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WHEELING - Dr. William Mercer wants Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health members to start thinking about trying again to expand the county's smoking ban - an endeavor that came to a halt in 2011 after resistance from the public.
During a health board meeting Tuesday, Mercer, who serves as the county's health officer, said Hancock County's health board is expected to discuss instituting a smoking ban. Pennsylvania also may be looking to strengthen its ban.
The board in 2011 decided to indefinitely table its proposed plan to expand the countywide Clean Indoor Air regulation, which would have done away with exemptions for Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, video gambling parlors and video gambling areas inside bars. It also would have prohibited smoking 20 feet outside doorways of buildings, on government-owned property, at parks and in ticket lines.
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Wheeling resident Chivas Webb smokes a cigarette while playing a video gambling machine in a downtown bar.
The matter was tabled after the board received comments from the public, some of whom disagreed with the expansion.
"Hancock County is thinking about improving their regulation. ... I've even heard Pennsylvania is trying to strengthen their regulation which would be to eliminate gaming from the exemption," Mercer said. "I just want you to start thinking about it. If Pennsylvania went completely no exemptions that would be huge. Hancock County - can they do it? I know that's what part of the regulation would state - no exemptions."
In response to a question from board member Wilkes Kinney, Mercer said the entire state of Ohio has a ban on smoking in public and it does not exempt its casinos.
Linda Holmstrand, American Lung Association regional tobacco prevention coordinator, said the Hancock County Board of Health is scheduled to meet at 12:30 p.m. April 1 and discuss its proposed regulation.
"It does not have any exemptions at this point, but we'll see where the discussion goes," Holmstrand said.
After the meeting, Mercer said he did not know how much resistance the board would receive from the public regarding expanding the smoking ban.
"From a public health standpoint, we still have people not protected from secondhand smoke," Mercer said.


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Qualcomm Life builds foundation for wireless health care
Rick Valencia heads subsidiary that aims to boost wireless technology in health care
Rick Valencia spends much of his time helping the young.
He's a former chairman and longtime board member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of San Diego County. About five years ago, he served as head of local chapters of the Young Presidents Organization, a peer networking organization for new executives.
And in his day job, he works to nurture the fledgling wireless health care industry as vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Life.
Qualcomm has been promoting the use of wireless technology to improve health care for about a decade, creating trade groups, industry standards and educational programs.
In 2011, the company established its own wholly owned subsidiary for health care technology — Qualcomm Life. It makes the 2net hub — a router-size gadget that connects and securely transfers data between wireless health care devices and care givers.
Valencia also has a hand in the $100 million Qualcomm Life Fund, a venture capital pool that invests in startup wireless companies. The fund has put money into 10 young firms so far. They include Sotera Wireless, which makes a wireless vital-signs monitor; AirStrip Technologies, which delivers electrocardiograms to mobile devices; and Telcare, which developed a wireless glucose meter.
At Qualcomm's recent Uplinq conference in San Diego, Valencia sat down with U-T San Diego to discuss the company's latest efforts in wireless health. Here are excerpts:
Q: Why is wireless technology needed in health care?
A: In the developed world, where the cost of care is the big issue, it helps reduce the costs by managing care outside of an acute care setting and managing it more continuously so people stay well.
In the developing world, it's about access to care. It's where there is no doctor in the village. So how do you get biometric readings in the hands of physicians hundreds of miles away so they can do the diagnosis and get that patient treatment?
So we're enabling both the reduction in the cost of care and also access to care.
Q: Why did Qualcomm Life feel the time was right for the 2net device?
A: In the time we spent promoting the concept of wireless health care, we entertained companies from every spectrum of the industry — small companies, large companies — and the same theme came up over and over. The connectivity layer was a challenge: How to engineer a device to include wireless? How to connect a device to the network once you did have it engineered? How to manage the device when it's sitting in someone's home connected to the network?
With the wireless technology piece, it's pretty obvious to folks that Qualcomm is good at that. The managing devices — that may not be quite so obvious. But Qualcomm's first business was Omnitracs. We were connecting trucks and monitoring these trucks on behalf of fleet owners for how they were performing, how the driver was driving.
Through that we developed this core capability as a machine-to-machine integrator with (wireless) carriers around the world and managing data transmission off those devices.
So it is that same infrastructure — even though we sold Omnitracs recently — we still have the same infrastructure, the same people. We provide the infrastructure layer.
Q: Where will wireless health technology be used most?
A: Our focus is not in the hospital. It's not in the doctor's office. It is patients at home, patients in transition and patients on the move.
As a result of the cost of care being so high in acute care settings, there is a move to manage care as a much as possible remotely, to manage patients on an ongoing basis to help them stay well, as opposed to dealing with them only when they show up in the hospital. So that is what we are enabling.


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One more question...Topgun 30-06......what did you mean by saying this was an OIL hunt?....just curious!
Things may be different in Michigan, I'd go with the advise you got earlier, try to contact a local and find out where the elk are. Sounds like it will be a fun hunt! Enjoy yourself, and good luck!
I filled my cow tag! Thanks for all the help guys. I sound up getting a hoocha baby diaphragm call, and my granddaughter got me a hootcha baby squeeze call! We didn't use either call though...we sat the first day without seeing anything except snow, it was cold. The second day in the morning in another area we spotted a cow with two calves on private land which we couldn't hunt. They were 30 yards off road. A few hours later in another area my son," eagle eye" spotted a cow on state land up on a ridge in a cutover on state land. I shot her with my .300 RUM,after talking a couple steps she fell over sideways...after getting help from friends we got her to the check station where she was weighed and checked by biologists. Weight was 285 and age estimated at 2.5 years. This was my first elk and probably last ....in michigan anyway? Thanks again for all the help!
Congrats! I hope you had a great time, the kid and grandkid too! Very cool
How about a picture. Some of us need to see if what you shot is really a cow elk. LOL
Congratulations from another Michigander and great that you got the other two generations involved in your hunt as that's what it's all about---Pass It On!!!
Thanks, I am trying to figure out how to post a pic....I know how to send via email, but not sure how to post it in this forum situation....using my wife's iPad. Lol
Congrats on your elk.
I find posting a picture from an Ipad to be difficult. For some reason when you select the picture on an Ipad you do not get the 'ok"button to complete the uploading. At least when I do it that is what happens. I usually go to my regular computer to upload pictures.


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Stitched Heart Valentine Cards
24 comments:
- Angie - email@example.com said...
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- February 5, 2010 at 6:46 AM
- Kristine said...
Gorgeous - I love the inclusion of little drawings
- February 5, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- sippy cup mom said...
I just love it, but I think I say that about all your crafts. I think stitching on paper is so pretty and I love what the map heart says.
- February 5, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- gina said...
LOVE these! I want a sewing machine now for the sole purpose of stiching paper!!!!!!
- February 5, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Johanna said...
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- February 5, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Kari said...
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I love these and the simple design makes them even lovlier.
I can't wait to make some up!
- February 5, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Kari said...
Grand, simply GRAND!
I love these and the simple design makes them even lovlier.
I can't wait to make some up!
- February 5, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Misty M. said...
I love this idea! I have to do this one and include my kids drawings. If I had cardstock I would start right now!
- February 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Seamingly Sarah said...
I love this! I may just have to give it a try!
- February 5, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- MommaMindy said...
You are lways amazing. This craft is so easy, so cute and I am slapping myself thinking, "How come I never think up stuff like that?" :) Thanks for sharing all these wonderful things that are, apparently, just exploding out of your creative brain!
- February 5, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- vanessa said...
I really love this idea! As always, great work. :)
- February 5, 2010 at 10:35 PM
- Jen said...
These are absolutely lovely. I would be thrilled to receive on in the mail, even if I had a sneak preview. And, your message to your hubby is charming. Thank you for sharing your terrific ideas.
- February 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Mousy Brown said...
What a great way to use scraps - we always have plenty of those! :D
- February 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Elise said...
So sweet. What a treat to receive on Valentine's Day. I really like that you have included your children's drawings and part of a map on your hubby's card - this makes them that much more special and a keepsake that the recipients will treasure.
- February 6, 2010 at 5:24 AM
- Leptir said...
So cool!
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- Kyrstin said...
Hi - I love the cards - cute and creative. I am glad I found you site on We Teach!
- February 7, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Amy@Let's Explore said...
So pretty - I love them! And I love finding ways to use up my scraps!
- February 10, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- Montessori Mama said...
I adore this simple and beautiful card idea! Thanks so much for providing me with a fast and easy way to send messages of love!
Your blog (as always)is a favorite of mine!
Thanks and Happy Valentines Day
- February 13, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- curlysusieQ said...
How fun to get one of your beautiful cards in the mail. I'm sure it's to late for me to get one, but I did subscribe. susan
- February 10, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
@Curly Susie Q---
Thanks so much for subscribing but I was referring to my aunts/grandmas who receive valentine's cards from the girls!! : )
Happy Valentine's Day!!
- February 10, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Erinkate said...
Just tried these last night! So much fun! They look adorable and I'm sure will be an appreciated change from the store bought cards I usually send. I even got a wild hair and stitched a bunch of hearts along a length of ribbon and then stitched that to the inside of one of my cards so that when its opened, it falls out like the tail of a kite.
- February 14, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
@ Erinkate --
That's awesome!! I bet they're adorable and your recipients will love getting homemade and heartfelt valentines this year!!
Happy Valentine's Day!
: )
- February 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM
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This is so simple but so cute...I just love it. What a clever idea...kudos to you! Love your blog and I am glad to find it.
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National tragedy
Polish citizens head to the polls June 20 for an early presidential election prompted by an April 10 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 96 other passengers en route to a ceremony in Russia to commemorate another tragedy-the Katyn forest massacre of 22,000 Polish soldiers by Soviet secret police in 1940. The crash victims included Kaczynski's wife and dozens of high-ranking Polish officials. Three days after thousands of mourners packed Krakow for an elaborate funeral mass for Kaczynski and his wife, acting president Bronislaw Komorowski moved up elections, originally scheduled for the fall. Election observers expect Komorowski to run against Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late president's twin brother. The plane crash-likely caused by pilot error-also killed the national bank president, deputy foreign minister, national security head, deputy parliament speaker, army chief of staff, and the navy chief commander-and stunned Polish citizens into national mourning.
Not over yet
Kyrgyzstan's interim administration led by Rosa Otunbayev will hold elections and a referendum on an amended constitution later this year, following the overthrow of the government in the former Soviet republic last month. The votes provide "a wonderful opportunity for religious liberty to be restored," says Religious Liberty Commission's Elizabeth Kendal. "The churches have been active throughout the crisis caring for the injured, visiting hospitals, holding prayer vigils, assisting with efforts to clean up the streets, and repairing damage to public facilities," she writes. But Kyrgyz ethnic-religious nationalism is a serious threat. On April 19, a violent mob of 1,000 ethnic Kyrgyz rampaged through the village of Mayevka, burning homes and seizing land that belonged to ethnic Russians and Turks. Five were killed as local Kyrgyz reportedly intervened to defend their neighbors. Kendal warns that Islamic militants in southern Kyrgyzstan may take advantage of the current instability.
States' rights
A new law in Nebraska bans late-term abortions on the basis of a new legislative argument: that the fetus feels pain. Pro-abortion advocates disagree that unborn babies feel pain; but researchers like Australian Nicholas Fisk say it's safe to assume unborn babies can feel pain at 20 to 24 weeks. Kansas also passed a bill strengthening its ban on late-term abortions-vetoed by Gov. Mark Parkinson. This bill would have required doctors to list an exact medical diagnosis to perform a late-term abortion, and it would have broadened the definition of viability to allow an unborn baby to live if there's a "reasonable probability" it would survive outside the womb. Oklahoma also has passed and signed legislation to ban gender-selective abortion, to give conscience protections to pro-life employees, and to regulate the abortion pill RU486.
Pro-life advocates also are taking to state capitols a fight to ban elective abortion coverage in health insurance exchanges that states must create under the new federal healthcare law. Americans United for Life has published an 832-page model legislation guide for state legislatures on how to opt out of the federal abortion mandates in the act-and more than 30 states have requested this model bill. Even though these exchanges don't crank up until 2014, lawmakers in states including Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Missouri are attempting to fast-track the bills through this year's legislatures. "We had a setback on this fight at the federal level, but together we can defeat taxpayer-funded abortion state by state," said AUL president Charmaine Yoest.
Hanging parliament
A young, charismatic politician with the slogan "Vote for Change"-only this time it's a candidate across the pond with the British Conservative Party. Leader David Cameron has been polling well ahead of the Labour Party of current Prime Minister Gordon Brown. If Labour loses in parliamentary elections May 6, it will be out of power for the first time in 13 years. But in a first-ever for Britian televised debate, a previously unknown third-party candidate, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg, became an overnight hit. Typically Clegg's Liberal Democrats wind up in third place in polls, but one recent poll from the conservative Sun showed the party ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives. It's the first time the LibDems have been ahead leading up to an election in over a century. The Conservatives are right on the party's heels or slightly outpacing it in polls, though, and a second debate April 22 could swing numbers again. Clegg is likely to take more votes away from Brown than Cameron. But the swings in the polls have politicos contemplating a hung Parliament, where party leaders have to negotiate to form a new government-with Clegg's Liberal Democrats likely holding the keys to a coalition.
Sin no more
Delegates at a UN climate convention in Bonn last month got an unexpected opportunity: to purchase an indulgence absolving them of "climate sins." The list of wrongs "hereby forgiven" by the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) included: "flying when you choose; machine-washed clothes; driving your vehicle; and eating meat." The prank was the work of well-known climate skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton and CFACT's Christina Wilson.
Prayer for Day of Prayer
When a federal judge struck down the National Day of Prayer as unconstitutional, Lou Engle was shocked. The president of the Call to Conscience and Day of Prayer leader didn't even know the case was under review. "It slipped under the radar of the prayer movement," he said, adding that evangelical leaders would have prayed had they known. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb said the 1952 federal statute establishing a day of prayer "serves no purpose but to encourage a religious exercise, making it difficult for a reasonable observer to see the statute as anything other than a religious endorsement." She compared a statute supporting prayer to a statute encouraging citizens to fast during Ramadan, attend a synagogue, or practice rune magic. The American Center for Law and Justice will file a brief challenging the decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. The Justice Department, one of the defendants in the case, has not yet said whether it will appeal.
Speakers bureau
No surprise: Democratic leaders hit the commencement speech trail this month and next. President Barack Obama will speak at the University of Michigan, at Virginia's Hampton University, and at West Point. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will do Cornell and California's Mills College, while First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at George Washington University and also at the Pine Bluff campus of the University of Arkansas.
Other Democrats are active at their old stomping grounds: Former President Bill Clinton will speak at Yale, former Vice President Al Gore at the University of Tennessee, and Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer at William and Mary.
Republicans and Republican appointees are rarely to be seen this year. With Chief Justice John Roberts' niece graduating from Butler, students led a drive to invite the Supreme Court's Chief Justice, but faculty members said no. Conservative pitcher Curt Schilling, though, is speaking at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Lisa Kudrow, an Emmy winner with the television show Friends, graduated from Vassar with a degree in biology 25 years ago and will rightfully be that school's big draw. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, one of television's openly gay news anchors, will speak to students at Smith College. TV newscasters-Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Christiane Amanpour, Anderson Cooper-seem in particular demand by the class of 2010.
One vote down
Early returns from Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years brought deflating but predictable results: victory for incumbent President Omar el-Bashir -and charges of election fraud from the international community. But citizens in South Sudan found at least one bright spot. They hope that the relatively peaceful contests on April 11 become an important step toward what many in the region most want: a vote on Southern secession next year. That referendum dominates concerns in the South, where citizens largely favor secession. As Salva Kiir, president of the semi-autonomous South, approached a ballot box on April 11, he told a crowd: "I have never voted in my life." But he also told the crowd he viewed the contests as "the final lap of our journey toward the referendum."
Prayer's remorse
A New Jersey teachers union came under fire for calling for the death of Gov. Chris Christie, in the form of a prayer, following the governor's demand for education cuts. The incident prompted Wall Street Journal commentator James Taranto to retell a 1986 story about R.L. Hymers, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle of Los Angeles, who prayed for the death of Justice William Brennan over his role in the Roe v. Wade decision. Taranto reported April 20 that he received a letter from Hymers, "an old-fashioned one, printed on paper," who still pastors the L.A. church. It read: "As I have said many times, I regret that I led this imprecatory prayer to God to remove the Supreme Court justice in 1986. I wish I had not done that and I would never do it again. I believe that Christian leaders should stand up for the right to life, but my prayer was wrong-headed. It might have led to violence, and it was not according to the teachings of Jesus."
Reformed Theological Seminary chancellor Ric Cannada accepted the resignation of longtime Old Testament professor Bruce Waltke last month after Waltke suggested that he did not necessarily support the creation account of Genesis nor that Adam and Eve were historically the first humans. In a video prepared for The BioLogos Foundation, Waltke, 79, said, "If the data is overwhelmingly in favor of evolution, to deny that reality will make us a cult." In a later statement he posted on Facebook he noted, "It may well be that I am the only one on the faculty holding the view of creation by the process of evolution as understood by mainline science, apart from its normal atheistic philosophy."
Unlike healthcare, the largest overhaul of the nation's financial system since the 1930s finds Republicans willing to compromise. Republicans have concluded that voter frustration with Wall Street and the Great Recession has made greater federal involvement in the financial sector more palatable to voters. The bill would create agencies to monitor market risks and protect consumers, plus create a $50 billion bailout fund that Republicans fear could create a safety net to embolden banks to continue taking unnecessary risks. "It is essential that we learn the lessons of this crisis, so we don't doom ourselves to repeat it," President Barack Obama said in an April 22 speech at New York's Cooper Union near Wall Street.


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ANSS Backbone (ANSS)
The mission of ANSS is to provide accurate and timely data and information products for seismic events, including their effects on buildings and structures, employing modern monitoring methods and technologies.
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- Continuously monitor earthquakes and other seismic disturbances throughout the UnitedStates, including earthquakes that may cause a tsunami or precede a volcanic eruption, with special focus on regions of moderate to high hazard and risk.
- Thoroughly measure strong earthquake shaking at ground sites and in buildings and critical structures. Focus should be in urban areas and near major active fault zones to gather greatly needed data and information for reducing earthquake impacts on buildings and structures.
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|Arizona Broadband Seismic Network
|Arizona Geological Survey
|Arkansas Seismic Network
|Arkansas Geological Survey
|Alaska Regional Network
|University of Alaska-Fairbanks
|Arkansas Seismic Observatory
|University of Arkansas at Little Rock
|Northern Arizona Network
|Arizona Earthquake Information Center
|Alaska Tsunami Warning Seismic System
|West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
|Alaska Volcano Observatory
|USGS - Anchorage, University of Alaska, Geophysical Institute
|ANZA Regional Network
|University of California, San Diego - USGS Menlo Park
|Berkeley Digital Seismic Network (BDSN)
|University of California, Berkeley
|Cascade Chain Volcano Monitoring
|USGS/Cascade Volcano Observatory
|California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program
|California Geological Survey (formerly California Division of Mines and Geology) - Earthquake Engineering
|Coso Microearthquake Network
|Geothermal Program Office, US Navy, China Lake
|Southern California Seismic Network
|California Institute of Technology / USGS - Pasadena
|South Carolina Seismic Network
|University of South Carolina at Columbia
|CariUSGS Caribbean Network
|USGS, Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory
|UTEP Seismic Network
|University of Texas, El Paso
|CERI Southern Appalachian Seismic Network
|University of Memphis
|Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Network
|Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
|Hanford Washington Seismic Network
|Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
|Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
|University of Utah, Network Contact
|IRIS/IDA Network
|University of California, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
|IRIS/USGS Network
|USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory
|Intermountain West Seismic Network
|United States Geological Survey
|Kentucky Seismic and Strong Motion Network
|Kentucky Geological Survey
|Leo Brady Network
|Sandia National Laboratory
|Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network
|Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
|Montana Regional Seismic Network
|Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
|USGS Northern California Regional Network
|USGS-Menlo Park, California
|Northeastern United States Networks
|Boston College
|Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network
|St. Louis University and University of Memphis
|Western Great Basin/Eastern Sierra Nevada
|University of Nevada, Reno
|United States National Strong-Motion Network
|USGS - National Strong-Motion Program
|USGS Menlo Park, California
|Ohio Seismic Network
|Ohio Geological Survey
|Oklahoma Seismic Network
|University of Oklahoma
|Penn State Network
|Penn State University
|PG & E, Diablo Canyon
|Pacific Gas and Electric
|Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) & Puerto Rico Strong Motion Program (PRSMP)
|University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
|Pacific Tsunami Warning Seismic System
|Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
|US Bureau of Reclamation Seismic Networks
|US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center
|New Mexico Tech Seismic Network
|New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New Mexico
|Southeastern Appalachian Cooperative Seismic Network
|Virginia Tech, University of Memphis, Tennessee Valley Authority, and University of North Carolina
|San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD)
|Stanford University and USGS Menlo Park, Earthscope Project
|University of Oregon Regional Network
|University of Oregon
|US National Seismic Network
|ANSS Backbone of the USGS-NEIC and USGS-ASL and Earthscope Project of IRIS
|University of Utah Regional Network
|University of Utah Seismograph Stations
|Pacific Northwest Regional Seismic Network
|University of Washington
|California Division of Water Resources
|California Division of Water Resources
|Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Seismic Network
|University of Utah Seismograph Stations (formerly operated by the USGS Menlo Park)
* (beginning 9/1997 some stations from network code TS now appear as network code CI)


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March 14, 2015
Today, written as 3/14 the American way, is day! This special day happens every year, but today is extra special! It's 3/14/15, giving us the first five digits of that lovely number, rather than just three! But why should we care about all these digits?
If you had a sloppy maths teacher at school you might have grown up with the idea that the number is equal to Now that is completely wrong. Writing those numbers out in decimal gives while . There's a difference in the third decimal place after the decimal point!
How accurately do we need to know the value of π?
Surely this small inaccuracy doesn't matter? Well, as the following extract from a longer article by Chris Budd shows, it really does.
The point is that is not any number. It lies at the heart of any technology that involves rotation or waves, and that is much of mechanical and electrical engineering. If rotating parts in, say, a typical jet engine are not manufactured to high tolerance, then the parts simply won't rotate. This typically involves measurements correct to one part in 10,000 and, as these measurements involve , we require a value of to at least this order of accuracy to prevent errors. In medical imaging using CAT or MRI scanners, the scanning devices move on a ring which has to be manufactured to a tolerance of one part in 1,000,000, requiring an even more precise value of .
However, even this level of accuracy pales into insignificance when we look at modern electrical devices. In high frequency electronics, with frequencies in the order of 1GHz (typical for mobile phones or GPS applications), electrical engineers require a precision in the value used for in the order of one part in 1,000,000,000,000,000.
So, the modern world needs and it needs it accurately!
March 10, 2015
Maryam Mirzkhani, the first female Fields medallist
We may be a little late in celebrating International Women's Day but it's not for a shortage of excellent female mathematicians to celebrate! Here are some of the most inspiring women we've worked with or learnt about in the last year...
Maryam Mirzakhani is one of the best mathematicians in the world. Last August she received the Fields medal (one of the highest accolades in mathematics), recognised for her "rare combination of superb technical ability, bold ambition, far-reaching vision, and deep curiosity". She was the first woman to be awarded this prize and we were lucky enough to meet Mirzakhani and learn about her fascinating work in topology at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Seoul last Summer.
Ingrid Daubechies at the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2014. Image copyright ⓒ 2010-2014 International Congress of Mathematicians 2014, all rights reserved.
At the ICM we were also fortunate to meet Ingrid Daubechies, President of the International Mathematical Union. As well as talking to her about the importance of a mathematical community, we heard her speak about her recent work virtually restoring paintings, just one application of wavelet theory. Famously it has also been used by the FBI to digitise finger prints, and it is widely used in medical imaging. Debauchies made fundamental discoveries in wavelet theory that opened up the field and has had an important role in making this mathematics into a practical tool for analysis in other areas outside mathematics. (You can read more about wavelets and how Debauchies work opened up this field here.)
We also found out about a fantastic mathematician, Margharita Piazolla Beloch, who discovered a new type of origami fold (the sixth axioms of origami) in 1936 and proved that this fold solves cubic equations. We'll write more about Beloch in upcoming articles, but it's thanks to her discovery that we can now solve the unsolvable and trisect an angle.
And finally, one of the people we've really enjoyed working with this last year (and years before that!) is Vicky Neale, our former colleague and now Whitehead Lecturer at the Mathematical Institute in Oxford. As well as learning many fascinating things working with Vicky on a project producing new and exciting resources for sixth form students, we've also really enjoyed listening to Vicky's contributions to many radio shows and her popular lectures and workshops. You can listen to many of her recordings online, the details are here.
February 26, 2015
If you feel in need of some love this cold, dark February, then our images of the week might be just what you need. These hearts, created by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh, aren't drawn by hand, but defined by mathematical equations.
Image by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh.
Image by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh.
The first curve consists of points in the plane whose coordinates satisfy
for where ( is a zero of .)
The second curve consists of points in the plane whose coordinates satisfy
for .
You can see more of Hamid's images on this website, in The Guardian and on the American Mathematical Society website.
Click here to see previous images of the week.
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February 25, 2015
The Cambridge Science Festival will kick off on March 9, and there is some great maths in the programme. Here are some maths-related events we are particularly excited about (in chronological order). Click on the links for price, booking and location information. For the full programme visit the festival website. And if you can't make it to Cambridge, then read the Plus articles by some of the speakers, linked to from the individual entries.
February 9, 2015
This short video features one of our favourite mathematicians, Corinna Ulcigrai from the University of Bristol, talking about mathematical billiards, its connection to chaos theory, and why mathematicians study it. You can also read our article Chaos on the billiard table, based on an interview with Ulcigrai.
This video was originally produced for the Cambridge Mathematics Education Project.
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February 2, 2015
Our image of the week shows Joana Grah, the levitating PhD student.
Image by Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, Joana Grah and Kostas Papafitsoros.
It's not supernatural powers that help Joana fly, but the equation on the blackboard. This partial differential equation can be used to fill in specific parts of an image based on what's around it. The process is called inpainting. For this image the equation was solved numerically to remove the stool Joana was sitting on. Image inpainting has wide ranging practical applications: from the restoration of satellite images, enhancement of medical images, the renovation of digital photographs and artwork, to special effects in images and videos.
This image was created by Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, head of the Cambridge Image Analysis group at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Joana Grah and Kostas Papafitsoros. It won the EPSRC science photo competition in 2013. You can read more about Schönlieb's work on inpainting in this Plus article.
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Im hoping that new sony walkmans will be released at MWC 2013 at the end of the month. As for durability it seems to me that Sony has been opting for cheaper materials these past few years to improve their profit. All the products they have been releasing lately feels like cheap plastic that will break really easily . I have been using the Sony Walkman X Series for close to 5 years and have had few problems. Comparing the Sony Walkman X Series and the Sony Walkman Z Series and it is immediately obvious that the X feels alot more premium. The headphones even feel like its made of metal. But this is just my thoughts. Other people may think that Sony has been releasing quality products. Even their flagship headphones which are the XBA series of headphones feel like a downgrade from thier predecessors which had metal construction and housing.
I just saw this reply on the sony blog post but it was posted in January. I found the story to be really interesting. I don't know if it is made up or not but take it with a grain of salt. Here is exact message
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January 10, 2013 8:41pm
I would like to get the straight scoop from Sony on something. For months I tried to pick up the Z-series mp3 player with the Android system. It was a 1060 blk, I believe. Saw it on Black Friday at half price. Tried to order it and it kept saying they were out of stock and when I called, they repeated that. I was promised that when it came back in that they would let me know and allow me to get one at that price. They assured me, "This item has NOT ben discontinued. We are just out of stock.
Then about 12/28 or 12/29 I pulled it up and it said, "This item has been discontinued!" I was not happy.
So I called up and the woman I spoke with grabbed a supervisor. She had me hold for 10 minutes and came back saying she has great news. She said, "Mr. Claessens, I have great news. Unfortunately you were given bad information before. The Z1000 series mp3 player was discontinued and that is final. But the reason for them stopping that product was because we have a new one being released. You will be VERY, VERY happy that you waited. Because this new series, called our new D-series, is not going to run on the old Android 2.0, but the newest Jelly Bean, Android 4.2. The sound quality is going to be far superior to the Z1060, it is going to have a much better and faster processor, it has more features that our consumers wanted, and it will be less money. The product specialist I spoke with said that this will BLOW AWAY THE Z1060!"
She then stated this exactly: "I have our email in our system. The moment that this is released you will be notified. It is scheduled to be released the 2nd week of January. So in about a week or two you will be getting an announcement about a special opportunity you will have to see not only this product, but a bunch of other products. When you get that, go check it out and then call us to order your new D-series Walkman with Android 4.2."
Great. I was so excited. Then early this week I received the big announcement, just like she said. I went online and watched the entire show where all of your new Sony products were shown. But there was no new Android-based Walkman or D-series.
So earlier today I hopped on the phone and spoke with someone at Sony. She would not give me a product specialist or manager or supervisor. But she said she talked to some big whig a number of times. Here is what she said, "Mr. Claessens, I am terribly sorry, but you were told false information. We have no D-series Walkman. We have discontinued any Walkman mp3 players with the Android based software. We are no longer making them. There has been no replacement for the Z series and there never will. We are going with the wireless headset style now. We are no longer going to make the traditional style mp3 walkman any more. We have a couple styles left, the E-series and the F-series. That is it. And they will be going away soon.
Here is what I would like: the truth. I would like to know why the woman two weeks ago had so much great information about a new Android-based mp3 player to take the place of the NWZ-Z1060, and today I was told that was all a lie.
What is really going on? I have been patiently waiting for a long time for this. And I want one. But I need to hear the truth from Sony. It does not make sense that there are two completely different stories, but sincere. But I will say the supervisor lady 2 weeks ago seemed MUCH more knowledgeable and convincing than the lady today.
I hope to hear something from you soon.
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Well, there's the new F. The Z has been discontinued about a year after its initial release in NA. I guess I'm one of the early adopters, buying mine last February.
I get why people feel that the X is of higher quality than the Z. The textured steel frame just screams quality. But at the same time the X has headphone socket failures and HOLD switch failures, both being expensive to repair (although if you look at the headphone socket, it's connected to the main board by a piece of ribbon wire and not just soldered on, intended for easier maintenance).
What I really want to see from Sony's music department is a proprietary Walkman OS (such as the one found in the X) - NOT Android - held within a WM-D6C body (or if you like your portable DAPs small, a WM-DC2). But nowadays we're never going to see that level of construction anymore. The $600 or something AK100 is known for its unevenly mounted back panel (one of the corners juts out).
About the earphones though, I own the XBA-4 and I don't find them to be cheap-feeling. I also own the MDR-EX1000 and in fact, I prefer the lightness of the XBA-4 over the apparent quality of the EX1000 (not talking about the intrinsic sound quality here, though the XBA-4 really do perform MUCH better than the EX1000 for Vocaloid-type music). Made in Japan or not, at least the XBA-4 doesn't have the fading lettering/chipping paint problems of most of the EX1000's. And any brand-new EX1000 you buy today are going to have their L and R identifications simply printed on instead of embossed (sort of a bas-relief kind of thing going on) like on the earlier ones. In the end, overbuilding these things are just not worth it anymore. Same reason why almost no one makes double-shot keycaps anymore (and let the OCN folk jizz all over their Duckys and Decks and WASDs and Filcos and...).
Sony has made some quality-oriented electronics over the years, mostly Qualia (see how well that worked out) and to a lesser degree, the ES-series of some of their audio products. But I guess the money is just not good enough.
Also isn't the 25th or something Walkman Anniversary coming up?
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Do you have any expirience about performance/stability with dovecot and /var/vmail mounted on a
It was very interesting for me to know, how two fully featured IRM smtp server with mySQL master-master replication as mx1 (mx:mx1.example.com -> 10ms ) and mx2 (mx:mx2.example.com -> 20ms )work with an 3rd IRM pop/imap, nfs-server (5x500GB+1x500GB as cold-stand-by in raid5).
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Paxton's 150 Fuel-Pump Kit - Fuelish PleasuresWritten by on April 29, 2004 Pump Up Your Street Machine's Performance With Paxton's New Street/Strip 150 Fuel-Pump Kit
As savvy car crafters know, for an internal combustion engine to work correctly you need to blend the proper amount of air and fuel to promote proper combustion. Drawing in the correct amount of air usually isn't a problem, but delivering the proper amount of fuel can sometimes be difficult--especially during high-rpm operation. Further complicating fuel-delivery matters are high-output race engines that gobble fuel rapidly or street/strip engines that use a supercharger or nitrous oxide.
Over the past few years, you've been reading about Project Cheap Street Chevelle. We transformed an old '70 Chevelle into a potent street machine by way of a hi-po 355ci small-block, a 3,000-rpm torque converter, a street/strip auto trans, and a set of 3.73:1 rear gears. The fuel-delivery system consisted of a stock gas tank, a better-than-stock mechanical fuel pump, a rebuilt Quadrajet carburetor, and an NOS Super Power Shot nitrous system. During normal cruising, the fuel pump adequately supplied the proper volume of fuel flow. However, at high rpm the pump was inadequate, allowing the
Q-jet's fuel bowls to run low--eventually starving the engine and causing it to surge and misfire. Moreover, when the nitrous oxide was used, the problem was even worse. Excessive surging (caused by the engine leaning out) can quickly destroy an engine.
To remedy the Chevelle's fuel-delivery woes, we wanted to install a new electric fuel pump along with an adjustable fuel-pressure regulator. However, with so many sizes and gallon-per-minute (GPM) pumps available, we weren't quite sure what would be enough for our application without it being overkill or super-expensive. Thus, we turned to Paxton Products, which has a new line of electric fuel pumps and adjustable fuel-pressure regulators specifically designed for street/strip use. After analyzing our Chevelle's needs, Paxton recommended its new Street/Strip 150 Fuel Pump package (PN 8002212), which would easily support our current level of horsepower--and would also be adequate enough to support more power if we decided to further hop up the engine at a later date. The pump and regulator combo are compact, which makes them easy to install on most musclecars; also, they are an affordably priced package, making them easy on your wallet. Follow along as we show how to install an aftermarket electric fuel pump and regulator.
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Begin the Paxton fuel-pump install by removing the old fuel lines that run from the mechanical fuel pump to the carburetor. Here, the old fuel line is being removed from the inlet port on our Quadrajet carb.Remove the bolts that fasten the mechanical fuel pump to the side of the cylinder block. After the pump is removed, the fuel-pump pushrod should be removed (gravity will most likely make it fall out).Install a mechanical fuel-pump block-off plate (available from sources such as Mr. Gasket) onto the cylinder block where the old pump once resided. Be sure to use a gasket and sealant with the block-off plate to ensure a leak-free seal.Locate a sturdy, clutter-free area to mount the Paxton fuel-pressure regulator. On our Chevelle, the upper portion of the passenger-side inner fender liner served as the perfect mounting location. Use a scribe tool to mark the location of the regulator's two mounting holes that need to be drilled.Fasten the Paxton fuel-pressure regulator to the inner fender using two bolts that are secured by nuts.Because the Paxton fuel pump and regulator come with AN fittings, we opted to use AN-style, tapered 90-degree-radius adapter fittings in place of shoddy-looking fuel lines clamped to barbed-end fittings. However, if you like the low-buck barbed-end fitting method, Paxton offers special AN-style barbed-end fittings.If your street machine uses a carb-only setup (with no nitrous-oxide system or such), then run a single fuel line from one of the fuel-pressure regulator's ports to the carb inlet. Because our Chevelle uses a nitrous system, we used the regulator's second port to run a fuel line directly to the nitrous system's fuel solenoid. Running separate fuel lines to the carb and nitrous looks better, flows better, and helps deliver more consistent performance.
This is a completed look at the Paxton fuel-pressure regulator, fuel-line fittings, and properly routed fuel lines.The Paxton Street/Strip 150 fuel pump should be mounted in a secure location that isn't near high heat sources. Mount the pump as close to the fuel tank as possible in a location that is the same height or lower than the fuel tank. After scouting around, we found a secure mounting area on the inner framerail just ahead of the rearend housing.Position the fuel pump's mounting bracket and mark the location of its mounting holes. Then remove the bracket and drill the two mounting holes. Afterward, attach the bracket to the frame using two mounting screws.Slide the Paxton Street/Strip 150 fuel pump into its mounting bracket and then tighten the bolt that clamps the pump to the bracket.The stock steel fuel line will need to be cut to allow the new Paxton pump to be plumbed in line. Before cutting the steel line, use steel wool to thoroughly clean the line at the location(s) you will be cutting. We used a small tubing cutter to cleanly cut the stock fuel line in front of and in back of the Paxton fuel pump.To generate a good-looking, easy-to-work-on setup, we installed AN-style connector fittings on the end of the steel fuel line. Here, we install a new compression fitting on one end of the recently cut steel fuel line.We ran a short piece of fuel line (high-pressure, high-heat hose that is NHRA-approved) from the fuel pump to the new fitting attached to the stock fuel line. Once the line is cut and installed on the fittings, the rubber line can easily be removed if repairs or upgrades are needed.After the Paxton fuel pump is installed and the fuel lines are attached, begin wiring the electric pump. Here, wire terminals are crimped onto the fuel-pump wires. You'll need to get 12 volts of power from a source that's regulated by the ignition switch--specifically, a source that doesn't deliver power once the key is in the "off" position. See the enclosed wiring diagram for specifics. It would also be a good idea to wire the pump to an oil-pump switch that will turn off the pump in the event of an accident
This is a completed look at the Paxton Street/Strip 150 fuel-pump install. Note how the fuel lines and wiring are cleanly routed and aren't located near anything that will snag or burn them.After the fuel system is installed, turn the ignition key to the "on" position to verify proper pump operation. The Paxton pump will likely need a few seconds to fill up the fuel lines with fresh gasoline.Afterward, start the engine. Finally, adjust the Paxton fuel-pressure regulator so that it delivers the proper fuel psi to the carburetor. (Holley carbs like about 6 to 7 psi, whereas Quadrajet carbs like about 5 to 6 psi.)


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In conversation with Natalie Dean, the charming Director of Sales & Marketing for Rydges hotels and resorts in Tropical North Queensland…
Nat, as the area director of sales and marketing for Rydges Hotels and Resorts in FNQ, you must be one 'helluva' busy lady – how do you handle the daily juggling act?
You're not wrong! Having 5 hotels certainly keeps me on my toes and out on the road a lot! Simple answer really, I have the best team EVER! There is no way I could do what I do without them supporting me completely! That and sheer talent (jks)
Tell us a little bit about your role and how long you have been in the position.
I have worked for Rydges for just shy of 3 years and been in my Area DOS role for 18 months. In a nutshell I look after all of the sales and marketing activities for the 5 Rydges Hotels and Resorts located in North Queensland, this includes negotiating rates for business travellers and holiday makers plus making sure our name is out there so everyone knows who we are!
How do you like to spend those precious moments of free time?
Out on the water exploring the reef and tropical islands that I am so blessed to live near.
What is the key (name three qualities) to being a successful Sales Director?
Patience – not everyone understands how the world of hotels works... Drive – to get past the knock backs and various 'gatekeepers'...Personality – in such a competitive industry you need to stand out from the crowd.
Given you already travel so much for business you're sure to know a lot about hotel rooms. Name the top three most important elements of a memorable stay.
A comfortable bed – you need a good nights sleep when you are on the road and the Rydges Dream Beds are the ULTIMATE!... WiFi – more important then breakfast! Rydges now offers FREE wifi. A good shower – nothing worse then bad pressure or a leaky shower head when you get back from a long day and I love the rain shower heads at Rydges Sydney Airport!
What did you learn today?
That my sales & marketing coordinator has the most extensive vocabulary of anyone I know!
You live in beautiful Cairns where the rest of us dream of holidaying. Tell us the about best kept Cairns secret?
Well I'm not going to do that or it won't be a secret anymore! What I will tell you is that this city has a real style of its own with world class coffee shops and eateries hidden in nooks and crannies everywhere! Ask a local when you are in town where to go and I bet you are surprised by their answers.
Coffee or tea?
I can only choose one??? Ok then … Coffee.
Red or white?
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do first (don't say give up work!!)?
Buy a super yacht and spend 3 months sailing around Australia… working remotely of course!
What about the perfect dinner party – create your ultimate guest list.
Richard Branson, Jack Black, Morgan Freeman and Prince Harry – he just seems like such a dude!
Finally, any relation to James Dean?
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Pfc. Johnathan C. Edwards a infantry rifleman from Reidsville, N.C. with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) patrols a road in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols in Zaidon , Iraq. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by Lance Cpl. Michael E. Juneau Jr.)
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I'm new to the pronghorn game in NM, hunted them in WY, but not NM. Could any of you offer any info on where to start looking for good areas to pronghorn hunt??
i know I've missed the appl deadline this year, but I'm wanting to get a jump on things in prep for next year.
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Math problems abound at the mall, and many stores have summertime sales. The next time your teen's favorite store is having a sale, take her shopping. Ask her how much she will be saving on a certain sale item.
For example, if a $25 item is 20 percent off, how much does it cost?
You can mix and match different prices and discounts, add several sale items together, and even have your teen create an outfit with a pre-set budget.
She might be surprised to see how much percentages, fractions, and decimals play into one of her favorite pastimes!
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I've been "bopping" around from blog to blog, blipping about, bouncing around like a bouquet of balloons in a breeze for none other than moxie fab inspiration just for you. You know, the kind of inspiration that puts your heart in your mouth, urging you to drop everything and get all paper crafty?
Like these cards I was oh-so-happy to find on Julia Stainton's blog:
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I love this layout on Danielle Flanders' blog:
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I found this card on Cindy Lawrence's blog and it made an instant smile on my face:
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While this card on Kimberly Crawford's blog echoes one of our favorite trends here in the Moxie Fab World:
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It's amazing all the inspiration that one can find from one happy little bop! If you've been inspired the way I've been inspired, bop on over and check out the other inspiration these talented gals have to offer!
But before you go, leave me some love by midnight MST on Sunday, June 7 letting me know which of these projects inspires you the most and why, and I'll send 1 random winner some love in the form of some boppin' awesome American Crafts Thickers!
Just boppin' along,
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