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Officially licensed Lucy doll plays the I LOVE LUCY theme song and a clip from the memorable "Pioneer Women" episode. Poseable, with replica costume.
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Celebrate the side-splitting laughter and enduring appeal of one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time with this exclusive talking I LOVE LUCY fashion doll! Inspired by the unforgettable "Pioneer Women" episode, in which Fred and Ricky challenge the girls to see who can survive longer without modern conveniences, including electricity, this special collector's doll not only plays an actual clip from the episode, but she also treats you to the I LOVE LUCY theme song!
Standing 14 inches high, this officially-licensed I LOVE LUCY doll is available exclusively from The Ashton-Drake Galleries. She's skillfully handcrafted in artist's resin to capture Lucy's delightfully mischievous expression, and wears a replica of the star's checkered shirt, complete with a hair kerchief and frilly blue apron. She's even kneading a lump of dough! Plus, her legs and arms are poseable, so you can arrange her however you like. Strong demand is expected from collectors of I LOVE LUCY memorabilia, so order now!
- This officially-licensed I LOVE LUCY fashion doll recalls the uproarious fun of the famous "Pioneer Women" episode and is available exclusively from The Ashton-Drake Galleries
- Expertly handcrafted in artist's resin, perfectly capturing Lucy's unforgettable features, including her infectious smile
- She talks! At the push of a button, Lucy delivers a memorable clip from the "Pioneer Women" episode in her own voice; she also plays the catchy I LOVE LUCY theme song
- Wears a replica of Lucy's checkered red and white work shirt, slacks and frilly blue apron, with a kerchief in her hair and even a lump of dough in her hands
- Lucy's arms and legs are poseable for a variety of display options
- Officially licensed fashion doll makes an impressive addition to your I LOVE LUCY memorabilia
- Requires 1 "CR 2032" watch battery (included)
- Doll stand included
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- Measures 14" H; 35.6 cm H
Fabrics may vary slightly.
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Key West WomenFest Begins!
Ladies, rejoice! Key West's annual festival for women is back with a schedule full of fabulous events that are sure to delight. This lesbian-friendly festival sees women from all over the world converge on our little island to kick back, relax and enjoy the party. With a wide variety of activities to satisfy any whim– including dance parties, water excursions, art exhibitions, theatre performances, live music, movie screenings and more– WomenFest offers a jam-packed roster of events that lesbians and their straight allies alike will enjoy.
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Note: Tickets to see Committed in concert at the Howard Performing Arts Center are sold out.
Committed, winners of NBC's a capella series The Sing-Off, will be bringing their vocal talents to Andrews University on Sunday, September 25 at 7 p.m.
The group began as a quartet at Forest Lake Academy in 2003, and expanded into a sextet in 2005. Today, Committed is Maurice Staple (first tenor), Alain Gervais (tenor, lead vocals, beat box), Theron Thomas Jr. (tenor 3, lead vocals), Geston Pierre (bass), Robert Pressley Jr. (tenor 4, lead vocals, beat box) and Dennis Baptiste Jr. (baritone). Geston Pierre is a graduate student at Andrews University.
After winning the 2010 nationally televised competition with a record number of votes, the group signed a contract with Epic Records and recently released a self-titled album that combines their jazz background with their gospel roots. "There's a little bit of something for everybody," says Gervais.
The group's repertoire, well-sampled on the album, reinvents audience favorites such as Al Green's Let's Stay Together, Michael Jackson's Hold My Hand, and Sweet Home Alabama, as well as powerful gospel songs such as Down by the Riverside and an original composition, Break Free.
Committed understands the power of the human voice both to entertain and to change lives. When they performed Michael Jackson's Hold My Hand on The Sing-Off, one judge and several of the singers cried. Their songs are also a tribute to God's continual power in their lives. "It's a blessing to be able to do this," Pierre says. "We're just enjoying the journey."
Tickets for Committed can be purchased by calling the Howard Performing Arts Center box office at 269-471-3560 or 888-467-6442. Tickets for reserved seating are $25, faculty and staff tickets are $20 and Andrews University student tickets are $5. Special rates apply for groups and Flex Series tickets. Learn more by visiting www.howard.andrews.edu.
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It is not listed in the Caithness catalogue (Charlton) .....
[seems odd that it increased in £ but not in $ - maybe a typo or could it have been the effect of exchange rates?]
Jack Allan - of whom very little is recorded in the paperweight literature.
My understanding is that the original issue prices in the UK and the US cannot simply be explained by the exchange rates.
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The Michigan Accident Fund: A Need for Privatization
Though prevailing legal opinion had concluded that the Accident Fund, a workers' compensation insurer, had been operating as a private insurer, Attorney General Frank Kelley ruled in 1976 that the Fund was in fact a state agency. Smith examines the controversy ignited by Kelley's ruling, culminating in a state takeover of the Fund in 1989. His powerful case for privatization of the Fund is just as relevant today and, in fact, is a major reason why the Engler administration planned to do just that in 1994. 31 pages.


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Oil prices dipped in heavy trading on Tuesday, weighed down by German economic data and concerns about the brewing fight over the U.S. debt ceiling stoked concerns about fuel demand.
Crude prices were weighed down early after data showed the German economy contracted by 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter, more than had been expected. Oil markets have been weighed down by ongoing worries about the U.S. and euro zone economies over the past year, as fuel demand continues to struggle.
Pressure also came after comments from the debate over the U.S. debt limit, with traders eyeing comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday. Bernanke urged U.S. lawmakers to lift the country's ceiling to avoid a potentially disastrous default.
"I think the warnings by the Fed Chairman about the debt ceiling seems to have taken the wind out of yesterday's strong close," said Gene McGillian, analyst for Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut, referring to gains seen in Brent and U.S. crude on Monday.
"You also had contracting German GDP which also throws a little cold water on the idea the economy is improving nicely."
Adding to fuel demand worries, weekly U.S. oil inventory data due out later Tuesday was expected to show builds in gasoline, distillate and crude inventories, according to a Reuters poll of analysts.
Front-month Brent crude for February delivery, which expires on Wednesday, fell more deeply than later months, trading down $1.58 to settle at $110.30 a barrel. The more heavily traded March Brent contract fell $1.32 to settle at $109.63 a barrel.
U.S. oil fell 86 cents to settle at $93.28 a barrel, edging down to below 64 on the 14-day relative strength index, after touching the 70 level on Monday, typically viewed as a technical signal that a commodity has been overbought.
Brent trading volumes were strong, up nearly 34 percent from the 30-day moving average, while U.S. crude was nearly 30 percent higher than that average.
While most of the oil complex traded lower, gas oil futures were up slightly for most of the day before edging lower late, supported by cold weather in Europe. Trading volumes were more than double the 30-day moving average.
Analysts said oil prices found some support from data showing U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in December as Americans shrugged off the threat of higher taxes and bought a range of goods, suggesting momentum in consumer spending as the year ended.
Worries about supply disruption from the Middle East have helped counter demand weakness in recent months. A senior U.N. nuclear watchdog official said on Tuesday he was aiming for an agreement with Iran this week on a framework deal enabling his inspectors to investigate suspected nuclear bomb research.
The West has applied the toughest sanctions ever in an attempt to force Tehran to end its nuclear program. Iran, which says it needs the technology to generate electricity, has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz if it is attacked.


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Monday, March 14, 2011
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming
10:06 AM | Posted by Lola Sharp | | Edit Post
We have breaking news...
Carolina Valdez Miller has signed with an agent!!
*tosses confetti and streamers*
*pops cork*
*pours bubbly*
Carol signed with Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst & Associates. (Vickie has a fabulous blog: http://navigatingtheslushpile.blogspot.com)
So, guess what?
A bunch of us are CELEBRATING (*by giving away prizes!*) my dear friend Carol's good news in a BIG way! (because we love her)
Carol Signed with an Agent Celebration Mega Epic Giveaway*
From ME:
One lucky winner will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
(our guest of honor):
Winner 1:
A 1st page critique from her agent Vickie Motter!
Winner 2:
(in order to win this one you must follow ALL the blogs in the giveaway party to qualify)
Winner 3:
Signed copy of Escaping into the Open: the Art of Writing True by Elizabeth Berg
Winner 4:
Signed Hardback of Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Winner 5:
Signed Hardback of Passing Strange by Daniel Waters
One winner takes all 3:
A signed copy of THE DARK DIVINE
A signed copy of RAISED BY WOLVES
But wait!
There's more!!!
ALL these people are giving away awesome prizes in our Mega Carol Signed with an Agent Party too!
Heather's Odyssey
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Details and Rules:
The giveaway starts today at 10am and ends on April 1st (winners announced April 4).
*To enter to win my Amazon Gift Card prize you must be a follower on my follow widget (on sidebar) leave a comment (with email addy) on this post by midnight eastern on April 1st (my birthday!) and you must go congratulate Carol in her comments. (if you aren't already following her, you should, she's delightful...plus, she's got freaking kickass prizes!)
You can earn extra entries by:
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-one extra entry for following me on twitter
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(BUT YOU MUST TOTAL YOUR POINTS IN MY COMMENTS. I don't do maths. Maths makes my head explode. Splattered brains are messy.)
So go congratulate Carol! (tell her I love her, even though she knows I do)
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Writing Mechanics: Redundant Modifiers and Other Disasters
1:30 PM | Posted by Lola Sharp | | Edit Post
Many of you know I'm in the middle of revisions and that I do a lot of critiquing for my talented CPs and other writer friends. Thus, I am often in Critical Reading Mode.
Pitifully sick in bed last week, a few high buzz ARCs patiently waiting on my bedside table, I decided to back away from my computer, rest and read for pleasure. I hoped to be swept away, transported from my sickbed and lumpy Lola-Ebola cough, lost in a fictional world.
I made it 30 pages through the first ARC before I gave up. Nearly every paragraph riddled with redundant modifiers and mechanical glitches that pulled me out of the story. (which got me thinkin' about this here post) 0_o
The second book, Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard, thankfully was a pleasure to read. (Like Mandarin released yesterday, March 8th, and is now available.)
Mostly I spent the rest of my germ-infested recovery re-watching all 3 seasons of Veronica Mars.
|I love you, Logan.
Sick never felt so good.
Oops. Digression and me, we're BFFs.
Yeah, so where was I?
Ah, yes, A Writing Mechanics post.
Today, I will focus on Redundant Modifiers and their cousins.
And, hey, we're ALL guilty of using them. I'm no grammar expert. I'm not an expert of anything. (well, I'm fantastic at eating nachos) So I figured writing this up might help me, and sharing it might help you.
Here we go.
Write tight, economically, we're told. "Omit needless words". Search out the adverbs and delete. Most of us are crystal clear on the adverb abuse thing.
And that's great, but there's more to word economics than avoiding adverbs.
Redundant modifiers and redundant pairings and categories are often words we think are driving a point home. Sometimes we use them because of familiarity with the combinations, thus we use them out of habit. Sometimes we think we're writing pretty description.
Examples of common redundant modifiers:
- free gift
- sudden crisis
- basic fundamentals
- climb up
- actual fact
- past memories
- final (or ultimate) outcome
- terrible tragedy
- future plan
- future goals
- hesitate for a moment
- consensus of opinion
- important essentials
- honest truth
- end result
- personal beliefs
- start over again
- past history
- continue on
- short in stature
- heavy in weight
- large in size
- shiny (or odd, etc) in appearance
- revolve around
- each and every
- any and all
- one and only
- completely finish
- tentatively suggest
- connected together
- prove conclusively
- annoyingly bothersome
- tactful diplomacy
- time schedule
- successful victory
We've all used them and/or others like them. I hope this (incomplete) list helps you.
If you are looking for help with Showing vs. Telling, visit my post:
Writing Mechanics Show vs Tell
Next week we'll talk metaphors!
How's YOUR writing going?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Happy Release Day and Random March Madness
1:35 PM | Posted by Lola Sharp | | Edit Post
1) Magic happened this morning, friends! Lolapalooza type magic.
Magic akin to puppy kisses and rainbow cake...
|My birthday is coming up...boy-howdy do I want one of these!
2) Someone needs to lock up Charlie Sheen (and his tiger blood), before he spontaneously combusts, splattering all over his porno skanks, thus starting the spread of the zombie apocalypse. He's like ground zero. Dude's GONE.
3) Happy March and happy writing! (I'm crawling back into my writing cave. Send cake. And dirty martinis, pleaseandthankyou.)
Wazzup with you?
Read/buy any great books lately?
Write anything great lately?
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- My name is Lola. (I'm not a showgirl) Yes, L-O-L-A Lola. It's the least of my worries. Let's move on, shall we? This blog is mostly about my misadventures on the journey to publication and beyond. My passion for lush prose, quirky characters, art, music, literature, performing arts and anything creative will be a major theme here. This journey of mine will not always be pretty. Much like rubbernecking a train wreck, I know sometimes you just can't help but look at the carnage that is often my life. So strap on your neck brace, helmet and 5-point harness and come along for the ride! Licentia poetica.
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OPC Server, RXO20
Standard for exchange of measuring data
Visualization and monitoring of processes
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The OPC server enables access to process data e.g. instantaneous values or totalizers from the connected Endress+Hauser field devices. The OPC server provides the data to OPC clients in real time. With an OPC client software the process data can be visualized. Communication is made either by using an RS232/RS485 interface or a TCP/IP connection. OPC is applied in areas of factory and process automation independent of their size.
Easy connection to process visualization systems via standard interface OPC
Low integration costs
Simple handling on plant expansions
Fulfils the OPC DA Data Access Specification
Possible to connect multiple OPC clients
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The OPC Server can communicate with the following devices:
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MiniTag Ear Tags
Reliable long-term tag. Preferred for goats and small sheep breeds.
Customize your tags! We can customize your tags with consecutive numbers or farm/ranch name. Usually shipped within 2 business days.
How to order—see "Customization" below. If ordering "blank" tags, type "blank" in the Customization Instructions box in the shopping cart.
Scrapie Approved in all colors but blue.
Common Uses
- Size: 1-1/16" x 1-1/8".
- 20 tags per package.
- Two piece tag made of plastic.
- Installed with applicator under "Accessories Tab" above.
- Tag colors in order of visibility and contrast of the printed numbers: Yellow, White, Orange, Green, Blue and Red.
Custom printing details…
- Order tags above.
- Determine imprint
- Numbers must be consecutive with or without repeating farm/ranch names. Up to 9 characters and 2 lines per side.
- Logos/Brands a one-time $15 setup fee per design.
- Imprint location - male side, female side or both. Note: We will print both sides (male and female) unless otherwise specified.
- Enter tag numbers/letters either in the "Customization Instructions" box in the Shopping Cart or the "Comments" box on the Payment Options screen.
- Custom-imprinted tags are not returnable.
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- Blank Tags—Enter package quantity of tags above and type "blank" in the Customization Instructions box in the shopping cart.
- Individual names, numbers or replacement tags—Specific animal names on each tag as well as individual numbers out of sequence can be done. But it takes much more machine time per tag so the cost per tag is $2.50/tag and please call Premier at 1-800-282-6631.
Note: You can also hand write numbers and letters on blank tags or supplemental data on already printed tags. Use our marking pens sold under "Accessories Tab" above.
Scrapie tags—When ordering, please make sure to put in the shopping cart's customization instruction box:
- Your Flock ID number (we are not allowed to keep this on file).
- The range of the 4-5 digit individual animal numbers (i.e. 4501-4520 or 45001-45020).
- Male side of the tag has two lines for custom imprinting (individual animal ID number is not automatically added). Specify what you would like on the two available lines as Line 1:____ and Line 2:____. (This is a good place to add the individual animal ID and a farm name).
Scrapie tags not available in blue. Flock ID number is imprinted on female side only unless otherwise indicated.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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An easy to use applicator for applying Q-flex, Mini and 7X ear tags to sheep, goats and cattle. The pivoting male pin, reduces ripped ears.$42.00
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Make readable marks on z-tags. We like these for adding supplemental information other than I.D. number.$8.00
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The Gods of the Door
In Tan dynasty, there is a famous fortuneteller enabled to do the prediction precisely on the street of the capitol city. One day, the king of Dragon, who was in charge of rain in the heaven, wanted to test how good the fortuneteller can predict. The king of Dragon disguised (transformed) himself into an ordinary person and asked the fortuneteller that "When will it rain and how much?". The fortuneteller said "It will rain tomorrow noon for 3.3 inches." The king of Dragon was thinking, "I am the one in charge of the rain, not this fortuneteller. I will come to tear down his stand tomorrow."
Unfortunately, no sooner, the king of Dragon received the order from Jade Emperor, the emperor of gods, to rain tomorrow at noon for 3.3 inches." The king of Dragon was surprising and wasn't willing to follow this order. He postponed the raining schedule and extended the raining time. As a result, that rain caused the flood.
After the rain, the king of Dragon went to see the fortuneteller happily. But the fortuneteller said that "Don't you know you are in big trouble by disobeying the order of Jade Emperor?" The king of Dragon was completely shocked that the fortuneteller knew the true and ask for advise. The fortuneteller said general Wei of Tan dynasty will come to see you to announce your death penalty, then he will kill you tomorrow at 45 minutes right after noon. The only chance is to ask help form the emperor of Tan dynasty. (In China, the dynasty emperor was the son of heaven).
That night, the king of Dragon entered the dream of the emperor of Tan, was on his knee to ask for help. The king of Dragon wanted the emperor of Tan to order general Wei staying in the palace tomorrow around 45 minutes after 12:00 PM.
On the next day, the emperor of Tan called general Wei in as his company in the early morning. They drank tea, visited the garden and played the chess. General Wei was kind of tired and had an nap during chess game. The emperor of Tan let him rest, because General Wei was still in his sight. After 45 minutes past noon, General Wei wake up, sweated and said about his bad dream. He said that, "The Jade Emperor called me up to the heaven. I saw a big shining golden dragon was tired up on a big column. The Jade Emperor gave me a precious sword. He asked me to behead the king of Dragon and I did."
The emperor of Tan couldn't save the king of Dragon and very scare. He had the bad dream every night - the king of Dragon wanted the him to pay for his live. Someone suggested to let the most powerful and brave two generals, General Chin and General YuChih, standing by the bedroom door to guard the emperor all night long. Then there is no more bad dream for the emperor.
But they couldn't let General Chin and General YuChih to do the sentry job every night. So they find the painter to paint two general's portraits on the door. General Chin has pale face and General YuChih has dark face. General Chin wears tiger armor and holds a large ax and General YuChih wears lion armor and holds a metal-whip.
Therefore, people do the same way to paint the images of General Chin and General YuChih on their door as the god of door. They think the god of door can protect then from ghost or bad spirit to entering their house. Today, It's hard to find the image of god of door in the modern house. But we still can see the god of door in the temples.


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Cardiff (kär´dĬf), Welsh Caerdydd, city and county (1998 est. pop. 320,900), S Wales, on the Taff River near its mouth on the Bristol Channel. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and an important port. Until the early 20th cent. it was one of the greatest coal-shipping ports in the world. Modern industries include retailing, services, engineering, oil and gasoline distribution, and food processing. Studios of the British Broadcasting Corp. are located in Cardiff, which is also the center of the Welsh-language broadcasting industry. The construction of docks by the 5th marquess of Bute in 1839 stimulated the city's growth. The port includes the docks at Penarth and Barry. There is also a canal to Merthyr Tydfil (opened 1794), with a branch to Aberdare.
Cardiff Castle, the residence of the marquess of Bute until 1947, was first built in 1090 on the site of a Roman fort. Robert, duke of Normandy, was imprisoned (1126–34) in the castle. Owen Glendower partly destroyed it in 1404. In Cathays Park the group of public buildings includes the National Museum of Wales, the law courts, and the city hall. Cardiff Univ., Cardiff Metropolitan Univ., and a campus of the Univ. of South Wales are there. The former docklands of Cardiff Bay are now the site of the new Senedd (National Assembly) building and a multipurpose cultural center. The city also has a botanic garden. Llandaff, which has a notable medieval cathedral, has been incorporated in Cardiff since 1922. The parish church of St. John dates partly from the 13th and 15th cent., and the Museum of Welsh Life, on the city's outskirts, groups buildings from throughout Wales.


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BitFenix Recon and BitFenix Hydra Pro Fan Controller Roundup
"Silence." This word is usually never used in the same sentence as the phrase "high-performance gaming computer". When building a computer you must usually compromise between great cooling and a great noise profile. Thankfully, many manufacturers have released fan controllers to let you combine the best of both worlds: fast fans when you need them, slow fans when you don't need the additional cooling. Today I'll be looking at a pair of fan controllers from the well-known BitFenix that promise to tame the high-performance fans that we all want for their cooling prowess but not for the obnoxious noise they produce.
The two fan controllers that BitFenix delivered into my hands have a few similarities. Both the Recon and the Hydra Pro have five independent fan channels and both are designed to fit in an empty 5.25" bay. The BitFenix Recon features a 4.7" touchscreen as well as five independent temperature probes that allow it to automatically adjust fan speeds based on temperature. For those who desire a bit less automation, the BitFenix Hydra Pro has manual slider controls as well as the ability to control the LED lighting on compatible BitFenix fans. Do these two fan controllers have what it takes to quiet down your noisy machine? Keep reading to find out!
Closer Look:
The two BitFenix fan controllers arrived in relatively small boxes. Since both controllers have the same dimensions for your 5.25" bay, the two boxes are identical in size. Both feature nicely printed boxes with a large picture of the respective fan controller on the front of each box. The backside has a clearly printed specifications table that describes the various features for the product (for a full listing see the Specifications & Features page). One thing to note here is that the BitFenix Recon box lists each channel as 30 watts maximum while the documentation online lists each channel as capable of 10 watts maximum. To be safe, I would go with the lower number although the discrepancy may be fixed on newer retail boxes. The sides of each box are adorned with the BitFenix logo while the tops of each box list the notable features of each product. Overall the packaging serves its purpose and clearly describes each fan controller.
Breaking open the box for the BitFenix Recon reveals a user manual atop the fan controller itself. Each end is padded with a fairly sturdy piece of open-cell foam that provides more than enough cushion for the product to make it to you unharmed. The Recon ships with all of its cables attached but includes an extra temperature probe as well as an additional 3-pin fan extension wire. This is a nice touch since it allows you to make an "oops" with one of the temperature probes without compromising the ability to build your system. When freed of its packaging the Recon reveals its extensive array of cables: a 4-pin Molex power cable, five temperature probes, five 3-pin fan cables, and a USB 2.0 data header. Wire management is a must when installing something with this many cables! The front screen of the Recon looks somewhat odd when unpowered as it catches the light in interesting patterns but the surrounding bezel is wonderfully coated in BitFenix SofTouch™ material and both looks and feels fantastic!
Each of the wires protruding from the back of the Recon is labeled clearly for ease of installation. The Molex connection for power is daisy-chainable to avoid running out of connections for other devices. Each of the 3-pin fan connectors are capable of being attached to 4-pin fans although the PWM features of 4-pin fans will not be utilized by the controller itself since the Recon controls fan speed through voltage adjustment. The USB 2.0 header allows for the included software to communicate with the fan controller to load and save profiles, update alarm settings, and access temperature data. Each of the temperature probes ships with a plastic sleeve over the probe itself to protect them from damage. These probes are fairly study but are susceptible to crushing; don't try to put one between your CPU and heat sink!
The brains of the BitFenix Recon sit behind the touchscreen. Five separate voltage regulators drive the five fan controller channels and each is cooled by a small aluminum heat sink. The PCB itself is jet black just like the steel housing. Oddly enough the five fan cables can be removed without any hassle as can the power connector, but the temperature probes and USB 2.0 cable are both hot-glued to the PCB. This will create some difficulty in clean wiring if you do not plan on using all five of the probes but at the same time ensures that the connections will remain solid over time.
Moving on to the Hydra Pro we can see that it is packed almost identically to the Recon. The same sturdy foam caps protect it in shipping with a small installation manual and a bag of screws coming along for the ride. The wiring on the BitFenix Hydra Pro is similar to what was seen above with the Recon but with a few differences: a 4-pin Molex for power, five 3-pin fan connectors, and five 2-pin LED power connectors. The front bezel is coated in the same luxurious SofTouch™ material, and the five fan speed sliders are extremely low profile to allow for installation in cases with a low-clearance door. The left side of the Hydra Pro sports a single button that toggles the LED power on and off while the right side of the bezel features a single white LED to indicate that the Hydra Pro is receiving power.
The fan connectors on the Hydra Pro cannot accommodate the 4-pin connectors found on many PWM-capable fans. This generally isn't an issue as most fans do ship with 3-pin connectors, but be sure to check before ordering! The five connectors for LED control are simple 2-pin headers that plug into BitFenix Spectre and Spectre Pro LED fans. While these connectors may work with other manufacturer's fans you'll have to play roulette to find out which ones will work properly. If you aren't planning on using these connectors you'll want to remove them or cover them up because the exposed pins look like they're itching to short out on something in your case. The 4-pin Molex power connector is again daisy-chainable to avoid running out of plugs from your power supply.
Unlike the Recon, the Hydra Pro has no difficulties in shedding its load of cables. All of the included cables are easily detachable for easy installation and wire management. With the cables removed, the black PCB reveals itself along with the various components that make this fan controller work. The chassis for the Hydra Pro looks to be identical to the Recon and is formed from sturdy steel. Once you use the included screws to lock it into place it won't be rattling or wiggling around while in use. The slider for each of the five channels slides smoothly from the bottom (the slowest position) to the top (the fastest fan setting). The sliders themselves feel fairly sturdy and should hold up well to extended use.
Now that you've seen the BitFenix Recon and BitFenix Hydra Pro up close, move on to the next page to see them installed and running!


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Don't Let Retraction Distract From The Simple Fact: GOP Copyright Policy Brief Was Brilliant
from the don't-forget-it dept
Some people have set up a petition at Change.org asking the RSC to republish and stand behind the policy brief. Others are saying you should contact your own Representatives directly and ask them to support the report. For example, Dave Weinberger wrote a wonderful letter to his own Representative, telling him that he should take a look at the report, and that he should use it as a starting point "for a conversation this country very much needs."
It seems unlikely that the RSC will bring it back, despite the quality of the report. But one hopes that the massive outpouring of support (seriously, just check Twitter) will lead politicians from both parties to recognize that sensible and smart copyright reform is a topic that gets people excited -- and one thing they're sick of is decades of both parties simply falling all over themselves to distort copyright to favor a few dominant Hollywood players.
Because the GOP has chickened out, we're going to try to do a series of posts analyzing the various aspects of the report, starting with the three myths about copyright it debunks, followed by four policy recommendations, to see if we can further the discussion. Look for those posts in the coming days and weeks.


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GoPro Hero 3 - Firmware Update and Stability Issues - 2013-04-09 by admin new updated popularA series of bugs have forced GoPro to release firmware updates to solve the issues, but what about the exposure lock for the timelapse? An issue causing hassles with many skydivers.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Oct 2012 22:39 UTC
"Samsung's got to be pretty happy right about now, after learning that the US Patent and Trademark Office has filed an initial ruling declaring Apple's rubber-banding patent invalid, as reported by FOSS Patents. The news was good enough that Samsung decided to share it with friends, that is, if US Federal Judge Lucy Koh can be considered a friend. According to the ruling, which Florian Mueller says isn't final, all 20 claims of Apple's patent (No. 7,469,381) are now invalid, including one that the iPhone maker had leveraged against Samsung in their recent legal showdown. The office found that Apple's invention was either anticipated by prior art (from Lira and Ording) or, in some cases, simply obvious." One down, 93485763827563856 to go.
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Not gonna happen.
USPTO has to be recreated as an organization that validates inventions for novelty, not an organisation to grant patents.
USPTO has to be recreated as an organization that validates inventions for novelty, not an organisation to grant patents.
It's strange how you claim my suggestion is "not gonna happen", but propose an even more unlikely alternative. As far as I can tell, encouraging the USPTO to Think Different about obvious patents is much more likely to occur than a complete overhaul, even though both you and I would agree the overhaul is a better alternative (unlikely though it may be).
As long as we're suggesting crazy alternatives as a valid logical response to likely suggestions, I propose this:
Abolish software and design patents. Abolish the transfer of patents and coyprights. Abolish non-compete employee contracts. Make reverse engineering a guaranteed constitutional right (if it isn't already; I'm not American). Any company that wants to maintain its lead must keep their inventions as trade secrets (with a buttload of cryptography for software "inventions"), and treat their employees well so that they won't sell secrets to future employers.


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Flagstone Outdoor Dining
Flagstones are such a beautiful way to establish a "floor" surface out-of-doors. Which naturally, then, leads to a table, chairs, and fantastic outdoor dinners. This gallery shows five favorite flagstone outdoor eating areas:
While flagstone does provide a flat surface, it's generally not nearly as flat as your indoor dining room. So, take care to even the table if you'll be entertaining. For further information and inspiration if you're interested in establishing an outdoor flagstone dining room for yourself this season:
Update: We also just spotted three more outdoor dining spaces with flagstone "floors" in a slideshow of creative outdoor spaces over at Martha Stewart!
Related: Indoor-Outdoor Kitchens
(Images: Laura Arsie/Canadian House & Home , Matthew Benson/Country Living, Colin McGuire/Country Living, HGTV, Thomas J. Story/Sunset)


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Genomic constitution
All the species of Triticum include the A genome. The additional chromosomes in the polyploids are one or more of the B, D, and G genomes all of which derived from species of Aegilops.
Distinguishing features
Annual plants with keeled glumes and lemmas.
Plants annual. Culms 14-180 cm tall; internode below the inflorescence usually solid for at least 1 cm, even if hollow lower down.
Auricles present, often deciduous at maturity; blades 4-20 mm wide, flat.
Inflorescences spikelike, 4-18 cm long, with solitary spikelets; middle internodes (0.5)1.4-8 mm long; disarticulation in the rachis, the spikelet usually falling with the internode below attached (wedge disarticulation), sometimes with the internode above (barrel disarticulation), cultivated taxa not disarticulating or disarticulating only under pressure.
Spikelets 10-25(40) mm long, usually 1-3 times the length of the adjacent internode, appressed to ascending, with 2-9 florets, the distal florets often reduced and sterile. Glumes subequal, chartaceous to coriaceous with one prominen keel, at least distally, keels often winged and ending in a tooth or awn, a second keel or prominent lateral vein evident in some species. Lemmas keeled, chartaceous to leathery, at least the two lowest florets usually awned, awns of lowest florets 30-230 mm long, scabrous. Anthers 3.
Caryopses often falling enclosed by the glumes, not adhering to the lemma and palea.
The number of species recognized varies widely, depending primarily on the treatment of the cultivated and artificial hybrids. Those involved in wheat breeding argue that having a binomial associated with genetically distinct entities, whether or not these exist in the wild, helps those maintaining the world's genebanks ensure that the genetic diversity of Triticum is maintained. In at least some instances, the entitites these scientists have shown that species may resemble each other in a morphological feature, such as the presence of an awn but that the genes each uses to control awn development are on different chromosomes and in different genomes.
Triticum is native to western and central Asia but its cultivars are grown almost throughout the world.
Miscellaneous comments
Taxa of Triticum have been cultivated for about 10,000 years. Nowadays, the most frequently cultivated species is bread wheat, T. aestivum which is an ABD hexaploid as is spelt., T. spelta. The two differ in their gluten content, but the amount varies in the different cultivars. Durum wheat, T. durum, is an AB tetraploid.
In 2005, Drs.Shafqat Farooq and Farooq Azam of the Pakistan National Institute of Agriculture described an octoploid hybrid derived from natural chromosome doubling in an artificial hybrid between Triticum durum and A. geniculatum, i.e., an ABMU octoploid. In their field trials, it demonstrated superior tolerance to drought and salinity to T. aestivum.
Zhang et al. 92008) have also synthesized an octoploid wheat, but its genomic constitution is ABD(A+D), the fourth set of chromosomes being derived from both the . A and D chromosomes. It has not been field tested.
Alternative interpretations
Triticum is sometimes interpreted as including Aegilops and Amblyopyrum
Type species
Triticum aestivumL.
Known problems
The main problem is that most wheat cultivars are susceptible to a strain of stem rust that was first noticed in Uganda in 1999, from which it gets its name, Ug99. This stem rust has a devastating effect on crop yields. It has now reached western Asia.
Farooq, S., and F. Azam. 2005. In vivo conservation of agro-biodiversity: A selective but practical approach for its sustainable utilization. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 41(Special Issue): 134-139. http://utc.usu.edu/Triticeae/Trit5/CJGPB%202005%20Spec%20134_140.pdf
Farooq, S. and Azam F. 2007. A new allopolyploid wheat for stressed lands and poverty alleviation. Field Crops Research 100, 369-73. Contact: Farooq, Shafqat ; NIAB, POB 128,Jhang Rd, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Morrison, L.A. 2007. Triticum. Pp. 268-277 in Barkworth et al., Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24. Oxford University Press, New York.
Zhang, Lianquan, Dengcai Liu, Xiujin Lan, Youliang Zheng, and Zehong Yan. 2008. A synthetic wheat with 56 chromosomes derived from Triticum turgidum and Aegilops tauschii. Journal of Applied Genetics 49: 41-44. http://jag.igr.poznan.pl/2008-Volume-49/1/pdf/2008_Volume_49_1-41-44.pdf


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GREENVILLE, S.C. - King College's Morgan Shelton played her way onto the 2010 NCCAA/NSCAA Women's Soccer Division I Honorable Mention All-American list, the organization announced.
Shelton, a junior forward from Chattanooga, Tenn., finished the season with nine goals in 22 matches. She scored two game winning-goals, against Covenant (Ga.) College and Concord (W.Va.) College in 2010. Shelton also had an assist against Mars Hill (N.C.) College, a match that she also had a goal in. She did not have a multi-goal effort this season, but three times her goal was the only score King had. However when she scored, King had a 5-4 record in those matches.
In all 41 student-athletes were honored with just 14 on the first and 14 more on the second team with 13 honorable mentions. The first and second teams were made up of two goalkeepers, four forwards, four midfielders and four defenders.
King ended the season at 8-14 after finishing sixth at the NCCAA Nationals and the team won the NCCAA Mid-East Region Championship.


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I never claimed it to be second rate. It is just an alternative path. All I wish to hear is why you did not or do not choose the option of becoming a Bhikkhu or Bhikkuni.My responsibility to my family. Let me just say here that the lay-life is by no means 'second rate'.
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Lancaster Super Speedway, as part of its 61st season of racing, will host the USCS Outlaw Thunder Sprint Car Series on April 11.
A year ago, the 2014 racing season saw a first-time winner in the USCS Sprint Car Series as Lance Moss posted his first career USCS Sprint Car Series win.
Lancaster Super Speedway will open the 2015 season Saturday, March 14 with an action-packed event.
The track's 2015 car show will be held at Lancaster Super Speedway in the Grandstands parking lot.
The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series is set to invade Lancaster Super Speedway twice during the 2015 racing season.
The Carolina Clash is very popular when it comes to Lancaster Super Speedway because of the speeds the Super Late Models reach on the big half-mile track.
Hanging Rock Kartway provided some fireworks Saturday night, Dec. 27 with real track fireworks between drivers.
Hanging Rock Kartway also produce some amazing racing as well.
The 2015 racing season is still months away for Lancaster Super Speedway but the LSS staff has been busy this offseason scheduling races for the new racing season.
Following a rainout on Saturday, Dec. 6, Hanging Rock Kartway roars back into action this Saturday night, Dec. 13.
Hanging Rock Kartway, located in Kershaw at 1082 Horton Rollins Road, will be hosting the King of The Rock/FH Mania.
Hanging Rock Kartway will be hosting FH Mania/Rock 500 on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Hanging Rock Kartway is located on 1082 Horton Rollins Road in Kershaw.
Lancaster Super Speedway honored its top performers for the 2014 dirt track racing season at the LSS's annual year-end banquet to salute the points champions and top 5 in points along with other awards.
The father-son duo of Brandy and Andrew Baker ventured to Sumter Speedway in Sumter to compete in Saturday, Nov. 8 racing.
As soon as the Bakers pulled into the gates at Sumter Speedway, the announcer said if you don't know them now, you will know them when they leave.
Trey Tarlton was the lone Lancaster Super Speedway driver to go across the South Carolina and North Carolina boarder on to Harris Speedway in North Carolina for the annual Monster Mash V8 Nationals over the weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
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What does it mean to be an "other" in the workplace?
We all have complex and multiple identities that define both how we see ourselves and how others perceive us. These include personal attributes such as gender, race, ethnicity, or nationality and are lenses through which we view the world. The more different we are and feel from our workgroup or workplace as a whole, the more we may feel like the "other" at the table.
"[There are] things out of my control, like my gender and race. First impressions [are that] either I am a dragon lady when too direct, or too meek. [It's] hard to process."
—Chinese-American Woman
This report examines the experience of otherness in the US workplace and focuses on how people with multiple sources of otherness in a workplace are impacted in terms of their opportunities, advancement, and aspirations.
Listening to the unique experiences of diverse employees and adopting inclusive approaches to talent management will confer benefits on your employees and your business.
Get a quick overview with our infographic.
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Adriano BaTolba Orchestra "Live 'n' Loud"
To tell the truth upfront – when it comes to Adriano, I am biased. This guy, pretty famous in Germany and surrounding countries for his involvement with "Dick Brave & The Backbeats", leading to Gold and Platinum records as producer and guitarist, who played in front of 85.000 people at "Rock am Ring"-Festival, 120 Million people on TV at the opening performance of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 as a special guest of host Stefan Raab and at P!NK's wedding, is one of my best (and oldest) friends dating back from kindergarden days. However, if this counts – I might have listened to any song on this album more than a hundred times, have witnessed dozens of concerts of the Adriano BaTolba Orchestra – a 13 piece Rockabilly big band that can't deny its Jazz, Blues and Jive influences – and still the sound does not bore me a second. "Live'n'Loud" is an EP in the tradition of 10″ records some of you might remember. 6 cuts from last spring's concerts and two bonus tracks – one live favorite of Adriano "Summertime Blues" played in Trio style as it is tradition for all Orchestra gigs and a studio version of the single "Hard Luck, Bad Luck 'n' Misery". In addition to a live version of the later, the other 5 songs include
- another original song "Jean Jean Jeannie",
- a Rockabilly Jazz Orchestra transformation of the White Stripe's classic "Seven Nation Army",
- a stunning instrumental – Earl Hagen's classic tune "Harlem Nocturne"
- "You're The Boss", a song written by legendary Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, sung as a duet with Ira, courtesy of The Silverettes, a up and coming all-girls-Rockabilly-trio, as it was meant to be for Elvis and Ann Margret (who recorded a version in 1963 that remained unreleased for nearly 30 years, up until 1991). Gave this song a fine jazzy touch!
- Last but not least "Cotton Eyed Joe" (!!!). Yes, the one Swedish guys from Redex gave a Eurodance treat back in the 90s, but actually it pre-dates the 1861–1865 American Civil War.
Could not tell you which song to prefer – actually depends very much on my mood, but would not skip any song. Sometimes the jazzy ones, sometimes the rockers your feed can't stand still while listening. However, these bits prove what a great live treat the ABO is and the quality of all musicians. So listening to this records is second best to having the chance to witness it live, good value for money. Especially the original songs indicate that we can expect quite a lot from further releases. Highly recommended!


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Boss: Season One (US - BD RA)
Gabe pays the cost to be the boss. Look at him, and you see a bad mutha...
After nearly losing his career, his family and his mind, Mayor Tom Kane's (Kelsey Grammer) grip on Chicago is as powerful as ever. With high doses of medication, he's able to beat back the physical symptoms of his debilitating brain disease, but it comes at a cost. Kane is left with intense and uncontrollable neurological side effects. Despite the delusions, Kane breaks ground on the O'Hare Airport expansion and looks toward his next endeavor – protecting and repairing his legacy. With the astute counsel of new aides Mona Fredricks (Sanaa Lathan) and Ian Todd (Jonathan Groff), he plans to remove and rebuild a long forgotten housing project, now home to gang activity and rampant corruption. Committed to his unorthodox agenda, Kane prepares to cut out the cancers within the political machine he helped build. Fully aware of Kane's illness, his wife Meredith (Connie Nielsen) finds herself questioning who holds the key to preserving her position of power, while their daughter, Emma (Hannah Ware), the product of their loveless, political marriage, battles her own destructive demons. Without his longtime advisors Ezra Stone (Martin Donovan) and Kitty O'Neil (Kathleen Robertson), and his political protégé Ben Zajac (Jeff Hephner), the odds continue to stack against him. As corrupt heads roll and his list of enemies grows, Kane's virtuous actions begin to erode the very foundation of power he's worked a lifetime to build. In order to maintain it, Kane must govern as he always has—ruthlessly. (From Starz' official synopsis)
The buzz on the Starz Channel original series Boss all but entirely escaped me as a non-cable-TV-having type. I was aware that Kelsey Grammer was in a well-received new drama, but that was about it. It's probably because Starz' other 'hit' series, Spartacus, takes up a whole lot of attention with its graphic violence and sexual content. Boss also comes from a relatively untested creator/writer/show runner named Farhad Safinia and outside of Grammer, whose star has certainly faded over the last decade, there wasn't a whole lot of notable star power behind the series.
Boss explores the ins and outs of mayoral duty through a consistently depressing point of view, and there's an awful lot going on per episode. The narrative often dips into relatively inconsequential subplots and this blurs the story focus quite a bit, specifically considering the season's rather brief eight-episode structure. It can all be a little overwhelming, but doesn't really damage the experience as much as the show's tone, which regularly implies such utter seriousness that it's hard not to giggle a bit. This extends to both the writing and visual tones. The show's first episode is directed by none other than arthouse darling Gus Van Sant (also acting executive producer), who appropriately sets the show's wavy-cam, cinéma vérité style. Other episode directors, which include Breaking Bad and Treme director Jim McKay, Mario Van Peebles and award-winning documentary film producer Jean de Segonzac, continue this realer than real, close-up heavy method. Peebles' episodes wear the arthouse look the best, as he tends to skew a bit more glamorously Avant-garde. After a couple of episodes Safinia and his co-writers finally verify that they aren't actually as concerned with realism as they initially appear, and that its actually okay to have a little fun with the program. This ends up setting the show's strong sense of style as its most appealing aspect. The staff also gets credit for embracing the lack of normal censorship on the Starz network. Within the first episode we are appropriately barraged with naughty language and a relatively raunchy sex scene.
There's no way to get around comparing Boss to Breaking Bad. Both shows are built around a middle-aged leading male who discovers he has come down with a medical condition that will kill him. Other similarities include a chess game approach to dirty politics (a game with far fewer casualties than the drug lord game) and drug-dealing/drug-addict subplots. The extent to which these shows are built around these leads is especially comparable, as are the snarling performances of Kelsey Grammer and Bryan Cranston. The comparison doesn't work in Boss' favour, but mark it as a bit of an anti- West Wing, which is, I suppose, certainly commendable, regardless of final product (even if Safinia and his directors constantly borrows Aaron Sorkin's patented West Wing steady-cam/walk and talk). The Grammer/Cranston comparison is the one that really hurts, especially in terms of rooting for the bad guy. Cranston's Walter White remains a likeable character despite his spiral into villainy, while Grammer's Tom Kane is introduced as a villain, and does nothing throughout the season to make him appear as anything more than a petulant child, which isn't particularly charming. But even without it I'd probably find Grammer's performance a lot funnier than intended. Every time he starts shouting f-bombs the tone takes a turn away from the melodramatic and into the hilarious. Some of this, of course, comes out of the baggage Grammer brings to any role after portraying Dr. Frasier Crane for something like two decades, but just as much responsibility lies on the actor's shoulders. He should be capable of more than alternating between scowling and smiling.
This middle-ground-less performance extends to some other members the cast, who pretty much treats the material like stage-read Shakespeare (which, according to the special features on this disc, was kind of the point), but on average the word on acting seems to be less is more. Often the intended comedy, which is rare, falls flat as well, which only muddies the quality further. However, once the acting tone is appropriately established, it's not too difficult to acclimate oneself with its occasionally goofy extremes. The bigger issue here is that most of the supporting characters are depressingly, numbingly uninteresting, and that their rather simplified moral shortcomings are largely their only defining characteristics. This is extra sad because Martin Donovan and Connie Nielsen are usually such dependable bit-part players. I found the only character outside of Mayor Kane that garners any charm is Sam Mille, the investigative journalist played by Troy Garity, who works his way through frustrating secrecy with an amusing sense of sarcasm. I'd prefer to watch the show largely from his point of view instead, even if the investigative journalist angle is a more overused concept than an evil mayor.
Boss is shot using the Arri Alexa digital HD system and this 1080p, 1.78:1 Blu-ray transfer does the process great justice, better so (I assume) than the compressed, 1080i television airings. Gus Van Sant's early set visual concepts play well with the format, especially in terms of general clarity and organic, documentary-like camera movement. Backgrounds are often left in soft focus for the sake of image depth, but their image complexity isn't entirely washed-out and the lack of grain helps maintain the realer-than-real style. Close-up and middle ground detail, specifically those ridiculously studious facial close-ups, are swimming in texture and fine detail without any sizable artefacts. It's occasionally difficult to not reach out towards the set in an effort to feel Grammer's spectacular crow's feet. The series colour schemes are mostly natural, but tend to lean towards desaturated elements, including a lot of yellow-brown and green bases. Sometimes warmer hues, especially reds, bleed a bit or feature a bit of green noise and banding effects, but overall digital compression is negligible. The production embraces the soft blend abilities of the digital cameras, which does wonders for show's realistic, largely source-lit style. This leaves contrast levels a bit dull, but the details and depth aren't damaged in the process and the important black levels are plenty rich.
Boss comes to Blu-ray with an uncompressed, better than aired TV can manage, but largely unnecessary DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack. This is a very loud track considering the show's relatively stoic aural nature, but these abnormal and pointed volume levels don't hurt anything and feature basically nothing in the way of distortion. Vocal effects are warm and realistic, and feature plenty of ambient enhancement that deepen the overall effect of the track. There are a couple of odd directional bleeds in the dialogue, but nothing particularly dumbfounding. When expressive sound effects do come into play there is an appropriate amount of immersive, multi-channel involvement, but not enough to really require anything more than a 2.0 surround soundtrack, let alone an additional two rear channels. The series' music varies from melodic themes to eerie ambience throughout. This sounds the most impressive when it's in ambient mode, where it builds dramatically into something crisp and loud, and tends to swirl a bit throughout the side and rear channels. The sound design crew loses a few points for utilizing an analogue tape rewind sound while a character is rewinding a DVD, but overall, this DTS-HD track serves the series well.
This two-disc set isn't exactly overflowing with supplemental material, but there are a few choice cuts. These start on disc one with a single episode (the first episode, Listen) commentary track featuring creator/writer Farhad Safinia and cinematographer Kasper Tuxen. Safinia mostly runs the track, covering the production/writing process from a largely episode-centric point of view, but Tuxen's presence pushes a lot of the discussion toward technical aspects as well, as Safinia takes effort to include him. The discussion is pretty dry, but should give fans at least some of the information they crave. Disc two features another single episode commentary (the final episode, Choose) this time with Safinia and executive producer/writer Richard Levine, which generally follows the first track's tone and pace. I suppose there's a little more funny banter between Safinia and Levine, but not quite enough. Disc two also features The Mayor and His Maker (16:40, HD), a two-man roundtable featuring Grammer and Safinia discussing the show, from inception, to influences, concepts, and the underlying subtexts of the Tom Kane character.
Boss is a stylish series, but it has very little going for it outside of nice, natural imagery and an arguably strong performance from Kelsey Grammer. The final three episodes jettison some of the unnecessary plot-threads and kick the story into gear a bit, but there's still the matter of five episodes worth of slog holding things back. In the end, it's difficult to gather any real interest in future seasons. This Blu-ray collection features strong 1080p transfers and crisp (if not underwhelming) DTS-HD MA soundtracks, along with a pair of informative (if not tonally dry) commentary tracks and an extended star and creator interview.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 24th July 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Two Episode Commentaries, The Mayor and His Maker, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Kathleen Robertson, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner, Martin Donovan
Genre: Drama
Length: 450 minutes
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The Prop Doc (http://www.propmd.com)
We are a family run propeller sales and boat propeller repair shop located in Eden Prairie, MN. The company was started by Mark Elliott in the spring of 2005 in the hopes of expanding his propeller business across the country where customers can enjoy boating all year round. Because of Mark's busy schedule, and growing customer base the shop is now run by Ben and Andrea Godsave with the help of Mark and others. Eden Prairie, MN is located minutes from famous Lake Minnetonka, and 10 minutes west of Minneapolis.
Prop MD specializes in Outboard and Sterndrive propellers, Ski boat inboard propellers, and Personal Water Craft PWC impellers. Saltwater or Freshwater boaters with a Do-It-Yourself attitude towards replacing their propeller(s) is our main customer base. While we do maintain a certain limited number of marina's that we service our main goal is going directly to the consumer. We enjoy working directly with the public and are always willing to share our knowledge with someone who wants to save some money and replace their propeller without the help of a marina. We stock hundreds of propellers, and try to save the customer time by repairing their propeller fast, or getting a new one out quickly.
Do it yourself boating enthusiasts who need propeller repair or would like to buy new boat propellers and other marine accessories.
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## Overall Template
* Contact info right at the top, prominent, live help button
* Search bar along the top area
* Links: Home, Propeller Repair Service, Propeller Basics, FAQ, Contact - About US, Testimonials, Doc's Links
* Laid back feel
* Blues/reds for color combos
* Water/boat stock imagery (no fish)
* Logo from original site
## Home page: compare propmd.com
* Three-column layout
* Left column similar to current column with categories
* Right column has various sizes of callouts
* Nice boat for main callout, (no speedboats)
* Make the "start your..." callout very attractive, headline/link must be HTML-friendly font
* Remove all under Propeller Repair
* Brand Logos and the National Marine Propeller Association logos at bottom
## Repair Page
We will have two options for repair, we would like two attractive buttons showing the features of each: Value Method, Easy Method
## Grid page
* http://propmd.techoutfit.net/new-pr…?mode=grid
* Attractive image and text describing the category (filler/placeholders OK)
* Utilize the "Shop by" elements on the left-hand column and cart/comparison on the right-hand column
* Have callouts available on right-hand column
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|Sesame Street
|August 11, 2008 (4161)
|November 7, 2008 (4186)
Sesame Street Season 39 premiered on August 11, 2008.
The curriculum for Season 39 focused on math literacy "designed to help children put their mathematical thinking into words and talk about how they solve problems." Math literacy is featured in many scenes (including Episode 4161, Episode 4163, Episode 4166, and Episode 4168).[1]
The show also got a brand new set this season, with a littler size and more inner-city details, such as parking meters and newspaper dispensers. Major additions to the set include the Fix-It-Shop being replaced by the Sesame Street laundromat, and the place in the arbor where Gina did her veterinarian practice was changed to a car garage once again. The set also got a larger garden in the arbor and the staircase and extra door that was previously been there had been removed. Also, Hooper's Store had gotten re-done as well, with a different wall color, refrigeration, and big signs indicating the products underneath them (Groceries, Newspapers, Cold Food & Drinks). Also, the awning now has stripes.
Season 39 welcomed a new human character to the cast, Leela, who runs a laundromat next to Hooper's Store.[2] Two new segments were added to the season, Murray Has a Little Lamb and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures. Returning this season were The Word of the Day and What's the Word on the Street with 26 new words. Muppets sometimes helped the guest(s) present the word. Also, Elmo's World returned for the tenth season as a regular Sesame Street segment with two new segments: Drums and Eyes.[3]
Parodies included "30 Rocks" (based on 30 Rock) "Pre-School Musical" (High School Musical) and "Are You Smarter Than an Egg Layer" (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?).[4] Other Parodies included "Plain White T's" (based on Plain White T's), "Feist 1234" (based on 1234) and "Dirtiest Jobs with Mike Rowe" (based on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe).[3]
Episodes 4161 - 4186 (26 episodes)[3]
- Episode 4161 -- The Golden Triangle of Destiny
- Episode 4162 -- Telly's new shoes
- Episode 4163 -- Sock chaos at the Laundromat
- Episode 4164 -- Leela's Sesame Street video
- Episode 4165 -- Firefly show
- Episode 4166 -- Max the Magician
- Episode 4167 -- Annual Triangle Toss
- Episode 4168 -- Elmo and Zoe's hat contest
- Episode 4169 -- Telly the Tiebreaker
- Episode 4170 -- Curly Bear chases Baby Bear's cake
- Episode 4171 -- Big Bird and Snuffy Talent Show
- Episode 4172 -- Number 6 Games
- Episode 4173 -- Abby thinks Oscar is a prince
- Episode 4174 -- Big Bird's nest sale
- Episode 4175 -- Slimey adopts a pet bug
- Episode 4176 -- Elmo steps in for Super Grover
- Episode 4177 -- Abby's first sleepover
- Episode 4178 -- Three Cheers for Us
- Episode 4179 -- Sesame Street Bird Games
- Episode 4180 -- Elmo wants to be like Gordon
- Episode 4181 -- Mine-itis sweeps Sesame Street
- Episode 4182 -- Hurry Up! You're Running Out of Time!
- Episode 4183 -- Maria the Cowgirl
- Episode 4184 -- The Cookie Touch
- Episode 4185 -- The Help-O-Bots
- Episode 4186 -- Baby Bear's new babysitter
- Starting this season, the show is filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios Stage J, three floors above Stage G where they had filmed since Season 25.[5]
- This season was the first to be shot in high-definition.[6] As a result, while on wide-screen TV's the scenes were in the regular widescreen, stock footage from all previous seasons were shrunken into a small full screen format. Beginning in June 2009, all broadcasters in the United States switched to digital television from analog, though a difference in visuals remained, since not all TVs are high-definition.
Muppet Characters[3]
- Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo, Slimey, Grundgetta, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Ernie, Bert, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear, Telly, the Count, Rosita, Guy Smiley, Curly Bear, Horatio the Elephant, Mr. Johnson, Murray Monster, Ovejita, Prairie Dawn
Other Characters[3]
- Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Heather Asch, Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Lisa Buckley, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, Tim Lagasse, Peter Linz, Lara MacLean, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Paul McGinnis, Tracy Mick, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Annie Peterle, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, David Stephens, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young
- Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin, Christopher Lawrence Knowings, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman, Nitya Vidyasagar
- Jessica Alba, Will Arnett, David Beckham, Jack Black, Kim Cattrall, Lorena and Lorna Feijoo, Leslie Feist, Gilbert Gottfried,[7] Neil Patrick Harris, Jonah Hill, Randy Jackson, Heidi Klum, LL Cool J, Jenny McCarthy, Megan Mullally, Sandra Oh, Mike Rowe, Molly Shannon,[7] Jason Taylor, Tilly and the Wall,[8] Patrick Warburton, Brian Williams, Chandra Wilson
- Executive Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
- Coordinating Producer: April Chadderdon
- Line Producer: Stephanie Longardo
- Senior Producer: Tim Carter
- Producers: Melissa Dino, Benjamin Lehmann, Ronda Music
- Directors: Kevin Clash, Ken Diego, Jim Martin, Ted May, Joey Mazzarino, Scott Preston, Lisa Simon, Matt Vogel, Nadine Zylstra
- Associate Directors: Frank Campagna, Tim Carter, Emily Cohen, Ken Diego, Benjamin Lehmann, Alan Muraoka, Dylan Hopkins
- Head Writers: Lou Berger, Belinda Ward
- Head Writer Elmo's World: Judy Freudberg
- Writers: Molly Boylan, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Emily Perl Kingsley, Joey Mazzarino, Luis Santeiro, John Weidman
- Co-Executive Producer Elmo's World: Kevin Clash
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Puppets, Costumes, Props: Heather Asch, Jason Weber, Rollie Krewson, Connie Peterson, Polly Smith, Michelle Hickey, Andrea Detwiler, Anney McKilligan, Chelsea Carter, Tom Newby, Marc Borders, Taylor Harrison, Loryn Brantz
- Music Director: Mike Renzi
- Director of Music Operations: Danny Epstein
- Associate Music Director: Judith Clurman
- Composers: Chris Cerf, Tony Geiss, Stephen Lawrence, Jeff Moss, John Pizzarelli, Sam Pottle, Mark Radice, Joe Raposo, Mike Renzi, Earl Rose, Russell Velazquez
- Lighting Designer: Dan Kelley
- Celebrity Talent Booker: Bella Harkins
- Talent Coordinator: Carrie Haugh
- Child Talent Assistant: Elizabeth Fernandez
- Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
- Art Director: Bob Phillips
- Assistant Art Director: Bradley Schmidt
- Art Direction Graphics: Pete Ortiz, Mike Pantuso
- Sound Effects Editor/Re-Recording Mixer: Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
- Technical Director: Tom Guadarrama
- Cameras: Frank Biondo, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins
- Vice President of Education and Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
- Special Thanks To: Celefex, Creative Bubble, Magnetic Dreams, Hyperactive Pictures
- Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York
- ↑ UPI.com "Sesame Street to begin its 39th season" June 20, 2008
- ↑ India West. Meet Leela, Sesame Street's newest cast member March 22, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Season 39 Press Kit
- ↑ Boston.com "Brought to you by the letter L" June 19, 2008
- ↑ Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street, page 212
- ↑ Sesame Street Converts to High-Definition Production with Sony Cameras and Swithcers. April 13, 2008
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 UPI.com "Black, Harris plan trip to Sesame Street" July 29, 2008
- ↑ Nadia Pflaum, "West 18th Street Fashion Show Update: Peggy Noland", The Pitch (Kansas City) June 13, 2008.
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