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Select directory to view the telephones number of the various DOH services.
Health Center Expansion Projects
The Capital Expansion Projects are part of the DOH's Capital Health Project (CHP) initiative to invest Tobacco Settlement/Community Health Care Financing and other local funds to improve the health of District residents. The DOH granted over $100 million for capital expansion projects for District health centers and hospitals, including grants covering approximately 75% of the project costs to the following organizations:
Children's National Medical Center (CNMC):
- Start-up and Operating Costs for CNMC's new satellite pediatric emergency department located on UMC's campus (Ward 8)
- Activities to link families to usual sources of primary care
DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA):
- Bread for the City's 11,000 square foot expansion of its 7th St NW site (Ward 2)
- Community of Hope's new 37,000 square foot health center on S. Capitol St SW (Ward 8)- construction beginning in 2012
- Mary's Center's new 28,000 square foot health center on Georgia Ave NW (Ward 4)
- Unity Health Care's 28,000 square foot replacement of the former Anacostia Health Center (Ward 8)
- Unity Health Care's new 43,000 square foot Parkside Health Center on Kenilworth Terrace NE (Ward 7)- construction beginning in 2012
- Unity Health Care's 20,000 square foot replacement for its Brentwood Health Center (Ward 5)- construction beginning in 2013
- Kids Smiles' new non-profit pediatric dental clinic on Benning Road SE (Ward 7)
Providence Hospital's Geriatric Clinic Without Walls house call program (Various Wards)
United Medical Center (UMC)
- Construction of the new CNMC satellite pediatric emergency department on UMC's campus
- Elevator modernization project
- Upgrade of equipment in UMC obstetrical ward
Washington Hospital Center (WHC)
- Renovations of emergency department (ED) and MedStar Trauma Center areas
- Purchase of equipment for the ED, Trauma Center and intensive care unit (ICU)
- Implementation of an electronic health record for the ED and ICU
- Campus security enhancements
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The Transport Collection preserves examples of the machinery and methods by which Victorians travel. Trains, planes and automobiles are included, as are bicycles, motorcycles, horse-drawn vehicles and ships.
The collection aims to document Victorian and Australian innovations in transport, and vehicles that have had a lasting impact on society.
ARL Flight Memory Recorder - Wire Voice & Data Recorder, 1962ARL Flight Memory recorder airborne prototype voice plus data recorder unit. This unit was invented by Dr David Warren and developed at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne. The wire recording technology was based on a Minifon pocket r...More about this item
This prototype became the 'black box' data recorder that is now fitted to all commercial aircraft. Invented by Australian Dr David Warren, AO, the collection holds this and a number of other development objects from the Commonwealth Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL).
ABC's 80 Days that Changed our Lives: Black Box Flight Recorder Invented in Melbourne
Aeroplane - Duigan Biplane, Mia Mia, Victoria, 1910Aeroplane built at Mia Mia, Victoria, by John Robertson Duigan, 1909-1910. It is a pusher type single-seat biplane with a moving foreplane elevator and lightweight undercarriage. Constructed of wood, metal and rubber coated cotton fabric, made by the...More about this item
With this biplane that he engineered himself, John Duigan achieved the first controlled, powered flight in Australia in 1910. A replica of this aircraft hangs in the foyer of Melbourne Museum.
A Flying Life: John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane by David Crotty
Cable Tram - John Stephenson & Co., New York, 1885Tram no. 1 of the Melbourne cable tram system consisting of a dummy (grip car) and trailer car. Made by John Stephenson & Co., New York, 1885. Includes piece of track.More about this item
On Monday 11 November 1885, the No. 1 calbe tram inaugurated Melbourne's first tram service, running along Bridge Road, Richmond, and Flinders Street, terminating at Spencer Street. It was the beginning of a new era in public transport. By 1891, Melbourne had built one of the worlds largest cable-tramway networks, with 17 routes extending over 75 kilometres of track and poowered by large steam engines in 12 coal-fired engine houses. Melbourne's cable tram network was completely replaced by electric trams in 1940.
In 1974, this cable tram was restored at the Preston Tramway Workshops and went on display at the museum.
Motor Truck - Morris Commercial Armoured Van, 1936Alternative Name(s): Morris Bullion Van
Armour-plated Money Van, with a local custom-built body on a standard Morris Commercial CS Series 11/30 truck chassis with 6-cylinder 3485cc 55 BHP petrol engine, built in Britain, 1936. Known as "Bertha&q...More about this item
Bicycle - Hubert Opperman, 'Malvern Star', 'Tour de France' Road Model, Melbourne, 1927Racing bicycle used by Hubert Opperman to set the 24 hour world record in 1927.
This particular bicycle is a "Tour de France" model, made by Malvern Star Bruce Small Pty. Ltd - a company Opperman was heavily involved in during his cycli...More about this item
Ella's idea is a great one. Naming the creek after Jack is a fitting tribute to such a beautiful and much-loved resident of the Forest Gallery.
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LiveAS IT HAPPENED - Basingstoke Town 1-1 Yeovil Town
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- FULL-TIME - Basingstoke Town 1-1 Yeovil Town
- Sam Hoskins opens the scoring on 29 minutes
- Manny Williams levels for Town early in the second half
- Pre-season friendly at the Camrose
- Conference South Town host League One Yeovil
Right, that's all from me for today. Join me again on Tuesday, when Town welcome Reading's under-21s to the Camrose.
A post-match interview with Basingstoke Town manager Jason Bristow can be seen by clicking here.
Decent from Town. Yeovil would have won easily had they taken their chances, but the hosts were far from outclassed by their League One opponants.
Goalkeeper Stuart Moore, midfielder Ryan Scott and striker Julian Owusu were the big pluses today.
Reaction to follow.
Basingstoke Town 1-1 Yeovil Town
90 - That's a strong tackle from Maylen, but his ball forward has too much on it for Owusu.
88 - More good play by Owusu, but the final pass doesn't match the build-up. A poor touch from a defender allows Soares to find Argent in the box, but his effort is blocked.
87 - Soares attempts to catch Stewart by surprise with a shot from a free-kick, but he's a long way from goal and fires wide.
84 - The resulting corner causes problems, but Town smuggle the ball behind before clearing the next flag-kick.
83 - Town switch off from a free-kick, allowing the ball to be played square for Clarke. His shot from distance is close to Moore, but moving around in the air, and he tips the ball behind.
81 - Good work from Camacho to win the ball high up, but Soares shoots straight at Gareth Stewart in the Yeovil goal.
80 - Another good save from Moore, this time denying Clarke from a free-kick.
79 - A massive chance for Argent after excellent work from Owusu. He outmuscled a defender deep in the Yeovil half before squaring for his strike partner, but Argent's finish was poor, sliced well wide.
78 - Lovely play from Argent to escape a Yeovil defender just inside his own half, but his ball towards Owusu has too much on it.
75 - Josh Drew does well down the right but is unable to find Owusu in the middle.
73 - Another good run from Soares ends with a rather tame shot from the edge of the area.
68 - Yeovil should be back in front. A corner comes in from the right and Matteo Lanzoni gets up to meet it in the middle of the six-yard box, but the ball flicks off his head and wide of the far post.
66 - Flood's pace gets him beyond the Yeovil defence, but he can't control Owusu's flick.
64 - Soares breaks from midfield, beating a couple of men, before firing in a low shot that is deflected narrowly wide.
60 - Town have brought on their substitutes. All in one go.
Goalkeeper Moore and centre-back pairing Rice and Agebane have stayed on, but they are the only ones.
Kieran Maylen and Borj Camacho are on at full-back, Louie Soares, Scott, Josh Drew and Chris Flood are a totally new midfield four, while Julian Owusu and Sam Argent are the new front pairing.
59 - Luke Clarke steps up to shoot from a free-kick 25 yards from goal. Hayter gets his head to the kick but can only divert it wide.
56 - Lawson D'Arth lets fly from the edge of the area, but it's straight at Moore in the Town goal.
54 - Moore's poor clearance drops straight to James Hayter, but he can't direct his shot on target.
52 - Basingstoke Town 1-1 Yeovil Town - Manny Williams
Yeovil's defence didn't cover themselves in glory there. They failed to clear a corner and when McAuley hit the post, a scramble ensued, with MANNY WILLIAMS somehow forcing the ball home from close range.
51 - Good play from Macklin, whose cross forces a Yeovil defender to concede a corner.
50 - Space for Dunn to cross from deep, but it's over the head of Enver-Marum.
46 - An early chance for Camel Chergi at the back post, but he can only volley wide.
Yeovil get the second half started.
The Town players are back out. Doesn't look like there will be any changes to the side that ended the first half.
It will be a totally different Yeovil 11 for the second half. Not sure how many changes Town will make, but the subs are all warming up.
An interesting first half. Town made a really bright start but Yeovil did take control as the game went on.
They could be further ahead, but Moore has made some excellent saves to keep the score down. A decent first 45 minutes in a Town shirt for him.
Basingstoke Town 0-1 Yeovil Town
45 - That's a clever free-kick, Jenkinson seeing the late run of Smart and teeing him up for a low shot, but a defender makes the block.
43 - A half-hearted shout for a penalty as McAuley is eased off the ball in the Yeovil area. Nothing doing.
42 - Another chance for Yeovil as Rice loses Jacob Sokolik from a corner. The central-defender rises at the near post, but his header flies across the face of goal and out for a goal-kick.
41 - Good work from Macklin to rob Moloney, but the right-back recovers to nick the ball.
39 - Town defend a throw very poorly, allowing Moloney to slalom his way into the area and reach the by-line. He smashes the ball across the face of goal, but nobody is able to force it in.
36 - Basingstoke Town - Romeo Agebane on for Jay Gasson
Gasson had been struggling after a knock to the ankle for a while and has to be replaced by triallist and model Agebane. Let's hope that's nothing serious.
34 - Good footwork from Williams, but his shot is blocked and Yeovil clear the immdiate danger.
29 - Basingstoke Town 0-1 Yeovil Town - Sam Hoskins
He didn't have to wait much longer to open his account though. The corner was only half-cleared and Enver-Marum unwittingly put SAM HOSKINS through with a poor touch, allowing the striker to beat Moore one-on-one.
28 - Another fabulous save from Moore, this time denying Hoskins from point-blank range, tipping his volley over the crossbar.
27 - Enver-Marum wins a free-kick down the Town right. Jenkinson's ball in is headed out for a throw.
24 - Macklin gets into space down the Town right, but his cross has far too much on it.
23 - Yeovil have started pressing really high, trying to stop Town playing out from the back.
That's good play from Davis down their left, but Moore is unable to get enough power on his header at goal.
20 - Smart fouls Liam Davis on the left wing and Gasson does just enough to stop Moore getting a header in on goal from the ball in.
19 - Brendan Maloney manages to get a cross into the far post, but Foley's header is weak and that's easy for Moore.
19 - Bird puts a cross into the Yeovil box, but it's easy for goalkeeper Artur Krysiak to claim.
17 - Chances at both ends. McAuley finds himself in behind the Yeovil defence, only to scuff his shot wide - but that's a fantastic save from Stuart Moore to keep out Foley's acrobatic effort.
15 - Two big chances for the visitors in the space of 10 seconds.
First, a long ball into the box finds Kieffer Moore. He does brilliantly to chest the ball down, taking Robbie Rice out of the game, but Town goalkeeper Stuart Moore is off his line quickly to make the block.
That should be a goal though, a cross from the left headed wide by Sam Hoskins with the goal gaping.
13 - Yeovil seem to have hit their stride now. A poor pass from Bird gives them a good platform, but Gasson mops up the danger.
10 - Yeovil win a corner and Town are unable to clear the danger. McAuley attempts one pass too many in a bad area and Sam Foley intercepts, but he cannot find a team-mate with his centre.
Looks like it's a midfield diamond for the hosts, with Williams just behind the front two. Dunn is more on the left and McAuley on the right.
8 - The ball in is way over everybody though, and Yeovil clear their lines.
7 - Persistance from McAuley wins Town a corner, the first of the match.
6 - Town have made a really good start. Macklin sees his effort from the edge of the area blocked but they maintain possession and Dunn puts a low shot narrowly wide of the far post.
Looks like the same formation as against Winchester for Town. I can't really work it out.
They have four at the back, with Andrew Jenkinson just in front, while Liam Enver-Marum and Lloyd Macklin are the front two. The other three players, Simon Dunn, Manny Williams and McAuley, seem to have free roles.
3 - Nice play from Town gets Nathan Smart in space down the right, but his cross goes out for a goal-kick.
1 - Almost an own-goal as a quickly-taken free-kick is headed narrowly over his own crossbar by Town's Tom Bird.
Town get the game under way. They are shooting towards the Clubhouse End in the first half, with the sun in their eyes.
Here come the teams.
It's a warm, but slightly overcast day in Basingstoke. Muggy is probably the best word. As you'd expect, the pitch looks in good shape.
Remember, you can have your say on today's game using the comment box below or #BasTown on Twitter. I'll use any suitable posts in this blog.
Basingstoke Town: Moore, Smart, Bird, Jenkinson, Gasson, Rice, Dunn, McAuley, Enver-Marum, Macklin, Williams. Subs: Soares, Maylen, Argent, Flood, Owusu, Camacho, Agebane, Scott, Drew, Greene (GK).
Yeovil Town (first half): Krysiak, Moloney, Davis, Edwards, Sokolik, Martin, Dawson, Berrett, Moore, Hoskins, Foley.
Yeovil Town (second half): Stewart, Smith, Lanzoni, Brooks, Twumasi, D'Arth, Clarke, Ralph, Chergui, Takyi, Hayter.
Four changes to the Town starting line-up from Tuesday. Reading goalkeeper Stuart Moore starts between the posts, Tom Bird is in at left-back, Lloyd Macklin is handed a start in attack and Shaun McAuley comes in for Louie Soares in midfield.
There's a new face on the bench. Former Aldershot midfielder Ryan Scott is on trial. Could be the answer to the defensive midfield issues.
Yeovil will play a different side in either half. Former Truro and Dorchester striker Kieffer Moore will start the game, while James Hayter will play after the break.
Good afternoon and welcome to live text commentary from this afternoon's pre-season friendly between Basingstoke Town and Yeovil Town.


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Inside Wall Street: A big leap by Nike
The world's largest maker of high-quality atheletic shoes contines to widen the lead over its rivals.
But it's the reason Nike is on top of its game: Its stock has sprinted way ahead of its peers' for more than a decade, soaring to a high of $114 on May 3 from just $17 in 2002. With the market hitting a rocky road in recent weeks, the stock closed at $103 on June 1. But Nike bulls see it going as high as $130 a share in a year.
Sales rocketed to $20.8 billion last year, from $9.8 billion in 2002, and are forecast to reach more than $24 billion this year and $26 billion in 2013. And earnings, which more than tripled from $1.23 a share in 2002 to $4.39 in 2011, are also expected to continue their upward trend.
Nike's big task is to continue differentiating its products from the competition's so that it can maintain this phenomenal growth. The announcement last week that the company will sell its Cole Haan unit and Umbro brand is part of a strategy to focus on growth winners: Jordan, Converse and Hurley.
Cole Haan, bought in 1988 for $80 million, generated sales of $518 million in 2011, while Umbro, purchased in 2008 for $582 million, had sales of $224 million. Both, however, posted losses in the third quarter of this year. "We view the planned divestitures to be net positive as management can focus on the stronger growth opportunities in the athletic and performance segments of the Nike, Jordan, Converse, and Hurley brands," says Jim Duffy, analyst at investment firm Stifel Nicolaus.
The move is part of Nike's revitalized strategy to create a "sustainable competitive advantage that will result in greater separation from the competition over the next decade," says Duffy. The company is undertaking an "accelerating pace" of platform innovations; by implementing a much more mechanized manufacturing process it is effectively curbing wage costs and improving margins.
As part of a new "near-sourcing strategy," Nike is putting up manufacturing plants closer to major markets in North America and Europe to reduce transportation and shipping costs, as well as duty expenses, says the analyst. He sees Nike "as years, if not decades ahead of the competition as an innovator in product, supply chain, and sustainability," and expects this to translate to continued share gains and long-run margin improvement.
Rating Nike's stock a buy, Duffy has a 12-month price target of $123 a share, based largely on his forecast that the company will boost earnings to $4.99 a share in fiscal 2012, ended May 31, on sales of $24.2 billion, and $5.90 in fiscal 2013, on sales of $26.7 billion.
The stock's price premium, trading at 19 times 2013 earnings estimates compared with its peer group average of 16 times, is well deserved, says Eric Tracy, analyst at Janney Capital Markets. He cites Nike's "dominant market position fueled by industry-leading innovation, emerging market growth opportunities, and pristine balance sheet (with $6.84 a share in cash and short-term investments)." He rates Nike a buy and puts the stock's fair market value at $127 a share.
"Strong fundamentals and exceptional global growth opportunities" are supporting Nike's stock, notes Jason Asaeda, analyst at S&P Capital IQ, who rates the stock a buy with a higher price target of $130. While Asaeda expects the heightened economic and political uncertainty in Europe to negatively affect consumer spending there, he believes Nike's "leadership in the U.S. and growing market penetration in China and the emerging markets will mitigate near-term investment risk."
Asaeda expects brand momentum in Europe to build over the next few quarters, supported by planned advertising and increased promotions during the European Football Championship and the London Olympic Games. "Given our positive company outlook, we believe the stock should trade at a premium to its 10-year historical average forward price-earnings multiple of 19.3 times," he says. His price target of $130 is based on his 2012 earnings estimate of $4.97 a share and his 2013 forecast of $5.90.
Gene Marcial wrote the column "Inside Wall Street" for Business Week for 28 years and now writes for MSN Money's Top Stocks. He also wrote the book "Seven Commandments of Stock Investing," published by FT Press.
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Drake must be the luckiest guy in music. He's got an enviable portfolio of assets: looks, talent, street cred, excellent connections, gold and multi-platinum. Now the Canadian rapper has a beautiful woman, too—at least a controlling interest in her legacy. But is ownership of the next posthumous phase of Aaliyah's career one benefit too many?
That's what some are wondering as we approach the 11th anniversary (on August 25) of the death of Aaliyah, who was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001, at age 22, cutting short one of the most promising careers in music. Since then, there's been scant new material issued under her name. I Care 4 U, a posthumous album released in December of 2002, was followed by nearly a decade of silence.
Until now. Earlier this month, Drake unveiled a new Aaliyah track, "Enough Said," credited to Aaliyah featuring Drake and produced by the rapper's Take Care collaborator Noah "40" Shebib. There's more: Drake has promised a new Aaliyah album, executive produced by himself and 40, with 13 or 14 tracks, to be released later this year.
"Enough Said" Aaliyah featuring Drake
But is it a true Aaliyah album if key players in her life and legacy—namely her immediate family—are left out of it? Her brother, Rashad Haughton, went so far as to deny the family's involvement on Aaliyah's Facebook fan page. "There is no official album being released and supported by the Haughton family," he posted on August 7, several days after Drake released the new single.
Should the Haughtons be fuming more than that carefully worded statement indicates they are? The renewed interest in Aaliyah's music and Drake's role in it once again highlights the idea of modern pop producers having too much power.
On one hand, as talented as Aaliyah was, she was less a visionary artist than an instrument of her mentor/producers—first, R. Kelly, and later, Timbaland and Missy Elliott. So it's not as if her creative integrity is being compromised. And if her leftovers are going to be plundered, it might as well be by someone as talented as 40, who helped Drake create arguably the best rap album of 2011.
It's harder to justify Drake's involvement. Why does he have the power to dictate Aaliyah's musical direction a decade after her death without the involvement of her family and reportedly little input from Timbaland and Missy Elliott, the producers with whom she had her greatest success? (Presumably, Aaliyah's label, Blackground Records, owns the masters of her unreleased material and sanctioned Drake's involvement.)
Posthumous releases always come with baggage. That said, regardless of how they fare critically and commercially, they generally arrive with more goodwill when they have the approval of the late artist's family and/or estate, and involve at least some of their key creative players. Tupac Shakur was more prolific in death than he was in life, but his post-mortem career was overseen by his mother Afeni, who resisted any urges she may have had to cameo on his singles.
The Aaliyah album, though, seems as much a Drake vanity project as it is a shot at paying genuine tribute to Aaliyah. After recently inserting himself into the Rihanna-Chris Brown drama (he and Brown reportedly came to blows in a New York City nightclub, and Drake tackily alludes to Brown and everyone else with unspectacular recent album sales in his "Enough Said" guest rap), Drake is beginning to seem like a habitually unwelcome visitor, the biggest interloper in pop. It's not as if he isn't already on everybody else's records. Does he need to be on the record of a singer he never met and to whom he has no connection? Factor in his borderline-obsessive appreciation of Aaliyah—he has her face tattooed on his back!—and the entire enterprise has the distinct whiff of creepy.
Timbaland and Elliott's involvement would certainly give it more legitimacy, but there have been conflicting reports on where they stand. Depending on which stories you believe, they haven't given the project their blessing, or Timbaland will produce two tracks for it. I'd prefer more Timbaland/Elliott, less Drake.
That, though, would defeat Drake's purpose, regardless of what he recently told Much Music. "People should be really excited," he said. "40 is doing some incredible music right now. To get 13 to 14 Aaliyah songs, I mean everybody should be excited. It's not about me or about 40; it's about her and her fans and us just getting the opportunity to give you something we feel is great." Musically, "Enough Said" is better than other recent posthumous releases (see below), but who will benefit most: Aaliyah's fans, her memory, or Drake?
If it's not about Drake, why disturb Aaliyah's groove—and her vocals—by pointlessly repeating "Wassup?" Why boast about his album sales in his guest rap? Why guest rap at all? And is it actually new "Aaliyah" music if she isn't around to give it her blessing, or if the people who presumably knew her best—her family—are not on board?
I'm willing to withhold full judgment until I hear the entire album, as long as Drake doesn't go on tour with an Aaliyah hologram as his opening act. Let's just hope it doesn't come to that. That tattoo is bad enough.
Post-Mortem Hits
Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline "Have You Ever Been Lonely" (1982)
John Lennon "Nobody Told Me" (1984)
Marvin Gaye "Sanctified Lady" (1985)
Roy Orbison "Mystery Girl" (1989)
Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole "Unforgettable" (1991)
Elvis Presley vs. JXL "A Little Less Conversation" (2002)
Post-Mortem Misses
The Beatles "Free As a Bird" (1995)
Michael Jackson Michael (2010)
Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011)
The jury's still out on… Whitney Houston, who proved her post-mortem sales potential when her back catalog dominated the international charts in the weeks following her February 11 death. Then the Sparkle soundtrack (featuring two new songs sung by costar Houston) fizzled upon its July 31 release, peaking at a tepid No. 26 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
It could rebound after the movie's August 17 opening, but Houston's upcoming greatest-hits compilation, which is due in the fall and may or may not include previously unreleased material, will be a better test of the late singer's posthumous staying power.


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Linphone 3.0 Adds Features
Linphone, the audio and video software for Internet telephony based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), includes extensive enhancements in its version 3.0.
Visible changes to the product are in its graphical interface, based on Gtk+, which runs on Linux as well as Windows XP and offers the same functions on both platforms. Firewall workarounds for double SIP registration and Simple Traversal of UPD through NATs (STUN) help to ensure undisturbed traffic. The new plugin for the H.264 codecs allows for better use of bandwidth and provides higher quality video; it is based on the x264 encoding project. Many bug fixes are also included. Information and downloads of Linphone are on their website.
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Fedora Developer Announces New Partition Manager
New tool will look like GParted but support a wider range of storage technologies.
Mozilla Releases a New Firefox
New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.


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Timberland Boys Padded Jacket in Blue or Black
With their roots in durable outdoors wear, Timberland introduce this boys padded coat that's a practical pick for colder weather.
In a choice of blue or black, this padded puffa jacket is both comfy and stylish. Lined with a warm fleecy fabric, the sheltering hood can be removed if it's a bit drier, and will show off a high round neck collar. Complete with cuffed sleeves and side pockets, the chest boasts classic Timberland branding in contrasting colour.
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Maine's prominent Oakhurst Dairy soldBy DAVID SHARP
The Associated Press | February 03,2014AP file photo
In this 2003 file photo a bottle of milk is displayed at Oakhurst Dairy in Portland, Maine. Oakhurst announced Friday the dairy had been sold to Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America.PORTLAND, Maine — Oakhurst Dairy, the largest milk processor in northern New England, has been sold to a national dairy farmer-owned cooperative, allowing the family-owned business to continue to operate independently while providing opportunities for growth, company officials announced Friday.
Operators of Portland-based Oakhurst said the agreement with Kansas City, Mo.-based Dairy Farmers of America will open up new markets and fuel future growth.
The current management team remains in place and there will be no change for Oakhurst's 210 employees or the 70 independent dairy farms that supply milk, said Bill Bennett, Oakhurst chairman.
"We feel this is the best opportunity for our employees, customers and farmers. It also allows us to keep our commitments in the community and to grow," said his brother, John Bennett, Oakhurst's co-president.
Dairy Farmers of America is the largest milk-marketing co-op in the nation, representing 8,000 farms and 13,000 farmers, said Pat Panko, chief operating officer of the co-op's milk and ice cream division.
Part of the reason that Oakhurst and Dairy Farmers of America began discussions is that no one at family-owned Oakhurst was in line to run the company, Oakhurst officials said. The Bennett family has owned the milk-processing and bottling plant through three generations — for more than 90 years.
DFA has been increasing its investments in milk and ice cream by buying other regional dairy processing facilities, including Guida's Dairy in Connecticut, Kemps in Minnesota and Dairy Maid Dairy in Maryland.
These local brands continue to run and function as separate, independent businesses.
The Bennetts said it was important to the family that the company survives and thrives.
"It really is an exciting change for us. I say 'change' but nothing is going to change for us," Bill Bennett said. "It just makes a ton of sense."
Oakhurst distributes milk in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont. It's New England's third-largest dairy behind Massachusetts-based HP Hood and Garelick Farms.MORE IN This Just InStaff Report Full StoryBENNINGTON — A local man was killed in a one-car accident Saturday. Full StoryMONTPELIER Drivers who use hand-held cellphones and other electronic devices while driving... Full Story
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BOSTON, MA - December 4, 2007 - For the first time, higher education will recognize a college or university president for innovative leadership in the area of alcohol prevention. The Presidential Leadership Award will recognize a president who has given freely of time and energy to create an environment where learning and campus life are not undermined by the misuse of alcohol.
"Stemming alcohol abuse is not something that college and university presidents can do alone, but their active leadership is essential," said Dan Levin, Vice President for Publications at the Association of Governing Boards (AGB), and Editor of Trusteeship Magazine. "We hope this award will embolden presidents across the nation to make this issue a priority."
Along with AGB, other participating organizations include the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), the American Council on Education (ACE), The Gordie Foundation, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Outside The Classroom, and United Educators. These organizations, along with a panel of former university presidents, will review the nominations and select the final recipient. This recipient will be honored with a $50,000 donation to his or her institution, and he or she will be given the opportunity to promote environmental change on campuses across the nation via speaking engagements, published articles in higher education journals, and other initiatives.
"Presidential leadership is about action, but it's also about setting the right tone and creating a climate of support," said Brandon Busteed, Founder and CEO of Outside The Classroom. "Presidents need to speak out and write about the issue of student alcohol abuse. They need to keep this issue at the top of the higher education agenda." Indeed the evaluation criteria for this award emphasize the need for a broad approach, one that reflects a complete understanding of how societal conditions drive alcohol use and the magnitude of alcohol-related problems, and that recognizes the vital links between the campus and the larger community.
A 2005 nationwide survey of college students conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that 44.8 percent of students were classified as "binge" drinkers - consuming five or more drinks in a row on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. And these frequent bingers are 17 times more likely to miss a class compared to non-binge drinkers, according to the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study, an ongoing survey of over 14,000 students at 120 four-year colleges.
"College students' abuse of alcohol has been found to be a significant risk factor for a host of problems, including lower academic achievement, poor health outcomes, and serious accidents," said Janice Abraham, President and CEO of United Educators. "This award recognizes that strong, committed leadership from the President and Governing Boards is needed to support creative and comprehensive programs that will move students to healthier, safer lives."
About the Presidential Leadership AwardAmong the most profound responsibilities of a college or university president is to help create a safe environment in which students can develop their intellectual potential. The Presidential Leadership Award will recognize one such president for his or her success in promoting a vibrant intellectual and social climate that deemphasizes the role of alcohol. All college and university presidents/chancellors who are in this position during the 2007-2008 academic year may be nominated. Nominations must be received by April 30, 2008. For complete details, go to http://www.PLAward.com.


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When Stevens High School students return to class on Monday, they'll see a few more familiar faces than usual. [Read More]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey is starting to look like an MVP again.
The Leesburg native and reigning NL MVP caught fire the last seven days and took home National League Player of the Week honors on Monday, marking just the second time in his career he has received a weekly award.
Posey raised his batting average from .307 to .322 in the past week, leading all of baseball with a .500 (11-for-22) batting average during that span. He also had a .560 on-base percentage and a 1.182 slugging percentage last week — which both led MLB — and smacked four home runs and 26 total bases.
Posey, 26, last won the award for the week of July 4-11, 2010, and then went on to claim NL Rookie of the Year honors.
Posey helped the Giants snap a six-game losing streak on Sunday with a solo home run in the third inning — his 12th of the season. The homer also gave him his 48th RBI of the season, which leads all NL catchers.
"(Posey has) been really on fire for us giving us a chance to win some games," Giants outfield Hunter Pence recently told the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Giants entered Monday night's game in fourth place in the NL West standings but only three games behind division leader Arizona.
Despite San Francisco's recent struggles, Posey, who played catcher and at first base last week, has done his part and now has the fifth-highest batting average in baseball. His batting line of .322/.397/.543 is not far from last year's line of .336/.408/.549 that gave him the MVP award.
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Part of a high-speed railway line that had already undergone test runs collapsed in central China following heavy rains, state media reported Monday, jolting railroad shares and reviving worries over safety.
The official Xinhua News Agency and other reports said a 300-meter (984 feet) section of the railway line had collapsed, but mentioned no casualties or other details. It said hundreds of workers were rushing to repair the line between the Yangtze River cities of Wuhan and Yichang.
The reports of the accident Friday near Qianjiang city in Hubei province, the latest since a bullet-train crash last summer that killed 40 people, rattled share markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where major railway company stocks dropped on the news.
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February 06, 2014, 4:33 PM — The open source Docker container technology is taking on the server virtualization market, offering what some see as a faster alternative to running full virtual machines over hypervisors.
For the latest release of Docker, the development team behind the technology has focused on making the software ready for enterprise use.
"This is the first Docker release where features take the back seat to quality," wrote Docker creator Solomon Hykes, in a blog post announcing the latest version of the software, Docker 0.8.
"Some of the companies using Docker are looking to put [the software] into mission-critical roles, so we want to make sure it is of high quality as possible," said James Turnbull, Docker vice president of services.
Docker is an application container that provides a way to package an application in a virtual container so that it can be run across different Linux distributions.
Hykes created Docker as an internal application for PaaS (platform-as-a-service) company dotCloud. The application generated so much interest since it was released in March 2013 that dotCloud rebranded itself as Docker Inc. and attracted US$15 million in venture capital investment from Greylock Partners.
"We still run the PaaS but our primary business is now Docker the platform," Turnbull said. The software has been downloaded over 400,000 times.
Red Hat included the software in the beta of the next version of its distribution, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution, as well as included it in its OpenShift PaaS. Google has also added the software to its Google Compute Engine (GCE) service.
"Customers are recognizing that containers give them a lot of capabilities [to run] lightweight portable applications that have low overhead and easily scale and move across physical and cloud architectures," said Mark Coggin, Red Hat senior director of RHEL product marketing.
The concept of containers has been around for a while -- Sun Microsystems was a pioneer with Solaris Zones well over a decade ago. Docker is actually built on another container project, called Linux Containers.
Like a virtual machine, a container can hold an application, freeing the developer of the application from worrying about writing to the underlying system software. Unlike full virtual machines though, a Docker container does not include a full OS, but rather shares the OS of its host, in Docker's case, Linux.


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Secretary of State Natalie Tennant might be listening to a lot of Shania Twain between now and November.
Tennant entered and exited the Culture Center in Charleston Sept. 17, her second of three announcements scheduled for the day, to a loud recording of the country singer's songs. They presumably will be her theme as she travels the state, campaigning for U.S. Senate, the seat currently held by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
Tennant was introduced by former Adjutant General Allen Tackett and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. She was flanked by several Democratic lawmakers, including House Speaker Tim Miley of Harrison County, Senate President Jeff Kessler of Marshall County and Delegate Meshea Poore, who currently represents Kanawha County and is running for the Second Congressional District.
"I am so proud, probably more humbled, to be a daughter of the Mountain State and to be among you today and every day," Tennant said after thanking the lawmakers, her supporters gathered in the Culture Center, her husband, Sen. Erik Wells, D-Kanawha, and her daughter, Delaney, who she turned and gave a high-five to from the podium.
Tennant said in her travel throughout the state, which has put 196,000 miles on her car, she has heard from people who are concerned and angry about the direction of the nation.
"They are even more concerned about what the policies and politicians in Washington are doing to hurt our children's future," she said. "Folks are angry, alright. They're confused and ready to fight back."
Tennant described her platform as thoughts that run through her mind as she travels up I-79 to her family farm in Marion County, which she described as the place that centers her.
She mentioned the small businesses and community banks, saying she would make sure Wall Street "never again robs the working families of this country of their future," as well as the Marion County courthouse and how corrupt officials get away with too much in Washington.
"I'm not afraid of taking on corruption anywhere I find it, regardless of party or position," she said.
Tennant told media after her speech her decision to run for the U.S. Senate was not a quick or an easy one, but she had been reflecting on the decision since January. She said her family had been through tough campaigns, but she saw a void she can fill.
Rockefeller announced in January he would not run in 2014 for re-election after 30 years in Congress. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito announced in November she would make a bid for the seat.
Neither Tennant nor Capito have filed pre-candidacy papers for the position, but seven other candidates – three Democrats, two Republicans, one member of the Constitution party and one Non-Partisan candidate – have.
Tennant, who has been Secretary of State since 2008, is the youngest of seven children. She ran for governor in the 2011 special election, coming in third place with 17.39 percent of the vote.


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Demonstrating the historical reliability of the Bible through archaeological research and related apologetic investigation.
This article outlines the debate over the location of Bethsaida.
The account in the Synoptic gospels of the demoniacs of Gadara is a pivotal event in the Galilean ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. This event is recorded in all three Synoptic gospels (Matt. 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39). This paper will examine several "problems" relating to this account and then an attempt will be made to place it in proper perspective in relation to the whole of the Lord Jesus' ministry.
According to the gospels, Jesus' earthly ministry centered around the Sea of Galilee. While important events occurred in Jerusalem, the Lord spent most of the three years of His ministry along the shore of this freshwater lake. Here He gave more than half of His parables and here He performed most of his miracles...
The center of Jesus' Galilean ministry was an area now called the "evangelical triangle." At the points of this triangle were the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum...
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Day 1: Arrival at San José - Transfer to the city hotel
Upon your arrival to Costa Rica, after passport control an agent of CANATUR will wait for you and accompany you through baggage claim and customs to the exit of the airport. Here, our English-speaking airport guide will wait for you. The transfer to your city hotel Gran Hotel Costa Rica***(*) takes approximately 30 minutes. You will receive your travel documentation on environmentally friendly banana paper including useful tips and information on Costa Rica and also on the topic of sustainability.
We chose the historic Gran Hotel for your stay, as it is located right in the city center of San José, allowing exploring the capital in a short time and by foot. On the opposite side of the hotel you find the National Theater and the "Plaza de la Cultura", which accommodates in its basement the Gold Museum. At this museum you get an interesting insight or the country's origins as well as on the culture and development of its natives.
Overnight: Gran Hotel Costa Rica***(*) /Standard Superior.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 4 CST leaves (out of 5)
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: none
Day 2: San José - Irazú volcano - San Gerardo de Dota
You start your roundtrip towards the former capital of Costa Rica, Cartago. Here, you may visit the magnificent church in the city center after heading up to the country's highest volcano Irazú (entrance fee US$ 10.—per person). If the weather is fine, you may view the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean at once. For its high altitude of 3.432m it may get quite freezing up here.
Afterwards, you return to Cartago, from where you catch the Panamerican Highway. Soon, the road starts to ascend and winds towards the pass of Cerro de La Muerte. However, before reaching the peak, at the kilometer mark of 80km, you turn right towards the village of San Gerardo de Dota. In these heights the tropical cloud forest is growing. Apart from the rich flora, you may also observe a huge variety of rare birds, especially in the evening, before the sun disappears behind the horizon. This region is among the best places for example, to view the Quetzal bird.
Overnight: Savegre Lodge**(*)/ Junior Suite.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 4 CST leaves
Total km today: approx. 160 km (including the visit of the Irazú volcano)
Total driving time today: approx 4,5 hours (including the visit of the Irazú volcano)
Included meals: breakfast
Day 3: San Gerardo de Dota
Savegre Lodge maintains a huge private reserve, which you may discover today. An early birding tour to observe the Quetzal bird is also recommendable. The lodge is a family enterprise, granting work to the local population and communicating clearly its commitment to the protection of nature internally as well as externally. You may take notice of the detailed rotulation motivating to recycle, to save energy and water, there are solar cells, recycling programs, biodegradable soaps and shampoos and an elaborated waste management. On the lodge ground, typical fruits for cold climates are grown, such as apples, strawberrys and coffee. You can also observe their efforts for social aspects: Savegre Lodge supports the local school of San Gerardo, takes part in the maintanance works of the public road passing by and the employees involve in local tree plant campains. Furthermore, the lodge offers seminars to their neighbours educating them on sustainability in order to convince more and more families and companies to join them into their efforts.
Overnight: Savegre Lodge**(*)/ Junior Suite.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 4 CST leaves
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: breakfast
Day 4: San Gerardo - Golfito / Austrians' Rainforest
The journey continues passing the "Cerro de la Muerto" and descending via the town of San Isidro General to the Pacific Coast. At this point, you reach the modern coast line "La Costanera" which you take further southwards. After Chacarita you turn right (exit Villa Briceño), pass the village of La Gamba and arrive at Esquinas Rainforest Lodge.
Thanks to the help of the Austrian government and thousands of donators, large parts of untouched rainforest have been bought here and are now known as the Austrians' Rainforest. Together with a biological station and the small lodge, this is an exemplary project for sustainable tourism. Thanks to this project, the population now earns its money from tourism activities and not as woodcutters anymore.
In the middle of this idyllic place, you spend the following two days. The afternoon is at leisure. You may relax at the cozy lodge or the swimming pool or visit the biologic station.
Overnight: Esquinas Rainforest Lodge**(*)/ Standard.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 3 CST leaves
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: breakfast, dinner
Days 5 - 6: Esquinas Rainforest / Piedras Blancas
During the following two days, you will have the opportunity to hike on the lodge's own trails on your own without extra charge or together with the lodge's biologist against a small extra charge. You may also visit the nearby Piedras Blancas National Park. Apart from that, the lodge offers a number of activities, such as a boat trip to the botanical garden "Casa Orquídeas" at Golfo Dulce, a kayaking or mountain bike tour. ARA Tours supports the Esquinas project with a donation of 10 USD.—for each guest who visits the Esquinas Rainforest within this sustainable roundtrip.
Overnight: Esquinas Rainforest Lodge**(*)/ Standard.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 3 CST leaves
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7: Esquinas Rainforest / Piedras Blancas - El Silencio
In the morning you still have time to enjoy the Esquinas Lodge, until you continue the roundtrip in the afternoon towards the North again. Shortly after Dominical, you reach "El Silencio", a typical small village which joined forces in the cooperative Coopesilencio, in order to pursue environmental protection, rural tourism and sustainable agriculture. You will be accommodated in the simple hostel "Albergue El Silencio" and have different options during your stay: you may visit different nearby beaches, take a bath in a waterfall, visit palm plantations or book a horseback ride or a canopy tour.
Overnight at the simple Coopesilencio/ Bungalow.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: Support to rural tourism, authentic cultural experience in Costa Rica
Total km today: approx. 100km
Total driving time today: approx. 2 hours
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch (at Esquinas Lodge with a p.m. departure)
Day 8: El Silencio
Albergue El Silencio is part of a protection zone with 150 ha of primary forest an 300 ha of reforested area. There are 2 walking trails available leading to a waterfall and giving you the possibility to hike some 3 hours in total. The entrance fee for the reserve is included in the rate.
As an interesting fact, the cooperative keeps its own currency, the UDIS in order to strengthen the domestic demand inside the cooperative. During your stay, you will learn some more on the advantages of this sustainable development.
Overnight at the simple Coopesilencio/ Bungalow.
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: Support to rural tourism, authentic cultural experience in Costa Rica
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: breakfast
Day 9: El Silencio - San Ramón
The road from Dominical to Quepos which was opened at the beginning of 2010 connects the two towns in only half and hour and allows you to pass quickly by the touristic centers of Manuel Antonio and Jacó. If you would like to make a stop at the Carara National Park, you may be lucky and observe a couple of the red Ara Macaws. Afterwards, you continue via Orotina and Atenas to San Ramón. Your today's destination, Villa Blanca Cloudforest Eco Lodge is located only 10km behind the village and surrounded by the private reserve "Los Angeles". The hotel is honoured with the highest possible certificated of 5 leafs.
Overnight: Villa Blanca Cloudforest Eco Lodge****/ Superior Casita
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 5 CST leafs
Total km today: approx. 200 km
Total driving time today: approx. 3.5 hours
Included meals today: breakfast
Day 10: Villa Blanca Cloudforest
Today's day is available for optional activities. You may book guided hikes, a horseback or canopy tour or a visit to the village San Ramon. For all guests, a sustainable tour is offered complimentary, where you get to know the different hotel projects and learn more on what exactly is the daily business of a sustainably managed hotel in Costa Rica.
Overnight: Villa Blanca Cloudforest Eco Lodge****/ Superior Casita
Sustainable criteria for this hotel: 5 CST leaves
Total km today: none
Total driving time today: none
Included meals today: breakfast
Day 11: Tag San Ramón - San José Airport or extention program
In the morning, you still may visit the "Espíritu Santo" coffee plantation at Naranjo and get an insight on the cultivation and processing of the important export good. However, this depends on your departure time. Please calculate with an approximate driving time of 1 hour from San Ramón/ Naranjo to the airport at San José. Drop off of your rental car at the office of our rental car partner from where you will be taken to the Check-in terminal by a shuttle bus.
Alternatively, you may book an extention programm and/ or extend the car rental.
Total km today: approx. 55km
Total driving time today: approx. 1 hour
Included meals today: breakfast
Prices in US$ per person including breakfast.
Please note: prices do NOT include the car, the price for the small or medium sized 4x4 rental vehicle is between $465 - $486. We recommend the booking of a GPS system at an additional rate of $10p/day.
Please also note, Esquinas Rainforest Lodge is closed during May, June and September.


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The general implementation plan is to convert all active Students and Alumni WKU email accounts to the TopperMail platform in late December so users can access their new account in early January. We anticipate Winter Term students will be some of the first to access their TopperMail accounts in early January 2011. As the 2011 Spring term start draws closer (Jan 24, 2011), more and more students will access their TopperMail accounts. We are going to provide a scaled up Help Desk capability (more people answering Help Desk calls) during this ramp up period in January.
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Week #11 – Mental Training
Years ago, running a mile in under four minutes was believed to be impossible. Many also believed that doing so could cause serious physical injury. Then along came Roger Bannister who, on May 6, 1954, became the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier. Although this was indeed an impressive feat, more noteworthy to me was what happened afterward.
Forty six days later, Bannister's rival, John Landy, also broke the four minute mile, beating Bannister's time in the process. More than a dozen runners did the same thing within a few years. When people believed it could be done, they accomplished this seemingly unachievable goal.
There are two types of mental training that are extremely beneficial to marathon runners: self talk and visualization.
Self Talk: This refers to the internal monologues that play in our minds. These are the thoughts and conversations we have with ourselves. The longer the race, the more time there is to think. The key is to harness your thoughts to your advantage, because so much hinges on your mental state. If you can learn to control your thoughts, you can dramatically improve your race experience, both in practice and on race day. You can use self talk to do the following:
Create and change your mood: ("I am ready." "This is my day." "I feel great.")
Control your effort: ("Nice and easy." "Float." "Push it." "Hammer." "Keep it up.")
Improve your form: ("Relax the shoulders." "Fast foot turnover." "Relax the breathing.")
Focus your attention: (Try to clear your mind. Repeat a simple mantra: "Focus." Or "This is mine.")
Visualization: Top athletes in all fields spend a certain amount of time each week visualizing themselves having a great performance, and you should too! All you need to do is spend a few minutes "seeing" yourself succeed in your marathon situation. I like to visualize the whole process, from the minute I wake up on race morning until the minute I cross the finish line. You can perform your visualization exercises while you stretch - or anywhere that you can find a quiet space and a few minutes.
Spend some time on the race website checking out the course. Read what you can about the marathon. Talk to other runners who have run it. This way you will have some details that will help you really visualize in detail.
If the race is near you, try to train on the course if you can. If not, you can often see pictures online and even watch YouTube videos of people racing on the course. This type of visualization of the actual course will add a whole new dimension to your confidence level. You will be way ahead before you even start your race if you incorporate this practice into your marathon preparations.
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While I never imagined that this would be a 15+ part series, here I am writing part 15 and nowhere close to the end. I'm hoping this is still informative, however if your reason for being here was to look at Carl's stuff, then you've probably gotten what you came for. At any rate, the next couple of sections will be about my build, but following that I'll get back to the test riding of the bike.
The frame was built with an Easton SLX fork in mind. The thing is one of the lightest and strongest carbon forks out there, and has a good market presence and reputation. Originally I was going to replace the FSA stem, handlebars and seatpost (all the FSA K-force carbon stuff) and put Easton EC90 on, but my FSA is in great shape. So for the non-drive stuff, it will be:
- Easton SLX fork
- FSA K-Force Seatpost
- FSA K-Force Carbon Stem
- FSA K-Force Carbon Bars
- Chris King Headset
I struggled with the headset just a bit, but I ended up with a mango headset after initially buying the black one. Turns out that the Chris King mango anodization is almost a dead on match to the gold highlighting that Spectrum painted onto the frame.
As mentioned before, this will be my sole road bike for the foreseeable future. Going from multiple bikes with Shimano, this meant that I had an opportunity to go to Campy. Obviously if I was going to put Campy on a Carl Strong bike, I was going to do it with Record.
Click the photo for a full size image. Some of these are a bit large as well.
Yes – that's a Campy Chorus cassette. I really can't see why you'd want to pay a couple hundred dollars for a Record Ti cassette. Cassettes and chains are (after all) expendable items that you go through fairly frequently. Therefore, if you have to buy one every year, get a cheap one. That's my opinion anyway.
You'll also notice that those are not Campy chains. On the recommendation of my friend Mel, I got five Wipperman chains. These have the same type of master link that SRAM does, so I don't need to have a stupid chain tool sitting around all the time, just when I first size a chain for initial installation.
The only complaint that I really have about Campy is their crankset. Why they decided not to match the carbon weave is beyond me. Their crankset has that marbled look while the rest of the group has a more common carbon weave look. Personally I'd rather everything look fairly homogeneous.


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A model is styled by the Saco team before performing at the ENIGMA Alternative hair Show in the Royal Albert Hall on October 13, 2013 in London, England. The Alternative Hair Show is one of the world's most prestigious hairdressing events, bringing together international teams of hair artists to showcase groundbreaking hair styling. The show was launched 30 years ago by acclaimed hair designer Tony Rizzo to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research following the death of his son Valentino and to date over 9 million GBP has been raised. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)


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Ben was a full participant in practice today and looks like he's as good as he's going to get until the offseason. He'll play, he knows he needs to, this is the playoffs.
I know this is crazy, but i have watched The steelers on the road this yr and they aren't impresive....NOw w/out Pouncy and Ben ailing and playing very poorly, I dont see them scoring much at all.....a Pick 6 or fumble 6 from Ben could decide this game...our Defense doesent scare me, BEN Scares Me!!!!
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Officially its name is Benny Layton Memorial Stadium, but it's come to be known as the "Black Hole." That is the nickname for the Edcouch Elsa Yellow Jackets home stadium and that is where the Mission Eagles will be looking to lay claim on District 32-4A supremacy over the previously top-ranked Yellow Jackets with a win tonight.
While some may find a trip to the Black Hole to be intimidating, Mission head coach Mario Peña is not among them. That is because he and his Eagles have done what few others have found a way to do. That is to neutralize the Yellow Jackets' sting and defeat them not once, not twice, but three times in a row.
"The last three outings that we have had against Edcouch we have beaten Edcouch," explained Peña. "Since I've been here at Mission, Edcouch has not been able to beat us. They've always been a powerhouse in 4-A, and I know that they are definitely looking forward to playing us, but I'm telling our team that they are the top rated team in 32-4A so our quest for the district title has to go through Edcouch so they know what's at stake."
"The bottom line is that we don't fear Edcouch," added Peña. "They've got 15 starters coming back from a team that went three rounds deep into the playoffs last year, so the talent is there. We respect them, but we can play."
Mission's 49-0 win over Valley View last week in the Eagles' district opener was just what Peña has been waiting for. Not just a district win but a game in which his players exhibited the energy and enthusiasm that he had yet to see in his team this season.
"We needed the breakout game that we had against Valley View last week," shared Peña. "More so on offense than on defense. Defensively we have been playing well and we're definitely the number one defense in our district. But we've been needing the offense to complement our defense and keep us off the field."
One change that Peña made for the Valley View game was at the quarterback position. He went with one of his defensive backs, Jerry Barrera, behind center for most of the game bringing in former starter Steven Cavasos in only select situations.
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"We brought in Jerry Barrera at quarterback and I knew that he was going to do something special," Peña said. "He's a very mobile and very shifty athlete. I felt that with him at the gun it would make everybody around him a little better because we knew that once they started keying on him it was going to open up things for the rest of our players."
"Steven right now is probably a better passer but we're working with Jerry and we're hoping to get to where we can use both of them at quarterback," added Peña. "Right now we're using Steven when we go into our no-huddle, two-minute offense. Basically what we're doing is adapting to our personnel."
Amazingly enough, the Eagles managed to put 49 points on the scoreboard against Valley View having completed only two passes for 25 yards total. It was Mission's running game with 52 rushes for 415 yards that carried the offense and led to seven touchdowns on the night.
With their defense continuing to play well and their offense starting to come around, Peña is now focusing on his special teams' play.
"The one area that we're really trying to harp in on is our special teams," explained Peña. "Our kickoff team has kind of let us down some so that is something that we're really working hard on."
In his 34 years of coaching football Peña has learned the importance of not only preparing his team for a big game but doing it in such a way as to have his players peak at just the right time. That is what Peña has been doing all week and what he hopes will pay off at the Black Hole tonight.
"You've got to know how to get ready for a football game," said Peña. "You can't afford to come out flat against any team but especially not against a team like Edcouch. On the other hand you don't want to get the players up for a game too early. If you get them too pumped up on Monday or Tuesday then they won't be at their best on Friday. It's a matter of the timing and getting them pumped up for game day."
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When many folks think of antiques in Kensington, Maryland, they think of Antique Row, a collection of comfy antique shops situated on Howard Avenue on the east side of Connecticut Avenue. However, the west side of Howard has been a favorite destination to many interior decorators and designers for some 30 years. Not only does it offer some of the finest antique collections around, but a variety of upscale home furnishings and accessories. - Sloane Brown
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The Great British Pine Mine
In Kensington since 1984, this business specializes in importing antique and reproduction pine furniture from Britain and all over Europe. The owners travel to about 10 countries to select each piece personally.
This 48-inch-x-23-inch-x-36-inch chest of drawers comes from Austria, and was made around 1880 ($1,395). The elm bread-making trough from Holland ($120) also comes from the same era. The 1930's coffee grinder ($95) and stoneware art pottery plates ($52 each) all come from Hungary.
The Great British Pine Mine is at 4144 Howard Ave., Kensington. Call 301-493-2565 or go to pinemine.com.