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Windows RT: Runtime? Or Get Up and Run Time?
Update #1, 10/26/2012: Apparently it does not take long to see the first tremors of certification woes. A Windows developer by the name of Jeffrey Harmon allegedly wrestled with Microsoft certification support 6 times over 2 months because his app did not meet minimum standards. He was not given clear and specific reasons why -- apparently little more than copy/paste of the regulations he failed to achieve. Kind-of what to expect from a closed platform... right? Imagine if some nonsensical terms become mandated or other problems crop up?
Also, Microsoft has just said they will allow PEGI 18 games which would have received an ESRB M rating. Of course their regulations can and will change further over time... the point is the difference between a store refusing to carry versus banishing from the whole platform even for limited sharing. The necessity of uproars, especially so early on and so frequently, should be red flags for censorship to come. Could be for artistically-intentioned nudity or sexual themes. Could even be not about sex, language, and violence at all.
Last month, I suggested that the transition to Windows RT bares the same hurdles as transitioning to Linux. Many obstacles blocking our path, like Adobe and PC gaming, are considering Linux; the rest have good reason to follow.
This month we receive Windows RT and Microsoft's attempt to shackle us to it: Windows 8.
To be clear: Microsoft has large incentives to banish the legacy of Windows. The way Windows 8 is structured reduces it to a benign tumorous growth atop Windows RT. The applications we love and the openness we adore are contained to an app.
I will explain how you should hate this -- after I explain why and support it with evidence.
Microsoft is currently in the rare state of sharp and aggressive focus to a vision. Do not misrepresent this as greed: it is not. Microsoft must face countless jokes about security and stability. Microsoft designed Windows with strong slants towards convenience over security.
That ideology faded early into the life of Windows XP. How Windows operates is fundamentally different. Windows machines are quite secure, architecturally. Con-artists are getting desperate. Recent attacks are almost exclusively based on fear and deception of the user. Common examples are fake anti-virus software or fraudulent call center phone calls. We all win when attackers get innovative: survival of the fittest implies death of the weakest.
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NVIDIA's new Linux drivers do well until you try the OpenGL optimizations
Subject: General Tech | October 18, 2012 - 05:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: opengl, nvidia, linux, driver
Phoronix tested out the new beta Linux driver from NVIDIA on a GTX 680 and saw some nice performance improvements compared to the previous generation of driver. They tested not just popular Linux games but also several Unigine benchmarks and for the most part when using just the basic driver they saw noticeable improvements and would recommend updating your system. On the other hand when they enabled the threaded OpenGL optimization performance plummeted in every test, leading Phoronix to describe the current threaded OpenGL support as "a mess at this point.". If you were hoping to take advantage of the new threading options, you'd best hold off for another driver revision.
"With the NVIDIA 310.14 Beta driver introduced at the beginning of this week there are some OpenGL performance improvements in general plus an experimental threaded OpenGL implementation that can be easily enabled. In this article are benchmarks from the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 with this new Linux driver release."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Calxeda plots server dominance with ARM SoCs @ The Register
- Mozilla Firefox 16 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Google offers a rare glimpse of its datacentres @ The Inquirer
- IE10 coming to Windows 7 sometime, maybe @ The Register
- Netgear Prosafe WNDAP360 Wireless-N Access Point Review @ eTeknix
- TerraLUX TLF-3C2AAEX LightStar220 2xAA Aluminium CREE XRE Q4 LED Flashlight Review @ ModSynergy
Is an Atom D520 'good enough' for Linux
Subject: Systems | October 16, 2012 - 12:16 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ALUSA Atom Desktop, linux
While the Atom processor does not have a good reputation here at PC Perspective as far as its ability to provide enough power for most peoples usage, Phoronix might have a different take on a tiny Atom powered computer. After all, Linux has a reputation of needing less system resources than a Windows box, so perhaps the benefits of a tiny 190 x 135 x 25 mm system outweigh any possible performance issues on a customized Ubuntu installation, called ALUSA 12.04 OS. You may not be surprised to find out that while the system did boot properly out of the box and all the hardware was properly supported, the lack of power especially the maximum resolution limit of 1366x768 was enough to turn Phoronix off of this device. There is a newer model they hope to test in the future.
"For the past several weeks I have been testing out the ALUSA Atom Desktop with Linux. As implied by the name it's an Intel Atom powered desktop/nettop computer, but this Atom system comes out of Portugal from a small Linux-focused start-up company."
Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
- Giada i53 Mini PC @ Tweaktown
- Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 review: finally a good touch-screen PC @ Hardware.info
- PC Specialist Vanquish 670XM Gaming System @ Kitguru
- Asus Z9 PE-D8 WS / Dual Xeon E5 2687W / 64GB Kingston DDR3 @ Kitguru
- Intel's Haswell Architecture Analyzed: Building a New PC and a New Intel @ AnandTech
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M92 USFF review: Professional mini-system @ hardware.info
- Lenovo IdeaCentre A7 All-in-One Review: Starting to Get The Balance Right @ AnandTech
- Toshiba LX835-D3230 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Dell OptiPlex 9010 All-in-One Review: Dell's All-in-One Goes Enterprise @ AnandTech
Mention Linux incompatibility and it will be fixed; ARM support coming soon
Subject: General Tech | October 11, 2012 - 07:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux, arm
Linus has been graphically describing what he thinks of the fragmented state of ARM manufacturers who make it very difficult for a single Linux kernel to reliably work on the staggering variety of ARM chips on the market. So many manufacturers license ARM technology under an agreement which allows them a lot of leeway to make changes to the architecture which leads to the development nightmares which are preventing Linux from offering the same compatibility for ARM as they do for x86 chips. This is poised to change as The Register has announced that Linus has committed new source code which could finally lead to multi-platform support. Calxeda and other companies pushing ARM based server solutions can't wait for this to finish testing and be deployed.
"Based on Johansson's source code changes, one Linux kernel build could supports devices of all kinds. He said electronics capable of running the new kernel include system-on-a-chip machines, storage devices, cameras, medical devices and Calexda's efforts to put ARM-powered chips in HP ProLiant SL6500 servers."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft fast-tracks Windows 8 Service Pack updates @ The Register
- Hackaday's portal gun actually levitates a companion cube
- Samsung announces the Galaxy S3 Mini @ The Inquirer
- How To Prepare Your PC For Virus Protection When Upgrading To Windows 8 @ TechwareLabs
- AMD Drops Steamroller "bdver3" Compiler Support @ Phoronix
- Interview with Malwarebytes' founder, Marcin Kleczynski
- Firstlook 2012 Event @ Madshrimps
List of Games for Linux Steam Client Leak
Subject: General Tech | October 9, 2012 - 01:26 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: valve, tux, steam, linux, gaming
A Steam client for Linux has been a long time in the making, but is definitely getting closer to release with an imminent public beta announced last month.
During the initial announcement, Valve hinted that at least one native Linux game would be available along with the new beta client. Many gamers have predicted that the game will be Valve's own zombie FPS Left 4 Dead 2. Now, thanks to a leaked list of games from Valve's CDR database, gamers can add a few more native Linux games to that list. Among the leaked native Linux games are:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Crusader Kings 2
- Cubemen
- Dungeons of Dredmor
- Dynamite Jack
- Eversion
- Galcon Fusion
- Serious Sam 3: BFE
- Solar 2
- SpaceChem
- Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
- Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
- Trine 2
- Waveform
- World of Goo
Unfortunately, various id software titles with Linux ports appear to be absent as well as several popular Linux-only games such as Tuxracer, Super Tuxkart, and other games popular with a certain penguin. It will be interesting to see what newer games Steam is able to bring on board after the official launch as well. I expect to see games like FTL, for example. Further, I'm curious to see how well received Steam will be versus software like the Ubuntu Software Center!
You can find a full list of games currently on Steam (for Windows) that have native Windows binaries – and will likely make it onto the native Linux Steam client – on this wiki page.
Are you excited for Linux to (finally) get a Steam client?
Limited Access Steam for Linux Beta Coming In October
Subject: General Tech | September 30, 2012 - 01:07 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: valve, steam, linux, gaming
Valve software is slowly but surely moving towards supporting the open source Linux operating system with a new Steam client. The latest milestone is an announcement by Valve that it is extending the beta beyond its privately selected internal testers to a limited number of public users.
The upcoming public beta will be rolled out soon along with a sign up page where the public can apply. From that sign up list, Valve will be selecting 1,000 applicants to test the Linux version of its Steam client.
While Valve has not announced a specific date for the start of the beta (or when the sign up page will go live) beyond that it is coming "sometime in October," the company did provide a couple of tidbits of information on the beta client software.
The (limited) public beta will include the Steam game client, and a single Valve game. This beta client will run on Ubuntu 12.04 or above. Unfortunately, the beta will not include any additional playable games. Also the beta client will not include the recently released (on Windows) Big Picture Mode functionality.
Many users are speculating that the single game hinted at in the announcement will be the company's latest zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead 2, as Valve has shown off the game running on Linux before. Valve has stated that it is extending the beta beyond its internal testers to attempt to get a wider sample size and to be able to test the beta software on as many varied hardware configurations as possible.
Gamers that want a chance to be one of the 1,000 users that will be asked to participate in the beta should keep an eye out on the Linux blog on Valve's website.
Granted, this is a small step, and the final Steam client for Linux is probably a ways off still, but I am still excited. Like Scott mentioned, gaming is one of the things keeping me with Windows despite my interest in Linux Mint (that OS really flies on my system! ).
Or: the countdown to a fresh Start.
Over time – and not necessarily much of it – usage of a platform can become a marriage. I trusted Windows, nee MS-DOS, guardianship over all of my precious applications which depend upon it. Chances are you too have trusted Microsoft or a similar proprietary platform holder to provide a household for your content.
It is time for a custody hearing.
These are the reasons why I still use Windows – and who could profit as home wreckers.
1st Reason – Games
The most obvious leading topic.
Computer games have been dominated by Windows for quite some time now. When you find a PC game at retail or online you will find either a Windows trademark or the occasional half-eaten fruit somewhere on the page or packaging.
One of the leading reasons for the success of the PC platform is the culture of backwards compatibility. Though the platform has been rumored dead ad-infinitum it still exists – surrounded by a wasteland of old deprecated consoles. I still play games from past decades on their original platform.
Check in after the break to find out why I still use Windows.
Track your Linux powered laptops battery usage
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | September 26, 2012 - 05:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux
Power consumption on Linux has always been harder to track than on Windows, especially at a granular level to determine which components are the most power hungry in your system. Considering the huge outcry some users made at the release of kernel 3.5 and the high power draw they witnessed, monitoring power has become a hot topic for many. Phoronix just posted a review of PowerTOP, which shows the discharge rate of your laptops battery, as well as how much power your hardware is using including the number of interrupts it is sending to your CPU. For developers there is even a way to create hardware profiles for yourself and your users which will help you extend battery life for all your mobile Linux machines.
"Getting the longest battery life on portable Linux machines is yet another moving target as kernels and standards change and vendors continue to snuggle up to Microsoft at the expense of non-Windows users. There was a bit of controversy at the release of the 3.x kernel because it contained a power regression (or not a power regression but something else that behaved like a power regression depending on who was talking) and the result was that Linux got considerably less battery life than Windows on the same machines. This was especially obvious to dual-boot users. This is a long complex story, so if you're interested in the details see the links at the end."
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- JEDEC publishes DDR4 standard @ DigiTimes
- Design Principles Behind Firefox OS Explained @ Slashdot
- Roll your own parabolic microphone @ Hack a Day
- TSMC, chipset players receiving follow-up orders for iPhone 5, say sources @ DigiTimes
- HTC Windows Phone 8X will be released on 8 November @ The Inquirer
- Asus Transformer Pad Prime and Infinity will get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 'soon' @ The Inquirer
- Arctic Breeze USB Desktop Fan Review @ eTeknix
- Motorola's Razr design daddy legs it, gets inside Intel @ The Register
- Four A3 printers round-up: Living large @ Hardware.info
- SHA-3 hash finalist Schneier calls for halt in crypto contest @ The Register
Of course you know, this means war. Clover Trail supposedly can't run Linux
Subject: General Tech | September 14, 2012 - 04:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Medfield, linux, Intel, fud, clover trail
Clover Trail is Intel's next Atom, the chip which refuses to die, representing an evolution of Medfield and the x86 instruction set. That didn't stop Intel from making a bizarre statement that Linux will not run on Clover Trail, even though it ran fine on Medfield and is an OS for x86 architecture chips. It is more accurate to say that some features of Clover Trail will not currently work under Linux, specifically the new power states introduced in the new Atom. Until the Linux kernel catches up to the new technology the new C and P states which can turn off the clock on the chip while still enabling 'instant on' will be unavailable which is a far cry from not being able to run on the chip at all. Thanks to The Register for immediately stomping on that FUD.
"SAN FRANCISCO: CHIPMAKER Intel has confirmed that it will not provide support for Linux on its Clover Trail Atom chip.
Intel's Clover Trail Atom processor can be seen in various nondescript laptops around IDF and the firm provided a lot of architectural details on the chip, confirming details such as dual-core and a number of power states. However Intel said Clover Trail "is a Windows 8 chip" and that "the chip cannot run Linux"."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hard numbers for Knights Corner leak out @ SemiAccurate
- Intel's chief chipman: '22nm better than expected, 14nm on track' @ The Register
- Codethink jumps into the ARM server fray with Baserock Slab @ The Register
- Microsoft creates a tablet focused games studio @ The Inquirer
- Testing 30 brands of batteries @ Hack a Day
- EnGenius XtraRange ESR750H Dual-Band Wireless-N Router Review @ Legit Reviews
- Win The New Apple iPhone 5 with Scancom @ eTeknix
- Win sexy hardware with Gigabyte and Kitguru
Intel's new HD2500 on Linux
Subject: Processors | August 20, 2012 - 08:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux, Ivy Bridge, Intel, i5-3470, hd 2500
The new Ivy Bridge processors introduced a new member of Intel's graphics processor called the HD 2500, which has received less than positive reviews as the previous HD 3000 outperforms it. However those tests were for Windows applications and games, whereas the testing at Phoronix specifically pertains to the performance under Linux. They compare the i5-2400S, i5-2500K, i5-3470, and i7-3770K together in a series of benchmarks to not only test the performance but also their compatibility with Linux. It seems that perhaps the performance of the HD3000 and HD2500 are much closer in Linux than they were running under Windows, though both still lose out to the HD4000.
"Since the launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors earlier this year there have been many benchmarks of the Intel Core i7 3770K with its integrated HD 4000 graphics and then more recently have been Linux testing of the Intel Core i7 3517UE from the CompuLab Intense-PC and Intel Core i7-3615QM as found on the Apple Retina MacBook Pro. The newest Intel Ivy Bridge chip to play with at Phoronix is the Intel Core i5 3470, which bears an Intel HD 2500 graphics core. In this article are benchmarks of the Intel HD 2500 Ivy Bridge graphics with the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver stack."
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Vince McMahon has led the WWE from a regional promotion to the biggest professional wrestling company in the world. He is a third generation McMahon running the company, but in an interview with Forbes on March 26, McMahon was asked about someone not from the McMahon family running the WWE.
With McMahon's daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H prepared to take over leadership of the company if Vince steps down, it is clear why McMahon was coy about the answer. He said that he would like to see the WWE move on to another McMahon, but has concerns.
"I just think as times go on, things will evaporate," McMahon said. "Eventually Uncle Sam sees the benefit. You can't do anything without Uncle Sam taking a huge bite of it."
This makes sense coming from McMahon, who has a distrust of rich people in general, despite the fact that he is worth over $1 billion. However, unlike many rich people, McMahon had to earn his wealth through hard work. He purchased the company from his father and a group of fellow investors, but it had a stipulation.
McMahon and his wife Linda had to make balloon payments on the company, and if they missed one, they would lose the company back to his dad, plus lose all the money they already paid him. McMahon aggressively went after regional promotions and either bought them or put them out of business.
When he put all his money into the first Wrestlemania, it was a gamble on his future. If it failed, he wold lose everything. It was a success and by 1999, the WWE was a publicly traded company. Whether or not it remains in the McMahon family after Vince McMahon's death remains up in the air.
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Our hobby is witnessing the increasing popularity of scale standards and proto type modeling. Better adherence to actual railroad equipment has been gaining momentum the past five years. Besides locomotives and rolling stock, other aspects of model railroading have been influenced to emulate the real railroads surrounding us. Attention to trackwork is one such area. Prototype ballast and drainage profiles, along with better track arrangements have been discussed before in the hobby press.
Most agree that custom-built track can approximate prototype practices better than ready-to-run track. Handlaid trackwork has always been common in the larger scales, like HO and O. But few have taken the plunge into N-scale hand laid tIackwork. Fine-scale N scale is not for everyone, but handlaid track in this small scale can be accomplished. With N scale's big advantage of small size, the modeler can easily have the long, flowing turnouts commonly found on most real railroads. Modelers can banish for ever the extremely tight and sharp turnouts from their N-scale layouts. Few if any prototype railroads use the No. 4, 6 and 8 turnouts that most modelers use. By combining small rail, Z-scale body-mounted couplers, low profile flange wheelsets and painting and lettering equipment, much of the "toy-like" atmosphere that surrounds some of N scale model railroading today can be removed.
This three-part article covers several areas dealing with hand laying N-scale track. First, preparation of the area where the track goes is considered. Roadbed, ties, rail and ballast are the primary topics. Next, general track laying is discussed. This includes all track without turnouts, but not crossings. This is all covered in Part 1. Part II has several turnout templates along with some prototype turnout information. Finally in Part III, hand laying turnouts is dealt with. Tips and techniques are given along with numerous photos and Figures to aid during construction of handlaid N-scale track. Although other scales can use some of the tips, most have been specifically designed for application to N scale. References to several track articles are also provided. Specific brand names of N-scale track products are also given. If not specifically mentioned, N-scale is assumed for any product, tip or technique.
Traditional roadbed is adequate for N-scale track. Cork, Upson board and strathmore are all equal for the techniques given. Styrene can also be used. Homasote is not recommended due to cost and uneven surfaces. Since the rail will be glued to the ties, the roadbed does not have to hold spikes as is traditionally the case in the larger scales. Smoothness and uniformity are more critical, since even minor irregularities are magnified because of the smallness of the trains. Cork is recommended. Sand the top of commercial cork roadbed to remove the seam between the two halves of the roadbed after the cork has been glued to the subroad bed (see Photo I ).
Wood ties are endorsed for any handlaying project. Micro Engineering (ME) makes several varieties, natural and stained. For regular length ties, use their products #37-105 (natural) or #36-105 (pre-stained). The natural ties must be stained prior to gluing them to the roadbed. Pre-stained ties can also be weathered before installation. Homemade ties can also be cut, but the task is not necessary unless specific tie sizes are required. The ME ties scale out to 7" (deep) by 10" (wide) by 9' (long). Although proto type ties vary from railroad to railroad, today most ties are 7" x 9" x 9 '. Except for bridge ties which should have a significantly larger cross-section, the ME ties are within tolerance. They also closely match the plastic ties found on their flex track products.
Tie spacing also varies. Most modern railroads use between 20" and 22" spacing (distance between two adjacent tie centerlines). Micro Engineering code 40 flex track has a 22" spacing. Ties on spurs should be spaced wider apart, up to 36".
Thinly spread white glue on the roadbed and place the wood ties. Use Pliobond adhesive when gluing wood ties to styrene roadbed. Glue only 6" at a time. Keep the tie edges aligned as straight as possible. Use a straight edge as an alignment tool. Accuracy here helps later when sighting the rail in. Curves should be continuous, with out flat spots. A piano jig can also be fashioned if many ties are needed. The Trackwork Handbook contains an excellent reference for building and using this type of jig . For spurs, occasionally skew a tie or two. Weather random ties with Floquil Flostain colors.
After the glue dries, ballast comes next. Use whatever products and techniques appeal to you. During the ballasting process, keep stray ballast grains off the tie tops. If possible, ballast with different shades of color to signify mainline vs. siding vs. spurs. The top quarter of the tie (in cross-section) should be exposed on main lines and sidings to match the prototype. The ties should be almost buried on most spurs. Add a pinch of fine ground foam when ballasting spurs and seldom - used tracks. Most yard tracks also should get the ground foam "weeds." Cinders and dark ballast are common around engine shops. Natural stone ballast is recommended if possible for appearance.
When the ballast is firmly glued, sand the tie tops lightly with 200-grit sandpaper as illustrated in Photo 2. This removes any ballast grains and levels most of the ties. Some ties will split during sanding. These ties should be marked for removal the next time the track inspector walks the line! But seriously, the ballast keeps most of the ties together. Do not sand the ties before ballasting as the soft wood used in ME ties will break apart with any sanding. Re-stain the tie tops with a bit of color to match the tie. When using white or a light-colored ballast, be patient with this touch-up staining process or you may need a darker ballast to hide the painting mistakes.
For the fine-scale look to N-scale track, code 40 rail should be used. Code refers to the height of the rail in thousandths of an inch, e.g., code 40 is 4/1000" tall. Although small, code 40 rail in N-scale is the equivalent of 125 pound rail (125 pounds per yard of prototype rail). Most rail used today is 135-150 pound rail. Code 55 rail (the next available model size) scales out to 160 pound rail. This is almost too large to match most prototype railroad specifications for rail size. Code 80 rail (what most commercial model railroad track is) scales out to a whopping 240 pound rail! No wonder most N-scale track appears oversize. For branch lines and sidings, code 35 rail is needed. For spurs and older track, code 25 rail is necessary. Unfortunately, no manufacturer presently makes such tiny rail.
For appearance, replace wheelsets with low-profile ones since most N-scale cars have very deep flanges. Experience has shown that most deep-flanged cars and engines will operate over hand laid code 40 track. Code 40 flextrack from Micro Engineering ( M E ) requires only l ow-profile flanges because of the tieplate and spike details cast into each tie.
ME produces code 40 rail in two varieties: weathered and unweathered. Where possible, use the weathered rail. The shiny silver sides of the unweathered rail shout to be painted, and this can be quite tedious, especially after the rail has been glued to the ties. While not inexpensive, handlaying track can be significantly cheaper (up to 75%) than commercial track. The rail comes in 3' lengths, 33 pieces to a bundle. However, experience has shown that a 2' length is more manageable. The following techniques can be applied to code 55 rail, too. Larger rail sizes need other procedures not covered here. Refer to the MRG articles listed in the references for these techniques.
Begin by cutting the code 40 rail to length for the area to be covered. Carefully cut the rail with a cutoff disk in a motor tool. Wear eye protection. File the rail head at the ends of the rail round with a fine-toothed file. This helps prevent a wheel from picking the rail joints and causing a derailment. If the rail becomes bent during the handlaying process, discard it. It is almost impossible to straighten code 40 rail. One rail can be butted tightly against another. There is no need to allow for expansion. Electrical gaps can also be cut in the rail after it is laid. Gaps can also be left between rail segments, too.
Drill small holes in the roadbed for feeder wires (Photo 3). Burnish the bottom of the rail with a track cleaning block to remove the weathering patina (see Photo 4) where the feeder is to be soldered. Because there are no rail joiners used, each section of rail must have its own feeder wire as shown in Photo 5. This also has the added benefit of reducing voltage loss through corroded or loose rail joiners. Remove a bit of the tie from under the feeder wire as shown in Photo 6 to ensure an almost invisible connection.
To attach the tiny code 40 rail, the rail is glued to the ties! After everything has been done to the rail segment (length, ends and feeders), coat the bottom of the rail with a bead of Pliobond contact adhesive as shown in Photo 7. The correct adhesive is critical, other glues will not work as well as noted shortly. Pliobond can be found at most well stocked hardware stores or hobby shops. If unavailable, write to W. J. Ruscoe Co., 483 Kenmore Blvd., Akron, OH 44301, for information about obtaining some. Practice on a piece of scrap rail to develop the knack of applying a uniform coat. If the Pliobond is stringy, it's old. Get a new bottle. It is not necessary to remove the weathering patina from the bottom of the rail before applying the glue.
Have a short (3"-4") piece of rail near the worksite. Set this piece of rail on the tie tops approximately at the correct location. This is just a guide piece of rail. Immediately after coating the permanent rail's bottom, place it alongside the guide rail and align with a three-point track gauge as seen in Photo 8. Micro Engineering makes the gauge; it's part #42-110. The glued rail can be shifted slightly before the glue sets hard. Remove excess glue with a sharp knife.
The rails at this point are attached to the ties, but not firmly. The key to using Pliobond is the application of heat to the glue. This makes the adhesive rock solid and makes it grip extremely tight. No other glue will do this. After the rail is adjusted (use an NMRA track plate gauge or a three-point gauge), apply heat with a small soldering iron. Do not use a soldering gun or a heavy iron since the weight will crush the tiny wood ties. A small 25-watt iron like that shown in Photo 9 is sufficient. Even this small iron will get the code 40 rail very hot within just several seconds. Tack the rail at several locations before heating the entire length. Begin at the middle, then the ends, then split the difference. Starting at one end and heating to the other will cause massive distortion in the small code 40 rail. When in doubt, let the rail cool before proceeding. Slight adjustments can be made after the rail is cool by re-heating the area and moving the rail. Let the rail cool completely five minutes before proceeding with the other rail.
Prepare the mate rail as before. Coat the bottom with Pliobond and press the rail in place using the three-point gauge and the first rail. Tack the second rail as before but do not heat the rail its entire length yet. Run the gauge along the track, moving the second rail slightly. You will feel a gentle tug on the gauge at any tight spots. Apply the heat while performing this continuous gauging. If any section of rail seems to slide around, let the rail cool since it is too hot at that location.
For curved track, apply the same procedures. Pre-bending the tiny rail is not recommended since it will easily curve into most radius selections. Curved track needs a bit more patience since the Pliobond will have to hold the rail in place with more force to over come the sideways stresses, but the heat bonding will hold everything in place securely.
After each section of track cools, continue with the next section. Remember, there are no rail joiners between pieces of rail so each piece must have an electrical feeder. Remember to perform all the rail-preparation steps before applying the Pliobond. Old glue can be scraped off the rail bottom, but scraping will probably bend and kink the rail. Discard any bent rail. Tack heat the rail before applying continuous heat. Clean off the rail tops with a rail burnishing block to remove the weathering patina and you're finished. Be patient with the delicate rail and your reward will be some beautiful handlaid code 40 N-scale track.


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University of Massachusetts graduate and former Minutewomen standout Hannah Prince (2010-13) was selected as one of 30 athletes for the United States Field Hockey National Team on Wednesday. Mike Lowe with the Portland Press Herald caught up with Prince to talk about her reaction to the selection and what she expects from the experience.
"Hannah Prince, a 2010 graduate of Gorham High School, has been selected to the U.S. women's national field hockey team.
Prince, who graduated from the University of Massachusetts this spring, will report to the national training center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to begin workouts. The national team represents the U.S. in the Olympics, but Prince said the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro are far from her mind right now..."
Read the conclusion of Lowe's story through the Portland Press Herald website here. More on UMass field hockey is available on UMassAthletics.com.


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Ibrahim, N O; Hahn, T; Franke, C; Stiehl, D P; Wirthner, R; Wenger, R H; Katschinski, D M (2005). Induction of the hypoxia-inducible factor system by low levels of heat shock protein 90 inhibitors. Cancer Research, 65(23):11094-11100.
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The heterodimeric hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is involved in key steps of tumor progression and therapy resistance and thus represents an attractive antitumor target. Because heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) plays an important role in HIF-1alpha protein stabilization and because HSP90 inhibitors are currently being tested in clinical phase I trials for anticancer treatment, we investigated their role as anti-HIF-1alpha agents. Surprisingly, low-dose (5-30 nmol/L) treatment of HeLa cells with three different HSP90 inhibitors (17-AAG, 17-DMAG, and geldanamycin) increased HIF-1-dependent reporter gene activity, whereas higher doses (1-3 micromol/L) resulted in a reduction of hypoxia-induced HIF-1 activity. In line with these data, low-dose treatment with HSP90 inhibitors increased and high-dose treatment reduced hypoxic HIF-1alpha protein levels, respectively. HIF-1alpha protein stabilized by HSP90 inhibitors localized to the nucleus. As a result of HSP90-modulated HIF-1 activity, the levels of the tumor-relevant HIF-1 downstream targets carbonic anhydrase IX, prolyl-4-hydroxylase domain protein 3, and vascular endothelial growth factor were increased or decreased after low-dose or high-dose treatment, respectively. Bimodal effects of 17-AAG on vessel formation were also seen in the chick chorioallantoic membrane angiogenesis assay. In summary, these results suggest that dosage will be a critical factor in the treatment of tumor patients with HSP90 inhibitors.
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Prosecutors are urging a judge to sentence Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, to four years in prison.
In a memo to Judge Michael Pastor, prosecutors David Walgren and Deborah Brazil portray Murray as lacking remorse for his actions that led to the pop star's death, and argue he should receive the maximum possible sentence of four years for his conviction of involuntary manslaughter
Murray's attorney has argued that the doctor should receive only a term of probation.
Murray is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. He has been in jail since his Nov. 7 conviction for his role in Jackson's fatal overdose of the anesthetic propofol.
News reports on Friday said the prosecutors' brief says Murray has shown no remorse for Jackson's death and that the physician has consistently blamed others, including Jackson himself ... "even going so far as to characterize himself as being 'entrapped' by the victim and as someone who suffered a 'betrayal' at the hands of the victim."
But defense attorney Nareg Gourjian said in his brief, "Dr. Murray has been described as a changed, grief-stricken man who walks around under a pall of sadness since the loss of his patient, Mr. Jackson."
'TWILIGHT' FLICK CAUSING SEIZURES?" The No. 1 movie in America is reportedly giving some viewers seizures.
No, this is not another story about Taylor Lautner without his shirt on.
"Breaking Dawn, Part 1," the first part of the "Twilight Saga" finale, contains a graphic birthing scene involving star Kristen Stewart and the violent delivery of her child. ABC News reports that the flashing of colors and bright lights have caused multiple viewers to suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, including a Salt Lake City man who was, "mumbling and he was blinking on and off with his eyes," his wife told the news network.
During the buildup to "Breaking Dawn," Robert Pattinson, Stewart and director Bill Condon promised that the birthing scene would be as graphic and dramatic as possible.
"I think within the confines of a PG-13 rating, I think we've got something that's pretty powerful," Condon told Box Office Magazine, saying the scene was like one out of a horror film. "And in terms of the birth, it was, 'Let's do it from Bella's point of view. Let's see whatever she can see.' Once you decide on an approach like that, it's amazing how powerful you can be without being overly explicit."
And given that "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" is rolling in the loot (it's already earned more than $140 million domestically), we're certain no one will come up with the bright idea of faking a seizure during a screening and suing the filmmakers for a tidy $5 million -- and if someone does, remember, WE THOUGHT OF IT FIRST!
This is not the first film to allegedly cause seizures; in 2009, James Cameron's digital extravaganza, "Avatar," also reportedly caused some viewers to break into convulsions.
'AMERICAN IDOL' ALUMS HAVE A BAD DAY: "American Idol" Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery was caught lip-syncing during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday. As his song "The Trouble With Girls" played, McCreery stood motionless on the float for several seconds, E! Online reported. NBC was forced to cut away from a close-up of the singer to give McCreery time to catch up.
Season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina didn't fare much better on Thursday. While performing the "Star Spangled Banner" at the Detroit Lions/Green Bay Packers game, she stumbled on the line, "What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming," pausing for several moments, struggling to remember the lyrics.
"I'm not a robot. I have no excuses. I messed up," Alaina tweeted after the incident. "You know, what can you do? At least I didn't fall down again.
ONLINE SOAP SHOW CANCELED: Just months after ABC canceled "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," producer Prospect Park has canned the online version of the iconic soaps.
The Internet company, which originally picked up both shows for the web, has announced the deal is off.
"After five months of negotiations with various guilds, hundreds of presentations to potential financial and technology partners, and a hope that we could pioneer a new network for the future, it is with great disappointment that we are suspending our aspirations to revive 'One Life to Live' and 'All My Children' via online distribution," Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Prospect Park said in a statement to E! Online.
MEET Q 2.0: Sam Mendes has cast British actor Ben Whishaw, 31, as MI6 gadget guru Q in the upcoming James Bond movie "Skyfall," marking the first time that an actor playing Q will be younger than the Bond star (Daniel Craig is 43).
Yes, it's a slow news day.
The role of Q was played for 36 years by Desmond Llewelyn, who first appeared in 1963's "From Russia With Love," and went on to star in every Bond film, aside from "Live and Let Live," until he passed away in 1999. Peter Burton played him as Major Boothroyd in 1962's "Dr. No," and John Cleese took the part in 2002's "Die Another Day."
Whishaw is best known in the UK for roles in TV series such as "The Hour" and "Criminal Justice," and has appeared in the Bob Dylan bio film "I'm Not There" and the big screen adaptation of "The Tempest."
Today is Saturday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2011. There are 35 days left in the year.
1789: This was a day of thanksgiving set aside by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the Constitution of the United States.
1825: The first college social fraternity, the Kappa Alpha Society, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
1842: The founders of the University of Notre Dame arrived at the school's present-day site near South Bend, Ind.
1910: Two dozen young women were killed when fire broke out at a muslin factory in Newark, N.J.
1933: A judge in New York decided the James Joyce book "Ulysses" was not obscene and could be published in the United States.
1941: U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered a note to Japan's ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo Nomura, proposing an agreement for "lasting and extensive peace throughout the Pacific area." The same day, a Japanese naval task force consisting of six aircraft carriers left the Kuril Islands, headed toward Hawaii.
1943: During World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a German missile off Algeria; 1,138 men were killed.
1950: China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the U.S. and South Korea.
1965: France launched its first satellite, sending a 92-pound capsule into orbit.
1973: President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she'd accidentally caused part of the 18-½-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1986: President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission headed by former Senator John Tower to investigate his National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair.
2001: President George W. Bush appealed to Congress to outlaw human cloning after scientists in Worcester (WU'-stur), Mass., reported they had created the first cloned human embryo. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the recognized arbiter of when recessions begin and end in the United States, declared that the country had entered a downturn in March 2001.
2006: In New York City, an angry crowd demanded to know why police officers killed Sean Bell, an unarmed man, on the day of his wedding by firing dozens of shots that also wounded two of Bell's friends. In Turkey, tens of thousands of protesters denounced Pope Benedict XVI as an enemy of Islam two days before the pontiff's scheduled visit. Rafael Correa won Ecuador's presidential runoff.
2010: Nineteen-year-old Somali-born Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested by federal agents during a sting in Portland, Ore., accused of planning to detonate van of explosives during Christmas tree lighting ceremony. President Barack Obama received 12 stitches in his upper lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup basketball game with family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday. Connecticut beat Howard 86-25 to win its 82nd straight game, setting an NCAA women's basketball record for consecutive victories.
Actress Ellen Albertini Dow (98), iompressionist Rich Little (73), singer Tina Turner (72), singer Jean Terrell is (67), pop musician John McVie (66), actress Marianne Muellerleile (63), actor Scott Jacoby (55), actress Jamie Rose (52), country singer Linda Davis (49), blues singer-musician Bernard Allison (46), country singer-musician Steve Grisaffe (46), actress Kristin Bauer (38), actor Peter Facinelli (38), actress Tammy Lynn Michaels Etheridge (37), actress Maia Campbell (35), country singer Joe Nichols (35), contemporary Christian musicians Anthony and Randy Armstrong of Red (33), actress Jessica Bowman (31), pop singer Natasha Bedingfield (30), rock musician Ben Wysocki of the Fray (27), singer Lil Fizz (26), singer Aubrey Collins (24).
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The Lost & Found Friday column networks displaced pets from Ohio areas north of Columbus. To see pets lost and found all throughout the state of Ohio, please visit Lost & Found Ohio Pets on Facebook.
Please be sure to view the photos and details in the list attached to each article.
If you have lost your pet or found a stray animal, please contact the Cleveland Pets Examiner or Lost & Found Ohio Pets with all of the information. The more information the better! Be sure to include date missing, area last seen, pet's name – age – breed – and other distinguishing characteristics. Don't forget to provide contact information and a photo.
Hundreds of pets are missing after the holidays
It's been a busy week for Lost & Found Ohio Pets. Every holiday creates opportunities for pets to escape their homes and go missing. Visitors come and go, deliveries are made, and you can't count on delivery people or visitors to watch out for your pet. Gates get left open, pets shoot out of open doors, there's just no preventing the accidents that can happen. In the winter months, a pet on the loose can be in real trouble, especially when the temperatures dip and the conditions get icy.
Dozens of animals have been posted as lost or found this past week; so many that once again, they have to be split into two separate columns in order to show them all. Please view this week's lost pets in the list attached to this article.
The lost and found pets that appear in this article want to be reunited with their families, and their families are looking for them! Remember, the found pets here that end up in shelters will only get a three day hold grace period, and after that they can be euthanized! If you see a pet in the list that is missing from your area, please keep on the lookout, and please continue to share with your friends.
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LOST: "Chase", Dorset
LOST: Dec 21, Dorset / Ashtabula Cty. "Chase" is an unaltered male 1-1/2 yr old German Shorthaired Pointer. He was wearing a collar but the phone number on his tag is not correct. Contact: 4405361097. Reward!
LOST: "Allie", Brimfield
LOST: Dec 26, Brimfield / Portage Cty. "Allie" is missing from Sandylake and Tallmadge, Rd. She is brindle in color with 4 white socks, curled tail and ice blue eyes. She is a 3 year old female Greyhound/Husky mix dog and she is microchipped. If you see her please contact 3308581750 She has been helping her owner navigate cancer.
LOST: "Atlas", Mantua
LOST: approx Dec 30, Mantua/Hiram/Garrettsville - Portage Cty. "Atlas" is a male 11-yr-old neutered and microchipped beagle mix. White with black saddle and faded brown ears. 38 lbs. Did not have a collar on when he was lost on 12/13/13. $500 reward for his safe return. Call 330-414-4540 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with any information.
LOST: silver tabby, Pemberville
UPDATE: Lost Pemberville, Oh./searching Lucas/Wood and Sandusky Counties. Neutered male cat. Grey tiger, beige tummy, white paws and chin, still missing since Thanksgiving week. Contact 419-262-7957.
LOST: cocker spaniel, Swanton
LOST: the week of December 23 Swanton / Fulton County. This tan cocker spaniel missing from near County Road 2 and Dodge. Contact 419-764-7934.
LOST: "Colonel", Danbury
LOST: Dec 28, Danbury / Ottawa County. "Colonel" is a brindle french bulldog missing from Danbury Twp Hall. He was spotted Dec 29 near Anything Automotive in Port Clinton. May be headed home toward Orchard Drive. Contact: 419-967-0078
LOST: "Frank", Kenmore
LOST: Dec 15, Medway / Clark County. "Nadia" is a German Shepherd puppy, approx 10 months old. Last seen at Schiller Rd. Contact: 937-849-0585 $500 REWARDLOST: Dec 25, Kenmore / Akron - Summit County. "Frank" is a black and white indoor/outdoor cat. Normally inside this time of year due to the weather. He could be stuck in someone's garage. Contact Joe at (330) 319-3350 or Sammi at (330) 338-1481
LOST: "Irena", Wickliffe
LOST: Dec 22, Wickliffe / Lake County. "Irena" is a female tortoiseshell cat (she's the one on the left). She is missing her left eye and the area is stitched closed. Missing from Delaware Street. Contact: 440-799-2819 text or talk.
LOST: "Kera", Zanesville
*UPDATE* Jan 1, STILL LOST
"Kera" is a female 5-yr-old yorkie missing since late September. She has a bad left eye, cloudy and blind in it. She is tiny and weighs less than 5 lbs. Not spayed. Scared of people she doesn't know. Last seen on Richmond ave in Zanesville Ohio. Call or text with any leads or info. 740-630-6056
LOST: "Leese", Orrville
LOST: 12/30, Orrville / Wayne County. "Leese" is a female GSD/husky mix. She is spayed and is 5 yrs old. She slipped her collar, so has no ID. Contact: 330-412-7329
LOST: "Lily", Reynoldsburg
*UPDATE* Jan 1, STILL MISSING
"Lily" is a therapy dog missing from Reynoldsburg, Licking/Franklin County border since Nov 26. She is a white schnauzer, 21 lbs, 7 yrs old. She is chpped and was wearing a black collar with tags. Contact (talk or text) 614-270-1707 There have been 6 sightings of her in the past week.
LOST: "Max", Dublin
LOST: 12/25 Dublin / Franklin Cty. "Max" is an orange tabby cat. He has been neutered and is 3 years old. Missing from Copperleaf Apartments off of Sawmill road. Contact: email@example.com
LOST: "Nadia", Medway
LOST: Dec 15, Medway / Clark County. "Nadia" is a German Shepherd puppy, approx 10 months old. Last seen at Schiller Rd. Contact: 937-849-0585 $500 REWARD
LOST: "Shooter", Sugarcreek
LOST: Dec 1, Sugarcreek / Tuscarawas County. "Shooter" is a 7yr old, black, German shepherd.He's very friendly, had no collar on and one floppy ear. He would go with anyone. Contact: Damon or Mallory Deetz. at 330-243-5619 330-340-3559 and 330-897-1012 REWARD
LOST: "Shya", Cleveland
LOST: approx Dec 30, Cleveland / Cuyahoga "Shya" is a blue eyed female husky last seen near W 117 and Florian. She is chipped and was wearing a collar and tag. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/kim.thiessenhericks?fref=ts
LOST: "Sprocket", Gahanna
LOST: Dec 27, Gahanna / Blacklick - Franklin County. "Sprocket" is a black and white male American Bulldog. he is friendly, but a little timid at first.He is 8 months old. Contact: 614-420-1457.
LOST: "Tokie", Perry Twp
LOST: January 1 Perry Township / Stark County. "Tokie" is a male dog missing from off of Marion near Doctors Hospital. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/tracy.fry2
LOST: "Trudee", Celina
LOST: Dec 27, Celina / Mercer Cty. "Trudee" is Missing from Meadowview lane. She is tiny, about 5lbs. Call Teresa Staugler 419-305-3629 or 419-586-9646 day or night!!!!
LOST: white pomeranian, Dellroy
LOST: December 24, Dellroy / Carroll County. White male Pomeranian. Last seen on Explorer Rd in Dellroy Ohio. Reward if returned. please call 330-904-3428
LOST: "Kimbo" & "Zoey", Ellet
*UPDATE* Jan 1, STILL MISSING
Lost since 10-29-2013. "Zoey", A German Shepard female, with a pink and green collar. And "Kimbo", a pit/hound mix male neutered with a red and black collar. Missing from Akron/Ellet area. Resent possible sighting of the pit mix on Springfield Center Rd. And Hilbish. please Help. Pam 330-431-8451.
LOST: "Bo", Pickerington
LOST: Jan 2, Pickerington / Fairfield County. "Bo" is male dog missing from the Summerfield neighborhood at rte 256 and Stonecreek Dr. (where the US Bank and Goddard School are located) Contact: 614-638-9543 text or talk.
LOST: "Bowie", Dublin
Lost Cat "Bowie"- Reward! - Male, Long-haired, black. Last seen around 6:30 pm on 12/31/13 in Dublin, Ohio. Was wearing a black collar with an engraved name tag. If found, please call - 614-273-9038.
LOST: "Zieva", N. Lawrence
LOST: Dec 22, North Lawrence / Stark County. "Zieva" is a Mastiff, missing from the West side of Massillon. Contact Cindy 330-936-1266 or Jim 330-936-0930
LOST: "Boko" & "Tackle", Bolivar
Lost dogs (ran away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013).
Dogs lost in Bolivar, Ohio. Tuscarawas County (on border of Stark County), But they could be anywhere.
Boko is black labrador with black collar (with white paw prints on collar) and Virginia tags. Boko is an English Lab so he is shorter and stouter – and his hair is shorter.
Tackle is small white wired hair terrier type (jack russell mix) with no collar. Tackle has a red nose - he has an autoimmune disorder.
Please call me if you see these dogs. 330 275 9219. They are hopefully still together.
LOST: "Mister" Upper Arlington
LOST: December 28, Upper Arlington / Franklin County. "Mister" is a male gray tabby. Contact: 614-596-8693 if y ou have any information about his whereabouts.


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Punctum Books in New York released my short book, John Gardner: A Tiny Eulogy, in late 2012. You can download it for free as a PDF or you can buy it from Amazon. (I think presses like Punctum are a great example of good, serious new ways of publishing, and I enjoyed working with them totally.)
From the website:
John Gardner's career was permanently changed by his publication of On Moral Fiction (1978), a controversial and derided assessment of the state of literature as Gardner saw it. By arguing for a return to greater seriousness and moral commitments in literature, Gardner found himself attacked on all sides by critics and writers who found his conservatism suspicious or simply irrelevant.
In this short tribute to Gardner's late intellectual concerns, Phil Jourdan looks at some of the difficulties in On Moral Fiction, and asks whether Gardner was rigorous enough in his deployment of various philosophical concepts through his book. Convinced that, despite any problems of argumentative method or intellectual honesty, On Moral Fiction's basic message should not be dismissed outright, Jourdan tries to determine what is superfluous to the book, so that we may focus on its core: a call for writers not to forget their moral influence on readers.
What happens with writers is if you say something bad about them, and it seems wise and fair, their feelings are hurt, but they're not mad at you because writers are too serious to be mad at you when you tell the truth.
~ John Gardner
Now that Gardner's career is half-forgotten, it is worth remembering this impassioned and public debate on the role of literature has been around far longer than we care to pretend: throughout the centuries, as literature attempts to define itself over and over, the question of morality is always lurking in the background. In John Gardner: A Tiny Eulogy, Phil Jourdan tries to separate the man from the argument, and insists that the latter should not be dismissed because of the imperfection of the former.


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Nightcrawler is back! Not only has he come back to life, he has come back to the X Men with his own comic series. The new series is written by Chris Claremont and has art by Chris Samnee. It was published on April 9th, 2014.
We start the issues off with Nightcrawler training with Wolverine in the Danger Room. He is telling us about himself and letting us know that the Wolverine in this series has lost his healing factor. The dialogue is short and sweet and the action gets started with Nightcrawler pushing Wolverine maybe just a bit to far.
Nightcrawler died in the X Men story line Second Coming saving Hope from Bastion. It's really awesome to get to see the two together again in the Jean Grey School of High Learning, where Ororo has made Nightcrawler a teacher. Not only are we getting Nightcrawler back, we are getting Nightcrawler with a love interest, Amanda Sefton, aka Magik.
The action kicks up when Kurt has to battle Trimega. We weren't told much of why Trimega attacked Kurt and Amanda, but Amanda thinks he might be after her and her family.
The art is bright and colorful, it definitely catches the eye. The dialogue is easy to keep up with and Nightcrawler is light hearted and just happy to be back. Even though he says so much as changed since he was gone, he says, "Racing across the globe to save the day once again? It's as they say: some things never change."
I'm excited to see the story heat up and to see where they take Nightcrawler. What are your thoughts on this 1st issues?


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The Accounts Payable (AP) team works behind the scenes to support all of the experiments, innovations, and discoveries at MIT. By ensuring accurate and timely payments, AP plays an important role in keeping many activities of the Institute moving forward.
AP is responsible for processing vendor payments, travel reimbursements, independent contractor payments, and more. In fiscal-year 2011, the number of unique invoices and Requests for Payments (RFPs) processed through AP exceeded 275,000. That is the equivalent of 754 transactions per day.
Today, over half of those transactions are managed and monitored electronically. AP has adopted sophisticated digital tools to streamline the buy-to-pay process that supports MIT travelers, vendors and out of pocket expense reimbursements.
John Larkin, Manager of Accounts Payable says AP's commitment to digital processes began in 2003. That is the year that AP introduced Paymode to allow vendors to be paid electronically through direct deposit. Since then, a host of digital solutions and processes have been integrated to manage the large number of transactions moving through AP each year. The suite of digital systems in the 2011 buy-to-pay process has grown to include ePayables, SAPweb, eCat, and Paymode, just to name a few.
John knows first-hand about the transformation that has occurred in AP since 2000. He has worked at MIT for 22 years and has managed AP for the last 11.
"A lot has happened to AP in those years," says John. "The paper based systems have evolved, everything is becoming more efficient."
Digitizing the RFP
As a cornerstone of the digital modernization in VPF, the AP group introduced the Electronic Request for Payment (eRFP) process in 2010. The project represented a significant effort by VPF and the MIT community to streamline a manual, paper based process. Through the modernized eRFP system, expenses are now submitted electronically and reimbursements are directly deposited. In FY 2011, over 45,000 transactions were processed through the new eRFP system. That accounts for 95% of all RFPs at MIT.
In July, 2011, the eRFP reimbursement options were expanded to allow for greater flexibility. The new options include email notifications, direct deposit options, and mailing preferences. All of the expanded options were driven by community feedback and suggestions.
Presumed Receipt, $3,000
AP has recently implemented a new procedure for invoices exceeding $3,000. As of August 15, standard purchase order invoices less than $3,000 are approved by AP without routing them to the DLC for approval and signature. Accounts Payable "presumes receipt" by the DLC of the goods or services on the invoice.
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The body of 62-year-old Jimi Heselden and a Segway personal transporter were found in the River Wharfe and he was pronounced dead at the scene, West Yorkshire Police said.
A witness had reported seeing a man fall Sunday over a 30-foot drop into the river near the village of Boston Spa, 140 miles north of London.
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Heselden, who bought control of the Bedford, N.H.-based Segway company in December, made his fortune through his firm Hesco Bastion Ltd., which developed a successful blast wall system that replaced the sand bags once used to protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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I hurried out to drag the trash cans to the curb for the trash pickup (We missed last week and have been overflowing the last few days! More on that in a minute.) and realized that my house is a wreck, my checkbook is in need of some help, and my head is clogged beyond Mucinex's help with a new head cold, but I was still thrilled for it to be Monday! There's just something nice about Mondays--a new work week to get things done, make new to-do lists, and work toward some goals. My goal today is simply to get started on cleaning the house, do the boys' laundry, and make something great for dinner. And maybe buy some real Kleenexes; the toilet paper is rubbing my nose raw.
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The boys were mystified when they woke up Sunday morning. "Mama, there's toilet paper in our trees!"
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I grabbed one of the rolls, and with the help of one of our other pastors, rolled Ed's, Lisa's, and Christine's seats in the auditorium before church. I never get suspected for doing these kinds of things, because I'm married to Pace. He's crazier than I am, so the blame rarely falls on me. It was hilarious to see Ed's face when he walked in and saw his seat!
The entire night's escapade was caught on camera, and when Christine got up to speak, the video was shown to introduce her. She said that in all her travels, she'd never been introduced to speak with a roll of toilet paper. I heard she's a little bruised from her fall (Sorry about that, Christine!), but I think it's safe to say it was a memory she won't forget.
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NEWCASTLE Falcons director of rugby Gary Gold admitted his side had produced the worst performance of his reign as they slumped to a 42- 15 defeat at Leicester Tigers.
The thumping reverse at Welford Road leaves Falcons six points adrift of safety at the foot of the Aviva Premiership table with six games of the season to play.
Their task is unlikely to get any easier when they entertain league leaders Harlequins on Friday evening, and while Gold questioned a number of the decisions that went against his side at Leicester, he admits they will have to improve markedly if they are to ease their relegation fears in four days time.
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"Full credit must go to Leicester because they are a quality team, and their confidence was buoyant after beating the champions (Saracens) away from home last week," said the South Africa.
"In saying that, this was our worst performance by a country mile and I am very disappointed by what I saw out there.
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I have the benefit of hindsight in seeing the replays, but I am mystified by some of those calls.
"It is too much of a coincidence that so many of them went towards the home side, but that is not the reason we lost the game.
"The reason we lost is because we were very poor in the first half whereas Leicester were very good, and we were beaten in every facet of the game."
Newcastle fell behind as early as the sixth minute and were repeatedly given the run-around by a Leicester side that were marshalled superbly by teenage fly-half George Ford, who is the son of Falcons defence coach Mike.
Julian Salvi, Billy Twelvetrees and Horacio Agulla scored tries before the break as Newcastle struggled to cope with the loss of James Fitzpatrick, who was sent to the sin bin for a loose tackle.
Jimmy Gopperth's penalty got the visitors on the board, but Leicester chalked up a bonus point when Thomas Waldrom scored from a rolling maul at the start of the second half.
Jonny Golding claimed Newcastle's opening try shortly after, but after Taisana Tu'ifua became the second Falcons player to be sin binned, Waldrom crossed for another Leicester score.
Niall Morris made it six Tigers tries, and while Richard Mayhew claimed a late consolation score, Newcastle headed north with their relegation problems mounting.
NEWCASTLE: Goosen (Hodgson 67), Bedford (Sheriffe 58), Helleur, Fitzpatrick, Manning, Gopperth, Pilgrim (Chudley 51); Shiells (Golding 41), Vickers (M Mayhew 67), Murray (Wells 67), van der Heijden (Tu'ifua 51), Swinson, Hogg, Welch (R Mayhew 67), Wilson.
• Forwards coach Dorian West was left satisfied at a good job done as Northampton moved up to third place in the Aviva Premiership thanks to a bonus-point victory over London Irish at the Madejski.
There were seven tries in a thrilling match which Northampton won 30-23 thanks to a last-gasp try which originated from a charge down.
West said: "We were totally focused on London Irish today. We thought that if we turned up here and were physical that we could do a job on them and that is how it proved."