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As is often the case for this type of event, investors tend to underestimate the risks in the run-up to the event, and then blow the consequences out of proportion once it has actually happened. However, despite the significant blows suffered by some markets this morning (some equity indices, such as the Nikkei, have lost nearly 5%) and the initial shift of investors to safe heaven assets (Swiss franc, yen, gold), one can already notice a meaningful rebound from the lows and one has not witnessed a major flight to quality. By the time we are writing these comments (11:00am CET), major European equity indices are down around 1% from last night's levels (above the levels of markets' close on Friday 4th November) and S&P500 futures markets are down around 1.7%. In line with the protectionist policies Trump has advocated, some emerging assets (notably the Mexican market) are due to suffer more important drawdowns, due to the prospects of a slowdown in global trade while in Wall Street, some very global companies could be somewhat affected. But the subdued reaction of equity markets seems to take into account the relatively moderate and consensual speech which Donald Trump has made, after his election was confirmed.
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As some have posted there is a update rolling out. This is not the train wreck of the search and on-demand. It appears that this update has changes that include -
Tips on the OK splash screen
Fewer clicks to reach the CC toggle.
Multiple Favorites guides
Improved picture
View next episode on recording stop menu
Please help. If anyone notices any other changes please post.
The good - The picture is great. It rivals FIOS. The CC access is improved, but, still not one button.
The bad - The favorites changes broke the ENTER button access to the favorites guide. It used to be that pressing ENTER- Down Arrow- OK displayed the favorites guide. With the new update - Pressing enter still produces a similar side menu. The menu is improved - Favorites is at the top & CC farther down. If pressing OK produced the Favorites guide, all would be well. But, it does not. It produces another menu that starts with the full guide - which there is no need for - The full guide has it's own button. And, a favorites guide button with the possiblity of additional favorites guides, Pressing OK on either the full guide or the Favorites highlights and checks the button & returns to the program that is playing. NO guide - Broken!
I have reported this to attcustomercare & working with them to resolve. The first they said I had a bad load & they reloaded. This did not help. They think it is just me. But, others have reported this behavior, earlier.
Please help - If you click the enter button & see CC in the side menu, you have the new update. If you have it, please try the favorites guide & post whether or not you get the guide displayed. If you do not have a favorites list, it is easy to build one with one channel.
The ugly - The tips on the OK splash screen. Not so much the meaningless drivel in the tips. That is easily ignored. Except for that poster that thought they were being reminded to pay their bill. The ugly part is that at&t would spend resources on it instead of something that can improve the system - Such as testing to make sure it works - Such as - under the Main Menu swapping GUIDE at the top with Favorites (third) to make Favorites quicker to access (GUIDE already has its own button. It does not need to be first. - Such as - checking usablity for more efficiencies. Such as listening to posters on what they need. OR, rather responding - Listening is of no value if it does not result in improvements.
View next episode on recording stop menu is only good if you want to erase later. If you erase first, the View next episode goes away. So, it needs a way to erase then view. Another button? or a set-up option. Also, it needs to be moved below erase on the menu.
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I now have the new firmware and you're correct about the favorites implementation. It appears to work as intended in the following locations:
- From the main menu: (Menu -> down arrow -> down arrow -> OK), which brings up the MY FAVORITES menu.
- Within the guide: (Guide -> Enter -> down arrow -> down arrow -> OK -> [choose a favorites list] -> OK), which brings up the chosen favorites menu.
Where the implementation is completely broken is within the quick popout menu.
- While watching TV, (Enter -> OK -> [choose a favorites list] -> OK). The only action this causes is to make the popout menu disappear. No guide actually comes up. There is a check mark next to the chosen favorites list that appears to be remembered by the STB, however, what this check mark means is unknown.
I believe that choosing a favorites list from this popout menu should do one of two things:
a) Bring up the chosen favorites guide. (I believe this is probably what was intended). This also mirrors the same behavior in the previous firmware version. However, if this is the case, the check marks are completely unnecessary and confusing since they represent nothing.
b) Set that favorites guide to be the default when pressing the Guide button. This would represent very different behavior from the previous firmware. It also doesn't make a lot of sense to put this selector in the popout menu, since this function is really a configuration option, not an immediate action function like the rest of the things in the popout menu. However, this functionality makes the check marks make sense. The check marks would indicate which favorites list is the current default for the Guide button. Sadly, this is not the function of this menu, since the Guide button always brings up the regular (all channels) guide, no matter what is checked here.
The most intuitive method they should implement is to copy DirecTV's functionality of the Guide button. First, there is a setting in the options for which favorites list is the "default". When you press the Guide button, that's the list that is shown. Pressing the Guide button again while the guide is up cycles through the other lists.
Viewing the Interfaces tab of the UV Realtime tool, it appears that the bitrates are unchanged. What would account for any improvement in picture quality would the process of upgrading the encoders.
I have one of the new VIP2250 DVRs, the latest DVR model that AT&T has that stores 160 hours of HDTV programming. One of the things that this particular piece of hardware has is a dedicated H.264 video decoder chip. What does this mean? It means that the video stream is being decoded in hardware as versus software like on the older boxes.
One of the things that I noticed right away when I was watching TV on this new box is that there is indeed a marked improvement in HDTV picture quality. I was watching the movie "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" on one of the movie channels, I think it was FXMovie. I remember a couple of years ago if you were watching something that would cause a lot of motion on the screen you'd see a muddy mess of compression artifacts. Last night, I was watching it and during the scene in which the airplane flew through the big glass window causing it to shatter to pieces, the picture DID NOT become a muddy mess. It was fluid, it looked beautiful! And that was even with me standing two feet away from my TV screen!
I have to hand it to AT&T, I have indeed noticed a vast improvement in HDTV picture quality! Now, if only I can con the support team into getting me a VIP2200 (the STB version of the VIP2250 DVR). Fat chance of that happening. Oh well, I made sure that the VIP2250 was on the big TV.
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I have one of the new VIP2250 DVRs, the latest DVR model that AT&T has that stores 160 hours of HDTV programming. One of the things that this particular piece of hardware has is a dedicated H.264 video decoder chip. What does this mean? It means that the video stream is being decoded in hardware as versus software like on the older boxes.
All of the Motorola VIPxxxx and Cisco ISBxxxx boxes that AT&T has ever used for U-Verse have always done H.264 decoding in hardware.
The 1st-generation boxes (Motorola VIP1200, VIP1216, VIP1225, Cisco IPN330, IPN430, IPN4320) all used the Sigma Designs 8634 CPU, which has an integrated hardware H.264 decoder.
The 2nd-generation boxes (Motorola VIP2200, VIP2250, Cisco ISB7005, ISB7500) use the Broadcom 7405 CPU, which also has an integrated H.264 decoder, but is faster overall.
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I have to hand it to AT&T, I have indeed noticed a vast improvement in HDTV picture quality! Now, if only I can con the support team into getting me a VIP2200 (the STB version of the VIP2250 DVR). Fat chance of that happening. Oh well, I made sure that the VIP2250 was on the big TV.
You might consider getting the new Cisco ISB7005 wireless receivers which have the same hardware and memory founded in the new DVR's. I have 2 of them, and they work great. Much faster than the VIP1200 STB's.
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You might consider getting the new Cisco ISB7005 wireless receivers which have the same hardware and memory founded in the new DVR's. I have 2 of them, and they work great. Much faster than the VIP1200 STB's.
I have 2 of those wireless receivers in my setup and these little stb are a miracle worker.
They produce a great reliable picture with nice quality.
I would of thought, that since they are wireless that there would be alot of pixelation and hitching but that is not the case.
Kudos to U-verse on this part.
Then something changed in hardware. I don't know what but something must have changed.
VIP2250 has got to be two to three times faster in terms of operating speed. The menus don't lag, when you press a remote button it responds instantly and far faster than the VIP1200 that I still have. In doing so, this has improved the responsiveness of pause and rewind functions on the VIP1200 since the VIP1200 uses the VIP2250 as the buffer agent when using the functionality.
Combine that with the fact that HDTV picture quality is better on the VIP2250 than on the VIP1200, I'm thinking some serious amounts of changes happened in both hardware and software.
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Then something changed in hardware. I don't know what but something must have changed.
As SomeJoe pointed out, the new DVR's have a different, faster chip and more memory. The increased speed of the new DVR's is noticable compared to the older units.
I'm a bit confused. Is the picture quality better because of new firmware or new hardware?
I've noticed improved PQ, especially how it was a few years ago. I still see issues when there is a large amount of detail and movement.
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I'm a bit confused. Is the picture quality better because of new firmware or new hardware?
I don't think it has to do with the latest firmware update. One reason would be that AT&T has been going through the process of upgrading the encorders in their infrastructure. Also, the new DVR's and wireless receivers, which have a different, faster chip and more memory, may deliver a better image to your TV.


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I do not know from where to start but Egyptians killed and injured other Egyptians last Wednesday and the Muslim brotherhood's leadership is doing its best to use the martyrs that were killed including the brotherhood's martyrs to fuel the anger of their followers in the worst way ever even if they had to lie on these followers.
For three days you will find the MB leaderships speaking about 5 martyrs then about 6 then about 8 martyrs "The Supreme guide's speech today" but what we saw exactly on Friday 3 coffins only in Al Azhar Mosque officially despite we got numbers that they are 6 !!
The sad irony is that Mohamed Badie , the Supreme guide was speaking at the MB HQ in Moktam and behind him that big poster of the so-called MB martyrs. The big poster included a photo of an injured who is a not MB member currently fighting death !! The big poster included the photo of Ahmed Fassial ,who is anti-Morsi's protester who was shot by birdshots pullet coming allegedly from the MB's side in his skull and currently in coma !!!
|The photo of Fassial behind Badie
Nobody lied that there were gunfire from both sides but how did it start and why ??
The MB members are angry for their fallen ones and they forget that according to recorded testimonies and videos, gunfire, bird shot pullets and tear gas grenades fired from their side first and they tortured people inhumanly for more than 12 hours. They forgot how cameras recorded how they violently dispersed a peaceful sit in !!
Already I do not understand what kind of directives or instructions they got, for days now we have been seeing tweets and Facebook Statuses of MB members who literality announcing the Holy War against whoever touches the so-called Morsi's legitimacy. I wish they think twice whether it is worth it to be killed and to kill other Egyptians because the leaderships say so !!
|This screen is from a MB member's FB account in Ismailia about directives he got
The Islamists are scared from a popular revolution or a coup against Morsi and ready to die for fear the golden opportunity to rule Egypt will be forever gone. The leaders of the Political Islamist movements in Egypt are brainwashing their followers telling them it is a life or death , a matter of Jihad. This is what is truly happening.
I believe it is a civil fight , everybody loses in it but personally I believe that the Muslim brotherhood's commandership is responsible for the blood spelled !! They brainwash their members to stand against their follow Egyptians in the worst way other.
From two days ago Yosri Fouda spoke to one of the MB martyrs' cousin who is also and MB and that man expressed how he is proud of his cousin who died in Jihad !!! What Jihad !!?
It is not a bloody holy war nor it is about Islamic Sharia !!!
The Anti-Morsi protesters at the Presidential Palace did not have any intention to break in to the Palace or kick out Morsi from the Presidential office. Yet we got the MB leaders spreading rumors of dangerous rumors sending clear directives to the governorates to send their members in order to clean Heliopolis from the Anti-Morsi protesters !!!!


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The Lions and the restricted free agent agreed to a $9.3 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person, who said $4.3 million of the contract is guaranteed, spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.
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While Bush gives Detroit a speedy and shifty threat out of the backfield, the 5-foot-11, 220-pound Bell provides much-needed power.
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CRONUS-Earth Project Seeks To Improve Accuracy of Geo-Dating, July 14, 2005
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., July 14, 2005 – A New Mexico Tech geoscientist who developed an accurate method of dating geological landforms by measuring localized accumulations of radioactive elements on the Earth's surface is now spearheading a national effort to improve the accuracy and reliability of the widespread applications of these types of geochronology methods.
Fred M. Phillips, professor of hydrology at New Mexico Tech, is the principal investigator of the recently started CRONUS-Earth Project, a multi-year, multi-disciplinary research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The acronym CRONUS stands for Cosmic-Ray Produced Nuclide Systematics.
In the early 1990s, Phillips pioneered using a geochronology method that is based on measuring the natural occurrence of chlorine-36, a radioisotope which normally forms when highly energetic cosmic-ray particles from outer space strike argon atoms present in the Earth's atmosphere. The cosmogenic-nuclide technique developed by Phillips has since enabled geoscientists worldwide to accurately date groundwater, landforms, rocks, minerals, and other geologic materials ranging from thousands of years old to slightly more than one million years old.
Other similar surface exposure dating techniques currently employed by scientists use measurements of the ratios of other radioisotopes, such as helium-3, berylium-10, carbon-14, neon-21, and aluminum-26.
The CRONUS-Earth Project is tasked with rigorously and systematically identifying and investigating sources of uncertainty in cosmogenic-nuclide production so as to improve the accuracy and reliability of geochronology techniques and other scientific applications that rely on analyses of cosmogenic surface exposure.
Furthermore, the five-year research project is intended to establish benchmark parameters and models that will consistently provide Earth scientists working in research laboratories throughout the world with precise estimations of exposure history on geologic timescales, which are derived from measurements of cosmogenic nuclides.
"As scientists who use geochronology techniques in the course of their research, we need to know exactly how cosmic rays are distributed throughout space and time," says Phillips, "all the while taking into account differences in measurement variables such as longitude, latitude, and elevation, as well as changes that occur over geological timescales, such as periodic shifts in the Earth's magnetic field."
Because of its large scale and scope, the CRONUS-Earth Project will be managed using a layered, coordinated "consortium approach," Phillips says, involving multiple institutions and investigators, annual meetings to collectively monitor progress, compile data, and exchange information, and integration of the final results through a project office charged with distributing and disseminating information and results.
Practically all the various sub-disciplines of Earth science dealing with the surface of the planet will stand to benefit from the improved geochronology methods that will result from the CRONUS-Earth Project, Phillips says, including paleoclimatology, geomorphology, tectonics, volcanology, geologic hazards, meteorology, paleomagnetism, and hydrology.
In addition to New Mexico Tech, 12 other research institutions are directly involved with the CRONUS-Earth Project, including the University of Arizona, the University of Washington, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the PRIME Lab at Purdue University.
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1. K.A.R. 44-12-205 prohibits unauthorized dealing or trading in prison.
2. K.S.A. 44-5-111(a) divides contraband in prison into three categories, one of those being items which are neither illegal in themselves nor defined as contraband in a prison under all circumstances but which because of their misuse or excessive accumulation, or because they constitute the subject of a rule violation or illegal act, have become contraband.
3. In this case involving contraband in prison, a radio and headphones were clearly the subjects of defendant's violation of the rule against unauthorized dealing or trading and the disciplinary hearing officer was within her discretion under K.S.A. 44-5-111(d)(3) to order the property donated to a charity.
4. Disciplinary hearing officers are entitled to immunity under the Kansas Tort Claims Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) in the performance of judicial functions.
Appeal from Leavenworth District Court; ROBERT J. BEDNAR, judge. Opinion filed June 2, 2000. Affirmed.
Elton D. Garrett, appellant pro se.
Jeff Cowger, of Lansing Correctional Facility, for the appellee.
Before KNUDSON, P.J., PIERRON, J., and ROBERT G. JONES, District Judge Retired, assigned.
PIERRON, J.: Elton D. Garrett, an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility, appeals the district court's granting of summary judgment to Sheryl Sawyer, a disciplinary hearing officer at the prison.
On April 25, 1997, prison officials found an inmate in possession of a radio and headphones belonging to Garrett. Garrett and the inmate were disciplined for violating K.A.R. 44-12-205, unauthorized dealing or trading, and each was fined $15. Sawyer also ordered the radio and headphones to be donated to a charitable not-for-profit corporation. Garrett did not appeal his conviction or file a property claim.
Garrett filed an action under the Kansas Tort Claims Act (KTCA), K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., alleging that Sawyer had exceeded her statutory authority in defining the radio and headphones as contraband and ordering them donated. Sawyer filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that Garrett had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies and she was immune from liability under the KTCA and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994). The district court granted summary judgment to Sawyer.
Summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Bergstrom v. Noah, 266 Kan. 847, 871, 974 P.2d 531 (1999).
First, Garrett argues Sawyer improperly classified the radio and headphones as contraband. We disagree. K.A.R. 44-5-111(a) divides contraband into three categories, one of those being "[i]tems which are neither illegal in themselves nor defined as contraband in a prison under all circumstances, but which because of their misuse or excessive accumulation, or because they constitute the subject of a rule violation or illegal act, have become contraband." The radio and headphones were clearly the subject of Garrett's violation of the rule against unauthorized dealing or trading, and Sawyer was within her discretion under K.A.R. 44-5-111(d)(3) to order the property donated to a charity.
Second, Garrett argues his right to due process was violated since he did not receive any notice informing him that the radio and headphones had been classified as contraband or of a hearing where such adjudication was made. We find no violation of Garrett's due process right. Furthermore, we find no violations, nor does Garrett raise any allegations, that his due process rights were infringed upon during the disposition of the charges of unauthorized dealing or trading.
In Bryant v. Barbara, 11 Kan. App. 2d 165, 167-68, 717 P.2d 522, rev. denied 239 Kan. 693 (1986), we addressed claims similar to those now raised by Garrett. We recognized that when inmates are afforded the opportunity to possess personal property, they enjoy a protected interest in that property that cannot be infringed without due process. However, the Bryant court stated:
"[R]egardless of whether plaintiff was guilty of stealing the stereo or acquired it through trade, it could be classified as contraband and plaintiff would have no property interest in it. Since he had no protected interest in the stereo, its disposal did not work a deprivation of any constitutional right." 11 Kan. App. 2d at 169.
The Bryant court held that the seizure and permanent retention of contraband was authorized by prison regulations and did not violate due process; thus, no claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was cognizable.
Last, Garrett argues the district court erred in finding that Sawyer was entitled to judicial immunity. We disagree and reinforce the court's discussion regarding judicial immunity.
Sawyer's function as a disciplinary hearing officer is neither legislative nor ministerial, but is clearly judicial in nature. Sawyer sits as a judge in the hearing of disciplinary violations. She hears testimony and receives documentary evidence and then determines the guilt or innocence of the charges levelled against the inmate. She exercises adjudicative power and authority in dispensing resolution of the alleged violations. Sawyer is entitled to immunity under the KTCA and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the performance of these judicial functions. See K.S.A. 75-6104(b), (c), and (e); Cleavinger v. Saxner, 474 U.S. 193, 88 L. Ed. 2d 507, 106 S. Ct. 496 (1985); Butz v. Economou, 438 U.S. 478, 57 L. Ed. 2d 895, 98 S. Ct. 2894 (1978). Additionally, Garrett has presented no evidence that Sawyer acted outside the bounds of the law as found in the Kansas statutes, the Kansas Administrative Regulations for the Department of Corrections, or the Internal Management Policies and Procedures.


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My favorite part of the story was when Jim hit the wall with the ball. It went in the trash can. I thought it was very funny because it reminds me of hitting my baseball and it going all over the place.
Other kids should read this book because the ball hits the trash can and the wall. I think they will laugh. Kids who play baseball will like this book.
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The sudden kidnapping of a beloved "baby" has shocked a small town. This baby happens to be made of fiberglass, but his abduction is shocking nonetheless.
"Baby Moo," a 50-pound calf statue was stolen from Hope's Cookies, a local cookie and ice cream shop in Rosemont, Pa. The crime was committed somewhere between the hours of 11 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Monday.
Residents who frequent Hope's Cookies voiced their dismay over Baby Moo's disappearance.
"Yeah, I've been here a lot and I saw it and lots of kids like to play on it, and now its gone," said one girl.
Yet no one is more distraught then the calf's mother, "Mama Moo." While the cow statue isn't very expressive, Herb Spivak -- the shop's owner -- knows she's very concerned.
"Mama Moo is inconsolable and wants her baby back," said Spivak. "We are offering a $500 reward for the safe return of the calf, no questions asked."
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Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.
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I think the book is fun to read. I think it was fun to read about my favorite actor and comedian. My favorite part was reading chapter 8. I liked this chapter because I liked reading how my favorite show, "The Cosby Show" was made. In chapter 8 you read how they picked the actors who they wanted to play in the show. Also, you read how they thought of the show in the first place. There were lots of pictures of Bill Cosby. I liked the pictures of Bill Cosby when he was a high school track star and of him in the T.V. show "I Spy".
I recommend this book to kids from the ages 10 and up. I also recommend this book to people who want to be successful actors or comedians because this book explains how one actor or comedian became successful. The book can be recommended to people who like to watch or read about famous actors or comedians. The readers might be interested in how he became an actor or comedian or how the show was made. If you want to be an author that writes biographies you might want to read and see what the authors writing style is and if you like it you could see how he wrote it.


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A CT scan uses x-ray technology to take multiple views of the inside of the body. Compared to
regular x-rays, a CT scan can take clearer and more detailed images of organs, bone, soft tissue, blood vessels, and other parts of the body.
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Some of the primary uses for CT scans include:
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a CT scan, your doctor will review a list of possible complications. These may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
You are exposed to some radiation during a CT scan. Radiation exposure can increase your lifetime risk of cancer. This risk increases the more times you are exposed to radiation. Radiation exposure is more concerning for pregnant women and children. CT scans are usually not recommended for pregnant women.
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the test.
You will lie (usually on your back) on a movable bed. The bed will slide into the donut-shaped CT scanner. Depending on the type of scan, an IV line may be placed in your hand or arm. A saline solution and contrast material may be injected into your vein during the test. The technologist will leave the room. You will be given directions using an intercom. The machine will take a series of pictures of the area of your body that is being studied. Your bed may move slightly between pictures.
You will need to wait for the technician to review your images. In some cases, more images will need to be taken.
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You may feel warm and flushed if contrast material is injected into your vein. Otherwise, you should feel no pain.
The CT images will be sent to a radiologist who will analyze them. Your doctor will receive the results and discuss them with you.
After the test, call your doctor if any of the following occur:
In case of an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
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Shapiro's column filled with false, misleading attacks on NCLR
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Syndicated columnist Ben Shapiro made numerous false and misleading attacks on the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), which he called "a radical and in some cases quasi-criminal group." He falsely smeared former NCLR board member Mari Del Carmen Aponte as "an alleged former spy for Fidel Castro"; falsely claimed that a statement urging Hispanics to "[reclaim] the land of their birth" was a "founding document" of NCLR; baselessly asserted that a proposed federal education funding increase was part of an effort "to funnel money quickly and furiously into NCLR coffers"; and ignored evidence contradicting claims of a "kickback scheme" involving an NCLR affiliate.
Shapiro falsely smears former NCLR board member as "alleged former spy for Fidel Castro"
Shapiro wrote in his December 16 syndicated column:
If you were president of the United States, would you hire an alleged former spy for Fidel Castro to be ambassador to El Salvador, a country teetering on the brink of hard-core socialism? President Obama just did.
On Dec. 9, Obama nominated Mari Del Carmen Aponte to be ambassador to El Salvador, despite the fact that in the late 1990s, the FBI discovered that she was working with Cuban intelligence officers. According to Insight Magazine, "When the FBI eventually questioned her about her involvement with Cuban intelligence, she reportedly refused to cooperate."
Why would Aponte escape the Obama administration's scrutiny? Because she is a former board member of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the United States, with 300 affiliated community-based organizations, many of which run like local ACORN offices.
In fact, the FBI reportedly cleared Aponte of allegations that she had been recruited as a Cuban spy.
Shapiro falsely links NCLR to el Plan Espiritual de Aztlán
Shapiro wrote:
The Obama administration has consistently bent over backward to seek the approval of the NCLR. La Raza, by the way, means "The Race"; the organization's founding document, el Plan Espiritual de Aztlan, rips the "brutal 'gringo' invasion of our territories" and urges Hispanics to "[reclaim] the land of their birth," while declaring that "the call of our blood is our power, our responsibility, and our inevitable destiny."
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán is not an NCLR "founding document." NCLR was founded as the Southwest Council of La Raza in February 1968. El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán was drafted in March 1969 and is, according to its website, "fundamental" to the "philosophy" of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA).
NCLR has denounced separatist organizations, "inappropriate rhetoric." The NCLR website states that "NCLR has never supported, and does not support, separatist organizations," adding that documents such as el Plan Espiritual de Aztlán "contain inappropriate rhetoric" and that "NCLR has publicly and repeatedly disavowed this rhetoric."
NCLR disputes that "La Raza" in its name "means 'The Race.' " From the NCLR website:
Many people incorrectly translate our name, "La Raza," as "the race." While it is true that one meaning of "raza" in Spanish is indeed "race," in Spanish, as in English and any other language, words can and do have multiple meanings. As noted in several online dictionaries, "La Raza" means "the people" or "the community." Translating our name as "the race" is not only inaccurate, it is factually incorrect. "Hispanic" is an ethnicity, not a race. As anyone who has ever met a Dominican American, Mexican American, or Spanish American can attest, Hispanics can be and are members of any and all races.
Shapiro smears CPLC with raid, ignores sheriff's FBI and DOJ investigations
In what is apparently the only support of his claim that NCLR is a "quasi-criminal group," Shapiro wrote:
In fact, the day before Obama nominated Aponte, NCLR-affiliate Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) was raided by the Phoenix Sheriff's Office, which was investigating a kickback scheme between CPLC and indicted Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. CPLC allegedly gave Wilcox $297,000 in undisclosed loans in exchange for her votes to award over a million dollars in county contracts to CPLC.
CPLC says two of the three loans have been paid in full, reported interest rates don't indicate "sweetheart deal." Days before CPLC was raided by the sheriff's office, CPLC released the following statement:
Mrs. Wilcox did not receive special treatment, nor was she denied the opportunity to receive a loan from Prestamos because of her position as an elected official.
The following is the loan history:
November 2000 -- loan for $7,500, paid in full as agreed
July 2005 -- loan for $50,000, paid in full as agreed
October 2008 -- loan for $120,000, current
Multiple lien records appear on the public record, but the total of the three loans was $177,500.
CPLC chief executive Edmundo Hidalgo further explained that the first loan had a 12 percent interest rate, the second had an 8 percent interest rate, and the third had an 8.5 percent interest rate. Phoenix New Times reporter Stephen Lemons reported of Hidalgo's statement, "the interest rates quoted do not indicate a sweetheart deal."
CPLC has not faced any criminal charges. Although the CPLC's headquarters was raided by the sheriff's office and hard drives, emails, and other documents were seized, CPLC has reportedly not faced any criminal charges as a result of the documents seized.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- whose office raided CPLC -- is under DOJ investigation for possible civil rights violations. In a March 10 letter to Arpaio, then-Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Loretta King stated that the Department of Justice was "commencing an investigation of the Maricopa County Sherriff's Office ('MCSO')" that "will focus on alleged patterns or practices of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures conducted by the MSCO, and on allegations of national origin discrimination, including failure to provide meaningful access to MCSO services for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals." On December 8, Phoenix Business Journal reported that the Department of Justice had set up a tip line as part of its ongoing investigation of Arpaio.
Arpaio reportedly under FBI investigation for allegedly using his position to settle "settle political vendettas." On October 29, Phoenix CBS affiliate KPHO reported, "The FBI is looking into accusations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is using his position to settle political vendettas." KPHO further reported that Phoenix's mayor, former police chief, politicians, and journalists found themselves under investigation by the sheriff's department shortly after expressing opposition to Arpaio or his policies. KPHO's "list of people subjected to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office investigations ... [which] includes people who have authority over the sheriff and people who challenged his authority" includes the "Maricopa County Board of Supervisors," on which Wilcox sits. Of the people and groups on that list, none has been convicted of any crime, and some were never charged with a crime.
Shapiro baselessly portrays NCLR president's statement on "risky home loans" as "disowning the very loans she'd pushed"
Shapiro wrote:
Virtually the entire Obama administration visited the 2009 NCLR annual conference: Obama's brain, Valerie Jarrett; Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (winner of the 2008 NCLR Capital Award); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan; Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
At that conference, the Obama honchos were joined by Bank of America President Ken Lewis -- Bank of America has been a longtime supporter of NCLR, setting up a credit line to aid illegal immigrants. Other banking giants are in bed with NCLR, too. Wachovia, for example, routinely gave mortgages to illegal immigrants, which helped cement Wachovia's financial collapse, leading to its acquisition by Wells Fargo.
When the economy collapsed, NCLR President Janet Murguia cynically turned on the bankers she had cultivated, disowning the very loans she'd pushed. "Latino ... families are being pushed into high-cost and risky home loans," she said. "The result is that more of our families are falling victims to loans that were not a good fit in the first place."
NCLR had criticized predatory lending practices prior to Murguía's statement. While Shapiro portrayed Murguía's statement in an April 2007 press release by several civil rights groups, including NCLR, as "disowning the very loans she'd pushed," a May 2005 NCLR report -- before "the economy collapsed" -- highlighted "predatory practices in the homebuying market" that were "jeopardizing Hispanic homeownership," stating that Hispanics "are more likely than Whites to finance a home purchase with an expensive mortgage product" and noting "[d]isproportionately high denial rates among Hispanic prime mortgage applicants." The report further stated that "the growth of the subprime market along with the rise in subprime lending to Latinos raise serious concerns about the scope of predatory lending in the Hispanic community."
Shapiro attacks Obama for accurate statement on ICE dividing families, baselessly claimed he "pledged to crack down on the First Amendment"
From Shapiro's column:
Then-Sen. Obama appeared at the 2007 NCLR national conference, where he pledged, "I will not walk away from the 12 million undocumented immigrants who live, work and contribute to our country every day."
The next year, Obama told the conference that Hispanic communities were being "terrorized by ICE immigration raids" and said that "nursing mothers are torn from their babies." Even worse, he pledged to crack down on the First Amendment for the benefit of NCLR: "They're counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves -- rhetoric that poisons our political discourse, degrades our democracy, and has no place in this great nation."
NY Times: ICE separated nursing mother from baby, study says thousands of American children have had a parent deported. In his July 2008 speech to the 2008 NCLR convention, Obama stated:
The system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when companies hire undocumented immigrants instead of legal citizens to avoid paying overtime or to avoid a union; when communities are terrorized by ICE immigration raids - when nursing mothers are torn from their babies, when children come home from school to find their parents missing, when people are detained without access to legal counsel.
Indeed, in a November 17, 2007, article, The New York Times reported that a Honduran woman who was nursing her baby had been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and jailed pending deportation, while her child, "who was born in the United States and is a citizen, was put in the care of social workers." The Times further reported that based on a study by the NCLR and the Urban Institute, "at least 13,000 American children have seen one or both parents deported in the past two years after round-ups in factories and neighborhoods."
Neither Obama's statement nor its context support Shapiro's claim that he "pledged to crack down on the First Amendment." In his speech, Obama stated:
That's what's at stake this November. This election is nothing less than a test of our allegiance to the American Dream. And it's a test of our commitment to all those who are counting on us to keep that Dream alive - the people you serve every day.
The 12 million people in the shadows, the communities taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, the neighborhoods seeing rising tensions as citizens are pitted against new immigrants...they're counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves - rhetoric that poisons our political discourse, degrades our democracy, and has no place in this great nation. They're counting on us to rise above the fear and demagoguery, the pettiness and partisanship, and finally enact comprehensive immigration reform.
Shapiro portrays proposed education funding increase as payoff to NCLR
Shapiro claimed proposed funding increase is part of effort "to funnel money quickly and furiously into NCLR coffers." As an example of the Obama administration's purported efforts "to funnel money quickly and furiously into NCLR coffers," Shapiro stated, "Last week, the Committees on Appropriations moved toward directing $1.5 billion in 2010 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations toward education programs benefiting the NCLR, among other organizations."
Money slated to go toward improving educational opportunities for minorities and disadvantaged students, not directly to NCLR. A December 10 press release from the Campaign for High School Equity, "a coalition of civil rights organizations focused on high school education reform" of which NCLR is a member, praised the proposed "$1.5 billion increase in appropriations for Title I," a federal program aimed at "improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged" that was created in 1965. Title I grants are provided to school districts -- not directly to organizations such as NCLR, as Shapiro suggested. The CHSE press release stated that the money "will improve opportunities for students of color, Native and low-income students, and English language learner (ELL) students to obtain the educational skills they need to compete in a global economy."
Shapiro misleadingly claimed Murguía asked Sebelius "to funnel $400 million" "toward 'racial and ethnic minorities' "
Shapiro misleadingly claimed Murguía's letter requested HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "funnel $400 million" "toward 'racial and ethnic minorities.' " As another example of the Obama administration's purported efforts "to funnel money quickly and furiously into NCLR coffers," Shapiro wrote:
[I]n late November, Murguia penned a personal letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to funnel $400 million allotted under the stimulus package toward "racial and ethnic minorities."
Yet in her letter -- from September 10 -- Murguía stated that "numerous studies have documented the disparities faced by racial and ethnic minorities in access to health care" and asked that of the $400 million allocated to Sebelius' office, "a significant share should be allocated to the Office of Minority Health" -- not to NCLR. Murguía wrote:
While we would not be so presumptuous as to specify exact amounts that should be allocated toward these priorities, we would conclude by observing that racial and ethnic minorities now constitute more than one-third of all Americans, and that proportion will grow dramatically in the future. At a minimum, that is one benchmark you should consider in your decisions as you allocate the CER [competitive effectiveness research] resources, especially since ARRA specifically urges consideration of racial and ethnic disparities in the execution of CER research.
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Exploring Space
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Earths Moon
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
Photography Credit: Solar System Montage NASA/JPL-Caltech
The comet Kohoutek is a frozen ball of ice streaking through space. As it gets closer to the Sun, some of the ice melts and forms a beautiful tail of gas and dust.
Photography Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)
Photography Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)
This is the Stardust spacecraft. Scientists have sent it on a long journey to collect dust from a comet's tail and bring it back to Earth to study.
Photography Credit: NASA/JPL
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Asteroids are chunks of rock in space that orbit the Sun. Some are as big as houses or even mountains. Scientists have named this asteroid Ida.
Photography Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL)
Photography Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL)
Meteors are fragments of rock—most no bigger than grains of sand—that fall from space to Earth. We call them "shooting stars" when they burn and glow as they streak across the night sky. This little rock, which is about two inches across, is a piece of an asteroid that fell all the way to Earth.
Photography Credit: JPL and NASA
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Milky Way
There are billions of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy—including our own Sun.
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Amazingly Cool Drone Will Deliver Dry Cleaning to You
"Did you pick up the dry cleaning?" may soon be a question as antiquated as "Can you look up a number in the Yellow Pages?"
A dry cleaner in Philadelphia has tried to distance himself from his competition by delivering finished clothing to customers via a remote-controlled drone.
Manayunk Cleaners proprietor Harout Vartanian says he's just trying to keep up with the times:
I'm all about technology and I see a lot of these cleaners, it's so old school. You come in…and you just pick it up. I needed to spice things up,"
Spice things up, indeed. Vartanian has taken a DJI Phantom quadracopter that's intended for photography and transformed it into a robotic delivery man.
At the moment, the drone can only go carry a maximum of two pounds, but Vartanian has his eyes set on a higher-end model that can transport between 5-10 pounds.
Vartanian is currently using the drone as a gimmick to drum up business, but he firmly believes it's an idea that will grow. He said, "It's amazing. It's something new, it's definitely a step towards the future. [Customers] have never seen anything like this and hopefully they'll get used to it because that's what we'll plan on doing."
Vartanian is hardly alone in using drones in the retail sector. Dominos has introduced the DomiCopter to deliver pizza, while British sushi restaurant YO! Sushi has unleashed a flying food tray that will bring orders to tables.
That's great and all, but we'd really like to see a drone that can carry us to and from the office so we can bypass all the traffic.


text: Information Sheet **************** No.A-0167(I) Date. 12-10-97 Technical Services and Constructionn of Industrial Plants in Myanmar ( by U Win Aung Lay ) Since its establishment as a wing corporation of the Ministry of Industry 2, Technical Services has played a major contributory role in developing industrial establishments in Myanmar by the construction of factories and industrial plants wherever suitable and feasible, throughout the country. It was primarily conceived and founded under the Ministry of Industry 2 as the " Technical Services Corporation",to: · Conduct project studies. · Undertake civil construction projects. · Install and erect machinery and equipment. · Install energy and utility facilities. · Implement projects directed towards the development of the economy. To implement these tasks a preliminary study was conducted by the Technical Services Corporation (TSC) in 1975. With financial assistance from the UNDP and the World Bank, a detailed study was made by UNICO Internatioal Corporation of Japan, and a supporting study on the marketing and distribution of the product "Urea" was conducted by the Fertilizer Corporation of India, with the then TSC as an active partner. The outcome was a urea fertilizer factory at Kyawzwa with a capacity of 600 tons per day and another at Sa-le with a capacity of 260 tons per day. Similar studies conducted on its own or in cooperation with foreign consultants resulted in a number of other important projects. The Technical Services, as it is now known, has rendered many vital services in civil construction as well as mechanical construction and installations with its own crew of engineers, skilled workers and fleet of heavy construction projects, some of which are listed below. · 25,000bbls/sd MannRefinery.(1976-Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Japan) · 25ton/day Pulp and Paper Mill, Yeni(1976-Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Japan) · No.1 Copper Project, Monywa(1980) · 600 ton/day Urea Fertilizer Factory(1981 Uhde GmbH Germany) · 450 ton/day Methanol Plant Seiktha(1981 Voest Alpine AG Austria) · 260ton/day Urea Factory (1981 Voest Alpine AG Austria) · 5200 bbls/day Thanlyin Coker Plant (1983 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Japan ) · Office buildings, department stores, town halls, religious, banks. · School, commercial buildings, hotels etc:(1988 to date) · The Myawaddy Television Station(1993) · The Myanmar Hwafuh International Ltd Garment Factory(1994) · Rothman of Pall Mall (Myanmar)Pte.Ltd Cigarette Factory(1994) · Triumph International Ltd Garment Factory (1995) · The Myanmar Daewoo Electronic Co.Ltd. Factory (1995) · The Myanmar Heavy Industries Electronic Appliances Factory(1995) Active involvement in the actual construction of these plants led to the realization that supplying locally available materials such as cement, timber and concrete making aggregates posed no problems. But strict industrial standards and construction specifications demands a very high standard of workmanship. Safety standards were also strictly observed during construction as the plants, when on stream, had to run on dangerous chemicals and highly explosive gases. Most of the welding seams are high pressure or high temperature pipes and vessels, whether it be of ordinary mild steel or stainless steel or of alloys, and most have to undergo and pass X-ray tests before being commissioned. To achieve such quality in workmanship, Technical Services have organized and trained fitters and welders into a finely skilled work force and put them to test before fielding them. Technical Services has the distinction of being the sole government concern with experience in the construction of industrial plants. Therefore, those interested in establishing industrial projects in Myanmar are invited to contact us at all times. Technical Services is always at your service! ************************* -


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As New Yorkers braced themselves for Hurricane Sandy, coastal geologist Cheryl Hapke was out surveying Fire Island, a barrier island off the Long Island coast. Days later, Hapke was back to document the hurricane's effects and found a breach cutting the island in two. Now locals and scientists are debating whether the inlet should be filled in or left as nature intended.


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Spinach, Garlic & Basil Soup
The inspiration for this wonderfully smooth and zesty soup was "food as medicine". To minimalize the severity and duration of a serious head cold was my culinary challenge. Garlic and lots of it, was my answer.
Actually, spring garlic and lots of it. Spring garlic is immature garlic that has a bulb, and has a milky, milder flavor than fully matured garlic. I found mine at the Farmer's Market:
I have to say, I think it's rather lovely.
Usually to offset a cold, I go for sinus-busting jalapeno. Perhaps it was the "warding off evil" quality of garlic that made it spring (ha!) to mind. Although garlic is, perhaps, better known as an anti-bacterial and an immune system enhancer, it is also said to have anti-viral properties.
What's great about this soup is that it requires very little time to prepare, is soothing, and easy on the stomach. It tastes and feels very healthy... in a good way.
I made a small batch and ate it for my first meal, so the following recipe produces about 6 cups. It's also one of those recipes you can rift on forever. I'm going to try adding some Indian flavors too. I thought the bright green color would fade, but it's still going strong. Lovely.
Spinach, Garlic & Basil Soup:
1 TBS olive oil
3 bulbs of spring garlic
32 oz vegetable broth
black pepper
14 oz organic spinach
basil as desired ( I used 1/3 cup)
Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed large saucepan. Chop the spring garlic bulbs, removing any papery skin. Saute the garlic over medium low heat for 5 minutes. Add the vegetable broth, cover, and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes. Add the salt, black pepper and spinach and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the basil and cook for one minute. Remover from the heat and use an immersion blender to blend. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.


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San Joaquin Kit Fox
Basic Facts About San Joaquin Kit Foxes
The tiny and secretive San Joaquin kit fox is one of the most endangered animals in California. The kit fox is the size of a housecat, with big ears, a long bushy tail and furry toes that help to keep it cool in its hot and dry Central Valley environment. They are difficult to spot with their buff, tan or yellowish-grey fur.
Kit foxes primarily eat rodents and other small animals, including black-tailed hares, desert cottontails, mice, kangaroo rats, squirrels, birds and lizards. Kit foxes do not need to drink water since their prey provides enough liquid for them to survive.
No one knows historic population numbers for the San Joaquin kit fox. However, kit foxes were relatively common until the 1930s when people began to convert grasslands to farms, orchards and cities. Currently, the population is estimated to be as low as 3,000 individuals.
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Kit foxes are the smallest canid species in North America, though San Joaquin kit fox is the largest subspecies.
The San Joaquin kit fox was originally found throughout most of the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. However, the kit fox is now found only on the edges of the San Joaquin Valley from southern Kern County up to Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Joaquin Counties on the west and up to Stanislaus County on the east, and a few populations exist within the Valley floor.
The San Joaquin kit fox is active mostly at night. Kit foxes live in underground dens, which they need to keep them cool in the summer and warm in the winter. These dens also keep them safe from coyotes and shelter their pups. Kit foxes use dens built by other animals or structures such as large drainage pipes. One fox may use between three and 24 different dens each year.
Mating season: December - March.
Gestation: 48-52 days.
Litter Size: 3-5 pups.
Kit fox parents will care for their pups until they are able to find food for themselves, at about 4-5 months old.
Threats to San Joaquin Kit Foxes
San Joaquin kit fox populations rise and fall with the amount of annual rainfall: more rain means more kit foxes. Changes in precipitation patterns, including reduced rainfall and increase changes of drought, all caused by climate change, would have an impact on San Joaquin kit fox populations.
The change in the Central Valley from open grasslands to farms, orchards, houses and roads has had the greatest impact on San Joaquin kit foxes, causing death, illness, injury, difficulty in finding a mate and difficulty in finding food. Kit fox also are killed by coyotes and red foxes. Another threat is poison used to kill rats and mice. A recent decision by the federal government to limit to use of these poisons outdoors may keep kit foxes safe.
What Defenders Is Doing to Help San Joaquin Kit Foxes
Through our California office, Defenders of Wildlife has been working to save important San Joaquin kit fox habitat by helping to protect native grasslands in one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
Defenders has formed an unusual alliance with the California Cattlemen's Association, and this group, called the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition, now has more than 50 members working to save 13 million acres of rangelands in the Central Valley through easements and restoration projects. More than one million of those acres fall within essential kit fox habitat.
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Height: 12 inches at the shoulder.
Length: 20 Inches.
Weight: 5 lbs (male).
Lifespan: 7 years.


text: > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 08:42:17AM -0400, Joe Landman wrote: > >> Honestly this never made a great deal of sense to me. Rather than >> clustering VPSes, why not cluster bare metal JEOS kvm hypervisor built >> machines? Not quite VMware stuff. We are using lots of kvm (obscene >> amounts of it) in our projects across several OSes. Linux, >> Illumos/SmartOS. We've been tweaking tiburon to handle such kvm boots, >> so that turning on a very large cluster of virtual machines and having >> them ready would take seconds to minutes at worst. Not half hours to >> several hours for provisioning. > > Not sure I plugged this here before: http://erlangonxen.org/ > It's proprietary so far, but such solutions can be replicated in > the FLOSS domain. Interesting, although I like Erlang for non HPC type things. I sometimes like to think of the OS as a dynamic support library for the application. From a performance standpoint, most things have become bigger and faster and yet the Linux kernel has stayed about the same size and once tuned for HPC it is down right small in comparison. Of course, some applications need other supporting software (Python,Perl) but the amount of software needed directly on a node is quite small (I use a fairly robust Warewulf ramdisk image that is much less then 200M, which is less than 2.5% of system RAM on a node with 8G) To be fair, the image also uses NFS for things like /usr/share. I have often thought that highly tuned application ramdisk images combined with runtime provisioning by the scheduler is one way to achieve "bare metal HPC virtualization" -- Doug > >> VPS doesn't quite have the isolation of kvm, which is part of why I'd >> like to see that. But kvm doesn't have great PCIe pass through (yet, >> its getting better). VPS might be able to make better use of the >> resource. > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean


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NetSetMan is a time-saving tool that makes it easy to change your network settings as you move from one network to another.
If this is something you do often then you'll know how much hassle it can be. You may have to change your IP address, DNS server, workgroup, IPv6/ IPv6 settings, default printer, network drives and more to match the network you've just reached. Go home, and you'll need to switch everything back. And the whole process starts again the next day.
With NetSetMan, though, this is no longer a problem. You can create a network profile for every network you visit (up to 6) covering all those settings, along with your gateway, WINS server, computer name, SMTP server, host file entries and other details. And then, when you move from home to University, say, just choose the appropriate profile and NetSetMan will change all the settings for you.
Please note, this free version is for non-commercial purposes only, so you can't use it at work. If that's a problem, you can always purchase the Pro version, which can be used anywhere, adds support for switching your domain and proxy settings, and allows an unlimited number of profiles. Prices start at 21.42 Euros and you can read more, and place your order at the NetSetMan site.
Version 3.7.3 brings:
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Windows should do this already. But while we wait for the idea to occur to Microsoft, NetSetMan provides an easy way to update your network settings in just a few clicks


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Somehow I knew we wouldn't escape...hubby took the pups to the health clinic last Sunday (I was out of town) and Shelby at 2 years old has a grade 1-2 heart murmur. I've just read through the posts on mvd and it sounds encouraging. So many of you have such encouraging stories. We will see Dr. Herndon (major hottie cardiologist ;) ) a week from Tuesday to determine if this is a new murmur or heart disease. I just knew I wouldn't escape this but the stories I've read have been encouraging. We are almost at the 1 year mark from Shelby's knee surgery and Jake cancer and figure we can survive about anything at this point!!


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Scarborough is situated at the southern end of the North Yorkshire Heritage Coast and, together with Filey, offers beautiful beaches, coastal walks and a variety of entertainment for the whole family.
Scarborough is a town of two halves, with South Bay full of amusement arcades, fish and chip shops and donkey rides, whilst the more genteel North Bay is home to several parks and grand Victorian buildings. The whole family will want to take a trip on the miniature North Bay Railway, which will take you to Sea Life Centre and to the Historic Water Chute and Boating Lake, where you can have a go on the amazing Water Walkers.
Filey is a small traditional seaside town, home to an award-winning museum and a nature reserve that is a haven for wild birds. The town is situated at the eastern end of The Cleveland Way, a long- distance footpath that skirts the Yorkshire Moors and has many beautiful walks with stunning views to offer. Children will enjoy a visit to Funland with its rides and arcades, perhaps followed by a visit to nearby Glen Gardens, which boasts a boating lake and children's play area.
Within easy reach is the famous Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, which has something to offer every member of the family, from thrilling white-knuckle rides to children's entertainment. For something really out of the ordinary, pay a visit to Pesky Husky, where you can take part in a kennel tour followed by walk or even a trek with these charismatic dogs.
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The San Antonio Rampage will host their third annual Pink in the Rink Night, presented by the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, on Friday, Feb. 1, when they face off against the Rockford IceHogs at 7:30 p.m. The club hopes to sell-out the AT&T Center for the second straight year while surpassing last year's funds raised for breast health awareness.
Fans will have a unique opportunity to see their Rampage team compete on ice dyed pink in honor of breast health awareness. Last season, the Rampage set a new franchise record when a sold-out crowd of more than 16,000 came out to watch the Silver and Black compete on the pink ice.
The Rampage will wear custom pink ribbon-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off to the public immediately following the game. A portion of the proceeds from the auction and ticket sales will benefit breast health awareness efforts. To date, the annual Pink in the Rink games have raised nearly $75,000 to help in the fight against breast cancer.
"Cancer touches everyone's life in one way or another," said Rampage team captain, Nolan Yonkman. "This game is small way for me and my teammates to show our support for breast cancer survivors and let them know that they are not alone in this fight."
On the Tuesday prior to the game (Jan. 29), the Rampage will invite local breast cancer survivors for a Survivor Skate at 7 p.m. The Survivor Skate, which will take place on the newly unveiled pink ice, will give the Rampage players an opportunity to show their support in the fight against breast cancer while getting to know local survivors.
During the week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 1, Rampage players and Spurs Sports & Entertainment staff will partake in "pink" activities to help raise awareness for cause. Hockey fans are invited to join Rampage players and staff for a happy hour at Rosario's Restaurant y Cantina from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31. Rosario's is partnering with the Rampage to donate 10 percent of all happy hour food and drink sales to breast health awareness. Rampage players will help serve food and drinks in appreciation of the public's support.
The game will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest with Rampage play-by-play broadcaster Dan Weiss and Spurs television host and in-game reporter Andrew Monaco calling the action live from the AT&T Center.
Like all Friday night Rampage games, the Pink in the Rink game will feature a KZEP Dollar Drink Night where fans can get draft beer or fountain soda for only $1.
Pink in the Rink shirts will be on sale at the Rampage's next home game on Friday, Jan. 25th. The profits from the shirts will benefit breast health awareness and the Silver & Black Give Back youth programs.
The Rampage also will be featuring a special ticket offer for the Pink in the Rink game. If fans purchase a ticket to Pink in the Rink, they will get an upcoming Rampage Sunday game for free.
Tickets for Pink in the Rink, and all remaining homes games, start at $10 and can be purchased at the AT&T Center Southeast Box Office, by calling a Rampage representative at 210.444.5554 or online at sarampage.com.


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'Difficult to Understand a Homicidal Mind' [VIDEO]
Sioux Falls Police Captain Greg VandeKamp held a news conference on Tuesday to lay out the sequence of events that led to the death of two people at the Cost Cutters on West 41st Street (see full video below). Tragically, the suspect had been in jail on a domestic violence just two days earlier.
According to VandeKamp, Tyrone Smith, 38, started a series of events that began on Sunday, and culminated in the death of not only himself, but 24-year-old Amanda Connors.
On Sunday at approximately 9:45 pm, police were called to a residence shared by Smith, his girlfriend and their two children. At that time, Smith was arrested on a simple domestic violence charge and transported to Minnehaha County jail. He was later served with a protection order, directing that he stay away from his girlfriend and their two children.
On Tuesday around 12:45 pm, Smith arrived at daycare facility at 18th and Holly and demanded that he be allowed to leave with the two children. VandeKamp said that the daycare provide told Smith that "he was not allowed to be there and she could not release the children to him."
At which point Smith produced a small caliber handgun and demanded the children. VandeKamp said there were other children present at the daycare, but were asleep at the time.
Smith then zip-tied the daycare provider to a chair, removed the battery from her cell phone and fled the residence with his two children. The daycare provider was able to get loose, and called police at 12:54 pm.
Police speculate that Smith then drove to the Cost Cutters, where his girlfriend was employed, to confront her.
Amanda Connors, who had just left Cost Cutters and was sitting in her car in the parking lot, spotted Smith. Connors was apparently aware of the previous altercation between Smith and his girlfriend and called the girlfriend and warned her of his approach.
- Read KIKN's Jay Williams story about how the shooting has affected him on a personal level: 'Amanda Connor Believed in Something Bigger'
Smith then proceeded to enter the Cost Cutters, along with his children, and was met at the door by his girlfriend.
At that point, Connors pulled her car up to the front of the salon and words were exchanged between her and Smith. At that point, Smith fired a single shot into Connor's car, striking her in the head. Connors car surged forward and struck two other vehicles.
Smith retreated into the store and locked the door.
Witnesses in the strip mall where the Cost Cutters was located, called police to report an accident and attempted to attend to Connors. Police received the call at 12:58 pm and were on scene within minutes. They discovered Connors already dead inside her car.
During this time and just prior to the police's arrival, fired a second shot inside the Cost Cutters, grazing one of the employees. He then proceeded to zip tie the 3 employees and his girlfriend, while stating that he planned to end his own life. There were no customers in the salon at that time.
Additional law enforcement personnel arrived and secured the building and the surrounding area.
After about 20 minutes, the employees were able to convince Smith to release them. As they departed the salon, they reportedly heard a single gunshot.
After a prolonged standoff, police entered the building and found Smith dead of a single gunshot wound to the head.
VandeKamp stated that he had no record of any previous violence between Smith and his girlfriend prior to the incident on Sunday. Still, VandeKamp pointed out that it was not uncommon for domestic issues to escalate into violence quickly over a short period of time.
As to why Smith killed Connors, VandeKamp responded it's "difficult to understand a homicidal mind."
An account has been set up at all Wells Fargo locations in Amanda Connor's name to help pay for funeral and other expenses. Donations are welcome at any Wells Fargo Bank.
Video of Full Police News Conference [31 Minutes]
Photo of Tyrone Smith Courtesy of Inforum.com
Photo of Amanda Connors Courtesy of Facebook


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that Western and Israeli leaders hoped would bring an end to the current Gaza war had already collapsed by Tuesday afternoon, just hours after Israel's cabinet voted in favor of the truce.
Around mid-morning, Israeli ministers voted 6-2 to accept the Egyptian proposal, and the Israeli army was ordered to halt all operations against terrorist forces in Gaza.
But, the Gaza rockets just kept coming. Volley after volley targeted central and northern Israel. And though Israel's Iron Dome prevented any serious damage or injuries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel wouldn't accept the lopsided situation for very long.
By mid-afternoon, Israel was against striking targets in Gaza, and the war appeared to be back in full swing.
Hamas had officially rejected the proposed ceasefire from the beginning, while militants from Sinai, Syria and Lebanon joined the fray overnight.
Egypt announced the ceasefire on Monday to great enthusiasm among Western leaders and most Israelis.
But Hamas officials called the terms of the Egyptian ceasefire proposal "unacceptable," and claimed it had never even been presented to them. According to media reports, the proposal called for an immediate halt to all hostilities, followed by talks in Cairo to hammer out further details of a long-term truce.
Left-wing politicians and organizations in Israel urged the government to implement a one-sided ceasefire, even if Hamas continued to attack the Jewish state. They argued that Israel's long-term interests must take precedence over a short-term victory, and that leaving Hamas strong and in control of Gaza was preferable to creating a situation where the coastal enclave descended into chaos and became a haven for even more dangerous terror groups.
Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh boasted that Israel's eagerness for a ceasefire was evidence that the "Zionists" were losing the war.
In overnight attacks on Israel, the southern resort town of Eilat was hit for the first time in the current flare-up, presumably by terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula. Four Israelis were reported wounded by shrapnel as at least one of the rockets struck the center of Eilat's popular resort area.
Also overnight, two more rockets from Lebanon hit northern Israel, as did a missile fired from war-torn Syria. It marked the first time Israel had been simultaneously attacked on four fronts - Gaza, Sinai, Lebanon and Syria.
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