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How Jesse Simko went from game developer to data acquisition and analysis with Durridge Company
Growing up, Jesse Simko was primarily interested in drawing and video games. As a child, he used Dazzle Draw, Mario Paint, and Kid Pix, and took inspiration from the visuals of Nintendo games like Star Fox and Super Metroid. He learned the basics of HyperCard and similar authoring tools, before turning his attention to 3D modeling.
"My intent was to make a first-person shooter game, and as a Mac user this became possible with the 1997 release of Bungie Software's pre-Halo masterpiece, Marathon Infinity, which included a full set of level creation tools," commented Simko. "My game project bore little resemblance to the original Marathon, and my large texture sets and character graphics tested the limits of its game engine."
"Occasionally the SyQuest drive attached to my 75 MHz Power Macintosh 7200 would conspire with the not entirely bug-free Marathon editing tools to render my project files unreadable, prompting me to start over, each time with a more grandiose and less realistic vision for the project," said Simko.
Later Xojo would give him the opportunity to take greater control of his work.
When Simko first became aware of Xojo (then Real Studio), he immediately created a program with a clickable PushButton, and then entered the button's Action event handler and typed "Quit." Surprisingly, his program quit as intended and it was his first hassle-free programming experience.
"The lack of cryptic symbols and intimidating boilerplate syntax made Xojo very inviting for a beginner," stated Simko. "Getting Xojo was an easy decision and it shaped many of my future academic and professional pursuits. Since then I've been repelled from other programming languages due as much to their relative inelegance as to any of Xojo's particular strengths."
Simko has developed two significant applications in Xojo. The first was Power Game Factory (released from his company, Sawblade Software), a tool for making side-scrolling action/adventure games on OS X. It was originally released in 2005 and started as a fairly straightforward action game called Greenland Invasion, in which the player controls an Eskimo trying to protect Greenland from a Canadian occupying force. He finished the game in about 8 months during his final years of college and after graduating he began building a level editor around the core game engine. This allowed users to design their own graphics, characters, music, and backgrounds. Greenland Invasion was included with Power Game Factory as a sample project, as was Zombie Holiday, a comedic horror themed game created by a particularly talented Power Game Factory beta tester.
The development of Power Game Factory was greatly aided by John Balestrieri's SuperSpriteSurface control, which endowed Xojo with hardware accelerated 2D sprite graphics.
"I had met John ages ago at a New York MacWorld Expo, and was honored when he saw enough potential in my then software-rendered prototype to justify creating a code library that would permit enhanced graphical performance and effects like semi-transparency and real-time scaling and rotation," commented Simko. "My work on Power Game Factory continued on a part-time basis through 2009 while I was employed as an artist in the game industry."
Simko's other big project is a data acquisition and analysis tool called CAPTURE for Durridge Company, Inc., the makers of a professional radon monitoring instrumentation. His work on CAPTURE actually began when he met Durridge's Founder and President while attending the 2006 Real Studio Developer Conference. He began contributing on a freelance basis and has now been employed with Durridge on a full time basis for three years.
At Durridge he is responsible for ensuring that CAPTURE can obtain data from RAD7 radon monitoring devices, parse the results, render interactive graphs, and export the data for use with other software tools. This work started as a more focused development effort than his previous game related work, but CAPTURE has grown in scope and it now takes advantage of a whole host of Xojo's capabilities, including multithreading, networking, serial communications and multilingual support.
"As the project evolved, it demanded that I refine my programming practices and adopt the use of class interfaces, enumeration, and inheritance, all of which Xojo handles wonderfully," commented Simko. "But CAPTURE's compatibility with both Mac OS X and Windows is probably the best testament to the power of Xojo."
"I'm happy to report that CAPTURE has been used by scientists to perform research in some pretty exotic locales," continued Simko. "Last month some scientists brought RAD7 systems running CAPTURE out onto Tonlé Sap Lake near Siem Reap, Cambodia, the biggest lake in South East Asia, and monitored radon in the lake water. So, it could be claimed that Xojo is waterproof as well as regime-resistant. But we've also shown that Xojo can handle truly demanding scientific tasks, such as the monitoring of conditions inside volcanos. The framework's support for Bluetooth serial communication permits such research to be carried out from a safe distance."
Xojo has been very useful for making small applications that help Simko's larger projects. These programs have names like "Preferences Folder Opener", "Durridge Translator", "XML Source Line Counter", and "Spectrum Def Normalizer". He has also used Xojo to make a simple painting program called Bristles and a basic accounting app for keeping track of Sawblade Software's orders and expenses.
More details on Power Game Factory and CAPTURE are available at www.sawbladesoftware.com and www.durridge.com/capture.
Power Game Factory contains over 100,000 lines of code and occupies a few hundred megabytes, including all of its graphical resources. The game engine itself is about half that size. CAPTURE is considerably smaller, mainly because it is better written. Here are some code statistics:
Power Game Factory Game Engine:
Lines of actual code: 47755
Comments: 8302
Methods: 840
Properties: 2629
Constants: 29
Size of source code in XML format: 7.1 MB
Lines of actual code: 36243
Comments: 5994
Methods: 1025
Properties: 1471
Constants: 1059
Size of source code in XML format: 10.1 MB


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With the holiday season approaching, it's time to think about entertaining your friends, customers and/or employees. While hosting a big soiree might seem daunting, a successful event really depends on good planning, relaxing and enjoying your guests and paying attention to detail. Serving wine instead of liquor is not only more responsible, but can help cut down on the cost and the time it takes to serve a drink. Adding mulled wine to the mix can give your home a fragrant, festive air. The right wine accessories will add that touch sense of whimsy to your party without turning your home or office into a Christmas nightmare.
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Kate Winslet To Receive A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
The Hollywood Reporter announced today that Kate Winslet is among the recipients of a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star in 2012. Winslet has earned her spot on the legendary sidewalk after winning Best Actress in 2009 for The Reader. There's also that smallish film back in 1997 that did relatively well. You know, the one with the boat and that handsome chap from Growing Pains.
PHOTOS: Kate Winslet Shines At The 2009 Academy Awards
Also receiving a star: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lopez, Vin Diesel, Valerie Bertinelli, Patricia Heaton and Ryan Seacrest's radio co-host, Ellen K. Events for each ceremony have not yet been scheduled.
Speak amongst yourselves on who deserved the honor this coming year (Vin Diesel? For reals?).
Winslet look sensational at the Yo Dona International Awards at the Palacio de Cristal de Arganzuela tonight in Madrid, Spain. No word yet on who Winslet wore, but we're guessing it's St. John (Winslet is the new face of the label).
Update: Thanks to Veronica – one of our awesome possum readers – for letting us know that the dress is a Victoria Beckham design!


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In a bid to drive down the number of repeat drink drivers in Northland, police are combining with other agencies and providing specialised programmes.
The announcement comes just as the Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for drivers aged over 20.
Northland has two programmes - Stop Alcohol Impaired Drivers (SAID) and Drive Soba - to help problem drink-drivers.
The programmes have police support with road policing manager Inspector Murray Hodson saying recidivist drink-driving was a real problem in the region.
He said police enforcement of drink driving alone would not stop the problem and community programmes like these helped.
Several drivers were being stopped with high breath alcohol readings and, last week, staff in the mid-north stopped more than 20 drunk drivers.
"Police also stopped a man about 9am on Saturday, who had two previous convictions and blew 1001 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath."
Mr Hodson said the programmes were designed to help drivers stop making poor decisions that led to their driving under the influence of alcohol.
SAID is administered through RoadSafe Northland with funding coming from the New Zealand Transport Agency, Northland District Health Board and International Safer Communities.
"We want to stop people becoming victims of serious or fatal crashes. It is better to prevent the trauma and not have to pick up the pieces or tell families that a loved one has died or been seriously injured," Mr Hodson said.
RoadSafe Northland co-ordinator Gillian Archer said the three-week programme was free and participants attended once a week for two hours. It was available to anyone who had a first or second drink driving offence or wanted support to stop drink driving.
The programme started in June last year and drivers who took part between June and December had not re-offended.
"The common themes are poor planning, poor decision-making, falling into bad habits and thinking they are not over the alcohol limit."
Drive Soba is run by the Northland District Health Board and programme co-ordinator Bronwen Wood said the more intensive programme was for people who had been convicted for a third and subsequent drink driving offence.
"They focus on the offender's behaviour, poor problem-solving abilities and lack of empathy for victims."
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The FJ looks so right on the dirt road :D
I like the convex mirror shot.
Started the run just past of Dulzura off of the Hwy 94 toward campo. We took Maron Rd from Hwy 94 to Otay Truck trail. Just follow the signs for Sundt Construction. As someone mentioned on here mentioned, there are a lot of offshoots to explore which we did. We tried to take the south Otay Truck Trail but had to turn around due to Sundt construction going on. We took Mine ridge Rd off of Otay Truck Trail heading back to the start. Ended up taking the north Truck Trail, which was an awesome trail for scenery and other sweet offshoots. The main rd, Otay Truck Trail is easy and well groomed. The offshoots can get a bit scary for a stock FJ and lack of experience. We ended up cutting the run short and exited at Otay Lakes Rd just west of a little resort there. Still spent almost 4 hours exploring and getting lost.
Pros: A lot of BLM area for open shooting, great views, easy trails for the most part. Great day trip.
Cons: Sundt construction.
Worked out for the best, though.
The FJ looks so right on the dirt road :D
I like the convex mirror shot.
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Cool pictures. Looks like your having alot of fun so far!
yeah i remember taking my fj out there the first weekend i had it that road aint bad at all the begining or the end if u start on the 94 use to have a nice little ledge and rutted out climb but i think the construction company graded it and fenced it out. were can u go shooting out there i ddnt see any places the last time i was there???????
Yeah that was the Macoco ranch area I think you are talking about. Seemed they were doing a lot of work out there before i left.
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Hopefully, there are more good pics to come. My plan is to get out on the trails at least once a month. So many trails out there.
According to BLM and San Diego County Sherrif, the area over by the 94 just past Dulzura is all open shooting. Of course you have to meet all local regulations from BLM and eother local ordinances to shoot. We must have passed at least 5 different groups of people shooting. There is also a bad a$$ outdoor range down Maron RD.
Getting the FJ, so far, has been a great decision. My wife and I love being outdoors.
Hey Nos2Fly, are you going to hit up the Big Bear / Cleghorn event on June 2nd?
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Welcome, you'll have some competition for the Lucic around here we've got quite a few B's fan! I have an Ultimate Collection Lucic jersey for trade lmk if interested
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Welcome, you'll have some competition for the Lucic around here we've got quite a few B's fan! I have an Ultimate Collection Lucic jersey for trade lmk if interested
Hey guys,
Joined a while back but with the introduction of the new beckett it gave me the idea of diversifying my time :winking0071:. Thus I have decided to be more active around here. I will also continue to be on beckett as well.
I collect O'Sullivan
and Pavelec, Hensick, Mueller to a lesser extent. Would love to pull off my first trade here so as to get rid of the 0 trader rating. If anyone has any cards of the above, please let me know.
hey there i'm manthis i came here over from beckett -i collect hockey cards
toronto/montreal rc autos.
so lets start trading
thanks everyone.
Hey, I'm Antonio. I came here From Beckett, for obvious reasons. I have the same id from there. I made one trade already and hoping to do more. Thanks
Hello everyone, I am new to sports card trading, but not card trading. Used to trade CCG cards many years ago and now decided to get into hockey cards.
Currently looking for 2007-08 UD Exclusives cards and various RCs and autos of Habs players.
Hey everyone,
My name is Mike. Im new to the internet trading scene but im looking to have a lot of fun with it, nothing like the excitement of a new card. Chicago native looking for kane and toews but then again who isnt!
Hey, How ya doin'?
My name's Thom and I needed a new place to trade after Beckett went goofy. My old Beckett id is tkpizza.
I collect Brodeur and the Pens. (I know. What an odd combo, right?)
Hi all, My name is Aaron and I am into building various sets of hockey cards. I am a diehard Toronto Maple Leafs fan but I really don't specifically collect one team/player, I'm more about set building. Hope to trade with you all in the future.
Hi my name's Elliott. I'm here from the Beckett site, where I used the same user name. I collect just about everything Pittsburgh Penguins past, present and future. Everything in my bucket that's not in my Penguins PC is for trade. Hope to be trading with some of you soon.


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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, Body In United States Custody
This news is beyond words. The world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, is dead.
The news came shortly after the White House announced an unscheduled press conference for 10:30pm ET (which is airing right now) by President Barack Obama.
The subject of the president's statement — which was then delayed — was not announced, but "multiple sources" have confirmed the terror leader, behind the 9/11 attacks and many other plots, is dead.
He was killed a week ago by a US bomb, FOX reported. A House Intelligence committee aide confirms that the United States has the body. Reports are that he was shot and killed by ground US forces in Pakistan.
Hopefully those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks can finally have some peace, and our hearts go out them and to all of those who lost their lives or were injured in the war on terrorism.
Watch President Obama's speech…


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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago...
Queens Borough President Claire Shulman promised a yes vote by the Board of Estimate in regard to the proposed development of housing in the Arverne Urban Renewal Area when she spoke at a Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways Inc. luncheon this week.
Redfern Tenants Association members will hold their second annual Family Unity Day Festival next Saturday, August 25, from noon to 9 p.m. The festival will be held in the area adjacent to the housing complex's community center.
Labor leaders who live and/or work in the 10th Senatorial District of Queens (the area represented by the New York State senate seat vacated by Andrew Jenkins who was convicted of violating federal banking laws) have organized a "Labor Committee to Elect Edward J. Lewis," who is running in a Democratic primary election on Tuesday, September 11. Lewis is a long-time Rockaway resident and activist. Police have confirmed that Frederick P. Marino, 18, of Neponsit was proceeding correctly on June 22 when he collided with a 1984 Chevrolet driven by Molonne Cantave, 36, of Cambria Heights, Queens. Cantave, as said in the police report, made a left turn and failed to yield the right of way.
Poly Prep Country Day School is opening its first one-week soccer camp to all boys and girls eight through 18.
"Take a ride into the country/ enjoy a bus ride with us to Dutch Country on Saturday, September 15" says publicity from the Arverne Neighborhood Development Organization.
Forty-eight winners took a bus trip to Atlantic City with the West End Temple Social Club on June 20, according to Roslyn Rausch, a club spokesman.
Years Ago... 30
Concern about social clubs dominated a meeting of the 101 Precinct Community and Youth Council this month. Congressman James Scheuer called social clubs "an affront to our community and a clear defiance of our laws."
Conchord Terminal Corporation plans to install four additional gasoline storage tanks at the northerly side of Harbor Road, near Cedarhurst.
Crimes outside three Rockaway schools have led the United Federation of Teachers to list Community School District 27 (which includes Rockaway and Ozone Park) as one of the worst four in New York City.
Area residents who have been hungry for real clambake will get their wish on Sunday, August 24. For one exclusive price, Pier 92 at Beach 92 Street and Jamaica Bay, Rockaway Beach, will provide beer, crabs, clam chowder, steamers, shrimp and more.
John Fetscher, president of the Hammel Holland Seaside Civic Association, has complained to the Federal Aviation Administration officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport that Rockawayites are "super haras- sed" by jet engine noise from aircraft.
40 Years Ago...
Whatever happened to the Arverne urban renewal plans which were supposed to be made public several years ago?
It is possible that the Rockaway Chapter of the American Red Cross in Queens may be reactivated. Some local opinion is now being sounded out.
Beach 79 and Beach 80 Streets between Hammel Boulevard and the Freeway are a disgrace. Truckloads of rubbish have lain there for weeks. Right opposite to a new school too.
Last Sunday night, a big bazaar at St. Rose of Lima Church, Beach 84 Street, concluded its successful run. Although it was held indoors as a precaution against rain, no rain fell throughout the entire run.
Years Ago... 50
Dick Geist, Pete Lomagistro and Harry Currie are reported to be organizing a new waste disposal firm to be known as the Peninsula Carting Service.
Albert Hyman, a well-known Far- Rockaway shoe merchant, says that the greatest loss to Central Avenue business district was when A. Louis Nebenzahl department store closed years ago. There are many old-timers who will agree with him. Facing the wagging finger of Walter Blum on Beach 116 Street a few days ago, Ed Dauphin of the Chamber of Commerce, appeared to be on the defensive.
Nationally, the automobile business is reported as good, yet two of the major local agencies, Herbt Brothers Oldsmobile and Finegold Pontiac have closed within the past two months. How come?


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By: Mike Glynn '13
After a rough beginning to the game, the Shamrocks found their groove and cruised to a 41-15 victory over Glenbard South on Saturday. Thousands of fans, including a raucous student section dressed in Halloween costume attire, came out to support Saint Patrick and see their first playoff victory in eight years. The win advanced the Shamrocks to the second round of the IHSA 6A playoffs.
The Raiders of Glenbard South took a 9-7 advantage early in the game, before quarterback Zach Fuller threw a touchdown pass to John Dabe with under 30 seconds left in the first half. After taking a 14-9 lead going into halftime, Saint Patrick came out with a play that is rarely seen in football. Glenbard South kicked off to the Shamrocks, who had a few returners huddle around the ball. John Dabe emerged from the group with the ball, and took it all the way to the end zone, giving Saint Patrick a 20-9 lead.
From there, the Shamrocks never looked back. The team was powered by junior running back Jeremy Molina, who said, "While we came out expecting to win, the offense put the challenge on the offensive line to come out and win the game. The offensive line gets the credit, first and foremost. I was convinced that it was going to be the best game of my year so far and before the game my goal was to leave the field with no regrets." Molina sure has no regrets after his all-star performance, in which he rushed for 302 yards on 32 carries and scored 3 touchdowns.
This Saturday, the Shamrocks will take on the Trojans of Cary-Grove. Cary-Grove is the number one seed in the IHSA 6A bracket and they come into the game with a record of 10-0. The game is at Cary-Grove and begins at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased in the St. Pat's athletic office.


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Press release - CG006(2014)
Congress delegation heading to Portugal for a post-monitoring visit
Strasbourg, 3 March 2014 - The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will carry out a post-monitoring visit to Portugal on 4 March 2014. Congress Rapporteur Jos Wienen (The Netherlands, EPP/CCE) will examine the follow-up to the Recommendation 323 (2012) on local and regional democracy in this country. The aim of Congress post-monitoring activity is to develop a political dialogue and agree on a roadmap for the implementation of its recommendations. A first post-monitoring visit was carried out on 6 September 2013.
Meetings are scheduled with the Portuguese Secretary of State for Local Administration, Antonio Leitäo Amaro, the Secretary of State for Budget, Hélder Reis, as well as with representatives of the National Association of Parishes (ANAFRE) and the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP).
Contact on the spot:
Stéphanie Poirel, Secretariat of the Congress, +33 (0)6 63 55 07 10
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Planning, Coordination and institutional Communication Unit
Tel: +33 (0)3 90 21 48 95
Fax:+33 (0)3 88 41 27 51


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Roger Mumford Homes creates beautiful new homes that combine award-winning architecture with quality construction.
Driven by a commitment to provide a great home buying experience, we bring you a diverse product offering that includes custom homes and
outstanding communities in New Jersey and New York State.
Founded by Roger Mumford, we are known for designing energy efficient homes with striking architecture and fabulous interiors.
Roger Mumford Homes associates include experienced professionals in the areas of land planning, finance, construction management, sales and design. Our goal is to provide the home buyer with a great home buying experience… delivering a beautiful new home is only part of our mission.
Our knowledge is extensive. Our commitment is unwavering. And our homes are designed for the way you really live.


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Vince Wilfork on D&H: 'We hold each other accountable'
|09.06.10 at 12:11 pm ET
Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork joined the Dale & Holley show Monday and talked about the Patriots' preparation for Sunday's season-opener vs. the Benglas. To hear the interview, visit the Dale & Holley audio on demand page.
Asked if he felt good about the defense heading into the season, Wilfork replied: "The season starts this week, whether you feel good or not. It is what it is. Every day, you try to get better and move forward. That's where we're at right now. We have a big game coming up with the Bengals. We'll see on Sunday where we're at. I mean, the season's here. You can't go back and re-do anything. We're a week away, days away from opening up on a prime-time game against one of these up-and-coming great teams. That's where we're at right now. We have to put the work in now."
While praising linebacker Jerod Mayo's leadership skills, Wilfork said a key for the Patriots is for everyone to stand up for themselves. "We look at everyone as leaders in this locker room," he said. "Because to win, you have to have everybody owning up to things and being man enough to say they messed up. I think that's something else that we've actually done this year. We don't have just a couple of leaders. Just because you have a guy that goes out for the coin toss or that's named a captain, it doesn't mean everybody else is just a bunch of nobodies. I think we hold each other to a high level. We hold each other accountable."
Asked if he would partake in any trash-talking with Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, Wilfork said: "No, not at all. Even if you do, it's all in fun. It's nothing personal. We know each other personally. '¦ Between these lines, we go to war. That's how it is. I'm going to try to stay away from him, but who knows if I can or not. Because he might push the wrong button."
Wilfork was named winner of the Ron Burton Award at last week's Patriots Kickoff Gala and was emotional in his acceptance speech. "The first people I thought about was my family," he explained, referring to his late parents. "My mother and father would have been very proud of me. I do things because of them. They taught me the right way to do things. They taught me how to be the person I am today. That's the first reason why I got emotional."
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
Mondo TV to Sell Home Plate Ent.'s Shows
Italian distributor and producer Mondo TV has become the exclusive agent and rep for TV rights of a slate of shows by Home Plate Entertainment across Africa and the Middle East. The ... Continue Reading →
Leningrad Cowboys and Anima Vitae Offer Xmas Short
Leningrad Cowboys together with Anima Vitae, one of the leading animation studios in Nordic countries have released an animated holiday short film titled Dog'Y'Dog Christmas. ... Continue Reading →
Yvette Kaplan Looks Back at 'Beavis and Butt-Head'
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to come face to face one of the many, many people I knew only over the telephone, having conducted interviews with them from afar. In this case ... Continue Reading →
Comedy Central Hungry for More 'Brickleberry'
It looks like the dysfunctional rangers of Comedy Central's Brickleberry show are going to be around for a second season. We just got word that the cabler has ordered a new 13-episode ... Continue Reading →
Surprise Bag Announces Joint Venture with marblemedia
Toronto-based entertainment producer marblemedia has joined forces with L.A.-based exec producer, writer and director Frank Saperstein and his newly launched entertainment development ... Continue Reading →
Platform Animation Festival Comes to L.A.'s REDCAT
We were thrilled to learn that the acclaimed Platform International Animation Festival, which took place in Portland in 2007, is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles in October. Curated ... Continue Reading →
Comedy Central's 'Brickleberry' Debuts on Sept. 25
Comedy Central's new animated series Brickleberry will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 p.m., following the fall premiere of Tosh.0. The show is exec produced by Daniel Tosh ... Continue Reading →
MTV Lines Up Retro 'Daria' Marathon
MTV pulls back the clock to 1996 this Monday as it offers a special marathon of Daria, the animated series about everyone's favorite acerbic and misanthropic teen. MTV will air a ... Continue Reading →
Pratt to Voice Hero in Lego Movie
Some of the many pieces of Phil Lord and Chris Miller's upcoming Lego movie are falling into place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) has ... Continue Reading →


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There Are No Prophets in Science: The Vision and View of J. Robert Oppenheimer
In this 1954 talk, J. Robert Oppenheimer surmises that today's pressing questions "will be transmuted before they are answered" and that "the very process of discovery will shatter the concepts that we today use to describe our puzzlement."
"Prospects in the Arts and Sciences" is the topic of this broadcast observing the bicentennial of Columbia University. In it, Oppenheimer shies away from making predictions about the future. Instead, the theoretical physicist gives his view of the responsibility and predicament of the scientist and artist in today's world, lamenting how both professions have grown increasingly isolated from the society at large. This thoughtful and pithy, if somewhat bleak, address ends with the wistful hope that even when confronting "the all-encompassing dark…we can love one another."
Oppenheimer calls for a balance between the "intimate, partial, accidental" view of a traveler and the over-arching view from a "high altitude rocket" in trying to arrive at a sense of where we are and what needs to be done. While there are "super-highways" of travel and information between the "villages" of the world, he worries that the "paths" between them are "barely discernible." He sees hope in the patronage of both science and the arts by universities, since neither maker has much of a place in wider society. In academia, discoveries made on the "edge of mystery" can be brought back and shared. While painting a gloomy picture of the "true human community…being blown dry and issueless," he charges scientist and artist with the task of strengthening the paths until they become "precious bonds."
Oppenheimer was born in 1904. A brilliant scientist, his interests ranged over a broad spectrum of physics, including theoretical astronomy, quantum mechanics, and astrophysics. Shortly before the United States entered World War II, Oppenheimer was chosen by the Roosevelt administration to coordinate its effort to build an atomic bomb. This required a unique combination of theoretical knowledge, technical know-how, and organizational skills. The website atomicarchive.com recounts how:
…under Oppenheimer's guidance, the laboratories at Los Alamos were constructed. There, he brought the best minds in physics to work on the problem of creating an atomic bomb. In the end, he was managing more than 3,000 people, as well as tackling theoretical and mechanical problems that arose. He is often referred to as the "father" of the atomic bomb.
That title was to weigh heavily on Oppenheimer. A man of wide interests and deep spirituality, he immediately grasped the moral quandary posed by the extraordinary weapon he and his team had built. The New York Times describes the scene as he witnessed the first successful test of the bomb:
As he clung to one of the uprights in the desert control room that July morning and saw the mushroom clouds rising in the explosion, a passage from the Bhagavad-Gita, the Hindu sacred epic, flashed through his mind. He related it later as: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One." And as the black, then gray, atomic cloud pushed higher above Point Zero, another line -- "I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds" -- came to him from the same scripture.
After the war, Oppenheimer attempted to rein in the prospective damage nuclear weapons could cause. He pushed for cooperation with the Soviet Union and discouraged the development of new armaments. But with the more hawkish Eisenhower administration in power, and in the face of growing "Red Scares," his position became untenable. As the Notable Names Database reports:
In 1947 he was unanimously elected chairman of the General Advisory Committee of the newly formed Atomic Energy Commission (a civilian agency overseeing U.S. atomic affairs), where he had the opportunity to push his agenda. But his ongoing conflict with politicians and other scientists (most notably Edward Teller) on the matter, plus his heel dragging over reporting that his brother Frank had been approached by Soviet intermediaries (the Cold War was on and the United States was trying to keep its nuclear knowledge to itself) led to Oppenheimer being stripped of his security clearance in 1953. During hearings Oppenheimer's earlier leftist/Communist sympathies were trotted out and Los Alamos alum Edward Teller insinuated that Oppenheimer's opposition to research on the more powerful H-bomb was so "confusing" (given his work on the A-bomb) that his loyalties could not be trusted.
The talk given here was delivered shortly after this watershed moment in Oppenheimer's life. It reflects his later concerns, which focused on the alienation of the scientist and the artist from the broader aspects of modern society. As director of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, he attempted to create something like the meeting ground he describes, where ideas can be valued more for their theoretical beauty than their immediate utility. But his disillusionment with the government left a deep streak of pessimism in his thought, which can be heard in this address as well. In 1963, partial amends were made when he was given the Enrico Fermi Award by President Lyndon B. Johnson. But Oppenheimer remains a symbol of the modern scientist attempting to integrate his pursuit of pure understanding with the often less clear moral and ethical demands of the world. As he memorably put it: "In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose."
J. Robert Oppenheimer died in 1967, at age 63.
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Resigning yourself to old age may produce the very mental lapses you wish to avoid. In a recent paper, psychologists report that men and women in late middle age underperformed on a standard memory test when told they were part of a study including people aged over 70.
Inclusion with an older group - an indirect reminder of the link between age and memory slippage - was enough to affect their scores, especially for those who were most concerned about getting older, the authors concluded.
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Wanted to build my mother in law a new microwave cart for her kitchen. Open storage in the middle and two doors below. Still not finished yet but just wanted to post a few pics of the cart. Made out of Poplar and bottom box section I used 3/4 birch Ply. For the stain I did 3 coats of a golden Oak. Then 3 coats of a clear gloss
Mom will be pleased----Nice design----
:thumbsup: That's at least couple years of credits with any mother. Just one thing. Microwaves get pushed around when closing/opening door.
yeah, looks nice.
btw. how expensive is that wood ? compared to oak and cheery ?
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Here's the finished results. Just put the doors and the pulls on. I put like 5 coats of poly on, so that thing is glistening :-)
I'd try larger rubber supports first and more than 4. It'd be shame to add to the top.
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The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol yesterday beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in the longest-ever Davis Cup rubber, a clash which took seven hours and two minutes.
The 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 24-22 Geneva epic surpassed the previous record when John McEnroe needed six hours 22 minutes to beat Mats Wilander 9-7, 6-2, 15-17, 3-6, 8-6 in the tie between the United States and Sweden in 1982.
Chiudinelli double-faulted on match point in a fifth set which lasted three hours 35 minutes, after he and his partner had earlier saved 12 match points.
The win gave the defending champion Czechs a 2-1 lead in the World Group clash ahead of the reverse singles, with the winners to play either Kazakhstan or Austria in the quarter-finals in April.
The previous longest Davis Cup doubles match was six hours 20 minutes, in 2002, when Lucas Arnold and David Nalbandian of Argentina beat Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 19-17.
Wawrinka, the world No 17, will face Berdych, the sixth-ranked player, in the first of the reverse singles.
In stark contrast, Serbia and France cruised into the quarter-finals as five-time champions Spain faced a humiliating first round exit.
Serbia, the 2010 winners, reached the last eight for the fourth successive season when Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjic, playing his 18th Davis Cup season, defeated Steve Darcis and Ruben Bemelmans 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to secure a 3-0 win over Belgium.
Serbia are likely to face the United States for a semifinal place after the 32-time champions opened a 2-0 lead over Brazil in Florida.
In Rouen, Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau teamed up to move France into the quarter-finals as they powered past Israeli pairing Dudi Sela and Jonathan Erlich.
The French duo won 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-0 in the doubles to cement an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the tie.
France will now head to Argentina, who beat Germany 3-0, in April for their quarter-final.
David Nalbandian and Horacio Zeballos clinched the crucial point for an unassailable 3-0 lead by beating Christopher Kas and Tobias Kamke 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-2 in Buenos Aries.
In Vancouver, Spain were down 2-0 against Canada, who have never won a World Group clash.
Missing top players Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Fernando Verdasco, the champions in three of the past five years, and runners-up in 2012, were blown off the court.
Canadian Frank Dancevic, ranked 166th in the world, stormed to a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory over Marcel Granollers, ranked 34th, to put the hosts up 2-0. World number 15 Milos Raonic had opened the tie with a 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over Albert Ramos.
Spain, who haven't lost in the first round since 2006, now need a doubles win to stay alive in the tie.
Italy led Croatia 2-1 in Turin after Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli beat Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 3-6 6-1 6-3 7-6 (13-11) to edge closer to a last-eight tie against Canada or Spain.


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A New York jury has agreed with World Trade Centre leaseholder Larry Silverstein that the attack on the twin towers by a pair of hijacked planes was two insurable events, requiring nine companies to pay out as much as double their policy limits.
Of those exposed, Allianz had covered a single event for up to $US355 million ($456 million), Industrial Risk Insurers up to $US237 million and St Paul Travelers up to $US210.6 million.
Australia's QBE Insurance, one of the smaller underwriters to the WTC with a $US12.4 million property exposure, yesterday confirmed it was unaffected since it was part of an earlier and separate court finding that the attack was one event.
Westfield Holdings, which held the lease over the mall in the basement of the World Trade Center, is also unaffected. It sold out to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the 6.5 hectare site.
The win opens the door for Mr Silverstein, 73, to get up to $US1.1 billion more on top of a minimum payment of $US3.55 billion. The developer said before the trial it would cost about $US7.5 billion to replace all 930,000sqm of offices lost in the September 11 attack.
Mr Silverstein's exact recovery is to be decided in an arbitration that would set the value of the 110-storey twin towers and two smaller buildings nearby at the time of their destruction, an effort that is under way already, according to Silverstein attorney Herbert Wachtell. A negotiated settlement was likely, said David Wood, a San Francisco attorney who represents corporate policyholders against insurers.
"If it's two occurrences instead of one, then he [Silverstein] controls the evaluation," Mr Wood said before the verdict. The leaseholder's victory is "a huge incentive for everybody to sit down and work this thing out".
Mr Silverstein lost to a separate group of insurers in an earlier phase of the case. Both sides might appeal the verdicts in which they were defeated and other decisions in the lawsuit, which was filed five weeks after the towers were destroyed.
The jury deliberated for 11 days over more than three weeks after more than four weeks of trial testimony.
Following his earlier court defeat in May, Mr Silverstein's landlord, the Port Authority, sent a letter demanding a plan that shows he has the financial wherewithal to rebuild and insure the property.
Mr Silverstein said before the trial that with $US3.55 billion he could afford to build the first skyscraper, the $US1.5 billion 1,776-foot Freedom Tower, and a second; then he would borrow against those buildings to pay for the last three.
In addition to funding the rebuilding, Mr Silverstein also needs the money to keep paying his $US109 million a year rent to the Port Authority. In May Mr Silverstein lost a 10-week trial to Swiss Reinsurance, his largest carrier, and nine other insurers, denying him a chance for another $US2.1 billion.
The developer has already filed papers to appeal that verdict to the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the earlier trial, the jury found the parties had agreed to a preliminary insurance policy written by Mr Silverstein's insurance agent, Willis Group, which defined the word occurrence in a way that could only mean the two-jet attack was a single total loss claim.
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Why is all forums the same. I have been searching different forum sites and Hotrodders seems to vague. There should be at least chevy and ford specific areas to post forums. You should click "Chevrolet" and then see motor, suspension, etc. this would be allot easier to search for info you can use instead of reading through all the forums to find out you cant even use any of the info. you just attained. maybe even pre and post 1960's would even help more. The way it is now takes too long to find any good info. This is a very good site but If you make some changes like this it could be by far the best and easier for every one to use. I have spent hours reading all the posts and only can use 1/10 of the info I just gathered because trucks, cars, ford, chevy, dodge, and any other manufacturer are all in the same category also 20's, 30's 40's and so on years all the way to 2003 model cars are looking in the same section. Some of the info. is universal but MOST isn't. Moderators please think about this
If you use the search engine provided it will narrow things down. If you want specific info on ford 302 upgrades all you have to do is enter ford 302 and engine section in the hotrodders search engine and those posts will come up. It is not a perfect system but it helps. Hotrodders has worked like this for some time now and personally (just me) I like it this way with us all working together and not seperated into groups. Their are many of us who can just as easily answer a question about timing a sbc as timing a sbf. The board is already broken down into catagories (engine,trans,electrical,etc.), I see no reason to break it down even further. I myself really like the fact that over the years we have worked real well at eliminating the Ford/Chevy/Mopar barriers and created a board of 'car guys' or 'hotrodders' all working together. This also gives Jon (webmaster) time to work on other site business like the 'Knowledge Base' which will in time also help those looking for specific tech information. I can not speak for the other moderators or board members but this is how I feel. You asked.
We use a great deal of member input to shape the board, but to be honest, most suggestions for new forums don't get implemented. I think this is the third one I've turned down in the past week. I realize it seems a little harsh, but keeping things organized around here is a real challenge. Here's the explanation for this one.
The Basic Reason
We try to avoid dividing the board up into make/model categories because it can lead to some silly wars over whose brand of metal is the best. Much of what is posted applies to many brands anyway.
The Technical Explanation
It's also an organizational issue. When we first designed the taxonomic classification for the site, we found that the automotive world breaks down very cleanly into categories based on parts. When you get makes and models involved into the equation, it screws up the whole nomenclature. So we did what you see in the hot rod search engine -- there is a categoric listing by part, and, side-by-side, a categoric listing by make and model.
The reason we figured that a similar setup might not work on the board, besides the above explanation, is that, when you divide by make and model AS WELL AS by part, you establish a situation where questions need to be placed in duplicate categories. What if you are removing an engine from a Chevy, to place it in a Ford, and you have questions about the whole process. Where to post? In the Chevy:Engine category, or Ford:Engine? This is not a problem for something like the hot rod search engine, or the knowledge base, because we can just double-list the links in two categories, using a special protocol to decides what gets listed where. Creating multiple, overlapping categories on a bulletin board and expecting thousands of people to double-post is not reasonable.
With the current method we're using, the question goes right in the Engine category.
I do understand where you're coming from though. As was mentioned above, you can use the search function. Once you get the hang of it, it's extremely useful.
We're also going to set up a make/model listing for the Knowledge Base as well, just like the hot rod search engine has. So, on the first page, there will be a listing by part, like there is now, AND a listing by make/model. So a Ford 302 article would appear in the Engine:Articles category, as well as the Ford:Articles category.
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In addition to the above reasons, if we were that organized, we would turn into the stupid part store computer (you know the one) where if your engine isn't orignal to the car, you are screwed. Perhaps this is an exagerated simile, but it works. Also, there are way too many makes and models of cars to have a category for each. True, many of them are not in popular use, but you would have a forum for them or the people that do own them would be left out on the street.
I think it would just get really confusing after a while
I personally like having all the sections cover everything.. I have learned alot of stuff about ford, mopar, and other makes... Plus it helps out having the ford guys around when you wanna put a 9 inch in a chev or something like that... I think that maybe we could devide the engine section up in some way because of the high traffic it gets or we could just leave it I'm not sure which would be best..
What's the old saying...
If it aint broke, don't fix it.
Segregation of the forums as to make or model would be a mammoth mistake, segregation is almost never a good thing.
Besides rodding transends make and model and the nonsense mark rivalry if you ask me. The air and fuel don't know what model of engine it's going into?
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
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I like it the way it is but I'm not the one trying to change anything.
i think the difference comes in the nature of the site. as mentioned above[hotrods] use lots of different parts from different makes, so it makes sence that the catagorys would be more general than other car sites. we don't care where it came from as long as it works lol!!
yeah what helrazr3 said
I for one love the way this place is set up. We are all Hot Rodders and thats what it's all about.
Ford, Chevy, Dodge, whats the difference? If it's a Hot Rod it ok by me. Car or Truck no difference, just as long as it's a Hot Rod or you want it to become a Hot Rod. Isn't that what it's all about? Well that's what it is to me anyway.
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Melody Kadenko is the advisor of Team Hillarious and Batman's Kitchen, in addition to the program director for seven research groups which include security, networks, systems, appropriate technology for third-world countries, theory/algorithms, quantum computing, human-computer interaction, and computer architecture in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Washington. After studying Computer Science she switched her major to International Development, focusing on Soviet/Post-Soviet Studies. Before advising both competition teams, she was a ballroom dance competitor. Instead of stomping on the dance competition floor, she now stomps on the teams when they get out of line.
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Buckley has been the U.S.-based chairman, president and chief executive officer of 3M since December 2005.
Prior to 3M, Buckley was chairman and chief executive officer of Brunswick Corp., following a successful tenure as president of the U.S. Electric Motors Division and the Automotive and Precision Motors Division of Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis.
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The Top Five Qualities of a "Real Man"
What makes someone a REAL MAN? Apparently your thick mustache, ample paunch, and unwillingness to help clean the house don't make the cut.
A new survey asked both men and women to name the top qualities of a, quote, "real man." Here are the top five.
1. Investigating strange noises in the house at night.
2. Offering to carry a woman's bags.
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4. Changing a tire.
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Just an observation on this "day of rest".
Do you ever notice that every Sunday, many who follow a religious way of life are reminded of and attempt to live by the 10 Commandments but the other 6 days most seemed compelled to embrace the 7 Deadly Sins?
Speaking of sins, Wrath seems to be a super popular choice – at least on the SF Bay Area freeways.
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Homecoming Chapel on Friday morning will recognize our 2016 Alumni World Changer Dr. David Blanchard. Dr. Blanchard will be sharing in this service along with our alumni worship team. Our Homecoming Banquet will recognize our 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, 50th Class Reunion members, and those who faithfully support IWU.
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by Tariq Ali
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This is the first in a series Ali has written concerning the history of Islam, and the setting is the late 15th-century Iberian Peninsula, near the culmination of the Spanish Reconquista. Young Yazid's well-to-do family has lived for countless generations on their estate outside Gharnata (Span. Granada) in the Al-Andalus region of modern-day southern Spain. But they are Muslim, and the Catholic Church has issued an ultimatum: convert or be destroyed.
I selected this book somewhat randomly while browsing the library stacks one day, and I'm so glad I did, although it is utterly heartbreaking. Any book lover -- or worse, librarian -- will be horrified and dismayed at the opening scene in which nearly the entirety of the written culture of the Moors goes up in flames. The reader is also obliged to consider the meaning of ownership when it comes to land and geography. The Moors themselves invaded Al-Andalus in 722, and enjoyed a cultured, sophisticated, educated society in that region for the next 700+ years. Did it now belong to them? Or was Christian Spain fully within its rights to take back land that had been out of its control for as long? Is not history a perpetual campaign of humans wresting land and resources from one another?
This was a story of one family's fight to keep their religion and not have to convert to become Christians. They wanted the right to practice their Muslim religion. Umar the father is very rich and will not convert nor will his two daughters or his two sons, they want to be able to practice freely and openly and not fear death. The older son leaves to form an army to fight the Jihad. This book told a story about how one religion wants to be the only religion and would try to accomplish it anyway they could.
The author had a great storyline and wonderfully realistic characters. I plan on reading more of this author soon.
In both its subject and its point of view this is a fascinating book, because it deals with an aspect of Renaissance history that we very rarely see in historical fiction - life in Gharnata (Grenada) in circa 1499-1500, after the city's fall to Ferdinand and Isabella - and a perspective that is similarly represented - that of the Muslim citizens suffering Christian oppression. As their liberties and religious freedom are slowly eroded by the queen's confessor Ximenes de Cisneros, and as the shadow of the Inquisition looms on the horizon, the men and women of Gharnata must make their choice about how to live in this new world. Will they convert, in order to keep their lands? Flee to Africa? Or stand and fight? We follow one noble family and their retainers - the Banu Hudayl - as they tackle these questions, while still trying to draw what pleasure from life they can.
The concept behind the book is well worth your time - but unfortunately the writing is heavy-handed and sometimes simply weak. The point of view dances about between characters in a single scene, sometimes within a matter of lines, and dialogues are often simply ways to have one character tell another a large slice of backstory or family history. Despite their moving setting, the characters never quite come to life enough for me to really care about them - and these stylistic issues were distracting enough to undermine my pleasure in the story itself. This is still worth reading if you're interested in the period or religious history, because there don't seem to be many other novels which take such an original perspective on the Renaissance, but personally I found it extremely hard to engage with it.
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The writing style was a little tough at times, and the poetry is far from excellent, but overall I would recommend the book to those interested in history, especially that of Moorish Spain around the time of Reconquista. The book is very emotional, and had me close to tearing up by the end. It also brings forth much anger at the atrocities committed in the named of "Virgin Mary." This book has given me the final push to read Islamic literature and dabble in Arabic.
I got this book through www.readitswapit.co.uk one of the great things about that site is that you never know quite which edition you are going to get. My edition of this book was printed and sold in Pakistan and contains the some bizarre errors in both spelling and layout. This is an odd book, sixties far-left revolutionary, Tariq Ali, writes a novel (actually this is the first book of a quartet) to set the record straight about the secular and liberal world of Muslim Spain and the brutality of the Spanish reconquest. In doing this, he makes heroes of feudal Muslim landowners, aristocrats who live off the labour of serfs and peasants; peasants who touch their forelocks and love their betters, even when jus primae noctis is being practiced willy-nilly. A less likely bunch of heroes, for an old Trot like Ali, it would be hard to find.
It is pretty terrible, cliched plot, characters with modern sensibilities in late medieval Spain, awkward and unconvincing direct speech. A plot from Barbara Cartland, with dialogue from Acorn Antiques - avoid.
Tarik Ali pripoveda o posledicama pada Granade kroz priču o porodici koja pokušava da preživi nakon sloma svoga sveta. Ova vešto ispričana saga govori o životu ukletih stanovnika grada opkoljenog sa svih strana netrpeljivim hrišćanskim snagama. Ovo je roman koji ono što ima da kaže, govori glasno i jasno.
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"An enthralling story, unraveled with thrift and verve. Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree is quizzical as well as honest, informative as well as enjoyable, real history as well as fiction ... a book to be relished and devoured."—The IndependentTariq Ali tells us the story of the aftermath of the fall of Granada by narrating a family sage of those who tried to survive after the collapse of their world. Ali is particularly deft at evoking what life must have been like for those doomed inhabitants, besieged on all sides by intolerant Christendom. "This is a novel that have something to say, and says it well."—The Guardian
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Date of Stay: July, 2013
We have been staying here for most of the last 7 years. Usually for 2 weeks ever since the made a effort alter the sites to allow backing in of trailers. This year they went out of there way to provide great service in the form of weed removal so we could have access to the water behind our fifth wheel camper. This campground is wonderful as far as we are concerned and would recommend it to anyone especially if the like water views and access.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Great park, very clean, nice pool, busy on weekends, but nicely quiet Monday thru Friday. We liked to use the small beach on the river and were not happy with the 30 or so mooring buoys in the water of the beach.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
Good access to Bar Harbor area.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
I want you to know how disappointed I was when I arrived at your RV park and found out that it was almost entirely set up for motor homes. I own a large Cedar Creek 5th wheel RV which has large living room windows in the rear. This unit like many other units that were at you facility are perfect for backing in to one of the water sites and enjoying the view just like the motor homes got to do. We had committed to a two week stay, so we set up the best we could on the bay side spot H6. We did our best to enjoy ourselves and we did enjoy ourselves as we always do, even thought the realization that it was apparent that towables were second class citizens at this facility. The irony of the situation is that for the entire first week on the bay water spots there were only 3 motor homes and nineteen towables, Nine or ten of these towables were rear living room units with big back windows all facing the road. Week two there were a few more motor homes but it still never came close to be even half of the units in the park. I was able to set up my trailer and get my truck out from in front of it with not too much trouble because I had no neighbors at the time. I spent the rest of my two weeks watching and helping other towables go through contortions to get there trailers set up on the sites near me. Twice I had to move my camp chairs and tables so a new camper could drive on my site so he could get setup on his because that was the only way to set his trailer. I was glad I had not set up my screen room on that location because if I had my neighbors would never been able to set up. We actually watched one camper with a towable give up trying to set up and left in frustration, as you are well aware of all these towables paid the same amount as did the motor homes that just had to pull in. I have been RVing for some time now and have been to several other water front RV parks. All these others made arrangements for both type of RVs by having both hookups on each site or sites for each type. Even though your map says pull in spots that type of description is somewhat misleading the description does not specify which side and what location the utilities are located making it impossible to know what the true arrangement is. I want you to know I probably will not stay at your facility again because of its position on towables. If you are going to set up an entire park for Motor homes you should say you are motor home exclusive or you should set up your park so that all types of units can take advantage of the beautiful scenery equally. I will be advising all I come to talk to about this problem with your park and posting my reviews where appropriate.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
The best campground I have ever been to.


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My parents are having a problem and i wanted to get opinions here before they pay for an electrician. When they built their house in 2000, the entire living room and dining room lights and receptacles plus the outside receptacle was all put on one circuit. It worked fine for a while, but about a month ago, we started experiencing issues. If you turn on the tv, converter box, a lamp, and the space heater, then someone flips on the dining room light, it will throw the breaker every time. this has never been an issue before. Could it be a bad breaker?
My guess is that they all are on a 15A breaker? Space heaters are breaker killers!!!
120 volts x 15 amps = 1800 watts (total)
A space heater usually uses about 1500 watts by itself! You can figure out the rest :)
Add in a few 60 - 75watt light bulbs, a tv, cable box and boom. A trip to the basement you are goin...
so do they need to update this breaker to a 20amp?
If they want to start a possible fire.
It all would depend on what gauge wire it is.
14-2 is only 15 amp rated.
It would need to be 12-2 in order to install a 20 amp. breaker.
yeah its 14G wire. So is there nothing they can do about this, short of rewiring the living room and dining room?
it wouldnt be such an issue if we had a basement with the breaker box inside, the reason this is so irritating is because it usually trips at night, after we are dressed for bed, no shoes or nothing and we have to put on shoes and tromp outside through 30 degree weather to reset the stupid breaker, which the builder put on the side of the house.
Trucon01 got that one correct, most space heaters are 1500 wats.
Anything less is worthless. Sounds like the breaker is working correctly.
I hate using space heaters, expensive to run and do not work that well.
I would look for an alternative like running another supply vent from the furnace.
Move the space heater to another location, so is on another circuit that is not used at that time of day.
Have the electrician install a new breaker with a dedicated line just for the space heater.
We have central heat already but it costs us $400 a month to run it. At least that is what the bill is every time we use it, so we stopped using it and just pay around $200 a month now with the space heater. Putting it in another room would not help heat the living room. We did the dedicated line in my trailer since it doesnt have central, but in the big house we didnt even consider doing that because of the central unit. Foolish mistakes, i suppose. Thanks.
How do you manage to spend $400 per month on heat in Texas?
in the winter, it gets below 20 at night. For example, last night, it was 19 degrees at my house. Frikken cold. Not to mention we had winds from hell picking crap up and throwing it all over the place. I saw my neighbors chasing down their plastic lawn chairs, and my brother in law had his picnic table fly into his porch and hit his BBQ grill. With winds like that and temperatures that low, you need heat. The central unit racks up the price of electric big time. Its the same way in the summer, when we have to crank the AC to 60 just to keep cool, itll jack up the bill to about $350. We hung a blanket in the stairway to keep the warmth downstairs and we have tried just about everything we can think of, but when you have to crank up the air or heat, it costs you.
Not to mention, its a 2 story house with no trees nearby. We catch the full brunt of any type of weather. The two story part itself produces a high utility bill, with no wind blockers or shade trees nearby, it makes it even worse.
Sounds like you realy should get another circuit run in there. If something as small a amp draw as a light turning on pushes the breaker past its limit then the circuit is already pretty well maxed out. A couple of 60 watt light bulbs will only pull an Amp of power so it must realy be right at the limit.
Is there any insulation done in that house when it was built?
Keep tripping the breaker and it will become bad.
You can keep the heater, and sit in the dark and not watch tv, or you can bundle up, watch tv and not have to go outside to reset the bresker.
Insulation? Yeah, normal fiberglass batts in the exterior walls and floors and blown in insulation in the ceiling, but i dont see what that has to do with wiring?
Anyway, if you want to keep using that heater, I would suggest having a dedicated line ran to that room to plug in the heater.
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Dear Friends,
My wife Toni is fond of saying that my last words on this earth will be something akin to, "hey ya, hold my beer and watch this!" Well, I have outdone myself once again. No doubt you will see this true story chronicled in a Lifetime movie in the near future. Here goes.
Last weekend I spied something at Larry's Pistol and Pawn that tickled my fancy. (Note: Keep in mind that my "fancy" is easily tickled). What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer gun with a clip. For those of you who are not familiar with this product, it is a less-than-lethal stun gun with two metal prongs designed to incapacitate an assailant with a shock of high-voltage, low amperage electricity while you flee to safety. The effects are supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, but allowing you adequate time to retreat to safety. You simply jab the prongs into your 250 lb. Tattooed assailant, push the button, and it will render him a slobbering, goggle-eyed, muscle-twitching, whimpering, pencil-neck geek. If you've never seen one of these things in action, then you're truly missing out--way too cool!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two triple-a batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was so disappointed. Upon reading the directions (we don't need no stinkin' directions), I found much to my chagrin that this particular model would not create an arch between the prongs. How disappointing! I do love fire for effect. I learned that if I pushed the button, however, and pressed it against a metal surface that I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs that I was so looking forward to. I did so. Awesome!!! Sparks, a blue arch of electricity, and a loud pop!!! Yipeeeeee. I'm easily amused, just for your information, but I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.
Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-a batteries, etc., etc. There I sat in my recliner, my beagle Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul), reading the directions (that would be me, not Gracie) and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie for a fraction of a second and thought better of it. She is such a sweet doggy, after all. But, if I was going to give this thing to Toni to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? Was I wrong to think that? Seemed reasonable to me at the time...
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, Tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. All the while I'm looking at this little device (measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference, pretty cute really, and loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-a batteries) thinking to myself, "no friggin' way! "No friggin' way--trust me, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best. Those of you who know me well have got a pretty good idea of what followed. I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it buddy". Reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny lil' ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad (sound, rational thinking under the circumstances, wouldn't you agree?). I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the hell of it. (Note: You know, a bad decision is like hindsight--always twenty-twenty. It is so obvious that it was a bad decision after the fact, even though it seemed so right at the time. Don't ya hate that?)
I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY *************! DAaaaauuuuuuMN!!! I'm pretty sure that Jessie Ventura ran in through the front door, picked me up out of that recliner, then body slammed me on the carpet over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, soaking wet, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position. Gracie was standing over me making whimpering sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!" (Note: If you ever feel compelled to mug yourself with a Tazer, one note of caution. There is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You're not going to let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. Then, if you're lucky, you won't dislodge one of the prongs 1/4" deep in your thigh like yours truly.) SON-OF-A-***** that hurt! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at this point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both titties were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, as my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. give or take an ounce or two, I'm pretty sure.
By the way, has anyone seen my testicles? I'm offering a reward. They're round, rather large, kinda hairy, and handsome if I must say so myself. Miss 'em . . . Sure would like to get 'em back.
This is a old story that I came across again. I think it is very funny so thought I would share it.
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Submitted to: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/9/2008
Publication Date: 8/9/2008
Citation: Moser, J.K., Warner, K.A. 2008. Effect of Phytosterol Structure on Thermal Polymerization of Heated Soybean Oil. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 110:1068-1077. Interpretive Summary: There is a lot of interest in finding natural alternatives to synthetic antioxidants to help increase the stability of vegetable oils during frying and other high-heat applications. Phytosterols are naturally abundant in vegetable oils, but little is known about their impact on vegetable oil stability. In this study we added phytosterols with varying degrees of unsaturation or structures to soybean oil, and heated the oil to frying temperature for 8 hours. Then we monitored the accumulation of polymers in the oil, which increase as the oil degrades. It was found that a phytosterol with three double bonds was effective at reducing the amount of polymers that formed in the heated oil by 16-20%. Other phytosterols with fewer double bonds had little to no impact on polymer formation. This research indicates that the type of phytosterols present in an oil can impact its stability to high-temperature applications such as frying. This research provides information to vegetable oil processors by demonstrating a natural additive that may improve stability to frying.
Technical Abstract: This study determined the effect of phytosterol structure, including the degree of unsaturation and the presence of an ethylidene group in the side chain, on the thermal polymerization of heated soybean oil. Indigenous tocopherols and phytosterols were removed from soybean oil by molecular distillation. Pure phytosterols were added back to the stripped soybean oil at concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, and 5 mg g-1 oil (0.05, 0.1, and 0.5 wt-%). These oils were heated at 180 deg C over a period of eight hr, and triacylglycerol dimers and polymers, fatty acid composition, and residual phytosterol content were determined. None of the phytosterols prevented triacylglycerol dimer and polymer formation when used at 0.5 mg g-1, however, phytosterols with two or more double bonds, regardless of the presence of an ethylidene group in the side-chain, provided slight protection when added at 1 mg g-1. Ergosterol addition at 5 mg g-1 reduced polymer formation by 16-20% compared to the control oil, but at this level none of the other phytosterols provided protection of any practical significance. Thus, under the conditions used for this heating study, the degree of phytosterol unsaturation was more important for its anti-polymerization activity than the presence of an ethylidene group.


text: VIENNA, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - The most well known JavaScr ipt conference will be held in Austria for the very first time - with a focus on Smart TV, Responsive Web Design and Mobile. From Friday, February 22 to Saturday, February 23 the Viennese Palais Liechtenstein will be the meeting point for the global IT community involved with the popular JavaScript framework jQuery. This two-day conference, which brings together developers from all over Europe, offers a platform for sharing knowledge regarding the latest web technologies for the jQuery community and all of those interested in JavaScript. Numerous internationally renowned speakers await the guests. They will be discussing the latest trends in web apps and smart TV development with jQuery, as well as providing further insights into the future of IT. Just to mention a few, the speaker list will include Richard D. Worth (director of the jQuery Foundation), Doug Neiner (jQuery core member), Jörn Zäfferer (jQuery UI core member), Patrick Lauke (Opera JavaScript developer), and Sebastian Kurfürst (TYPO3 core member). Patrick Lauke will tell us everything that is worth knowing about so-called Smart TV Apps and what role jQuery plays in their programming. In his talk, he'll take a look at the unique challenges that developers face when creating web applications and content for Smart TVs. jQuery Mobile leader Todd Parker's session will cover the built-in RWD capabilities of the Mobile framework and walk through real-world examples of how to use media queries and mobile-first thinking to build responsive sites and apps. Techniques for improving performance will also be covered, including how to minimize bandwidth and server requests, handling high resolution displays for images and scalable vector graphics, and selectively layering content and features based on device capabilities. In addition to the conference, there will be workshops - "jQuery Advanced" and "jQuery Mobile" - to provide an opportunity for attendees to get further depth in their knowledge during the days of the conference. The conference is organized and hosted in Vienna by Gentics GmbH, an Austrian Software specialist. Haymo Meran, Chief Technical Officer at Gentics Software and project lead of the Aloha Editor, is particularly excited to organize the first jQuery conference in Vienna. "It is great to finally have the opportunity to welcome all members and interested users in Vienna to discuss with them the future technologies of JavaScript and jQuery. I am particularly honored that jQuery has asked us to organize the event in 2013," he said. Microsoft Austria is supporting the conference as the main sponsor, and is making it possible for all attendees to make their own short presentations. Tickets


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Technology today isn't limited to what's in your smartphone, TV or computer. Tech wearables are all the rage. Whether you are looking to improve your health, track down your dog or just see the world in a whole new light, there is a wearable for you. All of these devices are comfortable to wear and waterproof as well.
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Smart glasses include devices like Google's controversial Google Glass and virtual reality goggles like Oculus Rift and Samsung's Gear VR. With Samsung Gear VR, you can use your Samsung Galaxy smartphone as a screen to play games with a full 360 view of your virtual surroundings.
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We have all seen the GoPro cameras in action online. But GoPro isn't the only great wearable camera on the market. Check out what some of the other brands have to offer, like Sony. Many makers offer smaller more compact wearable cameras like the Narrative Clip. Look for a device that offers excellent 4k quality so that you can capture the most exciting and joyous moments in your life in brilliant Ultra HD.
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Use wearable technology to help you reach your fitness goals. Fitbit and Garmin have trackers that monitor your heart rate, distance traveled by GPS, pedometer, and calories burned, making sure you stay on the right track to a healthier lifestyle. Many of these devices also work to track your sleep patterns, making sure you are on the road to recovery after a strenuous workout.
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Not just for fitness, wearables can be used for other aspects in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Lumo Lift Posture coach lets you know when you need to straighten your back to keep you positioned comfortably and ergonomically. Devices like HealBe's GoBe can even track your hydration levels automatically to determine your water needs based on your activity. Staying healthy has never been so easy.
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Many of us are already familiar with Apple and Samsung's smart watches but don't be fooled. There are other quality smart watch devices on the market that perform just as well. Stay up to date with call and text notifications, calendar reminders and emails. Answer and reject phone calls all from your wrist. You can even send that discrete text while you're in a meeting. Many new products are combining the tools of activity trackers and smartphones together to make the ultimate in smart sporty watches.
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Yes. You read that right. Wearable GPS tracking for your kids AND pets. Never worry about posting flyers or calling the dog pound again. Track your furry family member down with the click of a button. Much like the pet option, cell phone providers are also offering devices that offer GPS tracking for your children. These come in the form of wrist watches or backpack clips. Most of these devices offer a 2-way talk system, meaning when it's time to call the kids home for dinner, you won't have to yell down the street like our parents did for us.
It's not exactly a wearable, but the software gets installed into someone else's cell phone, which they carry around all the time. This makes it sort of like a wearable product. Protecting your children and other loved ones can be the biggest thing to a parent. With the help of Highster Mobile you can view text messages, call logs, social media and other features found at http://www.highstermobile.co/features/. This can be so helpful in the fact that you can see what your loved ones are doing and protect them before they do anything negative.


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Here's someone to be thankful for: Jimi Hendrix. The legendary musician was born this week 71 years ago, and tonight at Terra Blues in the West Village, guitarist Michael Powers and his band, the Michael Powers Frequency, pay tribute to the electric guitar god. Download his cover of the Hendrix classic "Spanish Castle Magic" from his 2011 album, "Revolutionary Boogie."


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Lindsay Lohan was not at all fazed by her terrible car accident yesterday, in fact, a nurse at UCLA Medical Center says she was laughing about the incident.
Lindsay Lohan went to the hospital after she crashed into an 18-wheeler yesterday, and while everyone else was concerned about her, she seemed to take the whole thing lightly. HollywoodLife.com spoke to a nurse who was with Lindsay when she was admitted to the ER.
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text: When Rodin sculpted The Thinker I am pretty sure he did not have Tyler the Creator in mind, pondering deep thoughts like, "Swallow the cinnamon / I'ma scribble this [?] shit / While Sid is telling me she's been getting intimate with men." The genius of the video is all there in the opening frame, though it quickly devolves into post-teen chest-beating with a roach or a beetle and an ending meant to unnerve. Can we please get a Johnny Rotten commentary?