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The 36-year-old told his family he was in one of five jeeps containing hostages and islamist kidnappers, which were on the move when Algerian special forces launched a military operation on Thursday.
It is understood four of the vehicles in the convoy were bombed while the fifth - which was carrying Mr McFaul - crashed.
He managed to escape from it and made it to a safe camp.
It has also emerged that Semtex explosives had been strapped around Mr McFaul's neck.
The family exclusively revealed the news of his release to UTV's Sharon O'Neill.
Stephen's mum Marie said they were simply "thrilled to bits" to find out he was free.
"I'm sorry for the other people that are still there, but we're very happy - over the moon," she said.
"He'll not be back. He'll take a job here in Belfast like the rest of us."
His tearful son Dylan added that he couldn't wait for his dad to now return home.
"I'll never let him go back there," the 13-year-old said, adding that as soon as he sees him he'll just "give him a big hug and never let go".
It's been a tough 48 hours - but we've come through it ...
Christopher McFaul, Stephen's dad
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade later released a statement confirming that the man, who is originally from Andersonstown and has dual nationality, was safe and well and no longer a hostage.
A short statement from the First and deputy First Ministers on Thursday evening also welcomed Mr McFaul's release.
Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness said they hope that he can return to his family in the near future and added that their thoughts are with the other oil and gas workers being held.
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said he was "extremely thankful and relieved" by the news.
"This is the news that we all wanted to hear," he said.
"At the same time, my thoughts are with the other workers who are caught up in this terrible situation, and with their families who are also waiting for news at this difficult time.
"We continue to liaise with the Algerian authorities and with the authorities of the other countries affected by this incident."
The latest developments come after reports that some of the 41 foreign hostages and their captors had been killed in a helicopter strike by the Algerian military, aimed at ending the siege.
The number of dead remained unclear on Thursday night.
The hostage crisis began on Wednesday morning, when the armed gang seized the gas field.
Two people were killed in the initial attack, which the Islamic group claims was in retaliation for the French military intervention against al Qaida rebels in nearby Mali.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who has postponed travelling to the Netherlands to give a speech on Europe, has warned that the UK should be "prepared for the possibility of further bad news".
One British citizen is known to have died in the crisis and several others remain caught up in it.
"It's a fluid situation - it's ongoing, it's very uncertain," Mr Cameron said.
The gas field is a joint venture by BP, Norwegian firm Statoil and Algerian state oil company Sonatrach.
The Algerian interior ministry said the attack began when three vehicles carrying heavily armed militants ambushed a bus carrying employees from the gas plant to the nearby airport.
Initially they were driven off, but the gang then headed for the main complex - where they took a number of workers hostage.
We should be prepared for the possibility of further bad news, very difficult news, in this extremely difficult situation.
PM David Cameron
The Irish and British governments have been working alongside other countries in liaising with the Algerian authorities.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he was relieved by the release of Stephen McFaul, but that his thoughts remained with all others caught up in the traumatic situation.
"I am greatly relieved to hear that Stephen is safe and well," he said.
"I believe he has already spoken to his family in Belfast and I wish him a safe return home to his loved ones.
"I would like to pay tribute to all those who have been involved in the effort to resolve this crisis and my thoughts are with the other oil-field workers and their families."
Mr Cameron held a number of emergency cabinet meetings, known as COBRA, on Wednesday and Thursday.
It has emerged that British officials were not told ahead of time about the military intervention planned by the Algerian government.
The Prime Minister made it clear that he would have preferred to be informed in advance, but the Algerians said that they had to act "immediately".
Mr Cameron remains extremely concerned and says that the situation in Algeria is "very serious and difficult".
He spoke to both US president Barack Obama and French President François Hollande on Thursday.
Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive, said they want to ensure their staff are safe and to support their families during this "anguishing" time.
"All our efforts are focused on supporting the authorities to secure a peaceful resolution of the situation and the safe return of our colleagues, and all other workers being detained," he said.
He said reports of casualties, or any release or escape of hostages, were unable to be verified by the company due to a lack of "confirmed or reliable information".
As a precautionary measure, staged plans are underway by BP to bring a group of non-essential workers out of the North African country.
Meanwhile earlier claims that a second Northern Irish hostage was being held captive have turned out to be unfounded.
Family of freed West Belfast hostage say their thoughts are with those still held captive
— Sharon O'Neill (@sharon_utv) January 17, 2013


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Soulful Symphony, Hippodrome Celebrate Partnership
It happened in a concert hall on a Saturday night, not in a sanctuary on Sunday, but Darin Atwater and his Soulful Symphony took their audience to church during a Feb. 23 performance at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre.
Featuring more than 50 instrumentalists and vocalists, and a handful of independent artists who made guest appearances, the show was a compilation of old and new Soulful Symphony compositions and arrangements melded with new takes entitled "Best of Soulful Symphony." Six months after the conclusion of their last season, the African-American orchestra took the audience from Kirk Franklin's "My Life is in Your Hands" to Kurt Carr's "For Every Mounain."
Then, as the audience was shouting praises, the lights went up for intermission. After the break, the gospel was replaced by R&B. "Can't Help Myself," by the Four Tops, got them rocking in their chairs again. Four male singers that accompanied the symphony drew laughter with their 70s-style dance steps.
"Sugar pie, honey bunch! You know that I LOVE you!" the lead singer crooned.
"Love you!" the three backups chimed in, stepping in unison.
"Can't help myself! I love you and nobody else!"
Then, from the audience, "Dunh, dunh, dunh, dunhhhhh!"
Soulful Symphony performances are always fun. Though many of the musicians are classically trained, the concerts cross the boundaries of classical music and combine it with genres that are more movable, such as soul, jazz and hip-hop. Six years ago, Atwater, the symphony's founder, composer and musical director, presented "Paint Factory," a collection of songs he wrote and arranged sauced with a heavy dose of hip-hop and jazz.
Some of those songs found their way into the Feb. 23 program. "Blue" took Atwater from the conductor's perch to the piano, where he served as the featured soloist on the uplifting song.
But it wasn't all about having a good time. The concert served was a benefit for education and outreach programs for the Hippodrome Foundation and Soulful Symphony, officials said.
Atwater, who made his orchestra debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1995 and founded the Soulful Symphony five years later, told the {AFRO} that after ending his partnership with the Baltimore Symphony, he sat down with officials from the Hippodrome and discussed joining forces with them. The symphony is currently in the process of partnering with the Hippodrome Foundation, as well.
"The mission of the Hippodrome Foundation is to increase access to the theater and all of its assets," said foundation director Olive Waxter.
One of the foundation's most impacting charitable programs is Camp Hippodrome, a free theater camp that is offered at the venue itself. The foundation hosts three one-week camps each summer for rising eighth graders, including a two-day tech camp for those interested in production. The students at the camp learn selected plays or musicals. At the end of the week, they perform the production in front of their families at the Hippodrome Theatre. Camp Hippodrome also does several one-day camps over the course of the year for bigger crowds, such as school and church groups. Waxter says the camp has even hosted the Maryland School for the Blind.
"The purpose of Camp Hippodrome is to help indulge middle school students who don't quite know what they want to do yet in theater," said Markia Washington, 16, of Baltimore, who has been involved with Camp Hippodrome, both as an intern and as a camper, since she was 11. She credits the program with inspiring her to get into musical theater. Washington drew thunderous applause and cheers on Feb. 23 when she sang "Good Morning, Baltimore," from the musical "Hairspray" during the concert.
Officials said the camp has made a big difference in the lives of countless budding artists by kindling an interest in the arts that has turned into a passion for most. The Hippodrome Theatre has even hired a few of the Camp Hippodrome alumni, both as interns and actual employees, once they turn 18.
The Soulful Symphony and the Hippodrome Foundation adopted Lansdowne High School in Baltimore County. Atwater worked with the students in the choir program as they prepared for their spring concert and local and state choral competitions. With his help, the Lansdowne choir received superior ratings at the state festival for the first time since 1980, officials said.
Atwater has been helping young musicians in schools across Maryland and Washington, D.C. for years, and all the students in the programs he's worked with are invited to sit in on the Soulful Symphony's concert-day rehearsals.
Atwater said he is concerned about cuts in school arts funding. He plans to meet with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake about the budget cuts affecting the arts programs in Baltimore schools. Cutting school arts funding is "taking the creative impulse away from the kids," he said.
Atwater said he also plans to film a second live recording of the Soulful Symphony with PBS. They will be performing and recording "Paint Factory," an audience favorite.
"The next season of performances will be announced within the next six weeks," he said.
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Testimony :: Statement of Hon. Christopher H. Smith
Chairman - Helsinki Commission
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Promoting and Protecting Democracy in Montenegro
Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Statement of Christopher H. Smith, Chairman
In the past decade, those of us who follow world affairs have had an in-depth lesson in the history, geography and
demography of southeastern Europe. Places like Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Kosovo were little known
and little understood. Unfortunately, too many policy-makers became aware of them only as the news reports of
ethnic cleansing began to pour in.
The Helsinki Commission, which I have now had the honor of chairing for the past five years, has sought for over
two decades to inform Members of Congress, the U.S. Government and the American public, of developing
issues in countries of Europe, the Caucusas and Central Asia. Hopefully, with timely and well-informed attention,
we can more effectively and quickly respond to a potential crisis, and perhaps save lives.
Today, our purpose is to examine the situation in Montenegro, the smallest of the former Yugoslav republics and
the only to have maintained ties in a federation with Serbia. Since 1997, Montenegro has moved toward
democratic reform, and its leaders have distanced themselves from earlier involvement in the ethnic intolerance
and violence which devastated neighboring Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. In contrast, the Belgrade regime of
Slobodan Milosevic has become more entrenched in power and more determined to bring ruin to Serbia, if
necessary to maintain this power. The divergence of paths has made the existing federation almost untenable,
especially in the aftermath of last year's conflict in Kosovo. We now hear reports of a confrontation with
Milosevic and possible conflict in Montenegro as a result.
In addition to the ongoing operations to keep the peace and provide justice and democratic governance in Bosnia
and Kosovo, the international community will face the challenge of promoting and protecting democracy in
Montenegro. With good judgement and resolve, conflict can be avoided, and those seeking conflict deterred. As
democracy is strengthened in Montenegro, the international community can also give those in Serbia struggling to
bring democracy to their republic a chance to succeed. The people of Serbia deserve support.
Democracy-building is vital for Serbs, Montenegrins and others living in the entire southeastern region of Europe.
Before we can respond, however, we must know more about what is happening. Today, we have before us two
analysts from Montenegro. The first, Srdjan Darmanovic from the Center for Democracy and Human Rights, will
provide a political overview of the development of democracy in Montenegro and the relationship between
Montenegro and Serbia at this time. A little over one year ago, Mr. Darmanovic testified before the Commission
on the similar subject of the Milosevic regime versus Serbian democracy and Balkan stability. We had hoped, at
that time, to point out the flaw of relying on Milosevic - the instigator of conflict - to maintain peace, and I believe
the subsequent carnage in Kosovo proved the folly of this policy. Thank you for returning, Mr. Darmanovic, and
providing us with new information on what is happening now.
Next we have Veselin Vukotic, from the Center for Entrepreneurship. Dr. Vukotic will focus on the critical issue
of Montenegro's struggle to survive economically, following the collapse of its Yugoslav economic base, the reality
of the imposition of sanctions as a means to stop Milosevic's aggression, and Milosevic's own attempts to steal the
wealth and resources of Serbia and Montenegro. Welcome, Dr. Vukotic.
Finally, we have with us today Janusz Bugajski from the Center for Strategic and International Studies here in
Washington, DC. Mr. Bugajski is well known to, and valued by, this Commission, having testified in 1993 on the
potential for the spillover of the Bosnian conflict into neighboring regions, and in 1998 on the pending conflict in
Kosovo. Mr. Bugajski will put the issues relating to Montenegro into the larger perspective and suggest possible
policy options which the international community can pursue. It is a pleasure to see you here again, Mr. Bugajski.


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Atlanta, GA-- Pastors, ushers and members of the congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church wore hoodies instead of their Sunday best to protest the killing of Trayvon Martin.
"We're standing as the church of nonviolence to say that a hoodie is not a weapon," said Senior Pastor Rev. Raphael Warnock. "We stand in solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin. We stand in support of our children who deserve better than to be stigmatized and stereotyped."
Pastor Warnock stood in the pulpit on Sunday wearing a maroon Morehouse College hoodie.
Ebenezer is one of countless churches across metro Atlanta and the nation recognizing this as "Hoodie Sunday."
"All of us have a stake in this, not just black people" Rev. Warnock said. "We are Americans, and we expect the system to work."
Martin, 17, was wearing a hoodie when he caught the attention of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who thought the teen looked suspicious as he walked through a gated community near Orlando, Florida.
Martin was returned from a run to the convenience store.
Zimmerman is under investigation for shooting and killing Martin, who was unarmed.
Zimmerman has not been charged in the case that has ignited racial tensions across the country.
Martin was black. Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is Hispanic.
Zimmerman told police he shot Martin after the teen attacked him.
Here are some excerpts from Rev. Warnock's sermon:
"We have a black man in the White House, but Trayvon Martin can't walk without suspicion through the streets of his own gated community."
"His face looked familiar. He looked like your son, my son, our nephew, our cousin, our brother."
"Here we are, again, staring bigotry in the face, staring racism in the face, staring in the face of old logic that black life is not as valuable as white life."
"Here we are in 2012, and you tell me there's been no arrest, no appropriate investigation? Our lives are not worth more than that? Some of us have been arrested for less than that."
"I wonder what's so frightening about a black man in a hood? History suggests that we have good reason to be frightened. We've been living with hoods for a long time."
"Our protests must always remain nonviolent. Put on your hoodie to protect your spirit. Don't become hard or cynical or ugly."
In reference to the Skittles that Martin bought before he was killed: "America, taste the rainbow. Until you grow up, we're gonna stand our ground for peace and righteousness."
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I like it! Looks kinda like the sea levels have risen a lot, you know?
Hello, I am here looking for some help on the basic shape of the continents in my world. I realize this map is incredibly crude, but before I go on to do any more work on it, I wanted some input and advice from the experts first. This is only a very rough drawing of the shape of the continents, once I settle on something that is appealing Ill go in and detail all of the coastlines on zoomed in scale. The continents are meant to rival the continents of the real world, to give you a sense of what scale im going for. I want my landmasses to be realistically and naturally shaped yet aesthetically pleasing. Im basically just looking for advice on how it looks, and how I can make it better. I guess I should mention that the world is going to have several empires and warring factions, (wait, isn't that every fantasy map?) so I tried/am trying to include some interesting land and water shapes for interesting and/or challenging places for these empires to fight over and around.
Also forgive me if my thread is in the wrong place or I post the image incorrectly, Its my first post here.
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I like it! Looks kinda like the sea levels have risen a lot, you know?
Alright heres an update, with a new continent (about Greenland sized) and some islands near it. I also altered the southern continent.
Thanks Blazes, that wasn't my intention to make it seem like the ocean had risen up on the lands a lot, but you're right. Kind of interesting, but how would that be explainable in my world as to why the water level seems to have risen globally so much? Is that even possible? The only thing I can think of is if Antartica completely melted for some reason.
Assuming your world is supposed to be spherical, you should really give some thought to that and what projection you are using. Any projection is going to cause very significant distortion of some sort when you flatten a sphere (or spheroid) into a flat map. That distortion can take the form of stretching, squashing, tearing, sheering, and rotation. Different projections distort or preserve different properties in different areas of the map, which makes them suitable for different kinds of map.
For instance, for a population density map, you generally want a map that preserves the area of shapes, but which distorts shapes a lot to do so (In Cartography/Math speak this is called an "Equal Area" or "Equivalent" projection) For a navigational map, you will often want a map that preserves shapes/angles, at the expense of distorting sizes (In Cartography/Math speak this is called a "conformal" projection) or which preserves great circles as straight lines ("Gnomonic") while for general reference maps like you find in an atlas or an educational wall map, you usually want a projection that balances different kinds of distortion out ("Hybrid" or "Compromise" projections)
For maps with restricted extents, you want projections that minimize the distortion within that extent, and push all the distortion out into areas not in the map. The smaller the extent, the more closely you can fit the projection for a better map. The finer details of which projection to use for large scale mapping ("zoomed in") are not that important to fantasy mapping, but at small scales ("zoomed out") it has a very large impact.
If you draw a small scale map without any distortion from the projection, it's simply wrong, and will look wrong to anyone familiar with maps. If you ever try to change the projection, the problem will become VERY clear. If you want to get this right, it's something you need to worry about right at the beginning. There are sometimes ways to 'fix' it after the fact, generally for larger scale maps like continents. For whole worlds, you are usually just out of luck if you got it wrong. The problem is that if you drew the map without distortion, then whatever projection you assume the map is in, that lack of distortion in the map means the land itself has to be distorted the opposite way to the projection in order to compensate. So when you switch projections, you get the backwards distortion of the first projection combined with the forward distortion of the second.
Ice cap melting would be one solution to that yes :p I would try to think about possible tectonic plates and how those would affect your land masses. They look a little random but maybe I'm just a crazy person. Actually, I think water levels are all very relative since they change over the millennia anyways. If you look at google earth it's really interesting to look at all the land masses that we would have if the sea level went down significantly. The coast of Africa for one would have a lot more islands. Small islands really are just mountain tops.
My only advice at this point probably sounds strange so let me preface what I currently see. Right now your coast lines are very etched and dynamic with lots of bays, isthmuses, and islands which is actually fantastic. The most boring kind of maps have very coastlines nearing circular blobs so you are absolutely on the right side of that! I'd suggest actually relaxing the jaggedness in some areas and smooth them out a bit. In the real world you do have areas like Greece, Japan, Indonesia, and I guess the whole of the Mediterranean and Caribbean which have lots of little bits to them and are very dynamic. On the other hand you also get areas of regularity and broader shapes, such as: the western bit of south America, much of the coast of Africa, much of Australia, India and south east China. All these areas on the small level have lots of jaggedness but from afar are smooth shapes which are not too interrupted. Let yourself have some generally larger shapes too.
I guess I am trying to say have dynamic shapes on the medium and lower scale but also on the larger scale. Try having a continent that looks like banana, crescent moon or a pear and have some coastlines be highly broken up while maybe on the other side the coast is more smooth. Again looking a Turkey, its southern and northern coasts are smooth but its western one is all chopped up. If you allow for a larger mass of unbroken land you could imagine a larger desert or plain situation being there. This advice can also be applied to continent spacing, placement and relative size. Your north and south landmass groups are similar in size over all.
This is a LOT of writing but I don't think your map is off to a bad start or anything and I actually like it! This stuff is to a degree all a matter of taste as well and I find myself overlooking it from time to time. I hope do you get what I'm trying to convey here
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The different degrees of smoothness/ jagginess that Viking recommends have terrain implications. Sharp, young mountains you figure 'continue out to sea', with their ridges and peaks becoming peninsulas and islands. When you see a smoother coast you'd generally assume flatter / gentler terrain adjacent. Some of the fractal world generators allow only one fractal degree for the whole globe, and based on Earth :-) that feels unrealistic. Clumps and strings of mountains alternate with plains and steppes and swamps. Your shapes are delightfully intricate, they could just use some beaches - which can have a different kind of intricacy. Look at the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts: barrier islands, capes of sand spits, river inlets, deltas -- and a few jaggy areas that aren't mountainous so much as drowned (the DelMarVa peninsula, and Chesapeake Bay).
A simple way to imply some of the high-latitude distortion Hai-Etlik mentions is to draw like you have, then progressively smoosh the land masses north-south, as you get further from the equator.
Everytime i read your comments, i think i still have to reread about projections.
Wow, thanks for all the feedback! I suppose I should have given more information on what this world is for, I was going to in my original post but decided to keep it simple.
Basically, this world is the result of a small minecraft server, almost 2 years running. We've started with one town, and built more and grew out into several nations, etc. We went through a few world changes, and Id decided I want a "final" world, with enough room for all of the places we want. Now, this world definitely isn't Minecraft centric anymore, I want to develop a world that stands on its own. But I also plan on converting it to a Minecraft world aswell, so I want this world to be.. Minecraft "friendly". Basically what this means is.. I want my maps to be flat and not distorted, a perfect translation to the minecraft world that is based on it. Because Minecraft is flat. Once I settle on a continent shape and decide where mountains and rivers will be, I will be creating a heightmap based on those things, which will end up being the image used to generate the flat minecraft worlds.
Now, I had imagined this world on a globe of course, and even meant for the world to wrap around east to west at the edges. So Ive obviously got a dilemma, but being as its a fantasy world, I suppose I could either
A) Ignore distortion and pretend like nothings wrong, of course like you said this will be obvious to cartographers that somethings amiss or,
B) Have the world actually be a giant flat slab, with the ocean running off of the ends. This wasn't ever originally a part of my plan, but Ill have to think about it.
Regardless of what I end up doing, I am almost positive I want the world to be flat without distortion. So ill definitely have to consider my options, thanks for bringing it up.
As for plate tectonics, another thing I should have mentioned at the beginning is basically a replacement for that. In the lore of the world, It used to be one continent. After a few thousand years, a large "earth-shattering" event happens in which the land is broken and pieces are pushed away, like a ton of plate-tectonic moving in one day, essentially. That's also the reason for some of the crack shapes cutting into the land, such as the large one on the northern continent, to kind of show a result of that breaking and shattering of the world. I do feel like the pieces could be pushed back together and fit nicely, just as you can see on Earths map.
I do realize that I made almost all of the coasts jagged and whatnot, I guess I knew I had a problem with that. Same with there not being any really large inland areas. Problem is at this point I feel reluctant to change that and essentially remove some of my crafted bays and peninsulas and seas and islands.
One more obstacle Im running into is also relating to Minecraft. I want the world to be portrayed in game as large as possible, (obviously its going to be scaled way down, not unlike how the Elder Scrolls games have done) But theres definitely a limit on how big these worlds can be. I thought I could make a few continents, and have each minecraft game world just encompass one continent, and have 3-4 game worlds. This is having a design restriction on my continent shapes and placement because I wanted each continent to be able to fit nicely into a rectangle for each minecraft world.
The km measurements are in game, not the "actual" size of the continents.
I realize the whole Minecraft conversion is putting several restraints on my world, but I am aiming to end up with something that both looks really good on its own, and is convertible to Minecraft, essentially. Because I want to be able to actually go in to this world, build its cities, etc. And make some nice looking maps as reference for me and other players on my server.
If the world is fantasy, going with a flat one saves a lot of headaches...
As per the landmasses shapes, my impression is that the continents are too similar to one another in size and shape. Also, I miss the feel of at least one big continent, all of these looks like Australia or at most South America sized. This of course may be perfectly intended (especially with the mentioned sea-level rise), it's just not to my taste.
edit: given the minecraft-centric nature of the whole thing, my comment does not make much sense anymore.
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With marking window up to 498 mm in length, 50 W Videojet 7510 is engineered for high-speed beverage, pharmaceutical, and extrusion manufacturers that need to code data such as expiry information, lot numbers, and batch numbers. Choice of working distances, varying from 122–543 mm, allows users to work within physical constraints of packaging line. For production lines with space limitations, air-cooled system offers choice of straight or 90° marking head. Read More
Laser Controller optimizes Overall Equipment Effectiveness.July 10, 2014
Optimizing capability of CO2 and fiber laser marking systems, CLARiTY™ Laser Controller offers line set-up wizard to aid maintenance and production staff during both initial line set-up and product changeovers. On-board diagnostics tool presents instant fault information in logical way with drill-down option to enable identification of most frequent causes of printer faults. With on-board Code Assurance, controller helps ensure correct code is placed on right product time after time. Read More
Print and Apply Labeling System eliminates manual adjustments.May 16, 2014
By placing label onto pack without need for tamp or air blast applicator, Videojet® 9550 Direct Apply System achieves throughput up to 150 packs/min for typical 4 x 6 in. GS1 barcode labels. Direct drive system with Intelligent Motion Technology feeds and places labels accurately even at high line speeds without use of manual adjustments, clutches, or nip rollers. All design elements of machine are automatically controlled with precision for zero unscheduled downtime on production lines. Read More
Code Detection System automates inspection of inkjet codes.May 9, 2014
Combining hardware and software, Videojet Code Detection System provides Code Assurance by automatically checking for printed code on every product. System uses presence/absence detection to verify that amount of contrast in marking area is sufficient, helping to catch common printing issues, including missing, mis-positioned, and clipped codes. Users can set threshold for code to be considered unacceptable, and set limit for number of bad codes that can be detected before fault is indicated. Read More
CO2 Laser Marking Systems optimize line integration.April 9, 2014
Capable of marking simple and complex codes, 30 Watt Videojet 3330 and 10 Watt Videojet 3130 are suitable for wide array of substrates, including PET bottling, plastic labels, and laminated cartons. When speed is priority, manufacturers can utilize dot font mode to mark up to 30% faster than vector fonts, enabling print speeds up to 150,000 products per hour. Air cooled laser source plus optimized power settings minimize heat and extend life expectancy of laser source up to 45,000 hr. Read More
Thermal Ink Jet Printer targets non-porous packaging materials.March 26, 2014
Utilizing fast-drying inks including MEK-based fluids, Videojet 8610 prints on non-porous substrates such as films, foils, plastics, and coated stocks. System comprises controller with user interface, industrial printhead featuring Cartridge Readiness System™, and disposable ink jet cartridge. There are no wear parts to replace and no calibration or tuning required. With onboard Code Assurance, printer controller simplifies job selection and data entry, helping to ensure code accuracy. Read More
Code Assurance Software monitors printer via web browser.March 20, 2014
By helping manufacturers remove inefficiencies and risk of operator error, including data entry and job selection, CLARiSUITE™ WebServer Edition helps drive sustainable improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Software can be left running unattended and controlled remotely via web browser. Manufacturers can observe status of printer, download specific job, and control multiple printers in multiple locations. In event of problem, manufacturers can respond rapidly to minimize downtime. Read More
Manufacturing Management Software helps ensure proper coding.February 24, 2014
Able to be left running unattended and controlled remotely via Web browser, CLARiSUITE™ WebServer Edition drives sustainable improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness by addressing manufacturers' needs regarding coding and marking flexibility as well as quality and availability. Functionality assists in removing inefficiencies and risk of operator error, including data entry/job selection, while aiding with monitoring and controlling specific job/line/printer from multiple locations. Read More
High-Contrast White and Red Inks serve extrusion applications.January 23, 2014
Intended for use on dark extruded pipes, hoses, cables, and wires, V494 White Ink meets needs of manufacturers requiring tape-transfer code adhesion and high contrast. Sun/UV fade-resistant ink delivers code durability and adheres to various plastics. Formulated with white and red pigments, V493 Red High Contrast ink is suited for coding on extruded pipe, hose, and cable substrates. Fade-resistant ink offers contrast on both light and dark colored substrates even after exposure to UV light. Read More
Conveyor Systems integrate with case coding equipment.December 11, 2013
Designed for precise alignment with printers, Integrated Material Handling Conveyors feature powder coated/anodized aluminum and powder coated steel construction. Customers can achieve standard variable speeds up to 100 fpm and optional speeds to 200 fpm. Offering adjustable height from 24–36 in., systems include smooth belt with V-guide to prevent tracking issues and adjustable guides for variable case sizes. Customers can choose solutions with printhead, photocell, and encoder mounts. Read More
Ink Jet Printer Inks withstand extreme environments.October 3, 2013
Designed for Ultra High Speed continuous ink jet printers, V516-D Black Retort-Resistance Ink can withstand high-temperature steam/water bath processes used in cooking prepared food containers after filling and sealing. V517-D MEK-free Thermochromic Ink changes from black to blue when coding onto heat-processed food containers made of metal, plastic, and glass substrates. Also MEK-free, V530-D Fast Dry General Purpose Black Ink prints onto hard-to-code plastics such as untreated polyethylene. Read More
Color Printer Inks adhere to porous papers and kraft board.August 16, 2013
Available for 2300 Series of large character ink jet printers, M515-K Red, M516-K Orange, M517-K Green, M518-K Blue, M519-K Purple, and M520-K Yellow expand visual and functional coding capabilities. Pigmented formulations deliver increased UV light fastness, water resistance, and fade resistance over dye-based inks. Adhering to plain and coated paper packaging, inks are suited for brand identification on secondary cartons as well as differentiating outer wrappings of products like paper stock. Read More
Thermal Transfer Overprinters enable extended production runs.July 5, 2013
Addressing flexible packaging and labeling applications, DataFlex® 6320 and 6420 promote uptime and productivity with 1,200 m ribbon length, Code Assurance, clutchless ribbon drive, and color touchscreen interface. DataFlex 6320, available in 32 and 53 mm print width formats, suits moderate speed applications, including vertical form, fill, and seal. DataFlex 6420 offers higher throughput and comes in 53 and 107 mm print width formats for ultrafast horizontal form, fill, and seal jobs. Read More
Continuous Ink Jet Printers deliver output speed and clarity.June 20, 2013
Incorporating Precision Ink Drop™ system, 1620 UHS and 1650 UHS accelerate printing of existing codes or enable printing of more lines of code at current speeds without sacrificing legibility. Available on 1650 UHS, Code Assurance and on-board Productivity Tools help reduce coding errors and virtually eliminate root causes of unplanned downtime. Ensuring optimal print quality, DYNAMIC CALIBRATION™ applies measurements and controls to adjust jetting parameters automatically. Read More
Thermal Inkjet Printer Ink dries quick on non-porous substrates.January 28, 2013
Intended for 8510 and Wolke thermal ink jet (TIJ) printer lines, Non-Porous Black ink (WLK660072) is formulated for accelerated drying on such non-porous materials as coated or lacquered cartons, blister package materials, and some plastics. Solvent-based ink maintains its light and water resistance, withstanding fading and smearing under routine conditions and/or after water contact. Adhesion to various substrates is also possible without use of dryer or need to modify substrate. Read More
Bulk Fluid Container enhances ink jet printer operation.December 4, 2012
Intended for ink or make up, 5 L Bulk Fluid System (BFS) can integrate into various continuous ink jet printers, including 1610, 1620, 1610DH, 1520, and 1710 (make-up only), used in high-volume applications. This accessory can be mounted anywhere within 1 m from printer and features needle and septum design that ensures clean and simple fluid replenishment. Smart Cartridge™ design lets printer read embedded microchip on bulk container to verify proper fluid type and its expiration date. Read More
Ink Jet Printer Inks meet specific customer requirements.November 29, 2012
Designed for Videojet 1710 high contrast ink printer, V492-C Light Blue Ink adheres to variety of extruded pipe, hose, cable, and wire substrates, which are typically constructed of PVC, LDPE, and HDPE in various colors. Ink provides optimal transfer-resistance and is UV-fade resistant. For use on high-speed production lines, V402 Dark Gray Ink dries in less than 1 sec on cold PVC material, and resists smearing on coded cables while providing optimal adhesion. Read More
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OCALA -- Parts of a busy Ocala roadway were temporarily closed to traffic Tuesday evening upon the discovery of a sinkhole, according to Ocala police officials.
Lt. Billy Woods, a watch commander for the Ocala Police Department, said Tuesday an off-duty Department of Transportation official was driving on Northeast 14th Street when the hole was found.
At 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Corey Taylor, OPD's night watch commander, said the hole, located in the 1100 block of Northeast 14th Street, was the size of a manhole, was about 6 feet deep and had remained the same since it was discovered. Taylor said DOT officials decided to keep the lane closed, and they planned to test the area Wednesday morning before filling the hole with limerock.
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Wilma "Bebe" Smith, 83, of Akron, Iowa passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Akron Care Center in Akron. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 10, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron. Pastor Beryl Hicks and Reverend Jean Morse will officiate. Inurnment of her ashes will be in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Carlsen Funeral Home - Schroeder Chapel in Akron. Following the visitation, her body will be cremated.
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The Kansas City Royals traded infielder Tug Hulett to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. Hulett was designated for assignment on November 20.
The 26-year old hit .111 (2-for-18) in 15 games for the Royals in 2009 after being claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on February 19. Hulett also represented the United States in the Baseball World Cup where he homered in the gold medal-winning game against Cuba.
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Those being honored at the 2013 Gala have been recently announced and include: Employee of the Year Laura Roth, Business of the Year Inklings Book Store, Outstanding Citizen of the Year Bob Heldenbrand and Youth of the Year Sidney Struckmeyer. The Star of the Year Award will be announced at the Gala.
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I am a Sys Admin testing out Zimbra for my company to determine if it will replace our current infrastructure (postfix/thunderbird pop/imap and Meeting Maker). We love it however we've run into a problem.
We have a series of conference rooms that I have set up as Resources -> Locations in the admin web interface. Under manage resources when I select the room the options are quite straight forward and when I see Resource Setup -> Schedule Policy: -> Auto-accept appointments unless busy it seems to be saying to me that the location will accept a meeting automatically unless it is already booked with another meeting. Not so however. As a user I can schedule multiple meetings in the same location for the same time and they just overlap. The best we've gotten is a warning email after accepting it in the calendar. I promise you my users will ignore and all hell will break loose. I have done a lot of research to see if anyone else has this issue and haven't come up with much. Is there any way to get a location (eg conference room) to deny a request for it as a location if someone else has already booked it?
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JUPITER, Fla. – Dan Haren was roughed up for five runs, six hits and two home runs over five innings as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 5-1 at Roger Dean Stadium.
Haren gave up a four-run first as John Jay led off the inning with a solo homer to right. After consecutive singles by Daniel Descalso and Matt Carpenter, Matt Adams blasted a three-run shot to right and Haren quickly was in a 4-0 hole.
Asked if this is something that typically happens in the spring, Haren joked, "What, me getting lit?"
"It was one of those days where I felt like I was throwing a weighted ball out there," Haren said. "It was just bad, all the way around. Obviously, as I went along, I was a little bit better but my first couple of starts were far and away better than this."
His velocity was down a bit Friday, even for him.
While manager Davey Johnson didn't seem very concerned about it he said after the game, "I didn't have to see the radar gun to see how he was throwing. Heck, I was ready to go hit."
Haren had given up a total of four earned runs on nine hits in nine innings coming into this start but Friday's outing left his spring ERA at 5.79.
"It's just a bump in the road," said Haren. "I've throw the ball well. My velocity has been fine all spring. It's just one of those days where I didn't have anything out there and I just tried to battle through it."
Haren didn't necessarily want to call it a dead arm but jokingly said he might bribe pitching coach Steve McCatty to not have to make his next start, also scheduled for here in Jupiter next Wednesday against the Marlins.
"I'm never going to make excuse like that." He said. "You know, I had slop out there today and it was embarrassing. I tried to get here a little bit earlier today and tried to get ready for the game but that situation is definitely not ideal for what I've dealt with in the past.
"I think everyone usually has one hiccup every spring. People probably just get a little more panicked when I do because of last year. It's all the more reason to look forward to the next start. I'll be fine. I'll be out there."
Johnson hinted at the possibility that Ryan Zimmerman will be at third base on Saturday night against the Astros at Space Coast Stadium.
"I talked to Zim yesterday or actually he came to me and he said, 'Yesterday, I really had a great throwing day and depending on how I feel today, I may want to push up playing to Saturday. I may want to start Saturday," Johnson said. "I said well, you let me know and we'll go from there."
Zimmerman has been throwing at home during BP and Johnson has no reservations about his throwing from what he has seen.
"He looks great and I'm not worried about him at all," he said. "There is still plenty of time and he's right on schedule. His timing is great and that's what I was most concerned about. He's got 22 at bats and he needs 28 more, he likes 50."
Zimmerman was originally scheduled to play his first game in the field on Monday against the Tigers in Viera. He has been used only as DH in game un until now. He is hitting .500 with a homer and four RBI.
Since Zimmerman is likely to play Saturday, Johnson also said it's quite possible Stephen Strasburg, who is scheduled to pitch could also be in the lineup.
"We're at the point now where we're starting to look like a National League club and I let the pitchers hit," Johnson said. "The main thing was to get Zim enough AB's"
Former New York Jets and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath was on hand to throw out the first pitch before the game and he shared his thoughts on the first year signal caller Robert Griffin III of the Redskins.
"It's his athleticism and his competiveness, his toughness and leadership. You know, all of those things impress me," Namath said.
He also saw RG3 go through an injury-riddled last part of the season which led to knee surgery right after the Redskins lost to the Seahawks in the playoffs and he had a bit of advice about keeping the Redskins franchise quarterback healthy and around for a long time.
"You can be a great runner and a great passer but if you don't have the help; I've often said Archie Manning was one of the best quarterbacks I ever saw but he was with the New Orleans Aints and they couldn't do anything.
"We quarterbacks, we are dependent on the rest of our team, too. You start pressing you need to catch up, that kind of stuff, but to say how good he can be, that remains to be seen. He could be great. He could be great," Namath said.
Namath played a huge part in one of the worst years of my life as a child, 1969. In January, his Jets beat the Colts in what is still the greatest upset in NFL history. Later in May, the Knicks beat the Bullets in the playoffs and then in September the Miracle Mets beat the Orioles in five games in the World Series.
"You know, as an athlete in New York at that time it was a joy because everywhere you went, you know the sports fans in New York are special, too and there were a lot of smiles. It was big," he said.
Not with me, it wasn't!
The Astros and the Nats do battle at Space Coast Stadium in Viera Saturday night with Stephen Strasburg making the start for Washington and he will be opposed by Lucas Harrell.
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IUCN/TRAFFIC Analyses of Proposals CITES CoP16
In preparation for the CITES CoP16 meeting that will take place March 3 – 14, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand, IUCN and TRAFFIC have released the Analyses of the Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices on December 24, 2012.
In the table available to download below, you can see each proposal to amend the CITES Appendices that the Parties have submitted to CoP16 and the corresponding Analyses of the proposals completed by IUCN and TRAFFIC. If you have questions about how the Analyses was conducted or how IUCN is preparing for CITES CoP16, please contact Dena Cator at email@example.com.
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Table of the Analyses of Proposals for CITES CoP16
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The proposals submitted by the Parties to amend the CITES Appendices can be found on the CITES website here.
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PR2 Tool Adapter
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Revision as of 19:20, 25 May 2011 by Advaitjain (Talk | contribs) (→What this does)
Advait Jain (http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~advait), Advisor: Prof. Charlie Kemp
What this does
Adapter that can be used to have the PR2 grab onto different tools (which can be screwed onto this adapter). This was inspired by the method used to enable PR2s to grasp flags at the 'PR2 graduation event'.
- We designed the hook in Solidworks and printed it on a 3D printer.
- Solidworks CAD file (hook.sldprt). This requires Solidworks 2009.
- STL file (hook.stl).
- The mounting holes in the base of the hook match an ATI Mini40 force torque sensor. (http://www.ati-ia.com/products/ft/ft_models.aspx?id=Mini40) or the Hook_End_Effector.


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India's monsoon rains have covered the entire country a month ahead of schedule,
brightening the prospects for a
bumper output of summer-sown crops such as rice, oilseeds and
cotton in one of the world's leading producers.
During the year I spent following the monsoon in a dozen countries, I learned to see it as a critically important event,
and not the disaster it had first seemed to my Western eyes.
Farmers experience the monsoon as an almost religious experience
as they watch their fields come backto life after being parched for half the year.
For months there is no rain, and then there is too much.
Half the world's people survive at the whim of the monsoon.
Rain is grace;
Rain is the sky descending to the earth …
– John Updike
Only He shakes the heavens and from its treasures takes out the winds.
He joins the waters and the clouds and produces the rain.
He does all those things.
– Michael Servetus (1511-1553)
Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer
Monsoon skies over Bihar, India
Fizzy, frothy, fickle rain
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Shirley Geok-lin Lim
The air is wet, soaks
into mattresses, and curls
In apparitions of smoke,
Like fat white slugs furled
Among the timber
Or silver fish tunnelling
The damp linen covers
Of schoolbooks, or walking
Quietly like centipedes,
The air walking everywhere
On its hundred feet
Is filled with the glare
Of tropical water.
Again we are taken over
By clouds and rolling darkness.
Small snails appear
Clashing their timid horns
Among the morning glory
Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me
the rain
spoke to me
slowly, saying,
what joy
to come falling
out of the brisk cloud,
to be happy again
in a new way
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Baseball is a sport in need of heroes, and Curt Schilling fits the bill. In this exclusive spring-training interview, he describes how his faith grew last year under championship pressure
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As Boston native Bob Kirk stood watching the Red Sox celebrate last October after winning the World Series for the first time in 86 years, he talked about his father who died of cancer the previous December. Mr. Kirk said, "His last words to me were, 'have they signed Schilling?'"
Schilling is Curt Schilling, and yes, the Sox in signing him to a contract obtained not only one of baseball's top hurlers but a man who showed physical and spiritual courage during 2004 while tens of millions watched. He pitched two crucial playoff and World Series games with his own blood-from an experimental suture of a torn ankle tendon-leaving a stain on his sock, and he announced to the world that he recognizes the power of Christ's blood.
Over a meatballs lunch in the Red Sox spring-training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., the 6-foot-5-inch, 235-pound Schilling described how he became a Christian eight years ago: "I had gone to church, like a lot of fringe Christians, when I needed help with something or felt bad about something, but never just to go to listen to the Word." His wife Shonda had faith and they had recently had their first child-they now have four-but he thought of God as the cosmic bellhop.
In 1997, though, after five generally successful seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, he asked for one big thing. "I was driving home from the ballpark and thinking about how tired I was of waking up every morning with no real aim in my life. We had our first kid and I also wanted a foundation for my family. . . . While I was driving I said the Lord's Prayer. I waited for thunder and lightning"-he smiled-"and that never came, but my outlook on the world changed."
Asked about indications of change, the pitcher recounted, "I no longer have the desire to hate anybody" and "I'm not sinning as much. . . . I realize the lessons in everything, even losing, and can take away something about better preparation or the need for humility. . . . It becomes a lot easier to live with yourself. The losses are no less painful-I have a miserable four days after a bad game-but I know now the difference between failure and non-success. . . . A pitcher who has 35 starts and wins half of them is a very good pitcher. . . . You work as hard as you can with what God gives you. You fail only if you quit."
He described one specific alteration in habit: "I had dipped [tobacco] for a long time and tried to quit, but never came close. I seriously prayed hard for assistance to stop. One night I said a prayer before going to bed, and the next day, at 4 in the afternoon, I realized I hadn't dipped all day. You need to understand that on all the other days, first thing in the morning, I'd have a dip. . . . It was as common as putting on my pants. So at 4 p.m., when I realized I had prayed and hadn't dipped all day, I had chills."
Mr. Schilling scraped up his mixed vegetables and noted that players, especially on the road, need to pay particular attention to the "Lead us not into temptation" verse of the Lord's Prayer: "We talk a lot about accountability at Baseball Chapel," which has Sunday services and Bible studies during the week. The pitcher praised his church at home in Arizona, Phoenix Bible Church, and conversations he has with its pastor and with Bob Riconda of Hope Church in Pine Hill, N.J., who e-mails him Bible lessons "and then we talk it out over the phone."
Pastor Riconda, from his home in New Jersey, said that he and the pitcher had been doing that for about five years. He first sent a "survival kit for young Christians-how to read the Bible, how to be accountable." He recently sent sermon notes concerning a study of marriage. But the biggest Schilling lesson came last fall. He was known in baseball as a charitable fellow who contributed big bucks to combat Lou Gehrig's disease and other terrible ailments-The Sporting News made him its "#1 Good Guy of the Year" for 2004-yet he did not talk publicly about his faith in Christ.
Then came the first game of the American League championship series, with the Red Sox up against their Moby Dick, the dreaded New York Yankees. The pitcher had torn an ankle tendon in his previous start, but he thought he could gut it out. He was wrong, and his loss of that game sent the Red Sox careening to a 3-0 deficit in a series to be won by the first team to win four games.
No baseball team had ever come from so far behind to win, but the Red Sox pulled out dramatic extra-inning victories in the fourth and fifth games, and an experimental medical procedure that stitched a tendon to his skin gave Mr. Schilling the possibility of pitching again. But the procedure had been tried before only on cadavers, and no one knew whether he would be able to put pressure on his ankle, let alone throw balls by hitters primed to score runs in a New York minute.
Several hours before the evening game he talked with Pastor Riconda and others about how to pray in this situation and what to pray for. As both men recall, he resolved not to pray to win (although he desired that) but for the strength to go out and compete, for the understanding that whatever he did would be because of God's strength and not his own, and for the willingness if there was success to give credit where credit was due.
He strode to the mound in Yankee Stadium and kept going for not just one excellent inning but seven, giving up only four hits and leaving the field with a bleeding suture but a 4-1 lead. The Red Sox held on to win, and afterward he told interviewers, "I've got to say, I became a Christian seven years ago, and I've never in my life been touched by God as I was tonight. . . . I tried to go out and do it myself in Game 1, and you saw what happened. Tonight was God's work on the mound. . . . God did something amazing."
When pitcher and pastor spoke the next day, Mr. Riconda says Mr. Schilling "was still ecstatic about feeling God's presence." Five days later it was time to try again, in the second game of the World Series. That morning the pitcher woke up unable to walk. When he arrived at Fenway Park, the Red Sox medical staff examined his ankle and found that one suture had nicked a nerve. They fixed it so the patient could now walk-but could he pitch? "I went to the Lord for help, because I knew, again, I wasn't going to be able to do this myself."
Minutes before the game he still didn't know what he could do, but "God got me out there." Again he pitched well, again with blood on his sock, again the Red Sox won-and went on to win the World Series for the first time in 86 years. Afterward he told reporters, "If you haven't checked it out, read Philippians 4:13. ['I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.'] I can't do anything these days without having that reverberate in my head."
Four months later, eating dessert and thinking about going so public with his belief, Mr. Schilling said, "I've learned that you should never hide your faith. I had wasted seven years. People didn't know." And yet, in God's providence, maybe the timing was right. Had the new Christian gone public earlier, he might have been besieged by unhelpful clerical hangers-on, or made the dumb comments that many immature Christians make. He wouldn't have had the credibility that at least a few years of perseverance bring-and the drama of his astounding performance in crucial games gave his fresh testimony wider dissemination than it would have had at any other time.
Now, he reflects about going public: "The response was overwhelming, and all of it was positive." What, no negative letters? "Of course, but the negative responses reinforce what the Bible teaches, that there is hatred of Christ. So even that is positive."


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Hi all, I am trying to setup a new zimbra environment (open source for the moment) with two server installation (both on ubuntu 10.04).
The first server is in internal network and is a mailbox for an internal domain. I did install on it all components except proxy with internal auth. After this, using admin console, I did change the auth to Active Directory. So far, so good: accounts are receiving messages and I can use webmail or imap with thunderbird.
On the next step I did install a second server on the public network with proxy and I am trying to use this server to proxy imap to the internal server, so now I can see both servers in the admin gui of the internal server and I can also work with emails using the external http (I believe this means that the protocol between the two servers is ok and also authentication).
My problem arise when I configure my account on thunderbird to use the external server instead of the internal: I always got authentication error.
In nginx.log I got:
2012/01/03 17:32:13 [info] 26068#0: *7 upstream sent invalid response: "2 NO mechanism not supported: PLAIN" while reading response from upstream, client: 172.18.21.102, server: 0.0.0.0:993, login: "daniele", upstream: 172.18.10.145:143 (172.18.21.102:43961-126.96.36.199:993) <=> (188.8.131.52:44256-172.18.10.145:143)
Following this I issued the command: zmprov ms $(zmhostname) zimbraReverseProxyImapSaslPlainEnabled TRUE
on both servers but nothing changed.
Any clue?
Thank you
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According to a recent LinkedIn survey, almost 70% of workers say the most important factor when it comes to being "lucky" in your career is having a strong worth ethic.
--The big misconception about "luck" is that you don't have to work for it. The truth is, you have to be proactive. And you have to take advantage of opportunities whenever you can. Here are three ways to be luckier in your career.
#1.) Network with Everyone. Not just people you meet through your job. Talk to anyone you can, whenever you can. Even if it's the person standing next to you in line for coffee.
--The more people you meet and connect with, the better your chances are of finding someone who can do something for your career. They might not even work in the same industry as you do. They might just know someone.
#2.) Break Out of Your Routine. You won't be lucky in your career unless you give yourself a CHANCE to be lucky. And if you have the exact same routine every day, your chances of meeting new people aren't very good.
--Try going to lunch with someone new from your office. Or maybe just try a different bar for happy hour this week.
--The bottom line is, any time you surround yourself with new people, you give yourself a better chance of meeting someone who can help you out.
#3.) Don't Be Shy About What You Want. You don't want to seem like you're just USING the person. But if you speak up, your chances of getting what you want will skyrocket.


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Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone. She is being watched. She is being stalked. And no one is safe when she discovers the relentless horror on her doorstep.
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|Extension Corner
|Written by Tracy Trumper
Dark chocolate—the sweet for your sweetie?
With Valentine's Day coming up, the conversation about chocolate is completely appropriate. The University of California, Berkeley reports in their wellness letter that chocolate derived from the seeds of the coca tree is good for your heart.
Such studies were reported in the British Journal, BMJ, the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and in BMC Medicine, each study claiming the positive effects of dark chocolate or cocoa-rich products on the cardiovascular system.
Lower risk of heart disease, less risk of stroke, lowered cholesterol and small blood-pressure-lowering in people with hypertension and pre-hypertension were some of the clinical findings.
Chocolate, especially dark chocolate or pure cocoa products, have compounds called flavonoids in it. These compounds are in the same family as those that are found in tea, red wine, grape juice and other plant foods that give these foods their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-clotting properties. Flavonoids also increase the production of nitric oxide, which causes the blood vessels to relax and dilate, helping blood pressure to lower and decrease other cardiovascular effects. In addition, there is evidence to suggest the benefits of flavonoids from cocoa inhibiting cholesterol absorption and improving oxidation of LDL ("bad") cholesterol, making it less harmful.
OHH Yea! Chocolate is good medication and I love it! Not so fast though. First, just as there are studies that claim positive results, there are studies that did not have positive results and some that did not prove that it was the chocolate, not some other factor responsible for the benefits seen.
In addition, with each of the studies using different formulations of flavonoid levels with different intakes, not distinguishing between milk and dark chocolate, it is hard for anyone to know what type or amount of chocolate is optimal.
It is possible that people may react differently to chocolate, too. Finally, remember that the chocolate that Americans love to eat is high in sugar, fat and calories, especially if the chocolate is paired with caramel, nougat and other fillings. So, if you eat too much of this chocolate, the positive heart effects would be canceled out by weight gain.
Also keep in mind that not all chocolate is created equal. The processing of the cocoa beans changes the positive heart effects of the flavonoids. In general, dark chocolate has more flavonoids than milk chocolate. The manufacturer's recipe will play a role in determining the flavonoid content. Cocoa made with milk often causes a flavonoid reducing effect as well. If a higher flavonoid level in the cocoa is used then the reducing effect is less apparent.
So, advice for the chocoholic; choose the darkest chocolate that you like. Remember dark chocolate is not as sweet, so it might take awhile to gain a "taste" for it. Like with other foods, choose a chocolate that has cocoa, chocolate liquor or cocoa mass as the first ingredient on the nutrition label, not sugar.
Remember that chocolate is still a treat, not a health food, even if it can have heart-health effects, especially when used in place of other high calorie snacks or desserts. Fruit and vegetables are still the best source of flavonoids, as well as vitamins, minerals and fiber on a daily basis. Maybe combine the two for a nice little treat for your sweet this Valentine's Day. Dip yummy red strawberries in a luscious dark chocolate fondue pot.
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From the first time he proposed it, Ohio Gov. John Kasich's plan to increase taxes on the oil and gas drilling industries was controversial....
This may stimulate more drilling in the WV OV.
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In light of the way Gov. Kasich and the Republican General Assembly have starved local governments and schools in Appalachia, unless 100 percent of the increase is returned to the impacted counties, those representatives owe their constituents a "no" vote.
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That is appropriate but I don't trust politicians so please local representatives make him sign something that guarantees that the tax money goes to the counties that have been dealing with roads and bridges that were not designed for this type of traffic. Not to mention other incidents that accompany their presence such as accidents and other problems affiliated with a bunch of strangers just rolling in town to stay for a couple of years.
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