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For comparison today we are using the QNAP TS-459, a unit that currently sells for around 800 USD; a full 200 Dollars more than ineo's unit. To be honest, we only expected the ineo to keep up with the TS-459, but were completely blown away to see ineo outperforming the QNAP in RAID 5 and RAID 6.
For users looking to play back their digital content on DLNA devices, these tests are easily the most important. Digital streams play at a fixed rate and it isn't difficult to play a single stream to one device, but with so many DLNA devices it is common to stream several things at once. For this you need a NAS capable of high transfer rates.


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The title is reference to Neil Diamond, by the way...
On the outside looking in, it's easy to watch those doing it, enjoy their success. Facebook photos of openings and tweets announcing sold out shows, tempt us into thinking all you have to do to make it in this game is show up. Not so. Marshall Alexander, widely considered to be at the top of the paper craft genre, shows us a rare glimpse into when the means are not justified by the end.
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While everyone is grilling, swimming, traveling and having a fun time in general let us not forget that today SHOULD be for promoting the spirit of unity and remembrance through observance of Memorial Day by ensuring that nation remembers the sacrifices of America's fallen from the Revolutionary War to the present and for recognizing those who served and those who continue to serve our great nation and reminding all Americans of their common heritage.
Memorial Day is NOT the day the freakin' pool opens OK? How sad, embarrassing and abhorrent is it that only 28% of Americans know the real meaning of his holiday? So 72% have no clue?!!!!!!!!! We need to do something about that and it needs to start today! As we remember our fallen heroes, our hearts go out to those who can never forget - the families they left behind. I know that there are people whose wounds are still fresh 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years later. For those of us who have not lived it, it is hard to imagine what it must be like seeing—with shock and puzzlement and dread—a uniformed officer and a chaplain approach the front door, hearing them express the deep sorrow and gratitude of the United States, saying "We regret to inform you…" Do not think in terms of thousands of casualties, but think of it in terms of one. Because each casualty was someone's loved one. At the end of any war, the image of a jubilant country dancing and flag-waving in Times Square is vastly different from that of a parent or widow and her children who must face the rest of their lives without a son, husband and a father.
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We pause to remember those who died
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- Posted by hermitonthehill 7a/b (My Page) on Mon, May 28, 07 at 18:26
You know this is where I "have" to jump in and holler, "Go Navy!" From what I saw/observed and experienced today, I'd say that at least 80% of that 72% associates Memorial Day with "the" weekend for garage sales, yard sales, and flea markets. I'll say thank you to my Dad later in person (after it has cooled down/when I know he will feel a bit more "up" for company) and thanked my husband by just leaving him alone to do his own thing (and brought him home much-needed Dews) and otherwise spent the better part of the day with DD1 whom I think was in need of some one-on-one. I'm wore out from the heat and otherwise feeling rather disgusted with people in general for some of the things I witnessed today - things mainly related to live animals, but there was a cherry on top - a sour cherry - to really set me off that was - if you can believe it - related to Brugmansia. I hate sellers who prey upon the naivete or ignorance of people and then try lying to someone who is a bit more in the know... yea, plenty of folks out there "cashing in" today and this weekend on a "holiday" we have because of freedoms paid for in blood. End of rant. |
- Posted by intimidator_3 7a TN (My Page) on Mon, May 28, 07 at 21:17
BIG HUGE MEGA-DITTOS JEFF! And Ill have to second Hermits "GO NAVY" as I am the son of a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam in 1968. While Im at it Ill have to give props to the U.S. Army as well. My wifes brother, a 22 year veteran, is scheduled to leave for points east(Kuwait City) at the end of the month for a 1 year tour. All of that FREEDOM you enjoy on a regular basis, please remember who you really owe that to next time you see a uniformed soldier! |
- Posted by bigorangevol Nashville (email@example.com) on Mon, May 28, 07 at 23:17
Ditto on the GO NAVY! I spent the weekend with my nephew (actually my best friends youngest son but he calls me Uncle Jeff and I've been beside him since the day he was born) who was home from Coronado, CA where he is in BUD/S training. This soon-to-be Navy SEAL is one of 19 left out of a class of 200+ that started 13 weeks ago. You cannot fathom the physical, mental and emotion trials that these young KIDS are going through to serve our country. They weren't drafted, they WANT to be there! If I were to tell you about most of the stuff that they go through on a daily basis you would think that it is humanly impossible! Thesee young men, as all members of our military deserve our thanks, appreciation and respect for what they endure just to serve us and this country in an effort to keep this nation free. They are doing a job that has to be done and they have the courage and fortitude to step into the breach where many will not. I couldn't be more proud of anyone and my heart swells everytime I see Chris. Please keep our service personel in your prayers EVERY day. Without them we are doomed. Look around your house at your family and posessions - appreciate them because you owe it all to the young men and women who have served! "The only ones who have willingly given their lives for you are Jesus Christ and the American Military". |
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The HD 3870 has clearly still got some breath in it. The price drops take it to a different level from the 8800GT along with the ability to get good performance out of them. When you even out the playing field with overclocked HD 3870 vs overclocked 9600GT, the picture becomes a little clearer with the HD 3870 really being able to come out ahead.
Ultimately though, the biggest advantage that the HD 3870 has is that anyone who is after a good motherboard is going down the route of Intel, in which case you'll most likely find yourself with a Crossfire compatible chipset. With the price of the HD 3870 moving nothing but south at the moment, the ability to get into Crossfire and see some extra performance can be done at a pretty good price now.
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'Islamist factions' seize Syrian airbase
One day after the largest dam in Syria fell to jihadists spearheaded by al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Islamist fighters seized control of a nearby airbase. Jihadists have now taken control of four major military installations in Syria since October 2012.
"Rebel fighters from several islamist factions have fully taken over the al-Jarrah military airport," according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which closely tracks the Syrian civil war. Five "rebels" were killed, and more than 40 "regime forces" were wounded or captured during the fighting.
A video of Islamist fighters battling at the al-Jarrah airbase was released on YouTube. Several aircraft are seen in hangars, and others, which appear to be unserviceable, are parked on the sides of the runway. Cases of ammunition are seen stacked next to what appears to be an operational MiG fighter that is inside a hangar.
A fighter from the Islamist faction known as the Ahrar al Sham Brigades, a jihadist group in Syria, is heard saying that the aircraft "are now in the hands" of the group.
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, also participated in the assault on the al-Jarrah airbase, a US intelligence official who is monitoring al Qaeda's operations in Syria told The Long War Journal. Yesterday, the Al Nusrah Front led other Islamist groups in taking over the dam in nearby Thawra.
The Al Nusrah Front and Ahrar al Sham have conducted several joint operations against President Assad's regime. In mid-January, the two groups teamed up with the Islamic Vanguard to seize control of Taftanaz, a key Syrian air force base in Idlib province. After the assault, videos of the jihadists touring the base and inspecting seized tanks, armored vehicles, and helicopters were posted on YouTube, LiveLeak, and other video sharing websites [see LWJ report, Al Nusrah, jihadist allies overrun Syrian airbase].
In addition to the al-Jarrah airbase and Taftanaz, two other major military installations have now been overrun by the Al Nusrah Front since the beginning of October 2012. On Dec. 10, the Al Nusrah Front and allied jihadists took control of the Sheikh Suleiman base, or Base 111. Arab and Chechen fighters participated in the assault on Sheikh Suleiman, which is said to be a key research facility linked to the regime's chemical weapons program [see LWJ report, Al Nusrah Front, foreign jihadists seize key Syrian base in Aleppo].
And on Oct. 11, Al Nusrah, the supposedly secular Free Syrian Army, and Chechen fighters overran a Syrian air defense and Scud missile base in Aleppo [see LWJ report, Al Nusrah Front commanded Free Syrian Army unit, 'Chechen emigrants,' in assault on Syrian air defense base].
Over the past several months, the Al Nusrah Front and its allies have effectively seized control of the Euphrates River Valley and have secured lines of communication with Al Nusrah's parent group, al Qaeda in Iraq [see LWJ report, Al Nusrah front spearheads capture of Syrian dam, claims suicide assault].
READER COMMENTS: "'Islamist factions' seize Syrian airbase "
Posted by ayamo at February 12, 2013 11:32 AM ET:
As I've said someplace elsewhere: I'm extremely ambivalent when it comes to the Syrian situation.
An Assad victory would be a slap in the face for humanitarian rights, but an al Nusra led victory could prove to be a horrible outcome in the midterm future ...
But the Syrian military must be either completly exhausted, or they couldn't care less for anything else then Damascus. Yesterday and today must have been good days for al Nusra and their allies.
Posted by mike merlo at February 12, 2013 11:53 AM ET:
If events in Syria continue along their present trajectory it appears Iraq at some point this year will begin to receive much more unwanted attention
Posted by JR at February 12, 2013 12:59 PM ET:
The aircraft shown in the hangars at the end of this video are Aero L-39Z Albatros. A high-performance jet trainer used to transition new pilots to high performance jets. The capture of this airfield may be a significant morale boost for the rebels but will provide little relief in a tactical sense. It's doubtful the Syrian A.F. is using these jets in an attack configuration. The other aircraft strewn about look like retired Mig-15 & -17's.
Posted by Alan Hawk at February 12, 2013 1:22 PM ET:
The Jihadis seem to have captured a base with trainers; Czech L-29s and L-39s along with a bunch of abanoned MIG-17s. It doesn't appear that they even have COIN capability.
On the other hand, it is odd that they can't seem to get more than one shot off of their AKMs and RPKs, suggesting shortage of ammo (and excellent fire discipline) or poor maintenance of their firearms.
Posted by Will Fenwick at February 12, 2013 1:36 PM ET:
I can't imagine the Salafists have any of the technical capabilities to operated fighter aircraft. It might be that the FSA has some defectors among it that can operate such high tech material, but whether or not they have the logistical capability to get the planes off the ground and commit them to combat is another story.
I dont know of any instances of Salafist insurgents operating aircraft, though the Islamist Emirate of Afghanistan did operate small number of steadily degrading fighter aircraft until the invasion in 2001.
Posted by M3fd2002 at February 12, 2013 1:58 PM ET:
Looks like the rebels are gaining a little momentum. If they can deploy those aircraft, it might break the stalemate
Posted by JD at February 12, 2013 3:38 PM ET:
Assad's air force began using the Czech trainers for COIN missions in the summer. Rick Francona described this phenomenon for the first time on his blog here: http://francona.blogspot.com/2012/07/syrian-air-attacks-on-aleppo.html. He later mentioned them in several other posts as well.
Posted by LPD-RI at February 12, 2013 4:33 PM ET:
The Syrians have indeed been using the L-39 for aerial bombing and strafing. These are not merely trainers. Note the boxes of cannon ammunition towards the end of the video.
Posted by blert at February 12, 2013 5:04 PM ET:
In all history, no nation places pilot training airbases outside of the 'heartland.'
So, the capture of a training base is quite a 'tell' as to which way the wind is blowing.
Likewise, the two big hydro-projects were prestige projects.
The impoundment lake for Tabqa dam is named Al Assad. (!)
(i.e. Hafez Al-Assad -- Bashar's father.)
One must conclude that the regime has decided to abandon the east and north.
The (political) connection to Jordan has never been warm. It's not unreasonable to imagine Damascus pulling back from both Dara'a and the Golan Heights. (What's left in Syrian hands, that is.)
Everything points to an emotional, runaway, dynamic, when all of Assad's players spend more time figuring out their own exit plans than anything else.
For example, his dam technicians bugged-out when prompted.
Enough ammo is laying around the countryside for the anti-regime elements to carry on until Assad is unwound.
Whatever shortages they've had will be eliminated via Iraq -- and the all Sunni Euphrates corridor.
It's hard to imagine Assad hanging on through to 2014.
Posted by Scott J at February 12, 2013 5:39 PM ET:
If nothing else, this highlights the incompetence of the Syrian military. In nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, never once has a force of jihadist guerillas succeeded at overrunning and holding an American base. COP Keating came closest, but they failed.
Read news like this, and you can't help but believe that it is just a matter of time now for Assad and Syria as we've known it.
After the Assad government falls, inevitably there's going to be a bloody civil war between FSA supporters and AQ. I see no end in sight for the violence in that country, even after the government falls.
Posted by jayc at February 12, 2013 6:32 PM ET:
I do not know the true purpose of the Al-Jurrah airport, but if I were a guessing man, I would conclude that it is a boneyard, much in the same vein as Davis-Monthan in the states. Abandoned buildings, grass growing on runways, airplanes under tarps, derelict airplanes, and unkept grounds suggest this. Also, despite having 40 troops captured or wounded, it would only have taken a T-72 tank to send these one shot clowns running.
Posted by gb at February 12, 2013 7:24 PM ET:
Perhaps they could up armor the jets and drive them on the roads...
Posted by Neo at February 12, 2013 10:45 PM ET:
A lot is going to depend on how much pressure the rebels can exert in the Damascus suburbs. If they can really put the government forces in the bad place in Damascus, the Assad regime may unravel very quickly. If government forces around Damascus can gain the upper hand than this could go on for quite some time. Right now it is a matter of how much momentum the rebels can generate vs. the morale state of government forces. If the rebels can keep up the momentum they have generated the government may fall by summer if not earlier. On the other hand things could bog down for a while if the rebels aren't in a position to really capitalize on this round of gains.
Posted by Jeff Edelman at February 13, 2013 12:22 AM ET:
Except for those on the ground there, noboby really knows what happened. But, what if the some chemical weapons were left lying around and the chechens got some of them? Russia's support of this chemical weapons producing regime could come back to haunt them in a terrible way. Wonder if at the Kremlin they're discussing this matter now?
Posted by blert at February 13, 2013 6:02 AM ET:
Apparently you're unaware that Damascus is a l r e a d y in a vise.
Assad is, at this very time, trying to keep the rebels out of the inner city.
Most of the suburbs were lost weeks ago.
Aleppo just lost its land connection. It's Syria's 'Chicago.'
Damascus is down to one main corridor to the sea. Other than that, the city is already isolated. Assad's conventional forces there are having a fuel crisis.
His air force is so demoralized that it flies only a few jets at a time. ManPADS have crippled his helicopter force.
There is absolutely no 'stalemate.' That's a MSM construct -- from no-nothings.
Assad's crew is now making travel arrangements. That's the state of play.
Posted by Gerald at February 13, 2013 9:03 AM ET:
Good point Jeff. If not for their intransigent stance at the UN we could have armed the FSA and this war would have ended months ago.
Posted by Leroy marnolejo at February 20, 2013 10:13 PM ET:
Good, let them kill themselves!!!
Posted by Matt at March 5, 2013 12:05 PM ET:
After Putin gave Chapman the Star or Lenin people got upset about it the Chechen Parliament was attacked, bombings in Moscow. So there are connections between the security services and terrorists. Remember that in relation to Chechens in Syria with al-Nursa. There was also mass protests on the streets which Putin blamed on the US but it was linked to the Chapman incident.


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Peter Kleim (55), the current head of the studio in Berlin, is leaving the German capital after 15 years and will become Info Network's new Washington correspondent from the third quarter of 2011. Kleim's past US experience includes working as a correspondent and office manager for RTL Television in New York from 1992 to 1997. Kleim succeeds Christian Wilp (46), who will be returning to Berlin after several years in Washington, to take over as chief reporter for N-TV at the Berlin studio.
Peter Kleim and Christian Wilp
On 01 July 2011 Rainer Munz (52) will become the new head of the Info Network studio in Berlin. Munz has extensive experience as a correspondent and studio chief. Among other things, he worked as a correspondent and studio chief for RTL Television in Moscow from 1993 to 1998, and has headed Info Network's south German studio in Munich since 1998.
Rainer Munz
Ulrich Oppold (49), who currently heads Info Network's New York office and whose previous positions include managing RTL Television's Berlin studio, will succeed Munz as the studio chief in Munich as of 01 October 2011. Carsten Mierke (50) has been appointed the new head of the New York, where he has worked as a foreign correspondent since last year.
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Michael Wulf, Managing Director of Info Network, says: "I look forward to continuing to work with all five colleagues and am grateful that we can continue to rely on the know-how of experienced Info Network journalists in all key positions at our studios."


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Is there anything happening on the Planescape front?
Both Wizards-related as well as independent updates are interesting.
Riding on the coattails of the equivalent question on Spelljammer... Is there anything happening on the Planescape front? Both Wizards-related as well as independent updates are interesting. |
There was no mention of Planescape in any of the Gencon WotC seminars. As you're probably aware, Sigil appeared in the Dungeon Masters Guide 2, and you could cobble together some useful material from the various planar books that WotC's put out over the last two years -- but not a lot of Planescape-specific support. Since they did mention a Shadowfell-specific box set coming next year, I suspect they'd have said something if there was a Planescape book in the works. I'm going to keep hoping for 2012, cause it's an awesome setting. The Planewalker forums are pretty active, though! |
Planescape won't exist as it was known. As a setting it was tightly tied to 2-axis alignment wheel of AD&D, with inner, outer, elemental and the like planes. The 4th Edition cosmology just isn't compatible with that. There is support for planes but with the changes they might as well be the Internection of Legends of Anglerre. |
For D&D 4e, there are three planescape-y sourcebooks: This month, Heroes of the Elemental Chaos will be released, a supplement for elemental characters with an elemental chaos theme. You could also group the Shadowfell, Heroes of Shadow and Heroes of the Feywild books in there, as the Shadowfell and Feywild planes are the 4E analogues to the Plane of Shadow and the Beastlands. Then there's always Planewalker. A very interesting new project is Dark Roads and Golden Hells over at Open Design (Note: I'm a patron). I myself prefer the great wheel cosmology to the 4e one, and therefore use the material mainly as an extension and addition to the existing planescape stuff. Recreating planescape with only 4e material is probably a futile endeavour, but it's easy to get the best of both worlds. |


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Managing the Pressures of Farming Handbook Farmers have put this manual together with the help of researchers, rural counsellors and health workers as part of the Farm Family Business Project. It is based on information that farmers in north-west NSW have provided about the impact of common pressures they face in their farm family businesses. The manual aims to point to the things we can do as a business, family and by ourself to manage the pressures in farming.
- On Track aims to support the Australian community to achieve mental and physical health and wellbeing. There are many Australians who do not access health care services for a range of reasons such as distance and cost. Making services available online means that more people will be able to get help for their mental and physical health concerns. OnTrack offers free access to online programs, information, quizzes and advice.
- CORES is a community based program which educates members of the local community how to intervene when somebody in the community is suicidal. The program takes the approach of "teaching people how to fish", rather than giving them "food", in that local community members are trained to be trainers and it is these local community people who deliver the program to their own community.
- Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) is based in Orange. It is a major rural initiative of The University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and the NSW Department of Health. CRRMH aims to bring quality education and research programs to all rural areas of NSW through effective partnerships. The Centre will improve the mental health of rural and remote communities through academic leadership, collaboration and achievements in research, education, service development and information services.
- Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health Queensland rural and remote Queenslanders, whoever they are and wherever they live, are able to access the best possible information and services that support their mental health and wellbeing, helping them to think, learn and live well with their own emotions and with those of others.
- Mental Health First Aid first aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
- Beyond Blue – Rural Portal rural people with depression face special challenges such as isolation and difficulty accessing services which is why we provide information especially targeted to people from rural and remote communities.
- Suicide Prevention Australia Position Statement on Responding to Suicide in Rural Australia.
- The Mental Health of People on Australian Farms The information contained in this booklet summarises currently available data relating to mental health issues in farmers, farm families and others in the agricultural industries in Australia.
- Headspace provides mental and health wellbeing support, information and services to young people and their families across Australia.
- Reach Out Australia provides young people with the information, help, support, advice and connections they need to manage mental health.
- Black Dog Institute is a not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder.
- Lamp Inc. – Western Australia provides support services for people with mental illness, their carers and family members living in local south-west WA communities.
- MAN – Rural Men's Support Services Western Australian
- 24 HOUR TELEPHONE SERVICES – Western Australia
- Australian Centre for Agricultural Health & Safety
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- Beyondblue 1300 22 46 36
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- Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
- Relationships Australia 1300 364 277
- Managing in Drought
- Garnaut Review: Rural Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
- National Rural Health Alliance – Suicide in Rural Australia Fact Sheet
- Centacare Counsellors can visit farms to provide family and relationships advice and support.
- Australian Red Cross Community Services
- Anglicare
- St Vincent de Paul Society
- The Salvation Army
- Royal Flying Doctor Service – Clinical Services
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We are going to be posting web sites that may hopefully be useful for the Agricultural community. This page created on 25 Jan 2011. Twitter - a website that according to Wikipedia "offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up [...]
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Twitter – a website that according to Wikipedia "offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Tweets are publicly visible by default; however, senders can restrict message delivery to just their followers. Users may subscribe to other users' tweets—this is known as following and subscribers are known as followers.
There are a number of Australian Agricultural companies that use twitter but do take the time to investigate the #agchatoz feed on twitter. Its a great way to connect with farmers and those that have an interest in Australian agriculture. Highly recommended.
A new twitter feed we also recommend is #RuralMH this feed deals with mental health issues for rural Australia. Follow @RuralMH.
Web sites listed below
http://cores.org.au/Aussie Helpers and The Buy a Bale programme
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NQ Dry Tropics NQ Dry Tropics is a leading delivery agent of land and water management change across the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. The company has a dedicated Sustainable Agriculture section committed to helping growers and graziers achieve results. Website: www.nqdrytropics.com.au Find out more about NQ Dry Tropics and how they work in the [...]
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David Warsh on the New Milton Friedman Institute
There is a mini-controversy on the University of Chicago campus surrounding the announcement of plans to raise money for a Milton Friedman Institute here at the university. Some non-economists are concerned that the Friedman Institute will push a right-wing agenda and tarnish the reputation of the university. Some who knew Friedman well have the opposite […] Read More »
Ashwini Versus the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
A modern variant of David versus Goliath is unfolding in academic economics. Ashwini Agrawal is David. He is a graduate student getting a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. The A.F.L.-C.I.O. is Goliath. Here is the background, as I understand it: The A.F.L.-C.I.O. manages huge pension funds for its members. These […] Read More »
Oversubscribed Classes
I make a brief cameo appearance in this Chronicle of Higher Education article about how universities allocate students to popular courses. It mentions the student who tried to sell her spot in my class, thereby bringing down the wrath of the University administration. I liked her approach, though, so we've now got her employed doing […] Read More »
Mondrian Soda?
If you go into the cafeteria at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, you will come upon a rather extraordinary display in the soda case: It reminded me of a Mondrian painting, maybe "Broadway Boogie Woogie." As it turned out, the man responsible for the display was standing nearby, and we fell to […] Read More »
What Do I Have In Common With Hannah Montana?
I sometimes do wear a wig and too much eye makeup, but that's not what I had in mind. The answer to the question is that people are scalping tickets to both of our performances. There was uproar recently about the steep prices resellers were getting for her concert tickets — sometimes upwards of $2,000. […] Read More »
"It's not called Freakonomics, Donald, it is called Freakonomi"
This season's show "Apprentice" with Donald Trump ended with Trump asking the winner whether the runner-up, Rebecca Jarvis, should also be hired. The winner said, "The show is called 'The Apprentice,' not 'The Apprenti.' " Not particularly important, but first let's just note that if the plural of apprentice is "apprenti," then by the same […] Read More »
Is Blogging Dangerous for Your Academic Health?
Maybe, maybe not. But here's the story of how Daniel Drezner, an assistant professor in political science at the University of Chicago (and an active blogger) was just denied tenure. Read More »
Gladwell on the Ivy League
Malcolm Gladwell's latest piece in the New Yorker is interesting as always. It is about Ivy League admissions. I particularly like this quote (especially the last sentence): The Ivy League schools justified their emphasis on character and personality, however, by arguing that they were searching for the students who would have the greatest success after […] Read More »


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Join us on March 23 as Crystal Kitchens teaches how to crochet and make broomstick lace. Broomstick lace can be used to make all sorts of lacy items, such as afghans, scarves, and shawls. After learning a couple of stitches, you will soon be making "peacock eye" lace. Previous crochet experience is not required.
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Madison Meeting Room
Ages: 14+
Supply fee: $5 - or you may provide your own supplies.
**If you provide your own supplies, you will need a mandrill (which can be a large knitting needle or a dowel, around 10"-12" long and between 3/4"-1" in diameter with a short but defined point); either worsted weight yarn and a size G or H crochet hook, or sports weight yarn and a size E or F crochet hook; and scissors. Please do not bring any of the eyelash, ribbon, fuzzy or "homespun" yarns for the first project.
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- Color: Black - With White
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Female
Jackson's Info...
Act quickly to adopt Jackson. Pets at this Shelter may be held for only a short time.
Other Pets at Kurth Memorial Animal Shelter
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Jackson, a Lufkin German Shepherd Dog puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a German Shepherd Dog for sale in Lufkin, or seeking a German Shepherd Dog puppy from a breeder in Lufkin.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Lufkin already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Lufkin breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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Euclid Hall's Jorel Pierce on being booted from Top Chef Seattle
I keep threatening to break up with Top Chef, the Bravo reality show that pits "cheftestants" (Bravo's word, not mine) against one another in a string of often ridiculous challenges and theatrically contrived snippets that force the chefs to look into a camera and say really stupid shit -- things like "My restaurant is number one on Yelp." But considering that three chefs from Colorado -- Tyler Wiard (Elway's Cherry Creek), Eliza Gavin (221 South Oak, in Telluride) and Jorel Pierce (Euclid Hall) -- were appearing on this season's Top Chef Seattle, I felt compelled to watch and cheer for our homegrown talent.
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- Sneak Peak: The first ten minutes of Top Chef Seattle showcase Jorel Pierce
- Chef and Tell: Jorel Pierce of Euclid Hall on the egg man and life without salt
- Chef and Tell: Tyler Wiard talks about Elway's, lobster and why Denver needs a good diner
The premiere, which aired on Wednesday night, showcased all three chefs, and while Wiard and Pierce made it through the first elimination process, meaning that they're actually going to Seattle (the first episode wasn't filmed there, but at various restaurants across America owned by the judges, including Tom Colicchio, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Hugh Atkinson), Pierce, whose tasks were judged by a cranky Colicchio, was sent packing, even though his handlebar mustache made for must-watch TV.
Here's the short version of what transpired: Colicchio ordered Pierce to butcher a chicken, and then snapped that he didn't do it right. He then asked Pierce to make a beurre fondue, which Colicchio deemed too salty. At the end of the battles, Colicchio, whose group of chefs were tossed into the kitchen at Craft, his Los Angeles restaurant, sent two chefs packing. After Colicchio delivered the bad news to Pierce, the Euclid Hall chef politely thanked him and went on his way, but Pierce has plenty more to say about his short-lived Top Chef experience, including a few choice words for the judge who pitched a knife in his bird.
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introducing LEVEL 6 DAC - the Fikus DAC
it is my personal pleasure to present this DAC as a ready product. The level 6 is a special level - a product reserved to MUSIC LOVERS. It is not for anxious audiophiles who listen to one song on hi rez format all the time.
Level 6 is the no compromise, ultimate attempt on the state of art in music making. It is not about convenience, not about features and not about specs. It is only about the music.
My strategic decision is to optimize everything to such degree that no options will be available at all. It is - as it is - like it or not.
It is not simply "better" than Lev.5 - it is a Level 5 in one box, without options and optimized to the max. Having said that - it sounds better to me.
Lukasz Fikus, owner and chief designer
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It comes as RCA output only - because most music lovers use Single Ended Triode amps anyway. so NO BALANCED OPTION.
It is a one box DAC with the PSU built-in.
PSU is a tube job, fully dual mono.
It has no volume control, even as a paid option.
It may have an USB input, as a paid option (it CAN also be configured as "USB only" and then it will not have SPDIF RCA). USB cost 300 Euro extra.
Only Jensen Copper PIO caps at the output (and another pair on PCB signal path)
Only two digital inputs - RCA coax S/PDIF digital input (no Toslink even as paid option) and one XLR AES/EBU switchable by a toggle at the back.
It accepts all speeds from 44 to 192 kHz and all bit lengths from 16 to 24
The DAC chip is R2R type multibit (not delta-sigma).
DAC output is CURRENT (no internal opamps).
Tube analog output stage is single ended triode (tube made 60 years ago !)
Tube stage is supplied by dual mono, giant 5c3S tube rectified power supply (one can experiment with rolling different rectifiers like 5R4, 5c4, GZ34 , 5Y3, etc.)
All wiring, even power section, is made point to point with pure solid silver in cotton or in Teflon or similar.
Digital signal input wiring is made with solid core silver in teflon and in silver shielding
RCA sockets are machined from solid copper plated by silver.
AC input socket is Swiss Shurter.
AES EBU socket is Neutrik original silver plated female XLR.
Chassis is INOX stainless steel 2 mm thick.
Output tubes are the best ever Soviet Metal Base 6H8C from 1950's . (compatible with 6SN7GT)
Digital PCB is floated by soft spring suspension or rubber washers.
Transformers are 2 times oversized versus Level 4 or 5 and 10 times oversized versus the demand.
The high voltage capacitors to the anode supply and also in tube rectifier section are foil type MKP - not electrolytic.
All chokes are 30 H, made from super expensive, ultra thin steel, annealed, temperature treated, and vacuum potted with resin (Ogonowski).
Digital PCB gets supplies from a dedicated, custom made quadruple secondaries transformer - separate for digital supplies and analog supplies, separate for positive and negative voltage.
Tubes are exposed on top of the DAC chassis.
All small signal from chip to tubes come via paper in oil caps.
Extended 5 years warranty (excl. tubes)
The sonic experience is "designed" to be a "Nirvana state of bliss" with real human voices projected just in front of the listener, the musical instrument threads scattered around in a 3-D space fashion, natural timbres and colors of music preserved as much as possible, natural airy soundstage with master tape hiss, scary realistic sound "events" happening all the time, details presented in an un-fatiguing manner but with 100 % accuracy. The most important is also disappearing act of speakers and also disappearing act of ALL SYSTEM - leaving us with nothing but music in the room. Generally speaking - the experience should be: "what we always wanted from our system - music and nothing else".
Availability and price: the DAC is not available from stock, it is custom build to an order and waiting time is 4 weeks. (includes one week, 24 hr burn in test).
Price 4950 Euro (plus VAT in European Union)
115 V AC mains is available.
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The Billings Public Library and School District 2 were among the winners Thursday during the Montana Library Association's annual conference at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center.
The Billings Public Library Foundation also received the Special Friend to Libraries award.
The Billings Public Library was named the state's library of the year, the second time in a decade it has received the honor. School District 2 won the Pat Williams Intellectual Freedom award.
The school district earned the award in recognition of the district's handling last fall of the controversy over a parent group's proposal to ban Sherman Alexie's young-adult novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," from the Skyview High School required reading list. After a three-trustee committee studied the proposal and heard from the public, the board voted unanimously not to remove the book.
Debbi Kramer, MLA executive director, said the award goes to an individual or group making a significant contribution to the enhancement of the First Amendment, or to an individual who has made a significant contribution to intellectual freedom. It's named after former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont
Accepting the award, school board chair Allen Halter admitted the controversy "was not something you look forward to, but it was put on our plate." He thanked the librarians for the award and praised the librarians who work within the school district.
Superintendent Terry Bouck said that "what really stood out" during the challenge and hearing from the public "was the courage of our students. We had a lot of students who spoke their position publicly."
The two men got a standing ovation from the assembled librarians from around the state.
The Special Friend to Libraries award is given annually to groups or individuals who aren't MLA members. The Billings Public Library Foundation "has been real instrumental in getting a lot of things done here," Kramer noted.
Billings Library Director Bill Cochran said the award recognizes the "enormous amount of time and effort" that foundation members and other volunteers put into the capital campaign and ballot initiative that led to construction of the new library.
"The foundation took a very strong leadership role securing (a $2 million, anonymously given) lead donation, getting the community involved in the planning process and hiring the architects," he said.
Leslie Modrow, the foundation's development director, praised the volunteers who "believe even beyond their own lives, jobs and families that libraries are important and make the community."
The library of the year award goes to a Montana library that features quality user services, forms innovative partnerships, significantly develops its collection, embraces growth opportunities and/or improves its facilities, Kramer said.
The library of the year honor "is very much a community award," Cochran said. "The enormous traffic that we have experienced (since the new library opened in January) reflects there was in fact a very strong demand for this kind of space and these kinds of services."
Early in the design process, local library staff received help from libraries in other communities that had built new facilities, including Bozeman and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Since the Billings library opened, "we have had staff and foundation members meet or talk to a number of libraries in the state" interested in renovating or constructing a new building, Cochran said. "We feel a debt to Bozeman and others, so we are paying it forward."
Accepting the award from former library trustee Lyn McKinney, who's also the librarian at Billings Senior High School, library board chair Shari Nault told the crowd that "working for nonprofits, we're all familiar with making do with what we have. But this has been a long time coming," she added, and "we have a journal of stories we could share from the old building. It's amazing the stuff people can put up with."
The award celebrates "an extraordinary new structure as well as the tenacity of the staff," she said.
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Fear of Falling
The fear of falling is innate. Newborns have it.
The fear of falling prices is different.
What? Who fears falling prices?
Politicians and investors and the big boys in big business, that's who. When all sorts of prices fall, it means that their plans for ever-upward growth hit the hard rocks of economic reality. And these downturns sure can hurt. A lot.
Yet there's an awful lot of evidence that you just have to weather these periods. You shouldn't panic. And you definitely should not try to "prop things up."
But that is exactly what politicians generally try to do in an economic downturn — they try to prevent some set of prices from falling.
Post-Great War depression in Britain, and America's own beginning of the Great Depression . . . in both downturns there were huge political forces at work, trying to prevent a sector of prices from hitting their natural floors. In those cases, it was mainly wages that got propped up.
The effect? Massive unemployment.
I'm no economic historian, so I hate to tread these waters. But I'm not going to play Santayana's fool, forgetting history and then forced to repeat it like Sisyphus's rock-and-roll classic on permanent skip-repeat/skip-repeat.
So remember: Propping up prices in the past didn't work. They won't work now with housing.
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2014 Sport Fish Restoration Project Awards Program
American Fisheries Society Fisheries Administration Section MEMORANDUM TO: State Fisheries Administrators FROM: Ken Kurzawski, AFS-FAS President-Elect DATE: April 24, 2014 SUBJECT: Nominations for 2014 Outstanding Sport Fish Restoration Projects Each year the Fisheries Administration Section of the American Fisheries Society recognizes outstanding fisheries projects completed with Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux) funds. Awards are given in three.. read more →
Letter to EPA on Bristol Bay Mining Assessment
31 March 2014 Gina McCarthy William Jefferson Clinton Building U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 1101A Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator McCarthy: The American Fisheries Society (AFS) submits this letter in appreciation and support of the recently completed EPA report entitled "An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay,.. read more →
The American Fisheries Society needs your help. We currently have several policies needing revision (see attached). We need knowledgeable people to review one or more of the existing policies and help the RPC update them. These Policies summarize the Society's position on particular issues and they represent one of the principle mechanisms by which the.. read more →
VOTE! AFS Second Vice President Candidate Statements
BACKGROUNDI am a professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences with the University of MarylandDepartment of Environmental Science and Technology. From 1977 to 1984 I was a biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, working with coastal river enhancement of striped bass populations. I have seen the best of both worlds from a state agency.. read more →
Second Vice President Candidate Statement—Steve L. McMullin
BACKGROUND Like many of my peers, I entered the fisheries profession in the 1970s because I love to fish, and while taking a class at the University of California–Davis I discovered that I could have a career working with fish. Over a nearly 40-year career that has taken me from Davis to the Universitsnapy of.. read more →
Second Vice President Candidate Statement—Reginal M. Harrell
BACKGROUND I am a professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences with the University of Maryland Department of Environmental Science and Technology. From 1977 to 1984 I was a biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, working with coastal river enhancement of striped bass populations. I have seen the best of both worlds from.. read more →
AFS SUNY Cobleskill Ices Up The News – Meets This Saturday
Stir crazy? More ice fishing fun Saturday The New Schoharie Journal After a couple of months of biting cold, the temperatures are finally moderating making it a perfect time to get out on the ice and do some fishing. SUNY Cobleskill's American Fisheries Society will be hosting its 24th annual ice fishing derby this Saturday, February.. read more →
Habitat Sustainability for Marine Microorganisms? Important or Not?
Habitat sustainability for marine microorganisms? Important or not? See what Dr. David M. Karl says when he presents his lecture at the Smithsonian next month. The National Research Council's Ocean Studies Board presents the Fifteenth Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture. The Revelle Lecture was created by the Ocean Studies Board in honor of Dr. Revelle's.. read more →
AFS Best Student Paper and Poster in Quebec – 2014
Interested in competing for two of the top student awards that AFS has to offer at this year's Annual Meeting in Québec City? Apply to participate in the Best Student Paper/Poster Symposium! 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society August 17 – 21 in Québec City, Québec What criteria are used to select Symposium.. read more →
AFS Seeks Co-Chief Science Editor
AFS Seeks Co-Chief Science Editor for Fisheries Magazine The American Fisheries Society (AFS) seeks a scientist with a broad perspective on fisheries to act as Co-Chief Science editor to work as part of a two-person leadership team to oversee the science content of Fisheries. The Editor must be committed to fast-paced dead-lines and would be.. read more →
2014 FMCS Dam Removal Workshop
The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society's biennial workshop will be held on April 24 and 25, 2014 in Portland, Maine. This year the workshop will focus on "Mussel Studies and Regulatory Processes Associated with Dam Removal Projects". Thousands of low head dams no longer serve their intended purpose and as such there has been increasing interest.. read more →
The 2014 International Conference on Engineering & Ecohydrology for Fish Passage (Fish Passage 2014)
The 2014 International Conference on Engineering & Ecohydrology for Fish Passage (Fish Passage 2014) will be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 9-11, 2014. Fish Passage 2014 builds upon the Fish Passage 2013 conference held at Oregon State University and the 2011 and 2012 conferences held at UMass Amherst. Details about.. read more →
Tom Bigford Named AFS Policy Director
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2014 Contact: Beth Beard, 301-897-8616 x215, firstname.lastname@example.com The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is pleased to welcome Tom Bigford as our new Policy Director starting on February 18. Bigford has been Chief of the Habitat Protection Division at the Office of Habitat Conservation at the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA).. read more →
Imperiled Freshwater Organisms of North America Website
For Immediate Release: January 29, 2014 Contact: Beth Beard, 301-897-8616 x215, firstname.lastname@example.com The American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently renewed an agreement to host a website listing the imperiled fish, crayfish, snails, and mollusks of North America. Since 1972, the AFS Endangered Species Committee has been tracking the status of.. read more →
Social Media Highlights—January 2014
From the American Fisheries Facebook Group Calling all fish culturists and hatchery workers… One thing that all of us have in common between our facilities is each one of us has an alarm system to keep our fish safe and alive. Be it with float sensors, flow alarms, infrared, etc. Who out there loves their alarm.. read more →
January is AFS Safety Month
Spring is just around the corner, but the unnecessary deaths of Rob Klumb and Maegan Spindler – both killed in the line of work on July 8, 2013, by a drunk driver, while preparing their gear for the next day's research – take us back other work-related tragedies: January 7, 1980 – three Duke field scientists died while conducting field work.. read more →
Global Inland Fisheries Conference
Freshwater, Fish, and the Future: A Cross-Sectoral Conference to Sustain Livelihoods, Food Security, and Aquatic Ecosystems is a global conference being held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome in January 2015. What makes this conference groundbreaking is its global, multidisciplinary approach to inland fisheries issues… read more →
World Fish Migration Day 2014
Dear members the AFS, We are organizing the World Fish Migration Day 2014 on May 24th. With the WFMD we want to raise attention for migratory fish and clean and healthy rivers. We are working together with WWF (NL), The Nature Conservancy and IUCN/WI Freshwater Fish Specialists Group. The current status is that we have.. read more →
Fisheries Research Funds Needed – NOW
There is a large scale review of where NSF should spend their money in the upcoming decade. They are soliciting input from the community. Bob Hughes submitted the letter below, which has been conveyed. The NRC is also soliciting input from individuals over this website: nas-sites.org/dsos2015/virtual-town-hall ACT NOW!!! Deadline to comment is March 15, 2014.. read more →
HydroMedit 2014
HydroMedit 2014 1st International Congress on Applied Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment 13-15 November 2014, Volos, Greece The Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly and the Panhellenic Association of Technologists Ichthyologists (PASTI) organize the: 1st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY& Aquatic Environment – HydroMedit 2014 Volos 13-15 November 2014.. read more →


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Girl Geek Dinners Philadelphia and Systers are getting together for lunch! Join us for this great opportunity to mingle and learn more about the organizations. Some snacks will be provided by our lovely sponsors, NTT DATA, with the opportunity to get more substantial fare on your own.
The topic of the (brief!) event talks is the upcoming Grace Hopper Conference, located in Baltimore next year. Never heard of it? Great! We'll get into that, and talk about some women's experiences with the conference. We'll also discuss Philly Tech Week, the Women in Tech Summit, and other topics of interest to the geeky lady community of Philadelphia.
Come — you'll love it!
Saturday, May 12th
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Triumph Brewing Company
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Systers is the world's largest email community of technical women in computing.The list has over 3,000 members in at least 54 countries around the world.We welcome technical women of all ages and at any stage of their studies or careers to participate.
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