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Snap Judgments: Steelers, Jets, Packers, Bears set for title games
• The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the AFC title game and so what else is new? It's almost bigger news when they're not. Since the league's 1970 merger, nobody has reached more conference championship games (15), hosted more title games (Sunday will make 11), or won more AFC crowns (seven) than the Steelers. Only Dallas, with eight NFC titles in that same span, tops Pittsburgh in that department, and the lone AFC club besides the Steelers to even reach double digits in appearances is the Raiders, with 11. Not since 1998-2000 have the Steelers gone three consecutive years without making the AFC Championship
So Pittsburgh knows this particular terrain quite well. But the Steelers have also known heartache in the AFC Championship Game. At 7-7, they're tied with the Raiders and 49ers">49ers for the most losses ever in the conference title-game round post-merger, and though they've played host to the game six times from the 1994 season on, they've lost four of those to the lower-seeded road team.
As the AFC's top seed, the Steelers were upset at home by the No. 2-seeded Chargers in the 1994 title game, and the No. 2-seeded Belichick-era Patriots got them twice at Heinz Field, in 2001 and 2004. In 1997, the No. 2-seeded Steelers lost at Three Rivers Stadium to the No. 4-seeded Broncos, a wild-card team.
So Steelers fans know they best approach Sunday's game against the No. 6-seed Jets (13-5) with due caution, even though Pittsburgh has won the past two times it faced a wild-card qualifier in the AFC title game: In 1995, against the upstart No. 5 Colts and quarterback Jim Harbaugh, and as recently as 2008, against the sixth-seeded John Harbaugh-coached Baltimore Ravens (alas, there are no more Harbaughs to conquer this week against the Jets).
The Steelers don't have to strain to recall that New York just played and won at Pittsburgh in Week 15, a gritty 22-17 Jets victory that went a long way toward saving their flagging playoff hopes. Thus, Pittsburgh knows better than to take anything for granted this week, like those silly and ill-fated '94 Steelers, who held a team meeting to discuss the production of a Super Bowl rap video before actually winning the AFC title game (the double-digit underdog Chargers won 17-13).
In Pittsburgh, there are AFC Championship Games, and then there are Super Bowl berths. And one doesn't always necessarily lead to the other.
• The NFL is fairly well populated with good, young head coaches these days, and the title-game round has been a veritable showcase for them in recent years. A pair of rookie head coaches met in last year's AFC title game (the Jets' Rex Ryan and the Colts' Jim Caldwell) and the 2008 game featured Baltimore's John Harbaugh in his first year of head coaching and Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin in his second season.
In the NFC, Arizona's Ken Whisenhunt made his conference's title game in 2008, his second season with the Cardinals, and Green Bay's Mike McCarthy did the same in 2007, year No. 2 on the job for him. The trend started in 2006, when New Orleans' Sean Payton had his Saints playing for a Super Bowl berth in his rookie season as a head coach.
This year is actually the first time since 2005 that the conference title games didn't feature at least one head coach making their initial playoff run. All four of this year's head coaches are already making their second appearance in a title game. Both Tomlin and Ryan are 4-1 in the playoffs, with Chicago's Lovie Smith and McCarthy being just a game behind them at 3-2. Starting in 2006, one of these four coaches have been involved in the championship-game round every year: Smith in 2006, McCarthy in 2007, Tomlin in 2008, and Ryan in 2009.
• What's that they say about defense winning championships in the NFL? Three of the four head coaches who have teams playing on Sunday cut their teeth in the league on the defensive side of the ball. Ryan, Tomlin and Smith are all former defensive coordinators, with only McCarthy, the former Saints and 49ers offensive coordinator, breaking the mold.
When you factor in Green Bay coordinator Dom Capers and Pittsburgh coordinator Dick LeBeau, you have two more of the game's best defensive minds working this weekend.
• Speaking of Capers and LeBeau, Sunday could double as an ex-NFL head coaching convention. Each of the league's four semifinalists have at least one former head coach on its assistant staffs, with Green Bay's Capers having led both expansion teams Carolina and Houston, LeBeau being the former boss of the Bengals, and Jets assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan getting the Raiders to the Super Bowl in 2002.
And then there's Chicago, in a league of its own when it comes to putting former head coaches to work. The Bears employ ex-Rams head coach Mike Martz as offensive coordinator, ex-Vikings head coach Mike Tice as offensive line coach, and ex-Lions head coach Rod Marinelli as defensive coordinator. Of the whole group, only LeBeau and Marinelli never led one of their teams into the playoffs as a head coach. The other four men all own at least one win in the postseason.
• The Packers at Bears in the NFC is the first playoff meeting of those two historic rivals since 1941, when they met in not only the NFL's first true playoff game, but also the first NFL game of any sort after the Dec. 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
It's the first NFC title game since 1989 to feature teams from the same division -- the 49ers crushed the rival Rams 30-3 that year -- and this is only the sixth time since the 1970 merger that division opponents have met to decide the NFC title. The best possible news for Bears fans is this: The home team is 5-0 in such NFC Championship Game rematches, with 49ers over Rams in 1989, Giants over Redskins in 1986, Redskins over Cowboys in 1982, Eagles over Cowboys in 1980, and Redskins over Cowboys again in 1972.
In the AFC title game, a rematch of division opponents is much more common. It has happened 11 times since the merger, including as recently as two years ago, when the Steelers beat the visiting Ravens. Home teams have gone 7-4 in those games, meaning that road teams are just 4-12 overall when facing a division foe in the conference round. But take heart, Packers fans. The away team has won three of the past six such meetings: The 1999 Titans won at Jacksonville, the 1992 Bills won at Miami, and the 1985 Patriots won at Miami.
• Don't look to Sunday's title games to settle the argument of how to best develop a first-round, franchise quarterback. Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger (No. 11 overall, 2004) started from the third week of his rookie season, and the Jets' Mark Sanchez (No. 5, 2009) was his team's opening-day starter as a rookie.
But Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (No. 24, 2005) sat and waited for three years behind Brett Favre before getting his chance to play in 2008, and Chicago's Jay Cutler (No. 11, 2006) didn't start for Denver in 2006 until the final five games of his rookie season, once Jake Plummer had exhausted Mike Shanahan's patience (shades of Donovan McNabb this season).
There are different ways to do it, but you can't argue that all four haven't gotten it done. No one in the group has either a losing record as an NFL starter, or in the playoffs. Roethlisberger is 78-31 overall as a starter (.716), and 9-2 (.818) in the postseason. Sanchez is 23-13 overall (.639) and 4-1 in the playoffs (.800). Rodgers is 29-21 overall (.580), and 2-1 in the playoffs (.667). Cutler brings up the rear at 36-34 overall (.514), and an unblemished 1-0 in the postseason.
Not too bad, eh? Add it all up and Sunday's QB foursome is 166-99 overall as starters (.626), including a 16-4 mark and an .800 winning percentage in the playoffs.
• If the Packers and Jets win on the road this weekend, and I'm picking them both to do just that, it'll mark the first time two wild-card teams have met in the Super Bowl. Both are No. 6 seeds, with the 2005 Steelers being the only other No. 6 seed to make the big game.
To think of it another way, it would be the first time in the 45-year history of the Super Bowl that a division champion didn't play in the game. Whoever said finishing second was as good as finishing last didn't have the NFL in mind.
A Bears-Steelers Super Bowl matchup would make history of a sort as well. It would be the first No. 2 seed versus No. 2 seed Super pairing since the NFL expanded the playoffs to 12 teams and started seeding the postseason in 1990.
• I couldn't help but notice that Giants safeties Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips both bravely (or brazenly) took to the radio this week to laud the players-coach style of the Jets' Ryan, and even added that they wished New York's autocratic Tom Coughlin would be more Rex-like.
It really echoed some comments made by veteran Jets defensive lineman Trevor Pryce in Sunday's postgame setting in New England. When asked if he thought more people liked the big-talking Jets than disliked them, Pryce used the question to stump for Ryan's free-wheeling style of coaching.
"There's more people that do like us than don't,'' Pryce said. "Maybe they won't admit it. But I can tell you there's a lot of NFL players that like us. They like us as a team, because of our head coach. I can't say it enough. It's because of our head coach.
"It's kind of like me getting to Baltimore in 2006. Shannon Sharpe told me, 'If you ever get a chance to play for Brian Billick, you go do it.' That's why I went to Baltimore. And I'm telling everybody else in the NFL, 'You get a chance to play for Rex Ryan, you do it.' ''
Ironically, Pryce in Baltimore got to both play for Billick, and play for Ryan, who was his defensive coordinator with the Ravens from 2006-2008. And now he's spreading the word around the league about the guy who signed him earlier this season, once Baltimore released him.
As is Jets guard Brandon Moore, who said Ryan's hold over his players is partly due to his ability to tell them things that eventually come true.
"Rex is weird that way,'' Moore said. "Even last year, everything he said came to fruition. He talked about having the No. 1 defense, and we had the No. 1 defense. He talked about seeing New England again this season, seeing Pittsburgh again this season. A lot of things really comes true with what he says, and I think that confidence just permeates throughout this team and is really infectious.''
• While the wild-card Jets and Packers come into the title games with two games worth of playoff momentum, with both victories coming on the road, the Steelers and Bears have played only once this postseason, winning at home last weekend.
Historically speaking, does that give any team a decided advantage, on either side of those two scenarios? Not really. I checked.
Since the playoffs expanded and seeding began in 1990, there have been 17 previous conference title-game matchups featuring one team with two playoff wins traveling to play at a team that had a first-round bye, and won at home in the divisional round.
The two-win teams are 7-10 in that situation, a pretty good mark considering they're playoff road teams and lower seeds, but it's not what you would call a definitive track record.
For the host Steelers, the best news is this: The past three AFC title games have all fit the two-win road at one-win home scenario, and the home team has won each time. The Colts beat the Jets last year, the Steelers beat the Ravens in 2008, and the Patriots beat the Chargers in 2007. So much for the factor of greater momentum, I suppose.
On the flip side, in six of the previous nine such title-game matchups, the two-win road team did prevail over the one-win home team: The Giants beat the Packers in 2007, the Steelers beat the Broncos in 2005, the Panthers beat the Eagles in 2003, the Ravens beat the Raiders in 2000, the Titans beat the Jaguars in 2000, and the Broncos beat the Steelers in 1997.
It's true, you know. You really can make statistics say anything you want them to say.


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Rabbi Emeritus
David Sofian was Temple Israel's senior rabbi from 2003 – 2015. Whether teaching Talmud and Torah during the week, preaching or teaching on Shabbat, or participating in community programs and events, David represented Temple and Judaism approachably and appealingly. Over dinner, in casual conversation or during services, he can tell and retell the folk tales of the shtetl and his own stories to great effect.
During his tenure at Temple, Rabbi Sofian was a member of the Dayton Synagogue Forum and the Dayton Jewish Community Leadership Council, and on the national board of the Association of Reform Zionists of America. In the community, he taught at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Dayton and the Seminary for Seniors program through United Theological Seminary. In 2014, he was awarded the Jack Moss Creativity Award through the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton.
After earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri and being ordained at Hebrew Union College, David began his rabbinic career as assistant to Rabbi Stanley Davids at Temple Emanuel in Worcester, MA. He served Temple Shaarai Shomayim in Lancaster, PA from 1980 to 1993, and Emanuel Congregation in Chicago from 1993 to 2003.
Now that he has retired and made aliyah to Israel, he actively participates with Yozma, the reform congregation in Modi'in, and enjoys living in the Jewish state. David's wife, Simone, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in French literature with a minor in Hebrew. They have three grown children, all married, and seven grandchildren.


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These women put chameleons to shame. In each picture there is a woman blending in with her surroundings. See if you can find them all.
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The Adventures of Cindy Li
Creating a Web Slice for your flickr badge
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Once upon a time
The team working on web slices at Microsoft asked me to do a sponsored review of the IE 8's Web Slice. Searching on Google I found an article called, "Create your own web slices" by Seth McLaughlin. Web Slices allow you to identify a portion of your web page that gets updated. Users can then subscribe to your web slice (like an RSS) and be informed when it gets updated. The extra bonus of web slices is that users can see the part that has updated in their favorites bar - without having to continually visit your site. This only works with Internet Explorer 8 but a lot my visitors use IE and I figure this is something that I can use that helps them know when I update things. Another benefit is it allows users to digest your site/blog/what have you in another way and if you've set up your CSS & HTML it is a piece of cake. ;)
I am going to apply web slices to my "on Flickr" portion in my sidebar. If you would like to try it out on your flickr badge and do not have one you can follow steps on Veerle's blog, here is Veerle's W3C Valid Flickr badge . I decided to try it on my flickr badge because it is the most updated portion of my site thanks to my data plan and flickr email uploading via my iPhone.
Starting to code it up
To create an hslice on your web page you need to create (or use an existing) div with a class of hslice.
My original code is below: (Note: I'm using [flickrurl] to mean
http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=4&display=latest&size=s&layout=x&source=user&user=43082001%40N00 in the code snippets in this post. You probably noticed this contains me my flickr feed user number so you need to switch it for yours before using it)

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Add an hslice to your div
Updated code: I added the hslice like this "
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Adding a title
The webslice won't work until you add a title. I already have an h2 in my flickr div which makes a good candidate for this. All I needed to do was add the "entry-title" class to the h2. This is what I added:
on Flickr
 The thing about the entry-title is that it is what will appear in the favorites bar of the users browser. So you may want to re-word it if it doesn't make sense out of context.

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So here's what it looks like in the IE8 browser in Vista.
So far so good but here's the gotcha - the flickr badge script is dynamic and so IE8 doesn't realize its updating - yeah I know but stick with it. Basically IE8 doesn't render the bold text when new content is added to flickr so it doesn't show the user that anything has changed. To get around this i got a bit of help from some dev guys (since this isn't my area of expertise and I like keeping hair on my head :P ).
First thing to note is why this isn't working ... yup it's security
Seth's post says, "Note: For security reasons, the Web Slice preview does not allow script or Microsoft ActiveX controls. Consequently, HTML forms and buttons are not supported. Instead, you can use links that contain URL parameters to perform related actions. Navigations occur within the currently selected tab. To get around this limitation, consider using an alternative display source, ...." You can read more about on his article.
So, what does this mean? Well, it means I needed to make a few changes. First, because we need to test the code for the web slice, we need to make IE8 check for updates more often. Normally, IE8 will check every 24 hrs but we can change this using a "TTL" (which means Time-To-Live). The lowest number you can put in here is 15 (for 15 minutes), anything less will still be forced to 15. This line is just 15.
The code now looks like this:

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This screenshot was in WindowsXP on bootcamp.
Now we tell the web slice where to get it's updates from. To do this I used rss2html.com and this line of code. It looks like a lot bit really it's a copy and paste (just remember to change the feed for your flickr ID. NOTE:You will need to upload a photo to your flickr account to test it and depending on flickr it can take a while to refresh so go get your Nintendo DS lite and play a game while your waiting.

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- The "feed" url tells the web slice where to check for the change in content (if you aren't using a script this could be an RSS feed).
- " XMLFILE=" bit is where your flickr RSS address goes. This is the same for everyone just replace it with your flickr id. (It's the portion after "id=").
- "TEMPLATE=" specifies where your custom template is and will be displayed when someone clicks on the web slice.
- So for me the full URL is
The TEMPLATE described is an html page with these lines of code. You can change the "entry-title" to whatever name you want, unless you like my name on your page. ;)
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">

Cindy on flickr

Above you see I created a file called "flickrslice.html" that page is what displays your web slice. Feel free to style it appropriately with a background color, link color, or however you would like. I found it easier that the CSS is all in one page. NOTE:Remember also to change out your flickr user id.
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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Preparation work for 2020 Hwy 15 project planned for Nov. 12
WILLMAR, Minn. –Thirty-one trees will be removed from state and city right-of-ways along Highway 15 in Hutchinson on November 12, 2019, in preparation for the 2020 Main Street reconstruction project. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has contracted with the City of Hutchinson for the removals.
Tree removal is necessary to accommodate the sidewalk construction, utility replacement, and curb and gutter work that will take place during next year's reconstruction project.
A portion of Highway 15 (Main Street) will be closed and a short-term detour will remain in effect for up to 24 hours. Front access to/from some properties in the work zone will be unavailable for a period of time, but alley access will not be affected, and is recommended. If necessary, the city may also close Fourth Avenue Southwest (between Franklin Street Southwest and Main Street South) and Fourth Avenue Southeast (between Main Street South and Hassan Street Southeast) overnight.
Traffic will be detoured from Second Avenue Southeast to Jefferson Street Southeast to Century Avenue Southeast.
The 2020 Main Street project includes the reconstruction of Highway 15 from Second Avenue South to Fifth Avenue South. It also includes pavement resurfacing on Highway 15 from Fifth Avenue South to just north of the roundabout at County Road 115/Airport Road, as well as the addition of a left-turn lane at Linden Avenue and updated pedestrian crossings along the project areas to meet Americans with Disabilities standards.
Benefits of the project include:
- Smoother road surface
- Modernized sanitary sewer and water
- Updated city and state infrastructure
Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2020 and last into the fall of 2020. The contract will be awarded early next year.
For more information, visit the project webpage at mndot.gov/d8/projects/hwy15downtownhutch.
Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/MnDOTsouthwest.


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"As Reliable As Clockwork" – Limited Edition Tinplate Railway Print
A nostalgic watercolour painting of a rather well-loved vintage toy train. This would be equally at home in a nursery, playroom or study. Capturing the colourful character of tin-plate toys, from a time when everything was as reliable as clockwork. The original painting was inspired by models from my own O Gauge tinplate train collection. I am certainly a child at heart!
Reproduced from my original watercolour. I have individually approved, numbered and signed every one of the 475 prints. They are printed on best quality 280gsm art paper.
The price of £39.50 per print includes complimentary UK postage.
© Debra Wenlock retains all reproduction rights & copyright.


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|Tomohiro Kashiwagi; his wife,
Akiko; and his sole employee,
Editor's note: More than a year after Japan's Tohoku region was devastated by a tsunami, small local businesses are bouncing back, helped by low-interest loans and startup assistance provided through a $2 million grant from NVIDIA. This is one in a series of profiles of businesses benefiting from the program, dubbed Operation Kizuna, after the Japanese word for "bond of love and friendship."
Tomohiro Kashiwagi hops out of the white van that I've been following, as I ease my rental car into his driveway. "Do you smell that?" he asks.
At first, it's hard to identify. Fried chicken? Tempura? Neither, actually. The scent is coming from the tailpipe of Kashiwagi's van. "This van runs on the biodiesel fuel that we make here," he says, patting the hood.
Around Kesennuma city, Kashiwagi is known as the biodiesel fuel guy. Restaurateurs and barkeeps call on him when they have cooking oil to dispose of. Transport companies and construction firms know he's the one selling eco-friendly fuel at reasonable price for a van, power shovel or a cargo truck. While Kashiwagi continues to run a business that helps manufacturers find workshops that make specialized parts for factory equipment, he now supplies 1,000 to 1,300 gallons of fuel a month to his four major customers.
It's hard to fathom that, this time last year, Kashiwagi — a cheery, solidly built 40-year-old — didn't know the first thing about biodiesel. What he did know was that he and plenty of other residents in this city on Japan's northeastern shore had become too dependent on imported fossil fuel.
The March 2011, earthquake and tsunami had made this clear. Cracked roads and tsunami-ravaged areas disrupted deliveries of everything from food to fuel. "Mobile phone services were down so we had no way of contacting my wife's family, in Iwate prefecture north of here, and we couldn't go by car right away to see whether they were alive," said Kashiwagi.
For months, gasoline in Kesennuma was in short supply; even when it wasn't, prices were sky-high. "That was hard on businesses here," he said. "I kept thinking, there must be a way that we can make our own fuel."
Clean and green, if a little greasy
The answer: a contraption that turns used cooking oil into diesel fuel. Late last year, Kashiwagi spent ¥4mn ($51,700) of his savings on the machine, and by January his biodiesel fuel business was in full swing. Using biodiesel fuel made from recycled oil wins praise from environmentalists who say it helps keep waste oil out of landfills where the oil can contaminate groundwater. They also point out that diesel-engine trucks and heavy machinery, which run on the recycled fuel without expensive add-ons, spew fewer pollutants.
|Labor intensive: Murakami filters used cooking
oil gathered from more than 100 sources.
But producing fuel from cooking oil is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Kashiwagi has to gather oil from more than 100 restaurants, bars and shops in the area. It can range in clarity from yellow ochre, like honey, to burnt umber, like Coca-Cola. The clearer it is, the more fuel he can squeeze from it.
He starts by filtering out food particles and other debris. Then the oil goes into the machine — 26 gallons at a time — for six hours. Water and methanol are added in stages, the water to flush out impurities, the methanol to start a chemical reaction that turns roughly 90 per cent of the oil into fuel.
Kashiwagi says he knew there would be demand for his services. He just didn't figure there would be this much. On a recent weekday morning, he gets several calls from businesses — a hospital, a soba noodle shop — that want their oil collected. "They're asking that we swing by today," Kashiwagi said, turning to Junji Murakami.
Kashiwagi recently hired Murakami — a wiry man in his late 30s who used to work at the fish market — to oversee his growing biodiesel fuel business.
A different kind of oil exploration
For most of the day I join Murakami, making the rounds to pick up oil and deliver fuel. Our first stop is a diner, one of many restaurants that is grateful for the service. Most restaurants closed their doors for months after last year's disaster. Those that eventually reopened found themselves in a pickle: they had no way to dispose of their cooking oil because the tsunami had wiped out businesses that previously had provided the service. The diner doesn't have much oil — about 4 gallons. The 7-Eleven we stop at next has almost none.
|A gallon here, a gallon there,
and soon you're producing 1,300
liters of clean biodiesel a month.
Two more restaurants, two hospitals and a mom-and-pop grocery store later, Murakami has more than a dozen 4-gallon cans. With every shop, there's a different arrangement. Some pay for the service; others get paid. Many hear about the service by word-of-mouth. And thanks to stickers and posters and a Facebook page that Kashiwagi's wife, Akiko, is in charge of, more people are finding out.
In the afternoon, while Murakami is away filling a customer's trailer-truck with two plastic jugs full of biodiesel, Kashiwagi keeps an eye on the fuel-converting machine and mans the phones. A couple of construction firms call asking if they can buy fuel but Kashiwagi declines.
For now, he's busy enough. Kashiwagi charges ¥110 per liter — roughly $5.30 a gallon — which sounds pricey but in Japan it's about 10 per cent cheaper than what you pay for diesel fuel at the pump. "Eventually, we want to produce up to 1,300 liters (3,500 gallons) a month, but we will need a bigger machine and more space," says Kashiwagi.
Fortunately, he has money on hand: Kashiwagi says he's waiting for the right moment to put the ¥1.5mn ($19,400) grant from NVIDIA (distributed through PlaNet Finance Japan) toward the next stage of his business's growth. "My mission is to make this business a success," he says.


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WORCESTER --- The WPI women's rowing varsity eight broke the school record twice and took third in the grand final as the program placed seventh Friday at the 2018 National Invitational Rowing Championship on Lake Quinsigamond.
Bates secured the team title with 252 points while the Engineers accumulated 173.
The third-ranked crew defeated No. 4 Wesleyan, No. 10 William Smith, UNH, Simmons, St. Lawrence, who is receiving votes, and Skidmore with a then-school record 6:30.211 in the morning. The Cardinals were over three seconds behind the Engineers with a 6:33.947. No. 1 Bates won the grand final in a time of 6:24.113, followed by No. 2 Ithaca (6:27.126) and, with a new program record 6:28.145, WPI. Wesleyan, No. 9 Tufts and No. t-6 Williams were fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
The second varsity eight captured the petite final in a time of 6:51.576. They were followed by RIT, William Smith, Ithaca, Smith and Trinity. Earlier in the day, the group was third (6:54.607), behing Bates and Wesleyan, and ahead of Trinity and Colby.
In the third varsity eight, WPI (7:06.706) finished fourth in the grand final ahead of Ithaca and Wellesley. Bates, Williams and Wesleyan comprised the top three. Bates and Williams were also in the morning heat going 1-2. The Engineers were third (7:11.956) to best Smith, RIT and Trinity.
The women's four was a grand final only event won by Bates. Wellesley was second, Hamilton was third and WPI (8:27.279) was fourth. Rochester, Clark and William Smith rounded out the seven-team field.
WPI awaits word on a possible selection to the NCAA Championships. Participants will be revealed Monday during a 7pm NCAA.com Selection Show with the championship scheduled for Friday, May 25th and Saturday, May 26th at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Varsity Eight
Madison Healey (Atkinson, NH) - Coxswain
Sarah Wutka (North Granby, CT)
Melissa Bazakas-Chamberlain (Belmont, MA)
Jasmine Loukola (Wells, ME)
Lillian Mell (Montana, CA)
Marlies de Jong (Huntington Beach, CA)
Kinsey McNamara (Chelmsford, MA)
Christine Hovermale (Almeda, CA)
Eva Barinelli (Tewksbury, MA)
Second Varsity Eight
Madeline Burke (Verona, NJ) - Coxswain
Diana Celaj (Worcester, MA)
Rachel Lia (South Burlington, VT)
Abby Sawyer (Uxbridge, MA)
Kylie Dickinson (Meredith, NH)
Alexandra Connor (Baldwinsville, NY)
Steph Silvestris (Rutland, MA)
Josephine Bowen (Lunenburg, MA)
Olivia Kiristis (Upton, MA)
Third Varsity Eight
Larissa Naidoo (Acton, MA) - Coxswain
Maya Sun (Belmont, CA)
Liz Graveline (Litchfield, NH)
Rachel Peterson (Hastings, MN)
Ally Sichler (Reading, PA)
Vanessa Legere (Hooksett, NH)
Amelia Harvey (Sudbury, MA)
Pheobe Yeung (San Leandro, CA)
Sarah St. Pierre (Maynard, MA)
Varsity Four
Laura Boccio (Malverne, NY) - Coxswain
Paula Sardi (Cali, Colombia)
Alana Guilbault (Bernardston, MA)
Katherine Thompson (Groton, MA)
Lillian Neff (Havertown, PA)


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Researchers investigate world's oldest human footprints with software designed to decode crime scenes
Researchers at Bournemouth University have developed a new software technique to uncover 'lost' tracks, hidden in plain sight at the world's oldest human footprint site in Laetoli (Tanzania). The software has revealed new information about the shape of the tracks and has found hints of a previously undiscovered fourth track-maker at the site.
Footprints reveal much about the individuals who made them; their body mass, height and their walking speed. "Footprints contain information about the way our ancestors moved," explains Professor Bennett. "The tracks at Laetoli are the oldest in the world and show a line of footprints from our early ancestors, preserved in volcanic ash. They provide a fascinating insight into how early humans walked. The techniques we have been developing for use at modern crime scenes can also reveal something new about these ancient track sites."
The Laetoli tracks were discovered by Mary Leakey in 1976 and are thought to be around 3.6 million years old. There are two parallel trackways on the site, where two ancient hominins walked across the surface. One of these trackways was obscured when a third person followed the same path. The merged trackway has largely been ignored by scientists over the last 40 years and the fierce debate about the walking style of the track-makers has predominately focused on the undisturbed trackway.
By using the software developed through the NERC Innovation Project Professor Bennett and his colleagues have been able to decouple the tracks of this merged trail and reveal for the first time the shape of the tracks left by this mysterious third track-maker. There is also an intriguing hint of a fourth track-maker at the site.
"We're really pleased that we can use our techniques to capture new data from these extremely old footprints," says Dr Marcin Budka who developed the software used in the study.
"It means that we have effectively doubled the information that the palaeo-anthropological community has available for study of these hominin track-makers," continues Dr Reynolds one of the co-authors of the study.
"As well as making new discoveries about our early ancestors, we can apply this science to help modern society combat crime. By digitising tracks at a crime scene we can preserve, share and study this evidence more easily," says Sarita Morse who helped conceive the original analysis.
The study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Source: Bournemouth University [April 26, 2016]
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C++20 will be the next big C++ standard after C++11. As C++11 did it, C++20 will change the way we program modern C++. This change is, in particular, true for Ranges, Coroutines, Concepts, and Modules. To understand this next big step in the evolution of C++, let me put it in this post in the historical context of C++ standards.
At the end of the 80ths, Bjarne Stroustrup and Margaret A. Ellis wrote there famous book Annotated C++ Reference Manual (ARM). This books served two purposes. First, there were many independent C++ implementations. ARM defined, therefore, the functionality of C++. Second, ARM was the base for the first C++ standard: C++98 (ISO/IEC 14882). C++98 had a few important features: templates, the standard template library (STL) with its containers and algorithms, strings, and IO streams.
With C++03 (14882:2003), C++98 got a technical correction which is so small that there is no place on my timeline. In the community, C++03, which includes C++98, is called legacy C++.
In 2005 something very interesting happened. The so-called technical report 1 (TR1; ) was published. TR1 was a big step toward C++11 and, therefore, towards Modern C++. TR1 (TR 19768) is based on the boost project which was founded by members of the C++ standardisation committee. TR1 has 13 libraries that should become part of the next C++ standard. For example, the library to the regular expression library, the random number library, smart pointers such as std::shared_ptr and hashtables. Only the so-called special mathematic functions had to wait until C++17.
C++11 stands for the next C++ standard but we just call it Modern C++. This name holds also true for C++14 and C++17. C++11 has many features which fundamentally changed the way we program C++. For example, C++11 brought the components of the TR1, but also move-semantic, perfect forwarding, variadic templates, or constexpr. But this not all. With C++11 we got the first time a memory model as the fundamental base of threading and a threading API. If you are curious, here are my post to the memory model and multithreading in general.
C++14 is a small C++ standard. It brought read-writer locks, generalised lambdas, and generalised constexpr functions.
C++17 is neither big nor small. It has two outstanding features: the parallel STL and the standardised filesystem. About 80 algorithms of the STL can be executed with a so-called execution policy. This means, a call std::sort(std::execute::par, vec.begin(), vec.end()) is a hint for the C++ implementation to sort the container vec in a parallel way. Additionally, you can specify that the sort should be done sequential (std::execution::seq), or vectorised (std::execution::par_unseq). As for C++11, boost was also highly influential for C++17. We got the filesystem from boost and the three new data types: std::optional, std::variant, and std::any. Here are my posts to C++17.
C++20 will change the way we program C++ as fundamentally as C++11. This holds is, in particular, true for the big four: Ranges, Coroutines, Concepts, and Modules. A half year ago, I would write the big five, but contracts were removed in standardisation meeting this year in Cologne. A contract specifies in a precise and checkable way interfaces for software components. My post C++ Core Guidelines: A Short Detour to Contracts in C++20 gives you more details. I should not write about the past. Here is the bright shining upcoming future.
The new ranges library enables it to express algorithms directly on the container, compose the algorithm with the pipe symbol and apply them onto infinite data streams.
Thanks to Coroutines asynchronous programming in C++ may become mainstream. Coroutines are the base for cooperative tasks, event loops, infinite data streams, or pipelines.
Concepts will change the way we think and program templates. They are semantic categories for the valid template arguments. They enable you to express your intention directly in the type system. If something goes wrong, you will get a short error message.
Modules will overcome the restrictions of header files. They promise a lot. For example, the separation of header and source files becomes as obsolete as the preprocessor. In the end, we will also have faster build times and an easier way to build packages.
But this by far not all. Here are a few additional highlights:
Okay, we should give the new child a name, because the existing C++ standards have all informal names.
This name discussion is difficult. In April, I had the same question on Twitter. Here is the tweet,
How should we call C++20 and the beyond area? C++98 - C++03: Legacy C++C++11 - C++17: Modern C++C++20 - C++.. : Honestly, I don't know.
— Rainer Grimm (@rainer_grimm) April 28, 2019
How should we call C++20 and the beyond area? C++98 - C++03: Legacy C++C++11 - C++17: Modern C++C++20 - C++.. : Honestly, I don't know.
and here are a few of the more than 50 answers. I added the twitter names to the suggestions.
You see, there is a slight tendency to postmodern. Maybe, you have a better idea.
Now, to the questions challenged me the most. I have already written ten posts in the last years, which had C++20 as its topic. My question was: Should I link to my existing posts or should I publish them once more? The first way is incomplete, and the second way is redundant. I decided to pursue a third way. If possible, I will use the existing posts as a starting post but write them new. The reason is simple. First I assume, most of you don't know my posts which are older than one year. Second, many of the features changed since I wrote about them. My overall idea is to give you a complete post-series to C++20. Of course, I start with the big four.
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Paris, February 15, 2015
I wanted to come here, to the Danish Embassy in Paris, to express to the Ambassador – as I have already done to the Prime Minister – France's solidarity with the Danish people.
What happened yesterday was in fact already at work in France more than a month ago. The same targets were chosen by the terrorists. First of all, a cultural centre where freedom of expression was being debated; a film-maker was killed there. And then, afterwards, police were struck because they were protecting that place,
because they were also protecting another place, a synagogue, because the same terrorist wanted to attack a place where Jews went to pray. We can see clearly that in Denmark, in France, there's a link; it doesn't confirm a network but simply the same determination by the terrorists to strike at what we are, what we represent, the values: values of freedom, the law and the protection which every citizen, regardless of their religion, must be afforded.
Denmark and France are today one nation, experiencing the same sadness, the same misfortune, but also the same determination to resist, combat and indeed defeat terrorism.
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Sacramento, CA -- California Manufacturers & Technology Association president Dorothy Rothrock made the following statement regarding Senate Bill 3 becoming law:
"Manufacturing provides the opportunity for middle skilled workers to obtain the higher wage jobs available in the manufacturing economy. Imposing such a steep minimum wage increase on manufacturers, including large established companies and small firms that want to grow in California, creates a challenge by raising their labor costs in a globally competitive market. For this reason, the Governor and Legislature should quickly take steps to improveits business climate and adopt policies to encourage manufacturing investments and job growth in the state."


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How can I earn my degree in three years?
You can reduce your time to graduation by up to one full year because of your accomplishments in high school. A faculty committee evaluates your experience and strengths based on your teacher evaluations, essay(s), resume, and work samples. Your total requirements may be reduced by up to 45 credits, or one full year. Only general education credits are reduced. You still take all the classes in your major.
I don't want to take MORE than a full set of classes each term. Is the Acc Bacc program for me?
An Acc Bacc student averages about 16 credits per quarter just like a regular four-year student. Actual credits per quarter depend upon the amount of credit reduction granted on admission to the program. A few Acc Bacc students choose to take summer school courses that will also help reduce the average course load. Students admitted to the program will develop a three-year graduation plan with their academic advisor.
What is the difference between a course reduction program and a course compression program?
A course reduction program like SOU's Accelerated Baccalaureate Program evaluates your application to reduce your required course load. We actually reduce the number of credits you need for graduation by up to one year. A course compression program puts you in more classes every term in an effort to have you graduate in less time.
Do I need to apply to both Southern Oregon University and the Accelerated Baccalaureate Program?
Yes, these are separate applications. The University application goes to the Admissions office while the Acc Bacc application goes directly to the program. Acceptance into the Acc Bacc program is contingent upon acceptance by the University.
Will I have the same educational and extra-curricular opportunities as regular students?
Absolutely! Acc Bacc students are encouraged to participate in the many extra-curricular and academic opportunities available to all SOU students. Current Acc Bacc students participate in student government, student clubs, varsity and club sports, National Student Exchange and study abroad. Advisors work with students participating in exchange programs to ensure the classes they take at other universities or abroad will work with their three-year program.
What happens if I want to take a term off?
Students are encouraged to stay in close contact with their advisor and complete their coursework in three years. If a student must take a term off, every effort will be made to redesign the individual student program to ensure completion in three years. This may mean an increased course load each term and taking classes during the summer terms. Alternatively, if for some reason, such as illness, change of major, or academic problems, students are unable to make normal progress for the three-year degree, then they may be required to complete the regular 180-hour four-year degree program.
I already have some college. Am I still eligible for the program?
Students with more than 18 college credits may not qualify for the Acc Bacc Program. The Acc Bacc is based on a reduction of general education and elective credits. Students with college credit may already be in a position to finish their degree at SOU within three years, following the normal transfer student model. Contact the Admissions Office for assistance in determining the number of transfer credits you have; then contact the Acc Bacc Program to see if we are the right choice for you.
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Even after Rachel Reeves' recent lurch to the Right, Labour's behaviour remains beyond saintly in comparison with the gutter-vermin who describes himself as the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
I read the following altercation, copied verbatim from today's Hansard (the record of Parliamentary events) on Facebook and almost despaired. The following took place during Work and Pensions Questions.
Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op): "Will the Secretary of State confirm whether benefits officers been have told not to sanction people when the only job offered is on a zero-hours contract? Do Ministers recognise that the new claimant commitments mean that people will not actually be able to sign zero-hours contracts without risking losing their in-work benefits?
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Most of the attacks are performed by intercepting the data between the payment gateways and website or online store.
As we have seen recently the use of e-commerce websites has increased rapidly which caught the eyes of hackers. In past few months, several attacks had made on the e-commerce websites in order to steal the credit card information and banking related information.


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The Beal Family - Biography of William Beal
With other interesting facts in the lives of the Beal Families. Information was gathered from reliable genealogical and other records. The story as given by William Beal's daughter, Harriet Salvina Beal Millet, to his granddaughter, Cora Anna Beal Peterson, the daughter of John Alma Beal, and her friends. Many times we gathered about Aunt Harriet (Mommie Millet) to hear again the story of her and her father and family crossing the plains. I have heard it many times and to the best of my ability I give it here.
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Samsung Moment is the second Android based handset from Samsung, which would be available exclusive for Sprint customers in United States. This handset is powered by 800MHz processor. It also features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
It comes with a 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen, which has a proximity sensor and accelerometer. Other features includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and support for Sprint's EV-DO Rev. This smartphone has a 3.2 mega-pixel camera, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, Visual voice mail support and up to 32GB expandable memory.
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Free Museum Entrance Offered Saturday | Arts & Culture
Thousands of museums around the country will be offering free entrance through the Smithsonian Magazine's free museum day Saturday.
People interested in seeing the country's history for free can go to smithsonianmag.com/museumdaylive and download a free ticket to any museum participating in the program.
Several museums around Nevada are part of the program, including Boulder City Hoover Dam Museum and the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium.
The Boulder City Hoover Dam Museum, 1305 Arizona Street, uses three-dimensional, interactive displays and exhibits to tell the story of the Boulder Canyon Project and the building of the Hoover Dam.
The museum will accept a ticket on your smart phone.
The College of Southern Nevada Planetarium, 3200 East Cheyenne Avenue, offers several screenings of fun and educational films about the stars and planets. There is also telescope observing at 9 p.m., weather permitting.
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Since 2019, VNA has implemented a series of creative initiatives. For example, an anti-fake-news rap song – a combination of rap and news information – was launched in April 2020. The song was first performed in Vietnamese and then translated into 14 other languages including English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao and Arabic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency's anti-fake news project wins international press award
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Vietnam News Agency – 75 years of pride
After 1954, VNA entered into a new period of development. Along with the reporting of news on land reform, industry and trade renovation, and the building of socialism in the north, it also took charge of covering the struggle in the south against the US forces and the US-backed administration. As the US escalated its attacks on the north, VNA arranged its forces and stood ready to fight in protection of its bases, while strengthening its equipment to make it more professional while expanding its coverage of news for domestic and foreign readers. In early 1960, the revolution in the south entered a phase of massive uprising. Along with completing its duty in terms of news coverage, VNA also prepared infrastructure and personnel for the establishment of an official provider of news of the revolution in the south. On October 12, 1960, the provider came into being under the name "Thong tan xa Giai phong" (Liberation News Agency), the official mouthpiece and news … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency – 75 years of pride
Yonhap President congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th founding day
First of all, I would like to express my sincerest congratulation on the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Vietnam News Agency. As a Vietnam's representative news agency, VNA has achieved sustained growth and development since its birth in 1945. In particular, it has made remarkable development under Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi's excellent leadership over the last decade, actively coping with rapidly-changing media environment and leading a digital new media market. As key news agencies representing South Korean and Vietnam respectively, Yonhap and VNA have maintained close exchanges and cooperation for a long period of time. Both agencies have cooperated closely in a variety of fields for a long time, including personal exchanges in both levels of top management and employees and news content exchange. I had the opportunity of participating in the OANA Executive Board Meeting, which was hosted by VNA in Hanoi on April, 2019. I was deeply moved by VNA's … [Read more...] about Yonhap President congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th founding day
Party chief congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th anniversary
Amid the far-reaching impact of the fourth Industrial Revolution on all socio-economic areas, he said he hopes and believes the VNA will continue to consolidate its role as the official, trustworthy media agency of the Party and State, providing domestic and international news in various forms for people from all walks of life. … [Read more...] about Party chief congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th anniversary
PM urges Vietnam News Agency to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work
Prime Minister Phúc said that as the main national multimedia news agency, the VNA had its own path as a provider of official information to the press system and for the public both in and out of the country. That is the identity and fundamental value the VNA needed to continue to promote and maintain as the journalism industry develops, he said. … [Read more...] about PM urges Vietnam News Agency to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work


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Ranchland Network: Buyer Representative
Of all the decisions you'll face when buying a ranch property, there's none more important than the Ranchland agent you choose to represent you.
The job of your Ranchland agent is to support you in finding the right ranch with the best possible terms, and to aid you through the entire process. Your Ranchland agent will explain the process of buying a ranch, and familiarize you with the various activities, documents and procedures that you will experience throughout the transaction.
Ranchland Agent: Tips For Selecting a Ranchland Agent
Your Ranchland Agent should be:
- Knowledgeable about the regions of interest to you.
- Aware of the complicated local and state requirements affecting your transaction.
- Effective in multi-party, face-to-face negotiations.
- Highly-trained, with access to programs for continued learning and additional certifications.
- Technology-focused.
- Supported by professional legal counsel.
Most real estate professionals and mortgage lenders recommend pre-qualifying for a loan before selecting a ranch to purchase. This process will help you:
- Determine the price range you can afford.
- Understand the types of loans you qualify for.
- Determine what your monthly payment will be.
- Estimate the down payment and closing costs.
The Loan Process
Your Ranchland agent will help you to select a mortgage lender. Once you have made your decision, these are the steps of the process:
Application - All pertinent documentation is obtained. Fees and down payments are discussed, and the borrower will receive a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and a Truth-in-lending statement (TIL), itemizing the rates and associated costs for the loan.
You will be asked to provide certain documents to your lender in order that your loan can be processed in a timely manner.
Loan Submission - Once all the necessary documentation is in, your completed file is submitted to a lender for approval.
Loan Approval (Underwriting) - Loan approval, or underwriting, generally takes 24 to 72 hours. All parties are notified of the approval and any loan conditions that must be received before the loan can close.
Closing - Once all parties have signed the loan documents, they are returned to the lender. If all the forms have been properly executed, the lender sends the loan funds by wire transfer. At this point, the borrower finishes the loan process and actually buys the house.
Finding and Choosing the Right Ranch Property
Based on criteria that you and your Ranchland agent establish together, your Associate will help you find the perfect ranch. There are many factors to consider in selecting a property, including location, bedroom and bath count and amenities.
Your Ranchland agent will apply their extensive community knowledge and professional resources to research available properties, and show you the ranches that best meet your needs. If you find a property that interests you through the Internet or your own research, let your Ranchland agent know so that a showing can be arranged.
As you view different properties, your criteria may change. Open and direct communication with your Ranchland agent is a key element of a successful property search.
Making an Offer
Once you have found the ranch that you wish to purchase, your Ranchland agent. will apply their professional training and do all the necessary research to help you structure an effective offer.
This is where your Ranchland agent negotiation skills come into play. When an offer is made, the seller will have the option of accepting, rejecting or counter-offering. Your Ranchland agent. will negotiate the best possible terms for you.
Your Ranchland agent will draft the purchase agreement, advising you of protective contingencies, customary practices, and local regulations. Home warranty, title and escrow arrangements will be detailed in the offer. Although your Ranchland agent will give you advice and information, it is your decision as to the exact price and terms that you wish to offer.
Managing the Escrow
When the purchase agreement is accepted and signed by all parties, your Ranchland agent will open escrow for you and your earnest money will be deposited. The escrow is a neutral third party that will receive, hold, and distribute all funds associated with your transaction.
Removing Contingencies
Prior to closing escrow, all of the contingencies of the Purchase Agreement must be met. Your Ranchland agent will coordinate this process. Typical contingencies include:
- Approval of the Seller's Property Disclosure Statement.
- Approval of the preliminary title report.
- Loan approval, including an appraisal of the property.
- Physical inspections of the property.
- Pest inspection and certification.
- Acquisition of homeowner's insurance.
Closing Escrow and Moving In!
When all of the conditions of the purchase agreement have been met, you will sign your loan documents and closing papers. You will deposit the balance of your down payment and closing costs to escrow, and your lender will deposit the balance of the purchase price. The deed will then be recorded at the County Recorder's office and you will take ownership of your home.
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* The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes is up next. Miz wins with a Figure Four.
* Another immigration promo from Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter.
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Carbide3D sent me a new CM controller board (v2.3) to replace my v2.1 board that they suspect is causing the infamous disconnect issues. The interesting bit is that it came with a giant capacitor pre-installed on the board - as has been discussed as a DIY fix elsewhere on the support forums. It LOOKS odd given that everything else is a surface mount component…
Anyhow, when I removed the v2.1 board most of the white thermally conductive grease (?) remained on the PCB with a small amount left on the aluminum heatsink the board attaches to. My question is two-fold: is the residual goo/paste/grease on the heatsink sufficient to provide the thermal bond required for the new board or do I need to add more? If the latter, can folks suggest products that I can easily purchase locally for this specific purpose?
Part numbers, links, etc appreciated. I want to make sure I get the right stuff and not just "guess" and end up with something corrosive that eats my PCB or is incompatible with aluminum or is ELECTRICALLY conductive and shorts out everything…my paranoia regarding potential catastrophic scenarios is probably excessive…I know. I'm sure someone here or at Carbide support can quickly point me in the right direction. I'll email Carbide if I must, but I seem to get a turnaround ranging from a day or two to sometimes over a week…
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Re: Thermal "goo" suggestions for replacement CM board on SO3
Do search for heat sink grease. Also any thermal paste used for Computer CPU's will work. Most heatsinks are aluminum so you will not have to worry about the pastes eroding it away. Some of the pastes are conductive so be careful not to get it on the electrodes or the board. A little bit of this goes a long way a semi-transparent film is plenty thick.
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This will be my weekly training and other ramblings during what I hope is my build up to my long hoped for return to the marathon.
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Weekly Training Blog January 5 to 11, 2015
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- mark said...
Keep it rolling, Nate!
- January 11, 2015 at 7:28 PM
Really great post! I liked your Delusions of Grandeur Saturday. Glad to know it even happens to the best runners in the world :D As a mere mortal amateur & dreamer I struggle with it on a daily basis.
One thing I have been asking myself lately is how do you estimate those percentages on hilly loops? You wrote your very hilly is +/- 20sec/mi slower than the track, is that just a rough estimate? It's kind of hard to know what 80% of racepace should feel like...
- January 12, 2015 at 2:42 AM
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Mark- thanks!
Alex- yes just a rough estimate. I get a sense of it over time with more repetitions of the loops and seeing how times compair with other loops. So for example I alternate the loop I did sunday with my regular 20k and 10 mile loops pretty regularly when it is lighter out during the day. So I'm pretty certain it runs about 10 seconds per mile slower than that loop. Thing is I don't currently use any flat loops regularly. I do know last year when I was in Hawaii on vacation I had a nice almost flat area for all my runs. My average pace was 5:50 to 6:00. I had been running over 6:00 without exception at home. Now a lot of variables there but it gives one an idea. Might it only be 5seconds a mile slower than flat. Sure. Of course at this point as I said I would be quite happy with that.
Thanks for the question and keep dreaming big.
- January 12, 2015 at 4:27 AM
- Rich Heffron said...
Nate, it is so awesome to see you crushing it again. Those 3 workouts were impressive!
Thanks for starting up the blog again. It is a great resource. The workouts you collect, share, and elaborate upon are gold—truly the fundamentals to an effective training plan.
Do you have a goal marathon in mind? (Sorry if I missed the post where you stated it.)
Stay healthy and best of luck.
- January 12, 2015 at 7:31 AM
- JoeLoureiro said...
Nate, read your article in Level Renner and wanted to offer help with translation from Portuguese if you need it. Can you also provide the links to Dos Santos' training.
- January 12, 2015 at 9:48 AM
Keep it coming. Every time I read your blog/training I wind up with subtle adjustments in my own future planned workouts. I'm trying your tuesday treadmill run this Saturday. Only adjusting the paces a bit slower. :) Thank You.
- January 12, 2015 at 11:10 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Thanks! I do have a goal marathon in mind but I want to get it all squared away before I announce.
Joe, there were a bunch of articles out after Dos Santos won NYC, both times, been a while since I searched them. If I get a chance to spend some time on it again and find the articles I'll send them along to you. Thank you so much for offering! The most amazing skill to me is the ability to speak multiple languages. So very impressed and jealous of those of you who can do it!
Danny- I'm glad that is why I do it! Good luck!
- January 12, 2015 at 5:46 PM


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AirPlay in the Classroom: Apple TV vs Reflector App
AirPlay in the classroom from an iPad or iPhone is becoming a trend in both Higher Education and K12. More teachers and classrooms are getting mobile devices, either personal or through the insituation, to help enhance their teaching and provide educational content anywhere in the classroom.
Uses for AirPlay in the classroom:
- Portable whiteboard using an app, such as Educreations
- Mobile Document Camera (check out Belkin's new tablet stage)
- Group Presentations
- Annotation of Student Work
- Screencast of iPhone/iPad App for Instruction
- Quick Slideshows to Summarize Work
AirPlay mirroring requires iPhone 4s or above , iPad 2 and above, or iPad Mini. I'll use the reference iDevice to refer back to these devices throughout the blog.
Apple TV:
Cost: $99.00 on Amazon
- Doesn't need a PC or Mac to AirPlay.
- Small solution that can be easily attached to a TV or Projector with HMDI (or adapter will be necessary).
- Easy to setup and utilize AirPlay.
- Relatively inexpensive but still need to buy the hardware, cables, and will Apple update this product soon.
- Need to switch sources on the TV or Projector you are using during the presentation and have sound hooked up on multiple devices.
- Only one device can AirPlay at a time.
- No simple way of recording what is happening on the iDevice's screen.
Reflector App (formally Reflection)
Cost: $12.99 for one PC or Mac licence at http://www.reflectorapp.com/ Multiple licences available at reduced cost.
- Cheap software based solution.
- Doesn't require you switch from your computer input for video or sound on your projector or TV
- Allows you to record the mirroring display within the software or using a screen recording software.
- Software based, so updates are always a possibility with new features.
- Can add framing to match the actually device being used. This feature is great for recording or making tutorials.
- Allows multiple devices to be AirPlayed onto a single screen.
- Needs a laptop or desktop attached to a TV or Projector.
- Needs to be installed for each PC or Mac using it. Might not be the best solution for a classroom where teachers or others bring outside laptops to be hooked up to the projector without having a dedicated device in the room.
- Both PC/Mac needs to be on the same WiFi as the iDevice for AirPlay to work.
Want to see a few of my personal tutorial recorded using Reflector App? Visit my YouTube Channel http://youtube.com/theprofessorjosh
Final Thoughts on Comparing Apple TV and Reflector App
The cost is reduced significantly using the Reflector App ($12.99 vs $99.00) with lots of extra options, including recording AirPlay, multiple device support at one time, no switch video or sound, and various methods showing AirPlay. Reflector App would required a laptop or desktop to be used but most classrooms already have this available. Either way you need a WiFi network for the iDevices to connect via AirPlay.
WiFi Router Option:
Needing a easy way to create a wireless network, especially if your institutional WiFi doesn't allow you to easy connect the two devices (Apple TV or PC/Mac with Reflector app) to your iDevices. I recently stumbled upon a cheap, small, portable router that can be great for the classroom, travel, or presentations.
The TP-LINK TL-WR702N Wireless N150 Travel Router Nano (click to order one) is a fairly cheap option on Amazon. It's currently $25 but I was able to snag it for $20 about a week ago. It's has several different option to setup as a repeater, router, AP, client, and bridge. Powered by either USB or USB AC adapter. Sets up in minutes using the default SSID and Password or setup your own.


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Cuts could mean loss of arts office
Further funding cuts to Kilkenny County Council's arts budget could result in the loss of the Arts Office, a local councillor has warned.
"Any more funding cuts, and we might not have an Arts Office in Kilkenny," Cllr John Brennan (FG) said in the wake of a meeting of the council's committee that covers the arts.
At that meeting, members put forward a motion to be discussed by the full council "that no further cuts be considered in 2013 in relation to funding for arts and tourism."
"In my opinion we need a full-time arts officer and a tourism officer because of the important role that tourism and the arts play in promoting Kilkenny city and county and the huge investment that it brings into the area. And we can't take that for granted," said Cllr Brennan, who is chairman of the committee.
On the idea of losing Kilkenny's Arts Office and arts officer, he said: "That would be a disaster if that were done."


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Over a year ago I was accepted into an anthology called Tales of Terror and Mayhem From Deep Within the Box. I was accepted with a story featuring a man who had the chance to relive his youth ('Second Chance') and then it sort of fell by the wayside. Well, now it's here. Edited by […]
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Short Sips – Coffee House Flash Fiction Collection 2, edited by Jessica A. Weiss was the first book of flash fiction I have read. And, it must be said, I enjoyed it in the main. What I thought I'd do, therefore, was give my opinion on the stories out of the 99 in this book […]


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Brené Brown
Research Professor of Social Work | Licensed Master Social Worker
Contact: www.brenebrown.com
Room: 307 Social Work Building
Personal Statement
Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation - Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.
She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership.
Brené's TED talk - The Power of Vulnerability - is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 35 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed talk on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service on April 19, 2019.
Brené lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.
PhD, Social Work, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2002
MSW, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 1996
BS, Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Master Social Worker - Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Mediation Certification - Dispute Resolution Center
Courses Taught
- Advocacy Based Social Work Research
- Critical Issues in Political Social Work
- Feminist Practice
- Global Justice: Problems, Patterns and Perspectives
- Nonprofit Fiscal Management and Budgeting (Distance Education Instructional Television) Social Welfare Policy Analysis
- Women's Issues
Research Interests
Brené has spent the past ten years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Brené spent the first five years of her decade-long study focusing on shame and empathy, and is now using that work to explore a concept that she calls Wholeheartedness. She poses the questions:
How do we learn to embrace our vulnerabilities and imperfections so that we can engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness? How do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to recognize that we are enough – that we are worthy of love, belonging, and joy?
Brené is the author of The Gifts of Imperfection (Hazelden, 2010), I Thought It Was Just Me (Gotham, 2007), and Connections: A Psychoeducational Shame Resilience Curriculum.
Brené's current research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations.


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Cop in dock over KZN road rage shooting
Pietermaritzburg - Shooting victim Kavlin Naidoo's mother collapsed in shock at Grey's Hospital on Wednesday when she heard a policeman had been arrested for shooting her son, and had been released on bail.
The suspect, Sergeant Thobelani Khuzwayo - who is based at the Family Violence, Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) - was granted bail of R2 000. He appeared briefly in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court in connection with a charge of attempted murder. The State did not oppose his release on bail.
The 27-year-old IT specialist remained in a critical condition in the ICU at Grey's after being shot in the stomach in what was described as a "road rage" incident.
He is on life support.
The Witness was told that Khuzwayo surrendered himself to the arresting officer at Loop Street police station on Wednesday.
Khuzwayo was allegedly driving a state vehicle and allegedly used his service pistol to shoot Naidoo on Sunday night.
While witnesses including Naidoo's fiancée, Sandhani Padayachee and his brother, Davelin, maintain the shooting was unprovoked, it is understood that Khuzwayo is claiming he acted in self-defence.
His colleagues were reportedly shocked to hear of his arrest.
A source said he was known as a good and hard-working policeman who has served more than 10 years in the police service.
The 37-year-old from Imbali township was reportedly on "stand-by duty" when the incident happened.
There is a dispute about whether he had passengers in his vehicle at the time.
Naidoo's father, Dev said the family is still devastated by the shooting. He expressed shock that Khuzwayo was given bail and said the family wants justice to be done.
"My wife collapsed and got sick immediately when I told her he was granted bail. We are all taking this very badly," said Naidoo.
"His [Khuzwayo's] job is to serve and protect the people of this country. It is strange that he got bail. This is unfair. The justice system is failing us."
Despite being in court when Khuzwayo appeared, the Naidoo family said they did not realise who he was at the time. It is understood that Khuzwayo was immediately served with notice that he is to be suspended from work pending the outcome of the case, but this could not be confirmed last night by police spokesperson Thulani Zwane, who said Khuzwayo's official firearm had been taken away and would be sent for tests.
Khuzwayo has to report to a police station weekly while on bail. He is due to appear in court on 22 December.
The DA spokesperson on police, Dianne Kohler-Barnard, said the policeman has a right to bail and he has to appear in court to answer to the charges.
"I would suspend him from work, but that is the Provincial Commissioner's call in the final analysis," she said.
Kohler-Barnard said according to the latest annual report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, there were 710 criminal cases involving members of the KZN police service in 2013/14.
- The Witness


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|Alfred: A long time ago, I was in Burma. My friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So, we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never met anybody who traded with him. One day, I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce: So why steal them?
Alfred: Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
|~ Alfred explaining the bandit to help Bruce Wayne better understand the Joker.
The Burmese Bandit, simply referred to as the Bandit, is an unseen minor antagonist in the 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight. He is an evil bandit who Bruce Wayne/Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth encountered and fought in his past.
According to Alfred, the bandit was attacking caravans from the Burmese government, filled with precious stones and jewels. The stones were intended to be traded with tribal leaders to ensure loyalty and peace, but the bandit would come out of nowhere and attack the caravans, stealing all of the stones and presumably killing those carrying them. Alfred and his friends, who were working for the Burmese government at the time, were tasked with hunting down the bandit and tracking down the stones.
However, even after searching for 6 months, after countless interrogations and searches, they never found anyone who had come into contact with him, or traded for precious stones. The stones were nowhere to be found, even though Alfred and the others were sure that the bandit must have been trading or selling them.
One day, Alfred came across a local child playing with one of the stones they were looking for: a massive ruby. Alfred and the others discovered that, after stealing the stones, the bandit would simply throw them away. It was then that they realized that the bandit was not stealing the stones to make money or preserve power, or even stop negotiations with the tribal leaders and the government, but simply because he thought it was good sport and was into the thrill of it, and that he simply loved being evil.
After a long time of continued searching, Alfred and the others finally got tired of the elusive bandit's escaping and proceeded to set fire to the forest itself. The flames and smoke drove the bandit out of hiding, and he was apprehended.
It is unknown if he remained in prison, was put to death, or died in prison.
The Dark Knight
After the arrival of the Joker, Bruce Wayne tries to determine what his goals or motivations are. He tries to better understand the Joker's criminally insane and chaotically evil mind, to which Alfred says that it is a mind that he does not fully understand. Alfred tells Bruce the story of the bandit to illustrate his point, saying that people like the Joker do not seek wealth, power, or the like, but simply love to cause chaos, anarchy, and evil.
Later, after the death of his lover Rachel Dawes, Bruce feels defeated and broken. HE wonders what Batman can do to stop the Joker and what chance he has under such pressure. He asks Alfred how he caught the bandit, and Alfred tells him that they burned down the forest. Bruce takes this as an inspiration, and uses the concept to flush the Joker out in a similar fashion.
The bandit is not greedy or power-hungry, but simply an anarchist who enjoys doing wrong. He sees it as a game of sport, and is determined to be the winner under any circumstances. While he never actually appears, Alfred's description illustrates him as being uncaring and a violent thrill-seeker.


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Keystone Exam Information
The Keystone Exams are Pennsylvania state-mandated end-of-course exams currently given at the end of algebra (Algebra I or Applied Algebra II), biology (Biology II or Biology I Accelerated), and 11th grade literature (English 11 or English 10 Accelerated). Students in 11th grade who have not yet taken all three exams are required to do so for Federal accountability.
Keystone Exam Window for 2019-20
Winter Exam Schedule:
Literature Exam — January 9 and 10, 2020
Algebra Exam — January 13 and 14, 2020
Biology Exam — January 15 and 16, 2020
Spring Window: Cancelled
Information for Students and Parents
Keystone Exams Parent Overview
–Parents and guardians may review the Keystone Exams if they believe they may be in conflict with their religious beliefs by making arrangements with the School Test Coordinator once the exams arrive at the school. Confidentiality agreements must be signed, and no copies of the Keystone Exams or notes about exam questions will be permitted to leave the school. If, after reviewing the Keystone Exams, parents or guardians do not want their child to participate in one or all of the exams due to a conflict with their religious beliefs, they may write a letter specifying their objection to the school district superintendent prior to the beginning of the exam(s) to request their child be excused from the exam(s).
Code of Conduct for Test Takers
Pennsylvania Calculator Policy_Revised February 2013
Students who are home schooled may take the Keystone Exams when offered at GMHS. Please contact the high school office for information.
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High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI or HDR)
High-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI or HDR) is a set of techniques used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than possible using standard digital imaging or photographic techniques. The purpose of this is to attempt to present the human eye with a similar range of luminance as that which, through the eye-brain system, we are familiar with in everyday life. The human eye, through adaptation of the iris (and other methods) is able to constantly adjust to the huge dynamic changes ubiquitous in our environment and the brain is able to continuously interpret this information so that most of us are able to see in a wide range of light conditions; most cameras on the other hand are not.
Additionally, in view of the limitations of printing and monitors, acquiring an HDR image is only half the story, one must also develop methods of observing the results. Consequently we have firstly, the methods of obtaining the information in the first place and secondly, the methods of rendering that information to be available to a standard monitor or printing device- this is tone mapping.
HDR images can represent a greater range of luminance levels than can be achieved using more 'traditional' methods. Images such as those containing many real-world scenes, from very bright direct sunlight to extreme shade or very faint nebulae. It is often achieved by capturing and then combining several different exposures of the same subject matter. Non-HDR cameras take photographs with a limited exposure range, resulting in the loss of detail in bright or dark areas.
The two primary types of HDR images are computer renderings and images resulting from merging multiple low-dynamic-range (LDR) or standard-dynamic-range (SDR) photographs. HDR images can also be acquired using special image sensors, like oversampled binary image sensor. Tone mapping methods, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect.


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Vice President Joe Biden will make his third appearance on The Tonight Show Friday, an NBC rep tells TVGuide.com.
This will be Biden's first appearance since taking office. He appeared in 2007, and again in 2008 after he accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination.
Both President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have also graced Jay Leno's couch.
Tonight Show with Jay Leno Posts Lowest Ratings Since 1992
Adrien Brody and Chris Isaak are also scheduled to appear on Friday's show.


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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-437, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against the transportation of oil by oil tankers on Canada's Pacific North Coast).
Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to rise today to introduce an act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, which would exclude oil supertankers from the inland waters of Canada's Pacific north coast, known as Queen Charlotte Sound, Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance.
As this House well knows, Canada's quality of life is closely connected to the health of our oceans, which are integral to our environmental, social and economic services and capital.
I join the majority of British Columbians who believe that transporting oil by supertankers in certain turbulent and hazardous inland coastal waters poses an unacceptable risk to the marine environment, to the communities and the businesses that depend upon that environment, and to all Canadians who share the common heritage of healthy oceans.
I am therefore pleased to introduce this bill, which would legislate the long-term Liberal policy of prohibiting supertanker traffic from the waters around Haida Gwaii, in order to protect the Pacific north coast of Canada from oil spills.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)


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Ra: I am Ra. The dwelling seems surrounded with the trees and fields of your countryside. This is acceptable. We suggest the general principle of preparing each part of your environment as it best suits each in the group with the beauty which each may feel to be appropriate. There is much of blessing in the gardening and the care of surroundings, for when this is accomplished in love of the creation the second-density flowers, plants, and small animals are aware of this service and return it.
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