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CardBus transfer rates are, theoretically, up to 132MB a second. Actual transfer rates for the CardBus CompactFlash Adapter will depend on the CompactFlash cards controller speed. Customers with high-speed CF cards, will notice a significant speed difference when downloading files, compared with a standard PC Card adapter. However, customers with slower CF cards may not notice any difference at all.
· The design provides for a compact, rugged card/adapter combination that can be inserted completely within its host computer without any external cabling. Many photographers, especially Pro's, are looking for ways to reduce the amount of extra equipment they have to carry during photo shoots. · The CardBus CompactFlash Adapter will continue to support the hot-swapping and plug-and-play capabilities that users have come to expect from 16-bit PC Cards.
· The high transfer rate and ease of use make the CardBus CompactFlash Adapter competitive with USB 2.0 and FireWire readers. · Windows XP, 2000, ME and 98/98 SE operating systems are supported. The required driver software uses a simple plug-and-play installation. Apple Macintosh computers are not supported at this time. CardBus is a high-performance 32-bit version of the PC Card standard. CardBus cards are able to take advantage of internal bus speeds that can be as much as four-to-six times faster than 16-bit PC Cards.
The CardBus CompactFlash Adapter will allow consumers to get th e maximum capability out of their high speed CompactFlash cards without the bottleneck of the older 16-bit standard. Since 1998, virtually all high-end notebook products have incorporated CardBus technology. With the CardBus CompactFlash Adapter, laptop users will finally be able to take full advantage of the equipment they already own.
Like all CardBus cards, the CardBus CF Adapter employs a special keying mechanism, which prevents insertion in systems with slots that only support 16-bit PC Cards. Therefore, CardBus cards cannot be used in systems that lack CardBus slots. All CardBus cards can be easily distinguished from standard PC Cards by the gold grounding shield strip across the connector.


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Caregiver Balances Care for Himself, Patient
CancerWise - September 2007
By Lisa Garvin
Taking care of someone with cancer is challenging. For 60-year-old caregiver Robert Bowden, helping his wife Becky through a difficult recovery from appendix tumor surgery brought on stress, fear and even health problems.
Like many couples, however, the deep affection they share for one another carried them through the biggest challenges that cancer and caregiving had to offer.
Couple handles physical challenges together
The Bowdens knew Becky would need a lot of help after her 2004 surgery for pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare tumor of the appendix that required 10 hours of surgery. Their surgeon, Paul Mansfield, M.D., warned the couple that Becky would not feel well for at least three months and that full recovery could take perhaps a year.
Although Robert learned how to take care of the feeding tube and change dressings during Becky's 47-day hospital stay, he says the scariest day of his life was when she came home.
"I'm not going to have these nurses and room service, and the other things the hospital provided," he remembers thinking. "I'm going to be on my own when I get home with her!"
The Cypress, Texas, couple had some early difficulties with the feeding tube, which kept Becky from getting enough nutrition during her first month at home. After the tube was removed, Becky was able to eat normally and her health improved significantly.
Becky also experienced a condition called "third spacing," which is caused by fluids flowing into areas of the body, such as the abdominal cavity. Although she swelled up with fluid "like the Pillsbury doughboy," Becky was dehydrated, Robert says.
Stress aggravates existing heart problems
As is typical with caring relationships, the Bowdens each downplayed their own issues while praising the other's efforts. Becky insists that she was not easy to care for and that this affected Robert's existing health problem.
He suffers from bouts of atrial fibrillation, in which the top two chambers of the heart flutter instead of beating properly.
"It's brought on by high stress, fatigue, not enough rest, that kind of thing," he says. "I finally told her that my heart was messed up and I needed to go to the doctor. Of course, her story is that she broke my heart," he chuckles.
Robert, on the other hand, says Becky was a good patient and he never worried about his health or his ability to care for her.
"You do get stressed out," he admits reluctantly. "You've got obligations to the job, keeping up the house and pets and paying the bills. But we never got to where we couldn't handle our life."
Work support is helpful
Both Robert and Becky were very lucky to have sympathetic employers.
Robert and Becky Bowden by stained glass window"My employer was extremely good to me and allowed me to work at home and have flexible hours," Robert says. "I used sick time and vacation, and basically didn't have to show up for nine weeks."
Becky's job as a medical technologist was held for her until she could return. The Bowdens are also fortunate that they didn't experience any financial issues or other external pressures that others may face, such as job loss or lack of health insurance coverage.
Robert says caregiving leaves no time for hobbies, sports and other leisure activities.
A talented stained glass artist whose work graces area homes and churches, he was working on his "masterpiece" when Becky became ill. He had to stop for several months, but finished the piece after his wife fully recovered. It now has a special place in their home.
Caregiving role continues with new cancer
The couple made it through recovery, but were challenged once again in 2006 when Becky was diagnosed with breast cancer. which she kept from Robert at first. "I got angry because she was not truthful with me," he says.
Becky didn't reveal her new diagnosis until they'd returned from a vacation in Oregon, which already had been delayed by her appendix cancer two years earlier. He understands why Becky withheld the information, and they were able to get past it.
Illness brings couple together
The Bowdens have found that the caregiver-patient experience has made a great relationship even stronger.
While they met some couples whose marriages didn't survive the strain of dealing with cancer, Robert and Becky found it was the best thing that could have happened to them.
"We've met some of the best people in our life through cancer," Robert says. "It changed our whole outlook on life, what life's about and why it's worth living."

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Medical Coding & Billing Specialist (MCBS.S.STC)
23.0 Credit Hours
The Medical Coding and Billing Specialist certificate prepares students for entry-level coding and billing positions in physician medical offices, medical insurance companies and outpatient billing services.
Students will develop skills to accurately determine diagnostic and procedural code number assignments that impact medical reimbursement. Skill sets include application of ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS coding systems; medical terminology; anatomy and physiology and disease processes; processing insurance claims and reimbursement practices.
The Medical Billing and Coding Specialist certificate can be completed in the traditional classroom setting or completely online or a combination of both delivery systems.
Students must receive a grade of C or higher in all courses in the MCBS.STC and have a GPA of 2.0 to receive the certificate.
Program Outcomes
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- Identify the importance of documentation on code number assignment and the subsequent reimbursement impact
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Familiarizing yourself with a computer will give you confidence in an eLearning course.
View the Technical Competency page for resources.
An excellent way to improve your computer knowledge and usage is to take a computer class. A variety of computer classes are available through Kodiak College, both face-to-face and distantly.
Computer classes regularly offered at Kodiak College:
- Keyboarding A: Basic Keyboarding – CIOS A101A
- Keyboarding B: Business Documents I – CIOS A101B
- Keyboarding C: Business Documents II – CIOS A101C
- Operating Systems: MS Windows – CIOS A113
- Word Processing I: MS Word – CIOS 130A
- Spreadsheets I: MS Excel – CIOS 135A
- Spreadsheets II: MS Excel – CIOS A230A
- Word Processing II: MS Word – CIOS A230A
- Introduction to Personal Computers and Application Software – CIS A105
- Computer Concepts in Business – CIS A110
- Introduction to Computerized Accounting – ACCT A222
- Internet Concepts and Applications - CIOS A146
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Persons who regularly use several items of technology and who regularly complete tasks online will have the experience needed to be comfortable and confident taking courses.
Using an updated computer with high speed internet will make accessing your online course material easier.
View the Software Resources page to learn more about browsers and plug-ins that may be necessary or helpful for your eLearning courses.
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Schlecht gesungen- April 30, 2012Monday, April 30th, 2012
I told you of all the songs we regale our child with, particularly in the car. I'm getting a little concerned about her hearing as she applauds these efforts. Well, maybe she's just applauding her desperate parents' efforts. She is a sweetheart.
This weekend Greyson belted out a new one I'd like to share with you all here. It was sort of to the tune of "Oh, Mr. Sun."
"Mr. Moon, Moon, bright and shiny Moon, hiding behind that tree.
There's a bear over there and he's got a gun.
He's gonna shoot you, so you better run."
Me (smirking): "Uh, what are you singing to our child?"
Him: "Oh, that's a song my family used to sing."
Me: "No, the song is "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun…" (I went on to sing that totally normal song that we all know.)
Him: "No, it's Mr. Moon." (He goes on to repeat this insane song.)
Me: "Why is there a bear and why does it have a gun?"
Him: "I dunno! That's just the song my family sang." (smirking) "It's an old German folk-song."
I threw my head back laughing as I pictured his family wearing lederhosen and singing about sharpshooting bears. I assume it was a salute to the Motherland and a tribute to a fictional Great Uncle Wolfgang.
We did find a song called "Oh Mr. Moon" online, but it has an owl in it. No bear. I think he's full of scheiße.


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Joe Scarborough – A Look Back At His Previous Statements About War!
As I was listening to Joe Scarborough go on and on about the Afghanistan war yesterday morning it made me think back. He likes to give raw meat to the left to chew on by repeating over and over that "Obama has tripled the number of troops in Afghanistan" and "President Obama owns this war now, it's not Bush's anymore"….I'm paraphrasing to some extent. It made me think back to things Joe has said in the past. I was curious so I went to the google thingy and did a search. I found these quotes from Mr. Scarborough back in 2003 when the Iraq War started. Below is Joe's Mission Accomplished moment…
"I doubt that the journalists at the New York Times and NPR or at ABC or at CNN are going to ever admit just how wrong their negative pronouncements were over the past four weeks."
(MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, 4/9/03)
"I'm waiting to hear the words 'I was wrong' from some of the world's most elite journalists, politicians and Hollywood types…. I just wonder, who's going to be the first elitist to show the character to say: 'Hey, America, guess what? I was wrong'? Maybe the White House will get an apology, first, from the New York Times' Maureen Dowd. Now, Ms. Dowd mocked the morality of this war….
"Do you all remember Scott Ritter, you know, the former chief U.N. weapons inspector who played chief stooge for Saddam Hussein? Well, Mr. Ritter actually told a French radio network that — quote, 'The United States is going to leave Baghdad with its tail between its legs, defeated.' Sorry, Scott. I think you've been chasing the wrong tail, again.
"Maybe disgraced commentators and politicians alike, like Daschle, Jimmy Carter, Dennis Kucinich, and all those others, will step forward tonight and show the content of their character by simply admitting what we know already: that their wartime predictions were arrogant, they were misguided and they were dead wrong. Maybe, just maybe, these self-anointed critics will learn from their mistakes. But I doubt it. After all, we don't call them 'elitists' for nothing."
(MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, 4/10/03)
"Sean Penn is at it again. The Hollywood star takes out a full-page ad out in the New York Times bashing George Bush. Apparently he still hasn't figured out we won the war."
(MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, 5/30/03)
Isn't that funny? We won the Iraq War in 2003 and I MISSED IT! So someone tell me why I should be listening to Joe Scarborough blather on, pretending like he's a dove. So I looked a little further and found this from Mr. Scarborough in February of 2007…
Even if you agree with me that this war was worth fighting as long as we believed Saddam Hussein had WMD's aimed at America, at some point you have to face the facts: the Bush administration was wrong about those weapons, wrong about the nuclear program, wrong about their refusal to quell rioting early, wrong about Bremer's gutting of the Iraqi army and police force, wrong about refusing to kill or capture al Sadr in 2003, wrong to tell the generals not speak of the coming insurgency, wrong to stubbornly refuse to give generals the troops they needed to win this war, wrong to make the "Mission Accomplished" declaration, wrong for the VP to claim that the insurgency was in its death throes and wrong to push a surge plan that the president's top generals opposed.
Joe Scarborough will say whatever the hell he wants as long as it suits his current situation. His photo should appear next to the definition of hypocrite in the dictionary. He seems to get away with it most of the time, though.
Macho Bumper Stickers
I saw a bumper sticker on the way into work today that is a perfect example of the macho idiots who populate our society. It said…
"Insured By Glock"
What does that actually mean anyway. If he gets in an accident, he's going to shoot someone? Who, the other driver, the cop who shows up, the judge, or is it the body shop that is going to fix the car? It makes absolutely no sense and is really just meant to intimidate people, I guess. Tell them, I'm packing and I have small testicles.
"Gun Control Means Using Both Hands"
I guess until one of their family members gets killed by a psycho on a rampage, we'll have to pry their guns from their cold dead hands.


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SANTA FE >> New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla announced that the Department will be implementing a new E-filing system for businesses to file their CRS taxes this week. This next generation of E-filing system called the Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) is your one-stop shop online tax center.
"TAP offers several key enhanced features that allow taxpayers and tax preparers to more efficiently manage their CRS accounts," said Demesia Padilla, Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. "With added security features, TAP also makes available much-needed information in a timely fashion, enabling CRS taxpayers to make important business and tax decisions."
All CRS taxpayers who file electronically, whether by choice or mandate, must use TAP to file CRS-1 Forms and make payments.
The New Mexico e-Filing Services login and password used in the previous system will not work in TAP. The first step is to sign your business up for a TAP account at https://tap.state.nm.us by selecting the "Sign Up Now" link. Step by step instructions are provided on the website. The website also provides "How-To Videos" under the Help menu option.
Benefits of TAP:
• Forecast future balances for your tax accounts
• Store your bank account information for future use
• Taxpayers will be able to setup recurring payments for delinquent liabilities and estimated payments.
• View filing history and print past returns
• Upload attachments for income tax returns
• View letters and emails sent by TRD
• Update information on your tax accounts such as name, DBA, and mailing address.
• Without logging into TAP individuals can submit payments, tax returns and check the status of their refunds.
• Without logging into TAP businesses can submit payments, register a CRS account, check the status of their CRS account and view CRS location rates.


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How To Put Up A Shelf
Putting up a one of these new modern floating shelves is seen as an important test of your DIY prowess. Here's VJ's guide to fixing a shelf to help you get it right first time
Step 1: You will need
- spirit level
- pencil
- screwdriver
- drill
- appropriate screws and fixings
- hammer
- goggles
- AC electrical detector
- extension cord if necessary
Step 2: Safety
Before you start knocking holes in walls check the area for electric cables using your AC Detector. Depending on the model you have it should flash or beep if there are any currents running through the wall. Drilling into an electric cable can give you a major electric shock so take care.
Step 3: Alignment
If you are placing the shelf fairly high use a sturdy ladder so you aren't over stretching.
Place the bracket in position on the wall and mark with the pencil just under the bottom right and left hand corners. Check your marks are level using your spirit level - the bubble should be in the middle. Now make more marks where the screws should go.
Step 4: Drilling
Select a masonry drill bit ever so slightly narrower than the diameter as your wall anchors.
Put your safety goggles on and get a good firm standing position. Line the drill up with the marking a drill into the wall, slowly and safely. Repeat until you have drilled a pilot hole for every screw marking.
Plasterboard walls are very weak therefore use 'hollow wall' anchors which are specifically designed to provide a strong screw fixing. If your wall is solid, you'll need a rawl plug.
Hold an anchor in place over a pilot hole and gently knock into the wall with a hammer. Repeat until you have hammered an anchor into every pilot hole.
TOP TIP - If you're planning to put heavy things on the shelf consider using butterfly toggles for extra support. They need a bigger drill hole, and once through spring open to clamp the shelf in place.
Step 5: Get fixing
If you are using butterfly toggles, fix them to the bracket first. They're so strong that once you have inserted them into the wall you won't be able to remove them.
With the bracket in position and carefully fix in the screws. Leave them loose at first, a bit of movement will make it easier to get all the screws in place. When your happy with your work, tighten each screw as much as possible. Great, that's the hard bit sorted.
Step 6: The shelf
The shelf itself will slot over the bracket, covering all the fixings to give a streamlined, sleek look. Nice. Now your ready to put it to its use.


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Channel 4 confirms FilmFour closure
The UK's Channel 4 yesterday confirmed that it is to close FilmFour. It is planning to replace the $46.1m (£30m) a year vertically-integrated film division with an in-house development and production operation with an annual budget of around $15.4m (£10m). FilmFour was the UK's larfgest single film financier and was arguably the UK's most significant film company.
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Have you completed at least 12 units of college course work with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher? Or are you an incoming freshman with a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher?
If so, you are eligible to join Alpha Gamma Sigma, the California Community Honor Society.
The purpose of AGS is to foster, promote, maintain, and recognize academic excellence and community service. The Merced College chapter of AGS offers many member benefits, including scholarships, special recognition upon graduation, and an opportunity to work on various community service projects with a group of like-minded students.
Our next meeting is Monday, Sept. 21st at 5:00 pm in the IAC Humanities Conference Room. Please join us!
For an application and more information, visit our website at www.mccd.edu under "Organizations" or call advisors Jennifer McBride (384-6376) or Vince Piro (384-6385).
We hope to see you on Monday,
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The Meridian sector was a sector located in the Outer Rim Territories, sandwiched between the Antemeridian and Vorzyd sectors.
Planets in Meridian include Damonite Yors-B, Durren, Nim Drovis, Cybloc, Exodo II, Ampliquen, Nyemari, Budpock, King's Galquek, Till Chorios, Brachnis Chorios, Nam Chorios, Pedducis Chorios, and Meridian itself. Spatial phenomena include the gas clouds of Odos and the Spangled Veil Nebula.
In 41 BBY, Jango Fett lost his armor in the sector. While searching for it, he met Sheeka Tull. Bufus Ritsomas represented the sector in the Galactic Senate.
During the time of the Galactic Civil War, Governor Zerex of the planet Ord Adinorr was appointed to become the Moff of the Meridian sector.[8] By 1 ABY, the most modern, architecturally sophisticated spaceport in the sector was located in the city of Anem, the capital of Nyemari.[5] In 13 ABY, Moff Tol Getelles of the Antemeridian sector tried to take control of the Meridian sector, but was defeated by the New Republic.
The sector was overrun by the Yuuzhan Vong nearly 25 ABY as they made their way through the Outer Rim toward Hutt Space.[6]
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- "The Syrox Redemption"—Star Wars Insider 146 (Mentioned only)
- Belly of the Beaast
- The Cestus Deception (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revival"
- Rebel Force: Uprising
- Planet of Twilight (First appearance)
- X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest (Mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction
- Fate of the Jedi: Ascension
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill
- The Planet of Twilight on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- "On Wings of Rogues"—Star Wars Gamer 9
- Scum and Villainy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link on Archive.org)
- Admiral Daala in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Planet of Twilight
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- ↑ Planet of Twilight on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rebel Force: Uprising
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ Senators Implicated in Slave Ring—HoloNet News Vol. 531 50 (content now unavailable; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Scum and Villainy
- ↑ X-Wing: Mercy Kill


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Honey Boo Boo and Sugar Bear in a Jacksonville hotel room.
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Mama June Thompson is asking fans to "plz keep sugarbear" in your thoughts.
Honey Boo Boo's father, Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, 41, who has diabetes, is in Jacksonville., Fla., visiting the Mayo Clinic as the family is awaiting results of tests he has been undergoing for a possible neurological disorder.
"We will b here all week to run tests and more appts to get the right diagnosis and treatment sugarbear needs," writed Mama June on Alana's Facebook page. ...


text: Fishermen Getting Sick in Gulf Cleanup Lawmaker wants mobile clinics funded by BP By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted May 26, 2010 4:16 PM CDT STORY COMMENTS (15) (Newser) – More reports are surfacing about fishermen getting sick while cleaning up the Gulf oil spill, and a Louisiana congressman wants BP to pay for mobile clinics, reports the Los Angeles Times. With the "top kill" strategy under way at the ocean bottom, the fishermen on the surface are complaining of dizziness, nausea, and breathing problems after working long hours close to chemical dispersants and the oil itself. Rep. Charlie Melancon has asked both the federal government and BP to provide fast medical treatment, so far with no luck. "I ain't never run on anything like this," one longtime fisherman tells the Times. He attended a training session but got no protective equipment. BP says the dispersants are safe, but a marine toxicologist sees the same pattern of "sick animals and sick people" as with the Exxon Valdez spill. "What are we exposing these poor fishermen to?" Researchers wear breathing masks as they pass through oil in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) This image made from video released by British Petroleum shows equipment being used in the "top kill" attempt. (AP Photo/BP PLC) Oil sheen is seen of the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow Los Angeles Times (Source Grid ») Associated Press (Source Grid ») US Gulf of Mexico • fishermen • British Petroleum • Deepwater Horizon • Gulf oil spill • oil spill cleanup CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 5% 1% 4% 18% 1% 70% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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The three prices shown online are the current market asking prices in main
dealers, independent garages and for private sales where the seller is not in
a rush and knows the value of their car.
If you want to know the price you can expect to pay when buying at auctions
(as the trade do) then we provide that to our registered users - it is called the 'best' price.
This is also a good guide to the value of a car that has proven to be hard
to sell and so, as pressure to sell mounts, has become a 'rush' sale.
For example, you will often see that very common cars will have a top value
in dealerships, but if you ask the dealer to buy the same car from you (even
as a part exchange) they will offer something nearer our trade price.
This is because they know it will be hard to sell and there are lots on the
market. Private sellers of common cars will get little interest if they ask
for a top price, then end up needing to sell their car quickly and have to drop
the price to our trade or 'rush' price. We advise sellers not to be greedy but
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text: State Police Boat (NJSP) [ Hundreds of Buoys to be Eliminated From Barnegat Bay By Rosetta Key May 16, 2012 The New Jersey State Police will be launching a pilot program aimed at scrutinizing the placement of its regulatory buoys in the Barnegat Bay. Officials say the kinds of buoys they'll be focusing on are the "slow speed/no wake" buoys. Read More|Comment Category: News, Ocean County News Tags: Buoys, NJ State Police, WOBMFM Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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mSpot bumps free storage to 5GB amid competition from Amazon
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Company offers cloud music service
Cloud entertainment company mSpot has announced that its free storage option has been increased to 5GB. The change appears to be directly related to Amazon's introduction of a competing service, Cloud Drive, that offers a 5GB storage locker for a user's music collection, along with a player interface for remote streaming.
Both options allow users to upload their music collection to the cloud, while Cloud Drive is integrated with the Amazon MP3 store and utilizes a web-based player that can be accessed from computers or mobile browsers. The mSpot system is geared more for the iTunes ecosystem, with native apps available for Android and iOS devices.
Aside from mSpot's free 5GB option, the company allows users to upgrade to 40GB of storage for $4/month. Amazon also offers 5GB for free, while purchasing any album from Amazon MP3 brings an automatic upgrade to 20GB for the first year from the sale. The same amount of storage otherwise costs $20 per year, while additional capacities can be purchased for $1 per year for each additional gigabyte.


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Curt Tramel remembers the highway that ran by his great grandfather's service station.
Yep, that's what they called those things then: service stations. You drove your car in, someone came out, pumped your gas, checked your oil, cleaned your windshield and, along the way, you could buy a soda or a candy bar or a newspaper.
The station, run by Claude Adams, sat on the old M-78, south of Battle Creek, and flourished from the 1930s until the late 1950s until M-66 was built. ...


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As many IT executives are finding out, there is more to Big Data than simply finding a place to store and analyze it.
C-level briefing: Sven Denecken SVP product management, SAP, S4 HANA on pushing...
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Elliot Carter: Symphonia - sum fluxae pretium spei; Clarinet Concerto / Michael Collins, clarinet
1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-08-20Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet; Symphonia "Sum fluxae pretium spei"
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta
The definitive 20th-century music series. 50 releases planned, featuring 50 iconic works, plus "fillers". 50 works you must know to understand the music of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (04/1998); Maida Vale Studio 1, London, England (04/1998); Henry Wood Hall, London (08/1998); Maida Vale Studio 1, London, England (08/1998)....continue...
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British Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1: Concertos by Stanford, Finzi and Arnold / Michael Collins, clarinet
1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80 (unpublished); Gerald Finzi: Concerto for clarinet & string orchestra in C minor, Op. 31; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Clarinet no ...
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Drive nervously along the razor's edge of Hell's Backbone, cool off in Upper Calf Creek Falls, and then dine on local food at Hell's Backbone Grill in Boulder. We enjoyed this town back in June, and are catching up on our posts now.
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A Spooky Game of Peekaboo in the Devil's Garden
Canyons and hoodoos of the Escalante River drainage: narrow Spooky, arched Peekaboo, graceful Dry Fork, and the rambling Devil's Garden.
Egypt Canyon
Downclimbing skills training at Egypt 1.5. How tight can you squeeze?
Thanks to Jim from Escalante Excursions for leading the trip and to Cristina from Steamboat Springs for sharing these photos.
Escalante, UT
"America's Outback" — Escalante is dry, rugged, and filled with slot canyons. We've sacrificed 3 pairs of pants to the rough sandstone so far, and have had a lot of fun doing so.
Canyon pictures coming soon.
Guides Rick Green and Jim Clery of Excursions of Escalante got us in and out of the slots with skill and safety. Their technical canyoneering class teaches helpful backcountry skills for rigging, anchor building, and down climbing. After long days in the canyons, return for Amie Fortin's warm smile and a bowl of Dulce de Leche ice cream, served on the front porch of the oldest building in town.
Escalante Outfitters makes great pizza — try the Aquarius with local smoked trout. The berry crumble and German chocolate cake are delicious and not too sweet. The Outfitters also sell an extensive collection of outdoor guide books and operate the town's "package store".
The interagency visitor center offers maps, directions, and helpful advice.
When Escalante gets too warm, head north 30 minutes to the Aquarius plateau to cool off. This plateau is the top step of the "Grand Staircase" of rock that descends south and down to the Grand Canyon. At 11,000 feet, it's the highest plateau in North America. Rugged but passable forest service roads fan out into secluded camping spots. The forest is filled with aspen, spruce, and pine trees. Expect to see deer, bats, and no people. The edge of the plateau has panoramic views of Death Hollow canyon and Hell's Backbone.
Logistics: Fill up on gas, water, and Wasatch beer at the gas station next to Excursions of Escalante. Broken Bow RV park offers the only public laundromat in town. It's quite nice — clean, free wifi, and the magazine rack held copies of "Dwell". Groceries: the grocery truck arrives on Tuesday morning (produce and nonperishables) and Friday morning (produce only). Afternoons on those days yield the freshest food. The rest of the week, the produce selection is pretty slim. Pleasant surprises at the grocery store were grass-fed beef from Kanab Meat and wild Pacific smoked salmon. There's lots of dry camping spots off Hole in the Rock Road or on Stewart's Mesa. Cell reception seems to oscillate between 2 towers — one gives good voice but poor data, and the other gives good data but poor voice. If you need stronger voice signal, turn off the cellular data on the phone to force a tower switch. In town, most businesses offer free wifi to their customers.


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Details of how the Trust fits into the wider NHS
Details of how the Trust fits into the wider NHS and how healthcare is managed in the East of England can be found on the NHS East of England website (www.eoe.nhs.uk). Click on the 'Your Local NHS' tab on the NHS East of England website to find out about services in your county.
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We are led by a Trust Board, which is made up of a Chair person, the Trust's Chief Executive, six executive directors and five non-executive directors. For more details on our board members, please go to Trust Board.
The Trust's headquarters are based in Melbourn and we have three other primary sites: Bedford, Chelmsford and Norwich. The addresses can be found on the contact us page.
The Trust's emergency service is split into three localities with each one managed by a Locality Director. Within each locality there are general managers and assistant general managers. The three localities are Essex (E), Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (BH) and Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (NSC).
There are 82 ambulance stations (including response posts) across the region, with each ambulance station supported by duty operation managers (DOMs). Each region has two clinical operations managers and the Trust also has four clinical general managers.
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The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published a review of its regulation of the en route part of NATS' air traffic control business, NERL.
The continued provision of a safe, efficient and sustainable en route air navigation service is essential to further the interests of airspace users. The review examines what the CAA needs to achieve from its regulation of NERL in light of likely future changes in the market context such as demands from users for lower prices, future traffic projections and the increasing diversification of NATS' activities.
The publication follows a formal three-month consultation period, where the CAA took views from stakeholders, including NATS themselves, and held a series of meetings to discuss the review.
The CAA has no concerns about NERL's safety performance and competence – a record that is among the best in the world. But long-term forecasts for traffic growth and congestion will challenge traditional approaches to safety management. Hence it is important that NERL continues to maintain its strong approach to safety management.
The review sets out the six Strategic Outcomes that the CAA aims to secure through regulating NERL in the period to 2020. Those are that:
• NERL continues to maintain a high level of safety.
• NERL makes a sufficient contribution to meeting the EU-wide efficiency targets under the Single European Skies scheme (SES).
• NERL maintains sufficient financial and non-financial resources and avoids exposing en route airspace users to unacceptable risks arising from NATS' activities outside the regulated business.
• NATS plays its full part in developing the strategic capabilities necessary to deliver their contribution to the CAA's Future Airspace Strategy.
• There is clarity on NERL's regulatory obligations and relationships with the CAA.
• In regulating NERL, the CAA can be neutral with respect to its ownership, as it has sufficient regulatory levers to achieve its objectives.
The review sets out that cost efficiency from NERL is vital during the period from 2015-2019 and should not be at the expense it continuing to provide the level of service quality airline customers expect in terms of flights delays and the environmental impact of flight routings. Cost efficiency will be a key focus for the next price control round, on which CAA has started separate consultation.
The review document can be found on the CAA website
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1. The CAA sets price controls for the En Route part of NATS' air traffic control business (NERL) to both maintain a high standard of safety and further the interests of users: taking into account the range, availability, continuity, cost and quality of air traffic services. The current price control runs between 2011 and 2014.
2. The terms of NERL's licence, available in full on the CAA website, require NATS to be capable of meeting on a continuous basis any reasonable level of overall demand and charges them with permitting access to airspace on the part of all users, whilst making the most efficient overall use of airspace.
3. The CAA is the UK's specialist aviation regulator. Its regulatory activities range from making sure that the aviation industry meets the highest technical and operational safety standards to preventing holidaymakers from being stranded abroad or losing money because of tour operator insolvency.
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Vikings running back Adrian Peterson returned to practice Friday to prepare for Sunday's game against the Ravens in Baltimore, repeating the one-day protocol he has been using to manage a nagging groin injury.
Peterson has not practiced a full week since late October, and the Vikings see no need to overload their workhorse, who has rushed 67 times for 357 yards the past two weeks. Coach Leslie Frazier said the team would limit his practice snaps as it did the final four games of last season, when he played through an abdominal strain to finish with 2,097 yards.
"No real need to burst or go 100 mph today, just something to make him comfortable about Sunday," Frazier said.
Peterson, the NFL's leading rusher with 1,208 yards, needed more mental reps than anything.
"Their defense is a little bit different than what we've seen the last week or two," Frazier said about the Ravens. "It's a little bit of letting him see the defense and (to) get a feel for the plays we're asking him to run but also give him a gauge of where he is at this point."
As expected, quarterback Christian Ponder officially was ruled out because he has not passed the NFL's concussion tests. The rest of the injury news was positive.
Safety Harrison Smith is on track to be activated next week and practice in preparation for the Dec. 15 game against Philadelphia at the Metrodome. Despite missing eight games, Smith remains tied for the team lead in interceptions with two.
"I'm just going to try to put myself in situations so it doesn't feel like I've had a whole year off," Smith said Friday. "The speed of the game is something you can't simulate. There's no grand plan. I just plan on playing the (way) I've always played, just make the plays I'm supposed to make."
Wide receiver Greg Childs practiced three straight days for the first time since double knee surgery in August 2012.
The Vikings have to decide by Monday whether to activate Childs, place him on season-ending injured reserve or waive their 2012 fourth-round draft pick.
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Brett Favre can add one more accomplishment to his storied career: high school state champion.
The former Vikings and Packers quarterback is the offensive coordinator for Oak Grove High School, which beat Tupelo 14-7 for the Mississippi 6A title Friday night in Jackson. It is Oak Grove's first state title.
Favre, 44, roamed the sideline after the victory, slapping players on the back and hugging his fellow coaches.
"I can't say it's like a Super Bowl, but it's pretty close," Favre said. "It really is. It's a different type of feeling, but I couldn't be more proud of these guys. It's been a lot of fun."
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ENB Region 7 Completed Applications 07/20/2011
Madison County
Town of Sullivan
7507 Lakeport Road
Chittenango, NY 13037 -9515
Harbour Town (Subdivision) at Fisher Bay Marina
Hitchcock Rd @ Wiley Rd
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Sullivan, Madison County
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The DEC has made a tentative determination to issue a new discharge permit for 3,200 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste from a raised bed septic system serving 10 single family homes in the subdivision. The application and draft permit are available for review in the Cortland Office.
Availability of Application Documents:
Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person.
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:
Project is a Type I action and will not have a significant effect on the environment. A coordinated review with other agencies was performed and a Negative Declaration is on file.
SEQR Lead Agency: Sullivan Town Planning Board
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:
A Structural-Archaeological Assessment Form has been completed. The proposed activity will not impact on registered, eligible or inventoried archaeological sites or historic structures.
Coastal Management:
This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.
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Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Aug 19, 2011.
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other GPS software but i have some problems with it .
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Published May 27, 2014 by Wendy Lamb Books
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Nell knows a secret about her perfect, beautiful sister Layla. If she tells, it could blow their world apart.
When Nell and Layla were little, Nell used to call them Nellaya. Because to Nell, there was no difference between where she started and her adored big sister ended. They're a unit; divorce made them rely on each other early on, so when one pulls away, what is the other to do? But now, Nell's a freshman in high school and Layla is changing, secretive. And then Nell discovers why. Layla is involved with one of their teachers. And even though Nell tries to support Layla, to understand that she's happy and in love, Nell struggles with her true feelings: it's wrong, and she must do something about it. (Source: Goodreads)
I struggled with this book, whether to mark it a "did-not-finish" or see it to the end. The way Nell tells her story makes it hard to connect with her. It is like an audio diary, even though I was reading the words. When you speak, sentences aren't always complete. It had this feel, almost like rambling.
Though I struggled with connecting, I witnessed the ramblings give way to pieces falling into place. Watching as someone Nell idolized fall off her pedestal. Then Nell struggle with being perfect to realizing that being uncomfortable and doing what is right was what was needed. And this is what redeemed the book in my mind. Nell has to make the hard decisions to be both vulnerable and strong in order to stop Layla's downward spiral.


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Mary Barra will become the next CEO of General Motors. / 2012 photo by Paul Sancya/Associated Press
Alfred P. Sloan, General Motors' first CEO, once said: "There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different."
New. Different. First.
Sloan was most assuredly not talking about Mary Barra, the woman who would be named GM's 14th CEO 90 years later — but he could have been.
The very spirit that led GM to become the biggest automaker in the world (Sloan also once said: "a car for every purse, and purpose") now inspires the company to make Barra the first female head of a major automaker.
■ Related: GM CEO Dan Akerson retiring; Mary Barra to become first female CEO of major automaker
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In some ways, it's a first whose arrival was inevitable. GM has women on its board of directors, and has had women as heads of nearly all its major divisions. Barra herself was senior vice president for product development, and has been with the company since 1980.
But it's also darned remarkable. The Detroit Three have long been male-dominated institutions, with their executive ranks nearly defining the smoky old boys' club stereotype through much of the middle of the last century.
And then there are the signature vehicles for GM: Corvette, GTO, Camaro, Trans Am and now all the trucks and SUVs that still dominate the lineup. Even the vaunted pink Cadillac, iconic first during the 1950s, was a masculine interpretation of elegance and power.
There is something especially notable, and pleasantly jarring, about a woman ascending to the top job at a company that has been so consumed with male ego and bravado.
■ Kristen Shamus: Mary Barra delivers another blow to glass ceiling, but it's not broken yet
■ Rochelle Riley: GM staffers cheer Mary Barra as new CEO, but women clap harder
■ Susan Tompor: Mary Barra as GM CEO no surprise, but still a victory for women
Barra takes the reins at GM at a pivotal time, too. The federal government just sold the last bit of GM stock it held from the bailouts and bankruptcy reorganization in 2009; the company has reported some $26 billion in profits over the past 15 quarters.
GM is leaner and smarter now, and has solved the puzzle of increased margins on smaller vehicles, something that held the company back for years.
■ Watch: GM's Mary Barra discusses career, ascent of women in business
■ Tom Walsh: New GM CEO Mary Barra, a return to homegrown auto leadership
Barra's extensive experience in the company — she started as an intern at the old General Motors Institute in Flint — gives her a strong grounding in the business' fundamentals, and her work over recent years to align product development with purchasing puts her on the cutting edge of the company's challenges and opportunities.
In response to a question about the lack of "car guys" running big automakers these days, outgoing GM CEO Daniel Akerson joked recently that he thought one of the automakers might soon be run by a "car gal."
GM just made it happen. Sloan may not have predicted it, but Barra's ascension goes to the core of the GM ambition and spirit that he ignited back in the 1920s.


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It's about time that poker returned to the beautiful island of Aruba. Ever since Ultimate Bet cancelled the Aruba Poker Classic after the 2009 edition, poker has yet to make a big splash back on the incredible Southern Caribbean island. That's all going to change in May 2012, though, as poker is returning to Aruba with the Players Poker Championship.
Held at the Westin Resort and Casino Aruba from May 3 through 7, 2012, and boasting the slogan, "Aruba Poker is Back," the series consists of six events ranging in buy-ins from $330 to $3,300. The biggest of all is the $3,000+300 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event that kicks off on Friday, May 4 and is scheduled to run to Monday, May 7. For the Championship Event, players will receive 25,000 in starting chips with levels lasting 60 minutes and starting at 25/50.
PPC Commissioners Sandy Swartzbaugh and Bryan Oulton have been working diligently on hosting a tournament in Aruba since a marquee event was last held on the island in 2009. PokerNews reached out to Swartzbaugh for some comments regarding the event and here's what he had to say.
"As poker players, we realized that players not only want to play in a top-of-the-line event, they want a destination location. Both [Oulton and I] are South Florida locals and thought the marriage of an island like Aruba and poker was perfect. Not to mention the feedback at the UB Aruba Classic did great numbers and players loved the beach, festivities and nightlife. The great thing about the Westin Resort and Casino in Palm Beach (couple hotels down from the Radisson where UB was) is all fun is accessible by foot. As you stated, [Aruba is an] incredible island. I personally could stay for a month and might after the tournament."
2012 Players Poker Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 3 7:00 PM Mega Satellite $330+20
Friday, May 4 5:00 PM Championship Event $3,000+300
Saturday, May 5 12:00 PM No-Limit Hold'em $500+50
Saturday, May 5 9:00 PM No-Limit Hold'em Second Chance Turbo $300+30
Sunday, May 6 12:00 PM No-Limit Hold'em Mix-Max 10-8-6-4-2 $1,000+100
Sunday, May 6 9:00 PM No-Limit Hold'em Second Chance Turbo $300+30
Monday, May 7 12:00 PM No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack $500+50
n case you're already salivating at the thought of poker right next to beaches with some of the whitest sand and bluest water in the world under the hot sun, grab a couple of napkins because it gets a bit better as Swartzbaugh tells us.
"After launching in May 2012, we are looking to expand our PPC Caribbean poker series. Ideally, we are looking at six events a year in locations such as the Bahamas, St. Croix and Turks, with a second event in Aruba hopefully this year if it fits the poker schedule.
"We have teamed up with the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park to run satellites all through the month of April. We will also be utilizing some of their world-class staff that includes Mike Smith, Director of Poker at the Isle. Mike will act as our Tournament Director for the PPC."
"We are excited to be associated with the PPC Aruba. It's going to be a great event," Smith said.
From 2006 through 2009, Ultimate Bet's Aruba Poker Classic attracted great field sizes. In 2006, the event had 512 entrants and grew to 548 in 2007. In 2008, the number of entrants increased again to 551 before falling off a little bit with 475 runners in 2009. Each of those events held a $5,000 buy-in to the Main Event and proved that Aruba was one of the top destinations on the circuit for poker players.
According to Oulton, the PPC expects between 100 and 300 players for the Championship Event. He knows that's a wide number, but has high hopes and explained, "We're expecting 100-300 players. It is a broad range, but we feel that we'll be somewhere in the middle of that number. Any first-year event has its concerns with draw, but the combination of our marketing, satellites in South Florida, player advisory board and our friendships and associations in the poker community will lead us to a tremendous launch in year one. We have the facilities to host over 400 players, so we are ready for the masses."
To help draw players to the event, Swartzbaugh mentioned, "In year one, we have focused our efforts on heavy grassroots marketing throughout South Florida, local pros, TwoPlusTwo and satellites at the Isle Casino. We are also very active in social media via Facebook and Twitter."
When it the poker experience in Aruba, here's what Oulton says players should look forward to.


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Kepler-62f (foreground) and Kepler-62e (right) are habitable zone exoplanets orbiting the star Kepler-62 (center). (Artists' conception.)
Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech
|Observation data
Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
|Right ascension
|18h 52m 51.060s[1]
|+45° 20′ 59.507″[1]
|Apparent magnitude (V)
|Spectral type
|B−V color index
|Proper motion (μ)
|RA: −11.1[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −29.3[3] mas/yr
|~1200 ly
(~368[2] pc)
|Luminosity (bolometric)
|Surface gravity (log g)
|4.68 ± 0.04[2] cgs
|Metallicity [Fe/H]
|−0.209 [1] dex
|39.3 ± 0.6 days[2]
|Rotational velocity (v sin i)
|0.4 ± 0.5[2] km/s
|7 ± 4[2] Gyr
|Other designations
|Database references
|Extrasolar Planets
Kepler-62 is a star somewhat cooler and smaller than the Sun in the constellation Lyra, 1,200 light years from Earth. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. On April 18, 2013 it was announced that the star has five planets, two of which, Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, are likely solid planets[citation needed] within the star's habitable zone.[2][4]
Nomenclature and history[edit]
Prior to Kepler observation, Kepler-62 had the 2MASS catalogue number 2MASS J18525105+4520595. In the Kepler Input Catalog it has the designation of KIC 9002278, and when it was found to have transiting planet candidates it was given the Kepler object of interest number of KOI-701.
The star's planets were discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission, a mission tasked with discovering planets in transit around their stars. The transit method that Kepler uses involves detecting dips in brightness in stars. These dips in brightness can be interpreted as planets whose orbits move in front of their stars from the perspective of Earth. The name Kepler-62 derives directly from the fact that the star is the catalogued 62nd star discovered by Kepler to have confirmed planets.
The designations b, c, d, e, and f derive from the order of discovery. The designation of b is given to the first planet orbiting a given star, followed by the other lowercase letters of the alphabet.[5] In the case of Kepler-62, all of the known planets in the system were discovered at one time, so b is applied to the closest planet to the star and f to the farthest.[2]
Stellar characteristics[edit]
Kepler-62 is a K-type star that is approximately 69% the mass of and 64% the radius of the Sun. It has a surface temperature of 4925 ± 70 K and is 7 ± 4 billion years old.[2] In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old[6] and has a surface temperature of 5778 K.[7]
The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 13.75. Therefore, it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.
Planetary system[edit]
All known planets transit the star; this means that all five planets' orbits appear to cross in front of their star as viewed from the Earth's perspective. Their inclinations relative to Earth's line of sight, or how far above or below the plane of sight they are, vary by less than one degree. This allows direct measurements of the planets' periods and relative diameters (compared to the host star) by monitoring each planet's transit of the star.[2]
The radii of the planets fall between 0.54 and 1.95 Earth radii. Of particular interest are the planets e and f, as they are the best candidates for solid planets falling into the habitable zone of their star. Their radii, 1.61 and 1.41 Earth radii respectively, put them in a radius range where they may be solid terrestrial planets. Their positions within the Kepler-62 system, on the other hand, mean that they fall within Kepler-62's habitable zone: the distance range where, for a given chemical composition (significant amounts of carbon dioxide for Kepler-62f, and a protective cloud cover for Kepler-62e), these two planets could have liquid water on their surfaces,[2] perhaps completely covering them.[8][9]
The masses of the planets could not be directly determined using either the radial velocity or the transit timing method; this failure leads to weak upper limits for the planets' masses. For e and f, that upper limit amounts to 36 and 35 Earth masses, respectively; the real masses are expected to be significantly lower.[2]
(in order from star)
Mass (ME)
axis (AU)
|Orbital period (d)
|e cos ω[note 1]
|e sin ω[note 2]
|Inclination (°)
|Radius (RE)
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|5.714932 ± 0.000009
|0.01 ± 0.14
|−0.07 ± 0.05
|89.2 ± 0.4
|1.31 ± 0.04
|0.0929 ± 0.0009
|12.4417 ± 0.00001
|−0.05 ± 0.14
|−0.18 ± 0.11
|89.7 ± 0.2
|0.54 ± 0.03
|0.120 ± 0.001
|18.16406 ± 0.00002
|−0.03 ± 0.24
|0.09 ± 0.06
|89.7 ± 0.3
|1.95 ± 0.07
|0.427 ± 0.004
|122.3874 ± 0.0008
|0.05 ± 0.21
|−0.12 ± 0.02
|89.98 ± 0.02
|1.61 ± 0.05
|0.718 ± 0.007
|267.291 ± 0.005
|−0.05 ± 0.14
|0.08 ± 0.11
|89.90 ± 0.03
|1.41 ± 0.07
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kepler Input Catalog search result". Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Borucki, William J.; et al. (18 April 2013). "Kepler-62: A Five-Planet System with Planets of 1.4 and 1.6 Earth Radii in the Habitable Zone". Science Express. arXiv:1304.7387. Bibcode:2013Sci...340..587B. doi:10.1126/science.1234702. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b Rybka, S. P.; et al. (1997). "GPM - compiled catalogue of absolute proper motions of stars in selected areas of sky with galaxies.". Bibcode:1997KFNT...13e..70R.
- ^ Johnson, Michele; Harrington, J.D. (18 April 2013). "NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date". NASA. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ Hessman, F. V.; Dhillon, V. S.; Winget, D. E.; Schreiber, M. R.; Horne, K.; Marsh, T. R.; Guenther, E.; Schwope, A.; Heber, U. (2010). "On the naming convention used for multiple star systems and extrasolar planets". arXiv:1012.0707 [astro-ph.SR].
- ^ Fraser Cain (16 September 2008). "How Old is the Sun?". Universe Today. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Fraser Cain (15 September 2008). "Temperature of the Sun". Universe Today. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Water worlds surface: Planets covered by global ocean with no land in sight". Harvard Gazette. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Kaltenegger, L.; Sasselov, D.; Rugheimer, S. (October 2013). "Water Planets in the Habitable Zone: Atmospheric Chemistry, Observable Features, and the case of Kepler-62e and -62f". The Astrophysical Journal 775 (2). arXiv:1304.5058. Bibcode:2013ApJ...775L..47K. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/775/2/L47. L47.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kepler-62.
- Kepler Mission – NASA.
- Kepler – Discoveries – Summary Table – NASA.
- Kepler – Discovery of New Planetary Systems (2013).
- Kepler – Tally of Planets/interactive (2013) – NYT.
- Video (02:27) - NASA Finds Three New Planets in "Habitable Zone" (04/18/2013).


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What to expect from JPMorgan's shareholder meeting tomorrow
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon faces shareholders tomorrow after the announcement of a $2 billion loss. He'll most likely get to keep his 2011 pay package, but expect changes in leadership elsewhere in the company.
JPMorgan takes a $2 billion fall
May 11, 2012
Huge trading losses by America's biggest bank strengthen advocates of the Volcker Rule and tougher bank regulation.
How JPMorgan's blunder may impact regulation efforts
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May 11, 2012
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been known as a crusader against tighter financial regulation. How will the bank's $2 billion loss affect regulatory efforts?
How big of a deal is JPMorgan's loss?
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Economist Chris Low discusses the impact of JPMorgan's $2 billion loss and whether we should be concerned that it could happen at other banks.
JPMorgan Chase reveals $2 billion losses
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On what were essentially bad and risky bets made by the bank. Still, CEO Jamie Dimon tried to play down the situation in today's conference call.
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Feb 23, 2012
Prop trading, as it's called on Wall Street, is the target of the Volcker Rule, a centerpiece of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act. Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains what proprietary trading is, and why it's potentially dangerous for our savings and the financial system.
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The 'dog days' are over for whippet racing fans
Posted: October 13, 2012|
S ATURDAYS were always father and son days for Daryll Wall when he was growing up during the 1970s.
Daryll's father, Charlie, started whippet racing in the 1950s at Sun Street in Hanley. But it was the years racing whippets at Meir Airport that stick in the mind of his 47-year-old son.
Daryll, from Dobell Grove, Meir Hay, decided to share his memories after reading recent articles in The Way We Were about Meir Airport.
Daryll says: "I was seven years old when my dad started to take me with him to race meetings at Meir Airport.
"My dad always had a couple of whippets which he would race. They lived in the home like any other family pet, but they needed a lot of exercise and a special diet.
"Every Saturday we would walk the dogs from our home in Sandford Hill to the aerodrome. We would spend the day racing the dogs and watching the other races, then walk the three or four miles back home. During racing season the whippets needed a lot of exercise to keep them fit, so I would walk miles with them through Park Hall. It certainly kept me fit."
Daryll, a process worker at Fenton Industrial Estate, is married to Diane. They have two sons, Liam, aged 16, and 11-year-old Toby, who enjoy hearing racing stories.
He adds: "I still like to continue the tradition of father and son days, but as both of my boys are into football, most Saturdays are spent at the match."
Daryll describes whippet racing as 'the poor man's greyhound racing' and believes its popularity in the 1970s was due to the cheapness of the sport.
He said: "Many of the people that raced whippets used dogs that were bred locally so they were cheap to buy."
Daryl recalls the open handicap race days were popular, attracting people from as far as Yorkshire, as well as local enthusiasts.
He adds: "It was great to be able to race the whippets against different dogs, it really added excitement to the day. There was two types of races, Tape and Lure. Tape racing is when each dog runs between their own tape or string and no crossing over the tape is allowed.
"Lure racing is where the dogs chase after a sack attached to an electric lure, which was run off a car battery."
Daryll has fond memories of the years he spent at race meetings with his father, many of which are triggered by looking back at old photographs.
Whippet racing ended at Meir Airport in the late 1970s, when a fire destroyed all of the race equipment.
Daryll recalls: "My dad stopped racing whippets after that, but we would still go to the Florence Colliery Club to watch the races from time to time.
"As I got older and started courting Diane I would sometimes take her to the greyhound racing in Cobridge. Both whippet and greyhound racing died out in this area in the mid-80s.
"It is sad, but I think as times have changed so has people's interests and the enthusiasm for those kind of sports has been lost. I still have great memories though of time spent every Saturday with my dad and our whippets."
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My designer and I have recently switched to using Sublime Text 2 and it will be feature in my educational screencasts as well. However, I'd like to touch on a few points. The style of the editor and the way it works are phenomenal and I wouldn't suggest changing them.
HOWEVER, I do have a recommendation that I hope will be considered. In general it's not optimal to have a number in the name of a product. I realize that it's more of a version number. But, in this case it's actually used as part of the name.
I realize that most of the people here are programmers and not designers. I also realize that people are very eager to justify away criticism. (I don't mean the developer of ST2, i mean the community).
I think that it's important for the name of the product to express the elegance of the product. In this case you're sending mixed signals. On one hand you have a name that is comparable to Notepad++, EditPlus, etc. These are names that were obviously not created by designers or marketing teams. No big deal, they're targeted towards developers. Sublime Text 2 is more than that, though. It's useful for pretty much anyone.
I recommend a branding change for Sublime Text 2.
I would love to use the editor named, "Sublime."
It has been pointed out to me that Sublime is the name of another application. Sublime Edit, Sublime Text, etc. I just would really love to see the number removed from the name.


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I'm not saying media influence doesn't exist. I'm saying it's easily combated by conventional teaching and supervision that is supposed to be a given in the first place. So why attempt to dismantle the media when all that's required to develop independent thought is a little guidance (that, again, is supposed to be a //given//). My issue is with people acting like the media and independent thought cannot coexist, hence one must be destroyed for the other to flourish.
And no offense, but your example is a cited failure. Your parents may have individually eliminated "bad influences" from your media diet, but they did not teach you independent thought. I'm not saying parents are supposed to sit around and hand-hold their kids through every instance of media. What I'm talking about is teaching a man to fish--teaching your kids how to process information in contextually appropriate ways. In other words, Disney movies -- regardless of how "moral" -- should not have affected you any differently than a Rambo flick. If you had developed the thought process I'm talking about at that time, you would've been able to classify that as "fantasy". What I'm talking about is separating fantasy from reality, not gauging the appropriateness of programs. Separating "good" from "bad", especially in terms of heavily dramatized media, will only lead to extremes on one side of the spectrum (in your case, Disney movies). Separating fantasy from reality will always keep someone well-adjusted. But I mean if you were like 5 or 6 years old, that's not expected anyway since you were still in early development.


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I Like Big Apps and I Cannot Lie: Using ProGuard to Avoid the Dalvik Method Limit
As the Android community grows, so does the vast offering of available third-party libraries. Utilizing them allows developers to quickly and easily expand the capabilities of an app. We love it, users love it, until suddenly: the mysterious compile error.Tags: Gradle


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Helenius Done for the Season
Submitted by pete on November 16, 2006 - 21:06
According to the Tampa Tribune, 2006 1st round pick Riku Helenius is done for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery. Also, contrary to previous speculation, Andy Rogers has been diagnosed with a hip injury drawing the ire of Lightning management.
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Submitted by Avery86 on November 17, 2006 - 11:29.
Well, that certainly sets Helenius back. Hopefully he can rebound next year ..
I read the snippet about Rogers being injured and Feaster certainly doesn't sound very happy with it .. at all. His future seems to be fading fast.
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Submitted by pete on November 17, 2006 - 18:04.
I wouldn't write Andy off yet. When he's played this year, he's been rock solid. I'm very impressed with his upside as a Cullimore type shut down guy if he can stay healthy.
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U.S. employers and consumers alike are feeling the pressure of a down economy, and the cost of healthcare isn't providing any relief. One recent bright point, as I noted in last week's column, comes from the news that the Hannaford Bros. Co., a Scarborough, ME-based supermarket, parlayed the medical travel benefit it began offering to its employees early this year into competitive offers from some U.S. healthcare providers.
I caught up with Peter Hayes, director of associate health and wellness, to ask a few questions about Hannaford's entrance into global healthcare and how that has improved the company's dialog with regional healthcare providers.
Rick Johnson: Can you give us a little background into how Hannaford's developed its medical travel benefit?
Peter Hayes: We were concerned about the healthcare value equation here in the U.S.-that is, the cost and quality equation here. Last year, I read a Reader's Digest article that compared medical procedures here with other parts of the word, and the difference was striking. It showed that most procedures were about a third of the cost compared to the U.S. The article went on to talk about the huge strides in quality overseas. In fact, a lot of these procedures are being done by U.S.-trained physicians with U.S.-manufactured medical equipment. That was kind of an eye-opener that maybe there's an opportunity. Then I found the Web site Medretreat.com, where consumers can get probably more quality information about offshore hospitals than they could about facilities in the U.S. Next, we started talking to providers here, and told them what we've researched and that they needed to start addressing the cost-value equation. Pretty much what we got back from the providers and health systems in our marketplace was that they really didn't feel the need to be concerned about a regional marketplace or global marketplace and that patients wouldn't move from the hospital service area; they didn't think employers would create incentives for employees to do so. We started talking with our partner Aetna and proposed further research on the idea. Last November, I spent a week in Singapore to look at some of the hospital systems there, and I was absolutely impressed by the level of amenities; it felt like you were going into a five-star hotel. They really consider the patient experience. I was also impressed with the quality of care, and frankly the Singapore government is much more open about publishing complication rates and outcome rates. Those types of things have been very hard to get from a transparency point-of-view from U.S. hospitals.
RJ: What was the response when you brought up the concept of a medical travel benefit to your employees?
PH: We did focus groups with our employees and were really quite surprised. The way we positioned it was to show some examples, take a hip replacement. We told the focus group they could get a hip replacement in the U.S. for around $45,000 to $50,000 and compared it with Singapore, where that hip cost about $10,000 to $12,000. We have maximum out-of-pocket protection, so our folks once they reach $2,000 to $3,000 out of their pocket we pay 100% after that. So the maximum exposure our folks have is that $2,000 to $3,000, but when our average salary is about $30,000 you're talking about 10% of their annual pay. We asked them in the focus group if they had our current benefits available to them, but with the medical travel benefit we would pay 100%—we'll waive coinsurance and pay for travel pursuant to IRS guidelines—how many would be interested in going? They had some questions about quality, but the majority of our folks said they'd be willing to travel. They were intrigued by the opportunity to experience another culture.
RJ: Once you had your medical travel benefit in place, did you expect to get a reaction so quickly from U.S. providers?
PH: The response we've received from the U.S. health system has far exceeded my expectations. Our wildest expectation and hope would be to create a different dialog with U.S. providers. First, we did this to give our members options and choices, but we hoped to change the response from our U.S. healthcare system to really look beyond their hospital service area and see that the world is not flat. It's changing. As of yet, we have not sent a single patient to Singapore, but as soon as the news media reported that we were offering the medical travel benefit we started getting calls from U.S. hospitals. They said, "We can offer you similar value that offshore is offering." To me that was a remarkable transformation. Working with Aetna, we have at least one confirmed hospital in our geographic region willing to participate in this program next year, and there's a chance for others. So now our associates will have choices. They haven't lost any benefits, so they can go where they've always received care, or they can choose the enhanced benefit, with Singapore as a choice as well as at least one other hospital in our region.
Note well, reader, that Hayes says he is fielding competitive offers from U.S. healthcare providers. Although I don't know the details of these offers, I suspect they aren't trying to match the steep discounts of global hospitals. However, the fact that some U.S. providers are already feeling the pressure to respond to the threat of global healthcare is a good sign for U.S. employers and consumers.
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