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Ocean City, MD — The miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God will visit the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. The Church is located at 8805 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD. All Orthodox Christians and others are invited to the solemn visitation of the wonder-working icon. The icon will arrive at the Church, be greeted by the clergy and faithful, and have a Paraklisis (prayer service) sung before it. Upon completion of the service, all present may venerate the icon and be anointed by the holy myrrh that miraculously streams from it. The icon's home is Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church in Honolulu, Hawaii. It will visit many churches and monasteries on the Eastern seaboard for the veneration by the faithful and the consolation of those who are ill or troubled. "We are blessed to have the Myrrh-Streaming Iveron icon visit St. George," said Fr. John Stavropoulos, Presiding Priest of the parish. "It is a … [Read more...]
New Book: Greece's Dostoevsky
From the publisher: Herman A. Middleton is author of Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit: The Lives and Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece (featuring eight Greek Orthodox monastic elders). He translated the recently released Greece's Dostoevsky: The Theological Vision of Alexandros Papadiamandis (a study of one of modern Greek literature's finest writers). It is about his new book that he now writes. (The second, third, and fourth posts will be posted elsewhere, for which see below.) I have been working on a translation of Dr. Anestis Keselopoulos's book, Greece's Dostoevsky: The Theological Vision of Alexandros Papadiamandis for quite some time now. The book is a study of the living (lived/experiential) theology found in the short stories and novels of one of Greece's greatest fiction writers of the past 2+ hundred years. I was first introduced to Papadiamandis through Dr. Keselopoulos's pastoral theology class while a student at Aristotle University in … [Read more...]
CNS News: More than 2,000 Evangelical, Orthodox Chaplains Join Catholics in Opposing Pentagon Directive on Same-Sex Marriage
Here's one way for the Orthodox to get noticed: do what is right. Source: CNSNews (CNSNews.com) – A national group representing more than 2,000 military chaplains from evangelical Christian and Orthodox backgrounds said on Wednesday that the Pentagon has launched a "direct assault" on marriage, and the chaplains they endorse will not be allowed to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies under any circumstances. Dr. Ron Crews, executive director of the newly formed Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, said his 2,000-plus membership is concerned about a Sept. 30 Pentagon memorandum that authorizes chaplains and military chapel facilities to be used for "any private ceremony," a move that contradicts current federal law, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). "By dishonestly sanctioning the use of federal facilities for 'marriage counterfeits' that federal law and the vast majority of Americans have rejected, the Pentagon has … [Read more...]
Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon: Delegation to Syria
Source: Antiochian Archdiocese | Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon During this past September 13-18, I was part of a delegation sent to Syria by Metropolitan PHILIP to investigate the internal political situation in that country, particularly with respect to its Christian minority. Our group consisted of six priests of the Antiochian Archdiocese: Fathers Dimitri Darwich (our guide and the only Arabic-speaker), Timothy Ferguson, Joseph Honeycutt, John Winfrey, David Bleam, and myself; two Protestant pastors: Bonn Clayton and Norman Wilson; and an expert in international law, James Perry, accompanied by his wife, Martha, who served as the delegation's secretary. Attached to the delegation as a reporter for Ancient Faith Radio was John Maddex, its executive director. The following narrative is my own assessment of that experience, along with some account of what I learned. Let me begin by expressing a deep, sincere gratitude to Metropolitan Philip, both for the golden opportunity … [Read more...]
La Stampa: Divisions in Orthodox Church Hinder Pope's Meeting with Patriarch of Moscow
We are getting more news from the Catholic/Italian press than we are from Orthodox sources. This report appears reliable; the author has a good grasp of the ecclessiological disagreements between Constantinople and Moscow, particularly the conflict about what constitutes primacy in Orthodoxy. This question must be settled before a Pan-Orthodox Council can take place and before dialogue with Rome can proceed with any seriousness. Both Constantinople and Moscow have different interests at stake. Moscow sees a working alliance with Rome (not unity) as a practical necessity to re-Christianize Europe in order to roll back the hedonism, moral relativism, lowered value of human life and other afflictions associated with secularism. Constantinople has expressed little interest in Moscow's (and Rome's) agenda and prefers instead to focus on global warming and other boutique issues. Highlights from the article: In Ravenna, the delegation of the Patriarchate of Moscow decided to … [Read more...]
Interview with Met. Hilarion on Unity and Primacy in the Orthodox Church [AUDIO]
I published the article below earlier, but after listening to the recording of the interview, there's a lot more to report. The planning for a Pan-Orthodox Council continues, and one of the benefits is that thorny issues raised in the past such as the granting of autocephaly, the role of the Patriarch of Constantinople in world Orthodoxy and others are finally getting serious attention. Reading between the lines, it is clear that Constantinople's claims to universal supremacy have been rejected although they still possess a primacy of honor and limited authority to call a council and so forth. Met. Hilarion speaks highly of Pope Benedict calling him a "man of faith" and expressing particular appreciation of Benedict's knowledge of Orthodoxy. No promises concerning a meeting between Rome and Moscow are promised, although the newest date mentioned is 2013 which represents the 1700th anniversary of the signing of the Edict of Milan. Listen here: Source: Catholic News … [Read more...]
A Russian in Rome [VIDEO]
Source: Inside Vatican The end of state atheism in Russia in 1991 and the return to Christian faith in that country, at least in a modest way, in the years since — opinions on the extent of Russia's religious renewal are sharply divided — seemed something impossible in the 1960s, 1970, 1980s... Pope John Paul II fervently desired that change so that Europe might regain its spiritual health and "breathe with two lungs" — Eastern as well as Western, Greek as well as Latin, Orthodox as well as Catholic... despite all the centuries of division and mistrust since the "Great Schism" of 1054. In the long process of this new "breathing" a special moment occurred on September 29 at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. On the morning of September 29, Benedict XVI welcomed the Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Patriarchate of Moscow's Department for External Church Relations — the equivalent of the "Foreign Minister" of the Russian … [Read more...]
Fr. Alexander F.C. Webster: End of DADT Paves Way for New Discrimination
Source: Stars and Stripes (download newspaper version) | Archpriest Alexander F.C. Webster Sept. 20, 2011, a date that will live in infamy, the U.S. armed forces were deliberately and successfully attacked by advocates of the scourge of homosexuality. The elimination of the last vestige of moral restraint on sexual perversion in the U.S. military, commonly known as the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ushers in a new Orwellian era in which the military leadership of our nation will proclaim the unnatural as natural, the unhealthy as healthy and the immoral as moral. On Aug. 25, 2010, before the DADT policy was rescinded by Congress and the current president of the United States, I wrote the following in a guest column in Stars and Stripes ("Chaplains in no-win situation on 'don't ask'?"): "A 'nondiscrimination' policy would surely mutate into approval and celebration of the 'gay' lifestyle, … [Read more...]
Met. Methodios (GOA): Don't be Like the Frogs in the Tub
HT: Devshime October Archpastoral Reflection from His Eminence The story is told about a number of frogs which were placed by scientists in a tub of water whose temperature was exactly the same as the pond from which they were taken. The scientists slowly increased the temperature and were soon astonished to see that, even though the water gradually became warmer, the frogs did not react. It was only when the temperatures were increased to a boiling point that the frogs reacted. It was too late. Before they knew it, they burned to death. Had they realized the slow increase in the water temperature, they would have reacted and thus spared their lives. The frogs grew accustomed to the slow rise in temperature and adapted. The change in water temperature occurred slowly but deliberately, and because of this process, the frogs failed to pay attention. For us Orthodox Christians, the changes in the moral standards in our society have occurred so slowly that they have become … [Read more...]
Fr. John Peck: Orthodox Christian Parenting in the 21st Century [AUDIO]
On September 10, 2011, St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas, hosted the 2011 Orthodox Christian Parenting Retreat. The speaker was Fr. John Peck, priest at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Prescott, Arizona, and the topic was "Orthodox Christian Parenting in the 21st Century: Guiding, Guarding, and Discipline for Parents, Grandparents, and Godparents in the Orthodox Tradition." Source: Ancient Faith Radio Listen here: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 … [Read more...]
Pastoral Message of Archbishop Demetrios (GOA) on September 11, 2001
Very good talk, particularly about the sobriety the attack on 9/11 fostered not only on the people of New York mentioned by Abp. Demetrios, but also all over America. Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America … [Read more...]
Russia Adds Discipline to World Orthodoxy
Source: Orthodox News | by Theodore Kalmoukos BOSTON- The Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow issued a "warning" to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and of the Primates of the ancient Orthodox Patriarchates who met as a Synaxis in Constantinople September 1-3 and which included the Archbishop of Cyprus. The hierarchs addressed issues facing Orthodox Christians in the Middle East, as well as the preparations of the long-awaited Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church. The fact that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew did not also invite the Patriarchs and Primates of the other Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches of the Orthodox World bothered the Russian Patriarchate as well as the Patriarchate of Romania and others. The Patriarchate of Moscow sent its head of the External Affairs Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to alert Patriarchs Ignatios of Antioch, Theofilos of Jerusalem, Daniel of Romania, and even the Ecumenical Patriarch that it was wrong that only the … [Read more...]


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Friday's home opener for the Nationals brought much of what we've come to expect from the budding rivalry between Washington and the Atlanta Braves.
In this episode of 'Baseball in The District,' Nationals prospect Sammy Solis calls in to chat with Tim.
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|Project by carpentrymonster
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Built this for my dad, it was supposed to be done by xmas but work and life got in the way. My dad lives in the northern part of Michigan where he builds custom homes and is an avid hunter. He and my step-mom have a closed circuit camera that monitors the back end of their property where the deer feed nightly. The monitor is situated next to the television in the living room and they spend more time watching the deer than prime time tv. I wanted to get him something really cool for christmas because he's about the greatest dad a guy could hope for. I looked into buying a camera that pans and tilts remotely but the prices were astronomical. So, I decided to build one for him.
I began back in November, thinking that would give me enough time to finish by xmas. Three months and three designs later, I finished it in time to deliver it on our scheduled visit last weekend. Figuring out the guts was the hard part. first I went out and bought a remote controlled car with good remote range and completely tore it apart. That gave me two motors to work with, one for pan and one for tilt.
I purchased a standard indoor/outdoor security camera with night vision and sound capabilities.
I knew I wanted to set it up on a solar re-charge system, so i went out and found a solar battery charger. Picked up a couple of lazy susan brackets and some mdf and started to experiment.
I won't mention all the major B.S. I got into trying to find a workable prototype, but after about two months of tinkering I finally figured out how to make the tiny electric motors turn and tilt the camera. Turns out the answer was the simplest design, the least amount of moving parts translated to the least chance for a malfunction.
The housing was pretty simple to figure out once the guts were done. Gave it a roof to keep the weather off and house the solar panel. I painted it black, made some stencils to air-brush the leaves on for a little camouflage, then I added a lot of clear finish. I put a compass in the side because the solar panel needs to be directed due south a 45 degree angle for maximum exposure at the coordinates where my dad lives. the solar panel and compass are switchable so that you have the option to point the front of the unit either due east or due west. The mounting table pans about 330 degrees and the camera has a wide enough angle to compensate for the other 30 degrees so there is no blindspot.
The lady pictured is my girlfriend, I asked her to pose with the "Buck Eye," reluctantly she agreed. I tried to get her to do it in a bikini but she wasn't willing to cooperate, maybe next time.
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#1 posted 1634 days ago
you lucky dog, you. was there a project here?
#2 posted 1634 days ago
That's a pretty wild camera your dad has there. Looks like a great job with a lot of thought put into it. Where's the corkscrew? He'll be able to watch those deer at any time. Looks like a nice owl population in that area too…
-- some day I hope to have enough clamps to need a clamp cart!
#3 posted 1634 days ago
Nice project description, couldn't see many of the photo's, most were out of focus, thanks for the first one though.
Great project, please include additional pictures…. start with the first one and get CLEARER shots 8-) !
I do like your work!
-- dust control
#4 posted 1634 days ago
Funny you mentioned the owls, my dad told me a story this morning about an owl that he watched disect a bunny just last week. I have actually seen them myself up there, they are beautiful.
#5 posted 1634 days ago
275 views in only 50 minutes…...and only 5 comments including this one …LOL …..Great "project" ...Must be a lot of jocks out there wiping the drool off of their keyboards !
-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!
#6 posted 1634 days ago
With a little more thought you could have produced something that could capture the deer and interogate them until they told your dad where the enemy is. I think the deer have a right to privacy but I also think they taste wonderfull . fantastic job I hope your dad enjoys it but your next one needs a turret attached to it.
#7 posted 1634 days ago
There is a nice rack on that…looks like a 4 pointer.
-- Ohh mann...pancakes and boobies...I'll bet that's what Heaven is like! ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣
#8 posted 1634 days ago
that sure is a nice door ,
excellent work !
nice lamp too .
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
#9 posted 1634 days ago
To noknot, I considered the turret.
And I agree with Abbot, it really is a nice rack!
#10 posted 1634 days ago
Nice work indeed. Is it a still camera or motion one. I'm could not finish reading all your narrations, my seasoned eyes was getting blur.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
#11 posted 1634 days ago
its a video camera with night vision
#12 posted 1634 days ago
could wire up a recorder on that as well no doubt…old vcr set to always record motion detectod turns on rcorder ….just hardwire the record button to record … motion happens——power on—-record :)
-- Marius PG_BC_CA
#13 posted 1634 days ago
Very innovative and challenging project. I am glad you were able to get it all working.
And Dusty, you made a hilarious observation! When you look at the projects page, this has almost 500 hits while everything else is at about 100+. How many wives are asking their husbands "What are you looking at hon?" "Oh… just a woodworking project…"
-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.
#14 posted 1634 days ago
Very well done and mixing electronics and mechanics with wood working!
Dad and step-mom are very proud… and yes, you too!
#15 posted 1634 days ago
Why do you have to watch the deer so much if you are just going to shoot them? Here in NZ we just keep them in the paddocks and you can go watch them anytime you want, without any cameras!
Seems complicated but I'm glad you got it done – maybe some day the technology can be used for something productive…like a girlfriend eye.
-- If you can't joint it, bead it!
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Until a short while ago when the invaluable Criterion Collection made it part of their series of classics, one of the hardest-to-see, most personal, least commercial and least known of quality pictures to come from the American studio system was Leo McCarey's profoundly touching 1937 drama (with some comedy) about a loving old married couple and their thoughtless grownup children, MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (available on DVD, with a video introduction for which I was interviewed). It was among Orson Welles' favorite films, and as he used to say, "It would make a stone cry!"
Welles went on to exclaim that he usually always hated character actor Victor Moore -- "a professional Irishman" -- and never especially liked character actress Beulah Bondi, but that in this extraordinary movie they were both absolutely wonderful, and he would credit director-writer McCarey (1898-1969) for their brilliant turns here.
Indeed, McCarey was famous for drawing out fresh, seemingly improvised, always surprising and unusual characterizations from his actors. The very same release year as this lovely, heartbreaking film, which, as Orson also noted, "Nobody ever saw!", McCarey scored a huge critical and popular hit with perhaps the definitive screwball romantic comedy The Awful Truth (starring Irene Dunne at her scintillating best and Cary Grant in his first real Cary Grant performance) and the Oscars voted McCarey best director for his work on it. Accepting the award, Leo thanked the Academy members, then added, "But you gave it to me for the wrong picture."
In the last year of his life, I asked McCarey if he still felt that way and he said Yes: "It was the saddest story I ever shot; at the same time very funny." The merging of funny and sad, in fact, became a McCarey trademark, most popularly achieved perhaps in his 1939 Love Affair (with Charles Boyer and, again, Irene Dunne) and his own 1957 remake An Affair to Remember (with Deborah Kerr and, again, Cary Grant).
The idea for Make Way for Tomorrow sprang from McCarey's reaction to the death of his father. "We were real good friends," Leo told me. "I admired him so much." The scripts for both Make Way for Tomorrow and The Awful Truth were written by McCarey with Viña Delmar, whose Cosmopolitan short story about old people first prompted the director to contact her. "Old age is a subject audiences hate," Welles used to give as one reason why this very special, guileless, and uncompromising film was never popular. But it perfectly exemplifies the comment Jean Renoir once made about Leo: "McCarey understands people," he said, then added, "perhaps better than anyone else in Hollywood." See this movie with folks you care about (and have plenty of Kleenex available).
Tom | December 16, 2013 4:56 PM
Welles missed 'em entirely.
Bondi was a terrific character actress and Moore wasn't a "professional Irishman"'
but a very funny "timid soul".
Valerie | June 9, 2012 6:16 AM
Such a beautiful film, that anyone who wants to be a filmmaker should study because it's perfect actingwise, and perfect technicallywise and will break your heart while you'll laugh.
Philip Wissbeck | May 15, 2012 4:50 PM
A good film. It did not fall prey to a lot of closeups but kept the wide view even on the scene when the lady had a very emotional farewell with a friend on the phone. That would have been easy to overextend.
Steph | May 6, 2012 4:30 PM
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Michael van den Bos | May 6, 2012 11:32 AM
Peter's introductions, audio commentary tracks, and special documentary appearances are always insightful and essential. I often play his THE THIRD MAN featurette from the Criterion Collection DVD in my Vancouver Film School film theory course and other film history courses I teach, as well as segments from his invaluable DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD documentary. Peter's comments on the DVDs of MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW and RULES OF THE GAME are mini film history classes in themselves. My students and I thank you, sir!
Christopher Denny | May 2, 2012 3:48 AM
I haven't seen this one yet. But I know that if PB & OW recommend it, then I'm in for a treat. Of course, seeing this on the Criterion disc, with Mr. Bogdanovich's comments, is essential. But, if you are like me, and that's not an immediate option (even via netflix) then, for now, at least, you can view it here for free & in one piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Y38jIuN9c
Then, no matter what your circumstances, you can join the conversation...I remember seeing The Big Sleep for the first time late at night on WGN. The reception was almost non-existent. But I taped it on our VCR & watched it many times before obtaining a consistently viewable copy...I have to admit to a strange nostalgia for that low-grade, warbly, intermittent version. (Especially as it gave the soundtrack an unearthly, underwater effect.) And I was certainly dazzled to eventually see as it ought to be seen...So I'm suggesting, if you have no other way to see it at the moment, this will only whet your appetite for the true experience: The Criterion edition, complete with Mr. Bogdanovich's observations.
PB | April 30, 2012 10:46 PM
Thank you so much, Blake; that means a lot coming from you. I'm touched, really. It certainly is
a beautiful film, and I'm glad to be able to popularize it as much as possible, as I could tell when
Leo spoke of it, how much the picture meant to him. So I'm certain his spirit rejoices at its slow
but ardent rediscovery by sensitive people in these oh so modern times...
Blake Lucas | April 30, 2012 2:57 PM
Just want to say, Peter, that when I saw this again on the Criterion I watched that video introduction the next day and thought you did such a great job there, seeming to me sensitive to every aspect of this beautiful, moving film. I've liked a lot of your DVD intros (several Renoirs come to mind) but this was surely one of your very best ever. In addition to knowledge of McCarey, of film history, and of social history, it had a real grasp of cultural change that would make it even less possible for MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW to be made now. Hey, I know no one saw it and it won no awards, but at least it got made! And that's the good side of film history--if a film has been saved and not lost it can find its audience eventually. This one definitely has--it now has many ardent admirers. Obviously, I'm one of these. In your video intro, I recall there's a point you mentioned four McCareys as especially great, this being one of them and the others RUGGLES OF RED GAP, THE AWFUL TRUTH and LOVE AFFAIR. I have to say those are the four I'd choose as his masterpieces--they are all really special movies, but I'd give MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW the edge as best of all.


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1Nigella's Divorce From Charles Saatchi Will Be "Quick and Amicable"
I don't see how one can remain "amicable" with an asshole who chokes you in public, then calls it a joke, then releases a public statement about how shitty you are for not defending him for abusing you, but okay, let's just take this joint statement from Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi for what it is. They're getting a divorce and I can't wait.
Here we go…
"Following the separation of Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi there has been much inaccurate speculation in the press over the weekend.
"Nigella and Charles would like to clarify the position. We can confirm that Fiona Shackleton is acting for Nigella Lawson to ensure a swift and amicable resolution.
"A divorce will proceed on the undefended basis, the decree nisi is to be pronounced on July 31, and neither party will be making any financial claims against the other."
Well, that's nice, I guess. At least he's not giving her a hard time about getting the divorce. Now Nigella can go back to being a total queen and not needing some asshole abuser in her face. Ladies, I'd advise becoming against Charles Saatchi's fourth wife. It won't end well.
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I'd give his 4th wife as much sympathy as any girl who dates Mike Tyson and complains about domestic violence. Agreed. Hi is King Asshole.


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matrix style editing is pretty decent and easy .
this is one of the best cheap romplers out there right now.
for 250 bucks give or take a little its a steal.
light easy to set up easy to pack aways.
very good arpegiator.
ancient computer interface
scene settings so you wank that wheel and rock out.
On the other hand, if you don't mind mashing all sorts of different sounds together, the CS2x can produce completely unexpected results, occasionally even good ones.
To this date, I have seen 2 car commercials which use un-edited CS2x presets, with no other sounds added whatsoever. I always wonder how much those two producers got paid to hit a single key on their Yamaha's...
No idea what "Jo" means, as the portamento is sensational
- Check Price
- The link above will take you to an eBay search for this synth to see active listings. If you don't find it there, try looking in our forum marketplace or post a wanted classified.
- Demos & Media
Audio Clip 1 - These are some demo sounds from the CS2x.
Manual - Download a comprehensive CS2x manual - the Silver Book
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 64 notes
- Oscillators - AWM2 (Wave ROM 16 MB; 779 normal voices and 30 drum kits
- Effects - 3 independent digital effects (12 Reverbs, 14 Choruses, 62 Variations)
- Filter - 64 resonant 24 dB filters; hi pass and low pass
- Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator: 40 patterns
- Keyboard - 61 keys with Initial Touch
- Memory - 256 preset, 256 user
- Control - MIDI, TO-HOST computer interface
- Date Produced - 1999
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Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
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Why Farmers?
Since 1928, people have been trusting Farmers to provide them with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their futures and their families are covered against risk. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies includes the country's third-largest Personal Lines Property and Casualty insurers. Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC is also and integral part of Farmers.
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By Christina Chambers
Auburn, AL - A month long investigation has landed a former Auburn University Medical Clinic worker behind bars for embezzlement.
The former worker, Karen Wingard is out of jail on bond after turning herself into Auburn Police on Sunday.
Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson says, "This past Sunday she turned herself into police here and was charged with theft of property."
According to police reports, Wingard allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the medical clinic since 2009.
Chief Dawson explains, "Through their accounting firm, they became suspicious of some missing funds.It could be more than $100,000."
The East Alabama Medical Center employs workers at Auburn's Medical Clinic. The hospital declined to comment on what position wingard held at the clinic.
"When you work at a place and you have access to it, we are still investigating to how this happened," Chief Dawson says.
The East Alabama Medical Center has declined to comment because this case is still under investigation.
Auburn University also declined to comment on the case.
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RCD Fact Sheet FY 2013
Rural Community Development
Office of Community Services
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Purpose: Rural Community Development Program: To provide training and technical assistance to low-income rural communities in developing and managing affordable, safe water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Rural Community Development/Homeland Security Program: To provide safety and security training and technical assistance to State, regional and national infrastructure regarding water and wastewater treatment systems.
Uses: Grants are awarded for project costs for
- To provide safety and security training and technical assistance
- To improve coordination among Federal, state and local; agencies in water waste management;
- To improve the capacity of small and very small systems to better prepare for emergencies; and
- To develop emergency preparedness for small water systems.
Type of Grant: Competitive discretionary grants.
Eligible Applicants: Multi-state, regional, private, non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.
Appropriations: In FY 2012, $ 4.9 million.
Authority: Section 680 (a)(3)(B) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended; Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (P.L. 105- 285)
Program Characteristics:
- There were 8 grants awarded in FY 2012, including two tribal entities. Projects have five years to complete implementation.


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Just so you guys know, I was mostly joking about the Standard Epic Fantasy Quest in the last update post – not apologizing for our choice of story to tell or anything like that. Thank you anyway for all the comments and encouragement, and the discussion on writing (good luck to all of you NaNoers! I am sad not to be among you this year). Honestly I'm a big fan of the 'people go on an epic journey to accomplish some highly important goal' category of fantasy fiction – there are so many potential directions to take the story (and the readers. One of my favorite parts of reading has always been to go on that journey with the characters, both their external geographical journey and their internal ones), and there are so many variables that can make the story wildly different from other examples of the same subgenre. Chezhnian and I are both very glad that you're enjoying our take on the traditional(?) fantasy epic as much as we have been, and we're really excited to bring the rest of our story to you (four years' worth of writing so far – you have no idea how agonizing it is sometimes not to be able to share artwork or story blurbs of the more recent events and characters with you. XD) Innumerable thanks to all of you for coming along with us on the road.
And for some update news: I know it's getting close to a holiday break for a lot of you, but make sure to check back here on Tuesday for a SUPER SPECTACULARLY AWESOME ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWESOME. Really, we mean it (if you couldn't tell from the bolded caps and hyperbole there). It involves comics and dead trees and goodies up for grabs and possibly ELK. Oh the elk. D:
See you on Tuesday!
Discussion (5) ¬
Yes Kip, you really should go into enemy occupied territory that will likely be controlled by sorcerers who can set wards that will detect you no matter what you do while also guarding your house with large numbers of well hidden sorcerers and or guards to keep you from escaping if you're dumb enough to go back.
Oh, wait, no. YOU SHOULDN'T.
I hate being hard on her, but I have to be hard on her. This is probably Kip's most clueless moment of the comic so far. I hope Varony carries her out of there bodily to keep her from being so foolish.
Oh you lovely people, there was an update ALREADY WAITING when I accidentally clicked the wrong bookmark (it's been a long day. There were Meetings. Meetings which generated three pages of increasingly spiky and detailed doodles in two colours. I NEEDED an early update…)
Kip once again proves that age does not necessarily confer common sense… though I guess pampered medical lemurs don't get many chances to learn that? Oh well. Time for a crash course in Shutting Doors and Being Cautious, Kip!
And those are clothes. They cover the bits that need covering without causing too much in the way of a tripping hazard. What's she complaining about? Now, the book, I can maybe have some sympathy with (I assume its some sort of lab notebook/journal not the best-seller she's only half way through reading). If she was wanting to get some boots for her bare feet, I might have a leetle more sympathy… going adventuring without my boots would be quite bad.
Goodies involving dead trees sounds exciting!
Yes! Really looking forward to next Tuesday! ;)
ELK?! :D Ohmygosh, I'm so excited for next Tuesday! And Kip's hair is so luscious :D I'm still loving the comic, you are both amazing!
Actually, going back now may be the safest time: the scumemy may not be expecting it so soon, they may have some eyes watching, but they probably won't be good ones and ones wanting to get in on the real action


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All this hype about Ingram even got to me a little...but I know there are some of us that still think we should go with a pass rusher (either OLB or DE). So I'm gonna start (or reignite) a "political" party...and nominate Ryan Kerrigan to run for us! If you'd like to join me in this future Hall of Fame DE's being drafted to the New Orleans Saints...follow me to the promised land! I know at least a handful of people here at CSC has expressed interest in Kerrigan so we've gotta have some type of following, and maybe with some help we can convert the entire Who Dat Nation into Kerrigan believers! I don't have a catchy name or slogan right now so first things first...What to we name this phenomenon? Ingramania is pretty good, but we can do better!
via newnfldraft.com
Hey, he already looks good in Black and Gold right?
Come on you know you want to join the revolution! I mean our own Drew Brees would be ecstatic to have a fellow Boilermaker on board. So speaking for Mr. Brees I say "Come forth Kerrigan-oholics! Don't be afraid of the angry mob of Ingramites! Step up for what you know is right!"
I will now leave you with a few motivators for our future!:
Ryan Kerrigan Highlights (via BoilermakerFootball)
Oh and if you like the whole "turnover" thing on defense...check out this stat:
- 14 career forced fumbles
So who's with me!? Still need a name for our party, anybody?
New term when describing that instinctive wanting to draft Kerrigan: KERRIGANSANITY!


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Gary Shaw isn't a guy who MMA fans are particularly fond of. His approach to running an MMA promotion with EliteXC was iffy at best and he clearly put too many eggs in the Kimbo Slice basket. But his insight into certain matters is still of some value.
So when the FightHubTV.com guys caught up with Gary, his insight into attempted dealings with M-1 Global and Fedor Emelianenko is worth something.
The juiciest quote (transcribed by MMA Mania):
I did try several times to get Fedor to come to EliteXC, but the numbers they were asking, there's no fighter who was worth that. I wasn't willing to meet their demands. I thought M-1 was very difficult to deal with. It wasn't only Fedor. They wanted to be the co-promoters and the managers and they wanted you to put on so many Russian fighters of theirs on every show. Nobody's worth that price. Maybe if Fedor would have had the right management from the beginning, he might have been in the UFC and been a huge star.
While there are many subjects on which Gary could speak where I'd call BS, this seems pretty well in line with anything else people have said about attempts to work with M-1 and Fedor.
Although, one could point out that many of Gary's current boxers aren't worth the money they're getting either. I'm looking at you, Chad Dawson.


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Silva visits the XGYM in Rio before he begins his coaching run against Vitor Belfort in a live version of TUF. The Ultimate Fighter Brasil debuts on March 25.
he's da man!
Pure Class.
good advise
They really don't like chael in brazil haha!
Wand is my fav fighter, the guy is awesome.
and this is why Wanderlei is one of the best there is…he's always real and never let the fame get to his head.
I wonder where I can get one of those Pretorian shirts Junior was wearing, they sell gear online but not shirts, whats up with that??
Wanderlai is one ugly son of a bitch
Vitor is gonna crush you Vandi!!!!! Lights out just like he did before lol
But in all honesty I wish both guys the best, Vandi is the man, they both are. This video is great, freaking amazing to see this sport getting huge all over the globe. Gives me chills to see this, insane!!
Coolest dude in MMA! I hope he learns to use his technical skills and experience more often. He's a beast, but aging fighters need to use the brains more than the physical attributes.
He did well against Bisping and Cung Le. He just needs to keep that killer instinct in check until he gets an opening. Can't come "guns a blazin'" like he did against Leben.
what a great guy
crazy i bet he cant even eat in peace hes like a walking legend in brazil
Please can we just make guys like Wanderlei and Rampage judges or commentators. I love the guys to death, but really it's time to let new blood shine in the octagon.
I see revenge for Wandy. Vitor is highly over rated.
I bet the TUF Brazil will be way more entertaining that the US version.


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Principal announces Innovation Fund
Principal Tom Williams has created a new fund to encourage innovation to help academic and administration units across campus generate revenue and reduce costs.
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This Fund is being run as a two-year pilot project. Proposals are now being accepted through to April 16, 2011.
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Effingham Daily News
---- — Warren Frank Leader, 79, of Casey, died at 9:16 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at his home.
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Markwell Funeral Home, Casey, with the Rev. Dr. Penelope Barber officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Casey Cumberland Cemetery, Casey. Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family c/o Markwell Funeral Home, PO Box 175, Casey, IL 62420. Online condolences may be left at www.markwellfuneralhome.com.


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Town Square
Things I Love in Pleasanton
Original post made by Love, too on Mar 18, 2014
The Dairy,
The Farmers Market.
Out cultural diversity,
Numerous beautiful parks and playing fieds.
The word "boo" on the mirror at Gay 90s Pizza.
The Pleasanton banner across Main St.
Walking Main St.
The Fair.
High school rivalries.
Random murals and art.
The Sports Park.
The FireHouse Theater.
Neighborhoods with sidewalks.
The sound of the train, even when it wakes me up.
Those guys who are always on the corner by Tully's.
I'm sure there are a lot more...
on Mar 18, 2014 at 10:00 pm
Beautiful day today.
on Mar 18, 2014 at 11:18 pm
I Love Pastime Pool.
The word Gay in "Gay 90s Pizza"
Hacienda Business Park.
The street sweepers at 3am downtown on Friday and Monday.
The old and loud garbage trucks at 6am.
All the Newbies.
And the Dairy for selling old Safeway food.
Love the train and miss the Bag Lady.
on Mar 19, 2014 at 6:24 am
The renovated aquatic center is very nice


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Vision and Leadership is required to solve Britain's energy trilemma. By Jasbir Basi
Let us rewind the clock. Year 1874; place Birmingham. Mayor Joseph Chamberlain had recently induced the town (prior to designation as a city) to buy out the two gas companies in operation, previously in private hands. The following year, profits from the consolidation of the services were used to buy out the local water companies, leading to a form of governance termed "municipal socialism". Take note, the objective was not the pursuit of further profit but price reduction and improvement in the quality of the city's water supply, all in the name of public health. Chamberlain; a liberal, won bipartisan support across the town council, using this momentum to press for an improvement scheme in central Birmingham, replacing inner-city slums with what became known as Corporation Street for commerce and legal services. Putting acute criticism of the flaws of municipal governance to one side, Chamberlain set a precedent: a model for local government to do all it could in its powers to meet the needs of an urban industrial society.
Fast forward to the year 2011; place Germany. Since the 1990s, German citizens possessed a legal right to be both producers and suppliers of electricity to the grid systems. Step forward Energiewende, the German energy transformation plan. A paradigm shift in German energy thinking had occurred, from the simple connection from power station to light switch that we the consumer switch on at home, to an interactive system that allows we the consumers to influence the production and consumption of energy. The government faced stiff opposition as we do in Britain from the energy companies, resulting in a trial in the European courts on grounds of anti-competitive policies, which the companies lost.
In 2000, 6.4 % of German power came from renewables, a figure that had risen to 20.1% by 2011. What has been crucial to this remarkable success is the following fact: 50 % of German renewable energy capacity is owned by households, communities and farmers, with energy companies owning less than 13 %. This pattern of ownership is deemed to be a critical reason why the preferential Feeds-in-Tariffs program, has delivered lower German prices than 5 years ago and wait for it: without a public subsidy (Take note Mr Osbourne). In this case, the objective: energy security. Limited quantities of gas and oil meant that 60 % of energy needs were imported, an amount rising since the 1970s, presenting a clear risk to a Germany economy highly dependent on the design and production of products, requiring significant energy demands. The German Environment Ministry presented the following cost benefit analysis; by achieving 40 % carbon reduction target by 2020, the country expects to generate 500,000 jobs, save € 22 bn in imported fossil fuel costs, boost GDP by € 20 bn per year and produce a surplus of 34 euro cents per tonne of carbon saved. Who said saving the planet would not reap economic gains during times of crises?
The above two stories present crucial lessons for British energy policy. That local government needs to do all in its power to support its cities of the future and that the key to tomorrow's energy thinking as understood by the Germans is this: transformation of the energy market has much more to do with democratic power than with energy.
Let us assess the situation with Britain. British energy policy currently faces a "trilemma", how to maintain energy security, prevent inflation of energy costs borne by consumers and achieve emissions targets, by no means a moveable feast. However, I urge Mr Cameron, Osbourne, Patterson and Davey to comprehend the lessons learned from Chamberlain and Germany's energy programme. As the coalition prepares on another dash for gas, one should be reminded that the effects on the climate system are very much real. One only has to look at how the melting of the Arctic ice has contributed to our very recent wet British summer (by modifying upper atmosphere waves known as the jet streams) to demonstrate to the skeptics that the effects of climate change on our weather are very much real.
Rather than a mediocre Energy bill, a debate on energy that takes us back to the 1970s and a squabble between the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Treasury over public subsidies, let us adopt a mindset, a flexible economic framework to prepare Britain for the energy landscape of the future. An interactive, decentralized energy system, crucial to help Britain develop a new economy out of the gloom of a double-dip recession. As an island nation we led the transition from wood to coal, and from coal to oil. Now Britain, must lead the transition from oil to clean, leading the global energy race if it is to stand up to Mr Cameron's pledge of delivering the 'greenest government ever'. A journey that cannot be achieved without the collective "we" the British public, government and industry, united together.
MSc Student Environmental Policy and Regulation, LSE
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News: Prodigy Buries Break-Up Rumors Six Feet Deep, "The Mobb Is Good, We're Working On The Next..." [Video]
Thursday, May 3, 2012 11:53PM
Mobb Deep's Prodigy is looking way past recent break-up rumors involving longtime friend/group member Havoc, announcing plans to put out a new joint LP in the near future.
While a release date has yet to get penciled in, Capital P insists Mobb Deep fans can expect new music for the time being.
"The Mobb is good, we're working on the next album still, steadily, making it hot," he said in an interview. "But in the meantime we're gonna put out some product for right now. The Mobb Deep album is not where we want it to be yet, so we've just gotta do something in the meantime. ... We've got a distribution deal over at Sony RED, so basically we run our own label, we run the company, we've gotta do everything ourselves. We make the release schedule, it's up to us what comes out first and if we want to change something, we change it. We've got a lot of control with this situation." (RapFix)
Last month, Prodigy laughed off the break-up and beef rumors.
"Every time I drop a solo album, it seems like this rumor always surface," P told radio host Angie Martinez Wednesday (April 18). "The last time I put out the first H.N.I.C. record, we had a similar incident with a few people that was around us that felt we should have been doing more stuff for them and wasn't so they started going around saying they broke up, Mobb Deep is over. It wasn't true. He was basically a disgruntled employee -- I think it had something to do with a few people that was around us. You should be able to tell from time that Mobb Deep, we're never going to break up. That's not going to happen. ... You know the Knicks, they call themselves Mob Deep now, they gave us season passes. We good at every game." ("The Angie Martinez Show")
Earlier the same day, P admitted to milking the initial Mobb Deep break-up rumor.
"I can't even tell you how it happened," P said in an interview. "When we got down to the bottom of it, we knew what was going on, we knew it was all bogus, so we kept kinda quiet. We ain't say nothing about it. We ain't get up on Twitter right away and say it's bogus. So that's probably why people think he set it up or something. We just waited for a minute -- that wasn't Hav [tweeting]. ... Me and Hav have a lot of fights and arguments, and when we fight we laugh about it and tell people on the radio and all of that -- it's nothing to be ashamed of or try to hide, especially with me and Hav." (Hot 97)
Recent reports claimed Mobb Deep would never reunite for an album.
The Infamous Mobb hit SXSW in Austin for the first time last month, and though they performed multiple times, the tension was continuing to mount. "When he got back to New York, Prodigy kept his word," the source said. "He stopped takin' Havoc's calls. He wanted to be out that whole situation." The source also denied accusations that Havoc questioned Prodigy's sexuality, and said it's highly unlikely that the two will work together again. "To be honest with you, there's 120 percent certainty that there will never be another Mobb Deep album again," the source concluded. "How do you come back from that?" (XXL Mag)
Check out Prodigy's interview below:
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OTHELLO, Wash.- The long-time Othello Police Chief has resigned. His name is Alvia Dunnagan, but he goes by his middle name of Steve.
So far no details have been released as to why he stepped down from the job, but we do know the department is now looking for a new chief.


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BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - Cherry Street in Bluefield will be closed from 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday evening as Appalachian Power crews work to repair equipment damaged by a recent automobile accident.
Only emergency traffic will be allowed from Highland Avenue to the Bluefield Regional Medical Center entrance during the time frame.
Other motorists should seek alternate routes.
As a result of the repair work, approximately 40 customers in the immediate area will be without electrical service during that time.
BRMC's main hospital will be operating on generator power during the outage. The emergency room will remain open and on normal power.
Any non-emergency needing to gain access to the hospital during the road closure can use the back entrance off Bryant Street.


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With Robert Griffin III out with an ACL injury, Kirk Cousins is now the man in Washington which means if he already hadn't been given a brilliant opportunity to prove himself as a starter, this offseason could be when we see Cousins truly bloom into a hot commodity around the NFL. He's only started one game in his career, but even with just one and a half performances under his belt, teams already were giving him a look to see if he was worth a starting role.
If one performance did that to NFL execs, imagine what an entire offseason of first team reps will do to Cousins' stock.
"I'm a little bit out of place right now," Cousins told Rich Campbell of theWashington Times. "It's neat. It's just an exciting thing. It's just a testament to what hard work can do for you. Hopefully there's more of this to come, not just for myself, but for the Redskins in general."
Cousins replaced Robert Griffin III in a game against the Super Bowl champion Ravens this season in which he helped lead the Redskins back to win. He then started the Redskins next game against the Browns and turned in a great performance in that game too. While he knows his place on his team and isn't trying to usurp Griffin as the starter, he is going to try and be a vocal leader in the Rookie of the Year's absence.
"Now, in terms of my presence in the locker room and that kind of a thing, I'll probably try to be a little more vocal so that I don't come across to my teammates as somebody who's afraid of that role or not comfortable in that role," Cousins said. "It'll be an interesting balance to have to walk because obviously I don't want to step on anybody's toes, but I also need to be ready if called upon."
The Redskins fully expect Griffin III to be back in time to start the 2013 season, but in the meantime it's Cousin's stage. He may not be ready to be a starter in the NFL, but a great offseason as the Redskins starter can fast track Cousins' NFL career.
"Any time you can have a good idea of what's coming, it's going to help. But the reality of my situation – and really the reality of the NFL, in general – is you don't know what's coming next. You don't know what's around the corner. To think that it's always going to be planned out for you is naive and foolish. I've got to be ready to roll with the punches and react to whatever happens. To the degree that I'm able to do that, I'll be successful."
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GISdevelopment.net ---> Application ---> Natural Resource Management
Wind energy potential in Tamil Nadu India: Prediction and mapping using GIS
D. Jayakumar, Prashanthi Devi. M,
S. Suriyanarayanan,S. Balasubramanian
Dept of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore-641046. Tamil Nadu. India
C. R. Ranganathan
Dept of Mathematics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore -641003 Tamil Nadu. India
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Phone No: 91 0422 425459, Fax No. 091-422-422387
Wind energy is one of the important free renewable clean and non-polluting sources, which vigorously pursued in many countries. Of the several alternative energy sources wind is perhaps the most suitable and cost effective.
Compared with solar energy sources wind is more sensitive to variations with topography and weather patterns. These properties make wind resources assessment - the characterization of wind as an energy resource - a very important part of wind energy applications (Pacific North West Laboratory, 1979). Thus unlike other renewable resources, the wind resource varies with time of day and season of year and even some extent from year to year. Wind energy has inherent variances and hence it has been expressed by distribution methods like Weibull, Bivariate Normal and Gamma distributions (Christofferson and Gillette (1987), Ranganathan et al., 1991). With this in view, the present study has been initiated to attempt to estimate the available wind power potential using Gamma distribution in different parts of Tamil Nadu and mapped using GIS.
Study Area and Data
The study area Tamil Nadu lies within the latitude 8¯ 5' - 13¯ 35'N and longitude 76¤ 15'- 80¤ 20' E. Tamil Nadu is situated in the southern end of Indian peninsula, which is bounded by Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh in the north, Bay of Bengal in the east and Indian ocean in the south and Kerala in the West. The total area of this state is 1,30,058 Km2.
The basic data for this study consists of mean monthly wind speed data of 18 meteorological stations randomly distributed in Tamil Nadu for 11 years (1970-1980). The readings were taken at a height of 10meters above the ground level. The locations of the stations, the altitude and the descriptive statistics of monthly wind speed were analysed.
Wind power estimation and Methodology
The observed mean monthly wind speed has inherent variability and can be best described by a probability distribution method. Gamma distribution is one of the most useful continuous distributions often used to model natural events like precipitation and other climatological data of series (WMO, 1996) In this paper, we have used Gamma distribution to estimate the mean wind power of 18 stations in Tamil Nadu. The mathematical analysis of wind power calculations and fitting procedure of Gamma distribution to observe data are as follows:
The probability density function of the two-parameter Gamma distribution is defined by
where G(b) is the Gamma function defined by
The Gamma distribution has a single peak at x = (b - 1)/a, (b < 1) and it takes a variety of shapes, depending on the values of b, ranging from reverse J shaped for b < 1 to single peaked for b > 1. The constant b is called shape parameter and a is called scale parameter. The cumulative Gamma distribution function is defined by
The value of the above function can't be given in a closed form and it can be evaluated numerically using tables of incomplete Gamma function, which is available in several handbooks (eg. Pearson, 1957). The mean wind speed, says wbar, in any locality is given by the mean of the Gamma distribution and can be shown as
The wind power at any location is given by where r is the air density. So the available mean wind power at any location is given by
To estimate this value, we have to find the value of E (w3). This is done as follows. If G (v) is the cumulative distribution function of w3, then
G (v) = P {w3 È v} = P {w È v1/3} = --------------------(6.0)
Hence if g (u) is the density function of u, then,
The above equation gives an expression for available wind power at any location. As an example, for Kodaikanal station, the estimates of values of a and b are22.8 and 7.27 respectively. Hence the average wind speed is given by E (w) = 22.8/7.27 = 3.14 and the mean power, assuming the value of air density to be 1.25 is
In a similar manner, the mean wind speed and wind power were estimated for the remaining stations. The results of the two-parameter Gamma distribution were compared with two-parameter Weibull distribution estimates of both Method I & Method II (Ranganathan et al., 1991). These values were found to be on par with each other.
Mapping and GIS
GIS mapping method was used to map the wind power of the 18 different locations randomly distributed in Tamil Nadu. GIS package MapInfo was used to digitize the necessary layers of Tamil Nadu and to geocode the 18 wind power stations for this study. Using the predictors obtained from Gamma distribution, thematic maps were prepared for seasonality on monsoon scale and wind speed/power.
All the 18 stations in Tamil Nadu were selected to prepare wind power maps for different monsoon seasons. The data were classified into four ranges namely High, Moderate, Low and Very low for each season and mapped using GIS package MAPINFO.
An overall map of Gamma distribution for wind power was first prepared. Three stations namely Coimbatore, Kanyakumari and Tuticorin were found to have high wind power with values ranging from 51 to 82.4 (W/m2 ). In the moderate ranges four stations namely Pamban, Karaikal, Nagapattinum & Pondicherry were found at a range of 29.0 to 50.99 W/m2. The low range consisted of six stations (Palayamkottai, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Cuddalore, Meenampakkam) at a range 12.0 to 28.99 W/m2. The very low wind power was observed at Nungampakkam, Vellore, Mettur and Ooty (stations), which come in the range 2.0 to 11.99 W/m2 (Map 1).
In the Pre-monsoon map of wind power, the values were classified into four ranges. In the high range from 39 to 64 W/m2, three stations namely Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Pondicherry were seen. In the moderate range of 19to 38 W/m2 four stations were observed. In the low range six stations ranging from 9 to 18 W/m2 were observed. The very low range of 0.8 to 8.0 W/m2 of the Pre-monsoon wind power consisted of five stations (Map 2).
In the monsoon season, three stations (Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Tuticorin) recorded the high wind power whereas five stations recorded low wind power, which are Ooty, Mettur, Vellore, Nungampakkam and Cuddalore (Map3).
On comparison of the Pre-monsoon wind power map with the monsoon wind power map, it was observed that Tiruchirapalli of Pre-monsoon low range had shifted to monsoon high range and Pondicherry had shifted from the high range to the low range.
In the post monsoon season 4 stations namely Pamban, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Pondicherry recorded the highest wind power and five stations namely Ooty, Mettur, Vellore, Meenampakkam and Adirampattinam recorded the lowest wind power (Map 4).
On comparison of the percentage of the Gamma with the three monsoons, it was observed that the monsoon season recorded a high of 10.14% and the lowest recorded as 2.90% at post monsoon season. The highest wind power was recorded as 192.56% at Coimbatore stations in the monsoon season. Tuticorin and Kanyakumari remained in the high range throughout the year. On similar comparison with the other ranges, it was observed that there was a constant shift among the moderately low stations. In the very low range, Ooty, Vellore and Mettur remained constant throughout the year. Constant shift was observed in the other 12 stations during the change of season.
Discussion and Conclusion
The estimated parameters a and b and k and c of and the mean estimated wind speed U (m/s) and power P/(Wm-2) of the Gamma and Weibull distribution methods, respectively. The analysis of the results revealed that the mean wind speed varies from 1.21 to 4.60 in Ooty and Tuticorin, respectively. The respective wind power was also estimated. Using the wind power estimates for 18 stations, a thematic mean wind power map was prepared (Map 1).
From the thematic map the wind power was ranged into four classes namely high (51 - 83 W/m2), moderate (29 - 50.99 W/m2), low (12 - 28.99 W/m2) and very low (2 - 11.99 W/m2). The mean wind energy varies from 2.46 to 82.39 W/m2 in Ooty and Coimbatore. From Map 1, it is inferred that the stations like, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari and Tuticorin, were found to have high wind power.
Since, wind as a substantial stochastic component in both spatial and temporal variations. This fact leads to advantages and disadvantages for wind as a possible energy sources. Therefore, temporal wind power variation analysis was also performed. Using the wind speed and power, seasonal wind power thematic maps for Pre-monsoon, Monsoon, and Post-monsoon were prepared and presented as Maps 2- 4. From the thematic maps it is inferred that Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Pondicherry has recorded higher wind power in the Pre-monsoon season (Map 2). In the post monsoon season Pondicherry is an addition (Map 4). But Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari has recorded overall maximum wind power in monsoon season (Map 3). The results show that Coimbatore has the high wind power of 192.56 W/m2 in monsoon season, which is higher than the wind power of other 17 locations in all seasons. When we consider the wind power energy throughout the year, the result reveals that Tuticorin and Kanyakumari were found to have high wind power.
Comparing with Weibull distribution methods of wind power estimation of Ranganathan et al., the present method (Gamma) is the best method for estimating wind power.
In this study, an effort was made to identify new wind power potential data from different regions of Tamil Nadu using two-parameter Gamma distribution model. To view and assess the wind power potential of the state GIS technique was adopted to delineate wind power in different regions. From the analysis it was observed that Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari is the best potential area for setting wind power system. The estimated high wind power area is 4.53% of the total area of Tamil Nadu.
Table 1. The calculated % area of wind power potential in Tamil Nadu
The moderate and low wind power areas are 6.34% and 20.05%, respectively (Table 1). The wind power potential is high (6.16%) in post monsoon season followed by 4.56% in monsoon season of high potential area. Further it is inferred that stations like Pondicherry, Tiruchirappalli and Pamban have a good prospect on wind energy in pre- and post-monsoon seasons respectively followed by Coimbatore in the monsoon season. It is clear from the thematic maps that high wind power potential area is maximum in the post-monsoon season and it is varied according to the season.
From the study, it is concluded that spatial and temporal diversity, however, tends to increase the chance of wind availability, if the wind energy machines are interconnected as an array on the same utility grid with light and strong wind speed on either directions of the network.


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Article By: Harvey Finkel
Rick Sayre, the eloquent director of winemaking at Rodney Strong Vineyards of Sonoma, presided recently at one of the dinners of the Boston Harbor Hotel's Boston Wine Festival, giving me a chance to catch up on the wines and on the estimable Daniel Bruce's kitchen handiwork.
Rodney Strong, the eponymous founder, famously a dancer, established Tiburon Vintners in 1959. He began by blending to his taste the bulk wines of neighbors. Tiburon evolved, with a move in 1962, to Windsor Vineyards, remembered for selling mail-order wines with individualized labels. Windsor begat Sonoma Vineyards in 197O with the building of a modern winery and acquisition of, at peak, 6OOO acres of vineyards. I recall, as I was learning the pleasures of wine at that time, enjoying Sonoma Vineyards Chenin Blanc, inexpensive and easy to drink. Finally, the name was changed to Rodney Strong Vineyards in 1982. Strong seemed to have an inborn sense of where to plant what. He was the first to plant chardonnay in what is now the Chalk Hill AVA, and was probably the first to plant pinot noir in the cool Russian River Valley. He established Sonoma County's first single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, the laudable Alexander's Crown. He acquired winemaking experience along the way, and remained as the face of the business. He died two years ago at age 79.
Luck or skill in financing his enterprise, however, was not his. After checkered ownership, Rodney Strong Vineyards was purchased by Tom Klein and family in 1989, thus providing stability and financial security, in fact expanding the business, while maintaining a passion for quality. Klein, holder of a Stanford MBA, had been working in international management consulting and then the family agricultural business in California. His maternal grandparents had emigrated from Massachusetts in the 188Os by covered wagon.
Rick Sayre began working as assistant winemaker at Simi Winery in 197O. He was just 19-years-old. During his nine years there, this Sonoma native came under the tutelage of such worthies as Zelma Long, Robert Stemmler, Mary Ann Graf, and, especially, André Tchelistcheff. He became winemaker at Rodney Strong in 1979. He is now complemented by winemaker Gary Patzwald, on board since 2OO5, a graduate of UC Davis.
Vineyards, totaling 967 acres, are all located in Sonoma County: Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill, and the Sonoma Coast. The oldest, River East Vineyard in Russian River Valley, was planted in 1968. Vineyards continue to be developed: two new small, low-yield ones are getting ready to go on line. They are under the supervision of director of winegrowing Douglas McIlroy, also a Davis graduate, who arrived in 2OO1.
The winery, very advanced when built, has kept up with the times. Both the vineyards and winery are environmentally friendly. A "winery within a winery" has been established for special small-lot selections. Total annual production is now close to 8OO,OOO cases, of which 1OO,OOO are the higher end red meritage, reserve, single vineyard, and estate vineyards wines. Among the estate group, in addition to those tasted (see notes), Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County Knotty Vines Zinfandel and Russian River Valley Pinot Noir are produced. Sonoma County appellation wines come next in the hierarchy. The fondly remembered Sonoma Vineyards label is being resurrected for everyday Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Merlot, which will emphasize fruitiness, de-emphasize oak and cost less than $15. This Sauvignon may be likened to the New Zealand style.
With its stabile and talented staff and ownership, ample financial, vineyard and technical resources, and progressive outlook, Rodney Strong Vineyards can be safely predicted to have a long and productive maturity.
Charlotte was Rodney Strong's wife. From vineyards in warm Alexander and cool Russian River valleys. Mostly cold fermented in stainless steel without malolactic (12 percent barrel fermented with completed malolactic). Polished wine with plenty of restrained fruit and an edge of herbaceousness. Dry, nicely balanced, long. $15
Barrel fermented in French oak, in which aged 13 months. Malolactic fermentation 97 percent. Excellent oak and acid to harmoniously balance the fruit. Has elegance. Very satisfying. $21
Also Chalk Hill grown. From selected vineyard blocks, selected barrels; aged longer than the preceding. Harvest earlier in 2OO4 than 2OO6. Unfiltered. Richer, but to me less satisfying than preceding. $29
Jane is Tom Klein's mother. From Russian River Valley (the vines). Five clones. 15OO cases. Delicate. Good fruit, with hint of rose petals. Long finish. $45
Vineyard in Alexander Valley with all-points exposure planted in 197O. Doesn't ripen to the high alcohol intensity of the Reserve – thought more like a Bordeaux. I clearly recall the spectacular debut 1974 vintage (Dick Arrowood was winemaker). Only 55 to 6O percent selected for inclusion in this wine. Mostly French oak aging. Juicy, balanced, complex, youthful, and elegant. Hint of eucalyptus in nose (from trees on property). $33
Blend of best vineyard blocks and barrels. The 1999 was 81 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and was aged in about half American, half French oak. Recent Reserves have moved toward more Cabernet Sauvignon and more French oak. Riper, more concentrated fruit, more alcohol than the Alexander's Crown. The fruit is pure and fine. The American oak is evident, acting as a pleasant condiment. $37 (for current release, the 2OO4)
Named for Dick Klein, a revered family member. From Zinfandel, Syrah and others. Only a few hundred cases made. The winery makes its own fortifying alcohol now, and has planted touriga nacional for a planned increase in production. Alcohol 19.2 percent, residual sugar 8.3 percent. The wine is balanced and easy to drink. The alcohol is well cushioned by the fruit. $3O (available only at winery's tasting room)


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text: Perhaps not the ideal release for those who are yet uninitiated with Soundgarden, in my opinion the best band to emerge from the Seattle crucible in the late 80s/early 90s, but nonetheless a worthwhile purchase given the price. Seemingly against the grain of opinion from earlier reviews, I prefer the Fopp EP over Screaming Life – Fopp itself being one of my favourite Soundgarden songs and criminally left off the 'A-sides' compilation (which is puzzling given the fact that it was an A-side track, though the A-side 'My Wave' from superunknown was treated similarly).If you are new to Soundgarden, then I suggest you begin with 'A-sides' or, if like me you are averse to buying greatest hits albums, then Superunknown. If you own all the other albums and are are still passionate about the music, for the price Screaming Life/Fopp is a worthwhile purchase.


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In a final, emotional farewell to the commonwealth of Virginia, outgoing Governor Bob McDonnell reflected on four years of accomplishments Wednesday evening in his last State of the Commonwealth Address.
McDonnell left it all on the table during the speech. He'll officially hand over the reins in three days, and urged his colleagues in state government to embrace its new leaders.
Addressing a joint session of the General Assembly, McDonnell looked back on some of his biggest accomplishments - transportation reform, education, and helping bring unemployment to the lowest point in the southeast.
McDonnell also addressed the high-profile gift scandal that has consumed his last year in office, apologizing while maintaining no legal wrongdoing.
And, saying farewell, he asked his fellow leaders to work together with Virginia's new governor and leaders.
"Governor McDonnell has been very good to Terry McAuliffe and very helpful to him in the transition," said 57th District Delegate David Toscano. "I think that will be helpful to the commonwealth as we move forward.
24th District Delegate Ben Cline said, "He's kept three McDonnell cabinet secretaries, and that really goes a long way towards building bridges with the House and with Republicans in the Senate."
McDonnell will step aside this Saturday, after 22 years in public office, when Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe is sworn in as the 72nd governor of Virginia. McAuliffe will have to hit the ground running to work with the legislature in accomplishing some of his big priorities.
He will deliver his first address to the General Assembly as governor next Monday.
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Summary: 'Cookies'
Thanks to the many people who responded to my query as to the
(metaphorical) meaning of the computer term 'cookie'. As so many of
you responded, it's impossible for me to list everybody's message, so
I'll sum up the main points instead.
Most of you said that cookie comes from a program invented at MIT
around 1970 called 'Cookie Monster' after the cookie monster from
Sesame Street.
Rich Alderson writes: >>The computer term "cookie" is
derived, by means of a joke, from the Children's Television Workshop
program _Sesame Street_. Many people are familiar with the Cookie
Monster character and his unending search for cookies, in which he
will say to anyone (often annoyingly) "Give me a cookie!" There was a
computer program, first written for the DECSYSTEM-20, called COOKIE.
When run on an unsuspecting person's account, it would from time to
time break in to whatever they were doing and demand "Give me a
cookie!" If the person typed "cookie" on the keyboard, the program
went back to sleep. Anything else typed would result in a repeated
"Give me a cookie!" The computer security term "cookie" for something
given on demand to a remote host grew metaphorically from this
practical joke program. It extended in sense from there to Web
browsers and other programs.<<
Related terms are "magic cookie","fortune cookie". A lot of you
think that 'cookie' is a shortened form of 'magic cookie'. Karen
Courtenay writes: >>The term cookies draws from a unix/programming
concept of "magic cookies" also sometimes referred to as tokens.
Tokens is perhaps a better term. In some ways a cookie is like a
Passport that gets stamped as you enter various territories. Cookies
are something a server gives to a client. And the client may show the
information back to the server on subsequent pages, actions or
Thanks for everybody else who gave a similar explanation: Patrick
Juola, Susanne Riehemann, Scott Waterman, Stephen Spackman, Gabor
Fencsik, Martha McGinnis, Donald Pfister, John M. Lawler, John D.
Stone and others. More information can be found at e.g.
http://sagan.earthspace.net/jargon/ (The Hacker's Dictionary, for
definitions of cookie, magic cookie, fortune cookie etc.),
2. Metaphorical meanings
(a) cookies are like prizes, bribes:
Sam Salt writes: >>A cookie is something you give to a child when
he/she has been good. However, it may have strings attached - you
only get a cookie if you are good. So the child is being bribed. A
better strategy in the long run might be to reject the cookie and
remain independent. Cookies in the computing sense are fairly
similar.<< So cookies are kinds of prizes one gets in exchange for
doing sth (giving information).
Mitch Smith writes: >> The user must grant the server access to the
client's internal workings, hence "accepting" (and swallowing) the
"cookie". The fact that, here in mondo-reality, cookies taste good
and don't generally phone home after being eaten helps to disguse the
fact that the user is being asked to compromise his/her system's
security, thus making the idea more "palatable". This technique is
fairly conventional in that it is analogous to the practice of giving
preshcoolers their polio vaccine on a sugar cube or hiding Rover's
heart-worm pill in a meatball.<< The following people came up with
similar explanations: Mike Fox, John Braico, Tom McMillan.
(b) Haensel & Gretel: leaving a trail of crumbs
Dan Loehr writes: >> The metaphor is that of leaving a trail of cookie
crumbs, so that you can follow them home (i.e. easily get back to
where you started). Thus, the computer "crumb" of information you
leave behind lets the web browser find out who you are. I think the
idea of leaving a trail of crumbs started in fairy tales (i.e.Hansel
and Gretel). At any rate, it's an infrequently-used metaphor to say
"Leave a trail of crumbs behind you" so you can return to a job or a
hometown after you've been gone a while. It doesn't necessarily have
to be cookie crumbs, I guess.<< Victoria Bergvall gave a similar
(c) Client-server:
Retta Whinnery writes: >> The server generally "serves" the cookies to
the client. That is, the server makes the cookies based on the
information provided by the client and, then, "passes" the cookies to
the client computer.>>
(d) cookie jar:
Jason Haugen suggests the following cookie metaphor:
>> website = Cookie Jar; cookie = something taken from the cookie jar
(e) more metaphors: Retta Whinnery wrote:
>> 1. A cookie is an "enticement" to get a computer user to visit
your site. It collects information about your preferences and
customizes the site accordingly. It's a sweet way to make sure the
user gets satisfaction from the site. 2. A cookie has an "expiration
date" just like the edible ones we purchase in stores. 3. A cookie
is small; it cannot be larger than 4K. 4. The maximum number of
cookies that can be on one client is 20, a few more than a dozen, but
about the same number of edible cookies that come in a package. (5.)
The site that is customized by a cookie takes on a certain "flavor"
that the user likes. <<
(f) more food metaphors:
Retta Whinnery wrote: >> Cookies are commonly used in Java and
JavaScript, the programming languages "invented?" by Steve Coffey.
Some people have said that the language "Java" was named after a
coffee shop; however, that is incorrect. It was named after its
inventor: Coffey. Along with this are many other food metaphors:
cookies and coffee
hooked on Java
juicy applets (these are small applications, but it sounds like
small apples)
Apple Computers also used many food metaphors: Macintosh (a type of
edible apple as well as a brand of computers)<<
Robert Timms alsomentioned 'cookies and coffee' and 'Java' in this
Lynn S. Messing about Easter Eggs: >>For example, an Easter egg might
pop up if you go to a "Help" menu, click on the "About..." sub-menu,
and then click a certain part of the window that pops up. The Easter
egg might list the developers of the program. Easter eggs are so
called because they are surprises that you usually have to go hunting
for to find.<<
Thanks to Elke Hentschel and Tom McMillan for drawing the attention to
the fact that the definition I gave ("Cookies are bits of computer
code that allow a Web page's operators to collect information about
each user for later reference.", from 'Among The New Words' in
American Speech) was inaccurate: >>The cookies are the 'data', not
'bits of computer code' (where do they find these people to define
computer terms?). There is certainly code written to get cookies, but
it is the data itself which is the prize, so to speak...<< (Tom
Well, thanks again to all of you who responded - maybe I'll quote one
or two of you in my PhD dissertation ( about the language, esp. the
metaphors, of computing). If you're interested in any details, please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Monika Br\252ndl, Munich, Germany
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I. Synthesis, bio-conjugation, electronic and spectral properties
of phenanthroline analogs
II. Phenanthroline cleavage of RNA
Research Advisor: Charles M. Thompson, Ph.D.
Phenanthroline was used as a targeted chemical nuclease, to help elucidate the regions of rRNA which are near-neighbors of the stem-loop structure centering at nucleotide 790 in the 16S rRNA of the E. coli 30S ribosomal subunit. Using phenanthroline covalently attached to a DNA oligomer complementary to nucleotides 787-795, nucleotides 582-584, 693-694, 787-790 and 795-797 were cleaved robustly and must lie within about 15Å of the tethered site at the 5'-end of the DNA oligomer, which is adjacent to nucleotide 795 of 16S rRNA.
Using phenanthroline-copper, covalently attached to a DNA oligomer
complementary to nucleotides in the decoding region (1396-1403) it was
determined that nucleotides 923- 929, 1391-1396 and 1190-1192 are within
approximately 15 of an adjacent position to nucleotide 1403 in inactive
subunits. Additionally, cleavage of these proximal sites is removed
or greatly attenuated upon activation of the subunits, while in the active
state only cleavages (1404-1405) immediately proximal to the 5' end of
the hybridized probe are present. These results suggest dynamic
interactions within the 30S ribosomal subunit which may allow the discrete
structural changes that allow the binding of tRNA in active subunits to
be mapped.
Further studies of targeted scission using the phenanthroline-DNA probe showed an increase in cleavage efficiency in the presence of exogenous hydrogen peroxide. These conditions provided evidence that the oP-Cu cleavage reaction can be tuned to produce a mild or robust cleavage reaction, a unique property never demonstrated with an organo- metallic chemical nuclease.


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McKellen reprises Gandalf role with help from stunt doubles
Sir Ian McKellen has been describing his action-packed role in the long-awaited Hobbit film ahead of its star-studded UK premiere tonight. The trilogy of films, based on the novel by Tolkien, are all directed by Peter Jackson, and set in Middle Earth 60 years before the Ring trilogy.
McKellen reprises his role as Gandalf in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. He told Daybreak he couldn't have done it without a little help from his stunt doubles.