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Judge orders Lev Tahor kids to foster care
The Canadian PressMonday, February 03, 2014
CHATHAM, Ont. - Children from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect must be turned over to child protection authorities in Quebec, where a court had ordered that they be placed in foster care, an Ontario judge ruled Monday.
Much of the Lev Tahor community of about 200 people left their homes in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., in the middle of the night days after a child welfare agency started a court case against a couple of families, involving 14 children.
In their absence, the court in Quebec ruled in November that the children be placed in care for 30 days, but the insular community had already settled in Chatham, Ont.
When the children's aid society here went to court to ask that the Quebec court order be enforced, Lev Tahor argued that Ontario had no jurisdiction.
But Ontario Court Judge Stephen Fuerth ordered Monday that the children — with the exception of a 17-year-old who is also married and a mother — be returned to Quebec to the care of child welfare there.
"It would be impractical at best and potentially harmful at worst if the society were now required, in the context of the need to protect the children, to conduct a separate and new investigation into all of the issues currently before the Court of Quebec...simply because the parents have decided as a tactical manoeuvre to absent themselves from Quebec in order to frustrate the process of justice that had started," Fuerth said in his decision.
The community maintains the move out of Quebec had been planned for some time, but Fuerth said the evidence can lead to no other conclusion than their move being "directly attributable" to the pending court case that could result in the removal of their children. Some jewelry and credit cards were found left behind, and one coffee maker was left on, court heard.
"The community did not move. It fled in haste in the face of a proceeding that the community perceived to be placing its children at risk of apprehension by the Quebec agency," the judge said.
"The unilateral actions of the respondents to flee from Quebec placed these children at further risk of harm and could not be construed as concern for the interests of their children," Fuerth said in his decision.
The judge put a 30-day stay on the order to give the families a chance to appeal.
Lawyer Chris Knowles said he still had to review the decision with the families to see if there are any avenues of appeal. But Uriel Goldman — a community spokesman — was firm in his desire to see the Ontario order appealed.
"We are really disappointed, but I don't think the spirit of the community will go on regularly," Goldman said on behalf of the affected families. "We (are) going to do all legal avenues that are open."
The families are already appealing the original order in Quebec. Knowles said it is possible that a court in Quebec could overturn that decision before the 30-day period in Ontario expires.
During those 30 days, child protection workers in Chatham will be allowed to randomly drop in on the community to make sure the children are still there and to assess their well-being.
The community was under investigation for issues including hygiene, children's health and allegations that the children weren't learning according to the provincial curriculum.
The children are given religious education, said Goldman, but he denied all allegations of mistreatment.
Lev Tahor felt persecuted in Quebec, especially in light of a proposed secular charter, said Goldman.
"We have a Canadian charter of rights, a freedom of religion and we do think it wasn't properly addressed in Quebec," he said. "We are very happy here (in Chatham) and we establish our community here."
The Lev Tahor, which means "pure heart,'' came to Canada in 2005 after their spiritual leader, Rabbi Shlomo Elbarnes, was granted refugee status here.
Children's aid has intervened with the community in the past, court heard through transcripts of social workers' testimony. Social workers say they are concerned that the community is almost completely isolated from the outside world and the children are terrified of others who are not modestly dressed or "pure." The leader makes all decisions, a social worker said, and some girls are married as teenagers.
Regarding the children in this case, because of a restriction that females in the community cannot remove their socks, one child's feet were "blue" from the amount of toe fungus, the social worker said. Community members said the infection could be cleared up with coconut oil and they were willing to modify their restriction to allow women to take their socks off at night, the social worker said.
Francine Campeau, legal counsel for the youth protection office in the Laurentians, said the Ontario legal victory is bittersweet as the children will remain in Chatham for at least the next 30 days.
"We're satisfied that the judge in Ontario saw the validity of the ruling rendered by Quebec youth court Judge Pierre Hamel," Campeau said.
"It assures there is a continuity between the decisions delivered in both provinces."


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A Hoot and A Holler Necklace
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Lovers of fun accessories (and owls!) will love A Hoot and A Holler Necklace from The O'Neil Sisters! This fun DIY necklace is easy to make and is a great way to show off all your favorite beads. You can also make beautiful beads out of clay to give your necklace a unique look.
- Studio By Sculpey Oven-Bake Clay: Nutmeg #6782, Clover #6461, Denim #6576
- Studio By Sculpey Texture Makers: Spring Morning, Chantilly Lace, Swirls & Scrolls
- Inkadinkado Clear Stamp: Butterflies and Birds #98771, Owl Inchie
- Small clear alphabet stamps
- Beading wire, .30 mm, gold or copper color, 18"
- Copper wire, 20 gauge, 18"
- Toggle clasp set, Antique Copper, Bali Style, 16 mm
- Copper crimp beads and crimp covers, 4 pairs
- Copper doughnut spacer beads, 4 mm, 21
- Copper daisy spacer beads, 6 mm, 6
- Copper barrel beads, 6 mm, 5
- Round crystal beads, 8 mm, peach, 7
- Round crystal beads, 8 mm, sapphire, 4
- Bicone crystal beads, 6 mm, olive green, 6
- Bicone crystal beads, 4 mm, olive green, 2
- Bicone crystal beads, 4 mm, sapphire, 2
- Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium Chocolate Brown, 4 oz
- Studio by Sculpey Satin Glaze, 2 oz
- Studio by Sculpey Super Slicer
- Studio by Sculpey 5-in-1 Clay Tool
- Studio by Sculpey Acrylic Roller
- Spray bottle
- Deck of playing cards
- Packing tape
- Straight pins
- Cookie sheet
- Aluminum foil
- Craft paintbrush
- Paper towels
- Goop Adhesive
- Round-nose pliers
- Chain-nose pliers
- Wire cutters
Crinkle a sheet of aluminum foil, flatten it back out a little, and use it to cover half of a cookie sheet. Cover the other half with a flat sheet of aluminum foil.
To make the flat textured lentil beads, cut one section of Denim clay with the straight slicer and cut that piece into fourths. Roll each fourth in your palm to make a ball. Spritz the texture makers with water. Set the ball onto a texture maker and place another texture maker on top. Press down to flatten the bead into a lentil shape. Remove the top texture maker, wet a straight pin, and while the bead is still attached to the bottom texture maker, wiggle the straight pin though the bead from the side to make a hole. Remove the pin and place the bead onto the crumpled aluminum foil on the cookie sheet. Repeat to create two Nutmeg and one Clover textured beads.
To make the small round beads, cut one section of the Clover and one section of the Denim clay. Cut each section into 8 equal pieces. Roll one section into a ball in the palms of your hands. Wiggle a wet straight pin through the ball. While the ball is on the pin, texture the bead with the 5-in-1 Clay Tool using the metal ball end. Slide the bead off the straight pin and place on the crumpled aluminum foil on the cookie sheet. Repeat to make five Clover and one Denim texture beads.
To make the owl pendant, cut one section of the Denim clay. Soften the clay in your hands and place on your work surface. Place two stacks of 13 cards* on your work surface on either side of the clay. Roll out the clay with the acrylic roller placing the roller ends on top of the card stacks. Spritz the Inchie stamp with water. Place the Inchie face down on the clay. Trade the 13-card stacks for 9-card stacks and roll the Inchie into the clay. Set the card stacks aside, and with the Inchie still on the clay, trim the pendant with the straight slicer. Remove the Inchie and cut around the pendant with the wavy cutter. Carefully lift the pendant with a single playing card and place on the smooth foil part of the cookie sheet.
To make the "HOOT" bead, cut one section of the Nutmeg clay. Roll it out 9 cards high. Spritz the letter stamps with water. Press H-O-O-T into the clay. Cut the bead around the word into a rectangle with the straight slicer. Poke a hole in both ends with the 5-in-1 Clay Tool using the pointer tip. Spritz the lace texture maker with water and gently press on the surface to add some texture. Carefully lift the bead with a single playing card and place on the flat part of the cookie sheet. Bake the beads at 275º F for 30 minutes and let cool.
Antique each bead one at a time by painting it with the Antique Medium, then immediately wiping the surface with paper towel. Let the beads dry completely, then paint each one with a coating of Satin Glaze.
Make a bail for the owl pendant with a 3" piece of copper wire. Use the round-nose pliers to make a wrapped loop through the circle piece of the toggle clasp. Twist the other end into a spiral and use the Goop to glue the spiral flat to the back of the owl pendant. Let dry.
Cut a 3" piece of copper wire and feed one end through the loop on the toggle circle and secure with a wrapped loop. Feed 1 daisy spacer, 1 green round Sculpey bead, and 1 daisy spacer onto the wire. Finish the end with a wrapped loop. Cut another 3" piece of copper wire and feed it through the last loop and use it to create an identical spacer-bead-spacer component. Repeat until you have three linked components attached to your necklace.
Cut an 11" piece of beading wire. Feed a crimp bead onto the end of the wire, feed the end through the last loop of the last component, then back through the crimp bead. Press the crimp bead closed with the chain-nose pliers. Trim the excess wire and cover with a crimp bead cover. String the beads as shown in the picture. Finish the end with a crimp bead and cover.
Cut a 3" piece of copper wire and feed one end through the beading wire loop on the strung beads. Secure with a wrapped loop. Feed 1 sapphire bicone crystal, 1 round peach crystal, and 1 sapphire bicone crystal onto the wire. Feed the end through the "HOOT" bead and finish the end with a wrapped loop.
Cut another 3" piece of copper wire and feed it through the "HOOT" bead and secure with a wrapped loop. Feed 1 small olive bicone crystal, 1 round sapphire crystal, and 1 small olive bicone crystal onto the wire. Finish the end with a wrapped loop.
- Cut a 7" piece of beading wire. Feed a crimp bead onto the end of the wire, feed the end through the last loop of the last component, then back through the crimp bead. Press the crimp bead closed with the chain-nose pliers. Trim the excess wire and cover with a crimp bead cover. String the beads as shown in the picture. Slide a crimp bead onto the end, then slide the end through the bar piece of the toggle clasp, then back through the crimp bead. Press the crimp bead closed, trim the end, and cover with a crimp bead cover.
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Data Rates - or Speeds
(the tables are listed here also - but with descriptions included)
*** also see http://www.zytrax.com/tech/data_rates.htm
*** this page explains the speeds - for detailed descriptions of the complex T-carrier system - see the T1 and T3 pages
Here the DSx or T-Carrier Table and the STS-STM-OC Table describe the families of data rates, or speeds. In addition, we list most of the common data rates in a separate table.
There are two main, standardized Telecom families of data rates - and a number of other data rates (for example, Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet/ Giga-Ethernet, etc.).
Digital Signal (DSx), also called the T-Carrier (Tx) & E-Carrier (Ex) System - based on multiples of the DS0 (which is 64kbps) - common speeds range from 64 Kbps up to 44.736 Mbps (DS0 to DS3) but can go as high as 274.176 (DS4). Uses copper cables primarily. standardized by the ANSI accredited Committee T1
Synchronous Transport (STS & STM), also called Optical Carrier (OC) - speeds range from 51.84 Mbps to 9953.28 Mbps (OC-1 to OC-192). Uses optical fiber cables.
DSx vs Tx - yes, there is a slight difference between, for example, a DS1 and a T1. They describe identical data rates - but DSx is at the equipment, and Tx is on the cable.
The Tx Acronym - no one ever states what the "T" stands for (you can search the web, fruitlessly), but it sometimes is said to mean Terrestrial, and other times is said to mean Transmission.
Plesiochronous Systems (DSx/Tx/Ex) vs Synchronous Systems (STS/STM/OC)
SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) is a standard technology for synchronous data transmission on optical media. It is the international equivalent of Synchronous Optical Network. Both technologies provide faster and less expensive network interconnection than the traditional PDH (Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy) systems, such as the T-carrier.
Synchronous means the systems that connect to each other are running on a master clock (Stratum-1 clock, which is nuclear and therefore virtually exactly timed), and the data is timed perfectly.
Plesiochronous means "almost (but not) synchronous," - this means the systems that connect to each other are running at the same data rate but are on separate clocks. The clocks, of course, can be off slightly, which means the data is not timed perfectly. To get around this, "stuff bits" are inserted by the faster of the two systems - the stuff bits are meaningless bits, inserted only for timing correction, and they must be marked as stuff bits so that the receiving end can remove them..
The following tables list the standard data rates for DSx/Tx/Ex systems, and the Synchronous Transport or Optical Carrier systems. SONET bases it's data rates on the STS/STM/OC system.
Speed & Data Rate vs Bandwidth & Capacity
Data can be any type of information. But with computers and networks, the fundamental block of Data is the Bit (1 or 0) and the Byte (a group of eight bits). Bits and Bytes are numeric information. This numeric info can be encoded at the sending end and decoded (interpreted) at the receiving end to represent any type of info. For example, alphabetic characters can be encoded/decoded into numbers using ASCII code.
Speed, or Data Rate, is simply the speed that the data is flowing from one point to another, through some type of physical medium, or pipe.
The pipe or circuit, may be one channel or multiple channels. For example, a DS0 is one channel at 64 Kbps - whereas a DS1 is 1.544 Mbps, but consists of 24 channels at 64 Kbps.
IMPORTANT - data is bidirectional (flows in both directions) . The data rate or speed is the value of how fast data flows in one direction. The aggregate data rate is 2 times that !! For example, a T1 has data flowing at 1.544 Mbps, in one direction, and it has 1.544 Mbps flowing in the other direction as well. This is a symmetric circuit since the speeds are the same. Most circuits are symmetric. However, there are examples of assymetric, such as ADSL (Asymmetric DSL).
Bandwidth or "capacity," describes how wide the pipe is - which corresponds to the maximum rate that the bits can be sent through pipe or the channels in the pipe.
How Channels in a Pipe are Separated (TDM) - in telecom, channels are separated by TDM (Time Division Multiplexing). This is where groups of bits (frames) take turns in entering the pipe for transmission. Then at the receiving end these groups of bits are separated again. For example, a DS1 is actually 24 DS0's being sent in alternating groups of bits, using TDM (see the T1 page).
The T-Carrier Standards
If you EVER find the official original T1 standards paper, that defines the basics - please email me. Originally, ANSI came up with the first T1 standard document. But now there are tons of T-carrier standards documents !!! A few common ones I have seen mentioned are ANSI T1.403-1998, T1.-107-1995, T1.107a-1990, etc
If you are wealthy, all the ANSI and T1 Committee standards can be found and bought from https://www.atis.org/atis/docstore/searchform.asp (about $250 each). Actually, the T1 Committee has been split up into several new groups. The one that deals with T-carrier stuff the most is the T1X1 group (see http://www.t1.org/t1x1/_x1-prj.htm for a listing of all their documents).
The following speeds include several DS levels (such as DS1C, DS2, and DS4) that you will rarely, if ever encounter. The DS2 is a building block of the DS3 (7 DS2's = 1 DS3) - you won't see it as an available access speed for a circuit, but it's there.
DSx/Tx/Ex - North America, Europe & ROW, and Japan | ||||||
Digital Signal | DS Level |
Data Rate | DS0 Multiple | U.S. T-carrier | Europe & ROW E-carrier | Japan J-carrier |
DS0 | 0 | 64 Kbps | 1 | - | - | |
DS1 | 1 | 1.544 Mbps | 24 | T-1 | - | J-1 |
- | 2.048 Mbps | 32 | - | E-1 | ||
DS1c | 3.152 Mbps | 48 | - | - | ||
DS2 | 2 | 6.312 Mbps | 96 | T-2 | - | J-2 |
7.786 Mbps | 120 | J-2 (alt) | ||||
- | 8.448 Mbps | 128 | - | E-2 | ||
32.064 Mbps | 480 | J-3 | ||||
- | 34.368 Mbps | 512 | - | E-3 | ||
DS3 | 3 | 44.736 Mbps | 672 | T-3 | - | |
97.728 Mbps | 1440 | J-4 | ||||
- | 139.264 Mbps | 2048 | - | E-4 | ||
DS4/NA | 139.264 Mbps | 2176 | - | - | ||
DS4 | 4 | 274.176 Mbps | 4032 | - | - | |
DS5 | 5 | 400.352 Mbps | 5760 | |||
- | 565.148 Mbps | 4 E4 channels | - | E-5 | J-5 |
For a T1 if you multiply 24 x DS0 (64,000) you do NOT get 1.544 Mbps (that would be 24 * 64,000 = 1.536 Mbps). The extra bits are lost between 'frames' where a frame consists of one 8 bit sample for each of the 24 channels (remember the DS0 basics). So every 192 bits (24 x 8 = 192) we add a 'frame separator' bit to give 193 bits per frame. The final arithmetic is 193 bits x 8K samples = 1.544 Mbps. Easy really.
If you do the same arithmetic for DS1C, T2 etc. the above will not give the right answer. In short above T1 things get even messier with M-Frames and M-subframes. Its mind numbing stuff and if you really want to know you need ANSI T1.107-1995 and lots of coffee.
The T-carrier system, introduced by the Bell System in the U.S. in the 1960s, was the first successful system that supported digitized voice transmission. The original transmission rate (1.544 Mbps) in the T-1 line is in common use today in Internet service provider (ISP) connections to the Internet. Another level, the T-3 line, providing 44.736 Mbps, is also commonly used by Internet service providers. Another commonly installed service is a fractional T-1, which is the rental of some portion of the 24 channels in a T-1 line, with the other channels going unused.
Digital signal X is based on the ANSI T1.107 guidelines. The ITU-TS guidelines differ somewhat. The T-carrier system is entirely digital, using pulse code modulation and time-division multiplexing. The system uses four wires and provides duplex capability (two wires for receiving and two for sending at the same time). The T-1 digital stream consists of 24 64-Kbps channels that are multiplexed. (The standardized 64 Kbps channel is based on the bandwidth required for a voice conversation.) The four wires were originally a pair of twisted pair copper wires, but can now also include coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital microwave, and other media. A number of variations on the number and use of channels are possible.
In the T-1 system, voice signals are sampled 8,000 times a second and each sample is digitized into an 8-bit word. With 24 channels being digitized at the same time, a 192-bit frame (24 channels each with an 8-bit word) is thus being transmitted 8,000 times a second. Each frame is separated from the next by a single bit, making a 193-bit block. The 192 bit frame multiplied by 8,000 and the additional 8,000 framing bits make up the T-1's 1.544 Mbps data rate. The signaling bits are the least significant bits in each frame.
These are standards that describe data rates. Unfortunately the world did not agree on one standard, so we have two systems in place: SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) for North America and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) for the rest of the world.
North America Terms
Europe and ROW Terms
OC and STS speeds are part of the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) United States system. Optical Carriers are typically known by their OC-xn number where n is a multiple of the OC-1 rate of 51.84 Mpbs
STM speeds are part of the SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) European and ROW (Rest Of World) system.Conversion
STM-n = STS-3n = OC-3n
For example: STM-1 = STS-3 = OC-3 = 155.52 Mbps
SDH vs SONET - Both systems are standards for synchronous data transmission on an optical media (fiber) - and their speeds are identical. However, SDH is an international standard, while SONET is a North American standard. Therefore, in the United States you will rarely hear speeds stated in STS-x or STM-x terms - instead they will be stated in OC-x terms.
North America uses an STS-x format for frames (packets) and Europe an STM-x (Synchronous Transport Module) format.
*** four OC-3 or STM-1 circuits can be aggregated to form a 622.08 Mbps circuit designated as OC-12 or STM-4.
*** the current state of the art maximum data rate is the OC-192 or STM-64 circuit, which operates at rate of just under 10 Gbit/s.
Optical Signal Hierarchy |
Hierarchy | Data Rate | SONET | SDH | OCx |
Level Zero | 155.52 | STS-3 | STM-1 | OC-3 |
Level One | 622.08 | STS-12 | STM-4 | OC-12 |
Level Two | 2488.32 Mbps | STS-48 | STM-16 | OC-48 |
Level Three | 9953.28 Mbps | STS-192 | STM-64 | OC-192 |
OC vs STS vs STM Data Rates | ||||||
Optical Carrier | Data Rate (Line Rate) |
Overhead Rate | Payload-SONET (SPE) (Data Rate - Overhead) |
User Data Rate (Mbps) | SONET STS (ANSI) |
OC-1 | 51.84 Mbps | 1.728 Mbps | 50.112 Mbps | 49.536 | STS-1 | -- |
OC-3 | 155.52 Mbps | 5.184 Mbps | 150.336 Mbps | 148.608 | STS-3 | STM-1 |
OC-9 | 466.56 Mbps | 451.044 Mbps | 445.824 | STS-9 | STM-3 | |
OC-12 | 622.08 Mbps | 20.736 Mbps | 601.344 Mbps | 594.824 | STS-12 | STM-4 |
OC-18 | 933.12 Mbps | 902.088 Mbps | 891.648 | STS-18 | STM-6 | |
OC-24 | 1244.16 Mbps | 1202.784 Mbps | 1188.864 | STS-24 | STM-8 | |
OC-36 | 1866.24 Mbps | 1804.176 Mbps | 1783.296 | STS-36 | STM-12 | |
OC-48 | 2488.32 Mbps | 82.944 Mbps | 2.4 Gbps | 2377.728 | STS-48 | STM-16 |
OC-192 | 9953.28 Mbps | 331.776 | 9.6 Gbps | 9510.912 | STS-192 | STM-64 |
OC-768 | 40Gbit/s | 1327.104 | 38.5 Gbps | - | STS-768 | STM-256 |
OC-3072 | 160Gbit/s | - | - | STS-3072 | STM-1024 |
SDH uses the following Synchronous Transport Modules (STM) and rates: STM-1 (155 megabits per second), STM-4 (622 Mbps), STM-16 (2.5 gigabits per second), and STM-64 (10 Gbps).
STS-1 Synchronous Transport Signal 1: SONET standard for transmission over OC-1 optical fiber at 51.84 Mbps.
STS-n Synchronous Transport Signal "n" : (where n is an integer) SONET standards for transmission over OC-n optical fiber by multiplexing "n" STS-1 frames, (e.g., STS-3 at 155.52 Mbps STS-12 at 622.08 Mbps and STS-48 at 2.488 Gbps).
STS-nc Synchronous Transport Signal "n" concatenated: (where n is an integer) SONET standards for transmission over OC-n optical fiber by multiplexing "n" STS-1 frames, (e.g., STS-3 at 155.52 Mbps STS-12 at 622.08 Mbps and STS-48 at 2.488 Gbps but treating the information fields as a single concatenated payload).
STM Synchronous Transfer Module: STM is a basic building block used for a synchronous multiplexing hierarchy defined by the CCITT/ITU-T. STM-1 operates at a rate of 155.52 Mbps (same as STS-3).
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module 1: SDH standard for transmission over OC-3 optical fiber at 155.52 Mbps.
STM-n Synchronous Transport Module "n" : (where n is an integer) SDH standards for transmission over optical fiber (OC-'n x 3) by multiplexing "n" STM-1 frames, (e.g., STM-4 at 622.08 Mbps and STM-16 at 2.488 Gbps).
STM-nc Synchronous Transport Module "n" concatenated: (where n is an integer) SDH standards for transmission over optical fiber (OC-'n x 3) by multiplexing "n" STM-1 frames, (e.g., STM-4 at 622.08 Mbps and STM-16 at 2.488 Gbps, but treating the information fields as a single concatenated payload).
Higher Order VC (VC-3/4/4-Nc) |
STS-1 frame |
STM-0 frame (rarely used) |
STS-1 payload |
STS-3c frame |
STM-1 frame AU-4 |
STS-3c-SPE |
STS-3c payload |
STS-12c/48c/192c frame |
STM-4/16/64 frame AU-4-4c/16c/64c |
STS-12c/48c/192c-SPE |
VC-4-4c/16c/64c |
STS-12c/48c/192c payload |
C-4-4c/16c/64c |
RFC2615 - Table Comparing SONET and SDH entities
SONET SPE's |
SDH VC's |
STS-3c-SPE |
STS-12c-SPE |
VC-4-4c |
STS-48c-SPE |
VC-4-16c |
STS-192c-SPE |
VC-4-64c |
- the only currently supported SONET/SDH SPE/VCs
(SONET SPE's = Synchronous Payload Envelopes, are basically the same thing as
SDH VC's =
Virtual Containers):
SONET: SPE (Synchronous Payload Envelope) VT (Virtual Tributary)
SDH: VC (Virtual Container - ROW)
SONET is designed to support a wide variety of payloads. The SONET node accepts these payloads and multiplexes them into a SONET envelope called an SPE (Synchronous Payload Envelope). These payloads are called virtual tributaries (VTs) in North America and virtual containers (VCs) in SDH.
SDH/SONET defines a way or packaging capacity into Virtual Containers (VCs) which may be Higher Order Virtual Container (HVC) or Lower Order Virtual Containers (LVC). The term Tributary Unit (TU - used in RoW) or Virtual Tributary (VT - North America) describes a method of mapping PDH (e.g. T1) carriers onto SDH/SONET.
Name | Speed (Mbps) |
Name | Speed (Mbps) |
STS-3c | 150.336 | VC-4 | 150.336 |
GigE Speeds
The standards for high-speed Ethernet are GbE, or GigE (Gigabit Ethernet at 1 Gbps which equals 1000 Mbps), and 10 GbE (10 Gbps). GbE can use Cat6 copper cable but preferably fiber, while the 10 Gbps speed requires fiber. As far as the circuit speed required, GbE (1 Gbps) requires an OC-24, and 10 GbE (10 Gbps) requires an OC-192. Virtually no SONET network providers offer OC-24 circuits, so to transmit GbE across a fiber link, you would need to purchase either an OC-12 and just accept that you will only get 622 Mbps, or get an OC-48 and accept a huge amount of wasted bandwidth. Or you could buy non-SONET dark fiber and run your GbE across it (although DF is expensive !!).
This table shows the stated data rates for the most important end-user and backbone transmission technologies.
Technology | Speed | Physical Medium | Application |
GSM mobile telephone service | 9.6 to 14.4 Kbps | RF in space (wireless) | Mobile telephone for business and personal use |
High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data service (HSCSD) | Up to 56 Kbps | RF in space (wireless) | Mobile telephone for business and personal use |
Regular telephone service (POTS) | Up to 56 Kbps | twisted pair | Home and small business access |
Dedicated 56Kbps on frame relay | 56 Kbps | Various | Business e-mail with fairly large file attachments |
DS0 | 64 Kbps | All | The base signal on a channel in the set of Digital Signal levels |
General Packet Radio System (GPRS) | 56 to 114 Kbps | RF in space (wireless) | Mobile telephone for business and personal use |
64 Kbps to 128 Kbps PRI: 23 (T-1) or 30 (E1) assignable 64-Kbps channels plus control channel; up to 1.544 Mbps (T-1) or 2.048 (E1) |
BRI: Twisted-pair PRI: T-1 or E1 line |
BRI: Faster home and small business access PRI: Medium and large enterprise access |
IDSL | 128 Kbps | Twisted-pair | Faster home and small business access |
AppleTalk | 230.4 Kbps | Twisted pair | Local area network for Apple devices; several networks can be bridged; non-Apple devices can also be connected |
Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) | 384 Kbps | RF in space (wireless) | Mobile telephone for business and personal use |
satellite | 400 Kbps (DirecPC and others) | RF in space (wireless) | Faster home and small enterprise access |
frame relay | 56 Kbps to 1.544 Mbps | Twisted-pair or coaxial cable | Large company backbone for LANs to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure |
DS1/T-1 | 1.544 Mbps | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) | Up to 2 Mbps | RF in space (wireless) | Mobile telephone for business and personal use (available in 2002 or later) |
2.048 Mbps | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | 32-channel European equivalent of T-1 | |
3.152 Mbps | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure |
IBM Token Ring/802.5 | 4 Mbps (also 16 Mbps) | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Second most commonly-used local area network after Ethernet |
DS2/T-2 | 6.312 Mbps | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure |
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) | 512 Kbps to 8 Mbps | Twisted-pair (used as a digital, broadband medium) | Home, small business, and enterprise access using existing copper lines |
E-2 | 8.448 Mbps | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Carries four multiplexed E-1 signals |
cable modem ** | 512 Kbps to 52 Mbps (see "explanation" below) |
Coaxial cable (usually uses Ethernet); in some systems, telephone used for upstream requests | Home, business, school access |
Ethernet | 10 Mbps | 10BASE-T (twisted-pair); 10BASE-2 or -5 (coaxial cable); 10BASE-F (optical fiber) | Most popular business local area network (LAN) |
IBM Token Ring/802.5 | 16 Mbps (also 4 Mbps) | Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber | Second most commonly-used local area network after Ethernet |
E-3 | 34.368 Mbps | Twisted-pair or optical fiber | Carries 16 E-l signals |
44.736 Mbps | Coaxial cable | ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure |
OC-1 | 51.84 Mbps | Optical fiber | ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure |
High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) | Up to 53 Mbps | HSSI cable | Between router hardware and WAN lines Short-range (50 feet) interconnection between slower LAN devices and faster WAN lines |
Fast Ethernet | 100 Mbps | 100BASE-T (twisted pair); 100BASE-T (twisted pair); 100BASE-T (optical fiber) | Workstations with 10 Mbps Ethernet cards can plug into a Fast Ethernet LAN |
Fiber Distributed-Data Interface (FDDI) | 100 Mbps | Optical fiber | Large, wide-range LAN usually in a large company or a larger ISP |
135 Mbps | Optical fiber | ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure |
E-4 | 139.264 Mbps | Optical fiber | Carries 4 E3 channels Up to 1,920 simultaneous voice conversations |
OC-3/SDH | 155.52 Mbps | Optical fiber | Large company backbone Internet backbone |
E-5 | 565.148 Mbps | Optical fiber | Carries 4 E4 channels Up to 7,680 simultaneous voice conversations |
OC-12/STM-4 | 622.08 Mbps | Optical fiber | Internet backbone |
Gigabit Ethernet | 1 Gbps | Optical fiber (and "copper" up to 100 meters) | Workstations/networks with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet plug into Gigabit Ethernet switches |
1.244 Gbps | Optical fiber | Internet backbone | |
SciNet | 2.325 Gbps (15 OC-3 lines) | Optical fiber | Part of the vBNS backbone |
OC-48/STM-16 | 2.488 Gbps | Optical fiber | Internet backbone |
OC-192/STM-64 | 10 Gbps | Optical fiber | Backbone |
OC-256 | 13.271 Gbps | Optical fiber | Backbone |
** Cable modem note: rhe upper limit of 52 Mbps on a cable is to an ISP, not currently to an individual PC. Most of today's PCs are limited to an internal design that can accomodate no more than 10 Mbps (although the PCI bus itself carries data at a faster speed). The 52 Mbps cable channel is subdivided among individual users. Obviously, the faster the channel, the fewer channels an ISP will require and the lower the cost to support an individual user.


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I feel the electricity in your room.. seen the pics 1. new power supply rated to 400 watts 2. clean up the cables behind the rack (velcro ties) 3. put rf chokes on all cables you can. 4. if still happens, then replace video card./ mobo. Good Luck
I had a similiar with an machine and after replacing all the peripherals, it turned out thta my mother board was the culprit.
Good luck!
Do you have a wood floor, or concrete? It really does not matter, all floor types will flex and move. I would remove all peripherals to the machine, and move all other electrical items- computers, TV's - etc..away. BUT do not move your computer with the 'ghosts' in it at-all if you can. Do the 'mystery' walk again, (everyone has seen a TV picture flicker/fade out when someone walks near it before because of static or body galvanization) with only your machine on. If it does the 'voodoo' again, I bet you have some problem with the mother board. But before taking the machine apart, check the connection of all your cabling used to attach all your printers, USB, monitor's , etc., into the back of the computer. Had a bent serial plug pin one time that drove me nuts... If that problem goes away when the peripherals un-attached, start adding them one by one to see if the problem returns with one of them. I you can, check your BIO's on start up.The fact it is reboot, not rebooting problem, it could be the wiring in the wall, or plugs, sockets, and such, ---plug it in to a different plug socket, with a good ground, some where else- out of the room- you are using the machine in. I just fixed my brother's house where a plug was bad, and badly installed 18 years ago, and his stove would come and go. Check for blue tooth items- in other words, eliminate all that you can, add them back in, and do the one by one test. If all else fails, take the computer to a pre-build state- in other words take it and 're-build it' all over again- One of my favorite test's to do also, is to give the wires and components the 'finger flick'...Take your middle finger, and 'flick' it on the offending device, wires, cords and all. You know the finger I am referring too...a little tap will do you at times...
Loose Wires at it's back where they screw in or the switch being faulty?
Both of those issues could be causing the erratic behavior of you computer.
The CPU could be overheating, or Motherboard has a short, inspect the board to see if any of the capacitors are bloated, if they are the board is bad, Check the CPU fan and the temperture. If it keeps rebooting it has a virus.
First of all - you did not indicate what OS System you were operating in; if it was a x86 (32 bit); for it is a known issue in some cases that Windows Update had installed WOW64 (which is for 64 bit OS. I have been in rapport with Microsoft Team and we have seen this but not until I had found out why and then bringing forth the manifestation and resolution to them. However, there is another indication of the fact; what specifically is your graphic card are you running on? I am on the latest nVidia with its own slot and I recommend folks to have their own PCI cards - each having their own memory in reserved for their own purposes. Without the sufficient information provided; I am not able to elaborate in specs to narrow down to the field of scope of what causes it might be. If your security system is working and you had ran it; I strongly recommend to download (you can uninstall it after you are done with it) Malwarebytes just to be on the safe side; for so many viruses, trojans, and worms are out there including variants and mutants can also be a trigger where it can actually disable and "hide" in your own security system (I actually have 4 - Win 7 Firewall, Extension Firewall, MSC (or aka MSE), CA Security Plus). Having experienced the same issue yet with a brand new mainboard and everything else et al. While the above poster is correct pertaining to possibilities of Wi-Fi, but if yours is disabled; then check with your DNS/IP Provider or Host Provider if you run on a Modem/WideBand/HDMI - sometimes hacks can manage to creep into those equipments and leech into those and manipulate your OS via the modems (for indeed they are a computer itself) so this is another avenue to look into if your OS is coming up clear regardless of what OS computer one is using Win, Mac, et al - even a Server ... sometimes it can be the "middle man" that is infested that is actually leeching or breech into your OS via your own DNS/IP via a hack which is why nothing may not necessarily show up or manifest anywhere in your OS from registry to what-not. So if all else comes up clear - check the modem, but I also agree with everyone - computers needs to "breathe" for even my OS has a powerful fan - in fact I have installed 4 fans not just the Master fan itself. In addition to the 'overclocking', one can actually do this configuration in the BIOS (if you know what you are doing) and put the limitations on it; for you do not want to want to end up having a "southern fried crispy motherboard" (or mainboard); in addition whatever graphic card you have, regardless it is, make sure it is up-to-date per your graphic card; and do not be tempted to leave it running on 'overclocking' all the time for it brings wear and tear on the graphic card itself, even if the manufacturer says wise and otherwise; it is not necessary. For why would one want to run their OS on overclocking on a forum? Turn it off when you are not using it or in development. Just my own humble opinion here. For those on 64 bit OS - there have been complaints on the overclocking and freezing up or locking up which in turn they have to reboot or the OS reboots itself. Whether x86 or 32 bit or 64 bit OS - if everything is cleared and good as go, and it is the overclocking, then I would strongly recommend that you are pushing it too far; turn it down a little bit. Honestly, like with "muscle cars" of old days, the temptations of revving up the engines and pedal to the metal constantly including burning up the rubber (tires), would always end up with overheated radiators to burnt valves ... think about it for it is a fact there. One can't truly keep running at that pace all the time as tempting as it is, whether if you have 500 GB or 1 TB in your graphic card if you installed it; however this is not the case for those with OS that comes with built-in graphic card pre-installed; that's a different story ... Hope everything here sums it up as blunt as possible.... (getting off the soap box)
Does your computer have frontpanel pushbuttons that are linked to the motherboard via slide-on printconnectors ?
Does your computer have any kind of infrared eye like for a remote control ?
What you need to look at is if the lines to the RESET button are connected to the proper printconnector pins, and you need to check if the reset button smoothly glides into the surrounding frame of the cabinet. If it sticks or sits cramped in, it could generate false contacts.
This reset signal being at the TTL logic level in terms of current and voltage, could also be triggered if an infrared detector eye would receive any IR light.
Shut it down, unplug the power and give it a nice kick. I had a crt way back in the day and it had a loose wire or something. I would be working and then all of a sudden it would go black. I tap the side it would come on. One day i got pissed enough wacked it good and never had a problem with it again.
in such a fashion that when you walk past in one the direction
that you are actually facing South
in that case yer system is acknowledging yer current direction of travel saying
"I'm going south too"
time for some new components


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of health care providers say the state's proposal to overhaul New Mexico's $3.9 billion Medicaid program could leave them with a revenue loss.
The Albuquerque Journal reports Medicaid beneficiaries, representatives of state and tribal governments raised concerns Thursday about proposed changes to a health care system which serves 560,000 people.
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Mark Wahlberg to Justin Bieber: "Pull Your Trousers Up," "Stop Smoking Weed"
Listen up, Justin Bieber! Mark Wahlberg has been there, done that -- and more -- and he has some free advice for you. In a live webchat with U.K. newspaper The Sun, the Pain & Gain star jokingly offered up a few nuggets of his own hard-won wisdom for the 19-year-old singer, who's had a recent spate of bad press.
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"Justin, are you listening? Don't be so naughty, yeah?" Wahlberg quipped in a faux British accent. "Be a nice boy, pull your trousers up, make your mum proud, yeah? Stop smoking all that weed, you little bastard."
Then, taking a more serious tone, the father of four added: "He's a kid. Let him live his life. I would hope that he would look at it like I wish I looked at it and think, 'You know what, now is the time to be focused and to be disciplined and to be the best that I can be in this career.'"
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Wahlberg, 42, speaks from experience, having struggled with substance abuse and criminal charges when he was a teen. Bieber's offenses, by comparison, don't look so bad to the actor. "He's a teenager living in a different day and age...I was in prison before I got a record out, and I don't think he's been to prison, and I don't think he wants to go," Wahlberg told The Sun. "He's a nice enough kid."
That said, fame can be a slippery slope, the former rapper warned. "You're going to be a teenager, but if you're being a teenager in the spotlight, then you're going to be criticized for it," he explained, citing Bieber's young, female fanbase. "This career can be short-lived -- you might as well be the best you can while you're doing it."
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Wahlberg -- who has been in talks to do a movie with Bieber -- doled out some similar advice to the star during an interview with Vulture in April. "I think it's best to put down the phone and Twitter and all that stuff, and just be a little more low-key right now," he said. "Because they're watching every move he makes, everything he says, and less is more. Go take a vacation."


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BMJ 326:786-8. 2003..To design and validate a statistical method for evaluating the performance of surgical units that adjusts for case volume and case mix...


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American Airlines' new logo and paint jobs are yet another example of the wasted time and money we spend on the nonsensical side of branding. As my friend Randy Gage pointed out, it's Lipstick on a Pig.
Based on my work with turnarounds, rebrands usually happen when we have a problem we can't solve. So we turn to the corporate comfort food of colors and logos to distract us from the overwhelming issues that most likely stem from being stuck in our status quo.
This behavior has always been wasteful. In today's digitally connected world it's ridiculous; we spend tons of money, time and resources re-coloring that logo, recreating our materials, changing the website and revamping the building (or our planes). As if that's going to solve the bottom line problem we're facing.
What if we spent those resources on a compelling and engaging social media strategy and created engaging conversations with our buyers? Isn't that more likely to drive revenue than that new color and logo?
Why Do We Run for Color?
Sometimes it's a new CEOs ego putting his stamp on his new turf. Sometimes it's a return to the comfort of a safe action-–no one gets fired for a new color or logo after all. Sometimes it's a lame attempt to distract our markets from something we've done that's bad.
We change our colors like a chameleon, shape shift our company in the hope that our customers and prospects will forget.
- Do we really believe that the new logo and colors will restore our flagging bottom line?
- Do we think customers will throng to our doors just because we changed our name?
- Do we really believe anyone cares what colors we use on our website???? Seriously? Sure, there are subliminal meanings to color but that's not whats rebranding is about.
In almost every one of my turnaround clients, the cry for rebranding was so loud it was deafening. Early in my career I went along with it. It was the way we'd always done things. But then I saw the light.
Rebranding is expensive. It's wasteful. And it's rarely the solution to the problem the business is facing.
- Do you have a bad rap about a faulty product or company incident? Step up and address it head on. Tell the truth, put your cards on the table and move on. People will forgive if you handle it correctly. Changing your name and logo doesn't change what people know…although it can make you look pretty untrustworthy. Take a lesson from Toyota and fess up. Customers respect that. It's a lot cheaper than all that new paint, print, design and effort. You'll humanize your brand and that's turn a negative into a positive.
- Have your revenues flat-lined and your whole industry knows it? Changing that color scheme doesn't change your reality. Instead of spending the resources on the rebranding – spend them on revenue focused actions, like that social media commitment, on retraining sales folks, perhaps a new distribution strategy or a much needed upgrade to your offering. Those actions will have a much better chance of improving your situation than that new purple logo with the dancing widget on your fancy new website. Southwest Airlines ushered in a successful new way to think about and manage airline travel. JetBlue and others have followed with their own innovations. So why is a traditional behemoth airline like American (or United/Continental too) repainting and rebranding as they continue with business as usual? I smell the status quo.
- Are you moving into a new market opportunity, expanding or shifting your focus as a revamp of your business? Don't dump your history. There's tons of value in that brand you created in the other space, even if you had some issues. Bring it with you instead of starting over. A new or modified brand takes a long time and lotsa dollars to establish – spend those resources on the new market and not cosmetics.
Branding experts claim a new logo energizes the company, that there's nothing like a new brand, a shiny new logo or bright colors to help get a bit of excitement in the troops. Don't kid yourself. That same brand will cause grumbling when folks are stretched then, the company is in a tight spot and everyone is wondering why the dollars are going to rebranding instead of hard-hitting revenue generation. Or investing to make their jobs easier or more productive.
The Bottom Line
That new brand will not solve your problems. So when you're stuck in a pinch or struggling to adapt, forget the new colors, logo and pretty paint jobs.
Settle down and focus on delivering compelling value to your market – in a new way or to a new audience. Ditch the status quo that probably caused the problem in te first place and think differently. Instead of doing the kneejerk change to your logo – consciously adapt your business to create new Advantage. That's the path to re-establishing your business success.
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Locu, provider of a menu dashboard for local merchants, has partnered with Automattic's WordPress.com web publishing platform to simplify menu uploads on restaurant websites.
WordPress.com customers can now embed Locu menus on their sites using a simple Locu shortcode. The partnership is also expected to enable customers to be more easily found on the Web.
Currently, 61 million websites use WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress, and more than 100,000 new accounts are created daily.
WordPress.com also recently rolled out a new vertical product at WordPress.com/restaurants specifically aimed at helping its restaurant customers build websites that can be easily accessed from both desktop and mobile devices.
"We are very excited about the integration with Locu," said Raanan Bar-Cohen, senior vice president of Commercial Services at Automattic. "With Locu's easy-to-use WordPress.com shortcode, restaurants can more easily deliver an engaging menu experience directly on their WordPress.com sites to further connect with their consumers."
Locu's menu management system features:
"The launch of our WordPress.com integration is a big step towards further helping restaurants better manage their online presence," said Rene Reinsberg, CEO at Locu.
Locu's basic service is free to restaurants, with additional features, services and support available for a monthly subscription. More than 15,000 local merchants have signed up for the service since it launched in early October.
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Cougar Archon Mid-Tower Gaming Case Review
@ 2013/08/30The mid-tower PC case market is a very crowded segment, so differentiating yourself from the competition is what is going to be required in order to become a successful product. Even the sub-category of "gaming" mid-tower PC case is becoming populated with dozens of choices. When we drill even further down to the sub-sub-category of "budget" "gaming" mid-tower PC case, the choices begin to thin considerably. The Cougar Archon mid-tower PC case is being marketed as "the cutting edge gaming case" -- a very strong statement for a budget case with an MSRP of $49.99 (priced on Newegg.com 8/19, $3.99 for shipping). We would like to thank Cougar for providing the review sample. Let's give the Cougar Archon a closer look, and see how it is to build a system into.


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During every one of the 100 or so bites I took out of this masterpiece, I couldn't help but feel slight twinges of guilt, as I had a doctor's appointment last week during which time she told me that I have at least another four weeks off of the bike while my hand continues to recover.
However this isn't say that I hesitated in the least while piling the food either on to my plate, or into my gullet, but the thought of emergency crews being dispatched to the house in order to remove one of the walls so that I could be extracted was ever lingering;
So it has finally arrived.. I am one of the many bicycle related journos (I use the abbreviation for 'journalist' very loosely, mind you) who writes about the bike world, but who doesn't actually ride. There is no way that I will dare to spend more that a minute writing commentary about the mind numbing (as well as ball, ass and and other ball numbing) hours on the rollers I am reluctantly standing before, but as I've reminded myself many times since this news was delivered to me, I'm not the only one relegated to the tortures of riding a bike indoors, as the majority of the country is currently locked in winter's icy grip and have to do the same due to geographic location rather than physical incapacitation.
Six of one, and a half dozen of the other.
My said physical incapacitation seems to have manifested itself in a return text I recently sent to Jim from Vecchios;
Then again, when I get a text from a 303 area code, regardless of what state of mind I'm in, I would respond in kind.
But lucky for me, regardless of what sort of time I'm spending on a bike (or not, as the case may be), I always have the mail bag to fall back on, and I can live vicariously through the adventures of others.
Like for instance, this recent email from the lovely and talented Niki of Mobius Cycle letting us know about an upcoming bicycle related athletic endeavor they have cooking up in the Northland;
If any of you all make it to this, make sure to grab Cory from Dank Bags hand and give him a Portland highfive for me. I think he likes them.
He'll be easy to spot as he will be the only one riding a Street Machine;
Then I got this email from Sarah;
So riddle me this.
Dude's a "computer programmer and mountain unicyclist" who forgot to save his blog post about how/why he made this thing;
Computer programmer. Fucked up a blog post.
The end.
By Sarah Brumble."
It's the 'Tandumb".
Did I just make that up?
Or, how about this kinda recent one from from Kris, in which another attempted beer hand down is described;
First off, the blog is always appreciated.
I hadn't heard of anyone out in North Carolina working the beer hand up and decided that I'd represent at the NCCX finale in Winston-Salem this past weekend. So, with jersey pockets loaded with beer, I made my way. One handoff didn't work so well. I made the pass alright, but did it as I was going into a lefthand descent from gravel into mud. The results, while not personally pleasant were apparently fun to watch;
Another handoff went equally weird inasmuch as I handed a Budweiser to a bewildered spectator who didn't know what to do with it. (How do you not know what to do with a beer?) So, next lap around, he opened it up for me and handed it back. Fortunately, I know what to do with beer and commenced drinking right away as I took on the next lap. I ingloriously took the DFL, but did so with a beer in hand, so I figure it was a wash. No one told me I was ruining the event for everyone.
I was wondering if there was a technique issue to this hand up thing. Would a sky hook lob have worked better? Any advice?
Have a swell weekend.
I'm the last person to look towards for advice.
We may not have polished the hand down, but we pioneered it, and at this point, that's good enough for me.
So, I can no longer ignore the elephant in the room. Did you all have nice Christmaseseses?
Were you good?
Did Santa bring you some street cred?
That's some brilliant marketing right there.
When it comes right down to it though, you have to be honest in your marketing practices, which is exactly what I'm striving for with my new line of hair care;
My slogan is "when yü look güd, yü feel güd."
I expect it to be a hot seller on the shores of New Jersey next summer.
For my part however, I was the recipient of a book called An Illustrated Life, which is a compilation of selected artist's sketchbooks that was put together by a man named Danny Gregory.
Contained therein is a broad selection of work from some of my favorite artists, most of which was probably never meant to be seen. It not only appeals to the artist in me, who most of the time these days has been sitting in front of a blank canvas scratching his head, but to the voyeur in me as well, simply due to the fact that this book gives the reader an opportunity to take a relatively unabashed look into the private lives and creative process of each individual artist.
That being said, since I was very young, a traditional art viewing experience has rarely captivated my attention. I've always felt that the real action occurs either within the artist's studio, or the confines of their journal, so it goes without saying that I was immediately immersed within my gift's pages and have yet to come up for air.
While I have alot of love for my new gift, I'm not entirely sure it was enough to keep me from feeling envy when seeing what super honch Yuri got for his efforts in being a good boy this year;
I hope you are well. I enjoy reading your diatribes-keep it up.
I thought of you immediately (does that mean I'm gay?!) when I opened this quasi gag gift of PBR from my wife on Christmas morning.
The unicorn "love and togetherness" was the icing on the cake.
Have a good weekend.
The only thing that would make that gift better would of course be a AHTBM cüzie, as it takes alot less than a twelver of PBR to make a person black out with their sack out.
I know this because I've lived this.
Alright everybody, now has come the time in which we pull the rip chord and float peacefully back to earth. We will be seeing you in a few days for the last post of 2009, which is sure to disappoint.
Over and out.
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Holy shit düde… that was a lot of ümlaüts in that post. [Yes, in a spirit of holiday excess, I just double ümlaüted the word ümlaüt. I know it isn't grammatically correct, but I care little about what Deutsch grammaticians think of me].
Is it possible that ümlaüts are the new cowbell? And that we're going to have to revisite an entire genre of pop cültüre references? I think so.
BTW, is that hüge bülboüs thing in the fat güy pictüre a scrotüm, or a hernia trying to rün away and find a nicer neighborhood in which to live? -
this post gave me heartburn.
hüppy holidaze punk -
Hey! Where'd you get that naked picture of my Über-Mädchen?
Don't overuse the umlaut. It could meet the fate of the emoticon.
the tandumb is like a 2 headed dragon that breathes virginity
Stevil. I owe you more than I can express. I somehow missed the Murray Street Machine commercial as a child and did not realize I had a Street Machine commercial shaped hole in my soul, which was, just now, filled. Thank you.
Hey, my buddy Kristin made it to the big time, I was the unfortunate lad who took the picture of him eating it…
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Brain biology linked to severe teenage antisocial behaviour
6 July 2010
Conduct disorder (CD) is a psychiatric condition associated with heightened antisocial and aggressive behaviour that affects five teenagers out of every 100 in the UK. It can develop either in childhood or in adolescence. While the childhood-onset form has been linked to abnormal brain function, the root of the adolescence-onset condition was previously thought to be the imitation of antisocial peers.
Scientists from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and the University of Cambridge used an advanced brain-scanning technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure and analyse the brain activity of teenage boys with either childhood-onset or adolescence-onset CD while they were shown images of angry, sad and neutral faces.
Teenagers with both forms of the condition showed very similar patterns of brain abnormality compared with teenagers without the disorder. The scans showed less activity in the areas of the brain responsible for processing emotions in both types of CD. This may explain why teenagers with CD are insensitive to the distress of others and to social signals of aggression. The scientists also found that the more severe the aggression and antisocial behaviour in the teenagers, the greater the level of brain abnormality.
Dr Andy Calder from the MRC Unit, who led the research, said: "We know it costs the government ten times as much to support a child with conduct disorder into adulthood, compared to a normal child. We also know that kids with these disorders are at far greater risk of developing a range of mental and physical health problems in later life. There are few effective conduct disorder treatments, so collaborative research like this, which really sheds light on the brain processes behind why and how these disorders emerge, is really important if we're to help sufferers and their families."
"This work breaks new ground in our understanding of the neurobiology of one of the most prevalent and difficult mental health problems in our society. The information will inform the development of early detection and intervention strategies in children at risk for antisocial behaviour," added Professor Ian Goodyer, co-author on the paper and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.
The study comprised 75 males aged 16-21 years old who were categorised in three groups: 27 individuals with childhood-onset conduct disorder, 25 with adolescence-onset conduct disorder and 23 healthy males as a control group.
The study appears in the latest issue of the journal 'Archives of General Psychiatry'.
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Passamonti L et al. Neural abnormalities in early-onset and adolescence-onset conduct disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010.


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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls the congressional impasse on deficit reduction a values debate that boils down to "big oil v. little children."
"We all know we have to reduce spending," Pelosi said in a meeting Monday afternoon with The Denver Post editorial board. "But we also really need more in revenue."
Closing tax loopholes for wealthy special-interest groups isn't a tax increase, as some Republicans argue, she said, but a reduction in tax expenditures.
"We're confronted with sequestration and its aftermath," she said. "I'm always hopeful. We could close $800 billion in tax loopholes."
Republican leaders have said President Barack Obama got his tax increase (retirement of Bush tax cuts for wealthier Americans) in the last round of budget negotiations, and it's time to focus on spending cuts.
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, who joined Pelosi at the Post, said Congress could make U.S. corporate tax rates more competitive globally, yet end special-interest breaks that are "corporate welfare."
Pelosi said the biggest oil producers are given $38 billion in tax subsidies as incentives to drill, when the $1 trillion in profit they make should be enough incentive.
Republicans, she said, contend they instead could cut $38 billion from Pell grants (need-based money for undergraduate education).
End tax breaks for businesses that send jobs overseas, Pelosi suggested, or reduce tax subsidies for corporate jets by $3 billion, rather than, as sequestration required, take away 4 million Meals on Wheels for the elderly or cause 78,000 kids to be kicked out of Head Start early education programs.
Sequestration went into effect March 1 — more than $1 trillion in cuts over 10 years in spending on discretionary programs — everything from defense to education. It amounts to $85 billion in spending reductions by Sept. 30, the end of this fiscal year.
Pelosi said every dollar spent must be scrutinized. There are ways to save money in Medicare without cutting benefits, she said, such as examining regional disparities in reimbursements to care providers and rewarding good patient outcomes rather than paying most to those who order the most procedures.
"We want to reduce (return) visits to hospitals. There is a lot of money to be saved there. And it should be done anway because it's fair," Pelosi said. "We want value, not volume.".
Other debates preoccupying Congress — gun violence and immigration reform — show varying degrees of resolution, she said.
Pelosi said she is most optimistic about the chances for comprehensive immigration legislation passing that protects borders, economic interests and charts some path to citizenship.
"It should happen, and it should happen soon,"she said.
In the gun violence debate, she said she believes it would be almost impossible to pass an assault-weapons ban. Even within the Democrats' Caucus there is disagreement on such a ban, but there is growing consensus on limited magazine capacity.
"Where we can make the most difference is with background checks and information shared," she said. "Let's keep guns out of the wrong hands. There's more of a rally around background checks ... and some (Democratic) unity around mental-health issues."
Pelosi said the federal government should not fund enforcement of its marijuana laws in states that have legalized medical marijuana and in Colorado and Washington, which have also legalized recreational use of pot.
"The state (Colorado) has spoken. The law has been passed," Pelosi said. "There are issues with taxation and regulation, and we need to get on with it."
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WILBRAHAM - Members of the Scantic Valley Health Trust which includes the town of Wilbraham and the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional Schools have voted to inform employees in collective bargaining units that the trust which purchases the employees' health insurance plans to increase co-pays beginning July 1.
The increased co-pays will be the subject of expedited collective bargaining.
Savings which are anticipated from the increased co-pays will be shared between the employer and the employees, Assistant Town Administrator Thomas Sullivan said.
At a selectmen's meeting earlier this week, the board was were told if it approved the expedited collective bargaining, health insurance co-pays would be increased from $50 to $100 for emergency room visits, $10 to $20 for doctor's visits, to $35 for visits to specialists, $100 for use of an MRI machine and $500 for admission to a hospital, subject to the expedited collective bargaining.
The increased co-pays must be approved for the town and the regional school district to continue to purchase employee health insurance through the Scantic Valley Regional Health Trust, Sullivan said.
The intent of the expedited collective bargaining is to help the municipalities balance their budgets and to slow the rise in health insurance premiums. A new state law says municipalities must offer care at at least the same level as state health insurance. It also says that changes in health care plan design no longer are subject to traditional collective bargaining. The expedited collective bargaining has a time limit and a committee which makes a final ruling on the changes.
For preventative care such as yearly physicals there will be no co-pays, Sullivan said.
He said the intent of the increased co-pays is to discourage emergency room visits, except for true emergencies, and thus bring down the cost of health insurance premiums.
Selectman Robert Boilard said that while employees will have increased co-pays, the intent is to bring down the cost of premiums for both the municipality and the employee.
Selectman James Thompson said, "It is a fact of life that health insurance is a costly benefit."
He added that the increased co-pays will discourage emergency room visits, except for emergencies.
"Preventative care will continue to have no co-pays," he said.


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A 28 pin 8 bit microcontroller in a DIP package as used on the Sumovore Atmel Brainboard add-on.
The Atmel ATMega168 is the heart of the popular Open-source Arduino microcontroller project. If it's good enough for them, it most likely can manage your project too!
This unit is a higher-capacity version of the ATmega168 - more than TWICE the flash memory for sketches (30K available instead of 14K), TWICE the RAM (2K instead of 1K), TWICE the EEPROM (1K instead of 512b)
This particular ATmega328P-20PU comes programmed and tested with the Arduino Firmware.
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Apparently Shea only moved to OLB in collge on rushing downs. It may not be as hard as we think to transition to NFL LB for him. HOWEVER, like butkus said, we have no shot of having great LB play behind a shoddy line. That MUST be first to be fixed.
No the DL must be fixed, it does not have to be "fixed first". If you can get quality starting DL in the 2nd and 3rd(and you can this year) then you can fix other areas that cannot be had in those rounds first and still fix the DL to keep the OL off the LB's.
1. You don't know that there is a great depth this year. That's why the draft is notoriously unpredictable 2. You DO need to fix the defensive line first, because, as it should be intrinsically known at this point, your secondary won't be as effective as it could be with a second rate effort at fixing one of the worst (if not THE worst) defensive lines this team has ever fielded.
No actually DL is one of the deepest position this year, in what is considered a one of the all around deepest drafts. Nothing is a guarantee, everything is unpredictable, it's very possible that every linemen w/a 1st and 2nd round grade is gone before 14, so do we take a guy w/a 3rd round grade b/c we need to "fix th dl first"? No you take the guy that will make the team better first, and get the guy w/the 3rd round grade in the 3rd. You DO NOT have to fix any one area 1st 2nd or 3rd, you just have to FIX the area. If a guys like Anthony Johnson and Kareem Martin are likely to be there in the 2nd to 4th when you are drafting, ie capable starting DT/DE, but you cannot find a capable starting CB/S in the those rounds, then you take capable starting CB in the 1st and grab those guys in the other rounds and you've now fixed 3 starting positions in the first 3 rounds instead of 1 or 2 b/c you had to "fix the DL first".
Agree with Ric above. But what happens if the highest rated TE or OL is there at #14? Don't you think it would be hard to pass on that???? I guess it depends on FA but I am getting nervous about the first pick with so many options!!
If they both suck then they better load up on pro-bowl D-linemen and Safeties...or it means i will pick the TE's and running backs that play the Bears in fantasy football lol
How about drafting a true middle linebacker in the first round. Our next Urlacher. We need somebody who can tackle the runners who ran right through the line.
His pursuit speed and burst is really the only strength of his game as a DE, those should play well at LB where his experience and ability in engaging blockers should go from bad to plus. Maybe the second level will be the right place for him to attack blockers with an extra few steps to set up his lane move behind extra protection.
If the highest OT/TE were available and you still had the highest rated CB/FS I think you still do CB/FS. A ton will depend on FA no doubt.
CHICAGO BEARS Offense 2013 : Fifth highest scoring Offense in the NFL. CHICAGO BEARS Defense 2013 : 31 out of 32. Gentlemen no matter what may come our way at #14 when it comes to offense ... its not broke. Whats broke is obvious. BTW ... The highest scoring Offense of all time in the NFL got CREAMED by a REALLY good Defense in the SuperBowl. Lets get back and rebuild our roots.


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I want to compare volatility models from constant volatility, implied, time-varying (ARCH, etc) and stochastic volatility.
I can find the process to calculate constant, implied and ARCH and GARCH volatility but I do not know how to calculate the parameters for Stochastic Volatility models, what is the process for that? I want to draw a graph for each of them but first I need to to know how to calculate these parameters, would you please give me some information?
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The Lineco Archivalware 8 CD Page features Corrosion Intercept Technology. These pages will hold 4 CDs in front and 4 in back. Corrosion Intercept Technology increases the lifespan of your discs to 40-120 years according to extrapolated age testing. There are 5 pages per pack.
- Eight CD or DVD pages to hold four CD's on the front and back of the page.
- Fits Lineco albums or standard 3-ring binders
- The page uses Corrosion Intercept Technology that increases the lifespan of your discs to 40-120 years according to extrapolated age testing. Ozone and reactive oxygen can cause the metal layer of CD or DVD discs to break down and oxidize, making it unreadable. Corrosion Intercept protects against this failure, and prevents bacterial growth as well. The design of the CD preservers provides full visibility of the label side of the disc while protecting the data side. The clear, UV protected film will not lift images from the face of laser, or inkjet produced labels.
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Moles (pigmented nevi is the medical term) are growths on the skin that usually are flesh-colored, brown or black. Moles can appear anywhere on the skin, alone or in groups.
Most moles appear in early childhood and during the first 20 years of a person's life. It is normal for a person to have between 10 to 40 moles by adulthood. Some moles may not appear until later in life.
The life cycle of an average mole is about 50 years. As the years pass, moles usually change slowly, becoming raised and lighter in color. Often, hairs develop on the mole. Some moles will not change at all. Some moles will slowly disappear over time.
Moles occur when cells in the skin grow in a cluster instead of being spread throughout the skin. These cells are called melanocytes, and they make the pigment that gives skin its natural color. Moles may darken after exposure to the sun, during the teen years and during pregnancy.
Most moles are benign (non-cancerous). The only moles that are of medical concern are those that look different than other existing moles or those that first appear after age 20. If you notice changes in a mole's color, height, size or shape, you should have a dermatologist evaluate it. You also should have moles checked if they bleed, ooze, itch, appear scaly or become tender or painful.
Examine your skin with a mirror or ask someone to help you. Pay special attention to areas of your skin that are often exposed to the sun, such as the hands, arms, chest, neck, face and ears.
If your moles do not change over time, there is little reason for concern.
The following ABCD's are important signs of moles that could be cancerous. If a mole displays any of the signs listed below, have it checked immediately by a dermatologist:
The most common location for melanoma (form of skin cancer) in men is the back; in women, it is the lower leg. Melanoma is the most common cancer in women ages 25 to 29.
Moles that appear at birth. Congenital nevi occur in about 1 in 100 people. These moles may be more likely to develop into melanoma than are moles that appear after birth. If the mole is more than 8 inches in diameter, it poses a significant risk of becoming cancerous.
Moles that are larger than average (larger than a pencil eraser) and irregular in shape. They tend to have uneven color with dark brown centers and lighter, uneven edges. These moles tend to be hereditary, and people with dysplastic nevi may have more than 100 moles. People with dysplastic nevi have a greater chance of developing malignant (cancerous) melanoma. Any changes in the mole should be checked by a dermatologist to detect skin cancer.
To treat a mole, first a biopsy (small tissue sample of the mole) is taken by a dermatologist so that thin sections of the tissue can be examined under a microscope. This is a simple procedure. If the dermatologist thinks the mole might be cancerous, cutting through the mole will not cause the cancer to spread. If the mole is found to be cancerous, the dermatologist will remove the entire mole.
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All seven of the most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are found in Nigeria. With an estimated 100 million people at risk for at least one NTD, Nigeria has the highest burden in Africa.
While Nigeria has a multi-year plan to control or eliminate the seven most common NTDs by 2020 –additional resources are still needed to reach all communities at risk of contracting NTDs.
To support Nigeria's NTD efforts, the END7 campaign donated $84,000 towards MITOSATH, a Nigerian nonprofit organization that works to control and eliminate NTDs within the country. Specifically, END7 funds supported MITOSATH's efforts in Bauchi State.
Thanks to the generosity of END7 supporters, more than 2,500 school teachers, community drug distributors and health facility staff members were trained on how to carry out a mass drug administration (MDA). END7 funds also supported MITOSATH's efforts to increase awareness among community members about NTDs.
In total, these combined efforts ensured the treatment of more than 740,000 people in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) within Bauchi state. Even more, 9,000 of these were school children who were treated for schistosomiasis and intestinal worms for the first time, signaling another step towards NTD control and elimination!


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