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It's a time-honored Web tradition: Build a business by getting people to give you interesting content to publish, for free. And it's still a very popular one. See: Facebook, Twitter, Huffington Post, Quora, etc.
Which is why this qualifies as news: Financial commentary site Seeking Alpha is going to start paying some of its writers.
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Any major change carries risk, so why are we doing this? After all, churn in our contributor base is remarkably low, we're about to add our 4,000th contributor, traffic is at an all time high, we recently crossed our 600,000th registered user, we have over 40,000 comments on the site per month, and our audience is of outstandingly high quality.
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The official Doctor Who website confirmed the story today, which we reported yesterday from the pages of the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, that Janet Fielding would at last reprise the role of Tegan Jovanka for an audio story to be released next year by Big Finish. "In fact, I'd all but given up asking," Big Finish producer Gary Russell is quoted as saying, with regard to his recent attempts to convince the actress to return to the role. "Then over a lovely dinner a few weeks back she volunteered. 'One,' she said. 'Just the one,' with a steely gaze that told me that it will, indeed, be just the one." Says producer Jason Haigh-Ellery, "I know Peter [Davison] is going to enjoy renewing their sparring partnership, and I hope the fans will get a kick out of hearing this older Tegan getting to say one or two things she probably wanted to get out of her system at the end of Resurrection of the Daleks," indicating that Peter Davison would join her for this audio and that it will take place after the character left the series' continuity. Not noted on the official website was the news that the Tegan story will have character/story links to "Dead Men Walking," an audio starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as the Sixth Doctor and Peri, written by Joseph Lidster (who has also written the Tegan serial, "Summer in the City"); the story features the Cybermen and is due next year. The connection, along with "one or two characters", is Cybertechnology, with the Cybermen returning in Lidster's story, set in Baltimore in 1986, at the home of Peri's parents, "where the Doctor uncovers a sinister plot to reanimate cadavers at a funeral home". The report also notes that Mark Strickson returns for the November audio "Singularity" by James Swallow -- Strickson has not been in an audio for some time -- and that subscribers will receive an additional Sixth Doctor and Peri special CD called "Cryptobiosis" by year's end; the new single-disc story "came from the open-submissions pile" [in 2003], and is written by Elliot Thorpe.


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Actually, I believe they are filling car owners in. I was contacted and told what would happen and when to expect it. It sounds like they are going to redefine an "ideal range mile" to match the EPA's rating.
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Resurrecting this generic thread to ask a generic firmware question. I understand that firmware update will prompt you to schedule the update (default is 2am). My question is, do you have to acknowledge and schedule the update? Or, if I do not see the notice when my car is notified about the update, will it go ahead and install it at 2am anyway?
I suppose it might be nice to have on your computer at home, but it is always on the car. Look on your car info and there is a button to see new features of the current release.
That's not what I am asking. I mean, when my car get's the notification that there is an update... do I have to acknowledge and schedule it before it will install it? Or if I do not see the message (like if I do not drive my car for a few days), will the car install the update at 2am automatically, without my acknowledgment?
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Return true if the elements of the input vector increase monotonically (i.e. each element is larger than the previous). Return false otherwise.
Input x = [-3 0 7] Output tf is true
Input x = [2 2] Output tf is false
I think test 2 is wrong. Is x=0 monotonically increasing? I think not. Why is assertion made against true then?
Does anyone know why this is not working? The code looks chunky, but it should work. Thanks!!
string1 = ['tf is true'];
string2 = ['tf is false'];
tf = diff(x);
w = numel(find(tf==0)) + numel(find(tf 0
[0] is monotonically increasing, but [0 0 0 0 0] is not. That's messed up. I agree with Kye Taylor.
All solutions with size 11 use the regexp cheat.
[0] isn't going anywhere by definition. It makes no sense that it's 'increasing'.
I agree that [0] should give false by this function, it's not monotonically increasing or increasing at all, right? I also think the test suite should include some vector like [-1 2 3 3] that is sorted but not mon. increasing.
Monotonically increasing means that it is never strictly decreasing. [0] is monotonically increasing for this reason, as is any constant vector. This problem should be restated as: Determine if the vector x is "strictly" increasing.
Nice one :D
between 'monotonic' and 'strictly' increasing.
Test 3 is incorrect isn't it? By definition, the following is monotonic, and hence also monotonically increasing:
x = [0 0 0 0 0];
One easily understandable size 15 solution is (use rot13 to read it):
shapgvba gs = zbab_vapernfr(k)
gs = vfrdhny(k, havdhr(k));
Good question
for i= 1:(length(x)-1)
if (x(i)< x(i+1))
it is providing correct result in my pc but not accepting here
@Sankari Name, Dawg, replace "disp('false')" and "disp('true')" with "tf=false" and "tf=true" respectively. see below,
for i= 1:(length(x)-1)
if (x(i)< x(i+1))
but your code wont pass the test where x=[0]
in the test suite, test number 3 tests for vector [0 0 0 0 0] if it is monotically increasing, but in the assertion it claims it is false, meaning it is not monotically increasing, which i dont think is true.
the assertion should check it as true.
this is from wikipedia:
[ A function is called monotonically increasing if for all x and y such that x <=f(y) ]
the (issorted) function should be enough to check for monotically increasing.
How is/isn't x = [0]; monotonically increasing vector when there is no other element to compare?
*Return true if the elements of the input vector increase monotonically (i.e. each element is larger than the previous). Return false otherwise.*
Good pblm ..try with length(unique(x))==length(x) and all(diff(x))>=0)).tis shd be the hint for the pblm
Thanks for the hint
One easily understandable size 15 solution is (use rot13 to read it): shapgvba gs = zbab_vapernfr(k) gs = vfrdhny(k, havdhr(k)); raq
Did it in one line...but took me a while to figure it out. Matlab n00b
Nice one ☺
What's wrong? I tried it on the matlab desktop,it's okay.
same problem here
sort(x) will always return a increasing vector.
So all(diff(sort(x)))>0 is always true, if x has just unique elements.
try all((diff(x))>0)
function tf = mono_increase(x)
tf = false;
if x(1,1)>=y(1, length(x))
fprintf('false \n');
elseif x(1,1)==0
%this is compiling in matlab with all inputs
Could someone help me? I don't know why it's wrong.
You are returning the character strings 'true' and 'false' instead of the logical values true and false (so just remove the quotes).
This solution code must have sth wrong. When i run this code on my matlab, it will give the right answer however when I run it on this web, it doesn't work
true and false are booleans. 'true' and 'false' are strings. It's not the same thing.
Can't improve more. Any help (trick) is appreciated...
the sign function is not needed
I don't understand why this solution is wrong, can I get some help please?
This code returns the strings 'true' and 'false' instead of the logical values: true and false.
Where did I do wrong?Please help me!
You fail test 2, since the vector x has length 1, you never evaluate anything in your loop. This can be fixed by initializing tf before the loop.
Look into recursive solution instead of this loop.
Why are you incrementing the solution with i=i+1? The for loop automatically increments from 1 to n-1. You are also only really testing the last two values in the vector. Your function returns false for each pair in vector but overwrites tf = false with true when it reaches the last two entries. You need to break out of the loop if you detect one false.
This doesn't solve the problem...
lots of things dont.
where is the problem here? it gives coreect result in matlab
tf should be TRUE or FALSE, not a string
Can anybody explain me, why this solution is smaler than the version where x = diff(x); is saved befor?
I mean:
x = diff(x);
tf = all(sign(x) > 0) || isempty(x);
you can reduce your score by 6 points by removing the logic after ||.its taken care by 'all'
don't know how I missed "isequal" the first time around... it's right there in the test suite. DUH.
why this solution is not right? In the fist case, it returns 16, isn't it equal true?
Why does regexp work like this? Is it a bug? If so, could the Cody team please fix this so that players can't use it to score easy points?
This is just gaming the test set for a limited program with an artificially low score...
so I did it in 1 single line but my size is too big :((
Here's my one-liner (similar to yours):
tf = ~sum(x(2:end) - x(1:end-1) <= 0)
assertion 2 of the test suite is monotonically increasing (x = [0])? Don't you have to have at least two numbers?
OK, I had to test the leader's work myself, and I get it now. If any values repeat,
unique()'s answer is shorter and therefore not equal. Since
unique() sorts the answer in ascending order, only a strictly increasing function has both terms equal.
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Why doesn't this fail on test 2? Why should diff(0) > 0 be true?
The weirdness is due to this: all([]) is true.
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China has forged a useful friendship with Chavez centered on oil. Tens of billions of dollars in Chinese loans, repayable in oil, helped fund social programs and consumer goods giveaways that made Chavez popular. His anti-American policies and posturing also pleased some in Beijing, though Chinese leaders were careful not to show public support.
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called Chavez "a good friend to the Chinese people."
In the United States, Obama issued a statement reaffirming Washington's support for the "Venezuelan people and its interest in developing a constructive relationship with the Venezuelan government."
"As Venezuela begins a new chapter in its history, the United States remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for human rights," the statement read.
Republican U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida called Chavez's death "an opportunity for democracy in Venezuela."
Some of the estimated 190,000 Venezuelan immigrants living in the United States — about half of them in Florida — turned out cheering and waving their country's flag and expressed hope Tuesday that change would come to their homeland.
"We are not celebrating death," Ana San Jorge, 37, said amid a jubilant crowd in the Miami suburb of Doral. "We are celebrating the opening of a new door, of hope and change."
Wearing caps and T-shirts in the Venezuelan colors of yellow, blue and red, many expressed cautious optimism and concern.
"Although we might all be united here celebrating today, we don't know what the future holds," said Francisco Gamez, 18, at El Arepazo, a popular Venezuelan restaurant in Doral.
Several U.S. allies offered praise for Chavez, though some, like France's Socialist President Francois Hollande, noted that "not everyone shared" his political views.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in a statement that Chavez's death was "a heavy blow," but also said Venezuela would move on to "new times." Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent a telegram saying that with the death of Chavez "one of the most influential figures in Venezuela's contemporary history has disappeared."
British Foreign Secretary William Hague sent his condolences, as did Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper — although the latter pointedly offered hopes for a "a better, brighter future based on the principles of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights."
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez declared three days of mourning nationwide. She and President Jose Mujica of neighboring Uruguay prepared to travel to Venezuela for the funeral.
In Nicaragua, a nation that broadly benefited from Venezuelan cut-rate oil, Rosario Murillo, the wife and spokeswoman of President Daniel Ortega, said Chavez is "one of the dead who never die."
"We are all Chavez," she said in televised comments.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter released a statement saying Chavez "expressed a vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially those people who had felt neglected and marginalized."
"Although we have not agreed with all of the methods followed by his government, we have never doubted Hugo Chavez's commitment to improving the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen," Carter wrote.
A wistful Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador and another of Chavez's closest allies, predicted Chavez would have a lasting influence. "We have lost a revolutionary, but millions of us remain inspired."
His influence extended beyond Latin America. Nabil Shaath, an adviser to the Palestinian president, called Chavez "a loyal friend who passionately defended our right to freedom and self-determination." In the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, civil servant Nguyen Van Ngoc praised Chavez as "a very strong character."
"The United States tried to exert influence in Latin America, but it couldn't do anything to countries like Venezuela and Cuba," he said.
China's Internet, its freest court of public opinion, crackled with praise for Chavez for standing up to the U.S. and for his socialist policies.
"Chavez and the '21st century socialism' he advocated was a big bright spot after drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe sunk the world socialist movement in a low ebb, and he was known as an 'anti-American standard-bearer," Zhu Jidong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' World Socialism Research Center wrote on his feed on Sina Corporation's Twitter-like microblog service. "Mourn this great fighter."
There was no shortage of emotional farewells to a socialist hero who some feel rivaled the revolutionaries of the 1960s.
Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez, whose ode to revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara became famous, used the song's title words to bid farewell to Chavez on his blog.
"Hasta siempre, comandante," he wrote, Spanish for "Farewell forever, commander."
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For many people, the phrase "Scandinavian food" probably doesn't bring much to mind beyond the Ikea food court. For those who do have a connection with these Northern European countries, the mental image is probably smothered in gravy with a side of potatoes. But if you're coming to Copenhagen's noma restaurant expecting the same old meatballs and pickled fish, think again.
New Nordic cuisine has been catching the attention of foodies around the globe for a couple of years now, thanks in no small part to noma and other pioneering Scandinavian restaurants that are making over an old-fashioned and, some would say, outdated cuisine.
This is not "new" as in "revisited." This is "new" as in "new." Sure, there's still room for traditional whole grain rye bread, roast pork with crackling skin and strawberry porridge — if it's organic. But New Nordic cuisine is so much more.
New Nordic "is a mentality right now. It's a mentality of discovery. It's a mentality of sort of scientific and creative exploration," says Ben Reade, head of culinary research and development at the Nordic Food Lab, the place where a lot of this exploration of new and old food sources and preservation techniques is happening.
On a houseboat parked right outside of noma (though independent), a handful of young, energetic cooks and academics spend their days experimenting with things like seaweed, pine needles, lichens and insects. Their only directive? To share their findings with anyone who's interested.
As his colleagues taste-test mealworms and make vinegar from rosehips, anthropologist Mark Emil Hermanson gets to think about how food contributes to a region's identity and what delineates the edible from the inedible.
"We've decided that the line is deliciousness itself," he says, sucking down a dropper of fermented grasshopper garum. (It is, truly, delicious. Like soy sauce with oomph.)
All this experimentation stems from the fact that New Nordic is a movement driven by a manifesto — literally — of local and healthy. And local is tricky when the growing season might last only from June to August. Under these parameters, the ocean takes on added importance, as do wild game, root vegetables and cold-climate berries.
The result is light, salty, sour, and full of fish. It's also quite playful. At the summer Olympics, noma's chef Rene Redzepi caused a stir by serving live, lemongrass-flavored ants at his London pop-up. When asked about what's notable in his kitchen these days, Redzepi mentions a "yeast fudge."
"It looks totally weird. It actually looks like a slice of bread," he explains. "It's a new thing that incorporates not only lots of good flavors, but also humor and surprise."
Redzepi says 10 years ago, his greatest challenge was in sourcing. Back then, humble Scandinavians weren't used to looking out the window for high-quality ingredients. For example, he says, not so long ago sea urchins were imported from France ... until Danes discovered they were plentiful in their own waters.
It's an indicator of just how things stood 15 years ago when fine dining in Copenhagen meant going out for French or Italian. Now, says David Johansen, head chef at Copenhagen's Kokkeriet, also on the vanguard of the new Nordic movement, "it's total opposite. It's almost impossible to get a French meal in Copenhagen. We have maybe four or five places. Whereas all the kitchens are based on the Nordic."
But you don't have to live in Copenhagen or Scandinavia to take part in the New Nordic craze. Redzepi says the lessons here are transferable.
"If there is a message that comes through this, it's that right now cooking is happening in a part of the world where the history of cooking is poor, the weather conditions are extreme...everything talks against it, so to speak," he says. "(But) it's happening. And that's the message: that good food can happen anywhere."
Now, turning to a completely different story. If lingonberries in reindeer blood or white asparagus with poached egg yolk and woodruff sauce sound appealing, you can thank the acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant called Noma. It's widely considered to be one of the best restaurants in the world, at the cutting edge of what's called new Nordic cuisine.
And reporter Sidsel Overgaard went to the Copenhagen Cooking Festival to find out how a region better known for pickled herring and meatballs became an epicurean destination.
SIDSEL OVERGAARD, BYLINE: To me, Scandinavia has always tasted like meatballs, potatoes, pickled red cabbage, hot dogs and butter, lots of butter. Here at the old Carlsberg brewery where some of Denmark and Sweden's top restaurants are handing out samples, there are hints of those things, but this is not Grandma's kitchen.
DAVID JOHANSEN: My name is David Johansen. I'm the head chef at Kokkeriet in Copenhagen, a one-star Michelin restaurant. This is a classic Danish traditional dish called braendende kaerlighed, means, like, burning love.
OVERGAARD: Burning Love. In my grandmother's kitchen, this would have been a heavy pile of mashed potatoes smothered in bacon, onions and pickled beets.
JOHANSEN: It's caramelized onion and pickled onion. On top of that, a potato compote with rapeseed oil and buttermilk, a crumble of potato peelings and almonds and a bit of malt.
OVERGAARD: And he tops this dainty dish with a foamy, fuchsia-colored chiffon made of pickled beet juice. Copenhagen resident Susana Mostrand(ph) has just visited a different booth where the arctic pizza comes topped with salmon, potatoes, smoked cheese and cress and explains why, for her, this is quintessential New Nordic.
SUSANA MOSTRAND: There was all these sort of components to the dish that made it very sort of like tasting, taking a bite out of Denmark, you know?
MOSTRAND: It had both the sea and the fields and the herbs and the green and then the dairy products with the cows and everything.
OVERGAARD: If she sounds a little giddy, it's because until recently, Scandinavians haven't had much to crow about in the upscale kitchen. That started to change in the late '90s and reached a tipping point in 2004 when a group of chefs drafted the manifesto of the New Nordic kitchen which can be summarized as: keep it local, keep it healthy.
You might think adhering to a locavore philosophy in such a cold climate would be daunting. No black pepper, no citrus, no vanilla. But it's almost as if these days, Scandinavians are opening the curtains and looking outside for the first time. And maybe it would be a challenge if they weren't so delighted by what they were finding.
Nowhere is that creative energy more apparent than on this houseboat docked in a nearby part of the city. The Nordic Food Lab is a culinary playground with a mandate to explore local ingredients and share the results with anyone who's interested. It's staffed by a handful of young cooks and academics who spend their days experimenting with things like seaweed, pine needles, lichen and even mealworms. Mark Emil Hermansen is the anthropologist here.
MARK EMIL HERMANSEN: These are two boxes, and one of them is - says verbena, and the other one says pine. And basically, what we did is we took mealworms, and then we fed them different things because we wanted to find out about these insects, how they would taste, because mealworms don't taste very well. So then they - we dried them and tasted them, and it turns out, it didn't make a difference.
OVERGAARD: A more successful experiment resulted in a tasty garum, a kind of ancient fish sauce but made of grasshoppers. New Nordic is sometimes talked about as a looking back. But here, as cooks test the boundaries of what's edible, they are just as happy to make use of a high-tech centrifuge as a traditional wooden vinegar barrel. Head of research and development Ben Reade.
BEN READE: It's a mentality right now. It's a mentality of discovery. It's a mentality of sort of scientific and creative exploration.
OVERGAARD: But if you're still a little confused about what New Nordic actually tastes like, you're in good company.
RENE REDZEPI: The ultimate big challenge that we are nowhere near the goal line with is what is the flavor, then, of this region?
OVERGAARD: Noma's head chef, Rene Redzepi.
REDZEPI: How do you define that? How do you even talk about it? And we're nowhere near the end. And hopefully, we will never actually get to the end because the process is what's interesting, not the end results, so to speak.
OVERGAARD: But Redzepi assures me my grandmother's meatballs are in there somewhere. For NPR, I'm Sidsel Overgaard, Copenhagen.
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Nebraska and Oregon Agree to Home-and-Home Football Series
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are swapping a SEC opponent for a PAC 12 powerhouse in 2016 and 2017. The Huskers have agreed to a home-and-home football series with the University of Oregon.
The change was necessary after Tennessee opted out of their scheduled games with Nebraska starting in three years. That allowed the athletic departments in Lincoln and Eugene to set up this home-and-home series.
Nebraska Athletics Director Shawn Eichorst said in a press release:
This is a win-win scenario.
Tennessee asked for scheduling relief, and we were able to add the University of Oregon, a perennial top-25 program, to our non-conference schedule as we roll into the College Football Playoff era.
This should be a great series, not only for our football programs, but for the tremendous fans of both schools.
Nebraska and Oregon will play in Lincoln's Memorial Stadium, September 17, 2016. The Huskers will then travel to Eugene's Autzen Stadium, September 9, 2017.
One interesting side note: Former Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost is currently the Ducks' offensive coordinator.
The Cornhuskers hold a 5-1 lead in the all-time series, with the last five played in Lincoln. The Ducks lone win came in Lincoln - in 1953.
The Huskers will still play Tennessee, although now those games won't take place until 2026 and 2027.
The updated 2016 and 2017 schedules:
Sept. 3: Fresno State
Sept. 10: Wyoming
Sept. 17: Oregon
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Over the past weekend, in our post BBQ, beer and illegal fireworks haze we celebrated another American holiday: National Fried Chicken Day. Though it may have less patriotic roots, July 6th is a date well celebrated in the waning phases of Independence Day. In exalting a dish that was brought by immigrants and perfected by the South, we are continuing to honor the similarities that make us uniquely American. Here at the Farm, we were delighted to serve variations on the classic fried chicken all day.
For brunch we used buttermilk batter to create a benedict that that provided a nice salty crunch to counteract the tangy béarnaise.
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Long title for a blog post, isn't it? Well actually, it's the tagline for The Social Network, a movie about our more than just favorite website, Facebook. It was about to happen sometime. What you probably don't know is that it's coming to a theater near you in around October.
The movie's premise is basically the founding of the website way back in 2004, though it seems as though the site has been around forever.
As written by Columbia pictures, the plot synopsis is this:
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history… but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
The cast is a mix of familiar faces and newcomers, including pop sensation Justin Timberlake in the role of Sean Parker, the president of Facebook Inc. Mark Zuckerberg, perhaps the most popular co-founder and current CEO of the company, is played by Jesse Eisenberg, who was most recently seen in Zombieland. Disney Channel sweetheart Brenda Song (who acts in The Suite Life series) also has a role. The movie is directed by David Fincher, of fame. The screenplay is based on Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal.
Another co-founder Dustin Moscovitz stated his disapproval, though not going as far as Zuckerberg. In his opinion, and based on the trailers, the movie seems to blow the whole process out of proportion, making it more exciting than the actual reality.
I'm not exactly sure how well the movie is going to do at the box office, especially that there has been a lot of recent uproar over Facebook's privacy settings and information sharing, so let's just say, we will have to wait and see what the final outcome is after the movie has had its run. Look out for The Social Network in theaters near you this October. Meanwhile, here's the trailer.


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to get started- no affiliation to Slingshot or any shop. 11 years kiting. Kitesurf mainly but will go out on a tt if its flat. Home spot - windily, sometimes gusty side shore point break.
Kite tested 9m Rally
Bar - I really liked the compstick bar from 2012. was not sure how they would improve it. They did. The bar feels a little smaller in Diameter (did not measure) and the grip is a little different. It is more comfortable in the hand. They changed the bar center which makes sheeting in and out smoother (less friction) Feels a lot better and center line will last longer I am sure. They made the new bars black on one side and white on the other. Its a quicker read if you have released the kite to the safety as to which way round the bar is. All the mechanics are the same. This year the 9m comes with a 20X23 bar instead of the 17X20 like last year. Also the Chicken loop line in 2013 is the med one instead of the short one. Love the new bar! for me I wish it came with the short chicken loop but thats just me. I dont unhook.
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The new kite is AWESOME. I flew 2012 Rallys and thought they were amazing. Just about perfect.
The new 2013 Rallys are much more rigid of a structure (obviously due to the mini struts on the wingtips and the increased diameter of the leading edge. I tried everything I could to get the kite to buckle or have the tips fold a little by loading up really hard, it was quite gusty also (I didnt pump the kite as hard as I did my 2012 Rallys). The kite was rock solid. Could not get it to buckle or the tips even come close to folding in. The canopy is super tight all the time with no fluttering at all. There is massive depower when you want it and the kite absorbs the gusts completely. Definitely a big step ahead from an already great kite last year (or earlier this year).
The kite seemed to turn just a hair slower than last year but that is obviously due to the longer lines this year. The kite turns plenty fast. The bar pressure felt a slight bit heavier than last year but to me it felt perfect. I hate a kite with heavy bar pressure. Its just heavy enough to always know where the kite is.
In the surf this years kite is a lot better than last years. It drifts better and always seemed to be in the right spot.
The kite turn slightly differently. Instead of pivoting so much on the wingtip like the 2012 kites the turns are a little more drawn out and there seemed to be more power in the turn.
2nd session was about an hr on a tt and will say that the jumps and hangtime are huge like they were last year. Great kite in the surf and also was super fun on the tt. Loops really nicely. Super grunty.
Spent 2.5 hrs with it today and definitely super stoked. GREAT kite!!!


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Bellies, Birth & Babies Expo
Birth Network of Santa Cruz County
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Bellies, Birth & Babies Expo
Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 6:30-9pm
Location: Elks Lodge,
150 Jewel St. Santa Cruz
(just blocks from Ocean & 17)
6:30"Secrets to a Great Birth"
7:00 - 9:00 Exhibitors Open
7:30 & 8:30 Demonstrations
8:00"The Early Weeks"
A free event, but please sign up and get a ticket in advance so we know how many to expect.
(donation not required but gratefully accepted)
- Join us at 6:30 for an informal talk addressing "Secrets to a Great Birth" before the exhibitors open at 7:00.
- Another talk will take place at 8:00 on "The Early Weeks" a peek into what parents might expect in the first few weeks after baby arrives.
- Short demonstrations will take place on a variety of topics which may include, positions for comfort in labor, wearing your baby, chiropractic in pregnancy, acupuncture in pregnacy, diapering, and more (not all topics at each expo).
- Take some time to sit down and watch a video, then hit the exhibitors one more time.
- Exhibits remain open until 9pm. Stay the whole night or just drop in anytime.
This is a free event for pregnant women and families, and new parents. Join us to meet local service providers including: prenatal yoga instructors, child birth educators, midwives, acupuncturists, chiropractors, photographers, and so much more! There are raffle drawings through out the evening.
Questions? Email us! email@example.com
Note: All birth professionals or birth related service providers in attendence must be registered as exhibitors. If you are Interested in exhibiting at the Expo, you must be an endorser of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative at motherfriendly.org and register to exhibit here: http://winterbbb2013.eventbrite.com
When & Where
Elks Lodge
150 Jewell Street
Santa Cruz,
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
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Letter: Lesbian, 'Duck' fan supports Phil
I am a 44-year-old lesbian in a wonderful, committed relationship and a huge fan of "Duck Dynasty."
I just wanted to express my two cents about this so-called injustice.
I do not have an issue with Phil Robertson. I don't watch "Duck Dynasty" so these people can approve or not approve of my life. I watch it because when I do it makes me happy.
I feel that tolerance goes both ways. He doesn't have to accept anything he truly feels is wrong, and I respect him for that, but I also feel that because of his opinion or his truth, anger is not the way to ever help fix this situation.
Anger only causes more anger. Handling this with love and respect will have a better chance of ever helping someone to maybe one day see that it might be different than they once thought.
Recently, I took a North Carolina hunter safety course to learn to hunt because of my new interest that I have gotten from watching my boys on "Duck Dynasty." I feel that it is going to be an exciting new chapter of my life and I am very grateful for this show in helping me to see hunting in a new way that I never really understood before.
Just like me learning to see hunting in a new light because I receive so much enjoyment in watching the show, Phil Robertson could learn to understand or accept a gay couples' relationship as something different than he ever believed about it before, by receiving love and acceptance of his beliefs and not hate against them.
I just wanted to say how much this lesbian loves "Duck Dynasty" and hopes A&E will think differently about their decision towards Phil.
Let's all think of all the happy, happy, happiness he has given to so many people and the love we feel as we all bow our heads at the dinner table each episode with the Robertsons.
Lisa Miller
Taylorsville, N.C.


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Worst Sex Scene of the Year: Pubes 'Like Desert Vegetation'
The Literary Review has awarded its annual Bad Sex in Fiction prize to Rowan Somerville, a British eroticist who wrote this: "like a lepidopterist mounting a tough-skinned insect with a too blunt pin he screwed himself into her."
The Guardian reports that Somerville faced stiff competition from the likes of Jonathan Franzen, but Somerville triumphed with scenes from critically savaged novel The Shape of Her:
The wet friction of her, tight around him, the sight of her open, stretched around him, the cleft of her body, it tore a climax out of him with a final lunge. Like a lepidopterist mounting a tough-skinned insect with a too blunt pin he screwed himself into her.
He unbuttoned the front of her shirt and pulled it to the side so that her breast was uncovered, her nipple poking out, upturned like the nose of the loveliest nocturnal animal, sniffing in the night. He took it between his lips and sucked the salt from her.
'I want to suck you,' she said, descending […] She loosed his trousers, pulled away his underwear and gripped him with fingers tender enough to hold a tiny bird. As he felt her mouth's engulfment, he acquiesced, disappointment melting like ice in hot cream.
Somerville also describes pubes "like desert vegetation following an underground stream" and a lady's sex move as "a fish flipping itself." Congratulations, Rowan! He earned this, and took the win in stride: "There is nothing more English than bad sex, so on behalf of the entire nation I would like to thank you."
The Shape of Her is available only in England. We Americans hold our sex to more mediocre standards. [The Shape of Her Excerpt, Literary Review, Guardian, Galley Cat]


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Sputtering Offense
The offense continues on a roller coaster. Only trouble, the ride doesn't seem to be going up.
Kuroda was brilliant last night with a near no-hitter. He certainly has our number: two earned runs in 26.2 career innings (regular season). He even had his first base hit of the season (46th at-bat) in the seventh, which was more than the Phillies had at that point in the game.
Then, there's another Phillie killer, his batterymate, Barajas. He has nine hits against the Phillies this season, four being home runs.
Doc pitched well. He's lost 10 games during which the Phillies have scored 20 runs.
The 3-0 loss marked the 11th time in the last 12 games that the Phillies have scored three or less runs. Not too long ago, we scored four or more in 18 of 24 games.
It is understandable that Chase and Ryan would struggle as they try to get their rhythm, timing and balance as hitters. They missed a considerable amount of playing time on the DL. But, it is a real puzzle why the offense overall continues to sputter.
A year ago, we scored 820 runs; Two years ago, 799. This year, 597, which puts us in sixth place in the NL.
For three straight years starting in 2007, we were the only NL team with 200 or more homers and 100 or more steals. This year: 126 and 74. If we hit 200 home runs this season, we'll be in great shape.
Minor League Notes
The Phillies entry advanced to the Gulf League Championship Series which begins this afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater. They play the Rays in the best-of-three series.
Regular seasons end on Labor Day for Lehigh Valley and Lakewood; the day before for Clearwater and Williamsport and September 7 for Reading. Lakewood won the first half to qualify for the postseason. Williamsport is on the bubble.
Special Birthday Wishes
Former Phillies Von Hayes (52) and Bill Nahorodny (57) are celebrating birthdays today.
But, the day belongs to OF Danny Litwhiler, who turns 94. He played for the Phillies from 1940-43 and is the first outfielder in franchise history to finish a season without an error. He handled 317 chances in 151 games in 1942.
Other Phillies outfielders without an error for a full season: Tony Gonzalez (1962), Don Demeter (1962), Johnny Callison (1968), Jim Eisenreich (1995), Doug Glanville (2002) and Shane Victorino (2006). None come close to the number of total chances Litwhiler fielded.
We've sent a birthday present to Danny in Clearwater…a Phillies jersey with his name and number (4, the number he wore in 1943.


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Having a crucifix in every room reminds us that Christ suffered and died for our salvation. This crucifix is perfectly priced and sized to stand in the home, parish or classroom. They also make great gifts for any occasion, especially the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, and Marriage.
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This lovely array of living plants is just the right size for a mid-size desk or table. We include easy-to-care-for green plants such as dracaena, ivy, palm, and syngonium within a low decorative bowl to create a long-lasting and vibrant arrangement perfect for celebrating any special occasion. The arrangement also makes a touching gift for expressing sympathy.
Gift Includes:
- Potted Green Ivy.
- Potted Green Spathiphyllum.
- Potted White Butterfly Syngonium.
- Potted Palm Leaf.
- Natural River Rocks, Moss, and more.
- A free gift card with personal message.
- Arrives in a stylish ceramic bowl.
- Hand delivered to the recipient's home or office by experienced florists.
- A plush teddy bear, balloons, wine, champagne, or chocolates may be added to your order based on availability. Please contact customer service for more information.
Measures approximately 14" x 15".
During checkout, please be sure to indicate your preferred occasion when you choose a gift card. Exact flowers and bowl may vary depending upon location and availability.
Same day delivery is available if you place your order by 2pm in your recipient's time zone, M-F and by 1pm on Saturday. To see if Sunday delivery is available in your area please contact customer service.Gift #13182
Green Dish Garden is a hand delivered gift. These gifts are delivered by one of our local design centers located throughout the United States and Canada.
Typically, standard deliveries are made between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with business deliveries before 5:00 PM. Hours may be extended during holidays. Please note in some locations we may need an additional 24 hours for the delivery of exotic flowers, wine and fruit baskets.
Same day delivery is available for most gifts when ordered before the cutoff time. Saturday delivery is possible if ordered before 12 PM Friday. The cutoff time for Green Dish Garden is in the recipient's time zone.
Green Dish Garden has been purchased most frequently by our customers for the following occasions:
- Sympathy
- Birthday
- Get Well
- Funeral
- Thinking of You
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SR68Loved ItMarch 15, 2020
Recipient loved it!
CathyPrettyOctober 21, 2019
Prettier than the picture.
JACNice but smaller than expectedNovember 25, 2018
The arrangement was nice and had a very nice planter dish. Was a bit smaller than expecting, but in all fairness had been awhile since I've made such a purchase. Arrangement arrived on time as promised. as very happy with their service
Josie the SailorDelivered on time and BeautifulApril 17, 2017
I have never used this florist before but they will be my only florist from now on. Extremely pleased.
DocGreen Dish GardenJanuary 22, 2017
This florist did a great job of completing the flower arrangements with the local florists and contacted me with any problems they had. Will use them again.
JoeThank You - GiftNovember 14, 2016
I sent this lovely plant dish garden as a special "Thank You" for a friend's wonderful hospitality when I visited in Phoenix. The plant was the "right way" to express my appreciation.
WowNiceMarch 11, 2015
Great Job, my nephew text me the picture and not only was I pleased he was also pleased. Thank you
LafooseLovelyAugust 30, 2014
The recipient says they were beautiful, several lovely different plants, and says the planter they came in was large and very pretty too. Would recommend.
Really nice and well received
NancyBirthday Gift for my MomJune 16, 2014
I couldn't see my mom on her birthday, so I sent her this plant. She was surprised to receive it. She Loved it!
Mrs JRobSentimental Perfection!May 20, 2014
The arrangement was for my niece's grandmother's funeral. She said it was really pretty and just the perfect touch, not too big nor too overpowering and displayed a perfect sentiment. The arrangement arrived in a timely manner and the entire family was able to enjoy it. After the services, she's taken it home to enjoy for years to come.
jgarciaVery Happy MotherMay 15, 2014
The planter arrived and (apparently) was beautiful. Since I am in Las Vegas and my mother-in-law is in Salt Lake City, I didn't have a chance to see it. She said it was lovely.
BeatriceBeautiful PresentationOctober 26, 2013
This was sent to a family member everyone that saw the Green Dish Garden thought it was beautiful


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With writer-director Jennifer Westfeldt's (Kissing Jessica Stein) Friends with Kids opening March 9, we've been provided with seven clips from the very funny comedy. Boasting an incredible cast featuring Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns, Friends With Kids centers on a pair of thirtysomething best friends (Scott and Westfeldt) who observe the toll that having kids has taken on the couples they know and resolve to bypass that stress by having a child and then date other people.
Right after the film premiered at last year's Toronto Film Festival, I landed exclusive interviews with Megan Fox, Jon Hamm and Adam Scott. Just click the links to read or listen to them. Hit the jump to watch the clips.
Friends With Kids, written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group – Westfeldt and Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Stepbrothers ), observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way. They decide to have a kid together – and date other people. There are big laughs and unexpected emotional truths as this unconventional 'experiment' leads everyone in the group to question the nature of friendship, family and, finally, true love. Friends With Kids is a Red Granite Pictures presentation of a Points West Pictures and Locomotive production. It was produced by Westfeldt with Jon Hamm, Joshua Astrachan, Jake Kasdan, Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland. Executive Producers are Mike Nichols, John Sloss, Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Joe Gatta.