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Hi I have a datalux 10.5 lcd touchscreen i just picked up off of ebay. I was wondering if you had any input on powering it. it takes a 12volt 3amp adaptor. What i had in mind was i got an idea of powering it off of one of my 4 pin psu cords (like the kind that goes to the hd). I wanted to pick that because it will not spike when i start the car and keep it running at a constant 12 volts. My question is to make the adaptor running from my computer to the screen is going to be about 10 feet. should i put a 5 amp fuse in there just in case and should i put anything with the power cords wrapping around it so it does not leave much interferance and what gauge wire should I use? I am new that this so please bare with me and thanks again for helping
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Thai Bo
A well-known Hollywood coach, 7 times martial arts world champion, Willy Blanks invented Thai Bo aerobics. This is a special exercise complex that combines Eastern philosophy, boxing, carate, and even kick-boxing.
Thai Bo combines the activation of the hidden powers of your organism with the experience of ancient self-defense doctrines, dancing exercises, and boxing, accompanied by great examples of modern music. Thai-Bo has a lot in common with the training techniques you`ve encountered with beforehand.
Thai-Bo system is easy to master: there is no need in special choreographic training. You won`t need huge expensive gym apparatuses. It may sound impossible but Thai-Bo can help you loosing up to 800 calories an hour.
Thai-Bo combines load on heart and intensive muscles` workup and such a combination is advisable if you wish to achieve the best results possible in the process of depot fat burning. Thai-Bo exercises improve the muscles greatly: the thing is that you use your hands and legs and the exercises are power ones. What is more, all muscles of your legs and all your abdominal muscles are "worked at". A great number of sharp moves requires considerable expenditure of energy and therefore considerable weight loss is guaranteed. Remember that improving your cardiovascular system you develop endurance. The muscles of your legs and of your hips become stronger very soon and therefore look better.
Thai-Bo system is a very intensive one, it results in pleasant tiredness and introduces a lot of positive emotions in your life. You can keep up to your way of living doing Thai-Bo some two times a week. The result you`ll get will be a certain reward: desirable shapes, good immunity, beautiful posture, and nice healthy complexion.
Thai-Bo can help women becoming more single-minded and confident.
Thai-Bo technical "package" includes a lot of exercises, punches, kicks, and ordinary physical exercises. The technique of some exercises is borrowed from all kinds of martial arts.
It is advisable to do Thai-Bo in the center so as a coach could control your moves and notice if anything is done not in the way it is supposed to be done.

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adding a second doberman
We currently have a 3 year old fixed Blue male (Jake), and are looking to add a new puppy, should we get another male or a female. Jake was a rescue and was neutered very young (12 weeks) as part of the adoption agreement, he is very gentle and gets along great with our other animals. The agency we rescued him from thinks a female would be better, but we also have a female Cocker Spaniel. Any suggestions would be appereciated.
Get a female - male on male aggression is notorious with Dobermans and it is not worth taking the risk.
People can say what they want but between a friend and myself.. Both added females to our males and its been bad news ever since. Fights break out almost every day. My friend has 2 males that were introduced at different times and never had any problems... I have found my female doberman a new home (on a farm with a great known owner) and I am looking for a new male.
Wow, not only is that a huge mistake, it's also very irresponsible... The type of breeder that would give you a male is the kind of breeder you want to avoid, ps. Call any GOOD breeder in the country, and I bet you don't get a male doberman... Call a byb, they will either not mention, or say same sex aggression is a myth, or does not occur in their lines. Classic byb type stuff. Not all dogs get along, but discounting same sex aggression between male dobermans is dangerous.
To the op, with dobermans, and other dogs that are same sex aggressive, it's always best to get the opposite sex to help avoid any problems.
ETA: I don't know why I get involved anymore, what do I know... Helipilot, do you what you want, and best of luck. Hopefully your dogs don't end up dead, or put down when/if aggression issues rise, because at that point your dogs will be considered unadoptable.
Wow kevin.. explain my Female on Male agression??? in two different house holds? With different dogs.
I have to shake my head and wonder why anyone would willingly risk male/male aggression is just asking for problems, and I personally feel sorry for the dogs that will be put into that situation.
I would listen to the people at the rescue, they obviously know what they are doing if they are suggesting that you bring a female into your home instead of another male.
Great advice to avoid any "breeder" (I use that term loosely in this instance) that would allow a second male into a home.
Yea me either... I post real world scenarios that happen to my friend and I and all I do is get bashed.. maybe this isnt the place for me.
Heli, it's called sometimes dogs don't get along... To expect every dog to get along is not fair. But to purposely put yourself in a potentially dangerous is not the same thing. When you're talking about a genetic predisposition for 2 males to not get along, and going through anyways, it's ridiculous. The fact that fights break out every day tells me one thing, you're not ready to have a second dog. If they were fighting almost every day, why were they not separated? Why did you continually put them in a position where they were able to fight? What kind of training did you attempt to overcome their aggression issues, and what training methods did you use? Do you really want to go through that again? And do you think a responsible breeder is going to give you a male, when you already had 2 dogs that didn't get along and you rehomed one instead of returning to breeder or rescue/shelter?
As far as not the place for you, go on ANY of the bigger doberman or even working dog forums, and see what they say about this lol. This is the nice group telling you here, go on some of the other forums and see what they tell you. I guarantee you won't stay there either. Maybe, if you go to enough of these places, and talk to enough people that are experienced in the breed, you will understand. I really do hate to get harsh in these threads, but seeing the outcome time and time again gets old.
Fact is, if you find a breeder that will give you a male when you already have a male, and you also have a history of fighting dogs, and rehoming because of it, they suck. End of story. They are unethical, shady breeders who want nothing more than a dollar. Take it or leave it, that's the truth.
Helipilot, that's your choice as to whether this is the place for you or not, but it's not like it's just empty information that is being given. The advice that is being given is being given by people that have extensive experience with the breed, whether as breeders or lifelong owners of the breed. I haven't said anything in the past, but it just doesn't seem like you're open to anything that anyone has to say if it doesn't agree with what you want to hear.
To the OP, I only hope that you take the advice that is being given by everyone, including the agency you have been dealing with and go with an opposite sex pup.
please..funny how not only mysel but someone else has experienced great relationships between two males and add a female and all goes wrong. have fun i learned more about the breed from the back of a cracker jack box than this website.
Also, to the op, female same sex aggression also happens, but it's more rare than males, and even more rare with different breeds. It's something that you will want to be very careful about as well, and at the first sign of something happeneing, you need to take immediate action. Your best scenario would be a female, and depending on the temperement of both, you may be fine. But again, it will be something you definitely need to keep a very good eye on just in case.
Heli, can you answer some of my questions from the above post?? I doubt it, but I'd love to hear the responses...
Hey, jstefen just keep in mind that this is a very hot topic lol. Things are usually much more calm and laid back than this, and I apoligize for taking your topic off track. Probably not what you expected lol.
I responded to your question a few posts up about the other dog.
Breeders and experienced owners tend to avoid adding another male dog into the "pack." I haven't seen the supporting research on it. Interesting book to read about dogs and science is "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz. She states that there are more behavioral research about baboons than dogs. Dogs also don't form a pack as we humans assumed (wolves to domesticated dogs theory). But I digress. I wouldn't discount some of the caring dog owners have suggested here because nobody wants to see a dog get hurt. As I gain more experience with dogs, I feel like I know less because much of what we know about dogs is just simply trial and error.
Try simulating scenarios for Jake. Take him to breeders on a leash and if the breeders are willing, observe his actions around puppies, especially the males. You could also have a friend bring over a mature male and see if Jake becomes protective of your female cocker spaniel. If Jake passes these tests, it's still no guarantee because of unknown factors that could alter his behavior for the worse. Good luck. I wish I could have been more helpful, but I'm limited by what we truly know about dogs.
Wow...this has been an interesting read.
To the OP, jstefan1: No matter what heilpilot says about his personal experience, I would definitely avoid adding another male if you already have a male doberman. Sure, there is a very small percentage of people that have two males that haven't attacked each other-----yet-----but it is such a REAL issue, it's a ticking time bomb. Why take a chance on it happening? I have personally witnessed two male dobermans, littermates at that, attack each other for no reason at all, and the owners (my sister in law and her husband) were both bitten badly in the process of trying to separate them. These dogs are 8 yrs old now, and have been kept separated from each other for SIX YEARS now because they will jump each other in the blink of an eye. One stays locked in a bedroom while the other is in the living room, and they have to constantly switch off on which dog is locked away and which one is allowed to be out with the family. They cant even go outside to pee at the same time. Nothing. They are very sweet dogs individually, and they both get along with females with no problem, but the male-on-male aggression is definitely there. Not all the time, mind you, and not immediately, but it does happen, and when you least expect it. It's horrible. Please, dont put yourself or your dogs in a position like that.
You say your female is a 5 yr old cocker spaniel? I had a male and a female rat terrier, a female mix-breed terrier, plus a female pom when I added Ziva to the mix. Ziva got along great with all the older dogs, both sexes. The only problem was she grew SO fast and was soon so much bigger and stronger than the little dogs, but she still was a puppy and wanted to 'play rough' like puppies do, I had to be very watchful of her around the smaller dogs. One of my terriers is an instigator, also, and there were a couple of minor scuffles between them as Ziva was growing up, but now that Z is past her 2-yr mark, things have settled down nicely and everyone gets along to the point that I totally trust them all together even while we are not home and the dogs are all in the house together. Currently, I have 2 male ratties (one is very old and blind, the other is 6 yrs old), and 3 female terriers plus Ziva, who turned 2 this past September. It's almost a perfect harmony between the dogs, but let me assure you, I have put many MANY hours of training, corrections, and watching them like hawks to get to this point. Nothing is easy about raising dogs. LOL
When adding a small puppy to the mix, the easiest combination I have had experience to is adding a male Dobe puppy to a home with an adult female Dobe. The puppy seems to trigger the maternal instincts. I have done that three times over the last 29 years and seen a quick bonding between the two. The latest is Jake (almost 4 months old) and Princess (3 years old). While there are times they play rough, they don't hurt each other as a rule (not countings accidental scratches and scrapes).
The only outside female I have added with an adult male was Princess whom I got when Red was 5 1/2 years old. At first he tried to ignore her, but within a reasonable time, they were best buddies, again playing very rough as Dobe will do.
I have experienced male on male aggression first hand between father and son. (Hans and Willy) When Willy was almost a year old, Hans went for him in a very serious way. There was no doubt in my mind that Hans' intent was to either drive Willy off (difficult with a fenced yard) or kill him. I kept them separated until I lost Hans over six months later. I cannot imaging having to separate dogs in separate rooms (I did at night, but during the day one or the other was in my pen behind my fenced back yard.
I have also experienced first hand female on female aggression, the first time when Windy (my first Dobe) was over three and she and a strange female Doberman had decided that the vet's waiting room was too small for the two to co-exist. The other owner, took her girl outside until Windy was called back to an exam room. My current vet has separate dog and cat waiting rooms and a separate exit door for just this situation.
What we are talking about is the general situation. You can then have exceptions, while it is very unusual for a male and female dog to fight constantly, you will see dogs listed on rescue sites that "are best in a single dog household". This means simply that they will fight with another dog of either sex.
Then you have the other examples of Glengate who at one time had eight Dobermans in her home co-existing. That people, takes training and those Dobes all know who Alpha is, and it isn't one of them.
As one rescue site put it, a Doberman is a large, powerful, prey driven and fast animal, able to travel great distances very quickly. This was in their statement as to the reason they do not place any animal in a home without a physically fenced yard. (Wireless fences do not count).
While you may be able to get two male Dobermans to coexist peacfully in a home, the odds are against it. You would probably have better luck playing the roulette table in Las Vegas. Everyone remembers the stunning Apollo and Zeus from Magnum. However, these were professionally trained and coached movie dogs. Who knows how many males the trainer had to go through before he found two that would sit side by side like that.
I think everything I could add as already been said. However I will add my personal expirience with my dog Rocky. He is a neutered male I have had since 12 weeks old. He is very well socialized and goes everywhere with us. He meets countless other dogs every weekned at the MX tracks.
Females are never an issue and most males aren't BUT...he does not get along with dominate or agressive males AT ALL!. The moment they do anything like put their head over his or a paw over his back - it's all over. Males that are young or very passive he is perfectly fine with and you can tell almost instantly with him. Knowing this about him he does not and will not ever go to places like dog parks, etc.
There are always exceptions and I'm sure you will find people that do have males that get along fine. however, to be safe I would not advise it. Remember also that most Dobermans don't show this agressive trait until around 2 years of age.
Helipilot if you think you have learned more from a "cracker Jax box" than this forum why don't you stop coming here to argue your ridiulous points. It's counter productive. Share your opinion - that's all you can - and when people share theirs let them without dragging the post to bickering.
I don't have experience with male on male aggression with Dobes and so won't attempt to give advice/opinion, but when I picked Jasmine out of the litter I found it very interesting when the breeder told me her male already did not like/tolerate his own son. He would play with the females, however. The litter consisted of two females and a large male pup (already 20 # at 8 weeks!) The stud dog was really sweet. We were complete strangers and interacted with him right away--very friendly, respectful dog. It seemed odd to me he didn't like his own son until reading some about this male/male aggression thing.
Hello Kevin, had some conversation with you about seven months ago in this forum. as much as the audience and yourself though i was do the wrong thing, taking home five doberman puppies (2 males 3 females) the whole liter, this already was a done deal. At that time, I was more concerned about male/female mix. You did ask me to get back to you just as a point of information, interest and concern. At this time the puppies are 7 months old at 60 to 65 lbs each, with absolutely no fighting out breaks. I walk two or three at a time twice a day for over one hour, they have play time twice a day together and I standing my ground (on my two feet)trying to be the focus of attention.
They wouldn't be expected to fight at this age bob, it's when they start to mature it typically becomes a problem. For your females, about 1.5 to 2 years, and males, about 2 - 2.5 depends how quickly they mature. I would love to hear the long term updates, but I doubt we'll all be around in a few years to see it lol. Sounds like you're doing a good job though so far.
While I wouldn't get two males at one time, it's not JUST male/male aggression kidlets. My male was aggressive to both male and female dogs of any kind, intact and fixed. It didn't matter. Just because it's more COMMON for males to fight with males, doesn't mean that females won't fight with females, males won't fight with females, and females won't fight with males.
If you're going for a puppy from the shelter, then the same neutering policy should be there, so you shouldn't have any aggression problems, as male/male aggression comes from testosterone, which your puppy won't have due to the neuter.
My boyfriends male dog is 6 years Kaiser is 8 months. Kaiser is definitely trying to assert himself with Dallas. We do not live together. They did play great up until this past month, now Kaiser is definitely being pushy with him. We don't leave them unsupervised. What I am seeing with Kaiser as he get older, he seems to want dominate Dallas. For the bed or toys, not very nasty about it but I can definitely see it. Kaiser is fine in obedience class when there are boundaries and control. I think it is good to keep an open mind.. Also, when I was going to adopt they suggested a female because Dallas was male.
" If you're going for a puppy from the shelter, then the same neutering policy should be there, so you shouldn't have any aggression problems, as male/male aggression comes from testosterone, which your puppy won't have due to the neuter."
The above statement is NOT true. While neutering can sometimes help male on male aggression, neutered males can and are still male on male aggressive in Dobermans the majority of the time.
Dog aggression in Dobermans is well known, and same sex aggression is an issue - more often in males than bitches. Statistically the best combination for two dogs is a male/female combo of spayed/neutered dogs. However, nothing is 100%, and whenever you have more than one dog you have to often work at making sure they get along. Occasionally, no matter what you do, they won't get along. Many dogs will not share toys and treats - mine don't and only get bones and such high value items in their crate to keep the peace.
Thinking I should get a new vet.
If that was true, then why are so many people insisting that neutering helps with aggression *especially* in males? Not just Dobermans, but any breed. If someone complains they have an aggressive dog, I can guarantee 5 out of 6 posts will include the words "Have him neutered". The reducing testosterone "stops" aggression from worsening. So if you neuter a dog when he only has a little testosterone...That little will be taken away, and therefore the dog shouldn't have male on male aggression.
What is the cause of male/male aggression? I thought it was a dominance thing. Only the "alpha" male of the pack gets to mate. If that's not the reason, then what is? And, if it doesn't, then why do so many people claim neutering stops aggression from worsening?
I'm genuinely asking. I don't spay/neuter unless necessary, but my vet told me the testosterone is what causes male/male aggression. Other psots from users elsewhere claim similarly. I'd be interested to know the reasons of male/male aggression, and (although you can't answer-)why people suggest neutering for an aggressive dog.
Congratulations on your decision, OP. :-)
Actually, it's a pretty big myth that neuter/spay will change a dog's behavior like that... In general, a dogs behavior will stay the same, and the only behaviors which will typically not show up are behaviors associated with mating, provided those behaviors have not already surfaced. I think most people that feel like they are seeing changes afterwards are likely changes that are more due to age, and that would have happened regardless.. IE... dog gets neutered, calms down... But, the dog would have likely calmed down, because he's leaving that crazy hyper puppy stage, again, more due to age than whether or not he/she is intact.
I think the less knowledgeable people would recommend a spay/neuter as a way to change behavior, the more knowledgeable would recommend some type of training technique, if applicable, and if not, they would recommend a way to keep your dog safe.
Neutering is definitely not a solution to an aggressive dog... It may or may not help. But, chances are very high that if you have an aggressive dog, and you neuter/spay, you will STILL have an aggressive dog. Basically, once an unwanted behavior is learned, it either needs to be trained out, if possible, or dealt with.
The thing we have to realize, is that for the most part, a dogs temperement is a dogs temperement. You can only do so much with training. Example, my girl has a high prey drive. I can never take that prey drive away from her, no matter what I do. If I wanted, I could help her not display the traits as much as that drive, but you can't eliminate it. Just like if a dog has a low prey drive, you can not train them to have a high prey drive. Yes, you can help BUILD the drive they have, but there's limitations. If you take a high prey drive dog that has been trained to not react to moving prey, and put them in a situation where there are no people to step in, it won't be long before your dog is once again chasing the prey. Temperement is temperement, like instincts are instincts. You can shape, and train to some degree, but you can't change or eliminate. Breed traits are breed traits, and as responsible owners, we have to understand them, and work with them. Many dobermans have high prey drives, so, we do things to help them with their drives. We train, do nosework, schutzund, other ring sports, tracking, agility, flyball, etc. For those that understand that dobermans can be same sex aggressive, we don't put ourselves in situations that have the potential for disaster, and good breeders won't allow it to happen either.
For the sake of this information, we have to also realize that there is a difference between learned behavior and temperement/instincts.
Thanks again for the information. They all have there own crate 6X10x6 still open to roam my property.
But from the get-go I'm prepared for the worst, hope it doesn't come to that. I will keep you posted. thanks again.
Neutering *can* help - especially if done at a very young age, but it is no guarantee and same sex aggression - especially in males - is a Doberman trait. There are people who can have males together successfully, but it is NOT the norm and I truly can't see taking the risk 99% of the time.
Don't feel that you need a new vet - no vet can know the breed characteristics of every breed out there - I don't expect my vet to be an expert on Dobermans when his breed is a sporting/hunting dog.


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210 years to grow, 23 minutes to fall
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Dave Howard with the 210-year-old shining gum tree whose life is about to come to a crashing end through the power of a chainsaw.
Photo:Sandy Scheltema
To the men about to execute the deed, this is a day much like any other. Melissa Fyfe reports.
At dusk, on the last night of the tree's life, the kookaburras chuckle. A generator hums. The men who will log tomorrow are in their caravans and ready to sleep. They live like this, in an isolated bush fraternity, to guard their expensive equipment from protesters.
Logger Peter Rodwell obviously relishes being out in the bush. But he reckons the trees in this coupe aren't that huge. "There are trees in the Yalmy national park area that you need a packed lunch to walk around," he says.
The loggers can live on the site for weeks. They go home to Orbost on weekends, and others come to occupy the caravans in their place. The workers have been in this coupe for about a fortnight. They have certainly made their mark.
It seems impossible that the forest once stood upright. From a vertical order of giant trees, small trees and ferns, it is now a horizontal junkyard of broken fibres, chunks of rich earth, snapped roots and withering leaves.
Clear-fell logging - where most trees are taken, and the area burned to regenerate a new stock of trees - is perhaps the ultimate expression of humankind's dominance over the landscape. When the men start felling trees at daybreak, the air is sweetened with the smell of timber. And every half an hour there's a bone-shaking crack and thud as another 210-year-old tree falls to the ground. Each time, the earth moves under foot, even if the tree is 100 metres away, in the second coupe, down the hill.
Elsewhere in Australia, selective logging is more widespread, but in Victoria and Tasmania the timber industry prefers to clear-fell, saying the practice mimics a fire, and is the best and safest way to ensure regrowth of high-quality timber.
Most of the massive logs are piled neatly on the landing, but some are left where they fall: large sawmills are picky about what logs they will take.
A few trees survive. Before the loggers arrive, department staff walk through the coupe with binoculars. If a tree has plenty of seed, it will be marked with an "S" and left. When the coupe is burned after logging, these trees will throw down their seed and help to grow new saplings.
If a tree has hollows, it might be marked with an "H", for habitat, and preserved. Most of the animals living in the hollows will die. But the idea is that in 40-50 years, when the ground cover has regrown, the animals will come back and live in these spaces (until the next logging in 80 years).
Our tree has no "S" and no "H". The loggers say it looks like a good, straight sawlog.
Dave Howard's grandfather was a world champion axeman. But long gone are the days when his profession relied on the axe - although he carries one around. At 9am, the Orbost logger with a red-white beard and pale blue eyes, is at the base of our tree, wielding his chainsaw.
Felling one of these "big sticks" is a dangerous occupation, says Howard, a life-long logger. His workmate Mark Rodwell puts it nicely. "This is no riff-raff job," he says. "You want to have the right address on these ones." Cut it the wrong way and someone might die.
Howard starts his task with a cut at hip level. Sawdust sprays like pink confetti around the tree's mighty bollards. Then he makes another incision, at chest height. The two cuts meet in the middle and form a wedge.
At 9.10am Howard has struck rot. He announces to the crew that the tree may not even make a sawlog. "There's a hole in the guts of it."
Rodwell jokes that we might be following this tree as woodchips to Japan.
In this coupe, because the timber is quite good, only one third of the trees will end up as woodchips. In Tasmania, 80-90 per cent of old growth goes to the chipper. Across Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment says 30 per cent is the average. But in the forests of East Gippsland, a remarkable 75 per cent of trees go straight to the Eden woodchip mill.
The loggers say it is the woodchips that make their business viable - they cannot make a living from sawlogs alone. And if the non-sawmill logs were not sent to the woodchipper, they would simply be burned, they say.
Rot or not, Howard keeps going. You can't leave a tree half cut. Later, The Sunday Age asks him if it feels any different felling a big tree to a small tree. "Nah," he says, with brutal honesty. "It's just another tree."
At 9.23am he has gone to the tree's other side to saw a cut above the wedge. The tree leans into the wedge and starts to crack. It leans a little further. Some more cracking. Then, with a whoosh it starts to fall, hitting other trees on the way down. In a few blinks, the tree's life ends in a thud on the forest floor. There is a brief shower of leaves and timber debris.
And then silence.
For a moment there is no chainsaw, no bulldozer, no cracking, no thudding, no ripping. Just quiet, bar some restless rosellas.
Then the machines come in. Conservationists say clear-felling is industrial logging. In our tree's coupe, there are four machines, one for each man. Some are worth twice the cost of an average Melbourne home. The harvester alone costs $600,000. Even a chainsaw will set you back a few grand.
You can't see the faces of the men. They sit inside cages in their massive dozers, safe from bits of falling forest. Tree ferns bigger than humans snap over with a swish of their green manes.
At 9.30am Rodwell inspects the end of the log. There is a rim of teak brown - good wood - but the ants have been busy in the tree's heart. It is dark brown - "mud guts", they call it. The men decide to take a length in the middle, about 10 metres. The rest of the tree, about three-quarters, is left on the forest floor to be burned later. Rodwell explains that it is "over-mature" and no good for the sawmill. If a wood crafter were here, he or she would probably weep at the waste.
Howard mounts the tree like a small child climbing onto a big bed, and crawls along it. Amid the petrol fumes he frowns with the effort of making another cut. The chainsaw groans and the blade disappears into the tree's heart.
He and Rodwell cut the 10-metre piece, and the two dozers winch and push the weighty log up the steep hill. Howard throws his chainsaw over his shoulder. Time for smoko.
The base of the tree he leaves behind is 4.5 metres long and has water dripping from its core. It smells sweet, like sherry. A pair of currawongs come down to sit on the upturned crown. These are the only animals to be seen - except for a little spider that emerges from the tree's centre, and a nearby giant worm, as wide as a sausage, exposed in the fresh soil.
The apparent absence of animals is the miracle of logging coupes. Where do they all go? The reality is that almost all die. Some get killed in their hollows when the tree comes down. Some clear out early, says the department zoologist Stephen Henry. Some feel the vibration of the chainsaw, and scamper away. Some survive the fall. "I've heard stories of them sitting on the stump all night," he says. But most will eventually succumb to starvation, predation or their inability to find another hollow.
"There's no welfare system for greater gliders," says Dr Henry.


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Yesterday I talked about how to create an Ubuntu virtual machine in VirtualBox and today I will walk through installing VirtualBox Guest Additions in Ubuntu. It, of course, requires using the command line!
The VirtualBox Guest Additions are very similar to the Virtual Machine Additions that comes with Virtual PC. They basically add a couple of nice extra features that improve performance and allow better integration between the guest OS and the host OS.
- Ability to move mouse between guest and host OS without having to press the right CTRL key to switch.
- Clipboard support, so you can cut and paste between the guest and host OS
- Automatic resize of the guest OS when you resize the VirtualBox window.
Here are the steps to install Guest Additions in Ubuntu for VirtualBox:
Step 1: First start up your Ubuntu guest OS and then click on Devices and choose Install Guest Additions.
Now the ISO for Guest Additions will be mounted automatically and you should see the CD icon on your desktop.
Step 2: Now while inside Ubuntu, click on Applications, then Accessories, and then Terminal.
Step 3: Now go to the directory where the Guest Additions are stored by typing in the following:
cd /media/cdrom
Then type ls to get a listing of the files. You should see four, two for Windows and two for Linux.
Since my computer is not 64-bit and we are working with Ubuntu here, we will need to run the Linux x86 installer. Go ahead and type in the following to being the installation:
You'll be asked for the Administrator password and then the install will begin.
Step 4: The installer will create a few new folders, etc and install Guest Additions.
Step 5: After the installation has completed, you have to restart the guest OS. You can restart Ubuntu 9.04 by clicking on your name at the top right and choosing Restart. Before Ubuntu 9.04, you had to restart by going to System first.
When Ubuntu loads up, it will display a message stating that the guest OS supports mouse pointer integration. If you see this message, it means you have successfully installed VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu.
Now you can enjoy Ubuntu in a higher resolution than 800×600 since it supports 3D acceleration once Guest Additions are installed. Enjoy!


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Dear Seller,
It is easy to think that the only criterion for the successful sale of your yacht is locating a single buyer.
While The Multihull Company has its roots as a firm that specialized in helping buyers find the perfect match for their needs, it is clear that having buyers is not enough to ensure the successful sale of any given yacht.
Achieving a timely sale requires a special combination of expertise, a multiple-pronged and global marketing effort, and the ability to negotiate at the very highest level.
The Multihull Matchmaker
In short, The Multihull Company is the industry leader in catamaran and trimaran sales. We are operated by passionate multihull sailors. We have the largest range of brokerage catamarans and trimarans for sale globally and the most comprehensive database of information on every multihull we sell. The Multihull Company focuses exclusively on multihulls. And finally, unlike any other company, the Multihull Company represents a nearly equal share of loyal buyers and loyal sellers. In that regard, The Multihull Company is a sort of multihull match-maker, striving to bring about happy conclusions for our clients every day.
Phillip Berman, President
The Multihull Company
The Multihull Company would love to help take your catamaran or trimaran sale to successful completion. Browse our website to learn more:
In the end, a serious seller has several options to pick from when he decides to sell his multihull. At TMC, we believe our passion for multihulls, our strong balance between buyers and sellers, our vast experience, and our reputation for integrity make us the clear and logical choice.
No serious buyer of a multihull will have any problem finding TMC's listings online. They are posted on the most popular yacht search sites in the world, including yachtworld.com, boats.com, and over eight other popular search sites around the globe. It is TMC's own website, however, that is the real draw to potential buyers. TMC's site is full of quality information, pictures and videos, and customer friendly information to help multihull sailors. The site does not require registration and as a result is considered the "stickiest" catamaran and trimaran website in the world - we not only get a lot of visitors, but our visitors spend more time on our site than any other.
Print advertising is costly, but research has shown it works by not only bringing listings to the attention of qualified buyers, but by establishing confidence in TMC's brand with international buyers and sellers. TMC runs extensive advertisements in Cruising World, Multihull Quarterly, Latitude 38, 48 North, All At Sea, Multihulls World, Multicoques (French Version) magazines, and Turkish Yachting.
To thrive in the international multihull marketplace, where contracts are made in many different currencies, TMC has established multi-currency escrow accounts with Smith Barney and Citibank, leading U.S. financial institutions. This eases the purchasing process for Australians, Euro-zone buyers, British, Canadian and even American buyers along the way. Because TMC is a large company, well established, licensed and bonded, foreign buyers are comfortable escrowing deposits in our accounts easing the way for a sale that would never occur with a small, unlicensed brokerage company. TMC also works with a range of lenders that are prepared to lend to qualified buyers in just about any location around the world.
Because TMC sells voyaging yachts, they end up all over the world in ports large and small. What this means practically for a buyer is that The Multihull Company may have a catamaran listed for sale in the South Pacific, or in Asia, or Europe at any given time. For this reason, TMC lists each and every yacht it sells as being "available for co-brokerage" which means that it can be purchased by any buyer who is represented by a professional yacht broker anywhere in the world. At TMC, we recognize that the most important thing for our clients is that the yacht sells. At TMC, the brokers are Old School - buying from others, and allowing others to buy from them, is the way to fairly and ethically deal with worldwide deal making.
TMC assists with purchases and sales around the world. That expertise allows us to provide sellers with a very accurate picture of what the market price of their yacht should be in its current condition. That is perhaps the most important thing the brokers do at The Multihull Company. A seller never wants to price his yacht too low, but he does not want to risk overpricing either. The risks of overpricing are real and can be felt in depreciation, dockage and maintenance fees as well as insurance until it sells. At The Multihull Company the peerless advantage the firm has is being able to counsel both buyers and sellers on current market values so they can either make offers with confidence, or accept offers with confidence. Because TMC buys and sells multihulls exclusively, clients recognize and trust the expertise and the data behind the pricing recommendations.
At TMC, the pledge to provide service and support to its clients extends beyond the waters of the United States. The Multihull Company relies on a trusted network of global partners, contacts and associations to serve its client's needs. Whether that means setting up a survey in Fiji, a haul-out in Marmaris, or a yacht inspection by one of its agents in the South of France, TMC does what is needed to assist buyers and sellers. In addition, TMC is able to offer a range of storage, haul, docking, and refit services in the Caribbean, Europe, and North America.
TMC regularly participates in a range of boat shows around the world, including the Annapolis Boat Show, the Miami Boat Show, the Oakland Boat Show, the Paris Boat Show, Cannes Boat Show, Turkish Boat Show, and, most recently, at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in Australia. Buyers and sellers alike are familiar with TMC's bright red tent and its staff who stand ready to discuss listings.
At the end of the day, success for the seller is all about the broker. There are plenty of examples of large marketing budgets spent in service of failing enterprises. Anyone who has spent time in the yachting industry knows that good brokers sell boats, weak brokers a few, and down from there. A good broker earns the loyalty and respect of both buyers and sellers while a weak broker is simply unable to engender the trust required to bring parties together to close a sale. At TMC, we have assembled the most highly educated, well trained, ethical and skillful team of yacht brokers in the multihull industry.
The TMC team are people who make things happen, and walk on the right side of the road. The real blessings on one's way through life are meeting these kind of people. Thank you.
~ Cid Maestrini, Lagoon 570
Not only was the service rendered by the brokers very professional at all times, we were also pleasantly surprised by their willingness to go the extra mile.
~ Erich Danzfuss, Contour 50
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Fortescue in $12bn deal
Shares in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd inched closer to the $40 mark after a deal with China's Tangshan Iron and Steel Group. The 10-year deal with Tangshan, China's thirdlargest steel mill, could be worth as much as $US10 billion ($A12.14 billion) to Fortescue. Tangshan has committed to buy five million tonnes of ore a year from Fortescue's Chichester Range mine in the Pilbara then at least 15 million tonnes annually of Fortescue's planned expanded production.
Source : Warrnambool Standard, Friday 18/5/2007
Source : Warrnambool Standard, Friday 18/5/2007


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The shoemaker has roped in a new designer to come up with a fresh series of classic, low-key designs.
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Geothermal energy is renewable, and could be the answer for the future.
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The Indian market is likely to see a flat-to-positive opening today on the back of a mixed start by the Asian pack today. On the other hand, Wall Street closed with modest gains on Friday, boosted by quarterly numbers from the financial sector and a rise in retail sales. The SGX Nifty was up 1.50 points at 5,701.50 from its previous close of 5,700.
The market closed with marginal gains in the week ended 21st January on positive earnings sentiment. However, volatility was the main feature as key heavyweights declared results—some beat market expectations while others were punished for poor performance. Weekly food inflation numbers eased from the previous week, but did not impact the market as the prices of vegetables are still high.
The sharp market decline that started on 4th January has not stopped. Over the last one week the Sensex actually ended 1% up (147 points) from the closing of 14 January 2011 (18,860). When the market stops falling, it rallies. But whether the fall has stopped or not will be known by early this week.
The week will have only four trading days as the domestic market will be closed on Wednesday for India's Republic Day. Other major events that could influence trading are the Reserve Bank of India's review of monetary policy on Tuesday and the expiry of futures and options contract on Thursday that will extend volatility into the next week. Corporate results will also share the limelight.
Markets in Asia were mixed in early trade on Monday. Japanese stocks rose following an upgrade in the rating of automaker Honda by Nomura Holding. On the flip side, markets in Malaysia and Taiwan were trading marginally lower on profit booking.
Meanwhile, the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest lender by market value, has agreed to buy a stake in Bank of East Asia's U.S. operations. ICBC will buy 80% stake in Bank of East Asia's US unit for $140 million, the two companies said in a joint e-mailed statement on Sunday.
The Shanghai Composite was up 0.10%, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.38%, the Straits Times rose 0.67% and the Seoul Composite added 0.06%. On the other hand, the Hang Seng declined 0.26%, the KLSE Composite fell 0.22% and the Taiwan Weighted shed 0.08% in early trade.
The US markets witnessed a decent a good bounce-back on Friday on the back of strong earnings announcements from financials and a rise in retail sales. JP Morgan reported that its income soared 47% in the fourth quarter. Further, the bank set aside less money to cover bad loans and said it expected to get a nod from the Federal Reserve to raise its dividend.
The Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 0.5% last month, the largest increase since June 2009. However, 80% of the increase was due to higher gas prices, meaning that the risk of widespread inflation remains low. The National Retail Federation said on Friday that US retailers enjoyed their best holiday sales in six years, rising 5.7% for a total of $462 billion in sales over November and December.
The Dow advanced 55.48 points (0.47%) to 11,787.38. The S&P 500 index added 9.48 points (0.74%) to 1,293.24, while the Nasdaq rose 20.01 points (0.73%) to 2,755.30.
Back home, financial regulators—the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)—have enhanced vigil on Indian entities routing their funds from secretly-held Swiss bank accounts to India through Dubai and other locations, on fears of getting exposed for stashing the money in the European nation.
The stepped-up vigil for money laundering activities by the country's two financial regulators comes in the midst of suspicion that there could be some Indian entities in the list of over 2,000 Swiss bank accounts that are expected to be disclosed soon by whistle-blower website Wikileaks.


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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
With Recession Looming, Bush Tells America To 'Go Shopping More'
The US teetering toward a recession in 2007. Bush's solution? "Go shopping more."
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
I Heard You Twice The First Time
Sunday, December 10, 2006
"The city is responsible for this man pouring gasoline on himself,"
Well its the holiday season. The city of Orlando, eagerly trying to distance itself from its image as the angriest and cruelest city in America, staged a homeless press event.
Someone needs to tell the city and its fake elitist promoters that compassion and sensitivity is not a media event.
This city is so hypocritical.
Someone needs to tell the city and its fake elitist promoters that compassion and sensitivity is not a media event.
This city is so hypocritical.
The Shame of A City?
Unfortunately, corruption, theft, lies and dishonesty are not a discerning criteria for the folks in New Orleans. How in Gods name can a sleazy dirt bag like William Jefferson be re-elected?
Oh yeah, I forgot...they're accusing Mr. Jefferson because he's black
Oh yeah, I forgot...they're accusing Mr. Jefferson because he's black
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Florida #2 in total foreclosures: CNN
one foreclosure for every 640 households
Friday, November 24, 2006
Body of FAMU student found in Killearn home
Nefertiti Nicole Williams found dead. developing
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving
"treated like a piece of trash to be thrown around."
OK, enough. Yeah, I know Siplin blundered regarding the campaign worker/state employee bullshit. But, for Gods Sake, is this how you treat a man that is complying with all of the rules,
working within the system to please uncle boss man?
working within the system to please uncle boss man?
Saturday, November 18, 2006
We Need to Ask Ourselves a Question
I recently attended a meeting, where the president of the Pine Hills Community Council (PHCC) talked about his proposal of "The Village of Pine Hills." Now mind you "The Village of Pine Hills" will only have an advisory board, it will have no real power! Which will leave the Pine Hills Community right where it has always been, powerless and at the whims of the county, plus the City of Orlando. continued here
Homer Hartage says Goodbye to Pine Hills
Pointing to the accomplishments of his eight years of service to Orange County District 6, outgoing Orange County Commissioner Homer Hartage said goodbye to Pine Hills and District 6 this week.
The twice-elected commissioner, who unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic Primary in a bid for Congress, gracefully and eloquently thanked those in attendance at the Robinswood Community Improvement Association annual meeting. continued


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Floyd Zimmerman
Green Soldiers - Poem by Floyd Zimmerman
The Armies marched with banging drums
That made ill the streams, made black the dreams.
The Armies marched with cracking horns,
Each soldier robed in robes of green.
With green swords they cut her down,
Greyed her hairs and dimmed her smiles.
Their drums rung around her ears,
Their trophies hung within her tears.
But, in the night Turning Tide
Brought Light, who shone to crack the ice
That Time had made cold and hard
Around each green soldiers heathen heart.
Whispers. Whispers in my ears and in the hills.
'The ice will crack; the blood will flow',
The ice did crack, the blood ran cold
And drowned each green soldiers heathen soul.
We stood just to watch them die,
Let them bleed until their hearts bled dry.
Alas! things could never be the same
With her smiles so dim and her hairs so grey.
Comments about Green Soldiers by Floyd Zimmerman
Floyd Zimmerman (9/12/2009 11:45:00 AM)
They are jealous people, my dim friend haha :) (Report) Reply
Paul Hansford (9/12/2009 11:42:00 AM)
This one sounds as if it ought to be good, but I didn't get the symbolism you appear to be using. Who are the soldiers with green robes and green swords, and who is 'she'? Am I just dim, or could you help the reader out here? (Report) Reply
Jen Capaldi (8/27/2009 12:51:00 AM)
you involve great imagination and symbolism in your work. you have a gifted creative mind
Jen (Report) Reply
~ Jon London ~ (5/8/2008 4:24:00 PM)
Your use of visual imagery sits the reader down, and sooths them into wanting more.........The words - That made ill the streams, made black the dreams - great line.
Best wishes to you...keep this up, you have a gift that many would love to have.
jon (Report) Reply
Rebecca Mummery (5/6/2008 10:07:00 AM)
Hey :)
Particularly like this poem out of all your poems so far.
'Their drums rung around her ears,
Their trophies hung within her tears' < Like those lines. (Report) Reply
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Dip Teaching, GDip Health Science, M Health Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Professional Studies
Program Convenor, Bachelor of Education - Primary (Gold Coast campus)
Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Professional Studies
Program Convenor, Bachelor of Education - Primary (Gold Coast campus)
Interviews/web articles
- (August 2009) The Medical Observer
- 3RD Degree - Dear Doctor Interwebs
- 6minutes.com.au (August 2009) GPs given gifts to push websites
- ABC Health & Wellbeing (2009) Web diagnosis: healthy searching
- ABC Radio National - Life MATTERS (July 2008) Googling with your GP
- Australian Doctor: GPs top health website referrers
- CONSULTMAGAZINE.NET (June 2008) Health web referrals on the rise
- Couriermail: Single-sex class trials in Queensland state schools to be extended after good results
- Crikey - Never mind the barriers to the health sector's uptake of social media
- Crikey - Is AHPRA on the right track re social media use by health
- Gold Coast news: Coast boffin points to Twitter diagnosis
- Life in the fast lane: Australian GPs and Social Media
- MedicalForum: Medicine online: paging Dr Google
- News.com.au - Doctors telling patients to go online
- Pharmacy News: Health Professionals Low Adoption Rates
- The University of Queensland: The use of ICTs by Australian Occupational Therapists
- Virtual medical centre: Web prescribing changes doctor/patient dynamics
- Web prescribing changes doctor/patient dynamics (July 2008)
- Yahoo: Could You Be A Cyberchondriac?
Media releases
- Gold Coast Bulletin. Physical Education in Schools (PDF 542k)
- Diagnosis via Twitter. Call for medics to use web. (JPEG 457k).
- Media Monitors, Gold Coast Bulletin (July 2008). Doctors push websites but survey shows flaws (PDF 87.4k).
- Web prescribing changes doctor/patient dynamics, Griffith News (2008).
- Media release (PDF 12.1k) (2007)
- Patients advised to go online and Place and Time (Doc 227k), Courier Mail.


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Meet Team NZByBike
NZByBike operates out of beautiful Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island.
At NZByBike, we are passionate about exploring New Zealand by bike, New Zealand Tourism and have a proven history in online marketing. When we're not stuck into developing NZByBike.com or promoting New Zealand Cycle Tourism to the world from our home in the Queenstown Innovation Centre, we're out riding out bikes, paddling our kayaks, tramping, running and enjoying everything the Southern Lakes has to offer.
Meet Team NZByBike...
Daniel Roberts
Humpty Dumpty Chairman of the Company
Dan Roberts has over 17 years experience in the tourism industry. After graduating from the University of Auckland with a BCom, BA and MSc Dan started in the Industry in the early nineties in a cycle touring company called Wild Cycles before becoming General Manager of Kiwi Experience from 1995 to 1999. He subsequently worked alongside Neil Geddes in London as Operations Director of Stray Travel and on behalf of Neil and co-founding Director Mike Warren to sell Kiwi and Oz Experience to publicly listed Tourism Holdings Limited.
In 2003 Dan took the helm of TravelFAT (now Travelonomy) an Irish technology company specialising in online bookings for tourism products. In 2007, along with Mat Weir, Dan set up Xebidy Social Web Design. Dan also heads up South Inc, the Southern Lakes Business Incubator, and sits on the board of the New Zealand Backpacking Industry Association.
Dan is a keen cyclist and enjoys tackling long cross country challenges, competing in races around New Zealand and occasionally getting on his road bike. He isn't quite as fast as Matt Kyhnn, but is convinced he'll one day beat him in a race somewhere in New Zealand.
Watch this space.
Dan's Favourite Local Ride: Macetown.
Get in contact with Dan by emailing him at Dan dot Roberts at NZByBike dot Com.
Mat Weir
Lead Developer
Mat Weir has headed up the development team at NZByBike since inception. Mat is also the Lead Developer and a primary shareholder with Dan at Xebidy Social Web Design. Mat previously spent 5 years as web developer with Inspire Net leading projects all the way from conception and client management to production and launch.
In his spare time Mat personally develops and promotes the websites www.experiencequeenstown.com and www.queenstownjobs.com. He is often seen riding his bike to work and enjoys social rides around Queenstown.
Mat's Favourite Local Ride: Saturday afternoon rides along the Kelvin Heights Track to Jacks Point for an afternoon pint in the sun.
Get in contact with Mat by emailing him at Mat dot Weir at Xebidy dot Com.
Matt Kyhnn
Business Development Manager
Matt Kyhnn joined NZByBike prior to its launch in June of 2010. He originally came to New Zealand on a working holiday and like many travellers ended up in stunning Queenstown. Dan spotted Matt through his successful budget travel website (Backpackingmatt.com) and took him on to research New Zealand Cycle Trails, produce content for NZByBike and get the website ready for go-live. Dan recognized Matt's history in sales and marketing and his experience developing travel websites and noted his budding passion for cycling in New Zealand and sponsored Matt to come to New Zealand full time.
When Matt isn't leading the day-to-day operations of NZByBike from the Queenstown Innovation Centre, he is traveling around New Zealand in the NZByBike Spaceship talking to businesses and international visitors about New Zealand Cycle Tourism. Matt enjoys riding his bike around the Southern Lakes, going on epic back country adventure rides and training for the next big race. Matt absolutely loves his job, so one day he'll let Dan win.
Matt's Favourite Local Ride: A post-work ride from downtown Queenstown around Moke Lake and back via Lake Dispute.
Get in contact with Matt by emailing him at RideNZ at NZByBike dot Com.


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Del. Bob Marshall filed legislation Monday that states that human life begins at fertilization, and that Virginia's laws should grant rights, privileges and immunities to what the bill calls "unborn children.''
Virginia delegate introduces "personhood" bill
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wow thanks for the love guys, i mainly ignore what people say, they try to bring me down because they feel as shitty as i do. New year starts tomorrow, 10th grade. Most people leave my alone, there is the select few who manage to find a way into my head. Ive never defended myself, thats proboly one of the reasons ive felt shitty by what people say about me, the fact that i have no back bone to stand up for myself
find something to do with yourself rather than be self conscience, forreal. itll help. you guys feel down on yourself because you watch everyone get bigguped while you sit down an get nothin. GET YOURS. whether its knowledge, graffiti, sports or whatever. do what you do. stop sittin on the internet being sad an shit ya know?
you get what you take, if you aint gettin up to take yours. you aint gettin shit. look on the bright side, you live once. even pain is better than not existing. at least in my eyes. appreciate everything.
butters, do something to boost confidence. as bad as it sounds. smoke a joint or get drunk. drugs an alcohol fucks you up. but if you can control that shit in modest amounts, itll help open your third eye and boost self confidence. not sayin become a self destructive alcohlic IE me. but ya know, jam out an take it easy. dont bug on popularity. cuz everyones a loser in someone elses eyes.
Last edited by GuyGuyer of Guyland; 09-06-2010 at 12:59 AM.
Guy is right. Get up and fucking do something instead of sitting around doing nothing. One of the main things I noticed about my own depression - and other people's in the same nut house - is that when your keeping distracted and doing something, you're NOT sitting around stuck in your head, and thus, you don't feel like shit.. as much at least. Sitting around and doing nothing is probably the worst thing you could do when your suicidal.
I know I completely trailed off from what guy was actually saying, but whatever.
Right now, I'm just starting College. I left my girlfriend (honestly feel like shit about it. Not going into it though.), so I have nothing to do in my spare time. I don't make friends because I'm afraid to. I try and talk to people but I just sound retarded, and after that I just feel like shit and start putting my self down further and further until "the box," is open. The box refers to the thoughts, memories, and self hatred I have.
Suicide is starting to become a main subject in my mind, once more. I have my coping mechanisms, but like before, their going to stop working and I'm eventually going to turn to my old methods of coping, which would probably be the death of me.
Romero - Friends are tricky mother fuckers. The kind that you speak of are scavengers. Like vultures, really. They fly around looking for meat (your weed, paint, what have you.) and then leave once the carcass is picked clean. It's a depressing thought, but a lot of people are like this. Doesn't mean you shouldn't keep looking for someone down to earth about a friendship, because those people are out there too. Just look for them.
About your Mother, and your family in general. She sounds like, from what you describe of her, a miserable cunt. But look at things for the big picture. WHY is she saying that shit to you? Well it's for a couple reasons most likely:
1. She hates herself. This is a no brainer and no doubt true. People who put others down, specifically in your case, are themselves in there own eyes a failure so they must make people feel how they do. From what I've seen of it, and experienced, you can break these people down by showing it doesn't matter what they think of you.
2. She's a cunt.
Don't let her get to you, if you start telling yourself that shit and feeling it's true, you've lost. Not life, not anything, but you've lost control over your own self image. Maintain it, don't look in the mirror for days, listen to music the second you walk into the house until you slam the door behind you to leave, laugh as much as you can, smile as much as you can, frown only when you need to. Smile the tears of disappointment - laugh off the sense of loneliness.
Depression is a disease. It's a festering fucking sore that stays open and gets worse. It's pressure, it's stress, it's sadness, it's the very essence of pain bottled up and delivered to you unwillingly. It's hard to deal with because the pressure keeps building up and building up day by day and there's no way to release it in your mind. There is though, throw a ball against a wall, punch your pillow, or combine the two and punch a ball -- or a wall. Not literally, but you get me. It's stress that needs to be released. Like a valve, until it is turned the pressure is not leaving. I wish I could be more help on this subject, I'm great at dealing with the pain myself because I've lived with it all my life, but I'm shitty at helping other with theres.
Butters - Keep ya' head up. It's a shitty rap for being different, but eventually people will stop giving a shit. They'll leave you alone eventually. And when they do it'll get better. You'll feel better and you'll make new friends, the same as you, people who will accept you. I feel like their's more your not putting out, but whatever the issue is, don't ever consider suicide as the way out. Because if you take that route, every single person thats ever tormented you, or bullied you, or put you down wins. It might seem like they already did, but they didn't. In the end YOUR the one taking there shit, and your the one who's gunna' grow up tough as fuck because of it. When your 18, your going to notice the stress of life isn't getting to you as much as it is to others. Things don't piss you off that make others furious. This is Karma. Things will go your way, just keep on going.
go fucking paint instead of being all depressed and shit, after you mob ur local blvd or freeway, then lets see if you wanna off yourself, i bet you'll wanna get a nice night of sleep so you could get up and do it all over again, and again and again. you think dudes like YNOTSE would tolerate people whining about how bad there life is. Dude would probably do anything to come back just for 1 night and paint. You guys have all the time in the world, make use of it and do graffiti. You are on a graf forum, so you must be interested in it.
This thread makes me smile... I know kind of weird.
But the support in here is strong and nothing more real than words of people that have been there.
Depression gets easier as you get older, because you rely more on yourself and eventually there comes a point that you just don't care what other people think.
So sadly just toughing it out everyday works.
I'm not a big fan of this get drunk and do drugs stuff, but I did it too. And it did open my mind to stuff but that disillusion to life grows old and eventually you need to face reality. Plus don't lower your own personal expectations, raise them be better than what is going on around you.
Kickin' it
ive tried twice and im thinking about trying again...
im a toy, but ive got a natural talent for graff. it makesm e forget how loneley i am and how much everything sucks. but my parents wont let me do it and im under lock and key
it sounds like your about 14? surly things aint that bad.
for all you loneley mother fuckers stop sitting on the fucking internet all day! your never making friends on bombing science! If your too much of a gimp to be friencds with cool kids, go make friends with some even more gimpy cunts.
i fucking hate this tread
The music is what its all about.
I love it just like you love it, thats why your here, im here coz i love to play, you dont come i cant play and i love to play.
Loosin it hardcore about to go off the fucking deep end. Best friend ran off with my fiancée today. Walked the streets for hours lookin for the mother fucker, and that bitch. Puttin him in acoma if i see his ass. Life's a bitch then you die. Feels like its not worth shit now. Im feel my self fallin deeper into this fucking hole. Drugs only numb it to a certin extent. Lifes shit.
Hey everyone,
I'm just getting into graff and I guess I'm a toy or whatever, since I barely started, but yeah. I can relate to this thread.
I just got out of the hospital for attempted suicide, anorexia, cutting and bulimia.
I almost got back into that shit, but instead, I picked up a pen and started sketchin graff and it's basically saved me from myself. it's what I do all day everyday now and I'm getting better at it. I hope to be there to support anyone who needs it and to get support.
everyones life falls apart at some point....im going to be spending time in jail because of what i had to do the other night...i had just moved to a different city and most the people i have met so far are fucking snakes....they let me down and now im getting fucked over..i dont know what to do with my life and i hope i can make it to the good times
depression isn't about getting outside the house or surrounding yourself with people
i know most of you will find this video kind of gay
but hey im a girl and like all inspirations of inner reflection
Kickin' it
@ -surfa-uk i had to beat these guys with a bar because everone who i was with ran away...not what i wanted to do..and then they snitched on me
not gna lie i teared up readin some of this shit n thinkin back to when ive had some fuckin bad depression. i get such a thrill holding a blade to my wrist but never actually cutting myself. maybe thts a good thing cuz idk if id ever actuly do it cuz when i rly think about it i have so much to live for but at the time i jus wanna die so i dnt have to deal with anything
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San Francisco (AFP) May 6, 2011
Autodesk on Friday released a major update to SketchBook Pro software that has artists switching from pencils and paints to virtual canvasses on iPhones or iPad tablet computers.
SketchBook Pro software upgrades were crafted to take advantage of improved features in second-generation iPads recently unleashed on the world by California-based Apple.
"This is the biggest release we've had since last year when the iPad launched," SketchBook product line manager Chris Cheung said at a Digital Canvas exhibit of art made using the application.
"It is more productive and, as a by-product, it is more fun as well."
The software lets people blend and texture colors as they would with oil paints or other mediums. Movements of fingers on gadget touch-screens are converted into virtual brush strokes.
"This way, I have my whole art studio in my pocket," said San Francisco artists Julia Kay, whose works were among those in the exhibit.
"If I get bored I can lean against a wall and make drawings in full color, every texture, and I don't have to clean-up afterward."
Works by 82 artists were featured in the Digital Canvas exhibit in the Autodesk Gallery in downtown San Francisco.
Along with professional artists there were SketchBook users whose day jobs ranged from grade school student and farmer to surgeon and aerospace technician.
Matthew Hall of Britain described studied at Winchester School of Art and Chichester University but veered away from painting for a decade while he focused on video. The he saw artists working on iPads.
"Now I take my iPad everywhere, using the SketchBook Pro app to capture what's happening around me or what's banging around in my head at the time," Hall said in a description of his work on display at Digital Canvas.
"Like the primal cave painters we are just creating lines on a surface with our finger," he continued. "I haven't enjoyed doodling this much since I was a child."
Jay Shuster, art director for the "Cars" film sequel about to be released by Pixar Animation Studios, said he did almost all the character design using Sketchbook Pro and credited the software with enabling him to work fast.
"Every day, ever hour counted," Shuster said. "I think, in a way, going digital allowed us to finish 'Cars 2' in the time we did."
He worked with SketchBook software on a Pixar-supplied tablet made by Fujitsu. California-based Autodesk specilizes in 2-D and 3-D design software.
SketchBook Pro versions tailored for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices were priced at $5 at Apple's online App Store.
Autodesk also upgraded a version of the software tailored for gadgets powered by Google-backed Android software, according to Cheung.
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Published: November 12, 2009 at 1:05 PMI am sorry, but I am a little iffy on the crying child one. I understand for a safety standpoint, but some, especially at Disney, are not dangerous. I agree that you should think twice on putting your crying child on a ride, but my parents put us on some rides when we were kinda crying. Then again, we were not screaming:)
Published: November 13, 2009 at 10:08 AMSometimes they are crying because they got hurt, or are sick of standing in line (hey bring some bubbles or snacks or toys or little treats to keep them amused) and when they get up to the actual ride they are so happy to finally be going on - no more tears!


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A Major League Baseball team can't hit, there are no answers and it seems the only thing left to do is to fire the hitting coach, right?
Well that seems to be the wave of sentiment in the New York Yankees Universe these days because a team filled with high-priced bats "coached" by Kevin Long is failing miserably in the batter's box.
The age-old argument only runs us around in circles.
A hitting coach like Long can't go up to the plate and swing for his players, although even if he could it's doubtful he'd do any better. That means once the players are out of his hands and in a game, he has zero control over that player's physical and mental approach to an at-bat despite what has been taught.
However, that would mean a hitting coach would never get fired. No matter how bad the team is at the plate, he can't control it so therefore it wouldn't be fair to fire him.
Or at least that's what former New York Mets hitting coach Dave Hudgens thought when he recently got fired, as he disagreed with the decision and thought he had done a relatively good job.
Per SNY the Mets are hitting .195 w/RISP in the last 10 games. Dave Hudgens is available for interviews.
— Jerry Beach (@defiantlydutch) June 8, 2014
The Mets are ranked No. 28 in the MLB in average and No. 20 in runs scored this season. Hudgens' lessons consisted of Mets hitters being patient at the plate, yet the team ranked in the top five in both walks and strikeouts.
Clearly the Mets aren't hitting and that's because they simply don't have many good bats in their lineup. Granted, they weren't getting any better under Hudgens' tutelage, but it still takes good players to score runs since not everyone is born with the talent to hit a baseball consistently.
It's certainly a double-edge sword when discussing this subject.
The hitting coach isn't always fairly blamed as long as he has a logical approach to hitting a baseball, yet who do you hold accountable when a team can't hit? And what should you base the job performance of a hitting coach on if it isn't the performance of the lineup itself?
If Kevin Long is still the Yankees hitting coach in a week, I will eat my hat. #Getridofhim
— Lucas Day (@Lukelakers) June 8, 2014
In Long's case, New York has a roster stacked with veteran hitters who have each had their own share of success during their careers and not a bunch of rookies who he can influence easier.
The Yankees' brass must know this team has the ability to correct itself and there's not much a career minor leaguer like Long (or any hitting coach) can do to change that. If you're hoping for Long to be fired, don't hold your breath.
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Police Ban Masks on Wall Street, Unintentionally Reveal Pawns of Satan
Edict inadvertently uncovers devil's helpers working for Street's firms
The New York Police Department was trying to protect Wall Street, but their order that no masks could be worn inadvertently helped reveal pawns of Satan working on the street today.
"We didn't know, really, we just didn't. Hey, we're pretty low on the totem pole around here, even the Chief was unaware that actual employees of Satan worked in those offices!" shouted a visibly shaken Officer Joe Samuels, who worked the protests today and caught a glimpse of something "other-worldly, terrifying!"
"To be honest," he said, "those — things — they scared the shit out of me!"
The police officer was referring to creatures seen all over Manhattan today, variously reported as "terrifying, horrifying, intimidating, devilish, hellish and infernal beasts."
Mayor Michael Bloomberg immediately called a press conference after the creatures began appearing, and attempted to allay the fears of the citizenry. "I know it's frightening," he said, "but remember, these are not ordinary people. Think of what they have to do all day, every day: Lie, cheat, steal, ruin people's lives just to make a buck. And they must constantly hide their ruthless, immoral, lawbreaking ways behind a mask — all just to earn a living. Try to have a little sympathy for the devil here."
One of Satan's helpers agreed to be interviewed for this article, but this reporter had to do it by phone, as his visage was just too horrifying for words, and a strange glow he emitted made it hard to read my notes.
I asked him how he and his kind had stayed hidden for so long. "It's easy. When all your boss wants is results, and doesn't care to know your methods, that's where we excel. Hey, as they say, nice guys finish last. And that goes a hundred fold for the Street."
Fine, that makes sense, I figured. Then I asked him what he thought would happen now.
"Oh, no problem," he assured me. "Tomorrow, the news media will divert the nation's attention to some celebrity's accidentally exposed groin area, or another political scandal. They know what's good for them, and besides, we own them. And, let's face it, the nation's attention span was long ago, shall we say, damned to hell."
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While erosion and wetland loss are huge problems along Louisiana's coast, the basement 30 to 50 feet beneath much of the Mississippi Delta has been highly stable for the past 8000 years with negligible subsidence rates. So say geoscientists from Tulane University and Utrecht University, challenging the notion that tectonic subsidence bears much of the blame for Louisiana's coastal geologic problems.
Research by a team led by Torbjorn Tornqvist of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, suggests the main cause of subsidence is compaction of the shallowest and most recent delta sediments. Their findings are reported in the August issue of GEOLOGY, published by the Geological Society of America.
According to Tornqvist, rapid subsidence of coastal Louisiana is well documented but primary drivers of the subsidence are not well understood. Leading candidates include:
* Long-term subsidence and faulting of the Earth's crust caused by rapidly accumulating sediments in the Mississippi Delta.
* Compaction of relatively shallow and water-rich deposits formed during the past 10,000 years.
* Withdrawal of oil, gas, and groundwater from the subsurface.
According to Tornqvist, current controversies center on the relative importance of long-term subsidence of the crust. The role of tectonic processes and their relationship to sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and wetland loss have received considerable attention from researchers. Recent studies have suggested rates of subsidence of the Mississippi Delta basement of 10 millimeters per year or more.
"If this is the whole story," says Tornqvist, "there would be major consequences for Louisiana, because subsidence of Earth's crust is a fundamentally natural process that remains entirely beyond human control."
With funding mainly from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Tornqvist and his team took a different approach, reconstructing the rate of sea-level rise over the past 8000 years from three separate areas in the Mississippi Delta. Peat samples were used as sea-level indicators. According to Tornqvist, peat formation begins as soon as water levels rise above the land surface.
Carbon isotope analyses provided verification that accumulation of the samples was directly controlled by sea-level rise. Determining precise elevation of sampling sites was accomplished with a combination of GPS measurements and optical surveying.
"Since global sea-level change would affect each of our locations in a similar way, we attributed any differences to differential motions of the basement underneath," said Tornqvist.
The team then compared its results with sea-level data spanning the same time period from areas in the Caribbean regarded as tectonically stable, including Florida and the Bahamas.
Tornqvist and his colleagues were surprised to find no difference, suggesting that large portions of the delta basement are stable. They also inferred from the data that long-term subsidence rates are more on the order of a fraction of a millimeter per year rather than 10 millimeters.
Tornqvist points out that these numbers do not necessarily apply to the entire delta. He also notes that well-documented high-subsidence rates in and near the birdfoot of the delta indicate that different conditions prevail there. "It remains to be demonstrated how rapidly the basement under metropolitan New Orleans subsides," he said.
According to H. Richard Lane, Program Director of NSF's sedimentary geology and paleobiology program, the study's imaginative approach is timely and a step in the right direction.
"If we are to reverse the loss of Louisiana wetlands and the protection they afford New Orleans, we must think outside the box. These scientists demonstrate that innovative research can open many new possibilities for addressing environmental issues," Lane said.
Tornqvist is convinced the study illustrates the dangers of incomplete understanding of subsidence processes. "Our research could have major implications for rebuilding plans that are currently being debated," he said.
"Over the long term, comprehensive understanding of subsidence will better support rational coastal management and successful urban and land-use planning for all low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast."
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Instead, CBS This morning would find out what is going on in the world.
Awake this morning to a new villain in the global financial meltdown.
Zalwar Khan returns quickly and begins his morning prayers, spreading out a plastic mat and folding his arms over his chest.
I saw The Washington Post's front page this morning, something about Boehner opening the door to a deal.
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They're like Voldemort.Or perhaps I should say, "he who must not be named.' Because really, naming them gives them power.They are people who show up at a soldier's funeral to spew hate rhetoric. They are people who move in when there is tremendous grief; and sometimes, like dementors, they are also drawn to celebration. They make hideous signs, and they make the news.They are pastors who teach their youth that a little bit of harrassment might be a good ministry to the gay kids. They are … [Read more...]
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Nightlife & Partying (with Locals)
Part of South America's charm is it's beautiful local people. The continent has some great nightlife - where's best for partying with the locals?
Brazilians love to party - Brazil is South America's most famous nightlife destination. Much of the coast has great nightlife - consider Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Florianopolis, Itacare and Trancoso, or Brazil's capital Sao Paulo, all of which have a buzzing nightlife scene. Brazil's nightlife scene climaxes with carnival - while the Rio carnival has become somewhat of a tourist spectacle, if you'd rather mingle with the locals head elsewhere (Salvador and Olinda both have a great reputation).
Likewise, the Colombian's love to party. The nightlife in Colombia is great, and still the country sees few visitors. Colombia's most famous nightlife is found in Cali, where you can dance 7 nights a week is sweaty salsa clubs surrounded by beautiful locals without a single Gringo in sight. The Barranquilla carnival is another nightlife highlight in Colombia and is on a par with Brazil's carnivals. Colombia's beach resorts of Santa Marta, Cartagena and San Andres all have great nightlife, especially during the busy domestic tourism season, and other cities such as Bogota and Medellin have their fair share of great nightclubs.
You'll find girls & nightlife like this throughout much of South America.
Mexico also has a buzzing nightlife scene. While the tasteless vacation resorts such as Cancun and Acapulco might suit some, if you want to party with the locals, all of Mexico's cities have great nightlife - Mexico City and Guadalajara are especially trendy in parts. Elsewhere in Central America, the nightlife is nothing to write about. Panama and Costa Rica are both quite dull in terms of finding a party, and sadly there are few locals in the other Central American countries who can actually afford a proper night out (Cuba included).
Back in South America proper, Ecuador has good nightlife if you know where to look (and it's often hard to find). There's good salsa and "electronica" clubs in Quito, along with large numbers of language students - No Bar is quite infamous as being a mix of gringos looking for locals, and vice versa. However, if you want to party with locals in Ecuador, you'll find that Guayaquil has better nightclubs, more beautiful people, and fewer foreigners.
Elsewhere in South America, Lima has trendy discos and Pisco based cocktails in Lima's Miraflores and Barranco districts and Buenos Aires (Argentina) has a sophisticated nightlife scene where the locals love to party (as they do throughout South America).
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia all have some of South America's best nightclubs and nightlife.
I've mentioned many of South America's top nightlife spots, but there's friendly nightlife throughout the continent. Stumbling unexpectedly across a random small town or village fiesta often proves the most memorable of nights out.


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PARIS: Most reality television shows keep their aspirations modest: good ratings, plenty of gossip and at least one participant who makes their way on to the front pages.
A French program is aiming higher. Its mission - for 12 teenagers who choose to accept it - is nothing less than a road map to peace in the Middle East.
Les Accords de Marseille, which is expected to be broadcast on France5 in September, will bring together a dozen 18-year-olds - six from Israel, six from the Palestinian territories - and make them cohabit as they hold negotiations aimed at establishing a peace deal.
While the show's creators admit such an aim is more of a symbol than a realistic target, they insist the most important part of the program will be the process the participants will undergo in carrying out the talks.
The French director Mohamed Ulad, who has co-written the scenario with the Franco-Israeli philosopher Sophie Nordmann, has rejected the idea that the program could be provocative. With the biggest populations of Jews and Muslims of any western European country, France often experiences bouts of violence related to the Middle East.
''We are not going to make trash TV … We will try to take part in discussions between young people, Israelis and Palestinians, who will be socialising for the first time,'' he said.
For the three weeks of filming, the 12 participants will be living in a house on the Frioul archipelago off the coast of Marseille. To distance the program from the standard reality TV formula, Mr Ulad has insisted there be no filming in bedrooms and no live broadcasts.
He chose to film in France, he said, because it would provide the young people with an ''isolated and sheltered'' environment in which to discuss issues such as the return of displaced Palestinians to Israel.
''This kind of project … would be impossible to do there [in the Middle East], where everyone is stuck in their own convictions,'' he told La Provence newspaper.
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Hazelmere Café
The Hazelmere Café was built in 1897 and has always traded as a café and "refreshment rooms". The Stubley family bought the café in 1984 and then the adjoining shop in 1987, which now houses their bakery and shop.
The grade 2 listed building has outdoor seating and overlooks peaceful ornamental gardens and pond populated by rare water fowl.
Everything on the extensive menu is made on the premises and is presented with flair and passion. The menu changes seasonally and celebrates what is happening in the Cumbrian countryside around us. Great pride is taken in locally sourcing many of the ingredients from family run businesses and farms.
Breakfast is served until 11.30am and then the main menu up until half an hour before closing. Drinks and cakes are available all day.
The Hazelmere has a full on and off licence and offers local beers and wines to take with food or enjoy on their own.
The Hazelmere is justifiably renowned for its award winning afternoon teas. A selection of different afternoon teas are available, fabulously presented on tiered cake stands.
On a beautiful sunny day you can relax and sit outside on the attractive terrace and watch the world go by. Have lunch or afternoon tea while you peruse the daily papers.
Well behaved dogs are welcome in the café.