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Wild Geese, The (UK - BD RB)
Marcus joins some ageing mercenaries for this British cult classic from Arrow...
Colonel Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton) is secretly back in London to accept the task of reinstating an African leader deposed in a violent military coup, but without the combat skills of his two old friends (Roger Moore and Richard Harris), there isn't going to be a mission. With his two reliable loose cannons in place, Faulkner and the team enact a text book rescue operation but disaster is close at hand when the cynical multinational who set up the whole deal turns the tables, striking a new deal with the local despot which sees The Wild Geese trying to escape with their lives intact.
Due to the age of the film and its cult status there's an unavoidable softness to the image for The Wild Geese as a whole, but even with those limitations it's still a pretty good good looking HD presentation. Sure detail varies from impressive to below average for HD but colours are good and strong. This enables sets to feel alive under bright lighting and while the outdoor naturally lit scenes suffer a bit it's still a solid enough transfer all things considered. I'm not sure if it's a DNR issue but there seems to be a layer of subtle grain between us and the film itself. It's not always apparent but there are moments in close ups where the colours in the frame flicker and little bits of noise appear on screen.
From the Joan Armatrading opening song the strong stereo track works well and dialogue feels very well placed and powerful, though that's initially thanks to Richard Burton's incredible voice. Sound effects can feel a little confined, with gunshots often muffled but for a stereo track it's not too bad at all.
The extras come with a commentary with Roger Moore, producer Euan Lloyd and second unit director John Glen. The track consists of stories of classic Hollyood and tales of actors considered for the parts as well as behind the scenes jollys.
'World Premiere' (07:36 HD) is original news footage at the Leicester Square premiere packed full of British film stars and celebrities, there's the traile, which is long and essentially gives us the whole plot one way or another (03:55 SD).
An additional movie, Code Name: Wild Geese (83 mins SD), is also included.
The Wild Geese is a maybe little too detailed and serious for it's bright visuals and semi-humorous lead actors playing off of one another well. Of course on that level this is an easy watch because Burton, Moore and Harris all bring the charm they are known for to this film and pretty much carry the less enjoyable part along because of it. The transfer is good for the age of the film, though never amazing (due to an odd flicker) and the extras are okay, with the commentary winning out as the best thing on the disc.
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 8th October 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Stereo English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Commentaries, Premiere, Trailers, Code Name; Wild Geese
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Richard Burton, Roger Moore,Richard Harris
Length: 134 minutes
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Just put the order in for whoopies, huggers, and elephant trunks from www.smartoutdoors.webs.com. I will post after I recive everything with pics. Then hopefully give a review on the setup.
1. pair of Elephant trunks $15.00
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Fun and educational ABC 123 Word App for Little Kids is now available for bilingual children who are learning English and Italian together! Your child will have fun while effectively learning the essence of alphabets, words, numbers, counting, shapes and colors in both English and Italian making this app an ideal play and learning tool for children needing to learn both languages for their bilingual culture, or for kids who are interested in learning multiple languages.
Features in English - Italian Bilingual WordApp HD includes:
✿ Alphabets and words :
In Alphabets and words section, delightfully arranged alphabets and words along with real pictures and voices (both English and Italian) will help your child to learn the basic of English alphabets, English and Italian words with Italian, spelling and their phonetics.
This HD edition of WordApp also features a large letter tracing board where your child can learn and practice writing upper and lower case letters.
✿ Numbers and counting :
In Numbers and counting section, there are ten buttons with images. As your child touches one button, the images in the button literally pop out of the button and they get counted one by one, with clear voice, to help your child to follow counting them. It also speaks the word of the image after the counting is done.
There is also a number writing and tracing board for practicing and learning how to write numbers.
Words and numbers are displayed and read (with real voice) in both English and Italian.
✿ Shape blocks and matching game :
In shape blocks and matching game, each shape works like real toy block. Your child will be able to drag and move around the shape block in the screen. WordApp speaks out the shape to your child when the matching shape is plugged into the center hole.
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Outbreak Of Rare Salmonella Strains Linked To Taco Bell
In the last few months, at least 155 people in several states have become ill from a pair of rare strains of salmonella. And according to authorities, the source of the salmonella is food served at Taco Bell.
"It's been clear for weeks that Taco Bell was the source for many of the illnesses," an epidemiologist from Oregon Public Health explained. "It's equally clear that it's not all Taco Bell. It's also not a single Taco Bell restaurant."
The cases of salmonellosis began popping up in April with most instances located in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The Centers for Disease Control has been investigating the outbreak and recently confirmed that a fast food chain that serves Mexican food was the source.
It's believed that the culprit is likely tomatoes and/or lettuce and it's likely that the initial source of the outbreak is one of the chain's produce suppliers.
Officials believe that the outbreak has finished, but the investigation is ongoing.
The two strains of salmonella involved in the outbreak — Hartford and Baildon — are rarely seen in the U.S.; the last Baildon outbreak was in 1988-89. When ingested, they cause symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, nausea, and vomiting.
Taco Bell Source of Salmonella [Food Safety News]
Taco Bell implicated in two salmonella outbreaks sickening more than 150 [OregonLive.com]
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Hi guys, the problem is the game King´s Quest 4 is not found by ScummVM and, since in the Wiki Datafiles there is no topic about this game, I really don´t know what file is missing. Anyone knows all the files required to play this game?
Thanks for your help!
Which version of KQ4 have you got? KQ4 was released in 2 different versions, each one using a very different engine under the hood (AGI, Sierra's older engine and SCI, the newer one)
ScummVM supports the older (and much rarer) AGI version, not the newer SCI version. If you got files like kq4vol.*, then you got the AGI version, otherwise if the files you got are resource.*, then you got the SCI version.
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For SCI games, you should check the FreeSCI project:
Thanx md5, you gave me the answer! My version is the SCI, that´s why it´s not working. I didn´t know about this, the first 3 kq´s games work perfectly.
Thank you very much!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Devin Lewis and Mark Artz both tallied hat-tricks as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers used a 5-2 scoring advantage in the first period to build a lead and never look back in the seventh place game of the 2009 Men's Eastern Championship.
The win marks the second consecutive year the Engineers have felled the Gaels in the seventh place game as MIT stopped Iona 10-9 at the 2008 Eastern Championship.
Playing in front of a home crowd, the Engineers did not disappoint jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead exactly two minutes into the game as Artz finished on a man-up chance. The Gaels countered 32 seconds later with a man-up goal by Seth Tasman at the 5:28 mark, but the Engineers structured a three-goal run with scored by John Preis, Brian Gardiner and Lewis with 5:14, 4:04 and 3:40 left in the first period, respectively, to take a 4-1 lead.
Iona responded with a score by Tasman at 1:31, but Preis buried another advantage chance for MIT to make it 5-2 after eight minutes of play.
Neither team could solve the other's defense for most of the second period as a man-up goal by Matt Joslyn with 4:25 left in the firs thalf was the sole tally of the period.
Iona pulled to within a goal to open the third period as Joe Przekota rifled a five-meter penalty shot past MIT netminder Columbus Leonard at the 6:56 mark to make it 6-5 in favor of the Engineers, but another MIT man-up score at 4:48 by Artz made it 6-4.
The teams repeated the pattern as Przekota and Lewis exchanged markers at 4:28 and 3:08, respectively, to keep it a two-goal game at 7-5 before Artz split the Gaels' defense for a shot over the left shoulder of Iona goalie Erik Lilly with 1:56 flashing on the clock to give MIT an 8-5 lead.
However, Iona refused to be felled easily by the Engineering Beavers as Joslyn and Tasman unleashed scoring shots at 5:31 and 4:44 to make it 8-7. Needing a score for insurance, Lewis answered with a blast from the wing with 2:51 to go to net the eventual game-winner and return a two-goal margin to MIT.
The Gaels attempted to rally back in the closing minutes with a man-up goal by Emre Erdogan with 43 seconds to play to move to within a goal at 9-8. Following a failed MIT possession, Iona regained the ball with 20 seconds left on the clock, but an offensive foul before the Gaels could set up a play wiped out the possibility of overtime and handed the Engineers the one-goal victory.
In cage, Leonard made six saves in recording the victory, while Lilly stopped four shots for the Gaels.
Overall, the game was a rematch of the third place game at the 2009 Northern Championship, hosted across town at Harvard University, a contest which the Engineers captured 10-8. In addition, the victory raises MIT's record to 3-0 against Iona this year following a 9-6 victory during the regular season.
MIT Goals: Mark Artz (3); Devin Lewis (3); John Preis (2); Brian Gardiner
Iona Goals: Seth Tasman (3); Joe Przekota (2); Matt Joslyn (2); Emre Erdogan
Saves: MIT - Columbus Leonard (6) ; Iona - Erik Lilly (4)
Exclusions: MIT - 9 ; Iona - 5
Advantage Opportunities: MIT - 3-for-5 ; Iona - 4-for-9
Sprints: MIT - 0-for-4 ; Iona- 4-for-4
Referees: Humberto Navarro, Val Vasilchikov


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Returning Entrants: click here to access your past submissions or select a category from above to make an additional entry.
The American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs, is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting over 40,000 entries every year in local AAF Club (Ad Club) competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards competition is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising.
Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local Ad Club phase is the first of a three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie to win ADDY Awards - recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local ADDY winners compete against winners from other local clubs in one of 15 district competitions. District ADDY winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. Entry in your local Ad Club competition is the first step toward winning a national ADDY.
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Hey guys, I'm in need of some assistance. I have a site that I fear is being exploited. I'm in the internet marketing industry operating through a website. Snipr is a website with a cool domain name. The problem is, I think some people have been exploiting the site to 'add' credits to their account without paying. Although I don't know for sure if this is happening or not, I fear it is. If any of you have the time, please navigate over to: the website in question and see if there are any holes in the security. If you can successfully add credits to an account without paying, please send me a private message to let me know how the site is being exploited. There's no sense in publicly spreading site weaknesses to possible exploiters.
Thanks for your time.
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Cruise Itinerary Details
Carnival Inspiration
Departing from: Long Beach (Los Angeles), California
Ports of Call:
- Ensenada, Mexico
Bars, Clubs & Lounges
Lounges & Bars
Intimate Lounge
Alchemy Bar
Las Vegas Style Lounge
Candlelight Lounge
Pool Bar
RedFrog Rum Bar
BlueIguana Tequila Bar
Piano Bar
Rhapsody in Blue Piano Bar
Music & Dancing
Piano Bar
Rhapsody in Blue Piano Bar
Dance Clubs
Rock and Roll Dance Club
Teen Spots
Teen Lounge
Club O2
Video Arcade
Casino & Gambling
- Monte Carlo Casino
- Slot machines, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, 3 Card Poker, Let it Ride, Roulette, Craps and Texas Hold'em
- Card and game lessons, Tournaments
- Currencies accepted: U.S. Currency and Sail & Sign® accounts
- Spa Carnival®
- Steam Rooms
- Saunas
- Beauty Salon
- Wide variety of body treatments
- Additional charge for spa and salon services
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness Center: features state-of-the-art equipment
- Exercise Classes: Various classes including aerobics, Yoga, Pilates, Resistance training, spinning, and more. Exercise programs vary by ship itinerary (additional fee for some classes)
- Outdoor Jogging Track
- Personal training (additional fee)
- Jogging Track: 10-laps = 1 mile
- City Sports Park: 9-hole mini-golf course
- Ping Pong
- Lido Resort-Style Pool and 2 Whirlpools
- Carnival Waterworks - includes Aqua park, Twister waterslide and kiddie splash zone
- Serenity Adult-Only Retreat and 2 Whirlpools
The Fun Shops
- Logo clothing, souvenirs, clothing, jewelry, perfume, liquor, and sundries
- Photo Gallery: photos and video services
- Formalities: tuxedo rentals, cards, stateroom decorations, stateroom deliveries: wine/champagne, chocolates, flowers
- Cherry on Top - fanciful fun gifts and novelties, bins of bulk candy, custom apparel and more.
- Paris Main Lounge
- Playlist Productions
- The Punchliner Comedy Club presented by George Lopez
- Broadway Musicals
- Vocalist Shows
- Dance Shows
Parties and Theme Nights
- Captain's Celebration: "Meet and Greet" and "Farewell"
- Past Guest Reception: offered on cruises 5-days or longer
- Late-Night Deck Party
- Pool parties
- Deck parties are cruise specific based on destination or itinerary
Music & Dance
- Dance Classes
- Karaoke
- Live Bands
- DJs
Contest & Tournaments
- Backgammon Tournament
- Bridge and Card games
- Bingo
- Trivia games
- Scavenger Hunts
- Lido Deck and Pool Games
- Couples and Lovers Game
- Battle of the Sexes
- Hasbro, The Game Show
- Games vary at the discretion of the cruise director
Other Features
- Art Auctions
- Shore excursion briefings
- Internet Access/WiFi
- Port preview lectures
- Shakespeare Library
- Conference Room
- Movies
- Laser Tag: $5 per guest for 5 minute game (price subject to change)
- Golf lessons
- Health and Wellness instructors
Kids & Families
Family ActivitiesWhat is a vacation without a little family game time? Carnival Cruises wants to promote fun- filled vacations for the whole family by offering a selection of family activities.
- Family Welcome Aboard Parties
- Ice Cream Eating Contests
- Kids Talent Show
- Family Scavenger Hunt
- Family Arts and Crafts
- Family Name that Tune
- Family Karaoke
- Cookie Decorating
- Teddy Bear Workshop
- Family Water Wars
- Seuss @ Sea and Seussa-Palooza - timeless stories of Dr. Seuss come to life with special onboard character parade, interactive story time, and arts & crafts activities.
- Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast - This breakfast is part meal and part journey into the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss - fun for the whole family! (Extra fee of $5 per adult or child - subject to change)
Camp Ocean
Camp Ocean activities span across 11 key categories of play, including core themes of active play, games, free play, arts and crafts and digital, coupled with additional categories such as role play, music, party time, science and discovery, social and food fun, all designed to find the ideal combination of activities catering to children's varied interests. More than 200 new ocean-inspired activities will range from educational games to creative arts opportunities such as Design Your Own Aquarium, Sea Salt Art and Create a Penguin from Oreos. Examples of Activities
Penguins (Ages 2 to 5)
- Paper bag whale creation
- Musical icebergs
- Sea creature aerobics
- Ocean bingo
- Ocean songs sing-along
- Penguin Palooza: Oreo Penguin Making
Stingrays (Ages 6 to 8)
- Design your own acquarium
- Fish, fish, Shark Catch
- Seashell Arts & Crafts
- Ocean Artifacts Memory Game
- Pirate Game Night
Sharks (Ages 9 to 11)
- Design your own cruise ship
- Giant ocean wall mural
- Shark Art
- Inner tube relay
- Ocean Origami
The Badge ChallengeThe Badge Challenge will provide the opportunity for kids to earn and collect badges as a special memento of their cruise. Badge challenges will include a variety of unique activities that provide an original way for kids to learn about their vessel, experience onboard adventures and gain a sense of accomplishment. After completing tasks which may include trying a new food, making an aquatic towel animal or riding the water slide, children will collect corresponding Camp Ocean badges. At the end of the cruise, there is a special ceremony with giveaways for the three age groups. Badges can be collected over multiple cruises.
BabysittingCamp Ocean Night Owls offers babysitting for children 6 months to 11 years in the Camp Ocean playroom, allowing parents time to enjoy the nightlife without having to worry about their little ones. This service offers a "slumber party" atmosphere for your children with movie time, cartoons and room service snacks.
- Each evening 10 PM to 1 AM
- $6.75 per hour plus a 15% gratuity, per child
- Children sleep on pillows and blankets; cots are not provided.
- For infants, Pack & Plays are available for usage.
- Please Note: Carnival doesn't offer any in-cabin babysitting services.
Circle "C"
Circle "C" is the ultimate young teen program for kids ages 12 to 14 years of age. The facility features a dance floor with high-tech sound and lighting system, the latest in video gaming, and 42-inch plasma TV's that display movies and music videos. The Circle "C" program also offers a full schedule of activities and a chance for kids to meet up with people their own age in an inviting and vibrant lounge. A list of some of the activities offered follows:
- Talent Show
- Video gaming consoles
- Dance Parties
- Late Night Teen Hang
- Late Night Movies
- Video game tournaments
- Scavenger Hunts
- Karaoke
- Sporting Activities - including dodge-ball, basketball, mini-golf
- Carnival Twister Waterslide Races
Club O2
This unique club designed and dedicated for teens ages 15 to 17 years old, features its own teen director and special teen activities. The lounge offers a place for teens to hang out, meet new friends, listen to music, play video games or just chill out away from the parents. No kids or adults are allowed. Club O2 is a non-smoking and non-alcohol lounge. A list of some of the activities offered follows:
- Music World
- Amazing Gaming
- Lounge Life
- Scavenger Hunts
- Pool Functions
- Sporting Events - volleyball, basketball, ping pong and more
- Video Game Tournaments
- Theme Parties: Hip-Hop night, Punk Rocker Night
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Mexican army detains key leader in Gulf Cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A top leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel was captured Saturday in a military operation near the Texas border, the second major capture of a drug capo since President Enrique Pena Nieto took office last December.
Mexico's government said the army netted Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino, a drug boss in Reynosa who had been vying to take over the cartel since the arrest of the Gulf's top capo, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias "El Coss," last September. Some say he succeeded, while others say the cartel continues to be split into factions.
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of $5 million for his capture. Ramirez, who was born in 1962 according to the U.S. government, is wanted on several federal drug violations.
Tamaulipas state government spokesman Rafael Luque said there was a major operation of the Mexican military about 1 p.m. local time Saturday with helicopters in the town of Rio Bravo. He could not confirm if there were deaths or injuries in the offensive.
The once-powerful Gulf Cartel still controls most of the cocaine and marijuana trafficking through the Matamoros corridor across the border from Brownsville, Texas, and has an international reach into Central America and beyond. But the cartel has been plagued by infighting since Costilla's arrest, while also being under attack in its home territory by its former security arm, the Zetas.
In the Gulf succession fight, Ramirez and rival Michael Villarreal, known as "Gringo Mike," have been at odds, according to U.S. law enforcement, and the cartel divided into two major factions of those loyal to Costilla and those loyal to former boss Osiel Cardenas Guillen, who was arrested in 2003 and extradited to the U.S. in 2007, where he is serving a 25-year prison sentence.
The split is blamed for much of the violence in the border city of Reynosa across from McAllen, Texas, where there have been regular, public shootouts between Gulf factions and authorities in the last six months.
In recent years, the Mexican government has made major hits on the leadership of both the Gulf and Zetas, who were aligned until 2010. Their falling out also caused an unprecedented spike in violence in the border state of Tamaulipas.
In 2010, government forces killed Cardenas' brother and successor, Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, then captured a third brother and leader, Mario Cardenas Guillen, just days before Costilla.
Mexican authorities have said the Gulf Cartel divided after Antonio Ezequiel's 2010 death into one group led by his brother Mario and the other by Costilla.
On July 15, in the first major arrest of a Capo during Pena Nieto's administration, authorities in northern Mexico captured Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, alias "Z-40," leader of the brutal Zetas cartel. Last October, Mexican marines killed Zeta leader and founder Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, alias "El Lazca."
Authorities are still waiting for the fallout from Trevino's capture as lieutenants battle to take over the Zetas.


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Michigan Tech Cadet Receives Air Force Research Award
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
Michigan Technological University's Jacob LaSarge has received the prestigious US Air Force Cadet Research Award, presented annually to one Air Force cadet in the nation.
The Air Force chief scientist selects the winner from among nominees submitted by the nation's 145 ROTC detachments.
LaSarge, a mechanical engineering senior and Air Force cadet, was chosen for the leadership and technical ability he exhibited as project manager of the Oculus-ASR Nanosatellite effort. The project is under the umbrella of Michigan Tech's Aerospace Enterprise.
The all-student group has developed a prototype satellite as part of the Air Force Research Lab's University Nanosatellite 6 competition. It was among 11 teams the AFRL hand-picked from universities across the US to design and build a small satellite ("nanosat"). In January 2011, the Michigan Tech group took first place in the competition, winning the right to further develop its nanosat with the ultimate aim of having it launched into orbit.
"The outstanding leadership and technical expertise provided by Cadet LaSarge has advanced this project further than anyone had imagined," said Lt. Col. Michael Brothers, head of Aerospace Studies and commander of the Air Force ROTC program at Michigan Tech. "Jake is an outstanding student-leader and is truly deserving of this recognition."
LaSarge joined Michigan Tech's nanosat project in fall 2010 as part of the guidance, navigation and controls section. After a semester, he took charge of the group, and in spring 2011 assumed leadership of the entire team when the project manager position became available.
"Jake is responsible for over 70 undergraduates and a $200,000-plus budget for research and development," Michigan Tech's Aerospace Studies faculty wrote in nominating LaSarge for the award. "He skillfully motivates other college students (who don't get paid to work) in order to complete tasks and milestones, with the goals of being on time, under budget and efficient in transition."
Their nanosat, Oculus-ASR, was designed to help the AFRL improve "space situational awareness": "detecting everything that's orbiting, from space junk to other nations' satellites," LaSarge explained. "The Oculus-ASR satellite, specifically, is for calibrating telescopes, which will make it easier for the Air Force to detect, identify, and classify space objects. We are trying to have it flight-ready by December."
Though Oculus-ASR probably won't be shot into orbit for another year or two, it has already yielded benefits. "I've certainly learned a lot," said LaSarge. And Brothers notes that the US Air Force has adopted several innovations developed by the Oculus team.
LaSarge accepted the Cadet Research Award Aug. 23 during ceremonies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, Ohio.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Re: Extreme is the New Normal
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:38 am
alan wrote:Jesus Friggin' Christ.
At one point the atmosphere contained no oxygen. Can we extrapolate a greater point from that fact? No, because the planet has undergone severe changes throughout it's history. We humans have been polluting for just a tiny fraction of that history. Therefore, and I hope this gets past your conceptual barriers--we need to look at the data from the past one hundred years or so, when industrial society became dominant.
Is this a difficult concept?
The human contribution of CO2 is negligible.
CO2 is NOT catastrophic either.
5). Current Global Warming trends are neither catastrophic nor are they unusual given the Earth's very recent past.
Global Warming Alarmists state that man made CO2 is responsible for what is becoming a catastrophic increase in Global temperatures. (You know the 1 degree increase in the last century).
Science has told us for decades (decades prior to the Global Warming Alarmist taking the stage) that earth's last ice age (referred to as the "little ice age") began sometime near the year 1400 and lasted until approximately 1860. This "little ice age" was responsible for disasters like the "Irish Potato Famine". The end of the "little ice age" was not preceeded by an increase in CO2 levels. Other natural causes were responsible for the "global warming" which followed the end of the "little ice age" and continues to this date. http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.friendsofscience.org/assets/ ... tml#Hockey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
During the Middle Ages (1066 – 1485) a time that saw the Norman's conquest of England, King Richard The Lion Hearted, The Crusades – all 7 of them, the Early Italian Renaissance - a period of time long before the "Industrial Revolution", mankind contributed very little to Global CO2 levels. The Middle Ages experienced a period of global warming that exceeds the global warming of today. Yes, temperatures were higher than they are now, significantly higher. http://www.friendsofscience.org/assets/ ... tml#Hockey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/ ... 63628.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ,
"A review of more than 240 scientific studies has shown that today's temperatures are neither the "warmest ever" nor are the Temperatures producing extreme conditions "never seen before". The findings of these 240 studies stand in stark contrast to the claims of the alarmists. The findings prove that the world had a medieval warm period between the ninth and 14th centuries, with world temperatures significantly higher than today's. They also confirm claims that a little Ice Age began in about 1300, with the world cooling dramatically. Just before the turn of the century, in 1900, the world began to warm up, but as of today, has still to reach the balmy temperatures of the Middle Ages. The end of the little Ice Age is significant because it implies that the records used by climate scientists (THE ALARMISTS) date from when the Earth was relatively cold, thereby exaggerating the significance of today's temperature rise. According to the researchers, the evidence confirms suspicions that today's alleged "unprecedented" temperatures are simply the result of examining temperature change over too short a period. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/ ... 63628.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Global Warming Alarmists have choosen the "Little Ice Age" to begin their temperature measurements and comparisons. By choosing the coldest period in Earth's history over the last 10,000 years, the Alarmists are assured of finding data that will show a warming trend. But the warming trend is not unusual when compared to all of Earth's prior warming trends.
Philip Stott, emeritus professor of bio-geography at the University of London, said: "What has been forgotten in all the discussion about global warming is a proper sense of history." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/ ... 63628.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.michaelkeller.com/news/news575.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.stanford.edu/~moore/history_health.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886494/posts" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=2514" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If mankind were to cease all economic production and cease buring all carbon fuels, at best, a 2% reduction in CO2 levels could be had. Additional reductions from manking would need to involve an end to "respiration" – manking would need to stop breathing. Having achieved these miniscule reductions, at fantastic cost and loss of personal freedom, nature could, in the bat of an eye, dramatically reverse any man made reduction. You see, temperature drives the CO2 level, CO2 levels do not drive temperature.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=8326" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , http://www.stanford.edu/~moore/Boon_To_Man.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Recent studies call into question wether Global Warming is continuing - the studies refute the wild claims concerning the amount of "warming" that occurred in the 1990′s. Even the ultra-green "Discovery Channel" has noted studies which indicate "global warming" is on "hold" and may not reappear for decades. That "Global Temperatures have flatlined since 2001″. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29469287/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Boston Globe has asked, "Where is the Global Warming?", before noting, "But for many people, the science of climate change is not nearly as important as the religion of climate change. When Al Gore insisted yet again at a conference last Thursday that there can be no debate about global warming, he was speaking not with the authority of a man of science, but with the closed-minded dogmatism of a religious zealot. Dogma and zealotry have their virtues, no doubt. But if we want to understand where global warming has gone, those aren't the tools we need." http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/edito ... l_warming/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Doug Stout's Birds of Prey
Reply #210 on:
June 22, 2014, 09:39 AM »
Decided to take my entire Bird of Prey (BOP) single line glider kite family outside for a group picture.
Front Row: Original BOP 24 made with black PC31.
Second Row: Ultra-light BOP 24s made with white Cuben.
Third Row: Ultra-light BOP 24s made with orange Cuben and CST DPP Carbon frames (Hollow and Solid).
Four Row: Ultra-light BOP 48 made with orange Cuben and ultra-light BOP 36 made with white Cuben.
Rear and standing: BOP 62 and BOP 48 in the fighter pattern layout, and BOP 48 in the bird pattern layout.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:30 AM by Doug S
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How to print Bird of Prey 48 to smaller paper
Reply #211 on:
June 25, 2014, 06:46 AM »
One our fellow kite building enthusiasts asked how to print the Bird of Prey 48 plans to smaller paper. I found the following link that allowed me to print to letter or A4 size paper.
The key settings that I used are as followings:
Tile Scale: Leave this at 100%, otherwise you will change the size of the kite.
Overlap: I set this to 0.5 inches, since the printer cannot print to the edge of the paper.
Cut marks: Check the box, since these marks will help you align the pages.
Labels: Check the box
Tile only large pages: Check the box
The actual Bird of Prey 48 plans are full size and setup to print to a large printer, which uses a roll of 30 inch wide paper. I am aware that other kite building enthusiast print out their full size plans at Kinkos.
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Doug Stout's Bird of Prey
Reply #212 on:
July 13, 2014, 09:41 AM »
Building a few Birds of Prey (BOP) for others. The attached picture is a BOP 36 on its way to the west coast.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:28 AM by Doug S
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Fun Fly at Overpeck Park, Bergen County, New Jersey - July 19, 2014
Reply #213 on:
July 13, 2014, 09:48 AM »
Kurtis Jones posted the following fun fly on Facebook, which I hope to attend:
Flash Fly - " Its a Great Day to Fly Kites "
A unofficial kite event, no sponsors, no sound, no registration, no boundaries, no competition, no pressure, no money needed.
Come with any kind of kite and any kind of people. Make a kite, dig out that old dusty kite from the attic, buy a new kite, borrow a kite (OPK), share a kite, whatever. Just get your hands on a kite.
This is an unofficial event. You are responsible for everything including having a good time.
When: July 19, 1pm
Rain Date: July 20, 1pm
The New Overpeck Park
Fort Lee Road
Leonia, New Jersey
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Doug Stout's Bird of Prey 48 - Problems with Singer 645 Again
Reply #214 on:
July 15, 2014, 09:34 AM »
I am trying to finish a very nice Bird of Prey (BOP) 48 for a local kite flyer, but my Singer 645 is acting up again. The test zigzag stitching on scraps of PC31 showed the lower part of the stitch was loose, but not at every stitch, which is very strange. It doesn't do this when I sew straight stitches. Tried to adjust the lower tension at the bobbin, but that didn't make a difference. Now the thread is getting caught around the bobbin case. It appears the original position bracket is not holding the bobbin case in place. Ordered some replacement parts and the service manual from Sewing Parts Online. Will also service the top tension system and try a different bobbin. It was a late night with no foward progress. Are we having fun yet?
The good news is that the BOP 48 will not be touched by this Singer 645 until this problem is fixed.
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Re: Doug Stout's Arrow Canard build (split off from the Stunt kite design tool)
Reply #215 on:
July 15, 2014, 10:49 AM »
I had some weirdness with my Pfaff for a while: dropped stitches, occasional jams, tension issues. Very annoying. Took off the foot plate and covers around the hook area and found loose thread pieces and such that needed cleaned out. Much better now. Hope you find whatever it is...
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Repairs continue on the Singer 645
Reply #216 on:
July 16, 2014, 07:58 AM »
Thanks Steve. The Singer 645 had very little use before I acquired it from a family member, which may be part of the problem. Other than being an older machine, its like brand new regarding wear and tear.
No loose threads below the foot plate, other than the mess I made a couple of times when it jammed. Opps
For some unknown reason, the bobbin case seems to be binding a little in the rotating hook, but I didnt see any burs in the guides. I polished and oiled the guides and it appears to be better. Waiting for a new position bracket that holds the bobbin case in the back, which was bent and I broke the tip off trying to straighten it. Opps again.
It was a chrome plated cast piece of steel, where the one in my Singer 604 is a stamped piece of steel. The replacement is a stamped piece of steel. I also will replace the bobbin tension spring arm, which appears a little weak because it's not allowing me to apply enough tension on the bobbin.
There is a great website to trouble shoot sewing machines at:
One of the articles indicates the upper tension system maybe where my problem is with this machine. I took apart the upper tension section of the machine last night and saw a little residual film on the tension disks. I cleaned them with alcohol, but they are still dull. Tonight I will polish the tension disks. The tension indicator knob is made of cast aluminum with a steel set screw. After loosening the set screw, it took the aluminum treads with it. Will tap out the hole and use a slightly larger set screw. Also order the complete assembly just in case. Most of the new parts are interchangeable between my Singer 604 and 645, which is why I am investing so much time to get the 645 working correctly.
Also ordered two new Teflon feet for my Singer 604 and 645 to give them a try. Always wanted to be a sewing machine mechanic.
Are we having fun yet.
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Re: Doug Stout's Arrow Canard build (split off from the Stunt kite design tool)
Reply #217 on:
July 16, 2014, 06:44 PM »
Ugh on the machine problems.
I'd be tempted to find a good repair shop in your area and have them give it a good going over and test with some scraps of kite fabric. Hard to build kites with an unreliable machine.
Unless you are having fun
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Repairs to Singer 645 and Bird of Prey 48
Reply #218 on:
July 17, 2014, 08:39 AM »
My Plan B is to take the Singer 645 to a local shop that we trust. Having three engineering degrees, and rebuilt a few car engines and the out drive on my power boat, the problem with the Singer 645 intrigues me, since its barely been used. I am having fun, but if the new parts and a new setup following the service manual dont work, it will go in the shop. I have sewn many kites since the 1990s with the Singer 604, and other than minor adjustments and maintenance, it has worked perfectly. That is why I am willing to put the time and money into the Singer 645, since its one of the upper models in the old 600 series line and built like a tank.
My disappointment is that I am trying to finish the Bird of Prey 48 for Art, who is a local kite flyer. The attached picture is of his kite before I glued the panels together. It has a white nose that you can't see when placed on the pattern layout drawing. If needed, I will locate another quality sewing machine that can perform the multi-step zigzag stitch to finish those stitches on Arts kite, then use the Singer 604 for the remaining straight stitches. You are only as good as your tools.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:26 AM by Doug S
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Repairs to Singer 645 and Larger Bird of Prey
Reply #219 on:
August 03, 2014, 02:50 PM »
I made my first set of repairs and adjustments to the Singer 645, but found the real problem. In the Singer 600 Series Touch & Sew, the early models had steel gears, such as in my 604. After the initial low model numbers (60X), Singer changed to plastic gears. In my Singer 645, the top vertical gear lost a few teeth.
Contacted Terry at
and he help me out. Since I am going to have to tear down the 645 to get to the broken gear, I might as well replace all of the key gears. From Terry, I ordered a complete set of gears and his instructions on how to replace them and retime the sewing machine. Unfortunately, I can only replace the plastic gears with an updated version of plastic gears. Now I know why the call the Singer Touch & Sew series Touch & Throw.
While in the service mode, I took apart my Singer 604 and polished the upper tension disks, and the lower bobbin case. Re-setup the upper and lower tensions and bobbin case gaps using the Singer's Service Manual and Terry's free online guides. Even replaced the stock steel presser foot with a Teflon presser foot. Confirmed that the 604 has steel gears and applied a thin layer of grease. Did the same service on the 645, until I found the broken gear. With the 604, I ran a few stitch passes on a strip of PC-31 to redial in the tensions. I really like how the Singer 604 does a straight stitch and that it has steel gears.
While on hold to finish Arts Bird of Prey (BOP) 48, I started tinkering with a larger version of the BOP. I scaled up the design to use 40 inch one piece wing spars, which would cause the wing span to be 76 inches. Since I like patriotic colors and the wing span includes two of the numbers in 1776, I got carried away and designed the attached layout. Due to the resolution of Microsoft Paint, the attached layout doesnt allow me to show what I will do with the eyes. Each eye will have a black center with a yellow outer ring, and a gray tear drop area around each eye, like the eyes of a Bald Eagle. Still tinkering with the layout. Will need the Singer 645 working to sew this kite. I also have a scale up version of my Fighter layout with two more panels, which I could build using my Singer 604.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:23 AM by Doug S
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Larger Bird of Prey
Reply #220 on:
August 03, 2014, 02:54 PM »
The attached layout is the larger version of the Bird of Prey in the original Drone layout, with two additional panels. I do have the desire to design and build one with a wing span between 8 and 9 feet.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:20 AM by Doug S
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Bird of Prey 24 and 36 Plans - To be Post in the Near Future
Reply #221 on:
August 04, 2014, 05:26 AM »
Just to let you know that I didn't forget, I will be finishing up the plans for the ultra-light Bird of Prey (BOP) 24 and 36 in the near future and posting the plans on this website. I have been a little distracted with sewing machine repairs and projects around my home.
As a reminder, the BOP 36 is my favorite for ultra-light gliding, and is a joy to fly to music. The few BOP 36s that I have built for others fly like a dream. I have a second BOP 36 on the building table for me. The BOP 24 is a fun little ultra-light glider to play with in smaller areas or outside in light wind conditions. I am in the process of building a BOP 24 for Steve as a gift for allowing me to share my designs on this great website. Both of these BOPs keep me entertained for hours.
Regarding my development of a larger version, if anyone has a size in mind, please let me know. With the new frame in the BOP 62, it flys very well, which is the reason I wish to experiment with a larger version. When you design a kite, you work around existing frame lengths and stiffness, which is why the 76 is being considered due to 40 inch wing spars. I also can obtain one piece hollow tube wing spars that are two meters in length. As I go bigger, I need to fabricate the unique center joiner that allows the wing spars to go forward and upward. Ultimately I would like to build one around the size of my other large conventional gliders, which have wing spans of 96 inches. Once I get my Singer 645 back up and running, I can finish Arts BOP 48 and then build a larger version. If the larger version flys as expected, I would make the plans available on this website.
Also, if anyone is interested in the plans for the Fighter/Drone panel layout for the BOP-48 or BOP-62, just let me know. This version is a lot more work to build due to the plan seams, but is sewn with all straight stitches. This is my favorite construction technique.
Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 05:29 AM by Doug S
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Engineering for a Larger Bird of Prey
Reply #222 on:
August 06, 2014, 11:59 AM »
As indicated in my recent posts, I have the desire to build a larger version of the Bird of Prey (BOP). With my engineering background, I am in the process of estimating various sizes of the Bird of Prey, based on the stiffness and lengths of available carbon tubes.
The following is a little technical regarding my efforts to date with small diameter pultruded carbon tubes (0.033 to 0.098 inch in diameter), so please read on if you are interested. If anyone else has done the following, please let me know.
After performing some research, I calculated the Moment of Inertia (MI) for the various small diameter pultruded carbon tubes, where I have various sizes in my possession. Using the manufactures reported Modulus of Elasticity (E) values, I calculated the anticipated deflection for each carbon tube at a given length. When I compare the results to my deflection measurements, I observed my deflection measurements were slightly higher (more deflection) than my calculations. In speaking with one of the carbon tube suppliers, the E values are what was provide to them by the manufacture and may represent the E of the raw material. Based on this, it is my assumption that one should expect lower E values in each completed carbon tube. By using my deflection measurements, I calculated the actual E value for each small diameter pultruded carbon tube in my possession. My deflection measurements and associated calculations indicate the CST DPP pultruded carbon tubes are approximately 35% stiffer than then pultruded carbon tubes provided by other kite vendors. Also, my calculations indicate the calculated E value for CST DPP pultruded carbon tubes is approximately 23% lower than the E value published by CST, which is not unexpected.
Now for the fun part, I also was looking for a simple mathematical relationship between the diameter of a carbon tube and the sail area of my BOPs. I have experimented with various carbon tube frames in my four BOPs, with wing spans of 24, 36, 48 and 62 inches, as discussed in prior posts. Using the selected carbon tube for each BOP, I was able to see a linear relationship with a very high correlation (R2 = 0.9993) between the sail area of each BOP and the associated cross sectional area of the selected carbon tube. I also used the information for the frames that I no longer have in each BOP, and in most cases the results indicate that the frames did not have sufficient cross sectional area for the associated sail area of the BOP. In the one case where the cross sectional area was greater for a BOP-48, the carbon tube was not durable and would split under load at the joiner.
With this information, I can now take the specifications for a manufactures specific pultruded carbon tube and estimate the appropriate sail area for a larger BOP. Since each BOP has the same shape, the relationship between the sail area and wing span is a constant, which also allows me to estimate the associated wing span for each carbon tube. The work indicated above and in the attached chart are my efforts to this point in time.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 07:16 AM by Doug S
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Singer 645 - Works Like Brand New
Reply #223 on:
August 10, 2014, 11:51 AM »
I received the replacement gears for the Singer 645 on Friday. Since I would have to take the machine apart to replace the one broken gear, I also would replace the lower four gears just in case. The repairs only took me a few hours, which included resetting up the machine using the factory service manual. Works like brand new! Still will use the Singer 604 for straight stitching, since it has the steel gears.
Now I can finish Art's Bird of Prey 48!
Update: With the Singer 645, I now fit the definition of Insanity by Albert Einstein in doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. After replacing the gears and resetting up the machine, I tried to do a 3-step zigzag stitch on a scrap of PC31, and broke a tooth off the top vertical gear again. In replacing the gears, I repaired the damage, but did not fix what was causing the damage. Thinking ahead, I purchased the replacement gears with the 45-day warranty and I am now getting a new gear free. Terry also sent me very detail instructions on how to trouble shoot my problem, which we believe is in the upper and cam area of the Singer 645. With this down time, I was able to finish and post the plans for the Bird of Prey 24 and 36. Enjoy!
Last Edit: August 21, 2014, 08:22 PM by Doug S
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Doug Stout's Bird of Prey 24 - Construction Plans
Reply #224 on:
August 19, 2014, 04:06 PM »
Dear Fellow Glider Kite Enthusiasts,
If you have been following my development of the Bird of Prey swept forward wing glider kites, you will know that I am pleased with the design for the ultra-light and low wind versions of this kite. In the spirit of sharing the joy of this design with other glider kite enthusiasts, the following provides my modest requests and the links to my Bird of Prey 24 made with Cuben Fabric.
When you download the plans, please provide a financial contribution to this great kite forum.
When you complete your Bird of Prey 24, please post a picture or video of your kite on this great kite forum.
There is a note on the plans that indicates the plans are not being offered for someone to build and sell the kite to others for a profit.
Links to Plans:
Bird of Prey 24 Specifications Plan (Updated November 12, 2014):
Bird of Prey 24 Pattern for Cuben Fabric Plan (Updated November 12, 2014):
Links to Pictures:
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Bird of Prey 24 Center Joiner Picture:
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Bird of Prey 24 Tail Picture:
Yours in kiting,
Last Edit: November 27, 2014, 08:40 AM by Doug S
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A McGill University study found that activity in the brain's nucleus accumbens reflects one's willingness to buy music after hearing it for the first time.
It's hardly surprising that a part of the brain also known as the "reward center" would be responsible for deciding whether to buy (or like/favorite/collect) a particular piece of music, but it's pretty neat that the amount of activity in that reward center even corresponds to how much one is willing to spend on it (listen to the most and least expensive songs below).
It might be interesting to chart this brain activity over the past 14 years across the entire population, as people paid less for music (until last year), but that would be decidedly trickier.
"When people listen to a piece of music they have never heard before, activity in one brain region can reliably and consistently predict whether they will like or buy it," lead investigator Dr. Valorie Salimpoor told Science Daily. "This is the nucleus accumbens, which is involved in forming expectations that may be rewarding."
The same study (which you can read here as a .pdf if you speak neuroscience) found that cross-talk between the reward center and the auditory cortex, where our musical memory and knowledge live, as well as other brain areas involved in "high-level sequencing, complex pattern recognition, and areas involved in assigning emotional and reward value to stimuli," in the words of Science Daily, correspond to liking or buying something too.
So basically, the more you enjoy a song with both the basic reward circuitry that's also responsible for eating, reproduction, and other biological necessities, as well as the more advanced, highly-evolved parts of your brain, the more likely you are to "favorite" or purchase that song. It has to hit your particular brain on both levels — the reward center that's fairly standard, as well as the auditory cortex that's apparently more unique to each individual.
If a song fulfills our particular expectations about how it's going to unfold — if, for instance, "the drop" happens when we expect it to, or a song denies our expectations with a weird chord change we weren't expecting — that's a big part of how music makes us feel emotions, according to the study.
"What makes music so emotionally powerful is the creation of expectations," continued Salimpoor. "Activity in the nucleus accumbens is an indicator that expectations were met or surpassed, and in our study we found that the more activity we see in this brain area while people are listening to music, the more money they are willing to spend."
The study used Last.fm and Pandora music, and only included songs the people being studied had never heard before.
The song they paid the most for was "Terrible Things" by April Smith and the Great Picture Show, which we found on YouTube:
The song they paid the least for, out of all sixty on the list, was "Go To Get Back Home" by Hacienda, which we found on Grooveshark:
You can listen to them all here.
From the study: "Our results provide, to the best of our knowledge, the first direct evidence that the intense pleasure experienced when listening to music
is associated with dopamine activity in the mesolimbic reward system, including both dorsal and ventral striatum. This phylogenetically ancient circuitry has evolved to reinforce basic biological behaviors with high adaptive value. However, the rewarding qualities of music listening are not obviously directly adaptive. That is, musical stimuli, similar to other aesthetic stimuli, are perceived as being rewarding by the listener, rather than exerting a direct biological or chemical
influence. Furthermore, the perception that results in a rewarding response is relatively specific to the listener, as there is large variability in musical preferences amongst individuals. Thus, through complex cognitive mechanisms, humans are able to obtain pleasure from music, a highly abstract reward consisting of just a sequence of tones unfolding over time, which is comparable to the pleasure experienced from more basic biological stimuli. One explanation for this phenomenon is that it is related to enhancement of emotions. The emotions induced by music are evoked, among other things, by temporal phenomena, such as expectations, delay, tension, resolution, prediction, surprise and anticipation."
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Taylor Swift: Sydney Shopping Spree!
Taylor Swift keeps it super cute as she heads out to do some shopping on Sunday afternoon (November 25) in Sydney, Australia.
The 22-year-old country star, wearing a Bella Dahl blouse, stopped to take pictures with fans before heading inside some of the posh stores to shop the afternoon away.
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Ginger garlic baked chicken is one of those chicken dishes that I make when I wanted to have a quick and easy home cooked meal but too lazy to fire up a wok, or I don't want to cook up a storm in the kitchen. It's one of the easiest chicken recipes to make. The chicken always turn out tender, moist, and juicy. I could practically eat all the chicken drumsticks in one go, with its super delicious, sticky sweet and savory sauce.
I started making ginger garlic baked chicken when I first came to the US many years ago for graduate school. I was always the designated cook in the apartment, and chicken drumsticks were always on sale in the supermarkets at the college town. For $0.99 a lb, I could load up a 5 lb pack of chicken drumsticks for less than $5.00! What's more, I am partial to chicken, especially the tender, juicy, meaty chicken drumsticks.
This ginger garlic baked chicken recipe is Asian-flavored. I used soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, white pepper, and honey to marinate the chicken before baking them in the oven. I also added a little bit of Chinese five-spice powder to give it a sweet aroma of the spices. If you don't have the five-spice powder, you can always skip it, but it's a good item to stock in your pantry. All the other ingredients of soy sauce, oyster sauce (buy Lee Kum Kee brand), sesame oil, white pepper can be easily found at any regular supermarkets these days. If you can't find white pepper, you can always use black pepper and it will work just fine.
These ginger garlic baked chicken is a comfort food to me. It reminds me of those days when I was a frugal and poor international student in the Midwest of America. Those days were long gone, but the taste of the ginger garlic baked chicken continues to please the palate of my family, and even my little picky eater loves this wonderful tasting baked chicken.
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Although Longus wrote in Attic Greek, he did write in the 2nd century AD (or thereabouts), so his Greek is not 100% standard Attic. This text can be partially viewed on Amazon, and there is a fair amount of help with vocabulary and grammar. Maybe this can help you.
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I recognize some of Longus in "A Greek Boy At Home".
I have not used this Anabasis reader, but it is on my list, and perhaps is worthy of your attention. It has commentary and vocabulary. Again, Amazon lets you partially view this book, though less than the case of Longus above.
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Campers and RV's started filling up the Dover International Speedway earlier this week as fans from near and far started pouring into town for this weekend's races.
And, in addition to the non-stop action on the track this weekend, NASCAR also announced that tickets have gone on sale for the popular fan event, "After The Lap," which will take place Thursday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. in Las Vegas, NV at PH Live at Planet Hollywood.
The event is a fully interactive experience that combines the top 12 "Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup" drivers with fans. Last year, 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart surprised everyone in attendance by driving his car into the venue. Later in the evening, Jeff Gordon put on a spontaneous break dancing performance that lit up social media platforms throughout the country.
Norris Scott, Vice President of Partnership Marketing at NASCAR, said that "After The Lap" is one of the crown jewels of the Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week.
"Our top drivers take their helmets off and celebrate the season with our fans, resulting in a wildly entertaining evening and a unique platform for two of our long-standing partners, Ford and Coca-Cola," Scott said.
Local fans in Dover may be wondering what a fan event in Las Vegas has to do with them.
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Each chance comes with a $20 price tag that benefits the NASCAR Foundation, a non-profit that raises funds to support children's charities and other causes throughout the nation. Entries can be purchased at www.nascarafterthelap.com and will be available until Sunday, November 18 at 2 p.m.
The event is sponsored by Ford and Coca-Cola. Tim Duerr, motorsports marketing manager for Ford Racing, said that his company is looking forward to being a part of "After The Lap" again this year.
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in A LOT of movies, manga, anime, books, etc the protagonists have either no parents or abusive parents. the ones with no parents always tell unappreciative kids that they r lucky to have parents. i think its sometimes not true since having abusive or just plain evil parents can be as bad or worst. what is ur opinion?
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It depends on the situation and the person herself.. For instance, you may not have parents because they were murdered when you were younger,or either you were put in an orphanage... Usually,having abusive parents is not any good.. I consider it the worst not only because it can be a very bad situation and have hurt physically and mentally,but also because I believe you can live happy without parents... Many orphans did great things in life,and maybe you won't be the next president of your country( however,there's a slight possibility it happens if you try to make it happen) but you can be proud of small things you do in life...Open a clothes wash business,that is you still put up a businness...Things often seem like nothing,while they're important to make the world go on..
At last,I think both situations are not fun to live with.. I wish people to whom things like this happens have a great time in their life and get to overcome some of these events that took place in their lives...
Aishhhaishh..too much drama...*blows bangs*
having abusive parents is the same as having no parents
Having abusive parents is obviously worse.
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Having abusive parents is obviously worse.
im just saying cz i hate it wen in the movies, the orphan kid is telling the other kid that having no parents is like the worst thing in the world. it's not. i can think of many other things. having bad parents is just one thing
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Well, from my viewpoint as a person with a nice, loving family, I'd say abusive parents is worse for the kid overall. But if I were actually in a situation with abusive parents or no parents, I don't know... When you don't have parents, all you want is a family, no matter how they treat you. And even if your parents are abusive, some kids in that kind of situation still love their parents and wouldn't want them to die or anything, so... I really just wouldn't know. Too many variables, too many different circumstances.
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare
I think having abusive parents is much worse than having no parents.
How i see it..
If you're treated like shit and abused, verbally or physically by your parents, would you still call that family? I don't think just cause people are family by blood that it makes them an actual family. I'd say it's how you treat each other and love/show affection and actually care for each other is what makes a family.. Wouldn't you rather be alone than be abused by the people you love and expect to love you back?
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From my viewpoint as a person with no parents, and my associations with people with abusive parents, having abusive parents is far worse. But the manner in which the parents are no longer is also important. I never really had parents because I was taken away from my mom at 2 and never knew my dad, and my mom never really tried to reconnect afterwards, and she died a few years ago so she can't any more. I'm sure that a child who watched there parents brutally murdered would be much worse off than me. You also have to factor in the different types and levels of abuse, and their unique effects each type has on a child.
It would be wonderful if every child had loving, supportive parents that knew when punishment was necessary and when they were crossing the line.
Abusive parents are worse.
Nah, it toughens up the kid. I mean, sure, it's more likely to emotionally scar them, but hey, that toughens people up aswell. Well, it also creates insane white people who go on killing sprees in schools, but yeah.
If it worked out well for Tarzan, why don't they let gorillas become adoptive parents?
Having abusive parents is worst. I rather have no parents than bad parents.
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If only the society have a standards in this issue it might be easy to answer or it is already considered a marginalize according to stats; At least there is a figurative comparison but not quite the case. There is always two side of the story and it also applies to this logical query. Surely one can state or site the positive and negative aspect of this subject.
Having NO PARENTS seems to be worst for you can feel the stigma within your self that your all alone in this world. You might start to ask if you deserve to have no parents. What was it like to be having a parent and one may start to have a selfishness versus the need to belong attitude. Selfishness for you need to depend solely by your self and consider that you must do it all by your self to accomplish something in life. Need to belong in a sense your doing all in your will just to feel not secluded and alone, hence; Your still be facing the truth that your still alone in life with no family to recognize you.
On the other hand, Having an ABUSIVE PARENTS is much worst for one must face and undergo the trauma everyday that society or the creator must have been forsaken them that they ended up living on Earth suffering not only physical, mental but emotional pain as well through the so called the one that brought them up to this world. The sensitive part of this is the victim of the abuse may likely feel to have a social prejudice and hatred toward his or her parents or any significant or non-significant figure that reminds or resembles their abuser profile or worst some of the victims will commit a crime or pass on suffering to others as a self act or redemption or vegeance. This type of individual after an abuse needs therapy and medication compare to those individual that have no parents.
Conclusion, ABUSIVE PARENTS is WORST than having NO PARENTS at all. For the pain that you undergo and given by the same flesh and blood that created you or the one's that gave birth to you in this life is much worst and unforgivable than the pain you suffer without knowing them completely
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abusive parents is 10x worse imo. i grew up without mi padre and i grew up living a happy life ^_^ i know its not the same as having noooo parents still. i hear about friends who hated their dads and i'd much rather not know mine then have him here ruining my life
so no parents ftw! lol
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WORCESTER — A 27-year-old city man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered Tuesday in the Auburn Mall parking garage.
Vu Van Ngo of 201 Dana Ave. was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Central District Court on charges of murder and misleading a police investigation in the apparent shooting death of Nhung Nguyen. Police said Ms. Nguyen's daughter told them Mr. Ngo drove Ms. Nguyen to and from her job each day at the Worcester Envelope Co. in Auburn.
Judge Steven E. Thomas entered not-guilty pleas on Mr. Ngo's behalf and ordered that he be held without bail without prejudice. The judge continued Mr. Ngo's case to March 19.
According to a statement of facts filed in court by investigators, Auburn police received an emergency call shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday that a woman who was bleeding and unresponsive had been found partially under a vehicle parked on the ground level in the east parking deck at the Auburn Mall.
Emergency medical personnel and police went to the scene and the victim, identified as Ms. Nguyen, 46, was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she was pronounced dead. Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey T. Travers told Judge Thomas that Ms. Nguyen's injuries were consistent with a homicide and that a .22-caliber shell casing had been found near her body.
A joint investigation by state police detectives assigned to the office of District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. and Auburn police revealed that Ms. Nguyen worked at the Worcester Envelope Co., which is located a short distance from the mall, according to the police statement.
Ms. Nguyen's daughter, with whom she lived at 29 Freeland St., told police her mother had informed her that she was leaving work about 3 p.m. and expected to be home by 3:30 p.m. She also said her mother received a daily ride to and from work by a man known as Vu, who was the friend of a family relative, according to the police account.
A neighbor on Freeland Street said he often saw Ms. Nguyen, whom he described as a pleasant and friendly woman, waiting outside for her ride to work.
Vu was later identified as Mr. Ngo.
Officer Vincent S. Ross said he spoke to Mr. Ngo on the telephone and he volunteered to come to the Auburn station to speak to investigators. Under questioning by Officer Ross and Trooper Kevin Dwyer, Mr. Ngo allegedly said he drove Ms. Nguyen to work Tuesday and left work with her later in the day with the intent of driving her home.
Mr. Ngo initially said he drove directly from Worcester Envelope to 29 Freeland St., without making any stops in between, according to police. About an hour later, he allegedly admitted stopping in the parking lot of the Auburn Mall with Ms. Nguyen, according to Officer Ross's court filing.
Police said the admission came only after Mr. Ngo learned that a witness had seen a vehicle identical to his, with a lone male occupant fitting his description, being driven erratically from the mall during the snowstorm. Mr. Ngo said he drove Ms. Nguyen to the mall and left her there, according to Mr. Travers.
The mall garage doesn't have any video surveillance, a fact that has long been a source of concern for Auburn police, even before the discovery of Ms. Nguyen's body there on Tuesday afternoon.
The prosecutor also said that investigators recovered what was believed to be blood evidence from Mr. Ngo's vehicle and a .22-caliber weapon from his house.
Mr. Travers said Mr. Ngo has a "significant" criminal record in Massachusetts that includes crimes of violence and warrants pending for his arrest in Louisiana. In asking that the suspect be held without bail, Mr. Travers told the court Mr. Ngo posed a risk of flight if not in custody.
Auburn Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis believes Ms. Nguyen was shot at the mall.
"My preliminary belief is she was more likely than not, shot at the mall," Chief Sluckis said. If she was shot at the mall, it would be the first homicide at Auburn Mall, he said.
The last homicide in Auburn was about 14 years ago.
Freeland Street resident DavidB. Bnoig said Ms. Nguyen and her daughter had lived in the three-decker next door to him for about a year.
He recalled first meeting her last winter when he looked out his window and saw her trying to shovel snow with a long-handled dustpan.
He said he rushed out to help her, and she was appreciative and friendly. Mr. Benoig said he often saw her picked up outside her house by a white SUV.
"Wow, God bless her," he said upon learning from a reporter that she had been killed. "She was very pleasant, always nice and friendly."
A man picking up someone who was working at the mall called 911 to report an unconscious woman had been found at 4:01 p.m. Tuesday. Macy's was busy at the time, and the parking lot was fairly full.
Mr. Ngo was arrested by state police early Wednesday and booked at the Auburn police station. He was held on $10,000 cash bail as police searched his apartment with additional warrants.
Mr. Ngo was associated with two addresses in the Grafton Hill area in Worcester, 201 Dana Ave. and 888 Grafton St., according to authorities.
Walkers were at the mall early Wednesday morning, and it opened on schedule at 10 a.m. Employees at the mall said police questioned people Tuesday night as they returned to their parked cars.
After the arraignment Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Early would not comment on specifics in the case. He credited good police work for leading to the arrest of Mr. Ngo.
Telegram & Gazette reporters Thomas Caywood and Linda Bock contributed to this report.
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It is time for those of us who have been advocating for comprehensive immigration reform to rethink our strategies. After a recent visit with executive staff from the White House, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Senate, and House of Representatives as part of a United Methodist Church delegation, I have concluded that at this time our chances of advancing immigrant rights at the national level are minimal. We were told by a deputy director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council that the president is currently unwilling to even consider making administrative changes in the implementation of current detention and deportation policies that have thus far resulted in more deportations than occurred under the Bush administration. They are fearful that any administrative attempts to lessen the scope of programs such as 287(g) or Secure Communities, which claim to target serious criminals, yet frequently lead to the deportation of people picked up for minor offenses, would provoke reprisals from congressional Republicans who would insert burdensome restrictions on the funding of executive branch departments into the FY 2011 budget.
We were equally discouraged by our meetings with Senator Reid and Senator Schumer's policy staff who told us that they were intending to meet with Glenn Beck's supporters to find out what types of immigration policies they would be willing to support. The only positive news we received came from our meeting with the Democratic staff of the subcommittee on immigration of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary. The subcommittee staff told us that they felt the Republicans were sufficiently divided amongst themselves that it would be difficult for them to pass any particularly onerous new anti-immigrant measures, including E-verify, which would require all employers to electronically check social security numbers before hiring someone. So, my overall impression from this series of meetings is that we are essentially at a stalemate nationally with little chance of any favorable immigration legislation, but also no new negative legislation in the near future.
However, this does not mean that there is not work to be done. For the time being, I am suggesting that we focus our activities at the state and local levels. We need to prevent the passage of Arizona copycat laws in the various states in which they have been introduced. Even though many of these laws will ultimately be found unconstitutional because immigration policy clearly falls under the purview of the national government, in the meantime, they are making the lives of undocumented immigrants miserable. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, migrant farmworker families are already keeping their children out of school whenever they enter Arizona. That state's new laws (SB 1070) have effectively denied access to education for undocumented children by requiring proof of citizenship to enroll school, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that every child is entitled to a public education. Elena Lacayo, the immigration field coordinator for the National Council of La Raza sees these copycat laws as a "trickle up strategy" where state level anti-immigrant laws establish new precedents for future national policy. We should recognize that exactly such strategies have in the past often led to the eventual enactment of new national legislation so it's important that we stop bad legislation from being passed by the states.
There are other states with well organized, strong Latino political representation, such as my home state of California, in which some progressive pro-immigrant reforms are possible. For example, there is a legislative campaign underway in California to pass a state level DREAM Act, which would make undocumented students eligible for institutional and state financial aid at all of the state's public universities.
Even if the campaign to pass national comprehensive immigration reform takes some years to finally succeed, we can still build social movements that create what cultural anthropologist, James Holston, has called "insurgent citizenship." I see organizing efforts by groups such as Interfaith Worker Justice and Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) that work with unions to expand immigrant workers' rights as well as the many local congregational community organizing networks that seek increased access to quality education, health care, and safe communities for people who do not possess formal U.S. citizenship as new forms of insurgent citizenship. Through getting involved in these types of local, regional, and statewide campaigns we are expanding substantive citizenship rights from below for people who are being denied formal rights by the American nation-state. All of these efforts will contribute to improving the quality of life for all immigrants and their children, thereby contributing to the building of shalom even when it is being denied on Capitol Hill. Creating a broader set of rights for immigrants at the local level has indeed already occurred in a number of European countries, where in some cases, non-citizen immigrants are even allowed to vote in local elections.
Dr. Helene Slessarev-Jamir is a political scientist and serves as the Mildred M. Hutchinson Professor of Urban Studies at the Claremont School of Theology.
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Here's how to set your family's Thanksgiving table just like Tara's. Start with a statement dinner plate - Guérard chose delicate, pink-rimmed China for her table's Thanksgiving plates. If you are tight on table space, try topping your standard dining table with a sturdy piece of plywood and covering the expanded top with a festive Thanksgiving tablecloth. Upgrade thrift store finds for cozy details, and be sure to have a self-serve bar near to keep the family festivities running smoothly. Create a kids' table using felt as burlap as a kid-proof Thanksgiving tablecloth, and set up the teens' tables with identical Thanksgiving plates for a more mature Thanksgiving table setting. Once the table is set, all you'll have to worry about is what food your serving. For a stress-free holiday, prepare your menu in advance by following our Test Kitchen's Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Menu guide. Just don't forget about dessert!
Sparkling Thanksgiving Table Setting
Charleston event designer Tara Guérard sets the table for a Thanksgiving dinner for her extended family at their 1901 North Carolina mountain cottage.