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Opposite House, the largest park of Madrid and near Madrid Rio Here the air is always a little cleaner and fresher than in the center.
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Very Nice. A confortable appartment with everything you need. Ivaylo is very sympathic, kind and disponible. He explained us where to have real madrilen experience and beautiful things to see in Madrid. The appartment was really clean. We enjoyed to be your guests Ivaylo, thanks a lot. I recommended !!!!
The accommodation is good but simple. Good enough for a few days. Ivo is a good and friendly host, and is pleased when he can help you with information and recommendations.
The accommodation is within 5 minutes from the M-station an you are within 10 minutes in the centre of the city.
We have had a good time in Madrid.
We had a great stay! Can totally recommend this accomodation! Clean, quiet an close to the city center. Ivaylo is a very friendly guy who endaevoured to give lots of informations for a good stay in Madrid :-)
We had a really nice stay at Ivo's place. He was very friendly, communicative and helpful (tips for restaurants, museums, etc). The place was nice and clean. We can totally recommand it!
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The double room was confortable.
It was possible to choose from different teas and to store some food and drink in the fridge.
Avaylo is a very kind man who tried to help you if necessary.
The only negative thing is about the shower : there was not many hot water.
We had a very nice stay at Ivaylo's place. He gave us some nice insidertips about where to go in Madrid and even hurried back from work to let us in at the first day. The room was clean and had everything we needed, including a large balcony. The appartment was easy to find after Ivaylo's detailed explanation. He has a lot of magnets stuck onto his fridge, but doesn't collect them :)
We saw a lot in Madrid, but discovered that three days is just not enough to see everything. So we would love to come back some day.
Nos fuimos muy contentas de la estancia que tuvimos, un trato genial con Ivo,totalmente recomendable.
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The nation of Israel is fast approaching a critical point in its history as forces of right wing anti-Muslim hatred seek to gain control and force their nation to be outcast from the world. Labor leader and Defense Minister Ehud Barak said his party would seriously consider an offer from prime minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu to join his Cabinet. Barak said the good of the nation might require his party to join with right wing groups that have absolutely nothing in common with historic Labor views on Israel relations with Arab nations. Netanyahu is offering Labor some seats in the Cabinet, but in becoming part of this coalition, Barak risks associating his party with right wing demagogue Avigdor Lieberman who is hated in the Arab world and not respected in Europe or, most probably, in the United States.
MK Shelly Yacimovich, said aligning with Netanyahu risks giving a seal of approval to "the worst government in the country's history" and most probably will result in the end of the Labor party. Which way, Labor, join a right wing group bent on destroying Israel's reputation in the world or standing apart and hoping to make the people of Israel aware of dangers facing their country with Netanyaju and Lieberman in charge?


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Any LEO will tell you they don't like fighting with a naked person. Nothing to grab onto.
That aside you will probably hear someone coming in the bathroom and maybe able to grab a H2H weapon, edged or blunt object if you position one in or by the shower.
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Does SAR not exist in Ontario, Canada anymore?
I am feeling a little frustrated.
Hunter and I do obedience and IPO competitively/regularly. I would really, really love to be an ACTIVE SAR team in Ontario - but no matter how many e-mails I send, I just can't get in contact with anyone. I am feeling pretty frustrated.
Would love to use Hunter's exceptional working abilities to help the community, and help him grow and mature as a working dog.
Any advice? BLAH! Very frustrating.. Ontario is a dog sport/job wasteland.
Well, my experience with most SAR teams is slow answers to emails. If you found an actual contact you may want to call if it is not "the" emergency number. Figure most SAR folks (at least here) work full time jobs AND do SAR and do other things....
It could also be about what is in your emails. Are you talking about what a great dog you have or that YOU want to serve the community. Most SAR teams view the dog as a tool and it is the people they are more interested in. That is because they want someone who will stay on and get another dog or find a way to support the team in other ways if the dog is not suitable.
I had the most luck finding a local (well, a few hours drive) SAR team at a pet expo, they had a booth setup and were willing to talk for a while. After we talked I had to give up on it because of my job (there's no way I could have the freedom I'd need, and would not be able to afford the equipment/training). The team I chatted with was not interested in my dog at all (which was fine since this was before I got Nikon and Coke is no SAR prospect), they explained the training and certifications I'd have to do without a dog that would have probably taken me two years.
We tell prospects they may spend between $3000 and $5000 a year. (A lot of that in fuel) Have to have a boss who will let them take off as needed on short notice [we expect 50% attendance on search calls] and do allow the other coursework concurrently with training a dog but it is a lot easier to knock it all out first...and of course a supportive family as this stuff is hard on families. Not sure why folks like to go missing on Christmas Eve or Thanksgiving [or whenever the heck Boxing day is] or the day after your New Years party.
The first team I joined took about 6 months of phone calls and emails to connect for a training. The second was about 3 months. I usually check our email box about once a month but we get a lot of spam so if it has no title, or something that sounds like spam out it goes.
chances are that your dog won't be accepted . No bite training . You have to join a group , I can get you names to contact . The training will be done to RCMP standards , and certification will come from the OPP .
But first you have to show your dedication , and develop skills, and demonstrate that you can work with a group . No dog. Just you , a map, a grid , and lots and lots of time . Go wherever they instruct you to go , and do not miss a day . Training can be 3 times a week . I know one very eager , dedicated person who was eliminated because he missed one training session after having participated in many capacities for over a year .
SAR is not a sport or hobby to while away the time.
The dog has to have exceptional finding / search skills and will be tested rigorously -- in all conditions , all temperatures - snow storm , rain, high wind, urban, rural , multi surface . A far cry from schutzhund step to step if that is what you are familiar with.
SAR does not care " help him grow and mature as a working dog" It is not to help your dog .
If you are serious I will get a number for you and PM you with it .
also if they select you, it is you that is important and then the dog is chosen for you , meaning , be prepared to wash out dogs and keep on going till you have a suitable canine team member .
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One person here in Ontario wanted Zefra for SAR, as you are aware Angel.
I myself, view SAR as a "job", not a hobby. I do not have the time nor the commitment to take this on. My passion lies elsewhere (schH).
I think SAR is a unique venue that only a selected group of people have the passion for. I am thankful they do of course, but I think you really need to be committed to this venue if your going to do it.
I have a contact to give you if you want it. You know who it is I am sure, but I have her number if you want it.
In Ontario no dog is allowed with bite training , no schutzhund . Sport and work are such a different approach . The raising and training are different . The dog needs to think things out independantly not just follow orders .
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After a little due diligence, I've found some varying internet opinions performing a google search regarding so-called "honeycombing" on concrete where forms are used and removed. Some contend this is "problem" while others state that it's purely cosmetic and to not worry about it becoming a structural issue. I'm having a house built down in SC and wondered if this is even an issue that I should bring up with my builder (see the attached picture of my slab). The honeycombing is only in one or two places like this around the monolithic slab. The slab looks smooth around the majority of the sides, but some areas show this gravely / pebbly look. These areas will soon be covered in brick, so maybe it's a non issue, but I wanted to get an expert opinion on whether or not I should even bother to bring it up and risk sounding like a one of "those customers" who complains when a single nail looks to be out of place! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have always patched those types of things up even if it were going to be covered up. But that is me.
Patching it won't gain anything, I wouldn't be concerned about it at all. If anything, honeycomb can be evidence that they poured the slab at a desirable slump.
Structurally I wouldn't worry, but if you are in a freeze zone and it is in an area where water could accumulate it could freeze and burst. If brick is being installed over the void, mortar could fill the void and solve that problem.
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What is the most amount of water I should expect to carry at any one time between sources?
I'm trying to figure out how much capacity/weight I should plan for at any one time. It will make a difference in the pack I choose and how many containers I bring.
Thanks!Apr 10, 2013 at 4:28 pm #1975047
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I would get in touch with Hippie Longstockings and NoBadDaze. They're currently doing the PCT and they post updates on their FB page here – https://www.facebook.com/HippieAndNBD?fref=ts
They should be able to help out.Apr 10, 2013 at 4:42 pm #1975055
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This is complicated. It really depends upon how much your pack weighs and how many miles you are hiking per day. If someone hikes 20 miles per day, and another 40 miles per day the second person is not going to need twice as much water.
Best bet (as mentioned) is to check the distances between water sources that are often posted, then consider your daily mileage. Also take into consideration how much water you normally consume, and then lastly look at the average temperatures for these stretches. If it is hotter than normal, you will need more water.Apr 10, 2013 at 4:57 pm #1975057
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I came to the PCT from the humid east coast, so I was pretty clueless about desert hiking and how much water I'd need. I guesstimated that I would drink 1 L per 4 miles (+ more if dry-camping or cooking). I had 6 L capacity and used it all several times in southern CA. In retrospect, I probably used about 1 L per 5-6 miles, so I could've gotten away with 5 L capacity.
But there are a couple of big caveats. First, people vary in how much water they need. A lot of folks also used Nuun tablets and the like to bolster their electrolytes and reduce water usage. I don't know if these work or not. Second, I was able to get water from all the major caches, but I started early and was ahead of the pack for most of southern CA. From the rumors I hear, there are going to be a TON of people on the trail this year (thank you, Cheryl Strayed), and one has to wonder how the water caches will hold up. In 2009, I heard from hikers behind me that some caches were empty. So, maybe be prepared for empty caches.
One tip: always cook at a water source! This makes it a lot easier to dry camp.
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looks great fun mate good work aswell.
it needs videos working hehe
Jesus crazy did you think it was a 3 rating by any chance?!
Nice DIY, interesting, benefits of using hydraulic though?
Benifits For me Are For drifting mate, locks wheels up much better, doesn't stay on so once you let go it just release's.
Rather than clutch kicking and swinging out of the steering wheel to start a drift, just pull the Hydro and it kicks out much easyier.
I may be a real noob but what's it for... Is it intended as a replacement for the original handbrake or stunt/race driving?
Intended from drifting in my case mate, but also used in rally and stunt cars.
hi mate does your standard handbrake still work?
Nice one mate. but doesn't this mean that the brake pedal doesn't control the rear brakes anymore? just the hydro handbrake does?
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Northland blokes need to drop the macho attitude around water and instead focus on safety, a campaigner says, with 10 males among the region's 2013 drowning toll of 11.
New Zealand had a record low drowning toll last year of 81, down from 98 in 2012, but Northland bucked the trend, with the drowning toll soaring by 83 per cent from six in 2012 to 11 in 2013.
Northland's toll was 14 per cent of the national average and with the region having close to 2700km of coastline and water activity such a big part of the lifestyle, Water Safety New Zealand CEO Matt Claridge said people needed to take far more care around the water and not to get complacent.
He has been supported by Northland Labour List MP Shane Jones - who lost an 18-month-old niece to drowning in a Far North creek last year - who said the "she'll be right attitude" around water was at the root of the problem.
"To lose a mokopuna to drowning is an absolute tragedy for all. It's distressing then to hear that more of our Maori adults are going out there with fatal consequences," Mr Jones said.
"Given the reliance on kaimoana in the north to feed the whanau we have to be doubly vigilant. I suspect the 'she'll be right attitude' is the root cause of many of these fatalities. In Northland kaimoana, after the words pakeha and hoha, would probably be the most common Maori expressions."
Mr Claridge said Northland's drowning toll was the highest in the country per capita, but the region's huge coastline, access to the sea - never more than 30 minutes from a beach in the region - and high tourist numbers, played a part in that.
He said the high number of men drowning in Northland was a particular concern, and fishing - which accounted for almost half of all drownings - was hugely popular among the region's males.
"There's a bit of a macho element to it for sure. But for a lot of Maori in Northland the sea is their foodbasket and they use it to get kai for them and their whanau so there is much more interaction with the sea up there," he said.
"And a lot of people don't want to come back from a fishing trip with no fish so that sometimes makes them take risks (to get a catch) that they may not do otherwise. It's a risk and reward situation - is the risk worth the reward - but too often there's far too much risk.
"Going on the water is such a big part of your culture up in Northland, whether for recreation or kai gathering, but everybody, no matter how experienced, needs to always put safety first."
Another problem was people going out on boats and not wearing lifejackets. Mr Claridge said while some men may think it a sign of weakness to wear a lifejacket they would likely save that person's life if they unexpectedly went into the water.
To achieve a cultural change in behaviour around water, it was crucial children were taught swim to survive skills at school age, Mr Claridge said.
For every drowning, another 1.8 people needed hospital treatment due to near or non-fatal drownings, he said.
Water Safety NZ would try to continue reducing the drowning toll in 2014 by targeting priority groups such as men, the parents of under 5s and recreational beach and river users. He said parents and guardians should never let a child near water without supervising them.


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Respiratory therapists who came to Washington, D.C. on behalf of the profession and the pulmonary patients had a great and successful Capitol Hill Lobby Day. We gained 17 new co-sponsors for our Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative, HR 941.
HR 941 will permit qualified respiratory therapists to work in a physician's office without the doctor being on site. This sounds like a small thing, but it's not. It provides much greater flexibility for physicians to hire RTs and opens the door for patients to have far greater access to the services of RTs.
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There are lots of big charities that support research into cancer and other devastating medical conditions but, as Rosa Neese of Miles City discovered when she was first diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer, there is very little immediate help, for immediate problems.
Cindy Reid, who had been diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), joined Neese in the brainstorming to come up with a local charity that helps folks in eastern Montana more directly. Formed in 2011, the Wake Up & Lace Up organization provides funds to help people with medical expenses, travel expenses, and just general expenses caused by catastrophic medical problems. The name refers to Cindy saying she had to "wake up and lace up" her shoes and get on with the day, no matter what.
What really makes Wake Up & Lace Up unique is that there is no complex application process, as larger charities must use. It is often just a matter of contacting a member of WULU or someone who knows someone involved with the program and saying "help."
This year they have helped 36 people, with 26 in Miles City, five in Glendive, two in Terry, two in the Broadus/Volborg area, and one each in Forsyth, Ashland and Ismay. Assistance hasn't been just financial. Sometimes the assistance is just a helping and experienced hand to make arrangements for last-minute flights and the like.
To provide assistance, WULU needs assistance. They have held several fundraisers and have co-ordinated with Cow Patty Links in Glendive. The always well-attended Halloween Haunted House and the newer Winter Wonderland in Glendive donated proceeds to the charity.
In addition to official functions, there have been considerable private donations. Recently, a person learned that one holiday fundraiser had been cancelled and gave Rosa Neese a generous donation without even being asked.
There have been memorials dedicated to WULU; a 'haircutting' auction was held, and Lois SKinn's holiday concert gave partial proceeds to the charity. As an official 501(c)3 non-profit, donations to Wake Up & Lace Up are tax deductible. If people are looking to make year-end donations, Wake Up & Lace Up will make sure funds go to local people with pressing needs. The contact is email@example.com.
Neese said of the past two years, "The support of people in our area has made my dream a reality."
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I can`t understand why a car with 500hp+, supercharger, and that costs $80,000 is only doing a 0-60 time of 4.7? Can someone explain that.
That is a manufacturer estimate. Jaguar is always very conservative with thier performance estimates. Considering a 4.2L S/C XF runs a 4.8sec sprint to 60, the XF-R's extra 90hp should hit sixty in no more than 4.5 seconds.
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Transcript for Christof Koch on Consciousness
n: Our series, "Meet Your Mind: A User's Guide to the Science of Consciousness"is supported by Promega Corporation, providing tools and technologies for research in life science, and the Nour Foundation, exploring meaning and commonality of human experience.
Steve Paulson: Could the Internet feel happy or depressed? It's a distinct possibility according to the pioneering neuroscientist, Christof Koch. He says, "The Internet is developing a staggering level of complexity, maybe even comparable to the wiring of the human brain."Koch is the rare neuroscientist who speculates openly about all kinds of big questions - computer consciousness, God, and just what it means that our brains have a hundred billion neurons and trillions of synapses.
Christof Koch: It's not the sheer numbers of it, it's the incredible complex ways in which these things are wired up and so that makes it different from a galaxy. Our Milky Way, for example, also contains hundred billions of suns, but the way these suns interact is very, very simple compared to the way that neurons can interact with each other.
Paulson: This is an important point to make. You're saying that it doesn't matter so much what the neurons are made of, it's how they're organized, how were they wired together, that's what counts.
Koch: Correct. So, unless you believe in some magic substance that's attached to our brain or some magic stuff that exudes consciousness, what certainly no scientist believe, then the only answer is, as you said, it's not the stuff the brain is made out of, but it's the relationship of its stuff to each other. So it's the fact that you have these neurons and interacting in very complicated ways. In principle, if you could replicate that interaction that's in silicon on a computer, you would get the same phenomenon including consciousness.
Paulson: Is it entirely possible that the Internet could become conscious or maybe it already is conscious?
Koch: In principle, that's possible. Correct. What matter for consciousness is the fact that you have these incredibly complicated little machines, these little switching devices called nerve cells and synapses and they're inter-braded, they're wired up in amazingly complicated ways. If you could mimic that, for instance, if the Internet taken as a whole, the Internet already now has a couple of billion nodes, each node is a computer, each one of these computers contains a couple of billion transistors. So, yes, it is, in principle possible that the complexity of the Internet is such that it feels like something to be conscious. Depending on the exact state of the transistors on the Internet, it might feel sad one day and happy another day, I mean whatever the coolant is in Internet space.
Paulson: You're serious about using these words, that the Internet could feel sad or happy?
Koch: What I'm serious about is that the Internet, in principle, could have conscious states. Now, the exact meaning of these conscious states, do they express happiness? Do they express pain, pleasure, angry? That really depends exactly on the relationship of the transistors, of the nodes, and of the computers to each other. But there's no question that, in principle, it could feel something, yes.
Paulson: Would we humans recognize whether there are certain parts of the Internet that are conscious? Or, is that somehow beyond our understanding?
Koch: Well, if suddenly, it develops some autonomous behavior that nobody poke on into it, where people just, "Woo! What just happened here?"I mean, it's just sort of self-organized in some really weird way, it wasn't a bug, it wasn't some ad that was paid for some nefarious organization, but it did it by itself. Yes, and if this happens in some regular basis, then I think at some point, many people would say, yes, I guess it did something, that it's alive and it may have conscious sensation.
Paulson: You like these big philosophical questions, don't you?
Koch: I think a lot of what my place, you know, "What are we doing here? How do we come about? Does it mean anything?"Usually, you ask these questions when you're 18 and 19 and then you get on with this business of living. I guess, I might still ask these questions, because I want to know before I die, I want to know how it all fits together.
Paulson: It's worth pointing out that you grew up a Roman Catholic. I mean, an observant Catholic and I know you have kind of lost your faith in a personal God, at least. But it would seem that that search for meaning, that yearning for the absolute is still with you.
Koch: That's correct. That's very much correct. You know, I tried to be guided by the calm state of our science, but I also see these facts that we find ourselves in this universe that is very conducive to life and this somehow has to be explained. I don't know how to explain it, but I see this sort of progress to what's ever larger complexity and to a very larger consciousness. I don't know what it means, I can't understand it, but I see it, I observe it, and I'm happy, I'm content about it.
Paulson: It sounds like you're not exactly an atheist, is that right?
Koch: Yes, I'm not a convinced atheist. I believe, it's all just a random information, that's correct. Although, as you said, I don't believe in a personal God or any of the standard things that you're supposed to believe in as a Roman Catholic or as a Christian in general. But it's much closer, in fact, to Buddhist thought. I just grew up calling the thing God because that's my tradition, but it's not any God in any sense that we in the Western World would recognize it, I believe.
Paulson: So do you look for meaning in the world of science?
Koch: I find meaning in the world of science, it's just incredible, beautiful, aesthetic thing. I mean, isn't it a wonder that we can understand the universe using mathematics that's comprehensible to all mind? That's just absolutely amazing. I mean, there's no law in the universe that says that it should be like that, that fills me with great contentment, I must say, yes, and science does that to me.
Paulson: From reading your book, my sense is that you take one step further. You talk about experiencing neumanist, the transcendent. What do you mean by that?
Koch: That's something more personal. I can't really describe it. Yes, I just feel I'm in a universe that's filled with meaning, I just see it everywhere and I realize it's a psychological mindset. I fully realize other people don't have this. I have this, I think maybe I'm just more fortunate. It's difficult to explain, to put into words. You have this intense feeling of the beauty of the world. You don't know where it comes from but you just have this very intense experience of it.
Paulson: It's so interesting hearing you talk about what I would call your spiritual side. I mean, given your credentials as a scientist, and especially, given your partnership with Francis Crick, one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century who was also a famous atheist. Francis Crick was 40 years older than you?
Koch: Yes, in fact, exactly 40.
Paulson: Is it fair to say that he was your mentor?
Koch: Yes. We had this some sort of intellectual father-son relationship because the age difference and we got along very well. It was a very intense experience.
Paulson: What was that like working with him? I mean, with someone who was so brilliant.
Koch: It was sheer joy and pleasure. I mean, what happened so often that he would take the same facts that I would read, and he would just come to a startling new conclusion. I'd looked at the same fact or at the same people, but then he made this jump because he connected these facts to something he'd done early on in molecular biology and sort of age as well. In molecular biology, we looked at these sort of facts from this point of view, so maybe we should look at these facts and the brain scientist from that point of view. He was very, very good at that. Later on, he didn't sleep so well, so very often, he would lie awake at night and think about things and come to the breakfast table having great new ideas. He wasn't afraid of continuously throwing out these ideas. Many of them were crazy, many of them were interesting but didn't work, but occasionally, there would be this one full of ideas. So he just generated per unit of time, so much more ideas than other people did.
Paulson: As we've already said, the other piece of Francis Crick's story is that he was an ardent atheist. In fact, the story is that he actually left Churchill College in Cambridge because they went ahead and built a chapel over his objections.
Koch: That's correct, I just visited it last week. I was just at Churchill College and I visited the chapel because of that story.
Paulson: You have this background as a Catholic and you still have some sort of religious sensibility. Did you talk much about religion with Crick?
Koch: Yes, we did. In fact, he was gentle with respect to my faith. I mean, he knew I had some religious sensibilities quite well because we talked about it, but I guess sort of his other fight against religious sensibility had cooled by the time I'd met him.
Paulson: Did you ever push back? Did you ever challenge some of his atheist assumptions?
Koch: No. No. We once had a very interesting discussion about death, that's one of the things I greatly admired about him. Not only that he was a genius and a great source of scientific inspiration for me, but also his attitude towards getting old and dying. I just debated with him about this, where he knew he had very short to live because he had colon cancer that couldn't really be held in check. Every time I came there, early on in the morning when I arrived there, we talked a little bit about his current state of health, but then he would just say, "Now, let's move on to more interesting things,"and then we would talk about science. He kept that attitude until the bitter end. I mean, two days before he passed away, he called me up on the way to the hospital, he said, "I'm sorry, Christof, the paper will be delayed because I have to go into hospital."Then in the hospital, he worked, two hours before he passed away, he dictated the last correction to his secretary. So I mean, he knew he was going to die but he didn't let it interfere with his business of trying understand the universe, in particular, trying to understand how consciousness rises from the brain. I mean, what an attitude to take.
Jim Fleming: Christof Koch is the Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and is the author of the book, "Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist."If you'd like to find out more, you'll find the transcript of Steve's interview with Koch that ran in the Atlantic Online on our website at TTBook.org/MeetYourMind.
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Agree - but "fluffy" isn't sufficiently disparaging
I love "To the best of our knowledge", but there is often this unbearably fluffy talk about existential issues. Frequently the interviewer isn't satisfied with the interviewee describing their awe for the beauty of the world in a secular fashion, as in this interview. Koch says he doesn't believe in a personal God, which makes him an atheist, and Paulson goes on to suggest that he might not be. Then Paulson asks him if he questioned the "atheistic assumptions" of Crick. The religionists interviewed on TTBOOK, who predominate on existentially themed episodes, aren't treated with these sorts of inquiries. If you're going to question philosophical assumptions of the interviewee, do it fairly to the religious and nonreligious.
Your show doesn't do justice to atheistic views of the world, including consciousness. I would like to hear more interviews with thoroughgoing atheists, such as Dennet or Dawkins or the many others out there. Let them explain their appreciation for the exquisite profundity of our evanescent existence in this awesome cosmos with no discernible creator. TTBOOK tends to focus on this fluffy spiritual/religious view of reality and it palls on me. Invite some atheists who don't like to even use the vacuous word "spiritual" when describing their aesthetic appreciation for the world. Please give more voice to the atheists who don't concede to spiritual speak.


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Renewed Chinese investment in mining M&A
Monday 18 November 2013 — Renewed Chinese investment and increasing private capital interest may be key to mining and metals sector deal activity in Australia in the near term, according to EY Asia-Pacific Mining & Metals Transactions Leader Paul Murphy.
EY deal data for January-September 2013 confirms the slide in mining and metals M&A activity in Australia compared to prior years, with 136 deals worth US$3.4billion this year, down 21% and 76% respectively on the same period in 2012.
Globally it is a similar tale, with 537 deals worth US$96.9b for January-September 2013. Excluding the Glencore Xstrata mega deal, total global deal value was US$59.5b, a 22% decline on the same period in 2012 and a 24% decline on deal volume.
However, Murphy says that despite overall low numbers, signs of renewed Chinese activity are a positive sign.
"Chinese buyers accounted for 60% of inbound investment for the first three quarters of this year and more than a third of total deal activity in Australia by value, compared to 8% of deals by value globally" he says.
Globally, private capital interest in the sector also continues to grow, with financial investors taking an increased share of total global deal value – 18% when excluding Glencore Xstrata, compared with 5% in 2012.
Murphy says Australian targets are not excluded from this with pre-production assets increasingly attractive to the growing number of resources equity funds and private capital.
"Small and medium sized miners are being starved of capital and have stretched out their precious cash to survive to date but at some point something has to give, so they will need to sell assets or find new partners who bring capital," he says.
Price and currency volatility stymies deals
Murphy warns that ongoing price and currency volatility will continue to make deal completion difficult.
"Globally and in Australia there is a deal inertia and a seemingly unbridgeable valuation gap continuing to stymie deals," he says.
Demand for most commodities has outstripped supply for the best part of the past decade, fuelling higher prices and encouraging new supply. As supply and demand now approach equilibrium, longer lead times in changing supply are leading to over and under corrections in supply, causing increased price volatility.
EY expects sharper and more frequent movements in commodity prices to continue for the next 2-3 years.
"This means greater difficulty matching buyer and seller price expectations and as a result current deal completion rates are poor," says Murphy.
Buyers who are able to build greater flexibility into deals – including contingent pricing – will be more successful in completing deals.
"Investors should seek to understand where value is being created through the introduction of greater production flexibility in the assets they are assessing for acquisition because it may uncover hidden value."
January-September 2013 summary: Australian mining and metals transactions and capital raising
- 136 deals worth US$3.4billion, a year-on-year decline of 21% and 76% respectively
- Outbound M&A accounted for 31 deals with total value of US$199m
- Inbound M&A accounted for 35 deals with total value of US$2b
- Domestic M&A accounted for 136 deals with total value of US$1.2b
- South Africa was the top destination for outbound deals by value
- Coal was the top target commodity of Australian outbound deals by value
- Total capital raising by Australian mining and metals companies for January-September totaled US$10b from 511 issues, a year-on-year 60% and 13% decline respectively
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Like everyone, Eric Schmidt has trouble finding the time to write — albeit his project is a lucrative memoir. [WSJ]
HuffPost launches "Celebrity" and "Culture" sections. [ATD]
Venture capital fundraising up 20 percent in early 2011. [TC]
Groupon updates privacy statement to make it, well, less private. [VentureBeat]


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Lucy had a nice girly catch up with Dawn, find out about her new book, who she gossips with and her xmas plans
Oh don't you just love it when a celeb pops in for a cup of tea and a fig roll?
We always try and make them welcome at Heart... before grilling them intensely and getting all the big news. Like whether James Martin prefers caravans or motorhomes, or James Morrison's favourite Lionel Richie joke...
Lucy had a nice girly catch up with Dawn, find out about her new book, who she gossips with and her xmas plans
The "Taking Over Me" stars caught up with Lucy ahead of the release of their new single.
Has Jason changed his number? Hmm. Awkward.
How's the skating going? This is even more awkward than Part One.
The secret to eternal youth is one click away... Bruce shares his tips on fitness, breakfast menus, and the ideal cup of tea.
Have you heard the one about Lionel Richie's new business? It's well worth a listen...
JK and Lucy met the eccentric Italian chef who spills the beans on Jamie Oliver, and how to make the perfect scrambled eggs!
She's got a jar of hearts, and today she's showing it to JK and Lucy.
Olly talks The Brits, the Xtra Factor and his big plans for "Molly Murs".
Olly was such good fun, we had to keep him talking!
The boy wizard becomes the young solicitor Arthur Kipps in the new movie The Woman In Black. JK & Lucy get the inside info...
Daniel Radcliffe talks about wolf fleeces, on-set injuries, and terrible Valentine presents.
His voice made Lucy go weak at the knees. Hear why by clicking here.
He's got a great Lady GaGa story... if he ever gets the chance to tell it.
James Martin talks about early starts, slaving over a hot stove, and life on the farm.
James reveals where in Hampshire you can get the best mozzarella in the world! And does he have a motorhome or a caravan?!
The X Factor runner up talks about his new single "Seven Nation Army" and going on tour
He's a good looking guy... he's a really nice guy... and he's on Heart Breakfast with JK and Lucy
Meet the band from Barbados destined for big things... well, you would be too if Eddy Grant was your mentor!
Ness from Gavin and Stacey, Stella from Sky One's Stella... but today she's Ruth Jones, chatting to JK and Lucy.
JK & Lucy chatted to Corrie star about Dancing on Ice, and his partner Vicky Ogdenis's honesty about Andy's ability!
Lucy caught up with the prince of astrology. Click here to hear all...
Jamie and Lucy got on so well. They both know so much about cheese. But then, cats were mentioned and it all went sour.
Lucy caught up with the 'hottest' new band in the Big Top 40, Lawson.
Big Eam popped into JK & Lucy's Saturday Show to talk about early mornings, working with his wife, and his dog Maggie.
...where Eamonn impersonates Frank Spencer, Elvis Presley and... everyone.
Nick phoned in to Heart Breakfast the day after winning an Olympic silver medal in the RS:X Windsurfing event at Weymouth.
JK and Lucy had the chance to chat to Cheryl. Shame they DIDN'T RECORD IT! Take a listen to all we managed to capture :(
Noddy Holder was on Heart Breakfast. JK had a great Noddy story that we couldn't tell on air. So we've put it here for you! Sssh
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Acceptance of new technologies across a retail enterprise, particularly by store-level associates, can make or break the effectiveness of a rollout.
Beall's Department Stores, a subsidiary of Bradenton, Fla.,- based Beall's, Inc., has equipped its entire portfolio of 85 stores with wireless handheld devices. Following a pilot of wireless handheld technology that was begun in 2004, Beall's outfitted the majority of its stores with four to five units per location.
Store associates enthusiastically embraced the new technology and requested more units, driving a corporate decision to double the average number of units per store. Today, Beall's has successfully implemented more than 685 wireless handhelds, giving each store an average of eight units.
"The stores love the system, evidenced by the fact that after they were in use store operations requested the additional units," confirmed Louann Brekhus, VP store systems at Beall's. "The benefits included operational efficiencies, [improved] fulfillment of Internet orders and on-the-floor access to inquiries such as returns."
"We especially liked that the browser allowed us to interface directly with hardware features [such as the scanner] and that it has the ability to generate tone-based feedback within our applications for our users," she continued. "The use of these audible signals results in greater efficiencies since it eliminates the need for a visual check of the data."
The browser-based handheld applications operate on a widearea network, providing on-line access to Beall's merchandising systems. "All associates in the stores can use the handhelds for various item or pricing inquiries, plus standard stock-taking applications," said Brekhus. "Promotional-pricing inquiries and ad-setting are heavily used."
The retailer selected a wireless handheld system from Denso of Southfield, Mich., because the display was crisper and it offered more control over the browser. Additionally, Beall's was able to work with its existing infrastructure because the CE.NET device allowed the retailer to port its existing applications with few programming changes.
"The Denso units communicate with the previous wireless access points on the same network," explained Brekhus. "However, we found it desirable to move to a wireless printer solution at the time of the implementation."Building Virtual Communities
On-line gathering places such as Facebook and MySpace have altered the communications model forever and set the stage for corporate intranet communities. Saladworks, a franchisor of health-conscious, fresh-tossed salad restaurants based in Conshohocken, Pa., recently launched its version of the communications trend—
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The secure site also has a photo bank and information on public relations, marketing and development. Saladworks uses the community platform to host live seminars on business topics for its store owners and associates, and to relay company news and updates. Members can post messages on a community forum called "Salad Talk."
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Hi. I am looking for some advice. I have an 11 yr. old Toy Poodle named Harry. Unfortunately, he is not a well behaved dog. He barks continuously everytime I come home. He has many symptoms of seperation anxiety. We have a 3 yr old Teddy Bear in the house as well, which get along wonderfully together. Since being around Harry, our teddy bear has become quite the "barker" as well :( It is extremely frustrating & upsetting when this happens. I can't even be out in the yard doing something because Harry will bark non-stop. We have a tie out, but it doesnt go very far, just enough so he can go to the bathroom. Now, here is my big concern as of lately....my bf of 7 yrs & I will be moving in to our own place soon, and I am worried about taking him away from my moms teddy bear. And also, his behavior in a new home?
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USA's Suits is solidifying its status as the network's next flagship series as it continues to build in the ratings, especially in the young demographics. While cable series normally perform worse in the winter against increased in-season competition than in the summer, Suits returned last night higher than its summer debut. The winter opener last night drew 3.6 million viewers, up 3% from the summer premiere, 1.6 million adults 18-49, up 11%, and 835,000 adults 18-34, up 34%.
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One of my favorite shows! Welcome back, Suits.
huge fan of the show. last night's episode was sub-par. Mike Ross shouldn't be whining and preachy, he should be smartly empathic! also, harvey would never let mike get away with that crap.
+1, it's like as if the writers were trying to give the characters more depth, but I wasn't satisfied. Also the Mike Ross + Rachel back and forth was very meh.
And please, please, please: Someone tell him to stop wearing that stupid laptop bag over his shoulder. Love the show, and I get that it's supposed to make him look hip and millennial. But, just, ugh.
And please, please, please: Someone tell him to stop wearing that stupid laptop bag over his shoulder. Love the show, and I get that it's supposed to make him look hip and millennial. But, just, ugh.
Hope they aren't trying to make this the Mike show, he's a cheater after all. Keep the emphasis on Harvey and Louis. If Mike is so smart, it's time he takes the bar exam. Don't know if they have to have graduated from law school or just have the knowledge base to become a lawyer.
He took and passed the bar exam
His character has taken the bar exam, has he not? He faked his education, but the whiz kid actually took the test. He was already getting paid to take it for other people.
I was so surprised at the sex scene with Louis. I thought he was playing a homosexual character on the show!!
Why would you assume that? It's always been clear that he loves the ladies. And he loves opera and he is a sensitive guy and he's so insecure that he resorts to arrogance. Nothing queer here.
As to this episode being unsatisfying, I have to agree. Not enough Harvey, not enough Loui, not enough funny Donna banter.
I understand that in the wake of his granny's death Mike fell off the clean wagon and did a bunch of stupid things. But his selfrighteousness and hipocrisy were just way over the top and made me hate him. I also waited for Harvey to put a stop to his madness. And right, it's so not the Mike show. Harvey is way more fun.
The Rachel back and forth is tired.
Have not watched this episode yet but this is a great show. Probably most surprising cable show launch, for me, in a long time. Really well done and slightly edgier than other USA shows.
Come on you guys, let the premiere get it's feet. Look at the whole picture and know this is the best writing in quite and with the perfect actors to take it on. The writers are always experimenting with the end game, as they have to always give hints of character interactions without giving away what's really going on. It's tricky and we've got to give them a little slack while they figure it out. Tell your friends to watch the show and and try not to zero in on the nothing details, as it's not what the shows about.
Agree. Great show, good episode, and character development arcs that extend beyond one (or more than one) episode.
Season got off to an excellent start for sure.
Disappointed in episode to say the least. Trying to go for drama rather than what makes the show, the banter and the interesting legal dilemmas. Getting really tired of the Mike and Rachel back and forth as well. Lots of over acting in tonights episode. Must have bee directed by David Caruso. Too many "not on my watch" moments". I believe in it though, solid show.
The season just barely started,, and now the finale??? What kind of season is that? When does the new season start?
This was the end of season 2 – first 10 episodes began on June
14th with the last 6 finishing up in January and February.
It appears there will be a Season 3 – guessing it will start
again in June and finish up next winter.
I really like they way USA runs these shows – I can't understand
why network TV cannot get the good writers that the shows have on
USA, TNT, AMC etc.
LOVE SUITS – Keep up the good work.
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Hopefully the words describe another part of the NSW coast and bouts of stormy weather!
Booti Booti NP is an 8km peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and Wallis Lakes. The name comes from the aboriginal description of the area as "plenty of Honey"
There is rainforest, palm groves and coastal heath between the ocean and the lake and our campground gave us access to all.
We had hoped for more from "The Ruins" campground finding a vast open space just off the main road and behind the dunes with good facilities, including hot showers.
Most campers seemed to use the campground as an overnight rest area and apart from a German couple in a very large motorhome the fees were ignored. $10pp pn + $7 per day for your vehicle is a bit steep! The park rangers checked the area but made no effort to confirm that campers were paying.
The beach was like the rest of this coast stunning and wild and at low tides, the hard sand is a jolly attractive walking track. Can't beat the changing seascapes to reinforce: nature rules!
The Booti Hill/Lake walking track starts off at the lovely 7 mile beach off the campground and heads across the hill to Elizabeth Beach and then along the lake before looping back to "The Ruins". Bordering the lake were some impressive palm forests.
Day 2 we set off to locate a nearby caravan/holiday park to spend some more time here but found both parks we visited rather unattractive so we toured the scenic road stopping lakeside and at some lovely beaches and then drove back to ""The Ruins" for one more night and a restful day- we had an interrupted night with a wild storm hitting the area followed by gale force winds which whipped up the bicycle cover at the rear of the van noisily! Hard to rest with the wollop of fabric wacking the vehicle.
A few of the other campers had to get up and rescue furniture, equipment and tarpaulins- we always put everything away in case of these type of weather events.
Morning revealed a sunny but very windy day- the area around the lakes offered better protection and a more tranquil walking trail than the open beach. Surfers dropped into ride the waves and two young backpackers/hitch hikers got dropped off and spent two days in a tiny tent- brave!
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@firestarter01Locale: Bay Area
I'm new to fly fishing and am looking for a route this weekend (4/20) around the bay area. More specifically I'd like to backpack in with my new tenkara setup rather than drive up to a stream.
Any suggestions for this time of year?
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
I was hiking in Henry Coe State Park on Saturday, and there were minnows only in the stream by China Hole.
The Ohlone Wilderness has some streams, but too many of them are intermittent and findable only after a rain storm.
Alameda Creek has to have fish.
@firestarter01Locale: Bay Area
Yeah I was down near china hole a few weekends ago and didn't see anything. Good to know about Ohlone Wilderness though, that was on my list to checkout.
@rglessLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Henry Coe has pretty decent fly fishing for bluegills and small largemouth bass. Try Bass Pond, altho the low water years haven't helped it much. Spring is the best time. Sometimes getting to the water can be a problem around some of the lakes at Coe and some people carry in float tubes. The fish aren't big but they can be fun, and there is the occasional largemouth that would be a thrill on your Tenkara. There used to be trout, and I caught some nice fish in some of Coe's streams in the early '90s, but a ranger told me a few years ago that all the low water years in the late 90's pretty much wiped them out.
I've heard rumors of fish in the lakes south of Wildcat camp at Pt Reyes, but never checked it out. Maybe Alameda creek if it doesn't run dry.
Lake Sonoma also has some bass and panfish fishing possilities, but I haven't explored them much from the backpack campsites, only from drive in sites. There might be some other lakes/streams as you go up north.
Puta Creek is a drive in stream and has some nymphing for trophy trout during the winter flyfishing only season.
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
This isn't a stream, but Hood Mountain in Santa Rosa has some ponds that are full of bass. Fishing in them is almost too easy. It's a short hike in.
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A developer by the name of Snowydew has delivered a handy new program with the ability to decrypt and re-encrypt the PS3's edat files. But don't be fooled as this program is more than just that. It has a few other abilities, some of which have yet to be fully tested but I'm sure a lot of devs will be interested in it. I do have to remind you that it's still in need of a little work so be ready for updates as time goes on and take it for what it's worth.
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The tools allow for decryption and re encryption of edat, can preform iso.bin.edat extraction, can further decrypt eboot.pbp's / eboot.bins for further game modifiying. Decryption of act.dat and rif keys, the re encryption part however isn't 100% since we are missing a variable or two, but we can resign them as free npdrm without sony tools. A large portion of npdrm right here. It "CAN" do it, it's not implemented just yet. It requires testing though.
The encrypton process is a PoC until bytes 0xb0 – 0x100 are figured out
There is some goodies in the files, check it out if interested in psp,ps1, etc on your ps3.
Snowydew> so the decryption as it stands right now, an do iso.bin.edat, requires idps, rif and act.dat for the games. re-encryption i believe it needs the "fake" signed ones, as well as an idps (not sure on the idps) however the second method only requires the idps and the .rap file. this does not cover licenseing games i believe (It could, but we haven't tested it) the re-encryption algo is in the encryption one, but again haven't been able to test it completely (reason i was asking around on twitter awhile back)


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This stage of the trip was real trains planes and automobiles stuff. I needed to get to Brazil to meet Gina at the weekend in Rio, but I also wanted to see the pantanal, and go swimming with the fish in Bonito. So today I took the train from Santa Cruz to Quijarro, affectionately known in the guidebooks as the "Death Train". I haven't a clue why. It was boring, but not lethally so. The best thing about it was all the people who keep trying to sell food through the windows of the train every time it stops. The locals cook stuff up at home and then send the kids out to sell it at the train stations. It's a bit of a lucky dip but I've always been lucky. I always try to avoid the kids with runny noses.
There's lots of warnings about this particular border crossing. It's notoriously bad for all sorts of scams
The taxi across no-mans land was good. This guy filled his car to the brim with four of us all with lots of luggage, so the car was nearly touching the ground when we took off. The road-surface in nomansland isn't too well maintained. So about 1 mile down the road we got a puncture and all got out while the guy started changing tires. I'm being kind calling them tires. They were actually worn down to the metal wires in parts. A couple of minutes later another car pulled up and we all climbed in like the keystone cops. He already had 2 passengers, so it was pretty cosy when we took off. I was riding shotgun on another guys knee in the front seat. We got there without the 6 of us having to jump into yet another car, and he only charged us a fraction of the fare that the 1st taxi wanted. I was really expecting him to get the fist in given the circumstances, and with the reputation that these guys have. He was only young though, so I suppose he'll learn.
From here you have to take a motorcycle taxi to the bus station. It's not that comfortable when you've got a rucksack on. Because of the weight of the rucksack (over 20kg at this stage) and the wind drag, it's a bit safer to hold on to driver rather than the small bars behind you. The heat was deadly so it was really good speeding along getting a bit of a breeze into your face. Pulling up tight to the driver. His taut stomach muscles. The damp spftness of his chest hair. The scent of his aftershave. 2 quid well spent I'd say.
The bus to Bonito takes you through the Pantanal, and I saw more wildlife than you'd expect so see in a jungle trip. Snakes, eagles, pelicans, aligators, marsh deer, capybara (a rat/guinea pig that weighs 10 stone), they all came out to play at the side of the road that afternoon. And when the sun went down, fire-flies sparked away in the road-side fields.
There's a serious amount of bugs too. I made the mistake of leaving a half eaten packet of biscuits in my room in Bonito. It took 2 days for the ants to find them, but when word got round you'd have thought that half the jungle had set up camp in my room. Ants, queen ants, beetles, giant cockroaches and geckos had all moved in on my last day. I ended up taking an early bus out of town just to get away from my new room mates.
At one stage the bus stopped off somewhere for supper. When you first got off you didn't notice anything. Then when your eyes got adjusted you realised there was a biblical plague of flying cockroaches. They were in thousands everywhere, including all over the tables, the buffet bar, the kitchen worktops, and even the kitchen staff. As people were eating they were landing on the them and their dinner plates. It was unreal. In Ireland the place would have been shut down straightaway. Out here the people just laughed, joked and carried on regardless. I just had an ice-cream from the freezer and ate it as quick as I could.


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Sunday, November 20, 2011
That's My Car Dammit
"No," he says, equally intense, "I bought bigger tires for your car, so you go by the PSI rating on the tire."
The tic is back, I've eaten the green bean and I'm thinking of pricking his fingers with the fork. "No Rob, you don't, you go by the sticker." He opens his mouth, but I cut him off. "Thirty two pounds, Rob. Thirty. Two. Pounds."
"Bigger tires, more air." He shovels in a bite of bar-b-que pork and grins.
"Uh huh," I glare, "You do remember, what happened, when you used the high pressure washer to clean the inside of my last car?" I flashback to Rob standing in the back of the van, water cascading out the open doors and wince.
He watches my expression and shrugs. "The interior was filthy."
"You ruined the electrical system." Aware my voice is rising, I grab for the glass of ice tea and take a sip. I glance up and catch Rob smiling.
"So," he chuckles, "want me to check your tires?"
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The way you two banter cracks me up! You clearly keep things interesting in your relationship. good job!ReplyDelete
This made me laugh out loud. Should I comment on the tires? Me thinks I'd better not. -)ReplyDelete
I cannot believe it....I have had almost that exact same conversation with my hubby - except for the pressure washing incident (we have plenty of other incidents).ReplyDelete
You are such a good writer - really made me laugh.
Now I see why you tell me my hubby is rob's mental twin. God love us both!!!ReplyDelete
Tire pressure rules!ReplyDelete
Wow it makes me smile. Thanks for following. Following back.ReplyDelete
That convo could have happened in my house!ReplyDelete
Wow, you guys are so much fun to wake up to! :)ReplyDelete
Hysterical ;) So, I checked with my car-enthusiast husband and he sides with you. He says the tire guideline is a max, the car guideline is a recommended, so go with the car guideline. And bigger tires don't mean more pressure, they just mean more air to achieve the same pressure. So, there you go :)ReplyDelete
Marriage is so much fun.
Yeah Sarah! That's the best break down I've read. And yes, marriage is a blast. :)ReplyDelete
Forget the tire pressure...did he really power wash the inside of your car? ;DReplyDelete
Different husbands, different opinions. Go with the Robster; he hasn't failed you yet....well, except for that one time, but that was different. And those other times, but they were really different. (Come on Rob, give me something to work with, you're killing me here!)ReplyDelete
Yes Kat, he did. I didn't say a word, I just went back in the house. It was way too late for an intervention.ReplyDelete
Rob is the best. Even when he's button-pushing, he cracks me up. And Mike, go by the guidelines on the door sticker. :)
Great one, Kelly.
Best entertainment around. :)ReplyDelete
My wife wouldn't let me anywhere near her car, and for good reason. My dad was a professional mechanic but it seems to have skipped a generation to blossom in our son. Great writing.ReplyDelete
Well ... I still bribe him, so he'll take my car in for all the check ups and stuff.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by Stephen. :)
Yeah...Rob stay away from my tires. And my interior.ReplyDelete
This might be one of those exchanges that occur over a cuppa, BUT the power washing the interior..hilarious. Something tells me my hubby would think 'what's the problem......!!'ReplyDelete
All this tire talk reminds me of the time my grandfather sent my grandmother (who never had a driver's license and never went further than seventh grade in school) into the repair shop and had her ask the mechanic (who was a family friend) if she could make an appointment to get the air in her tires changed because it was stale.ReplyDelete
(PS--I gave you the Liebster Blog Award. You can read about it here: http://maskedmom.blogspot.com/2011/11/sparkly-bow-on-top.html)
Dear Dawn, lock the door, I've sent hubby to your house. :)ReplyDelete
Hi Perth, I must admit, Rob never had an idea he didn't like. sigh.
Oh M&M, your grandfather is a bad influence. I approve!
You gotta watch this guy! My wife grew up having to be very self sufficient and she comes up with some "interesting" ideas from time to time.ReplyDelete
I love self-sufficient women. Now, how do I contact your wife?ReplyDelete
Well Kell, It's Rob I remember saying the water is kind o shallow with Rob saying really. Just before we start churning mud.ReplyDelete
And yet you always go fishing with him :)ReplyDelete