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NEW YORK (Reuters) - No single issue has shaped New York City's Democratic mayoral primary more than the aggressive stop-and-frisk tactic used by police, with some residents saying it was the deciding factor in backing a candidate.
In central Brooklyn, the issue is personal. Many residents said on Tuesday they or someone they knew had been subjected to the procedure.
"When you see a cop, you have to straighten up. You're almost in a panic mode," said Naphtali Aikens, 34, a personal trainer.
"When you walk out of your house at night you have to ask, 'Is somebody going to stop and frisk you for no reason, just because you're a minority?'"
Aikens said he was leaning toward Bill de Blasio, the city's public advocate who made criticism of stop and frisk a central issue of his campaign.
De Blasio, who has led public opinion polls, was hoping to win more than 40 percent of the Democratic vote on Tuesday - the threshold needed to avoid an October 1 runoff.
"To see a white guy who can relate to the urban community, that really made me push for him more," said Aikens, adding he was moved by a de Blasio campaign ad featuring the candidate's bi-racial son Dante.
Other Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city comptroller Bill Thompson, have been more muted in their criticism of the tactic.
An analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union found young black and Latino men were the targets of 40.6 percent of police stops in 2012 but account for just 4.7 percent of the city's population.
In most cases, no arrests were made and no weapons were found.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who leaves office at the end of the year, have fiercely defended the program as critical to maintaining the city's 30 percent reduction in violent crime since 2001.
Last month, a federal judge appointed an independent police monitor and ordered the department to adopt a written policy specifying circumstances under which stops are authorized.
Also last month, the City Council voted to increase police oversight, overriding Bloomberg's veto of two measures.
In late July, Thompson, the sole black candidate, delivered a speech in which he denounced the tactic and said that, under Bloomberg, the city had all but required police to treat young black and Latino men with suspicion.
Also in July, Quinn began adding a caveat to her long-standing campaign promise to try to keep Kelly on as police commissioner: stop and frisk incidents must come down.
In Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Johnny Robinson, 21, said he voted for Thompson because he likes his stance on education and street safety. But he said he was not sure any candidate would do much to change police practices.
"People are still out there killing people," he said.
John Sykes, 55, a railroad employee born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, conceded that crime is still a problem in the neighborhood but said police should not profile.
"You can't single me out because I'm a black face, and so of course I'm a thug, a criminal," Sykes said. He said he voted for de Blasio - the candidate who he said had distanced himself most from Bloomberg.
Additional reporting by Edith Honan; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Ken Wills

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Comcast Takes the Netflix Fight to College Campuses
Comcast's gain on college campuses may be Netflix's loss.
A new Comcast streaming TV service for college campuses, formally launched Thursday in a handful of schools, holds the promise of reducing schools' bandwidth costs over time, college officials say.
The service, which includes about 80 live channels and a robust on-demand library that can be streamed to tablets, phones and other devices, doesn't require a physical set top box and is free for students with their room and board fees. Among schools participating are Lasell College in Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, Bridgewater College in Virginia and the University of Delaware.
For schools struggling with rising bandwidth needs from students streaming video services like Netflix and YouTube, Comcast is pitching that its service has an added attraction. The service travels over Comcast's "managed" network in Internet protocol format—similar to cable video-on-demand or phone services. The traffic from those IP-based services travel on a special portion of Comcast's cable pipe that is separate from the more congested portion reserved for public Internet access.
As a result, the service, due to its managed nature, would be unlikely to experience the sputters and stops that can affect Web video streaming over the public Internet.
More importantly colleges, which pay telecom providers for Internet bandwidth, would get a break on those costs because streaming the Comcast service won't count toward a college's Internet bandwidth capacity, a Comcast spokesman confirmed.
As a result, if students opt for the Comcast service over Netflix, colleges could see savings. One of the schools participating, Lasell College, estimates it could see a 15-20% decrease in bandwidth needs from students choosing to watch the new Comcast service instead of other Web video, which could lead to savings of $3,000 to $5,000 a year on what the college is paying for bandwidth, according to Michelle Gaseau, a spokeswoman for Lasell.
Several of the schools say that students won't see fee increases as a result of the service. At least two said that was because the service won't cost much more than what they were previously paying for cable.
So while Netflix will still cost students at least $7.99 a month, Comcast's streaming TV will be available at no additional cost. (Caveat: we all know students who still use their parents' Netflix logins and passwords. The cost likely won't be a factor for them.)
Netflix has raised plenty of concerns already about Comcast's clout in the Internet. It is opposing Comcast's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable, citing the resulting power the cable giant will have over the broadband marketplace. Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has sharply criticized Comcast and other big Internet service providers' demands for payments for "interconnection" deals that directly link Netflix's servers to their networks and improve video delivery. Comcast has responded that Netflix's complaints are overblown and that such paid interconnection deals are commonplace.
But if Comcast is able to get a foot in the door of colleges by giving them a way to reduce their bandwidth costs while also grabbing hold of younger viewers, Netflix might have more to be worried about.
A Netflix spokeswoman declined to comment.


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Agencies are deploying new technology tactics such as gamification and simulations to get the most out of training time.
But for some of these new applications, everyday PCs just won't get the job done. Any desktop can process spreadsheets, but to provide powerful number-crunching, support robust artificial intelligence or deliver the shutter-free 60-frames per second required of most detailed simulations, a dedicated workstation is needed.
So we put one such workstation, the Chronos Pro from Origin PC, through its paces to see how it stacked up against the most demanding applications.
The first thing we noticed was that the machine is not very big, especially for a workstation. It's about 14 inches deep, 10 inches wide and 10 inches tall. But that's not the whole story. The actual case is a good bit smaller than that, but it's set inside what looks like a hard plastic roll bar, with the cube of the system suspended two inches off the surface and a two-inch space on top framed by the roll bars.
There are a couple reasons for this unique design. The first and most important is that it's an ingenious way to help keep the Chronos Pro cool. The actual hardware isn't touching anything other than the plastic frame at the corners, and that allows great airflow all around. One of the intakes is actually on the bottom of the PC, so it draws in cool air from the desktop or table, just like a server rack in a data center.
The second reason the design works is that it provides a level of shock absorption. Anything that bumps the Chronos Pro will cause the unit to wobble slightly. But it won't tip over, and most of the shock is going to be absorbed by the plastic frame. Finally, the frame provides a convenient way to carry the system, as the casing is more than sturdy enough to support the considerable weight (about 10 pounds) of the workstation.
The Chronos Pro models can be configured in a variety of different ways, but we asked that our test system be designed with rigorous government applications such as gamificaiton in mind, yet without breaking the bank. Our test system came in at $2,788 as configured, which we felt was a good price when compared to the performance it offered. But the Chronos Pro also can be configured a bit more modestly and still pack a punch. Configurations start at $1,124.
In terms of performance, the Chronos Pro is the fastest workstation GCN has ever tested, which is saying a lot given the sub-$3,000 price tag and the modest size of the unit minus the roll bar. It scored 6,131.7 on the Passmark Performance Benchmarks. It achieved that score by having good components throughout the system, not by having one area, like a graphics card, skew the test.
Our test system had an Intel Core i7 3770K Quad-Core processor, which really should not have been that fast. The i7 3770Ks should have a clock speed of 3.4 GHz, which is fast, but not enough to get over 6,000 on the Passmark test. However, Origin PC professionally overclocked the chip so that it runs at a constant 4.7 GHz. This works because the chip is cooled with a Frostbyte 120 Sealed Liquid Cooling System. We pushed the processor to the limit for an extended period of time, but even after running for hours at full throttle, the internal chip temperature remained stable, with no drop in performance.
System memory, another important component for overall speed and performance, was provided by 8G of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 running at 1,866 MHz. This was broken up into two 4G sticks. The Chronos Pro can have up to 16G of memory if it's broken into two 8G sticks.
The graphics card was a 4G EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 680. There are options for dual graphics cards, but we couldn't find any application that that the GTX 680 couldn't handle. The 680s are currently the darling of amateur system builders and gamers alike, and for good reason. They provide some of the best single-card performance available, yet their price is surprisingly reasonable. The only slight negative we can say is that the GTX 680 tends to draw in a lot of cooling air, and often. Of course we expected this during performance testing, but at times the 680 would power up its fans even if the system was mostly idling. This was no big deal, but it did shatter the "quiet" system illusion that is the norm with the Chronos Pro.
As with most high-end workstations, storage space was a combination of traditional hard drives for storage and solid state drives to support the operating system and any applications that need even more speed with read and write times. The SSD side of that was provided by dual 256GB OCZ Vectors which worked like one continuous drive because of its RAID 0 configuration. The slower, if you can call it that, storage drive was a 2T 7200RPM SATA model with a 32M Cache. It was capable of sustained transfer speeds of 3 gigabits/sec.
The single optical drive wasn't anything special, other than it was a top-of-the-line unit that did well on the diskmark benchmark. We've seen optical drive performance drag down some systems in the past, but not the Chronos Pro. Specifically, it was a 24X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double layer write capability.
The motherboard that keeps this entire lot of high-end hardware running is an ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE. It includes an easy to reach USB 3.0 port on the right side of the system, which is great because it can provide extra speed for external storage devices or charging for wireless devices like headphones, even if the main system is powered down. It also has onboard WiFi, an increasing and somewhat surprising trend with high-end desktops and workstations. This makes integrating the Chronos Pro onto a network easy, even if it's out of reach of a network cable, so long as it's within range of a wireless signal. And there is plenty of power to expand the workstation, thanks to the 500 Watt Corsair CX500 power supply.
We are often impressed by Origin PC, and this latest creation is no exception. The company cut its teeth in the gaming realm, and the lessons it learned there on how to build stable, high-performing and reliable systems carry over for government buyers who now need that level of system. Nothing we've seen can match the Chronos Pro in terms of performance and value. It's qualified to enlist in government service.
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Boone County Looking to Resolve Jail Overcrowding
COLUMBIA - A Boone County committee is trying to resolve jail overcrowding.Chief Jailer, Warren Brewer, said he and the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee are working towards determining whether jail overcrowding is a cyclical pattern or long-term issue.
"We are studying to see if we can nail down what might be the cause of this," Warren said.
"So there is no definitive answer. You have to look at all the facets, and what part they play in it. There are a lot of players involved in an individual going in front of a court system. That is the whole purpose of this, just to have everybody evaluate their part in the puzzle, and see if there is some decision they would have made differently that would not have affected public safety," he added.
Warren said in past years, jail overcrowding has been cyclical, but now may a be long-term problem.
"In year's past, it has been cyclical, but over the last five years, we have seen the makeup of our population change. Now we have almost seventy percent pre-trail felons. This could be a change, that has been morphing for some time, and now just seeing the changes of it," he said.
It costs taxpayers $60-$67 per day to house inmates regardless of how many people are in jail.


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Just For Fun – Handwriting Meme
1. What is your name? Izabelle
2. Blog URL: izznit.wordpress.com (that little dip after the "O" is my "r"!)
3. Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4. Favorite quote: "If happen, happen." – Daddy
5. Favorite song (at the moment) : "Take it All" by Adele
6. Favorite band/singers (at the moment): Local Natives and Mumford and Sons
7. Say anything you want: "Wooh!"
8. Tag 3-5 bloggers. Didn't want to pick, just wrote "YOU! Anyone & everyone." instead.
My writing is pretty darn tragic. I usually type things, even when I'm taking notes. It's SO much faster for me (95 WPM).
I don't lift up the pen if I don't have to so when I'm writing in marker you can see all the webs between words and letters. It's all about speed for me.
When my writing needs to be legible (to other people) I have to make a conscious effort to slow down…I'm good for the first few sentences but then I forget and it gets a bit wonky, which is exactly what happened above.


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If you survive the fiery window switches of doom you're only buying time until you crash and a counterfeit Chinese airbag doesn't explode, thus ending your life prematurely. Or worse, rather than not exploding, it blows up in your face like in the video above.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 0.1% of the U.S. fleet might be affected, but that's still tens of thousands of cars. The airbags look like manufacturer-endorsed models, but a Chinese businessman admitted he imported fake airbags that may not work.
If you've had the airbag in your vehicle replaced in the last three years and it's one of the vehicles on this giant list you may be at risk. The link also has a full list of steps for what to do if you fall under those conditions, besides PANIC!
It's difficult for anyone but a trained professional to tell the difference, but one sign might be the backwards L in the Louis Vuitton logo.


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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, August 9
A whopping 21.7 percent of all selectors rolled with Jacoby Ellsbury yesterday, and the Red Sox outfielder came through with a 2-for-5 evening.
Current leader Fatcat3415 went against the grain with Michael Young, but the Rangers infielder made good with one hit in five trips to the plate. The Big Kitty's 33-game run puts him within a week of tying jonroy73 for the season's longest Streak.
Tuesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Carlos Lee: .455 (15-for-33) since '06 vs. D-backs starter Jason Marquis
Dustin Pedroia: .600 (6-for-10) since '06 vs. Francisco Liriano
Billy Butler: .500 (7-for-14) since '06 vs. Rays starter James Shields
Ty Wigginton: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Reds starter Dontrelle Willis
Victor Martinez: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson
Feeling kinda spicy?
Jason Michaels: .667 (8-for-12) since '06 vs. D-backs starter Jason Marquis
Felix Pie: .583 (7-for-12) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Gavin Floyd
You'll thank me later …
Robinson Cano .176 (3-for-17) since '06 vs. Angels starter Dan Haren
Hunter Pence: .184 (7-for-34) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly
Vladimir Guerrero: .167 (4-for-24) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Gavin Floyd
Top MLB streakers
Dan Uggla: 29 games
Ryan Zimmerman: 16 games
Hideki Matsui: 15 games
Elvis Andrus: 12 games
Yadier Molina: 12 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Ryan Howard: 24 home runs this season vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly
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There are 4 possible games that could be rained out tonight so be aware. The 4 are Yankees game, Mets game, Indians and Orioles game.
Wind is said to be blowing out at Wrigley, so might be a good game for HRBTS. I'm going with Pena.
Yep. I'm going with him myself Dave. Wind should carry the ball that way tonight.
35 of the top 95 all took Pedroia
Freeman from atlanta was getting alot of picks too
Freeman is going to be a good pick tonight you watch. Pedroia may get a hit and I think he will.
Miguel Cabrera first inning single, gets me to 8
That game is in delay.
The info for Lav's report will be posted when I get back. Going to go to my gf's house for dinner but should be back by 9. There more than likely won't be anything for yesterday since I don't have the info but I will make do.
Here is a little info. i looked at everyone above 20…
Pedroia 34 including leader
Freeman 6, Braun 6, Votto 5, Wright 5, Ellsbury 4
Gonzalez 3 including 2nd place
Morgan (Mil) 2 including 2nd place, Utley 2, Cabrera 2, Castro 2, Longoria 2, Hamilton 2, Trout 2
Reyes, Pujols picked by the two tied for 5th
Tulo and Fielder picked by the two tied for 7th
Uggla was picked by one, and he is going for hit streak 30 tonite
I'm getting nervous David Wright is 0 for 2 and they are already in the 7th inning. If I go O fer my season is over.
8th inning hit, still alive onto 8 🙂
Pedroia wipes out dreams tonite for those 34 who were over 20
Freeman, Braun, Votto, Ellsbury have all gone hitless tonite.
Anyone with streaks above 20 did not have alot of luck this evening
Pujols also wiped out one person on the first page


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Gigabit Ethernet Copper-to-Fiber Media Converter - SM LC - 20 km
Convert and extend a Gigabit Ethernet connection up to 20 km (12.4 mi) using single-mode LC fiber cable
Product ID: ET91000SM20
- Flexible network integration, with support for standalone operation, or installation into the StarTech.com Rackmount Chassis (ETCHS2U - sold separately)
- Converts copper to fiber and extends your network up to 20 km (12.4 mi.) using single-mode LC fiber-optic cable (1310 nm)
- Removable SFP module (LC fiber connector) can be replaced should your network infrastructure change
- Supports Link Fault Passthrough (LFP), Auto Laser Shutdown (ALS), and Auto MDIX
- Up to 9.6K Jumbo Frame support
- Supports full or half-duplex operation, as well as autonegotiation or forced mode
- Media converter's card module is compatible with enclosures from other StarTech.com ET91000 series media converters (sold separately)
- Compatible with Gigabit (1000Mbps) copper (IEEE 802.3ab, 1000BASE-T) and fiber (IEEE 802.3z, 1000BASE-LX) protocols
- Fast, hassle-free setup
- Rugged steel enclosure
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This Gigabit Ethernet to fiber media converter is a cost-effective way to extend your network, or extend the distance between two devices by up to 20 km (12.4 mi.).
Fiber network connections provide greater distance and security, with less electromagnetic interference (EMI) than typical RJ45 copper-based networks, making it perfect for IT professionals and secure setups in government, business, or educational applications.
Flexible integration into mixed network environments
This versatile copper-to-fiber converter supports standalone operation, or alternatively it can be installed into the StarTech.com Rackmount Chassis (ETCHS2U - sold separately), giving you more options for integration into your existing network. The card module can also be inserted back into the ET91000SM20 enclosure, plus it's compatible with enclosures from other StarTech.com ET91000 series media converters (sold separately).
The converter features a pre-installed Gigabit SFP transceiver with LC connectors. Should your network infrastructure change in the future, you can easily swap and replace the module to adapt the media converter to your new network requirements.
With flexible integration and connectivity up to 20 km away, you can provide network access to remote areas in other buildings, or in areas where Wi-Fi® is unreliable or unavailable.
Rugged and reliable
This heavy-duty fiber media converter is designed for maximum reliability. It features a metal (steel) enclosure, so it can withstand the demands of harsh environments such as factories or warehouses.
Plus, by relying on this more durable fiber media converter, you can reduce the strain on your existing copper-based network equipment and potentially extend the life of those devices, which helps save future expenses.
Diagnose and correct issues easily
This high-performance media converter supports a range of network setup and diagnostic protocols (for example, Link Fault Passthrough, Auto Laser Shutdown (ALS), and Auto MDIX, so you can set up and troubleshoot your network easily.
Prepare your network for the future
If your existing network consists of RJ45 copper-based devices and cables, you might not be ready for future network expansion. Because the newest fiber-based network switches feature SFP ports more often than RJ45 ports, you might need a converter to bridge your copper and fiber networks together.
The ET91000SM20 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty, and free lifetime technical support.
- Can be installed into the StarTech.com 20U rackmount chassis (ETCHS2U - sold separately)
- Use fiber optic cable to connect to your network from remote areas or separate buildings, at greater distances than copper (RJ45) cable allows
- Perfect for secure connections required by government agencies where EMI isn't acceptable
- Easily expand the number of ports on your existing network now, or in the future — perfect for small and medium businesses
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|2 Years
|Industry Standards
|IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)
|IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-LX)
|Auto MDIX
|Compatible Networks
|1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)
|Fiber Operating Mode
|Flow Control
|Jumbo Frame Support
|9.6K max.
|Max Transfer Distance
|20 km (12.4 mi)
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate
|2 Gbps (Full-Duplex)
|65,000 Hours
|Remote Management Ability
|Switching Architecture
|Single Mode
|Local Unit Connectors
|1 - Fiber Optic LC Duplex Female
|1 - RJ-45 Female
|Special Notes / Requirements
|System and Cable Requirements
|The media converter can only be used with Gigabit SFP modules, and will not support 10/100Mbps modules.
|LED Indicators
|Center Tip Polarity
|Input Current
|Input Voltage
|Output Current
|Output Voltage
|Plug Type
|Power Consumption (In Watts)
|Power Source
|AC Adapter Included
|10~90% RH (Non-condensing)
|Operating Temperature
|0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-10°C to 70°C (14°F to 158°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Steel and Plastic
|Product Height
|2.3 cm [0.9 in]
|Product Length
|16.3 cm [6.4 in]
|Product Width
|88 mm [3.5 in]
|Weight of Product
|410 g [14.5 oz]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|90 mm [3.5 in]
|Package Length
|20.7 cm [8.1 in]
|Package Width
|13.7 cm [5.4 in]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|0.8 kg [1.7 lb]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - Gigabit Ethernet fiber media converter
|1 - universal power adapter (NA/JP, EU, UK, ANZ)
|1 - grounding screw
|1 - instruction manual
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Different optical cables are needed for different applications. Before you select a cable to interconnect fiber devices, make sure that the following things match:
Mode: Single Mode or Multi Mode.
Wavelength: For example, 850 nm, 1310 nm, or 1550 nm.
Note: The above properties cannot be converted or changed by a cable.
When you select a cable, make sure that the cable ends (for example, LC, SC, ST, or MT) match the fiber media devices.
Simplex and duplex ends are available for most connector types. Simplex cables have the connectors separate, where duplex cables have the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) connectors joined together. StarTech.com fiber media devices are compatible with simplex and duplex connectors.
It does not matter which diameter or OM classification the cable uses, as long as it meets the mode requirement.
Fiber media converters can be used to convert a standard Ethernet connection to a standard fiber connection, or can be used to extend a copper Ethernet network. When you use fiber media converters to extend a copper Ethernet network, make sure that the same fiber standards are being used on either end of the fiber network.
Note: Terms like 1000BASE-LX, 100BASE, 1000BASE, and 10GBASE refer to how fast the data can transfer, with 100BASE being 100Mb/s, 1000BASE being 1000Mb/s or 1GB/s, and 10GBASE being 10Gb/s. FX, SX, LX, and SR refer to different fiber standards and use different wavelengths (among other things).
Fiber media converters come in different types for different applications. You need to consider the specifications for both network devices before you can select the correct fiber media converters.
A fiber media converter can be used to simply convert fiber to copper (for example, 100BASE-FX to 100BASE-TX), convert copper to fiber, or it can be used to extend a copper network over fiber optic cabling. If you use an application that uses fiber media converters, the copper and fiber industry standards must match.
The following is an example of a working fiber to copper setup:
- A network switch that has an LC fiber output using 1000BASE-LX is connected to an LC fiber cable that patches into the ET1000S40LC2, which is compatible with 1000BASE-LX/SX. The connected copper device is 1000BASE-T.
If the copper device in the above setup is 10/100 (100BASE-T), no copper link would be detected.
Note: Some media converters do not auto-negotiate copper or fiber standards, which limits the device to 10/100 or gigabit operation. For more information, check the specifications of the media converter.
When you use the fiber media converter in a network extender setup, it works best if you use the same media converter on either end. As long as the fiber standards match, you can use different connectors and the fiber network will be created between the units.
The following are some examples of available fiber connector types:
- Open SFP
The Open SFP units (referred to as Open on the Fiber Media Converter Drilldown) can use any mini-GBIC or SFP compatible fiber transceiver. The ET LC fiber media converters include LC SFPs, which makes the unit an open SFP, if required.
- You may not get a connection if you connect a Gigabit Fiber Media Converter to a 10/100 copper Ethernet port.
- Make sure the entire link-chain is physically connected, so there is no device left unplugged.
- Try manually setting the Ethernet port connected to the Media Converter to 100Mbps instead of auto-negotiate.
- Make sure the entire link-chain is physically connected, so there is no device left unplugged.
- Check that the fiber device you are connecting supports the same IEEE fiber-optic protocol. For example, if the media converter supports the IEEE standard 802.3z 1000BASE-LX, so must any network switch it is used with.
- Ensure the fiber device you're connecting to operates on the same wavelength as the fiber media converter.
- Check that the fiber cable connecting the fiber media converter and other fiber device supports the correct mode and link speed.
When you troubleshoot issues with a fiber media converter, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. To identify what the source of the issue is, observe the power LED, LAN LEDs, and fiber link LED on the units.
If the power LED is not illuminated for the transmitter or the receiver, complete the following:
Make sure that you are using the provided power adapter(s).
Make sure that the adapter is plugged into a compatible wall outlet.
Make sure that the adapter is plugged into both the transmitter and receiver.
If another LED is not operating as expected, make sure that the components in your setup are working correctly. To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the cables, fiber media converter, and network devices (including SFPs, if applicable) in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use different cables, fiber media converter, and network devices (including SFPs, if applicable) in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test components that you know work in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
Make sure that the DIP switches are set to the following:
DIP switches should be identical on both local and remote units. By default, DIP switches are set to Off (the switch is pointing up).
For more information about the advanced configuration options, refer to the manual for your product.
If you cannot establish a network connection between your local and remote units, you need to do the following to make sure that the issue is not related to the network configuration:
Use two computer systems directly connected to the fiber media converter LAN ports.
Open a command prompt on Computer 1 and ping Computer 2.
If the issue is not related to the network configuration, you should receive a response from Computer 2.
For more information on how to ping another network device, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/support/faqs/technical-support?topic=networking#ping-test-windows-mac-os.
Compliance and Safety
Compliance Letters
Safety Measures
- If product has an exposed circuit board, do not touch the product under power.
- If Class 1 Laser Product. Laser radiation is present when the system is open.
- Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric lines under power.
- Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certified professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
* Product appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.


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Irestal Group increases its equity by 40 million euros with investment from Black Toro Capital.
- The international investment fund BTC injects 10 million Euros into Irestal Group to drive its expansion plan
- The contribution of private funds will allow Irestal Group to significantly reduce its bank debt
Irestal Group, an industry leader in stainless steel with 20 subsidiaries and a presence in 12 countries, will increase its equity by 40 million Euros following the operation concluded with Black Toro Capital (BTC) that combines an additional liquidity provision to increase working capital and the purchase of its bank debt and its later conversion into a participative loan. The agreement will allow the company to significantly reduce its bank debt and will provide the company with greater resources to develop its strategic growth plan.
The goal of this five-year plan, which began in 2013, is to consolidate the company's position in its business segment, strengthen the current European markets through high value-added products and enter into new markets with significant growth prospects.
The goal of Black Toro Capital, an international fund focused on mid-size companies, is to drive the expansion plan set out by Irestal Group for international markets, where Black Toro Capital has over fifteen years of experience.


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Robert Diorio's
Robert Diorio's
1963 Corvette
Town: Marlboro
Color: Black
Mileage: 104,000
Value: $50,000
Pet name: The Vet
Under the hood: An original 327ci small block with Carter AFB carburetor. I do have 202 fuelie heads on it.
Origin: Purchased in 1975 for $2,500 from a close friend
Special features: This is an all-original car. I have both soft top and hardtop and knock-off wheels. I have radial tires to help the ride, and the sound system is custom.
Favorite place to cruise: Anywhere — it's a cruiser
Favorite cruise music: BB King, Clapton, Van Morrison, Bob Seger
Dream car: This is it.
Other rides: 1999 Harley Heritage, 1997 Tahoe LS
What bugs you about other drivers? Driving slow in the left lane ... gggrrr
Any bad experiences: In almost 40 years, there have been a couple.
On which make and model did you learn to drive? Learned to drive on a 1954 Chevy 3 on the column in the apple orchards
Other: I restored the car in 1985 and took it to shows with my two little kids eating ice cream and cotton candy in the seats.
Vanity plate: The Vet


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Mock Testing with Groovy
Mock classes enable developers to quickly write unit tests that would otherwise require integration tests because of the need for a database, web container, or servlet container. Using mock classes helps to test a class in isolation and enables rapid feedback. It's not ideal to have a project with only integration tests and no unit tests. Mock classes enable unit testing that otherwise would be impossible.
So how does one create a mock class? Well, there definitely is not a shortage of mock frameworks: EasyMock, jMock, Gmock, MockFor and StubFor. You can always just create your own mock class in your test suite (which I have done in the past when in a pinch). But in my opinion these solutions lack one thing: the ability to quickly create a simple mock that when called returns what I want. To many of the mock frameworks force you to jump through hoops and call methods like expect(), replay(), verify(). What I want is the ability to define a mock class in a single line and inject it myself.
I thought MockFor and StubFor would be the solution, but the documentation is lacking and I haven't figured out how to make it work for me. Ideally I would like to say something like:
Then MockFor would mock out the remaining methods of ICarDao and now I have a mock class that implements the getCars method that when called by the Class Under Test (CUT) will return a single Car model. But MockFor doesn't work like this and neither do any of the mock frameworks to my knowledge.
def mock = new MockFor(ICarDao.class) {
getCar: {return new Car(color: "blue")}
There is hope however. Below you can read about 2 alternatives: groovy's metaClass and as keyword. Both require the use of groovy in your tests. If you haven't switched to using groovy to write tests yet, even for Java, then it's time to start now. There is no other framework or library that can make you more productive when writing tests. It's an instant boost.
Groovy's metaClass
As seen in this example, groovy's meta programming is very powerful. In that post I show how one can essentially mock out Thread.startDaemon() by using Thread.metaClass.static.startDaemon. Groovy's meta programming is very powerful as seen by it's heavy use in grails to make things simple. But it doesn't work in all cases.
Groovy's as keyword
Using metaClass is by far the easiest and my favorite way to create a mock class. However, this didn't work for me in my recent attempt to write some unit tests for a Java Manager class that used spring to inject a DAO that the manager used. It didn't work I believe because my Manager class never created the concrete DAO. It defines some getters and setters and expects spring to inject the concrete class. Because of this metaClass didn't work (bummer). So I did a lot of research to come up with a competitive alternative: groovy's as keyword.
Let's start by defining the Manager class:
Now to test this using mock classes and the as keyword all you need to do is this:
public class CarManager {
private ICarDao dao;
public void startCar() {
Car car = dao.getCar();
public CarManager setCarDao(ICarDao dao) {
this.dao = dao;
return this;
This uses a map and the as keyword to implement an interface. Here the key is the name of the method to mock and the value is a closure of what you want returned when called. And there is no need to define all the methods of the interface, just the ones you want to mock out.
class CarManagerTest extends GroovyTestCase {
def void test_start_car() {
ICarDao mock = [
getCar: {return new Car(color: "blue")}
] as ICarDao;
def cut = new CarManager().setCarDao(mock);
To me, metaClass and the as keyword are much cleaner and simpler compared to the current mock frameworks. At least for this type of testing. Those frameworks might be perfectly useful for other types of testing, I just haven't ran into them yet.


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The big day is here. As the sequester buzzer dings, the President and Congressional leaders are making one last-minute effort to muster up a deal at the White House. Though billions of dollars among federal agencies aren't going to vanish into thin air by the end of today, the across-the-board budget cuts will start to trickle down throughout the coming months.
Meanwhile, Americans seem to be making the best out of the situation. Though a Pew Research poll shows only a quarter of the population is keeping tabs on the sequester situation, many on twitter are poking fun at the dire deadline using the hashtag #SequesterMovieLines.
Many in the Houston-area have joined in too, tweeting their own favorite movie lines with a bit of sequester twist.
Do you recognize the origin of these adapted movie lines?


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Hi, I have seen several responses to this question before, ranging from "Never! Smart pointers are evil!" to "Only when you have resources that the main framework does not directly track." to "Always, unless there is need for extreme performance, or using them is a practical impossibility."
I have two types of object, say Root and Entity. Root creates and "owns" Entities, i.e. Entity will not operate if the Root object has been destroyed. References to both types of object can be passed to the user. If I use smart pointers, the user controls the lifetime of the Entities, but once Root has been destroyed, none of the Entities will function any more. The way I see to handle this is to store a weak_ptr to Root in each Entity. Every time an Entity needs Root to exists to function properly, it can check the existence of Root through its weak_ptr. The problem with this, is if there is another class SubEntity which is owned in a similar way by Entity. Thus, if Root is destroyed, the Entities will still exist, and SubEntity will have to check its validity by somehow checking the entire chain all the way down to Root (this could be done in various ways). This seems very long winded, but it does mean that the framework can deal easily with invalid function calls by the user.
The problem I have is that in my framework, nearly all the classes exist in hierarchical patterns such as the above. If fact, I can imagine that many frameworks operate like this, and this is why I am unsure about the use of shared_ptrs in general. Is this a situation where it would be best not to use smart pointers, and have the risk of the user dereferencing an invalid pointer? Or is using smart pointer here worth the effort? Or maybe I am missing something completely.
Thanks for your time, I greatly appreciate it.


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For more current discussions, please see:
Hey, I'm Flesh-n-Bone from wiki and nice to see you signed up to this place. --San Andreas Master 19:24, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
- I know, same reason why I joined here instead, it pisses me off a lot around there and here's much more things to use your knowledge for as a GTA player. --GTA 4 PC 19:32, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
- ehh, I just accepted your friends request. Took me a while to find it. --GTA 4 PC 18:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Re. Glad to hear it. I'm wondering if you have any ideas for how we could make use of the masses of extra information, speculation and opinion everyone has that don't fit into the encyclopaedic articles? Discussion is one avenue, but is there anything else we could do? Gboyers (?) 19:13, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- Editorials! That's perfect. Gives people a chance to write as much as they like on a subject, without it being chopped down to a couple of concise perfected paragraphs. Question is, do you think we do this per-article (Buffalo/Editorial) or per-user-per-article (Buffalo/Eganio) or per-user (User:Eganio/What I think of Lazlow) or totally independent (Editorial:What I think of Lazlow)? The last one allows collaboration between people, which IS the point of a wiki. Gboyers (?) 20:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- Makes sense. I agree with the informal and separate nature of the editorials, but also how it can integrate with the wiki and facilitate communication. However, what about extending normal articles? As in, just adding extra information to a page that doesn't need to go on the main article. Such as alternative walkthroughs (not just for missions, but eg how to obtain an Andromada) - surely that should be tied to the article. That could be made as a subpage, but for consistency that would be a good direction to expand the Editorials section. Any suggestions on what qualifies as an Editorial, what goes in the main article, and what doesn't go in at all? I appreciate your help. Gboyers (?) 23:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Please do. It was deleted because it only contained
{{stub}}[[Category: Districts in San Fierro]]. So long as it is at least a sentence, the page should definitely exist.
On another note, as we are a little short-staffed at the moment, would you want to be a sysop here? I'm quite ill at the moment, and it's only A-Dust that's going round doing any cleanup, and you seem to know what you're doing (more than most). The promotion would be on a temporary basis, until I know whether you're up to the job. Let me know - Gboyers (?) 09:26, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
- Awesome. You're now an Administrator (Sysop). The point of Admins is to keep the wiki running smoothly, deal with problems and problem members. There is a range of rights and privileges, but a lot of the time it is better to not use these, and discuss things with members. The most obvious 'powers' are the Protect, Delete and Move buttons at the top of each page, and I'm sure you can figure out what they do. You can also view previously-deleted pages (and restore them), edit protected pages (and unprotect them), rollback edits from the Diff screen (which instantly undoes everything that user did). On Special:Specialpages you will see a section at the bottom of additional tools, such as Block user, which is only to be used in the situation where a member is refusing to listen to staff, and cannot be tamed in the timescale you suspend them for.
- This doesn't force you to be on the wiki 24/7, but with only 2 or 3 active staff, we need all the help we can get. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. And dont forget that pretty much everything is reversible. Thanks. Gboyers (?) 20:17, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
- nb: I should also mention you have Patroller rights. In Special:Recentchanges you can see red exclamation marks next to each edit and new page that has not been 'patrolled' by a member of staff. If you view the Diff, or the link to a new page (N), you can see "Mark this edit as patrolled" or "Mark this page as patrolled" which simply removes the exclamation mark. We don't check every single edit ever (impossible) but we try and get some done as regularly as possible. In your preferences you can also automatically mark all your edits as patrolled, so we don't end up having to check up on staff. Thanks - Gboyers (?) 20:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
N is New page. You'll notice New pages don't have a diff link (cos theres nothing to compare it to), so you patrol it by clicking on the title, eg
N Garcia; 21:16 - Gboyers (?) 21:10, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
- That's absolutely fine. I understand your predicament entirely, as I've only been able to play a few hours of GTA IV, and so spoilers can be particularly damaging. This is one situation where I think we can rely on our members to do the legwork, since many will know what they're talking about. Patrolling is more about making sure nobodys ruining the wiki, making sure theres no spam, porn, unneccessary external links, stupid use of style etc - cleaning off that bottom layer of edits which we simply don't want. The processes of maintaining accuraccy and continuous improvement are ongoing, and often user-led. What you've been doing so far has been great, and I'd like to thank you for your help before I give you more stuff to do :)
- As for admin jobs, there are always things that need doing. The usual way of doing things (which you dont have to follow) is to have a couple of 'pet projects' - things which you spend a lot of time working on and building up. For example, GuildKnight is rebuilding the Characters in GTA IV page, so as a one-off job she's spending a fair amount of time rebuilding it and bringing it up to scratch, then everyone can join in keeping it that way. Same with Elbarto90se and Vehicles in GTA IV. If you could find some pages for the older games that should be a lot better (and would be useful), then feel free to spend some time bringing them up to scratch.
- As for day-to-day stuff, keep an eye on Problem Reports, and fix any problems you can see. If you aren't sure, ask on the Talk page of the article in question, or ask someone. You could maintain a presence in the IRC channel, to help any members that go there for help (I'm in there from time to time, but it's largely empty). There's ALWAYS some categorisation to do, especially under Category:Locations and Category:Businesses - stuff isnt where it should be, some stuff is missing. Categorising images is always fun, as is getting rid of Unused categories and Unused images.
- Also keep an eye on the "jobs" categories - things like Vandals, Merge, Deletions, Deletion, Speedy Deletion, Category Deletion, Vandals, Cleanup etc etc
Sorry about filling up your talk page :) Sure, turning Chinatown into a disambig page would be good. Gives us the most flexibility, and we won't be repeating any information. Leave the first paragraph, and maybe the image, and add the disambig template/category - Gboyers (?) 22:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Vehicle Locations
First of all, a belated congratulations are in order, on you becoming a SysOp. As for the vehicle locations, G-Unleashed is a good source, as is the German GTA Wikia. Otherwise, it would be periodically going back and looking to find stationary vehicles. A-Dust 22:50, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
I noticed on Gboyers' page that you wanted to tackle the GTA: SA pages, and I thought I'd offer my task list! If you want it, that is... I'm so busy with checking GTA IV edits that I don't know when I'll get back to it... Here's the linky: User:GuildKnight/Toolbox/to do --GuildKnightTalk2me 05:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Capture Image In San Andreas
I capture image from SA by using in-game camera item. And pictures will stored in your directory folder. St42nwpt 08:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
End of Probation
Eganio, I'm pleased to inform you that you've passed your probationary period. You may now consider yourself a fully-fledged Administrator of GTA Wiki. Now get to work :) Gboyers talk 05:43, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
SA Picture Directory
Your save default directory is C:\Documents and Settings\...(Your Computer Name)...\My Documents\GTA San Andreas User Files\Gallery
I don't know how to change the save directory.But when you take the photo,it will save immediately.St42nwpt 14:05, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Ey, remember when we used to discuss about which gang is the biggest of each race? Now I have actually paid attention while playing all the GTA's (expect for Vice City Stories). You used to say Diaz's gang are biggest Latino gang, but I think the Colombian Cartel are much bigger, they are the main antagonists in GTA3 to add and a big rival to Claude in his quest of revenge as well as rivals of every gang he gets to work for at each point. Diaz gang are completely wiped out once he is killed by Tommy. What you think now about it? IMO Colombian Cartel are easily biggest when it comes to Hispanic gangs "RUN or die", lol. And also in Afro-Carribean I think the Yardies are bigger than Haitians. They appear in two games and also have a small part of the storyline, they are one of the many gangs fighting the other Mafia sets Toni helps via McAffrey. What you think about that now? --GTA 4 PC 20:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well that's an old thing, Diaz gang are more like bodyguards for Diaz more than a gang as they have no turf and they only protect Diaz. the Cartel are a big drug cartel that actually have turf and are more of a gang. Besides I am not even bothered with wikipedia anymore. --GTA 4 PC 20:39, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Of course I know, they are quite important even though they're there in a pretty short time. Unimportant and minor gangs are like Diablos, Haitians, Bikers and even though I hate to say that... Southside Hoods, they were never featured on the storyline apart from one mission in LCS. Damn I need Vice City Stories.--GTA 4 PC 20:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
yo yo yo the User:GeneGnome has the same image as you when i saw it it was kind of confusing if it was you then i saw your name was on it LMAO. Mcanmoocanu 17:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Heya. I would advise against making millions of empty categories and subcategories. Please don't take this as dismissal of your work, I simply intend to explain why I'm not an advocate of overcategorisation. GTABot has just spent the past couple of weeks getting rid of all the useless/empty categories. Yes all pages should be categorised, but if there are only 1 or 2 pages on a topic, you can put them in high-level categories like Category:Transportation instead, until there are enough to justify a subcategory of that. Likewise, when we have a lot of similar subcategories, you can group them into a subcategory of their own. And for another thing, a thousand empty categories doesn't make us look very full :)
For example (just the first one I could find), Category:Rail currently has 2 articles in it, with 1 in Category:Rail Bridges and 2 in Category:Rail Stations. Rail stations should stay, since that can easily be filled quickly. Rail and Road bridges perhaps can be grouped together, since there aren't many of each that have names, and they all serve a similar function, based on what people might be looking for (such as landmarks). The individual bridge pages could just go in Category:Rail instead of having a category with only 3 articles in it. Sure, if we ended up having 10 pages about rail bridges, then a category would be a good idea. But having lots of categories inside lots of categories can actually make things harder to find. Imagine within that having Rail Bridges in San Andreas, then Rail Bridges in Los Santos, then Single-track Rail Bridges in Los Santos... where do you draw the line? I say you need at least (say) 5 articles/subcategories to make a category, and even then only if they are necessary.
Same sort of thing with Category:Ground Transportation in San Andreas. Surely Category:Transportation in San Andreas is good enough, since that is what is being used with Liberty City. I understand these categories haven't been filled out yet, but Transportation in San Andreas would include the 5 airports, the Brown Streak Railway (which COULD have its own category containing stations, vehicles and operators), the lists of vehicles, and then maybe one article on Sea/Ocean/River/Water Transport/Transit/Travel/Transportation in (GTA?) San Andreas. That's about 10 articles in the main category, and about 3 subcategories - it doesn't need 4 main subcategories with 10 categories in each.
I don't see how you would ever get anything in Category:San Andreas Roads, since almost none of them are officially named - and you probably wouldn't have an article about each road, you'd have one article about all of them (Roads in San Andreas). Same with the aforementioned Sea Transport and Public Transport. Those articles (not categories) would be in the Transportation in San Andreas category.
As for naming, whether or not to use GTA in the name. According to Consistency, GTA San Andreas refers to the game, and San Andreas refers to the state AND the city used in GTA 1. This is why all the GTA IV articles SHOULD have "GTA IV" in the name rather than just Liberty City - although there are SOME crossovers, it is definitely different to the GTA III Era games featuring it. However, GTA III and GTA LCS feature an almost identical city, and so we should use the same category for everything to do with that. As far as Transportation in San Andreas goes, that could have the GTA prefix to distinguish it from GTA 1, but doesn't have to (since we concentrate on GTA III and later). Perhaps this needs further discussion at Project:Consistency.
Also on a similar note (not sure who chose this) but "Transportation" is just a longer (American) form of the word "Transport" - they mean exactly the same thing in the exact same tenses and whatever. I suggest we move to using "Transport" as a noun, since it is smaller and easier to spell. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another, so everything from airports to roads to subway stations fits under that remit.
Sorry for the long post, but I don't want you to spend 3 days making an elaborate Category Tree which is going to be empty and unused for a couple of years. We need to build a clear, consistent framework that can be expanded upon, rather than anticipate every legitimate category. Gboyers talk 03:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Cool. Don't bother renaming Transportation to Transport - that's a job for the bot to do. Gboyers talk 10:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
About my avatar, that's one of my favorite scenes of the movie too, and also The Godfather is one of the best movies I've ever seen. ^^ --cgs93 22:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)Cgs93
Main Page
Hi, Eganio! So, that was kind of weird! I don't know what User:Chip2007 thought I did to the Main Page, but if you take a look at the page's history, specifically, the diff for my only edit to the Main Page ever, you'll see that the only change I made was to add a new poll. Anyway, let me know if there's any other issues. --GuildKnightTalk2me 04:12, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
- By the way, do you ever visit the IRC room? --GuildKnightTalk2me 04:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Zombotech Corporation, STW Books, The Pink Oboe and Hemlock Tattoo are all businesses, not places. Yes they are based in San Fierro but they aren't really places (such as Calton Heights or Financial). That's why I removed the categories. A-Dust 20:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- Could we then make a new category called "Businesses in San Fierro" and put it to categories San Fierro and Businesses? --Tsukaji 21:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Dam and Blast Page
The article is certainly along the right lines. The opening tends to be along the lines of, say, Flying High. The location section of the infobox could do with Bone County added after Sherman Dam. The first and last bracket texts are not needed, and the two in the middle could be put into one. There is no need to put about the story path in the reward section and names in the script should be full just to make sure there is no confusion. For example, Carl was a character in GTA III. Whilst GTA III's Carl is white and CJ is black, there has been discussion here about whether they are the same. The Unlocked By section is also not on many, but that's due to using an outdated mission infobox. Any questions then just ask me. Talk:Missions was were the layout was agreed by the way. A-Dust 22:22, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
The page looks very good, although I'm not quite sure about the need for a brief section. Also, thank you for uploading an image of Benny (the gimp). A-Dust 21:01, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


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Mental health lags behind global health and lifespan improvements
Issued by University of Leicester Press Office on 17 December 2012
Photograph of Professor Terry Brugha available from firstname.lastname@example.com
A leading international expert on autism at the University of Leicester has been involved in contributing to a major new study of global health.
Professor Terry Brugha, of the Department of Health Sciences, is co-author of two papers in The Lancet's special issue on the Global Burden of Disease.
Because of his work on Autism Epidemiology, which was used to develop one new element of these global data syntheses, Professor Brugha was a co-author at the University of Leicester on two of the reports.
He said: "The most pressing issue to come out of the Global Burden of Disease study is that global health and lifespan is improving but mental health is not. This fits well with the second theme of my research group which is mental disorder prevention trials."
In a recent study, Professor Brugha found not a single person identified with autism or asperger's syndrome during a community survey in England actually knew they had the condition.
His research had revealed that autism was commoner in males, those without higher educational qualifications, and those living in social (government financed) housing. Prevalence was not related to the age of those with the condition.
The findings came from the first ever general population survey of autism in adulthood. They were based on a two phase epidemiological survey in England (7,461 screening interviews; 618 diagnostic) carried out in 2007. The findings were published fully in the world's leading peer refereed mental health scientific journal the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Professor Brugha, who is also a consultant psychiatrist working in the NHS with the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, said none of the cases with autism found in the community survey throughout England knew that they were autistic or had received an official diagnosis of autism or asperger syndrome.
Professor Brugha's research confirms the already published report from the survey (2009) that 9.8 per thousand adults in England meet official diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. There was no evidence of an 'autism epidemic' of marked increase in people with the condition.
You can find out more about the Global Burden of Disease study here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/dec/13/global-burden-disease-data
Professor Brugha also carried out the world's first ever analysis of data from a full scale clinical trial in adults shows that training Health Visitors to assess and psychologically support mothers after childbirth can prevent the development of depression over the following year.
But the substantial reduction in the number of NHS health visitors was identified by researchers as a key issue for the health and well-being of mums.
The prevention study was led by Professor Brugha with researchers from the universities of Nottingham and Sheffield. It was published in the Cambridge University Press journal Psychological Medicine.
More information here: http://www2.le.ac.uk/ebulletin/news/press-releases/2010-2019/2010/08/nparticle.2010-08-18.0432388748


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Shawn Olson Creative Arts
Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D
Greetings Earthling. Welcome to my creative portal. My name is Shawn Olson. I'm a creative jack-of-all trades who has years of experience in 3ds Max, game development, web development, journalism, photography, graphics and parenting. You may know me as a technical artist for Black Mesa or as the developer of Wall Worm if you came here as a game developer. I now also work on 3ds Max for Autodesk. All opinions here are my own.
If you need help with any of these things, then I'm your guy:
- Problem Solving
- 3D Environments
- 3D Assets
- 3ds Max pipelines
- Game Design
- Documentation
- Journalistic Coverage
- Application Education
- Web Application Development
If you must know more about me, feel free to read A Short Biography. But more importantly, enjoy the various photos, poems, editorials and scripts across the site.
I always enjoy feedback from visitors. Feel free to send me an email with any comments, ideas, praise, criticism or corrections. Of course you can always interact with me on the Wall Worm forums or other 3D forums where I haunt.
Latest Articles
Society's sentiment towards evolution
People argue against evolution all the time when they've never read about it.
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
Human ability and prejudice
Prejudice is a part of our world fading, but never quickly enough.
Problems with American Freedom
A reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, shortly after the events.
My feelings on God
My personal views on God.
Bruce Lee's Philosophy
A review of Bruce Lee's philosophical outlook.
A bankrupt soul
A poem on inner emptiness that comes with a single-minded obsession with materialism.
Artists come a dime-a-dozen
The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.


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This NASA image—recently taken by Mars Rover Spirit—shows the 5.9-inch skull of a Martian, with binocular eyes 2 inches apart, 1400 cc cranial capacity, and "most likely a carnivore." At least, according to a loony.
The comment came up in a forum, and argued that the alien creature was obviously a carnivore because of his "narrow pointed small mouth." Other commenters smashed the alien-spotter: "The coronal ridge shows ample structure to support the musculature of antennae, although none are visible in this view."
Obviously—and unfortunately—it's just a rock. A rock or an alien who covered himself in beach sand and fell asleep as the Martian seas evaporated. [Daily Telegraph]


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Whether you're seeking insurance coverage for your home or vehicle, getting a Florida insurance quote can seem a bit baffling to newcomers. There are a number of factors that determine auto insurance quotes and homeowners insurance quotes. Becoming more aware of these factors can help you to understand what has been kept in mind while creating yours. Florida insurance quotes can be confusing, but there is a method to what seems like madness.
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For homeowners, Florida insurance quotes factors are a little different from the factors that determine auto insurance quotes. Even so, this is what you want to be aware of:
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Gourmet Studios
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Calcutta, former seat of the British Empire and today capital of West Bengal, sits just above the Ganges delta. Fish is cooked here in harmonious combinations with root vegetables, squash, and leafy greens, incorporating Bengali seasonings such as pungent kalonji seeds and ground mustard seeds. In the following recipe, for a truly authentic taste use mustard oil instead of vegetable oil. Be sure, though, to heat the mustard oil to the smoking point and let it smoke for 3 to 5 seconds. This tempers its pungency.
- Yield
- Serves 4
- 1 1/2 pounds uncooked lobster tails, thawed if frozen
- 1 bunch spinach
- 1 medium onion
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 1 small fresh serrano chile
- a 1-inch piece fresh gingerroot
- 1/2 teaspoon brown or black mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (see note, beginning of recipe)
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander seeds
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt, or to taste
- Accompaniment: cooked white or brown basmati rice
- With a cleaver or large knife halve lobster tails lengthwise. Discard shells and devein tails. Cut lobster into bite-size pieces.
- Discard coarse stems from spinach and chop enough spinach to measure 2 cups. Chop onion and mince garlic. Wearing protective gloves, mince serrano. Peel gingerroot and mince. With a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind mustard seeds.
- In a 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onion, garlic, serrano, gingerroot, and mustard seeds, stirring, until onion begins to brown. Add coriander and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in spinach and cook until it begins to wilt, about 30 seconds. Gradually add yogurt, stirring until combined well, and stir in lobster and salt. Simmer mixture gently until lobster is just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Serve lobster and sauce over rice.


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This is an excellent collection, with only one slightly duff story in it. There are stories by well-known authors like Child, Jeffery Deaver, Alex Kava, CJ Lyons, Heather Graham and so on, and also (the point of the collection) stories by unpublished or just-published authors, which are equally strong. There are a mix of seriously creepy stories, one zombie tale, a couple which cross over into science fiction or fantasy and several with wicked twists in the tail. Highly recommended and a great first read for this year.
Cambridge blue, by Alison Bruce. Robinson, 2010. Kindle edition.
A new-to-me author; downloaded this, like the last one and the next one, as part of Amazon's £1 Kindle promotion over Christmas. The thing which always worries me slightly about books set in locations I know well is whether they twist the geography, but this is perfect; when the main character, a young policeman called Gary Goodhew, walks the streets of Cambridge, you know exactly where he is at any time. This covers a series of murders over many years, and the characters are largely believable. The one weakness may be Goodhew himself, though - he does go off being a complete maverick, in the Morse mode; but it doesn't seem realistic that he's able to do this as a DC, given the number of warnings from his boss he ignores along the way.
1222, by Anne Holt. Corvus, 2010. Kindle edition.
This is an amazing 'locked-in' type of thriller - the express from Oslo to Bergen crashes on a mountainside near a large tourist hotel in the middle of a snowstorm (at an altitude of 1222 metres) and the passengers are taken in. The weather gradually worsens and nobody can leave. Then the first murder is discovered... The only police seem to be guarding a mysterious personage on the top floor, and the only investigator present, Hanne Wilhelmsen, is a retired police officer who is paraplegic as a result of a shooting years before. At one stage, the author invokes And then there were none, but this is just so much better than that. I think it would make a fantastic disaster movie as the circle of suspects narrows and the weather becomes a main character in the drama. I'll be looking for more in this series.
Strange affair, by Peter Robinson [audiobook]. Narrated by Ron Keith. Rearsby, Leics: Clipper, 2005.
An Inspector Banks novel and not one of his best. It chugs along OK, and Banks is always an interesting character, but I had the feeling that it could have been about three-quarters the length without losing much of the plot or characterisation. The reading wasn't great either; the Banks books are usually narrated by someone else, and this reader hadn't gone with the same pronunciation - a character pronounced GRIZE-thorpe for the rest of the audiobooks suddenly becomes GRISS-thorpe, causing much shouting in the general direction of the CD player here.
Blood, sweat and tea, by Tom Reynolds. London: HarperCollins eBooks, 2009. Kindle edition.
I've been meaning to read this for a while; I started reading "Tom Reynolds" (actually Brian Kellet)'s blog three or four years ago in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London, but hadn't gone all the way back to the beginning. Reynolds is an ambulance driver and first responder for the London Ambulance Service, based in Newham. He recounts his shift when he finishes each day, partly as catharsis and partly for the sake of public information. Sometimes it's euphoric, when he or his crew have actually saved a life, sometimes desperately sad. He worries about emotional burnout and the way the world's going, while trying to avoid suicidal pedestrians leaping in front of his ambulance. He comments on the emergency services and the NHS, drug and alcohol misuse and the increasing misuse of the ambulance service for minor injuries. He claims to hate everybody, regardless of race, colour or religion; but the amount of compassion in these diaries exposes this as a lie.


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When you install SQL 2008 R2 workstation components you get a newer version of BIDS (BI Developer Studio, included in the workstation components) that replaces BIDS 2008 version (BIDS 2005 still live side-by-side). Everything would be good if you can use the newer version to edit any 2008 AND 2008R2 project.
SSIS editor doesn't offer a way to set the "compatibility level" of the package, becuase it is almost all unchanged. However, if a package has an ADO.NET Destination Adapter, there is a difference in XML format that requires some manual changes to move a SSIS project back and forth between BIDS 2008 and BIDS 2008R2.
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Mel B was on the set of her new gig as host of Oxygen's "Dance You're Ass Off" on Wednesday afternoon, but during a set visit, she confirmed to AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman that she did a screen test for the vacant "Dancing with the Stars" hosting gig.
Mel confirmed the news when Laura showed the former "DWTS" finalist (she competed during Season 5 with professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy), a paparazzi pic of the beautiful brunette with a "DWTS" script in her hand.
"I was going to 'Dancing with the Stars,'" Mel laughed, examining the photo.
"I didn't even know they took that," Mel marveled, before noting her sexy stride in the snap. "I'm strutting!"
As for the screen test, Mel wouldn't reveal whether she was testing to become a full-time co-host with Tom Bergeron, or become one of several rotating guest co-hosts, which has been rumored following Samatha Harris' departure. She did, however, admit she had a blast.
"I had fun with it," Mel told Laura. "I was [screen testing] with Tom. It was good."
When asked if she can do both "DWTS" and the Oxygen weight-loss inspired dancing competition, Mel said it wouldn't be a problem.
"The more the merrier," she smiled. "I like to do everything."
As for Season 2 of "DYAO," which returns to Oxygen this summer, Mel said the contestants are super sweet.
"They're really nice," she told Laura. "You're gonna fall in love with them."
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