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Like vultures circling the half-dead carcass of hapless desert hunter, accessory makers will be swooping in to take advantage of the iPad's hype. Some already have and if Tom Bihn's accessory bags are any indication, the iPad hasn't really met accessory makers yet. Both the Cache and the Ristretto appear to be made for another product and at the last minute, got an 'iPad' pasted over the top, but come on Tom, you could do better. If the above designs catch your fancy, the marketing report below may just put you over the top.
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Holding on to Preciousness with Miami Wedding Photography Assignment
Wedding occasions are precious in their emotional value. It is a solemn occasion, expressed in heartfelt joy. When couples share their commitments of a beautiful life, the moment is always ethereal. The guests remember their personal experiences, share them, and the ambience soon blossoms into the most beautiful celebration. Wondrous frames create themselves every moment, and the Miami wedding photographer saves them in his/her camera.
Miami has a bright reputation of hosting luxurious celebrations, and each wedding blends in the spirit in uniqueness. A good photograher is quick to understand the invisible dynamics between people, showing up in glances, smiles, and physical gestures. A wedding is an intimate moment. Preserving the aesthetics of intimacy requires an eye for details. Soul Echo Studios are award winning photographers, with visions shaped by many years of niche experience.
Good people to appoint
The wedding photographs are special in every way. You still love to see your parents wedding photos. You want your children to feel the spirit of the amazing event that brought them to the world. You must appoint a photography service after looking up their portfolio. In addition, make it a point to talk out all your concerns to the wedding photographers in Miami.
Maintaining clear communications is very important in finding the right people. The photographer must be able to appreciate the importance of the event in your life. Sensitivity is an essential character trait in the best photographers.
Friendly professional interactions
See if the Miami wedding photography service can help you to choose a good venue. You can always benefit by taking into account a photographic viewpoint. Besides, the professional experience of the artist can be very helpful in finding a nice place for the reception. Maybe, you have an intimate ceremony for only a few people in mind. You may want to have an outdoor beach ceremony.
A good photographer must be able to capture the transient amazement at any venue. Talking the details in person also helps you to open up and be comfortable. The comfort helps the photographer to blend in with the occasion and hold on to the most special moments of your life.
Creating magic with details
Spontaneity must be the priority of a photographer. Posed frames are good, but they may not capture the naturalness of interactions. Check the photography portfolio to confirm this aspect. See if the shots are candid and expresses the connections between people in the frame. The images must be attractive and tell a beautiful story altogether.
The best wedding photographer can describe the occasion in tiny details that you may not even notice. It is always pleasantly surprising to look up the vibrant images when the wedding is over. Technical faults, poor lights, and plain angles must not ruin the photos. Assess all aspects carefully in choosing the right people.
The engagement photographers must be able to assure you of an amazing experience. The exchange of engagement rings heralds the beginning of your lives' beautiful journey. Your happiness must reflect in your images. The photos should be able to capture the light of trust in your eyes, and in the sharing of happiness with your fiance/fiancee.
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Portia de Rossi has opened up about falling in love with TV talk show queen and comedienne, Ellen DeGeneres.
Joining her wife on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday, Portia revealed she fell for Ellen from the first time she "laid eyes on her," but turning that into a relationship – one which eventually blossomed into a marriage in 2008 – took some time.
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"It took me three years to actually tell her how I felt about her, because I was on 'Ally McBeal' at that time and I was not living as an openly gay person," Portia said. "I was closeted and very, very afraid that if I talked about being gay it would be the end of my career. So I wasn't about to then date the most famous lesbian in the world."
The two met "socially," according to Portia, who said she felt "that immediate draw" to Ellen.
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"Over those three years, we saw each other at parties or various things, but the one time that was the most significant was at a photoshoot," Portia said. "I just walked over to say hello to her and I couldn't believe it, but she turned around and it was like an arrow was shot through my heart. I was weak at the knees and I was overwhelmed with how I felt. But then it took me about 10 months to get the courage up to do something about it."
When asked why it was important that the two women tied the knot in 2008, Portia said it was an issue of "validity."
"It's important to be married because as a gay person, it's hard to know the difference between being married and having that kind of legal stamp of validity to your relationship," she said. "It's hard to know how that actually feels until it happens and that's why it's important that everybody have that feeling."
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And the actress is thrilled she made the leap.
"The thing about being a gay couple is that in the past you referred to your wife and there was quotation marks around it. There was always that chance that people would kind of snicker about it," Portia said. "Now it's fact. It's law. She's my wife. I get to say that she's my wife, and that's just the way it is."
Ellen added that their marriage has really made their relationship stronger.
"Anybody that's married knows there's a difference. It feels like you're home," she said. "There's an anchor. There's a safety. I'm gonna be with her until the day I die and I know that."
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Your vehicle's battery may be losing its drive for life. If you haven't checked it lately, there's no better time than now to have your car's battery tested and potentially replaced. Here's all you need to know about your vehicle's battery and how to change it.
How Does a Car Battery Work? And Why Do They Fail in Cold Weather?
Batteries rely on chemical reactions to supply the current. Colder weather can slow down these reactions and eventually the batteries can't supply enough current to keep up with the demand.
Cold batteries discharge faster than warm batteries. If you live in a colder climate where temperatures often fall below freezing, you should consider keeping your vehicle in a garage, insulating the battery, or even installing a trickle charger to keep it warm. If you're simply storing a battery, keep it in a cooler location and later bring it to room temperature before installing it.
How Often Should You Test Your Car Battery?
- If your vehicle is straining to start, be sure to have your battery checked.
- Have your car's battery tested every time you bring it in for routine maintenance, such as an oil change. Most shops will do it for free, so be sure to ask.
How Often Should You Replace Your Car Battery?
On average, car batteries tend to last around 3-5 years. The main differentiator between battery brands is the length of warranty, not quality. Have your car battery tested frequently to ensure it doesn't fail, stranding you in an inconvenient spot. If an automotive shop is recommending a car battery replacement based only on a maintenance schedule, double check before approving it. Confirm your vehicle maintenance schedule online, or ask the technician to show you the results of your battery's test.
How Do You Change a Car Battery?
While changing a battery, a good technician will clean off the clamps to make sure there's good contact between the battery terminals and the cables that deliver the punch to the starter. Even some corrosion can rob enough power to prevent the car from starting. Ask for a good protective spray to be the final touch of any surface. This protection will slow down the corrosion that will build up on the connections. A little extra work on the installation will really add up when it gets chilly.
What Should You Do When You Have a Dead Battery?
If faced with a dead battery, you have some options:
Call for roadside assistance.
If you're alone and without jumper cables, the best option is to call for roadside assistance. State Farm® offers Emergency Road Service coverage to make this hassle a lot easier.
Break out the jumper cables and get started.
Here's a great, in-depth guide to jumping your vehicle. To summarize the points:
- Pull the working vehicle next to yours, so both batteries are within reach of your jumper cables.
- Turn off both cars.
- Connect the Red (positive) cable to the dead car's positive (+) terminal. Then connect the Red cable to the donor car's positive terminal.
- Connect the Black (negative) clamp to the battery's negative terminal on the donor car. Connect the other Black clamp to the ground point on the donor car's engine.
- Allow both cars to charge for a couple of minutes.
- Start up the donor car for about five minutes. Then start the previously dead car, and wait another couple of minutes.
- If possible, drive your car for a bit to ensure the battery recovers.
Disconnect the battery and have it charged.
Disconnect your dead battery. Bring it to an auto parts retailer and have it recharged while you wait. If the battery is unsalvageable, you will have to purchase a replacement.
Save on Your Car Service
If you follow the steps provided and find yourself at the auto parts store waiting for them to charge your battery, you will likely end up buying one and having them install it. Most auto part stores offer this as a free service for most vehicles (typically excluding European vehicles with batteries in the trunk that also require a computer reprogramming).


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Well, the Holidays are quickly approaching and I am not even close to being ready. Instead of shopping and decorating, I've been continuing to play with my PaintShopPro program. I am one of the yearbook co-editors/advisors for my youngest's elementary school and the yearbook cover is due shortly. I've been designing it in PSP using some the features I've recently been learning. I took a break from all that and worked on a "Christmas Card" to post on this site. I used a template and green pointsetta scrapbook kit designed Sabre. You can find both the template and the kit here.
So anyway, Merry Christmas everyone! I will be posting more genealogy-relevant posts soon.


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Manual or automatic? While the two transmission types are not as different as they used to be, it's still a question to consider when shopping for a new vehicle.
Here are a few important things to note.
Transmissions, or gearboxes, help control a car's speed and torque (rotational force). The higher the speed, the higher the gear needed. Automatic cars shift gears on their own, while manual cars require you to shift gears with the stick shift. Today, a third hybrid option exists: the dual-clutch transmission. These cars appear to be automatics but have manual gearboxes that operate without a clutch pedal.
Here's how the two match up with some key selling points:
- Fuel Efficiency.
Cars with manual transmissions are traditionally known to be more
fuel efficient, but automatic transmissions have improved immensely. Today, fuel efficiency in most car
models varies by only a few miles per gallon depending on the transmission type. With a dual-clutch
transmission, you can get that slightly greater fuel efficiency of a manual with the convenience of an
- Price.
Manual transmissions are generally less expensive for automakers to install,
but the sticker price between the two types remains close. One thing to consider is resale value. Fewer
buyers may know how to drive a car with a manual transmission, but those looking for a sport or
performance vehicle may prefer the manual transmission, which could increase its resale value.
- Safety.
Studies haven't really shown whether one is safer than the other. Automatic
transmissions do allow you to keep both hands on the wheel at all times, while manual transmissions may
require more attentive driving. Your driving habits will play a larger role in your safety.
available for both automatic and manual vehicles can make a difference too.
- Variety. There are fewer and fewer manual cars made each year, but the variety is wider than it used to be. You can find heavy-duty trucks, sports cars and sedans with manual transmissions.


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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — University of Colorado police have arrested a 45-year-old man suspected of going on a drunken horseback ride through the city of Boulder.
Police spokesman Ryan Huff tells The Daily Camera (http://bit.ly/18K6Yvs ) that witnesses saw the man hit his horse and then occasionally wander into traffic near the school Monday afternoon. Patrick Neal Schumacher of Colorado Springs faces several charges, including animal cruelty and riding under the influence of alcohol.
Police say he had a small pug named Bufford in his backpack, as well as beer cans and a black-powder pistol in his saddlebag. Officers say he told them he was traveling from Larkspur, Colo., to his brother's wedding in Bryce, Utah, and that he had to make the 600-mile journey by horse because he lost his driver's license.
Now, wait a minute, please read the fine print…. this man had a pug in his backpack and a muzzle loader pistol. Why? Hitting his horse is a dick move… abuse and he needs to pay the price, but I would assume that many of us have ridden a horse (a beach in Mexico or Hawaii) drunk. Just maybe without a pug dog and black powder pistol in our backpacks!


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Introducing the Greenfield™ MV – The largest model of Lopi's new moderately priced Standing Pilot Millivolt Cast Iron Gas Stove Series!
The Greenfield™ MV is both a beautiful and economical way for you to heat your home, combining an elegantly proportioned cast iron design with more features and benefits than any other large value-priced gas stove available!
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Lopi's new Cypress™ GSR2 Gas Stove offers a unique and timeless presentation of fire, with clean lines and sleek styling. This fully loaded stove heats up to 2,000 square feet and comes standard with the beautiful, award-winning Ember-Fyre® Burner, convection fan, and the GreenSmart™ remote that allows you to control virtually every aspect of this stove from your favorite chair.
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These inserts are designed to provide comforting RADIANT heat PLUS Natural Convection, delivering optimum warmth throughout your home.
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The award-winning Deerfield™ stove combines graceful European castings with optimum performance to bring you a home heater that is both elegant and easy to live with.
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The FoxFire is Lopi's new premium large pellet stove that burns all grades of wood pellet fuel and features classic styling with a beautiful arched fire viewing area.
Lopi's top-selling Berkshire Gas Stove is now available in your choice of our original style featuring Cast Linenfold Side Panels, or our new style featuring 3-Sided Glass Fireviewing!
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Lopi's brand new series of Profile Faces are the perfect choice for anyone seeking a sleek, open face design for their gas insert. The tight, clean style of these faces provides a stunning accent to the fire while offering a transitional look that will complement any home's décor.
The Profile Faces feature four beautiful finishes, allowing you to create your own unique personalized look. Choose from Black Painted, Bronze Painted, Stainless Steel or Antique Copper finishes that are available with ALL Lopi® gas insert models!
The new 2015 ANSI Glass Barrier Standard states that as of January 1, 2015, all gas fireplaces and glass-fronted gas heaters (fireplaces, stoves and inserts) must be manufactured with 2015 ANSI-compliant glass screens or barriers if their glass surface temperatures exceed 172 degrees Fahrenheit.
Within the last year we have been very proactive in making sure we were ahead of the curve in our manufacturing process to accommodate this new safety standard. We began the transition of building ANSI-compliant products in summer, 2014 so that we would be able to continue manufacturing our gas products after the New Year without any setbacks.
Currently, our Lopi gas fireplaces, stoves and insert faces are being built and manufactured with 2015 ANSI-compliant safety screens, or they will be built with them on their next production run. *The only two Lopi gas products that do not currently have ANSI-compliant safety screens on them are the 21 TRV and the 564 Diamond-Fyre gas fireplaces. Once the 2014 inventory is sold out of these units we will manufacture them as ANSI-compliant models.
Any Lopi gas fireplaces, stoves and insert faces that were built and manufactured PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2015 are exempt from this standard and can still be purchased safely with no restrictions or timeframe limitations.
Our ANSI-compliant safety screen:
Safety is a major concern when burning a fire in any home; especially homes with small children. Children, like most of us, are fascinated by fire- and it is important to protect them from coming in contact with any hot surfaces. Even after the appliance is turned off, the surface temperatures remain hot for a period of time.
Outdoor living rooms and entertainment spaces are among the most requested room additions found in new home construction and remodels. A fireplace is the perfect accompaniment to any outdoor living space, as it provides warmth on those cool nights, as well as creates a relaxing ambiance and fun gathering place.
Add the beauty of fire to your outdoor living space with a gas fireplace from Lopi. All of our gas fireplaces are approved for outdoor installation. We offer a wide variety of gas fireplace styles to complement any living space, from traditional to contemporary, and everything in between.
*Fireplace must be installed in a covered porch or protected by a roof overhang.
Contact your local Lopi dealer if you have any questions about installing an outdoor fireplace.
The Lopi AGP pellet stove and insert are already known as the most reliable pellet appliances on the market. They are easy to own, easy to live with, and easy to maintain. Now they are officially certified by the EPA as some of the cleanest-burning pellet appliances on the planet!
The AGP freestanding stove is EPA certified at only 0.67 Grams/Hour, while the AGP insert is certified at just 0.66 Grams/Hour! These outstanding emissions rates not only meet, but surpass the particulate matter emission limit of 7.5 Grams/Hour, so you can feel good about burning these appliances in your home.
In some states it really pays off to purchase an AGP pellet appliance. For the remainder of 2014, Oregon state citizens can earn up to $288 in state tax credit with the purchase of the AGP pellet stove or insert, through the Oregon Department of Energy. Residents of the state of New York can also receive up to $1,500 through NYSERDA with the purchase of an AGP stove or insert, as long as their home is not being serviced by natural gas. In New York, households with an income of less than 80% of the county median may qualify for an incentive of $1,000 for the purchase of a new pellet stove in a primary residence, and an additional $500 if an existing wood or pellet stove is recycled
It is important to note that these appliances will achieve low smoke outputs and high efficiencies as long as they are properly operated and maintained. Both the AGP stove and insert have a 78% efficiency value. This is because they were not tested for efficiency and the 78% value is a default efficiency applied by the EPA to non-catalytic pellet heaters.
Travis Industries is volunteering this Friday-Sunday at the Emergency Response Headquarters in Arlington, WA with Operation BBQ Relief, a not-for-profit corporation ready to respond to natural disaster emergencies across the United States.
We will be providing hot lunches and dinners all weekend to the first responders of people who are working and volunteering to help the OSO mudslide tragedy. To donate or find out more information about Operation BBQ Relief, visit their website at BBQ Relief
The Lopi Cape Cod competed in the Next Generation Wood Stove Design Challenge and proved why we officially have the cleanest burning, most efficient wood stove on the planet that is certified by the EPA! The Alliance for Green Heat and Popular Mechanics sponsored the Wood Stove Design Challenge that was held on November 16 -19 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Twelve teams from around the world competed in the first international competition to build an affordable, cleaner-burning wood stove for residential heating. The Cape Cod had much success and won three of the eight awards given out at the Wood Stove Decathlon!
The Wood Stove Decathlon started because there's not much information on what the cleanest and most efficient wood stoves are and we wanted to educate consumers on how to identify them, said John Ackerly, President of the Alliance for Green Heat. He also said they wanted to give wood stoves a facelift by showing there really is a high-tech future for them.
We are proud to announce that the Cape Cod won first place in the People's Choice Award! The Cape Cod received the highest amount of votes out of the 15,000 votes that were casted. A big thank you goes out to everyone who voted for the Cape Cod in the People's Choice category, we couldn't have won without you! Please forward this message on to anyone who you asked to vote for us.
During the Decathlon, the stoves were tested and judged in six categories- Efficiency, CO Emissions, Particulate Emissions, Market Appeal, Affordability and Innovation. The Cape Cod took home first place awards for the Lowest CO Emissions and Market Appeal.
The Wood Stove Design Challenge was an overall success and gave us the opportunity to showcase not only the Cape Cod, but our revolutionary clean-burning technology, Hybrid-Fyre™ to people from all over the world. Ambassadors from Denmark and Finland, as well as United States Congressmen got to experience Hybrid-Fyre™ and all that our clean burning stove has to offer. We received $5,000 for our winnings and donated the money to the Alliance for Green Heat to give back and help them pay for the expenses of the Decathlon.
Although our stove did excellent and took home the prize for Lowest CO Emissions, keep in mind that the testing at the Wood Stove Decathlon was just a snapshot of emissions at the time being. The Cape Cod is a product that has been available on the market for the last twelve months and wasn't designed as a prototype for the competition. The Cape Cod was and still is EPA-certified as officially the cleanest burning, most efficient large wood stove in the world!
The Lopi Small Flush Wood Hybrid-Fyre insert is proud to feature the World's cleanest burning technology in a compact size never seen before in wood inserts! This unique insert is designed to fit into smaller, zero clearance masonry and fireplaces with its 14 inch depth, allowing for more installation options. Unlike other small inserts, it features a quick flue connection with a detachable flue collar for easy installation. It is flush to the hearth, meaning it does not extend out into the room and makes for a more finished fireplace appearance.
Judges announced today that the Lopi Cape Cod has been selected as a finalist
in the Wood Stove Design Challenge, the first international competition
to build an affordable, cleaner-burning wood stove for residential heating.
The finalists' stoves will be tested and judged on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., in November 2013. The winner will receive $25,000 cash.
The Wood Stove Design Challenge was launched by the Alliance for Green Heat,
an independent non-profit, to bring more innovation to a popular, widely used
renewable energy device. In selecting finalists, judges looked for designs that
could produce ultra-low emissions, high efficiency, in addition to innovation,
affordability, and marketability.
"The competition brings together innovators - whether established manufacturers
or backyard inventors - to improve America's most widespread residential
renewable energy device, the wood stove. We've seen how technologies like
oxygen sensors and catalysts have made today's automobiles far less polluting.
We're excited to help encourage a similar technological revolution in wood
stoves," said Jim Meigs, judge and Editor-in-Chief of Popular Mechanics.
The Cape Cod wood stove features breakthrough Hybrid-Fyre technology to produce
an incredibly clean burn (.45 grams/hour) with over 80% efficiency and virtually
no carbon monoxide. The Lopi Cape Cod is built by Travis Industries, America's
premier hearth manufacturer based in Mukilteo, WA.
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The Cape Cod wood stove features breakthrough Hybrid-Fyre technology to produce an incredibly clean burn (.45 grams/hour) with over 80% efficiency and virtually no carbon monoxide. The Lopi Cape Cod is built by Travis Industries, America's premier hearth manufacturer based in Mukilteo, WA.
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Standard non-standard route, which is the route that takes me along Madison Drive and next to the National Mall, America's front yard. I take disagree with this characterization because there's no National Gnome Statue or the Museum of Crabgrass or anything like that. I've looked.
I had one of those awkward mishaps where I might have cut off a turning cyclist or he might have cut me off (it was unclear, since we were crossing paths) and I hate when that happens. I think I said sorry. Sorry.
I'm a traffic jam magnet. I was riding on the path next to the reflecting pool and found myself stuck behind three gigantic maintenance dump trucks. Just another use for a multi-use path: driving on it!
23rd Street needs a road diet. It might have Celiac disease.
I met up with the Official Wife by the Foggy Bottom metro and afterwards rode over to Virginia Avenue to pick up the trails that I would take for most of the rest of the way to work. I find crossing the Rock Creek Parkway to be one of my distasteful things I'm ever asked to do on my bike. It always leaves a bad taste in my mouth and not just because I lick the road signs while I wait. It just really peeves me that a road through a park is turned into a one-way restricted use commuter highway during rush hour. Peeves me! Here's my peeved-eye view as I waited to cross:
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I counted 99 bicyclists riding in the opposite direction of the Capital Crescent Trail from the entrance at Water Street to the staircase at Manning Place. That's a lot of bicyclists. Two were on recumbents. All but three wore helmets. There were many, many reflective yellow jackets. There's definitely a stylistic dichotomy between the "ride on streets" riders and the "ride on path" riders that you could probably chalk up to a suburban/urban split, but which is probably actually based on the distances that each group rides, with the path riders typically covering more miles and preferring bikey clothes to make that more comfortable. I thought it was a pretty even mix of men and women. It definitely skewed older. The CCT is the CBS of DC bike infrastructure.
The climb up Macomb Street wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (it's been a while), nor were the hills on Loughboro and Nebraska. Traffic was reasonably sparse, at least until nearer the university, when I bailed to the sidewalk for a block before crossing the street and riding into the garage. I locked up my bike, gave myself a high five and continued on with the rest of my day.


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Lando (ランド, Rando) is a young citizen of the Tonika Village.
Lando was a child in Tonika Village before it was attacked. During its destruction, he was rescued by Dokku along with two others before leaving their home and meeting up with Leo and Miina along the way to Hachō Village.
Lando appears to be a more or less average boy with some knowledge of fishing. While he interrupted Leo in order to announce his own part in their fishing success, he stayed out of the argument that followed. He is equally as impressionable as his friends, admiring Naruto's rather basic ability to stand on water and attempting to emulate it repeatedly with Faz and Leo. He shows great love towards his new family, consisting of Miina, Faz, Sora, Leo, Dokku, Shiseru and himself.
Lando is a small boy with short, spiky black hair and round glasses. He wears casual clothings, like a green, short sleeved shirt over a grey t-shirt with black shorts and shoes with pulled up socks.
Part II
He, Faz, and Leo are fishing and due to Lando's knowledge, Leo manages to fill a whole bucket with fish. During the conflict between Leo and Faz, he remained silent and is seen surprised by Miina's melody she created with a wooden sticcado. They later flee from Naruto and Sakura, but are relieved when Naruto manages to save Dokku and Miina from falling down a bridge. They later prepare a meal and take a bath afterwards. Lando is as surprised as Leo and Faz by Naruto's ability to walk on water and tries with the other two to perform this technique as well. Anyway, they gave up after many failed attempts. He is later seen sleeping peacefully with the other four.
The next day, he and the other kids push a sick-looking Naruto to train them. At the beach of Hachō Village, he, Sora and Faz mourn about their families, but are happy as well when Naruto notes that there are indeed people who take care of them, referring to Shiseru and Dokku. He is shocked as the rest when Shiseru slaps Miina after the latter didn't stop to bother Naruto. When Disonasu and the Tonika Village Head appeared, he is disturbed as the rest after finding out the latter is just brought back to life. Reinforcements arrive from Konohagakure, giving Dokku and Shiseru enough time to bring the children to safety. After Kabuto and his forces retreat, Shiseru brings them home, where they sit stunned for several hours, until Faz breaks the silence by starting to cry about Dokku, who was kidnapped by Kabuto. Lando and the others also start crying, until Leo calms down and encourages them to save Dokku by themselves.
After taking the two remaining sounds required to activate the Saezuri to the ruins of Tonika Village, the children were greeted by Kabuto and Disonasu, who were holding Dokku captive. The group witnesses Disonasu activating the Ama no Hoko and as the Konoha-nin engage Kabuto's reincarnated shinobi, they flee the battlefield alongside Shiseru. During their escape, they nearly got hit by lightning caused by the Ama no Hoko, forcing them to go back since Dokku states that he could stop it as a former Tonika Village Guard. As they bid farewell, Dokku encourages Lando to take care of the others, since he is the oldest. Lando and the others cry as their new parents approach the Saezuri but follow them as Naruto lost control about himself and slowly takes the form of Kurama.
After Miina stopped Kurama's influence, Lando and the others beg Naruto to save Shiseru, who falls down a cliff at the moment. After Naruto saved her and defeated his clone, the group is elated and happily hugs him.


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Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Happy Birthday, dear elementaryhistoryteacher,
Happy Birthday to you!
I've spent the morning pondering over past birthdays. I have lots of memories of special days filled with food, fun, and friends. Fantastic gifts and creative party themes filled my youngster years. I remember all of the wonderful creative cakes ordered from the Rich's Department store bakery slathered in carefully constructed clowns, balloons, and later roses made from ooey, gooey frosting (not the new lite kind---I'm talking confectioner's sugar and Crisco…pure indulgence). These were so special my sister and I would scrape off some of the decorations and wrap them in aluminum foil and keep them safe in the freezer until months later when we could savor our birthday cake again.
Of course I have been thinking more about those milestone birthdays------age 10 (finally…double-digits), age 15 (learner's permit), age 16 (on my own in a car), age 18 (back in 1980 that meant being legal in Georgia----I could finally go and listen to a band and have a drink), age 21 (really legal but scary----no more Daddy support unless he offered), age 22 (wife), age 25 (mother), age 30 (oh my gosh!), age 40 (OH MY GOSH!), and now 44.
I suspect I need to get busy on that life 'to do' list because my next milestone---50---is looming ahead.
What's on your life 'to do' list? I really want to know…so stop lurking, take a minute, sign in and clue me in. That will be, dear reader, your present to me.
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- Dan Edwards said...
Happy Birthday! And many, many more!
Well, I have just a couple of years on you, but I really want to see more places. I haven't yet been to Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia or even Hawaii. I want to walk along part of Hadrian's Wall, see the family "castle" in Scotland (Thistlestane, near Lauder, Maitland Family [American Lauderdale Family]), Check out Ayrs Rock and the outback, snorkle coral reefs, see the Great Wall of China and the ruins of Silk Road Cities in the Taklamakin Desert, try to find where in Eastern Poland my great grandfather immigrated from, see more of our own great country, check out southern Africa........it just takes time, money and health. I also what to survive long enough to see my son's grown up, happy and established in life. And, hopefully, be telling my 85 year old wife how beautiful she still is and keep calling her "my bride."
You gotta have "someday".
- CaliforniaTeacherGuy said...
50 isn't something to dread, but something to look forward to. I've already passed it--and I survived! So, happy 44th, and may you reach 50 and 60 and 70, and omigosh, even 80 or 90--with grace and style, of course.
At the top of my to-do list is to quit procrastinating and to get into print the two books I've already written and the third that is is about 1/3 finished. I need some sort of self-publishing venture to supplement my meagre income as a teacher! Besides, it would be foolish of me to waste my talents as a writer by not sharing my words with others.
May this new year of your life be filled with joy and peace--and challenges! (If you're not challenged, you're probably dead!)
- EHT said...
Polski3...thanks for the comment. I like your list. I would like to travel, but there's the money thing, the time thing, and the ailing parents thing.
Californiateacherguy...welcome to my blog! I too have written for sometime and have things I need to do something with. Sounds like we have our summer projects waiting on us.
- "Ms. Cornelius" said...
Hey, happy 26th anniversary of your 18th birthday!
I want to go to Australia/New Zealand for at least a month.
I want to play my guitar in a rock band that gets paid.
I want to get my PhD.
I want to get my scuba certification and visit as many reefs as I can before they're all gone.
I want to dandle happy grandchildren on my knee.
I want to help blow out 100 candles on my mother's birthday cake.
- Not Quite Grown Up... said...
Happy Birthday!
- EHT said...
Thank you Ms. Cornelius and not quite. Acknowledgement is nice, isn't it?
I kinda like that 26th anniversary of my 18th birthday. Sometimes I still feel like it was just yesterday and then my 21 year old son comes walking in and that daydream goes poof!


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Worked perfectly on a UTV locked Seagate drive. Quick and painless!
Thanks to whoever created this wonderful little tool.
Thanks for info.
have 2 drives to unlock now. LOL
wf, thanks for a great tool that will undoubtedly become invaluable for us utvers. ive heard of many success stories but I did run across a few problems with my WD 120gig. If anyone else has difficulty try this:
If you get a timeout error when the program sends the master password, shut down your machine and try it again, dont try to rerun the program as the drive seems to be not ready to accept any more commands after this.
Also, even if the program says it is complete after say 10 minutes, its a good idea to keep the computer on since it may not be finished zeroing. A good estimate is 30 minutes per 40 gigabytes, so if you have a 120 gig drive you need zeroed, wait about 1.5 hours. You can also hear the heads zeroing if you put the drive to your ear. Hope this helps, if anyone else has info please post. thanks again wf...
you are the greatest this program is the greatest thing since sliced bread!!!!!!
doesnt work to good on the western digital 40 gig H/D does anyone rember the jumper settings for that hard drive in the UTV
please let me know
and if anyone know what works good for formating the W/D
The way you jumper the drive when using mhd3 depands on wether or not you put it in the pc as a master or slave. It has nothing to do with the way the utv wants it.
With this utility can I unlock and zero a current UTV drive and place it back into the UTV. I want to wipe a UTV drive and use it in the same UTV. Is this possible?
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I found the program does not like windows XP pro, use win 98 or 95.
Is a great program. was able to save my 3.5 image and use the drive that was locked.
As has been said this program is FANTASTIC! However, what would make it better, would be an option to unlock without erasing. I find that I need that option at this time. Does anyone know of a way to unlock a drive from a UTV without destroying the data? AZBill
The only way to unlock a utv drive is to do it the same way the utv itself does, by using the user password. This is always different for each drive and the only way to get the password right now is sniff it out of the ata communication using a logic analyzer. The master password, on the other hand, is constant for all UTV drives. With maximum security set and only having a master password available, as all UTV hard drives are, the only thing we can do is format the drive completely, thereby unlocking it.
Hey aLfer - Thanks for the info, wasn't what I wanted to hear, but that's the way it goes. You seem quite knowledgeable, so I'll ask you another question. I have an 80GB maxtor that I put 3.5 on and the UTV still tries to dial out each time it boots. Pu the same file on a wd45gb and it boots? Any suggestions. AZBill
This is a great program.
I unlocked my hd without a problem.
Much thanks to the one that create this nice util.
Yeah unfortunately that is the way these drives work. I have heard rumors of someone working on a password generator, so perhaps one day we will be able to unlock the hard drive, but until then all we can do is the hot swap trick. As for your problem, check out the post by bcti on this thread: http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/sh...threadid=24742
If you follow those directions verbatim you should be able to restore 3.5 on your utv. It has worked for me on several drives and most other people as well. I would say just try again and make sure you write the image to the right offset. Good luck..
Hey aLfer - I found my problem, was a dumb*ss mistake on my part! Did not put the Maxtor in the master mode. All's well now. Thanks for the assist. AZBill


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So long as you follow a few simple rules — such as not posting an entire album as a free playlist — you can upload pretty much whatever you want. It's all legal, because 8tracks qualifies for and pays a DMCA-compliant small webcaster license.
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8tracks remedies that problem by allowing Rolling Stone to list fully-playable versions of the playlists on its own 8tracks user page. This way, you can listen along as Cee Lo takes you on a tour of "the best dirty south hip-hop," Dave Grohl assembles his favorite '80s hardcore music, ?uestlove shares his favorite Prince tracks, and more.
These celebrity playlists offer some fantastic listening, much like the excellent "Under the Influence" series of artist-curated compilations. But the real lesson here is that anyone can create these handy web mixes and share them online — even to friends and relatives who lack technical sophistication, because all they have to do is hit Play.
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The Moon goes through the zodiac in approximately 27 days which creates the lunar zodiac called the nakshatras. The Moon is karaka (significator) for the 4th house. Each of these 27 lunar signs are divided into 4 amsas (divisions) called padas (feet/footsteps). The nakshatras (lunar signs) are 13-20 degrees and divided by four become 3-20 degrees. 27 nakshatras multiplied by 4 padas is 108.
The 3-20 division reveals itself as the most crucial division. The Moon sign's padas and the Sun sign's navamsas line up with the number 108. 108 is the number where the Moon (manas) and Sun (atman/ahamkar) line up. It is where the Moon's cycle can be aligned with the Sun's cycle. 108 is a number that aligns the mind and the soul.
The 3-20 division aligns the Sun and the Moon, which also shows the alignment of Shiva and Parvati or the Purusha and Prakritti. The 108 division is the coming together of Purusha and Prakritti, it is the creation of the world.
Ayurveda: There are a 108 marmas in the body. They are points that can heal or kill a living being. They are considered the points where consciousness connects to the body, where Purusha (consciousness) is brought into Prakritti (body) to give life to the living being (both humans and animals have these points). The 108 intersections on the Sri Chakra again relate to this numbers ability invoke the balance of Purusha and Prakritti and the primordial ability of the rishi to see both clearly.
There are 108 Marmas in the body, junction points where Consciousness is tied into the the flesh. When we say 108 mantras it acts as a Kavacha (protection) to each point.
Numerology: 1 + 0 + 8 = 9. Nine is the number of completion. As zero is the first number and after 9 the numbers start to repeat themselves. The 9 substantial numbers are representing the 9 archetypes of human existence (the Navagraha). Nine is sometimes connected to Ketu, the moksa Karaka (significator of liberation), the planet that brings higher awareness, expanded vision and moksha (liberation). Ketu is connected to the deity Ganesh who guards the door to the Mother Kundalini who gives us Moksha.
Festival: In the Durga Saptasati, the goddess Durga has nine forms known as the Navadurga. The number 9 is connected to the goddess Durga whose Yantra (geometric symbol) contains the 9 pointed star and who is celebrated on Navaratri (the nine nights of the goddess). In Hindu Kalachakra astrology it is Durga who guards the prana of the body, she guards our core vitality.
1 + 0 + 8 = 9. Numerological, nine is a very special number, it always returns to itself. Look how it behaves with other numbers:
9 x 1 = 9
9 x 2 = 18, 1 + 8 = 9
9 x 3 = 27, 2 + 7 = 9
9 x 4 = 36, 3 + 6 = 9
9 x 5 = 45, 4 + 5 = 9
9 x 6 = 54, 5 + 4 = 9
9 x 7 = 63, 6 + 3 = 9
9 x 8 = 72, 7 + 2 = 9
9 x 9 = 81, 8 + 1 = 9
9 x 10=90, 9 + 0 = 9
9 x 11=99, 9 + 9 = 18, 1 + 8 = 9
Yoga: There are 108 spokes coming from the Hridaya (heart center) energizing the body. And when we do our mantras 108 times it allows the mantra to flow through each of these channels (as well as each of the 108 navamsas that a planet could be placed in).
When the ocean of milk was churned in the beginning of time, it could only be done with the working unity of the devas (gods) and asuras (demons). They used a great snake to churn the ocean of milk (the milky way) there were 54 devas on the side of the tail and 54 asuras on the side of the heads. They churned the ocean searching for the amrita (the nectar of immortality). Before it arose from the ocean many poisons and blessing arose. These represent our 54 negative qualities that churn with the 54 positive qualities in the spiritual work of looking for the amrita within. This churning allows the kundalini to rise on the mountain axis of our spine with the turtle of the root chakra below.
Zodiac: The 108 navamsa/padas are permanently charted into the zodiac. The Sun traverses these through out the year. The 54 demons are the Sun's Southern Course (Dakshina Ayana) where there is more darkness on the northern hemisphere. The 54 devas are the Northern Course of the Sun (Uttara Ayana). It is the time of the devas, where light is more prevalent.108 is a number which resonates throughout the universe, as this shows. The reason why we do our mantra japa 108 times is because its a symbol of our journey towards our higher/spiritual self (sun) from our material self (earth).
Lies: There are 108 lies that humans tell.
Delusions: There are 108 human delusions or forms of ignorance.
Heart Chakra: The chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be the path to Self-realization.
Sanskrit alphabet: There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine, Shiva and Shakti. 54 times 2 is 108.
Pranayama: If one is able to be so calm in meditation as to have only 108 breaths in a day, enlightenment will come.
Upanishads: There are 108 Upanishads, texts of the wisdom of the ancient sages.
Shri Yantra: On the Shri Yantra there are marmas where three lines intersect, and there are 54 such intersections. Each intersections has masculine and feminine, Shiva and Shakti qualities. 54 times 2 equals 108. Thus, there are 108 points that define the Shri Yantra as well as the human body.
8 extra beads: In doing a practice of counting the number of repetitions of the mala, 100 are counted as completed. The remaining are said to cover errors or omissions. The 8 are also said to be an offering to God and Guru.
River Ganga: The sacred River Ganga spans a longitude of 12 degrees (79 to 91), and a latitude of 9 degrees (22 to 31). 12 times 9 equals 108.
Planets and Houses: In astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9 equals 108.
Gopis of Krishna: In the Krishna bhakti tradition, there were said to be 108 gopis or maid servants of Krishna.
Sun and Earth: The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth. The distance from the Sun to the
Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Sun.
Moon and Earth: The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Moon.
Silver and the moon: In astrology, the metal silver is said to represent the moon. The atomic weight of silver is 108.
Numerical scale: The 1 of 108, and the 8 of 108, when added together equals 9, which is the number of the numerical scale, i.e. 1, 2, 3 … 10, etc., where 0 is not a number.
Breath: Tantra estimates the average number of breaths per day at 21,600, of which 10,800 are solar energy, and 10,800 are lunar energy. Multiplying 108 by 100 is 10,800. Multiplying 2 x 10,800 equals 21,600.
Smaller divisions: The number 108 is divided, such as in half, third, quarter, or twelfth, so that some malas have 54, 36, 27, or 9 beads.
Hinduism: 108 is said to refer to the number of Hindu deities. Some say that each of the deities has 108 names.
Islam: The number 108 is used in Islam to refer to God.
Jain: In the Jain religion, 108 are the combined virtues of five categories of holy ones, including 12, 8, 36, 25, and 27 virtues respectively.
Sikh: The Sikh tradition has a mala of 108 knots tied in a string of wool, rather than beads.
Buddhism: Some Buddhists carve 108 small Buddhas on a walnut for good luck. Some ring a bell 108 times to celebrate a new year. There are said to be 108 virtues to cultivate and 108 defilement's to avoid.
Chinese: The Chinese Buddhists and Taoists use a 108 bead mala, which is called su-chu, and has three dividing beads, so the mala is divided into three parts of 36 each. Chinese astrology says that there are 108 sacred stars.
Stages of the soul: Said that Atman, the human soul or center goes through 108 stages on the journey.
Dance: There are 108 forms of dance in the Indian traditions.


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The president, appearing drained and solemn following his nearly 3-hour stay, spoke to reporters at the University of Colorado hospital where he visited with the families "not as a president but as a husband and a father."
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"I also tried to assure them that although the perpetrator is receiving a lot of attention, that attention will fade away.
"I also had a chance to give folks some hugs, and to shed some tears but also to share some laughs as they remembered the wonderful lives that these wonderful people represented."
Obama recounted the experience of one of the dozens of those wounded, Allie Young, 19, who was saved by her best friend Stephanie Davies, 21.
He said when the gunman walked in and threw the teargas canisters near the two young women, Young stood up and was immediately shot in the neck and "immediately started spurting blood."
Davies dropped down and pulled her out of the aisle and placed her finger on the wound, staying with her friend despite Young telling her she needed to run, Obama said.
Davies "refused to go," the president said, and dialed 911 with her other hand. After police arrived, Davies helped carry Young to an ambulance.
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"I don't know how many people of any age would have the presence of mind to do what Stephanie did."
The two friends, Obama said, "represent the best in us."
Obama later headed off later for a campaign event in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, the Aurora police chief said accused theater gunman James Holmes was acting alone when he plotted and carried out his shooting spree.
Chief Daniel Oates denied media reports detectives were seeking a second person of interest in their investigation into the slayings of a dozen people at an Aurora movie theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman film.
"All the evidence we have, every single indicator, is that ... this is all Mr. Holmes' activity and that he wasn't particularly aided by anyone else," Oates said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
"We're building a case to show that this was a deliberative process by a very intelligent man who wanted to do this."
Aurora police and federal agents continued searching the one-time grad student's small apartment for evidence. Investigators were able to enter only after a bomb squad cleared the residence of multiple booby traps.
Oates said Saturday Holmes had been purchasing ammunition and explosives to booby-trap his apartment for almost four months. "What we're seeing here is evidence of, I think, some calculation and deliberation," he told reporters.
Holmes, 24, spent Sunday in the Aurora jail awaiting his initial court appearance Monday.
Holmes' alleged motive in the slayings remained unclear.
A video has surfaced in which Holmes discusses his interest in a neuroscience phenomenon related to time, ABC News said Sunday.
ABC said the video it had obtained was recorded six years ago at a college science camp in his native San Diego and features an 18-year-old Holmes talking about research into "temporal illusion."
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Holmes apparently did not get into much detail on temporal illusions, which are related to the perception of time.
He did, however, say he had a mentor who was also interested in the topic. "He also studies subjective experience which is what takes places inside the mind as opposed to the external world," he said. "I've carried on his work in dealing with subjective experience."


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Jlee1420 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 8 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
Kinetic Sourcing, LLC
My name is James Lee, I'm 24 yrs old and just started a Technical Recruiting company in Los Angeles, CA, Kinetic Sourcing, LLC. I've experienced previous success in technical recruiting by being innovative, extremely energetic and creative. This will serve as the first step in branding my company. I really need the logo to convey innovation and rugged energy. Don't afraid to be unconventional!
In my email signature I have the following:
Kinetic Energy: "The work needed to accelerate a body of given mass from rest to its stated velocity"
I want to convey to my customers that I have an incredible energy and innovation.
Long-term I want to serve as a broker in introducing extremely talented people to forms of Capital.
I'd like the logo to incorporate "Kinetic Energy" and "Technology"
If you're familiar with web-based companies, I work and target myself towards bleeding-edge cloud-computing development companies.
The logo doesn't have to incorporate "cloud computing" per se. I need it to stick out to the young, entrepreneur. The guy like me that has worked very hard to get where he is and loves creativity and innovation.
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I want the brand to incorporate the idea of kinetic energy + innovative, new technology.
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Quiz: Can You Guess the US State by Its Mascot?
Milk is the official drink of 18 different states, but can you guess which cheese-obsessed state made the dairy cow its official domestic animal?istockphoto.com
Of course, it had to be Wisconsin! The state does bill itself as "America's Dairyland," after all. We bet they never have problem coming up with recipes to finish a gallon of milk.istockphoto.com
Scissortail flycatcher
This beautiful bird is easily identifiable by its extra-long tail, but can you identify the one state that made it an official symbol?istockphoto.com
The scissortail flycatcher exists in seven states, but only Oklahoma made it an official state bird. It's even on the state's official U.S. quarter.istockphoto.com
These rascally, masked mammals are found in a lot of states. While two states have made the raccoon an official mascot, it only appears in one official state painting.istockphoto.com
And that's Tennessee! "Tennessee Treasures" is the official state painting of the Volunteer State, and it prominently features a raccoon in the center.istockphoto.com
Eastern goldfinch
This sweet yellow canary feeds on the seeds of dandelions, sunflowers, ragweed and evening primrose. And while it's the official state bird of three states, what state song does it sing the loudest?istockphoto.com
Iowa deemed the eastern goldfinch its official state bird in 1933, largely due to the fact that it stays in the frigid Midwestern climate all winter long instead of escaping to an island getaway.istockphoto.com
Everyone loves a perfectly-cooked steak, but come on, you can probably guess which cattle-loving state made the longhorn its official state large mammal.istockphoto.com
There are a lot of weird facts about Texas, but the Texas state animal isn't one of them. It's the longhorn. The University of Texas even made the longhorn its athletics mascot.istockphoto.com
Not every state has an obvious mammal, bird or fish as its mascot. So what state built on industry is all about the train?istockphoto.com
Utah loves industry so much, it's the western state's official motto. Seriously. It's "Industry." Utah is officially and unofficially committed to the locomotive. The imagery was on its state quarter, and Utah's official rock is coal.istockphoto.com
Five states have picked the mockingbird as their state bird, but can you guess what state we're thinking of?istockphoto.com
Arkansas! The northern mockingbird has been the official state bird of this state since 1929. But if you guessed Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee or Texas here, we won't fault you.istockphoto.com
If you're a college sports fan, you already know what state is nutty about this nut.istockphoto.com
Indeed, it's Ohio. Beyond the Ohio State Buckeyes, the buckeye is the state nickname for Ohio. While the rock-like nut itself is poisonous, Ohioans have turned the buckeye into a delicious chocolate treat.istockphoto.com
Grizzly bear
Grizzly bears were chosen by students as the state animal in 1983 in this heartland state.istockphoto.com
As a lesson in government, Secretary of State Jim Waltermire let students pick the state animal. The grizzly bear is a natural choice for Montana; this mammal is found in Glacier National Park, one of our favorite heartland destinations.istockphoto.com
Sperm whale
The whaling industry may be nonexistent in the continental United States today, but it majorly helped one of the original 13 colonies develop its industry. What state honored that by designating the sperm whale its official state animal?istockphoto.com
Connecticut was the second-biggest whaling state in the 1800s, and they honored that history and the modern-day plight of the sperm whale (probably related to all that whaling) in 1975.istockphoto.com
Bucking horse and rider
Plenty of states have horses as a mascot or symbol, but what state is all about that rodeo life?istockphoto.com
Wild Wyoming, of course! Rodeo is so huge in Wyoming, they even have a slang term for women who chase after ranchers: buckle bunnies.Davel5967/istockphoto.com
This striking orange and black bird is both a state bird and a major MLB mascot.istockphoto.com
Technically, it's not just the oriole that's the state bird of Maryland, it's the Baltimore oriole. The Baltimore oriole was named the state bird in 1947, and it has special preservation protections in Maryland.istockphoto.com
Bighorn sheep
If we told you what rocky terrain the bighorn sheep prefers to live in, we'd totally just give ewe the answer to what state has this as its official state animal.istockphoto.com
It's Colorado. And technically, this is the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. They are only found in the Rockies.istockphoto.com
American foxhound
Dogs are man's best friend, but they're also amazing hunters. What state honored the American foxhound's hunting ability by making it their official dog?istockphoto.com
George Washington himself reportedly imported foxhounds into Virginia for hunting. The state celebrated this history by designating this pup with the title of state dog in 1966.istockphoto.com
Petoskey stone
Which state was once covered by a sea that was filled with coral colonies, leading to plentiful amounts of this fossil?istockphoto.com
Michigan may be the Great Lakes State right now, but it used to be completely waterlogged, leading to the development of Petoskey stones. Technically made of fossilized coral, this was designated Michigan's state rock in 1965.istockphoto.com
Humuhumunukunuku apua`a
If you can't guess by the name of this fish what state chose it as its official fish, we can't help you.istockphoto.com
If you can't pronounce the Hawaiian name, just call this fish the Hawaiian trigger fish. This sea creature was made official in 2006 to educate people on the diversity of fish in Hawaii's waters.istockphoto.com
There's nothing common about the horse in this state; it's included on the state's seal and flag.istockphoto.com
New Jersey
Farming and horse racing may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to New Jersey, but the pastimes are quite popular there. A horse's head also is represented on the state flag.istockphoto.com
College sports are like a religion in this state, so what major university adopted the ram as its mascot?istockphoto.com
North Carolina
Despite being named the Tar Heels, the University of North Carolina's sports teams are represented by a ram. The animal has become a rallying symbol at UNC and in North Carolina.istockphoto.com
This state once had the mockingbird as its state bird, but changed it to the wren in 1948.istockphoto.com
South Carolina
South Carolina loves the wren (specifically the Carolina wren) so much, it's featured prominently on their state quarter. Killing the Carolina wren in this state is a misdemeanor offense.istockphoto.com
Common loon
You can hear the cries of the common loon (which is a bird, not a local crazy person) across the many lakes in the state that named it the official bird in 1961.istockphoto.com
After debating between several other birds such as the mourning dove, the goldfinch and the wood duck, Minnesota named the common loon as its state bird. It would've been loony for them not to!istockphoto.com
This sunny state is surrounded by water, but this land mammal is its official state animal.istockphoto.com
The panther was designated as Florida's official state animal in 1982. The Florida panther used to prowl the state freely before Florida was colonized. They were hunted to near extinction and are now a highly endangered species.istockphoto.com
If you call them crawfish or crawdads, then you are probably not from this state. They designated the crayfish as the state invertebrate in 2007.istockphoto.com
Missourians love their crayfish. And we do say, they make for a pretty fine gumbo.istockphoto.com
Maple tree
This state is crazy about their maple syrup. The maple tree is on the state quarter, and the sugar maple is the official state tree.istockphoto.com
Vermont knows it is well known for its lush forests. While the pine tree gets center stage on the state tree and flag, the sugar maple is actually the state tree.istockphoto.com
This sturdy, fluffy dog has a strong body and thick coat, making it the perfect dog for what state?istockphoto.com
Though the husky may be more associated with Alaska, the Alaskan malamute has more history in the state as a sled dog; it's been in the area for over 4,000 years. The malamute's contribution to Alaskan culture was rewarded in 2010 when it was named the official state dog.istockphoto.com
American buffalo
Look in the background of one state's official seal (and flag), and you'll see a pair of Native Americans hunting buffalo. What is that state?istockphoto.com
It's Kansas. The American buffalo is also the national mammal of the entire United States.istockphoto.com
Wild horses
This wild state isn't wild about official animals, but wild horses are featured on its official state quarter. What big money state could it be?istockphoto.com
Wild mustangs are featured on the back of the state quarter of Nevada, and we like to think it's fitting as a state mascot because of all the wild betting going on in Las Vegas and the wild, unexplored desert.istockphoto.com
Meep, meep! What state honored the roadrunner, also known as the chaparral bird, in 1949 by making it the official bird?istockphoto.com
New Mexico
New Mexico loves the roadrunner so much, it also uses a cartoon version of this speedy bird in anti-litter campaigns across the state.istockphoto.com
"Mountaineers Are Always Free" is what state's motto?istockphoto.com
West Virginia
It's wild and wonderful West Virginia, of course. Mountaineers also represent West Virginia University and are represented on the state flag.istockphoto.com
Great Dane
A sturdy, strong and courageous dog, which state's founder had a Great Dane?istockphoto.com
William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania had a Great Dane. A portrait of the man, along with his friendly companion, hangs in the state capitol in Harrisburg. The Great Dane was named the state dog of Pennsylvania in 1965.istockphoto.com
Eastern tiger salamander
In 2004, an online contest was held between the gray tree frog, American toad and eastern tiger salamander to become what state's official amphibian?istockphoto.com
In the same bill, Illinois also named the painted turtle as the official state reptile. The eastern tiger salamander can be found all across the state.istockphoto.com
Extinct grizzly bear
Though it's been extinct for almost 100 years, the golden grizzly bear is featured heavily on the flag of what state?istockphoto.com
California! The California grizzly bear thrived in the state before the state's gold rush hit. Then, they were hunted down and killed into extinction because they would not back down from humans. The last California grizzly bear was killed in 1922, 30 years before it was made the state animal.istockphoto.com
Brown pelican
This state's nickname is the Pelican State, so it's only natural that the brown pelican would be its state bird.istockphoto.com
Louisiana's state flag and nickname both heavily feature this majestic bird. However, the brown pelican wasn't designated Louisiana's state bird until 1966.istockphoto.com
This one isn't so much a mascot, but the peach is the most iconic food from this Southern state.istockphoto.com
"You're as sweet as a Georgia peach" is a Southern slang phrase for a reason. The Peach State made things official in 1995 by naming the peach its state fruit.istockphoto.com
This state isn't one for many official symbols or mascots, but the mighty bison roams its biggest state park.istockphoto.com
North Dakota
Travel to the Badlands and you'll see plenty of bison. Though not technically the state mammal of North Dakota, you will find bison on their state quarter.istockphoto.com
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Not many states have an actually official mascot, but what Southern state made the eastern tiger swallowtail its official butterfly and mascot?istockphoto.com
The monarch butterfly is the official state insect of Alabama, but the eastern tiger swallowtail won out as the official state mascot.istockphoto.com
Thoroughbred horses are the only breed allowed to run in "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports," which takes place in what state?istockphoto.com
If you didn't know what "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports" is, it's the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky honored this massive horseracing event by making the thoroughbred the state horse in 1996.istockphoto.com
Chinese ring-necked pheasant
This striking bird is prominently featured on one state's quarter, but what quarter is it?istockphoto.com
South Dakota
The majestic ring-necked pheasant is the official state bird of South Dakota and soars over Mount Rushmore on the state quarter. South Dakota is a long way from China, though, so what gives? Pheasants are originally native to Asia but were introduced to North America in the 18th century.istockphoto.com
A lobster roll is the signature dish in this New England state, so obviously the lobster is their state crustacean.istockphoto.com
Sure, you can get a great lobster roll outside of Maine, but for the best and freshest lobster, you have to head to Maine.istockphoto.com
What state is so wild about the beaver that its nickname is the Beaver State?istockphoto.com
Oregon loves the beaver so much that not only is it the state animal and nickname, a beaver is also featured on the back of the state flag.istockphoto.com
Wild turkey
The turkey was nearly the national bird of the United States, but which original colony honored the wild turkey by making it the state game bird?istockphoto.com
The wild turkey is also the state game bird of Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carolina, but it was eaten at the first Thanksgiving, making its status as a symbol of Massachusetts all the more important.istockphoto.com
This state loves the beautiful, delicate magnolia. Its nickname is the Magnolia State, the state tree is the magnolia tree and the magnolia is featured on the state quarter.istockphoto.com
Mississippi is wild about this plant. The magnolia was named the state flower in 1900. The magnolia tree, however, wasn't named the state tree until 1952.istockphoto.com
Harbor Seal
There are a lot of marine mammals in this coastal state, but only the harbor seal reliably sticks around. What state is it?istockphoto.com
Rhode Island
Rhode Island may be very, very small, but it has over 30 species of sea mammals in its waters. But none is as true a resident as the harbor seal, which was named the state marine mammal in 2016.istockphoto.com
Blue hen chicken
The Revolutionary War soldiers of this colony were compared to fighting cocks, leading to this bird being the official state bird. What state is it?Dreamstime.com
Delaware recognized its role as the first state to join the Union and its contribution to the Revolutionary War in 1939 by making the blue hen chicken the official state bird.istockphoto.com
The chinook, a happy sled dog, originated in the chilly Northeast. Which state rewarded the breed by making it the official state dog?Shutterstock
New Hampshire
The chinook is one of the few dog breeds originally from America, and it was specifically bred and created in New Hampshire. It was made the state dog in 2009.istockphoto.com
The cardinal is a stunning, bright red bird found across the Midwest. What state made it the official state bird in 1933?istockphoto.com
While Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia have all named the cardinal their official state bird, Indiana is the state we were thinking of. But any of those guesses would technically be correct.istockphoto.com
Steelhead trout
Fishing is a major industry in what West Coast state, which named the steelhead trout as an official state symbol in 1969?istockphoto.com
Known for its massive fishing industry, recreational fishing and fish markets, Washington state is all about the fish. But the official fish of this state is this trout.istockphoto.com
What state has turquoise that is so stunning and so world-famous that it named this semi-precious stone the state gem in 1974?istockphoto.com
Indeed, Arizona has some of the finest, blue-green turquoise in the world. In fact, most of the world's best turquoise comes from the American Southwest.istockphoto.com
Peregrine falcon
What state is the only state to have an official raptor, the peregrine falcon?istockphoto.com
Idaho made the peregrine falcon its official state raptor in 2004. The state loves this clawed bird so much, it's also featured on the state quarter.istockphoto.com
White-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer lobby worked overtime to get this animal designated as a mascot in 11 states, but can you guess what state made it the official state mammal in 1981?istockphoto.com
It was Nebraska! But if you guessed Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Wisconsin, that's OK too. It's a symbol in those 10 states as well.istockphoto.com
Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty may be one of the many symbols of the United States and of freedom, but what state has this statue on their official quarter?istockphoto.com
New York
Of course, it had to be New York. This iconic landmark is in the New York Harbor, and it's a landmark every American needs to visit.More from The Daily Meal:
The Funniest Slang Term From Every State
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Question: What is Superman feeling in this photo? Anger? Sadness? Is he upset that he's being sued by Batman? All I know is even Superman probably doesn't hang out in the pouring rain if he's in a good mood.
You know, between this and the now legendary Sad Batman photo, I'm kind of expecting the first pic of Wonder Woman to be her huddled in a fetal position somewhere.


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Kristen Bell Schadenfreude
It's a guarantee – whenever Kristen Bell shows up somewhere looking like sh-t, I will hear from Laura. She'll be in a great mood, it'll set the tone for the rest of her day, for our day as, among the many things we share, Kristen Bell Hate is something we developed together, at the same time, at Sundance, when that little twat was such a f-cking bitch to the entire media line at a party, an even bigger bitch than P Diddy at the same party (which is saying something in itself and at this point Veronica Mars was over) that we vowed never to bother with her ass ever again. And, satisfyingly, we really haven't had to. Like Sarah Michelle Gellar, that I'm Gonna Be A Big Movie Star career hasn't really panned out for Kristen Bell, has it? After all, it's not like she's headlining anything that actually doesn't flop. And now everything is an ensemble, sharing airspace with Betty White. Trust me when I tell you she wants a lot more.
Strange Laura hasn't written to me today to gloat about this dress yet. She must be stuck in a meeting.
This is Kristen at the You Again premiere last night in, well, see for yourself. It's the best. It's exactly what Laura and I would have chosen for her too. Right down to the terrible length. If I know Laura, she'll be jumping up and down when she sees this.
Now that I'm mentioning this, it sounds a lot like how Laura and I feel about Emile Hirsch. We also hated him together at the same time in Cannes two years ago when he showed up on the terrace where we were having drinks and proceeded to give the entire garden a lecture on what constitutes great film. As if, Emile Hirsch.
Kristen Bell would have been all over it.
Kristen Bell deserves Emile Hirsch. Let it happen.
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Henry Caruso, Serra
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
The Princeton-bound Caruso led Serra to second place in the rigorous West Catholic Athletic League and a berth in the NorCal Open Division playoffs, averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.
Aubrey Dawkins, Palo Alto
Position: Guard/forward
Year: Senior
The 6-4 Dawkins averaged 18.8 points and 7.0 rebounds while leading Palo Alto to the SCVAL De Anza Division title and a CCS Open Division berth. He was named the division's MVP.
Aaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
The Arizona-bound Gordon, the Mercury News player of the year, averaged 21.6 points and 15.7 rebounds, leading Mitty to the Northern California Open Division championship.
Michael Smith, El Camino
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
The Peninsila Athletic League North Division's MVP averaged 23.3 points and 10.1 rebounds as El Camino went undefeated in division play and reached the quarterfinals of the NorCal playoffs.
Elijah White, El Camino
Position: Guard
Year: Senior
The difficult-to-defend point guard averaged 19.8 points and 5.1 rebounds and was a first-team All-PAL North Division selection. In one stretch, he scored at least 20 points in six straight games.
Second team
Walter Bateast, junior, forward, Piedmont Hills: The co-MVP of the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division averaged 14.9 points and 10.3 rebounds as the Pirates won division's season championship.
Trevor Dunbar, junior, guard, St. Ignatius: Junior point guard received first-team All-WCAL honors, using his quickness and distribution skills to frustrate opponents.
Connor Haupt, senior, guard, Burlingame: The PAL South MVP averaged 17.9 points and made 102 3-pointers to lead the Panthers to the CCS Division III championship — the first section title in program history.
Herman Pratt IV, senior., guard, Sacred Heart Cathedral: The defensive standout led the Irish to the Division III state title game, where they lost in overtime.
Grant Vermeer, senior, guard, Bellarmine: Navy-bound Vermeer, a first-team All-WCAL player, averaged 15.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists, leading the Bells to the CCS Division I title and NorCal Division I semifinals.
Third team
Forward: Stevie Berman, senior, Saratoga
Guard: Khalid Johnson, senior, St. Francis
Guard: Taylor Meeker, senior, Willow Glen
Forward: Wai Min, senior, Westmoor
Guard: Kyle Morrison, junior, Leigh
Coach of the year
Tim Kennedy, Archbishop Mitty
Honorable mention
Guard: Ryan Bald, Del Mar; Corey Cilia, Half Moon Bay; J.J. Espanola, Piedmont Hills; Kimo Francisco, Leigh; Alex Manu, Aragon; John Mayuga, Westmoor; RJ McCune, Willow Glen; Andre Miller, Serra; Rodwell Ong, Oak Grove; Wes Owen, Leland; Connor Peterson, Mitty; Aldis Petriceks, Palo Alto; Christian Rita, Milpitas; Nate Rohrer, Leland; Bobby Roth, Menlo; Ryan Tran, Gunderson; Nate Vieira, Los Altos; Nick Wang, Mountain View; Matt Wong, Mills
Forward: Brandon Farrell, Mitty; Errol Fernandez, Westmoor; Ricky Galliani, Sacred Heart Prep; Jackson Gion, Bellarmine; Brian Kaestner, Mountain View; Nick Loew, Burlingame; Guru Sanghera, Evergreen Valley; Jared Williams, Leigh; Chiefy Ugbaja, Riordan


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The Silicon Archive is a collection of practical integrated circuit and general electronics information. Most of it is manifested as die shots.
As of 10/6/2014 there are 149.
Linked from pages when available and can be found at: http://siliconpr0n.org/map/ Tiles were originally output at .jpg quality 75 but since upgrading pr0n disk space in early 2013 tiles should now uploaded at .jpg quality 90.
Original images used to generate tiles can be found interspersed with the tiles. Sometimes these are not available for one reason or another but in any case can be reconstructed from the map tiles (most likely at some loss of quality) by running something like "montage -geometry +0+0 -tile 73×60 *.jpg out.png". The raw tiles can be found in "tiles_out" sub-directory
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