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by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Long time readers will know how perverse and socially inappropriate the unseemly sea squirt is. But there is an interesting property of sea squirt pornography and local oceanography that may have consequences in the debates surrounding marine reserve design. Castillo and colleagues examined the spawning behavior of intertidal tunicates (Pyura praeputialis, an invasive) . . . → Read More: Sea Squirts, SLOSS, and Sex... Read more »
Castilla, J., Manriquez, P., Delgado, A., Gargallo, L., Leiva, A., & Radic, D. (2007) Bio-foam enhances larval retention in a free-spawning marine tunicate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(46), 18120-18122. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708233104
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
There is much buzz these days about marine protected areas (MPAs) and no-take zones. We are approaching the age of assessment. There has been enough time passed where we should see a signal of improvement to verify conservation theory. While the data has been trickling in for many MPAs and there is in general an improvement . . . → Read More: Penguins Immediately Benefit From MPA... Read more »
Pichegru, L., Gremillet, D., Crawford, R., & Ryan, P. (2010) Marine no-take zone rapidly benefits endangered penguin. Biology Letters, 6(4), 498-501. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0913
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool!
Olu et al. in PLoS One examine the potential exchanges of species in cold methane seeps across the Atlantic Ocean from the Congo to the Gulf of Mexico. By culling data from the literature, the authors demonstrate, despite great distance, . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea Animals... Read more »
Olu, K., Cordes, E., Fisher, C., Brooks, J., Sibuet, M., & Desbruyères, D. (2010) Biogeography and Potential Exchanges Among the Atlantic Equatorial Belt Cold-Seep Faunas. PLoS ONE, 5(8). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011967
Miljutin, D. (2010) Deep-sea parasitic nematodes of the genus Trophomera Rubtsov et Platonova, 1974 (Benthimermithidae) from the Equatorial Atlantic, with the descriptions of two new species. Helgoland Marine Research. DOI: 10.1007/s10152-010-0225-0
Cain, S. (2005) Magnetic Orientation and Navigation in Marine Turtles, Lobsters, and Molluscs: Concepts and Conundrums. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45(3), 539-546. DOI: 10.1093/icb/45.3.539
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
I could write about a detailed account of a new study in PLoS One. I could discuss how the researchers imported information on the spatial extent of marine scientific research, submarine communication cables, radioactive waste disposal, munitions and chemical weapons waste disposal, military operations, oil and gas industry, and bottom trawling OSPAR maritime area of the . . . → Read More: Our Impacts on the Deep... Read more »
Benn, A., Weaver, P., Billet, D., van den Hove, S., Murdock, A., Doneghan, G., & Le Bas, T. (2010) Human Activities on the Deep Seafloor in the North East Atlantic: An Assessment of Spatial Extent. PLoS ONE, 5(9). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012730
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
My very first blog post at the new Slate spinoff Double X is up. As Double X's resident marine biologist, I figured that I needed to get the dolphin issue out of the way post haste.
It never fails. Every single cocktail party, as soon as someone finds out that I'm a graduate student studying marine [...]... Read more »
Connor, R., Richards, A., Smolker, R., & Mann, J. (1996) Patterns of Female Attractiveness in Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphins. Behaviour, 133(1), 37-69. DOI: 10.1163/156853996X00026
LYAMIN, O., MANGER, P., RIDGWAY, S., MUKHAMETOV, L., & SIEGEL, J. (2008) Cetacean sleep: An unusual form of mammalian sleep. Neuroscience , 32(8), 1451-1484. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.05.023
Patterson, Reid, & Wilson. (1998) Evidence for Infanticide in Bottlenose Dolphins: An Explanation for Violent Interactions with Harbour Porpoises?. Proc Biol Sci., 265(1402).
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Though I'm totally thrilled that my ode to squid sex appeared in Slate, I only brought the funny to existing research. Since the format at Slate does not allow for citations, here they are.
The videos and the excellent sneaker male facts were from Dr. Lou Zeidberg's research up at Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA. [...]... Read more »
Zeidberg, Louis D. (2008) First observations of sneaker mating in the California market squid Doryteuthis opalescens (Cephalopoda: Myopsida). J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. 2 Biodiversity Records, 5998. DOI: http://www.mba.ac.uk/jmba/biodiversityrecords.php?jmbaref
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
There a new ocean carbon sequestration scheme in town - dumping crop waste. A study published in Environmental Science and Technology last month proposes baling up corn husks and wheat stalks, weighting them with rocks, and tossing them into the deep sea. (Here's the NYT blurb.)
The authors claim that marine creatures will be unable to [...]... Read more »
Stuart E. Strand, Gregory Benford. (2009) Ocean Sequestration of Crop Residue Carbon: Recycling Fossil Fuel Carbon Back to Deep Sediments. Environmental Science , 43(4), 1000-1007. DOI: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es8015556?cookieSet
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
For nearly 100 million years, sponges alone ruled the seas. In a study published in this week's Nature, researchers found chemical traces of sponges that were over 635 million years old. ... Read more »
Gordon D. Love, Emmanuelle Grosjean, Charlotte Stalvies, David A. Fike, John P. Grotzinger, Alexander S. Bradley, Amy E. Kelly, Maya Bhatia, William Meredith, Colin E. Snape.... (2009) Fossil steroids record the appearance of Demospongiae during the Cryogenian period. Nature, 457(7230), 718-721. DOI: 10.1038/nature07673
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Geoengineering - the deliberate manipulation of the earth's atmosphere in order to mitigate global warming - seems to be gaining more credibility worldwide. Just today, Wired reports that an iron fertilization experiment is being conducted in the Southern Ocean by Indian and German scientists.
Though iron fertilization is the best-known geoengineering proposal (thanks to Planktos' shenanigans), [...]... Read more »
Philip W. Boyd. (2008) Ranking geo-engineering schemes. Nature Geoscience, 1(11), 722-724. DOI: 10.1038/ngeo348
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Dear Oyster's Garter,
I'm a coccolithophore, a single-celled marine plant with a shell made of tiny plates. I come from a long line of mighty ocean warriors. Our massive blooms rule the waves, thriving in nutrient-poor waters where punier plankton fear to tread. (I don't want to sound too scary, though - we are benevolent overlords, [...]... Read more »
M. Frada, I. Probert, M. J. Allen, W. H. Wilson, & C. de Vargas. (2008) From the Cover: The "Cheshire Cat" escape strategy of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi in response to viral infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(41), 15944-15949. DOI/10.1073/pnas.0807707105
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
All animals need oxygen. Land animals have it easy, with all this air just floating about free for the breathing, but marine animals rely on oxygen that is dissolved in the water. Oxygen can only dissolve into the ocean from the surface, so it's a limited resource. That's why there's natural low-oxygen habitats, like deep [...]... Read more »
R. Vaquer-Sunyer, & C. M. Duarte. (2008) Thresholds of hypoxia for marine biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(40), 15452-15457. DOI/10.1073/pnas.0803833105
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Dear Oyster's Garter,
I am an attractive male sea squirt (a Styela plicata, in case you were wondering) in the prime of life. I live alone on the underside of a nice dock, I've got plenty of tasty phytoplankton to eat, and my siphons have extremely handsome pleats. But I'm worried, because every time I [...]... Read more »
A. J. Crean, & D. J. Marshall. (2008) Gamete plasticity in a broadcast spawning marine invertebrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(36), 13508-13513. DOI/10.1073/pnas.0806590105
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
Never mind plain old antibiotic resistance - some soil bacteria can actually EAT antibiotics. In this week's Science, researchers reported that they isolated hundreds of types of bacteria from regular soil and grew them in the lab with antibiotics as their sole food source. Not only did the bacteria survive, but some strains happily munched on common antibiotics like penicillin & ciprofloxacin. NOM NOM NOM indeed.... Read more »
G. Dantas, M. O. A. Sommer, R. D. Oluwasegun, & G. M. Church. (2008) Bacteria Subsisting on Antibiotics. Science, 320(5872), 100-103. DOI/10.1126/science.1155157
by Miriam Goldstein in The Oyster's Garter
I've written about my love of urban wildlife before, but this French weed is taking it to a whole new level. In the latest edition of PNAS, French scientists report that a humble sidewalk week has actually changed its reproductive strategy in just a few generations in order thrive amidst the vast concrete plains.
Crepis sancta ... Read more »
P-O Cheptou, O Carrue, S Rouifed, & A Cantarel. (2008) Rapid evolution of seed dispersal in an urban environment in the weed Crepis sancta. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(10), 3796-3799. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708446105
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Wyliefan, Apr 16, 2010.
I love this alot.
I laughed alot reading this *snorts*
I loved this!
I want a stuffed Alot
A 7th grade student I taught many years ago gave a book report and listed among the characters Lance Alot.
I prolly shouldn't read that.
I just sent that to some grammatically anal people here at work. Who correct grammer alot!
Aww, I'll bet Lance Alot is adorable. I can just see one of those fuzzy critters in a suit of armor.
Posted to my Facebook page so my fossil friends can enjoy it, Alot.
Spelling too?
I think I want a stuffed alot now!
Posted that to my facebook page, so others may laugh about it.
BTW, did anyone else have problems writing a lot as alot?
One of my grammar pet peeves. Along with its/it's, their/they're/there confusion, and the like. . . But the alot does look cute and fuzzy. . . are they gentle?
No! They are very dangerous! See the example with the baby.
That whole blog is hilarious. Make sure you read the one about how a fish nearly ruined her life.
This is one of my favorite grammar related blogs:
Brilliant. One of the best things I've read in along time!
Bad joke, but I couldn't resist.
Quite funny -- thank you!
That just made my day
Holy crap. I clicked on this thread two hours ago and have been browsing that blog since! She is hilarious! Tomorrow when I'm not too tired to see straight, I'm definitely adding her to my own bloglist. I like her style. Alot! Had to join the fun....
I also enjoy The Oatmeal... they've got a segment on commonly misspelled words: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling (including "alot") and also a nice one on apostrophe usage: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe
Thanks for posting the apostrophe link, english is my second language and I know I haven't been using the possessive form correctly with plurals.
I hope someday she does a post on "free reign," another one of my pet peeves. I'll bet she could have a lot of fun with that one.
ETA: Oh, and also "pour over" for "pore over." That's a recent one that's really been getting on my nerves.

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Microsoft: Mobile Management Offering a Risk for Citrix, VMware, CA, Says Bernstein
Bernstein Research's Mark Moerdler today reiterates an Outperform rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT), and on Citrix Systems (CTXS), but also Underperform ratings on VMware (VMW) and CA (CA), after reflecting on an article today by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley saying Microsoft is about to jump into mobile device management.
Foley writes that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella may discuss something called the "Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite" during a press conference tomorrow. The Street in the last week has been fixated on the prospect of Microsoft using the event to unveil a version of Microsoft Office for Apple's (AAPL) iPad. Foley writes that multiple unnamed sources tell her the enterprise mobility suite would help centrally manage iPads, iPhones, and devices running Google's (GOOG) Android oeprating system and Microsoft's Windows.
Writes Foley, "EMS will provide a way for enterprises to acquire several Microsoft technologies for bring your own device (BYOD) scenarios, my tipsters say. Included in the suite are Windows Intune, a new Microsoft Azure Active Directory 'Premium' offering and Azure Rights Management Services."
If true, the new offering could be bad news for the existing efforts of Citrix and VMware and CA in managing mobile devices, Moerdler thinks:
Microsoft announces a mobility management bundle we believe this could be incrementally negative for existing mobile management vendors and those that are expecting mobile management to be key differentiators or revenue drivers including Citrix, CA and VMware. We believe that if Microsoft makes an aggressive attack on the mobile management market it will create competitive pressure for all the vendors and drive pricing down. If Microsoft uses a subscription model it could force other vendors in the market to also move to subscription. Given Microsoft's close relationship with Citrix this could be viewed by the street as incrementally more negative for Citrix than CA and VMware. We expect that any negative economic effects will be similar across the vendors in the market and not worse for Citrix. We also understand that Microsoft may formally announce an updated version of Office for the Macintosh.
Microsoft shares today closed down 55 cents, or 1.4%, at $39.79, while VMware stock was down $4.52, or 4%, at $105.56, Citrix closed off $2.74, or 4.5%, at $58.16, and CA was down 32 cents, or 1%, at $30.66.


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Or you could always ask again next month, and the answer you get *might* be something entirely different... That's one thing the agency really needs to work on is defining and publishing a consistent, clear set of rules addressing these sort of questions, and then to stick to them instead of arbitrarily acting on the whims of whomever is reviewing from one submission to the next. Not only would it do wonders for their credibility, but it would also help those of us who honestly DO want to build within the law, to stay legal.
Thank you for putting in the effort to try and get a straight answer, though.


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Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
23 May 2003 - 31 Aug 2003
The National Gallery of Canada is proud to present, for the first time, highlights from its breathtaking collection of Dutch and Flemish drawings by artists from the 15th to 18th centuries. From May 23 to September 1, the exhibition will present some 70 works by artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Heemskerck, Jordaens and Boemaert. Thanks to these unique works from the Renaissance to the Baroque period, the National Gallery of Canada now has the most important group of Dutch and Flemish drawings in Canada, ranking among the finest collections in North America. Some of these works have only recently been acquired by the Gallery and have never before been exhibited together. Organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada, the exhibition features drawings which are among the oldest and strongest in its entire collection, particularly those of Rembrandt and his circle. Visitors will have the opportunity to admire very rare works, including some that, until now, have only been seen by experts.


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Get The Look – Typewriter Crossbody Bag
This adorable Kate Spade purse, originally at Nordstrom, has been all over Pinterest. Unfortunately, in addition to being nearly $500, it's also sold out. So even if I had tripped and fallen into money, this little baby couldn't be mine. Luckily, with a little ingenuity, we can make our OWN with a much more cost-effective DIY.
This is a much simpler red crossbody bag you can find at Target for about $27. Quite a bit more budget-friendly, and it has the available space on it to add a little embellishment. Really, any purse that has enough space for a little keyboard addition will work, either store bought or thrift store goodness. Red is totally optional too, but darn cute.
In addition to a purse, you'll need the awesome Typewriter Alphabet embroidery designs, cool-fuse interfacing, and some applique fabric. As we will be using interfacing to attach these pieces on later, be sure to pick a fabric that can be ironed without melting, especially for the large grey keyboard area. If you want to use something a bit fancier for the accents (like the space bar) you could always attach it with fabric glue.
So let's start with the embroidery. Take your gray piece of fabric, and hoop it up as usual with some cutaway stabilizer. You're going to want to carefully stitch your Typewriter Alphabet keys in a rough arrangement of a typewriter, like so. For a purse this size, I used the smallest size alphabet. With this much embroidery, it's nice to be doing this on a separate piece of fabric, instead of directly onto our purse, which would be darn near impossible to hoop anyway.
If you want to know how to arrange and stitch alphabet designs, click here for a tutorial.
Once your alphabet it all stitched and pretty, you can trim the fabric down to a "keyboard" shape, so to speak. Now, if you purse has a front with a large enough opening that you can applique your fabric piece directly on, good for you! If not, we have a little trick to make it look like a chic, stitched piece of final work. First, stitch a seam around the edge of your fabric anyway. Then, you can attach it to the front of your purse by using your cool-fuse interfacing.
I recommend cool-fuse because there's a good likelihood the purse you might be working with could be leather or pleather, and in that case, the lower heat you can use the better. If your purse is pleather, take care not to iron over the edges of your fabric onto the pleather, as it may melt.
Finally you can add your extra fabric details in a similar manner. Cut them to shape, and stitch around the edges to give them a finished look. Then use more fusible interfacing to attach them, or if you're feeling fancy like I was for the space key, you can go with vinyl and just use fabric glue. Smaller pieces of fabric are ok for that.
If you're a bit worried about your fabric staying put, I'd recommend going in with a needle and thread and adding a few stitches here and there through the purse to make sure the seal doesn't start to pull away. Wouldn't be good to have your typewriter fly off.
And you're done! Some adorable embroidery and some quick fused applique, and we're in business. Plus, we saved ourselves like, $470. Score!
So next time you see a cute idea that's a little beyond your budget, remember that you're a crafty wizard, and you own magic machines that can help you make cool things. Things like totally chic typewriter purses!


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This dressed doll, a new Haute Doll exclusive by JAMIEshow and renowned haute-couture designer Guo Pei, showcases exquisite design and hand beading, new detachable hands, a new sculpt, and a new-generation body!
"Flying Dragon, Ling Lan" is a new Haute Doll exclusive by JAMIEshow (www.jamieshowdoll.com) and Guo Pei, available for sale July 12. Visit http://shop.dollsmagazine.com to add her to your collection or call (800) 753-1491 to order by phone. For regular updates on availability, visit facebook.com/DOLLSmagazine. The dressed doll is limited to an edition of 50 and priced at $475 each, plus shipping and handling.
As far as I know, there are very few fashion designers in the circle of doll collectors in China. I currently own the largest collection of dolls among all the fashion designers I know. I think doll collecting means a lot to my career today. I have always been fond of dolls; as a result, I can maintain a fanciful and childlike tinge in my disposition, and this has manifested in my fashion design. All those unrealistic designs I have produced came from the influence of my dolls, subconsciously. Being a child at heart makes me very happy, and this happiness renders itself in my designs.
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Parents, students protest removal of Austin High School principal
John Tanner was suspended with pay
At least 100 students and parents gathered outside Austin High School Friday morning to protest the removal of principal John Tanner.
They brought signs and gave speeches at the emotional rally, telling the ABC-7 crew they don't believe Tanner cheated willingly.
Tanner and seven other administrators are facing termination. The El Paso Independent School district administration placed them on paid leave earlier this week.
It appears the eight may be suspected of being involved in the cheating scandal under former Superintendent Lorenzo Garcia.
Interim Superintendent Vernon Butler said in a statement, "Commissioner Williams stated that EPISD must act against employees who participated in the cheating. He and many of our elected officials also have criticized the District for not moving quickly enough. I want to assure you that the District is making the necessary changes to move forward."
Parents protesting Tanner's removal Friday morning said the district's timing is terrible.
"This has been a difficult time, probably the worst time to do this," said a parent as he addressed the crowd. He was referring to the STAAR testing, which begins in just days.
Police officers were called out to the campus, but the protest didn't get out of hand.
Nick Cobos has been named the interim principal at Austin High School. He most recently served as interim principal at Bowie High School after Jesus Chavez was re-assigned.
District trustees are expected to meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. to make a decision on the administration's recommendation that the eight educators be dismissed. They are:
- Principal Randall Wood, Burges High School
- Principal John Tanner, Austin High School
- Principal Kristine Ferret, El Paso High School
- Principal Luis C. Loya, Center for Career & Technology Education
- And the assistant principals of Austing, Burges, El Paso and Jefferson high schools.
People who would like to speak during public comment are asked to sign up in person at EPISD headquarters at 3:30 p.m. or they can call in their request at (915) 230-2576. People not on the list will not be allowed to speak or sign up after the meeting starts.


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Meet Deepti Kundra, design management student and design associate for Chicago-based company
Before coming to SCAD, Deepti Kundra spent several years working as an assistant director for both the BBC in India and for the Bollywood film industry before she went on to work in visual merchandising. Deepti's previous specialty was design, and she realized while working in other fields how much she missed the discipline.
She began researching universities where she could continue her design education. She first encountered SCAD on the Design Management Institute's website, where it was listed as one of the few U.S. universities offering an M.F.A. in design management. She was happy to see that it was on the same coast as the university where her husband would be working toward his M.B.A.
"The next thing I looked up was, how was the international scene?" says Deepti. "And it turns out, it is very welcoming." Once she arrived at SCAD, Deepti easily made friends not only with her American peers, but also with students from all over the world. This diversity of the general student body, as well as the graduate students' range and variety of professional backgrounds, has helped Deepti develop new perspectives. "It offers a rich knowledge that you would not get at any other place," she says, "even if you're working in a company."
As part of the design management program, Deepti has collaborated with these other students in a variety of projects. She was on the collaborative team for an industry project sponsored by Hachette Filipacchi Media. As part of this team, she helped to create a platform for online magazines that would allow users to tailor content to their interests. She also was part of a collaborative project for client Intercontinental Hotels Group, and worked on another sponsored by Swiss think tank GDI.
Deepti even took the initiative for a collaborative project of her own and co-founded Play Up Savannah, a community action organization that used the annual Sidewalk Arts Festival to promote wind energy initiatives. The group invited festivalgoers to help customize a miniature wind farm, which was on display for the community.
Wind energy and other issues of sustainability have only recently captured Deepti's attention and imagination. "Before SCAD, all I knew about sustainability was recycling and to use less water, use less paper," she says. "But SCAD, especially professor Scott Boylston, has given me the theory behind sustainable design."
Design for sustainability is not the only outside department Deepti has dabbled in; she has also used her electives to take classes in several other design departments outside her own, including service design. "The school of design faculty is all there in one building, which is a great resource," she says. "I can go talk to people from any department. In that way, the resources go beyond the direct, tangible ones, and we have a wealth of information in terms of people."
Deepti finished her coursework this summer, and is now finishing her thesis, an examination of locality as brand and of local consumption-from buying local food to supporting local businesses - as an aspirational lifestyle. The inspiration for this topic stemmed partially from Deepti's experiences in her hometown in India - where she bought everything from local street vendors - and partially from Savannah, which has the kind of unique local identity that Deepti believes lends itself well to branding.
Deepti recently moved to Chicago, where she is balancing her time between finishing her thesis and working as a design research associate at Greater Good Studio, a user- and environment-centric design firm. She is considering eventually moving into the nonprofit sector, a field she never considered as an option prior to SCAD. She finds the prospect of leaping into a new field exciting, and says it's exactly what SCAD has set her up to do. "Once you get comfortable with something, you tend to get complacent," she says. "But SCAD has challenged me at every step. I want to continue to be challenged."


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Comics Finesse Mitchell and Kristin Key
Aug. 22 show features 'SNL,' 'Last Comic' stars
By Barry McKinney
UTSA Director of Student Activities
(Aug. 21, 2007)--As part of UTSA Roadrunner Days, a series of events to help new students connect with each other and UTSA, the UTSA Night of Comedy will feature "Saturday Night Live" comic Finesse Mitchell and "Last Comic Standing" comic Kristin Key from 8 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22 in the Recreation Center at the 1604 Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The special event is free and open to the UTSA community. Students are invited to bring blankets, pillows and cushions for general floor seating. Because of adult content in the comedy material, participant discretion is advised.
Long before Finesse Mitchell became a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," he made quite an impact in the world of stand-up comedy. His wit, Southern charm and stage presence makes him one of the brightest young stars on the comedy horizon. Born and raised in Atlanta, Ga., he is a graduate of the University of Miami.
As a former student-athlete (a walk-on for the University of Miami Hurricane football team), he played two years with other Hurricane alumni including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Warren Sapp. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and says playing football and performing in college step shows helped him feel comfortable performing. Mitchell's first television appearance on BET's "Comic View" in 1999 brought him a loyal following. He is a guest writer and has a column in the works for Essence magazine.
Kristin Key from "Last Comic Standing" is a favorite on the nationally broadcast "Bob and Tom Show" and has done specials on Sirius and XM Radio as well as radio shows including "National Lampoon Comedy" and "The Comedy Channel."
All UTSA students are encouraged to participate in UTSA Roadrunner Days events throughout the week. The events give new students opportunities to preview UTSA campus life, find their way around the campuses, learn how to get involved, learn about resources to ease the transition to college and experience the excitement of the growing UTSA campuses.


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From my reading of Walt's material the reason the shallow with brood is moved down is to artificially stretch the broodnest downward for pollen storage. After the brood is hatched, the workers start storing pollen in the bottom super, using the natural break between shallow and deep as break between pollen storage and nursery. It is not to make more room overhead for laying, as it would be the case in reversing deeps, since reversal dedicates bee energy toward moving stores around.
The shallow that is moved below deep should be heavily populated by capped brood, so moving capped honey to the supers above should not be consequence of that reversal.
One does not have to reverse deep and shallow, this is simply done to enable pollen storage in a separate box, rather than bottom of a deep. This way the deep is wholly dedicated to raising brood, and bottom box is dedicated to pollen and bee bread making.


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#521 Sat 15 Dec 12 10:46am
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Hi Jamie,
Cooking a large turkey for crimbo about 8 kg, do you or anybody else on this forum have any experience brining a turkey. I know it's done a lot in the US but why not over here? Does it really work?
Cheers in advance
#522 Sat 15 Dec 12 12:08pm
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Hi Jamie, please give me some pointers on roast beef (fresh beef, not the kind which was hanged for 21 days, or anything like that). I tried your recipe (roast beef with baby Yorkies meal, from 30 minutes meals) and i did everything by the book (didn't poke the meat, didn't press it, roasted it in the beginning to close the juices in) but still the meat was a bit .. chewy. Should I let it marinate in wine, soy sauce, lime juice, or anything like that before cooking it? Any answers is appreciated, thank you
#523 Sat 15 Dec 12 2:07pm
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hello, i am a gigging musician and i also work in a performance theater as a technition where 16hr days arent uncommon. both of these mean i dont get to eat properly with only a microwave at the theater and nothing to cook with when on road.
so basically im after some recopies that are, or can be eaten, cold. not only that but they need to be able to keep out of a fridge for a good 8-10 hours.
thanks alot,
Matthew Willars
#524 Sat 15 Dec 12 8:21pm
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
Matthew, you should make:
oatmeal biscuits. dry, handy, B vitamin, energy
quark cakes - they dont spoil although a milk product; they keep in shape and are tasty and no too dry
soy bean or chickpea paste truffles - also, will not spoil, pure protein
mushroom quishe - mushrooms keep well even 10 hours.
salted boiled black eyed beans.
look for those recipes....
#525 Sun 16 Dec 12 2:35pm
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Hi there,
I'm cooking a spiced, rolled pork belly at Christmas. I want to cook it a bit ahead and keep it warm until we're ready to eat. If I wrapped it in foil and a towel to keep warm for longer, would it affect the chrispy crackling? Steaming it to make it soft?
Appreciate the advice!
#526 Sun 16 Dec 12 4:17pm
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My husband has an aversion to vinegar and a garden full of beetroot he is about to harvest. Help! Is there anyway to preserve beetroot without burying them in sand or pickling them in vinegar. Could a preserve them inet they wine? Bet they would taste pretty nice done in red wine but will they last. Why not if peaches done in brandy lasts for months?
#527 Sun 16 Dec 12 4:18pm
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sorry about the typos in the previous post. Guess I hit the post button too quickly!
#528 Sun 16 Dec 12 10:12pm
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
ShaShow wrote:
hello, i am a gigging musician and i also work in a performance theater as a technition where 16hr days arent uncommon. both of these mean i dont get to eat properly with only a microwave at the theater and nothing to cook with when on road.
so basically im after some recopies that are, or can be eaten, cold. not only that but they need to be able to keep out of a fridge for a good 8-10 hours.
thanks alot,
Matthew Willars
Hi Matthew,
One of Jamie's books has a nice little tip for you I think. It states that you could freeze one of those little packaged drinks and use them as a mini-refrigerator in your 'dinner'-box. From my professional point of view I think this will work at least for about 4-5 hours, although I am not sure if all the packages will last freezing and thawing. The cooling effect will last longer on a cold day like this, brr.
Another tip I have for you is to use a good coffee tumbler (think that's the right word for it in English) to keep liquid food HOT or to keep ice cold drinks cold. Those coffee tumblers have perfect isolation keeping all the heat or cold inside. This way you can still enjoy a nice hot soup or something.
#529 Tue 18 Dec 12 1:59am
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
Hi, flashcrow2000:
Usually I would say that if it's chewy, it needs to cook longer - but as it's roast beef, you're probably leaving it rare, so cooking for longer would be counterproductive.
My best guess is that it's the "fresh" thing that's causing your problem here. Jamie's recipes will all be assuming you're using meat that's been hung for a few weeks, as in the UK, that's the norm for quality beef. Hanging makes the meat tenderer and also reduces the water content, which will make it cook more quickly.
I don't know what part of the world you are in. I know hanging meat is not the norm in many areas of the world (particularly hotter climates). But wherever you are, if the beef you are using is fresh-killed, you will need to adapt Jamie's recipes to get a good result. I don't know how you should adapt them, as I've never had to do this myself, but you can't be the only one with this problem. Try Googling about until you find someone who has done this themselves and can give some guidance. Perhaps marinading is the answer - it's certainly one to look into.
You'll find the same issue with lamb and particularly game. Less so pork and poultry (although even these are hung for a few days here).
#530 Tue 18 Dec 12 4:26am
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Jamie. I have been a great fan since you started. Use all your recipes when they make sense
We are Vegan but have normal friends. I have cooked extraordinary meals for ten years where nobody knows the dishes are vegan (however we. Always
do your brined turkey)
I need suggestions for creative and different veggies to support the turkey. I can adopt most recipes to vegan standards - just need your best suggestions


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Dar es Salaam: The government is putting final touches to its budget for the financial year 2012/2013, which it says will focus on promoting Public Private Partnership (PPP) to fast track the country's economic growth.
"The other priorities will also aim at boosting the economy and support the private sector," Finance minister Dr William Mgimwa said in Dar es Salaam yesterday when briefing journalists on the forthcoming Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa Development Fund (ADF) board annual general meeting slated for Arusha from May 28 to June 1, this year.
Dr Mgimwa, who declined to give details of the priorities saying his ministry, is putting final touches to the budget framework, only saying: "I don't want to give details of the priorities now, though I know people are eagerly waiting to know what is in the coming budget. I call upon Tanzanians to be patient as everything will be made public in the near future."
He said the government's main focus will be to promote the private sector with most of the priorities being geared at supporting the sector.
According to Dr Mgimwa, development partners are keen to support Tanzania through the General Budget Support (GBS), dismissing as misleading information that some development partners have ceased to give their support to Tanzania.
"Development partners have an unwavering faith in supporting Tanzania through the GBS," he said, adding that some of them prefer to directly channel their assistance to specific projects.
Speaking at the AfDB and ADF board of governors meeting, he said, the conference is expected to bring together over 2000 participants from regional banks and non-regional member countries. Participants will debate on various issues including the emerging African economies, greening the economy and accountability, he said.
Other topics include Opportunities and Challenges of Global Economic Recession, Innovative Financing of Infrastructure and Regional Integration in Post-Economic Crisis, he said. Dr Mgimwa called upon businesses to showcase their goods and exchange contacts with their counterparts who will be attending the conference.
President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to officially open the meeting which will also be attended by several African presidents, finance ministers, development partners and relevant stakeholders. The theme of the meeting is: "Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape; Challenges and Opportunities".
It is expected that the theme will provide opportunity to participants to debate on the position and role of Africa in the world economy as well as the banks in promoting economic growth and development on the continent.
He said AfDB had released USD3bn (4.8trn/-) to Tanzania since it commenced operation in the country in 1971.


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When Good Men Do Nothing
Buried somewhere beneath the headlines about hockey's headshots and the NFL's tendency towards brutality is the underlying hypocrisy that rules all industry: the numbers.
Buried somewhere beneath the headlines, the pandering and the screaming about hockey's headshots and the NFL's tendency towards brutality is the underlying hypocrisy that rules all industry: the numbers. They never lie, and so long as revenue columns and Nielsen ratings are on the rise, no front office in professional sports will cave to the interests of safety at the expense of profit. There's simply no need, not when the players keep playing and the fans keep watching. Patch solutions like the NHL's five-point system or Roger Goodell's Oscar-nominated performances will keep the wolves at bay and as long as the money keeps piling up so will the bodies.
The fact of the matter is Nielsen ratings—televisions standard for measuring viewership—in both sports are at all-time highs; Superbowl XLV raked in 111 million viewers to become the most watched television event in American history while the 2011 first-round of the NHL playoffs surpassed previous viewing audiences for any first-round by nearly 49 per cent.
What those numbers tell us is that despite countless pleas from fans and players to change the face of these games, their interest and support is unwavering. What it tells commissioners—who inevitably work under the 'if it ain't broke' mentality—is that any dramatic shift in philosophy could damage their sports popularity and in turn, their profits. It's a case of the devil you know to the devil you don't, and from the league's perspective, it's a mantra that is sworn by.
Which leaves everyone involved in a precarious situation; there's no question that player safety is an issue that has blazed its way to forefront, but who is responsible for guaranteeing it?
Certainly not Roger Goodell, who from one side of his mouth spins reporters with his concerns about player safety and from the other, pushes for an extended 18-game regular season. Sixteen bone-crunching Sundays already ravage some of the NFL's thinner line-ups, and two more games are going to do nothing for the well-being of a quarterback who has just spent four months being run over by 300 pound freight-trains. (What two extra games will do is increase the television revenues and ticket sales that line the pockets of the already wealthy owners and assure everyone watching that they honestly do not care about anything that doesn't have a dollar sign attached to it, including the health of a replaceable cog in the machine.)
But the onus cannot fall on the fans either; we cannot be asked to ignore the sports we love in order to save them. Unfortunately, we are part of this three-pronged problem. With our support at an all-time high, we've backed the business-minded owners and executives into a corner, showing them the numbers that say we are happier than ever with their product, but demanding radical change with no guaranteed return. What if the rules are changed and the product is inferior? Would you watch a two-hand touch NFL game? A hitless hockey series? For the leagues' upper management, the risk simply isn't worth the reward so long as our TVs stay tuned.
As for the leagues' discinplinarians, the Brendan Shanahan's and the safety czars, there is only so much they can do. Since ascending from the front lines to the front office, Shanahan has upped the number of suspensions by 30 per cent and the severity (length) by 60. Yet violence continues to be sore spot for the league with suspensions seeming only to serve as a slap on the wrist as opposed to a real deterrent; spend any time scrolling the list of suspended and fined players from the past three or four years and you'll find some commonalities in the names. Save banning a repeat offender for life there is simply no way for them to remove violence from an inherently violent sport. And even then there is no guarentee.
That leaves the player's health in the player's hands, right where it should be.
Player's have a pretty substantial grasp on how the league functions; after all, there wouldn't be much of a league if the best talent refused to play. From a strategic standpoint, if they were seeking the institution of new rules aimed at preventing these types of injuries, they could have them at the next round of talks and no one would argue because there is no argument to be had. In theory, all sides agree.
But practically, pundits are already proclaiming these playoffs to be the most violent to date. Recidivism rates among the league's most common offenders are high and after watching the action of the first four games from the first round of this year, can any player really say that they're looking for a safer game? They do, we see it almost every morning after a teammate is wheeled off the ice on a stretcher, but the next night they're out there again asking for more. Their actions speak louder than words.
But it is on them. The men who measure their happiness in ratings and revenue have no will to fix what in their eyes isn't broken. The ones concerned with safety and suspensions have no fix for what in their eyes is and the fans won't sit back, refusing to watch and let a season slip by all in the name of a safer game. Only the players have the ability to correct the feild of play, the elbows up mentality that has pervaded the game. Excessive violence is a problem embedded in the roots of the culture, a problem that will only be corrected by instilling in the up-and-coming generation of athletes a sense of respect for other players in the game and demanding that the current players set an example. It should be the union's responsibility to bar players with multiple infractions from play, and a joint effort from every member to eliminate the practices that all too often derail careers.


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.....nothing, I just like black shoes.
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
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I'm not a basketball guy, plus those sneakers are UGLY. Here is a nice pair of running shoes
Originally Posted by Morehead State
Have I mentioned that video games represent the end of our once great nation? I'm sure I have.
Its turning our society into a bunch of observers instead of participants.
I'll remind you all again that this is my position in several months.
...says the guy with 32,000 posts on an internet message board
Originally Posted by Rudyy
I heard Lincoln was pretty boring.
yea I enjoy historical movies, it was a big too yappy for my liking
Originally Posted by dezzzR
Whats with people who take stupid pictures lately?
"Every hot girl who can aim a camera thinks she's a photographer.
Ooh, you took a black and white picture of a lawn chair
and its shadow and developed it at Sav-On. You must be so brooding and deep."
Seriously, this girl I know on facebook has 80 ****ing likes because she took a picture of a type writer. And tomorrow shell post what clothes shell be wearing and get 80 more likes. Its ridiculous.
I believe this is what MH is talking about....
dem *****es get deleted on my page. I don't care how much T&A they show
Originally Posted by Moke
Scary... we need creativity in this world too.... ****ing people with their dumb pictures.
creativity is dead...
how many awful remakes has Hollywood made?
Originally Posted by Rudyy
What's wrong with brown shoes? Is it the fact that they are brown? What's wrong with the color brown?
I hate all articles of clothing that are brown
thank god I don't live in cleveland
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Nmap null scans - help needed
In the book, it is mentioned that an Nmap Null scan (-sN) does not work on Windows, because it does not conform to an RFC. Yet it says that Linux does conform to this RFC and therefor a Null scan will work on Linux.
To test this I fired up a Windows XP and 2003 VM, and metasploitable. I then started Wireshark and did a Null scan on each one.
A Null scan is not supposed to return a reset packet when the port is open, and it will return one when a port is closed. This should tell you what ports are open. The book says this scan will not work with Windows and that it was designed for Linux boxes. No matter what OS I scan, RST packets ARE returned. Also, no ports are shown as open on any box, even when there ARE open ports.
Here is an output sample of a Linux box:
All 1000 scanned ports on Dalobo's-PC (192.168.56.41) are open|filtered
Am I misunderstanding something here? Shouldn't the Windows box not return any RST packets thus showing all ports as open? Why does the linux box not show any open ports? Why is Windows sending RST packets?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Public memorial service honors longtime Husky coach Don James
SEATTLE - A public memorial for former University of Washington football coach Don James will be held Sunday at 3 p.m., as tributes to the legendary coach continue to popup throughout the city.
It's been an emotional week for Husky fans, following the loss of coach James to complications from pancreatic cancer last Sunday.
James continues to be honored as fans mourn the coach who led the Huskies to a 1991 Rose Bowl win.
A flag with James' initial was hoisted atop the Space Needle Saturday, and was lit purple Friday night. Officials say it will continue to wave the flag and have a purple glow until Sunday evening.
University of Washington fans flew in from across the country to attend the Husky Homecoming game, which was arguably the most elaborate remembrance.
The most emotional moment of the night came when James' family took the field as honorary captains for the coin toss, greeted by a loud standing ovation. Fans remained seated at halftime watching a video tribute to the coach and performance from the Washington band.
The Washington band lowered its on-field flag to half-mast during the national anthem and both California and Washington wore helmet decals honoring the coach.
Husky football players paid tribute to former coach Don James by thumping the school James dominated as the Huskies coach. James went 12-2 in his career against California and the current batch of Huskies (5-3, 2-3 Pac-12) honored the former with a flurry of big plays to blow out the Golden Bears.
Coach James, 80, died at home last Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. James had two surgical procedures in September for what was called a gastro-intestinal issue, and was enduring chemotherapy treatment for a malignant tumor on his pancreas before he passed.
James was 178-76-3 as a head coach at Kent State and Washington, counting three forfeit victories with the Huskies. After going 25-19-1 in four seasons at Kent State, he was 153-57-2 at Washington from 1975-92 and led the school to a six-pack of Rose Bowl appearances.
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Global Citizen: The Architecture of of Moshe Safdie
06 Oct 2010 - 09 Jan 2011
This exhibition explores Moshe Safdie's structures and the philosophy that shapes them through approximately 175 drawings, sketches, videos, photographs and scale models. Discover how the world-renowned architect, who studied in Montreal, conceived impressive buildings and avant-garde communities in Canada, the United States and around the world. His use of transcendent light, powerful geometry and iconic forms is recognizable in such buildings as the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Habitat 67 (Montreal), Vancouver Public Library, the United States Institute of Peace (Washington, DC), Crystal Bridges (Arkansas), Dubai Mosque, Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion International Airport (Jerusalem), Guangdong Science Center (China) and Marina Bay Sands (Singapore). Catalogue available. Organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, and the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Moshe Safdie, Habitat '67 (detail), 1992. Photo © Timothy Hursley


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Just joined today looking forward for advise and when able to give some. Started hunting when I was 18 now I'm 58 so I do have some experiance with firarms. Served my country in Viet Nam, glad to say I came home in one piece. Am now retired and enjoying life.
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Welcome from down in the swamp Dbski. Jump in and enjoy.
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Very glad you are in one piece.
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Glad you're here, welcome to the forum! New guy buys cigars.
Yo man, welcome. I too am from MI, Lansing area. I appreciate your service to our country. Harold H.
Welcome and thank you for your service to the greatest country in the world. My two older brothers served in Nam. Both were assigned to the USS Southerland (destroyer).


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June 2010 Letters to the EditorPosted in Features on June 1, 2010 Comment (0)
Where To Write
Address your correspondence to: Four Wheeler, 831 S. Douglas St., El Segundo, CA 90245. All letters become the property of Four Wheeler, and we reserve the right to edit them for length, accuracy, and clarity. The editorial department can also be reached through the website at www.fourwheeler.com. Due to the volume of mail, electronic and otherwise, we cannot respond to every reader, but we do read everything.
If It's Time for Top Truck, It's Time to Pummel the Editors
I am very disappointed with the decision to split the Top Truck Challenge up into two groups (April '10). What's next? Are you going to just give everyone a First Place trophy just because they showed up? Remember, to be the best, you have to beat the best!
I'm very disappointed with how the magazine is going all of a sudden. I will have to decide if I will continue to subscribe to your magazine or not.
John B
Pittsburgh, PA
I'm looking over the April '10 issue today. It's a good idea for separate Top Truck and Buggy categories for Top Truck Challenge. However, I counted only nine buggies with two possible others. (These two entrants were not described as buggies by FW.) On your tech list, maybe you could add a line for frame construction. With a ratio of approximately 1:4 (buggies to trucks), that is how I will vote. If the TTC finalists were determined in this manner, a truck might win overall.
Michael Beeson
Oakland Park, FL
I would like some information on the rules and regulations of building a Top Truck Challenge vehicle.
Trent Christensen
Malad, ID
For Top Truck, we try to keep the rules to a minimum to encourage creativity, though there are a few basic requirements that we insist upon. Your vehicle needs to have a full rollcage, a winch, at least one locking differential (preferably both), and have accessible recovery points (i.e., towhooks) at both ends of the vehicle. You need to wear a DOT-approved helmet and seatbelts/harness at all times while you are in your vehicle, and you need to have a working fire extinguisher onboard your rig. Front lift blocks are not allowed, and rebar steering is strictly verboten. Other than that, you're pretty much left to your own devices.
About the truck/buggy breakdown, we are at the mercy of our readers to provide us with suitable candidates for the competition. We're trying out two separate classes this year as an experiment, primarily because so many of our readers asked for it. If it doesn't work out as well as we'd like, we can always revert to the old format. Nothing's written in stone around here.
Motor vs. Engine: Which Is Which
Regarding your "Techline" letter, "Engine vs. Motor" (Feb. '10): I've been enjoying your magazine above all others for 32 years. Your articles and contributing editors are second to none. However, I may be able to educate you. Ninety-nine percent of the "motor name" examples you listed were for advertisement or slang.
Motor: An electrical device that is used to convert electrical energy into mechanical motion. Basic to the understanding of all "motors" is the reaction between a fixed magnetic field and a current carrying conductor in that field.
Engine: A mechanical device that is used for converting mechanical energy into mechanical motion.
Now you know that the device under the hood is called an engine. So, do I get a T-shirt?
John Fisher
Detroit, MI
We guess. But doesn't this mean we gotta swap out the diesel engine in our "motorhome" for an electric motor instead?
Building a Boondogglin' Tracker
Thanks for a great mag. I have been wheeling, on and off, for several years and you guys have always been a great source of information for all my vehicles. Now don't laugh too hard at my current project, okay? I picked up a 2000 4x4 Tracker 2.0. I've taken it on the trail a few times already & find it quite a capable little 4x4. I'm planning a lift kit, bigger tires, some bars and maybe a roof rack as this is my fishing and shooting rig. I've found a couple of places for the suspension lift: Calmini and E.M.O. I'm having some difficulty deciding which 2.5-inch lift to get; one is more complete than the other, but one of the competitors claims some of the components on the others kit are unneeded and that it produces a rough ride. Since this is my daily driver, I do want a semi-civilized road vehicle as well. I don't really do any hardcore rock climbing, mostly just boondogglin' trails out here in San Diego and Imperial counties. Cost isn't an issue, as I do want to use the right components for my needs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Lakeside, CA
Hey, no laughs from us. We've always had a soft spot for Suzukis around here.
We've never heard of "E.M.O." Perhaps you're referring to Old Man Emu (OME)? They manufactured lift kits for '93-'98 Trackers and Sidekicks, but nothing for your vehicle. We've heard of some shops and individuals who've cobbled together suspension lifts for '99-and-later vehicles using some of the older OME parts, but the installation is likely going to require some custom work and mixing-and-matching of componentry. The Calmini kit, by contrast, comes as a complete kit, and since they're located in California, you shouldn't have to wait very long to have the kit delivered to you. Just so you know.
We Get All Sorts of Requests
I have a '97 Jeep Cherokee engine and transmission from a wrecked Jeep. I want to put them in another model, but the wiring harness is a mess. Do you have one that I can buy to run the engine and trans?
Reidsville, North Carolina
Nope. Next question?
What Makes a "Best Buy"?
I read your article "The Best Buys in Used 4x4s" (Sept. '09) and wondered what features about the '85-'95 Toyota trucks caused you to select those models. I am looking at a 1998 Toyota Xtracab, 4x4 with the 3.4L V-6, five-speed standard, and 175,000 miles. My use will be for off-road hunting- following and chasing dogs that locate and tree game.
If you could give me your advice on this truck and advise if it has problems or weak components that give trouble.
Richard McGuire
Benton, AR
The primary considerations in picking our "Best Used Buys" were availability, aftermarket support, purchase price, and ease of modification. There's nothing at all wrong about that '98 Tacoma, and for your intended use, it should work just fine. We opted for the earlier-generation SR5 trucks and 4Runners since they're still plentiful; more parts are available for them via the aftermarket than for the later-model trucks; they don't come with quite so many electronic nannies; and high-mileage versions of them in decent running condition can be had for a very inexpensive price.
Chronicling a Labor of Love
I am writing you in hope of displaying my truck in your magazine.
It all started when my grandfather had a '67 C10 for his company truck. When he passed away, I received it and drove it everywhere. But it was too heavily rusted to restore, so I bought a '67 1-ton dualie and built it. I was still not satisfied so I found a '70 two-wheel drive from a neighbor that wasn't too beat up for $1,000. I really wanted a 4x4, so I found an '86 GM city snowplow truck. It had been burnt badly from an engine fire. This truck was $400 and would be my donor chassis. We sent it out to be blasted since it was a plow truck-imagine the rust.
I installed 12-inch Superlift springs, quad BDS shocks, and stabilizers at both ends. One-and-a-half-inch tubes were used to build ladder bars, which were powdercoated. The axles were HD Corporate units which I rebuilt with 4.11:1 gears and Detroit Lockers. I found a 454ci V-8 at a salvage yard, along with a Turbo 400 and transfer case for $800 used. (I wanted a 700R4, but didn't think it would hold up to the abuse it may get at times.) T&S Transmission in Martinsville, Indiana built the tranny and transfer case with a TCI 2,400 stall.
The engine was sent out to Quinlin Automotive in Indianapolis, Indiana, to be rebuilt. It was bored .030 over, with forged pistons, Comp cam (.575 lift/272 duration), Edelbrock intake and 700cfm carb, Hooker headers, and an HEI ignition. Pro-Kote of Indy ceramic coated the 4-inch exhaust system with Flowmasters Goodyear Wrangler MT/R 40x13.5/17 on Ultra 17x10s were selected for a great ride and traction qualities. This truck could handle 48s, but the quality ride would be lost.
The body was massaged, and the usual cab corners and rockers were replaced. The bed was another story, as the floor was rusted and sides were beat up. Extra welding and time were spent on the body. To increase the cab legroom, the fuel tank was removed and a custom aluminum tank was made to rest between the rear rails. I added a fuel fill door in the bedside from a newer truck. Bushwacker made a set of flares for the truck, which fit nice and added a much needed look.
I tossed around colors for awhile 'til I found the perfect color scheme: House Of Kolor Sunset Orange and Dark Toreador Red Metallic with a flame to break the two colors was selected. Since the interior was going to be leather, I painted the tan flame to appear as leather with stitches in the flame so it looked sewn together. The body was off and on several times to lay out the scheme as it goes through jambs and between the bed and cab. Then the body was clearcoated five times with House Of Kolor UC-35. It was then wet-sanded and buffed to bury any tape lines.
Since this truck is a '70, you can't just go out and buy a bumper, like all the cool bumpers for new trucks. The bumper templates were made out of cardboard and measured, and plate steel was sent out to be laser-cut and Tig-welded; 130-watt KC lights were added and bezels were made flush, then painted.
The interior was restored with stock instruments. Leather on the seats and armrests were done by Coverall in Martinsville. A custom speaker and amp box were built similar to the old fuel tank, but slightly smaller. Clarion provides sound thru a CD stereo with four speakers-two in the rear box and two in custom kick panels.
It took Riley Customs of Martinsville 525 hours to build this truck in six months and it was worth it-lots of thumbs-up wherever I go. It drives nice and has no problem lighting up those big 40s. It does like gas, but who cares when you're driving a truck like this? It's no trailer queen.
Phil Reilly
Martinsville, IN
Those are the only modifications you made to your truck? So what's the big deal? Okay, by all means feel free to send us some photos. And if you don't want to wait for us to get them into the magazine, you can also post images at fourwheeler.com once you've created your own (free) account there.
Nothing Says "We Love You" Like Pickup Truck of the Year
Your 2010 Pickup Truck of the Year test (Mar. '10) was a bit stacked. I suppose Toyota fans should be flattered that you felt the 2010 4.6L SR5 pickup was fair competition for the test, but come on, part of the eligibility criteria was being all-new or substantially revised. The Tundra SR5 has remained largely unchanged since 2007. The Ford Raptor is top-of-the-line with a much bigger engine, and the horsepower rating is the same as the Tundra. Perhaps you should have used the 5.7L TRD or Limited versions, considering that the staff was complaining about a boring interior in the base SR5. They're not even close on MSRP either, comparing the $33,000 Tundra to the $56,000 Dodge. You're not even close to comparing apples to apples. Furthermore, what was the reason for having two Dodge trucks? Where was the Chevrolet or Nissan? The overall competitive analysis sucked. Come on, testing a Dodge diesel Megacab on the trails? Give your head a shake. Maybe next time throw in a Ford Ranger and see how it compares.
"Anywhere," Oregon
Sure, the next time Ford offers up a new or substantially revised Ranger, we'll be happy to test it. Which apparently will be never, at least in the U.S. Is that our fault, too?
We explained in detail why each truck qualified for our competition, but to recap The Tundra qualified for testing on account of its new-for-2010 4.6L V-8: The Raptor qualifies with its off-highway package (the engine was the carry-over 5.4L V-8, not a "much bigger" engine-that comes next year), and the Rams both feature the new-for-HD body styling, with all-new interiors.
Also, we do consider price as a parameter in our scoring, so the Dodges took a hit in that department versus the Toyota. As far as trim level goes, we test whatever the manufacturers make available to us. And while we'd love to test the Silverado and the Titan, and everything else too, we simply lack the time and resources to testdrive every single pickup truck, every single year.
Wants Mo' Power for Lifted Sidekick
I have a '95 Suzuki Sidekick with 30-inch tires and a 5-inch total lift. What can I do, affordably, about my power issues?
Jeff Thurby
Big Clifty, KY
Assuming that you're running the 16-valve version of the 1.6L, you don't have a lot of power options, but there are a few out there-Doug Thorley makes a Tri-Y header for it, and K&N has a higher-flow replacement air filter. Calmini offers an after-cat exhaust, and if you're really feeling adventurous and want to dig into your internals, Hawk Performance has a re-grind Torquer 260 cam available to maximize low-end power. All of these are reasonably affordable upgrades that won't set you back more than $250 apiece (or less), on average.
If it were up to us, though, we'd rely on gearing to multiply your available torque rather than trying to squeeze a few more horsepower out of your engine. Trail Tough offers a replacement "Rockmonster" 4.24:1 low-range gearset for your transfer case, and Rockcrawler also has a 4.30:1 low-range gear; if you're running the stock five-speed and 5.13:1 ring and pinions, either of these upgrades will give you an (approximate) 80:1 crawl gear for the trail while leaving your stock (two-wheel drive) street gearing unaffected. Throw in a pair of ARB Air Lockers, and we'd say you've got a near-perfect Trailkick. However, these upgrades are all quite a bit pricier than the engine hop-ups mentioned above, so it all depends on the size of your budget.


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Anyone here still play?i am planning on returning very soon
I was wondering the same, however I'm new to this game and I need help big time. Can people tell me how this game is like? does it have a good pvp system? do you need to grind to level up? or questing is enough? do you need to spend cash shop items to be able to level up faster or be more powerful at the end game? does it have any similar pvp system as in WoW?
and more questions that I've got but I need a higher level to help me out and join his server (not asking for boost or gold or such but a guide or clan would be nice since killing time is only good when talking to people).
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I think a little turps is all you need to thin and you can get in small bottles at the same place you get the paint. No need to buy a big can of thinner it just takes a very small amount. After mixing the dye with the alcohol use shellac as the binder to make a black paint so to speak so you can apply it. If you have any questions during the process just ask away. I am glad to help anytime.
Glenn W. Cleveland
Sorry for the double post did not think the first one went thru
Glenn W. Cleveland
I would be first in line for the side plate...but I'll get one eventually.


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Anybody played with the idea to put a camera outside the hive or inside the hive. High tech way to observe your bees?
Any ideas you might have on this topic are much appreciated. Please provide link to products you use.
Thank you.
Anybody played with the idea to put a camera outside the hive or inside the hive. High tech way to observe your bees?
Any ideas you might have on this topic are much appreciated. Please provide link to products you use.
Thank you.
indeed I have ...just think they would cover it with propolis fast and lol its a high def web cam ....I am still thinking about it but think I would want it sealed inside a cannister with a glass in front of the lens so they dont gum up anything but th econtainer
The one below is what I have my eye on, since I can use it for work and bee's. Shoots stills and video.
wow go all out Man ....lol mine is just a microsoft high def ...but takes great vid and pics
[QUOTE=radu43;674201]Anybody played with the idea to put a camera outside the hive or inside the hive. High tech way to observe your bees?
Been done quite a few times, lots of movies on the net.
Folks with a Harbor Freight mentality have difficulty understanding a professional mechanics perspective.... If cheapest was my goal I would do that and replace it often, I however choose to purchased the best, use it for 40 years on a daily basis and still be able to hand it down to my sons thank you.A chinese copy from ebay is $100 delivered, also some 5 metre usb cameras for $30
I have a IR cam 15 feet from the frt side of 3 hives so I can the entrances on all feeding into a DVR so I can Check on them remotely. Got a couple of pinhole cams I was going to put in the slat rack part above the SBB but haven't done it yet. Using just analog cams
Now back to Bees. What about lights inside the hive?
I love my Knipex, when I say the best, that is not referring only to Snap-on
Now about the light question, are you asking how to get light in to get the shots? In the case of the fiber optics cam the end has an LED in it.
No, I was not sure how advisable it would be for a light to be in the hive. I've also wondered if putting small garden lights around the hive outside would confuse them.
And if you have never used Wera screw drivers, try them they are the best.....Wiha are also very good and less expensive than Snap-on IMHO
I was thinking in and out, not constant.
Try living life with the attitude it's not about what you want to do but what you should do!
I put a 6in x 5in viewing window on the rear of a super and thinned down the frame rails so you can look in between the frames when you remove a magnetized wood 'plug'. Can see more than I thought you would. (plus bee bellies are cute) Same hive has thermostat controlled solar cooling fan and temperature / humidity sensors in it. It's our little 'ROBO Hive'
Watchdog, do give details of your solar controlled fan. Pretty cool idea.
On the camera front, this week I am expecting a swarm from my observation hive (packed to the gills with bees - no room in the inn at all - crazy in there). So, for kicks, since I was working in my office a lot this week I put a webcam with a long USB extension out the window and up to the roof where the exit to the obs hive is, just so I could keep tabs on what was going on. It was kinda fun. (would take camera in at night - rain would be an obvious problem).
I actually spent the $100 to get one so I could copy it and make more. The idea first is to compare a hive with the ventilator and one with out but the darn electronics company shorted me one wireless humidity / temp sensor. However, last week in was in the 90's and the ventilated hive had Zero bees fanning on the landing board, and the other 7 had tons fanning.
Coincidentally I have been playing with this idea this morning.
Here's my setup:
Colony is located about 150' from my house. Location has power but no wired ethernet, just wifi-g.
Camera is a Cisco WVC80N. Using mplayer on OpenSUSE Linux 11.4 to display a small 320x160 live video image on my main working machine.
The camera is located on top of the hive looking down. It is a recent split so I am interested in field bee movement.
How did you get power source? Cabin is only 125 feet you can run 24v and step it down to 12 v at the cam get 1500' for the power. run a cat5 video Balun ( up to 2 miles or on fiber $$$ many miles).
Also on the DVR or webserver stuff, getting one has an app for the smart phone or iPad is a great way to check up on your property
Have been concerned if the IR on the cams would bug the bees, them if I used it like shooting thought the SBB?
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a solar powerd fan would be a breeze ,small solar panel a old computer fan and a old mechanical thermostat your in business.Not sure but what a new digital thermostat could be used if the temp sensor could be moved and put on a wires to get it inside the hive you could realy get better accuracy


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Govt instigates inquiry to look at improving productivity in area which covers significant portion of the economy.
The Productivity Commission has begun an inquiry, at the Government's behest, into how productivity in the services sector might be improved.
Such an inquiry intercepts the economy across a broad front.
Services account for about 70 per cent of the economy's output, or half that when the public sector (which is outside the scope of the inquiry) and the 9 per cent of gross domestic product represented by the housing services owner-occupiers derive from their properties are excluded.
The issues paper released by the commission this week says multi-factor productivity in the services sector grew on average by 1 per cent a year between 1988 and 2010, which is more than the goods-producing sector (0.3 per cent a year) but less than the primary sector (1.5 per cent).
But such figures mask wide variations among different service industries. Evidence of poor productivity levels and low growth rates in some service industries is concerning, it said, citing accommodation, restaurants and bars as among laggards.
Firms within the same industry can also vary widely.
As in the farming sector, if the middling performers could be raised to the level of the best, the gains could be spectacular, said Murray Sherwin, the commission's chairman and a former director-general of MAF.
In order to yield concrete policy recommendations the inquiry will focus on some particular issues or parts of the sector in more detail.
The commission is seeking the guidance of submitters on which they should be.
It is interested in the barriers to cross-border trade, investment and movement of people in services sectors, on the grounds that industries where there is international contestability and competition tend to be marked by higher productivity.
It is asking about what barriers there are to investment in, and making effective use of, information and communications technology (ICT).
It notes that New Zealand's investment in ICT, measured against the size of the economy, was similar to some comparable developed countries over the past 20 years. It wants to learn whether that investment lifted productivity.
It is also interested in views about how to raise productivity and wages in those service industries which traditionally employ low-skilled workers.
The commission said intangible assets such as intellectual property had become increasingly important sources of innovation and productivity gains.
It wants to hear, for example, about whether there are any policy issues around the financing of IP-based start-up firms.
Submissions on the issues paper are open for a month.
The commission expects to release two interim reports, each of which will also invite submissions, before completing its final report next February.


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Experience the Beauty of Manteca Bass Pro Shops
Upon entry visitors are welcomed in the grand entrance with comfort and warmth. During the winter months a fire crackles in the large rock double-sided fireplace and a 65' replica of the world's largest tree, The General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, welcomes visitors. Hand-painted murals from renowned artists depict scenes of California's picturesque countryside. Spectacular waterfalls, lush forests, pristine mountain lakes and beautiful beaches-all are beautifully replicated by artists' brushes. Giant, exquisitely crafted outdoor themed chandeliers, made by Bass Pro Shops' own artisans, hang throughout the store. Several of California's native wildlife are captured in natural poses depicting them interacting in nature. Special displays in the store include a pictorial and memorial tribute to John Muir and the 26th United States President, Theodore Roosevelt. An avid outdoorsman, President Roosevelt promoted the conservation movement and efficient use and maintenance of our natural resources. Muir, an early advocate of conservation, was instrumental in saving the Yosemite Valley, the Sequoia National Park and various other wilderness areas.
Without question we are a fishing and hunting store with extensive displays and products for the outdoorsmen of every skill level. However, we are so much more than just a hunting and fishing store. Visitors will also find items perfect for camping, hiking, outdoor cooking, bird watching or whatever your outdoor pleasures may be. A gift and nature center offers a variety of items from artwork to lamps, to bird feeders and furniture, to home decorating items and gifts for the holidays. Cooking accessories include cookbooks, spices, grills and jerky making items.
A wide selection of men's and women's footwear and apparel, featuring popular brands including Columbia, North Face, Woolrich, Bob Timberlake, World Wide Sportsman and RedHead are also available. A NASCAR(r) department offers racing clothing, caps and memorabilia for your favorite drivers.
Tracker Marine Boat Center
A marine and boat center displays a full range of boats from Tracker Marine--the world's largest manufacturer of fishing boats. From big water boats to small fishing boats, canoeing and even kayaking, customers will find exactly what they need to have fun on the water with selections from Tracker, Nitro, Tahoe, Sun Tracker, Mako and more. An on-site, state-of-the-art boat service center with 3 service bays will also be available for customers' convenience for boat rigging.
General Store and Fudge Shop
The store also features a General Store and a Fudge Shop. Visitors can harken to an earlier day while they wander through the General Store themed just like an old country store their parents and grandparents probably shopped for their general goods. A large collection of foods and gift items are available for country, outdoor and lodge living as well as some of the best homemade fudge around.
White River Fly Shop
The White River Fly Shop, featuring antique and collectible fly fishing memorabilia, has a vast selection of the latest in fly fishing gear. Experts will continue the art of hand-tying flies on site and assist customers in making the perfect selection. Interested in a Fly Tying Course? Talk to the experts in the Fly Shop for dates and availability.
Archery Range
The archery department offers a bow set-up shop and a 20-yard archery range that is perfect for testing new bows or sharpening necessary archery skills. When you need a place to practice your archery skills, bring your bow and stop by our Indoor Archery Range here at the Bass Pro Shops of Manteca, CA. There will be an $8 fee for half an hour use of our archery range. For customers purchasing a bow, you will always have the ability to try it out in the range free of charge. If you have any further questions, please call (209) 825-8400 and just ask to speak with our Archery Department.
Bass Pro Shops Tour - Bring the Outdoors In!
Interested in joining us on a tour to experience our store? Yes, groups of any organization can experience our Manteca Bass Pro Shops. Let us walk you through representations of nature that California has to offer and possibly spark an interest to visit places such as the Sequoia National Park or Yosemite's Half Dome. It is wonderful opportunity to see, feel and discuss a few wild animals in ways that many of our youth may never experience. Visit our aquarium and trout pond to see large trophy fish. Of course, a Manteca Bass Pro Shop Experience would never be complete without a free sample of our fresh homemade fudge and a few minutes of free play on our Gold Rush Shooting Arcade! Experience nature as we bring the outdoors in! To schedule a tour contact Jethro Tolentino at email@example.com
Meeting in our Conservation Room
Need a place to hold your next meeting? The Bass Pro Shops Conservation Room is a private meeting space inside our store that can accommodate 50 people. Our meeting room offers a projector screen, white board, multiple tables, comfortable chairs, television with DVD & VCR, and the restroom just around the corner. For availability or booking contact Jethro Tolentino at email@example.com
Bragger's Board
Do you have an amazing photo of you with that great catch? Would you absolutely love to brag about it to us and all our customers? Submit your picture with important info to our Customer Service Desk! We will mat and display it on our Bragger's & Liar's board located next to our Manteca Bass Pro Shops exit doors. If you would love to get the picture back, add your mailing address to the back and it will be mailed back to you when it is time to change the photos.
Military Discounts
Manteca Bass Pro Shops offers a 10% military discount on item purchases to all military personnel and retired military from the 15th to the 21st of every month! All you need to do is to present your current military identification card at the registers to redeem your discount. Some exclusion applies, see store for details.
Manteca, CA | Bass Pro Shops
1356 Bass Pro Drive
Manteca, CA 95337
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Regular Store Hours
Monday - Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Fish Feedings at the Aquarium
Saturday & Sunday 1pm
Tracker Boat Sales Hours
Monday - Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Tracker Boats Service Hours
Monday - Saturday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday Closed
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