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Under a blue Texas sky, in the shadow of century old cypress trees , the clear spring water of the Rio Vista was churning with boats and paddles during the 2012 US National Kayak Polo Championships. Eighteen teams from seven states and Canada converged on San Marcos, Texas, Oct. 19-21 for the 14th annual tournament, which crowns the U.S. National Champions.
In the Club A Division, the Austin Aquabats - in a brutally close battle that ended 4-3 - defeated their historic rivals, the San Francisco Pelicans. For the Austin Aquabats this was the second straight national title and their fifth since 2005, making them the club with the most titles in the country. The Austin Aquabats also secured first place in the Club B Division and third place in the Women Division. The winning team in the Women Division was the Unstoppable Unicorns, a combination of players from East and West Coast clubs. The Bomb Squad, a selection of players from the Canadian Men National Team, won the International Trophy, in the portion of the tournament not restricted to US Clubs competing for the National Title.
Also awarded during the tournament was the Albert Wang Memorial Trophy. This trophy honors the memory of Albert Wang, former San Francisco and US Men National Team player, who tragically succumbed to cancer in 2008. Since then, the award is presented each year at the end of the US National Championships to recognize the person or group that during the previous year has shown a particular passion and dedication to the sport of kayak polo and its development in North America.
This year the trophy was presented to US Women National Team coach Stephen Gale, for his accomplishments during the 2012 World Championships held in Poland earlier this year. There, the US Women had one of their most successful runs ever at a World Championships, ultimately defeating the highly favored Canadian team and earning an invitation to represent the American continent at the 2013 World Games to be held in Cali, Colombia. The US Women National Team is already hard at work to prepare for this important event, and competed during the U.S. National Championships as part of the Club A Division against men's teams, to be better prepared for the high level of competition they will face next year in South America.
With an impressive turnout of teams and spectacular weather, the tournament was a popular weekend attraction. The public was treated to three days of elegantly furious action with world class athletes, cheering on the usual favorites as well as some new comers, such as the San Marcos team made up of local members of the Wounded Warrior Project.
Like any major sporting event, the tournament could not have been such a resounding success without the help of many persons and entities. The City of San Marcos has always been very supportive, as this is the third major kayak polo event held at the site, which most recently had hosted the 2011 Kayak Polo Pan American Championships. The River Pub graciously allowed the use of their garden and lower deck throughout the event for organizers, competitors, and spectators. The Austin Paddling Club, to which the members of the local Aquabats polo teams belong, has used the experience gained by hosting three previous kayak polo events by working tirelessly to set up the goals and docks during the week preceding the event, ensuring that the tournament would run without problems, and managing to take down the entire venue in approximately three hours on Sunday evening. Countless non-playing volunteers provided much needed logistical help, moral support, and a cheerful attitude throughout the weekend. And finally all participants, while competing to the best of their capabilities against each other on the pitch, contributed to the great atmosphere of friendship and respect always present within the kayak polo community.
Final Results
Club A Division Club B Division Women Division
US National Championships
1. Austin Aquabats
2. San Francisco Pelicans
3. New York Hammerheads
International Tournament
1. Canada Bomb Squad International Teams
US Club Teams
1. Austin Aquabats B
2. San Francisco Bandits
3. North Carolina Shipwrecks
International Tournament
1. Canada Cruncha International Teams
US National Championships
1. Unstoppable Unicorns
2. New York Women
3. Austin Aquabats Babes
International Tournament
1. Canada Womenb
a. Placed 3rd overall but was ghosted from final division standings.
b. Placed 1st overall but was ghosted from final division standings.


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Baby names 2012 are already proving themselves to be very different from last year's choices, with The Hunger Games taking over from Twilight as the primary cultural influence on names, the hottest boys' names taking a cue from the girls, and musical names trumping Hollywood for inspiration.
In an analysis of nearly 3 million views of Nameberry's individual name pages in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year, these names are enjoying the biggest jumps in attention. Here, our picks for the top baby names 2012:
Rue – Credit The Hunger Games, which has turned the spotlight on a range of exotic botanical names for girls, from the heroine's name Katniss to gentle Primrose to Posy and Clove. But the hottest choice for babies, according to the Nameberry statistics, is sleek, simple, if somewhat mournful Rue, the name of the agile young girl who meets a tragic end in the series. In real life, however, we see Rue as having a bright future.

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Mother's Day has become nearly synonymous with breakfast in bed, a late morning repast prepared by loving children and served, stickily, with a side of blossoms. And if that breakfast spread includes blackened toast or strangely crunchy eggs ... well, it's the thought that counts, right?
Of course, there's no reason all that tender affection and well-intentioned effort can't be accompanied by something delicious. Who better to deliver advice on that score than a trio of chefs and moms with families adept in the art of eggwork?
For Jodi Liano, the director of the new San Francisco Cooking School and author of "Eggs" (Weldon Owen, 2011), the breakfast tray answer is easy. Her 11-year-old son makes great scrambled eggs and French toast, but his specialty -- and the dish he makes every year for Mother's Day and Liano's birthday -- is baked eggs, nestled in nests made of prosciutto and sliced brioche. It's a family favorite.
The dish may look sensational, but it's an easy one. Thin slices of prosciutto and brioche are baked in ramekins or custard cups -- or muffin tins, if you're feeding a crowd -- until the bread turns golden brown. Then an egg is cracked into each "nest" and topped with chives and lemon zest before returning to the oven to finish cooking. It's perfect as is, but Liano's son knows how much his mother loves hot sauce, so he always includes a bottle on the breakfast tray.
For pastry chef Lori Baker, breakfast is all about scones, filled with dried fruit and drizzled with icing, but this Mother's Day may prove particularly memorable for Baker and her husband, Jeff Banker. The chef duo behind San Francisco's Baker and Banker restaurant are expecting their second son any moment, so this year's celebration may end up involving someone yelling, "Push!" Normally, though, Baker's idea of perfect breakfast-in-bed fare includes those scones, softly scrambled eggs, hot coffee and perhaps a fizzy mimosa, made with blood orange juice.
"I always like something sweet and something a little savory, and my husband makes the best scrambled eggs," she says. "Don't try to do too much from scratch. Go to a bakery and buy a few things; make an egg dish to complement it. When I was a kid, I tried to make breakfast in bed for my mom. It ended up being a big project. She didn't get breakfast till 12."
And if you're one of those people who loves his or her mom but scoffs at the idea of Hallmark holidays, take heart. The James Beard award-winning chef behind San Francisco's Foreign Cinema may be the queen of brunch -- Gayle Pirie wrote "Country Egg, City Egg" (Artisan, 2000) with longtime partner John Clark, and Foreign Cinema is known for its glorious weekend breakfast fare -- but she loathes the commerciality of Mother's Day.
"I'm the weirdo in your story," the mom says. "I'm always uncomfortable with Hallmark holidays. Every day is Earth Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, so I don't feel gracious about receiving something on that one bloody day. Treat me better all year!"
Pirie may not want Clark and their kids making a fuss over her on Mother's Day, but she's all about "making a beautiful moment" to help other families celebrate. Having her own mother come to brunch at the restaurant is "my dream, my ideal."
Good-quality eggs and a Teflon-coated nonstick pan are key, Pirie says, whether you're making a Dungeness crab omelet or "custardy French toast." But the easiest and most forgiving breakfast fare is a frittata or a Spanish-style torta, made with eggs and potatoes.
"You start it on the stove and finish in the oven," she says. "It's a celebratory dish that can rest and be served at room temperature. An omelet would have to be served immediately, but a frittata or torta can be done ahead of time. Pop the Champagne, slice the strawberries and serve."


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I want to name our baby after The Princess Bride, my husband thinks I am cray cray.
I am re-reading my favourite old book and remembering how much I love the movie and I am trying to convince my husband that our baby I am growing should be named after The Princess Bride. If you haven't read the book or watched this movie I am definitely about to start sounding mad.
So amongst jokingly suggesting Fezzick and Buttercup I actually really, really like Florin. It's a place name in the book but I still really like it. I also love Inigo.
My husband however thinks pregnancy has stolen my wits. But really I think he should be thankful I am not trying to push for Humperdink (jks, that's a horrible name).
So tell me: Florin? Yes? No? I really love it. I like it's meaning (flourishing/flower) and I like that it's an established boys name and not too unheard of or hard to spell. My husband think it's too girly. I don't like macho boy names anyway but is it really 'too girly?'.
Inigo: my husband thinks this name is missing it's 'D' and I tend to agree people will mishear and say "Indigo" but I still really like this name. My only concern is we already have a son name ending in O (Theo) and I feel to O ending names are too much. Are they too much?
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I also love this book and my husband and I watched this movie on our second date! I also love Inigo and have the same fears you do. We aren't trying for children yet but I did try to convince him to engrave "As you wish" on the inside of this wedding band - he didn't like that idea.
I think Florin could work, I'm not a huge fan but it's got potential.Ben & Lainy . TTC since 2014
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Washington, D.C. -- A report released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said that import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to remain at about the same levels as last year through July before starting to resume increases later this summer.
"With rising gas prices and challenges in the labor and housing markets, consumer spending has slowed and retailers have adjusted their inventory levels accordingly," NRF VP for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. "We are confident long-term consumer demand will grow, and that imports will pick up significantly in the fall."
U.S. ports followed by Global Port Tracker handled 1.22 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units in April, the latest month for which numbers are available. That was up 12% from March and 7% from April 2010. It was the 17th month in a row to show a year-over-year improvement after December 2009 broke a 28-month streak of year-over-year declines.
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May was estimated at 1.27 million TEU, only one-third of 1% over May 2010. June is forecast at 1.33 million TEU, a 1% increase from a year ago; July at 1.39 million TEU, up one-half of 1% from last year; August at 1.47 million TEU, up 3%; September at 1.49 million TEU, up 12%; and October at 1.54 million TEU, up 19%. August through October are traditionally the busiest months of the year as retailers stock up for the holiday season.
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A device that boosts an audio or video signal. The amplifier in a receiver, for example, boosts the incoming audio signal, so that it's powerful enough to move the drivers in your speakers and create sound. Some amplifiers also boost video signals, such as component video or HDMI, allowing them to travel over longer runs of cable without degradation.
Short for "application." You may recognize this term due to the popularity of Apple®'s App Store for the iPhone® and iPod® touch. You'll also see this term used to describe the small applications found on many Internet-ready TVs and other devices. Although the concept is similar, you can't purchase Apple apps for Internet-ready devices from other manufacturers, and you may not be able to expect the same functionality from the same app across different brands. Also see widget.
A feature found in some in-wall volume controls. If you enable auto-muting, it prevents music from automatically playing through connected speakers when you first turn on your system; instead, you have to manually activate the volume control. This feature is popular with outdoor speaker installations, for example, since you'll never accidentally surprise your friends or neighbors with unexpected sound when you fire up your system, regardless of what the volume level was when you turned it off.
A balun gets its name by converting signals between balanced and unbalanced lines. Balanced cables like CAT-5 can carry signals over much larger distances than unbalanced lines like audio/video cables, because of their superior noise rejection. In a multi-room music or video system, a balun may be used to send audio and/or video signals to another room. You need two baluns — one on either end of the line — to convert the A/V signals from unbalanced A/V connections, to balanced CAT-5 connections, and back again.
Network cables designed for high-speed, high-integrity data transmission. A lot of people are familiar with CAT-5 cables, since they're used in home and office Ethernet computer networks. These cables can also be used to carry music, video, and control signals in some multi-room systems. You may also see CAT-5e and CAT-6 cables, two more recent versions of CAT-5 that are backwards-compatible with devices designed to work with CAT-5.
CL2 and CL3
Certifications for in-wall speaker wire, indicating that the wire has passed safety tests conducted by the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) and is approved for in-wall and in-ceiling runs. The UL looks at heat generated from current flowing through wire, how quickly the cable will catch and spread fire when exposed to flame, and the wire's susceptibility to damage from external stresses. It's important to use wire labeled CL2 or CL3 for any in-wall speaker wire installation; also, be sure to check your local building and fire code and buy wire accordingly.
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DLNA, short for Digital Living Network Alliance, is a collaboration among more than 200 companies, including Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Microsoft, Cisco, Denon and Yamaha. Their goal is to create products that connect to each other across your home network, regardless of manufacturer, so you can easily enjoy your digital and online content in any room.
While all DLNA-compliant devices are essentially guaranteed to work together, they may not be able to share all types of media. For example, a DLNA-certified TV may be able to display digital photos from a DLNA-certified media server, but not videos.
A common standard for connecting computers and other devices in a network. Wired Ethernet networks often use CAT-5 cable, while wireless Ethernet networks use Wi-Fi®, a wireless communications standard.
Impedance magnification
A feature found in some in-wall volume controls. Impedance magnification (IM) allows you to safely connect multiple pairs of speakers to your receiver or amplifier, so long as every connected pair of speakers has a properly set IM volume control. Increasing the impedance of the connected speakers makes them more resistant to the flow of current, which prevents them from damaging your amplifier by drawing too much power.
Components labeled "Internet-ready," like some TVs, Blu-ray players, and home theater systems, can connect to your home network to access limited online content. All Internet-ready components have an Ethernet port for making a wired connection, and some can also connect wirelessly via built-in Wi-Fi® capability or an optional USB adapter. For example, a growing number of Internet-ready TVs let you play movies from services like Netflix®, BlockBuster™, or Amazon Video On Demand™.
Keep in mind that you won't be able to browse the Internet the way you do on your computer — you'll only be able to access specific sites and information based on the widgets that are included with your TV. Different manufacturers provide access to different Internet sites and services, and sometimes these capabilities can be enhanced by firmware updates that the manufacturer provides. Besides movie services, common examples include weather, news, social media updates, and sports scores.
IR flasher
Infrared light-emitting devices that work as part of an IR (infrared) repeater system, which can extend your remote control capability from one room to multiple rooms in your home. IR flashers pass commands from IR sensors to audio/video components. An IR flasher looks like a regular cable with two distinctly different ends. One end plugs into an IR hub. The other end is the IR emitter; it sits in front of a component's IR sensor, which is located on the front-panel.
IR hub
The brain of an IR repeater system, which can extend your remote control capability from one room to multiple rooms in your home. An IR hub routes incoming signals from IR sensors to IR flashers, which in turn pass them on to your A/V gear.
IR repeater system
A system that allows you to send IR (infrared) control signals to your A/V gear from a remote room. It typically consists of IR sensors, IR flashers, and IR hub. See our article on Remote Control Setups for Multi-room Systems for more information.
IR sensor
A sensor that picks up infrared (IR) signals emitted by a remote control. TVs, DVD players, cable boxes and most other audio/video components include an IR sensor on the front allowing you to deliver commands remotely, such as "volume down" or "channel up." Stand-alone IR sensors, along with other devices in an IR repeater system, can also be used to control audio/video gear from a remote room in a multi-room system. Some in-wall volume controls also include built-in IR sensors to use as part of a remote control extender system.
Line-level inputs and outputs
See preamp inputs and outputs.
A term used to describe a system that delivers audio, and possibly video, to multiple rooms or areas in a home.
A term used to describe a system that allows users to choose from multiple A/V sources, such as a DVD player and FM tuner.
A term used to describe a system that allows users to enjoy different A/V sources in different rooms or areas around their house at the same time. For example, the master bedroom and master bath might be one zone, while the kitchen and breakfast nook are another.
Preamp inputs and outputs
RCA-style jacks that deliver an unamplified stereo audio signal. These outputs are often used to pass stereo audio to an amplifier or receiver in a second room.
A term sometimes used in multi-room music and video systems to describe the device on the receiving end of the signal. The player is typically responsible for accepting the incoming signal and routing its next destination — like a TV screen or a pair of in-ceiling speakers. Players also typically offer some form of control over your remote system, such as source selection and volume adjustment. A player may also be referred to as a "client," "controller," or "streamer," and can be designed for in-wall installation or for placement on a table or shelf.
An audio component that combines a preamplifier, amplifier, and an AM/FM tuner in a single chassis. Home theater receivers feature five or more channels of amplification, and many include preamp and/or speaker level outputs for a multi-room system. A stereo receiver offers two channels of amplification, and is sometimes used in conjunction with speaker selectors and in-wall volume controls in a multi-room system. See our article on Powering Your Multi-room System for more information.
Remote control extender system
A system that allows you to control the A/V gear in a multi-room system from remote rooms. Options include RF (radio frequency) remote controls, and wireless and wired IR repeater systems. See our article on Remote Control Setups for Multi-room Systems for more information.
Whether wired or wireless, routers serve as the Internet access point for all your connected devices. Lots of today's home A/V and portable gear can connect to your home network, including some multi-room music and video components.
A device that allows you to select one or more connected components, sometimes also called a "switcher" or "distribution amplifier." Speaker selectors may be part of a multi-room music system. They allow you to activate all of the connected speakers, or just one or two pairs, whatever you like. See Powering Your Multi-room System for more info. Most audio/video source distribution amplifiers allow you to connect between two and four A/V components, and send a signal from one of them to your system. Some can send A/V signals to two TVs and/or sound systems at once, which can be a great feature for multi-room A/V systems.
In a multi-room music or video system, a server is a device that stores audio and video content on its hard drive, then "serves" up requested content to clients around your home. For some people, a family computer that stores lots of digital music might be a server. Others prefer to use a dedicated server for distributing music and video, and save their regular computer for web surfing and other everyday tasks.
Speaker level
Speaker connections that deliver an amplified stereo audio signal. These outputs are often used to pass stereo audio to a pair of speakers in a second room. Unlike preamp connections, you won't need to use an additional amplifier.
The act of sending media from one device (the player or client) to another (the server) over a wired or wireless network, depending on the capabilities of the devices involved. The faster and stronger the network connection, the more reliable the streaming process will be.
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Internet-ready components often offer widgets or "apps," which are symbols or pictures that stand for applications giving you access to a limited range of online content. Common widgets include ones for streaming movies from online providers like Netflix®; checking news, weather, and sports; and connecting to popular social networking sites like Facebook® and Flickr®.
Keep in mind that you may not have full access to these services as you would from your computer. For example, an Internet-ready TV may have a widget for Facebook with their iconic logo, which allows you to view status updates and friend's profiles from the comfort of your sofa. You may not, however, be able to update your status (depending on the manufacturer) or make tweaky changes to your privacy settings using your TV's Facebook widget.
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- Additive antinociceptive effects of a combination of vitamin C and vitamin E after peripheral nerve injury (2011)
- Accumulating evidence indicates that increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes to the development of exaggerated pain hypersensitivity during persistent pain. In the present study, we investigated the antinociceptive efficacy of the antioxidants vitamin C and vitamin E in mouse models of inflammatory and neuropathic pain. We show that systemic administration of a combination of vitamins C and E inhibited the early behavioral responses to formalin injection and the neuropathic pain behavior after peripheral nerve injury, but not the inflammatory pain behavior induced by Complete Freund's Adjuvant. In contrast, vitamin C or vitamin E given alone failed to affect the nociceptive behavior in all tested models. The attenuated neuropathic pain behavior induced by the vitamin C and E combination was paralleled by a reduced p38 phosphorylation in the spinal cord and in dorsal root ganglia, and was also observed after intrathecal injection of the vitamins. Moreover, the vitamin C and E combination ameliorated the allodynia induced by an intrathecally delivered ROS donor. Our results suggest that administration of vitamins C and E in combination may exert synergistic antinociceptive effects, and further indicate that ROS essentially contribute to nociceptive processing in special pain states.
- cGMP-dependent signaling pathways in spinal pain processing (2009)
- Oral presentation from 4th International Conference of cGMP Generators, Effectors and Therapeutic Implications ; Regensburg, Germany. 19–21 June 2009 Background: An exaggerated pain sensitivity is the dominant feature of inflammatory and neuropathic pain both in the clinical setting and in experimental animal models. It manifests as pain in response to normally innocuous stimuli (allodynia), increased response to noxious stimuli (hyperalgesia) or spontaneous pain, and can persist long after the initial injury is resolved. Research over the last decades has revealed that several signaling pathways in the spinal cord essentially contribute to the pain sensitization. To test the contribution of cGMP produced by NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase (NO-GC) to pain sensitization, we investigated the localization of NO-GC in the spinal cord and in dorsal root ganglia, and we characterized the nociceptive behavior of mice deficient in NO-GC (GC-KO mice). Results: We show that NO-GC (β1 subunit) is distinctly expressed in neurons of the mouse spinal cord, while its distribution in dorsal root ganglia is restricted to non-neuronal cells. GC-KO mice exhibited a considerably reduced nociceptive behavior in models of inflammatory or neuropathic pain, but their responses to acute pain were not impaired. Moreover, GC-KO mice failed to develop pain sensitization induced by spinal administration of drugs releasing NO. Surprisingly, during spinal nociceptive processing cGMP produced by NO-GC may activate signaling pathways different from cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI), while cGKI can be activated by natriuretic peptide receptor-B (NPR-B) dependent cGMP production. Conclusion: Taken together, our results provide evidence that NO-GC has a dominant role in the development of exaggerated pain sensitivity during inflammatory and neuropathic pain. Furthermore, beside the NO-mediated cGMP synthesis, cGMP produced by NPR-B contributes to pain sensitization by activation of cGKI.
- Cysteine-rich protein 2 is a downstream effector of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I in nociception : poster presentation (2007)
- The experience of pain is mediated by a specialized sensory system, the nociceptive system. There is considerable evidence that the cGMP/cGMP kinase I (cGKI) signaling pathway modulates the nociceptive processing within the spinal cord. However, downstream targets of cGKI in this context have not been identified to date. In this study we investigated whether cysteine-rich protein 2 (CRP2) is a downstream effector of cGKI in the spinal cord and is involved in nociceptive processing. Immunohistochemistry of the mouse spinal cord revealed that CRP2 is expressed in superficial laminae of the dorsal horn. CRP2 is colocalized with cGKI and with markers of primary afferent C fibers. Importantly, the majority of CRP2 mRNA-positive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons express cGKI and CRP2 is phosphorylated in a cGMP-dependent manner. To elucidate the functional role of CRP2 in nociception, we investigated the nociceptive behavior of CRP2-deficient (CRP2-/-) mice. Touch perception and acute thermal nociception were unaltered in CRP2-/- mice. However, CRP2-/- mice showed an increased nociceptive behavior in models of persistent pain as compared to wild type mice. Intrathecal administration of cGKI activating cGMP analogs increased the nociceptive behavior in wild type but not in CRP2-/- mice, indicating that the presence of CRP2 was essential for cGMP/cGKI-mediated nociception. These data indicate that CRP2 is a new downstream effector of cGKI-mediated spinal nociceptive processing and point to an inhibitory role of CRP2 in the generation of inflammatory pain.
- The role of cGMP and PKG-I in spinal nociceptive processing (2005)
- First paragraph (this article has no abstract) Persistent stimulation of nociceptors results in sensitization of nociceptive sensory neurons, which is associated with hyperalgesia and allodynia. The release of NO and subsequent synthesis of cGMP in the spinal cord are involved in this process. cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (PKG-I) has been suggested to act as a downstream target of cGMP, but its exact role in nociception hadn't been characterized yet. To further evaluate the NO/cGMP/PKG-I pathway in nociception we assessed the effects of PKG-I inhibiton and activaton in the rat formalin assay and analyzed the nociceptive behavior of PKG-I-/- mice. Open access article.


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- Japan's quest for energy security : risks and opportunities in a changing geopolitical landscape (2011)
- For much of the 20th century, economic growth was fueled by cheap oil-based energy supply. Due to increasing resource constraints, however, the political and strategic importance of oil has become a significant part of energy and foreign policy making in East and Southeast Asian countries. In Japan, the rise of China's economic and military power is a source of considerable concern. To enhance energy security, the Japanese government has recently amended its energy regulatory framework, which reveals high political awareness of risks resulting from the looming key resources shortage and competition over access. An essential understanding that national energy security is a politically and economically sensitive area with a clear international dimension affecting everyday life is critical in shaping a nation's energy future.


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I need some help please, I am trying sending command to my device via stream_socket,but the problem is there is no response from the device.
$file = fopen('response.log','a');
$server = stream_socket_server('tcp://'.$serverip.':'.$port, $errno, $errormessage);
if(!$server) {
echo "$errormessage($errno)\\r\
while($client = @stream_socket_accept($server)){
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Thank you in advance.
You said you tried to telnet in and 'it shows the command when i press enter'? What exactly do you mean by this?
I'm going to stick with my original suggestion of sticking with testing with telnet until you get some actual results. There's no point in trying to write PHP if you cant get connectivity through telnet or similar.
HI K.Wolfe,
Thank you for the reply..,The device is sending data now to our server and my socket script works fine and i can save the data to the text file,but my only problem is that if i will send a command to the device,the device won't response with the command that i send,it's always through data to our server which is not needed to me...
Alright, I'm not sure I'm there yet with your description. Are you trying to send a command on the same pipe that is receiving the data? Have you successfully tested sending a command to the device under any circumstance?
Hi K.Wolfe,
Are you trying to send a command on the same pipe that is receiving the data?
No, Okay here is the scenario,I have also running stream_socket script which is the one that receives the data (similar code above),
like this.
$file = fopen('receivedata.log','a');
$server = stream_socket_server('tcp://'.$ipserver.':'.$port, $errno, $errorMessage);
if(!$server) {
echo "Problem on socekt";
while($client = @stream_socket_accept($server,$timeout)) {
stream_copy_to_stream($client, $file);
If i will send command i will just run the other script that will send command to the device.
hey all,
I am also same facing the same problem, I tried what all suggestion you have given above but its still not working. Please help to sort this problem
Thanks in advance
Did sending the command through telnet work? If all your looking to do is record the response from a command being sent, you can pipe telnet into a log file.
Again, please test in telnet. There's no point in coding until you've tested successfully there.
Hello K.Wolfe,Thank you for the reply..
do you want me to connect my device to my PC and then issue telnet command?.our device is place in other station.it's far with me.
It's working now i get the response now from the device i just figure it out that my command i send is wrong...I have another problem.if there is already running socket connection i could not run this command script..can you help me please how can i achieve if there is running connection i can run this script command.
Well, once again I'm going to point you to use telnet for your testing. Fire up two terminals, trying connecting in with both using telnet, whats the result?
I run the script, but still it cannot connect if there is already running stream_socket script,I need to turn of first the first one,then run this script..
I don't know why it could not connect.
So that just sounds like the device is set up to only accept on socket connection. What was the result of the telnet test I wanted you to do?
I can't stress enough here how you should not be using anything other than telnet (not PHP) to test the devices behavior.


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Nathan logs inning at Minor League camp
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Rangers closer Joe Nathan pitched an inning in a Minor League camp on Monday. The outing came after Nathan pitched a scoreless inning against the Reds on Sunday, striking out two of the three batters faced. Nathan also had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning on Friday against the Rockies.
The back-to-back outings are something most closers try to do in the final week of Spring Training to get ready for the beginning of the season.
"Pitching back-to-back and three times in four days," Nathan said. "This is kind of my workload time to get ready. Things have been getting better and better with each outing. The only thing is to make sure the back-to-back goes well and everything is fine tomorrow. The only thing after that is getting the adrenaline going for the regular season. I'm throwing strikes and using all my pitches."
That includes a changeup. Nathan relies mainly on a fastball with either a slider or a curveball. He threw one changeup last season but has been trying to incorporate it into his repertoire this spring.
"I'm a lot more comfortable with it," Nathan said.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Equipment leasing and financing activity increases 21% year over year
Monthly confidence index shows increased optimism despite persistent wait-and-see attitudes.
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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for August was $6.9 billion, up 21 percent from volume of $5.7 billion in the same period in 2011. Volume was up 5 percent from the previous month. Year-to-date cumulative new business volume increased 16 percent.
Receivables over 30 days decreased for the third consecutive month to 1.9 percent, down from 2.2 percent in July and down 24 percent when compared to the same period in 2011. Charge-offs were unchanged from the previous month at 0.4 percent, and down by 33 percent compared to the same period last year.
Credit approvals decreased slightly to 77.0 percent in August from 77.5 percent in July. Sixty-two percent of participating organizations reported submitting more transactions for approval during August, down from 65.5 percent the previous month.
Finally, total headcount for equipment finance companies was unchanged from the previous month, and declined 3.0 percent year over year.
Separately, ELFA's Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) for September is 53.0, up from the August index of 50.2, reflecting increased optimism despite concerns over companies' willingness to expand their businesses in the face of economic and political uncertainty.
ELFA President and CEO William G. Sutton, CAE, said: "The pace of new equipment financing continued throughout the summer months as the housing sector, for one, showed signs of a rebound. However, businesses, both large and small, continue to build up cash reserves, indicating lingering apprehension over increasing energy prices, instability in the Arab world and a still fragile Eurozone economy."
Thomas Depping, Chief Executive Officer, Ascentium Capital, said, "The general origination and credit quality trends detailed above mirror our experience at Ascentium Capital. The credit quality of our applications remains unprecedentedly strong and our delinquencies at historic lows. Although we have hedged ourselves against another possible global economic slowdown, we continue to expand our sales force as we have a generally optimistic view of our future. One thing I have learned over the past 30 years in the industry is that being over-capitalized and having substantial excess liquidity is never a bad thing."
When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI survey respondent Anthony Cracchiolo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vendor Services, U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, said, "The industry is performing well and new businesses are entering the segment to join the positive experience our asset class enjoys. However, the growth of our industry is tightly aligned with the overall U.S. economy and our industry's future will be determined by the broader actions of the U.S. economy."
More September 2012 survey results:
8.8% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, up from 6.3% in August. 73.5% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, down from 78.1% in August. 17.6% believe business conditions will worsen, up from 15.6% the previous month.
11.8% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 6.3% in August. 76.5% believe demand will "remain the same" during the same four-month time period, up from 75% the previous month. 11.8% believe demand will decline, down from 18.8% in August.
14.7% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, down from 15.6% in August. 85.3% of survey respondents indicate they expect the "same" access to capital to fund business, an increase from 84.4% the previous month. No survey respondents expect "less" access to capital, unchanged from August.
When asked, 29.4% of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, down from 31.3% in August. 67.6% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, up from 65.6% last month. 2.9% expect fewer employees, down from 3.1% of respondents who expected fewer employees in August.
76.5% of the leadership evaluates the current U.S. economy as "fair," up from 68.8% last month. 23.5% rate it as "poor," down from 31.3% in August.
5.9% of survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get "better" over the next six months, down from 6.3% in August. 79.4% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will "stay the same" over the next six months, up from 78.1% in August. 14.7% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 15.6% who believed so last month.
In September, 29.4% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, up from 15.6% in August. 70.6% believe there will be "no change" in business development spending, down from 81.3% last month, and no one believes there will be a decrease in spending, down from 3.1% last month.
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Surviving early spring freezing temperatures, torrential rains, flooding, high winds and tornados, growers of Georgia-grown peaches, melons and blueberries were poised to start another spring season.
Harvesting of blueberries normally starts in mid- to late April while the state's signature peach crop begins packing in mid-May, with cantaloupe pickings expected to begin in late May. Growers begin watermelon harvesting in mid-June.
Peaches comeback
Rebounding after two successive below-average production years, Georgia peach packers this spring look forward to a more typical production year.
Spring freezes took out nearly all of their crops in 2007 and more than half of their crops last season.
"It's been three years since we have had a decent crop," said Al Pearson Jr., president and managing partner of Pearson Farm, Fort Valley, Ga. "This year, we have an adequate crop set. It's not a real big thinning job, but we have to thin all of the trees, which tells me we should have a decent crop of fruit. I think we as a state are going to be a good and dependable supplier."
Pearson in late April said he didn't see much disease and that everything appeared to be on track for a May 15 normal start.
Heavier than normal spring rains should also help the crop's sizings, said Duke Lane III, vice president of sales with the Fort Valley-based Lane Southern Orchards.
"This season's sizings should be really good," he said in late April. "The amount of dormant chill hours we have had, which was tremendous, will serve us well with overall quality. It's going to be a good year with good eating and large volumes of Southern peaches."
Though the severe weather may have harmed some isolated trees by causing burning, Lane said the threatening weather didn't appear to have harmed his trees.
Last season, prices opened at $18-22 for early fruit, and then declined as the season moved on, Lane said. He said prices normally start in that range.
Lane said he expects to pack close to 700,000 25-pound cartons this season, up from the 150,000 cartons it packed last year.
Georgia, the third-largest fresh-producing peach state, normally packs 3.2 million cartons, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Battling rainy weather, Georgia grower-shippers in late April were finishing watermelon plantings.
An April 9 freeze scared growers, as the soaked fields prevented them from entering their fields to spray to protect their plants from freeze damage. The temperatures, however, didn't fall low enough to cause damage, said Greg Leger, president and partner in Leger & Son Inc., Cordele, Ga.
"If the weather straightens out, we will be fine in Georgia," he said in late April.
Flooding caused difficulties because growers couldn't replant when the fields still had standing water, Leger said.
Leger said the torrential rains and strong winds could cut Georgia acreage by 15%, but that the deal should provide sufficient supplies if the growing regions aren't hit by additional unfavorable weather.
Melon harvesting for Leger is expected to start around June 10.
Brian Arrigo, president of Southern Corporate Packers Inc., Immokalee, Fla., said most of his Milan, Ga., production survived the harsh weather.
"Some of the low spots may have flooded, but we had held off on planting in most of the farms," he said. "Everything made it through there fine."
Arrigo said he expects his Georgia production to begin later than normal in mid-June after finishing his northern Florida deal.
Leger said he expects a smooth transition from Florida growing regions to Georgia's.
He characterized last season as strong.
Though the deal at times got a little long on fruit, Leger said prices adjusted and kept product flowing, compared to several years ago when shippers tried to hold prices at 20 cents per pound, and slowed movement.
In early April, during the start of Florida's watermelon deal, Leger quoted 26-28 cents per-pound for cartons of red flesh seedless.
Leger plans to pack 600 loads of 58 bins, or 34,800 bins, this season from Georgia.
Georgia's watermelon season normally starts in Cordele June 10 and runs through after July 4.
On cantaloupe, Daniel Whittles, director of marketing and product development for Rosemont Farms Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., which markets for Tifton, Ga.-based Lewis Taylor Farms Inc., said he expects to have a strong athena deal.
"With all of the rain they have had up there, everyone with their little segment of the marketplace is trying to figure out if they will make it through," he said in late April. "It would be impossible to think yields won't be impacted. We hope this year to see ample amounts of fairly decent and big-sized fruit early on in the deal."
Because of planting delays, Whittles said Rosemont's production could be a week or so behind schedule, but otherwise should produce a strong season. He said his production appears to be in good shape as partner Lewis Taylor Farms planted most of its early melons on high ground.
Whittles said he expects to begin pickings around May 25 with peak production hitting June 10 through early July.
In 2008, Georgia produced 1,238 cwt. of cantaloupe from 4,500 acres, down from 2007's 1,392 cwt. from 4,800 acres, but much higher than 2006's 870 cwt. from 5,800 acres, according to the USDA.
Winter freezes that damaged 20% of the state's buds caused a later-than- normal Georgia blueberry deal.
The deal, which normally begins pickings in mid-April on its early deal, started a week later than normal and was expected to hit promotable volumes in early and mid-May.
Growers and packers say they expect Georgia to begin pickings a week or two later than normal in terms of significant volume.
Georgia has two blueberry seasons. The early season normally begins in mid-April and runs through late May, while the later deal starts by Memorial Day and goes through July 4.
Keith Mixon, president and chief executive officer of SunnyRidge Farm Inc., Winter Haven, Fla., said freeze damage wasn't as devastating as earlier believed.
"What shocked me the most when I was there was that the Georgia crop, though it's a little lighter by bush versus last year, the quality should be fantastic," he said in late April. "The sizing and the bush health are there. What we have lost in crop size, we have gained in quality and all parts of quality that make for size and appearance."
Naples, Fla.-based Naturipe Farms LLC began its Georgia pickings in light quantities by picking from some of its leader berries off the bushes April 19. The berries marketer, which has Georgia grower members in Alma, Manor, Baxley, Waycross and Valdosta, planned to have promotable volume for loading May 4-18.
"The crop is reduced some but the quality is looking good out in the field, so we look forward to a good season with Georgia blueberries," said Mario Flores, Naturipe's director of blueberry product management. "Though Georgia did see some reduction, there is still plenty of fruit out there to promote early to mid-May out of Georgia. In early to mid-June, there will be volumes for promotions on pints and larger."
Mixon in late April, during Florida's principal seasonal production, characterized prices as higher than last year. He quoted prices exceeding $24 for flats of 12 4.4-oz cups with lids medium-large from central Florida.
Mixon said he expects Florida's northern and southern production to finish on time by May 15.
SunnyRidge plans to ship 10 million pounds of the estimated 25 million pounds Georgia growers expect to ship fresh this season.


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Assassin is a popular game on college campuses. The game consists of several players trying to eliminate the others by means of squirting them with water pistols in order to be the last survivor. Once hit, the player is out of the game. Game play is fair play at all times and all locations, and tends to last several days depending on the number of participants and their stealth. At Troyhill University, 5 students participated in a game that only lasted four days. Can you determine each player's first name, their color, their assassin alias, how they were eliminated, and their major?
Names: Liam, Anabel, Bella, Oliver, Ethan
Colors: Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Black
Alias: Captain Dawn, Night Stalker, Dark Elf, McStealth, Billy
Capture: Caught at weekly study group, Caught helping friend with car trouble, Ambushed during sleep, Caught on the way to class, Winner
Major: Economics, Biology, Art History, Sociology, Psychology
MONDAY: Liam, the girl named Captain Dawn, and the person in purple avoided any action that day. The psychology major was able to easily catch Ethan because she already had a study group meeting with him that day. Since it was a weekly engagement, he didn't suspect a thing. Goodbye red player.
TUESDAY: Everyone tried to get in on the action today. The girl masquerading as the Dark Elf (who was wearing either black or red) and the sociology major lived to see another day. The purple player was able to catch the obliging yet naive green player by calling her and pretending he had car trouble.
WEDNESDAY: The biology major (who was still "alive") was surprised to hear that the Psychology major, who wasn't Anabel the art history major, ambushed Night Stalker as he slept in his dorm.
THURSDAY: The black player was declared the victor after luckily spotting "Billy" on his way to Mammalian Physiology, a class required by his major.
HintAll names are conventional for their gender.
Mammalian physiology is a course that biology majors would take.
AnswerLiam, Blue, Night Stalker, Ambush, Sociology
Anabel, Green, Captain Dawn, Car, Art History
Bella, Black, Dark Elf, Winner, Psychology
Oliver, Purple, Billy, Class, Biology
Ethan, Red, McStealth, Study Group, Economics
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Two semi-official reports have criticized support arrangements for the UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. The UK National Audit Office (NAO) said that the four-nation collaborative contracts were complicated, and had resulted in "shortages of spares and long timescales for equipment repair." The Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) referred to "a very complex supply chain that stretches all over Europe."
Eurofighter holds fixed-price contracts for spares, component repair and technical support to the four partner nations (Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK). But detailed support arrangements for the four-nation jet vary by country. In the UK, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce have signed availability contracts that, the NAO conceded, are meeting their targets. The PAC revealed that these contracts are worth $720 million over five years to BAE, and $1.385 billion over 10 years to R-R. The UK Ministry of Defence told the PAC, "The UK is working the aircraft more efficiently and cheaply than our European partners."
Meanwhile, Eurofighter reported progress toward multi-role capability for the Typhoon. Trials aircraft have released both of the dual-mode precision-guided bombs that the four nations are integrating, to work with Litening 3 designator pods. Germany, Italy and Spain have chosen the EGBU-16, while the UK has chosen the Paveway IV. UK Royal Air Force Typhoons already have an interim precision strike capability using Enhanced Paveway II bombs, which were dropped on Libyan targets earlier this month.


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Its hero time! Since the first episode of Ben 10 when the alien Omnitrix affixed itself to Ben Tennysons arm the boy has been able to transform into alien forms with its amazing technology. Originally a limited device with only ten DNA codes, the device has evolved along with the show gaining a host of new aliens and powers. When the show became Ben 10 Alien Force the Omnitrix got a major upgrade, but that was nothing compared to the current model: the Ultimatrix! Bandai has included several role-play Omnitrix toys in its Ben 10 line over the years, and the latest just might be the most fun, the Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Disc Alien Ultimatrix.
Originally created by the Galvan scientist known as Azimuth as a tool for improving inter-species relations, the Omnitrix was a powerful tool allowing its user to transform his DNA into that of other species temporarily. Sought as a weapon by Vilgax, the Omnitrix was diverted in its path and ended up on Earth. The rest, as they say, is history. In all of its forms the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix has resembled a large wristwatch-like construct with a main dial and other technological bits. Of course, its also always trademark Ben 10 green!
The new Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Disc Alien Ultimatrix comes packaged on a standard Ultimate Alien card thats very similar to the one used on the basic figures. Its got the shows logo and an image of Ben at the top, and behind the toy is a light, bubbly background. The Ultimatrix is front and center, and around it are several photos of the toy in action. The back of the card has a detailed breakdown of the Ultimatrixs functions and features that highlights how it works with the Alien Discs. Below all of that is an also available lineup of Alien Collection Figures that in turn come with the discs. Collect them all!
The Ultimatrix is a solid toy thats oversized and perfect for younger fans. Under the blocky device is a wide green strap to mount it on your wrist, and with the long velcro itll fit a wide range of ages (and sizes). The Ultimatrix looks just like the real thing on the show, from the circular alien display and selection chamber to the elongated housing stretching down the arm. The main body is bright green with a gray turning mechanism and outlines in black. Further down are circuitry details in a lighter neon green with gray connectors. Inside the mechanism is a black panel adorned with the green Omnitrix logo (like an hourglass).
While it looks cool strapped on your wrist, the Ultimatrixs real fun comes with the alien discs! With one in every Alien Collection package theyre plentiful, and this toy comes with a bonus Ultimate Humungousaur disc as well. Clear plastic, they pop up from a flat disc to a stylized bust of the alien hero.
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With the Ultimatrix, you pop in a disc, push it down, and press the button on the devices side. Each step has associated light and sound features just like in the show, culminating with the alien disc popping up out of the top at the end. When you activate the actual Ultimate alien discs the toy even shouts out their names!
The Ultimatrix is one of the most iconic cartoon devices in a long time, and one that kids everywhere will recognize on sight. This Disc Alien version is easy to wear and operate for even the smallest tykes (the package doesnt lie when it says 4 and up), and the bright lights and cool sounds are just the icing on the cake. You can find the Ultimatrix at big box stores everywhere for just upwards of $20!
Review and Photos by Scott Rubin
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The cheery and inspiring exhibit "Kites, Wings & Other Flying Things: Pasadena's History of Flight Through Science, Art & Design" at the Pasadena Museum of History is a sure way to brush away any winter blues.
Colorful kites greet visitors at the venue and guide them into a gallery filled with even more, along with photographs, artifacts, newspaper accounts and other items celebrating the city's love affair with aviation.
The idea for the exhibit came from Pasadena Museum of History staffer Dee Nishimoto, who heard there was a display of Tyrus Wong's work in San Francisco, according to Laura Verlaque, the director of collections at PMH and co-curator of "Kites." Wong, whose sketches inspired the visual style of the classic 1942 Disney film "Bambi," is a 103-year-old artist, designer and kite maker who grew up in Pasadena.
"Because of Pasadena's rich tradition in flight history, we decided to expand it a bit more and try to include as much as we can about anything that goes up in the air," Verlaque said.
For co-curator Glen Rothstein, it's all about the kites. The San Pedro resident has been flying kites since 1989 and is the regional director of the American Kitefliers Association. He notes that the show features classic kite designs to state-of-the-art fliers, charting a history that dates back to B.C. He imagines someone flying a kite at that time dreaming about being in the skies themselves and that this became part of the spark prompting man into the field of aviation.
"I think a lot of people are going to be pleased, as well as surprised, when they see what has happened to just walking around with a diamond on a string," Rothstein said.
One of the highlights of "Kites" is an 11-foot-long peacock kite made by San Clemente artist Doreen Imbach. Created on a delta kite foundation, it boasts a long tail and legs.
"She and her husband traveled to a kite festival after having no flying background at all, and they had such a good time that she decided, with her seamstress skills, to sew together a one-of-a-kind kite," Rothstein said. She "came up with this huge, amazing piece of art that flew."
Another must-see is Wong's centipede kite. It is a take on the centuries-old dragon style kite with linked segments.
One of the crown jewels in the show for Verlaque is one of Paul MacCready's gliders that he built in the mid-'70s as the model for the Gossamer Condor. It is exhibited in a case along with his blueprints. The first version of the Gossamer Condor flew only once in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. MacCready went on to create solar-powered craft such as the Solar Challenger, which is also featured in the show.
"It represents 30 years of thinking and experimentation on the part of Paul MacCready and his team who worked with him," Verlaque said. "One thing that was a lot of fun doing this were a lot of the personalities we discovered, different aviators from Pasadena. A lot of them were known to us already, but we discovered new people and new stories."
For example, Melba May Gorby, a Pasadena resident who won the Amelia Earhart Trophy for speed racing in 1935, was the 24th woman in the United States to receive a transport (now called commercial) pilot's license.
Verlaque's favorite part of the exhibit is the rocket-shaped ice crushers made by Daisy Manufacturing Corp.
"They are an example of a direct response from the consumer industry to something that was happening," Verlaque said. "The first jet-assisted rocket came out in the '40s from JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), it was a Pasadena thing, and within five years or so, you see this being reflected in the consumer market."
The Mikio Toki Edo kite is from Rothstein's own collection. It is decorated with the traditional kanji (logographic Chinese character) for dragon.
"It epitomizes everything I like about kiting," Rothstein said. "It's old-fashioned, yet the design is modern and striking and it flies great when I do take it out. I don't take it out often, I'd rather have it on a case on my wall so I can be near it."


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