her for so long and been so devoted to her; and I can't speak for Jamie, but I feel like that was just maybe the last straw for him ... I think it is sort of her most heroic moment and also sort of her only, really her only choice at that point. But I think that, yeah, there is having taking Dr. Arden away with her is certainly not a bad thing for everybody else who is left alive, although there's still a whole lot of stuff to work out and a lot of evil left around that's for sure."
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Sanyo Katana DLXCompare6.5 reviewThe Katana DLX is the first feature-rich phone from the Katana series and unlike the previous phones is not only slim and stylish, but feature-rich. Coming as a replacement of the 8400 it is EV-DO phone with large displays (QVGA internal), microSD slot for memory and stereo Bluetooth+ View Specs
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Sanyo Katana IICompare5.3 reviewSanyo Katana II is a dual-band CDMA clamshell and features 65k color TFT QVGA display, VGA camera, Bluetooth, WAP browser, Speakerphone and organizer.+ View Specs
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Sanyo SCP-3200CompareSanyo SCP-3200 is a CDMA/AMPS clamshell. It features 65k color TFT display, VGA camera, Bluetooth, WAP browser and speakerphone+ View Specs
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Sanyo SCP-7050CompareSCP-7050 is the first Sanyo to meet the Military Standard 810F for dust, shock and vibration. It is dual-band CDMA and features 65k color QVGA display, Bluetooth, GPS, Instant messaging and PTT.+ View Specs
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Sanyo M1CompareSanyo M1 is multimedia clamshell with internal antenna and couple of color displays, internal of which is QVGA unit. It has 2-megapixel camera with flash, 1GB of memory, music-dedicated keys and Bluetooth Stereo support+ View Specs
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Sanyo SCP-7000CompareThe SCP-7000 is another entry-level phone by the manufacturer, operating in CDMA and analog networks. It has mediocre internal color display and small external black&white one and its only feature worth mentioning is the exchangable faceplate+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-7000
Sanyo SCP-8400CompareThe successor of the 8300 cuts the analog but is still dual-band CDMA/EV-DO clamshell with large QVGA internal dislay and retractable antenna. SCP-8400 has microSD slot, music player, 1.3-megapixel camera with flash and macro+ View Specs
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Sanyo KatanaCompareKatana is Sanyo's answer to the Motorola RAZR. It is CDMA/AMPS capable clamshell with internal antenna, two color displays (the internal one is 65k color, 240x320 pixels unit) and VGA camera+ View Specs
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Sanyo SCP-2400CompareThe SCP-2400 is based on the SCP-3100 but lacks camera. A new added feature is Parental Control for restricting of calls. The SCP-2400 features PTT and Speakerphone in various color variations+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-2400
Sanyo SCP-3100CompareThe successor of the VI-2300 has large greyscale external display and 1.8 internal 65k color one. It has basic functionality as the 2300, but adds a VGA camera with mirror and self-timer. SCP-3100 is available in various color variants Blue Energy; Always Pink; Espresso, and Pure Silver+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-3100
Sanyo MM-7500CompareSanyo MM-7500 is a rugged designed dual-band CDMA phone. It features dual 262k color TFT displays, 1.3 megapixels camera with flash and video capture, WAP 2.0 Internet browser, PTT button and built-in speakerphone+ View Specs
Sanyo MM-7500
Sanyo SCP-4930 / RL-4930CompareSanyo RL-4930 is CDMA/AMPS bar phone in rugged protected design. It features 65k color STN display, Stub-antenna, and has 2MB of memory for JAVA apps, images, and polyphonic ringtones. It can also record voice, and has speakerphone+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-4930 / RL-4930
Sanyo SCP-9000 / MM-9000CompareSanyo MM-9000 is clamshell CDMA EV-DO phone, featuring 1.3-megapixel camera with macro option, QVGA 262k display and additional color external display. Its memory is expanded through miniSD cards, for storing MP3 music files for the music player, JAVA applications, and images+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-9000 / MM-9000
Sanyo MM-8300CompareSanyo MM-8300, the successor of Sanyo 8200, is a dual-band CDMA plus AMPS phone. It features dual 65k color TFT displays, VGA camera with flash and video capture, Push-to-talk button and built-in speakerphone.+ View Specs
Sanyo MM-8300
Sanyo VI-2300Compare6.1 reviewSanyo VI-2300 is a dual-band CDMA plus AMPS phone. It features vivid 65k color STN main display, WAP2.0 Internet browser, E-mail client, Push-to-Talk button and built-in Speakerphone.+ View Specs
6.1Sanyo VI-2300
Sanyo SCP-200CompareSanyo SCP-200 is an entry level dual-band CDMA plus AMPS phone. It features 65k color STN display, GPS, 32-chord polyphonic ringtones, built-in Speakerphone, Voice recording and dialing.+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-200
Sanyo MM-5600CompareSanyo MM-5600 is a dual-band CDMA plus AMPS phone. It features dual 262k TFT displays, built-in 1.3 megapixels camera with flash and video capture, miniSD memory expansion slot, Streaming video, Push-to-talk button and built-in Speakerphone.+ View Specs
Sanyo MM-5600
Sanyo SCP-7400 / MM-7400Compare8.4 reviewSanyo MM-7400 is a CDMA phone, which sports 65k LCD/TFT display, additional front color display, built-in VGA (640x480) camera, streaming video, GPS, Java, Push-to-Talk button and speakerphone.+ View Specs
8.4Sanyo SCP-7400 / MM-7400
Sanyo S750CompareSanyo S750 is Orange (UK) exclusive device which also works in the US (1900 MHz band). S750 supports European 3G WCDMA operation and has dual cameras for video calling (front and back).+ View Specs
Sanyo S750
Sanyo SCP-4920 / RL4920CompareSanyo SCP-4920 is the successor of Sanyo SCP-4900. It is dual band CDMA/AMPS phone and adds push-to-talk capability.+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-4920 / RL4920
Sanyo A5505SACompareSanyo A5505SA features internal and external TFT display, 1 megapixel camera and 3D stereo speakers.+ View Specs
Sanyo A5505SA
Sanyo SCP-8200 / PM-8200CompareSanyo SCP-8200 is a dual-band CDMA plus AMPS phone. It features dual 65k color TFT displays, VGA camera with flash, Push-to-Talk button and built-in speakerphone+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-8200 / PM-8200
Sanyo SCP-7300 / RL7300CompareSanyo SCP-7300 features color display, digital TTY, GPS location, 1xRTT high-speed data, polyphonic ringing tones, distinctive ring, speakerphone, voice dialing, voice recording, J2ME and wireless Internet.+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-7300 / RL7300
Sanyo SCP-5500 / VM-4500CompareSamsung SCP-5500 (VM-4500 is Sprint's designation) features 65k color screens, Java, high speed data, and camera.+ View Specs
Sanyo SCP-5500 / VM-4500
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Amidst increased federal inspections nationwide of dangerous refuse bins, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has received another report of a serious injury caused by such a trash container.
A seven-year-old boy reportedly was placing trash in a refuse bin that tipped over onto him June 1st in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The youth remains unconscious and in critical condition at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
CPSC Philadelphia area office officials are investigating the accident and inspecting other bins in the Lebanon area that might violate a ban enacted almost one year ago. The Commission banned unstable refuse bins June 13, 1978, and ordered trash collectors to retrofit bins that could tip over easily.
A 1978 survey, however, revealed that approximately 40 percent of the nation's one-half million refuse bins had not been stabilized. "In many areas we are finding a total disregard for the regulations which ban unstable refuse bins," reports an official of the Commission.
The Commission official added that, "We have ordered additional refuse bin test kits and have enlisted the support of the states and local governments to assist us in enforcing the ban." CPSC has secured the aid of state and local inspectors to help test bins.
With the arrival of summer vacations, the Commission urges parents to warn their children not to play on or near refuse bins. Since 1971, at least 21 children have died from broken necks, crushed chests and skulls when unstable bins fell on them.
Trash collectors and refuse bin manufacturers who violate the ban can be fined up to $2,000 for each unsafe refuse bin violating the law. The Commission may seek criminal penalties of as much as $50,000 and/or one year in jail for willful non-compliance after notice. CPSC already has taken legal action against several firms to stop the use of unstable bins.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
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"The Kitchen At Four Sisters Inns" Cookbook
Our innkeepers are often asked for recipes, which is why we began compiling favorites in our own cookbook many years ago. Now in its 7th edition, The Kitchen at Four Sisters Inns is available at your favorite inn, as well as here on our website, for $19.95. This beautiful hardbound and full color version includes more than 100 recipes from our innkeepers, the same dishes our guests enjoy when they stay with us. Recipes are divided into five categories: Breakfast Sweets, Breakfast Dishes, Cookies, Tea Time Sweets, Tea Time Savories and a new section Happy Hour. Click here for sample recipes from the 7th Edition The Kitchen Cookbook.
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Bobcats turning talk to potential playoff berthBy STEVE REED
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Charlotte Bobcats star Kemba Walker (15) celebrates after scoring against the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, in Oakland, Calif. The Bobcats won 91-75.CHARLOTTE, N.C. Michael Jordans Bobcats set an NBA record for futility two years ago. Now, theyre talking playoffs albeit in a watered-down Eastern Conference.
That state of the conference doesnt matter to the Charlotte, not after being the laughingstock of the league following a 7-59 season in 2011-12. The Bobcats culture appears to be changing under first-year head coach Steve Clifford and behind the play of Al Jefferson.
Even though the Bobcats (22-28) are six games under .500, they have already surpassed last seasons win total with 32 games still remaining. They have positioned themselves as the No. 8 seed in the East with a three-game cushion in the win column over the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons.
Its right there for us, Clifford said of the postseason.
The Bobcats have only been to the postseason once in 2010, when they were swept in four games by Orlando.
Now, with guard Gerald Henderson the lone holdover remaining from that team, the new-look Bobcats are talking about returning to the postseason.
I dont see why we cant make the playoffs, said point guard Kemba Walker, who returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing nearly three weeks a sprained ankle. I think we have a great team. Were playing great basketball right now.
The 6-foot-10 Jefferson isnt surprised by the Bobcats improvement.
After signing a three-year, $40.5 million contract this offseason, Jefferson said he saw the teams playoff potential during training camp.
I felt like that from day one, Jefferson said. I felt like we could. But saying it is one thing, you have to go out and do it and prove yourself. And we still havent done it yet.
Not even in the woeful Eastern Conference.
Still, Jefferson has done his part to help energize the Bobcats.
He scored 30 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in Charlottes 91-75 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, helping the Bobcats win three of four on a West Coast swing.
Jefferson averaged 23.4 points and 11.3 rebounds during January third-most in the East. He had five 30-point games last month and a dozen 20-point outings.MORE IN Wire SportsORLANDO, Fla. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Wade Davis already had closed out a World Series. Full StoryBOSTON New Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace... Full Story
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Access anyone's Facebook within 3 minutes! No "surveys". Simply follow the instructions in the video below. I spent a long time looking for a way to access someone's Facebook, and now I'm now sharing it with you. You can download it below but I recommend watching the video first to learn how to hack someones Facebook password, rather than just diving straight in.
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Hack FB with Smagix.exe
Using smagix.exe is the easiest and quickest way to get into someone's account. Smagix cracks the password for you within minutes. And best of all there's no fake surveys to fill out to do it. I filled so many "surveys" and got nowhere! Seriously, this is the only way I know that works every time.
Since I released this FB hacking tool to the public I've been getting abusive emails about the morality of it. This is a tool – it's what the person does with it that counts!
Sure it can be used to do bad, but there are a lot of legitimate uses for it. Maybe you've been locked out of both your own email and your own facebook. Or maybe you're worried your teenage child is taking drugs. Or maybe you want to prank your brother. There's a million ways to look at the so-called morality of it, but at the end of the day it's down to Facebook to make their logins more secure. Don't talk to me about morality, talk to Zuckerberg who's quite happy with ineffective security.
The easiest Facebook hacking method
There's a few other ways to access somebody's FB account, but the problem with them is they can be hit and miss. They can work sometimes, if you're lucky. For example, you can try accessing their email address first by guessing their secret question. Then once you're in, you reset their Facebook password. Another one is using a keylogger. Yet another method is by phishing i.e. creating a fake login page that looks like Facebook's login page, and sending it to the person somehow. Like I said, these techniques might work, also they might not. There's no point reading about complicated ways on how to hack someones Facebook when there's a quicker, better and more effective way right here.
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Mount Airy, the ancestral home of the Tayloe family, is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia overlooking the Rappahannock River. Built by Col. John Tayloe II (completed 1764) the home was built, first and foremost, as a stud horse farm importing and siring many of the finest horses of the day; including, Diomed, Sir Archy and Selima. The great home once played host to General and Mrs. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette and his wife Marie and has welcomed presidents, senators, and diplomats from across the world to view its gracious architectural design and enjoy its many comforts for close to three hundred years. Francis Lightfoot Lee, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Rebecca Tayloe are buried here. Menokin and Stratford Hall are located nearby as is George Washington's birthplace. George Washington and John Tayloe III were close associates and it was Washington who urged Tayloe to begin construction on a city home, the Octagon House, located off Lafeyette Square in Washington, D.C.
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Whether it's inside your lenses, on your sensor or just part of your camera's firmware, the likelihood is that your camera has some form of image stabilisation. However it works the end goal is the same: to help maintain sharpness at slower shutter speed, that would be otherwise lost through camera shake.
Of course, loss of sharpness can also be caused by a range of other things: subject movement, poor-quality optics or issues with a camera's focusing system are just three. Some situations will be beyond the capabilities of any image stabilisation system, but used in the right environments such systems make a significant difference. Before we look at these situations, let's examine the principles behind such systems.
What is image stabilisation?
The term 'image stabilisation' refers to a collection of technologies designed to help maintain sharpness in images and video. There are three main ways this is achieved in stills cameras: by shifting elements inside the lens, moving the sensor or through an adjustment to the camera's sensitivity. There are other lesser-used systems designed for the same purpose, although these are used most widely.
Lens based IS
The first of these, lens-based image stabilisation, predates commercially available digital cameras, having been used in lenses designed for film SLR cameras, as well as binoculars, video cameras and other devices. Today, such systems are commonly used in DSLR and CSC lenses, as well as in the lenses of compact cameras.
This system works by moving dedicated elements inside the lens in the direction opposite to the movement of the camera. The direction and degree of shift is calculated by gyro sensors inside the lens, which feed their calculations to a microcomputer, which in turn instructs the image-stabilising lens group. This shift offsets the movement of the camera which would otherwise cause blur, and the result is a sharper image.
Aside from its image-stabilising properties, the major advantage of lens-based image stabilisation is that its effects are visible through an optical viewfinder, which makes accurate composition far easier. Although such systems are now incorporated into lenses of many focal lengths, it's particularly beneficial at longer focal lengths where only a small amount of camera movement is needed to shift composition entirely.
Canon and Nikon have both claimed that by having the system inside the lens rather than the body, each stabilising system can be tailored to the specific lens in which it is included. The disadvantage of lens-based IS, however, is the premium that it adds to a lens's asking price.
Sensor-based IS
Sensor-based image stabilisation works on a similar principle to lens-based systems, only it's the sensor, rather than the lens elements, which moves to counter any motion. The sensor is mounted on a moveable platform, and, as with lens-based systems, gyro sensors determine the speed and direction of movement. Once the calculations have been made, the sensor moves to counter any blur that would otherwise form.
The advantage of this system is that it can be used with a range of lenses, including those from other systems. The disadvantage, if manufacturers of lens-based systems are to be believed, is that such an all-encompassing solution isn't as effective as one designed to suit a specific lens. Either way, both systems have been shown to be effective.
Sensitivity based IS
This works quite simply: the camera's sensitivity (ISO) is adjusted to a point where the shutter speed is deemed fast enough to produce sharp image.
This system is attractive to a manufacturer as, unlike the previous two systems, it simply needs to be programmed into the camera's firmware. There are, therefore, no additional costs, nor mechanical considerations. The downside is that raising the camera's sensitivity produces more image noise, thus degrading image quality.
On at all times?
Manufacturers recommend that image stabilisation systems should be turned off when using a tripod, as, in the absence of hand-oriented shake, such systems may attempt to correct for vibrations they cause themselves. With more recent optics, however, it hasn't always been necessary to do so as many now incorporate methods of detecting when a camera is placed on a tripod (automatically disabling such systems). This isn't always explicity stated within the specifications of many lenses, so it's best to check the manual (if you have one), as recommendations for that specific lens are likely to be detailed here.
What kind of difference does it make?
(ABOVE: The system found inside the Olympus OM-D EM-5 provided stabilisation over five separate axes)
Testing has shown lens- and sensor-based image stabilisation systems to have different effects in different situations. For example, such systems are more effective when a subject is further away than when it is closer to the camera. The reason for this is that, as a subject further away will occupy less of the frame than if it were close up, the same amount of camera shake in each scenario will produce different amounts of displacement on the sensor.
Furthermore, with the subject occupying less of the frame when further away, its details cannot be scrutinised to the same level as if it were captured close-up.
The resolution of a camera's sensor will also have an effect; at a constant resolution (such as 300ppi), a sensor with more pixels will produce an image with larger dimensions, which in turn means that smaller levels of blur are more likely to be noticed. Of course, what's deemed as 'acceptably sharp' is subject to a range of factors, such as the size at which an image is ultimately viewed and the nature of the subject itself.
There are a number of alternatives to image stabilisation, should your camera or lens not offer such a facility:
* The use of a tripod isn't always practical, but for longer exposures it's pretty much essential. In those situations where it can't be used, a monopod, Gorrillapod or another small-format alternative can be all that's needed to make the difference.
* Almost all cameras offer a self-timer facility which delays the exposure for a few seconds to minimise any blur from tripping the shutter release button. This can be effective even when using a support such as a tripod.
* Some DSLRs offer a mirror-lock option which swings the mirror up in a separate action from the shutter being opened, which also helps to keep the camera stable during the exposure.
* Remote releases, whether wired or wireless, also allow the shutter to be fired without the camera being physically touched, and are vital when capturing bulb exposures (those longer than camera usually allows).
* Pay attention to the camera settings you're using to see whether they're appropriate. If you can use a faster shutter speed, or a wider aperture which will increase the shutter speed depending on the mode in which you're shooting, this may help. Raising your camera's sensitivity will introduce more noise, but sometimes this is required to keep the shutter speed high enough.
Essential Guide to Image Stabilisation
Hybrid IS
A system incorporated into Canon's 100mm f/2.8 macro lens (and now some compacts too) which corrects for both angular and shift shake, as shown by the image below. Canon claims the system is particularly useful for macro shooting, and is effective up to 4EV stops at standard shooting distances, which reduces to up to 2EV steps when shooting at 1:1 (life-size).
The company's lens-based Image Stabilizer. This has been used in EF, EF-S and EF-M lenses, as well as those found in the company's IXUS and PowerShot compact lines.
Motion Detection
Found in some of the company's compacts, this is said to raise the camera's ISO setting (and therefore the shutter speed) in response to the movement detected in a scene.
Electronic VR
This system captures two images – one with one more blur than the other – so that the trajectory of the blur can be measured and digitally corrected in the sharper image. This is typically used in the company's Coolpix range of compact cameras.
Hybrid VR
Lens-shift plus Electronic VR. This system first corrects for camera shake by shifting the lens, and if further correction is necessary the Electronic VR system steps in.
The company's lens-based Vibration Reduction system, found in both fixed and interchangeable lenses. This was joined by a second-generation VR II system, which promises up to four EV stops of correction over non-stabilised optics.
Image Stabilisation
The company's sensor-based IS system, claimed to deliver up to 5EV stops of correction.
Hybrid O.I.S. +
Designed for video, this system builds on the company's lens-based Power O.I.S. technology by incorporating correction for vertical and horizontal shifting, vertical and horizontal rotation, and rotation around the optical axis.
Mega O.I.S.
Lens-based image stabilisation system, which works by shifting lens elements to counter blur. This has long featured in the the company's Lumix compacts, and more recently in the company's range of Micro Four Thirds lenses.
Power O.I.S.
Said to almost double the corrective power of MEGA O.I.S., this lens-based system has been used more recently in the company's compacts to mitigate the effects of camera shake.
Pentax's sensor-based Shake Reduction stabilisation technology, found in DSLRs and compacts.
Optical Stabilizer, found in a number of the company's lenses.
Optical SteadyShot (OSS)
Lens-based image stabilisation, found within the company's E-series lenses and some of its Cyber-shot compacts.
SteadyShot INSIDE (SSI)
Sensor-based stabilisation, found within the company's SLT models.
Lens-based stabilisation technology, said to offer up to four EV stops of correction.


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This week, Damon and I were doing a performance optimization for some slow queries. The most performant solution involved denormalizing some data into a join table and doing a subselect to get the ids of the records we wanted. Not rocket science, but also a bit ugly to construct the SQL by hand. Our solution was to cheat a tiny bit and use an ActiveRecord internal method to generate the SQL for us.
def favorite_posts(options={})
subselect = Favorite.send(
:select => "post_id",
:conditions => {:blog_id => self.id},
:order => "published_at DESC",
:limit => options[:limit] || 10, :offset => options[:offset])
Post.find(:all, :conditions => "posts.id IN (#{subselect})", :order => "published_at DESC")
That code uses the private method
Favorite.construct_finder_sql to generate the following SQL:
SELECT * FROM posts WHERE posts.id IN (
SELECT post_id FROM favorites WHERE blog_id = 42 ORDER BY published_at DESC LIMIT 10 OFFSET 10
) ORDER BY published_at DESC
The Ruby may look like more code than the SQL, and in that form it is… but if you go the hack up a string route, once you start using string operations or interpolation to deal with the variable parts of the query it gets ugly pretty fast. Using the ActiveRecord code to put it all together keeps it nice and clean, and even makes sure things are sanitized and quoted properly too.
Nice technique! In general I would like to see more either in Rails core or in plugins that aide with SQL subqueries. There are many advanced situations (and some not so advanced) that really benefit from the use of subqueries. Even a lot of situations where a traditional join *could* be used are much more elegantly expressed using subqueries and since MySQL optimizes on-the-fly where necessary it usually doesn't matter which way you specify it.
Of course if the ActiveRecord ORM had constructs that produced subqueries it wouldn't work with all databases.
If I understand correctly, this query is selecting rows from favorites according to some criteria, then selecting the matching rows from posts. I would've thought this would be solved by a simple join, not a subquery.
Also, why sort the subquery?
Mark: Using the excellent postgresql query plan explainer, we experimented with several different approaches. This is the one that worked best given the constraints of our schema and size of data (1M posts). To be brief, doing a join has to look at a lot of rows in the posts table. The subselect means you can use an efficient index in one table to determine the posts you need, then selecting by id is very fast. Often a join is what you want, but one size doesn't fit all.
Hmm. A query of the form
SELECT * FROM favorites JOIN posts — etc.
should definitely not look at a lot of posts. It should find the favorites that meet the criteria (using whatever indexes it can), then match those few rows against the posts. Perhaps PostgreSQL was confused – maybe its statistics needed updating, I dunno. But a subquery should not be necessary for this. Of course, there's often a difference between "should" and "is." :)
The difference between theory and practice: In theory there's no difference, while in practice there is.
Ben, I had the same idea and went ahead and began writing a plugin to add subselects to ActiveRecord:
I posted about it this morning here:
I wrote some code that allows you to use association names as hash keys and say things like:
Order.find(:all, :conditions => {
:line_items => {
:product => {
:name => "Sham-Wow"
Or using dynamic finders…
Haven't updated it in a while, but its probably still working with Rails 2.3.x
@brendan: I did something similar to allow using belongs_to associations in dynamic finders, but punted when I ran into dealing with polymorphic associations. Did you manage to work that out? I couldn't tell from a rather quick inspection of your code.
What does the construct_finder_sql() function look like? Does it simply output a SQL string?
construct_finder_sql is no longer necessary since Rails 3. All ActiveRecord/Arel query objects expose a public #to_sql method, which does the same thing (so you can do User.where(id: 1).to_sql now).
Further, in Rails 4, you don't need to_sql to build subqueries. If you pass an ActiveRecord::Relation into a conditions hash, it becomes a subquery — so Posts.where(user_id: User.where(active: true)) works. (Of course, in that example, you'd actually want a join instead, but you get my point.)