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- 03 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
Overview — Strategy theory often takes for granted the role of state institutions in providing stable, predictable environments in which new firms are founded. Yet, many states around the world (such as Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo) lack political institutions of sufficient strength to ensure personal safety and public order, thereby creating environments where civil and political violence can ferment. This paper explores the impact of such violence on new venture processes. Results show that comprehensive planning was negatively correlated with venture survival in such environments. While there are implications for strategy theory, the study is also relevant to entrepreneurs and organizations promoting new venture planning in less-developed countries, particularly those experiencing political and civil turmoil. Currently, prospective entrepreneurs are taught the importance of business planning by both universities and non-governmental organizations that offer entrepreneurial training. But this study suggests that such training will have mixed effects on new venture survival, depending on the extent to which these entrepreneurs pursue ventures in violent and uncertain environments. In such contexts where governments fail to maintain public safety and order, these training programs may actually increase the likelihood of new venture failure. Key concepts include:
- This paper theorizes and tests how contexts characterized by weak political institutions and ensuing high levels of violence create uncertain and unpredictable environments that alter entrepreneurial behavior and disrupt resource flows and organizational routines, thereby increasing new venture failure rates.
- In contexts of high uncertainty as a result of violence, the benefits of comprehensive planning vanish as prior predictions become obsolete and even harmful to venture survival.
- Strategy theories often assume specific types of environments. But it is important to consider carefully the macro institutional factors.
Author Abstract
Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many emerging economies, they often face unstable environments due to the failure of governments to maintain civil and political order. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by weak institutions and high levels of political and civil violence directly affect new venture survival. Moreover, it is unclear whether standard theories about organizational strategy, such as planning, hold true in such environments. Building upon the institution-based view of strategy and past research on planning, we explore these issues using a sample of 730 new ventures in Colombia from 1997 to 2001. We find that political and civil violence decreases firm survival, increases the benefits of incremental planning, and decreases the benefits of comprehensive planning.
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- Working Paper Publication Date: March 2012
- HBS Working Paper Number: 12-086
- Faculty Unit(s): Organizational Behavior


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NH waits on Mass. trial in brutal Bedford home invasion caseBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 27. 2014 10:00PM
New Hampshire authorities will wait for Charles Normil to stand trial in connection with a Massachusetts home invasion before returning him to the Granite State to face charges for his alleged role in attacking a Bedford anesthesiologist and his wife during a 2012 home invasion.
Normil, 33, formerly of Lawrence, Mass., is scheduled to go on trial March 24 in Essex County Superior Court in Salem, Mass., on charges stemming from a Dec. 14, 2012, home invasion in Methuen, Mass. The trial initially was scheduled to begin Jan. 13.
Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia M. LaFrance said she will wait for the Massachusetts trial to end before beginning proceedings against Normil here.
LaFrance said she might reevaluate how to proceed if his trial is delayed past March 24. She said she and the Essex (Mass.) District Attorney have been coordinating their cases against Normil.
A Hillsborough County grand jury indicted Normil last September on 13 counts, ranging from attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, four counts of forcible rape, burglary and falsifying physical evidence.
Normil is accused of breaking into the Bedford home of Dr. Eduardo Quesada and his wife, Sonia, on Nov. 24, 2012. Normil allegedly maimed Dr. Quesada, 53, by stabbing him in the head with a screwdriver and sexually mutilated and partially blinded Sonia Quesada, 29.
She died six weeks after the attack from a prescription drug overdose; her death was not ruled a homicide.
Authorities said Normil and his accomplice targeted the Quesadas' home at random.
His accomplice remains in federal custody. Authorities have refused to disclose his name.
Normil has been held on $250,000 cash bail in Massachusetts and not yet been formally arraigned on the New Hampshire indictments.
The court issued a default warrant and detainer against him in October.


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Veterans' Views is a juried exhibition highlighting photographs taken by members of our nation's armed services and relating to their military experience. The primary goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness of our veterans' experiences during service to our country. This exhibit is organized by the Springfield Art Museum in collaboration with Drury University.
• Rebecca Miller, Associate Professor, Pool Art Center Gallery Director and Photography Program Coordinator, Drury University
• Dr. Thomas E. Russo, Associate Dean, International Programs and Professor of Art History, Drury University
• Sarah Buhr, Curator of Art, Springfield Art Museum
October 8, 2017, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Armstrong Gallery
Water has been a continual source of fascination for artists throughout the ages. Not only do we have a primal connection to this life-giving substance, but water fascinates us with its beauty, power, and ability to constantly reshape the natural world. Artists have captured the subject using many different mediums; however it is the watercolor artist who combines the subject of water with the natural flowing property of the water medium itself. This exhibit will feature over twenty works from the Museum's extensive collection of watermedia paintings with a focus on waterscapes. Featured artists will include J.M.W. Turner, Don Nice, Eliot O'Hara, Oliver Corbett and Anne MacDougall.
This exhibition is the fifth in a series, focusing on various artists, styles and trends, pulled exclusively from the Springfield Art Museum's outstanding collection of contemporary American aquamedia. This exhibit was organized by Cindy Quayle, Exhibitions Manager.
October 8, 2017, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Weisel and Kelly Galleries
Modern day museums developed out of two apparently basic aspects of human nature - our curiosity and our desire to collect. Early collections were arranged and contained within private homes in rooms referred to as cabinets. These collections usually included a wide range of objects from taxidermy to paintings and sculpture. As their popularity grew, they began to be called wonder or curiosity cabinets, from the German "wunderkammer."
"Wonder Rooms" examines this human desire to collect, with a specific focus on private collections in Southwest Missouri, in order to discover the underlying stories and driving impulses behind collecting. The exhibit will present representative works from a number of local collections, and will feature a wide range of media arranged in 'rooms,' including ceramics, photography, outsider art, local art, furniture, prints, and drawings.


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Zambian Government Announces That Reported HIV/AIDS Cure Found to Be Pesticide
June 4, 2007
The Zambian government on Friday announced that a widely reported HIV/AIDS cure, called Tetrasil, has been found to be a pesticide, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. According to Albert Mwango, a government specialist in HIV/AIDS drugs, Tetrasil also can be used as a disinfectant (AFP/Yahoo! News, 6/1).
The Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign, which represents people living with HIV/AIDS, filed a complaint with the government asking it to ban Tetrasil because some people living with the disease are abandoning their treatment regimens. TALC program manager Felix Mwanza said that Edgar Ngoma -- owner of the newspaper that has been promoting the pesticide -- has administered Tetrasil to HIV-positive people "before clinical trials are conducted."
Ministry of Health Secretary Simon Miti said that the government has written to Ngoma asking him to follow procedures before administering Tetrasil. "We have a duty to protect lives of our citizens," Miti said, adding, "For a drug to be ingested, it has to be certified by the Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Authority" (AFP/Yahoo! News, 6/1).
In addition, the health ministry has summoned Ngoma and his partner in the U.S., Boyd Graves, to appear before a parliamentary committee and answer questions about Tetrasil. According to James Simpungwe, health director of clinical services at the health ministry, Ngoma and Graves could face prosecution if they do not submit a sample of Tetrasil for testing (Xinhuanet, 6/2).
Back to other news for June 2007
FDA Warns Companies Importing and Marketing Drugs Over the Internet That Fraudulently Claim to Prevent and Treat STDs
This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


text: Exploring the Microbial Imprint on Deep-ocean Dissolved Organic Matter SHARE THIS: AbstractDissolved organic matter (DOM) in the deep ocean is one of the largest reservoirs of reduced carbon on Earth, and yet we know little about its molecular-level composition and spatial and temporal dynamics. Taken as a bulk pool, this material is dilute and highly degraded, residing in the deep ocean for thousands of years. However, recent work has suggested that some deepwater DOM is produced (1) by microbial degradation of particulate organic matter (POM) and (2) by free-living bacterial chemoautotrophy. To reconcile these results, new paradigms are emerging that view interactions among POM, DOM and microbes as integral components of a dynamic and heterogeneous deep-ocean system, with significant impact on the global carbon cycle. To refine these paradigms, novel data are required that provide molecular-level links between microbes and dissolved organic matter on various spatial and temporal scales in the deep ocean. As a first start, I propose a study that would simultaneously examine DOM composition and microbial diversity during an east-west transect of the deep equatorial Atlantic Ocean.


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It's 2 in the morning and I own the world (idea)
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|The soundtrack to your life
|4am Philosophy
|Tell me about your secret places
|LAN party
|learning not to trust the peripheral
|from midnight till 4am
|I want to write love letters to all of my friends
|Gonna go buy me some Jesus!
|'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
|Where do disappearing socks go?
|In the privacy of your own home
|Why are we all so troubled?
|Now is the time when I start: Drink
|2 am Christmas morning; uptown
|They hum like angels
|Sunday night
|Balkan War Syndrome
|I don't want to go home
|Thank God It's Monday
|The vampire at my window at 4am
|Klinefelter's syndrome
|Actually, I went to bed this morning, sometime, but we can gloss over that.


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Apple powers the icloud using mountaintop removal coal from Duke Energy, but it doesn't have to be this way. Watch activists from Appalachia take a stand as they stop a coal train headed to Duke's Marshall coal plant. Their homes and their lives depend on it.


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I follow some of the top social media bloggers and picked up a great tip about using pictures on Facebook.
I like how Facebook pulls in an image with an article, but the blogger (I can't remember who...tried to find the link but couldn't find it...) suggested taking advantage of the option to use bigger images by posting a photo with a link to the article (instead of posting the URL and pulling in the photo automatically.) When you do this, the photo is MUCH larger.
So, today I tried it when I posted to Home Energy Saver's Facebook page. (Look for the chart on "Residential Energy Costs in the U.S.) I uploaded the photo that went with the article and simply added the link in the text. We had a dramatic improvement in the number of likes and shares.
Here are the stats:
Usually (Just posting the link which pulls in an image to the left of the link):
5-10 people like a post
4-8 share it on their timeline
Today (Posted photo and added the link):
30 people "liked" the post
36 people shared it on their timeline
Wow! Big difference!
I know a lot of pros have Facebook pages for their businesses. Try this and see if you get good results too. Does anyone else have other tips to share about best practices for Facebook?
Be sure to join the Facebook Group to post the link to your Facebook page.
Views: 220
We did get a big lift from that post, but now I'm thinking a lot of it had to do with the content. The graph itself had a big impact...
Facebook's image display confuses me: On your page, some link images are column wide and others are the small preview image. Maybe it has to do with the image size on the linked page? It does seem that if the linked image is large, then the preview is column-wide on both FB and Google+, and if it's not it's more of a thumbnail.
Also, it seems like uploaded images don't link to the page when clicked, which doesn't seem as beneficial.
The large images are photos and the small preview images are pulled in by facebook from posted links.
When you post a photo, you also need to post a link if you want to link somewhere. They do not automatically link photos to go anywhere.
The large image I see on your Facebook post about the Tubular Skylight is a photo you uploaded to Facebook?
No, actually that's a link to a page but the photo is showing up big. I'm not sure why facebook does it differently in this case...
I get the feeling it has to do with the dimensions of the source image -
From your Facebook page:
- Energy Saving Tips Inside Your Home: source image= @420x312 - resized on FB to smaller image
- 5 ways to save on cooling this summer: source = @180x500 - resized on FB to smaller image
- How much energy are YOUR appliances, electronics, and systems using? source = @250x185 - resized on FB to smaller image
- Home energy retrofit case studies are so interesting! source = @595x495 - not resized
- Let more natural light in! source = @557x600 - not resized
- Polls source = 250x187 - resized
Found this article about it: http://www.christiankonline.com/facebook-link-thumbnail-image-dimen... . and after comparing their recommended sizes with what happens on your page - i wonder if the image has to be around the Mobile 560x292 size for it to show up in the large format on the Facebook page?
I have similar issues with Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if they all work differently in this aspect, then I give up! lol
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Ay, another day, another ridiculous statement to justify intolerance and mislead the public. Laura Ingraham, a right-wing pundit and Fox News contributor, is apparently operating under the belief that Mexican immigrants are looking to reclaim the western United States, wiping out any signs of English left in their wake.
Speaking on her radio show, Ingraham agreed when a caller said immigrants "have learned to game the system," but took it even further when the caller remarked that she can't go into parts of Colorado because she doesn't speak Spanish.
"No, your language is gone," Ingraham said. "Your language–in fact, your language is not only in decline, the English language, Chris; it's actually a sign of jingoism."
For those not familiar, jingoism is a term that means (according to Merriam-Webster): the feelings and beliefs of people who think that their country is always right and who are in favor of aggressive acts against other countries.
This would be the appropriate time to laugh.
Let's talk facts:
1) English in the United States is not in decline. Nope. Not true.
2) The Spanish language is increasing in use, but funnily enough, not among Hispanics. Si. It's true. It's non-Latinos who are picking up Spanish and teaching it to their children, while Latinos, like other immigrant groups before them, have decreased in the usage of their native language. By 2020, the share of Hispanics who will speak Spanish is projected to fall from 75% to 66%, according to the Pew Research Center.
3) The rise in Spanish among non-Latinos can easily be explained by the opportunities afforded to those who speak more than one language, especially Spanish, which is the second largest language spoken in the U.S. This is not only a reflection of Latinos migrating to the U.S., but of a larger working global economy.
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POLL: Should the White House discontinue tours?
WASHINGTON - Twenty-four lucky Hixson High School students and teachers traveled here this week, slipping into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days before White House tours are suspended indefinitely.
"I felt kind of important walking around," grinned Nelly Nunez, 17. "Not many people are getting in there right now."
Months ago, the merry band of 11th-grade Wildcats submitted their Social Security numbers for Secret Service background checks. On Thursday they finally gained entry; many portraits, porticos and protesters later, they described their presidential day-in-the-life.
"I see it as living history, being able to experience the past and the current," said Kevin Nguyen, 16. "It's a really big eye-opener for me."
But Nunez, Nguyen and their friends are among the last to hit the presidential library, State Dining Room and impeccable North Lawn. For a while, at least.
According to a recorded message from the White House visitors office, tours are canceled "until further notice" starting Saturday.
"Unfortunately," a female voice said, "we will not be able to reschedule affected tours."
Administration officials blame across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration.
"The president and the first lady have throughout the time that they've been here made extraordinary efforts to make this the people's house," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. "It is extremely unfortunate that we have the kind of situation like the sequester."
Tourists must request tickets from members of their congressional delegations. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann's office said Chattanooga's congressman already has told three groups they won't be able to tour the White House next week. A total of 484 3rd Congressional District residents have asked for tours in March, spokesman Tyler Threadgill said.
"It's a shame President [Barack] Obama has chosen to try and save tax dollars by robbing East Tennesseans of an opportunity to see the White House," Threadgill said. "If visitors from the 3rd District would like to see the United States Capitol, Congressman Fleischmann and his staff will be more than happy to accommodate."
It's not entirely clear how money will be saved by eliminating tours. According to an ABC News report, tour costs mostly stem from security -- a point confirmed by Hixson students.
"If you dropped something," Nunez said after the tour, "they were all over you."
The Secret Service told ABC News it takes about 37 officers to secure White House visits. The total savings from eliminating tours is $74,000 a week, Secret Service officials said.
But multiple news reports said the Secret Service won't be furloughing or laying anyone off. Officers instead will be reassigned to other posts, including the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Students and teachers sympathized with future tour groups.
"It hurts freedom of access," said Suzanne Rushworth, a Hixson history teacher and the trip's lead supervisor. "Touring the president's home is a demonstration of democracy and freedom."


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TECUMSEH — Autumn "Auddy" Renae Tucker, 23, of Tecumseh died unexpectedly as the result of a pedestrian automobile accident on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.
She was born on Jan. 24, 1989 in Adrian, Mich., the daughter of Timothy M. and Wendy (Cunningham) Tucker. Autumn graduated from Tecumseh High School in 2007, where she was active in softball, cheerleading and music. She worked with equestrian horses as a Haflinger cart horse driver. She was attending Washtenaw Community College. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Tecumseh
Surviving are her parents, Timothy M. Tucker of Detroit and Wendy Tucker of Tecumseh; significant other, Andrew M. Nelson of Tecumseh; two sisters, Ashley Ryan Tucker (Joe) Collie of Tuttle, Okla., and Amber R. (Charles Barnes) Tucker of Moore, Okla.; maternal grandmother, Jean Cunningham of Clinton; paternal grandparents, James D. and Faye Tucker of Adrian; one aunt, Diana (Phil) Mason-Six of Tecumseh; three uncles, Robert (Lisa) Cunningham of Onsted, Chris (Melissa) Tucker of Columbus, Ohio, and Lanny (Betty) Tucker of Scottsville, N.Y.; a niece, Tucker Ryan Collie; and numerous cousins and their children. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Lloyd Cunningham.
Visitation for Autumn will take place from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Anderson Funeral Home, Tecumseh. A Celebration of Life Service for Autumn will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the Anderson Funeral Home, Tecumseh, with Pastor Phil Krieger officiating. Cremation will follow services.
You may send condolences to the family at www.andersonfuneralservices.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the family of Autumn Tucker, payable to Wendy Tucker. Envelopes are available at the Anderson Funeral Home, Tecumseh.
Autumn 'Auddy' Renae Tucker
TECUMSEH — Autumn "Auddy" Renae Tucker, 23, of Tecumseh died unexpectedly as the result of a pedestrian automobile accident on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.


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This Chinese LED TV is almost as good as the big brands
- Good image quality
- Energy efficient,
- Competitive price
- Price is only slightly lower than superior-quality competitors
- Yahoo! Connected TV service doesn't have many apps
Bottom Line
TCL's mid-range LED TV strikes some solid blows in its image quality, energy efficiency, and integrated features; it's a television that proves China is not far behind Korea and Japan in the never-ending race to be the best. At the moment it's possible to get a better television from a big brand for a slight premium, but we're cautiously optimistic about the Chinese company's future.
Price$ 1,099.00 (AUD)
In the past few years, we've seen Japanese TVs from Sony, Panasonic and Sharp supplanted by Korean brands like LG and Samsung, offering similar or better quality and innovative features for competitive prices.
There's a new set of challengers in the market, though, with Chinese-manufactured brands like Soniq, Kogan and Hisense muscling in by under-cutting costs and driving prices down.
TCL is one of those Chinese brands, and it's the biggest brand you've never heard of. TCL is the sixth largest television maker in the world, and has over 30 years of manufacturing under its belt. The company has recently teamed up with IKEA to offer the Uppleva range of televisions and accessories, expected to be available in Australia in the first half of 2013.
TCL sells its own brand of televisions in Australia, through stores like Bing Lee and Harvey Norman. 14 different models across seven ranges are available, spanning screen sizes of 19 to 55 inches and the bottom of the market to the upper-middle.
The L50E5000F3DE is one of four Smart TCL TVs, sitting at the large end of the company's size spectrum and the middle of the price range.
TCL L50E5000F3DE: Design, setup and connectivity
The TCL L50E5000F3DE (or E5000, for brevity's sake) is a simple, unobtrusive but slightly naff-looking television — the thin piano black bezel around the top and sides is fine, but the combination of brushed-metal-effect plastic and the stark TCL logo on the lower bezel does cheapen the look somewhat.
The stand of the E5000 is simple, easy to assemble — five screws into the base and you're up and running — and has a generous amount of swivel range. It's got a flat glass base not unlike last year's LG televisions.
Buttons for power, menu, volume and channel navigation are hidden behind the right-side bezel, but would be easy to reach with the TV wall-mounted.
Around the back, power runs to a figure-eight connector on the TV's right, while the left side has inputs and outputs arranged facing downwards and outwards.
Two USB ports sit above headphone, composite A/V and line-in audio, while the four HDMI ports (one of which has Audio Return Channel support) are the lowest outward-facing connectors. Running along the bottom of the screen you'll find VGA, an antenna plug, digital audio output, and the integrated Ethernet networking port.
Setting up the TCL E5000 is a simple process. After connecting the base to the stand, plugging in the power and turning the screen on, you're presented with a digital/analog TV auto-tuning menu which prompts you for your location in Australia. After letting the scan run for around two and a half minutes, you're ready to watch.
TCL L50E5000F3DE: Features
TCL's 'Smart' functionality in the E5000 is basic at best. It's restricted to an integrated Opera Web browser — Flash support included — Facebook, YouTube access and the Yahoo! Connected TV service. Yahoo! Connected TV is a service that's available in the US with movie and TV show streaming, as well as a range of apps, but there is — at the moment at least — Connected TV locally is limited to some social media, news, and weather services and basic games.
The Web browser is good though, although it's not particularly high-resolution. Optimised for 10-foot lounge-room viewing, the interface is a little over-sized and not a great deal of information is displayed on-screen. We would have preferred a zoom option on the remote control for adjusting what you read. If you want, you're able to plug a wireless keyboard and mouse into the TCL E5000, and the Web browser is usable in a pinch as long as you're not looking for a full PC experience.
You can use the E5000's integrated DLNA client to access any media files you have accessible on your home network's DLNA-enabled devices. We were able to stream MKV, AVI, DiVX video files as well as MP3 audio and JPG images, and the same functionality is available when you connect an external hard drive or flash drive directly.
The TCL E5000 doesn't have Wi-Fi integrated — you'll have to buy an optional Wi-Fi adapter and use one of the two USB ports. We used Ethernet for our testing; it was automatically configured and we didn't have to hunt through menus to set the correct options.
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TCL L50E5000F3DE: Picture quality and performance
The 50-inch TCL E5000 uses edge LED lights surrounding its Full HD, 1920x1080 pixel LCD panel. The backlight dims automatically to suit darker scenes in movies, dynamically increasing the contrast, but there's no local dimming mode to darken one area of the screen while another area remains bright. In the hierarchy of LED and LCD televisions, the E5000 sits roughly in the middle — it's markedly better than a CCFL-backlit LCD TV and a fixed-brightness edge LED TV, but inferior to a local dimming edge LED TV as well as the ultimate local dimming LED backlight setup.
When it's displaying a Blu-ray movie — we chose our standard Blu-ray test discs of The Dark Knight and Batman Begins and Avatar for the majority of our testing, with Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Terminator: Salvation thrown in for good measure.
The dynamic backlight does a reasonably good job of keeping up with the fast-moving dark-to-bright-to-dark scenes at the start of Dark Knight and Begins, although it stumbles during the Begins night-time scene with pin-pricks of bright white light, where it tended towards overly bright. For the most part, the contrast of the TCL E5000's default mode is quite impressive, beating out most other Chinese-made edge LED TVs that we've tested.
Colour vibrancy is good, although a little oversaturated in the default mode, which robs a bit of detail in the brightest and most vivid areas of colour. Sharpness is too high by default but after backing it off a little we found it had plenty of detail from appropriately high-definition sources with no over-sharpening or excessive edge definition. We're impressed by the picture that the TCL E5000 can produce, given its affordable price tag.
As a 100Hz model the TCL E5000 does a pretty good job of keeping fast motion in check, with noticeable blurring or jitter only occurring during instances of small in-frame objects moving across a static backdrop (think of a Formula 1 car moving across the screen during a static wide-angle shot). There's no blurring during whole-frame pans (think of a camera panning across a landscape in Planet Earth), which is the instance of motion blur that's usually most visible and most annoying on LED TVs.
With a single pair of active-shutter 3D glasses enclosed, the TCL E5000 is able to display 3D video when it's fed from an appropriate Blu-ray player. It can also convert regular video into 3D — it's not great unless you're watching a high-definition video source, with significant flickering introduced to digital TV and YouTube in the faux-3D mode. It does a decent job of converting Blu-ray video and high-definition Xbox 360 games into faux-3D, though — roughly on par with Samsung's first-generation active 3D LED TVs from 2010, with a sense of depth but some blurring on fast-motion edges and a small amount of flickering.
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We did notice that the TCL E5000 was comparatively slow to turn on, taking around five seconds before a picture appeared on the screen. This is definitely not slow when compared to televisions from 2011 and before, but when it's up against speedy models like the Sharp LE835X, the extra wait is noticeable.
This slow start-up thankfully doesn't translate to every aspect of the television's performance. Menus navigate quickly and smoothly and the on-screen Web browser is similarly prompt in responding to remote control input and button-presses on a connected keyboard.
What's notable is that for a reasonably cheap, reasonably basic television, the TCL E5000 is frugal when it comes to power consumption. It's got an eight-star energy rating label, and during regular TV watching of free-to-air digital in the straight-out-of-the-box Home viewing mode we didn't see energy consumption of over 115 Watts on our power meter.
TCL L50E5000F3DE: Conclusion
Our main issue with the TCL L50E5000F3DE is that its price tag isn't especially far below competing models like the Samsung Series 6, when the latter model is on discount (as it usually is at most big-box stores, which don't sell at RRP). If you can find the E5000 below $1000, it would be good value for an LED TV of its size and performance.
On its own merits, the TCL E5000 has good image quality — better than we were expecting — as well as good power consumption figures. Its Smart services are behind the Korean and Japanese 8-ball, but overall we came away with a positive impression. We're looking forward to the next generation of TCL TVs to see what they deliver.
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Obama, who took a quick pop culture quiz during an appearance Tuesday on ABC's "The View," drew a blank when asked to name "the controversial sex book that's on millions of women's bedside tables."
"I'll ask Michelle when I get home," he promised, to hoots of laughter from the audience.
Obama did better with TV and celebrity trivia.
He knew which Kardashian was married for just 72 days.
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He's seen "The Avengers," and was able to name three superheroes: Hulk, Captain America and Ironman.
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A somewhat scaled down Consumer Electronics Show still managed to pull huge crowds into Las Vegas to touch the latest gadgets and see the future of computing, or at least one possible future. CES always has a bit of a World's Fair atmosphere. I fully expect to see flying rocket cars parked outside the convention center one day.
Of course the fact that Microsoft is not coming back to CES next year is big news, perhaps the biggest news, at least among vendors. Every company, big and small, wanted to try and grab the brass ring that the big M is abandoning, and scrambled to become the new headline act of the greatest technology show on Earth. That crown seems to have landed squarely on Intel's head, which enthralled guests with tales of ultrabooks, the latest and greatest version of the notebook computer. Early ultrabooks were available at the show, though none had everything that Intel ultimately wants to see in them, including voice and gesture recognition, touch screens, a thin and light frame, lots of communications options and even lighting quick boot times.
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Great, as if cell phones don't cause enough accidents. Now we are going to have to see through giant, in your face, screaming pizza ads? They ought to allow insurance companies to sue the ad companies for any increase in accident rates. Don't pass this cost of advertising to the consumer (at what point does "consumer" and "victim" become synonymous)
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:40 pm
Post subject: Food Related Tattoo
I am looking to get a new tattoo. I would really like to get one that shows my love for food and cooking. I could ask the tattoo artist to come up with something, but I think there is more heart and soul here, when it comes to food
Are there any artist's in the room? Any ideas?
I appreciate any help you can give me.
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Post subject: New Tat
That's a tough one. Prepared foods may be unrecognizable as a tattoo. And a fruit medley doesn't exactly scream "foodie". A bunch of radomly located foodstuffs might be fun. An olive here, a head of garlic there, a cluster of grapes over there.
You mentioned "new" tattoo. Do you already have a bunch?? And of what sort?? Would you say you are more of flowers and butterflies, or snakes and skulls sort of person??
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Given the 2 choices.... I would say Flowers and Butterflies.
I have a symbol I have drawn for a while (personal meaning). Thats it.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:37 pm
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Not sure I can be much help since you only have one, and it has personal meaning. Probably means that whatever food related tattoo you get should have significant, personal meaning. That, only you can decide.
But, maybe you should think about a symbol of some sort, start a collection. Are there symbols for food? Maybe you could combine the symbol with art of one or more of the ingredients. Or make the symbol out of one or more of the ingredients. I'm always intrigued by Chinese symbols. Maybe a food related one??
What are your favorite foods? What do you most like to oook??
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Post subject: Re: New Artwork
Thor wrote:
I'm always intrigued by Chinese symbols. Maybe a food related one??
If you do get a chinese symbol, please get it drawn on paper first and find a person who can read Chinese to tell you if the word is complete. Tina often sees tats that are missing a particular stroke or dot which renders the word meaningless. Even more common is the single Chinese ideogram that is supposed to mean X, but more often than not it's either the first or second ideogram of a pair and by itself is potentially meaningless.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:26 pm
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"Meaningless" would be one thing. "You are the fruit under a horse's bottom" would be quite different.
Best to check before you ink.
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Post subject: Food Related Tattoo
I've always thought that the Wise Potato Chips Owl would make a great tattoo but I think they may have updated their logo recently. Maybe you could find an old image and see how it grabs you. Or, since you mentioned Chinese imagery, how about some food with chop sticks? Maybe even a take-out container with noodles or something.
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You should give us a bit more information. If you like Chinese cooking you could get a tatoo of a "W" on one cheek of your ass and a "K" on the other cheek. That way when you bend over it will say WOK!
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I'm not into ink so my thoughts may not be helpful.
Simple may be the best. Is there an ingredient that speaks to you? I can envision a garlic bulb, an olive, or some basil leaves being good drawings. Filet mignon ... not so much.
Someone might be able to do something interesting with celery, carrot, and onion.
Maybe a hot sauce logo? (Please not Tabasco - there are so many better choices.)
I'm really stretching here ...
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you can google search in images "Chefs Tattoo" there are lots of design to choose from, you can get some ideas from it....
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Marvel Unlimited Plus Offers Early News and Creator Access for Money
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Marvel has revealed a new tier to their Marvel Unlimited subscription service, which allows readers access to over 13,000 digital comics. The new Unlimited Plus subscription comes with the same comics, but also offers exclusive first row seating at certain convention panels, access to Marvel's press releases at the same they're sent out to the media (unless it's an "exclusive," probably), and a special welcome pack with an Ultron action figure, a copy of Age of Ultron #10, and a member id card. Marvel Unlimited Plus, at $99 annually, is still a better deal than paying $9.99 a month for regular unlimited, though the regular unlimited annual fee is only $69.
Not a bad deal if you want some extras, though we think the regular Unlimited annual membership is still the best bang for your buck.
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New York, NY – August 27th, 2013 – Today, prepare to become the ultimate Marvel Fan with Marvel Unlimited Plus! A bold initiative that takes the massively popular Marvel Unlimited to the next level, this exciting new membership tier is your all-access pass to the Marvel Universe and more! Beyond gaining access to thousands of classic and newer Marvel digital comics, Marvel Unlimited Plus members cement their place as true members of the Marvel Universe, gaining unprecedented entry to their favorite characters, creators, merchandise, and more!
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by Supersoldier Washout » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:04 amThe "Exclusive Member Con Events" thing, I'm thinking, will be the biggest selling point for this package. One I would be surprised to see them actually follow through on.
And I can't, for the life of me, understand why anyone would want that "Age of Ultron" stuff.
by TimDrake'sDumbWings » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:32 am
Yeah, the only reason to get this is if you're a huge Ultron fan.
I like the action figure promotions Marvel Unlimited used to do. I'm still kicking myself for not getting on it when I could have snapped up the Archangel figure.
by Draco x » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:40 amSounds interesting except any mention of AOU.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:51 am
The thing is, they don't say all panels. It will probably be a special Marvel Unlimited Plus Panel at 9AM on a Sunday morning, not the Marvel Movies panel or anything.
by eltopo » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:30 pmthe comics you can read are old comics right ? You don't get access to new releases?
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:33 pm
I think it's like six months delay.
by eltopo » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:22 pm
I dunno if that's worth a $100 bucks a year
by TimDrake'sDumbWings » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:25 pm
First off, this is a deluxe service. The $70 service offers the same selection.
Second, you don't buy $70 worth of back issues in a year? I was probably buying a little bit more than that in the past year via Comixology, so it was a great deal for me. If you don't buy that much, though, it makes sense to say that's a lot.
by eltopo » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:50 pm
I dunno I don't think I buy 70 bucks of back issues a year
by TimDrake'sDumbWings » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:54 pm
Including trades/hardcovers?
by Shotgunjim » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:59 amIs this available outside the US??
by eltopo » Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:16 pm
yeah I primarily buy new stuff every week and that's about it
maybe a trade here or there (though most trades I get aren't marvel )
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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, July 17:
CTX - CALTEX - down nine cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $22.53
Caltex Australia has signed a $200 million deal to supply diesel fuel to Gina Rinehart's pet project, the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
FMG - FORTESCUE METAL GROUP - up 27 cents, or 6.26 per cent, at $4.58
Fortescue produces a record 160 million tonne a year rate during the last month of the fiscal year.
ILU - ILUKA RESOURCES - up 32 cents, or 3.9 per cent, at $8.53
Mineral sands miner Iluka has suffered a 10 per cent slide in revenue during the first half of 2014 as a fall in prices offsets increased production.
PRR - PRIMA BIOMED - up 0.2 cents, or five per cent, at 4.2 cents
Australian drug producer Prima BioMed has been granted a US patent for its ovarian cancer therapy.
QAN - QANTAS AIRWAYS - down two cents, or 1.58 per cent, at $1.245
Qantas has welcomed a decision to raise foreign investments caps on the airline, but says it still wants to see the restrictions removed completely.
RIO - RIO TINTO - up 84 cents, or 1.33 per cent, at $63.94
Rio Tinto has lifted quarterly iron ore production and sales by 11 per cent and 23 per cent, respectively, in line with market estimates.
SIR - SIRIUS RESOURCES - up 51 cents, or 14.83 per cent, at $3.95
Shares in Sirius Resources have shot up by more than 10 per cent after it announced it has found more nickel in Western Australia
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There may be few things truly as green as a bicycle and May just happens to be National Bicycle Month.
There may be few things truly as green as a bicycle and May just happens to be National Bicycle Month.
The first signs of a bicycle hit the history timeline in 1817 when Baron von Drais enjoyed his royal gardens while using the "Walking Machine" he invented (according to www.pedalinghistory.com). The contraption had two in-line wheels of the same size with the front one steerable and a person simply straddled the frame. The walking machine was propelled forward by the pushing of feet against the ground, thus rolling the person forward in a sort of gliding walk; much like a Flintstones cartoon car. The machine became known as a Draisienne or hobby horse. Not only does it sound uncomfortable, it was! It was made entirely of wood. (Wheels and all!)
Then in 1865, pedals were applied directly to the front wheel. This machine became known as a velocipede, for "fast foot" (sounds like a cross between a velociraptor and a centipede to me). Riding an apparatus such as this on cobblestone roads was extremely uncomfortable, since it was still made entirely of wood. The fancy name fell off quickly as it became known as, "The Boneshaker."
Entering the Victorian era in 1870, the first bicycle that most of us think of, with the large front wheel and small back wheel, enters its journey on the timeline. Metal is now strong enough to make small parts and this is the first all metal machine. The pedals remain on the front wheel, however, now rubber tires replace the wooden wheels of its predecessors.
The front wheel was made as large as a young man's leg was long, as makers realized that the larger the wheel – the smoother the ride. Young men found the bicycle a wonderful way to show their grace and wealth to the young ladies.
The new machines became very popular during the 1880s. However, bicycles were expensive and cost an average worker six month's pay. To put that in perspective, if the average salary now in Kansas City is $50,000/year, this would translate to the equivalent of a $25,000 bicycle!
One of the biggest drawbacks of this bicycle was that the center of gravity was very far from the ground. So, imagine riding along showing off to a beautiful lady when a small stone hidden in the road is now right below the bicycle tire. The front wheel jerks and the young man topples over the handlebars landing crumpled in a heap right in front of the lady in a very unimpressive manner! Thus, the term, "taking a header" came into being.
Shortly after the bicycle came out, the high wheel tricycle made its debut on the roadways. As young men were risking their crowns and their wrists (from breaking their falls from high places) ladies and gentlemen, such as doctors and clergy began riding safer tricycles that had a small wheel, either in the front or back, and two large wheels opposite. These models were safe, fast, and quite comfortable.
Then in 1898 there was a history-making change: the pneumatic tire was first applied to the bicycle by an Irish veterinarian. He was trying to make his son's tricycle more comfortable. The doctor's name was Dunlop. (Sound familiar?) The safety of the tricycle and the comfort of the tire now came in one package; and the package kept getting cheaper as manufacturing methods improved and everyone wanted a bicycle with pneumatic tires.
Do you have a safe route to ride to work, or school? Can you ride to the grocery or farmer's market to pick up a few things? Do you have a bike path that you can either ride to, or take your bike to for some great healthy exercise? Bicycling can save you time and money; it can preserve your health and the environment.
It can be a great way to spend time with family, friends, or just by yourself. There is nothing quite like riding your bicycle and having the wind blowing through your hair and the sunshine on your face.


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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a live stream of the Man of Steel red carpet.
Superman returns (again) tonight with the official New York premiere. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, director Zack Snyder, producer Christopher Nolan and more are all expected to attend. Fans can submit questions to the stars via Twitter using the hashtags #manofsteel or #manofsteelpremiere, or just sit back and watch the arrivals and interviews.
The pre-show will begin streaming at 5:30 p.m. ET with the official red carpet happening from 6:00pm – 7:00pm. Check it out then below:
Man of Steel hits theaters June 14.
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Misconception #1: "I could lose my home."
Truth: As long as you continue to make your property tax and insurance payments, your home belongs to you. Even if the equity is used up during the lifetime of the Reverse Mortgage, your home is yours.
Misconception #2: "I have to own my home 'free and clear.'"
Truth: If you have a current mortgage, the Reverse program can pay off that lien and still give you cash from your equity.
Misconception #3: "I won't leave anything to my family."
Truth: The amount of equity depleted monthly from an average Reverse Mortgage is usually less than the monthly cost of a retirement home, helping you potentially leave more for your family.
Misconception #4: "I can't afford the closing costs."
Truth: Closing costs can be rolled into the loan on Reverse Mortgage refinances, resulting in nothing "out of pocket" for you. Closing costs are also very regulated, resulting in comparable fees to "forward" mortgage transactions - so for Reverse Purchases it would cost you roughly the same amount.


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Antioch Township men charged in drug arrest
Two men were charged with drug offenses after Lake Villa police using a search warrant said they found a marijuana-growing operation at their home.
Lake Villa police, with assistance from the Lake County sheriff's Special Investigation Unit, on Wednesday entered the home on the 4100 block of North Lotus Avenue in an unincorporated area of Antioch Township.
Ten marijuana plants, 163 grams of marijuana and several items of drug paraphernalia were recovered, police said.
Christopher N. Jansen, 45, was charged with unlawful production of cannabis, unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful delivery of cannabis, police said. Rusty Meyers II, 20, was charged with misdemeanor possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both lived at the address, police said.
Jansen was taken to the Lake County jail and released the next day. Further details were not available on Monday. Meyers was processed at the Lake Villa police station and released with a court date of March 15, police said.
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Lavender and Rose Girls Summer Camp Week #7 | Ages 9-12 (4th-6th Grades)
Location Miami, FL
Event Date(s) Jul 17, 2017 to Jul 21, 2017
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Grades 4th to 6th
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Lavender and Rose Girls Summer Camp
Week #7 | July 17 - 21
- A registration fee in the amount of $80.00 is due at time of enrollment, with no applicable discounts. Registration Fee includes a camp t-shirt, camp shorts and a duffle bag. Additional uniforms may be purchased at the School Camp. Campers must wear a camp uniform every day.
- Camp Hours are 9:00am-3:00pm. Arrival Time is 8:30am.
- All Fees must be paid at time of enrollment. There will be no refunds or credit for absences or cancellations.
- 5% discount for siblings.
- After Care hours 3:00pm-5:00pm. $25.00 per week.
- New campers must provide the school with a Health Certificate form prior to the first day of camp.
- A healthy lunch and water bottle is recommended.
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I saw this post from Rick Strahl about IP6 Addresses in Vista breaking some code, and it immediately made sense that we're probably going to feel some pain on the db site. While all it may take is altering a column on our side (which increases space usage of course) but it could also result in proc changes, and even application code depending on how things were typed. As much as I read I tend to not focus on the networking side of things very much because I've either had a network admin, or just opted to do without one because we only had a couple servers. Not often that changes on their side affect us, but this is one.
I'd suggest checking tables for storage of IP addresses, applications that process server logs into tables, and application code/procs that log the users IP address (obviously common in web apps).


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Cichlid male nannies help out, especially if they've been sneaking
Press release issued: 13 October 2011
Subordinate male cichlid fish who help with the childcare for the dominant breeding pair are occasionally actually the fathers of some of the offspring they help to rear, according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in PLoS ONE. This sneaky paternity increases the subordinate fish's investment in the offspring in their care.
Cooperative breeding of this kind has puzzled evolutionary biologists for a long time as it is costly and often does not generate obvious fitness benefits to subordinates. In the case of N. pulcher, the main benefit for subordinates to stay in a territory of dominant breeders seems to be the protection gained against predators provided by the large group members.
Previously, it was assumed that male subordinates never achieved paternity but the Bristol researchers suspected that, due to low relatedness between dominants and subordinates, mature male subordinates would attempt to father offspring and that achieving paternity would increase their helping behaviour.
The team, led by Dr Rick Bruintjes, tested this theory by studying groups of cichlids at Kasakalawe Point, Zambia and found that while dominant females were the mothers of 99.7 per cent of all offspring, the dominant males only sired 88.8 per cent. Subordinate females did not participate in reproduction, but male subordinates successfully gained paternity in 27.8 per cent of all clutches.
Furthermore, subordinate males that sired offspring defended more rigorously against egg predators compared to similar males that did not sire offspring, and they also tended to stay closer to the breeding shelter.
The study shows that the cooperative behaviour of the subordinate male fish has a direct fitness benefit for them – that is, producing their own offspring – as well as such indirect benefits as safety.
Dr Bruintjes said: "This is the first evidence in a cooperatively breeding fish species that the helping effort of male subordinates may depend on obtained paternity, which stresses the need to consider direct fitness benefits in evolutionary studies of helping behaviour."
'Paternity of subordinates raises cooperative effort in cichlids' by Rick Bruintjes, Danielle Bonfils, Dik Heg and Michael Taborsky in PLoS ONE


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It was a very good year for peanuts. Good planting moisture, ample rainfall, and moderate early-season temperatures, combined with a proven production program, put more than 5,500 pounds per acre in the hoppers for White Face Farms in 2004.
And earned White Face Farms manager Rex Carr the 2005 Southwest Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award. Each year Farm Press Publications recognizes one grower from each of the three peanut production areas (Southwest, Southeast and Virginia-Carolina) for production efficiency.
Carr will received the award at the annual Southern Peanut Growers Federation Conference July 19 in Panama City, Fla.
Carr says consistent rotation plays a key role in a 10-step production scheme on the Hockley County farm, near Levelland, Texas.
"Rotation is crucial," he says. "When we first decided to grow peanuts we established a policy that we would stay on a four-year rotation." He also plants wheat and cotton.
"Before we planted peanuts, we studied research that showed a four-year rotation to be critical," he says. He made his first peanut crop in 1998 and 2004 was the first time he planted peanuts on land that had made peanuts before. "We will never plant peanuts on the same field two years in a row."
Peanuts usually follow cotton; wheat follows peanuts.
Deep plowing
Carr likes to break peanut land and says deep plowing helps start the year with a full soil moisture profile. "If I don't have that, I'll irrigate before planting."
His third recommendation is to plant as early as possible. "I prefer to plant the last week in April or the first in May," he says. "This year, we were too cold in late April so we had to wait a bit to get started. We had a 9- to 10-day delay. Peanuts began to emerge in mid-May."
Variety selection is Carr's fourth key. He plants Spanish varieties primarily because of good prices and early-maturity.
"They come up quicker and I get them harvested earlier," he says.
Early digging may save the crop from erratic weather patterns common in late summer and early fall in the Southern Plains.
"I treat Spanish varieties like I would a runner-type peanut," Carr says. "I fertilize and water as I would runners. But I harvest as much as two weeks earlier. That means a lot on the plains where weather is unpredictable."
He has not lost a crop to late-season weather. He planted Tamspan 90 in the past but switched to a new Spanish-type, 9899-14, a Golden Peanut selection, this year. "I'm planting all my acreage in that variety, a high oleic peanut," he says. "It's a cross between a Spanish variety and a runner but is classified as a Spanish peanut."
Carr says several White Face Farms tenants also planted 9899-14 this year. "It looks like a good fit for this area. It produces a good vine and makes a good root crop and a good limb crop."
Carr says good fertility pays off on Spanish varieties. He begins with a base application of 20-50-20-20 (sulfur). "That's the normal routine. I may sidedress twice with anhydrous ammonia. I used to add some calcium but no more. The base fertility program and the anhydrous do more than additional calcium would."
Weed pressure
Carr says weeds posed a bit more trouble last year than usual. "We have to keep weeds down," he says. "And I'm not crazy about applying a herbicide over the top for anything other than johnsongrass."
He starts with a pre-plant application of Prowl. "We'll come over the top with Select if necessary," he says.
"We knife the fields a couple of times but make certain we're done before pegging. I want to get the plant as big as possible as soon as possible so it will shade the ground."
A good canopy helps prevent weed emergence and also creates a better environment for pegging, he says. Cold steel also plays a role. "We'll hoe peanuts three or four times a season, as often as we need to. A crew of five or six covers the acreage in three or four days. I've been fortunate to get the same crew most years so we have experienced hands."
Water is always a limiting factor and efficient irrigation a necessity. Carr likes wobbler heads on his LEPA irrigation system. He also uses subsurface drip irrigation and side-row sprinkler systems.
"The wobblers, overall, do the best job," he says. He limits side-row sprinkler use to what he can cover in a week. "Still, some of the best peanuts we've made were under side-row sprinklers."
Carr may make 30 irrigation passes a season to water peanuts. Last year he measured 30 inches of rainfall on the peanut fields and added 18 inches through the systems.
"I've only had peanuts on drip irrigation for one year," he says. "They did well and I couldn't have picked a better year to use a drip system. We made 4,900 pounds per acre on a 20-acre field with only four gallons of water per acre."
Ample rainfall last year allowed him to push moisture up to help germination. "Timely rain is a key to drip irrigation in peanuts," he says. "A three-tenths-inch rain will go a long way with a drip system. That little bit helps keep the ground moist until the vines grow together to create the peanut plant's own little greenhouse."
Harvest timing also earns a spot on Carr's top-10 practices list.
Early October
"I like to dig the first of October," he says. The early maturity of Spanish varieties gives him a bit of an edge over runners most years and allows him to get peanuts off the ground before cold weather threatens. "We have a lot of money on the ground after digging," he says. "I like to field dry the crop but if weather predictions indicate a frost coming in, I'll combine them and dry them mechanically."
Carr uses his own digger but hires a custom harvester to combine the crop. "I like to be first on the list for combining," he says. "I may even sacrifice a few points on grade to get harvest going. I want to get them out when they are ready."
He says his Spanish peanuts typically grade 75 to 76. "We pick up a few dollars for grades above 69." Carr uses a liquid inoculant, Lift Optimize, to give peanut seed a better start. "It's a key," he says. "I put it straight into the furrow at planting time. That gives me better seed coverage and helps activate the inoculant. I also need to keep it wet so the seed will absorb the product. That usually means irrigation but it all depends on pre-plant conditions."
He says coverage this year has been good because of ample soil moisture at planting time.
Disease and insect control pose few problems for Carr, but he says pressure was higher than usual last year because of rainfall. "Even with higher pressure, I only had to spray one time for pod rot." He typically uses Abound fungicide for pod rot and this year applied six ounces with the inoculant. "I think it paid off with this year's cool start," he says.
He relies on a crop consultant, James Powell of Powell Ag Consultants, for pest management recommendations.
"We occasionally spray for worms but we use low rates of pyrethroids to take care of them. We've had to spray for insects only two or three times since we started growing peanuts."
Good crop addition
Carr says peanuts have been a good addition to the White Face Farms crop mix. "Last year was the best I can remember for peanuts and cotton," he says.
He started in peanuts while the quota system was still intact. "We got in four or five crops with quota," he says. "We bought some quota and leased some. When the program ended, we had benefited from several years of experience with peanuts."
He says the 160 acres of peanuts he plants works well with the cotton acreage. "That acreage fits with our rotation system. Currently, the profit potential from peanuts looks a little better than it does for cotton and peanuts help our cotton production."
He handles marketing. "I like to be in control. I like knowing what I'm working for so we contract most of our acreage before we plant."
In the past he's been able to get a premium for Spanish peanuts. "This year, about $45 above the loan was the best we could find."
He also grows a seed block and picks up about $25 per ton for seed peanuts.
Carr says efficient production may be more difficult to achieve this year than it was in 2004. Fertilizer and energy prices jumped significantly over the winter. "Irrigation costs could double this year," he says. "We may be looking at $5.50 per inch of water we apply. And we may have to make 25 to 30 circles to produce the crop."
Carr says a farm needs at least a four-gallon per acre water source to make a peanut crop under irrigation. "We can't risk too many acres with limited water resources," he says.
Carr credits a lot of the farm's success to help from Golden Peanut Co.
"Rusty Andrews has been a big help," he says. "He played a big part in helping us get started. He's never steered us wrong on when to plant, where to plant and how to market."
He also credits Bill DeLoache, White Face Farms president of operations, for "allowing me to be progressive and take some risks. He (Bill) requires good records and he permits me to farm the land as if it were my own, and that's how I treat it."
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"At this point in space and time, if anyone from Valve uttered the phrase "Half-Life 3″ the entire internet as we know it would implode upon itself and break the space time continuum, truly allowing 2012 to live up to the Mayan's expectations.
Valve are known for trolling their fans on a consistent basis, but only because they love us so dearly.
They could be up to it yet again, or this could be concrete evidence that Half-Life 3 does in fact exist."
A website other than the original link of the article now adds to the whole HL3 mystery, and the article reflects this new site.
We've had more HL3 info along with Source 2 info this year then we've had since we started waiting for the next next HL.
Well I just checked the HL2 Episode 2 forum...apparently it's fake and the Valve employee made a mistake with the link, a typo to be more precise...BUT the domain was registered before the TF2 blog posting was made, how could the guy who made the "fake profile" know what valve was going to link to get a similar domain, how could the Valve employee make a mistake such as linking it to a fake profile AND why havent they fixed it yet.
The plot thickens.
I think the fact that it was posted on an official blog FOR Valve may point to it being yet another valve troll attempt, but it is on the L4D blog... how many people actually look at it anymore?
Maybe the L4D guys wanted to hint?
Its going to suck. It will be just like Duke Nukem and GT5 all this hype. Just to be let down with countless articles saying "was it worth waiting the 6 odd years"
Wow if this is true almost 100 hours of gameplay sweet.


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PC Sales Go Into a Tailspin
The personal-computer business has entered a tailspin.
Reports from research firms Wednesday provided new details about the industry's worsening condition, triggered by factors that include cannibalization by tablet computers, sluggish economic conditions and slowing PC sales in emerging countries.
The grim signs come as Microsoft Corp. and...


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Dell intros world's thinnest 15in
laptop PC
You-know-who's version is thinner
Dell has taken the wraps of a 15in Sandy Bridge-based notebook that, it claims, is the "thinnest 15in PC on the planet".
The metal-clad XPS 15z draws immediate parallels with Apple's aluminium-formed MacBook Pro. But by using "PC" rather than "notebook", Dell has tried to avoid the inevitable comparison.
It has to. Apple's 15in MBP is 24.1mm thick. The XPS 115z is 24.7mm. Half a millimetre doesn't matter to us, but it does to US computer makers.
Still, if Dell didn't want us to match XPS agains MBP, it shouldn't have borrowed some of the latter's distinguishing features: slot-load optical drive and side-facing LED battery charge readout, to name but two.
That said, the XPS does manage to pack in an HDMI port and a eSata/USB combo connector, both missing from the Mac.
Dell gives 15z buyers a choice of 2.3GHz Core i5-2410M and 2.7GHz Core i7-2620M CPUs; 6GB (4GB in the UK) or 8GB of 1333MHz DDR 3 memory; and 1GB or 2GB of video Ram to go with the Nvidia GeForce GT 525M graphics.
The 15z uses Nvidia's Optimus technology to dynamically flip between the CPU's GPU and the Nvdia chip, to save energy when you don't need graphical horsepower.
Prices start at £899 over here, or $1000 in the States. Full details at the Dell website. ®


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On Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed (PDF) an online libel case and annulled the award of hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. The court found that the site was protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which bars website liability from material created by its users.
The case, known as Sarah Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment Recordings LLC et al., concerns a website known as TheDirty.com. That site allows users to upload anonymous comments, photos, and videos that are almost always of a gossip-minded and salacious nature.
Between October 2009 and January 2010, Sarah Jones, a former cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals football team, was the target of a number of posts on the site. The first post provided a photo of her with Shayne Graham, then a kicker with the Bengals. The post alleged that Jones had "slept with every other Bengal Football player. This girl is a teacher too!! You would think with Graham's paycheck he could attract something a little easier on the eyes Nik!"
More posts ensued, detailing that she was a high school teacher:
Her ex Nate. . cheated on her with over 50 girls in 4 yrs. . in that time he tested positive for Chlamydia Infection and Gonorrhea. . so im sure Sarah also has both. . whats worse is he brags about doing sarah in the gym. . football field. . her class room at the school she teaches at DIXIE Heights.
Court documents show that Jones sent the site's operator, Nik Richie, also known as Hooman Karamian, "over 27 e-mails, pleading for Richie to remove these posts from the website, to no avail."
By December 2009, Jones filed a lawsuit, which eventually went to a jury trial and resulted in a mistrial. The second trial, however, found in her favor, and she was awarded $338,000 in damages.
However, the Sixth Circuit found that under Section 230, which bars liability of user-generated material, Richie and Dirty World were not liable.
As the court concluded (PDF):
Because (1) the defendants are interactive service providers, (2) the statements at issue were provided by another information content provider, and (3) Jones's claim seeks to treat the defendants as a publisher or speaker of those statements, the CDA bars Jones's claims. See Universal Commc'n Sys., 478 F.3d at 418. Given the role that the CDA plays in an open and robust Internet by preventing the speech-chilling threat of the heckler's veto, we point out that determinations of immunity under the CDA should be resolved at an earlier stage of litigation.


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Pogo ConnectTablet Pressure Finally?
Tablet Pressure Finally?
TPogo Connect
Tablet Pressure Finally?
The Pogo Connect is the first stylus that allows its user to use pressure sensitivity with a touch screen device. Previously code-named the Blue Tiger Project, the pen promises to change the way artists interact with their portable devices.
Ten One Design has created stylus pens for touch screen devices in the past. The company is familiar with the popularity of there previous pogo stylus products, and it's no question that artists all over have been looking for something that will convert their portable device into a robust tablet experience. What's been missing is the ability to express fluid pressure with a stylus.
Although the company is only 5 years old, it has the remarkable ability to introduce the first pressure sensitive stylus for iPad.
The pen doesn't use the stylus tip to directly interact with the surface of the touch screen device (iPads aren't made like that yet), but, instead, the stylus emits a signal to the mobile device through Bluetooth 4.0.
The pen has a method to convey the drawing called the Crescendo Sensor, which supposedly makes the tip sensitive enough to understand the slightest pressure, multiple angles, and hundreds of pressure variations. The tip was designed to have a magnetic connector, which will supposedly make it easy to replace and possibly upgrade when/if the pen gets a hardware revision.
Currently, the Pogo Connect is supported by a number of apps. Brushes, Zen Brush, PDFpen, Procreate, Flipbook HD, Sketch Club, SketchBook Pro, Art Studio, Good Notes, Colors, Paper by FiftyThree, Noteshelf, NotePad Pro, NoteBinder, IbisPaint, and ArtRage.
Both SketchBook Pro and Art Rage are professional grade applications, which will certainly have an audience eager to be impressed by the new pen. However, we haven't seen how much of the software will take advantage of the pressure sensitivity.
Unlike the other pogo pens, the Connect will require a AAA battery to operate. Not only does the pen require Bluetooth connectivity to be powered, but there will also be an LED light and built in radio transmitter (which transmits a signal).
Pogo Connect is available as a pre-order for $79.95. For more information on Pogo Connect, please visit TenOneDesign.com/PogoConnect.
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