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|45.5" (115.6cm)
|35.5" (90.17cm)
|Wing area
|260 sq. in. (1677cm2)
|Flying weight
|37 oz. (1049g)
|Wing loading
|19.7 oz./sq.ft. (60.10 g/sq.dm.)
|2 ea. 6-volt S400 motors
|24 to 30 amp. w/bec (FMA30 used)
|3 channel, aileron, elevator, and throttle
|1000 to 1200 mAh 8-cell
|Graupner 6.5-4 semi-scale w/adapters
|3 ea. Cirrus CS-21BB micro
|JR241 6 channel micro
DARE Design and Engineering offers a unique Speed 400 twin that doesn't adhere to the "icon warbird" formula for sales. Their C-119 Flying Boxcar kit flies on the edge of the ordinary veteran aircraft formation. Designed in the late forties as follow-on to the C-82 Packet-Plane, the "dollar nineteen" has seen varied and widespread use both in the U.S. and abroad. Many configurations and schemes are available to the modeler. Fairchild's large and utilitarian twin has been used in the military as a cargo-hauler, troopship, paratroop drop platform, satellite retriever, and gunship. In civilian life, the 119 found use as an aerial fire fighter. I like S400 twins, and I like things out of the ordinary. DARE's balsa rendition seemed to fit both bills.
The kit comes with two 22" X 35" full-size plan sheets. You get four pages of typed instructions and four sheets of part identification. Vacuform parts for the cockpit, tail cone, and cowlings are supplied. The balsa is laser cut and falls from the sheets. All hardware is present and neatly bagged.
The veritable forest of 3/32" stringer sticks leaves no question that this is a bulkhead and stringer construction model. First off, the instructions tasked me with labeling all parts before removing the pieces from the sheets. This is necessary, as they aren't stamped, there are no construction photos, and I'm stupid. You can build the 119 in one piece. You can build it with removable out wing panels. Alternatively, you can make a one-piece wing/nacelle assembly with a removable center fuselage pod.
After marking the parts and pieces, I began with the tail sections. These are simple plank balsa and offer few problems. Next came the clamshell tail-cone. This is made up from two vacuformed plastic pieces glued to a balsa frame. This tail-cone has four small dowels that allow it to be slid back and off the fuselage with a resistance fit. It allows for access to the inside of the pod if you are equipped with very small wrists. When I saw the size of this opening and how far forward in the battery would sit, I decided to make the center fuselage/pod removable from a one-piece wing and boom assembly, thus providing two points of access to the innards. The fuselage was next, and it is bulkhead and stringer all the way.
Built in two halves, it is later capped with a solid balsa nose and skinned with 1/20th balsa. The 3/32nd stringers provide the shape, and the skin gives it strength. Finally, a large vacuformed cockpit finishes it off. The 1/20th balsa skin job proved surprisingly troublesome, even though the pod is little more than a streamlined box.
Even wetting and steaming the balsa sheet, I still came up with some flat spots, and I hoped the covering material would later hide the surface irregularities.
Finally, I added a piece of flooring with a battery tray and the ubiquitous Velcro retaining strip. Next came the twin (fuselage) booms. These are built much like the center pod, very similar to any Guillow or Sterling free-flight kit. I made sure, as per the instructions, to make both a left and a right as the plans only show one boom side view. These also received 1/20th sheet skinning, but not before adding the elevator servo and push rod to the right hand boom.
The rear ends of each boom caused me some apprehension, as the plans are none too clear on the area of the stabilizer slots. As it turned out, I did it wrong, and had to do some stringer surgery before sheeting to get my sticks in order. Either DARE could consider adding some construction photos to the plans, or I could refrain from watching football when building.
The same surface irregularities I had on the pod showed up on the boom skins, so at least I had symmetry. I found that wetting down the skin sections and rubber banding them to a paint can while drying helped with some compound curves but I never did get it totally smooth.
The wing is tackled next, beginning with the center section. Instead of bulkhead and stringer, it is rib and sheeting, and like all previous sections, it is built over the plans. The center section has a slight inverted gull shape, and it was a bit of a struggle to get it right. Because of the gull shape, several small panels of skin are applied, and great care must be taken to keep things square. If you did want removable outer wing panels, the necessary aluminum tubing (provided) would have to be installed before the final sheeting. Before sheeting, I also installed drag string (actually ribbon) in the rib holes where the motor wires and servo leads would later need to pass. I also enlarged the holes provided in the wing ribs for these wires. I wanted to avoid my usually frustrations involved with having to fish these wires through unseen holes and ribs after the model had been assembled.
The outer wing panels are next, and are easier by comparison. The only trick here was to use the provided balsa washout gauge to build in the required wing twist. The ailerons have their own skeletal framework and don't require sectioning from the full structure. Before sheeting the bottom of each panel, the servos are attached with silicone to the underside of the top skin and a box built around them.
A problem arose later when I attached the ailerons. Since they were skinned separate (flat) from the wing, they did not have the washout twist built in. The inboard end of each aileron was flush but the outboard tip was lower than the wing trailing edge. Once hinged with Ultracote, I had a devil of a time ironing in a twist to match the wing. After mating the wing sections, I installed a normal front dowel-rear nylon screw hold-down connection to the center fuselage pod. The fuselage wing saddle front bulkhead is plywood and has been pre-drilled for this. There is also a corresponding tray at the back of the wing saddle rear pod area that holds a 4/40 nylon bolt/nut retainer.
The cowlings are rather substantial vacuformed plastic. The firewalls are glued directly to the inside front of each of these. Two circular plywood cowl-attach firewalls are glued to the front of each boom/nacelle. The plans don't really say, but the obvious assumption is that you glue the cowl/motor assembly on to the nacelle-mounted firewall. Instead, I glued small hardwood cleats to these firewalls in three places. I fastened my cowls to these with 2/56 screws. This allows on/off motor access, and by enlarging the bottom screw hole, I can pivot the cowls to make small adjustments to the motor thrust angles.
The instructions only suggest covering before assembly, and I don't argue with that. I'd hate to cover this model in one piece. I used Ultracote multi-temp covering. This newest generation Ultracote can be applied at very low heat settings, and with all the compound curves of the C-119, I wanted a forgiving material.
I chose an aerial fire-fighting tanker paint scheme, like the five C-119's that were operated by Aero Union Corp in the 1970's. The paint scheme was very colorful and high visibility, which is a definite bonus as my eye's age. My model became "Tanker 14" contracted in the "C" (Arizona) area of operations.
Late in their fire careers, most C-119's were retrofitted with an auxiliary J-34 jet pod mounted on top of the fuselage above the wing center section. These upside down pylon mounted power pods had been lifted from under the wings of mothballed P2V-7 Neptunes. Their thrust provided a much needed safety factor on hot and heavy operations. I figured I would make my model without a representative jet pod, see if it flew and how well. Perhaps I will build one later, maybe even incorporating a Jetex motor or small rocket for scale launch assistance and to offset the added drag. Such are the dreams of a modeler.
Final assembly was basically an eyeball affair. Nothing is built into the model's structure to assist the builder in knowing exactly where to glue the fuselage booms on the wing. The plans show that the booms are mounted at a point near where the center section meets the outer panels, but not everything transfers with a tape measure. I used the stabilizer width as my gauge. With it seated into the tail ends of the nacelles as far as it would go, I then slid the booms down along the wing the until they were the same distance apart as the stab. I tried to make sure the center of each boom was the same distance from the fuselage. I bet I invested at least three nights doing nothing more than checking angles and distances of nacelle to wing tip, prop shaft to prop shaft, tail cone to tail cone, tail cone to table, and wing tip to tail cone. I had specially cut balsa "measuring" strips running from every ending point and angle on that model. All three of my tape measures were draped at intersecting angles down fuselages, booms, and tails. It looked a lot like bullet travel lines in a multiple shot crime scene on CBS's CSI. Some of my building irregularities hampered my quest for some structural equidistant harmony, but I eventually got it to a point that at least looked square.
The very first line of the instructions says, "The C-119, though a fairly complex airplane, really isn't hard to build." I found it was only complex when I came to a point that wasn't covered in the instructions. Many times, I was left to a guess. Nowhere was this more evident than with the final assembly. Before covering, the plans say to temporarily assemble the uncovered model and mark the locations for all structures while checking fit. Since I had covered everything, even had I done this, I obviously would not have been able to find the marks through the Ultracote. There was also the point at which I had finished the wing when the instructions said to temporarily hook up the ailerons with tape hinges to the servos and test this system. That's all well and good until later when you attempt to slide the nacelles on the wing and realize they can't slide over your beautifully installed aileron push rods and glued in control horns. Oh well, back to construction. My problem with assembling already covered components is that in order to glue balsa to balsa, I have to measure and cut strips of covering away. I don't like slicing little strips off of the wings, nacelles, tails and the like, since I always seem to end up having little uncovered areas showing everywhere after it goes together. I decided to glue the Ultracote cover components together with canopy glue in the places that fit snug and to use clear silicone where they didn't. Both are clear and show very little when dry or cured.
After assembly, I had only to pull the motor wires and servo leads through the wing via my previously placed pull ribbons. The motors are wired in parallel and screwed into the firewalls, and then the motor/cowl assembly gets three screws in the nacelle firewall to attach the cleats. Next, I re-hooked up the aileron and elevator push rods and tried the controls, again, then mounted the receiver on the under surface of the wing center section. The speed control and battery connect wiring just hang down into the fuselage from the wing bottom. To arm the power system, I will just pull off the tail cone and hit the switch on the dangling FMA 30 esc. I suppose it would be possible to get at the battery through the rear hatch, but since the opening is so small and the battery so far in, I think I will be removing the wing to remove the battery. Perhaps I will just leave the battery in the model when I cool and recharge it.
When I had it all together, I put the battery in to achieve the CG shown on the plans. The battery weighs 12.6 ounces with leads, and using that mass, I had only to slide it 3/4 of an inch forward of the plan stipulated battery location to get CG as recommended. Thank Heaven I didn't have to add nose weight. The fuselage is so roomy that the battery can be moved quite a distance in either direction. Speaking of weighing things, without the battery, but with everything else, my model weighed 27 ounces. I felt this was very respectable considering the size, construction, and complexity of this kit. However, when my feeble mind added the 12.6 oz. battery weight to this figure, I was discouraged to realize my 119 was 2.6 ounces overweight. I don't ever seem to be able to achieve the weight a manufacturer does. Perhaps if I had clipped off the excess battery, ESC lead, and servo lead lengths, I might have save a little. I have a little extra weight in motor wire, because I wanted the extra length to be able to pull out the motors. I also told myself I could save even more by using a 1000 mAh pack, or better yet, buy a nickel hydride lightweight pack, but in the end, I decided to go with it the way it was for now. DARE says it will fly at 37 ounces, and I hoped it would at 39.6!
The full scale C-119 had a series of porthole like windows down the fuselage length, so for the sake of historical accuracy and cooling air, I drilled nine 1/4" holes down each side. They make passable window representations and will at least vent some battery BTU's.
As I admired the finished product, I began to forget that my boxcar was overweight. It is a distinctive model to say the least, and it looked like it might just work. I figured I would get the camera and perhaps my Mark Rittinger designed P2V-7 for pictures and comparison, and worry about flying later.
On a 1 to10 scale, I'd rate the DARE C-119 a 6 or 7 in construction design. I'd give it a similar rating for instructions, and an 8 for finished product potential. That said, I'm sure that DARE might be tempted to rate my abilities as a modeler in the 5 to 6 range. The C-119 is not terribly scale, especially in the cockpit area, and it only hints at the "boxiness" of the full size machine. Nit-picking aside, in the final analysis, it is a very attractive and exciting model, and as usual with me, I knew that if it flew successfully my evaluation of it would climb proportionately.
Readers might have noticed that I did not mention the kit recommended control throw settings in the previous text. The reason for that was threefold. Partly this was due to the fact that these settings are on the plans and not in the instructions and therefore received little of my attention, and secondly because I usually have more throw than I should on most of my models. (If some is good, a lot must be better, right?) Finally, the control horns are wood and come with the kit, and I figured they were designed specifically for the throws DARE expected. In other words, I did not pay attention and screwed up.
The weekend came and I grabbed a volunteer photographer. We marched into my overgrown field of flying dreams for the first launch. There was very little breeze, perhaps 1 to 3 mph, at most. "Tail cone off, switch on, tail cone back on, all 'flippy' things moving freely", went the checklist. I went to full power and released, and wow, release it was, as there was no need to throw this model! The C-119 climbed like a monkey. But not just a monkey, also a porpoise, that's it, a monkey-porpoise, and holy moley, it was all over the sky at something just slightly less than mach one. When my it reached an altitude of sufficient magnitude to allow thought over panic, I realized the problem. I shut the motors down to test my theory, and sure enough, the C-119 calmed down a little. Without all that prop wash moving over the elevator, I was no longer over controlling to a point of possible structural failure. I knew that the first flight would be only a confirmation of my guess. The more the little missile galloped over my field, the more obvious it was that I needed to change the control throws, especially the elevator! I executed one long final circuit from high above in a power off glide to return my prize to the tall dead weeds. With the power off (and heartbeat near normal again), I was able to enjoy and marvel at the distance this model could travel sans power. Before making any more flights, there was a small intermission to allow changing the control throw percentages on my JR radio. After some experimentation, it ended up at 45% for the elevator and 70% for the ailerons.
That translated to a little less that 1/4-inch travel on all surfaces. With my stupidity out of the way, it was easy to evaluate my 119. It is very fast! (Don't blame the photographer if the pictures are bad.) I think it would fly okay with 7.2-volt motors. Perhaps a little more scale and less like a pylon racer. The 2.6 ounces excess weight in my model seemed not to matter. As far as maneuverability goes, take it from me, you can rip the tail off, if that is your thing. The flight duration with the aforementioned 8-cell 1200-mah battery pack allowed at least four minutes of full power flight. However, judging duration on my first flights might be misleading due to the near panic control and throttle inputs I was providing.
My 119 made a lot of noise. The motors/props really howled, plus there seemed to be a hollow resonance sound coming from the fuselage or boom/cowl assemblies at full chat. I don't know why I mention this noise; I was just surprised how loud it was. Perhaps my fuselage pod window/cooling holes had acted like an aerial flute!
It will glide a very long way, but it lands at a very sedate pace. Stalls were easy, and it fell off to the right each time. I doubt that wing is heavy. It's probably more a case of being rigged incorrectly during construction. More than likely, one of my bullet path measuring sticks was incorrectly spaced during assembly.
I was happy about the paint scheme I had chosen. Tracking the model wasn't a problem, even at altitude. (And pinball flight) It is a very distinct shape in the sky and fun to watch.
I have a well-worn Jim Ryan P-38 I've been campaigning for 250+ flights, and this model tends to be my benchmark for comparison. The C-119 is much faster at very similar weights. The 38 has more wing area, but the 119 seems to be more maneuverable, even with correct control throws! Both models glide and land at about the same speeds. The P-38 was easier to build, is quieter in the air, and feels more solid. The C-119 is sexier, but it does not convey the somewhat ponderous flight characteristics I remember from its full size brethren. Overall, however, I'm very happy with the DARE C-119. We'll see how it compares to the 38's longevity! I may yet add the cosmetic jet pod, but I don't think it will be necessary to use auxiliary jet-ex or rocket thrust!
When a good friend ran MotoCalc info for me on the Dollar Nineteen, it became obvious the 6-volt motors, large props, 8-cell pack, and three servos all added up to watts a little too close to the rating of the FMA 30.
I immediately switch it out to one that will handle 40 amps, and I would advise anyone else building this model (per manufacturer suggestions) to do the same!
Also, please see the pictures above of the newly added "jetpac", non-functional white foam to be sure. No adverse flight characteristics have been noticed.
Rattle on Boxcar flyers!
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Now I'm completely lost on a problem.
Solve and Express in interval notation.
I came up with this
-4<=x<=4 and x<=-1 and 1<=x
the book says it is
I know what interval notation is, but I'm lost on the how they grouped the different x values.
What step am I missing to get the books answer?
Do we default grouping the negative values together and the positive values together?
I'm not sure, but let me try to explain why I see it grouping in this way.
-4 is less then or equal to x which is less then or equal to 4
this covers all values from -4 to 4
x is also less then or equal to -1
x is greater than or equal to 1
-4 to 4 is my outside boundries
-4 to -1 is one of the boundries
1 to 4 is the upper side boundry.
Is this the way they are looking at it or is there a fail safe rule that I can use?


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Up for auction is this Antique Early First Period BELLEEK covered dish with a green rose vine design. It measures approximately 6.5" from the top of cover to bottom of dish, 11" long, and is 8" wide. The bottom is marked with a brown crown with a sword through it. "BELLEEK" is written under the crown. I've never seen a piece with this mark, but I am not an expert. I am told that it is American Belleek, from somew in the 1800's, and is collected by many. It was made by workmen who came from Ireland to the US to find work. This is from a dinnerware line, of which t are not many pieces in existence. This piece is in great condition, t are no chips. The bow handle on the cover has light brown spots, I gather from age, but this does not stand out and is not noticable in the photograph. T is beautiful detail on the handles and bottom of dish. The cover and top of dish are scalloped. Lovely green rose vine design goes all the way around the dish and cover. The green looks faded in spots, but this is MINOR. This piece is very old!!
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
Author: Elizabeth Scott
Publisher: HarperTeen
Hardcover, 276 pages
Date Published: June 1, 2009
Description (Taken from Goodreads)
You know, I always thought I told you everything, but there are some things I should have said but never did. I should have told you about the time I lost your new sunglasses. I know you really liked them. I should have apologized the time I ruined your brand-new skirt, the one with the beading. I should have apologized for a lot of stuff.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything.
It's been seventy five days. Amy's sick of her parents suddenly taking an interest in her, and she's really sick of people asking her about Julia. Julia's gone, and Amy doesn't want to talk about it. No one knew Julia like she did. No one gets what life is without her.
No one understands what it's like to know that it's all your fault.
Amy's shrink thinks she should keep a journal but instead, Amy starts writing letters to Julia. As she writes letter after letter, she begins to realize that the past holds its own secrets--and that the present deserves a chance.
A single night and a collection of choices can change a person's life forever. Amy learns this the hard way when her best friend Julia dies and she holds all the fault. Amy and Julia were the best of friends. They told each other everything…or at least they said they did. When Julia dies after a night at a party, Amy can't help but believe it was all her fault. Without Julia around, Amy's life is entirely different. Her parents have unwrapped themselves from one another long enough to pay attention to her and Amy can't escape the stares at school. She says that she killed her best friend and even though her shrink is trying to get her to move on with her life, Amy can't see how that is fair. Murderers don't get to have a happy life, but maybe Amy needs to realize that what happened in the past isn't all her fault and if she can let go and move on, she may still have a happy future.
Elizabeth Scott has once again amazed me with her striking ability to delve into the mind of a teenage girl and do it so genuinely and so realistically that even the most disheartening and sarcastic moments are completely heartfelt. Love You Hate You Miss You has a heavy plot line that isn't meant to be viewed as simply a story about hope and moving on. Amy believes she killed her best friend and feelings like that are not easily dismissed. Amy creates a journal of letters to her dead best friend Julia. Through these letters, her sessions with her shrink, and some interactions with classmates, Amy is able to see another side to both Julia, as well as herself. Scott braves the psyche of such a troubled and guilty young girl and does so with such ease.
The characters in Love You Hate You Miss You are all hurting in some way or another. Amy feels the gamut of emotions because of Julia's death and her part in it. Her classmates Caro and Patrick are also going through difficult times in their life. Their interactions are, at times, amusing, but so sad in other ways. These are just kids. They're all so young and they have all had to deal with so much pain. Caro probably has it the easiest, but her storyline is just as affecting as Amy's and Patrick's. Life can be hard. Bad things do happen, but human beings have the incredible ability to persevere and I think that is the message that Elizabeth Scott wants to convey.
Opening line: Dear Julia, Get this I'm supposed to be starting a journal about 'my journey.' Please. ~ pg. 1
Favorite line: Now I could talk and they would listen. Now they wanted to. Now. It made something twist hard inside me because I always wanted them to really talk to me, really listen to me, but if I'd known what would make it happen – God, if I'd only known… ~pg. 136
*This review is my honest opinion and I received no monetary compensation from it.
3 comments:
- Maria the Bookworm said...
This is the only book I have by Scott, and I've yet not read it. However, it sounds like I have to now :D Awesome review!
- March 26, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Robby said...
I love all of Elizabeth's books, honestly, and I can't wait to read The Unwritten Rule. I'm so glad you liked this. :]
- March 26, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- Nikki (Wicked Awesome Books) said...
Maria - It's a very quick read, but it was definitely worth taking off my shelf.
Robby - I cannot wait to read The Unwritten Rule either! I think I'll pick it up after Easter.
- April 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM
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At only 50 miles south of London, Brighton is one of England's most popular and famous seaside resorts. Famed for having a large gay and lesbian population, is is considered by most to be the UK's gay capital, and is home the largest Gay Pride event in Britain.
Brighton is bohemian, it is liberal and accepting, it has fantastic nightlife, and is definitely not for the faint hearted.
Simply put, Brighton is cool.
The most famous attraction of Brighton?
It's two piers. Both of which are seeped in history.
The West Pier was closed down over 30 years ago after being destroyed by storms and subsequent fires. What I love about the West Pier is that its remains are still there today. You can't access them unless the tide is very low – and when it is, it's possible to walk up to the iron wreckage and see up-close and touch what is left of the pier.
The second pier, known simply as Brighton Pier is still in tact today, and is one of the best known icons of modern Brighton. With a restaurant, bars and a funfair, as well as crazy side-stalls selling tacky tourist junk and offering tarot card readings, it's my favourite way to spend a night out in Brighton – especially as it stays open until 2am. If the pier isn't your sort of thing, then there are are SO many pubs and clubs on the beachfront.
As I mentioned above – Brighton is not for the faint hearted.
It's an extremely liberal city, and embraces gay and lesbian culture, and well as having an very open attitude to sex. When you wander the streets you immediately notice the amount of sex shops around, there are a LOT, and they aren't discreet either.
I realised just what an open attitude Brighton has to sex when I stayed there back in 2008. After getting back to my hotel after a night out, I decided I was feeling pretty hungry and wanted to order something from the room service menu. Imagine the look on my face when I realised that the room service menu did not contain one item of food, but instead had a huge range of sex toys!
But Brighton isn't all about nightlife and sex.
Brighton is home to some of the best museums and galleries in the UK. As well as that, it is filled with beautiful parks, and there are plenty of fun activities to take part in during the day.
Built in 1787 for the Prince of Wales, the Royal Pavillion is my favourite building in Brighton. It houses famous artwork lent to the museum by The Queen.
It is expensive to go in, and so I've never paid to do so. But the building itself and the surrounding gardens are absolutely stunning, and the perfect place to lie out and sunbathe on a hot summers day.
There are a huge amount of vinyl shops spread throughout the city too. I completely adore vinyl. There's nothing I like more than spending an afternoon browsing through old records, and I prefer doing this in Brighton to even somewhere like London.
I've also spent a day at Brighton's sealife centre, which was extremely fun, but no different to any other sealife centre I've been to. Watch out for the room of mirrors though where, of course, I walked straight into one and subsequently had an enormous bruise on my head for the rest of the week!
Preston Manor is said to be one of Britain's most haunted buildings, and they regularly offer ghost tours and vigils to those that are brave enough (I am not). I've had a lot of friends go and experience these tours, and although they saw no ghosts, they said it was SUCH a funny night. I would have gone if I wasn't so completely terrified of ghosts!
But in my opinion, the single most thing that makes Brighton the coolest city in England?
Ah, Quadrophenia. The classic 70's movie, based around The Who's rock opera of the same name. It was set in Brighton and many of the filming sites are still there to see today. It may have been filmed over 30 years ago, but there are still signs of the mod culture being alive around the city. There are so many scooters driving around, and there's even Quadrophenia style graffiti on the walls.
So in my opinion, Brighton is without a doubt the coolest seaside resort we have in Britain. You can meet so many interesting people, and it's impossible not to have fun with so much on offer.


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internet freezes & cannot access
Even when I have activated one web site, under the Task manager shows more than one iexplore.exe *32 processes and pc freezes and cannot access anything on the pc until I terminate the internet processes using 'end task' of the task manager. Eventhen the problem comes back after a while.
Any ides please what can I do to resolve this?
baldyx, unfortunately there are lots of potential causes for that problem such as corrupt temporary Internet files, malware infections, or malfunctioning third-party browser add-ons. You've mentioned the process iexplore.exe *32 as being the culprit so I'm assuming from now on that you're using Internet Explorer and the 64-bit version of Windows 7 or perhaps Vista.
To deal with the first two, try this:
Go into Internet Options, and in the "Browsing" section, click the "Delete" button, make sure that only "Temporary Internet Files" is ticked then click the second "Delete" button.
When you've done that, go here, download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (if you don't already have it), install it, update it, run a "Quick Scan" and remove everything it finds. Note that if you're prompted to start a free trial of the MBAM Pro version then you can decline their invitation.
I use Windows 7 & IE9 on a Dell desktop.
As suggested by Secret-Squirrel,have scanned pc using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which highlighted few registry entries & files all pointing to PUP.Funmoods which have been removed.
I will have to monitor now if problem resurfaces and report .
Thanks for your help.
p.s. Earlier i forgot to mention that when I end one Iexplorer.exe process in Task manager ,all the other Iexplorer.exe processes are also terminated.
The problem has not been resolved. The internet freezes the pc so I have to terminate the iexplorer.exe processes.
I want to uninstall IE9 but cannot see it under the Control programs.
How can I re-install IE9 hoping that will resolve the problem else may have to use other browsers,Google chrome? perhaps.
There's a way to tell if IE itself is broken or whether it's being affected by a rogue add-on and that's to use the "No Add-ons" version of IE for a while. In case you don't know what an add-on is then it's a small program that adds extra functionality to IE. Adobe Flash is an example of an add-on you may have heard of.
If you're keen to troubleshoot this then you'll find that special version of IE via the Start button -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Internet Explorer (No Add-ons). Use it for a while and report back your findings and we can take it from there. Note that some webpages may not display properly because all add-ons have been disabled.
I think I may have found the reason for this problem.
Each time a message pops up from Nectar under the toolbar informing that so many searches done by Nectar Search will earn points, the system freezes.
I have disabled the 'Nectar Search Toolbar' and hope that message will not pop up . Or is there another sure way of not getting that message?
I will monitor this situation and report back.
THe problem has not resurfaced so has been resolved.
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Last summer's courses at Lyndon State were a blast and we'll return there again this summer. - Lyndon State College has a beautiful campus with comfortable single room housing in suites for six and delicious cafeteria meals. NEK was listed in 2006 by National Geographic Society as one of the most desirable place to visit in the country and the ninth most desirable place to visit in the world. Make this your summer study location! Join us for five full days of coursework and optional evening activities. Make your summer study a personal retreat. Stay and study on campus. Live and learn together with music educators from all over Vermont and beyond.
Two separate courses offered, both three credits each with 3 graduate credits through Castleton University or as workshop credit only.
Opus 29 includes the opportunity to write for piano. Learn more here!
Erik Nielsen, our Senior Mentor, has created a podcast to guide students in composing for the piano.
Listen here to the full podcast and view the Score Examples below as you listen.
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Spend a week working with Senior Mentor, Erik Nielsen, and other students with an interest in composing for live performance. This workshop is designed for students in grades 6-12 with some previous experience, although Music-COMP membership is not required. Erik will guide each student as they explore various composition skills and techniques to develop works suitable for live performance. A goal of the week is a reading/workshop and recording session with professional instrumentalists.
Dates: Monday, July 24 - Friday, July 28, 2017 from 1-4 pm to be held at Montpelier High School, VT. These half day workshop sessions will guide students to create compositions for performance. Read more information and register HERE. Space limited, so register now.
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Senior Mentor, Erik Nielsen, and other professional composer mentors will be available for any student interested in using the summer to create new works with the guidance of an online mentor. Summer composition mentoring is $30 for elementary and middle level students and $60 for high school students. This provides for mentoring for one composition from start to finish with no limit to the number of student revisions and online discussion for the one work. The discussion continues through the summer until the student indicates they are finished. Students may submit more than one summer work provided they pay the mentoring fee for each composition.
The fee may be paid online or a check sent to the Music-COMP office at 30 Steeplebush Rd, Essex Junction VT 05452.
This audio recording series, Perspectives in Music Composition, was conceived as an additional resource for members of the Vermont MIDI Project and the Connecticut Composition Project by Richard Wells, Sandi MacLeod and Erik Nielsen. We gladly share them with any teacher or student interested in learning more about music composition. Rich is coordinator of the CCP and audio engineer for the series below.
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These podcasts provide score examples and major hints for students when composing with lesser known instruments available for the spring Opus featuring strings and woodwinds.
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On last night's episode (Oct. 3) of 'The X Factor,' the rest of the girls group battled it out in the Four Chair Challenge.
The previous night found Bree Randall, Khaya Cohen, Jamie Pineda and Ashly Williams all with a seat onstage.
Simone Torres took Bree's place, but not for long. Danielle Gimer took to the stage and emotionally bellowed Spearhead's 'Piece O' Peace,' prompting Kelly Rowland to say, "Somebody gotta get up, honey." She took Simone's seat.
Rylie Brown sang a heartfelt version of Robbie Williams' 'Angels,' but the judges simply weren't buying it. She was sent home.
Primrose also, deservedly, got the boot. She got up onstage wearing an outfit that looked like a cross between a school girl and Freddy Krueger. Her singing was equally as confused.
Despite these two awful performances, the four girls who already have seats should definitely not be getting too comfortable in them.
Up next, Paige Rion, with curly blonde tresses that could compete with Rapunzel, brought tears to the eyes of the girls already in seats — perhaps they are afraid that the competition will steal their place. And with good reason, Paige gets a "yes" from Demi Lovato and takes Ashly Williams' spot onstage. Poor Ashly, but admittedly, her performance simply was not that good.
And last, but not least, Ellona Santiago took to the stage. She sang a powerful version of Zedd's 'Clarity' and we all know that someone is definitely going to have to give up their comfy white chair. "This is probably one of the best vocals we've heard in this category," Simon says. She takes Jamie Pineda's place in the girls final four.
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Head start home visits - what do you think?
My DD goes to head start and I've had a couple issues come up already (in less than a week at school), but I haven't done anything because I don't want to start anything. But today, they handed me a piece of paper and said they scheduled a home visit for Friday. Didn't bother asking me what time was good for me or anything. Just scheduled it. I'm on the fence about the idea, but SO is pissed. He says it's an invasion of our privacy and just because we're "low income", doesn't mean they have the right to come into our home. If it was a preschool you pay for, you bet they wouldn't dare say they're coming for a home visit! Then he went on to say that they just think since we're low income, we must not know how to raise our kids and that's why they want to come and "check on us".
By the way, when her teacher handed me the appointment card, she didn't say why they were coming. She just told me that they have some questions to go over and it would take about 30 minutes.
What do you think?
I believe home visits are standard practice with headstart programs. If you are using that program then you need to follow the rules of the program. If you don't want home visits don't send your child.
I believe the visits are because many parents that are low income are also young and may need parenting classes. Not saying all young parents do or that low income parents need the class but many do.
My son goes to headstart too. His home visit was before school began, all they did was bring him his bookbag with some supplies for at home (crayons, scissors etc) and some practice pages for us to do at home. They also asked him what his favorite thing in the whole wolrd was (to form lesson plans around) and asked me and his dad if we knew of any possible problems he woulds have at school and how she could handle them. They will do one at the end of the year too. Same thing when my oldest was in headstart.
It does not bother me one bit. They originally started doing this to "check up" on parents but now its more of a way just to raise in-kind which is very important. I dont understand why it bothers people really. My kids love there teacher coming over!
Yes every child in headstart is supposed to have 2 home visits a year. Noone is being singled out.
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I believe home visits are standard practice with headstart programs. If you are using that program then you need to follow the rules of the program. If you don't want home visits don't send your child.
I believe the visits are because many parents that are low income are also young and may need parenting classes. Not saying all young parents do or that low income parents need the class but many do.
If you want to have your child participate in the program, then you have to play by their rules.
Are the rules different between a fee based preschool and a free one, absolutely. Our preschool teacher would not be making a home visit. However, Headstart was created to help low-income / at risk families improve their children's odds of being successful. One of the ways to do that is to advise families on how to improve their home life as well.
If you don't like it, take your child out of the program.
I think if you use the head start services/program you abide by their rules.... and it doesn't matter what you think they are saying about you and how you are raising your child. They have rules and regulations that they must follow.... if you or your SO are pissed, pull your child out of the program.
Wouldn't happen. I am a very private person, and I find something like that to fall into the category of "invasion of privacy". Unless when you enrolled your daughter, you signed papers authorizing home visits, then no waaaay. Call me paranoid, but I wouldn't allow it.
Just do it. I mean what's the big deal it's helping you. If you have an issue with the time then talk to the teacher about it so you can maybe reschedule. If you don't like their rules don't use the program.
your reading too much into it. All of them get a home vist, my son had one, they dont go through your home, you sign papers, they explaine what they will do with you kid etc, shoulda been done before hand, when we had mine they simply sat on my couch and talked very plesant very nice no biggie.
its part of head start, if u dont like it get you kid outta headstart, they last like 5-10 minutes and they bring u all the papers that tehy need u to sign so u dont have to go in , THEY DONT look thru you house


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A new article on New scientist features Spikey, the new chip coming out of Karlheinz Meier's group. The University of Heidelberg, Germany, chip contains contains 400 "neurons". The original article (see link) describes the various networks the group was able to implement in the chip, which includes a variety of different circuits. Read the rest of this entry »
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The US-sponsored DARPA SyNAPSE project and the EU-sponsored FACETS (now Brainscales) project are examples of major initiatives in neuromorphic computing. As for many other fields, the time has arrived for emerging (and soon to be dominating?) economies to start heavily funding similar projects. The "China brain project" is one of such early example. Read the rest of this entry »Comments: 13 CommentsAlso tagged brainscales, china brain pproject, DARPA SyNAPSE, FACETS


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25th anniversary highlights on TodayFM
December 28, 2015
As part of their Christmas programming, Today FM aired highlights from all 3 of The Frames' Irish anniversary gigs from the summer. You can listen back to the programme (in 2 parts) and see the running order of songs below. Also, below see a Myles O'Reilly video of "Dream Awake" from Cork. Stellar.
On an administrative note: Did you know this site turned 5 years old this month?! We're so happy about all the folks who've enjoyed it all these years, it's been nice meeting so many of you.
In the past we've endeavored to post news here for every current Frames band member as it arises, but from now on we'll focus on just Frames news. Band member news can be found at their respective websites. Also, keep an eye on our twitter & facebook pages as those will continue to go on with news about everyone. We WILL continue to log GH gig pages & press and Colm gigs & press.
Thank you and have a wonderful start to the new year!
Summer Round-Up
August 6, 2015
So The Frames gigs happened in July in all their grand glory – you can see set lists, videos, photos, reviews and all the usual here in the gigs pages. You can go back and see news about the Frames' 25th anniversary and don't forget to have a look at our Frames 25 instagram, which we're updating regularly for your Frames fix.
Longitude – An Introduction to The Frames is for sale on CD & LP in the Frames Shop. Check around there for other records & merch & In The Deep Shade DVDs for as low as €5!
After playing Electric Picnic, Colm will be visiting New York City in September and Melbourne in October to support his album And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir)! Order the album, see all of his tour dates and more Colm news at his website www.colmmacconiomaire.com.
Glen's second album Didn't He Ramble will be released on September 18 through ANTI- with European & North American tours October & November. You can pre-order the album and watch videos for the first 2 singles "Winning Streak" and "Lowly Deserter" at www.glenhansardmusic.com. Myles O'Reilly & his team made the "Lowly Deserter" video as well as this trailer for the album.
The Frames 25 Quiz
June 26, 2015
Feeling lucky?! Take our Frames 25 Pop Quiz! Answer 25 questions for your chance to win a band autographed prize! You have until 1 July at Noon Dublin time. Fans with the highest number of correct answers will be put into a hat + prize winners randomly drawn. Good luck!
Longitude Out Today!
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It's The Frames "Longitude" CD release day in Ireland! CD can be found in shops with Vinyl out on 2 July. Digital becomes available worldwide on 10 July with CD/Vinyl worldwide 31 July. There's also Mail Order online c/o Irish Music Mail for everyone today. All details & links can be found below and here. Click through for more details & to listen to the single None But I.
The Frames Songbook
June 11, 2015
Cool news for the folks attending this July's Frames gigs!
Through the frames 25 years, they've always been very lucky to work alongside some fantastic photographers and artists. It seemed like a good time to put together a songbook of 30 of our favourite songs, alongside images – many previously unseen – from their whole career. The tabulation pages were designed by Dunk Murphy to specifically reflect glens personal guitar fingering and a companion page accompanying each song has been selected by our very close artistic cohort David Cleary who himself has been around the band since way, way back in the day…..again, we hope you like it as much as we do…..
We've only done a small run of these books and they will be available at the shows in July. If we have any left then we will sell them through the frames web store. [Click through for a list of included songs]


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Dubai, June 9, 2010
Majority of the car buyers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE have put BMW and Toyota cars at their hot favourites followed by Mercedes and Lexus close behind, said a new study by YouGov Siraj.
The respondents termed safety, comfort, performance and reasonable maintenance costs, as the major attractions for their pick, the study stated.
Two other brands scoring significantly above 100 were Audi and Honda, said the study, which also covered dealer ratings on different aspects.
According to the study, the trend of car ownership seemed to be moving towards SUVs, large and medium. The current ownership pattern for the main car is 15 per cent mid-sized SUV and 10 per cent large SUV, the study pointed out.
Going by future intent of consumers, this is likely to rise to 22 per cent and 14 per cent respectively, a gain of between 40 and 50 per cent for each of the car segments, it added.
"Interestingly, while there is high satisfaction with the car brand, there is not strong approval of the dealership. Additionally, only 55 per cent of car owners in bothe the countries regularly service their car at the authorized dealer's workshop – the remaining do it at other workshops/garages and a few also use petrol pumps," Vivek Wagle, research director at YouGov Siraj, said.
"Such a study is probably being conducted for the first time in the region at such a level. Clients look for simplicity and actionability in research and we aim to provide just that," he noted.
"With the help of purchase drivers and a single number, car brands can measure their perceptions vis-à-vis competition and gain insights for improving their ranking. Every brand can also gauge the role of their dealership and understand how the entire brand-consumer-dealer relationship can be improved,"Wagle added.
The study was conducted online using YouGov Siraj research panels in the UAE and Saudi and covered a sample of 754 and 681 respondents each.-TradeArabia News Service


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Nicolas Ruiz-Reyes
Nicolás Ruiz Reyes is PhD in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Alcalá and Professor of Signal Theory and Communications at the University of Jaen. He has focussed most of his research on digital audio processing (encoding, classification, separation, transcription) and its applications. It has also extended its research to other fields, such as electrical, biomedical and ultrasonic signal processing for different applications. He has published around 40 articles in international journals (mostly included in ISI) and more than 100 papers in prestigious international conferences. He has led several research projects with public funding as well as contracts with private companies, most of them related to applications of signal processing. Dr. Nicolas Ruiz has also led 5 PhD dissertations and is reviewer of several international journals related to the fields of signal processing and artificial intelligence (IEEE Trans. on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, Signal Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Advanced Signal Processing, Electronic Letters, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Applied Artifical Intelligence, Applied Soft Computing, etc.).
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Tips & Techniques Baking & Desserts Making Vanilla Sugar
Vanilla-flavored sugar is simple to make. It can be used as a replacement for regular granulated sugar to flavor desserts, sauces and drinks. Keep in mind that 1 Tbs. vanilla sugar equals 1⁄4 tsp. vanilla extract in flavoring power.
1. Bury a vanilla bean—whole or halved—in 1 cup granulated or confectioners' sugar.
2. Cover tightly and let stand for at least 24 hours. Replace the sugar as it is used and replace the bean after 1 year.
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Home Developer Kit was detailed at a GDC session last week and Joystiq has all the juicy details. Finally developers are able to create assets for Home, including trophies, games and environments. This is great news for everyone waiting for the Home open beta; the more content developers create, the sooner a populated and functioning service can be released to the public.
The Joystiq article also includes a good number of photos taken during the session. These show various aspects of Home that we may or may not have seen before. Included is a shot showing a stress test of the new Home Items feature, which allows people to use various objects within the world - in this instance we can see a large number of people dancing around their bubble machines. Speaking of the bubble machine, it was one of the added features in the new Home beta upgrade which goes live this week. Between the improved beta and the almost-fully-functional developer tools, it can't be too long until we finally see Home in the flesh. So to speak.


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Love or hate Jesse James, you have to say this for him: he speaks without a filter.
A week after telling Howard Stern that sex is 100 percent better with fiance Kat Von D than it was with ex-wife Sandra Bullock, he offers up some more choice quotes in a new article in the June issue of Men's Journal.
For starters, he both owns up to and downplays the fact that he engaged in adultery: "I cheated on my wife. Guess what? So do millions of other men."
But in my view, two of the best interview excerpts involve James expressing his feelings about Christians who want to save him, and his attempts to fit in while attending Hollywood functions with Bullock.
Let's start with the "American Outlaw" author's intentions to party in hell, shall we?
"Christians are always hitting me up," he tells the magazine. "They all want to save me. I get it. I'm evil. Someone left a note on my car once. It said, 'Will you party in hell?' Probably. Hell's likely not that bad. It's probably like Phoenix. You know how [bleep] gets exaggerated."
James also offers some solid advice about how to socialize with people at L.A. parties.
"I'd just talk to them about NPR," he says. "'Did you hear Diane Rehm today?' I tried to fit into that mold. I look back at who I was then, and I want to punch myself in the face."
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Jose Mourinho lays into his defence after Chelsea's 3-1 defeat at PSG, calls Pastore goal "ridiculous" [Video]
Mourinho: 'We did the most difficult things very well, but we couldn't take half-chances and we made individual defensive mistakes.' #CFC
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Mourinho: 'The game was under control at 1-1 but then we scored an own goal and the third goal was a joke.' #CFC
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Mourinho: 'It's difficult for us to score goals, especially in tight games, and when you make defensive mistakes you are in trouble.' #CFC
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Jose Mourinho wasn't a happy bunny after the full-time blew in Paris on Wednesday night.
Chelsea's Portuguese manager was visible irate by the manner in which the Blues conceded three goals against Paris, with the Special One labelling Javier Pastore's important third goal as "ridiculous".
Mourinho also fumed that Chelsea's defence "assisted" PSG by gifting Ezequiel Lavezzi too much time and space in the box.
The Special One refused to call out names of his players in public, however he criticised his team saying "the way the team was positioned defensively wasn't the correct one".
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A lot of people complain that the works of Shakespeare are incomprehensible to them. They frequently make the excuse that Elizabethan English is unfamiliar to them, or that "shakespeare cant speak english lol!"
I've personally never found a significant problem in understanding Shakespeare. Some phrases and references he uses I'm sure are lost in time, but the bulk of his work is easy for me to understand.
Are those who can't understand Shakespeare just stupid?
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I don't think they're stupid. Maybe the language just isn't something they're used to.
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After a lifetime devoted to other things I read most of the plays a couple of years ago. I certainly got the gist of them and was content to gloss over passages that proved obscure. On re-reading now, I want to dig deeper and keep notes in a file I call "The Bard's Knotty Bits." The knottiest of these can be passages that use relatively plain language on its surface, but whose syntax and logic prove difficult to follow.
In King John, for example, a knotty bit for me is the speech in which King John finds in favor of Philip (the Bastard), putative elder son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge, in the dispute over inherited land with what proves to be his half-brother Robert Faulconbridge.
KING JOHN. ... Tell me, how if my brother,
Who, as you say, took pains to get this son,
Had of your father claim'd this son for his?
In sooth, good friend, your father might have kept
This calf, bred from his cow, from all the world;
In sooth, he might; then, if he were my brother's,
My brother might not claim him; nor your father,
Being none of his, refuse him. This concludes:
My mother's son did get your father's heir;
Your father's heir must have your father's land.
The part of the speech preceding this passage is clear, as is the conclusion, but I find it hard to paraphrase John's reasoning in reaching that conclusion. Here is an attempt (the speech is addressed to Robert Faulconbridge, the plaintiff in the dispute):
"What if my father (King Richard the Lionheart) had claimed this son (Philip the Bastard) for his own? Your father (Sir Robert) might still have kept that son, fruit of his own wife's womb, not only from King Richard but from anyone else that might claim him (all the world). That was his right. In which case my brother King Richard would have had no recourse, but neither could your father (Sir Robert) in such case, having followed that course of action, then deny that Philip was his son. Therefore, Philip is your father's heir."
Is this a good interpretation? I'm not sure, but for me it makes sense of a rough patch.
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Following up on my previous comment about King John, I realize that in my paraphrase I omitted reference to a key phrase: "Being none of his...." It adds to the obscurity in my view. I would account for it in paraphrase as follows:
"...But neither could your father (Sir Robert) in such case, having followed that course of action, then deny that Philip was his son EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT (being none of his)."
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After being made redundant and being given (very!) early retirement, I had the opportunity to do nothing or a job I enjoyed. I successfully did nothing for a few months, but boredom crept in. I had homebrewed since my twenties and for years had thought about a microbrewery. In 2002 I started looking for premises and finally got lucky with a local farm that was converting a barn for light industrial use.
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The 29th annual Texas Crab Festival was May 9-11 in Port Bolivar. The family event is held every Mother's Day weekend on the peninsula and is hosted by the Bolivar Chamber of Commerce. The festival featured carnival rides, live music, craft booths, contests with prizes, a boat show and plenty of seafood and refreshments.
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UPDATE, 1:47 p.m.: Boise School District officials announced that after a search of the school, no bomb or any threat was found. Classes resumed at 12:50 p.m.
UPDATE, 12:22 p.m.: Ada County Sheriff's Office officials report that police have determined that there is no threat at Kuna High School. Students and staff have already returned to classes.
UPDATE, 12:03 p.m.: Kuna High School also received a bomb threat at roughly 10:50 a.m. According to the Ada County Sheriff's Office, the school has been evacuated and is being searched. School administrators say classes will resume once the building has been cleared.
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Students from Boise High School were evacuated from campus buildings before 11 a.m. following a bomb threat.
According to a message from Dr. Ann Farris, Boise Area Director of the Boise School District:
"We immediately implemented our safety and security procedures and contacted Boise Police. All students have been safely evacuated to the school's football field."
Parents of students have been informed that they're able to pick up students on the 13th Street side of the football field. Parents are asked to bring proper identification.
"Classes may or may not resume," said Farris.
According to the Boise Police Department, the threat is currently under investigation, but no further information was available.
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Many see fly fishing as a way to escape from the stresses of everyday life – and recent Gear Giveaway winner, R.J., would agree. After winning a lesson with Macauley "Mac" Lord, an L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools instructor and renowned fly fisherman, R.J. learned how to not only catch fish, but reconnect with himself and nature. We caught up with R.J. to see how he is using his gear and what he has to say about his renewed connection to nature.
Happy that's he's now found the joy of casting a fly, R.J. explains how fly fishing always seemed just out of reach for him:
"Fly fishing is something I've been chasing my whole life. I'm originally from the Shenandoah River area in Virginia, where there's tons of fly fishing – so it's something I'd always really wanted to do and learn. But I've had a job my whole life, and it was always go to school or go to work. Something I really regretted because I knew fly fishing would be something I really loved."
After paying his way through school, R.J. moved to Rhode Island. It was then he started to discover fly fishing and other ways to finally take time for himself.
"It was always the one thing that got away from me, and I got a second chance at it. This was something that completely overdelivered – I feel bad I waited this long to get into it. The older you get, it's few and far between you get an opportunity to do something great for yourself. "
R.J. shared a story of practicing his fly-fishing knots on a plane ride – using his shoelaces – which startled some of his fellow passengers. He's even been trudging through the water with half-waders, and we have a hunch from this photo that we know what will be the next piece of gear on his list.
We love that R.J. discovered how to press "pause," something he now advocates for all of us to discover:
"How to press 'pause' – that is still ringing true. It was a surreal experience; I got all this free fishing gear, a private lesson with Macauley 'Mac' Lord – it was a blast, and I was immersed. There is always going to be a million things to do at work and at home. But you really do have take time for yourself and break away for a bit."
"There's a little bit of guilt, yes – but as long as you're maintaining your core responsibilities for your family, it's okay to stop and do something for yourself."
Watch R.J.'s video to learn more about his discovery: http://bit.ly/LLBean_Gear_Giveaway_Videos.
R.J.'s story inspires us to get out and find the "pause" button. How do you press "pause?"


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c) oxygen
d) silicone
The most abundant element in Earth's continental crust (by weight) is
a) oxygen
b) silicone
c) calcium
d) iron
The central region of an atom is called the
a) proton
b) nuetron
c) electron
d) nucleus
What are the builiding blocks of minerals?
a) elements
b) isotopes
c) electrons
d) rocks
If the atomic number of an element is 6 and its mass number is 14, how many nuetrons are contained in the ucleus?
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Compounds with high melting points have
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UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar
Deadline for Library course reservesApril 18, 8:00am - 4:00pm
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The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Library reminds the Mānoa academic community that the deadlines for course reserve lists are rapidly approaching. Please plan ahead to request materials for your course reserve list that are held in Sinclair Library Wong Audiovisual Center.
The deadline dates for submitting Course Reserve lists to Sinclair Library Wong Audiovisual Center are:
*Summer I 2014 – Friday, April 18, 2014
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*Spring 2015 – Friday, November 21, 2014
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Sinclair Library Wong Audiovisual Center is the home to all Reserves at UHM. If you have any material—books, handouts, overheads, and media such as videos, CDs, or DVDs—that you would like your entire class to use, Sinclair is the place to make it happen.
UHM library has limited copies of an item, but by placing a title on Reserves you can make it accessible to all students in a fair manner. Students may save money by using the material at the library instead of having to purchase their own copy. Items placed on reserve may come from the UHM library or you may provide your own personal copy.
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Celebrate spring with the Morgan Community Choir's 14th Annual Spring Concert, Monday May 7 at 7 p.m. at the high school. The free concert features sacred selections such as Ralph Manuel's Alleluia, as well as familiar perennial favorites such as a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway medley and Danny Boy. Afterwards enjoy the mingling and refreshments in the High School Commons area. Spring is here! The choir was organized in 1999 by Lois Manning, director of the choir, and Suzanne Carrigan. The concert's pianist is Aimee Ferrin. Members of the choir come from all over Morgan County and rehearse every Wednesday night in the high school choral room. New members for the fall season are always welcome!
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A new must-see exhibit in the world-famous Fossil Halls.
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Discovery Room
Through January 7, 2018
Special Exhibit
Get an up-close look at rarely-exhibited mummies.
June 24, 2017 - June 16, 2019
Special Exhibit
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Explore the rapidly evolving science that is revolutionizing how we view human health.
September 15, 2017–March 8, 2018
See what it's like to fly like a bird!
October 7, 2017–May 28, 2018
Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory
Mingle with up to 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies.
Through December 8, 2017
Courses and Workshops
The Science of Stem Cells: Online Course
In this five-part online course you will explore the history and basic biology of stem cells, learn about new research techniques, and find out how stem cells could lead to cures for diseases and to individualized medicine.
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Sold out - In this five-part course we learn the science behind how our senses work.
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Origami Holiday Tree
An annual tradition, the delightfully decorated Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the Museum for more than 30 years.
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Palamanui could break ground next month
The University of Hawaii has issued a notice of award to F&H Construction for the Palamanui campus construction project.
Officials were able to renegotiate F&H Construction's cost from about $25.5 million to $22.7 million. John Morton, vice president for community colleges, said they did so by agreeing to leave out some items from the project, such as the photovoltaic panels, to lower the project cost.
The next step, Morton said, is a five-day period for bid protest. That runs from April 1 to 5, he said.
"After we get past that, we're looking forward to breaking ground," Morton said. "We've been waiting a long time, haven't we?"
The renegotiation process went smoothly, Morton said.
"We were able to work out something to keep us in the money (range) without jeopardizing the project in the long run," he said.
University officials were left scrambling in January after the low bidder for the project, Nan Inc., withdrew its bid. The university had about $17 million set aside for the project between state money and contributions from Palamanui LLC, the overall project developer.
Even Nan's low bid was $21 million, higher than the amount of money available.
The gap between the available funding and F&H Construction's bid was about $8 million.
In February, the Board of Regents voted to use about $6.5 million in leftover revenue bonds for the Palamanui campus, which will be located mauka of the Kona International Airport.
The first phase of work includes a culinary arts building and a health science and student services building, according to the notice to proceed, posted on the University of Hawaii's website.
Big Island legislators had serious concerns about the situation in January, after learning Nan had withdrawn its bid.
Sen. Josh Green, D-Kona, said at the time legislators made clear to university officials the Palamanui project — a long-awaited community college campus for West Hawaii — had to come before several other university projects in the works.
Palamanui Global Holdings' Roger Harris said the developer is continuing to build the main waterline to the campus, as promised. He said he was happy to see the notice of bid award.
"It's good news," he said. "This is it. … We're hoping there's real construction on the college (soon)."
He said he could see work beginning as early as next month. Morton said once the university gets through the bid award protest period, when work will begin depends upon the developer's schedule.
University officials last month said they now expect the college to open in January 2015.
Attempts to reach F&H Construction, which is based in Lodi, Calif. and has a Kahului office as well, were unsuccessful Monday.
The campus has been in development for nearly a decade, with the land developer, Palamanui, initially agreeing to build the first campus building itself. More recently, the state and the developer reached an agreement in which the developer paid the state $9.7 million, to be combined with $7.5 million in capital funding, to have the first phase built. Palamanui is also doing about $10 million in infrastructure work.
Right now, students attending Hawaii Community College in West Hawaii do so in classrooms scattered across a retail center in Kealakekua.
The new campus is expected to be about 24,000 square feet, encompassing classrooms, learning kitchens and science laboratories. The campus should support about 700 students, UH officials said.


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Abu Dhabi's newest hotel has become the first regional member of Preferred Hotels® & Resorts Worldwide, a collection of more than 130 independently owned and operated properties in 21 countries.
Al Raha Beach Hotel, with 110 deluxe rooms plus private villas, had to undergo an extensive assessment programme, auditing around 1,600 standards and operating practices, before it was admitted to the select membership of Preferred Hotels®.
According to Abdulla Al Romaithi, managing director of Danat Hotels & Resorts, the company managing Al Raha Beach, the rating means the resort will be recognised worldwide as an oasis of luxury and global service standards.
"Membership of Preferred Hotels ® gives us access to worldwide reservations and marketing programmes, a link to the travel trade and potential customers and a strategic partnership that provides an excellent platform to build business," he said.
The announcement of Al Raha Beach Hotel's affiliation with the global brand coincides with the latter's new marketing focus on the Middle East as part of an overall strategy to strengthen membership outside of the United States.
Al Raha Beach Hotel is operated by Danat Hotels & Resorts, the umbrella brand for the hotel division of National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels (NCT&H).
Capitalising on the growing reputation of the Arabian Gulf for exceptional hospitality and customer-focused service, Danat Hotels & Resorts' gradual expansion aims to establish a name that will be recognised as a quality mark by customers in the Middle East and overseas – a move endorsed by the Preferred Hotels® affiliation.


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Discussion in 'Strings' started by SuperHead, Mar 19, 2013.
Which gauge is better overall?
What string pattern is the racquet and how firm do you like the stringbed to feel?
you should use rpm blast instead. pro hurricane is better than most lower cost strings, but nothing compared rpm blast.
The string pattern is 16/19, and I don't mind whether it's firm or not, but would slightly prefer to the softer side.
i prefer pro hurricane 16
17g, soft enough and wide enough for the pattern.
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