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Good things come to those who wait, or so the saying goes. If that's the case, then the owners of Linda Lou should be reaping the rewards tenfold.
It all started sometime in 2002—the husband half of the owners isn't quite sure of the exact date, you see, as by his own admission, he and the Lrssen team met "over a lot of time" to determine what size and style yacht he and his wife wanted. And on top of that, "I went over the [accommodations plan] development for quite some time before signing" the contract, which he finally did in March 2003. After a pause or two, he reflects, "I wonder if they wondered whether I was serious about building a boat because of that."
Ultimately the Lrssen team knew he was, and so the contract was signed for a 50-meter (164-foot), shallow-draft yacht, ideal for Bahamian and Caribbean cruising. Although she represented about a 30-foot step up in size from their previous yacht, the owners and their team, headed by Capt. Ingo Pfotenhauer, the well-known former captain of the 204-foot Virginian, looked forward to the collaborative effort.
And then the owners changed their minds.
According to the husband, when the Euro-to-dollar exchange rate began to favor the Euro, he and his wife decided a larger yacht would present a better resale opportunity down the road. Upon seeing Capri, a newly delivered 192-footer that Lrssen was displaying at the 2003 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, they knew they had found their inspiration. Capri's decidedly family-friendly focus certainly fit the couple's plans, as did her overall volume. "I always believe in building something they've done before," the husband explains.
Since Espen Oeino was to be the naval architect for the originally planned 50-meter, the owners asked him to use Capri's hull as a starting point for a 60-meter (197-foot) yacht. The styling of Linda Lou is all his, however, and incorporates features of particular importance to the owners. For one, they wanted a swim platform that would provide easy access to the water for diving and the boarding and unboarding of tenders and toys, which include a handful of Sunfish sailboats. Another desire was to have voluminous, full-beam upper-deck spaces, particularly the sky lounge, which required eliminating the familiar walkaround bridge deck and positioning the air trunks farther outboard on that level compared to other yachts.
For that voluminous interior the owners tapped Franois Zuretti to create a look with timeless appeal; while there are both contemporary and classic elements throughout the yacht, no single area is a throwback to an earlier era or risks looking dated in a few years. For example, instead of using one type of wood with one type of finish throughout a room or even an entire deck, Zuretti and the owners opted for a mixture of tones and textures. An effective example is the skylounge, where reddish-brown lacewood has been treated a variety of ways on the furnishings and walls (themselves eschewing straight lines in favor of flowing curves): Some panels are simply stained, while others are bleached and then hand-rubbed to create a metallic sheen, then lacquered. The sole leading through the lobby forward of here into the wheelhouse is teak, while the walls are madrona, distinguishing the rooms from one another yet avoiding too dramatic a change.
This article originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Los Angeles, Sep 11 (IANS) Actress Jordana Brewster has become a mother for the first time after she welcomed a baby boy via surrogacy.
The 33-year-old and her producer-husband Andrew Form, whom she married in 2007, have named their son Julian.
"The couple is excited to announce the birth of their son, Julian Brewster-Form. They welcomed their son via a surrogate. The parents are overjoyed," eonline.com quoted Brewster's representative as saying.
The 33-year-old star, who met Form on the set of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning", had previously said that she wants at least two children.
"I definitely want to have kids. I want two. I grew up with a sister, but I know Andrew would love boys, but I'll take what I can get. One thing that I've always sort of loved and been enamoured by is the idea of having twins.
"My dad was a twin, so it runs in the family. Fingers crossed. So we're thinking about having kids but I don't know when it'll happen. I feel very ready now," Brewster had said.

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In deciding how to market your services, remember that less is
more. Understand that having a niche will make you more memorable.
It will help you differentiate yourself from other lawyers. If you
are known for doing a certain kind of work, you are much more
likely to get referrals.
Being known for something does not preclude you from taking
other kinds of work if it happens to come your way. But take the
time to define your ideal client and build all of your messaging
around that niche.
The diagram below illustrates the concept of focused marketing.
Talk about the clients you serve in the red circle. Accept matters
that are in the brown circle; but do not invest marketing time and
energy into trying to get that work. Finally, make sure to reject
or refer out work that falls into the green circle.
Tip courtesy of Stephen Seckler, president, Seckler Legal
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SMWC Commencement 2013
May 4th, 2013 | SMWC
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) 173rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2013, symbolized the culmination of students' academic achievement and personal growth. President Dottie King, Ph.D. presented over 100 students from 23 states with associate's, bachelor's or master's degrees.
Vice President for Rose-Hulman Ventures, Elizabeth M. Hagerman, Ph.D., delivered the address. Rose-Hulman Ventures brings together students with technology-based companies to design prototypes, refine the design of existing products, and expand current engineering capabilities. Hagerman received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from SMWC.
"Graduation is a momentous event for all involved," explained Hagerman. "The graduates are exhilarated by a strong sense of pride and accomplishment for the work they've done – and for those of us looking back on graduation, we feel excitement knowing that this is only the beginning of a long journey of learning and success."
The graduates inspired Hagerman. "They light a fire within all of us to improve ourselves as we encounter new experiences. I've learned that there is so much to be gained from asking for opportunity, pushing yourself towards the heat of a challenging situation, and listening with purpose and focus when faced with gaps in understanding."
Graduation also means a time of new beginnings.
"So many opportunities are available to me now," said Sara Hollinshead from Carlisle, Ind. "I received a top-notch education online. With four children I couldn't have earned my degree any other way."
Stephanie Runyon, of Noblesville, Ind., said today is bittersweet. "I feel so privileged to be a graduate of The Woods. Whenever I would have a tough day, I would picture commencement in my mind. That thought motivated me to keep going."
During the ceremony, the College presented Virginia (Ginger) Smith, a 1989 graduate, with the Distinguished Alumnae Award. The Award is the highest honor the College bestows upon a graduate in recognition of her noteworthy achievements and valuable professional and personal contributions.
Smith earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education at Indiana State University. She volunteered and served as a substitute teacher in the Vigo County School Corporation. Later, she became interested in business when she began her career at Princeton Mining Company. Smith soon realized how valuable a business education could be and enrolled in the Women's External Degree program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She graduated with her second bachelor's degree in business administration in 1989.
She credits her success to her family and her Catholic roots. This foundation shaped her business intellect and sense of responsibility to her community into a strong, confident woman.
As a vital part of the Terre Haute community, she has served on the boards of many community organizations including the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and the Swope Art Museum. She helped establish the Woods Day Care, and served on its board of directors and as president. She also volunteers at the St. Patrick Parish soup kitchen.
An avid supporter of the College, she has given of her time and resources in many ways. Smith served on the board of trustees from 1993-1997 and again from 2001-2010. She was a member of various committees and held leadership positions including board secretary and board vice chair. Her generous contributions have funded scholarships and strengthened the educational and extracurricular opportunities at The Woods.
She is the mother of two sons, Jeffery and Henry, and a daughter, Lesley Bell. She also has ten grandchildren.
Smith has demonstrated excellence in her career and given back to her community, embodying the principles we hold dear. She is a significant part of the College and her leadership means so much to us all. She has made a difference in the lives of our students and we appreciate her loyalty to and love for The Woods.
Commencement Award Winners
Maud Helm Rockwell Medals for Academic Excellence
Leonora Dalipi (campus) – Pristina Kosovo
Alta Welker (WOL) – Paris, Illinois
Alumnae Leadership Medals
Cathleen Flynn – Mitchell, South Dakota
Stephanie Miller – Terre Haute, Indiana
St. Catherine Medals
Casandra Barnett (campus) – Brazil, Indiana
Cynthia McCullough (WOL) – Butlerville, Indiana
Faculty Excellence Award for Scholarship
Robert Jean, Ph.D., associate professor of ecology
Faculty Excellence Award for Service
Tracy Richardson, professor of music
Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching
Ron Maurey, instructor of music
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ASUS' Transformer Prime TF700T: Improves Wireless, Adds 1920 x 1200 Panel, Available in Q2by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012 12:30 PM EST
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quiksilvr - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkSeriously, they should stop producing it and sell the next 32GB model for $499. Reply
Black1969ta - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkThe TF201 doesn't outrun any other competitors by any margin now they increase Res, but not Clock speed, sounds like another exercise in mediocrity. By then Tegra should be able to increase clocks by at least 200Mhz, preferably 700Mhz. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkSo they have a new back panel to improve wireless performance. What about GPS? Is it still not officially supported? Reply
ImSpartacus - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkYeah, this would be a good time to apply some mild redesigns to get better GPS support. Reply
Pino - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkI'm one of those that can't spot any difference between a 42" HD and a 42" FullHD TV.
Why should I care about 1920x1200 in a 10" screen? Reply
Zingam - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkYou could buy glasses. Well, seriously. I think that higher resolution on tablet is a must. I don't think that high resolution on cell phones make much sense but the tablet is a device that you'll use to read web sites, books, etc stuff.
That's why I'm reluctant to buy any current generation tablets: the fonts in documents look blurred. On my ancient phone text looks much crisper and it has a fairly hires display. I was not very pleased with Transformer or iPad so far.
I have only one concern though. I am worried about the performance on these hires displays. I would like to smooth scroll all PDF documents and websites even featuring flash and HTML5 coolness. Transformer 1 was mediocre. Reply
zorxd - Monday, January 09, 2012 - link15" is probably the most popular laptop screen size for years. And the resolution didn't improve that much in the last 15 or so years. It was 1024x768, then 1280x800, and now 1366x768. Not a huge increase. And web sites are usually designed for these resolutions in mind. We have reached a ceiling in which people now prefer cheaper laptops than better resolution.
Of course higher resolution displays exist but they have a price. I don't understand why anyone would want a higher resolution on a 10" tablet than on his 13-17" laptop. Reply
ElFenix - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linki want more resolution in both. if having tablets killing laptops in resolution accomplishes that, i'm in favor.
laptop resolutions have sucked ever since the pc makers decided that the only thing we do with laptops is watch movies. 1366x768 is lower in both dimensions than my 9 year old dell 600m's 1400x1050 14" screen. maybe now that people are used to zooming in and out on phones and tables, and windows 8 will hopefully implement it properly, we can start getting some actual real estate on screens. Reply
coldpower27 - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkWell you have "higher" resolution if you look at the Macbook Air and 15" MacBook Pro
11" Air 1366x768
13" Air 1440x900
15" Pro 1680x1050 (Selectable)
17" Pro 1920x1200
1920x1200 on a 10.1 Screen is actually pretty good 224 PPI, not Retina but a good improvement over iPad 1/2 (132PPI) and every 10.1 Android Tablet (1280x800) (~150PPI)
Hopefully iPad 3 has 2048x1536 on the same screen size. :D Reply
dananski - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - linkMy 15" laptop has a 1080p screen. It's not particularly common yet and you're right about most people preferring lower price to more pixels, but I think there's a reasonably big market for these better resolutions on portable devices among professionals and power users. Also tablets in particular need to look absolutely stunning in order to sell well, and while you may not think you need a higher pixel density now, when you seen them next to each other you realise it really makes a difference. Reply
B3an - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkI think the question you should be asking is:
"Why dont i get some glasses?" Reply
nevk2687 - Thursday, January 12, 2012 - linkI just recently received my tf201 but returned it because it appears that Asus will not be adding the plastic strip to the back of the TF201 like the TF700T. I would hate to spend an additional 100 for better reception but may need to. Reply
r3loaded - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkAs Zingam said, get your eyes checked (especially if you're over 40). My dad was complaining that he couldn't tell the difference between HD and SD content until he got himself a new pair of glasses. He's now happy that his eyes too are "HD ready"! Reply
Zingam - Monday, January 09, 2012 - link...then Transformer Premium Platinum for just $99999!!!
They don't get it. Tablets are disposable devices they have to be cheap!!! $699 - no way! How about 3G/LTE etc. Does it support GPS, Skype, etc? Reply
uhuznaa - Monday, January 09, 2012 - link$699 would be not too bad, IF those things weren't disposable (in the sense that they get obsoleted by the next generation a few months later).
If I count right this is the third iteration of the Transformer in less than a year. Reply
gorash - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkSince when were tablets disposable devices? Reply
kenyee - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkIf I order it now, will I get it by x-mas? ;-)
Asus seriously needs to get their supply problem fixed and release these early to beta testers to find any problems before the actual release instead of giving folks like Anand one week to test it before release :-O
I also agree $600 is too expensive. Release it at $500 and drop all the other prices by $100. Damned disposable things. If it ran Windows 8 as well, it'd be worth $600...at least Windows stuff doesn't seem to get obsoleted this quickly :-P Reply
vectorm12 - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkOkay so soon I'll be able to get a 10" display on a tablet with 1920x1200 but the traditional displays most people do actual work on are still stuck at 30" and 2560x1600?!
Seriously? Pull the finger out and start producing some 24"-30" 4k displays that aren't +100k SEK a pop.
If the technology is there to put it on 10" tabletdisplays what could possibly be stopping them from making desktop displays more high resolution? Reply
pixelstuff - Monday, January 09, 2012 - linkI'm happy to see that they are going with the wider 16:10 ratio instead or a more narrow 1920x1080. It's not quite the ideal 4:3 format which really is easier to hold in portrait mode but it is closer. I've been disappointed that no Android tablets so far have offered 4:3 ratio screens. Reply
coldpower27 - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - linkYeah not officially anyway, you need some hack device like the HP Touchpad. Reply
Alexthemens - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - linkHi,
I've been waiting for 1 month for Prime's release. In Canada, Transformer Prime isn't in store yet. It will hit the market next week in electronic shops.
I don't care about the graphic about a 10' tablet. But, if wireless doesn't work good, I don't want to buy the first version of Prime and regret it. I don't care about GPS too.
My question is : Is the wireless issues is a big problem about the tablet ? I want examples of problems I could have with it. I read all posts about it but I can't make myself an Idea. Reply
Spoelie - Friday, January 13, 2012 - link2 days after I ordered mine and on the same day that it is shipped they announce this. Bleh.
And I, for one, welcome our new high-ppi overlords. With all the high-ppi displays on phones, I really felt the ipad looked terribly grainy when I first worked with it for a longer period of time.
The original prime is supposed to be better, but I imagine this new version will be an entirely different experience altogether. Too bad the sub-par graphic performance isn't updated, won't be a good gaming companion at that resolution. Reply


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TOMATO fans are urged to make their way to Link Nurseries at Powick for its coffee morning and sale next Friday, September 12.
Black Krim, Ildi, Harzfeuer, Charlotte and Vanessa are just a few of the tasty and colourful toms that have been cultivated at the nursery, which provides horticultural occupational therapy for adults recovering from serious mental illness.
Black Krim tomatoes were brought back from Russia by soldiers returning from the Crimean War. Now there are believed to be over 30 varieties of black tomato originating from these heritage seeds.
Ildi is an orange grape-sized tomato whose plants can produce 80 to 100 tasty fruit on one truss, and Harzfeuer was originally an German tomato, thought to be lost until it was found that one elderly lady has saved the seeds, and it now forms the basis of the F1 hybrid varieties.
At the Friends of Link Nurseries' coffee morning, you can taste and learn more about these and the other 25 varieties being grown this year by clients, staff and volunteers.
The residents tomato expert will give a talk on growing tomatoes by organic principles, how to deal with pests and diseases and how to keep the blackbirds at bay.
The event is from 10am to noon at the nursery off Hospital Lane, and entry is free.


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Fall is finally here, and as the weather begins to cool off your kids will be spending more time indoors. If you are looking for an afternoon activity, try making our Not-so-Scary Scarecrow Cookies. These little scarecrow cookies are as fun to make as they are cute and your kids will love decorating them. They are also perfect if you are looking for Thanksgiving treat ideas for kids.
How to Make Not-So-Scary Scarecrow Cookies
What you will need:
- 1 cup cream cheese ready-to-use frosting
- Small zippered plastic Bbg
- 12 round sugar cookies (the Rada Cutlery food chopper works well for cutting out perfectly round cookies)
- 18 cream-filled sugar wafers, any color
- Gumdrops (optional)
- 24 Skittles, any color
- 12 jelly beans, any color
- Tinted or toasted coconut
- Colored decorating frosting, any color
1. Using your favorite sugar cookie recipe or cookie dough mix, bake a dozen cookies and allow them to cool. We used the Rada Cutlery Food Chopper to make sure our cookies were evenly sized.
2. Cover the tops of cookies evenly with white frosting. The Rada Cutlery Super Spreader makes this task simple.
3. Using a sharp knife, cut six sugar wafers in half crosswise. We used one of our Regular Paring Knives for this.
4. Place one wafer half at the top edge of each frosted cookie, press to adhere. Next, place an uncut wafer just below the half wafer, creating a hat.
5. Take your colored frosting and place in a plastic bag. Then pipe a thin line of colored decorating frosting where the two wafers meet. Attach a gumdrop to the hat if desired, you can also use a Skittle or jelly bean.
6. Add Skittles for eyes and a jelly bean for a nose. Using the decorating frosting draw a mouth.
7. Press coconut into the frosting for hair. To tint coconut: place coconut in a small zippered plastic bag and add a small amount of yellow food coloring. Rub coconut and coloring inside bag until coconut is tinted to desired color. We used this method to make our scarecrows. To toast coconut: place coconut in a single layer in a dry skillet over medium heat or on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Use any remaining frosting in bag to pipe on dots in the center of eyes, eye lashes, decorative details on hats and other features, if desired.
9. Enjoy!!
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By Avoiding Speech That Conducts Evil
Believers endeavor that every word they speak is in a merciful manner that is compatible with the Qur'an. They seek to bring up subjects that will benefit other believers, draw them closer to Allah, give them enthusiasm, peace and security, comfort them, and cheer them up. They take great care to avoid talking about subjects that will chill or disconcert them, distract them for no reason and cause distress or delusion in their hearts.
People with a hypocritical character try to draw one another to a manner that is against the morality of the Qur'an, encourage unlawful acts, cause one to love the life of this world and pay no heed to the Hereafter and encourage dark deeds. It is seen that these people always demonstrate an enthusiastic attitude about these subjects that have nothing to do with the moral values of the Qur'an. They use an attitude that aims to cause such notions forbidden by Allah to become widespread among believers.
The ideas suggested to believers by the hypocrites are always far removed from the moral values of the Qur'an and are of a manner that reflects the dark spirit of unbelievers. Believers who recognize this manner of speech immediately know, as soon as this kind of person begins to speak, that he could hasten to an evil reasoning, listen to him carefully and call him to live by the morality of the Qur'an.


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The trend that has created a boon for the rental equipment industry
The notion that a penny saved is a penny earned is playing out in the marketplace, as execs from the C-suite hold tightly to hard-earned capital in an environment where lending remains tight.
Doubts about the strength of the economy have pessimists outnumbering optimists in the U.S., and even though business growth is expected in 2012, it will be at a sluggish pace. So finds Duke University and CFO Magazine experts who recently asked nearly 1,000 chief executives about their expectations for the economy.
Among the notable findings: most businesses plan on holding capital due to continued economic uncertainty. "Rather than spend, many companies say they will hold on to their cash," says John Graham, a professor of finance at Duke.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the construction market, where projects are at a premium and job backlogs are a thing of the past. With this reality in mind, contractors and others in commercial real estate are turning to another tried-and-true management strategy to help reduce operating costs and preserve capital: renting.
Companies have long found value in renting their transportation fleets, office equipment and even outsourcing manpower during crunch times. It is now spilling over to users of heavy equipment and is increasingly becoming more common for project managers to rent equipment instead of buying.
It's a trend that has created a boon for the rental equipment industry. Scottsdale-based RSC Equipment Rental has recorded more than $1B in revenue during each of the past three years. RSC's growth also attracted the attention of United Rentals, Inc. which agreed to purchase RSC last December for $1.9B.
"Access to capital has been a major challenge and it's become much harder for mid-sized companies to secure financing for projects and equipment," says Asit Goel, director of strategic marketing for RSC. "Companies are finding greater business benefits in renting."
Goel says many companies are finding bottom-line value in renting equipment since it helps control expenses and reserves capital for other needs such as employee growth, new business initiatives and potential acquisitions.
Renting also improves inventory usage and ensures that project managers have the right equipment at the right location when they need it, from boom lifts to bulldozers. Another upside to renting is that once a project is complete, the equipment doesn't have to be stored, maintained or transported to other job sites. That's all taken care of by rental companies.
Vanderra Resources, an oil field services company, previously managed its equipment fleet in-house, often resulting in unknown fleet numbers located throughout its job sites. Kyle Falkenberg, northeast procurement manager for Vanderra, reports that this issue was costing the company valuable resources. Falkenberg estimated Vanderra is now saving an estimated 15 percent on equipment costs working with RSC as its rental provider to implement its fleet management system.
United Rentals is also seeing positive momentum with its rental business. Based in Greenwich, Conn., United also does business in Arizona and throughout the Southwest and as it incorporates RSC, its footprint will only become more significant.
Even though the commercial real estate industry remains largely stagnant, RSC's Goel is seeing some bright spots. Growth in the energy, healthcare and manufacturing sectors continues to provide significant opportunities to the equipment rental industry. "Companies have realized that the out-sourcing model provides great flexibility to their businesses," he says.
Gordon McDonald, RSC's vice president of managed services agrees, noting that companies have modified their behavior because of the recession and have changed from equipment purchases to rentals for projects.
"They are seeing the project cost savings and efficiencies of renting and that has long-term appeal," Gordon says.


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Face of an Angel
19 Oct 2011 — Oklahoma
My Mother, a sweet but sad angel on Earth. She was 4 feet, 11 inches tall; an intelligent woman, creative and a bit sassy. She lived an improvished life as the child of Mary Angeline Haas and John Fred Dover, but loved them and her siblings deeply. She was just married, at age 17, when her father died and her mother decided to move to Bakersfield, California. This resulted in the loss of contact with her closest siblings and the emotional support of her immediate family. Martha Belle was small in stature but big in Spirit. At age 57 she slipped slowly into the degenerative and devastating process of early onset Alzheimer's Disease.
Mother told me that I was the best Christmas present she ever got! She was 24 years old and I was her third child.


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"Ah, here she is. Pink has landed," Seeley said.
Pink was exploring the island in search of a place where the honeybees could build a new hive. In the spring, if a honeybee colony has grown large enough, swarms of thousands of bees with a new queen will split off to look for a new nest. It takes a swarm anywhere from a few hours to a few days to inspect its surroundings before it finally flies to its newly chosen home. When Pink had left Seeley's swarm earlier in the morning, she was not yet pink. Then she flew to a rocky cove on the northeast side of the island, where she discovered a wooden box and went inside. Visscher was sitting in front of it under a beach umbrella, with a paintbrush hanging from his lips. When the bee emerged from the box, Visscher flicked his wrist and caught her in a net the size of a ping-pong paddle. He laid the net on his thigh and dabbed a dot of pink paint on her back. With another flick, he let her go.
Visscher is famous in honeybee circles for his technique. Seeley calls it alien abduction for bees.
As the day passed, more scouts returned to the porch. Some were marked with pink dots. Others were blue, painted by Thomas Schlegel of the University of Bristol at a second box nearby. Some of the returning scouts started to dance. They climbed up toward the top of the swarm and wheeled around, waggling their rears. The angle at which they waggled and the time they spent dancing told the fellow bees where to find the two boxes. Some of the scouts that witnessed the dance flew away to investigate for themselves.
Then a blue bee did something strange. It began to make a tiny beeping sound, over and over again, and started head-butting pink bees. Seeley had first heard such beeps in the summer of 2009. He didn't know why it was happening, or which bee was beeping. "All I knew was that it existed," he said. Seeley and his colleagues have since discovered that the beeps come from the head-butting scouts. Now Seeley moved his microphone in close to them, calling out each time the bee beeped. It sounded like a mantra: "Blue...blue...blue...blue...blue."
When you consider a swarm one bee at a time this way, it starts to look like a heap of chaos. Each insect wanders around, using its tiny brain to perceive nothing more than its immediate surroundings. Yet, somehow, thousands of honeybees can pool their knowledge and make a collective decision about where they will make a new home, even if that home may be miles away.
The decision-making power of honeybees is a prime example of what scientists call swarm intelligence. Clouds of locusts, schools of fish, flocks of birds and colonies of termites display it as well. And in the field of swarm intelligence, Seeley is a towering figure. For 40 years he has come up with experiments that have allowed him to decipher the rules honeybees use for their collective decision-making. "No one has reached the level of experimentation and ingenuity of Tom Seeley," says Edward O. Wilson of Harvard University.
Growing up in Ellis Hollow, in upstate New York, Seeley would bicycle around the farms near his house; one day he discovered a pair of white boxes. They each contained a hive. Seeley was seduced. He came back day after day to stare at the hives. He would look into the boxes and see bees coming in with loads of pollen on their legs. Other bees fanned their wings to keep the hives cool. Other bees acted as guards, pacing back and forth at the opening.
"If you lie in the grass in front of a hive, you see this immense traffic of bees zooming out of the hive and circling up and then shooting off in whatever direction they want to go," said Seeley. "It's like looking at a meteor shower."
For his PhD at Harvard, Seeley took up a longstanding entomological question: How do honeybees choose their homes? He climbed into trees and poured cyanide into hives to kill the honeybees inside. He sawed down the trees and measured the cavities. Seeley found that bee hive hollows were very much alike. They were at least ten gallons in volume, sat at least 15 feet off the ground and had a narrow opening.


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Hong Kong: Asian markets were mixed on Monday as late profit-taking offset a rally on Wall Street that was fuelled by upbeat jobs data out of the US.
The euro and dollar were mixed against the yen after racking up healthy gains in New York on Friday.
Tokyo closed 0.62% higher, adding 69.01 points to a 33-month high of 11,260.35, while Seoul slipped 0.23%, or 4.58 points, to 1,953.21, and Sydney fell 0.28%, or 13.6 points, to 4,907.5.
Hong Kong fell 0.16% as dealers cashed in profits after the index spent most of the day in positive territory and around 21-month highs. The Hang Seng Index fell 36.83 points to end at 23,685.01, while Shanghai rose 0.38%, or 9.13 points, to 2,428.15.
US traders sent the Dow to a more than five-year high on Friday on the back of the latest jobs data.
The labour department report showed employers added 157,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected, and the jobless rate inched up to 7.9%.
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India's engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd fell 2.73% to Rs.219.2 while commercial bank State Bank of India fell 2.41% to Rs.2,351.85.
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Rosewill Hive 550Wby Martin Kaffei on 3/17/2012 9:42 AM EST
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LeftSide - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkWhenever you do a review on a Power Supply, is their any way you can get a retail version to check and make sure you are getting the same results? I just feel like if a company sends in a power supply to you, they are going to send the absolute best performing power supply they have. It might not always be reflective of real world results.
Graphics cards and CPUs are different. The performance will be the same. Although I never trust the overclocking results. Again the company sending you the product is going to send the lowest voltage part they have, giving the review the best OC results possible. I wait to read the forums about how well they OC in real life. Reply
pc_void - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkI agree. PSUs are too often cherry picked. Takes away from the review in the end. Reply
Martin Kaffei - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkThis PSU has no Japanese main capacitor as promised. So nobody checked this sample. Reply
ssddaydream - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkWhile I agree that retail units will often differ from review samples, I disagree that CPUs and GPUs would be the same. Performance characteristics at identical clock speeds would be the same, but overclocking and thermal characteristics could differ significantly. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkuhh, he said CPUs and GPUs are different. Reply
ssddaydream - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkI am saying CPUs and GPUs vary largely. Reply
Swirlser - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkThe OP is saying CPUs and GPUs vary.
OP: "Graphics cards and CPUs are different."
ssddaydream: "I disagree that CPUs and GPUs would be the same." Reply
Just1Jay - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkNo, sir. ;- )
I think you are being waaay too picky. ;- )
Anyway, many reviews are done with manufacture demos which we hope are the same as the retail items. No matter what the component.
Just my input.
Jay Reply
Spacecomber - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkI'm not familiar with this manufacturer. Do they have their own retail line (as do Seasonic and Fortron, for example)? What would some typical brands be (and maybe models) that make use of this company for the manufacturing their products. Looking at their web site, I get the impression that they make a range of components for the electronics industry, but I couldn't easily get any further specifics. (They are a Taiwanese company with much of their manufacturing done on the mainland.) Reply
Peanutsrevenge - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkTry reading the article before asking questions that already answered in the article:
"Sirtec (High Power) is the manufacturer of the Hive-series." Reply
DarkMatter93 - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkThere's a typo on the measurements page, last paragraph, first line.
"while the weaker ouputs start to* high" -> too* Reply
Martin Kaffei - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkThanks a lot! Reply
Blibbax - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkAlso, last paragraph:
"...an remarkable case design." Reply
The Ugly Truth - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkhttp://www.change.org/petitions/anandtech-forum-en...
Freedom of expression and freedom to have an online life outside of AT forums reach is all we ask. Reply
Iketh - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linklol that's funny...
I visited AT forums several years ago and had a horrible experience. I never returned. That's all you have to do. Why would you care enough to create a petition? In the long run, you're actually doing them a favor.
I visit forums such as overclock.net and xtremesystems.org instead, and I contribute to xtremesystems DC teams. Reply
JSt0rm01 - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkbeing banned for mentioning another website rubs people the wrong way. We only ask to be respected as readers of this website. Not to be pushed around to make a couple of moderators feel good about themselves. The limits imposed by the current moderation are not in place to help anandtech or its forums. The limits are imposed to help them secure the power they are looking for.
When they decide to ban a website from being written to the forums because at that place are people who are critical not of anandtech but of the current moderation that is in charge of anandtech's forums then there is a problem and an abuse of power that Anand himself is probably unaware of. Reply
magnetar - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkRegrettably, your petition does not contain enough information to make your case or explain your issues whatsoever. Frankly, it is pure innuendo, and provides nothing that would allow me to come to a conclusion about it's merits.
In my experience reading this web site's forums, they certainly have not censored criticism of the reviewers, or any writers that I am aware of. While that does not seem to be the basis for your petition, that is the only example of editorial bias/non-bias I can think of. Please use the petition to make your case, and not the forum. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkCan you (or anyone, the word is free) email me at kristian[AT]anandtech[DOT]com with examples of unfair moderation? I'm not in charge of the forums by any means but I'm a moderator on another forum (MacRumors) so I would be very interested in seeing what's wrong. I can then discuss with Anand and the team about this and hopefully we'll be able to do something.
And no, I'm not kidding you. If someone emails me, I promise that the word will be passed to Anand. I can't promise that any actions will be taken but I agree that the forums are not as good as they could be, and that's why I've mostly avoided them. I'll do everything I can to make the place better :-) Reply
bathotropic - Saturday, March 17, 2012 - linkproteced is what exactly? I guess low quality articles get low quality reviews. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkYour first sentence isn't a proper sentence!! What exactly are you trying to say??? Reply
ggathagan - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkbathotropic is trying to say:
"I'm too ignorant to realize that someone whose first language is not English has a higher chance of making a slight spelling mistake.
Even thought the word is spelled correctly when used the second time in the same sentence, I have no life and want to convince myself that I'm superior to others by pointing out inconsequential errors."
Translation: bathotropic is trying to say:"I'm an a$$hat who acts like a third-grader because I'm on the Internet." Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - linkThanks for clarifying. Reply
benedict - Monday, March 19, 2012 - linkThis PSU is too expensive for what it's offering. Besides, ignoring the marketing, this is really a 450W PSU, not a 550W one.
I'm curious what FSP has to offer in that market segment. They used to have really good low and middle-end offerings. Reply
Onus - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - linkSince Martin ran it up to 110% where it remained efficient and well in spec, and it did not choke, smoke, and croak, I'm not sure I understand why you are asserting that this is only a 450W PSU. Rosewill may have wrecked its PSU reputation a dozen years ago by selling junk, and the tech world has a long memory, but Rosewill seems to have cleaned up its act in recent years.
The outright lie about the Japanese cap does concern me, but that could be a lie from Sirtec to Rosewill as easily as a lie from Rosewill to consumers; hopefully they can beat their supplier into submission on this one. Iirc, Sirtec was the OEM on some of OCZ's more questionable offerings, that started out well enough, but didn't hold up; this could be another like those. Reply
benedict - Thursday, March 22, 2012 - linkQuite simple really, 12V output is 456W, not 550. If you take a look at quality PSUs you'll see their 12V output is almost the same as the advertised wattage of the PSU. If I make you a PSU with 500W on the 3.3V line and 100W on the 12V line and mark it as 600W will you put it in any pc? Fact is, all modern power hoggers in a pc, the CPU and GPU both consume 12V and that's what mostly matters. If you make a PSU with 450W output on the 12V line then mark it as 450W, anything higher is misleading. Reply
benedict - Thursday, March 22, 2012 - linkAlso, Martin has just reviewed 2 more PSU's from Rosewill, note how their 12V output matches the power rating this time. Reply
thetrystero - Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - linkCan you please elaborate on how you arrived at the 456 figure? Was it by a P=I*V calculation? I could not find that figure anywhere in the article. Reply
zero2dash - Monday, March 19, 2012 - linkBeing NewEgg's house brand and generally low priced, I can't say I'd trust EVERY Rosewill product out there, but they do have some that are nice and worth consideration.
Recently I put together a system with one of their Green series PSU's after reading the Hardware Secrets review....was going to go with the RG530-S12 but then there was a promo on the RG630-S12 putting it cheaper so I went with that instead (fairly easy decision to make...more juice for less $). Anyway it's been a solid PSU and I've heard no complaints from my customer. IMHO it certainly beats the Corsair CX line of which I've had no luck getting one that didn't have coil whine (and therefore I've quit using them).
Finding a reliable lower wattage PSU around the $50 range that isn't junk is getting hard. Reply
samuraid - Monday, March 19, 2012 - linkRight at the start of the article: "In fact this is the frist time we test a PSU from this company"
Frist -> First Reply
Ryude85 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkThis psu sells for $44.99 with free shipping on newegg, all the time. At that price, its the best bang for your Buck. Reply


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Rihanna has never shied away from her Bajan background throughout her career, so it isn't at all surprising that she chose to spend Christmas in her native Barbados.
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A number of South African lodges and safari organisations received acknowledgement in the recent 2013 Safari Awards sponsored by The Good Safari Guide and held in London. Nominations are made by thousands of luxury professionals and The Safari Awards are judged by a panel of independent experts.
The Waters of Royal Malewane Bush Spa in Thornybush Private Game Reserve in Limpopo province took first place in the Best Safari Spa in Africa category. Karkloof Spa in KwaZulu-Natal took third position (with Singita Faru Faru Lodge in Tanzania holding second place).
Singita Lebombo Lodge in a concession of the Kruger National Park walked away as the winner in the Best Safari Cuisine in Africa category. Singita, which is based in South Africa (with head offices in Cape Town) but has a number of properties in other African countries, was also runner-up in Best Safari Accommodation Group in Africa.
Tswalu's Tarkuni Villa was named runner up in the 'Best Safari House in Africa' category, coming in behind Chongwe River House in Zambia. Tarkuni Villa is the Oppenheimers' personal home at Tswalu Kalahari, the largest private game reserve in South Africa, situated in the Northern Cape province.
Tswalu's managing director, Russel Binks said, 'This is a wonderful accolade for Tswalu, coming from a panel of experienced and trusted independent safari specialist tour operators. It's also a well-established global award which is important to us because our market is international.'
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Retail deployment pushes RFID 2011 revenue growth over 16%
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According to ABI Research, the industry is seeing continued strong growth potential in RFID markets worldwide. The research firm is forecasting a total market size of about $4.6 billion by the end of 2010 for RFID systems (hardware, software and services). The total reaches $5.5 billion when hardware-only shipments to support automobile immobilization are included.
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Alan Doyle, left, and Séan McCann, right, kick off Tuesday night's set. Photo: Kelly A. Swift, for the Register
Canadian folk-rockers Great Big Sea at City National Grove of Anaheim made it clear Tuesday night: No matter what the musical brand, it takes something special for a group that sails mostly below commercial radar to stay together and continue to fully connect with fans for two decades.
"Anaheim, California – the first day of the tour!" Alan Doyle, principal vocalist and one of the band's three multi-instrumentalists, declared early in the night. "Twenty years in the making. Thank you very much."
The export from Newfoundland and Labrador, which performs sea shanties, old folk songs and original rockers with the same firepower that O.C.'s own Fenians and American Wake bring in their approach to traditional Irish music, fused a joyous spirit, stunning harmonies and infectious music-making into a fast-paced concert.
Featuring many of the songs on their aptly titled XX retrospective, GBS was the lone act on the bill and made the most of that spotlight via a 2½-hour performance divided into halves. The first was mostly acoustic, although rousing opener "Ordinary Day" had many in the front section on their feet and moving, while the second portion picked up the pace with more high-octane material.
Original members Doyle (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), Séan McCann (bodhran, guitar, tin whistle) and Bob Hallett (fiddle, accordion, mandolin, whistles, bagpipes), all of whom contribute vocals and are backed by touring bassist Murray Foster and drummer Kris Macfarlane, were firing on all cylinders. They defied any notion that, since this was the first night of a countrywide tour, things might not be fully in sync.
"The Chemical Workers Song" began with Doyle singing a cappella, his vocals then supported by McCann's precise beat on bodhran before the emergence of full harmonies filled the large theater with a bursting sound. The depth and range of the band's songs was further enhanced by a seemingly endless number of variations on time-honored forms.
Their impressive two-, three-, four-, even five-part vocals meshed with both the material and its old-world instrumentation, with the audience itself (primarily clapping and joining in singalongs) helping give the concert an intoxicating feel from start to finish.
Doyle handled the majority of lead vocals, but McCann made the most of his moments. "England," a beautiful original ballad, featured his tenor soaring over Hallett's haunting whistle. Later, he mined similarly rich territory when he sang the verses in "Safe upon the Shore" alone, his mates' glorious voices entering for choruses. That approach worked again on the new Americana-tinged "Live This Life," during which the troupe conveyed chilling emotions amid a lush arrangement.
The up-tempo rockers later in the set kept the energy level high. "Love Me Tonight," with its mainstream beat, big harmonies and tin whistle layers, segued into a rollicking take on the Celtic-flavored "The Night Pat Murphy Died," anchored by Hallett's blazing accordion. That number had a bit of the Beach Boys' "California Girls" thrown in, and the eclectic set also included a completely reworked cover of R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," effectively driven by Doyle's mandolin.
And for those seeking to celebrate this night, as well as hoist a glass to Great Big Sea's unlikely stateside rise (they're beloved up north), "Old Black Rum" provided the perfect means to make a toast.


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There are over 200 caves in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.
The Wonder Cave is South Africa's third largest cave and one of the most beautifully decorated.
Easily accessible from the Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve, part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, the approach to the Wonder Cave gives little clue of the geological wonders that lie beneath.
Like many of the limestone caves northwest of Johannesburg, early miners discovered the Wonder Cave while prospecting for gold and you'll see evidence of their blasting and mining activities during your tour.
The Wonder Cave is a huge single limestone cavern measuring 125m long, 54m wide and 60m deep. Reasonable fitness is required to tour the Wonder Cave. Whilst no crawling or arduous physical activity is required to complete the tour, the 88 steps that lead you into, and out of, the cave tend to leave most visitors a little breathless!
Formed between five and 10-million years ago, the Wonder Cave is remarkable in that its ancient dripstone formations are largely intact, and still growing.
Among the fantastical natural flowstone sculptures you'll see are stalagmites, some resembling weird mushrooms and jellyfish, others that look like fingers, depending on your imagination.
The variety of stalactites in the Wonder Cave is also impressive. Some clusters resemble crystal chandeliers; others petrified stone curtains.
The largest formation measures 15m in length and weighs 50 tons; other flowstone sculptures are as slender and delicate as gossamer.
In the Northern Chamber, the first area of the cavern visited on your tour, is a natural pool reminiscent of a font such as one finds at a shrine.
Coincidentally, the next flowstone formation you are shown is called the Madonna, and it's hard not to imagine supernatural powers at work as you wonder, slack-jawed with awe, at what time and nature have wrought in this subterranean limestone cathedral.
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How to get here
Take the R512 off the N1 highway and turn in the direction of Lanseria Airport. Follow the R512 past the three-way stop at Lanseria and then turn left at the Kromdraai/Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve sign. Follow the road for approx. 15km. The main entrance to the reserve will be on your right.
Best time to visit
Tours of the cave are available from 8am to 5pm every weekday (last tour at 4pm), and from 8am to 6pm on weekends and public holidays (last tour at 5pm).
Tours to do
Thrill seekers can abseil into the Wonder Cave, on a 90-minute tour that includes a visit to the Bat Cave. The abseil tour option is run by Wild Cave Adventures.
Get around
You'll need your own vehicle to reach the Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve. Once there, it's a 10-minute drive up to the cave.
What will it cost
R70 per adult, R60 for pensioners and R50 for children under 12.
Length of stay
The tour takes approximately 45 minutes.
What to pack
Walking surfaces in the cave can be slippery. Closed shoes with a good grip are preferable. The cave is well lit, but bring a torch if you wish. You'll need a camera with a powerful flash to take photographs in the cave.
Where to stay
The Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve has a rustic rest camp as well as luxury log cabins for hire. The five-star Forum Homini hotel is also nearby.
What to eat
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A bill designating wolves as a game species was approved Thursday on a vote of 66-43.
The Senate approved the measure in November and will consider a minor House amendment before sending the bill to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said they are closing the state's smallest wolf hunting and trapping zone effective Friday evening.
The DNR says nine wolves have been taken in the east-central zone, where the quota is 10 for the late season, which opened Nov. 24.
They says late-season hunters and trappers have now taken 48 wolves in the northeast zone, which is coming close to the zone's maximum of 56.
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However, the harvest in the less forested northwest zone now stands at 57, well below the target of 187.
This season is Minnesota's first managed wolf hunt since the animals in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan came off the endangered list in January.
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Wolves were removed from the endangered list earlier this year after rebounding from near-extinction in the upper Great Lakes region.
About 700 are believed to live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Supporters of the bill say it's time to allow hunters and trappers to thin the population.
They say wolves are killing livestock and venturing too close to towns.
The Humane Society of the United States has said it may sue to restore federal protections.
Environmental groups and Indian tribes say more time is needed to make sure the population is secure before hunting is permitted.
"They're part of our creation story, and they're also one of those cultural indicators that are inherent in our teachings," said Jimmie Mitchell, natural resources director for the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.
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It's week three of our season-long garden party, Summer Fest 2011, where we welcome food and garden bloggers to feature garden-to-table recipes and tips. We'll help you to enjoy all that this season has to offer. So far, we've delved into eggplants and peaches. This week we're getting creative with cucumbers.
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If you have a Kuat NV 2 Bike Rack with a two-inch receiver, and you need to carry four bikes, this Add On is just the ticket. It'll fit normal-width, 20-29-inch wheels, and, when added to your NV 2, you'll be able to carry four, forty pound bikes with ten inches between them, so scratched frames will be a thing of the past.
- Increase your NV rack's capacity and bring your buddies along
- Gravity-friendy design adds space for two mroe 40lb bikes
- Preserves 10in of space as buffer between bikes
- Extended frame support reduces movement to prevent damage
- Integrated cable lock secures your prized machines
- Folds for storage and tilts down for trunk access
- Fits wheels ranging from 20 to 29in
- Only compatible with the two-inch version of the NV-2 Bike Rack
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Good rack system, room for improvement
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I think the Kuat racks have been relatively good but I've definitely experienced some durability issues with wet weather. A fair amount of rust on certain parts and then the metal on the arms have shown some corrosion. Great purchase for a discounted price but full price for these things is not great value in my opinion.
It is a nice rack
A couple of things:
This is a pain in the butt to put together. You might need another human to help you put it together. My dog wouldn't help, she just sat there watching us struggle. If you have a furry kid who will help, please send me your dog trainers contact info.
Once you put this together with your existing rack, you probably won't ever take it off. Not that that is a bad thing. But putting it together does take some time. Like almost an entire Tour de France Stage kind of time. It is also quite heavy on its own. So when added on, this whole thing is pretty burly.
Overall it is sturdy, carried all four bikes quite well. None of the bikes bashed against each other, and it also comes with two extra cable locks for each individual bikes for added security.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Love the quality of the extension. Just as sturdy as the bike rack itself. It is a little pricy, but I know that my bike won't fall off while I am driving.
Best bike rack we've owned
Big, but an excellent rack
Agree with other comments about it being a little tricky to install. And, as noted, it is essentially a permanent addition. You cannot easily install/un-install it. So be prepared to have a very big rack permanently. That said, it is an excellent bike rack! Holds 4 bikes well. Very sturdy. Easy to load/unload.
All killer, no filler
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This rack is bombproof. Holds all 4 of our bikes easily and safely. This thing is a tank though. Heavy as hell. I wish it was spring loaded so you could lift and lower it solo when loaded up with bikes. The locks ARE a little short, but still work. They would be better if there was more cable to route thru the bikes but that's nit picking. I like the bike stand addition and have used it quite a bit. All and all, totally worth the hefty price tag. Buy cheap, buy twice. You get what you pay for.
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Good Product, if Challenging to Set Up
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
If you have four bikes, this is a much better option than getting 2 racks. That said, keep in mind that you need to set up the initial piece differently than you'd set it up if you didn't have the extension. With the extension, the rack is heavy and bulky...but I gotta say, it makes biking with a crew so much more do-able. Bikes go on easily, the rack is sturdy, even on dirt roads and it folds up well enough to leave it on over the weekend if you are planning to do a couple of rides. It's made driving to biking a much more probably plan...
Works great
Just returned from a three day mountain bike trip to Brian Head Utah. Four guys, four bikes on the back of a Ford F-150. The rack was perfect. No frame scratching, easy locking and unlocking, no worries transportation of our bikes. Love Kuat!
Nice Addition
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
It seems like adding 2 more bikes would increase your chances of scraping it through bumps or steep driveways. Although you need to remember it's back there, it has only scraped the hitch portion of the rack on our low Rav4. Being able to carry 4 bikes means your friends are going to want you to drive, but at least you know your bike will be safe. Plus, my friends are crappy drivers, so I would rather be the one up front, instead of in the back and car sick.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've been running this rack for a while now, and am super happy with it. It's very easy to switch between cars, and I can get my bikes on and off in no time. Quality is nice and I dig the orange anodized parts.
A few nitpicks regarding the cable lock though...
1. The cable lock is not long enough. It barely makes it through both bikes.
2. The cable lock gets kinked and is virtually impossible to get back into the rack without, at a minimum, hiring a shaman to come cast spell or a snake charmer to coax it back in.
3. The rubber on the arms is already starting to fall off from my road bike's front brake, so I guess that could be a little tougher and durable for the money.
Otherwise, it's a great product. A tad pricey, but the quality is nice enuogh. Plus it looks good.
Add-on is (mostly) permanent
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Writing this review to clear up the fact that this is not an easy take on/off add-on. Once added to the rack, you won't want to take it off again as it requires major disassembly. Because Kuat over-engineers everything to make their racks bomb-proof, this add-on is bolted to the original rack to make the entire thing just as strong as it was without it. The add-on makes the rack weigh about 100 lbs, so taking it on/off the car is a pain and definitely a 2-person job if you want to save your back. We ended up buying a second 2-bike rack (in black, which looks awesome on our black Jeep!) after adding the extension to the first one so that we could use that for our more frequent day trips. The big guy gets used for groups or longer trips when we need to haul more bikes, but it doesn't stay on any of the cars while not in use because it obstructs the rear window and makes an awful whistling sound. For us, the 2-bike is great to keep on all the time, and the 4-bike stays stashed in the garage for less-frequent use.
its the hitch rack to get
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I agree with the last review, it's nice to have a helper although you can assemble it yourself. Once it's together its just so simple and convenient to use, it doesn't get any better. I am using the 2" hitch and it holds super secure, no worries at all. I also got the attachment and that has been stellar as well. I bought this after using a friends and also trying some other types, I just didn't feel they were as solid. Treat yourself and make your bike hauling easier and pick one up. I have hauled road, mountain 29er's, bmx, and Tri bikes on mine, yea we are bike people.
Sweet, but.....
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Installed the 2 bike add-on to my NV this evening. Sturdy and heavy, its durability is unquestioned. Assembly was fairly easy, but I would recommend a 2nd set of hands to hold the cross beams in place while engaging the bolts. The only complaint I have is the addition of the add-on takes the industry best 13" spacing between bikes down to 10". Total bummer. Defo keeping some painters tape in the car again to apply to frames during transport to prevent scratching and damaging from pedals. That being said, I still think its worth 5 stars.
Amazing but heavy bike rack
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I purchased this as a gift, here is what the user said:
I have been searching for the BEST bike rack system for my truck and this is the one! I bought the Kuat NV 2 Bike Rack (Item # KUA0003) and Kuat NV 2 Bike Add On (Item # KUA0004) together. It is super easy to install and very user friendly. The rack is very durable and holds up against the toughest terrain. The only downfall is how durable it is. The rack is heavier than most but i know my bikes are safe. I give it 5 gold stars
Disappointed with Assembly required.
I will either return this unit or put it together as a 4 tray set-up for family trips and buy a 1-up as my daily driver. Still deciding.
I've had the same frustration as Steve Brain (below) putting together the original rack. Furthermore, I just got the add-on and am again frustrated that assembly will be a painful process. You have to remove one of the trays on the NV standard rack in order to put the add-on in. Then reassemble the rest of the trays afterward. I purchased the add-on so I could ""throw it on" in a pinch when I need to haul two bikes, but had no intention of keeping it on the entire time. I wrongly assumed it would be a quick take on/off. Boy was I wrong. I wish their mfg. specs were tighter so the bolts installed easier and also wish they would design the add-on with the mentality that people want to use it occasionally, but don't want to leave it permanently on. The rack is too large and heavy with 4 trays as a daily user. All that said, the rack performs amazingly once its together. Right now I'm debating whether to keep the add-on and keep together permanently as a 4 bike setup and then buy a 1-up or something smaller/lighter for my daily driving rack. The NV would sit in the garage until the big family trips. Would hate to do this, but painful assembly leaves little choice.
Add On!!!!!
4 peas in a pod...two mountain bikes and two road bikes on our two week California adventure this summer.
Love it
Easy to install, works exactly as advertised. I can get 4 bikes on here of any type without any problem or finagling.
Difficult to install
This was a pain to add to my NV-2 rack. Poor quality finishing on the holes on the frame meant I had to file the burrs down before assembling. More details on my review of the Kuat NV-2.
I didn't have that problem at all. Mine installed no problem and has been perfect ever since.
Will this fit the nv 2.0?
Hi Ernesto,
Unfortunately, this will not fit the NV 2.0. You will need the specific NV 2.0 add on for that rack. This will fit the older NV version.
I'm looking for a 4 bikes tray rack. If I...
I'm looking for a 4 bikes tray rack. If I make a decision on the Kuat NV, I have to order NV2 plus add 2, $529 + $329?


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Hola, Juan Pablo: The New "Bachelor" Is Actually Someone I Want To Bang!
As has become tradition, last night, ABC announced that a cast member from Desiree Hartsock's season of "The Bachelorette" would be the next "Bachelor." I anticipated that this would be the case, but I didn't dare get my hopes up that the reality tv dating show's producers would actually select a guy I liked to be their latest hunk — without fail, they pick one of the guys I was bored to tears by. Jason Meznick, Bob Guinney, Sean Lowe … yawn. Surely, ABC would continue to pick the safe option and recruit Drew or Zak, with their schmaltzy love songs and sob stories, to be the next "Bachelor." But something crazy happened — ABC actually picked someone I, and the rest of America if I'm being honest, wants to fuck.
Ladies, the next "Bachelor" is Juan Pablo Galavis, the Venezuelan former soccer player and single father of a young daughter. That sound you hear? Panties. Dropping.
Seriously, Juan Pablo is a total game-changer for the show, which has typically cast clean-cut, milquetoast white dudes who are on a quest to reclaim their virginity. Juan Pablo has a thick accent and oozes sex appeal; he's looking for a woman who fits into the life he shares with his daughter, Camila. Hottest DILF ever. Though he didn't get much screen time during Desiree's season (which came to an end last night), Juan Pablo made a serious impression on viewers and was a fan favorite. For the first time ever, I think I might watch "The Bachelor" and not find myself grumbling, "I hate this shit, why am I watching it?" [People]
Anyway, here are some more pictures of Juan Pablo, as well as a video interview in Spanish. I think it's about soccer, but I'm going to pretend he's actually saying dirty stuff.