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When I signed off my last blog post saying "the adventures are just beginning", I had no idea just how quickly that would prove to be an understatement. I set off on Wednesday morning bright and early at first light (6am), hoping to dodge the worst of the Cairo traffic. Stressed as ever at the prospect of the ride ahead, Donkey persuaded me to splash out a tenner on a cab to lead us all the way across the city to the Western Desert road, as without GPS and with very poor signage across the city, it seemed likely we would never get out this century unless we outsourced the mapreading. This proved to be a good strategy but nevertheless the ride required one and a half hours of wide-eyed riding with more than the occasional blast of the Suzi's horn.
Eventually though we escaped the city limits and soon enough, the traffic petered out to a much calmer, thinner stream of vehicles heading to the Oasis. It was to be a 200 mile ride to arrive at the first oasis (Bahariya), and in my naivety I had imagined that I could stop off within the first 30minutes somewhere to have a coffee and a spot of breakfast. Alas, silly Claire, it turns out that a desert is called that because it is pretty much, well, deserted, so any hope of a roadside caff was completely misplaced. Worse still, it soon became clear that there was also no-where to answer nature's call when the need arose, not even a rock to hide behind. There was simply one black ribbon of asphalt heading southwest and a whole lot of sand. I really didn't want to just stop right there on the roadside either to stretch my legs or attend to any other matters, not least because drawing attention to myself as a lone, single, female biker on this remote stretch of road really didn't appeal. Regrettably however, in time there was no choice and I had to stop. Within minutes of stopping, a white pick-up truck with two men in pulled up next to me. One of the men leapt out, came over to me, stood closer than I felt was really comfortable and started asking me where I was from. Something about the look on the man's face told me this wasn't a good situation, I felt threatened in the pit of my stomach and knew it'd be best to get out of there. So, while he made some gestures to suggest that he'd like my mobile number so that we could make like 2 index fingers lying against each other (no imagination required there), I concentrated on saying "no", getting my helmet on, swinging my leg over the bike and getting the hell out of there. Problem is of course, on a road that only has one destination, I knew these drivers would catch up with me soon, and with 100 miles to go before we got there and very little traffic on the road, this might be trouble. Sure enough, within a few minutes they caught up with me and overtook me. I hoped that would be the end of it, but instead of continuing at a good pace, they gradually started to slow down from 90kph they had been doing down to 80, then 70, forcing me to slow down too. I didn't like the feel of this. "Come on Suzi, work your magic", I said to the bike as we roared past the now gesticulating and protesting men in the pickup and raced down the road.
This was not a great feeling. I had quite a few more miles to go til I arrived at Bahariya and more to the point, I needed to answer nature's call. The only thing for it was to blast as quickly and safely as possible down the road, get as much distance as possible in from the pickup truck and hope to find a rock to crouch behind. Unfortunately a rock did not appear so when I could wait no longer, I had to stop the bike, run to the side of the road, check nothing was coming, do my stuff while all the time obsessively switching my still helmeted-head left to right like a demented owl, watching out for any sign of an oncoming vehicle, then dash back to the bike and blast off again down the road. My heart was thumping and I dreaded seeing that pickup again, but fortunately I made it to Bahariya without further incident.
The oasis itself was not quite the Paul Coelho inspired dream that I'd been hoping for, it was just like any other small town that just happened to be in a desert. That wasn't a problem though - at this point, I was shattered after the very early morning and 7 hours of nonstop riding in the heat. Bahariya itself was surprisingly devoid of tourists - I'd hoped to find a cheerful bunch of backpackers or something but even the Lonely Planet's recommended lunchstop, misleadingly called "Popular Restaurant", turned out to be empty. Bit of a shame as I would have loved to chat with some other people and laugh off the day's experiences, but it wasn't to be.
Next day, I filled up with petrol and headed off on the 100 mile stretch to the next oasis, Farafra. I was still being very careful about my stops but this time, trouble came while I was still riding my bike. A truck with a cab full of young men provided me with this day's hideous game of cat and mouse as they kept pulling up next to me doing 70kph or so, leering and heckling, shouting words in arabic and gesturing that they would like to take a photo. I would shake my head firmly and with no-where to go apart from straight on, would just pin it down the road. Why they thought I would ever stop on this deserted road for a cab full of truckers I don't know, but I wasn't about to be inimidated and give in, even if I was terrified. Eventually I arrived at Farafra, easily found the hotel I was looking for and checked in. Again I was disappointed to find that the hotel was a ghost-town as I was the only guest. Deciding to head off into town to see if there were any souls about, I set off on Suzi but within minutes slid in a surprisingly treacherous mudheap and hit the deck. It was very slow speed and a very kind passerby helped me pick her up, but I was shaken all the same and worried about any damage I might have done. On investigation it turned out there were no tourists to be found in town, so I returned to the hotel and passed out on the bed.
A few hours later I woke up scratching my arm, only to find that a mosquito had helped himself and bitten me about 30 times over my arm, foot and face. Feeling rough, I headed out of my room and came across - shock of shocks - another tourist! While I had been asleep a 68 year old German man had checked in, and after a brief chat we decided we may as well have dinner at the same time later on in the restaurant. While I was grateful for the company, this man was hardly the jolliest of souls and loved nothing more than to bang on about the gender divide in Islamic Egypt. This depressing monologue continued on for most of dinner. Despite repeated attempts to change the subject, he kept returning to the subject of how the locals must view me as a single female traveller, which I hardly wanted to be reminded of.
Next morning, after a quick breakfast and a regrettable appeal for my mobile number from the hotel manager, I headed off on the next 200 mile push to Dakhla with a heavy heart and a worried mind. I was filled with anxiety - who would come and hound me today? Would Suzi get me out of trouble this time? What if the fall the day before had done some real damage? The constant stream of shredded truck tyres along the side of the road prompted further fears. What if I get a flat tyre? I keenly listening out for any change in the engine note and handling, any wobbles to suggest a puncture. I knew that after the first 100 km or so of perfect asphalt, the road would start to deteriorate into a scarred and gravelled twisting mess. I just hoped she would cope with it. And that no-one would come and trouble me over the course of the next few hours. I approximated it was going to take about 6 hours of riding at 45kph - I had to ride slowly because there are real petrol supply issues at the oases and so even though its cheap as chips when you can buy it, you can never be sure quite when that might be. These 6 hours were some of the longest of my life. The desert is a big old place and while it is strikingly beautiful and while it does vary in form dramatically over the course of a few hundred miles, for me that day its harsh desolation was the very mirror of my own mind and there was little comfort in its beauty.
Mercifully there was no trouble from passing traffic that day (in fact I only remember seeing 2 vehicles for the entire period), but unfortunately it was all waiting for me at Dakhla. Exhausted after this 6 hour ride, I pulled in at a recommended lunch stop for a late lunch and asked if they knew where the hotel I wanted to stay at could be found. The owner told me that the hotel was closed (this turned out to be true) but that he knew of a good alternative, and duly got out his mobile and rang his friend. Immediately I felt uncomfortable - I didn't particularly like this restaurant owner and certainly didn't want to be tied into staying at a hotel I hadn't chosen for myself. I made my excuses and left, riding into town to see what I could find for myself. Unfortunately I rode straight into the spider's web. The hotelier who had been rung by his restauranteur friend came rushing out onto the street when he saw me (I wish Suzi and I weren't so distinctive!) and cried "welcome, welcome!". Something about this man made my skin crawl. Get away from here, I thought. "No, I'm not stopping, I'm looking for my friends" I began, but the man stood in front of my bike. "Oh really? Who are your friends? Perhaps they are already here. We have 2 germans and 2 people from Holland. The Germans are on a BMW and a vespa, they are bikers too!". In my exhausted state I wanted to believe him, desperately wanting the company of likeminded folk to take the edge of this few days. "OK", I said. He led me upstairs and showed me the room - it was pretty dark but looked basically ok. I was so tired, all I wanted to do was sleep. I unpacked my bags and checked in. Signing the visitors register, I spotted that the last person to have entered their details was 6 weeks ago, with no sign of a German or Dutch name in sight. The warning bells were ringing but I tried to ignore them. Exhausted, I headed upstairs to my room where the light was now on, and crashed out on the bed. That was when I noticed the shoe boxed sized gap just above the door. My heart sank. This was not good news. Next came a knock at the door. Pulling myself off the bed, I opened the scarily flimsy door to be faced with the slimy manager again. "Would you like to take a welcome drink with me downstairs?". My stomach lurched. "No, my husband wouldn't approve", I answered primly, but I felt afraid. I tried to rest again but my mind was too troubled to sleep and within a few minutes, my light went out. I looked for a light switch in the room but couldn't find it, so went into the corridor. The manager was there. "Where is the light switch for my room?" I asked. He smiled a creepy smile. "Ah, it is here" he said, pointing to a switch in the hallway. "I just turned it off as I thought you were sleeping". My stomach tightened and I headed back to my room.
I knew I had to get out of there. Despite my complete and utter exhaustion, I just knew I had to do something. Leaving my things where they were, I made for the exit, charged up Suzi and headed off without a clue where I was going. Spotting a rare sign in English for an internet cafe, I decided that would be the best place to research an alternative hotel and pulled in. Walking into a little garden just off the busy main drag, I was met by the owner, Abu Mohammad, who smiled at me very kindly, and welcomed me into his cosy little red-brick shop, which carried a heart-breakingly comforting smell of home-cooked food. For the first time in days, I felt safe and not preyed upon. He invited me to take a seat at his computer. "Beer?" he asked with a gentle smile. With that, I just started to cry. "Yes thanks", I snuffled, trying to hold back the sniffs and the tears but failing completely, "that would be great" I wailed. Abu Mohammad opened a cold beer and passed it to me. "Why you make sad?" he asked with a worried expression. "I'm so tired", I said between gulpy breaths, "And my hotel", I went on "I just don't feel safe there." His face darkened. "Is it Anwar Hotel?" he asked straight away. I nodded. "You must not stay there, bad people there, they not let you sleep and the owner, he make trouble with you."
Over the course of my beer Abu Mohammad explained that the hotel was run by the worst family in the town who regularly cheated tourists and abused their position. Abu recommended another place, the El Forsan, which I then visited and immediately felt entirely welcomed. The only problem was, my stuff was still at the Anwar. I decided to leave Suzi at the Forsan and get a taxi back to the Anwar so that I could dive in, pick up my stuff, chuck it into the back of the waiting cab and get out of there. This plan worked well, though as I was loading the taxi, the manager spotted me. He wasn't happy when I told him I was leaving and he realised I hadn't paid. "You owe me money!" he yelled. Suddenly feeling a surge of strength, I countered him "I owe you nothing - you lied to get me in here!". He faltered for a moment, then came back; "You slept here, you showered here, you owe me money". I was having none of it and looked him straight in the eye. "I did not sleep here and I certainly didn't shower here - check the towel for yourself, its still dry. I am paying you nothing". With that he turned on his heel and marched back into his hotel.
On the short ride back to the Forsan hotel, the taxi driver turned to me. "This man", he said, gesturing back towards the Anwar, "Very bad man. Make trouble for all in Dakhla. You very strong, good, good!" and then high-fived me! I had to laugh - this had been a truly hard couple of days but at last I felt like I was meeting some of the good guys and suddenly this town was starting to look like I might be able to make it home for a few days as I recuperated. Its 2 days on now and I feel a lot better, but tomorrow (as long as I can get petrol, Inshallah as they say here), its time to get back on the road. I'm scared of what might lie ahead and at times in the last few days, I've questioned whether I can really go on. But of course the answer is yes. Every time yes. I will not give up. I've accepted that its OK to be terrified of what comes next and if I wasn't, that would probably be a bit odd. I've also learnt that I am brave, but not in the way that I used to define it. Its not fearlessly going out and doing something bold, its being terrified and doing it anyway. There are some good people in the world as well as a few bad ones, but my gut will help me tell the difference and next time, I will listen to it more carefully. There are some cultural differences that I had underestimated, like how I dress (I thought that a long sleeved shirt and trousers would be conservative enough, having asked for local advice it turns out my hideous multi-purpose trekking trousers are in this country considered to be pornographically tight. Strange but true.) Thats OK though, I can change what I wear, it won't change me on the inside. Even though its harder at times than I ever knew I could take, I'm still lucky to be doing this. While I have my health, my passport in my pocket, a Suzi that works and a Donkey for morale, I've got all I need, and I'm going to keep going. Thats all for now.


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FS: E83 BMW OEM Alarm Kit
For sale is an E83 Alarm kit. BMW part number 65-73-0-35-696. Kit has never been installed, NIB. Includes interior sensor, brackets etc. All hardware included. Asking $275 obo plus shipping.
Thanks for reading!
FYI, this can be purchased new @ retail for $299:
If you're willing to sell for $250 shipped, please let me know.
Just an FYI for anybody that's looking. This alarm is for vehicles up to 08/2006.
Later models have a different alarm...... Part number 65730420696
Later models have a different alarm...... Part number 65730420696[/QUOTE]
Thanks usaret for pointing this out. I had a case of drifting fingers when I posted this. I just checked the part number on the box that I have. It is 65730420696. I posted add from a hotel room and used realoem.com to locate part number.
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Pioneers of the Inevitable, makers of Songbird, the open-source alternative to iTunes, has just secured a new round of financing, saving it from death and placing its platform more aggressively as a competitor to Apple's (s aapl) venerable media player.
According to TechCrunch, Pioneers of the Inevitable's $8 million in venture funding from Sequoia Capital and Atlas Ventures ran out earlier this year. Shortly thereafter, so too did its Founding CEO, Rob Lord. According to Michael Arrington, Lord's departure left the company "…without a game plan."
Now the company has a new CEO, Jerrell Jimerson, a big bag of cash (again from Atlas but not Sequoia, who backed-out of this round of funding) and, most importantly, a deal in the works with Phillips to include Songbird (or software based on Songbird) in no fewer than five million of its music players. (No, I didn't know they still made music players, either. Seriously, do you know anyone with a Phillips music player?)
Sounds like, just maybe, they have a new game plan.
Songbird is, on the Mac at least, possibly the best free alternative media player to iTunes. And not just because it looks like iTunes, either. It's fast, customisable and integrates well with online services such as 7digital Music Store, Flickr, YouTube, SHOUTcast Radio and Last.fm.
Mind you, it doesn't yet manage CD ripping, and if you're looking to play video files in a consistent and enjoyable manner, I recommend you look elsewhere (you can't go wrong with VLC). And while not every single model of iPod in history is fully supported by the software (which is to say, it will work but it's not guaranteed to work perfectly) the developers are "working on it" and offer links to various plugins that offer expanded compatibility.
At one time Songbird was important because it did what Apple's iTunes could not; it offered freedom from digital rights managed nonsense. But now that iTunes Plus offers high(er) quality digital downloads free from DRM silliness, Songbird again must offer something more in order to be a viable — and attractive — alternative. And it does. You see, at its core Songbird is a web browser, based on none other than Mozilla code. It provides hooks into social networking services and popular online media sites. It offers easy expandability and added functionality from a huge open-source community of developers and enthusiasts. So it not only offers (almost) everything iTunes can offer, but it brings much more to the table.
All this added functionality isn't new; but a distribution deal with a major consumer electronics manufacturer is new, and may be enough to give Songbird new wings. (You know I'd use that pun sooner or later, right?)
Even if the rumours are true and iTunes does get social (with Facebook and/or Twitter integration of some kind or another) it won't be beating Songbird, it will only be taking one tentative step in the direction Songbird has already flown.
I won't make any bold claims about Songbird being an iTunes killer — that's just crazy-talk. The vast majority of iPod owners don't care too much (if at all) if their media acquisition and management choices are artificially limited by Apple. They're probably not even aware of it. I am aware of it, though still don't care enough to want to migrate away from iTunes.
But with this new lease of life, and the promise of major mainstream distribution, Songbird is suddenly on my radar as an interesting, viable option.


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Air is cooling offOriginally Posted by rally02wrx
This is a discussion on The Official Southern Oregon Thread within the North Western States forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Originally Posted by rally02wrx on a side note, i hit 16 psi in 2nd today.......5th gear got 17. this is ...
Air is cooling offOriginally Posted by rally02wrx
Tint is great. Dude does good quality work. Building racecars sucks. I'm currently "preparing" a 429 to put in my SC. It won't be an autocross car, but it's gonna tear up pretty much whoever wants to try me on the freeway. Hopefully it will be fast enough at the strip to require a roll bar.Originally Posted by LPPTundWRX
Actually... its not building the car, its having a budget that sucks.
edit: Does anyone have a C6 for sale in the area?
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black 05 wagon/shaved emblems/25% tint/no drl/2.2k
XPT stage 2/no silencer/K&N filter/Vishnu up/Helix dp/Espelir JGT500 catback
05 STi 6mt/ACT street clutch/STi short shifter/black Prodrive knob/Group N tranny mount/auto ds/3.90 r160
sedan rear sway/17x7 gold OZ Superleggeras/black stockers
Holy crap, I just went out and terrorized the country roads behind Talent, and consistently hit 16.5 in 2nd, and 17psi in 3rd (occasionally spiked to 17.4 ) This weather rocks!Originally Posted by rally02wrx
I wish I had a boost guage...Then I can see how many times I hit 10 psi
I got the car for cheap, I need to thro a motor and tranny in it which I have and replace a quarter panel. after the 1/4 panel I will be in it for around 850. Not to bad for a running 96 civic.
Lead Wrench @ WTF Tuning, LLC
It's a civic though so it's really more like walking briskly.Originally Posted by LPPTundWRX
whens the next meet? i havent really met all the members of this forum yet. if the place is undecided we can hold a meet at my shop(Pit Stop Performance). let me know what ya'll think or have a place.
I did my Clubwrx and Roguesubies civic duty tonight... dropped a card on a blue sedan, looked stock except for hawaiian stickers and window tint... anyone know him?
Side note: new rims and tires are working sweet, like having a whole new car... next is the gutting of my up-pipe and collecting of parts for the turbo upgrade super 16 here I come
Life is a b!tch, so smack it on the ass and say "Thanks for the ride"
SWEET, did you lower that piggy yet?
Biggs be careful, my old Civic would spank a stage 2 wrx easy.
Lead Wrench @ WTF Tuning, LLC
I am going to finish my HP mods first... then brakes, then to the sponshon stuff....Originally Posted by LPPTundWRX
and I don't want to lower it with these tires. 245's are close enough as it is.
Life is a b!tch, so smack it on the ass and say "Thanks for the ride"
245s! SHAT! I went with 225/40yr18
Lead Wrench @ WTF Tuning, LLC
Omg Omg Hi2uall
Here, is a happy little parrot....
'04 WRX Sedan JBP
KYB AGX struts w/ Eibach Pro Springs
Pirate setting sail in Oregon...
I have seen quite a few new subbies around GP lately..lots of STIs
I wave at them all, get lots of waves back.
sSooooooo...what have I missed?
Here, is a happy little parrot....
'04 WRX Sedan JBP
KYB AGX struts w/ Eibach Pro Springs
Pirate setting sail in Oregon...
HEY Im back. Sorry went to Reno to win some cizzash what up?
Lead Wrench @ WTF Tuning, LLC
Nice, I just took 4th place tonight in a No Limit Hold'em tourney. I think there were 35 people in it, and the top 4 spots got paidOriginally Posted by LPPTundWRX


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Company Leadership - LifeWave, Inc.
David Schmidt
Founder & CEO
David Schmidt
Founder & CEO
David is the inventor of the LifeWave Technology and founder of LifeWave.
David's experience in business and product development spans over 25 years and includes a formal education in Management Information Systems and Biology at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. David then went on to pursue several entrepreneurial endeavors and as a result owned successful companies involved in manufacturing and product development. One of these companies, Advanced Applications Group, is a Research and Development center that specializes in energy production technologies for both military and commercial applications. During his time with AAG David developed new methods for producing Hydrogen and Oxygen, designed and prototyped multi-fueled bladeless turbine power generation systems, and constructed metal-combustion rocket engines.
As a result of his innovations David was presented with an honorary doctorate by Dr. Alexander Marinaccio of the International Hall of Fame. In addition, as a result of work performed in the design of emergency Oxygen systems for General Dynamics and the U.S. Navy, David was invited to participate in the Navy's next generation mini-sub program.
The LifeWave Technology was born out of 3 years of intense research by David into the concept of being able to naturally increase energy and stamina through elevation of fat burning utilizing wireless communication to the human body. The LifeWave Technology is now available to the public and David has committed the past 12 years into making this opportunity a reality.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
With over 40 years of sales, marketing, and management experience, Mike began his career with Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, both Fortune 100 companies. Mike rose to Division Vice President of Sales at PepsiCo, where he ultimately moved on to other senior executive positions within the company.
Prior to joining LifeWave, Mike was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for two of network marketing's largest and most successful companies. During that time, he was also was an active participant in the Direct Selling Association (DSA).
In his 10 years with LifeWave, Mike's responsibilities have encompassed virtually all aspects of expansion and development, with a particular focus on strategies that drive robust, long-term growth.
Inn 2015, the DSA elected Mike to its Board of Directors and to the Board of Directors of the Direct Selling Education Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Steven Haltiwanger
Dir. Health & Science
Steven Haltiwanger MD, CCN
Health & Science Director
Dr. Steven Haltiwanger is a licensed medical doctor and certified clinical nutritionist with over 25 years of practice. Prior to joining LifeWave as the Health and Science Director in 2004, Dr. Haltiwanger served as the Medical Director for the International Nutrition Corporation where some of his responsibilities included product development, overseeing quality control and the development of medical seminars. Over the course of his career Dr. Haltiwanger has also served in other medical and science leadership capacities including directing several health programs.
In January 2005 Dr. Haltiwanger was appointed as a part-time lecturer for the Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Texas, El Paso and has spent time over the past several years educating physicians all over the world. Dr. Halitwanger is routinely invited to participate in speaking and lecture engagements at conferences and forums across the globe. When presented with the opportunity to investigate LifeWave technology, Dr. Haltiwanger concluded after careful and thorough research that LifeWave was "the most exciting technology that he had seen."
Suzanne Somers
LifeWave Ambassador
Suzanne Somers
LifeWave Ambassador
As LifeWave Ambassador, Suzanne Somers is a strong advocate for LifeWave products and an integral part of our marketing efforts. In addition to her work as a well-known actress, singer, comedienne and businesswoman, she is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with numerous books on health and wellness. She is also a visible, trusted and outspoken advocate of a holistic approach to health.
Suzanne was first introduced to LifeWave in 2006. After trying the patches and seeing their effects first hand, she became an avid supporter. In her latest bestseller Knockout, Suzanne says, "I love these patches. They are non-drug and do the job perfectly. I couldn't be without them, and David Schmidt is a genius for creating them."
Joseph A. DePanfilis
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph A. DePanfilis
Chief Financial Officer
A leader in Finance and Operations management for more than 25 years, Joseph DePanfilis comes to LifeWave after serving as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operation Officer and Director of Finance for privately held, publicly traded, and private equity-held companies.
He has experience in diverse areas of industry finance, including high-tech auto manufacturing, aerospace, medical device, telecommunications and consumer products. Joseph has also directed financial management of foreign operations, served in accounting capacities, as well as played a key role in business start-ups and turnarounds. In his career he has garnered a strong reputation for improving operations and impacting business growth through such measures as strong and resourceful finance management, and productivity/efficiency improvements.
Joseph holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting from Johnson and Wales University, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Jules Rudick
VP, Planning & Strategy
Jules Rudick
Vice President, Planning & Strategy
Jules Rudick has an extensive, 30-year international business career having lived and worked in Hong Kong and Taiwan for more than 25 years. From 1982 – 2005 he owned and operated Rudick International Ltd. in Hong Kong. Additionally, Jules has set up and operated numerous joint ventures in Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom, acting as director for many of these private companies.
Over the course of his career, Jules has developed extensive business relationships and contacts throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. From 2005 until joining LifeWave as the Vice President of Planning & Strategy in January of 2009, Jules worked as a business consultant for small and medium-sized businesses in need of business expertise and private equity funding.
Jules holds a master's degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese and is an Associate of the Institute for Independent Business.


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The forums for WAR, THE online gaming community. The forums for the World Association of Recreation
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Yesware Celebrates 100,000 Users, Looks to the Future
We started Yesware in 2010 with a simple premise: Unleash the power of email to close more deals faster, and … Read More »
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Hello dear Cheery Lynn friends,
Kianel here with you today for a special guest designer's post as I am taking a break.
Here is a card I made in a vintage style using Cheery Lynn designs dies and the beautiful Prickley Pear stamps and coordinated dies.
Cheery Lynn dies :
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Was it really a "botched execution"? Or was it justice for a "Stone Cold KIller"?
You will hear about the Arizona execution of Joe Wood all day today. You will hear that he took to hours to die, and that he gasped and wheezed the entire time.
What you may not read is that doctors were there and 8 times declared him to be deeply comatose, and not capable of feeling pain.
And what you won't see anywhere else is the truth about the crimes he was sentenced to die for.
The Year Was 1989.
Joseph Wood was in a rough and tumble relationship with a woman named Debra Dietz. They lived together in an apartment, but Wood couldn't hold a job and she pretty much paid the bills. Wood beat her up all the time. Finally she broke things off and moved home to her folks house.
Debra Dietz
She worked with her father Gene at an auto shop he owned. On August 7, 1989, the day of the killings Wood called the shop and asked if the father and daughter were there. Another employee said they would be shortly. Wood called back three times. Debra hung up on him once, Gene hung up twice.
Wood drove to the shop drew a revolver, walked to within four feet of Gene. While other employees shouted at him to drop the gun, Wood shot Gene in the chest and smiled. Wood left the shop, but came right back in and pointed his gun at Gene again. Gene's 70 year old brother struggled with Wood who broke free and ran to the area was Debra was working.
She was trying to call 911 to get help for her father. Wood grabbed her around the neck from behind and placed his revolver directl against her chest. She screamed and said "No Joe Don't!" Wood said "I told you I was going to do it." "I have to kill you". "Bitch". And then he shot her twice in the chest.
Police were already arriving on the scene and told Wood to drop his gun. He did, but then leaned over and picked it up again. As he raised it towards the officers, he was shot several times, but lived.
Wood never denied the crime, but said it was an impulsive acct, not premeditated. The jury disagreed and he was sentenced to death on two counts.
That's other side of the story.
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Administrators at Lebanon's Friendship Christian School were more than a little understanding this past Monday as science teacher Greg Armstrong moved a tad slower than usual up and down the hallways.
Coach of the FCS cross country teams and a serious endurance runner, Armstrong is coming off a second place finish over the weekend in the grueling USA 24-Hour Championships held at Bluff Creek in Oklahoma City, OK.
Imagine the 24-Hours of Le Mans in sneakers.
Runners competed on a one-mile track between the hours of 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. The survivor who finished the 24 hours with the most miles is the winner.
The winner was John Cash who logged 139.45085 miles.
Armstrong, who has been known to regularly run from the FCS campus to Trousdale County, was the event runner-up with 137.52739 miles.
The 24 Hour Championships marked Armstrong's third race in six weeks -- including a 130 mile effort in the Run Around the World 4 Water 24-Hour Event on Sept. 21.


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Images of Scotch (3M) tape boxes available
I was interested in the progression of the Scotch/3M tape boxes over the years, especially after someone contacted me because his father was in the picture on some of the 1960s tape boxes.
|Restoration Tips & Notes
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Sorted by last-modified date.
I was interested in the progression of the Scotch/3M tape boxes over the years, especially after someone contacted me because his father was in the picture on some of the 1960s tape boxes.
We are currently working on some un-published tapes for a major Canadian folk artist. We have a 7.5 in/s 2-track stereo recording that was one of (if not the) first studio recording of this artist from circa 1972.
At some point, this tape was played on a 1/4-track machine that injected hum onto the left channel. Here's what the magnetic viewer showed:
In a discussion on 2012-01-20 in the New Studer list, Todor Dimitrov posted the differences between the record and repro boards between a 1/4-inch and a 1/2-inch two-track A80RC repro cards. Here are the changed components for the 1/2-inch version. There are five different oscillator versions in the manual, including one for 1/2-inch.
RECORD: C34=68pF REPRO: R1=100K; R21=330
Note that the mechanical modifications between 1/4 and 1/2-inch tape handling may be substantially more complex in terms of tuning the transport. I know of no definitive notes on this subject. [Added 2013-10-09]
CBC A80RC Repro capacitor mod
I had previously posted in the original (and now reconstituted) Studer List on 2008-04-24 that there were other extant and possible modifications. Here is a slightly edited and reformatted version of that post:
There is a recurring question as to what is the best way to set azimuth for playing a tape. Many people assume that using the test-tape alignment is best. Well, that makes another big assumption: The recorder used a proper test tape alignment. While that can be the case, it usually is not. (more…)
David Dintenfass kindly sent me an article from the October 1959 issue of Popular Electronics which says, in part, that RCA plans to have 65 titles in the stores in their new cartridges by Christmas 1959. Other manufacturers were shown to be making compatible players. (more…)
Today I worked on a batch of five Sony PR-150 7-inch reels recorded at 3.75 in/s in one direction, two-track mono. One of the five reels showed marked shedding during fast-wind/rewind (to get the original reel as takeup and to check the tape pack). Four of the five reels played fine. This one squealed horribly. I ran the tape up and back over the dispenser and then fixed it in position for running the tape over it during the playback session. Once again, D5, Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, CAS Number 541-02-6 comes to the rescue. The lovely thing about D5 is that it evaporates.
Is this better than cold playback? I don't honestly know. Both work. This is easier if there is no reel machine standing by for cold playback (which there was not today). I keep a Nakamichi MR-1 in the refrigerator so it is ready to go when I need it. The Studer A810 I put in the fridge did not like it. The capstan motor seized up AND the heat output overwhelmed the refrigerator's capacity to cool. I suspect the APR would also overwhelm the refrigerator's capacity. Also, it is much easier to lubricate a reel than a cassette.
I received an interesting question from a European tape user with whom I frequently correspond:
"Is there any speed variation when playing a tape with different hubs on the supply reel and take-up reel?"
And I replied:
You raise an interesting question. The easiest answer to this is simple:
There is a risk of speed variations throughout the reel if the tape tension varies throughout the reel.
followed by the corollary:
This effect is made worse if the condition of the capstan / pinch-roller system is degraded.
Some capstan / pinch-roller / constant-torque systems handle this better than others.
The discussion of what bias frequencies were used over time keeps recurring. Special thanks to Jay McKnight of Magnetic Reference Lab, Tom Fine, and Brian Roth for input to this list. I posted this to the ARSC list, but wanted to include it here as well. This knowlege is useful for those who wish to archive the bias along with the audio for future application of time-base-error correction tools such as the Plangent Processes.
Bias frequences started low, apparently with 60 kHz for early consumer recorders, but Ampex started with 100 kHz. Other later machines used different bias and erase frequencies. We can see with a few exceptions, the top bias frequencies were commonly limited to 250 kHz for audio, with the Sony APR series and the Ampex ATR series in the 400 kHz region. For cassettes, a practical maximum appears to be about 150 kHz. Much higher frequencies (up to at least 8 MHz) were used in instrumentation recorders. An enumeration of several machines follows. (more…)
It is possible to capture both directions of a two-sided half-track mono tape in one pass.
The critical factors are:
About ten years ago, when I transferred the oldest tapes in the United States as part of the Mullin-Palmer collection, my good friend Don Ososke pressured me to use a full-track head for the project. I had started transferring these full-track tapes with a Woelke NAB stereo (two 80 mil (2 mm) tracks) head and recording both channels. When I obtained a Nortronics full-track head, the difference was night-and-day. The full-track reproduction sounded fuller, smoother, and quieter. There were no tracking problems to speak of that would cause azimuth wander large enough to create a "flanging" or "phasing" effect of in-and-out high-frequency loss. (more…)
I received a query from Sweden today asking
I have a Studer machine with butterfly heads with which I'd like to reproduce
tapes recorded with normal two track heads. Theoretically, how much more noise,
in dB, would I get from playing the "empty" part of the tape?
Let's look at the assumptions.
There are complex interactions between tape speed, track width, frequency response, and dynamic range. This article is an attempt to summarize the major influences. (more…)
I added a Track Configuration page to the resources hierarchy in the sidebar at the right. This points to other resources on the web to provide further insight into the various analog audio track configurations. There is also a brief note there about the variation in the two-track, half-inch format. These differences are minor, but they could be a source of some problems under some extraordinary circumstances.
This page was updated 2012-01-05 to provide track widths on higher-density audio multi-track formats.
A link to the Studer track dimensions page was added 2012-01-06.
There has been some discussion recently about the 4-channel cassette recorders that were used for court reporting and other logging- or court-reporter-type applications. It seems that the players only have one output and can select any combination of one or more playback channels into that one output.
This monitoring topology is actually identical to two 1-inch 40-channel reel-to-reel logging machines I have where one can listen to any combination of one through forty tracks on a single output. (more…)
A simple, 5-sided box solves two problems:
–Protection of the Studer A80
–Providing more work surface
There was yet another discussion about winding tapes for long term storage. This time it was on the Society of American Archivists list. While it was focused on VHS tapes, where it was decided that it was more important not to leave the tape in the middle with active content exposed, some discussions of the mechanics arose and I have added them as comments to the original post, which is available here.
The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) has released their landmark Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects as a free web (HTML) edition, available here.
I provided some information for the listing of tape equalizations, and I find the compiled table (here) most useful.
Thanks to Kevin Bradley and the IASA team for their work in making this available. If you want a PDF copy, join IASA and it's available.
I spent days trying to get Shamrock 031 to play without much success. Since this is an Ampex factory budget brand (probably non-spec premium tape) I thought that it might be suffering from Sticky Shed Syndrome. I baked it for 12 hours and it still squealed. I then tried my usually successful cold playing technique and it still squealed. Cold playing has worked successfully with 3M 175 and Sony PR-150.
I was getting rather frustrated and since it was a four-track tape and one of the techniques that is supposed to reduce squeal is to play the tape faster, I dragged out my Racal Store 4DS instrumentation recorder which has a 75,000 Hz bandwidth at 15 in/s and played it at 15 in/s and digitized it at 88,200 samples per second. After slowing it down 4x and ending up with a 10 kHz bandwidth (which I subsequently truncated to 5 kHz since there was no useful information above that, but lots of noise–same as the non-squealing portion of the real-time transfers on a Studer A810).
The Studer A80RC as designed stops only when both tension sensors lose tension. When using fragile archival tapes, especially at slower speeds, this creates some difficulties as the tape end weaves through the head block. Here is a modification which makes the A80RC operate like an A810, stopping the tape when either tension sensor looses tension. The mod is completely done on the 1.081.393 Command Receiver board and involves adding two parts and removing one.
Here's some info that might be useful concerning which batches of Ampex 456 are good and which have sticky shed problems.
I recently unearthed 26 brand new 10 1/2-inch reels of 456 from 8 different batches. I checked one reel from each batch by playing them back and forth at 15ips (I only played the bad reels in one direction – that was enough!). The following batches were bad:
I was having slightly intermittent connections on one head assembly on a Sony APR-5000 and was concerned as to the cause because the 78-pin head connectors are essentially unobtanium and a headache to change.
As I installed and de-installed the head, I got to thinking that the connector might not be positioned correctly (i.e. perhaps the wrong hardware had somehow found its way into the connector mounting system.
When I measured the bottom (oriented as if the head were mounted in the machine) face of the connector mounting flange referenced to the bottom of the mounting posts (using a straight-edge across two of them), I discovered that, indeed, this connector was recessed about 25 mils (0.025″) further into the head assembly than several other ones. Adding a 25-mil thick washer should solve the problem.
This is posted in case you're scratching your head with a similar problem. This is something I wouldn't have immediately thought of. I don't know if this was caused by aftermarket work or if it perhaps represents a manufacturing error.
I recently received two 7-inch reels of Kodak Type 31A Triacetate tape (1250 feet, Durol Base) that smelled of vinegar even before I got the envelope open.
These tapes were badly warped due, most likely, to the vinegar-syndrome induced differential shrinkage. Other factors may have been poor winding during long-term storage (I had received them after several attempts to play them on another machine). (more…)
I received an email from Andrew Pearson of the British Library providing some hints in reducing noise during playback on the Studer A807 tape machine. He would be interested in hearing from people who had other ideas and people who had either successes or failures attempting his techniques. (more…)
For a current list of degrading analog tapes, click here.
Teaching people how to identify tapes that are suffering from sticky shed syndrome is often difficult.
I would like to propose that a careful inspection of how the tape comes off the pack may be a good way. Please provide comments as to how it's working for you.
The tape should come off the tape pack at a precise tangent to the tape. If the tape starts to adhere and not pull off straight, that is a sure sign that the tape needs baking.
Of course, don't bake acetate tapes even if they show this indicator, but on the last batch of questionable SSS tapes, I've been looking at this and it's a fair indicator, and it seems to show at the outer edge of the pack.
More than one "test" or "factor" is needed to be sure, but this one is looking good.
Another almost sure sign of SSS is brown oxide and black back-coat.
About two years ago, I asked the EBU to make available a copy of their historic document, Review of existing systems for the synchronisation between film cameras and audio tape-recorders and they complied, making it available on their website.
I asked the National Association of Broadcasters about their Cartridge, Cassette, and Reel tape standards as well as their Disc standard and they gave me permission to post these standards at my website.
These five standards plus some other articles of historic interest are available here in the history portion of this website. I hope that you find these of use in unraveling some of the challenges that old media present.
I received an email asking me to discuss tape splicing. Most of my work is now repairing old splices so I try and butt them together as best I can in an Edi-Tall block and use the blue Quantegy splicing tape (which will become harder to find with Quantegy exiting the business). I will not be evaluating a replacement for several years as I bought a large supply a few years ago. (more…)
It seems some people new to tape are confused over how to align a tape recorder. This is the abbreviated version.
If you want to record on a tape recorder (and I do not recommend doing that these days as you're just generating more tapes that will need to be transferred later) the first thing to do is get the playback correct.
The Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe (TAPE) Project has just published an excellent Audio Tape Digitisation Workflow document here. It is authored by Juha Henriksson of the Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive and Nadja Wallaszkovits of Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences. It is aimed at the newcomer but still addresses all of the major points without being overwhelming. (more…)
It appears that many old acetate tapes when played on high-quality audio recorders will suffer spoking when left in a play wind condition. I have discussed this problem here. Since posting that, I have taken one of my Racal Store 4DS recorders and removed the heads to save them from wear and now use that to re-spool any tape that shows spoking when played on a Studer A80, Sony APR-5000, or Studer A810. (more…)
Often a tape comes in for restoration that has been poorly wound or poorly stored. Here is an example:
One of the interesting things about this particular tape was it had been recently wound on a constant-tension professional machine prior to shipping to me.
We think that the entire tape had not been re-wound, allowing the higher tension wind to compress the inner core slightly, causing this cinching. After transferring the tape (which didn't show much ill effect for its cinching), we still found it difficult to get the tape to wind smoothly on the reel.
Therefore, our current suggestion is if you find a tape like this, do not rewind it and attempt to clear up the cinching unless you are also ready to transfer the tape, as there are no guarantees that it can be wound better after unwinding.
Please see this post for an update (2008-02-15).
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This is a discussion on new photoshoot within the Member Show-Off & Photography forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; a few pics from today...
a few pics from today
Nice cars and location.
JOE/Flyin' Under the Radar
2015 Buckeye Boxer WRX2003 Hammerdown Wagon WRX(sold)1983 GL-10 Wagon (RIP)
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.
slick car.
Hawk-Eye Alliance #898Military Milita #898
AP stage 2 93 oct. maddad DP. SPT short ram intake,SPT intake heat shield,HKS carbon fiber catback,boost,MAF,volt gauges,STI springs, pioneer flip screen headunit, polk audio speakers, vortex generator,STI wing,rally armor UR flaps
Flirty User That's Younger Than the Chunks of Corn in Brian's Crap
Looks good.
2002 WRX Yellow Blaze
Bugeye Mafia #216
High Mileage Club
I like!
The first rule of the Faction is...DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE FACTION.
Hybrid Faction #19
Blobeye Syndicate #19
love em both
-MKIII Supra "SOLD"
-03 WRX "Daily"
LOVE that last pic.
Just call me Clark Kent
Offical Body Guard for the Bugeye Mafia.
yip ^^
Lead Wrench @ WTF Tuning, LLC
looks great
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AMD Standard Out for Public Comment
The Association of Millwork Distributors has released the second draft edition of its Side-Hinged Exterior Door System (SHEDS) Standard for public comment. The standard is designed to create a procedure for structurally rating a side-hinged exterior door systems that allows for substitution of components.
The standard utilizes the ASTM E330 test method and also provides a test method for comparing door slab stiffness, AMD officials explain. This proposed standard, referenced as AMD 100 and entitled "Structural Performance Ratings of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Systems and Procedures for Component Substitution," was previously balloted to the "SHEDS consensus body" in May 2010 and also submitted for public comment at that time.
Since that time, the standard has changed substantially, and several of the sections have been restructured and reformatted, AMD reports. These revisions, reflected in the second draft, address all comments that were received and resolve objections raised by some of the consensus body members last spring, it is noted.
AMD is an ANSI-accredited standards developer and is thereby seeking ANSI-approval of AMD 100 as an American National Standard, officials note. Approval of an ANS requires verification by the American National Standards Institute that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval have been met by those developing the standard.
Following those procedures, AMD 100 is now going through a second balloting process and public comment period, which ends August 8, 2011. AMD welcomes those interested to review the latest draft of AMD 100 and provide comments to firstname.lastname@example.com. Additional information is also available from Jessica Ferris, AMD director of codes and standards, at email@example.com.


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The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends you bring your child in within six months of the appearance of his first tooth. (Teeth generally start appearing between six and 12 months of age.)
The dentist can check your child's teeth and jaw structure and show you how to brush properly.
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Madrid • Spain passed a new anti-doping law on Thursday in an effort to clean up the country's tarnished image after the Operation Puerto case and boost Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics.
The new law approved by parliament includes the expansion of doping tests for athletes to night hours (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and costly fines for those who deal in doping substances. It also creates a new national anti-doping agency with greater autonomy and an additional focus on athletes' health.
Dealing in banned substances in Spain will lead to fines of up to $530 million. However, the law does not make doping a crime for athletes, just a sports violation subject to bans from competition.
Ana Munoz, who will stay on as the director of the newly named Sports Health Protection Agency, said the law would help Spain increase its "credibility" against banned performance-enhancing substances and practices.
"This is the end of an opening phase and an indispensable step to bring us in line with other countries," Munoz said. "It's news that will strengthen the Madrid 2020 candidacy and guarantee that all clean athletes can compete under equal conditions."


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WebDev Meeting Minutes for June 9, 2010
We will meet today at 1:30 in SC315. Here are the agenda items:
Hope to see you then!Karen Bell
System Analyst I
IT Enterprise Application Services
University of Memphis
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FYI: LCMS Statistics:
- 372 web sites
- 11900 web pages
- 34365 web documents (other than web pages)
- 2923 xhtml components
Content Expiration in the LCMS:
Default expiration for LCMS Web content is 365 days and for Web documents, expiration is set to 999 days. Web content should be reviewed at least once a year. Content Manager role is the only role that receives e-mail notifications of Expiring Content or Expired Content.
Creating LightBox slideshows via XML in the LCMS:
LightBox example: see 2008-2009 Study Abroad Photo Contest. For further details about incorporating LightBox for your LCMS sites / pages, please contact Marketing Web.
LCMS upgrade status:
LCMS 3.4.1 upgrade was unsuccessful. Plans are to wait for Version 3.4.2 due out very soon and to upgrade to this version. The new version will incorporate a new editor, called CKEditor.


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Punt, Pass and Kick
This is a national competition in which boys and girls from the ages of 8 – 15 compete separately in 3 different skills of football: punting, passing and kicking. This local competition is free and held every September during the cities Playtopia event at Carr McNatt Park.
Pee Wee Basketball Clinic
This clinic is for youth ages 5 and 6 and teaches the fundamentals of basketball such as dribbling, passing, shooting, teamwork and sportsmanship. It is $20 and is held 4 straight Saturdays staring on the last Saturday in October.
Youth Basketball League
The Youth Basketball League is for boys and girls ages 7 – 14 as of December 31 of the current year.
The league stresses teamwork and sportsmanship in a recreational setting. The games begin in December and run through February. Registration ends in October.
Spring Break Baseball Camp
This baseball camp is held every March and is for boys and girls between the ages of 5 – 12. It teaches the fundamentals of baseball. The cost of the camp is $12.
Pitch, Hit and Run Competition
This is a national competition in which boys and girls from the ages of 7 – 14 compete separately in 3 different skills of baseball: pitching, hitting and running. This is a free event every April
Junior Golf Program $25
This program is open to youth 6-17 of all skill levels. Instruction includes putting, chipping, full swing, rules and etiquette. Some sessions may include on course practice. We have junior clubs if you don't have your own clubs.
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The Teens have spoken! The nominees were revealed! Find out who among your favorite stars will bring in the most number of Teen Choice Awards. If you fancy the idea of 'accidentally' bumping into your celebrity crush, the perfect place will be at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California – where all the stars come together for one sparkly evening on 11th of August 2013. The gates will be opened for you at 5:00 PM.
Every year, teen viewers aged 13 to 19 voted for the hottest teen icons. Teen Choice Awards will honor the greatest achievements in television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and more. The champs will receive authentic custom-made surfboards. The star-studded show airs on Fox network.
This 2013, "One Direction" is set to perform their newest single "Best Song Ever" to open the event. The rock band "Paramore" will also be performing (for the first time!) on the Teen Choice Awards their "Still Into You" from the self-titled hit album.
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Red Panda Cub Born at Longleat Safari Park
August 25, 2015
A rare Red Panda cub has been born at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park, in the UK, after keepers launched an international "lonely-hearts ad" to find a mate for the cub's father. It's the first time the famous Wiltshire safari park has successfully bred Red Pandas, and keepers are delighted with how well the cub, which has yet to be named, is doing.
Photo Credits: Ian Turner / Longleat Safari & Adventure Park
Dad Ajenda, which means 'King of the Mountain', came to Longleat from Germany in 2012, and mum Rufina, meaning 'red-haired', arrived from Italy just over a year later, following an appeal by keepers. The birth is particularly welcome as this particular pairing is deemed to be critical to the ongoing success of European Endangered Species Programme for the Red Panda.
Like their famous, but unrelated, namesakes the Giant Pandas, Red Pandas are increasingly endangered in the wild. The species was officially designated as 'Vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2008 when the global population was estimated at about 10,000 individuals. A 'Vulnerable' species is one which has been categorized as likely to become 'Endangered' unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve.
"We're delighted with how well Rufina is looking after the young cub, and both mother and baby are doing brilliantly," said keeper Robert Curtis.
"Cubs don't tend to start venturing out on their own for the first three months, and Rufina, like all Red Panda mums, regularly moves the cub to different nesting areas. This is perfectly natural behavior but makes keeping track of the baby...somewhat problematic for us!" Curtis added.
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Graduating to different types of mods is a personal choice. Just like the juices, what people like tends to seem subjective. And, you have low end mods, and high end mods. So, you can spend anywhere from 65.00 to $300.00 on different types of vaping apparatuses - so what you use needs to be a personal choice. Don't take anyone's word for it - do your research, find the things you like. Do you want the best (but maybe not for beginners to use) or do you want something that is more aesthetically pleasing.
Box Mods (This is just the shape of the design, basically it's a box to hold the battery (ies), a switch, and a connection for the atomizer or cartomizer)
The most comprehensive list that I found can be located at the E-Cig Mod Database
(three of the cheapest available)
VV Splash $65.00
2 x 14500 batts (not included)
510 Battery Connection w/ Catch Cup
Adjustable 0 Volts - 8.4 Volts of Power
Built in LCD Voltage Meter (with check button)
Precise 3 digit readout (x.xx up to 4.2V then xx.x up to 8.4V)
White On/Off Master Rocker (rated 3 - 6amps)
Black Fire Button (rated 3 - 6amp)
IC has built in UV/OV protection
Big Brother $74.99
The Big Brother is made from a two cell battery box. It uses 2 14500 batteries and has the variable voltage circuit, that operates between 0 and 6.5 volts. As of now it is only available in black with a 510 connector. The voltage meter will not work with this mod. The high drain batteries require magnetic spacers to work in the mod. They are included with the purchase of high drains. There is now a 7 day wait for the Big Brother. The 3.7 version of the big brother uses the same box and switch. It has 2 14500 batteries in parallel producing 3.7 volts. No off switch, so remove atomizer before putting in pocket or purse. 3.7 version available in the drop down box.
Rubicon VV $129.99
Based from our Rubi 5V Regulated ModBox, the new Rubicon "VV" was born! This is a dual battery P.V. utilizing our newest voltage regulation circuit. It incorporates an adjustable output voltage stabilizer unit which is a filtered step down regulator with a very low dropout voltage! It also creates no real heat in the regulation of your voltage! The VV also now comes standard with a "Catch Cup AND a 3 Digit Red LCD Voltmeter in back panel!"
What does all this mean to you? LONGER BATTERY LIFE AND AN ALL IN ONE P.V.! This is my new favorite P.V.! I have tested and tested this P.V. with nothing bad to report at all! I was immediately impressed with the much longer battery life than I was getting with my old Rubi 5V Regulated ModBox! I went from changing batteries every 8 hours or so to over 12 hours of Moderate Vaping! BIG DIFFERENCE! I no longer even need to carry a charger, just 1 extra set of batteries!
Box Mod VV (Mercedes Line)
Eclipse $300
The Eclipse eq is Automatic E-Liquid Feeding, Variable Voltage, ALL-IN-ONE Personal Vaporizer. Simply put you don't need to carry around your bottle of E-liquid anymore, and you don't have to switch between high and low voltage devices to get your perfect vape! The Eclipse eq does it all for you! and puts you in control of how you like to vape!
We are happy to release this preliminary information and some snap shots of what you can expect the Eclipse eq to look like, and how it will perform.
Darwin $229
The Darwin is a new power regulated personal vaporizer by Evolv that can be used with all of your atomizers and cartomizers that have a 510 connection. The Darwin can also be used with adapters to utilize other connections. This mod features a new, state of the art technology bundled with a sleek design. The Darwin boasts unprecedented power capabilities which are properly managed to outlast conventional battery mods giving the user ultimate control in adjusting the watts of your PV. Comes with charger and does not require additional batteries. Full 2 Year Warranty on the Darwin and a 1 year battery warranty.
The Power GRIP
Features of "The Grip":
- 510 connector or EGO style
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- Contoured finger grooves for a comfortable feel
- Ergonomically placed activation button
- 4 amp switch rated at over 1,000,000 activations (Flat or domed)
- Capability to use different battery combinations for a range of voltages
VaporLuxe $150.00
*NEW* 5 Position User Selectable Voltage Mod (4.3, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1, 5.5 Volts)
2600mAh Battery!
Round chrome actuator switch
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USB charging cable included
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Short circuit protection built in
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – As rain halted the semifinal match at the Big South Championships on Friday afternoon, No. 2 Campbell, who leads Presbyterian, 3-2, needs either sophomores Steven Billington (Conway, Wales, U.K.) or Adrien Rossignon (Arlon, Belgium) to take their decisive third sets when play resumes on Saturday at 9 a.m. to move onto the finals against No. 1 Coastal Carolina.
A 3-1 advantage was held by Billington, while Rossignon was down 1-0 early in his third set bout when rain began falling at the Winthrop Memorial Tennis Center.
The Camels are looking to move to the finals for the first time since finishing runner-up at the 2004 A-Sun Tournament as the No. 7 seed. Campbell has played in six-straight semifinal contests in league championships.
Campbell started off strongly as the senior pairing of Josep Baro (Barcelona, Spain) and David Clavera (Barcelona, Spain) took the decisive point, 8-2. Junior Fernando Guillen (San Louis Potosi, Mexico) and Rossignon posted an 8-6 victory at No. 1.
Presbyterian, who notched a 4-3 win on April 6 in Clinton, S.C., tallied the first two singles points to earn a 2-1 advantage as Danny Bruce, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 and Gonzalo Asis, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 6 tabbed wins.
The score evened up at 2-all, when Guillen registered a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 1. Putting the Camels up 3-2 was Baro at No. 5 with a pair of 6-2 wins.
After William O'Connell won a first-set tiebreaker, Rossignon responded with a 6-3 triumph to force a third frame. Billington also dropped the first set, 7-5, against Rafael Berghaus before knotting the contest with a 6-1 win in the second.
Campbell 3, Presbyterian 2 -Postponed (Rain) resumes on Sat. at 9 a.m.
April 19, 2013
Rock Hill S.C. (Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts)
Singles Competition
1. Fernando Guillen (CAM) def. Grayson Mills (PC), 6-1, 6-3
2. William O'Connell (PC) vs. Adrien Rossignon (CAM), 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 1-0
3. Rafael Berghaus (PC) vs. Steven Billington (CAM), 7-5, 1-6, 1-3
4. Danny Bruce (PC) def. David Clavera (CAM), 6-1, 6-1
5. Josep Baro (CAM) def. Andrew Brigham (PC), 6-2, 6-2
6. Gonzalo Asis (PC) def. Rik Van Gerwen (CAM), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish (4, 6, 1, 5, ?, ?)
Doubles Competition
1. Fernando Guillen/Adrien Rossignon (CAM) def. Andrew Brigham/William O'Connell (PC), 8-6
2. Josep Baro/David Clavera (CAM) def. Rafael Berghaus/Grayson Mills (PC), 8-2
3. Danny Bruce/Edward Snead (PC) def. Steven Billington/Rik Van Gerwen (CAM), 8-2
Order of Finish (3, 1, 2)
Match Notes:
Campbell (14-6)
Presbyterian (20-9)


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LAC got to keep Bledsoe. The NBA...er, I mean, the Hornets kept trying to get him in the deal.
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I think the Clippers did pretty good. You gotta give a little to get a little, and what did they really give? Kaman is expiring, and they have Jordon anyway. Aminu...meh. Eric Gordon's the biggest piece coming from LAC, and I'd do that for CP3. And the Minny pick will probably be high, but it's an unknown commodity. LAC has enough youth. CP3 gives them the kind of personality on the floor that can whip teammates into shape.


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So far, ultrabooks haven't performed as well as expected in large part due to the high cost of the machines and increasing popularity of tablets. Research firm IHS iSuppli has cut its shipment expectations for ultrabooks globally during 2012. Previously, iSuppli expected 22 million ultrabooks to ship globally during 2012. The research firm has now cut that estimate to 10.3 million for the entire year.
The research firm cites two major reasons for poor sales in the ultrabook realm citing "nebulous marketing and unappealing price." ISuppli also points a finger at Intel as having to own up to standards that are too strict, confusing the marketplace between what's an ultrabook and what is an ultrathin notebook.
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The budget that was passed last week in the Legislature included $90 million cuts in cancer screening for low income families. Assemblyman Bill Nojay tells Finger Lakes News Radio the cuts were business as usual in Albany.
Nojay says it was all about revenge.
Middle class families who earn between $40,000 and $300,000, who have at least one child, will be receiving rebate checks next year. Nojay says it's all about politics.
Nojay tells us there's another motivation for targeting certain people for rebates.
The rebates are worth $350. Listen to Nojay's show weekday afternoons at 5:00 on Finger Lakes News Radio, and replays every morning at 11. You can also listen to Nojay's appearance on Wednesaday's Finger Lakes Morning News with Joe Salzone here.


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William Roaf is in the midst of a grand, whirlwind experience as one of the newest enshrinees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The former tackle will have a bust made in his image. He will get outfitted with one new, very large gold blazer. And it will be capped off in August by enshrinement in Canton, Ohio, with the Class of 2012.
Roaf wishes Junior Seau would have had the same experience.
"That's one of the saddest things, when you think about what he was as a football player," Roaf told USA TODAY Sports this week. "Junior won't get a chance to enjoy the moment he deserves of going into the Hall of Fame.
"You know he's in on the first ballot."
Seau, who died at 43 last week of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, will be eligible for induction in 2015. His credentials support Roaf's first-ballot prediction. He played in 11 Pro Bowls and was chosen to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1990s, when he was with the San Diego Chargers during the heyday of a 20-year career.
"Before there was a Ray Lewis, there was a Junior Seau," Roaf said. "I'd rank Junior Seau as one of the top 40 players all-time."
Roaf said he heard one of the most revealing anecdotes about Seau on ESPN, when former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi said the New England trainers had to tell Seau that he couldn't come to the stadium for weightlifting sessions at 4:30 a.m. -- because they were still in bed.
Says Roaf, "That tells you how serious he took it and how much of a pro he was."
The Chargers are hosting a public memorial service for Seau at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Friday, with officials expecting as many as 60,000 to attend.
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One of the hallmarks of AARP Foundation is its interest in seeking solutions to the problems of older hunger from a variety of sources, including local antihunger groups, state SNAP officials and well-known hunger researchers. Even so, the Hunger Impact team recently decided to widen its base of potential problem solvers by a considerable margin, joining with crowdsourcing site InnoCentive.com to seek responses from InnoCentive's 260,000 registered "solvers," most of whom are not hunger experts.
By opening the AARP Foundation Innovation Pavilion at InnoCentive.com to seek ideas on solving hunger among people 50-plus, AARP Foundation joins a growing number of corporations, nonprofits and government agencies — such as Proctor and Gamble, the Rockefeller Foundation and NASA — that are discovering the benefits of crowdsourcing — opening their doors (and their minds) to solutions from people all over the world. While 60 percent of InnoCentive's registered 260,000 "solvers" have an advanced degree, the site is open to all. Registration is free.
InnoCentive thrives on the idea that solutions to tough problems can come from anyone, anywhere, often from people whose work and background have nothing to do with the problem at hand. As Harvard Business School professor and researcher Karim R. Lakhani told the New York Times, "The further the problem is from the solver's expertise, the more likely they are to solve it," using their specialized knowledge in other areas to seek — and often find — the solution from a different vantage point.
Each of the two presented challenges [see sidebar] has a total award value of $10,000. Prizes will be given on the basis of the potential usefulness and appropriateness of the solutions proposed. There are many case histories on the InnoCentive website in which organizations have received answers through the site that have eluded their own researchers for years. There is nothing random about the selection of the winners.
To date, InnoCentive has posted over 1,450 challenges from outside organizations, and given more than 1,200 awards ranging from $500 to $1 million depending on the difficulty of the posted challenge. The challenging organization, in this case AARP Foundation, is responsible for selecting both the prizewinners and the amount awarded to them.
The AARP Foundation challenge will be open until Sept. 20.
"While the foundation is working with organizations around the country to help solve hunger problems in the short term, it is critical that we seek long-term solutions as well. InnoCentive has helped to unlock the potential of people around the globe to contribute to the solution of today's most pressing problems, and we are delighted to work with them," said Jo Ann Jenkins, president of AARP Foundation.
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During one of my recent chats, the following exchange occurred between two of the participants: "How much do you have invested in the market?" The question was followed by the comment that since A had so much money in the market, then B must have only a few thousand in the market, or less. Therefore A must really know what he's doing and B must not. One interesting thing that I noticed during this conversation was that neither A nor B had mentioned whether they held any position in the stock that started this entire discussion.
This jousting brings up an interesting question, Does it really matter how much one investor has working in the market? Surely any investor who holds a position in a stock, whether a small investor or a "heavy hitter," would love to see his stock go up. So does it really matter how much each person has in the stock?
For Fools, the only real accountability is to measure one's percentage gains and losses. A 10% gain is 10% no matter how much is invested. If the small investor and the heavy hitter both make 10%, the "heavy hitter" makes more money, but the small investor has done just as well in relative terms. Is it proof that the "heavy hitter" did better because he made more money? I think not.
In fact, the heavy hitter may make more money on an investment than the small investor and still have done "worse" in percentage terms. If A invests $100,000 and earns a return of $10,000 and B invests $20,000 and earns $5,000, who has done a better job? A right? After all, $10,000 is better than $5,000, right? Wrong. A's $10,000 gain is only 10% while B's $5,000 gain is a 25% profit. B's performance is much more impressive even though it's based on a smaller sum.
Let's face it, the amount you have invested in the market doesn't make you a smarter investor. The smarter investor is the person who is willing to put the time and energy into the research. Everyone has to start somewhere. So the dollar amounts working in the market are going to be very different from investor to investor. The smarter investor is the one who gets more "bang for the buck," not the one with more bucks to bang around.
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