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First let me say there is nothing wrong with the Stock OSG diff. It's just not set from the factory(OSG) to handle 900+ hp. It absolutely can handle the power though! I love mine. Period. Call and ask them about it(OSG).
:Edit: Will draw picture later showing what I'm talking about. To hard to try and describe thus fully at 8:30 in the morning. Lol
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Hey Jake,
when I first changed from stock to OSGiken diff, I felt it had changed my car substantially. I used to go always sideways (towards the left side) on every pull and that was on ST2 p+m so I HIGHLY feel it improved the car.
The second major change that helped the car quite a bit for highway pulls was to open up the diff again and move to 3.91. The car feels like it's in the power all the time I feel like driving a bit spirited ... the only down side to it it that you have have to change to 5th for 60-130 pulls, at least for me...
Thanks for this. So, my stage 2.5 makes 750whp and almost never goes sideways, just straight spin. I am running 305 DR's and have full traction in 3rd usually, but limited in 2nd. Mspired, seemed to indicate that he had full traction in 2nd. What I'm trying to get a view on is if anyone can comment on specifically improving traction in 2nd. If I can obtain significant improvement in 2nd gear traction then probably worth it to me, otherwise going to probably pass. Any thoughts appreciated.
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California Reaches Solar Milestone, Electricity Prices Turn Negative
Solar power met roughly half of California's electricity demand for the first time on March 11, according to new estimates from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA).
EIA estimated that almost 40 percent of electricity on the grid between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. came from California's large-scale solar plants, with smaller solar installations on homes and businesses supplying the rest. When factored with other sources of clean energy in the state, renewable energy accounted for more than 55 percent of power on the grid on March 11.
The abundant supply of solar in California this winter and spring has driven wholesale prices near zero or into the negative during certain hours.
"In March, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., system average hourly prices were frequently at or below $0 per megawatthour (MWh)," the EIA said in its report.
"In contrast, average hourly prices in March 2013–15 during this time of day ranged from $14/MWh to $45/MWh. Negative prices usually result when generators with high shut-down or restart costs must compete with other generators to avoid operating below equipment minimum ratings or shutting down completely."
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Actress Lucy Lawless Joins Greenpeace Protest Against Arctic Drilling
Eleven peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have taken to the water in inflatable boats with handheld banners to oppose the Statoil Songa Enabler oil rig, 275 km North off the Norwegian coast, in the Arctic Barents sea.
The banners say: "People Vs. Arctic Oil" and are directed at Statoil and the Norwegian government, which has opened a new, aggressive search for oil in the waters of the Barents Sea.
FERC Paves Way for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) paved the way Friday for the 600-mile, 42-inch fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline to proceed when it issued the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). A joint project of utility giants Duke Energy and Dominion Energy, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would move fracked gas from West Virginia into Virginia and North Carolina.
In April, the Sierra Club submitted more than 500 pages of legal and technical comments on FERC's draft EIS, which were joined by more than 18,000 individual comments detailing opposition to the project. The pipeline has been met with widespread opposition, with more than 1,000 people participating in public hearings across the three affected states. The Sierra Club recently requested that FERC issue a new environmental review document analyzing information that came in after or late in, the public comment process.
Exxon Fined $2M for 'Reckless Disregard' of Sanctions During Tillerson Era
By Jessica Corbett
"It's time Rex Tillerson step down or be removed," said Gigi Kellett of Corporate Accountability International, following an announcement on Thursday that ExxonMobil will pay $2 million for violating U.S. sanctions against Russian officials while the now-secretary of state was the company's CEO.
"ExxonMobil demonstrated reckless disregard for U.S. sanction requirements," according to enforcement filing released by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which issued the penalty. Though the fine is reportedly the maximum penalty allowed, it's pittance to one of the world's most profitable and powerful corporations, which last year reported a profit of $7.8 billion.
Amory Lovins: Nukes Not the Answer
New analysis from Amory B. Lovins debunks the notion that highly unprofitable, economically distressed nuclear plants should be further subsidized to meet financial, security, reliability and climate goals. The analysis, which will appear shortly in The Electricity Journal, shows that closing costly-to-run nuclear plants and reinvesting their saved operating costs in energy efficiency provides cheaper electricity, increases grid reliability and security, reduces more carbon, and preserves (not distorts) market integrity—all without subsidies.
Senate's Dirty Energy Bill Would Lock U.S. Into Fossil-Fuel Dependency for Decades
By Christian Detisch and Seth Gladstone
In the wake of Senate Republicans' ever-deepening debacle over their flailing attempts to strip health insurance from 22 million people, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is desperate to do something—anything—to show that he can get legislation passed. To this end, he's bypassing the standard committee review process to push a complex 850+ page energy bill straight to the full Senate floor. Perhaps not surprisingly, this legislation, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017, would be a disaster for public health and our climate.
Thanks to Inspiration From a Teenager, All New Homes in South Miami Must Install Solar
A new law passed this week in South Miami will require all new homes built in the city to install solar panels. The measure, which was inspired by a proposal from a teenage climate activist, will go into effect in September.
The text of the ordinance details the climate impacts facing South Miami.
Koch-Funded Electric Car Video Debunked Again and Again
By Ben Jervey
Just last week, we fact-checked and debunked every line of The Dirty Secrets of Electric Cars, a video produced by Fueling U.S. Forward, a Koch-funded campaign to push fossil fuels. That video represents the group's first public pivot from fossil fuel boosterism to electric vehicle (EV) attacks. More electric vehicle experts are also picking the video apart.
One effort is this video highlighting many of the same falsehoods we wrote about, and which adds key context about some of the video footage. Like, for instance, the fact that the photo that Fueling U.S. Forward claims is a lithium, cobalt or cerium mining operation is actually a copper mine.
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The humble Claypot Yong Tau Foo in Black Bean Sauce 釀豆腐 (yong tau hoo) is one of my favourite local food. Although the literal meaning of Yong Tau Foo (YTF) stands for stuffed bean curd, the name has expanded to a broader term and apply not just for stuffed bean curd, but to all kinds of ingredients stuffed with fish paste – for example, lady's fingers (orka), bitter gourd (bitter melon), eggplant (brinjal) etc. Even ingredients which are not stuffed such as meat balls, dumplings and certain vegetables have now been associated with common YTF selections. There is a stall at the wet market near my home which sells excellent YTF, and I will not miss buying from them whenever I'm there. I usually cook a no-fuss YTF soup with noodles for a simple, fast and healthy one-dish meal. But sometimes, we are in the mood for something different, and that will be a YTF claypot dish cooked in black bean sauce. The YTF sauce coated in the home-made black bean sauce is so deliciously savoury and spicy, we usually need more rice to polish off all the sauce. If you enjoy black bean sauce, check out my spicy black bean sauce chicken recipe.
When cooking the yong tau foo (ytf) pieces, note that cooking time will vary for different types of ytf. For example, the thinner slices will cook faster, so take them out earlier as they are cooked.
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ISACA April Event - "Mixed Martial Arts for IT/IT Governance in Large Project Portfolios" (3 CPE's)
ISACA Charlotte Chapter
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Tuesday April 17, 2012, the Charlotte Chapter of ISACA is hosting a Half Day Event focused on "Mixed Martial Arts for IT - Leveraging Quality Tools in Today's IT Environment and IT Governance in Large Project Portfolios"
3 CPE's will be awarded.
8:00 AM Registration / Networking
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1. IT Governance in Large Project Portfolios
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Breaks will be taken throughout the presentation
11:50 PM Closing Remarks
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Speaker: Kevin Gully - Hewlett Packard
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Sri Lanka, the best place to visit -Lonely Planet
World's most renowned and largest travel guide book and digital media publisher –"The Lonely Planet" has named Sri Lanka as number one destination in the world to visit.
The travel experts and the voters have predicted that Sri Lanka will be on the top of the hottest new holiday destinations for the travelers. Under the title 'Serenity returns to Serendib " the travel guide raves destination Sri Lanka describing the multi-faceted experiences the traveler can look for in this small Island, fused with novelty and indulgence.
"Dubbed Serendib -the origin of the word serendipity "by seafaring Arab traders centuries ago, Sri Lanka has been anything but serene in recent decades. …South Asia's most compact country have remained off limits to even the most intrepid traveller. .…investment is again fuelling the tourist industry and visitor numbers are steadily increasing. Prices are affordable. Indeed, Sri Lanka is emerging as one of the planet's best-value destinations.
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Book Review: 'Peter Panda Melts Down' by Artie Bennett
Published 10:00 pm, Monday, February 17, 2014
Peter Panda Melts Down! by Artie Bennett is pretty much self explanatory when one gets a look at the title. This is not the story of a snowman. rather, it takes a humorous look into the world of temper tantrums.
While Bennett might be the writer of this delightful book, John Nez takes on the responsibility for providing illustrations in plenty of colors. While black and white are rather obvious choices, basics such as red, blue, brown, and green help to make the book an engrossing selection as well as holding onto a person's attention. Together, they provide enjoyment for readers as well as some useful advice on dealing with toddlers who may not always be perfect angels.
Peter, Bennett's main character, is a child who is happy in life. However, sometimes there are things which happen during a given day to upset him. At three, Peter hasn't got the maturity to see this is no big deal. So, what does he do? Frustration is the easiest solution and therefore, a meltdown takes place.
Bennett has enough common sense not to go into many details regarding what this little furball says or does during his most rage filled moments. Instead, readers are simply shown crankiness has occurred. Facial expressions will be easy to spot. Words on a given page have exploded into massive screaming announcements of the impending crisis.
Is this pure toddler behavior? Of course, but there's more to the story than just what one sees on the page. Whether or not a person is a parent, reading until the very end is a requirement. There are factors at work beyond simple bratty frustration.
The notes on the back flap are especially entertaining. Both author and illustrator provide details of subjects which make them cranky at the very least. An endearing selection no matter who reads this book.


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England's ICT, or Information and Communications Technology, student training to be rebooted.
Michael Gove, the education secretary, says the current lessons will be replaced by an "open source" curriculum "in computer science and programming." The new lessons will be created by universities and industry. The goal is to revive the glory days of British technology leadership exemplified by Alan Turing. Teaching students to program, rather than just navigate through menus in Microsoft Office, is the new goal.
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As with every sweeping education reform, headlines get news but the hard work to add new teachers and equipment gets ignored. School administrations work slowly, so no matter the headlines of today, nothing of substance will change by next fall. Budget problems in the UK are as bad or worse as those in the US, and Gove didn't release information about funding increases.
"Children are being forced to learn how to use applications, rather than to make them. They are becoming slaves to the user interface and are totally bored by it" That's a remarkably smart thing for a politician to say about computing education.simonw on news.ycombinator.com
About time! My son is in year 8 and is bored to tears in his ICT classes.MM on dailymail.co.uk
Having done an ICT course 2 years ago at my old school, I am so pleased to see this change, even if it has come too late for me.Elliot Roberts on bbc.co.uk
Another day, another moan at teachers...John C on dailymail.co.uk
There is a vast difference between learning to use IT and learning to create IT.Paul J Weighell on bbc.co.uk
Kids and teachers themselves have been complaining at least since 2005 when I was exposed to "IT education" in school but that obviously wasn't sufficient reason to take action.amirhhz on news.ycombinator.com
Sound and fury signifying nothing
The new fancy name is a gimmick and will still include the majority of the current ICT syllabus.4PetesSake on bbc.co.uk
How much of a change is this? My son already does Scratch programming at school.Gemma on dialymail.co.uk
As a Primary Deputy Head at a state school on a shoestring budget, I do hope Mr Gove will be throwing money at all of us to get the cutting edge,annieprouse on bbc.co.uk
This is great news. However just think of how hard it is to hire software developers. Now how the hell are schools (with fixed salary caps and a work environment filled with children) going to compete?rmc on news.ycombinator.com
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A financial crisis means clubs in England's Third Division can now offer twice the wages than even Scottish Premier League outfits can afford.
"Clubs have to look at themselves as they have overspent and put themselves in this position," said Sparkes.
Players Union boss Fraser Wishart said: "The game is in a terrible mess."
Wishart highlighted one player leaving Livingston and two from Dundee, two clubs in administration, who in recent days moved to English clubs.
"You see Derek Lilley has gone down to Boston United in the English Third Division, Lee Mair has gone to Stockport in the Second Division and Dave McKay has gone to Oxford," he said.
Wishart fears that many players will be forced to leave the professional game and find themselves on the dole queue, with a near record number being released this close-season.
"We are finding the drop is now from the Premier Division down to the Second or Third and perhaps out of the game altogether to the Juniors," he said.
"The players are left out in the lurch unprepared for life outside football."
It is a situation that has struck even the likes of former Scotland international Scott Booth.
The 32-year-old, formerly of Borussia Dortmund, has been told that he will not be offered a new contract by Aberdeen.
"I really wanted to stay at Aberdeen as it is a club I love, it's my local club, the one I supported as a boy and I hoped to give something back, not just in a playing sense but in coaching the younger kids," he said.
"But now I am unemployed at 32, I have been doing this for 15 years and it has come a little earlier than I expected and I don't have anything else."
Motherwell, Dundee and Livingston are all in the process of coming out of administration, while all their SPL rivals have had to make major cutbacks to survive in recent seasons.
Sparkes added: "It is not the players' fault and, contrary to popular belief, it is not the agents either.
"Nobody put a gun to the clubs' heads when they were paying high wages.
"Each board of directors and each club really needs to look at themselves and ask themselves whether they have the proper credentials to take their football club forward as a business."


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It seems a lot of you are looking for superhero inspiration! Here is something to get you started – check out the post on BHG Style Spotters for the links! (Also, check out the Avengers nursery from last summer, for a slightly different take.)
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A GANG of hammer wielding teenagers robbed a 13-year-old boy and tried to rob his friend as they played in a tree house during the summer holidays.
Matthew Payne and his mates shook the tree, then threatened to throw the youngsters out of the den after climbing up to rob them.
Now the 19-year-old has been jailed for 16 months after a judge told how the victims were "traumatised" by what happened to them.
Colin Meeke, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court how the 13-year-olds were playing behind the Shield and Dagger pub, in Thames Avenue, Haydon Wick.
During the afternoon of August 13, they were in the tree house when four older lads, including Payne, appeared below.
Mr Meeke said they shouted up, "Do you want to fall out or be grabbed out?", before starting to shake the tree and pulling at the wooden panels.
He said three of the older boys, one armed with a hammer, then climbed into the tree house and demanded the first lad empty his pockets and hand over his phone.
"They gave it back saying it was not of the required quality, though not in those exact words. The other pulled out a more expensive Blackberry: that was taken," he said.
"The three were very threatening. They threatened to pitch them out of the trees if they didn't get out their phones. "One had the hammer which he used to smash up the tree house."
The young victims went home and told their fathers what had taken place and the police were called.
Payne, of Limes Avenue, Pinehurst, pleaded guilty to robbery and attempted robbery.
A 16-year-old, also from the Pinehurst area, admitted the same charges and a 14-year-old pleaded guilty to criminal damage. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were both dealt with at the youth court.
Rob Ross, defending, said before the offences took place in the summer his client had never been in trouble with the police, and had not since.
"It was one of those cases where the only reason it was in the crown court in the first place was this young man was 19, just 19, when the offence took place," he said.
"The other two were youths and it is one of those cases where the level of criminality is inverse in age and involvement in the offence."
Mr Ross said the 16-year-old lad was a repeat offender who led the escapade his client, though older, went along with it.
"He made a stupid mistake: he was out with someone very, very much more experienced in doing things like this. "He probably thought it was a bit of a lark," he said.
Jailing Payne, Judge Douglas Field said: "The victims in both of these cases were lads of 13. "You were with two boys younger than you and who I am told have more of a record than you.
"You were the oldest and you joined in with them in a robbery and attempted robbery. "One had a hammer, he was behaving violently with it. It must have increased the sense of fear in the victims. "Both the victims were traumatised by this incident."


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The basics of networking connections are relatively easy to grasp. As I've said, the speeds of gigabit Ethernet beat fast Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but wireless-N connections top wireless-G and fast Ethernet, and fast Ethernet outpaces wireless-G.
But knowing which standards are theoretically faster than the others doesn't mean that you'll fully reap the benefits. Stepping up to a snazzy new wireless-N router doesn't guarantee that your transfer speeds from connected PC to connected PC will suddenly jump tenfold. There's maximum throughput and there's reality. Here's why the two are different:
First off, all devices within a network have to support the standard your network uses. And figuring out the difference between a gigabit port and a fast Ethernet port on a desktop or laptop, for example, isn't something you can do by sight. The same goes for wireless connectivity: If you're using a wireless-G laptop to connect to a wireless-N router (or, for that matter, pulling down files from a wireless-G-connected laptop using a gigabit-connected desktop), guess what? Your speeds will be constrained to the slowest connection in the chain.
That means that when you're upgrading your network, you're going to want to attack all of your slower devices at once in order to benefit most from a switch-up in speed categories. Here's why: Let's assume that you're connecting a gigabit-friendly desktop PC to a gigabit router, back out to a gigabit-friendly desktop PC. If you're transferring files off of a networked hard drive to your system's desktop, are they going to rush over at a speed of 125 megabytes per second? Highly unlikely.
In this case, the bottleneck is your system itself. Unless you're rocking a RAID setup or a fancy RAM drive, the two hard drives between systems simply can't read and write the data fast enough to make full use of your networking setup.
So what good is gigabit? What does it really take to fill the pipe for the various connections I've mentioned? Stay tuned: I'll be covering these questions — and the D-Link technologies that can make them possible — in subsequent posts.
This story, "Speed Test: The Myth of Gigabit Ethernet" was originally published by BrandPost.


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Having Monica around to help out opens Fiona up to a world of possibilities – as she continues to pursue her GED and pushes for a management position at the club. Steve, meanwhile, learns that Estefania is still in love with her ex-boyfriend Marco (guest star THIERRE DI CASTRO). Conspiring with Lip to sneak Marco back into the country via shipping container, Steve hopes that he and Fiona can finally be together.
Meanwhile, Monica starts to unravel – fighting with Frank, spending the "squirrel fund" and ending up in jail. As Monica slips back into her depression, however, Fiona finds herself back at square one. While Ian tries to avoid the wrath of Terry Milkovich. Lip worries Mandy's baby could be his. But when they learn the baby is actually Terry's, Ian organizes an impromptu abortion fundraiser. Sheila takes in Ruben (guest star MOSHE KASHER), a homeless hospice patient with a tracheotomy hole and a crack addiction. And Veronica tells Kev she can't have kids.


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Trusting is challenging to do for anyone you meet on here. No matter if your man or woman. But I do my best to trust until trust is lost. Just let me know what you need from me to get started on a friendship. I will see what I can do.
I was raised in the french culture and I speak the language. That tends to make me a fish out of water in Mn lol.
Ya my pictures suck. I found people look better in person, so if your pictures suck too, I won't judge you. I am told I should get new pictures because I am so hansom as I age :)
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Consumer electronics supplier Radioshack (RSH) can best be summed up in my most recent visit: I bought a plug for my electric guitar cable and left.Total time in the store: maybe 2 minutes.
Bottom line? There aren't nearly enough people like me making 2 minute, under $10 transactions to make ends meet.
Radioshack executives know this, and they've gone out looking for help in shoring up balance sheet and liquidity issues to help the cause. But it's a short term hope: sales are at best flat, margins continue to get squeezed, and the losses keep piling up. Second quarter revenues came in at $844.5 million, just under last year's $849 million, but ahead of analyst estimates of $816 million.
However, gross margins came in at 37% compared to 40%, and its net loss of 53 cents per share was much worse than last year's 21 cents, and analyst estimates of 21 cents per share. Cash on hand is now under $500 million, and free cashflow is non-existent.
Worse yet, S&P cut its debt rating — and RSH has plenty of debt, by the way — to a non-investment grade 'CCC', with a warning that "a default could occur within 12 months, absent a major business turnaround or increased liquidity."
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Real Business Cycles, Investment Finance, and Multiple Equilibria
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Semi Truck Driver Causes Multiple Truck Accident on I-80 in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania
STROUDSBURG, PA. — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed both westbound lanes on the I-80 on Tuesday, Oct. 16, after a semi truck driver caused a crash involving two other tractor-trailers on the Interstate 80.
The accident occurred at 11:23 a.m. at mile-marker 304.8 in Stroud Township that backed up traffic on the highway and connecting roads for hours. The Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department diverted traffic off I-80 west at Exit 305.
Pennsylvania State police said the driver of the big rig will be cited with numerous summary traffic violations.
Pocono Record reports:
An Acura TL, driven by Susan Arnst, 56, of East Stroudsburg, was hit by debris from the overturning tractor-trailer. Another tractor-trailer, a 1998 Freightliner driven by Gary Bailey of Independence, Mo., was hit by Chavez's trailer.
A third tractor-trailer, a 1996 Freightliner driven by William Cowan, 62, of Bordman, Ohio, swerved off the road into a grassy area, damaging its undercarriage.
No injuries were reported, but all vehicles involved suffered minor to major damage.
Linda Schlier, owner of Schlier's Towing, said:
"When we got there it was just a little scary, with the trailer having ridden the medium so long. The load was all compressed cardboard boxes, so it was really heavy," Schlier said. "We used a lot of SpeedyDry because both the tanks were ruptured and their was diesel fuel spilled. Thank God it didn't kill anybody, because that was a bad wreck."
The incident reamins under investigation at this time.
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|The DBE Program is a federal program which sets out the requirements for a state to follow in setting participation goals and assuring that disadvantaged businesses have equal access to contracts paid with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The SBE Program is a program established by the department to assist small disadvantaged businesses in the specialized areas of highway construction and maintenance and to comply with the federal requirement under 49 C.F.R. §26.39 regarding fostering small business participation.
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Breaking: Sometimes Men Wear Their Hair In Buns!
Brooklyn, she is a squirrely strange beast. A land of artisinal cheeses and small-batch decorative axes. She is also a land where men occasionally deign to tuck their long hair into buns. This is newsworthy, so says The New York Times, which has devoted more than a thousand words to exploring the not-actually-a-trend tremd. It seems a writer for the paper visited a Brooklyn bar and saw two bartenders there who preferred wearing their long locks in a bun, rather than a hair net.
But really, how do you make this exotic hair bun — on a clunky, squarish man's head, no less?
"[Yoga teacher] Alexander Kellum … bends forward and pulls his long chestnut hair in front of him; then he performs a twisting and wrapping motion until his hair is firmly tucked into a knot at the back of his head. Sometimes he'll let a little hair poke out for an 'abstract expressionist' flourish, he said. A rubber band, a hair band or even a piece of string holds his bun in place. "
Whoa, that was fucking crazy. And just in case you didn't follow, there are tons of men hair bun tutorials on YouTube.
After all, explains "Top Chef" contestant and man bun enthusiast Chris Jones in the story: "I'm very secure in myself. I've actually worn my hair in pigtails once or twice." [NY Times]


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|Andy Heymsfield
From 1988 to 1996, Andy served on the International Commission on Cloud Physics of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. He was chair of the American Meteorological Society Committee on Cloud Physics from 1985 to 1987. Andy has been an associate editor of Atmospheric Environment since 1988 and held the same post for the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences from 1987 to 1994. His technical accomplishments include development of a balloon-borne ice particle replicator and an airborne video ice particle sampler.
Andy joined NCAR in 1975 after two years at Meteorology Research, Inc. He received a bachelor's degree in physics at the State University of New York at Fredonia, followed by master's and doctoral degrees in meteorology at the University of Chicago.
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Active in several programs to evaluate and monitor ultraviolet radiation and ozone depletion, Sasha serves on standing committees of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency. He is a member of NCAR's Geophysical Turbulence Program and a science research mentor in the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program.
Sasha has been at NCAR since 1985, with the exception of a year spent as a senior research associate at SUNY-Albany (1987-88). Before moving to Boulder, he spent four years as a chemical physicist at AeroChem Research Labs in Princeton, New Jersey. Sasha earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering physics and a second master's in electrical engineering, all at Cornell University, before completing his doctorate in physical chemistry at York University in 1982.


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There are many Internet jobs one could apply for, it all depends on whether they are connected with web design, site promotion and marketing, research, blogging or a host of other functions. For that main reason, it is difficult to pinpoint any set of questions that would suit all because web designing would require different (technical) skills from blogging (communicative), for example. However, there are certain general questions that are likely to be asked, whatever the Internet job, and the following are popular examples.
Tell us about yourself. What motivates you?
This is the opening classic. It seeks to know more about the applicant primarily to assess whether their motivation matches with the company expectations. Whether the person is self motivated or they have to be directed. With the Internet being a rapidly expanding sector, and many people getting lost in its labrynths, those who can create a cohesive pathway and skillfully weave their way out on their own would be well sought after. Keep the answer brief and interesting, mentioning only the aspects that are likely to be relevant to the job.
What value is the Internet to you personally?
This helps to show how you have used the Internet, its value to you, and whether you truly understand its potential. If you are hardly making use of it, how can you understand the vision that company has of making it big and creating a huge market, for example? Your use of the Internet and understanding where it is going will help the interviewers to see whether you would be a useful member of their team.
What are your short and long term goals?
These are particularly useful to interviewers to identify where you are now and some idea of where you are heading. If you are ultimately looking for a secure and cosy job, the Internet wouldn't really suit you. Currently the Internet is the most insecure and scary place for a person with ambition. It is like one of those early Wild West American gold rush places, where many went with big dreams and little resources hoping to find that gold and realise those dreams, only to come back months or years later rather disheartened and disillusioned. A few made it big, yes, but nowhere matching the proportion of the number who went in the first place. The Internet draws people in to pan for its gold but only the most resilient, skilled and canny entreprenuer who understands its language, pitfalls and opportunities, will emerge vindicated. Hence why this question is so important to see whether that person is really ready for the rigours of making it on the Internet, with the commitment to match, or is just applying for the sake of a job.
Tell us about any time where you tried and failed?
The Internet does not guarantee success and there is much hard graft to do before the rewards are seen. This question aims to sort the more determined ones from those who are likely to give up easily. The answer you give will determine how fit you are for the job. If you hate mistakes, if you are not keen to try again when you hit a hurdle, if you are not determined enough to see every failure is really a temporary setback that also teaches you as much as success does, then you won't last very long among the shark-infested terrain. How you handle the failures of your life tell far more about your character and capacity for real success than anything else. It also demonstrates that you will be more appreciative of the task ahead.
What Internet browsers are you familiar with?
There are lots of browsers which tend to be used by the different computers and platforms. For example, Apple Macintosh uses Safari, a most amazing browser, but it does have strong competition from Mozilla Firefox, the upcoming Opera and the new exciting Google Chrome which is supposed to outshine the others. Knowing which ones operate pretty smoothly and flexibly is a start to mastering access to the Internet and enabling a better kind of experience.
What is the biggest development on the Internet so far, in your opinion?
This could be a test of whether you have been keeping up with the trends, to identify your particular interests and your appreciation of the great strides technology has made in the last few years. This is also a time for you to shine in your knowledge and understanding of what has contributed to the phenomenal success of the Internet and how you see that continuing. Someone who can chart the highlights of the Internet and identify significant landmarks within its history would show greater expertise in the field than others who have not been keeping abreast of the changes.
In what way do you think you can contribute to our company?
This is a very important question and your answer will depend on how much you have researched the company, how much you understand its achievements already and future goals and how you see yourself adding to their development. Companies are not looking for dead wood to feed off other people. They are looking for bright sparks with new ideas, fearless imagination and huge ambition. For example, Google is such an innovative company, which is why they have been so successful. They think of it before others do. If you were applying to them, what could you personally contribute? What would you want to develop on their behalf? Thinking about your place on their team at any level will get you halfway through the door because you present possibilities they might not even have thought about yet!
What do you expect your starting salary to be?
Do not be backward in coming forward on this important issue. Decide what you're worth before the interview and stick to your guns. Be prepared to explain why you want that too, but don't undervalue yourself. It is better to state a high figure and have them negotiate downwards than to set a very low starting salary that leaves you at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
What's the main reason why we should hire you for this position?
Identify just one key reason why you wish to work for that company. Usually it would relate to the reputation the organisation has or the actual perks and conditions it offers for your enhancement and development. Whatever it is make sure that it sets the company in a good, possibly unique, light. That you would be getting, or giving something which is obviously not available elsewhere.
©Elaine Sihera (Ms CYPRAH) 2011
Emotional Health and People Management Consultant
"Respect and love begin with the self. If we have none, how can we give away any?"


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Holiday Toy Share 2013
Do you have Toys that you're not showing love anymore? Well if you get them to Long Island FNB from now until December 24th we'll get them to someone who will. Just contact us or bring them to our drop-box at Urban Coffee in Greenlawn!
It's that time of the year again, the FNB rock-out-the-cold-athon is back and we're looking for toys (all ages, new and used), warm clothing, sleeping bags, pants, shirts, gloves, boots, sweaters, leggings, blankets, hats, socks, and whatever else you can think of.
So here's what you can do, either call (631.223.4370) or email (longislandfoodnotbombs [at] gmail [dot] com). We can pick anything up from your house or office directly just let us know when is good for you. You're also more than welcome to drop toys and clothing off at any of our food shares - which you can find by checking out our website, www.lifnb.com/food_shares
Please RSVP on Facebook, and pledge to share toys for the holidays!
1. Signup to volunteer for our Holiday Toy Collection and Share! There's lots of ways you can help out from collecting materials, hosting a collections bin or volunteering to transport materials - so please check it out and signup.
2. You can collect toys and warm clothing from your friends, family, schools, neighbors, sporting teams, clubs, co-workers, etc… and we can pick them up from you at any location for your connivance. Just email us at (longislandfoodnotbombs [at] gmail [dot] com) and we'll work something out.
3. If you have a car and would like to help us with the transportation of all this stuff or with pickups let us know. You can signup to help with that here.
4. If you work for a food store, restaurant, health food store, clothing store, sporting goods store, etc… and you feel like you're throwing away lots of good stuff get in contact with us. Lets see if we can create pick-ups from where you work!
5. Print out and pass around our flier (it's added as a picture in this event), leave it in libraries, schools, workplaces and other areas of social interaction.
6. Host a collections bin! Collection bins are great to put in your office, school, café', communal home, etc… Again, if you're interested in this please signup here.
7. Donate some much needed funds to our nonprofit, Community Solidarity, Inc. by clicking on the following link.
Leave Toys & Clothing In Our Drop-Off Box
If you have items that you'd like to share, you can also bring them to our drop-box at Urban Coffee in Greenlawn (101 Broadway Greenlawn, NY 11740)
More info: Where these toys will be shared?
The toys we gather will be shared at our regular food share locations on the following dates.
Farmingville @ 7pm on Thursday, December 19th
Wyandanch @Noon on Saturday, December 21st
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn @3pm on Saturday, December 21st
Hempstead @ 2pm on Sunday, December 22nd
More Incredible Events!
Tuesday, December 24th @7pm - "Ho Ho Huntington" a Special Huntington Food Share & Christmas Eve Dinner
***Please note, we need toys like whoa! We start sharing them on Dec.17th so if you're interested in helping out please get back to us asap and if you have any questions please feel free to contact us, LongIslandFoodNotBombs [at] gmail [dot] com.
Posted Dec 7 2013 - 1:52pm by LongIslandFNB