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ATI Radeon 9250 Driver
HI! I've just started using Linux a month ago. I used Ubuntu at first but a few friends told me to switch to Debian, cause it is better....so I did..... I only have one problem ....I have an AsuS ATI Radeon 9250 and i can't seem to find a driver for it. At the moment i'm using the vesa driver ..but it is quite anoying to have 800*600 resolution in my 19''monitor. When i used Ubuntu i didn't have this problem (it worked perfectly). I've downloaded the driver from ati.com but it doesn't work .... when i configure my XF86Config-4 file with this driver and run startx it blocks everything and i have to reboot.
I really hope u can help me.
Have you tried the generic ATI driver that comes with XFree86/Xorg?
See the ATI Display Driver Installation on Debian instructions I have written regarding th installation of the ATI's proprietary display drivers.
Thanks for the documentation.....it works now...hope i don't have any other problems
Radeon 9250
It is Jan 07 and linux still does not like this graphics card. But here is the deal. I have been trying for days to get any form of linux to work I even went today and got the brand new Linux Format mag - new Fedora Core 6 and Ubuntu 6.10 both included - tried them both - would not work - tried multiple versions of Suse and even pulled out and old lycoris and xandros cd none of them would produce a graphical display after the install.
But I kept trying -- when I booted up with Overclockix Live CD "OH MY GOD!" I have a graphic desktop!! I had tried a standared knoppix cd the other night and it did not work but this one did. So then I went ahead and installed it on my hard drive and what do you know it was able to boot up into kde. The default boot selection did not work (whatever it was set to) but I picked kde and it worked. So if anyone else is having issues with ATI Radeon 9250 with Linux my suggestion is to try Overclockix.
I'm having problems with the same graphics card, only I'm running Fedora Core 6. It worked good with whatever generic drivers come with this distro, but it wasn't performing as well as it did when I used Windows. So I decided to download the ATI driver from the Livna repository, but the latest version doesn't support my card. I uninstalled that driver and grabbed the latest one from ATI's website that does support it (8.28.8). After installing it, I discover that I have more screen resolutions than before and feel proud to finally have it working, but then I notice that several programs don't work. I run them from terminal and I get this error:
Sorry, this is kinda out of the conversation, but I have to be sure of something. So it works fine under Ubuntu, right? did you have to install any drivers? If yes, where did you download it from?
I'm about to buy an AsuS ATI Radeon 9250 and I wanna be absolutely sure that it works.(This will be my first Linux system, so I have no idea about the drivers in Linux)
Thanks for your help and sorry for changing the topic ;)
I just got one yesterday, and using the latest version of Ubuntu I can only get 800x600 resolution. Works fine in Windows. At the moment I'd recommend against buying one if you're really set on using Linux for anything. I haven't tried the drivers yet, though I will post again once I've tried them out.
Am somewhat disappointed with the card in Windows, as well; I liked having a 1440x950 resolution, but that is not supported. 1600x1200 is, but that's far too high of a resolution for my monitor (it's supported, but it ends up that I can't see anything).
I am very happy that I can finally play some games on the system, though.
Almost makes me wish I had one of these cards so that I could write up a definitive answer on how to set one up in linux. :(
I'm running the latest Ubuntu, and this card works great! I even have Compiz-Fusion and Emerald running. What are the specs on your card, trekkie1701c? Mine is the 256 MB model, and it's an official ATI one (as opposed to a third-party card with an ATI chipset).
Installation instructions are bunk for Ubuntu 7.10; ditto for ATI's driver - gives an error message during the installation.
However, after rereading some of the posts here, I decided to use the VESA driver, and it's working fine now.
Still not sure why it wasn't recommended automatically by dpkg, and I would love to know why it doesn't support as high of a resolution in Linux as my 10 year old card did; but at least my system's a little more up to date.
I would try getting the ATI driver to work instead, because you will benefit from the higher capabilities of the card.
Hey guys, I'm getting a X Server: unable to detect error while installing 8.28.8 (AFAIK last drivers supporting 9250) on a debian unstable pc with vanilla kernel.
That driver will only work with xorg up to v7.1
If you have a later version of xorg you have to use the open source driver.
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Good Parenting Summed Up In 15+ Pics
As a parent, it can be hard to tell if you're doing right by your kids. Beautiful moments like these, however, make it clear that you're doing something right!
If you've shared any proud parenting moments with your kids (and we're sure you've had plenty) and managed to snap photos, please consider sharing them with our community! Don't forget to upvote your favorites, too.
#1 How My Son Wanted To Spend The $120 He Saved This Year. Saturday Morning, My Son Walked Into My Room And Said He Wanted To Use His Money To Help The Homeless. I Asked Him What He Had In Mind, And He Said He Wanted To Make Them Lunches
#2 9-Year-Old Boy Created A No-Kill Animal Shelter In His Garage
#3 This 8-Year-Old Boy Was Bullied For 2 Years While Growing His Hair Long To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer
#4 Kid Helps Bunny Climb Sculpture
#5 My 3yr Old Daughter Saw A Little Girl Without Hair And Asked Why She Was Bald. I Explained She Was Sick And The Medicine Made Her Hair Fall Out. "oh. She Can Have Some Of My Hair," She Said
You're a very generous young lady. Please don't change while growing up, the world needs more people like you.
#6 My Daughter Asked Me If She Could Sell Her Stuffed Animals And Donate The Money To Our Local Spca
#7 It's Been Almost A Year Since We Took In The Neighborhood Stray And My Son Still Insists On Tucking Him In When He Naps "so He Knows That He Lives At Our House And Will Come Back."
#8 9-year-old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too
#9 My Wife Told My Daughter That The Kitty Was Hurt (arthritis) And To Be Careful With Her. Daughter: "Ok I'll read to her"
Oh, that's very nice and I'm sure the cat appreciated to hear her voice calmly reading to her.
#10 Walked In On My Little Cousins
Now that is what I would call going beyond the call of duty. Bless them both.
#11 My 13-year-old Daughter Makes Me Sandwiches To Take To Work. I Didn't Even Ask. She Offered
Somebody, somewhere deserves a "two thumbs up" for teaching that daughter about respect, caring, consideration and LOVE
#12 Carlitos Saved Up His Own Money To Buy The Shelter Dogs Peanut Butter!
Good god I was just beginning to have faith in humanity again when all these RUDE NEGATIVE adults have to throw in their two cents. It's a beautiful thought from a five year old...cut the kid some slack jeez
#13 She Found Out Our Dog Had To Get Shots, So Wile We Were Waiting In The Parking Lot Of The Vet Our Daughter Hugged Her And Told Her That Shots Hurt But It Will All Be Okay And That She Will Take The Dog To The Toy Store If She Was A Good Girl
#14 This 5-year-old Girl Sneaked A Baby Cow Into Her Home To Cuddle With It
#15 When These Jurassic Park Battle Damage, Open Wounded, Dinosaurs Originally Came Out, People Complained How They Were Too Violent For Children. Yet Here's My 2-year-old, Who Asked Me To Help Treat His Wounds, And Now Comforting Him
Empathy is natural for small children. No doubt this wounded dinosaur toy is very disturbing to this small child. I have a six year old who would still very much find this injured toy disturbing so I can imagine how troubling that violence could be to a two year old.
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Hey everyone, below is a link to my portfolio I'll be using for applying to M.Arch programs. I would really appreciate some input and honest feed back on it. There are a few images that I have yet to put in but for the most part it is done and a few honest crits would really help my bump it up to the next level.
Hey Chris,
You have some interesting work. I would expand the [IN] Arch section at the beginning to include a bit more for each of the projects. Be careful with spelling mistakes! "Candidate" and "Environmental" are misspelled throughout. Also, maybe take out the photography section, or include some that go beyond straight shots of buildings. I would include them if it's something that you're into and you think is important, but not as a filler. Good luck!
I would remove the photography and sketches--I think they will hurt you. the photography will not aid you unless there is some conceptual theme that ties the pictures together, or unless they are really compelling in themselves. i am more adamant about your sketches, though... they are just not proficient enough to be of help.
the good news is, i think the first 2-3 preceding projects are very interesting, and abstract. very much along the lines of what you will do in grad school. those, coupled with the things you've built, will give you a solid portfolio.
i would also remove the photograph of yourself at the end, it is not appropriate for a portfolio and will backfire. You can integrate the personal statement at the back of your portfolio if you wish, but that's not very common... and I feel like it will not be read if you place it there. If you write a really awesome statement, consider placing it at the beginning of the portfolio, if you wish to include it.
good luck man!
hey chris,
grad schools are interested in your process and the the way that you conceptualize your work. the INarch projects are good. i would try to expand on them if possible. everything else is either doing little to help your portfolio, or actually working against you.
you need to show people how you arrived at a solution and why you took a particular approach. someone should be able to flip through your work and "get it" without having to read any descriptions. also remember that your portfolio is a work of art in and of itself. your graphic layout needs to be more thoughtful.
check out as many portfolios from past years of people who gained acceptance, and get as many critical eyes on your work as possible. omit the weak stuff, improve upon the good stuff, write one hell of a personal statement that ties it all together with who you are and your reasons for wanting to study architecture at x school, and you should be good.
best of luck!
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Benjamin Franklin's notion of good works
Letter to Joseph Huey
Joseph O'Brien 10 p.m., Sept. 20
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No excuses now.
The problem is, come that next Saturday morning, I wake up late, and so get there ten minutes after everybody has gone. Still, I wobble my way to the Silver Strand bike path, and set off south, the virgin road-racer rider. Truth is, I've never ridden a low-slung handlebar, 18-whatever multigear racing road bike in my life. With all the levers, it's like someone tossing you the keys and saying, "Go fly my Cessna."
Here's what I discover. It's incredibly tiring on the muscles just above the knees. And your butt gets real sore on the little butter dish they call a seat. Most of all, your hands, between thumbs and forefingers, where you're leaning all the weight of your upper body, get weary. Of course, technically, you have plenty of time to admire the scenery. It's great to have the water's edge on your left, with the white herons staring down and fish leaping up. To the right, you have the Navy Seals' training towers and the helicopter shells where they practice warfare. But the fact is, you're head down, trying to keep a pace up, experimenting with those damned derailleur gears, and trying not to collide with oncoming hotshots, probably the team you're supposed to be part of. After a while you ask, I'm riding all this way, busting a gut, because…?
But, eventually, I do get into a zone, where the rhythm of the pedaling becomes hypnotic, and in a twisted, enjoy-the-burn way, fun. The nods from passing racers, who take me to be a pro like them — yellow Specialized brand helmet and all — has to be worth some of the pain.
It seems an age, but finally I'm down heading east across the southern tip of San Diego Bay. The bike path along the Silver Strand has been extended around the shallow lagoons where the bay meets I.B. The path runs beside an ancient railroad track. At around 13th Street in I.B., I realize two things. I have come too far (I should have turned where 7th Street meets the bay), and if I want, I can continue east past the salt evaporation ponds to National City, and then all the way up into San Diego itself. But, nuh-uh. A man knows his limits. I turn around, take five, and head home.
By the time I get back to the donuts and coffee on leafy Margarita Avenue, there are still a couple of dozen riders standing 'round chatting, plus two donuts and a few slurps at the bottom of a coffee urn. I stagger in like an old man who's just come from the pub. I count 95 minutes for the purported 40-minute ride. But I definitely feel like Ironman because, hey, I did it.
Then I meet Frank Ingram, bending the coffee urn to get its last drops. He's a regular on these rides, a retired professor of Russian Literature from Michigan State. Has to be in his 70s. The guy has ridden his bike clear across the United States and around Australia. "I biked to work every day of my life," he says.
Suddenly, my 15-odd miles don't seem so spectacular.
"Alright!" Sean Burke's voice echoes around the empty stadium. The acoustics are such that he doesn't need a loudspeaker. "We're going to do 20 laps. First ten on the blue line, moderate speed, all right?" Sean is the professional down here, at the open-air velodrome in Balboa Park. It's around 7:00 on a Wednesday night. The velodrome is near the tennis courts and municipal pool in the park's northeast corner, and the amazing thing is that anybody can come here and train, even absolute beginners. The city supplies Sean to train you (currently the cost is $120 for six weeks), and equipment, like "fixie" racing bikes, borrowed from the city's collection for free. If I'd realized, I would've brought gear. The circuit is 333.3 meters long, and has these exciting 27-degree banks on the corners, which is where the strategy is played out. Wednesday is training night. It's been a bit worrying for Sean and the riders: a fine rain has swept through and left the concrete track slippery. Nobody wants to crash at 30 mph, but counterintuitively, Sean says speed helps. A dozen riders stand with their fixies, waiting for starter's orders. "There's a little bit of dampness," Burke shouts, "so don't ride super slow. You might fall down."
I have come here because of Conrad, from Holland's Bikes. He was talking about the "fixies" they race on here, single-speed racing bikes with pedals directly linked to their back wheel. No gears, no brakes, no coasting. The pedals keep turning round. They're identical to the bikes used to race the very first Tour de France, back in 1903. These are the retro bikes that have taken off in trendy urban bike areas like South Park and North Park, and the chic quarters of San Francisco, Boston, New York. For street riding: go figure. It seems people love the challenge, and even more, the return to simplicity. In the bike trade, they're calling it the "fixie revolution."
"So, do your one-lap pulls on the blue line," Sean is saying. "The last lap is going to be a sprint lap. Do not, do not, do not pull up on the last lap! Or you're gonna cause a crash."
It's quite a collection out there, from young, compact Conrad to Tom Kindberg, a big-shouldered, muscular hardbody of 51. "This is the beginner group, but Tom's the fastest in the group," says Sean. "He's done plenty of racing."
"What separates you here from other races is how much you're willing to go into pain," says Patricia Ortiz, a German girl who's the only woman racing tonight.
But why fixies? "One, you're actually faster," Sean says. "Two, it's safer. When nobody has brakes, nobody can slam on the brakes. You can always speed up or slow down, but very gradually."
While we're talking, Tom, Conrad, Patricia, and her American husband, Roger, and the others thrum past, doing their elliptical circle around us at 30 mph or more. A few more rounds and Roger's hanging in there in the lead. Patricia can't catch him, even though she's in his "draft," sheltering behind him.
It WAS fun on that glorious Friday night and we did a wonderfully stupid thing: From Washington street to downtown on the 163. My first trip on an interstate sans cage.
Critical Mass will be riding again on New Year's Eve. See y'all there!
Way to go riding on the 163 where cyclists are prohibited. I bet you were a part of the geniuses who rode across the Coronado Bridge and create havoc through and around the airport in past bike riots.
Being caught in one of your riots with idiots in the rides slamming their hands and handle bars into my car has given me less respect for your group.
Bicycling in the road is not nearly as dangerous as many people think. I highly recommend taking the "Traffic Skills 101" course from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition for anyone who rides in the road. See their web site for details. The book "Bicycling Street Smarts" is available free online and teaches mostly the same things. Once you learn how to integrate with traffic properly, you will feel a lot safer riding in the road. Bicycle safety is not intuitive. You need to study it in order to learn it.
The California DMV has the California Vehicle Code online. Bicyclists mostly have to follow the same laws as motor vehicle operators but there are some differences which are mostly spelled out in C.V.C. Division 11, Chapter 1, Article 4.
I'm kind of disappointed that so much emphasis in this article is on Critical Mass. I don't consider CM to be representative of me or of most bicyclists. I particularly disagree with the freeway, Coronado bridge and inside mall routes. The people leading the groups onto those routes are trying to turn CM from a celebration into a confrontation. I know that many CM riders disagree with those routes too and there has been some effort by some within CM to block the group from going on freeway on ramps.
San Diego has a growing bicycle commuter community. San Diego bicycling not all racing bikes, fixies, mountain bikes and Critical Mass. It's not even close to that. Check out sdbikecommuter dot com, a forum where many avid San Diego bicycle commuters hang out.
Critical Mass reminds me of that Tool "Puck" from the MTV show "Real World" circa 94? I don't think wanting better bike lanes is a bad thing, but the whooping and hollering to people in cars only ends up angering the motorist more.
To the reader who got on the FREEWAY from Washington to downtown, you are a moron. If hit by a car going 55mph (conservatively) I am sure you would be first in line to sue them. @@@@<-----------------internet speak for rolling my eyes. It is illegal to ride on the freeway, sure it sounds fun, but so does jumping off the Ingraham st. bridge. Illegal none the same. I understand the appeal of biking, I really do, and I don't begrudge people who wish to make a change in San Diego with respect to bike lanes, but things like critical mass are "rebel" based and unfortunately do nothing to change the mind of the everyday car obsessed Southern Californian.
What's interesting to me are the references to Portland and Copenhagen as bike meccas. Neither of which has had a Critical Mass of any significance in years. Yet somehow these bike friendly improvements to the cities continue to come to fruition. Conversely, every month a reported 700-1200 riders flood the streets of San Diego with little to no impact on the city's views on biking. Could it be that Critical Mass has no impact on a city's decisions to make more bike friendly streets? That's the way it seems. Long Beach is next to Portland claiming itself as one of the most bike friendly cities and they're actively trying to do away with Critical Mass. NYC is up on the list of cities trying to become more bike-friendly and a federal judge ruled Critical Mass as an illegal event.
There are no bike lanes, no paved roads, no bike paths, no improved legislation, no better educated cyclists, motorists or police or any other change to the San Diego that can be attributed to Critical Mass. The same is true in nearly every city in the US. Critical Mass just doesn't change things like the riders want so badly to believe. In the cities which need bike improvements, the relatively few motivated folks waste time riding in Critical Mass rather than taking real action. NYC has made unbelievable progress in just a few short years due to advocacy groups and lobbying city officals. Why are San Diegans wasting their time riding on freeways and over the Coronado Bridge when they could be making a real difference. I'm with "Sportsbook". I believe there's a lot we can do to improve our city for bikes, but Critical Mass isn't it.
While I agree with SCMDave that CM doesn't seem to have much to do with improvements for bicycling infrastructure, Portland actually has had a fairly significant CM for years.
Building better infrastructure requires direct work towards that goal and it started in Portland before they had a CM. For the story on the building of Portland bicycling infrastructure, read "Joyride" by Mia Birk.
CM doesn't directly accomplish anything. It's supposed to raise awareness. I'm not sure how well it even does that.
Copenhagen has had CM every day at rush hour for the last century or so because bicycling has always been extremely popular there and they have better education for both bicyclists and drivers. If I recall correctly, something near half of commuters within Copenhagen are bicyclists. They don't have any reason to have a special ride.
Long Beach is calling themselves one of the most bicycle friendly cities but I think that's a bit premature. They've made huge progress that is very impressive but they still have a way to go.
8.billdsd, I think you hit the nail on the head. All of these cities have progressed in making cycling a more accessible and safe activity without the need for Critical Mass. In 2007 the Portland Critical Mass was almost non-existent (http://goo.gl/RIFsk) yet they continue to be revered as one of the best US cities for bikes. I'm sure the CM in Portland has received a little resurgence, but as you point out, Mia Birk has had a much larger impact on Portland than CM could ever hope to.
Google "Critical Mass" and you'll have an easier time finding links describing altercations between cyclists and motorists, cyclists and police, or cyclists and pedestrians than you will any positive effect the event has had on this or any city. Even the author of this article refers to the ride as one in which he is "on the attack and not the defensive". Do we really want to live in a city where revenge is not only dismissed but celebrated as a political statement?
It seems the riders who align with the author let their angst drive their actions rather than rationality and desire for productivity. If Mia Birk can change the landscape of Portland through hard work and persistence, imagine what the 1000 riders of Critical Mass in San Diego could accomplish if they chose to spend their time being proactive and productive rather than combative? San Diego would be a much different city indeed.
Speaking for the cars, you bikes need to play fair too. Bikers love to complain about the lack of road etiquette yet routinely abuse basic road rules and regulations.
You want road equality? Stop blowing through red lights and stop signs. Don't weave through slow or standing traffic. Don't cut on and off sidewalks and walkways because it's convenient for you. We're all supposed to learn the basics in driving school, but the road is a jungle, and like it or not, we are the lions.
And yes, while we cars have more than our share of nasty, loud, fuel-drunk environment-polluting murder machines, it's also pretty easy to recognize that the oft-rude, loud and aggressive mob mentality of Critical Mass reeks slightly of elitist d-baggery.
Maybe I'll just walk.
Bill, I'm sure you're a very nice guy, and a pretty good read as well. That said, most people on earth do not dislike bicycles. Moreover, unless you grew up in the tropical rain forest of the Amazon, you've probably had more than a few good spins on one or many.
Here's the deal as I see it. I have a bike, and I have a car. I use the bike as a recreational vehicle, and I use my car as a means of more practical travel.
What upsets the car people (not many of us don't have a car and use it in SoCal), are the bicyclists who refuse to follow the rules of the road itself. E.g., stop signs, stop lights, proper signaling, and common sense and common courtesy. The sad part is, that by not bicycling responsibly, everyone on bike and car is placed in dangerous situations.
Enjoy the ride, just abide, like the rest of us should.
framous, the bicycle is a very practical means of travel. It's used by thousands of people in San Diego every single day. It's used by millions of people around the world every single day. For short trips it makes a lot of sense.
I'm not defending bicyclists breaking the law. However, the notion that bicyclists break the law more than drivers is either a delusion or a lie. Most drivers speed most of the time that they can. Most drivers don't come to a complete stop at stop signs or right turn on red if there is no cross traffic. Most drivers don't signal most of the time. Indeed, signalling often results in another driver moving to block your signaled movement which discourages even drivers from signalling (BTW, I do signal on my bike). Most drivers will not yield right of way to a pedestrian at an uncontrolled intersection or even a cross walk if that cross walk does not also have a stop sign or red light to tell them to stop. I stopped in my car to let a pedestrian cross at a cross walk and was rewarded with some idiot leaning on his horn because I was complying with the law. I see tons of people driving with cell phones up to their ear every day. I see drivers running red lights every day. I see people tail gating every day. I often see drivers turn across multiple lanes. I see wrong way drivers at least a few times a month.
We'd all be better off if everyone would obey the rules of the road, including drivers. Actually especially drivers, since they are orders of magnitude more dangerous than bicyclists. I find claims that drivers are endangered by bicycles to be laughable. In a collision between a bicycle vs. car, the driver and passengers almost never get hurt.
People who complain about other people not having common sense often do not know what common sense is. This is especially true when it comes to bicycle safety which most people think they understand, but don't. The Traffic Skills 101 class from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition will teach you things that surprise most people, even people that have ridden thousands of miles per year for decades.
youmustlearn: It sounds like your biggest complaint with bicyclists is that they pass you when you're stuck in traffic instead of staying stuck with you. That sounds very petty and childish to me. How does it affect you if they manage to get to go while you are stuck?
RE: Spandex Wearing Bike Riding Cry Babies! No you do not have the right to block freeways and streets with your shiney little expensive TOYS! HELLO! BIKES ARE TOYS! I am sick and tired of your nonsense, bikes run stop signs and red lights and cut off cars daily because they strap their little ballerina bikey shoes onto their pedals. If you can't stop your vehicle it is not street legal. If you can do 15mph in a 30 mph zone that is not legal. If you want to ride on the freeway on your little toys, that's not legal. We need some serious bike rider laws, like big license plate displays so you can pay for your traffic violations, go to traffic school to learn how to ride your bikey in the street and huge registration fees (oh yeah the free 'ride' is soon to be over)to pay for the 100's of miles of bike lanes that you people can't seem to use. Its shocking that the city allows a permit to allow bike riders to snarl traffic, 'a driver frustrated and surrounded like a mouse attacked by hornets' and 'It's refreshing to be on the attack..'. this is hateful that you are out to punish car drivers?!! Maybe I'll join you next time with a box of carpet tacks. What is the city thinking. Call your City Counsel person and tell them bikey riders are a very small minority and should be prosecuted for traffic violations, surrounding motor vehicles and scratching their paint. Play with your toys in your yard, stop whining and pay registration fees
MaryIce, you are the biggest crybaby of all.
First, bicycles are not toys. They are a means of transportation and have been so in the U.S. for the last 130 years. I commute around 6000-7000 miles per year by bicycle. Many people own cars but prefer to travel by bicycle. Many young people can't afford a car. Some people choose not to own a car. Some people are legally prevented from driving a motor vehicle in the road. They all have to have some way to get around. Public transportation in this city is pathetic and has been getting worse with recent budget cuts.
Second, I see lots of drivers roll stop signs and run red lights every single day (I work downtown). Most drivers speed most of the time that they can. Most drivers will not yield right of way to a pedestrian at an uncontrolled intersection or even a crosswalk unless that crosswalk also has a red light or stop sign to make them stop. I see drivers driving with a cell phone up to their ear every day. I see drivers turn across multiple lanes multiple times a week. Drivers have zero respect for the law.
Third, California law C.V.C. 21202(a) gives bicyclists the same right to the road as motor vehicles. There is no law against a bicycle going 15mph in a 30mph zone. If you think that there is, then you are delusional. Don't try me on C.V.C. 22400. I've got 5 different good legal reasons from a lawyer why a ticket for such would never hold up to the court process.
Fourth, bicyclists do have to follow the same laws as drivers with only a few exceptions. That's also stated in C.V.C. 21200(a). Maybe if you ever bothered to read the law, you would actually have an idea of what it says. Bicyclists can and do get tickets.
Fifth, most surface roads are paid for by general fund taxes. Ignorant people trying to rationalize their childish prejudice against bicyclists seem to all live under the delusion that their fuel taxes pay for all of the roads. The fact is that most of that money goes to state and federal highways and doesn't even completely fund those. The fact is that bicyclists pay as much for the regular surface roads where you find most of them most of the time as anyone else does. This is what happens when you just make stuff up instead of doing your research. You just show your ignorance.
Sixth, the city doesn't have a choice about allowing bicycles in the road. California state law prevents cities from modifying the rules of the road except for a very small number of specific things which they are allowed to regulate -- none of those includes denying bicyclists the right to use the road.
Just like everything, a fun, healthy activity has been reduced to bickering and derision. When I first got my road bike, I was PETRIFIED. I actually had a driver in La Jolla swerve at me intentionally. I learned how to ride my bike in traffic, and I obey all traffic laws. Not every bike rider is a jerk. Just like motorists, there are always going to be some bad apples. We are SHARING the road. No one owns it. Cycling is fun, and a great way to get exercise out in the fresh air. It's too bad it's being reduced to an "us against them" mentality in San Diego. I hope both motorists and cyclists try to understand each other's frustrations and work toward being courteous rather than confrontational.
As a long time cyclist in San Diego, I agree we need motorists and cyclists to get along. My complaint with this article is that, although the author touches upon some interesting things (the price of bikes, dangers, and more) there should've been no positive ink given to Critical Mass. They've done more harm for cyclists, by creating anger among motorists. I wish the author would have asked the CM crowd why they do the dangerous and extremely stupid things they do (blocking intersections, running red lights, flipping off cars, slapping cars, all things I've seen first hand). They wouldn't have a good answer, but their attempts to justify those actions might have been revealing. Ride courteously, ride smart, and keep the streets safe and full of less frustration for everyone.
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Advice is one thing, Receiving anger is another!
Those on fragile bikes must ALWAYS fear weird drivers in massive vehicles!
That is why (to me {and I use both often}) bicycles are MUCH more dangerous than motorcycles which can accelerate and stop orders of magnitude better than bicycles...
Being right is no fun when you are being taken to the ER or worse...
Fear Road Rash & Drive Defensibly...
Fear is often a result of ignorance.
In 2009, seven times as many motorcyclists were killed as bicyclists. I'm pretty sure that there aren't seven times as many motorcyclists as bicyclists.
Your perception of safety is not accurate.
Furthermore, if you get the proper safety training you'll be surprised at how safe bicycling can be.
Ha Ha Guess Again!
+ I've built bicycles frames from self customized lugs upward, with Campy components and led bicycle trips averaging 100+ miles per day and still ride more often than most folks... So keep your "Studded Leather Motorcycle Jacket; Leather Pants" comments to yourself...
Because they are not factual...
Remember "Talk is Cheap" and "Going Fast, is Serious Business, just ask Sterling Moss"...
Read "All But My Life" by Sterling Moss and enjoy where the "Need For Speed" takes you...
Believe it or not, I just added the above to show that instead of just talking bicycling or motorcycling, I've been doing both for over 40 years and as drivers get more and more frustrated all cyclists (bicyclists and motorcyclists) will pay the price.
Cyclist that go out of their way to irritate vehicle drivers just make it harder for all the rest that are just trying to get from A to B and enjoy the ride...
And as far as the "Dave MOLTN frame" goes, I never met him but I'm referring to designing and building my own bicycle frame from the lugs up, back in the 70's when the state of the art was "only" a ten speed...
If your comment was about Founder instead of Finder, I'll say that my self built custom is hanging in the garage and it's frame needs to be re-chromed and I don't ride it as much as I do my second bicycle which is a beater with good components, that so far has been untouched when I park it all around North Park, where I do most of my riding these days.
Ride On...
I find that the majority of cyclists ignore the rules of the road to the point of being hazardous. It is my observation that it is rare to see a bicycle operated in a lawful manner.
I find that the majority of cyclists ignore the rules of the road to the point of being hazardous. It is my observation that it is rare to see a bicycle operated in a lawful manner.
==================== Most serious cyclists follow the rules of the road. And if they don't it is usually in the interest of safety.
As one who has cycled a lot in my life it was always the motor vehicle driver that was the danger. I was T-Boned by an unattentive driver and could have been killed by that crash-so if cyclists ignore the rules of road there is a good reason for it most of the time.
Until a local smacks you around for cutting in on his wave!
I love surfing. Long baording baby-best there is.....
Bicyclists don't ignore the rules of the road any more than drivers do. If you think that they do, then you are delusional. I see bicyclists stop at red lights and stop signs every day.
Do I really need to go through the laundry list of violations of the rules of the road I see from dozens of drivers every single day?
Cover quote: "I got hit by a car," he says. "And it wasn't by accident." This is the first thing one reads after the banner headline. It is not a particularly encouraging thought for novice cyclists who may have limited experience sharing the roads with traffic. It's not a good way of introducing the subject to someone who might be on the fence about using a bicycle for transportation.
p. 19, last ¶: "It's just so refreshing to be on the attack…" "The fight-back has begun." The tone here is confrontational and hostile, two unfortunate characteristics that give San Diego's Critical Mass a bad reputation.
p. 20, ¶2: Obligatory Lance Armstrong reference, last refuge of the non-cyclist.
p. 20, ¶3: Writer admits to having been cycling for a few weeks. That's not even adequate time to research a high school term paper.
p. 22, ¶1: I have never seen any photographic evidence from Tours de France of the past depicting participants with Ubangi-style earlobe or lip stretchers. The "old-school racers' cap" is called a "casquette."
p. 22, ¶7: "Lugano" tire is made by Schwalbe, not Schwinn.
p. 22, ¶9: Riding a road bike down the Silver Strand bike path doesn't make one a road racer.
p. 23: If a rider's quad muscles and butt get sore during a short, flat ride, the fault is not the shape or size of the saddle. It means the bike does not fit properly. Most likely the saddle height is too low. If the hands become fatigued that is another sign of poor fit. Something is definitely wrong if one is leaning all of one's upper body weight on the hands.
p. 23: Herons are blue-grey. The white ones are egrets.
p. 24, ¶1: I never read anything about the writer joining a team. How could he possibly be on a team if this is his first ride on a road bike?
p. 24, ¶1: If the writer is "busting a gut" on a short, flat road ride and complaining about it being "all this way," either the fit of the bike is all wrong, or he has been sitting on the couch for too long.
p. 24, ¶2: The writer claims to be riding on the Silver Strand bike path but talks about being passed by "racers." I just looked at the SCNCA race calendar and can't find any record of a race down the Silver Strand bike path. USA Cycling would never permit a race on such a course. He then claims that said racers take him to be a pro, like them. As far as I know, Chris Horner is the only Pro-Tour team member who lives in the area even part time. My observation has been that most experienced competitive racers avoid two way bike paths like the plague. In this case, serious road riders prefer to ride on the road on the Silver Strand to avoid just the kind of danger posed by novices such as the author. Pretending to be a rider on a Pro-Tour team is typical Fred behavior and is frowned upon.
p. 24, ¶7: "All right," not "alright." The Velodrome is not a "stadium." Sean Burke is not a professional rider, he is Category 2. He is a level 3 coach.
Sean Burke is not "supplied by the City." He is a private contractor and takes half of the coaching fee. The other half goes to the San Diego Velodrome Association general fund.
The track bikes used for coaching are not "borrowed from the City's collection." They are the property of the San Diego Velodrome Association. They are entry-level track bikes, not the typical "fixies" ridden by local hipsters. The frame geometry is different and they are geared much higher. Don't try to do tricks, bar-spins, or skids on these bikes. They are not the same as the urban "fixies" the author refers to later in the piece, although he apparently doesn't perceive the distinction.
The corners at the San Diego Velodrome are banked at a relaxed 27 degrees, not particularly exciting. If excitement is what one is after, check out the LA Velodrome in Carson with its 45 degree banking, or even 7-Eleven Velodrome in Colorado Springs with 33 degrees. On the San Diego track one can trackstand in the corners. In LA if one slows below about 15 mph the bike slides out from under one and both rider and bike make a quick trip to the apron below.
The San Diego Velodrome is covered with a resin impregnated fabric that is slick as snot with the slightest hint of dampness. It is dangerous and foolhardy to even try to walk across the wet track, much less ride a bike on it. The only part that is now concrete is the ill-advised and rapidly deteriorating sprinters lane.
p. 26, ¶7: Entry-level racers will never hear a countdown "Five, four, three, two, one, GO!" The starting instructions given by the starter at a non-championship race are as follows: "Timers ready, rider(s) ready, (gunshot or whistle)." National championships is probably the only time most track racers will have a countdown and it will be a series of electronic beeps starting at 30 seconds to go: (At 30 seconds) – BEEP (At 20 seconds) – BEEP (At 10 seconds) – BEEP (At 5 seconds) – BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BOOP! Riders starts on the BOOP!
At national level tracks such as LA the rider's rear wheel will be released by the starting block on BOOP! to prevent a false start, otherwise if the rider starts early the starter will fire the pistol twice and the rider will have one more chance to start properly in most time trial events. It is more than likely that a rider competing at the national level will be trained by a level 1 coach who knows this.
p. 26, ¶13: If riders are in pain after their efforts, something is seriously wrong with the way the bike fits.
p. 30, ¶2: The SKLZ – Pista Palace team is neither a ProTour team nor a professional continental team. It is a local regional team that is eligible to compete in local level races. By the same token, Pro Tour and professional continental teams are not eligible to compete in local races. Many flyers for local races mistakenly offer a "Pro, 1, 2" field when what they really mean is "Elite, 1, 2." "Elite" refers to the age group between 23 and 30, although qualified riders who are between 17 and 23 as well as qualified riders over age 30 may still compete in Elite fields.
p. 31, ¶2: The term is "Fred," not "Freddie."
p. 31, ¶4: "Torrey Pines Grade," not "Torrey Pines hill." The author has apparently never ridden up or down it.
He's pointing out that there were a lot of factual errors in the article indicating that the research was poorly done. Much of what he's pointing out is a bit on the pedantic side but he is correct.
The article says a lot of things that help perpetuate many of unfair negative stereotypes about bicyclists and bicycling. The author may not have intended it that way, but it came out that way just the same. Better research might have averted that problem.
Point by point correction of factual errors, cited by page no. (p.) and paragraph(¶) in the article.


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Luckily, Square Enix has good news for all of the above. Today they announced the 'Winter of RPGs' campaign, which basically means we'll be seeing all three as PSone Classics before Christmas. Surprisingly, the first release we'll be seeing is actually Chrono Cross, the 2000 sequel to Chrono Trigger which resulted in mixed reactions from fans. Better yet, it'll be on PSN on November 8th - yes, that's next Tuesday.
Two weeks after Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy V will be released on PSN on November 22nd. While North America never saw the job system-based title in its original Super Famicom (SNES) incarnation, we later got it in Final Fantasy Anthology, where it was packaged with Final Fantasy VI. And speaking of VI, its PSN release is set for two weeks after V, on December 6th. We're sure the game doesn't need an introduction here, seeing as it earned the top spot in our recent Best Of Final Fantasy feature.
Pricing for these titles was not announced, but we expect all of them to be in the usual Square Enix $5.99-$9.99 price range.
Sunday, October 1 • 10am PDT/1pm EDT
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
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The stock shortage that we see in ExxonMobil (XOM) is emblematic of other situations where there isn't enough stock to go around.
You know I am a big believer in companies that embrace social, mobile and the cloud because they represent the future. In a bizarre way, that explains the jet propulsion behind Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG), and, more importantly, Twitter (TWTR) and Facebook (FB).
Netflix, up 296%, Amazon, up 54%, and Google, up 51%, have been amazing performers this year and all embrace the concept of social, mobile and cloud in different ways. Netflix is downloadable to a handheld device, but it doesn't really have a social component beyond people willing to talk in other forums about what they have watched. Google's got all three, but I think because of its high price tag -- I know, ridiculous, but true -- it doesn't get the price-to-earnings multiple it should. But so many companies think that if Warren Buffett did it this way, that they should do it this way.
Netflix and Amazon are not bound by price-to-earnings ratios. They are pure growth plays levered either to customer subscriptions, in the case of Netflix, or sales, for Amazon. Few other companies get that kind of love, so they are very hard to pin down. But short sellers always try to pin them down, based on their lack of an ability to show earnings, not realizing that shorting on valuation is a total sucker's bet. You are basically betting that there are people who will sell these two as they go higher instead of buy more as they do, which is the most common form of buying for aggressive growth funds. The shortsellers don't understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
These two stocks drive people nuts, but they are very real businesses, so real that in the case of Netflix it would have been a terrific buy for a company what wants to get on track as a social and mobile player like Microsoft (MSFT) or even AT&T (T). Amazon's all about scale and heft and it has been ever since the company decided it was going to get big or go home. The dominance premium is what you are paying for.
You are getting a similar theme from Facebook and Twitter. Now these two are different animals from each other. Facebook has the ability to be very lucrative very shortly and in that sense it feels a lot like Google. Great business, terrific on mobile with many possible revenue streams besides advertising.
But Twitter, has become pure cult, the cult you can believe in in 140 characters or less. People retweet their buys of the darned thing. Hats off to Robert Peck from SunTrust, by the way, who, before the company even came public, said you had to buy it until it gets into the $50s. Voila, it is there and he pulls it to take a victory lap. Well done.
But the shortage is palpable. We don't have enough Twitters. This isn't like 1999 when one dot-com was created every minute. It's just the opposite. Twitter owns the category and so does Facebook. That's the genesis of the non-stop buying.


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Transformers: Regeneration One #91 Review
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 12:15PM CDTCategories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: Va'al Views: 24,662
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(Spoiler free-ish)
NOTE: This issue may or may not be available this week. IDW has it scheduled for this Wednesday, but most distributors list the next as its release date. Here at Seibertron.com we receive our information directly from IDW, and follow their release guidelines, which is why the review is available today.
THINGS FALL APART! The very fabric of the TRANSFORMERS' universe begins to unravel, as huge and ancient cosmic forces take note of CYBERTRON's (and the CYBERTRONIANS') descent into chaos and anarchy. As HOT ROD struggles to hold things together, still reeling from his own game-changing wake-up call, competing destructive forces inch closer to a cataclysmic confrontation. The end begins here.
Dealing with the aftermath
So, Scorponok's gone, Grimlock with him, Megatron's gone, Galvatron's back, Optimus is on Earth worried. Hot Rod is on Cybertron, worried. A lot of bots are also worried, about Hot Rod and Cybertron, but don't worry, there's still ten issues to go.
Worried Hot Rod is worried
As usual, there are several plotlines running through, and Hot Rod's this time is the major one: he has to deal with the revelations from the basement, the new angry Cybertronian population, who may not be Decepticons any longer, but have apparently tapped into other emotions. And that is bad (?).
Angry mob is angry
At the same time, Optimus is concerned about having seen Galvatron flying off towards Cybertron (because, other than Nebulos, there are no other planets in the universe apparently), but can't really do much. And elsewhere Soundwave and Bludgeon are up to no good, preparing the usual ultimate machines of final destruction
Scheming 'Cons are.. oh, you get it
You may have noticed my tone so far, and I'm not too impressed. It all feels like a big recap, a lot of exposition and setting up what is going to happen. And admittedly, it looks like it's going to be big. Especially with the final pages, which are a massive kick. More about that below.
Wildman and Baskerville work their usual stuff, and there's nothing too off this time, either. Hot Rod is understandably troubled, and his expressions show it perfectly. There are some nice parallels between Bludgeon and Galvatron, and some of the flashbacks with Cybertron are stunningly detailed.
I can see my house from here!
All is made even more pleasing to the eye by Bove's magic colours, once again helped out by Stayte. There's a lot of conversations happening in space and in open spaces, and the skies are gorgeous. Mowry on letters does a good job as always, but nothing particularly exciting.
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Overall, this issue looks amazing. I have no problems with the artistic team at all. Some of the wider, planetary shots are excellent, the colouring is brilliant, Bludgeon's face is still pretty cool and the final pages are --not going to spoil it, but they're good.
Spoilerish ahead
As I've said above, the whole issue doesn't do that much to me. It's not bad, at all, it just really feels like a giant recap of all that has happened so far in both the Marvel run(s) and ReGeneration One. BUT. There are so many references to Furman's previous work, that I could not stop giggling.
Like a vast, predatory bird...
And the final reveals are just.. Ok, I'll admit it. I squealed with delight. The visual references, the in-story references, the convoluted plot, it's an all-round Furman-fest. I am very intrigued at where this will end up going, although it looks like there'll be a lot of planetary exploding. But then it'll all be over-- finished.
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Posted by burning_sirius on May 7th, 2013 @ 4:38pm CDT
Posted by 1984forever on May 7th, 2013 @ 4:43pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2013 @ 5:12pm CDT
burning_sirius wrote:What? Were you expecting Galvatron to make a pit stop on the burned out planet of Chaar? This is a ridiculous complaint that Galvatron wants to go to Cybertron first because you know, what place would Galvatron go to re-establish his dominance of the Decepticons? Only on Seibertron would anyone think that Galvatron would first go to 'other planets' like Chaar to regain his empire.
My complaint is simply that, in a lot of the franchise, the only three planets that seem to matter in the whole universe are Nebulos, Earth and Cybertron. Some authors have explored the possibility of a wider universe, and the existence of other species and races - I just find it a bit reductive that if a ship leaves Earth it will, by default, only go to Cybertron.
The problem with this comic in particular is that Optimus sees Galvatron leave Earth, so he must be going to Cybertron. That, to me, is not a logical conclusion! (And I never mentioned Chaar...) That's all I was pointing out!
As for 84forever: it's not down to IDW or the retailers to make issues available for sale, but the distributors. IDW might still release the digital issue this week, but the title is not digital first; that is to say, the digital aspect of the series is parallel and coincident with the print issues. No bending, squatting or crouching!
Posted by burning_sirius on May 7th, 2013 @ 5:34pm CDT
Va'al wrote:burning_sirius wrote:What? Were you expecting Galvatron to make a pit stop on the burned out planet of Chaar? This is a ridiculous complaint that Galvatron wants to go to Cybertron first because you know, what place would Galvatron go to re-establish his dominance of the Decepticons? Only on Seibertron would anyone think that Galvatron would first go to 'other planets' like Chaar to regain his empire.
My complaint is simply that, in a lot of the franchise, the only three planets that seem to matter in the whole universe are Nebulos, Earth and Cybertron. Some authors have explored the possibility of a wider universe, and the existence of other species and races - I just find it a bit reductive that if a ship leaves Earth it will, by default, only go to Cybertron.
The problem with this comic in particular is that Optimus sees Galvatron leave Earth, so he must be going to Cybertron. That, to me, is not a logical conclusion! (And I never mentioned Chaar...) That's all I was pointing out!
As for 84forever: it's not down to IDW or the retailers to make issues available for sale, but the distributors. IDW might still release the digital issue this week, but the title is not digital first; that is to say, the digital aspect of the series is parallel and coincident with the print issues. No bending, squatting or crouching!
It is cool. I was wondering why narrative wise Galvatron wouldn't go to any planet but Cybertron. I found no other pit stops imo. Nah, it looks like stuff is about to hit the fan with these droids and the demons. The final clash will probably bring out Rodimus which is something hinted at in the scene with the body of Thunderwing vaguely looking like Rodimus/Primus.
Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2013 @ 5:36pm CDT
Just you wait for the final pages of this issue - shattering.
Posted by skyshadowprimus on May 10th, 2013 @ 4:56am CDT
Megatron and Unicron being dead mean that Galvatron by rights should never be able to exist in our time and yet he does.
I'm still not sure where all these plot threads are converging too and personally I love this not knowing element.
My all time big wish is to finally see J'hiaxus up against Galvatron as these two would seem evenly matched, we've also got a Warworld and Shockwave as the Ark to contend with too, not to mention Matrix infused Thunderwing.
Given both starships have sentient beings wired into them somehow I'm wondering if this could be where the story goes with the ships themselves becoming larger beings.
So many possibilities and so much to be excited for, such a shame only 9 more issues to go
Posted by Va'al on May 15th, 2013 @ 4:32pm CDT
[quote]TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE #91—the comic book that continues the original 1984 TRANSFORMERS series, courtesy IDW Publishing and Hasbro—launches an all-new story arc! "DESTINY" part one sets the stage, as BLUDGEON and SOUNDWAVE launch their ultimate assault against the universe, thanks to legendary writer Simon Furman—who we sat down with for a brief chat!—and artist Andrew Wildman. TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE #91 is out now at comic book stores everywhere, and for download at https://transformers.comixology.com/ or via the Comixology and iBooks apps on your computer or mobile device)![/quote]
[quote]PAGE 1: We're on the world of Cresta Superior, with some beetle-like war machines in operation. What was your inspiration on the design of these machines? Did you have a specific look in mind or did you let artist Andrew Wildman design what he thought would work best?
SIMON FURMAN: A lot of the design of Bludgeon's Blitz Engines comes (naturally enough) from Andrew. But of course I threw a bunch of ideas into the mix in the script too. My main requirement was that they in no way appeared humanoid. We went that route in Generation 2 (in which there's a parallel story of Bludgeon and Matrix-infused clone troopers, one of a few G2 elements that are finding their way into the REGENERATION ONE mix… another big one of those says hi this very issue!), and I wanted these to be visually distinct and just generally big, threatening and armed to teeth.
They're siege engines, tanks on legs basically. And Andrew took that and ran with it, creating these almost crab-like mechs that really look like they can just plough through anything (and anyone) in their way. They're going to get a lot of action in #94-95, and to have even the slightest hope of combating them, the Autobots are going to have to wheel out a really BIG gun of their own.[/quote]
[quote]PAGE 2: The machines are slaughtering the humanoid soldiers and breaking their way through into their base. Cresta Superior is a brand new world in TRANSFORMERS. Why create something new instead of using a previously established world for this scene?
SIMON FURMAN: One criticism I've seen leveled at RG1 is that we're very focused down on just three worlds (Cybertron, Earth and Nebulos… and there's a reason for that, trust me, which will become apparent in the final arc), so I took the opportunity to just remind readers that there are other worlds (and other mech species) out there (again, something that will form a big plot-point in the final arc), and lay in the idea that there are vast distances and gulfs of outer space that while maybe mapped aren't well travelled or continually on the Cybertronian radar. Remember, a lot of RG1 (initially) was about Optimus Prime having (disastrously) taken his eye off the ball, allowed his sphere of awareness to focus too much on Cybertron (to the exclusion of all else). The business with Earth (and to an extent Nebulos) is going to turn out to be quite a micro-failing compared to what's been happening out in the wider (macro-) universe.[/quote]
[quote]PAGE 3: Bludgeon and Soundwave are talking, and we're seeing that the machines are called Blitz Engines and are Bludgeon's creations. Tell us about where Bludgeon is coming from in his point of view and how he sees the universe. And what he believes should happen to it.
SIMON FURMAN: Bludgeon's a complex character. He has this whole martial arts style warrior code he adheres to (more or less) that skews his conventional motivations. Bludgeon is much more concerned with his wider legacy and how he'll be regarded (by future generations) than the here and now. So while his current goal seems straightforward (return to Cybertron and the conquest of the same), it's much more layered. Bludgeon believes in predestination, and that if that destiny is not forthcoming he must force the issue. He sees this life as merely stepping-stone to another (greater) destiny, and that makes him incredibly dangerous. Death holds no fear for him. Maybe even attracts him?[/quote]
[quote]PAGE 4: Soundwave and Bludgeon are discussing their future plans, which would appear to involve Thunderwing. Even though Soundwave and Bludgeon are Decepticons and on the same side, are they really fighting for the same common cause or pursuing two very different agendas here?
SIMON FURMAN: There's a certain amount of crossover in Bludgeon's and Soundwave's motivations/goals, but there's also a whole side to what Bludgeon wants that Soundwave isn't privy to. Soundwave is all about keeping Megatron's banner raised over Cybertron, even post-mortem, whereas Bludgeon wants… well, that'd be telling.[/quote]
[quote]PAGE 5: Looking at the aftermath of what Scorponok was doing in the previous issues. Is everything really back to normal on Cybertron? Can these guys just go back to the way things were before events of war took their toll on the population again?
SIMON FURMAN: I think that irrevocable damage has been done by Scorponok's gene-engineering, but it's not insurmountable. Part of the reason I wanted to do that particular arc was to show what a tenuous hold the Autobots have on the "heroic" side of their nature, that (actually) every day is a battle to hold onto the values and moral ideals they live by. (Grimlock, for example, walks that line a little more visibly.) They're supremely powerful beings, appointed guardians/custodians of the entire universe. How could that degree of power, responsibility and status not go to your head? So every day is a struggle to keep on the side of right and virtue, and thanks to Scorponok that struggle is a little tougher, a little more evident.[/quote]
Posted by Henry921 on May 15th, 2013 @ 7:15pm CDT
And then [spoiler]the universe has a crack! It's all ending! GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER.[/spoiler]
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2013 @ 12:33pm CDT
[spoiler]Omega Supreme?[/spoiler]


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- November 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
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Few dance companies can match the sheer joy and exuberance conveyed by this internationally renowned ensemble. Based in New York City, this contemporary dance company embodies the choreographic expression and enormous talent of David Parsons, one of the most successful, enduring, and prolific artists working today. Since founding his company nearly three decades ago, Parsons has produced a vast body of work that is quintessentially American. His choreography is extraordinarily engaging and uplifting and evokes sensuality, athleticism, ingenuity, and virtuosity. "David Parsons is a whiz at whipping up entertaining dances," raves The New York Post. Don't miss this riveting evening of dance that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
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Longtime Netflix customers may be in for a rude awakening in 2016, when the streaming giant updates all member subscriptions to the current pricing structure. In May 2014, Netflix customers were informed that the monthly fee for the Standard streaming plan was set to increase from $7.99 to $8.99. Established customers were to be allowed to continue paying the $7.99 fee for two years, at which point Netflix would update all Standard subscriptions to the current rate. In October of 2015, Netflix again bumped their Standard streaming subscription up by a dollar, to $9.99.
Related: Stream your favorite TV shows and movies with Amazon Fire TV
Two years have passed, and 2016 is the year of reckoning for those who've been dreading Netflix's impending price increase. Anyone who has had a Standard plan for more than two years saw their monthly fee jump to $9.99 on May 9. More recent subscribers — those who began their Netflix plan after May 2014 — have until October before their plan is bumped up. Fortunately, Netflix hasn't announced any proposals to alter its monthly subscription fees for the other available plans.
Related: What's new on Netflix and what's leaving in May 2016
Below, we've outlined each pricing plan so you'll know exactly what you're getting and if those extra add-ons are worth the added cost to you. After all, while it might only be a $4 leap from the basic plan to the premium, perhaps you'd rather save your cabbage for Hulu's Showtime add-on or a premium slice of 'za. The choice is yours.
Netflix has three different plans when it comes to streaming: basic, standard, and premium. Plans start at $8 and increase incrementally by $2, rendering the standard and premium plans $10 and $12, respectively. Below is a breakdown of what each plan entails, with the added features.
|Number of screens
|Basic (streaming)
|Standard (streaming)
|Premium (streaming)
|HD + Ultra HD
The folks at Netflix certainly pride themselves on their streaming plans, but that doesn't mean the service ditched discs altogether. The company still offers DVD and Blu-ray plans — none of which include streaming access — beginning at $5 and going up from there. The monthly cost just depends on how many discs you have check out at a time, or how many you want per month.
|DVD Price
|Blu-ray Price
|Number of discs out at a time
|Two (per month)
What is simultaneous viewing — streaming only
This is a huge perk for Netflix streaming customers who want to share their Netflix account with roommates, friends, or family. The basic Netflix plan allows you to stream content on only one screen at a time, though the number of screens on which you can simultaneously stream content increases with each plan upgrade. Ergo, if you opt for the standard plan, you use the same account to watch content on two different devices at once, or four different devices at the same time with the premium plan. That said, the number of devices and people you want to share your account with will likely influence which plan you pick.
What is HD and Ultra HD — streaming only
Even if you never plan on sharing your Netflix account or watching on two screens at the same time, opting for the standard or premium plan is likely worth it considering it enables HD streaming. The basic plan doesn't offer high-definition content, and unless your Internet speed is too slow to handle HD streaming, the quality difference between the two resolutions is enough to make the $2 leap worth it. However, Netflix offers more than just HD content.
If you've shelled out the bucks to buy a 4K TV or monitor, you might as well spend a few extra dollars for a premium account. Doing so will grant you access to Ultra HD content — such as NBC's The Blacklist and the lauded Breaking Bad — allowing you to watch shows and films at a resolution considered to be four times that of 1080p (HD). Just type "UHD" or "4K" into the search bar in Netflix to find the high-resolution programming.
This article was originally published on November 22, 2015, and updated on May 12, 2016, by Nick Hastings to include details about the Standard subscription price bump.


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Microsoft has made some recent bets on storage management. That is good news for me for a variety of reasons. First, it offers a glimpse of my HDTV future. What? Yes, you read that correctly. I'll get to the explanation in a little bit. Second, it means our customers will have a broader range of storage support in Microsoft products.
One of the recent acquisitions we made was from String Bean Software. We acquired their WinTarget iSCSI Target software. I don't know all of the details of the contract so I can't cite the terms. The acquisition brings some fascinating technology to the Windows Server 2003 platform. With any luck, we'll see the iSCSI Target code show up in all of the Microsoft server products. I have my fingers crossed.
Introduction and History
You might be asking yourself what the hell is iSCSI, an Initiator, or a Target? Well, most of you are probably familiar with SCSI. It's been around for over a decade and most likely you've used a SCSI CDROM. In the early days, the 5meg speeds of SCSI were perfectly fast enough for the CDROMS and hard disk drives of the mid-1980s. But as hard disk and optical drive technologies got faster, SCSI needed to evolve.
As disk drives got faster, and as more disk drives could be coupled together to service I/O requests, bigger pipes were needed to transfer the data. Fibre systems were developed to handle the large I/O bandwidth needs typical to clustered database and messaging systems. Fibre Channel fabrics provide a highly scalable and path redundant mesh desired in storage network back-ends. The downside to fibre based systems is the cost and complexity to implement. This makes the entry point too expensive for a small or medium business (typically).
Fortunately, lower cost networking technologies burst on the scene right around the year 2000. Gigabit Ethernet (also known as 1000Base-T, GbE or GigE) uses standard Category 5 or Category 6 cable. Today, you can buy GigE switches and network cards at modest prices. I use multi-port gigabit nics in all of my servers. I pay a "little" extra to save a PCI slot by doing that, but it comes in handy.
Internet SCSI
iSCSI hasn't been around that long. The standard was ratified in 2003. iSCSI rides on top of the ethernet and TCP/IP protocols and uses them for data transfer. iSCSI implementations use Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) ethernet. You can build an iSCSI based SAN out of some relatively cheap hardware components. On the software side, Microsoft is providing some of the components for free. Let's take a look at what you can get your hands on right now, so that you can start testing the technology.
Microsoft Software
Windows Server 2003 R2 shipped with a new SAN Management console. If you've been to any of the in-person TechNet Seminars here in the USA, you see us demo that console. How in the world do we demo a SAN inside a virtual machine? Smoke and mirrors of course! Actually we are using an internally written service to simulate either a fibre channel attached rack of disks, or an iSCSI connected rack of disks. I'm told the programs we use are on the MSDN download center, but I don't have a subscription so I cannot confirm that. Look for simhwprv.exe and simiscsiprv.exe. Those programs are mostly just stub programs so they can't be used for anything real. But as a training or developer tool, they are rather useful.
However, there is a ton of stuff that is highly useful. First, go grab the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. You can install this component on our most popular operating systems and use it to consume data from an iSCSI Target computer. If you are running Windows Vista, you'll notice the iSCSI Initiator is already built into the product and the UI sits off an applet in control Panel. I had planned to capture a demo on that, but Vista doesn't seem to like Camtasia right now (with the build I'm running). I'll get that demo captured eventually and will update the links below.
Next you are going to want to grab the Microsoft iSNS Server. Think of the iSNS server like you would a DNS server. It is used for discovery and management of iSCSI devices on a network. iSCSI clients query the iSNS discovery domains for storage nodes and portals.
And lastly, you'll want an iSCSI Target. If you are purchasing a SAN solution from a storage vendor, most likely they've engineered the iSCSI Target into their solution. You can see a list of iSCSI Initiators and Targets at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI. Unfortunately, you won't see a bunch of free Windows iSCSI targets listed.
I'm hopeful we'll make WinTarget available for download soon. Soon is of course relative. The press release on microsoft.com says, "Going forward, Microsoft will not sell WinTarget as a stand-alone solution, but will release the WinTarget technology with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. Additional details on product availability will be provided in the coming months." This of course means Windows Storage Server R2 is a possible candidate for our iSCSI Target implementation. I would imagine it's going through a code review as we speak and it will take a few months before that process is complete. So hang tight.
Usage Scenarios
Think about all of the types of data that are popular and prevalent today. In cubes of the USA we are all too familiar with spreadsheets, documents, email, databases, etc. But think about the data types used outside the corporate cube maze.
Many of us have digital cameras, iPods, Video cameras, Home Theatre PCs, etc. Think about how much storage space is consumed by all of those rich data types. How do you manage the storage sprawl today? How do you plan your growth? How do you migrate unused data to other slower cheaper storage media types?
Doesn't that sound just like a business? Heck, I was talking about my house! I have about a terabyte of virtual machine images. I have close to two terabytes of HDTV recordings. With HDTV recordings clocking in at about 8–10gig per hour of programming, is there any wonder?
We have a modest collection of pictures and music, but my ripped DVD collection is growing. I think it's hovering around 300gig right now. All of that data is across multiple internal and external hard drives. I have some friends that have some amazing music collections. Thousands of albums in ripped form.
That is going to change…
Think about having a home, home office or small business server with all of that digital goo on an array of disks. That home server could be a multi purpose machine. It could be a firewall, parental control and desktop policy machine, HDTV CableCard recording monster, file server, game image server or whatever. We are constantly thinking about the emerging trends. No promises for a product release, but you would expect us to be testing the waters, right?
Considering Windows Vista has a built-in iSCSI initiator, the client side plumbing is there. We just need some server side integration, and we're good to go. This is really more than just a storage area network device.
Demo Time
I'm going to do several demos. The first demo is the Storage Management for SANS (SMfS) demo. This will give you an idea of what is already in Windows Server 2003 R2 in case you want to build your own SAN and use our console. It's a quicky (8 minutes).
See mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/inetpub/keithcombs/SMfS.wmv for the SMfS demo.
The next demo will show you how to setup the Microsoft iSNS Server, String Bean WinTarget iSCSI Target and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator for Windows Server 2003. Keep in mind the WinTarget product no longer exists and it does not have a SKU. I am using it for demo purposes only. As soon as I can get my hands on a non-NDA iSCSI Target implementation of our software, I'll probably re-record the demos.
See mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/inetpub/keithcombs/iSCSI.wmv for the iSCSI demo.
NOTE: I am having some issues getting Camtasia Recorder to capture the iSCSI Initiator demo inside Windows Vista with the build of Vista I used to create a VM. The iSCSI demo works nicely in Vista, I just can't show you yet so you are just going to have to trust me (grin). When I get the capture done, I'll add the link here.
Storage consumption or use is growing at a rapid pace. Easy access from a wide variety of client operating systems and devices is necessary. Small and Medium business owners don't have big bucks to shell out for a fancy fibre channel based Storage Area Network (SAN). We need to build the plumbing and infrastructure to make "Simple SAN" and iSCSI successful, affordable, easy to use, reliable and pervasive. Microsoft is making some strategic investments in those areas.
Start your training and testing now. Use the virtual machine technologies to test the products and your designs. As soon as we make a iSCSI target publicly available, I'll come back and update this post.
Essential Reading and References
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/default.mspx
Boot from SAN Whitepaper – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/techinfo/plandeploy/BootfromSANinWindows.mspx
Microsoft Storage Technologies – iSCSI http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/technologies/storage/iscsi/default.mspx
iSCSI Cluster Support FAQ – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/iscsi/iscsicluster.mspx
SAN Integration Technologies – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/storage/sansupport.mspx


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While many take the Memorial Day weekend to camp, barbecue or spend time with family and friends, U.S. veterans, troops and families of lost soldiers will be honored at the National Memorial Day concert.
The concert will be broadcast live Sunday from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to remember lost, injured and distinguished soldiers. The concert was founded 22 years ago by Jerry Colbert, now the executive producer of the concert, and has been a staple of the Memorial Day holiday ever since.
"I thought we needed to get back to remembrance and thanks," said Colbert, recalling his reasons for starting the concert. "I felt that holidays used to mean a lot in America, and we've made them into these three-day weekends. I think we need more meaning to bring the nation together."
Joe Mantegna of "Criminal Minds" and Gary Sinise of "CSI NY" will host the concert for the sixth consecutive year. Both men have dedicated extensive time to supporting troops and fundraising for veteran causes, according to the PBS website.
The concert will commence with a segment dedicated to the thousands of 9/11 victims and their families.
"Nearly 10 years after the events of 9/11 and the terrorist attacks orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, our nation is experiencing a renewed sense of national unity," according to the website. "(The concert) will open with a special segment remembering those who lost their lives that day and their loved ones Daniel Rodriguez, the New York City cop who sang at more than 100 memorial services, will perform."
Celebrities in the film and music industries, including Dianne Wiest, B.B. King, Kris Allen, Forest Whitaker and several others, will join Rodriguez. The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly, will accompany the performers throughout the concert.
In addition to the 9/11 segment, the concert will include a tribute to World War II veterans marking the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition, a story of the daughter of a lost Vietnam soldier will be shared, and retired Gen. Colin Powell will give thanks to troops in Iraq.
"They are our sons and daughters, husbands, friends and sweethearts," Powell said in a news release. "We honor the sacrifices each of them has made for us, and we respect the deep sacrifices their families have also made. They are the spirit — and the strength — of America."
Throughout the concert, performers will share their talents and gratitude to men and women in uniform, while photographs and presentations will aim to help heal those who have lost loved ones in action.
"Most of all, it's to make Memorial Day a very special day and to remember those who have died for this country, to have the spirit, tone, music, scripts and stories so we don't forget the sacrifice they made," Colbert said. "One day a year we should remember them and reach out and say 'thank you.'"
The concert will be broadcast live on KUED Ch. 7 at 7 p.m.
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Health & Fitness
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- Bugs in your food?
- Cardio and Cancer
- Conditioning Principles, Part I
- Conditioning Principles, Part II
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- Ephedra
- Ginseng
- Glucosamine
- Good Cholesterol and Carbs
- Herbal Recipes
- Issues of Fitness for the Martial Artist
- Of Love Handles, Saddle Bags and Doughboy Lifestyles
- Pain and Management
- SAMe
- Spark Plug in your Training
- The Stinking Rose
- Vitamins
Conditioning Principles, Part IIby Stephen LaBounty (2007-10-21)
Now that you have the "base" of conditioning, let's now get to a few techniques of warming the specific heavy-use areas for martial artists. These are merely simple stretching and warming drills that will cover stand up and ground training. They are not pre-competition drills, but preparation for static and sterile workouts to ingrain spontaneity in technique application and body endurance.
Side straddle hops - Feet together, hands by side. Legs jump to open position, hand/arms circle upward and touch above head. Reverse to beginning position.
Trunk stretch - Feet together, hands by side. Inhale, push hands toward ceiling, locking elbows. Bend backward and reach for the wall behind you, hold.
Shoulder Circles - forward/back, changing the angle of the hand (palm up, palm down) as you do both directionl
Side bends - basic. Hands on hips, feet apart, legs locked.
Side bends - advanced. Feet together, arms outstretched. As you lean to one side or another, reach over the head with the opposite arm and attempt to touch an imaginary, or real wall to that side. Repeat to other side.
Trunk Circles - Feet apart, hands by side. Begin making large circles with the upper body by leaning to floor and in circluar motion reach for ceiling continuing to opposite side and ending hands on floor.
Glute/Lower back stretch, Supine position - Lying on back, choose one side or another and lie completely on it (Do not begin on back). Bend the "upper" leg and place the knee on the floor to the front of the body. The foot of this leg should be in the bend of the "down" knee. Place the "up" hand behind the neck. Hold your knee to the ground lean to the flat of your back and stretch the back. To get a glute stretch, pull the bent knee to the chest while stretching. Repeat to other side.
Seated Ham String stretch - Sitting, legs flat in front of you, ankles touching. Inhale, and as you exhale reach with both hands to the bottom of your feet. Hold this posture for approximately 10 seconds,then repeat attempting to get more stretch as the muscles loosen.


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Crazy MIL!!!! She is SOOOO out of line!!!! *UPDATE*
Ok, So I am so frustrated and upset. I need to get this off my chest and see what you guys think! So last night I went to me niece's 4th birthday party. We were a couple hours into the party and my son was tired so I went into my niece's room to lay him down to sleep. I lay him down and turned around to leave and my SIL's MIL came in. (To clarify if that doesn't make sense.....she is my sister-in-law's husband's mother.)
Let me step back, to understand this you need to understand: My SIL recently went back to school. She attends 2-3 days a week and also watches our kids 1-2 times a week. This is ALL voluntary on her part, I would NEVER force anything upon her, we pay her for every day that she had the kids, even though she says we do;t have to. Also, we have a trip coming up. A very important trip (it's our honeymoon/vow renewal...long story)
Ok, back to the drama: She says "Well,I hope (SIL) will be able to pass this semester". I replied "What do you mean? Or course she will she's doing great!" She then flips out on my saying that she doesn't see how she possibly can with how much I am abusing her and using her. She said that (SIL) would never say anything to me but I just treat her like crap, I'm a shitty person, and how DARE I leave the kids with her for two days while we're on vacation during her finals week. I told her that I would never abuse or use (SIL), I had no idea it was her finals week while we are on vacation and she VOLUNTEERED for the days she is watching them. There are a ton of people watching the kids, my parents, SIL, and some close family friends. SIL got to pick what days SHE wanted to watch the kids if any at all. I told the crazy lady that I think SIL is adult enough to manage her own schedule. She told me that I should change the dates of our trip (which is two weeks away and has been scheduled for months)!
This woman tore into me, SIL and BIL finally stepped in. I think it was completely inappropriate not only because we were at her granddaughter's 4th birthday party!!!!! But also because it is in no way any of her business!!!!!! Am I wrong? I was so upset, I was exhausted, I had worked very early that morning, it was just to much for me and I broke down, started to cry and left the birthday party.
What do you guys think? Am I wrong? Was she out of line? This is just really bothering me.
*UPDATE* I spoke to my SIL and she said she in no way feels used or abused, she says she loves having the kids over. They just play with her kids and it actually makes it easier for her to do homework since the kids are playing together instead of trying to get her attention. She told me that if she was not able to watch the kids on those days she wouldn't have picked them. The days work with her finals schedule and she is happy to be able to help so we can take this trip. She say that her MIL is waaaay out of line and she does not agree with anything she said.
I'd also like to add another question. And I ask this because I feel that a big part of me being upset was that I don't think she has any right to even speak about this situation. What do you guys think about extended family butting into stuff like this. I mean, I am all about extended family. My husband's family is my family, all the way. But this woman is barely family! I mean my Sister-in-law's MIL? come on? How do you guys feel about someone in her position having a right to butt into our family plans? Also, do you think my SIL, or really ANY member of my husband's family, should have stepped in and helped me more here? I just felt so alone as this woman ripped into me....
Yes, she was waaaay wrong, you have every right to be upset, and no, it was none of her business. She's a crazy woman.
Take a deep breath, and then move on. If you have talked with SIL and are sure she's happy to take the kids, then let it go. Sure you could spend a bunch of energy getting all worked up about what a witch SIL-MIl is, but what's that going to do besides waste your time and put you in a bad mood. Don't make the drama any bigger than it is by blaming others in your family. You are perfectly capable of saying that it's not her business and walking away. No need to make a bigger deal of it.
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It's none of her business. She sounds like someone who has nothing better to do than to stick her nose in other people's business.
Maybe SILs hubby said something to his mom about it. That's what it sounds like to me. Either way, it was out of line for her to confront you when she should have confronted SIL, if anyone. If SIL says it's fine then trust her on that but maybe sit down with her and her hubby and see if you can get to the bottom of it. SIL and your hubby both should have stepped in from the minute they knew there was a confrontation...SIL especially because it's HER MIL and her house.
thank you guys. I just really needed to kinda air that out I guess you could say. Thanks for the support


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Texans' Smith fined $10K for hit
Published: December 4th, 2009 | Tags: Antonio Smith, Houston Texans
The NFL fined Texans DE Antonio Smith $12,500 for unnecessary roughness, according to a league source (specifically, on an interception-return play, he struck the opponent who was away from the play).
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The right kitchen ceiling lighting will have both functional and aesthetic characteristics. You want the lighting in your kitchen to be bright enough so that you can see what you are doing. On the other hand, many people don't want to have extremely bright lighting in their kitchen because this sort of light sometimes feels too commercial. Finding the right balance between ambiance and functionality is the key to finding the perfect kitchen ceiling lighting.
Halogen Lights above Sink
When you are in the kitchen, chances are you spend a majority of your time in front of the kitchen sink. The kitchen sink is where you wash your hands, dishes, clean up vegetables, and often where you perform work that is messy. Installing halogen lights above the kitchen sink will illuminate the most important workspace in your kitchen, while not overwhelming your entire kitchen with bright lighting.
Pendant Lighting
Pendant lighting is a contemporary light fixture that many people incorporate into their home's interior design. Pendant lighting is perfect over places such as the kitchen island or even a breakfast bar. This type of lighting will allow you to have a little extra lighting where you need it, while at the same time providing a decorative focal point in your kitchen. Because of the drop-down nature of pendant lighting, it is not particularly useful in areas where there is foot traffic. Only use this lighting in areas where there is furniture or a fixture underneath the pendants.
Ceiling Fan with Light Kit
Ceiling fans that have light kits serve two important functions: circulating air in the kitchen and providing light. Selecting the right ceiling fan with a light kit could add a lot of character to your kitchen. When you are cooking, the fan can help circulate air through your kitchen to help you avoid lingering food odors and aroma. Ceiling fans with light kits can also be a very inexpensive kitchen lighting solution. Many simple fixtures are available at major home improvement stores for under $150.
Track Lighting with Dimmer Switch
Track lighting with a dimmer switch is a great kitchen ceiling lighting option. This will provide you with bright light for your workspace when needed and softer light when you are entertaining. When you go in the kitchen for a midnight snack, you won't have to worry about blinding your eyes when turning on the light. Track lighting can also be customized as you can choose where you want lighting positioned.
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A NEWPORT conveyancer is preparing to take on his biggest fundraising challenge yet when he tackles the Wall of Death as part of his three peaks attempt this bank holiday.
Convey Law conveyancer Geraint Aubrey, will be tackling three of the most formidable mountains in the Bernese Alps, within just three days.
The challenge will include the notorious Eiger – famous for its 'Wall of Death' ascent. The three mountains Geraint will have to tackle are: Mount Monch at 13,468 ft, The Eiger at 13,025 ft and Mount Jungfrau at 13,642 ft.
The challenge will be undertaken over the course of three days with Mr Aubrey spending the nights on the mountain and setting out for 12 hours of endurance climbing each day.
In preparation, he has undertaken over 12 months of intense training, including a special session with the Newport Gwent Dragons' Strength and Conditioning Team.
So far, with the aid of Convey Law, Mr Aubrey has raised over £10,000 for Cancer Research UK and hopes to add another £5,000 to the final total.
This week his colleagues at Convey Law hosted a farewell fundraiser by dressing up in their 'Eiger Tiger' ears and T-Shirts in support.
"I am very excited to get the challenge underway, after over 12 months of preparation, I feel fit and raring to go," Mr Aubrey said.
"I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and donated to Cancer Research UK so far.
"Particularly, I would to thank Lloyd and the team at Convey Law who have been amazing in their support and fundraising for what is a truly wonderful cause."
Lloyd Davies, Managing Director at Convey Law added: "On behalf of all the staff at Convey Law, I would like to wish Geraint the very best of luck on his expedition.
"What Geraint is undertaking is nothing short of exceptional and his dedication to his training and fundraising has been a wonderful example to us all."
To view his fundraising video on his training and why he is undertaking the challenge, please visit: www.conveylaw.com/fund-raising/the-eiger-tiger-challenge.
To donate visit: www.justgiving.com/Geraint-Aubrey.


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Denver International Airport has flights bound for 'Omaha!'
If you're a fan of the Denver Broncos, and happened to be traveling in the Denver International Airport this week, then you were in for quite the treat.
The airport added exclamation points to the end of 'Omaha' everywhere on Monday, then again on Tuesday, to show support for Broncos QB Peyton Manning and his famous audible call.
Who is headed to Omaha! today? #UnitedinOrangePosted by Denver International Airport on Monday, January 11, 2016
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Hopefully no one thought the airport was doing this to signal a flight change!
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Can pets predict natural disasters?
Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:30:03 GMT —
Several of our Facebook friends told us their dogs freaked out early in the morning on Tuesday of this week.
Come to find out, a small earthquake had hit south of St. Louis.
It's been said pets have a "sixth sense" when it comes to predicting natural disasters.
We set out to find out if that's true.
Check out this video from Youtube. Some say the dog senses an earthquake just before it hits. Do animals have a sixth sense so to speak when it comes to predicting natural disasters? It's been reported that no animals were killed after the massive earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia in 2004...yet hundreds of thousands of people were. Some say the animals sensed the disaster was coming, so they ran for higher ground. Sally Westerhoff with the Quincy Humane Society thinks the animals are on to something.
Westerhoff says, "I think it's extremely likely. I've personally lived with a storm-phopic dog. We had two or three of them at one time. The dog senses before I even know there's going to be a storm and they start reacting, getting nervous, and pacing and panting and shaking."
According to Discovery News, animals have a much higher sensitivity than humans do, and it may look like they can detect natural disasters.
It's not that they detect them, but they are more sensitive to their surroundings, so they may feel an earthquake a little sooner than we do.
Westerhoff says, "I've heard of animals that can detect diabetic issues, they can predict when someone's going to have a seizure. I think they do have a higher sense about these things that we do as humans."
Westerhoff adds, "Obviously they have a higher sense of smell and hearing than we do. Why shouldn't their perception in that area be stronger than ours as well"
An interesting thing to think about.
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