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Average Product Rating: 4.3based on 24 reviews
Best Fan!!!Wednesday, January 02, 2013
I now have purchased 15 of these fans from Drill Spot and they work great. Very quiet and efficient. 3 fans have been running almost non-stop for about a year and half with no problems. I recommend them to anyone in need of a wall mount fan.
No more Air King fans for meFriday, December 21, 2012
After reading the generally good reviews for this fan I bought two of them. After assembling and mounting the fans I tried them out. Within five minutes both fans started giving off a hot smell and quit working. Although the fans both came with instruction sheets there was no address or phone number to contact Air King. The only good part of my experience was Drillspot's customer service. I was promised a complete refund of merchandise and shipping.
Worked great for five minutes
Better quality control and at least some level of customer service from Air King
Quite FanTuesday, September 18, 2012
I got what expected
If you leave option for wall mounted speed controller switch, instead of rope activated switch.
18"FansSaturday, September 15, 2012
Easy to install,They move a lot of air!Very fast delivery time and ease of ordering.
easy to insall
i'm happy with product
Best Wall Fan We Ever HadSaturday, July 28, 2012
This is the best fan for moving lots of air around inside a room. We have two of them mounted on the wall in our home. One in the kitchen to take care of the heat that preparing meals can cause. One in my son's bedroom for supplementing the A/C system in our house. Easy to install, very reliable, easy to clean. A real workhorse!
Easy to install, very reliable, easy to clean
First Time BuyingTuesday, July 24, 2012
Great value! We run this thing all day and into the night.
Easy pull cord and install
Blade could be heavier grade plastic but have not noticed any problems yet
Just AmazingSaturday, June 30, 2012
This fan blows cold air rather than warm air like other fans. This was worth the purchase!!!
Fan FabulousTuesday, June 05, 2012
Received in record time, works like a charm, just what our garage needed. I have recommended it to a friend. Thanks!
The oscillating feature, ease of installation
Good But LoudTuesday, May 15, 2012
Has good wind but it's a little noisy for me.
Amount of air movement
Could be more quiet
Great Fan, Best PriceWednesday, March 07, 2012
These fans are great. Wall mounted is the way to go to save space.
A Little Too Big for Typical KitchenTuesday, September 13, 2011
Its a nice fan with a metal grill, seems pretty durable but a little too large for the typical kitchen. Blows too much air on high and medium. I think the 16" would have been better fit.
Excellent ServiceTuesday, August 23, 2011
I have purchased a couple of times from DrillSpot and every time they deliver the quality product in scheduled time frame. This product works great. Very easy to install and it's the quietest fan I ever purchased for this size.
A Breeze To InstallTuesday, July 19, 2011
Good air mover. Quiet, nice wide sweep, priced right, easy install.
Super easy install
Does have the flimsy plastic feel to it, so don't drop it when installing
Perfect Fan For The Home Gym!Tuesday, July 19, 2011
This fan is great for our home gym. Very easy to mount. Great velocity. Full 180 oscillation and adequate tilt. Noise is actually quite reasonable given the power of the fan. Would highlly recommend this.
It would be nice if the tilt were easy to adjust
Great FanThursday, June 16, 2011
Fast shipping, great fan as noted.
Good Fan, Even Better PriceMonday, May 23, 2011
Easy to install, moves air well.
Remote control
Nice FanSaturday, May 07, 2011
Very good fan. I put it in my daughter's room to replace a ceiling fan because it was too close to new bunk bed. The pull string is great. Low setting is still pretty high, I don't think we'll ever use the high or medium settings. It is a little loud, but not too bad. It wouldn't bother me, but I know some people don't like noise, so keep that in mind. You do hear it. Overall good buy so far, would definitely buy again.
Pull string
Less noisy
So-SoFriday, February 04, 2011
I've ordered several of these fans in the past. This time I ordered 2 and only one worked. One of the previous ones stopped oscillating within a few months of use. Air King's quality control is apparently mediocre, at least in my experience.
Easy to assemble and use, lasts a long time
QUALITY CONTROL at the factory
Wall FanMonday, December 27, 2010
Great price and easy to install.
The pull cord for turning on/off and changing the speeds
Pefect For My Home Gym!Monday, December 20, 2010
It was easy to mount on the wall and just the right size for my 10ft x 10ft room. It moves a large volume of air and has a convenient pull cord to changes settings.
Move a lot of air
Replace the pull string with a pull chain (similar to ceiling fans)
A Poor FanThursday, September 09, 2010
This fan does not do the job! On high it sounds like it is moving air but it doesn't do much. On medium and low speeds, it moves less air than the 16" fan. The shape of the blades do not move the air like the 16" fan. If I had known this before I bought this 18" fan, I would not have bought it.
Needs better designed fan blades so it will move air more
Patio FanTuesday, September 07, 2010
I thought it would have more power, but over all it works well and keeps my patio pretty cool. I would recommend this product to my freinds and family.
It's easy mounting
The power
Fantastic FanWednesday, August 25, 2010
This fan is fantastic!! Ordering was very smooth; regular shipping and delivery was so fast it made my head spin! Speaking of spinning, this fan works exactly the way it was advertised. Assembly was literally a snap, installation was a breeze, and I had it mounted properly and running in 30 minutes. No shaking, no vibrating, no noise, no issues at all. You only need some very basic skills at mounting the plate, and make sure you mount it to a wall stud to make it more stabile. The fan cooled down the room instantly. I love this fan because if the design, and that it is up and out of the way. The pull cord is awesome. I am very pleased with my purchase experience and new fan. I'm gonna buy a couple more for other rooms in my house! I highly recommend!
The design and performance
Not Too BadTuesday, August 17, 2010
I feel I got the best value for what I wanted in a wall fan. I am pleased with the shipping speed and the packaging of the product. The fan has been running virtually everyday for approximately one month without issues.
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A thug travelled 190 miles to hand himself in to police immediately after watching footage of himself attacking an innocent man on Crimewatch.
Christopher Riley, 23, punched Scott Huxtable on a Valentine's Day night out in Bath, Somerset, in an 'unprovoked' attack which left Mr Huxtable unconscious.
CCTV footage captured Riley knocking Mr Huxtable, 23, out cold with a single punch before callously walking away - leaving his victim on the floor.
Remorseful thug who watched footage of himself on Crimewatch hands himself in
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By Travis Perry │ Kansas Watchdog
OSAWATOMIE — While arguments against Kansas' new voter ID law have gained play in local and state media, the opinion of the average Kansas voter isn't nearly as pessimistic as the reports make it sound.
This General Election marked the first real test of the state's new voter ID law. When posed with the issue, Kansas Watchdog readers voiced strong support, which was fueled by a desire for greater security at the polls.
"I think everyone should have to prove who they are to vote. Anyone can get a valid ID of some sort from DVM, College and school ID's. Military and other job related ID's," said Genile Allton Rawson. "They are easy to get and you should have to prove who you are to vote just like you would to take our (sic) a loan at the bank.
Dissent on the matter centered mostly on a concern about disenfranchising voters unable to acquire a photo ID.
"I think it is the dumbest thing that the Republicans pushed through. There was a long line for no good reason," said Carol Cole Trapp. "Please do not come back to me about voter fraud. There were only 3 alleged cases in Kansas and they were not even proven to be fraud."
But ultimately, the overriding tone was one of appreciation for the measure, with many offering viewpoints similar to Philip Muth.
"I have to show a picture ID to purchase a can of spray paint to repaint my charcoal grill," said Muth. "I think voting is much more important that my grill. So, no. I don't have a problem showing my ID to vote."
Contact Travis Perry at [email protected], or follow him on twitter at @kansaswatchdog.


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Bear, Elizabeth :
All the Windwracked Stars
Fantasy novel based on Norse mythology, set in a city on a dying planet 2500 years after one Valkyrie survives Ragnorak.
Clarke, Arthur C., & Frederik Pohl :
The Last Theorem
Near-future SF novel about a student in Sri Lanka who, while isolated by cruise ship hijackers, deduces a simple proof to Fermat's famous 'last theorem', while aliens called Grand Galactics descend upon Earth with the intent to destroy a potentially dangerous species.
Foster, Alan Dean :
SF novel, latest in the ongoing series about empath Philip Lynx and his mini-dragon companion Pip that began with The Tar Aiym Krang in 1972 and most recently included Trouble Magnet in 2006 and Patrimony in 2007. This penultimate book in the series concerns a mysterious planet occupied by four primitive intelligent species.
Gunn, James :
Human Voices
Collection of 14 stories, first published from 1972 to 1999, with an introduction including story notes by the author.
Kaye, Marvin, ed. :
The Ghost Quartet
Anthology of four original fantasy novellas, by Orson Scott Card, Marvin Kaye, Tanith Lee, and Brian Lumley.
Lerner, Edward M. :
Fools' Experiments
SF novel about a cybernetic lifeform, developed by military researchers, that gets loose on the internet.
Malan, Violette :
The Soldier King
Heroic fantasy novel, third in the series about mercenaries Dhulyn and Parno following The Mirror Prince (2006) and The Sleeping God (2007).
Parker, K. J. :
The Company
SF/fantasy novel about five war veterans who colonize an abandoned island, where the discovery of gold strains their friendship.
Ringo, John :
The Last Centurion
Near-future SF novel about an American Army officer trying to preserve his homeland in the aftermath of global catastrophes that strike in the next decade.
Robinson, Spider :
Very Hard Choices
SF thriller, sequel to Very Bad Deaths (2004), about a telepath and a hunt for a sadistic serial killer. In this book the telepath, Smelly, is pursued by government forces.
Scholes, Ken :
Fantasy novel, the author's debut novel and first in the "Psalms of Isaak" series, about the destruction of the great city Windwir and a mechoservitor, Isaak, who may know why it happened.
Shinn, Sharon :
Fortune and Fate
Fantasy novel, fifth in the "Twelve Houses" series following Mystic and Rider (2005), The Thirteenth House (2006), Dark Moon Defender (2006), and Reader and Raelynx (2007).
Stirling, S. M. :
The Scourge of God
Alternate history SF novel, second in a trilogy following The Sunrise Lands (2007), set a generation after a mysterious "Change" that rendered most technology inoperative. This book concerns clan leader Rudi MacKenzie's quest to reach Nantucket Island, origin of the Change.
New in Paperback: September 2009
posted 9 October 2009
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The best summer cocktails
Ten seasonal drinks you need to drink before summer ends.
Mon Aug 16 2010
Warwick Bramble at Fort Defiance
Warwick Bramble at Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance owner St. John Frizell classes up gin and juice at his sunny Red Hook bar. A mash of pulpy blackberries—the last of this season's haul—gives the fruity, invigorating Warwick its purple hue. Shots of gin, lemon juice and black-currant liqueur provide the quaff's botanical backbone. 365 Van Brunt St at Dikeman St, Red Hook, Brooklyn (347-453-6672). $9.
Roman Candle at Double Crown
The Greenmarket's brief red-currant season provides the tart flavor base for this fizzy, ruby-hued sipper. Brawny aged rum, sweet maple syrup, and slugs of citrusy Lillet Blanc and sparkling wine balance the berry's mouth-puckering effects. 316 Bowery at Bleecker St (212-254-0350). $12.
Rosa Verde at Cienfuegos
Aged rum packs a rich, boozy wallop in this summery punch, which pairs mellow flavors (watermelon juice, celery bitters) with bracing ones (hot pink peppercorns, crisp arugula). Enjoy a glass or several—the Rosa Verde can be ordered by the bowlful. 443 E 6th St between First Ave and Ave A (212-614-6818). Glass $14, bowls $38--$110.
Green Mary at Rouge Tomate
This almost virtuous cocktail, a take on the classic Bloody, blends late-season farmers' market finds like green tomato and tomatillo with jalapeo and pickled onions to create a spicy, verdant juice. You'd swear it was a health tonic—until you taste the vodka. 10 E 60th St between Fifth and Madison Aves (646-237-8977). $14.
Corn Cocktail at En Japanese Brasserie
August's dwindling corn crop means this luscious nip isn't long for this world. Ripe, sweet local kernels are dried in-house and blended with sake, cream, salt and sugar; the resulting libation is milky and rich, like a boozy, vegetal milk shake. 435 Hudson St at Leroy St (212-647-9196). $13.
Spring Rickey at Raines Law Room
This easy-sipping, effervescent concoction is as pleasant to behold as it is to drink. Tart muddled raspberries dye the tipple—a blend of ambrosial elderflower liqueur and Beefeater Summer gin, infused with black currants and hibiscus—a deep, sultry red. A squeeze of lime and a dose of club soda cut the sweetness. 48 W 17th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (no phone). $13.
Caprese at Annisa
House-grown basil provides the dominant flavor—and bright green color—of this blended, vodka-spiked riff on the classic Italian summer salad. Local grape tomatoes contribute sweetness, while egg-white froth stands in (convincingly) for creamy mozzarella. 13 Barrow St between Seventh Ave South and W 4th St (212-741-6699). $13.
Strawberry Lovage Letter 23 at Huckleberry Bar
A bouquet of savory herbs distinguishes this unusual gin drink, featuring tarragon simple syrup, celery bitters and lovage (a lemony cousin of celery). Tart-sweet muddled strawberries add color and round out the herbaceous edge. 588 Grand St at Lorimer St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-218-8555). $11.
Sugar Plum Mimosa at Marc Forgione
A jammy syrup made with Red Jacket Orchard sugar plums anchors this delicate, subtly sweet take on the mimosa. When the plums run out, look for other seasonal champagne cocktails (a Concord grape version drops in early fall). 134 Reade St between Greenwich and Hudson Sts (212-941-9401). $12.
Cucumber Collins at Franny's
Local Maxwell's Farm cucumbers are pureed—skins and all—to give this Tom Collins variation its pale green tint. Bubbly club soda, bright lemon basil and crisp Hendrick's gin make this an ideal warm-weather quencher. 295 Flatbush Ave between Prospect Pl and St. Marks Ave, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (718-230-0221). $11.


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Perhaps the call for gas producers to subsidise big domestic gas users has more to do with self-interest than the national interest that Gavin Goh claims (Gas producers should adjust strategy, AFR October 22).
The Australians employed and businesses that have benefitted from the growth of a $175 billion LNG industry would seem to tell a different story to the picture of gloom repeatedly painted by those calling for a domestic gas reservation policy. Gas reservation policies actually impair local gas supply and affordability, not improve it. Having laws dictate where and how gas can be sold invariably deters the investment needed to source Australia's abundant gas reserves.
Establishing more effective regulation, including less duplicative planning processes is the answer to securing future supplies of gas for both domestic use and export. Australia does not allow exports in an open slather way as suggested by the DomGas Alliance.
Western Australia has a state policy that influences exports and Queensland goes through a Gas Market Review process each year.
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Shauna Sand was spotted leaving Cecconi's in West Hollywood wearing, well, this. Look, I don't want to say Shauna Sand is the classiest person in history, but I think we can all agree that she is. The only way she could be any more classy is if she was made out of tuxedos and diamonds. And wearing a top hat.
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The International Monetary Fund has done what it can to help Greece reach debt sustainability, a Fund spokesman said, leaving the window open for further action by the indebted country's European lenders.
"The IMF has done what it needs to do in the context of its framework," IMF spokesman William Murray told reporters on Thursday. "Clearly there has to be other actions taken to reach debt sustainability."
When asked whether that meant Greece's European lenders would need to do more, Murray said that is "presumably" who it meant. He declined to elaborate on what actions are needed.
The IMF also reiterated calls for the United States to act swiftly in resolving its 'fiscal cliff': $US600 billion worth of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that will kick in early next year unless the US Congress can reach a deal.
Without a deal, the United States is likely to slip into recession, pulling the global economy down with it, Murray said.


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Peek inside shows new East Library development taking shape
Gallery: East Library at The Standard
You remember last winter, right? Those well-below-zero-temps days. The insane wind chill readings. New snowfall on what seemed like most every day.
Five days a week, at about 7:30 a.m., I'd drive past the construction site on Cramer and North, and the Stevens Construction crew was out there. Every day. Days on which I was bundled up with the heat on in the car, these guys were on the roof of the five-story building, up in cherry-pickers, working on floors that still didn't even have walls yet.
So, when the new 16,000-square foot East Library, 2620 N. Cramer St., opens on the ground floor of The Standard, which will have 99 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments above, more or less on time, in November, you'll have those guys to thank. (It bears noting, however, that the extreme winter weather did still slow the project somewhat, pushing back the planned opening from October.)
On Tuesday, Milwaukee Public Library hosted a media walk-through of the library space -- the third largest MPL branch (not counting the Central Library) -- and developer HSI Properties took everyone upstairs to see one of the apartments, too.
The project was designed by Engberg Anderson and HGA did the design work on the library space.
Library director Paula Kiely called it a "new, modern library structure ... which is really state of the art when it comes to public libraries."
At this point, in the library, the bones and the skin are there, but the details are still to come. The apartment we saw -- the one with the most exciting view -- is basically finished and serving as a model.
"If you're like me, you're real pumped to see this building," said Mayor Tom Barrett. "As I walked in, I thought, 'This is phenomenal.'"
Barrett praised Kiely and the library board for efforts to build new libraries as part of mixed-use developments. He point to the success of the Villard Square branch and the new East Library.
"We're all aware that the city's under financial pressure," Barrett said. "Paula and some activists came forth with a plan for a new Villard Square Library that has been extremely successful. And it was a mix-used model just like this is and it is something that we thought was so successful, we wanted to try it right here. This is not where it's going to end. We have more on the books.
"So you'll see more of these over the next six years, but it's a recognition that the libraries are still very, very relevant and very, very important. We're very excited about this. We think things are coming along very, very well."
The entrance to the library will be on Cramer Street. Out front will be a bike rack and public art created by Ray Chi, who collaborated with students on an awesome work installed at nearby Maryland Avenue Montessori School.
Just inside and to the left will be a work by artist Kathryn Martin that, like other aspects of the library, uses wood reclaimed from street trees removed as part of The Standard / East Library construction.
Directly inside the entrance will be an automated book return to help get books reshelved more quickly and efficiently, but the first thing users will likely notice is the open aspect of the space. Windows line the entire south and west facades. Automated shades will help temper the heat and glare.
Though offices and other staff space occupy the whole north end of the library, there are also windows -- albeit smaller ones -- in about half the east wall. Along the top of another section of the east wall, users will see the stained glass that was a feature of the old East Library. It will be backlit, making the dark-ish panels even more readily visible than they were in their old location.
Along the windows overlooking North Avenue, there is a "living room" space with soft seating that encourages quiet reading but is also set up to spur collaboration. A fireplace in this area was added with the help of a private donor.
On the Cramer side, a laptop bar -- also constructed from reclaimed wood -- will add more seating.
In the center of the space is a meeting room with an open feel and a Santiago Cucullu mural on the ceiling, created from photographs submitted by Milwaukee residents.
"It's what we're calling the iconic piece of this library," said Library Deputy Director of Public Services, Joan Johnson. "It will truly be like a jewel. Placed right in the center of the space and glowing, it will be like a beacon after dark, beckoning people in."
This space will always be open, either for meetings or as a reading room.
Ald. Nik Kovac said he hopes the library's open and flexible plan will help keep it relevant for decades to come.
"There was a time when books were really exclusive and you had to be rich to get access to a book ... Then books were cheap for a while, and now we're saying that, 'books don't matter.' I disagree that books don't matter, but I agree there's other kinds of ways we get information," Kovac told the group.
"It's the internet today, and the useful life of this library, which I hope is 50 to 100 if not more years, there's probably going to be some completely different technology through which people are getting information. We hope we have designed this library in a flexible enough way. You pretty much see all of the walls. We're not adding any more walls. It's a very open space, so it's a very adaptable space that can adapt from bookshelves to laptop bars to who knows what because we're going to be here for the long haul."
Further to the north will be the library's main service point, but the library will use a roaming reference model that encourages staffers to stay on the move seeking out users who appear to have questions or need assistance.
In the southeast corner will be study rooms and a copier center.
Surface parking will be created for library users, while an underground lot will serve apartment dwellers. The first floor will also house a small retail space.
Upstairs, HSI's Ryan Schultz -- a graduate of nearby UW-Milwaukee -- said the apartment complex will have a range of amenities, in addition to the parking, including a deck overlooking Beans 'n' Barley and Vitucci's, meeting rooms and a fitness center.
We got to see a model, fifth-floor apartment that appears complete. The space has a full bath and a single bedroom, along with a kitchen open to the living room and stellar views, especially from the balcony.
Though it doesn't have a lake view right now, when the trees to the east shed their leaves this autumn, the lucky renter of this apartment will most certainly get a long view out over the water. And it'll surely be more comfortable up there then than it was for workers last winter.
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West African families in Buffalo worry about and respond to Ebola outbreak in homeland
The immigrant community of Buffalo is looking homeward these days, full of worry for their loved ones in the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
That is the area where an outbreak of Ebola fever is spreading, claiming the lives of more than half of those who are infected.
"We are concerned," said Abu Boima Musa, head of the Buffalo chapter of the United Liberia Association. "Every Liberian here is directly or indirectly affected. Even though we are not on the front, and we don't have to worry and are not getting sick, this disease is on our minds always."
Musa said the desire of Liberians here to help conflicts with the need to safeguard the well-being of themselves and their families.
"People who have tickets, who planned visits, do not want to go back home now," he said.
But they do want to help. West African groups here are planning a public march and rally Aug. 23 from City Hall to La Salle Park to raise money to send aid to those in the stricken countries.
"We want to raise support from the community at large, from our brothers and sisters in our host community," Musa said. "We cannot send medicine, that is up to the doctors, but we would like to raise money for other necessities."
Martin Kohn, a Liberian who has lived in Buffalo for 14 years, said the group is working with the World Health Organization in its efforts to send supplies.
"Back home in Africa, they say the government is telling them to get protective equipment, to keep gloves on and to keep sanitizing their hands," he said.
"In the African community, shaking hands is traditional, and it is very important," Kohn said. "They try to avoid it, but not all people understand why, and then they get upset, they think you aren't treating them properly."
Poor education is helping the virus spread, too, said Mimie Sho-Sawyer, who lived in Sierra Leone before coming to Buffalo 10 years ago.
"Sierra Leone is a very, very poor country. People are uneducated, and they are not aware of the illnesses out there," Sho-Sawyer said. "Many seem to be in denial."
She stays in regular telephone contact with her relatives, including her grandmother, who runs a school in Africa.
"Some of them are doing good, and some of them are devastated," she said. "I've had an uncle die of the virus. He had gone up to the provinces for business, and that is probably how he got it."
So far the outbreak has killed 1,013 people in the four West African nations, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and a total of 1,848 cases care confirmed or suspected. The illness is only contagious when people are showing symptoms, which are similar to a severe case of the flu in addition to bleeding. A significant number of people were infected while attended funerals of Ebola victims and coming in contact with the bodies.
As a health care worker in Buffalo, Sho-Sawyer is acutely aware of the needs back home, which is why she is helping with the rally and a T-shirt sale to go along with it. The red shirts with the slogan "END EBOLA" are for sale online for $20 each at www.booster.com/ebolavirus.
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In this tutorial I'll show you step by step how to change the meta info in your posts and on the blog home page. The meta info is the small line that sits below or underneath your posts that shows the author, date stamp, categories, permlink and, if you're logged in, "edit" as well.
For a reference how it will look like, please check one of my posts as I don't display any meta info on the blog home page.
If you want to show this style on your site too, than this what you have to do:
- Turn off the standard display
- Add new info to pages
- Add new info to blog home page
- Hide the theme icons
I only use one or two categories to show in the meta info per post because I feel that more categories only confuses one. These categories show where I wrote a post, took a picture or shared a moment. Together with a date stamp this is a perfect combination for the reader. Just have a look into one of my posts and you will understand what I'm talking about.
Now here are the single steps to change the meta info. You have to read this tutorial carefully as there are many "if"s and "in case"s.
1) Hide the standard meta info
The standard meta infos consists of author, date, category and permlink. To hide them in your post and blog home page you have to add the following lines to your CSS section:
.entry-meta { display:none; }
For those who only came here to hide ALL the meta info can skip the rest of the tutorial.
For those who want to to tweak the meta info so that they appear in a handy way, the following steps will show you how and where.
2) Change the posts
Now we want to bring some of the info back to the posts. Open your single.php file and after this line:
<?php pinboard_entry_meta(); ?>
add two more lines:
<?php the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) ); ?> ,<?php the_category( ', ' ); ?>
These lines will bring back the date stamp as well as the categories for this post, each separated by a colon. As I mentioned before I only use one or two categories per post which I feel is sufficient and not confusing the reader.
When you take a close look on your screen, you will notice that there a two very small icons. One behind the date stamp and one behind the first category. Don't worry, we'll take care them in a later step.
The blog home page still won't show any meta info yet, but we going to change this in the next step.
Please notice that if you not want to show the meta info on your blog home page at all you can skip to step 6) of this tutorial.
3) Change the home page
If you want the date stamp and categories to be displayed the same way like in your posts, than open the file content.php. After this line:
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
add two more lines:

<?php the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) ); ?> ,<?php the_category( ', ' ); ?>
Now ALL of your posts on the home page will show the new meta info.
4) Hide new meta info in smaller posts of blog home page
In case you only want the new meta info ONLY to show on the larger posts on top, simply add these lines to your CSS section:
.twocol .entry-date { display:none; }
.twocol .entry-category { display:none; }
Please notice, that ".twocol" depends on the layout you've choosen. If it is a three or four column layout you have to adjust the referring class accordingly to "threecol" respectively "fourcol".
5) Hide new meta info in larger posts of blog home page
In case you only want the new meta info ONLY in your top posts than skip step 4) of this tutorial but add these lines to your CSS section:
.blog .onecol .entry-date { display:none; }
.blog .onecol .entry-category { display:none; }
6) Hide the standard pictograms for date and category
Now that the meta infos are in place there still is a last step we have to take: You need to hide the two very small icons for the date stamp and the categories. Here is what you have to add to your CSS section:
.entry-date { background-image:none; }
.entry-category { background-image:none; }
These lines remove the icons on both, the blog home page and the post as they target the global entry class.
I hope you like this tutorial and it was helpful for you.


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Cliff Lee to Throw Bullpen Session
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee is getting closer to making his return to the big league mound. Whether he walks out of a Phillies dugout to take the mound is up for debate.
Before Monday's game against the Miami Marlins, manager Ryne Sandberg reported that Lee would throw a bullpen session at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. During that session, Lee would throw between 20-25 pitches, take a break, then pitch again to simulate the up-and-down of a real game.
If the Phillies trainers and coaches are pleased with Lee's performance in the bullpen session, he will likely throw a simulated game on Saturday. While Phillies fans are antsy to see Lee return to the mound, it's unlikely that he'll be back before the All Star break, even if this week goes according to plan. He'll need at least two minor league rehab assignments to make sure his arm strength is up to snuff before making his return to Philly.
Mike Adams Feeling Better
Reliever Mike Adams reportedly has no pain in his right rotator cuff and thinks he'll be cleared to start playing catch by the end of the week. Adams isn't a young duck anymore and he'll need to be careful while strengthening his rotator cuff and frayed labrum. Adams admitted that he will likely not see the field until after the All Star Break.
Tony Gwynn Jr. to Return
Tony Gwynn Jr. isn't on the injury report, but he deserves a mention here. Gwynn has been on the bereavement list since June 16 following the death of his father, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn Sr.Tags: Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies


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I'm new to this program but i already became a huge fan!
well...here are my problems and doubts..
1) I dont know why but the audio of the video that i play using XBMC are much lower than the audio from the video when i use other program like QUICKTIME...can anyone tell me what can i do to make the audio play in a normal volume like the other programs?
2)everytime i want to skip to a certain point of the video i should press left or right to make the video scan....sometimes it takes quite a time to go to the point i want to...is there anyway i can skip to a certain time like normal video players? like clicking on a specific place on the time bar and jump there?
these are my doubts and problems...thank you very much in advance!
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3rd Cruise and not Great: Carnival Glory Cruise Review by Randy214
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3rd Cruise and not Great
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
Dining - I actually gained about 7 pds on the other 2 cruises and this cruise only 1 pd and I weigh 130. The ice cream had hardly a taste. The hamburgers were not good at the grill the lunch buffet was not good, I actually went through the lunch buffet line on 2 separate days, waited in line a long time; because nothing is separated, and did not put 1 thing on my plate, that is pretty sad. The breakfast buffet was not good I ended up eating lucky charms on the first 2 days and cinnamon toast crunch on the next 2 days, and then they didn't offer them the next 3 days. Why ?? And I know exactly why a bunch of people get sick on cruises, its because people in the buffet lines eat and lick their fingers in the buffet line , and I actually saw people moving the tongs over and just More reaching their hands right in, yuck. Dinner buffet was a little better but not much, some of the items on the main dining room menu were on the buffet. The main dining room food was just ok, but it was ruined by the tables for 2 being 8 inches apart, you couldn't even get into your seat without moving the table first, then you sat down and everything you said your neighbors could hear and vice versa - not romantic. So that happened about 3 times when we went into the dining room at 5:45, then the 4th day the hostess sat us by the stairs which it was a table all be itself, great make sure you request it. I must say the lobster was good my husband ordered 2 and the chocolate melting cake delicious, but it got old after the 4th day, because there really wasn't anything else to order. Deli - ham and cheese good, pepperoni pizza good.
Entertainment was good but there really wasn't much to see - the Amber Palace had the same show at 2 different times, and then almost everything else was comedy shows. In the Amber palace one night while a great show was going on teenagers kept running up and down the aisles back and forth, about 4 or 5 times.
The Casino really smelled of heavy smoke everyday. The layout of the ship is very strange. We found out about the 4th day just walk through the dining rooms to get to the other side, you will understand if you ever go on the Glory.
Chairs out on the decks filled up really quick on sea days if you weren't out there by 9:30 forget it, and then Carnival had activities going on like a blackjack tournament, poker tournament, the shopping in port talks, but all of these were over by 3, and if you got up to do any of these things you would lose your chair. But then at 3 till around 7 there was nothing to do unless you wanted to buy a $20 bingo card. Then they had a nice band playing out by the pool, and the people sitting next to us decided to play their radio over the band. What !! Then they had to talk to each other very loud so they could hear each other. It was very rude.
We had a balcony room which I would like to say it was nice but upon arrival our toilet had a black rim around it and black specs floating in it, it was like this the whole cruise, every time you flushed the black specs came back. The room stewart tried to get it to come off but it wouldn't - then my husband grabbed the toilet scrubber (yuck) and tried.
O 'well what are you going to do ?? Then we looked at the bed and there was about 6 long hairs and lint in the sheets, so we asked the room stewart to change them, which he did no problem. ( I am pretty sure they were freshly washed, but the person making the bed must of got the hair on the bed) Ok so now that the bed had good sheets it was ready to go out on our balcony, well we sat out there and the people in the balcony next to us were out there drinking and saying foul language, and spitting over the edge, which is gross because there are balconys below. Then every morning I woke up and went to sit on our balcony and the neighbors were out there hacking up a storm, so I ended up slamming the door every morning. Our shower never got hot water just lukewarm, and sometimes just cold, I hated it because I took 2 showers a day.
The first 3 days I could really feel the ship moving and It made dizzy and my stomach hurt, but then I was fine I must have got use to it.
There was automatic antibacterial stations every were but hardly anyone was using them, just the kids were running around flinging the antibacterial gel every where, on the floor, it hit me a couple of times, where are the parents ??
Nassau took taxi over to Atlantis $10 waited 2 minutes for a full van then we were on our way, Atlantis very nice but you only could see their casino(table games open at 10), everything else you had to pay for even to see the hotel lobby, beach, gift shops, everywhere there were employees saying you needed a room key. Walk around Atlantis to the Marina very nice area shops restaurants, million dollar boats just beautiful. Then took taxi back waited 5 minutes for a full van then back on ship.
St Thomas - beautiful great great shopping right there off the ship I think there was 6 big buildings, good prices and nobody pressured us to buy anything. Did the St John snorkel tour and it was wonderful but just so you know it said you would have 1 ½ to snorkel we only had 55 minutes. Beautiful beach.
San Juan - we did the Puerto Rico favorites tour this was a great tour, and at the end you had the option to go shopping or be taken back to the ship we chose to shop and walk back to the ship (8 minute)There was about 20 people on our bus and we all decided to shop. About 100 shops right next to the fort. Ate lunch at Taco Maker - best thing we ate all week HAHA.
Grand Turk - beautiful beach about a dozen shops, very nice relaxing day, we just snorkled, layed out on the beach and shopped great port.
Make sure you bring a jacket if you want to watch a movie at night it gets very chilly up there.
On the 2nd to the last day I told my husband to go down to the Cruise Desk and buy transfer tickets back to the Miami airport. The guy he spook with said you don't want to wait for the bus to fill up - just take a taxi. I thought this was very strange. So a couple hours later I went to the cruise desk and asked the lady and she said sure would you like to buy 2 for $32. I am confused. We ended up taking a taxi.
Now the good things - we are back home. HAHA. The transfer to the port of Miami was great we pre arranged it through Carnival. Once at the port there were hundreds of people in line, but it was very well run, and we were on the ship within 30 minutes. The cruise Director very nice and involved. Balcony room had lots of counter, closet and shelf space. Room Stewart very nice, workout room great, steam room great. Debarkation ran very smooth we were in category 19 and off the ship and at the airport at 9:30, we took a taxi cost was $25. Less
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During the Sunday morning session of LDS General Conference, L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve said the world is doing a relatively good job of following only four of the Ten Commandments.
According to Perry, most people seem to believe it is still wrong to lie, steal, murder and dishonor one's parents. Meanwhile, the other commandments are getting less attention from an increasingly materialistic world.
I decided to review the Ten Commandments to see how I'm doing. Turns out not very good given that I had completely forgotten what three of them are.
When I tried recalling the Ten Commandments from memory, Nos. 2, 3 and 10 had fallen off my radar. Conversely, I thought one of the commandments was "Thou Shalt Not Watch R-rated Movies."
I looked up the commandments up in the Bible. They're in the Book of Exodus (also in Deuteronomy). Contrary to popular misconception, we did not get the Ten Commandments from Jesus, the Republican Party or Charlton Heston.
Also, I used the King James version of the Bible even though I believe it's the least reliable translation and the hardest to read. Plus, during the course of my life, I've been hit on the head with it on purpose no fewer than 13 times.
Here's how I did.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me • I confess there were dark times in my life when I tried worshipping other gods, including Shiva, Odin, Quetzalcoatl and Microsoft. However, I'm completely over them now.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image • I forgot about this one. I mean, really, who worships idols anymore? OK, anyone other than reality show participants.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain • I've always had a tough time with this one. "God" isn't God's name. It's actually his job, or what he is as opposed to who he is.
Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy • Perry was right. I have let this commandment slip to the point where I do all sorts of unholy stuff on the Sabbath. I sometimes watch TV, shop and even go home teaching.
Honor thy father and thy mother • Of all the commandments, this one was the most risky to break. My father didn't care if I honored him but he made it clear that if I didn't honor my mother I'd find myself headed toward Jupiter in a hurry.
Thou shalt not kill/murder • I have not killed anyone (that I know of). However, I have a list of 500 people I wish that I could. If it's possible to commit adultery in one's heart, am I a mass murderer at heart?
Thou shalt not commit adultery • In terms of risk, pain, suffering and threat to life and limb, this commandment really ought to be No. 1. It's the commandment I'm least likely to break out of simple fear.
Thou shalt not steal • I try to keep the violations of the Eighth Commandment simple. I wouldn't steal food from orphans, but I'm not above cheating on my taxes, taking office supplies and breaking into Pat Bagley's desk for M&M's.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor • Give me a break. I wouldn't have a job if I didn't break this commandment at least three times a week.
Thou shalt not covet • This commandment refers, of course, to being envious of someone else's stuff. It's also the loophole commandment. Thanks to it, I don't have to covet the ability some people have to keep the commandments better than me.
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6 Dresses You Can Pass Off As Halloween Costumes
Halloween is just days away, and if you're like us, you probably haven't got the time, money or inclination to put too much effort into the holiday. But we're betting you've got a thing or two in your closet already that — with a few minor tweaks — you can turn into a readymade costume. We've got six awesome options for you this Halloween — no effort required.


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OTTAWA – Smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. has confirmed it has no plan at present to sell its new handsets in Japan, although it denied it is abandoning one of the world's most tech-savvy nations.
Having fallen far behind Apple Inc. and lost ground to other smartphone producers such as South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., BlackBerry recently launched two new devices — the Q10 and the Z10 — in a very public bid to revive its fortunes and gain market share.
The Canadian company has also changed its name from Research in Motion to the simpler BlackBerry as part of a relaunch that included the unveiling of a new operating system.
A spokesman at BlackBerry's head office in Waterloo, Ontario, said Japanese customers would not be able to buy the new handsets, but insisted the decision did not amount to a snub.
"(It) does not affect our key priorities in the market: to continue to provide BlackBerry service and robust support to BlackBerry's Japanese customers, both consumers and business users," the spokesman said. "BlackBerry enjoys a constructive relationship with trusted partner, NTT DoCoMo (Inc.), and we will continue to support the carrier's ongoing BlackBerry sales in Japan."
The latest pair of smartphones — one with a touchscreen and the other with a keyboard — were unveiled at glitzy events in major cities, with the aim of heralding a global turnaround, but have so far only been rolled out in Britain and Canada.
The Nikkei business daily earlier reported that BlackBerry's share of the Japanese market had slumped to 0.3 percent from about 5 percent in previous years, without providing a time frame. Domestic shipments of smartphones soared 40 percent year-on-year to an estimated 14 million in the April-September period, but BlackBerry sales are believed to have only come to several tens of thousands, the newspaper said, without naming its sources.
Given its falling market share, the company judged it too costly to develop a Japanese-language version of its new operating system, the report said.
While BlackBerry helped create a culture of mobile users glued to smartphones nearly a decade ago — dubbed "crackberry addicts" — many of those customers have since moved to Apple's iPhone or Android-based devices.
The Wall Street Journal also cited a spokeswoman for BlackBerry who said the new model would not be rolled out "at this time" in Japan.
"We are in the process of launching BlackBerry 10 globally in key markets and we are seeing positive demand for the BlackBerry Z10 in countries where it has already launched," spokeswoman Amy McDowell was quoted as saying. "Japan is not a major market for BlackBerry and we have no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 devices there at this time."
NTT DoCoMo, the carrier who started distributing BlackBerry smartphones in the domestic market in 2006, said it is discussing new product launches with the company while noting it would continue customer support for existing users.


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Curbside Express at Giant Eagle Market District
I was fortunate enough to test out the new Curbside Express service at Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson courtesy of the social media team there the other day. This is what ensued… Sunday Night 8:58 p.m. Think about grocery shopping. 8:59 p.m. Think about how much I don't want to grocery shop. 9:03 p.m. Remember that Market District will shop for you. 9:03 p.m. Cry a single tear of joy. 9:07 p.m. Remember the only site that has the service available is in Robinson (please bring this to Shadyside. Thank you). 9:08 p.m. Cry several soft tears. Monday 9:30 a.m. Visit… Read More →


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The Repeater control that was introduced with the dawn of ASP.NET encapsulated much needed functionality and has given web developers a customizable, object oriented way of repeating any kind of data (that doesn't belong in a table which is handled by the GridView control). But the new ListView control in ASP.NET 3.5 blows the Repeater control out of the water. This article will discuss the differences between the two controls showing all the powerful features of the ListView control.
The need to "repeat" some HTML data is in almost every dynamic website out there. Every blog (whether written in .NET, PHP, ColdFusion or whatever), every RSS feed and every forum is an example of the need to 'spit out' the same HTML template over and over again, just changing some of the details inside. In my PHP days, I would have to write a 'for loop' and bounce between 'echoing' HTML strings and PHP variables. This is the farthest thing from clean code, object oriented programming or anything that I ever want to do again (and if you don't know what I'm talking about, then be happy... that's like not being able to relate to grandpa's war stories).
The Repeater control allowed you to describe a header and footer template (to specify what HTML should come above and below the list of 'items' that are going to be repeated) and an "item" template (to specify the HTML and server controls that will be used for every item in the enumerable data items that you are bound to). It also has support for an "empty item template" so that you can render some default HTML to the client if the data source that your repeater is bound to happens to be empty. That gives you enough functionality to get the job done, but it still falls down in a few key areas.
First of all, the notion of a 'header' and 'footer' template is no better than the old PHP (or "classic" ASP) way of doing things. It's not really object oriented, but rather it bares the ignorance of "well, I'm just sending HTML to a web browser", instead of the concept of building objects (that happen to render HTML to a web browser in most cases). The new ListView control steps up to the plate by removing the header/footer templates and instead you use a single LayoutTemplate.
You might be wondering "How does a single template give you the ability to achieve both a header and a footer?" Well, in the LayoutTemplate you can specify a server control (yes, an object!) that will be used as a parent control for each item in the ItemTemplate control from there on. This will make a lot more sense if you look at some code, so let's look at an example of a Repeater control and a ListView control. For now, we'll show the how to achieve the same functionality between the two. Here's the code:
You should right away see the difference between the two. The fact that you have to break up the "ul" tag in the Repeater is nasty. In fact, it's not even valid HTML. Whereas if you look at the clean, object oriented way of achieving the same thing with the ListView, the code seems a lot nicer. You might be wondering how the ListView knows to look for a control with the ID of "itemContainer". This is nothing magical, but rather it's the default server control ID it will look for (so you can change it to look for something else by changing the ItemContainerID property).
Just to put your mind at ease, both of these above controls will render almost the exact same HTML. Here is what they both look like (which you can see for yourself in the attached source files at the end of the article):
Another major failing of the Repeater control (and this is probably the biggest one) is that you couldn't save/tap into the data you have bound later (whether in an ItemCreated event, or after a post-back etc). This means that if you wanted to use some values that were in the data source that your repeater was bound to, you would have to store it in memory, store and retrieve the values in the ViewState yourself or re-hit your data source every time you wanted to get these values.
The ListView control once again comes to the rescue with the added "DataKeyNames" property (just like the GridView control has in ASP.NET 2.0). This example will show how you can store some values in the DataKeys section of the ListView and retrieve them back later. We'll make another list of websites, but this time they are going to be LinkButtons that, when clicked on, will display the website's "description" on the page. Here's the code:
From what we've seen alone, the ListView is the right choice for anything the old Repeater control could do. On top of that, the added functionality of the DataKeyNames and the object-oriented style of the LayoutTemplate make it all that much more appealing. However, there is another piece of functionality that is brought to you by the ListView that has been a long time coming in the ASP.NET world, and will be very well received - pagination.
Yes, the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView control has pagination, but that's only for tabular data (things that look like an Excel file). But the new DataPager control allows you to extend the ListView's functionality to utilize pagination as well. That functionality will be discussed in future articles.
The source code I used in the article was written in Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2. You can download it here: SingingEels_ListView_VS_Repeater.zip
Great Post Tim! I just found your blog from Scott Gu's. You go more technical and offer a different perspective. Nice Job! Gives me something to chew on.
Hi, nice Article!
Can you just suggest what do you suggest to use instead of inline eval statements?
Instead of eval statements, I would use the ItemCreated event and assign any values that I need to in code behind. This keeps it more "object orientie" (not a real word).
Being a man that loves a challenge, how about 'attempting' an article that combines the functionality of the new listview in 3.5 with the creation of custom controls that is useable in vs2005. i.e. a custom listview control for vs2005. I realise that it'd require tapping into quite a few 'deep' programming subclassing areas, but would be a great 'advanced' article to learn from.
just an idle thought - and thanks for the content so far...
That's an interesting idea... almost a sort of "how to build your own ListView control in .NET 2.0". I'll see if I can find the time. Although, I will have to admit that I would mostly 'cheat' by decompiling the 3.5 ListView :P
cheat away!! - i won't tell :)
thanks for 'thinking' about the notion and if you do manage to do it, i think there would be many grateful peeps out there who'd love to implement it in supported 2.0 solutions i'm sure.
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A bid to resume commercial whaling has been rejected by the International Whaling Commission.
The main whaling nations - Norway, Iceland and Japan - argue that hunting some species is now sustainable.
The current international agreement permits some whales to be killed for scientific research and isolated arctic communities are allowed to catch a small number of whales for their subsistence needs.
Do you agree with the IWC decision? Should the whaling ban should be lifted? Do whales deserve special conservation measures?
We discussed whaling in our global phone-in Talking Point on Sunday 26 June.
This debate is now closed. Read a selection of your comments below.
The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far:
Since whales have been on the planet longer than us, the way I see it is they have more of a right to be here than we do. Keep the ban in place or we may find that future generations will be asking their parents and teachers what a whale was.Michelle, Peterborough, UK
I would have no problem with the Japanese taking whales for research, so long as they signed on the dotted line that not one of them would end up being eaten. This only proves that they are not really serious about the science.Ross Walker, Melbourne Australia
I'm 100% against the hunting of whales. Whales have the right to live on this planet exactly as we do. That's why, it's our responsibility to protect those animals which complete an important chain in the biological system we are living in. Firas Al-Kabbani, Dubai, UAE
Can't we just leave these beautiful creatures in peace? Hunting nations argue that 'hunting some species is sustainable'. Famous last story! Live and let live I say.Nicola Courtney, The Hague, The Netherlands
There never should have been a complete ban on commercial whaling. A scaling back, yes, but as the whaling population recovers, the ban should be lifted. Too many so-called environmentalists believe that these bans should last "forever" - nonsense!Tom Coffey, Hartford, USA
Before we criticise the Japanese we should ensure the EU stops killing dolphins with its fishing methods.Ian Baldwin, Buntingford, England
It's unfortunate that sea life and mammals in general are hunted. I wish all forms of sport hunting were banned. Why do we feel less if a deer is shot by a hunter, but, if a whale is killed, that is wrong, and protested? We still have not clearly made the distinctions that killing for pleasure is wrong? To sustain life is one thing, done humanely as all life is important, but to kill for sport and fun, no thanks!Robyn, USA
I notice a lot of people mention farm animals when they talk about how it's okay to kill whales. I am of the opinion that an animal that is being husbanded and kept in special surroundings where it is safe from all other predators is in a different category than whales which are at the mercy of the elements and other natural killers. I also think that scientific research would be much more useful done on living animals rather than dead ones. How can we know how an animal lives if we kill it first?Jessie, Toronto, Canada
Leave the whales to the Inuit on a controlled basis. Allow these magnificent whales the opportunity to flourish so all mankind may enjoy their beauty and splendid grace.J. Baillon, Phoenix , AZ, USA
The whaling ban should be strengthened! Global warming and the effect of massive pollution of the oceans are just beginning to show their effects. Whale populations must be allowed to grow as much as possible since the effects of climate change are just starting. Steve Slater, Haiku, HI, USA
Whales seem to be surviving at current levels. Ban should continue as they are, or if not be doubled. Seas are polluted in many ways; whales may be just surviving, not thriving. Populations should be monitored for at least another decade before lifting whaling bans.Lucy Boyce, Port Matilda, PA U.S.A.
As a marine biologist who has studied the arguments for and against whaling I think the ban should be lifted. Nations who have a historic association with whaling for survival should be allowed to retain such a large part of their culture. As for the arguments regarding ethics I don't hear many people complaining about the way Halal or Kosher butchers operate.
In addition the moratorium on whaling is deeply flawed as it concentrates protection on a handful of well known species whilst other smaller cetacean species are vulnerable to continued fishing effort without any protection; a situation which has driven many species to the brink of extinction, such as Dall's porpoise. Management programs should be based on sound science and nothing else.Chris Pook, Plymouth, UK
Ban or no ban, whaling continues. On my last trip to Norway (as on most of my trips to Norway) I ate whale meat. I like it. As someone else pointed out, pigs are also intelligent, yet few people are demanding a ban on killing pigs, and many food animals are far more beautiful as well. So, if you don't want to eat whale meat, then don't, but please don't tell me or anyone else what we are allowed to eat. Tom O'Hara, Lugano, Switzerland
Until we know a lot about whale reproduction, growth and susceptibility to natural events, a sustainable harvest target cannot be developed without putting whale populations at risk. Since an error in setting a 'sustainable' harvest target could do irreversible harm (i.e., extinction) caution argues for maintaining or even strengthening the ban. John Byrd, Durango, Colorado, USA
I can't understand why some people are saying that Inuits should have the right to hunt whale, but no-one else. I am undecided on the issue, but surely there should be one rule for everyone?Tom, Japan
Many Japanese citizens actually don't know about this issue. It's never covered in the TV news or in Japan newspapers. I'm so disappointed with the Japanese government. I hope in the future there will be no catching whales. We don't need that old style, we can remember old culture without practising it. Please make your voices louder because the Japanese government is a little bit deaf.Kana Ohsako, Tokyo, Japan
People should focus on scientific discussion about sustainability, not on emotional and subjective claims about whales' beauty or on fishy myths concerning their intelligence. It is incomprehensible that people who strongly condemn whaling do not seem to be particularly opposed to hunting and sports fishing, which are about killing animals just for fun and provide animals with much longer pain than whaling does.Jun, Tokyo, Japan
"Whaling as a tradition" is no reason to resume it. Through modern life so many traditions have been given up. When there are no more whales left, the tradition dies anyway. Better give it up now.Rolf Lattmann, Mombasa, Kenya
I am fed up with individuals and nations hiding behind their "culture" as an excuse for the barbaric, unnecessary killing of sentient creatures. At some point we must all look beyond ourselves and our selfish desires in order to protect this planet and its inhabitants (and I include my own country in this admonishment). Whaling should unquestionably be banned permanently. M Nichol, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
To hunt a creature so near to dying out completely for no reason other than bogus "scientific purposes" is a huge step backwards for both whales as well as mankind. No matter what their scientific findings are, we can never truly evolve if we keep reaching backwards into unnecessary barbarism.Rana, New York, USA
The ban should definitely not be lifted - 'scientific research', it's just a ruse to eat them. If it was so called research then they must have found out all there ever could be about them! Our world would definitely be a worse place without whales and 'tradition' will never justify any killing.Alison Sinclair, UK
The best way to decide the fate of whales is to go and see them in the wild. I'll be doing that this weekend. A whale surfacing in front of a boat or kayak, will give the viewer a clear answer to what our roles with whales should be, and that is for once leave something alone.Terry Dillon, North Vancouver, BC
Whaling is an unacceptable and useless form of commerce. The oceans have long been treated as an inexhaustible food supply, but quite simply we can't just keep taking. Whale populations are fragile, and it is up to humans to make sure that their kind do not go extinct. Those who claim extinction is 'natural' and that humans are merely acting as tools of nature don't seem to notice that animals being dragged from the oceans by the dozen and killed, cleaned and cooked by a factory ship aren't experiencing anything "natural". If we don't stop commercial whaling, the entire ecosystem that whales exist in will fall out of balance, and quite simply, humans have done enough damage to the oceans as it is. Monique Collins, MA, US
Absolutely not, its disgusting, hunting whale - is a crime against nature. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) must keep the ban on whale hunting.Emil, Baku Azerbaijan
How can you say that hunting, and killing a whale, or any living creature is for the sake of science? That makes about as much sense as cosmetic testing on animals. The only way it will serve any purpose for scientific research is if the animal is kept alive, but clearly that is not what happens here. Christian Seith, Sandy Spring, Maryland, USA
Everything comes down to economics at the end. If anti-whaling Europeans and Americans feel strongly enough, simply stop buying any Japanese products, electronics, cars, motorbikes etc and see how long it takes the Japanese Government to have a re-think on the necessity of whaling. Even a 1% drop in global consumer spending on Japanese products would probably do the job! Andrew Lynch, Geneva
Whales should never be hunted. They, like elephants care for there young and care for one another. Only the Inuit should be allowed to hunt whale. Whale hunting for profit should be banned forever.Keenan Phelps, Silver Spring, MD USA
Keenan Phelps: If the Inuit can hunt whales based on tradition why can't the Japanese? Japanese whaling is just as much as a tradition as Inuit whaling. If the world is to have a whaling ban then it needs to be a total ban without exception.Anon, USA
Sustainability is the key. Anyone who thinks whales and tuna or cod are the same issue needs to think a little more before declaring their ignorance to the nation on a message board such as this.Lee Hambly, UK
It is not logical to hunt a species to extinction. Once commercial whaling is resumed, numbers would rapidly begin to decline. John, Honolulu, US
Despite my feeling that whales are truly impressive, it is still reasonable to ask why it would matter if they became extinct. That is both natural and normal for every species, and most are pushed out by new comers - humans are not the only species that destroy others, merely the most efficient to date, and we won't be around forever either. Peter Filicietti, Bangkok, Thailand
Until the anti whaling crowd drop the sentimentalised view of whales as cuddly (killer whales are anything but) and highly intelligent (so are pigs) and engage on the basis of managing and protecting the species of whales which are endangered (several are not, including Minke whales) they risk losing the debate to the whalers.Tom, London, England
My heart tells me to protect whales, but I am not sure of the answer to the question, Why is it acceptable to eat cod, tuna etc, but not whale?Rob Greaves, Cheshire, UK
I personally don't agree with whaling but I am dumbfounded by the attitude of people who wish to deny that humans are at the top of the food chain. Hunting is a natural instinct, without which we would not have survived and an animal that lives free and is hunted has a far better quality of life (and death) than a factory farmed chicken.Sally, Sheffield, UK
Everyone knows that this "research" stuff is just a joke. Whales are beautiful sensitive living beings, not something to be "harvested". Humans may realise one day that killing isn't the solution.Robert Ellis, Brescia, Italy
It is a huge step backward for the evolution of humankind to allow the unnecessary killing of one of the earth's oldest and greatest creaturesKim Tomlin, Wanaka, New Zealand
I am so tired of hearing the argument that things should be the way they were in the past. Nothing stays the same nor has it ever. We must adapt to changes such as the drastic decrease in whale numbers. We must live in the present. The value of feeding our families is a good one but no-one has to kill whales to eat. More tofu...less whale!Mindy Gelder, Iwakuni, Japan (US citizen)
Whaling should be banned indefinitely. Whales have a naturally high mortality rate as it is. Just another example of how the human race is the only species that has failed to adapt to its environment. Angela Cruickshank, Medicine Hat, Alberta
I personally believe that whales should be protected indefinitely. It is a matter of conservation of an endangered species rather than just a case of preferential treatment towards certain animals. However, even if you take the obvious emotive element out of the subject, and you are still left with the scientific fact - whales were very nearly hunted out of existence and the current populations simply cannot withstand a return to hunting. David Redfearn, Worksop
We have over-fished and over-hunted every species that we have come across. The results are beginning to appear horrendous, whether it be turtles or marlin or cod; we are endangering every species. The only way forward for future generations is good management, which will impose fair and sustainable harvesting. The crisis is truly global, and no one country can claim that it has special "needs". And we all know that the Japanese claim of harvesting for "research" is bogus. The whaling issue is just like everything else that seems intuitive - subject to total political corruption. Time for a global parliament?Ian, Bethel, CT, USA
I strongly feel the global ban on whaling should be continued in perpetuity. The problem, however, is that whale populations are dying from immune disorder diseases before their reproductive age, from the effects of pollution (PCBs). Result: very few whales are being born; too few to maintain a stable population. Titus Meissner, Napa, California, USA
Why not. We hunt other animals. We raise animals in cages, kill them and eat them, so what's the difference? We eat steak, chicken, lamb, for food and we use their skins and bodies for clothing, textiles etc. Why is one animal excluded while others are not? Is it because they are "smart". Or is it because the killing of other animals for food and clothing occurs behind closed doors where we don't need face the reality of the slaughter. Only hypocrites say no to one and yes to another.Michael S Nowak, Indiana, PA, USA
I've always had a problem with consuming the meat of an animal that is possibly more intelligent than my own species. It may sound strange, but that's how I feel. I now live in the Arctic where the Inuvialuit annually hunt beluga whales and hold not only the bounty but the experience as a sacred part of their culture. However, these Western Arctic people never take more than can be used in a season and use nearly every bit of the animal. Commercial operations are an entirely different kettle of fish and need to be strictly monitored. Sure the Japanese, Norwegians and Icelandic whaling operations will contend that the 'food source' is sustainable but I'm sceptical at best.Jason Unrau, Inuvik, Canada
There just is no good reason for any nation to hunt whales in modern times. Sustainable or not. I'm really surprised at Norway, Japan and Iceland insisting on this. All countries very respected by the world community, with highly educated population and considered culturally advanced. For me this "cultural" attitude towards whaling is disturbing.Peter Curtis, Tamarac, FL, USA
Those who try to apologise for whaling as being part of a country's culture should remember that slavery and killing "witches" were part of our culture until people realised that what they were doing was so very wrong.Andrew, London, UK
There has always been a whiff of cultural imperialism about the whaling debate. Perhaps we should stop killing cows and instead admire them for their grace and beauty.John Kearney, Canada
The ban should not be lifted. The whaling nations should put their efforts into establishing whale-watching tourist ventures. New Zealand and Australia have found this far more profitable than the whaling nations have from the sale of whale meat for human consumption. Andrew Clark, Dunedin, New Zealand
Japan, Norway, Iceland and the other whaling nations should have the right to hunt whales as much as they like....inside their own waters. Any further than the 12 mile national limit and their whaling boats should be arrested and impounded. They don't own the world's whales and don't have the right to destroy them.John R Smith, UK
It's sick that they are even thinking about lifting the ban, how can you kill such a magnificent animal? There is just no good reason why it should be done and lifting the ban shouldn't even be considered.Hannah, Cardiff, Wales
The killing of apes is considered abhorrent because they are intelligent creatures very closely related to ourselves. Of course it helps that they resemble humans. Why should whales get any lesser consideration just because they're adapted to the oceans rather than the land? Whaling has no place in the 21st century.Andrew, Cardiff, UK
Well, well. Isn't it remarkable how quickly people forget...have we forgotten the campaigning of so many people and organisations who initially pressured the international community to stop whaling altogether. Have we failed to recall the documentaries on our televisions describing whales and their behaviour as arguably more civilised than our own, never mind their intelligence. These people who worked so hard did so from a scientific and academic point of view, not emotional. The whaling companies will be interested in competing for profit, not sustainable management...if you do not believe this then just look at the situation in our own domestic fishing industry. This decision will send us backwards and is a retrograde barbarism of our developing civilised society. We must learn to respect other species even if we cannot do so with each other...for our own long term survival.R Baldwin, High Witcombe, UK
Whale stocks have not recovered sufficiently for truly "sustainable whaling" to be an option. Whaling is not important economically for any of the nations that want to pursue it. Peter Kaufmann, Annandale, USA
Whaling is only necessary to the survival of a few indigenous people in rural communities. Whaling for fun or for money is unacceptable. The ocean belongs to sea life and is shared by all.Whitney, Roswell, USA
The anti-whaling nations should turn the tables on Japan in the IWC. Pack the IWC with anti-whaling countries. The IWC website says that "Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention."...Cool. Pay these countries' membership fees (should be pretty small I guess) and own their vote!Rajesh, Bangalore, India
It's pretty obvious this issue is coming to a crisis: where one stands depends on how one sees whales. Fairly obviously, the numbers of at least some species have recovered to the point where they could survive regulated hunting. This leaves the question: is it moral to hunt whales at all? Are they like men, whom of course would be off limits regardless of their numbers, or like giant sea-going pigs, a resource which may be exploited with a perfectly clear conscience by most? Those who tend towards the former view will continue to vehemently oppose whaling almost regardless of the numbers they reach, while those who tend towards the latter will of course favour an increase in hunting quotas as the stocks continue to increase.Colin Wright, Richmond, Ca, USA
To say that non-whaling nations have no right to get involved in whaling nations' business and that whaling nations should be free to hunt whales within their national borders or on the high seas totally misses the point. Just how will whaling nations take steps to protect diminishing whale populations? This is contrary to political will and commercial interests. Whales are a unique and delicate part of our natural heritage, which should be enjoyed and protected by the world community and its descendants. Protection of that heritage transcends national and commercial interests. Robert Morgan, Port Douglas, Australia
Whaling is a very cruel practice to intelligent and already environmentally impacted creatures, no land animal would ever be treated this way!Karl Fuller, Auckland New Zealand
All reasonable efforts should be made to avoid the extermination of any life form. In the case of whales, the "reasonable" effort is to simply not hunt them. Japan and Norway are rich countries that have no "scientific" arguments to continue the hunt. Michael, Calif, USA
To say that only whaling nations should have a say in conservation issues is ludicrous. Whales are endangered just as many African, Asian and American species. Should European nations then stand aside and let be what be? All conservation of flora and fauna is for the benefit of all, not just for those who are to make money off it.Andy Campbell, London, UK
I don't think that we should get involved in what Japan is doing and how many whales it kills. Their laws don't apply to us so why should we worry? We make up our laws and they make up theirs, it's not our business.Alex Young, Grantham, Lincolnshire
If this is about economics and Japan protecting their whaling industry then I say don't buy Japanese products. If enough people took this action then we'd soon see a change of stance.Graham Martin, Brighton, UK
We don't know enough to say levels of 'whales' are sustainable. Continued over fishing by humans will cause whale numbers to drop. Until we have an efficient system for monitoring all marine life, it will be best for all sides concerned (commercial and otherwise) to err on the side of caution.Dr J Taylor, London, England
Why is this even being considered? Japan should be made to explain how whales caught for scientific purposes are ending up as food for the Japanese. Where are the scientific findings produced from these captured whales? Why is there no accountability?Beth, Kentwood, Michigan, USA
If these countries insist on hunting whales, they should be forced to investigate a way of either encouraging whale numbers, or be able to farm them successfully. If not, they should not be allowed to kill a species we already know is on the decline. NS, Dorset, England
No, it's cruel, nasty and it puts the animals through terrible pain. No the ban should stay.Brendan Chilton, Great Britain
The countries shouting most loudly about whaling are themselves responsible for hunting less glamorous species like cod to near-extinction. It's totally hypocritical that they should try to impose controls on Japan and Iceland without accepting limits on their own industries.Julia Hayward, St Neots, UK
I'm from New Zealand, and as such see no logic or right for northern hemisphere countries to be hunting in the southern oceans of the world. If they want to catch whales then they should conduct hunting in their own areas. If they don't have the whale populations in their areas then maybe this is a message to them that they are over-harvesting them.Scott Brundell, New Zealand
How can Japan say that the capture of whales is for scientific reasons if they cannot produce any scientific data? Whales should not be caught unless they prove a danger to humans and I can't remember hearing of any whales trying to hunt humans.Bruce Eyre, Amesbury, England
Hunting whales is never acceptable. Many are endangered, they migrate widely across the world's oceans, so don't "belong" to any country. Not to mention that they are intelligent mammals. Let's just admire them for their grace and beauty.Paul F, Houston, USA
In the first place, John Jones, whales aren't an "industry" but a living thing. In the second, if you think countries will "safeguard their future" for profit and because it's obviously the sensible thing to do, then you are naive. They will do just as humans always do, namely exploit the "resource" in question as fast as they can until it is exhausted. S Burns, Wales
John Jones of London asks, "What business is it of non-whaling nations to get involved in whaling nations business?" The implication of this question seems to be that somehow a wrong is less wrong if carried out by some other country. I don't subscribe to that argument. I will always reserve the right to speak out against cruelty wherever it happens as in this case. It is my right and my duty.Patrick, Orpington Kent
Japan shouldn't have the freedom to hunt whales within their own waters. Whales are migratory animals not only confined to Japan's waters - it is an international decision that should be made.Mason, London, England
If the killing of whales is indeed for purely scientific purposes then surely whaling nations will have no issue with banning the consumption of whale meat.Dan , Auckland, NZ
Let's not forget that there is no humane method of killing these animals and that death is a drawn out and cruel affair. For a country like Japan whose general population are ambivalent about eating whale (and it is already freely available here on supermarket shelves under the dishonest guise of scientific whaling) this really has to be taken into account in any discussion. AMP, Okinawa, Japan
I think this issue should be discussed purely from the viewpoint of whether hunting whales would be sustainable or not, just like any other marine resources. Some opinions seem to be from the viewpoint of abhorring consumption of whale meat, but eating whales has a long history among many cultures. At least I don't think eating whales is comparable to eating chimps or gorillas. Akira Nagasaki, Tokyo, Japan
As long as the whales are hunted in a sustainable way then I see no problem with it. I'm sure a lot of the people who speak out against whaling are just acting on emotion rather than looking at the scientific realities.James, UK
The Whales have to be preserved rather than hunted. Marine life and whales are already under enough pressure from pollution and climate changes as well as loss of breeding grounds etc.Jed Burdon, Bolton UK
To Richard T Ketchum, USA: No being on this Earth is another's property. A country's self governing/regulation has never worked. Anywhere. Unless your are eating plankton don't worry about what the whales are eating. For the whales that do eat fish, fish and whales have existed for millions of years together. The drop in numbers has not happened until man started getting involved. We are the problem, not them. We have other choices of food, they do not.Scott Thomas, Wisconsin, USA
It always amuses me when people talk about whales and/or seals decimating fish stocks. Whales have existed for millions of years, fish for far longer. There didn't seem to be much of a fish shortage until relatively modern times, when large-scale fishing by humans began.John, Edmonton, Canada
While some whale populations have increased following the international ban on commercial whaling, it is not clear that any have recovered sufficiently for the resumption of commercial whaling. Japan's use of captured whales for "scientific purposes" is and always has been highly questionable. Iceland and Norway have better claims to whaling as a traditional industry. However, until or unless studies of whale populations indicate that some "harvest" is possible without risking extinction of species, all whaling should be severely limited. Dave Woods, Cleveland, USA
Absolutely not, except for research purposes. If the whale species have recovered enough in some places Mother Nature will take care of that. Who are we to decide that some whales need to be killed because they are in abundance. Rupak Thapaliya, Minnesota, USA
The moratorium on commercial whaling should only be lifted when sustainable commercial hunting is regulated and quotas enforced under international agreement. Eddie Espie, Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Do they really want to catch them for scientific purposes or is it for consumption under the pretext of science? Nima, College Park, USA
If it wasn't for the ban the whaling nations would never have stopped the slaughter and these wonderful, harmless creatures would have been extinct. There is no justification, under any circumstances, for a return to whaling. David, Sussex, England
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) should not lift the ban. Instead, the IWC should tighten the restrictions on killing the whales because the 3 countries may continue to kill more whales, claiming that it is for scientific research when some or most of them end up on the dining table. Firdaus, Singapore