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May 2, 2012 at 5:37 am #1289437
Chris MuthigSpectator
@cmuthigLocale: Georgia
Here's a question for SUL hikers out there. If you were using a small tarp, say 5'x9'. Would you prefer it to be a flat tarp or an A-frame with a cat curve?
I was thinking of making myself a small tarp for summer use in the SE and was deciding between the two different possibilities.
The thought with the A frame is to make the head wider than the foot. So say something like this
I've used some large A frame tarps and liked it, but I haven't used a tarp this small or used a flat tarp before, so I just wanted to see what others have experienced.May 2, 2012 at 7:14 am #1873447
Patrick SMember
@xpatrickxadLocale: Upper East TN
For something that small I prefer a flat tarp for versatility. Its kind of fun to play around with different ways to set it up and find out what works. If you plan on pitching it A-frame all the time then I'd get a cat cut.
That thread is a great source of cool options to pitch a flat 5×8. I just feel with a tarp that size you can get better coverage if you don't pitch it A-frame style.May 4, 2012 at 12:56 pm #1874423
I've always been a tent camper until my last 2 trips when I've used a ZPacks Hexamid Tarp but it comes down pretty close to the ground on 3 of the sides, leaving a gap for ventilation. I see pictures of tarps 3-5 feet above the sleeping bags. Is it to block the sun in the morning? If I camped like that, I wouldn't bring a tarp, I'd just sleep out in the open. I liked some of the configurations that protected on 3 sides, but many of the configurations don't seem to protect from the rain. In Colorado, we can get rain every afternoon/evening. I think I'm missing something. Does it protect from dew in the morning?May 18, 2012 at 10:15 pm #1879144
Arlan BeeckMember
Funny! I also camp at altitude in the Rockies…at or above treeline…and rain and high winds are a daily problem…
My primary shelter for 4 yrs. has been the "long" Campmor/Equinox poncho-tarp (58 x 104, 9.5 oz., $69.)
Erected in a half-pyramid, with three walls to the ground and the support pole set at 3.5 feet, this shelter has been a rock. I can sit up inside it, I have 8.5 lineal ft. along the back wall to sleep in, and, it has kept me dry through the most violent wind-driven rain-storms you flatlanders could ever imagine.
After sitting out one gale-force storm above Conundrum HS, I noticed that the rushing water had dug 8" deep gullies under my Mylar groundsheet, but my gear and I remained dry.)
Later, while walking up to the Hot Springs, I noticed campers in expensive ultralite tents who were outside literally wringing out their sleeping bags…
Just 9.5 oz. for my shelter AND rain gear that totally covers my pack.May 18, 2012 at 11:57 pm #1879166
I'll have to check it out. I've now seen lots of configurations of tarps, many able to keep out rain. Others seem to keep dew off or sun because pitched so high above the ground.May 19, 2012 at 12:07 am #1879167
what do you do to keep the bugs away?May 19, 2012 at 2:21 am #1879173
James MarcoBPL Member
@jamesdmarcoLocale: Finger Lakes
Small piece of screening. Or, use a tent. There are two months bugs are BAD in the ADK's…May and June.May 19, 2012 at 10:03 am #1879245
Brandon GuyBPL Member
@bruckyLocale: Central Cal
Some people will pitch a tarp high so that there is more room and comfort. Then just in case rain comes it is already up and only needs a few adjustments to become wind/rain worthy. Much easier to lower the tarp and re-stake guylines than it would be if you were cowboy camping, got woke up by rain, and had to completely set up your tarp in wind and rain.May 19, 2012 at 10:23 am #1879252
Thanks Brandon. That completely makes sense. Something someone coming from tent camping didn't think ofDec 21, 2012 at 2:03 pm #1937255
Kinda late on this.
On the subject of bugs under a UL tarp, many of us use a UL bug bivy or bug tent.
Not only does this protect against bugs, but also helps protect against wind blown rain and splash and can add warmth by reducing convective heat loss by reducing the breeze. Also, most act as your ground cloth.
As an example my SMD Meteor weighs 6 oz, which isn't much when you consider it acts as a ground cloth, adds warmth and the added protection means I can get by with a smaller tarp.
On the subject of pitching a small tarp high: As stated, better ventilation on a hot night and easier to change the pitch than to start from scratch if the weather turns bad. But it also means that if you are only getting a light rain, it could be all the protection you need.
I know the NY, NJ, CT area often get light rains in the middle of the night in the summer and I am usually able to sleep through with a high a-frame pitch on my 5×9 flat tarp. If it should turn bad, I can readjust without getting out from under it.
Pitching a high tarp also reduces dew that you normally acquire on your bag when cowboy camping. This is important in areas with high humidity. It can be difficult to get you bag or quilt to dry.Dec 27, 2012 at 7:57 am #1938551
ANTHONY FRANKLINMember
@redwood82Locale: Piedmont of the Carolinas
My vote is definitely for a flat tarp for the versatility. I can't imagine having a small tarp (5' width) and not being able to do pitch it in a half pyramid.Dec 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm #1938650
If you were using a small tarp, say 5'x9'. Would you prefer it to be a flat tarp or an A-frame with a cat curve?
Speaking only for myself and my style of using shelters… a 5×9 a-frame with catenary cut on the top and straight edges on the sides.
If the weather gets really bad you can always stake the foot end to the ground and still have a solid shelter due to the catenary cut.
Here is a video of my 80.24 grams (2.83 ounces) 9×6 tarp. While I do not under any situation recommend 0.34 cuben fiber material you can see that a 9×6 is more then enough room for all but the rainiest of seasons by seeing how much room this shelter has, so going with the 5×9 should be good.
My next tarp will probably be a 10×5 with catenary cut on the top and no cat cuts on the sides and 5 tie outs per side.
All that said, there is something to be said about a 10×10 square tarp… the amount of ways you can setup a square tarp is oh so glorious.Jan 3, 2013 at 12:11 pm #1940552
tyler marlowMember
@like-sisyphusLocale: UTAH
Chris, I use a 5 x 8 flat tarp I made on nearly every trip I take. In fact I just got back from a short overnight on top of Cowrock Mtn with mine. Clear skies where I was but everything around was socked in by low clouds. Site selection helps, but even with such a small tarp I feel confident anywhere. I would recommend going with 5 x 9 though, or even something like the cuben flat tarp Matt Kirk made with a seam in the middle to get the most out of the fabric width.
I'm planning a new tarp out of that Impetus Sil/PU stuff from DIYgearsupply that should be between 6-8 ozJan 8, 2013 at 1:10 pm #1941891
One of the problems I have with a 5×9 flat tarp is that it gets really difficult during torrential wind blown rain. There is very little room when you get it pitched tight to the ground and if you do pitch it with one side higher, you have to re-pitch when the wind changes direction.
If I know I'm going to have to deal with weather extremes, I go with a slightly larger MLD Patrol or GG Spinnshelter. They are both basically 7×9 shaped tarps.
The shaped aspect makes for a much more comfortable, weatherproof, tight and/or warmer pitch when needed, but still has the flexibility to be pitched high and open for summer heat.
In comparison to a say 7×9(or more common 8×10) flat tarp, you may have more options, but a weatherpoof pitch takes a bit more work to tweak and will have a tendency to flap in the wind, and believe me, after spending a night under a flapping tarp in a strong wind, this can be important.
The shaped equivalent is a no brainer to deal with and can be setup in 2 minutes. This gets kind of important if you are out for weeks at a time.Jan 11, 2013 at 8:06 am #1942827
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
"One of the problems I have with a 5×9 flat tarp is that it gets really difficult during torrential wind blown rain."
Having a DWR shell on your sleeping bag or a DWR bivy mitigates that to a fairly large extent.Jan 11, 2013 at 8:38 am #1942832
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
But if you have DWR shell, and especially if you have a bivy, it weighs more, so you may as well have a bigger tarp insteadJan 11, 2013 at 11:15 am #1942875
michael leviMember
@m-lLocale: W-Never Eat Soggy (W)affles
True but small tarp + bivy you get bug protection. I don't like bugs and most of the time it's not raining.Jan 11, 2013 at 11:28 am #1942878
Diplomatic MikeMember
@mikefaedundeeLocale: Under a bush in Scotland
"Most of the time it isn't raining."
In some places, it rains every day. It even falls vertically now and again. :-)Jan 11, 2013 at 11:36 am #1942879
Regarding a DWR bag or bivy. Yes, fully waterproof breathable is heavy.
I personally use a UL waterproof 6oz bivy when I use a 5×9 rect. tarp. Not only to repel most windblown rain, but also for bug protection and as a ground cloth.
One issue that I have with the 5×9/UL bivy combo is that it can sometimes get annoying dealing with some spray getting through the DWR in torrential rain and the spray getting in my face when I'm trying to sleep.
This forces me to have to get up often to re-position either you and/or the tarp.
A larger tarp, shaped or not shaped, allows for a better night sleep on those rare occasions.
I am not the only one that has complained about this issue with small tarps. Some people still deal with it and accept it as the price to pay to have a lighter pack. Others chose to go shaped and/or slightly larger.
For most, a 8×10 or 9×9 seems to be the sweet spot or a slightly smaller shaped tarp.Jan 11, 2013 at 11:48 am #1942884
In reference to what I am talking about, check out ice-axe's pix of the MLD Patrol:
Compare this to a 5×9 rectangular or even a cat cut 5×9.
The ability to block rain from all directions can be a plus and at probably only 2oz difference in weight compared to a flat 5×9, I think I may just use it all the time and only carry the 5×9 as a day-hike emergency shelter.Jan 29, 2013 at 6:55 pm #1948634
USA Duane HallBPL Member
@hikerduaneLocale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada
I've been doing a little research this last week or more. Looking at the ZPacks Hexamid, MLD Patrol and some bivies like the Borah. From what I can come up with is the Hexamid is lighter and cheaper, the Patrol may have a smaller staked out foot print, if it does, that would be nice but with the Borah standard bivy and tent poles comes in at almost a pound without the stakes added in. Any help? I am trying to get around 12 oz total if possible. I know one older than me UL/SUL bper I have done some trips with and he still uses the Gatewood poncho, switching for other shelters now and then, one of which is a 3 oz tarp without a bug bivy, bugs don't mess with him. Must be nice I currently use a TT floorless Squall in the summer at 1.5 lbs., so my friend is my inspiration to go really light.
Edit: I'm thinking of getting a EE cuben quilt, which would eliminate the need for a bivy, cutting out the weight of the bivy, its expense and saving more weight with the cuben material. Maybe that is my bivy solution, was not looking forward to hot nights in the Sierra. All I would need then is a light bug bivy/netting.Jan 30, 2013 at 6:06 am #1948749
When I lived out west, I never used a bugnet and rarely wished I had one. The exception being wet areas and then I often got swarmed.
Now I live in the northeast and bugs are everywhere, starting from when the snow starts to melt until the temps drop to well below freezing.
I also use a bugnet in cold weather to add warmth by reducing air flow and thus reducing the convection cooling effect caused by cold air circulating inside my shelter.
It may be that the extra weight could be used for increased loft in my bag/quilt, but I also like the way the net helps keep my face from getting so cold on winter nights.
You really notice it when you unzip it in the morning and feel the temperature drop.Jan 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm #1949035
USA Duane HallBPL Member
@hikerduaneLocale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada
Mosquitoes are notorious in the Caribou Wilderness just to the east of Lassen Vol NP. In the High Sierra, I usually run into heavy numbers of mosquitoes, so a bug net is mandatory. On a mid-August trip just north of interstate 80 and Truckee, CA, I slept cowboy style as there seemed to be no bugs about, but by dark, a few mossies were out. I had my head net with me, so I just put it on. You are right, it does add warm.
DuaneFeb 12, 2013 at 5:11 am #1953456
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
"Regarding a DWR bag or bivy. Yes, fully waterproof breathable is heavy."
Fully waterproof may be heavy, but DWR not so much. My DWR sleeping bag is 17 ounces and it has served me well down in to the teens F and could go lower with a bit more clothing.
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Soldà, G., Robusto, M., Primignani, P., Castorina, P., Benzoni, E., Cesarani, A., Ambrosetti, U., Asselta, R. and Duga, S.
Notes: To confirm the role of a mutation in the miR-96 microRNA (miRNA) associated with an autosomal dominant hearing lost, HeLa cells (250,000 cells per well in six-well plates) were transfected with 4µg of plasmid carrying wild type or mutant miR-96 miRNA using FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent. After 24 hours, the cells were washed and total RNA extracted. After quantitation, the RNA used in RT-PCR analysis. The entire 3´UTRs of eight putative target genes were amplified by PCR from genomic DNA and cloned into the psiCHECK™-2 Vector. HeLa cells were transiently transfected with 2µg of the 3´ UTR psiCHECK™-2 constructs and 0.2µg of a wild-type, single or double mutant miR-96 plasmid using FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent. Forty-eight hours after transfection, the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System was used to quantify the firefly and Renilla luciferase in cell lysates. (4251)
FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent
Xie, Y., Rosser, J.M., Thompson, T.L., Boeke, J.D., and Wenfeng, A.
Notes: This paper describes a rapid dual-luciferase-based assay for L1 retrotransposition that is amenable to high-throughput screening. A firefly luciferase vector in which the luciferase gene was disrupted by an antisense intron was constructed by introducing a 900-bp fragment of the human γ-globin intron into pGL4.13. This Fluc gene, interrupted by an antisense intron, gives only minimal luciferase expression unless the luciferase gene is restored by a retrotransposition event. The authors also tested a similar retrotransposition reporter using the pGL4.73 Renilla luciferase vector, but found that the firefly construct gave much higher signals. They therefore used the firefly luciferase retrotransposition reporter, a Renilla luciferase normalization control and the Dual-Luciferase® Assay to characterize profiles of retrotransposition by various human and mouse L1 elements, and to measure the kinetics of L1 retrotransposition in cultured cells. The GloMax® Multi Luminometer was used to quantify luciferase activity. (4205)
GloMax®-Multi+ Luminescence Module
pGL4.13[luc2/SV40] Vector
pGL4.73[hRluc/SV40] Vector
Li, Y., Song, M., Kiledjian, M.
Notes: This study analysed the roles of Dcp2 and Nudt16 in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay miRNA-mediated silencing. The authors used various luciferase reporter constructs to evaluate the significance of Dcp2 and Nudt16 in miRNA- and siRNA-mediated gene silencing in wildtype and knockout MEF cells. Various Renilla luciferase constructs containing or lacking miRNA target sites were cotransfected along with a control plasmid encoding firefly luciferase (for normalization purposes). Renilla and firefly luciferase luminescence were measured using the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay and the GloMax®-Multi Luminometer. (4204)
Kweider, N., Fragoulis, A., Rosen, C., Pecks, U., Rath, W., Pufe, T., and Wruck, C.J.
Notes: These authors investigated the relationship between VEGF and oxidative stress related to preeclampsia. They showed that VEGF activates Nrf2 in an ERK1/2-dependent manner, protecting against oxidative stress. They first used a dual-luciferase reporter assay and a pGL3-ARE vector construct to show that VEGF activates ARE in the cytotrophic cell line BeWo. Firefly and Renilla luciferase activities were determined using the Dual-Luciferase® reporter assay system and the GloMax®-96 microplate luminometer. The authors then showed that inactivation of the transcription factor Nrf2 by shRNA abolished this VEGF-dependent ARE activation. To determine whether Nrf2 protected BeWo cells from oxidative stress, cells were pretreated with VEGF and then exposed to H2O2 before monitoring cell viability and cytotoxicity. Cytotoxicity assays were performed using the CytoTox-Glo™ Assay. (4199)
GloMax® 96 Microplate Luminometer
CytoTox-Glo™ Cytotoxicity Assay
Racca A.C., Camolotto S.A., Ridano M.E., Bocco J.L., Genti-Raimondi S., and Panzetta-Dutari, G.M.
Notes: These authors studied KLF6 expression during human trophoblast cell differentiation, and its role in the regulation of genes associated with placental development and pregnancy maintenance. They used immunofluorescence microscopy, RT-qPCR and luciferase reporter assays to investigate cellular localization, mRNA expression, and transcriptional activation. Reporter assays were performed using various luciferase reporter constructs, the Dual-Luciferase® Assay, and the GloMax®-Multi Detection System. KLF6 was shown to play a role as transcriptional regulator of relevant genes for placental differentiation and physiology such as βhCG and PSG. (4197)
Passive Lysis 5X Buffer
GloMax®-Multi Base Instrument
Shin, O.S., Uddin, T., Citorik, R., Wang, J.P., Della Pelle, P., Kradin, R.L., Bingle C.D., Bingle, L., Camilli, A., Bhuiyan, T.R., Shirin, T., Ryan, E.T., Calderwood, S.B., Finberg, R.W., Qadri, F., Larocque, R.C. and Harris, J.B.
Notes: The authors used the Dual-Glo™ Luciferase Assay system to detect induction of NF-κB activity in transfected HEK-TLR4/MD2 cells expressing human CD14, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MD2. An NF-κB-driven luciferase reporter gene and a thymidine kinase (TK) promoter-driven Renilla luciferase reporter gene were measured 24 hours after the cells were exposed to long palate, lung, and nasal epithelium clone 1 protein (LPLUNC1) 1 hour prior to stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from either E. coli or V. cholera. Figure 4 shows how LPLUNC1 was able to inhibit the TLR4 response to LPS from V. cholera. It was hypothesized that LPLUNC1 serves to reduce inflammation to enteric pathogens. Transfection details: Cells were seeded in 96-well plates at 30,000 cells/well and transfected with a total of 0.3µg of DNA per well. The transfected DNA contained 80ng of NF-κB-firefly luciferase plasmid and 20ng HSV-TK promoter-driven Renilla luciferase plasmid, along with human CD14 construct cloned into pCDNA3 at 10ng/well. (4177)
Jheon, A.H., Mostowfi, P., Snead, M.L., Ihrie, R.A., Sone, E., Pramparo, T., Attardi, L.D. and Klein, O.D.
Notes: The authors determined that PERP, a tetraspan membrane protein, is required for enamel formation during tooth development in mice. Using microarray analysis, they then identified genes that were differentially expressed in wildtype and Perp-null mice and might be involved in enamel formation. Differential expression of these genes was confirmed by qPCR using the GoTaq® qPCR Master Mix. The authors also identified an upstream regulator of Perp, P63, by transfecting cells derived from embryonic mouse teeth with a Perp-luciferase reporter construct that contained a P63 response element or mutated P63 response element. A Renilla luciferase vector was used for normalization of transfection efficiency, and luciferase assays were performed using the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. (4168)
GoTaq® qPCR Master Mix
Stempin, C.C., Chi, L., Giraldo-Vela, J.P., High, A.A., Häcker, H. and Redecke, V.
Notes: The authors used the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System to measure NF-κB firefly luciferase activity normalized to Renilla luciferase (pRL-TK) in transfected HEK293T and EL4 cells. Coumermycin-treated HEK293 and EL4 cells transiently transfected with B-cell CLL/lymphoma 10 (BCL10) led to transcriptional NF-κB activation in a dose dependent manner. Dimerization of BCL10 by coumermycin was used to mimic physiological stimulation through T cell receptor cross-linking, which initiates BCL10-mediated activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Overexpression experiments showed that E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb-2 (MIB2) controlled BCL10-mediated activation of NF-κB by promoting autoubiquitination and ubiquitination of IKKγ, a kinase responsible for phosphorylating IκBα protein. The authors identified that the C-terminal RING finger domain of MIB2 was critical for protein ubiquitination in NF-κB activation, which was confirmed by the NF-κB luciferase reporter response to various MIB2 mutants. (4180)


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A lab course, this involves not only lecture on the physics of momentum, friction (those burgers are slippery!), and thermodynamics (you have to cook with something), but also extensive on-grill work to ensure those who complete the course are proficient at keeping themselves safe, hygienic, and healthy while serving simulated food to paying members of the public.
• We start with the basics:
Hamburger: A Global History by Andrew F. Smith, Reaktion Books, 2008.
The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky, Yale University Press, 2009.
Hamburger Heaven: The Illustrated History of the Hamburger by Jeffrey Tennyson, Hyperion, 1995.
• We also survey the hamburger landscape:
Hamburger America: Completely Revised and Updated Edition: A State-by-State Guide to 150 Great Burger Joints by George Motz, Running Press, 2011.
• We explore the economic and nutritional issues at hand:
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, Harper Perennial, 2005.
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food by Charles Wilson and Eric Schlosser, Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer — And What You Can Do About It edited by Karl Weber, Public Affairs, 2009.
• Then we delve into direct workplace preparation:
Fast Food, Fast Talk: Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life by Robin Leidner, University of California Press, 1993. Still the classic study of McDonald's Hamburger University. (No, credits don't transfer!)
In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by Stacy Perman, HarperBusiness, 2010.
• And finally we discuss recipe innovation:
Burger Bar: Build Your Own Ultimate Burgers by Hubert Keller and Penelope Wisner, Wiley, 2009.
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This is definitely one of the few chicken dishes that I love: it's very simple to make and the method preserves the flavor and juiciness of the chicken. I don't ever want to boil a chicken again after knowing this recipe.
Before I go further into the step-by-step recipe, though, a warning: this is NOT the chicken that you get at Chinese BBQ shops (Chinese salt-steamed chicken where you cook the chicken in a salt shell) nor is it Hainanese chicken.
Without much further ado, here is the recipe with photos for the major steps:
1. Line a thick, large pot with aluminum foil. Be generous with the foil as you can use the remaining foil at the top to make a closed packet to keep the moisture in
2. Next, line the foil with coarse salt. The amount of salt used depends on the size of the pot. I used about ~1.5 bowl of salt this time, to completely cover the bottom of the pot
3. Then crush 6-8 lemongrass stalks, cut them into shorter length to fit in the pot. Lay the lemongrass stalks on the salt to form a lattice of sort.
4. Then lay lime leaves on top and in between the lemongrass stalks
5. Next add rau răm (Vietnamese coriander) and ginger (optional). All the herbs should be laid down in such a way that the chicken will not come into contact with the coarse salt at the bottom
6. Then, stuff a few lá chanh (lime leaves) and a bunch of rau răm (Vietnamese coriander) inside the chicken, rub the skin with generous amount of salt and pepper, then lay the chicken on top of all the herbs
7. Cover the chicken with more herbs: lá chanh (lime leaves), rau răm (Vietnamese coriander) & ginger
8. Fold the aluminum foil sheet down to make a closed packet
9. Cover the pot and cook on medium high heat for ~35-40 minutes (depending on how hot your stove is, you might want to turn the heat down a bit after having it on medium high for 10-15′ to avoid burning the salt too much). Turn off the heat and leave it on the stove for another 10 minutes. Take it off the stove & open up the packet:
Remember to take the herb stuffing out of the chicken before serving.
The chicken can be cut into manageable pieces with a cleaver, or you can just dig in with your hands. The first time I made this chicken, I definitely couldn't resist the urge to immediately tear off a thigh. It's more fun to eat with your hands anyway :). If there's still a lá chanh (lime leaf) left, it can be sliced into very thin strips and sprinkle on top of the chicken. This last step is not necessary because the chicken is already very fragrant with lá chanh (lime leaves) and rau răm (Vietnamese coriander) flavors.
Forgot to add a note about the chicken: it's best if you use free-range chicken for this. Normal chicken from a supermarket might be ok. The thing you should avoid is frozen chickens that have been injected with saline. That type of chicken will mess up this dish because the saline fluid will ooze out and dissolve the salt, which will turn your dry-steamed chicken dish into salt-water boiled chicken. Definitely not appetizing.


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Woman found dead in Motley
MOTLEY — A 36-year-old Staples woman was found dead Tuesday in the snow near the Country Terrace Apartments in Motley.
Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel said deputies and the Motley Police Department discovered the body, identified as Anna Eakle, at 8:45 a.m.
Motley Police Chief Brian Madison said the woman's entire body was frozen, except the core part of her body. According to the National Weather Service, the windchill just after 8 a.m. was 29 below zero.
The woman was last seen by a railroad worker who saw her around 4:40 a.m.
"The railroad worker said the woman didn't seem right," said Madison. "The woman was not dressed appropriately for the weather. She was wearing a sweatshirt, jeans and tennis shoes."
The woman was found in the dog exercise area by a resident who was walking her dog.
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Wetzel said there is no immediate indication of foul play, nor should there be any reason for the residents of Motley to be fearful.
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While these guys are a bit more expensive then the 33mm convex ones sold here, they're actually a pretty good deal when you consider the fact that the microswitch included with them is over ¾ the price. You're only paying $0.45 more for the nifty arcade button.
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Cardinal Health (CAH ) fell short of expectations in its second-quarter earnings announcement. The health care company posted earnings of 63 cents per share, vs. 84 cents last year. The company lowered its 2005 guidance.
Treasury Market
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Germany's DAX index went up 57.64 points, or 1.35%, to 4,4339.28.
In Paris, the CAC 40 index gained 29.07 points, or 0.74%, moving to 3,958.01.
Asian markets finished mixed Friday. Japan's Nikkei average fell 28.95 points, or 0.25%, to close at 11,360.40.
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I was shopping for a larger TV but the picture on this 32" Vizio was amazing so for the first time in my life I can say "size did not matter". Of the 20 or so on display inside my Walmart this Vizio is mesmerizing, in fact I was blinded by the picture and forgot when I got it home I had a PC to connect it too. Vizio did not design this TV to hook up with a PC using the RGB cable (has 3 rows of pins and 2 screws that tighten it) . Customer Service said I could use a HDMI cable, however my PC does not have that and there is no work around this compatibility issue.
The TV has 2 HDMI connections, 1 AV or HD port (one or the other not both), a USB port that can play pictures or music from thumb drives but no mention it will play Video, wifi/ethernet to connect to your internet provider. I did have trouble getting those to sync but over night the TV must have updated on its own as today I turned it on and found it connected just fine via the ethernet cable. Last night it said my internet connection was too slow and to upgrade my modem but seems to work fine now.
The remote lacks a keyboard so I do not think anyone is going to be emailing from yahoo but it shows you weather and news. Basically I dont know anyone with a Smart TV that uses it much, so there is no way I am giving up surfing the web via my PC yet. I really hate to return this TV but its got to go back and its a real hassle after having set this up and hauled out the old TV. The other Vizios in the store were no where near as impressive as this model so I will probably buy another brand. I do think it should have more inputs, my old TVs all have at least 3 AV this Vizio only has 1. Im rating it so low because Vizio has limited us from hooking up to the things we own like DVD, PC, Game Consoles, and I wonder if its because this TV is carrying Netflix and Amazon buttons that sell consumers movies and music?
I'm very happy with purchasing this TV. The picture is very clear and the color's just pop out of the screen. Awesome internet access that I love using for Netflix or anything online. The sound quality is great on my TV. I have this TV in my room and I can actually see the guide without my glasses. I am in love with the TV and the price I paid for it. I plan on getting another VIZIO TV for my living room. I couldn't be happier about this purchase. I tell everyone about my new TV and how awesome it is. In my opinion, this TV is a must have.
We finally bit the bullet, and replaced our analog tvs with digital. We initially bought a 24" for the bedroom, but although it is an excellent TV, it was simply too small to suit my husband's older eyes, so we bought this 32" (and moved the 24" to a more appropriate setting in our home). We are able to drop our satellite service and get the same quality picture from the antenna as we were getting from the paid service. This alone will pay for this tv (and the others we bought around the same time) in a relatively short time period. The built-in Wi-Fi allows us to stream from Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, without additional hardware. The built-in set up guides practically do the work for you, and we were watching TV within minutes of taking the set out of the box. Although we purchased online, we had visited several stores and looked at several different brands. We always came back to the Vizio as having the same (sometimes better) picture quality as more expensive brands, at a more reasonable price. We are very satisfied customers.
Bought this to replace my bulky 20-yr old 27" TV. Did lots of research before I bought this one. So glad I didn't get a plasma screen which puts out lots of heat. This one has lots of features, being one of Vizio's "smart" TVs, but right now, I'm just enjoying watching my favorite shows on this LED TV. I don't have cable but rabbit ears antenna brings in good picture for almost all stations. I haven't tried the wireless features yet.
Had trouble getting right adjustment on color, brightness, etc. (color still seems a little washed out on some channels) and sound quality is not as good as I expected from reviews but maybe haven't found right setting yet. I am still learning about this TV that's smarter than I am!
My main complaint so far is that the remote control for this Vizio is quite small and its buttons are hard to see for "older" eyes. Several friends have older "non-smart" models of the 32" Vizio and those controls are all much larger and easier to use. I've seen this same complaint on other reviews...Vizio needs to take note and redesign the remote.
This 32" LED 720p Smart HDTV is our first flat screen television and we bought it to watch Netflix via wireless and it works perfectly for that, no problem. The set-up was fairly easy. Like a lot of people, I read through the reviews here and so I was aware some people found the remote a bit small, and one or two people recommended to hard-wire it for best reception. I have no trouble with the size of the remote and the wireless works without a hitch.
NOTE: If this is your first time doing a set-up with a SMART TV - you will come to a point where on the screen it will be asking you to input letters (your screen name, your password for Netflix, etc) and there is no keyboard on the remote and there is no pop-up keyboard on the screen! And there is not a single word in the instructions that tell you what to do or how to get this keyboard to appear. To save you searching through your instruction booklet to find what you will not find (funny how they do that, huh? They call it "instructions" and leave this out). Press the center button (the round one between the right arrow and the left arrow). Voila. The keyboard will appear. Otherwise, great purchase for us.
Store or Factory? That is the question. I bought my Vizio Smart TV about a week ago. I will be returning it today and this is why:
When I got home the television would not connect to my WiFi. After calling technical support she explained to me,(only after I had mentioned the apple modem) that these TV's have had issues in the past with Apple products. Which is funny, because it was connecting with the ethernet cable just fine. Firstly, how can something be voted the "best" if it is only connects to certain routers? Secondly, NO INFO on box about compatability. Thirdly, the remote and manual buttons on the t.v. did not work at ALL (even after resetting). I have to unplug the t.v. and plug it back in every time I go to use it. This is a shame, because I have many friends and family members that own a Vizio television and I was very excited to buy one for such a great price! The reviews were awesome and the picture image was great! However, someone dropped the ball on this one! Lame.
Needed a new tv and had very specific criteria:
LED - check!
HD - check!
32"-40" - check!
WiFi - check!
$300 budget - check!
I could not believe how many features this tv has for the price. Setup was easy; wifi came on in several minutes following the step by step directions. Small problem was that when it found my signal I could not punch in the alpha characters in password, only numeric. You need to manually locate your signal to do this. Careful it's case sensitive.
Picture quality is very good to me but I just came off a first generation LCD. I do notice a faint background light in middle of the screen when power is on but with no signal input. Doesnt' affect picture quality though. Sound is sufficient. Some reviewers said not loud enough. Suites my living room fine. One thing I did notice was that the SRS Surround feature kept fading in and out upon setup (I use a digital cable box). Once I switched to "standard" everything was fine.
The pre-loaded apps are hit or miss. I mainly use Youtube. The movie apps are premium and the free ones are...weird. I wish the background/screen saver app was free. A digital fish tank would have been cool.
Lastly, this thing is incredibly light. It's also alot thinner than LCD.
Overall, super happy with it.
My husband and I wanted to upgrade from a 26" Vizio to a 32" tv. We weren't even shopping for specifically a Vizio, but because of it's all ready high ratings for it's class, it kept showing up in searches.. You can't beat the price for a smart TV in this category! I was going to purchase through Amazon, but seller wouldn't ship to APO; The price was actually $10 cheaper, BUT there was a shipping cost if it was stateside. So, I ventured to Walmart.com and paid just the little extra and we received at our APO in GERMANY within 2 weeks. That's amazing! Packaged well and had that great new TV smell!. Netflix app is awesome and so far the shows are really crisp, especially some of the older movies of my children's choice like "Rescuer's Down Under". Amazon app is great too. The menu itself doesn't appear to go into full-screen mode like the netflix app, but still easy to use. The smart options that appear at the bottom of the screen, include, Amazon, Netflix, Skype, M-Go, YouTube, Yahoo News, and Weather (there are a few more but can't think of them at the moment). Great TV if your looking to purchase one for a bedroom, or maybe even a workout room.
Even though this is only a 720p television, the image is crisp. Set up was easy, and between the free shows via antenna and availability of Netflix etc via the internet, this was an economical step up from our old CRT.
This TV has been worth the money spent. The picture quality is great. There are apps (Netflix, youtube etc.). Easy to set up and connect to cable as well as internet.
Couple of concerns that I have -
1. Keyboard (while using youtube app) could be little more user firendly
2. Wireless internet is slow. but works great with ethernet cable.
I strongly recommend this TV. Not only can you watch regular TV but you can also go to Hudu, netflix, check your e-mail and go onto your facebook account. I got this for my husband whose eye-sight is not the greatest and he can see much better on the TV vs the notebook!
Picture has high resolution and great colors! Sound is clear and this is so easy to operate!
I did a lot of research looking for a reasonably priced smart TV, and this came up on a lot of review sites that I found. Being a couple hundred dollars less than a lot of its competition, I decided to take the plunge sight-unseen.
I must say that I have been very happy with it. It was a very easy assembly and setup. The picture is gorgeous, however the audio doesn't blow me away. the audio lacks a certain depth to it on the basic settings. In fact, on the standard setting, the sound quality is super flat. The surround sound option is not a whole lot better. It doesn't project as much sound as I would like, but at that low price point, it isn't surprising.
The "smart TV" aspect is pretty simple to use, though between the setup of the screen and the not-so-ergonomically friendly remote, I had a very sore thumb the next day after playing with it all day.
Speaking of the remote, it is not intuitive at all! Even a few weeks after owning this TV, I still have to search for the correct buttons, and the layout is very awkward. There are dedicated buttons on the top for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and M-Go, which is great, except that the M-Go program has not even been completed! When you press the button, the screen tells you that it's "coming soon...to learn more go to mgo.com/vizio." which then takes you to a promotional video for the program. The question I have though, is how long has this TV set been out? Surely for at least a year. It is just strange that M-Go is still not up and running.
All the critiques aside, it's still a great beginner TV with some extra features that put it over the top for its price range. It's very nice not to go out and buy additional devices like a Roku or Boxee to get to enjoy Netflix or HuluPlus. It makes movie night at my house a lot easier now that we have better access to media like that.
Overall, It's a great size and format for a beginner TV and I have really enjoyed using it.
Great picture and features, just be aware that the HDMI outputs are side mounted and puts stress on the ports and makes hidden wall mount cabling difficult if you don't use right hand or swing adapters.
For the price, you cannot get a better deal on a "Smart TV." This is an updated version of an earlier model and Vizio has made improvements both on its features and its styling. It is not a Samsung, Sony, or an LG but you are not shelling out that kind of dough either. Very pleased and met my expectations.
Great picture... good blacks, nice contrast and sharpness. Wifi connected quickly and setup was easy. Widgets meet my needs. Sound quality is average. I am using separate speakers which is much better. Good connectivity... two HDMI inputs, one USB input, and one 3.5 mm output for my speakers (all on the left side), plus RCA stereo and component-in, coax cable-in, and wired ethernet-in in the back. The remote is average... no backlighting or separate keyboard like other Vizio remotes. The stand is solid but doesn't swivel or tilt. Overall appearance is very plain. The TV is fairly thin.
Overall a great value and exactly what I was looking for.
This is without a doubt the simplest "Smart TV" I have ever setup! I bought this as agift for my daughter, a 36" was to big for her wall space but had a " QWERTY keyboard remote that I really wanted for the internet functions, my solution was to add the VISIO WIFI BlueRay DVD player that has the QWERTY remote; what a "Great Entertainment Package" for under $400.00!
A smart HDTV, 32inch is a great deal for $298. It was 5 minutes out of the box and it was going strong. I don't think I would have been satisfied with the sound quality if I didn't match it with the home theater equipment already installed. The 'smat aspects' of the system likewise were quick to dock up ... no patchwork needed to be trying u-tube and Net Flix straight from the wireless router. Having been near 1st with lots of tech over my life, I expected a lot more plugging and a lot less playing. Fear not... it works.
I wanted to get a new TV and keep within my budget of $300. So, I started comparing the TV's on Walmart.com. I kept coming back to this High Definition Smart TV with built in Wi-Fi. So, I ordered the TV and picked it up at our local Walmart. The TV was easy to set up. I did call Vizio about a question and I actually reached a LIVE PERSON in the middle of the night. I have had this TV for about two months now and have zero complaints. The sound and picture is great and it is easy to watch NETFLIX, which I watch daily. NETFLIX and HULU PLUS require a low monthly fee. I also watch Crackle, which is free. I love that this TV is slim and the border around the screen is small - making the picture look a littler larger than a regular 32" TV. I love my Vizio TV and especially like that I can push ONE button and start choosing what I want to watch on Netflix. I am sure there are better TV's to purchase, if you have the money, but for under $300 you can't go wrong with this TV. This is my first Smart TV purchase and I am impressed with the quality of this TV. This TV was also CNET's highest rated 32" TV in 2012. This TV also has an Ambient light sensor which auto-adjusts the picture to room lighting. We use this TV in our living room, but it would also make a perfect TV for the bedroom. Now our son wants one so he can watch NETFLIX in his room.
This HGTV is the perfect size for out 17'x15' living room. The picture is beautiful. The WiFi is golden. The set up was easy. Navigation is intuitive. The sound is a little tin-canny, so I run it through my stereo with the handy dandy RCA outputs. It was well worth the $$298 I spent on it.
TV works well. Can watch HuluPlus, Amazon Prime, and Netflix through wifi. Wish the tv had a better remote with a qwerty keyboard. But great for the price and size.


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Oregon Streams In Jeopardy, Skeena Screw Job
Got an email yesterday from Matt Stansberry of the Caddis Fly Blog, talking about how plans to ramp up logging could seriously damage some Oregon streams. Some are household names to fly fishermen, even those of us East Coasters who've never fished the Pacific Northwest.
As Matt said, "It's the Alsea, Umpqua, Siuslaw, Rogue and a whole host of other systems."
The hell with that. Take a look at Matt's Post on the Caddis Fly. He explains it far better than I can:
Rivers Impacted By the Western Oregon Plan Revision
Write the Governor. Taking water away from western fly anglers is taking water away from all of us. So, while you're at it, sign this petition to stop Skeena policy perversity in B.C. brought to light by Buster Wants To Fish:
DVD REVIEW: Drift
"I want 'em to look in the eye of that fish."
The moment the first spey cast jumps from the screen in high definition, and the fly line falls over the currents of the Deschutes River, the viewer is hooked. The film's vibrancy strikes an immediate chord, and it's easy to settle in thinking Drift will progress as a collection of high quality destination pieces. Not exactly.
The new fly fishing film from Confluence Films takes the viewer to intriguing places, sure, but Drift isn't really about where to fish, it's about people and why they fish. The destinations provide the backdrop.
Drift is comprised of five segments that have the feel of magazine profiles brought to life. In Oregon, it focuses on John and Amy Hazel of the Deschutes Angler as they cast for steelhead. When John Hazel says the above highlighted quote in discussing what he hopes his clients take from every fish, you get that this is more about his passion than it is about the Deschutes or the steelhead. The same holds true as Drift follows Brian O'Keefe down to Turneffe Flats in Belize and then Punta Gorda with the Garbutt Brothers. (Plus, you get a sense of how hard permit fishing is when one of the brothers spots one and says to O'Keefe, "Only 80 feet, moving left.")
The people do not come through as strongly in the third segment about winter tailwaters, probably because it packs in three locales–the Green, The Frying Pan, and the Bighorn–but you still get a good overall feel for the why of winter fishing.
Drift hits it perfectly in its profile of Charlie Smith, the Andros Island bonefish legend who invented the Crazy Charlie. It is the strongest piece in the film; it would have been had it not featured a single bonefish and just shown Smith picking the banjo.
Drift closes in Kashmir, where it follows two anglers (Jon Steihl and Travis Smith) who find that the trout fishing is the same but, "The minute you got out of the water…everywhere there were signs you weren't at home anymore."
Find interesting people in interesting places and tell the stories through strong cinematography and narrative, and you get Drift, a fly fishing film that hits its mark.
FLY FISHING: Beyond the Mainstream, Volume 3
OREGON: The Caddis Fly goes salty, deep for rockfish.
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NJ Gov. Christie puts weight issue on the table
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie smiles Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Union Beach, N.J., as he is playfully asked about his weight. Christie has termed his plumpness "fair game" for comedians. And during his first appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, the outspoken Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender read two of Letterman's jokes that he said were "some of my personal favorites." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
UNION BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie, who has acknowledged to Barbara Walters he's "more than a little" overweight and munched on a jelly doughnut on David Letterman's talk show, is addressing his weight issues head-on as speculation intensifies he's positioning himself to run for president in 2016.
"If you talked to anybody who has struggled with their [auth] weight, what they would tell you is 'every week, every month, every year, there's a plan,'" Christie said Tuesday, a day after appearing with Letterman, who has used the Republican governor's midsection as a punch line since he took office in 2010. "The idea that somehow I don't care about this, of course I care about it, and I'm making the best effort I can."
Christie, 50, acknowledged dieting has been a regular part of his life for 30 years.
"Sometimes I'm successful, and other times I'm not," he said. "And sometimes, periods of great success are followed by periods of great failure."
Christie has never revealed his weight or released his medical records, and he bristled when his size came up during the 2009 governor's race. An ad by incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine accused Christie, a former federal prosecutor, of "throwing his weight around."
Christie found himself addressing the issue again on Tuesday, when a reporter asked whether the people who elected him should worry about his health because of his weight.
Christie said he's "remarkably healthy" and proved his fitness for the job by working 18-hour days after Superstorm Sandy, considered the state's worst natural disaster, slammed the Jersey coast on Oct. 29.
He gave a similar answer when Walters asked him in December during her "Most Influential People" special if he was too fat to be president.
"That's ridiculous," he responded.
Christie, who is widely mentioned as a possible presidential candidate as his national reputation has grown since the storm, had one health scare during his first term: an asthma attack on a humid summer morning in 2011 that diverted him from a scheduled press conference at a farm to a hospital. He addressed the press when he was discharged hours later, saying the heat, not his weight, contributed to the attack but vowing dietary modifications.
"I weigh too much because I eat too much," he said then.
He said Tuesday "there is a plan" for his weight.
"Whether it's successful or not," he said, "you'll all be able to notice."
Christie recited two of Letterman's fat jokes while appearing on CBS' "Late Show" on Monday night and told the comedian his laugh lines about his weight were funny "about 40 percent" of the time.
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An extremely hot, massive young galaxy cluster -- the largest ever seen in the distant Universe -- has been studied by an international team using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama Desert in Chile along with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. The new results are being announced on 10 January 2012 at the 219th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.
The newly discovered galaxy cluster [1] has been nicknamed El Gordo -- the "big" or "fat one" in Spanish. It consists of two separate galaxy subclusters colliding at several million kilometres per hour, and is so far away that its light has travelled for seven billion years to reach Earth.
"This cluster is the most massive, the hottest, and gives off the most X-rays of any cluster found so far at this distance or beyond," said Felipe Menanteau of Rutgers University, who led the study. "We devoted a lot of our observing time to El Gordo, and I'm glad our bet paid off and we found an amazing cluster collision."
Clusters of galaxies are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity. The process of their formation, when smaller groups of galaxies merge together, very much depends on the amount of dark matter and dark energy in the Universe at that time -- so studying clusters can shed some light on these mysterious components of the cosmos.
"Gigantic galaxy clusters like this one are just what we were aiming to find," said team member Jack Hughes, also of Rutgers. "We want to see if we understand how these extreme objects form, using the best models of cosmology that are currently available."
The team, led by Chilean and Rutgers astronomers, found El Gordo by detecting a distortion of the cosmic microwave background radiation. This faint glow is the remnant of the first light from the Big Bang, the extremely hot and dense origin of the Universe about 13.7 billion years ago. This radiation left over from the Big Bang interacts with electrons in the hot gas in galaxy clusters, distorting the appearance of the background glow seen from Earth [2]. The denser and bigger the cluster, the bigger this effect. El Gordo was picked up in a survey of the microwave background with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope [3].
ESO's Very Large Telescope was used by the team to measure the velocities of the galaxies in this huge cluster collision and also to measure its distance from Earth. In addition NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was used to study the hot gas in the cluster.
Although a cluster of El Gordo's size and distance is very rare, the authors say that the new results are still consistent with astronomers' current understanding of a Universe that started with a Big Bang and is mostly made of dark matter and dark energy.
El Gordo most probably formed just like the Bullet Cluster, a spectacular interacting cluster of galaxies that is almost four billion light-years closer to Earth. In both clusters there is evidence that normal matter, mainly composed of hot, X-ray-bright gas, has been wrenched apart from the dark matter. The hot gas was slowed down by the collision, but the dark matter was not.
"This is the first time we've found a system like the Bullet Cluster at such a large distance," said Cristóbal Sifón, student at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) in Santiago. "It's like the old saying: If you want to understand where you're going, you have to know where you've been."
[1] The formal name of the cluster is ACT-CL J0102-4915, the first part of the name shows that it is a galaxy cluster found using data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the second part indicates the location of the object on the sky, in the southern constellation of Phoenix.
[2] The effect is called the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect after the Russian astronomers, Rashid Sunyaev and Yakov Zel'dovich who predicted it in the late 1960s.
[3] The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is a six-metre telescope on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile and close to the site of ALMA. It is designed to make high-resolution surveys of the microwave sky to study the cosmic microwave background radiation.
These results on El Gordo are being announced on 10 January 2012 at the 219th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.
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DriveClub VR appears to still be on track
A ratings listing for DriveClub VR suggests that the game remains in the works despite the closure of its developer.
Driveclub dev Evolution joins Codemasters
Codemasters has stepped in to save recently shut Driveclub developer Evolution Studios.
Driveclub team hoping to stay together after Evolution closure
The team behind Driveclub wants to keep on working together, following the news of the studio's closure.
Sony has shut down Driveclub developer Evolution
The creator of MotorStorm and Driveclub has closed its doors.
11 things we learned from PlayStation's Paris Press Conference
Sony's long-overdue European press conference took place last night in Paris, and as usual we were greeted with some quirkly games, and some major triple-A reveals, too.
Driveclub Bikes name-dropped by PEGI
It seems one of Sony's Paris Games Week announcements has been revealed ahead of time.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition will vanish from PSN next week
Having waited eight months to get their hands on the long-delayed game, the free PlayStation Plus version of Driveclub will disappear from PSN on October 6th.
PS4 success partially to blame for DriveClub woes
Sony did not expect the PlayStation 4 to sell as well as it is, and this has caused a few problems.
Evolution promises at least another year of support for Driveclub
After its protracted and troubled launch, Drivelub's developers have said that the PS4 racer will be supported by the studio for at least another year.
Driveclub hits 2m units sold
PS4-exclusive Driveclub has sold in excess of 2m copies, developer Evolution has announced.
Sony has completely rebuilt Driveclub's server code for PS Plus launch
Elements of Evolution's PS4 racer Driveclub have had to twice be completely rewritten in the run-up to today's expected launch of the free PS Plus Edition.
The PlayStation Plus Edition of Driveclub will launch tomorrow
The long awaited PS Plus Edition of Driveclub will arrive tomorrow (June 25th) some eight months after it was initially supposed to be released.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition pulled after 'prematurely' going live
The long-awaited PS Plus version of Driveclub finally arrived yesterday – only to be pulled almost immediately.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition 'in final stages of development'
The long, long wait for the free PlayStation Plus version of Driveclub appears to nearly be over.
DriveClub server upgrade paves road for PS Plus Edition launch
Developer Evolution has said that the PlayStation plus version of DriveClub IS on the way and that upcoming upgrades to the game are a further step in making it possible.
'Publishers are still not doing enough to end buggy games'
Major games publishers have not learnt their lesson from the slew of broken games released at the end of last year.
Sony opening Project Morpheus studio in North West England
PlayStation is setting up a development studio in North West England dedicated to make games for its Project Morpheus VR headset.
Margin Makers: Guide to racing wheels and accessories
Project CARS, The Crew, DriveClub, Forza, F1: the grid is currently packed with driving titles revving for attention. MCV puts pedal to the metal in hot pursuit of the best ...
55 jobs lost at Driveclub dev Evolution, report says
Driveclub developer Evolution could be about to lose half of its staff.
Job losses at Driveclub developer Evolution
The studio behind troubled PS4 racer Driveclub has suffered what is understood to be a significant number of layoffs.
Sony insists it hasn't ditched DriveClub PS Plus Edition
The free PlayStation Plus Edition of Evolution's PS4 racer DriveClub has not been scrapped, Sony has claimed.
Sony can't guarantee free PlayStation Plus DriveClub will ever arrive
The free version of DriveClub for PlayStation Plus members may never be released, Sony has admitted.
DriveClub PS+ Upgrade now available for £19.99 on PSN
Sony has cut the price of DriveClub's PlayStation Plus Edition Full Game Upgrade to £19.99 on PSN.


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Some time ago there was a thread on quilting only a third of a quilt at a time, and joining the batting as you go........
Has anyone had any expenience of this method, or remember the thread at all?
Thanks :D
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Some time ago there was a thread on quilting only a third of a quilt at a time, and joining the batting as you go........
Has anyone had any expenience of this method, or remember the thread at all?
Thanks :D
This is done with the batting cut into three pieces and you quilt just the center first. Then you join the next piece of batting and quilt that portion. Eventually you have 100% of the quilt on you machine.
Have you used this method NP3, and is it easy...I mean easier?
I'm really trying to avoid the floor for sandwiching, and not looking forward to wrestling such a large quilt on my machine, seeing it's not FMQ I'm doing.
Thanks :-)
You would quilt 3 separate quilts to within 1/2 inch from where they are to be joined. After all the sections are quilted, you join them together and use a sashing strip to hide the seam on the back. Search Quilt as You Go for a block by block style or even Quilting in Sections and you should find examples of what it looks like. You only have the entire quilt on the machine when you are putting the sections together and of course putting the binding on.
Sharon Pederson & pair of ladies I forgot the names of did episodes on Simply Quilts years ago and I'm sure there are others. Check YouTube for videos.
I have quilted block by block which is very similar to the quilting in sections & it was very easy. I quilted each block and then used sashing front & back to put them together row by row. It was a lot of hand sewing on the back to finish but if you use a matching thread color, you could probably machine finish it easily enough. I was a new quilter at the time so I followed the directions I had seen.
The method she is refering to is not the quilt as you go method. You make the full quilt and then do the batting in thirds. I'll search for the tute on it.Originally Posted by BKrenning
It is easier when you do the middle section. The last section is just as bulky. The key is having a really big work space. The method lessens the amount of quilt rolled up in the throat of your machine.
I think that is the method I saw the pair of ladies doing on Simply Quilts. I was using a machine with a 6" harp at the time so that method wouldn't have worked very well. I have a larger machine now but I still prefer quilting in sections over adding the batting. I do agree that having your machine setup in the center of a long table & possibly even turning it like a longarm to do free motion quilting would help tremendously with any quilt larger than crib size and even crib size is a problem if you have arthritis in your neck or shoulders.Originally Posted by np3
Check out this website for basting a quilt. I have several large quilts that I haven't finished because I can't get on the floor and do the conventional basting. I intend to try this as soon as I get my backing. Kathy
Prism99 suggested this and I did it on my avatar Steeler picture.
You can also split the quilt into 3 parts (without the division showing later) to make the bulk easier to handle. To do this, you layer the sandwich as usual, pin back a third of the top and backing fabric so it is out of the way, then cut the batting only in large S-shaped curves. Mark both sides of the cut so it is easy to reposition the two pieces later. (The curving cutting line helps with the repositioning later and also hides the join.) Pin the top to the backing fabric. Do the other side of the quilt the same. Machine quilt the middle section, leaving a good 4 inches or so free near the cut edges. When the middle is done, re-attach one side of the batting with hand tailor tacks (or some people do it with a long and wide machine zigzag) and re-position the top and backing over that section. Complete the machine quilting on that side. Repeat with the other side. Marti Michel has a book on how to do this, but I first saw this process described in detail in another book by another quilter (whose name escapes me at the moment).
This is the method I was refering to but I couldn't find the tute on it!!1Originally Posted by jlong
You are correct NP3, it's not the quilt as you go, it's the one your talking about.Originally Posted by np3
You know what has me confused now, is how do you only sandwich the first strip down the centre with all the other fabric of the top and backing on each side?


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Forest plan short of PM's pledge
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John Howard walks through a stand of old growth forest in the Styx
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The Howard Government has moved to safeguard large areas of Tasmanian forest but has fallen short of its pre-election commitments.
The Government's $250 million forestry package, announced yesterday, has ended timber industry plans to log the heart of Australia's largest temperate rainforest, in the Tarkine region of Tasmania's north-west. It protects much of the Styx Valley west of Hobart and meets some local demands for protection of dry forests in the island's east.
But the package protects only one-quarter (4730 hectares) of what the Government promised to protect in the Styx and nearby old-growth eucalypt forest, and virtually no rainforest will be protected in the south.
The Government also abandoned its goal to end the use of 1080 poison on native wildlife and no extra jobs are guaranteed.
Jointly announced by Prime Minister John Howard and Premier Paul Lennon in the middle of the remote Styx, the package won immediate support from union leaders present.
The $250 million - $160 million from the Commonwealth and $90 million from the Tasmanian Government - will be spent on restructuring the industry, including developing plantations, and help for country sawmills and the hardwood industry.
The National Association of Forest Industries said the reduction in available timber would put extra pressure on the industry. The association's acting director, Phil Townsend, put the value of timber lost to new reserves at $1.7 billion.
Green groups, which were excluded from yesterday's announcement, said the package matched the funding they wanted, but it had been spent in the wrong places.
Wilderness Society national forest campaign co-ordinator Sean Cadman said: "While the Tarkine has been protected, and parts of the Styx, it's a woodchip wonderland for the rest of the state."
The package does not approach the scale of Mark Latham's failed Labor policy at the last election, which proposed a moratorium on old-growth logging and would eventually have protected up to 240,000 hectares of old-growth forest.
Instead it protects half that figure - 120,490 hectares of old-growth on public land, increasing by 10 per cent to 78 per cent the total amount of Tasmanian old-growth forest in reserves.
But Greens senator Bob Brown said the single glass of champagne was outweighed by "two parts poison". He said the package offered real protection in formal reserves to only 58,000 hectares - the remainder being largely unloggable.
Mr Howard said the package offered the best possible chance of ending the fierce, long-running debate about Tasmanian forests.
As part of the package, the Tasmanian Government will reduce clearfelling of old-growth forest on public land, now running at a rate of about 2600 hectares annually. The Greens say that it will be replaced by "clump clearfelling", in which isolated islands of old-growth will be left.
Mr Howard's pledge to end the use of 1080 on all land was opposed by farmers, who use the poison to protect crops from animals. But the state will this year ban its use on public land.
The Opposition backed the Government's strategy, saying the package offered better protection than existing arrangements.
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This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/24/2013 07:43 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/change-my-address/montgomery-ohio-45242/change-my-address-rip-off-i-went-on-line-late-last-night-to-change-my-address-with-th-1078655. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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#1 Consumer Suggestion
I think you should be a bit more attentive when using online sites...
SUBMITTED: Saturday, August 24, 2013POSTED: Saturday, August 24, 2013
Here's what's at the very top of this companys home page....
"Change My Address is a private business entity that facilitates the address change process for its users and is not affiliated with the US Postal Service™. The fee for this service is to cover the postage, handling, additional services not available through the post office and processing fees charged by the US Postal Service™. If you just wish to file with the US Postal Service and not receive our additional benefits, you may do so by visiting the USPS® website. There is a processing fee charged by the USPS® for submitting an online address change request that must be paid with a valid debit or credit card."
"This company MUST GO!!! How else can I report them? How can I fight them?"
What would be the reason for them to "GO?" What would you report them for? What is it you want to fight? You offer up many "reasons" why you were taken advantage of... Tired, elderly, struggling financially.... The problem was you didn't read the prominent disclaimer I''ve posted here and they lived up to their part of the deal. No, I don't work for them and I'm pretty sure their price is too high, but you were advised of the fact that you would be charged.
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#2 Consumer Comment
Not a rip-off
SUBMITTED: Saturday, August 24, 2013POSTED: Saturday, August 24, 2013
"There website is deceptive and a complete rip off."
Their website is not deceptive. The first line at the top of their website clearly states, "Change My Address is a private business entity that facilitates the address change process for its users and is not affiliated with the US Postal Service™... If you just wish to file with the US Postal Service and not receive our additional benefits, you may do so by visiting the USPS® website."
I agree that their services are not worth the additional $19, but you were not ripped off; you agreed to pay them for their additional benefits. They even provide a link to the USPS website.
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