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"British site CVG speculated last week that, because they'd heard the PS4's controller was "trying to emulate the same user interface philosophies as the PS Vita", that meant it would feature a touch screen. Instead, the Orbis' controller features a capacitive touch pad, like you find on the back of a Vita (presumably it's also on the back of the PS4's controller), that can recognise two-point multi-touch. The entire pad can also be "clicked" for an additional input button."
The PS4's controller will again be capable of motion-sensing, like its PS3 predecessors, only now with improved technology like tilt correction. It will also feature vibration, which Sony has thankfully learned is a next-gen feature you need to launch with. It'll also have an RGB LED light in it.While there have been reports of the PS4 controller featuring "biometric" technology, there was no mention of it in the information we were provided.
There's one other addition to the PS4's pad you won't find on a DualShock 3: a "Share" button. We're not exactly sure what it does. The most likely use would be to allow users to share some aspect of their gaming experience to Twitter or Facebook. Maybe a screenshot? We have no idea. But that Share button might have something to do with...
We'll begin with the specs. And before we go any further, know that these are current specs for a PS4 development kit, not the final retail console itself. So while the general gist of the things you see here may be similar to what makes it into the actual commercial hardware, there's every chance some—if not all of it—changes, if only slightly.
That being the case, here's what we know is inside PS4 development kits—model # DVKT-KS000K—as of January 2013. As you'll see, some things have changed since earlier kits became available in March 2012.
System Memory: 8GB
Video Memory: 2.2 GB
CPU: 4x Dual-Core AMD64 "Bulldozer" (so, 8x cores)
GPU: AMD R10xx
Ports: 4x USB 3.0, 2x Ethernet
Drive: Blu-Ray
Audio Output: HDMI & Optical, 2.0, 5.1 & 7.1 channels
A lot more info here (including new user accounts): http://kotaku.com/59...ve-specs-so-far
edit: VGleaks who put out the next Xbox specs had this to say...
VG Leaks teasing us
Comments section:
Anonymous 23 January, 2013 at 22:48 Reply
What are your thoughts on the Kotaku 'leak'/clickbait?
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Mr.X 24 January, 2013 at 0:23 Reply
I think it's better to wait until tomorrow to answer your question. Please, we will publish a new Orbis article soon, a different one…
Thanks for your enquiry.


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Weather and Forecasting
(ISSN 0882-8156), Vol. 29, 2014
Weather and Forecasting (WAF) publishes research that can lead without appreciable delay to improvements in operational forecasting, through implementation of new forecasting techniques relevant to case studies of significant weather events, modeling approaches, and dissemination of important information to operational forecasters. The journal covers research on deterministic and ensemble forecasting and analysis techniques applied to all time scales, forecast verification and new verification approaches, and methods to better forecast major weather events. This includes submissions that report on the capabilities of the latest physics, numerics, and data assimilation approaches within numerical models, ensembles and statistical postprocessing
techniques, demonstrate the transfer of research results to the forecasting community, and illustrate the societal use and values of forecasts.
- Articles - Full-length, up to 7500 words or 26 double-spaced pages of text (not including abstract, references, figure and table lists, and figures).
- Expedited Contributions - Shorter articles with an expedited peer-review and publication cycle, limited to 2,500 words (approximately 9 double-spaced text pages), not including abstract, references, figure and table lists, and figures, and no more than a combined total of 6 figures and tables. Multi part papers are not allowed. For Expedited Contributions the Editor will expedite the review process and the AMS publication department will accelerate manuscript preparation for publication in final form. Authors will have a deadline of 4 weeks to complete revisions. Expedited Contributions should be published 10 to 12 weeks after final acceptance. If the manuscript grows beyond the maximum length or figure criteria specified above during the review and revision, the Editor will decide if the paper remains an Expedited Contribution or becomes a regular article. If, however, the paper requires a second round of reviews the contribution must move out of the expedited contributions category and will be considered as a regular article.
- Comment and Reply Exchanges - Comments are written in response to a published article. The author of the article being commented upon always has the opportunity to write a reply. These exchanges are published together. Generally, comments should be submitted within two (2) years of the publication date of the original paper, although the Editor can waive this time limit based on extenuating circumstances.
- NCEP Notes - Report on changes to the suite of operational numerical models and postprocessing techniques.
- Forecaster's Forum - Available for readers who wish to express opinions about forecasting problems and experiences that are of general interest to forecasters.
Early Online Releases
- July 2, 2015
- A real-time convection-allowing ensemble prediction system initialized by mesoscale ensemble Kalman filter analyses
- July 2, 2015
- Evaluating environmental impacts on tropical cyclone rapid intensification predictability utilizing statistical models
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- Assimilation of Tropical Cyclone Track and Wind Radius Data with an Ensemble Kalman Filter
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The afternoon rain was apocalyptic. I don't mean a polite drizzle or even a steady downpour with a few isolated splats. I'm talking about a real, West Texas, gully-washin' frog- strangler here. I'd already slowed from the posted speed of 80 mph to 55, the wipers were on high, and I was peering through the windshield desperately trying to see what was ahead. All of a sudden, it felt like the engine had quit, and the car started to fishtail...
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
My wife, Karen, and I had had enough. The weather guy said we could look forward to yet another day of 100-plus degrees, high humidity, and absolutely no chance of rain. And so we packed up the C6 and headed for the Texas border—quite an excursion when you live near San Antonio. We were approaching Fort Stockton on I-10 when the deluge hit.
For the second time in the space of a few moments, the C6 seemed die, but this time I noticed that the traction-control light was illuminated. Even with fairly new Goodyear Eagles, the Corvette was hydroplaning. So I slowed down even more, and every few seconds the brakes would apply themselves, the engine would back off, and a-sliding we would go. Still, the Vette's computerized minder always kept us pointed in a straight line, providing real-world validation of this valuable safety system.
After successfully making it through the downpour and across the border into New Mexico, we decided to visit the town of Columbus. The stop was no coincidence. In 1956, my parents bought a farm in Hillsboro, Virginia, that had sat unoccupied since the early 1900s. The house, now on the National Historic Register, was built in the 1850s by a mining engineer named Purcell. Purcell was later killed in Columbus during the reign of terror conducted by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
Columbus is also the site of a famous Villa raid in which eight soldiers from the 13th U.S. Cavalry and 10 American civilians were killed. (The Mexicans suffered more than 70 KIA.) As a result, President Wilson ordered "Black Jack" Pershing into Mexico to kill or arrest Villa. Ol' Pancho managed to avoid Pershing and was never captured. Columbus today is just a sleepy New Mexico village. We did, however, find a couple of gems there, including a 1912 American LaFrance fire engine.
What made this pumper unique was that it could pump both water and foam—a helpful feature in the bone-dry desert. Our other discovery was a circa 1915 Jeffrey two-wheel-steer armored car—a veritable coffin on wheels. One can only imagine how hot it got inside this steel, Model T-framed, Vickers- machine-gun-toting behemoth. (Trivia: Jeffery later joined Nash, which was ultimately absorbed by Chrysler.) After this small side trip, we decided it was time to head for the mountains and, hopefully, cooler temps.
Up U.S. 180 through Silver City to Reserve we went. From here we took some spectacular back roads up to U.S. 60 and the town of Quemado. Near Quemado, just south of Magdalena, is the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope, located on the Plain of Jars. The VLA comprises 27 individual telescopes, each mounted on part of a Y-shaped railroad track. A computer aims all of them at an exact point in space, and the resulting pictures boast the resolution of an antenna 22 miles across!
We eventually reached Santa Fe, stopped at Tomasita's for a green-chili roast-beef burrito, and then headed across northern New Mexico to the Rio Chama Valley. We did make a quick stop for a picture at the famous Ghost Ranch outside Abiquiu, the home of artist Georgia O'Keefe and incredibly blue skies full of puffy white clouds.
The human history of the Rio Chama Valley is rich with tales of struggle, innovation, and survival. Indigenous peoples of the Southwest have inhabited the Valley for at least 1,000 years, making this area one of the richest regions for archeology in the U.S.
After the Mexican-American war ended in 1848, the Rio Chama Valley was opened for settlement. In 1866, Camp Plummer was established near the present-day town of Tierra Amarilla. With protection from raiding Utes, European settlers expanded their influence in the region. About this time, the little village of Chama was about to make history.
In February 1880, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad began construction of the narrow-gauge (3 feet wide) San Juan Extension, a route that ran for 200 miles from Colorado through New Mexico and back into Colorado. Railroad service to Chama began in February 1881, and the old station at the Santa Fe terminus is now the aforementioned Tomasita's restaurant.


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Playing the part of Doctor Kervorkian will be Senator John McCain.
John McCain: Well, look, I'll give you a little straight talk. Look at the last election. Look at the last election. We are losing dramatically the Hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons, and we've got to understand that. Second of all, we can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children who were brought here by their parents when they were small children to live in the shadows, as well. So I think the time is right.
I stole this from The Other McCain. Why not clicky that linky and read the rest of his post? Come back when your finished.
Now please forgive me a moment, but I'm going to run a quick multiple choice quiz. It's only one question, so don't sweat too hard. Are you ready? Okee-dokee, here it is.
What is the purpose of immigration?
A: To help white guilt liberals feel good about themselves.
B: To create a cheap labor source for crony socialist corporations.
C: To give diversity trainers a reason to exist.
D: To make the United States stronger.
If you answered "D", you win a free one year subscription to Blog De KingShamus and an E-High Five!
(Please note–there is no such thing as an E-High Five. Sorry Tennessee…and everywhere else.)
The only reason why you bring immigrants into the country is to make it better. Any immigration policy that doesn't make America a more powerful nation, in observable quantifiable ways, is idiocy soaked in stupidity slathered in mendacity wrapped in a zesty bullshit crust. Also, score it a total loss if the purveyors of any new policy employ multi-culti pablum like 'Diversity Is Strength', 'Live in the shadows' or 'Nation of Immigrants' to justify the program.
For those who think the GOP congress will get a pat on the back from Hispanic voters for passing an some sort of amnesty immigration reform, I have one simple phrase: "1965 Civil Rights Act". More Republicans voted for it than Democrats. Senate Democrats fillibustered the thing as much as they possibly could. Of course, who got the credit? Part-time Democrat President and full-time mega bigot Lyndon Johnson, naturally.
So here's how it's going to go down:
Republicans desperately want to be BFFs with Latinos, so they lead the charge to get an amnesty bill passed. It'll be filled with a lot of tough talk about enforcement and triggers and other folderol that will be nothing more than rhetorical fig leaves meant to fool conservatives. The amnesty that dare not speak it's name will blow through both chambers of Congress with massive bipartisan support. Obama will have an enormous signing ceremony, surrounded by his usual cadre of human props. Steve Kroft will lead the MSM cheerleaders praising the Democrats for finally solving this decades-long problem.
Meanwhile, Republicans will quickly get swept aside in the media narrative of 'Barack–Benevolent Guardian of Hispanic Hopes And Dreams'. Marco Rubio will get emo after he does all the work to get this monstrosity passed and none of the glory. When Telemundo dutifully points out that many GOPers didn't vote for shamnesty, the RNC will be shocked to find Latinos still think the Party of Lincoln is populated by racists.
Here's the real kick in the teeth. If you want a picture of the future, imagine eleven million formerly illegal immigrants voting Democrat—forever. Republican permanent minority party status: ACHIEVED!


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St. Edward's University Student Photos Capture Small-Town Texas and Attention of Smithsonian
Most people probably know the town of Lockhart as the Barbecue Capital of Texas. In Spring 2011 of my junior year, I was lucky enough to take Professor Joe Vitone's documentary photography class in the Photocommunications program at St. Edward's, which focused on exploring everyday life in this small community through photographs and writing. Over the course of that semester, my 11 classmates and I got to know Lockhart for much more than its famous barbecue.
Attempting to document a small town in three short months really is a 12 person task! There are so many facets to explore, both in photography and through interviews and investigation.
Professor Vitone is an amazing documentary photographer; he was both an inspirational leader and our toughest critic. While we each focused on different perspectives of Lockhart, bi-monthly class critiques allowed us to help each other make better photographs as part of the larger project.
I chose to focus on Lockhart locals, interior spaces in the historic downtown district and the Gaslight-Baker Theatre. Texas theaters hold an important place in history, and the Gaslight Baker has seen Lockhart through the days of vaudeville, silent films, talkies and now live theater. I documented a production at the theater, from rehearsals to performance. I was allowed access to photograph every nook and cranny of the historic building, from 1934 backstage graffiti to the 2011 stage renovations.
Throughout the project, Professor Vitone stressed the importance of captioning our photos to share the story and history behind our images with the viewer. However, caption writing was also the most challenging part of the project. While I love talking to people and hearing their stories, getting the courage to spark a conversation is tough! Sometimes I got great responses: I spent several Saturdays at the Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches talking with Dan Sweet, a friendly tour guide who was a fun and engaging conversationalist. On another occasion, I walked into the Sunshine Café during a quiet weekday lunch. I quickly snapped some photos (including one of my favorite portraits!) and left the locals in peace.
My classmates documented everything from Southern Black churches to rural ranching life to a neon sign shop to hat makers. After all of our time and hard work on the project, I'm excited to say that our photographs were acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of History, Archives Center in Washington, D.C.
I now encourage friends to visit Lockhart and check out Smitty's Market for great barbecue, Reyna's for the best breakfast tacos, the historic Eugene Clark Library for a beautiful example of Classical Revival architecture, and the Gaslight-Baker Theatre for the prettiest hand-painted stage curtain you'll ever see.
I'm very proud to have been part of the project and to have our work in the Smithsonian. And I'm honored to have spent time documenting such a great town.
View students' photos acquired by the Smithsonian.
--Margo Sivin '12, Graphic Design major, Photocommunications minor


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Was actually thinking about this tonight. Has to be JJ.
Kurt Angle
AJ Styles
Jeff Jarrett
Bobby Roode
James Storm
Beer Money
Samoa Joe
Team 3D
We all judge others even if it isn't our place to judge, but supposedly at the end we are all judged by one!!!
Wrestling, women and money who could ask for more???
"If the devil can't defeat me, cancer doesn't stand a chance in hell! Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine."
Get well soon Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Jessie J has nothing on her
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May 6, 2009
Battery Discussion
I put them into my brick that I'm using for testing robots in a new book (where I'm constantly stopping, starting, stopping, etc.) and decided to see for myself. Having used a mixture of alkaline and rechargeables in the past, I have to say these things are unreal... I'm still using them after about 2 weeks of daily use and they're still showing 8.X on the battery meter. I've seen no change in performance either.
They're a little higher priced than the batteries I'm used to using, but for testing purposes, I'm really leaning towards switching over to these during those critical testing periods. It made me think of FLL teams who are also constantly testing and need reliable batteries.
I'm interested to hear from our readers on their battery experiences. For those who don't use the NXT rechargeable, what kinds of times are you finding on the batteries you use? What do you use?
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- Alan LeVezu said...
There's no question. Energizer E2 Lithium are THE battery for an FLL team. The expense is also unreal typically at least $2.50 each... that means that commonly you will spend at least $15 per set for the NXT.
The Lego Guards team uses them at competition, and for two weeks before. (As a teaching experience, I have them look up the voltage drop curve at http://www.powerstream.com/AA-tests.htm to see what the cost vs power thing is all about.) Actually the hardest thing to deal with on these batteries in FLL is that they are so powerful that the robot overreacts for the first hour or so of use... That being the case, we also NEVER put new batteries in the day of contest - only the day before! Last year at world, we did not change batteries once...
- May 7, 2009, 1:32:00 AM
- Dave Parker said...
For projects that I post on nxtprograms.com, I intentionally develop and test with worn alkaline batteries, so that I don't accidentally post a project that depends on fresh batteries. Sometimes I err on the other side, though, and make one that depends on worn batteries to work well...
I have a steady supply of worn alkalines from our school robotics club which uses the RCX. I tried rechargeable AA NiMhs for a couple of seasons in the past, but those don't last long at all between charges (they leak even when not used too), so you have to swap constantly, which is a pain. So now I buy big packs of cheap alkaline AAs from Costco ("Kirkland" brand) for the school club, and those will last the whole season (about 15 one hour classes). Then I take them home and use them for my NXT projects until they are very low. Then I take them to the recycle center and hope that "recycle" actually means something on the other end (BTW, I hear that Lithium batteries are better for the environment too).
One note on battery level: The way alkalines work and the way the NXT's little battery icon on the NXT display works, just because the battery icon shows full, that doesn't mean anything when the NXT is idle. You need to watch the battery icon while giving the motors some load (it will dynamically update and you can watch it fall as the load increases). How much the voltage falls under load is a much better indication of remaining strength of the battery. The same thing applies to the NXT-G battery voltage display on the PC if you are connected (which is of course much more accurate than the icon on the NXT).
For my FLL teams, we use the rechargeable NXT pack for simplicity and consistency. I would recommend this for most beginner/intermediate teams. That is, unless you make it to the finals and need to race Alan's team to the center mission...
Finally, note that if you swtich battery types mid-season, be prepared to re-tweak all your programs, the amount of wheelslip may change considerabley, if your team's robot is prone to that (may be more so than you think).
- May 7, 2009, 3:54:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
Your robot and the Energizer bunny has a lot in common.
I don't know if you remember whe first NXT was launched, LEGO ran a promotion with Energizer E2. You buy a NXT kit - and you get a free E2 power pack (made up of a pack of Energizer E2 Lithium batteries and some extra NXT sensors). And they were FREE !!!!
We should talk to LEGO about repeating a deal like that with NXT 2 later this year!
- May 8, 2009, 9:42:00 AM
- jbrost76 said...
I stick mainly with the rechargeable LEGO packs simply because they're cheaper to operate over the long haul. However, when I compete in LEGO sumo matches, I almost always throw in a set of E2 Lithiums. Beyond lasting almost forever, since they operate at a slightly higher voltage than regular AA batteries, they provide a little extra power. And they're much lighter. When you're trying to get a robot that weighs 1.1 kg in under a 1 kg weight limit, every gram counts. I've used that trick more than once, swapping regular AA batteries for e2 lithiums instantly transforms an overweight robot into one that makes the weight limit :)
- May 8, 2009, 10:23:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
Like John most of the time I use the Li-ion battery pack - I can recharge it, it's light, and I can run it straight from the wall if I want. But like any job, there are times using the right tool is important...
...if I need to reduce weight (overweight sumo, balloon missions), I pop in a set of Lithium E2's
...if I need to run reliably a long time (datalogging over 12 hours or more), I use E2's.
...if I need a little bit extra power, (overvoltage, stronger motors), I use E2's.
...if I need to run under very cold conditions (in the freezer, or balloon missions), I use E2's (the work to amazingly low temperatures).
...if I need to save money... I AVOID E2's. They are really good, but (like anything else) only worth the extra cost in the specific situations where you need their more unusual abilities.
- May 9, 2009, 10:50:00 PM
- Thas said...
Thank for a very detailed discussion on batteries for NXT. My teams were using Energizer (or Duracel) alkalines until last week. Then we introduced Energizer Lithium... Performance was amazing. But we noticed that the NXT failed to turn on the motors at least once (even though the program was running with the circular icon rotating in the screen). Could the Lithium's total voltage (which seems to be close to 9.5V when fresh) be too much for the on-board voltage regulators? I would suspect this not to be the case. But I want to know if others saw such erratic behaviour of electronics. I do understand that the robot will be a bit 'jumpy' when the batteries are fresh.
- May 4, 2011, 2:02:00 AM
- Thas said...
I have one more clarification about Energizer Lithium (disposable) batteries: My team is using firmware version 1.29. Is the NXT brick designed to report voltage levels assuming the power source is alkaline? Parameters used in estimating voltage levels is dependent on the battery chemistry. I turned the NXT brick with Lithium cells a day after full day of testing by the kids. The reported voltage was 10.0V !!!! The day we installed the batteries, the reported level was 9.5V. This seems strange. Any and all pointers will be much appreciated.
- May 5, 2011, 4:13:00 AM
- Beda Bogdan said...
I know there's been some time since this post was discussed but it's worth giving a try. Right now I am using GP1600mAh wich I recharge for 16+ hours to get 10 minutes of testing. I CAN'T use my NXT. I see from this post that those batteries don't last very long. I don't like the idea of using alkaline batteries for testing and playing because the costs can go high if you sum them up in time. How reliable is the NXT Rechargeable battery anyway ? Does it worth the high cost ? For how long can you start/stop programs before you must recharge and how long does it take to recharge ?
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March 10, 2015
Joe Patten, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology, and members of the Monmouth University debate team were featured on the front page of the Asbury Park Press on March 8.
January 21, 2015
Monmouth University Marine Scientist Jim Nickels was featured on FiOS 1 News on January 13.
December 23, 2014
A news segment about Wilson Hall at Monmouth University being used as the exterior of Warbucks' mansion was featured on FiOS 1 News on December 19.
December 03, 2014
Center will offer treatment services for children and adults.
September 09, 2014
He will teach the "Applied Music Industry I: Introduction to the Music Business Ecosystem" course during the Fall 2014 semester.
August 21, 2014
Monmouth University music industry students from its student-run record label, Blue Hawk Records, performed and toured in Italy this summer.
August 18, 2014
The successful internship program is coordinated by the University's Career Services office.
July 22, 2014
Premiere screening will be held on July 29
July 18, 2014
Biology major Erik Bugenhagen has received a $3,800 Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship grant.
July 02, 2014
Justin R. Schlemm and Taylor J. Klodowski earned second place at Marathon Data Systems' Second Annual "Marathon Hackathon"
June 23, 2014
Anthropology Professor Richard Veit, Adjunct Professor Sean McHugh, and Monmouth University students were featured in The Star-Ledger/NJ.com
May 29, 2014
Monmouth University's Blue Hawk Records was featured on Indie Media Mag on May 23.
May 08, 2014
Fasano was among 4,200 undergraduates from across the country to present research at the NCUR.
April 25, 2014
The Writing Center at Monmouth University and students were featured in Star Ledger/NJ.com
Chair and Specialist Professor of Music and Theatre Arts Joe Rapolla and Monmouth University students were featured in the Asbury Park Press on April 25.


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That Friedman's self-serving feints at the truth still earn him a place of high journalistic regard is a sad commentary on the profession.
"Christopher had a twenty-five-year adventure with The Nation that I hope was as rewarding for him as it was for us, despite the political collisions."
News for All the People is a journalistic morality tale.
The New York Times columnist faults President Obama for failing to do… exactly what he did.
The state still controls the media in post-revolution Egypt, but an independent press is emerging.
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"In August 2012, I was at Eglin hospital for a routine appointment. I was on my way out when my name was announced across the intercom to return to the clinic," recalls Dianne Mason. "When I returned, I was admitted for a medical emergency."
That was a wakeup call for 52-year-old Mason, who had gained weight while in the military when placed on steroid medication.
"I was sitting in the bed, looking in the mirror and I said, 'What are you doing to yourself?' "
Determined to lose the weight, Mason started making small changes.
"I had been attending a Spin class at the gym once a week, but hadn't taken it seriously."
A marathon and distance runner in her younger years, Mason was all too familiar with the "runner's high." With running hard on the knees, she found Spinning a good alternative.
"I started off slow, but worked my way up to a six-day routine of one-hour Spin classes. It became a habit."
Knowing she needed to keep muscle as the fat came off, she also incorporated weight training twice a week.
Having blamed the steroids for a slow metabolism,Mason realized there were other factors she could no longer ignore.
"I couldn't deny the fact that my eating habits were also to blame."
She gradually made changes to her diet as she researched online about healthy alternatives. She adopted a "clean eating" lifestyle.
"I started eating a lot more fruit and vegetables."
She no longer took part in mindless eating.
"I began fueling the body and making what I ate count."
It was not easy with cravings and temptations around every corner. By October 2012, eating clean and proper exercise started clicking.
"When I started the Spinning program, I was overweight and wearing a size 12/14," she says. "In eight months, I lost over 75 pounds and now wear a size 2/3."
Mason says she feels amazing.
"The Spinning program rocks and it is addictive. If I don't work out for a few days, I actually feel bad."
A year later, Mason is a Spinning instructor.
"I teach classes and I'm determined to help others reach their fitness goals as well."
You can find her in a Spinning class most days and sometimes even twice a day.
"Spinning fuels me. I just love it. It's exhilarating and it can really change people's lives. If I can do this, anyone can."
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MU LISTSERV is a mailbox where Meaningful Use questions and information can be communicated.
Under the authority of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs provide financial incentives to eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs), including critical access hospitals (CAHs), as they adopt, implement, upgrade, and demonstrate meaningful use (MU) of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). Learn about the specific eligibility requirements for these incentive payments.
The CMS Final Rule [PDF - 14 MB], which was released in July 2010, details performance measures that must be met by EPs and EHs in order to qualify for these EHR incentive payments. These performance measures must be met in three stages, each of which builds on the preceding stage. Stage 1 focuses on collecting and sharing data. Based on that data, Stage 2 emphasizes the implementation of advanced clinical processes. The ultimate goal, to be realized in Stage 3, is to improve patient outcomes.
More information about the specific requirements for Stage 1 and Stage 2 is available by clicking on the links below. (The final requirements for Stage 3 have not yet been released by CMS.)
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Note that, though state Medicaid programs have the same measure requirements as the Medicare program, states have the flexibility to move core objectives to the menu set. Check your State Medicaid Health Plan (SMHP) for details.
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No More Mr. Nice Obama
There's a common and compelling logic to President Obama's recess appointments today of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Board and of three appointees to the National Labor Relations Board. In the case of both boards, the appointments were necessary if the boards were to function at al—the very reason that Senate Republicans had made clear their determination to appoint nobody at all to the two boards.
In December, Republicans filibustered Cordray's nomination, stating clearly that they had nothing in particular against Cordray but were opposed to the existence of the board itself, which had come into being as part of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act passed by Congress in 2010. Lacking the votes to repeal the act, Republicans chose instead to kill the board by refusing to confirm a director, without which the board could not fully, or even substantially, function.
At the NLRB, the expiration of board member Craig Becker's term at the end of December left the board, which is supposed to have five members, with just two. In recent decades, as American business has increasingly refused to recognize unions' right to exist, all appointments to the one board that ensures workers' right to unionize have been politically charged. Ronald Reagan and both Presidents Bush made recess appointments to the board to overcome congressional opposition to their choices. During the last years of the more recent Bush's term, the board was down to just two members, and last year, the Supreme Court ruled that a two-member board, lacking a quorum, had no power to make or enforce any rulings.
Congressional Republicans have raged at the board over the past year over General Counsel Lafe Solomon's decision to hear a case testing whether Boeing could relocate a plant in response to strike threats (the case has since been withdrawn). Becker's departure would have enabled Obama to submit three candidates for board membership– two Democrats, one Republican—to the Senate for confirmation, but GOP Senate leaders made clear that they wanted to keep the board's size down to an impotent two. Had they succeeded, any company or union could have appealed an election result or any other matter to the board with the assurance that the board could do nothing about the appeal. In essence, employers could have forestalled their workers' decision to unionize indefinitely.
Ironically, when Republicans in 2009 and 2010 successfully opposed the Employee Free Choice Act, which would have enabled workers to unionize by submitting signed cards and foregoing a board-supervised election, they argued that such elections were essential to democratic industrial relations. Now, however, they support bringing the operations of the board that runs those elections to a halt by declining to staff it.
As I've written before, the Republicans' policy is one of agency-cide—the killing of a federal agency they don't like by refusing to confirm the appointments required to make it run. It's a back-door way to repeal federal law establishing such agencies, a course the GOP has taken precisely because it lacks the votes to dis-establish them. By making his recess appointments today, Obama hasn't, as Republicans allege, arrogated congressional power to himself. Rather, he's restored the right of majorities that enact legislation not to have that legislation negated by congressional minorities. He's also sending one more signal that the days of his accommodating Republican rejectionists are over.
Thu, 2012-01-05 23:20
It will be very 'interesting' to see how much 'Obama' get's accomplished between now & November 2012.... He's broken the law that he signed... The DODD-FRANK Bill, that establishes the Consumer Protection Board, has it written into the law that the Director MUST BE CONFIRMED BY CONGRESS.... This was designed to be a 'Board' with oversight from Congress, but now Mr. Cordray will answer to NO ONE!! NO OVERSIGHT whatsoever, and he'll work with the TREASURY DEPT... Wow, how nice, no oversight... get ready for FINANCIAL COLLAPSE!! This just complete OBAMA's 'New World Order' and he will be DICTATOR...
When there is a 'Republican President', the Democrats will see how it feels to be circumvented ... In the meantime, Obama is getting BOLDER ... and more DANGEROUS.... Keep the powder dry folks... it's coming to a revolution soon!!
Fri, 2012-01-06 18:49
Cordray was in fact confirmed by the Senate, 53-45 along party lines. A filibuster threat blocked that vote. A filibuster does not negate the fact that a majority voted for confirmation, which is all the Constitution requires. No laws were broken, but laws were once again abused--not by the President, but by the Republicans. But you knew this, or should have known, before you decided to regale us with your upper case paranoid delusions. New world order? Really? Really?
Fri, 2012-01-06 19:09
"When there is a 'Republican President', the Democrats will see how it feels to be circumvented."
I think the Democrats already know how it feels. W made 171 recess appointments during his eight years in office or around 21 per year. Obama has made 28 during his first three years, or just over 9 per year.
Sun, 2012-01-08 06:46
The GOP/TP strategy is to make the government dysfunctional in the numerous cases where they don't approve of the laws establishing agencies they want to eliminate. The framers never would have allowed this nonsense if they had been prescient enough to anticipate it. The many "rules"by which Congress distorts and subverts its Constitutional functions should be eliminated, but that will never happen for obvious reasons. The wonder today is that the American people put up with this subversion of the democratic process. The GOP/TP have made it an art form. Of course, they have descended to a mere travesty of their former respectability as a party.
Wed, 2012-01-18 01:57
There are a lot of people who are suggesting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the "Big Brother" that nobody really wants. The government has used payday cash advances as an excuse to start this agency, those people say. Sadly, payday loans are actually a fantastic source for individuals when they have an emergency. Go to Payday Loan to find out more.
Arkansas Slim
Sun, 2012-01-22 07:42
Agency appointments, Executive Orders, Czar appointees controlling vast areas of the Private Sector Economy, Rogue Agency Appointees AKA EPA< DOE> Dept of Labor,,,> all excellent examples of an admin that would dearly love to be able to simply Decrees, "Let it be so" IE the Pharoes of Egypt. Fortunately we have a damaged somewhate Tri equal Republic government.
Laws passed, signed and implemented are there to be obeyed, not selectively obeyed. Executive orders are for clearly defined and examined needs, not capricious paybacks for funders.
This Admin has abused and twisted the executive powers into a monstrous parady of Chi Town Politics. Enough and good riddance.
May the Chaldean Hand on the Wall be read by these Leftists.
Semper Fi
Jason Smith
Wed, 2012-10-24 04:08
If you vote for President Obama no matter what he does or doesn't do, especially if it's against what YOU believe, then that's your problem. You don't know what President Obama knows or thinks, and you don't know what the rest of us will do since you don't know the operation of anyone's mind except your own. You don't have to vote for him...there are a few other options on the table for your use, maybe you should utilize one of those.
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Bird feeding represents the larger of the two groups. It can be enjoyed by anyone, and can be as simple as spreading seed on the ground.
As interest in the hobby grows, a variety of feeders and feed can be added to attract more species. Birdbaths are easy additions that attract a larger diversity of species than just feeding birds.
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The second segment is now known as birding . Those that participate in the hobby are birders.
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Many birders enjoy keeping one or more lists of the birds they have seen. Keeping lists of birds observed can help one learn about bird distribution and seasonal patterns. It also feeds the urge many people have to collect things. Because wild birds cannot actually be collected, keeping a list of birds you have seen provides a legal and fun alternative. There is always a measure of excitement when a new species is added to a personal list. The list might be of the birds seen in your own backyard, or it may be a life list, which is a list of all the birds you have seen since you started bird watching.
Like other aspects of bird watching, listing can be very casual or very competitive, and either kept personal or publicly shared and compared. Here is a list of lists, so to speak, that some people keep. You may keep none or one or all of these lists, or even create your own category.
1. Yard list - all the birds you have seen on your property
Check out the old Adam 12 police series to add Bachman's sparrow to your TV list. This is an interesting (that's a nice way of saying inaccurate) bird occurrence, since Bachman's Sparrow frequents the piney woods of the southeastern United States, not suburban LA where the show takes place. Hollywood often makes such mistakes, but only avid birders ever realize it. You will also soon notice how many shows use the scream of a Red-tailed Hawk, even when showing something else, like a soaring Turkey Vulture (that's a two-for-one on your list if you spot it!).
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Bland Leads Dull Glee
Glee contains some colorful characters, such as the coach Sue, played by Jane Lynch, and the gay student Kurt, played by Chris Colfer. But the leads – quarterback Finn, played by Cory Monteith, and his love interest Rachel, played by Lea Michele – are as bland as American coffee was before Starbucks.
Their love story is too G-rated to be at all believable. It is little else than advertisement for teen celibacy. Their singing and dancing lack any originality or even distinction. Most of the time, they just walk around looking sad and confused.
Of course, Glee is nothing but karaoke with a slight spicing of drama, just like American Idol. But even so, one would expect the production company to find leads with more charisma and musical talent. There are several others in the show who have more of it – such as the wheelchair boy Artie, played by Kevin McHale, and the black power-voice Mercedes, played by Amber Riley.
The two leads are chosen from a middle-of-the-road perspective, in an effort to find a couple that most of the viewers can identify with – but who wants to? And since they also get to sing leads on most of the songs, what's left to enjoy in the show? I bet that its popularity stems from the glimpses given of the other characters, and the few moments when they get to sing.
Producers believe that they know what people want, but that's just an excuse for their nurturing their own prejudice about culture and mankind. They refuse to see that in the real world of music, deviation from the norm is king. Artists that attract huge audiences again and again are anything but bland.
Show business is messed up, because it's controlled by businessmen instead of artists. It's quite possible to do business with art, but art is not primarily a business. TV company executives want their shows to keep top ratings without provoking anyone. That's not possible. Record companies want their pop stars to be virginal and still keep an audience going through puberty. Not likely.
The fairy tales of old contain both joy and cruelty, success and disaster, as does life. That's why new generations of children keep discovering them. The arts can't disarm reality. That wouldn't be art. They must concentrate and enhance it. Thereby, the patterns of life as we really experience it are revealed, and that which Aristotle called catharsis is accomplished. Good fiction gives us release, so we can bear the thorns of real life.
Boring lead roles counter the process of catharsis, by muffling the drama and slowing down the development of the plot – not to mention that nobody cares about the outcome. Learn from the best drama of them all, Hamlet, where everything evolves around a raving madman.
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The Chevy II came on the scene in 1962 and was an instant smash in the emerging economy car class. Not only was it rock-solid and reliable, but with the Corvair combined to sell nearly 620,000 units. This gave Chevy an unbeatable one-two punch in this market niche.
But while the Corvair was considered by many to be a sporty car with better-than-average handling (really—look up old road tests), the Chevy II was rather simple, a conventional, entry-level car designed to entice first-time buyers to Bow Tie dealerships. Handling was safe and predictable, but not what one would describe as sporting.
Enter Church Boys Racing from Ohio (churchboysracing.com). The gang there has adopted the early Chevy II Nova platform and transformed it from dowdy to dynamite. Simple bolt-ons is the name of the Church Boys Racing game, and it has a full complement of parts for your '62-67 Nova, as well as tubular control arms for '68-74 models.
This former six-cylinder ragtop had a host of new-for-'13 Church Boys parts on it: its latest power rack-and-pinion setup (made in Ohio), tubular upper control arms (which, among other things) change the geometry and add camber gain, a new style of front coilover shock that allows for a lot more travel for improved ride comfort, as well as improved handling. In the rear, there are new coilovers and a triangulated four link, which allows the use of a much wider tire. According to Chuck Church Jr., you can use the entire width of the stock wheel housing to fit wider, sticky tires (in this case, Nitto NT05 235/40R17 front, 255/40R17 rear).
We loved pretty much everything about this car, from its revamped bench seat and 17-inch American Racing Rally-style rims, to its comfort/grip tradeoff, to the fact that the parts are simple enough for most shade tree mechanics to install in a home garage. The only downside came when Church was out on our .92-mile section of the Streets of Willow racetrack. When the vent tube came off the fuel tank and gas started splashing down on the exhaust, it gave new meaning to the term hot rod. Fortunately, we had fire extinguishers at the ready and put out the blaze.
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This sweet ash-blue convertible started life with an inline six and a 'glide. It belonged to a high-school teacher and was billed as "The Wife's Car." Now sporting a gorgeous two-tone plush interior and bench seats, the six-banger has been supplanted by an LS1 backed with a 4L60E, and a 10-bolt with 3.36 rear gears. This little Nova wasn't expected to "turn and burn" at birth, but had some good moments on the Streets of Willow track in the 21st century.
On the day before our testing, Church Boys did a fair bit of suspension tuning to rid the Nova of some unwanted oversteer. They quickly found out that while disconnecting the rear sway bar entirely helped, the Nova needed some light form of lean control to combat a slight feel of disconnect between front and rear. This was mostly apparent in the slalom and was seen as push at mid-corner and track out. Experiencing this at speed was unnerving at first but once it revealed itself, I reverted to the basics of "Brake, Turn, and when we're finally headed down the track pretty darn straight ... Gas it GOOD" for my track laps. This kept the Nova centered and pointed down the track. I adapted as I didn't want to be the one that had to explain an off-course, furrow-digging excursion with Chevy II.
For track use, I like steering to be precise and have about 2.5 turns lock-to-lock. I'm not fond of the current rack units used for aftermarket front subframes as most are too vague with a "soft" feel. I was very happy the steering wheel offered to me was my favored 15-inch diameter, as anything smaller would have made driving the car at speed quite difficult. At slow speeds and in the esses, I found the steering somewhat numb and slow, making turns difficult to navigate and predict.


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Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is watching closely as Fraser Health deals with a potential outbreak of measles, which appears linked to a lack of routine vaccinations in school-aged children.
Lake said he has not yet considered making vaccinations mandatory for school-aged children, as other provinces have, despite some schools in the Fraser Valley reporting no vaccinations at all.
"At this time we're not going down that road, but we certainly want the public to be very aware of the importance of vaccination, and get the rates back up where they should be," Lake said.
Fraser Health has confirmed two cases and about 100 suspected cases in the Eastern Fraser Valley. Officials wouldn't identify the school Monday, except to say it is in a Chilliwack community with a history of low immunization rates.
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Dec 19, 2009
Black NXT at sale
Amazon is selling the black NXT for $89.99, which is (correct me if I'm wrong) cheaper than a common white NXT when bought through regular channels. The link is here.
To my surprise, the brick is now also available in Europe through LEGO Shop @ Home, for 112.50 Euro.
The little dog you see there is one of the robots I built with this brick.
12 comments:
- Linus said...
Google says:
112.50 Euro = 161.28 US-Dollar
Wow, overpriced...
- Dec 19, 2009, 1:00:00 AM
- Bill Shaw said...
What a great price! Mine is getting a bit scuffed so I'm in for two!
- Dec 19, 2009, 1:13:00 AM
- Mirakle said...
It's clearly overpriced in Europe !
Could you remember where is set Danemark...? ;-)
- Dec 19, 2009, 5:28:00 AM
- Aaron said...
Wow! Now Lego just needs to make Black NXT Motors and Sensors! Yeah, there are Black RCX Motors, but there are no Black Rotation Sensors to go with it!
- Dec 19, 2009, 5:34:00 AM
- Laurens Valk said...
Yes, us Europeans always pay a higher price for LEGO - whether it's TECHNIC or CITY - doesn't matter.
At least it is available now. On the bright side: if you have family or friends in the USA, you might ask them to buy it for you, which will cost you only 65 euro + shipping. Shipping doesn't have to cost much more than 15 euro.
This is how I ordered a few MINDSTORMS sensors some time ago.
- Dec 19, 2009, 6:05:00 AM
- James Floyd Kelly (Jim) said...
Laurens is correct - someone could really do well by setting up a LEGO purchase co-op... basically take orders until the orders get large enough to justify the shipping costs. Partner with someone in each of the countries you wish to ship to to receive and disperse the loot.
Of course, I don't know the legalities of this... move forward at your own risk.
- Dec 19, 2009, 6:07:00 AM
- Cozzare interative media said...
1.In Europe Lego costs a lot more;
2.One LEGO Mindstorms a Firenze, Italy, costs 300 euros!
My question is: Where in Milano or Rome can I find a LEGO Mindstorms for a fair price?
- Dec 19, 2009, 7:00:00 AM
- Fay Rhodes said...
The are a couple of Bricklink dealers in Italy who are currently selling NXT 2.0 kits. (bricklink.com)
- Dec 19, 2009, 8:17:00 AM
- Cozzare interative media said...
In Italy on that Bricklink prices range from 250 to 320 euro. Have to order by mail... I think they come from USA.
Even to buy a toy in Europe is strange. I wonder where this euro "free" market is going.
- Dec 19, 2009, 9:41:00 AM
- Robotica said...
I do like the dog,
are there Building instructions somewhere online?
- Dec 20, 2009, 8:52:00 PM
- Laurens Valk said...
I'm not sure, but I think you get a link to the BI's if you buy the brick. Can anyone who bought it confirm?
But, the BI's are here also if tat's easier:
You can build it with a regular NXT 1.0 kit + 3 40z gears. I haven't added instructions for the dog-like head, though, since I designed it after I made the BI's.
- Dec 20, 2009, 9:57:00 PM
- NeoStormer said...
Just bought the last Black NXT available from LEGO on Amazon!
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Does this add any functionality to the 7th-gen iPod nano?
The seventh-generation iPod nano that Apple announced today has tech specs which list it as not requiring the receiver that plugs into the dock connector of other iPods and older nanos, nor does it require the sensor that is inserted into Nike shoes.
I'm curious how the new iPod nano tracks distance and pace if it doesn't have the shoe sensor. So to ask clearly, does the new iPod nano (announced October 2011) replace all of the functionality of the Nike + iPod Sport Kit? How does it work? Thanks!
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It contains an accelerometer (the pedometer uses the same). You will need to calibrate it which is very simple, just run as you normally would then at the end of your run you have the option to calibrate (and simply enter in the actual distance you ran). After a couple calibrations it's pretty accurate. No shoe sensor required. I'm assuming the 7th gen is the same as the iPod nano 6th gen, which is what I have.
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A self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (SPAA, also self-propelled air defense, SPAD, or self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, SPAAG) is an anti-aircraft gun or surface-to-air missile launcher mounted on a mobile vehicle chassis. The Russian equivalent of SPAAG is ZSU, for zenitnaya samokhodnaya ustanovka, ("anti-aircraft self-propelled mount").
Specific weapon systems include machine guns, autocannon, larger guns, or missiles, and some mount both guns and longer-ranged missiles. Platforms used include both trucks and heavier armored fighting vehicles such as APCs and tanks, which add protection from aircraft, artillery, and small arms fire for front line deployment.
Anti-aircraft guns are usually mounted in a quickly-traversing turret with a high rate of elevation, for tracking fast-moving aircraft. They are often in dual or quadruple mounts, allowing a high rate of fire. Today, missiles (generally mounted on similar turrets) have largely supplanted anti-aircraft guns, particularly in the minds of generals and military planners. Anti-aircraft guns are still deadly against aircraft at short ranges (within a few kilometers). This is evidenced by:
Anti-aircraft machine guns have long been mounted on trucks, and these were quite common during World War I. A predecessor of the WW2 German "88" anti-aircraft gun, the WW1 German 77mm anti-aircraft gun, was truck-mounted and used to great effect against British tanks.
Larger guns followed on larger trucks, but these mountings generally required off-truck setup in order to unlimber the stabilizing legs these guns needed. One exception to this rule was the Italian Cannone da 90/53 which was highly effective when mounted on trucks, a fit known as the "autocannoni da 90/53". The 90/53 was a feared weapon, notably in the anti-tank role, but only a few hundred had been produced by the time of the armistice in 1943.
Among early pre-WW2 pioneers of self-propelled AA guns were the Germans. By WW2, they fielded the SdKfz 10/4 and 6/2, cargo halftracks mounting single 20mm or 37mm AA guns (respectively). Later in the war similar German halftracks mounted quad 20mm weapons.
Other nations tended to work on truck chassis. Starting in 1941, the British developed the "en portee" method of mounting an anti-tank gun (initially a 2 pounder) on a truck. This was to prevent the weapon from being damaged by long-distance towing across rough, stony deserts, and it was intended only to be a carrying method, with the gun unloaded for firing. However, crews tended to fire their weapons from their vehicles for the mobility this method provided, with consequent casualties. This undoubtedly inspired their Morris C9/B (officially the "Carrier, SP, 4x4, 40mm AA"), a Bofors 40mm AA gun mounted on a chassis derived from the Morris Quad Field Artillery Tractor truck. Similar types, based on 3-ton lorries, were produced in Britain, Canada and Australia, and together formed the most numerous self-propelled AA guns in British service.
Interest in mobile AA turned to heavier vehicles with the mass and stability needed to easily train weapons of all sizes. Probably the desire, particularly in German service, for anti-aircraft vehicles to be armoured for their own protection also assisted this trend.
The concept of an armored SPAAG was pioneered mainly by Germany during World War II, with their "flakpanzer" series. German World War II SPAAGs include the Möbelwagen, Wirbelwind, Ostwind and Kugelblitz. Other forces followed with designs of their own, notably the American M16 created by mounting quadruple M2 machine guns on a M3 Half-track. The British Army also introduced their own SPAAG late in the war, the Crusader III AA Mark I, which mounted the excellent Bofors 40 mm gun. On occasion SPAAGs have been used as very effective direct fire weapons against infantry, for example by American forces during late World War II, in Korea against mass infantry assault, and extensively during the Vietnam War, where for example the U.S. M42 Duster SPAAG (based on a light tank) was employed purely for this purpose.
Modern weapons include the feared Russian ZSU-23-4 Shilka and Tunguska-M1, Chinese Type 88 SPAAG, Swedish CV9040 AAV, Polish PZA Loara, American M6 Bradley Linebacker and M1097 Humvee Avenger, Yugoslavian BOV-3, Canadian ADATS, aging German Gepard, Japanese Type 87 SPAAG and similar versions with the British Marksman turret (which was also adapted for a number of other users), Italian SIDAM 25 and Otomatic, and versions of the French AMX-13. Older post-war examples include the ZSU-57-2, M163 VADS (mounting the Vulcan cannon) and failed M247 Sergeant York.


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Objective: Place the Solar Panel onto the roof of the house by the sea.
Point Worth: 15 points
Mission Location: Northwest (Upperright) corner of the mat
Speculated Difficult Level: 7/10
Time Length Rating: Medium
This mission requires the robot to place a small Solar Panel onto the roof of the house in the northwest corner of the mat. We think that it will take a medium amount of time to complete the mission because of the accuracy required, but the location being somewhat close to Base, it will not take as long. We have also rated the difficulty 7/10 for the precision and the somewhat odd angle the house is placed at.
Good luck, and watch out for future posts,
Jonathan's Comments: One of the unique aspects I've noticed about this challenge is the type of "delivery" that has to be made in it. There have, of course, been missions in past challenges that require the robot to deliver something to a model. But if I remember correctly, most of them allowed for a reasonable amount of inaccuracy (for example, the ATP molecules in last year's NanoQuest theme just had to be dropped into a black frame). In this challenge however, the sonar panel has to be set at the right angle, has to be set down gently, and can easily be knocked off during delivery if the robot doesn't perform well. We'll probably be seeing some very interesting and well-designed solutions to this challenge.


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But isn't Pratchett a fantasy writer? I never read fantasy.
Yup, he's a fantasy writer. Just like Kafka, Borges, C.S. Lewis . . .
Yes, but those are serious writers. Isn't Pratchett a humor writer?
Terry Pratchett's works are often funny. Seriously funny. As were Swift's and Twain's . . . Where's the problem?
But isn't he too ...um...British?
Well he does write in English. As did Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens. . . And he's been translated into twenty-seven other languages too.
Are you saying he's like those writers?
Like those writers, Terry Pratchett is inimitable, and his works, a reader's delight.
Okay, I'll check him out. One last thing, though--I've heard his books are full of goofy characters.
Walk down the street. Look around . . . You were saying?
All of this quoted material supports my contention that MR is one of Pratchett's best novels--a brilliant Juvenalian Satire in the tradition of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal.
I'm not suggesting that this is a funny book (by and large), and really the only "fantasy characters" are the vampires, the trolls, the Igor, and the gnome and werewolf. But Pratchett is not only using the John Knox polemic against women, but pounding it into the reader's head when Sergeant Towering (the survivor of the code senders--for a while) says to Blouse:
"Everyone knows about you, Lieutenant. You're the Monstrous Regiment, you are!" he said. "no offense meant, of course. They say you've got a troll and a vampire and an Igor and a werewolf. They say you . . . " he began to chuckle ". . . they say you overpowered Prince Heinrich and his guard and stole his boots and made him hop away in the altogether!"
Not only are they women, but they "monsters"--and every one of the races is there because they (including humans and lesbians & gays) are not allowed the freedom to be themselves in their own culture. Three cheers for Elizabeth I !!!


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The East Hampton Town Board will welcome two new members this January with the election of Democrat Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Republican candidate Fred Overton during Tuesday's town elections.
According to unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, Overton — the town clerk — had the most support with 3,216 votes or 28.2 percent of ballots cast in Tuesday's town board race. Burke-Gonzalez followed with 3,125 votes, carrying 27.4 percent of the vote. Her running mate, Democrat Job Potter, placed third with 2,764 votes, followed by the lone incumbent in Tuesday's town board race, Republican Dominick Stanzione, who earned 2,293 votes.
For Overton, who is not affiliated with any party, but ran with the support of the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties, Tuesday's election to the town board extends his career in public service, which began 50 years ago.
"I ran on my record," said Overton Wednesday morning. "I have served this community for 50 years, working in the town as assessor and then town clerk for 25 years. People know me. They know I am fair and reasonable and I act with common sense and I think that resonated with people."
Overton will join a town board made up entirely of Democrats, including Supervisor-elect Larry Cantwell, Burke-Gonzalez and incumbents Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc.
"If I am going to be of any value to the community I have to develop a working relationship with the board," said Overton. "I have worked with Sylvia and Peter for two years, I am lifelong friends with Larry, so I think I have a head start."
"It's been an incredible, incredible journey," said Burke-Gonzalez Wednesday. "It was a growth experience for me and the support I got from this community was so incredibly rewarding."
Burke-Gonzalez, a Springs resident and former member of the Springs School Board of Education, credited her family's involvement in the community for giving her an edge in the race.
"I think people related to the fact that we are working people and this was an opportunity to give a voice to working people," said Burke-Gonzalez. "On the school board I am also a firm believer in participatory leadership. I don't have all the answers and I never will. I want to hear what other people think."
Cantwell, the former East Hampton Village administrator who ran unopposed in his bid for supervisor, said Wednesday the town will face serious challenges in the next two years.
"I am looking forward to working with each one of the new members of the town board," said Cantwell. "We will invite Fred Overton to be a full participant in all of our decisions. I want him to feel included in what we do. If any of us disagree, I expect we will do it with respect and appreciation of each other's point of view, but the overall goal will be to do what is right for this community."
"We have a requirement to address regional issues," continued Cantwell. "I extend my hand to [Southampton Town Supervisor] Anna Throne-Holst, I extend my hand to [Sag Harbor Mayor] Brian Gilbride and [East Hampton Village Mayor] Paul Rickenbach, and all of the East End mayors and supervisors to do all we can do to preserve the Peconic Estuary, address airport issues and look at transportation."
In other East Hampton election news, Democrat Steven Tekulsky was successful in his bid for town justice, besting Republican Carl Irace, and Eugene De Pasquale III was re-elected as the town assessor over Republican challenger Joseph Bloecker. In the town trustee race Deborah Klughers, Stephen Lester, Timothy Bock, Stephanie Talmage-Forsberg, Sean McCaffrey, Diane McNally, Nathaniel Miller, Brian Byrnes and Dennis Curles earned election to that board. In uncontested races, Carol Brennan was elected town clerk and Stephen Lynch earned a second term as the town's superintendent of highways.


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Jane wrote:King - Lord Vetinari
Queen - Lady Margolotta - Granny Weatherwax
Bishop #1 - Commander Vimes - Tiffany
Bishop #2 - Aunt Bobbie - Nanny Ogg
Knight #1 - Moist - Vimes
Knight #2 - Captain Carrot
Rook #1 - Drumknott - Magrat
Rook #2 - William - Ridcully
Not at all happy with the Queen as this is definitely an Ankh Morpork set - Margalotta may be the nearest Vetinari has to a significant other (although I have deep suspicions about his 'Aunty' ) but she's in Uberwald and anyway isn't in the books too much as an active participant aside from Fifth Elephant.
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There's a picture of a Discworld chess set HERE. You'll need to enlarge the picture to get an idea - it looks to me as if they are using The Luggage as pawns.
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East School, home away from home for generations of Springfield students, up for saleBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | February 19,2013
Springfield's East School.SPRINGFIELD — East School, a 1920 brick icon to generations of Springfield kids from the east side of town, is on the market, finally.
Several years after townspeople voted to put the aging school up for sale, the Springfield School Board has listed the school with Select Board member David Yesman, a real estate agent with Century 21 Energy Shield Realty of Lebanon, N.H.
The asking price is $150,000, for the large, two-story, 12,300 square foot building, along with 2 1/2 acres of land on Summer Street.
"It's a nice location," said Yesman, who said he got the exclusive listing from the Springfield School Board by simply asking for it. He said his involvement was not a conflict of interest, despite being a Springfield elected official.
He said East School would be listed with the multiple-listing service, which would give the property wide exposure. The official listing describes the school as a "substantial structure" and that it is being sold in "as is" condition.
Yesman said the market for large school buildings in need of repair was pretty stagnant, and he pointed to two schools for sale in the Rutland region, which haven't sold despite being on the market for more than a year. The former Dana School was put on the market in 2012 for $209,500, Yesman said.
Scott Adnams, chairman of the Springfield School Board, said the board came up with the price for the school with an independent appraisal, and the board discussed it also with Yesman.
"Our ultimate goal is to sell the building," said Adnams, who said that the School Board thought it had someone in line to buy the building last spring, but "it fell through."
The school, which hasn't been used for elementary students for a number of years, most recently housed the Gateway Program for the school district. Gateway students now used the Nolin-Murray Center, owned by St. Mary's Catholic Church in Springfield.
Yesman said the building, which is zoned medium density residential, could be converted to apartments, a day care center or even storage. "It could be offices too," said Yesman, refusing to guess how much money would be needed to convert the building. "A lot of money," would be needed, is all he would say.
"It's a nice location," said Yesman last week, giving a reporter and photographer a tour of the building, which still bears murals and art work from students. There's even a little graffiti: "Middle school is worse than Meatloaf."
Down in the basement are the remnants of a small school cafeteria, along with the two 1986 boilers that heat the building from a 10,000-gallon oil tank. On the two floors above, a central hall bisects the building, with large classrooms, some still sporting old green chalkboards, flanking both sides of the hall. There are smaller rooms that were used for offices by the principal, school nurse, or teachers, Yesman said.
One of the first things Yesman said that needed attention are the windows, which need new, energy efficient double pane windows.
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Make a Windows Phone app and I'll subscribe
This is already in the works.
1. A vote down system for subs only or a dislike button added.
2. Access to the private beta server to give feedback and help with adding themes or features before going live. Actually I know this is already in place, but it would be great if we could get more access to features or even have more input to themes in development.
3. LOVE the idea of monthly give-a-ways! Maybe up the price of subbing by say $10 and use the profits so to speak to pool in for the prizes for that month.
4. This idea is actually pretty out there but I remember reading that Neowin is losing members. Why not have the first competition to design a magazine layout highlighting what the site is, and how it can help the tech minded people and put that advert in a few tech mags? Example would be T3 magazine, and say Windows User or mags like that. Surely a 1 page full advert in say 4-5 different magazines a month wouldn't cost that much? It would be a awesome way to reach new people to join the site!
5. Free T-Shirt
We aren't losing members, daily registrations are pretty steady
We won't ever delay our news 10 minutes (or however long) for a limited small group of people, sorry.. That would just ensure that Neowin is 10 minutes slower to push out news.
I think Darkside is needed anyway, a light and dark version of a website for comfortable reading would seem the logical thing to do anyway, but we can maybe talk about additional themes or features.
One thing I'm considering is a monthly subscription option as well, so people can see what they get for the cheaper full year.
And the removal of blogs, yeah.. I'll be alerting subs soon to back up any content from there as they won't be included with the 3.4 update.


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Sjoerd3000 wrote:Rebel by Bernard Cornwell, got it yesterday from a secondhand bookshop
The first of the Starbuck Chronicles. Be prepared to get frustrated - after the fourth Starbuck book, the Sharpe TV series started to take off, so Bernard put Starbuck to one side to write some more Sharpe.
He never got around to writing any more Starbuck - although he's always said that he would eventually.


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Just wanted to say, cos i'm sure nobody else ever has, that i think Terry's books are brilliant and i love the cynacism that unlike many authors is never is too harsh or up itself. I would love to say this to Terry Pratchett but that's pretty difficult so i hold out the minor hope that he randomly decides to read this =)
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Also if You do read this Terry then what do you think about visiting Norfolk? i'll settle for Norwich but harleston in south norfolk would be fantastic it's a lovelly place apparently (you never know it could be a one in a million chance)


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Tonyblack wrote:Sharlene and I were looking at the BBC pictures and I was commenting that although the houses were reduced to rubble, there didn't seem to be any on the roads. Sharlene explained that when one of these starts you go through your house and open all the windows and doors. Doing this means that you get rid of any vacuums. When the tornado hits, the air pressure tends to make houses with internal vacuums implode - hence there being no rubble on the roads.
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It's 11.31am Mountain time here in Colorado and I haven't heard a bloody peep from the Macworld Expo regarding the "Big News" that every Mac geek has been salivating over for the past six months. Christ on a Bike! is it now 2006 or what - how about a live video feed, or low tech audio feed Mr Jobs? All the major Mac news sites like ThinkSecret and are down, thanks to frantic searchers like myself. In the name of all thing good and unholy TELL US, TELL US NOW!! I'm now searching news.google.com - nuffin! Oh sweet God and baby Jesus how long has a bloke to wait! Do I have to phone a friend of a friend who lives in The Haight and get em to stroll down the hill to the expo with a cellphone in hand?
We're all chomping at the bit here Steve, even the suits (apple stock just went up 5% over night!)Here is what has been suggested the announcement are gonna be:
Intel Macs
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A few weeks ago, I spoke by phone with Cathleen Enright, executive vice president of the Biotech Industry Organization (BIO). (Long story).
During the course of our conversation, when we touched on the subject of the science behind the debate over whether or not GMOs are "safe" (me arguing that there's no scientific consensus) Enright said, "Then you must not believe in climate change, either."
I glossed over that accusation, though it struck me as odd Read More
If you're headed to Austin, Texas, next week to attend the "Southbites: Feed Your Mind" session during Austin's South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, don't expect to hear an honest debate on the health and safety of genetically engineered crops or food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs)—at least not if the biotech industry can help it.
According to Cathleen Enright, executive vice president Food & Agriculture, for the Biotech Industry Organization (BIO), there is nothing to debate. GMO agriculture is "sustainable" and GMO foods are "safe." Anyone who says Read More
On Wednesday last week (February 25, 2015), the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, once again floated the idea of consumers using barcodes to identify foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), as an alternative to requiring food manufacturers to put a label on products that contain GMOs.
Referring to the ongoing debate over GMO labeling laws, Vilsack (according to the Associated Press) told the House during a hearing on agriculture spending: "We could solve that issue in a heartbeat."
Solve the issue for whom? Tot-Toting Moms with Read More
On Friday, February 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the first genetically engineered apple, despite hundreds of thousands of petitions asking the USDA to reject it.
According an article in Politico, the USDA said the GMO apple "doesn't pose any harm to other plants or pests."
Great. But what about potential harm to the humans who consume them?
The Arctic Apple (Golden Delicious and Granny varieties), Read More
Last week, I attended the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) conference in Boca Raton, Fla. I live in Maine so you might assume that I was overjoyed to be in the sunshine state while back-to-back blizzards crippled the frozen northeast.
But truth be told, I love snow. The bigger the storm, the higher the snowbanks, the more I am transported back to the place I grew up—a farm in Pittston, Maine. During the snowstorms of the early 1980s, my brother, sister and I would don our Moon Boots and play "king of the mountain" atop the monstrous snowbanks created when my father Read More
On January 30, OCA participated in a protest and confrontation at Monsanto's annual shareholder meeting. The meeting was held at Monsanto corporate headquarters outside St. Louis, Mo., in a town called Creve Coeur—which in French means Broken Heart.
It's a fitting name for the location of a company that has caused so much heartache with its toxic chemicals.
OCA's mission on January 30 was to let Monsanto know, in no uncertain terms, that its so-called science—bought and paid for with dirty corporate money—is no match for the research being conducted by honest, independent Read More
When will Congress start connecting the dots? Between a toxic, industrial agriculture system and the decline not only of public health, but of our planet's health?
In his SOTU address last night (Tuesday, January 20), on the topic of climate change, President Obama said:
"And no challenge—no challenge—poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change."
The President went on to point out that 2014 was the warmest year on record, and he voiced his support for the scientists sounding alarms.
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Should you buy your organic milk and other dairy products from a company that supports a lobbying group that is suing the state of Vermont to overturn Vermont's GMO labeling law?
You know where OCA stands on that issue, thanks to our campaign asking Organic Valley, Horizon Organic, and Aurora Organic Dairy to withdraw from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).
Now, we also know where at least one organic dairy company stands. And it isn't with us. Here's what Organic Valley told us about why they won't quit the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), even Read More
Looking for evidence that pesticides are dangerous? Look no further than these two sources.
A comprehensive report on several thousand studies of genetically engineered crops and foods, and the chemicals such as Monsanto's Roundup that are used with them, is provided by our colleagues at EarthOpenSource.org, in an article entitled "GMO Myths and Truths."
Also, André Leu, president of the International Federation of Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), published a book in 2014 that challenges the chemical-intensive agriculture industry's claims that pesticides are "safe." Leu Read More
In her inspiring New Year's message, Vandana Shiva explains that while we face many crises--the crises of war and violence, of hunger and destruction, and of the destruction of our democracy--we also hold the solution to all of these crises.
The solutions, she says, can be found in the seed and in the soil.
Where will those solutions not be found?
They won't be found by granting corporations rights that should belong only to human beings.
Her advice for 2015: "We must stay united. We must stay strong. We must stay joyful."Read More


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