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El Duque wrote:I'm going with new mold. There are no exposed hands sticking out the back like Voyager from the last movie, and those two screws on top aren't present in any previous mold.
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Looks like a shrunken down version of the Leader class mold, just for that I may pick it up.
BeastProwl wrote:What the **** is wrong with you?
prowl123 wrote:Wether it's the deluxe or not, it's definitely a new mold. The thrusters look completely different from any previous mold, and the panel behind the cockpit looks different from the leader version (the voyager doesn't have it). Those two screws are really big and prominent too. I want it, but I'm not digging all these gigantimungous guns that come with the figures.
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Automodular Corp. (TSX:AM) - Strong Buy
Posted by: Elliot Luchansky, CFA (IP Logged)
Date: March 21, 2013 11:10AM
We believe that Automodular Corp. (TSX:AM) is currently undervalued and represents an attractive investment opportunity at its current valuation. Our target price for the company is $5.65 (representing upside potential of 98% relative to the most recent closing price) and we would feel comfortable buying the stock at any price at or below $5.10 per share (the stock is currently trading at $3.06).
Investment Thesis
The company has substantial exposure to the North American automotive industry; thus, its share price was severely impacted by the financial crisis, which was exacerbated by troubles experienced within the North American industry around that same time and the loss of a major contract with General Motors in association with GM's bankruptcy proceedings. The company has been able overcome the challenges faced during this period and has had a strong recovery in its financial results over the past few years. However, we believe the market has not responded to the company's corresponding recovery in terms of financial strong performance since this time and, even in light of a number of considerable risk factors (discussed further below), the market valuation is well below AM's intrinsic value.
This trend can be seen in the following table, which highlights the stock's mediocre recovery that has deviated from its financial performance (and future growth prospects) over the same time period.
AM's success is dependent on its ability to deliver modules that meet quality requirements of customers quickly, and it must do so at a price that reduces the cost structure of its clients' relative to if they were to maintain this function internally. Over its history, AM has developed a highly efficient operating model as it currently receives orders at an average rate of one order every 40 seconds (sometimes as frequently as every 5 seconds). The company is able to deliver the completed module within two hours of receiving the order.
The company has established a number of competitive advantages that positions it to continue to expand into providing its services to a growing number of industries, highlighted by its recent entrance into the clean energy sector, assembling modules used for wind turbines through a contract recently signed with Vestas (discussed further below).
Our thesis is based on the fact that on a probability-weighted basis, the company will be able to maintain its position within the automotive industry while leveraging its core competencies into a growing number of supplemental market segments, initially expanding within the rapidly growing clean-energy space, but also into a wide variety of other potential industries that rely on highly-efficient manufacturing processes. The company has established a strong competitive advantage through its proprietary process and technology that increases efficiency for its clients in a way that will be sustainable for the foreseeable future. Moreover, located in southern Ontario, AM has appropriately focused its geographic presence – a factor that critical to protecting its competitive positioning.
Finally, management has demonstrated a proven commitment to minimizing its cost structure, utilizing capital in a highly effective manner and appropriately distributing cash to its shareholders, primarily through recurring special dividends (on top of its stated recurring quarterly dividend); moreover, given the company's current market valuation, management has recently received approval from its board to buy back up to 10% of the company's outstanding shares.
Automodular is responsible for sub-assembly of modules built into various mechanical devices. Historically, the company has focused exclusively on assembling modules (e.g. rear suspension, dashboards, etc.) for automobiles. However, it has recently diversified its revenue stream through contracting with Vestas (a subsidiary of the publicly traded Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S) to provided outsourced assembly of modules used in the manufacturing process of wind turbines.
For most of its history, AM's primary client was General Motors Corp. (GM). Around the time of the financial crisis and GM's bankruptcy filing, GM pressured the company to reduce its pricing by 50% — an offer that was rejected by AM and had a material unfavorable impact on its revenues, earnings and share price, an effect that was exacerbated by the economic downturn, particularly seen in the North American automotive industry. However, AM had already established an agreement with Ford Motor (F) around the same time, which allowed the company to remain solvent. In 2010, AM was able to extend its agreement with Ford through June 2014 and is currently in discussions to renegotiate the agreement for a further extension.
Key Risk Factors
Automodular's biggest risk by far is its customer concentration. Currently, the company only has two customers (Ford and Vestas) and lost its longstanding primary customer since inception (GM) abandoned its arrangement with AM prematurely, illustrating the level of pricing pressure that exists within this market niche and how vulnerable the company is to losing individual clients. Management has indicated that it is optimistic that it will be able to negotiate a new agreement with Ford in the near future. However, in the case that it fails to maintain its relationship with Ford, based on our projections (which are partly driven by consensus estimates for Ford's North American operations), we would expect AM to lose approximately $100 million of pro forma annualized revenue beginning in the second half of 2014.
It seems evident that this is a meaningful catalyst that the market is factoring into AM's current valuation. However, we would argue that this needs to be considered from the basis of a probability-weighted view of potential outcomes, and have incorporated this potential loss (with a 33% probability of coming to fruition) into our model. We do however believe that AM has positioned itself well to win the new agreement given its proximity to Ford's Ontario-based manufacturing plants. Moreover, in the case that the company is able to renegotiate with Ford, given Ford's negotiating leverage over AM, would expect that the terms of the agreement would entail a material unfavorable change in terms of the economics of the agreement. We have incorporated this element into our model in a conservative manner, by decreasing the economics of the agreement beginning in the second half of 2014 in both our base and upside scenarios (by 25% and 10%, respectively).
Furthermore, AM is susceptible to the same risk factors that its customers face, which for its automotive operations include macro factors such as eventually increasing interest rates, commodity prices and competitive pressures from international players.
In terms of its new clean energy-focused operations, due to the fact that this is a rapidly growing space, there are increasing competitive pressure emerging as new competitors enter the industry. This may have adverse effects to AM from the standpoint of its ability to maintain its existing contract with Vestas, to succeed in its plan of expanding its client base within this space, and facing contracting margins due to pricing pressure for any customers it is able to attain due to natural economic forces. In addition, clean energy entails exposure to additional government scrutiny and trends in other more traditional sources of energy, particularly with the developments in recent years pertaining to shale gas, which has emerged as a potentially abundant, cleaner energy source located within North America.
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Our revenue projections are based on consensus estimates for revenue growth rates for Ford's North American operations, with a probability-weighted adjustment in the second half of 2014 for the risk of losing Ford as a customer, and two scenarios entailing retention of Ford with reduced pricing structures. Similarly, we use a probability-weighted blended methodology for projecting the growth trajectory of the Vestar (and other) revenue estimates. We have included an upside scenario where the company is able expand its client base within the non-automotive space by adding additional clean-energy customers and/or alternative contracted sub-assembly initiatives.
Our valuation assumes that the company reaches a "steady state" in 2016, at which point we used the Earnings Power Valuation methodology, whereby we took normalized EBITDA (-) maintenance capex* (1 – proxy for the statutory tax rate). The associated calculations are included in the appendix and the following outlines a sensitivity table of the valuation range:
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I hope you had a great holiday weekend! It is so tough coming back to work after a long weekend. So, I know I have to make today's 'Stolen Joke' super funny to help make it easier getting back to the grind.
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(a) Gait signal of the left hindlimb of a TO-2 hamster superimposed over the gait signal of the left hindlimb of a F1B control hamster. Stride frequency was significantly higher and stride length significantly shorter in TO-2 dystrophic hamsters compared to F1B control hamsters. Propulsion duration (arrows) was significantly shorter in TO-2 hamsters compared to F1B control hamsters. This finding was consistent in hamsters studied at 1 month, 3 months, and 9 months of age. (b) The relative contributions of braking and propulsion to the stance duration of forelimbs and hindlimbs in 9-month-old F1B control hamsters and TO-2 delta-sarcoglycan-deficient hamsters walking at 16 cm/sec. The relative contributions of forelimb braking and propulsion to stance were significantly altered in TO-2 dystrophic hamsters (*
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"Good wine needs no bush," William Shakespeare wrote (in the epilogue to As You Like It ) – but it could always use a beneficiary. On Tuesday, the Vancouver International Wine Festival named Bard on the Beach Theatre Society as its new charitable beneficiary, following the collapse earlier this year of the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company.
The wine festival was established almost 35 years ago as a fundraiser for the Playhouse, and raised $7.8-million for the theatre company over the years. After the theatre company announced it would cease operations last March, the wine festival – then called the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival – announced it would change its name and begin a search for a new beneficiary.
"The choice of a new charity to support was an important decision for the Wine Festival," said Wine Festival board chair Randy Kaardal in a news release out late Tuesday, adding the festival consulted with stakeholders and volunteers on the decision. "Bard on the Beach had a long association with the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, it is an important cultural event in the city and the festive atmosphere it engenders makes it a great charitable partner."
Bard artistic director Christopher Gaze is drinking to that. "The current transformation that we are undergoing at Bard will be greatly assisted by the generous support of [the] Wine Festival," he said in that same news release. "We shall thrive together."


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VALENCIA, Spain -- Spanish star Fernando Verdasco halted a four-match losing streak with a straight-set victory Monday at the $1.87 million Valencia Open.
The third-seeded Verdasco vaulted past American qualifier Michael Russell 6-4, 6-1 on the indoor hardcourts at the City of Arts and Sciences. The 2004 Valencia titlist Verdasco hadn't won a match since beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in five sets in the fourth round at the U.S. Open in September.
Up next for the world No. 7 Verdasco will be former top-10 Frenchman Gilles Simon.
In other opening-round play, Simon subdued Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-3, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka topped Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 and Russian qualifier Teymuraz Gabashvili grounded French veteran Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2.
The top seed this week is British star Andy Murray, who bested Russian Mikhail Youzhny in last year's Valencia finale. The Australian Open runner-up Murray will meet Spain's Feliciano Lopez here on Tuesday.
Second-seeded French Open runner-up Robin Soderling will also take to the courts for a first-round match on Tuesday, as the Swedish slugger will meet Spain's Albert Montanes.
Tuesday matches will also come for a fourth-seeded Ferrer and sixth-seeded Russian star Nikolay Davydenko.


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Nov 02, 2013 - 1:31 pm
Hey everyone, My husband is scheduled to have his first treatment on Monday. He will be getting ABVD. We have been waiting for this, but as it gets closer, I'm becoming more nervous. We have not had our counseling with the nurse yet to walk us through the road map, that will be on Monday as well. As we were setting up all of these appointments, I never asked if there is anything we need to do before the treatment. Can anyone who has been treated with ABVD tell me if he should be fasting, high calorie diet before, high protein, lots of water, etc. I'm sure they will tell us on Monday, but by then it will be to late (at least for the first treatment). I didnt think of these questions until last night, and no one is in the office. It is sent to an answering service who has no answers for me. Thanks. Leana
Nov 02, 2013 - 2:01 pm
I did not have ABVD I had 6 cycles of R CHOP. I did not have to do anything special prior to my treatments and I was instructed to take all of my medications, if any, as usual. Eat normally unless there is scheduled bloodwork in which case I always had to fast. I would think they would have told you if they wanted anything special. I am sure it will be fine and go off without a hitch. Good luck. Mary
Nov 02, 2013 - 2:19 pm
Hi Chrisjag:
I know nothing about the treatment. But this is very important. I would leave an attention-getting message AND call the hospital the doctor is connected with and try to track him down OR someone who can help you. When necessary, I have become more aggressive on the phone and I definitely would be if I were you.
Nov 02, 2013 - 3:56 pm
At least you have some answers now. Lots of people here have received abvd, since it is the most common first-line treatment for HL.
Unlike CHOP, abvd does not contain any Prednisone, which is a steroid which can cause jitters and stimulate appetite. The effects of abvd (like most chemo combinations) are "cumulative," and intesify over time. He may have few, or no, symptoms after his first one or two treatments. He may in fact never have many side-effects. Others (like me) are less lucky.
The most common side-effects are extreme fatigue (I was sleeping 16 hours per day), gradual loss of appetite, and many people get neuropathy (numb hands and feet). Also, he will almost certainly lose all of his hair after his second or third treatment. Some lose their sense of taste, and mental confusion is common after several treatments, especially memory loss. Discoloration of nails is common. Mouth ulcerations are relatively common. Bleomycin can cause severe respriatory problems in rare cases, especially if the patient is older or has pre-existing respriatory issues. I had all of these things plus others but, as I said, each individual's experiences are unique.
Along with loss of appetite (which is a form of drug-induced aneroxia), he may develope certain food cravings and adversions. All I could eat for two months were french fries and breakfast drinks. Forget about "a tailored diet." I had another friend on MOPP years ago, and all he would eat for 4 months was pot pie ! He went from 220 to 130 pounds.
The intensity of symptoms varies with the amount of drug received. Six "cycles" of abvd (which is 12 infusions, or six months' worth of treatment) is the max recommended by the FDA (I had this 12 infusion, six month treatment.) Persons getting fewer does will have an easier time in most cases. The following describes each drug in detail, along with all side-effects.
One last thing: ABVD is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE ! The discomfort is worth it in the long run !
Nov 02, 2013 - 3:47 pm
Thanks! I was able to reach the on-call doctor. He said eat a light breakfast and do everything else we would normally do.
Nov 02, 2013 - 7:33 pm
Glad to hear that you reached the on-call doctor, and got the food question answered.
I remember arriving at my hospital once for a CT-Scan and found that they had not told me to take a certain pill before the Scan. I, therefore, could not take the scan. They were very apologetic and on my next visit, they gave me a $10 certificate in a card to spend, so my husband and I had lunch in their cafeteria.
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Age of Wonders 3 - Development Updates
Since my last post about Age of Wonders II Triumph Studios has released three more updates on the games website. So sit back and get ready to read three updates.
The first update is about a new game feature called Mystical City Upgrades.
The goal with this new feature is to make cities a lot more unique. We got some feedback that right now city upgrades could use more diversity. The class structures vary per class of course, and the tier 3 unit building is different for each race. Then there's the Harbor which you can only build if the city is located next to water. But you wanted more, and we heartily agree!
The second update talks about the New Disjunct Spell Mechanics.
Age Of Wonders 3 has many spells that that you can cast to strengthen their empires, enchant their cities and swing the tide of battle in their favor. Many of these spells can be removed by your enemies however, if they research an ability called Disjunction. Disjuncting a spell is simply a case of paying the same amount of mana that a spell cost to cast in order to Uncast it, removing its effects from the world.
Under the new rules, all players will have the ability to disjunct other player's magic from the start of the game without needing any special research, however disjunction is no longer guaranteed to succeed.
The final update is about the developer hosting a Multiplayer Tournament.
With the World Cup nearing its conclusion; we have another great international sports event to look forward to: The Age of Wonders III Summer Tournament 2014!
Community member BloodyBattleBrain is the instigator and will lead the organization. The exact rules will follow, they are partially dependent on the amount of players and your feedback of course. Triumph will contribute prizes.
The plan is to start the tournament July 15th, If you wish to participate as a contestant, please post in the comments below! Any suggestions on the tournament format are also welcome!
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This book takes the reader on a voyage into the aging body, explaining why aging occurs. It deals with specific degenerative changes, such as heart disease, cancer, and dementia, explaining why these things happen and what can be done to ameliorate their effects.
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Although there are many books of this genre on the market, few of these combine the sound scientific research with ease of expression and readability, as does this one. For some of the ideas expressed in this book, this is their first unveiling in the public domain, although of course, they have been available in the scientific literature. It has the rare quality of being a book for the average reader and for the scientist and clinician at the same time. Baby boomers' guide to Healthy Aging is a book for everyone.
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In Aesthetic Computing, key scholars and practitioners from art, design, computer science, and mathematics lay the foundations for a discipline that applies the theory and practice of art to computing. Aesthetic computing explores the way art and aesthetics can play a role in different areas of computer science. One of its goals is to modify computer science by the application of the wide range of definitions and categories normally associated with making art. For example, structures in computing might be represented using the style of Gaudi or the Bauhaus school. This goes beyond the usual definition of aesthetics in computing, which most often refers to the formal, abstract qualities of such structures—a beautiful proof, or an elegant diagram. The contributors to this book discuss the broader spectrum of aesthetics—from abstract qualities of symmetry and form to ideas of creative expression and pleasure—in the context of computer science. The assumption behind aesthetic computing is that the field of computing will be enriched if it embraces all of aesthetics. Human-computer interaction will benefit—"usability," for example, could refer to improving a user's emotional state—and new models of learning will emerge.
Aesthetic Computing approaches its subject from a variety of perspectives. After defining the field and placing it in its historical context, the book looks at art and design, mathematics and computing, and interface and interaction. Contributions range from essays on the art of visualization and "the poesy of programming" to discussions of the aesthetics of mathematics throughout history and transparency and reflectivity in interface design.
Contributors: James Alty, Olav W. Bertelsen, Jay David Bolter, Donna Cox, Stephan Diehl, Mark d'Inverno, Michele Emmer, Paul Fishwick, Monica Fleischmann, Ben Fry, Carsten Görg, Susanne Grabowski, Diane Gromala, Kenneth A. Huff, John Lee, Frederic Fol Leymarie, Michael Leyton, Jonas Löwgren, Roger F. Malina, Laurent Mignonneau, Frieder Nake, Ray Paton, Jane Prophet, Aaron Quigley, Casey Reas, Christa Sommerer, Wolfgang Strauss, Noam Tractinksy, Paul Vickers, Dror Zmiri
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"Aesthetic Computing covers a wide range of subjects, with themes including art, emotion, metaphor, mathematics, transdisciplinarity, visualization, auralization, programming, and interface design, just to name a few. One strength of this collection is that the theoretical discussions tend to be grounded in specific examples, which in many cases draw on extensive previous work by the author."
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"A dramatic and inspiring exploration of computers, art, and design. No one should miss the experience of entering the portals of this beautiful book to stimulate creative thinking and develop a fresh way to look at the world, from novel computer interfaces to new social fabrics and communication methods."
—Clifford A. Pickover, author of A Passion for Mathematics and Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves
"Aesthetic Computing examines the relationship between beauty and computation from a variety of perspectives. With the advent of digital art and digitally created music, we have come to accept that computation can be the medium through which beauty is expressed. Less obvious is the idea that logic has its own inherent beauty and computation a unique aesthetics. Perhaps most intriguing of all is the artistic presentation of mathematical concepts in computationally produced form. This collection of essays is a fascinating exploration of the varied terrain where abstraction and creative force meet."
—Jennifer Burg, Department of Computer Science, Wake Forest University
"Aesthetic Computing brings the exploration of aesthetic experience beyond the representation of natural processes and technological events, and beyond optimization in mathematics and computing. Instead, the contributors envision a visual space where concepts of aesthetics from both art and computing can enhance each other."
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While many reacted to the news that Ivan Reitman was stepping down from his post as Ghostbusters 3 director, few noted what was perhaps the most crucial information from that story: production would be starting early 2015, and the new, reworked vision for the property would hit the ground running almost immediately, with a new director stepping in and casting to follow soon after. In other words, the news wasn't that Reitman was stepping down, but rather that the movie was bonafide, legit, 100%, no-foolin' happening. Holy cow, man. And now sources say the production may have gotten their man. Or men.
According to notorious Hollywood gadfly Nikki Finke, the men in charge will be none other than Phil Lord and Chris Miller:
The two are highly sought-after given their recent runaway successes. Re-inventing 21 Jump Street into a bawdy buddy comedy proved to be great success for Sony, and their recent The Lego Movie was a box office and merchandising boon. Though they got their start in animation with the under loved Clone High, they've made a fully-fledged graduation to live-action with the upcoming 22 Jump Street. And, in fact, we called it: they show up in our 10 Directors Sony Should Consider For Ghostbusters 3 piece that went live a little while ago. Hey Sony: that suggestion wasn't free, you know.
Miller and Lord have already worked with some of the top comedians in the industry, including Will Ferrell, Will Forte, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Charlie Day, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, DeRay Davis, Chris Parnell, Jake Johnson, Nick Offerman, Ellie Kemper, Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Andy Samberg and Jack Black. Hm, maybe Lord and Miller were simply hired so that Sony could develop closer relationships to some of these funny people? Would Nick Offerman look good strapped to a proton pack? Ellie Kemper as a Ghostbuster is the sort of thing that could melt the coldest heart, no? And Will Forte as a Ghostbuster… well, obviously that needs to happen.
It appears as if not even the passing of Egon Spengler can stop this film from happening, so we're getting a Ghostbusters 3, and it seems very likely Miller and Lord are in charge. So, who do you want to see as a Ghostbuster? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Today is International Sea Monkey Day!
How could I nearly have missed this important holiday! I just discovered that today, May 16th, is International Sea Monkey Day! (I kid you not.) Children the world over will dress their Sea Monkeys up in their Sunday-best, sing Sea Monkey songs, eat Sea Monkey-shaped cakes. What would a Sea-Monkey shaped cake look like any way?
Like many children of my era, I fell victim to the advertisements in the comic pages of the Sunday paper and desperately wanted some Sea Monkeys (Artemia Salina, brine shrimp). My mother knew they were not what they appeared to be in the ads featuring cute little smiling humanoids and, certainly fearing having to deal with my disappointment, would not let me have any. [Note: Ad picture was found on Sea Monkey Geek at his post Were you Disappointed?]
I am glad to see that Sea Monkeys still exist, and actually seem to be quite a popular subject on the internet:
- Click here for a Sea Monkey musical video entitled "Ocean Of Fire."
- To order (or for more info about these "dream pets") visit the Official Sea-Monkey Website.
- Visit Sea Monkey Mania or Sea Monkey Geek.
- If you are REALLY into your Sea Monkeys, then visit the Sea Monkey Worship Page.
- Search "sea monkeys" on Amazon and you will find three whole pages of Sea Monkeys items! How about Sea Monkeys on Mars, or even a Sea Monkey action figure to celebrate this special day?
Happy International Sea Monkey Day!!
PS: Sea Monkeys seem to be quite a cultural phenomenon for a certain generation. If you are too old or too young, you may not have even heard of them. I was just on the cusp of the end of Sea Monkey popularity. If you have Sea Monkey memories to share, please leave a comment!
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I love Sea Monkeys! I have 3 tanks going right now and a box with collectible Sea Monkey stuff I've grabbed on Ebay! I am 40 years old and the parent of three kids (all of whom have/had Sea Monkeys). I grew up with the comic ads and remember well getting my first tank. I couldn't wait for that to come in the mail! I would say the Sea Monkey phenomenon is one of the best memories I have of childhood. And, even though I'm 40, it has never left!
Thanks for the post and I'm really enjoying the rest of your blog too!
Hi Brian,
Thanks for the comment. I have only just discovered Sea Monkeys. As I said in my post, I do remember the ads (I am 41), but my mother would never let me order any!
Your comment brightened my day. It is nice to know that someone out there is reading and enjoying. Please come again!
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hiya im amie and im19, just thought id say i have jusy bought 2 tanks of sea monkeys and i have had no hope with the first 1 but im gonna do the second 1 today, i dont no if its just me but when you look in the water after you have entered the purifier, it looks like eggs? but the eggs are in the second 1? confusing, anyway keep ur sea monkey flame burning lol xx
Iam morgan and I'am 9 I have an sea-monkey andI thank they are so tiney and cuite and I just love sea-monkey day
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1. The Gretzky conundrum
It is a vivid illustration of the depth of the Phoenix mess that the NHL has to choose between the financial cost of guaranteeing former coach Wayne Gretzky $8.2 million in deferred salary and the optics of looking as though it is trying to stiff the greatest player and ambassador the game has ever known.
Like most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle; not that it makes it any better for a league now pitted against a much-beloved icon.
NHL officials have spoken to Gretzky's representatives and explained they will do their best to ensure he gets as much, if not all, of the money he deferred over the past couple of years in Phoenix. There will be monies available to creditors after the sale of the team to the league is finalized Monday in Phoenix, about $11 million, and that money may take care of Gretzky. But the league can't guarantee that will happen and won't guarantee paying him.
We're Not Done Yet ...
What to watch for this week
1. Ranger Nation breathed a heavy sigh of relief when it saw star forward Marian Gaborik back in the lineup for Sunday's Original Six tilt with the Boston Bruins. The fans got positively giddy when Gaborik scored the only goal the Rangers would need en route to a 1-0 victory. He has played in 12 of the Rangers' 15 games and collected 18 points and is a plus-6. The Rangers lost the two games he missed earlier last week when he was out with an injury the team insisted was not connected to his long-standing groin/core body issues, injuries that made him such a risk when the Rangers signed him as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.
Now, the question is whether those two games were merely a blip on the radar or the start of something the Minnesota Wild were all too familiar with the past few seasons as the Rangers head west for dates in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary this week. One thing is clear: With Gaborik in the lineup, the 9-5-1 Rangers are a contender; without him, that's another story.
2. You will find the Colorado Avalanche near the top of our Power Rankings once again this week. Hey, they're 10-3-2 and tied with Pittsburgh for the most points in the league. But (and you knew that was coming didn't you?) the Avs have lost two straight, and you have to wonder if they'll start to settle back into a level of play that reflects their talent (the Avs have scored once in the past two games). You also have to wonder about the fatigue factor for netminder Craig Anderson, who has been the early-season surprise and has started every game for the Avs. Backup Peter Budaj is out with the swine flu, but at some point the Avs will have to give Anderson some rest or risk burning him out completely. This week, the Avs will host Phoenix, Chicago and Edmonton, and this will be a good indication of whether they can hold fast or sink like a stone.
3. We're not much on the fighting end of the game, especially when it's the cartoonish fights between so-called heavyweights that so often dot the NHL landscape. But we do become intrigued when a true fight, one born of frustration and emotion, erupts on the ice, like the one between Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and Minnesota's Marek Zidlicky this past Saturday. Not sure we'd put that in the heavyweight class, but it was still a pretty good scrap, and there's a sheer fascination factor that comes from watching one of the NHL's finest players duke it up. All we can say is that Saku Koivu better watch out when Crosby and the Pens visit Anaheim on Tuesday.
4. Remember how Steve Mason was the talk of the league last season? He jumped straight from major junior hockey to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to their first playoff berth and won a well-deserved NHL Rookie of the Year award. Well, Columbus fans are wondering where that Mason went, as the sophomore netminder has struggled mightily. After collecting a league-best 10 shutouts and turning in a .916 save percentage in 2008-09, Mason has been average at best with zero shutouts and an .881 save percentage. After starting the season by winning four of five, he's now lost four of six and given up three or more goals in each of those games. Coach Ken Hitchcock told ESPN.com before the season he thought it was critical the team relied less on Mason this season. Perhaps the odds are simply catching up to the Blue Jackets, who are allowing 30.5 shots a game, tied for 21st in the league.
5. A couple of years back, the Dallas Stars were the kings of the shootout with Jussi Jokinen plying his magic in the one-on-one competition. Jokinen is long gone, and the Stars have already given away four points in shootout losses this season, including a game against Florida in which they spotted the Panthers a 3-0 lead. That's five points left on the ice. Come April, those are the points that can be the difference between missing and making the postseason. Other teams who may end up bemoaning the loss of those extra points include the New York Islanders (five overtime/shootout losses), Tampa Bay (four) and Toronto (four).
Take this to the bank
All eyes (OK, at least eyes in the Toronto area) will be on the expected debut of Phil Kessel in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey on Tuesday. The Leafs are at home against Tampa Bay that night, in Carolina on Friday and then back home for Saturday's Hall of Fame game against Detroit, giving Kessel some time to adapt to his new surroundings. The Leafs, of course, are off to a rugged start and Kessel will face considerable pressure (right now, the Leafs look as though they will send the No. 1 overall pick to Boston for his services). It says here Kessel starts off with a flourish and the Leafs continue their improved play.
It has set up an ugly scenario where Gretzky is seen as having acquiesced to league wishes, only to see those favors not returned. It was Gretzky who graciously stepped aside when the team decided to go with Dave Tippett as coach with the bankruptcy proceedings still looming during training camp. The Great One also declined to file paperwork in court in an effort to track down his erstwhile $8.2 million, paperwork that could have slowed the process even further ("could" being the operative word). He didn't, and now likely feels as though the league has taken advantage of his good intentions.
The league, on the other hand, is spending the owners' money every day trying to keep the Coyotes afloat and will continue to do so until it finds someone to take the team off its hands. Given that, the belief is the league can't justify guaranteeing Gretzky will be taken care of, regardless of how it appears. It is an indication of just how deep-rooted the problems are in Phoenix -- the NHL can't do right by Gretzky even if that's what it would most like to do.
The fact that there is some dispute about who actually owes Gretzky the money -- is it former owner Jerry Moyes, with whom Gretzky had a personal services contract, or the team? -- further muddies the shark-infested waters surrounding the Coyotes and their future.
It says here Gretzky will ultimately get his money. The question remains what the cost will be in terms of his relationship to the league and the game, which owes him a debt that seemingly cannot be quantified in cold, hard cash.
2. The return of Jose Theodore
While most eyes have been glued to the superlative play of Colorado Avalanche netminder Craig Anderson, and with good reason, another interesting goaltending story is unfolding in Washington involving the oft-criticized Jose Theodore.
You've heard the jokes in recent years ("Theodore or Three or Four"). But Theodore has quietly silenced many of his critics with one of his strongest starts in recent years despite a 5-4 overtime loss against Columbus on Sunday, a game in which a freak bounce and two power-play goals, including the overtime winner, eluded him.
The former Hart and Vezina Trophy winner, whose career seemed to be in a slow decline, dropped 10 pounds during the offseason and credits that with making him faster and stronger.
"It just felt like I had more power in my legs," an upbeat Theodore told ESPN.com this week. "I've just felt the best I've felt for at least the last four or five years."
No one is more keenly aware of his own statistical place in the game than Theodore, and he points out that his numbers during the second half of the past couple of seasons have been terrific. "Sometimes I look from the outside and people kind of forget what's going on," he said.
But Theodore also acknowledged he has historically taken time to get on track. Not so this season, as he has appeared in nine games for the Cup-hopeful Caps. Coach Bruce Boudreau said it's fair to say Theodore is giving the Caps the best goaltending since his arrival in Washington before the start of the 2008-09 season (he signed a two-year deal worth $9 million).
"It's really fair," Boudreau said. "I mean, he's giving us maybe the best goaltending he's given any team in the last five years. And his confidence is way up there and he's playing strong."
He will give up one or two goals, "but there's, touch wood, very rarely the soft ones are going in," the coach said.
Although the assumption was that the starter's job in Washington was youngster Semyon Varlamov's to lose -- and maybe it was -- Theodore has wrestled the job away from the young Russian, who replaced Theodore one game into last season's playoffs.
Theodore acknowledged that Varlamov is the future of the Caps' goaltending, but he believes he is in a position to be among the top netminders in the game.
"I'm happy," he said. "I feel I do get into a good rhythm. This year, I feel my focus is dead on."
3. And the meek shall inherit ... what?
An interesting week in the NHL makes you wonder what's next, as a number of the NHL's bottom-feeders started to make some noise. Consider that Toronto won its first game of the season before collecting points in four straight games; the New York Islanders won three straight against quality opponents (the Rangers, Washington and Buffalo) and finished the week tied in points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference; and the goal-starved Nashville Predators reeled off three straight victories and have won four of five to move into the thick of the Western Conference pack.
Even the moribund Florida Panthers came alive with two straight wins to break a four-game losing streak. More impressive, they scored 10 times in those road wins over Dallas and St. Louis.
So what does this mean? All teams, even the worst in the league, will go through spasms when they look like they get it, and that may be the case for the aforementioned teams. But it may also be a sign of teams actually getting on track. The Panthers are traditionally slow starters, so perhaps this is the beginning of their annual rebound. The Islanders' slow start may have been a function of youth; perhaps the past week is an indication they're getting it under coach Scott Gordon. Dwayne Roloson's emergence as the go-to guy between the pipes (Martin Biron did record a shutout in the third of the three straight wins) is also an interesting development. If these teams keep up their strong play, it will only add to the drama of the annual playoff races.
4. Trade update
It wasn't all that long ago that the Ottawa Senators didn't look so bad in the wake of the Dany Heatley trade with San Jose before the start of the season. But the tables have turned a bit, as Jonathan Cheechoo has continued to struggle with the Sens with only two assists and a minus-3 rating.
Milan Michalek leads the Sens with six goals, but three of them came in one game and he has not produced a point in the past four contests as the offensively challenged Senators have lost two in a row and four of five. Michalek has also chipped in just one power-play goal this season, one of the reasons the Sens rank 26th on the man advantage.
Heatley, meanwhile, has 17 points for the red-hot Sharks and has collected seven points in the past seven games, including a game winner against Colorado. The Sharks have jumped into first place in the Pacific Division thanks to a five-game winning streak and victories in seven of their past eight games. As we thought.
Don't you think Sens GM Bryan Murray wishes Heatley had accepted that deal to Edmonton? The Senators would now be the benefactors of a re-energized Dustin Penner.
5. Down on the farm?
You see the transactions every day: "So-and-so is called up from the AHL" and "So-and-so is sent down to the AHL." But what if you have no farm team in which to dispatch players? Now you can feel Anaheim GM Bob Murray's pain.
Murray is the only GM in the NHL without a dedicated AHL farm team where prospects are learning the game, and the Ducks' system. There is no place to stow away valuable veteran players like Kyle Calder, whom Murray signed last week and sent to Bakersfield of the East Coast Hockey League. Bakersfield?
"It's not a healthy situation," Murray told ESPN.com. "I hate it, I hate the feeling of it."
The Ducks did have an AHL affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, but that team ran afoul of AHL financial rules and was kicked out of the league, leaving the Ducks scrambling to find a place for their young players to play. Some are in San Antonio with the Coyotes' affiliate, although that's a stop-gap answer. A couple are in Manitoba with the Canucks' farm team and others are in the ECHL, which isn't great given that it's a big step down in terms of competition from the AHL.
It is, of course, cheaper not to have an AHL franchise, but Murray noted that historically it almost never works out for the minority partner in those kinds of relationships.
"You don't have control over developing your own people," he said.
Anaheim ownership is fully behind the team finding a new AHL partner, and AHL commissioner Dave Andrews is likewise involved in trying to find a new match for the Ducks. But it doesn't make life any easier in the short term for Murray or the Ducks.
Stock up, stock down
Matt Moulson, New York Islanders: Moulson, the 263rd player taken in the 2003 draft, leads the surging New York Islanders in goals (six) and points (10).
Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins: Kunitz is often maligned by Pittsburgh fans for not scoring enough while, for the most part, playing alongside captain Sidney Crosby. But Kunitz has come alive with two goals and four assists in his last three games.
Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes: Staal, the heart and soul of Carolina's offense, has only three goals and five points and left Sunday's loss to San Jose with an upper-body injury after playing 14:40. He has gone five straight games without a goal and the Hurricanes have lost nine straight.
Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers are just 1-4-0 on the road, including three straight losses away from home. They have managed only one win in their past five games and have scored just twice in those four losses.
Scott Burnside covers the NHL for ESPN.com.


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wikiHow to Clean Roller Blinds
Roller blinds are highly versatile and practical window decorations, but just like anything else in a house, then can accumulate dust and dirt over time. Natural dust from the house, splashed food, and even small bugs can soil your blinds, but luckily, cleaning roller blinds is a simple undertaking that only requires a few minutes of your time to keep your window treatments looking their best.
1Check the care label of the blinds. It is important that you follow the care instructions of the blinds, to ensure that you are washing your blinds in a way that won't damage them.
- If the care label indicates that you can wash the blinds (plastic/vinyl blinds), or your blinds are very dirty, you can thoroughly clean the blinds in a bathtub.
- If the care label indicates that the roller blinds cannot be washed, you'll need to spot clean them, meaning you'll only clean the spots that are visibly dirty.[1]
2Remove the blinds from the window. Remove the roller blinds from the window, and from the roller, so the blinds can lay flat on the floor. Most roller blinds have a disk on the side opposite of the pulley chain that can be rotated until the top of the blind comes free from its brackets.[2]
- If you are going to spot clean your blinds, spread out some pages of newspaper on the ground as a workspace.
3Vacuum the blinds. If the blinds are especially dirty, a preliminary vacuum might be in order. That way, you can clear the blinds of any cobwebs and large pieces of dust, removing any surface grime.
- The vacuum's soft brush tool is perfect for picking up small pieces of dust and dirt clung to the roller blinds.
- You might want to consider vacuuming both sides of the blinds to make sure you remove as much dirt and dust as possible.
- If vacuuming isn't an option, you can remove as much dust as possible by wiping the blinds by hand with a microfiber cloth or an old sock.
4Prepare a bathtub to clean the blinds. Fill a bathtub about half way with lukewarm water. Add about 2-3 tbsp. of dishwashing soap to the bathwater, and stir the water and soap around until it starts to create sudsy bubbles.[3]
- 1 tbsp of bleach can be added to the water to help clean white blinds.
5Wash the blinds in the tub. If you have multiple blinds, wash them one at a time. Allow the blind to sit in the tub water and soak for approximately 20-30 minutes so the dried on grime can loosen from the blind's surface.[4] Clean the blind using a soft brush, sponge, or cloth to wipe away any dirt still on the blind. Once the blind is cleaned, drain the soapy water, and add more clean water into the tub to rinse the blind of any remaining soap.
- Consider folding the blinds accordion style if they are particularly long.[5]
- A toothbrush can help loosen up tough stains and markings.
- For quicker soap removal, you can try holding the blind vertically in the shower, and use the shower head to rinse the blind of any soap. Dried soap residue left on the blinds can immediately attract dirt and dust.[6]
6Spot clean the blinds. Make a cleaning solution from laundry detergent and water.[7]You can use about 1 tsp. of laundry detergent (or one small squirt of dishwashing soap), mixed with 2 cups of water. With the blind laid on the newspaper on the floor, use a cloth or towel that has been thoroughly wrung out, and wipe the dirty areas of the blind.[8] Continue spot cleaning until the entire blind is clean.
- If the blind is really dirty and has significant residue from pets, bugs, or food grease, consider adding about 1 tbsp. of baking soda to your cleaning solution. The abrasive texture of the baking soda will help dissolve the dirt.[9]
- For tough stains, consider scrubbing the dirty areas of the blind with an old toothbrush.
- Be careful not to saturate the blind too much. The cloth you use to clean the blind's surface should just be a little damp.
7Dry the blinds. Let the blinds completely dry by arranging them on a drying rack, or consider hanging them on a drying line outside. Reinstall the blinds to the rollers and rehang them over the window.[10]
- Regular dusting and vacuuming can help maintain clean blinds.
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- Color-safe bleach can be utilized for added cleaning power on colored blinds.
- Avoid using harsh cleaners on the fabric as it may damage the material.
- For paper blinds, spot clean with a slightly moist cloth and allow them to dry completely before reinstalling over the window.
- You can cut up unused towels to make towel-fabric rags for cleaning. They are excellent to have handy for many cleaning jobs.
Things You'll Need
- Mild laundry detergent/dishwashing soap
- Vacuum with brush attachment
- Sponge or soft cloths
- Bath tub
- Lukewarm water
- Old toothbrush
- Drying rack or outside clothesline
- Bleach (optional)
- Baking soda (optional)
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/how_to_clean_roller_blinds
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1DRKJb9cGM
- ↑ http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-roller-blinds/
- ↑ http://www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/how_to_clean_roller_blinds
- ↑ http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-roller-blinds/
- ↑ http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-roller-blinds/
- ↑ http://www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/how_to_clean_roller_blinds
- ↑ http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/tips/a24952/blinds-and-shades/
- ↑ http://cleanmyspace.com/how-to-clean-blinds-wood-plastic-aluminum-blinds/
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LOWELL (CBS) — A Lowell building inspector has been ordered to stay away from the home he's accused of stealing from an elderly woman.
David St. Hilaire was arraigned Friday on charges of larceny over $250 from an elderly person and obtaining a signature by false pretense.
Prosecutors say St. Hilaire tricked 86-year-old Erika Magill into signing over her home before she died.
The judge banned St. Hilaire from leasing, selling or mortgaging the home.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Magill had lived in the house for more than 50 years, and authorities say St. Hilaire had tried the property for many years, but she always said no.
If St. Hilaire is found guilty, a judge could order him to give the house to the woman named in Magill's will.


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During my rehearsal presentation, I stopped dead in my tracks when I said "The Visual Studio Environment…" I had this mental image of the sign language interpreters signing something like "the Visual Studio rainforest." After my presentation, the interpreters told me to ignore them as if they weren't even there. I typed up my entire presentation, so they would have all the possible words I would use, but I'm still so nervous I'm going to speak too fast or say something like "lagniappe" from my native N'awlins tongue. As I walked out of the presentation room, one of them told me "see you later." I replied, "no I won't." <grin> It's all about denial.
Brian gave me a really good tip for presenting. Always stand on something, like a coin, bottle cap, or hat. It keeps you from rocking too much. Don't ask me how it works, but I just know it does. I should find some mardi gras beads (or St. Pat's Parade beads) and stand on them, as if I were back home on the parade route, stepping on anything thrown in my direction. You always step on something before picking it up on the parade route, because you don't want your hands to get stepped on.
The most difficult aspect of doing the demos is describing what is happening in a non-technical way. For example, I have to explain the improvements that the ASP.NET Accessibility QFE provides, without talking about the changes in the HTML source. If I were talking with my peers, I would tell them here's the source diffs and here's how it affects customers. For whatever reasons, it really messes with my head not being able to talk about the HTML source diffs. I guess this is because I want to build credibility with the audience, like they won't believe me if I don't prove what I'm saying in a technical way, as if the screen reader reading the website wasn't enough proof.
However, tonight at the final rehearsal things just clicked. I think it was partly due to the advice Brian gave me about "just talk and the words will come." And I think it was due to it being the last rehearsal of a very long day, so I decided to just have fun. Brian and I are going to do some more rehearsals tomorrow morning. Our presentation is at 1:30 tomorrow. One of the marketing folks helping me fine-tune my presentation said, "we'll turn you into a marketing person yet!" I took it as a compliment <grin>
Seriously though, I cannot stress enough how thankful I am to everyone who helped me put these demos together and helped me become a better speaker.