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"A massive rhythmic death metal penetration created in the depths of two minds insane, ready to rule the world of metal once and for all, shattering the foundation of earth. Time for retaliation is now! Enter the crypts of insanity!"
"The temptation of self-realisation in music soon led the murderes of sanity to their one and only obsession: the possession of making death metal, in yet new but sometimes still oldschool spheres of expression. The goal of Thy Final Pain is to rule the world of metal - in life and death. Music is the source and the fuel of a hate filled soul that's wandering in darkness."
From their own mouths, from their own site, typos, awkward poetry, and all. This German duo was once two-fourths of another German death outfit called Debauchery. Debauchery was Six Feet Under worship to an embarrassing degree. Thy Final Pain is just as dreadlocked and dumbed-down, and can be taken seriously only if you think that "singers" like Chris Barnes and Max Cavalera are mad lyrical geniuses. And if you think that Thy Final Pain is a kickass band name, well then you're also definitely in the right place. I must say that after reading the above italicized, I figured these guys for a good throat slicing and I, left for a human Pez dispenser. But unfortunately I am intact. That's tall talk up there, and they better be able to back that up down here, or else all is reduced to comedy. Sadly, it has become just that, a monologue. These "two minds" are not really all that "insane". Like I kinda said earlier, if Soulfly drives you batty, then this right here just might "rule the world of metal" for you, or possibly "shatter the foundation of earth". If anybody out there actually owns a "hate filled soul" for which this album is the "fuel", and as a result that soul is "wandering in darkness", please let me know. Please. I have some other records I'd like to play for you that will completely flip your fuckin' wig. Epitaph, besides being the name of one hundred other albums, is fifty-one minutes of downtuned and mid-tempo neanderthal styled DM, with a drum machine I might add. This fake drumming is an important detail because there's a degree of lifelessness felt here that the machine takes the blame for. Whatever device they're using, it sounds pretty Casio up against their decent guitar tones. I can't get on them too much for not being able to afford or obtain an alternative to their current drum programming method, it doesn't come cheap. I can't even get on them full-force for programming them to an underwhelming degree, since the real culprits here are the tightly played, yet blockheaded riffs that the rhythm section must abide by. But I can get on them entirely for writing an album that pretty much trudges along at the same pace for the better part of an hour, and during that time uses lyrics that actually make me feel less intelligent for having sat through them. There's really only one significant break in the monotony, and that's on the eighth track, "Thy Final Pain", where they actually bring the tempo to an anxious gallop as if they had poured over with excitement like little children to have finally written the song that would bear the name of their new band and tempt the world to enter their "crypts of insanity" or something. Whatever. It's too late and too little. I would have highly recommended forcing the pace more often, and if that pace absolutely had to appear that one time only, then TFP should have thrown it into the lineup about a third of the way through, instead of during that last lap, to sidestep redundancy and dozing off. To be completely brutally honest though, if you're a nit-picky headbanger, such as I, then hearing the impotent cookie monster vocal repeat the words "Die for revenge/Feel the pain/Smell the stench of hate" over and over again will surely have you rolling, with laughter, and not in your grave as was intended, no matter how many tempo jumps or time-signature switch-ups (to which there is absolutely zero). All lyrical content on this album will not pass the eighth grade. Musicality has a chance if it attends summer (slaughter) school. Therefore, Thy Final Pain will not be graduating.
Death is certain (with most everything else). Life is not (usually). However, with Epitaph, you're assured a healthy return.


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New York in the 1950s. A man on a barstool is telling a story about a woman he met in a bar, early married and soon divorced, her child farmed out to her parents, good-looking, if a little past her prime. They'd gone out, they'd grown close, but as far as he was concerned it didn't add up to much. He was a busy man. Then one day, out dancing, she runs into a rich awkward lovelorn businessman. He'll pay for her to be his, pay her a lot. And now the narrator discovers that he is as much in love with her as she is with him, perhaps more, though it will take him a while to realize just how utterly lost he is.
Executed with the cool smoky brilliance of a classic Miles Davis track, In Love is an unequaled exploration of the tethered—and untethered—heart.
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Alfred Hayes (1911–1985) was born into a Jewish family in Whitechapel, London, though his father, a barber, trained violinist, and sometime bookie, moved the family to New York when Hayes was three. After attending City College, Hayes worked as a reporter for the New York American and Daily Mirror and began to publish poetry, including "Joe Hill," about the legendary labor organizer, which was later set to music by the composer Earl Robinson and recorded by Joan Baez. During World War II Hayes was assigned to a special services unit in Italy; after the war he stayed on in Rome, where he contributed to the story development and scripts of several classic Italian neorealist films, including Roberto Rossellini's Paisà (1946) and Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948), and gathered material for two popular novels, All Thy Conquests (1946) and The Girl on the Via Flaminia (1949), the latter the basis for the 1953 film Act of Love, starring Kirk Douglas. In the late 1940s Hayes went to work in Hollywood, writing screenplays for Clash by Night, A Hatful of Rain, The Left Hand of God, Joy in the Morning, and Fritz Lang's Human Desire, as well as scripts for television. Hayes was the author of seven novels, a collection of stories, and three volumes of poetry. In addition to In Love, NYRB Classics publishes My Face for the World to See.
Frederic Raphael is a screenwriter, playwright, novelist, translator, and critic. His screenwriting credits include Darling (for which he won an Oscar), Far from the Madding Crowd, Two for the Road, and, with the director Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut.
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"One of the greatest, bleakest breakup stories ever told." — The New York Observer
"I've rarely seen the breakdown of a relationship, in all its banality and pettiness, evoked more vividly. It's tough, fresh, very lovely, and will stay with you." —Sadie O. Stein, The Paris Review Daily
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"Like Raymond Carver at his best, novelist-cum-screenwriter Alfred Hayes addresses the human condition and its heartbreaks with brevity and brutal honesty. In Love was Hayes's fourth novel, and as the story unfolds, there is a dreadful sense that the middle-aged protagonist is heading for disaster by falling in love with a younger girl who 'inhabits a world from which he is excluded.' When a rival appears, in the shape of a millionaire with an indecent proposal, the cynicism and misery of the situation become almost unbearable." —The Guardian
"Maybe the old canard that the best love letters are those written when we are out of love goes for the novel too. If so, Alfred Hayes has written a smashing success. In this, his latest novel, he examines some of the states of mind, body, and soul which accompany love, without falling for all that nonsense about affection, intimacy, trust and all the simple pleasures known to people less sophisticated than the characters in his book." —The New York Times
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Pilonidal cyst
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pilonidal-cyst/DS00747
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A pilonidal (pie-low-NIE-dul) cyst is an abnormal pocket in the skin that usually contains hair and skin debris. A pilonidal cyst is almost always located near the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks.
These cysts typically occur when hair punctures the skin and then becomes embedded. If a pilonidal cyst becomes infected, the resulting abscess is often extremely painful. The cyst can be drained through a small incision or removed surgically.
Pilonidal cysts most commonly occur in young men, and the problem has a tendency to recur. People who sit for prolonged periods of time, such as truck drivers, are at higher risk of developing a pilonidal cyst.
When it's infected, a pilonidal cyst becomes a swollen mass (abscess). Signs and symptoms of an infected pilonidal cyst include:
- Pain
- Reddening of the skin
- Drainage of pus or blood from an opening in the skin
- Foul smell from draining pus
When to see a doctor
If you notice any signs or symptoms of a pilonidal cyst, see your doctor. He or she can diagnose the condition by examining the lesion.
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There is some disagreement about what causes pilonidal cysts. Most pilonidal cysts appear to be caused by loose hairs that penetrate the skin. Friction and pressure — skin rubbing against skin, tight clothing, bicycling, long periods of sitting or similar factors — force the hair down into skin. Responding to the hair as a foreign substance, the body creates a cyst around the hair.
This explanation accounts for rare cases of pilonidal cysts that occur in parts of the body other than near the tailbone. For example, barbers, dog groomers and sheep shearers have developed pilonidal cysts in the skin between fingers.
Another possible explanation is that normal stretching or motion of deep layers of skin causes the enlargement and rupture of a hair follicle, the structure from which a hair grows. A cyst then forms around the ruptured follicle.
Risk factors
Certain factors can make you more susceptible to developing pilonidal cysts. These include:
- Obesity
- Inactive lifestyle
- Occupation or sports requiring prolonged sitting
- Excess body hair
- Stiff or coarse hair
- Poor hygiene
If a chronically infected pilonidal cyst isn't treated properly, there may be a slightly increased risk of developing a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma.
Preparing for your appointment
You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner. However, in some cases when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred immediately to a dermatologist or a surgeon.
What you can do
Before your appointment, you may want to write a list that answers the following questions:
- When did your symptoms begin?
- Have you experienced this problem before?
- What, if anything, seems to improve your symptoms?
- What, if anything, appears to worsen your symptoms?
- What medications or supplements do you take regularly?
What to expect from your doctor
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including:
- Have you been running a fever?
- Is the pain keeping you awake at night?
- What is your occupation? Do you sit all day?
Treatments and drugs
The initial treatment for an infected pilonidal cyst is usually a procedure that can be performed in your doctor's office. After numbing the area with an injection, your doctor makes a small incision to drain the cyst. If the cyst recurs, which often happens, you may need a more extensive surgical procedure that removes the cyst entirely.
After surgery, your doctor may choose to:
- Leave the wound open. In this option, the surgical wound is left open and packed with dressing to allow it to heal from the inside out. This process results in a longer healing time but usually a lower risk of a recurring pilonidal cyst infection.
- Close the wound with stitches. While the healing time is shorter with this option, there's a greater risk of recurrence. Some surgeons make the incision to the side of the cleft of the buttocks, where healing is particularly difficult.
Wound care is extremely important after surgery. Your doctor or nurse will give you detailed instructions on how to change dressings, what to expect of a normal healing process and when to call the doctor. You may also need to shave around the surgical site to prevent hairs from entering the wound.
To help prevent pilonidal cysts, try to:
- Keep the area clean
- Lose weight if needed
- Avoid prolonged sitting
If you've had pilonidal cysts in the past, you might want to regularly shave the area or use hair removal products to reduce the risk of recurrence.
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- Pilonidal disease. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. http://www.fascrs.org/patients/conditions/pilonidal_disease. Accessed Oct. 3, 2012.
- Harris CL, et al. Twelve common mistakes in pilonidal sinus care. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2012;25:324.
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Light-bodied and easy drinking, this pale lager has a well-balanced level of carbonation to bring crispness and refreshment without being overbearing. Despite it's wonderful drinkability, Shift still seems to remain a little thin feeling. The dry, faintly bitter hops could be adding to that effect but easily drinkable it remains.
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In Northern Minnesota, this public planetarium (seats 61) offers large format films and star shows. Enjoy programs in their 40 foot diameter domed theatre, and enjoy the activities in our "Kids' Corner." The theatre is located on the Hibbing Community College campus and is owned and operated by that institution.
Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium- University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
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Free public shows Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm and private shows can be scheduled with one of the Planetarium staff.
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Many free shows throughout the year. During the summer, call ahead and shows can be scheduled with the planetarium director.
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This planetarium offers public and a wide variety of group shows. Located on campus. Some good astronomy links.
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Planetarium available for school groups. Located at Saint Cloud University. Public shows scheduled in February and March.
Regional Science Center Planetarium, Moorhead State- Moorhead, MN
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Run by Moorhead State University, this small planetarium (seats 60) offers public shows and school group shows.
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Small planetarium (seats 60). Call for school group reservations. Contact is Larry Mascotti.
Eisenhower Observatory- Hopkins, MN
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On the 3rd floor of the Eisenhower Community Center in Hopkins--1001 West Hwy 7. Special presentations available for scouts or class groups by reservation. Open to the general public for viewing by calling for reservations. Run by volunteer experts. The 12 inch Lawrence Sauter telescope is your transport to the stars. A $2 donation for adults and $1 donation for children is requested.
Onan Observatory- Norwood-Young America, MN
Public Star Parties are held approximately every other Saturday, from March to November, at 1st quarter and 3rd quarter moons. Public viewing schedule can be found online. Star parties are free and open to all, however Baylor Regional Park will charge a small parking fee.
Macalester Observatory- Saint Paul, MN
During school year, they offer clear observing on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Goodsell Observatory- Carleton College, Northfield, MN
In Goodsell's main dome, there is a 16.2 inch John Brashear refractor and in the smaller dome there is an 8 1/4 inch Alvan Clark and Sons refractor. Both are over a hundred years old. Goodsell also has some modern telescopes which consist of six f/10, 8 inch, Meade telescopes and four newly purchased f/6.3, 8 inch, Meade "reflecting", LX200 telescopes. These telescopes are used for setting up outside on observing piers during observing classes and public or private open houses.
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The facility is open to the public one or two Saturdays per month when volunteers are available to show visitors constellations and other celestial bodies.
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Click outreach on their website for their observing atop the physics building on Friday nights during the school year. They also have been doing a program called Universe in the Park during the summer.
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Hsia Moon, The Great Wall Crown Princess, 1950s
Apology for the long absence , and here comes my very first post in 2010!
Featuring today are two photos of my favorite actresses from different era, the first one is "The Goddess" of Chinese cinema of 1930 Ruan Lingyu, a familiar portrait which you might have seen it in Ruan's biopic - Center Stage, 1992 by Stanley Kwan; another one being a recent collection by Roth, The 1950s Hong Kong Left wing cinema top actress, the "Greatwall Crown Princess"- Hsia Moon.
Observing a highly Resemblance in spirit, aura and 1930 's style, I somehow wonder it might be a tribute from Hsia Moon to Ruan Lingyu.
In the meantime, it reminds me on the Q and A section with fans, from The official magazine of Great Wall Studio - "Great Wall Pictorial", stated that one of the Feng Huang Motion Picture Co, (Also a peominent left wing mandarin studio) film project in pipeline of was actually Ruan Lingyu biopic, which Zhu Shilin being the director, with was about to feature Hsia Moon to play the tragic Ruan.
Of course, the film project has been abandoned at last, and the actual reason are unknown. However, I'm glad this studio portrait survived, and somehow it give me a precious glimpse on how Hsia Moon might look like as Ruan Lingyu.
Would Hsia Moon successfully portrayed Ruan Lingyu if the film ever being produced? I believe she would be, objectively and subjectively:)


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Starring: | Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson, Ingvar Hirdwall, Marika Lagercrantz, Björn Granath |
Director: | Niels Arden Oplev |
Genres: | Thriller, World Cinema |
Studio: | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
Original title | Män som hatar kvinnor |
Collections: | The Biggest and Best, Top 400 All-Time Rentals, Top Thrillers, Unmissable World Cinema |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
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Run time: | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Rental release: | 19 Jul 2010 |
Main languages: | Swedish |
Subtitles: | English |
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The tech alone is worth more than that. It can still go higher.
That was the rumor a few weeks ago and analyst/s thought it made a lot of sense
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let their auditor look at their accounts online and tell us what they see. It would take 10 minutes.
Short a Chinese stock and then call it a fraud.
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One like the last time they were accused of fraud
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OlyMEGA (Olympia Makers, Engineers, Geeks and Artists) is a technology interest group open to all ages and all knowledge levels. The mission of OlyMEGA is to create an open tech community in the Olympia/Thurston County. Members are encouraged to share their knowledge, learn from others, and create from what they learn. We have a shared workshop called a MakerSpace at 311 Capitol Way N., Olympia. We are working on scheduled hours of operation now. Watch for Meetups announced at the space and com …
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Asked how best to revitalize Sarasota County's economy, the area's top economic-development officials responded with two predominate themes — getting government out of the way and fostering teamwork among communities.
"A lot of people have the misconception that it's the government's job to create jobs," said Allan Lane, economic-development manager for North Port. "That is not the case."
Lane was part of a panel at the Aug. 4 Sarasota Tiger Bay luncheon during which the local economy was the primary topic.
The other panelists were Mark Huey, CEO of the Economic Development Corp.; Randy Welker, economic-development coordinator for the city of Sarasota; and Allen Carlson, CEO of Sun Hydraulics.
The panelists agreed that government's role should be to provide an environment in which business can thrive.
"Let free enterprise and capitalism work," said Carlson.
Government needs to make the business climate attractive to a company looking to move, Lane said. "Give (the business) something it needs," he added.
All municipalities and areas in Sarasota County need to work together to ensure the economy rebounds, Huey remarked. "There is not one organization that makes economic development succeed for a community," he said. "It's a team sport."
Lane concurred. "Regionalism is important," he said. "If Sarasota has an amenity (attracting a new business) that we don't have, that's fine, because North Port residents will have a chance to get those new jobs."
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WASHINGTON Gaston Countys Belmont Abbey College is trying to resurrect a religious school charge against the Obama administrations signature health care law.
But first, the school and its many allies must prove their time has come.
On Friday, in a cutting-edge case, attorneys for Belmont Abbey and Illinois-based Wheaton College will try to convince a key appellate court that their challenge to the laws contraception coverage mandate is not premature. If the colleges prevail, they will be poised for a head-on religious liberty showdown.
Its incredibly significant, Emily Hardman, communications director for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said in an interview Tuesday. If peoples rights are being violated, if theres an actual injury happening, they should have their case heard in court.
The oral argument Friday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will focus on seemingly technical points called ripeness and standing. Both sound more boring than the First Amendments guarantee of religious freedom, but both are crucial.
If a lawsuit isnt ripe, and if an aggrieved party lacks standing, a lawsuit dies, regardless of the merits.
A Catholic college founded by Benedictine monks, Belmont Abbey is challenging a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision concerning contraception coverage. The provision requires employers group health insurance plans to pay in full for all government-approved contraceptive services sought by plan participants, including sterilization, emergency oral contraception and counseling.
Even with some regulatory flexibility offered by the Obama administration, Belmont Abbey officials say the mandate violates their schools pro-life religious principles.
If they wish to continue offering employee health insurance without violating their religious beliefs, they must do so in violation of federal law and under threat of severe fines, penalties and private lawsuits, Becket Fund attorneys wrote in an appellate brief.
The issue first arose earlier this year when Catholic leaders, who say contraception violates moral law, and the White House quarreled over the provision. The government subsequently offered a compromise granting women free contraceptive coverage no matter where they work, putting the costs onus on insurance companies. But arguments similar to Belmont Abbeys have been raised in other lawsuits filed by the Becket Fund, acting pro bono on behalf of schools, including East Texas Baptist University, Houston Baptist University, Colorado Christian University and Michigans Ave Maria University. The Becket Fund, moreover, is not alone in taking on the law that opponents call Obamacare.
All told, some 41 lawsuits challenging the contraception mandate have been filed nationwide by employers, ranging from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami to the University of Notre Dame.
But despite the impressive legal barrage, each lawsuit must first make it through the courthouse door. Judges are supposed to deal with real conflicts and actual or imminent harm. They avoid speculation.
Plaintiffs face no imminent threat of enforcement action and their claims are not fit for judicial review, Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery stated in a Justice Department legal brief.
Enforcement of the health mandate, which could include fines, wont start until January 2014. The administration has offered a safe harbor temporarily shielding organizations from punishment. Moreover, the Obama administration has pledged to amend the regulations to accommodate organizations with religious objections to contraception.
Citing the potential changes, a trial judge dismissed Belmont Abbeys lawsuit in July as being premature.
If the agency fails to amend the exemption from the contraceptive-coverage provision by the time the safe harbor lapses, (Belmont Abbey) will be free to renew its challenge to the rule at that time, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg wrote.
On the other hand, underscoring the legal complications ahead, a New York-based federal judge took a different view in allowing the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York to proceed with a similar lawsuit.
There is no trust us, changes are coming clause in the Constitution, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan wrote last week. To the contrary, the Bill of Rights itself, and the First Amendment in particular, reflect a degree of skepticism towards governmental restraint and self-correction.
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LOS ANGELES - Bike Nation, a private bike company, announced it plans to open the city's first bike-sharing system downtown in the spring.
Bike Nation plans to open a bike-share system in Anaheim next month and in Fullerton and Long Beach some time next year.
The Tustin-based company pledged in April to spend $16 million to place 4,000 bikes at stations across the city. Bike Nation plans to begin service in April of 2013. The announcement was made this afternoon during a holiday bike giveaway for kids in the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the company's community ambassador, L.A. Clippers Forward Caron Butler.
"We are excited to put stations on the ground in downtown Los Angeles and begin the process of rolling out our bike share program and providing a safe, low-cost, healthy transportation alternative to Los Angeles residents," Bike Nation Chief Operating Officer Derek Fretheim said, adding that the company has already begun scouting sites downtown.
The company wants to have bike kiosks downtown at Union Station, El Pueblo on Olvera Street, City Hall, the Los Angeles County Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration and at the Police Administration Building.
The bikes will be free for 30 minutes' use and then $1.50 for the next hour or $6 for one day. Rates drop as rental periods increase. A three-day rental will be $12.
The bikes have built-in GPS devices, allowing a would-be bike renter to use a smart-phone app to find the nearest available ride.
The company is soliciting user input on where to locate the bike stations.
"I am happy to serve as Bike Nation Ambassador, and today's event is just one example of things to come," Butler said. "Bicycling and youth fitness has been a passion of mine for many years now. I am excited that through this bike-sharing program people will have the opportunity to consider biking as a viable transportation option while also becoming more fit."


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Exploring Lopez Island
Don't be startled on your first visit to Lopez Island when people wave to you from their cars. This is "the Friendly Isle"—15 miles long with 63 miles of shoreline and 2,500 year-round residents. The Lopez landscape blends forests with rolling farmlands, and quiet bays and driftwood-strewn beaches with distant views of mountain ranges and snow-tipped Mount Baker.
Lopez's natural beauty and quality of life have attracted a variety of residents—artists, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, musicians, farmers, fishermen and nature lovers. Scandinavian farmers arrived here in the 1850s, drawn by the island's gentle topography, and Lopez Island farms today raise an eclectic range of products, from sheep to llamas, wine grapes to apples, pears to kiwis.
Outdoor Pleasures & Natural Wonders
Lopez offers the easiest cycling of the three main San Juan Islands. Consider bringing your bike for a day or weekend of scenic cycling, or rent one from Lopez Bicycle Works or Village Cycles. (The interisland ferry from Orcas Island or San Juan Island is free for walk-on passengers and cyclists.) You may want to schedule your Lopez visit to coincide with one of the island's special annual events—the Tour de Lopez bicycle tour each spring. Always scheduled for the last Saturday in April, Tour de Lopez is a non-competitive, rural road tour that offers short and long routes through the island's varied landscape.
If you're a nature lover, expect to see bald eagles and a great variety of water birds on Lopez Island, along with black-tailed deer and lots of rabbits. You may spot these on one of the island's web of hiking trails, many near or along the shore (the same terrain that makes for somewhat easy cycling makes for plenty of opportunities for not-too-strenuous hiking). Whether you visit with family and friends or you're in search of solitude, Lopez's many parks (some of them well-kept secrets) fill the bill, from Agate Beach County Park with its soothing sound of waves over pebbles to the trails and bluffs of Shark Reef Sanctuary, where you're likely to spot seals and often times sea lions. Or launch your kayak to explore the island's inlets and paddle around the unspoiled paradise of one of the nearby National Wildlife Refuge islands (no two-footed creatures allowed) for glimpses of pigeon guillemots, double-crested and pelagic cormorants, and harbor seals.
Lopez Village on Fisherman Bay
Lopez Village is the commercial core nestled at the north end of beautiful Fisherman Bay. In the Village you will find a choice of restaurants, delicatessens and coffee shops as well as a bakery, large grocery store, organic grocery, galleries, bookstore and library. On Saturdays during the summer don't miss the popular Lopez Farmers' Market for fresh produce, and local arts and crafts. The island treasures its history and shares it with visitors at the Lopez Island Historical Society & Museum (in the Village) and the restored 1917 Port Stanley Schoolhouse a mile or so east. Wander a little farther south along Fisherman Bay and enjoy a few more restaurant choices with beautiful bayside views, marinas, bike and kayak rentals, and accommodations. Continue about three miles south on Fisherman Bay Road and experience the 1887-built Center Church and the pioneer Union Cemetery with vistas across rolling farmland.
Lopez Island Lodging
From island hotels to friendly B&Bs to a wide variety of vacation rentals and beautiful campsites, Lopez Island offers many accommodation options to suit any need.
Founded in 1987 Chimera Gallery is a showplace for Lopez artists and artisans, providing a central location in Lopez Village to display and sell their quality fine art and craft. We are a cooperative gallery with over 20 artists and we have a great selection of painting, pottery, jewelry, weaving, glass, metalwork, journals, botanical art, and more. We hope that you are inspired by our art, as we are inspired by the year-round beauty and peacefulness of Lopez Island. [more...]
Lopez Island Vineyards is a family run winery, producing fine wines from estate, organically grown grapes and select vineyards in the Yakima Valley. Lopez Island Vineyards offers their beautifully landscaped winery gardens as an intimate outdoor wedding location on Lopez Island. [more...]
For over 25 years, Chimera Gallery has been a showplace for Lopez artists and artisans to display and sell their quality arts and crafts. We are a cooperative gallery with over 20 artists and we have a great selection of painting, pottery, jewelry, weaving, glass, metalwork, journals, botanical art and more. We hope that you are inspired by our art, as we are inspired by the year-round beauty and peacefulness of Lopez Island. [more...]
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts is known to some as "LCCA", to others as "The Community Center", but to most simply as "The Center". But it is known to all on Lopez Island as a critical part of life on the island - a small rural sea-girt community of about 2,400 permanent residents situated about a 40 minute ferry ride from mainland Washington State. [more...]
Established in 1977, Blossom Grocery provides the best grocery shopping experience in the San Juan Islands. We measure the quality of our products by their food miles, certified organic status, fair-trade status, producer ethics, affordability, simplicity, freshness and suitability for islanders' needs. We are locally owned, controlled and committed.
Open Daily 9-7
We feature 21 flavors of gourmet fudge, freshly made with organic butter, and 12 flavors of Lopez Island Creamery ice cream. Come in and browse our delicious Washington state gourmet foods. In our gift shop featuring local handmade gifts, you'll find toys, souvenirs, angels and more. Come in for a free taste of fresh fudge! [more...]
Lopez Island Golf Club offers year-round golfing on beautiful Lopez Island. A private club open to the public, LIGC offers a unique golf experience for all levels of golfers. Dawn to dusk, no tee times are required, with at most a brief wait. The course plays an easily walked 5304 yards (4702 from the forward tees). There's an extensive short-game practice area as well as a putting green. Our nine holes play as 18, with separate tee boxes and pins for front and back nines. [more...]
Lopez Kayaks offers rentals, kayak trips and sales. Our on-the-water kayak shop has been serving the area since 1995 with one of the best launches in the San Juan Islands. Rent by the hour or for multiple days, with car topping available. Our rental shop offers maps, books, kites, hats, kayaking information and more. All ages and abilities are welcome. [more...]
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts is known to some as "LCCA", to others as "The Community Center", but to most simply as "The Center". But it is known to all on Lopez Island as a critical part of life on the island - a small rural sea-girt community of about 2,400 permanent residents situated about a 40 minute ferry ride from mainland Washington State. [more...]
Outer Island Expeditions offers whale watching tours -- see whales or ride again free! -- from Orcas Island, Lopez Island, San Juan Island and the Bellingham area. Last year we saw orcas on over 95% of our summer tours, and whales on 97%. [more...]
We are the San Juan Islands' oldest bicycle shop and have been meeting the needs of cyclists since 1978! Lopez Island is the premium biking island, since we are less hilly than the other San Juan Islands. At Lopez Bicycle works, we have the best rentals, best prices and best service. Lopez Bicycle Works is like fine wine, it gets better with age! We are located at the marina next to Lopez Kayaks and Lopez Islander Resort, about four miles from the ferry landing. We are open seven days a week, from May to September. [more...]
Our full service bike shop is located next to the fudge shop in the village on Lopez Island. We provide high quality, efficient bicycles for rent and bike tours of Lopez with local guides. Our service department is top notch. Repairs are done in a professional, timely manner, on the spot when needed. We sell a diverse selection of accessories and components. We are your local bike shop when you're away from home! [more...]
Escape with TerraTrek on a two- to six-day bicycle and multi-sport vacation through the San Juan Islands. Only a short drive from Seattle or Vancouver B.C., the San Juan Archipelago is an ideal getaway because of our long days of sunshine and plenty of activities. Enjoy cycling along quiet two lane country roads lined with wildflowers that wind down to spectacular vistas of neighboring islands and snowcapped mountain ranges, hiking around lakes that lead down to waterfalls, and kayaking past pebble stone coves and rocky islets in orca whale territory! [more...]


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With all sensible people buying huns and ammo there´s mot much left over for overpriced, overhyped junk.
Too bad the election is over. If Obama was still campaigning I´m sure retailers would be enjoying the best Christmas sales ever.
Sorry for the 2nd posting and the poor spelling...these Ipod Touch keyboards are too small for my big thumbs.
Will any of these retailers have a Christmas Come To Jesus moment and realize that cheap Chinese tat is cheap Chinese tat whether it´s sold off a cart on the streets of Beijing or off American shelves?Quality of material and construction has become so abysmal that shopping for style has taken a back seat to locating something that doesn´t resemble a burlap sack.
In October, the AP and its ilk were wondering if Romney would get credit for the Obama recovery. Consumer confidence allegedly soaring, unemployment falling, housing bubbling was the joyous theme. "Happy Days are Here Again" was being sung by every AP reporter. Now that Obama has won, the AP reports:"Many shoppers have been weighed down by concerns about their financial future. Some have concerns about the weak U.S. job market."
#5, those sum up my thoughts as well. Before the election, the AP (and other media sources) were telling us that the Holiday shopping season was looking pretty strong. Now they tell us that retailers are desperate to salvage something out of the season.
Poster #3, actually I was going to ask where I could buy some Huns. Sure could use a couple of them nowadays.Merry Christmas.
Yup, #7, we could put them out by the gates...
Christas sales are lackluster. Watch for the Media to blame Republicans and the fiscal cliff.
Macy´s has had at least 30% discounts across the board on many items. Now they have added additional discounts - 20%, 15% - on top of the already discounted sale prices.I called our local Macy´s to see if they had a robe that I´d seen in their ad. I´d bought the last one in a color a couple of days earlier at a discount below the sale price and wanted four more.Although the inventory showed 31, there was only one on the rack in my color. The clerk scoured some storage area and found the others. All will sell for below half-price.We went to buy a little Christmas tree yesterday. A place that is the local go-to place for trees was full of trees, but no one in the place except the staff. The parking lot is usually full and the place bustling about now. The tree was marked down considerably and we got it for less than that. The poinsettias were all on sale.
We don´t have much in the way of shopping around here unless you go to WalMart. I´ve noticed in the grocery stores they have only bought Christmas trees one time and the one store is down to 4 pathetic trees. Also they are usually full of whole nuts by the pound and bagged, but this year they only have bagged and not much variety, plus the stock is dwindling with no hope of restocking. WalMart does have bulk nuts but even they have not restocked. Too bad for my parrots, I usually buy lots of whole nuts after Christmas for half price.
It´s worth noting that since Thanksgiving was a bit earlier than usual this year, retailers were expecting a better season just based on that (more time to shop = more spending). However, it now looks like any boost from the quirks of the calendar will be dwarfed from the drop off in sales due to Obamanomics.
How many years in a row have we seen stories such as this? Even when the economy was going well (under the EEEVIL G.W.Bush), they whined that sales didn´t meet expectations.Perhaps they need to refine their method of creating their own expectations.
They cannibalized their Christmas sales with their T-giving specials.
I´m waiting until after Christmas when the retailers get really desperate.


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In the third installment of the live-action Transformers film series, the Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon and try to beat the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.
Home Theater Forum's Neil Middlemiss reviewed the Blu-ray release and had these thoughts:
Everything from the high quality CGI creations to the establishing and close-up shots of landscapes and people, to those flashes of bright light in the frame look gorgeous. The level of fine detail pops and though clean and utterly issue free, it hasn't been unnaturally tweaked or enhanced.
The bass is exceptionally deep but it doesn't swamp the rest of the sound design. Audio is clean and clear coming mainly from the center channel, and the level of activity in the surrounds (and side backs if you have them) is superbly enveloping.
You can read the complete review here and discuss it in the forum.
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Oracle Exadata V2 Customer Tells All
I've been encouraging Oracle to serve up Exadata reference customers instead of sales pipeline claims. The company delivered early this week, setting up an interview with Paris-based financial services giant BNP Paribas.
In my interview on Tuesday, Jim Duffy, BNP Paribas' data warehouse architect, went into great detail about the deployment.
Here are a few highlights:
- BNP Paribas is using a half-rack deployment of Exadata V2 to replace a four-node RAC cluster running Oracle 10g. The deployment went live two weeks ago, and like the system it replaces, it serves as the underpinning of some 35 trading-floor applications. That includes near-real-time performance stat monitoring, risk- and market-abuse compliance reporting, network and internal application optimization, and long-term (five-year) archival compliance querying and reporting. A second Exadata V2 half rack is dedicated to disaster recovery.
- Exadata V2's Smart Flash Cache -- 5 terabytes' worth in BNP Paribas' case -- supports the high end of the company's high/medium/low-speed data-access scheme. The last week's worth of trading data is stored in flash cache, as is anything directly accessed by an internal-facing Web-site used for monitoring and querying (particularly derived data).
Cache is also used for staging tables that are accessed directly to deliver internal application performance statistics. Duffy said the monitoring/querying Web site is serving up answers five times faster than it did with the RAC/10g deployment.
- The total warehouse now stores less than 10 terabytes, down from 23 terabytes in the previous environment. Duffy credits Exadata V2's hybrid columnar compression with cutting the database down to size (and reducing storage and admin demands in the process). "I can get tables that were already compressed down to 1 terabyte in Oracle 10g down to 185 gigabytes using the hybrid columnar compression in Exadata," Duffy said. "That brings massive benefits in terms of manageability."
- Elaborating on admin and management, Duffy said he had to tune the old RAC implementation "six ways to Sunday" to maintain performance while coping with ever-changing database loads. With Exadata V2, the peaks are easy to handle. Maintenance tasks that used to take hours can be done in minutes on Exadata V2, and data modeling steps that used to take more than two hours now take less than 20 minutes, Duffy said. "More than half the time we spent tuning vanishes, and all that time can be immediately dedicated to development," he said.
- The deployment does not address the investment research side of the business -- the part that analyzes market opportunities, trades and risks (other than those related to compliance).
- Existing queries are running about 16 to 17 times faster on Exadata V2 than in the old RAC deployment, on average. Duffy said he hasn't had time to change any code to further exploit Exadata V2's ability to push SQL querying down into the storage tier, which could improve performance on queries accessing lots of data.
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So far the only kit that's caught my attention was the Simmons SD7PK. I've seen one video of it being used with Rock Band 3's Pro Mode (as it was the only one I could find) and have heard that it works, provided that you have a MIDI Pro Adapter (already have it). I've also read about some issues people had regarding the drums and not being able to change the notes.
I just really want to make sure that this kit works for Rock Band 3 before I buy it, as $450 isn't really cheap. Either that or do you guys use any other drum kit that's under $500? I know it's not too much, but it's all I've got to spend on this. I also don't want to get another RB2 stock kit, as my last one only lasted me a few months or so before it broke. Sorry for all this text, but thanks.


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