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Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) are toughening as they approach the July 20 deadline for a comprehensive deal based on the Joint Plan of Action (JPA) they signed in Geneva last November. While serious disagreements remain, significant progress has been made. Iran has almost fully complied with the terms of the JPA, and the P5+1 has agreed to allow Iran to enrich uranium to fuel its research reactors in Arak and Tehran under strict conditions. What divides them is the origin of fuel needed for Iran's nuclear energy reactors. The P5+1 wants Iran to import the fuel while Iran insists on producing it at home.
Written by several policy experts from the US and Iran, this book is a must read by anyone seeking to grasp the inventory of the past and present issues between the two countries and the possibilities that exist to move beyond the long-standing stalemate toward a new chapter in relations between Tehran and Washington. The authors do not necessarily agree with each other in their assessments of the sources of enduring hostility between US and Iran and or their extent of optimism regarding any breakthrough in the stalemated relations, yet their narratives commonly hammer the need to move these relations forward by, first and foremost, learning from the past history and avoiding the "highly counterproductive" misperceptions, such as those that reinforce Manichean enemy images of the other side.
Roundtable Report
On April 14, the American-Iranian Council (AIC) convened a roundtable luncheon on "the Need for Strategic Thinking in U.S.-Iran Relations" at Washington D.C.'s historic Willard Hotel. The aims of the roundtable were twofold: to explore why it is crucial to develop a strategic perspective on U.S.-Iran relations and what the elements of such vision might be, and to examine the ways in which engagement and interaction can be expanded and deepened between the two countries.


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Cell companies add 4G cell sites for faster holiday 'thanks!'
- 11:03 am Monday, December 24th, 2012 by Emily Roach
Phone calls to Grandma may go through a little faster and your favorite YouTube holiday video may have a little more jingle. Both AT&T and Verizon have served up expansions of their 4G network just in time for Christmas.
AT&T in a news release last week said it added two new cell sites in Palm Beach County and one on the Treasure Coast for a total of 14 new sites in South Florida this year.
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Online retailers record 31% December boost as high street loses 2.2% of business
UK retail brands experienced a 31% rise in off-store sales in December, while medium-size high-street retailers saw their sales decline by 2.2% in the same month, according to accountancy firm BDO.
Online shopping: festive off-store sales soar as high-street retail activity declines
The BDO high-street tracker records sales across 85 mid-tier retailers with 10,000 stores. Fashion retail chains including French Connection and Gap, showed in-store underlying sales were down 4.6% in December, despite discounting across the sector.
However, homeware retailers experienced an 8% increase in underlying sales for the same period.
Retailers did not experience the anticipated Christmas sales rush, with like-for-like in-store sales declining by 6.7% in the week to 22 December, while the 3.5% last minute surge in the week to 29 December failed to lift overall high-street sales figures as they declined by 2.2%.
Don Williams, BDO's national head of retail and wholesale, said it was "critical" for retailers to invest in online models.
He said: "As anticipated, online sales and 'click and collect' were the real success stories this Christmas and these figures illustrate just how critical it is for retailers to invest in online routes to market.
"Many retailers will feel disappointed with reduced footfall in stores, but when the technology is right, this shows that this need not be a disaster."
Last week, John Lewis posted record sales figures for Christmas, up by 6.9% year on year, driven by rapid online sales growth, with House of Fraser showing like-for-like sales up 7.3% in the three weeks to 28 December.
However, Debenhams issued a profit warning last week, stating it expects pre-tax profits for the six months to April to be down by £115m.
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Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems
Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged following loss of control while it was landing at Princeville Airport. VMC had prevailed for the 45-minute air-tour flight. On returning, the pilot announced to the dispatcher, "I'm having hydraulic problems, and I'm probably going to have to do a run-on landing." As the dispatcher was alerting emergency personnel, the pilot said he had a hydraulic failure. As the helicopter approached the ground, the pilot said, "OK, we're done," as the sound of the rotor changed pitch and the helicopter hit the ground.
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Definición de umbrella en inglés:
umbrellaSaltos de línea: um|brella
Pronunciación: /ʌmˈbrɛlə /
1A device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain.
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Yet as I pack a bag to hold water and umbrellas and tissue paper, I'm quite aware that the three hours will not feel like that.
- If your container leaks onto the table too much when you water it, remove the umbrella and move the container to the patio floor.
- She decided to open the umbrella once Soo Lin turned to face her, so the umbrella would expand in her face.
British informal brolly
North American informal bumbershoots
British informal , dated gamp
2A protecting force or influence: Europe sought a measure of independence from the US defence umbrella
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- At the time, certain police cadres inside the Fuzhou City government provided a protective umbrella for those evil forces who were not brought to justice for a long time.
- That is why they have forces in South Korea and have provided a defence umbrella for Japan so it would not re-arm.
- But that doesn't mean that they're all tied together and under the umbrella of one huge force.
2.1A screen of fighter aircraft or anti-aircraft artillery.
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- Only when they saw the umbrella of anti-aircraft blossoms did they realize the truth.
- Streaming contrails, the Thunderbolts lazily S-turned over the bomber formation - providing an umbrella for the lumbering Boeings.
- After the war ended, they moved the umbrella to the edge of the Canal where it would be more effective against the IAF.
3 [usually as modifier] A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts: the umbrella body for more than 100 training organizations
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- I now consider these women's engagement in the wider context of the national Catholic umbrella organization, the mfSVM.
- Autism is an umbrella term covering a wide variety of disorders that cause a huge range of different symptoms in different people.
- These are umbrella terms, which cover several specific conditions.
aegis, auspices, patronage, championship, protection, safe keeping, protectorship, guardianship, support, guidance, charge, responsibility, care, cover, backing, agency
4 Zoology The gelatinous disc of a jellyfish, which it contracts and expands to move through the water.
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- The mouth is usually on the concave side, and the tentacles originate on the rim of the umbrella.
- The only opening in a jellyfish is the mouth which everyone sees when they look at the umbrella of the jellyfish.
- Right under that umbrella is the mouth.
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- The umbrellaed tables in the cafe-lounge are separated from the dining room by sheer curtains which billow like giant sails on a calm sea.
- The downtown restaurant with its umbrellaed tables reminded Marianna of a teacup ride stuck in time.
- This was also at the time when the twenty or so publishing houses were being umbrellaed by big business.
umbrella-like adjetivo
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- Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock' is a small deciduous tree (reaching about 6ft tall with a similar spread) with an umbrella-like crown of weeping, yellow-brown branches that emerge from the top of a bare trunk.
- Just as the crooked mass of shiny-leafed buttonbush, and even the swamp dwelling mayapple - its umbrella-like leaves shading sweet yellow fruit - need fire's fertilizing hand, so too does the wildlife.
- Since then the plant has slowly grown to its full height of 2. 23m and the single umbrella-like petal finally unfurled early yesterday morning.
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Instead of planting only flowering or male fruit trees, shouldn't we consider planting fruit trees that produce food where possible? And gardens that produce vegetables? Places like Stanford Shopping Center could offer their organically and locally grown produce to non=profits to take care of and harvest for the homeless and elderly.
I don't suppose grocery stores would be interested in growing free fruit in their parking lots but perhaps other retailers might consider. And maybe we could come up with more locations for community gardens.
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Crystalsong Forest
I just felt like doing a little appreciation post for this zone. I really regret the fact that nothing more was ever done with it. It's a stunning area visually, I just wish I had more of an excuse to spend time there. Questing through that surreal, beautiful forest would have been amazing. Still, I'm grateful for the bits and pieces we did get to do there, and at least it's a nice peaceful place to visit.
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When we first came up with the idea for FantasyPros, I have to admit that I had nightmares about fantasy experts hunting me down because of the accountability we're creating in the industry. We knew fantasy players would love it, but how would the experts react?
For the most part, the expert community has embraced us with open arms. In the end, the top experts want to compete against one another and earn "street cred" from naturally skeptical fantasy players. Getting their names published on sites like this one doesn't hurt either.
So whose advice should you trust with your start/sit lineup decisions this weekend? It turns out the answer is all of them; their consensus opinion provides the most accurate advice.
Based on Prediction Accuracy Yield (PAY™), here are the top 10 experts so far in 2011, along with how our Expert Consensus Ranking (ECR™) performed:
FantasyPros ECR™ – 63.86%
- Kevin Hanson, EDS Football – 63.25%
- Scott Pianowski, Yahoo! Sports – 63.24%
- John Paulsen, Fantasy Shrink – 63.20%
- Josh Moore, 4for4.com – 63.19%
- Gregg Rosenthal, Rotoworld – 63.04%
- Sablich Brothers, The New York Times – 62.95%
- Jeff Ratcliffe, Pro Football Focus – 62.92%
- Pat Fitzmaurice, Pro Football Weekly – 62.83%
- Staff Composite, Yahoo! Sports – 62.71%
- Site Rankings, Fantasy Football Nerd – 62.63%
Last Place Expert (#67) – 54.06%
Congrats to the top 10 experts, including The Fifth Down's very own Sablich Brothers. You can view all the scores and visit the sites of these top experts from our accuracy rankings page.
We were actually surprised by the accuracy of our consensus rankings. People who have tried their hand at sports wagering (legally while visiting Vegas, of course) know that following the consensus opinion ("the public") can often lead to disastrous results. So why would fantasy prognostication be any different?
Perhaps it's because these experts are in fact experts ("sharps" if you will). No one would argue with the notion of expert financial advisers, so it shouldn't be a stretch to believe that the top fantasy analysts can outperform the public. We run a Beat the Expert contest every week, and our featured experts are, on average, outscoring the Joes 70 percent of the time. I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend, and I'll gladly take that win rate.
With the Expert Consensus Ranking performing so well, we naturally wanted to see what would happen if we used only the most historically accurate experts. When combining the top five experts from 2009 and 2010, the 2011 PAY™ improved from 63.86 percent to 64 percent. We'll be tinkering around in the off-season to see if there's a recipe for even more accurate player rankings.
Another logical finding was that experts who tended to agree with the consensus opinion also tended to have better accuracy scores. The correlation can be seen from this chart, which plots each expert's accuracy score against his degree of disagreement with our ECR™ rankings:
The degree of disagreement is based on the average absolute value of the expert's ranks for each player vs. our ECR™. That's a mouthful, but basically a score of zero would mean that the expert's rankings were identical to ours. This correlation obviously suggests that it pays to follow the expert consensus opinion (pun intended).
What's also interesting about this data is that there are some independent thinkers who do well. These guys go out on a limb with their predictions and often times hit the mark. They may not be as accurate over all as an expert who sticks closely to our ECR™, but keep in mind that there is very little separation at the top of the accuracy rankings (a 1 percent spread between the most accurate expert and the 20th-most accurate expert).
If you're looking to gamble with whom to start, albeit not recklessly, you should check out the advice from some of the experts below:
Accuscore is included because they power the projections used in the largest league commissioner service, Yahoo Sports. If you've always wondered how accurate those player projections are, now you know. It's worth noting that the human experts at Yahoo are doing better than the computer projections (The Yahoo Staff Composite ranks in the top 10).
So how does all this data help you win your championship? If you're looking for the safest and most accurate advice overall, check out our Expert Consensus Rankings. If you want to roll the dice with some experts who think a little out of the box, ask Bloom and Clay for their take. If you're dying to know what every expert would recommend, try out our start/sit decision maker.
No matter what you do, remember that your kicker could end up making or breaking your weekend. So along with all the accurate advice we try to provide, I sincerely wish you the best of luck this weekend!
David Kim is the co-founder of FantasyPros. You can follow FantasyPros on Twitter.


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Forward Joakim Nordstrom was active for the first time in the post-season.
Blackhawks defenceman Brent Seabrook also returned after he was suspended for the previous three games. With Seabrook active, defenceman Sheldon Brookbank was scratched.
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Lesson: Everyday PolymersContributed by: CHIP GK-12 Project, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University
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Pre-Req Knowledge (Return to Contents)
A familiarity with basic chemistry concepts.
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After this lesson, students should be able to:
Introduction/Motivation (Return to Contents)
(Hold up a pair of sunglasses, a plastic bag, and a CD case for the class to see. Using Figure 2, write on the classroom board the chemical name and structure for each material. Then, talk about each item, highlighting its chemical structure. What atoms are in the structure? Do chemical groups exist in the backbone?)
Polymers are encountered in everyday life and are used for many purposes! Polymers are chains made of monomer subunits. A monomer is a repeating chemical unit. The structure and chemical composition of the polymer chain determines the physical properties of the material.
What are some items made from polymeric materials that you frequently use? (Listen to student responses.) Polymers are used to make electronic components, paint, plastic bottles, sunglass lenses, DVDs and so much more! Polymeric materials are usually derived from petroleum or oil, but significant research is underway to develop novel methods of producing these materials using renewable energy sources.
Materials engineers rely on some polymers for their rigid strength, others for their flexibility, and still others for their resistance to corrosion. For instance, poly(vinyl chloride) is a strong, corrosion-resistant polymer commonly used in plumbing applications, whereas polyethylene is an example of a flexible polymer found in plastic bags.
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Synthetic and Natural Polymers
Polymers are large molecules held together by chemically linked subunits called monomers. The first scientist to discover that polymers contained many small repeating units (monomers) was Hermann Studadinger. Studadinger received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of the chemical structure of natural rubber. Following the discovery of synthetic materials, scientists learned how to modify and tune their chemical and physical properties to make them useful for various applications.
Figures 1 and 2 list just a few examples of the many ways that polymeric materials have changed our day-to-day lives through primarily low-cost, mass-produced materials. Many of these materials are made from synthetic polymers and were developed in commercial laboratories, but countless other polymer examples are found in nature and in living organisms. For example, Chitin, also known as N-acetylglucoseamine (derived from glucose monomers), forms the hard exterior of many crustaceans, turtle and beetle shells. Cellulose, a polysaccharide, is used by many plants for structural stability. Polymers also exist inside the human body. Proteins and DNA are both synthesized from small subunits, called amino acids.
Polymers are formed by a process called polymerization, in which a chemical reaction of reacting monomer molecules forms polymer chains in a variety of complexities. Depending on the polymerization reaction conditions, the resulting polymer can be a simple linear chain of linked carbon atoms. Chain-growth polymerization (or addition polymerization) involves the linking together of molecules incorporating double or triple carbon-carbon bonds. The physical properties of the materials are influenced by the arrangement of the chains. A polymer network consists of many polymer chains connected through a number of covalent linkages called cross-links. Most of the polymers we talk about here are linear polymers. A linear polymer is composed of one molecule after another, hooked together in a long chain called the backbone. Now, linear polymers do not have to be in a straight, rigid line. Those single bonds between atoms in the backbone can swivel around a bit, like paper clips hooked together end-to-end.
Molecular Forces and Chemical Composition of Polymers
Differences in chemical composition can influence a material's application. For example, the polymer polyethylene has an ethylene backbone (CH2CH2). Polyethylene is one of the most common polymeric materials found in plastic packaging, bottles and shopping bags. The uses of polyethylene are very different from another polymer, poly(vinyl chloride), which is commonly used for water pipes and is able to withstand large amounts of pressure. Other applications for poly(vinyl chloride) are door frames, waterproof fabric and electrial wire insulation, The only chemical difference between polyethylene and poly(vinyl chloride) is the substitution of one hydrogen atom in polyethylene for a chloride ion in poly(vinyl chloride), as shown in Figure 4. The inclusion of a chlorine atom introduces a change in the physical properties of the overall material. The next monomer unit, featured in Figure 2, is polycarbonate.
Polycarbonate is commonly used in bulletproof glass and headlights, in lenses for headlamps, glasses and sunglasses, as well as in CD, DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Polycarbonate monomer includes the integration of two, six-membered aromatic rings separated by a carbon atom that has two methyl groups attached. Aromatic rings (also known as aromatic compounds or arenes) are hydrocarbons that contain benzene. Benzene, C6H6, is often drawn as a ring of six carbon atoms, with alternating double bonds and single bonds as shown below.
The inclusion of the aromatic rings can lead to pi-stacking between different polymer chains. In chemistry, pi stacking (also called π-π stacking) refers to attractive, non-covalent interactions between aromatic rings. This means that non-covalent interactions between pi-bond electrons available in one polymer chain can interact with aromatic rings on another polymer chain when they are in close proximity. Polycarbonate also includes an ester linkage within the polymer back-bone. Ester functional groups are a less polar functional group than an alcohol group. Polystyrene is found in many products including: license plate frames, CD cases, Petri dishes, insulation and Styrofoam packing peanuts. Polystyrene's monomer unit is similar to polyethylene and poly(vinyl chloride), in which a hydrogen atom in polyethylene monomer is substituted with a six-membered aromatic ring, in the case of polystyrene (see Figure 4). Ring stacking can also be observed between chains of polystyrene as with polycarbonate. Polyacrylamides are used in a various applications ranging from water purifiers, paper coating, cosmetic additives, photographic emulsion and contact lenses. Again, polyacrylamide can be derived from polyethylene by substituting a hydrogen atom with an amide functional group. The final monomer featured in Figure 2 is the monomer unit for polyurethane. Polyurethanes are used in foams, paints, adhesives and spandex. This monomer is similar to polycarbonate in that it cannot be derived from polyethylene's monomer unit. Polyurethanes are connected by urethane linkages.
Effect of Cross-Links
A cross-link is a covalent bond formed between two polymer chains in a material (see Figure 5). These covalent bonds cause the polymer chains within a polymeric material to become networked. A polymer network is a network in which all polymer chains are interconnected to form a single macroscopic entity by many crosslinks. In general, cross-links tend to make the polymer chain closer together and cause the material to become more rigid. In the associated activity, Let's Make Silly Putty, studentsuse hydroxy tetraborate to form four covalent bonds between two poly(vinyl alcohol) chains when making imitation Silly Putty. Depending on the degree of cross-linking within a material, the polymer chain will have different properties. When no cross-links are present to chemically link the chain together, the chains are able to move much more freely. Long-chain polymers often have many kinks in the chains, and these kinks can move and un-kink, causing the material to stretch. To illustrate this point, imagine a kink in a garden hose; the kinks loosen after enough force is applied, which is similar to how polymeric materials stretch. The act of stretching a polymer forces the polymer chain to align with each other because of the force applied to the material.
When many long polymer chains with a large number of cross-links are present within a material, the chains are chemically linked, making the material more rigid. Thus, the degree of cross-linking throughout a material is very important in understanding how the physical properties of the material change. In other words, more cross-linking within a polymeric material results in a more rigid material, whereas less cross-linking results in a more elastic material.
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Remember, cross-linking affects polymeric material properties by limiting the motion of individual polymer chains within a material (as highlighted visually in Figure 5). We can see the effect of cross-linking on polymeric materials by comparing the strength of polyethylene and cross-linked polyethylene. Polyethylene, as discussed previously, is used to make plastic shopping bags and many plastic containers, whereas cross-linked polyethylene (abbreviated as PEX) tubing is used in plumbing applications. The strengths of a polyethylene plastic bag and a water pipe made from cross-linked polyethylene are very different. Cross-linking of the polymer chains strengthens the material properties present in PEX tuning.
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Worksheet: Have students complete the Polymer Worksheet. Review their answers to gauge their comprehension.
Lesson Extension Activities (Return to Contents)
Recycling Drive: Ask students to each bring in several examples of polymeric materials for a class recycling drive. Use this opportunity to identify the seven recycling codes (see Figure 6) and discuss the chemical properties of each plastic material. Consumer products also typically use an initial stamp to signify the chemical compositions of the polymer used to create the material. Although recycling codes are usually placed on polymeric materials, not all polymeric materials used in consumer products are labeled with recycling coded and not all polymeric materials are actually recycled. Frequently, this is because some polymeric materials are extremely durable, making recycling of the material costly and time consuming. Another roadblock to recycling some plastics is non-existent demand for the post-recycled materials. To make the use of recycled materials more common in consumer products, it helps to increase the demand by purchasing recycled materials or products that use post-recycled plastic. Polymeric materials, as demonstrated in this lesson and in Figures 2 and 6, are not all chemically the same. This fact alone makes recycling all of these different plastic materials challenging, time consuming and costly. Another consideration is that many consumer products are made with blended polymeric materials, meaning that more than one polymer is used. These blended and composite plastics may not be able to use the same recycling process, making recycling costly and challenging for them. Some success has been achieved in recycling certain polymeric materials, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), which is used to make plastic bottles, packaging and plastic containers. Its post-recycled material has found a niche application as a polyester insulation fiber used in winter jackets, pillows, bedding and carpeting.
Research Projects: Have students (either in small groups or individually) research an assigned polymeric material, investigating its chemical properties, processing techniques and applications. Have students describe how the material's properties and processing techniques enable the polymer to function well in various applications. Optionally, ask students to include schematics of the polymer chains and describe how certain functional groups interact with other functional groups between different polymer chains. Use this as an opportunity to incorporate scientific writing guides, electronic researching tools, and scientific citation into the class.
Homework: Lead a class discussion about possible types of plastics that students use at home. Ask them to bring in examples not mentioned in the lesson presentation and talk about their polymer types and properties. Select polymeric materials based on the chemical structures mentioned in the PowerPoint presentation and summarized in Figure 2. Additionally, have students each locate a material made from a polymer and be prepared to explain its chemical structure to the class.
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Note: The animation in the attached PowerPoint presentation (v.11.5.5 or higher) requires Quicktime (v. 7.7 or higher).
References (Return to Contents)
Ahluwalia, V. K. and Mishra, A. Polymer Science: A Textbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2008.
Bahadur, P. and Sastry, N. V. Principles of Polymer Science. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002; p. 401.
Morgan, N. "Polymers and Plastics." in Chemistry in Action: The Molecules of Everyday Life. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995, pp. 94-107.
Nicholson, J. W. The Chemistry of Polymers. Third Edition. London, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006.
ContributorsCherelle M. Bishop, Kate McDonnell, Jeramy Jasmann, Melissa M. Reynolds, Michael A. de Miranda
Copyright© 2013 by Regents of the University of Colorado; original © 2011 Colorado State University
Supporting Program (Return to Contents)CHIP GK-12 Project, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University
Acknowledgements (Return to Contents)
This work was developed by the Colorado Higher-Education Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, based upon collaborative work supported by National Science Foundation grant no. 0841259. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Something sexy and curvaceous with its sporty top down is expected to turn hundreds of thousands of heads when the 13th Annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous gets underway, Thursday-Sunday, September 19-22. The 2002 Chevy Bel Air concept car will capture the spotlight when it leads the pack of 2,448 vehicles for a "cruise" through the downtown streets of San Bernardino.
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For more information about the 2002 Bel Air concept and other Chevrolet vehicles, please visit www.chevrolet.com or http://media.gm.com/division/chevrolet/. Further details on the Route 66 Rendezvous are available at www.route-66.org.
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Miami Dolphins release Brock Jensen, sign QB Seth Lobato (w/video highlights)
- 9:50 pm Monday, July 28th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
Undrafted rookie quarterback Brock Jensen, who was signed by the Dolphins to compete with Pat Devlin for the team's third-string job, was released Monday night, a source told The Palm Beach Post.
The team has signed former Northern Colorado quarterback Seth Lobato, an undrafted rookie.
The Dolphins made it official Tuesday morning and also announced the signings of tight end Brett Brackett, who was undrafted out of Penn State in 2011 and was previously on the Dolphins practice squad; and defensive end D'Aundre Reed, a seventh-round selection out of Minnesota in 2011 who has appeared in six regular season games.
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Billy Turner, Dolphins last unsigned draft pick, signs with Miami
- 7:08 pm Friday, July 18th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
All of the Dolphins rookies are signed in time for training camp.
Offensive lineman Billy Turner, one of the NFL's last unsigned rookies, inked a deal with Miami on Friday.
As the 67th overall (third round) pick in the draft, Turner will earn a total of $3.1 million over four years.
Turner, a left tackle in college, will likely compete for a starting guard position.
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Miami Dolphins open mini-camp with questions at OL, QB, RB and LB
- 6:00 am Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
The Dolphins open their three day mandatory mini-camp this morning at 10:30. It is closed to the public but open to the media so follow the Daily Dolphin and Twitter for live updates.
Here are the Dolphins top questions heading into minicamp.
How much better is the offensive line?
Miami's offensive line can't get worse after last year's debacle which included a NFL-high 58 sacks allowed and a running game that ranked 26th in the NFL. But the Dolphins are hoping for more than a small improvement after they made the line their top priority in both free agency and the draft.
Five questions for Miami Dolphins rookies
- 6:00 am Friday, May 23rd, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
Rookie minicamp kicks off today. Here are the top questions:
1. Is Ja'Wuan James run blocking ability strong enough?
James supposedly can pass block with the best of them so there shouldn't be many questions there. But his run blocking is considered average at this point. Former Dolphins guard Keith Sims said the one issue with James is that Tennessee ran so many pass plays. So he may just need to develop his run blocking.
Where Miami Dolphins rookies stand heading into minicamp
- 1:12 pm Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
The Miami Dolphins rookie class begins its three-day minicamp on Friday.
Here's a look at the rookies and where they currently stand.
RT Ja'Wuan James, first round:
James says he's not taking anything for granted and believes he has to earn a starting spot. Well, if he doesn't earn that spot, it would be a huge disaster of a pick.
James is all but-assured of being the Dolphins' starting right tackle this season. His mission right now is to improve his run blocking and aggressiveness and prepare for NFL-sized defenders.
WR Jarvis Landry, second round:
Miami Dolphins depth chart (post-NFL draft)
- 9:29 am Monday, May 12th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
The Dolphins roster is shaping up although you can expect a few veteran pickups after the June 1 cuts.
But here are the offensive and defensive depth charts at the moment. This is how we see it now and not necessarily how it will shape up in the end.
* Free agent acquisition
** Draft selection
*** Undrafted rookie
The chart was cut off, so you're missing sixth/seventh/eighth string tight ends Gator Hoskins, Emanuel Ogbuehi, and Nehemiah Hicks, who are all undrafted free agents. Cam Marshall, listed here as the sixth-string running back, was also cut off.
Running back Damien Williams, listed at the end of the chart, is an undrafted rookie and an intriguing guy. He had seven rushing touchdowns for Oklahoma before he was kicked off the team in November for violating team rules. It's a bit confusing, with the Dolphins also signing receiver Damian Williams.
Damian Williams, who previously played for the Titans, is the forgotten man. After drafting Jarvis Landry and Matt Hazel, Miami has a ton of competition at receiver. It should make for a fun training camp and preseason.
Right now we have Landry as a backup outside receiver to Brian Hartline, but he will also see plenty of time in the slot. Brandon Gibson was clutch before his injury last year, so you'd have to assume that he will keep his starting job if he shows no lingering effects from the injury.
So in all likelihood Landry will begin his career as a reserve receiver who will see plenty of snaps both in the slot and outside. He might end up seeing more time in the slot, especially if the team releases both Rishard Matthews and Armon Binns. Williams is a receiver who can also play outside or slot but he's no shoo-in to make the team.
Miami Dolphins sign undrafted quarterback Brock Jensen of North Dakota State
- 7:53 pm Saturday, May 10th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
New Dolphins guard Billy Turner will have a familiar face at training camp.
Undrafted North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen signed with the Dolphins, ESPN reported.
While he might be a long shot to make the roster, a strong showing in camp could put him in competition with Pat Devlin for the third-string job.
Jensen is 6-foot-3, 225 pounds and led North Dakota State to three FCS national titles.
He was AP All-America third team FCS last season, passing for 2,793 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Other undrafted free agent signings, per various media outlets:
- WR Rantavious Wooten (Georgia & graduate of Glades Central High)
Dolphins continue offensive line overhaul, draft North Dakota's State Billy Turner in third round
- 11:22 pm Friday, May 9th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
The Dolphins might have solidified their offensive line, drafting North Dakota State tackle Billy Turner in the third round.
After trading down in the second round and getting receiver Jarvis Landry, the Dolphins traded up and got Turner with the third pick of the third round (No. 67 overall).
"It makes you feel a little better knowing they traded up to get you," he said.
Although Turner spent his entire college career at North Dakota State as a tackle, he said he can play inside. Assuming he isn't a flop, he will likely become Miami's starting left guard.
So the Dolphins offensive line should look like this:
Ranking the offensive linemen likely to be drafted by Miami Dolphins
- 10:04 am Monday, May 5th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
It's officially draft week and no position is more crucial to the Dolphins than the offensive line.
Check out the Palm Beach Post's premium story on offensive line prospects.
Here's a look at some of the top offensive tackle prospects. Assuming that Auburn's Greg Robinson, Texas A&M's Jake Matthews and Michigan's Taylor Lewan are out of reach (unless the Dolphins trade up), these are our rankings of likely prospects:
1. Zack Martin, Notre Dame, 6-foot-4, 308 pounds
Although Martin has the size (and arm length) of a guard and the Dolphins really want a tackle, we believe that if Martin drops to Miami it will be tough not to take the versatile and intelligent guard/tackle and figure out how to use him. Every analyst in the world seems to love this guy although many now believe he'll be selected before Miami picks at No. 19.
List of NFL draft prospects who have visited Miami Dolphins
- 4:03 pm Monday, April 28th, 2014 by Andrew Abramson
The NFL Draft is 10 days away and here's a list of confirmed and reported player visits to Miami Dolphins' headquarters in Davie.
NFL teams are allowed to invite 30 non-local players to visit before the draft. The Dolphins drafted three of the 30 players who visited Davie last season.
In addition to our own reporting, this list includes reports by the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson, National Football Post, USA Today and ESPN.
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Fox Tails, Goblins, and Bandor's Flagon March 13, 2014Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, MUDs, TorilMUD.
Tags: Faerie Forest, Lethilspar Tales
The MUD just crashed!
Hurry, you need to reconnect!
Come on young elf! This is your opportunity to get a piece or two of badly needed equipment!
Run run run!
Forget Kobold Village. There probably isn't anything there you need.
You must run to the Faerie Forest with all haste!
That was the rhythm of life on MUDs in general and TorilMUD in particular.
Most of the NPCs in the game load up with equipment only after a crash or a reboot. Once slain and looted their most valuable reason for existence, contributing to your wardrobe, is gone. You can get experience from them sure, but you can do that when the MUD has been up for some horribly long time. The entire economy of the game rested on a level of instability that would allow a crash at least once or twice a day.
That was the pattern into which I was indoctrinated all back when I rolled up my half-elf ranger in Leuthilspar more than 20 years ago now. You had to get out of the inn and to the right mob as fast as possible, and the Faerie Forest had the most opportunities.
First you had to get to the dark path that lead to the zone, which meant searching for the hidden entrance.
< > A Large Clearing in the Forest Room size: Large (L:40 ft W:40 ft H:25 ft)
Exits: -W
< > You don't find anything.
< > You find a secret exit south!
And then there were the wood rats.
< > A Dark, Hidden Path Room size: Mid-sized (L:75 ft W:5 ft H:500 ft)
Exits: -N -E
A scruffy wood rat is here slinking around in the gloom.
A scruffy wood rat is here slinking around in the gloom.
A scruffy wood rat is here slinking around in the gloom.
You had to get past the wood rats. The tunnel rooms were flagged as narrow, so players could only go through one abreast and you couldn't just spam past any mob as you would bump into them. If you were quick and lucky, you could lay day (recline) and pass under the wood rats. That was how you had to get past other players or reorder groups in rooms so flagged. It does make you wonder how big those wood rats were, given that a full grown male half elf with a sword and motley collection of armor could pass beneath them.
And if you were not lucky, well, you had to take the time to kill the wood rats. They were not tough. I think they were level 1 creatures. But you had to stop and take a few swings to slay them. On the bright side, the next young elf trying to make it to the treasures of the Faerie Forest would be stuck behind you. You couldn't pass somebody, even when reclined, if they were in combat. So you would be killing wood rats while they were bumping into you.
Eventually though you would win you way through and into the Faerie Forest. Having spent time lost there, I made a map and soon knew my way around to all of the key locations.
What you needed dictated where you would head first. Very early during my career, which came just after a pwipe, having a light source was of vital importance. If you did not have one, you might want to go find the Silver Fox.
The Silver Fox's tail, which you could loot from its corpse, was flagged as being lit, so you just had to have it in your inventory and any room you entered would also be lit.
A silver fox is here hunting in the forest, looking for a meal for her young.
Your blood freezes as you hear the rattling death cry of a silver fox.
You get a silver fox tail from corpse of a silver fox.
a silver fox tail (illuminating)
This was a huge advantage over torches, which had to be held in one hand (so you couldn't then have a shield, a second weapon, or a two handed weapon) and which would burn out quite quickly. (Unlike those who started in Waterdeep, elves didn't get magical torches that never burned out.) I suppose this was a missed opportunity for role play, having to fumble with torches. But since every priest class got the spell Continual Light at some point, torches were never going to be in great demand in any case.
Area of effect: <object> | Room
Aggressive: No
Cumulative: No
Duration: Permanent unless dispelled
Class/Circle: Cleric/Druid/Shaman 6th, Paladin 8th
Type of spell: Enchantment
"Continual light" allows the spellcaster to enchant an item by giving it a light flag, making it a permanent light source. Not specifying an object causes the whole room to be permanently lit by a magical light. It is one way for spellcasters to create light in the darkness if they have no other lamps, etc. This spell can be countered (in rooms) with a "darkness" spell.
See also: DARKNESS
Once Continual Light became common, people stopped running to find the Silver Fox. But for a short time it was a key item. You could sell it to somebody who was desperate and who couldn't get to the Silver Fox or the fire at the tinker camp that, when search, would yield another illuminating item.
a glowing stick of faerie wood (illuminating)
There actually used to be two sticks of faerie wood, one in each of the fires. The second one, which was an orange ANSI color if I recall right, had stats, so if you held it you got some benefit along with light. It was something like a few hit points, but it was better than nothing, especially if you didn't have something to hold in your off hand anyway.
Meanwhile, while you were down by the Silver Fox, the next big thing was the scrawny goblin who held the bag of snatching along with a few other goodies.
You get a bag of snatching from corpse of a scrawny goblin.
The bag was useful because… well… it was a bag. And it was bigger than the bag you were handed as part of your new player kit. And it was also displayed in a cool, dark ANSI color which I cannot quiet replicate here. It was cool enough that even after we all had bags and had hit level 20 and moved out into the world, we could still sell the bag to people in Waterdeep simply because it looked cool. In the end, I think it was heavy and only as good as a backpack you could buy from a vendor in town, but style sells.
The goblin was also the gate keeper to the room with the pile of trash. Searching through it would yield a series of dubious treasures.
You find an ancient stone tablet!
You find a bit of string!
You find a wand of thunderous rage!
You find a moldy loaf of bread!
You find a steel shortsword!
You find a very dead rat!
You find a bronze dirk!
You search exhaustively and conclude there is nothing to be found!
Each had its use, if you include "able to be sold to a vendor" as a use. The wand of thunderous rage was a particular heartbreak. I knew people who held on to several of them until they hit a difficult battle, only to find that they didn't actually do anything. Wands were always strange birds in TorilMUD, though there was a wand of magic missile that was amusing to use from time to time.
But they key item in the Faerie Forest was Bandor's Flagon.
a huge, drinking flagon
This flask looks like it could hold more liquid than possible. It must be that Tinker magic; making the most of space not even existing.
When you look inside, you see: It's more than half full of a golden liquid.
When eventually everything else in the zone became just so much vendor trash, Bandor's Flagon remained something you could sell in Waterdeep. It was, for a long time, the largest drink container in the game. And even when it was eclipsed, the flagons that replaced it were not so easy to obtain and did look quite so cool. You just had to remember to pour out the alcohol in the flagon, lest you get drunk on Bandor's brew.
And while there was certainly more to find in the Faerie Forest, from Habetrot's stonewood cudgel to Vokko's iron armor, the race to get those was never quite as intense as it was for Bandor's Flagon. It remained the one easy to get item that actually held value in the game.
- 4. Xyd - March 13, 2014
Ahh, yes, the crash/reboot. I remember that anticipation when zMUD would sorta just sit there, my first reaction being "meh, lag" which quickly escalated to "dammit, this lag will surely result in a CR" and then would morph into "oh, yes, a crash". When I made it to that third state I would physically change positions and often times run to grab a drink because I knew what inevitably would follow.
As a cleric, though, part of me despised the reboot. I knew where tons of the Good Stuff would load but as a cleric (until later levels) I would be unable to solo anything worth a damn. I remember my first attempt at solo'ing Bandor which nearly resulted in a silly CR, but that flagon had an almost unescapable draw.
I remember when I finally got Holy Word and could solo the guy in the tree southeast of Anna's. Chacodyn, was it? He had a potion of invisibility or some such.
It still bothers me after all these years that most of Faerie Forest (and the glades) was half done. I'd loved to have seen the full quest line from Celriya, Anna's Cottage and that area past the su-monsters with the ethereal wraith. (Or was the wraith finishable…?? Was it part of the greenstone ring…? Hmm.)
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