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This video of Ryan Tuerck and Tony Angelo, recently posted on Joshua Herron's Vimeo account, is the kind of thing that really gets me goin'. Purpose built drift machines doing what they were made to do. As Tony previously stated on Ziptied, there were many problems involved in getting his newly acquired FC3S home from Florida. Therefore, this amazing video was made with the help of Ryan's brother's S13.
Here is Josh's description of his experience:
"On October 22nd, 2010, I traveled to Engilshtown Raceway to film a "missile day" with Tony Angelo and Ryan Tuerck.
Ryan and I arrived at the track while Tony was having a battle with his own car. After picking up an FC in Florida, Tony made the trek up to NJ, blowing up 2 turbos in the process.
Once at the track and two laps in, Tony destroyed a third turbo leaving him without a missile for the day. Thankfully, Ryan's brother Justin lent Tony his car for only 30 minutes, giving us enough time to shoot this video.
Ryan's car, on the other hand, had it's own problems throughout the day (missing key = hot-wiring the ignition, e-brake failure, front and rear main seals leaking *12 quarts of oil were used in the course of three hours at the track*)
Enjoy it, because we sure didn't."
Tony said, "This video cost me 8 grand!"
Thanks for the fun video, guys!
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very nice
i like the love tap about halfway through
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way cooler than watching formula d XD just needs at least 5 more cars going at once.


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SB-497115 (Oral Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist) Versus Placebo In Adults With Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
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A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to investigate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of SB-497119-GR, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, administered at 30, 50, and 75 mg as oral tablets once-daily for 6 weeks to adult male and female subjects with refractory, chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura
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- History of clotting disorder.
- Females who are pregnant or are receiving hormone replacement therapy or systemic contraceptives.
- History of alcohol/drug abuse or dependence within 1 year.
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immune thrombocytopenic purpura
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Golly look at that frequency response. $200,000 gets you that. I really have nothing else to say about this...............no really.
Wilson Audio Specialties Alexandria XLF loudspeaker Page 3
Unlike the bass output of most large speakers, which tends to soften and lose shape at low SPLs, the ca 94dB-sensitive Alexandria could be played at whisper levels with no loss of bass structure or rhythmic integrity. The cleanness and precision of the XLF's ability to start and stop at low frequencies and low SPLs was unique in my experience.
Not that I specifically listen for such things. I notice them only when my wife screams from upstairs for me to "Turn those effing things downyou're shaking the whole house!!" Otherwise, I'd always want to listen at realistic SPLs!
A $200,000/pair speaker capable of such robust bass does need to pass certain testssuch as hearing if bottom-end weight clouds the lower registers of female voices. I played Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Joan Baez, and some of the deeper-voiced jazz singers, such as Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone. When bass was not supposed to be present, it wasn't. When one of these chesty singers reached down to the lower end of her range, only the appropriate low-frequency energy appeared: focused, of proper size, and in contextnot as general, otherwise unidentifiable "bass."
I have an original pressing of the superb recording of Canteloube's Songs of the Auvergne, by the late soprano Netania Davrath with an orchestra conducted by Pierre de la Rouche (LP, Vanguard VSD-2090), said to be the definitive version of this cycle of orchestral folk-song settings. It's the only one I've heard, but it puts Davrath in a warm, large-sounding space that has never been more apparent than it was through the XLFsyet her voice, floating magnificently between the speakers, never mixed with it. I had never heard her small-scale dynamic vocal gestures so clearly delineated.
The XLF's harmonic presentation was as fully realized as its performance in every other parameter of sound. The full ranges of instruments in well-recorded symphonic music and orchestral film scores were reproduced with rich, full palettes of colors that would surprise skeptics who regard the Wilson "house sound" as overly lean and analytical. The XLF was anything but. Yet instrumental attacks were naturally fast and clean, sustain generous, and decay into blackness complete.
Despite its wide bandwidth and complex design, the XLF's top-to-bottom integration of its drivers' outputs was masterful, surpassing that of any speaker I've reviewed. From the very bottom, which Wilson claims goes down to 19.5Hz, to the very top, a claimed 33kHz, the speaker produced vast, seamless pictures or delicately drawn, equally unified miniatures, as appropriate.
The most familiar recordingsat least, those that I had time to playexpressed subtle, occasionally dramatic, new, and often profound musical information in just about every performance parameter. Listening to music through the Wilson Alexandria XLFs was a transformative experience. And that's the least you should expect for $200,000.
Can a pair of loudspeakers possibly be worth $200,000? Can an automobile? Can a diamond? In all three instances, the answer can be Yes. Value is in the ears, hands, and eyes of the potential purchaser.
But a loudspeaker costing $200,000/pair should represent a fully realized concept that produces the ultimate expression of every performance parameter related to musical accuracy. It should reproduce the full audioband, from 20Hz to 20kHz, and do so while seamlessly integrating the outputs of its drivers to produce exceptionally linear frequency response from bottom to top across a usefully wide listening window, along with stable, well-controlled power response in the upper frequencies.
It should set a very high standard of very low coloration and distortion, particularly in the difficult-to-reproduce low-bass frequencies. It should have unlimited micro- and macrodynamic authority, and be able to play at very high and very low SPLs and everywhere in between, and sound equally good at all points along that volume scale.
It should set new standards of transient clarity, transparency, and purity. It should accurately express the harmonic structures and timbral and textural characteristics of musical instruments, limited only by the quality of the recording.
It should take to new levels the focused reproduction of three-dimensional images, as well as soundstage width, depth, and height.
It should do all of these things in a balanced, seamless way to produce a transparent loudspeaker that gets more out of the way of the music, than other speakers.
It should be sensitive and relatively easy to drive, and be designed in such a way that its performance can be optimized for a wide variety of real-world rooms both large and small, and under difficult acoustic conditions.
Finally, it should be built to the highest standards of fit'n'finish inside and out, and look great as wellalthough, of course, form must follow function, and tastes will differ.
And, technically speaking, it should sound amazing, get your heart racing, and set your audiophile hair afire each and every time you sit down to listen.
For all of those reasons, and probably a few I've missed, the Wilson Audio Specialties Alexandria XLF is worth $200,000/pair.
Golly JohnnyR: interpreting what you see into what you might hear is well beyond your capabilities.
I'll tell you a story, not that it will penetrate your "brain" but I'll try:I encountered a couple of young Russian-born engineers at a turntable set-up seminar I did at Stereo Exchange in NY.
They said to me: 'we saw the measurements on the Wilson MAXX3s: boomy bass!"
I said: do you think I would live with "boomy bass"?
They said: "but measurements show boomy bass".
I said "Come on over and listen to the 'boomy bass' "
They said "You would invite us over?"
I said, "Why not?
So they paid a visit. They brought a test CD they'd devised that they use to judge speakers.
When they'd finished listening they exclaimed "NO BOOMY BASS! GOOD BASS"
Then I played them a format that doesn't MEASURE as well as CDs... a format they'd not really paid much attention to because IT DOESN'T MEASURE AS WELL and guess what?
When they heard what proper vinyl playback sounds like they almost S...T.
Measuring a complex speaker like the XLFs is NOT EASY. And clearly interpreting a complex set of measurements and attempting to sort of what that might sound like is clearly beyond your abilities. But JohnnyR: blather on.....
HI Michael,
How does this recording sound on your audio system?
I understand you bought the review pair. Before the jealous rants begin, let me say that anyone who can turn a hobby into an occupation that allows him to acquire such equipment deserves a pat on the back.
I understand you bought the review pair. Before the jealous rants begin, let me say that anyone who can turn a hobby into an occupation that allows him to acquire such equipment deserves a pat on the back.
Michael cashed in some of his retirement savings in order to be able to purchase the Wilson XLFs.
Golly look at that frequency response. $200,000 gets you that.
So what did you think about the Alexandria XLF's sound when you heard them? (I assume you did hear them.)
I really have nothing else to say about this . . . no really.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Cheap Shots Mr Atkinson?
JohnnyR said he had nothing else to say and you come along and taunt him? Classy as always. I also agree that for $200,000 I would expect a much better frequency response. I suppose Floyd Toole, who you like to quote so often would also agree with JohnnyR and myself on that matter.
Michael spent his retirement savings on these way over priced monkey coffins? I find the design hideous and as predicted, yet another Stereophile stupid review about a product maybe, maybe I say, 1% of your readership could afford.Keep up the good work Mr Atkinson.
Georgie thinks = Georgie knows
Really George Holland, you are "classy"? "Monkey coffins?" You are beneath monkey level. What's heard and what's measured, particularly with a complex design like this don't always correlate.
I've heard some speaker that measure "flat" that sound like CRAP and vice-versa. As the talented speaker designer Joachim Gerhard once said to me: "Today, it's relatively easy to produce a speaker that has flat on-axis response but that doesn't mean it will sound very good."
Even the most vociferous Wilson-haters like you and folks who don't like moving coil speaker visit here and come away impressed.
With a comment like yours, I'm not constrained to be "classy": you are an idiot.
" I asume you did hear them "
Hearing them won't help if your mind is closed .
Good one John.
I doubt johnnyR even owns a system.
"Michael cashed in some of his retirement savings in order to be able to purchase the Wilson XLFs."
Wow! Good job Michael. How he convinced his wife that spending some retirement savings on 200 000$, 650 pound monsters was a good idea is truly impressive!
Or maybe he's sleeping on the couch for the next 3 years...
Well, actually I sleep comfortably on our king sized bed containing a Kluft mattress. It's stupidly expensive and unbelievably comfortable but I bet it doesn't measure all that well.
We once owned simultaneously 4 giant Bernese Mountain Dogs. That's her thing. Marriage is a give and take. We had giant black fur balls flying around the house like tumbleweeds. Not to mention occasional vomit and doody. Dogs have accidents.
Currently we have two cats, a gecko and a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. We had two, but our older one that my wife showed died suddenly at 6 years of age. It was tragic.
His name was WILSON. I guess he didn't "measure up."
He was a swell dog. My wife named him Wilson but no doubt some lunatics will think Wilson Audio Specialties considered this advertising and subsidized the purchase of the speakers.
My listening room is the lower level of our home.... I can do as I wish down here and upstairs I live with her passion: animals. She's deep into it. That equals a good balance...
Just to bring some clarity to the subject, the drivers used in these boxes are (or variants of):
ScanSpeak Revelator D2904 - $312 from Madisound
Focal Audiom 13WX - $930 from Zalytron
Focal Audiom 15WX - $1,450 from Zalytron
Midranges - can't get a bead on the manufacturer, but I sincerely doubt they cost more than the woofers so lets spec them at $500 each (very few mids cost more than that).
That brings the grand total (for over-the-counter prices) to about $7,500 for the drivers in these behemoths. I imagine Wilson pays less so, even if they pay $1,000 for each mid (which I seriously doubt), the cost for the drivers is topping out at less than $10k. That's 5% of the cost of the speakers.
The crossover? I know Wilson uses crazy, complex networks, but I doubt that cost is more than $10k for the parts.
The cabs? I'm not a craftsman, but I think you could get something comparable from North Creek Music Systems for $20k or so.
So, I've budgeted $40,000 for speakers like the XLF. What accounts for the balance of $160,000? This isn't like a Bugatti Veyron where they're pushing technology way past what was previously achievable.
I propose something else that is just as audacious:
• Two Paradigm SUB 1 subwoofers - $10,000
• Mids and tweeters by any great supplier - in this case, some of the most expensive on the market - diamond tweeters and ceramic mids by Accuton - $3,600 for 4 mids and $5,800 for 2 tweeters - $9,400 total
• A DEQX HDP-4 processor/crossover with Reference Calibration Kit - $6,000
• Over-engineered cabinets for the mids & tweeters using custom-milled Corian or Zodiaq baffles (just a guess and, what the hell, let's be ridiculously generous) - $20,000
Total: $45,400.
With about the same amount of work as setting up the XLF's and 1/4 the expenditure, you have a system that is every bit as good as the Wilson XLF.
But, hey, take it from a guy who can hear the difference made by installing a $5,000 power cord to his turntable (the Fremer character who wrote the review), these speakers are worth every penny.
Wilson offering a $200,000 speaker that has such an awful frequency response is proof enough.
you're a fool.
Why don't you try producing a cabinet like that from difficult to machine composite components. In fact why don't you build a factory, buy enormous machine tools to cut the materials (and replace the expensive bits regularly since they wear out quickly), and install a fully equipped automotive paint shop in that factory you've built. Then HIRE people and pay them GOOD WAGES, not Wal-Mart wages plus health care and 401ks.
Oh, and then consider the cost of shipping once you've assembled the speaker, don't forget to include the binding posts and complex hardware (take a look behind an XLF because clearly you haven't a CLUE) required to produce the Group Delay system that produced much of the spatial and tonal magic...etc.
And let's say you are correct: it's cost 40K as you say, but I'm sure you need to tack on at least 10K
But let's say you are correct: you clearly do NOT understand how high performance audio distribution works so let me clue you in:
If the speaker costs $40,000 to build, Wilson is entitled to make what's called a "profit".
Even a "libtard" like me believes in "profit". So if the speaker cost $40K to build, Wilson would sell it to a dealer for $80K and then the dealer has to profit too!
Considering all of this, how then do Vivid Audio manage to produce a speaker equal or greater in performance to the XLF (Giya G1), with completely bespoke, scratch-built drive units for less than half the retail price of the XLF?
Congrats to Michael on his new speakers.
Enjoyed the review.
Maybe sometime he could post a picture of his room with the XLFs.
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
I've budgeted $40,000 for speakers like the XLF. What accounts for the balance of $160,000?
Let's assume that your estimate of the XLF's parts costs is accurate. That gives a price/parts ratio of 5:1. This ratio is widely accepted as about correct for an audio manufacturer who wishes to make enough money to stay in business. The difference covers fixed overhead, salaries, interest on borrowed capital, taxes, cost of shipping and packaging (neither minor on the case of a speaker as large and heavy as this), promotional costs, and retail margin.
From http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/diy-loudspeakers
"hard-core audio enthusiasts are the harshest critics of commercially-available speakers. They second-guess designers' and engineers' decisions, they question why a manufacturer choose to name or price or market their product in a particular way . . . They have absolutely no understanding of the relationship between material cost and retail price. They have close to zero understanding about the practicalities or processes of manufacturing on a large scale, packaging and shipping."
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
^ This.
Thank you John, you are wise.
So you are now quoting editorials? That's like using newspaper editorials or even Stereophile's The Open Bar forum as "proof". Did you bother to read what JohnnyR linked to and posted in the other thread?
There's a lot more to this issue than one person's opinion. I guess you and Stereophile just can't be bothered finding out more.
Plenty of excuses for defending a ludicrously priced speaker but not many actual facts.
Porgie, what do you "actually" listen to? Have you ever spent a ludicrous amount of money on a can opener?
Just checking your point of reference....
A fellow I know looked at the MAXX3s and decided he could built an even better version using more expensive drivers but using well braced MDF cabinets. He built it: it sounded awful. Did nothing.
So listen GeorgeHolland: build your own XLF and have a nice life. You're still an idiot.
I'm not as gracious as my editor.
... and those things are:
• All of the prices I've specced are retail, not wholesale so, for all of the items listed, a significant amount of marketing and R&D has already been spent and a generous mark up has already been made by the distributors.
• I appreciate that there is a large overhead for specialty brands like this. The fact, though, that I can assemble a system largely sourced from retail brands with only one custom element (the cabinets - which would be expensive only due to them being one off's) and that system performs as well (possibly better than) the retail system four to five times it's cost leaves only one conclusion: these speakers are drastically overpriced.
• You can't build a kit car that can perform like a Bugatti Veyron. These speakers are priced like Bugatti's, but they don't offer that level of performance.
I've read the manual for the Audio Artistry CBT36 kit from Parts Express and fully understand why that kit costs $2000 while the fully assembled speaker costs $10k. Start to finish, it will take 80 to 100 man/hours to complete it.
I don't see anything so distinctive in this speakers design as to warrant its cost other than hype. I sure that it's one hell of a great speaker, but it's price is absurd.
Simplistic in the extreme.
You haven't invested anything in the design, production or marketing of a loudspeaker.
Just hot air.
Put in the hours, invest your $45,000 and send Mike F a review pair.
Until then, you're full of it.
Don't forget to amortize in the costs of running a factory in the United States, setting up assembly to be able to make product within a reasonable time frame, training employees, paying them a good wage (with health insurance!) and shipping costs on a 1910 lb/pair speaker system.
You can't run a US company on cost + 10%.
Could Wilson cut prices if they perhaps made them in China instead?
Of course, they could, but thankfully they don't.
Once again, I challenge anyone who thinks they can design a better system and sell it for less to do so - your fellow audiophiles and dealers would thank you.
Already plenty out there, the Orion and LX521by Linkwitz and the offerings from John K at Music and Design and John "Zaph" Krutke's website either sell plans or offer them free, all you have to do is either build them yourself or hire someone to do it for you.Still a lot less expensive than Wilson's ludicrous offering, plus better design and engineering. This is only a few of the many out there that also build complete systems for sale. Do your homework and look around.
I have heard many more loudspeakers than have you, probably by the HUNDREDS. In homes and stores and shows all around the country.
Your comments are IDIOTIC. That's why you are an IDIOT.
The XLFs will not be for every taste. Nor will Magicos, nor will (name your favorite brand).
BUT your comments about Wilson indicate a level of irrational hatred that seems to follow this brand because SUCCESS drives some people CRAZY. That would be you.
My favorite Wilson sleight is from people who say "Wilson is built for the 'carriage trade' not for music lovers."
Meanwhile, I travel around the world and meet accomplished professional musicians who are as enthused as I am about the sound.
It's the same nonsense I hear about vinyl: "you're not an engineer, you're not a musician" blah blah blah.
So then I meet one of the world's most acclaimed Mahler interpreters who's conducted some of the world's top orchestras and the first thing he says to me is "I'm a turntable guy."
Look George Holland, if you don't like the sound of these speakers, FINE but the suggestion that they are not well engineered is INFANTILE as is your claim that the measurements are poor. On axis frequency response taken in isolation means VERY LITTLE.
The final sound is a result of a complex interaction of events. Interpreting the complex measurements is clearly beyond your abilities since your worldview is clearly simple minded.
some speakker whitch cost only 1000$ and far less have better frequancy responses, for a good ingeneer it's so easy to do better,
this speaker is not a good speaker at any price, they use certainly good driver whtih flat response, like the scanspeak tweeter, but there a problem, they d'ont know how to use it
Wilson thinks throwing in expensive drivers along with a halfway designed crossover in a huge robot looking cabinet is what gullible people want. They are correct.


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Neighbors of a parcel of land at Maple Street and Wedgewood Heights in Rotterdam are calling for the sound of silence, or at least a stop to the constant drone of dirt bikes and ATVs from sunrise to sunset.
For the second time in eight months, residents brought their concerns about the dirt track to the Town Board at the Wednesday, Sept. 8, meeting, and asked why town officials were not enforcing the town code requiring a permit to operate what they are calling a racetrack.
It doesn't take eight months for these member of the board to decide what one definition means, said Phillip Hurst, who lives on Dodge Street near the track. "There is 43 years of legal precedence on this particular town code, it didn't just come into being last week. This has been on the books for a long time, and three-quarters of the town does not have racetracks."
Marc Della Villa owns the Light Industrial-zoned land at Maple Street and Wedgewood Heights tat is being used as a track for dirt bikes and ATVs. On May 13, residents met with Rotterdam Town Supervisor Frank Del Gallo, Councilman Matt Martin and Deputy Town Attorney Michael Godlewski to discuss concerns about the noise and dust coming from the site, but the situation has remained unchanged.
Hurst said he has given the Town Board video and photographic evidence showing individuals racing in front of an audience, as well as a petition signed by neighbors of the track, but nothing has been done to address the issue.
"You haven't answered anything. That is negligent; you're not doing anything about it," Hurst told town officials Wednesday. "Two hours of this board's time could solve this matter."
Del Gallo said the town code regarding the track is too broad to enforce, and he said if the contested property is to be considered a racetrack, then several other residents would be found in violation of the current code.
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, Mike Meyer wrote:
The problem with this argument is that there are no limits on it, other than the developers definition of "trivial". OS X has already carried this argument to the point that they've replaced /bin/sh with bash.
=======================i've seen that on linux, that /bin/sh is a symlink to /bin/bash and IMHO that's just wrong.
otherwise, i think there's nothing wrong with adding functionality to 'find', as long as it doesn't break anything. a bash script that starts with '#!/bin/sh' is begging to break things (i filed a kde bug report about that; there was a bash-centric script that didn't work with sh), i can't think of a case that added functionality to find would break anything.
i'm especially in favor of adding "unnecessary" functionality since i've recently been working on some core-install solaris boxes... the find function doesn't support 'maxdepth', the grep has no '-A', '-B' or '-C' options... i could go on, but the security requirements don't allow us to install gnu-find, gnu-grep, etc... if it doesn't break anything and it increases compatibility, i can't think of any reason to fight it.
you seem opposed to the changes to find, but haven't cited any cases where the added functionality would be a problem. if we were to draw two columns on a piece of paper and label the columns "pro" and "con", then list consequences of the added functionality to find, we'd come up with a few things for the "pro" column... but you haven't really convinced me that anything needs to be added to the "con" column, except that you think it's not needed.
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Hey friends. It's been awhile since I've posted here! Since launching the Yellow Conference and running that whole shebang, I've def put my blog to the side.
I can tell you that life these past few months has had a lot of ups and downs. There's been some great things that have happened, and some really hard things. Seems like life is just like that. I feel as if I'm in a real transition phase right now. I'm really growing and learning so much about myself and where I want to head with my life. It feels good- but there sure are growing pains!
I've had a taste of what I can do with The Yellow Conference and my creative juices are totally flowing on that end. Ideas are coming easily and I'm very motivated on that front. On my graphic design/business end, it's been taking a lot more discipline for me. I know that creatives struggle often with this. We're emotional beings, constantly looking for fulfilment and inspiration. Work doesn't always get us there- but when it does, it's so good. We get a taste of that and think it should be like that all of the time. I've had to just accept the fact that it's not always like that. Work takes WORK. Even when you're doing what you love.
These are just some things I've been learning lately.
This summer is going to be very busy- all good things that I'm truly looking forward to. I will check in here as often as I can! Just wanted to tell you that I'm still kicking, learning and growing a ton, and am very thankful for all that's happening in my life, even the tough stuff.
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For more information about this new research initiative, see Targeted
Clinical Trials to Reduce the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=58d549166da1779f976c6ecc4c2b67bd&_cview=1).
To learn more about NIAID research on this topic, visit the Antimicrobial
Resistance portal (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialResistance/).
NIAID conducts and supports research — at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide — to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.


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Modi to lay foundation stone of Patel's statue
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is all set to lay the foundation stone of iconinc Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue at Bharuch in Gujarat on Thursday to mark his 138th birth anniversary.
The statue will be built on a small island in the middle of Narmada river.
The 182 metres high statue is called the 'Statue of Unity'.
"On 31st October, the nation would celebrate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel," Modi wrote on his blog.
"This year, Sardar Patel's birth anniversary would be even more special because we are going to lay the foundation stone of the Statue of Unity. At a height of 182 metres, the State of Unity would be among the tallest statues in the world, celebrating and paying tributes to the Iron Man of India. The Statue of Unity would be situated at Sadhu Bet, which is close to the Sardar Sarovar Dam," the Gujarat CM said.
He said the statue will be constructed by using the latest technology.
"We are building the Statue through PPP model and with latest technology. A few months ago, I had appealed to my farmer sisters and brothers from all over India to contribute their iron tools they used in farming to build the statue.
"After all, Sardar Patel was not only a Loh Purush (Iron Man) but also a Kisan Putra (son of a farmer). I once again appeal to everyone to support us in this endeavour," Modi said.
Modi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday shared the stage at the inauguration of a museum in Ahmedabad city dedicated to Patel.
Speaking at the event, Modi said that he and many others will always regret that Patel did not get a chance to become the first prime minister of India.
"Had he been the first prime minister of India then the face of this country would have been different," said Modi.
Singh hit back and said that Patel was a 'Congressman' and his outlook was secular.
"Patel's outlook was secular," Singh said.
Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma had earlier written a letter and turned down the Gujarat Chief Minister's invite to attend Thursday's event at Gujarat where the foundation will be laid for Patel's massive statue.
Sharma, in a caustic letter, accused Modi, of "misusing the name of Sardar for political propaganda".
"It is rather odd that you have attempted to brazenly usurp the rich legacy of Sardar Patel whose approach and beliefs militate against all that is personified by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), whose nominee you are," Sharma said in his letter.
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Cuboid Review
Have you ever wanted to play a game where the protagonist a rectangular shaped block? How about one where you can only move by walking a block around a level on each of its faces? If this sounds appealing to you, then Cuboid is the game for you. Wait, it doesn't sound that great? So why the heck am I so addicted to this game?
Cuboid is a pure puzzle game where you do exactly what I just mentioned. The objective is to take your rectangle block, and walk him towards the goal without falling off the floating platform you are placed on. The goal is a 1x1 square, so you'll have to position yourself in such a way that you are standing upright on it. When you do that, you'll pass through the board and head to the next level. If this sounds a little familiar to you, its because there was a flash title called Bloxorz a while back that followed the same formula.
Adding complexity along the way are weak wooden planks which require your rectangle to be laid flat to traverse, two types of pressure switches, and teleportation devices that can even split your rectangle into two perfect cubes until they meet again and rejoin. These elements are all presented in the form of some quick tutorials and slowly enough that you get the hang of what you need to do before proceeding.
With the exception of a handful of 'boss levels' which actually limit the number of moves you can make, that's the whole game right there in a nutshell. Each level allows you to achieve a different type of medal based on speed and move count so there is replayability there for you puzzle fiends that just need to achieve the best you can, but much like Portal... once you figure out how to get to that goal, you can probably do it again with relative ease.
Therein lies the rub, though. Cuboid causes you to wrap your head around something that should be so simple, yet becomes more and more difficult as the game progresses. Its a pure mental puzzle game through and through, not requiring fast reflexes or brutal accuracy.
I think what makes Cuboid so attractive and addicting is its simplicity. There's really not much you have to learn or remember, and with the exception of being split apart via teleporting, you can control the entire game with just the d-pad. There isn't any multiplayer and there are only two difficulty modes with a total of 66 puzzles, but none of this stuff detracts from the experience in the slightest. If I may be so bold, this is the type of puzzle game that's almost on par with the likes of Portal. If you enjoy puzzle games, and have a PS3, do yourself a favor and shell out the $9.99 on PSN for Cuboid. Its a great game, a great buy, it has trophy support, and your head will explode at least twice (if you're into that sort of thing).
The Good:
- Addicting, Addicting, Addicting.
- Devilishly Simple
- Will make your head a splode
- Addicting, Addicting, Addicting
- Light on the overall puzzle count
- Presentation could use some more flair
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Daniel and Stephanie Rensing appeared on "Shark Tank" in 2012 with their business, The Smart Baker, which sells clever tools for the home baker. Their line includes "cheat sheet" aprons (printed with measuring tables), parchment paper with lift tabs and reusable cupcake towers.
On this "Shark Tank" episode, they agreed to a deal with Barbara Corcoran for $75,000 for a 40 percent stake and 5 percent royalty.
According to an email to CNBC, because of changes Corcoran wanted that the Rensings weren't comfortable with the deal fell through after the cameras stopped rolling, but that didn't stop the Rensings. They recently secured their first national retailer and now offer their products throughout Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts Stores.
In this Q&A, Daniel Rensing tells us what else The Smart Baker is up to, explains what it's like to be on "Shark Tank" and provides tips for entrepreneurs diving into it.
Also, does Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary have a soft side? See what he said to the couple that shows he may just be a big teddy bear.


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On May 26, 2011 special agents with the State Auditor?s Office served a demand against Robert Graham, a member of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors and former City of Jackson Police Department employee, for $45,736.05. The demand was for wages he received from the City of Jackson Police Department while conducting 9-1-1 dispatcher certification classes at the Jackson Police Academy. The courses were taught during regular work hours when Graham indicated on his City of Jackson timesheets that he had been at work. Since Graham charged a fee and kept the money, he was supposed to be off duty and not use a public facility such as a police academy to do so.
In October 2011, I came to Jackson from Washington, DC at my own expense to hold Robert Graham publically accountable for his actions through a televised news conference. Graham and his constituents claimed it was political since an election was just a few weeks later. This was in spite of the fact I had made my claim with the State 9-1-1 Board in 2006 and the Attorney General and State Auditor in 2007, several years earlier.
It all stemmed from a complaint I filed with the Mississippi State 9-1-1 Board that Graham had unlawfully used my company?s training manuals to teach state-reimbursed 9-1-1 certification courses. Unfortunately, he did this without my knowledge or purchasing the manuals. He simply reproduced copies of manuals which was not only a violation of the federal copyright law but a crime of theft by conversion. In another case, he ordered 25 manuals paid for by the City of Jackson Police Department and charged the 25 students from other 9-1-1 agencies around the state $495.00 each. Graham pocketed approximately $12,000. Not only did the City of Jackson Police Department pay for the manuals, but the State 9-1-1 Board reimbursed the agencies that paid Graham.
Almost a year after the demand by the State Auditor and Graham thumbing his nose at the citizens of Hinds County and City of Jackson, the State Auditor and Attorney General filed a suit on February 28, 2012.
Not only is he guilty of stealing from my company and fleecing the City of Jackson Police Department out of $45,736.05 in wages, he collected another approximately $50,000 he collected from the students who attended his ?bogus? classes. They, in turn, submitted statements for reimbursement to Mississippi State 9-1-1 Board which unknowingly reimbursed the approximately $50,000 to the 9-1-1 agencies that paid Graham.
To this day, even though I filed my initial complaint with the State 9-1-1 Board and Attorney General in 2006, and the State Auditor served Graham with a demand letter in 2001, and a suit was filed by the Attorney General in 2012, Robert Graham continues to thumb his nose at the citizens of Jackson, Hinds County, and the State of Mississippi that paid for his deception and thievery. Actually, he is giving you all, the State Auditor and the Attorney General ?the finger.? They don?t seem to mind.
If this is the best Mississippians can do, good luck ever getting out of the dark ages.
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Breakaway | Nov 7, 2012 | 16:31
Ulverton Folk celebrates five years of concerts
Five years ago, Julie Miller, who lives on a sheep farm, had the idea of bringing concerts to this part of the Townships that was less visited by touring musicians. Not any more. To date, 25 performers from all across Canada have discovered this lively village and its old community hall. Jacquie spoke with Julie Miller about the Ulverton Folk concert series, Saturday's special anniversary show and looked back on five years of mutual discovery.


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But to Mongolia he
went, keeping an online diary for wweek.com along the way (you can read
it all here). And after being regaled with Higgins'
tales of smoked camel hams, goat-meat hotdogs, battling antiquated
Soviet equipment and downing large amounts of vodka for the past month,
we had to sit down for a post-mortem on his travels.
WW: What were your expectations going into this project?
Greg Higgins: Well, my expectations weren't really high food-wise. Food there is OK, it's nothing special. Very little seasoning—onion, salt, a little pepper—and the sausage tradition is really archaic, old Russian, so I didn't feel it was going to be that hard to come up with [new] ideas.
You ended up having to substitute things like camel, yak and goat for pork in your sausages—what did they taste like?
Really, really good. The reason pork is king in the world of sausage-making is that there are five categories of fat in any given pig, and those categories of fats have different applications, create different texture, etc. Within most other livestock—cow, sheep—there's only one or two types of fat, and they don't emulsify and don't create the mouth feel you get out of pork fat. So that was my biggest fear: How was I going to get these fats to stay in suspension so it wasn't that dry, drippy, grainy sausage that you don't wanna have? But in reality there's so much protein content, those animals are so healthy—I imagine the protein content in those animals is triple or quadruple even the pasture-raised meat I get here. So what that allowed us to do was achieve emulsions you couldn't get with run-of-the-mill meat. So that meant the textures held and the flavors were really good…. The camel ham was absolutely delicious. Was it richer flavor? Sure, it didn't taste like a cute little pig, but I think if you served that product here, people would love it.
Did people enjoy the new food you introduced them to?
Oh yeah, I think it was pretty fun. And then some of the stuff was slapstick. The onion-ring thing [in this blog post, Higgins described making American food for his hosts], that was witch-doctor material. They were just absolutely flabbergasted by a commonplace ingredient—I went and bought some cornstarch, which is really the secret to a crispy batter. We made corn dogs and onion rings, and the locals were just ecstatic. Go figure.
And the meats? Do you think they will keep making them now that you've left?
I'm absolutely certain the ham-curing and smoking process they'll continue, because that's very manageable. And in their world, they have a surplus of certain products. Fat—they don't know what to do with all the fat. The idea that you would actually render all the fat and cook with it was radical. They have a lot of legs from goats and sheep they don't know what to do with, 'cause it's stronger-flavored meat, so I taught them to make hams with those and they were very excited. They have a lot of organ meat, so almost everywhere one of the requests was, "Can we put organ meat in it?"
Do you feel like ultimately you've achieved something?
I'm sure we did. I achieved for myself, personally, learning what their challenges are, what their limitations are, and I've got a picture of what the potential is—I mean it's immense, sitting on a resource like all that quality meat in that quantity…. So one of my projects is to put together a care package of products that should be available there in the form of small tools: good thermometers, simple brine injectors, the proper cure salts…. I think the tradition of the meats is so strong that I can't see it going away. And I can only see that as people do better economically, there will be a point where it'll differentiate—someone will make better stuff and someone will say, "Their stuff is better. Why is that better?"


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10 Tips to Take on Your Next Road Trip. ~ Ben Neal
I love the open road.
A few years back I took an epic trip; fancying myself some sort of modern day Kerouac, I quit my job and set out to see the states and write about the wonders of America the beautiful.
Starting out from Kansas City, I traveled through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, California some more (it's a big state), Nevada again, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and back home again—I put more than 7,000 miles on my old Chevy in a month's time. The people I met and the moments we shared will be with me always. It's an experience I encourage others to try.
I learned many things along the way, some of which I would like to share with you. Whether your next trip is an epic excursion or a weekend fling, here are 10 tips to make your journey more affordable, more memorable and more fun:
1. Don't plan too much. Some planning is obviously helpful, even necessary—but don't suffocate yourself with a detailed itinerary. Stay loose, go with the flow, do what you feel in the moment.
2. Unplug. Leave your electronic devices off as much as possible. Cell phone, laptop, tablet; all of it. Put it away. Leave it alone. The more you disconnect from business and technology, the more your vacation will actually be a vacation.
3. Bring a cooler. Keep water, juice and snacks on ice. Having supplies on hand keeps you from surviving on fast food restaurants and gas station crap. It saves you money and it's better for you.
4. Go out of the way. Take side trips and roundabouts; wander where you will. Avoid the interstates in favor of back roads—a two lane that winds through the countryside is going to be a lot more pleasant drive than a crowded superhighway. It's about the journey, not the destination!
5. Stop frequently. Take your time. There are all sorts of interesting things to stop and see and do, all along the way. So stop often, stretch your legs, and satisfy your curiosity. No rushing—you're on vacation, remember?
6. Camp when possible. Camping not only saves you money on hotels, it gets you out in Nature. Nothing refreshes the soul like sleeping out under the stars and waking up to the sound of birdsong. Camping helps to turn your travels into adventures!
7. Talk to the locals. In restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gas stations, convenience stores and quaint little shops everywhere, you'll find people with a wealth of knowledge you just can't find in a book. People love to tell stories and share their wisdom, so talk to the locals! You'll find many amateur travel guides who can give you priceless tips and point out unique and out of the way places most travelers never see.
8. Stay off the beaten path. Avoid tourist traps—they are often over crowded and overpriced. Take the road less traveled. Refer again to tip #7. If you go all the same places that everyone else goes, and do all the same things everyone else does, you'll have the same generic vacation experience that everyone else has.
9. Don't take pictures. Unless you are a photographer—that is, someone for whom taking pictures is a joy and an art form—leave your camera alone. I know it's beautiful. I know you want to remember it forever. I also know that the picture doesn't even come close to capturing the real thing, and while you're fussing with your camera trying to capture the moment, you might just miss the moment. This leads right into tip #10, which is…
10. Be present. Whether you are standing in awe of the Grand Canyon or chatting with the waitress at a roadside diner, be there fully. Your attention, your conscious presence is the magic ingredient that makes the ordinary moment transcendent. Wherever you go, there you are. The only beauty you find is your own reflection.
Wherever you are, be here now. That's the rule of life, and as far as I know there is no vacation from living. So tread lightly, travel mindfully, and enjoy the journey. In the immortal words of the Zen poet Matsuo Basho:
"Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
Happy travels!
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7 Responses to "10 Tips to Take on Your Next Road Trip. ~ Ben Neal"
Don't plan too much is such a perfect piece of advice, Ben! I've learned this the hard way.
I have never been a meticulous planner, myself. But I have traveled with other people who attempted to schedule every minute of vacation, and cram each day with activity. It doesn't work. You wind up stressed and hurrying about ON YOUR VACATION! Wtf?
Thanks for your comment Cat!
~ Ben
Love this! I grew up in a family that traveled together. My parents took my twin and me on so many road trips to fantastic places, and I'm forever grateful—and we did all of this (the camping gene is good when instilled early)!
Later, in high school and college, my sister and I took the tent for many adventures just the two of us.
Then my husband and I spent a lot of time traveling and backpacking during our pre-kid days (we will with her too, but aren't there quite yet)—and I'm glad I'm too old to have worried about my cell haha!!!
Great article. I could feel the wind blowing in my hair through the rolled down windows. Thanks!
Thank you Jennifer! I am planning the first road trip with my son and I together this summer… He's nine yrs old, as hyper and wild a boy as ever there was – it promises to be a whole new kind of adventure, ha!
~ Ben
Oh, man, I hope I get to hear about this too You will have a blast (because he surely will).
I keep thinking about this article. It really brought back my adventurous streak—and makes me want to get back on the road sooner than I'd thought.
Great advice but don't agree with #9. I get your point but a big part of the joy of going on vacation for me is photography.
I completely agree with your advice. Last September I took a month off and traveled through Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming on a solo hiking and camping journey. It was absolutely by far and away the BEST experience of my life!! I did every one of your steps on this list and I couldn't recommend them more! Happy travels! – Lauren from Buffalo, NY


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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the "PCPD") warns that misuse of personal data contained in public registers may be a contravention of the requirements of the data privacy law in Hong Kong. A compliance check on an online database containing the ID numbers of more than 1,100 people is under way to stop possible personal data breach. The PCPD does not rule out the possibility of taking further enforcement actions.
The PCPD notes with concern the recent commentary in the media that ID card numbers are not personal data but mere identifiers, the set-up of an online index containing the ID card numbers of more than 1,100 people, and a campaign calling on others to disclose their ID card numbers on social media. To date, the PCPD has not received any complaints against these acts. However, to dispel any misconception of the law which these reports may have engendered amongst the public, the PCPD highlights the following important points:
1. As a general rule, data users who collect personal data must observe the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("the Ordinance") and the Data Protection Principles (DPPs).
2. Amongst these, DPP1 requires that personal data shall only be collected for a purpose directly related to a function and activity of the data user; that adequate but not excessive data shall be collected in a lawful and fair way; and that data subjects shall be informed of the purpose for which the data is collected and to be used.
3. DPP3 stipulates that unless with the data subject's prior consent, personal data shall be used for the purpose for which it was originally collected or a directly related purpose.
The fact that certain ID card numbers can be found on public registers does not mean they are no longer "personal data". The act of putting up the names and ID card numbers of others which have been obtained from public registers on the internet for uncontrolled public access is use of personal data that is not directly related to the original purpose of collection and may run contrary to DPP3.
The PCPD reminds members of the public that HKID card numbers are unique and often used to verify or authenticate a person's identity, and hence they should be treated as highly personal and sensitive data, and protected against any unwarranted disclosure or misuse. If ID card numbers coupled with other personal data such as names and home addresses fall into the wrong hands, the affected persons could be at risk of identity fraud or other crimes.
The PCPD dismisses as theoretical the argument that ID card numbers are a means of identification, not authentication. In real life, as ID card numbers are unique, they are often used for authentication of identity particularly in electronic transactions to replace face-to-face authentication.
According to information from the Hong Kong Police Force, the Police handled 104 and 103 cases of "use of ID cards relating to others" in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring (POC) in the ICU
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The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate whether the addition of continuous glucose monitoring to point-of-care (POC) glucometer monitoring improves glucose control.
Device: Continuous Glucose Monitoring
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) Versus Point-of-Care (POC) Glucometers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- To prospectively evaluate the reliability of continuous glucose monitors and the advisability of their use in patients with severe trauma and or thermal injury. [ Time Frame: 90 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To investigate whether the use of continuous glucose monitoring systems in the ICU results in better glucose control. [ Time Frame: 90 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|No Intervention: POC Glucose Testing
|Active Comparator: Continuous Glucose Monitoring + POC Glucose Testing
Device: Continuous Glucose Monitoring
measure glucose levels on burn patients
Other Name: Guardian continuous glucose monitor
Detailed Description:
Severe burns and traumatic injury can be associated with protracted illness and prolonged ICU course. The beneficial effects of strict serum glucose control in critically ill surgical patients have been demonstrated. Continuous glucose monitors may improve glucose control by providing close to real-time glucose measurements, giving the critical care team the ability to react to trends before hypo- or hyperglycemia is reached. These improvements may decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with severe thermal injury, thereby minimizing hospital stay and recovery. Burned and injured soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines may return to duty in a more expeditious fashion, or at minimum, enjoy a better quality of life after discharge from the intensive care unit.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 72 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- remain 1 week in an ICU
- 18-72 years old
- severe trauma or thermal injury greater than 20% TBSA burn
Exclusion Criteria:
- cerebral arterial injury
- myocardial infarction
- pre-existing renal failure or liver failure
- history of hypoglycemia
- history or high risk of seizures
- pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00464386
|United States, Texas
|US Army Institute of Surgical Research
|Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
|Principal Investigator:
|Heather Pidcoke, MD
|US Army Institute of Surgical Research
|Responsible Party:
|United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00464386 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 20, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 2, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by United States Army Institute of Surgical Research:
Severe burns
Severe Trauma
Closed loop insulin
continuous glucose monitoring
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 07, 2015