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Volkswagen today announced pricing for the all-new 2015 e-Golf as the electric hatchback prepares to "charge" into dealerships in the fall. VW's first fully electric, zero-emissions vehicle starts at $36,265, including an $820 destination charge, for the SEL Premium model.
The e-Golf is powered by a compact electric motor and 24.2-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, good for 115 horsepower and 199 pounds-feet of torque. It's mated to a single-speed automatic transmission. Volkswagen said the e-Golf has an average range of 70 to 90 miles and a 7.2-kilowatt onboard charger, achieving an 80 percent battery charge within 30 minutes. The hatchback offers three driver-selectable modes: Normal, Eco and Eco Plus.
Standard exterior features include 16-inch aluminum-alloy wheels, power adjustable and heated exterior mirrors, LED headlights, and body-colored exterior mirror caps, moldings, door handles and bumpers. Standard interior features include V-Tex leatherette seating surfaces with...Read more
54.5 miles per gallon. That is the target fuel efficiency for all light-duty vehicles by model year 2025. Yet if you've gone car shopping lately, you've noticed that the combined mpg is nowhere near that target. The average fuel economy of all new cars sold was 25.6 mpg as of July 2014.
That's a huge gap. While average fuel economy continues to improve, the target benchmark seems impossible to reach.
That's because we're looking at two different measurements of fuel economy.
The lofty 54.5 mpg target that is commonly understood and reported by media is the UNADJUSTED value. The real number we see on window stickers and that are reported by our fuel gauges is the ADJUSTED value.
For those of you keeping score at home, the ADJUSTED target—the one that matters to us—is approximately 40 mpg, not 54.5 mpg.
Our 25.6 mpg average means that we as a post-industrial automotive culture are much closer to reaching a more sustainable level of emissions and fuel use.
WHY: A BRIEF HISTORY ON CAFE...Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are preparing draft legislation that will require vehicle fuel use to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories, looking to close loopholes that allow car makers to exaggerate fuel-saving and emissions credentials.
Already from Sept. 1, slightly tougher EU testing standards will be enforced, in line with a global push for accuracy. More-stringent standards are likely to be opposed by automakers.
European Commission research published last year showed that lab techniques, such as taping up car doors and windows and driving on an unrealistically smooth surface, explained around a third of a recorded drop in average EU emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2), linked to reduced fuel consumption.
An EU official, talking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to journalists, said a proposal on "a new real-world testing method" was expected by the year-end. This would need to be endorsed by EU member states.
Other...Read more
The past and the future collided today at the Pebble Beach Concourse D'Elegance with the unveiling of an all-electric supercar that is modeled after the 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe.
Under "stealth" development since 2010, the Renovo Coupe is powered by lithium-ion charged twin motors that produce 500 horsepower and 1,000 pound-feet of torque. And since it's electric, the torque is delivered instantaneously, or in the words of Renovo, "ten times faster than the blink of an eye."
In the words of Bill and Ted, excellent.
The rear-wheel drive, 3,250-pound supercar gets a 0-60 mph time in under 3.4 seconds, faster than a Dodge Viper, Lamborghini Superleggara and other supercars, though nowhere near the mindblowing 2.2 seconds for the Porsche 918 Spyder, which also uses twin motors. The 918 also has a 4.6-liter V-8 engine, however.
A quick charge can happen in 30 minutes from a Level 3 and in five hours from a 240V Level 2. We haven't heard what protocol it is on or the battery range. The...Read more
From squeezing between a Dumpster and a wall to holding your breath as a bus hard stops at your bumper, cities can be an automotive minefield. And cars are often the casualties. Need proof? Look no further than auto insurance rates. A 40-year-old male with a 2012 Honda Accord in Manhattan's West Village would pay 27 percent more for the exact same coverage than if he lived across the Hudson River in Hoboken, N.J., according to CarInsurance.com's analysis of six leading carriers.
Yet scores of Americans still prefer to live in the city. From New York to San Antonio, the country's 25 largest urban centers are home to 31.9 million people within city limits, according to the 2010 Census. That's 10.3 percent of the entire U.S. population in 2010, and given the trend of increasing urbanization, it doesn't look like it will recede anytime soon.
Most city-zens still have to drive. Not to worry: Our latest Top 10 features cars best suited for urban driving. Editors considered our candidates'...Read more
The next generation Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
All we know so far is dates and past performance, but both are enough to get excited about.
The Volt could benefit from a boost in range, a drop in the $35,000 price, and a bit more interior space or the option for the four-seater to seat five.
The Volt has been outsold by the all-electric Nissan Leaf nearly every month since the two were launched in December 2010. The Leaf is cheaper to buy (both cars qualify for a $7,500 federal EV credit,) and own than the Volt, even though the Volt has nearly four times the range of the Leaf.
In addition to the electric motor, the Volt uses a gas-engine generator to recharge the battery when depleted. After it gets 38 miles in electric-only mode, the 9.3 gallon, 1.4-liter range-extending gas generator kicks on, powering the motor for another 300 miles. Then you can fill it up like any other car, or plug it in. The Leaf...Read more
Ford is walking the walk of fuel efficiency.
Ford shook up the automotive industry with the radical redesign of America's best-selling vehicle, the F-150 pickup truck, which got a lighter-weight aluminum body and a fuel-maximizing EcoBoost engine. Last year it launched an all-electric version of the Ford Focus; Ford calls the gas variant the best-selling car in the world.
It's a gamble to radically change such successful products but Ford is doing it in a way that pairs instead of opposes fuel economy and performance. Another example is the 2.3-liter turbo four-cylinder EcoBoost 2015 Ford Mustang outperforms the V-6 and gets better fuel economy.
Ford's greatest fuel economy gains are found in its Energi line, which is Fordspeak for plug-in hybrid. It applies to the Fusion midsize sedan and the C-Max wagon, both introduced in 2013.
The C-Max is Ford's most experimental model. The five-seater has taken hold in Europe but is still gaining familiarity in the U.S., where it is offered only...Read more
DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc, the California-based maker of luxury electric cars, said it expects to build more than 60,000 cars in 2015, after spending heavily this year to update and expand its Fremont assembly plant.
Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk also said the company will fund 40 percent to 50 percent of the estimated $4 billion to $5 billion cost of building a new "gigafactory" to produce cheaper and more efficient battery packs for its future electric cars, including the $35,000 Model 3 range that is due in 2017.
After the market closed on Thursday, the company said it lost $61.9 million, or 50 cents a share, in the second quarter, as revenue nearly doubled to $769.3 million.
The automaker has accelerated the expansion of the Fremont plant, which builds the $70,000-plus Model S sedan and will add a companion crossover, the Model X, next spring. Musk said the plant now can build up to 1,000 cars a week, and will double that by the end of next year.
Tesla expects to...Read more
(Reuters) - Panasonic Corp plans to initially invest about 20 billion to 30 billion yen ($200-300 million) in Tesla Motors Inc's planned lithium-ion battery plant in the United States, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The Japanese company, which already supplies batteries for the electric vehicle maker, will ultimately invest about $1 billion in the planned $5 billion battery "Gigafactory", the person said.
The figures for Panasonic's investments were first reported by the Nikkei business daily earlier on Tuesday.
A Panasonic spokesman declined to confirm the investment figures, saying that while the company has signed a letter of intent to participate in the Tesla battery project and was in talks on the matter, no concrete decisions had been made.
A basic agreement on cooperation on the project between the two companies is due to be announced by the end of this week, with both due to report quarterly earnings results on Thursday, although no investment figures will...Read more
A lot has been said about the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, most of it bad. "If this car wasn't disappointing, it wouldn't be anything at all," said the New York Times. Even Consumer Reports called it a "dreadful little hatchback."
This is not good for an automaker that is all but vanishing in the United States. While the Lancer may still draw in tuner fanatics and its motorsports program remains significant, Japan's sixth largest automaker has less than one half of a percent market share here. In 2002, it was two percent.
The redesigned Mirage doesn't seem equipped to stop the disappearing act. It's an easy car to overlook. There are seven other cars that start under $15,000, the majority of which are more stylish and better optionally equipped. The Mirage doesn't look good, doesn't drive well, it performed poorly on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's most rigorous frontal overlap crash test, the windows don't work in accessory mode, it doesn't have an armrest and it doesn't have...Read more
Tesla Motors confirmed plans for a compact all-electric sedan priced at an estimated $35,000 and due in 2017.
The Model 3 will be the third Tesla in the lineup, excluding the discontinued Roadster, and will compete against the BMW i3 plug-in hybrid.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the model in an interview with the UK's Auto Express. Musk initially wanted to call it the Model E, but Ford Motor Company owned the trademark. His electrified lineup of the Model S, the Model X crossover which is due in 2015, and the Model E could then be shortened to S-E-X.
He may have been joking.
Instead the Model 3 will be represented with three bars and the Tesla lineup as such: S-III-X.
It's rumored to be 20 percent smaller and built on a different platform than the S performance sedan and the X crossover, according to Auto Express. Expected to have a 200-mile range, which is nearly 3 times other pure electrics, the Model 3 is expected to be unveiled in 2016 to go on sale for 2017.
Don't go rushing to...Read more
For 15 years, the Lexus RX crossover has been the prescription for upscale car shoppers who want more than a sedan and less than a full-size SUV. Refined yet modest, fully capable and fully comfortable, the best-selling midsize has dominated the class and won awards that range from best resale value (Kelley Blue Book) to top safety picks (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety).
Yet the RX 350 and especially its hybrid variant, the 450h, may be suffering from its own success. As is the case with any leader, the RX faces competition intent to not just emulate but surpass its success. Representing roughly 25 percent of new cars, the crossover segment is the most competitive. And the benefits of the better fuel economy paradigm extend to every model, not just the 71 hybridized models currently on sale.
At a base price of $48,000, which is $7,000 more than the RX 350, is the RX 450h worth the double premium of an upscale car with a hybrid system?
The price is in the range of third-row...Read more


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One final note — while we often consider humans the victims of such pandemic events, that's not always the case. Zoonoses are a two-way street, and humans can also spread our own native microbes to other species. Recent studies have shown that humans have spread antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus to many different species, including domestic chickens, pigs and even chimpanzees and dolphins. We, too, are a walking biohazard.
Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa, where she serves as co-director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. She studies zoonotic diseases, focusing on Staphylococcus aureus, and maintains a blog on infectious diseases at scienceblogs.com/aetiology. You can also follow her on Twitter at @aetiology.

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I'm new to this forum, but I'm old to having a Cub. I bought a 1953 Farmall Cub (red) (serial # 162555 J) with a #22 sickle bar mower 25 years ago. I also have a 2006 Cub Cadet GT 2550 (yellow). The red Cub is used to mow a 3 acre meadow and the yellow Cub mows a 1 acre lawn around the my house.
The red cub ran great from the first day except when the sickle bar was engaged causing a vibration so strong that it was difficult staying in the seat. The previous owner admitted to having hit a few rocks with the part suspended from the belly-mount (New England soil is loaded with protruding rocks). So, the 1st major repair was to have the shaft tube rebuilt with new brass bushings. Thankfully, the shaft was straight! I just recently had to have a crack in the shaft tube welded. Yes, I hit a rock! The previous owner told me to use only non-detergent oil in the crankcase since the engine had never been opened and the cylinder walls were probably coated with varnished oil and detergent oil might clean the cylinders causing increased oil consumption. Not knowing any different, I've used only non-detergent oil for the past 25 years. The advise must have been good since the red cub uses no oil and the oil is still clean looking after an average 25 hours per year use. I change the oil and filter every spring. Other than new plugs every few years and a tune-up 20 years ago, nothing else has been done. It is one GREAT machine!
The yellow cub also is a great machine! The only problem I've had is broken hinges on the seat pan after only having it for 3 years. I thought it was a design problem until the dealer said he had never encountered that problem and asked if I was cutting on a hill. Well, yes! Remember, I live in Vermont that is not only rocky but also hilly. Now, when I mow along the side of a hill I hold the grab handle on the fender to prevent my 185 pounds from putting torque on the hinges. Also, every time I flip the seat forward to fill the gas tank I check the seat hinges for cracks. I don't want to experience again of suddenly having my body with a tractor seat under it heading down hill without the tractor!
I'm looking forward to learning from all of of you on this forum so I can enjoy my Cubs for many years to come.


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One of the main concerns when so many visitors are cramming onto the bridge Saturday is safety. The New River Gorge Bridge is only a little more than half a mile long, but Saturday likely more than 100,000 people will be flocking to it.
That's why more than 150 people in the National Park Service, the West Virginia State Police, the National Guard and the FBI are on duty for the weekend.
Just a few days prior, the government shut down left the Park Service with only 9 employees to deal with Bridge Day preparations. They said without help from others, it would have been a nightmare.
"The state police stepped up, the national guard, the county sheriff did too. Just really good partnerships made that go forward smoothly," said New River Gorge National Park Chief Ranger Jeff West.
Friday crews were out all day checking the area and setting up their emergency and security hub.
In the morning hours, the FBI had their bombs dogs out searching the entire span of the bridge and members of the state police were crawling down inside the beams searching for anything suspicious. But safety is always a concern way down at the bottom of the gorge for the hundreds of jumpers too.
"The aim is not only at making sure the jump is safe of course but once they land we like to clear them as quickly as possible to make sure the next one can jump safely," said West.
And with all those people tightly packed onto the bridge it's easy to get lost. But West says it's always a good idea to have a game plan with your kids before you get there.
"If parents lose sight of their kids just go to either end of the bridge and let the law enforcement know and we will help them, well get them back for them," said West.
Saturday morning visitors are welcome to come starting at 9 a.m. Every person and their belongings will be checked before entering. Visitors are also reminded not to bring strollers, large purses, backpacks or folding chairs.


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Essex: Rise in ambulance call-outs on 'Black Friday' (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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Essex: Rise in ambulance call-outs on 'Black Friday'
4:11pm Monday 24th December 2012 in News
Emergency ambulance call-outs soared over the weekend, including the night dubbed 'Black Friday' by ambulance staff.
In Essex, the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) received 2,518 calls over the weekend, compared to 2,100 a month ago.
The EEAST have urged the public to make sure they have everything in place to ensure a happy and healthy festive holiday.
Director of operations Neil Storey said: "Advice to the 'last minuters' out there is that it is not too late to stock up on necessary medicines and the basics you may need at this time of year like painkillers, indigestion tablets and cold remedies.
"Pharmacies will still be open today for over the counter medicines and your GP may be able to issue a prescription in a genuine emergency.
"Everyone should keep themselves warm and protected and resist the temptation to go beyond indulging to ensure they have a great Christmas. Our Get Wise in Winter campaign page on our website has more detailed advice.
"Only call 999 in an emergency like suspected cardiac or stroke. Minor calls will be redirected to a more appropriate health care provider like out of hours doctor or 111."
EEAST put extra resources on the night traditionally dubbed Black Friday by emergency crews as the peak of the party season combines with winter illnesses and dipping temperatures to see calls soar on the Friday of the last full weekend before Christmas.
On Friday, the service received 427 calls from Essex.
Mr Storey said: "We want to thank our staff and volunteers for the sterling work they did over the whole weekend which saw a big increase in demand, mainly down to Friday night.
"It is impossible to break this down into exact causes but anecdotal evidence is that many calls on Friday were related to excess drinking. Again our advice is not to take indulgence too far. Christmas in A&E is no fun."
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Research Triangle Park News
Biogen Idec Expands Footprint in RTP
- Groundbreaking on the 180,000 square foot office building is scheduled for Thursday, April 28 at 1:30pm
- Biogen Idec, 5000 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
- New building will allow for consolidation of patient services and administrative offices and open up space for Biogen to expand its laboratory and research space in RTP.
- Located in RTP since 1995
- Contact: Research Triangle Foundation | 919.549.8181 / email@example.com
(Original article, Triangle Business Journal 4/25/2011)
The Cary office of Goldsboro-based RN Rouse announced Monday that it has won the construction management contract for a new 180,000-square-foot office building on the Research Triangle Park campus of Biogen Idec.
Executives from Biogen Idec's Massachusetts headquarters will be in RTP on April 28 to break ground for the new building, which will be known as Bio26.
The expansion of its RTP operation will allow Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) to expand its staff and also grow its research and manufacturing capabilities for its pipeline of biotech drugs and for its corporate partners, says Biogen spokesman Mike McBrierty.
Biogen expects to be move much of its administration staff in RTP and its patient service group in Durham into the new building by the third quarter of 2012.
The building will be registered for silver-level LEED certification, McBrierty says, making it the second building in the company's portfolio up for LEED recognition.
John G. Cox, a former general manager of Biogen's RTP campus who is now executive vice president of pharmaceutical operations and technology at the company's headquarters in Weston, Mass., will be present at the groundbreaking event, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Esther Alegria, vice president of manufacturing and general manager of the RTP campus, also will be addressing the group.
The new building will have two wings: One with five floors of office space and one featuring a new cafeteria, conference rooms and auditorium.
Tactically, McBrierty says, the expansion will allow the company to move 275 people employed with its patient services group who are working in leased office space in Imperial Center business park back to the Biogen campus. It is also designed to ease overcrowding of the company's office and laboratory buildings on the main campus.
Once many of the administration functions have moved into the new building, the newly vacated space will be renovated and converted into research laboratory space to support Biogen Idec's manufacturing operations in RTP, McBrierty says.
The biotech drug company employs about 850 people in the Triangle region.
"We're pleased to move forward with this next phase of growth for our company in North Carolina," Cox said in a statement. "As Biogen Idec's product pipeline matures, manufacturing activity at the RTP site continues to increase. We look forward to using our expertise in biologics manufacturing to bring new therapies to patients with unmet medical needs around the world."
Other news:
- Biogen's new RTP building could spur hiring posted in the News & Observer


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In 1998, the Kyongju World Culture Expo Committee, with strong support from various Korean government and trade asssociations, set about to present a cultural fair that would showcase the achievements of the past millennium of the Silla Dynasty and look forward to the forthcoming millennium. The triple theme for the expo was"'Inheritance, Harmony, and Creation," and was expressed by Lee Eui-Geun (chairman/governor of the expo organizing committee) as follows: "The 98 Kyongju World Culture Expo will contribute enormously to the new renaissance of world culture through a new integration of cultural diversity. We expect that this expo will make Korean culture known to a global community; while providing an impetus to assimilate world culture into our own. Furthermore, we wish to see the emergence of a genuine cultural center, which will contribute to the enrichment and diversity of world culture in other places as well." He also stated, "This is not only a hopeful message for a new renaissance, but a flag signaling the heightened encounters of the many cultures and greater respect and understanding among the people of the world."
Kyongju is often referred to as the "Temple City of Korea" and also is the cultural center of the 1,000-year-old Silla Dynasty and the locale for fusion of many Eurasian continental influences. The expo included a number of venues where visitors could experience the assimilation of both Korean and other worldwide cultures. These included pavilions and theatres which presented various world cultural exhibits; customs, living and eating; worldwide displays of festivals and events; a look into the future through modern technology; and an academic conference for an exchange of ideas by renowned experts in the areas of anthropology, ethnology, and history. Unlike other one-time exhibits, the Kyongju event is slated to become a bi-annual exhibit, with frequent and timely updates.
A major construction on the site was the New Millennium Smile Hall. The space uses an integrated package of film, video projection, conventional and moving lighting, pyrotechnics, a laser light show, and other special effects and a multichannel sound system to display the variety of worldwide cultural influences. Producer Ki Churl Yoon of The Last Communication, based in Seoul, fused the events of the prior millennium with a look ahead to what might await us in the 21st Century.
Producer Ki Churl Yoon and Big Kim, show director and president of The Last Communication, turned to George Kindler, principal of Thoughtful Designs of Las Vegas (a PRG company) to design and fabricate the multifaceted entertainment package. In August of 1998, Thoughtful Designs was contracted to develop and build the show--a show that was slated to open on September 10. Kindler says, "It was a real time crunch, but with the dedicated work of the staff of PRG, we had it up and ready for opening day."
Kindler and his group, in turn, contacted Richmond Sound Design Ltd., of Vancouver, BC, with the idea that RSD's new Showman(TM) Model NY/8 central sequencer would be the "right ticket" for central show control in the Millennium Smile venue. In this fast-paced show, the cue list capability of the NY/8 was pushing the envelope. When Kindler was asked (in an interview at LDI98 in Phoenix) about the logistics of meeting such a tight schedule on a major production, he commented, "It [the production] would not have been possible without the dedicated support and cooperation of RSD, Alcorn McBride, and our other suppliers and vendors."
The Kindler-designed, PRG-provided, and Last Communications-installed system utilized the latest in MIDI technology and show control system expertise. The final production proved popular with the multitude of attendees.
Long lines of visitors queued up outside the Millennium Smile Theatre to view the ultramodern presentation. Once inside the auditorium, the audiences were greeted with a fast-paced, multimedia presentation. A carefully scripted presentation involving film, video projection, lighting effects, and set movements kept audience members enthralled as the past millennium passed before their eyes. A SMPTE-cued audio track kept the presentation on track.
The 98 Expo ran from September 10 through November 10 and reportedly drew large crowds from both Korea and the rest of the international community.


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Destination Relaxation - Ranch Retreat w/ Stone Fireplace in Seneca Lake
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Village of Dresden
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 2,000 - $ 3,000 / week
vacation rental description
On Seneca Lake - Newly Renovated Ranch Home with Bonus Beach House
- Immaculately maintained ranch home in the heart of the Finger Lakes.
- Leave your worries behind as you relax in this beautiful setting on the West side of Seneca Lake in the Village of Dresden.
- Walk to breakfast at the Dairymen's Diner, dinner at the Dresden Hotel and dessert at Mr. Twistee's Ice Cream Shop.
- Non-Smoking, No Pets
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 07-6-2014 at 11:37 AM.
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Abi and Winton Buddington 5857045883
house rental amenities
Newly Renovated Ranch Style Home
- Non - Smoking home
- Village water (with whole house water filter)
- Septic
- Rennai tankless hot water heater
- Central Air Conditioning
- Washer and dryer (new, stacked in queen bed froom)
- Easy to clean vinyl plank floors
- Newly remodeled
- Refrigerator with ice maker
- Jenn-Air dual fuel (5 gas burners, electric oven + warming oven)
- Dishwasher
- Spacious sink
- Microwave
- Coffee Maker
- Blender
- Toaster
- Crock Pot
- Dishes/glasses/silverware/wine glasses for 14+
- Kitchen table seats 6
Living Area - Large Open Plan
- Vermont Castings Encore woodstove/fireplace
- Dining table seats 8+
- Cable TV
- Large flat panel TV
- DVD player (some DVDs)
- Wireless Internet
- Corner Sectional Sofa
- Lift chair (electric)
- Books (various)
- Board games (various)
Bedrooms (4 in total)
- 3 queen beds
- 1 double bed
- Linens provided
- Pillows provided
Bathrooms (2)
- One bath handicap accessible (flat floor, 2 in lip to shower, grab bar on wall next to toilet and surfaces to push up on at 22" on either side of the toilet, shower has hand held (it does not have any grab bars due to the fact that it was created for showering with a shower seat (not provided))
- One custom bath with handheld shower head and built in tiled seat
- Rennai tankless hot water heater (never run out of hot water)
- Towels/ hand towels/ washcloths provided
(indoor use only, please bring your own beach towels)
- Stainless steel grill with natural gas
- Dining table and 6 chairs
Beach House (20x20)
- Table with 4 chairs
- Fireplace (woodburning)
- Steamer chairs with cushions
- Chaise lounge
- Various folding chairs
- Inflatable SeaEagle kayak
- Life preservers (various sizes)
- Water shoes (various sizes)
- Inflatable tubes
- 1 electric boat hoist 1600lb capacity (need make/model of boat to confirm weight)
- Fire pit
- Permanent dock
activities and attractions in Seneca Lake Finger Lakes
- Seneca Lake - boat, swim, kayak the cove and the Keuka Lake Outlet, birding opportunities (Osprey, Swans, Loons, Mergansers, King Fishers, Purple Martins, Geese (Canadian, Snow), Mallards, etc. all have visited the cove - not to mention a variety of other birds as well),
- Enjoy sunrises over the water and sunsets over the trees with frequent afterglows in the sky over the lake, which will take your breath away :)
- Keuka Lake Outlet Trail (7mi. hike from Dresden to Penn Yan)
- Seneca Lake Wine Trail
- Keuka Lake Wine Trail
- Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
- Waterloo Premium Outlets (20 min.)
- Watkins Glen (20 min.)
- Corning Glass (45 min.)
- Ithaca (45 min.)
- Geneva (15 min.)
- Belhurst Castle (15 min.)
- Public Park with Swings - steps away
- Public Park with Swings, Tennis Court, Basketball Court - short walk up the hill and into Dresden (next to the Dresden Hotel - which has awesome food by the way...)
- Golf- Trumansburg Public Golf Club (Trumansburg), Seneca Lake Golf Course (Geneva), Big Oak Public Course (Geneva), Lakeside (semi private), Fox Run (9 hole in Rock Stream), Wells College Golf Club (Aurora),to name a few
- NY State Parks - Long Point, Watkins Glen, Sampson State, Taughannock Falls
- Seneca Falls Women's Rights Historical ParkRoseland Water Park (South Bristol)
- Winter Skiing- Bristol Mountain
vacation rental rates
Year Round Rental
January - Memorial Day
Weekly - $2000-2600 Nightly - $300-$500
- Call or email for weekly, nightly and monthly rates
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Weekly Rentals preferred - $2200-3000 (Sat-Sat preferred)
- Call or email for weekly, nightly and monthly rates
After Labor Day Weekend - December 31st
Weekly - $2000-2600 Nightly - $300-600
- Call or email for weekly, nightly, and monthly rates
Abi and Winton Buddington 5857045883
accepted payment methods
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Top things to do in Seneca Lake
- Kayak,Sail, Boating, Swim
- Wine Tour
- Bird Watching, Nature Watching
- Fish
- Golf
Top things to do on a budget
- Wine Touring (Seneca, Keuka, Cayuga)
- Hike Keuka Lake Outlet Trail
- Hike Watkins Glen
- Watkins Glen International
- Corning Museum of Glass
Top things to do with a family
- Fall Foliage tours
- Hiking and Biking
- Waterloo Outlet Mall (20 min.)
- Play at Public Park steps away w swings etc
- Walk to Mr. Twistee's for ice cream
Abi and Winton Buddington , owner


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Soon it's Christmas and these Selbu Mittens are knitted with yarn that I dyed with natural plants this summer. I haven't been so much on this blog.... but I hope to improve:)
Hugs from Lars;)
I am new to this site...and this is my first try to send some pictures and words! I find this site very interresting and amusing..:D!


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Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in various sports. They generally have lesser fan bases and smaller budgets.
The minor league concept is a manifestation of the franchise system used in North American sports, whereby the group of major league teams in each sport is fixed for long periods between expansions or other adjustments, which only take place with the consent of the major league owners. In England (and many other countries), the football leagues have many divisions below the top-flight as part of the football pyramid. In other parts of the world there is usually either a system of annual promotion and relegation, meaning that clubs have no fixed status in the hierarchy, or there is only one professional league per country in each sport, rendering the major/minor distinction irrelevant.
American football[edit]
While there are various semi-professional football leagues, none have any affiliation with the National Football League (NFL). The NFL and its teams have had working relationships with several independent leagues in the past, including the Association of Professional Football Leagues, the Atlantic Coast Football League, and most recently, the league owned-and-operated NFL Europe League. In modern times, the NFL has developed players not ready for the active roster through each team's practice squad.
Many consider the Arena Football League to have been a de facto minor league, since several NFL owners had teams in it in the mid-2000s, prior to its bankruptcy and restructuring. Arena football is played under very different conditions, and the AFL had its own minor league, af2, until 2009. Several other independent indoor football leagues that play a similar game exist. Similarly, the Canadian Football League, though it has developed ties with the NFL in recent years and has moved away from competing with the NFL for talent, plays a visibly different game than the American game, and the two sports favor different types of skills; the CFL arguably holds major league status in its home territory of Canada. Several minor and developmental leagues independent of the NFL have come and gone.
Minor league baseball is almost as old as the professional game itself, and at first consisted of attempts to play baseball in smaller cities and towns independent of the National League, the first true major baseball league. Soon, scouts for the National League were traveling to watch minor league teams play and attempting to sign the more talented ones away. Some sports historians cite the connection between the other major league, the American League and its minor league forebear, the Western Association. Soon Major League Baseball began formal developmental agreements with some minor league teams, while others remained independent.
Ice hockey[edit]
The sport with the next most extensive system of minor league teams other than baseball is ice hockey. In North America, between 1988 and 2005, 233 minor professional ice hockey teams played in a total of 160 cities in 13 minor professional leagues. The vast majority of these teams played in the United States, with only 21 of these teams based in Canadian cities. 123 of these minor professional teams played in the southern United States.[1] One reason given for the large number of American-based teams is that minor league franchises will frequently move from city to city, and even between leagues.[2] In contrast, Canadian cities more commonly host junior ice hockey teams, which operate at a semi-professional level and develop teenage prospects prior to their move to the professional leagues.
The American Hockey League is the most prominent of the minor hockey leagues in North America.
Current minor leagues
- American Hockey League (AHL)
- ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League)
- Central Hockey League (CHL)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL)
- Federal Hockey League (FHL)
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH)
Former minor leagues
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL), now part of the Southern Professional Hockey League
- International Hockey League (IHL), merged into the American Hockey League
- International Hockey League (2007) (IHL), formerly the United Hockey League and Colonial Hockey League, now part of the Central Hockey League
- South East Hockey League (SEHL), now part of the Southern Professional Hockey League
- World Hockey Association 2 (WHA2), now part of the Southern Professional Hockey League
- West Coast Hockey League (WCHL), merged into the ECHL
- Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL). merged into the Central Hockey League
All National Hockey League teams have a farm team in the American Hockey League and often share a team in the ECHL. On "the farm" the NHL team will develop young players, occasionally rehabilitate older players who are injured or whose quality of play has slumped, or, if possible, bury an expensive player to avoid a hit on the team's salary cap. These teams, in turn, have lower-level minor leagues to draw players from and pass players down to. Minor ice hockey leagues should not be confused with Junior or Senior ice hockey leagues. They are different in that minor professional hockey leagues do not have restrictions on the age or experience levels of their players, but Junior and Senior leagues do.
The National Basketball Association has an affiliated minor league: the NBA Development League (also called the "D-League"). The now-defunct Continental Basketball Association (CBA) served some of the purposes of a minor league for the NBA for many years. However, there were no direct developmental agreements between CBA and NBA teams the way that there are between Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams and their minor league affiliates.
Association football[edit]
While Major League Soccer does not have any affiliated minor leagues, several lower-level leagues that operate on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border exist as part of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. As is standard for sports in both countries, the formal promotion and relegation system is not used, although teams have been informally "promoted" from lower leagues up to Major League Soccer. Today, the second level is the current North American Soccer League. The third level is USL Pro, operated by the United Soccer Leagues (USL). The USL also operates the Premier Development League, a semi-professional league that has some age restrictions.
Other sports[edit]
Other sports organizations considered to be minor leagues are golf's Web.com Tour and Symetra Tour, respectively affiliated with the PGA Tour and LPGA; NASCAR's Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series and Whelen All-American Series; and various other affiliated satellite tours of other individual sports, including the Challengers Tour of Professional Tennis.
- ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. pp. vii. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
- ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. pp. vii. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
See also[edit]
- Association of Professional Football Leagues
- Minor ice hockey
- Minor league baseball
- Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour
- NBA Development League


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Routes Sorted
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This description is only for Upper Right Ski Track. Lower Right Ski Track is treated as separate climbs, so I am listing them that way. However, I prefer long pitches and chose to climb the both in a single 60M+ pitch. This requires a 60 or 70M rope and a larger rack but is worth the time and effort.
The route is quite well protected, as long as you have an ample rack of hand-to-fist sized pieces. A full set of cams up to 4" combined with a full set of hexes #7-11 should do the trick quite well, but if you want to sew it up, then rack up even more heavily.


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Okay, the Martian gravity is something like 0.38g. Let's assume that a 1912 estimate may have been off, say 0.333g.
The best athletes on Earth can't high jump much more than 7.5 feet, I think. this involves raising their center of gravity from about +3.0 ft (relative to the ground) to +7.5, or 4.5 ft.
Triple that, and you have 15 ft. 3 + 15 = 18. That's impressive, but hardly enough to let one scale mountains, reach airships and such. Not even able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, like that other alien fellow.
Ahh, so what? If I had Tars Tarkas for a sidekick and Woola trailing along, my enemies would fear me. If I had any real enemies.


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Things have changed in education and today has been set aside to encourage educators to embrace those changes.
It may sound esoteric, but today is Digital Learning Day in the United States. The event is being sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, DC group interested in education policy and advocacy for the lowest-achieving students. We are not sure what the group's politics or agenda is, but this promotion of digital learning is a great idea.
To highlight the move away from the traditional books, blackboards and printed handouts in classrooms that is occurring at light speed, the alliance has created this day of advocacy. The Indiana Department of Education has embraced the day and morphed it into it's own "29-Day Web 2.0 Challenge." The goal of the IDE is to provide examples from teachers and school districts how they are using digital technology to teach. So far the IDE has created a blog spot, a web page and a YouTube channel for teachers to interact.
Already on the YouTube channel are entertaining videos about technology in the Evansville Vandenburg Community Schools and the Danville Community Schools. There certainly is plenty of room to add videos from around the state and we urge local educators to share their stories on YouTube and through the website and blog spot. Links for all can be found on the Indiana Department of Education website.
Local school districts, including Goshen's district, have been moving toward digital education for some time. This past year Goshen freshmen for the first time were provided with laptop computers. Those computers give students access to a vast amount of information they never had when they were tied only to textbooks and computers in the school's library and computer labs. Students can now sit at their desks and conduct research from sources around the world. They can also obtain online instruction in, say, physics or calculus, when they are at home. There is no longer a need to rely on older siblings, friends and mom and dad to help with complex math and science problems that may be well beyond the family's knowledge.
But there is still much more that can be achieved in education by expanding the use of digital technology. Laptops are fading as a popular device and the smaller tablets and the handy smartphones are becoming the standard for trading information among young people. School boards around Indiana should quickly embrace this networking and put it to good use in allowing their teachers to interact with other educators and allowing their students to interact with knowledge centers, their teachers and resources.
We see this rise of digital technology as a chance to shape education for each student's need, thus creating more personalized instruction and helping each student achieve to the maximum of their ability.
We urge teachers, school board members and community members to log on to the IDE website and follow Digital Learning Day and then revisit the website to learn even more each day this month.


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rob mc wrote:oh not more of that green sh*t,its everywhere!!
rob mc wrote:yea i passed the crown development the other day,i had heard about a year back but never knew it had been approved,it looks like they already have the groundwork down!!
Jammyd wrote:bit dissapointed from the website looks like its gonna be Homebase that anchors the development.. my hopes of Galway getting an Ikea seem dashed
PVC King wrote:Only another 1.2m people to add to reach their primary retail catchment floor. For a retail park it looks quite good; the architects job on Festival Place Basingstoke is an interesting project as it involved the remodeling of a failed 1960's planned town type scheme (bizarely dropped into the centre of quite a pleasant market town) into a hugely successful covered shopping centre that attracts a footfall of 350,000 per week which is impressive for a town of 90,000 people.
Any updates on the Ceannt Station project?
dave123 wrote:Galway has 72,000 in total.. not 90,000. a bit of an exaggeration.


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'The Voice' Recap: Happy Now?
The top 8 perform! When they were good, they were very, very good. And when they were bad…they were horrid.
Cee Lo Green Was "Victimized" In Sexual Assault Case, Says Spokesperson
Cee Lo Green is no longer speaking on the sexual assault allegations but may be forced to do so in court.
'The Voice' Battle Rounds Pt. 3 – Surprise Pick With A Side Of Steal
Lots of surprise picks in tonight's battles and a few not so surprising steals after. Featuring excellent renditions of Bon Jovi, Hall & Oates and Florence + the Machine.
The Voice Recap: Battle Rounds Pt. 2 – Bait & Switch
The steals continue on last night's episode of "The Voice."
The Voice Recap: Battle Rounds Pt. 1 — The Art of the Steal
Tonight's battle brought two steals, one amazing duet, one country throw down and the return of the hot Peruvian singer.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 7
Adam gets heated. Blake gets taunted. Xtina says SHUT UP. CeeLo gets Winehouse'd.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 6
Blake is on a roll. Xtina is on the case of someone she passed up last season. CeeLo is hearing folks singing his songs and not liking it. Adam is being reallllllllly nice to everyone. Suspicious.
CeeLo Green Gets in The Holiday Spirit With New Release
CeeLo promises to put a little soul into this coming Christmas season with a little help from Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera and The Muppets.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 5
CeeLo goes for the classics. Adam Levine keeps it smarmy. Christina Aguilera's a Kelly Clarkson fan. Blake Shelton just can't get no satisfaction.
Usher And Shakira Join 'The Voice' For Season 4
Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green announce hiatuses from the show. Green promises to return in season 5, while Aguilera's future is to be seen.


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My current climbing partner is moving and I need someone to climb rock and ice with. I started climbing over 8 years ago in the beautiful Adirondacks and have since moved out to Minneapolis for a job. Looking to climb at all the local spots and take many road trips. I have a full rack rope and extra gear if someone is just getting started (ice or rock). I am willing to climb any grade (up to 5.11 or WI6) just want to get out on the rock or ice.
You should check out meetup.com and do a search for twin city climbers. We are pretty active with lots of different climbing events going on during the month. The meetup site is where I found most of my climbing partners. It's a good group and you'll like it.
Thanks Jeremy!


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Written by Rick Rood
Rick Rood is a former Probe staff member who also served with International Students, Inc. (ISI) and has studied and written on Islam. We asked for his response to the tragedy.
The events of Sept. 11 have left the nation stunned, and horrified. We all can empathize with Mayor Giuliani when he said, "I can't believe they would do this to our city!" The events have also left us with many questions. Following is a brief response to a couple of the most obvious questions most of us are asking.
1) Do acts like those perpetrated on Sept. 11 find any justification in Muslim theology?
This is an important question, and one which would probably be answered in different ways by different muslim groups and leaders. First, there is no question that there are passages in the Qur'an and in the Hadith (sayings traditionally attributed to Muhammad) which endorse the concept of "jihad." I am not going to quote them here. But any reader can look up the following references in the Koran (2:244; 3:195; 4:95; 9:5; 47:4), or passages in the Hadith collected by Al-Bukhari. It is no secret that the early spread of Islam was due in great measure to the carrying out of these injunctions by muslim forces. And today, extremist groups within the muslim world appeal to such passages as justification for their violent actions.
Jihad basically means "struggle" or "exertion," and refers to efforts aimed at defending or advancing the cause of Islam in the world. Many muslims consider jihad to be a sixth basic obligation, in addition to the traditional five pillars of Islam. Jihad, however, is not limited to the popular concept of "holy war." One muslim writer describes four types of jihad: that waged by the heart (the individual muslim's internal spiritual and moral struggle against evil, often called the "greater jihad"), that waged by the tongue (speaking in behalf of Islam), by the hand (setting forth a good example for Islam), and by the sword (armed conflict with the enemies of Islam, the "lesser jihad"). (See the book entitled Jihad: A Commitment to Universal Peace, by Michael A. Boisard, p. 24.)
It must be noted, however, that the Koran itself places some limits on the practice of jihad: "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors . . . . And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression" (2:190-193). Theoretically, then, "holy war" must be seen as justified by the "oppression" and "injustice" of the "enemies of Islam." While many, perhaps most, muslims may condemn the actions carried out on Sept. 11, the extremists who do not can be expected to justify them on the grounds that in their eyes they were retribution for "injustice and oppression" against Islam.
2) What should our response be, as Christians, to these events?
This is not an easy or simple matter, for as Christians we find ourselves to be citizens of two kingdoms--one temporal and political, and the other spiritual and eternal. We must keep this in mind, as we prayerfully shape our response. Here are one Christian's thoughts.
First, we must pray. Pray for the more moderate leaders in the muslim world. Pray that they will see the folly of endorsing these acts of terror. Pray that their voice will be heard, and that they will find the courage to distance themselves from the extremist groups. We must pray also for those who are committed to violence, that God will frustrate their plans. "There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan, that can succeed against the Lord" (Prov. 21:30).
We must pray for the leaders of our country, and of other countries that join with us (I Tim. 2:1-3). God has entrusted to government the responsibility of rewarding righteousness and punishing evil, and this includes the right to "bear the sword" or use military power in defense against evil (Rom. 13:1-5). We must pray for wisdom and courage on the part of our leaders, and that any military response will be shaped by the principles of the "just war" theory that has guided Christian thought since the time of St. Augustine. Any response must be "proportionate" and aimed at crippling the aggressor's ability to wage war, not at inflicting needless suffering on the innocent. As Christian citizens we should not only be prepared to pray for and support our government's response, but if called upon to serve in her defense.
Second, as Christian disciples, we must individually and personally turn to God at this time of great need. We must follow the example of the psalmist who said, "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?" (Ps. 56:3-4) It is only human to experience fear at a time such as this. But we must bring our fears to God, and rest on his almighty arm. Remember God's great and precious promises: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isa. 41:10)! We must draw near to God in personal repentance and faith, turning away from trust in any false "gods," for He alone is "our refuge and strength," our "ever-present help in trouble" (Ps. 46:1). We must be alert as well to opportunities to help others who are in search of a spiritual anchor in times of crisis. We can help by listening to people's concerns, by offering to pray for them or help in some practical way. We should not pretend that we are unaffected by the events that are unfolding; but we can let it be known that we are finding hope and peace as we lean on our faithful God.
As followers of Christ, we must remember that at the level of our personal attitude and of our personal relationships, we are called not to hate but to love our enemies (Luke 6:27-28), not to return evil for evil, but to overcome evil with good (Rom. 12:17, 21). Many will allow these awful events to justify their own hatred and bigotry. We must not. While supporting the righteous actions of our government and of our military, we can at the same time ask God to lead us in showing love toward those in our personal circle of influence, whom others may be tempted to hate.
May God be gracious to us in protecting our land and our people. May He give wisdom and courage to our leaders, and to people of good will in every country. May He frustrate the plans of those who would spread terror. As He did in the days of Joseph, may He take that which is meant for evil and use it for good. May his goodness, justice, and faithfulness be magnified in all his works, and in us as his people. Amen.
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Rick Rood is the former director of publications at Probe Ministries, and now serves as a hospital chaplain. He is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University (B.A., History) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.). He has pursued Ph.D. studies in theology at D.T.S. and has served as pastor, been a seminary instructor, and has worked for a number of years in ministry to international students. Rick and his late wife Polly are the parents of two young adults.
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Windows data volumes (meaning virtual machine hard drives) in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services can be copied and have their access credentials modified, allowing a hacker to glean insights into the data, a programmer has reported.
Programming author and consultant Jeff Cogswell identified the security vulnerability and showed how he executed a hack of his own data in a story titled "The Windows flaw that cracks Amazon Web Services" posted on Slashdot.com. His conclusion: Don't store sensitive information in the cloud, even if it is encrypted.
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A caveat is that the would-be hacker needs access to the data volume in order to copy it and change the credentials, but Cogswell says employees at certain cloud providers have that capability. Although industry representatives played down the threat, Cogswell's findings could add to concerns potential users have about the security of public clouds.
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The vulnerability exists because of a feature many public cloud providers offer that allows volumes to be copied. Copying volumes is helpful in test and development scenarios, for example, where programmers can tinker with an application and not have the changes impact the production environment. Cogswell says it's also a security vulnerability though.
To demonstrate the hack, Cogswell made a copy of his volumes and used a modified version of a password reset tool named "chntwp" to change the credentials of the copied volume. Microsoft has issued patches to ensure chntwp does not allow credential resets, but Cogswell says he was able to modify the password reset tool to expose the vulnerability on new versions of Windows.
Once the Windows volume's password is reset, a hacker can manipulate the contents of the volume and replace the original with the modified copy. Software could be installed to run alongside the volume and track it, for example. The data could be perused by the hacker or changes could be made to the data.
Cloud industry advocates shot down the findings. John Howie, president of the Cloud Security Alliance which advocates for strong security standards among cloud providers called it a "non-issue." To execute the vulnerability, the hacker must have access to that data volume in order to be able to copy and manipulate it. "The likelihood that someone at a cloud provider would perform this attack, even assuming they had access to the file store and there was no monitoring in place, is so small as to be negligible."
Cogswell points out that employees of public cloud providers have access to these volumes especially at smaller cloud service providers. If user credentials are compromised, the data volume could also be exposed. Cogswell notes that he was not able to perform the hack on other users' data, only his own.


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It's been one week since parts of Bartow and Gordon counties were hit by a tornado that had winds of up to 160 mph.
The Red Cross estimated that 250 homes in the area were damaged.
Bartow County's interim Emergency Management Agency Chief, Craig Millsap, said the area had about $73 million in damage.
But, Millsap said, that estimate includes damage to both insured and uninsured property owners and that in order for an area to qualify for FEMA aid, it must have a certain amount of damage to uninsured property. Millsap said this area does not qualify.
"Is it disappointing? Obviously, yes," Millsap said. "It would always be good to get these people the help they need. I think, unfortunately, people are under the impression that anytime there's something like this, FEMA money is going to come flowing in. Unfortunately, there's not enough money to go around like that."
Still, the area has been getting help from thousands of volunteers, something that homeowner Calvin Reneau said he is grateful for.
It's hard to say, 'Thank you,' because you think thank you's not enough, and there's no words in the vocabulary stronger than, 'thank you,'" Reneau said. "And I'm saying, 'thank you to everybody.'"
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Nearly three years since Jon "maddog" Hall predicted that "VoIP using an open source solution, such as Asterisk, will generate more business than the entire Linux marketplace today," open source VoIP for the enterprise remains a wild frontier. SMB uptake has been considerable, as open source VoIP's promise of control and cost savings make it a natural fit. But when it comes to large-scale implementations, open source voice has yet to get most enterprises to listen.
That's not to say that the enterprise is deaf to the benefits of open source itself. To be sure, companies are increasingly vetting open source alternatives before considering commercial wares. But despite this interest in open source elsewhere in the enterprise, the phone system has, by and large, remained off-limits to open source experimentation. (Read Adventures in Asterisk deployment for more insight into that open source solution.)
When it comes to open-sourcing dial tone, the feeling among most enterprises is that there's just too much at stake. After all, network troubles translate to help desk calls and lost revenue, but if the phones go down, it could mean life or death. And when it comes to melding the lockstep world of traditional five-nines PBXes into the land of Patch Tuesday and the frequent reboot, calling on a commercial vendor can feel a lot more comforting than signing off on that level of responsibility yourself.
That said, the notion of an all-out VoIP implementation — ripping and replacing to the core — is fast fading away. Yes, dial tone has crossed the network boundary, but not pervasively. Moreover, many traditional PBX vendors are backing into the VoIP market, allowing telephony admins the comfort of tried-and-true PBXes with some of the benefits of VoIP. Introducing VoIP modules that permit VoIP trunks between locations is becoming common, yielding long-distance cost reductions without disrupting the status quo for local voice.
Largely, VoIP is becoming a PBX replacement on an as-needed basis. And such targeted installations could prove a sweet spot for open source VoIP. As the technology gathers steam, convincing enterprises of its efficacy in increments, it will most certainly join the pack of large-scale go-to VoIP candidates down the line. After all, the considerable cost savings and flexibility of open source VoIP are just too great to ignore.
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Digium's Asterisk is far and away the most mature and popular open source IP PBX currently available. Other open source projects are under development — many, such as OpenPBX, forking the Asterisk code base; others, such as FreeSwitch, being built from the ground up. But despite increasing competition among open source IP PBXes, Asterisk remains the most compelling enterprise VoIP play.


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WINTERGREEN, Va. (March 2, 2012) – The Wintergreen Nature Foundation, located at Wintergreen Resort in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, will host its annual Spring Wildflower Symposium May 18-20. The Resort will extend a 20 percent discount off room rates for the weekend with prices starting at $116 per room per night, based on double occupancy, plus taxes. The two-day Wildflower Symposium fee is $120 per person and covers all scheduled activities Friday-Sunday). Tickets purchased with the Nature Foundation before April 29 are discounted by $5.
The Nature Foundation's Wildflower Symposium will feature 15 different authorities covering a wide range of topics to further an understanding and appreciation of the Blue Ridge Mountain's natural heritage. Experts in topics ranging from botany, bird watching, conservation and geology to natural history, plant propagation and wildlife ecology will be on hand throughout the three-day event. The program includes awe-inspiring nature hikes that traverse Wintergreen Mountain and networking opportunities with fellow wildflower enthusiasts.
Wintergreen Resort, encompassing 11,000 acres atop the Blue Ridge Mountains, is nestled amid Eastern Appalachian forests. By virtue of the rugged coves, deep stream-carved gorges and precipitous rock faces and escarpments this area is a living example of some of America's greatest remaining natural terrestrial ecosystems. This region's abundance of tree diversity, ancient wildflower gardens, relict fern beds and scenic vistas provide diverse and colorful backdrops.
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Levi Brown, left tackle for the Arizona Cardinals, is set to miss his first football game since 2007 after tearing his right triceps in Friday's game versus the Oakland Raiders. Cardinals fans remain optimistic that the tackle won't miss the entire season, but the prognosis is grim. Until a timetable is set for his return, the Cardinals will need to begin the search for Brown's replacement.
Following Brown's injury in the game, he was replaced by D.J. Young. Young spent a majority of 2011 on the Cardinals practice squad. The Cardinals are giving him what he wants -- a chance to prove himself -- by starting him at left tackle in Thursday's game versus the Tenessee Titans.
Should the experiment with Young not pan out, other in-house possibilities include moving vets Jeremy Bridges and D'Anthony Batiste over to the left side.
With a few more weeks left in the preseason, the Cardinals will likely play the waiting game before coming to a decision on Brown's replacement. Teams are still cutting their rosters down to 52. If Arizona gets lucky, they may be able to snag an experienced veteran to be the stop-gap until (and if) Brown returns.
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Marathon runners from Minnesota continue returning home from Boston and their feelings still very raw.
After years of training, qualifying and finally crossing the finish line, Hennepin County Judge Jay Quam, wanted to remember his Boston marathon experience as a personal triumphant but it turned profoundly tragic.
Jeff Passolt: "You've seen or heard plenty of strange, sometimes awful things in your courtroom. But could you ever imagine something like this at the Boston marathon?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Not anything on this scale at all I mean the Boston Marathon is one of the greatest celebrations in the world you've got thousands of runners with their dreams coming true, hundreds of thousands of spectators and it turns into a massive tragedy just like that."
Jeff Passolt: "And this is the first time you've been in this race, it was kind of a bucket list thing you said you're daughter helped put you up to?"
Judge Jay Quam: "It was yeah, I've been dreaming about it for about thirty years but you kind of put those on the back burner sometimes and I trained and I qualified and I was looking forward to it. It was really one of the things I really wanted to do."
Jeff Passolt: "Can you take us through yesterday. Walk us through the sequence of events. How did this unfold for you?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Yeah I crossed the finish line and I don't know if you've run a marathon Jeff or not but you feel pretty crummy usually afterwards so I stopped about 50 yards afterwards and was cramping up and called a friend of mine who was training right in front of the marathon sports store where the second bomb blew up and then I tried to call my family to try to coordinate where we would meet and they started moving down the line a little was and I got about a block and a half away and met up with my wife and daughter and that's when we heard the explosions."
Jeff Passolt: "So you were a block and half away?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Yeah that's right about that. So I wouldn't say the zone of danger where people are getting injured but it was certainly close enough to feel the blast and to hear a very loud explosion."
Jeff Passolt: "And when you heard that did you know initially something was wrong? Or did you think this was surreal, this isn't really happening? What was going through your mind?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Well the first one you don't really know what it is it doesn't seem like it's in the right place and when you hear the second one a few seconds later that's when you start to eliminate the possibilities. You think...what can that be and especially given the environment of the Boston Marathon it really can only be one thing and that's some type of terroristic attack."
Jeff Passolt: "Were you scared? What was your gut instinct at that moment?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Yeah you know it's one of those things that you probably get more scared after the fact than doing it yet at the time you have to decide what to do and it seemed to make the most sense to move away from where the blasts occurred so that's what we and most of the runners did."
"Yeah that was one of the things that was most amazing is that if you can't prevent an attack like this you can certainly respond to it and I would say within two minutes there was probably forty or fifty emergency response vehicles moving toward the scene, it was really remarkable how well prepared they were.
Jeff Passolt: "And a lot of people were saying that's why we didn't have so many casualties despite some very critical injuries. Is everybody in your family doing okay?"
Judge Jay Quam: "Everyone's doing fine you know it's one of those things that you look back on and you feel a little unsettled because if you were lucky and you weren't one of the ones that were in the blast area you know somebody else wasn't so lucky, it's a very sobering feeling."
Jeff Passolt: "Well we're glad to see you here, your family safe and sound and we appreciate you coming by."
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