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Wednesday postscript: Celebrating the Smokies
Quotes and comments from the rededication ceremony for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on September 2, 2009. (Transcribed quickly by hand making exactness iffy but the thoughts are intact.) More quotes and a column on the event coming on Friday.
From Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's remarks: "The visionaries understood the power of place. They understood the power of this place. We're here to honor the people who gave up their land, homes and businesses... President Roosevelt and (then-Sec. of the Interior) Harold Ickes understood the spiritual value of this place. But (the Smokies) became an economic engine (with $700 million per year in economic impact). The Smokies are the most visited park and the national park with the most economic impact."
Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee quoting former Tennessee Gov. Prentice Cooper: "Unlike the parks in the West, the Smokies are a gift of the people to the government, not a gift of the government to the people."
Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee: "We feel like we own (the Smokies) because our families once did." Alexander also noted that, in the cemeteries in the Smokies, the headstones all face east and quoted an old mountain man: "You don't want to have your back turned when Jesus comes again."
Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee: "The mountains speak best for themselves... Out of these mountains came a culture of individual ruggedness that influenced our area. That individual ruggedness influenced our entire country."
Gov. Bev Perdue of North Carolina quoting FDR: "This is to be the people's park."
Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina: "The purpose of this park is to protect and preserve God's gift to North Carolina and Tennessee."
Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina: "People come here for the beauty. They stay here for the people."
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade: "What a wonderful and special day for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, we're becoming a part of the history of the park."
Cherokee Vice-Chief Jerry Wolfe before he led the crowd in a traditional Cherokee prayer complete with "smudge pot": "We're going to smudge these beautiful mountains to keep evil out."
Sevier County mayor Larry Waters: "I'm excited to be here for the 75th. The Smokies mean so much to those who live here. This place is a gift from God."
State Sen. Doug Overbey: "The Smokies are an inspiration. It's a great day."
Sevierville mayor Bryan Atchley: "This is a great day. The park has made this area. We don't need to forget that. Doing things like this (celebration) will help keep that tradition alive."
Pigeon Forge mayor Keith Whaley: "I'm very glad to be here. With the impact the park has had on our entire area, we're really happy to be celebrating it."
Sevier County commissioner Tommy McGaha: "It's a great day for East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. When you think about the (2009) economic stimulus, think about what the park did for this area (in the 1930s)."
Judge Dwight Stokes of Sevier County: "It's wonderful to live around the Smokies. It's a great place to get away. This was our entertainment when I was a kid. We didn't have any money and we come here for picnics and throw the football around. It's wonderful having this park as a sanctuary."
Steve Hendrix, city administrator of Sevierville: "This is a wonderful event. I live in Emert's Cove in Pittman Center right by Greenbrier. My great-grandfather lived in Greenbrier (before the park came) and the Smokies are very close to my heart."
Carol Keathley of Sevier County: "I'm proud to be a part of history. I hope to be here for the 100th anniversary."
Ralph Egli of Gatlinburg who has hiked Mount LeConte more than 90 times: "I wish I'd been at the first (dedication in 1940). I'm happy to be here this time."
Tim Line, manager of LeConte Lodge: "This is a great occasion. People come to LeConte and it becomes a tradition. It's a place where families and friends come together for a few days to enjoy the Smokies."
Billy Carroll, president of SMARTBANK: "It's an honor to be here. We get to appreciate and to recognize the reason we have good opportunities in Sevier County."
Sevier County native, local legend and singing superstar Dolly Parton, from the songs she sang from the soundtrack to the musical she wrote "Sha-Kon-O-Hay": "Forever home, forever home, no matter where I roam, these mountains are forever home." ... "These are my mountains, my people, my memories, my home." And, in her inimitable Dolly way, at the close of the long ceremony, "I'm about to V.I.Pee."


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Paul Moran's life changed dramatically as a freshman at Boston College in 1985 when he was hit by a trolley in an accident resulting in the loss of his right leg and two fingers on his left hand.
Fifteen years to the day of the accident, Moran was entering the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia. He had completed his time at Boston College, with degrees in English and philosophy, and was taking part in the Opening Ceremonies of his third Paralympic Games.
He was introduced to wheelchair tennis when a volleyball teammate took him to see the women's finals in Barcelona in 1992 and he started playing in 1994. Active in many sports over the years, he is most proud to be part of the two national champion wheelchair softball teams (2002, 2005) with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Cubs. He hopes the team's sponsor in the major leagues will break their 100-year drought this year.Moran retired from the U.S. Paralympics Men's Sitting Volleyball Team in 2005, one year after its best finish - sixth place in Athens. He decided to turn his focus to wheelchair tennis. Having already won two singles titles in 2002, he made it to the finals of seven tournaments in 2007 and 2008. In Beijing, Moran competed in singles and doubles.
When he is not playing sports, Moran likes listening to live music, reading and writing. He is active in Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as he teaches at the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center in Winnetka, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. Moran is one of seven children (three brothers, three sisters) and has nine nieces and nephews.
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Apple reportedly investigating custom processors for Mac
Just like Apple once investigated Intel processors for Macs back when they were still all-in on PowerPC, so once again do we hear about Apple mulling customer processors for their Mac line. This time the story's spun around the new technologies group, headed by Bob Mansfield, and reports they're working on new, custom processors for desktops and laptops that are variations of the A-series processors found in iOS devices. Adam Satariano of Bloomberg reports:
To be sure, no final decision has been made and Apple may opt to continue working with Intel for years to come. For Apple, the risk of turning its back on Intel is a repeat of its situation in 2005, when it had to abandon the PowerPC chips -- made by Motorola and IBM -- it had used in its Mac line. At the time, its processors had fallen so far behind Intel's in performance that it decided to team up with the chipmaker. The first Mac models running Intel chips were unveiled in January 2006.
Apple is known for planning ahead and exploring its options. Before the switch from PowerPC to Intel chips was revealed in 2005, Apple had various versions of OS X running on Intel-based machines for a couple of years. Just because they're exploring it doesn't mean it will happen anytime soon, if it happens at all. However, we also have to remember that Apple wants to rely on as few outside companies as possible when making their products. Keep in mind that in relying on Intel chips, any advances Apple might wish to make are subject to Intel's release schedule, and they get the same processors as everyone else. Making their own chips would allow Apple to more tightly integrate OS X with their hardware, and may even allow more interoperability between OS X and iOS.
Source: Bloomberg
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Customer processors? Is that like where you get in a big wheel and run fast to power your 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
Ok here is where without someone with the Iron Fist we get this. I could understand if this was say 10 more years out when they decided to do this. It's only been 7 years since the announcement. Has everyone at Apple been replaced with 5 year olds? Don't they remember how badly they were at that time. One of the big selling points for the macbook was that it ran windows better than any pc on the market. I used to sell macs a decade ago. I remember when a person would ask does it run Office or a particular program on windows. We would have to tell them it does not. That's when they would make a bee line to a worse pc just so they could run what they needed. This is a bad idea all around. Nevermind that this will kill any sales of new macbooks when they announce this POS. The King is dead and there is no long live the king anymore.
A decade ago was a looooong time mate..
Yes you are right it is a long time ago. The problems though are still the same.
You are exactly correct. It has been almost 18 years since I last owned a Mac. I am about 90% sure that my next computer will be a Mac. Why? The ability to run Windows either through BootCamp or by a VM such as Parallels. Most of the software I use now on a regular basis is availble in a version that works on OSX, and the file formats are compatible, but there are still some that are not. These are applications that are vital to my business, I still need a solution for these. I beleive the current compatibility between Mac's and PC's are allowing the growth in the number of Mac users, and allows the expansion into markets that were previously part of the Windows monopoly. I think they need to think this through and not cut off the compatibility of their current machines.
So you two guys (and I do too) run parallels or boot camp for a few programs. I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of Mac users do not, and do not care that they can't run ms office or whatever. A lot has changed in 10 years, and the need most people once had to run pc-only software has almost disappeared.
I guess that's fine if all Macs are going to do is check email and browse the web. As usual, will have to use Windows or Linux to do power computing. Not like Apple's going to leapfrog Intel anytime soon!!
They are spending 8 billion in r+d on something, and I bet its not just ways to make thinner rectangles.
No Windows compatibility, no sale.
Return to custom processors = return to same dead end road before Jobs came back.


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The Game
After two weeks off for the holidays the East Central University men's basketball team will return to Wayne Cobb Court at the Kerr Activities Center to battle with Arkansas-Monticello, Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
The Broadcast
ECU's radio home for Tigers basketball in 2012-13 is Ada's KXFC, 105.5, FM 'The X-Factor'. Kenny Morrison returns to broadcast the games for his 15th consecutive season. Morrison, a 1987 ECU graduate, spent two seasons doing color prior to taking over the play-by-play duties during the 1997-98 season.
Scouting Arkansas-Monticello
The Boll Weevils are 6-4 overall and 1-3 in Great American Conference action after earning wins in their last two outings. UAM's last action was a, 79-71, win over Southwest Baptist, Dec. 17.
The Boll Weevils have one key player to watch out for, who accounts for 31 percent of the team's scoring, shots taken and 42 percent of the triples taken. Kori Forge has garnered 22.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game so far in 2012-13 and is shooting .426 (75-of-176) from the field and .366 (34-of-93) from beyond the arc. He also adds 37 assists and 18 steals.
UAM has three more players with eight points per game, who combined with Forge account for 67 percent of the team's points.
The Boll Weevils have out-scored their opponents by 9.2 points per game this season, while also adding a +4.4 rebounding advantage. As a team they are hitting .457 of their overall shots to a .424 mark by the opposition. However, they are not fairing as well from three-point range with a .308 to .337 mark.
Against the Boll Weevils
Last season UAM earned wins in both conference meetings by an average of +10 points. The key difference in the games came beyond the arc. The Boll Weevils hit 50 percent (19-of-38) of their triples, while ECU made just 37.1 percent (13-of-35).
Matthew Harding saw action for ECU as they only returner, averaging 1.5 points per game.
The key returner for UAM is Kori Forge, who tallied 22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, while shooting .588 from the field.
The Series
Last season's meetings are the only two in the all-time series.
Consistent Colby
The Tigers have seen very consistent play from junior Colby Carr. Through the last eight games, the New Orleans, La., native has tallied double-digits in the scoring column and has shot over 40 percent from the field.
In the last game against Newman, Carr also recorded his second double-double of the season, with 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds.
Marquis Night
After having a career night against Harding and performing well in the next few games, freshman Marquis Walters earned his first career start against Newman and made an immediate impact in the game. The Ardmore, Okla., native set career highs of points (19), rebounds (6), assists (5), steals (2), field goals (5) and free-throws (7).
Making Strides
ECU is making strong progress this season after finishing 5-21 in 2011-12. So far in 2012-13 the Tigers are 4-6 overall and one win away from last year's total. ECU also finished the non-conference season 3-3 overall, compared to 3-7 in 2011-12. The win over Newman also tied the road wins from last season (1).
Carr's Career Numbers
Junior Colby Carr had a career day for the Tigers against Langston, recording his first career double-double. The New Orleans, La., native tallied career highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds for the second double-double of the season for an ECU player.
Williams All-Tourney Honors
Junior Jason Williams led the Tigers in both games at the Taco Bell Texans Tip-Off Classic and was rewarded with All-Tournament honors. Williams tallied 22 points and 12 boards, while shooting .700 (7-of-10) from the field and .615 (8-of-13) from the charity stripe in the two-game tournament.
Ardister Doubling-Down
Junior Gregory Ardister made an immediate impact in his first game for the Tigers, earning a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds in the, 73-54, win over St. Gregory's (Nov. 10). The double-double was the first for an ECU player since Jan. 21, 2012 when Darnell Davis tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds at Arkansas-Monticello. In 2011-12 the Tigers recorded just six double-doubles as a team.
GAC Preseason Poll
The Tigers were picked to finish ninth in the Great American Conference Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
The Tigers earned 13 points in the poll. Arkansas Tech earned the top spot in the poll with 63 points and seven first-place votes. Southwestern Oklahoma State was second (51/1) and Henderson State was third (46/1), rounding out the teams receiving first-place votes. Ouachita Baptist finished fourth (42), Harding fifth (41), Southeastern Oklahoma State sixth (31), Arkansas-Monticello seventh (23) and Southern Arkansas eighth (14). Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene were not included on the preseason ballot due to their provisional membership in the conference. However, games played against the two schools will count as GAC games this season.
New Season/New Beginning
After a 2011-12 season where ECU finished 5-21 overall and 2-14 in GAC play, the 2012-13 season will be a season of new beginnings. The head coach will be familiar, but the student-athletes on the court will have a new look, as the Tigers return one player from 2011-12 and will have 15 new players on the court.
Second-year head coach Mac McConnell is looking to turn the program around and get it back to winning. Only this season he had the opportunity to pick his own players and will be able to mold the group into his style of play.
Up Next
The Tigers will wrap up a two-game home stand against Southern Arkansas, Saturday, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. at the Kerr Activities Center before starting a three-game road swing.


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As we near the Moto X's first anniversary, new photos of its successor arrive online.
The no-contract carrier now lets you customize your Moto X and choose between 16GB and 32GB models.
Here's what we know so far about the Moto 360, the Android Wear OS, and how it fits into the smartwatch landscape.
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The Motorola Moto E is unquestionably cheap and has a set of specs that makes it more than capable of handling your basic everyday tasks. Its price, however, isn't much lower than the Moto G, which has a better camera, more powerful processor, improved screen and longer battery life. Unless you're shopping on a very tight budget, the Moto G is still the best value phone around.
In this edition of Ask Maggie CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers her perspective on whether Lenovo will continue Google's strategy for Motorola of offering low-cost, high-quality unlocked smartphones.
Thinking of adorning your wrist with an Android Wear watch? Read this first for a specs-to-specs comparison.
CNET's Scott Stein gets his hands on the Moto 360, with Android Wear built in, at Google I/O. The new watch will connect to Android smartphones, tablets, and even cars. It should be available later this summer; pricing has yet to be announced.
Here's a closer look at the design and interface of Motorola's Android Wear-powered Moto 360 smartwatch before it arrives this summer.
Although the Motorola Moto G with 4G LTE is a bit pricier than its 3G-only sibling, it still has one of the best displays in the budget arena, its processor makes operation enjoyably smooth and its rounded, compact body is both comfortable and attractive. If you're after an affordable all-round entrance into the high speeds of 4G, you've come to the right place.
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Twitter has reported a net loss of 645 million dollars (£395 million) for last year
The popular micro-blogging site, which reported a loss of 8.7 million dollars (£5.3 million) a year earlier, made its market debut on the New York stock exchange in November.
In its annual earnings report, published tonight, it showed its total revenue for last year was 665 million dollars (£407 million), more than double the 316 million dollars (£194 million) of 2012.
By the fourth quarter of 2013, the number of monthly Twitter users around the world had increased to 241 million, the newly released figures show, although growth is slowing down.
Chief executive Dick Costolo said the site would only get better.
"Twitter finished a great year with our strongest financial quarter to date," he said.
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Tony Kury, of Centerville, the winner of the Betterment Or Bust-sponsored grocery grab at Fareway, had his daughter do the shopping.
Megan Wulff, 27, of Centerville, at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday before the store opened, used multiple shopping carts placed strategically to make the best use of her 2 1/2 minute shopping spree.
Wulff's shopping strategy: Go for the items she and Kury would normally purchase when they shop at Fareway.
The strategy apparently worked. After all the items she placed in shopping carts were scanned, the bill came to $455.68.
The rules were pretty simple. The retail value couldn't exceed $500 and no more than two of any like kind items.
Keith Voss, Centerville Fareway manager, said they would reduce the total grocery bill by 15 percent.
Centerville Mayor Jim Senior, a BOB group member, said they sold nearly $1,100 in tickets for the shopping spree. After paying for the groceries, BOB was left with approximately $700.
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Murray Rose
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Rose became an Olympian for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He won the 400m and 1500m freestyle and was a member of the gold medal team in the 4x200m relay that immediately made him a national hero. He was the youngest Olympian to be awarded three gold medals in one Olympic Games. Afterwards, Rose moved to accept an athletic scholarship at the University of Southern California. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Rose again won an Olympic gold medal. He also won a silver and a bronze bringing his haul to six medals. Rose continued to compete collegiately through his graduation from USC in 1962. He eventually set 15 world records.
On 6 January 1959, Rose appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell the Truth. Later he starred in the 1964 surf movie Ride the Wild Surf and in Ice Station Zebra in 1968. He also made periodic appearances in television and film including guest spots on Dr Kildare, The Patty Duke Show, Dream Rider, Time Capsule 1932 and Time Capsule 1938.
In 1994, Murray returned to Australia with his wife, Jodi, and their son, Trevor. Upon his return, he quickly became immersed once more in Australia's beach culture, becoming an active member of North Bondi Surf Club and pursuing his passion for ocean swimming. He was also a highly respected and deeply committed Patron of Rainbow Club Australia for 10 years. Murray passed away in 2012 from acute leukaemia.
Murray Rose is the patron of the Australian charity 'The Rainbow Club' which teaches disabled children how to swim. After his passing, he became the namesake for the Murray Rose's Malabar Magic Ocean Swim, a charity swim organised by the Rainbow Club Australia in Sydney, Australia.
An avenue at the Sydney Olympic complex was named for him in 2000. He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Before his untimely death of leukemia in 2012, Rose wrote 'Life is Worth Swimming', a reflection on his life and career at the apex of competitive swimming published by Arbon Publishing in 2013.
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- Nicknames In Open Water Swimming
- Nice Guys Finish First, The Venerable Murray Rose
- Murray Rose's Malabar Magic Ocean Swim
- Hydration Changes Over The Decades
- Life is Worth Swimming available to order at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Florida
- Murray Rose Writes Life Is Worth Living
- Life is Worth Swimming page on Arbon Publishing
- Consider Ous Mellouli One Of History's Greatest
- Murray Rose's Legacy Continues With The Magic
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- Magic Happens In The Water
- The Swimming Evolution - From Briefs To Jammers
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GnuPG Hacks
Have you wondered about using cryptography, but found it too confusing? Are complicated software packages, passphrases, keys, key rings, certificates and fingerprints too daunting?
You don't need all that. With no prior experience and nothing to remember, GnuPG can do basic and immediately useful cryptography. GnuPG even may be installed on your Linux system already.
The GnuPG is the GNU Project's implementation of the OpenPGP standard. Also known as the Gnu Privacy Guard, it is a sophisticated public key cryptosystem with more than 70 command-line options, plus an internal command-line and menu environment. It has been ported to several operating systems and has precompiled binaries available from the GnuPG Web site (see the on-line Resources). Like all GNU software, it can be used freely under the GNU General Public License.
The OpenPGP standard, RFC 2440, is based on the Pretty Good Privacy system developed by Phil Zimmermann in 1991. OpenPGP is also the basis for commercial products on even more operating systems. An OpenPGP system is the most common file encryption system you will encounter.
First, let's begin with some GnuPG features that don't need a passphrase. After that, we'll choose a passphrase and use it to encrypt something. Note that GnuPG is the name of the software, but the name of the command is gpg.
Make sure GnuPG is installed and in your path:
gpg --version
You should get something like this:
gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.1 Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details. Home: ~/.gnupg Supported algorithms: Pubkey: RSA, RSA-E, RSA-S, ELG-E, DSA Cipher: 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH Hash: MD5, SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512 Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2
The version number, date and other details may vary. The examples shown in this article should work for most current and future versions of GnuPG.
Now, type:
gpg /dev/null
You might get something like this:
gpg: /home/you/.gnupg: directory created gpg: new configuration file `/home/you/.gnupg/gpg.conf' ↪created gpg: WARNING: options in `/home/you/.gnupg/gpg.conf' ↪are not yet active during this run gpg: keyring `/home/you/.gnupg/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/home/you/.gnupg/pubring.gpg' created gpg: processing message failed: eof
This is perfectly normal the first time you run GnuPG. If it doesn't happen, it simply means you've run GnuPG before, or your .gnupg directory already exists.
Most e-mail programs support file attachments, but command-line e-mail programs, such as /bin/mail, don't. Sometimes it's more convenient to keep all the data in the message body. But binary files must be ASCII-encoded to prevent them from being corrupted in transit.
You may have tried to use uuencode and found it confusing or that it didn't work. Not all systems have a command-line MIME encoder. However, GnuPG has an ASCII-encoding option very similar to MIME, but without all the complexity, overhead and features.
To wrap a file in PGP ASCII armor, type:
$ gpg --enarmor < filename.bin > filename.txt
To unwrap a file already in PGP ASCII armor, type:
$ gpg --dearmor < filename.txt > filename.bin
Warning: despite the name, the OpenPGP ASCII armor has absolutely no security. If you do want security and data compression, see the Quick and Clean Encryption section below and use a good passphrase.
Do you suspect a file you just received is corrupted? Traditionally, the sum or cksum command is run over the file before and after it was sent and the outputs are compared. But there are three different incompatible versions of these commands, and even the same version can produce completely different output on different machines due to processor endian issues. Even worse, sometimes they won't even detect corrupted files. By chance alone, even when they are compatible, they sometimes will produce the same output for different files. The 32-bit output of the sum and cksum commands is simply too small for reliability, much less security. The popular SSH v1 CRC-32 compensation attack is the same vulnerability.
You could use md5sum instead, but there are different versions of this command. Each version has slight differences in formatting of filenames, whitespace and hexadecimal case. These differences in format prevent diff from running cleanly. In addition, there are known security vulnerabilities in the MD5 hash algorithm used by md5sum. And, sometimes md5sum isn't even installed.
GnuPG avoids these problems, because it produces the same output regardless of operating system or processor architecture. GnuPG also supports newer and more secure algorithms:
$ gpg --print-md sha1 filename filename: E83A 42B9 BC84 31A6 6450 99BE 50B6 341A 35D3 DCEB
It also will take multiple files:
$ gpg --print-md sha1 *.txt test.txt: E0D6 3F44 4253 CED5 9205 4047 4AA6 4E0F FD0F 130D test2.txt: 32AC 34F9 B7AF 1972 C015 E5EE 456E 89BD CC3C 7246
If you still need MD5, that's available too:
$ gpg --print-md md5 filename filename: 26 E9 85 5F 8A D6 A5 90 6F EA 12 12 83 C7 29 C4
The more recent GnuPG versions also support much more secure hash algorithms, such as SHA-512:
$ gpg --print-md sha512 filename filename: FC37410D 9336DD60 22AEB6A2 A42E82F1 2EA3470D 4982E958 B35C14A0 CF381CD2 3C4CBA35 BE5F11CB 05505ED2 DBF1C7A0 397EFF75 007FAEBB 30B43B30 6514990D
By the way, you can validate these --print-md examples by creating a file called filename containing the single line: The Linux Journal.
Your hash values should have exactly the same hexadecimal value as those in this article if the contents of the file is the same.
wrong correction?
> The stdin (file descriptor 0) of the gpg process is filename txt,
rather than passphrase.txt, so your (intended) passphrase is never actually used!
Then how come the decryption worked?
I like this article
i've been using GPG for a few years, and never knew about the --enarmor option (it isn't even in man page for version 1.2.6. I also like the built-in RNG, which I never knew existed. I enjoyed this tutorial did not include information about public key crypto, which is much more common on the web. That makes this article (and ones like it) in shorter supply == more valuable.
GPG should not be used here
GPG should not be used here at all. According to the man page, the input password is not even hashed.
Have a look at aesloop instead. (Or maybe openssl enc alternatively)
gpg --passphrase-fd 0 doesn't do what you think it does
The following command, as given in the article, has a problem.
cat passphrase.txt | gpg --passphrase-fd 0 -c < filename.txt > filename.gpg
The stdin (file descriptor 0) of the gpg process is filename txt,
rather than passphrase.txt, so your (intended) passphrase is never actually used!
Use this instead:
gpg --passphrase-fd 3 -c 3<passphrase.txt < filename.txt > filename.gpg
You failed to spot the problem simply because the decryption command
has the same problem...
(The unescaped less-than character in my 2 previous posts seem to have caused problems.Please delete them/ignore them)
gpg --passphrase-fd 0 doesn't do what you think it does
The following command, as given in the article, has a problem
cat passphrase.txt | gpg --passphrase-fd 0 -c < filename.txt > filename.gpg
The stdin (file descriptor 0) of the gpg process is filename txt,
and not passphrase.txt, so your (intended) passphrase is never actually used!
Use this instead:
gpg --passphrase-fd 3 -c 3 < passphrase.txt < filename.txt > filename.gpg
You failed to spot the problem simply because the decryption command
has the same problem...
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The following are on file at the Bryan County Sheriff's Department:
SAVANNAH - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they intercepted and seized 1,783 pieces of counterfeit exercise equipment imported from China at the port of Savannah.
A woman was reportedly forced into the trunk of her car Wednesday night in Richmond Hill and driven to Liberty County, according to police.
A vehicle chase ended around 4 p.m. Dec. 19 in Richmond Hill after the suspect vehicle, being tailed by Macintosh County and Midway law enforcement, hit a parked car in the parking lot of Molly McPherson's Scottish Pub on Hwy. 17.
Three Richmond Hill firefighters were honored Monday for their excellent service this year.
A Long County teenager who authorities believe was involved in at least two home invasions in the area is still on the loose.
Between rising utility costs and shrinking incomes, more people are exploring alternate means of heating their homes. However, when folks misuse electric appliances or are careless around open flames they risk starting fires. Local fire investigators offered these tips for keeping safe this Christmas and all winter long.
Fort Stewart authorities released the name of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier who was stabbed to death Dec. 8.
The following are on file in the Richmond Hill Police Department:
Andrea Renee Wilson, a co-defendant in the murder of her cousin, Prince C. Davis, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole during a hearing Monday at the Liberty Jail.
Charges were filed Wednesday against the 20-year-old victim of the recent shooting at the Plantation Apartments on Casey Drive in Richmond Hill.
A construction worker helping build the new middle school in South Bryan fell to his death on Thursday morning.
A 3rd Infantry Division soldier died Wednesday night from an apparent stabbing just hours after redeploying from Iraq. His name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
A 3rd Infantry Division soldier died of an apparent stab wound on Fort Stewart last night.
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I have about a 30 foot distance from my amp to my speakers and want to upgrade my speaker cables (economically). Bluejeans look like a good way to go.
This is for 2ch, not presently bi-amp'd. My question is which would be better, going with Belden 5000 12 awg (possibly 10 awg) or Canare 4S11 14 awg and parallel the connections. This option would reduce the dc resistance but would it have more reactive impedance?


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GILBERTON, Pa. —
By SALLY SEXTON
Parker County Commissioners met Monday morning to hear the progression of the 2008 Transportation Bond Program, noting some of the bigger accomplishments for projects in May and June of this year.
"One of the most significant program accomplishments for this reporting period was the start of construction on the Ric Williamson Memorial Highway and Interstate 20 interchange," Parker County Judge Mark Riley said.
More than 50 people showed up to attend the May 14 groundbreaking ceremony, including family members of Williamson.
A representative with Freese & Nichols reported that earthwork on the eastbound and westbound entrance, as well as exit ramps, has already begun along with bridge abutments in preparation of placing new bridge beams. Freese & Nichols said that, following the bidding of the final phase of the RWMH in March, all phases are approximately $1 million under budget. The interchange is expected to be completed by June of 2014.
One of the main focuses recently for Precinct 1 has been main street drainage improvements, which are expected to be completed March of next year. Following a meeting between the City of Springtown and the county, both parties agreed on a 50/50 funding agreement for the first phase of widening the Walnut Creek Channel.
A priority within Precinct 2 has been the bidding process for the widening of Maddux Road. Alternates for the project are being evaluated and are expected to come before commissioner's in August.
Old Brock Road, in Precinct 3, is currently under design, with a right-of-way and right turn lane at the intersection of Dennis Road acquired. Freese & Nichols said they are working with the utility company to relocate power poles.
Projects under construction in Precinct 4 include FM Road 1187 and the FM 1187/Aledo Trail couplet.
"On [the Aledo Trail] project, the construction focus has been on the westbound turnaround and the start of the railroad work," Freese & Nichols said.
For FM 1187, construction crews are working on the placement of storm drain lines and structures, as well as starting on concrete paving.
Another project in the works, which is currently under design, is the RWMH eastern loop. Freese & Nichols said the Texas Department of Transportation is currently working on traffic projections to determine the validity of the preliminary schematic developed. An environmental classification letter was sent to TxDOT in June and is currently under review.
Commissioners also voted to approve charging court fees for civil filings. Beginning Sept. 1, the court will be collecting a fee of $5 per filing, to be transferred to a fund separate form the general fund, and given to the Texas Court of Appeals.


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A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the man dubbed the "Snowboarder Bandit" who was charged with committing robberies in 10 Orange County banks, including the Union Bank in Corona del Mar.
According to court records, Michael Brandon Franks, 29, of Riverside, is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 11 for a preliminary hearing. He was arrested on May 4 at his home in Riverside. In June Franks pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts of second degree robbery and two felony counts of attempted robbery. He was released from jail after posting a $250,000 bond, according to court records. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in state prison.
According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, between Dec. 20, 2011, and March 21, Franks is accused of committing 10 robberies at nine different banks in Orange County. The bank chains included Union Bank in Corona del Mar, located at 2865 E. Coast Highway, Bank of America in Anaheim, Chase Bank in Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel, Citibank in Irvine, two robberies at the Schools First Federal Credit Union branch in Anaheim, US Bank in Irvine and Ladera Ranch and Wells Fargo in Irvine.
Franks is accused of attempting to rob a bank teller at the Citibank branch in Irvine and the US Bank branch in Irvine where he is accused of committing robberies before.
In each of the cases, Franks is accused of carrying out similar acts: entering the bank wearing distinctive headgear which included a beanie, approaching a teller, and slipping the teller a note stating he had a gun and demanding money.
Prosecutors allege Franks took approximately $30,000 from the banks.


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As a side note, if any of you are in the Montgomery, Alabama area, and are looking for a good place to have dinner/beer, I recommend El Rey Burrito Lounge in Old Cloverdale. ( El Rey Burrito Lounge ). The food is great, service is excellent, and the beer selection is unparalled.
Unfortunately, I'm about to go on a Keto Diet, so I would not be able to join you unless it's on a Monday or Tuesday night. :(


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Andre Johnson (shin) was limited to individual drills in Thursday's practice, and remains a game-time decision for Week 4 against the Seahawks.
Coach Mike Zimmer said Cordarrelle Patterson will continue to return kickoffs despite his increased offensive role.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Terrance West (NFI) will practice on Friday.
Chiefs signed RB Jamaal Charles to a two-year, $18.1 million contract extension through 2017.
Giants GM Jerry Reese admitted the team is concerned about first-round rookie WR Odell Beckham's "tweaked" hamstring.
Sidney Rice has retired from the NFL after seven seasons.
Daniel Fells has been operating as the Giants' starting tight end through the first two days of training camp.
A source tells the Miami Herald that C Mike Pouncey (hip surgery) is now expected to be out until late October.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher labeled rookie Tre Mason as a "change-of-pace back" following May's draft.
Tavon Austin acknowledged he struggled to learn the Rams' playbook as a rookie.
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The staff at the John Fluevog Store in LA invite you to join them as they walk the LA Aids Walk on Sunday October 16 (register here). In addition, feel free to support the team by getting your own Limited Edition John Fluevog - LA Aids Walk T-shirt from the store (7475 Melrose Ave / 323-951-9555) or online. T-shirts are $24 each, and half of that goes straight to The Walk. Why not Walk the Walk in your new T-shirt - you know it will make your soles feel good.
We thought this might happen again. We have told John in no uncertain terms to cease and desist the designing of new hot, sexy, cool, stylish, addictive or unavoidably tempting shoes, in an attempt to help people control their Fluevogin' desires. But once again he has brought in new shoes that encapsulate all of the above. All we can say is try not to look directly at them.
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It's a little known fact that when John is drawing Shoes he is really thinking about Cars and when he is drawing/driving Cars, he is really thinking about Shoes. But now it's paid off for you - for the rest of this month, drive the Driver Perrys or the Driver F10s away for 25% off the regular price. That's only $109 US or $139 CDN! PARK YOUR CAR, DRIVE FLUEVOG.
We've added a wack load of Shoes to our Clearance section over the past week to make your fall a joyous shoe-filled one. It's all divided into size availability so you don't have to spend a long time trying to find something that fits you. Everything in this section is limited quantity while supplies last. Plus we have both a US and a new CANADA section.
Once again John is packing up his carry on (a JF pebbled leather Peacemaker Weekender) and hitting the road for another stop on his 35 Years Anniversary Tour. This Sunday until Tuesday (Oct 8-11), John will be brightening up the New York Fluevog Store at 250 Mulberry Street.
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By Norma Higgs
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Gazette — A few more comments that cannot be left unsaid came to mind after I submitted last week's story on the NACC. I mentioned the reuse of this former Niagara Falls High School that was saved from the wrecking ball and replacement by a shopping plaza and did not have enough space to tell you about the 8,000 square foot former gym that is now designated as a sound stage by the New York State Governor's Office for motion picture and television development. This makes the NACC a desired destination in the movie industry. Rah! Rah!
And, I did not have space to talk about the NACC kids. The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center takes pride in the fact that kids are safe there. It is a building where their talents can be developed and their confidence nurtured. Opportunities abound for them to take part in the fine and performing arts that are not available elsewhere. One of the NACC brochures described the fact that a prime commitment is to building on events and programs for young people in the community. The NACC knows that the arts can be a powerful tool for social change and that creative children can become innovative citizens. That is something to really cheer about.
Moving on to the next "N", I find it hard not to cheer about the many citizens that are members of neighborhood watch block clubs in the City of Niagara Falls. As treasurer of the Niagara Falls Block Club Council (NFBCC), I am familiar with all of the active clubs by attending their meetings, helping with their use of our funding and generally providing any assistance I can offer.
These hard-working, interested residents of our city have seen change take place in their neighborhoods sometimes on a daily basis. It seems like most streets have one or two vacant or deteriorating structures causing great concerns. These citizens do not let that stop them from reporting suspicious persons or activities within their boundaries to the proper channels. How do you think the police department knows about all the "goings-on" all over the city? Sometimes they are members of block clubs and sometimes they are just citizens who care and they are all "the eyes and ears" of the police department."
Many of these neighborhood clubs hold clean ups in their area during the April Beautify Niagara campaign and some have more during the year. Some have pocket or community parks as well. There is a vacant lot initiative sparked by ReNU Niagara and other partners to encourage more citizens to adopt a vacant lot that is too small to rebuild a house of today's standards on. These lots need some tender loving care and can be a neighborhood garden, a playground area or just have someone cut the grass. There are many of these scattered throughout the city and I will have more information on this program as it develops.
Block club members volunteer on the public events hosted by the Block Club Council such as the annual Crime Night Out and the Candidates Night Forums sponsored by the council and other civic organizations during the election seasons. Actually the 2012 General Election Candidates Night is being held Tuesday night in the Main Street Public Library second floor auditorium. The event begins at 6 p.m. with welcome and ground rules by our moderator Dr. David Taylor of Niagara University and then the two candidates from the New York Congressional 27th District, Brian Higgins and Michael Madigan will provide some background information and respond to questions presented in advance by citizens. Following this will be the candidates for the state Senate, George Maziarz and Amy Hope Witryol and for the state Assembly, John Ceretto and Robert Restaino.
Today is the last day to submit your questions and you can email them to Taylor at email@example.com. There are many important issues that need to be discussed at this venue and we ask that you participate by submitting your concerns and attending the event. City Court Judge Angelo Morinello is seeking reelection to his office and he will take a few minutes to speak about this elected position and his qualifications and experience. Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour is also seeking reelection as our sheriff, but will be unable to attend the event.
The council holds monthly meetings with speakers of interest where we learn about many new ideas and programs being offered in our area and other items of interest. The council also holds an annual retreat when all citywide club members can send representatives and other interested citizens are invited to attend. We focus on crime prevention and related issues and invite public officials and others to take part in panel discussions on these issues.
It is not hard work to be a block club member. All you need is the interest in your community and your immediate neighborhood. If you do not have a block club, you can get organized by contacting a few of your neighbors to see if there is any interest and then you can contact me at 282-3599 and the Block Club Council will help you get started.
"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success." — Henry Ford. Something else to cheer about.Norma Higgs serves with the Niagara Beautification Commission and Niagara Falls Block Club Council.


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Richard Butler was trained as a scientist but instead chose a career in communication. He has been a journalist and technical writer on a series of scientific and engineering magazines and has had articles published across a broad range of trade and technical publications. A long-term enthusiasm for design and graphics flourished with the purchase of his first digital camera. This interest in photography ran parallel with his work until he joined dpreview.com in 2007, allowing him to get paid to do what he most enjoys.
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Jeff's interest in digital photography began in the mid-1990s while a student at UC San Diego, when he began tinkering with early Apple and Casio cameras. In late 1997 he founded the Digital Camera Resource Page (dcresource.com), which was the first website dedicated to the subject. After fifteen years, over four hundred camera reviews, and thousands of news items, Jeff suspended work on dcresource.com and moved to Seattle to join the DPReview team in 2013. In addition to photography, Jeff enjoys traveling the world, gadgetry and volunteering.
Rishi Sanyal: Scientific Editor
Although trained in the sciences from a young age, Rishi has held a deep passion for photography ever since his father got him a film SLR to take with him on family trips. His studies eventually brought him to Seattle, where the natural beauty inspired him to pursue photography professionally. After getting his Ph.D in biophysics, Rishi realized he wished to bridge his two biggest loves - science and photography - to create content and tools that help photographers like himself understand and make optimal choices in camera equipment. He's thrilled to now be doing just that, appreciating the rarity of combining one's hobby and training to make a career. Rishi doesn't mind the grey PNW - he finds it perfect for testing lenses and shooting waterfalls. You'll find his personal work at rishi.photography.
Allison Johnson: Reviewer / Staff Writer
Allison has her father to thank for introducing her to photography at a young age. She's written professionally about cameras and consumer technology since 2008, including several years as Editor of DigitalCameraReview.com. She comes to dpreview from North Carolina where she wrote about smartphones, ate more biscuits than she'd care to admit to and spent several months accumulating bruises while training to become a roller girl. She's excited to be writing about photography again full-time and eager to explore Seattle with a camera at her side. Her Instagram account is shamelessly flooded with photos of her cat.
Eugene Lee: Reviewer / Staff Writer
Eugene started taking pictures during a college black and white photography class. Since then he's always had a camera in hand, photographing the people and places around him. After working several years as a journalist he joined the DPReview editorial team in 2013. Originally from California, Eugene doesn't miss the sun. In fact, the rain and clouds of the Pacific Northwest make him feel right at home. When he's not working he enjoys long-distance running, playing 'Batman and Robin' with his two sons, and cheering for the Seahawks.
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Richard joined DP Review from the Great White North as a web developer. After spending several years honing his abilities in program management, he discovered that sitting in meetings all day did not bring the same satisfaction as diving head first into code. Between banging his head on the monitor cursing web browsers for their inconsistencies, you'll find him escaping to the nearby mountains (there aren't that many on the east coast where he is from) or driving around looking for the next great culinary experience.
Josh Hays: Web developer
After a childhood spent playing with cameras and computers among the corn fields of Nebraska, Josh moved to the Pacific Northwest where he continues to play with cameras and computers, minus the corn fields. Joining DPReview in 2011 after several years in the IT industry, he is thrilled to be able to combine his interests while working for a website which he has long respected. When he's not at the office, he can be found hiking near Seattle or photographing the natural and artificial details of our world.
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Dropout Has Thanks, Not Blame, For Teacher
Roger Alvarez, 22, was one of the 52 percent of students who didn't make it through his senior year at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.
He dropped out in 2007, but by the time he was in ninth grade, Alvarez says he already knew he wasn't going to graduate.
"There's a certain amount of knowledge you have to have when you enter in a specific grade, and I didn't have it," Alvarez says. "Every class I used to go in, I was like, 'Do I know this? I don't know this. Nah, I'm not going to pass this class.' "
It was a shameful attitude, he tells his former English teacher, Antero Garcia, 29.
"You were determined to help me, but what was I willing to give? I could have actually tried," Alvarez says.
For his part, Garcia wants to know how he could have reached out to Alvarez better, but Alvarez says Garcia had always been helpful.
"I mean, you could pump me up, and then I see other students doing way better," Alvarez says. "So then, I get nervous. I get stuck, and then my motivation goes to the floor." He felt the situation was hopeless.
"You talked to me like if I could do it, but inside me, I knew I couldn't," he tells Garcia. "I just didn't want you to think that I'm ... stupid."
Now, school is a life tool that Alvarez says he's missing — but his teacher isn't to blame.
"Always, I just wanted you to know ... you were a good teacher, and I always respected you," he tells Garcia. "Some teachers, I kind of felt like they only wanted to teach a certain group of people. But you looked at me and you paid attention."
"Maybe it didn't get me to graduate, but there's a lot of teachers, they don't take the time to take a look. And it was never your fault."
Alvarez now works the night shift at a loading dock. He still hopes to get his GED one day.


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Niagara Gazette
August 18, 2013
John P. McDougall
Niagara Gazette
John P. McDougall, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on May 31, 1950, a son of the late Martin and June (Mahar) McDougall.
Mr. McDougall attended local schools and graduated from Bishop Duffy High School.
He is survived by one brother, Michael (Rose) McDougall; a sister, Lynne L. McDougall, both of Las Vegas, NV and was the uncle of Lisa and Thomas (Val) McDougall. Mr. McDougall was the brother of the late Timothy McDougall.
The family will be present on Wednesday from 10 AM - 12 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 1124 Ontario Avenue, NIAGARA FALLS, NY, where funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM with the Rev. Jacek Mazur officiating. Interment at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.
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"By partnering with MathWorks Consulting, we developed a robust platform for supervisory control with MATLAB and transitioned our pilot plant to a modern automation control system. This enabled our researchers to rapidly take algorithms from idea to implementation, simulation, and deployment."
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Genentech
Before moving a new drug into full-scale production, biopharmaceutical companies optimize the fermentation process to maximize the amount of therapeutic drug produced. Operation of these microbial fermentations involves controlling process set points, including temperature, nutrient feeds, oxygen transfer rates, and pH, in a bioreactor over several days. Developing the sophisticated control algorithms to manage these set points requires biochemical expertise. Subsequent implementation in a distributed control system can takes months, even for an experienced automation engineer.
Genentech, with assistance from MathWorks Consulting Services, has developed a MATLAB® based supervisory control platform that enables researchers to rapidly develop, simulate, and implement control algorithms. "When we lose a fermentation due to a control or algorithm problem, we feel that very keenly as a delay to our timeline," says Dr. Ryan Hamilton, process researcher at Genentech. "MATLAB has accelerated algorithm development and provided a huge efficiency gain by enabling us to debug scripts step by step and run simulations against a bioprocess model."
To reduce downtime, Genentech adopted a distributed control system (DCS). While the DCS was significantly more reliable and provided better data monitoring than Genentech's previous system, it initially made control algorithm development much more difficult. "The switch to the DCS addressed the downtime issues we were having, but it slowed development of control strategies," says Hamilton. "Reimplementing an existing algorithm took six months, and developing new algorithms required a fulltime automation engineer support partner, which was not sustainable."
In addition to restoring their ability to rapidly develop control algorithms, Genentech researchers wanted to improve the algorithm debugging and verification process. "Using the DCS, we had no way to step through our algorithms and no way to simulate them with a process model," Hamilton says. "Simple errors that could have been found during this process were instead found during fermentations, which cost thousands of dollars and consumed valuable days of experimentation time."
Genentech engaged consultants from MathWorks to develop and deploy the External Control Algorithms (ECALS) supervisory control algorithm development platform.
Together, the team developed a control engine that runs recipes, or sets of control algorithms, on a single bioreactor. Built using the object-oriented programming capabilities of MATLAB, the control engine communicates with the DCS via an OPC DA interface implemented using OPC Toolbox™.
Researchers then used MATLAB to develop control algorithms and recipes. The recipes monitor bioreactor sensor inputs, including pH, dissolved oxygen levels, and other environmental conditions, as well as controller set points and outputs such as nutrient flow rates. Controller set points are adjusted as necessary based on algorithm function.
To simplify recipe setup, the team developed a graphical interface with MATLAB that enables researchers to select algorithms, define parameter values, and save parameterized algorithms for reuse.
To verify their control algorithms, they developed a MATLAB model of the environment inside the bioreactor tanks. Comprising a set of differential equations, this bioprocess model enabled the team to debug and test the algorithms via simulation before running them in the pilot plant.
After verifying the core functionality of the engine, the team added several features to support continuous uptime in a production environment, including monitoring, logging, automatic restarts, and algorithm version control.
As a final verification step, they simulated the process on an empty tank to test the plant interfaces and show technicians how the process would run. To enable this verification step, they wrapped the bioprocess model within an ECALS recipe that simulated a fermentation in the tank by sending generated sensor output via OPC tags.
Once a fermentation has been completed, the team post-processes the logged data in MATLAB and uses the results for process development and optimization.
Genentech has deployed ECALS in its pilot plant, where it performs supervisory control for bioreactors ranging from 10 to 1000 liters. To date, more than 800 fermentations have been successfully executed under the control of ECALS.
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Burch first raced on July 31st, when he won his 100 freestyle heat in a time of 50.66, which set a new Bermuda record. He finished with the 39th fastest qualifying time out of 90 swimmers, and broke the Men's Bermuda 100m Freestyle record of 51.01 he set two years ago during the 2011 FINA World Championships in China.
On August 2nd, Burch raced in the 50 freestyle, the event in which he has represented his country in at the past two Olympic Games. He would go on to touch the wall in 22.93 seconds, posting the 37th fastest qualifying mark among the 107 swimmers in the competition. Burch also owns the Bermudan national record in the 50 free with a time of 22.47, which he set in the 2012 London Olympic Games
"The competition and environment has been great for me and I hope that I have done my country proud," said Burch. "I work hard everyday to be better each year and it has shown. I will continue to work hard and push the standard for Bermuda swimming and Bermuda athletes alike."
Burch had a tremendous career at Springfield College, as he competed in three NCAA Championships and still holds three individual program records and is a part of three other relay records. He was a major reason why the Pride captured its lone New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship in 2005 and later went on to finish 9th as a team at the NCAA Championships.


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David Leinweber, Subscriber
I write about markets of all flavors and computers that want your job
Scott Patterson's new book "Dark Pools" has some remarkable quotes. "We feel we created a monster," says one of the creators of Island, the pioneering electronic securities exchange The first workable fully computerized market, coded in 36 hour marathons by a reclusive whiz-kid named Josh Levine, who allegedly has never been photographed. I read that Ghengis Kahn had 12,000 children; in the world of electronic markets, Island may have more offspring. Earlier systems had humans in the loop somewhere, to revise or approve quotes and trades. Island was on full auto all the time. Its DNA can be found in electronic markets operated by retail brokerages like TD Ameritrade and eTrade to bigger fish like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse (and for a long time, its code as well).
Haim Bodek was a senior wizard at Hull Trading in Chicago. A true Toscanini of electronic trading, he was a good part of the reason why Hull was so profitable leading Goldman to buy them for $600B in 1999. As electronic markets evolved , Patterson writes, it had become "a market so chaotic, complex and treacherous that it could cause a brilliant trader such as Haim Bodek to conclude that the entire system was rigged."
Even long-time participants in electronic markets will learn a lot from this book. The dark secrets of the Zero Plus "never lose" strategy. The secret paths to the front of the line in what used to be the limit order books, which had acquired Dungeons and Dragons-like complexity.
That group of long-time participants include me. In the late '80s and early '90s, we thought the artificial intelligence rules in the buy-side trading tools we developed made them clever. In the world Patterson describes, we were the "dumb money," with a whole chapter (14) devoted to how institutional whale traders, like Fidelity, Vanguard, Blackrock, State Street, T. Rowe Price, Legg Mason and the buy side using these "clever" trading rules, may have been efficient, but they were grist for a meaner, faster bunch of AI bandits.
To the "dumb money" charge, I'm inclined to plead "guilty with an explanation." Our time horizons were months, quarters and years, and they worked pretty well over all. But on scales of seconds, the mean AI bandits were grabbing lots of investor cash, pennies at a time. Some of these 'bots made money ever day for years. They were eating the lunch of market makers and specialists, done in by decimalization and national trading rules.
"Dark Pools" fills in lots of details, and explains why ideas like call markets and "Yellow Flag" trading make sense if we want to make our markets safer and more stable.
There is reason to worry about this on a large scale. Regulators are still hashing out the electronic market structure of the Swap Execution Facility required by Dodd-Frank. The swaps markets have capitalization/notional values estimated at more than 10 times the U.S. stock market, over $200 trillion. They include what are now known as "toxic assets" as well as the securities that build the global financial system.
Here is the killer and current apocalyptic quote, from John Bates, founder of a trading systems firm (with some dumb money users):
"Fears of algorithmic terrorism … are not unfounded. This type of scenario could cause chaos for civilization."
Understanding how markets happened in "Dark Pools" is on the requirements list if we stand any chance of getting this right.
Mr. Leinweber,
I am afraid that you have made a major faux pas in your blog. You jumped into the middle of your line of argument and not brought your readers along with you. You have assumed that everyone already knows what "Island" is (presumably not the chain of Hawaiian themed restaurants), what it does, and why a book called "Dark Pools" would be of interest. I did some investigation and figured it out but most of your readers are not going to do that, they would just "click" someplace else.


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JUNEAU, ALASKA — A court-martial is scheduled for Saturday in Juneau for a Coast Guardsman accused of making false official statements and of crimes related to child pornography.
The Juneau Empire reports that Petty Officer 2nd Class James M. Grover, who is stationed at Air Station Sitka, is charged with nine counts of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Coast Guard spokesman Kip Wadlow said three of those counts relate to making false official statements. Six involve child pornography, negligent endangerment of a child, conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and service discrediting conduct.
Wadlow said Grover faces a possibility of dishonorable discharge plus up to 15 years of confinement.


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A Moment To Lead, Not Add Fuel to the Racial Fire
The president needs to encourage a national dialogue to reduce the racial divide that exists in America.
The not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial has led to visceral outrage from individuals across the country, especially those in the African-American community. The verdict has sparked protests, riots and violence across the country. This week a group of African-American youth senselessly beat a Hispanic man in Baltimore, Maryland, where they allegedly yelled, "this is for Trayvon."
Both Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman made some horrific decisions the night of the incident that led to the tragic death of one and a marred life forever for the other. The prosecution and defense sparred, the jury deliberated and now the nation needs to find a way to make sense of it all.
This is a moment for President Obama and his administration to lead the nation in fostering civility and encouraging respect among all Americans, rather than pointing fingers and blaming the U.S. judicial system. It is a moment to match all his rhetoric and speeches on repairing the breach. Can he live up to it?
[Check out our editorial cartoons on President Obama.]
Following the shooting of several victims, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in Arizona in 2011, the president delivered a powerful speech where he stated, "Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let's use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy and remind ourselves of all the ways that our hopes and dreams are bound together."
These words resonate with our nation at a time when the African-American community feels hopeless and leaderless, our nation is deeply polarized and in need of a national conversation where different opinions are respected and heard. The president serves the American people – white, black, Hispanic, Asian. I am not so sure that the president would have inserted his emotional plea in the Zimmerman case if the teenager had been white or Hispanic. However, he clearly stated his views that "Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago" or "if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon."
[VOTE: Was President Obama Right to Speak Out About Trayvon Martin?]
The president and his administration's comments about the case could add fuel to a potentially dangerous racial fire. Americans need to question whether U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to further investigate the Zimmerman case is based on political motives to appease the African-American community.
Like the Obama administration, liberal media commentators and black activists have made emotionally charged comments following the verdict. On the Fox News O'Reilly Factor, Tavis Smiley spoke about the Zimmerman verdict and stated that there is a "contempt" towards black men. This frustration from many black leaders shows that a disconnect exists between whites and blacks. How can we become more understanding and empathic and how can the African-American community embrace our help? Many Americans stand by and may not understand what is happening within the African-American community, especially in the inner cities. Dialogue is key, and someone needs to lead that discussion.
[See a collection of editorial cartoons on the Trayvon Martin tragedy.]
My 73-year-old mother-in-law who is a conservative former city council white woman from Wichita, Kansas shared her story about her friendship with Antoine Sherfield, a young former gang member who is African-American. They spent hours talking politics and the plight of young black men. He spoke about how his mother abandoned him, he never met his father and a teacher raised him. Despite being a former gang member, he is now a successful and inspirational leader, an author and a mentor for troubled youth in Fort Worth, Texas. My mother-in-law grew up in an affluent neighborhood in upstate New York – a very different life than Antoine's, but their willingness to learn and help each other grow is the type of relationship that need to be fostered across ethnic and racial lines.
President Obama can learn from my mother-in-law and Antoine. Despite their racial and generational differences, they found common ground that has led to a special friendship. The president needs to encourage a national dialogue where we can respectfully discuss the issues impacting the African-American community and also reduce the racial divide that exists in America.


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