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PHOENIX -- A storm system that dropped snow in the mountains, rain in the Valley and kicked up gusty winds across the state is leaving behind cool temperatures to round out Friday.
A flow moving in from the northwest behind a low pressure system that's pushed off to the Great Plains is going to keep daytime high temperatures a good ten degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.
Friday morning, Valley lows kicked off in the low and mid 50s. It's the coolest weather desert dwellers have seen since mid April. Friday afternoon, Phoenix should see a high of 81 degrees. Normal for this time of year is 91.
As high pressure builds back into the region, that northwesterly flow will shift from the west and southwest, allowing temperatures to gradually warm. By Sunday, afternoon highs should top out in the mid and upper 80s across the Valley. We're forecasting a high of 86 in Phoenix.
Daytime highs will remain in the mid and upper 80s moving into next week thanks to a trough that will keep the warmth at bay. Sunshine will be plentiful. Winds should be light.
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In the weekend we took a trip to my home town Utena. The weather was perfect – cold and freezing wind, clear skies. In city area sky was polluted by lights, but not that much as in capital Vilnius. Near northern city limits I took one photo depicting little house against starry sky. Then we drove a bit further away from city to Sudekiai village. 10km from Utena makes a huge difference in amount of light pollution. Milky way is even visible to naked eye here, not talking about camera sensor, which sensitivity I bumped to 5000. It was a great time to test ISO. I'm not a fan of high values but I had to try and I can say I was surprised. Being able to compare to much older and lower class camera 450d – the noise levels at 1600 were much higher than 60d 5000, heck – even 12800, which is not recommended, is not that bad if no post-work is involved.
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Nocturnal Trakai
This time we took different direction and travelled to Trakai and drove around Galvės lake. First of all visited abandoned buildings near castle, the view wasn't very special in a night time, so we went to an Užutrakio mansion, which was my biggest aim for that night and I was hoping for some really nice shots. Well, I cannot complain. There I took these photos. One picturing the mansion itself and other one shows Trakai castle from a far and a starry night sky. One thing was new to me – the lake, more accurately the ice emitted some very creepy low-frequency sounds every half a minute. During the day its fine I guess, but in the middle of a night when all senses are heightened its uncomfortable.
Neris at Stirniai
That night we set off for abandoned rehab center "Aušveita". The result wasn't very pleasing, because not only that one building was occupied and light was coming from the windows, something near it was blinking red, so we thought that the area was guarded. We went around it and down to the Neris riverside, where huge ice debris (aprox. 1,5m in height) was lying. This photo was taken on top of one of those ice blocks. The light on horizon is coming from Vilnius which is ~20km from there.

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This product works okay. I have used the Maybelline Waterproof Eye Makeup remover with the same results at a quarter of the price. It takes eyeliner okay, unless you are like me and use a heavy liner. It really doesn't work well for mascara at all, you end up rubbing like a son of a gun and even then it doesn't get it all off. It leaves an oily residue and it doesn't come with a funneling spout so you end up using way too much or not enough. It doesn't really have a smell, but it stings my eyes like a heavily scented product would. Overall, I would say this product is overpriced for what you get. I don't recommend it to anyone.
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This is a perfectly ok eye makeup remover. It's the 2-phase type that you shake to mix together - like lancome's bifacil and similar products from several other brands. It's effective for the quite rare occasions that I use heavy eye-makeup or waterproof mascara (I usually use tubing mascara which is removed with warm water.) I have a small size bottle that was part of a kit and it's lasted me a couple of years. What I like about this over other brands I've tried is that it's fragrance-free and doesn't have too many unnecessary ingredients. It does leave a slightly oily residue, but that more or less rinses away with water and hasn't caused me any milia or irritation. I don't know if this is the case with the full size bottle, but the opening on my bottle is a bit large so I often end up with more than I need on the cotton pad, and sometimes it gets a bit messy. Not a huge issue since I don't use this every day but a flip-top with a smaller opening would be a plus. Overall, I may well repurchase this.
Don't like how it doesn't come with a smaller opening/funnel or a pump and I don't like the scent/there isn't really a scent. It was quite expensive and for the quality of the makeup remover, it really isn't worth it. Though it does an overall good job of removing my eye makeup, it stung the skin around my eyes (I have sensitive skin) and I had to rub to get the eyeliner off from inbetween my lashes. Wouldn't recommend this product.
I did received this in a gift with purchase pack...it is probably the best eye makeup remover I have used. The small bottle is lasting quite a long time, as you don't need much to get even my waterproof liner/mascara off. Leaves my eyes feeling fine...no oily film, etc. I will probably purchase again.
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I got two bottles at an Elizabeth Arden warehouse sale. I actually prefer olive oil for removing makeup but when I only wear eye makeup, this works really well too! It removes eye makeup really well, especially eye shadows and eyeliner. I like how it's gentle and doesn't really irritate your eyes as well. When I'm trying to remove eyeliner from my lids I would sometimes get it in my eyes and it doesn't sting. I also like the double-layer concept =)
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This emr is very effective, it removes all traces of eye mu including waterproof mascara with ease. It does not sting the eyes or cause blurring or leave an oily film. My only complaint is the price, I still prefer my Clean & Clear which is much much cheaper.
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While I applaud this kind of bill I have difficulties with making it retroactive to periods before this was bill was made law as the people in prison are there under a specific sentence that I assume puts forth what the convicted individual must do to satisfy their sentence requirements. Somehow this looks to me that they are being resentenced automatically without recourse. Is this just? Adding burdens after the sentence does not seem fair. Going foreword or anyone getting a retrial, this law is fine with me as a retrial will be subject to the new and now current law. With this kind of thinking, should NY reenact the death penalty, should all convicted criminals that would have met the death penalty criteria be then subject to it as a requirement to get out of prison? (in his case - out of prison in a box)?
Violent offender registry bill passes NY Senate
ALBANY — A bill that would create a statewide registry of violent felony offenders has passed the Senate.
"Brittany's Law" would require certain convicted felons to register with the state's Department of Criminal Justice Service after being released from prison and have their names added to a statewide violent felony offender registry, similar to the sex offender registry.
The bill is named after 12-year-old Brittany Passalacqua who was killed in 2009 by John Edward Brown, who was on parole at the time after serving 2 ½ years for assaulting his infant daughter.
Brittany's Law would also establishes annual registration requirements for offenders so local law enforcement and the state can monitor the whereabouts of these individuals
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The NASCAR XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series twin bill will be the first scheduled same-day doubleheader involving NASCAR's national racing series since 2009.
The CWTS is set to see its first back-to-back champion tonight, should he finish 21st or higher.
A crash at the track claimed the life of John Nemechek in 1997.
Two starts at Martinsville for the 17-year-old makes it a known quantity.
Bubba Wallace hopes for a belated birthday gift in this weekend's truck race -- after he figures out the new qualifying rules.
Joe Gibbs Racing tabs Erik Jones for NNS ride at Chicagoland Speedway
John Hunter Nemechek is cutting his teeth on NASCAR's shorter tracks
Haas development driver has experence on the Iowa oval.
What can Jeb Burton do on the big concrete oval?
Camping World Truck rookie hoping for a top five
Camping World Truck Series stand-out looks forward to returning to Gateway Motorsports Park
Winning at this track in 2012 has given Johnny Sauter the bug at Texas.
18-year-old has a Camping World truck series race in Texas instead
Busch will look to make it four-for-four this season and three consecutive at the one-mile oval in Friday evening's 200-lap event.
Jimmy Weller has joined forced with the Joedance Film Festival ahead of the NASCAR CWTS race at Charlotte.
Goodyear changes gears with new tires at Kansas, plus Toyota is working on new Cup car design, Richard Petty Motorsports is testing the manufacturer waters and Greg Biffle has "options"
Timothy Peters heads into Kansas Speedway 2nd in points for Red Horse Racing.
Kyle Busch returns to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this weekend at Kansas.
Shafer is scheduled to run several races for the Bobby Dotter-led team during 2014 beginning with the SFP 250 under the lights in America's heartland.
This weekend, Darrell Wallace Jr., a Drive for Diversity graduate, and the rest of the truck series return to Martinsville Speedway.
Reddick will take on the .533 mile "paperclip" for the first time in his career; Ryan Blaney will make his fourth career start at Martinsville.
KBM starts the 2014 Truck season with Daytona.
"I'm a racer so when Sharp-Gallaher Racing presented me with the opportunity to race I jumped at it,"
" It's about 30 miles from where I grew up in Miami Springs"
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series arrives in Phoenix with Darrell Wallace Jr. looking to continue his recent hot streak.
"Phoenix is neat. It's one of those tracks that's just different and I seem to adapt well to those types of tracks"
They are laying it all on the line in hopes of bringing home the iconic trophy - a cowboy hat
"How rewarding is it to have gone from a team running a limited schedule to now be competing for an owner's championship?"
Every time that Jeb Burton runs at Martinsville, he improves his finish position.
"To have the Jumpman on the truck at Martinsville is the perfect fit"
"The biggest thing I would say with the Truck Series race at Martinsville is how the tires wear and how the track rubbers down"
Johnny Sauter is the one to beat when it comes to restrictor-plate races and the Camping World series are at Talladega this weekend.
"I'm looking forward to getting back to the race track"
"They give me all they've got, and when I'm out there I give them everything I can"
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- 4 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 5 large Bartlett pears, slightly underripe; peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 cup(s) Vanilla Bean and Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce
- 1 teaspoon(s) unflavored powdered gelatin
- 16 ounce(s) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 cup(s) heavy cream, cold
- 8 ounce(s) gingersnap cookies
- Gingersnap cookies, crushed, for garnish
- In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the diced pears. Cover and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 8 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the caramel sauce, cover, and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the pears are tender, 5 minutes. Scrape the pears onto a plate and refrigerate until cool.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over 2 tablespoons of water. Let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Microwave at high power for 5 seconds, just until the gelatin is melted. Transfer the gelatin mixture to a bowl and add the cream cheese and the remaining 1/2 cup of caramel sauce. Using an electric mixer, beat at medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- In another bowl, whip 1 1/2 cups of the cream until firm peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Spoon one-fourth of the mousse into a medium trifle bowl. Top with one-fourth of the gingersnaps and one-fourth of the pears. Repeat the layering, ending with a layer of pears. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cream until soft peaks form. Dollop the cream over the trifle and garnish with crushed gingersnaps.
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ive germinated my seeds an just planted them 4 days ago was just wondering how long it will take for them to sprout
ive germinated my seeds an just planted them 4 days ago was just wondering how long it will take for them to sprout
Just be patient, keep them hydrated, and your lights on
Whatever Is Good And Perfect Comes To Us From God Above, Who Created All Heavens - James 1:17 (i.e. - Pot )
"Never Argue With An Idiot, They Drag You Down To Their Level Then Beat You With Experience"
"Happiness Is Not A Destination, It Is a Method Of Life" - Burton Hills
It's been one of those days so I may be ... either way I'm ... but I can't forget that I'm ... but I look like ...
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anywhere from days to a week... prob not more than 10 days or so, you can always carefully check, without disturbing the seedling, if you feel the need. If they're slow to start, they may just be slow growers, but all should start, if previously germinated, within 2 weeks.
How did you germinate them?
And sunnyD!!! your post # is 420... did you set that or did I just notice it at the right time?
they havent sprouted yet so do they need to be under light or darkness as i have them in a heated probgator in the dark at the mo
i pre soaked them, till they craked then planted them into jiffy pellets all craked within 24-36 hours


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^But he was only acting.... :-/
^But he was only acting.... :-/
I know he was acting, it was more to do with the fact that Itachi always had the same expression on his face just like Aizen and then we see this Genjutsu of crazy face, but when it happens to Aizen it will not be an illusion it will be real, he will do a Bruce Lee get cut, see his blood then scream. Lol
Since I haven't made time to begin One Piece I will take you guys word for it, I know it will more than likely happen regarding the Kings Key. I guess we will agree to disagree on the power level Black Flash, I wonder what the vaizards will do or go once the story completes. I am sure they would like to live back in Soul Society as opposed to real world.
"I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them. "
Aqua Team Hunger Force
Stoic characters always crack sooner or later...in Aizen's case it'll be alot later, but it will happen. Who knows, maybe Kube would want to make Aizen look like such a badass that when his plan gets thwarted and he's about to die he'll die with that same menacing calm grimmace on his face
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"He is now declaring his words to the WORLD!"
I don't mind aizen since Kubo designed him specifically to be an Evil-Antagonist-that-Keeps-His-Composure-Through-The-Whole-Series-and-Completely-Loses-It-at-the-End (r).Am i the only one who can't stand AIZEN? im surprised we dont get more Aizen hate in the Bleach forum.
Only thing I really can't stand is the fact that shounen authors seem to be completely unable to create some decent antagonists that aren't Evil Assholes/Evil Assholes with Traumatic Childhood (r).
now that would be funny. and certainly more interesting than another "b-but... i'm invincible *coughs blood* there's no way u could defeat me... etc etc"Originally Posted by krazykwasi
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^What other types of antagonists are there or what other types are better then those.
antagonists that have some goals which contradict with goals of the protagonist, but don't they necessarily hate him
antagonists that believe they're doing something good and their actions indeed have some positive consequences
Actually this is not only about antagonists. it's about creating believable reality.
When you create some fictional world that has characters in many different shades of grey, including protagonist - then it's interesting and close to what people experience in real life.
But when you create a world and say right at the beginning: faction X is Bad and faction Y is Good - that's what i call a bad writing.


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Friday, November 12, 2010
The coolest thing happened to me this morning
This morning I was working on a Tuesday's Tip post about researching Irish records from this side of the pond, both online and off. I decided to do a random search on one of the sites I am going to include in the post, so that I could talk about the process. I took an educated guess (based on birth dates of the intendeds and their children) at the date for a marriage document for one of my many men named Thomas, and his wife Mary. Although I have birth records for their children, and know all the details of Thomas's side of the equation, I have never been able to decipher Mary's last name on the birth records of her children.
Anyway...long story short, I found their marriage record.
Mary's full name is Maria Teresa Hynes. HYNES, finally! Previously when I have looked at her children's records I thought her surname might be Lynns, or Lynes, or Bynes, or Bryan, or a lot of other surnames. Now when I look at the birth records of their children I can clearly see the name HYNES. It's funny how the brain works.
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My question is besides investing heavily in the Military Industrial Complex, who became millionaires in the 1930s and how did they do it? In other words who went from rags to riches during this period? I'm sure some (maybe most if not all?) of the millionaires held gold during this period.


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Farmers who have managed to hold on to their corn crop are reaping their rewards.
Arkansas farmers are seeing record numbers for this year's harvest.
Warm spring temps allowed their crops to beat the heat of summer and now they're reaping big profits, despite a summer scarred by a drought.
Many crop producing states have seen much lower yields because of the tough weather conditions.
According to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture however, corn crops in the state have produced the highest yield in five years.
It's thanks in part to a warm spring, and early harvest.
"The corn has just been exceptional," said farmer Michael Krablin as they were harvesting a plot of corn crop.
He doesn't yet know exactly how much they'll make off of this harvest, but from the looks of how other farmers are holding up, he's excited.
Despite the drought, corn yield in Arkansas is projected at 160 bushels per acre.
That's up from 142 last year.
On Krablin's crop he expects more than 200.
While the price of corn did go up, so did their inputs.
"We will make some money this year but it's cost us a lot of money," Krablin said.
Diesel, seed and irrigation are all expenses that have taken away from overall profit.
In fact, he said it cost them 20 to 30 percent more to put this corn crop in that other years.
Without this year's mounds of corn bringing back record returns, he's not even sure they could keep going.
"The yield this year is what's going to keep us in business."
Each bushel of corn is expected to bring in over $8, but still having a future in farming he said is worth much more.
"I don't know if you could put a dollar figure on how important it is."
Corn isn't the only crop doing well.
Cotton, sorghum, rice and soybeans have all seen a jump.
While the farmers may be getting a good payback, consumers, like hunters buying the big bags of corn, are sometimes paying double what they normally would.


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Starter kits incorporate onboard debug and current probe functionality
April 24, 2012 10:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnergy Micro today introduced two feature-rich starter kits (STKs) for designers building more complex battery-powered products such as portable health and fitness devices and smart accessories. Based on the already available EFM32 Leopard Gecko and Giant Gecko microcontrollers...
Switching buck regulators intended for automotive entertainment and infotainment applications
April 24, 2012 10:11 am | On Semiconductor | Product Releases | CommentsON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) sensitive automotive entertainment and infotainment applications. These highly integrated devices offer industry leading conversion ratios for battery connected switch-mode power supplies.
Renewable energy and smart grids rely on optical electronics technology
April 18, 2012 10:02 am | by Chun Keong Tee, Avago | Articles | CommentsRenewable power generation technologies based on solar and wind are usually discussed in terms of photovoltaic arrays and very large land- and sea-based turbines. Behind these very visible physical structures that can encompass many acres sit the optoelectronic components that provide the galvanic isolation...
CUI expands SMT switching regulator line
April 17, 2012 2:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCUI announced the addition of a 1 A surface mount series to its highly efficient V78 dc switching regulator line. The V78XX-1000-SMT is designed as a high performance alternative to linear regulators, offering efficiencies up to 92%. This is in contrast to efficiencies typically ranging from 40~60% in equivalent linear regulators.
Government incentives continue to finance development of solar photovoltaic semiconductor market
April 12, 2012 8:59 am | News | CommentsGovernment incentives that encourage investment in renewable energies will continue to drive technological advances in the global semiconductor market, a new report by semiconductor expert GBI Research has found. The new report* found that government incentives and Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) are providing vital, worldwide support...
PV module suppliers switch tactics as wafer prices fall 70%
April 11, 2012 9:32 am | News | CommentsThe average price of photovoltaic (PV) wafers in the first quarter of 2012 fell by more than 70 percent in a year according to the latest research released by IMS Research, which was recently acquired by IHS. This dramatic price collapse, caused by a global oversupply, has significantly changed the cost structures and strategies of leading PV module suppliers...
Global PV installations to grow by up to 21 percent in 2012 predicts IMS Research
April 4, 2012 5:27 am | News | CommentsGlobal solar PV installations will grow by at least 3.5 percent and up to 21 percent in 2012, according to a new report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. The market analyst firm forecasts that despite incentive cuts in most of the world's largest markets...
Increased voltage capability of tantalum polymer capacitors opens up new applications
April 2, 2012 4:55 am | by Martin Bárta, Field Application Engineer, AVX | Articles | CommentsTantalum polymer capacitors -- widely used for more than 15 years -- have benefited from significant increases in CV and reductions in ESR. However, due to the maximum achievable breakdown voltage (VBD) of such capacitors...
ZigBee 101
April 2, 2012 4:41 am | by Jorge Deligiannis, Chief Technology Officer at Energate | Articles | CommentsZigBee has become the dominant utility-requested protocol for home energy management applications, and the growing need for residential demand response programs has increased the level of interest in ZigBee and its outgrowth Smart Energy Profile...
Lighting applications for large-size projected capacitive touch panels
March 30, 2012 9:55 am | by John Blackburn, Senior Electrical Engineer, Ocular LCD | Articles | CommentsThe demand for projected capacitive (PCAP) touch panels is growing at a rapid rate. The increased durability and enhanced look and feel a PCAP touch panel provides can benefit a wide variety of products. The all glass construction allows for increased optical clarity...
Evolving LLC Converters bring new capabilities to LED street light designs
March 23, 2012 9:05 am | by Chris Lee, Marketing Manager, Power Integrations | Articles | CommentsOver the last few years momentum has been rapidly building behind the development of a new generation of LED technology-based street lights. Promising a much longer service life and higher power efficiency than existing technologies...
Brainstorm: Smart Grid & Alternative Energy
March 21, 2012 6:44 am | Articles | CommentsWhat market segment is in the direst need of an alternative energy overhaul and why?
Opto 22 sponsors eSight Energy's U.S. ''Energy Management Road Shows''
March 21, 2012 5:04 am | News | CommentsIndustrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 is sponsoring eSight Energy's U.S. "Energy Management Road Shows," a series of live events exploring the role of power monitoring and energy analysis in improving building energy efficiency.
LED Lighting to Drive $3bn Power Semiconductor Market in 2016
March 15, 2012 6:58 am | News | CommentsThe global market for power semiconductors used in LED lighting is forecast to reach over $3 billion in 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research, a leading independent provider of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.
Fundamentals of ambient energy transducers in energy harvesting systems
March 13, 2012 9:22 am | by John Carpenter and Yogesh Ramadass, Texas Instruments | Articles | CommentsSophisticated battery-operated electronic systems and self-powered devices recently have found diverse applications in existing autonomous and handheld objects. Significant advancements in CMOS process technologies and circuit techniques...
IEEE Announces Five New Standards and a Standards-Development Project for the Smart Grid
March 12, 2012 2:34 pm | News | CommentsIEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today announced five new standards, as well as a modified standards-development project, that are all intended to aid the efficient rollout of the smart grid worldwide. The new standards and standards projects recently approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board carve
Heliatek Opens Production Facility for the Manufacture of Organic Solar Films
March 12, 2012 2:19 pm | News | CommentsHeliatek GmbH inaugurated its first production facility for the manufacture of flexible organic solar panels in Dresden during a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich. Based on organic semiconductor materials, these flexible solar panels offer
Energy Micro introduces first energy friendly ARM Cortex-M4 products
February 23, 2012 6:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnergy Micro today announced that it will extend its EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers with the addition of products based on the ARM Cortex-M4F core.
PV Balance of System Market to Reach $24 Billion in 2016, According to New IMS Research Report
February 23, 2012 5:14 am | News | CommentsPV balance of system (BoS) equipment revenues are projected to increase from $17 billion in 2011 to close to $24 billion in 2016 according to a new market report from IMS Research. The report found that whilst inverters will continue to be the largest part of the market...
Saft lithium-ion batteries selected by Green Charge Networks to support NYC smart grid demonstration program
February 16, 2012 7:03 am | News | CommentsSaft was selected by Green Charge Networks (GCN) to support its role in a $92 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project. The project is being led by New York's Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) - one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies.
Chinese Tier-2 PV Module Prices Fall Below $1 per W in January, But Price Cuts Slow
February 16, 2012 6:28 am | News | CommentsThe average price of Chinese Tier-2 crystalline PV modules fell to $0.96 per watt in January 2012, according to the latest PV module pricing report from IMS Research. Annualized price declines (ignoring seasonality) slowed to 22% in January...
Booster modules convert very low power or voltage to higher DC or AC voltage
February 15, 2012 8:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Linear Devices announces the release of the next product in the new family of MicroPower Step-up Low-Voltage Booster Modules. The EH4205 is a new addition to the next series of ALD's low-voltage booster modules. It is a self-powered, self-starting module that converts very low power or voltage to higher DC or AC voltage.
Energy Micro's Tiny Gecko energy-friendly microcontroller shortlisted in 2012 ACE Asia Awards
February 15, 2012 6:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnergy Micro today announced that its EFM32 Tiny Gecko low-energy microcontroller has been named as a finalist in the China Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) awards.
20 GW of PV Manufacturing Equipment To Be Replaced By 2016
February 10, 2012 5:20 am | News | CommentsDespite the outlook for the PV manufacturing equipment market remaining bleak in 2012, a new report from IMS Research forecasts that there could be a 20 GW opportunity for the upgrade or replacement of existing capacity over the next four years.
LED Driver Reference Design Describes High-Efficiency Universal-Voltage Fluorescent Tube Replacement
February 8, 2012 7:56 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations today announced a new reference design (DER-286) describing a 30 W LED tube replacement ballast power supply capable of achieving industry-leading efficiency levels of over 90% across a wide input-voltage range while meeting worldwide requirements for power factor (PF)and total harmonic distortion (THD).


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happy welcomes to anime online Temy!., enjoy yur stay
Konnichi wa! Hello from a newbie here ^_______^.
My name is Emily but I'm known as temy amongst all my friends, so you can call me as you wish or as you feel, ne XD.
Let's see, something about me: well first and the obvious-->I LOVE ANIMES and MANGAS (any genre, but I'm more into yaoi ), I'm a student (graduating thank God) from Romania (a faraway and forgotten country), 19 years old, addicted to internet, digital painting (anything relating photoshop), fanfics (reading and writing them both), I love Japan--> language, history, culture, rituals, traditional clothes, people, oh...J-music (wheatear pop, rock, electronic, orchestral, J-music is the best!!!), and…and the rest you'll get to find out in time, hopefully ^__^.
I don't think it's that important how I got here, what matters is that I hope to have a lot of fun around, get to know as much people as I can (and make them friends if it won't be too much ^^), listen and discuss every opinion about the animes/mangas that I like, and…just spend a nice and relaxing time in your company.
Hmm…quite and introduction I made…sheesh…well XDD hehe, that's me sometimes…a lot of unnecessary talking.
Ja, mata ne! ^^
p.s. you may find some grammar or writing mistakes, since it's not my native language…so please excuse me, I'm trying my best to avoid them (you can correct me if you want, that helps improving my english faster, ne ^___^)
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happy welcomes to anime online Temy!., enjoy yur stay
Thank you sooo much Pyro Psycho>
Welcome, Emily-Temy!! Have fun and post. If you want a friend or if you need help, PM me!
Welcome to AO Emily. I hope you'll enjoy your stay. Most important, have fun!
Born to live, living to die..
Arigatou gozaimasu for the warm welcomes ^__^. I'm sure I'll have lots of fun here…hehe, I'm already starting, ne XD
Welcome! to AO!!
I hope you like it here...
Welcome to AO Temy! I'm kind of new here myself. ^^
Anyways you'll surely love it here. Everyone is very nice.
CarmineSky and Atomic Muffin are taking over the internet, one forum at a time.
Welcome to AO and hope you enjoy.
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What Sales Reps are saying about eCat
My iPad and eCat is the most wonderful sales tool I have ever had. I am learning new functions everyday and I can't believe the homework that has been done to make this available to me. Customers absolutely love the iPad presentation. I had one savvy customer who depends a lot on computers ask me if I could show them paper photos at the beginning of the presentation. I said "no" and continued with my iPad. At the end of the presentation she said she needed to get an iPad for herself! I think in some cases my orders are double the size they would be with paper photos. I can't thank you all as much as I really want to. We have exceeded industry standards on this program and tool. I'm ready to "rock and roll".
I know that we tend to take things for granted sometimes but I wanted to just say, "Thank you all for the new iPad program". It is hard to walk in to a customer's store with two big bags of pictures and impossible to do so with a cold call. I spent a lot of my road time this past week making cold calls on new customers. It was great having all my products in one hand and even better that just taking in the iPad did not turn anyone off. I know that one of our main goals for 2011 is going to be new accounts. This past week showed me that making cold calls can work. All I needed to do was find one thing the customer was looking for then my iPad was out and my whole line was at my fingertips
The iPad was very useful today, but probably not for the conventional reasons. The buyer said she likes to do it the old fashioned way - with glossies. She thought she could shoot through them faster. She is very impatient, and very busy. But, she found that she could actually move faster with the iPad and that made her happy!! I had to keep her on the full sized images rather than the thumbnails or she would have finished the entire line in about 45 seconds!! (The sales session resulted in a very nice order!)
Just to follow up my call to you of last week… I cannot tell you how much eCat contributed to working with our customer on their development projects last week. With our Kennebunkport designer, the project developer, his Miami designer, Rudy and me all working on multiple projects at the same time we did in two days what could have taken four. The ease with which I could show so many options for any given item kept the designers focused on our products with no idle time to research competitors' merchandise. The iPad color, clarity and close ups made for easy decisions. The project developer had his iPad too, so he was impressed that we were so totally high-tech. Thanks to you and your support team....orders to follow. (The order totaled more than two ocean containers.)


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Security notification for CVE-2015-0235 (GHOST vulnerability)
January 28th, 2015Posted in Industry News, WebSitePulse News, Tech
A significant Linux vulnerability that allows remote code execution to Linux server(s) was announced late yesterday, named GHOST: CVE-2015-023. Full details of the vulnerability are available at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9. While the issue has been fixed as early as Mar 21, 2013 it was not marked as a security threat and as a result the patch was not backported to most of the stable and long-term-support distributions like RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu 12.04 etc which left them vulnerable.
Updates for CentOS are already available in the Updates repository so a simple "yum update" will install the required patches to mitigate this vulnerability.
Qualys have provided a simple C program to test if a machine is vulnerable
#include <netdb.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#define CANARY "in_the_coal_mine"
struct {
char buffer[1024];
char canary[sizeof(CANARY)];
} temp = { "buffer", CANARY };
int main(void) {
struct hostent resbuf;
struct hostent *result;
int herrno;
int retval;
/*** strlen (name) = size_needed - sizeof (*host_addr) - sizeof (*h_addr_ptrs) - 1; ***/
size_t len = sizeof(temp.buffer) - 16*sizeof(unsigned char) - 2*sizeof(char *) - 1;
char name[sizeof(temp.buffer)];
memset(name, '0', len);
name[len] = '\0';
retval = gethostbyname_r(name, &resbuf, temp.buffer, sizeof(temp.buffer), &result, &herrno);
if (strcmp(temp.canary, CANARY) != 0) {
if (retval == ERANGE) {
puts("not vulnerable");
puts("should not happen");
$ gcc GHOST.c -o GHOST
We have verified that all WebSitePulse servers have latest updates installed and are not vulnerable.
Security Notification for SSLv3 POODLE Vulnerability
October 16th, 2014Posted in Industry News, WebSitePulse News
As you probably know, a number of news sources, corporations, and the OpenSSL team reported yesterday 14 October 2014 that version 3 of Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv3) is vulnerable at the protocol level. More information about the vulnerability can be found here - CVE-2014-3566.
To prevent any potential leaks from this vulnerability we have immediately disabled SSLv3 on all our web servers including the API endpoints. Our monitoring agents are not affected by this change and will continue to support SSLv3 for the time being in order to be able to monitor properly servers that do support SSLv3 only. We are urging all customers to disable SSLv3 on hosts interacting with the our services as soon as possible and upgrade to use Transport Layer Service (TLS).
Here are a few samples how to configure your potentially vulnerable services and disable SSLv3.
Change all SSLProtocol directives in your httpd config to
ALL -SSLv2 -SSLv3
and restart the server.
Add/edit the the following text to your server directive
ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
If you can't disable SSL 3.0 entirely, there is TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV patch that can help avoid the attack, if both the client and the server support it.
Vacation Booking Websites Availability and Performance [INFOGRAPHIC]
July 25th, 2014Posted in Monitoring
For DBAs: "Think of backup strategies as restore strategies"
July 24th, 2014Posted in Tech
Andrew Pruski is an SQL Server DBA currently working for Ding in Dublin, Ireland. He's previously worked for Occam-DM Ltd and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in England. He's benefitted immensely from the online DBA community, and his blog is an attempt to give something in return.
Aside from the SQL Server, he's keen on running and playing rugby. He can also play the guitar (badly, but it doesn't stop him).
How come you got involved in IT?
I always enjoyed working with computers when I was in school and so it seemed a natural area to study at the university. I enjoyed studying database design so once I completed my BSC in 2005, I started looking for a database developer position.
Whilst working as a junior developer, I realised that the code I was writing took a long time to execute (mainly because of all the cursors I was using). I did some research online and found multiple websites dedicated to SQL Server and opportunities to work as a DBA in particular. I read tons of online articles on websites such as SQLServerCentral.com and the more I read, the more interested I became in that area. It was then that I decided to pursue a career as a DBA.
What are the most common and the most challenging issues you've handled recently?
The most challenging issue I have ever had to perform was a task given to me when I was a relatively inexperienced DBA. A production data warehouse had a different collation to the development and staging versions and I was tasked with bringing the production database in-line with the other environments.
Why not change the collation of the databases in the other environments? Well, as I said, I was inexperienced and looking to prove myself, so off to work I went. The collation of a database can be changed quite simply from the Properties menu. The problem is that the setting only changes the collation for all new objects created. Everything else in the database remains on the old collation.
So after what felt like an age…I came up with the following procedure to change the collation of all the current objects with the database:
- Script out all database objects
- Drop all functions
- Drop all views
- Drop all foreign keys
- Drop all primary keys
- Drop all indexes
- Drop all statistics
- Change column collation
- Change database collation
- Recreate indexes
- Recreate primary keys
- Recreate foreign keys
- Recreate statistics
- Recreate views (and associated indexes)
I tested and tested, and tested, so when it came to deployment, it all ran smoothly. However, I'll always think of this project as one of the most challenging I've worked on, not just because of the technical side but because of the human aspect of it as well. It taught me a lot about relationships within an SQL Server database but it also taught me that part of a DBA's job should be to question why something is being done and to provide alternatives where possible. I should have questioned why the need to change the collation of the production database was felt. It would have been simpler (and a lot less risky) to change the development databases' collation.
The most common issue that I deal with are blocking/deadlocks occurring within production databases. There is monitoring in place which sends out alerts (via email) meaning I can respond quickly to resolve any issues. An SQL Server agent polls active connections to check for blocking and Service Broker utilising Event Notifications has been implemented to generate deadlock alerts. This allows me to capture the offending query and see what action needs to be taken in order to prevent future incidents (more often than not, either rewriting the query or creating an appropriate index).
However, preventative measures are always better than having to react to issues in real time. I work closely with developers to ensure these issues are kept to a minimum by implementing good database design and by writing efficient SQL queries.
Do you use any external tools for database monitoring? Which ones?
I have worked with Nagios, Zabbix, RedGate, Idera and Confio monitoring tools. All are good systems with their own positives and negatives but I strongly feel that any DBA should be able to implement their own monitoring system. I wrote a short blog post detailing my reasons why.
In your opinion, what server status variables should a DBA log and monitor?
I always create my own database in any SQL instances that I administer. This allows me to setup monitoring for the following:
- Blocking
- Deadlocks
- Auto-Growth
- Failed SQL Server Agent jobs
- Backups
- Percentage transaction log used
- Corruption alerts
- Wait statistics
- Index usage statistics
- Index fragmentation
- Error log auditing
- Disk space
- Memory Usage
- Page life expectancy vs. lazy writes
- IO subsystem performance.
What about disaster recovery and prevention? What is your approach?
Every disaster recovery plan should be tailored to each individual system. It is one of the key aspects of a DBA role within the company to work closely with system owners to define Recovery Point Objectives (how much data can be lost it the event of a failure) and Recovery Time Objectives (how long it should take to bring the system back online).
Once the RPO & RTO have been established, a high availability solution can be built and a disaster recovery strategy implemented. High availability covers SQL Server features such as mirroring, clustering and always on. Disaster recovery strategies start with a backup schedule for the databases but can include features such as log shipping or asynchronous mirroring to a DR site.
I attended an SQL Skills training course last year in which Paul Randal talked about how to approach backup strategies. His advice was to think of backup strategies as restore strategies and that DBAs should consider performing many restores to bring the database online in the event of a system failure. This is one of the best pieces of advice I have been given as a DBA. It is all well and good to back up database transaction logs every 15 minutes, but how many of those will need to be restored in the event of a failure? I really do not want to be restoring hundreds of log backups at 3 o'clock in the morning (because this is generally when failures happen for me, for some reason).
Contact him at:
Email email@example.com
Twitter @DBAFromTheCold
Blog dbafromthecold.wordpress.com
LinkedIn ie.linkedin.com/in/andrewpruski/
Facebook suffers global outage
June 19th, 2014Posted in Monitoring, Industry News, Tech
facebook.com went down for aboutt 15 minutes between 4:00 and 4:15 AM EST. Users trying to connect to the site were seeing an error message "Sorry, something went wrong". The issue has been confirmed by multiple locations around the world and as far as we can tell all Facebook users were affected.
The Facebook Platform Status showed a sharp increase in API response times for the time of the outage.
The last information posted by Facebook is
Earlier this morning, we experienced an issue that prevented use of the API for a brief period of time. We resolved the issue quickly, and we are now back to 100%. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
We are awaiting an official statement and more details from Facebook and we will update this post as soon as more information is available.


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No Surprise As Palace Named Favourites
City match betting odds Well it's hardly a surprise that the bookmakers are making Crystal Palace the favourites for Tuesday night's game against Coventry City at Selhurst Park (8pm kick off) Palace who are up to eighth in the Championship after their weekend win over Burnley, are being given odds of evens by many of this country's leading bookmakers, whilst you can get anything up to 3/1 for City to win on a ground where they used to do well. You can get odds of 12/5 on the draw. If you think City will lose 1-0 for the third league game in succession, you can get odds of 6/1 but for City to win 1-0, you can get odds of 9/1. If you are having a bet on the game, make sure you shop shop around for the best odds before placing any bet. You can check some of the odds being offered the leading bookmakers by clicking on Match Winnerhttp://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/winner First Goalscorer http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/first-goalscorer Correct Scorehttp://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/correct-score Half Time/Full Timehttp://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/half-time-full-time All Marketshttp://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/betting-markets
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