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Facebook: Goldman Sees Q3 Mobile Upside; High Options Volatility
Shares of Facebook (FB) are up 80 cents, or 1.6%, at $51.94, after Goldman Sachs's Heather Bellini this morning reiterated a Buy rating, and a $58 price target, stating that her conversations with the advertising community are producing positive feedback about mobile advertising on the company's properties.
Bellini is projecting revenue of $1.84 billion and EPS of 18 cents when the company reports Q3 results on October 30th. That is below the top-line estimate of analysts of $1.9 billion, on average.
However, the ad industry contacts' feedback suggests to her that her estimates for mobile advertising, and those of the Street, and average ad pricing (CPM) may be too low:
We are modeling mobile ad revenue of $729mn, up 11% qoq and representing 45% of total ad revenue for 3Q13, up from 41%last quarter. This compares to consensus of roughly $791mn in 3Q13 mobile revenue, up 20% qoq and representing 46% of the total. With the majority of our contacts reporting significant qoq growth in mobile spend and larger budget share for mobile, we see upside risk to both our mobile estimate and consensus. Our contacts again reported Facebook's ad products deliver the best performance outside of search, with many highlighting FBX spend gains and better performance than other retargeting options. For the desktop business (including news feed ads as well as right hand rail), we expect revenues of $890mn, down 6% qoq and down 5% yoy. Using the consensus mobile number we infer the Street forecast for desktop to be approximately $914mn, down 3% qoq and down 2% yoy. We are modeling CPMs in 3Q13 to grow 8% yoy (-4% qoq) to $0.24. Our estimated desktop revenue of $890mn and impressions of 6,190bn implies CPMs of just $0.13, down 29% yoy, which compares to our estimate of down 31% yoy last quarter. Conversations with our field contacts suggest that we will see upside to our CPM forecast and see this driving a stronger than forecasted ad revenue performance (as opposed to upside being driven more from impression growth).
Upside in mobile ad prices comes despite the fact Bellini trimmed her CPM estimate to account for less-competitive auctions outside the U.S., where there are fewer mobile ad buyers:
CPMs of $2.90, down from $3.45 last quarter, which implies Mobile CPMs in the US are roughly double those outside the US given there are fewer auction participants outside the US which lowers price competition. We have lowered our CPM forecast sequentially on greater international adoption, but given our checks we see potential upside risk to our estimate.
Bellini thinks Facebook has many things to which to look forward beyond the quarter:
As we look out over the next 12-18 months we see powerful new product cycles relating to video ads, Instagram, and even over time leveraging of the graph search platform helping to drive spending growth. We also believe advertisers continue to be impressed with the ROI on their Facebook spending, which is helping to drive more dollars from offline to online. While expectations are undoubtedly high going into the EPS release given the share performance, we do not see an outcome this quarter that would be a thesis changer to the downside. We acknowledge, however, that sometimes expectations get ahead of reality. In that case, however, we would use any weakness as an opportunity to add ahead of the product cycles we see coming.
She notes that Goldman options expert John Marshall predicts a large swing in the stock depending on the report:
Of note going into the print, Goldman Sachs Options Strategist John Marshall estimates that FB options imply a +/- 16% move for FB on earnings day. This move is much larger than the earnings day implied move for the average stock in the S&P 500 of +/- 4.8% and even larger than the average move for FB shares on earnings day over the past 4 quarters of +/- 13%. John thinks that the unusually large call buying over the past two months drove the increase in FB implied volatility and that calls are unusually expensive vs. puts, implying positive sentiment being priced into the options market.


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Available Now! Gregorian Chant: Requiem by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey
May 11th, 2011
Available in Stores, physically and digitally, on April 12, 2011
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The New Album
This is the third Gregorian chant album by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey in California. This is not an actual Mass, but the traditional Requiem music according to the ancient Norbertine Rite, a form of the liturgy similar to the ubiquitous Roman Rite but the exclusive patrimony of the Norbertine Fathers. The album is available in stores on April 12, 2011.
The Recording
The old cliché of a badly written novel beginning with the words: "It was a dark and stormy night…" could well apply to the recording of this album, as the date that worked for all the singers to record was the day of one of the longest and most violent tempests of 2010. The abbey's cantor, Fr. Chrysostom Baer, decided that, far from detracting from the quality of the recording, the howling winds actually added to the haunting tones of chant. This is the reason for the atmospheric effects heard in the background of many of the recorded tracks.
The Norbertine Fathers and the Pacific Symphony
Thanks to the buzz and press coverage surrounding the previous two album releases, Carl St. Clair, the music director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, invited the Norbertines to perform with the Orchestra. The three concerts, which took place in late February 2011 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA, were extremely popular and well received.
The Expansion Project
St. Michael's Abbey has been blessed with many vocations since its beginnings in the 1960s, and the boarding preparatory school consistently receives the highest ratings for its classical education and formation. Because of its growth, the community needs to expand its facilities. When the community began to consider expanding, it discovered that its current site is geologically unstable so the community will have to move to new land.
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Jade Music has a proven dedication to releasing quality classical and spiritual music for more than 20 years. It established itself as the premiere record label of the choir of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain. Jade Music is distributed by ADA/WEA in the United States, Universal Music in France, JVC in Japan, and Warner Music International in the rest of the world.
Praise for previous recordings:
The Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey could have an unlikely hit with their CD of Gregorian chant. -- Tim Mangan, The Orange County Register
Silverado's chanting Norbertine Fathers have struck a chord with their CD, Christmas at St. Michael's Abbey, recently in the top 10 on Amazon's classical vocal and song list. -- Rick Reiff, Orange County Business Journal
The singing on the album is so very beautiful, and thoroughly authentic. -- California Catholic Daily
GREGORIAN CHANT: REQUIEM (Tracklisting):
1. Rain and Bells
2. Introit: Requiem
3. Kyrie
4. Gradual: Requiem
5. Gradual: Si Ambulem
6. Prose: Dies Irae
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Bluegrass, you have a lot more talent then me...I can't even get the boxes from Dadant to line up straight...I could only imagine trying to build them myself....I know I would have plenty of scrap wood to start the wood stove! And to do it one handed, wow...impressive!
I am doing it one handed because I am holding the camera in the other. I have one router...the rabbits I cut with the fence mounted on the router and after assembled I move it to the router table and cut the hand holds in. I find that if I cut them in before assembly I am more prone to mistakes in getting the top and bottoms in the right place.
I end up with plenty of scrap for the wood stove too. I started with enough wood to build 11 boxes and ended up with 9 after a few miss-haps while cutting the frame rests in.
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I write about sites that I find online but I am also ready to listen. That is why God gave us two ears and one mouth, or so I have been told. So, do any of you have a great Virginia genealogy site that you would like to share? I am not interested in anything too specific, like for a certain family, but more along the lines of newspaper or documents that are search-able online. I am always willing to learn something so please write and tell me about any sites you think I should feature here. I don't want to miss anything!
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Any great Virginia genealogy suggestions???
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Hi Kevin,
One of my favorite sites is the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center's site at http://www.crhcarchives.com/. Lots of Caroline County information there, which is one of the counties I research in Virginia. Looking forward to your blog picking back up again!
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Awesome site! I already see things on there that I want to track down. I have family from that area, Vass and Pettis.
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I don't know what Fewell dialed up last night, but I'm sick and tired of watching this defense play a guessing game.
They should have had something assigned to follow RG3 everywhere.
"I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones." - Bill Parcells
"Name the starting linebackers from 2007." - Jerry Reese
He's a hard runner, in an excellent blocking scheme, with a QB who poses a huge threat. Not to discredit Morris, but he benefits greatly from the threat of Griffin, but the kid in his own right is a load.
RG3, Al Morris and keep on going.
The Giants just beat themselves. They couldn't score in the red zone and it cost them the game. There are injuries on the OL, something looks wrong with Nicks and Cruz looks a little tentative going over the middle. For all the knocking on Bradshaw that I've been reading at least the man plays with fire in his belly - something that looked like the Giants were lacking in last night.
That game could very well have cost the Giants the division but I hope not.
Morris was a problem yeah, but out linebackers are hideous against the run anyway so it doesn't really matter at this point.
its RG3 to. All the fakes and the threat of the speedy receivers beating u over the top holds up the safeties. The Giants LB's are so bad they need the secondary to help out against the run. The Giants game plan was fine on defense they scored 17 points. The Giants counted on the offense to be somewhat productive against 1 of the worst defenses in the NFL and they werent


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This video shows a demonstration of how to use a custom made steam collector designed to condense steam from geothermal vents (aka., fumaroles). This device was used used to collect samples of halophilic Archaea from fumaroles around the world, work which was published in:
Ellis, D., R.W. Bizzoco, and S.T. Kelley. (2008) Halophilic Archaea identified in fumarole steam vapor from vents around the world. Environmental Microbiology, 10: 1582-1590.
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Pixar is making a "Finding Nemo" sequel called "Finding Dory."
No. I'm not kidding. I would never kid about anything as serious as talking fish.
Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced the forgetful blue fish in the first film, tweeted "It's official," captioning a "Finding Dory" Instagram picture, according to E! News. She also told her talk show audience, "I'm excited that it's finally happening. I read the script and it's fantastic, it's hilarious, it's warm, it's everything that you want it to be."
A Disney-Pixar gold mine is what it will be.
The follow-up to the 2003 Oscar-winning hit will focus on DeGeneres' character, and will be directed by Nemo codirector Andrew Stanton.
"I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time," the 55-year-old DeGeneras said in a statement. "I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating Toy Story 16. But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is -- it's got a lot more Dory."
According to Statton, the new story picks up about a year after the original ended, and will also include Nemo, Marlin and the Tank Gang.
E! said the film is set to hit theaters Nov. 25, 2015.
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IF politician addresses State of the Union
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - One local politician is weighing in on the president's plans as he gives his State of the Union address Tuesday.
Idaho Falls U.S. congressional candidate Bryan Smith said he would like to hear the president address the nation's economic problems. Smith said with a $17 trillion debt and more government deficit spending, the president needs to sing a different tune.
"Frankly, this is also one of the reasons why I'm running against Mike Simpson (2nd district congress incumbent) because he has supported many of the programs that now added to the debt, higher taxes and larger government," said Smith.
The White House has announced that the president plans to exercise an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers, bypassing Congress. Smith said the president's plan to forcefully raise minimum wage isn't the way to go. He said we have far more people unemployed and on food stamps than ever in the country's history. Smith said there is an underlying problem and minimum wage is just a symptom of what he calls an "Obama-economy."
"What we really have is a problem with a government that has over-regulated, it's over-taxing; and it's too large ... There are over 10 million unemployed and there's only a third of that number of jobs available for these people. That's really what the problem is and that's really what he (Obama) should focus on," said Smith.
Smith also said the president should not make his move toward raising the minimum wage without support from Congress. He said the past presidents have gone through the legislative process when getting approval to raise minimum wage and the president should respect that tradition.
"He would be contributing to what could become ultimately a constitutional crisis if President Obama continues to enact laws through executive order. That's why we need to send people to Washington who will stand up and fight this unconstitutional type conduct," he said.


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Pick of the week: Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Following previous spycam series that went on the trail of tigers and elephants, Trek takes undercover wildlife filming to a whole new level as cameras follow the great wildebeest migration on a 3000km round trip through Tanzania and Kenya.
Forget Dungcam and Bouldercam: this new series has an army of 20 spycams including the Tortoisecam, Hippocam and Croccam through to high-powered remote control helicopters (Stealthcam) and Dragonflycam (which houses the world's smallest HD camera) to capture the action. Then there's the almost indestructible Skullcam, placed in the many rivers and waterholes the herd frequents, which had to survive being trampled by thousands of wildebeest and zebra.
As narrator David Attenborough puts it: "Experience the drama as the wildebeest see it [and] what it's like to be on the hit-list of every African predator."
More than 1.25 million wildebeest take part in the annual migration in search of food and water. Trek starts in February on Tanzania's Serengeti Plain which is the location of "the world's largest baby boom" with about 500,000 calves born in three weeks. The two-part documentary is told from the perspective of a calf born at this time and follows the young wildebeest's perilous, long-distance journey alongside its mum.
It really is a hard life, with just 50 per cent of the calves surviving their first six months and the rest succumbing to disease and predators.
It's lucky these young mammals are up and walking - and in some cases bounding around - within four minutes of being born because, in the words of Attenborough, "Africa's top predators are assembling", including hyenas, lions, leopards, jackals, cheetahs and crocodiles.
Trek was three years in the making and draws from around 500 hours of recorded material - from beautiful aerial shots of the wildebeest fanning out across the plains looking like a mass army from Lord of the Rings, to confrontational close-ups as the spycams get in the face of a lion as it holds a wildebeest's neck. The action is tense, from following stalking lions through the long grass, to the baboons at the watering hole treating the capture of a wildebeest by a crocodile as a spectator sport.
When: Tuesday, 8.30pm
Where: TV One
What: Undercover on the world's greatest land migration
Final pick: Nothing Trivial
It's been a big second year for the "Sexy Sticks", as rival Cory likes to call them. Brian and Emma are having a baby and settling down in the 'burbs, despite Nige's attempts to pull them apart. Michelle has bought another business but can't seem to control her anger issues - and now she's being charged with assault. Mac has made a go of his own business and finally seems to be at peace with Jo. And Catherine has revealed that she's not in love with Jules any more - which means she and Mac can finally admit they're made for each other. But how long can Mac and Catherine keep their relationship secret? Will Emma find out what really happened on the boys' fishing weekend? And can they keep their pub quiz habit going?
When: Sunday, 8.30pm
Where: TV One
What: Will team Sex On A Stick be no more?
Crime pick: Prime Suspect
Maria Bello has big shoes to fill in this new American version of Prime Suspect, the British procedural which starred Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison. Set in New York, this new drama has Bello starring as Detective Jane Timoney, a no-nonsense officer who is promoted to a new bureau in Manhattan only to find herself facing sexism in a male-dominated homicide squad.
When she takes over a rape and murder taskforce from a recently deceased colleague, her position in the bureau becomes even more fragile. Fortunately her talents help to offset these challenges, even if her feisty demeanour makes her relationships with her boyfriend and ex-cop father perpetually rocky.
When: Wednesday, 10.55pm
Where: TV One
What: American take on Mirren's top cop
Crime pick: Line of Duty
It had strong reviews in the UK and has been renewed for a second season, so BBC2's latest drama might be just the thing for fans of The Wire who've been craving some good police drama. Set in the police anti-corruption unit AC-12, Line of Duty is all about the cat-and-mouse games in the modern world of policing, as detectives spin dodgy stories and become the targets of other police. The unit is run by zealous Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and his target is charismatic Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates (Lennie James), whose unit returns the best crime figures.
But everyone has something to hide, and each time Hastings' team comes close to catching Gates out, he turns the tables.
When: Tuesday, 8.30pm
Where: Soho
What: Detectives investigating detectives
Drama pick: Secret Diary of a Call Girl
In the fourth and final series of this British show starring Billie Piper as high-class escort Belle, it looks like she's becoming more like London's answer to Carrie Bradshaw with every passing day. She resides in the most desirable post code, shops to her heart's content, and frequents the city's best restaurants and new bars.
She's finally decided to take the plunge with best friend Ben (who's been in love with her from the start), but it's a precarious situation - if she messes it up, she'll lose her only true friend. It doesn't help that her long-time madame, Stephanie, is in jail and is leaning on her not only to run the business, but to look after her teenage daughter Poppy - without revealing what mum does for a living.
When: Wednesday, 9.35pm
Where: Prime
What: Belle tries to choose between love and work
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Fiftieth class reunion for old PR rockers set
Memories of "Sugar Shack," "Surf City" and "He's So Fine," of the Marlow and the Armory, and of Dam Diving Tower and the class play "Our Town" will likely filter into the conversations during the 50th class reunion of the Pine River High School Class of 1963 to be held Aug. 8-11 in Pine River.
During the three-day event, classmates will have the opportunity to participate in a golf scramble, a coffee and doughnut social, a walking tour of Pine River, a pizza social, a Saturday matinee featuring Pine River's "Recent Happenings" historic film by John Rohr of the Marlow, and a dinner with a verbal walk down memory lane, at least as best as their memories can provide.
Classmates are asked to bring school memorabilia for Saturday night's Memory Makers Table. A class photo will also be taken. A drawing will be held for a handmade class quilt by Walter Weiss.
A class commemorative book and book marker are also being designed by the committee. Of the 45 living members of this class, more than 30 have already submitted their biographies and pictures. Reference copies will be donated to the Pine River Library, Kitchigami Regional Library System and Heritage Group North.
The theme for their 50th class reunion is, "Visit Your Hometown and Share Memories That You Can Take With You." The idea for this theme is to entice classmates to visit Pine River and to appreciate the values of growing up in a small community.
The theme also incorporates the junior and senior class plays that were presented by this class, "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder and "You Can't Take It With You" by Moss Hart and George Kaufman.
This will be the last major reunion for this class. The committee decided that future class socials with be held annually on the second Saturday in August at 7 p.m. at the Pine River American Legion.
The reunion committee asks for help in providing contact information for classmates Sandy Olson Andrews and Fern Eblen Reisner.
The committee thanks local establishments for their cooperation, including Black Bear Golf Course, Heritage Group North, Pine River American Legion Post No. 613, Pine River State Bank and Bites Grill & Bar.
The 10-member local class reunion planning committee, chaired by Al Abear (email@example.com, 587-2686) and co-chaired by Barb Brezinsky (email@example.com 218-587-2237), has been planning the celebration for the past two years. Contact them with questions.


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The silencer is considered a firearm in and of itself portable or not. This isnt going to work for you.
I was reading the Nfa and some ATF rulings and a silencer is defined as a device used to lessen the report of a "portable" firearm. In an ATF ruling it was ruled that semi 1919s are not "portable". So can one build a silencer onto the barrel of a 1919 legally? I emailed the ATF and they did not reply. Don't plan on doing this just thought it was interesting but I must be missing something right?
The silencer is considered a firearm in and of itself portable or not. This isnt going to work for you.
Silencers that attach to a firearm, which a 1919 has been ruled to be, are NFA items. What you are thinking of is things like a long tube made of tires or similar that people shoot through when on the range. Those are not considered silencers, just noise reduction features of the range, same as soundproof walls on an indoor range.
Oh Yea, those tire tubes work well, add a bit of fiberglass insulation to them and they work even better, don't pack it tight tough + a bit of chicken wire to hold it all in place and they last a really long time.
i figured it was too good to be true or someone else would have found this grand loophole before i did. i wanna be a class 3 sot when i turn 21 so ive been reading up on all this stuff


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if fleener is available at 32, no reason we shouldnt take him, guy is a potential beast.
out TE situation isnt very good. ballard is coming back from an acl tear, who knows how good he'll be, same with beckum.
bennett only has a 1 year deal, i dont see him coming back for a 2nd.
who knows what hopkins is?
this guy can be real, real good and i hope he's available when we pick and that we take him.


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For some players on the football field the ball just falls their way.
Most followers of the game wouldn't be able to tell you what it is about these players but for some reason they just seem to have an uncanny knack at producing the goods when their team needs it most.
Corey Gameiro, who has joined the Wellington Phoenix on loan from Fulham for the rest of the A-League season, gives you the impression he is one of those types.
With his confident disposition, Australian twang and a stud in each ear, he seems like he could be a savvy pick up for a struggling Phoenix side who are in desperate need of a spark.
Gameiro spoke to the media for the first time this week following his arrival in Wellington and offered this on what he brings to the pitch.
"Probably my speed,'' he said. "And, in and around the box, I'm just one of those lucky ones that if it's going to fall to someone it's going to be my foot.
So hopefully I can get a couple of chances and see if I can put them away.''
There's some numbers to back up the moxy, too.
The Wollongong-born frontman, who recently turned 20, bagged all six of Australia's goals at last year's under-19 AFC Championship tournament as he helped his side qualify for the upcoming under-20 World Cup that will be contested in Turkey through June and July.
Gameiro first agreed to professional terms with Fulham as a 17-year-old after also trialling at Liverpool and he recently went out on loan to Dutch first division side FC Eindhoven where he logged eight appearances.
He travels on a Portuguese passport courtesy of his father and will likely make his starting debut for the Phoenix in Sunday's clash with the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium.
Gameiro has been with the side for less than a week but as the Phoenix languish in ninth place on the A-League ladder with seven rounds to go, coach Ricki Herbert knows he needs to do something to inject some life in to their floundering campaign.
Phoenix goalkeeper Glen Moss, who has also been given a starting berth for Sunday's game as Herbert has rung the changes, was full of praise for Gameiro after his first few training sessions with the club.
"I'm pretty impressed with Corey,'' Moss said. "He brings a lot of speed and energy and enthusiasm as well and it's probably what we are lacking a bit at the moment. So to have someone like that come straight in with his confidence is a blessing really.''
Moss and Gameiro should also be joined in the starting XI by returning defenders Tony Lochhead, Leo Bertos and Ben Sigmund who all missed the club's most recent outing when they were hammered 5-0 eight days ago (thurs, feb 7) by the Central Coast Mariners through injury or suspension.
Wellington will be without leading-scorer Jeremy Brockie for Sunday's outing due to one-match suspension but Gameiro seems ready to fill the gap and said he was happy with the style of play that Herbert had imparted on the side during his first week with the club.
"We want to try and play football. We don't want to try and kick it long, there's seven weeks left and at the moment they've been in a bit of a long-ball situation. If it's at the back we want to try and play out. We've got good footballers here so I want to play football, I don't want to be having a sore neck with the ball going up and over my head.''
Gameiro is a free agent after this season, having not re-signed with Fulham but will go to the under-20 World Cup in Turkey, when his commitments with the Phoenix end, in search of putting his name out there.


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This year I'm doing a comparasion between the NWC's from Strachan and Russians from Kelley.
In April, I'll have 4 russian colonies and 4 NWC's all queens are production queens. My base to compare with will be 2 Italian hives one from York Stock and one from a local producer in TN. (both have been treated for Trachael Mites and Varroa)
I'm looking to compare mite resistance by doing a perodic count of natural mite (Varroa) drops throughout the summer (24 hours every week) of all 10 hives using the screened bottom boards. Also monthly Trachael Mite examinations (using HS science department equipment).
I'm looking for the following:
1. Which stock will have the best resistance over the season?
2. Which stock will have the best wintering?
3. Which stock will produce the better surplus?
This will have to be a two year comparison because the russians will be packages this year and one of the NWC will be from a split.
In my little exercise on observation, do any of you have any recommendations or experiences that would help me in the exercise?
All input will be considered. I start the observations after 17 April 2003. I intend to update this thread as it developes over time.


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By using HTML5 in combination with Flash your cross browser compatibility is guaranteed! Use the DMXzone behavior connector to make great combinations of music and other DMXzone Extensions like Sliding Panels, HTML5 Slideshow and many others!
By using HTML5 in combination with Flash your cross browser compatibility is guaranteed! Use the DMXzone behavior connector to make great combinations of music and other DMXzone Extensions like Sliding Panels, HTML5 Slideshow and many others!
- Turn any link into a player automatically – Transform automatically all your mp3 links to player links and turn any page element to music controls.
- Point any button or link as control button - By assigning one of the supplied CSS class names or by using the Control HTML3 MP3 Player behavior, you can use everything as control button.
- Choose any div container to display title or progress– Choose any place on your web page to display the current playing title and progress.
- Add MP3 Player Actions on Anything - Just style the elements with the given CSS classes.
- Dynamic from recordset - You can bind your songs dynamically with the MP3 Player
- Controls to display sound peak data
- Choose from the many included MP3 Player skins - All made in regular CSS so you can edit or create your own.
- Powered by jQuery and SoundManager2 - For seamless crossbrowser integration and great HTML5 sound support.
- Works great on iPad and iPhone - as the HTML5 MP3 Player uses the native HTML5 audio control it works great on iPad and iPhone! So now you can make your custom iPad/iPhone MP3 Players!
- Great Dreamweaver Integration - Interactive dialog in Dreamweaver with all the options you'll need.
- An inline property inspector - The property inspector enables you to change several options after you've created the mp3 player.
- Fully Controllable by behaviors - You want to navigate to specific position, start or stop the MP3 Player - it can be easily done with the Control HTML5 MP3 Player behavior.
- Full Support for the DMXzone Behavior Connector - You can easily bind other DMXzone extensions like DMXzone Lightbox, Sliding Panels and Sliding Bilboard to your MP3 Player.
- Search Engine Friendly - HTML5 MP3 Player is made in just HTML5, CSS and jQuery. It can be nicely indexed by all search engines and web spiders.
- Fully cross-browser compatible - Create stunning MP3 Players even in Internet Explorer thanks to the DMXzone's clever use of feature detection and fall back.
- Track the songs played in HTML5 MP3 Player using Google Analytics
- Auto stop the playback when the DMXzone Lightbox is being closed
- Using the toggle playlist control behavior
- Design – Control the volume of HTML5 MP3 Player with a Slider
- Amaze your users with a fantastic HTML5 MP3 Player playlist
- Controling the HTML5 MP3 Player with Fish Eye Menu
Version 1.0.11
- Included the latest jQuery 1.11.1
- Compatibility with the new DMXzone Extension Manager
- Improved compatibility with Dreamweaver CC 2014
Version 1.0.10
- Full Dreamweaver CC and Extension Manager CC support
- Included new Behavior Connector with restyled UI and better Mac OSX Support
- Updated the automatic file copy and update component for better Dreamweaver CC support
- Improved compatibility with the latest jQuery
- Included latest jQuery 1.10.1
- Improved Windows 8 compatibility
Version 1.0.9
- Great compatibility with our newest HTML5 Parallax Slider for providing sound effects
- Many HTML5, iOS and Android 2.3 fixes and improvements
- IE10 HTML5 compatibility
- Windows 8 compatibility
- Improved control behavior
- Fixed looping with a single song
- Improved the Fancy Red and Blue design for longer song titles
Version 1.0.8
- Latest SoundManager2 version for greatest HTML5 audio support! Now with great Android support and lots of HTML5 improvements.
- New option in the Control HTML5 MP3 Player behavior - Toggle Playlist - allows you to show or hide the playlist.
- Improved integration with dynamic data
- Improved DW integration
- Latest jQuery 1.7.2 included
- Improved installer for for DW CS 5.5+ and Mac DW CS6
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- Latest SoundManager2 version for greatest HTML5 audio support!
- Fixed: Title not updating
- Fixed: Update state when song finished
- Fixed: Dynamic data browse
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- Latest SoundManger2 version for greatest HTML5 audio support!
- Improved compatibility with newest jQuery 1.6+ versions
- Included latest jQuery 1.6.3
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- Greatly improved support for MP3 Playback on Android and other devices supporting Flash
- Improved MP3 playback on iPhone/iPad, Safari and Chrome when used in Spry region
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- Latest SoundManager2 version included with many HTML5 fixes and improvements for even better iPhone/iPad support and HTML5 Audio play without Flash
- Improved depended file include and linking
- Improved working in Dreamweaver templates
Version 1.0.3
- Updated styles for IE7 and IE8 compatibility
Version 1.0.2
- Added full Spry Support - now you can use spry repeat regions within the MP3 Player
- Latest SoundManager2 version included with many HTML5 fixes and improvements
- Improved HTML5 Audio usage when Flash is not available on Safari or Chrome
- Improved Behavior Connector events for cool integration with Advanced Tooltips
- New jQuery 1.4.4 included
- Improved styles cleanup
- Fixed folder import on Mac OS
Version 1.0.1
- New controls to display sound peak data!
- New control to show just play/pause button
- New control for vertical sound bar
- Improved working with dynamic data
- Added more validation to the command dialog
- Control Behavior Improvements
Update Procedure:
Just open a page using the HTML5 MP3 Player. You will see a progress bar indicating new files are being copied. After that a dialog will popup with the list of the new files. Depending on if you have remote site defined and you have site synchronization enabled, the files will be automatically synchronized or you will be presented an option to upload all files.
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Though this product works sometimes, when there are updates, the changes are intense and cause the extension to not work. I've been using this since it was first launched and the only version that worked was 1.0.5. Since then, 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 do not work on any mobile device nor desktop OS.
I use Spry, Dreamweaver CS5.5+, Apple Snow Leopard and Apple Lion. I test on multiple Droid phones, tablets, Windows phones and PCs (multiple Microsoft PCs and Windows browsers), and all apple devices, including iPad 1 and 2, iPhone 1st gen, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S and all available laptop/iMac browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etcetera.
I was able to use version 1.0.5 as a main player on a popular music site for quite some time. When browser extensions became the norm, visitors could no longer use the player as was incompatible with browser extensions. With the releases of 1.0.6/7, this made all of the progress obsolete as the player stopped working, all together.
The player is unreliable at this time (HTML5 is not widely supported at this time as well). Customer Service is spotty. When you purchase, keep in mind that the instructions are mostly bland and support is challenging to achieve.
I love the product's potential and I believe in the near future that this will be a fabulous product and work as advertised. Today, 2011/2012, the product does not work as advertised.
I keep a page working of each latest release. www.madonnaradio.com/untitled-1.html where I follow the step-by-step instructions for the basic player. Learning to build a custom player (as shown in the advertisement) is a dream that I would love to have come true.
This is a great extension for playing mp3 files on a web page. Easy to install and use and it is trackable using jQuery or Google Analytics. Much better in that regard the the flash player I was using. Five stars from me!


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In times when budgets are being slashed, communities continue to invest in the improvement of existing and creation of new bike trails. However, cost is a major consideration so officials need to be careful and creative when it comes to designing these projects and determining construction methods.
A recent trail project in Altoona, Iowa, required community services director Vern Willey to do some innovative thinking and called for impressive construction by a trenchless contractor.
According to Willey, the idea for the project goes back almost a decade. The city had adopted a plan for a bike path that looped through the city; the ultimate goal was to tie into another trail and eventually encompass a 110-mile trail system. The city received a $200,000 state enhancement grant, which designated an easement along the railroad right of way where the trail would run.
Finding the proper balance between existing areas and the new bike trail was an issue. There were tight locations along the right of way, an industrial area residents didn't want the trail near, and the plans had to account for a pedestrian bridge, multiple track crossings, and other challenges. The city and contractor knew they would need to go under the tracks. Willey and Snyder & Associates Engineering, Ankeny, Iowa, ultimately chose pneumatic pipe ramming to accomplish this crossing. Miller the Driller, Des Moines, Iowa, was contracted to install the 60-foot casing needed to facilitate the bike path tunnel under the rail line.
The project was the largest-diameter pipe ram ever completed. To create a tunnel large enough to accommodate bicyclists, the steel casing would need to be very large. The 147-inch outside-diameter (OD) casing used for the tunnel bested the previous record by 3 inches. To complete the job, Young chose a 24-inch-diameter Grundoram Taurus pneumatic pipe rammer from TT Technologies, Aurora, Ill.
Ramming Basics and Benefits
Trenchless pipe installation through ramming can have impressive results. A pneumatic hammer is attached to the rear of the casing or pipe. The ramming tool drives the pipe through the ground with repeated blows. A cutting shoe is often welded to the front of the lead casing to help reduce friction and cut through the soil. Bentonite or polymer lubrication can help reduce friction during ramming operations.
According to TT Technologies pipe ramming specialist Mike Schwager. "An entire length of pipe can be installed at once or, for longer runs, one section at a time. In that case the ramming tool is removed after each section is in place and a new section is welded on to the end of the newly installed section. The ramming tool is connected to the new section and ramming continues."
Some casing installation methods are impaired by rock or boulder filled soils. Pipe ramming is different. Boulders and rocks as large as the casing itself can be "swallowed up" as the casing moves through the soil and can be removed after the installation is complete. Ramming requires minimal working depths and is proven effective for horizontal, vertical, and angled applications. Ramming is also ideal for installations under roads and rail lines because it displaces the soil without creating voids or slumps.
Project Design
According to Willey, the contractor worked with town officials to address cost concerns. Initial bids came in higher than expected—thanks to skyrocketing steel costs—at around $3900 per foot. The teams reworked the design, raised the tunnel slightly, and cut approximately 10 feet off the total length, decreasing the project's price tag.
The ram took place under rail lines, which remained active throughout the project, owned by the Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. A launch pit was dug on the south side of the tracks to accommodate a 50× 16-foot concrete pad that would serve as a platform for operations. They built a concrete backstop and concrete launch pit on the south side of the tracks to minimize environmental impact where excavation and clearing would take place.
After completion of the pit construction, the crew assembled a driving stage for the Taurus from an auger track and used a hydraulic push sled to assist with ramming. The pipe chosen for the project was made by Permalok, St Louis. The casing was fabricated in 20-foot sections, each with a wall thickness of 1 ½ inches and weighing approximately 47,000 pounds. The casing incorporated a mechanical press fit design without an internal or external bell, which helped save time.


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At the last local bee club meeting, one of the State bee inspectors were speaking. Believe this or not, but she actually advocated treatment free beekeeping. She gave herself an out by saying that you could still treat if you want and the State would not have a problem with it....but now they are advocating what I have been saying for years...She actually said these words (para) "It is suspected that the continual treatment of bees has led to their demise" AND "I hate to say it, with all of the treatments, but beekeeper have bee slowly poisoning and killing the bees."
She did however, try to make it sound like the fault of the "experts" for advising people to treat bees.
Who'd a thunk it?


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Stylophora pistillata, a reef coral in the Northern Red Sea, thrived in simulated global-warming conditions.
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Robert D. Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), was honored as one of the 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal winners at a White House ceremony on Wednesday July 10. Putnam is cited for "deepening our understanding of community in America."
According to a White House press release, "Putnam's writing and research inspire us to improve institutions that make society worth living in, and his insights challenge us to be better citizens."
Putnam said, "I'm very gratified to be included in such distinguished company, especially as a social scientist. Most of the credit is due to my remarkable students and research team over the years, who have worked with me to reaffirm the power of community."
The National Endowment for the Arts, first established by the Congress in 1965, has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The National Endowment for the Humanities, also created in 1965, supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the Nation.
Putnam joins a distinguished list of 2012 National Humanities Medal winners including historian Edward L. Ayers, author Jill Ker Conway, sports commentator Frank Deford, author Joan Didion, and actress Anna Deavere Smith. The 2012 National Medal of Arts winners include musician Herb Alpert, screenwriter Tony Kushner, filmmaker George Lucas, comedian Elaine May, and musician Allen Toussaint.
The White House ceremony was held in the East Room with the President and First Lady in attendance.
Robert D. Putnam is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Putnam is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the British Academy, and past president of the American Political Science Association. He has written fourteen books, translated into twenty languages, including the best-selling "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community", and more recently "Better Together: Restoring the American Community", a study of promising new forms of social connectedness.
Robert D. Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy
"Most of the credit is due to my remarkable students and research team over the years, who have worked with me to reaffirm the power of community," said Putnam.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The rivalry between the Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers is heating up. The Giants' bats, however, remain frozen.
The Giants had just four hits, three against Clayton Kershaw, and the Dodgers got to Sergio Romo in the ninth, handing the Giants a 4-1 loss Sunday that was their 11th in 13 games. The Giants dropped their fifth straight series and in the last two weeks have lost five of six to a Dodgers team that continues to ascend the standings. The Giants continue to nose-dive and now are a season-high 6½ games out of first place.
While walking away with a late victory, the Dodgers felt they also got a measure of revenge. After closing out the Dodgers on Saturday, Romo mimicked Hanley Ramirez's "lo viste" gesture in which the star shortstop uses his fingers to frame his eyes. When A.J. Ellis cleared the bases with a double in the ninth on Sunday, electric rookie Yasiel Puig could be seen yelling at Romo as he crossed the plate. Ramirez emphatically celebrated from the top step of the visiting dugout.
Romo declined to talk to reporters, but Puig, who flipped his bat after a ninth-inning single, seems fully ready to embrace every aspect of the Giants-Dodgers rivalry.
"Yesterday, (Romo) struck me out, he controlled Hanley, and he celebrated. Today, it was our turn to celebrate," Puig told reporters. "We were screaming at him, but it wasn't anything bad. That's a rivalry they've had for a long time. That's what I like, for there to be rivalries between teams, provided nothing bad happens to my teammates.
"The fans can be more emotional watching us."
The sellout crowd at AT&T Park was certainly fired up from the start, and Chad Gaudin and Kershaw did not disappoint. In his return from the disabled list, Gaudin threw seven strong innings to match Kershaw step for step.
The Dodgers jumped on top early, getting a triple from Ramirez and RBI single from Andre Ethier in the second inning. But Guillermo Quiroz helped to tie the game in the third inning, hitting a leadoff double, taking third on a wild pitch and scoring on Andres Torres' fly ball to center. Gaudin and Kershaw took over from there, cruising into the late innings. Gaudin gave up just four hits and struck out nine and has a 2.86 ERA in five starts.
"He was good, he was really good," manager Bruce Bochy said. "When you're going against a pitcher like Kershaw, you're hoping your guy is on. He really did a really, really nice job there to give us a chance to win, but once again we ran into a well-pitched game by Kershaw.
"He's one of the best, and he shut us down."
Kershaw is one of two leading candidates to start for Bochy in the All-Star game on July 16, along with New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey, who pitches at AT&T Park on Monday. The Dodgers' left-hander again made his case Sunday, giving up just the lone run over eight innings. In four starts against the Giants this year, Kershaw is 3-0 and has allowed just four earned runs in 32 innings. But even with Kershaw dominating, the Giants found themselves in a tie game heading into the ninth.
Before the game, Bochy said he anticipated naming Romo to the All-Star team when replacements are picked for pitchers who are ineligible because they start the final game of the first half. Bochy turned to Romo in the ninth, but the Dodgers immediately got into gear.
Puig hit a leadoff single and took third when Buster Posey made a throwing error on Adrian Gonzalez's infield single. Romo buckled down, getting two outs, the second after loading the bases with an intentional walk of Andre Ethier. But Ellis lined an 0-1 slider into the left-center field gap, scoring three.
"It just hung up in the strike zone," Quiroz said. "Sergio had a really good slider. That was the only one he threw up in the strike zone."
"His last outing was better," Bochy said. "We told him that, and gave him some things to work on."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.
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Ruth Simon
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Imprisoned Journalist
Simon was responsible for the clandestine publications of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front during the war for independence from Ethiopia and was the editor in chief of BANA, the publication of the Association for the Reintegration of Eritrean Women Guerrilla Fighters. She is the first journalist to be arrested in Eritrea since it became a state in 1993. Afewerki personally ordered Simons imprisonment for "publishing false information."
Following Simon's arrest, AFP published a response by the central committee of the ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice, which described Simon's original report as a "gross distortion" of the President's statement and repeated its denial of involvement in Sudan's civil war.
Although magazines and newspapers are beginning to appear, the Eritrean media is mainly controlled by the government. On May 11, 1998, President Afewerki announced that Simon will face trial and that the state intends to sue AFP for using a "so-called agent" to disseminate false information. In reply to CPJ's letter protesting Simon's arrest, the Eritrean foreign ministry said Simon's actions violated the national press law, which states that "any journalist who misinforms the public or any institution is liable to the damage he/she may cause as a result." Refusing to elaborate further on the charges against Simon, the letter also stated that, "[Simon's arrest] is, therefore, [a] purely legal issue which does not require or allow any kind of intervention from any comer."
Simon is married and the mother of two children, the youngest of whom was six months old at the time of her arrest.


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Kushners Won't Buy Miami Marlins if Seller Gets Ambassadorship
The family of Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, is not keen on the appearance of an ambassadorship-for-baseball-team swap....
February 16, 2017, Thursday
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Marlins Find Themselves Home Alone
The Marlins, who are off to a 3-12 start and who rank second to last in the majors in attendance, are having a tough go in Miami, where fans have felt burned by ownership....
April 18, 2013, Thursday
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Cashman Says Yanks Have Made a Significant Offer to Cano
The Yankees have allowed several of their former players to head elsewhere for more money, but trying to secure a star second baseman is another matter....
March 1, 2013, Friday
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Sportswriters spared no outrage for the Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria after the team's latest fire sale left even his remaining players venting....
November 15, 2012, Thursday
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When Miami and Miami-Dade County officials agreed to foot most of the bill for the Marlins' new stadium, it was understood the team would commit to being competitive, which is not the case after Tuesday's trade....
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With the colorful Marlins Park in Miami, baseball has broken from the now-familiar retro style into the 21st century....
April 28, 2012, Saturday
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Super seven? Really? Will each week from here on in have a new catch phrase? Milestones I can understand; making it to the MasterChef kitchen, making the top 10, making the grand final. But every week?
I guess I can understand the psychology, breaking a large goal (winning MasterChef) down into smaller goals (surviving the next challenge). If the stress levels I experience before a dinner party are anything to go by then perhaps I shouldn't begrudge the contestants a little mental reinforcement.
It's a surprise to see Aaron yoga-ing it up at the MasterChef mansion. Not because I doubt his commitment to all things zen, but I figure if you're going to the trouble of flying everyone to Fiji you'd probably get a couple of challenges out of it. Plus the resort guy said they were going to be there for a few days.
But back they are, and despite my earlier comments they really have reached a point I've always found to be poignant. Solo bench stage. Yep, challenge after challenge contestants have had to work side by side, sharing cooktops, receiving excess steam and fat from pressure cookers, and just generally having their personal space infringed.
Now, not only can they spread out, they have two ovens, just like my dream kitchen. Imagine the possibilities. No longer would you face the dilemma of potentially burning your roast potatoes as you get the muffin tray hot enough for the Yorkshire Puds.
But my standard-roast problems are nothing compared to the roast within a roast issues the contestants face this week. The Turduckenqua is a quail inside a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey - and it's a challenge designed by Martin Bosley - who gets the award for most down to earth guest judge so far. While I'm giving awards out, Bosley also gets one for best description of the love affair we all have cooking. "Cooking is the greatest gift of generosity, a great chef is someone who enjoys giving."
Well you'd have to, to put yourself through making this Turduckenqua. It's a slightly down-scaled version of the Turducken that meat-aficionado friends and I have talked about making, where whole birds are used. Today contestants have the blessing of only having to use breasts. Still, it's a tall order.
"Everyone's very stressed," Kelly tells Simon Gault. Amazingly he asks why.
The yoga is paying off for the Aaronator, who doesn't seem too stressed at all, on the outside at least.
"If we'd had to debone all of the birds from scratch and use every part of every bird it would be an absolute nightmare," he says. "As it is, it's just like a gentle nightmare."
A very involved gentle nightmare. Pausing the episode on the recipe I see that the stuffing is made from bird trimmings. They need to be blitzed with other ingredients which need to be fried off first. Once the beast is in the oven the pressure doesn't stop, accompaniments and a pan gravy also have to be made. But we're nowhere near that yet.
"We should be hearing now, the sound of meat being beaten out, I'm not hearing those noises," Bosley tells Gault. I like Bosley. He's understated and knowledgeable. He would actually make a great permanent judge.
Perfectionist Vanessa has struck an early problem. She's cut her turkey breast the wrong way. I can sympathise, I have the same reoccurring problem with tomatoes. In this case though I'm unsure if it will be a problem and knowing Vanessa's luck it will probably make it better.
Paula also has a problem, her Turduckenqua is huge and that could be an issue when it comes to cooking time. It looks like a burger that's been served in an American speed-eating competition. How did this happen? Surely they're all given similar size birds, did she beat it out too much?
"This is prehistoric," says Ray McVinnie. "This is from the kitchen of Wilma Flintstone."
As I'm considering Paula's predicament I start to notice that I've warmed to many of the current crop and I'm not ready for them to go. Three or four of them anyway. Immediately the episode has become that much more important as I realise I'm finally quite invested in this bloody show.
But really, I'm invested in Aaron. The Aaronator. Sure - it's a competition, but he has consistently demonstrated such technique and knowledge of flavour that he deserves to win. If I was worried for Paula, I'm scared for Aaron, as he doesn't seem on top of things.
"You have under an hour and a quarter to go Aaron and I can tell you, you are running well behind," Josh Emett tells Aaron. Wait a minute, does Aaron... OMG yes, Aaron actually looks flustered. Immediately I find myself standing on my seat like it's the end of a close Warriors game.
Eliott is even later getting his Turduckenqua in the oven.
"I've cooked it at a slightly higher temperature, so hopefully that's going to work for me," he says. The recipe calls for 225 to start with (it's turned down after 35 minutes) but it looks like the oven says 250 when he puts it in. That's more than slightly.
Speaking of too hot, you'll never guess who's cooking up a sweat. Yes, our Sushil really is the prince of perspiration. The sultan of sweat. The Dalai Lama of diaphoresis! (that's enough - Ed). But he always speaks of it in good humour, "it's just how my body is," he often tells us. But that sweat hasn't just drawn out moisture, it's brought out the best in Simon Gault.
"I've got a present for ya," Gault tells Sushil. "You ready for this?"
So that's where Gault was last week. He was shopping for a monogrammed sweatband for Sushil. Brilliant!
"Thank you very much, chef!" Sushil replied, fighting his natural inclination to be polite while at the same time clearly trying to concentrate on his cooking.
If anyone is smart, and often people are, there will be knock off versions of those sweatbands on TradeMe by morning. I'll be having one made and I'll wear it with pride.
Ella is on song. Her birds were among the first in the oven and she seems focused and calm. "I'm just going to do really good roast veges and cider and caramelised onion jus." Anything involving caramelised onion will always get a tick from me.
Kelly too is making something that wets my whistle - an almond, chilli and orange crust. I love crust. This seems more like one of those stand alone crumbs that you, well, crumb over things. I've never tried it and I need to fix this. I also need to get a good digital thermometer. I can't believe I've been pricking chickens and watching the juice all this time when technology has made a fool proof alternative.
McVinnie visits Eliott for a check up and finds him in need of his own monogrammed sweatband. If Eliott is confident in his sauce he's not able to get that across. McVinnie too seems unconvinced and leaves with "good luck with that."
Paula hasn't been her relaxed jovial self lately either. It's almost like she's so close now that she's realised she can actually win this and that's taking it's toll.
"Once I step back from my plate I feel pretty stink because it didn't look as nice as I wanted it to," she says. Luckily she's first up for judging and soon has reason to relax.
"It just screams flavour at me," McVinnie tells her. Again they're doing the tasting in front of the contestants. I think I like it better this way, and I also like Bosley.
"The date puree was a fantastic addition to the dish, beautifully seasoned the whole way through," he tells her. "You wouldn't want to go a grain of salt either way."
But Bosley also throws a curveball. When Sushil's Turduckenqua is presented he says the oddest thing. "It looks like it's been through an Oliver Stone movie." What does that even mean? He used too many left wings? The general opinion is obvious however. It's a Turduckenqua without the uckenqua.
But Bosley isn't finished. "There is no spirit of generosity on that plate," he says before again bringing up his thoughts about cooking being the greatest gift, etc. "That just looks like you're being mean."
The problem is Sushil attempted a modern presentation style which didn't work out. We all do it, right? Dinner for the family? Plonk the green beans anywhere. Dinner party? Make a Jenga tower out of them. In Sushil's case he's created a border of vegetables around the edge of the plate.
"One piece of asparagus that's about as limp as... it's ever going to be," Emett tells him. "That's grim."
Ella is as nervous as Sushil should be, but with little reason. "It actually looks okay," she says as she halves the Turkduckenqua for the reveal. I do like these kind of 'you-don't-know-till-you-cut-it-open challenges. "Cooked perfectly," confirms Gault.
Ella too has gone rather modern in her presentation, and also has her vegetables lined up, although hers are a "path" of veges rather than a border. There's a difference. "I can work this plate out at a glance," McVinnie says.
Funny thing modern presentation. Like television comedy, it should really only be attempted when you know what you're doing. Get it wrong and it's worse than trying at all.
Oh jeez, oh boy, oh man. Aaron is walking up now and I'm very worried. I felt similar two seasons ago when Cameron Petley crashed out of the competition, and even further back on MasterChef Australia when Chris Badenoch came to an unceremonious end at the hand of Donna Hay.
"I don't often see you flustered," Gault tells Aaron. Bosley notes a few errors with the Turduckenqua such as "too dark for me."
The judges all try his Turduckenqua with kumara, parsnip and fennel. For a moment I think it's going to be ok, until Bosley says: "When you cut into it, it promised so much." Uh oh. "But for me it completely died on the plate."
This is bad. We all know there are bad comments then there are bad comments. This is a bad comment. He said 'died'.
"A little bit rough today mate," Emett says. "The fennel is a real letdown, as is the baby turnips, they're just not cooked enough."
Emett thinks Aaron got the Turkduckenqua right, but everything else wrong. What put him off? Of the sauce, Emett says "it's got that flavour like you finished it with a teaspoon of Vegemite."
I'm desperately trying to think of who may have done worse, a task not helped by Kelly being next.
"It's a joy to look at that plate," says Bosley. The potato, the vegetables, the whole thing."
The green beans are poking out from under the crumb in all directions, kinda perfectly random. Like they'd been drawn on.
After they taste, Simon Gault drops a bomb. "You can win this competition," he says without a trace of exaggeration in his voice. "You cook like that, you're all the way through. It's unbelievable."
For a while now in the back of my mind I've had an Aaron/Kelly final filed under quite likely. Good god that would be a final and a half. I would nerve-drink a bottle of wine before the first ad break.
Vanessa's earlier amdram reaction to cutting the Turkey turns out to be unfounded as, you guessed it, she's done a pretty good job. Slightly dry on the outside, "but the rest of it is all really, really good," Emett tells her. Even her fatty sauce, which would normally be a no-go, gets Gault on side. "But actually it works really good with it."
Eliott doesn't look confident as he walks to the bench, but he's done that before and come out smiling. Well I think they were smiles. I'm almost positive his lips were turned up.
McVinnie goes first. "The whole thing does look a bit like a roasted Guinea Pig."
But what about the taste?! "Um," says Bosley. "It's not good. The Turkey's bone dry."
"Yep," Eliott replies, nodding, in that way he does. Bosley's blow by blow account of the problems with Eliott's dish is great, he actually points out not only the what, but the why. For Eliott it's tough listening, but it's constructive.
"[The quail] has been overcooked in the pan, before it even went in to the Turkduckenqua itself.
"The sauce itself feels like you didn't cook the port off enough, it still feels slightly alcoholic."
But the final word goes to Gault. "Say your prayers."
It is very strange seeing Aaron, Eliott and Sushil in the bottom three. One of these things is not like the other.
"I've seen other people standing there and thought it looked horrible and yep, it's horrible, "Aaron confirms.
Finally I relax. He's talking about the elimination in past tense and he seems pretty relaxed and jovial, I think I've just realised he's safe. That was bloody close.
So I was wrong about Eliott after all. I thought it would be a clash of personalities in a team challenge that would send him out, but in the end it was the challenge that was foul (sorry). I wonder if he ended up making the Turduckenqua last Christmas?
I think it's so close now, that not only won't we be seeing team challenges any more but I can't imagine another mystery box challenge either. That's a shame as I had some celebrities standing by to take part in a virtual "what would you have done with those ingredients" mystery box. Maybe next time.
From now on each week there will be a new crazy idea sent to test the final six, five, four... we're bound to see some bloody good dishes. I just hope the Aaronator hasn't peaked too soon.
Episode 12
Best line: "Cooking is the greatest gift of generosity, a great chef is someone who enjoys giving." Martin Bosley can stay.
Worst line: "No more mess on the floor, no more untidiness." Bloody hell Josh, can you lay off Sushil for one week?
Current favourites: Aaron, Paula, Kelly, Ella
Episode 1: Fourteen grand up
Episode 2: A route of pleasure
Episode 3: Keep blowin' brother
Episode 4: Wake and shake
Episode 5: True colours
Episode 6: Dropping the ball
Episode 7: Get your ship together
Episode 8: A journey of dumplings
Episode 9: All you need is love
Episode 10: Excess baggage
Episode 11: Fiji whiz


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Additionally, I want to experiment with making some AI that generates html and learns from what it's doing by "seeing" the results. I need something to convert html code to rendered pixel colours.
Goal: Convert input to output
Input: HTML5 page+relevant files (in my program's memory)
Output: an X*Y array of pixel colour values (in my program's memory) of what the webpage "looks" like
One obvious approach is to use an off-the-shelf browser, say Google Chrome. My program would save some html file on a hard-drive, then launch Google Chrome that opens said file, wait a few seconds in hopes Chrome finishes the rendering, then take a snapshot of the screen and crops the relevant part of the screen with the webpage.
However, that's inefficient for a few reasons:
- the input goes from my program's memory -> hard-disk file. Then from hard-disk file -> browser application opens it. In theory, it might be faster if the webpage could be processed within memory (but maybe it's not a large bottleneck, is it?)
- have to "wait" some unknown time for Chrome to finish rendering. How would my program know when Chrome finishes? There is no API way as far as I know other than for a user to look at the screen and notice the "loading" indicator come to stop.
- have to capture the browser's rendering output. It goes from browser process memory -> render. Then I capture entire screen -> put back into my program's memory. Again, maybe this won't be a bottleneck, but nevertheless it feels inefficient.
So one way to avoid all those problems would be to take the Chromium source code, and integrate it into my testing app so that everything can be performed by 1 process in memory, avoiding all 3 of the above inefficiencies.
- How hard would it be to do that?
- Is there any existing work to make it easier to do this?
- Is there some API I can use to directly tap into some brower's "rendering" functions (to do what I want directly)?
Edited to better reflect what I'm seeking suggestions for.
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Jill loves the Northlands
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Good luck while you're here in Iceland! Shame you're not stopping(?) as we'd love to meet you in person having followed you on your blog for years :) Best regards Hallsteinn and Sigga (email@example.com)ReplyDelete
Sorry to be a comment-hog..but check out this article (thanks to William over at Rant's for the link) about a woman who RAN the entire Tour De France route! THAT is a serious run!ReplyDelete
I'm loving your adventures in Switzerland and Iceland! Keep it coming. I've had my eye on The tour de Geant in like 2015! I haven't even thought about the PTL. Kudos for being brave enough to commit to it. Ps Don't let the nitpickers get to you. The rest of us have your blog bookmarked because we read it for the pleasure of it and no other reason.ReplyDelete
Meant North Atlantic when I wrote this, but it's actually the Arctic Ocean. Some (most) of these blog posts are hammered out without copy editing. Sorry. :)ReplyDelete
Sigga — wish I could stay! It's such a beautiful country and my kind of landscape. I'm a northerner at heart.


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Senior co-captains Martha Luidens of Holland, Mich. and Kara VanAssen of Jenison, Mich. have been named to the coaches' All-MIAA volleyball teams.
Luidens is a first-team honoree while Van Assen was named to the second team. Each lettered four years as the Flying Dutch posted an outstanding 39-11 record against league opponents.
It is the second consecutive year that the Hope seniors have been honored. In 2001, Van Assen was a first-team honoree while Luidens was named to the second team.
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I know this has been discussed a dozen times, But. The wire size is this important. Is 1/4 x 1/4 in. to big for the bottom board.
I have a roll of 1/8 x 1/8 in. as well. The SHB's seem to be able to walk around on the 1/8 x 1/8 , and not fall down to the ground, due to their size.
Looking for a push in the right direction.