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When Mother Nature brought snow to the San Juan Mountains late Thursday, Larry Hjermstad fired up clouding-seeding generators to increase the bounty.
Hjermstad, calculating wind direction, started generators near Lemon Dam and Bayfield to benefit Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort.
He planned to fire up other generators in southwest La Plata County early Friday to try to increase snowfall in the general area.
If conditions are favorable, he plans to add generators this afternoon that could augment precipitation around Telluride.
Hjermstad says cloud seeding can increase snowfall 12 to 35 percent.
As the principal of Western Weather Consultants, he has been in winter weather modification since 1966. In fact, his field of concentration in his atmospheric science degree from Colorado State University was exactly that.
Southwestern Water Conservation District has supported Hjermstads program for decades.
Theres always been a debate on how effective cloud seeding is, Steve Fearn, vice chairman of the agencys board, said Thursday. But theres evidence that it does some good, so we support it to help agencies ensure adequate needs.
Southwestern matches whatever donations participating water agencies contribute.
It is difficult to prove that a given round of cloud seeding produced a particular effect, because it is difficult to know what would have happened otherwise, the website of the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research says. Major research from the 1950s through the 1970s, including the National Hail Research Experiment, operated in northeast Colorado by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, failed to confirm the effectiveness of cloud seeding.
But the same agency, carrying out weather modification projects in other nations, has found some intriguing results, the website said. The experiments were done in Argentina, Australia, Italy, Mali, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and South Africa.
Attempts to influence the weather arent new. The struggles of man against the elements are found in the magic, myth and religion of ancient India and Greece. Scientific weather modification has been around since the 1950s and is done by airplane and land-based generators.
Cloud seeding by generators to produce snow involves filling the base of clouds with quadrillions of particles of silver iodide around which cloud moisture coalesces to form snowflakes.
Hjermstad has a network of generators that stretches from Chama to Telluride and an equal number in the headwaters region of the Colorado River. The generators are located at the homes of ranchers, farmers or simply people interested in weather modification.
When seeding conditions are right for a certain locale low clouds and low temperature are required Hjermstad alerts the indicated collaborators and tells them when to turn on their generator and what seed rate to use.
A generating station consists of a tank containing silver-iodide powder dissolved in acetone. When the tank is pressurized, the liquid is sprayed through a flame where the acetone vaporizes. The particles of silver iodide that form in the cold air theyre one-tenth the diameter of a human hair are carried by the wind into the clouds, there to bind with moisture.
Interestingly, the molecular structure of silver iodide and ice crystals are 95 percent alike, Hjermstad said.
The number of particles that one gram of silver iodide produces is one followed by 15 zeroes, Hjermstad said. We normally seed five to 25 grams of silver iodide per hour.
In the San Juan Mountains where the elevation is 12,000 to 13,000 feet, we like clouds to be at 9,000 to 10,000 feet elevation, Hjermstad said. We like 3,000 feet of heavy clouds and a cloud temperature of 23 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
The cost of seeding, Hjermstad said, is borne by the end-product beneficiaries water districts, ski resorts, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada that use Colorado River water and the state of New Mexico.
People who operate the generators can earn $500 to $1,000 per season, Hjermstad said.
Hjermstad, from 1970 to 1975, managed the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project, a Bureau of Reclamation weather-modification research project in the San Juan Mountains.
He has seeded clouds as Western Weather Consultants since 1976.
Hjermstad monitors numerous sources to determine when conditions are right for cloud seeding. Among those on his radar are the National Weather Service, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University and computer models developed by science departments at Texas A&M University and the universities of Wyoming and Utah.
Cloud seeding doesnt hurt the atmosphere or the environment, Hjermstad said. Were not taking anyone elses water.


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EA's Stockholm-based DICE studio, creators of the Battlefield franchise, is working on a new title that has so far escaped much attention.
Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure which was shown for the first time at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco last week. Today, DICE has released some new screenshots, which you can find below.
The game is set in an Orwellian metropolis of the near-future, a world which at first glance seems utopian - everything is clean, and there is apparently little crime. But that's been achieved at the expense of civil liberties - the authoritarian regime in government employs advances in technology to perform unparalleled levels of surveillance on its citizens.
Your character, Faith, is a "runner" - a courier who hand-delivers confidential messages, now the only way to communicate without being monitored by the authorities.
The runners' service is vital to the city's criminal "underworld", yet all the action appears to take place high above the city - Faith spends most of her time acrobatically jumping between the rooves of shimmering mirror-windowed skyscrapers, under nothing but a bright blue sky.
Mirror's Edge is played in first-person, but it's not a shooter. Most of the time you will not have access to any weapons other than your own limbs - it's primarily a puzzle-solving adventure game. Faith uses Parkour-inspired movements to get where she needs to go, and has a repertoire of martial arts moves she can use to fight the authorities as they try to apprehend her. The enemies usually carry guns, so Faith is often better to find ways of avoiding confrontation, but you will get plenty of opportunities for melee combat.
In an announcement last year, Owen O'Brien, the game's senior producer commented: "We want to change the way that players are able to move in first person. No more restrictions, no more being blocked by simple barriers such as walls and fences. We want to enable the player to move like a real person, with the ability to run, jump, vault and slide in a way that has never been seen before in a first person game."
The game's art design is quite striking - not an easy feat to accomplish. The world is dominated by the silvery grey-blues of concrete and glass, and your view is unobstructed by any kind of HUD overlay. Instead, objects turn red when you look at them to indicate that you can interact with them, and when you take damage, the colour temporarily desaturates from your vision while you recover.
Little more is known about the game at this stage, but Mirror's Edge at least looks set to be a unique experience. Due for release this year on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, this is one title we're looking forward to learning more about.


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"I always keep a gun on my nightstand, to help me sleep. The neighbors have this stupid dog that starts barking around midnight. So I fire a few shots out the window, and that shuts him up until morning."
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Have you considered earplugs?
"I always keep a gun on my nightstand, to help me sleep. The neighbors have this stupid dog that starts barking around midnight. So I fire a few shots out the window, and that shuts him up until morning."
23 comments:
- Allison said...
Well, this is practical.
- May 2, 2012 at 6:46 AM
To me it's a question of economics. Earplugs are reusable, gunpowder is not.
- May 2, 2012 at 8:21 AM
- Bernadine said...
I think the gunshots wake the owners, who then grab the dog and lock him in the house. I think the dog is incapable of understanding his cause and effect in this case.
- May 2, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- BLASTULA said...
Now i will have to picture Lewis Black as Dr. grumpy!
- May 2, 2012 at 9:19 AM
I think that this person shouldn't be allowed to have a gun. Obviously this has been going on for some time and he hasn't hit the damn dog yet. He's a safety hazard.
- May 2, 2012 at 9:24 AM
- Julie said...
you'ld think by now they'ld have managed to actually hit the dog ...
- May 2, 2012 at 9:27 AM
- Unknown said...
What a great idea.
- May 2, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Grumpy - love the blog! I'm a rising M4, and these are fantastic.
Lewis Black went on a rant last night on The Daily Show about the abuse of the word 'artisanal' which immediately made me think of you. Watch the video if you haven't seen it yet, I think you'll appreciate it:
- May 2, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Officer Cynical said...
"And then there's all them unsolved shootin's on the next block over. Odd: they always happen right after the dog barks. But I ain't worried cuz I got my gun."
- May 2, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Mark In Mayenne said...
I reckon if he pointed the gun carefully in *just* the right direction, he could shut up the dog for longer than that.
- May 2, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Sounds like your patient is my office mate who recently called his neighbor to tell him that he was going to shoot his dog and that the next time the man sees his dog the dog will be dead. No kidding. This is what I deal with all day.
- May 2, 2012 at 10:39 AM
- Mad Jack said...
I almost choked to death on my morning bourbon.
- May 2, 2012 at 11:17 AM
"Have you considered target practice?",
otherwise a pair of .38's make some good ad hoc earplugs.
- May 2, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Packer said...
I would like to know where Grumpyville is specifically, to avoid the off chance that I retire and move their accidentally.
Forearmed is forewarned , or something like that.
- May 2, 2012 at 11:57 AM
"I tried earplugs once, but they just jammed in the barrel."
- May 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Christina RN LMT said...
Wow, I guess your patient never heard of the Four Rules. *sigh*
- May 2, 2012 at 12:58 PM
It is incumbent of you to call the authorities about your patient, Dr. Grumpy.
- May 2, 2012 at 1:08 PM
"That's how long it takes him to fetch all the bullets."
- May 2, 2012 at 3:41 PM
"One of these days, I'm going to switch to silver bullets."
- May 2, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- Mary said...
Around here the neighbor would probably see him his gun shot and raise him one.
- May 2, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Seems to me like its not only the dog that's 'barking'......
- May 8, 2012 at 5:00 AM
I'm afraid I find this one hard to laugh at. I've never forgotten an incident in Ontario that happened 30 years ago. Idiot used a real gun with bullets as a starter pistol. Police tracked him down and informed him the bullet went through a living room window and killed a pregnant woman. I guess that would be two counts of manslaughter?
- May 8, 2012 at 11:18 PM
- Unknown said...
Haha! That's a hilarious anecdote! But yes, aside from such an outrageous measure, one can simply buy a handy pair of earplugs to shut out any unwanted noise. =) Wearing earplugs is also convenient even when you're not sleeping. For instance, it's best to wear earplugs if you're going to a rock concert, wherein you'll be exposed to extremely loud noises, since the earplugs can definitely protect your ears and your hearing.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
The Supreme Court and the SEC
Today at noon the SEC Historical Society will webcast live,
, "The Supreme Court and the SEC," a discussion moderated by Discussion moderated by
Kurt Hohenstein
, Assistant Professor of History, Winona State University, with
David M. Becker
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Adam C. Pritchard
, the Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School.
David Becker
I tuned in and learned that the title of the session only partially described its contents. Yes, Adam Pritchard discussed the Supreme Court and the SEC, in line with his article coauthored with my colleague Robert Thompson,
Securities Law and the New Deal Justices
95 Va. L. Rev. 841-926 (2009). That is, he focused
on the New Deal justices' relative indifference to the Court's SEC caseload (evidence by their assigning the cases to Frank Murphy!). he also summarized
his article in the
Duke Law Journal
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David Becker
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D.C. Circuit
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U.S. Arctic Research Commission Releases 2011-2012 Goals Report
The U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) recently released the "USARC Report on the Goals and Objectives for Arctic Research 2011-2012." This biennial report recommends key goals and objectives to the President and to Congress. The report lists five broad priority research goals:
- Observe, understand, and respond to environmental change in the Arctic, Arctic Ocean, and Bering Sea;
- Improve arctic human health;
- Assess natural resources;
- Advance civil infrastructure research; and
- Assess indigenous languages, identities, and cultural research needs.
The report cites examples of current and proposed research programs that address these goals, including: the Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook project, the Arctic Observing Network initiative, water and sanitation needs assessments in rural Alaska, research and modeling of gas hydrates in the Arctic, arctic marine shipping assessments, development of environmental response management tools, documentation of indigenous languages, and study of rural emigration to urban centers in Alaska. The report also highlights national and international communication and coordination efforts related to arctic research, and emerging topics in arctic research.
Recommendations from this report are used by the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) to develop the federal government's five-year Arctic Research Program Plan (See: IARPC Developing Five-Year Plan, this issue of Witness). The USARC report and the IARPC program plan are required by the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984.
USARC's seven commissioners, appointed by the President, include four members from academic or research institutions, two members from private industry undertaking commercial activities in the Arctic, and one member from among the indigenous residents of the U.S. Arctic. The Director of the National Science Foundation serves as an ex officio eighth member. Terms for three current members expire in late February 2012. The White House will likely appoint new commissioners in 2012. Ms. Fran Ulmer will continue to Chair USARC.
For further information, and to read the full USARC goals report, please go to: http://www.arctic.gov or contact John Farrell (jfarrell [at] arctic.gov).


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Use queries to answer business or other questions based on data and to quickly and easily make bulk updates or to delete information from the database.
What are queries?
In Access, queries are like questions that you ask to find related, even very specific, information in your database.
In queries, you sometimes use data from just one table and other times from more than one. For example, you might want to just find a contact's phone number, which requires a simple query of a phone number field for a specific person in a contacts table. Or you might combine data from more than one table, such as customer information and order information, to see what a customer has ordered.
In Access, a query is a database object. It doesn't store data. Instead, it displays data that is stored in tables and it makes that data available for you to work with. A query might show data from one or more tables, from other queries, or from a combination of the two. For example:
View data with a select query. Find and view information from one or more tables by specifying criteria that the data must meet and itemizing which values to display. For example, you might ask to see all products created by Tailspin Toys.
Enter criteria and search on the fly. Create reusable queries that always ask you for search criteria. For example, you might create a query that asks the user for the name of the supplier to search for and then displays all the products acquired from that supplier.
Update or add data based on query. Query for data and then use the results to automatically enter or update information. For example, if Tailspin Toys has added "TT" to the beginning of the names of all its products, search for all of the company's products and then update the product names so that each entry begins with "TT"—all through an update query.
Delete data based on a query. Find information or records and then delete them. For example, if Tailspin Toys goes out of business and the company's products are no longer available for sale, find all of their products and automatically delete them from the relevant tables.
Use the Query Wizard to create a select query that displays information in Datasheet View.
Note: Some design elements aren't available when you use the wizard. If you need to, modify the query in Design View after you create it.
Note: Before you create a query, be sure you've established the relationships between tables in your database, because they are used when querying your data. To learn more, see Get started with table relationships and related modules in this training.
Create a query
Select Create > Query Wizard.
Select Simple Query Wizard, and then select OK.
Select the table or query that contains the field, and then add the field to the Selected Fields list. When you're finished, select Next.
Add as many fields as you want from as many tables as you want.
If you added a number field
If you added any number fields, the wizard asks whether you want the query to return details or summary data. Do one of the following:
If you want to see individual records, select Details, and then Next. Skip ahead to step 4.
If you want to see summarized numeric data, such as averages, select Summary and then select Summary Options. Specify which fields you want to summarize and how you want to summarize the data. Only number fields are listed. For each number field, select a function:
Sum The query returns the sum of all the values of the field.
Avg The query returns the average of the values of the field.
Min The query returns the smallest value of the field.
Max The query returns the largest value of the field.
If you want the query results to include a count of the records in a data source, select the Count records in table name for that table.
If you added a date/time field
The Query Wizard asks you how you would like to group the date values. For example, suppose you added a number field, such as price, and a date/time field, such as transaction time, to the query, and then specified in the Summary Options dialog box that you want to see the average value of the price field. Because you included a date/time field, you could calculate summary values for each unique date and time value, for each day, month, quarter, or year.
Select the time period that you want to use to group the date and time values, and then select Next.
Note: In Design View, you have more options for grouping date and time values.
Give the query a title.
Specify whether you want to open the query (in Datasheet View) or modify the query (in Design View). Then, select Finish.
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Create and run an update query
Once your Access database has tables and relationships, it's time to design and build some queries, which are essential components of any database.
In this video, you'll learn the basic process for creating and running a query, get an introduction to several types of queries, create a query in the Query Wizard, and modify a query in the Query Designer.
Queries are literally the questions you ask of your data. In fact, asking the question you want answered can be a good place to start.
For example, "How many orders did TailSpin Toys place last month?"
The language in that question points you to the Orders table, and from there you select the fields you want to see, build the query, and then run it.
That's the basic flow for most queries. You ask your question and then you pick a data source—the tables, or even other query results which contain the data—that will answer that question.
You select the fields you want to see in the result, which is also called the "data set" by the way, and add any criteria.
In this example, the criteria filter the results to TailSpin Toys for the month of May.
You can use queries for more than just answering questions. Queries are like a multi-tool or combination pliers—they can be one of the handiest tools in any database because they do so much.
For example, queries can provide data for forms and reports, and they can also help you make bulk changes to your data.
Now, you can build several types of queries in any database. Let's take a look by selecting Create, then Query Design.
We'll close the Show Table dialog box for now.
These are the types of queries you can create.
A Select query is the most common. It's the type that helps you get answers out of your data.
Use a Make Table query to select records from an existing table and save them as a new table. This can be handy, for example, if you import a big Excel file and you want to break some of that data into separate tables.
You run these next three queries against existing data.
Append queries add data to existing tables, ...
Update queries change existing data, ...
and Delete queries remove data.
You use a Crosstab query when you need to display summary data such as averages or sums.
For example, if you need sales by region, use a Crosstab query.
Here's what a Crosstab query looks like in the Query Designer.
And the results look like this. You can see this one returns sales data per quarter.
Use a Union query to combine multiple Select queries into a single result. Do this when you need to see data from unrelated sources.
Use a Pass-Through query to connect to a large database such as, say, Microsoft SQL server, and process queries on that database.
When you do this, Access becomes the front-end —essentially a set of tools that help you run the larger database.
Finally, use a Data Definition query to create or modify tables and indexes. The thing is, Access provides so many other ways to create tables and change indexes that you'll probably never actually use this type of query.
Now let's create a Select query, the type of query you'll use the most.
To build it, let's select the Create tab and then select the Query Wizard.
If you're new to queries, this is a nice place to start.
Select Simple Query Wizard, and select OK.
Select the Phone Numbers table, and then select the Customer and Phone Number fields.
Select Next.
Change the query title if you want something more descriptive.
Select that you want to display the results, ....
… and then select Finish.
Here's the result.
You might have a couple of questions at this point, like "What kind of query did we just create?" ...
And, "How do we know whether we're calling someone's office phone or their fax machine?"
You can answer those questions by adding some data to the query.
To modify your query, let's open the Query Designer. Select Home, then View, then Design View.
The Query Designer shows you the data source—in this case it's a table but it can also be a query. You also see the field involved in the query.
The ribbon indicates the TYPE of query, and in this case, you can see that it's a Select query.
To add the Type field and make the phone list easier to use, you just drag it.
To see the results, on the Design tab, select Run.
Now, although using the Query Wizard is quick and easy, you can't do everything with it. For example, you can't add formulas by using the Query Wizard.
So for increased flexibility and to make whatever changes you might need, use the Query Designer.
So now you've learned the basics for creating and running a query by using the Query Wizard and the Query Designer. Using queries helps you analyze your data and get the answers you need.


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Guest column: Politics make good fodder for a movie
Guest columnist
"The Fiscal Cliff," a movie coming to your home in 2013, is one every American needs to see.
The movie opens with an intense scene depicting the men and women of the United States federal government as they bark into microphones and smile for the cameras of the American press corp. With all the maturity of first-graders on a playground, our fearless leaders hurl insults at each other and stomp menacingly through the corridors of our nation's capitol. The movie plot escalates into a struggle for lawmakers as they fight for their human right to make $174,000 per year, work an average of 200 days a year, and have every holiday and vacation possible.
The story's climax is a real nail-bitter as the 112th U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama race headlong down the dusty roads of Washington toward the enemy they all dread – financial responsibility. In a scene nobody could have predicted, they fly over, then dangle from the fiscal cliff perilously; believing that somewhere below them is a trampoline that will catch the federal budget and send it bouncing back up to the top.
The Fiscal Cliff's exciting cast of characters includes:
The leading man, our president, who demands that the rich pay their fair share so that the common man's burden is lifted. Yet all the while, he stuffs his campaign pockets with money from the Hollywood elite and repays them with $430 million in tax breaks and incentives.
The seemingly evil speaker of the house, who appears to be holding America hostage in order to protect the wealthy and further break the backs of the impoverished. But deep in the recesses of his soul, he's just trying to help the penniless NASCAR lovers by providing them with $70 million in tax breaks and incentives to help race tracks be a prettier place to throw beer cans into.
The Democrats of Congress who are certain that the recent election proves they have a mandate to decide for their constituents what fuel is best for their cars. The $59 million in tax credits for algae growers will surely add a lovely, green hue (and odor) to every cheerio-covered minivan and gun-racked truck in America.
The Republicans of Congress who have lost their way and are crying "cut spending, cut spending!" all the way home. But even in the midst of an identity crisis, they've remembered the penniless rum makers of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands who would surely be bankrupt without $222 million in returned excise taxes. From a prohibition amendment to $222 million for the struggling alcohol makers of our country in under 100 years – wouldn't our Founding Fathers be proud?
And last but not least, there are the United States citizens and tax-payers. A confused generation of people who must not understand that two plus two equals 40,000,000 because the numbers of the federal budget never seem to add up (but nevermind that because the Senate hasn't had a budget in years). If 77 percent of us would only believe that dollar fairies do exist, we would be willing to click our ruby slippers together and cough up the added $800-$1,200 we'll all be paying in taxes this year.
Just in the nick of time, right as the federal government's grip is slipping, Congress finds yet another way to avoid making decisions about entitlement programs and defense spending. With the agility of a Republican elephant and the intellect of a Democratic donkey, they grab onto the life-line of the American taxpayer and are pulled to safety … for another two months … or until the next election cycle.
In what has become a stereotypical Washington screen play – there are no real heroes in the script, the American people are paying to watch a movie they've already seen, and the story has no resolution. But at least Hollywood gets $430 million. Who better to help Washington produce their next movie?
– Tiffany Miller is a Tahoe resident and mother. Visit her website at http://mycrayonbox.org.
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CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, January 16, 2013) – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club has completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Juninho to a multi-year contract. After spending each of the past three seasons with the Galaxy on loan from Brazilian club Sao Paulo, the 24-year-old has now been permanently transferred to the club and will re-join the team for the preseason. Per club and league policy, details of the contract were not released.
PHOTOS: Juninho
Since first joining the Galaxy ahead of the start of the 2010 MLS season, Juninho has appeared in 87 regular season games, scoring 13 goals while adding eight assists. He set career-highs in 2012 by appearing in 32 regular season games while adding seven goals and four assists. He continued that form into the postseason, appearing in all six of the club's games during their run to a second straight MLS Cup championship and collecting two assists. After setting up Mike Magee's 70th minute equalizer against Vancouver in the Knockout Round for the first assist of his postseason career, Juninho added his second in MLS Cup against Houston, providing the cross for Omar Gonzalez to head in the equalizer as the Galaxy went on to claim a 3-1 victory.
An MLS All-Star in 2011, Juninho has not only shined in MLS play, but also in the CONCACAF Champions League where he has four goals in 10 appearances to make him the club's all-time leading scorer in the competition. He scored twice in LA's 5-2 home win over Isidro Metapan on August 23, becoming the first Galaxy player to score multiple goals in the same game of that competition. Those two goals came amidst a stretch that saw him score six goals in six games in all competitions. He finished the year with nine goals in 42 games in all competitions, good for second on the team in games played and tied for third with Mike Magee in goals scored.


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"Mal Yahan Nateema"
These photos were taken at the dewolmaduwa that held at Ambalangoda in December 2010.Dewol madu are very beautiful cultural and traditional events that are very sacred to Sri Lankans. These events mostly held in southern province, and also in western province.At the beginning of "Dewol maduwa" theres a dance called "Mal Yahan Nateema". This dance is to invite the gods to the altar that made by banana trees using traditional arts and that altar is called as "Mal Yahana". The gods are vary between two traditions called "Benthara" and "Mathara". In "Benthara" tradition "Mal Yahan Nateema" is for four gods called "Natha, Wishnu, Katharagama & Paththini" and mainly for god "Natha"But in "Mathara" tradition "Mal Yahan Nateema" is for god "Suuniyam".The lines sang by dancers during this dance is to praise the gods.
"Thelme Dance"
"Thelme" this word express the idea "The oil serve" in sinhala. This dancers are dancing with oil cones, thats why its called as Thelme. They are dancing for Dolos deviyan (twelve gods). Dancers shows their talents during this dance and it will be a fascinating moment when they begin to reach their maximum. Photos below shows how a dancer gets ready for the event and some shots during the dance.
"Handa Samayama"
This is an interesting dancing event that called "Handa Samayama" at Dewol maduwa. This dance is for five evils called "Bali kaama, Bili Kaama, Honthu Kaama, Pulutu Kaama and Rathi kaama" Handa samayama and its praying are to satisfy these evils and to send them back, This dance is specially for the evil called "Rathi Kaama" and to others there are some prayings and rituals during this dance.
"Wahala Nateema"
This is the most adventurous, dangerous and the exciting part of Dewol Maduwa. This dance is to satisfy the god called "Mangara", This dancer is dancing nearly 1 hour in trance, there are few people to protect him while dancing because he is in trance and hi is stark. At the end he throw resin everywhere to drive away the evil spirits.
If you wish to visit a "Dewol maduwa" remember to take care of yourself from resin at the end of this event, because the dancer is in trance.
Special thanks for Mr. Rumesh chanaka who invited us for this event and gave information about these dancings. Mr. Priyankara who is posing in Thelme dressing photos. And Mr.Mahawaththa a leading dancer in this event that helped us a lot.


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GEORGE MURPHY - Sunday, October 4, 2009
Earlier this week, I watched the AEK Athens - Benfica game when I thought to myself: "Wasn't there a yank that played for Benfica at one time?"
Oh wait, I remember who it was. That Adu kid who was supposed to be the savior of American soccer. Freddy, right? How could I forget?
Probably, because, in two seasons in Europe, Fredua Koranteng Adu has played in a total of 27 games, finding the back of the net five times, and hasn't made a significant impact for the National Team.
Yes, Freddy is still only 20 and hopefully has a long career ahead of him, but at what point do American soccer fans start sounding like Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on Pardon The Interruption debating whether or not Freddy should be labeled a "bust".
The expectations were high for Freddy at a young age, but I don't remember one time when Freddy shied away from the spotlight. He always seemed confident that he could shoulder whatever burdens came along with the hope that everyone interested in soccer in this county had that he was, indeed, legit.
I have been a DC United fan ever since MLS started in 1996, attending hundreds of games in the process. Yet, my favorite United memory was when I found out that the MLS forced Dallas to cough up the first pick in the 2004 MLS draft so that Adu would play at RFK.
That may sound silly, but for anyone involved in the Maryland soccer community, this kid was already a legend. One of my friends told the same story every time his name got brought up, (I've still yet to find any proof of it), telling me "I played against Freddy three years ago when he was twelve and he scored four goals in a half".
Did it sound ridiculous that a 12-year old Freddy Adu was playing against 17-year olds? Nope. Freddy had LeBron James type of hype here in the Maryland area before anyone in the country had even heard of him.
After Freddy scored his first-ever professional goal two weeks into his career, it seemed like all of our hopes and expectations were justified and that the kid was indeed a star in the making. United won the 2004 MLS Cup that year and everything seemed to be smooth sailing.
The following summer, in 2005, DC United hosted Chelsea who were coached by Jose Mourinho and who won the English Premier League title the year before. United put up a great fight, but fell to 2-1 thanks to goals from Hernan Crespo and Damian Duff.
Freddy came on as a sub and did a few dances in the corner, but never really looked like he was ready for soccer players who were that big and smart.
However, he was reported by a few newspapers and blogs following the game to have said that Chelsea was a team that he would love to play for, and at the time that seemed like it may become a reality soon enough. I mean, the kid was Freddy Adu; he'd be playing in the Premiership at some point, right?
Well, everything seemed to go down hill after that one game.
Adu had a public spat with head coach Petr Nowak over playing time and formation. Freddy thought that he should be in the playmaker role and starting every game, while Nowak didn't think he was ready and used Adu on the flank, coming off of the bench. Still, Adu never saw a camera or microphone that he didn't like.
He started popping up on Nike ads, and even did a Sierra Mist commercial with the great Pele. Talk about setting the wrong expectations. There were also photos of Freddy, fifteen at the time, drinking and partying with University of Maryland college students.
He was named to the MLS All-Star game in 2005 and 2006, but after Nowak and Adu continued to battle in the media, Adu was traded to Real Salt Lake.
You would think that DC United fans would be devastated over losing their bright young star, right?
In his last two seasons at DC United, Freddy failed to make an impact. He came off to fans as cocky and overhyped, as someone who thought that he was too good for the team and who deserved to be playing top European soccer, and many were happy to see him go.
Only eleven games after being offloaded by DC United, Freddy finally got his chance to move to Europe, sold to Benfica.
And then?
Well, I wish I had more to write about.
I wish that I could tell you that Freddy had featured on a number of occasions for the Portugal super club, but the truth is that he only made hand handful of appearances and scored five times - three in the somewhat meaningless cup competitions.
I wish I could tell you that his loan to Monaco was successful.
And I wish I could tell you that Freddy's loan deal to Belenenses will help convince Bob Bradley that Freddy should be included in the 2010 World Cup roster, but I can't.
Freddy had a good showing in the Under-20 World Cup in 2007, leading the team to the quarterfinals. But, other than that, Freddy still hasn't shown us much and seems to be struggling to live up to the hype.
So, at what point do we agree with the naysayers from the beginning who said "Freddy is too small" or "Freddy is not as good as Nike thinks."?
Adu turned 20 in June. Jozy Altidore is a year younger and seems to be years ahead in terms of how he plays. Other youth teammates of Adu's, such as Charlie Davies (23), Michael Bradley (22), Maurice Edu (23), and Robbie Rogers (22) all are making runs at a World Cup spot, while Adu seems, at the moment, to be on the outside looking in.
This season has to be the season where Freddy settles in at a team and asserts himself in the first-team, or he'll likely find himself right back in Major League Soccer with everyone wondering "What ever happened to that Freddy kid, the soccer player that everyone was talking about with Michelle Wie?"
I guess it was all just hype.
Adu excited for new challenge
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Thursday October 8, 2009 3:30 pm
Perhaps the reason he did well against 17 year olds was because he wasn't really 12 at the time. :-)
He had the opportunity to join the Inter Milan youth system in 2002. He would have developed there without unrealistic and unmerited expectations. For example, look at Mario Balotelli and Davide Santon.
There was no reason for him to finish high school at 15, and be thrust into the limelight as an adolescent by soccer marketers only keen to cash in on the Adu phenomenon. His attitude didn't help matters; however, let's look at who fueled it. The next Pele? Pele's own son, Edinho, could not handle the pressure. It was ridiculous to place such burdens on young Adu. Left alone, he would have been able to progress at a natural pace.
The young man still has time to make his mark, and perhaps it will be a lesson learned on all fronts. Hopefully, he will land at a club where he will receive significant playing time do to further develop his craft.
Wednesday October 7, 2009 8:18 pm
Americans who jump immediately to top European teams seem to struggle. We just don't offer the competition here in the States to hone a player for immediate insertion into a top level side. A better strategy seems to be to join a mid-level team, and PLAY. I still think that if Donovan had joined, say, Blackburn or Fulham instead of Bayern Munich (both times), he might have had a successful European career. Anyway, back to Adu, while I think he has the skills to play at a top level, he lacks both size and speed, one of latter of which me might get away without, but not both. Still, he could make someone a handy center-mid at some point.
Wednesday October 7, 2009 12:02 pm
I think Adu's USA career sums up the problems with our National Team. Freddie looked like we finally had our International Superstar. He was something special while playing in America but put him out there to compete in the World and he lacks the ability to hold the ball, stay on his feet, defend when needed and the able to beat talented defenders. (sounds familiar) I have always liked this kid but there are these basics missing from his game that International coaches see but his youth coaches in America never taught him. I haven't given up hope because the experience he is getting at practice every day can only help but all the other players will already have these basics down.
Tuesday October 6, 2009 9:54 pm
Freddy has lots of time yet to develop into a great player. Could he surpass Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey as the top American player? Possibly, based on a comparison of their respective careers at age 20. Donovan by 20 had called it quits in Europe and returned to the MLS and with 0 starts in Europe; and where was Dempsey at age 20? I hope Freddy starts getting playing time and his game continues to improve; I have no reason to think these things won't happen.
Tuesday October 6, 2009 2:15 pm
I too, lived in D.C. when Adu arrived, and was living in Lisbon when he was hired by Benfica. He is a bust and can't even start at Belenenses, a modest to mediocre team in Portugal's First League. When he had his two-week training camp at Man Utd in 2006 and nothing came of it, it was the handwriting on the wall. America is not where soccer stars are born. We don't have a strong enough League to produce great players. We do it with basketball, football, baseball, but with soccer we're a long ways off. Doing well here means... doing well here. The hype around Adu was bad for him. It shows our soccer reporters don't know much, or else they wouldn't hype him as a savior and help him think he was much better than he is.
Tuesday October 6, 2009 12:34 pm
Given the potential he had, Adu is a bust. He's already 20 and struggling to find playing time for a OK Portuguese team. He will never be a superstar. He's not a kid; he's a grown man. Twenty is NOT an infant in soccer terms. Almost all the great players are already showing something by this age. Zidane, mentioned below, was a consistent starter from age 18 for a better team and in a better league. Now, if we're lucky, he may turn out to be a good player and have a nice career. Someone who can consistently start for a decent team and a productive national team player. I frankly doubt it given the lack of progress he's shown in the last few years which SHOULD be the years where he's making the greatest progress. But, I don't see how anyone can think he still has superstar potential. That's what he had as one of the top prospects in the world for his age when he was 14, 15, 16, maybe 17. But, it's just not there anymore. There are literally dozens of younger players around the world who are now more likely to become a superstar than Adu.
Monday October 5, 2009 10:36 pm
I'm also a DC united fan who lived in the DC area during Adu's time in DC. Not all fans were happy when he left - I think this is misleading in your article. Yes, we thought he was acting like a teenager when he had spats with Nowak. I think it was good for Freddy to grow. I also loved to watch him play. He is composed in front of a microphone and he has a healthy ego - but also seems to love his teammates and be a friendly guy. When he did his magic on the field at DC United it was special. Next to Moreno and Harkes, he is my favorite DC united player. He also shined at the last U-20 world cup and in the friendly against Spain last year. Think he would have made a huge impact this year in the U-20 World Cup for the US? Heck ya. If you compare him to Pele, first world cup trophy at 17, yes he is a bust. If you compare him to Zindane - he still has a few years before he is labeled a bust (still, I would love to have the career he has already had in soccer).
Monday October 5, 2009 8:37 pm
i would love to see adu live up to the hype. the nats could really use a playmaker to set up altidore and davies. i've seen adu play on several occasions and he seems too small and slow against top level competition. he does have great touch and technical ability, but potential doesn't get you anything, especially in europe. i think the lower division route was the one he should have taken from the begining and getting playing time with a european coach and professional players is key. i'm not ready to write him off yet, but my sights are set on altidore as the first american superstar.
Monday October 5, 2009 7:03 pm
adu is a bust?when will he prove his worth?did you forget that adu is still only 20 and his professional knowledge and experience of the game is still in the infancy stage.do not under estimate the importance of experience.too much hype and bad decisions(yes!benefica was a bad move)have slowed his progress and probably given him a bad image.giving adu the tittle of the saviour of usa soccer is as stupid as wondering who the next mj,ruth,montana,gretzky etc.give the kid a break!let him learn and he will improve.
Ed C.
Monday October 5, 2009 4:21 am
good write-up george. yeah, freddy is still young but he has been around for a bit already. nothing wrong with hype as long as the individual can live up to at least some of it. he's been in europe for a while now but isn't playing? why is that? are all the coaches he played under clueless? i don't think so. there is something wrong here and obviously none of us really know.
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Users cannot change password does not accept new password.
Hello I have a couple of users who are on Windows 7 Ultimate that are attached to our Windows 2003 domain.
I am having trouble when their passwords expire or just when they try to change their password, when they log in they receive the normal your password has expired or is about to expire, so they try and change it and they get an error that the new password does not meet minimum requirements.
Now I know for certain that the new password they are trying meets our domains minimum requirements, so is there a setting in WOndows 7 that needs changing locally?
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Hi Dean132,
Could you please check if the following KB can help you?
Users Receive a Password Complexity Requirements Message That Does Not Specify Character Group Requirements for a Password
"The Password Cannot Be Changed at This Time" Error Message When You Try to Change a User's Password
I'm having a similar problem. I've got a new windows 7 user on a 2003 domain who cannot update his password as it 'doesn't satisfy complexity requirements'.
I've tested it myself with a password that certainly does satisfy the requirements but receives the same error.
The computer is in contact with the domain controller and the user isn't locked out.
Policy is being applied to the computer/user.
Is this a known issue or is there a fix?
How to Troubleshoot Active Directory Password Policy Settings
"The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password legth, password complexity and password history requirements."
One thing that most people forget is that when complexity is enabled, the password cannot contain the user's entire Account Name or entire Full Name. The Account Name and Full Name are parsed for delimiters: commas, periods, dashes or hyphens, underscores, spaces, pound signs, and tabs. If any of these delimiters are found, the Account Name or Full Name are split and all sections are verified not to be included in the password. There is no check for any single character or any three characters in succession.
Visit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.
Just FYI, I was having this same issue. After much wrangling and searching, I found a post that explained you cannot have group policy password policies applied by OU's -- there must be only one password policy applied, and it must be applied at the domain level.
After I cleaned up my Group Policy so that I only had a single password policy, applied to the root of my domain, my users were able to change their passwords again.
Hope this helps!
- Proposed as answer by Peter Grace Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:58 PM
Hello Peter,
Just for clarification...It is technically possible to have more than one password policy linked in the domain. However, when targetting DOMAIN USERS, you can only have ONE domain password policy, and it MUST be linked to the domain object.
If you have a GPO with Policy settings linked to an OU, the policy is valid, but it will not apply to the user objects stored in that OU. Password Policies are stored within the Computer Configuration of a GPO. Therefore, a password policy would be applied to computer objects. If you link it to an OU, the local accounts defined on the computers within the OU will be affected.
Now with AD 2008, you can also create Fine Grained Password Policies which supplement the domain password policy and you are able to target users and groups.
How to Implement an Active Directory Password Policy
How to Troubleshoot Active Directory Password Policy Settings
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- Proposed as answer by Jimmy Colorado Thursday, January 13, 2011 5:50 PM
Password Policies are set on computer objects however, in a domain, passwords are not managed by the local computer but rather by the DOMAIN CONTROLLER and therefore you need change the settings in a policy that will be applied to the DOMAIN CONTROLLERS.
This worked for me.
@Jimmy, I am not sure if you understood my last posting based on your response.
Let me clarify for the benfit of everyone reading this thread...Password Policies are not really user based policies. If you look at a GPO, you'll notice that password policies are contained in the computer configuration section. The GPO containing the password policies, MUST be linked to the domain object level. Domain Controllers (which are computers) read this policy and apply the settings to domain user objects.
If you were to apply a GPO containing password policies at the OU level, the computers within the OU will read from this policy, and apply the policy to any local user accounts stored on those systems.
I hope this helps clarify my posting.
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Hi I had a similar issues and realised that the SD has not set the flag to force password on first logon but just told the user to reset their password once they succesfully logged on.
Security by obsurity strikes again! If only the message mentioned the violation was actually the minimum password age you would find the root cause instantly.
The password policy also defines a minimum password age of 30 days. So if you don't set that flag the user can't change his password for 30 days.


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Prominent alumnae panel shares insights on career and personal success
Embrace your leadership style, and don't be something that you're not.
Make sure people at work know your accomplishments.
Don't "Lean In"— jump in.
Five highly successful Stevens alumnae offered this advice, and reflected on success in their careers and lives, their time at Stevens and lessons learned, at the annual Alumnae of Distinction panel on March 19 at Stevens.
More than 40 students, alumnae and staff attended the Stevens Alumni Association-sponsored event, which featured alumnae panelists who hold prominent leadership positions in several industries and fields. They included: Priyanka Bawa '04, chief of staff for North America Securities & Fund Services head, Citi; Moushmi Culver '00, executive director, Business Consulting, and chief of staff, Merck Manufacturing Division, Merck; Grace M. Kelly, M.S. '01, deputy chief executive officer, State of New Jersey Civil Service Commission; Marybeth Lynch '00, co-founder, Giving Hope Network, a charity which serves children with autism and disadvantaged youths; and Tammy Rambaldi '92, director, Information Security and IT Compliance, Johnson & Johnson. Beth McGrath, chief of staff and director, community & state relations, for Stevens' Office of the President, served as moderator.
McGrath opened the discussion by asking the group what they've learned during their careers that they wish they had known as students. Rimbaldi told the audience that her first job was a true "leap of faith," and she has learned that this is OK.
"Your first job is not your last job," she said. "You really can't make a bad decision," as this experience helps you learn what you like and what don't like, job-wise.
Meanwhile, Kelly wishes that she had known the benefit of keeping in touch with her "brilliant" Stevens graduate school classmates, who could have provided professional resources and job contacts. And Lynch would have followed her dream early on to study abroad first instead of getting so wrapped up in the senior year job search.
"At times, it may seem that everyone is doing a certain thing—but that may not be for you," she said. "I wish I had remembered my dream." Later, during graduate school, Lynch did fulfill her dream by studying for a semester at London Business School.
When asked about differences in leadership styles between men and women, Culver and Bawa offered distinct perspectives.
Culver has observed that men tend to be more confident in corporate America and are more likely to go for jobs that they're not totally qualified for, while women may hold back if they don't meet all of the qualifications, she said. "I can bring an insight that men cannot," she said, including an ability to multi-task well – something this mother of two does well. She and other panelists did say that management ranks are becoming more diverse, with more women and minorities represented.
But Bawa said that experience and personality—not gender differences—matter most when it comes to leadership style. Women must make everyone aware of their accomplishments and examine what they like about other people's leadership styles and try to emulate that, she said.
Rambaldi noted that there's a growing awareness that not everyone has the same leadership style, and women must know their weaknesses but mostly embrace and capitalize on their strengths.
These women had much to share about how their Stevens education has best served them—and what they wish they had experienced at Castle Point.
Stevens requires students to work in groups and this experience of working cooperatively and finding team members' strengths continues to serve her today, Culver said.
For Rambaldi, skills that she learned more than 20 years ago at Stevens – problem-solving, analytical skills – are ones that she still uses, she said. One thing that she wishes she had learned earlier — the need to influence others and constantly sell and advocate her ideas at work.
When asked what keeps them up at night, these successful women proved that they have many important things on their minds.
Lynch, who calls herself an "aspiring mom," is wondering how family life will work in a global market where business is conducted 24/7. She is saddened when she sees women who have chosen different career and life paths criticize each other.
"That really breaks my heart," she said. "People are doing the best they can. We all get out of bed trying to do the best we can."
These five women had much to share regarding the skills—beyond the technical skills—that have helped them in their careers and in their lives.
Bawa pointed toward the ability to work within a team—and to ask for help when you need it. Playing to her own strengths, and to each team member's strengths, and learning what truly motivates people have benefitted Rambaldi.
Lynch spoke of many skills that can help anyone on their career path and through life, from the ability to truly listen, recognizing your own moods and how they affect others, quieting your "inner critic," continually learning, and giving back through volunteer work.
"Be in the practice of gratitude," she said. It's fun, rewarding – and it can help you develop new skills and contacts.
The panelists later took a number of questions from the audience, among them how they balance work and family. All panelists agreed—you must ask for and be open to help.
"You're never going to have a 'balance,' " Culver said. "You have to figure out the right integration."
Audience members praised the women for their advice and insight.
"They each seemed to have a different path. I loved hearing their stories and how they got there,"
said student Reeba James. This busy freshman was also encouraged to hear that the tough classes she's now taking will pay off for years to come.
"It does come together and it does help you," she said.


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This week's eSeminar, Leveraging Legacy PowerPoint Training with Adobe Captivate 5 for Beginners, is now available for viewing in the Adobe On Demand eSeminars. You will find it via the link below. (Just enter your AdobeID & password at the prompt.)
It was a great session with a lot of good questions, focused mostly on a deep demonstration of the specific processes / features utilized during content migration from Microsoft PowerPoint content to online eLearning using Adobe Captivate 5.
I've posted the slide deck on Acrobat.com and embedded it here for your convenience.
I hope you'll also consider joining one of our upcoming eSeminars;
**Comparing Adobe Captivate 4 to Adobe Captivate 5**
11:30AM-12:30 PM US Eastern Time
Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe eLearning Evangelist, will focus on the differences and similarities between Adobe Captivate 4 and Adobe Captivate 5 during this one hour session intended for people with experience using prior versions of Adobe Captivate.
**Advanced Interaction Development for Adobe Captivate 5 for Advanced Users**
11:30AM-12:30 PM US Eastern Time
This one hour session will focus on Advanced Learning Interaction Design, Pedagogical and Development issues for eLearning. It will be hosted by Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe eLearning Evangelist and is intended for Advanced users of Adobe Captivate, eLearning Professionals, Academics, and Training Professionals.
**Captivate 5 for University Educators**
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This one hour session hosted by Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe eLearning Evangelist, will focus on making the transition to asynchronous and synchronous online education & distance learning for university faculty and instructional design support personnel. The session will examine the specific needs of higher education with regard to online education and will demonstrate solutions using Adobe Captivate 5 and Adobe eLearning Suite 2.
**Understanding the Adobe eLearning Suite Workflow**
11:30AM-12:30 PM US Eastern Time
Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe eLearning Evangelist, will present a one hour online e-Seminar for intermediate users of Adobe Captivate and / or Adobe eLearning Suite. The core issue will be expediting eLearning development with the complete toolset provided in Adobe eLearning Suite 2.
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The Goo Goo Dolls will be closing out the NCAA Final Four Weekend Big Dance Concert Series Sunday, 4/4 at Indianapolis, IN White River State Park. This will be a free show - see the full press release below...
Daughtry and Goo Goo Dolls to perform FREE concerts April 2 - 4 in Indianapolis's White River State Park, courtesy of AT&T, Coca-Cola Zero and the NCAA
INDIANAPOLIS---Recording artists Daughtry and the Goo Goo Dolls will perform in White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis as part of the three-day free music festival known as The Big Dance during the 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four April 2 - 4. The NCAA announced the first part of the musical line-up today for the annual Final Four extravaganza.
The concert series tips off Friday evening of Final Four weekend with the AT&T Block Party - details surrounding the day's activities and entertainment will be forthcoming.
On Saturday, the Coke Zero Countdown will feature multi-platinum GRAMMY nominated rock band Daughtry. Also taking the stage on Saturday will be Country Music Association New Artist of the Year, Darius Rucker.
Daughtry and Darius Rucker are sure to attract a variety of fans to the Coke Zero Countdown. Daughtry has sold over 6 million albums and will begin the second leg of their arena tour on March 18 in Baltimore, Maryland. Their self-titled debut was the fastest selling rock debut in Soundscan history, its follow-up Leave This Town is the quintet's second consecutive No. 1 album. In recognition of the band's broad appeal, CBS Sports has been showcasing Daughtry's song "Every Time You Turn Around" off their platinum release Leave This Town in its NCAA March Madness® promotional spots beginning with the 2010 Super Bowl. Daughtry's Saturday performance also will be broadcast to a worldwide audience as part of CBS Sports' Final Four Show just prior to the tip off of the NCAA Final Four semifinal games Saturday evening. In addition, highlights of Daughtry's performance will be featured as part of a vignette to air during CBS Sports' telecast of the Final Four national championship game Monday night.
"For basketball and music fans alike, The Big Dance is a highlight of the Final Four, said Beatriz Perez, Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing, Coca-Cola North America. "Coke Zero recognizes what an important role fans play in the overall NCAA basketball experience. With 'Coke Zero Countdown,' we're offering a fun, free event that helps make it possible to create even more excitement and fun for fans during the Final Four.
The finale to The Big Dance Concert Series will be Sunday with multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY nominees the Goo Goo Dolls. The globally influential band has sold more than 10 million albums since 1986 and had an unprecedented string of 14 consecutive number one and top ten multi-format hit singles.
"The Big Dance provides a weekend of free entertainment and activities for basketball fans, music fans and anyone who wants to get in on the action around the NCAA Men's Final Four," said Greg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president for basketball and business strategies. "We welcome visitors and local residents to this fantastic event at White River State Park to see national, award-winning performers and celebrate the NCAA Men's Final Four weekend in Indianapolis, just a few blocks from Lucas Oil Stadium, the site of this year's Final Four."
Other artists to perform at The Big Dance will be announced at a later date.
White River State Park, site of The Big Dance, is conveniently located in downtown Indianapolis. The park is home to numerous tourist attractions, including the NCAA® Hall of Champions, which will be featuring a variety of new exhibits during the Men's Final Four such as a vintage exhibit highlighting some of the best games throughout the history of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
For latest information about The Big Dance and all NCAA Men's Final Four events and activities, go to NCAA.com/finalfour.
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The NCAA® is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions - AT&T, Capital One and Coca-Cola - and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners - Enterprise, Hershey's, The Hartford, LG, Lowe's, Planters and State Farm.
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Together with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio includes 14 billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply and Georgia Coffee. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate of 1.6 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
$1 Budget: Stop, Clean, Reflect!
The advantage of being able to do short, easy-to-produce, alternate content is that I can whip up an episode when I don't have a short film at the end of the month. I wanted to have a more complete version of Sleeper finished, but it wasn't to be. Instead, it's a bonus episode of The $1 Budget, which a lot of people seem to like.
This time out, I spend all of my money at Dollar Tree, which seems to have all kinds of goodies that us filmmakers need to fill in the gaps between more costly gear. I appreciate all the suggestions I received for this episode and if you are reading this and can think of any others, please comment below.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Recap Q&A: Story Ideas from Where?
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Vegas Pro 11 Editing Workshop (book/DVD)
Get Slow Motion 60fps On Your iPhone 4
Canon a1200 Powershot (great for entry-level video) for $72
Sylvania 7" portable LCD TV - $50
Tascam DR-07mkII handheld digital recorder - $99
Quick Release Showdown
Lighting for mood
DIY track dolly demo reel
Cell phone rig
Lens diffusion that works on any camera
Shotgun microphone for $20
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Quick Release Showdown
After using the Sima Quickonnect for all of my sub-$10 quick release needs, another product has shown up on the horizon recently. A clone of the Manfrotto 323 RC2 quick release system, this Chinese knock-off is a solid product that comes in at 1/4 of the price of the original. Both systems are great for allowing you to move your camera between DIY builds, but this Manfrotto clone is the better buy in my opinion.
The New Jersey eBay supplier seems to randomly jack up the price up to $108.48 (why?), so double check before you buy, or use the Hong Kong supplier.
Manfrotto Clone, Hong Kong Supplier ($9.30)
Sima Quickonnect, Amazon ($8-12)
Monday, May 21, 2012
Recap Q&A: Favorite Movie?
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New material for DIY projects
Full body greenman suit - $25
Shooting great portraits (or video) with minimal setup
67" monopod for $12
Video production: getting permission
Off the shelf ring light - $25
Getting better prodcution audio is easier than you think
Simple Snorricam for $7
Making fake realistic looking instestines
Refurb Kodak PlaySport ZX5 waterproof cam for $59
Canon T3i vs. Kodak ZX5
Sima Quickonnect back in stock
32" Collapsible 5-in-1 reflector - $10
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Simple Snorricam for $7
Another viewer request, this time I make an attempt at creating a Snorricam, a rig that makes you look like you desperately need a nap. This has got to be one of the simpler rigs I've ever built. Most Snorricams have lots of padding and straps, but I did away with all of that in favor of a counterweight system. It isn't as rock solid as the traditional version, but you get to see more of your actor as well as some other nifty options not found elsewhere. Who wants to be like everyone else anyway?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Recap Q&A: What Techniques?
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$1 Budget: slate, cap, grenade!
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Small clapper board - $4
Camera L-bracket w/2 shoe mounts - $8
Zeikos multi-coated UV filter review
Tripod to softbox stand
Bicycle camera mount
Fisheye lens for $6
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Fisheye lens for $6
Knoptop and Quick FX returns with his version of putting a peephole onto his point and shoot camera. This gives the coveted "fisheye" look of a super wide angle lens that distorts everything. I've seen different videos using this specific hack, but never quite seen it the Knoptop way. And if it uses PVC, you can bet I'm going to pay attention.
Also, check out Knop's "uncut" version that shows more of the parts collection process as well as a trip through the drive-through to get a doughnut. It's classic Dave.
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Complete FF Radio Interview
Last week I participated in my first ever radio interview for "Grow It, Build It, Live It", hosted by Joni Dahlstrom. Joni was a very gracious host and was aided by her son Jake, who is a film student and suggested me as a potential interviewee. There were some prepared questions as well as those that were provided by listeners who were logged into a chat room. I think the show went well and we were able to get some very useful information out into cyberspace. Internet radio is just another example of how the web has changed all forms of media and I had a lot of fun participating in the show.
If you missed it and would like to hear the entire broadcast, click on the audio player above. If you would like to listen on your own device, you can right-click here and select "Save Link As...". I've cut out all the four-minute breaks, which brings the whole show in just over two-and-a-half hours. Enjoy!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
$1 Budget: Slate, Cap, Grenade!
This time on the show I find some more goodies that only cost a buck. These are a dry erase board that can easily be used as a camera slate, a toy grenade that has lots of prop potential, and a lens cap for a camera that already has one. If you have any good ideas for the show, please let me know and I'll give you full credit if it makes the cut.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Radio Interview Tonight!
If you haven't heard already, I'm going to be interviewed tonight (6-9:00 PM PST) on "Grow It, Build It, Live It!" hosted by Joni Dahlstrom. It's a first for me and I hope that it all goes well and I don't say anything lame. If you'd like to just listen, go here: http://www.talkstreamlive.com/ If you want to ask questions (filtered by the host, I won't actually see them) go here: http://www.themicroeffect.com/ and click on "chat".
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Recap Q&A: Does the Format Work?
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Microphones & audio syncing tutorial
The Frugal Filmmaker: Europe
DIY on-air studio light
Video lighting with outdoor flood lights
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How to make fly through cloud footage
Tip: Floor Lamp Lighting
5 tips for controlling natural light
CameraSim simulates a digital SLR camera
Canon VIXIA HFR20 - $283
New to DSLRs?
VR light stands (light box)
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tip: Floor Lamp Lighting
This month in the tip episode, I share something I've been using recently that's efficient, thrifty and effective. When shooting any video in my apartment (intros, build instructions), I would normally have to assemble some PVC light stands and attach clamp lights, or bounce some work lights off of the ceiling. The problem was, I was spending more time than I wanted on the setup/teardown. I am often doing these videos late at night and when I'm done, I want to go to bed, not spend another 30 minutes striking.
I started looking around at available lighting and found that I could use two floor lamps, a ceiling fan lamp, and a kitchen light to get a similar result to the DIY gear. The only catch was I had to be standing up (the floor lamps are about 6' tall), but that just created a new look for the videos (never a bad thing). After some experimenting and moving lights around, I found a good combination that provides a decent look with only about 5 minutes of setup time.
I believe the floor lamps came from IKEA, but you can find them just about anywhere. They are very common and will only run you about $9-12. The best part is, when I'm done, they go back against the wall. It's just more evidence that if examine your immediate surroundings, the answer to a filmmaking problem might be right in front of you.
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Modern interactive learning boards, known as SMART Boards, have become increasingly popular in high school and college classrooms in recent years.
Using a digital projection, the boards produce a live computer image that can be easily manipulated by teachers and students. Today, SMART Boards are essential in any high-tech, state-of-the-art classroom.
The only draw back is their cost.
SMART Boards use a laptop, projector, and typically an expensive built-in white wall. Installation fees are costly. According to the Department of Education (DOE), the city spends between $2,000 and $6,000 on each system, depending on what type a school needs.
This places the latest must-have educational tool out of the reach of many schools with smaller budgets, where funding is tight and reserved for other uses, such as infrastructure improvements.
Queens Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley has proposed a solution to this problem, in the form of an alternative SMART Board technology whose drastically reduced cost would be affordable to just about any school across the city.
Call them smarter, cheaper boards, the councilwoman said in an interview unveiling her project.
A Carnegie Mellon University graduate named Johnny Chung Lee, now of Microsoft Hardware, is widely credited with inventing the system the councilwoman now hopes to put into play on a wide scale in New York.
The central components of Lee's interactive board is a wireless video game remote from the Wii Nintendo system, which costs about $45, and an infrared pen with an LED light, which can be built for $5. The system also uses a laptop and projector, which most schools now have.
Think of the wall as the computer screen, and the pen, which communicates with the remote, as the computer's mouse.
The stationary Wii remote is aimed at a wall painted white, where the digital image of a live computer screen is projected.
The remote tracks the infrared light in the specially designed pen tip. When calibrated, the pen can manipulate images on the projected computer screen, just like a SMART Board, though with some minor glitches.
Thanks to Lee's research, "we've identified a cheap way to use a Wii remote and an infrared pen to create basically the same technology as a SMART Board for a lot less money," Crowley said.
The alternative approach cuts out costly installation fees and the cost of special white boards and other components, Crowley said.
"Our idea may not work as well or look as fancy as the SMART board," said Crowley, "but it does the trick and brings the newest interactive technology to classrooms that otherwise would not have it."
Lydon Sleeper, the councilwoman's chief of staff, performed a demonstration of the new technology at Crowley's Middle Village office recently.
Though not quite as smooth as the costlier SMART Board technology on the market today, the Wii remote system is still very efficient and just as useful.
Sleeper said it stands to reason most schools that could not afford SMART Boards would jump at the opportunity to buy the cheaper version, if the technology is made available as Crowley is suggesting.
"We think its affordability relative to SMART Boards makes it an easy option for school districts and schools that are cash strapped," said Sleeper.
The idea makes sense, said Nick Melito, Msgr. McClancy High School's director of admissions and assistant to the principal. "We would be interested," Melito said.


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Our Most Luxurious Home Piano with the Ultimate Sound Experience
Since 1972, Roland has worked to create the ultimate piano experience, and our new LX pianos are among the most exciting yet. We wanted to build a luxurious upright piano for the connoisseur, with the rich sound and graceful appearance of an acoustic, along with a multitude of advantages only possible with a digital piano. The LX-17 is powered by the latest version of our acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano Modeling technology, along with a unique keyboard that blends wood and molded materials for great feel and durability. The LX-17 connects via Bluetooth® technology to your smartphone or tablet so you can hear your music-making apps or online piano lessons through the piano's powerful eight-speaker sound system. And even though it's compact, the classically-styled LX-17 is our tallest upright piano and it'll definitely make a big impact in your home especially with a choice of finishes including polished ebony and polished white.
Standard Features
- Uses the latest SuperNATURAL Piano Modeling technology instead of conventional sampling, for a far richer, more detailed piano sound
- Acoustic Projection system, with eight speakers that work together to recreate the deep, rich sound field of an acoustic piano
- Headphones 3D Ambience technology for natural, realistic sound when practicing on headphones
- Authentic grand piano touch from the new PHA-50 (Progressive Hammer Action with Escapement) keyboard combining the appearance and feel of wood with the durability of modern materials
- Also includes a large, versatile selection of non-piano sounds such as strings, brass, organ, and many others
- 25 registrations for storing favorite sound setups, including layers and splits; registration groups can be backed up to a USB memory stick
- Classic upright piano cabinet with a compact footprint perfect for smaller spaces
- Connect your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth technology and practice piano with audio from apps routed through the piano speaker system
- Two premium finishes; authentic polished ebony and polished white
The PHA-50 offers the beautiful look and familiar feel of a wooden keyboard, with the durability of modern molded material
The multi-channel Acoustic Projection speaker system recreates the rich, deep sound of an acoustic grand piano
Connect your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth technology - and use apps to make learning easy
Headphones 3D Ambience delivers authentic grand piano sound through your headphones
Plays Like an Acoustic Grand Piano
It's not just the feel of the keys either; the way they move is also important. Each key has a stabilizing pin to ensure the vertical travel of the key is smooth and precise, avoiding the sideways key movement and noise experienced when playing glissandos on some pianos. Since the LX-17 has our latest piano engine onboard, we also retuned the key sensing system to match it, ensuring that the sound and keyboard work in complete harmony for the ultimate piano experience. Finally, the keys share the look and feel of real ebony and ivory, and their moisture-absorbing properties mean your fingers won't slide off when playing.
Elegant Design, Classic Lines, Timeless Sound
Although it's packed with advanced technology, the LX-17 is reassuringly traditional when it comes to style. Combining classic lines with a space-saving compact upright cabinet, there are two premium finishes available; polished ebony and polished white. Once your piano is home, you don't even need to press the power button to get started - just open the lid and start playing. As you play you'll notice the gorgeous polished finger board and, as with an acoustic piano, you can open the top lid for an even clearer sound.


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Do you know what is "reprap" in the field of 3D printing? Short for Replicating Rapid Prototypers, it allows self-replicating, i.e. allowing the making of components which can be assembled into another DIY 3D printer. If you are into printing your own 3D printer and you are keen to join a like-minded community, check out this informal group, SG-RUG which stands for SG RepRap User Group, initiated by Lim Soon Wei for a group of 3D printer owners who meet up once in a while to catch up on new development on each others' projects.
Last year, Soon Wei and some members of SG-RUG took part at the Singapore Mini Maker Faire and showcased the "Cube 3D printer" he made. His partner Ian showcased "Rostock". When asked about the project that he was working on, Soon Wei shared enthusiastically about a tri colour print head that he was working on. While Soon Wei is aware of the Maker Faires overseas, he did not realised that we have one in Singapore until a few months before the last Faire. His group hence took the opportunity to sign up for a booth to showcase some of the printers that they are making, hoping to interest more people in the area of "reprap".
Soon Wei shared the challenges of juggling work commitment and running meet-ups for the group, which I believed most working individuals will face, but despite that, members do make effort to meet up regularly. Since the Singapore Mini Maker Faire last year, his group has also came together to set up an online shop "Justprint3D"! This year, they would like to showcase their new printer, the Ai3 (Aluminum i3) printer. From the last year's Faire, he felt that there are more people becoming interested in 3D printers but are not sure how to start. SG-RUG would like to show these people how by introducing them a new design print which is easy to build.
If you are interested to be part of this community, do visit the online presence that Soon Wei has created for the community and come by the Singapore Mini Maker Faire 2014 to take a look at these machines yourself!
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Credit: KHOU
"We tried to stick to the A-B-C-D theme when naming them," mom Tressa Montalvo explained in a press release. "We didn't expect it, we were trying for just one and we were blessed with four."
Credit: AP Photo/Houston Chronicle/ Brett Coomer
Baby Ace lies in an incubator. He was the first one born at 8:51 a.m. and weighed 3 lbs., 10 oz.
Thirty six-year-old mother Tressa Montalvo found out she was carrying the special bundles of joy 10 weeks into her pregnancy.
Credit: The Woman's Hospital of Texas
Credit: AP Photo/Houston Chronicle/Brett Coomer
"When we got to Dr. Kirshon's office, he was quick to say right away, 'You have four,'" mother Tressa Montalvo said to CBS affiliate KHOU in Houston, Texas. "And, of course, I just couldn't believe it. If I wasn't already lying down on that table, I would have been on the floor."
"We couldn't have been more surprised when Dr. Kirshon told us we were having four babies and that they were two sets of twins," father Manuel Montalvo, Jr. said in a press release. "We were trying for one little brother or sister for our two-and-a-half year old son, Memphis."
Credit: AP Photo/Houston Chronicle/ Brett Coomer
"No fertility drugs were used. We planned the pregnancy -- I guess we just succeeded a little too much!" Tressa said in a press release.
"It was overwhelming. You sit there and you're crying and you're not even sure why you're crying. It's just everything," Tressa told KHOU. "Are you excited? Are you afraid? It's just everything. All the emotions come flowing in."
"We do feel like we hit the jackpot yeah," Tressa said to KHOU. "The biggest blessing ever. Tremendous."
"Our physicians, nurses and staff have been providing care exclusively to women and infants for more than 35 years," Women's Hospital of Texas in Houston CEO Linda Russell said in a press release. "This is what we do every day. We have the top specialists and an integrated continuum of care to make sure families like the Montalvos are getting excellent care. We want our families to feel confident that they are in the most capable hands."


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