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Revenant encourages and rewards players that farm for the guild. To receive credit for farming you mail your mats to "revenantbank". Credit is given weekly and counted Tuesday morning after the maintenance shutdown. 1. Players currently earn 150 effort points (dkp) for weekly farming. 2. Around 1500g in mats or gold is required to earn weekly credit. Anything that can be used for raiding or sold at a high price is fine for farming. 75 stacks of Runecloth won't do. Non desired mats will be returned. 3. Farming isn't required from our members, only encouraged. 4. The bank pays for raid repairs, enchants, gems, etc. for players that guild farm. You most likey spend more than 1500g in raid repairs on a weekly basis so this system really makes sense for serious raiders.


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Sesame Workshop and Qualcomm Unveil Next Step in Children's Education
"Much of Sesame Workshop's success can be attributed to our collaborative, research-intensive approach to the development of programs and activities. Qualcomm's Vuforia platform offers a new dimension to mobile experiences. We think it can bring enhanced entertainment and educational benefits to children."
– Terry Fitzpatrick, chief content and distribution officer, Sesame Workshop.
Sesame Workshop has been a longtime advocate of embracing cutting-edge technologies to enrich children's early learning experiences. At the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), Qualcomm and Sesame Workshop unveiled the result of their latest collaboration, a prototype playset that brings physical toys to life.
Using a tablet and a traditional playset, children engage with their toys to make playtime both fun and educational. The prototype playset includes elements such as common household objects, as well as figurines of classic Sesame Street characters Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie. Children interact with this playset using a tablet and an application that features Qualcomm's newly branded Vuforia™ augmented reality platform. When the tablet is pointed at the playset, the pieces and the play environment come alive through the tablet's camera, transforming the playset into an interactive experience.
"In the past, the only place toys came to life was on TV and in movies. Today, we are bringing that magic one step closer to reality," said Jay Wright, senior director of business development at Qualcomm. "With the ability to recognize 3D objects, Qualcomm's Vuforia platform will transform the play experience. Our collaboration with the Sesame Workshop is helping us demonstrate the power of augmented reality to enrich children's lives."
Qualcomm's award-winning Vuforia platform transforms real-world objects into interactive experiences for use in gaming, interactive media and instructional applications. Sesame Workshop seized the opportunity to combine their educational research with cutting-edge technology to address children's developmental needs. Augmented reality is another major step in proving that technology can be a useful tool in children's education.
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Theodore Roosevelt drank Poland Spring. So did Mae West.
Now, add Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to the list of thirsty fans.
During a rebuttal from the House speaker's conference room after President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Rubio reached for a small bottle of Poland Spring water off screen and took a quick sip.
That mid-response pause on national television immediately went viral, lighting up social media outlets. Rubio later made light of the brief interruption, even tweeting a photo of the Poland Spring bottle.
In an appearance Wednesday on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," he said, "I needed water, what am I going to do? God has a funny way of reminding us we're human."
By Wednesday afternoon, the infamous lunge had become such an attention-grabber on the Twitterverse that Rubio followed up with another tweet that said, "Picked up over 13,000 new followers on #twitter since last night! Im going to start drinking #water in the middle of all of my speeches!"
Rubio's moment of thirst was a surprise to Poland Spring, which employs 800 people in Maine and has water sources in about half-a-dozen towns here. The company, owned by Nestle Waters North America since 1987, contends Rubio's beverage of choice was not coordinated with the company or even known until it aired on national television.
"Just like everyone, Sen. Rubio gets thirsty. We're really happy that Poland Spring was close at hand when he needed some refreshment," said Jane Lazgin, a spokeswoman for Nestle Waters. "Of all the beverage choices he could make, we're happy he chose Poland Spring."
Lazgin said one billion packaged beverages are sold every day in the United States, so it was surprising he chose theirs.
Poland Spring took a little time to capitalize on all the attention, but by early afternoon Wednesday it had posted a photo and comment to its Facebook account, saying, "Reflecting on our cameo. What a night!" The photo captured an image of a bottle of Poland Spring water gazing at itself in a mirror.
Lazgin said the company had no other plans to capitalize on the thirsty moment.
"I love what they did. It was witty and clever. It was the best response they could have made," said Nicole Jacques, a public relations strategist with the marketing firm Pulp+Wire in Portland. "The best part was that it was unexpected. It was fame that wasn't actually forced."
Poland Spring got some criticism in the press that it failed to seize quickly on its moment of social media glory. Although the company did update its Facebook page, its Twitter account, @PolandSpringWtr, had not been updated since July 2010, when it tweeted: "Find out what we are doing to help preserve our national parks!"
By comparison, other brands have been quicker to embrace a viral opportunity than Poland Spring.
During the recent Super Bowl power outage, for example, Oreo grabbed headlines – and retweets – when it tweeted: "Power Out? No problem. You can still dunk in the dark." Meanwhile, Etch A Sketch's Twitter account got new life after Mitt Romney's spokesman compared the candidate's changing strategies to the children's toy.
"Honestly, being owned by a huge international corporation, Poland Spring has less freedom to make political statements," said Sean Wilkinson, a principal with the research, branding and marketing agency Might+Main in Portland. "It's a lucky, happy incident. It's great for them. They should just sit back and enjoy it."
Mitch Stoller, a social media expert and partner with the digital consultancy firm Group SJR in New York, acknowledged that there is more risk when a brand brushes shoulders with a politician, but if handled properly, it can bridge the divide in politics and grab consumers' attention with humor.
"They should seize the moment. It's a great opportunity. Everyone's talking about their brand. And you don't get that many opportunities like this," Stoller said.
In the whirlwind of popular culture, Rubio's water break may quietly fade away.
"Consumers might get a chuckle buying their next Poland Spring. It would be a mistake to make more of this than it is. But for Poland Spring – it becomes part of their brand story," Jacques said.
Some media critics said Rubio's awkward reach for water upstaged the content of his comments. They said the star of the post-State of the Union political spinfest was not the man considered a rising star of the Republican Party, but Poland Spring.
"We didn't expect there to be such enthusiasm," Lazgin said. "We do see flutters of conversation when a celebrity drinks Poland Spring. But we've been around since 1845. A lot of famous people have had Poland Spring."
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Zig Zags at the Zoo was a lighthearted illustrated feature that appeared in London's Strand Magazine in the 1890s.
The articles were written by Arthur Morrison and illustrated by James Affleck Shepherd. Each article featured a different animal, such as a bear (above), lion, camel, simian, and fish.
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Graham Norton In Trouble w/ BBC After Wearing AIDS Ribbon On Air
We can only assume BBC's attempts to ban talk show host Graham Norton from wearing a red ribbon on World AIDS Day falls under the network's attempts to be non-political, but clearly Norton (correctly) believes that AIDS goes way beyond politics.
That's presumably why Norton gave BBC the figurative finger and wore his red AIDS ribbon during the Nov. 29 episode of the The Graham Norton Show in direct defiance of BBC's orders.
The 50-year-old ignored BBC orders not to wear the ribbon on his show on 29 November this year – sparking the wrath of BBC chiefs, who outlawed him from wearing the ribbon to highlight World AIDS Day on 1 December.
Despite the fact that all of his guests on The Graham Norton Show – Jeremy Clarkson, Jo Brand, Colin Farrell and Sharon Osbourne – were all allowed to, and did, wear the red ribbons – the Irish comic was told not to.
The gay comic, a passionate supporters of AIDS charities – including the Elton John Aids foundation – flouted the ban despite being repeatedly told not to wear the ribbon on the popular show.
BBC chiefs, however, rapped the funnyman, saying he had breached BBC guidelines and his production company So Television – now owned by ITV – was criticised for letting him wear the ribbon.
BBC is publicly remaining steadfast in their stance that Norton shouldn't have worn the ribbon.
The BBC controller of entertainment commissioning, Mark Linsey, says:
"World AIDS Day is an issue which Graham cares passionately about and he did wear a World AIDS Day insignia on his programme.
"However, this is in breach of BBC guidelines.
"The production company has been contacted and reminded that he cannot do this and Graham has accepted he was wrong to do so.
"The BBC has been assured it will not occur again."
We sincerely doubt that Norton has "accepted he was wrong" to do anything. He's not exactly known for holding his tongue, so it's probably not wise to put words in his mouth.
As for whether it will occur again...we guess we'll see what happens on World AIDS Day 2014.
What do you think of Graham's decision to defy network orders and BBC's subsequent comments?
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Ok...so by attempting to be "non-political" the BBC has just gotten political. The BBC should be embarrassed and ashamed by their conduct...HIV is something that effects all of us, and its people like Graham who can reach a wide audience who should be supporting the cause and getting the message out there! I am HIV positive, and honestly, the more people who are aware of it, who know how its transmitted, and who can demystify it for the masses, the less people who will be affected by it and the better we will all be.
Result: 100% on Team Graham on this one. Fuck'em all (in the words of Sharon Osbourne).


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It's not often that a chairlift will drop you off in the middle of town. But then, Park City, Utah, is a special place, where skiers take their sport very seriously.
So we laughed as we watched skiers and snowboarders jump on the town lift to take them up the hill to the huge Park City Mountain Resort. Must be nice to catch a few runs after school, which more than a few students looked like they were doing. Skiers originally traveled underground through a mine shaft to a hoist, where they were lifted 1,400 feet to the mountain. Now you can just jump on the city chairlift.
We had a little bit of everything at the ski resort, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Wind, snow, fog — but we still had a great time exploring this Utah ski resort nestled up against the city with the same name.
We met up with our group at the Eagle Statue in the lovely resort plaza at the base of the mountain. It looks great with shops, restaurants and services on the first floor and lodging on several floors above.
Park City Mountain offers 3,300 acres of skiing. There are also nine, count them nine, bowls with 750 acres. That's a lot of territory to cover, and coverage was excellent when we arrived in February.
We decided to warm up on Homerun, which turns out to be the longest trail, measuring 3 1/2 miles. Quite the warm-up.
Park City actually has 114 trails, with more than half listed as intermediate, while 31 percent are advanced.
The snow was a fine powder as we schussed under cloudy skies. At times, a pale white sun would barely pierce the cloudy veil, lending a cold, bleak light. But the skiing was hot.
As in our visits to other Park City ski resorts that week, there were hardly any lift lines. Park City has a total of 16 lifts, including four high speed six-packs and three high speed quads.
The mountain boasts a total uphill capacity of 31,000 skiers an hour, which would be tested on President's Day that weekend with every hotel room booked solid.
But we beat the rush and could ski as much as we wanted. We were often alone on our own section of the mountain.
We often stopped to read the signs about the historic mining buildings lining some of the ski runs.
Visitors can take a free guided historic mountain tour and learn the history behind Park City. Tour guides provide a wealth of knowledge, as well as fun stories of how the runs got their names and behind-the-scenes vignettes from the 2002 Olympics.
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• $450 million in silver was mined at Park City Mountain from 1,200 miles of tunnels.
• Park City's silver mines produced 25 millionaires.
The tour is offered 10 a.m. daily at the Eagle Statue in the plaza or at the Summit Demo Center at 1:30 p.m.
A light snow started in the morning and would continue off and on for the rest of the day. Not a heavy Sierra snow, but the fine, dry snow that Utah is famous for. Its flakes were just big enough to sting your face if you took off your face mask.
Shooting by a terrain park we saw several boarders trying their luck on the jumps. Park City has three parks, including Eagle superpipe and Merrill minipipe.
Late in the day, we caught some high winds at the summit, but it was fine once you skied down into the valleys. It turned out to be another great day in our Park City adventure.


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Bill calling for energy plan moratorium up for a vote
Credit: By DAN SEUFERT, Union Leader Correspondent | January 26, 2014 | www.unionleader.com ~~
BRISTOL – Backers say they hope they have the votes to pass a bill calling for a one-year moratorium on new wind turbine plants and electric transmission line projects.
They failed to muster enough votes for a similar bill last year.
House Bill 580 calls for the moratoriums until the state issues a comprehensive energy plan. If passed, the Site Evaluation Committee, the authority for permitting such projects, will be ordered to issue no certificates for projects until the moratorium is lifted.
The bill comes as the state, under Senate Bill 99, is studying the Site Evaluation Committee and its process and developing regulatory criteria for the siting of energy facilities.
The vote also comes about a month after Iberdrola Renewables submitted an application for its proposed 23-turbine Wild Meadows Wind Farm in the towns of Danbury and Alexandria. Both towns have gone on record opposing the project, as has the Appalachian Mountain Club, New Hampshire Wind Watch and several other organizations.
Supporters of the moratorium argue that the Site Evaluation Committee needs a defined energy policy and new siting guidelines before permitting new projects, and some say no projects should be permitted while the committee itself is under scrutiny through SB 99.
"The emails I've received from my constituents have been about 100 to 1 in favor of the moratorium; it makes sense for people to wait," said Rep. Harold Reilly, R-Bristol, one of HB 580's sponsors. "They aren't believing all this talk that a moratorium is the end of the world."
Green = money
Reilly said many opposing the moratorium say wind power is "green," while what's really at stake is money.
"It can't hurt to wait; those who can't wait are talking 'green,' when the only green they are waiting for is cash," he said.
Reilly said that while his bill could apply to Northern Pass, he will introduce an amendment before the vote to make the moratorium apply strictly to wind power projects.
Rep. Glenn Cordelli, R-District 4, said the moratorium makes "common sense."
"The Legislature and governor last year agreed that changes are needed in our energy policy and siting rules. In the required citizen workshops held this fall, the vast majority of all participants support linking siting rules to a new policy and more public participation. It is just common sense that with this overwhelming support for change that new projects be held until those changes can be put in place," he said.
Lack of local control
A sore spot among opponents of the Wild Meadows plan is the lack of local control. The company proposing the plant has secured leases with private landowners, and the Site Evaluation Committee is the permitting authority. The towns are guaranteed some input in the form of "a seat at the table" in the committee's process, but town votes and decisions are in no way binding.
Rep. Bob Backus, D-District 19, said he opposes the moratorium because some communities – Berlin for example – have expressed interest in wind power, and they should not have to wait. In addition, he said, the state needs to add renewable energy sources to meet its stated needs in the future.
"The state has the key interest here," Backus said. "We can't just hand the keys to these things over to the towns."
Backus said he isn't opposed to Wild Meadows.
"We should look carefully at it, but we need to look at it," he said. "Wind power brings us renewable energy without all the toxic waste you get from other forms of power."
Concerns overstated?
As to the residents in towns around Newfound Lake and Cardigan Mountain who worry about what they see as ugly 492-foot lighted wind towers lining their scenic vistas, Backus said that sentiment may be overstated. He said worries expressed by opponents that the towers may drop property values and hurt the area's tourism economy are questionable.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; not everyone thinks (wind towers) are ugly," he said.
Iberdrola Renewables' Paul Copleman said his company opposes a moratorium.
"The idea that the Legislature is considering a moratorium creates uncertainty when companies are considering significant long-term investments in the state," Copleman said.
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From early 1997 to sometime mid-1999 I had a talkshow called The Infinity Factory that was produced at Pseudo.com, the increasingly legendary "Internet TV Network," creative madhouse and party central of downtown New York during the high-flying Silicon Alley dotcom years. (Ondi TImoner's new Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, We Live in Public chronicles the rise and fall of Pseudo founder Josh Harris and it's a fascinating film, a movie well worth going out of your way to catch. Watch my interview with Ondi here).
The Infinity Factory was taped every Sunday evening at 8pm with a few exceptions. It was produced by Vanessa Weinberg who also DJ'd and mixed the show live. Vanessa was extraordinarily in tune with how the conversations were flowing and added an intricate bed of trippy music, samples and sound loops under what were often extremely psychedelic conversations to begin with—like this episode, with Robert Anton Wilson and Genesis P-Orridge. This show dates, I think, from Fall of 1997. When it was originally netcast it was when most people still had 56k modems and the video quality was fairly awful. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty cool to be able to do something like this back then and there was a real "pirate radio" aspect to it as well that greatly appealed to me, but in truth it looked more like flickery animation than it did actual video. And it was the size of a postage stamp. There were probably well over 100 shows, each of them around 50 minutes, but I really can't say for sure how many there were. Most of them are probably lost.
Pseudo had several floors, first two then three, in the no-frills building where Jeff Koons and Mark Kostabi still have their art studios, on the corner of Houston and Broadway. One floor had the business people and the producer's offices and on the floor with the studio—which is where all the parties were—Josh Harris had his own apartment in the back. Each Sunday night, I'd usually I'd see him, cigar in hand, either leaving or returning from a poker game. It was, if memory serves on the 12th floor and this building had the scariest elevator I have, ever, ever used. It was super slow and extremely rickety. If I made it up and down in one piece each week, I breathed a sigh of relief, let me tell you. When someone especially heavy was waiting for the elevator, I'd opt to use the steps, even if it was twelve long flights. Seriously, you took your life into your own hand with this elevator. I don't know why Jeff Koons puts up with it. (Composer Gershon Kingsley, who was a guest on the show once, told me that taking that elevator and getting off at Pseudo was like entering Dante's Inferno except that you went up instead of down. I don't think he was joking)
The studio itself was basically set up like a radio station but with these cheapo cameras that were the size of cigarette packs on pivots that were cut with this jerry-rigged Radio Shack thumb switch with three clunky buttons. The hosts had to do this themselves—cut between cameras—in the beginning. It was really distracting when you were trying to concentrate on what someone was saying (I might be doing it here, but I don think I was). I had some fun guests on the Infinity Factory including a pre-Boing Boing David Pescovitz, Adam Parfrey of Feral House infamy, painter Paul Laffoley, my late and very missed friend Dr. Mario Pazzaglini, R.U. Sirius, Grant Morrison, Joe Coleman and Bob Wilson, who was on a couple of times. Genesis P-Orridge, Douglas Rushkoff, Howard Bloom and conspiracy theory writers Kenn Thomas and Robert Sterling were all frequent guests.
It's nice to see these shows popping again now, after so many years, as larger HD YouTube files. These shows were taped off Manhattan Cable and probably represent the best versions around. If the master tapes do still exist, they'd be in Josh's storage space amongst 10,000 hours of other Pseudo programming and I doubt very much they have been cataloged! On television only in New York City (and maybe later in Brooklyn) The Infinity Factory was on a fairly low number on the Time-Warner cable box, so if you were flipping channels at 10:30 on Thursday night and you lived in Manhattan, you were going to see me. This was at the time George Clooney was still on E.R. and it amused me to no end that people watching that show or MTV's The Real World and channel surfing would—inevitably—find themselves looking at my freaky show.
The morning after it was on the Manhattan Cable for first time I was asked "What do you do for a living? I saw you on TV last night" or some variation on that theme by four people in my apartment building who had never spoken to me before. Overnight I had become as famous as… Robin Byrd or Al Goldstein!


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ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2014) – In the spring of 2013, the ETSU women's golf team finished its season with an Atlantic Sun Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Regionals. The Buccaneers hope the start of the 2014 spring season is the beginning of a similar journey.
ETSU will open its spring schedule Sunday with first round play in the UCF Challenge at the Eagle Creek Golf Club. After a fall season that included several strong showings and a team victory in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, head coach Stefanie Shelton said her squad has reason to be optimistic.
"We are very excited to begin this spring after a fall filled with great golf and a team title," Shelton said. "This first event in Florida is a very strong field and an opportunity to go head-to-head with some perennial power programs. We are also excited to see how our newest spring addition, Linda Dobele, can contribute to our solid top four players."
Dobele, a native of Ogre, Latvia, certainly has a strong resume, with two Lithuanian Junior Championships and a 2013 Latvian Amateur title to her credit. In addition, she has been a member of the Latvian National Team since the age of 12 and recently competed for her country in the World Amateur Team Championships.
She joins an ETSU squad that already returns five of six players from the 2013 A-Sun Championship team, a talented group that includes three seniors, a junior and a sophomore. Leading the way is senior Sian Evans (Gillingham, England), a three-time Atlantic Sun Conference first-team selection, as well as junior Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany), a two-time A-Sun first teamer and the league's 2012 individual champion.
But along with the experienced leadership of Evans and Wahl, the Bucs also return reigning A-Sun Freshman of the Year and All-A-Sun second team pick Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia) along with talented seniors Larissa Steinfeldt (Eschweiler, Germany) and Lourdes Lopez (Cadiz, Spain). In addition, the Bucs have added a pair of skilled freshmen in Rachel Pollock (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) and Dominika Czudkova (Cesky Tesin, Czech Republic).
The Bucs will compete in four events during the spring, before attempting to defend their A-Sun crown at the league championships April 14-16 in Jekyll Island, S.C.
Fans can stay up-to-date on the Bucs' progress this week, by clicking the Golfstat.com link located to the right. For more on ETSU women's golf throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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Summer Style Spruce Up: 5 DIY Outdoor Decor Projects
Were you already spending more time outdoors? Or maybe since Memorial Day you've realized it's time to get back out there and fix up the backyard, patio, and garden. Here are some projects to awaken the Little Red Hen in you.
- These outdoor pillows from A Beautiful Mess look easy enough to make. Black and white, with a pop of color in the corners, is all good.
- Props to Home Depot for sharing this mixed wood wall hanging. It reminds me of Ariele Alasko's work.
- I love the simplicity of this hanging planter from North Story. Totally reminds me of 70s decor, in a good way.
- I'm not sure I'm equipped to take on this DIY from Design Sponge, but I like the result nonetheless.
- I might have painted it black, but this fire pit, from the Flourishing Abode, comes with a s'more of approval.
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March 4, 2005
Julian Illingworth and Michelle Quibell both won two matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Squash Association Individual Championships on a busy day for the Bulldogs at the Dartmouth squash complex.
Illingworth, the No. 2 seed in the Pool Division, opened with an easy, 30-minute, 3-0 win over Penn's Jacob Himmelrich (32). Yale's top player allowed just two points in 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 decision. He won his next match in four games.
While the men's side of the CSA draw was evenly distributed, there was some controversy with the women. Yale's top three players, Quibell (1), Amy Gross (4) and Catherine McLeod (5) were all placed in the top half of the Ramsay Cup bracket, which means there could be a Blue-on-Blue battle in Saturday's quarterfinals, which is much earlier than anyone would expect from the two-time defending national champions.
Quibell enjoyed her first-ever meeting with Trinity's Siobhan Knight, taking a three-game match (6,0,3) in half an hour. Yale's top player then survived a 10-8 opening game to beat Harvard's Audrey Duboc in three games.
Gross, who coach Dave Talbott and many of the experts felt should have been seeded third, quickly dispatched Penn's Caitlin Russell (4,7,1) and then won in three games to set up a meeting with another Yalie.
McCleod also won in three (0,2,3) over Ashley Malenchak on the Dartmouth player's home court before sweeping Trinity's Lauren Polonich in the next round (4, 2, 2). McCleod will face Gross on Saturday in the quarters.
Miranda Ranieri (6) lost her first game and then won three straight over Freddy McNeely of Franklin & Marshall to advance to the second round where she was not as fortunate. Ranieri lost a pair of 10-8 games and fell in three.
Yale women's captain Frances Ho lost her first match, 3-1, to Big Green player Julia Drury, while Lauren Doline fell in three games (3,1,0) to Harvard's No. 2 Lindsey Wilkins (7).
"This is a really difficult tournament to play in," said Ho, competing in her fourth individual national event. "After the team championship, it is very anticlimactic to play in this. It's all about the team to me and I feel the Howe Cup was the end of my season."
Ho said that she and her teammates had come from a number of emotional battles with league rivals over the last month, so to compete against members of your own team takes a lot out of the event. She also was not very pleased with the way the draw was arranged for the Yale women.
On the men's side in the top division, only Illingworth survived the first day. No. 16 seed Josh Schwartz fell (10-8,6,6) to Jacques Swanepoel (19) of Trinity in one of the hardest fought matches of the opening round. Nick Chirls (21) lost in three to Gilly Lane of Penn and Trevor Rees (31) was downed in four by Trinity's Bernardo Samper (3).
Chris Wyant and Max Samuel both won their first-round matches in the Malloy ("B") Division.
"When we play our dual matches, we usually have a week to prepare for it. Here we could play five matches in three days," said Wyant, who is competing in his first CSA Individual event. "It's brutal, but it is fun. There are a lot of great players and it's really good squash."
The Eli women also had a pair of players competing for the Holleran Cup, the "B" division. Kate Rapisarda and Lauren McCrery each won in the first round
For all the scores from the CSA Individual Championships at Dartmouth, go to www.squashtalk.com.
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Students and graduates looking to make right on their New Year's resolution of getting healthier may find it tricky to find a membership that meets all of their needs.
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While it's important to stay budget conscious, choosing the right gym membership is a key component in whether or not students and grads get the most bang for their buck, says Stephanie Kaplan, CEO and editor-in-chief of Her Campus Media. (http://www.hercampus.com/)
"Joining a gym that isn't geographically convenient, or that doesn't offer the kinds of programs or classes you like, or that doesn't have flexible hours can hugely impact the number of times you make it to the gym each week (or if you make it at all)," she says.
Prospective members should decide whether they want a simple gym layout or are looking for certain features and amenities (group fitness classes, tennis courts, swimming pool), says Eric Casaburi, founder and CEO of Retro Fitness. (http://www.retrofitness.net/Web/ww/en/home.dhtml)
"You may pay more for those other amenities just because there's a cost factor associated with them when you may just want a barebones gym," he says.
For students and grads who want to get healthy and trim down fitness expenses, here are four financial tips on how to choose a gym membership.
Tip No.1: Consider an On-Campus Gym
Students currently enrolled in school should first look at what their campus fitness center offers before seeking out off-campus options.
"A campus gym membership is usually included free with tuition, plus campus gyms are usually convenient (unless you live far off campus), offer flexible late-night hours for students, and have top quality equipment and class offerings," says Kaplan.
Tip No.2: Ask for a Deal
Gyms typically offer the best deals of the year in January, such as waived enrollment fees or free upgrades, so don't be afraid to ask gym employees what they are offering, suggests Scott Gamm, founder of HelpSaveMyDollars. (http://helpsavemydollars.com/)
"Chances are this time of year, you will find a deal--and if there aren't, ask the manager for a student discount, which may be as high as a 25% discount," he says.
If no promotion is offered, Kaplan suggests asking about having the sign-up fee waived, getting the first month free or asking for a few free personal training sessions.
"Membership consultants at gyms are in the business of getting more people to join, so it's in their best interest to negotiate with you and bring down the sign-up fees if it will result in you joining," she says. "You should also ask for at least a 1-day, if not a 1-week, free trial at any gym you are considering joining to make sure you like it."
Tip No.3: Know What You are Paying Now, Later
The experts urge students to ask about and fully understand the pricing options and potentially hidden fees before making a commitment.
"Some places have a flat fee, the enrollment fee--maybe you want to ask is there an annual fee, is there a processing fee? Are there fees associated with the membership?" says Casaburi.
It's vital to find out whether the membership can be paid for on a month to month basis or if it requires committing for a full year, says Gamm.
"Do not pre-pay your gym membership," he says. "Even if you have to commit to a full year, make sure you're not paying a year's worth of membership fees upfront at once, but rather pay the fee each month--if the gym closes, you're going to have a tough time getting your money back."
Tip No.4: Carefully Review Any Contract
While it may be possible to get a better deal committing to a longer-term membership, students and grads need to be aware of the conditions of any contract they are signing up for, says Kaplan.
"Some gyms mandate that you sign a contract for at least a year, which may not be in the best interest of students who may be spending winter break or the summer someplace else…ask if it is possible to 'freeze' your membership during months when you will be out of town," she says.
Gamm stresses the importance of asking details about getting out of a contract should an injury occur or students relocate or transfer.
"Also, if you're about to get into a long term contract, be honest with yourself when it comes to actually going to the gym," he says. "It might seem like a good idea during the start of the New Year, but come June, will you still be going to the gym? Why pay for something that you don't even use?"
No matter what type of gym they ultimately decide to join, students and graduates should make sure to ask the right questions and do thorough research before signing up, says Casaburi.
"You certainly want to pick the best option—it'll make it that much more enjoyable for everyone and the gratification is tenfold when you feel good about where you're spending your money."


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St. Sophia Cathedral (Los Angeles, California)
St. Sophia Cathedral is located in the Pico district in the western part of the city of Los Angeles. Construction of the cathedral began in 1948 and was completed in 1952. The inspiration behind the design of the cathedral was that of the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The original design for Los Angeles, however, was scaled back significantly, yet still produced an impressive church. While the exterior is simple, the interior is full of light, mirroring Orthodox thought that the interior of the human being should be light.
The cathedral has a cruciform design, built with consideration of the seismic activity in earthquake-prone southern California. A "Hollywood" flair is present in the furnishings of the interior.
When the cathedral was completed in 1952, the area around it was ethnically Greek. Since then, the population of the neighborhood has changed. To accommodate this change, Spanish has been introduced along with Greek and English in the services. The 36th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, held in 2002, convened at the cathedral under the theme of Offering Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America. It included a liturgy in the three languages, with children from the Orthodox orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, providing musical responses.
External links
- Official parish site
- Saint Sophia (Los Angeles) at Wikipedia
- Seeing Stars: Churches of the Stars: Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
- Orthodox Church Changes to Meet Needs by Maria Fotopoulos
- 36th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress and National Philoptochos Convention, June 30 – July 4, 2002, Los Angeles, California


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I'd imagine that I share a childhood experience with many of you: raising guppies, with the memorable adventure of watching them give birth. Unlike most fish, they produce eggs that develop internally and give birth to live offspring. That feature also introduced me to some of the basics of Darwinian evolution at an early age, as the newly born fish had to struggle to avoid being eaten by their mother. Good times.
That distinctive feature of the guppy—live birth—has also made them a good candidate for a far more sophisticated study of evolution. One of the areas where a struggle for resources has been proposed to play out is between a mother and her in utero offspring. Offspring are best off if they emerge from the womb healthy and strong, which they can do by taking as many resources from their mother as possible. Mothers, meanwhile, are under selective pressure to produce as many offspring as possible, instead of devoting all their resources to one. That struggle plays out in terms of things like fetal growth rate and placenta size.
In mammals, these factors appear to be regulated in part by signaling through the Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) pathway, and some results suggest that this is a major evolutionary battleground. But, since nearly all mammals go the placental feeding/live birth route, detecting indications of this struggle has been challenging. That's where the fish come in. Guppies belong to a group of fish, the Poeciliidae (which includes the molly, platty, and swordtail), that have a mixture of embryonic development approaches: egg only, internal egg development, and placental. This mixture suggests that placental development arose several times and, in some cases, quite recently.
The authors checked IGF2 expression in these fish, and found those with placental growth had expression of the gene in the appropriate places. They then went on to sequence the gene for the protein itself from dozens of the fish in this family, and looked for the signature of evolution in the coding regions of the gene. They found it in a big way. Mutations that change the IGF2 protein were over four times more likely than silent changes in the species with placentas—dozens of individual amino acids appeared to be under positive selection. The statistical power of the analysis was also impressive; many of the p values were below 10-5. The authors described the signal as "exceptionally strong," which, in scientific writing, is exceptionally strong language.
The work provides some great experimental support for the idea that the placenta acts as a battleground between the needs of the offspring and the needs of their mother. In fish, the battle is between the two immediately interested parties. In mammals, the data indicate that the father also gets in on the act. The IGF2 gene is imprinted, such that the mother's copy is shut off in her offspring, and all expression is driven by the father's. It's thought that the imprinting arose because the father is competing to ensure that mothers favor its offspring with lots of nourishment.
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(State College) -- Penn State's civil defense lawyer is defending comments made by its former president shortly after two of his top deputies were arrested more than a year ago.
University attorney Nancy Conrad on Friday again sought dismissal of Mike McQueary's defamation and whistleblower lawsuit. She says former president Graham Spanier's remarks in support of Tim Curley and Gary Schultz were taken out of context.
Conrad says Spanier in November 2011 said more than "the charges are groundless.'' She says the expanded quote was that "I am confident the record will show that these charges are groundless and that they conducted themselves professionally and appropriately.''
McQueary was a witness in the Jerry Sandusky molestation case. He is arguing Spanier's comments made him look untruthful.
A hearing on the school's objections to the lawsuit is Monday.
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Every … second … counts, case in point: Hackers stealing a BMW 1M stolen without keys — in 3 minutes!
There's a lesson here for all car owners: Thieves will always find a way to get into your car – what you need is real-time awareness of when/where someone tries to violate your vehicle.
This viral video from the UK posted below blew up in the last week, and has already landed half a million hits since July 3.
In it, the hackers exploit a security loophole, using gizmos that plug into the vehicle's OBD port — then programming the blank key fobs and taking off in their new ill-gotten cars.
According to this recent Jalopnik piece posted on MSNBC's Technolog, the car is entered, "either via nearby RF jammers that block the fob lock signal from reaching the car (preventing owners from securing their vehicles) or, more crudely, by breaking a window. … In cases of the window break, the thieves seem to be exploiting a gap in the car's internal ultrasonic sensor system to avoid tripping the alarm."
When the thieves get in — they hack into the vehicle key fob's digital ID so that they can program a different fob to interact with the car. The hackers make that work by first connecting some kind of device to the soon-to-be stolen vehicle's OBD-II connector, the MSNBC post said.
Now listen up, Viper fans — you can protect yourselves and make sure that you don't suffer from the same super-swift car theft.
We asked our engineers and experts here for the best tips on just what these criminals are doing and how car owners can fight back against them.
They told us:
Number 1. In order to steal a car, the thief doesn't need to reprogram the key right away. The criminal just needs to bypass the vehicle immobilizer quickly using potentially bulkier equipment — and drive away. Key reprogramming can be dealt with later at a secure location with less time constraint (let's say 15-30 minutes).
Number 2. BMW security has a hole: It employs a relatively weak, 48-bit Hitag system that can be hacked in under 3 minutes using computer hardware costing less than $10,000. There is also a known weakness in the randomization of the security key and its dependency on the CAS (one of the vehicle's modules) dump. Such a dump is available over OBD connector. In other words, all components for a system are available on the Internet and putting the system together does not require a lot of technical skill.
Our experts were quite sure that BWM engineers are well aware of these shortcomings and are working on tighter the security and probably on upgrading their encryption method as well. That will address BMW's security issue — but also will make any key-cracking job harder.
Number 3. In order to deploy such a system, one needs to bypass the vehicle alarm system. The OEM one-way security is susceptible to jamming while more sophisticated two-way systems provide real-time status feedback and have additional sensors, etc.
Get connected to your vehicle and get ahead of the criminals: Thieves will always find a way to get into your car – what you need is real-time awareness of when/where someone tries to violate your vehicle.
See the whole quick-as-lightening BMW theft video below:


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OMAK More than 60 people turned out Wednesday night at Hometown Pizza for the Seahawks Rally in support of the football team as it prepares for Super Bowl XLVIII.
"The pizza is delicious and I'm a big time Hawks fan," Sierra Fain said. "Go Hawks!"
In their second Super Bowl appearance, the Seahawks face the Denver Broncos at 3:30 p.m. PST Sunday.
The pizza parlor at 738 E. Riverside Drive was decked out in blue and green, with multiple Seahawks signs and balloons on the walls. Fans showed up in Seahawks championship T-shirts and jerseys of their favorite players.
At a table near Fain, 95-year-old Alice Stubner called the pep rally a "great" event.
"I've been a fan ever since the Seahawks started years ago," she said.
Over the years, her favorite Seattle players have been quarterbacks Jim Zorn and Matt Hasselbeck.
Not anymore. Now, it's quarterback Russell Wilson.
"He is young and he isn't a smartalek," she said.
Fain, Stubner and other fans at the rally – organized by Crystal Newport, Angie and Ashley Kaufmann, and restaurant owner Dave DesJardins – said they have plans for watching the big game Sunday.
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Cheater Pickle ExperimentsAugust 13th, 2013 by kaplods
I love pickles, especially sweet, spicy, cheap pickles. I like making pickles and relishes, but mostly stick to refrigerator, freezer, and cheater pickles because they're cheap, easy, and fast. And they're perfect for small batch experiments.
A cheater pickle is a pickle made from a pickle. One popular recipe calls for draining a can of generic, super-cheap dill pickle slices, pouring off the liquid and tossing the drained pickles with sugar – lots of sugar, and then returning the pickles to the jar (you don't reuse the original brine, as the sugar and pickles create a syrup). You can use the same process for pickled jalapeno slices.
I tried substituting Splenda for the sugar, with poor results. The peppers were quite tasty, but had shriveled up and lost all crunch (some pickled jalapenos have no crunch to begin with).
Last night, I decided to try something new. I drained the jalapenos (reserving the liquid) and tossed the pepper slices with dried minced garlic, which I then returned to the jar.
Into the reserved brine, I added a full packet of Apple flavored sugar free drink mix. I used the Walmart brand (which is like apple juice flavor, not the jolly rancher green apple like Crystal Light's Appletini).
I will experiment with other flavors, if these turn out well (check out youtube videos for KoolAid pickles, which were my inspiration).
I used apple, because it seemed like the least odd, like using apple cider vinegar and sugar in a conventional pickle recipe.
I'll taste test in a few days, and let you know how it went.
Update (after 24 hours in the fridge): I was relieved to see that no shriveling occurred. I tasted the peppers, and found the texture unchanged (they weren't any more or less crunchy than they started). The flavor was good (and I'm sure will get better). I'm not sure whether the sweetness level is right, but I can't decide if they need to be less sweet or more sweet.
The apple flavor is more intense than with apple cider vinegar, which is a bit strange at first. I think they'd be very delicious on a sandwich or topping for crackers and cream cheese.


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A cousin of reality TV star Honey Boo Boo was arrested in Georgia for wearing a gorilla suit during a roadside escapade, authorities allege.
"I observed a white male dressed in a gorilla suit acting as if he was going to jump into my lane of travel. I swerved into the left lane to avoid an accident with the person," Rozier said.
The man and several companions ran into the woods but returned when Rozier threatened to unloose his K-9 dog, the deputy said. He said Lindsey was accompanied by four other adults and two juveniles.
When the group came back to the road, they did not have the gorilla suit but admitted to hiding it in the woods, where he found it, Rozier said.
Everyone involved is free on bail after the adults were booked on reckless conduct charges but the gorilla suit remains in custody as evidence.
Lindsey is known as "Crazy Tony" in his appearances on "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," the TLC show featuring Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, her parents and sisters.


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Yes! this is correct. the only weight added is the actual line mount itself. the way the camera's weight is balanced makes it more stable. the newest mount holds the camera totally different than the previous mount. I've tested the new line mount with a gopro and float and it seems to maintain its bouyancy. it should work even better with the all new hero3 because the camera is even lighter than the previous models.Kamikuza wrote:No, I think it means that the weight of the camera is centered between the lines, rather than dangling below it like the first version.Chickenwing504 wrote:Stringy, I congratulate you on being a photo-something-or-another genius. I saw that the line mount 2.0 is "exactly weight counterbalanced", does that mean it sinks with the float now? I've lost my camera, mount, and float before and was able to find it in the surf shortly after. I would like to know if this is still an option.
speaking of hero3, I've been testing the new camera with a new design line mount and it seems to film very stable. sorry to those that have had less than stellar results, I know it can be frustrating.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
This is McCoy. This is what he looked like when we got him from an animal shelter in Memphis in 2004. We called him McCoy, and nicknamed him "Bones" or "Bonesy" after the doctor on the old Star Trek, because bones seemed to be all there was of him that first day. "McCoy" rhymed with "good boy" too; since he was so fragile and afraid, we wanted just hearing his name to sound like praise.
If we hadn't put in a request for him, the shelter would have put him down because of his heartworms. The shelter guesstimated his age at anywhere from 6-9 based on his grey muzzle and the nubbins that remained of his front teeth. Unfortunately our puppy Sunny kept attacking him so we found him a home with someone who seemed reliable. We got him back about three years later when the reliable home turned out not to be so reliable after all. We had to treat him for heartworms again, and this time kept him since you can't give away a 9/12-year old dog. He was happy with us and didn't like change much, and we didn't want to stress him out more by moving him out again. That was 5 ½ years ago.
After another treatment for heartworm, he put on a lot of weight and looked better. Here's a picture of him soon after we got him back.
He loved his ball games and he could build up a lot of momentum, at 95 pounds, chasing after his ball. And he didn't have brakes. He played ball until the last week of his life. We'd said as long as he could still play ball, we'd know that he was happy.
Here he is climbing on the couch for a hug. He was afraid of a lot of things: leashes, obedience lessons, going places in the car. But there were lots of things he liked, such as walks in the woods, especially if the nearby hunters had left a dead deer to rot. He was always on the lookout for a snack, whether it was a deer leg, some peanut butter crackers I left in my backpack, or a sheep that he was supposed to be herding. We sometimes called him the 'hopeful monster' because he always thought there might be a snack for him or a little bit of attention from us.
Here he is a couple of years ago in his favorite spot under the desk. Note that there is no room for our feet.
When people urge me to consider the fragility of life, I think of McCoy. McCoy held onto life tenaciously; for him it seemed anything but fragile sometimes. I sometimes joked that McCoy had actually lived forever, and that every ten years something mysterious happened to his owners so that he ended up in an animal shelter ready for a new family. It doesn't seem so funny now, but it did sometimes seem that he would keep going forever. Other times, when he had trouble standing or moving his back legs, we could see what a struggle it was for him. But he always seemed happy to keep trying and to stay with us just a little longer.
He wasn't brave or smart. He was not noble or wise. He wasn't even a particularly dignified or grand old fellow. He was just a big, ungainly goofball of a dog. He was our friend for a long time, almost as long as any pet we'd ever had, and he was fiercely loyal and loving.
Here he is with our son on the floor. We worried that our son might hurt him accidentally, and McCoy often seemed worried about that little thing crawling around on the floor, or later racing madly about the house. We worried that he might accidentally hurt our son, but he was always very careful.
McCoy was unique and special but also completely typical. He was absolutely generic in his uniqueness. In every city and town in America there are dogs just like McCoy who need love and will return it. We've rescued animals that lived only a few weeks or months. Our animals remind us every day of how fleeting life is. We never know how long any of us will have. We rescued McCoy over 8 years ago, an old duffer of a dog no one in their right mind would think had much time left, and we had him, even with his time away from us, for over five years. Sometimes you get to be happy and with friends for a lot longer than anyone would think. Before he met us his life must have been unspeakably hard, but he had a good life with us. It is always over far too soon, but we had some good times together.
I don't like to think about his slow decline, the years-long battle with myelopathy as he lost control of his back end. Every day this summer we wondered if he could get up, whether that was the day we would have to give up on him. It was last week that it all became too much for him. The end was sudden even though the decline had been slow. One day he ate only a peanut butter sandwich the toddler left on the table; the next he couldn't eat at all. The next morning when we woke, planning a last trip to the vet, he was already gone.
He loved us and we loved him, and in the end that's all I really have to say.
Goodbye, McCoy. Good boy.
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This puzzle was a little more challenging than the first, but it was definitely fun and a good learning experience. It introduced a new method that allows you to create session scoped calculation that can be used in your MDX query. You can actually take the code used in the CREATE MEMBER statement (that will be explained in later puzzles) and add it to your cube as a CALCULATED MEMBER.
First, let's address the simple parts of the requirements. The following query satisfies the following:
- Columns: Internet Sales
- Rows: Calendar Years
- Filter: Only Show United States Bike Sales
Now, above this statement in your query window you can use the CREATE MEMBER or WITH MEMBER statement to create a calculated member to be used in the query. In this puzzle I will be using the CREATE MEMBER statement. I will use the WITH MEMBER statement in later puzzles. The CREATE MEMBER statement defines a calculated member that is available throughout the session and can be used by multiple queries within the session. This statement will be used to create the YearlyGrowth calculated member, which will be added to the above query. Here is the statement:
You should note that a CASE statement is used in the calculation. There are three conditions in the case. The first condition will ensure that the query avoids a divide-by-zero error by checking the previous years sales. If the previous years sales is empty then the calculation is not performed and the value retuned is NULL. The second condition checks to see if the sales for the current year is empty. As with the previous year, if the current year is empty a NULL value is returned. Finally, if neither condition is met the calculation is performed.
There are also a few new functions that must be explained. The first is IsEmpty. The IsEmpty function evaluates whether or not a cell value is empty. The next function is PrevMember. The PrevMember function returns the previous member in the level that contains the specified member. In the example, I use it to return the previous years sales. Finally, FORMAT_STRING, which not a function, but an option for the CREATE MEMBER statement, is used to specify how the returned value should be formatted.
If you couple these two statements in the same query window, running the create member statement first then the query, you will completely satisfy the requirements of the query. Here is the solution:
CREATE MEMBER [Adventure Works].Measures.YearlyGrowth
When IsEmpty
([Internet Sales Amount], [Date].[Calendar Year].PrevMember)
Then Null
When IsEmpty
[Internet Sales Amount]
Then Null
([Internet Sales Amount])-([Internet Sales Amount], [Date].[Calendar Year].PrevMember)
/([Internet Sales Amount], [Date].[Calendar Year].PrevMember)
NON EMPTY{[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount], YearlyGrowth
[Date].[Calendar].[Calendar Year].Members) ON ROWS
FROM [Adventure Works]
[Sales Territory].[Sales Territory].[Country].&[United States],
In the above query I added the calculated member, Yearly Growth, to the list of columns. If you need to update the calculated member, simply change the CREATE to an UPDATE. Then run the statement and finally rerun your query. Unlike T-SQL, the two MDX statements must be run separately. Stay tuned for Puzzle #3.
Talk to you soon,
Patrick LeBlanc, SQL Server MVP, MCTS
Founder www.TSQLScripts.com and www.SQLLunch.com.
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Lighting products
The Criterion series offers floodlight wallpacks and area-lighting fixtures with the Snapdrive interchangeable electrical system. With multivolt, multiwatt, switched quartz, and pulse-start capability, all fixtures feature sleek architectural styling.
GE Lighting Systems
Circle 413
The SNAP2IT Fittings offer features that make installing AC/MC cable faster. The 40AST series' new tang configuration gives more space inside the fitting for easy wire insertion. The redesigned front makes installation into the box easier.
Arlington Industries
Circle 428
Center-supported cable tray
The labor-saving design of this cable tray simplifies the support and routing of cabling. Its single-center hanger rod makes installation easier and allows installers to simply "lay-in" cables from both sides — thereby eliminating the need to pull cable.
Chalfant Cable Tray
Circle 406
Digital low-resistance ohmmeter
The Ducter DLRO-10 (Digital Low Resistance Ohmmeter) measures low values of resistance. Rugged yet lightweight (less than 6 lb), it may be used in either the field or laboratory. It provides accurate results in 2 sec.
AVO International
Circle 403
Estimating software
Version 3.2 of this Windows NT/98 estimating software is designed for electrical and voice/data/video contractors. Advanced features include true networking, built-in NEC calculations and labor rate adjustments, digital photo display, change orders, and quotation analysis.
ConEst Software Systems
Circle 424
Automatic transfer switch
The 165 automatic transfer switch is UL-1008-listed and designed for light commercial and residential use. It can automatically transfer critical loads between the power utility and engine generator in a business or home.
ASCO Power Technologies
Circle 401
Porce-A-Clamp features an easy-to-use, one-piece insulator made from Sarlink 4339D — a flame-retardant, high-harness grade TPE polymer that is UL-listed. The tapered flange of the insulator ensures complete isolation and protection of the cable.
Allied Support Systems
Circle 427
Load-calculating software
FlashWorks calculates Code-compliant residential, multifamily, commercial, multiple-use commercial, and industrial service loads. It performs conductor paralleling and short-circuit calculations. When used to check voltage drop for long runs, the equipment grounding conductor is automatically adjusted. You can print completed calculations or paste them into programs.
Circle 411
Voltage and continuity tester
The Volt Check tester automatically measures AC/DC voltage and continuity without adjusting any dials. The built-in, noncontact sensing head automatically detects AC voltage without touching live wires. Constructed of impact-resistant ABS plastic, the tester can withstand tough everyday use.
Gardner Bender
Circle 430
Open fuse indicator
The Amptrap 2000, Class J Time Delay, and RK-1 fuses now feature a SmartSpot open fuse indicator. The feature maintains the fuse's structural integrity while offering a permanent and prominent visual indicator for safety locating and replacing open fuses.
Ferraz Shawmut
Circle 443
Hazardous-area electrical products
The SpecOne product line consists of hazardous-area electrical products that meet worldwide explosion-protection codes and standards. Accommodating most any cable or conduit termination method, the line includes nonmetallic control stations and power distribution panels, industrial lighting, plugs, receptacles, and intrinsically safe systems.
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Circle 408
Clamp-on multimeters
The MiniAmp clamp-on multimeter, model MA460, features twin displays for simultaneous observation of both clamp and multimeter inputs on 4000 count LCDs. The autoranging MA460 is Cat. 3 safety-rated. It features AC current to 400A.
Extech Instruments
Circle 412
Insulated pliers
Knipex insulated pliers are 1000V insulated and come with high-leverage mechanisms for effortless cutting. The broad, curved handles ensure a comfortable grip. The pliers are insulated and marked in accordance with the IEC900 and ASTM-F1505 standards.
Anglo American Enterprises
Circle 400
Copper/aluminum connector
RocketSplice, a ClearSplice connector, is dual-rated for copper or aluminum to 90°C and covers a conductor range from No. 18 to 500 MCM in only seven sizes. The transparent insulating cover allows easy visual inspection for proper installation.
Circle 433
Outlet boxes
These UL-listed, fiberglass-reinforced, nonmetallic outlet boxes for residential construction are fire rated to allow two boxes to be mounted in the same stud cavity on opposite sides of the wall without using any additional fire-resistant protection.
Allied Moulded Products
Circle 426
Multistatus indicator
The Chameleon 108 series is a low-profile audible and visual multistatus indicator with eight tones and three independent lights in one beacon. The compact status indicator features bright LED color combinations: red, green, and amber, or red, blue, and amber.
Edwards Signaling
Circle 410
Push-wire connectors
Wall-nuts are push-wire connectors for both solid and stranded wire. They are available in 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-point connectors. This product line carries the UL/CSA label, with a 600V rating for building wiring and a 1000V rating for fixtures and signs.
Circle 442
Lighting/voltage controller
The HMS 800 controller provides cost-effective security, energy management, lighting control, and low-voltage control for smaller applications. Features include ALC lighting control support without the requirement of an ALC interface.
OnQ Technologies
Circle 434
Infrared thermometer
The ProTemp 10 is a noncontact infrared thermometer that features a 10-to-1 measurement ratio in a compact, ergonomically designed case. It also features a laser pointer for pinpoint measurement, and has a simple, one-button operation.
Circle 438
Site lighting
With state-of-the-art reflector systems and vertically positioned lamps, the Square Dome area light provides efficient and uniform site lighting. It is available in three distribution patterns, IESType II/III, IV, and V, as well as wall, side, and post-top mountings.
Ruud Lighting
Circle 419
Firestop pillows
SpecSeal Firestop Pillows accommodate cable and fire-protection requirements. They offer easy, economical cable retrofitting and installation capabilities. They cab be stacked and compressed in openings. Retrofitting is accomplished by removing and reinstalling the number of pillows required to add cables.
Specified Technologies
Circle 436
Energy management system
Smartwired Switching Systems offer control solutions for energy management and Code compliance. Offering flexible control without the need for PC-based administration or extensive hardwiring, the system features a low-voltage switching platform, central panel intelligence, dataline communications, and "smart" switches.
The Watt Stopper
Circle 421
High-temperature lead wire
Radix Sil-A-Blend is a high-temperature lead wire that economically replaces SRML. With color stability, dermatitis protection, abrasion resistance, and diameter consistency, the wire provides state-of-the-art solutions without a price premium.
Circle 423
The N-Series (Isuzu) and W-Series (GMC/Chevrolet) Crew Cab Trucks are Isuzu-built low cab forward trucks that now provide room for seven people in the cab. Both are available with a 150-in. wheel base for 12 ft bodies or a 176-in. wheel base for 16 ft. bodies.
General Motors Isuzu
Commercial Truck Division
Circle 414
Cable reel roller
For sale or rent, the HIS Model No. HCRR-30K, 17-ton cable reel roller handles large reels easily and cost-effectively. When reels are set on powered rollers, the heavy-duty drive motor does all the work.
General Equipment & Supply
Circle 432
Drilling system
With the DD EC-1 Diamond Drilling System you can quickly drill matched tolerance anchor holes in reinforced concrete. The DD-REC1 water recycling unit allows you to drill up to 50 holes on 2.5 gal of water for a clean, dust-free environment.
Circle 444
PSG system
The Entellisys Express PSG system interfaces with this company's automatic transfer switches and controls the electrical output of multiple engine-generators. The advanced system couples typical engine-generator control functions with state-of-the-art power monitoring, power protection, metering, and alarm/event logging.
GE Zenith Controls
Circle 431
Power meter
The CW-140 power meter is lightweight, easy to use, and offers a 5.9-in. LCD screen. There are four models for various applications: instant, electric energy, demand, and harmonics. It has 1MB internal memory and optional FDD unit for data management.
Yokogawa Corp. of America
Circle 440
Generator control switchgear
The PowerLynx generator control switchgear products are designed for users who require reliable and efficient power for their facility. They allow users to control and monitor their generators and utility plant with advanced technology.
I&S Operations
Circle 416
Power distribution system
The Starline Track Busway Power Change power distribution system may be installed with ease. Insert the plug-in unit into a busway and rotate. The busway may be energized at the time of installation. The system can be rapidly reconfigured or relocated.
Universal Electric
Circle 439
Brass GFCI covers
The P60 and P64 series GFCI covers for Steel City floor boxes are polished brass covers. The P60-GFCI is designed for tile applications or for use with the P60-CP carpet plate. The P60-CACP-GFCI is a one-piece carpet plate-unit.
Thomas & Betts
Circle 437
Cable jacket stripper
The Roto-Spin No. CT-250 round cable jacket stripper strips fiber optic-, Cat. 5-, and datacom-jacketed cable. It features a swiveling blade to ring and straight cut the jacket of communications cables in one operation. It accurately sets blade penetration using a rotary cam.
Circle 435
Multicable connector block
The RAB 1/0 series "Flood-Seal" rubberized aluminum bar is fully insulated and watertight, and is suitable for direct burial, handhole, or streetlight applications. Each connector is individually tested for insulation integrity and watertightness. Wire range is No. 14 to 1/0.
HMC Industries
Circle 415
Outdoor lighting fixtures
This series of 120V outdoor fixtures for architectural and landscape applications includes more than 40 styles, including path lights, accent lights, and bollards. All fixtures are constructed of glass-reinforced polymer for strength and high UV stability.
U.S.T.E./Vista Professional
Outdoor Lighting
Circle 420
Portable load bank
The L-69-80 portable load bank tests 60-Hz generators and power supplies. It provides loads up to 100kW at 480VAC, 80kW at 208VAC 3-phase, and 100kW at 240VAC 3-phase. The load is adjustable from 0kW to 100kW in 12.5kW steps.
Cannon Load Banks
Circle 441
Phase monitor and tester
The Phasemeg combines a phase monitor and 500VDC insulation tester in one compact enclosure. It detects abnormal conditions on 3-phase power lines, including over- and undervoltage, phase reversal, phase imbalance, and phase loss.
Circle 402
Flexible raceway
Riser-Gard is a multipurpose, nonmetallic, flexible raceway suitable for riser applications with riser-related cable, as well as direct-bury and general-purpose applications. It is UL-listed and conforms to the Code (Arts. 770 and 800). It's available in ¾-in. through 2-in. sizes.
Circle 404
Estimating/management software
WinTRF Estimating is a standard takeoff system that supports menu-driven or command-driven takeoff. WinTRF Time and Material software uses a work order-based system to create professional invoices. The company's Software Invoice Manager allows contractors to take control of their Contract Progress Payments.
Cert-In Software Systems
Circle 405
Clamping tool
The UL2000 is a rechargeable, battery-powered clamping tool that allows you to install Ultra-Lok clamps virtually anywhere. The tool's design allows for consistent, repeatable tensioning and locking under full tension — thereby ensuring that the strength and holding characteristics of every clamp are equal.
Circle 429
Wire-pulling lubricant
The KIGEL professional wire-pulling lubricant is 100% nontoxic and biodegradable. It is not corrosive on aluminum, copper, galvanized steel, or PVC conduit. It is compatible with rubber, neoprene, PVC, high-density, low-density, or cross-linked polyethylene wire insulation. It dries to a lubricating powder.
KENA Industries
Circle 417
Custom cable assemblies
The Quik-Pull custom cable assemblies are UL-listed and built to customer specifications. They are ideal for projects that require multiple conductors. Features include a one-reel setup and error-free terminations.
Clifford of Vermont
Circle 407
Cable management system
EZ Trough is a lightweight cable management system. Available in slotted and solid design, it offers a high level of protection for data and power cables with a full line of supports and covers.
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The C-IN2 Yoga Relax collection features an assortment of relaxation inspired styles including men's shorts, pants, and shirts. Yoga Relax consists of a supple cotton/modal fabric, that is lightweight, breathable, and water absorbent - which makes it the perfect low impact workout choice.
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Scorpion and Sub-Zero square off against Cyrax and Sektor in the ultimate ninja-on-ninja battle. Come for the fighting, stay for the scenery!
We've seen plenty of fighting footage from Netherrealm Studios' next Mortal Kombat by now, but most of it has been against a backdrop of the treacherous hellscapes of the Netherrealm itself. It's refreshing to see four ninja getting down and dirty on an Earthrealm rooftop, even if that rooftop is in the midst of a city besieged by dark forces.
Keep an eye out for the military chopper chasing a dragon through the skies of the city, and the ad for Johnny Cage's finest role yet.
Mortal Kombat hits the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 19.


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by Sue Ann Rybak
"Our presence here is in solemn commemoration of all these men – an expression of our tribute to their devotion to duty, to their courage and patriotism," said Jack Leaming at the VFW 5205 Post of Chestnut Hill's annual ceremony to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on May 27, 2013.
About 50 residents gathered to remember local residents who were killed while defending our country at the Memorial Day Service, which began at Buckley Park (Hartwell Lane and Germantown Ave.), and continued to the World War II memorial at the Water Tower on Ardleigh Street and ended at the World War I Memorial at Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane. Veterans placed wreaths at the site and a honor guard team gave a three-volley salute.
Kitty Kelly, a native of Chestnut Hill, said she came to remember the men and women who never came home. She added that she was happy that Chestnut Hill residents continue to honor the neighborhood's fallen heroes.
The video below shows the Memorial Day service at Buckley Park.


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Two-Step Cocktails Go Beyond the Typical Well Drink
Simon Constable and Sonia Talati shake up easy-to-make cocktails. How many ingredients does it take? Only two.
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FreeBSD jail
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The FreeBSD jail mechanism is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization that allows system administrators to partition a FreeBSD-based computer system into several independent mini-systems called jails.
The need for the FreeBSD jails came from a small shared-environment hosting provider's (R&D Associates, Inc.'s owner, Derrick T. Woolworth) desire to establish a clean, clear-cut separation between their own services and those of their customers, mainly for security and ease of administration (jail(8)). Instead of adding a new layer of fine-grained configuration options, the solution adopted by Poul-Henning Kamp was to compartmentalize the system – both its files and its resources – in such a way that only the right people are given access to the right compartments.[1]
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Jails were first introduced in FreeBSD version 4 on 14 Mar 2000.[2]
FreeBSD jails mainly aim at three goals:
- Virtualization: Each jail is a virtual environment running on the host machine with its own files, processes, user and superuser accounts. From within a jailed process, the environment is almost indistinguishable from a real system.
- Security: Each jail is sealed from the others, thus providing an additional level of security.
- Ease of delegation: The limited scope of a jail allows system administrators to delegate several tasks which require superuser access without handing out complete control over the system.
Unlike chroot jail, which restricts processes to a particular view of the filesystem, the FreeBSD jail mechanism restricts the activities of a process in a jail with respect to the rest of the system. In effect, jailed processes are sandboxed. They are bound to specific IP addresses, and a jailed process cannot access divert or routing sockets. Raw sockets are also disabled by default, but may be enabled by setting the
security.jail.allow_raw_sockets sysctl option. Additionally, interaction between processes that are not running in the same jail is restricted.
The jail(8) utility and jail(2) system call first appeared in FreeBSD 4.0. New utilities (for example jls(8) to list jails) and system calls (for example jail_attach(2) to attach a new process to a jail) that render jail management much easier were added in FreeBSD 5.1. The jail subsystem received further significant updates with FreeBSD 7.2, including support for multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses per jail and support for binding jails to specific CPUs.
With jail it is possible to create various virtual machines, each having its own set of utilities installed and its own configuration. This makes it a safe way to try out software. For example, it is possible to run different versions or try different configurations of a web server package in different jails. And since the jail is limited to a narrow scope, the effects of a misconfiguration or mistake (even if done by the in-jail superuser) does not jeopardize the rest of the system's integrity. Since nothing has actually been modified outside of the jail, "changes" can be discarded by deleting the jail's copy of the directory tree.
Virtualization is valuable to service providers wishing to offer their users the ability to have custom configurations and yet keep the overall system easy to maintain. For example, two different customers could need different versions of the same software. Without jails, configuring multiple software versions in different directories and ensuring they do not encroach on each other isn't always possible or easy to maintain (e.g. XFree86 is notoriously hard to move around). Jails on the other hand permit software packages to view the system egoistically, as if each package had the machine to itself. Jails can also have their own, independent, jailed superusers.
The FreeBSD jail does not however achieve true virtualization; it does not allow the virtual machines to run different kernel versions than that of the base system. All virtual servers share the same kernel and hence expose the same bugs and potential security holes. There is no support for clustering or process migration, so the host kernel and host computer is still a single point of failure for all virtual servers. It is possible to use jails to safely test new software, but not new kernels.
FreeBSD jails are an effective way to increase the security of a server because of the separation between the jailed environment and the rest of the system (the other jails and the base system).
For example, in a non-jailed system, a web server running as user www that introduces a PHP-include vulnerability would compromise the entire system: the attacker would have the rights of the user www which can typically modify files on the web server, wander about in the directory tree and get lots of information, such as the full user list, shell and home directory from /etc/passwd.
But if the web server is jailed, the scope of user www is limited to the jail, which in turn can be minimalistic enough not to give away very much. Even if the attacker gained access to the jail's superuser account, they could only modify that jail, and not the whole system.
FreeBSD jails are limited in the following ways:
- Jailed processes cannot interact with processes in a different jail. For example, the ps command will only show the processes running in the jail.
- Modifying the running kernel by direct access and loading modules is prohibited. Modifying most sysctls and the securelevel is prohibited.
- Modifying the network configuration, including interfaces, interface or IP addresses, and the routing table, is prohibited. Accessing divert and routing sockets are also prohibited. Additionally raw sockets are disabled by default. A jail is bound only to specific IP addresses and firewall rules cannot be changed.
- Mounting and unmounting filesystems is prohibited. Jails cannot access files above their root directory (i.e. a jail is chroot'ed).
- Jailed processes cannot create device nodes.
Similar technologies[edit]
- ^ Kamp, Poul-Henning; N. M. Watson, Robert (2000). "Jails: Confining the omnipotent root" (PDF). PHKs Bikeshed. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ https://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.0R/announce.html


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UPDATE: Rootstech has made some floorspace available to a few booksellers at the conference after the recent uproar. I don't know if they are also making room for other non-tech vendors like crafters…
I was dismayed to hear today that booksellers will not be allowed to set up shop in the RootsTech vendor hall at the upcoming conference. Then I was still more shocked to see that not only booksellers, but craft vendors and genealogical studies vendors also will not be allowed in.
Dear RootsTech Organizers, to borrow a phrase from a friend, "Who pooped in your cereal this morning?"
Rootstech attracted thousands of attendees to its inaugural event last year — genealogy enthusiasts and professionals of all skill levels, both techie and non. To be honest, I thought that the selections in the vendor hall were a bit underwhelming for a conference of that size.
Now it's going to be even more limited?
I don't get it.
Now, I'm not an official RootsTech blogger or anything, but I did sing the event's praises on my blog while attending last year and I was really looking forward to going to the 2012 event. Things like this make me wonder if the event is going to have the same positive vibe as last year's though. I liked how inclusive the event was last year. That's what made it work.
I really hope that if enough of us raise our voices on this one, RootsTech may reconsider.


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Google trekker
Google trekkers record images for Google Street View where cars can't go. A wonderful collaboration between a person and a computer.
In this Monday Oct. 22, 2012, photo, Google product manager Ryan Falor works with the Trekker during a demonstration for the media along the Bright Angel Trail at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The search engine giant is using the nearly 40-pound, backpack-sized camera unit to showcase the Grand Canyon's most popular hiking trails on the South Rim and other off-road sites. It's about 4 feet in height when set on the ground, and when worn, the camera system extends 2 feet above the operator's shoulders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Google Trekker team hikes down the Bright Angel trail heading toward the base of the Grand Canyon.