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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Jennifer Lynn Rest of Mount Pleasant and Travis Ryan Olson of Friendship, Wis., celebrated the blessing of their marriage on June 22, 2013, at Christ Church, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Ted Duvall officiated. A reception followed at Alhambra Hall.
The bride is the daughter of Sherry and Cassius Rest of Mount Pleasant. She graduated from Wando High School and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 2004 – 2013. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Golden Gate University. The groom is the son of Peggy and Ron Barnes of Friendship, Wis., and Lynda and Dave Olson of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. He is currently serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. Matron of Honor was Camille Berge. Bridesmaids were Alicia Barnes, Emily Olson, Laura Rest, Laura Ladd and Keri Dann. Best Man was Jeremy Olson, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were RJ Barnes, David Rest, Joseph Mootz, Scott Anderson and Kenny Crocker The couple honeymooned on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands and reside in Petaluma, Calif.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
George Herbert Taylor, 77, of Summerville, husband of Mary Michki Taylor, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his residence. Friends and family may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home on Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 2 o'clock PM until Hour of Service. Funeral Service will begin at 4 o'clock PM. Burial will be private. Flowers will be accepted. George was born on October 16, 1935 in Rockingham, NC son of the late George W. Taylor and Myra Vickory Taylor. He enjoyed fishing, watching NASCAR and especially watching Carolina Gamecocks. He was a mason and loved his dog, Stony. George served 20 years in the United States Navy and then retired. He also retired from Civil Service at Charleston Naval Shipyard. He has worked for 20 plus years with Dorchester County Sheriff's Office as a Deputy Sheriff. He was a member of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church. Surviving in addition to his wife Mary are: One Son and One Daughter: George S. Taylor (Mary) of Summerville, SC and Cassandra Waddell (James) of Round O, SC; Mother In Law: Hermina Michki of Summerville, SC; Six Grandchildren: RJ Williams, Christopher Williams (Jessica), Tracy Waddell, Rosemary Davis, John Daly, Anthony Daly; Four Great Grandchildren: Cassie Williams, Taralynn Goodson, Teilghlor Goodson and Tamar Goodson; Two Sisters: Phyllis Ryals (Duckie) and Shirley Nicholson both of Greensboro, NC; Stepmother: Anne Taylor of Pleasant Garden, NC; Half Sister: Becky Taylor of Houston, TX; Half Brother: James Taylor of Greensboro, NC; Brother In Law: Joseph Michki of Wichita Falls, TX; Niece: Judy Ryals Ritter (Warren) of Greensboro, NC; Great Nieces and Nephews: Tony Michki, Keith Michki, Jenny Michki, Steve Michki, Lisa Michki. He will be greatly missed by many friends and co-workers. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. Arrangements by James A. Dyal Funeral Home, 303 S. Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 873-4040.
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Selling holiday greenery on the same Glendora street corner for 65 years, the Morelli family knows about cut Christmas trees and how the tree business has changed over the years.
For instance, back in the old days, Christmas trees were often scrawny.
"People would have to buy two and tie them together," chuckled Tony Morelli, the third-generation owner of Tony Morelli's Farm Market, a business founded by his grandfather Antonio in the late 1940s.
Today Christmas trees are raised on Christmas tree farms where they are sheared and pampered to produce a lush fullness. Morelli's modern trees are perfectly formed, with heights ranging from four to 15 feet.
Today, people do not limit their display of cut Christmas tree to the inside of their homes only.
"We sell big trees and people actually put them on their lawns," said Tony, 58.
Frannie Calabrese has nine-foot ceilings in her Williamstown home, so she wanted a tall tree, but one that was full too. On a gray, drizzly day in early December, she found what she wanted at Morelli's.
"It's a big, fat one," the customer said with satisfaction, referring to the tree bundled in plastic, protruding from the back of the family pickup truck. "I like the fact that it's real, too."
The Morellis sell 1,000 Christmas trees each season. They purchase Douglas firs from a farm near State College, Pa. Their Fraser firs are raised in North Carolina.
The Christmas season is important to the Morelli's business and its bottom line.
In addition to trees, the family sells an array of holiday florals, Christmas grave markers, handmade grave blankets, wooden Nativity scenes, and other lawn and home décor.
For the Morellis, the Christmas tree season begins during the hot summer months. Douglas firs — their best sellers — are hand-picked and tagged in the field by Tony and his son Vincent.
"We look for fullness, height and health," said Vincent, 24. "It takes us all day. We leave (for the Pennsylvania farm) at 4 a.m. and don't get home until night."
Closer to Christmas, each tree is freshly cut and arrives in Glendora during Thanksgiving week.
At the farm market, a machine is used to drill a tapered bore hole into each trunk at the cut end. This makes it easy for customers to set up the tree at home on a "pin" stand — no more frustration with tilted trees.
The custom of flocking trees — applying fake snow to tree branches — is not as popular as it once was, the family says.
"We used to do pink, blue and even black flocking. But that has faded out," said Vincent.
But not entirely.
"A week before Halloween, we got a call from a guy from Philly who asked for a pink tree," said Cindy Morelli, Tony's wife. "The family had a baby girl during the year, so they wanted pink."
Flocking a tree is laborious business, according to Vincent. But with extra pink flocking on hand, Vincent applied it to five additional trees — and each one sold. The family also sells a number of white flocked trees annually.
Although customs have changed, Christmas tree prices have remained stable during recent years. The average tree at Morelli's sells for about $45 and stands seven to eight feet high. Fifteen-footers can be purchased for $99.
Customers tend to buy trees during the first and second weekend in December, Tony notes. But, Thanksgiving week purchases are becoming more common, too.
"People are getting them earlier and earlier. I guess it's the cost involved. They want to get their enjoyment out of it," he said.
The Morellis know they are competing for business with the Walmarts of the world, so they make tree shopping at their garden center an appealing experience. Garden center buildings are lit with colored lights and holiday songs fill the crisp December air through a sound system. Customers who purchase trees get candy canes.
This year, the company is offering free delivery of trees within a five-mile radius.
As a third-generation owner of the garden center, Tony remembers the old days when his grandfather was proprietor and Christmas trees sold for $5 to $10.
Sweeping up was one of Tony's earliest chores.
"I would come over for lunch from St.Teresa's School and Grandpop would have a broom for me. My grandmom and grandpop lived in the house next door, so there was always something good cooking.
"There have been very good memories. If not for this business, I don't know what I would be doing," said Tony. "It's all I know, but I enjoy being out here with all the people."
–Jeanne Ridgway / Photos by Jose F. Moreno
Tony Morelli's Farm Market is at 1008 Black Horse Pike, Glendora. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The farm market is closed during January. Call (856) 939-1026.


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Long time readers of Google Maps Mania will know that I get pretty excited when I see Google Maps mashups showing the real-time GPS-equipped locations of things like trains.. or people. This next mashup takes the locations of buses and trams in the Helsinki City transport network and plots their real-time location to a Google Map for you to watch, live! Click on the vehicle and and the info-window gives you the option to show the route this it's traveling, plot the stops and also center the map on that bus/tram as it makes its way around the city. Watch the times to each stop as well. It's an invaluable tool to Helsinkians or tourists, as well as fun and addictive to watch for the rest of us! Very nicely done! [Via Digg]
UCSD Bus Map - Tom Trottier dropped me a line with the link to this Google Map which plots the location of a UCSD (University of California, San Diego) shuttle bus winding its way around the campus there. Writes Tom: "When my son asked me to look it up, I saw the bus being pulled off and sent to a maintenance garage, where it winked out when they turned the GPS off." Click the bus and the map centers on it to move along as it drives. Info includes the exact time (to the second) when the location was last updated, the heading it's on and a nice meter that shows the percentage of the bus that's currently full of passengers. This looks to be a pilot project by a company called Syncromatics..
DartMaps in Dublin, Ireland is another fantastic example of a live transit map (and was one of the first)..
Recent and related to transit:
- Google Maps adds transit data for dozens of cities worldwide! - Google Maps Mania, June 7/07
- Google Transit Planner - Recently updated to include San Diego & Reno (USA) and Japan (All regional and national rail networks, domestic airlines and ferries)
- Google Transit Data Feed Project - Open Source Software project aimed to gather open source tools which generate transit data in the Google Transit data feed format from existing transit industry data formats.
- New user-created transit Google Maps mashups from: Moscow, New Jersey, Los Angeles --> More transit mashups here..


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With all the recent goings-on around spawn.com (redesigns, updates, ToyFest, etc.), it's been quite a while since we took a look at what's actually going on at retail. So, for today, we'll tear our vision away from the future and take a good hard look at the present.
Currently on the shelves, we have McFarlane's Sports Picks: NBA Series 3 and McFarlane's Sports Picks: NHL Series 4. The hockey series hit stores first and is selling extremely well, according to our sales department. The basketball line is just now hitting stores consistently and is selling very well.
And here's what's in the pipeline (drum roll, please ... where's my drum roll?): Next out of the blocks is McFarlane's Sports Picks: MLB Series 4, our first baseball series of 2003, which is expected to ship to retailers in the next two weeks.
Immediately after that is the bonus NHL Detroit Red Wings three-pack line which will ship to all Canadian retailers and specialty retailers in the U.S.
Not a sports fan? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Our bonus Spawn action figure series for 2003, Spawn Reborn, is set to ship at the end of March for an early April appearance in stores.
After that, the floodgates open in full, with the Lord of Darkness (Legend) deluxe fishtank and the long-awaited Movie Maniacs Series 6, Alien and Predator. It's looking like a good year for plastic.


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It's interesting to notice that Google's navigation bar changed its purpose from showcasing popular services to promoting new services. Ever since it was launched, Google+ became the first service from the navigation bar, even if Google Search was the most popular service. Then Google added links to services like Google Offers, Google Wallet and a page that lists Google's mobile apps.
Google Play is more than a new name for Android Market, it's Google's attempt to sell digital content across different platforms: from apps to music, from books to movies, from magazine subscriptions to TV shows and more. It makes sense to integrate Google Play with Google Search and maybe include the top results in an OneBox, assuming that they're relevant.
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Currituck County sells seized guns to buy ammo
The Currituck County Sheriff's Office plans to trade-in two dozen weapons seized in crimes to buy ammunition.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports (http://bit.ly/Xqa0Oi) the guns range from shotguns to two semi-automatic rifles.
Deputy Mark Chappell says weapons are sold only after they have been used as evidence and the cases are over.
Chappell says the department usually sends the weapons to a federally licensed gun dealer for credits to get ammunition.
District Attorney Frank Parrish says guns from high-profile crimes usually are not sold. Parrish says a rare .357 derringer used in a murder years ago was given to the State Bureau of Investigation
Not every agency sells the guns. The Elizabeth City Police Department chops up most of the guns seized when they are no longer needed as evidence.
Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com


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36% of Americans believe in UFOs, that is, though most Unidentified Aerial Phenomena are actually explained as such mundane things as misidentified meteorological phenomena, astronomical phenomena, aircraft, and so on, there's ~ 5% that are as yet unexplained and that these unexplained UFOs are machines from somewhere other than Earth.
Have you ever observed a UFO that has never been sufficiently explained? Do you believe that some unexplained UFOs are machines from somewhere other than Earth? If so, why (what are your reasons or arguments for believing so)? What evidence is there to support your belief?
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That's impressive, but nothing like my grandmother lived through.
Over my 58 years I have seen alot. Space craft going from science fiction to science fact. From SF Super Computers controling or distroying the world, to nearly becoming household appliences. The tricorder to Star Trek, going from, 'hay that would be nice', to a real tool in development.
SF Robots as monsters or maids, becoming maids, capital equipment, entertainment, Mars explorers, and maybe monsters in time. I remember one afternoon, while at work. I over heard over the PA system, 'The robots have arived at shipping bay 6, will the engineers and installation crews please meet at bay 6 in 15 minutes'. I had always only heard, 'the robots are coming', we are 'working on robots', etc before, never that 'they have arived'. This was in 1995.
In my office I can now take data, build mathematical models, take slices of data sets, map/run regressions, and visualize in ways I could not do about 20 years ago. I can now see 'what if', play out in my machine, and I am now concerned about the questions about nature and the 'progress' of culture. A computer can be used as a microscope, a time machine, a number crucher, a brain extender, and a source of vision. I am beginning to think that the machine, as a validation for future fears, might be reasonable.
Regardless of the technical possibility, I can't see mankind having the motivation to spend a dime on space exploration under the known laws of physics. Why would a society spend billions to launch a craft that no one alive will ever see again or ever receive any report on findings. Even at the speed of light, there are only a handful of stars reachable in a human lifetime (setting aside the whole "time-doesn't-exist-at-that-speed" problem).
I think we'd only be interested in worm-hole technology where someone steps onto a transporter and a moment later steps off and says, "I've just spent two years on a planet in Andromeda. Here are some snap shots.".
And there's no real indication that if wormholes do exist, anything survives a trip through one intact, much less that they can be certain of returning. It's a very very very iffy thing.
Why would a society spend billions to launch a craft that no one alive will ever see again or ever receive any report on findings.
That's a great question. I can think of two circumstances under which a one-way trip to the stars could happen.
1. For what Stephen Hawking describes as the sake of humanity's long-term survival.
2. The technology of space travel falls within the reach of private interests. Then all you need are a few nuts and isolationists. When the pilgrims left Europe for the Americas for them it really was like moving to another planet. Imagine 2,000 years from now a few billionaire Scientologists build their own spaceship, gather a few hundred followers, and say bye. Then they spend the next 5,000 years heading to an earth-like planet which they intend to colonize for Xenu.
There was a SF short story recently, that mentions this idea of 'copy of human mind'. The point being, to man a probe to be sent into a black hole, to make observations and send telemetry back to a base ship, significantly far away from the event horison. The story is from the avatar perspective, they knowing full well that it is a one way trip. I felt very touched by the story, watching how the avatar personalities slowly diverged from the 'normals' at the base ship, with fears of their own demise and concerns of mortality.
Did you miss Gallup's Mirror's comment on page 5?
Of course we're just in our evolutionary infancy - so much so that I think most people, including myself, are unable to conceptualize time stopping even though it seems to be a logical continuation of special relativity. Speeds considerably FASTER than the speed of light would seem to be a requirement for interstellar travel if one discounts scientific contradictions and the bending of time necessitated by special relativity.
If any of this is AT ALL possible, we'll never know it. We might as well be having a serious discussion on how to get warp engines to achieve speeds greater than warp 12
We might as well be having a serious discussion on how to get warp engines to achieve speeds greater than warp 12
Well, first you take the warp field envelope and use a transporter to beam it ahead of the starship... ;)
I read about model for time travel once, a few years ago. Take a door, one side is the present, the other side is tomarrow. When you walk though the door looks the same. I was wondering if you walked just around the door again it would act like recusion when you walk through again adding one more day to the last system state, if you walk back would you meet yourself....? Ok where is the damn door?
Some people get all the perks writing dudu...;p)
What makes you so sure we're in our evolutionary infancy? Do you know something we don't know about the future? To me, right now, it looks like our species is careening toward extinction!
An even sadder story: what if we are in our evolutionary infancy and we're careening toward extinction?


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Six Channels of High-Quality Mackie Sound.
If you're looking for professional-grade sound quality in an economical, small-footprint, on-stage mixer, the Mackie DFX-6 might be just right for you. Big on features, and small on price, the DFX Series is the ideal choice for your first mixer—or if you're on a tight budget.
The philosophy behind the Mackie DFX Series is simple; make it easy to control your mix while you're busy on stage. We designed the DFX Series mixers especially for folks who don't have the luxury of a front-of-house sound technician—working professionals who have to control their own mix while performing. Mackie DFX-6 features include an assignable stereo 5-band graphic equalizer, phantom power, dual-ladder LED metering, color-coded 60mm faders for "mixing-at-a-glance," and our stunning EMAC onboard digital effects.
The DFX-6 has virtually everything you need to gig—just add a pair of our Active loudspeakers and you've got a complete system. Mono channels 1 and 2 feature XLR mic and 1/4" line inputs, insert jacks, Monitor and Effects Sends, two-band EQ, 75Hz Low Cut filters, and an input Trim control with individual level-set and overload LEDs. Channels 3/4 and 5/6 have all these same features (with the exception of the channel inserts) and are designed for either stereo or mono use, making them ideal for keyboards and sound modules. Good luck finding all these features on other mixers in this price range!
The onboard phantom power supply means you can use high-quality condenser microphones, as well as your favorite dynamic mics. Outputs include balanced XLR and 1/4" mains, 1/4" monitor, and left and right RCA tape/line outputs. And because we know you don't want to give up an entire channel (or two) for a CD player, we've provided RCA Tape In jacks, with a dedicated level control for your favorite external playback device (tape, CD, iPod, etc.).
Possibly the most important feature on the DFX Series mixers is our ingenious Break switch, which mutes all the mic inputs, but allows whatever is connected to the Tape inputs to be heard. You'll be glad you set this switch when some drunk yahoo jumps on stage during the break, and rips into "Froggy Went A Courtin'."
The 12kHz High and 80Hz Low shelving EQ on the DFX Series are placed at the far ends of the audible musical spectrum (instead of the usual 100Hz and 10kHz). They're based on the design in our CFX and PPM Series, which are acclaimed for their natural sound. You can even use them for midrange control—gently cutting both High and Low EQs on a channel effectively boosts the midrange, and vice versa. Although there are only two controls, they are designed to function as so much more than just bass and treble.
Both DFX Series mixers feature a Vocal Eliminator circuit that can remove the existing lead singer from most pre-recorded songs. We're not saying it totally eliminates the vocal on every track, on every CD—but it works amazingly well under most circumstances. In the UP position, the CD or Tape signals are not affected; in the DOWN position, any vocals centered in the normal stereo image will be attenuated. This provides an excellent alternative to maintaining a huge, expensive and consistently out-of-date karaoke library.
All DFX Series mixers are built tough. Our legendary solid-steel chassis can take the kind of abuse that would make our competitor's flimsy boxes run home to mama. And instead of using cheap, unsealed potentiometers, our co-molded pots offer substantial strain and impact relief at all critical contact points. By design, the control knobs 'ride' just above the surface of the chassis, so if something heavy falls onto the mixer, the impact is transferred from the knobs to the steel chassis—not to the potentiometers or circuit board. Finally, to eliminate potential damage to the circuit board, we use a thick, horizontally mounted fiberglass PC board, braced with a shock-absorbing support structure.
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Project Description
Paulsson investigators are building and testing a prototype downhole seismic system capable of deploying one thousand 3C (3 component) downhole receivers using Fiber Optic Seismic Sensor (FOSS)™ technology deployed on drill pipe. The drill pipe provides structural strength and can act as the conduit for the hydraulics that will provide the power needed to clamp the sensors to the borehole wall. The all-metal clamping system using drill pipe hydraulics, and fiber optic receivers made with high temperature fibers, permit the design and manufacturing of receiver arrays that are capable of operating at temperatures and pressures of up to 300ºC (572ºF) and 30,000 psi in corrosive CO2 environments. These receiver arrays will have the capability to be viable and operational for long periods given that no electronics or electric power will be used in either the hydraulic clamping system or in the FOSS™. Positive attributes of the FOSS™ technology include low noise, high sensitivity, and extreme robustness and reliability. Active and passive source P and S wave data will be recorded using an ultra-long borehole seismic system equipped with sensitive seismic sensors to provide the data necessary to generate quantitative, three dimensional (3-D) maps of the architecture and properties of reservoir and confining zone formations. This technology will also assist in tracking fluid flow in the rock formation by using active or passive sources. The system will be tested and evaluated at a CO2 storage site once the prototype has been completed.
Project Benefits
The overall goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Carbon Storage Program is to develop and advance technologies that will significantly improve the effectiveness of geologic carbon storage, reduce the cost of implementation, and prepare for widespread commercial deployment between 2020 and 2030. Research conducted to develop these technologies will ensure safe and permanent storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without adversely affecting energy use or hindering economic growth. Geologic carbon storage involves the injection of CO2 into underground formations that have the ability to securely contain the CO2 permanently. Technologies being developed for geologic carbon storage are focused on five storage types: oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, unmineable coal seams, basalts, and organic-rich shales. Technologies being developed will work towards meeting carbon storage programmatic goals of (1) estimating CO2 storage capacity +/- 30 percent in geologic formations; (2) ensuring 99 percent storage permanence; (3) improving efficiency of storage operations; and (4) developing Best Practices Manuals. These technologies will lead to future CO2 management for coal-based electric power generating facilities and other industrial CO2 emitters by enabling the storage and utilization of CO2 in all storage types. The DOE Carbon Storage Program encompasses five Technology Areas: (1) Geologic Storage and Simulation and Risk Assessment (GSRA), (2) Monitoring, Verification, Accounting (MVA) and Assessment, (3) CO2 Use and Re-Use, (4) Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP), and (5) Focus Area for Sequestration Science. The first three Technology Areas comprise the Core Research and Development (R&D) that includes studies ranging from applied laboratory to pilot-scale research focused on developing new technologies and systems for GHG mitigation through carbon storage. This project is part of the Core R&D GSRA Technology Area and works to develop technologies and simulation tools to ensure secure geologic storage of CO2. It is critical that these technologies are available to aid in characterizing geologic formations before CO2-injection takes place in order to predict the CO2 storage resource and develop CO2 injection techniques that achieve optimal use of the pore space in the reservoir and avoid fracturing the confining zone (caprock). The program's R&D strategy includes adapting and applying existing technologies that can be utilized in the next five years, while concurrently developing innovative and advanced technologies that will be deployed in the decade beyond. This research will develop a geologic reservoir assessment tool based on borehole seismic technology that can generate ultra high-resolution P (primary) and S (secondary) wave images for detailed characterization and precise monitoring of CO2 storage sites. The successful storage of CO2 in geologic media is critically dependent on a precise understanding of the complexity of the geologic repositories and dynamics of the CO2 injection process. Carbon storage and monitoring will be better understood and managed with the high-resolution reservoir imaging technology developed under this project. This technology will benefit carbon storage in geologic reservoirs by developing an imaging tool that can acquire geologic data at the quality needed to create highly accurate 3-D maps of the architecture and physical properties of geologic reservoir and confining zones. The seismic array will also assist in tracking fluid flow (including CO2) within the rock formation to help assure the Carbon Storage Programmatic goal of 99 percent storage permanence. High-resolution seismic imaging and monitoring technology developed for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) process is also directly applicable to the development of economically feasible enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes for the oil and gas industry. Goals/Objectives
The scope of work is to design, build, and test the next generation downhole seismic system using the most advanced sensor and deployment technology available, and assess the applicability of the system to carbon geologic storage. The specific objectives are to:
Develop technology to allow deployment of a 1,000 level drill pipe deployed 3C FOSS™ receiver array for deep boreholes.
Design and fabricate a 5 level 3C prototype system, then conduct a field test in a borehole to determine functionality.
Build a 30 level 3C FOSS™ array system and perform bench scale functionality testing.
Conduct a borehole seismic survey at a CO2 storage site with the 30 level 3C FOSS™ prototype system to verify functionality and performance.
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Overview:mountable tape drive enclosure for direct-attach SCSI backup and archiving applications. Because these enclosure use standard internal tape drives they provide a cost-effective means of mounting tape drives in rack server environments. These enclosure provide customers with scalability allowing the customer to add drives and migrate to new tape technologies as their capacity and performance needs grow. HP StorageWorks Rack-mount Kits are supported by ProLiant and AlphaServer platforms.
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Products ID141971
Tape TypeUltrium
Native Capacity400 GB
Interface TypeUltra SCSI
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Native Data Transfer Rate80 Mbps
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SCSI Signaling TypeLow Voltage Differential (LVD)
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New York City: Fiesta Bowl Viewing Party
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The Stanford BCS selection has been made and we will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys. If you are not lucky enough to be going to Arizona for the game, come and join the Cardinal faithful in New York as we gather to watch the game. Wear your Cardinal garb and be ready to cheer the team on to victory.
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you can use a standard lower for a pistol, just plug the hole for the recoil spring so a stock can't be installed. You are going to love a fal pistol!!
Kind of looks like I missed the window over the last two years to pick one up I can afford. I still have five ak's to finish and would hate to get rid of two to get an fal. However I feel the need to build and own at least one. Then again that is how I ended up with a handfull of ak's. Gunbroker seems to be a rip off for kits and I just got screwed buying some brass on there and lost a few bucks. Who do you guys recommend buying a kit through.
Only bad thing with the FAl is the ammo cost.
I bought one two years ago and I believe if I'm going to shoot it often I am going to have to start reloading.
I think you're wrong, having to handload is a good thing
who still has kits with barrels
I picked up a parts kit for $200
receiver $200
Penguin Stock (2nds) $30
Mag Floor plate $1 ea
My Gunsmith timing a headspace barrel $60
shipping for parts $38
Total $574 pending refinishing
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Apple, Siri and the customer insight play
Siri isn't a voice control system. Nobody uses those, and Apple wants something everybody will use. First, they value user experience, second they value differentiation from other platforms, and third, certain business models are predicated on having very large user bases. That's where the revenue streams become complex and the profit becomes really interesting.
Let's say iPhone 4S has Siri and it looks cool and it makes people want to buy it. Apple, being well managed and having good hardware margins, makes money on the sale. Then people start using Siri and feeding it incredible amounts of demographic and behavioral data. Apple, being smart, can use all that demographic and behavioral data to develop a high level of customer insight, allowing them to make better and better selling products and services.
But there's more. If Apple chooses to adopt a Google-style business model, they can aggregate and anonymize that data and sell it to advertisers and marketers. That turns the customers into products, something they tried -- and have thus far failed -- to do with iAds in apps. Siri moves it to the OS level and while it won't display ads, it will collect data that can be fed back into iAds, or other advertising and marketing platforms.
Google already pays Apple to be the default search engine on iOS for that very reason -- to sell ads against search results. The App Store, however, reduced the amount of searches being conducted on mobile. (As Apple has proudly announced during their events -- unlike desktop, people aren't spending their time in search, they're spending it in apps.) That started to cut out Google but didn't cut in Apple.
Siri cuts in Apple. Queries issued through Siri go to Apple's servers. Apple gets the data on who's issuing them, when, where, and in relation to what else. Without building a search engine of their own, Apple steals away what makes search so valuable. And because they're doing much more than search, they can monetize against much more than just search results.
But there's yet more. Because Apple becomes the intermediary -- the walled gate -- between their customers and the internet, traditional internet services lose all visibility into their customers. They don't see iOS users running queries, they see Apple running queries on behalf of iOS users. Tons and tons of them. That loss of visibility means internet services lose the very customer insight Apple has gained -- they lose the ability to make better and better selling products, and to monetize individual users.
Apple has already done this with the App Store and iOS subscriptions. App Store developers often don't know who their end users are, and traditional print media was livid when Apple made the sharing of demographic data opt-in for end users. Sure, account logins can mitigate this somewhat but often make for a worse user experience and there's no guarantee end users will make accounts for every app that wants them. (Just like not everyone sends in the warranty card for that printer they just bought at Best Buy or Staples.)
With Siri, that extends Apple's intermediation to internet services as well. So, increasingly, if companies want to get customer insight back, it will become easier to just go to Apple and get it -- meaning buy it. To the best of my knowledge Apple doesn't offer that now for App Store developers and they may never offer it for internet services tied to Siri, but it's a business model they could choose to explore. It turns the partners and suppliers into customers, and again opens the door to yet another entirely new business.
But there's even more. With Apple as intermediary, they don't just get the customer insight for one service, they get them for every service that goes through their system. That includes both complementary and competing services. If visibility into your own users is valuable, how valuable is visibility into your competitors' users, and their demographics and behavior?
To make it more tangible, Coke has no idea who buys a can of their tasty beverage at the local QuickyMart. But QuickyMart does, with ever-increasing granularity. And if they choose to, and they know how to derive proper customer insight from it, they can use it to better stock their shelves and increase their profits. And they can sell it to advertisers who want to reach their customers. And they can sell it to Coke, who wants to better understand the end consumer to improve their own profitability. And they can sell it to Doritos who wants to be bought alongside Coke, and they can sell it to Pepsi who wants those customers to buy their tasty beverage instead.
Again, Apple may never choose to get into this type of business, or like iAds they may not do it well, or they may get into some or all of it in a very different way. Customer insight, however, opens the door to an increasingly important and valuable revenue source, and Siri opens the door to customer insight.
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Apple, Siri and the customer insight play
if by custom you you mean customer well often the supplier lacks the money to create or run distribution channels.
Like you may be able to make a Coffee pot but it's a lot easier to sell it at Target were millions of consumers come daily then to try to talk to millions of people on your own or build your own stores to sell you coffee pot.
I sure hope that Apple doesn't turn it's iOS in a gigantic iAd system. Ads tend to get annoying and that is why a premium is payed. That is why I buy most apps even if to try them out.
If Siri is the reason and a valid reason to update and BUY Apple's product then I sure hope my personal data, usage and info don't go anywhere past APPLE.
I sure did on 5by5. It was quite interesting and related to what this article was talking. Seems like all the major platforms are like major data-mining repositories. Hopefully Apple, Google, MS, Facebook, etc. "don't be evil" with all that info.
an interesting post.
Google generates an enormous percentage of their revenue from google.com ads.
But also android as a mobile phone platform is growing and has a larger share then ios does on phones so should google have interest in monetizing voice searches and commands it clearly already has a platform and a ton of customers already using google products like gmail, search, and voice search and voice commands.
also people very much use voice commands. Now whether they use it for the same stuff siri can do i don't know. but i know plenty of people that use it.
Rene, you should do more analysis like this. Really good
This was analysis? Not hardly.
Prediction. You will be wrong. Google voice control is used quite heavily by Android users and Siri smokes it.
So you mean to tell me you aren't using Google/Bing/Ask Jeeves/Yahoo!/any other search engine?!? Never bought a magazine subscription? Hell, do you have a Facebook account???
You may not like the PHRASE consumer as product, but as Isaac65 said, like it or not it's what we are buddy.
He is saying if Apple decides to do this. They are not currently doing it or have plans to. Its basically a pollyanish article.
Heh. Uh huh.. We will see about that. I don't think you comprehend what Siri does or how it is different than keyword voice control.
You obviously know nothing at all about data mining to make such a silly statement.
Yes, but there's the right way, the wrong way and the Apple way.
Apple has chosen the 4S as the preferred platform versus MacOSX, iPad or older iPhones. This is as accidental as getting a pellet of deuterium to go into fusion is.
You'll note that FaceTime rolled out first on the iPhone4, and that others got it not too much later. Here, I think, the story is that the phones are what MOST need an alternative input tool, and early adopters are most disposed to put up with quirks and limitations in order to play with new ideas. That also makes the iPhone4S a more personal relationship, while iPads are family and corporate devices, and Macs more production/stable.
While Apple sees big things for Siri, there'll necessarily be some BIG course corrections. Best not to mess with everything all at once.
Then there's the fact that Apple will have to sell a gazillion 4S phones before their data centers get maxed. Gives 'em time to figure out how people will use it.
How does looking out my window in Atlanta tell me what the weather is going to be like when I land in L.A. for a scheduled meeting? I imagine someone looking out their window in Miami in January and deciding to pack nothing but shorts for their trip to Minnesota.
You communicate your intentions to a machine every time you use a keyboard, touchscreen, hard buttons, etc. Why does adding voice make said communication annoying (assuming it is used in the appropriate situations)? I use voice input and expect voice output when I use my current Android device in a car and while riding my road bike. I plan to use SIRI in those contexts as well.
"As Apple has proudly announced during their events — unlike desktop, people aren't spending their time in search, they're spending it in apps."
Does that count the same if I spend my time in search in the Google app???
@cliqsquad " I pay a premium to be an Apple customer, not a product." says it best. When you get down to some of the basics of iOS vs Android this is a pretty important one. Siri is there to help me out, not line Apple with value information to sell to ad agencies. I trust Apple's use of my information and if Siri is able to give me better results I'm all for it, but I don't think they need to back end it by selling our inputs. However if that day comes, I'm pretty positive Apple will have an opt in function in settings that everyone will be aware of right from the start.
"So to summarize the whole SIRI thing. It's an annoying feature that no one will ever use. "
Damned if I can figure out how your claim is a summary. While you may be a little imagination-limited in how you can use a new feature, you posted well after the iPhone 4S reviews hit the intertubes and you might have seen people saying instead, "not perfect but amazing anyway" or such.
(No harm in admitting you need a little help with new paradigms… I totally didn't grok VisiCalc when a co-worker breathlessly described it as what seemed a severely limited subset of FORTRAN.)
Maybe the most important thing for the Kontent Kreator Kings, dictating to Siri is better than keyboarding on a mobile device. The just-use-it integration is great in reminders etc. Perfect for most of those "Really?!?" scenarios that Microsoft highlighted for us.
PS: No, a silly backronym is not very interesting when you are trying to tell us the tool is not interesting to you. Can't figure out why you bother to post such drivel.
You made two claims: annoying and destined for disuse. No support for either.
You're annoyed? OK. Annoying to anybody else? That's not what a SINGLE review of it has said.
Nobody will use it? Not you, apparently. But Gruber, for instance, said he missed it within hours of giving his review unit back.
There's your rebuttal: you gave a fact-free couple of claims and there's already plenty of evidence that your little world is really different from others'.
I wouldn't know what to do with a 747 if you gave it to me, and I wouldn't have a place to put it. Likewise, you may not understand how to use Siri, but the indications are that MANY others will love it and clamor for Apple to expand it and put it on more machines and extend it to air travel.
So all the crap about using it to sell ads is just that. This is gonna be VERRY interesting. Just like the mouse that so many people sneered at.
Shallow and ignorant analysis. You say:
"Queries issued through Siri go to Apple's servers. Apple gets the data on who's issuing them, when, where, and in relation to what else. Without building a search engine of their own, Apple steals away what makes search so valuable"
First, in order for Siri to be able to actually answer queries not directly derivable from one of the simple on-device apps (of the "when is my appt with John?"), it actually has to get the answer from a search engine. If they don't use an existing one, they'll have to build one (and the associated infrastructure, algorithms, operations etc.)
Second, in order to make sense of all the data they collect from Siri, Apple (or anyone else) would need to replicate the per-user analysis Google does for ad placement (and the same analysis is also used to provide search results -- It's been years since Google search results have been determined by PageRank alone.
imagine asking Siri a Chinese restaraunt in this area and it shows up the sponsored restaraunts in the area i.e. the restaraunts who paid Apple for promotion in such a search result
Very good analysis Ritchie. I too agree with what you say about Siri it kind of opens another market for Apple. The iPhone still looks strong with these new updates.
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When Alyna Hinsch of Fremont walked down the aisle last month, her something old and something new were wrapped up in one piece — her wedding dress, which had once belonged to her husband's late mother.
"When I was thinking about what kind of dress I wanted, I knew I wanted something different and unique that nobody else would have," said Alyna, 25, who married Corey Hinsch, 24, on April 26 in Port Clinton. "My father-in-law offered me the old dress and then I got the idea to transform it into a new dress."
Alyna's father Paul Rash, whose mother taught him to sew as a boy, did the alterations. He stripped the dress to its original bodice and then rebuilt it into his daughter's dream dress, trading the puffy sleeves and high neckline for an A-line style with a sweetheart neckline.
"Everyone thought the dress looked beautiful and were very touched that I used the old dress," Alyna said. "They thought that it was awesome we were able to change it to something different while still using elements of the old dress. I thought it was amazing that my dad was able to do it. I loved how it turned out."
Corey's mom, Carol Hinsch, died not long after the couple started dating.
"I only got to meet her a few times, but everyone that knew her always talks about how nice of a person she was and very caring," Alyna said.
Corey said it meant a lot to him that Alyna wore the dress.
"It was very special," he said. "It made me feel like my mom was there."
Alyna's advice to other brides looking to wear an heirloom gown is to make sure they allow enough time for alterations. It took her dad about a month, finishing the week of the wedding.
"I was worried it wouldn't be done in time. I was having dreams that it came down to the last minute before the wedding and it wasn't done. But my dad was confident he could get it done and he did," she said.
Amanda Taylor, 23, of Genoa isn't engaged yet, but already knows she wants to wear her mom's dress — minus the puffy sleeves — for her wedding someday.
"It would help us save money to start our lives without spending hundreds if not thousands on a dress," Taylor said. "I've never been one to plan ahead as a little girl, but that is worth thinking about to me now."
At least four of her mom's cousins and friends have also worn the dress, but without altering it.
"I can tell how excited she gets when she tells me the stories of their wedding days wearing it," Taylor said. "I imagine on my wedding day it will be even more special.
"I look at my mom's marriage and want what they have. Being kind of superstitious, I see it like a good luck charm. We will probably bawl our eyes out. I think it will be cool for my dad too, to see me all grown up in my mom's dress."
Taylor does plan to change for the reception.
"I would hate to get something on it later!" she said.
Phyllis Sheets, owner of My Shop on Rugby Drive, an alterations and upscale resale shop in South Toledo, said nostalgia, not cost savings, is the main reason to wear an heirloom dress.
"Every dress is unique, but most of the time they could have bought a dress for what it costs [to make the alterations]," said Sheets, who has worked as a seamstress for more than 40 years. "It's not necessarily going to save you money."
The most common changes are to sleeves and necklines, Sheets said.
Lisa Boyd of East Toledo turned her wedding dress into ring bearer pillows and garter belts for her three daughters, Melissa Kepler, 24, of Curtice who married in 2010, Melanie Minnick, 27, of Oregon, who married in 2012, and Kelli Patay, 21, of Toledo, who is planning a wedding for 2015.
"In her opinion, the dress was just collecting dust and to take the material and use it for the pillows and garter belts was a unique way to recycle the dress," Minnick said.
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"We're doing this to respond to the increased demand for biotech workers as the biotechnology expansion saturates Montgomery and Frederick counties and reaches Washington County," said HCC President Guy Altieri. "HCC will help grow the area's biotech workforce and provide assistance for start-up businesses, which will bring more high-skill, high-wage jobs to the county."
According to local biotechnology employers, the projected growth for the biotech workforce in western Maryland is at least 50 percent. Technicians working in the biotechnology field typically perform tasks related to medical and pharmaceutical research, biomanufacturing with emphasis on current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), quality control, forensics, and many other types of research and product development.
The HCC program has been designed for technicians-in-training who plan to enter the biotechnology industry directly after completing their certificate or associate degree and/or to proceed to four-year colleges and universities. Those who choose to transfer their HCC biotechnology degrees can earn a baccalaureate degree in a related discipline such as biochemistry, molecular biology, genomics, proteonomics, forensics, or biotechnology.
"Many of these students will go on to medical or graduate schools. It is very exciting that HCC has now added this program with the cornerstone courses where this process can begin for students right out of the local high schools or adult workers looking for a change of direction," said Dr. Judith Peisen, chair of the Mathematics and Science Division.
HCC's biotechnology classes will be taught by faculty with academic and research credentials in the biotech industry. Beginning with the spring 2008 semester, students will have the advantage of learning in new, fully-equipped laboratories housed in the Career Programs Building, which is currently undergoing a major renovation. HCC is working with local public high schools to develop appropriate curricula that will prepare students to enter this program.
HCC is also building an addition to its Technical Innovation Center to house 11 private wet laboratories and one common laboratory. These labs, scheduled for completion in early 2008, will be used to assist start-up biotech and life science firms. HCC students in the biotechnology curriculum will have opportunities to work as interns in these labs.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
"We were just cleaning up after a party and these two guys came around my husband's truck and asked if they could use the phone," said Allie Rogers of Ridgeville. "We hadn't heard anything and didn't know anything."
"My husband Dan got the phone and one of them tried to call his dad but couldn't get a hold of anyone, so my husband called a cab for them."
The two men were suspected bank robbers and the subjects of a massive manhunt Monday.
But the Rogers knew nothing about that. They had not received the reverse 911 notification that law enforcement had sent to residents in the manhunt area which included their road – Campbell Road – and the surrounding area.
Nor had they seen the news. They went to bed early, the night before, Rogers said. Tuesday morning they got up early and started to clean the yard around 8:30 a.m.
One of the men told the Rogers he had broken his arm and broken his foot. "They were very calm," said Rogers, "we didn't think anything of it."
"My husband asked 'how did you get hurt?' and the guy said 'ah, never mind, we don't want to get in trouble with the police.' That's when we went into the house and slipped our [handgun] into a pocket."
Rogers said it wasn't until she got a text from a friend asking if she had heard about the massive manhunt that she began to wonder. She went inside and went online to look at news coverage and saw the photos taken by surveillance cameras and recognized the clothing that the two men in her front yard were wearing. They were the two who had robbed the Sun Trust Bank in North Charleston Monday.
"I matched the shoes," said Rogers.
She quickly called 911.
Her husband offered the two men a drink and, when they accepted, brought them a couple of Mountain Dews. The men settled on the Roger's front porch to wait for the cab which would take about 30 to 40 minutes to get out to the remote Ridgeville address.
Her voice on the 911 call is breathless and anxious. The 911 dispatcher is calm. The call goes on for a long time, the dispatcher keeping her on the line until the officers arrive.
The Rogers' house is set back from the road and screened by trees. "You can't see our house from the road," said Rogers, "it is very secluded. We are surrounded by woods. The only access is the driveway and I told the 911 operator to tell them not to use lights and sirens. They didn't."
Rogers said suddenly there were about 10 to 15 police cars and a lot of officers with guns drawn, all pointed at the men on the front porch.
"They offered no resistance whatsoever," said Rogers. "The two guys laid right down on the porch. They [EMTs] put them on back boards and took them in an ambulance because they were hurt in that car crash."
Money found
Rogers said then cops then began searching their yard, their outbuildings and under their house in the crawl space.
The search paid off. The police found money hidden under the house in the crawl space. They sat on her front porch and counted, said Rogers who had no idea how much money was found.
The police told Rogers the men could have slept under the house or in one of the outbuildings last night. Law enforcement complete with K-9 Units were on scene at the Rogers' house from 9 a.m. Tuesday to about 1 p.m., she said. The K-9 Units were attempting to track the men from the scene of the Monday accident to the house.
The Rogers were asked to stay inside during this time.
Apparently, said Rogers, "neither man was armed [with a firearm] but one had a box cutter that we saw the cop remove and kick away when he was handcuffing him."
"I am almost glad we didn't know anything when this happened," she said, indicating that they would have responded differently and the men would have run away or worse.
In hindsight, though, she said she is "terrified."
"Nothing ever happens out here, that's why we moved here."
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An Aiken woman reported on Friday that her sons father took money from her purse at her home on Union Street.
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A convenience store employee on Saturday found a bag of what appeared to be marijuana on the floor of the store while sweeping.
A 32-year-old Graniteville man was detained for shoplifting on Saturday after he tried to take two frozen turkeys, seven chuck roasts, four prime ribs and seven cases of beer from a store on Richland Avenue without paying. He was also charged with trespass after notice and failure to comply.
Two unknown men allegedly stole six Polo shirts from a store in Aiken Mall on Saturday without paying.
A burglary was reported at a home on Columbia Avenue on Sunday. The owner reported a television, a computer and cash missing.
Additional burglaries were reported on Fairway Ridge, Charleston Row Boulevard and Hampton Avenue.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Colleton Avenue. The owner reported a case of CDs missing.
A trailer was reported missing from a home on Hampton Avenue on Saturday.
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A North Augusta man reported on Saturday that someone siphoned gas and stole batteries out of multiple vehicles on his property. The suspect also reportedly cut the gas line to a boat and bent the hood on a lawn mower.
A burglary was reported at a home on Festival Trail Road in Wagener on Sunday. The owner reported a fridge missing.
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A Windsor woman reported on Sunday that an unknown person opened a cellphone account in her name, but using their own credit. She made the discovery after receiving a bill for the service.
An Aiken man reported fraud on Sunday after he found an unauthorized charge on his bank account.
A break-in was reported at a fireworks stand on Whiskey Road on Sunday. Fireworks were reported missing.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a rookie cop apparently named John Blake in the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. There's been a lot of speculation about the role this character plays in the story, with many fans (including yours truly) suspecting there is more to John Blake than we might realize.
Well, I'm here today to answer a question that fans have been debating online for weeks now: Is John Blake actually director Christopher Nolan's version of Dick Grayson, aka Robin, aka Nightwing?
I believe the answer to that question is "Yes," and I'm here to try and prove it to you. Read on!
First, you should know that nowadays Dick Grayson's actual full name in the comics is Richard John Grayson. John Grayson was Dick Grayson's father, the father who eventually died along with Dick's mother, Mary, leading to Dick being taken in by Batman and later becoming Robin. In adulthood, Dick left Bruce's side and set out on his own with the new masked identity Nightwing.
Second, you should know that in adulthood, Dick Grayson became a street cop as his daytime identity. This helped him know the city better, learn more about crime and criminals in his area, and so on.
Now, we've only seen a very little bit about the film character John Blake, but what we've seen is that he's a young cop whom the trailers depict assisting Batman in the fight against Bane, and Blake is shown having some sort of involvement with an orphanage/boys home. Blake also goes around drawing a little chalk bat-like symbol as a sign calling for Batman to return to Gotham as well as apparently some kind of sign of solidarity among the resistance to Bane (the latter point is not entirely certain/clear, but the chalk bat-emblem seems to definitely be used as some kind of sign among the folks resisting Bane).
Okay, let's take a closer look at that chalk symbol…
While that mildly resembles a bat-symbol, there's something ELSE it resembles even more. Take a gander at this…
Do you see more resemblance between those two, than between the chalk image and a bat-symbol? I sure do!
That's the strongest link, I feel, between Blake's character and Nightwing. But WAIT, how about a subtle little nod to Robin as well? Look at what happens if we flip the chalk bat-symbol upside down…
Yep. It's a bird.
So, a cop named John who assists Batman, who uses a symbol that upside-up looks like Nightwing's emblem and upside-down looks like a robin bird. To top it all off, this is the final Batman film, the end of the legend, and I think Nolan wants to create a complete Batman mythology that touches on the most iconic elements of the Batman mythos. So I feel the inclusion of some sort of nod to Dick Grayson is something Nolan might really want to include.
So, is John Blake really Dick Grayson, using a new last name because he was adopted from that orphanage? Will this be the "realistic" depiction of Robin/Nightwing for Nolan's Batman universe? I think so, and I think the above evidence supports the theory pretty well.
What do you think, dear readers? Have I convinced you that it's at least very possible John Blake will turn out to be Dick Grayson, under an adopted name? Sound off in the comments below!
UPDATE 1: Many readers have expressed skepticism about my claim that Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character draws any of the chalk bats. First, I must make a correction and note that in fact, I was wrong — there is no scene in the trailers that clearly and without question shows John Blake drawing the chalk bats. I've also deleted two of my remarks in the comments section that included elaboration about this matter, and for now I should refrain from discussing or explaining further about the details. That said, I will also note that I do not retract my view that John Blake definitely draws the chalk bats, although in any discussions I'll just say, "Yes, he draws the chalk bats," and have to leave it at that for now.
Other readers have expressed skepticism about my claim that Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character has anything to do with an orphanage. Besides the shots of Gordon-Levitt speaking to one of the kids directly (on a bench on a rooftop) in some trailers, there is also the shot of Gordon-Levitt standing beside a yellow bus on a bridge at 44 seconds into trailer #3, and on the side of the bus it says "Home For Boys." I believe there will be additional links between Gordon-Levitt's character and the boys home.
UPDATE 2: Watch Tuesday for some new officially released info that will play a big role in shaping the future of this discussion. No, there won't be any official announcement or anything like that, but a book will release on Tuesday that reveals key details of John Blake's background and role in the film, and I suspect a lot of folks are going to shift their position a bit! ;)
UPDATE 3: Today ends my personal embargo on discussing details about the film, so SPOILER WARNING if you've still not seen the film, folks!
So, for all you doubters — Blake drawing the chalk symbols? Check. Blake linked to the orphanage? Check. Blake being a major ally to Batman? Check. Blake having a history that was clearly a mix of Grayson and Tim Drake? Check (his father's death due to gambling, for example, was straight from Drake's origin, as did his confronting Bruce about obviously being Batman, while his job as a cop and more mature/adult role as ally was a Nolanized "realistic" Nightwing/Grayson). Blake being literally "Robin?" CHECK and MATE!
However, despite the fact I was correct about all of those main points, and the fact that Blake was undeniably "Robin" in the film (let's not have any halfhearted attempts at denials, it was his actual name in the film, after all), I also said I expected him to be revealed as having the true legal name "Grayson," but that didn't happen. Although I was right about a "twist" reveal of him having a different legal name, I have no trouble admitting I was obviously wrong in suspecting it would be "Grayson." But on the other hand, I'll just point out that in fact the film only shows him ask if there's anything for John Blake, and he's told no, but then he says "check my legal name" and we are not told the FULL legal name. If his last name was still "Blake," don't you think it might be likely the woman would've noticed it on the list? But she says there's nothing for him, until he slips her an ID and then she finds the bag in his name. Why would she not mention a bag for "Robin Blake" or "Robin J. Blake" if it were there? Or why wouldn't she ask if "John" was his first name, to see if maybe the "Blake" on the list was for him? So, with the only part of his legal name revealed as "Robin," I would argue it's at least possible to interpret it as open-ended enough to suggest MAYBE he had another last name as well, and we just can't be sure.
Still, I'll concede that no mention of "Grayson" was made — but I'll take "Robin" as a kind of win for my theory anyway!
FYI, in private message board discussions and emails, I also theorized that whatever Bane's weapon was (my guess was an Earthquake machine, so I was wrong about that), I believed Batman would fake his own death by using his flying vehicle to take the weapon out into the sea where it would detonate, but we'd get a final reveal of him alive as Bruce at the end. I made that prediction many months ago, without any inside information, so I'm kind of proud about that one since it was very specific and turned out correct. And for more than two years, I insisted that Talia would be in the movie, even alongside Catwoman. Bane was on my short-list of three or four villains who might be the "big baddie" in the film a year or so ago, too. And I thought the film would include Bruce attempting to use his wealth for philanthropy and that he'd end his "playboy" routine, too. Not a bad record on predictions, all in all!
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I am hearing more and more reports about lice in schools and I'm seeing them in my own patients too.
Head lice are common among children. They seem to occur most often in the 3-12 year old age group. Head lice do not spread disease and are not due to "being dirty" or because of "poor hygiene". The CDC estimates that in the United States there are 6-12 million lice cases per year. What these millions of infections do do is cause a huge amount of parental angst.
Lice outbreaks are seen secondary to direct head to head contact, as lice cannot jump, hop or fly. While they can crawl, they really don't live well off of the hair as they are obligate parasites. Lice have feet that are perfect for holding on to human hair, and they have a hard time gripping onto other materials. While a louse can live up to 30 days on the head, it dies within a day or two after falling off the scalp, so they are not walking around your house just waiting to crawl onto your head.
Patients also ask me if their pets gave their children lice and the answer is no, so no need to shave your pet.
If you find your child comes home from school with not only homework, but lice.....it is best to start treatment with an over the counter (OTC) product that contains permethrin. Follow the package directions EXACTLY and in many cases another application is recommended in 7-10 days after the first. It may take up to 8-12 hours for the bugs to die after being treated. Use the nit comb to comb dead lice and nits from the head. I would continue to watch the scalp and use the nit comb every 2-3 days for a while after treatment to improve the chance of success.
Wash all clothes and linens from the infected child, in hot water (130 degrees), but you do not have to wash every linen in the house if the child has not had contact with it!!! Soak combs and brushes in hot water for 5-10 minutes as well. You can also soak head bands, barrettes and other hair "stuff" in rubbing alcohol or lysol for about an hour.
If OTC products fail, there are numerous options now available by prescription, so give your pediatrician a call before you start contemplating drastic measures.....a crew cut is an easy alternative for boys, but just not as cute on school aged girls.
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We have taken ownership of a Victorian property. It was a romantic notion, foolhardy in the extreme and regrettable at every turn.
I have discovered that there is a very fine line between love and hate in interior decor. Our beautiful Victorian limestone pad is almost entirely bedecked in 1970s kitsch. It is worse than kitsch, since that would imply some intent at humour. It is SO out of fashion that it is almost in fashion.
The vast majority of the walls are kitted out in woodchip (won't that be fun to get off), but every so often, here and there, there is an accent of colour. A light pattern to relieve the gloom.
Let me introduce you the the colour palette.
This little lovely is in the attic bedroom. It is mostly peeling off, and creates a sort of 'dark room' ambience to the bedroom. It was accompanied by posters of Spitfires and a boxed in Victorian fireplace, which we promptly rescued. See what I mean? Do you love it or do you hate it? Is it 70s vile or 2011 cool?
The curtains really set it off. A floral multicoloured delight, as you can see.
As we move around the house, the patterns continue. Coral pink flowers were a no-go for our two boys, but the house fought back against our campaign of destruction when the ceiling came down, covering my husband in 150 years of Victorian soot! This unhappy incident has led to a very extended period of renovation procrastination.
I recall with great affection growing up during the 1970s myself. Our family home was a festival of pattern. We had swirly carpets (kids are mucky little buggers you know) and tongue-and-groove wood panelling throughout the hallway. Oh, and the omnipresent 'glow' of cigarette smoke stains which every 70s house worth its salt had.
And so my tour continues – there are horrors at every turn, I'm afraid.
In the hallway we have beautiful wide stairs. Sadly, covered in snot-green carpet. There is a lovely handrail on one side. It fell off and now we have holes in the wall which leave crumbs of plaster up the stairs.
Outside we have a rambling set of small rooms, all added on to each other – a loo, a coal shed, a garage and a 'store' which looks as though it would come down with a strong easterly wind.
We have a pungent odour recently too. It permeates the house from below the floorboards. Perhaps it is a dead thing. Victoriana rats or a burst sewer. It is all part of the joy of the process my husband tells me.
My favourite curtains are in the 'blue room'. I am sorry to say that these atrocities cover an 8 foot high sash window. It is an abomination.
And so you see how we have our work cut out for us.
The builders arrive shortly to begin the demolition of the rear of our property. This will render our kitchen and dining room entirely out of use, and we shall all be confined to one downstairs room for around 3 months. I can hardly wait.
The good news is that this room has been 'fixed'. The Cotswold stone wall, complete with electric 3 bar fire has been removed and replaced with a Victorian polished iron fireplace. The woodchip has given way to an indulgent Farrow & Ball. The red nylon, un-hooverable carpet has gone and wooden floors are back. After 3 months with the kids in it, it will no doubt need redecorating again.
A recent visitor, however, threw me into a serious quandary over my own taste. We were having a cuppa in the newly decorated lounge. She was admiring the wallpaper and happened to mention that she was an interiors journalist so she had an eye for these things. When she turned to leave, she glanced up the stairs at the chocolate brown monstrosity which hangs violently on the wall there and exclaimed, "Oh, another beautiful wallpaper!"
To this moment I am not sure whether she was being ironic or genuine. Either way, it is still destined for certain black bag death in the near future. What's that they say about beauty being in the eye of the beholder?
Our Victorian house is an adventure. Not just a family memory, but a whole series of stories which we can capture and re-tell in the future. Our renovation nightmares and dreams are being played out on my lifeline, and the fashions with which we dress our homes, just like those with which we dress ourselves, are sure to be time-bound and fleeting.
I shall be able to look back and laugh at my Farrow and Ball in 10 years time and wonder what I was thinking. Perhaps I should save those curtains after all? As my mother used to say "They might just come 'back in'!"
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WILLIAMSON -The STOP Coalition discussed the creation of a drug testing policy for students the Mingo County Board of Education (BOE) at its meeting this week.
The BOE is currently working on creating a policy on screening students for drug use. There is currently no drug testing of students in Mingo County schools.
Some counties drug test students who either drive to school or participate in extracurricular activities. Randy Keathley, Superintendent for Mingo schools, said he has suggested expanding the groups who would be tested.
"I have suggested that in addition to athletes, we test students in the career and technical programs as well as those in the health occupation programs," Keathley said. "It is preparing them for the job market, they will have to be drug screened when they apply for jobs in their chosen field."
Also at the STOP meeting, Joshua Murphy, Assistant Director, said Williamson Memorial Hospital has agreed to sponsor two after-prom parties at the Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Center, one for each of the county's high schools.
Murphy reported that STOP has recently offered training and services to 525 students, including life skills training and helping to form two chapters of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), one in Gilbert Middle School and another chapter at Mingo County High School.
STOP will bring the Drug Free All Stars, a basketball team that delivers drug prevention messages in schools and communities, to Lenore K8 School and Gilbert Middle School in March, Murphy said.