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Good grief - this thread has got some attention hasn't it! Thanks all for the info - there's definately some clarifying points that I need to make to help with the explanation that I perhaps should have mentioned originally.
1) I do have home printing equipment, Ilford papers, dev tanks etc - an Ilfospeed Multigrade 400HS enlarger with Apo Rodenstock 50mm lens, I might add! The problem is a) my negative carrier is broke and I've not got round to replacing it and my darkroom is basically a spare bedroom that I haven't yet invested enough effort into making totally light proof during long summer evenings. For that reason, my home printing is not as frequent as it could be.
2) Whilst I am OK at home printing in the darker winter months, my attempts at film development have been a bit hit and miss and due to a few bad experiences I'm suffering from a lack of confidence with photos that I value - fear of ruining them. So I am familiar with how labs auto-process etc but that is why I made the point that my Fuji films all come out well - I assumed it must be something I was doing wrong because my lab seems to be pretty good with other films - to me, they are a good lab overall. However, as others have said, maybe they're not too good with Ilford FP4. I'll try Ilford printing services themselves next time to see.
3) In defence of my lab, something else I need to make clear. The paper prints are just a 7x5 proof set and the scans are their standard 'quick scan' to CD from the negatives - they are not scans from the prints. But in both instances, they are the "cheap and quick" versions of their service (£16 for dev and print plus £4 per film to scan to CD). The lab does offer a more hands on approach - it's just I only use that for proper work as opposed to family days out work e.g. they can hand print each print if I want and do high res frame-by-frame scanning but it's £14 a film instead of £4. However, I use the same service level with most of my other films, that always look much better so the comparison is still the same. I realise a hand made print will always be much better but for reasons explained in 1), I can't do that at the moment and money is not always freely available for just casual family and friends work.
3) chriscrawfordphoto thanks for taking the time to enhance the jpgs. I'm curious - what software did you use? Lightroom, Photoshop? I tried to do similar using LightZone but couldn't quite get the same results.
4) pentaxuser - I had looked at the Ilford Harman Photo order form in the past, but last time I looked they were more expensive than my lab. However, based on your suggestion, I just looked again and to my surprise they are much less than my own lab now! (http://www.ilfordlab.com/images/ORDE...FILM%20D+P.pdf) by a couple of quid a film. I will definately try them next time. The recession has obviously hit my lab quite hard, maybe.
5) ROL I'm glad you agree with my film rating calculations - I was basing this idea on what I've read about the work of Jose Villa and the whole "expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights" - it's supposed to help ensure you get plenty of shadow detail? I must say that for my colour films especially, this technique has worked well. I was surprised to read everyones comments about not doing it that way - I thought it was a fairly routine thing to do for photographers and that generally the box speed is just an indicative guide. I'll have to read up on that some more.
Luseboy I didn't use in-camera flash on this occasion. I used my Nikon SB-800 and have been doing so for around two years now. I've become quite proficient with it as well, having read the book "The Nikon Creative Lighting System", which is why I posted this thread because I was trying to work out whether it was me or the lab or the film. I am quite good with flash these days...
MattKing - thanks for the nice words. It is a nice photo (of my daughter) but it just seemed to lack punch a bit.
JMcLaug351 You've confused me a bit:
I know using 'normal' flash would, but I was only using a little fill-in flash due to it being so bright on the day, and at -1 compensation at that. I did this to try and add sparkle into the eyes and things - a technique that has worked well for me in the past. I must confess to not being brilliant with B&W though - is this a common problem with using flash and B&W - flat negatives?Also, flash used on camera fills in the shadows and makes for a flatter negative.
Ian Grant
Well, as above, they are the "cheap" product range, but they still cost £16 a film with £4 scan to CD from negative, so £20 for one roll. As said above, would have been less from Ilford. Personally though, for £20, I'd have preferred better.They look like cheap lab 35mm prints to me
Lasltyl - yep, I know about using incident light meters and I have got one, and I know about using manual mode and trying to expose for the darker Level III shadows and then print for the highlights etc. This was just a day out though and people didn't want all that fuss so I was just in point and shoot mode really. Given my camera and the film in use, even in Aperture mode, that should have done an OK job in most of the scenes, and I think it probably has except for the prints are clearly quick print jobs instead of proper ones.
To everyone who mentioned Shot 3 being glared (for which there are many of you) - you're quite right. The sun was just to my right and it was about 15:00 hrs and I do recall thinking at the time "This might not work!".
Anyway, to all of you - thanks again and I'll have a stab at printing a few at home once I've bought some new chemicals and a new negative carrier!


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At a garage sale this month, several of my friends were inspecting a purse, trying to determine if it was "real."
Well, it really is a purse, I mused to myself, not a figment of our imaginations.
No surprise, I don't own a designer bag. Nor do I want one, because I'd rather have the money to go inside a "fake" bag. (I do have a thrift store-purchased purse imprinted with the word Prada. I pronounce it Pray-day.)
Some of my friends, however, do have Coach or Louis Vuitton bags. They talked about tell-tale signs of their authenticity while inspecting the real/not real garage sale bag.
Later, I started to wonder whether, in addition to real designer bags, these women also have fully funded retirement accounts.
Of course I don't dare ask, or tell them about my own accounts. Because while it's fine to talk about your $300 (or $700 or $2,000) handbag, it's impolite or awkward to talk about the money you haven't spent.
Why is this?
As a society, we've seen taboo subjects become table talk. Sex, politics and religion are all over my Facebook wall.
Money? Noooo. We don't talk about our income, debt and savings. Even I don't go into the specifics of what my family earns and has amassed.
But what if we started?
What if money became the new "stuff"? That instead of coveting our neighbor's handbag, we were inspired to match her 401(k) balance? What if mutual funds were the new Marc Jacobs?
Could we create a new culture of financial freedom, where saving is admired more than spending, if we just opened up about it?
So to start, here's a little bit of my truth: On a five-figure annual household income, my husband and I each automatically invest about $460 every month into our Roth IRAs. (*see note below)
When we retire 30 years from now, each one of these monthly contributions will be worth about $5,030, assuming an 8 percent rate of return.
I don't share this to brag or boast. I'm just trying to turn the conversation away from Kate Spade and toward financial security. To show you it's possible. To encourage you to plan for your future.
It's a common fallacy that people who have expensive things have a lot of money. They might. Or they might have a lot of debt.
There is nothing wrong with buying designer bags (or high-tech toys or lux home furnishings), as long as you're financially secure. That is, your debt is paid off, an emergency fund stashed, and you're saving 10 percent to 15 percent of income or more for retirement.
But if you're forgoing future savings for a Fendi, ask yourself: Which would I rather have when I'm 60?
And considering how hard a time people have telling "real" bags from "fake," what's it really worth?
*Note: The annual maximum contribution limit for an individual retirement account (IRA) in 2013 is $5,500, $6,500 if you're age 50 or older.
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U.S. officials last week declared that the Syrian government probably had used chemical weapons twice in March, newly provocative acts in the 2-year civil war that has killed more than 70,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. The U.S. assessment followed similar conclusions from Britain, France, Israel and Qatar — key allies eager for a more aggressive response to the Syrian conflict.
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It's plagued the local workforce for more than a decade.
The deficit between the skills employers need and the skills potential employees have has grown since 2000, business leaders said.
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Association members struggle to find local workers who have both electronic and mechanical skills, he said.
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Follow-up: Once all the responses have been collected, there will be a follow-up analysis and a roundtable event with employers in June, and a final report will be issued in June or July, Auterson said.
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"We want to invest in the future of the local workforce. That's at the heart of the expo," Auterson said. "Employers are faced with a dilemma and need to find workers with the right skill sets. We are hopeful we can produce those folks right here."
Smeltzer was also optimistic about the local workforce closing the skills gap.
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Public MP3 Listening Test @ 128 kbps - FINISHED
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The much awaited results of the Public, MP3 Listening Test @ 128 kbps are ready - partially. So far, I only uploaded an overall plot along with a zoomed version. The details will be available in the next few days. You can also download the encryption key along with the submitted results on the results page that is located here: http://www.listening-tests.info/mp3-128-1/results.htm
The results show that all encoders are tied on first place, except l3enc which of course comes out last being the low anchor.
What is interesting to see is how the MP3 codec actually evolved since its first days (l3enc was the first MP3 software encoder back in 1994 when it was released) and how it is still competitive with newer formats like AAC or Ogg Vorbis.
Another very interesting thing, which was also one of the goals for this test, is that Fraunhofer and especially Helix, which both outperform LAME in terms of encoding speed, are still very competitive. While statistically being tied to LAME on first place, Helix actually even received a higher rating than LAME 3.98.2 - and this at 90x encoding speed! Even FhG received a slightly higher score at least against LAME 3.97 which was the recommended encoder by the Hydrogenaudio community for a long time. But again, statistically, they are all tied so there is no quality winner.
The quality at 128 kbps is very good and MP3 encoders improved a lot since the last test. This was the last test conducted by me at this bitrate. It's time to move to bitrates like 96 kbps or 80 kbps.
Here is a zoomed version of the plot showing the competitors only and leaving out the low anchor l3enc.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who participated!
EDIT: Whoops, the link to the results was pointing to the 64 kbps multiformat test by mistake. Corrected now.
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I can confirm statements of /mnt . Helix isn't good on my collection of rock and metal samples. But it's good for a bunch of overkill samples.
I noticed that LAME has a problem with a few first seconds of each sample while Helix doesn't. It can explain surprising reults at least partially.
Should admit interesing test. Thank you, Sebastian.
There should have been an option in the configuration files to specify that the first second or two of each sample would be ignored. This would prevent the problem you mention creeping in.
2000 ms were given as run-in time.
0.99a was a public version BTW. It's not that is was leaked from somewhere.
Out of curiosity, where did you get that info? Do you know someone who was involved?
I suppose it wasn't difficult for FhG to prevent it from leaking. Dial-up internet connections were starting to become popular, but you couldn't easily download leaked or any other files at that time. I recall that I bought a couple of programs after checking the manufacturers websites in mid-nineties, but I sent the orders by fax and the floppy disks & manuals were delivered by snail mail. If you needed an update to a driver or program you connected the manufacturer's modem bank directly by a dial-up modem or got it on a floppy disk which was posted to you.
Do you have any info that it was leaked? I never heard about l3enc being leaked. fastenc, yes, but l3enc, no. Roberto can also backup my claims for sure.
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Do you have any info that it was leaked? I never heard about l3enc being leaked. fastenc, yes, but l3enc, no.
I didn't think it was leaked. I meant the first part: "0.99a was a public version BTW." At that time "public version" probably meant that there was an official release announcement, product pricing was determined and it was made available to potential buyers. I assume it was initially offered to professional users who needed to compress audio files for a reason or another. There wasn't any consumer market for MP3 encoders yet.
Actually, I think you may have read the RRW's l3enc story hastily. I think it says that the first public version was 1.00 (1994-07-13). The 0.99a version happens to be just below the *****The First Ever publicly available MP3 Software Encoder***** text line, which is a bit misleading.
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Fraunhofer l3enc was the first MP3 (back then called MPEG layer 3, that's why l3enc) software encoder. The first public version was released on 1994-07-13, and before that only very expensive hardware encoders existed (not that l3enc wasn't expensive itself, registration for version 2.0 cost 350DM - ~U$250) ...
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I was just wondering if anyone else finds this odd? My husband and I have Kaiser insurance. He is in law enforcment and I am a teacher, and we have the middle of the road insurance plan. Not the best, but definetly not the worst either. Well, my first OB appt is on Feb. 9 and we got the bill yesterday for almost 1,000 that has to be paid up front before my appt. We have the money, but I just find this SO odd!!!! This covers my 9 months worth of appts, ultrasounds, vaginal delievery, and 2 post partum visits. A c section will be extra, and this does not include the hospital costs, just that of my OB. We have an out of pocket max at 2,000 so that is the most we will pay, but I have just never heard of this practice before. What if someone miscarries? Switches docs? Seem weird to anyone else or is this just me?


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Shown is the Fred Buzzell home in Connecticut.
I assume Fred's wife Annie and some of his 8 daughters are among those pictured with perhaps a grandchild being rocked on the porch. My great grandfather Colby lived out his life in Woodland in Aroostook County, ME. His brother moved south to CT to eventually establish his family and picture-framing business. Visits back and forth and cards kept the brothers in touch throughout their lifetime. Fred's daughter Emma was especially good at keeping contact.
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By now, you should be fully aware that Amazon sells its line of Amazon Kindle Fire tablets at a loss. How do they make money, you ask? Good question. By selling you content, apps and cloud based storage, the company comes out in the black. In other words, there is no need to hold a bake sale for Jeff Bezos. For example, Amazon has just announced "Kindle Free Time unlimited". This is an offer for content on all Amazon Kindle Fire tablets for those in the 3 to 8 year old range. It includes all of the apps, music, books, games, movies and television shows that you care to download for the youngsters. It costs $2.99 monthly per child for Amazon Prime members, or $6.99 for the whole brood. If you're not Prime members,than the costs are $4.99 month;y per child or $9.99 for the entire family. Owners of the new Amazon Kindle Fire ,Amazon Kindle Fire HD or Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 will get one free month of the service if they tap the Kindle Free Time app before January 15th 2013.
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Kindle Free Time Unlimited is part of a new service called Kindle Free Time which allows for parental controls and Time Limit which is a tool used to control the amount of screen time a child gets with an Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. And as far as the content available with Kindle Free Time Unlimited, it covers just about every children's show you can imagine from Barney, Reading Rainbow, SpongeBob SquarePants Curious George to Dora and Disney.
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If Amazon loses money on the device, but makes money on the services, then why do they limit these services to the Kindle Fire rather than make it available to all Android devices?
I installed amazon app store on my phone and I have Kindle books, but I do not want a Kindle as it is too locked down, but if I buy a Nexus I cannot access this type of content or their movies. Seems like they are missing an opportunity.
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I want to share my 750 update. (background: my new machine had an ugly straight stitch)
I took my machine back to Hinkletown Sewing in Ephrata last week.
I'm a bit perplexed by what transpired but so far the outcome is ok, not perfect but I'm working on it.
I was told that my problem was, that I was using the wrong needle for the thread.
I was using the needled that was installed when I picked up the machine and Mettler Silk Finish cotton.
I took my samples; all quilters cotton (high quality) with me. My dealer also saw the problem.
She changed needle and put on Aurifil and low and behold a straight stitch.
She didn't add a service pack nor fiddle with the tension.
I spent this past weekend quilting table runners and that went well.
I'm hoping to get some piecing done this week.
Piecing is the definitive stitch for me. I need a straight stitch.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Is the 750QE truly that persnickity? My 15 year old Bernina 150 never was this picky?
Also, I've read a lot on the Bernina7Series list about the walking foot.
Are folks talking about the dual feed or a walking foot attachment?
I really do want to love my new machine, especially since the dealer is so far away.
My first class in April 27th and I've started a list of questions that I hope to have answered.
Any tips and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much.
I don't have a 7 Series machine, but my 830LE has never balked at any thread I've ever used. It doesn't seem to matter which needle I use either. I hope they get it straightened out for you, because I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to have a new machine that won't sew to your satisfaction.
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Kristy, my 780 does not seem to be picky about the thread. I have a beautiful, perfect straight stitch with Aurifil, Mettler silk finish, Metrosene, and Floriani Embroidery thread. Those are all I have tested. I did have a thread it did not like in Embroidery, which was an Robison Anton black. Threw it away and used Isacord without a hitch. But no problems with any thread on the sewing side so far. I have tested using the needle that came in the machine, a microtex 70, and an embroidery 75 needle.
I think the needle that comes in the machine is probably a Universal, which I really do not like using on cotton. I changed my needle as soon as I was home and had access to the miicrotex.
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I am in the UK, and took delivery of my 750 12 days ago. Absolutely no problems so far.
The stitches do appear to be slightly different, depending what fabric I am using but all easily corrected by following the manual's instructions. No problems with the threads.
Very, very pleased so far. [Early days, I know]
This is not my first Bernina, in fact I have several, but
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Bernina UK is checking each machine out before they release them to the dealers, so hopefully sorting out any problems there might be, before customers get them. Here the dealers can only order a machine for a named customer at present. [so I've been told]
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Armstrong School District to decide on charter school's fate
It'll be a tale of two schools on Monday evening when the Armstrong School Board is faced with decisions about its soon-to-be built high school in Manor Township and the proposed Everlasting Elderton Charter School.
Since the founding board of the charter school made its presentation to the board during a public hearing in late December, solicitor Lee Price said the Pennsylvania Department of Education gave ASD from Feb. 10 to March 12 to make a decision.
"You will be voting on Monday night to either approve or deny the charter application," said Price. "Under Pennsylvania law, if you approve the charter, all you need to do is say you approve it. If you would vote to deny it, you have to give reasons."
Discussions about Everlasting Elderton first began last spring as ASD began plans to close Elderton Junior-Senior High School.
The proposed charter school is billed as a free education program for any interested K-12 students in the state, however the bulk of the financing would fall to host district ASD.
During a budget meeting in January, ASD business manager John Zenone said the district would owe the state only $339,000 next year for charter school programs if this charter is denied, but approximately $2.4 million if approved.
During that meeting, Chapp said, "They say it's a free education. But, no, it's a bill for Armstrong School District. Plain and simple."
Catherine Ernest-Fouse, president of the charter school's founding board, said Everlasting Elderton would be based on an individualized approach to students and hands-on learning rooted in the MicroSociety curriculum in which each student plays a particular role in the school community.
Price handed out information on the proposed school to directors during Thursday evening's open caucus session and told them to provide comments to Superintendent Stan Chapp prior to Monday's meeting.
"We're going to formulate a final decision one way or another that night," said Price.
During the same meeting, however, the board also will be saddled with an important, albeit less controversial, decision. Kirk Lorigan, principal of West Shamokin High School and co-chair of the committee geared toward choosing the name, mascot, fight song and more for the district's new high school off Buffington Drive in Manor Township, said the board will approve the school's official colors on Monday.
Lorigan said the committee — which includes students, administrators and teachers who are also parents in the district — surveyed the student body and narrowed down its choices to two color palettes that would be easily accessible and affordable for uniform designs: black and light blue; and royal blue and orange.
"Sixty-three percent of the students chose the royal blue and orange as the new school colors," said Lorigan. "So it is the recommendation of this committee that the new high school colors be royal blue and orange."
Lorigan also said the committee has made progress in choosing a school mascot. He noted that the committee decided not to use any names of cats or mascots from any current or former ASD schools and have come up with 10 tentative choices: the Blitz, Miners, Raptors, Renegades, Riverdogs, Riverhawks, Storm, Thunder, Vipers and Warhawks.
"None of those were unanimous choices," said Lorigan. "So we still believe we have work to do with that."
In the meantime, project manager Brian Hayes of architecture firm L.R. Kimball said the district is set to turn in project accounting for the new school based on bids accepted for construction to the Department of Education.
Hayes said the district will not need to have an Act 34 referendum on the building because the current construction costs of $42.6 million are $30 million below the Act 34 limit of $72.8 million. He said ASD also will not need to have a second public hearing on the construction because the bids came in $9 million under the figure that would have necessitated another forum.
In other news:
• Jon Fair, director of student transportation, child accounting and safe schools, said the administration has been working closely with state police and local agencies to bolster ASD's security. Fair said there have been revisions made to existing policies that will now mandate everyone who enters a district school to show photo ID for admittance. Fair also showed the board an active shooter reference card distributed by the Department of Homeland Security which contains instructions for teachers and students in the event of an emergency. A card will be in each classroom districtwide. Fair said ASD is also requiring all staff to complete an online active shooter training program developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
• Fair also unveiled proposed changes to this year's school calendar, moving an in-service day from Friday, March 22, to Tuesday, March 26, making March 22 and 25 snow make-up days. This would allow students the maximum number of continuous days off for the school holiday. Weather permitting, the last day of school would remain June 4.
• Lorigan said the Armstrong School District Foundation is preparing to launch a campaign to help raise funds for the athletic facilities at the new high school which are not presently included in the cost of the school. "This is a significant undertaking," said Lorigan. "But we're very excited about taking off and running with this and seeing what we can accomplish to help get those facilities in place."
• Director Linda Walker said she had been hearing rumors of poor conditions at West Shamokin High School in Cowanshannock and after a trip there, she reported no truth to those rumors. "It's fine," said Walker. "It has no mud, no flooding, no water. It isn't sinking into a swamp. I don't know why these rumors persist."
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Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 are on the sixteenth day of racing in leg six, from Itajad, Brazil to Miami. With a vast zone of light airs over the Bahamas, progress towards Miami has considerably reduced and the whole fleet are suffering the effects of this latest spell of calms, which is likely to last until sunset.
Groupama Sailing Team during leg 6 - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
Groupama 4 has managed to further reduce her deficit in relation to the two leaders, however Franck Cammas and his men are also having to keep an eye on the Spanish, who remain in ambush. The finish in Florida isn't scheduled before Wednesday evening...
There have certainly been some holes in this round! At least nine since the start in Brazil it would seem... And there are likely to be some more to deal with before Miami. And for now, nobody's scored an eagle, even though the Americans are well set up to take a birdie. It has to be said that the playing field has involved a fair amount of rough conditions, to the extent that Groupama 4 has been trapped in several bunkers since Itajai. However, thanks to a fine swing in the Bahamas archipelago, Franck Cammas and his men could still finish off on a par, whilst the Spanish have fallen into the drop zone above the Turks and Caicos. Now on the fairway with Puma and Camper within putting distance, the French boat is still well placed for a chip before the Gulf Stream.
With a wind fading to less than four knots, it's becoming hard to envisage a very constructive strategy and the main aim of the crews is to make headway above all else, even if their heading strays several dozen degrees from the direct route. Making headway is primarily about standing up to the onslaught of your rivals on a sea which is as smooth as a golf green, so that you are well positioned for when the breeze kicks back. If all goes to plan, the wind is set to put in an appearance again tonight. In the meantime, the helmsman is keeping an eye on the wind and speed indicators, the trimmers are fine-tuning the sheets and the navigator is observing the slightest ripple on the water with his binoculars. On this Tuesday afternoon, the Americans are still leading the way in a very light breeze along Cat Island, the penultimate landmass before they enter Providence Channel...
Holding onto their second place, the New Zealanders are trying to undertake them to the South with a 14-mile deficit. It's a position that could prove delicate as Groupama 4 is just twenty miles shy of Camper and is managing to slip along a knot faster. Most importantly, Franck Cammas and his crew still have an opportunity to sneak below Cat Island where the pressure is a little steadier... A final sliced swing before exiting the wind hole perhaps?
However, it will certainly be necessary to await nightfall and its beaming moon before the wind finally deigns to blow more steadily, with around ten knots of south-easterly breeze on the cards. And this fresh breeze is set to kick in via the West, so it will be good to be as close as possible to the coral islands in order to be the first to power up again. However, the dilemma is as clear as the waters in a lagoon: on the one hand, a strategic option could enable a winning comeback on the New Zealanders; on the other, its tactically preferable to secure third place by covering the Spanish, who are just sixteen miles astern!
Indeed, once they're around the lighthouse to the North of Eleuthera (120 miles ahead of Groupama 4), the final looks even quirkier than in recent days: a southerly wind of around a dozen knots won't allow for any options as the navigators have to take in the coral reefs of the Biminis before they commit to the final home straight to Miami. At that point, there is still the oceanic current of the Gulf Stream to contend with, but as there will be just fifty miles or so of racetrack left, we shouldn't expect any major upsets, unless the crews are really close to each other. A moderate breeze will sweep across the fleet at this stage and if things pan out as they should, there aren't likely to be any last minute surprises. As such, it's the passage to the North of the Bahamas, which will very likely determine the final hierarchy of this extensive sixth leg. It's up to Franck Cammas and his 'caddies' to position their tee for the last pitch to the final flag!
Standings on 8 May at 1500 UTC
1 - Puma 261.3 from the finish
2 - Camper 14.6 miles from the leader
3 - Groupama 46.2 miles from the leader
4 - Telefonica 63.7 miles from the leader
5 - Abu Dhabi 122.8 miles from the leader
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Planning and Implementing Wireless LANS
By Peter Rysavy Wireless communications allows us to live and work in ways never before possible, offering us flexibility, mobility and a link to our environment that is almost magical. Anybody that uses cordless or cellular phones, pagers, TV remote controls, keyless car entry, or garage door openers will readily agree. While telecommunications and computer networking have vastly increased our options on how and what we communicate, they have physically constrained us by leashing us with a physical wire to the network. But wireless communications brings us back to a form of communications that is inherently natural to us. As creatures we do not like to be physically constrained. Human speech itself, despite its limited range, is wireless.
The First Bit
Wireless communications today span a wide range of different technologies, includin g cellular, Personal Communications Service (PCS), satellite, infrared, wireless data WANs, specialized mobile radio, and wireless LANs. A previous online chapter, Wide Area Wireless WANs , discussed wireless wide area networks, including cellular, PCS, CDPD, RAM Mobile Data, ARDIS, Metricom Ricochet, paging and satellite communications. In this chapter we shorten our sights to concentrate on local area networks.
Wireless LAN technology today is relatively mature, though its adoption has not always met vendors' expectations. Nevertheless, wireless LANs are becoming commonplace in applications such as health care, trading floors, supermarkets, transportation and warehousing and are increasingly being used in office environments. Meanwhile the number of vendors keeps increasing, the technology keeps getting better and less expensive, and with the recently completed IEEE 802.11 standard, interoperability between vendors is becoming less of an issue. Moreover, convenient form factors such as PC Cards are becoming common. You may be surprised at how easy wireless LANs are to use and deploy, and how cost effective they are compared to wired LANs, which have many indirect and hidden costs associated with installation and reconfigurations.
Wireless LAN hardware costs more than wired LAN hardware and throughput is usually slower. But the technology allows us to set up networks in hard-to-wire places such as historic buildings or in temporary circumstances such as at trade shows and to support technology workers who need to be mobile. Many wireless LAN vendors also offer products that can bridge networks together as an alternative to leased line connections (though that is not our focus here).
Wireless LANs are fundamentally different from their wide area cousins. They differ in performance, usage, type of spectrum and in their connection with existing networks. Explaining why is one of our first topics as we examine the types of wireless LANs. We then drill into the various aspects of how wireless LANs work so you understand how to purchase and deploy them. We explain how to configure network software and applications, we discuss future trends in the industry, and we end with a useful table of vendor information. Our table of contents is:
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Massage doesn't just feel good, it's good for you! According to the American Massage Therapy association, massage helps improve circulation, aides in digestion, speeds healing, lessens tension headaches, reduces insomnia, and alleviates anxiety. Some even say that by brigning awareness to your body, massage can help weight maintenance.
If you can't book an appointment with a massage therapist, you can still reap the benefits by making self massage part of your healthy living routine. Learn to harness the power of touch in your own hands with some easy self massage techniques and your body and mind will thank you.
Self-massage is simple. No special equipment is needed, just your hands, some oil or lotion to reduce friction on the skin, and a few minutes of spare time. Self-massage therapy is most effective when you can make it part of your routine several times each week. Read on for some basic self massage tips then get to the fun part… practicing!
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First, ask yourself where you feel tense. It's a good idea to begin in these places. Remember to always use slow, gentle pressure. "No pain, no gain," is not necessarily the rule in self massage.
Experiment by pressing a thumb or finger on a sore area. Try using hands in flat broad strokes to apply pressure to larger muscles. For example, self massage legs by stroking shin firmly with the flat of your palm. Also, try kneading and squeezing achy muscles to release tension. For example, self massage the neck region by squeezing gently just under the hairline.
It's very important to breathe during a self massage. Holding the breath or struggling too much creates tension and stiffness. Along the same lines, try not to flex muscles while massaging. The more you breathe and relax, the more tension you will release. When finished massaging, always remember to drink water. Drinking water helps flush the body of toxins that were released during the massage.
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I'm looking for help/documentation to set up a remote vpn client (PGPNet) to connect to my internal network behind a FreeBSD fw. I've been able to set up a vpn between two FreeBSD firewalls, but I'm unable to find any docs on how to have a remote PC connect to my internal net's using PGPNet.
I assume the setup for PGPNet would be similar to setting up a vpn between two FreeBSD firewalls. This is my current network topology:
External Interface
+--> Remote PC <--> Internet <--> FreeBSD GW
| |
Cable Modem Y.Y.Y.Y 192.168.1.0/24
Win98 box Internal Nets
I'm assuming that I need to add a line to my psk.txt file with the IP Y.Y.Y.Y and a password abc123. I'm also assuming that my raccoon.conf file will not need to change. Would this be the correct way to set up my kame-bsd.sh script to run the setkey tool?
# IP addresses
# External Interface External Interface
# 184.108.40.206 188.8.131.52
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# +--> Firewall-1 <--> Internet <--> FreeBSD GW <--+
# | |
# 172.16.1.0/24 192.168.0.0/24
# FW-1 Protected Nets Internal Nets
setkey -FP
setkey -F
# Configure the Policy
setkey -c << END
spdadd 192.168.1.0/24 Y.Y.Y.Y/32 any -P out ipsec
spdadd Y.Y.Y.Y 192.168.1.0/24 any -P in ipsec
Also would this be the correct way add the gif funnel?
ifconfig gif0 create
gifconfig gif0 inet X.X.X.X Y.Y.Y.Y
ifconfig gif0 inet 192.168.1.1 Y.Y.Y.Y 255.255.255.0
Is there anything I missed?
Thanks in advance,
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Republican candidate Andrew Roraback walked Tuesday to the Capitol from a fundraiser at the Hartford Club with Congressional Speaker of the House John Boehner to address connections drawn by Democrats between him and a "Tea Party" agenda espoused by Republican leaders in Washington.
"His message was that Andrew Roraback is a candidate who fits Connecticut. He's a Republican but he's a moderate Republican from a long tradition of New England Republicans who have often been at the very center of important policy decisions," Roraback said of Boehner. "The truth of the matter is the problems that face us are going to require individuals who have a demonstrated capacity to work across the aisle and find solutions."
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a campaign email Monday chastising Roraback for meeting with Boehner — a talking point the organization has touched on repeatedly during the campaign.
"Speaker John Boehner fundraising behind closed doors for Andrew Roraback will confirm what we've been saying for months — that Andrew Roraback is a sell out to the Tea Party Republicans and their unpopular agenda to end Medicare's guaranteed benefits in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires," Stephen Carter of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said.
"Andrew Roraback can try all he wants to cover up his support for the Republican agenda, but he's embraced the Romney-Ryan ticket and called their plan for the economy his own — and now he's raising campaign cash with the leader of this Tea Party Republican Congress." he said.
But Roraback said Tuesday that "misrepresents my view."
He said his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Esty and the DCCC are attempting to "sow the seeds of fear" among seniors. He clarified his position on Medicare, saying "for individuals 50 years old or older, I have no intention of changing" their level of coverage. Those younger than 50, however, must expect some changes to Medicare if they would like to see that service survive until they reach retirement age.
Boehner met with industry leaders at the Hartford Club — the heads of United Technologies, Aetna, Hartford Insurance and other companies — as part of a multi-week and multi-state tour promoting Republican candidates, primarily in New England, Roraback said.
Tuesday morning, Boehner was in Massachusetts, fundraising for openly gay Republican candidate Richard Tisei — a sign, Roraback said, that the Republican Party is not uniform, and needs a "big tent" if it is to succeed in November.
"My position on a woman's right to choose has been consistent throughout my career and will remain consistent," Roraback said. "The speaker began his day supporting an openly gay Republican candidate for Congress. The fact that I'm moderate on social issue is something that the speaker, I have told him, he should expect that I am not going to stray from my principles when it comes to social issues. But on the fiscal issues facing us, we have to make some tough decisions."
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Another record for Alfa Romeo, Sailrocket, Middlesea and more Coastal Classic: Alfa Romeo smashes the Race Record Richard Gladwell, The 100ft Reichel-Pugh design owned by New Zealander, Neville Crichton, has set a new race mark of around 6hrs 45 minutes - a time to be confirmed by race officials. ONE Sport's Martin Tasker was aboard for the ride north and told Sail-World that she had stayed above 20kts all the way up the Northland coast before dropping back to 12 kts for the final stage, on the wind from Cape Brett.... [more]Onsend this storyStudent Yachting World commences Saturday 24th October Yann de la Roche, The opening ceremony of the 29th Student Yachting World Cup will take place on Saturday, October 24th, at the Villa Pascal.... [more]Onsend this storyVestas Sailrocket - One of those days as Mother Nature refuses to play Paul Larsen, Latest news from the Vestas Sailrocket Team, who are running out of time on their final attempt at breaking the World Sailing Speed record.... [more]Onsend this storyCharente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 - Ruyant all the way Sail-World.com, Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 2009 and Thomas Ruyant has crossed the second leg finish line in Salvador de Bahia. The winner of this leg between Funchal and Bahia may also be the overall winner of the race.... [more]Onsend this story50% of maritime debris is plastic ABC Science Online and Sail-World, Alistair McIlgorm of the National Marine Science Center in Coffs Harbor Australia says '6.4 million tons of debris reaches the world's oceans each year.' 'Of that, 80 percent is thought to come from land based sources, more than half of the rubbish is believed to be plastic'... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race - Some Class trophies yet to be decided Sail-World.com/KPMS, Rolex Middle Sea Race. As of 17:30, thirty seven yachts had completed the 2009 race, with Mike Slade's ICAP Leopard (GBR) taking line honours and Andy Soriano's Alegre (GBR) now confirmed as the Overall winner.... [more]Onsend this storyPreparations gather pace for Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice Louis Vuitton Media, With two weeks to go until the eight teams are scheduled to assemble for practice sailing in Nice, preparations for the first Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta are gathering pace. The facilities in Nice are being readied, the race boats are being tested, equalised and prepared for racing, and some of the teams spent some time on ACC yachts last week, working out the kinks ahead of the first race day,... [more]Onsend this storyVelux 5 Oceans - First US entry is Brad Van Liew Sail-World.com/Velux 5 Oceans, Brad Van Liew is the first US entry in the Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 race. Van Liew's entry will be in the Eco 60 Class. In 2003 onboard the Class II Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, Van Liew won the race, which subsequently changed his life.... [more]Onsend this storyBusan Cup Women's International Match Race skippers announced Mark Chi/ISAF, The Busan Cup Women's International Match Race to be held from 30 October to 4 November has finalized their list of skippers for the 2009 ISAF Grade 1 women's match race.... [more]Onsend this storyRYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships Ellie Williamson, RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships - West Kirby Sailing Club retain their team racing crown.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race - First Maltese yacht crosses finish line Sail-World.com/KPMS, The 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race now has fourteen finishers. Finishers this morning were Strait Deaer (MLT), Tonnerre de Breskens III (NED), Fever (GBR), Nix (NED), Shambala (ITA) and Big One (CRO).... [more]Onsend this storyAmerica's Cup Defender takes hard line on Trustee claims Alinghi Media, The Societe Nautique de Geneve Comite Central responds to the Golden Gate Yacht Club's latest letter: 'The SNG Comité Central is fully supportive of the Club's decisions to date concerning the 33rd America's Cup, including the selection of Ras Al Khaimah as the venue [...],' it writes.... [more]Onsend this storyClipper 09-10 La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro Leg 2 race is over Sail-World/Clipper Ventures, The Clipper Race - Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro, officially ended at 12.00 GMT today following an issuing of amended Sailing Instructions which were received by the fleet 24 hours ago. Teams that had already crossed the finish line will be awarded the relevant finishing position, while the others will be awarded the position based on their distance to finish as of noon GMT... [more]Onsend this storyGolden Gate counters Swiss claims over America's Cup rules and venue Sail-World, The Challenger for the America's Cup, Golden gate Yacht Club has filed papers in rebuttal of many of the claims made by Societe Nautique de Geneve ahead of the Hearing in the New York Supreme Court on 27 October 2009.... [more]Onsend this storyBlasting away in the Rolex Middle Sea Race - a mid fleet view Ben Gladwell, Sail-World Europe, Sail-World's European correspondent-at large, Ben Gladwell, filed this account after a tumultuous Rolex Middle Sea Race, which saw the first yacht to finish, ICAP Leopard miss the race record by 30 minutes. Gladwell (21) sailed in the race aboard a chartered 42fter, the race started slowly for them, but the breeze quickly built in strength on the way to the first turning point off Sicily... [more]Onsend this storyThe Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 - Ruyant arrival Thursday Sail-World.com / Event media, The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50. ETA for Thomas Ruyant is Thursday. Nothing is certain as the fleet approaches the coastline of Brazil. Charlie Dalin (Cherche sponsor-charliedalin.com) is on a direct heading and passed Francisco Lobato (ROFF TMN) yesterday.... [more]Onsend this storyClipper Ventures publishes Eco 60 rules and regulations Sail-World.com/Clipper Ventures, The Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 will see the Eco 60, a new class of offshore racing boat, competing for the first time in the event. 'The Eco 60 Class is an exciting new concept that has proven to be extremely popular with skippers and sponsors alike, with ten entries now confirmed for the next Velux 5 Oceans' - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.... [more]Onsend this storyExtreme 40 Circuit without Title Sponsor for 2010 as iShares withdraws Sail-World.com/OC Events, The Extreme Sailing Series, owned and organised by OC Events, is looking for a Title Sponsor after the withdrawal of iShares for the 2010 season.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race images - onboard DSK and fleet aerials Carlo Borlenghi and Bruno Cocozza images, The Rolex Middle Sea Race - Photographer Bruno Cocozza was onboard DSK Pioneer Investments and offers this gallery of images, showing just what 'race life' is about. Photographer Carlo Borlenghi took to the air and offers these images of various yachts crashing their way through the ocean.... [more]Onsend this storyEarly Autumn series at Liverpool Yacht Club Richard Baldwin, Early Autumn series at Liverpool Yacht Club. The large tide saw yachts struggling with the five knot current and 10 knots SSE breeze on the start line, with the sixteen strong fleet being subject to a general recall by race officer David Warburton.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race - Far from over Event Media, The 30th Rolex Middle Sea Race is far from over with only eight yachts finished, thirty-nine yachts still on the course and twenty-three retired.... [more]Onsend this storyLa Solidaire du Chocolat - Fleet spreads out before oncoming front Sail-World.com and Event Media, La Solidaire du Chocolat fleet split overnight. Thierry Bouchard and Oliver Krauss on Pole Sante Elior-Mistral Loisirs, were the overnight leaders, and by morning Bruno Jourdren and Bernard Stamm on Cheminées Poujoulat were chasing Bouchard, averaging 14 knots of speed. Under a mile was separating the yachts at the 1200 GMT pole.... [more]Onsend this storyThe Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 - Ruyant all the way Sail-World.com amended, The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 - Thomas Ruyant (Faber France) has left the archipelago of Fernando do Noronha to starboard (right). He has passed the archipelago at full speed reaching 12.02 knots between the two positioning calls.... [more]Onsend this storyRYA National Ranking Series finale at Weymouth Ellie Williamson, Weymouth hosted the RYA National Ranking Series finale. The annual RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series provides quality national racing opportunities for aspiring 2012 hopefuls, while continuing to offer top class racing and venues for all Olympic Classes sailors throughout the UK.... [more]Onsend this storyClipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race: Team Finland finishes Sail-World/Clipper Ventures, Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Race 2. Team Finland has taken line honours in the race from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro. Crossing the line at 16:00:36 local time (18:00:36 GMT) their latest victory makes it two out of two for the Scandinavian entry.... [more]Onsend this storyWorld Match Race Tour - Minoprio at top of game going into Monsoon Cup Tracey Johnson, The 2009 World Match Racing Tour climaxes at the fifth Monsoon Cup to held in Terengganu on the east coast of Malaysia from 1 to 6 December when 12 teams clash in the 2009 Tour deciding event. World Match Racing Tour leader, New Zealander Adam Minoprio and his ETNZ/Black Match team are on top of their game as they head towards the final event on the circuit this year.... [more]Onsend this storyRibbed National 12's Regatta at Yeadon Sailing Club Howard Chadwick, An enthusiastic group of ribbed National 12 sailors gathered at Yeadon Sailing Club for the third and final event of the season.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Osprey Cup invited skippers list announced Sail-World.com/Osprey Cup, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, has announced the Rolex Osprey Cup invited skippers list. The event is one of three ISAF Grade 1 match race regattas in the United States.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race line honours for ICAP Leopard Sail-World.com/KPMS, The 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race line honours have gone to ICAP Leopard (GBR), Mike Slade's supermaxi. Despite their best efforts, the race record has eluded them this year.... [more]Onsend this storyClipper 09-10: Team Finland frustrated by lack of wind Sail-World.com/Clipper Ventures, Clipper 09-10. Race 2, Day 28. The lack of wind is hampering the fleet and holding back Team Finland from finishing Race 2.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race update - No record this year Event Media, Rolex Middle Sea Race - At 1000 CEST ICAP Leopard is slipping along at about 17 knots in 15-18 northwesterly with just over 20 nautical miles to go. She rounded Lampedusa, the southwestern extremity of the racetrack, just shy of five o'clock and only an hour and a quarter behind Rambler's 2007 time.... [more]Onsend this storyGul RS300 Inland Championships, 2009 - Bees wins Event Media, Gul RS300 Inland Championships, 2009... [more]Onsend this storyRORC Caribbean 600 - Already attracting a star-studded fleet Trish Jenkins, The RORC Caribbean 600, is due to start on 22nd February 2010. Starting in Antigua, this 605 mile race sails around the Caribbean islands and is already attracing a star-studded fleet.... [more]Onsend this storyLa Solidaire du Chocolat: 24 double-handed Class40's head to Mexico Sail-World.com/La Solidaire du Chocolat, The inaugural La Solidaire du Chocolat transatlantic race started on Sunday 18th October at 17:50 local time (15:50 GMT). 24 double-handed Class40 yachts crossed the start line off Saint Nazaire, France.... [more]Onsend this storyClipper 09-10 - Out of Stealth mode and the pressure is on Clipper media, Clipper 09-10, Race 2 day 27. Spirit of Australia is really starting to feel the pressure as the teams behind continue to close the gap. Canada's Cape Breton Island is now in third place.... [more]Onsend this storyIFDS Disabled Sailing Worlds - Gold and Bronze to British sailors Lindsey Bell, IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships - Gold and bronze medals have been won by Skandia Team GBR's team members, Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell in the SKUD-18 class and by Helena Lucas in the 2.4mR single-handed class.... [more]Onsend this storyRolex Middle Sea Race - Front runners retire in challenging conditions Sail-World.com/KPMS, In the Rolex Middle Sea Race after only thirty hours of sailing, it is evident the pressure is on ICAP Leopard (GBR). Bella Mente (USA) and Rosebud/Team DYT (USA) have been the two biggest named casualties to join the increasing list of retirees today.... [more]Onsend this story
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