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Parents can help teens be more resilientA teen turns 16 and is excited to get his driver's licence. The days before the test are stressful and the parents notice the teen to be a bit more irritable than usual.
City woman begins four-year prison sentence for deadly accident that killed twoAmie Kristen Nottebrock was escorted out of court on Monday to begin serving her 4 1/2 year prison sentence for what all parties agree was one horrific night of bad choices that led to the deaths of two people. Nottebrock had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she sped through a red light at between 135 and 145 kilometres per hour in an 80-km/h zone and struck another vehicle, killing its driver Arshdeep Singh Brar, 20, and her passenger Danielle Victoria Russell, 21, on Jan. 8, 2012.
College grad overcomes depression on climb to top of his classHe'd spend weeks at a stretch in his house, the curtains drawn and the television always on. "I lost all my friends and I lost touch with relatives," Aaron Ellsworth says of the teenage version of himself, a boy so incapacitated by depression and anxiety that it took herculean effort for him to even get out of bed most days. "I just felt a dull, throbbing pain and I thought I was stupid." The 2014 version of Ellsworth could not be more distant from the lonely existence he describes to me. Dressed in cap and gown last week, the energetic and upbeat 32-year-old is less than an hour from receiving his bachelor of arts degree in English from St. Mary's University College. Like a true lover of literature, he relates his experiences in an engaging manner, sprinkled generously with metaphor, philosophy and well-timed humour.
This Day in Calgary's History: July 24,1935During the Depression of the 1930s out-of-work men road the rails searching for jobs. They were looked on with suspicion and concern in the towns and cities where they congregated.
Mental depression an economic concern tooThe word depression is a familiar one that is used to describe an economic meltdown. But it's a word used to describe a mental meltdown as well. Either way you look at it, depression is a business issue.


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PORTLAND - Mathematically, the Blazers are not out of the post-season yet. But math deals in numbers, and we must deal in reality.
Here s the skinny on both: The Blazers are four-and-a-half games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with eight games to go.
Mathematically not impossible, but in reality, when has this team shown at any point during this lockout shortened season that it can overcome such a hurdle?
Last night s loss was a pretty big blow to any hope for us, said acting General Manager Chad Buchanan, who has apparently ditched the slide rule, and joined us in the real world, even if his players refuse to do the same.
Just means a lower percentage for making the playoffs, added J.J. Hickson following Monday s loss to Houston.
But that 5-point defeat was only the first part of the big blow Portland sustained.
All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge was sent to Vail, Colorado on Tuesday to visit with a specialist regarding his sore, but hopefully not too damaged, left hip. More:Aldridge hip injury
It s been bugging him for a while, said Interim Head Coach Kaleb Canales, (I m) not sure for how long, so it s something we ll continue to monitor. Or it s something that will end Aldridge s season.
Long-term is what we have to be looking at especially with a guy like LaMarcus who is a big part of our team, said Buchanan of possibly shutting down Aldridge if he and the Doctor in Colorado feel that would be in his best interest.
With Aldridge, the teams playoff hopes are dangling. Without him you can go ahead and find the nearest fork, because the Blazers would be done. Just don t say that inside the locker room.
Until they say there s no hope, there s hope, said guard Raymond Felton.
Jamal Crawford started doing the math too; 8-0, 7-1, I m not sure 6-2 would do it, so let s say 8-0 or 7-1, he said of the record the Blazers will need to generate during the final portion of the schedule.
Our guys are tough, motivated, disciplined, added Canales. Not to mention very good at math. Just not as good at dealing with reality.

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Pensoft Publishers The 'Mongolian Death Worm', called olgoi-khorkhoi by the local population is a legendary animal with an unconfirmed existence that has preoccupied the imagination of the inhabitants and travelers in the region. It is said to inhabit the southern Gobi Desert where it terrorizes travelers with its deadly abilities to project acid that, upon contact, turns anything it touches yellow and corroded. Two new sub-species of earthworms, Eisenia nordenskioldi mongol and E. n....
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exactly. I mean, Dusty was raving about him being in the cutoff position, right? And why was he raving about a simple cutoff play? It's because on the same play Rosales has also played the RF carom correctly, fired a bullet to himself, then one hopped the throw to third where he made a brilliant tag.
bad call on play by ump. I suppose that it was hard to see through that cloud of dust, plus he might have been distracted by the bolt of lighting.


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If the specified list does not implement the RandomAccess interface and is large, this method will do an iterator-based binary search that performs O(n) link traversals and O(log n) element comparisons.
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I mean isn't it worse than simply traversing the linked-list and compare? We still get only
So what does this statement mean about performance? As phrased, I can not understand the difference from a plain linear search in the linked list.
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NEW DELHI: The Public Works Department is now working on use of a new technology for construction of roads to make them last longer and for low-cost maintenance, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced here on Friday. She was speaking at the inaugural session of the second Regional Conference on "Road Safety -- Design, Construction and Operations of Roads."
Pointing out that the new technology would also help in overcoming the problem of potholes and bumpy roads, the Chief Minister said bitumen and plastic would be used for construction of roads under the new technology and this would facilitate use of waste plastic being collected by rag-pickers.
Expressing confidence that the condition of roads would improve soon, Ms. Dikshit said the Government was introducing high capacity and air-conditioned buses to make the public transport more efficient. Simultaneously, she said, the area around flyovers was being beautified so that they do not come across as eyesores.
Stating that introduction of Metro rail and high-capacity buses would encourage people to use less of private vehicles, the Chief Minister said emphasis was being laid on enhancing road safety through commissioning of foot-over bridges with escalators so that the interface between pedestrians and vehicles is reduced at spots where there is a heavy traffic flow.
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The BJP leader charged that the Delhi Government had not acted on its promise of introducing buses run by big cooperatives and corporate houses.


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An improved weight monitoring device that accurately monitors the weight of containers or other such heavy objects. The device allows for full legal loads in containers without overfilling the intended weight. A hydraulic load cell with an analog pressure transducer is coupled with an analog to digital converter to convert the analog signals into electronic digital signals which are then read by computer to determine results. The weight is conditioned by utilizing pressure and temperature amplifications, which allow the container to be zeroed and scaled to monitor the weight. This device utilizes a microprocessor to operate the electronic functions and to calculate the data. The data is stored in a read only memory chip to prevent tampering. The results can be read on sight or via downloading of information with a computer modem. The signals converted are linearly interpolated to produce highly accurate results. This device allows for timely weight reports and accurate management decisions. The load cells utilize a pre-charged chamber, or overfilling of the bladder to prevent deflection once the weight is placed upon the load cell. This load cell has a low 1 inch profile which allows for easier and less expensive installations.
1. A weighing apparatus comprising:
(a) a fluid containing steel bladder consisting of top and bottom plates separated by and sealed to low profile steel sides;
(b) an over filling/pressuring of fluid to effect positive deflection of weight yielding plates; and
(c) a pressure transducer hydraulically connected to said fluid filled bladder for generating an analog signal indicative of the weight of a containerized shipment.
2. A containerized shipment weighing system comprising:
(a) a pressure transducer for generating an analog signal indicative of the weight of a containerized shipment taken from a weighing apparatus comprising (i) a fluid containing steel bladder consisting of top and bottom plates separated by and sealed to low profile steel sides; (ii) an over filling/pressurizing of fluid to effect positive defection of weight yielding plates; and (iii) a pressure transducer hydraulically connected to said fluid filled bladder for generating an analog signal indicative of the weight of a containerized shipment;
(b) means for conditioning the analog signal including means for compensating for temperature and pressure noise on the analog signal;
(c) means for converting conditioned analog signal to digital pulse signal;
(d) means for transmitting said digital pulse signal to a host computer where a determination of the container's load weight is made.
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to weight measurement, specifically to weight monitoring of load cells using both a hydraulic load cell and a central processing unit to interpolate data.
2. Description of Prior Art
"There is a large demand for the accurate load weight monitoring of roll off trash compactors and other containerized shipments that have a regulated shipping weight. The procedure typically utilizes a platform load cell device that weighs the truck and container being shipped before and after being unloaded to determine the weight of the payload. Using this method results in discovering overloads after the container is already loaded equiring costly unloading or unexpected fines." "Another commonly used method of determining container load weight for trash compactors is to interpolate container fullness from packing system pressure readings. Fullness estimates are then sued to assume load weight from past experience. This method fails for two reasons. First, packing pressure interpolations of container fullness vary significantly with content. Lighter contents such a cardboard yield higher packing resistance than heavier high liquid content materials. Second, packing pressures vary significantly with temperature of hydraulic fluids used in packing systems giving false readings especially in cold weather."
"Currently shippers are tying to maximize loads by filling containers completely, often overloading, while haulers are trying to avoid high overload fines and increasing revenues by frequent light loads, Since traditional load management methods fail to reconcile this dilemma, a device that continuously monitors load weight as containers are filled is needed to minimize shipper's costs through full legal loads while eliminating hauler's exposure to expensive fines."
Accordingly we claim the following as our objects and advantages of the invention: to provide a method for accurately, easily, and inexpensively measuring the weight of containerized shipments such as trash compactor containers, to enable the user of the system to easily compare weight data through computer output.
Another advantage of this system is the low profile of the load cell system. By utilizing a small movable load cell, the system can be easily moved and setup in remote areas. This allows the accurate measurement of weight in any location with an inexpensive means. In addition, the data is easily down loaded from the system via telephone lines and a small modem within the system. This allows the consumer to easily determine the weight on sight and also to compare data of previous shipments to establish the proper intervals for hauling compactor containers. The host computer has the ability to monitor a multiplicity of compactors simultaneously through the use of software. This ability is especially useful to institutions that have more than one point of shipping, reducing each location's costs through centralized load weight management.
These advantages overcome the deficiencies of the current technology of determining packing pressures, and the technique of weighing a loaded truck and an unloaded truck to determine the weight of the container. This system allows for real time interpretation of weight and allows the consumer to determine when the container should be hauled. This system allows for full legal loads and the lowest hauling costs.
FIG. 1 is an overview of the weighing system. The fluid filled bladder (02) is the load cell, which is connected to the pressure transducer (06) via hydraulic fluid hose (04). The electronic components include a pressure amplifier (10), temperature amplifier (12), summation amplifier (14), scale amplifier (16), and an analog to digital converter (18). These components send various signals to the central processing unit (22). From the central processing unit the signals will be carried to the modem (28) and down loaded to a computer system via software.
FIG. 2 is a perspective of the hydraulic load cell (02). This picture shows the fluid filled bladder. Metal plates forming the top and bottom are cambered by overfilling the bladder resulting in positive plate deflection from the pressure before the container to be weighed has been placed on the bladder. This cambering prevents negative deflection of the plate from heavy loads causing unreliable analog interpretations of weight. The load cell is fabricated from one quarter inch steel plate (32) and one half by one half inch steel strips (34). Welds must be of quality that will contain compression forces. Two holes are bored into one side of the bladder to provide for a fluid filler port (36) and a sensing pressure connection (38). The fluid filler port is a 1/4" by 1/4" NPT nipple with a back pressure valve and a cover cap. The sensing pressure fitting is a 1/4" by 1/4" NPT JIC straight or 90 degree adapter. Connecting hose (04) is 3/8" high pressure with 1/4" JIC fittings on each end.
FIG. 3 is an overview of the electronic subsystem. This system functions as follows. Hydraulic sensing pressures are converted via a pressure transducer (06) to an electrical current which varies in voltage linearly with changes in hydraulic pressure. As voltage increases LED lights (40) are activated on the digital bar graph display (42). Lights activate from left to right as pressure increases. Each light in the display represents 5% of the total weight. When 16 lights are activated, 80% of capacity, a relay opens a switch which activates an amber warning light (44). As weight increases to 100% a second red light (46) is activated indicating the compactor has reached its legal load weight.
All instrumentation is enclosed in a liquid tight Hoffman enclosure (54). Power is taken from 110/120 source. The power is transformed to lower voltage to run functions.
FIG. 4 details the software system overview. This software allows the data from the central processing unit (22) to be interpreted into useful information.
02-- Hydraulic load cell
04-- High pressure hydraulic hose
06-- pressure transducer
08-- excitation power supply
10-- pressure amplifier
12-- temperature amplifier
14-- sum amplifier
16-- scale amplifier
18-- analog to digital converter
20-- multiplexer
22-- line driver
24-- line driver
26-- line reverser
28-- modem
30-- phone line
32-- metal plate
34-- metal strips
36-- fluid filler port
38-- sensing pressure connector
40-- LED lights
42-- bar graph display
44-- amber warning light
46-- red warning light
50-- zeroing adjustment knob
52-- scaling adjustment knob
54-- Hoffman enclosure
The load cell is activated by rolling or placing upon the bladder the container that is needing to be weighed. The monitor will display the weight which will need to be zeroed in order to get the true weight of the contents. Then scale using zero adjusting knob (50). If no lights on (20) are on turn screw clockwise until first light on graph display (42) the leftmost light comes on. Turn the screw (50) counter-clockwise until the light just turns off remembering how much adjustment was required to turn the light off from full on. Continue turning counter-clockwise by a like amount. The scale is zeroed.
The second adjustment using the scaling adjustment knob (52) is accomplished after the container is ready to haul and just prior to pickup. While adjustments are being made, container should be picked up on previous scheduled to avoid overload. If all lights (40) are lit, turn knob (52) counter clockwise until extreme right light on bar graph display (42) and red "loaded" light (46) turn if then turn clockwise until these lights just turn on. Lock the adjusting knob (52).
Obtain the net weight of trash hauled. If, for example, the net weight is 10,000 pounds, when the lights on (42) have all lit during the next fill up there is 10,000 pounds of trash in the container. If heavier or lighter loads are desired, make adjustments while the compactor is loading. For example: Your setting is for 10,000 pounds. You desire 20,000 pound loads. When 50% of the lights on graph display (42) are lit, 10 lights, using the scale knob (52) turn counter clockwise until 25% of the lights, 5 lights, are lit. You have rescaled for 20,000 pounds. Confirm this setting by obtaining net weight of the next load and comparing to number of lights lit on display (42) just prior to pickup.
For example: If 18 lights are lit on display (42) then net weight should be 18,000 pounds or 90% of 20,000 pounds. Finer adjustments can be made to achieve more accuracy if desired.
With the remotely monitored device the same type of adjustments an tuning are required. Once the system has been adjusted, information is stored in the central processing unit and the read only memory chip. The system is connected to a phone line. To retrieve information the system is called and the information is downloaded to a central computer that contains the software. The software program is detailed in FIG. 5. The software program determines the number of rings and once the preset number has been achieved the modem will answer the call. The modem will then be initialized and allow for the transmission of data to the central computer. These and other changes and modifications which are obvious to those skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
The above description includes many specifics, which should not be construed as limitations on the scope of this invention, but as an example of one preferred embodiment thereof. Many other uses and forms are possible.
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Pune: Four days after dna pointed out how the civic helpline where the citizens could lodge complaints was inactive, civic authorities got their act together. In just three days, the Pune Municipal Corporation received 31 complaints, most of them from Kothrud area.
Pune Municipal Corporation had reactivated the helpline in the second week of May. On May 30, dna published report how the staff manning the helpline was not responding to the calls made by citizens. A team of dna had carried out a test drive and found out that the calls were not answered.
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"Over 30 percent of the complaints are from Kothrud which includes places like Yashwantrao Chavan auditorium, Karve statue, Paud road and Karvenagar,"said an official from the road department of PMC.
"We are directing the complaints to the respective ward offices, who will repair the potholes within 24 hours. We are giving the feedback to the citizens about the status on their complaints," the official added.
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We spent the Thanksgiving week at the Rocky Point Condo- in the description it stated a fully stocked kitchen but sadly, it wasn't. The first few nights I wouldn't let the youngest sleep in the top bunk bed because there were slates missing to support the mattress. I called in and they sent someone to fix the bed that same day (Monday). I loved having the shuttle right outside to jump on to go to the village & rec center! I think with a little $$ and a restock of the kitchen, this place would great a 5 star!
Dirty carpets
Stains on kitchen countertops
Poorly decorated
No kettle
No sugar
No extra towels
Minimum kitchen supplies/equipment
I wouldn't recommend this property
Very happy, great spot. Hope to be back for Skiing
We really enjoyed our stay at this cute and clean condo. It's located is a bit up the hill from Northstar Village, but we didn't mind the short drive down to use the NPOA Rec Center facilities. Condo location is an easy drive to Tahoe City and Truckee. We grabbed groceries in King's Beach and enjoyed being able to make our own coffee and breakfast. We also made use of the gas BBQ. All in all, a great stay and we would happily stay here again.
Clean and spacious with forest views, shuttle to slopes that comes in minutes, and access to awesome recreation center. This one has it all!!
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A IC test adapter (100) for adapting the pin configuration of a chip carrier for use with test equipment. The IC test adapter (100) includes a case (101), printed circuit board (131), electrical contact pad(141), pin grid array (151) and bracket (161).
1. An adapter used to adapt an integrated circuit chip carrier to a testing apparatus for testing integrated circuits comprising:
socket means for accepting a chip carrier, said socket means including a plurality of longitudinally adjustable probes extending within the socket means for contacting connecting pins extending from said chip carrier;
circuit board means for connecting said plurality of adjustable probes to a plurality of solder balls arranged on said circuit board means in a predetermined pattern; and
a pin array means for holding a plurality of test pins in a predetermined configuration, said plurality of test pins providing electrical contact between said plurality of solder balls and said testing apparatus.
2. An adapter as in claim 1 wherein said circuit board means is a double sided printed circuit board including first and second sides, said first side further including a plurality of conductors for connecting said plurality of adjustable probes to said plurality of solder balls which are arranged on said second side of said circuit board.
3. An adapter as in claim 1 wherein said pin array means is comprised of a substrate with a plurality of apertures for holding said plurality of test pins.
4. An integrated circuit testing adapter for adapting a chip carrier to test equipment comprising:
a housing for accepting at least one chip carrier, said housing including a hinged cover for holding said chip carrier in a fixed position within said housing;
a plurality of adjustable length contact pins extending through an interior portion of said housing for providing electrical contact with said chip carrier;
a circuit board including first and second sides positioned under said housing and contacting said plurality of adjustable length contact pins on said first side, said circuit board providing a connection between said plurality of adjustable contact pins and a plurality of solder balls on said second side of said circuit board, wherein said plurality of solder balls are arranged in a predetermined pattern;
a pin array forming a grid and positioned under said circuit board, said pin array connected to said plurality of solder balls for providing electrical contact between said plurality of solder balls and said test equipment;
at least one layer of conductive elastomeric material positioned between said circuit board and pin array for providing increased electrical contact between said plurality of solder balls and pin array; and
whereby said plurality of adjustable length contact pins adjust longitudinally in response to said chip carrier being placed in said housing so said housing moves in relation to said circuit board to maintain electrical contact with said chip carrier.
5. An integrated circuit testing adapter as in claim 4 wherein said first side of said circuit board includes a plurality of runners which connect said plurality of adjustable length pins to said plurality of solder balls.
6. An integrated circuit testing adapter as in claim 4 wherein said pin array is physically attached to said circuit board with a bracket.
This invention relates in general to integrated circuits and more particularly to integrated circuit testing.
Commonly used chip carriers such as controlled collapsible chip carrier connections (C5) and the like are today used in many IC package designs. Specifically, the term C5 is only one variety of carrier and refers to the contacting scheme which uses solder spheres or balls on a component that has been reflowed onto the contact side of a surface mount package. This type of configuration is used to interface the IC, located within the chip carrier, with the outside environment.
Previously, many techniques have been used to test C5 packages as well as others. These techniques all require some interface between the chip carrier with a specific test apparatus. Often, in order to accommodate particular test equipment, it may be necessary to actually modify the chip carrier in order to provide and acceptable interface. Obviously, this can turn into a cumbersome task requiring a number of electrical modifications consuming much time and effort. Moreover, in view of the large number of chips which may need to be tested, this task becomes impractical leading often to IC packages which become untested to due the time factors involved. Since many chips are tested prior to shipment or during repair the delay in setting up an interface between IC and test equipment directly translates into a great increase in time. This ultimately increases chip cost and consumer expense of the product.
Therefore, it is evident the need exists for a device which can be used to easily test a variety of chip carriers including C5 chip packages. The device should be inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use and have a high reliability to accurately test IC packages to check for proper and correct operational parameters.
FIG. 1 is an exploded isometric view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken from section lines 2--2 shown in FIG. 1.
Referring now to FIG. 1, an IC test adapter according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown generally at 100. IC test adapter 100 includes a case 101 which is substantially square in shape and includes a main chip carrier indent 103 and side carrier indents 105, 107. Although shown in a square configuration, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that any shape is possible which may accommodate a chip carrier 102. When used in operation, a chip carrier 102 such as a C5 carrier or the like is positioned within main chip carrier indent 103 so as pins 102' protruding from either side of chip carrier 102 are aligned with side carrier indents 105, 107. A cover 109 is used with latch 111 to secure cover 109 over the upper portion of chip carrier 102. This allows chip carrier 102 and pins 102' to be firmly held in position while under test. Cover 109 includes a joint 113 which fits within hinge 115 and is fixedly attached to a top side 117 of case 101. Cover 109 also includes a beveled edge 110 which allows cover 109 to rest flush with the side of case 101 when closed. A latch 111 is fastened to case 101 using screws 121 and is biased against spring 119 when cover 109 is set in a downward locked position. Cover 109 also includes a window 123 which allows the upper portion of chip carrier 102 to be viewed while the cover 109 is down and locked into position.
Positioned within case 101, a plurality of variable length pins 125 are fixedly attached within case 101 through a plurality of apertures (not shown) so as the ends of the variable length pins 125 face upwardly towards the cover 109 and case bottom 123 respectively. Variable length pins 125 are formed using two sections which are biased to return to variable length pins 125 to their full length or extended position. Variable length pins 125 function as electrical contacts or probes to connect chip carrier 102 to a circuit board 131. When chip carrier 102 is placed under cover 109 and cover 109 is fastened using 111, the entire case 101 is capable of moving i.e. adjusting downward in relation to circuit board 131 in view of the adjustability of variable Length pins 125.
Circuit board 131 is a double sided printed circuit board which includes a plurality of apertures 133 which correspond to the shape of pattern configuration made of variable length pins 125 when positioned within case 101. A plurality of runners 135 are routed on the top and bottom sides of circuit board 131 and act to electrically connect variable length pins 125 with a plurality of solder bumps or solder balls (not shown) which are arranged in a predetermined pattern, on the lower surface 136 of circuit board 131. As is well known in the art, solder balls or bumps generally are reflowed solder parts which are semi-spherical in shape providing a protruding bump to make electrical contact. The predetermined pattern of the solder balls are arranged at the lower surface 136 of circuit board 131 to accommodate a pattern of pins or contact probes 153 used with pin grid array 151.
Located below printed circuit board 131, a conductive contact pad such as electrical contact pad 141 is used. Contact pad 141 may be a unitary piece of conductive elastomeric material or the like. Electrical contact pad 141 is used to insure a proper electrical connection and adequate electrical continuity between the solder balls 137 and pin grid array 151. The electrical contact pad 141 is solid and is embedded with a high conductive material such as copper or the like as in cut into a predetermined shape and size to accommodate the surface area between the circuit board 131 and pin grid array 151.
Pin grid array 151 acts as an interface means between a test device (not shown) and the solder balls located at the lower surface 136 and circuit board 131. Pin grid array utilizes a plurality of contact probes 153 which are fixedly attached within substrate 155. Contact probes 153 are used to attached to appropriate test equipment (not shown) and are each a fixed length. Contact probes 153 include a fiat side 154 for connection to their respective solder balls on the printed circuit board 131. Pin grid array 151 is secured to case 101 and printed circuit board 131 using a bracket 161. Bracket 161 and printed circuit board 131 each include a plurality of holes 163 which are aligned and are used with fastening screws (not shown) to secure case 101, printed circuit board 131, electrical contact pad 141 and pin grid array 151 into an one complete assembly.
FIG. 2 represents a cross-sectional view taken along section lines 2--2 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 shows the IC test adapter 100 in an assembled condition. Upper case portion 101' is shown above main chip carrier indent 103 and side carder indents 105, 107. Variable length pins 125 are fixedly positioned within an aperture or shaft 126 located within the lower case portion 101". Each of variable length pins 125 extend to the upper surface of printed circuit board 131. At the upper surface of printed circuit board 131, variable length pins 125 make electrical contact with a plurality of conductors or runners (not shown). At the lower surface of printed circuit board 131, solder bumps or solder balls 137 electrically connect with electrical contact pad 141. Electrical contact pad 141 ensures electrical contact between solder balls 137 and contact probes 153 located with pin grid array 151. Finally a bracket 161 extends around the pin grid array 151 to hold or sandwich each of the sections together using screws or other attachment means (not shown) in each of the bracket 161 corners to secure the entire IC test adapter 100.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not so limited. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions and equivalents will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Operators' ability to develop previously untapped oil reserves through horizontal drilling techniques has led to a record 1,443 oil rigs currently in operation in the U.S. according to a report released last week by Baker Hughes, Inc. According to industry observers, one of the main drivers of the record rig-count is the ability to develop portions of well-known fields such as the Permian Basin formation in Texas and New Mexico through drilling techniques and technologies that didn't exist even just a few years ago. "While it's [the Permian] one of the oldest fields in the U.S., there are multiple producing formations there and companies are learning how to optimize horizontal drilling in them. The growth is evidence that they're figuring it out," said James Williams, president of WTRG Economics.
Timothy Dove, the COO of Pioneer Resources, which holds one of the largest positions in the Permian formation, said in 2014 the operator is spending the "vast majority" of its drilling capital in northern areas of the Permian. E. Joseph Wright, the COO of Concho Resources, Inc., estimates that his company, the largest Permian operator drilling for oil, will add four rigs throughout the year.
The Baker Hughes report also detailed that there are currently 345 gas rigs operating in the U.S. for a total of 1,792 rigs (oil & gas) in operation, the highest level in more than a year. According to Williams, "we may be finally seeing some impact in the gas count from natural gas prices."
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236. Between Hungary and Romania: The Case of the Southern Transylvania's Jews During the HolocaustJul 07, 2011
September 2001- The tragedy of the Jews of Banat and Southern Transylvania was different from that of the Jews of the Old Kingdom of Romania. The dictatorial regimes of King Carol II and Marshall Ion Antonescu did not recognize the civil rights granted by the 1923 Constitution. The Jews were discriminated against on the basis of the historical regions in which they lived. The pretexts of the authorities were that: the Jews of Transylvania did not participate in the Romanian War of Independence (deliberately ignoring the fact that in 1877 they were citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire); did not fight in the Balkan Wars of 1912- 1913; did not take part in the unionist propaganda; did not integrate into Romanian culture; and, many of them used Hungarian as a language of communication and culture. more
357. Romanian Parliamentary Elections: New Alliances and ChallengesJul 07, 2011
December 2008 - In December 2008, a friend in Bucharest sent me a message quoting a recent statement by an influential political commentator from the Romanian media. This columnist reminds me of the former spokesman for the Polish military junta in the 1980s, who has since become a very successful capitalist: Jerzy Urban. Urban is the editor of the weekly magazine Nie, which irreverently makes fun of everybody. In my mind, Urban is no hero, but is a former Communist Party lackey who turned into the transition's profiteering buffoon. So, I am referring here to somebody who is the equivalent of Urban in Romania, and his name is Ion Cristoiu. more
51. Romania: One Year Into the Constantinescu PresidencyJul 07, 2011
These four papers attempt to summarize and understand the successes and failures of the Constantinescu presidency one year into it. The authors analyze changes to Romania's media, inconsistencies in the country's parliament, alterations in U.S.-Romanian relations, as well as the state of the Romanian economy one year after the 1996 democratic election. more
225. Romania's First Post-Communist Decade: From Iliescu to IliescuJul 07, 2011
January 2001- The results of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Romania in November- December 2000 came as a surprise to those unaware of the sharp decline in popularity of both President Emil Constantinescu and the Democratic Convention (CDR), the coalition that swept him into office in the November 1996 elections. more
298. Romania: The Difficult Apprenticeship of Liberty (1989-2004)Jul 07, 2011
June 2004 - As eight post-communist countries entered the EU last May, Romania was among the few applicant countries that did not manage to implement the accession criteria. Like the other applicant countries, Romania has been aggressively lobbying to enter Western institutions and it has been successful in arguing for its geostrategic importance in Europe, as is reflected by the fact that it was admitted to NATO last June. Yet, despite the strides it has taken and its commitment to recreating the western ideal at home, Romania is still far behind most of its neighbors in its transition from communism to liberal democracy. Here, I will attempt to address the major obstacles to Romania's progress and the country's prospects for stepping up the pace of reforms in the near future. more
33. Romania's Unfinished RevolutionJul 07, 2011
From the moment the megalomaniac "Great Leader" Nicolae Ceausescu, who turned his onetime maverick country into the new basket case of Europe, was overthrown, Romania became a special case again. It has opted for neither the gradual transformation chosen by Poland and Hungary nor the "velvet" revolutions of Czechoslovakia and the now defunct German Democratic Republic; even in Bulgaria, the coup that toppled Todor Zhivkov was not violent. But in Romania, the popular uprising that led to Ceausescu's overthrow on 22 December 1989 cost 1,033 lives, inflicted heavy suffering to a further 2,198 people, and damaged buildings, some of them historically significant. This paper analyzes the role disillusionment, credibility, revisionist history, and legitimacy play in the unstable result of an unfinished revolution. more
193. Romania's Evolvoing Role in the Euro-Atlantic Community: Challenges, Change, PerspectivesJul 07, 2011
January 2000 - The year 1989 was a global revolutionary year that started a series of unprecedented social and economic processes. Among these ranked the two simultaneous transitions all the post-communist states embraced and engaged in: the transition from dictatorship to democracy, and from a command economy to a free market economy. more
273. Ana Pauker: Dilemmas of a Reluctant StalinistJul 07, 2011
A defining moment during my two-year stay in Romania, struggling with the archives there, occurred when an American history doctoral student, who was in Romania on a Fulbright grant, turned to me one day and earnestly asked why on earth I would ever pick Ana Pauker as a subject for a biography. He evidently failed to see the irony in his question, since he was writing a biography of Ion Antonescu, the wartime dictator of Romania. more
25. Understanding National Stalinism: A Comparative Approach to the History of Romanian CommunismJul 07, 2011
In this paper, the author examines the case of the Romanian Communist Party (RCP) and its most recent leader. Until the violent upheaval of December 1989, the RCP epitomized adamant anti-reformism. Its complete collapse cannot be explained without reference to its Obstinate refusal to engage in de-Stalinization. more
165. Televiziunea Romana: Regional Issues and Ethnic Minorities In ClujJul 07, 2011
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He wanted to go to Brooklyn. Then, he wanted to stay in Orlando.
Then, he wanted to go Brooklyn, and only Brooklyn.
In the end, Dwight Howard ended up with the Los Angeles Lakers, after several trade talks between the Nets and Magic fell through during the off-season.
In a long drawn-out episode that last the duration of the 2011-2012 season, Howard urged trade talks to the Magic front office, although, no specific request was set in stone until the season ended. Even after he made it well-known that he wanted to play with the Nets, a deal was never struck, and he was sent to California in the first week of August.
Now, for the first time since they drafted Howard in 2004, the Magic will have to go up against the Nets without him. All season, they will be playing teams for the first time without their all-star center, who was the centerpiece of the team for nearly a decade.
Tonight, the Nets (1-2) will look to find their footing, taking on the Magic (2-2) at Amway Center at 7 p.m. Both teams have looked far from sharp in the opening week of the season, and tonight should be a good test for both of them.
Nets' center Brook Lopez, who has built a reputation for not being able to play well against Howard in the past, should be playing with a purpose tonight. In many of those proposed trade offers, Lopez was in the middle of the deal, but he appeared to be a player that Magic general manager Rob Hennigan did not want in return for Howard.
So, with Orlando having a much less-intimidating front court tonight, expect Lopez look to break out in a big way, especially after his lackluster performance in Miami on Wednesday night.
Additionally, the Nets backcourt of point guard Deron Williams and shooting guard Joe Johnson will look to continue to play well together. Williams finished with 14 points against the Heat on Wednesday, meanwhile Johnson was held to just nine points. Expect bigger games from both of them tonight.
The Nets announced this afternoon that shooting guard Marshon Brooks sustained a sprained left ankle in shootaround this morning and is a gametime decision tonight. If he can't go, Brooklyn will need solid bench play from C.J. Watson, and a more concerted effort from Mirza Teletovic.


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The New Colt Single Action Army.
Anyone who says they do not believe in miracles obviously is not acquainted with the Colt Single Action Army. The basic design of the action dates back to 1836, and although the Single Action Army was introduced 120 years ago, its popularity is growing both in its original form and in the replicas offered by Cimarron and EMF. The reason of course is the rapidly growing sport of cowboy action shooting.
Even Ruger, which modernized the Colt Single Action with the Single-Six in 1953 and the Blackhawk in 1955, has now taken a step "backwards" bringing us the Vaquero, which looks as much like a Colt Single Action as possible.
From 1873 to 1941, more than 350,000 Colt Single Actions in more than 30 calibers were produced. Half of the big guns were made in .45 Colt and the rest in .44-40. The next two most popular calibers were the .38-40 and the .32-20.
Long before World War II however, the Colt was basically a dead design with plummeting sales. Even if the coming of hostilities had not forced a shift to wartime production, the Colt Single Action would probably have been dropped from production.
Colt Goes Post-War
After the war years, Colt announced the retirement of the Single Action, but by the mid-1950s, the new medium of television saturated the airwaves with old western movies and new western television shows and shooters wanted Colt Single Actions again. The dead Colt was resurrected and the Second Generation Single Action began. Still the same gun as the 1873 Peacemaker, the "new" Colt was made of stronger steels and was available only in four calibers: .45 Colt, .38 Special, .357 Mag. and .44 Special.
By the 1970s, the machinery was wearing out and the Colt Single Action was again pronounced dead -- only to revive in a few short years with the Third Generation of the Colt Single Action Army. This incarnation produced Single Action sixguns in .45 Colt, .44 Special, .44-40 and .357 Magnum. Two minor changes occurred. The hand design was changed for easier assembly and the cylinder no longer featured a full length bushing, but rather a button bushing at the front end.
In addition, the original "black powder" screw in the front of the frame, which held the cylinder pin, was changed to a spring-loaded catch. These three design changes marked the only changes in Colt Single Action design in over 120 years. Hammer profiles have changed, the type of lettering on the barrel has changed, the location of the serial numbers has changed -- all minor variations which have nothing to do with the operation of the Single Action six-gun itself.
The Third Generation Colt Single Action lasted into the late 1980s when the market was flooded with all types of variations of finish and barrel length. Quite often, these latter guns were second rate to say the least.
The Gun With Nine Lives
Having died three times, it would seem that the Colt Single Action would finally remain dead and buried. Not so. The Colt Single Action is back! Again! I consider this the "Fourth Generation," but Colt refers to them as a continuation of the Third Generation so I will go along and also call them Third Generation Single Actions.
They are expensive and limited, available only from the Custom Shop, but they are genuine Colt Single Action Armies and no other single action can make that claim. Available in both blue case hardened and nickel finish, the newest Colt Single Actions are being made in .45 Colt, .44-40 and .38-40.
For the past year I have been privileged to own four of the newest Colt Single Action Armies. Two of these have been in .45 Colt chambering, a 7 1/2" blued sixgun and a 5 1/2" nickel example. The other two are both nickeled sixguns in .44-40, one 4 3/4" and the other 5 1/2" in length. At the present time, Colt is cataloging both blue and nickel sixguns in all three calibers but only in barrel lengths of 4 3/4" and 5 1/2". 7 1/2" guns are promised in the future.
All new Colt Single Action Armies feature nicely shaped, plain-Jane walnut grips with gold colored Colt medallions, I have replaced the 5 1/2" gun's grips with custom grips -- one-piece birdseye maple from BluMagnum on the .44-40 and stags from Charles Able on the .45 Colt. The short barreled .44-40 now wears Third Generation Colt Eagle grips.
As they came from the factory, all Colt Single Actions could use an action job and all but the short-barreled .44-40 have been worked over by fast draw expert and gunsmith Bob Munden. Munden replaces the mainsprings and bolt springs with those of his own design and then works over all of the action parts with file and stone. The result is an incredibly smooth Single Action Army.
The 4 3/4" .44-40 was sent to Eddie Janis of Peacemaker Specialists. It now has been action-tuned, with the trigger set at 3 lbs. and the barrel tweaked in to correct the leaning front sight.
Sixgun Sighting
In all my years of shooting Colt Single Actions I can only recall one that shot to point-of-aim with my preferred load. That one was a Third Generation .44 Special with a 5 1/2" barrel. All the rest needed the front sights filed down, or they required that the front sights be built up, which normally requires the aid of a good metalsmith.
Windage is accomplished by bending the front sight, turning the barrel or filing the rear notch so the centering of the front sight is changed. Normally the first option is the easiest.
With a little judicious reloading one can often move the point-of-impact. I recently mated six .45 Single Actions with three loads using 255 grain bullets. With this very limited experimentation, four of the six were shooting to point-of-aim.
It comes as no great surprise that all four of these sixguns needed sight adjustments to bring them to point-of-aim. All the Vaqueros and Cimmarons I have tested lately have been right on for windage and simply needed filing of the front sight to sight them in perfectly.
Of the four Colt Single Actions, two shot low and two shot high. The low shooters were the 7 1/4" barreled .45 Colt, which shot 2" low with most loads, and the 4 3/4" .44-40, which shot 1 1/2 to 3" low. These differences can easily be corrected by filing the front sight.
The 7 1/2" barreled .45 is now right on the money -- corrected with load experimentation rather than filing of the front sight. The proper load turned out to be the Bull-X 255 gr. bullet over 7 grs. of WW231 in Winchester brass powered by a CCI #300 primer.
Not so easily corrected are the two 5 1/2" specimens, the .45 Colt which shoots 1" high and the .44-40, which shoots anywhere from 3" to 6" high. I can live with the former, which can probably be corrected by using a lighter and faster bullet. The latter, however, will require extensive load experimentation or build-up of the front sight. One of the best ways to do this is to just set a bead on top of the existing sight.
Windage turned out to be a minor problem with the 5 1/2" .44-40 shooting dead-on and the shorter barreled .44-40 shooting 1" to 3" right. The latter has now been corrected by Peacemaker Specialists.
Performing Under Pressure
These Colt Single Action Armies are not tackdrivers to say the least and a lot of that could be accounted for by the relatively poor sight picture which is to be expected in these older guns. Nickel-plated guns with nickel-plated sights are normally more difficult to shoot. As they are now, both .44-40s shoot 2" to 3" groups at 25 yards and the .45 Colts are somewhat tighter shooters.
Since these are designed as packin' pistols to be used for close range encounters where a big bore sixgun is needed fast, this presents no major problem. Mostly they will be used for cowboy action shooting, which calls for shooting relatively large targets at relatively close range and relatively fast speeds.
The only malfunction that occurred happened with the 5 1/2" .45 Colt and it is a common malady with Colt Single Actions, the base pin worked forward under recoil. That's why all custom single actions do not rely on spring-loaded catches. On Colt Single Action Armies with factory style loads, normally a stronger spring will solve the problem. If not, the end of the cylinder pin can be tapped and a small Allen screw installed to bear against the bottom of the barrel.
Somewhat surprising is the fact that the best shooting load in the 5 1/2" .45 Colt was the worst in the longest barreled .45 Colt, and vice versa. The Calvary Model liked Winchester's 255 gr. lead bullets the best, while the Artillery Model preferred 255 gr. Blazers. The best loads for the .44-40s were assembled with the Lyman #427098, and included a standard 200 gr. flat-nosed .44-40 bullet, and Unique powder. The shorter barreled .44-40 liked 10 grs. of Unique at 1,100 fps, while the other preferred 8 grs. of Unique for 900 fps.
The Colt Single Action Army is like no other sixgun in its ability to stir heart and spirit. The mind may tell us other guns are better for our purposes but our emotions won't accept it.
Those of us who consider ourselves traditionalists know there are other fine sixguns out there -- from Smith & Wesson K-frames and N-frames to Colt Anacondas to Ruger Redhawks and Blackhawks to Freedom Arms Casulls. All are serious sixguns for serious use. And therein lies the real beauty of a Colt Single Action,
The Colt is for campfires, walks in the woods, cowboy shooting and dreaming of days gone by. We love these other sixguns and use them, but only the Colt can totally stir our emotions. The grand old Single Action Army enters the 21st century more popular than ever.
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The fall White House garden harvest
Some very lucky guests attended this year's fall harvest with first lady Michelle Obama.
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If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know where I was yesterday. I was at the White House, getting an up-close look at Michelle Obama's kitchen garden, the White House kitchen, and the Let's Move program. I was one of the fortunate 17 people chosen out of hundreds to attend the Let's Move Tweetup and be special guests at the fall harvest.
I have 195 photos to go through and edit and my thoughts to collect. While I'm doing that, I thought you might like to see part of what I saw. The first lady spent some time in the kitchen garden with schoolchildren from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools in Washington, D.C. They helped her and her staff harvest vegetables that will be served at a state dinner.
If you notice, right about 50 seconds into the video, Michelle Obama directly addresses me (and 16 other people). That "Whoooo" you hear in the background, that's me (and 16 other people).
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Shinji Somai Retrospective Announcement
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is pleased to present a Retrospective of Japanese director Shinji Somai's work as part of the 2012 programme.
Greatly admired in Japan, Somai is only beginning to receive international recognition, as is highlighted by the fact that many of Somai's films will have their first UK screening at the EIFF, and several will be European premieres. The EIFF runs from 20 June to 1 July 2012.
The films of Shinji Somai (1948-2001) are a constant source of inspiration for Japanese filmmakers. His body of work spans the 1980s and 1990s, a period in Japanese film history that remains little explored by Western film scholars and largely inaccessible to Western audiences. Yet without an understanding of this period, and of Somai's significance, it is impossible to understand the transition from the golden age of Japanese studio filmmaking to the recent explosion of personal, independent filmmaking in Japan.
A unique stylist in a variety of popular genres, Somai made films that were well received in Japan by both critics and the general public. Among the films to screen at EIFF will be SAILOR SUIT AND MACHINE GUN (1981); P.P. RIDER (1983); THE CATCH (1983); TYPHOON CLUB (1985); MOVING (1993); THE FRIENDS (1994) and WAIT AND SEE (1998). Further Retrospective titles will be announced at a later date.
Chris Fujiwara, EIFF Artistic Director, said: "Shinji Somai is one of the most personal and original Japanese filmmakers, and a master whose work has been almost completely neglected outside Japan. Just over ten years after his passing, I believe the time is right for Somai. Audiences and critics will be amazed by what they discover in this body of work, which I'm delighted to bring to the UK."
Kanako Hayashi, director of TOKYO FILMeX, collaborator on the Retrospective with EIFF, said: "Last November, TOKYO FILMeX held a full retrospective of Shinji Somai's films at the 10th anniversary of his passing. A large audience, including our filmmaker guests from abroad, enjoyed them a lot. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Japan at the end of the 20th century, and his films should be introduced all over the world at present, just as if he were continuing to make films today. (In fact, Somai was just one year younger than Takeshi Kitano.) I urge lovers of film not to miss this chance to follow Somai's unique artistic trajectory throughout his works at Edinburgh."
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Sarah Bunin Benor is Associate Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (Los Angeles campus) and Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Southern California Linguistics Department. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in Linguistics in 2004. She is the author of Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism (Rutgers University Press, 2012), and she has published and lectured widely about Jewish languages, linguistics, Yiddish, American Jews, and Orthodox Jews. Dr. Benor is founding editor of the Journal of Jewish Languages (Brill) and the Jewish Language Research Website.
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Super Mario 3D Land
One of the worst games for telling depth
I'm sorry Mr. Miyamoto but this game, which was supposed to fix the perception of depth in a Mario game not only doesn't, but actually is one of the worst.
Well first of all the game is fun, no questionm about that but let me explain why I feel like this.
In a 3D Mario game (and let's be honest this is a 3D Mario game) you need camera control. Nintendo have stripped that away and instead given us this forced camera which at times is not helpful and given us only slight camera movement. Now when you think your perfectly libned up for a jump you'll sometimes be behind the platform or infront of it and that leads to a lot of frustrating cheap deathes.
The 3D effect which is supposed to help the problesm can only be used by some people.
Some parts of the game are heavly based around 2D Mario concepts but you've given us a 3D input so sometimes you can fall off ledges when you think your tilting forward perfectly.
It's a good game, but it has it's problems which could have EASILY been fixed
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I've never had problems with perspective. And felt like this game had the most flawless 3-D Mario camera yet. There's nothing good about a 3D game where you spend half the play time effort managing the camera.
Try getting use to it. A lot of people got use to lining the camera up and holding straight up to line up jumps in a lot of early 3-D platforms. Now you actually have to have some control over the analog stick.
If you're really having a lot of consistent issue with the depth and perspective maybe it's just the way your brain functions. And this game is sadly not for you.
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I've never had problems with perspective. And felt like this game had the most flawless 3-D Mario camera yet. There's nothing good about a 3D game where you spend half the play time effort managing the camera.
Without the 3D on the game's graphics are simply terrible by design. The game is purposely designed with a flat colorscheme and as few traditional "Depth-telling" techniques as possible for the express purpose of showing off the 3DS' depth-effects, but for someone who can't use the 3D for one reason or another the game becomes an ugly borderline-unplayable mess. Even the camera perspectives are frequently forced not to promote optimal Gameplay angles, but rather to show off objects in relative 3D space. There are even points where objects in the foreground will be the exact same size and position as the objects in the background. Again, these parts are meant to showcase the system's 3D effect, but with the 3D off they look TERRIBLE.
And frankly this kind of crap is why I have no hope for 3D Land 2... I mean 3D World. Sure they gave the graphics shading so they don't look so terrible, but from Gameplay videos, the terrible perspective hasn't been fixed. Demos of normal people playing the game are punctuated again and again by people missing the ground and flying off into space unable to tell which way to correct towards to not die.


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Washington residents have already seen the effects on the timber industry, with some logging companies and mills rapidly laying off workers, and even shutting down.
"Right now it's a hard time," said Mark Doumit, of the Washington Forest Protection Agency. "There's a deep recession in the housing market which has impacted our timber prices."
But it's not just a problem for the timber industry. If Washington state can't sell its lumber, that's going to affect just about everybody.
It's a controversial issue, but the state of Washington, just like Weyerhaeuser, is in the tree farm business. And just like Weyerhaeuser, the state is watching the price of its trees go down right along with the nation's tumbling housing market.
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There are two separate tales from the "Thieves' World." There is a vampire story. A novella about a prophetic dream that may or may not lead to hidden treasure. Then there is the sad tale of an obnoxious adventurer who learns that powerful magic can indeed be wielded by "savages," and a fun "Conan the Cimmerian" tale in which the intrepid muscleman once again runs into the unflappable Valeria. There is a chilling tale of high magic as wizards and priests fight to control the weather. "The 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novella" is here too: the tale of two thieves in a fantastic society causing trouble over their thievery. There is an "Elric of Melnibone" "novella" here (actually a few chapter excerpts from the second Elric book). There is a tale of a blind woman who takes on a quest to obtain secret knowledge. The antics of Romulus and Remus told from a Faun's point of view. A far-into-the-future world where a Boy Comes of Age, and to end it all, a brave knight rescues a princess and fights a cataclysmic battle between good and evil.
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The contributors are: Poul Andersen, Suzy McKee Charnas, Avram Davidson, Sir H. Rider Haggard, Robert E. Howard, John Jakes, Fritz Leiber, Michael Moorcock, Janet Morris, Andre Norton, Thomas Burnett Swann, Jack Vance, Roger Zelazny.
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