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Nasha Bolar, 41, of Charleston, has spent the past two years pushing herself to get into shape.
She said she put it all on the line on Saturday at Boone Hall Plantation's third annual Rugged Maniac Adventure Race.
"It was rough," she said as a deep sigh escaped her lips.
Slightly hunched with fatigue, Bolar stood covered from neck to toe in a slick, dark sludge that had a sticky consistency reminiscent of chocolate syrup.
There was a lot of pulling, climbing, running and crawling, she said of the 5K race that doubled as an obstacle course. And the challenge was filled to the brim with a sloppy mud that had a tendency to suction shoes off people's feet and proved deceiving in terms of its depth.
The race in Mount Pleasant was Bolar's first, she said, and she ran it alone. Exhaustion aside, she smiled with a twinkle in her eye.
"I just feel accomplished. Like I proved to myself that I could do it," she said.
Bolar was one of more than 3,000 maniacs, some in costume, who converged on Boone Hall for Saturday's race.
Attendees cheered each other on through the trenches and beneath wire with a sense of camaraderie having shared in the experience.
Participants battled the race in waves, with each group bolting toward the course in 30-minute intervals.
Lauren Hamill, race director with the Boston-based Rugged Races, said the event is a hit with those in the 20 to 40 age range, but that racers come in all ages and body types.
"It's not just for the buff. We see a lot of people who say they've never done this before and just want to check it off their bucket list," Hamill said. "It's a family friendly event, so there's something for everybody. Everybody can come out and have a good time."
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7 Easy New Year's Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
7 Easy New Year's Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
How about starting off the year with a few easy New Year's resolutions for a healthier 2012. After all, one little brush with goal-setting success just may kick-start your commitment to your larger health goals (hello, eating better or hitting the gym more often).SEE MORE
Be Nicer to PeopleWant a promotion in 2012? Try being more giving to your coworkers. The results of a University of California, Berkeley, study showed that generous participants were more likely to gain respect and cooperation from their peers—leading researchers to conclude that they'd be more likely to rise in status as well.
Stop Social SmokingYou're at a party and your friends go outside for a smoke. You decide to join because you think just one cigarette won't hurt. Not so, says Stella Daskalopoulou, a researcher at McGill University Health Centre in Canada. Her recent study found that smoking even one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in 18-to-30-year-olds by 25 percent. Stiff arteries can cause the heart to work harder, increasing the risk for heart disease or stroke. "This is especially bad for occasional smokers because you're not used to the effects and it's stressful to your system," she says.
Quit Tanning Beds for GoodYou may like when your skin has a sun-kissed look, but getting that glow from a tanning bed may be killing you. In fact, cancer experts moved tanning beds and solar radiation into the top cancer-risk category—saying they're deadly! According to current research, the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before the age of 30.
Stop Late-Night SnackingEating past bedtime may be a worse habit than you think. "When you eat at the wrong time, your body will take the calories and store them as fat because you don't need the calories for fuel at that time," says Deanna Arble, the lead author of the Northwestern University study about the timing of food intake. "You could eat vegetables late at night and those calories will still be stored."
Don't Go to Bed AngryThere really may be something to that old adage. A recent study found a link between couples' sleep quality and the quality of their relationship. A bad night's sleep leads to conflict during the day, which leads to more bad sleep the following night. The lead researcher recommends that couples avoid confrontational discussions on a day after you or your beau had a bad night's sleep.
Floss Your Pearly Whites More OftenYour dentist is right about this one: It's important to floss. New York University researchers examined 51 sets of twins and found that the twin who didn't floss had more bacteria, which leads to gum disease. Eek!
Eat Less FatAlthough this falls under the simple resolution to eat better, you may want to emphasize cutting the fat from your diet. Rats fed a high-fat diet showed a major reduction in physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, reports a study by Oxford University researchers. After a little more than a week of eating poorly, the rats were able to run only 50 percent as far on the treadmill as those that remained on the low-fat diet. Why? Fat is a far less efficient fuel than glucose from carbohydrates. Stick with pastas, fish and low-fat yogurts for more energy all day!


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CBO Estimates $1.1 Trillion Federal Deficit
Originally published on Tue January 31, 2012 11:43 am
Taking into account all the budget legislation passed in the last year, the Congressional Budget Office says the country will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2012.
The CBO reports that is nearly 7 percent of the United States' GDP, but is "nearly 2 percentage points below the deficit recorded in 2011, but still higher than any deficit between 1947 and 2008."
There are two graphics that really tell you the story outlined in the CBO's fiscal outlook. First, an overarching look at deficits and surpluses since 1946:
And, then, a look at the projected fiscal situation of the country through 2022. the bottom line is that the country will be running a sizable deficit for the next decade. But the CBO analyzed what would happen if congress allows the expiration of tax cuts ennacted in 2001, 2003 and 2009. The brown assumes those tax cuts are extended and the blue assumes congress allows those taxes to expire. If they expire, the deficit could hover around 2 percent of GDP by about 2015.
It's also important to note that these numbers are based on the CBO assumption that the economy will remain sluggish, with the GDP growing at a 1.4 percent rate this year to a 2.5 percent in 2022.
Update at 11:41 a.m. ET. A Few More Numbers:
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire digs into the CBO report and highlights a few things:
-- "The Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2016. The Medicare hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2022."
-- "Revenues are projected to pick up markedly in future years. Total revenues to jump from $2.3 trillion in 2011 to $3.7 trillion in 2015. That's the equivalent of going from 15.4% of GDP to 20.2% of GDP."
-- "If spending cuts and tax increases are allowed to go into effect as required under current law, the deficit will contract sharply to $585 billion in 2013 and $345 billion in 2014."


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Is Taylor Swift Meeting Harry Styles's Parents?
If Taylor Swift is never ever ever ever getting back together with Jake Gyllenhaal (or any other ex), what's the harm in moving forward with the current man in her life, Harry Styles, right?
Well, according to Hollywood Life, that's exactly what Taylor could be thinking. Reportedly, the members of One Direction are holding a secret Christmas party after their Dec. 3 gig at Madison Square Garden. The party was organized to thank the people closest to the band for their support. Taylor will be there, Harry's parents will be there … what could go wrong?
Plus, Harry met Taylor's mom earlier this month on the set of The X Factor.
Do you think things are moving too quickly? Do you feel another break-up song coming on?
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I have a 3rd gen 4G LTE model. I was experiencing an odd issue yesterday. I would turn WiFi off in settings and enable cellular data. I'd use my iPad for a few minutes then do something else. It would go into sleep mode and upon waking it somehow had WiFi turned back on. This is the first time I've noticed this issue, so I'm not sure if I should be concerned yet or not, but thought it was strange. Happened multiple times.
Apple investigating new iPad Wi-Fi problems, will replace problematic units
According to a leaked internal AppleCare document, Apple is currently investigating Wi-Fi problems with the new iPad. The issues appear to relate to problems with not only poor Wi-Fi speeds but also connection drops and, in some cases, the inability to even see a particular network.
The internal AppleCare document, leaked to 9to5Mac asks for contact centers and retail stores to "Capture" iPad 3rd generation Wi-Fi only devices if they exhibit any issues relating to Wi-Fi. We assume that capturing means a replacement device for the customer and the problematic device being kept by Apple.
The Wi-Fi only version of the new iPad is the only version affected by these problems according to Apple. 4G LTE models do not seem to be troubled by the same symptoms; many are speculating that this is down to the exposed antenna area at the top of these models. This also marks the 3rd year in a row new iPad models have had reports of Wi-Fi issues.
Have any of our readers experienced any Wi-Fi related problems with their new iPad?
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Apple investigating new iPad Wi-Fi problems, will replace problematic units
Wifigate? To quote Rene, let´s add this to "the list of blow-out-of-proportion non-stories consumers have had to endure since the new iPad launched on March 7. What's next, LTE boiling water? Retina displays causing sun tans? Dictation leading to scratchy throats?"
The new iPad is perfect, you´re wi-fying it wrong.
Exactly. Apple can't get anything right when it comes to wireless communication. iPhone can't make phone calls reliably and iPad can't handle WiFi. When people pay $500+ for a device, they expect it to work. Is that too much to ask for? No, it's not my WiFi as my other products have no problems connecting to my WiFi. I have a very good Linksys router.
My wifi only model has dropped my home wifi signal unexplainably on a few occasions (and on each occasion, repeatedly). Assumed it might be related to my new AT&T u-verse router that I acquired at the same time, but I haven't noticed a similar problem with my phone. Hasnt yet become a deal breaker, but i suppose ill keep an eye on this issue. Fwiw.
I seemed to have found a "flaw" as I would describe it in mine where if you hold the iPad (mines a wi-fi only ) in portrait and with both hands grip the bottom front and back with ur thumbs meeting at the home button the signal degrades significantly. I went to apple and got a "fresh" unit today as I was able to replicate the problem to a genius technician. The new one does the same but all in all I don't hold it like that and I am very happy with mynipad otherwise. If anyone else has tried this please let me know. I am emailing Rene my findings as I do believe it is strange and possibly worthy of reporting or making a video of.
AT&T at Starbucks if the very basic. I think that is some of the problem. The hot spots are on the low end. I have the same issues with an iPhone 4S. Just did a speed test with the iPhone. Ping 54ms, download 0.12 Mbps, and upload 0.41Mbps. There is no one on a computer except me at this time. That is pitiful readings, but what do you expect for free. At home the iPad flys, no problem.
I've noticed this when using mywi. The iPad 3 just kept losing connection and I could only get it to work by rebooting my phone. The iPad also intermittantly told me the password I use for mywi was wrong. The doesn't happen with my laptop nor iPad 1. The iPad 3 seems fine on regular wifi.
Also, how do I leave comment using the imore app so I don't have to switch to this old tipb app to comment?
I had problems with my new iPad wifi. I've searched on many websites, and I found a very simple solution, guess what, it works! Now my iPad is perfect. It's about some cases makes by Pong Research, they have a new technology for fix iPad wifi troubles.


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Sew simple Halloween projects to decorate your home and table for the spooky season.
Tiny Treats [1]
Turn Halloween-theme fat quarters and store-bought ribbon into pint-size goody bags to fill with yummy favors.
Delightfully Frightful [4]
Add a whimsical touch to your decor with pillows more likely to charm your guests than spook them.
Boo to You [7]
Create a whimsical pillow using Halloween prints. Fussy-cut words from fabric to showcase in the covered buttons.
Boo-tiful Goodie Bags [10]
Start stitching up a few easy cats and pumpkins in the morning, and by evening they'll be ready for Halloween fun.
Wool Pumpkin Bag [13]
Cook up this felted-wool swing bag appliquéd with a snazzy pumpkin.
Happy Haunts [16]
This pair of appliqué pillows is a treat to complete. Fusible appliqué is the trick!
Tiny Treat [19]
Whip up a few mini pumpkin penny rugs for your friends this fall. All you need is a little wool and thread, and you're set for the season!
Happy Pumpkin Pillow [22]
This cute pumpkin pillow comines wool and cotton into the perfect decor for your fall home.
Falling Leaves [25]
Welcome crisp breezes and fall leaves with a stunning fused wall hanging.
Silly Pumpkin Pincushion [28]
Silly pumpkin pincushions are sure to elicit smiles from any sewer. Use them as decorations or give away as sweet Halloween treats!
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Pretty Pumpkin Pillow [31]
Combine embroidery with silk and wool fabrics to create a cozy pumpkin pillow for your fall decorating.
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Spooky Spider Treat Bag [34]
This spider's smiling face adorns a cute felt bag, perfect for trick-or-treating.
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Twice is Nice Pillow [37]
One side of this pillow is designed for Halloween decor. When all the trick-or-treaters have gone home, flip it to showcase the Thanksgiving design on the other side.
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Black pumpkin silhouettes on a creamy white tablecloth bring an elegant touch to a Halloween table.
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Cat Pencil Toppers [46]
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Your little one will have plenty of fun with this pink 6ft trampoline with enclosure. Part of the Plum products range, it is constructed from steel that is galvanised both inside and out to provide rust-free protection. The trampoline also includes thick UV-treated foam pads that cover the 36 zinc-coated springs for safe cushioning. The trampoline enclosure is designed to keep your child within a safe area when they are using the trampoline, reducing the risk of falling.
The trampoline allows your child to grow in confidence as they learn to bounce, gaining coordination and skill while staying safe and having fun. It also helps improve a child's physical development through coordination, strength and balance. It comes with a spring loading tool and requires self-assembly.
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2nd January, 2013A Tory MP has been accused of drumming up support for the controversial Uzbekistan cotton trade campaigners claim is linked to child labour. Lucy Dunne reports more...
Green jeans: Sweden's Nudie goes organic
Grace Philip
29th May, 2012It might have taken 11 years but Nudie – purveyors of green jeans for the super stylish – has finally taken the plunge and gone entirely organic. Are you paying attention, H&M? more...
Five of the best…eco-friendly fashion brands for kids
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1st May, 2012First women, then men: now children and babies are the latest to join the conscious clothing revolution. Lisa Stephens rounds up five of the best eco-friendly kids clothing brands more...
Why jeans buck the fast-fashion phenomenon
Sophie Woodward
28th March, 2012Denim has been in fashion since the early 19th century, which is why it is in the ultimate 'slow fashion' statement. Wear yours worn and ragged, and the older the better argues Sophie Woodward more...
Urban legend: THTC takes environmentalism to the streets
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25th January, 2012Eco-label THTC has launched a new range of organic cotton t-shirts in association with the Soil Association, the Carbon Trust and the Fair Wear Foundation more...
Five of the best…organic cotton t-shirts
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10th January, 2012Whether you're taking up pilates or just going for a jog, there's an fabulous eco-friendly t-shirt for you more...
TAKE ACTION: Five campaigns to make fashion more fair
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2nd November, 2011From supporting garment workers' rights, to ending harmful denim sandblasting, there are many campaigns to improve high street clothing retail practices. Take action and add your voice to the call to make fashion fair more...
Inside the London College of Fashion's eco-hub
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15th September, 2011Fashionable ideas get an ethical makeover at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Matilda Lee reports more...
Ask the Ecologist: cotton, hemp and bamboo - which is the green choice?
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22nd June, 2011Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your eco-lifestyle dilemmas. This week, we're talking textiles more...
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Cotton is a cash crop, but buy organic and help farmers escape poverty
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7th December,2010Buying organic cotton doesn't mean you are depriving a farmer in the developing world of food crops, says Eliza Anyangwe of Pesticide Action Network. Rather, it's one action every ethical consumer should take more...
Green weddings: how to get married ethically
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The new face of eco fashion
Matilda Lee
24th September, 2010PHOTO GALLERY: The Estethica exhibition at London Fashion Week showcases pioneering designers who make clothes you never want to throw away. This exclusive photo shoot highlights some of the season's best looks more...
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What's the most sustainable fabric
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1st April, 2005Katharine Hamnett is one of the UK's leading fashion designers. In 1984 she famously wore a T-shirt opposing the purchase of US Pershing missiles at a reception attended by Margaret Thatcher. Since then she has campaigned on nuclear power, Third World debt, human rights, HIV and environmental issues. more...
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Apple set-top-box rumored to provide DVR-like TV on demand, iPad-like interface, social networking
Yet more rumors are surfacing about Apple's plans for a set-top box that would provide access not only to traditional iTunes content, but traditional TV content as well. Interestingly, for the second day in a row, the report comes by way of the Wall Street Journal's Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner:
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company proposes giving viewers the ability to start any show at any time through a digital-video recorder that would store TV shows on the Internet. Viewers even could start a show minutes after it has begun. Time Warner Cable Inc. TWC -0.25% offers a limited version of this feature called Start Over.
In addition to the cable operators the WSJ mentioned yesterday, they now say Apple is also approaching entertainment companies directly, with outlines of the rumored device's rumored capabilities. These are reportedly a simplified, iconic interface akin to that on the iPad (or, um, Apple TV?), the ability to engage in social networking on-screen, and, of course, support for existing Apple technologies like AirPlay.
Some of the features Apple has discussed are improvements, but not radical changes, to those already available. For instance, Apple wants viewers to be able to access all episodes of current seasons of TV shows, whereas existing video on demand services from cable operators generally often offer only a few episodes of a current season. Apple's proposed device would also provide access to older seasons of shows, which are already available through Apple's iTunes media store.
The WSJ points out, again, that this is a departure from Apple's previous strategy, which amounted to an end run around cable companies, similar to the end-run around record stores Apple pulled off with iTunes music. In both cases entrenched brokers controlled the supply of content, but while record stores were brick and mortar businesses, cable operators literally own the pipes that bring content to our doorsteps and into our living rooms. They also have agreements in place that aren't so easily worked around...
Again, however, two reports in the WSJ on two consecutive days is interesting. Or positioning. Why now, when there's already a plethora of Apple product rumors concerning the iPhone 5, iPad mini and the rest of the iOS device line up ahead of the rumored September 12? Why the repeated references to changed strategies and cable-engagement? Why....? /Plinkket
Given Apple keeps the, by their standards low-selling, Apple TV "hobby" on the market is evidence of how serious Apple is about the living room. These rumors are likely indicators of how serious they continue to be. We'll still have to wait and see what, if anything, actually emerged by way of an Apple DVR.
But as I've said numerous times, my cable company's terrible Scientific Atlanta box hasn't been updated in a decade. It's in desperate need of innovation -- of revolution -- and if Apple can do it, I'll throw money at them in a heartbeat.
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Apple set-top-box rumored to provide DVR-like TV on demand, iPad-like interface, social networking
As with several other things, Apple has timed this press in response to other things happening in the industry.
It all sounds interesting but I'm not holding my breath for a September release but if it happens and is priced right...I'm down.
While this would be a great thing in theory, the cable companies are not about to let Apple into their coveted market which they control very tightly. Everyone knows how the music industry is regretting their decision (although consumers have benefited).
There are a few issues, first you have cable providers setting bandwidth caps in certain markets and its pretty obvious this will only get worse. So your DVR is now cloud based and your data cap has been hit hard this month so now your bill is another $50-100 higher so you can stream your DVR. No thanks.
Next why wouldn't the cable companies just do this for you now, they could easily provide a cloud based DVR for you and save on local device storage and HDD failure.
Also what happens when your ISP is down you can't get any of your DVR content because its cloud based. Perhaps what Apple should due is provide an Apple TV with a server grade HDD (not the lame HDD in the TimeCapsule) so you can have local storage or cloud based if you want.
Finally, what about those who do not have highspeed internet in their market, yes there are those outside of the mid-west who have this issue. I happen to live 20 miles from a major city in my market but I have to use Satellite TV and there is no high speed ISP in my area. I have a choice, Satellite Internet, dial up or Wireless Internet via MiFi. My Dish Network DVR works very well for me even if the signal goes out I have hours and hours of content to watch.
Still its a nice direction for Apple, but I don't see Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision, etc. ever ceding ground.
I have 2 DirecTV DVRs, one of which is on its last legs. I was considering switching providers, but with this potentially on the way I may wait to see what comes about.


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Keith Preston Crum, born august 18, 1981 was arrested yesterday for indecent exposure according to Mount Pleaant Police Department spokesman Maj. Stan Gragg. Yesterday at approximately 3 p.m. the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to the area of U.S. Highway 17 Frontage Road near Bowman Road in reference to a report of a male subject who had exposed himself in a lewd and lascivious manner to a female who was sitting at the bus stop, Gragg said in a statement.
Upon arrival the officers made contact with the victim and a witness and were able to ascertain a tag number for the suspect's vehicle. Mount Pleasant Police Sergeant Herring was patrolling the area and observed a vehicle fitting the description and initiated a traffic stop on the suspect in the area of U.S. Highway 17 and Shellmore Drive.
Gragg said that Keith Preston Crum, of 8932 Charleston Highway in Bowman, was detained without incident. Subsequent investigation by Mount Pleasant and Charleston detectives was able to link Crum to multiple Indecent Exposure incidents in Mount Pleasant and Charleston. Crum is being charged by the Mount Pleasant Police with 10 counts of Indecent Exposure and two counts of Assault 1st Degree. Crum is being charged by the Charleston Police with three counts of Indecent Exposure and one count of Criminal Sexual conduct 3rd Degree. Crum's bond hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
"Both agencies would like to express our extreme gratitude for the willingness and courage of the witness to come forward and provide the necessary information which led to the identification and subsequent arrest of Crum who had plagued both jurisdictions since April," said Gragg.
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Originally Posted by vz58VZ I have been looking long and hard at this. I got more excited after I read that the Hornady .45 dies do both ACP and Win Mag! I have some brass now and want to convert at least a few hundred to 45WM.Hit the first snag. The nose of the 45 sits too low and hangs up when you try to chamber it. Not sure how to change this as the mag sits against the ejector and the round sits right below it. I can recontour the bullet guide but that stubby nose is the problem. Possibly a ballistic tiped round would work as is, but I want to use the "flying ashtrays"
After about 6 hours on the mag I just gave up and tried a M1 Carbine mag, and the damn thing worked first time and every time. The 15 rd holds 6 win mag, Guess I just gotta resize the mag well, give up on a BHO and figure out a mag release/triggerguard
What kind of magazine are you "making"? I'm guess you're either adapting a mag or bending sheet metal? I'll be honest, I was thinking about making my own box mags for this. Perhaps a 20 rounder?
I think I may be able to help with that. After spending a few nights just looking at the magazines and scratching my head, I think I know how to make the 45 straight cases feed properly.
You and I have the same problem. The .45 in an AK magazine feed system. The .45-70 is of course different than 45WM, but the feed ramp area is basically the same. If you look at the way a .410 or even a 12ga magazine feeds, you'll notice the front of the magazine is open so the feed lip sits "inside" the magazine. At least, it sits below the top of the magazine.
The same application is made to the Uzi magazines. The front of the magazine is situated in such a way that the round is mostly exposed.
The followers tilt the front of the bullets up just enough that they have less effort to move on the ramp, but not enough that the back end is below the bolt.
OK. To apply this to your (and soon my) build, I believe that if you trim your magazine at the front, and alter the follower so that it is pushing the front of the bullets up ever-so-slightly, you should be able to get them to fit. You may have to alter the location of the locking lugs, but now that I've welded AK lugs onto a dozen G3 magazines, I'm no longer "scared" of magazine alterations
You may have to tilt the magazine a few degrees - not much - if you find that the Angle of Attack (AoA, or Alpha) to the feed ramp is too steep. The AoA should be less than on a pistol, or even on an Uzi style design. I would guess that the extra space in the AK receiver would let you lengthen the feed ramp a bit.
That change would let you keep the BHO feature, assuming it is a standard BHO style that has an engagement lug at the back of the magazine.


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Following an all-clear by law enforcement officials following a bomb threat, Aiken High School administrators are returning to class those students who remain on campus, said Aiken Public Safety Sgt. Jake Mahoney.
Students were evacuated and escorted to the football stadium, and many of them left school as parents picked them up at the school's football stadium.
Public Safety was notified by school administrators at approximately 8:30 a.m. after a bomb threat was found on a bathroom wall.
"It was a handwritten message on a bathroom stall wall," Mahoney said. "The school administration notified Public Safety … We assisted them with the evacuation. We called explosive detection units from Richmond County, Lexington County and the State Law Enforcement Division."
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You're here with the Wolves again. Take us through the process of coming back.
I'm really, really happy about it, first of all. No one treats you better than this organization. It all started back when the season ended. I had been weighing my options in Europe but I wanted to be here in Chicago. Wendell (Young) called me up recently and we talked through some things. He said John Anderson would be the coach and that kind of did it for me.
Why was Anderson's return a big selling point for you?
Just because of his success in the past with the Wolves. He has won four championships, and he's an offensive minded coach who really wants to win and I think that's going to make a big difference for us. I haven't met yet, but all I hear is good things so I can't wait to get in there and start working.
Last season you got off to a slow start in terms of your production but then really picked things up in the second half. How do you feel about last year?
Any time you don't win a championship, you can't feel really good about a season. It was certainly a different year with the lockout because Vancouver's players coming down pushed me out of a position. It wasn't that I wasn't playing well but other guys were there who were taking precedence. Once I started playing more, the better I got. Your confidence grows and things start to go your way. Personally I felt things ended well with my production. But because we didn't make the playoffs I can't feel very satisfied.
What has your offseason been like so far?
I've been back in St. Louis for the most part. Usually I golf a lot in the offseason but it has been way too hot. So mostly I've just been doing lots of training and getting ready to move up to Chicago in August.
Is there anything you've pinpointed that you want to do better this season?
Mostly I just want to continue producing on the ice in terms of points and be really consistent with that. I want to be "the guy" and I want to have a bigger role and bring a lot of energy. That's what my attitude is this season. The Wolves are all about winning championships and that's a big reason why I came back. With John Anderson and Gene Ubriaco and Wendell Young, they really emphasize not just the individual stuff but working together as a team to get better.
You'll have a whole new team to get to know as well.
I'm excited about the affiliation change. I'm from St Louis and grew up a fan of that team and it's good to be associated with them. The last two years I made some great friendships within the Canucks organization and it's sad to see those guys go but with new faces you're going to have harder practices and you're pushing each other more. It will be nice to have Tim Miller back because he's been my roommate in the past. Obviously Mark Mancari coming back is great. Wendell and Gene are really committed to putting the best product that they can on the ice. The core group of Wolves guys coming back is great; it's just a bummer we don't start for two months.
Speaking of Miller, he was the only guy at Anderson's introductory press conference. Coach promised him time on the power play this season for his attendance. Where were you?
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Jose Mourinho left Inter Milan, Roma are facing disaster and, juventus has a new coach and so Milan could get the Serie A title with no real trouble without being indeed brilliant.
If the defence slumbers similar to what they did against Cesena, even Luis Suarez could grab some goals. Everyone overestimated Milan for their win in the first game against Lecce, and I suppose there is still a good deal to make for Silvio Berlusconi's side, but they look on the right way to having a victorious year
i feel milan has more possibility of winning the champions league than the italian league cup. They began positively, but can it be predicted from the Rossoneri's inconsistent start to the season??
No, it seems unlikely because Milan has no formation to prevail, and their technique is still to be known. Barcelona might take the upper hand and Real Madrid will be awfully hard to pound if they survive the group stage
At this minute Milan are in development phase and it's before time to comprehend what Allegri will assemble. Undeniably the Rossoneri have a number of worldclass champions-players that can lend a hand to win significant matches through their exploits
However teams like Barcelona and Chelsea are better prepared, structured and controlled, put together with a lot of work, and that is essential in the Champions League. This means that Milan could be the central character on the European scene with a small piece of fortune, but not be the top Italian team
vigorous players like Kevin-Prince Boateng and Robinho have come in and so Zlatan Ibrahimovic, sensing that the Rossoneri have a team that, though do not match their rivals Inter, is pretty good quality. crucial aprts like Ronaldinho, Nesta, Pirlo and Ambrosini may well not have the sustainability for a 38-game domestic season and a profound run in Europe nevertheless the veteran players at Milan have the nerve and proficiency to win the Champions League
Somewhere alongside Allegri will introduce an operational structure and Milan will roll out a pretty ingenious force talented of some inspiring moments. But there are several vulnerable weaknesses for Milan to be successful in the Champions League this year
Their need of steadiness could get in the way of title confront to champions Inter, but they surely do hold the potential of going all the way in the knockout system of the Champions League
Milan will get swamped in midfield in the bigger Champions League games, they will have to defend. However amid the weaknesses in the fullback positions and a couple attackers who have previously shown slight concern in sinking deep, they'll concede


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SAMBO Seminar - The Videos!
Here are the promised videos from the Kent, WA SAMBO seminar that happened this last weekend. I ended up with over an hour of video from the 3 hour seminar, my battery was dying at the end so this is just a snippet of the information that we went through. The videos pretty much speak for themselves so I will just post them for all to enjoy!
Thanks to Aaron Fields and SeaTown SAMBO for making this such a great time and sharing with us all.
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Great vids. I love Aaron's energy.
"We are looking at each other right in the eyes. It is a little uncomfortable" LOLOne of the best Bullshido investigations ever written: http://www.bullshido.org/David_Kujawski_Investigation
"disgruntled ex student who couldn't hack training with Dave and his material and opted out (could be called pussied out) of training to go to Sambo" - Mor Sao
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Yeah I have some more, but were saving it for our Firemans SAMBO dvd series and it can all be yours for only 4 easy payments of $99.99!! Pre-Orders now being excepted!
Seriously though, I do have a few more mostly its just clarification of the techniques shown and pointing out some more details and the like. I thought those 3 clips were the most in-depth ones I could put up, some of the other clips may not make since taken out of context; also some of the early clips from the day didnt catch everything well because I was still getting use to using the camera.
Also I feel like putting up clips like that makes it seem as if Aaron was teaching these individual techniques, which wasnt the case, it was a flow that showed a principle that got applied as you moved through different stages and that gets lost a little bit when you view it as clips instead of as a whole.
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Those clips were great. I got a lot out of them...he does have a way of breaking it down that is easily understandable.
In the sambo-free wasteland, that is Ohio, where we only get a chance to train with Coach Tripp a few times a year, this sort of thing is invaluable to us.
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Video of Aaron's coach. If you want to know why he is so good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUFYX5SQWIgOne of the best Bullshido investigations ever written: http://www.bullshido.org/David_Kujawski_Investigation
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Ranked No. 7 among Red Sox prospects by MLB.com entering the 2013 season. ... Missed most of training camp in 2013 following an offseason handgun accident. ... Ranked fifth in the Eastern League in slugging percentage in 2012. ... Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first round (36th overall) of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Middle Tennessee State University. ... Was named the Red Sox 2011 Offensive Co-Player of the Year after leading all farmhands in batting, slugging percentage, RBIs, runs scored and total bases and finishing second in homers. ... Started the season with a Greenville team-record 35-game on-base streak that included a South Atlantic League season-high 26-game hitting streak. ... Was named 2009 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year after leading the NCAA in batting (.465), homers (28), slugging (.930) and total bases (214). ... Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 2007 Draft but did not sign.


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According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
A 47-year-old Aiken man allegedly shoplifted $600 in merchandise from a store on Whiskey Road on Friday by pushing a cart full of items from the store and loading the items into a vehicle. When an employee confronted the man in the parking lot, he threw the items back into the cart and fled in the vehicle.
A 16-year-old North Augusta boy was detained for shoplifting on Sunday after he tried to take a pair of sunglasses from a store in Aiken Mall without paying.
A 30-year-old Blackville man was detained for gross intoxication on Saturday after getting loud and belligerent with officers who were trying to talk with him about an earlier incident in which he was kicked out of a Richland Avenue bar due to his intoxication.
A 49-year-old Aiken man was detained for drinking in public on Sunday after he was found with an open can of beer at his feet near the intersection of Hampton Avenue and York Street.
Cruelty to animals was reported on Saturday after a homeowner reported a dog in a yard on Morton Avenue that had no food or water and had its leash tangled around a tree. The complainant told police they hadnt seen the homeowner in several days. An officer was unable to make contact with the homeowner but untangled the dogs leash and gave it some water.
An air conditioner unit was reported stolen from an apartment complex on Laurens Street on Friday. The owner told police the unit had just been replaced after being stolen in April.
An unknown man used a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase beer and cigars at a gas station on Richland Avenue on Friday. He later returned and tried to make another purchase, but the clerk refused after learning that the first bill was fake.
An Aiken man reported damage to his vehicle on Friday after a nail on the Union Street bridge reportedly damaged the muffler on his vehicle when he drove over the bridge.
Vandalism was reported on the shed of a business on Silver Bluff Road on Sunday.
A burglary was reported at a home on Schroder Street on Saturday. The owner reported a television, a DVD player and pictures missing.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Newberry Street on Saturday. The owner reported a book bag missing that was later found nearby.
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A 30-year-old Beech Island man was detained for criminal domestic violence on Saturday after he took his wifes phone from her while she was calling the police and threw it at her head, causing a knot. The victim said she was calling police after an argument between them.
A 50-year-old Graniteville man was detained for disorderly conduct on Saturday after he was found sitting on the shoulder of Duncan Road drinking a beer. The man smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech.
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Moyes was delighted for Osman and feels the 31-year-old will comfortably make the step up for England.
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"It was a pleasure to tell everyone that Ossie had been called up for England. His form this season has been such that he really deserves this.
"His consistency during my time here has been exceptional. He will take the ball and he will want to help England play.
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I was not able to get anything in for this Veterans Day, but I will be able to get in something for a veteran and a president whom most of us knew.
I was a 12-year-old boy in Mrs. Picket's fourth-grade class on a sunny November day. It was just about 2 p.m. when the other teachers, Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Barton, came to see Mrs. Picket.
She in turn told our class that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas. We were all heartbroken but hoped he would live. About 15 minutes later, Mrs. Stafford came and told us that President Kennedy was dead. All of our hearts sank in despair. Mrs. Picket had just led us in the Lord's Prayer for our president so that he would live. She was catholic, as was the president and my family.
My thoughts were on our president and I remembered how during his campaign and after his election some people said they wished he was dead or that he was shot. I thought how awfully disturbing those people were to say such a thing. But all of that changed in October 1962 when the missiles of October, as Kennedy put it, hung over all of us like the sword of Damocles.
The first few weeks into October 1962, U.S. U2 spy planes had taken pictures of new Russian missile launch bases going up here and there on the island of Cuba. Once this was verified that there were Russian missiles about to be installed and operational and ready to launch at a good part of the U.S., our worst fears had come true.
The president and his chief of staff talked about what to do as he went on TV to tell everyone in the U.S., Canada and Europe of what the Russians had helped Fidel Castro do. The United Nations General Assembly was called and our ambassador there told of this cold war threat to the whole world. We here in Vermont were worried sick. We had Plattsburgh Air Force Base, which was a really big base that launches B52 bombers on a constant daily basis. The base was put on alert which was a wise move since chances were we were headed for a nuclear war with the Soviets, which was called the USSR.
I remember going to a meeting at the old Number 9 Fayston School to talk about what to do to survive a nuclear attack and the radiation fallout. It was October and winter was coming on and we only had our old farmhouse cellar, not a new house with a bomb shelter. The talk didn't sound good at what it would take to survive a nuclear war and the fallout. It was not going to be good for most of us with no time and no money.
Meanwhile, President Kennedy put a naval blockade all around Cuba, while the general staff was trying to talk Kennedy into attacking and invading Cuba right after one of our U2 spy planes was shot down. What we didn't know until the fall of the Soviet Union was that some of the launch bases were operational and ready to launch. Also, the Soviet sub that was under our blockade ships had nuclear torpedoes and had orders to defend themselves if they felt threatened to the tipping point.
President Kennedy controlled the general staff, who were chomping at the war bit to attack, by telling them he was in charge and that not any of them were to break the peace with any rogue actions. Finally, Kennedy was able to get in contact with the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. He had been a general under Stalin during World War II. They talked about the carnage of that war for the world and what a nuclear war would do.
President Kennedy agreed not to attack and invade Cuba and to pull missiles out of Turkey, and Khrushchev agreed to pull all of the missiles out of Cuba. These two old World War II veterans saw the truth that no one would win and survive an all-out nuclear war. Thank God for them talking, especially President Kennedy.
After that, President Kennedy had one more year to live. In that week in 1962, he did what no other president ever had to do. Washington and Lincoln were great in their time on earth, but the wars back then would not destroy a world like a nuclear war would. We came just short of the skins of our teeth from blowing ourselves off the face of this planet and blowing us back to the Stone Age. It was that close.
At that time, from 1961 to 1964, we lived in an old trailer in a trailer lot beside Kenyon's old farm just outside of The Valley Reporter in the right lane of the now blacktopped entrance. As I watched the scene of Kennedy's funeral play out for days, it rained up here during that whole time as if the tears of heaven above wept for our slain 35th president. I wept too as I was young and innocent.
If Kennedy had lived a lot of things would have been different. There probably would have been no Vietnam and the loss of all that war brought to us. Now it's 50 years after and the world sure has changed, most of it not for the better. Thank God for Kennedy. That one scary event in October 1962 was almost the deadliest war on earth that did not happen because John F. Kennedy was our president for 1,000 days.
Gregory Viens lives in North Fayston.


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The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network.
1. A method for performing a real time Web transaction from a Web application over a digital network atop the Web, the method comprising:
providing a Web page for display on a computer system coupled to an input device;
providing a point-of-service application as a selection within the Web page, wherein the point-of-service application provides access to both a checking and savings account, the point-of-service application operating in a service network atop the World Wide Web;
accepting a first signal from the Web user input device to select the point-of-service application;
accepting subsequent signals from the Web user input device; and
transferring funds from the checking account to the savings account in real-time utilizing a routed transactional data structure that is both complete and non-deferred, in addition to being specific to the point-of-service application, the routing occurring in response to the subsequent signals.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/792,323, filed Feb. 23, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,340,506, which was a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/296,207 filed Apr. 21, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,212,556, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/879,958 filed Jun. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,987,500, which was a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/700,726 filed Aug. 5, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,778,178, which was related to and claimed priority from provisional application No. 60/006,634 filed Nov. 13, 1995. This application also claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/006,634 filed Nov. 13. 1995.
The following are related applications: application Ser. No. 09/863,704 filed May 23, 2001 and provisional application 60/206,422 filed May 23, 2000.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the area of Internet communications. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for configurable value-added network switching and object routing.
2. Background of the Invention
With the Internet and the World Wide Web ("the Web") evolving rapidly as a viable consumer medium for electronic commerce, new on-line services are emerging to fill the needs of on-line users. An Internet user today can browse on the Web via the use of a Web browser. Web browsers are software interfaces that run on Web clients to allow access to Web servers via a simple user interface. A Web user's capabilities today from a Web browser are, however, extremely limited. The user can perform one-way, browse-only interactions. Additionally, the user has limited "deferred" transactional capabilities, namely electronic mail (e-mail) capabilities. E-mail capabilities are referred to as "deferred transactions" because the consumer's request is not processed until the e-mail is received, read, and the person or system reading the e-mail executes the transaction. This transaction is thus not performed in real-time.
Under limited circumstances, a user may have access to two-way services on the Web via Common Gateway Interface (CGI) applications. CGI is a standard interface for running external programs on a Web server. It allows Web servers to create documents dynamically when the server receives a request from the Web browser. When the Web server receives a request for a document, the Web server dynamically executes the appropriate CGI script and transmits the output of the execution back to the requesting Web browser. This interaction can thus be termed a "two-way" transaction. It is a severely limited transaction, however, because each CGI application is customized for a particular type of application or service.
For example, as illustrated in
As the Web expands and electronic commerce becomes more desirable, the need increases for robust, real-time, bi-directional transactional capabilities on the Web. A true real-time, bi-directional transaction would allow a user to connect to a variety of services on the Web, and perform real-time transactions on those services. For example, although user 100 can browse car dealer Web page 105 today, the user cannot purchase the car, negotiate a car loan or perform other types of real-time, two-way transactions that he can perform with a live salesperson at the car dealership. Ideally, user 100 in
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a configurable value-added network switch for enabling real-time transactions on the World Wide Web. The configurable value added network switch comprises means for switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a World Wide Web application, means for transmitting a transaction request from the transactional application, and means for processing the transaction request.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a method and apparatus for enabling object routing on the World Wide Web is disclosed. The method for enabling object routing comprises the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes, associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description.
The features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description of the present invention as set forth below.
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for configurable value-added network switching and object routing and management. "Web browser" as used in the context of the present specification includes conventional Web browsers such as NCSA Mosaic™ from NCSA and Netscape Mosaic™ from Netscape™. The present invention is independent of the Web browser being utilized and the user can use any Web browser, without modifications to the Web browser. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, however, that these specific details need not be used to practice the present invention. In other instances, well-known structures, interfaces and processes have not been shown in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
In general, such computer systems as illustrated by
Processor 202 may be any of a wide variety of general purpose processors or microprocessors such as the Pentium™ microprocessor manufactured by Intel™ Corporation or the Motorola™ 68040 or Power PC™ brand microprocessor manufactured by manufactured by Motorola™ Corporation. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, however, that other varieties of processors may also be used in a particular computer system. Display device 205 may be a liquid crystal device, cathode ray tube (CRT), or other suitable display device. Mass storage device 207 may be a conventional hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or other magnetic or optical data storage device for reading and writing information stored on a hard disk, a floppy disk, a CD-ROM a magnetic tape, or other magnetic or optical data storage medium. Data storage medium 208 may be a hard disk, a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, or other magnetic or optical data storage medium.
In general, processor 202 retrieves processing instructions and data from a data storage medium 208 using mass storage device 207 and downloads this information into random access memory 203 for execution. Processor 202, then executes an instruction stream from random access memory 203 or read-only memory 204. Command selections and information input at input device 206 are used to direct the flow of instructions executed by processor 202. Equivalent input device 206 may also be a pointing device such as a conventional mouse or trackball device. The results of this processing execution are then displayed on display device 205.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is implemented as a software module, which may be executed on a computer system such as computer system 200 in a conventional manner. Using well known techniques, the application software of the preferred embodiment is stored on data storage medium 208 and subsequently loaded into and executed within computer system 200. Once initiated, the software of the preferred embodiment operates in the manner described below.
Network layer 303 enables any pair of systems in the network to communicate with each other. Network layer 303 contains hardware units such as routers, that handle routing, packet fragmentation and reassembly of packets. Transport layer 304 establishes a reliable communication stream between a pair of systems, dealing with errors such as lost packets, duplicate packets, packet reordering and fragmentation. Session layer 305 offers services above the simple communication stream provided by transport layer 304. These services include dialog control and chaining. Presentation layer 306 provides a means by which OSI compliant applications can agree on representations for data. Finally, application layer 307 includes services such as file transfer, access and management services (FTAM), electronic mail and virtual terminal (VT) services. Application layer 307 provides a means for application programs to access the OSI environment. As described above, the present invention is implemented to function as a routing switch in application layer 307. Application layer routing creates an open channel for the management, and the selective flow of data from remote databases on a network.
A. Overview
A typical user transaction today may involve user 100 walking into a bank or driving up to a teller machine, and interacting with a live bank teller, or automated teller machine (ATM) software applications. Alternatively, user 100 can perform the same transaction by using a personal computer (PC), activating application software on his PC to access his bank account, and dialing into the bank via a modem line. If user 100 is a Web user, however, there is no current mechanism for performing a robust, real-time transaction with the bank, as illustrated in
According to one embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in
As illustrated in
Exchange 501 processes the consumer's request and displays an exchange Web page 505 that includes a list of POSvc applications 510 accessible by exchange 501. A POSvc application is an application that can execute the type of transaction that the user may be interested in performing. The POSvc list is displayed via the graphical user interface component. One embodiment of the present invention supports HyperText Markup Language as the graphical user interface component. Virtual Reality Markup Language and Java™ are also supported by this embodiment. A variety of other graphical user interface standards can also be utilized to implement the graphical user interface.
An example of a POSvc application list is illustrated in
Once Bank POSvc application 510 has been activated, user 100 will be able to connect to Bank services and utilize the application to perform banking transactions, thus accessing data from a host or data repository 575 in the Bank "Back Office." The Bank Back Office comprises legacy databases and other data repositories that are utilized by the Bank to store its data. This connection between user 100 and Bank services is managed by exchange 501. As illustrated in
Each Web merchant may choose the types of services that it would like to offer its clients. In this example, if Bank decided to include in their POSvc application access to checking and savings accounts, user 100 will be able to perform real-time transactions against his checking and savings accounts. Thus, if user 100 moves $500 from his checking account into his savings account, the transaction will be performed in real-time, in the same manner the transaction would have been performed by a live teller at the bank or an ATM machine. Therefore, unlike his prior access to his account, user 100 now has the capability to do more than browse his bank account. The ability to perform these types of robust, real-time transactions from a Web client is a significant aspect of the present invention.
Bank can also decide to provide other types of services in POSvc application 510(1). For example, Bank may agree with Car dealership to allow Bank customers to purchase a car from that dealer, request a car loan from Bank, and have the entire transaction performed on the Web, as illustrated in
Finally, Bank may also decide to provide intra-merchant or intra-bank services, together with the inter-merchant services described above. For example, if Bank creates a POSvc application for use by the Bank Payroll department, Bank may provide its own employees with a means for submitting timecards for payroll processing by the Bank's Human Resources (HR) Department. An employee selects the Bank HR POSvc application, and submits his timecard. The employee's timecard is processed by accessing the employee's payroll information, stored in the Bank's Back Office. The transaction is thus processed in real-time, and the employee receives his paycheck immediately.
B. Van Switching and Object Routing
As described above, exchange 501 and management agent 601, illustrated in
VAN switch 520 provides multi-protocol object routing, depending upon the specific VAN services chosen. This multi-protocol object routing is provided via a proprietary protocol, TransWeb™ Management Protocol (TMP). TMP incorporates the same security features as the traditional Simple Network Management Protocol, SNMP. It also allows for the integration of other traditional security mechanisms, including RSA security mechanisms.
One embodiment of the present invention utilizes TMP and distributed on-line service information bases (DOLSIBs) to perform object routing. Alternatively, TMP can incorporate s-HTTP, Java™, the WinSock API or ORB with DOLSIBs to perform object routing. DOLSIBs are virtual information stores optimized for networking. All information entries and attributes in a DOLSIB virtual information store are associated with a networked object identity. The networked object identity identifies the information entries and attributes in the DOLSIB as individual networked objects, and each networked object is assigned an Internet address. The Internet address is assigned based on the IP address of the node at which the networked object resides.
For example, in
Each object in the DOLSIB has a name, a syntax and an encoding. The name is an administratively assigned object ID specifying an object type. The object type together with the object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific instantiation of the object. For example, if object 610 is information about models of cars, then one instance of that object would provide user 100 with information about a specific model of the car while another instance would provide information about a different model of the car. The syntax of an object type defines the abstract data structure corresponding to that object type. Encoding of objects defines how the object is represented by the object type syntax while being transmitted over the network.
C. Management and Administration
As described above, exchange 501 and management agent 601 together constitute a VAN switch.
Switching service 702 is an OSI application layer switch. Switching service 702 thus represents the core of the VAN switch. It performs a number of tasks including the routing of user connections to remote VAN switches, described in the paragraph above, multiplexing and prioritization of requests, and flow control. Switching service 702 also facilitates open systems' connectivity with both the Internet (a public switched network) and private networks including back office networks, such as banking networks. Interconnected application layer switches form the application network backbone. These switches are one significant aspect of the present invention.
Management service 703 contains tools such as Information Management Services (IMS) and application Network Management Services (NMS). These tools are used by the end users to manage network resources, including VAN switches. Management service 703 also provides applications that perform Operations, Administration, Maintenance & Provisioning (OAM&P) functions. These OAM&P functions include security management, fault management, configuration management, performance management and billing management. Providing OAM&P functions for applications in this manner is another significant aspect of the present invention.
Finally, application service 704 contains application programs that deliver customer services. Application service 704 includes POSvc applications such as Bank POSvc described above, and illustrated in
Thus, a configurable value-added network switching and object routing method and apparatus is disclosed. These specific arrangements and methods described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Numerous modifications in form and detail may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Although this invention has been shown in relation to a particular preferred embodiment, it should not be considered so limited. Rather, the present invention is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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In his best-selling collection of essays, An Autumn of War: What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism (2002), and in his most recent book, Between War and Peace: Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq (2004), Hanson examines the world's ongoing war on terrorism, from America to Iraq, from Europe to Israel, and beyond.
Hanson portrays an America making progress against Islamic fundamentalism but hampered by the self-hatred of elite academics at home and the cynical self-interest of allies abroad. He sees a new and urgent struggle of evil against good, one that can fail only if "we convince ourselves that our enemies fight because of something we, rather than they, did."
Whether in defense of Israel as a secular democracy, criticism of the United Nations, a plea to alter our alliance with Saudi Arabia, or a perception that postwar Iraq is reaching a dangerous tipping point, Hanson's arguments have the shock of candor and the fire of conviction.
Victor Davis Hanson was educated at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and received his Ph.D. in classics from Stanford University. He farmed full-time for five years before returning to academia in 1984 to initiate a classics program at California State University, Fresno, where he is currently a professor of classics.
Hanson is the author of over 170 articles, book reviews, and newspaper editorials on Greek, agrarian, and military history and essays on contemporary culture. He has written or edited thirteen books, including Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece (1998), and The Western Way of War: Infantry Battles in Classical Greece (1989).


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Most of my readers know that as much as I love writing, I love teaching writing as well. Inspiring others to write. I have helped create conferences and workshops, spoken and taught. I love the creative energy that sparks, flames and electrifies, that fills a room and overflows when a group of passionate writers and photographers gather, discuss and work. Most of my readers know that Ilva Beretta and I together created the Plated Stories blog as a purely creative endeavor, allowing us a space where we can explore, find new ways to express ourselves, break away from the expectations of what a food blog is.
And now we are excited to announce the creation of the first Plated Stories Workshop! Partnering with Tuscan Muse in Italy, the workshop is part of an extraordinary 10-day experience with Tuscan Muse and will be dedicated to food writing (I will be teaching) and food photography and styling (with the super talented Ilva teaching).
Discover the Plated Stories workshop by clicking over to the Tuscan Muse website. The five days will include intensive, hands-on exercises in both food writing and styling/photography, heady discussion and lively exchange. The workshop will include a cooking class with chef Enrico Casini, photowalks in stunning Tuscany and the city of Pienza, fabulous Italian food and all in a divine and inspiring setting.
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Plated Stories the blog is all about finding inspiration and tapping into our creativity, pushing ourselves beyond our own limits. This is exactly what we will help you do at Plated Stories the workshop: you will be inspired to take that step beyond and you will learn how to channel your creativity in new ways for your own purpose, be it for your blog, professional work or a hobby.
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And to celebrate our newest venture, I baked a cake ! I started with my Chocolate Spice Cake with Sour Black Cherries in Syrup and replaced the cherries with sweetened chestnut cream and the vanilla with rum. The result is much lighter and more tender than I expected, a beautiful balance of chocolate and chestnut with a lingering hint of rum. Perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert.
Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) Bundt – can also be baked in layers or in a loaf pan but adjust baking time as needed.
7 Tbs (100 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup (200 g) sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 ¾ cup (230 g) flour
3 Tbs (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
7/8 cup (200 ml) milk
2 Tbs rum, cognac, Grand Marnier or Cointreau (or replace with 1 tsp vanilla)
4 Tbs (100 g) crème de marrons (sweetened chestnut cream)
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a 9-inch (23 cm) Bundt pan – (or two 9-inch layer cake pans or one loaf pan). Lightly flour the pan and knock out all the excess.
Place the softened butter and the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes until thick, smooth and doubled in volume. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each addition to increase the volume of the batter.
Stir or sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a separate bowl. Add the rum to the milk.
Add the dry ingredients to the batter in three additions, alternating with the milk/rum in two, beginning and ending with dry, beating after each addition until well blended.
Beat in the Chestnut Cream. Carefully ladle the batter into the pan and gently smooth the top if needed and place in the preheated oven.
Bake for 45 – 50 minutes (Note: if using layer cake pans or a loaf pan and depending upon your oven, baking times may vary greatly, so begin checking the cake for doneness after 35 minutes.) The cake is done when a tester stuck into the center of the cake comes out clean - or cleanish, with no liquid batter.
Remove from the oven onto cooling racks and allow to cool for 10 – 15 minutes before gently shaking the cake lose and turning it out of the baking pan and onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Slide the cake onto a serving platter, dust with a bit of cocoa powder and serve. For an elegant dessert, serve the cake with very lightly sweetened whipped cream, rum-spiked whipped cream or ice cream (rum raisin!).