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Traffic Geyser can "grab" YouTube videos so you never have to compress again!Uncategorized Add comments
Never compress videos again – here's a sneaky YouTube trick.
Traffic Geyser just added a really cool new feature to the premium video player.
First, let me explain why this is such a big deal and why you'll care.
YouTube is great because…
- You can host your videos for free
- You can put a player on your web site
- You can advertise and promote your stuff
- Your videos Shows up in search engines.
But if you put YouTube videos on your web site, it's unprofessional and here's why:
YouTube shows ads during or after your video plays and then thumbnails might display "inappropriate" content.
Worse yet, it's SUPER EASY for a competitor to "load" their videos with your keywords or "tags" so their videos show up after yours plays!
Why lose the sale because of something like that?
There are several frustrations most "video marketers" have:
- Compressing videos into the popular "FLV" format is a pain the butt. The software it takes to do this is expensive…
- Hosting videos can be expensive and complicated.
- Picking, installing and using a custom Flash video player is a TOTAL PAIN.
- Even if you do find and pick a custom video player, they're often inflexible and lack the features marketers need
Traffic Geyser solves all that and this video explains how.
Here's what you do:
- Upload your videos to YouTube
- YouTube compresses the video – no software required
- And it's faster than software you'd buy
- Grab the YouTube link
- Paste it into Traffic Geyser's "Premium Video Player"
- Traffic Geyser copies the YouTube FLV file from YouTube to your Traffic Geyser account
- Paste our custom player on your web site, blog, squeeze page
- Add special marketing features like forms, buttons and web site redirects when the video finishes playing
- You make more money
It's easy, fast and free. Try it yourself!
PS – the video you're watching was compressed with YouTube! We wouldn't ask you to do something we wouldn't do ourselves!
PPS – if you're not a Traffic Geyser member already, register now for an account and get more traffic, leads and sales.
13 Responses to "Traffic Geyser can "grab" YouTube videos so you never have to compress again!"
RAY Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
This is soooooo true, if you think about it this saves you TONS of traffic on your website, it is also super easy to do and the best part – look Professional
Kirschan Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
HEY Mike,
I just wanted to add that i love Traffic Geyser…. YOu Guys Rock…
Kirschan Blyden
Christopher Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Awsome can't wait to try this out!!
Local Search Marketing Services Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
that is pretty awesome – especially the form that is built into the video. so glad you thought of making the code auto update across all sites – smart feature.
Chris Edwards Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
This is great but does it support HD video from YouTube?
Sure does!
Bill Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I got a jump on using your Premium video player a couple of days ago before you posted this vid. THIS MAY BE THE BEST PART OF TRAFFIC GEYSER! The form/buttons/redirect are phenomenal — talk about getting prospects to take action!
I've gone through the torture of learning how to generate FLV files. But, regardless, the forms and buttons are just great! Thank you!
Dave Moore Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Follow up to adding it to gray box Just in case there happens to be someone else in the world other than me that uses that technology.
All you have to do is take the code that you get from your video and paste it in a text file then save it as an html.
Once you have that just upload to your server and your link to your new .html file is just like your You Tube link or your s3 link.
This might be the coolest idea since sliced bread and just saved me at least an hour everyday
Duane Spears Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
That is great. In a few days I will be coming back as a paying member of Traffic Geyser.
You guys are truly doing a great job.
Susan Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 2:16 am
This is OUTSTANDING technology. I have been fighting with video formatting for my website this entire week, trying to get high quality, low buffer times and easy to use players…and it was all here in my Traffic Geyser account.
THANK YOU SO MUCH…I just wish I had noticed this earlier…would have saved me some serious headaches and time.
John Zajaros Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 7:30 am
This is one of the best features yet! Fantastic and very useful guys! Thanks and keep them coming, my business has grown exponentially since becoming a TrafficGeyser client.
John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., PhD
Mark Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Absolutely brilliant player – I've already started changing my websites over to using it.
Just one Question. How do we replace or turn off the TG logo as the player loads?
Great question. The next version of the player won't have branding.
Zak Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
That Is Dope Mike! Wow – seriously. So maybe someone asked this already and I am missing it, but are there stats available for button CTR, form optin, etc? And which autoresponders are the player forms compatible with? Thanks a million man – literally!
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November 16th, 2011 at 5:28 am
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The hardest lesson any wrestling fan learns while growing up isn't that wrestling is fake; it's learning that wrestlers are real. The men and women behind the death-defying stunts and gaudy outfits all battle with their own demons — ones that don't fall within the good guy/bad guy dichotomy like the morality play they perform on a daily basis. Maybe it's a grotesque injury that awakens the realization in a young fan of pro grappling. Maybe it's the news that a former wrestler had to enter rehab for a painkiller addiction picked up during his time in the squared circle. Maybe, it's something much worse and more permanent. Whatever the case, it happens to every wrestling fan, and it happened to John Darnielle.
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Future Doctors Delve into Research Projects
Monday, 24 October 2011
Over 60 medical students at NUI Galway have completed summer research projects into a range of areas such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, stem cell technologies, diabetes and arthritis. 40 medical and scientific faculty from both within the School of Medicine and Science, NUI Galway and the affiliated hospitals (i.e. Sligo General and Letterkenny) provided supervision for these projects. The prize for best overall research project went to second-year medical student Mr Alan Jacobsen, from Castlegar, Co. Galway. Over the summer Alan explored new treatments for leukaemia. Students applied for external competitive funding from grant agencies such as the HRB and Wellcome Trust. In 2011, 18 students within the programme secured funding from sources external to NUI Galway. In addition, internal competitive funding in the form of Curriculum Innovation Fund and Research Support Fund stipends (13 in total) were offered to students. Finding from the projects were presented recently on campus, at the School of Medicine Undergraduate Open Day. "This focus on research at undergraduate level is designed to develop high calibre doctors with enormous research potential. Furthermore, it may encourage the development of the next generation of physician-scientists", commented Dr Richard Flavin, Chairman of the School of Medicine Undergraduate Research Committee. The Undergraduate Research Day was opened by Dr Armand Keating, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto and President-Elect of the American Society of Hematology. The day also incorporated a lecture by Professor Jozef Bartunek, Consultant Cardiologist, OLV Hospital, Belgium who discussed his work with stem cells. Closing the event was the John D. Kennedy Lecture, given by Dr Ramona McLoughlin, Consultant Gastroenterologist, UCHG. "Some students have succeeded in drafting research articles based on their work, which is a phenomenal achievement given the time constraints they are under. The general feedback from the summer scheme has been very positive and it is inspiring to see so many hardworking, inquisitive and dedicated research-orientated medical students. Many students will know present their findings at both national and international meetings", said Dr Flavin. The focus on research at undergraduate level is part of an overall ethos at the School of Medicine to provide a holistic, involved and real educational experience. With its strong links to hospitals in Galway, Sligo, Donegal and Mayo, medical students at NUI Galway are brought into contact with patients from the earliest stages of their training. In addition, special study modules allow students to study extra modules such as Medial Electronics, sign language, sports psychology or teenage mental health promotion. ENDS
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2011 Galway Science & Technology Festival Programme Launched
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
The 14thannual Galway Science and Technology Festival was launched today at a function in the Orbsen Building in NUI Galway, by Mr Gerry Kilcommins, VP Global Operations and General Manager Medtronic. A full two weeks of events was announced, which includes shows, demonstrations and activities for primary and secondary school students and a fantastic family day out at Final Day Exhibition on Sunday, 27 November, at NUI Galway. The Festival in its aim to increase the uptake and popularity of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects among young people, runs from 14_27November, and will culminate with the Festival Exhibition to be attended by the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. There is a great programme of events this year to choose from including Robert Hill's 'Celestia and Stellarium Workshops', Mr Bug returns with his snakes, cockroaches and tarantulas while Sue McGrath's show will be full of pops, bangs and fizzing craziness. NUI Galway is running many interesting shows and events to stimulate the mind including 'Computer Game Programming with Kinect', an invitation to senior cycle Physics students to the new Engineering Building and a talk for students, parents and teachers on Cyber Bullying. The Zoology and Geology Museum will be open for tours along with Ireland's only Computer and Communications Museum. GMIT is having an open day on Wednesday, 16 November, and tours of all facilities including science, technology and engineering laboratories will be available. There are also various interesting workshops for students including 'Modern Medicines', 'The Chemistry of Smoking Addiction and Nicotine Patches' and a 'Forensic Investigation'. This year a 'Mentoring Program' by local engineers is available to senior cycle students looking for career advice. Engineers from over 11 different companies are participating in this initiative and will visit schools and talk to the students about subject choices they made and give practical career advice, details available on the website. Plans have been put in place to expand the 2011 Exhibition on 27 November, with more shows and exhibition stands. There will be up to 60 interactive stands representing areas including research, education, industry and the environment. This year a booking system is in place through www.galwayscience.eventbrite.com to help people plan their day.The Galway Science Festival is a fantastic collaboration of education, industry and government and showcasing Galway as a leader in Medical Devices and ICT. Festival Chairman Tom Hyland said today: "On behalf of the Board of the Galway Science and Technology Festival, I would like to thank all our sponsors for their participation in the 2011 Festival – great thanks must go to Medtronic for their 10 years of outstanding commitment to this event and to the other sponsors including The Galway Enterprise Board, Discover Science & Engineering and Boston Scientific who help bring excitement and fun to science and technology for children and families across the City and County." Dr James J. Browne, President of NUI Galway, commented: "For many years, Galway Science and Technology Festival has generated real excitement for young people about the wonders of science and technology. As a University, NUI Galway shares this belief in the importance of making science and technology attractive to the next generation. Why? Because never before has Irish industry and society depended so much on bright, talented graduates to build Ireland's capacity in technology, research and innovation. This Festival allows us in the University to open our doors, so that we can share the boundless possibilities and the sheer fun of science!"The 2011 Programme of events is available at www.galwayscience.ie and the exhibition will open at 10am on Sunday, 27 November, 2011. ENDS.
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UN Professors Launch Joint Programme on Children and Young People in Ireland
Friday, 21 October 2011
Ireland's two UNESCO Chair holders came together today to launch an innovative and exciting programme dedicated to improving the rights and well being of children and young people across Ireland. The Children and Youth Programme is an independent academic collaboration between Professor Alan Smith at the University of Ulster and Professor Pat Dolan from NUI Galway. In the coming months the Programme will initiate a debate on two key points – the value of a rights-based approach to the planning and provision of children's services in both parts of the island, and the need for both governments to incorporate a stronger commitment to children's rights in legislation. Speaking today on United Nations Day, Professor Alan Smith, UNESCO Chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy at the University of Ulster stated: "As the two UNESCO Chairs on the island of Ireland we believe that the academic programme we are launching today will help to reinforce the notion that a strong commitment to children's rights will have better outcomes for children and families across the island. As we see on a daily basis the most difficult part of any economic downturn is the fact that it is the poorest and the vulnerable who are usually most affected by financial cut backs. Consequently it is the children of those hardest hit by job losses and cutbacks to children and family services who suffer most. We only need to look at the stark predictions being made by those who work in the front line services to see that this is the case. For example, the impact of welfare and budget cuts on increased poverty levels in Northern Ireland or the fact that today in Ireland, 18.6% of children now live in risk of poverty, and 8.7% already live in consistent poverty. A rights based approach provides stability and certainty of resource allocation and protection for the most vulnerable in times of financial constraint and cutback. As a constant it also requires that all government decisions take account of the rights of children, ensuring that no one falls through the gaps in monitoring processes or becomes a victim of shifting political priorities." Professor Dolan is Director of the Child and Family Research Centre at NUI Galway, and holds the UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement: "We believe that there are clear signals the administrations on both sides of the border can send, not only to the international community, but to the next generation on this island, that they will be protected and nurtured, with certainty in policy making and reliability in service provision. The Northern Ireland Assembly has the power to pass legislation which will require every government department to take account of children's rights in all policy decisions, as the Welsh Assembly has already done. Incorporating the UN Convention and the Rights of the Child and developing a rights-based approach to policy development could be one of the greatest single legislative acts undertaken by the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive since its formation. Likewise, the prospect of a referendum in Ireland to include a clear and binding commitment to children's rights in the constitution is a 'once in a generation' opportunity. Common sense concern for children and families should encourage everyone to support such a referendum." Professor Dolan added: "Over the next year we want to initiate a debate on how services for children and young people can be provided on the basis of rights. We hope to show that it is an approach underpinned by clear and consistent obligations that will cherish all children equally." -ends-
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NUI Galway Honour Leaving Certificate Excellence with Special Ceremony
Friday, 21 October 2011
NUI Galway recently celebrated the success of a select group of first-year students who received a total €102,000 in recognition of the high points they achieved in the recent Leaving Certificate Examination. As part of the University's annual Entrance Scholarships, 60 students received €1,700 each, along with a specially designed NUI Galway scroll. The presentations were made at a special ceremony which included teachers and parents on Thursday, 20 October, 2011. Entrance Scholarships are given annually to new entrants at NUI Galway who reached a minimum of 560 points in their Leaving Certificate examination, except in Medicine. In Medicine 10 Scholarships were awarded, based on the combined results in the Leaving Certificate and the new Admissions Test (H-PAT Ireland). Designed to attract the best students to NUI Galway and reward their academic excellence, the awards may be held with any other scholarships or grants, including the University's extensive Sports Scholarship Scheme. Speaking at the award ceremony, NUI Galway President Dr James J. Browne, who presented the cheques to each individual winner, said: "I am delighted to present the scholarships to these outstanding 60 individuals in recognition of their academic talent. NUI Galway strives constantly to support and promote academic excellence across all disciplines. The purpose of these awards is to encourage each student to develop his/her academic potential to the fullest, by setting a realistic threshold of excellence and rewarding every student who attains that level. It is also a chance to give due credit to their parents and teachers for their contribution to such success." This year Entrance Scholarships were awarded to students from 38 individual schools throughout Ireland. The winners represented 16 counties including Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Westmeath. -ENDS-
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Autumn Conferring Week Begin at NUI Galway
Friday, 21 October 2011
Over 3,600 students will graduate from NUI Galway during the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies which take place from 21-28 October. NUI Galway will also confer five Honorary Masters Degrees during the ceremonies on Peadar O'Dowd, Stan Shields, William Henry, Kathleen Villiers Tuthill and Martin Ward. Peadar O'Dowd - Honorary Masters of Arts honoris causa: Local historian, author, contributor to local media and tour guide of Galway city, Peadar, a graduate of NUI Galway, is a retired lecturer in Business Studies from GMIT. He has worked tirelessly for the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society and a range of other voluntary and community organisations. Stan Shields - Honorary Masters of Arts honoris causa: Retired staff photographer for the Connacht Tribune, Stan is a chronicler in photographers of Galway city and county life through the decades to the present day, including the 1963 visit of US President John F. Kennedy to Galway when Stan famously climbed into the presidential car to get the best images. William Henry - Honorary Masters of Arts honoris causa: Prolific author and columnist with local newspapers on Galway's civic traditions and its military heritage. William is also a committee member of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill - Honorary Masters of Arts honoris causa: A native of Clifden, Co. Galway, Kathleen has published five books on the history of Connemara, West Galway and Alexander Nimmo. Her historical work and assistance in voluntary and community organisations has been recognised by Galway County Council, who presented her with Heritage Awards on two occasions. Martin Ward - Honorary Masters in Rural Development honoris causa: A leader in community development in Glinsk, Co. Galway for the last 40 years, Martin has been involved in the establishment of a Community Council and Centre, and a Heritage Group and Centre. Martin is also the Principal of the local primary school. Commenting on the conferring of this year's graduands, Dr James J. Browne, President of NUI Galway, said: "NUI Galway is fortunate to be associated with many outstanding honorary graduates throughout its history. This week we are proud to honour Peadar O'Dowd, Stan Shields, William Henry, Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill and Martin Ward. Each of these honorees share a passion for the West of Ireland and its heritage. Their diverse contributions in chronicling and recording the past have fostered a respect for the local history and heritage of our region and its development. They are particularly worthy individuals and NUI Galway is very pleased to be in a position to recognise their exceptional talents and achievements." The annual Autumn Conferring Ceremonies will begin with the Adult and Continuing Education ceremonies, where awards will be conferred on over 1,000 students who completed their certificate, diploma and degree courses at many locations across the country. ENDS
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University Eateries Shortlisted for Caterers Award
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Two NUI Galway campus restaurants, An Bhialann and Moffetts have been shortlisted for the Institutional Caterers Award at the upcoming Hotel and Catering Review Gold Medal Awards ceremony. Organised by Hotel and Catering Review, the Gold Medal Awards recognise excellence within the hospitality industry, rewarding food service operations that have been outstanding. Applicants are judged across a wide range of criteria including excellence in food standards, customer service, culinary creativity and innovation. Catering in An Bhialann is provided by ARAMARK Ireland's Food Services division who have provided catering services there since 1992. In 2010, a €3.5m investment resulted in a complete redesign of this 800 seat restaurant which now boasts a modern interior, new entrances and extended seating. An Bhialann also houses a brand new kitchen which incorporates the latest in equipment and services, all designed to deliver a wide choice of top quality and value for money dishes. Global coffee house Starbucks and the popular sandwich chain Subway are also located in An Bhialann which caters for over 16,000 customers on a weekly basis. Moffetts the 120 seat staff restaurant, operated by Masterchefs is nominated for the second year in a row. Moffetts is beautifully situated overlooking the River Corrib and provides an extensive range of self–service and table service meals and is also available for private bookings. Masterchefs has an excellent reputation in the hospitality business having catered for numerous high profile prestigious events both on campus at NUI Galway and elsewhere. Conference and Catering Manager at NUI Galway, Ann Duggan said: "We are delighted that our restaurants have been nominated for these prestigious hospitality awards and it is a fitting recognition of the excellent standards within the University catering sector." -Ends-
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Tulca Festival of Visual Arts Events in association with NUI Galway
Thursday, 20 October 2011
The 2011 Tulca Festival of Visual Arts opens on Friday, 4 November, in galleries and other spaces across Galway. This year's festival, entitled 'After the Fall', will take place from 4 to 20 November. Curated by Megs Morley, a number of events will be held in association with NUI Galway. Highlights for the festival will include renowned Romanian artist Lia Perjovschi's creation of an installation in the foyer of The James Hardiman Library in NUI Galway. One of Romania's leading artists, Lia's work focuses on the activities of collecting, archiving, structuring, distributing and mediating a variety of knowledge about society, politics and art which had been inaccessible to Romania until after 1989. Perjovschi has exhibited all over the world, and her life under the Ceausescu dictatorship has greatly influenced her work and mode of artistic expression, which always includes some political relevance. The James Hardiman Library will be open to the public for the duration of the festival. On Saturday, 5 November, Perjovschi will present a talk on her practice in the James Hardiman Library Browsing Room at 3pm. On Saturday, November 12, 'Fugitive Papers', an artistic research project examining art and art-writing as a public and critical activity will take place in The View, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway at 3pm. It will be presented by Michaele Cutaya, James Merrigan and Fiona Woods. On Thursday, 17 November, a collaborative NUI Galway and GMIT presentation and workshop by Frances Whitehead 'The Embedded Artist Project: Strategies for Civic Engagement. What do Artists Know?' will be held in the Huston School of Film and Digital Media at the University. The session will discuss the strategy of 'embedding' practising artists at local government level, bridging policy and practice in order to bring new perspectives and innovative approaches to addressing the challenges in planning the city's future. The event is free to attend but spaces must be booked in advance through Dee Quinn in the NUI Galway Huston School of Film and Digital Media at email@example.com. Ann Lyons of the Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI) at NUI Galway, said: "This connection to the visual arts through Tulca is a valuable aspect of NUI Galway's commitment to the arts in Galway. Its participation in Tulca also provides an opportunity for collaboration between NUI Galway and GMIT, developing stronger links between the two third-level institutions in the city. We are very pleased to be associated with Tulca and welcome everyone to the University to experience this exciting festival of visual art." Tulca Festival of Visual Arts includes a further programme of workshops, talks and events and brings the work of a range of international and Irish artists to Galway. Full programme details are available at www.tulca.ie. -ENDS-
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NUI Galway PhD Student Wins Floating Wind Turbine Prize at International Conference
Monday, 17 October 2011
Ciaran Kennedy, a PhD student in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway, was recently presented with two prizes at the 30thInternational Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011) held in The Netherlands. Originally from Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Ciaran was presented with first prize for innovation, and second prize overall, in a floating wind turbine challenge, as part of a team of four international PhD students. The challenge was organised by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and the International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE). Congratulating Ciaran on his award, NUI Galway's Professor Sean Leen, said: "Ciaran's achievement is an example of high quality, innovative work starting to come to fruition at NUI Galway, in the area of materials for renewable energy devices. His research involves direct collaboration with EireComposites, an indigenous, university spin-out company, based in Furbo, who manufacture high performance engineering components from fibre-reinforced composite materials for the energy, aerospace, marine, automotive and other sectors. Ciaran is driven by a real commitment to renewable energy and sustainability." The topic of Ciaran's PhD is 'Fatigue of Composite Materials for Ocean Energy', supervised by Dr Conchúr Ó Brádaigh and Professor Sean Leen, Lecturers in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway. Ciaran also presented a paper entitled 'A study on the effect of seawater on the fatigue life of polymer composites for tidal turbines' at the OMAE 2011 conference. Ciaran has a strong interest in renewable energy and engineering design, having worked in the wind turbine industry in the US in the 1990s, whilst studying for his undergraduate engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. Ciaran designed, manufactured and tested a 300W wind turbine for his final year project in the US and subsequently worked as a research test engineer in the US wind turbine industry. Since then, Ciaran also worked for nine years in the medical devices industry with Creganna, Galway. -ENDS-
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NUI Galway Host International Active Citizenship and Disability Conference
Monday, 17 October 2011
The Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway will bring together key international thinkers and actors who have transformed disability policy and service provision for a one-day conference. The Active Citizenship and Disability Conference will be held in the Clayton Hotel in Galway City on Friday, 4 November. The event will be a forum in which participants can reflect on the sharp break needed between traditional welfare-oriented supports for persons with disabilities and a newer model that aims to underpin independence, choice and active citizenship. Since the Health Service Executive report on deinstitutionalisation entitled 'A Time To Move On' in July this year, Ireland has been on the cusp of a major reform agenda of its antiquated and outmoded institutions for persons with disabilities. The Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway is dedicated to inform and lead that change. Director of the Centre, Professor Gerard Quinn, who co-drafted the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, says: "The conference is important in that it will provide a meeting point between theorists who bring important perspectives from the new UN disability convention, policy makers interested in redesigning service delivery models, service providers interested in re-imagining their services in the decades to come, and persons with disabilities anxious to ensure that future services are adequate to ensure their right to live independent lives and be included in the community." Conference speakers include Martin Routledge, Director of Operations at In Control and who has been a key figure in the reform of adult social care services at the Department of Health in the UK, and Brian Salisbury, Strategic Director at Community Living British Columbia, who has driven service reform and individual funding in British Columbia. In addition, Patricia Fratangelo from New York, a world-renowned expert in service transformation, will speak about her experiences in grappling with change. Each of these international speakers are also giving more time to discuss the finer details of reform at a workshop event hosted by the Federation of Voluntary Bodies on Thursday, 3 November. For further information, including the conference programme, registration and a list of speakers, see www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp/events.html. For other enquiries contact Mary McQuinn at 091 495888 or firstname.lastname@example.com. -ENDS-
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Major Funding Boost for Pain Research at NUI Galway
Monday, 17 October 2011
Researchers at the NUI Galway's Centre for Pain Research were recently granted two major research funding awards. Dr David Finn was awarded a grant worth almost €1 million under the Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator programme and Dr Brian McGuire received funding of over €700,000 under the Health Research Board Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement programme, which aims to develop leading Irish health researchers. Dr David Finn, Co-Director of Centre for Pain Research and Lecturer in Pharmacology was awarded the grant for his research programme entitled The role of the endocannabinoid system in anxiety-induced modulation of pain: sites and mechanisms of action. The programme seeks to advance our understanding of the neurobiology of anxiety-pain interactions and will employ two postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. Dr Finn will collaborate with Dr Michelle Roche, Lecturer in Physiology at NUI Galway, and with colleagues at University College London and the University of Nottingham on a series of experiments to investigate how the body's own marijuana-like substances regulate pain during times of stress and anxiety. Dr Finn said: "Anxiety and pain often occur together and there is evidence that anxiety can trigger the onset of pain and magnify existing pain, so anxiety may be an important target for new therapies in people with pain problems. Increased understanding of the effects of stress on pain is important and could pave the way for identification of new medications and other treatments for pain and anxiety disorders." Co-Director of the Centre for Pain Research and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Dr Brian McGuire's research programme will focus on chronic pain (pain that lasts more than 3 months). The award will fund three post-doctoral researchers from psychology, health promotion and health economics for a period of three years. The research programme will look at a number of important aspects of chronic pain. The first study will examine the problem of chronic pain in young children aged 5 to12 years and will aim to find out how many children have chronic pain, how it affects them and their families, and how much it costs in economic terms. In the second study, researchers will evaluate a pain management programme using cognitive behavioural therapy which will be delivered over the internet. The third study will examine how GPs make clinical judgments about treating people with chronic low back pain and will provide information to the GPs with the aim of helping them to make better decisions. The project involves collaborators from the disciplines of general practice, medicine, health promotion, psychology and economics. Commenting on his project, Dr McGuire said: "These projects have the potential to provide valuable information for health professionals, managers and policy makers. Most importantly, this research will help people who live with chronic pain on a daily basis." More information about NUI Galway's Centre for Pain Research can be found at http://www.nuigalway.ie/centre_pain_research/ -ENDS-
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Hitting a home run in his first major-league in two years was a feel-good moment for Paul McAnulty on Sunday. But McAnulty's first 12 plate appearances since being promoted from Triple-A have had a lot more misses than hits. He has struck out nine times with one flyout, a walk and that home run.
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Rising Obesity May Be More About Exercise Than Diet
A new study finds that we're eating the same number of calories that we did in the late 1980s, but that we're exercising way less.
When it comes to losing weight, argue many people and weight-loss schemes, diet probably matters more than exercise. Yes, exercise is obviously important to your health for many reasons, but numbers-wise, diet probably matters a lot more if you're going to lose weight. It's simple math: One large muffin scarfed down in two minutes can easily contain calories you'd need to run for a full hour to burn off. But a new study in the American Journal of Medicine begs to differ. Over the 20 years, its authors argue, the United States has gotten a lot fatter without the average person eating significantly more calories. Exercise, then, is the primary culprit.
While increased caloric intake is often blamed for rising rates of obesity, no association between these was found in this study; in contrast, an association was found between the trends over time for lack of physical activity and high BMI numbers. "Our findings do not support the popular notion that the increase of obesity in the United States can be attributed primarily to sustained increase over time in the average daily caloric intake of Americans," concludes [lead author Uri] Ladabaum. "Although the overall trends in obesity in the United States are well appreciated and obesity prevalence may be stabilizing, our analyses highlight troublesome trends in younger adults, in women, and in abdominal obesity prevalence, as well as persistent racial/ethnic disparities."
The standard narrative, of course, is that we're eating more junk than ever and that's why we're getting fatter. The researchers didn't track exactly who ate what, but in addition to the lack of any difference in caloric intake, they also "observe[d] that total daily calorie, fat, carbohydrate, and protein consumption have not changed significantly over the last 20 years."
In an email to Science of Us, Ladabaum described as "dramatic" the downward shift in "the proportion of person self-reporting no leisure time physical activity" over the last two decades, and pointed out that these findings may highlight the need to emphasize exercise more in some public-health settings.
So you should probably help America fight 20 years of increasing laziness by going for a run later. (But also lay off the donuts.)


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By Mike White | Friday, Sept. 4, 6:50 p.m.
9:53 p.m. - ESPN radio announcers are reporting Laurel beat Clairton. That's a gigantic upset. ..... Orne Bey just scored on a 15-yard run. Gateway leads, 19-7, with a little more than two minutes left. This one is over.
9:38 p.m. - Penn Hills scores on a 38-yard pass from Chaz Whittaker to Raymon Harris. PAT good. 13-7 Gateway with 7:30 left.
9:30 p.m. - Courtesy of North Hills basketball coach Buzz Gabos: Mt. Lebanon leads North Hills, 17-10, late in the third quarter.
9:18 p.m. - Another Kalkstein interception killed another Gateway scoring threat. But Gateway just went ahead, , on a 20-yard run by Orne Bey and the extra-point kick. Gateway now leads, 13-0, with 3:01 left in the third quarter. Penn Hills won't be a good come-from-behind team. Chazz Whittaker is a sophomore QB and the Indians don't appear to have much of a passing game.
Perry and Brashear are still scoreless in the City League showdown. Colleague Colin Dunlap reports it is painful to watch this game.
8:43 p.m. - Somewhat of a surprise. Mt. Lebanon leads North Hills, 14-3, at half. Other scores: Upper St. Clair now leads Penn-Trafford, 27-20. Canon-McMillan is crushing Trinity, 31-12. West Allegheny leads Chartiers Valley, 17-14. Hopewell leads Knoch, 28-0. Wonder how many yards Rushel Shell has?
8:41 p.m. - Halftime and Gateway leads, 6-0. Gateway has dominated, but five first-half turnovers, most deep in Penn Hills territory. Gateway QB Rob Kalkstein is 8 of 12 for 193 yards in the first half, but has thrown two costly interceptions. One in the end zone and one deep in Penn Hills territory. Gateway leads in yardage in first half, 205-75. But Penn Hills had a 91-yard fumble recovery returned for a TD called back because of a penalty.
First impressions of Gateway's Brandon Felder: Fast and good. He plays RB, but will be a receiver or DB in college. Having trouble holding onto the ball. Has fumbled three or four times.
8:29 p.m. - New Penn-Trafford coach T.J. Wiley trying to make a big first impression. This update from Upper St. Clair basketball coach Danny Holzer. Penn-Trafford leads Upper St. Clair, 20-19, in the first half.
Here at Gateway, the Gators have four turnovers in the first half. They still lead, 6-0, late in the half.
8:16 p.m. - Stephen Vranka caught a 21-yard TD pass from Rob Kalkstein. Kick failed. 6-0 Gateway 5:19 left in half. ... Pitt recruit Aaron Donald of Penn Hills looks good. A defensive lineman, he has a sack and a couple tackles.
8:02 - North Hills leads Mt. Lebanon, 3-0, end first.
8:00 p.m. - No score after the first quarter from Gateway-Penn Hills. Gateway QB Rob Kalkstein completed 5 of 9 in first quarter for 117 yards. Had one intercepted in end zone that killed a drive. A fumble killed another Gateway drive.
Kickoff for the first Friday night of the season is 45 minutes away. The first Friday night does have a special feeling. But here at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium, it's a feeling I don't particularly like. No stands on one side. I hate stadiums with stands on one side.
See? Some of the aura is gone at stadiums with seats on only one side. This is Penn Hills' stadium an hour before the game.
* Oh well. Just made a quick visit to the Gateway locker room. This is season No. 40 for Gateway assistant coach Russ Gratton. His first year was as an assistant at Baldwin. Then he came to Gateway and was a longtime assistant under Pete Antimarino. He took over as head coach when Antimarino retired. Gratton then resigned and spent a few years as an assistant to Neil Gordon at Penn Hills before coming back to Gateway as an assistant under Terry Smith.
Gateway leaves the locker room to take the field for the first time this season.
* This is definitely the biggest game in the area. ESPN Radio's crew of Ken Laird and Bob Orkwis is here for the play-by-call.
* Prediction: Key player in the game will be Gateway QB Rob Kalkstein. This is the 38th game he has started in his career. It he had more size, he'd be a Division I recruit, although some I-AA schools are interested.
* I'm interested to see Gateway's newest player Brendon Felder, a running back-receiver-defensive back and a transfer from Massachusetts. Look for him to possibly commit to North Carolina in the next few weeks.
* Might have to check out the refreshment stand soon. But have to be honest. Could really go for one of the gyros at Aliquippa. It's "real" gyro meat.
* Gateway's coaches always look fine. This year, they have the newest Nike gear, with long Nike golf pants.
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Alstonite crystals from Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England (size: 5.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm)
|Carbonate mineral
(repeating unit)
|Strunz classification
|Dana classification
|Crystal symmetry
|Triclinic Space group: P1 or P1
|Unit cell
|a = 17.38 Å, b = 14.40 Å, c = 6.123 Å; α = 90.35°, β = 90.12°, γ = 120.08°
|Formula mass
|297.42 g[1]
|Colourless to snow-white; also pale gray, pale cream, pink to pale rose-red
|Crystal habit
|Steep pseudohexagonal dipyramids
|Crystal system
|Triclinic, pseudo-orthorhombic
|Common on pseudo-orthorhombic {110} and {310}[2]
|Imperfect on pseudo-orthorhombic {110}[2]
|Mohs scale hardness
|4 to 4.5
|Transparent to translucent
|Specific gravity
|Optical properties
|Biaxial (-)
|Refractive index
|nα = 1.526 nβ = 1.671 nγ = 1.672
|δ = 0.146
|2V angle
|Measured 6°, calculated 8°
|Weak, r > v
|Ultraviolet fluorescence
|Weak yellow under LW and SW
|Soluble in dilute HCl
|Alters to
|Colour may fade on exposure to light
|Other characteristics
|Not radioactive
Alstonite, also known as bromlite,[4] is a low temperature hydrothermal mineral[4] that is a rare double carbonate of calcium and barium with the formula BaCa(CO3)2, sometimes with some strontium.[3] Barytocalcite and paralstonite have the same formula but different structures, so these three minerals are said to be trimorphous. Alstonite is triclinic but barytocalcite is monoclinic and paralstonite is trigonal. The species was named bromlite by T. Thomson in 1837, and alstonite by August Breithaupt of the Freiberg Mining Academy in 1841. Both of these names, derived from the locality, have been in common use.[5]
Alstonite is triclinic, but appears pseudo-orthorhombic because of twinning.[2] The space group is P1 or P1. Alstonite appears to have a superstructure based on paralstonite without long range order of the metal cations or the CO3 groups. The structure of paralstonite is similar to that of other double carbonates.[3]
Unit cell[edit]
The number of formula units, Z, in the triclinic unit cell is given as 10[1] or 12,[3] and the unit cell parameters are a = 17.38 Å, b = 14.40 Å, c = 6.123 Å, α = 90.35°, β = 90.12°, γ = 120.08°.[3][4][1] The Handbook of Mineralogy, however, describes the mineral in terms of a pseudo-orthorhombic unit cell, with space group C1 or C1, Z = 24 and unit cell parameters a = 30.14 Å, b = 17.40 Å, c = 6.12 Å, α = β = γ = 90°.[2]
Simple crystals of alstonite are not known. The crystals are invariably complex twins formed by repeated twinning, and have the form of doubly terminated pseudo-hexagonal pyramids, like those of witherite but more acute.[5] The faces are horizontally striated perpendicular to the pseudohexagonal c crystal axis[2] and they are divided vertically by a medial, slightly reentrant twinning line parallel to the pseudohexagonal c axis.[4]
Crystals are colourless to snow white, yellow-gray, pale gray, pale cream, pink or pale rose-red, but the colour may fade on exposure to light. They are transparent to translucent with a white streak and vitreous lustre.[4] The examination in polarized light of a transverse section shows that each compound crystal is built up of six differently oriented individuals arranged in twelve segments.[2]
Optical properties[edit]
Alstonite is a biaxial (-) mineral with refractive indices nα =1.526, nβ = 1.671, nγ = 1.672. The maximum birefringence (the difference in refractive index between light travelling through the crystal with different polarizations) is δ = 0.146.[1][4]
The optic angle 2V is the angle between the two optic axes in a biaxial crystal. The measured values of 2V for this mineral is 6°. It is also possible to calculate a theoretical value of 2V from the measured values of the refractive indices. The calculated value for alstonite is 8°.[3][4][1][2] If the colour of the incident light is changed, then the refractive indices are modified, and the value of 2V changes. This is known as dispersion of the optic axes. For alstonite the effect is weak, with 2V larger for red light than for violet light (r > v).[3][4][1][2]
The optical directions X, Y and Z are the directions of travel of light with refractive indices nα, nβ and nγ respectively. In general they are not the same as the directions a, b and c of the crystallographic axes. For alstonite X, Y and Z are parallel to the c, a and b crystal axes respectively.[3][2] Alstonite fluoresces weak yellow under shortwave and longwave ultraviolet light.[3][4][1][2]
Physical properties[edit]
Twinning in alstonite is ubiquitous, forming pseudohexagonal groups.[4] [2] The mineral has one imperfect cleavage and it breaks with an uneven fracture. It is not very hard, with a Mohs hardness of just 4 to 4½, a little harder than fluorite, and its specific gravity is 3.70. It is soluble in dilute HCl[4] and it is not radioactive.[1] The trimorphs alstonite, paralstonite and barytocalcite all have similar physical properties.
Type locality[edit]
There are two type localities, both in the north of England. One is the Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, and the other is the Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Hexham, Tyne Valley, Northumberland.[4] The type material is held at the Freiberg Mining Academy, Germany, 15818.[4][2]
At the type locality at Brownley Hill, alstonite occurs in low-temperature lead-zinc hydrothermal deposits associated with witherite, calcite and baryte.[4][3] The crystals are white to colourless or faintly pink acute pseudohexagonal pyramids or dipyramids up to 6 mm long. In some specimens the alstonite is intergrown with very thin hexagonal platy crystals of nailhead calcite. Alstonite commonly encrusts compact crystalline white to pale pink baryte.[6] Similar crystals have been found at Fallowfield.[6] It occurs typically in low-temperature hydrothermal lead-zinc ore deposits, as is the case at the type localities, and it has also been reported as a rare phase in carbonatites. It occurs associated with calcite, baryte, ankerite, siderite, benstonite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite and quartz.[2]
Other localities[edit]
- USA: Tiny sharp pseudohexagonal dipyramids of alstonite with benstonite and more commonly with witherite are found at the Minerva Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois.[7]
- England: Alstonite has been found in veins at New Brancepeth, near Durham.[3]
- England: At Nentsberry Haggs Mine, which, like the Brownley Hill Mine, is on Alston Moor, Cumbria, baryte has been found as pseudomorphs after alstonite up to 2.5 cm long, associated with sphalerite, galena and witherite.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Webmineral data
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gaines et al (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy, Eighth Edition. Wiley
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- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bromlite". Encyclopædia Britannica 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b c Mineralogical Record supplement to 41-1 (2010)
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President Obama is suffering the not untypical reality of Second Term blues, or blahs. His administration is beset by scandals, foreign and domestic. But his record can still be examined for a clear understanding of this president's preferences.
Take the Romeike family, for instance. The Obama administration is relentlessly pursuing them through the courts. President Obama wants this family deported. These evangelical Christian home schoolers fled their native Germany in 2008. They pleaded for and obtained temporary asylum in this country.
They have lived since then in a quiet hamlet in Tennessee, home schooling their six children. Hannalore and husband Uwe were threatened with imprisonment and loss of custody of their children in Germany if they persisted in home schooling them.
Modern Germany is in many ways a model democracy. And we have praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel for saying that Christians are the most persecuted religious group. (If that is so, it is tragically because millions of Jews have already been driven from their homelands.) Even as we commend the Chancellor; however, we deplore the sad fact that Germany today is persecuting Christians who seek to home school.
The Obama administration denies that this is a problem. If the government's values clash with those of Christian parents—especially on matters of faith and morals—it is no violation of your rights, the president believes. It's alright for you to be compelled to send your kids to public schools. Remember this when Mr. Obama touts the benefits of his pre-school programs.
The Romeikes are appealing. They are being staunchly defended by Mike Farris and the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). But they must fight against the whole weight of the U.S. Government, hounded and harried by Attorney General Eric Holder. Religious freedom is not seen by this administration as a fundamental human right.
Compare President Obama's treatment of the Romeikes with his treatment of Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf. This Muslim cleric has been welcomed as a naturalized American citizen. He holds the U.S. responsible for 9/11, but he has been coddled by this administration. His book is a virtual celebration of Islamist triumphalism. Published in Malaysia under the troubling title: A Call to Prayer from the World Trade Center Rubble: Islamic Dawa in the Heart of America Post-9/11.


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In October 2013 the German newspaper WELT ran an interview with Chris Ryan, who wrote Sex at Dawn with his wife Cacilda Jethá. At the end of the interview the author of the article said a contract for a german edition of Sex at Dawn was currently discussed. Chris Ryan confirms: no german edition of …read more
The movie maker Dhruv Davan has a crowdfunding site up for a movie called Why Knot about Open Relationships. The real astonishing fact about this movie for me was that Druv comes from India, was raised in Dubai and according to his Facebook Page now lives in Vancouver. I found out that my ideas about …read more
The debate whether polygamy or monogamy is the natural way of life often misses important points as it is too focused on polygyny. A recent example is an article by Carl Zimmer in the New York Times claiming that monogamy brings an evolutionary advantage. The article is part of the discussion which was initiated in …read more
Monogamy is often presented by its proponents as the only natural and acceptable form of human family life. Scientifically this is not tenable, as is clear from statements by Peter Kappeler, Professor of sociobiology and anthropology at the University of Göttingen and Head of the Department of Behavioral Economics and Sociobiology at the German Primate …read more
Two studies of monogamy in mammals and primates recently gained much attention by the media, partly because they contradict the bestseller Sex at Dawn (see list of reports under this article). Accordingly on Facebook and Twitter there were questions about them to Chris Ryan, who together with his wife Cacilda Jethá has written Sex at Dawn, …read more
On december 13th 2012 the german radio station SWR 2 in its series Impulse had a five minute feature about the book Sex at Dawn by Chris Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. The feature summarizes the main points of the book in an entertaining and easy to understand way and provides a stimulating introduction to this "revolutionary …read more
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Running Time | 178 Minutes
Type | Motion Picture
Language | English, Sindarin
Genres | Adventure, Fantasy
Originally Released in 2D
In Color
Production Dates | 1999-10-11 ~ 2000-12-22
Release Information
Directed by ~ Peter Jackson
Cinematography by ~ Andrew Lesnie
Edited by ~ John Gilbert
Starring ~ Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
A meek hobbit of the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and the dark lord Sauron.
|Directed by
|Peter Jackson
|Cinematography by:
|Andrew Lesnie
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|Written by
|J.R.R. Tolkien
|(novel "The Fellowship of the Ring")
|Fran Walsh
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|Philippa Boyens
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|Peter Jackson
|Produced by
|Peter Jackson
|Michael Lynne
|executive producer: New Line Cinema
|Mark Ordesky
|executive producer: New Line Cinema
|Barrie M. Osborne
|Rick Porras
|co-producer: WingNut Films
|Tim Sanders
|Jamie Selkirk
|co-producer: WingNut Films
|Robert Shaye
|executive producer: New Line Cinema
|Ellen Somers
|associate producer (as Ellen M. Somers)
|Fran Walsh
|Bob Weinstein
|executive producer
|Harvey Weinstein
|executive producer
|Edited by
|John Gilbert
|Original Music by
|Howard Shore
Arricam ST, Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses
Arriflex 435, Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses
Arriflex 535, Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses
Film Negative:
35 mm (Kodak Vision 200T 5274, Vision 500T 5279, Eastman EXR 200T 5293, SFX 200T)
Cinematographic Process:
Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) (some scenes)
Super 35 (source format)
Film Prints:
35 mm (anamorphic) (Fuji F-CP 3519D)
Film Length (meters):
4,888 m
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19km ESE of Ishikawa, Japan
I was under the impression it hit south of Fukushima??
19km ESE of Ishikawa, Japan
Notice! This is a computer-generated report - this event has not reviewed by a seismologist!
EDIS Number: EQ-20130919-353911-
JPN Common Alerting Protocol
Magnitude: 5.3
Mercalli scale: 5
Date-Time [UTC]: 19 September, 2013 at 17:25:09 UTC
Local Date/Time: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 17:25 in the afternoon at epicenter Coordinate: 37° 4.296, 140° 38.970
Depth: 22.20 km (13.79 miles)
Hypocentrum: Shallow depth Class: Moderate
Region: Asia Country: Japan
Location: 19.75 km (12.27 miles) - of Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan
They will play down the numbers, they lie on a regular basis.
Waiting to hear more.
I was under the impression it hit south of Fukushima??
19km ESE of Ishikawa, Japan
Fukushima is 20 miles north of Ishikawa
the good news is , it is a vent pipe
Cracks found in vent pipe at Fukushima plant
The people in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant say they've found cracks in a steel framework that supports an unused ventilation pipe. They relied on the pipe for a period of time to release dangerous vapors created by the 2011 accident.
Officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company say workers on Wednesday discovered the cracks and cuts at 8 places in the buttress about 66 meters above the ground.
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Well for HUB this is nice, but I've build a couple /30-40/ electronic devices that uses RJ9, RJ11; RJ12 and RJ45. It's allays easier to drill a whole, than to make a square into panel.
Even in this setup I'm using RJ45 as a simple 8 pin plug. See posts 8 and 9 in this thread.
After a year headaches I've decided to play on secure so this will be my way to go.
Here are some pics from the PC case/box itself, after i redid it today. Some of the old rectangular USB wholes remains, but there is nothing to do abut that.
6 USB's and one power plug (3 pins, so no way to connect it wrong)
On the maingboard I have two USB headers, so 4 internal USB's. I need 2 USB's more, so I soldered them this way:
on the other side I placed 2x4 connector:
And on the PC box side there is female 2x4:
This way the mainboard could easily be removed if needed. Here these 2 USB's are connected:
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Banned From Television, also known as Banned From TV, is a 1998 direct-to-video, shockumentary film, that consists of various scenes of stock footage, depicting death and real scenes of violence. It is mainly about riots, car chases, crime, accidents and much much more from around the world. Despite its title with the word "Banned" in, it has been shown on reality tv as well as many European/Asian TV news channels when most of the things happened. It is banned in the United Kingdom by the BBFC because they argue that the footage was presented as entertainment.[1] Since its release, Banned From Television has been followed by two sequels, both of which were released in 1998 and were direct-to-video. Combining all three films together, the total length is 144 minutes. The films feature the use of fast beat and intense music, composed by APM Music, to accompany most of the footage, although some of the footage is presented with just the raw sound. Sound effects are occasionally added; such as gun shots, car crashes and tire screeches. Each clip is accompanied by very stoic commentary from a narrator, who usually provides extra detail on each clip explaining whether the person survived or not. The most graphic part of each clip is usually repeated again in slow motion. Banned From Television was originally released on VHS in 1998, and was later released on DVD, on April 2, 2002.[2] The Banned From Television series is distributed by Joe Francis of Mantra Films, which was formerly known as Fall Lin competition In Bangkok, Thailand, at the stock exchange, a bankrupt and distraught man holds a gun


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Posted: 02/02/2014 - The Florida State women's basketball team travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., to face conference opponent Wake Forest in a key road matchup on Sunday.
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Stress is a daily fact of life. Stress hormones jump start your brain and body into action. They make your heart race when you're falling in love, help you escape a burning building—or meet an important deadline.
Stress can be triggered by external and internal sources. External stressors can include your crying baby, loss of a job, a job promotion, problems with an intimate relationship, and having a chronic disease. Internal stressors have to do with your attitude and your positive or negative view of the external stressor.
Stress is like a light that turns on when you need it. But when you can't turn it off, you run the risk of burnout which can impact your health.
Chronic stress weakens the immune system and increases the risk for a number of illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, and depression. Most research studies about the effects of stress on MS have been inconclusive, but one recent study by Dr. David Mohr at the University of California, San Francisco, found significant increases in MS relapses following stressful life events.
(* also a symptom of depression)
1. Identify the stressors.
What produces stress in your life? Is it marital problems? Do you need more help at home? Develop steps to deal with the issue or seek professional help.
Rate your stressor. Will it be important next week or next month? Put things in perspective. Let go of the small stuff.
Bolster your attitude. Negative thinking can make stress worse. You can't control all the stressors but developing more positive thinking patterns can create a better attitude which can lessen stress. A mental health professional can help you identify and change negative thinking patterns.
Which comes first—the chicken or the egg? It doesn't matter when unrelenting stress and its companion depression become a self-perpetuating cycle. If you find it difficult to implement strategies for reducing stress or if your stress symptoms overlap with those of depression, seek help from a mental health professional. For referrals, speak to your healthcare provider or call your Society chapter.
Get physical. Exercise reduces the effects of stress hormones on the body. Consult your healthcare professional about starting an exercise program.
Learn and practice stress management techniques such as visualization, meditation, or relaxation and breathing exercises. Classes and audio/visual resources are available to lead you through these activities.
Change focus. Get off the stress cycle by doing something that gives you pleasure. Read, write in a journal, stroke your pet, listen to soothing music, or pursue your hobby.
Reach out. Call a friend to share what's troubling you. Build a support network.
Get some rest. Develop regular sleep habits. And take a break during the day if fatigue gets in the way.
Learn a one-minute stress reducer to use anywhere or anytime. Find a special word to repeat ("one", "home", or "love" are good ones); take slow, deep belly breaths, or call up a happy picture in your head.
Get a whiff. Many people find that aromatherapy helps promote relaxation. Among the essential oils that seem to promote relaxation are lavender, geranium, mandarin, neroli, and ylang ylang. Go for pure products. Put a drop on a tissue and breathe. A little goes a long way.
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Check out your community recreation centers, colleges and your National MS Society chapter for classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, and stress reduction.
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First he takes heat for not letting women play in his pickup basketball games, and now this. Republicans are claiming that President Obama is using the White House bowling alley like the Lincoln bedroom. Kinky? Sorry, no.
Critics are saying that if you donate mucho bucks to the Democrats, Obama will let you roll free games in the bowling alley at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Does this include video game tokens and free pizza? The answer is unclear.
Oh politics, how can we not love you?
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele, bowling average unknown, called on the administration to immediately release the names of such donors. The White House is denying any such quid pro quo, saying the whole thing "doesn't make a lot of sense."
The Washington Times reported that at least 39 Democratic donors and fund-raisers attended a reception at the White House on St. Patrick's Day and a party to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The newspaper also said that one donor was treated to a birthday visit to the Oval Office, another used the bowling alley in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and others watched movies in the White House theater.
(Washington Times: Democratic donors can also try for prizes with the claw vending machine. Ooh, I'm going to go for the rider on health care legislation!)