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Quanex to Become Bostik's Sole IG Sealant Distributor in North America
May 6, 2014
Effective July 1, 2014, Quanex Building Products will become Bostik's exclusive sales force for its insulating glass sealants in North America. Known as a key innovator of hot-melt butyl edge-seal technologies, Bostik's products are reputed as the benchmark for consistency, quality and superior flow characteristics for both manual and automated applications, according to a Quanex release.
"We've worked closely with Quanex in the UK for more than 10 years, building a strong relationship based on a mutual dedication to quality, service and innovation," said Chris Alderson, business unit director for Bostik, in the release. "We've found that we are better together as we are able to provide comprehensive IG solutions from spacer to sealant. This announcement is just one part of our global rebranding efforts and a reaffirmed commitment to growing our market share in North America."
Quanex will continue to sell Bostik sealants under the Edgetherm brand name, including Edgetherm 3500 single-part butyl rubber-based sealant, Edgetherm 3400 hot-applied desiccant matrix, Edgetherm 3100 and 3000 one-component hot-melt butyl sealants.
"When we were looking for a preferred sealant supplier we tested a number of products and Bostik's technologies were by far the best in terms of consistency and performance," said Larry Johnson, vice president of sales, insulating glass systems for Quanex, in the release. "We're happy to offer this level of quality while enhancing service levels to North American customers through one, unified sales force."
Starting on July 1, 2014, Bostik customers in North American should call Quanex at 800-233-4383 to place IG sealant orders or to make inquiries. Customers can also visit www.quanex.com to locate an IG Systems sales representative or for more information on the Edgetherm product line.

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Congratulations to PhD candidate Adam Mandelman on receiving a Dana-Allen Dissertation Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities. The Fellowship provides Adam with a one-semester stipend plus tuition and benefits in the next academic year as well as office space at the nearby University Club with other Institute fellows.
The Institute fosters research in the humanities by creating a stimulating, interdisciplinary community in which fellows can pursue their work, share it with other fellows and members of the campus, and benefit from intensive discussion with scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, fields, interests, and perspectives.
Adam's dissertation is a historical geography of water in the greater Mississippi River delta from about 1850 to the present. Lying at the intersections of cultural and historical geography, environmental history, and the history of science, his work draws on interdisciplinary literatures focused on water, cultural landscapes, environmental ethics and justice, health and environment, permeability, and scientific objects.


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In a February 2009 article that ran in the Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) on customer restaurant spending habits, Barclays Capital economist Ethan Harris explains how consumers are cutting back. "In recent years a lot of discretionary income has gone into buying fancier food, whether it was Starbucks coffee, or prepared dinners or restaurant meals." That trend, according to Harris, is now being replaced by a focus on home-made meals and budget-friendly restaurants.
As a result, restaurant operators are now forced into the position of analyzing business metrics in search of cost-cutting strategies. On the IT front, this unfortunately can mean dedicating less revenue to technology. Yet when money is spent on technology, it is done so with the goal of long-term savings through solutions that are promised to increase operational efficiency. In fact, according Hospitality Technology's 11th Annual Restaurant Technology Study, 71 percent of readers report that the number one IT driver when it comes to technology selection is cost saving measures.
For restaurants, these technology selections can come in many forms. Solutions that promise to reduce labor and food and beverage costs through efficiency are examples of just two ways that operators are harnessing technology in their battle to cut costs. Noodles and Company (www.noodles.com), for example, has just completed a rollout of the Aloha Command Center, a hosted software solution from Radiant Systems (www.radiantsystems.com) that reduces the amount of time management spends on point-of-sale system support, among other things.
"Since the rollout, we have been able to simplify our support processes and reduce operational costs," says David Lehn, VP of IT for Noodles and Co.
For its part, the Lion and the Rose British Restaurant & Pub (www.thelionandrose.com) is using a RFID-based beverage tracking solution from Capton (www.captoninc.com) to check bartender pouring accuracy and improve liquor costs. "Mistakes in our free pour bar operation changed dramatically with the implementation of the Capton solution. Our missing drink rate dropped to practically nothing, which certainly improves liquor costs," says James Mackay, COO for the Lion and Rose.
To read more about the cost saving technology measures and strategies at place at these restaurants and more, visit htmagazine.com.


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You'll need a comfortable daypack to walk with during the day and another piece of luggage (preferably not too large) for the rest of your gear to be transported or carried by porters or Sherpa (this depends on the walking trip you choose).
Sturdy, good quality and well-fitted hiking shoes will make the difference between a great trip and terrible time – make sure you break them in before you go to minimise blisters.
For some tips and ideas about what to take, check out Intrepid's Ultimate Packing List – you won't need half of what's mentioned but things like wet-weather gear, a hat, layers of clothing, head torch, bandaids for blisters, water bottle and sunscreen are essential.


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It's that time of year again—schools are officially unskateable on weekdays, you've gotta wake up at the crack of dawn to catch the bus. Bummer. Get back at your principal by picking up these good guys. You might not get past first period showing 'em off, but the look on his face will be more than worth it.


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This online calculator computes the length of a altitude of a triangle, given the lengths of edges of a triangle.
This online calculator computes length of angle bisector given the lengths of triangle edges
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Binary, one's complement (inverse) and two's complement codes (calculator was created by user's request)
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In the wake of Sporting Kansas City moving into a new stadium, Livestrong Sporting Park, Steve Davis ranks MLS's 17 stadiums, giving the top spot to Red Bull
Arena. Portland's just-renovated JELD-WEN Field would probably have topped the charts but for the artificial turf. Everything else is pretty much perfect, a downtown facility packed to the rafters
with fans who are bonkers for their side.
After No. 3, Toronto FC's BMO Field, comes one of the earlier stadiums built for MLS, the Home Depot Center, where the Galaxy and Chivas USA play their home games. Rio Tinto Stadium, with the mountain backdrop, artistic design and light rail options, ranks No. 5, ahead of Livestrong Sporting Park, where ownership didn't miss a trick at the gleaming, high tech new park. It's a bit far outside the urban core, but that looks like the only black mark for now.
Crew Stadium in Columbus will always have a special place in history as the first major U.S. stadium built just for soccer. Trouble is, the facility is like a stadium starter kit, as bare bones as they come and it ranks No. 13.
At the bottom is the New England Revs' Gillette Stadium: It's too big, too far out and burdened by artificial turf. And lately, attendance is no better than in other long-suffering markets.


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ThreadSpotter significantly improves code efficiencies at AWE
Rogue Wave Software ThreadSpotter has been selected by the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to help optimize its code for its multicore processors.
As a center of scientific and technological excellence, with some of the most advanced research design and production facilities in the world, AWE plays a crucial role in the defense of the United Kingdom. Employing Rogue Wave's ThreadSpotter to analyze performance issues in its code and provide recommendations on performance solutions has helped improve both the productivity and performance of developers at AWE. AWE chose ThreadSpotter as a complementary product to Rogue Wave's TotalView, a GUI-based source code debugger, which they have used for 14 years.
"Organizations in the defense industry continue to prefer our software development solutions for mission-critical programs because Rogue Wave's tools and components are highly dependable," stated Chris Gottbrath, Principal Product Manager at Rogue Wave Software. "ThreadSpotter is the most advanced and easy-to-use cache performance optimization product available. It identifies problems quickly, prioritizes them and points the developers directly to what needs to be changed. Using ThreadSpotter alongside TotalView, companies have a powerful toolset to overcome challenges related to the development, debugging, and performance optimization of complex applications."
"Atomic Weapons Establishment has chosen Rogue Wave's ThreadSpotter because it simplifies cache optimization, which is a key to achieving the best performance out of multi-core processors," stated Ken Atkinson, AWE's HPC Strategy Manager. "AWE has already seen some significant improvements in code efficiencies that were identified using ThreadSpotter and the developers were delighted with the simplicity of utilizing the tool."
ThreadSpotter helps eliminate performance issues by identifying problematic sites in the code where a change could make the program far more efficient. Failure to efficiently use cache memory is a frequent cause of poor performance because the processor has to stall for many cycles waiting for data to be fetched from main memory. The only way to achieve full performance from the CPU is for data to be in the cache. Unlike traditional profilers and performance-counter based tools that gather data, but provide little analysis, ThreadSpotter provides specific guidance on performance issues by identifying them, estimating each issue's importance and rank ordering them. ThreadSpotter then guides the developer to the location in the source code where the issues are located. In many cases, ThreadSpotter provides examples on how code or data structures can be refactored to achieve performance.


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The camp is staffed by highly trained and experienced early childhood educators who bring creativity and energy to each camp day. Children at K'Ton Ton participate in a range of activities every day. Campers enjoy our three outdoor play spaces (including a covered roof terrace), participate in fun and creative art projects and engage in many imaginative and open-ended summer activities. Central to camp is our swim program. The swim program is led by Red Cross-certified instructors of the Aquatics Department at 92nd Street Y. The children swim in one of our three pools, two of which are located outdoors. Campers also participate in many enrichment activities led by early childhood specialists, including music, movement, gymnastics, sports and games and science.
Camp K'Ton Ton partners with Super Soccer Stars to offer soccer to campers that stay from 9 am to 1 pm and longer.
Weekly Wednesday lunches are provided to the whole camp. Every Wednesday we have a different lunch theme. For example: pizza and popsicles, breakfast for lunch/pajama day, and pasta day. Our campers who stay until noon also participate in the lunches as a special snack.
Prior to Camp K'TonTon, our son would only "swim" if he had a life jacket on and he would cling to one of us, and refuse to put his head in the water. After only 8 days of camp, he seems more confident and relaxed in the water. He didn't want the life jacket, and he was willing to get his face wet. He wanted to show us how he could "swim" on his own! We can't wait to see what the next few weeks will bring.
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- 7 chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/4 inch thick
- 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 3-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 lime, halved
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1 small cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced (about 2/3 cup)
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red chili pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
Nutrition Information
- calcium 46 mg
- calories 261
- caloriesfromfat 0 %
- carbohydrate 4 g
- cholesterol 78 mg
- fat 14 g
- fiber 1 g
- iron 2 mg
- protein 30 mg
- satfat 2 g
- sodium 670 mg
How to Make It
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, scallions, half the ginger, the juice from the lime, half the oil, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and half the ground pepper. Toss to combine well and set aside for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the rest of the ginger and the juiced lime halves. Add about an inch of water, place a large steamer basket (or large colander) in the pan, and bring to a boil.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and place in the steamer in a single layer. Steam until cooked through, about 5 minutes, flipping once halfway through. Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm. Reserve 3 cooked chicken-breast halves for another use.
In a large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and the remaining oil, salt, and pepper. Add the spinach, cucumber, red onion, and chili pepper. Toss well. Serve the remaining chicken topped with the Cucumber-Spinach Salad.


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The Currie Currectlync® heavy duty tie rod and drag link system for TJ, LJ, XJ, and MJ vehicles features, a 1 ¼" diameter forged alloy drag link, and 1 ¼" solid alloy steel tie rod bar that is bored and threaded on the ends. All 7/8" thread tie rod ends with boots are included as well as the Currie heavy duty steering stabilizer bracket. This unit is a direct replacement for the stock parts. No modifications or machining to any part of the vehicle is necessary. This unit is rated at 200% stronger than than the stock part.


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Page of items: Will display all the items that you can add to your collection.
Item hover, and item page: On hover will display buttons like "Add to my collection" and another custom status buttons. Item page will display item details and stuff related to that item.
I think we can use this to create a collection of books, games, and other things, to users show what they have, and what they are reading, playing, etc.
Anyone know something like this? If anyone with skills to code plugins for wordpress want to develop this I can help and pay for it.
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This ancient road was constructed during the reign of King Songtham, commissioned by the king himself. King Songtham came to examine Lord Buddha's footprint, travelling by royal barge along the nearby Pa Sak River. After arriving at the pier, he continued his trip by elephant. On his way back, he ordered a foreigner to survey the area with a telescope, and had a 10-wa (or 20-meter) road cut as a royal path straight through to the pier.
At present, only approximately 9 kilometers of the path remain, starting from the area opposite a temple named Wat Sang Sok. The first kilometer is a dirt path that is no longer in use. The rest is a laterite road passing behind a few temples - WatPanchaphirom and WatNongKhonthi - crossing PhraPhutthabat–Ban Mo Road in front of WatKanlayanaBanphot, and passing in front of ChaophoKhaoTok Shrine and PhraTamnakSaYo before disappearing.


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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:18pm
PHILADELPHIA - Cornell gave #11 Dartmouth a battle today, but the Big Green's defense locked down for the last 18 minutes to take an 10-8 victory in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal.
Dartmouth (11-3, 5-2 Ivy) advanced to the first-ever Ivy League Tournament championship game and will play either #6 Penn in the final on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on CBS CollegeSports Television.
Kirsten Goldberg (Cockeysville, Md.) led Dartmouth with three goals while Sarah Plumb (Wellesley, Mass.) and Greta Meyer (Denver, Colo.) each had two goals and an assist.
After Dartmouth jumped out to a 7-5 second half lead, Penn made it an 8-8 game with 18;14 to play, and that's when the Big Green's trademark defense took over. Anchored by senior goalie Julie Wadland (Andover, Mass.), Dartmouth made some huge defensive stands including periods of five minutes, three minutes and two minutes to hold Penn from getting another goal. Offensively, the Big Green broke the Big Red with goals just nine seconds apart at 12:48 and 12:39 from Goldberg and Plumb and was able to hold that 10-8 lead.
Wadland made six saves in the win while Shannie MacKenzie (Greenwich, Conn.) had three ground balls and three caused turnovers. One of those came with just under two minutes to play and Cornell trying to call timeout. MacKenzie swiped the ball to end the Cornell possession before they could call time. Dartmouth's entire defensive unit played tough all afternoon, led by the play of MacKenzie and senior Colleen Olsen (Avon, Conn.) as well as a big effort from junior Hope McIntyre (Cockeysville, Md.) off the bench.
"I had complete confidence in everyone around me," said Wadland. "To have them down (on offense) for such a long period of time, I knew that my teammates had my back, which is a really great feeling. To get all of those ground balls and cause that many turnovers is a great thing for us."
Cornell's (5-9, 4-3 Ivy) Kyla Dambach also made six saves in goal and the teams were dead even with 19 shots each. Dartmouth won the battle for ground balls, 18-10 but Cornell had 11 draws to Dartmouth's eight.
Both goalies did nice work in the first half with five saves each, though the defenses were stingy as well, with Dartmouth holding a slight 12-10 shot advantage in a 4-4 tied half. It was as even as they come, with neither team leading by more than one in the period.
The Big Green looked sharp early and got the first goal of the game when Meyer fed Goldberg for a big score at 25:18. Cornell answered back quickly, however when Olivia Knotts scored from point blank range at 23:39. Several defensive stands later, Cornell's Knotts gave her team a 2-1 lead at 16:48, also knocking Goldberg out of the game for three minutes with a yellow card.
Dartmouth tied it right back up with a huge goal from Kat Collins (Darien, Conn.), who made her return to the lineup after missing eight games with an injury. Plumb found her in front of the goal and Collins buried one past Dambach for the 2-2 tie at15:30.
The Big Red took it right back when Libby Johnson scored off a feed from Jess Steinberg at 14:35, but Goldberg answered with an unassisted rocket on Dartmouth's next possession to make it 3-3 at 13:15.
The teams traded more stellar defensive stands before Meyer put Dartmouth ahead, 4-3, with a nice spin move off a great look from Plumb at 5:42. Cornell was able to match it for the 4-4 tie when McHugh scored off a feed from Steinberg a 1:59.
Cornell won the draw and battled to hold for the last shot, but Dartmouth made a great defensive stand on the ensuring possession. It all came down to a Big Red free position with 11 seconds to play and Wadland stonewalled it to give the Green a shot in the arm headed into the half.
Sophomore Sarah Parks (Ellicott City, Md.) put Dartmouth up 5-4 just two minutes into the second half, but Cornell's Morgan Axenfeld tied it up two minutes later. The Big Green scored two unanswered goals just 36 seconds apart to go up 7-5 at 24:39. Meyer made a nice hustle play for a ground ball and took it to goal herself for the first one. Parks scored the second after rookie defender Kelsey Johnson (Hingham, Mass.) made a big defensive play and cleared it up to Parks for the score at 24:39.
Cornell tied it right back up off goals by Axenfeld and Katie Kirk, 7-7 at 20:49. Each team got one more quick goal in the scoring flurry, with Plumb scoring off a feed from Collins for a brief 8-7 lead at 19:04. Kirk tied it at 8-8 at 18:14 of another free position.
The Big Red won the ensuing draw and Dartmouth made a tremendous defensive stand, holding for nearly five minutes before turning Cornell over. Dartmouth got those two quick goals to go ahead 10-8 with 12:39 and the rest was history.
"Everyone can contribute and everyone is a part of the play," said Plumb, who scored the 10th goal after winning the draw, "It's not a one man job and it requires everyone to be moving and people setting each other up is really a testament to our attack."
Two-seed Dartmouth takes on host Penn on Sunday at 12:30, broadcast live on CBS CollegeSports Television, channel 175 on Comcast in the Upper Valley.


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Marvel Comics does not support the troops
Now, in the story, a select group of soldiers who are primed and ready to die at the command of their superior are exposed to the Mists and given temporary super powers that doom them to die. These soldiers are sent to the moon to battle the Inhumans who can honestly take people who's insides are being torn apart by energies they were never meant to have. One guy's head pops off, at which point the soldiers surrender and are taken into custody by the Inhumans. One of these soldiers wasn't exposed, however, and instead carried explosives.Absolutely disgusting. I recall that 3 years ago, Marvel was giving out some Avengers specials as a seeming gesture to support the troops in Iraq. However, if they're going to put out garbage like this, that even goes so far as to insult the Inhumans and SHIELD, then no US soldier with common sense should have to accept Marvel's so-called contributions. Here's their page with the contact info, where I'd encourage all concerned to go and write to tell them that this is simply offensive and that they should apologize.
As the soldiers are escorted to holding cells, Maria Hill personally activates 'KISMET' from a control room watching the fight go down and when the soldier is on target, she doubles over, stutters out a 'God Bless America' and explodes, killing herself, the rest of her squad and leaving Atillan in rubble, burying Black Bolt in the blast and I'm sure doing some harm to the Inhumans in the area as well.
Let me say this again: SHIELD wrapped a woman in explosives and detonated her in order to destroy people who didn't have to be an enemy if the Fantastic Four had just gotten their heads out of their asses and talked to the people who used to watch their kids on weekends. An American citizen (albeit fictional) tried to kill people she felt were the enemy because her government didn't understand them. SHIELD supports terrorist tactics that, in real life, are considered cowardly and wrong. Bill Maher got kicked off the air by calling people who do such actions 'warriors' and now here are our heroes sending in people to kill themselves for their beliefs.
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Practical Tips for Surviving Academic Life (Part 3: So You Got Tenure!)
1. Throw a party. Tenure is a big deal. Invite those people who supported you in practical and impractical ways: the ones who fed you and clothed you, as well as those who supplied beverages. Included in this group are parents, siblings, partners, friends, colleagues, former colleagues, office mates, old roommates, and neighbors (especially if they helped with the kids, walked the dogs, looked after the cats, or watered the plants while you were off doing research someplace).
Caveats: Your friends outside the academy might not be able to understand why getting tenure is important; your friends within the academy who don't yet have it or didn't get it might not delight in your discussion of the process. Just serve a nice brunch. And don't give anybody a copy of your book unless they ask.
2. Tell your former advisors and members of your dissertation committee so that they can kvell, too. They will be thrilled. It's a hugely satisfying moment. These are the folks who would like copies of your book, by the way—just so you know. Signed would be good.
3. Join the AAUP. Educate yourself about the debate surrounding the very issue of tenure. If you received tenure, it means you worked towards it. Make sure others can achieve the same goal if they choose. Don't push the ladder away from the apple tree once you've climbed it.
4. Speak up. If you're not in the habit, learn how. Maybe you've always been able to make your voice heard—and bully for you for you if indeed that's the case—but if for any reason you've held yourself back (because you've been worried about the reactions you might get from senior faculty or your institution's administrators, for example) now you're in a more protected position.
5. Make sure you're not speaking up only for yourself. Speak on behalf of those who cannot or dare not make themselves heard. Your privilege is also your responsibility.
6. Remind yourself—often—that you received tenure not only because of what you've already accomplished but because of what you will accomplish. You're not done. Now you're just really getting started.
7. You can afford to select with more care the committees you join. Figure out what you do best and sign up for those.
8. Don't start dressing either like a character out of Kafka or a like a hooker. For details see http://www.colorado.edu/Sociology/gimenez/corner/look.txt
9. Accept more graduate students, honors students, independent study students, students in need of mentoring, or whatever kind of other students you can best serve into your office and under your aegis. It's part of the deal, now that you're a senior member of the department and, presumably, a master teacher. Students need the benefit of your advice as well as your experience. And they also need your well-written and thoughtful letters of recommendation. Writing those letters—and crafting them carefully for each individual student—is another significant part of your new position.
10. Speaking of which: get ready to start reading big, fat tenure files for people who are coming up next year. If you are asked to be an "outside reader" and offered $50 in university press books for a task that will take you 21 days and nights to complete and which makes you shudder, you should still say "yes" with alacrity. Hey, five people did it for you, right? If this system is going to remain intact, we need to make sure it works.Return to Top


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Mike Couchee: I am very impressed – even going back to minicamp – with the command of these guys. I think the numbers have played out that way. The walks have been down for this level.
I like the size of these kids. Chris Fetter is a big kid. Jerry Sullivan is a big kid. Miles Mikolas is big. There is a lot to like out here.
Before coming to Eugene, you were in Arizona during late July. Was there anyone in particular that impressed you out there?
Mike Couchee: Jon Berger. He is a kid that stuck out down there. He was a little bit more advanced, had a little better plan and was a little more mature than what you would normally have out there. He knows how to pitch, has a very good changeup, and does all the things you generally don't see out of a first year guy.
How bout some of the Latin American players that have come up to Arizona – some who may have spent two or three years in the Dominican Summer League and are getting their chance now in the US?
Mike Couchee: For me, the one I was most pleasantly surprised with was Simon Berroa. I had seen him throw a little bit when he was rehabbing in extended while coming back from injury.
Even in his own words, he was a little hesitant and scared to let it go again. I had a chance to see him go in a couple of games, and I thought the same thing as I watched him prepare for his games that he was afraid to let it go. As soon as he got in there, he was coming out firing again. The command is not where it is going to be. After a year and a half, that is what you expect. He really jumped out.
Rafeal Arias – we have him down there closing. He has been throwing 94 to 95 to 96 and is throwing it throwing it over the plate. He has a nasty slider.
Those two kids are the most pleasant surprises.
Has anyone not met expectations – perhaps you saw a little more in spring?
Mike Couchee: Early in the year I didn't see what we had hoped we would see from Rob Musgrave. The stuff wasn't quite as crisp as we had hoped it would be. The mentality didn't look like he was into it. It played out over the first part of the year when he was in the rotation. He came out of the rotation and has pitched much better. He is pitching himself back into games. We are hoping to see more of that.
How is Drew Miller coming along?
Mike Couchee: Drew is doing fine. He is out in Peoria. Things are coming along fine. There are no setbacks with the rehab. I talked to him and he is frustrated. To know you will be dealing with this for at least 12 months and probably 24 is real frustrating. He is handling himself well and getting his work done.
I have no reason to think he won't come back better than before.
Jackson Quezada has been a little bit of a mystery. I haven't seen him since spring training.
Mike Couchee: He came into big league camp and I am not sure threw an inning there. I have seen him on the mound a few times where we thought we got it fixed and over the hump, but it seems to be setback after setback.
I don't know if he will need surgery. I don't know how many trials we go through with the rehab process and cortisone injections and all that type of stuff before we opt for surgery. It has been frustrating for him as well.
Steve Garrison is on the mound again and seems to be regaining that confidence now.
Mike Couchee: He has had good outings. I saw him pitch in two games. The first one was what I expected and the second one was better than I expected. He went into his stage where he had a dead arm and bounced back. I was pleased with what I saw. The breaking stuff, which is typically the last thing to come, was better than I expected it to be. For him being the type of command guy that he is, even that was better than I thought.
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Re: Fitting a function to a list (newbie)
Math Prof wrote
<mathprof at bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:872jej$civ at smc.vnet.net...
> I'm new to Mathematica 4.0, so I apologize if this question is overly
> trivial (and please let me know if there's a place for trivial
> question).
> I have a list that I'd like to fit to the function:
> A + B*Sin[C*x+D]
> In other words, I'd like to find the (approximate numeric) values of
> A,B,C,D that yield the best fit to my data.
> I tried using Fit[], but it only applies to linear combinations of
> functions, and couldn't optomize the values of C and D.
> For this specific problem, I'm guessing some sort of Fourier transform
> might work, but I'm interested in a more general solution -- for example
> if Sin[] were replaced with a more complicated function.
> Any help appreciated!
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I don't have an example for you but I would suggest checking a copy of
Exploring Mathematics With Mathematica by Theodore Gray and Jerry Glynn
Chapter 14 Fourier for Sound Page 240-251 may be relevant. The version off
my shelf is from 1991. In any case some of the functions they wrote are
available in MathSource. [NicerFourier and Resample (with some caveats i.e.,
x values must range between 0 and 2Pi)]
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When you focus and commit yourself to a specific niche overtime you learn more and more every day. You will find yourself reaching different levels of intellect and after a while it will become more than a science, it becomes and art.
I find myself reaching new levels of reasoning and thinking as it relates to email lists and internet marketing. I did not have had the ability to think about these more advanced questions years ago because my head was not in that place. After doing this email marketing stuff for more than 12 years now I find doors opening up more and more and some of these doors and contacts can be connected to one another.
I didn't know what it meant to "monetize" something years ago but now I do. I decided to look up the word "monetize' in Wiki and this is what it says:
In some industry sectors, monetization is a buzzword for adapting non-revenue-generating assets to generate revenue. Failure to monetize web sites was a problem that caused many businesses to fold during the dot-com bust. Web sites that do generate revenue are often monetized via advertisements or subscription fees.
Out of all the stuff on the wiki page this is the one that best suits. Even though it talks about websites I am replacing that with email lists.
My monetization efforts are geared toward turning email prospecting into money $. But how to do you this. It's like panning for gold.
You start with a master list and segment the data into various buckets, like successes, openers and clickers. The whole idea is pan for gold and exercise your master list(s) and capture all of theses recipients who have opened and clicked on your message or offer. You can even take it a step further segment the data by 'types of offers' and then catalog and keep track of those openers and clickers by offer type.
After you exercise your master lists over and over again your panning for gold will pay off and your opener and clicker file will grow. Since these recipients are active or were active you have a better chance of turning conversions.
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Dorothy M. Paulik, 85, died Dec. 23, 2007, at the Crown Point Rehab in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. She was born June 12, 1922, in Staunton, Ill., the daughter of the late Charles and Clara (Schumacher) Paulik.
She was a member of the St. Mary of the Mount Catholic Church of Horseshoe Bend and was member of the Ladies Guild.
Survivors include several nieces, nephews and friends.
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NYMPH is a seven-piece New York City collective that Northern Spy Records describes as delving into "psych, noise and jazz." Those adjectives are all true to an extent, but what New Millennium Prayer sounds like is an improv-oriented ensemble embracing the worst stereotypes of jam bands. The opening and closing tracks of the album, "Beyond" and "New Millennium Prayer", respectively, find the core ensemble of drums, bass, and two guitars laying down very cool funky grooves. The rhythm section locks in together but finds space to ornament while the two guitars find complementary riffs. The band is soon joined by vocalist Eri Shoji's wordless yelps, wails and moans while saxophones occasionally skronk away in the background. In "Beyond" this works pretty well for a four-minute song, but it goes on for over 12 minutes, and after that four-minute mark, the song devolves into endless guitar noodling. The final track is a faster-paced rocker that never loses its tempo but also slides into interminable noodling from both guitars and an organ.
The album's middle two songs are trying for entirely different, but just as predictable, reasons. "Battle Funk" finds the band working on two or three different grooves, but as the title implies, they keep destroying those grooves, over and over, in blasts of chaotic noise where everyone just pounds away on their instruments. This is the kind of track that might be a fun visual experience in concert, but on record, it's essentially 10 minutes of concentrated aggravation. "Raag Mon" is the album's most experimental track, featuring seven minutes of swirling, beat-free sounds that eventually coalesce into the album-closing title track but fails to develop an identity of its own. So there you have it; half of New Millennium Prayer features extended noodling, while the other half features intentionally chaotic music that could easily be mistaken for a bunch of people just fucking around on their instruments. To say this album is probably only of interest to die-hard psychedelia and jam-band fans is a vast understatement.
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- 2009 Nov 11
Today's One Year Bible Reading
Ezekiel (countdown: only 13 more days in EZ-Yeah!)
23:37 They have committed both adultery and murder—adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning as sacrifices the children they bore to me. It is tempting as a parent to read right over this, thinking it was those people in those days. But I was just thinking today how the American Church (in general—not all) has done this. In fact, most of us (me included) have done it to some degree. We have at times unwittingly worshiped idols of money, greed, and prosperous ease. And then we have passed it on by putting our children on altars of sacrifice to the god of the American Dream. A typical Christmas in a typical Christian home is a great testament to this. I once read that Christians spend in the billions at Christmas just on media/electronics gifts for their kids.
From the early centuries, Christmas was another man established pagan holiday intending to get our focus off of God's established Holy Days. We have lost so much invaluable understanding of our Bibles and hence God's plan for the coming ages by leaving behind the Holy Days in exchange for holidays. This is US (hey, good play on words)! Though we "wrap it up" and try to make it something better than what it is, I personally see (after much study of the traditions of Babylon and the early RCC) Christmas as nothing more than a lie of Babylon that we have bought into, trying to squeeze Jesus into it. For many, it is full of bondage, materialism, loneliness, greed, chaos, and emptiness. Stepping on toes, I know. Sigh. Life as a truth teller is a difficult job, but somebody's got to do it.
23:45 But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are—adulterers and murderers. This might be referring to the elect/overcomers. Remember in 1 Cor. 6, Paul says we will judge people and angels alike.
10:32-33 But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated. How well I remember! We must remember that with enlightenment from the Spirit, we will not be accepted by man.
10:34-36 For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one. Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. I was thinking that as time of this age draws to a close, I must hold all of my possessions loosely. This can be difficult when you have sentimental objects lying around your house. But what comforts me is knowing that with God, everything is quite possibly retrievable later! I don't know what I will want then, but if it is still in me to want it, God will provide it. Otherwise He will remove it from my heart. It's funny but the things I really care about are not my "valuables," but my kids art work and writings from grade school, as well as their letters to me, pictures, and my prayer journals. Who's to say these things can't be restored, at least in my heart? The "clay is coming off the torch" soon, and we will have power we never dreamed of. Perhaps our sentimental items will live on in our hearts in new and powerful ways that contribute to the plan!
10:37-39 FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM. But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. Can I get a whistle? This is a sobering verse. Lord, make me courageous and faithful!
On that topic, what do you think it means to "shrink back to destruction"? In what ways does God want us to forge ahead as warriors of faith?


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Look up diversity or diversify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Diversity or Diversify or Diverse may refer to:
Sociology, politics and law[edit]
- Multiculturalism, or ethnic diversity, the promotion of multiple ethnic cultures
- Cultural diversity, the respect of different cultures and interculturality
- Functional diversity (disability), a term for special needs, disability, impairment and handicap
- Neurodiversity, a movement in support of civil rights of people with atypical neurological characteristics
- Diversity training, the process of educating people to function in a diverse environment
- Diversity (politics), the political and social policy of encouraging tolerance for people of different backgrounds
- Diversity jurisdiction, a concept under which U.S. federal courts can hear suits between parties from different states
- Diversity Immigrant Visa or Green Card Lottery, a United States immigration program
- Gerodiversity, a multicultural approach to issues of aging
Science and technology[edit]
- Biodiversity, degree of variation of life forms within an ecosystem
- Species diversity, the effective number of species represented in a data set
- Genetic diversity, the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species
- Nucleotide diversity, a measure of the degree of polymorphism within a population
- Phylogenetic diversity, a measure of biodiversity which incorporates phylogenetic difference between species
- Ecosystem diversity, the diversity of a place at the level of ecosystems
- Crop diversity, the variance in genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plants used in agriculture
- Functional diversity (ecology), the elements of biodiversity that influence how ecosystems function; see diversity-function debate
- Diversity index, a statistic to assess the diversity of a population
- Diversity University, a virtual reality system for education
- Diversity factor, a concept in electrical engineering
- Functional diversity (geography), a term in geography
- Linguistic diversity
- Diversity scheme, a method for improving reliability of a message signal by using multiple communications channels
- Antenna diversity or space diversity, a method of wireless communication that use two or more antennas to improve reliability
- Transmit diversity, wireless communication using signals originating from two or more independent sources
- Cooperative diversity, a multiple antenna technique for improving or maximising total network channel capacities
- Diversity combining, the combining of multiple received signals into a single improved signal
- Diversity gain, the increase in signal-to-interference ratio due to a diversity scheme
- Time diversity, a technique used in digital communication systems
- Site diversity, multiple receivers for satellite communication
- Diversity (business), a business tactic which encourages diversity to better serve diverse customers
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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 04:13:45PM +0200, Kenneth Kalmer wrote: > How would couch fair as a backend for a mail delivery system (in concept)? > Considering you need high availability and very fast IO. Documents (email > messages) will be created and deleted very often, some almost > instantaneously. I was thinking about this too, and I think it would perform well. You could for example store headers and IMAP flags in the JSON, and the body as an attachment (or multiple attachments already MIME-broken down) I can see a few things which need working through. (1) One of the key performance issues with real-world SMTP servers is the need to fsync() the file to disk before sending back an acknowledgement, in order to guarantee delivery. I asked about this recently, and it seems that Couch takes an optimistic view: it writes the file to the OS but doesn't fsync unless you explicitly ask it. There is a special HTTP header you can provide for this. If you don't, then your database won't be corrupted if the plug is pulled, but it may be missing data. Of course, SMTP clients don't mind a small delay before they get their 250 OK at the end of the message; you can therefore write a number of batches and do an fsync() every second or so, as long as you remember not to send the acknowledgement back to each client until *after* the fsync has completed. (2) Couch won't let you write a document to disk in chunks; if it doesn't get an up-front Content-Length: header then it will buffer the whole thing in RAM. So if you receive very large E-mail messages, you may wish to buffer them locally (e.g. in a tempfile on another disk) before sending them as a single document to Couch. Note that you sometimes get an indication of the message size in a SMTP transaction, but it's not guaranteed to be accurate; so you won't know the true size until you've read it in. (3) As you say, messages are stored and deleted frequently. You may end up having to compact your message store frequently, which means basically reading the whole store from start to end and rewriting it to a new file. This has to be done when write load isn't too high, to ensure that it will complete. Regards, Brian.
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Characterizing within-die and die-to-die delay variations introduced By process variations and SOI history effect
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12832
Characterizing within-die and die-to-die delay variations introduced By process variations and SOI history effect
Aarestad, James
Plusquellic, Jim
Committee Member(s)
Plusquellic, Jim
Zarkesh-Ha, Payman
Pattichis, Marios
Zarkesh-Ha, Payman
Pattichis, Marios
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
LC Subject(s)
Delay faults (Semiconductors)
Silicon-on-insulator technology.
Silicon-on-insulator technology.
Degree Level
Variations in delay caused by within-die and die-to-die process variations and SOI history effect increase timing margins and reduce performance. In order to develop mitigation techniques to reduce the detrimental effects of delay variations, particularly those that occur within-die, new methods of measuring delay variations within actual products are needed. The data provided by such techniques can also be used for validating models, i.e., can assist with model-to-hardware correlation. In this research work, a method is proposed for a flush delay technique to measure both regional delay variations and SOI history effect. The method is then validated using a test structure fabricated in a 65 nm SOI process.
May 2011
Delay variation
Regional Delay Variation
SOI History Effect
Process Variation
Regional Delay Variation
SOI History Effect
Process Variation
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It brings Katheryn great joy to be associated with the range of musical projects that she is involved with. Some projects are short-term session work and some are long standing bands that she has played with, but all offer the great gift of connection with a vibrant community of creators and artists.
Here are some samples of the music that Katheryn has contributed to with Glittering Kingdom, Vaudeville Vagabonds, Joanna Chapman-Smith, Los Portenos del Norte, Melissa Bandura, Something About Reptiles, Blackberry Wood, Morgan Finlay, Babe Gurr, Michelle Dumond, Blake McAndless of Vacant Stairs, Big Joe Burke, Martin Ferguson and more.
'Her professionalism was valued and she brought a special touch to the material that gave it real life for the audiences. The flair she brings to her performances, both through costume and presence, are a great asset to have on board.' – Joanna Chapman-Smith


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Molecular characterisation of the intergenic regions of banana bunchy top virus
Herrera-Valencia, Virginia Aurora (2006) Molecular characterisation of the intergenic regions of banana bunchy top virus. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a circular, single-stranded (css) DNA virus that belongs to the genus Babuvirus in the family Nanoviridae. BBTV is responsible for the most devastating virus disease of banana known as "bunchy top", for which conventional control measures are generally ineffective. Genetically engineered resistance appears to be the most promising strategy to generate BBTV-resistant bananas but the success of this strategy is largely dependent upon the molecular characterisation of the target virus and knowledge of the virus life cycle, particularly the replication strategy. This PhD study was aimed at the molecular characterisation of the intergenic regions of BBTV, in order to complement the molecular information currently available and to potentially contribute to the development of transgenic resistance strategies against BBTV in banana.
Three putative iterative sequences (iterons; GGGAC) previously identified in the BBTV intergenic regions were initially characterised. In order to determine their role in the binding of the master BBTV replication initiation protein (M-Rep), the putative iterons (F1 and F2 in the virion sense, and R in the complementary sense) were independently mutated in a BBTV DNA-6 greater-than-genome-length clone (1.1 mer). The DNA-6 1.1 mers (native and mutants) and the M-Rep-encoding component (DNA-1) were co-bombarded into banana (Musa spp. cv."Lady finger") embryogenic suspension cells and transient replication was evaluated by Southern hybridisation. Analysis of the DNA-6 replicative forms showed a significant decrease of approximately 41% for the F1 iteron mutant and 61% for the R iteron mutant in comparison with native levels. However, the mutation in the F2 iteron caused the most dramatic effect, decreasing replication to levels barely detectable by Southern hybridisation. These results suggest that the three iterons all play a role in BBTV replication, most likely as recognition and binding sites for the M-Rep, but that the F2 iteron appears to be the most important in replication.
Following the observation that all BBTV isolates sequenced to date have identical iteron sequences, the extent to which the M-Rep would recognise, bind and initiate replication of heterologous components from geographically diverse BBTV isolates (the South Pacific and the Asian groups) was evaluated. Cross replication assays revealed that heterologous M-Reps from Fiji, Hawaii (South Pacific group) and Vietnam (Asian group) were able to initiate replication of the coat protein-encoding component (DNA-3) from the Australian BBTV isolate (South Pacific group). However, replication of DNA-3 from the Vietnamese isolate was not initiated by heterologous M-Reps from the two South Pacific isolates tested (Australia and Hawaii). These results suggest that a broad-range transgenic resistance strategy based on replication using Australian BBTV intergenic regions may be successful as this region will be recognised by the M-Reps from both Asian and South Pacific BBTV isolates. However, a Rep protein-mediated resistance strategy will more likely be specific to geographical isolates and, therefore, less suitable as a broad-range control strategy.
To further characterise the BBTV intergenic regions and to gain a better understanding of the BBTV transcription process, the 5' untranslated regions (UTRs) of the major open reading frames (ORFs) associated with each of the six BBTV DNA components were mapped. In all cases, the transcription start sites were located 3' of a putative TATA box and the 5' UTRs varied in length from 23 nucleotides (DNA-6) to 5 nucleotides (DNA-3). Two potential transcription start sites (nt 84 and 87) were mapped for DNA-1, but whether these represent the transcription start sites of the two genes associated with DNA-1 remains to be determined. Two start sites were also associated with DNA-2 which is thought to be monocistronic. Whether one of these start sites is an artefact or whether they are due to natural sequence variability of BBTV is unknown. These results now enable us to define the transcribed regions of each BBTV DNA component and accurately predict their promoter regions in an attempt to gain a fundamental understanding of BBTV gene expression patterns.
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Joanna Krupa's Friday Night Frenzy
Posted Saturday December 8, 2012 1:43 PM GMT
Certainly not camera shy, Joanna Krupa was spotted leaving Pink Taco with friends after a night out in Hollywood on Friday (December 7).
The "Real Housewives of Miami" star looked pretty in a semi-sheer black top, blue jeans, and black heels, as she posed for paparazzi outside. Later, she was snapped continuing the fun at the Chateau Marmont.
At the Pink Taco, the 33-year-old model attended the Hollyscoop Christmas party, where she retweeted a pal's photo of them.
Just the day before, the Polish-American model joined Fergie at the Voli Light Vodka Holiday Party benefiting Cell Phones for Soldiers.
Enjoy the pictures of Joanna Krupa leaving Pink Taco (December 7).
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Levy County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force started the investigation with Howard, considered a mid-level drug dealer who is is known to sell crack cocaine, powder cocaine and marijuana.
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posted by Michelle .
3.50 mol Al(NO3)3 reacts with 5.00 mols K2CrO4, the total number of moles of Al2(CrO4)3 and KNO3 would be?
Here is the equation if it's needed.
2 Al(NO3)3(aq) + 3 K2CrO4(aq) → Al2(CrO4)3(s) + 6 KNO3(aq)
You do this the same way as the last one except this is a limiting reagent problem whereas the last one was not.
Use 3.50 mol Al(NO3)3 and determine mols KNO3.
Do it a second time with 5.00 mols K2CrO4 and calculate mols KNO3 formed.
It is likely the two answers will be different; the correct one in limiting reagent problems is ALWAYS the smaller value and the reagent producing that value is the limiting reagent.
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If you ever manage to get to a coffee tasting, you can actually taste differences in the coffee at different temperatures. Most of the best flavors in coffee brewed hot dissipate by the time it cools, so it makes sense that cold brewing would work better. Roasting and grind will also make a difference. I recommend checking if this store sells their coffee beans, freezing them when not in use, and only grinding what you're about to brew. All make a difference in flavor as well.
Congrats on finding coffee you love! My two favorites are no longer, and it's sad. At least the local roaster still seems to be doing well, so I have that.


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Its been a while since I've done some personal work, lack of time was a perfect excuse, but I think I just got lazy.
Its time to change it and I think that the challenge should be the best way to start and keep me motivated. I'm hoping that it will give me a little kick and force me to do a couple of hours of work every day and become a habit. Also my hard drive failure last year I lost most of my meshes. It would be good opportunity to rebuild my library, starting from female character.
After reading the topic I decided to do my femme fatale entry, but with a bit of twist.
Everyone knows the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Ariadne fall in love and helped the hero to kill the monster inside the labyrinth.
But what if Ariadne decided to kill the beast by herself?
In male dominated world of ancient Greece, its always the men that is a hero, there is not much space for the strong female character, women are always damsel in distress waiting to be saved.
But what if some stories were a little different and sometimes damsel was a hero and saved herself.
So, thats my take on this story, I hope to show a strong Ariadne fighting Minotaur with no need of Theseus.
Hope that I can create some interesting sculpture and practice some anatomy. Haven't work on characters for a while, and making a small diorama of two fighting characters would be a good challenge. Not really sure yet if will go for the greek style sculpt or more realistic approach, but will figure it out after posing characters.
Already started working on base mesh for Ariadne, also will try to get the quick pose concept sorted out as soon as possible.


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Junk de Luxe is a clothing company based in Denmark. It was founded by Thomas Gundorph in 1986 who was a pioneer at importing secondhand clothing and redesigning them so they could be sold again. The company grew and is now one of the most recognizable brands of mens clothing all over Europe. They have more than 500 stores around the world which sells their collections.
The idea behind Junk de Luxe's new fashion clothes is combination: old and new, combination of different kinds of fabrics, complementing colors, and contrasting prints. Because of this idea, each piece of clothing that Junk de Luxe makes is unique and does not conform to fads or fashion cliches. For them, they would rather stick to the good old classic pieces of fashion, then tweak them just a little bit. Their clothes are also inspired by the beat generation, because it was the time when people wore loose sweaters, crumpled corduroys, and scruffy shoes.
Their new fashion clothing is always undergoing redesign and updates so they can be mixed and matched with different clothes for that unique look that the modern young man wants. The company provides the fashionista a lot of Junk de Luxe clothing choices such as cardigans, coats, jackets, jeans, shirts, and accessories. All items can be bought in their stores or you can look for them online.
If you are tired of the old clothes that are hanging in your wardrobe and it is time for a fashion makeover, Junk de Luxe could be the brand you need. So, get rid of your tired sartorial trash and invest in some Junk de Luxe.
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As more and more details are reveled about Assassin's Creed :IV Black Flag I am getting more and more excited, and I decided to write a guide that will help you guys start to get into the Pirate mind set. Now while getting Scurvy, not showering till the game comes out and sleeping with wenches is probably the best way to do it, I can't say my lifestyle is for every one. So there are simple things that you can do by October to be officially recognized as Pirates.
1. Fly your colors
You must own a Jolly Roger and it must be hung on a wall or flying proudly from your vehicle. This turns out is a lot harder to do successfully on a motorcycle then I had anticipated, however I still have a Jolly Roger flying on my wall in my room. If you do not know what a Jolly Roger is then you will never be a pirate and I am sorry for your future sad existence.
2. Dress the Part/ Act the Part
Don't throw away some of your shabby clothes instead just get an eye patch and a captains hat or bandana, even if you look stupid no one will mess with you, I mean you're a pirate. Make sure to use as much Pirate jargon as you know, and if you don't know that much just make it up. People shouldn't be able to understand a word you say anyways.
3. Listen to the Music
Any kind of pirate music will work and you lucky land lovers I have even provided you a great band to start with Alestorm, I prefer to listen to Pirate Metal as all true pirates prefer this genre of music.
4. Drink….A Lot
This one is pretty simple just drink when you can preferably it should be rum, however ale, grog, and beer are also accepted forms of Pirate Alcohol…. Actually you know what? Make sure that when you do drink you drink A Lot….. Actually if you are awake you should probably be drinking, ya so you know drink.
This is the most important part in order to be a Pirate you must have some form of facial hair, mustaches don't count… for anything…. Ever so stop growing them. The AAP ( association of awesome pirates) accepts any form of neck beard, full beard, Muttonchops and MuttonStache (it's actually a thing. google it). Ladies now lets be honest most of you probably could grow some form of facial hair, but besides Zach no one wants a hairy wench so you are not expected to follow this rule, however the last rule, rule #6 is for you and all of us men love you for it.
6. Cleavage… The Bigger The Better!
Sorry ladies you knew it was coming, you may not have to grow a beard but get ready to bust out the corset. In order to be a proper wench you got to sell the goods, I mean how else are you gonna get drunken mens money…. You know what ladies never mind all you would have to do is say hello, but that's not the point so if you want to make your favorite pirate happy and all of the other pirates jealous bust out the…bust (sigh ya that joke was really bad).
Anyways if you follow these steps I can promise you will be as much of a pirate as I claim to be, and really at the end of the day isn't that all that matters. See you on the seven seas matey AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!


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