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text: My G'son asked for advice on removing a swarm in a friend's garage. They cut out a section of plywood on the outside. They have fairly well filled a space between studs about 3 to 4 tall and wide with numerous combs attached to the top plate and extending to the bottom. I haven't been there. this is from a picture. Is a vacuum used to collect bees a special low velocity type. Any suggestions on how to proceed?

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Health organisations in Australia will try to fizzle out soft drinks, calling for a tax on sugary beverages as they launch a new TV campaign warning against its dangers.
The campaign, Rethink Sugary Drink, launched today, will encourage Australians to switch to water and reduced-fat milk and hopes to raise awareness of high sugar levels in soft drinks.
The TV ad, borrowed from a similar New York campaign, is part of a call to action by the Cancer Council, Diabetes Australia and the National Heart Foundation to tackle sugary drinks to stem obesity rates.
They have called for a government tax on sugary drinks and asked schools and non-government organisations to limit their sale and availability.
Cancer Council Australia public health committee chair Craig Sinclair said a regular 600ml soft drink contains about 16 packs of sugar.
"Soft drinks seem innocuous and consumed occasionally they're fine, but soft drink companies have made it so they're seen as part of an everyday diet," Mr Sinclair said in a statement.
"They're often cheaper than bottled water and are advertised relentlessly to teenagers."
Sugary drinks including energy, fruit and sports drinks can cause weight gain and obesity, which are risk factors for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, the groups say.
"They're being consumed at levels that can lead to serious health issues for the population," said Mr Sinclair.
In additions to taxes, the group also recommends restricting the sale and marketing of sugary drinks to children at schools and limiting their availability in workplaces and public places.
Sugary drinks and the health campaign over their availability:
• A 600ml sugar-sweetened soft drink contains 16 packs of sugar
• One soft drink can per day could lead to a 6.75kg weight gain in one year
• In the 12 months to October 2012, Australians bought 1.28 billion litres of drinks with sugar, with regular cola drinks most popular (447 million litres)
• Nearly half (47 per cent) of children (aged two to 16) consumed sugar-sweetened beverages (including energy drinks) daily
• A quarter consumed sugary soft drinks daily
• One in five Australian secondary schools had vending machines, 49 per cent of which contained sports drinks, and 38 per cent soft drinks
Key recommendations of campaign:
• A social marketing campaign, supported by government, to highlight the health impact of soft drinks
• Tax to increase price of sugary drinks
• Government restrictions to reduce children's marketing exposure to sugary drinks through schools and children's sports
• State government restrictions on the sale of sugary drinks in all schools, and encouraging restriction of sugary drinks at children's sports and events
• An investigation by state and local governments into reducing availability of sugary drinks in workplaces, government institutions, health care and other public places
Source: Cancer Council, Diabetes Australia and the National Heart Foundation of Australia


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It's still here. That electric snow blower time of year that lingers just before the final spring thaw. That's when my husband's side of the family—his folks and his siblings with their spouses and kids—make a run for their annual break. With just a few weeks left before spring officially hits, we are that wagon train you see heading up the mountains.
Inside each of our minivans, trucks and SUVs are packed to the hilt with comfort provisions, plus that electric snow blower, as well as quite a few spare Power Sport Batteries, just in case. Because outside, we're towing our toys. That's right. We're heading for an extended weekend of family freewheeling in—of all things—used ATVs! I've seen his family go from snowshoeing to cross-country skiing, to snowboarding. But since they've discovered a faster way to transport themselves, their favorite toys are these used ATVs they bought at a steal a few years back.
What's my take on these? They can be fun when driven in a safe manner, but I'm not too wild about using them in a sporting way. Maybe it's just the mom gene in me. Plus, I always remember the time that my cousin took a nasty spill in one of those used ATVs while speeding through some sand dunes down in Australia. Both he and that used ATV rolled down the hill. Together. Still sends chills down my spine just thinking how he spent the rest of his vacation in traction there.
Of course, my kids are mesmerized by these things. To my husband and me they plea their case around this time of year about them getting an ATV for kids. Not one to share, but one for each of them. We used to tell them to wait until they were big enough to drive them. That didn't help. "They really do have an ATV for kids," they keep reasoning back. An ATV for kids? Nothing doing.
So, we made them a deal. They'll only get one ATV for kids that they'll have to share, but only if they go about it the way their uncles and aunts did: by shopping around for a used ATV for kids. And it has to be at a price that's a steal. After all, they'll be the ones earning the money to pay it.
So, if you're wondering about a certain trio of children who are kicking the tires of some used ATVs for kids, or are asking if you could hire them to clear a path from your front door to your driveway using our electric snow blower, they belong to my husband and me.
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katherine is bad, muniputive. She shows that she doesnt care but you realize she actually does. Just right after she save's her life. hha katherine is the fisty vampire you want, she plays mind games, she dresses better than all the other girls. Her hair and clothing style is the best out of everyone expectly kirstens ^__^ kirsten dresses bad, the only time she dressed good was at the prom thing, anyways ibelieve katherine should get more votes so she can win<3
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nina dobrev ftw! and can you guys plz stop droning on about the love affairs of robert pattinson and kristen stewart? i don't see how this is a big deal or how it affects people. couples cheat. yeah they were a cute couple but maybe they just weren't meant to be. writing long paragraphs about whatever affairs won't change the facts.
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trampire is not hot!!!!
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Robert Pattinson's cheating history
Posted at 3:11 AM on August 4, 2012
Robert Pattinson has been cheating on Kristen Stewart since the start of their relationship. He hooked up with Megan Fox AFTER the Twilight premiere in Tokyo when he first got together with Kristen. He was sleeping with Nikki Reed at the start of New Moon filming and Ashley Greene all throughout. He hooked up with that Erika Dutra chick in Cannes that year and Camilla Belle in NYC when she went to visit him there during Remember Me filming. There were rumors of him and Emilie de Ravin having and on-set fling that same summer during filming. He was cheating with Ashley Greene again during Eclipse filming that fall while Kristen was on set. There were the rumors of him leaving Leighton Meester's apartment in NYC early the next year. He cheated with some burlesque dancer Caroline Jones during Bel Ami filming in London causing him to be late for Eclipse reshoots and also his co-star Natalia Tena who he'd already had a history with before too.
He cheated with Lindsay Lohan during Water for Elephants filming in LA that summer at Las Palmas and was photographed with bartender Nancee Bingenheimer from Saddleranch crawling all over this lap poolside at a hotel that July after Kristen had already left for Montreal to begin On the Road filming. There were rumors that he was going to co ke parties in Malibu and hooking up with sk anks like Teresa Palmer then too. He continued seeing Ashley Greene in Baton Rouge and was hooking up with Maggie Grace during Breaking Dawn filming while they back in Vancouver, spotted leaving her hotel frequently while Kristen was in LA. There was the Russian model Ana Colja who was interviewed saying how she'd been 'close' with Rob since attending the Oscars with him years back and they still saw each other all the time and were very happy together.
He was hooking up with his director David Cronenberg's youngest daughter Caitlin during Cosmopolis filming that following summer, hitting lots of late night hot spots and parties "spreading their DNA" all over Toronto together. Kristen was asked not to visit him on location at this time. He was hooking up with LA bar sk anks like that Shea Marie chick who tweeted she shared "Jameson and Gingers" with him at Jimmy Fallon's Emmy after-party and went back to Rob's house to hang out following. There were all the bars he was hitting in Los Feliz and Silverlake closing them down at 2-3am every night while Kristen was busy in London filming Snow White and the Huntsman, girls tweeting about sharing drinks and ciggies with him on the patio and him flirting it up with them. He only visited London once while Kristen was filming in his hometown and not again until the very end after he'd finished the international promo tour for Breaking Dawn 1.
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ex-Kristen's fan now.
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While taking a girl from behind, just before you cum pull out and get her to lie flat. After releasing your load and filling her arse crack lay on top of her for a while. Hopefully she will fall asleep only to wake finding her cheeks stuck together causing her to make a crackling sound as she trys to walk the next day!
Brought some gash back from the boozer last night, after a cheeky session she woke to find id given her the crackles.
by The Admiral. September 28, 2009


text: Bike from scratch? OK. I'm new to this site. I've however decided to give a shot on creating my own bike from scratch (seriously. I've got ABSOLUTELY nothing). Now, I've go a design in the back of my head, but I need advice on how to start. What I'm looking for is some sort of tutorial or detailed instructions. My biggest problem right now is the fact that I've no idea how to create my own frame. I could use some advice as far as the way a frame is formed and welded at first. Then, what material is used for framemaking; where do I get it and how much does it cost? I have an vintage looking bike, it was my sister's so it's hardly used at all. I am about to sell it. Is it a better idea to try and convert that to what I'm looking for, or would it be cheaper to sell it (probably about 70 EU) and use the money for my project? I know I may sound like a complete noob. That is because I actually am one as far as bikes are concerned. So... help please? EDIT: So... 20 views and no replies. Maybe I should post some photos of the bike I'm refering to. Is it because I'm in the wrong section that I don't get any replies? If yes, where should it be?


text: Very few Olympic champions are dethroned on their second try. At his third Olympics Boitano--who was a little bit injured and broken--failed to make it back to Gold. He had also been away from eligible competition for six years. Petrenko at his third Olympics-- the same games as Boitano in 1994-- failed to stay atop the podium. It was a disappointment, but since his contemporaries from prior games-- Browning and Boitano--also failed to medal, it seemed to soften the sting. None of the "old timers" did much better than the others. Now if Virtue and Moir are overtaken in the 2014 Olympics by their closest 2010 Olympic rivals, Davis and White, the story is notably different. It's like a rematch being played, and both teams are considered--at least at this moment--to still be in their primes. What will it mean if Davis and White win? Will they sort of be the ultimate winners? Is this 2014 prize the biggest in a sense?


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After many years of owning various firearms, repairing most of them myself, I too have accumulated a good assortment of gun parts. My inventory is more of "I know I have one of those", rather than being well organized like yours, but it's nice to have "that spring" when you need/want it.
Funny you should mention the wooden tool chest. Not being handy with tools of that nature, I had to purchase mine. Now, my firearm repair tools and parts are all in my dandy Gerstner tool box... I can finally get away with leaving "my stuff" in the living room as my wooden tool chest looks like it might belong there.... It sure was a step up from my Plano box!
I'd rather of built it myself, but I need it to actually hold something...


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Ship Date: Fall 2000
The Madden franchise is back with a vengeance this year, and is looking
to establish its dominance and become the "must have" game on a new
platform; The PlayStation 2 console.
This year Madden, a Super Bowl™-winning coach and Emmy award-winning
broadcaster, has some company in the game. For the first time ever in
a video football game, Madden NFL 2001 incorporates coaches into the
mix with the exclusive NFL™ Coaches Club license. Now coaches can be
seen on the sidelines, and will give unique coaching strategies for
each team.
"CyberScan" technology will also be utilized in the PlayStation 2
console version. EA caught up with the coaches at the owners meeting
this spring in Florida and digitized their faces using scans from numerous
high-resolution cameras. The technology helps unlock the awesome graphics
potential of this new system.
Also for the PC CD, the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 console versions
of the game, the coaches were recorded yelling "encouragement" to their
players and offering the referees "advice" on how to best call the game.
New for this year's Madden are player models that show a whole new
level of detail. Wristbands, visors, facemasks, turf tape and elbow
pads exist and are player specific so that each player has the same
equipment in the game they use in the real NFL.
Always a leader in the area of realistic gameplay, the weight and height
of each player is factored into collisions to help determine how much
ground a ball carrier gains as the tackle is made. A small defensive
back will have a tough time knocking a big bruising fullback down. On
the flip side, the lighter and quicker wide receivers will be able to
shake a linebacker during a pass route if the linebacker is forced to
cover the receiver due to a blown assignment.
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Town Square
Stats or Stories?
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Feb 5, 2013
Statistics, on the other hand, are an acquired taste. They have a cold rationality about them, and we learn their rudiments in the means, medians, and, if we're advanced, standard deviations of dreaded math class. Paradoxically, stats also smack of dark arts -- such as conjuring conclusions about 300 million Americans from studying samples of a thousand-or-so respondents. We are immediately, innately skeptical -- who's trying to sell me on this, why, and what if that particular sample consisted of all outliers? (statistically unlikely, I know -- but I.don't.care.)
There is a reason for the saying: "figures don't lie -- but liars figure." And it's no wonder that candidates may retreat to the comfort of observational metrics like "crowd enthusiasm" in gauging their chances. Nor should it be surprising that casino magnates have hundreds of millions to lavish on their preferred candidates; we can't figure the (poor) odds, but we've all heard stories about folks who hit the jackpot.
By contrast, when we go to the movies or watch a play, we give ourselves over to the plot -- "willingly suspending our disbelief," and identifying with one character or another. I can still tear-up recalling when I screamed at the TV not to shoot Old Yeller. A tale well-spun excites the imagination and makes us participants, as well as voyeurs, and calls upon our histories and our pre-conceptions, as well as our actual observations to draw conclusions. There's nothing like a good mystery or cliff-hanger to get us firing on all synapses.
Commercials know this, and the best ones suck us in (but sorry, GoDaddy, 'Walter' was a nudje-too-far). Billy Beane and Paul dePodesta, the Grand Poobahs of applied statistics in the national pastime, knew it, too, when they recently regaled the Lesher Lecture Series audience with war stories that illustrated their inspirations and impacts on The Game. And you can bet the phenomenon will be on display in a few days when our President punctuates his State of the Union address with the story of a real, live American prominently seated in The Gallery (kindly hold the scorn -- All Presidents use that device).
So, what's wrong with this phenomenon? Nothing, really -- it even acts as an important reminder to those of us who may be tempted to self-identify as the Very Soul of Sweet Reason. You're not, and I'm not (quite). We forget, at our great peril, that we are really just swirling masses of emotion. But if we succumb to stories uncritically, we may mis-use their power and make policy mistakes. It's what psychologists call "availability bias." We over-estimate the probability of an occurrence because we can see ourselves in it.
We've all heard the satisfying story of the young Oklahoma mother with her baby and her Remington, on the phone to 911 as intruders tried to break down her door. This "good-gal-with-a-gun" fired away -- killing one bad guy and scaring-off the other. About half the population, Mama-Grizzlies all, can directly identify with that heroine -- the rest of us breathe a sigh of relief. But what does it mean for policy -- shall we arm all mothers with side-by-sides -- or assault rifles, because, as one of the more militant Mamas I know opined: what if the intruder had one? (Now, THAT's the availability bias I'm talkin' 'bout!)
The cold, old world of statistics, though, tells are remarkably, tragically different story. As reported in the nation's newspaper-of-record,
"...The cost-benefit balance of having a gun in the home is especially negative for women, according to a 2011 review by David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. Far from making women safer, a gun in the home is "a particularly strong risk factor" for female homicides and the intimidation of women.
In domestic violence situations, the risk of homicide for women increased EIGHTfold when the abuser had access to firearms, according to a study published in The American Journal of Public Health in 2003 ....Another 2003 study found that females living with a gun in the home were 2.7 times more likely to be murdered than females with no gun at home."
And more generally, a three-city study in the 1990s looked at injuries involving guns kept in homes. They found that "for every instance in which a gun in the home was shot in self-defense, there were SEVEN criminal assaults or homicides, FOUR accidental shootings, and ELEVEN attempted or successful suicides." [emphases all mine]
Those are terrible odds, but the thing we want to remember is Ado Annie and her shotgun. As the nation's conversation on the gun culture continues, we need to make space in our heads for actual data; the pay-outs in this casino are denominated in lives.
To paraphrase a great old TV story-line: "The stats, Ma'am, just the stats."
a resident of Danville
on Feb 7, 2013 at 10:04 am
Very interesting article. It is indeed better, at least usually, to be guided by the facts and statistics, rather than emotions, in making decisions for yourself. And I would urge anyone and everyone to use facts and statistics in deciding for themselves whether gun ownership makes sense for their situation.
But notice that I said "making decisions for yourself", and "deciding for themselves whether gun ownership makes sense for their situation". Because it is my right to make that decision for myself, and our right to make that decision for ourselves.
So the real issue here isn't whether people make decisions based on statistics or emotions. It's the far more basic and serious issue of who gets to make the decision. I trust myself to make the decision for myself, far more than I trust someone else to make the decision for me, and far more than I trust a governmental body to make the decision for me.
Up to this point in time, I have decided that the benefits of gun ownership (for reasons both logical and emotional) have not been sufficiently compelling for me to decide to purchase a gun. But I am starting to look very seriously at doing so. In part because more and more people seem determined to take that choice or decision away from me....
a resident of Danville
on Feb 7, 2013 at 10:19 am
C.R., the problem is that you're not just making that decision "for yourself." You're making it for everyone around you. Your freedom to swing your arms ends at the next guy's nose. A gun has long arms.
And to be blunt, a guy who decides he will do something that he's previously analyzed as being a bad choice simply because he perceives that other people may want to take away his right to do that thing isn't the first guy I'd choose to hand a device which makes it easy to kill people.
Just sayin'.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 8, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Mr. Curmudgeon, if you believe that government should not restrict personal actions based on safety statistics, I assume that you feel that how fast you can safely drive your car on public roads should be your personal decision. Perhaps YOUR decision would be a good one. But you are exceptional. And in claiming that it should be your personal decision whether to buy a military style assault rifle with high capacity magazine you are also claiming that right for everyone who is far less sensible and wise than you are.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Remember when President Obama said that "the mistake" of the early years of his presidency was his failure to be a better storyteller?
He said, "The nature of this office is to tell a story to the American people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism, especially during tough times."
How about this for a story: Imagine a country that didn't start wars, didn't torture, didn't detain U.S. citizens indefinitely, without trial, without allowing them to see a lawyer or even loved ones, didn't KILL it's own citizens without trial, didn't kill 176 children with drone strikes.
This was the American fantasy I grew up with. I want to be able to tell my kids it's a true story.
Mr. President, gun violence beings at the top. No more stories. Just please stop killing us.


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I hesititate buying queens from Hawaii since they really do not have the mite load that we do here and thought maybe they lack in hygenic behavior.
Any thoughts on this?


text: Sorry Newb here... did search, after page 6 I gave up hope! Please forgive me if this is somewhere in the 90 pages it lists. I just purchased a 2008 Silverado LT and from what I have read it should come with satellite standard from 2008 on. When I hit the band button I get am/fm only and if I hit the "cat" button it says "xm function only". I did not get a owners manual for this vehicle :no:. If there is a way to turn this function on please let me know... or did someone order it XM delete because as stated above I believe that all 2008 up had it no matter what. Sorry for the long explanation. Thanks in advance Richard


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Untangling this constant from Le Gran K could provide a new definition of the gram
Ronald Fox, Theodore Hill
Avogadro's number, N A , is the fundamental physical constant that links the macroscopic physical world of objects that we can see and feel with the submicroscopic, invisible world of atoms. In theory, N A specifies the exact number of atoms in a palm-sized specimen of a physical element such as carbon or silicon.
The name honors the Italian mathematical physicist Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), who proposed that equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules. Long after Avogadro's death, the concept of the mole was introduced, and it was experimentally observed that one mole (the molecular weight in grams) of any substance contains the same number of molecules. This number is Avogadro's number, although he knew nothing of moles or the eponymous number itself.
Today, Avogadro's number is formally defined to be the number of carbon-12 atoms in 12 grams of unbound carbon-12 in its rest-energy electronic state. The current state of the art estimates the value of N A , not based on experiments using carbon-12, but by using x-ray diffraction in crystal silicon lattices in the shape of a sphere or by a watt-balance method. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the current accepted value for N A is:
This definition of N A and the current experiments to estimate it, however, both rely on the precise definition of a gram. Originally the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at exactly 3.98 degrees Celsius and atmospheric pressure, for the past 117 years the definition of one gram has been one-thousandth of the mass of "Le Gran K," a single precious platinum-iridium cylinder stored in a vault in Sèvres, France. The problem is that the mass of Le Gran K is known to be unstable in time. Periodic cleanings and calibration measurements result in abrasion of platinum-iridium and accretion of cleaning chemicals.
These changes cannot be measured exactly, simply because there is no "perfect" reference against which to measure them—Le Gran K is always exactly one kilogram, by definition. It is estimated that Le Gran K may have changed about 50 micrograms—that is, roughly by about 150 quadrillion (1.5 × 1017) atoms—since it was constructed. This implies that by current measurement conventions, the mass of a single atom of carbon-12 is changing in time, whereas modern theory postulates that it remain constant.
Illuminating c
A similar predicament concerning the speed of light existed until two decades ago. Although a basic premise of modern physics is that the speed of light is constant, from the early 1600s until the latter part of the 20th century, the official definition of the speed of light also varied with time.
The empirical estimates for the speed of light relied on the definition of a second at the time of the experiment (for example, in recent times, via the resonant frequency for the hyperfine transition in cesium-133, where the 10-digit integer 9,192,631,770 hertz defines one second), and they relied on the definition of a meter, which had evolved from being one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole on the meridian that passes through Paris, to being the exact length of another single platinum-iridium artifact, a unique official meter stick. But as with Le Gran K, the length of the official meter-stick artifact was also changing with time, implying that the official value for the speed of light was changing with time.
On October 21, 1983, the roles of the constants expressing the speed of light and the length of one meter were reversed when the Seventeenth International Conference on Weights and Measuresdefined the meter to be the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in exactly 1/299,792,458 of a second. That eliminated the continuously changing official value for the speed of light, and since 1983 the distance one meter has been approximated experimentally using these fixed values for the speed of light and the second. The new numerical value chosen for c was the closest integer to the experimentally observed value, and since it was accurate to nine digits, was well within the range of experimental errors of laboratory equipment. More important theoretically, the new fixed definition of c eliminated the necessity of the artifact meter stick forever.
Farewell to Le Gran K
A similar solution can solve the dilemma of the current time-dependent definition of Avogadro's number. The idea is simply to define N A , once and for all, as was done for the speed of light. Unlike that case, however, the range of known possible values for N A is astronomical. Three desirable basic properties for a reasonable value for N A help narrow the search.
First, since Avogadro's number purports to count the number of atoms in some theoretical specimen, its value should be an integer, as any schoolchild would expect. This would avoid having to interpret one-third of an atom, or worse yet, 1/p of an atom.
Second, the value chosen should be within the currently accepted range, (6.0221415 ± 0.0000010) × 1023.
Third, the value chosen for Avogadro's number should ideally have some inherent physical significance. Since volumes of objects are measured cubically, as in cubic centimeters and cubic yards, and not spherically (for example, via volumes of spheres with unit radii or diameters), and since the current definition of Avogadro's number counts the number of atoms in a solid specimen,it is reasonable to imagine the object as being a perfect geometrical cube. That implies that the value chosen should be a perfect numerical cube.
The range of acceptable integers in the current estimate of N A is two hundred quadrillion (2 × 1017), but within that huge range of values there are only 10 perfect cubes—from 84,446,8843 to 84,446,8933. For our purposes, any one of those 10 may be used, but the one closest to the best current estimate of Avogadro's number, and the only one accurate to within one unit in the eighth significant digit of the current best estimate, is
Our proposal is simply to define Avogadro's number, permanently, as was done with the speed of light and with the second, and to set it equal to this specific integer. If the sides of the cube of atoms were only six atoms shorter or longer, the number of atoms it contains would no longer be within the currently accepted range for Avogadro's number, since 84,446,8833 = (6.02214034+) × 1023 and 84,446,8943 = (6.02214269+) × 1023.
Since the shape of a volume certainly affects the numbers of molecules it can contain—extremely long, thin cylinders can contain none—it seems natural to ask that the shape of the defining volume be a cube. Of course any other solid shape could also suffice as the defining object, but using a rectangular solid or parallelpiped would require specification of three numbers: the length, width and height. Using a sphere precludes choosing an integer at all, because of the irrationality of p.
At first glance, another possible candidate for the exact value of Avogadro's number might be 602,214,150, 000,000,000,000,000, which is dead center in the current range of values. This value, however, has little physical significance. It is neither a perfect cube nor a perfect square, so no perfect geometrical cube or square of atoms could be constructed which has that exact volume or area.
Moreover, the method of simply using the most recent best estimate of N A is not robust, unlike the methods that were used for defining fixed values for the speed of light and the second. If current experimental estimates of Avogadro's number increase the known number of significant digits by four or five places, for example, the "current best estimate" method of fixing the value for Avogadro's number would presumably also change by those same four or five digits.
The fixed values for the meter in terms of the speed of light and for the second in terms of vibrations of a cesium atom, however, were nearest-integer solutions, insensitive to further fractional refinements of the exact measurements. In exactly that same spirit, the definition of N A * above is also a nearest-integer solution—the nearest integral side length of a cube containing Avogadro's number of atoms. As such, the value chosen is also insensitive, within one atom either way, to improved experimental estimates of N A . The choice of an integer value for N A * seems essential, whereas the requirement that it be a perfect cube is largely esthetic, but with practical and intuitive physical significance as well.
Squaring N A with N A *
Adoption of N A * as the value for Avogadro's number would offer several advantages. With today's definition of Avogadro's number being the number of atoms in one mole of a particular element, this new fixed value for it would simply mean that the mass of a simple cube of carbon-12 atoms, exactly 84,446,888 atoms on a side, is exactly 12 grams by definition.
Practically speaking, however, carbon does not admit an extended simple cubic structure but does have a face-centered cubic (FCC) crystal structure in three dimensions, the same as diamond and silicon. This means that in a real physical cubic array of carbon atoms, the atoms are located not only in a simple cubic array but also at the centers of faces made by a square of four adjacent planar atoms and at certain interior tetrahedral centers of cubes made of eight adjacent corner atoms. The number of atoms in such an actual FCC array with k atoms on each edge can easily be calculated to be 8k 3-18k 2+15k-4.
Carbon-12 is special in the context of fundamental constants since, by convention, NIST uses carbon-12 to define both Avogadro's number and the basic atomic mass unit, amu. Thus, if one wanted a definition of Avogadro's number specifically tied to the actual physical FCC lattice structure of carbon-12, one could replace the earlier formula n3 = N A by 8k 3-18k 2+15k-4 = N A . This means that a physical FCC lattice of carbon-12 containing 42,223,444 atoms on each edge, exactly half the number of atoms on the edge of the hypothetical cube defining N A * above, would contain exactly 602,214,108,979,663,699,470,280 atoms (8k 3-18k 2+15k-4 with k = 42,223,444), which is also within the currently accepted range of values for Avogadro's number but not as close to the best estimate as is N A *.
Of course, the instant a fixed value for Avogadro's number is chosen, there no longer would be scientific interest in constructing an exact such cube anyway, just as there has been no scientific quest to construct the perfect meter stick since 1983. Building meter-stick and gram prototypes would be left to manufacturers of precision surveying and scales equipment.
Numerically, N A * is describable in nine digits (eight digits plus the exponent), and in that sense contains roughly the same order of magnitude of information as the fixed integers that define the speed of light and the second. Moreover, 84,446,888 (or 42,223,444) is easy to remember. Since N A * is almost dead center within the current known range of values for N A , it is consistent with current experimentally obtained results.
Replacing the Kilogram Standard
Le Système International d'Unites (SI), the organization that oversees measurements and standards that have been officially recognized and adopted by nearly all countries, identifies exactly seven basic units. These official units and their standards of measurement are length (meter), mass (kilogram), time (second), electrical current (ampere), thermodynamic temperature (kelvin), amount of substance (mole) and luminous intensity (candela).
Of these basic seven, which are assumed to be mutually independent, the kilogram is the only unit that is still defined in terms of a physical artifact. Not only is this definition inelegant, but it is also labor-intensive compared with the fundamental and universal definitions of the other units. Maintaining and preserving Le Gran K—cleaning and calibrating and compensating for lost platinum-iridium atoms and adsorbed contaminants—requires intensive labor and expense. This labor is duplicated scores of times around the world, where many national bureaus of standards maintain their own replicas of Le Gran K. These subordinate lesser Ks also require periodic re-calibration with the French K and with their own subordinate scale users. For these reasons, there has been considerable effort to design a method that will eliminate the need for this final SI artifact.
Using N A * carbon-12 atoms to define 12 grams is one such solution. The two main candidates for an alternative definition of the kilogram, the silicon-lattice method and the watt-balance method, are both experimental in nature, and thus, as with the Le Gran K definition, change in time depending on the state of the art of the laboratory equipment used in the experiments.
The proposal to use N A * also offers a distinct advantage in reducing experimental errors. Using today's methods for determining Avogadro's number requires two experiments, usually far apart in time and space: first, calibrating the scales (at the laboratory, often not in France) with Le Gran K in France; and second, running the N A experiment. The resulting best current approximation to N A thus compounds the errors from both experiments. Precisely the same experiments that are used to determine N A , when viewed from the perspective of a known fixed value (say N A *) for Avogadro's number, would now simply measure 1 gram.
For example, running the experiment with the crystal silicon sphere mentioned above would proceed in exactly the same manner as before. The total number of atoms in the sphere would be estimated the same way, but now N A * would determine the mass of the sphere, and weighing the sphere with scales would now be calibrating the scale, not vice versa.
In conclusion, adopting this natural value N A * for Avogadro's number would be elegant and easy and would have far-reaching and important consequences experimentally, theoretically and economically. Above all, it would eliminate forever the dependence of SI physical units on manmade objects.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2007/2/an-exact-value-for-avogadros-number/5
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Re: st: Testing equality of odds ratios outside of logistic regression
Steve Samuels <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Testing equality of odds ratios outside of logistic regression
Mon, 10 May 2010 08:50:00 -0400
I agree with Timothy that some kind of validation is needed to assess
and compare predictions. -roccomp- will do pairwise comparisons of
ROC curves, and predictions from each model can be graphed against the
predictions from the others. To factor in differential costs of
incorrect decisions, as Timothy suggests, use -senspec- , by Roger
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Mak, Timothy
<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Dear Michael,
> I'm not sure the proposed tests answer your question. You want to know (or 'test') whether several predictors predict the outcome equally well. But the tests offered test whether the odds ratios are the same. To me: Odds ratio are the same neither implies nor is implied by prediction being equally well.
> Prediction is usually assessed by validation:
> This requires a validation dataset and a training dataset.
> Suppose you use your data to estimate the following:
> Odds when predictor A +
> Odds when predictor A -
> Odds when predictor B +
> Odds when predictor B -
> etc.
> Now you need to apply a decision rule to these odds:
> e.g. Predict outcome + if odds > 1; Predict outcome - otherwise
> Now say you have a validation dataset obtained elsewhere. One possible assessment strategy is: Score 1 for each correct prediction; Score 0 for each incorrect one. Comparing the scores for the different predictors: then you have a comparison of prediction performance.
> The point for this rather pedantic example is that: To compare prediction, you need a few more things than an odds ratio: (1) You need a decision rule, and (2) you need a scoring system, and (3) you need a validation dataset.
> Cross-validation is often used to overcome (3). For example, leave-one-out cross-validation means that you repeat the above leaving out one observation at a time from the training dataset and use that remaining data-point as your validation data.
> Frequently, (1) and (2) can be assessed together by a scoring rule that says, e.g.: Score = -(Actual outcome - predicted probability)^2
> Another thing is: you usually want a scoring system that reflects the cost of making a wrong decision. Sometimes, a false positive may be much worse than a false negative, or vice versa. Usually decision rules are designed to hold either the false negative or false positive probability at a fixed level, while minimizing the other.
> I hope this helps towards your question.
> Yours,
> Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Steve Samuels
> Sent: 10 May 2010 01:18
> To: firstname.lastname@example.com
> Subject: Re: st: Testing equality of odds ratios outside of logistic regression
> Actually Michael M.'s response answers your question, because you did
> not ask for a simultaneous test.
> Steve
> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Steve Samuels <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> You can use -logistic- and test the interactions or -cc- with a test
>> for homogeneity
>> *****************
>> use http://www.stata-press.com/data/r11/bdesop, clear
>> des
>> gen tobac20 = tobacco <=2
>> xi: logistic case i.tobac20*i.alcohol [fw=freq]
>> testparm _ItobXa*
>> cc case tobac20 [fw=freq], by(alcohol) bd
>> **********************
>> or
>> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Michael I. Lichter <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> I'm assisting on a paper where we examine the relationship between each of
>>> four dichotomous predictors variables and one dichotomous outcome variable.
>>> Prediction is our primary objective. The predictors are all measures of more
>>> or less the same thing, and we want to know whether, *without controlling
>>> for any of the others*, they predict the outcome equally well. We want to be
>>> able to say, "If you could only pick one of these variables as a predictor
>>> of the outcome, it wouldn't make any difference which one you selected."
>>> For each of the predictors we calculate a odds ratio and a corresponding
>>> confidence interval. The odds ratios are very similar in magnitude and have
>>> confidence intervals that overlap almost entirely. We did not do any formal
>>> tests, not knowing of any offhand, and, because this isn't a central point,
>>> we didn't think it was very important. When we reported that the odds ratios
>>> were essentially equal, a reviewer objected that we had not tested for
>>> equality. Any suggestions?
>>> In logistic regression, by the way, two of the four variables emerged as
>>> significant predictors and two did not, controlling for the others. That is
>>> of interest, but it doesn't answer my initial question. At least, I don't
>>> think it does.
>>> *
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KEY LARGO -- The president of the Key Largo Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department's board of directors says he reviews every expense of Fire Chief Sergio Garcia.
This review process by Frank Conklin was put into place following an October 2009 audit, which recommended, among other changes, a check on the fire chief's spending to prevent personal or non-departmental expenses.
Before the audit, Station Manager Linda Newman was responsible for reviewing expenses. Because Newman reports directly to the chief, Conklin said there needed to be another layer of review.
"He's never even bought a pair of sunglasses," Conklin said last Friday of the chief's spending.
Recently, some members of the Key Largo Fire-EMS District, which has a contract for service with the department, have questioned the chief's spending practices. A Citizen report last week found that donations collected by the department are regularly spent by the chief at local restaurants. Garcia says he buys meals for firefighters for recruiting and retention purposes.
Garcia said neither he nor the department recognize the 2009 audit, which was paid for by the district, as factual or having merit.
"It was a waste of money," he said.
Some of the audit's allegations and recommendations were based on the comments of anonymous personnel, Garcia noted.
"I can't defend myself against anonymous people," Garcia said.
Conklin also described the audit as "hearsay."
"He wouldn't [serve as chief] if he didn't have to," Conklin said, suggesting a lack of interest keeps the department membership from running for chief.
Garcia, however, was challenged for the post last month by former department President Mike Jenkins, who Garcia at first tried to have disqualified for not meeting new eligibility requirements. The department's board, however, allowed Jenkins to run after no evidence could be found that any change in qualifications had been adopted. Jenkins ultimately lost to Garcia in the secret ballot vote.
Bill Andersen, former chairman of the district, last week defended the audit questioning departmental policy.
Andersen said he believes the fire department needs to be restructured so the chief is elected by the its board of directors and not by the rank-and-file firefighters. The Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps has such a system, Andersen said.
The fire department membership in 2010 voted against giving the board authority to elect the chief.
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Charming Apartment in Vatican Area
Size90 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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|Via Trionfale, 00136 Rome, Italy
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Charming Apartment in Vatican Area can accommodate six people and is located in a quiet and safe neighborhood.
Charming Apartment in the Vatican Area is the best choice for your accommodation in the heart of Rome, whether you are traveling by yourself, with your friends or family: save money, don't give up on comfort, don't waste your precious time on long-route buses.
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The American Museum of Natural History's Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals is home to what most museologists consider the finest habitat dioramas in the world. Over the past two years, this spectacular hall has undergone a major restoration, returning many of the magnificent original dioramas to pristine condition and providing updated interpretations to give the gallery fresh relevance to 21st century audiences. With this project, we have sought to conserve and preserve these iconic exhibits for the benefit of future generations, while continuing to educate visitors of all ages about the majestic species of this continent.
We are very pleased to invite donors to support the Museum by naming one of its iconic dioramas. Naming opportunities range from $25,000 to $250,000. Please contact Amy Sonnenborn at 212-769-5176 or email@example.com to learn more.


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Thanks for supporting Faith In Action
Thank you for supporting Faith In Action
Thank you to all who attended the sixth annual P.T.L. (Praise the Lord) Concerts at Calvary Church on Aug. 16.
Both the afternoon and evening performances were well attended, and all donations received will directly support the work of Faith In Action for Cass County, whose volunteers provide rides, homemaking, yard work, friendly visiting, respite care, delivery of Meals On Wheels and ramp building to help people remain in their homes and communities.
Many thanks are needed for all who helped with the promotion, set up and performance in this event. Special thanks go out to Calvary Four Plus One, which includes Jeff Corn, Chet Kelm, Jim Olander and Doug Pitt; as well as the other concert performers, Carol Gustafson, P.J. Matthews, Pamela Burnett, Marilyn Bonk, Ryan Pels, Ron Brauer, Russ and Loralee Torkelson, and Pastor Judy Gustafson.
It is a blessing to see these people using their talents to God's glory. A hearty thank you also goes out to Mona Bean, who did a fantastic job of emceeing the event.
We would also like to thank Calvary Church for providing the use of its facilities and for supporting this fundraiser, as well as all the businesses who donated door prizes.
The success of this event belongs to everyone who participated, gave a "helping hand," attended or supported Faith In Action with prayer, service or financial donations.
With your help we are able to continue serving our neighbors in need throughout Cass County.
Theresa Eclov,
Executive director of Faith in Action for Cass County


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Experiments with trained barn owls reveal how their acute sense of hearing enables them to catch prey in the dark
Masakazu Konishi
Editor's Note: This Classic article was first published in the July–August 1973 issue, and is reprinted as part of American Scientist's centennial year celebration. The author is recognized for his research on prey capture auditory systems in owls and singing in songbirds. Konishi received his B.S. and M.S. in zoology from Hokkaido University in Japan before coming to the University of California at Berkeley, where he obtained his Ph.D. in zoology in 1963. After two years in Germany in postdoctoral positions at the University of Tubingen and at one of the Max-Planck Institutes, he returned to the United States, working as a professor first at University of Wisconsin, then at Princeton University, and finally at California Institute of Technology, where he spent the rest of his career. He was elected into the National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Dr. Konishi's current address: Division of Biology, MC 156-29, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125; konishim at caltech dot edu.
Payne and Drury (1958) were the first to demonstrate the ability of the barn owl (Tyto alba) to locate mice acoustically in total darkness. In a series of experiments, I have replicated their observation. A barn owl in pursuit of a mouse in the dark flies about 3.6–4.0 meters per second; it will fly faster if the mouse is visible or more slowly if the identity of the target is uncertain. As the owl comes within a range of about 60 centimeters from the mouse, it brings its feet forward and spreads the talons in an oval pattern. Just before hitting the mouse, it stretches its legs forward with the face and the wings lagging behind, often closing its eyes during this last phase of the strike.
The mouse does not seem to die instantly despite the powerful impact of the strike. Soon after landing, the owl always manages to bite the back of the mouse's neck to kill it. Should the owl miss the mouse it will remain motionless on the ground and listen to the mouse in order to strike again from the landing site. If the owl can see the mouse hide behind the wall or under the floor, it will eagerly search for and run after it like a cat.
In the infrared photograph in Figure 1 it appears as if the owl were looking at the tethered mouse as it is about to strike. This worried me a little, since I could see through three layers of infrared filters the strobe filaments glow red as they fired. Of course, the owl could catch mice without the infrared strobes. My worry was whether or not the pictures I was taking depicted the true behavior of the owl in total darkness. In order to clear this doubt I repeated a clever experiment conducted by Payne (1962).
When a mouse walked quietly on foam rubber towing a rustling piece of paper several inches behind its tail, the owl tried to strike the paper instead of the mouse. Figure 2 shows the owl preparing to land on the paper, without noticing the mouse a small distance away. Besides demonstrating that the owl cannot see the mouse, this experiment proves two other important points: the owl cannot locate the mouse either by its smell or by its body heat (infrared radiation). (See Payne 1962 and 1971 for earlier papers on prey capture by owls with methods other than passive sound location.)
The above and later experiments might give the reader the impression that the owl strikes any sources of noise indiscriminately. Quite the contrary is true; the owl will not strike sounds new to it. Also, it can learn quickly slight differences between sounds bringing reward and no reward. If the owl has associated the appearances and sounds of prey and enemy a few times, it should be able to discriminate between the two in the dark by hearing alone.
The rustling noises of the prey contain all the information needed for the owl to locate it in space. In order to design the later experiments, precise knowledge of the physical characteristics of these noises was needed. Since the vole is the main diet of the barn owl in the northeastern United States, I recorded and spectrographically analyzed the noises made by a vole moving through its subterranean hay-lined tunnel runways in a 20-gallon container within a soundproof room. The rustling noises contain a wide range of frequencies, as shown in Figure 3, but these data alone do not mean anything without knowing the auditory capability of the owl, and thus the hearing threshold of the barn owl had to be determined.
Three owls were used for this purpose. They were trained to take off from the perch for reward when they could hear a tone. Figure 4 presents the results from the owl that was most carefully tested. The owl's hearing curve was drawn by connecting sound levels at which it responded correctly 75 percent of the time. The figure also compares the audibility curves of man, cat, and barn owl. Note that the cat and the owl have very similar auditory sensitivities up to about 7 kilohertz, beyond which the cat continues to be sensitive, while the owl's sensitivity starts declining sharply. Both animals are much more sensitive than man in the frequency range from about 500 hertz to 10 kilohertz. No other birds that I studied are so sensitive as the barn owl, although some songbirds may be able to hear frequencies as high as the barn owl can (Konishi 1970).
Besides these quantitative data, I compared people and the owls under the same conditions. The owls could hear sounds which were so faint that none of my young undergraduate students and assistants could register them at the distance of the owl's perch; however, above 12 kilohertz man is more sensitive than the barn owl. The barn owl thus can hear a large portion of the prey's rustles, but it does not necessarily follow that the entire audible part of the rustles is equally important for sound location by the owl.
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Yesterday, it was reported that Brad Pitt intends to retire from acting within three years, by the age of 50.
While he didn't specifically say what his intentions were for his post acting career, he did tell reporters that he was enjoying producing and that he and Angelina Jolie may not be finished
building their own third world country adopting children.
After seeing him in Moneyball, this news is relatively shocking to me. It seemed as though he was ready to take on some different roles, some bigger acting challenges, etc, etc and I really have a hard time believeing that he would just walk away from it all when he still has so much in the tank. Of course, you know how these things go, it could just be an off handed comment or thought that got over reported, it could be something he intends now but will never wind up following through with, or he could try it, realize how much he misses it, and be back in front of the camera within a few years.
Regardless, it's a good subject for "Tossin' It Out There" – not necessarily just on the news, although if you like of course, you may.
But I was thinking more the man himself, his movies, his career, how he and Angelina have a baby farm, that type of stuff. Just in general I've been thinking that there's only so many ways to ask "What's your favorite movie", so as we go along here, mixing in "what do you think" of certain superstars and directors will make for good discussions.
So what do you think? Brad Pitt? Overrated pretty boy? Underrated as an actor? What's your favorite movie of his? Let's hear it!!


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Neighbors debate future of Madison County
SUGAR CITY, Idaho - The people of Madison County are spending the week looking into the future.
It's all part of the Envision Madison project, which is hosting several public workshops throughout the week, where anyone can share their ideas.
"I think it's important for everybody to have their voice heard," said Elaine King, who lives in Sugar City and attended the first workshop Tuesday night. "I'm hoping a lot of people come."
A lot of people did come. Neighbors packed the Sugar City cafeteria, where the meeting was held.
"It should help the entire community in so many ways," said Mayor Glenn Dalling, knowing he wasn't the only one calling the shots.
"Our sewage problems, our water problems, our land use problems, especially. I hope there are a lot of answers and i think we're going to get some," Dalling said.
Everyone had a chance to share their ideas.
"I like to do outdoors things -- a lot of hiking, so anything I can do to preserve that kind of thing in the community, rather than just houses after houses," said Randall Miller, another Sugar City resident, before the workshop began.
the crowd used remote control clickers to weigh in on a survey, ranking the issues most important to them. Then, people broke off into groups, plotting out on maps how they'd like to see their community grow.
While most of the groups happily agreed on where to put housing, add transit lines and preserve farmland, there was a controversy in one corner.
"We elect people to represent us. They make plans, of course, with our input, and we hold them accountable to that plan," said Dan Roberts, a vocal opponent to Envision Madison. "If we create a plan that all of us decide we want, and then they adopt it, where's the accountability at?"
At the end of the workshops, a stakeholder committee made up of members from the public and private sectors will look at all of the designed maps. They will come up with a plan based on common themes. The plans could come together by the end of this year and will be presented at an open house whenever they're ready.
Another workshop will be held Wednesday night at 7:00 on the BYU-Idaho campus. The final workshop will be on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Madison High School.


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Restarting Desalination Plant Would Cost $20 Million
Santa Barbara Plant in Mothballs, Not Considered for Use in Current Drought
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Restarting Santa Barbara's ocean water desalination plant will cost an estimated $20-million.
City Administrator Jim Armstrong says he's been asked several times recently if that is a consideration due to the serious conditions developing with dwindling water supplies.
The desalination facility was built in the early 90's during a prolonged drought at a cost of $34 million. After it opened, rainfall increased and the plant was never regularly used.
Currently, Lake Cachuma, the largest water supplies for the South Coast (Goleta, Santa Barbara, Montecito and Carpinteria) has under 40 percent of its full capacity. Water use in the month of January this year from the lake is already exceeding 2013.
Santa Barbara County joined in the state's action to declare a drought emergency. Residents have been asked to cut their water use by 20 percent.
Some restaurants are only serving water on request, as part of the conservation plans.


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Gadget Geek's Guide to PC Gaming
We've been playing Diablo III any chance we could get this week, and these are the accessories we've been using to kick demon ass!
We crawled out of the Diablo III gaming cave we've been living in for the past couple of days to round up the coolest stuff you can use during your quests in sanctuary.
Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110
We're going to sound über-geeky, but we love this first product. When you play any sort of game with your lights on, it takes away from the exhilaration you get from kicking daemon ass and taking names, and unnatural light isn't flattering. That's why we think this backlit LED Gaming Keyboard made by Logitech is so badass. Designed with custom-colored backlit keys, 12 programmable G-keys and M-Keys, an integrated headphone jack and a spare USB port, this thing is a PC gamer's dream. You're able to see your keys until the crack of dawn, and at the reasonable price of $70 you can't go wrong. Buy your own here!
- Mac and PC friendly
- Game mode switch
- USP port can transfer data from flash drives
Razer Mamba Wireless Mouse
We're usually partial to Cyber Girls, but the Razer Mamba mouse and its recharging station are incredibly sexy. This wireless mouse not only has an impressive 4G dual sensor system that accurately tracks all of your super-fast-action roleplay moves, it also has over 16 million LED colors which can be customized to suit your personal style. It does have a pretty impressive battery life — the LED eats up a bit of the energy, but it's so cool you won't want to turn that feature off. Yes, the mouse is a bit on the pricey side ($160), but if you're doing a lot of gaming, you'll be happy you splurged. Buy your own here!
- Improved battery life from first generation
- Gaming-grade wireless technology
- Charging dock
SteelSeries Diablo III Gaming Headset
This one was a no-brainer. Steel Series teamed up with none other than Diablo III to release a slew of awesome themed products just in time for the release of the game. What caught our eye out of all of the products released was the Diablo III gaming headset. Featuring fiery demon red LED illumination, a retractable microphone, leather-covered noise-reducing ear cups and in-line volume control, it's impossible to not be in the mood to sit down for a lengthy gaming session once you put these on. These headsets don't come cheap though ($118), so they are definitely for diehard fans only.
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Bend residents asked: Know where your water comes from?
City educates public about water sources at Fall Festival
BEND, Ore. - Do know where your water comes from?
That was the question city of Bend officials posed to the public during Saturday's Fall Festival in downtown Bend.
They city held a water demonstration booth, where people could grab a drink of water from taps hooked right up to a fire hydrant on the street.
About 400 people filled out a city survey testing their knowledge of their water, as well as answering questions about what they use water for.
Participants were then treated to a nice cold glass of city water, and prizes of 'Bend' hats and pint glasses.
City Engineer Heidi Lansdowne said it was the city's first attempt at the water demonstration.
A large board surrounding the taps showed a layout of the city, including maps of the city's two sources of water: underground water from the Deschutes aquifer and surface water from Bridge Creek, a tributary of Tumalo Creek.
Lansdowne said the demonstration was a fun way to get more people thinking about water, as well as a good incentive for people to chose the tap over bottled water.
"A lot of people don't really know where their water comes from, but they want to know, so we've been having lots of good conversations," Lansdowne said.
The Fall Festival continues on Sunday, and the city will be there again with more water and prizes.


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Flocking Together
Each year, the Wild Bird Fund (WBF) provides emergency care to more than 1,500 birds and small mammals in New York City, including pigeons. Here, special tape is used to get a pigeon ready for an X-ray.
Bird's Eye View
Workers at the WBF study a pigeon X-ray to see if the animal has broken any bones. Often, they take blood samples from birds. Blood tests can show if a bird is poisoned or diseased.
A Graceful Glide
WBF cofounder Rita McMahon slides a mute swan into a water tank. This kind of swan can weigh between 20 and 25 pounds and can have a seven-foot wing span. They're the biggest birds in New York City.
A Happy Hoot
Saw-whet owls are only about seven or eight inches tall. This one was hurt flying into a building. When brought to the WBF, the little owl had an injured eye. The eye healed, and the bird was later released into the wild.
Under Their Wings
Nature lovers in Brooklyn, New York, spotted this young osprey stranded on a lamppost, unable to fly. Firefighters climbed up to rescue the bird. Workers at the WBF then wrapped a splint around its injured wing.
Fly The Coop
This baby bird calls out for food while being cared for at the WBF. Baby birds that have fallen from their nests do best when returned to their mothers. If that's not possible, wildlife rehabilitators can help.


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8581 - Fantastic 3 BR - Time Square
Size150 m²
Floor No.4
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|west 37th street, 10018 new york city, United States
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|< 50%
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A month ago
** Flat screen TV w/ basic cable
** High speed wireless internet
** Charming exposed brick
** Polished hardwood floors
** Sofa bed in living area
** Standard kitchen appliances and cookware
** Dining table for 6
** Heated and air conditioned
** Linens provided free of charge
Location: 9th Avenue and 37th Street. Bordering Theater District-Times Square, Hell's Kitchen and the Garment District. Subway trains A, C, E at Penn Station, N, Q, R at Times Square/42nd Street and B, D, F, M at Bryant Park. Get to anywhere in the city in minutes!
House rulesNo loud parties
No smoking
There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500 dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
|Price for > 6 guests
|£ 12 per guest/night extra
|Check-in After
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out Before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
The photo of the living room and rooms in no way corresponds to the apartment.
The heat is unbearable loud air conditioning does not compensate.
The arrival of a bed breaks; earth with mattress we slept, the living room table cassee also ... we leave in front of the open door latch lq qvec a knife (the previous tenants had left near the door !!!)
Cleanliness of the apartment questionable ....
only interest very well location
La photo du salon et des chambres ne correspond en rien a l'appartement.
Le chauffage est insupportable que la climatisation assourdissante ne compense pas.
Des l'arrivee :un lit casse ; on a dormi matelas par terre ,la table du salon cassee aussi ...on sort en devant ouvrir le loquet de lq porte qvec un couteau (que les occupants precedents ont laisse pres de la porte !!!)
Proprete de l'appart douteuse ....
seul interet emplacement tres bien
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Very good location, close to theater district, high line, several subway lines.....rooms were as expected but sofa bed not. Arrangements to get into the apartment OK. Thanks Mo.
This property needs a bit of work. Good location
Wimdu customer service was excellent. The host took a long time (worryingly so) to get in touch but the key pick up and service at the office was easy enough but it's 24 blocks south of the apartment. The apartment itself is in need of redecorating or the photos updating. The plug sockets in the kitchen trip out so we had to plug the kettle in under the dining area table! Bedsheets were old and one of my friends found a hair in the bed before she had slept in it :-( location perfect and close to delis bars restaurants and Starbucks. Water always hot for showers. Bath mat and spares would have been helpful having 7 people for one bathroom
The apartment was well not very clean, but very poor communication and away, and had 4 TVs do not work no, we tried to contact daily with Wimdu and nobody solves the problem just giving lengthen.
We were 6 people and our opinion is negative at all, the attention of Wimdu and owner.
Group 6
El apartamento estaba bien no muy limpio, pero muy mala comunicación y lejos, y habia 4 televisores que no funcionan ninguna, intentamos ponernos en contacto a diario con Wimdu y nadie soluciono el problema solo dando alargas.
Fuimos 6 personas y nuestra opinion es negativa del todo, la atención de Wimdu y del propietario.
Grupo de 6
House lived up to expectations. For a large group very comfortably. There was some small hitch: the shower handle remained in his hand and the door is half smashed, but this did not affect the success of the trip! The central location then helped a lot as it allowed many moves and also is well stocked by all the services: shops, supermarkets, metro, restaurants ...
Casa all'altezza delle aspettative. Per un gruppo numeroso molto confortevole. Qualche piccolo intoppo c'è stato: la maniglia della doccia rimaneva in mano e la porta d'ingresso è mezza sfondata, ma questo non ha influito sulla buona riuscita del viaggio! La centralità della posizione poi ha aiutato parecchio in quanto ha permesso numerosi spostamenti e inoltre è ben fornito da tutti i servizi: negozi, supermercati, metro, ristoranti...
I really liked the place I selected. HOWEVER, On the day before we flew I was informed by "Mo" that the place I selected and paid for was "unavailable". He gave me the option of a VERY DIRTY APARTMENT THAT BASICALLY SUCKED ASS. There was mildew all over the bathroom. It was as if it had never been cleaned. I was there for 10 days and didn't feel clean once the entire time. There was space for six really dirty people to sleep, but GUESS WHAT? There are only two of us!!! So all the space was wasted. The TV service didn't work at all and yes, I was in NYC, but there are times I need to look at the news to see what's happening. THAT wasn't possible. There was crap left from previous tenants and I suppose from the owners of this dump. IT WAS BAIT AND SWITCH!!! I frikking hated every second I was in this stupid disease ridden dump.
Wonderful location highly recommended
Wunderbare Lage sehr empfehlenswert
Bad !!! Apartment was not ready on arrival at August 28, 2014! In the journal entry in the office were told nothing about it. Worse, we needed without requiring prior consultation had been about $ 500 damage deposit to pay via credit card. Under protest done and I have been assured that within two days of departure the $ 500 again would be credited to my account. It is now September 8, 2014 and I have Mr. Mo just by mail OUR required $ 500 deposit back.
The apartment: not finished on Friday with the "cleaning lady" (never spoken to any of the staff !!!) agreed that we got another apartment and on Friday promised to apartment would be ready 17.00. Friday was the apartment NOT ready; eventually at 19.00. That means that some walls were repainted. The cleaning lady did her best! The staff still heard nothing.
But ....... the apartment is certainly not like the (old, dated ?????) pictures suppose. The apartment was dirty, small, poorly maintained, noisy (especially on the street) and not as promised !!!! The only thing that worked was WiFi. We took pictures and in our possession. For those interested .........
We were four people and did not spoil our vacation through all the incidents but have thereby have to provide every support to together to make something of it.
Really outrageous, the apartment and the treatment by Mr. Mo (if this is his real name!).
Slecht!!! Appartement was bij aankomst op 28 augustus 2014 niet gereed! Bij het inboeken in the office werd daar niets van verteld. Erger nog, we moesten zonder dat daar vooraf overleg over was geweest $ 500 damage deposito betalen dmv de creditcard. Onder protest gedaan en mij is verzekerd dat binnen twee dagen na vertrek de $ 500 weer op mijn rekening zou zijn bijgeschreven. Het is nu 8 september 2014 en ik heb Mr. Mo zojuist per mail geëist ONZE $ 500 terug te storten.
Het appartement: niet klaar op vrijdag, met de "cleaning lady" ( nooit meer iemand van de staf gesproken!!!) afgesproken dat we een ander appartement kregen en dat op vrijdag het beloofde appartement om 17.00 uur gereed zou zijn. Vrijdag was het appartement NIET gereed; uiteindelijk wel om 19.00 uur. Dat betekent dat er enige muren opnieuw waren geschilderd. De cleaning lady heeft haar uiterste best gedaan! Van de staf nog steeds niets gehoord.
Maar....... het appartement is zeker niet zoals de (oude, gedateerde?????) foto's veronderstellen. Het appartement is vies, klein, slecht onderhouden, rumoerig (vooral aan de straatkant) en niet zoals beloofd!!!! Het enige wat werkte was WiFi. We hebben foto's genomen en in ons bezit. Voor geïnteresseerden.........
Wij waren met vier personen en wilden onze vakantie niet laten bederven door alle voorvallen maar hebben daarbij wel alle steun aan elkaar moeten verlenen om er iets van te maken.
Echt schandalig, het appartement en de behandeling door Mr. Mo ( als dit zijn echte naam is!).
Home: Arrival JFK 22h 35 midnight so on site, a person at the reception quite incompetent at 2am still in their offices to get the keys, finally obtained after waking the boss of the agency and the phone threat to call the police. My family so 2 young children, meanwhile, in the street with suitcases.
Apartment rented for 8 people, 4 bedrooms, but certainly both won on the living room, dining area by a plywood partition.
Therefore the living room was limited to less than 9 m2.
For 8 people, only 1 bathroom, tiny with the toilet inside, easy to manage for 8.
Furthermore, all in all 4 chairs, 4 glasses no towels ...
no machine, dishes or laundry.
Only reaction of the agency, lamps were changed suckled and large plastic tape has been to close off the wall on the street.
Cleanliness very limit.
In addition an amount for late arrival was taken as well as a non-recovered deposited $ 525 to date.
accueil : arrivée JFK 22h 35 donc minuit sur site, une personne à l'accueil tout à fait incompétente, à 2 h du matin toujours dans leurs bureaux pour obtenir les clefs, obtenus enfin après réveil du patron de l'agence au téléphone et menace d'appeler la police. Ma famille donc 2 jeunes enfants , pendant ce temps, dans la rue avec les valises.
Appartement loué pour 8 personnes, 4 chambres, certes mais deux gagnées sur le salon, salle à manger par une cloison de contreplaqué.
De ce fait la pièce à vivre se limitait à moins de 9 m2.
Pour 8 personnes, 1 seule salle de bain, minuscule avec les toilettes à l'intérieur,facile à gérer pour 8.
Par ailleurs, en tout et pour tout 4 chaises, 4 verres pas de torchons …
aucune machine, vaisselle ou linge.
Seule réaction de l'agence, des lampes ont tété changées et du gros scotch plastique a été mis pour obturer le mur sur la rue.
État de propreté très limite.
Qui plus est un montant pour arrivée tardive a été prélevé de même qu'un déposait de 525 $ non récupéré à ce jour.
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