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Geoscience Colloquia for Spring 2011 Semester
Thursday February 24, 2011 4 PM
Dr. Daniel Holm
Professor Kent State University
Title: Proterozoic Formation, Growth, and Evolution of Laurentia, Upper Great Lakes Region: A NICE Perspective
The Upper Great Lakes region of the North American mid-continent has served as a pioneering area for Precambrian research and as a natural laboratory for countless students of geology throughout the past century. Lying along the southern margin of the Canadian Shield, this area preserves a uniquely important record of construction and stabilization of a continent during the Proterozoic. In the recent decade, an abundant amount of new data have resulted in refinement of, and even significant reinterpretation of, the region's Proterozoic tectonic and crustal evolution. The rich and complex geologic history chronicles an important progression of southward tectonic growth and crustal stabilization following breakup of the Neoarchean Superior Province at ca. 2.2-2.1 Ga. A compilation of aeromagnetic and isotopic data, interpreted in conjunction with geologic bedrock 'ground-truth' reveals fundamental tectonic, structural, and thermochronologic boundaries that reflect important differences between Archean and newly accreted Proterozoic lithospheric rheologies. Additionally, the breakup architecture had an important influence on the subsequent accretionary history. The protracted accretionary history broadly mimic that for Proterozoic growth of the southwest U.S. The diminishing influence of subsequent metamorphic and plutonic events in the continental interior likely reflects the southward migration of the supercontinent's active margin during Laurentia's construction. The northern interior continental evolution (NICE) suggests that within a few hundred million years of its formation and growth, the characteristics of a cratonized lithosphere appear to have been firmly established.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday March 3, 2011 4 PM
Dr. Erik Gulbranson
Post-doctoral Researcher, UWM
Title: Paleo-Isotope Ecology: understanding polar ecosystems in deep time
Climate predictions for the next century suggest that forested ecosystems of the northern hemisphere will expand poleward as thresholds for these ecosystems are reached at higher latitudes, potentially resulting in radiative forcings of up to 1.5 W m-2 K-1 from positive feedbacks between the biosphere and atmosphere.
The possibility of forests in polar regions raises questions on how photosynthesis operates in an environment with months of continuous light and months of continuous darkness? Will polar soils continue to sequester the same amount of carbon under a vibrant forested ecosystem? We have no modern analogue to study these problems. And the climate scenario for the next century is so different from much of the Neogene that it necessitates investigations into deep time archives of climate and ecology to understand how polar forests interact with and influence climate and how these ecosystems participate in the terrestrial cycle carbon.
In this talk I present a methodology to study ancient polar forests from an Earth systems approach that explicitly links soils, plants, and climate through biogeochemical and paleobotanical techniques. I will explore two time intervals that maintained forests at polar latitudes: the Permian and Triassic of Antarctica, and the Eocene of the Canadian Arctic. These case studies will address (1) how the application of isotope geochemistry and paleobotanical techniques can reveal new insights into ancient terrestrial ecosystems, (2) the nature of the carbon cycle and hydrologic cycle at polar latitudes, and (3) the potential impact that polar ecosystems have on climate.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday March 10, 2011 4 PM
Dan Peplinski, P.E., P.G.
Layne Hydro - a division of Layne Christensen Company
Title: Using geologic reconnaissance and geophysical methods to identify productive bedrock fracture zones
This is a case study of an exploration program in a fractured bedrock aquifer that was performed for a community in Northeastern Illinois. High capacity supply wells utilizing the regional Silurian Dolomite aquifer typically produce between 300 to 500 gpm. However, an exploration program was performed that resulted in the development of two wells with a combined sustainable capacity of more than 2,500 gpm.
The exploration program consisted of fracture trace analysis, evaluation of specific capacity trends and surface geophysical techniques including electromagnetic induction (EM), azimuthal electrical resistivity and earth temperature profiling. Commonly, the cone of depression surrounding pumping wells that utilize these fracture systems is elongated along the identified fracture system. In this presentation, we discuss the application and results of this exploration process and present the results from similar investigations and aquifer performance tests in this type aquifer.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday March 17, 2011 4 PM
Dr. Stephen Allard
Professor Winona State University
Title: 1.8-1.7 Ga assembling of North America as exposed in the Southeastern Wyoming Province: New thoughts on an old problem
The Black Hills of South Dakota contain the only exposure of the Southern Trans Hudson Orogen in the US. Additionally, the Black Hills lie near the truncation of the Trans Hudson by the Central Plains (Yavapai?) Orogen. This presentation will discuss how these suturing events are expressed in the Black Hills and the wider SE Wyoming Province, will expose contradictions in the data, and will suggest possible solutions.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday April 7, 2011 4 PM
Dr. Kaj Johnson
Professor University of Indiana
Earthscope Speaker Series
Title: Potential for Earthquakes On and Off Major Faults in California
The quantity and quality of GPS measurements of surface motions in the Western U. S. has been significantly enhanced through the Earthscope Program of the National Science Foundation. A fundamental question we wish to answer with these observations is: "where is stress accumulating in the crust, and will it be released in future large earthquakes?" Answering this question is not straightforward because it requires an understanding of how observed strain accumulation at Earth's surface relates to accumulation of stress on faults at depth. Furthermore, the current GPS surface velocity field provides only a time snapshot of surface deformation rates that vary over decadal to millennial time scales due to time-variable crustal and mantle deformation processes. Therefore, inferring potential for earthquakes on faults requires models that implement what we know about the behavior of faults in the lower crust and deformation processes in the mantle. In this talk I will show how we are using deformation models and GPS data from California to: 1) obtain estimates of long-term slip rates on major faults; 2) infer where faults are locked and accumulating stress and where faults are creeping and not accumulating stress; and 3) estimate the potential size and frequency of large earthquakes on and off major faults.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday April 14, 2011 4 PM
Dr. Prajukti (juk) Bhattacharyya
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Title: Unconventional uses of Remote sensing and GIS-based Software in geology
Remotely sensed images and GIS based software have been used for analyzing and quantifying landscape patterns containing a mosaic of elements (patches) belonging to different classes. These software can be used to calculate a variety of patch level, class level and landscape level metrics to quantify the areal extent of each patch type within the landscape, the shape and size of individual patches, nearest neighbor distances, as well as the spatial distribution characteristics, such as dispersion or connectivity of each patch in relation to other patches within the same class. This presentation will discuss various ways those software can potentially be used for fabric analyses at different scales.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday April 28, 2011 4 PM
Brian Jicha
Brian's CV (pdf; 117kb)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Title: Deep and shallow evolution of magma beneath Volcán Santa Maria, Guatemala
The Plinian eruption in October, 1902 of 8.5 km3 of dacitic pumice and minor basaltic andesitic scoria and ash at Volcán Santa Maria in NE Guatemala violently interrupted a 25 kyr period of repose that had followed ~78 kyrs of cone-growth. To provide context for processes that ultimately led to and occurred during the 1902 eruption, geochemical, isotopic (Sr, Nd, Pb, U-series), mineralogic, and melt inclusion data from the composite cone and 1902 eruption products will be presented. The temporal pattern in trace element, Sr-Nd-Pb, and U-Th isotope data indicate that cone-forming basaltic andesite lavas record processes operating in the deep crust. Wallrock heating sufficient to induce partial melting and assimilation involved several pulses of recharging mantle-derived basalt over at least 50 kyr. U-series isotope data also provides insight into magma genesis including the nature of crustal components involved. A fundamental shift in process coincides with the termination of cone-building at 25 ka: the 1902 dacite reflects fractional crystallization of 20 km3 of basaltic andesite magma left-over following cone-building that cooled slowly without assimilating a significant amount of additional crust.
Two oxide and pyroxene thermometry reveal an oxidized (Ni-NiO+2 log units) and thermally-zoned magma body existed prior to 1902 in which basaltic andesite with 54 wt.% SiO2 at 1020 °C and dacite with 65 wt.% SiO2 at 870 °C coexisted. Plagioclase in the dacite pumice and basaltic andesite scoria shows remarkably similar zoning characterized by repeated excursions toward high anorthite and increases in Mg, Fe, and Sr associated with resorption surfaces along which dacitic to rhyolitic melt inclusions are trapped. The melt inclusions increase slightly in K2O as SiO2 increases from 69 to 77 wt.%, whereas H2O contents between 5.2 to 1.4 wt.% drop with increasing K2O. These observations suggest that crystallization of the plagioclase, and evolution of a high-silica rhyolitic residual melt, occurred mainly in the conduit as the compositionally-zoned magma body decompressed and degassed from >180 MPa, or >5 km depth, toward the surface. The similarity of plagioclase composition, zoning, and melt inclusion compositions in pumice and scoria suggest that crystals which grew initially in the cooler dacite, were exchanged between dacitic and basaltic andesitic magma as the two magmas mingled and partially mixed en route to the surface. Small contrasts in Sr-Nd-Pb ratios, and a larger difference in the (238U/230Th) activity ratio between the 1902 scoria and dacite indicate that these two magmas are not strictly cogenetic, rather this basaltic andesite is likely a recent arrival in the system. Since 1922 >1 km3 of dacitic magma similar to the 1902 pumice has erupted effusively to form the Santiaguito dome complex in the 1902 eruption crater. A 238U-230Th isochron of 9.5±2.5 ka for a 1972 Santiaguito dacite lava suggests that deeper, occluded portions of the silicic magma body not erupted in 1902 incubated in the crust for >10 kyr prior to the 1902 eruption.
Lapham Hall 262
Refreshments served prior to the colloquium at 3:30 in Lapham 380.
Thursday May 5, 2011 4 PM
Mike Pomes , Ph.D., L.G.
Environmental Protection Agency
Title: From the U.S. Geological Survey to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, via the Kansas Department of Health and Environment: An Organic Geochemist finds a Career in Underground Storage Tanks
Efforts to step up enforcement of the requirement that owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs) in Kansas check the rectifiers of their impressed current cathodic protection systems started with a fire. During the early morning hours of April 30, 2006, fire consumed a five unit apartment house in Lawrence, Kan. without any loss of life. According to Lawrence Journal World press reports, occupants of the apartment building smelled gasoline before the fire broke out. Subsequent investigation determined that fumes emanating from a plume of gasoline leaking from the UST system at a nearby gas station had ignited to cause the fire. Despite being protected by an impressed current cathodic protection system, corrosion holes were found in one of the USTs following its removal. Additionally, staff at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reviewed the hour meter readings on the rectifier and determined that the number of hours only accounted for five of the eight years since the installation. . . .
Changes in the delta 13-C of Humic Substances from Soils, Soil Water, Ground, and Surface Water from a Tall-Grass Prairie Watershed, Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, near Manhattan, KS
Aquatic humic substances (AHS) derived from woody vegetation and warm season prairie grass yield distinct delta 13C signatures that change as water flows off vegetation, passes through soils, and reaches ground and surface water in a prairie watershed. AHS are generally yellow-colored, high molecular weight, polyelectrolytic organic acids extractable from water using XAD resins or comparable procedures. AHS and soil HS are composed of humic acids (HA) that precipitate when the pH of a sample is lowered to 1.0, whereas, fulvic acids (FA) remain soluble. The delta 13C values for vegetation leachates and through fall for FA and HA derived from woody vegetation (-25.76 to -28.33 o/oo relative to the Peedee Belemnite) differed from that derived mainly from warm season grasses (-15.06 to -16.77 o/oo).


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This observation was made as part of the Okavango Wilderness Project, a 9-year endeavour to measure the heartbeat of the Okavango Delta. For more information, visit http://intotheokavango.org
This observation was made as part of the Okavango Wilderness Project, a 9-year endeavour to measure the heartbeat of the Okavango Delta. For more information, visit http://intotheokavango.org
I saw one of these rather dull-colored birds feeding in the leaf litter during our final morning at Shamvura. The previous morning we had seen these on our bird walk/drive, and this species had been my landmark 1,000th bird species!
At Shamvura and Bwabwata National Park, the two northerly areas on the trip, we switched from seeing African Red-eyed Bulbuls to Dark-cappeds. The dark-capped bulbul was abundant around the Shamvura area.
Along the Kavango River, Namibia.
Mtoti, the adorable young otter taken in by the Paxtons after she was found abandoned. She was cared for by the Paxtons until September 18th, when, sadly, she succumbed to an infection. She was very cute while we were there, we saw her first steps our final morning at Shamvura.
Probably the highlight of the stay at Shamvura, and certainly one of the top prettiest birds of the trip. These gorgeous little kingfishers were common along the Kavango River on our late-afternoon boat trip the second day at Shamvura.
Here one can see the stunning red bill and scaly-turquoise top of the head, though the back is invisible. The bright blue color seen on the nape continues down and covers the back and wings.
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A pretty poor photograph, but a very cool bird! The Magpie Shrike was more common on the trip after Shamvura, but we saw one on the afternoon boat trip our second day there. Unfortunately the boat was moving and the camera focused on the branch in front of the bird.
At Shamvura Lodge, right out side of our tents. Note the metal band on its left leg, and the red band on the right. Certainly a bird that was banded by Mark.
Another photo of a Fork-tailed Drongo at Shamvura that let me get pretty close to it.
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A pretty species that we saw a few times during our stay at Shamvura. This one was in the shade, so it looks mostly black, but in the sunlight they are a gorgeous metallic purple.
Out field guide said that these were only summer visitors to Namibia, but we still saw them here.
When we got back from our birding trip, there was a flock of five or six of these that came right through camp, searching for food in the sand. They were very fun to see.
A pair of these brilliant bird flew into the mist nets on our second day at Shamvura. They were another very common species around Shamvura, but it was still cool to get them in the net and see them up close.
The star of the birds we caught at Shamvura was this female Cardinal Woodpecker, only the second one Mark has even gotten in his nets there.
Front view of the bird.
The star of the birds we caught at Shamvura was this female Cardinal Woodpecker, only the second one Mark has even gotten in his nets there.
This photo shows the neat barred back pattern and a hint of the bright yellow rump patch that these birds have.
On our second day at Shamvura Lodge, we spent much of the morning going on a birding drive around the general area around Shamvura. We stopped at one place hoping to see a cool looking blue starling, but they weren't there. I did manage to get photos of some wattled starlings that were hanging around, though.In the south african summer, these birds would have striking black and yellow face patterns, but in the winter they don't. Unfortunately the only photo I got on the bird drive that's worth posting.
We saw a few of these Water Thick-knee or dikkop on our boat trip on the Kavango. They have unusually large eyes because they are mostly nocturnal, though these were out feeding on the edge of the water during the daytime.
These were very common along the Kavango River, and they were a bird I was looking forward to seeing. They usually were pretty afraid of us on the boat, but this one I managed to capture pretty well.
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Seen on the boat trip along the Kavango River. These were right on the waters edge when we spotted them, but unfortunately moved a bit farther in as we approached. Also, the camera automatically focused on some little twig in front of them, so they're slightly off. But still, a very fun find and deserved posting.
One of the most common birds right around Shamvura Camp, we caught a couple of these in the nets the first day. Here one is about to be released.
This mantis' eggo was quite preggo.
So I guess this is some species of Hoplocorypha, although there is not an ID tag for them yet currently available.
I'm not even sure this is a Hemiptera, I just took a guess. Possibly Chalcocoris? Some help IDing would be nice!
This hopper looks just like dried up dead leaves. If I knew the family I might be able to find the genus/sp.

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Morgan Stanley analyst David Risinger cut Valeant estimates and lowered his price target to $98 from $200 to account for the negative impact of Philidor and uncertainty in U.S. growth. Risinger believes Valeant is a "real" company selling "real" drugs despite Philidor and other controversies, but cannot ignore the investigation risks or quantify the costs at this time. The analyst continues to rate shares Equal Weight, despite low valuation, until visibility increases.
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Diplomat seen as compelling amid specialty pharmacy fallout
Shares of specialty pharmacy operator Diplomat Pharmacy (DPLO) and pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts (ESRX) have each been knocked down by the negative news surrounding the sector amid the troubles faced by Valeant (VRX) and others, but an analyst at Leerink contends in a note to investors that the pullbacks in both stocks provide buying opportunities. BACKGROUND: Drugmaker Valeant and its prior specialty pharmacy partner, Philidor Rx Services, have been at the center of the firestorm engulfing the sector. Following claims that Philidor urged its employees to modify prescriptions to ensure more orders of Valeant-branded drugs rather than generics, as well as other allegations of wrongdoing, Express Scripts (ESRX) and peer CVS Health (CVS) terminated Philidor from their networks. The day after those termination announcements, Valeant said that it was severing all ties with Philidor and that the pharmacy planned to shut down operations as soon as possible, consistent with applicable laws. Valeant has subsequently said that Philidor has committed to cease operations by January 30, 2016, at the latest. More recently, Express Scripts, the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, announced that it stopped doing business with Linden Care, accusing it of being a "captive" pharmacy that dispenses mostly products made by Horizon Pharma (HZNP). In turn, Horizon called the idea that Linden Care is a captive pharmacy "entirely false," stating that "at best Express Scripts is being reckless in its allegations and at worse it is intentionally attempting to mislead investors." Express Scripts' move also impacted shares of Insys Therapeutics (INSY), which reportedly also used Linden Care to fulfill prescription for its drugs. DIPLOMAT LIKELY TO STAY IN-NETWORK: Leerink analyst David Larsen acknowledged that recent events indicate that Express Scripts appears to be evaluating certain retail pharmacies and their relationships with manufacturers, but he believes Diplomat's mix of drugs for diseases like multiple sclerosis, HIV, hepatitis C and cancer differentiate it as a "true" specialty pharmacy. Larsen does not think Diplomat is at risk of being excluded from the pharmacy networks of Express Scripts, CVS or UnitedHealth's (UNH) Optum, he tells investors. Larsen expects limited distribution agreements to stay an important channel strategy for drugmakers and believes these agreements are appropriate for high cost specialty drugs that require special handling and additional services to manage patient adherence. The analyst, who thinks Diplomat remains well positioned to deliver annual growth of over 30% in the next several years, keeps an Outperform rating on its shares. EXPRESS BUYING OPPORTUNITY: Larsen also thinks concerns around manufacturer and pharmacy relationships have put unwarranted pressure on shares of Express Scripts. He does not expect Express Scripts to disclose new lawsuits around rebate dollars owed over other manufacturer disputes and keeps an Outperform rating on the stock, which he views as having an "attractive" valuation. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Larsen also thinks that the specialty channel remains an opportunity for Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and believes its proposed acquisition of Rite Aid (RAD) can strengthen its specialty offering. The analyst keeps an Outperform rating on Walgreens shares as well. PRICE ACTION: Over the last three months, Diplomat Pharmacy shares have declined 28%, Express Scripts has fallen 6% and Walgreens has dropped 14%.
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Allergan announced that a post-hoc analysis of best corrected visual acuity data in diabetic macular edema patients treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, or anti-VEGF, therapy suggests that long-term response in anti-VEGF treatment of DME can be assessed after three injections. Pravin Dugel, M.D., Clinical Professor, USC Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and Managing Partner of Retinal Consultants of Arizona, said, "This data suggests that if treatment goals are not achieved after three injections, further expected improvement may be minimal and physicians may want to consider other treatment strategies."
Piper sees Pfizer profiting from Allergan deal, worth $50/share even without one
An acquisition of Allergan (AGN) by Pfizer (PFE) would increase the latter company's profits in 2016-2017 and lift its earnings by a large amount by 2019, wrote research firm Piper Jaffray in a note to investors today. WHAT'S NEW: By 2019, an acquisition of Allergan would increase Pfizer's earnings per share by 13%-16%, estimated Piper analyst Richard Purkiss. The deal would be profitable for Pfizer as early as 2016, the analyst believes. Excluding any acquisition, Pfizer is worth over $50 per share, well above analysts' average price target of $40, Purkiss believes. He kept a $52 price target and Overweight rating on Pfizer. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Yesterday dealReporter, noting that an acquisition of Allergan by Pfizer would be "a giant inversion deal," asserted that the U.S. Treasury could look to take steps to limit or discourage those types of transactions. On November 6, research firm Bernstein said that Allergan's strong results, coupled with the weakness of drug stocks, could cause Allergan to be reluctant to sell itself to Pfizer in the near-term. As a result, the firm thinks that the odds of a deal getting done may be lower than many believe. It kept a $385 price target and Outperform rating on Allergan. PRICE ACTION: In late morning trading, Pfizer rose fractionally to $33.47 and Allergan added 1.3% to $303.87.
Mylan jumps, Perrigo plunges after hostile takeover bid fails
Shares of Mylan (MYL) jumped after the company's offer to acquire Perrigo (PRGO) failed. Perrigo shares fell after the news. WHAT'S NEW: Mylan's approximately $26B hostile takeover offer for Perrigo officially fell through Friday morning, ending a seven-month ordeal between the two companies. Mylan said that only about 40% of Perrigo's shares were tendered by the company's stockholders, falling short of the 50% required for an acquisition, forcing the offer to lapse after failing to meet its goal by the established deadline. In response to the news, Perrigo Chief Executive Officer Joseph Papa said he was "delighted" that his company's shareholders rejected the offer. "We have said all along that this offer from Mylan was a bad deal for our shareholders, as it significantly undervalued our durable business model and industry-leading future growth prospects," Papa said. Perrigo added that it will immediately commence its previously announced $2B share buyback and that it intends to complete $500M of the planned repurchase by the end of the year. WHAT'S NOTABLE: On July 27, Teva (TEVA) withdrew a takeover offer for Mylan amid Mylan's talks with Perrigo. The Israeli pharmaceutical company opted instead to purchase Allergan's (AGN) generics business. Commenting on its failure to buy Perrigo, Mylan Executive Chairman Robert Coury said in a statement that while the company viewed Perrigo as a "unique and exciting company," it was not required for the future success of the company. Coury said, "We are well-positioned to quickly execute on the next strategic, value-enhancing opportunities for our business, some of which we have already identified." STREET RESEARCH: Citi analyst Liav Abraham upgraded Mylan to Buy and raised her price target for shares to $59 from $52, saying that an overhang has been removed since the company's hostile attempt to buy Perrigo has fallen through. Abraham argued that a combination of the two companies would have been both destructive to both earnings and value for Mylan and that the failed bid will increase management's optionality to pursue other value-enhancing opportunities and enable investors to focus on the company's base business. In addition, RBC Capital Markets analyst Randall Stanicky confirmed a Sector Perform rating for both Mylan and Perrigo with price targets of $60 and $176, respectively. Stanicky said he expects Mylan's stock to gain 10%-15% towards $50 as a result of the news, while Perrigo will probably see a pull-back into the low $140s. The analyst added that the removal of the Mylan bid will drive initial weakness for Perrigo's shares but that the stock can settle close to its current levels. PRICE ACTION: In morning trading, Mylan rallied 12.5% to $48.60 and Perrigo fell 6.92% to $145.72. OTHERS TO WATCH: Teva shares trading in New York increased 0.26%, Allergan was up 0.66%, and Endo (ENDP), with which Reuters reported Perrigo held unsuccessful takeover talks, gained 5.56%.
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Melbourne – Novak Djokovic remained on track to defend his Australian Open title with another dominant win to reach the fourth round as South African Kevin Anderson scored an upset Friday.
Two-time defending champion Djokovic was untroubled to serve his way into the last 16 with a straight sets win over never-say-die Czech Radek Stepanek.
Out on Hisense Court, Anderson, just outside the seedings, eliminated 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco in five sets to earn a crack at either Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych or Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the fourth round.
World No 1 Djokovic, bidding for his fourth Australian crown, didn't allow Stepanek a look in as he completed a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory in an entertaining 2hr 22min on Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic has yet to drop serve in three dominating wins at this year's Open and has only had five break points against him in 43 service games.
The top seed will next face either American 20th seed Sam Querrey or Swiss 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the round of 16 on Sunday.
"Radek loves the big stage. You saw how much fun he had. I also had a lot of fun playing. It was a very entertaining match," he said.
"It was three close sets. I felt that I had much more chances on his serve than he had on my serve."
Stepanek, the hero of the Czech Republic's Davis Cup final triumph over Spain last November, kept charging in at Djokovic and ventured to the net 67 times to try to seize the initiative.
"I have respect for him because he's a fighter, he's a competitor, and somebody that is one of the rare players who comes to the net nowadays and mixes up his style of the game," said Djokovic, whose 37 winners to 19 unforced efforts ratio underlined his form.
Anderson, who lost to Australian Bernard Tomic in last weekend's Sydney International final, is bidding to emulate fellow South African Wayne Ferreira, who reached the semi-finals here in 2003.
He needed 3hr 46min before subduing the big-hitting Verdasco 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 for his first win in three encounters with the Spaniard.
Elsewhere, Japan's 16th seed Kei Nishikori kept on the winning trail for a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Russian Evgeny Donskoy in 2hr 6min.
Nishikori, who reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open last year in the best Grand Slam performance by a Japanese man, will take on the winner of the David Ferrer-Marcos Baghdatis match scheduled later Friday.
Serbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic was taken to his second consecutive five-setter before overcoming Frenchman Julien Benneteau and will next face Spanish 10th seed Nicolas Almagro in the last 16.
Almagro ended Polish 24th seed Jerzy Janowicz's tournament, winning in three hard-fought sets. – Sapa-AFP
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So, I guess I'm laying claim to the first dotPeek plugin. (tl;dr - get the source and a zip file at github)
I'm really liking dotPeek, JetBrains' new decompiler. It's not perfect – it is still in pre-beta after all - it's a bit slow, there are things it has trouble decompiling (Silverlight reactive framework for one) but what it does have is a killer feature – ReSharper's navigation and code analysis – go to type, go to symbol, deriving classes, show usages, etc. Everything you could need for a good bit of code spelunking.
Everything except assembly lists.
Reflector's got a lovely feature that allows you to switch between lists of different assemblies, so I can be looking through the Silverlight reactive framework, then switch over to wander through the ReSharper API and then jump into the dotPeek assembly list. All very handy, and all very much missing from dotPeek.
Fortunately, the nice folks at JetBrains have included ReSharper's plugin model into dotPeek. So, check this out:
Looks remarkably familiar, no?
It's dead easy to install:
Now, when you start dotPeek, you'll get a new entry in the FIle menu, and a new button on the toolbar in the Assembly Explorer that will bring up the list management window. Add, remove or rename your lists here. They should stay up to date with whatever was last selected in the assembly explorer, and will save and load between sessions.
One word of warning – the assembly lists are stored in a shared file, and if you start dotPeek without the plugin, it WILL lose your lists.
Let me know what you think – issues and whatnot on github, or @citizenmatt on twitter. Ta!
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Very nice work sir! That was also the first plugin I was thinking of writing too!
Right click the zip, unblock, extract (no need to unblock the individual files anymore - less clicks ).
Yep. That makes it easier. Updated!
"Extract the files from the zip file and dump them in the plugins folder"
This works if you only have one plugin; if you're installing multiple plugins, you need to dump them in a sub-folder of the "plugins" folder.
Good point. I'll update the text. Ta!
Great job, I just have one kind request though, please add copy to list management and ability to rename lists.
think I'm going to have to dabble into dotpeek plugin! cheers!
Everything is dumped into a sub folder and I am still having issues?
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star Daejeon hotel in Yusong with 3 restaurants
This hotel is located in Daejeon (Yusong), close to Natural History Museum, Daejeon World Cup Stadium, and Daejeon Prehistory Museum. Local attractions also include Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Geological Museum.
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Along with 3 restaurants, this hotel has an indoor pool and 2 bars/lounges. An airport shuttle is free. Additionally, a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
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Rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus wired Internet and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Minibars, room service, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, Yousung Hotel provides a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges.
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Jim James Spreads the Love in Louisville Tour Kickoff
Jim James Spreads the Love in Louisville Tour Kickoff
As ominous blue lights darted through the expanses of Louisville's ornate Brown Theatre, Jim James and his four-piece band strode onstage to a murky synth drone. James, dressed in a dapper chocolate-brown suit, carried the awkward glow of a man picking up his prom date 15 years too late.
He smiled giddily, bowing in a silent "Namaste" pose as he surveyed the sold-out crowd, his bandmates nestling into the psychedelic grooves of "State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U.)," the opening track from his solo debut, Regions of Light and Sound of God. Leading a spirited crowd chant, James glided across the stage like a clumsy white version of James Brown, as the track spiraled to a dizzying guitar solo climax.
Q&A: Jim James on His Solo Debut
It was a mesmerizing start to a criticial show. Both the kickoff date for his first solo tour and a homecoming gig for a proud Louisville native, the evening was an artful celebration of the My Morning Jacket frontman's singular mystique.
The set list was split into two distinct halves: first, the tight-knit quintet (including keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Ratterman and drummer Dave Givan, James' childhood friend and former bandmate) ran through Regions of Light sequentially, in its entirety. That was followed by a potpourri mini-set that surveyed the rest of James' career – a couple tracks from his main band and a handful from his assorted collaborations (including the quasi-indie-supergroup Monsters of Folk). Unless you actually sit down and analyze the sprawl, it's easy to get lost in just how eclectic his music truly is, ranging from big-reverb Southern rock to freaky art-funk to emotive acoustic balladry.
But that unpredictability is part of what makes James so fascinatingly brilliant. And he's equally absurd as a stage presence: part hippie camp counselor, part hard-rock god, part nerdy youth pastor. He rips a guitar solo like a metal dude, frequently sings in a cartoonish R&B falsetto, curses like a sailor and offers a sincere "God bless you" after every other sentence. And James' larger-than-life musical personality is mirrored in the myriad faces at his shows: ditzy sorority girls, drunk frat boys, folded-arm hipsters, middle-aged record junkies. These people worship James with a reverence reserved for only the greatest of rock stars, belting along with every extended vocal blast, giggling at all of his goofy stage tics (the big-hair swirls of headbanging, the lovably corny hand jives). For these folks, the Jim James experience is a rite of passage: Before the show, outside in the Will Call line, one bearded hipster passed around a communal brown bag of backwashed booze like church communion.
On record, James is one of rock music's most powerful singers and one of its most fearless sonic architects. But his songs with My Morning Jacket tend to bloom even more masterfully onstage, his band adding elastic solos and propulsive energy. Unsurprisingly, Regions of Light (recorded and played mostly by James himself) was transformed into something far more visceral and majestic. Givan's Bonham-esque pounding brought out the hip-hop heart in "Know Til Now"; the soulful "Of the Mother Again" was extended into a jazzy workout. On album, "God's Love to Deliver" is a concise, acoustic-based meditation on human equality; onstage, it became a chaotic behemoth, climaxing with 10 minutes of crawling grooves and distorted guitar seizures, with James offering one of several unexpected sax solos.


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David O'Meara wrote:You can't call sendRedirect if you have written to the output stream, or in your case the Writer.
It is bad practice to put HTML in a servlet, and if you gather the data ready to display and pass to a JSP then your code becomes:
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You can call one or the other, but not both.
David O'Meara wrote:Taking it a step further, the HTTP response that you send back to the client is made up of a HTTP header and a HTTP body. Note we're talking about HTTP, not HTML. The HTTP body is typically but not necessarily text/html content.
So as I just said, the page information goes in the HTTP body, but in order to perform a sendRedirect operation, the servlet container needs to write information to the HTTP header.
David O'Meara wrote:If you start writing to the HTTP body, then the container can buffer the response and hold off sending to the client in case you change your mind, but at some stage the buffer will fill and it will be too late to change your mind. Trigger an IllegalStateException. I have seen people increase the size of the buffer but this is hiding the problem, not solving it. It is better to get out of the habit beforehand. Also, increasing the size of the buffer will increase the memory that the application will need to run without any real benefit.
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One quick solution to fix this code might be instead of writing directly to the response's PrintWriter, write to a local StringWriter as a buffer instead. Once all the logic that might send a redirect is complete, then write the StringWriter's contents out to the response's PrintWriter. The biggest advantage of that approach to you is that it would be relatively simple to change in your code:
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$1,300 Chicken Coops and the Quest for Authenticity
Winfield Myers • January 30, 2013 • Uncategorized
Today's Wall Street Journal carries a story, "Backyard Farming Gets Fancy," on yet another politically acceptable form of conspicuous consumption: backyard farming, suburban style. Do you suffer from a nagging fear that friends find you passe', predictable, or even (gasp) inauthentic? Are you bored by the ease with which you can procure all the products you need to survive, from home and heat to (getting real here) Abbaye de Belloc and Brugse Straffe Hendrik Blonde? Searching for something ennui-free to set you apart from your circle?
Why, you need chickens! In a $1,300 coop. In the backyard–your backyard. You can feed them $40 bags of "soy-free chicken feed," turn the earth with an Austrian hand-made $258 bronze-and-lime-wood spade, and water your tomatoes (organic, of course–please) from your $70 Williams Sonoma "vintage" watering can (part of their new Agrarian line). All so that you can eat some fresh eggs or, if you're in the mood and have the stomach for slaughter, fresh chicken. Your neighbors may hate you come July, but you don't really socialize with them anyway, do you? And besides, what's a little neighborhood tiff compared to the envy and awe you'll inspire in your set when they learn that you've just trumped them in the quest for bona fide, genuine, absolute authenticity? Their envy will turn them green as your Wellies parked on the back porch.
The Journal quotes Rob Ludlow, owner of BackYardChickens.com, an "online community of about 170,000 chicken enthusiasts." (I would count myself among them if the fowl they favored were dead and cooked.) Mr. Ludlow provides the obvious pull-quote of the piece:
People wanting to be self-sufficient and eating locally grown food is synonymous with people who are affluent.
Put differently, people wanting to appear self-sufficient by augmenting their refined diet with a small percentage of conspicuously-home-grown products are synonymous with people who take Al Gore seriously and voted for Obama.
And what would a real farmer think of a $1,300 Williams Sonoma Agrarian-line chicken coop? I suspect he'd call it a load of chicken shit.
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I can't wait to see if there will be a "tramp stamp" on my store-bought tomatoes one day soon. Change is coming to the produce industry. Tattoos may soon replace those annoying but helpful little stickers you find on most fruits … Continue reading
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Publix rethinks the ubiquitous Retail Endcap
Yes, it's true. I took a dozen in-store pictures in a grocery store while on vacation. But, it's rare for @ShopperAnnie to get a chance to shop in a brand spanking new major grocery store. Overall, I'd rate this newly … Continue reading
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Why is your refrigerator so empty?
I was asked this question by my 24 year old nephew yesterday. It's been bugging me, since just this week I made an internal promise to back off the amount of money I spend on groceries. The easy answer is … Continue reading
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You Can Eat It Raw
In August, in Michigan, the bi-colored sweet corn is so good you can eat it raw right off the cob. No boiling water, nor grill, no butter, no salt, no pepper needed. Just strip the husk, rinse it with fresh … Continue reading
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Is a Big Mac FoodTruck the unworthy giant?
Food trucks are a fascinating trend. Or are they just a fad? This form of retail erupted on the urban scene a few years back, and accelerated rapidly with the help of a reality TV show and social media. Now … Continue reading
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Growing Dinner
I've always been a gardener, inspired since grades school by my Dad's backyard plot of tomatoes, squash, corn and more. He taught me how to make black gold, layering kitchen scraps, brown leaves, grass clippings in thirds, carefully watering and … Continue reading
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Are today's parents nuts? Retailers can help.
The schools-imposed ban on bringing in peanuts and other common food allergens is, of course, controversial, especially if you're a parent of a whiny kid who wants PBJ's for lunch every day. To get a sense of the current consumer … Continue reading
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Where is the fat, really?
Like Phil Lempert and the researchers that publish The Lempert Report, I too am surprised by the recent IFIC study results that fewer Americans are concerned about their weight, don't consider themselves to be obese (even though they are) and … Continue reading
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Green Bean Casserole. Under-baked at retail.
Don't get me wrong. I am a loyal Target shopper. But lately, I've been seeing some rather troublesome merchandising trends in their stores. This one really stands out in my mind as a miss. In fact, had I not stopped … Continue reading
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Rolling Homegrown
Rolling homegrown love in the kitchen! Continue reading
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- Why read Sherlock Holmes today?
- Who are the Baker Street Irregulars (BSI)?
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- What is a scion society?
- What is "The Grand Game" played by Sherlockians?
- What costume items are typical of Sherlock Holmes?
- Who are Holmes' most well-known associates?
- How many stories and novels about Sherlock Holmes are there?
Why read Sherlock Holmes today?
The Sherlock Holmes stories are excellent vehicles for stimulating classroom discussions of literature, language, history, science, technology and psychology.
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A Famous Character
Sherlock Holmes has been called the most recognizable literary figure in the world. The Sherlockian tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been in constant publication since their first appearance over 100 years ago. The four novels and fifty-six stories are now on the Internet and audio recordings and selected film and television productions are available through libraries and shops.
Vocabulary Building
The stories are well-written, interesting and exciting -- English vocabulary-building is painless when a mystery is involved. Dr John Watson, the sympathetic physician friend and associate of the cool and rational Holmes, is presented as the author of almost all the stories, although they were actually written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The creator of Sherlock Holmes was an immensely popular author of historical fiction (he also wrote Brigadier Gerard and the Professor Challenger series).
Foreign Languages
Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into over one hundred languages. A mystery story is a good way to engage students who are learning a new language. In addition to French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Czechoslovakian, Latin, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Greek, Egyptian, Hindi, Sinhalese, Urdu and eighty more spoken languages, stories have also been published in non-spoken languages such as Braille, Pitman shorthand, Morse code, and others.
The stories are rich in historic detail about Victorian art, behavior, architecture, science, royalty, geography at a time (the Industrial Revolution) when great social, economic and technological progress was made in the United Kingdom. The Sherlock Holmes "Canon" began publication in 1887 during the later part of the reign of Queen Victoria, a time marked by a great expansion of the British Empire, the foremost global power of the time. If you're looking for a way to get students to study Victorian history or early scientific discoveries, try looking through the magnifying glass of Sherlock Holmes!
Detective Story
Holmes has been considered the model for the modern-day detective story. Not only is this a literary genre worthy of study, but the mysteries themselves are fascinating. The Sherlockian method of deductive reasoning foreshadows today's crime scene investigation units, but Holmes did it all without computers or sophisticated instruments. Holmes' deerstalker cap and magnifying glass are popular cultural symbols of Sherlock Holmes and almost everyone can give you a quote by the Great Detective (but not always an accurate one!)
Deductive Reasoning
Sherlock Holmes, the most logical of thinkers, teaches all we need to know about deductive reasoning. Observe and gather facts, analyze what you discover, formulate your theories and arrive at a solution. Holmes reminds us that "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."[SCAN] And, "It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."[BERY]
Scholarly Research
Introducing students to scholarly research is surprisingly easy -- Holmes' ongoing popularity still generates contemporary research articles on various aspects of the stories and novels, many of which are available on the Internet and in libraries. Entire journals are devoted to Sherlock Holmes and papers appear regularly in publications in the fields of education, medicine, forensics, history and English.
Who are the Baker Street Irregulars (BSI)?
- Members of the first Sherlock Holmes Society (founded in 1934, the year before the British Sherlock Holmes Society).
- BSI members meet for dinner every January in New York City.
- Membership in the BSI is by invitation only.
- The BSI publishes the Baker Street Journal (BSJ), a quarterly publication.
Who are the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (ASH)?
- Members of the first women's Sherlock Holmes Society
- Membership in ASH is by invitation only
- Women weren't invited into the BSI until 1991 and men weren't invited into ASH until 2008
- ASH publishes The Serpentine Muse, a quarterly journal.
What is a scion society?
- A Sherlock Holmes group affiliated with the Baker Street Irregulars
- Anyone interested in Sherlock Holmes can start or join a scion society of the BSI
- There are BSI scion societies all over the world
- The Beacon Society is a scion society of the BSI
What is "the Grand Game" played by Sherlockians?
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson were real
- Dr. Watson wrote the stories to record actual events
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was Watson's literary agent
- Everything written in the Canon (all the stories about Sherlock Holmes, also called "the Sacred Writings") can be explained using Holmes' methods of deductive research
What costume items are typical of Sherlock Holmes?
- Deerstalker hat
- Inverness cape
- Magnifying glass
- Pipe
- At home, Holmes wore a dressing-gown (silk robe worn over a shirt and trousers) and played the violin
Who are Holmes' most well-known associates?
- Dr. John H. Watson: Holmes' biographer
- Mrs. Hudson: his landlady
- Irene Adler: The woman
- Professor Moriarty: his nemesis
- Mycroft Holmes: his brother
- Inspector Lestrade: a Scotland Yard detective
- Wiggins: head of the band of street urchins Holmes called the Baker Street Irregulars
How many stories and novels about Sherlock Holmes are there?
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 tales about Sherlock Holmes.
- Fifty-six stories of Sherlock Holmes are collected in five books (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.)
- There are four novels (A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear).
- Most were originally published in the Strand Magazine, a popular monthly paperback.
- All were published between 1887 and 1927.


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Teapot Dome Scandal, a political scandal of President Harding's administration. Teapot Dome was an area near Casper, Wyoming, set aside as a naval oil reserve (an oil field reserved for future use). In 1921 Harding's secretary of the interior, Albert B. Fall, arranged to have control over all naval oil reserves transferred from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior. Shortly thereafter he leased the Teapot Dome reserve to Harry F. Sinclair and the Elk Hills reserve in California to E. L. Doheny. The leases were given without competitive bidding and each oilman loaned Fall large sums of money.
These dealings were revealed in 1923 and 1924 by a Senate investigating committee whose leading figure was Senator Thomas J. Walsh. The courts canceled the oil leases. Sinclair and Doheny were found innocent of conspiring to defraud the government. However, Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe and served a prison sentence. Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby was forced by public pressure to resign his office.


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The Kremlin
Often used as a symbol for all of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin is one of the country's most famous attractions. This grand building served as the residence of many Tsars and leaders of the USSR. Today, the Moscow Kremlin includes four cathedrals and four palaces, an armory, the Museum of Applied Art and Russian Everyday Life of the 17th century and more.
Red Square
Found in front of the Moscow Kremlin's western wall, this large, open square forms the heart of the city, with many historical attractions nearby. In addition, Russia holds many national celebrations in the square, which has also been used for high-profile concerts.
St. Basil's Cathedral
A colourful collection of spires and towers, St. Basil's Cathedral stands out from Red Square's other attractions. Inside, guests can visit the Historical Museum and view the intricate murals on the cathedral walls.
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Walk back in time with a trip through The Arbat, Moscow's 500-year-old central neighbourhood. Named after a one-kilometre pedestrian street, The Arbat offers a wide variety of souvenirs to remind tourists of their stay in the Russian capital. Bring home multi-colored Matryoshka (nesting) dolls, snug tubby samovars, embroidered scarves, fascinating blue Gzhel strokes or Khokhloma tableware, all famous pieces of Russian folk art. All of Russia's crafts are filled with warm and positive energy.
Tretyakov Gallery
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as some of you may already have seen, I modded/built/fabricated a keyboard and trackball combo controller using;
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and a butane hot knife.
the thread related to the keyboard used for that mod can be found here, but you will have to dig a ways to get to my description of that project, or you can just go here for a pictorial view of the proccess ( www.angrymods.com/carpc/controller )
this unit works very well for controlling the carpc, but it has its limitations. it is a bit clunky, not my best craftsmanship, and the keys are tiny, soft rubber, not very "positive" so typing on it can be a bear.
right now my current controller is being used in the house for the mame arcade machine, www.angrymods.com/mame so this project will be expediated as a result of the need for a controller in the car.
This leads me to project number two.
I have priced out the nice little "ikey" controller, and at 25$ it is too steep. it lacks the extra buttons that the itype2 has, and the itype2 can be purchased for 9.99 though EB, or other sites online, and finally, - since I am going to butcher it anyway - Ill take the newer 9.99 itype2 instead.
(these buttons press really nice compaired to the keys on the sammy controller. nice positive click sounds when pressing. )
now, I have one of these joysticks apart on my workbench at home, and just like the sammy controller, the itype2 has the USB keyboard on a circuit board of its own, completely seperate from the PS2 joystick electronics.
how the unit works, is by hard wiring the usb keyboard and the usb trackball into two ports on a 4 port usb hub. this way the unit has only one wire from it, and it also provides the awesome feature of giving me a handy place to plug in my jump drive to sync up new mp3s into the carpc.
I have considered building this one using a trackPAD instead of a trackball, but as a huge fan of trackballs, the ball just seems more natural. if I went with a trackpad, the unit would be a bit larger in overall area, but it would be a lot thinner, so I may very well build one with a trackpad in the future, but for now, trackball it is..
I will be creating some sketches of the possible layout I will use on this mod, and will upload them soon.
the best place to find these mini usb trackballs is on ebay. (unless any of you know a better supplier, by all means contribute :)
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It comes after a weekend sit-in outside the governor's office, protesting the mining procedure.
Hundreds of people walked up Capitol Avenue in Frankfort, to the state capitol.
They carried signs and wore special shirts, to protest mountaintop removal.
Many of them say they believe there is another way to create energy.
They say the way it is being done now ruins streams, lands, and the mountains. Coal officials disagree.
"Extraction methods need to be improved, granted we've come a long way," Ceci Mitchell, a protester at the rally, said. "That doesn't mean we're doing it the right way. They're getting it the easy way. The way that's best for the coal companies and their share holders."
"They shouldn't be able to just destroy the beauty of this wonderful place where I live. It's my home," says Wesley Hammond, who is against mountain top removal coal mining.
"This is an opportunity to let our Congressman and Governor know how we feel about this. This is where our hearts are,"says Elaine Rall, who attended the rally.
Meanwhile, those on the other side of the debate say they aren't hurting the environment.
"I think what these folks are referring to is mountaintop removal of the 1970's, or what you call strip mining," Bill Bissett, president of the Kentucky Coal Association said. "When you look at 21st century mining, we're doing a much, much better job at protecting the earth, doing environmentally responsible mining, and again providing 93 percent of the electricity in the Commonwealth."
More than a dozen people against mountaintop removal coal mining took part in the sit-in outside the governor's office this weekend.


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Students come from 20 different countries in Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, North America and Europe!
Yagna Rakshat, India: "Rakshak means savior in Hindi, I feel it's my duty to act and to live with the responsibility according ot the name given to me. This would characterize the morality as a human being. There is no limits or borders which could stop me for serving to this planet earth. That's the reason why I am here."
Mahsa Boorboor, Iran: "I was an Iranian carpet designer and had a very good job in my country. But I was always thinking there were alot of people in the world that they don't have necessary things to live. So here I am to learn the basic knowledge about health, agriculture, livestock raising, global warming,... In this way, I can offer hands-on information to the local people and the program in South America."
SeulBee Lee, South Korea: "I was studying child welfare in university, I want to go to Ecuador and work for children. It is easy for people to forget that children also have rights, and that is the reason why I want to work with them. I know we cannot change the whole world at once, but important thing is we are trying to do something here all together. In this way we are going to make a change."
Articles written by Students
"The best year of my life"by Tjasa Zupanc, Slovenia
"Pioneer in the First GAIA Team" by Seulbee Lee, South Korea
"How I learned to live and love my life" by Judit Szep, Hungary