JamesSavik

here is the paper by Dame and Thaddeus that announces the discovery of the far 3-Kpc Arm.

OK pal, they're in the pipe. Can't say how soon but won't be too long. I'm just finishing off the Who. I'll be posting it this afternoon or tomorrow. I may do a couple of short ones to catch my breath. Classic Rock Profiles

Led Zeppelin part 2 is up! Check it out at Classic Rock Profiles Next week: the Who Remember that this is a labor of love for me so be sure to look in from time to time for special surprises. I'm using blogspot as it is more powerful and allows for more images per post.

I do a number of things to protect my customers. I have an electrician that I work with and when I start working at a job site. #1- install a dedicated circuit to network ops center test all outlets are wired and grounded properly- old AND new. Install special fast blow fuses on incoming power and telephone lines to protect the network from near direct hits. replace long copper wires with fiber where possible. There's lots more that I do for my customers- replacing copper wires for long runs with fiber can prevent induction through structural steel- now there a real bitch. You can do everthing right but if you copper goes by an I-beam that is moving 5 1/2 million volts, it'll still fry a few things. Fiber is nonconductive but the equipment that uses it is expensive so you have to use all your tricks to protect that. My best work: a 7 story building in which I have a 10 X 15 wiring closets for voice & data stacked on top from the basement to the top floor. Made it so easy to wire, it was ridiculous. We did the whole fiber bit in a day and tested it. On the top floor, the big wiring closet backs onto the computer room. The PBX, Network and servers are all on the top floor which is something of an electrical fortress. All the power is on dedicated circuits and backed up by always on generator power. All the equipment has dual power supplies that plug into always on generator power and UPS power so nothing flops that we don't want to flop. If the customer will go for it, I like to install covered security racks. It costs more but prevents accidents and people trying to do what they should not try unless they know what they are doing. Again, this is controlled by who has keys. Here's a nice variety of them:>> Network Security Cabinets Common Options:>> Cabinet Options The big wiring closets are just that: only IT staff has keys so mop buckets and janitors can't get in. Nor are they used for any storage or purpose other than networking. Some may feel that's wasting space but saves headaches down the road. Oh- btw: I designed the grounding scheme for the buildings structural I-beams/lightning rods. They are painted with non-conductive paint and where exposed in some applications, covered by 1/4" plastic molding. My design has become a standard for buildings built for our State.

I guess like everyone I discovered Nifty and dismissed it as icky. I did discover Driver's the Quarry there so it wasn't a total waste. My next story site was CrvBoy where I discovered Kit and CP Lyton's work. Branching out, I found Deweywriter, Drake's Tales and the Eggman's Glass Onion all about the same time. They kept me busy for a while. Someone was kind and introduced me to Awesomedude which is a real gem of a little site. I do love my favorite sites- I cried when the Glass onion shut down. Drakes Tales is also gone but you can still find them on the internet wayback machine- something you'll want to know about. My last major discovery was gayauthors.org whilst looking for Comicality's work. Dom's stuff was a happy discover as were about 20 other writers that are hosted here. My humble stories are posted at Awesomedude.com, Deweywriter.com and the Talon House: AD simply because they asked nice, Deweywriter because Dewey is like my sensei and the Talonhouse because it's the home of my editor Jan. I'm not hosted at GA because I don't fullfill the requirements YET but I eventually will. They've tried to recruit me and my answer will have to be for now- when I'm good enough and ready for this league, we'll both know it.

Just use the hot link in the first article to get there. You have to register at digg.com but its nonobtrusive. I often scan DIGG for GLBT issues. From an old thread: punkkid- I don't care what you say kissing another guy would be gross. jamessavik- You must not be doing it right. punkkid- &^%$#*& otherfillow: Somebody isn't getting any...

Look closely at the second picture- it shows where our solar system is in reference to other galactic features.

Do we have any Digg fans here at GA? If so, I'm trying to carry of flag to the GA blogs to the digg frontpage. :sword: Please digg this article: The New Face of our Galaxy If we get 100+ diggs, it will help pump up our traffic and may get some new blood into our forums. Articles with pretty pictures can get lots of diggs. Live long and prosper, James

The good people working with the Spitzer space telescope have made a huge discovery. Spitzer sees in a number of bands of the infrared spectra some of which have never been possible to explore before. Our atmosphere absorbs a large chunk of the infrared spectra- specifically microwaves. Spitzers position high above our atmosphere allows it to see and explore things that human eyes simply can not and have only now begun to have the ability to explore. Our understanding of our own home galaxy is tenuous at best. From inside the galaxy, it is difficult to tell the shape and for of the galaxy as it would appear from the outside. We've known for some time that our galaxy is a spiral. We can see the spiral arms with optical astronomy. For many years when astronomers have looked for a model of our galaxy, they would very likely cite M31 or the Andromeda galaxy. Andromeda is a big, well behaved spiral galaxy relatively close and easily observable from earth. The discovery that is probably going to boot Andromeda's place in the textbooks is the Milky Way's Bar. A galactic bar is a feature found in young spiral galaxies and is thought to be caused by instability caused by uneven mass distribution. As a barred spiral ages, this feature slowly disappears and the spiral begings to look more like our old friend the Andromeda galaxy. This is our new vision of the galaxy and our new found bar. So what is our new galactic model? Here's NGC 1300 which will probably replace Andromeda as the galaxy that most looks like the Milky Way as we now understand it.

I don't know. Southern families aren't exactly forthcoming about such matters. I suspect because there are parts of the family that seem to avoid other parts so we can't for a union or something.

They are all beautiful if you look closely enough.

The problem was Microsoft update which happened to be a malware removal tool. As far as computer security goes, I believe in defense in depth: Hardware firewall at the router, software firewall, Anti-virus and anti-spyware. It works pretty good. The problems I've had are more related to integration than invasion. I prefer it that way.

User of the popular free firewall Zone Alarm may be disconnected from the net today. A Microshaft update disagree with Zone Alarm which completely shuts down all connectivity. You must disable Zone Alarm by right clicking on the zone alarm icon in the system tray. A menu will come up- pick disable zone alarm. Internet connectivity will return immediately. Got to www.zonealarm.com- details on how to fix zone alarm problem are on the front page. If you have friends that use zone alarm, please call them as an email just won't do today.

Led Zeppelin part 1 is up. If you prefer, you can visit my site at: http://classicrockprofiles.blogspot.com/ << cut and paste into your browser address bar Be sure to bookmark my site and visit often.

When I went to a shrink, I knew that I needed it. My PTSD was getting very bad- dangerous, with flashbacks. I was so used to not sleeping and having horrible nightmares, I didn't even think to mention them until she asked. Although I'm a lot better, it's still not a good idea to try to wake me by putting your hands on me. I still can't sleep the night in the same bed with another person and that has caused a lot of complications when it comes to relationships. Who wants to wake up with a psycho trying to kill them.

Led Zeppelin Widely regarded as the first heavy-metal band, Led Zeppelin was called the heaviest band of all times and the biggest band of the 70s by Rolling Stone Magazine. Led Zeppelin has had over 300 million records sales worldwide and all of their albums have made it to Billboard magazine's Top Ten. They are ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin formed out of the dissolution of the old super-group the Yardbirds. Jimmy Page had been playing bass for them since 1966. The Yardbirds gradually disintegrated due to burnout but they still had contractual obligations to tour. Jimmy Page formed the New Yardbirds around himself and the old Yardbirds drummer. Robert Plant was eventually tapped as lead singer, John Bonham replaced the old Yardbirds drummer and John Paul Jones tried out and became the interim groups bassist. The New Yardbirds were formed and finished off the required touring schedule. Everyone could see that this was no mere scratch band and a special chemistry was evolving. The origin of the band's naming, has become almost legendary. Keith Moon and John Entwistle suggested that a possible supergroup containing themselves, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck would go down like a lead zeppelin, a term Entwistle used to describe a bad gig. The group deliberately dropped the 'a' in Lead at the suggestion of their manager, Peter Grant, to prevent "thick Americans" from pronouncing it as "leed". 1 Their manager Peter Grant signed a $200K deal with Atlantic Records sight unseen in Oct. 1968 and Led Zeppelin was born. They began touring almost immediately in the US and the UK befor their first album had even been pressed. Released in Jan. 1969, their first self titled album Led Zeppelin became a pivitol album in the creation of heavy metal. Good Times Bad Times Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin II established Led Zeppelin as no mere flash in the pan and as a genuine super-group. It was even more successful than their first album hittin #1 in both the US and the UK. Whole Lotta of Love Led Zeppelin III was a departure from the hard driving metal sound of their first two albums. The electric was replaced by acoustic and the blues influence was replaced by folk. Only in this case Led Zeppeling pulled it off beautifully with another trans-Atlantic #1 hit. Immigrant Song Since I've Been Loving You Led Zeppelin IV or "the Runes Album" is a classic album by anyones definition. Black Dog Stairway To Heaven ____________________________________________________________________________ 1- Wikipedia, Led Zeppelin

Ladies & Gentlemen this weekend: Led Zeppelin

Just published the Beatles 66-70 Enjoy. Look for a a couple of new features to appear soon.

Bah- I know you Canadians- there may be snow on the roof but there always a fire inside.

happy birthday my friend and in my humble opinion one of the very best up and coming authors. If I were rich I would give you a huge grant so you could write all the time. If you haven't read Leaves & Lunatics and Lakia, shame on you. Leave now and don't come back until you are done.

It can't be me. I'm pretty sure that the Beast in a thong is a sign of the apocalypse.

Who are our Go-Go boys????

Isn't that when Dom finished up Desert Droppings?

Went ahead and published the first half of the Beatles profile. Enjoy!

In August 1966 Revolver which debuted at #1 and stayed there for 7 weeks. Eleanor Rigby Good Day Sunshine In June 1966 the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which debuted at #1 for 27 weeks. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends When I'm 64 The White Album was released in Nov. 1968 and marked the start of the Beatles psychedelic phase with tracks like Helter-Skelter and Revolution #9 and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Back in the USSR Dear Prudence While My Guitar Gently Weeps Helter-Skelter Revolution #1 Yellow Submarine was released in Jan. 1969 but only made it to #3 on the charts. Yellow Submarine All You Need is Love Abbey Road was released in Sep. 1969 and was #1 for 17 weeks. Come Together Here Comes the Sun She Came in Through the Bathroom Window The last of the Beatles albums was Let It Be released in April 1970. Let It Be Get Back ____________________________________________________________________ The Beatles have numerous compilations but two of the Best are the so often called the Red and Blue Albums. The "Red" Album was a compilation of the biggest hits from 1963-66. The "Blue" Album is a compilation of the biggest hits from 1967-70.