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Value of sliding dovetail construction
Friday, 31 October 2008 13:36The benefits of interlocking, sliding dovetail construction have been well-known for a long time. They are self-squaring, self-aligning and self-locking, joining two cabinet components in a way that is very strong and that shouts "quality" to even the most casual viewer. But of even greater value to small- and medium-production shops is the fact that they allow all the components in a piece to be fully finished in the flat before the piece is assembled.
Cutting through the noise on air compressors
They're noisy and bulky and a bit intimidating, but air compressors are unbelievably useful in the woodshop. They can be used to run nail- and staple guns, spray finishes, operate pneumatic clamps and jigs, create vacuum seals, even top up the tires on a delivery truck. A single air compressor can provide cheaper, safer and more easily controlled power than a shop full of tools that are equipped with individual electric motors. And, for most woodworkers, using compressed air is as simple as turning on a machine and running a hose.
A look at the past, present and future of cordless tools
Manufacturers are constantly introducing new tools, but most of the time it's just design and packaging updates rather than technological breakthroughs. And while the evolution of design constantly improves the way tools feel and fit our hands and job sites, what we're really after is performance. That begins with the power source. And batteries can be confusing.
Some simple rules will smooth things
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Experienced shop managers know that productivity is harmed not by catastrophe, but often by common errors. For example, a worker who bears down on a sander is not only working himself too hard, he may very well be damaging the equipment. Fortunately, breakdowns and inferior results can be avoided — and profits can be increased — if everyone in the shop heeds the five rules for saving men and machines.
The versatility of veneer
Whether repairing antiques, building one-of-a-kind furniture or laminating curves on cabinets, most woodworkers eventually discover veneer. One's first instinct is to think of it as simply a way to get the most out of rare cuts or species. But veneer serves many functions beyond thrift. It makes life easier when dealing with curves, gives a woodworker access to some very dramatic grains and colors and can be applied to a stable substrate to create wide panels or complex patterns.
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Mi Networks: Help For the Mentally Ill and Their Families.
11 October 2012 , 12:49 PM by David Iliffe
Here's an amazing statistic for you.
There are currently nearly 100,000 people across the country - thousands of them in Queensland - with some form of mental illness.
But they're completely missing out on the essential services they depserately need.
Over time, these 100,000 people have become some of the most economically and socially marginalised people in Australia.
They are expected to live 25 years less than the average Australian - and that's mostly because they simply can't find the services they and their families need.
But this week, on World Mental Health Day, the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia offered the nation a solution.
CEO Tony Stevenson told me mental illness was such a complex thing and the mentally ill need such a wide variety of support.
"People need a lot of support just to maintain their role in the community," he says.
"There is a higher proportion of people with a mental illness who are homeless, who are in prison, and who are unemployed.
"There are services that can assist them, it's just that people aren't able to identify where to go to get those serivces.
"And therefore they're missing out."
The solution, he sayd, is the new "Mi Networks" initiative - a nationwide help service for anyone wanting more information about mental health issues and the services to support them.
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All of those would be fine. Shoot the enough in the autos to make sure they function reliable.
This is a discussion on which is better! within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have 3 guns. A model 28-2 S&W .357 MAGNUM an S&W model 410 .40 Just bought it last night and a COLT Defender .45acp ...
I have 3 guns. A model 28-2 S&W .357 MAGNUM an S&W model 410 .40 Just bought it last night and a COLT Defender .45acp just bought it Wednesday. I have Federal LE Tactical Hydra-Shok 158gr HP ammo for the .357 Federal LE Tactical HST 165gr HP Ammo for the S&W.40 and FEDERAL LE Tactical Bonded 230gr +P HP for the .45acp. All ammo was recommended by the gun stores i bought the last 2 from. Would these be considered GOOD stopping power ammo. I know very little about ammo. Any help would be appreciated.
All of those would be fine. Shoot the enough in the autos to make sure they function reliable.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around laws. Plato
Ditto. Differences between various modern SD bullet performances is overthought. Reliable feeding and function is paramount to proper selection.
Retired USAF E-8. Curmudgeon at large.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Your gun store steered you well I believe. Like someone else said, shoot it to make sure it functions well in your particular gun before trusting your life to it.
" But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself... Baa." Col. Dave Grossman on Sheep and Sheepdogs.
All good ammo and good guns. Put the bullet where it belongs and you'll be just fine with any one of those combinations.
FWIW, the .357 can be a handfull to shoot and follow up shots can be tough. Practice makes perfect.
yes all good rounds... the tactical bonded in.45acp is good but I found them to not feed very well in my glock 30, but they expand very nice... here are some pics of the .45 tactical bonded, and .40 HST..
Thanks guys i will try them in the .45 and .40. I have had the .357 for a while and i like it very much. and yes it is a hand full on quick shooting BUT im getting the hang of it. Have put a box of 230gr TCJ thru the .45 it is definitely quicker to respond on rapid fire shots. Have not fired the .40 yet but can not wait to see how the wife handles it cause the .40 is for her!


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The International Institute of Social History (Dutch: Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis; abbreviation: IISG) is a historical research institute in Amsterdam. It was founded in 1935 by Nicolaas Posthumus. It has collections of the most works and manuscripts by socialist including Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Rosa Luxemburg. It is now part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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Smorgon Steel is likely to match, and may exceed, the startling 16 per cent price rise on reinforcing bar that OneSteel will implement in mid-May, but the companies reject claims that they are gouging their Australian customers.
A spokesman said that Smorgon was considering how big a rise to implement, but the timing was not yet fixed.
OneSteel has announced plans for a 16 per cent rise in its main product, reinforcing bar, in mid-May, on top of a 4 per cent rise in March and a scheduled 6 per cent rise on April 12. Smorgon has already announced two rises of 5 per cent each this year, but spokesman Bruce Loveday was quick to dispel speculation about steelmakers making super profits.
"Some analysts have been a little carried away in their forecasts. We don't expect to see much benefit from these price rises this financial year."
Price rises for long products were driven by unprecedented rises in world scrap metal prices this year caused by spiralling demand in China, an analyst who asked not to be named said.
"The average scrap price for the last five years has been around $US110 [$150].
"Last December it was $US190 and more recently it had been above $US350."
Given power costs were about $US100 for each tonne of steel made from scrap, the scrap price surge effectively doubled production costs, the analyst said.
Last year when the Australian dollar spiked towards US80c a flood of cheap tube and bar imports came into the country.
Now those Asian steelmakers were paying more than $US300 a tonne for scrap, they could not afford to export at those earlier prices, the analyst said.
"There is no justification required for these price rises. Smorgon and OneSteel suffered price reduction and volume loss when the currency went against them.
"They are producing global commodities and should be pricing their production at world levels."
Mr Loveday said: "The scrap price has gone up around $200 a tonne. Before there is any prospect of us earning super profits, we have to get that $200 back."
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States of Postcoloniality/Palestine–Palestine
The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is rooted in the struggle against its settler colonial context [1], and is part of a wider network of anti-colonial resistance. [2] In this issue of FUSE, guest-edited by Nasrin Himada and Reena Katz, we highlight the shared structures and contemporary effects of settler colonialism brought to bear on communities in Palestine and on Turtle Island. As the Idle No More movement continues to thrive, it is clear that its goals are to undermine the numerous colonial policies and procedures that are crucial to the current operation of the Canadian state. [3] Similarly, Palestinians, in their struggle against the Israeli state since its inception in 1948, take aim at a colonial history that is not past but perniciously in the present. The Nakba persists in every second that passes. [4]
Palestine–Palestine is the fourth in the FUSE series States of Postcoloniality. Launched in the fall of 2011, the series has taken a distinctly artlike approach to cataloguing present symptoms of colonialism and the challenges mounted against them. The regionally themed issues (Egypt, Inuit Nunangat and Lithuania thus far) have mainly featured knowledge produced in and around the industry of contemporary art. But the thing that most squarely places the series within the universe of an artist's magazine is the editorial insistence on telling the truth but telling it slant. [5] Designed as a critical intervention into the contemporary art discourse in southern Canada, where most of our readers are located, the series has not addressed colonial realities in our immediate communities but looked elsewhere, hoping to be a part of collectively breaking the public fiction that Canada is not a settler state. In the process, we have also had the opportunity to articulate solidarity across disparate geographies and histories. With Palestine–Palestine, we affirm the necessity of understanding the commonalities and differences between the settler colonialism of Israel and Canada. As we worked on this issue, we began toying with the series name; post become post while coloniality stayed put. We are not in a post-colonial world, and we are not complicit with a history that forgets the ways in which colonial violence has shaped and formed our present. As Patrick Wolfe puts it, settler colonialism is a structure not an event. [6]
This issue of FUSE takes a precise position: that decolonization and autonomy are at the heart of the struggle for Palestine. We have avoided rehearsing redundant polemics, or outlining ready-made histories. With this collection of work, we offer up fresh forms of expression in the face of what's already been said about Palestine, its position in multiple imaginaries, its history/ies, its current state of affairs and the infinite possibilities for standing in solidarity with global uprisings. We do not propose "solutions to the conflict," but present projects that challenge the insidious structure of colonization from within cultural forms such as film, architecture, food and art.
Our title, Palestine–Palestine refuses the liberal discourse of equating Palestine and Israel as two equally functioning entities. It also refuses to frame Palestine as the counter to Israel, as its eternal Other. Palestine–Palestine liberates فلسطين from its colonial perpetrator, releasing it from the false dichotomy that masks the violence of settler colonialism with the language of "conflict" or "war." In thinking through Palestine–Palestine in conversation with anti-colonial movements across the world, we position it as an homage to the revolutionary struggles that began in the 1960s, in the Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. Palestinian revolutionaries, the Fidae'en, called for anti-imperial forms of struggle alongside the Third World International movements across continents in Africa, Asia and Latin America. There is no room within Palestine–Palestine for state-sanctioned forms of "peace-making" that are encapsulated by neoliberal ethics of position placing. There is no room for the referent war. This is occupation. And the struggle continues.
In this issue, we showcase the physical and literal formations of occupation that are compounded by material forces. Kamal AlJafari, Nishat Awan and Cressida Kocienski, and Kandis Friesen illustrate "politics in matter"[7] through the fields of cinema, architecture and visual mapping. Aljafari gives a poignant demonstration of cinema's role in the destruction of Jaffa, referencing the history of what he terms "cinematic occupation." Awan and Kocienski describe their recent experience working with the art and architecture collective and residency program, Decolonizing Architecture, on their Common Assembly project in the Abu Dis neighbourhood of Jerusalem. They engage the complicated terrain of art systems and cultural production within the context of occupation. Friesen offers up a precisely-wrought documentation of the many corporations involved in producing and maintaining the apartheid wall, fostering awareness of the global networked capital of the Israeli military industrial complex.
Palestine–Palestine circulates and unpacks perspectives critical of settler colonialism, proposing instead strategies for mobilizing against structures of occupation. Zainab Amadahy discusses her involvement in Palestine solidarity work in Toronto, the limits she faced in terms of Indigenous inclusion, and the continuity of shared struggle. Jodi Voice, the co-founder of Dallas-based 7th Generation Indigenous Visionaries, reflects on the group's 2009 visit to Palestine as part of the Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine. Haneen Maikey examines her work with Jerusalem-based alQaws, a group mobilized around sexual and gender diversity in Palestinian society.
This issue highlights the relationship between modes of cultural production and direct dissent, self-determination, and autonomy. Haitham Ennasr's analog proposal for a participatory video game hails readers as activators in a fractured, half-forgotten Palestinian folk tale. Mike Hoolboom's discussion of Nadim Mishlawi's haunting documentary, Sector Zero (2011) highlights how film can activate spectators, producing desire not just to receive, but to dynamically shift oppressive structures. Basil AlZeri discusses his use of food and performance as an investigation of power and resistance associated with gendered labour, cultural preservation and the pleasures of eating.
Over the months of production on this issue, we found ourselves putting many of the words and images we were working with in conversation with current events and movements. In November 2012, Palestine was voted in as non-member observer state in the UN and this year's World Social Forum focused on Palestine. We will be launching this issue into the 9th anniversary year of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), now in over 215 cities across the world. Rwayda (Rod) Al-Kamisi addresses the impulse behind IAW with an outline of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and its recent achievements. Etienne Turpin writes a timely review of Israeli architect Eyal Weizman's recent book, The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza (2011), which outlines the violence implicit in humanitarian interventions. The review addresses the significance of what Weizman terms, the "humanitarian paradox," "wherein humanitarian relief can simultan-eously increase political oppression." [8]
We are pleased to announce a number of exciting events, partnerships and developments alongside the release of Palestine–Palestine. FUSE staff and board of directors are proud to announce that we have officially endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. We're launching Palestine–Palestine during Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) Toronto, 1–8 March, with a presentation at their opening event on 1 March, and we'll be tabling at each event throughout the week. On 15 March, FUSE and IAW Toronto will co-present AlZeri's performance, The Mobile Kitchen Lab: beit Suad, as part of FADO's Emerging Artists Series, .sight.specific., curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados. The performance will take place at Xpace Cultural Centre. Finally, with this issue, we're pleased to announce two brand-new columns. From Richard William Hill, you can expect critical close readings of contemporary Indigenous art. Maiko Tanaka's column will consist of attentive assessments of the political economies of contemporary art as revealed and reproduced through specific discursive programming and events.
As we go to print, Israeli occupation forces are removing Palestinian and international solidarity protestors at the Canaan village camp, near Yatta in the West Bank. This symbolic village, erected to protest Israel's plans to expand nearby illegal settlements has now been razed twice in a week. Over 150 activists were attacked with wastewater, stun and tear gas grenades, then arrested. The Canaan village actions are aimed at illustrating local farmers' direct relationship to the land and its history, and the increasing dispossession they face by expanded settlement construction. Indigenous custodial rights form their demands, and the language with which they describe their struggle: "We declare that it is our natural right to develop, reclaim, improve, use, and live on all our lands free and without threats from occupiers/colonizers." [9]
— Nasrin Himada, Reena Katz and Gina Badger
This issue is dedicated to Mustafa Abu Ali (1940 – 2009),
prolific Palestinian documentary filmmaker,
and co-founder of the Palestine Film Unit.
[1] Colonialism and settler colonialism operate under different structures, processes and procedures but are driven by two principles—increase of labour production and to eliminate the native. However, settler colonialism is marked by its permanence, in the sense that it seeks its own future demise—to be permanently settled. See Lorenzo Veracini, "Introducing Settler Colonial Studies," in Settler Colonial Studies 1.1 (2011),1–12.
[2] Omar Jabary Salamanca, Mezna Qato, Kareem Rabie and Sobhi Samour write in "Past is Present: Settler Colonialism in Palestine: "As for other settler colonial movements, for Zionism, the control of land is a zero-sum contest fought against the indigenous population. The drive to control the maximum amount of land is at its centre." in Settler Colonial Studies 2.1 (2012), 1-8.
[3] Idle No More is a grassroots movement that began with four women, Nina Wilson, Sheelah Mclean, Sylvia McAdam and Jessica Gordon in December 2012. The movement asserts Indigenous sovereignty and aims to protect the lands and waters that are under threat with the passing of eight federal bills such as omnibus C-45. A bill proposed by the Canadian conservative government lead by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. C-45 aims to dissolve the sovereign powers First Nations have over their reserve land. This paves the way for the Canadian government to gain control over territory for resource extraction and exploitation.
[4] 15 May 1948 marks the Nakba for Palestinians, the Arabic term for catastrophe, the day the Israeli state was established. During the production of this issue Gaza was brutally attacked and bombed by what Israel termed, Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. See Eyal Weizman, "Short Cuts," London Review of Books (6 December 2012; online).
[5] Emily Dickinson, "Tell All the Truth," Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (1955).
[6] See Patrick Wolfe, "Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native," Journal of Genocide Studies, 8,4 (2006): 387-409.
[7] See Eyal Weizman, Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation (London; New York: Verso, 2007).
[9] "Call for participation in direct action: South West Bank Committee," press release (9 February 2013; online).
Image credit: Layering of magnified details from multiple drawings and photographs in Palestine–Palestine. By Reena Katz.


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Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn delivered vital fuel and supplies to Canadian navy ship HMCS Charlottetown April 29, the first
Long-term technical agreement includes integrity management, verification and classification services
Lloyd's Register EMEA has been awarded the global contract
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of its new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier "Jag Aditi". The vessel of about 80,700 dwt
CHARLOTTE, NC, May 2, 2011 – Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that it has finalized an agreement with CSX Corporation to reduce charter payments on three vessels leased from CSX.
Kleven Maritime has signed a new contract with Rem Offshore for delivery of one LNG powered offshore vessel. With this new contract, Kleven Maritime's order reserve
Strategic Marine has signed another repeat order with Western Australian company Bhagwan Marine to deliver two new vessels to service the WA's offshore oil and gas industry,
Rotterdam/Houston, May 2nd 2011 – VSTEP's NAUTIS Maritime Simulators will be featuring at selected client booths during the OTC2011 in Houston, Texas. These clients
In 2010, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) was awarded a project to deliver design and engineering services for
According to a report from SteelGuru, Great Eastern Shipping company has announced that the company took delivery of its new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier Jag Aditi.
According to a report from the Gulf Daily News, Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry)'s ship repair sales reached $40.154 million and 52 vessels were repaired during the first three months of 2011.
According to a report from Ebeling Heffernan, China Shipbuilding Industry Co. (CSIC), the country's northern shipbuilding giant, said its net profit last year rose 7.
According to a report from Today, a MediaCorp Press publication, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding reported a 14 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to 3.05 billion yuan
Almar by North River Boats Inc. of Roseburg, Ore. announced the recent delivery of a 30-ft by 10-ft Sounder / Fire Boat. This boat was built to NFPA 1925 standards
The U.S. Navy has released $1.2b for the construction of the 14th Virginia-class submarine, SSN-787, to General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Almar by North River Boats Inc. of Roseburg, Ore. announced the recent completion of the following three boats:
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The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) will be commissioned June 4, 2011, at the Alabama State Port Authority Pier 2 Terminal in a ceremony co-hosted by the City of Pensacola and the City of Mobile.
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Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's biggest shipbuilder, today reported first quarter net profit of KRW 903 billion, an increase of 21.16 percent year-on-year.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 11/14/2005
Publication Date: 6/14/2006
Citation: Salywon, A.M., Dierig, D.A. 2006. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in lesquerella fendleri (brassicaceae) and cross-species amplification. Molecular Ecology Notes. 6:382-384. Interpretive Summary: Previously no DNA markers existed for Lesquerella fendleri, a potential crop under development as a new industrial oilseed crop rich in hydroxy fatty acids. Therefore, we developed a set of 15 DNA markers, called microsatellite markers, for this species, that are now available to all plant researchers through a website called GenBank. The microsatellite markers can be used as a "DNA fingerprint" for either individual lesquerella plants or populations of plants. These molecular markers will be used by breeding programs in order to study genetic diversity within and among breeding lines. Furthermore, many of these microsatellite markers can be used to investigate related species of Lesquerella, several of which are listed as federally endangered species. The development of these mircrosatellite markers should help speed our efforts to bring this crop to market.
Technical Abstract: Fifteen novel microsatellite primer pairs are presented for Lesquerella fendleri, which were developed from seven dinucleotide, five trinucleotide and three tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA loci. These loci were characterized for 40 individuals from 24 populations throughout the species range. The number of alleles observed per locus ranged from 3 to 16 and the polymorphic information content ranged from 0.212 to 0.889. Cross-species tranferability tested on nine species of Lesquerella and one species of the related genus Physaria indicate that these primer paris may be useful for population genetic studies of other species in Lesquerella and possibly other closely related genera.


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Share YOUR #NeverStillLife on Instagram!
We asked Trust for Public Land fans to submit a favorite action shot in nature for our #NeverStillLife photo contest, and boy did you ever! There's still time to submit your own snapshot and enter to win one of the four GoPro cameras we have up for grabs. Simply follow our Instagram feed (trustforpublicland) and upload your photo using the hashtag #NeverStillLife in your comment to be entered into the contest.
For inspiration, we've collected a few of our favorite Instagram entries below.
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BELOW: Still bouncing after two hikes.
A good seat on the west coast of Skye.
Soaking in the view and enjoying the clouds while out in the field.
"Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing," Henry David Thoreau.
Never approach a glacier from below.
Skirting disaster, we conquered the mighty Skagit.
Crystal clear waters of the Dease River. Grayling and Bull Trout heaven.
Climbing Mt. Taranaki before dawn.
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How To Design A More Intuitive Home [Future Of Home Living]
The founder of Zonoff discusses how new creative solutions are delivering a more useful experience in the living space.
As part of our Future of Home Living Series, PSFK Labs reached out to experts to get their take on the changes we've identified that are driving the evolution of the home. We recently caught up with Mike Harris, Founder and CEO of Zonoff, Inc., which is committed to designing intuitive solutions that help homeowners. Read our chat with Mike below to learn more about how new design solutions are delivering a more intuitive experience in the home.
What are the big technology shifts that will change the way entertainment and information will be shared throughout the home? How far away are we from cutting the cord?
We're living in an exciting time with many smart devices coming to the market. The next big shift will be when we figure out a way for all of this fragmented technology to work together seamlessly in the home. Once the average person can control all of the various entertainment and technology systems in the house, a new smart home lifestyle will emerge.
In many ways, the cord has already been cut. Today's consumer expects the ability to control systems in the home from their smartphone and tablets. Owning the living room will become with next frontier. Big cable companies are fighting off threats from companies like Apple, Microsoft, Netflix and others that are creating new ways to deliver content into the home. We'll see this battle heat up as technology continues to improve.
With the explosion of sensor-embedded objects that have moved from simple wearables to products for the home, how does that impact our daily life and routines? What are the benefits of all that data?
Wearable computing is one of the most exciting emerging markets, and things like Google Glass, Fitbit, and Apple's focus on the space are familiarizing the mainstream consumer with the possibilities. At the same time, connected home products that use data to improve the ownership experience are also poised to hit the mainstream. What will have the most profound effect for consumers over the next 6-12 months are new technologies that connect all of the varying connected devices in the home into one cohesive system.
In the near future you won't be worried about which devices connect to what app; instead they'll all be part of one central system that automatically knows your preferences. For example, weather data can be used to automatically start manage your sprinkler system based on when and how much it is going to rain. Or the washing machine can be connected with the power company to only run during off-peak times when energy costs are the lowest. These are just a couple of examples of the profound effect smarter homes will have on both our lifestyle and our pocketbooks.
When technology becomes more anticipatory and responsive, how does that change our relationship to our homes? What is the balance between human input and HAL from 2001?
Technology that is smart enough to anticipate our needs is the next wave of innovation that will improve our relationships with our homes. Connected blinds that automatically lower themselves when you turn on the TV on a sunny day is just one simple example of the tangible lifestyle enhancements more anticipatory and responsive technology will have on our lives.
Of course there is a fine line that brands need to be aware of when using data to improve the connected home experience. We will never see human input completely disappear, however, and as consumers become more familiar with the benefits that connected technology can drive in the home, it will become an essential component of the experience.
What do you see as the next big trend(s) urban living and why is this important?
We see an overall trend of "doing more with less" that applies in particular to urban living. This means using less energy and resources, while also saving our most precious personal resource: time. In the past, kitchen and household appliances saved us time by automating tasks like cleaning a rug or washing dishes. Today, technology has developed to a point where a lot of other devices in our homes can be automated, which can save us even more time. Plus, these devices cost less, have convenient wireless connectivity, and run on batteries that can last a year or more.
When you combine these technological advances with the massive growth of mobile computing, you have a synergistic effect that opens up even more cost and time savings. Historically, we have had a "homepage" serve as our portal to the Web. But now, your home itself will have a homepage – or dashboard – that will give you immediate access and control to any device or subsystem in your home, whether you are physically there or a thousand miles away on a beach.
What are three things you'd put in your perfect home or apartment?
Today, you can start off small with a few devices and then add additional device as needed or desired. To get started, you need a hub or controller that can can talk to a wide variety of wireless protocols. Next, you should have a smart door lock from one of the reputable lock companies because these offer so many flexible benefits. For lighting and comfort, you should add wireless dimmer light switches, battery-powered window coverings and a couple motion sensors to trigger lights when people enter or leave the room. To help save money on your energy bills, add a smart thermostat that knows when to raise or lower the temperature based on your preferences.
To help keep tabs on kids, pets or others, add a few low-cost IP cameras around the home. Many TVs today come with the ability to be turned on and controlled via WiFi, which also opens up new opportunities. And finally, there are items called wall modules that can turn on or off those "not smart" items in your home. So in essence, your antique table lamp now becomes part of the connected home eco-system. Plus, these modules can sit between a power strip and your outlet to eliminate vampire power from a wide variety of consumer electronic items that still draw trickle power even though they may be switched off.
Beyond these basic items, there are currently over 1,500 products that are certified to be wireless compatible for the connected home. Depending on your particular interests or hobbies, you can get devices that will control or automate your hot tub, entertain your pets, monitor your lawn's moisture and a wide variety of other applications.
Thanks Mike!
PSFK has announced the latest in a series of trend reports. Following studies into retail, social media, gaming, work and mobile, the PSFK Labs consulting team have generated the Future of Home Living report. That report manifests as a free summary presentation, an in-depth downloadable PDF and an exhibition in New York City that runs to August 16.
RSVP below to take a tour of the exhibition at 101W15th.


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My family has lived and worked as ranchers, businessmen, statesmen, outdoors men, and taxpayers in Montana since the mid 1800s.
After carefully studying and considering each candidate's position on major issues within the state of Montana and how each man's leadership would affect myself and my family as citizens of this great state. I support Steve Bullock completely. He provides a calm, common sense approach to issues that my family cares about. I do not consider myself a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, but rather an individual that looks at the quality of the person running for office, not his party's platform, and in my opinion, Steve Bullock and his qualifications stands far above his opposition as to whom I want to see lead our great state. Steve Clevidence
Perhaps, before we start looking for new life on other worlds, we should stop killing life on this one first.
Robert is correct. Might I also add the fact that predators including wolves were also present during this time? I fully understand local frustrations amongst folks whos living depend on Elk or the livestock industry and sympathize with their problems. When a person looks at the present economy and the costs that figure into the equation for a out of state hunter to come to Montana to hunt,( Near $ 5,000 dollars for an 8 day hunt in some areas) one can see a huge reason why the out of state hunter numbers have dropped. There are a variety of reasons pointing to what is presently causing the decline of elk in the West fork, and all the reasons need to be weighed and considered equally. perhaps then we can find a workable solution to the problem that will benefit not only the working folks but also the wildlife in question.
What an Awesome article by Jayme Feary. I would imagine Mr. Roger Strobel's face is a bit red after reading this, and as it should be. Not to mention sooo many others that chose to walk away. The few who showed compassion, I hope the same returns to them three fold. Nice to know there are yet still caring people in the world today. I believe many folks who would ordinarily help out, choose to pass by because they feel uncomfortable and maybe a bit embarrassed. Thanks Jayme, I am sure you opened a few eyes, and perhaps hearts.
General Information as published in the Stevensville Star editorial Wednesday, Oct 26,2011. The EIS overview states: Predation by wolves is sometimes blamed for the recent decline in elk numbers, and wolf certainly kill many elk. However, MT FWP increased the number of antlerless elk permits in the mid 2000s because elk populations exceeded objectives. The editorial goes on with the findings: Mt FWP feels that the decline in elk numbers in the Bitterroot is likely primarily due to increased anterless harvests achieving a planned management reduction. Also the FWP felt that much of the decline in 2007 was due to nutritional stress caused by poor forage conditions in 2006 that may have caused poor calf survival. There is ongoing research looking into the physical health and nutrition of elk on the West Fork drainage. Results are pending. Elk are moving lower sooner, resulting in fewer hunting opportunities and inadequate over-wintering nutrition.But to blame wolves for all, or even most of the elk decline is simply untrue.
If areas are so decimated of elk and deer populations then why continue selling hunting tags for those areas? Oh, I forgot, its all about the money the tags bring in. While I personally am happy to have wolves back into our forests, I do believe that better management policies and coexistance amongst all species can be accomplished. Trapping, poisoning and out right shooting on sight polices are not the answer. As the general human population increases and moves into and uses the habitat of the wild creatures, further conflicts will continue. Independent research, non biased recommendations by all special interest groups as well as the general population should be done and considered equally before any state policy is put into affect. As a native Montanan I do not believe what has been done up to now by the state agencies has been considered on a non biased level. I know, I'm dreaming, its about working together for the benefit of all species, something humans can't seem to accomplish.


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Conan O'Brien Recreates Entire Episode From Mashup Of Fan Clips [Video]
The late night show host 'fansources' a show.
Conan O'Brien owes his nickname 'CoCo,' his Twitter handle, and current branding to his fans. After all, it was after his ousting from NBC and The Tonight Show that Mike Mitchell, a fan and designer, created the memorable 'I'm With CoCo' poster, which then quickly led to the adoption of the term by other fans, and ultimately, O'Brien himself.
It's only fitting, then, that O'Brien recently turned over control of his show to his fans. Fans were asked to recreate their favorite moment from a recent episode, and on January 31st, nearly 200 fan clips were stitched together to create Occupy Conan. Submissions included intricate cardboard cutouts that spelled out the opening credits, talking hand puppets that replaced Conan and guest Anne Hathaway, and an audience made out of clay. There were, of course, several hopeful comedians who impersonated the host, with Tina Fey even making a brief appearance as O'Brien.
The Occupy Conan microsite perhaps describes the resulting episode best: 'a bold, experimental, and potentially disorienting show.' While we didn't make it through the entire show, the format does point towards the future of TV (and largely, advertising): a two-way interaction between fans and content creators, rather than the one-dimensional 'push' that it is now. As the terms 'social' and 'engagement' continue to generate buzz, brands will more and more experiment with new ways of creating content and reaching consumers, just as Conan disrupted the typical TV show format with Occupy Conan.
Ironically, TBS won't allow us to embed the entire episode, but below are two clips we loved. Watch the full episode here.
Chris Waltner recreates the opening credits:
David Weller recreates Ron Burgandy announcing 'Anchorman 2:'


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Manager Martin Ling has stressed his Torquay side do not need to go gung-ho from the first minute against Cheltenham as they they look to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit.
The Gulls entertain Town on Thursday night in the second leg of their play-off semi-final looking to book a Wembley showdown against Crewe.
Ling told the club's official website: "It is important to have the home advantage. We are two-nil down but will have a crowd behind us, encouraging the team to go forward.
"I am asking the fans, the players and my staff for one more push. We will need to be all pushing together. Whatever the fans have been asked, they have come up with the answer.
"We also need to be careful we don't cut off our nose to spite our face and what I mean by that is we don't go kamikaze in the first five minutes. We have to put together a 90-minute game plan. Anyone who watched the Manchester City game last Sunday will realise you can score two goals very quickly.
"There is certainly enough time for us to turn the two-nil deficit into a positive result. We've still got 90 minutes to go and we're well set for what is needed. If it also needs extra-time, we're prepared for that as well. Were obviously second favourites but it is certainly not dead."


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A precise value for the neutron lifetime is required for several internal consistency tests of the SM including searches for right-handed currents and tests of the unitarity of the CKM mixing matrix. Measurements of neutron decay coefficients provide information on the vector and axial-vector coupling constants gv and ga. The neutron lifetime is also an essential parameter in the theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. As well as in determinations of the expected neutrino flux from nuclear reactors.
At present there is a 4 σ discrepancy between determinations of the neutron lifetime coming from UCN bottles when compared to those coming from neutron beam techniques. This discrepancy is not understood. Thus it is essential to resolve this disagreement, a goal that can best be accomplished through measurements using systematically different techniques. As beam-type experiments are limited by measurements of the neutron flux, and material bottle experiments are complicated by wall interactions, magnetic trapping techniques offer a powerful approach for both solving this discrepancy and improving the precision of the neutron lifetime.
This program is a collaborative effort between NIST and NC State. It is designed to measure the neutron beta-decay lifetime using a substantially new technique. Our method confines Ultra Cold Neutrons (UCN) within a three-dimensional magnetic trap. Cooling of the neutrons occurs within the conservative trap when 12 K neutrons (0.89 nm) down-scatter in superfluid 4He to near rest via single phonon emission (superthermal production). The UCN then interact only with the magnetic field via their magnetic moment and when the spin is anti-parallel to the magnetic field, they will seek to minimize their potential energy by moving towards low field regions. By cooling the trap to temperatures of approximately 100 mK, the population of UCN becomes thermally detached from the helium bath allowing accumulation of UCN. Neutron decay is detected by turning off the cold neutron beam and observing the scintillation light resulting from the beta-decay electrons. When an electron moves through liquid helium, it ionizes helium atoms along its track. These helium ions quickly recombine into metastable He*2 molecules. About 35 % of the initial electron energy goes into the production of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photons from singlet decays, corresponding to approximately 22 photons/keV. These EUV photons are frequency down-converted to blue photons using the organic fluor tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) coated onto a diffuse reflector surrounding the trapping region. This light is transported via non-imaging optics to room temperature and detected by two photomultiplier tube (PMT)s operating in coincidence. This unique trapping and detection method allows us to observe neutron decay events in situ, and therefore directly measure the decay curve.
There have been multiple stages in the development of this technique, most of which have involved successively larger prototype apparatus. Several years ago we completed construction of a significantly upgraded apparatus that was projected to reach a sensitivity competitive with the best measurements at that time. Data was collected from fall 2010 through spring 2011. Backgrounds were significantly higher than anticipated driving a significant effort devoted to pulse-shape discrimination. This was very successful, allowing us to reduce backgrounds by roughly 50%. Over the last several years, much work has been put into understanding the two dominate systematic effects, marginally trapped neutrons (neutrons that remain in the trap for long periods in spite of have a total energy above the trap depth) and absorption on helium-3. The former has necessitated the development of a detailed Monte Carlo that is proving useful to other collaborations, while the latter has pushed the capability of Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy (AMS) several orders of magnitude in sensitivity.
Data analysis is currently ongoing with preliminary results expected later this year. In parallel, we have constructed a new helium purifier to address helium contamination issues uncovered with AMS. The purifier has been commissioned and several test purification runs should allow us to demonstrate that our unique technique holds the potential to reach sensitivities significantly beyond what has currently been achieved by other techniques.
Figure: Lifetime corrected and background sbtracted data from 17 run pairs, showing the decay curve associated with the trap lifetime.


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The following articles are about the characters of Twin Peaks.
|Played by
|The FBI/DEA
|Special Agent Dale Cooper
|Investigates the murder of Laura Palmer using unorthodox methods, falls in love with Twin Peaks and all its rural life, fascinated with the paranormal. He practices Buddhism.
|Kyle MacLachlan
|Albert Rosenfield
|Abrasive forensics expert, whose façade hides a spiritual nature
|Miguel Ferrer
|Chester Desmond
|Investigates murder of Teresa Banks, mysteriously disappears
|Chris Isaak
|Sam Stanley
|Forensics specialist, assists Desmond in the investigation of Teresa Banks' murder
|Kiefer Sutherland
|Phillip Jeffries
|Long-lost FBI agent, who knows of the Lodges and their inhabitants
|David Bowie
|Roger Hardy
|Agent working for Internal Affairs who temporarily suspends Cooper from the FBI.
|Clarence Williams III
|Gordon Cole
|Stone-deaf Regional Bureau Chief, known to shout constantly
|David Lynch
|Dennis/Denise Bryson
|Transgender DEA agent who investigates drug allegations against Dale Cooper
|David Duchovny
|Tamara Preston
|Assigned by Cole to investigate a dossier concerning the town of Twin Peaks and determine who compiled it.
|Annie Wersching
|Sheriff's Department
|Sheriff Harry S. Truman
|Lover of Josie Packard and friend of Cooper. Helps him solve the Laura Palmer case.
|Michael Ontkean
|Deputy Andy Brennan
|Dorky deputy, lover of Lucy
|Harry Goaz
|Deputy Hawk, Tommy Hill
|Native American, expert tracker
|Michael Horse
|Lucy Moran
|Ditzy receptionist, on and off lover of Deputy Andy Brennan
|Kimmy Robertson
|Rarely-seen young, male assistant at the police station, possibly another deputy
|Ron Kirk
|Franklin Truman
|Former sheriff of Twin Peaks. Older brother of Harry S. Truman.
|Robert Forster (rumored)
|Palmer family
|Laura Palmer
|Murder victim and the center of the story, linked to almost everyone in Twin Peaks
|Sheryl Lee
|Leland Palmer
|Laura's father, known for his compulsive singing and dancing, lawyer
|Ray Wise
|Sarah Palmer
|Laura's psychic mother
|Grace Zabriskie
|Maddy Ferguson
|Laura's identical-looking cousin
|Sheryl Lee
|Hayward family
|Doctor William Hayward
|Doctor of Twin Peaks, assists on the autopsy of Laura Palmer
|Warren Frost
|Eileen Hayward
|Doctor Hayward's wheelchair-using wife
|Mary Jo Deschanel
|Donna Hayward
|Laura's best friend, lover of James Hurley
|Lara Flynn Boyle/Moira Kelly
|Harriet Hayward
|Donna's younger sister
|Jessica Wallenfels
|Gersten Hayward
|Donna's youngest sister
|Alicia Witt
|Horne family
|Benjamin Horne
|Wealthy businessman, owns Great Northern Hotel, Horne's Department Store and a brothel on the Canadian border
|Richard Beymer
|Jerry Horne
|Ben's playboy brother and business partner
|David Patrick Kelly
|Sylvia Horne
|Ben's constantly-angry wife
|Jan D'Arcy
|Audrey Horne
|Ben's sultry teenage daughter
|Sherilyn Fenn
|Johnny Horne
|Ben's mentally handicapped son, tutored by Laura
|Robert Davenport/ Robert Bauer
|Packard/Martell Family
|Josie Packard
|Widowed sawmill owner with a dark past, lover of Sheriff Truman, tutored by Laura
|Joan Chen
|Andrew Packard
|Late owner of the Packard Sawmill and husband of Josie
|Dan O'Herlihy
|Catherine Martell
|Sister of Andrew, schemes with secret lover Ben Horne to burn down the sawmill
|Piper Laurie
|Pete Martell
|Long-suffering husband of Catherine, fishing and chess enthusiast, found Laura's body
|Jack Nance
|Briggs family
|Major Garland Briggs
|Intelligent and gifted Air Force officer involved in Project Blue Book, deep-space monitoring, and the woods surrounding Twin Peaks
|Don S. Davis
|Betty Briggs
|Unassuming, loving wife and mother
|Charlotte Stewart
|Bobby Briggs
|Rebellious teenager, captain of the football team, boyfriend of Laura Palmer, secret lover of Shelly Johnson
|Dana Ashbrook
|Hurley/Jennings triangle
|Big Ed Hurley
|Owner of Big Ed's Gas Farm, secret lover of Norma Jennings
|Everett McGill
|Nadine Hurley
|Ed's one-eyed, super-strong, curtain drape-obsessed wife
|Wendy Robie
|James Hurley
|Ed's nephew, secret lover of Laura Palmer, later lover of Donna Hayward
|James Marshall
|Norma Jennings
|Double-R Diner owner, lover of Big Ed Hurley, organizer of Meals on Wheels with Laura
|Peggy Lipton
|Hank Jennings
|Norma's husband, criminal on parole, conspirator with Josie Packard
|Chris Mulkey
|Vivian Niles
|Norma's mother, doesn't get along with Norma
|Jane Greer
|Ernie Niles
|Vivian's new husband, did time with Hank
|James Booth
|Annie Blackburn
|Younger sister of Norma, an ex-nun with a troubled past
|Heather Graham
|The Johnsons
|Leo Johnson
|Brutish trucker and drug-runner, had a sexual relationship with Laura Palmer
|Eric Da Re
|Shelly Johnson
|Abused young wife of Leo, waitress at Norma's diner, secret lover of Bobby Briggs
|Mädchen Amick
|One-Eyed Jack's/ Renault family
|Jacques Renault
|Canadian croupier, drug-runner, and bartender at the Roadhouse. Had sexual relationship with Laura Palmer
|Walter Olkewicz
|Bernard Renault
|Youngest Renault brother, mules drugs over the border
|Clay Wilcox
|Jean Renault
|Oldest and most dangerous Renault brother, veteran criminal, insurance agent.
|Michael Parks
|Blackie O'Reilly
|The madame of One-Eyed Jack's
|Victoria Catlin
|Nancy O'Reilly
|Blackie's sister, lover of Jean Renault
|Galyn Gorg
|Other locals
|Ronette Pulaski
|Former employee of Horne's Department Store and One-Eyed Jack's, was with Laura the night she died
|Phoebe Augustine
|Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
|Eccentric former psychiatrist of Laura with an obsession for Hawaii
|Russ Tamblyn
|Robert Jacoby
|Longtime editor of the Twin Peaks Gazette until his death in 1986.
|Russ Tamblyn
|Mike Nelson
|Bobby's best friend, high school wrestling champ, ex-boyfriend of Donna.
|Gary Hershberger
| Margaret Lanterman
a.k.a. "The Log Lady")
|Mystic, widow who divines through a log she carries with her everywhere
|Catherine E. Coulson
|Harold Smith
|Agoraphobic horticulturist, Laura's Meals on Wheels friend
|Lenny Von Dohlen
|Emory Battis
|Store manager of Horne's Department Store, recruits girls from the perfume counter to work at One-Eyed Jack's
|Dan Amendola
|Dick Tremayne
|Pretentious employee of Men's Department at Horne's, ex-lover of Lucy
|Ian Buchanan
|The Elderly Room Service Waiter
|Elderly bellhop at the Great Northern with a link to the Lodges and the Giant in particular
|Hank Worden
|Randy St. Croix
|Employee of the Great Northern hotel
|Ron Blair
|Roadhouse Singer
|Angelic singer at the Roadhouse, known for her dream-like voice
|Julee Cruise
|Mayor Dwayne Milford
|Long-time mayor of Twin Peaks, has an ongoing feud with his brother Dougie
|John Boylan
|Dougie Milford
|Air Force officer, assigned specifically to UFO investigations. Later publisher of the Twin Peaks Gazette local newspaper, known to marry often
|Tony Jay
|Lana Budding Milford
|Seductive fiancée of Dwayne, and widow of Dougie, known to charm almost any man that's around her
|Robyn Lively
|Clinton Sternwood
|The judge in Twin Peaks
|Royal Dano
|Sternwood's law clerk
|Claire Stansfield
|Evelyn Marsh
|Rich woman who James Hurley runs into, and who is beaten by her husband
|Annette McCarthy
|Jeffrey Marsh
|Evelyn's wife-beating husband
|Malcolm Sloan
|The Marsh family driver
|Nicholas Love
|Thomas Eckhardt
|Former business partner of Andrew Packard, obsessively in love with Josie Packard
|David Warner
|Thomas Eckhardt's assistant
|Brenda Strong
|Teresa Banks
|First victim, found almost exactly one year before the murder of Laura Palmer
|Pamela Gidley
|Windom Earle
|Psychotic but brilliant ex-partner of Cooper, desires the powers of the Lodges
|Kenneth Welsh
|Preston King
|Canadian police officer involved with Jean Renault's drug trafficking
|Gavan O'Herlihy
|John Justice Wheeler
|Friend of Ben Horne and later falls in love with Audrey Horne
|Billy Zane
|Colonel Calvin Reilly
|United States Air Force officer assigned to investigate the disappearance of Major Briggs.
|Tony Burton
|Lodge Inhabitants
|The Man from Another Place
|Enigmatic dwarf, inhabitant of the Red Room.
|Michael J. Anderson
|Spirit, former associate and now opponent of BOB, inhabits shoe salesman Phillip Gerard, "The One-Armed Man"
|Al Strobel
|Killer BOB
|Malevolent spirit, haunts the woods and inhabits humans, killer of Laura.
|Frank Silva
|The Giant
|A supernatural giant who appears at key moments and provides Cooper with cryptic clues.
|Carel Struycken
|Mrs. Tremond/Chalfont
|Link to the Lodges and intentions unclear
|Frances Bay
|Little Boy
|Mrs Tremond/Chalfont's grandson, link to the Lodges and intentions unclear
|Austin Jack Lynch/ Jonathan J. Leppell
Creation of BOB
Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. One day, when he was moving furniture in Laura Palmer's bedroom, a woman remarked to Silva not to get locked in the (Laura Palmer's) room. The image of Silva trapped in the room sparked something in Lynch, who then asked Silva if he was an actor. Silva replied "Yes", and Lynch told him that he had a part in mind for him on the series. Silva accepted, and Lynch shot footage of him behind Laura's bed with no real idea of what he would do with it.
When Lynch shot the scene of Sarah Palmer's frightening vision, Silva's reflection was accidentally caught in the footage. Silva can be seen in the mirror behind Sarah Palmer's head. Lynch was made aware of this accident, but decided to keep Silva in the scene.
MIKE, the One-Armed Man
MIKE's appearance in the pilot episode was only originally intended to be a "kind of homage to The Fugitive. The only thing he was gonna do was be in this elevator and walk out." However, when Lynch wrote the "Fire walk with me" speech, he imagined MIKE saying it in the basement of the Twin Peaks hospital – a scene that would appear in an alternative version of the pilot episode, and surface later in Agent Cooper's dream sequence. MIKE's full name, Phillip Michael Gerard, is also a reference to Lieutenant Philip Gerard, a character in The Fugitive.
The Man from Another Place
Lynch met Michael J. Anderson in 1987. After seeing him in a short film, Lynch wanted to cast the actor in the title role in Ronnie Rocket, but that project failed to get made. While editing the alternate ending of the foreign version of the pilot episode, an idea occurred to Lynch on his way home one day: "I was leaning against a car — the front of me was leaning against this very warm car. My hands were on the roof and the metal was very hot. The Red Room scene leapt into my mind. 'Little Mike' was there, and he was speaking backwards... For the rest of the night I thought only about The Red Room."
Laura Palmer
To save on money, Lynch intended to cast a local girl from Seattle "just to play a dead girl". The local girl ended up being Sheryl Lee. "But no one — not Mark, me, anyone — had any idea that she could act, or that she was going to be so powerful just being dead." Indeed, the image of Lee wrapped in plastic became one of the show's most enduring and memorable images. And then, while Lynch shot the home movie that James takes of Donna and Laura, he realized that Lee had something special. "She did do another scene — the video with Donna on the picnic — and it was that scene that did it." As a result, Sheryl Lee became a semi-regular addition to the cast, appearing in flashbacks as Laura, and becoming a recurring character—Maddy, Laura's cousin who also becomes another victim of BOB.


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I think it looks good. I can see people buying it if priced correctly
SpaceStockFootage said
Bring back the inaccurate but mildly reassuring review progress bars I say. No need for threads!
SpaceStockFootage said
A big thing for me is the ability to add new scenes and extend existing scenes. Extending scenes is relatively simple, but it can be a bit of a pain if you've got pre-comps within pre-comps within pre-comps. And adding new scenes can also be a bit of a pain as it's usually not so easy as just duplicating a comp in the project panel. Once again, if you've got pre-comps within pre-comps then you need to duplicate all of the comps within the comps and make sure you replace the old ones correctly with the new ones. Maybe just a separate folder filled with a dozen or so 'blank template' scenes.
Rather than duplicating pre-comp after pre-comp manually, you can just use the "True Comp Duplicator"
aron66 said
So you only just woke up?
Having a standard 8-4 Job, I wake up at 7am
Artem200800 said
very poor sales (
What sales?
This is all very confusing. So how do other stock websites work then?
Cool I'm taking a break from games for now, but should be back in a couple of months. Love playing competitivehttp://steamcommunity.com/id/VaynhTM
Any CSGO players?
Can somebody take a screenshot?


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This is the first well done tattoo that Harry has. For that, I say Bravo.
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Lansdowne – Showering with beauty throughout the year
Lansdowne is one of the quietest hill stations of India and is popular since Britishers came to India. Lansdowne is well connected by motorable roads but remote in its own way. Perched at an elevation of 1,700mts above sea level, Lansdowne is surrounded with thick oak and pine forests. Lansdowne is a Cantonment area and therefore there are limited hotels at this place. Located 40kms from Kotdwar, Lansdowne is situated in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand state.
Unspoiled nature, bracing air and a magnificent view of the snow covered peaks inspire peace and tranquility. Lansdowne is an ideal location for eco-tourism. A salubrious, fresh and invigorating environment makes Lansdowne a preferred destination to relax and it is a truly rejuvenating experience. On Nov 5, 1887, the first battalion of Garhwal Rifles migrated from Almora to Lansdowne. Since the regiment was shifted from Almora, so Kumaoni culture was inherited with the soldiers of Garhwal Rifles in their life-style and food habits as well.
Like other hill stations of Garhwal, the temperature is pleasant here in the summer months and offers visitors with ample opportunities to enjoy the gifts of nature. However, winter months can be severe cold with snowfall throughout and temperature can go below sub-zero levels in these months.
Places to Visit
Tarkeshwar Mahadev: This place is best known for the temple Tarkeshwar Mahadev dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is an ideal place for those who wish to seek solace in the lap of nature. It is surrounded by thick forests of deodar and pine. It is located 38kms from Lansdowne at an altitude of 1,800mts above sea level.
The Garhwal Rifles Regimental War Memorial: The War memorial at Lansdowne was unveiled on a suitable vantage point on the Armistic Day 11 Nov 1923 by his Excellency Lord Rawlinson of Trent, the then Commander in Chief of India. Located at the Parade Ground is a major attraction which attracts tourists from all over the India and the world.
Kanvashram: Situated 14kms from Lansdowne has a great legend to say. According to Hindu mythology, Sakuntala and the king of Hastinapur gave birth to a son called Bharat after whom the name of the country 'Bharat Varsha' is given.
Jwalpa Devi: Situated 47kms from Lansdowne, Jwalpa Devi Temple is an important religious place located on the Pauri-Kotdwar Road. The temple holds immense importance amongst regional people.
St. Marry's Church: Construction of St. Marry's Church began in 1895 by Colonel AHB Hume of Royal Engineers and was completed in 1896. St Marry's Church fell into disuse after 1947 and gradually began deteriorate. The building has now been restored by Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre with additional facilities of relevant pre independence photographs and audio visual display of Regimental history.
St. John's Church: On the Mall, the Roman Catholic Church (now St. John's Church) situated just above the road on the spur below the Forest bungalow was completed in 1934. It reopened on Nov 29, 1980. From then, St. John's Church became the only Church of worship in Lansdowne and continues till date.
Bhulla Tal: Bhulla means "younger brother" in Garhwali and is dedicated to the young Garhwali youth of the Garhwal Rifles who contribute their services day and night in its construction without any Government funds. The boating facilities are also available and the areas around the lakes formed by the dams have been beautified. A children park, bamboo machan and fountains have been erected as part of entertainment and beatification of pristine surroundings.
Tip-In-Top: Tip-in-Top is a popular vantage point amongst the tourists visiting Lansdowne. It is on the ridge close to St. Mary's Church. One can plan a trek on the bright sunny day to feel the glorious view of the Himalayas which is unforgettably enchanting.
Durga Devi Temple: Dedicated to Goddess Durga, this temple is located 18kms from Kotdwar and is highly revered by the locals. The temple is situated on the bank of river Khoh. The temple itself is inside a cave.
How to Reach
By Air: The nearest airport to Kotdwar is Jolly Grant situated about 149kms from Lansdowne. Taxis are available from Kotdwar to Lansdowne.
By Rail: The nearest railhead to Lansdowne is situated 41kms away at Kotdwar. Taxis are easily available from Kotdwar to Lansdowne. You can take the taxi either on sharing basis or you can hire the complete cab.
By Road: Lansdowne is well connected by motorable roads with important destinations of north India. Lansdowne is situated 255kms from Delhi, and 41kms from Kotdwar.


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1. kilari (Posts: 49; Member since: 28 Oct 2009)
I hope Android finally puts the iphone out of my misery.
3. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
i know right!! and you did not deserve a negative for your comment. it seems like when ever i say one bad thing about at&t or the iphone or even me commenting in general i get a -1. why is that people?
2. Hosier41 (Posts: 6; Member since: 07 Jan 2009)
Aren't they making to big of a deal over this stupid phone.
4. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
5. jporterweb (Posts: 25; Member since: 17 Jan 2009)
Ummm... no. Android really is going to be where the battle is. The iPhone has no hope right now of keeping its share up, and with VZW backing Android, the iPhone(at least in the US) is honestly going to be threatened for the first time in its existence. So seeing all the stuff about the iPhone, this is mild in comparison and could just be the thing that finally removes Apple's grip on peoples mind.
6. Illyich (Posts: 167; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
I disagree. At least for the forseeable future, the iPhone is still going to have stellar sales. The droid certainly looks better -- I'd rather use one of those (and for the record, my Nokia 6085 is just fine for me). However, when it comes down to actual sales, the iPhone is still going to be a huge ticket item no matter what other phone comes along. Apple's marketing is just too good.
7. Hosier41 (Posts: 6; Member since: 07 Jan 2009)
The iphone was not threatened when the first android phone came out the G1. What is so different now?
8. dubracer223 (Posts: 46; Member since: 16 Mar 2009)
this is not the same o.s. as the g1. the new o.s. supports 2 processors for starters..eclairs are sweeter than cupcakes
9. dubracer223 (Posts: 46; Member since: 16 Mar 2009)
i agree...it will take some time to take a bite outta the iphones market but this is truly the 1st time a realistic competitor has come to do serious battle.


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I thought it was a good paper!! Listening was probably the hardest :)
My review on every section
Listening - Hard as it always is... I'm NEVER good at it
Léamhthuiscint - Grand... very easy
Grammar - Yes... extremely easy
Scéal - Mmmm alright... fairly easy
Unseen prose - Alright... quite easy
Studied prose - Tricky... but I managed it (I put Duine sprionlaithe)
Unseen poetry - Very hard... the hardest out of the paper imo
Studied poetry - Very easy... my theme for my poem was bang on there
Letter - Easy as it always is
Overall, Irish wasn't bad.
Quite easy except the unperscribed poetry and story
Ah it was grand, the unseen poetry was a mess though
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#1 Jun 1, 2010
Obama has not done any of those things. You are a brainwashed idiot.
What right of yours has he taken away??? You are still able to get on here and shoot your mouth off, no matter how ingnorant you are.
We need national health care.
#2 Jun 1, 2010
I wrote the book on nationalizing healthcare and it's just the first step toward advanced Socialism and eventually Communism. Yes Kathleen we need for the government to control everything in our lives. Americans are too stupid to have free enterprise.
Government should take over healthcare and hospitals. Private groups should not be allowed to control hospitals or clinics. The government should be in charge. Doctors and nurses should work for the government at fixed wages. Drug companies should not be owned by corporations, stockholders or private companies. They should be run by the government.
We the people should make our appointments to see a doctor many months in advance like they have to do in Canada, not knowing what doctor or where we will have to go to see him or her. If there is an emergency like a car crash we are involved in and we are taken to a hospital we may only see a doctor for a few minutes at most since they will have many patients to see. Let's hope the nurses and practitioners who tend to our injuries know what they are doing! Good luck!
#3 Jun 2, 2010
It would not be right to debate someone thats blind to what their surroundings are.
#4 Jun 2, 2010
Obama's mother was a Communist sympathizer and protester in Hawaii when she was a student at the University there. Obama has stated that he intends to redistribute the wealth in this country which means he will take from those that have worked hard and been successful and give to those that have not. That is one of the main concepts of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto. Obama's goal of destroying or severely limiting free enterprise and establishing government control of services and businesses (example: healthcare) is also a benchmark of Communism.
Obama keeps saying he doesn't like labels so I'm sure he doesn't want to be called a Communist but if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and swims like a duck it probably is a duck.
#5 Jun 2, 2010
I agree with Brice Springsteen.
#6 Jul 5, 2010
Where do you think bamas money tree is located? Or should I say tree's. My wallet your wallet? Maybe its area 57?
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#7 Jul 5, 2010
You all see my pic right??? My BEST advisor is Confucius. Confucius say; my biggest enemy is dumb behind the times hillbilly in-bred rednecks. Confucius right.
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#8 Jul 5, 2010
AND Bruce Springsteen SUCKS!
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#9 Jul 5, 2010
Hope it's no relation my broth'a!!!!!!!
#10 Jul 5, 2010
why are you guys hating on a president so much? "OUR" president has done nothing wrong to any of you yet. you people are nothing but a bunch of racist white people who think blacks are lazy and useless. you finally got a black man in office and you people cant stand it. im loving watching all this hatred come from you people. it is hilarious. go to your klan meetings in the woods and let the rest of society go on. we are better off without you idiots! and obama let me still have the right to say that! he has taken nothing away from me. in fact he is about to give us all something. its called HEALTHCARE!!! get over it.
#11 Jul 6, 2010
First of all YOUR comment is as racist as any of the ones preceding it. YOU pulled the RACE Card. No one has said a thing about Obama's race other than someone who pointed out correctly that he is 63% white. Another racist comment made by YOU is that Obama is going to "GIVE" us Healthcare. I have heard many, many black people say Obama is going to "GIVE" them something. GET OVER IT--THERE ARE NO GIFTS. Someone has to pay.
As a result of Obama and Congress' wild spending American taxpayers are facing the biggest tax hike in American history. IT MEANS BIGGER TAXES FOR WORKING PEOPLE.
That Healthcare that you mentioned is going to run the national debt deep into the TRILLIONS of dollars. AND it's still not going to be "free" because you will still have copay (remember it's insurance and all insurance requires copay). There will be other costs associated with Obamacare that have not yet been determined BUT TRUST ME --- IT WON"T BE FREE---IT'S GOING TO COST!
I'm like MOST Americans who believe that Obama is a Socialist who desires to twist the Constitution away from individual rights and free enterprise into government control of business and services.
Obama's Heathcare is a Social Medicine program designed to remove the profit motive from Medical professionals, hospitals and insurance providers. In the Social medicine program in Canada (for example) there are fewer doctors, nurses and health professionals. People have to apply to see a doctor up to a week before seeing one. You can't chose your own doctor the government tells you which one you must see. In some cases the doctor you see in Canada isn't even in the same town you live in.
#12 Jul 6, 2010
I am not talking about race at all. Look at Jimmy Carter he was white but he was the worst president we have ever had. Until Obama that is, He has taken over jimmy's peanut factory position. The problem is he is just spending too much money. I know he inherited some deficit but he has tripled or quadrupled it in less than 2 years. Have you ever been to any other country where their currency has deflated. All you have to do is look at Greece's economy and you will understand. Take one of your 100.00 bills and drop a zero off of it. Thats where were heading and I for one really dont want that to happen to our great nation.
#13 Jul 6, 2010
i cant believe what i am hearing! i did not hear one word about former president bush spending so much money! you people really have no idea what you are talking about. do you know what it feels like to be judged based solely on the color of your skin? no you dont. blacks cant walk around a nice store without people keeping their eyes on them. when blacks get a nice car what is the first thing that pops into you peoples heads? im so sick and tired of hearing white people complain about black people. first of all who were the slaves? thats right. the black people. and even today blacks are treated like slaves. the black community has been held down for too long and now that we have a black president you hollar about his spending. you hollar about him being socialist. you hollar about him being muslim and not even being born here! get a grip on yourselves! do you realize how foolish you really sound? the man is our president and you white people need to deal with it. did bush rush to help the katrina victims? nope. and did ya'll cry about that? nope! finally a president who will look out for his own people! and it drives ya'll crazy! and i like to say president obama! it just makes ya'll even madder! obama 2012 get ready! you got 6 more years of this "radical socialist communist" as ya'll like to call him! the chickens are coming home to roost!!!
#14 Jul 6, 2010
> > > By Patrick J. Buchanan
> > >
> > > Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation.. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.... This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these:
> > >
> > > First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American.
> > > Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks.
> > > We hear the grievances.
> > > Where is the gratitude??
> > >
> > > Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona ? And Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids...? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent?
> > >
> > > Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself?
> > >
> > > As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time?
> > >
> > > Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse?
> > >
> > > We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.
> > > Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago.
#15 Jul 7, 2010
Obama 2012 please get a hold of your self. I get so tired of people pulling out the race card. No one said anything about it until you had to open your big mouth. Obama is black and white but that is not why I dislike him so much. He is trying to take away a lot from America. Perhaps you are a Muslim. Is that why you like him so much? If you were a true American then you might understand. All you seem to want is more $$$$$ that you are probably not working for. Or maybe you are working for $$$$$ and you just want healthcare. Hey I want healthcare to but not at the cost it is going to be at. Please give up the race card and look beyond that. Everyone on here has given facts but you are giving your opinion on the race. You make me want to hate black people because all I hear is we were slaves. Just for your information slavery is over and has been. You make your self a slave when you keep bringing it up. You did not have to endure what true slavery was about so be Thankful. By the way slavery has been around for a long time and there is still slavery going on today. Just a different kind. Once again get over it because I am TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT.
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#16 Jul 7, 2010
I too am tired of all the misconceptions; President Obama was born in Hawaii. He is 63% white, 37% black. He is a practicing CHRISTIAN, NOT muslim or associated with islam or allah. Blacks were persecuted as slaves in Africa FIRST, and sold to american southern white plantation owners and "businessmen" whose mentality condoned human ownership and slavery which INCLUDED WHITES, who were, incidentally, enslaved in america, BEFORE blacks. Slavery,(OWNERSHIP), of humans has been abolished, but slavery itself DOES still exist, primarily in the southern states, where company managers "think" they own the employees and therefore treat them like slaves, black and white alike. AND WHAT has President Obama taken away from the people? He is more FOR the people than any President in history!
#17 Jul 7, 2010
Well stated!
#18 Jul 7, 2010
Just because its reported that he's a Christian doesn't mean thats what he really is. Just because you stand in a garage that doesn't make you a car. American's would flip is he was "outted" as a practicing muslim. Can you say "conflict of interest?" None of us actally know what's in his heart, or mind. He stepped into a pile when he was elected to office; but he hasn't done anything any better than any past president and that's the truth. Black, white, red or green-it doesn't make him special, he's still a man, still a politician, just like the rest of those blood suckers in Washington.
#19 Jul 7, 2010
Every day I get calls from people who have lost their jobs, now, in the present. Who says anything is getting better, in my personal experience, all I see is worse, worse, worse, more getting laid off, no one going back to work.........
In my entire life, I have never seen it so bad, and I am old.
#20 Jul 8, 2010
We need a patriot with a good aim. Just one.
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The Nationalist Party had contradicted itself in its promises to patients whose medicines were out of stock in government dispensaries, a sure sign that the PN was in electoral panic, Joseph Muscat said today.
Speaking a taht it-tinda event in Birkirkara, the Labour leader said the PN had initially promised that when the patients bought their medicines from private pharmacies, they would be refunded the cost price. But this morning Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said patients would not pay anything as the government would pay an established price to pharmacists.
Yet in the past hours, PN deputy leader Simon Busuttil had again said that patients would pay the equivalent of the cost price for the medicines, Dr Muscat said.
All this reflected panic in the PN ranks, and it was evidence that the PN electoral programme was not well thought out.
Replying to a number of questions, Dr Muscat reiterated Labour's promise to give policemen the right to join the trade unions of their choice, although they would not have the right to strike. Policemen would be taxed only 15% on their extra duties and those who were injured or died while on duty would receive their full pension.
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