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Goflow always wants to know where the best peaks and conditions are. But for us, our community is the most important thing and there is nothing more exciting than opening the Goflow app and finding photos and videos of our riders shredding and having an excellent time all around!
It doesn't matter your favorite sport, just join us and share your best moments riding. We want to see you surf, skate, paddle, kite or any other fun outdoor activity!
How about starting now?! Choose that amazing photo, or a video with your best session and post it on Goflow! Show everyone your skills!
We've selected some of the best posts from our Tribe and put it all together, in order to inspire you.
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If you're not on Goflow, you're missing out on some amazing moments!
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Who loves the ocean and can't live without it? Whether on a surfboard, a SUP or a Kite, the salted veins alway pulsate harder! Check out some of our surfers Mike Howell, Luan Blascovitch, Jose and Leticia Del Caro doing what they love.
Sometimes it's better to take a picture before going to the water. So you can enjoy your sessions better, without having to worry about anything but fun.
Or, maybe, inside the barrel looks better? Like this photo from Arthur Cumplido.
There are those who prefer to stay outside, simply watching the others ripping. What about these moments, clicked by our Local Expert of Floripa Fabiano Sperotto?!
At Goflow, everybody has space to share their moments! It is not only those people who search for waves or winds. You can also be a skateboarder and join the community by posting your photos and videos on the streets, ramps and skate parks around the world.
We also have some riders that are almost pros!! Check out this Ollie Indy over the cone by Gabriel Alves and try to say that it's not perfect (click on the photo and then play).
And what about the riders that are not in the sea, but who float in the air? Joe Voador prefers to see the world from another angle, aboard his Paragliding.
Now, if you want to stay calm, but still have fun, that's fine! You can grab your board and go for a SUP paddle, either alone or with friends and family.
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FARMINGTON — Greetings and a good day to you all, and what an amazing week this has been. We started it off on May 26 with our better than last year's parade.
Our grateful thanks to our members of the DAV, the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary, our SAL (Sons of the American Legion), the Junior Corps of the American Legion Auxiliary, representatives of the Milton VFW, and Boy Scouts who assisted with the carrying of our flags
The Henry Wilson School music department contributed music, with Kaitlyn Baillargeon performing taps, Jane Cormier leading us in song, Paul Pratt as Parade Marshall and Officer of the Day, Gary Mosher keeping everything moving along.
The Carlton Woman's Relief Corps did the rededication of our Civil War Monument and the service for those who perished at sea at Farmington's Main Street Bridge. Readings were read in part by the members of the last Woman's Relief Corps left in New Hampshire, assisted with members of the other Auxiliaries. I felt very fortunate to have three generations of my own family in the parade this year, with my daughter Dawn carrying the American Legion Auxiliary flag and my granddaughter Holly carrying the Junior Corps banner that my youngest daughter, Jen carried many years ago!
Our Parade Marshall this year was our own DAV member Paul Pratt who led us with his bright red Marine jacket and great smile. (Paul also made it in the Rochester Times photo shoot for the Rochester Parade).
A special thank you to our own firing squad, consisting of members of the DAV and American Legion, who assisted in this honor at both the cemetery and at the bridge and joined in the formation of the parade.
We passed out over 120 American flags, (12" x 18") to the many children along the way and I don't know whose face showed the enjoyment more the children or the veterans that were able to reach out to the hands of our young people along the way. (Thank you to Brian Bunker, Janie and Matthew Pratt for your help in this department)
While all this was going on members of our American Legion Auxiliary and cook Lee Benoit of Little Bear BBQ were back at the Post Home preparing the wonderful luncheon that would serve all that marched. If it sounds like a group of veterans and auxiliary members working together, that is just what has kept Farmington's Veterans Organizations going all these years is that we can and do work together in order to accomplish what is necessary for our veterans and their families..
Pinwheels, bracelets, dog tags, and red, white and blue items also made it to the crowd along the route, much to the delight of children and parents.
The attendance this year was better than past recent years and we appreciate the growth in attendance as the encouragement helps us continue in this parade tradition, unlike other larger towns that have had to skip this important event due to lack of support. It is your continued support and assistance that makes this all possible.
It gives us all a wonderful feeling to parade under so many flags along the way hanging on the poles lining the Main Street, that our town's people have contributed to making our pride just a little bit more each time those flags fly.
A very successful yard sale was held by our DAV and DAVA this past weekend (June 1) with a special thank you to Commander Curry Lashua, his wife April, Skip Steward and Dot Stiles who worked long hours in preparation for this very worthwhile endeavor.
Our last ham and bean supper was held also on June 1 with a break over the summer months, but a reminder that there will be one more meat raffle before the end of June.
The DAV and DAVA will hold their meetings on Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. sharp with plans under way for the Forget-me-not Drive over the end of June at Market Basket in Lee and the weekend of July 4 in Rochester.
We will also be at a booth in Rochester's Night before the fourth and look forward to seeing many of our friends during these times.
Until next time keep our veterans and their families in your hearts and prayers. God bless you all and take care.


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Jarome Iginla's stock is falling fast.
When the puck was dropped on this shortened season, many believed the Calgary Flames winger would be one of the most valuable commodities for GM Jay Feaster at the April 3 NHL trade deadline because of his status as an unrestricted free agent.
But as the schedule quickly moves towards the halfway point, and the 35-year-old Iginla, who hasn't had any serious contract talks with the Flames, went into Saturday's game versus the Minnesota Wild at home with a 1-9-10 scoring line in 15 games.


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here is a type of trading i think would work. no not the kind of trading where you can just throw gear around all willy nilly, but a more strict trade mechanic that requires items of near equal value to be traded. so what i propose here is fair, and non game breaking trade system. lets say some one has an exoctic gun worth 5000 glimmer / 500 marks what ever the exchange rate works out to be and i want that gun. in order for the trade to go threw i would have to put up gear near equal to that amount. so for example, lets say i have a rare lvl 15 bazooka, and my friend has a rare lvl 14 machine gun. i dont want the bazooka and he does not want the machine gun so we would be able to trade those to each other. we would not be able to trade something for nothing, and would not be able to trade items with to large a gap between them. edit: people would not be able to just straight up trade glimmer or marks for items. thoughts?
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Bishnu Dey
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- Urboshi I am not your Pururoba! Hey, Urboshi, A realm I ...
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- I Also I also yearn for rain-clouds, not just with my ...
Bishnu Dey was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, translator, academic and art critic in the era of modernism, post-modernism. Starting off as a symbologist, he won recognition for the musical quality of his poems, and forms the post-Tagore generation of Bengali poets, like Buddhadeb Basu and Samar Sen, which marked the advent of "New Poetry" in Bengali literature, deeply influence by Marxist ideology. He even published a poetry magazine for while wherein he encouraged socially conscious writing. His own work reveals a poet's solitary struggle, quest for human dignity, amidst a crisis of uprooted identity. Through his literary career, he taught English literature at various ... more »
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Smritti Shatta Bhabishyat
The sea swelled and roared
on that full-moon spring night.
That day Damini said, 'My heart's
desire is not fulfilled.'
She wanted to live again
at the edge of death and the full moon of life,
She searched again for the bottomless blue
of the moonlit sky
that day, by the ocean.
In everyday of my life you are almost
the full moon night at jhulan,
or a full moon night in the winter
or spring or summer or at rash or Kojagori,
even the shapeless new moon night is
an image of you.
My heart's desire is not fulfilled either,
I wish I could ...
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On Jun 30, 2014, shares of JTH Holding, Inc. (TAX - Free Report) scaled a new 52-week high of $34.21. With about 0.13 million shares exchanging hands in the last trading session, shares gained 0.9% to close at $33.31. The momentum was driven by solid fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 results. The year-to-date return from the stock came in at about 37.7%, which is much ahead of the Nasdaq's return of 5.5%.
JTH Holding delivered net income of $2.18 per share in the fiscal fourth quarter, improving 8% year over year on higher top line. The improvement came on the back of higher revenues that increased 11% on higher franchise fees, royalties and advertising fees, financial products, interest income and tax preparation fees.
Though expenses escalated, a higher magnitude of increase in revenues resulted in a 12% rise in operating income.
JTH Holding's fiscal top and bottom line also improved year over year. Shares have gained about 18% since it reported it earnings results on Jun 18.
JTH Holding served 2.4 million customers in the U.S and Canada, reflecting an increase of 6% in fiscal 2014. Tax returns prepared in offices in the U.S. increased 5%, better than the IRS reported growth rate of 0.7%, with average net fee increasing 6%.
JTH Holding is also strengthening its balance sheet. While cash balance improved 142%, debt balance lowered 11%. Cash from operations also improved 53%. Banking on higher cash flows, the company repurchased 0.8 million shares in June enhancing shareholder value.
Riding on its strong performance, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2015 of this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) business service provider moved north by 3.3% and is currently pegged at $1.86. It also translates into a year-over-year improvement of 2.08%. The expected long-term growth rate for the stock is 20%.
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BARCELONA, May 10 (Reuters) - Formula One's commercial rights holders CVC need to reach an agreement with Mercedes before any flotation of the sport can be successful, Mercedes GP chief executive Nick Fry said on Thursday.
The German car giant, with seven times world champion Michael Schumacher as one of their drivers, is the only leading team yet to commit formally to a long-term future in the sport after the existing 'Concorde Agreement' expires at the end of the year.
"If CVC wish to float F1, I think they need this resolved fairly quickly - possibly more than we need it resolved," Fry said at the Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round of the championship and first in Europe.
Formula One is planning a flotation in Singapore that could value the business at as much as $10 billion and could take place by the end of June.
CVC Capital Partners owns 63.4 percent of the sport and plans to retain a stake.
Champions Red Bull, McLaren and glamour team Ferrari have all signed up to a new agreement that governs the commercial side of the sport, including the distribution of revenues to competitors.
Mercedes said earlier this week, in response to media speculation that they could leave Formula One, that "we are in discussions with the commercial rights holder and we would like to ask for your understanding that we are not currently commenting on these discussions."
One important sticking point for Mercedes is believed to be that their three big rivals have been offered places on the board of Formula One's eventually floated company while they have not.
McLaren have confirmed they have a place on the board while Ferrari have always had a special status as the only team to have competed in Formula One since the first world championship in 1950.
Mercedes only returned to Formula One with its own works team in 2010, after buying champions Brawn GP, after pulling out at the end of 1955.
Their victory in last month's Chinese Grand Prix was the first by a works Mercedes since 1955.
They have however enjoyed considerable success since they came back as an engine supplier in 1994, winning multiple titles with McLaren.
"Mercedes-Benz wishes to be in F1," said Fry, whose team had earlier announced a partnership with the U.S.-based Starwood Hotels and Resorts chain that indicated a longer-term vision for the future.
"I would add that F1 also needs Mercedes-Benz, it is one of the top 20 brands globally and is one of the few car manufacturers in F1, it is an engine supplier to three teams," said Fry.
"It can attract brands like Starwood Hotels, a huge American company that takes these decisions very seriously...
"I am completely convinced in my mind that if CVC wish to sell some or all of F1, the value they can derive from that would be severely diminished if Mercedes was not a participant."
Mercedes also supply McLaren and Force India with engines. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ken Ferris)


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Take This Waltz
Drama / Romance
Director: Sarah Polley
Running time: 116 mins Released: 17th August 2012
About Take This Waltz
When writer Margot (Michelle Williams) meets Daniel (Luke Kirby) while completing a piece in Nova Scotia, they quickly strike up a friendship laden with chemistry that hints at a romantic future. The problem is, Margo is happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured yet somewhat predictable cookbook writer. At first, her flirtation with Daniel promises to be a one-off, but then Margot finds out that Daniel is actually her neighbour. While Lou toils over his latest batch of chicken recipes, Margot wonders if she should take the plunge with Daniel, who is charming but also possibly a heart-breaker. Her sister (Sarah Silverman), who is also married and recently out of rehab for alcoholism, offers wise counsel but Lou seems oblivious to any problems and Margot is troubled by an emptiness she cannot name.
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Thank you, Warbler, and to you too!
Thats a Texas Valentine if I ever saw one! Health and happiness to you, Tex!
Thank you, Hot Love! Your profile is cute, and I liked the jig, Cel!
too cute :)
Thank you, Robbie, Mimi & Bentley! Love those truffles.
Same to you Tex and those Lindt balls are my favourite:-)))
Thanks my dear and same to you, especially the part about the truffles!
Thanks Tex and the same to you, enjoy your day.
Thank you, Morris, and to you too!
Happy Valentine day, tex!
Yes, LJ! Those Lindt white chocolate ones! All you can eat! Thanks, Laurajane and Gracie, have a great day.
I shall wallow in chocolate truffles.
Happy Valentine's Day to you too Tex! enjoy your chocolates but don't get sick please!
Thanks, friends, for your good wishes. Let's all eat chocolate till we get sick!
Thank you, tex...and the same to you!!
Thank you, TS! Happy Valentine's Day to you too!
Happy St Valentines day to you, Texasstar.Thank you.
You seem to have an inexhaustible supply of Betty Boop illustrations - do you collect them?
Special Valentine wishes goes your way Tex.
Happy Valentine's Day to you Ms. Tex!!!
You old romantic, Robbos!! Happy Valentines Day to all.
Lovely Tex, happy Valentine too.
Happy Valentines Day to all in Jigidi land:)
Right back atya ~ enjoy the day ~ my favorite holiday.
Sis, you look so much like Betty Boop! It's amazing!!
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Van Vincent, assistant U.S. attorney general from Nashville, spoke in front of St. Paul police headquarters about federal charges against local Somali gang members in connection to a human trafficking ring that spanned three states. Behind him are St. Paul Police Chief Thomas Smith and Mike Feinberg from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
Unlikely pair kept sex case alive
- Article by: JAMES WALSH and DAVID CHANEN
- Star Tribune
- December 31, 2010 - 10:40 PM
NASHVILLE - "British" and "Moe D" sulked at a table inside courtroom A859. Each wore jail coveralls, their legs shackled.
A St. Paul vice cop faced them in silence while an intense Nashville prosecutor presented rapid-fire reasons why the men should stay locked up pending trial.
They made for something of an odd couple. Investigator Heather Weyker with her long blond hair and passion for this work. Assistant U.S. Attorney Van Vincent with his military-style buzz cut and Tennessee twang.
Nashville, too, seemed an unlikely place to charge mostly Minnesota gang members of Somali descent with selling Minnesota girls for sex. But to those who have worked this complex human-trafficking case that crosses state lines and involves 29 defendants and at least four young victims, Weyker and Vincent are the reason this is a case at all.
"From my perspective, Van and Heather are the heroes of this case," said Ed Yarbrough, former U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. "Minneapolis dropped the ball."
Despite a decision by the U.S. attorney in Minnesota two years ago to not prosecute, Yarbrough said, Weyker never gave up her fight to rescue young girls investigators say were coerced into prostitution and passed around like playthings. Vincent, he said, is a bulldog who plowed through obstacles to build a conspiracy case that could result in life sentences for people who allegedly sold girls for as little as a bottle of brandy.
Stop in Nashville
Neither Vincent nor Weyker would comment in detail about a case that is sure to take months to resolve.
The defendants have pleaded not guilty. Attorneys for brothers Abdifatah (British) Omar and Mohamed (Moe D) Omar declined to comment.
But other interviews, police reports and court documents reveal how investigators with the Gerald Vick Human Trafficking Task Force in St. Paul tracked the case for years.
According to the grand jury indictment made public last month, investigators allege that members of the Somali Outlaws, Somali Mafia and Lady Outlaws gangs pushed girls as young as 12 into prostitution for a decade. One victim, Jane Doe One, was first taken from Minneapolis to Nashville in December 2005 to sell for sex. She was 13 at the time.
There, investigators say, she and other girls were set up in a brothel-like apartment. Jane Doe One told an FBI agent that some of the men she was forced to have sex with were so repulsive, the only way she could endure it was to inhale gasoline fumes or use drugs.
But it was an April 2009 traffic stop that proved pivotal to the case.
Using information from the parents of another girl who had run away -- Jane Doe Two -- members of the Vick Task Force, including Weyker, Special Agent Tom Boyle of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and others, tracked the girl and several men from Minneapolis.
The men picked the girl up from school on Friday, allegedly passed her around several times for sex over the weekend at locations across the Twin Cities, then drove to Nashville to sell her there. Investigators say the men in the car -- Haji Salad, Adbullah Afyare, Abdikarim Ali, Andrew Kayachith and Yassin Yusuf -- made a cell phone video of the girl engaging in sex with them during the drive.
They checked into the Rodeway Inn on Murfreesboro Pike. Many of the city's 6,000 or so Somalis live near the busy commercial strip.
On Tuesday, April 28, the Somalis from Minnesota stopped at a Somali restaurant at the corner of Murfreesboro and Nance. Nashville police stopped the 1999 Lincoln as it left the parking lot. Police were acting at the request of ICE agents working the case. Jane Doe Two was in the car.
An affidavit filed in Davidson County, Tenn., against Abdullahi (Forehead) Afyare, said the girl "said she had sex with her boyfriend and his friends while they were in Minnesota. She said they left Minnesota and drove to Nashville on Monday, 4/27/09. The defendant [Afyare] said he knew they were in trouble because the victim is 14 years old."
The men were arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Until this case, Nashville's Somali community had a relatively low profile. Abdulkadir Gure, a community activist and member of the Nashville mayor's advisory panel on immigrants, fears the case could hurt local Somalis' reputation for working hard and causing little trouble. He said he hopes people remember "there are two sides to every story."
Abdullahi Farah, director at the Center for Refugees and Immigrants in Tennessee, said "it's really bad, a really tragic thing to be charged with this type of crime. But we really don't have the information yet."
Building a case
Two years ago, the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota declined to prosecute the case.
B. Todd Jones, the current U.S. attorney for Minnesota, said that happened before he took over. Frank Magill, U.S. attorney at the time, is now a Hennepin County judge. He said he does not remember the case "bubbling up to me." Jones said the case was declined because evidence at that point supported a state prosecution, but not a federal case. The Nashville traffic stop changed that.
"The investigation continued, and as a result of excellent work by law enforcement in Minnesota, Tennessee, and elsewhere, additional evidence was obtained, and the case evolved into the one recently indicted by the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, with our full support and continued assistance," Jones said.
Yarbrough, who was U.S. attorney in Nashville at the time, agreed the case was not strong at first. "Nashville ended up with the ball, almost by default," he said. "There were large blind spots in the case."
But they worked to make it stronger, he said.
"There was some reluctance on the part of Minnesota authorities to pursue it as a broad conspiracy case," he said. "We did that, due to the work of local law enforcement here with the help of Heather and other local authorities, and the fact that you had a prosecutor who was willing to put in the hours and the sweat equity to connect all the dots."
Building trust
Vincent, 48, is a natural to prosecute this one because of his experience in complex cases, Yarbrough said.
Vincent had worked a massive investigation of the Rolling 60s Crips out of Los Angeles in which nine people were killed in three states. The case, tried in Nashville, lasted nine months and involved 350 witnesses. He was on the task force that prosecuted the Enron case. He spent six months in Iraq advising a war crimes tribunal.
"I know how to do these kinds of cases," Vincent said. "I know how to look at it."
Vincent said he's surprised that people ask why his office -- and not Minnesota -- is prosecuting the case. "If you commit a crime here, we're going to charge you."
Federal, state and local investigators, with Vincent orchestrating, combined the trafficking case with evidence of other alleged crimes, including burglary and credit card fraud. Authorities built a broad conspiracy case, an approach used in Minnesota and other states to take down large gangs.
Weyker, a mother of two young girls, earned the victims' trust with hundreds of hours of visits and phone calls. Each additional contact brought a little breakthrough and a step closer to the truth of what was going on in their lives. Eventually, she persuaded them to cooperate with investigators.
"I had to be sincere, and I am sincere," she said. "I have to tell them I understand, even though I haven't been through their horror. I tell them I'm here to help."
Weyker got calls at midnight from the girls and she gave a lot hugs. She cried with them "because I'm human," she said.
"You can't erase what's happened in the past, but you can guide their future. Getting them to talk is self-healing," she said.
Over the past 18 months, Weyker said, she's gone to Nashville every other week. She spent all of this past July and part of August there, working closely with Vincent, ICE, the FBI and others.
As a result, the case grew from five suspects to 29. Weyker knows the histories and nicknames of every one of them. They have a nickname for her, too, she said: "They call me the tall blond bitch."
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Shares of Rite Aid Corp. (RAD - Free Report) achieved a new 52-week high of $3.70 on Sep 10, 2013, beating its previous high of $3.62 on Aug 14, and eventually closed trade at $3.68. The average volume of shares traded over the last 3 months was approximately 20,593K. Moreover, the company currently trades at a forward P/E of 23.4x, a 59.6% premium to the peer group average of 14.66x.
We believe that the strong price appreciation is primarily attributable to the company's comparable-store sales (comps) growth for the month of August. This was the third month in a row when Rite Aid posted positive comps results.
Apart from this, consistent positive earnings in the past three quarters were a tailwind. Rite Aid, which witnessed declining sales and weak bottom-line results in the recent past, is now showing signs of improvement, thanks to the company's cost reduction initiatives and improvement in store-level performance.
Rite Aid reported a quarterly profit for the third consecutive quarter in Jun 2013. Moreover, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate four times in the trailing five quarters.
Rite Aid utilized additional resources such as the Wellness+ customer loyalty program and the Flu Immunization program to boost customers' demand amid the challenging macroeconomic environment. The company's Wellness+ customer loyalty program has been successful in attracting customers. This is evident from the fact that Wellness+ members in fiscal 2013 contributed to 79% of front-end sales, compared with 68% in fiscal 2012.
On the cost front, the company is focusing on generating cost savings through centralized indirect procurement of drugs and reduction in supply chain costs. We believe that these programs and initiatives will facilitate the company to increase its customer base and generate long-term profitability. Our stance is supported by Rite Aid's strong performance in the past three quarters.
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I've been working recently with my cover designer, Lucie LeBlanc, and she hit on the idea of featuring one of my favorite characters on the cover. This is a small robot named Sceptre, about the size of a pocket watch who supports the king. In my head, I had always pictured him looking like one of the tiny clanks that Agatha Heterodyne created in "Girl Genius". Lucie and I started working on an image that would fit this character, and so I tried to sketch out what I thought it would look like. This was my first attempt.
She sent me a couple of pictures, and I was so picky with one request after another. So, yesterday I thought I'd give it a shot on my own. Since I don't believe in my own skills with 2D images, or Gimp in general, I figured my best bet was rendering it in 3D.
As it turns out, I've got a little experience in 3D rendering. See, I spent 10 years as a video game programmer, and you don't do that without picking up a few rendering tricks. Here's the problem. The last time I used a 3D renderer, it was 3D Studio Max, nearly five years ago. And since I don't have access to such an expensive program anymore, I had to use Blender.
I've never used Blender. Never installed it before, never read a tutorial. So really, how hard could it be to just whip up a new image, right?
Midnight, I install the program. By 4AM, I gave up and went to sleep, having learned enough to create simple objects and texture them. Here we go.
At 11AM, I got up and started on it again. I worked on normal mapping, I added faceted gemstones. I also worked on more texturing, with procedural textures… And I added some hands. Now check this out.
Now that's lookin' pretty damn sweet. The only complaint I can possibly think of is that I was working on this instead of writing. Could be worse. I'll write tomorrow.
BTW, if you want to see high-res versions of this set, I've got a Google Plus Picture Album here.


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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBVX), a clinical-stage oncology drug development company, today announced that the Company's management has presented at the Rodman & Renshaw 18th Annual Global Investment Conference and is providing investors with a recorded webcast of its presentation available here: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq26/register.aspx?conf=rrshq26&page=mbvx&url=http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq26/mbvx/index.aspx
The webcast features MabVax Therapeutics President and CEO David Hansen, as he delivers the Company's presentation and discusses recent business highlights, as well as progress toward upcoming milestones related to its ongoing phase 1 clinical trials. Mr. Hansen discussed the status of the clinical trial of MVT-5873 for the treatment of pancreatic and other GI cancers. He also updated investors on the clinical program for MVT-2163 which is a new generation immuno-PET imaging agent for pancreatic cancer.
The webcast and the slide presentation will also be made available in the Investor Relations section on the company's corporate website www.mabvax.com.
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MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of antibody-based products to address unmet medical needs in the treatment of cancer. MabVax has discovered a pipeline of human monoclonal antibody products based on the protective immune responses generated by patients who have been immunized against targeted cancers with the Company's proprietary vaccines. MabVax's HuMab-5B1 antibody is fully human and was discovered from the immune response of cancer patients vaccinated with an antigen-specific vaccine during a Phase I trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, or MSK. In preclinical research, the 5B1 antibody has demonstrated high specificity and affinity, and has shown potent cancer cell killing capacity and efficacy in animal models of pancreatic, colon and small cell lung cancers. The antigen the antibody targets is expressed on more than 90% of pancreatic cancers making the antibody potentially broadly applicable to most patients suffering from this type of cancer. MabVax's two lead antibody clinical programs, currently in Phase I clinical trials, utilize HuMab-5B1 as a naked antibody (MVT-5873) and as an immuno-PET imaging agent (MVT-2163). Additional information is available at www.mabvax.com.
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Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Skincare brand Garnier Skin Naturals has roped in actress Amyra Dastur as the new face of Garnier White Complete range.
In her maiden brand endorsement deal, 22-year-old Amyra, who was last seen on the big screen in the Emraan Hashmi-starrer "Mr. X", will now feature in commercials for Garnier White Complete face wash.
Talking about her association with the brand, Amyra said in a statement: "As an actor and a woman, I feel that healthy and radiant skin is of utmost importance. I refuse to compromise with the quality of skin care products and Garnier's White Complete face wash not only cleanses my skin but also brightens it beautifully.
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Corsair RM Series 550W Power Supply Review
Final Thoughts and Conclusions
The RM Series adds a new tier to Corsair's already formidable PC power supply offering. Our RM550 test unit produced very good DC load regulation with very good efficiency (easily met 80Plus Gold certification criteria) across a full range of loads. And the unit was able to keep AC ripple and noise well under control, even at full load. The RM550 comes with a basic compliment of all-modular, flat ribbon-style cables. The main 24-pin ATX, 4+4-pin ATX/EPS, and PCI-E connector cables are nice and long (25"-26"). And if you are interested in setting up Corsair's Corsair Link monitoring and control software on your PC, the RM Series PSU is ready with fan speed and +12V rail current monitoring (optional Corsair Link hardware required).
The MSRP for the RM Series 550W power supply is $109.99 USD and will start to be available in September, with full inventory expected by October 2013. It will be interesting to see where the pricing settles out once these units enter the market.
• Very good voltage regulation
• Very good efficiency across a broad range of loads (80Plus Gold certified)
• Silent operation up to mid power levels (40~50% load)
• Corsair Link ready!
• +12V output can deliver up to 45.8A (550W)
• Two PCI-E connectors (6/8-pin)
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• Fully modular, ribbon style cables
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• Fan noise becomes very noticeable at full load
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What do you think, is it OK to use this power supply in bottom-mounted-PSU cases? My concern is fan outake in limited space and directed downwar.? On loads below 50%, what's going to be with heat dissipation?
sergio: Fans in power supplies are intake, not exhaust.
2 pci-e connectors a positive? That should be a negative. All 550w psu's in this day and age should have 4 pci-e connectors.
Unless you plan on running stuff like 2x 670 or 2x 7950, which is pushing 550W unit, I disagree.
2 PCI-E is IMO fine for 550W. Not so for 650W OTOH.
There are videocards coming with 3 PCI-E, so I think at least 3 would be a good number. 2 PCI-E should be the default for 400W units.
Many new cards come with 1x6-8 pin, because they are efficent.
You can do Asus Strix 970 SLI with this PSU for example.
Lee, on the Specifications and Packaging page, the efficiency and fan noise curves show the x axis as sytem load (watts), but it is expressed in percentages of full load. Conversely, on the DC Load Regulation and AC Ripple page, it shows the wattage being drawn but would be more helpful in percent of full load.
Would like an article
that compares the cost between the common recommendation
by all to take a PSU that's double your consumption
and a PSU that's just enough above your system consumption.
Example for calculated comparison:
PC1 peek consumption is 380w - PSU is 450W.
PC2 peek consumption is 380W - PSU is 750W.
(both the same 80+ rate)
PC#1 would be far from optimal, but buying cost is low.
PC#2 is in middle of the bell curve efficiency chart,
but cost more!
since the drop between PSU #2 & #1 efficiency is just few percent's would it make buying the more expansive PSU worth while, for the average warranty of the PSU?
Such article would greatly benefit PCPER community.
I would be very interested to know ..
What is the standing CURRENT drawn from 240V mains during computer shutdown for the RM550.
I have another supply that draws maybe 200mA from the mains but out-of-phase. PF in shutdown is close to 0. Hence only 2 or 3 watt power draw. But that standing 200mA from the mains does not allow a power-saver power board to sense computer shutdown and switch off other accessories (Monitor etc).
Maybe a small plus for my recalcitrant supply during computer shutdown could be that it actually performs a SMALL power-factor correction for the rest of the office :-)
I love corsair Rm 550 and I have it.
buy this product with closed eyes.
So is it good? Should i buy it with Corsair Carbide Wamp/Spec 01?
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A U Maine professor has literally written the book on Breaking Bad.
Expect lots of blood in the season finale of Breaking bad this Sunday. However will it be Walt's or Jessie's? Neither, thinks University of Southern Maine Professor David Pierson.
Pierson's book 'Breaking Bad: Critical Essays on the Context, Politics, Style and Reception of the Television Series' is a read, between the script lines. The collection of essays take an academic look at the TV series. Topics include: the shows representation of masculinity, cinematic style, use of music and sound, how disabilities and impairments are represented and more.
Pierson adds, he thinks Breaking Bad has been so widely popular because people want to be Walt. Perhaps not cooking up methamphetamine, but more of a general appeal. He says Walt's entrepreneurial spirit is what draws viewers to his character.
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Negotiators from North and South Korea have met to discuss plans for an unprecedented summit between the leaders of the two countries in June.
The talks took place in the village of Panmunjom on the heavily-fortified border between the two countries.
The Cold War rivals are technically still at war after their bitter three-year conflict in the 1950s ended in a truce.
Their last high-level talks took place nine years ago.
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In a rare scene in Panmunjom, several dozen North Korean officials and reporters walked across the border to meet their South Korean counterparts.
South Korea's Foreign Minister, Lee Joung-Binn, said a summit could prove to be a turning-point for Koreans and have far-reaching implications for peace and stability in northeast Asia and the world.
South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung is due to travel to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, to meet his counterpart, Kim Jong-Il, on 12-14 June.
Plans for a summit six years ago fell through when the North Korean leader, Kim Il Sung, died.
The BBC Correspondent in Seoul says the North has recently shown signs of emerging from its long diplomatic isolation, possibly because of its dire economic problems.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter held talks in North Korea in 1994 with leader Kim Il Sung, who proposed an inter-Korean summit. But the plans collapsed when President Kim died suddenly of a heart attack.
It is believed that Pyongyang is working with Iraq to build a new ballistic missile plant in Sudan.
The country is facing serious shortages of food and fuel - and as a result needs the support of other countries more than ever.
A US congressional report has estimated that up to two million North Koreans may have died of starvation and related diseases since 1995.
President Kim Dae-Jung has long espoused a "sunshine policy", aimed at constructively engaging the North to ease tensions on the peninsular.
However, tension has remained high on the contested sea border between the two. In June last year, rival naval vessels exchanged fire and at least one North Korean patrol boat was sunk.
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In one of the most revealing comments made since the publication of the ICB's final report on September 11, the ex-chairman of Gartmore and Marks & Spencer argued that the bank should do all that it can to avoid the ICB's ring-fence, which would force it to separate retail deposits from its commercial operations.
HSBC is the British bank thought likely to be the most affected should the recommendations, which were published last month by chairman Sir John Vickers, become law.
Lord Myners made the comments at a discussion organised by the Association of Corporate Treasurers last week, but his words have not been reported until now.
He said: "I've said HSBC would want to consider, or I suspect will consider, moving its holding company. If I was the director of HSBC, I would simply cease to do business in the UK through HSBC plc which is the old Midland bank, and I would instead do it through CCF, their French bank, which can be passported into the UK, and thereby avoid all the extra capital requirements that Vickers is putting on me, and also avoid the UK bank levy."
He went on to say it was "blindingly easy" to spot the loopholes in the Vickers report, and noted that given the UK would be alone in implementing such stringent measures, the opportunity for regulatory arbitrage is high.
His words come six months after The Daily Telegraph first disclosed that there had been meetings between the French authorities and the bank's representatives.
At the time it was thought the French regulators were trying to entice the bank into re-domiciling the whole group in Paris – ahead of its triennial domicile review of the entire bank – but it now appears the discussions may just have related to a relocation of the UK retail bank. Number 10 also appears to have been warned that a move to France by HSBC was a possibility.
Banking sources suggested Lord Myners' comments were "well thought through" and "clearly very germane". However other sources suggested that such a move was not something actively being looked at by the bank, which is taking part in a sector-wide consultation with the Treasury.
Although there is no suggestion that Lord Myners was acting as an out-rider for HSBC, with whom he has no formal or paid connections, it is thought he may have run his thoughts past other leading City figures.
As City minister during the 2008 financial crisis, he would have liaised closely with Douglas Flint, then HSBC finance director who is now the bank's chairman and was at the forefront of behind-the-scenes lobbying of the ICB.
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Lowe London's new press campaign for John Lewis homeware will launch in national newspaper weekend supplements on April 21. The campaign, comprising three colour double-page spreads, seeks to capture the spirit of spring as a time for new beginnings. Conceived by Johnny Leathers and George Prest of Lowe London, the three executions feature homeware items photographed at dawn with the English countryside as a dramatic backdrop. The campaign uses a warm, conversational tone of voice to describe the products and their prices.


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LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Sixteen-year-old Rose Seltzer is no average teenager. The Brunswick County senior gave up karate classes and the piano for something close to her heart.
Seltzer is one of the youngest members of Leland's VFW Post 9408 Ladies Auxiliary. She was named the group's new president Thursday night taking over the position her mother has held for years.
In fact, Seltzer started serving at the VFW at age four. Her father, Dave, was an All American Commander at the post.
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Salam! Where do I even begin...
Let's start with the BEST tour guide ever, Sherif Aboelwafa, who is a local Egyptian passionate about his country and truly loves what he does. You hear his enthusiasm through his voice when he teaches you about the rich history and stories about ancient Egypt. The best part is that he very comical and makes it fun to learn because he engages you and paints a picture in your mind about what happened in ancient Egypt. He is highly educated and knows everything about Egypt.
Not only does he know everything... he knows everybody! He has 20+ years experience doing tours and has built a strong reputation for himself and for Contiki. Everywhere we went, everybody respected him and knew who he was. This makes traveling a whole lot more comfortable and makes the experience feel more local. For example, we wanted to get Egyptian art on papyrus paper so he took us to the best authentic art studio to get it. We wanted to get the best Egyptian cotton, a simple phone call and the shop could send someone to our hotel. We wanted fine Egyptian engravings on jewelry, he phoned a friend to have it made and delivered. We asked him where the best place to spend New Years Eve was and he got us into a hip local hot spot with our own table including food & drinks. This is what I call going out of your way to please! Finally, when shopping at the street vendors he tells you exactly how much things should cost and he will teach you how to negotiate! With Sherif being so well connected, it made the trip incredible and we were able to get the best local memories to bring home!
Sherif manages the tour very well. Luckily for us our tour was small and only had 18 people but there were other tours going on at the same time. He realizes this and makes sure we get to certain historical sites early to beat the rush so we are able to get the best pictures and experience. This means waking up before sunrise but always well worth it! He takes you to the best locations at the sites where no other tours goes and teaches you about the rich history by the animation in his body language, the enthusiasm through his voice, and depicting the well preserved Egyptian art. He also always tells you exactly where the best places to takes pictures are by telling you where to stand, at what angle, at what time of day, with or without flash, etc. Amazing!
Enough about the best tour guide ever. Let's talk about the trip and visiting Egypt. One word: Breathtaking! People were telling me I was crazy wanting to visit Egypt after the revolution and the up rise in protests and the violence that has taken place. The worst thing about traveling is the feeling of not being safe. You will NOT have this problem whatsoever because all the sites you go to are away from the protest mostly at Tahrir Square. Sherif and crew really makes you feel safe. They tell you where to walk/travel and where not to go.
You'll hear Sherif saying that there are different "highlights" of the trip. But essentially, the entire trip was a highlight! Every place we went was mind-blowing. To see how this ancient civilization lived through their art, temples, statues, tombs, obelisks, pyramids, etc. was fascinating. I've been to Greece and Italy to see the Greek and Roman ruins but what sets Egypt apart... preservation! You still see the COLOR in the art! In some instances it looks like someone just painted it yesterday even though what you're looking at is 3000 years old! All in all, every single "highlight" we went to was well worth it so definitely purchase all the optional excursions because… how often will you get go to Egypt?
The tour is short but the amount of things you do seems endless. You take all modes of transportation from taxi, bus, train, cruise ship, felucca boat, airplane, horse buggy and even a camel! There are things to do for everyone from shopping, to sightseeing, to camel riding, to feasting, to nightlife, to smoking hookah, to relaxing, to swimming, to snorkeling, and even to dress up in Egyptian attire! You must try Falafel (deep fried balls of ground chick-peas and fava beans) and Koshery (classic Egyptian dish). As for the accommodation, the first hotel (Victoria Hotel) is in the heart of downtown Cairo in close proximity to 26 of July Street where restaurants and shops are. It is an older hotel and a bit dirty but sleep able. The overnight train was tons of fun because we stayed up all night but the rooms and bed was teenie weenie (avoid eating the train food). The cruise ship was a nice upgrade with comfortable beds and clean bathrooms. Finally, the Safir Hotel in Hurghada was very clean and has it's own private beach! All in all, I was very pleased with the accommodation, the food, and all the crew was very nice and helpful!
One of the best parts of the trip... was meeting fellow travelers from all over the world! Making friends was refreshing because everyone I met was awesome. Even though it's a short tour you really get to know your new friends. I can honestly say that I will stay in touch with all the people I've met on the trip! That's how amazing they are. One person on the tour was someone I've met a year prior on my trip to Greece! Small world! It was wonderful building a bond with others and being able to freely laugh and enjoy each others company. I loved spending every minute with them from telling funny stories at the dinner table, saying "whoa" together while Sherif shows us a masterpiece, playing bowling in the train, relaxing together on the top deck of the cruise, dancing the night away at a local club, sharing to someone that Rosetta Stone is really a stone to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs, so on and so forth. An experience becomes an experience because of the people you're with!
I close this long review by saying, GO TO EGYPT! Take the Contiki Tour because they take you to all the best Ancient Egyptian ruins and you'll have nothing but FUN! Sherif is simply the best at what he does and he will ensure you learn about Egypt while having a blast and keeping you safe! Finally, go with an open mind because you'll build some lasting friendships! It's been just over a week since I've returned home but everyday I've thought about how special my experience in Egypt was!
One last thing, if possible go one day ahead so you can explore the city yourself. I went to the Citadel (famous Islamic fortification and mosque) and the Cairo Bazaar for street shopping. The extra day at the end, 8 of us and Sherif (another reason why he's the best b/c he spent his off-day Saturday touring with us), traveled 2.5 hrs north to Alexandria and it is a whole different world compared to Cairo, Aswan, and Hurghada. Being at the mediterranean you feel, see, and taste the mediterranean influence. Simply Beautiful and well worth it!
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Also.. Stupid me.. I broke the charging port on my phone and then found out that my 2 pocket chargers and 2 spare batteries for my other samsung I had were the same as this phone... so no need for another phone.. Can I get a face palm??
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Car buying. That statement alone is enough to make any girl want to throw up. No one likes to spend large amounts of money, and when haggling salesmen enter the picture, I can tell you that this girl's vocabulary becomes limited to three words, "NO, THANK YOU."
The entire process can be incredibly intimidating for girls.
People assume we don't know much about cars, and whether that statement is accurate for you or completely bogus, the car buying experience can be a stressful one for our gender as a whole.
An article by CNBC stated that four out of five women take a man with them to purchase a vehicle. Confidence is key when negotiating, and for those of us who are not fluent in "automobile," we may feel the need to bring someone we trust to translate for us. The article also indicated that women are far more aggressive with their negotiating online than in person. But who isn't, really.
Thank goodness for companies like TrueCar who recently donated $10,000 to I AM THAT GIRL's #IAMforTHATGIRL campaign, a campaign targeted at providing leadership skills, professional development training, and inspiration for women all over the world to love and be exactly who they are!
TrueCar gave us these helpful quick tips for when you are buying a car:
Lifestyle change: The migration from college to the "real world" can be traumatic, but make sure your vehicle isn't part of the problem. You may be going from a small college town to a job in the big city (or vice versa). Make sure the vehicle you buy today is compatible with your planned post-collegiate life.
Gas prices: The long term trend for gas prices is up, up, up, so relieve the pressure at the pump by investing in a high efficiency car vs. splurging on performance, roominess or luxury.
Consider leasing: Leasing provides a lower entry price point for a new car and a lower monthly expense. It also gives you an opportunity to build a positive credit profile. As a lessee, you always have first option to purchase your vehicle at the end of the lease period, which means your lease payments are simply going towards your final acquisition cost to own your vehicle. Pay attention to the fine print though, some lessors will charge a fee to purchase the vehicle at the end of a lease (this is usually in the $500-1000 range).
Accessorize yourself, not your car: Many people consider their vehicle to be a blank canvas to express something about themselves, but that expression can kill your resale value. Keep it simple with your accessories and color palate or focus on accessories that are removable when it comes time to dispose of your car.
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Making the transition from college life to the work force can be a traumatic time in a girl's life. The cost of student loans, paying for your own place, and managing adulthood can be incredibly overwhelming.
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We were able to get behind the wheel of the all-new F-150 earlier this summer at Ford's Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, Michigan, and on the roads outside of Detroit. The first thing you'll notice about the '09 F-150 is that it looks like an F-150. Of course it does, but what that means is that Ford designers didn't mess with what was already working with the Ford truck and SUV design language. The resulting front end looks like an amalgam of Expedition, Super Duty, and F-150 styling. Three separate grille treatments are available for '09, with variations of Ford's trademark three-bar grille standard on all but the Platinum trim level, which gets two horizontal openings and a distinct pattern on the grille bars inside. The rear of the truck continues the horizontal bar theme with the stamping on the tailgate that ties into the taillight and also incorporates a small lip to improve aerodynamics.
The F-150 and Expedition already have one of our favorite interiors, and the '09 F-150 refines what was already top-tier. The new center console can now fit a laptop computer, and, most important, the new SuperCrew cab is six inches longer. The added length has several benefits. Our favorite is that the B-pillar is no longer in the driver's peripheral vision, which makes the truck's cab feel even larger than it is. Second, rear seat passengers have plenty of legroom, without an odd-looking cab like Dodge's MegaCab or Toyota's CrewMax. The larger cab allows for a flat load floor for loading tall, bulky items, as demonstrated by a pair of Ford employees who tried to fit a big screen TV box into both a Silverado and a Tundra, with no success. For you regular cab fans, the new, longer front doors make for a much more attractive regular cab than the current model with its semi-extended cab look.
On the streets and highways surrounding the proving ground, the F-150 felt familiar, with all of the qualities we've come to expect. It felt solid, sturdy, and quiet, just like the outgoing F-150, only more so. The steering wheel is isolated from road vibration with an additional dampener, and the improved chassis separates the suspension's movement from the cab. One of the few complaints we've had about the current F-150 is power, or, specifically, the lack of power. Possibly because it felt so sturdy and heavy, but even with the new 6-speed transmission that got the F-150 up and running easier than before, we still wanted a little more power out of the 5.4L three-valve engine when a SuperCrew is full of people and cargo. That's not to say the 5.4L is a slug, we're just power junkies. Pulling a heavy trailer, the 5.4L proved to be more than capable, with intuitive downshifting when towing down grades.
On Ford's kidney-punishing durability track, the F-150 showed that its time on the course had paid off. Driven back-to-back with its competitors, the F-150 proved to be more stable and have less rattles. Credit the new 6-inch-longer leaf springs and outboard mounted shocks for the improved stability. The Silverado we drove was the next best performer, with hopping and fishtailing over the worst of the course, which was mitigated when we turned the traction control off (not sure we were supposed to do that). It seemed like too much sensory overload for the traction control to deal with. The worst performer seemed to be the Tundra, with the most interior panel vibration. The ride was so bad that the windshield wiper stalk dropped and turned the wipers on, and this was on the tamer of the two durability courses. We volunteered to ride along with one of Ford's durability testers as we took on the nastier of the two, and the F-150 held up remarkably well, tracking straight the whole time.
Off road, the FX4 package showed off its extra suspension articulation and, more importantly, its electronic locking differential as we drove it through a challenging course filled with deep mud holes, large rocks, and tight turns. We did manage to get the F-150 stuck, and we weren't the only ones, but it wasn't for lack of traction, at least going forward, it was lack of trail. Ford's test track is bordered by trees, and rather than have a grille makeover via deciduous tree, we called for backup from "Hoss," Ford's F-350 off road concept, to pull us out of a mud hole. The F-150's locker proved to be invaluable driving up a slight grade filled with loose, bowling-ball-sized rocks. We just shifted into low range, pointed the truck where we wanted to go, and eased on the throttle. For the sportsman and weekend adventurer, the FX4 package should have most scenarios covered, and it actually drives on the trail like a smaller vehicle. Granted, we're not the most experienced off-road drivers, and the trails were nowhere near rock crawling, but we were impressed with the capability.


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Since I work from home most of the time, I almost always wear tee shirts. As you can tell from this blog, my tastes run to sports team logos, so you can almost always find me in a football or hockey-related shirt. In the summer, I go with short sleeve tees, and then when the weather turn cooler, I go with long sleeves or a sweatshirt. That's why my purchase of this Missouri Tigers Long Sleeve Tee comes at just the right time.
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There's been much turmoil in the time-space continuum since the news broke yesterday that Harry Potter director David Yates might be rebooting the Time Lord as a movie. The story originated in Variety, which claimed that Yates was working with the BBC on the project, and that it would abandon the nearly 50 years of continuity behind the TV series. Just like the "reboot" Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer movies in the works, it would take the name and concept only, leaving behind the specifics of the shows that actually made those names popular in the first place. Needless to say, many loyal Doctor Who fans were less than thrilled by the idea. But hold on, folks, Yates might be getting ahead of himself a bit.
As Giant Freakin' Robot points out, numerous Who-related entities, including the BBC itself, suggest that any potential Doctor Who movie is, at the very least, a long way off. Both the BBC's official Twitter feed and that of BBC executive director Edward Russell were quick to throw some water on the flames of fanboy rage. Russell explained that talk of a Who movie was nothing new, and that it might happen, "Maybe one day. But not right now!" The official BBC Twitter offered an even more official-sounding response that pointed out that the project has barely even left the starting gate:
A Doctor Who feature film remains in development w/ BBC Worldwide Productions in LA. As of yet no script, cast or production crew in place.
So yes, there's a Doctor Who movie in development, but being in development is most assuredly not the same thing as "coming soon to a theater near you." Yates is attached, sure, but directors come and go on in-development projects like commuters through a busy train terminal. They haven't even found a writer yet. Doctor Who Magazine even dismissed the news as "just the same rumours which have been going round for years."
Will we eventually get a Doctor Who movie? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, it's likely a long way down the pike, and it doesn't sound like our beloved TV series is in imminent danger. It's a recognizable name, even amongst many people who've never seen an episode. Hollywood is so desperate for ideas it'll snatch up anything with name recognition, so we really shouldn't be surprised by any of this.
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Traffic will be affected when the USA Cycling National Championships come to Augusta.
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THURSDAY: The Time Trial Championships will be at J. Strom Thurmond Dam.
• U.S. Route 221 (Clarks Hill Road) will be closed from S.C. Highway 28 to Washington Road from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Drivers wanting to use U.S. 221 from Pollards Corner to McCormick, S.C., will be detoured along State Route 47 to Lincolnton.
• State Route 150 from Washington Road to Ray Owens Road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with traffic detoured along Ray Owens Road.
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Infinis is the UK"s largest independent generator of renewable power from biogas, producing 10% of the nation"s total green energy. They operate 80 sites across the UK, employing over 200 people.
The Requirement
One of the naturally occurring products of decomposing organic matter in landfill sites is gas. Around 60% of landfill gas is methane; a highly potent greenhouse gas with a contribution to global warming that is more than twenty times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
The generation of power from landfill gas therefore reduces the impact of methane upon global warming, as well as providing an efficient and secure source of local power generation.
Infinis required a system whereby the central control room operator would be able to see a real time comparison of actual data compared to individual site operating parameters and rules set by local staff, optimising environmental control and utilisation. To help achieve these objectives, Infinis needed to maximise the load factor of all generators within the set operating parameters. Where the load limit was site based rather than generator based, the system would prioritise load to generators on higher electricity selling prices.
Some Infinis sites also have the capability to exceed continuous running levels for short periods. Therefore, there was an additional requirement to incorporate within the solution, the ability to identify sites or generators with this short term "overload" capacity.
The overload capacity would then be utilised to maximise revenue from sites with STOD pricing for electricity sales and also to compensate for other generators which might be off-line due to maintenance.
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I sold my 2004 ST1300, I have this hitch never installed with all the proper hardware as well as the instructions, destruction's if your the wife, lol
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One year after being exposed as an invented character supported by an elaborate Internet hoax, Martin Eisenstadt has resurfaced in a video supporting his forthcoming book–complete with Amazon Kindle cameos and cardboard cutouts.
In the heat of the 2008 Presidential election, two filmmakers created Eisenstadt as an imaginary political adviser, posing as a John McCain staffer and fooling reporters with exaggerated tales of Sarah Palin's problems. The NY Times unraveled the hoax here, but as the video reveals, a book attributed to this imaginary character will arrive in October–"I Am Martin Eisenstadt:
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As our name implies, Crux Collaborative is a highly collaborative company. We take this to heart, not only in how we work with each other, but also how we work with our clients. One of the most important factors of a successful collaboration is effective communication from start to finish. In this article, we'll talk about how you can help us help you create the best possible experience for your users.
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After many years of experience working on interactive projects, we've learned that success is about more than just getting to the finish line with a product that meets the requirements that were stated in the original statement of work. The projects we feel the best about are the ones where everyone on the team, both the Crux team and the client team, felt like their voices were heard and respected. That feeling is created through open and honest communication throughout the project and a willingness to share ideas and concerns before they boil over and become a problem.
Our expertise is in creating high quality user experiences, but we depend on our clients to provide their expertise with their product or service so we can create a site or application with a full understanding of requirements, business and user objectives, and any possible technical limitations. A project is most successful when we don't work in a vacuum. The more we collaborate, the better the finished product is.
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Montréal and Toronto are expanding their bike infrastructure, giving reporter Michelle Lalonde a reason to look and see if the investment will pay off. Reports are that expanding bike lanes and traffic calming works:
"The studies are showing that the more cyclists there are on the street, the safer they are," said Dr. Patrick Morency, a public health and safety specialist with Montreal's public health department.He said more traffic-calming and safe bike routes will attract more cyclists, and the greater visibility of cyclists in turn will slow traffic.
"We don't know whether drivers adapt their driving or whether the cycling infrastructure itself is making cyclists safer, but we do know that concerns about safety is the key factor people give for not cycling, and that improving safety facilities (like bike paths) increases the numbers of people cycling."
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Yeah, yeah, the Hurricanes didnt win the ACC, and they beat the crap out of eventual victor Georgia Tech when they played back in September. But no doubt about it, Techs option offense is fun to watch, and the million dollar question this Tuesday night is going to be whether Big Ten runner-up Iowa can stop it. The Hawkeyes corn-fed defense finished the season ranked eleventh in the country, but they never faced anyone like Tech QB Josh Nesbitt. (Ohio States Terrelle Pryor, while more talented than Nesbitt, is just a hand-off machine in Jim Tressels snore-fest offense.) Come see for yourself this Tuesday night. Kickoffs at 8 p.m., but we imagine most people will show up earlier to get rowdy in the parking lot. Tickets start at $95, plus $30 for parking ($20 if you buy your pass in advance). Call 305-341-4702 or vist orangebowl.org/tickets.
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