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Exhaust System - 4-1 Stainless Steel - KZ750H - 1980-1983 - Delkevic
Complete Stainless Steel Exhaust system for the KZ750H (1980-1983) models. Comes with removable baffle. The oil filter can be changed without removing the pipe from the bike. This exhaust can be made to fit other KZ750 4-cylinder models with some modification to the rear mount bracket.
This item ships directly from the manufacturer, please allow 2-3 additional days to arrive.
Delkevic says:
- This complete classic exhaust system utilises high quality polished stainless steel throughout- resulting in a stunning yet durable complete exhaust system.
- The Drag style stainless steel silencer features a two-way removable cartridge baffle system. The silencer can produce three different exhaust sounds: a discreet street legal rumble fully assembled- a crisp note with the primary baffle removed- or an open megaphone drag style roar and performance to match with the cartridge fully removed!
- This set includes - Delkevic down pipes- Delkevic classic style universal silencer with removable baffle- bracket- clamp- and exhaust gaskets.
- Delkevic Universal stainless steel silencers are made from high grade 304 Stainless Steel and polished to a mirror finish. With all hand welded parts and careful attention to detail they have a deep throaty sound even at higher revs.
- We manufacture all our own exhaust systems in our own purpose designed factory employing the most stringent quality control procedures ensuring constant customer satisfaction.
- All Delkevic stainless steel exhaust systems have a LIFE TIME GUARANTEE.
- Typically no rejetting or remapping is required after fitment if using the quietest baffle setting- however we always recommend a dyno test after fitting replacement parts to your motorcycle.
Is Universal Part: No
OEM Number(s): N/A
Motorcycle Fitment:
- 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Four KZ750-H1 750 LTD-4
- 1981 Kawasaki KZ750 Four KZ750-H2 750 LTD-4
- 1982 Kawasaki KZ750 Four KZ750-H3 750 LTD-4
- 1983 Kawasaki KZ750 Four KZ750-H4 750 LTD-4


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Being Published
By Charles S. Weinblatt, Copyright © 2010
To Publish, or to Self-Publish?
The publishing industry is changing rapidly, morphing from clear, delineated lines into a morass of options. Self-publishing was once considered somewhat nefarious and referred to as "vanity" publishing. Vanity publishers will appect anyone's manuscripts, print it and place it inside of a jacket. They will mail it to you. You pay them, typically several hundred to several thousand dollars. Sometimes they offer a menu of other services, including editing and graphic design. You will pay for each of them. The ligitimate vanity publishers stop there. They will not arrange for distribution contracts. They will not market your book. They will obtain no reviews. They wil not represent your book at key international book fairs, conventions and conferences.
The vanity publisher scam artists move surreptitiously from state to state, moments ahead of state prosecution. These organizations may call themselves "self-publishing," but in reality, vanity publishers are only interested in taking your money. They could care less if no one purchases the book. The "editing and graphic design" services are typically poorly performed. Many of them will tell a novice author to "bone up on their writing skills" and they send the author to another fraud who will steal some more of your money on "courses or services to improve writing skills." Beware of these services. Use Predators & Editors and Writer Beware to identify scam artists in publishing and literary agents.
Today, there are wide varieties of excellent self-publishing services and distribution organizations delivered by very ethical companies, including names like Lightning Source and CreateSpace. But, understand that this form of self-publishing is a misnomer. They will not be the publisher. You are the publisher. You purchase the ISBN, the editing service, the graphic designer; and you are responsible for distribution and marketing. Self-publishing has transformed from questionable to outstanding. For many authors, for several reasons, self-publishing is a better choice than waiting for a traditional (trade) publlisher.
The traditional publisher is at risk of obsolescence, unless they find a way to successfully market their authors in various print and electronic formats. Your book must not just be in print, it must also be sold as an e-book. It must not just be an e-book; it must be electronically formatted for tomorrow's e-readers, tablets and smart phones. Plus, the publisher must continue to stock and restock brick and mortar retailers (where almost half of all books are stil sold) and contract with global distributors. As the public changes the way they read, with electronic devices and telephones, publishers must swiftly react, or risk failure.
Underneath all of this change, the author still must decide whether it is best to self-publish, or to wait for a traditional publisher. Non-fiction tends to adapt well to self-publishing, especially if the author can sell large numbers of books on his or her own (as a seminar leader, public speaker, teacher, consultant, trainer, curriculum designer, professor, etc.). Fiction is often better sold via a traditional publisher, where the best editors, graphic designers and marketers reside. Trade publishers also have important global distribution contacts, necessary for large numbers of books to be sold in retail (brick and mortar) stores, where, for the time being, more books are still sold. And trade publishers have deep connections with the best review sources in specific genres. They can also connect the author for translation and movie rights. There are many reasons why an author would want to share profits with a publisher. When the publisher can open large doorways for reviews, at key book fairs and conferences, with translation and movie rights, then the profit spit is a good deal.
Before you begin too seek a publisher, develop an author platform. An author platform is the collection of published books, career accomplishments, events, venues, reviews, interviews, speaking engagements, signings, web sites, pictures, video trailers, media appearances, tours, newspaper and magazine interviews and articles that pertain to you and your book. Intelligent marketers develop brand strategy before the product or service is ready for sale. One you have a book cover, plaster the picture and link all over the Internet. Work with a designer to develop a video book trailer. All of this, and more, constitutes an author platform. Having a significant author platform is more important than you might think. When someone like an agent or publisher decides to Google your name, you want seveal pages of positive data to emerge.
Locating and Contacting Publishers:
There is some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you may need to send your manuscript to hundreds of publishers before the best offer arrives. The good news is that there are literally thousands of small, specialty publishers willing to take on novice authors. Many of them specialize in one or two genres. You can submit your proposal electronically, saving time and money. Use the Internet to search for publishers in your genre. On-line services such as Writer Beware and Predators & Editors are worthwhile for leads and for warnings. Writers Net, Publishers Marketplace and Writers Market are also useful sites.
Most publishers prefer that you send a proposal by electronic mail. This makes it much easier and less costly to contact them. However, your proposal must be perfect and that takes time and effort. Also be advised that each publisher prefers their own specific information. That means you must research each publisher carefully on the Internet. Look for "Submission Guidelines." This will tell you precisely what to send, and how to send it. If they are seeking a genre that is very different from yours, forget them and move along. If your book seems to be a good fit with the publisher's interests, then create a proposal that will fit their guidelines.
Is My Book Good Enough to be Published?
There are two keys to being published. First is the quality of your writing. Few reputable publishing companies will be interested in a book that is poorly written. If you are concerned about the quality of your writing, it might be useful to pay a professional editor to look it over. Good editors will tell you the truth about your writing without being condescending or insensitive.
The second key requirement for being published is having a book that is marketable. No trade publisher will be interested in a book about how to drink a glass of water, even if it were it written by James Michener. You must be able to convince a publisher that thousands of people will covet your book. And, it's not enough to say that they will love it. You must provide a demographic analysis of your readers, along with a competitive analysis and marketing strategies that will work (and explain why they will work). In other words, you must show the publisher exactly who will purchase your book, where and why. More on this later.
Trade publishers are often the best choice, particularly for fiction. Check the Internet for organizations that uncover scam-artists in the self-publishing world. You can also Google the name of any publishing company. If you see several complaints from ripped-off writers, flee from that publisher. Caveat Emptor!
If you write non-fiction and you can sell many of your own books, then self-publishing might be a better choice. For example, a public speaker or instructor can often include the cost of his or her book in the price of an event. Seminar leaders, teachers, professors, consultants and others who can include their book as required reading might do better financially with a reputable self-publishing company. If you are capable of selling hundreds or thousands of books on your own, why share the profit? Of course, you'll need to obtain your own compelling reviews, pay for editorial and graphic art services, printing and distribution. You will need to stock and restock retailers. And, you'll need to perform the marketing services that a publisher would handle. But, with a steady clientele, self-publishing is perfect.
Traditional ("Trade") publishers will place your book on the web sites of all of the major retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's, Target, etc.) and they will contract to have your book distributed globally, which is the only way for it to be sold on store shelves. Trade publishers will create a web site for your book, arrange for book tours, signings and catalog distribution. Your publisher will attend key international book fairs on your behalf and market your book electronically to a global audience. They will stock and restock your book as necessary and on time. And, most trade publishers perform these tasks without charging a fee. They ask no money from the author and the author receives a royalty for each book sold, although some small publishers are now asking the novice author to share in the cost. Some better-known authors still can expect an advance to "complete" the work. This might not happen to you unless your name is well-recognized.
The author should establish specific goals for the book. For example, some memoirs are meant only for grandchildren. Some novels are meant to become best-sellers. If you only want a nice book with your name on it for your coffee table, then a small self-publisher or POD might be appropriate. For a fee, your progeny will consider you famous. You won't worry about marketing because you don't desire sales. It won't be on the shelf of your local bookstore. But, that's OK for a family heirloom or a coffee table shrine.
If you want people to read your book and you don't know how to sell them on your own, you might wish to wait for a trade publisher. If your book is well written and marketable, you will have a good chance to be published by a traditional publisher. Yes, it takes longer. Yes, you'll need to develop a platform and yes you'll need to market. You will have to develop a winning book publishing proposal and most likely, you will need to search for small publishers in your genre. It takes effort, dedication and perseverance. But, it most definitely can happen for you. It worked for me.
Where are the Best Chances for a Novice Author?
If you are an unknown author, forget the major publishing houses. Harper-Collins is not likely to glance sideways at your proposal. Instead, focus on smaller publishers that specialize in your genre. I began with historical fiction and then narrowed my search to trade publishers who specialize in Jewish or Holocaust-related books. If it's a children's book, search for those publishers. If it's science fiction, search using that term. You can use the Internet to plan and execute effective publisher searches. Plan to contact hundreds of trade publishers, if necessary. Being published is much like getting a job. The more employers you contact, the sooner you will be successful. You might need to contact twenty publishers to get one good response. And, you might require five good responses before you receive a desired contract offer. Even my deplorable math skills place the total number of publisher contacts at 100. Wait for the BEST offer; don't lock yourself into a poor contract just because it is your first offer. Be persistent. Try to send at least 20 proposals per week.
The most critical piece of the publishing puzzle is the proposal. We'll talk about that next. But, more than any other time, obtaining critical reviews is essential. Ask friends and family to read the book and review it. You only need a few honest paragraphs. Having others speak positively about your book is the way to begin marketing. Get as many reviews as you can from the best and most appropriate sources as possible.
Use Your Author Platform
An author platform is a nebulous virtual avatar, representing you as an author and your books (and sometimes the individual characters). Create web sites and blogs at places such as WordPress and BlogSpot about your book. Write articles related to your book and publish them at places such as TRCB and Ezine. Arrange bookstore signings and tours. Submit your book for awards. Seek book reviews from the most influential sources. Obtain television and radio interviews about your book. Save them as digital files and send them as embedded hyperlinks to publishers and agents. Get interviewed by magazines, newspapers and e-magazines. Mention your book and its awards and reviews. Add a link to your Wikipedia page (ex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Weinblatt).
Your platform is the combined newspaper articles, author interviews, critical reviews, virtual book tours, video trailers, web sites, blogs, book signings, author interviews, speaking engagements and the digital recording of every piece of information related to you as an author. When a prospective publisher or agent decides to Google your name, it would help immensely to have several pages of positive references. This is also the most important time to find opportunities to be interviewed. Contact local newspapers, TV stations, educational institutions, churches, etc. Radio is a good opportunity. Become a local "media expert." If you've mastered something, tell the world as an expert. It will enhance your platform. There is also no substitute for compelling reviews from the most persuasive sources.
The Book Publishing Proposal:
Proposals must include very specific information in a very precise format. Fail to do this and you will likely be rejected immediately. At a minimum, your proposal must include: a table of contents, sales attributes, author biography, synopsis, chapter titles, market analysis, competitive analysis, and marketing strategies. Some publishers require additional information. Read their submission guidelines very carefully. Each portion of this proposal is critical. Take your time and try to use at least one page for each content topic. Use the multitude of referenced articles available on an Internet search.
Each time you edit your proposal, it will become more concise and persuasive. The synopsis might require several pages. Sometimes the publisher will request several chapters, or the first three chapters. Read their submission requirements very carefully. Publishers receive hundreds of proposals daily and they will gladly delete yours if you fail to follow directions carefully, or fail to provide all of the information required in their guidelines.
Acquire lists of prospective publishers with Internet searches; then contact them via e-mail submission. You can also purchase mailing lists for publishers. I discovered them easily on my own. Your book must be a good fit with the publisher's genre and you must be assured that your publisher is viable and appropriate. Use Internet searches (Writer Beware and Predators & Editors, etc.) to check them for fraudulent activities. Try to connect with existing authors of that publisher. Sometimes you can reach them by e-mail or telephone and conduct an interview. Ask them about the quality of their publisher. Research book publishing contracts, so that you'll know what to expect in a contract.
Have an attorney experienced in publishing review your contract. Be willing to negotiate with the publisher. It's a give and take experience. My publisher wanted some graphic portions of my novel removed. I wanted to add some specific marketing requirements for my novel inserted in the contract. We easily reached an agreement that deleted graphic content, which actually made the book easier to sell; and they added my desired publisher marketing responsibilities into the contract. Many publishers will be willing to negotiate with you. Be clear about what you are willing to accept (in editing and cover design) and request any necessary additions. Then make the best decision based upon your guess for sales and royalties. You and your publisher must be a good match, with common goals and values.
The Cover Page:
Once you have created a terrific book-publishing proposal, it's time to create a cover page for your e-mail submissions. The "Subject" line of your e-mail page should typically say, "Submission," followed by the title of your book. Begin with a generic salutation. Instead of, "Dear Sir or Madam," you can use something like "Greetings." If research produces the name of the publishing agent, even better.
The balance of your e-mail cover page must get the reader (publisher) hooked on your book. This cannot be a lengthy narrative. Publishers receive dozens or even hundreds of submissions constantly. If your cover letter will take five minutes to read, it will be discarded. Focus on three to four paragraphs at most. Explain why the publisher is a good fit with your book (yes, you will have to research the publisher in order to do this). This is a great place to include embedded links your most positive reviews.
The e-mail cover letter is also a good place to list (via hyperlink) interviews about your book and all relevant media files. For example, I embedded a hyperlink to an interview that I gave with Jewish Literary Review. Embed your video book trailer, pictures, your Wikipedia page, recorded speaking, radio or television exposure. Simply create a hyperlink to whatever platform content you have placed on the Internet. Just highlight any particular word, such as "review," and then follow instructions for "hyperlink." Whatever positive information you can push into a few paragraphs the better. Don't forget to include your contact information. If requested, attach your proposal. If the publisher will not accept attachments, then you'll need to use the e-mail cover page for all of it.
Many publishers accept e-mail proposals, but not always with attachments. Let's face it, all of us will open a hyperlink or e-mail address sent to us by a stranger. But, no one wants to risk a virus or worse by open a stranger's attachment. You can create web pages and blogs for your book for free (G-Mail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Blogspot, WordPress, etc.). Create a one-page synopsis of your book, packed with features and reasons why people will purchase it. Then, embed the link for that web site into your e-mail cover letter. Here are some examples:
Amazon: http://tiny.cc/ej0rv , Reviews: http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/, Video Trailer: http://tiny.cc/ivdgk, Synopsis: http://tiny.cc/yyf7t, Read Instantly on BookBuzzr: http://tiny.cc/3v6f7.
Recent Articles & Interviews: Jewish Literary Review Interview: http://tiny.cc/mnxga, Toledo Blade: http://toledoblade.com/article/20101113/NEWS10/11120358/-1/NEWS, Toledo Free Press: http://www.toledofreepress.com/2010/10/22/local-author-to-discuss-holocaust/, Mike Angley: http://childfinder.us/?p=2567, Joey Pinkney: http://h1t.it/boB8Bk,
Published Essays: The Meaning of Passover: http://tiny.cc/ypnj9, Why We Must Speak about the Holocaust… http://tiny.cc/j2zen, Judaism's Saddest Day: http://tiny.cc/hjnq3
Remember, you only need to customize the e-mail cover letter. The publishing proposal can remain the essentially same, boilerplated with typical publisher submission requirements.
Be Persistent!
Do not be discouraged. Being published is a numbers game. You might need to send out 100 proposals to get one terrific contract offer. I had four publishing offers for Jacob's Courage before I was satisfied that I had the best offer. You will want a publishing company well suited to your book and with the right financial arrangements.
Within a month, Jacob's Courage was up on Amazon. It also rapidly appeared at other global retailers, as distant as Africa, France and Japan. My publisher also swiftly arranged for global distribution with Ingram in the US and Gardners and Bertrams to distribute Jacob's Courage in the United Kingdom. If you have no distributor, your book will not appear on the shelves of bookstores (where about 50% of books are still sold) and it will not appear on the Internet web sites of popular stores unless you can arrange for it.
Do I Need an Agent?
Some authors prefer to use a literary agent to find their publisher. A good literary agent may connect you with publishers that were out of your reach. Agents can vastly increase sales, via enhanced marketing opportunities; and they can offer connections for foreign and translation rights, improved distribution, screenplay, film and documentary leads and much more. However, literary agents don't often take a chance on an unknown author, even if your book is already in print. Beware of spending too much time trying to find an agent, instead of a publisher. You could end up waiting years in an unsuccessful search for an agent. During that time you might have become successful with your own publishing contract, or with self-publishing. Many of us search for publishers and agents simultaneously. Once published, you can always search for an agent.
What are the Author's Marketing Responsibilities?
After you have obtained a publishing contract, be prepared to help market the book. That means contacting local bookstores and other retail outlets where your book can be sold. Request book signings at local retailers. Organize a book tour. Obtain local and regional newspaper and magazine articles about your book. Conduct public speaking events. Blog and write on others' blogs. Write articles and publish them on the Internet. Publish your interviews, video trailers and book reviews everywhere on the Internet. Write opinion or editorial letters to newspapers and magazines. Each time, sign off with your name, the book's title and your desired Internet landing page. This can be any specific retailer, such as Amazon. However, my landing page is a blog page on WordPress. That is because I can offer my own specific review samples, the trailer, dozens of useful links, comments and a variety of retailers for the book that are just one click away from purchase. My landing page is here.
Develop and distribute a video book trailer. Market it through appropriate groups in places such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You can reach tens of thousands of people with this effort. Put up a Wikipedia page. Create web pages for your book at sites such as Goodreads, MySpace, Zing, Author's Den, Bookbuzzr, WeRead, Scribid, Ning and many others. Tweet about your book daily on Twitter. Post about it at Facebook. Create your book's own page at Facebook.
Marketing is time consuming and often frustrating. But do not count on your publisher to do everything, particularly if you are a new author. Expect your publisher to contract with distributors, obtain reviews and place your book on Internet retailers, such as Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Powells and Buy.com. But, unless your name is Stephen King, you'll be expected to do a lot of your own marketing and sales work. Be willing to conduct viral, electronic and web page marketing on your own. Use social networking groups. The harder your effort, the larger your author platform will be (and higher royalty checks will likely follow).
If you self-publish, consider selling your book via Internet retailers and distributors, such as Smashwords and Lebrary. These entrepreneurs will take your formatted manuscript, cover and your marketing words out to the e-reading public. Smashwords recently revealed an agreement allowing their Premium members to have their books sold on the new iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kobo, Diesel, Sony Reader and much more (via ePub, mobi, LRF, PDB, PDF, RTF and plain text) for leading edge reading devices. Thousands of downloads of your book can result in unexpected royalties.
Trade publishers also today are beginning to sell many of their print books as e-books. My Holocaust novel, Jacob's Courage, was one of the first e-books offered by my publisher and it was one of the first Holocaust Kindle books. As the reading public swiftly changes their mode of reading, you will want your publisher to have electronic sales opportunities available, in addition to the print version. If you self-publish, you will need to create these new formats on your own. Remember that each new version of your book (such as an e-book, an e-Pub, mobi, LRF, PDF, plain text, etc.) requires its own unique ISBN number. Your publisher will likely purchase it. If you self-publish, you'll need to buy your own ISBN numbers for the new formats.
No matter which publishing format you select, I wish you the very best of luck. Being published is not simple or easy. But, if you have talent and your book is marketable, you can be published and sell many books. Developing the best proposal and then contacting dozens or hundreds of publishers is not enjoyable. But, it is necessary. I hope that this blog helps you with the intricacies of being published. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
All my best,
Charles S. Weinblatt
Author, Jacob's Courage

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Mochi Rice and Azuki Bean Sushi Balls
I love Marx Foods Challenge. Why? It's because I can guaranteed the results are always scrumptious, fun, and exotic. Don't we all love a little excitements in life? The theme of the Marx Food Challenge this month was "East Meets Delicious". What is it all about? Marx Foods sent me (and a few other bloggers) some samples of:
Organic Millet, Dried Star Fruit, Mochi Rice, Hijiki, Dried Maitake Mushrooms, Azuki Beans
My task was to create an appetizer and an entrée using at least four of the ingredients mentioned above. There will be two winners chosen for this contest, one through the public vote and the other through an internal poll of the Marx Foods staff and the participating bloggers. The stakes are high for this challenge because each winner will receive their choice of either 4 Kobe Tomahawk Steaks or 5lbs of sushi grade Yellowfin Tuna. (drooling…)
Recipe courtesy of Amy Tong of http://utry.it
- 2 cups raw mochi rice (will yield 4 cups when cooked)
- 1/2 cup cooked adzuki beans (preparation followed*)
- 4 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoon of sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
Order DK's Sushi Chronicles Cookbook
Cook mochi rice in rice cooker according to manufacturer's instructions. When rice is cooked, transfer to a large plate and fold in vinegar, sugar, and salt (if you're using Powdered Sushi Flavoring, follow instruction on package). When rice is cooled, gently gold in cooked adzuki beans.
Line a kitchen scale with a small piece to plastic wrap. Place 2 tablespoons of seasoned rice on top. Mine measured at 30 gram (1.1 ounce) each. Then, wrap it tight and form a ball.
1) Line a kitchen scale with a small piece to plastic wrap. Place 2 tablespoons of seasoned rice on top. Mine measured at 30 gram (1.1 ounce) each.
2) Wrap it tight and form a ball.
3) Place a piece of squid on the plastic wrap, top with half of a shiso leave and the rice ball and wrap again.
4) Or, place a piece of fish on the plastic wrap and a rice ball and wrap them up to form the shape. The fish is very delicate. So, I like to form the rice ball ahead of time before wrapping them together. That way, I don't have to handle the fish as much.
Seafood/topping options for sushi balls:
Sashimi grade salmon, thinly sliced
Sashimi grade tuna, thinly sliced
Sashimi grade squid, thinly sliced
Uni (sea urchin)
Salmon roe
Cucumber, thinly sliced
Carrot, thinly sliced and blanched
*Basic Azuki Beans Cooking Technique:
Soak adzuki beans in water overnight. Rinse and cover with fresh water. In a medium saucepan, boil beans for three minutes, then cover & reduce to a simmer for about 40 to 45 minutes, or until tender. Drain off any excess water.
Note: One cup dried azuki beans yields approximately 3 cooked cups.


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Spooks on the Airways (Aug, 1950)
This is a bizzare article about people and household objects that suddenly become radio receivers. It reminds me a lot of the the movie Real Genius, where poor Kent has his braces turned into a radio antenna.
My question is: Does this really happen? Can my bathtub suddenly start singing to me?
Spooks on the Airways
By Irv Leiberman
Illustrations By Chic Stone
THE lady sat down in her luxurious bubble bath and soaked contentedly. "I'm forever blowing bubbles," crooned a soothing voice from underneath. She screamed and hopped out of the tub but the voice had stopped. Imagining herself the victim of her own delusions, she climbed back into the bathtub only to be startled by the same voice again. As it reached the end of the number, this time another voice boomed out with a commercial for a cigarette manufacturer.
The lady, a Canadian housewife named Mrs. Constance Rellis, then began to realize that somehow her bathtub had turned into a radio receiver. Every time she entered the tub, the water was raised to just the correct level for maximum reception—giving her the only crooning bathtub in the world.
Yes, radio waves have manifested themselves in many weird and freakish ways. The technical explanation for these spooks on the airways is usually that an oxidized or rusty metal surface "rectifies" the powerful electro-magnetic waves, turning them into sound waves. And a rusty section of the tub was responsible for the crooning bubbles in the above case.
It has been found that a great majority of these incidents occur within a half mile of a radio station. Many cases have been reported where metal objects within this area were able to pick up carrier current. For example, a Gushing, Oklahoma resident doesn't require a radio for his evening listening pleasure. He merely places his ear against an iron fence post, settles back, and lets WKY do the rest.
Then there's the case of John Morskowsky, a New York workman who thought he was ready for a psychiatrist. Every day as he walked to and from work he heard voices saying all sorts of nonsensical things. Just as he was about to consult a brain specialist, he realized that the phenomenon occurred only when he was near WOR's transmitter. Investigation disclosed that the machine shop in which he worked was filled with emery dust, and whenever grains of the dust in his mouth came in contact with the fillings in his teeth, they operated like an old-fashioned crystal pickup.
Acting on the knowledge that the human body is an electrochemical mechanism, a Harvard University psychologist performed an experiment not long ago to prove that his body could be made to act like a radio receiver. He filled one ear with salt water, inserted a piece of wire into the water and strapped a second piece of wire to another part of his body. Seconds later he succeeded in receiving radio signals.
A California housewife, Mrs. Albert Clark, was going to have guests for dinner. As she started to cook on her electric range, the clear, dulcet tones of a Schubert melody filled the kitchen. She called in her neighbors to witness the strange performance and by the time they arrived, a crisp voice from the stove was giving advice to housewives.
Another similar incident happened in Jackson Heights, New York. One morning, after a gay and alcoholic night before, a man wearily trudged into the bathroom to shave. He was just about deciding to jump back into bed and forget about work that day when a disgustingly wide-awake voice shouted "Look sharp! Be sharp! Use . . ." The poor fellow almost fainted. Engineersn later blamed it on a peculiar arrangement of lead on the glass and tin in the cabinet.
The list of objects that have suddenly become radio receivers would amaze you. The record shows there have been musical furnaces, talking bedsprings and water faucets and barnyard wells that have suddenly developed conversational abilities. On the other hand, receiving sets have turned into telephones, and loudspeakers have blared intimate phone conversations.
There's the case of the radio audience of a western city which was shocked one Sunday evening when the music of a well-known orchestra faded and a conversation between a husband and wife boomed from the loudspeakers. "Well, where did you go this time?" the wife asked.
"It's none of your d . . ." replied the husband as his voice drifted away and the music returned.
Reports of telephones picking up radio broadcasts and radio sets picking up such telephone conversations were far more common in the early days of broadcasting, and utility engineers have now almost eliminated these occurrences. The above case was due to a mechanical failure in local telephone circuits and was not heard over the network.
A radio furnace was a feature in the home of a New York businessman. Without the aid of radio equipment, the furnace reproduced programs clearly and conscientiously. Volume was controlled by the smoke-pipe damper. A Seattle lawyer recently reported that he owned a singing bed. The bed had not always been talented, however. It was only after a new transmitter went into action near the attorney's home that it began to hit high C. Rusty springs, sensitive to resonance, were responsible.
An unusual case a number of years ago involved Martin Bodker, a Enumclaw, Washington rancher. One day, while talking with his neighbors, he switched on his radio. To the consternation of his visitors, his-face suddenly grew pale, his head bobbed crazily and his eyes became glassy. To cure this condition, Bodker went, not to a doctor, but to a radio engineer who explained it this way:
"Bodker's body offers far more resistance to electric and radio waves than the average body. It offers so much resistance that it stores up electricity, and this is discharged at intervals with such rapidity that he is upset."
To alleviate Bodker's trouble, the engineer wound a walking stick with copper wire which he grounded in a coffee can of water. When the "human radio" held this, it gave him about 50 per cent relief. A portable condenser was built for him to drain the charge off his body and this made him normally resistant.
Recently there was a report from Czechoslovakia that two young factory workers, after vigorous breathing exercises, could turn themselves into human receiving sets. Holding the terminal ends of a loudspeaker in their hands, these men could bring in the programs of a distant station in full volume. Although the breathing exercises seemed to be essential to the demonstration, no European scientist could explain this phenomenon.
Aerial antics are frequently caused by short-wave stations. Many transmissions have been picked up on electronic devices, such as electric organs and even "talkie" amplifiers in movie theaters. In Chicago, the leader of a five-piece night-club orchestra stepped up to play a solo on his electric guitar. Before he could strike a note, the instrument began spouting news bulletins to the dancers.
Imagine the expression on the face of a farmer near Edmonton, Alberta, one morning when he lifted the cover of his well and was greeted by orchestra music. Astonished, he dropped the cover and the music stopped. He lifted the cover again and the music resumed. He excitedly reported the incident and soon police and neighbors were at the scene to hear the musical well perform. The theory was advanced that it was caused by a radio grounded in a nearby stream. But the farmer didn't own a radio. However, his nearest neighbor did, and when his set was silenced, so was the musical well.
Behind these weird occurrences are some factors that are known to radio engineers and others that still remain mysteries. In fact, some happenings throw doubt on existing theories of electronic and magnetic-wave behavior. An excellent illustration of this occurred not long ago when the reception of distorted telecasts from London by experimenters on Long Island and as far west as Arizona led to a revision of frequencies.
Perhaps the strangest "ghost" story occurred a few months ago in Cleveland, Ohio. Fire Chief Carl Ehrler was returning from a fire when he was notified on short-wave radio by the Cleveland dispatcher to go to the scene of another blaze. Just then a voice ordered him to "2620 Lake View Terrace."
"There isn't any such address," Ehrler replied in a puzzled voice.
"Mean to tell me I don't know Los Angeles?" replied the voice.
"Maybe so," Ehrler answered, grinning now, "but this is Cleveland." A spook on the airways had brought the two widely separated departments together!


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Kelly Bourdet writes a column over on Vice called Future Sex. It's about "how technology affects our personal relationships". In this case, it's about signing up for Zynga's Sims clone The Ville and trying to knock some digital boots.
Sadly, the game is a little obstructive.
"Frustratingly, the "make out" and "snuggle" options, which my real life experience has taught me can sometimes lead to other things, were locked", she writes. "Apparently, I needed to build my relationship with Ethan before we could move to this next level. But relationship building in the game, as in real life, costs "energy.""
So far, so Zynga.
What begins as idle frustration soon grows into something a little more interesting; the game does allow for sexual encounters, and given that there are no age limits for the title - and that Zynga games can serve as a social network of sorts - it can be a strange, content-locked kind of matchmaking.
Future Sex: How I Tried to Have Virtual Sex in Zynga's New Game [Motherboard]


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Speakers urge graduates to aim for higher calling of success
PLAINVIEW - Commencement speaker Barbara McAninch encouraged the newest group of Wayland Baptist University graduates to see their commencement as the beginning of their futures and to let their newfound knowledge lead them to success.
"As the new generation of hope for our country, hold on to your ideals. and hang onto the moral standards that your families, your places of worship and Wayland have given you," said McAninch, chief legal officer for Snelling and Snelling, Inc. of Dallas and a 1969 WBU graduate.
McAninch urged the graduates to find a career they will love, have a passion for the work they do each day, surround themselves with others who share their ideals and stand for behavior that is right and fair.
She also asked graduates to not be afraid to help others and be helped by others as well, claiming, "We are interdependent in this world."
Graduate Mike Smith of Kingwood presented the student address, urging his fellow graduates to seek out that definition of success that follows God's calling rather than the world.
"We are called to more than our own comfort," Smith said. "I have trouble accepting the idea of the American dream in terms of wealth and success when you look at it in terms of discipleship. God calls us to lose our lives for his gain.
"Our wealth, our comfort and our pursuits of happiness must be subject to our Lord's glory."
During the Saturday afternoon ceremony, Dr. Paul Armes, university president, recognized Braxton Edwards, Lydia Martin and Raelene Trudeau for being the highest-ranking graduates. All three maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average throughout their college careers.
An Amarillo native, Edwards has been active in International Choir, Spirit and other musical groups while on campus and earned several achievement awards in music. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in church music.
Martin, an El Paso native, earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies in mathematics. She is a member of Alpha Chi national honor society and Kappa Delta Pi education honor society, Gold Key Honor Society and was active in Baptist Student Ministries.
Trudeau, a Plainview native, was noted as an outstanding student in chemistry and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. She participated in the Summer Institute in Anatomy at Johns Hopkins University in 2001 and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma in 2002.
Approximately 120 students earned diplomas at the master's or bachelor's level during the afternoon ceremony.


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What Would You Do If This Happened To You: Shopping While Black (Social Experiment That Shows Racism Still Exists In America)
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Jan Nappi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 71 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
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This page contains links and descriptions of the most up-to-date versions of my WeakAuras strings for each of my characters. WordPress is finicky about text boxes containing large strings, so all of my Auras are hosted at Pastebin.
Note that I'm using WeakAuras 2, which is the most up-to-date version. I can't guarantee backwards-compatibility with the original WeakAuras mod, though for the most part I think they'll still work. Also note that if you're not using the English client, you may need to tweak some spell names for these to work.
Here are direct links to the WeakAuras strings used in my tanking UI as of patch 6.0.2:
Resolve/Haste Text Indicators
In action, these auras look something like this:
I have an exhaustive list of addons I'm using to create this UI in the UI Customization and Key Bindings post. That post is a little old, but I haven't changed it much since then so it's still mostly accurate.
All of my WeakAuras groups can be found by browsing my Pastebin account:
Here are direct links to the class/spec combinations I have updated there:
Any Tank Class
Resolve/Haste Text Indicators
Resolve Bar (I don't use this, but someone asked for it so I wrote one).
Paladin – Protection – Priority Row
Paladin – Protection – Cooldowns
Paladin – Protection – Priority overlay for SW
Old Class-Specific Auras (not updated since pre-6.0)
Death Knight – Any (used by both specs)
Death Knight – Blood
Death Knight – Unholy
Druid – Guardian
Hunter – Any (used by all hunter specs)
Hunter – Beast Mastery (L85)
Hunter – Marskman
Hunter – Survival
Mage – Any
Mage – Arcane (L85)
Mage – Fire (L85)
Mage – Frost
Monk – Brewmaster
Monk – Chi (used by both specs, adapted from Sunnier's auras)
Monk – Stagger (used by Brewmaster, also blatantly stolen from Sunnier)
Monk – Windwalker
Priest – Shadow
Rogue – Any (used by both specs)
Rogue – Combat
Rogue – Subtlety
Paladin – Retribution (just cooldowns, I use clcRet for rotation)
Priest – Any
Priest – Disc/Atonement
Priest – Shadow
Warlock – Any (used by all three specs)
Warlock – Affliction
Warlock – Demonology
Warrior – Any (used by all three specs)
Warrior – Arms (L85)
Warrior – Fury
Warrior – Protection
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Alumna Shubha N. Janardhan graduated from the Penn State Smeal College of Business in 2004 with a degree in management science and information systems with a specialization in health care. She's now using her experience to run her family's company, Haselfre, including a new initiative that provides wholesome care to women in different stages of motherhood.
Janardhan stepped in to lead Haselfre in 2007 as the president and CEO. Headquartered in Chennai, India, Haselfre has a portfolio of services in the non-clinical health care space including a center for managing lifestyle diseases in adults managing child nutrition and health. Janardhan has since co-founded a third service called Baby Bliss, dedicated to helping moms-to-be as well as new moms.
She says her experiences at Penn State, through clubs and student projects, gave her the ability to think outside the box.
"I also learned a lot about how to see what problems exist and how we can offer innovative solutions," she said.
In her home country of India, Janardhan saw a need for wholesome care dedicated to pregnancy, birth and beyond. In January, after much research and testing, Janardhan's idea for Baby Bliss became a reality.
Baby Bliss helps women in the preparation stages of pregnancy, as well as supplementing prenatal and postnatal care. The program was co-founded by Janardhan and is overseen by a panel of leading medical and other experts in India.
Services encompass everything from reducing toxins in the body, calming the mind, strengthening the core muscles through Tai Chi, handling the baby, enabling early learning pathways in the womb, financial planning before delivery, avoiding recovering from postpartum depression and caring for the baby up to a year after birth.
"Our main mission at Baby Bliss is to ensure a healthy baby and happy mom. We provide a safe haven for women to relax and be themselves during this tender stage," said Janardhan. "We also help to foster a stable mind through pregnancy."
Janardhan hopes to open additional Baby Bliss centers in metro areas across India by the end of the year.
Despite residing in India, Janardhan stays active with Smeal as a volunteer with the Alumni Society Board and is part of the task force on strategic planning.
Janardhan is chair, health care vertical, Chennai Zone, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) - Young Indians and serves as independent adviser, Haselfre Foundation.
Smeal Alumni in Profile
A Penn State Smeal College of Business degree prepares students for a vast array of career opportunities. Catch up with recent graduates of Smeal via our regular Alumni in Profile feature, which details the unique paths alumni take as they embark on their professional lives.
The Smeal alumni network is more than 73,000 members strong. They're doing impactful work in diverse fields all over the globe and many of them are also involved in giving back to the Smeal College of Business. Previously profiled alumni include:
- Ally Greer (marketing, 2012): A marketing graduate turns community manager with West Coast tech startup Scoop.it, a content curation platform based in San Francisco.


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- Thomas Edison would swoon at the power and effect of cellphones (3/10/20)
- One liners; zingers (3/3/20)
- Harry and Meghan are not the only ones with titles (2/11/20)
- Some reflections on Christmas (1/17/20)
- Making sense of Christmas (12/13/19)
- Attention on deck; listen up (12/5/19)
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Who is smarter, women or men? Part II
Appeal: (Help! I am being held captive in a tiny cell in the Sunrise Drive jail on bread and water. The warden (BW) is forcing me to write a follow-up column on the subject of who is smarter men or women.)
As I said previously it is an age-old question about who is smarter, women or men. For the sake of the argument let's suppose that men are smarter than women. I didn't say they are or are not I said just suppose they are.
If men are smarter why do they fool themselves into thinking that people do not notice their bald heads if they themselves do not. Like Cleopatra and Marc Anthony they are riding a barge along the river of "denial." Why do men comb their hair from just above their collar in the back to the front ala Donald Trump and pretend that no one notices that they are bald? Or why do they comb their hair from just below the ear on the left side to the right side? Admit it Audley, you are bald. The problem is perception. When chrome domes look at their heads they see hair but others see skin. I know all about this subject.
If men are smarter than women why do they take off their shirts when mowing the yard or washing the car? Yessiree, there is nothing more attractive than an albino colored man with spaghetti arms, a beer belly and a flabby flapping chest with jiggling man boobs riding a mower around the yard. They would also forget the muscle shirts if they graduated from high school or should have before 2005. A word to the wise for geezers, you do not look "hip" wearing sandals with black knee length socks with a double knit checked shirt and plaid shorts. That is extreme eye pollution.
If men are smarter than women, why do they go topless to football games when the weather is colder than a penguin's foot in Antarctica, paint letters on their skin and cavort like a seal with gas after eating a tube of bad bologna? Why do they paint their faces some hideous color and wear a cheese wedge or Viking horns while screeching like the brakes on a 1957 Ford pickup that has been used for hauling cow manure since 1965. Why do they high five with everyone in the stands as if they made the touchdown?
If men are smarter than women why do they wear their caps backwards? I recently saw a picture of a middle-aged man at a baseball game using his hand to shield his eyes from the sun while wearing his hat backwards. Come on Elmo, only boys under the age of 12 look cute with their hats on backward. If you are older than that you just look pathetic.
If men are smarter than women, I'm not saying they are, why won't they stop and ask directions when it is obvious that they are lost? Plus, why don't they read the directions on how to install the garage door opener? A large percentage of men think they can intuitively assemble the swing set or install an atomic reactor at the new Duke Power Plant without reading the instructions.
So I ask you, who is smarter men or women?
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|This is the article on the Kirigakure kunoichi. For the Amegakure genin with the same name, head to Suiren.
|スイレン Suiren
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #242
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Suiren (スイレン, Suiren) was a kunoichi of Kirigakure.
Ten years prior to the formation of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Suiren was part of Ganryū's team that was tasked with retrieving a scroll along with a team from Iwagakure taken by Kumogakure shinobi. After retrieving the document, Suiren was excited for the prospects of peace that a mission like this would bring. She was, however, wrong as Iwagakure betrayed them. After Junsai was killed, Suiren sacrificed herself in order to protect Ganryū. This incident which came to be known as the Tragedy of Yosuga Pass marked the beginning of hostilities between Kirigakure and Iwagakure.
Suiren was a kind and loving person, who dearly held onto the ideals of peace. After their mission was seemingly completed, she spoke openly of what an alliance like this between Kirigakure and Iwagakure would mean for the shinobi world. She deeply loved her teammates, as seen that she didn't mind protecting Ganryū from a barrage of kunai despite having been severely wounded earlier.
Suiren had brown eyes and long blonde hair with two long strands framing her heart-shaped face and going down to her chest. She wore a pair of turquoise earrings along with the standard attire of the Kirigakure-nin complete with forehead protector and flak jacket, along with the jade-green bangle that was worn by her team.
Although almost nothing is known of her abilities, she has been seen to be very fast being able to intercept several thrown kunai and shield her teammate.
After her death, Ganryū decided to avenge his two teammates, leading a group of shinobi who also held a hostility against Iwagakure. The Third Tsuchikage, knowing that Ganryū held a hostility against Iwagakure, ordered Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi to retrieve her bangle, in order to apologise for what happened ten years ago. Because Akatsuchi was wounded in his fight with Ganryū, Chōjūrō gave the bangle to him instead. Later, her plans for peace in the ninja world were passed on by Ganryū, to Naruto Uzumaki.
- Suiren (スイレン, 睡蓮) literally means "water lily".
- (To Ganryū and Junsai) "If this mission is a success, we will show the rest of the lands that there is solidarity between Iwagakure and Kirigakure. That way we can get a little bit closer to peace."[1]
- (Last words to Ganryū) "I wish I could have seen… peace…"[1]


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The owner of the Escondido McDonald's destroyed by fire last fall has submitted plans to build a larger version of the restaurant on the same site, city officials said this week.
The only hurdle the proposal faces is to receive approval from the state Department of Transportation for redesigned entry and exit driveways off Ash Street, city planning chief Barbara Redlitz said.
Caltrans approval is necessary because Ash is officially designated as state Route 78 in Escondido's East Valley. The restaurant site is on the northwest corner of East Valley Parkway and Ash.
Many residents were saddened when an electrical fire Oct. 11 destroyed the restaurant. It was inland North County's first McDonald's when it opened in 1964.
Leslie Mannes, whose grandparents and parents owned the McDonald's before she took it over a few years ago, has promised to rebuild as quickly as possible.
Demolition crews removed what remained of the restaurant early this year, but a large sign with the famous golden arches still stands tall on the corner.
Redlitz said city officials recently approved the design plans. The new version would be 4,180 square feet, about 20 percent larger than the 3,541-square-foot restaurant that burned down.
The new version would include a children's play area similar to the previous one, she said. But the drive-through would be enlarged to allow two lanes instead of one.
Redlitz said Caltrans recently requested that combined entry and exit driveways be created for the new McDonald's and a Fresh & Easy next door, which have had separate driveways off Ash.
She said the goal is to reduce congestion by having fewer ways for vehicles to enter and exit Ash. Fresh & Easy officials would need to approve such a change.
Redlitz said one compromise under discussion among the two businesses was McDonald's allowing Fresh & Easy to place a sign for the market on Valley Parkway, one of Escondido's busiest streets.


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mcDuffies wrote:I didn't remember in time to substitute illustration in that book with pr0n.
Cookie wrote:One day when Michelle is rich and famous, that sketch she drew me at the cookout is going to be worth a whole lotta monies...
SergeXIII wrote:Sorry if i'm failing to detect the sarcasm but Quidich is a sport from the Harry Potter Book series. There are two teams, with all of their players riding broom sticks. Behind each team are hoops. There are 4 balls: 2 magic balls that fly around and beam players upside the head, knocking them to the ground, a ball that when thrown through an opposing team's hoop scores points, and a small golden ball that flys around the field. Most players are devoted to offensive and deffensive strategies regarding the hoops and all, but there is one person on the team, called a seeker, who hunts that golden ball, called a snitch. Once obtained the snitch yields a crap load of points.
Usualy, Quiditch is nothing more than Harry flying after and catching the snitch. Bleh.
...and while I'm at it a while ago Quiditch was made into a sports game for the PlayStation2, Game Boy advanced, Game Cube, Xbox, and PC.
once again bleh.
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Full Restoration of Qriocity™ Services Begins Today
Tokyo, June 9, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all Qriocity™ services today June 9, 2011, in all serviced territories, excluding Japan. As a result, all PlayStation Network and Qriocity services which were shut down on April 20 will be available. In addition to full PlayStation®Network services as well as "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™" for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs which have already resumed, full restoration of Qriocity services will include:
- Full functionality on "Video On Demand powered by Qriocity™" across all compatible devices
- Full functionality on "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" across all compatible devices
Announcement for the restoration of the remaining services on Qriocity™ in Japan will be made as they become available*1
- *1"Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" is unavailable in Japan
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Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $87 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/
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Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.


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The Creation Of The Universe
Miracles in Our Bodies
A Giant Network That Surrounds
During all your activities throughout the day, your nerve cells are constantly busy.
Through the nerves all around your body, your brain constantly receives stimuli from the rest of your body. The brain evaluates these stimuli and responds to the relevant parts of your body. It is these answers provided by the brain that enable you to move, see and hear.
1. Brain, 2. Spinal cord
Indeed, nerve impulses are active in your body at this exact moment too. Nerves in your fingertips are sending messages to your brain regarding the weight of this book that you are holding in your hand, so that you lift the book with a force suited to its weight. In the meantime, stimuli are sent from your eyes, nose, ears, feet and many other parts of your body to your brain as well.
Your brain evaluates these incoming stimuli and sends relevant responses to the concerned parts of your body, which act according to these responses. Now let's recall all of these actions. Many processes occur within your body simultaneously. You read a book while at the same time you hear sounds from the external world, feel the soft fur of your cat as it passes between your legs, taste the flavour of the fruit juice you drink, your heart keeps beating and many other actions take place in your body.
What would happen if you were to control all of these for a few seconds? Surely you would not be able to control all at the same time. However, thanks to the perfect creation of Allah, your brain and other parts of your body operate jointly and execute all these tasks without needing any intervention of yours. All kinds of information are transmitted from the body to the brain in the form of stimuli, which need to be interpreted. Only then can you perceive the softness of your dog's fur, the coolness of the wind, the flavour of the peach juice, the smell of the fried potatoes. Well then, do you think it is possible for your brain, which is a piece of flesh weighing not more than 1.5 kilos, to fulfil all these by itself? Of course not. Thanks to the splendid creation of Allah, your brain can carry out all these processes at the same time.
The cell on the right with the fringe-like extensions is a nerve cell (neuron). Billions of nerve cells, interconnected through these branches extending out from the cell body, form a network right through the body. There are gaps between nerve ends, and nerve signals are carried across these gaps to other nerve cells.
I. Dendrites,
II. Nucleus,
III. Nucleolus
You would blink your eyes if a friend of yours approached you silently and clapped his hands suddenly when you had not noticed his or her coming. There is not another option, because this is a reflex. A reflex is an immediate involuntary response. The reason why it is immediate is that stimuli are not transmitted to the brain in such cases and the required response is received directly from the spinal cord. This is a significant gift that Allah created for us because, thanks to such reflexes, we are protected from many dangers. For instance, you can remove your hand immediately when you touch a hot glass. The reflex is a security mechanism that Allah created for the protection of our bodies. With the inspiration of Allah, nerve stimuli proceed in your body at a speed of approximately 9 kilometres (6 miles) in a second and so you are protected against many dangers.
Scatter puzzle pieces irregularly on the floor and suppose they are the entire knowledge about the world. For instance, let some pieces represent light, some represent colours and yet others represent sounds. Now take these pieces one by one and start reassembling them to form the picture. What you can do by thinking it over at length is done hundreds of times in a second by your brain, which works by Allah's inspiration. Do you wonder how?
The brain gathers the information received from the eyes, nose, ears, skin, mouth etc. and construes them. What makes this interpretation is a collection of 100 billion nerve cells in your brain. These cells operate unceasingly and enable you to see the colour of the apple you eat, to recognise the voice of your best friend and to perceive the smell of hot chocolate.
1-Taste 2-Speech 3-Motion 4-Touch 5-Smell 6-Sleep
7-Hearing 8-Sight 9-Balance
The picture on the next page shows some children who are talking, hearing, smelling, moving and sleeping in the brain. Of course this is an imaginary picture, intended to show the particular portions of the brain and their functions. In reality, what the brain consists of is nerve cells, which can be seen only under a microscope. Do you think nerve cells can see your favourite toy or taste the flavour of chocolate ice cream? Certainly not. That is because nerve cells are composed of fine pieces of flesh. Hence there must be another being with supreme power who created this wonderful world. This being is Allah. Allah, the possessor of everything, creates everything perfectly and presents each of us with a beautiful life. What we should do in return is to be thankful to our Lord. Allah has given our eyes and ears as an example, and has told us to give thanks for them to Him:
It is He Who has created hearing, sight and hearts for you. What little thanks you show! (Surat al-Muminun: 78)


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Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
October 31, 2012
Despite an attempt by some to dismiss scores of tweets sent prior to Hurricane Sandy making landfall on the east coast, in which people threatened to go on looting sprees, reports of looting are now flooding in from numerous different areas as criminals take advantage of the post-superstorm chaos.
As we reported on Monday, hours before the hurricane first hit the east coast, Twitter users were feverishly making plans to exploit the expected carnage by looting stores, while also attempting to recruit others to join them.
Some quarters of the establishment media attempted to frame the tweets as "jokes," while others ludicrously suggested that looting in the aftermath of extreme weather events was rare, despite the fact that it has happened in the United States after every recent hurricane.
The very real acts of looting now deepening the suffering of hurricane victims are no laughing matter.
The New York Post reports that looters are ransacking "stores and homes across the city" and that some are posing as utility workers to con victims.
These people are not acting out of desperation by looting water or food, they are stealing clothes and electronics.
"I saw two people walking by the Ann Taylor store and reach in and take some shirts that were just laying right there by the mannequin," said one man. "It's really messed up, man. They're really taking advantage."
"Looters also grabbed gadgets from a nearby Brookstone before cops arrived to stand guard," reports the Post.
Others were arrested for ransacking a Radio Shack and a BP gas station.
"Almost everything is gone," store owner Mirza Baig told the Post. "We want to reopen but we don't know how."
Brooklyn and Queens were worst hit by looters. Eyewitnesses in the video above described how dozens of businesses were looted on Neptune Avenue in broad daylight. Police said they expect the break-ins to continue.
"People were coming out with all kinds of stuff – everything," said one man.
– Police were also dispatched to New York City's 60th precinct yesterday to deal with mobs of people looting storefronts.
– In other areas of New York, residents are taking turns to guard apartment blocks from looters.
– There have also been reports of looting at the The Coast Guard House in Rhode Island.
– A Mega Gas station in Amityville was robbed at gunpoint after losing power as a result of the hurricane.
– Fox 29 Philadelphia is also reporting further incidents of looting and gunfire in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
– Keansburg Amusement Park was also hit by looters attempting to jimmy open slot machines to steal cash.According to the Absury Park Press, looters were roaming the streets.
These are just some of the incidents of looting that have been recorded by the media. There have undoubtedly been a deluge more than have gone unreported.
These incidents serve as a lesson to those in the media who accused Infowars and the Drudge Report of "fearmongering" while downplaying and making fun of tweets from before the hurricane where people openly planned to go on looting sprees.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
This article was posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 6:42 am
Tags: domestic news, weather


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I am looking to install OSS inside a FreeBSD jail with no sound card on the system. Basically I have another application that needs to link to libasound (linux-ALSA drivers). I am on a Virtual BSD server however, and cannot link a native BSD app with a linux lib.
I head that OSS has a compatible library, so I am looking to install. However:
- I am inside the Jail and thus, linking /dev/dsp isn't supported.
- There is no sound card in this server.
I've attempted to install the BSD package, however I receive the following error:
/usr/src]# pkg_add oss-freebsd7-v4.1-1051-amd64.tbz
Build Open Sound System for FreeBSD-amd64 7.1-RELEASE-p3
Compiling module osscore
Compiling osscore module failed
"/usr/share/mk/bsd.kmod.mk", line 12: "can't find kernel source tree"
Starting Open Sound System
ln: /dev/dsp: Operation not permitted
No /usr/lib/oss/etc/installed_drivers
Please run ossdetect to create it.
pkg_add: install script returned error status
Can anyone provide me some guidence?


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Going south: Textile tank opens up prime real estate
As a driver heads west on Ivy Road, the Institute of Textile Technology resides in the last of the four stately homes built by Hollis Rhinehart for his sons.
The first one, past Bellair Market, burned. The site became home to the National Legal Research Group. Next door is White Gables, where developer/architect Vito Cetta wants to put high-end condos. Beside that is Kappa Sigma fraternity, and finally, Boxwood, which has housed this textile think tank since 1944.
Next July, when the Institute leaves for North Carolina to team with N.C. State's College of Textiles, Charlottesville will lose its last link with textile manufacturing.
When the nonprofit was formed as an industry research and educational center, this town had a thriving textile industry. Woolen Mills was cranking out uniforms for the boys fighting World War II, and Frank Ix & Sons manufactured parachutes for the war effort.
And there were still a lot of textile companies in New England. Charlottesville's location and its good railroad access– between there and the rest of the South made it an ideal spot for an industry think tank. "At the time, we thought it important to be close to a university," says Gilbert O'Neal, the Institute's president.
But that was before free trade and cheap foreign labor ravaged America's mill towns and the U.S. textile industry. Now, the few remaining American textile companies that once supported the Institute are struggling to stay alive, and foreign competition has driven the institute into the arms of N.C. State.
"The problem is that the U.S. textile industry is paralyzed by imports, and the industry is shrinking," says O'Neal. "That's what's behind the alliance."
The Institute lost $1.3 million during fiscal year 2001, according to its tax returns on Guidestar.org, and many feared it would close its doors. By joining forces with N.C. State's College of Textiles, the two can consolidate graduate programs and research facilities. The Institute will remain independent.
Seven or eight of the Institute's 20 employees will move to Raleigh, estimates O'Neal, leaving the rest to look for new jobs.
The employees were not necessarily surprised by the November 12 announcement.
"People have been anticipating something for a year," says one, who requests his name not be used. "We're relieved it was a move and not a closing."
This employee still doesn't know whether he'll be asked to go to North Carolina but says employees feel that they've been treated fairly, especially compared to layoffs in which employees have come in to find their desks packed up. "People are disappointed, but not feeling bitter," he adds.
The textile industry's predicament is not unique, and O'Neal compares it to shoe manufacturing and the steel industry. He says the country has abandoned basic manufacturing and lacks the leadership to maintain its capabilities.
Despite such positives as decent wages for textile work in the post-Norma Rae era, worker safety standards, and environmental controls, consumers still want the cheapest materials, even if they're made using child workers in factories that pollute rivers and worse. "People in textiles have been left out in the cold," O'Neal declares.
One major asset for the institute is its primo location on Route 250 west. The current tax assessment for the 12.48-acre parcel and research facility, auditorium, and classrooms surrounding the house is $5.67 million. "There's been significant interest in the property, and we want to get the best value the market will provide," says O'Neal.
"If I were a betting man," says Chamber of Commerce executive, Larry Banner, "I'd say it's the perfect venue for an institution or nonprofit."
Make that a foundation with a pretty hefty endowment– because in the opinion of commercial realtor Lane Bonner, the property could go for as much as $9 million.


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