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Once you have Tomcat up and running, you will likely want to do some performance tuning so that it serves requests more efficiently on your computer. In this chapter, we give you some ideas on performance tuning the underlying Java runtime and the Tomcat server itself.
The art of tuning a server is a complex one. It consists of measuring, understanding, changing, and measuring again. The following are the basic steps in tuning:
- Decide what needs to be measured.
- Decide how to measure.
- Measure.
- Understand the implications of what you learned.
- Modify the configuration in ways that are expected to improve the measurements.
- Measure and compare with previous measurements.
- Go back to step 4.
Note that, as shown, there is no "exit from loop" clause—perhaps a representative of real life. In practice, you will need to set a threshold below which minor changes are insignificant enough that you can get on with the rest of your life. You can stop adjusting and measuring when you believe you're close enough to the response times that satisfy your requirements.
To decide what to tune for better performance, you should do something like the following.
Set up your Tomcat on a test computer as it will be in your production environment. Try to use the same hardware, the same OS, the same database, etc. The more similar it is to your production environment, the closer you'll be to finding the bottlenecks that you'll have in your production setup.
On a separate machine, install and configure your load generator and the response tester software that you will use for load testing. If you run it on the same machine that Tomcat runs on, you will skew your test results, sometimes badly. Ideally, you should run Tomcat on one computer and the software that tests it on another. If you do not have enough computers to do that, then you have little choice but to run all of the software on one test computer, and testing it that way will still be better than not testing it at all. But, running the load test client and Tomcat on the same computer means that you will see lower response times that are less consistent when you repeat the same test.
Isolate the communication between your load tester computer and the computer you're running Tomcat on. If you run high-traffic tests, you don't want to skew the test data by involving network traffic that doesn't belong in your tests. Also, you don't want to busy computers that are uninvolved with your tests due to the heavy network traffic that the test will produce. Use a switching hub between your tester machine and your mock production server, or use a hub that has only these two computers connected.
Run some load tests that simulate various types of high-traffic situations that you expect your production server to have. Additionally, you should probably run some tests with higher traffic than you expect your production server to have so that you'll be better prepared for future expansion.
Look for any unusually slow response times and try to determine which hardware and/or software components are causing the slowness. Usually it's software, which is good news because you can alleviate some of the slowness by reconfiguring or rewriting software. In extreme cases, however, you may need more hardware, or newer, faster, and more expensive hardware. Watch the load average of your server machine, and watch the Tomcat logfiles for error messages.
In this chapter, we show you some of the common Tomcat things to tune, including web server performance, Tomcat request thread pools, JVM performance, DNS lookup configuration, and JSP precompilation. We end the chapter with a word on capacity planning.
{mospagebreak title=Measuring Web Server Performance}
Measuring web server performance is a daunting task, to which we shall give some attention here and supply pointers to more detailed works. There are far too many variables involved in web server performance to do it full justice here. Most measuring strategies involve a "client" program that pretends to be a browser but, in fact, sends a huge number of requests more or less concurrently and measures the response times.*
You'll need to choose how to performance test and what exactly you'll test. For example, should the load test client and server software packages run on the same machine? We strongly suggest against doing that. Running the client on the same machine as the server is bound to change and destabilize your results. Is the server machine running anything else at the time of the tests? Should the client and server be connected via a gigabit Ethernet, or 100baseT, or 10baseT? In our experience, if your load test client machine is connected to the server machine via a link slower than a gigabit Ethernet, the network link itself can slow down the test, which changes the results.
Should the client ask for the same page over and over again, mix several different kinds of requests concurrently, or pick randomly from a large lists of pages? This can affect the server's caching and multithreading performance. What you do here depends on what kind of client load you're simulating. If you are simulating human users, they would likely request various pages and not one page repeatedly. If you are simulating programmatic HTTP clients, they may request the same page repeatedly, so your test client should probably do the same. Characterize your client traffic, and then have your load test client behave as your actual clients would.
Should the test client send requests regularly or in bursts? For benchmarking, when you want to know how fast your server is capable of completing requests, you should make your test client send requests in rapid succession without pausing between requests. Are you running your server in its final configuration, or is there still some debugging enabled that might cause extraneous overhead? For benchmarks, you should turn off all debugging, and you may also want to turn off some logging. Should the HTTP client request images or just the HTML page that embeds them? That depends on how closely you want to simulate human web traffic. We hope you see the point: there are many different kinds of performance tests you could run, and each will yield different (and probably interesting) results.Load-Testing Tools
The point of most web load measuring tools is to request one or more resource(s) from the web server a certain (large) number of times, and to tell you exactly how long it took from the client's perspective (or how many times per second the page could be fetched). There are many web load measuring tools available on the Web—see http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html#LOAD for a list of some of them. A few measuring tools of note are the Apache Benchmark tool (ab , included with
distributions of the Apache httpd web server at http://httpd.apache.org ), Siege (see http:// www.joedog.org/JoeDog/Siege ), and JMeter from Apache Jakarta (see http://jakarta. apache.org/jmeter ).
Of those three load-testing tools, JMeter is the most featureful. It is implemented in pure multiplatform Java, sports a nice graphical user interface that is used for both configuration and load graphing, is very featureful and flexible for web testing and report generation, can be used in a text-only mode, and has detailed online documentation showing how to configure and use it. In our experience, JMeter gave the most reporting options for the test results, is the most portable to different operating systems, and supports the most features. But, for some reason, JMeter was not able to request and complete as many HTTP requests per second as ab and siege did. If you're not trying to find out how many requests per second your Tomcat can serve, JMeter works well because it probably implements all of the features you'll need. But, if you are trying to determine the maximum number of requests per second your server can successfully handle, you should instead use ab or siege .
If you are looking for a command-line benchmark tool, ab works wonderfully. It is only a benchmarking tool, so you probably won't be using it for regression testing. It does not have a graphical user interface, nor can it be given a list of more than one URL to benchmark at a time, but it does exceptionally well at benchmarking one URL and giving sharply accurate and detailed results. On most non-Windows operating systems, ab is preinstalled with Apache httpd , or there is an official Apache httpd package to install that contains ab , making the installation of ab the easiest of all of the web load-testing tools.
Siege is another good command-line (no GUI) web load tester. It does not come pre-installed in most operating systems, but its build and install instructions are straightforward and about as easy as they can be, and Seige's code is highly portable C code. Siege supports many different authentication features and can perform benchmark testing, regression testing, and also supports an "Internet" mode that attempts to more closely simulate the load your webapp would get with many real users over the Internet. With other, less featureful tools, there seems to be spotty support for webapp authentication. They support sending cookies, but some may not support receiving them. And, while Tomcat supports several different authorization methods (basic, digest, form, and client-cert), some of these less featureful tools support only HTTP basic authentication. Form-based authentication is testable with any tool that is able to submit the form, which depends on whether the tool supports submitting a POST HTTP request for the login form submission (JMeter, ab , and siege each support sending POST requests like this). Only some of them do. Being able to closely simulate the production user authentication is an important part of performance testing because the authentication itself is often a heavy weight operation and does change the performance characteristics of a web site. Depending on which authentication method you are using in production, you may need to find different tools that support it.
As this book was going to print, a new benchmarking software package became available: Faban (http://faban.sunsource.net ). Faban is written in pure Java 1.5+ by Sun Microsystems and is open source under the CDDL license. Faban appears to be focused on nothing but careful benchmarking of servers of various types, including web servers. Faban is carefully written for high performance and tight timing so that any measurements will be as close as possible to the server's real performance. For instance, the benchmark timing data is collected when no other Faban code is running, and analysis of the data happens only after the benchmark has concluded. For best accuracy, this is the way all benchmarks should be run. Faban also has a very nice configuration and management console in the form of a web application. In order to serve that console webapp, Faban comes with its own integrated Tomcat server! Yes, Tomcat is a part of Faban. Any Java developers interested in both Tomcat and benchmarking can read Faban's documentation and source code and optionally also participate in Faban's development. If you are a Java developer, and you are looking for the most featureful, long-term benchmarking solution, Faban is probably what you should use. We did not have enough time to write more about it in this book, but luckily Faban's web site has excellent documentation.
{mospagebreak title=ab: The Apache benchmark tool}
The ab tool takes a single URL and requests it repeatedly in as many separate threads as you specify, with a variety of command-line arguments to control the number of times to fetch it, the maximum thread concurrency, and so on. A couple of nice features include the optional printing of progress reports periodically and the comprehensive report it issues.
Example 4-1 is an example running ab. We instructed it to fetch the URL 100,000 times with a maximum concurrency of 149 threads. We chose these numbers carefully. The smaller the number of HTTP requests that the test client makes during the benchmark test, the more likely the test client will give less accurate results because during the benchmark the Java VM's garbage collector pauses make up a higher percentage of the total testing time. The higher the total number of HTTP requests that you run, the less significant the garbage collector pauses become and the more likely the benchmark results will show how Tomcat performs overall. You should benchmark by running a minimum of 100,000 HTTP requests. Also, you may configure the test client to spawn as many client threads as you would like, but you will not get helpful results if you set it higher than the maxThreads you set for your Connector in your Tomcat's conf/server.xml file. By default, it is set to 150 . If you set your tester to exceed this number and make more requests in more threads than Tomcat has threads to receive and process them, performance will suffer because some client request threads will always be waiting. It is best to stay just under the number of your Connector 's maxThreads , such as using 149 client threads.
Example 4-1. Benchmarking with ab
$ ab -k -n 100000 -c 149 http://tomcathost:8080
This is ApacheBench, Version 2.0.40-dev <$Revision$> apache-2.0
Copyright 1996 Adam Twiss, Zeus Technology Ltd, http://www.zeustech.net/
Copyright 1997-2005 The Apache Software Foundation, http://www.apache.org/
Benchmarking tomcathost (be patient) Completed 10000 requests
Completed 20000 requests
Completed 30000 requests
Completed 40000 requests
Completed 50000 requests
Completed 60000 requests
Completed 70000 requests
Completed 80000 requests
Completed 90000 requests
Finished 100000 requests
Server Software: Apache-Coyote/1.1
Server Hostname: tomcathost
Server Port: 8080
Document Path: /
Document Length: 8132 bytes
Concurrency Level: 149
Time taken for tests: 19.335590 seconds Complete requests: 100000
Failed requests: 0
Write errors: 0
Keep-Alive requests: 79058
Total transferred: 830777305 bytes HTML transferred: 813574072 bytes Requests per second: 5171.81 [#/sec] (mean)
Time per request: 28.810 [ms] (mean)
Time per request: 0.193 [ms] (mean, across all concurrent
Transfer rate: 41959.15 [Kbytes/sec] received
Connection Times (ms) min mean[+/-sd] median max Connect: 0 1 4.0 0 49 Processing: 2 26 9.1 29 62 Waiting: 0 12 6.0 13 40 Total: 2 28 11.4 29 65
mean[+/-sd] median
50% 29
66% 30
75% 31
80% 45
90% 47
95% 48
98% 48
99% 49
100% 65 (longest request)
If you leave off the -k in the ab command line, ab will not use keep-alive connections to Tomcat, which is less efficient because it must connect a new TCP socket to Tomcat to make each HTTP request. The result is that fewer requests per second will be handled, and the throughput from Tomcat to the client (ab ) will be smaller (see Example 4-2).
Example 4-2. Benchmarking with ab with keep-alive connections disabled
$ ab -n 100000 -c 149 http://tomcathost:8080/
This is ApacheBench, Version 2.0.40-dev <$Revision$> apache-2.0
Copyright 1996 Adam Twiss, Zeus Technology Ltd, http://www.zeustech.net/
Copyright 1997-2005 The Apache Software Foundation, http://www.apache.org/
Benchmarking tomcathost (be patient) Completed 10000 requests
Completed 20000 requests
Completed 30000 requests
Completed 40000 requests
Completed 50000 requests
Completed 60000 requests
Completed 70000 requests
Completed 80000 requests
Completed 90000 requests
Finished 100000 requests
Server Software: Apache-Coyote/1.1
Server Hostname: tomcathost
Server Port: 8080
Document Path: /
Document Length: 8132 bytes
Concurrency Level: 149
Time taken for tests: 28.201570 seconds Complete requests: 100000
Failed requests: 0
Write errors: 0
Total transferred: 831062400 bytes
HTML transferred: 814240896 bytes Requests per second: 3545.90 [#/sec] (mean)
Time per request: 42.020 [ms] (mean) Time per request: 0.282 [ms] (mean, across all concurrent
Transfer rate: 28777.97 [Kbytes/sec] received
Connection Times (ms)
|mean[+/-sd] median
Percentage of the requests served within a certain time (ms)
50% 41
66% 41
75% 42
80% 42
90% 43
95% 44
98% 46
99% 55
100% 73 (longest request)
{mospagebreak title=Siege}
To use siege to perform exactly the same benchmark, the command line is similar, only you must give it the number of requests you want it to make per thread. If you're trying to benchmark 100,000 HTTP requests, with 149 concurrent clients, you must tell siege that each of the 149 clients needs to make 671 requests (as 671 requests times 149 clients approximately equals 100,000 total requests). Give siege the -b switch, telling siege that you're running a benchmark test. This makes siege 's client threads not wait between requests, just like ab . By default, siege does wait a configurable amount of time between requests, but in the benchmark mode, it does not wait. Example 4-3 shows the siege command line and the results from the bench mark test.
Example 4-3. Benchmarking with siege with keep-alive connections disabled
$ siege -b -r 671 -c 149 tomcathost:8080
** siege 2.65
** Preparing 149 concurrent users for battle.
The server is now under siege.. done. Transactions: 99979 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 46.61 secs Data transferred: 775.37 MB Response time: 0.05 secs Transaction rate: 2145.01 trans/sec
Throughput: 16.64 MB/sec Concurrency: 100.62 Successful transactions: 99979
Failed transactions: 0
Longest transaction: 23.02 Shortest transaction: 0.00
Some interesting things to note about siege 's results are the following:
- The number of transactions per second that were completed by siege is significantly lower than that of ab . (This is with keep-alive connections turned off in both benchmark clients,* and all of the other settings the same.) The only explanation for this is that siege isn't as efficient of a client as ab is. And that points out that siege's benchmark results are not as accurate as those of ab .
- The throughput reported by siege is significantly lower than that reported by ab , probably due to siege not being able to execute as many requests per second as ab .
- The reported total data transferred with siege is approximately equal to the total data transferred with ab .
- ab completed the benchmark in slightly more than half the time that siege completed it in; however, we do not know how much of that time siege spent between requests in each thread. It might just be that siege 's request loop is not as optimally written to move on to the next request.
For obtaining the best benchmarking results, we recommend you use ab instead of siege . However, for other kinds of testing when you must closely simulate web traffic from human users, ab is not suitable because it offers no feature to configure an amount of time to wait between requests. Siege does offer this feature in the form of waiting a random amount of time between requests. In addition to that, siege can request random URLs from a prechosen list of your choice. Because of this, siege can be used to simulate human user load whereas ab cannot. See the siege manual page (by running " man siege ") for more information about siege 's features.
Please check back next week for the continuation of this article.


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by LOLtron » Mon May 13, 2013 9:18 am
ThanosCopter looks at the impending demise of Dial H.
Tell me where you think this comic belongs. It's a high concept horror-esque comic written by a popular novelist with cover art provided by Brian Bolland, edited by Karen Berger and has sales in the 13,000 range. While all those are buzz words for a Vertigo series, Dial H was instead published as part of DC's New 52 superhero line. The decision to group Dial H with more traditional superhero books was questioned when the book was first debuted last year. Now that Berger has departed and the series is rumored to be cancelled, there seems to be no better time to ask whether the Mieville series would have benefitted from being published by the company's Vertigo imprint instead of as a DC comic book.
Dial H's debut issue was an uneven, rather messy affair, which put it on par with about 60% of DC's other series. However, the book has steadily improved throughout its run, despite having to participate in two linewide gimmicks, last September's "zero issue" month and April's WTF gatefold covers which coincided with an unofficial crossover with The Flash. While the latter gimmick gave the book a whopping sales increase of around 300 comics, the book is firmly in cancellation territory with April 2013 sales of around 13,000, making it the second lowest selling non-cancelled series after Demon Knights.
Even two years ago, Dial H would have all the markings of a Vertigo imprint series. Vertigo executive editor Berger allegedly recruited Mieville hard, and the popular writer even had a Swamp Thing series in the pipeline before Dan Didio pulled all DC properties back to the mainstream line, save for the recently cancelled Hellblazer series. Since Mieville has stated numerous times that he's been looking to dabble in DC properties, it appears that Berger tried to make it work, editing her first mainstream DC series since the founding of Vertigo in 1993. However, the book largely existing at arm's length from other DC series and the uneven early issues have significantly hurt sales, leading to a one year sales' drop of 67%.
I'm not going to pretend that the Dial H's technical issues would have been magically fixed by putting Vertigo on its cover instead of DC. However, the book probably would have benefitted from a more aggressive marketing push by Vertigo. Vertigo is also in need of a hit series. The imprint's new 2012 series all experienced painful deaths (although Saucer Country may well find a home at another imprint) and it recently lost American Vampire to an extended hiatus. Even with limited series Trillium, The Wake and an American Vampire anthology to be released in upcoming months, Vertigo's ongoing series are at its lowest point since the company was founded 20 years ago. Also, while 13,000 is at the low end of DC's sales spectrum, those figures would make it a solid performer at Vertigo.
We'll see if Dial H will linger to this fall later today. However, when the book gets cancelled (either today or next month or the month after), DC needs to examine their "line in the sand" policy regarding its properties and its imprints. Publishing Dial H as a DC comic didn't help it all. Would it have experienced a better, more profitable fate at Vertigo?
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by guitarsmashley » Mon May 13, 2013 10:04 amI just don't understand the motivation behind publishing this series. I had to look it up but the last series ran 22 issues which surprises the hell out of me. But with mostly unknown talent it's just setting up the book to fail.
by Chesscub » Mon May 13, 2013 10:04 amI can see the think of putting it in Vertigo. The last attempt H-E-R-O probably could've fit in Vertigo as well. Both have that tone to it.
But DC has been really trying to keep the "DC Universe" characters away from Vertigo lately. Which doesn't make that much sense. Fringe character should be able to slip in and out of both areas with no difficulty.
by IvCNuB4 » Mon May 13, 2013 10:09 amChina Miéville is hardly "unknown" .
by nietoperz » Mon May 13, 2013 10:10 am
'Mostly unknown talent' = bestselling author, plus Brian Bolland on covers.
The problem with this book was that it was dull. Mieville needed to find his feet within the medium before plunging into an ongoing, but DC was right to give it a shot.
by guitarsmashley » Mon May 13, 2013 10:14 am
Bolland covers are always good but obviously the "best selling" author didn't translate to sales, did it? Or a quality first issue. So I will amend to "questionable" talent.
by LoganRSA » Mon May 13, 2013 10:14 amThe feel of the current book would have worked pretty well under Vertigo, may it rest in peace.
by LoganRSA » Mon May 13, 2013 12:14 pm
I'm ashamed to admit that I never really connected the two before. For some reason, Ben 10 made me think of Ultra Boy, or even Mario
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What you need to know about the players battling for the Lombardi Trophy
So, there's a football game tonight? You don't want to be like this guy and pick the Patriots to win; there might not be a faster way to get kicked out of your Super Bowl party! Here's a cheat sheet to help get your through XLVIII. (Across the board: jersey number, name, position, age, height, weight, years in the NFL and college.)
Points: 8th (league rank)
Yards: 17th
Turnovers: 4th
3 Russell Wilson QB 25 5-11 206 2 Wisconsin
A caretaker with explosive big-play abilities. That's an oxymoron that, so far, has worked for the Seahawks.
24 Marshawn Lynch RB 27 5-11 215 7 California
Tenacity and power are touted keys to his game. Less touted but equally important is his lateral agility.
22 Robert Turbin RB 24 5-10 222 2 Utah State
Only around because Beast Mode, at least for a few snaps per game, goes into Rest Mode.
26 Michael Robinson FB 30 6-1 240 8 Penn State
You'd think a former college quarterback would be more of a ball-handling fullback, like Mike Tolbert. Instead, he's just a sound zone lead-blocker.
89 Doug Baldwin WR 25 5-10 189 3 Stanford
System player, but part of being in Seattle's system is knowing what to do when the quarterback extends the play, which this slashing receiver has a great feel for.
11 Percy Harvin WR 25 5-11 184 5 Florida
Not since Rod Woodson in January 1996 has a star player missed essentially the entire season only to return for the Super Bowl. Brings new dimensions to this offense (including vertical lethality). The Broncos don't have much film on him to study.
15 Jermaine Kearse WR 23 6-1 209 2 Washington
Has the ability to make plays over the top within the confines of a play design. That's critical in this offensive system and for playing with Russell Wilson, who has the best downfield touch in football.
81 Golden Tate WR 25 5-10 202 4 Notre Dame
Good shifty catch-and-run weapon, but must be a little more consistent to justify the chip on his shoulder.
86 Zach Miller TE 28 6-5 255 7 Arizona State
As average as a Tuesday afternoon. (That's neither good nor bad.)
82 Luke Willson TE 24 6-5 252 R Rice
Effective on crossing routes in play-action, and will occasionally come out of the backfield.
60 Max Unger C 27 6-5 305 5 Oregon
Classic upper-tier zone scheme center; so-so when facing powerful bulls in a phone booth, but outstanding in open space and on the move.
77 James Carpenter G 24 6-5 321 3 Alabama
Remember when cameras caught Nick Saban showing palpable surprise upon hearing his former lineman's name called in the first round on draft night? Three years later, Saban's reaction makes more and more sense.
67 Paul McQuistan G 30 6-6 315 8 Weber State
As a utility backup, he grades as a B. As a starter, he's a C-. (Or D- if asked to play left tackle.)
64 J.R. Sweezy G 24 6-5 298 2 North Carolina State
Can sometimes get exposed against quality opponents in one-on-one scenarios, but is a solid cog when operating as part of a group.
73 Michael Bowie OT 22 6-4 332 R Northeastern State (Okla.)
Started at left guard in divisional round and was a healthy scratch in the NFC Championship. Tells you how the Seahawks feel about him and their left guard position as a whole.
68 Breno Giacomini OT 28 6-7 318 6 Louisville
Prototypical right tackle: heavy feet (bad) and heavy hands (good).
76 Russell Okung OT 25 6-5 310 4 Oklahoma State
Not quite elite, but is as physically gifted as any left tackle in the league. Is capable of playing that way, too.
Points: 22nd
Yards: 19th
Turnovers: 16th
91 Robert Ayers DE 28 6-3 274 5 Tennessee
He's versatile and quietly fills in a lot of blanks for Denver's defensive front.
97 Malik Jackson DE 24 6-5 293 2 Tennessee
Good movement skills for his size; capable of making a flash play or two as a sub-package interior pass rusher.
90 Shaun Phillips DE 32 6-3 255 10 Purdue
Hard to understand why everyone was so surprised by his 10 sacks this year. He had 9.5 sacks for the Chargers last year.
94 Terrance Knighton DT 27 6-3 335 5 Temple
Has blossomed into Denver's most important run-defender; has uncommon short-area change-of-direction skills for his size.
96 Mitch Unrein DT 26 6-4 306 3 Wyoming
Solid run-plugger who effectively doubles as a short-yardage fullback on offense.
92 Sylvester Williams DT 25 6-2 313 R North Carolina
Not a lot of defensive tackles get better each week in the latter part of their rookie season. He has, and that's allowed this D to survive season-ending injuries of Kevin Vickerson and Derek Wolfe.
57 Jeremy Mincey DL 30 6-4 265 6 Florida
Has assumed a supporting role at outside linebacker and defensive end this postseason, showing flashes of the guy who once had an eight-sack campaign in Jacksonville.
56 Nate Irving LB 25 6-1 245 3 North Carolina State
A good day at work is one where he just blends in.
51 Paris Lenon LB 36 6-2 240 12 Richmond
Has spent his career stabilizing front sevens by winning starting inside linebacking jobs that weren't supposed to be his. Coaches will tell you he's as smart as any player.
59 Danny Trevathan LB 23 6-1 240 2 Kentucky
Denver's most valuable linebacker. Brings speed and pursuit skills to the outside of the base 4-3 and good coverage ability to the nickel and dime packages.
52 Wesley Woodyard LB 27 6-0 233 6 Kentucky
Was Denver's most valuable linebacker until his lack of size and physicality proved too great of hindrance against the run.
24 Champ Bailey CB 35 6-0 192 15 Georgia
His dependability at an all-new slot position only adds to his Hall of Fame résumé.
32 Tony Carter CB 27 5-9 175 5 Florida State
Dubbed the team's most gifted raw cover artist early in John Fox's tenure, but has struggled this season. Was brought up from the bottom of the depth chart two weeks ago only to get picked on by Tom Brady and the Patriots.
23 Quentin Jammer CB 34 6-0 204 12 Texas
At this point in his career, offers everything that Tony Carter does—only minus the athleticism.
45 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 27 6-2 193 6 Tennessee State
His retirement talk illustrates why the ceaseless Super Bowl press conferences are nonsensical exercises in killing time and brain cells. No chance one of the league's 10 best man-to-man defenders calls it quits with an eight-figure signing bonus all but assured to him this upcoming offseason.
36 Kayvon Webster CB 22 5-11 198 R South Florida
Played just 11 snaps in the AFC Championship Game and one snap in the divisional round as he worked his way back from late December thumb surgery. If at full strength, he'll be the nickel outside corner.
20 Mike Adams S 32 5-11 200 10 Delaware
Smart, multidimensional player with limited raw tools.
31 Omar Bolden S 25 5-10 195 2 Arizona State
Converted cornerback who has taken over at free safety in the nickel package. Nothing special, but more reliable in coverage than Duke Ihenacho.
29 Michael Huff S 30 6-0 211 8 Texas
Late-season addition who has joined in the nickel and dime safety rotation. Hasn't lit the world on fire, but the rotation as a whole worked well two weeks ago versus New England.
33 Duke Ihenacho S 24 6-1 207 2 San Jose State
Plays much bigger than his 207-pound size suggests. Has a chance to prosper long-term as an Adrian Wilson-type box safety.
Points: 1st
Yards: 1st
Turnovers: 17th
18 Peyton Manning QB 37 6-5 230 16 Tennessee
A win on Sunday puts him at the forefront of "G.O.A.T." discussion.
28 Montee Ball RB 23 5-10 215 R Wisconsin
Denver's best pure runner; will spend this offseason honing his receiving and pass-blocking skills, and will likely take over as the every down back next September.
27 Knowshon Moreno RB 26 5-11 220 5 Georgia
Currently Denver's best all-around back; a big performance on Sunday will net him an overpriced free agent contract (probably somewhere else).
12 Andre Caldwell WR 28 6-0 200 6 Florida
Still hard to understand how someone so wiry can obtain the nickname "Bubba." He'll catch what you throw him, but barring an injury to one of the three starters, he won't see more than about five snaps.
87 Eric Decker WR 26 6-3 214 4 Minnesota
Has morphed into one of the league's most precise route runners under Manning.
88 Demaryius Thomas WR 26 6-3 229 4 Georgia Tech
Deserves to be recognized as one of the league's best all-around wideouts. A legitimate deep threat who can also get open along the sideline or over the middle, and a superb run-after-catch artist, including on receiver screens.
83 Wes Welker WR 32 5-9 185 10 Texas Tech
He didn't have a crucial drop in his last Super Bowl appearance because he choked; he had a crucial drop because, for all his greatness in the slot, he has a tendency to drop passes. In fact, he's second only to Brandon Marshall in this department over the last six years.
85 Virgil Green TE 25 6-5 255 3 Nevada
Raw athleticism and versatility allowed him to sneakily blossom into the No. 2 tight end this year.
80 Julius Thomas TE 25 6-5 250 3 Portland State
Far and away the most significant X-factor in Super Bowl XLVIII. Click here to read why.
66 Manny Ramirez C 30 6-3 320 7 Texas Tech
Aptitude as a run-blocker and in getting out in front on screens has made him the NFL's most improved center (and maybe player) in 2013.
68 Zane Beadles G 27 6-4 305 4 Utah
Outstanding at delivering point-of-attack double-teams in the running game.
65 Louis Vasquez G 26 6-5 335 5 Texas Tech
Dependable pass protector who has fit perfectly in this O-line.
75 Chris Clark OT 28 6-5 305 5 Southern Mississippi
No Ryan Clady, but with Manning's awareness and pocket maneuverability, he doesn't need to be.
74 Orlando Franklin OT 26 6-7 320 3 Miami (Fla.)
Another vastly improved lineman, mainly in pass pro.
Points: 1st
Yards: 1st
Turnovers: 1st
56 Cliff Avril DE 27 6-3 260 6 Purdue
Only thing more astounding than the fact that GM John Schneider got Avril for just $6.5 million a year (on average) is…
72 Michael Bennett DE 28 6-4 274 5 Texas A&M
The fact that Schneider got this guy for just $4.8 million.
79 Red Bryant DE 29 6-4 323 6 Texas A&M
Tremendous playside run-stopper who has light enough feet to thrive on the weak side.
91 Chris Clemons DE 32 6-3 254 10 Georgia
Sack numbers are down (4.5 this year) but has flashed the same burst and pliability that he had before blowing out his knee last January.
99 Tony McDaniel DT 29 6-7 305 8 Tennessee
Is quietly a very disruptive run-defender. Can also win against one-on-one pass-blocking.
69 Clinton McDonald DT 27 6-2 297 5 Memphis
If you haven't confused him with McDaniel at least once this season, then you haven't watched many Seahawks games.
92 Brandon Mebane DT 29 6-1 311 7 California
Easily a top-five noseguard. Plays low and moves left and right with aplomb.
51 Bruce Irvin LB 26 6-3 248 2 West Virginia
Has performed well at his new strongside linebacker spot (even in coverage) but isn't it a little peculiar that he hasn't been used more as a pass rusher? No one on the roster has a quicker first step.
53 Malcolm Smith LB 24 6-0 226 3 USC
A smaller, poor man's version of K.J. Wright—which means he could start for a lot of teams.
54 Bobby Wagner LB 23 6-0 241 2 Utah State
As effective in space as any Mike linebacker backer in football. And that's not to say he isn't good in traffic.
50 K.J. Wright LB 24 6-4 246 3 Mississippi State
This game very well could be decided by him in pass defense.
20 Jeremy Lane CB 23 6-0 190 2 Northwestern State-Louisiana
If someone gets hurt and he has to play every snap, his team will be fine. That's not true with most No. 4 corners.
41 Byron Maxwell CB 25 6-1 207 3 Clemson
If he continues to develop next year at the rate that he developed over the second half of this season, then he'll challenge his loquacious teammate for "best outside corner in the game."
25 Richard Sherman CB 25 6-3 195 3 Stanford
The aforementioned loquacious teammate.
28 Walter Thurmond CB 26 5-11 190 4 Oregon
How come we haven't encountered very many stories this week about Walter Thurmond's comeback? After missing essentially the last two years with leg injuries, he unexpectedly resumed his march toward being the NFL's top pure slot corner.
31 Kam Chancellor S 25 6-3 232 4 Virginia Tech
Has essentially served as a fourth linebacker in Seattle's scheme, though his ability to cover tight ends man-to-man is what put this defense over the top. (Can he apply those skills to Julius Thomas at an X-iso receiver spot?)
29 Earl Thomas S 24 5-10 202 4 Texas
Far and away the rangiest centerfielder in football. The rangiest one since a young Ed Reed, in fact.


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Super Why! "Bedtime for Bear" Baby Joy is afraid of the dark! To show her there's nothing to fear, Super Why and his literacy friends fly into Bedtime for Bear and meet Charlie - a bear who is scared of just about everything! The super readers shed a little light on the problem (literally) while Charlie discovers a bit more about the world outside his cozy cave. Educational Objectives: To experience a familiar bedtime routine. Preschoolers will practice the alphabet, rhyme with AR words, learn what the word "fireflies" means, and use the power to read to change the story. D
8:30 am
Dinosaur Train "Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word" While riding the Dinosaur Train with Buddy and Mom, Tiny gets the idea to gather all the dinosaurs in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song for a picnic at Troodon Town. The Conductor agrees, and the Train starts picking up dinosaurs, as Tiny and Buddy help keep track of how many of the different species have come on board, and where they are on the dinosaur A to Z list. The Dinosaur Train continues traveling around the Mesozoic picking up more and more dinosaurs that are in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song, on the way to a picnic at Troodon Town. D
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The Electric Company "The Wordball Is My Oyster" Lisa gets a case of stage fright when she's cast as the lead in Hector's play. Can Lisa overcome her fears in time to save the play, or will she have to give her part to Annie?. D
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Wild Kratts "Termites Vs. Tongues" When Aviva and Koki accidentally miniaturize themselves and get carried away by termites, Martin and Chris must split up to search for them. D
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WordWorld "Shark's First Day of School/Shark's First Loose Tooth" Shark's First Day of School - It's the first day of school for the youngest WordFriends, but Shark is afraid to go. With the help of his good buddy Duck, and some gentle encouragement from their teacher Cat, Shark's fear turns to confidence, and by day's end he's at the head of the class. Shark's First Loose Tooth - When Shark loses his first baby tooth at a sleepover party with Duck, he's got to get to sleep fast so the tooth fairy can come and leave him a present. D
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WordGirl "The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich World" The Masked Meat Marauder - While the Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash, the Butcher battles his new rival--the Masked Meat Marauder. Can this town handle two meat-flinging villains or will WordGirl have to send one of them packing? Sandwich World - Chuck is fed up with living at home in his mom's basement. So he builds an evil lair, Sandwich World! Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face escape Chuck's crazy sandwich theme park? And will Chuck be strong enough to avoid getting homesick?. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Salmon River Lodges & Legacies" This special travels the Salmon River, stopping each night at a historic lodge to meet the people, who continue in the footsteps of hearty pioneers in the wild heart of Idaho. Each stop reveals a rich history. Rafters, guides, boat operators and residents all reveal how they are drawn to the river repeatedly - or permanently.G
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Pati's Mexican Table "Classic Mexican Food Battles" Jump into a Lucha Libre ring and experience the kind of fighting spirit that fuels a great love of Mexican food. These classic recipes provoke heated discussions in Mexico, but are perfectly tasty regardless of which twist on ingredients you prefer. Enchiladas in Red Tomato Sauce; Tampico-Style Steak Combo; Mexican Wedding Cookies (Polvorones). D
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Katie Brown Workshop "A Perfect Shower" Celebrate life's special moments with simple projects - a flower box invitation and a row of roses - and recipes for turkey sausage skewers, tapenade puff pastries and crab crostini. D
12:30 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Heaven On Earth, Part 4" In this segment, Jerry shows his students how to use a very loose scumbling technique to paint in the leaves of the two large trees with a special emphasis on the use of good negative space to create good form. He then brightens the highlights of the stream, background area, and middle and foreground grasses. D
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Essential Pepin "Easy and Elegant Seafood" Lobster In Artichoke Hearts; Shrimp Pane On Watercress; Escoffier Quenelles; Monkfish Roulade. D
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On Story "Based on a True Story" The challenges of making true life stories compelling on the screen are discussed by THE FIGHTER's Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Scott Silver, Academy Award-nominated scribe Nicholas Kazan (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, AT CLOSE RANGE), Pamela Gray (CONVICTION), Academy Award-winner Ron Howard and the team behind APOLLO 13. D
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Dialogue "Doris Kearns Goodwin: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks with host Marcia Franklin about the lessons we can learn from Abraham Lincoln.G
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MotorWeek "Midsize Sedan Shootout" Road Test: Midsize Sedan Shootout Road Test: 2013 Porsche Boxster S Goss' Garage: Buying Parts Online. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Southeast Asian Favorites" Man on the Street Doc Willoughby ventures to New York City to learn the secrets of Thai cooking. Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Thai Grilled Beef Salad. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for smoker boxes in the Equipment Corner. D
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Passport to Adventure "Enchanting, Natural Norway" Trains, ferries, and fjords - nature and man coexisting in splendor. From clean, green, cosmopolitan Oslo, to artsy, hip Bergen; Norway's cities blend seamlessly with its pristine countryside. In this episode, hosts Julie Conover and Mark Jennings begin their adventure by cycling through Oslo to visit the royal palace, an outdoor folk museum, and an amazing sculpture park, then, ferry to a quaint fjord-side bungalow to dine on fresh mussels. D
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Globe Trekker "Caribbean Island: St. Lucia, Martinique & Montserrat" Trekker Zoe Palmer visits the islands of St. Lucia, Martinique and Montserrat. With rainforests, mountains and volcanoes and a hybrid of English, African and French heritage, these islands are among the top vacation spots in the world.G
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Live From Lincoln Center "One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch" The New York Philharmonic rings in 2013 with this celebration of the life and work of Marvin Hamlisch. The late composer-conductor was scheduled to conduct this concert before his death in August. Guest star appearances include violinist Joshua Bell, Raul Esparza (Company), Michael Feinstein, Maria Friedman, Josh Groban, Megan Hilty, Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara and Frederica Von Stade.G
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Austin City Limits "Jack White" White Stripes leader Jack White performs in support of his solo LP Blunderbuss.G
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Great Performances "Paul Simon's Graceland Journey" Filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels back to South Africa with Simon - his first trip back in 25 years, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the cross-cultural Graceland album. Simon reunites with the South African musicians to give a reunion concert, which is used to tell the story of the turbulent birth of the album. The film features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Harry Belafonte, David Byrne, Philip Glass, Lorne Michaels and Whoopi Goldberg.G
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Song of the Mountains ETSU Old Time Pride Band; James Smith; Monroeville. D
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I just love it!!! Especially if it involve tulle and food!!
OMG! The centerpiece is so cute! And I love the pop of turquoise. Adorable!
So cute. I love that color combination of pink and blue.
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What a cute idea!
So cute! I love it especially the center piece!
This table scape is simply adorable. Love the addition of tule.
Adorable tablescape, such pretty colour combinations. Happy TT. Kathy
So adorable! Perfect for a little girls (or big girls) cupcake party!
Happy Tablescape Thursday ~ Susan
Love the cupcake table top.I have been seeing lots of cupcake stuff at crafts stores. Can tbelive u used stuff from your kitchen.
Adorable, and exuberant. Exactly what a festive table should be. Lovely!
Very cute!!!! I love the colors & the centerpiece is so original!
Fabulous!!! Love it!
OMG you should just call this kathryns birthday party ahhaah love this natalia hahah
Fun tablescape...love all the color! Susan
Absolutely adorable... and it looks like so much fun!
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RPI Goalie Makes 38 Saves in 5-2 Win
TROY, N.Y. – The targets on the backs of the No. 1 ranked team were huge this weekend heading to face a pair of hot, nationally ranked squads at sold-out venues with extremely zealous fans. The home team came out on top both nights in the capitol district. Tonight, five different players scored goals and Allen York stopped 38 shots as No. 10 Rensselaer handed Yale a 5-2 loss on Big Red Freakout Night before 4,780 at Houston Field House.
The Bulldogs (17-4, 11-3 ECAC) outshot the Engineers 40-18, but RPI's junior goalie, the most recent conference goalie of the week, stood on his head to the delight of the raucous crowd and the New York TV audience. York made 13 saves in the first, 15 in the second and added 10 in the final period.
"I'm very proud of our team. I thought their goalie stole the game," said Keith Allain '80 Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Hockey. "I thought we played well enough to win."
Denny Kearney and Kevin Peel had the Bulldog goals – both on the power play - while Ryan Rondeau (8 saves) and Nick Maricic (5) combined for 13 saves.
RPI (17-6-3, 9-5), which scored on three of its seven man-advantages, allowed hated neighbor (Union) to pull within a point of the first-place Elis, who will fall from the top spot in Division I for the first time in nine weeks when Monday's rankings are released.
For the third straight game, the Elis did not light the lamp in the opening frame despite outshooting the Engineers 13-6. Chad Ziegler had Yale's best chance with under a minute left in the period with a one-timer from the low slot with no defenders on him.
Penalties hurt the Bulldogs Friday night and their first one on Saturday turned into a 1-0 deficit. Twenty-nine seconds after Rondeau stole a goal with a great save on the penalty-kill, Patrick Cullen (4th goal) one-timed Jeff Foss' pass while standing in the right circle. The shot went inside the near post at 3:34.
The Elis applied the pressure in the middle frame, keeping the puck in the RPI end for most of the first 10 minutes. In fact, the Blue did not allow a shot on net until late in the period and had a 16-3 advantage during the 20 minutes. Yale finally got one past York on its third advantage of the period when Kearney, positioned in the low slot, re-directed a Jimmy Martin slap shot from the point at 12:53. It was Kearney's 11th of the year and 40th of his career.
"I thought we dominated them in the first period and for the first eight minutes of the second," said Allain. "They didn't get many shots at even strength the entire game."
RPI grabbed the lead back with another power-play tally, this time with 2:32 left in the second. Josh Rabbani skated across the crease, holding the puck and waiting for commitments from the defense, and tucked it inside the near post for his third of the year.
Yale had a golden opportunity to even things early in the third. Broc Little's stick handling in the first minute of the third put him inches from tucking a backhander inside the right post before the puck bounced off it. And it turned around on the visitors. A minute later, on a delayed penalty, Brock Higgs (5th) tipped home a Foss shot from the point.
The home team made it a two-goal mistake. Chace Polacek (16th) cashed in on the penalty with a nasty wrister that went over Rondeau's shoulder at 2:47 to make it 4-1 and bring on Maricic, the sophomore Yale netminder.
Peel (3rd) cut the margin in half on an advantage with 2:15 left on a rising wrister from the high slot before RPI's CJ Lee added an empty-netter with 1:13 left to put the game away.
BULLDOG BITES: This weekend's consecutive conference losses were the first for Yale since February of 2008… Nick Maricic saw action in his second game this year, the first since Jan. 2… The one change in the lineup from Friday was Antoine Laganiere in for Josh Balch on the Jesse Root, Kenny Agostino line… Yale won at Troy the last time the schools met on Big Red Freakout Night in 2008-09… RPI swept the 2009-10 series and has won three of the last four against the Blue.
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Students will test various materials to determine if any can shield their "magnetometer" (compass) from an external magnetic field using their own experimental design. If no suitable material is available, they will devise another method to protect... (View More) their instrument. Includes background science for the teacher, worksheets, adaptations and extensions. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are also identified. (View Less)
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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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Students use a dipole magnet and compass to model and map Earth's magnetic field. They then induce a magnetic field to represent a Ring Current in order to observe the response to a fluctuating electric current caused by a solar storm. The lesson... (View More) includes background information, procedures, worksheets, answer keys and graphics. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are listed. (View Less)
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Carving Commissions #1: Rampant Lion
Commissioned Carving ~ The Rampant Lion Been a long while since I got a nice commission like this. The "Rampant Lion" is based on a Scottish Coat of Arms which is the subject of my collector. He gave me nothing more than a piece of clip-art that he wanted reproduced as a carving in the round. I've started the carving with a clay maquette, used to help realize the design of the carving in 3 dimensions. I just glued up the basswood block this morning and will post entries as I progress through the woodcarving.


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Here are a few of the current contenders for the final certificate.
- Certificates are on landscaped paper (8-1/2x11) with 0.5 margins.
- Variables in the forms have been set up as fillable fields: Descendant, Pioneer, (certificate) Number.
- Electronic signatures will be added so that the President and Chair don't have to sign individual documents.
Orange Blossoms
This certificate layout uses a table.
Column 1 = green stripe...filled the cells with a green from the orange blossoms photo (used Paint to sample color and get color formula)
Column 2 = orange blossoms
Column 3 = green stripe
Column 4 = FSGS logo and text
Column 5 = empty column to create a vertical space and a line for the right text alignment
Column 6 = green stripe
Row 1 = green stripe
Row 2 = orange blossoms and text
Row 3 = green stripe
Table borders are set to None.
I used Paint to create the orange blossoms. It's one photograph repeated four times in a column.
Pioneer Border
This certificate layout is mostly flowing text. The border and the outline of the state are a watermark created in Paint and saved as a .png to maintain the colors. To match the colors, I sampled from the FSGS logo. The text for the certificate simply flows over the watermark. The signature area at the bottom of the certificate is a table (three columns and one row), which makes placements of the elements easier. Table borders are set to None.
Pioneer Stripe
This certificate layout is a table. Table borders are set to None.
Column 1 = blue stripe with Florida (used Paint to sample color and get color formulas)
Column 2 = empty column for white stripe
Column 3 = blue stripe with Pioneer
Column 4 = empty column for white stripe
Column 5 = blue stripe with Certificate
Column 6 = empty column for white stripe and left margin for left text to alignment
Text flow uses merged cells. Row one has all of the cells from columns 7 to 9 merged.
Column 7 = certificate number and presentation date
Column 8 = empty column for spacing
Column 9 = signatures
Row 1 = majority of certificate text
Row 2 = Certificate number and President's signature
Row 3 = Presentation date and Chair's signature
Design Element
Take a close look at each certificate. The design element that makes them work that you might not immediately see is that for the most part I picked one margin and I stuck with it. The first certificate has text that is flush right. In the second one the text is centered. The third certificate is (mostly) flush left. In Orange Blossom and Pioneer Stripe I used an empty column to create an accent line to serve as a margin.
If you are interested in layout and design, I can't speak highly enough of a book: The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams. Williams offers practical suggestions that almost anyone can follow to create more attractive layouts. Over the years, I've referred back to this book again and again to refresh my memory on what this lady has to say about designing.
As always, if you have questions, send me an email or post a comment.


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Choosing a pediatrician is one of the first major decisions expectant parents must make for their child. Whose advice and expertise would you trust when your child is running a fever or complaining of stomach pain? Who would you trust when your normally healthy child all of a sudden just isn't himself? Who goes beyond strictly office-hours availability and makes you feel like you have an advocate for your child's health?
We're looking for "Pediatric Heroes," those doctors who change lives by providing exceptional care for patients and parents, speaking up for the underprivileged and underserved, and making a commitment to children as well as to lifelong learning. Know someone deserving? Tell us about him or her in 300 words at parenting.com/heroes or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. After a nomination is entered, enter again for the chance to win a $250 gift card!
Editors of the Parenting Group (Parenting and Babytalk) will choose seven pediatricians to be recognized during a VIP reception at the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics annual Conference October 20-23 in New Orleans and will be featured in an article in the November issue of Babytalk magazine, in addition to receiving a $1,000 donation toward the children's health research initiative of their choice.
Enter the 2012 Babytalk Pediatric Heroes contest.
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Ireland's Lady Bisons need to find someone who can finish plays and put the ball in the net. Sunday afternoon the Lady Bisons (2-3-0) are back on the Lipscomb campus at 1 p.m. when they face Central Arkansas (3-3-0).
"All week long, for almost each entire practice, we have been going through a lot of crossing and shooting drills," said Ireland. "We are doing anything we can in an effort for our players to gain some confidence.
"The more you do anything the better you are going to get as long as you are doing it right. We have tried to get them to really pay attention to the details this week. We want to make sure we have the right technique when we strike the ball. That's all we can do at this point."
Ironically, the best finisher on the team is Katie Wood, a freshman defender.
"We bring Katie up on set pieces and she is very dangerous," said Ireland. "I have no doubt she is going to eventually score for us this year."
Ireland is entering the Central Arkansas game with a cautious attitude in terms of his offense.
"It is hard to know what they are going to do until you get them in a game situation," said Ireland. "You can practice all you want, but once you step over the line for a game there is pressure. Hopefully, we will come out and be able to finish and score."
The Lady Bisons have not played since last Sunday when they fell 2-0 to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a game played on the soccer practice field.
"We are all excited to be back on our regular field," said Ireland. "We are fortunate to have a field like we have for practice, but it is not ideal for games."
Central Arkansas, averaging 14.7 shots and 1.88 goals per game, was shut out 2-0 by Oral Roberts Friday night.
"Central Arkansas is off to a real good start," said Ireland. "They have scored a lot of goals. They have several key players returning from last year's team.
"It will be a real challenge. They have the ability to shoot from all over the field. That is something we have to be aware of. We have to make sure we put a lot of pressure on them."
Ireland expects this to be the biggest challenge defensively for his young team, especially his two freshman goalkeepers, Erin Zerio and Ally Marler.
"Each team brings different challenges," said Ireland. "We have to make sure Central Arkansas doesn't get too much time on the ball. That is when they will be dangerous. They will tee it up and hit shots from 30 or 35 yards out.
"They can shoot the ball from anywhere. We can't give them a lot of time and space."
Ireland needed the week for preparation and practice for his team, but his players needed a few days off between games after starting the season at home followed by three straight road games. Every eligible player on the roster will be dressed and available for the Central Arkansas game, a first this season.
"We had to have this week," said Ireland. "Since preseason we have been going and going. There has been the wear-and-tear and the fatigue from traveling.
"We have been able to get healed. All of our players, for the most part, are feeling good. Even the ones who have been out for a long time feel like they are ready to finally contribute and play big minutes."


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Electromagnetic fields
- What are electromagnetic fields?
- Static and low-frequency fields
- What are static and low-frequency electric and magnetic fields?
- Direct and alternating voltage
- Application/occurrence
- Effects of static and low-frequency fields
- Protection
- Reports & Evaluations
- Radiation protection relating to the expansion of the national grid
- Basics transfer of electrical power
- Effects
- Protection
- High-frequency fields
- What are high-frequency fields?
- Applications high-frequency fields
- Effects
- Protection
- Radiation protection in mobile communication
- What is mobile communication?
- Effects
- Protection
- Reports and evaluations
Optical radiation
- What is optical radiation?
- UV radiation
- What is UV radiation?
- Sun but safe!
- Sunbeds
- Effects of UV radiation
- Protection against UV radiation
- UV index
- Infrared radiation
- Laser
Ionising radiation
- What is ionising radiation?
- Radioactivity in the environment
- Where does radioactivity occur in the environment?
- What is the level of natural radiation exposure in Germany?
- Air, soil and water
- Radon
- Foodstuffs
- Building materials
- Relics
- Industrial residues (NORM)
- BfS laboratories
- Applications in medicine
- Diagnostics
- Radiotherapy
- Radiation protection in medicine: international activities
- Applications in daily life and in technology
- Radioactive radiation sources in Germany
- Register high-level radioactive radiation sources
- Type approval procedure
- Cabin luggage security checks
- Radioactive materials in watches
- Ionisation smoke detectors (ISM)
- Effects
- What are the effects of radiation?
- Effects of selected radioactive materials
- Consequences of a radiation accident
- Cancer and leukaemia
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- Individual radiosensitivity
- Epidemiology of radiation-induced diseases
- Ionising radiation: positive effects?
- Risk estimation and assessment
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Mobile telephone networks of the third generation (3 G) have been operating in Germany since 2004. They are based on the digital transmission standard UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). The frequency range allocated to the networks is between 1920 and 2170 MHz. Other mobile radio frequencies can be used as well. 3G is sometimes also referred to as WCDMA. The abbreviation is derived from the initials of the channel access method Wide Code Division Multiple Access employed by UMTS.
Functional principles
As with GSM technology, the areas to be served are divided into so-called cells, each of which is supplied by stationary transmitter stations (base stations). At a base station, often three antennas are installed which provide three sectors, each covering an angle of 120°, with one radio channel each.
In UMTS-networks data are transferred differently than in GSM: no set frequency channels and time slots are allocated to individual connections, but all network subscribers use the available frequency band at the same time. UMTS systems typically operate at a channel bandwidth of 5 MHz. The single data streams are identified by an individual code and are spread to the width of the available frequency band. Using the known code, the data stream intended for the receiver is then decoded by the receiver from the received signal mixture.
Higher data transmission rate makes UMTS networks multimedia capable
A significantly higher data transmission rate can be achieved with UMTS than with GSM and the data transfer methods GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) based on GSM. UMTS networks are multimedia capable, that is, they can transfer images, sound and data. However, the networks are also used for traditional mobile telephony.
Frequency division duplexing
So-called frequency division duplexing is preferably used to distinguish the data sent by the base station from that sent by the mobile phone according to the information provided by the producers. This means that another frequency band is used for the connection from the base station to the mobile phone than in the opposite direction. The signal has a noise-like character.
Another possibility is so-called time division duplexing. Here the same frequency band is alternately used in both directions of the connection. The signal is pulsed. This method is currently only intended for smaller networks such as company internal networks.
Transmitter power
Fine and fast adjustment of the transmitter power ensures the trouble-free operation of a UMTS network. This applies to base stations as well as to mobile terminals. To minimise mutual interference, the handsets operate at the lowest possible transmitter power levels.
During connection setup the transmitter power is increased in quick succession only until a stable connection between terminal and base station has been established. Compared to GSM networks, terminals in UMTS networks show opposite behaviour: In GSM networks a high transmitter power is used at the beginning of a connection setup. The transmitter power is reduced to the required level only after the connection has been established.
With the mobile communications standards HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) and HSPA+ based on UMTS even a higher data transmission rate can be achieved than with the original UMTS technology. The improvements originate mainly from the introduction of superior modulation techniques and improved antenna technologies.
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Lisa J. Boulden 5/31/2009 8:44:15 PMDelightfully outstanding image, William!
Nikki McDonald 6/5/2009 4:07:40 PMWow, what a cool silhouette. Great job putting this together, William, and congratulations on the EP #7601188
Valentin M. Armianu 6/19/2009 12:32:55 PMCongratulations, fantastic finalist!!! #7648656
Don Johnson 6/19/2009 1:01:48 PMSimply a stunning image! Congratulations! #7648863
Nikki McDonald 6/19/2009 1:05:22 PMThis is not the end for this one, William. Congratulations on your finalist badge and good luck in the next round #7648889
Michelle L. Frick 6/19/2009 1:38:10 PMWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!! That's an incredible shot in so many ways! Amazing silhouettes (all of them) and storytelling! #7649170
A P 6/19/2009 2:56:59 PMSo glad this was brought to my attention William SPECTACULAR!!!
Congratulations on an Outstanding Finalist #7649856
Clyde P. Smith 6/19/2009 6:34:01 PMWow! Amazing image. Congratulations on your Finalst William. #7651759
Eugenio Diaz 6/19/2009 9:39:47 PMCONGRATULATIONS on this AMAZING finalist, Well done. #7653058
Alex T. Mizuno 6/19/2009 9:51:42 PMSuch a great image you've created William! Congratulations on your Finalist!! #7653158
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/19/2009 11:46:51 PMVery creative William! Congratulations on your finalist! #7653587
Graeme yew Chow 6/20/2009 4:23:15 AMWilliam, well done on your creative design. #7654480
Naufal MQ 6/20/2009 4:53:53 AMDo I need to say anything on this? :) just Amazing!!!! #7654594
Jeff Robinson 6/20/2009 5:22:13 AMGreat Job - Congrats on your Finalist! Jeff #7654681
Robert Baer 6/20/2009 6:59:14 AMwilliam this needs to be in national geographic. amazing image! #7655274
Robert Baer 6/20/2009 7:05:42 AMwilliam
Michelle Alton 6/20/2009 7:33:29 AMAn awesome creation, William. Congratulations. #7655531
Dianna Murphy 6/20/2009 9:24:07 AMWow William this was a great month for you! Awesome work here! #7656342
Kim Andelkovic 6/20/2009 4:44:56 PMwonderful image....congratulations....good luck in the next round. #7658559
Linda D. Lester 6/20/2009 5:32:21 PMAwesome shot....Congratulations and good luck in the next round!!!! #7658731
Datha Y. Thompson 6/20/2009 7:19:04 PMAwesome!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! WTG :0) #7658968
Glenn E. Traver 6/20/2009 9:37:31 PMCongratulations William on this creative Finalist ~ GT #7659284
Laurence Saliba 6/21/2009 12:46:59 AMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #7659649
Usman M. Bajwa 6/21/2009 11:42:34 PMCONGRATULATIONS, William.
Usman. #7663099
Tarun Bose 6/22/2009 4:10:50 PMBig congrats William for your excellent winner. #7666579
Evy Johansen 6/22/2009 7:01:41 PMCongratulations on another wonderful win, William! #7667512
Laurence Saliba 6/22/2009 10:48:22 PMCONGRATULATIONS again William!!!!! #7667939
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/23/2009 12:51:55 AMCongratulations on your win William! #7668295
Kim Kleinschmidt 6/23/2009 7:43:29 AMCongratulations on this stunning winner, William! #7669939
Datha Y. Thompson 6/23/2009 11:38:37 PMCONGRATULATIONS on The GOLD!! #7672067
Anne McKinnell 6/24/2009 9:04:12 PMCongratulations on this stunning winner William!! It is a simply amazing silhouette and wonderful orangy golden tones and your three subjects perfectly placed! Beautiful! #7675712
A P 6/25/2009 4:09:41 PMcongratz William on your outstanding winner #7678264
Usman M. Bajwa 6/26/2009 3:57:45 AMGreat to see this win GOLD, CONGRATS, William.
Usman. #7679556
Mary Beth Aiello 6/26/2009 12:37:55 PMThis is awesome, William. Congrats on this outstanding winner. #7681255
Carol Teal 7/15/2009 12:25:13 AMBeautifully done William! I love the orange and that big yellow sun! Congrats on your win! #7740522
Dominick M. Dimacale 8/19/2009 5:13:06 AMCongratulations William on your Win!!!
Dominick #7866790
JO ANN CLEVELAND 5/25/2011 9:16:21 AMWOWZA! Hope that guy got down safely! Whew!!
Fantastic win and very well deserved William!
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Mumbai, Nov 17: Mumbai and Maharashtra entered a state of mourning soon after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's death was announced Saturday afternoon.
Being a Saturday, most offices in the city and suburbs work half day, but those still open closed down and their staffers proceeded to their homes.
There was no panic or any kind of uncivil reaction anywhere in the city following the 86-year old leader's demise.
Shops and establishments, restaurants and even wayside tea stalls shut down, cinemas and theatres cancelled all their shows for the day, major public and private functions were also called off or postponed as a mark of respect to the departed leader.
Outside Matoshri, the Thackeray residence in Bandra East, floods of tears were witnessed as over 5,000 assembled Shiv Sainiks wept unabashedly for their beloved leader.
The normally aggressive and feared Shiv Sainiks Saturday grieved in public, tears streaming down their cheeks, voices choked as they consoled each other and prayed for Thackeray's soul.
All over Mumbai, Thane and Raigad -- considered Shiv Sena's traditional bastions -- all normal activities ground to a halt, as also in rest of Maharashtra.
Baliram Uke, a shocked tailor in Kelshi village in Ratnagiri, downed his shutter for the day, picked up a garland of flowers and went to his home nearby to offer a prayer for Thackeray.
In most towns and villages in the state, Shiv Sena 'shakhas' (branches) put up pictures of Thackeray with condolence messages to enable people pay their respects.
Mumbai Police, along with Rapid Action Force, State Reserve Police and other forces, have made elaborate security arrangements all over the western megapolis and other parts of the state to ward off any untoward incidents.
All Shiv Sena leaders have repeatedly over the past one week appealed to their party workers to "maintain peace and remain calm".
It had the desired effect -- people of Mumbai and Maharashtra as well as Shiv Sainiks have stoically accepted the reality and have chosen to peacefully mourn for their leader.
In fact, two days ago Shiv Sena executive president specifically urged his Sainiks "not to spoil the image of Matoshri" by indulging in any kind of violence.
"He was like a ray of hope and support for the ordinary Maharashtrian. The common Marathi feels orphaned," said Minakshi S., a lower middle-class housewife from Borivli, as she wept.
P. Neelima, a retired government official, said whatever may be people's opinions about Thackeray, "the fact was that Mumbai needed a tough person like him to instil a sense of safety among the masses."


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December 2017 Visa Bulletin Analysis for Employment-Based (EB) Immigrant Visas
Below is our monthly analysis of the State Department's Visa Bulletin regarding employment-based immigration. December will see some slow but steady advancement in some categories, with a few larger advancements.
All EB-1 applicants remain current for the month of December.
For EB-2 category visas, we saw a few minor changes, as EB-2 China advanced by two weeks and EB-2 India saw an advancement of three weeks.
EB-3 visas saw some movement. EB-3 China, advanced by five weeks. All other areas remained the same.
For EB-4 visas, Mexico advanced by three weeks. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras advanced by one week. All other areas remained current.
For EB-5 visas, all areas remain current except for China, which saw its final action date advance by two weeks to July 15, 2014.
For applicants seeking to make an adjustment of status, USCIS has noted on its web site that if it determines that there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants, then applicants may use the "Dates for Filing Visa Applications" charts instead of the "Application Final Action Dates" charts. Applicants may check which chart they may use at: www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo. As of December 14, 2015, all employment-based filings must use the "Application Final Action Dates" charts. All family-based applications may use the "Dates for Filing Visa Applications" charts.
Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)
Dates for Initial Filing: December
First Preference Immigrant Workers (EB-1): Priority Workers
All those who qualify as EB-1 workers continue to have no priority date cut-off. (They are also immediately eligible to petition for permanent residence because no labor certification is required.) The three types of immigrant who qualify as EB-1 workers are "persons with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, or business," "outstanding professors and researchers," and "multinational managers or executives."
Second Preference Immigrant Workers (EB-2): "Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability"
To qualify as an EB-2 worker, one must either hold an advanced degree, a baccalaureate degree with at least five years of "progressive experience" in the field one wishes to enter in the United States, or be considered a "person of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business." Many EB-2 workers have no priority date cutoff. However, the two largest areas, India and mainland China, do.
For Final Action Dates, the Chinese date has finally moved forward, but just by one month. The Indian date on the other hand, has leapt forward seven months. The Indian date has been experiencing great advancements in recent months in the EB-2 category.
Third Preference Immigrant Workers (EB-3): "Skilled Workers and Professionals" and "Other Workers"
Third Preference "EB-3" workers are effectively cut into two sub-categories: "Skilled Workers and Professionals," and "Other Workers." (For all areas except China, both sub-categories share the same date.**)
All EB-3 immigrants have priority date cut-offs, however those from China, India, and the Philippines are facing significant wait times.
Certain Special Immigrants (EB-4)
EB-4 is an umbrella category for many disparate and specific sub-categories. They are:
|Afghan/Iraqi Translators;
|Members of the Armed Forces;
|Panama Canal Zone Employees;
|Children and Spouses of Deceased NATO-6 employees;
|Employees of International Organizations;
|Religious Ministers; and
|Iraqis that assisted the United States;
|Retired NATO-6 employees.
Immigrants that fit any of these descriptions, except for EB-4 Certain Religious Workers, are able to petition for permanent residence without delay (because no labor certification is required). We can determine what applicants stand a good chance of qualifying as an EB-4.
The good news, is that Congress passed legislation last December extending the EB-4 Certain Religious Workers category, and priority dates remain current in this category for all areas.
Employment Creation (EB-5)
This category is for immigrant investors. To qualify in most locations, $1,000,000 must be invested, but in "Target Employment Areas" this is cut by half. (These are rural areas or places with unemployment rates at least 1.5 times the national average according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) In both cases however, the investment must create or save at least 10 U.S. jobs to ultimately qualify for permanent residence. They can invest directly and run their own businesses, or they can invest with less risk through a "regional center." We have written several articles on the subject.
Until some months ago, there had never been a cutoff date in this category. Now, only Chinese applicants have one. Priority date cutoffs affect this category somewhat differently than they do the others. While potential Chinese investors can start the process right away, only those whose I-526 petitions were received by USCIS before January 15, 2014 may obtain EB-5 residence. This period only sees a one week improvement, and this creates a complicated situation. We have a blog article that provides greater insight on the subject.
The cutoff date has finally reached 2014. From October until now, it had been a possibly moot issue for investors already in the U.S., because the Initial Filing Date was close to the present. However, this period the Initial Filing Date has retrogressed two weeks, back to May 1, 2015. Because the feasibility of staying in the U.S. on valid status for between the filing of the I-526 and I-485 petitions is unclear for many potential EB-5 immigrants, the retrogression of the Initial Filing Date doesn't pose as much clear inconvenience in this category as in EB-2 or 3.
Thankfully, Congress enacted legislation in December renewing the EB-5 program this fiscal year.


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The Sony RMT-VP1K Wireless Receiver and Remote Commander Kit is a utility kit to operate your camera individually or a group of cameras remotely from distance to take professional results. The multi-function remote control is compatible with Sony cameras equipped with a multi terminal and has further...
This RS-RT04/C3 RF Remote Release from RPS is a wireless radio remote that works with Canon EOS 7D, 5D, 5D Mark II, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D & 50D digital cameras and similar cameras which use a 3-pin connector. It consists of two parts; a receiver/trigger that connects to the camera's cable release
Control the shoot from the palm of your hand.
The standard Air Remote can be used to wirelessly sync and control your Profoto Off-Camera Flash from any camera that has a hot shoe.
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I noticed that css styling is disabled in SP content pages, this is disappointing to the artists (aka people who know how to use css). Now I can't style up my pages, tables, and other various things. I know it sounds silly, but if I was able to style things up, it would make content look better. And no I won't throw in lame stuff either if there was styling. Is this for security purposes on SP?
Here is an example of what I am after:
I agree with the site that normal tables are boring, what I would like to make is stuff like tables that have beautiful round corners just like this forum has on the edges.