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A politically charged interest rate rise, a record $422 billion foreign debt, growth stalling in the December quarter and crippling skills shortages: these are daunting challenges for the Federal Government. And how has the nation's newly re-elected economic manager responded? By attacking the states. State governments are accused of breaking their 1999 GST agreement and failing to use rising GST revenues to cut taxes and invest in infrastructure. As an exercise in diversionary politicking, it makes perfect sense. As a response to issues that will determine Australians' future quality of life, it is foolhardy.
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If you are planning on getting a new Apple TV or had the previous 2nd generation model, one of the best features is the ability to stream content from your iPhone or iPad to your television. Having two or more of these devices offers some added benefits. Here's how to setup and use Airplay on iPad or iPhone to your Apple TV.
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That's it. I wish I could tell you there were more involved, but everything on the Apple TV should be working now.
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When Apple introduced AirPlay, it elevated the usefulness of the Apple TV, making it one of the best iPhone accessories you can purchase. For $99, you can stream videos, photos and music to your HDTV.
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[quote:535 1326993:MV8yMDYyMzYzXzM0NzA3MzYxXzg3MzQ2MEE=] I have decided to answer this. You should decide to listen. ----------- The scenario you describe is as follows: A local collapse (United States centric) of the economic system, coupled with a severe isolationist political leadership which contracts U.S. global military resources. Your question: What happens over the course of a year? The scenario will not play out as you have outlined. The last action of the first U.S. empire will be an unleashing of the military to usher in the second, and more powerful, supranatural overt empire. Regardless, to your questions, I can answer to the contingency plan requirements. 1. The most effort from governmental resources will be to preserve the following (in order): Military command and control. Political command and control. Major infrastructure command and control. Major production command and control. These are the top four. The largest population centers will be the last given help. Understand that large cities are not production centers, but rather concentrated centers of consumption. The personnel, infrastructure, and assets to provide and organize are of the highest priority. Food, water, energy, sanitation, and weapons are of primary importance. Those that are not within these basic structures of production will, in effect, become second class citizens. They will be left out. 2. Water: For the short term, your overall analysis is correct. After one week of water disruption, the population impact is negligible, as the short term solutions you have listed are perfectly viable. After one month, the population impact will be negligible in regions with large amounts of freshwater, either frozen or in liquid form. For example, the Great Lakes regions and Alaska. Other areas, which have only become habitable recently in the south and west because of cooling and irrigation technology, will have large dead zones. At least 15% of the population will effectively be deceased or become "water refugees". After one year, assuming your worst case situation, at least 40% of the population are relocated or deceased. The Chicago area will be the last major city left at this point. By the third year, the military built nuclear desalination plants necessary will be functioning, rendering the problem solved. A full 60-75% of the population should be eliminated by this point in time, ending in an acceptable loss. 3. Food: Easily the most overblown factor in the equation as a whole, but not at the individual level. Again, if part of the priority system, not an issue. For the common, the outlook is difficult, at best. Food, water, and electricity cannot be separated in any way in regards to industrial scale production. As a result, the numbers will exactly match the water projection numbers. The time-frame is also accurate. 4. Medicine Very salient points, but (to beat the proverbial dead horse), in the end it will not matter. After 3/4 of the population has been eliminated after a solid 3 years have passed, industrial medicines will be plentiful again for the reduced population. This is all about surplus, nothing more. Currently, within the U.S., there is a surplus of food, power, and water. Remember that the only reason there are "water shortages" is because people do not like to live where it is cold. Not because there is a lack of water. The surplus is currently tight, but it is there. This means that short term disruptions (weeks) are of little concern for survival, but rather of comfort. This being said, the surplus is not large enough to cushion a long term disruption (years). What this means is simple - the population will naturally drop and relocate until a balance is reached. The population will begin to grow once a surplus begins to be built. [/quote]
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Human survivability with supply chain disruptions and its effect on populations
I wanted to start a new topic, and I'd like it to be a serious discussion based on critical thinking, not opinion. I'm interested in supply chain disruptions and the long term effects of a decrease in population as a result of that disruption.
Disclosure: I am a prepper. I've been writing daily numerous posts in Last Minute Tips for Parents When the SHTF. That said, I'm interested to hear from preppers and non-preppers and have zero axe to grind. I'm actually hoping that I have flawed thinking and am not looking at some aspect in enough detail. You're doing me a service to challenge my assertions. Think of it like challenging a dissertation.
Having looked at this issue for many decades and being an educated person, I've looked at many key areas and also historical events. Of course any scenario can depict such a high level of chaos that severe population reduction would occur, and so I wanted to pick what I believe to be a plausible scenario.
Scenario: an economic collapse of the USA due to loss of confidence in the dollar results in severe supply chain issues, extreme unemployment, a sharp reduction in government spending, and a recall of our military stateside to assist in restoring order. While many factories can retool to create supplies, that will take time. We have many natural resources, but they'd have to be extracted in operations that are either not under operation or not currently built. The collapse has just begun. What will be the population impact over the course of one year?
Assume that the most effort from the government will be to prioritize the highest populations, with the Northeast being the largest urban areas and less effected by drought than the Great Plains. The Northeast has a short growing season and is not suited for large scale agriculture. The Great Plains however supply our wheat, grains, and much livestock. Arid regions in the West will very hard hit as their soils may not support agriculture (crops and livestock) to any large degree. Today much of existing water is piped from one part of the country to another based upon a lack of rainfall in that region and too much demand on their aquifers from their population versus local populations with less demand.
Each of those areas will require the deployment of large amounts of soldiers and technicians, and they will need supplies (water, food, medicines, other) as well creating a new supply chain issue just for the additional personnel.
Water supply
There is a current drought of historic proportions across much to the USA. Water is needed for agriculture, livestock, human water consumption, cleaning, as well as for industrial manufacturing processes of many different kinds. A human being can go three days without water as long as they are not doing a great deal of activity and based upon the temperature and humidity.
The status of water is getting grim with lower amounts of seasonal rainfall due to Wintertime, plus the historic drought, reductions in aquifers (in some cases severe like the Ogallala), and stream water reductions(including lakes and rivers from rainfall and snowmelt).
Impact: If we had supply chain issues for water purification, or the means of using utilities to power up the operation, then the water supply could be initially compromised and may result in no operation. This is the most likely scenario for severe conflict as water is so vital to life.
While boiling at the individual homes will remove pathogens, this isn't an option for businesses. Nor do business have the technical or human resource capability to gather water. We could expect to see a vast increase in improper sanitation as a result of hurried preparation, inconsistency of technique, and noncompliance.
Boiling doesn't remove chemicals in the water that are filtered. We'll expose people to these and boiling only concentrates them. As the water get progressively worse, bacterial counts may be excessive, and longer and longer boiling may be needed.
While some people have common bleach in their homes, many will not, or will have scented versions. Bleach would be a high demand item which will create a shortage. Pool shock is better and long lasting, but in much short supply due to typically very low demand. The latter will run out fast. Priority will likely be given to gear up the creation of both products.
Boiling means using an alternative heating source, and wood may not be available. Seasoned wood takes time to dry. While some areas have forests, they are sparse in many urban areas, nonexistent in much of the Great Plains. There is a death of them in some other regions, and transporting wood is expensive.
[Coal operations will be a priority to power utilities to run boiler operations. Coal is largely transported on river barges, and many are at historic lows which result in lower payloads on those barges that can navigate. Some rivers may become impossible to navigate, which would result in higher demand for railroad transport or trucking, both of which have their own supply needs.]
As the water utilities fail, rainfall can be collected, but only seasonally. Low humidity times will decrease yields due to evaporation. Most people have no equipment to collect it. Some will improperly collect it due to lack of technical ability. Some will accidentally contaminate it.
Wells can be dug, however most will probably dig shallow point wells which can be contaminated by garbage and fecal matter in the absence of garbage collection and disruption of the sewers. Deeper wells are safer, but regardless equipment is necessary for both and instruction to make them, plus maintenance, and sanitary practices. Biosand filtration will result in a 97% reduction in pathogens from garbage and fecal matter, but still that's a high level of new pathogens (and cumulatively being added in the civilian population), and only if wells are constructed. These will take time, and based upon the weather, so we can't expect this as a short term solution.
Some water collection from reservoirs (lakes and streams) will result in very high chemical content, poisons from pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and very high pathogen levels. Accessibility is a major issue since this requires altering existing easements to allow people access. We can expect major conflict at these locations based on fear, theft, and trespassing. We can expect severe health issues from this practice.
As people die from disruptions and violence, burials will occur in local communities and we can expect some pollution from this into groundwater sources. Agricultural efforts in those same communities will add to initially more chemical runoff, and fecal matter.
Question: How many people do you think will die from dehydration or pathogen effects in one week's time? Using totals which include the previous result, how many will die in a month's time? In a year?
Food supply
Many food spoil in the absence of refrigeration (frozen meats being the primary concern for loss of proteins, but also fruits and vegetables; milk products are refrigerated and hence impossible to source; other meats, produce, etc are refrigerated.).
Most grains are dried and long lasting. Canned food won't spoil. Some other food products are dehydrated, but are uncommon.
The average American home has 3-7 days of food in it, not including frozen, but with a utility loss, that will be lost in a few days and probably wasted.
Non-obese people can live three weeks without food, but only if sedentary. That's highly unlikely in a collapse. Obese people can live up to three months without food if sedentary. Estimates of the obese population in America by the classical definition (over 30) has been estimated as high as 75% in some states.
We have some stockpiled food, but most likely this will be enough for military operations and critical infrastructure personnel.
There are not many rural folks (16%) and many no longer raise crops or livestock. We can gear up, but that takes time and is weather-based. We'll have to train a lot of people. Many foods are imported.
High activity for work to source firewood and water and gathered food will require a commensurate increase in caloric intake.
We can expect a large number of vitamin and mineral deficiencies as we saw in the beginning of the 20th Century and a vast increase in medical care for them. Priority should be given to vitamin production but many are made in foreign countries. This will take time to retool factories, hire workers, gather supplies,etc.
Few wild plants and their fruits and nuts can be gathered from the meadows and trees without damage to the areas in which they are harvested. Produce may be taken when under or over mature, and will impact local ecology by subtracting from insect, animal food supply, and then reduce humus levels in the soil. These plants are seasonally harvested. It's now Winter, and we can expect to not harvest until late June for most of the plants, and often the Autumn to produce the highest amounts. Many would be dead by that time.
Agriculture is contingent upon water, fertile soil, tools to break sod (for the land is not tilled), training, seeds, etc. Soils can be slowly raised in fertility, but these require even more specialized techniques and soil amenities like fertilizers, pest controls, pH modifiers, sand to create spacing between clay soils, etc.
Since food will take seasons for planting and harvesting, most of that will be too late for the majority of most Americans even with working under starvation conditions. Some produce will be harvested in June, with progressively higher amounts in July and August and September, but only in fertile areas. Since this is so multifactorial in scope, it's probably unrealistic for this to save people until those harvest times.
Wild game has been severely affected in many drought areas as have fish populations. Those are only hunted or fished in their season. These require special equipment, chemicals, ammunition, training. If taken out of season we can expect extinction. If taken in their season, we can also expect extinction.
Trapping produces the most meat or fish, with less supplies and caloric energy, but it's beyond the capability of most people. While we have many firearms and some fishing poles, many are not skilled enough to rely upon subsistence hunting, trapping, and fishing in any reliable way.
Additionally we can expect high levels of injury, accidental wounds, and deaths from these activities.
Question: How many people do you think will die from starvation effects in one month's time? Using totals which include the previous result, how many will die in a in a year?
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A4TECH's Bloody Division unleashed upon the world last year a serious game changer called Light Strike technology, which replaces mechanical metal contacts with optical switches using infrared light. Today we examine the most recent iteration of the Bloody mice series, the AL90 Blazing Laser Gaming Mouse, combining a popular eight button layout possessing the Light Strike technology with an incredibly sensitive laser sensor. This is only one of 21 mice in the lineup.
Bloody B740A Light Strike Keyboard Review
Since the advent of the mechanical keyboards, it was only a matter of time before the market became saturated with a plethora of very similar products and options. AS4TECH's very own "bloody" division has brought forth the next evolution in mechanical keyboards, boldly daring to replace the actual switch with Light Strike technology: silent switches that operate by breaking a beam of infrared light. This not only provides the fastest possible response speed, but also adds several inherited benefits from the technology. The B740A is only one of the 15 models using the Light Strike technology at Bloody.
Bloody ML160 Commander Mouse Review
A4TECH has a secret weapon in the gaming industry developed by their own "bloody" division that boasts the world's fastest key response using Light Strike infrared micro switch technology. This new type of switch uses an actual beam of infrared light that when interrupted triggers the mechanism. The main advantage of this is not merely the speed, but also insures against accidental double-clicks, the eventual corrosion and breakdown of metal in the switch component, and makes it almost completely waterproof. In this article, we test the Bloody ML160 Commander Laser Gaming Mouse.
Corsair Scimitar RGB Gaming Mouse Review
Founded in 1994, Corsair is foremost known for their outstanding quality in memory, power supplies, and lately competitive gaming PC peripherals. Their latest contribution for the passionate gaming community turns directly toward the massive multiplayer online games (MMO) segment, embracing both form and functionality to a new level: Introducing the Corsair Scimitar RGB, a high-level gaming mouse that goes above and beyond standard specifications and offers new features not seen on any other products of this nature to date.
Azio MGK1 Mechanical Keyboard Review
Over the last 15 years Azio has made quality peripherals focusing on the aspects of convenience, entertainment, and accessibility. One of their latest foray in the market is the Azio MGK1 mechanical keyboard, featuring an alternative Kailh Switch set contrasted to the more commonly known Cherry MX switches. What really sets this keyboard apart from the rest is its rock-solid durability, the exquisite gun-metal finish, and a streamlined approach to functionality. Before the detailed breakdown of this "Elegantly Fierce" beauty of a keyboard, check out the rather unique feature set.
RAIDMAX Viper GX II Case Review
Raidmax was founded back in 1988 and is know for their budget oriented gaming cases. Their history indicates that they were one of the first to mass produce gaming cases incorporating innovative designs coupled with excellent performance. The Raidmax Viper GX II is one of the current iterations, building on past styles to achieve a truly unique look.The prominent features that really stand out is a hot-swappable SSD bay on top accompanied by two USB 3.0 ports and ominous yet slick looking vents on the top shroud.
Cougar 600K Mechanical Keyboard Review
Here at Benchmark Reviews we have seen a lot of Cougar products come through as of late. Today we are proud to review something a little different, the Cougar 600K mechanical keyboard featuring Cherry MX Blue switches. There are quite a few things that make this keyboard unique and set it apart from it's previous flagship keyboard, the Cougar 700K. The feature set alone from the 600K create a special synergy for typing purists that not only puts it in a class of its own, but definitely needs further examination.
Cougar 600M Gaming Mouse Review
Cougar has become quite proficient in it's ability to continually surprise with innovation in peripherals. With the most recent iteration of their gaming mouse series, the Cougar 600M, the uncompromising engineering and design approach is stretched to the very limits by offering it at a more budget-friendly price. Just taking one look at this new species of desk-rodent raises an eyebrow — a hyper-colored orange mouse? Cougar boldly proclaims, "Yes" and demands you to look! Today at Benchmark Reviews, curiosity certainly has captured the cat, now let's see if the 600M can roar!
Cougar 700K Mechanical Keyboard Review
Cougar has raised the standards for computer peripherals with one of the most current offerings, the Cougar 700K mechanical keyboard. This is a top-tier Cherry MX Mechanical keyboard with not only full backlighting capability, but a slew of options specifically aimed toward gamers. In this article Benchmark Reviews investigates and unveils the features included with the Cougar 700K mechanical gaming keyboard.
Cougar 700M Gaming Mouse Review
Cougar, in expanding their line-up of peripherals, has recently added mice and keyboards to the mix.Today Benchmark Reviews examines Cougar's second mouse released to the market: The 700M. Designed from the ground-up, the Cougar 700M boasts having a solid metal chassis, added functionality while embracing ergonomics, and a top-tier laser sensor. At first it appears that the 700M shares an amalgamation of characteristics from other popular high-end mice such as the Cyborg Rat7 and the Thermaltake Level 10M; however, it is in the execution and design that makes this product different.
Roccat Kone Pure Mouse Review
Roccat has recently introduced their sixth mouse in the Kone line up: the Kone Pure. Benchmark Review's has had the opportunity to take the new Roccat Kone Pure for a spin and see what is so different from the previous iterations. This gaming mouse sports an all new laser sensor for the ultimate in sensitivity, perfect for ultra high monitor resolutions.
CM Storm Reaper Mouse Review
Cooler Master, a company world renown for their excellent case and cooling solutions, has recently augmented their Storm series lineup with some new additions. "What is this Storm series?" one may ask. It is Cooler Master's answer for consumers looking for higher then average specifications, durability, and aesthetics. Today Benchmark Review's has taken the opportunity to give the CM Storm Reaper a formidable shakedown to see what sets this apart from the rest.
Antec SPZero Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Review
Antec Mobile Products (A.M.P.) is a division of Antec, a market leader in PC hardware. A.M.P. designs devices that not only change the way people experience life through their mobile devices, but do it in a style that it is attractive and durable. Benchmark Reviews has recently had the opportunity to examine one of A.M.P.'s latest products, the SPZero: a Bluetooth portable speaker with it's own proprietary speaker driver.
Sharkoon DarkGlider Mouse Review
Sharkoon technologies have been manufacturing pc peripherals since 2003 encompassing unique designs and convincing performance. Their philosophy states that "premium quality and affordable prices do not have to contradict each other." Keep in mind that this statement is going to be put to the test. The DarkGlider has recently become available worldwide offering a plethora of features (common and unique to gaming mice). Benchmark Reviews is going to run this mouse through the gamut and expose what makes this product stand out from the pack (and if the Sharkoon philosophy stays true).


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Voter issue becomes subject of federal lawsuit
A federal lawsuit based on voting rights named two Crow Wing County elected officials, the secretary of state and attorney general as defendants.
Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan and Auditor-Treasurer Laureen Borden, representatives of Ramsey County, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, were all named in the lawsuit.
"The state didn't do its duties," said Andy Cilek, Minnesota Voters Alliance president. "That's why Don Ryan is a defendant. That's why Mark Ritchie is a defendant, to protect our voting rights. ... We're not personally after Don Ryan or Mark Ritchie or anyone. We can't sue the state. That's the only reason they are on there. They are just on there as a formality.
"It's really meaningless because they don't write the statutes, but you can't sue the Legislature and you can't sue the state."
A representative of the secretary of state's office reported it is reviewing the lawsuit but noted the office never comments on one. Ryan confirmed he and Borden were served and said they are in the process of retaining counsel.
Cilek, Minnesota Voters Alliance president, said the state's practices permits ineligible voters to cast their ballots and have them counted. The alliance is one of the plaintiffs in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court.
"That's the fundamental core of our argument," Cilek said.
The election process went haywire in 1974 when Minnesota allowed same-day registration, Cilek said. Voters may be challenged on election day, but Cilek said challenge doesn't stop their vote until the next election.
"It's absurd, absolutely absurd," Cilek said.
Individuals under guardianship, with voting rights removed, and felons, who may be paroled but have not regained voting rights, are among the ineligible voters, Cilek said.
"We're saying the (state) Constitution requires the government to confirm eligibility before the person is allowed to have their vote counted," Cilek said. Cilek is co-founder of the small, grass-roots group, which was founded in 2003. The Minnesota Freedom Council, Sondra Erickson, Montgomery Jensen, Ron Kaus, Jodi Lyn Nelson and Sharon Stene, guardian of James Stene are all listed as plaintiffs in the suit.
Crow Wing and Ramsey counties were named as having people cast ballots in the 2010 general election who were not eligible to vote. Four people, who had their voting rights eliminated with their guardianships, voted in the 2010 election in Crow Wing County.
Jim Stene, then a 35-year-old vulnerable adult, lived in the Clark Lake Home in Brainerd and voted in the 2010 election via absentee ballot on Oct. 29. 2010, along with other group home residents. Stene had his voting rights and was eligible to vote but his family reported they never expected him to do so. Jensen, a Crow Wing Township resident, filed a complaint with Ryan's office on Nov. 1, 2010, after witnessing group home residents vote with assistance. Jensen filed a complaint with Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan's office.
Ryan convened a grand jury in October of 2011 to look at the voting rights issues. The jury heard two-and-a-half days of testimony, 18 witnesses and saw more than 60 exhibits. Following deliberations, the jury did not come back with indictments. "I just hope it tightens up the system so what I witnessed doesn't happen again," Jensen said. "That's all I ever wanted was some accountability in the system."
The plaintiffs aren't looking to end same-day voter registration, Cilek said. But, he said, they would like provisional ballots so votes aren't counted until the voter is verified. "This is not a voter fraud case."
Jensen said he was glad to see the lawsuit come forward. "We're not trying to take anyone's rights to votes," Jensen said. "We are just asking they are verified."
"Our problem is really with the statutes, it's not that they are not following the statutes," Cilek said. "We're arguing the Legislature is who has to change the law."
"As ordinary citizens we have researched and investigated the serious voting problems in Crow Wing County, we found that ineligible unconfirmed vulnerable adult voters had voted and their votes were counted before they were found to be in fact ineligible to register and vote," Kaus stated in a news release. Kaus, president of the Minnesota Freedom Council, is a former Baxter resident who is now living in Duluth.
Kaus said his Feb. 12 check found the four ineligible votes in Crow Wing County still had an active status on the statewide voter registration system. The Crow Wing County auditor's office checked the names of those voters Friday and reported they were listed as challenged.
According to the lawsuit, State Rep. Erickson, R-Princeton, ran for office in 2008 and lost by 89 votes in a recount. She won in the 2010 election. Stene has a home in Merrifield and is legal guardian of James Stene. Nelson, Maplewood, ran for school board and lost by one vote.
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, former secretary of state, who was in Brainerd in February for a voting rights panel, currently has a bill in committee on reforms. Ryan submitted a letter of support for the bill.
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Activities for kids
Our summer reading program may be over but the library has great programs for kids all year round! Don't forget that we offer 3 types of storytime every week.
- Toddler Time-Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Recommended for toddlers aged 18 months to 3 years, featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and activities.
- Preschool Storytime-Tuesdays at 1:30 PM
Recommended for children aged 3 to 6 years, featuring stories, songs and occasional crafts.
- Baby Time-Thursdays at 10:30 AM
Recommended for infants and children up to 18 months, featuring stories, songs, fingerplays, toys and bubbles!
*This program is one-on-one, one child per adult.
Also, the library offers afterschool programs every month, ranging from movies to crafts to wii game days. Be sure to check out our calendar every month for all the details!


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San Francisco, California's Charles Fey invented the first slots machine, then known as a "one-armed bandit," in the late 1800s. The exact date is up for debate, but most believe it to be in 1887. His original design included five symbols that would rotate over a three-reel machine. The purpose of choosing five symbols was to replace poker cards in order to avoid having too many possible options as pay-outs or losses. This design worked well, but soon competitors found other ways to implement more of a poker style into the slot machine, and the "one-armed bandit" was replaced by various competitors.
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What were the five original symbols Fey used in the "one-armed bandit?"
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Now that I look at this closer this is really freaky! And it's giving me the creeps just looking at it just imagining being on the surface and seeing the rest of the ring going upwards triggering my vertigo superhard and also realizing just how fragile the ring world is compared to normal planets. It's making my skin crawl just thinking of it
This is exceptional. I love the Ringworld series and this just brings it to life.
Very nicely detailed.
Nice a full Dyson Ring
FANTASTIC! BRILLIANT! GERONIMO! I can't say enough how utterly XOOL this is.
Wow... I am trying to learn this type of skill for a project I am doing. A solid Dyson Sphere where THAT (stuff above) is in every direction.
But, wow, probably in 10 or 20 years if I study hard. Thanks for this wonderful vista.
But, wow, probably in 10 or 20 years if I study hard. Thanks for this wonderful vista.
With the smaller scale, it makes me think more of a Culture Orbital than a Niven Ringworld. Great piece though.
This looks like a modified photograph, I'm very impressed and it's an excellent depiction of Ringworld, but Ringworld doesn't have a moon.
This gave me the "sidesailer" idea.
Dammit! I keep trying to scroll up to see farther up the ring!
This is a fantastic picture. There should be a group dedicated to artificial structures in space.
Probably the best ring world depiction I have seen ... very good work!
Worlds in the shapes of rings are awesome.
I have yet to read Niven's work, but I yearn to. I really like this! Great composition.
Absolutely impressive...!
Love your art.
Love your art.
I remember that book. It was good.
Huh. The Ringworld didn't have tall buildings in the novel. Good picture all the same.
I can see a lot of thought has gone into this. Nice work!
Wow, I really love the detail here! Especially how you can't even see the ring begin to curve up due to the sky; shows just how big those rings must be.
Your work is always impeccable. But in this case I think the giant mapped fin looks implausible. Anyway the image is fantastic.
Oh finally, thank you! I'm glad that Ringworld is more recognized as Larry Niven's rather than something from Halo. This is beautiful.
Hah, I've designed a ringworld as well -- though the physics are a little different; from the surface you wouldn't even be able to tell there WAS a ringworld... you'd see to that horizon and nothing more. My only argument with this piece, though, might be that the parts of the ring that are darker than the sky itself should 'blend' or disappear as with our own atmospherics (the dark side of the moon, etc, is never darker than the sky in front of it.) Lovely ships; nice to see something different than normal!
Well observed.. I generally try to maintain a sense of perceptual realism in my matte work. I'm uncomfortable with the "unnamed light source" school of space art, not to mention the recurring violations of the Roche limit; however, as this piece was a commission, perhaps a bit of artistic license might be forgiven.. .
Great stuff. I'm reading through the Known Space series right now. I read Ringworld when I was in my teens and it was really inspiring. Just read it again and I was really shocked at how little Ringworld inspired art there seems to be out there. Just threw up a to-scale model of the Ringworld in 3DS Max and realized how difficult it is to accurately portray. Thanks for this.
This would actually be a perfect artistic accompaniment to Larry Niven's Ringworld. The picture is much more evocative of the book than the rings of the Halo games, as some have said.
Thanks.. The books (and the cover art, especially that of John Harris) have always been a real inspiration.
Love those ships :3
Influenced by the game Halo?
I was thinking more of Larry Niven's novel "Ringworld"..
great work
Simple amazing. I like how conventional agriculture is the sub-dominant element. When people try to paint futuristic things, they almost always go for cities, and rarely are there ever future-farms. Might have been better if you had added in a semi-truck sized carrot, but I suppose that's a little too Woody Allen...
Awesome job man!
Awesome job man!
i realy like this one,
Looks like the ring from halo
Looks like the ring from halo
I keep looking at this and keep thinking awesome !! Gotta ask what is the circumfrence of this ringworld ?
I tried to make it seem about the size of Mars, which has a radius of around 3,400km., so say 21,000km. in circumfrence...
maybe someday humanity could erect such structures... awesome concept


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The Dragons did well to keep their hosts at bay until the 27th minute, when goalkeeper Lewis Price tried to clear a weak Ashley Williams back-pass but was charged down by Mario Mandzukic, who tapped home.
Former Arsenal forward Eduardo then made it 2-0 after the break. It was no less than Croatia deserved from a match in which they were superior throughout.
Wales, meanwhile, after bouncing back from a 2-0 loss to Belgium and 6-1 thrashing in Serbia in their opening two Group A fixtures with Friday's morale-boosting 2-1 win over Scotland, have been brought back down to earth.
They made their first real foray forward in the 12th minute as Gareth Bale earned a throw-in he could only deliver straight to goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. The hosts were soon on the attack, with Luka Modric bursting into the box and tumbling under a challenge from Darcy Blake but referee Alexandru Dan Tudor waved play on.
Price was being kept busy, saving shots from Ivan Rakitic and Milan Badelj, although in between Bale fashioned the visitors' most meaningful effort yet with a strike that fizzed wide.
Wales had managed to absorb a considerable amount of pressure from their opponents, but they shot themselves in the foot just before the half-hour mark when Price struck skipper Williams' back-pass - which appeared to have been slowed down by the poor playing surface - against Mandzukic, who calmly guided it into the net.
There was no let up after the break, with Williams deflecting the ball over when Modric and Eduardo combined two minutes into the second half. Wales did then muster an effort as Williams nodded wide from a free-kick, but Ivan Perisic then headed off-target and Price just managed to keep out Eduardo and Mandzukic.
Eduardo was rewarded for a fine display with a goal in the 58th minute as he was on hand to tap in after Price had parried a header from a corner.
Another scramble ensued in the Wales box that somehow did not result in a third Croatia goal before Price saved a Mandzukic header and Modric drove wide. Bale beat several men towards the end and drilled in a low effort that Pletikosa could not hold, but substitute Sam Vokes blasted the rebound off-target.
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Around the region for April 20, 2013
Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 10:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 6:22 p.m.
Test tubes prompt dorm evacuation
Several test tubes found in a University of Florida dormitory Friday afternoon forced an evacuation, though the tubes were later determined to be harmless, university police reported.
UPD Maj. Brad Barber said the tubes were spotted in the lounge of North Hall off Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we did have that area evacuated and checked out by our K-9 units," Barber said. "They have not alerted to any substance."
Barber said UF environmental health and safety staff cleared the building of any hazards.
The small test tubes were bound together, Barber said. He added that the substance in the test tubes will be tested to determine what it is.
— Cindy Swirko
Man accused of beating his girlfriend
A Gainesville man has been arrested by the Gainesville Police Department on allegations he beat his girlfriend so badly she needed treatment at a hospital for injuries.
Todd Jerome Frazier, 45, of 3403 NE 11th Terrace, was charged with felony battery, domestic battery by strangulation, depriving a crime victim of medical care and hindering communication to law enforcement, according to an arrest report.
The incident occurred April 11, when Frazier came home and began arguing with the woman.
Police reported the woman told them Frazier hit her in the face and head, choked her, slammed her head into kitchen and hallway walls and pulled hair out of her head.
The woman asked Frazier to take her to the hospital, but he initially declined unless she agreed to not report the incident to police, the report states.
She eventually went to the hospital after she agreed to let Frazier accompany her, the report states.
After being arrested, Frazier was booked into the jail, where he remained Friday in lieu of $50,000 bond.
— Cindy Swirko
Local student headed to Kenya on fellowship
A Gainesville native will travel to Kenya this month on a fellowship from Boston University.
Elizabeth Daube, 28, is one of eight recipients of the "Pamoja Together: Student Foreign Aid News Network" project fellowships, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
She leaves April 30 for Kenya, where she will cover critical health and development issues in the country by telling the stories of people who have been impacted by foreign aid.
Daube graduated from P.K. Yonge in 2003 and attended Flagler College in St. Augustine. She received a B.A. in communications in 2005.
At Boston University, she is part of the School of Public Health and has studied social work and global health.
"I'm looking forward to working on a project that uniquely blends those diverse interests and skills," Daube said in an email. "And it's awesome to be working with a mix of students and professors who are all bringing a lot of energy and talent to this project."
— Erin Jester
Shands receives two Livestrong grants
Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville and Jacksonville received two grants from the Livestrong Foundation to support their arts in medicine and palliative care programs, according to a news release Thursday.
The Livestrong Foundation, established in 1997 by cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong to help people affected by cancer, selected the Shands' institutions out of a pool of applicants from around the country. The public then stepped in to vote on the final recipients.
Shands at UF in Gainesville spokeswoman Rossana Passaniti said the institutions used social media to get the word out to the public about voting, including posting the information on their Facebook pages.
A total of 72 organizations throughout the country received grants totaling $1 million to be distributed among them. Passaniti said Shands does not know exactly how much each institution will get yet.
The grants will fund the Arts in Medicine program in Gainesville to expand its Mobile Inspiration Station, which offers writing and arts activities to cancer patients and survivors in all stages, both at the bedside and in monthly workshops.
The grant at Shands in Jacksonville will be used for its participation in the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification Program for Palliative Care model program, which assists hospitals in their efforts to obtain the certification.
— Kristine Crane
Butler Plaza site to handle driver's licenses
Residents can get help with driver's license services from the third and final branch of the Alachua County Tax Collector's Office starting Monday.
The office's Southwest Gainesville Branch is in Butler Plaza behind Walmart. Its address is 3207 SW 35th Blvd.
Alachua County Tax Collector Von Fraser has taken over the handling of driver's license services following the March closure of the state-run office that used to manage those local transactions.
The tax collector now provides these services at its three Gainesville offices: the southwest branch, the downtown branch at 12 SE 1st St. and the northwest branch at 5801 NW 34th Blvd., according to a news release.
The downtown and southwest branches offer basic driver's license services, while the northwest one is the place to go if you need an advanced transaction.
A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held May 1 at the northwest Gainesville branch.
-- Staff report
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4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
2 tablespoons low-fat salad dressing or mayonnaise
1/2 cup chunky salsa
4 ounces sliced smoked turkey or roast beef
1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
1/2 cup thin strips red pepper
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 tablespoons sliced black olives
Spread salad dressing on tortilla; spread salsa over salad dressing.
Top with meat, cheese and vegetables as desired. Roll up and serve or heat for 1 minute in microwave on medium power.
Wrap each tortilla in plastic wrap after rolling and then refrigerate.
Cut into 1-inch slices for bite-size snacks.
Yield: 8 servings
Calories/Serving: 158
Nutrition: Each serving provides approximately: 158 calories, 8 g protein, 23 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 4 g fat (1 g saturated), 8 mg cholesterol, 46 mcg folate, 1 mg iron, 479 mg sodium
Recipe and photograph courtesy of the Wheat Foods Council.


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The Source of the Nile
I should have gone directly from Cairo (offspring number 2) to Kampala (offspring number 1). But instead I came back to the UK, and out again. That's because I had bought an unchangeable ticket London - Cairo before I decided to go to Uganda (so explaining the large carbon footprint, for which I ask forgiveness).
Anyway, this weekend the mission was to hook up with the daughter in Uganda and to go to the source of the (White) Nile, in Jinja just 80 kilometres from Kampala.
The drive from Kampala to Jinja was extremely lush and green, a bit like Gloucestershire (plus bananas and pineapples). But the entrance to the source of the Nile "area" was not promising. The daughter was, to start with, puzzled -- you walked down to a river bank, but it wasn't obviously a "source". It was just a river bank.
A fellow blogger wondered, prosaically but realistically, if it wasn't actually reminiscent of a Co-op car park. Yes, in a way it was -- Uganda style. That is to say, at first look, there were a lot of "craft stalls" and not much else. But better was to come.
We were asked if we wanted a boat trip to the "real" source. Usually I say no to boat trips, but this looked promising and cheap. It was in fact brilliant. Equipped with life-jackets (a sign, I suspect, that the river was more dangerous than it looked) we went past the place -- now marked by an obelisk -- where John Hanning Speke looked for the source, to an island just next to the source itself. Apparently 70% of the Nile water comes from Lake Victoria, and 30% from an underground (actually underwater) spring, 48 metres below the water surface but still visible bubbling up by the side of the boat.
I should say that all the Ugandans I talked to seemed very keen on Speke, and didn't voice the obvious objection that he had claimed to have "discovered" what they had known all along. (The Columbus issue...)
We circled around the site of the spring for a bit. But even better than the bubbling water were the birds - herons, storks, ibises and filthy cormorants shitting all over the place (you can see a dozen or so in the picture). They were presumably a bit scared by the approach of our boat and dropped white droppings everywhere.
After the source, we went on to Bujugali Falls, the first waterfall on the Nile - an impressive cataract just a few kilometres from Lake Victoria, just down stream from the source. This is supposed to be the key spot in Uganda for extreme sports, though I didn't see much myself (just a couple of kids who volunteered to swim down the rapids for a fee -- which we declined).
In fact other thoughts came to mind. First, that this natural wonder (and its local commercial periphery, no doubt) would soon be effectively obliterated by a new hydro-electric dam just up stream. Second that the sight of the falls 30 years ago was not so pretty. For this is where Amin's thugs pushed many of his enemies. It was stacked full of dead bodies.
We were all on Saturday -- Ugandan, British, Australian... -- admiring the amazing view. Was that a reassuring sign of cultural regeneration? Or was it a culpable instance of collective political amnesia?


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Grammar Workbook for Introductory Spanish
€ 81,99
Bisher € 86,55
Besorgung - Lieferbarkeit unbestimmt
September 2000
BeschreibungThe "Fundamentals of Grammar Workbook for Introductory Spanish, Third Edition," are exercises and explanations dealing with grammar points students encounter in first-year Spanish. The text provides students with easy-to-read explanations of the grammar point in question, followed immediately by exercises that move from easy to challenging. Each chapter has review sections which could be used as tools to the mastery of the subject. An answer key is provided in the back so students can check their own progress. This text could be used as a supplement to any first-year course, and the exercises in this workbook could be assigned as class work or for individual practice outside of class. It could also serve as a review of the material or for users to work at their own pace.
Untertitel: Workbook. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO
Erscheinungsdatum: September 2000
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text: I'm in the process of moving my hives from Little Rock, AR to Quincy, IL where I see a tremendous number of black locust trees. They are almost like weeds here! They are very near bloom (virtually starting right this second). Anyway, how long should the flow last and how much, if any, honey should I get from them?


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Perhaps I'm misreading it, but is there not just a whiff of dopey self-congratulation in the media coverage that Australians are drinking less beer and more wine and spirits?
The tone seems to be that we are no longer a nation of beer-swilling yobbos standing around pub TABs in Stubbies and wife-beater singlets because we instead sip a glass of pinot or a G and T (in white linen trousers, no doubt).
According to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last month, sales of beer, which accounts for 42 per cent of all alcohol sold, dropped 3.4 per cent in 2010-11, while sales of wine (37 per cent of all alcohol sold) went down by 0.6 per cent.
The thing to remember is beer sales used to account for 76 per cent of Australian alcohol consumption, so we're drinking a lot more grape.
Meanwhile, sales of spirits rose by 4.8 per cent for the same period, with pre-mixed "ready to drinks" and spirits now accounting for 20 per cent of all alcohol sales.
Seriously, how is this a good thing?
A couple of years ago, I made the transition from drinking beer to neat whiskey and, lemme tell you - if I'd done it when I was in my 20s I'd have had to arm wrestle Derryn Hinch for his new liver or I'd be talking to my own fleas living under a highway overpass.
There's a good reason most homeless drunks sprawl on benches sucking wine or spirits and not cans of cold gold beer - the fizzy stuff takes too long to get you hammered.
Any serious boozer knows that, if you want to get the job done properly, you don't opt for the unleaded fuel of pots, pints or schooners; you switch to super and hit the spirits.
Most people don't sit down and say to themselves: "I think I might become an alcoholic this year." It's a gradual process and the scary part is it becomes something you're good at - an identity.
I was at a farewell for friends a while back and, as is my wont, I asked the barman for a double Scotch neat. He had to crack a new bottle to serve me and we became quite friendly as I shuttled back and forth for refills.
At the end of the night, he wandered over to my table with the bottle, showing me it had less than an inch of booze left in it.
"Nobody else has ordered a Scotch," he said, smiling.
"Oh, man," I said, "that's horrendous, I drank all that by myself?"
"At least you can hold your piss," he said.
But I certainly can't remember the cab ride home that night - which is something that rarely happened to me when I drank beer.
No doubt many wine and spirit drinkers have more restraint than I do - overall consumption of alcohol decreased by 1.1 per cent in 2010-11, according to the ABS - but I reckon there are also plenty who think they're drinking less (fluid) but are actually consuming more pure alcohol.
Sure you can overdo it on the cans, but I know plenty of men who stop after four or five because they get bloated or sleepy; the brewer's way of saying "time to go home".
And yes, the liver doesn't distinguish between types of alcohol, but you can certainly smash more spirits into yourself in a shorter period of time than you can beer.
I'm not suggesting we all have a cold one for breakfast, but I don't think we should be doing cartwheels about following the lead of Eastern Europe where consumption of spirits is huge and they sport the highest proportion of deaths attributed to alcohol in the world (more than one in every 10 deaths).
My sudden "professionalism" with grog also convinced me to take a break (one month without a drink, thank you).
However, when I did next have a tipple, it was a beer, rather than a spirit.
At least the first one.
Sam de Brito's latest novel Hello Darkness is in bookstores now. You can follow him on Twitter here. His email address is here.


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How to fix this?
Hi there how are you doing?
I just noticed that one of the rooms in our basement has exposed edges (see pictures below):
I don't know if the previous owner removed a carpet or something so that it left the edges like this, but this goes around the whole room.. what's the best way to fix/correct this (not just cosmetically, but also to prevent any potential leaking problems or make it better weather-proof).... Thanks
Does it leak now?
How much work do you want to do and how would you like it to look when you're done? Is that ceramic base molding I see? If so, you could install ceramic quarter round trim or something suitable, either matching or contrasting.
Goofy place to add an outlet----
If that's wood trim--simply add some shoe molding---that's what's missing----
If that wall is leaking now the worst thing you could do is seal that wall up in anyway.
If it does leak you need to find out why and fix that first.
looks like whoever put down the flooring cut the bottom of the base off
so they could roll out the vinyl and cut it to the wall. i would carefully
pry off the existing base and either replace it with new similar base
which is fairly inexpensive and also raise the outlet up about 16 inches before you replace the base molding.
The wall base looks like toeless rubber or vinyl cove base. If you aren't wanting to replace the existing cove base with one that has a toe, then you'll want to purchase some pre-primed baseshoe. If your flooring is gapped more than 1/2" from the wall you'll need to use quarter round, which will cover up to 3/4". Once you install the moulding you're ready to prep and paint it in a color that matches the cove base as closely as possible.
Being in a basement that outlet needs to be addressed, I know it wasn't your question but that thing is very dangerous. It is so low to the floor if you would get any flooding, and it wouldn't have to be much, broken water line, overflow, backup, it could get in that outlet and when you or someone in your family went to see what it was someone could be seriously injured or worse.
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I have been playing the MP for a long time and just recently hit this problem. The last few days on MP my game would freeze up and show 2 broken links suggesting I lost internet (which I have not, my wifi was around 60-70% when I checked it) and then it either kicks me out of the game or I show up dead 2 minutes later. Now I can not load MP at all, I get stuck on "error syncing levels" and if I feel like trying for 4 hours in a row (which sadly I have done) when it FINALLY gets to the welcome screen, MY WHOLE PS3 FREEZES. My controller doesnt work, NOTHING. And if I give up after the "error syncing levels" and try quitting the game, it shuts off my entire ps3 and controller. When I got kicked out of games I lost all of my earnings due to this.
So I googled the topic and found many people with the same issue, some suggesting its the disc. Well I bought a new disc and guess what, the problem was not fixed. ANY HELP would be appreciated because I am extremely frustrated at the fact I have spent so much time trying to fix this and now money and nothing works.


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Former Yankee Phil Hughes having career rebirth with Twins
One sunny morning in Tampa in March 2007, I caught up with Joe Torre just before he boarded a golf cart for his short post-workout ride back to the Yankees' spring clubhouse. Neither Torre nor anyone else knew that he was about to begin his last season as the club's manager -- he would depart, with some acrimony, that October -- and I wanted to ask him about the very young man who nearly everyone figured was bound to be central to his rotation for years to come.
Phil Hughes was 20, and he had recently been named by Baseball America as the game's fourth-best prospect. I thought Torre might join the chorus of those who were singing the praises of Hughes' precocious fastball command and sturdy, 6-foot-4 build. He gently declined to do so. "Phil Hughes, he's got some work to do," was the first thing Torre said. "Pitching before you're fully developed, I think that's a lot of pressure, both physically and emotionally, on people." After a minute or two, Torre concluded his thoughts on the subject: Hughes had all the ingredients he needed to excel, but it might take him some time to consistently put them all together. "We know it's in there, and it's just a matter of when [will that] time come," Torre said.
The man who was once the future of the Yankees is now, at 27, firmly a part of their past: Last December, Hughes signed a three-year contract worth $24 million with the Twins. As Hughes pitched in New York -- seven seasons during which it seemed as if his time had come and then gone over and over again -- I often thought of what Torre had said. Then, it had seemed like a savvy manager's motivational tactic, which it certainly was, in part. In retrospect, it also came to seem like a warning: Even sure things aren't always sure things.
As a Yankee, Hughes was not a bust. He went 56-50 with a 4.53 ERA and won a World Series in 2009. He made the All-Star Game in 2010. He compiled a WAR of 11.0, a figure slightly better than both the only pitcher ranked ahead of him on BA's 2007 list, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the one ranked directly behind him, Homer Bailey.
Still, those numbers do not begin to approach those once anticipated for someone touted as the next great Yankee, and Hughes knows it. "I won't say it was a burden, because it's obviously a great opportunity to have a lot of people think highly of you," Hughes said last Sunday of the billing that had been plastered to him when he was barely out of his teens. "But a lot of times it's hard to live up to such great expectations. You're going to have those growing pains, those times you're going to have to learn and find yourself in the big leagues. Obviously, injuries can slow things down. You see guys like Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, those aren't always the norm. Guys don't always find extreme success like they've had."
When Hughes looks back at his career in New York, he has only one regret: That he finished it so poorly. In that final season, he went 4-14 with a 5.19 ERA. "Sometimes you wish you didn't leave a place on such a bad note," he said. "I know some fans will remember me more for that than anything else."
Even so, the new Twin added: "That's life, and I'm certainly glad to have landed here. It's a whole new chapter, and an opportunity to hit the reset button and move on."
After Hughes' first three starts with Minnesota, it appeared as if his story was bound to stay the same. He lasted just five innings in each of them and allowed four earned runs in each, good for an ERA of 7.20. Since then, though, something surprising has happened: He has pitched like a former top prospect whose time has, finally, come.
In his seven outings since April 20, Hughes has seven quality starts, five wins and zero losses. In those 46⅓ innings, he has struck out 30 batters and walked just one. It has, in fact, been five and a half weeks since he issued his last base on balls. His bottom line currently looks like that of a frontline starter: 5-1 with a 3.23 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 50 strikeouts in 61⅓ innings.
For much of his time in New York, Hughes said, his repertoire was a work in progress, as he struggled to supplement his fastballs with the breaking balls that he thought every successful starter needed. For a while, he was throwing a lot of curveballs; then he tried a lot of sliders. This year, though, especially after his first three starts, he decided that it no longer made sense to pitch in the way he thought an effective starter had to. Instead, Hughes figured that he might try pitching as he had during his most successful spell as a Yankee, back in 2009 when he was primarily a setup man to Mariano Rivera; in 44 games in that role that season, he had an ERA of 1.40.
For Hughes, that meant not working around hitters but going after them first with his fastball, sometimes with his cutter, rarely with his curve and never with his slider. In May, nearly 90 percent of his pitches have been fastballs or cutters. "I think I've probably been more aggressive in these last six starts than I can remember at any point in my career," he said on Sunday, before he had made his seventh similar outing. "Basically just going after everybody. Actually, coming into 2010, when I had a great first half" -- he went 11-2 with a 3.65 ERA and made that lone All-Star Game -- "I carried over that reliever mentality, too. I feel like if my stuff is good enough, I can pitch that way."
Hughes knows that his cause has been helped by Minnesota's capacious Target Field, and that his current form can prove fleeting, as it did in 2010 (when, after the All-Star break, he went 7-4 with a 4.90 ERA). "Sometimes, when thing are going bad, you just can't get out of it," he said. "That quicksand sort of feeling." This year, though, he has been working from firmer ground. "My mechanics are the best they've been in a long time," he said. "I don't have to fight my body so much out there. [I'm] just lifting my leg and driving at the end."
Hughes grew up in southern California (the Yankees drafted him 23rd overall out of Santa Ana's Foothill High in 2004), and he thought that his baseball career's second act might come back home on the West Coast. During the offseason, though, he quickly changed plans after the Twins' offer proved lengthier than those he received from other teams, including the Angels, Giants and Mariners.
He spent spring training in Fort Myers, Fla., preparing for life not only with a new club but also as a new Midwesterner. He got help from Glen Perkins, the Twins' closer and a Minnesota native whom he had befriended when both were rookies and attended a symposium MLB had held for first-year players. Perkins served as his cultural liason: He gave him a crash course in hockey and in Twin Cities cuisine (Hughes learned about stuffed burgers and venison jerky) and also took him fishing. "I think if you don't fish, they kick you out of the state," Hughes said. "I think we were catching trout, I want to say? I'm not entirely sure."
When it comes to his angling, Phil Hughes has some work to do. But as far as coming through on his long-held potential? As far as catching Trout, you might say? It seems, finally, as if he's getting there.


text: Can anyone tell me if you have tried a Singer 306 in a treadle? I know the 206, 306, and 319 are all from the same Singer line and Singer's first attempts at a machine that zig zags, but what else can you tell me about them? What are the differences? I think they all take a 206X13 needle and have the same 'L' bobbin, probably the same little flat cams? Anyone know about the 306 or 206? As you all know, I have the 319w and I love it in a treadle! I have a friend who wants to know if the 306 will go easily into a treadle and how different is the 306 from the 319?


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Thinking of selling these and putting the car back to stock. Coils have about 4K on them. They are in great shape and ride amazing. Paid $2100 for them but will let these go for $1550 shipped anywhere in the US.
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2011-12-22 / Front Page
Newsmakers 2011: Steve Soldan
Time magazine named "The Protester" its 2011 Person of the Year. Steve Soldan, 27, is one of those protesters. He's lived in a tent in Portland's Occupy encampment at Lincoln Park for weeks. It's getting colder now and the city's occupiers have gone to court to try and stay.


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The Fourth In Salvador
On a summer's day, while the city was rocking with the din and red uproar of patriotism,
Billy Casparis told me this story.
In his way, Billy is Ulysses, Jr. Like Satan, he comes from going to and fro upon the
earth and walking up and down in it. To-morrow morning while you are cracking your
breakfast egg he may be off with his little alligator grip to boom a town site in the middle
of Lake Okeechobee or to trade horses with the Patagonians.
We sat at a little, round table, and between us were glasses holding big lumps of ice, and
above us leaned an artificial palm. And because our scene was set with the properties of
the one they recalled to his mind, Billy was stirred to narrative.
"It reminds me," said he, "of a Fourth I helped to celebrate down in Salvador. 'Twas
while I was running an ice factory down there, after I unloaded that silver mine I had in
Colorado. I had what they called a 'conditional concession.' They made me put up a
thousand dollars cash forfeit that I would make ice continuously for six months. If I did
that I could draw down my ante. If I failed to do so the government took the pot. So the
inspectors kept dropping in, trying to catch me without the goods.
"One day when the thermometer was at 110, the clock at half-past one, and the calendar
at July third, two of the little, brown, oily nosers in red trousers slid in to make an
inspection. Now, the factory hadn't turned out a pound of ice in three weeks, for a couple
of reasons. The Salvador heathen wouldn't buy it; they said it made things cold they put it
in. And I couldn't make any more, because I was broke. All I was holding on for was to
get down my thousand so I could leave the country. The six months would be up on the
sixth of July.
"Well, I showed 'em all the ice I had. I raised the lid of a darkish vat, and there was an
elegant 100-pound block of ice, beautiful and convincing to the eye. I was about to close
down the lid again when one of those brunette sleuths flops down on his red knees and
lays a slanderous and violent hand on my guarantee of good faith. And in two minutes
more they had dragged out on the floor that fine chunk of molded glass that had cost me
fifty dollars to have shipped down from Frisco.
"'Ice-y?' says the fellow that played me the dishonourable trick; 'verree warm ice-y. Yes.
The day is that hot, señor. Yes. Maybeso it is of desirableness to leave him out to get the
cool. Yes.'
"'Yes,' says I, 'yes,' for I knew they had me. 'Touching's believing, ain't it, boys? Yes.
Now there's some might say the seats of your trousers are sky blue, but 'tis my opinion
they are red. Let's apply the tests of the laying on of hands and feet.' And so I hoisted
both those inspectors out the door on the toe of my shoe, and sat down to cool off on my
block of disreputable glass.