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So, you love the music of the Beartrap Summer Festival? Well now there's even more to love, as we bring the music of Beartrap down from the mountain and into your Attic.
The Beartrap Summer Festival hits the meadow August 4th and 5th, 2012. This year's talent is unsurpassed and we're all getting really excited! We know you're well aware of our headliners, but in this feature we'd like to shed some light on another one of our fantastic groups - Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen.
It was recently announced that acclaimed Nashville performer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale would be joining us at Beartrap this year.
For anyone who might still be saying "Jim Lockenwho?", we give you more insight to this very respected musician, courtesy of TasteofCountry.com. They just uncovered the lyrics to a song that Jim co-wrote called Where The Sidewalk Ends, for the 1992 George Strait movie, Pure Country.
It's just over a week until Memorial Day and the unofficial kick-off to our summer. Let the barbeques, ball games, fun, sun, and sunburns, begin!
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- Nicolas Hodges (Piano)
- Rolf Hind (Piano)
- Thomas Ad�s (Piano)
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"Thomas Adès' take on the Biblical creation-myth in the seven-part "video-ballet" In Seven Days focuses on processes rather than things, shifting from the rising string motif, clotted piano and woodwind, and epic horns of "Chaos - Light - Dark", through successive hierarchies of order to the calm satisfaction of "Contemplation"...It's as absorbing as always with Adès" -The Independent
"Like alchemists, Adès and Rosner transform basic elements into a glittering wonder...all is exuberance as blobs dance, circles pulse and spindles multiply into an emerald jungle, in perfect time to the mounting waves of Adès's score. An exciting creation about creation: that's In Seven Days...Bold and delightful, this release would make an admirable gift for a discerning Christmas stocking." -The Times
The London Sinfonietta combine two works from Thomas Adès, one of the most distinctive and popular voices in modern composition. Both works feature accompanying films (by Tal Rosner and Sophie Clements) that are included in this CD/DVD set. This is the second CD for the London Sinfonietta with Signum. It follows their October release of music by Louis Andriessen, featuring the UK premiere of Anaïs Nin, alongside his famed work De Staat.
In Seven Days is a musical interpretation for piano and orchestra of the biblical 'creation' by Thomas Adès, composed in collaboration with a film-piece by the artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner. Both music and film evoke the processes of the creation rather than the objects described in the movement titles, using simple elements in repeated and evolving contexts in a perpetual state of flux, change and growth.
The Piano Studies Nos 6 & 7 are arrangements of player-piano works by the American composer Conlon Nancarrow. An influential figure to generations of composers, Nancarrow's studies for the player-piano (or pianola) allowed him to generate music of extreme rhythmic complexity in a multitude of inventive ways. These arrangements for two pianos by Thomas Adès capture the strange magic of the originals, where fragmented musical ideas are played off against each other in a wild, almost jazz-like way. The works are accompanied by film-visualizations by Tal Rosner and Sophie Clements.
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Ades's arrangements of these pieces are outstanding, and his performance with Rolf Hind is sobering. I would love to see these two collaborate on more of these studies. All told, an exceptional release.
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Thomas Adès (Conductor/Composer) (1971 - ) : In Seven Days, for piano & orchestra with moving image- Performer: Nicolas Hodges (Piano)
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- Running Time: 28 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 2008
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- Performers: Thomas Adès (Piano); Rolf Hind (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: circa 1948-1960
Nancarrow, Conlon : Study for Player Piano no 7
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- Running Time: 9 min. 59 sec.
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I've done this with a couple of Threshold SA/1's, Levinson ML-2's and dozens of preamps. Frontend of your KRS-100: axials from BC Components, radials from Panasonic FM or FC Series (Digikey). Powersupply: Digikey also and just look for the same or higher voltage and the right size. You're probably safe with 60 Volts or more with a rail that has to supply the 100 Watts at 8 ohms (30 Volts output). I would't care if it is Mallory, Cornell Dubilier or United Chemicon (former Sprague). With the KRS-100 you should pay extra attention to the outputrelays because they tend to contaminate/oxidize. |
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I just did a recap on a KSA150 an a KST 100 an the Big power caps did not need replacing,just all the small caps are a must....
I had krell recap a KSA 250..$2k an thay did not put new big power caps in...big caps dont dryout like the cooket small caps on the boards....one thing for sure these great amps sound a LOT better with new caps!.... An get the bias just right better sound than when thay were new.. But as for the Sound of the Krell amps on Acoutats ESL....i dont care for the sound, My Apogees are what i have the Krell for.. the Apogee were made for the sound of the older krell amps....well best i have found, sweet like tubes....littel to dark for my ESL.. |
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If you only have to recap the small lytics in the KRS-100 a couple of hundred dollars would be the max then. |
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....Puting new big caps is not bad for sure....i test the Big caps for leakedg...an thay all tested good...Krell wonted for the Big Caps in the KST... the small A/B amp...i think the caps are 60v 13k uf ea....almost $400.US ea that $1600 for 60v caps.....I thought it was a Joke....thay did not think it was funny.. i can get the same cap....$46........Thay wonted $350.US for the KSTs on-off switch... $63. i paid.....good luck to Krell...Dans gone..
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Needed two switches for a Krell KRS-2 preamp and paid four times as much as the same part at Digikey. |
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Read Nelson Pass articles about lot's of negative feedback and the lack of damping factor at the upper frequencies when driving a electrostatic speakers with their 1 or even lower Ohmic values in the highs. Second, I have a pretty solid Japanese poweramp which delivers 240 Watts at 8 Ohm and almost 400 watts at 4 Ohm loads (Yamaha M2). Nevertheless it's no match for my 25 Watts Levinson ML-2's (at 8 Ohm) when driving my Acoustat's. Amplifier performance is not only about their powerrating in Watts. The ability to absorb energy back from the speakers, to deal with phase-angles and difficult loads (current output) is more important in my opinion. |
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Hi this is the amplifier that drove ALL of my Acoustat's from 1988 to 2000 - 1+1s - 2+2s - Spectra 22s - Spectra 33s - the Classé DR3-VHC 45 watts per channel pure class A very high current amplifier and it did the job very well.
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Mr Acoustat, I beg you to remember some of us live in the workaday world, have real budgets, and can only afford so much. Just because I don't have schmancy amp this or that or granite bases and iron frames on my speakers, doesn't mean I dont enjoy this hobby one bit less than you. I came here to discuss getting the most out of my 20 some odd year 400 dollar speakers that I bought because they were what I could afford! I joined diy audio because you're here and others much more knowledgeable than I also. I was hoping to discover some inexpensive ways to improve my system and maybe learn a little more about the actual electronics making up my components. I resent your dismissive and disrespectful tone toward my choice of amplifiers based on their cost. They're damn fine amps for the price, a way for me to enjoy music on a higher level on my budget, and you can take your overpriced snob gear and shove it where the sun doesn't shine if you are going to scoff at those of us unfortunate enough not to be able to afford this HOBBY at your level. I could be wrong, but I'll bet you have never even heard Emotiva XPA-1 amps. If you haven't, I suggest you look at their multiple published pages of specs and examine their build quality, order some for a 30 day FREE trial listen to them, and then tell me they're not worth every penny of their price!
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Day two of the 28th Breeders' Cup World Championships took place Saturday at Churchill Downs before a crowd of 65,143 enjoying partly sunny and temperatures in the 60's. The main track was listed as good at the start of the card but upgraded to fast in time for the Sprint, while the turf remained good.
The $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) is the richest race in North America, featuring top older horses going 1 1/4 miles on the main track, in a race that often decides Champion Older Horse, Champion 3-Year-Old Male, and/or Horse of the Year. Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Flat Out was sent off as the 7-2 favorite in the field of 12 over 4-1 second choice Havre de Grace, the filly taking on males after winning the Woodward (G1) and Beldame (G1), and 5-1 third choice So You Think, trying dirt for the first time after a close second in the QIPCO Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot. Uncle Mo, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, was the 11-2 fourth choice off his Kelso (G3) win at Belmont Park.
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Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 3 Drosselmeyer Smith 31.60 13.20 8.80 8 Game On Dude Sutherland 13.60 9.20 4 Ruler On Ice Gomez 9.80 Winning Time: 2:04.27 $2 Exacta 3-8 444.80 $2 Trifecta 3-8-4 5,427.40 $2 Superfecta 3-8-4-10 47,631.80 $1 Super High Five 3-8-4-10-2 156,424.00 $2 Pick Six 8-8-1-5-9-3 (5 correct) 95,070.00Results chart |
Left: Drosselmeyer parades with his flowers after winning the Classic. Winning trainer Bill Mott said, �He ran a super race. He was mowing them down the last eighth of a mile. I guess his biggest attribute is his stamina, and he showed it today. When they were wearing down, he was coming. It�s great. Maybe they�ll want to run him another year.�
Right: Drosselmeyer in the paddock. Mott added, "He's right up there with the Breeders' Cup Classic winners for sure.�I think it's just a really big thing for any horse to win a Belmont and a Breeders' Cup Classic. Could I have told you that two years ago when we got started with him when he was a 2 year old?� No, I couldn't have done that.� But you keep working with him, and the horses keep improving.� If they stay sound and they're healthy, you know, they've got good pedigrees, a lot of times they climb that ladder, and he's reached the point where, hey, he's joined the best horses in the country."
Left: Drosselmeyer in the post parade. Winning jockey Mike Smith said, �He ran an awesome race right from the first jump. Right out of the gate, he got into a great rhythm. The key to this horse is to keep him moving. If you put on the breaks it messes him up. I knew I was going to wheel out, so I just kept him going. And I was able to save ground on both turns.�
Right: Second place finisher Game On Dude in the post parade. His jockey Chantal Sutherland said, �He ran so hard. He ran great. He absolutely ran his race today. He was running well up front and Johnny (Velazquez on Uncle Mo) was pushing on us. He really gave us a run. But when he came to us, my horse dug in and tried harder than he ever has before. He really dug in. He ran every inch of the way and he was really tired at the end. I�ve never seen him that tired. I am so proud of him. He ran great.�
Left: Third place finisher Ruler on Ice walks over from the barn before the race. His trainer Kelly Breen said, �I think, he�s a top-class 3-year-old. I don�t know where this puts him with the others, but I have to say, after this race, because he was the only 3-year-old to hit the board, he�d certainly have to be under consideration (for Eclipse Award for Champion 3-Year-Old).�
Right: Fourth place finisher Havre de Grace in the post parade. Her trainer Larry Jones said, �We didn�t get the trip we wanted. The 11-horse (Headache) leaned on us pretty good from the start, but she ran well. Rick (Porter) likes to run where the gusto is. No regrets about running here. She didn�t do anything to tarnish herself. She has another year ahead of her.�
Fifth place finisher and beaten favorite Flat Out heads out of the paddock before the race. His trainer Scooter Dickey said, �No excuse, he just got outrun. That�s it.� Alex Solis (jockey, Flat Out, 5th) � �I had a good trip. He broke sharp. The winner came from behind me. I have no excuse.�
Right: The entire field as they go by the first time with Game On Dude out front and Drosselmeyer far back with only three horses beaten at this point.
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Next Saturday, the bi-centenary of abolition of slavery
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Next Saturday will be two hundred years on since England's Parliament passed a resolution to abolish slavery. An official policy shifted away from the degradation of the slavery trade between Africa and USA. William Wilberforce was the driving force in England for this shift in viewpoint, and a film 'Amazing Grace' has been made about his life. It won't be in the Australian cinemas until June.
But today there are still many people, including children who are living in conditions akin to slavery. The terms may be different, but I wonder if 'indenture' and 'blackbirding' which relate very much with the story of Fiji's history are so very different.
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G'Day Wendy,
Have you seen "Amazing Grace" the movie? - 1:03 PM
- Peceli and Wendy's Blog said...
It's not on here until June though it's probably already in places like Fiji and New Zealand. I'll post some more (when I feel better from a throat infection) about Newtown who wrote 'Amazing Grace'.
w. - 5:45 PM
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A study determined sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) preference for 3 subspecies and 9 accessions of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.). The subspecies were mountain big sagebrush (A.t. ssp. vaseyana Rydb. Beetle), Wyoming big sagebrush (A.t. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle and Young), and basin big sagebrush (A.t. ssp. tridentata Nutt.). Accessions were collected at various sites in Utah and established in a uniform garden. Eleven plants for each accession or 33 plants for each subspecies were planted at random on a 2.13-m grid for a total of 99 plants. An enclosure with a top was constructed. Six birds were captured and placed in the garden. Preference was measured by the number of bites taken during the study and by estimates of percentage of leaves eaten at the end of the study. Results, by order of preference, were mountain big sagebrush, Wyoming big sagebrush, and basin big sagebrush. Within the most preferred subspecies there was distinct preference among accessions as measured by bite counts. When the forage of preferred subspecies or accessions was exhausted, the birds readily ate other subspecies or accessions.
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(CNN) -- The owner of a Nebraska car dealership and two executives were in police custody facing theft charges Thursday after 81 cars were taken from the dealership's lot, authorities said.
Alan Patch, 52, the owner of Legacy Auto Sales in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was being held in Tooele County, Utah, Scottsbluff police Capt. Kevin Spencer told CNN. Rachel Fait, 37, Legacy's comptroller, was arrested in Tooele County on Wednesday, and Legacy general manager Rick Covello, 53, turned himself in to Scottsbluff officials Thursday, Spencer said.
Police became aware of the case Tuesday, when they received a call from Toyota company officials, Spencer said. Toyota told police they had received a call that all of Legacy's new Toyotas were gone from its lot.
Employees arriving at the dealership for work on Tuesday also found the three executives gone, police said. They had packed up their personal possessions. Some computers were gone, as well. Fait and Patch's homes in Nebraska were on the market and empty, Spencer said.
In all, authorities found, 81 vehicles -- mostly Toyotas but some Fords as well, valued at more than $2.5 million -- had been moved off Legacy's lot over the weekend and on Monday. At least some of them were moved by a Utah transport company that was paid with a fraudulent cashier's check, Spencer said.
Authorities have been trying to track down the cars, he said. Seven of them were found at a Utah auto business; 16 others were sold at a Utah auction. Others were found in Las Vegas, Nevada, Spencer said, but police do not have an accurate tally of how many remain missing.
The FBI has been assisting local authorities in the case from the beginning, Spencer said.
The cars weren't the dealership's to sell free and clear. While they technically belonged to the dealership, they were financed by Toyota, he said.
New cars come to dealerships with documentation called a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin. Police investigating the case found that those statements had been converted to titles, Spencer said. While such conversion is not a crime, and is not unheard of among dealerships, the step usually is seen when a dealership goes under and is trying to expedite the sale of vehicles, he said.
What a dealer can do with cars depends on a dealership's agreement with the manufacturer, Spencer said. Police are attempting to find out details of Legacy's agreement with Toyota, he said, but "normally as part of that agreement, [the cars] are not to leave the dealership."
"We're of the opinion they've committed a crime," Spencer said. Arrest warrants for the three list each as facing one count of felony theft, he said.
The dealership had been facing financial difficulties, Spencer said. The Scottsbluff News-Herald reported a bank had been overseeing Legacy's day-to-day operations for about three months.
According to the newspaper, the owner of a Utah auto auction said that some of the vehicles had been sold at his business, but he declined further comment, saying he was seeking legal advice because he was trying to work things out with Toyota.
Doug Bergener, a manager at Bargain Buggys in Tooele, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, told the newspaper he offered to buy 10 used vehicles from Legacy after hearing they were shutting down. But the vehicles that arrived were brand new, he said. He had sales pending on four before he got a call telling him not to sell them.
He told the News-Herald that he's known Patch and Fait for years, and that Patch told him he had paid for the vehicles and had titles.
"I don't think anyone can prove anything's illegal at this point," Bergener said, according to the News-Herald. "We've known Allen for 15 years and never knew him to do anything underhanded. There's been no reason not to trust him. He's always been honest. It'll all come out in the wash."


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After all, the PixelJunk series is synonymous with PlayStation and, specifically, PlayStation Network. Upon hearing the news some PS3 owners wondered: �why have you left us behind?�
�People quickly jump to the conclusion that we're jumping ship from PSN but we're simply a very experimental company (we even have a Facebook version of PixelJunk Monsters!)� Q-Games president Dylan Cuthbert told Eurogamer in an email interview.
�And for the slightly different development/publication approach we wanted to try and take for 1-6 Steam seemed most appropriate. Given our history with Sony I think people are being rather hasty in thinking 'Q is jumping ship' or other such nonsense.�
He added: �On PSN we have released an utterly incredible EIGHT titles, not including DLC: Racers, Monsters, Eden, Shooter, Shooter 2, SideScroller, 4am and Monsters Deluxe for the PSP. As an independent developer and maybe even compared to some major publishers I think we have the overall largest catalogue of titles on PSN! So keep your ears to the ground and enjoy our blog - we'll posting lots of secret and personal anecdotes as we move forward with 1-6.�
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Cuddle bones I have a 20g with Mystery and Nerites. The 2 big Mysteries have some damage on the open end of their shells, but they appear to be repairing themselves with something of a different color than the rest of the shell. The one medium sized ivory Mystery has a clean ivory color on most of the shell but the newest portion is dirty colored with a seam down the middle. I've been adding cuddle bone since the big ones started showing damage 3 weeks ago. Ivory has been in the tank about 2 weeks. I have 1/2 of a cuddle bone in the tank, but they don't eat it. Is 1/2 enough? I've read that they will eat flavored Tums. Do they need to eat it? Nerites seem fine. |
Have you had experience with Tums? I got a mystery snail on Saturday that has a cracked shell, and I have some tums if that would help him. You can kinda see the crack here, but it goes all along the opening. http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1ffa1900.jpg |
I use cuddle bone in all my tanks to add calcium to the water, they might eat some but it will mostly be dissolve into the water column. Discoloration in new shell The pigments that determine the colour of the shell are mainly located in to organic outer layer (periostracum) of the shell. The speed at which a snail grows largely determines the thickness of the periostracum. At slow growth speeds, a relatively thick periostracum is formed, while a high growth speed results in a thin, more transparant periostracum. It's not difficult to imagine that a thicker periostracum also results in a more intense and darker colour of the shell. It also explains why wild caught snails are often darker than the ones raised in a home tank as the conditions in the wild are often less optimal and food is less available, which results in slow growth and darker snails. The same often applies to snails bought in a pet shop. These snails are often bred in large outside tanks, which cannot compete with the growth conditions of some hobby tanks. Thin and fragile shell The growth of the shell takes place in several stages. In the first stage a thin and soft organic layer (periostracum) is deposited by specialised cell near the shell opening (aperture). This is often very well visible in young snails. After the organic outer layer is ready, the snail deposits calcium carbonate crystals at the inside to strengthen the shell structure. It's at the latter stage (the calcium deposition) that problems can arise if the water quality is not suitable for snails. In practice this means water with a low pH (below 6.5) and low in calcium content. The snails are unable to create a strong shell in such cases and become vulnerable to shell damage, especially when the protecting outer layer has vanished with age (common in older snails of some species). It's therefore advisable to test the pH if one notice shell problems. For most apple snails a pH of 7 to 8 is optimal. A low pH can be easily corrected by adding calcium carbonate to the water. Most aquarium and pond shops sell special preparation to increase the pH and calcium concentration. Crushed or powdered marble or seashells, lime stone and eggs shells are an alternative for the do-it-yourself hobbyist. Before you raise the pH, make sure that the other inhabitants (fish) of the tanks/pond tolerate a pH of 7-8. Also never increase the pH too much at once (0.5/day max.). Rough shell surface in new shell parts The quality of the new shell material depends on several factors: the water quality, the food quality and availability, the temperature, the age of the snail and the general condition of the snail itself. A fast grow does not imply a regular and smooth shell, it can even be the opposite as a fast growing shell can become irregular due to a fast growth of the soft outer layer, while the calcification hasn't taken place yet, resulting in a malleated surface. In fact the most beautiful shells are the results of a regular, steady and uninterrupted growth. To achieve this in captivity, one needs to keep the water quality excellent all the year round (regular water changes), and the temperature should stay at room temperature for most of the year, and last but not least: the snails need regulary feeding. The latter factor, the food, does not imply large amount of food, but rather a decent amount at regular intervals. Despite all precautions and care, it can happen that a snail grow an irregular and rough shell.This is often the case in old snails that restart growing due to improved life conditions. There is not much that can be done, except a reduction in food as that slows down the speed of shell growth. So what to do once a snail has gaping holes and or a detoriated shell surface? First of all, check the water quality: is the pH at 7 or more? (keep it between 7-8). How about the water hardness? (keep the kH and GH high). A good way to regulate the water quality is to add a source of calcium in the form of crushed egg shells, specialized preparated, crushed sea-shells, marble or something similar. Once you are sure that the water is well enough to halt further detoriation, one has to decide if the shell should be repaired or not. If the snail is active, one can assume that the snail does not suffer from the damage. In such case a repair should be rather considerd a protective measurement to prevent other snails from attacking the exposed tissues. If however, there are no possible tissue eaters like fish and snails around, or if the holes are that small that the tissue stays out or reach, one can choose to leave the situation like it is. The snail will calcify the vulnerable tissues anyway as reaction to the exposition to water. If however, a large amount of shell is absent or if there is a real treat for the snail to become eaten alive, once can choose to repair the holes by glueing pieces of snail shell, eggs shells or even pieces of plastic over them. The best glue for this is medical superglue, although common household superglue will do as well, but is toxic until it's dried. In such case (household glue) one needs to make absolutely sure that the glue does not come in contact with the snail tissues. Pits and detoriated surfaces can be repaired by covering them with strong nail polish (make sure to use water resistant polish), epoxy resin or even better super glue. The latter dries quickly and even hardens more when in contact with water. More info about shell repair can be found on Pam's website. She has carried out several experiments with shell repair and has a good practical guide available. Operculum detoriation: holes, loss of operculum While the shell mainly consist of calcium, the operculum is build out of proteins, although the species from the genus Pila also have calcium deposits at the body side of the operculum. The operculum is much less vulnerable to detoriations, but if a snail is not well fed, it can occur, however, that the operculum is thin and even get's holes in it. In such case, there is not much that can be done besides taking good care of the snail. Also keep in mind that the operculum is not essential for an apple snail to survive in a common aquarium with no snail eating fish around. Beside the shape and the smoothness of the operculum, the attachement of the operculum to the back of the foot is a good indication of the well being (or not) of the snail. In normal situations the snail's tissues completely cover the inside/body side of the operculum. If the snail is not in optimal condition, this tissue is retracted and only the center of the opreculum is covered by snail tissue. In such cases one needs to check the water quality and make sure everything is allright. Old snails can show such tissue retraction as well, while it's not necessairly a real problem with them. After all, one can compare this with the retraction of gums/tissues around humans teeth if not taken weel care of.Occasionally, it does happen that the whole operculum is lost. This is not a life treatening for the snail itself, but it often indicates a real serious health problem in the snail, so be sure to check the water quality and be sure the snail isn't dead. Courtesy of http://www.applesnail.net/content/va...il_disease.php |
Well, that's a relief! Right now I don't think he'd be interested in a tum, he's gorging himself on carrot right now. :) |
i think cuttle bone just helps harden the water. |
You can also feed them calcium enriched foods to help with their shells. Pretty much why some say tums as it has calcium in them. |
no, that wouldn't be correct. i believe cuttle bone is a source of calcium because bird owners use it for bird health, and i know that a calcium supplement would harden water at least a slight bit, since calcium is (i believe) a mineral, and would add to the total dissolved solids in a tank. |
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Mosaku fell asleep almost immediately he entered this humble but welcome shelter. Minokichi, however, lay awake for a long time listening to the cry of the wind and the hiss of the snow as it was blown against the door.
Minokichi at last fell asleep, to be soon awakened by a shower of snow falling across his face. He found that the door had been blown open, and that standing in the room was a fair woman in dazzlingly white garments. For a moment she stood thus; then she bent over Mosaku, her breath coming forth like white smoke. After bending thus over the old man for a minute or two she turned to Minokichi and hovered over him. He tried to cry out, for the breath of this woman was like a freezing blast of wind. She told him that she had intended to treat him as she had done the old man at his side, but forbore on account of his youth and beauty. Threatening Minokichi with instant death if he dared to mention to anyone what he had seen, she suddenly vanished.
Then Minokichi called out to his beloved master, "Mosaku, Mosaku, wake! Something very terrible has happened!" But there was no reply. He touched the hand of his master in the dark, and found it was like a piece of ice. Mosaku was dead!
During the next winter, while Minokichi was returning home, he chanced to meet a pretty girl by the name of Yuki. She informed him that she was going to Yedo, where she desired to find a situation as a servant. Minokichi was charmed with this maiden, and he went so far as to ask if she were betrothed, and hearing that she was not, he took her to his own home, and in due time married her.
Yuki presented her husband with ten fine and handsome children, fairer of skin than average. When Minokichi's mother died, her last words were in praise of Yuki, and her eulogy was echoed by many of the country folk in the district.
One night, while Yuki was sewing, the light of a paper lamp shining upon her face, Minokichi recalled the extraordinary experience he had had in the ferryman's hut.
"Yuki," said he, "you remind me so much of a beautiful white woman I saw when I was eighteen years old. She killed my master with her ice-cold breath. I am sure she was some strange spirit, and yet tonight she seems to resemble you."
Yuki flung down her sewing. There was a horrible smile on her face as she bent close to her husband and shrieked, "It was I, Yuki-Onna, who came to you then, and silently killed your master! Oh, faithless wretch, you have broken your promise to keep the matter secret, and if it were not for our sleeping children I would kill you now! Remember, if they have aught to complain of at your hands I shall hear, I shall know, and on a night when the snow falls I will kill you!"
Then Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow, changed into a white mist, and, shrieking and shuddering, passed through the smoke-hole, never to return again.
Looks like a sci-fi show copied this one, too. I remember one of the sci-fi anthologies (maybe Monsters or the Outer Limits or something) in which Rae Dawn Chong played a dragon or something who transformed and married a guy to whom she had bound (as the dragon) to a promise years before. When he broke the secret, their kids transformed to their true forms as well. It was a pretty interesting episode. I guess Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was right There is nothing new under the sun. I need to go vamp some old legends and see if I can write a book.
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We're off to Moosehead Lake up north for 2 nights of camping. I just packed a ridiculous amount of stuff for a family of 4. Stay tuned for a trip report after the weekend.
We are in the middle of a drought here in Maine, no rain for weeks and weeks.
Guess what the forecast calls for while we're camping?
rain rain rain rain.
It's sunny today, so we'll have a nice start at least.
And anyway, we are not afraid!
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Poisoned woman 'saved by Hollyoaks'
A woman has thanked TV soap Hollyoaks for saving her life.
Beth Cordingly claims she could have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning – until Channel 4's teen saga intervened.
She had been ill with the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, but only realised the extent of the problem thanks to a Hollyoaks plotline.
The 26-year-old had been suffering vomiting, headaches, drowsiness and aching eyes for ten days.
Doctors had only advised her to see an optician instead.
But when she heard her symptoms detailed in an episode of the teatime show, she revealed she might have carbon monoxide poisoning.
In the show, eight students – including Hannah Toynton's character Katy – were almost killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty boiler.
Miss Cordingly contacted gas company Transco, who discovered a defect in her gas fire allowing harmful fumes to escape.
She was then treated in hospital for the high levels of carbon monoxide in her blood.
Miss Cordingly, from Plymouth, said: "The hospital staff told me I was lucky to be alive.
"It was only after I saw on TV about carbon monoxide poisoning.
"When all the symptoms seemed to fit what I was suffering, I realised what was wrong."


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This is fantastic! Thanks Emilie for this sample. Definitely adding this to my next order.
I was actually hesitant to try this because of the peppercorns, I thought it was going to be spicy. As I've said before I'm a total wuss when it comes to spices, but no worries here!
It's like an Andes mint in a cup, with a little kick from the peppercorns. So so delicious. The mint is nice and cool on the tongue but the chocolate is rich and mellows it out. Yum. The peppercorns show up as an aftertaste in the back of my mouth. I can definitely see why this is a best seller.
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Transdermal Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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First received: May 13, 2010
Last updated: August 25, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad, of the Methylphenidate patch and a placebo patch (a patch that contains no medicine) on patients and their fatigue caused by cancer or by cancer treatment. The Methylphenidate patch contains a medication that is known to increase alertness and wakefulness. Oral methylphenidate has been used in the past to treat cancer related fatigue and is often used to treat unusual sleepiness. But this is the first time that the patch form is offered to try treating cancer fatigue in patients who cannot always swallow tablets.
Condition | Intervention |
Head and Neck Cancer |
Drug: methylphenidate via transdermal patch compared to placebo |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Efficacy and Safety of Transdermal Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue |
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Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To investigate the efficacy of sustained-release, transdermal methylphenidate compared to a placebo. [ Time Frame: for 10 days ]In reducing fatigue, increasing activity levels, and sustaining steady wakefulness throughout the day. The outcome measure will be BFI and ESS based self-reporting of the reduction of numeric rating scale on fatigue level and sleepiness, combined with objective measurement of increased activity intensity scores monitored by actigraphy.
- To evaluate the possible side effects of a methylphenidate patch. [ Time Frame: for 10 days ]In adult head and neck cancer patients with fatigue.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To evaluate the feasibility of accelerometry-based objective outcome measures to assess improved activity levels and energy expenditure of cancer patients. [ Time Frame: for 10 days ]To evaluate the feasibility of accelerometry-based objective outcome measures to assess improved activity levels and energy expenditure, will be evaluated by examining the patients' rating of their comfort while wearing the actigraphy device and of how willing they would be to wear the device for a future study.
Enrollment: | 0 |
Study Start Date: | May 2010 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: methylphenidate via transdermal patch compared to placebo
The proposed study is a within-subject, cross-over, randomized and double-blinded pilot trial, designed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of sustained-release, long-acting methylphenidate via transdermal patch compared to placebo in fatigued patients with Head and Neck malignancies
Drug: methylphenidate via transdermal patch compared to placebo
The participants will start with a 10mg MPH patch on day -4, the 1st day of the titration period. This will be increased up to 20mg over 4-day titration period as needed and tolerated, and continued on the optimal dose. Subjects will be seen on day 1 of the double-blind part of the study at a patient education room or the Dr.'s office and receive 10 identical patches including 5 MPH and 5 placebo patches that will be randomly assigned over the 10-day course. The patch will be placed at 9am and removed at 4pm daily for 10 days. During the 10 days, each subject will be monitored for continuous 240 hours by actigraphy based activity monitors to follow activity levels and energy expenditure.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of head and neck cancer who underwent combined modality treatment with curative intent
- Has not undergone cancer treatment in the last 4 weeks
- Is 21 years of age or older
- Fatigue scale score of 4 or higher
- Is able to understand English, through written and verbal communication
- In the judgment of the consenting professional, is able to provide informed consent
- Physically able to present for follow-up appointments at outpatient Radiation Oncology or Pain & Palliative Care clinics
- Probable life expectancy of more than 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pulmonary or cardiovascular failure, seizure disorder, sleep disorder, mental impairment, psychiatric disorder, or pregnancy
- Has known sensitivity or allergies to methylphenidate
- Receiving concurrent treatment with a psychostimulant
- Hospitalized patients
- Evidence of impaired hepatic or renal function (hyperbilirubinemia, greater than two fold elevation of transaminases; >40mg/dl BUN or >1.5mg/dl Cr )
- Anemia ( hemoglobin <10mg/dl)
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01124500
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Principal Investigator: | Natalie Moryl, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 30, 2017
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Natalie Moryl, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01124500 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
10-020 |
Study First Received: | May 13, 2010 |
Last Updated: | August 25, 2010 |
Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
methylphenidate transdermal patch placebo fatigue 10-020 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Head and Neck Neoplasms Fatigue Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Signs and Symptoms Methylphenidate Central Nervous System Stimulants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents |
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where did they go? did they get bumped off the list? GRRRRRRR sooo lame.
anyone knows what is going on?
where did they go? did they get bumped off the list? GRRRRRRR sooo lame.
anyone knows what is going on?
Been gone for a while now. It sucks very much!
Oh WTF DUDE. GAY. MGMT was added though...
this thread = salt in the wound.
Hello??!! Where the fuck have you been? Everytime I begin to put this behind me, someone brings the damn thing up again. Please stop.
i just checked back over the lineup. why did they go?
ya. duche.
i was just wondering why they dropped?
Learn how to spell "duche" and just maybe someone will tell you.
They are working on a new album and will tour the states next year. Also FYI The Specials are suppose to tour this fall.(all original members)
where did they go? um, for one they never confirmed and second they were off the poster three days after the lineup was announced...
maybe he wasn't calling you a 'douche'... he was calling you 'duche', as in el duche...
or maybe not...
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Maybe someone can make a sticky thread that lists all of the additions and subtractions and they update it as things happen.
Just name it something like, "Read this before starting a new thread about additions or subtractions"...
they've been gone for a while i'm sad to say.
All of the above, late to the party
Yeah that has been done, not sure how many people check it though
what about them?
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The US government's international development agency is stepping up its focus on science and technology with a key appointment intended to enhance the agency's programmes in the Middle East and bolster the Obama administration's push for science diplomacy.
Alex Dehgan was appointed USAID's science and technology advisor last month (11 March). The agency described him in a statement as "the focal point for implementing the Administrator's vision to restore science and technology to its rightful place within USAID".
An agency spokeswoman said that Dehgan will work closely with USAID's senior counselor and director of innovation, Maura O'Neill, and will help shape development strategies, as well as create "novel science-based initiatives".
Dehgan's appointment is widely seen as strengthening the administration's commitment to science diplomacy — the use of scientific programmes, such as efforts to forge international cooperation among scientists and engineers, to achieve broader political objectives.
Dehgan, a conservation biologist and an attorney in international law, has worked for the US State Department in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. He also has experience working on large-scale conservation projects in the non-governmental sector.
The appointment is "very encouraging", said Caroline Wagner, author of The New Invisible College: Science for Development. "Dehgan has a long background in science diplomacy, he is a bench-trained scientist, and he is young — he has energy and drive."
She said that this appointment adds to a growing list of high-level experts currently promoting US science diplomacy. "There is a lot of interest and experience that's being brought to this issue."
Al Teich, director of science and policy programmes at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), said that the appointment of Dehgan — who has worked as an AAAS fellow, helping to set up an electronic library of scientific journals in Iraq — shows that science diplomacy is "an idea whose time has come".
In addition to furthering the administration's commitment to develop science and technology assistance to Islamic countries, Dehgan's background in conservation is seen as strengthening a relatively new USAID's focus on environmental sciences.
Although Dehgan is taking a newly-created position at the aid agency, the USAID spokeswoman said that USAID is simply reviving a dormant area of interest: "USAID previously had a robust science and technology bureau and science advisor from the late 1970s through the early 1990s".
USAID's focus on science and technology, as well as on the Muslim world, is likely to get a boost from the federal budget for 2011. The Obama administration is asking Congress for a US $45 million increase in USAID funding over 2010, with most of the money to go to resources that "meet U.S. foreign policy objectives and support Presidential initiatives".
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Republic of Korea (ROK) - AH-64D APACHE Attack Helicopters
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea for 36 AH-64D APACHE Longbow Block III Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.6 billion.
The Republic of Korea has requested a possible sale of:
- 36 AH-64 D APACHE Longbow Block III Attack Helicopters
- 84 T-700-GE-701D Engines (72 installed and 12 spares)
- 42 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors
- 36 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) with Radar Electronics Unit (Longbow Component)
- 36 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometers
- 42 AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets
- 45 AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Sets
- 43 AAR-57(V) 3/5 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) with 5th Sensor and Improved Countermeasure Dispensers
- 42 AN/APX-123 Transponders
- 120 Improved Helmet Display Sight Systems (IHDSS-21)
- 81 Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation
- 38 30mm Automatic Chain Guns (Aircraft Component)
- 90 AN/ARC-201E Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) Radios
- 90 AN/ARC-231 Radios
- 42 AN/ARC-220 Radios
- 80 M299 HELLFIRE or Missile Launchers
- 400 AGM-114R1 HELLFIRE Missiles Semi-Active Lasers (SAL)
- 438 STINGER Block I 92H Missiles
- 774,144 30 mm Cartridge HEDP High Explosive Dual Purpose M789s
- 11,020 2.75 Inch HYDRA Rockets (Unguided)
- 108 APACHE Aviator Integrated Helmets (AAIH)
Also included are training devices, simulators, generators, transportation, wheeled vehicles and organizational equipment, tools and test equipment, communication equipment, spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of program support. The estimated cost is $3.6 billion.
The ROK is one of the major political and economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and a key partner of the United States in ensuring peace and stability in that region. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist our Korean ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability.
The ROK intends to use new attack helicopters to more effectively secure its borders and littoral waters, as well as conduct counter-terrorism/counter-piracy operations. The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea Army's close air support, air interdiction, armed reconnaissance, strike coordination/reconnaissance, forward air control (airborne), and aerial escort capabilities while enhancing interoperability with U.S. forces. Korea will have no difficulty absorbing these helicopters into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
Global Military and Government Helicopter Market Forecast to 2023
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HANOVER, NH - Clemson defeated Dartmouth 4-0 in a men's intercollegiate tennis match at Hanover, NH Friday evening.
With the win, Clemson improves to 4-0 on the year, while it was the season opener for Dartmouth. The Tigers are ranked 61st nationally according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Dartmouth is ranked 49th in the same listing.
Clemson won the doubles point as Yannick Maden and Dominique Maden defeated Cameron Ghorbani and Brendan Tannenbaum, 8-2. The Maden brothers are 13-3 overall as a team, and 4-0 in dual matches. Gerardo Meza and Ayrton Wibowo defeated Erik Nordahl and Alex de Chatellus at number-two doubles, 8-6 to clinch the doubles point for Clemson.
In singles, the Tigers' Yannick Maden remained undefeated in dual match play as he defeated Xander Centenari at number-one singles 6-2, 6-3. Maden is 10-3 overall in singles and 4-0 in dual matches.
At number-three singles, Meza defeated Chris Kipouras of Dartmouth 6-4, 6-1. Also at number-four singles, Dominique Maden won over Nordahl 6-3, 6-2. Only three singles matches were completed as Clemson clinched the match 4-0.
"I'm real proud of the guys," said Clemson Head Coach Chuck McCuen. "We were focused and we played high percentage tennis. I was pleased with our effort today against a solid opponent."
Clemson will meet Brown tomorrow in Hanover, NH. The Bears are ranked 51st this season according to the ITA poll.
Clemson 4, Dartmouth 0
1. Yannick Maden (CU) d. Xander Centenari (D) 6-2, 6-3
2. Hunter Harrington (CU) vs. Cameron Ghorbani (D) DNF
3. Gerardo Meza (CU) d. Chris Kipouras (D) 6-4, 6-1
4. Dominique Maden (CU) d. Erik Nordahl (D) 6-3, 6-2
5. Zachary Rigsby (CU) vs. Sam Todd (D) DNF
6. Ayrton Wibowo (CU) vs. Justin Chan (D) DNF
1. Y. Maden/D. Maden (CU) d. Ghorbani/Brendan Tannenbaum (D) 8-2
2. Meza/Wibowo (CU) d. Nordahl/Alex de Chatellus (D) 8-6
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Right now, this is the absolute slicing edge of TV tech. Pedants will argue the XEL-1 isn't truly high definition, but that's irrelevant given that it is 960×540 pixels are crammed into a little 11 inch screen that is only 3 mm thick and shines like a new born star. The slim design, and frankly astonishing picture quality, is all thanks to the new OLED (organic light emitting diode) panel, which does not use the chunky backlighting that makes LCD and plasma sets so thick.
Panasonic last week officially launched their new Lumix DMC-GF1, its third Micro Four Thirds camera at the IFA in Berlin. Claimed to be thw world's smallest and lightest possible DSLR camera with built in flash, the GF1 comes in three colours – red, white and black and has a retro-like thin body design that challenges that of the Olympus E-P1 "PEN".
Last week Sony announced the launch of their next in the line Alpha series DSLR cameras, the Alpha 500 and 550 (see the press release after the break). To be out from the end of October this year, the DSLR-A550 and DSLR-A500 digital SLRs are based around new CMOS sensors with added manual focus confirmation live view mode using the main imaging sensor, in addition to Sony's secondary-sensor Quick AF live view system.
Both cameras feature Sony's better noise reduction, include an Auto HDR mode and offer sensitivity of up to ISO 12800. The 14.2 MP A550 features a higher resolution 921k dot 3″ tilt-angle LCD, while the 12.3 MP A500 comes with a 230k dot resolution 3″tilt-angle LCD.The pictures below are the first hands on photos taken with the Alpha 500 by the folks over at Pocket Lint.
Though stepped up and improved, I think its a smart decision for Sony to keep the tilt-angle LCD as I have personally found it too useful when I tested previous models myself. See more photos after the jump… Continue reading »
Sony has announced the launch of its latest addition to their Walkman portable video / music players. Believe it or not, the new S Series is the first ever Walkman video MP3 player with built-in stereo speakers. Ultrathin at just 10.2mm thick, the new S Series will be available in four colours: black, pink, violet and red. It features a bright, high resolution 2.4-inch LCD screen, and is designed to play videos in landscape format with a supplied stand accessory. More info and full press release right after the jump…
Stealth Computers has launched their latest addition to the rugged portable computer line up. The NW-2000 (NW stands for Notebook Warrior by the way) is one special rugged laptop, not only has it been well equipped with plenty of protection but on board is actually a convertible tablet notebook with a resistive, 13.3-inch touchscreen display.
Running on Intel's 1.06GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, the NW-2000 has 2GB of RAM (4GB maximum), a 160GB shock-mounted hard-drive (or optional SSD), WiFi a/g/n, Bluetooth, gigabit ethernet and GPS, optional HSDPA, a standard DVD burner, PC card slot and fingerprint scanner.
In terms of how tough this tablet laptop actually is, the NW-2000 has a spill-resistant keyboard and can cope with being dropped 91cm onto a wood-covered concrete surface 26 times in succession without suffering any impairments to its functionality.
Leaked by Nikon themselves, it looks like Nikon D300S is currently in the making. The below Nikon LCD screen gives it away at both corners, its said that the image was taken from an official Nikon USA site. In addition, the left bottom corner's SD logo hints dual card support which if is true will be excellent news.