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February 2013 Nuts & Bolts
Your Tech Questions Answered!
Go-Fast Cadi
Q I am looking to buy a 4x4. I am excited to build something cool, and even though I have a wife and two small boys I've saved up some money to build the perfect desert truck for me. I'm into four-wheeling, but I'm not dedicated to any one brand. So I thought I'd ask you for advice.
I need the following. A truck bed, not huge, but big enough to haul wife, kid, and home project stuff. I need four doors. The boys are small but growing like weeds, so a regular cab or extended cab isn't going to work. I want a gas V-8 engine. I know diesels are better fuel economy, but I've never had a healthy V-8 and always wanted one. Plus, there aren't really that many diesel fuel stations near my house in the suburbs (I know, I looked). I need something kind of new. I have a good job and I have to haul clients around with me now and then, so I can't show up in some cool old farm truck. I wish I could, but I can't. Plus, my wife told me she's all on board for this project, if the truck is still nice to drive, haul the family in, and comfortable. I can't argue with her, happy wife equals happy life, they say. I agree.
So those are the requirements, and here are my goals. I want a go-fast desert truck. I want something we can bomb down dirt roads in. I don't care about rockcrawling; I don't care about mud whompin', boggin', or sloggin'; and I have no interest in overlanding stuff. Though I will admit we might camp from this truck, all we need is our tent, cooler, and four duffle and sleeping bags. No rooftop tents or special camping espresso machines for us. In fact, all I really want is a good daily driver that is also a good prerunner type truck.
I want to build a really cool 9-inch rear axle, I want King shocks, I want the BFGoodrich Baja–type tires, and some black Walker Evans beadlock wheels. Yes, I know these are all the poser upgrades, but I've always wanted them and I really think they are probably good parts in addition to being trendy. I have a good budget to buy and build this perfect truck, but I'm kind of stumped on which one to choose. Which would you build if you were in my shoes?
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A I admit I'm more of a trail wheeler than a desert rat, per se. I love the desert—don't get me wrong—but I really like rockcrawling, mud bogging, and trucks that get all twisted up off-road. However, I have been considering a go-fast buildup recently, and you may be the perfect guy to build this wacky creation I've dreamt up. You need a…Cadillac.
OK, I'm sure you think I'm nuts on this one, but hear me out. The Cadillac I think you should look at is the Escallade EXT, the one that looks like a Chevy Avalanche. Except that unlike the half-ton Avalanche the EXT comes with a 6.0L or 6.2L V-8 engine, either of which should fulfill your goal of a healthy V-8 ranging from high-300 to low-400 hp, even better with a good cold air intake and exhaust. There was a big-block version of the Avalanche 2500, but I actually think you'd like the linked rear suspension of the EXT better than the leaf springs in the back of the 3⁄4-ton. Plus, the big-block is heavy; the latest 6.2L V-8 is all aluminum. The combination of IFS front and five-linked rear solid axle under coil springs makes for a very smooth-riding and capable 4x4. In fact, Dodge half-tons have a similar rear suspension now. Plus, unlike a pickup truck that has a separation between the cab and bed, the EXT and Avalanche have no gap there, in effect strengthening the entire body and frame and making it a more rigid chassis. This is a bonus for a go-fast desert truck because then the suspension will do the work and you won't get the bending of chassis and banging of cab to bed that can happen with severe abuse to a pickup.
The EXT does have a few downfalls, the first being no low-range transfer case. It does have all-wheel drive, and you can lock the center diff in the transfer case, but no low range. This wouldn't be a hard transfer case upgrade to make, but you might not ever need low range as a go-fast desert guy. In fact, the all-wheel drive may actually add to the fun off-road. The rear axle on these trucks is the AAM 9.5 semifloater. This is a pretty strong axle and could remain under there with a 35- to 37-inch tire.
Then there is all the body cladding, which is bad-looking but is mostly on the front and rear bumpers, not the sides like the early Avalanche.
And of course there's the cost. These trucks seem to range in price from $9,000 to $50,000. Of course I'd recommend an '07 or newer version with the 6.2L V-8 and the six-speed 6L80E transmission just for power and strength, instead of the earlier 6.0L and 4L60 four-speed automatic, but the later models will likely cost more.
To this truck I would add a long-travel IFS front suspension, maybe like the one from Blitzkrieg Motorsports (www.blitzkriegoffroad.com) or Brenthal (brenthel industries.com). I think I would find a quality desert shop to build an in-cab cage for the safety of the wife and kiddos. Some of them can put the cage up above the headliner—better safe than sorry. Adding King shocks to the front and back wouldn't be too hard. In fact, you could even replace the rear coils and run the shocks up into the bed if you wanted coilover shocks in the rear, but that may ruin your hauling ability. The midship fuel tank hinders building a normal upper triangulated four-link suspension without moving it, but you could put a fuel cell or other tank behind the rear axle and remove the stock tank. This will add complexity, but I feel that four-link suspensions cycle a little better than the stock-style five-link with track bar.
For such a truck I would think 35s to 37s would be just fine, but the 35s will reduce weight and improve speed while making it easier for daily driving and loading. I have not driven on the BFGoodrich Baja T/A tires you covet, but I have heard they are very stout off-road, though not the best for a daily drive. However, I have had great results with my BFG KM2 Mud-Terrains and Krawlers. Of course, a prerunner bumper and some big lights or an LED light bar would look good up front, and violà! You have a go-fast off-road Escalade. In fact, SMP Fabworks (www.smp-fabworks.com) is building one right now for a customer!
I hope my crazy idea doesn't sound too far out of the box, and fulfills all your goals.
Q I have a '93 Toyota pickup 4x4 regular cab 22RE automatic with 189,000 miles, and the transmission recently went out. I want to replace it with a manual. I was wondering if it's possible and what all would need to be done to make it happen, or if someone makes a kit to make it easier.
Montgomery, AL
A It is possible, but you'll want to delete everything from behind the engine. The automatic and transfer case all need to go, and it would be best to start with the same era truck for all the needed parts such as pedals, transmission, transfer case, and bellhousing. You'll also need new driveshafts, a clutch, a clutch master cylinder, and a clutch slave cylinder. I do not know of a complete kit, but Marlin Crawler (www.marlincrawler.com) specializes in transmissions and transfer cases if you want a professionally rebuilt unit, or you could find all these parts from a local junkyard. You'll spend less in the long run just rebuilding your transmission, but the manual will make the four-cylinder more responsive and fun to drive.
If it was us, we would take this opportunity to add dual transfer cases for even more low-range crawl ratio.
Thirsty Frank
Q At the parts store, they call my truck "Frankentruck" since it is built up of parts from many trucks. The short list is as follows: '50 1-ton Chevy cab and frame, '04 Dodge dualie bed (narrowed), '65 Chevy 292 engine, '94 GMC five-speed transmission and transfer case, '79 Ford F-250 front axle, '73 Chevy dualie rear axle, 35-inch tires. The truck drives extremely well, and 65 mph is smooth and easy.
My problem is that the front axle has a 4.10 gear ratio while the back has a 3.73 (I don't have the front driveline installed yet). I was hoping that the truck would drive well with the 3.73:1 ratio for better fuel economy. I would then change the front axle to 3.73 and be done. Granted, the truck is not exactly aerodynamic. The engine is small, and the 35-inch tires don't help, but I don't even get the fuel economy that I expected, let alone good fuel economy! I wonder if I would be better off switching to the 4.10 ratio. I have to wonder if I would see significant gains in economy by switching to the lower gears.
Craig K.
Preston, ID
A Going to a lower gear ratio can help fuel economy in certain situations. If you do a lot of stop-and-go driving, or if you do a lot of driving in the hills or mountains, then you want to give your engine all the leverage needed to get you moving. The "taller" highway gears of 3.73 may be maxing out the 292 with the 35-inch tires. You are also hauling some very heavy axles and large tires, and doing it with an old engine designed for much less, so I wouldn't hold my breath for any major fuel economy improvements. I think going to a 4.10 is your best bet.
New to Tow
Q I just bought a slightly used Chevy 2500 diesel truck. It is my first diesel, and I am excited to have a vehicle capable of towing a large camper trailer with my Jeep inside. I am new to towing, as I have always driven my Jeep to the trail. I'm interested in what upgrades I could or should do to my Chevy to make it a safe towing machine for me and my family.
Randolph C.
Little Rock, AR
A Having a tow rig gives you the security to really hammer on your Jeep while four-wheeling and still get home. I'm not sure what year Chevy you bought, but I can give you a few towing upgrades to set your truck straight.
First get a quality trailer brake setup. I have used a Prodigy by Tekonsha (www.tekonsha.com) with great results in the past.
Next I might consider a set of rear airbag helper springs. I have these on my tow rig and have found they help stabilize the truck when pulling big loads or on windy days.
I would also consider an auxiliary transmission cooler if you notice trans temps rising when towing, but I'll assume you have the Allison trans, which is renowned for strength.
I wouldn't have a problem recommending an aluminum differential cover either such as those made by Mag-Hytech (www.mag -hytec.com). These covers dissipate heat, have a magnetic drain plug to catch debris, and are designed for added capacity for even more cooling of the axles gears when towing. The company also offers transmission pans for various automatics.
Other than that, I'd double-check all the hardware on your trailer hitch and your trailer bearings and tires, as they seem to be the biggest detriment to towing.
Nuts, I'm Confused
Front 14 or 60?
Q I am planning on building a crazy rock buggy similar to what the guys in the southeast are building. I'm confused about what front axle to build. I have been looking for a high-pinion Dana 60, but I am also wondering about a front 14-bolt. Which is stronger?
Mike L.
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A I discussed this question with Randy Lyman, head of Randy's Ring & Pinion (www.ringpinion.com), and he had some very positive things to say about the 14-bolt:
"To start off, the 14T [he refers to the 14-bolt as a 14T—FW] diff is my absolute favorite differential design for many reasons.
• It has an overhung pinion with a total of three bearings for excellent pinion gear support.
• Late-models use very large pinion bearings.
• The ring gear is set far to the right side of housings so the left carrier bearing is not overloaded by reducing the combination of axial loading from gear tooth separation and radial load due to rotational torque resistance when the gear tooth load is moved closer to the left side bearing. This means the carrier bearings last a lot longer than a Dana 60 and provide much better ring gear support.
• It uses huge ring gear bolts.
• It has a very sturdy carrier case for excellent ring gear support.
• It is easy to install a Grizzly Locker into standard carrier case.
• It has a beefy crush sleeve that virtually never loses tension and lends to easy pinion preload adjustment if the support is set upside down in a bearing press to crush the sleeve 90 percent of the way.
• A solid spacer is also available from Yukon to replace the crush sleeve if so desired. This makes yoke changes easy without having to install a new crush sleeve and also allows the pinion nut to be tightened to a higher torque. It also keeps the pinion bearing preload consistent in case the yoke is bashed hard on a rock.
• It has a removable pinion support, which (noted once again) in addition to making setting the pinion bearing preload easy, also allows for fast and easy pinion depth shim changes without having to disassemble the pinion bearings.
• It has a very strong housing.
• It has pinion yokes available in both 1350 and 1410.
• Lots of ratios are available.
• It holds a lot of fluid.
• It has a larger hypoid offset, which helps gear strength but hurts ground clearance, especially when compared to a reverse-rotation D60.
• Backlash and carrier bearing preload is easy to adjust due to screw-type side adjusters, which also hold up very well under heavy loading."
So a front 14-bolt may seem like the perfect axle, but the high-pinion Dana 60 is quite strong and it runs on the proper side of the gear teeth when used as a front axle. Plus there are easy-to-find, off-the-shelf axleshafts and complete used axles, which means Dana 60s are cheaper. The fact that it is a high-pinion is an even better bonus since it keeps the front driveshaft up out of danger's way.
There never has been a factory 14-bolt front axle, so it would need to be built from scratch. (However, in my research on the AAM axle in this and last month's issue I did learn that there had been a few prototype AAM 101⁄2-inch front axles that never made it to production under military Dodge trucks.) To build a custom front you will need a 14-bolt housing and all the steering knuckles, inner Cs, spindles, hubs, brakes, axle seals, and axleshafts. It will be expensive. Since 14-bolts run a special 30-spline axleshaft you will need custom axleshafts made. The majority of front axle parts will be based off of a Dana 60 1480 steering joint. But you could find or have parts made to run large CV joints, such as from RCV (www.rcvperformance.com) or 1550 Joints in one-off shafts built by a shop like CTM Racing Products (ctmracing.com). Getting enough axletube for a long side needed on a front axle may also require retubing the housing, thus adding even more cost.
In the end, the front 14-bolt will give you strength over the high-pinion Dana 60 front axle, but this is based on a factory used Dana 60, not necessarily an aftermarket version like a Dynatrac Pro-Rock or Currie Rock Jock 60. Also, the front 14-bolt will cost more to build than a rehashed junkyard 60, will require custom parts (which can be a problem if you break something like an axleshaft), and will result in a lower front pinion and less ground clearance.
I have heard a lot of grumbling about 14-bolt front axles and think your question deserves to be the Nuts, I'm Confused letter of the month. I'll be sending you a copy of the Ultimate Adventure DVD from last year so you have something to watch if you're not in the shop working on your rock bouncer.
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"Urban survival" – why would Weekly Playboy (Dec 31) be sounding that note? What threats to survival does the big city pose? Three in particular: earthquakes, crime, poverty.
Earthquakes, naturally, come first. A particularly devastating one 22 months ago is still fresh in our minds, and seismologists say there's a 60% chance of a "big one" rocking Tokyo sometime, there's no telling when, within 30 years. A magnitude 9 quake centered beneath Tokyo, the experts calculate, could kill 323,000 people. How not to be one of them?
There are no guarantees in a cataclysm that overpowering, of course, but "be prepared" is a good maxim to start with. Think small. Think, for example, of the humble spoon.
It's amazing what you can do with a spoon, when you stop to think about it – open bottles, open cans, unscrew screws, dig yourself out from under rubble. One thing: to be useful in a dire emergency, a spoon needs to be tough. One that bends easily is useless. There are tough spoons on the market. Check them out.
Other goods to stock up on now, before it's too late, include a diesel-power chainsaw, emergency plastic toilets (as Playboy wisely observes, bodily functions do not cease in a crisis, even if everything else does), and non-perishable dried foods – which, the magazine notes, used to be barely digestible but are now, thanks to recent improvements, quite delicious.
Crime. Recent police statistics suggest violent crime is down, but the fact remains that the economy is feeble, many people are underemployed and underpaid if not unemployed, and there's a lot of pent-up edginess on the street. Some will do anything if pushed far enough. They'll do it to you if you happen to be in their path.
A surprisingly good weapon, the magazine tell us, is a set of keys. If you see someone coming at you in what looks like a threatening manner, grip your keys between your fingers, and if the attack materializes, let the attacker have it in the face – you'll do some damage and give yourself time to flee.
Purse and bag-snatchers are a growing menace. One person watches you at the ATM and with a cell phone contacts a partner outside when you leave flush with cash. Usually the partner is on a bike or motorcycle and will make the grab before you even know what's happening. There are, fortunately, special anti-crime straps that, for example, attach your bag to your wrist, making snatching virtually impossible.
Poverty is one thing that causes people turn to crime. But supposing you've lost your job or suffered a salary cut and are pinched to the point of desperation but shrink from violence. Are you homeless? Weekly Playboy offers instructions on how to build a cardboard shelter. Cold? Well, if you have someone to huddle with for warmth, so much the better. If not, find someone – preferably someone with a dog or cat because, the magazine says, animal warmth is not a bad second-best when unpaid utility bills have left you freezing in the dark.
As for food, how does 300 yen a month sound? With a little ingenuity you can keep body and soul together for no more than that. Ultra-cheap, high-calorie fare is what you need. Item one: a bottle of mayonnaise. Then, at the supermarket, ask for discarded vegetables – tell them you've a rabbit to feed. Your next stop is the bakery – "May I have some bread crusts to feed my carp?" And so on. Weekly Playboy makes it all seem rather fun. It probably isn't, but if it tides you over to better times which surely lie ahead, the purpose has been served.© Japan Today

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Over the last two to three years, police and healthcare providers say they've watched a heroin epidemic take hold in rural, economically depressed areas of Western Massachusetts. Franklin County has been hit particularly hard.
"People's lives are destroyed. If they were on track for school or college, that's long gone," said Ruth Potee, a primary care doctor in Greenfield who estimates at least 10 percent of her patients are addicted to heroin. "You read the obituaries in any of the local papers, and if you've got a person dying under the age of 40, [the majority] are overdoses."
Most of Potee's patients start with prescription painkillers in the opiate family, such as oxycodone. Within about six months they move onto heroin, which is cheaper and easier to get. "If you're 19, you can't walk into a liquor store and get a six pack of beer," she said. "But you can walk down the street in most neighborhoods, in most of our Western Massachusetts counties, and get heroin."
Heroin today is more potent than it used to be. "It's so incredibly pure. People describe the delicious high that you get unlike any previous drug available," Potee said. "It's very different from the heroin we had in the '60s, '70s, and '80s."
But Potee says there aren't nearly enough doctors prepared to treat addiction in Western Massachusetts, compared with the Boston area. She is one of two general practitioners in Franklin County with a license to prescribe the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine (tradename Suboxone) an FDA-approved medication that, like methadone, blocks the opiate receptors in the brain and helps suppress cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Some nonprofit treatment centers also dispense Suboxone, including CleanSlate – which sees approximately 500 addicted patients in its Greenfield location.
Potee estimates that Suboxone has a 70 percent success rate in treating addiction. This fall she plans to start treating addicts in the North Quabbin region, which includes Athol, Orange, Salem, and Wendell, where she knows of no Suboxone-licensed physician.
But Suboxone only works for those ready to get better, Potee said. Some addicts only get to that point after going to jail. Others need two or three stints in rehab before they develop the resolve to quit. Meanwhile, she continues to see patients in her primary care practice who are addicted but refuse any treatment. Three of them died of overdoses last year.


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USN-2203-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
6 May 2014
linux vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software Description
- linux - Linux kernel
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty (pty) device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially gain administrator privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic - 3.11.0-20.35
- linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic-lpae - 3.11.0-20.35
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.


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The last week of 2009 offers a chance to reflect on the last twelve months, reassess our lives and decisions or, alternately, settle down in front of Twilight Zone, Doctor Who and Mythbusters marathons. Guess which we're choosing?
A surprisingly strong start to the week comes in the form of a couple of marathons. Discovery has a day of Mythbusters starting at 9am and finishing with a brand new episode, "Mini Myth Mayhem," at 9pm, while Syfy takes the Doctor Who route and runs with a Sarah Jane Adventures marathon from 10am through 3pm.
For those seeking more high-brow, independent movie thrills, IFC is showing 1995 Australian ecology alien movie Alien Visitor at 9:45pm. Here's the synopsis:
A beautiful alien is sent from the planet Epsilon to pass judgment on the shameful way in which humans have mishandled their planet. Set in a near future in which humanity has made great strides in cleaning up the Earth, it begins as a grandmother tells her granddaughters a story from the past. Her tale begins in the desert outback during the dark times when people were actively ruining their planet. The naked alien is placed upon the desert where she eventually meets a surveyor who quickly gives her some clothing. As the two travel across the land, the alien constantly admonishes him for his race's carelessness and greed. She informs him that other intelligent life forms consider humans hopeless failures. Using her ability to travel instantly to any of Earth's locales, she takes the bewildered surveyor on a whirlwind tour to prove her point.
(Also, pretty much entirely off-topic, but there's a two hour block of Community reruns on NBC at 8pm, for those who wonder where Chevy Chase is these days. It's not SF, but I recommend it nonetheless)
With the exception of ABC's Better Off Ted at 9:30pm - the first of two episodes this week - it's all about the movies today. You can go for camp horror thrills on AMC with Jack Nicholson werewolf movie Wolf (at midnight) and the two Ghostbusters movies at 11am and 1:30pm, respectively, or else some classic anime with Howl's Moving Castle on IFC at 6:50am. Set your TiVo.
Unless you're looking for the 11pm AMC showing of Aliens, it's pretty much up to ABC's Eastwick at 10am to keep the flame of television alive with new episode "Magic Snow and Creepy Gene":
When the women make a pact never to reveal what they did to Jamie, they realize they must go their separate ways — and abandon their powers. A guilty Joanna tries to help Penny find closure; sparks fly between Kat and her hot new neighbor, single dad Colin, who has come to Eastwick with his young son Gene and a dark secret. Just as Kat and Joanna are moving on, things get complicated for Roxie when Darryl returns to Eastwick with the truth about his mysterious past.
As if knowing that you're very unlikely to be watching television today, there's a scarcity of great programming available... Although, we have to admit, we love the perverseness of Syfy's Twilight Zone marathon, which starts at 8:30 in the morning today and runs until Saturday morning.
See in 2010 with as much David Tennant as you can stand: At midnight, BBC America starts a rerun of the entire Russell T. Davies Doctor Who run, leading up to Saturday's "The End of Time, Part Two." Yes, the whole thing, over what's pretty much two days. It's kind of awesome.
If you're not a Doctor Who fan, though, there's always another Mythbusters marathon on the Discovery Channel (9am through 3am Saturday).
Also, there are new episodes of Batman: The Brave and The Bold (7:30pm) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (9pm, and it's a double bill of "Grievous Intrigue" and "The Deserter") on Cartoon Network. And there's an all-new Better Off Ted on ABC at 8:30pm (along with a rerun of the first episode of the new season at 9:30).
And if even that isn't enough, then AMC would like your attention: They're showing Voyage to The Bottom Of The Sea at 9am, Alien Resurrection at 11:30am, and all three Matrix movies starting at 2pm. Of course, there's also 24 solid hours of Twilight Zone on Syfy, as well...
BBC America keeps running Doctor Who through to 8:30pm's US premiere of "The End of Time, Part Two," which'll hopefully be better than the first part.
BBC America also has the US premiere of Demons, the short-lived UK Dracula-related supernatural series. Otherwise, the day belongs to Syfy's horror movie marathon: 9am Venom, 11am Shallow Ground, 1pm Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, 3pm, Timber Falls, 5pm Flu Bird Horror , 7pm Splinter, 9pm The Midnight Meat Train, 11:00pm See No Evil, 1am Sunday Death Tunnel, 3am The Shaft.
Syfy has another movie marathon today, with a focus on monsters. It starts at 9am with Boa Vs. Python, before continuing with 11am's Manticore, 1pm's Beowulf, 3pm's Savage Planet, 5pm's The Bone Eater, 7pm's Swamp Devil, 9pm's Sea Beast, and ending with Eye of The Beast at 11pm... which just so happens to be the time that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen starts on AMC. It's almost like it was planned that way!


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Police clocked a "Dukes of Hazzard" style Dodge Charger at over 110 miles an hour in Houston, leading to a high speed chase at times topping 120 miles an hour. The chase didn't end at the side of the road, but in the suspect's apartment, with him hiding in the shower.
Not wanting to stop since he had marijuana in his car, the General Lee driver fled the cops and managed to escape into an apartment complex. The police spotted his parked Charger, ran his plates, and determined his address. They searched his apartment and discovered him hiding in the shower. His car was impounded and he faces charges of felony evading and marijuana possession.
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One way to practically guarantee a low-stress Thanksgiving is to plan and make things ahead of time. With so many recipes, decorating tips, and menu plans out there, it can be hard to figure out where to start! So we've created a list of some of the best Thanksgiving go-to guides online. These 10 sites offer everything from wine pairings to dessert ideas to advice on how to carve the perfect turkey. Start planning now... Thanksgiving Day will be here before you know it!
- Epicurious.com. Epicurious is the combined archives of Bon Appetite and Gourmet magazines. The recipes aren't always easy or quick, but they offer plenty of ideas, tips, how-to's and -- oh, yes -- recipes to make your mouth water.
- The Food Network. The repository of recipes from chefs made famous by the Food Network, including Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Tyler Florence, Paula Dean, and Alton Brown. There's something for every type of cook, from novice to expert, trendy to traditionalist.
- Smitten Kitchen. With recipes for everything but the turkey, the only reason to serve up the standard green bean casserole this year is that you can't live without it.
- The New York Times. The venerable newspaper has been covering Thanksgiving for generations, and their Thanksgiving round-up is extensive. Includes suggestions for wine pairings, how-to videos, and more.
- Allrecipes.com features fast, user-friendly recipes in general, but their focus on Thanksgiving is a busy working mom's dream come true.
- In a Vegetarian Kitchen offers vegetarian and vegan fare that goes far beyond your standard side dishes.
- Gluten-Free Thanksgiving sources. A Gluten-Free Guide points out some of the unexpected places gluten can lurk in traditional Thanksgiving dishes, and offers tips and recipes for those with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease; they also have some wonderful recipes at their new site, including some wonderful gluten-free Thanksgiving desserts. And Shauna James Ahern offers some great gluten-free recipes for Thanksgiving (and any other occasion) on her blog, Gluten-Free Girl.
- Cooking.com is perhaps better known for it's catalog of high-end cooking gear and gadgetry, but their website offers holiday recipes that you might not find anywhere else.
- Food & Wine. Solid recipes, practical tips and, of course, wine and cocktail ideas from the experts at Food & Wine magazine.
- Cooking Light. Looking for healthier versions of traditional Thanksgiving favorites? Cooking Light magazine has compiled quite a few, and offers suggestions for table setting and planning for first-time Thanksgiving hosts as well.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's (MS.N) global head of commodities marketing, Boris Shrayer, has left the bank, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Shrayer could not immediately be reached for comment at the bank's New York office and a spokesman for Morgan Stanley had no comment. The news was first reported on industry website SparkSpread.com.
Grant Brady, head of Americas corporate marketing, will take over some of Shrayer's responsibilities. Brady will report to Peter Sherk, head of North American gas and power trading in New York, and Michael Brennan, global head of oil trading in London, the source said.
Last month, Morgan Stanley said it would exit some agricultural products and European power and gas businesses, leading to the departure of around 30 traders.
In January, a managing director on Morgan Stanley's North American power and natural gas desk, left the bank. In September, three of the bank's European gasoline traders in Europe were set to join Swiss commodity trader Mercuria.
Wall Street banks have been shedding traders in recent years. Financial regulations in the Dodd-Frank Act and the Volcker Rule were designed to rein in excessive risk taking after the 2008 financial crisis, limiting revenue and bonuses in the sector.
Other regulations have sought to increase the amount of capital a bank must hold. Commodities trading is a capital-intensive business, requiring traders to put up millions of dollars at time in margin to secure trades.
On Wednesday, U.S. regulators proposed a plan that would force the country's largest banks to hold twice as much equity capital as is required by global regulations.
Morgan Stanley has long been one of the top five Wall Street banks in the commodity business.
The bank's physical assets have allowed it a bird's eye view of markets, providing an edge over competitors, said former executives, at times making it the envy of hedge funds and smaller trading shops that tried to replicate its success.
Just last year, Shrayer accepted an award on behalf of the bank for energy risk management and said its presence in physical commodities helped it "anticipate new market trends" and "remain on its toes" when it comes to assisting clients.
That conflicted with reports last year that the bank was looking to sell all or part of the business.
In October Chief Executive James Gorman said the bank had an obligation to explore "different structures" for its commodities trading business because new regulations were curbing the unit's trading activities.
In January, Gorman said the bank in the fourth quarter of 2012 posted its worst results in commodities trading since 1995.
Morgan Stanley may also be under pressure from the Federal Reserve over their ownership of physical commodity assets after its conversion to a financial holding company in 2008.
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The Network
The Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the Member States of the European Union decided to form an Association whose Constituent Assembly was held on March 10, 2004 at theFrench Cour de cassation with the financial support of the European Commission (AGIS program).
The Network of the Presidents provides a forum through which European institutions are given an opportunity to request the opinions of Supreme Courts and to bring them closer by encouraging discussion and the exchange of ideas.
Common Portal of Case Law
The meta-search engine of National Case Law was created by the Network of the Presidents of the European Supreme Courts. It has been released in April 2007 and allows to simultaneously query several search engines.
It is available to the public in its lite version (no translation of the judgments available).
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So far, so good with the rehabilitation of Lilo, according to her parents, but her dad is not too keen on her rumored next role as porn casualty Linda Lovelace.
The trouble starlet is wearing a court-mandated ankle bracelet that monitors alcohol intake after an L.A. judge last month ordered her to stay away from booze and drugs and submit to random testing. It's only been two weeks, but her parents are crossing their fingers that the wild child actress can change her ways and reignite her career.
"She's fine, she's good," her mother, Dina, told People magazine.
"I am happy for her," added her father Michael Lohan, who met with his ex-wife in a New York Family Court to resolve child support issues on Thursday. "She's on the straight an narrow. I hope it continues."
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But Lohan's father said he hates the idea of his 23-year-old daughter playing Lovelace in the upcoming film "Inferno." Early word is that the screenplay depicts the late adult movie legend being gang-raped, plied with drugs and abused. Not the best image for a young actress trying to get off the ropes.
"She better not do that Linda Lovelace movie," Lohan said. "Why would any parent want their daughter to do that?"
That their daughter is doing OK in rehab is not the only thing the estranged parents agree on these days. Access Hollywood reported the pair settled their child support issues amicably and that the former couple, after years of public feuding, plan to appear at Lindsay's next court date in L.A. on July 6.
Michael Lohan told Access he wasn't troubled that his daughter was showing off her new SCRAM bracelet by posing for photos.
"That doesn't bother me, I did [it] myself," he said, referring to a 2007 paparazzi photo shoot where he was photographed with a similar device on his own ankle.


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anshu Vidyarthi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Picante Fresh Mexican Grill
I am a restaurant owner/operator. I love the hospitality business, Love being able to bring people to our door and have them leave extremely satisfied. I love classic cars and motorcycles and am a huge music fan. This restaurant concept is fun, fresh and hot The music will be loud and the food will be fresch and hot!
I like cutting edge and avante garde ideas and culture but am also a big fan of the things that made us who we are. Basically a mix of the past and the present. Our current culture is a way of life, of connecting unlike ever before and I feel that this is an incredible time in the history of the world because there is never a moment when we are all NOT connected.
This restaurant concept is targeting all age groups. The concept is to be a healthy, lifestyle choice, Fresh Mexican Grill. Our food is prepared in an exhibition style kitchen, our staff is fun and the music is loud. Our 'Wall of Salsa' encourages our guests t be bold and create their own flavors. Our food can also be had in healthy lo-carb and lo-fat options. Therefore, our brand is a lifestyle.
The intention of this design is to be instantly recognizable. We are launching a brand, and not just a restaurant. Our logo will be worn on our uniforms, on hats, on T-Shirts and will be prominently featured on our store fronts. As a lifestyle choice, our logo should have sex appeal, should be current to our times and yet have a classic nature about it. Our brand is healthy and fun, appeals to people of all ages because of its flavors and style.
Picante is the Spanish word for Spicy or hot. There should be a chili pepper incorporated into the logo. The name 'Picante Fresh Mexican Grill' also needs to be featured in the design.
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Macon, the beauty of Burgundy is waiting for you The lovely city of Macon, known as Matisco when it was founded back to the 2nd century BC, is located in Burgundy (Southwestern part of France). It offers an impressive cultural heritage and provides beautiful landscapes. Learn more about Macon
Montpellier, a vibrant city
Montpellier, a pioneer of ecological urbanism Montpellier is one of the most important cities of France in terms of population. It is located in southern France, in the very heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon region and about 12 kilometres away from the Mediterranean Sea. Montpellier is a fast expanding city, and it is one of best places to experience the art de vivre of the southern region of France. This makes Montpellier an ideal holiday destination as well as a renowned student city. Montpellier is a pilot city for ecological urbanism in France. Discover its wide pedestrian area and blue decorated tramways. You'll be amazed to learn that its trams are designed by artists including Garouste, Bonetti and Christian Lacroix. Montpellier can also be visited by using the bike along the brand new bike path that follows the Lez River. The bike is also great to visit vineyards or to go to the beach. Learn more about Montpellier


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I'll never forget the day I sat down to watch my first Blu-ray on a full high definition television. It was Terminator 2: Judgement Day, one of my all-time favourite movies - a landmark film for special effects and large scale action. And suddenly it looked like somebody's home video.
The 'smoothness' inherent in the look of films on Blu-rays put me off the technology entirely, and rendered me highly skeptical regarding high resolution developments in general. None of which is more significant than Peter Jackson's much-discussed decision to shoot The Hobbit in 48 frames per second, as opposed to 24 frames per second, the industry standard for more than 75 years.
Despite my skepticism (and the technology's predominantly negative reaction at CinemaCon in April), I have a large degree of faith in Peter Jackson, and there's no filmmaker I'd more gladly follow into the medium's uncertain digital future.
So when I sat down to watch the film roll out at 48 frames per second at the media screening at Park Road Post last week, I was attempting to balance my high-rez phobia with an open minded approach.
That said, if there's anyone who'd potentially be put-off by the increased frame-rate, it would be me.
So imagine my surprise when the film began and I found myself drinking in the visuals. Make-up, props and sets are the first things to suffer with increased visual clarity, but Richard Taylor and the Weta Workshop gang have upped their game to the point where no such concerns arise in The Hobbit. The lived-in, multi-generational quality of the production design is maintained admirably.
The crystal clear, detail-enhancing 'look' of the film took a little getting used-to, but I was struck by how much the action scenes benefited.
One of Jackson's main arguments for 48fps has been that it allows you to perceive more of what is occurring on screen - I finally saw what he meant when the first of The Hobbit's many large-scale battles unfurled.
My eyes were able to take in all the background action and it greatly added to the richness of the scenes. My fears that the CGI would stick out like a sore thumb were unfounded.
For the first time, I could relate to the arguments for 48 fps, and even celebrate the technology. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. And it's nice to report that these kinds of reactions aren't the only ones the film is receiving.
But I can't help but feel this is a unique circumstance for the technology, and I'm still not sure that 48 fps should become an industry standard. While I loved how it was extolled in The Hobbit, I remain unconvinced that any subsequent films could live up to the level of craftsmanship and filmmaking prowess that Jackson and company display here, which is integral to the technology succeeding.
It's like using Avatar as an argument for 3D - it worked spectacularly in James Cameron's film for sure, but has any subsequent 3D film been as lovingly and meticulously crafted? I recently saw Ang Lee's Life of Pi (AMAZING!), and that's the only film I can think of that lived up to Avatar's promise, 3D-wise.
So I hope that the 48 fps technology is rolled out judiciously, and not simply applied to every big film that comes down the pipe. It's far from a flawless technique, and if The Hobbit proves nothing else, it's that the a serious degree of filmmaking craft must be applied so that the technology doesn't overwhelm the story.
Nobody is obligated to The Hobbit at the increased frame-rate of course, as it will also be showing in many cinemas projected in the traditional 24 fps. Thirteen Auckland cinemas are showing it at 48 fps, four in Wellington, and innumerable screens in smaller centres also have the 48 fps option. So it's up to the individual really.
My heart will always lie with the the grainy look of the films I grew up on, but The Hobbit has shown me that with the right amount of care and attention, 48 frames per second can be a glorious thing.
Will you be seeing The Hobbit in 48 fps? Do you think Peter Jackson is pushing the industry forward? Comment below!


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NewEnterpriseFactory necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
New Enterprise Factory
New Enterprise Factory was founded by entrepreneurs who have a passion for the missions of non-profits and have served as senior executives with large non profits. New Enterprise Factoryworks with organizations -- mostly non profits -- to design, launch, and scale revenue-generating ventures. Our team thinks like entrepreneurs and has a keen sensitivity about respecting and honoring nonprofit missions, perspectives and operational nuances.
The name New Enterprise Factory is spot-on for our value proposition:
New: we generate new revenue initiatives expertly.
Enterprise: we focus on larger opportunities with high ROI.
Factory: we do this all the time, with a process, and our approach generates regular, high-quality results.
We help those who want to be more entrepreneurial in the nonprofit sector take the leap with those who have the vision and guts to take the lead.
We are focused on mission-based revenue generation, and we have an excellent track record of delivering outrageous results. Many have said we make big promises and then over-deliver.
Our goal is to establish New Enterprise Factoryas the go-to company for helping non profits uncover revenue streams that are buried or unrealized. New Enterprise Factoryfinds the profit in non-profits by identifying and leveraging underutilized assets.
1) Decision-making executives at non profits with revenues above $2 million or who have the ability to seed project with $15,000.
2) Non profit executives with an interest in entrepreneurial activity who have access to the funds and decision making power to launch new ventures.
3) Non profit board members who are entrepreneurial in their thinking and have influence with their board and directors
4) For profit organizations that seek to work with non profits to enhance their brands and generate revenue.
We require a logo that can be flexible and appear in many forms and formats. This should include a word treatment on the site name, an icon to represent the company on the web site and as well as various identities online (such as a corporate twitter account, Facebook page, etc.). The logo should be able to work with a variety of color treatments (such as black and white, or using a single color on a card, or an embroidered T-Shirt) and in a variety of situations (Stickers, tradeshow booths, t-shirts).
This is a service that is going to appeal to people trying to make an impression and imprint on the Web. It should be in harmony with design seen in clean, attractive blog themes and well designed, popular web applications.
We'll want a vector file at the end of the contest (AI, EPS) as well as any composite stuff you've done with Photoshop.
The tone of the logo should be:
-Creative, innovative, passionate, energetic
-Professional, respectful, crisp.
-Results and outcome oriented.
-Dynamic, forward thinking and visionary
-A traditional foundation with a slight edge.
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1WeddingSource necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
OK..so here we are again. After getting our design and logo from 99Designs, we love this site. Our goal with this page is to entice Professional Wedding Vendors (DJ's Photographers, etc..) to advertise on our site....Oh yea...it is absolutely FREE. With enough wedding vendors participating and our new CEO "a SEO" expert, we intend of becoming a dominate leader in the online wedding space. PSD file only!!
The main GOAL of this page is to display all the FREE benefits of becoming a member of our site. This page is strictly targeting Professional Wedding Vendors...not brides. The Goal is to display all the FREE benefits and get a Wedding Vendor to Opt-In with just a few fields to fill out and BOOM....they now have access to all of these great useful and easy to use tools and benefits to market their business and increase wedding bookings.
- Our Homepage: http://weborizeit.com/proj/html/1weddingsource/
- Please keep the same blue/pattern background as well as static logo to the top left.
- Must also include a box that reads: LOGIN TO YOUR ACCOUNT with an email field and Password Field. also a check bot that reads remember me...log in button and text link that reads Forget your password? Almost identical to http://www.weddingwire.com/vendor/VendorHome but have it match our site.
- Navs to include:- About Us
- Testimonials
- Demographics
- Press Releases
- Targeted Bridal Traffic
- Search Marketing Products
- Careers
- Contact Us- Main objective is to Display all of the FREE benefits of becoming a member of 1WeddingSource....and emphasize the word FREE. We would like to create cute but business professional cartoony icons for each of the benefits. Benefits to include:- Personalized Storefront
- Ratings and Reviews
- Easy to use Photo Galleries
- Video Upload and Sharing
- Qualified Bridal Leads
- Targeted Bridal Traffic
- Custom Marketing Tools
- Very own Business Blog
- $5 for $5,000 Vendor Membership- This is a membership that Brides will pay $5.00 (one time fee) and have the ability to see about $5,000.00 + in Wedding Savings and Discounts that our active wedding vendors will participate in...For example...a limo guy might throw up a promotion...2 Free additional Hours with booking before Dec 15th...when mentioning this code LIMO2FREE (Value $700.00 @ $350.00 per hour)
- Maximum Search Exposure
- Network with other Wedding Professionals- The Top Right Quartile "above the fold" there should be a small to mid sized Video Box that will play a Video of our CEO Speaking. Under neath the Video Player please put: Tips and advice from our CEO, "Search Engine Optimization Expert" Brad Fallon. Then a brief Bio of Brad that reads "Brad Fallon is the CEO of 1WeddingSource, Inc., and founder of Smart Marketing, a network of wholesaleand retail e-commerce businesses. Beginning with a $2,000 start-upinvestment for My Wedding Favorsin January, 2004, Brad's online businesses grew from $1.2 million infirst year revenue to $7.8 million in 2005 and $32 million in 2006." Use something like this: but smaller to apply to the design - a video of Brad: http://freeiq.com/bradfallononthevi…eeiq...but make the video box slightly nicer.
- Underneath that I would like to include 2-3 smaller Video Testimonials.
- I would also like to include about 3 text testimonials. Something like "95% of the brides who contact me through 1WeddingSource have requested to come in for a consultation. The brides love seeing the reviews from my past clients." Angel Dobson from Dobson Photography
- Make this stand out "Join Now - Absolutely FREE"
- Ask for these fields: "STEP 1"- Company Name
- First Name
- Last Name
- Zip Code
- Category: Drop Down "Photography"
- also please disclose "please select the category that best suites your business."
- Email
- Business Phone:
- Try not to use the word ADVERTISE.


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Receive your master's degree in counseling from a part-time program that offers all the benefits of a full-time experience.
In Drake University's Master of Science in Counseling program, you'll interact with and learn from expert faculty who are committed to excellence in research and teaching and service to the profession. In addition to coursework and professional experiences, you can bolster your resume through participation in research projects overseen by Drake faculty, publication of research, or by attendance at state and national conferences.
The program is designed for working adults. Classes are held on Drake's campus on evenings and weekends, so you can continue to work full time while you complete your degree.
The Master of Science in Counseling offers three specializations. All students complete a core set of classes. You will also select one or more of the specializations to complete, depending on your educational and career goals.
The three specializations are:
All Master of Science in Counseling specializations meet the licensing and certification requirements for Iowa:
While many graduates remain in Iowa after graduation, graduates do seek employment in other states and countries. If you wish to practice mental health or school counseling outside of Iowa upon graduation, contact the American Counseling Association or the American School Counseling Association, respectively, to learn about academic requirements in a specific state of interest.
Master of Science in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or School Counseling are both accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Porgrams (CACREP).
Master of Science in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
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Managing broadleaf weeds in warm-season turf
Weed management is an integrated process that employs good cultural practices as well as the intelligent selection and use of herbicides to give the desirable turfgrass a competitive advantage over weeds. The first step to successful weed management is proper identification. Because mowing removes flowers and seedheads, turfgrass managers often must identify weeds on the basis of vegetative structures, such as ligules, leaves and stems. This can be challenging, but weed references can make the job easier (see box, "Weed references," page Contractor 5).
Winter-annual weeds germinate in late summer through early fall when daytime temperatures consistently are in the 70s. They grow through the winter months and flower or produce seedheads during late winter and early spring. Winter weeds are sneaky because they blend with the turf in the fall and early winter months and do not become noticeable until late winter when growth spurts, along with seedheads and flowers, produce a ragged-looking turf.
Summer-annual broadleaf weeds start to germinate in early spring when soil temperatures consistently remain in the mid-50s. They grow through the summer months and flower during late summer and early fall. Summer-annual weeds die with the first killing frost in fall. Perennial weeds live more than 2 years. However, in reality, some perennial broadleaf weeds act similar to winter-annual broadleaf weeds in that they thrive through spring and then dieback during the heat of the following summer. Conversely, other perennial broadleaf weeds act similar to summer annuals where they thrive through summer and dieback with frost in fall.
Scouting Information regarding which weeds occur, where they occur and their relative level of occurrence is needed to make informed management decisions on which control option(s) to consider. Scouting simply means breaking the turf area into logical sections and determining which weeds are present and at what level. It's typical to break lawns into front, back and side yards. Due to their visibility, front lawns generally require control implementation first, followed by the sides and finally the back yard. Golf courses are sectioned into tees, fairways, greens and roughs for each hole. Roughs receive the least attention for weed control while greens and tees receive the most. Scouting can be as elaborate as estimating the percent weed cover for each unit or, more realistically, involve a simple rating system for each weed that is "widespread," "spotty" or in a single patch. The owner or manager of the turf site generally will determine the threshold levels for treatment based on personal preferences or other factors unique to the site.
The optimum scouting time for winter-weed control is early fall (October or November) with a follow-up in early spring (March or April). The fall scouting allows early detection and assessment of each weed present. The early spring scouting identifies weeds that escaped control of herbicides that the turf manager applied previously, and indicates where they are likely to occur the following winter season.
Herbicide selection and use Post-emergence herbicides are effective only on visible weeds. Young (two- to four-leaf stage) and actively growing weeds are the most susceptible and require the least amount of herbicide for good control. At this stage, herbicide uptake and translocation readily occur and weeds have weaker root systems. If you wait until plants are larger, translocation of applied materials will be reduced, making it more difficult to control mature plants and possibly injuring turf if higher rates are necessary to achieve weed control.
You should only use post-emergence herbicides when weeds are actively growing. This primarily occurs when temperatures are between 40 and 80oF and good soil moisture is available. Applications outside this temperature range or when soil is dry typically act too slowly to be effective or result in excessive turf damage.
Broadleaf weed control Several pre-emergents provide some broadleaf weed control, including some known more as grass pre-emergents (see Table 2, facing page, for a listing of sources of the following herbicides). Thus, for specific types of infestations, you may achieve good control with them. However, isoxaben provides the broadest range of pre-emergence broadleaf weed control in turf. You must apply isoxaben before broadleaf weeds germinate. Tank-mix isoxaben with another pre-emergent such as prodiamine, dithiopyr, pen-dimethalin or oryzalin if you expect annual bluegrass, crabgrass or other grassy weeds.
Atrazine and simazine are the backbone products for post-emergence broadleaf weed control in warm-season turfgrasses such as centipedegrass, St. Augus-tinegrass, zoysiagrass and bermudagrass. For winter-annual weeds, use these materials in mid-fall (November) for optimum control. For summer-annual weeds, mid- to late-spring applications are best. A follow-up application may be necessary 3 weeks later for total control.
For broadleaf weeds that these herbicides do not effectively control, an application of one or more post-emergence products-2,4-D; 2,4-DP; MCPP; MCPA or dicamba-is necessary (see Table 3, page Golf 8, and Table 2, facing page, for heribicide listings). A two- or three-way combination is generally needed for satisfactory results. Control depends on the maturity of the weed: Younger weeds are easiest and most economical to control. Thus, for winter annuals, you ideally should initiate applications in November to take advantage of these younger, more succulent plants. If you wait until March or April to attempt control, you will have to make sequential applications 10 to 14 days apart, thus increasing your costs. Later applications also may delay turfgrass green-up and require more time for herbicides to work. For summer-annual weeds, mid- to late-spring applications are best.
Until recently, traditional broadleaf-herbicide combinations were the main control chemicals for broadleaf weeds. New chemistries such as triclopyr, clopyralid and quinclorac (see Table 2 for sources) provide alternatives to the traditional materials mentioned above. Confront is registered on certain warm-season grasses while Turflon is best on cool-season grasses (see Table 1, above, for turfgrass tolerances to herbicides). Quinclorac, though more of a grass herbicide, also controls dandelion and clover. Although these new herbicides provide a wider array of materials from which to choose, economics and turf tolerance still are factors you must consider before use.
Remember to check for restrictions on the use of herbicides around trees and shrubs. Also keep in mind that if you do not attempt to control weeds until they are large (spring for winter annuals or late summer for summer annuals), you should expect slow results and the need for multiple applications. However, you can achieve success with a combination of proper turfgrass management supplemented with persistent, well-timed and appropriate herbicide use.
The section on page Contractor 4 lists several tough-to-control broadleaf weeds of warm-season turf, along with control options that I typically recommend for them. These are not necessarily the only effective options, and may not be appropriate in all situations. Always read and follow the label any time you use herbicides.
Dr. Bert McCarty is professor of turfgrass science at Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.).
Weed references Weed references with photos or high-quality drawings are indispensable tools for accurate weed identification. An excellent weed identification guide is Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses, available through Clemson University for $8.00. Call (864) 656-3261 for ordering information. This publication is also available through the Cooperative Extension Services in Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
* Chamberbitter, niruri or gripeweed (Phyllanthus urinaria)-photo on page Contractor 1 This small summer annual is an "escape" from the ornamental-nursery industry. Its flowers are inconspicuous, and the green, warty fruit are attached directly to undersides of branches. Control: Products containing atrazine or simazine applied twice, 30 days apart, provide good control. Prompt (a pre-mix of atrazine and Basagran) also works well. Products containing two- or three-way broadleaf-herbicide mixes applied at least twice, 7 days apart, also work in tolerant turfgrasses (check the label). Begin treatments in spring when the weeds are small.
* Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora) This summer annual has fleshy, creeping stems that root at the nodes. The leaves are small, as are the inconspicuous blue to purple flowers. Control: Products containing atrazine or simazine applied twice, 30 days apart, provide control. Prompt also is effective. Tank mixes of MSMA or DSMA with Sencor, or multiple applications of two- or three-way broadleaf herbicide mixes, also provide good control but may be phytotoxic to certain turfgrass species. Check labels for precautions.
* Lawn burweed or spurweed (Soliva pterosperma) This low-growing winter-annual broadleaf weed has narrowly divided leaves and small, inconspicuous flowers. The fruits have sharp spines.
Control: Pre-emergence or post-emergence applications of simazine or atrazine in mid-fall provide excellent control. Prompt and Sencor also work well in tolerant turfgrasses. Repeat applications of two- or three-way broadleaf-herbicide mixes containing 2,4-D; MCPP; dicamba; or 2,4-DP also provide control. The key to controlling this weed is to apply herbicides in the fall when weeds are small.
* Matchweed (Phyla nodiflora)-top photo, at right This is a mat-forming perennial with hairy stems. Its stems root at the nodes and the leaves exhibit large "teeth" toward their tips. The flowers are rose-purple or white in a head at the tip of a long stalk, resembling a match head. Matchweed prefers sandy coastal plains.
Control: Products containing atrazine or simazine applied twice, 30 days apart, provide control. Prompt also is effective. Two- or three-way broadleaf-herbicide mixes applied at least twice, 7 days apart, also work in tolerant turfgrasses.
* Pennywort or dollarweed (Hydrocotyle spp.)-middle photo, at right The leaves of this rhizomatous perennial are umbrella-like with the petiole attaching in the center of the leaf. This weed prefers moist-to-wet sites.
Control: Products containing atrazine or simazine applied twice, 30 days apart. Prompt also works well. Two- or three-way broadleaf-herbicide mixes applied at least twice, 7 days apart, also work in tolerant turfgrasses. Begin treatments in fall.
* Florida betony (Stachys floridana) This is a perennial that grows from segmented white tubers resembling a rattlesnake's rattle. The stems are square, and the flowers are white to pink.
Control: Products containing atrazine or simazine applied twice, 30 days apart, provide control, as does Prompt (BASF's combination of atrazine and bentazon). Two- or three-way broadleaf herbicide mixtures applied at least twice, 7 days apart, also work in tolerant turfgrasses.
* Virginia buttonweed (Diodia virginiana)-photo above This perennial reproduces from fleshy roots, cut plant pieces and seed.
Control: You can achieve post-emergence suppression with 2- or 3-way herbicide containing 2,4-D; dicamba; or MCPP. 2,4-D is the most effective of these, so use combination products with a high concentration. Repeat the application in 3 to 4 weeks.
If only a few plants are present, physically dig them out. Remove all plant parts and soil, then refill the site with fresh soil and weed-free sod.
* Wild garlic/wild onion (Allium spp.) Most people recognize these cool-season perennials with their hollow, stem-like leaves.
Control: You can obtain post-emergence control with Image 1.5L at 2 pints per acre in December. Perform a repeat application with 1 pint per acre in early March. Add 0.25 percent nonionic surfactant (1 quart per 100 gallons). You also can get satisfactory control with 2,4-D LV ester, alone or in two- or three-way combination products. Treat in November, March and again the following November. In dormant turf, you can safely use Roundup Pro 4L at 1 pint per acre, with a repeat application in 3 to 4 weeks.
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Wellington to be bowled out for below 100.
Harry Boam must love this in a selfish way. He might score a promotion if the guys above him keep this up.
Sam Wells was on this weeks episode of the Cricket Company for anyone that's interested. They had some bowling footage but it was only net training and he was coming in of about 10 paces.
Bugger, missed this weeks episode. So what was the info on Wells?
EDIT: When you saw him live was it a longer run up?
Wells is a batting allrounder IMO.
If he can reproduce last years form with the ball then he's a rounded allrounder imo, at least in first class cricket.
Someone who can average 35 with the bat and 32-35 with the ball would be pretty good at six or seven.
What I like about him is he's opened the batting in lower levels and commentators say he moves his feet well, which bodes well for his quick innings being proper cricket strokes rather than brute force which is often the case with free scoring allrounders.
He has done well in pressure situations this season. Update the Wells Watch Imo.
Sam Wells Watch
Last Year
478 runs at 59.75 from 12 innings with two centuries
21 wickets at 24.42 with two five wicket hauls
115* vs Wellington against McKay, Bowden, Tugaga, Rhodes, Woodcock, Schaw. In at 6/148
102* vs Wellington (Franklin, Lamb, Edwards, Ryder, Tugaga, Woodcock) in at 4/32
86 vs Auckland (Bates, Shaw, Shaw, de Grandholmme, Nethula) in at 4/141
56 vs Canterbury (Bennett, van Beek, Astle, Hiini, Donnelly) in at 5/132
50 vs Central Districts (Thompson, Mason, Kuru, Rance) in at 4/151
5/75 vs Canterbury (440)
5/26 vs Central Districts (190)
This Year
74 vs Auckland (Tuffey, Mills, Adams, Shaw, de Grandholmme, Bhuphinder) in at 5/51
70 vs Northern Districts (Aldridge, Boult, Scott, Yovich, Boult, Devcich) in at 4/38
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Publisher Activision has asked a US court to reject a claim made by legendary guitar manufacturer Gibson that the hugely popular Guitar Hero game - even Bill Gates likes it - spanks a software patent owned by the plank producer.
Gibson has yet to file a formal complaint of its own, but it says it contacted Activision in January to show how it believes Guitar Hero violates a patent it filed in 1999. The patent details a way of using virtual-reality hardware to simulate participation in a musical concert.
Gibson wants Activision either to license the patent or to halt sales of all Guitar Hero games, of which there are already numerous versions.
In a statement, Gibson said that it has tried to resolve the problem company-to-company. For its part, the games publisher said in a statement of its own that it disagrees with applicability of Gibson's patent and so is seeking legal clarification.
Guitar Hero was first released in 2005. Activision claims that by waiting so long before voicing a complaint, Gibson tacitly gave the publisher a licence for its technology.
Ironically, the two companies already have an agreement allowing Activision to model Guitar Hero's electronic guitar controller, and virtual ones used in the game, on Gibson's real-life instruments.
Last year, US rockers The Romantics sued Activision for use of the band's hit What I Like About You in game sequel Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The lawsuit claimed the game used a sound-alike imitation of the song and not the band's master recording.
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Mist of Stagnation is a multiplayer FPS/RTS hybrid that will put you into fast paced, objective based game play, in a Steam Punk world. Two teams will battle for control of the few remaining resources left on the war ridden planet, in order to advance their technology. The core game play will be based on gathering resources in the forms of Control Points, to then be used by a 'Commander System' to build upgrades for their team. Upgrades to weapons, vehicles, and armor to name a few will be the fundamentals for a winning team. Can you survive as the Commander, or work your way up the chain of command and lead your team to victory? Will you fight on the front lines or lead from the rear? Can you make the important decisions that will determine the outcome of the battle, or are you a natural born killer? Throw on some goggles and lace up your boots, salvation lies ahead in the Mist of Stagnation.
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The SensiFAST™ Probe Hi-ROX Kit has been developed for fast, highly reproducible real-time PCR and has been validated on all commonly-used real-time instruments that require a high concentration of the passive reference dye ROX. SensiFAST Probe has been formulated for use with dual-labelled probes, including TaqMan®, Scorpions® and molecular beacon probes.
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Vid The Alliance for Wireless Power has approved its own standard and is promising products soon in the hope that its superior technology will help it fight back against rival Qi's first-to-market advantage.
The Qi standard is being pushed by the Wireless Power Consortium, and is already in the Nexus 4 and Nokia Lumia phones, but the Alliance still reckons its ability to charge from a greater distance and simultaneously charge multiple devices will win out - despite the competition's efforts to implement the same functionality.
The Alliance standard is known as a4wp, at least until the newly formed "brandling committee" can come up with something better. Version one was locked down last week and now the Alliance is working on conformance criteria and testing, and a new video showing exactly why a4wp is superior to the Qi standard:
The latest versions of Qi, being shown off at CES, can charge multiple devices, and spatial freedom (charging from a few centimetres away) will be covered by extensions to the standard... but the a4wp, as the vid shows, does that better right now.
It's all in demonstrations, however. We don't know how well it's going to work in the real world as there aren't any a4wp products yet, unlike Qi. Spatial freedom is supposed to let us forget about charging entirely, letting our devices sip power from chairs, cars and desks without us consciously deciding to connect them, even wirelessly.
The existing kit from Qi, including Nokia's Lumia and Google's Nexus 4, is some way off that - one might not have to plug in a cable but one does have to place the phone in roughly the right location - so if the Alliance can make the technology work then there is still a market to grab.
But probably not for long. The Alliance claims 30 members, but most of them are chip makers and many have joined both sides. The only names which matter are Qualcomm and Samsung, with Samsung still (characteristically) hedging its bets with membership of the Consortium while publically backing the Alliance, unlike Nokia, Motorola, LG, HTC, Huawei and more than a hundred others who are exclusively with the Consortium.
The battle, like so many others, is about patents and who makes money off wireless charging in the long run, while actual users are the last to get a say in what technology wins. However, it seems unlikely the mass market is going to support two incompatible standards so there will be winners and losers here, eventually. ®
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Statistician-extraordinaire Nate Silver spoke to a packed audience at the Athenaeum on Thursday, Sept. 19, about how we look at data and information, sharing insights from his famously accurate predictions of the state-by-state outcomes of the 2012 Presidential election, and conveying some best practices for accurately analyzing and using data and information, separating the "signals" from the "noise."
Silver began with a history of key technologies such as the printing press, that spurred historical shifts, transforming how humanity dealt with information. He noted how history and prediction are two sciences closely linked, since historical data is often key to predictions. He discussed the changes that are occurring from the emergence of "big data" but warned that large volumes of data do not supplant the scientific method and theory, structure for organizing and understanding of data and information.
In discussing failures of prediction, Silver said not enough robust analysis of data can be one culprit. Another problem in our current age is the rapid speed of data transmission, which can spread false information quickly. These problems can be compounded by the bias of pundits and news sources, also by news organizations that are more apt to report false information in their rush to be the first to report a story.
In discussing the lessons of 2012 and how his organization, fivethirtyeight.com, got the Presidential election right, when so many got it wrong, Silver cited three simple steps that led to that accurate prediction:
1) Averaging all the poll data available—
"Reduce the noise," he said. "Instead of being distracted by all the outliers here and there, the question is 'what's the central tendency.'" According to Silver, news organizations tend to focus on the outliers. "If you can count polls, you are ahead of most of the pundits in America," he said.
2) Looking at the Electoral College path to victory for each candidate, counting up to 270-- the number of Electoral votes it takes to win the election
3) "Thinking in terms of probability"
He continued: "A lot of models … are really just putting a lot of simple and intuitive things together in a coherent way."
His suggestions for accurate analysis:
1) Think probabilistically
2) Survey the data landscape
3) Know where you are coming from—know your own positions, biases, and weak spots when looking at data, since they affect your perception of the information
4) Try and err
What makes data rich, according to Silver?
5) Quantity ("large volume of data")
6) Quality ("reliable inputs")
7) Variety ("observations collected under a wide variety of conditions")
Nate Silver is one of the nation's most influential political forecasters and popular statisticians. In 2008, Silver founded his blog, FiveThirtyEight.com, which provides a data-driven analysis of everything from politics to technology to sports. The site drew acclaim for providing in-depth and accurate political forecasts of the 2008 and 2012 national elections. According to one statistic, on the eve of the national election in 2012, one in five people going to The New York Times website were visiting FiveThirtyEight.
Silver's influential role in political forecasting was by no means a given for an economics major from the University of Chicago interested in baseball. In 2002, Nate Silver was working as a consultant for the accounting firm KPMG when he developed a new method for predicting the performance of baseball players, which was quickly acquired by the Web site Baseball Prospectus. Using his knowledge of statistics, Silver engaged himself for a time playing professional poker before becoming interested in political predictions. After the 2008 presidential election when he correctly predicted the results of the primaries and the presidential winner in 49 states, his blog became an overnight sensation.
In September 2012, Silver published, The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—but Some Don't.


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Pete Hayes necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 207 diseños de 63 diseñadores freelance.
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Our firm, Chief Outsiders provides part-time Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) to mid-sized and growth companies. Unlike a typical marketing consulting company, our CMOs actually become part of the CEO's staff, bringing an outsider perspective directly into the company's executive team.
Our company's ambition is to grow a firm of 300 consultants, worldwide. So having an identity that works globally is a must.
Our identity needs to appeal to CEOs and presidents of small and mid-sized companies, their board of directors, private equity firms, and sometime the Chief Financial Officer. They want a firm they can trust.
Also, our brand must attract and retain top marketing executives as our CMOs. It needs to be a company experienced marketing leaders want to be a part of. They want a firm that's passionate and impactful.
We are re-branding our marketing firm, Chief Outsiders.
We are abandoning our current logo and identity (American Indian) due to the unnecessary political baggage some people associate. We did, however, like the boldness of the colors. However, we realize we need to find a balance between boldness and appropriateness to our targets, who are largely more conservative, especially in viewing a potential marketing executive consultant.
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This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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Reasoning about actions forms the basis of many tasks such as prediction, planning, and diagnosis in a dynamic domain. Within the reasoning about actions community, a broad class of languages, called action languages, has been developed together with a methodology for their use in representing and reasoning about dynamic domains. With a few notable exceptions, the focus of these efforts has largely centered around single-agent systems. Agents rarely operate in a vacuum however, and almost in parallel, substantial work has been done within the dynamic epistemic logic community towards understanding how the actions of an agent may effect not just …
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