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A U.K.-based user accused Path of spamming his entire address book, sending text messages to his friends and family inviting them to sign up for Path.
That accusation raised questions about the source of Path's sudden growth. The private social network is growing by 1 million users a week, and has 12 million registered users.
But Path CEO Dave Morin maintains that the app does not spam users.
"Invites on Path are never sent without a user's consent — any allegations to the contrary are false," Morin told AllThingD's Mike Isaac.
Path, however, does have a new on-boarding process that encourages new users to "Promote My Path" on other social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. It also lets users opt-in to let Path scan their address books, and Gmail and Twitter accounts to invite their friends to the app.
It used to be possible to invite friends via Facebook, but Facebook recently restricted Path's access to its API following the controversy.
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While President Obama is under bipartisan pressure to oust VA Secretary Eric Shinseki on heels of IG report that revealed "systemic" problems with clinics lying about patient wait times, American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger on Wednesday has called for criminal investigations at the VA.
Dellinger sent his comments to American Legion members through the American Legion newsletter and said that it is time for criminal investigations of all Department of Veterans Affairs employees responsible for "secret" waiting lists at VA hospitals linked to the preventable patient deaths.
His request was based on a May 28, 2014 interim report by VA's Office of Inspector General that found the practice to be "systemic" and is demanding answers. At the same time, USA Today also reported on Wednesday that delayed wait times not only existed at the Phoenix VA medical facility, but that such delays are everywhere.
Dellinger said, "Now that VA's Office of Inspector General has confirmed what The American Legion claims, we are calling not only for the resignations of Secretary Shinseki and Under Secretary Hickey, but also the chief administrators of every hospital found guilty of falsifying their waiting lists for patients. We want every VA employee who participated in these cover-ups to be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law if found guilty."
The report said that reviews at several VA medical facilities have confirmed that dishonest scheduling practices are systemic throughout the Veterans Health Administration.
As of last month, VA's Office of Inspector General identified about 1,400 veterans waiting to receive primary-care appointments and another 1,700 veterans waiting for such appointments whose names were not in the hospital's Electronic Waiting List, or any list at all. The Office of Inspector General further noted its investigation has now spread to 42 other locations throughout the VA health care system.
"These findings confirm what we've warned of from the very beginning," Dellinger said. "VA has been hiding the fact it is struggling to meet its own goal of setting appointments for veterans within 14 days. Instead, they lie to veterans by forcing them to wait for months on unofficial lists and some of them may be dying while they wait."
Dellinger said VA must find a way to immediately get veterans the care they need and clean up the waiting-list scandal. "If VA needs to purchase additional private care to get veterans more timely treatment, then so be it," he said. "VA already has a budget for fee-based care, but are they spending the whole budget? If not, that's where they need to start. Spend every dime of funding set aside for fee-based care, then move ahead from there."
The Phoenix facility has also been accused by whistle-blowers of "cooking the books" and making false reports of wait-times to VA's Central Office in Washington in order to qualify for big bonuses. The report noted that, while the Central Office listed average patient wait- times in Phoenix at 24 days, VA's Office of Inspector General's investigation showed the average to be 115 days.
The report said that veterans "were and continue to be at risk of being forgotten or lost in Phoenix (Health Care System's) convoluted scheduling process. As a result, these veterans may never obtain a requested or required clinical appointment."
"One consequence of not placing veterans on Electronic Waiting Lists, the report said, "is that the Phoenix HCS leadership significantly understated the time new patients waited for their primary care appointment in their FY 2013 performance appraisal accomplishments, which is one of the factors considered for awards and salary increases."
"Now that the Office of Inspector General has confirmed that VA employees in Phoenix were lying to veterans and hiding wait lists," Dellinger said, "we need to see swift, decisive action to ensure that VA is, indeed, capable of meeting its obligations to America's veterans."
Dellinger called on VA to immediately implement all recommendations of the Office of Inspector General's report and to act swiftly to care for the veterans who have already waited far too long for treatment they have earned.
"The American Legion will not allow these veterans to be forgotten while they wait and neither should the Department of Veterans Affairs," said Dellinger.

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San Francisco Entertains, the newest cookbook from the Junior League of San Francisco. I've been a member of the Junior League here for eight years (hard to believe!) and spent the last two years working on San Francisco Entertains, our first cookbook in 10 years, and published in honor of our centennial in 2011.
Earlier this week, I had a friend for dinner so I made the Summer Corn Salad and paired it with grilled skirt steak and served it on top of fresh spinach and avocado. It was a very easy dinner and fairly quick -- first I grilled the corn and scallions, then combined with feta, tomatoes, and the vinaigrette, which is a mix of fresh lime juice, olive oil, cumin and jalapenos for a little kick.
Thankfully I had leftovers yesterday, so I tried a new variation. This time, I grilled shrimp -- adding just a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a little salt. After a few minutes on the grill, I once again topped fresh spinach and ripe avocado with the grilled shrimp. Here is the dish (Day 2) -- and I have to say, it's just as good with shrimp as it was with the skirt steak!
If you're interested in buying San Francisco Entertains, it is sold in stores in the Bay Area, and you can also purchase it online on the Junior League of San Francisco's website. All proceeds from the cookbook go towards the Junior League of San Francisco's current focus area: supporting and strengthening families in need.
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TUCSON, Ariz. - San Francisco improved to 2-0 on the season with a three-game sweep (30-27, 30-19, 30-18) of Siena at the Four Points Sheraton Arizona Invitational at McKale Center this afternoon. The Saints fall to 0-2 with the loss.
The Dons were led by Kristin Hasselburg with 11 kills and six service aces. Darcy Carroll dished out 27 assists, while Haley Carroll led the team with 14 digs.
Christie Gustafson led Siena with nine kills and eight digs, while setter April London finished with 26 assists.


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Who is Wolf OR-7?
As humans continue to expand outward from their urban population centers, indigenous species are forced to flee, somehow adapt, or simply perish. And, as awareness of this potential genocide—along with recognition of the ecological importance of natural diversity—continues to rise, increasing efforts to save certain endangered species are growing in strength. But it's one thing to champion the cause of loveable, cute, popular critters like mule deer, puffins, or whales. Who will look out for beasts like wolves that roam the remaining wilds with predatory intent and a bad reputation to boot?
Enter Amaroq Weiss, West Coast Wolf Organizer for the Center for Biological Diversity. Prior to the incursion of western Europeans three hundred years back, roughly two million wolves called North America home. Still, "despite human population growth and land development in this country these past 300 years," notes Weiss in a recent email interview, "there still exists suitable wolf habitat where wolves could thrive, if given sufficient protection." Several such sites have been suggested by scientists right here in Washington state.
Yes indeed, wolves are what is referred to as "apex predators"—at the top of their food chain—hunting the same kinds of creatures that humans prefer to hunt, such as deer, elk, and moose. But wolves act as agents of natural selection, seeking out and culling only the most vulnerable members of a group. This process of predation helps maintain healthy herds. "Wolves," Weiss observes, "are…an integral part of this complex tapestry we call nature, and for that tapestry to remain resilient and diverse…we need wolves."
Like humans, wolves are family-oriented, territorial animals, defending their far-reaching ranges from rival clans. But they have a hard time defending themselves from humans. Especially in America. "In other parts of the world where wolves were not driven to near-extinction like the U.S.," says Weiss, "ranchers and farmers have been living with wolves for centuries. " Normally, wolves don't see livestock as prey. But, as their natural prey population has been decimated by our plowing of fields and cutting of forests (along with the aforementioned hunting), wolves of necessity may turn to domestic livestock as a food source. The solution, employed all over the world, is simple: wolves can be warded off by humans with guard dogs regularly accompanying a herd.
Amaroq's grandparents were Russian immigrants, fleeing government-sponsored pogroms designed to wipe out Jews. Her parents are deeply committed to the cause of social justice. And, for the past 17 years, Amaroq has followed the family tradition by providing greater awareness of wolves and promoting the just treatment of their species. "My parents taught me that silence is complicity and that if you see a wrong being perpetrated it is your obligation to right that wrong," she says.
How can others assist with wolf repopulation efforts? First, take the time to learn more about wolves. Weiss suggests reading books like Of Wolves and Men and Wolf Wars. Connect with a local or regional conservation organization or two, volunteer to help out or show support in any way you can. Speak out; there are a plethora of government agencies, appointed commissions, and elected officials whose duty it is to ensure the welfare of threatened species, so make your voice heard. They do listen.
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Teen Ushers
By ushering at the State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres, high school students gain valuable work skills, interact with theatre professionals, learn more about careers in the entertainment industry and have the opportunity to see performances free of charge. Students 16 years and older are eligible to apply.
What Participants Are Saying:
"It's fascinating to see what goes on behind the scenes at the theatres and this program has helped me gain customer service skills and the ability to think quickly on my feet."
-Mai Chue Moua
"I've gained so much confidence by working in the teen usher program and it's fun to interact with such interesting people on a daily basis. I'd recommend it to anyone!"
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"I started out volunteering at the theatre and was excited to join the teen usher program. It has really helped me develop critical thinking and problem solving skills."
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One of the more exciting aspects of smoking is learning how to match different flavors of smoke to different types of foods. While other smokers use different wood chunks and chips, Bradley uses a proprietary technology to manufacture bisquettes. Each bisquette advances through the Bradley Smoke Generator and burns for 20 minutes before being extinguished. This system yields a tremendous amount of flexibility and allows for both consistency and the ability to experiment.
Bradley Flavor Bisquettes are available in 9 different flavors, or types of wood. While there is no one right type of wood for any particular type of food, here are a few suggestions to get you started:
Lighter, sweeter smoke flavor:
The above flavors lend themselves to delicately flavored foods. They work well with fish and poultry and can also be used with wild game meat. Alder is best known for its use with smoked salmon.
- Cherry
- Apple
- Alder
Mid-range, moderate smoke flavor:
The above flavors seem to be good all-purpose flavors, working equally well for poultry, pork, and beef. Many people seem to favor maple and pecan and will use them for just about everything they smoke because of the slightly sweeter flavor than hickory. Some people are equally passionate about oak. Special blend is sometimes called hotdog wood in that it is made up of all of the other types of wood (except mesquite). Some people seem to like special blend for its overall neutral character that works well with everything, and other people think it is too non-descript, and therefore prefer a specific flavor for a specific food.
- Maple
- Pecan
- Oak
- Special Blend
Stronger, heavier smoke flavor:
The above flavors lend themselves to more strongly flavored foods, especially pork and beef. Hickory is a favorite of many people and statistically one of the best sellers. Some people claim good results with mesquite, but use caution with this flavor the Bradley makes a very concentrated smoke which seems to get even more pronounced when using mesquite, so apply this flavor carefully if you elect to use it. One thing to keep in mind about mesquite is that many people think it is synonymous with BBQ, but the reality is most of its popularity comes from grilling because it burns very hot. Since heat is not the main objective of a bisquette, you may find the mesquite flavor overpowering and better left for the grill.
- Hickory
- Mesquite
Tips and tricks:
1) Still cant decide what to order? Bradley produces a variety pack that contains 12 each of Alder, Cherry, Hickory, Maple, and Special Blend. Chez Bubba makes their own variety pack that contains 12 each of the remaining flavors of Apple, Mesquite, Oak, Pecan. Variety packs let you sample without having to commit to a larger order until you find your favorites. Bisquettes are available in 48-packs, which will cost you around $1.50 per hour of smoking, and they are also available in 120-packs, which bring the price closer to $1.10 per hour. So if you do find your favorites, you are definitely better off buying in bulk.
2) Still cant quite get the flavor the way you want it? One of the best things about the use of bisquettes in the smoke generator is that you are not required to use the same flavor throughout the cooking process. Some people begin with a couple of hours of one flavor, and then finish with something different, such at 3 hours of hickory for a deeper, fuller flavor, and then 1 hour of apple, to give the surface a sweeter finish. Another idea is to alternate the bisquettes in the stack, for example one maple bisquette followed by one pecan, and so on, or two apple followed by one cherry. The possibilities here are endless.
3) What about wood flavors that Bradley doesnt offer, such as pear or plum? Some people have inquired about making their own bisquettes. In theory, this is possible. Bisquettes are wood chips in a small amount of collagen binder, compacted under pressure, but the exact mechanisms of this process are unknown outside of Bradley. A few forum users have had some limited success making bisquettes themselves, but the consensus has been that it takes just too much time and effort to be viable
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Wood Flavor Chart
Bradley Bisquette Flavors Are Green Highlighted
Wood Characteristics Beef Lamb Pork Poultry Fish Vegetables
Alder Light, Woody, Neutral X X X X X X Apple Light, Fruity, Sweet X X X X Ash Light, Woody, Sweet X X X Beech Medium, Woody, Tart X X X Cherry Medium, Fruity, Pungent X X X X Chestnut Medium, Woody, Sweet X X Grape Medium, Fruity, Rich X X X Hickory Strong, Nutty, Bacony X X Jim Beam Mild, Woody, Slightly Sweet, Hint of Bourbon Essence X X X Maple Medium, Woody, Rich X X X X Mesquite Strong, Earthy, Pungent X X X Oak Mild, Woody, Slightly Sweet X X X X X X Pacific Blend Light, Neutral, Sweet X1 X X Peach Mild, Fruity, Sweet X X X X X Pear Light, Fruity, Sweet X X X X X Pecan Medium, Woody, Rich X X X X Plum Medium, Fruity, Rich X X X X Special Blend Medium, Woody, Neutral X X X X X X Walnut Medium, Nutty, Pungent X X X Whiskey Oak Mild, Woody, Slightly, Sweet, Hint of Whiskey Essence X2 X X X3 1Also Wild Turkey and other wild fowl.
2Also all wild game.
3Best for wild fowl, than domestic fowl.
This table reflects the general use of the woods shown above. Don't be afraid to experiment!
Wood types not available for the Bradley are listed for reference purposes and for those who have other smokers or grills.


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YOUNGSTOWN — Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County will join the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and other organizations in a neighborhood clean-up around Taft Elementary and Wilson Middle schools at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Thanks HFH!!
Is this going to be a weekly volunteer effort until the snow comes?
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At last night's concert by the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, both the conductor and the soloist were giving debut performances. The latter was the Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma, performing Jean Sibelius' Opus 47 violin concerto in D minor, composed in 1904. She was led by her compatriot Jaap van Zweden, currently Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. His debut had originally been scheduled for October of 2012 but had to be rescheduled for personal matters. The occasion was definitely worth the wait.
Lamsma's concerto performance was the centerpiece of a conventional overture-concerto-symphony program. However, there was nothing conventional about van Zweden's interpretations, beginning with his opening selection of the overture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed for his K. 384 opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail (the abduction from the seraglio), first performed in 1782 in Vienna, the first of his operas to be performed after Mozart moved there.
The overture is a lighthearted introduction to the hijinks of low comedy played out by stereotyped characters in the setting of a Turkish palace. The music is in ternary form, an energetic brio with lots of Turkish "sound effects" coming from the percussion in the outer sections, sandwiching a "preview" of the first tenor aria. In the score for the full opera, the repeat of the opening section segues smoothly into that aria; but Mozart composed a separate coda for concert performances, which seems to have been heavily inspired by his symphonic compositions and is more than a little playful in making the audience wait for the final cadence.
Last night van Zweden led an appropriately downsized string section (as well as a smaller bass drum in the percussion section). His sense of balance allowed for full appreciation of all the details of Mozart's counterpoint, as well as the composer's sharp ear for the interplay of sonorities across string, wind, and brass sections. The timpani may have been a bit enthusiastic in the opening measures, but Alex Orfaly quickly adjusted his dynamics to fit in with the entire ensemble. While van Zweden took the podium with a rather stern demeanor, he had no trouble conveying every nuance of the high spirits Mozart had intended for this overture.
For the concerto portion of the program, Lamsma has been van Zweden's protégé and has performed with him frequently. One got the impression that they had collaborated closely on the interpretation of Sibelius' concerto, and the result was nothing less than stunning. This was particularly the case in the opening movement, in which Sibelius seems to have gone to great lengths to distance himself from all past conventions of concerto form. This is not so much a dialogue between soloist and ensemble as it is an extended series of "monologue" solos with occasional punctuations from the orchestra. It is almost as if the orchestra steps in with thematic material only when the violinist needs a rest.
Listening to Lamsma jump through all of the demanding hoops that Sibelius had contrived, I found myself thinking less of a violin virtuoso and more of one of those pre-literate bardic singers, spinning out a heroic tale of epic proportions. One of Sibelius' earliest orchestra compositions was his Opus 9 "En Saga," whose first version was completed in 1892. However, while Opus 9 may have been written to evoke an ancient tale, the first movement of the Opus 47 may be taken as a shift of attention to the telling of that tale. Those orchestral punctuations are "audience reactions" to the bard's account, while the more extended passages amount to a "group sing" while the bard refreshes himself with some mead.
The remaining two movements of the concerto are far more conventional in structure. Yet that rhetoric of the urgency of immediate engagement between bard and audience spilled over to the interpretation Lamsma and van Zweden can conceived for the rest of the concerto. Thus, by the time they had both come to the coda of the final movement, there was an edge-of-the-seat excitement that pervaded the execution, no matter how familiar any listener may have been with the score. There was particular sensitivity to Sibelius' rhetorical approach to an abrupt ending, demonstrated so powerfully last month when Osmo Vänskä conducted the Opus 104 (sixth) symphony and realized just as powerfully last night to conclude Opus 47.
The intermission was followed by van Zweden's symphony selection, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Opus 36 in F minor (the fourth), composed in 1877. This symphony presents Tchaikovsky's dramatism at its most grandiose. It begins with a fate-laden fanfare that is almost as notorious as the opening measures of Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 67 symphony in C minor (the fifth) and returns to interrupt the manic outpouring of the final movement with the same foreboding that interrupted the orgiastic revelries of Belshazzar's Feast in the Book of Daniel.
It goes without saying that this symphony provides all too many temptations for the conductor to go overboard. Fortunately, van Zweden resisted all of them. This is not to say that he held back his resources when a strong impact was of the essence. However, he knew how to keep those resources under the control necessary to build up to each significant moment of impact, rather than just letting Tchaikovsky's music play out as "one damned thing after another" (with apologies to Winston Churchill). The result was a stimulating account of an all-too-familiar symphony, which was anything but all-too-familiar.


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Wedding Trends Unveiled
A New Kind of Inspiration
Every bride wants fresh and unique ideas. They scour blogs, Facebook, Pinterest and other websites to find a look all their own. The Wedding Planner & Guide is thrilled to announce the return of Wedding Trends Unveiled: an event where – for one night only – The Wedding Planner & Guide and the area's finest wedding professionals will bring the freshest and most inspiring local trends to life!
Save the Date
Tuesday, September 20, 4:30-8:30pm
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What to Expect at the Show
• 3 floors of "Pin-spirational" Wedding ideas from Madison's finest wedding professionals
• The latest in wedding fashions, hairstyles & make-up
• Food & dessert stations and a cash bar available
• Dinner reservations available at Churchill's on the third floor of the Madison Club – (608) 255-4861.
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Orchard Lake MI -- Surface Encounters granite countertops manufacturing and installation process is unmatched by anyone in the industry. Specialists with the company have over 100 years combined experience working with natural stone to create the finest quarts, marble and granite countertops in the world.
Surface Encounters' advanced technology ensures the highest quality finished product as they design and create elegant bathroom and kitchen countertops. Granite Countertops enhance the beauty and charm of homes while increasing their value.
Customers who have purchased granite countertops from Surface Encounters report a very positive experience, from start to finish:
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One of my company's servers won't boot. Both CPUs' error LEDs are lit. The iRMC interface shows the following errors:
CPU 1 failed
CPU 2 failed
BIOS System Firmware (BIOS/EFI) failed
All other entries are OK. I'm confused because the server ran fine until we re-booted it after installing Windows updates; then first the RAID system reported that it couldn't find any hard drives, the next boot 1 of 2 CPUs was reported non-operational, and on subsequent boots both CPUs are non-operational. That's why I had a look at the iRMC; maybe the "BIOS..." line hints towards the root of the issue?
The server is a PRIMERGY TX200 S4 with two 2.0 GHz XEON E5405 CPUs. The OS is Windows Server 2003 R2.


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Along with millions of other Harry Potter fans, I've been eagerly awaiting the opening of Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida. I watched as the old classic Jaws closed down and Amity gave way to the streets of London. The park has released many teasers, like the photos (which you can find here) and video (which you can find here) released yesterday with more details of the Gringotts ride.
And speaking of Gringotts...today Universal revealed a major clue that points to the probable opening date for its hugely-anticipated Harry Potter expansion. A special delivery arrived at my door, containing some very intriguing items. You can see them in the slideshow accompanying this article.
My favorite part of the package was my very own brick of gold, nestled inside the package that was marked Vault 722. It's quite a hefty piece, weighing in at over a pound.
According to the decorative tickets and invitation in the package, the Diagon Alley media preview will be held June 17 to 20. That doesn't necessarily mean the expansion will open on the 20th or even the 21st, but it certainly does raise the possibility. If it doesn't happen on those dates, that still means it shouldn't be too long afterward.
Of course, grand openings don't always follow directly on the heels of media previews. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train preview is over, but the ride doesn't officially open to the public on May 28. Go here for my POV videos of that ride, and stay tuned for more Diagon Alley news and coverage of the big event.
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Homeowners along the southern end of Silver Lake have submitted a request to spray milfoil using herbicides.
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The group, Associated Silver Lake Owners, seeks to apply the herbicide to 150 acres of the lake. Homeowners on the northern end of the lake are concerned about the impacts it could have on their water wells, which are connected to Silver Lake itself, and livestock.
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On Wednesday, the entertainment industry is remembering Michael Jackson on what is the 5th anniversary of his tragic death at the age of 50 due to complications born of what was proven to be a sustained and reckless nightly regimen of Propofol, an intravenously administered amnestic agent.
Since the King of Pop's passing in 2009, new details have come to light surrounding Jackson's unexpected passing. And they are startling, even in the world of an entertainment icon who was no stranger to shocking the public.
According to provocative comments from Dr. Charles Czeisler, a Harvard Medical School sleep expert who testified in the wrongful-death trial of concert promoter AEG Live, Michael Jackson may have been the only human being ever subjected to nearly two consecutive months of sleep deprivation.
"The symptoms that Mr. Jackson was exhibiting were consistent with what someone might expect to see of someone suffering from total sleep deprivation over a chronic period," Dr. Czeisler explained.
As a direct result of Propofol abuse, and the REM sleep that he was deprived of, Michael Jackson's mental and physical health deteriorated to such an alarming degree that some experts believe his death was inevitable even if the alleged Propofol overdose hadn't occurred on June 25th, 2009.
News of Jackson's severe sleep deprivation has sent shockwaves through the massive global population of sleep drug devotees. Although most insomniacs do not use Propofol, millions routinely rely upon a comprehensive array of prescription and over-the-counter medicinal aids that, while "safe," could still pose potential threats to one's health over time.
Physician, bestselling author, and acclaimed television host Dr. Mehmet Oz says many sleep aids succeed in getting people to sleep, but in the process, they often deprive users of REM sleep, which is vital to one's health on multiple levels.
"Even though sleeping pills can induce drowsiness, many don't actually promote deep sleep or REM sleep," Dr. Oz says on his program's blog. "REM sleep, one of five stages of your sleep cycle, is what many experts call 'restful sleep.' You dream during REM sleep and a reduction in REM sleep leads to a less restorative or less satisfying sleep. That's why one may not feel completely rested after taking a sleeping pill, even after 8 hours of sleep."
At high levels, side effects of any drug can be dangerous.
"Recently the FDA called for a reduction in the recommended dosage for zolpidem for women, most commonly found in Ambien, one of the most popular prescribed sleep aids," Dr. Oz explains. Taken to excess, for example, Ambien could cause amnesia, suppression of REM sleep, or breathing difficulties.
Perhaps just as disturbingly, abrupt cessation of the sleep aids at accelerated dosage levels could facilitate intense rebound insomnia.
Notwithstanding the reality that countless Americans responsibly use occasional sleep aids like Ambien without harm, the potentially negative impact on REM sleep caused by sleep-inducing medications used for prolonged periods is prompting a growing number of doctors, sleep specialists, and other medical experts to recommend taking technology to bed, not a pill bottle.
Last year, for example, a new mobile sleep app called Sleep Genius launched on iOS and Android and instantly drew stellar reviews and resounding praise from across the medical and scientific communities. Developed by experts in neuroscience, sleep, sound, and music, Sleep Genius has been celebrated as a game changer within the crowded sea of sleep apps that populate the world's leading app stores.
The deployment of "pink noise" plays a key role in the app's proprietary mix of algorithms, which work to effectively block out outside noise and create a virtual sound cocoon that wraps around the user. The impressive impact of Sleep Genius is just the latest noteworthy example of how innovative new sleep technologies can mitigate distracting noises and relax frenetic minds by slowing down one's breath rate and heart rate, an ultimate sleep solution conducive to quality, restful sleep.
Ultimately, the greatest advantage that technology may carry over medication is safety.
"Many studies have also found connections between regularly taking sleep aids and an increased risk of death and cancer," Dr. Oz asserts. On the other hand, Dr. Kamran Fallahpour, a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at New York's Brain Resource Center, says apps like Sleep Genius are "all natural."
Regrettably, since Michael Jackson's passing five years ago, the rate of over-the-counter and prescription sleep aid use has ballooned markedly. And that could spell disaster for an untold number of Americans down the road.
"Compared with non-users of sleeping pills," Dr. Oz explains, "one study discovered that those who took 1 to 18 pills of any sleep aid or hypnotic medication per year had a greater than three-fold increased risk of early death. They also found that heavy hypnotic users were 35% more likely to develop a new cancer. There are no clear explanations for this connection; however, some studies have connected increased risks of suicide and risky behavior, like impaired driving, with the use of prescribed sleep aids."


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Broadway Global shares shocking news from Robin Williams Publicist Mara Baxbaum. Sixty Three year old Broadway, Film, TV' Star Robin Williams was found unconscious in his Tiburon California home. We must thank Twentieth Century Fox Television producer of "The Crazy Ones", who shared this statement "Robin Williams was a comedy giant, and although we only knew him personally for a season, he was warm, funny and a true professional. His cast and crew both loved him and loved working with him, and our hearts go out to his family and friends. He was one of a kind."
Robin Williams' recent Broadway hit play Bangal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was a huge success as theatre critic Charles Isherwood of The New York Times is quoted "Mr. Williams, the kinetic comic who has sometimes revealed a marshmallowy streak in movies, never indulges the audience's hunger for displays of humorous invention or pinpricks of poignancy. He gives a performance of focused intelligence and integrity, embodying the animal who becomes the play's questioning conscience with a savage bite that never loosens its grip. And, oh yes, Mr. Williams is quite funny too. He is after all playing a tiger with a foul mouth and a disposition to match, who's been locked up in the Baghdad zoo for years and is growling as loudly as his stomach when the play opens."
Recent Jimmy Kimmel Live You Tube video with Robin Williams can be found on his site. His last film trailer posted on his site is for Fox's, Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb directed by Shawn Levy is the last post on his Facebook Fan page July 30, 2014. The film's past products brought in over one billion worldwide. Production companies, celebrities, cast members and dear friends share heartfelt messages, as Robin's family ask for your respect at this time.
Working at Disneyland in the first Aladdin musical we heard Robin Williams voice as the Genie everyday. Robin's voice was magical, with exquisite depth to express humor and fear with extreme color. This ability was as effortless in portraying dramatic or comedic characters that will live for eternity in our hearts and on the big screen. We have lost a legendary talent and humanitarian!" Richard Cameron and fellow Disney original cast members of Aladdin, Scott Dreier, Kelly DiLorenzo, David Holmes, Michael Kostroff, Curt Skinner, Tracy Miller Schell, Eric Leviton, Lesli Margherita, Glenn Shiroma, and many Aladdin cast, who through his talents shared the magic carpet ride, and are still working in show business today from Broadway across the globe.
As Genie emeritus Robin Williams' improvised magic made Aladdin a hit movie for Disney. Even today children around the globe embrace his infectious, frenzied performance as the Genie, who shows every young child anyone can be a prince or princess. Now the current Broadway Aladdin lives on, from Williams original abilities that made the film current and clever.
Debbie Allen tweets "A voice synonymous with joy is now silent. We will miss you Robin. You will always be loved. #RIPRobinWilliams." The Screen Actors Guild " Joins the world in mourning the sudden passing of Robin Williams SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard, "I am deeply saddened to hear of Robin Williams' death. He was a performer of limitless versatility, equal adept at comedy and drama, whether scripted or improv. With his incomparable manic style, he could appeal to adult sensibilities in a stand-up comedy routine or elicit giggles from children as the voice of Genie in Aladdin. Outside of his career, he used his considerable talents to raise money for charuty. He was not only a talented man, but a trye humanitarian. I's such a tremendous loss". www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-loss-robin-williams.
Williams received his Academy Award for best Supporting Actors for his performance in Good Will Hunting. A comic global legend Robin held two Screen Actors Awards, two Emmy Awards, Four Golden Globes and Five Grammy Awards. Robin Williams' brilliant works will carry on his legacy of a comedic genius, and honest portrayals in dramatic films. Broadway Global, Theatre Chat fans are devastated, but please use Robin Williams' death as an educational story to learn how we can save others from depression in our stressed out global society. We must never think that iconic stars are above normal human feelings. We send heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. For more information visit Robin Williams official site at www.robinwilliams.com.


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Heat 97, 76ers 91
Observations from Wednesday's 97-91 victory over the 76ers at AmericanAirlines Arena:
- Give the 76ers credit. That is a well-coached defensive-minded team that is a go-to-guy from being something very special.
- Of course it wouldn't have been this hard if the Heat had a, uh, bench.
- But Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James stepped up when needed, and they were needed plenty in this one.
- Patience ran thin early, with the Heat down 14-4. Joel Anthony checked in for Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Mario Chalmers for Mike Bibby with 7:33 to play in opening period. Anthony and Chalmers then started the second half, with Bibby and Ilgauskas on the bench.
- So, in essence, after six months of this, the Heat are back where they started, amid the realization they have neither a starting center or point guard.
- Why they just couldn't start that way is another story.
- Chalmers was essential. But can the Heat now afford to keep him in free agency? (Just kidding. I think.)
Here's the problem: With this second-half starting lineup, the Heat have only one sub they trust now: James Jones.
- By the midpoint of the second quarter, the Heat already had 19 bench points. The previous high in the series had been 18 in Games 1 and 2.
- The NBA formally announced that Sunday's game at AmericanAirlines Arena will be at 3:30 p.m.
- There was a bit of pregame controversy for James. Asked at the morning shootaround about the meaning of Wednesday's game, James said, "Just finishing our breakfast. Just finishing the 76ers off. Not looking ahead to the next round. Just finishing these guys off. It's a very good team we're playing against."
- Philadelphia players, however, only were relayed the "just finishing our breakfast" part of the comment. That had guard Lou Williams nicknaming teammates for various breakfast items, such as Marreese Speights "fruit salad" and Thaddeus Young "hash browns." James' comment actually was culled from the lyrics of a Jay-Z song.
- There were a pair of key phrases on the Heat pregame strategy board. The notation on the defensive side all began with the word "Inspire." The notation on the offensive side began with "Help Each Other."
- Based on Erik Spoelstra's pregame comments, it seems like plans are in the works to give a look at Udonis Haslem in the next round. "We will have discussions in the next few days," he said.
- Spoelstra says Mike Miller has looked better in practice, he but is not sure if he will return him to the rotation.
- More Spoelstra on Miller, "He's finally got a brace that works now" for the injured left thumb.
- Spoelstra at Wednesday's shootaround on Sunday's Game 4 loss in Philadelphia, "When we watched the film, it made everyone a little sick to see the lack of attention to detail and urgency in order to close out that series up in Philly in Game 4."
- Spoelstra on the passing of Jim Mandich, "It is a sad day in South Florida and our thoughts go out to the Mandich family."
- There was a touching pregame moment of silence for Jim Mandich that ended with his signature "Aw Right Miami!" in his voice. A warm ovation followed.


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Relief, Water & Sanitation and Resettlement
Mannar previously had 17 IDP sites but presently the total number of IDP sites in Mannar is 4 and Sarvodaya works in all 4 sites, which serve 719 persons belong to 167 families. In addition to the provision of dry rations to 884 IDP families in the past months, Sarvodaya had also provided 530 pregnant mothers' kits, 1,150 infant kits, 220 family kits, 172 NFRI packs which included clothes, sanitary items, soap, mosquito nets, slippers, bed sheets and towels etc. Additionally 120 IDPs are presently accommodated in Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya in Mannar. Sarvodaya has distributed mats, pillows and other items to them. 6 toilets were constructed recently in the same site. More than 887 families live now with the friends and relatives.
Sarvodaya has been major partner in providing Water & Sanitation services to IDP sites in Mannar. 10 semi-permanent latrines, construction of tube wells, cleaning awareness boards, supplement of water storage buckets have been set up and additionally hygiene NFRI distribution, water distribution by bowser, hygiene promotion activities have been undertaken by Sarvodaya. These services are provided to Rice Mill, Church Compound, Tkalvupadu and Keeri IDP site.
Sarvodaya Mannar district team is currently putting all their efforts in fixing water and sanitation in Vavuniya district IDP sites with the assistance of OXFAM GB. Importantly the resettlement process has been already started in Musali division in Mannar and Sarvodaya involves with the resettlement and community development process. So far, Sarvodaya has organized and mobilized the resettled communities in to 4 Community Based Organizations, namely Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies. Additionally Sarvodaya has been helping with providing infrastructure such as latrines and with income generation activities.
For the latest statistics of Sarvodaya work in Mannar, please click here.
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Many students show resistance to the prospect of meeting with a tutor through an online forum. Some regard all online education, from the University of Phoenix to simple SAT tutoring, as either a scam or a waste of money. Others have had bad experiences taking online classes. To be sure, an online class does not make the best use of communications technology. Students of such classes often find themselves numbly watching a teacher hold forth with the ability to type messages into an instant message application as their only means of interaction. Such a set up gives a student little opportunity to get his or her questions answered and no control over the pacing of lessons. Online instructors, in their turn, have a hard time picking up on the frustration and discouragement of struggling students.
Online tutoring, however, is a different beast. By now just about everyone with a computer has experienced the Jetsonian magnificence of video calling. Skype has revolutionized telecommunications by providing a simple and cheap platform on which to connect with anyone in the world. While a class via video conference can feel like the remotest of lectures, tutoring through Skype is much more intimate and responsive. Tutors can see their students' faces, hear their voices and read their body language. They can tell when their students have done their homework or when they are not paying attention. At the same time, the physical separation of educator from pupil can help alleviate social anxiety on the student's part. The advent of online whiteboards like Scribblar and Awwapp also provide teachers and students with interactive white boards. To take full advantage of this technology, writing tablets, which replace the mouse with a stylus, are cheap and readily available.
This article details other advantages to online tutoring that a reader might not have considered.
If you live in a city like New York or Boston, you can find effective private tutors on any block just by searching Craigslist. However, for those living in suburban or rural locations, pickings can be pretty slim. While bigger companies like Kaplan may be able to get a tutor to your door in central New Jersey, good luck trying to find the same thing in rural Montana. Even if you do, there's no guarantee that your tutor will be qualified or experienced. Online tutoring, on the other hand, can bring the best tutors into your home no matter where you live.
For those living in New York and Boston, there is still one drawback to in-person tutoring: the going rate for such services is significantly higher than the cost of tutoring outside your city. Just as online tutoring can bring the best tutors to your home, so it can also allow you to pay less for those sessions.
Simply put, not meeting with a stranger is decidedly safer than meeting with one. While most reputable tutors choose to hold lessons in public places like libraries and cafes, parents of high school students often insist on in-home tutoring. Online tutoring provides the best of both worlds.
Not having to commute to lessons, particularly if you have a busy schedule or live in a remote area, is no small thing. If you are a working professional taking GRE, GMAT or LSAT classes, you'll probably find yourself taking lessons after work and on weekends. Well saving that commute can make the lessons logistically feasible and cheaper. If you are a business traveler, so much the better. Just bring your laptop and textbook along and you can have your lesson from any hotel or conference room you see fit. Finally, if your tutor is in a westerly time zone, you can have lessons later at night than you would with a local tutor. After all, 9 PM in New York is dinnertime in LA.
The ambient environment of most live lessons will never fail to create some distraction, from the comings and goings of other patrons to the crying of babies. An online lesson in your home or office, however, allows you to work in the peace and quiet of a private room. As long as you can close the door and have a solid internet connection (even if you have Wi-Fi, plugging in a LAN cable works best) you should have no reason not to focus on your tutor's words. If you want to further screen out background distraction, a Logitech USB headset with microphone costs less than $30.
Rich Carriero has worked in the standardized test prep industry since 1999. He is currently the Director for GRE and GMAT tutoring at Next Step Test Preparation.


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With advanced technological innovations and interventions in educational domains, the needs and ultimately the aspirations of teachers from IT students are also reaching their pinnacles. Information Technology has dominated each and every aspect of modernized educational praxis and overall academic curriculums, owing to the dexterity and excellence, which the profession brings into the entire system. IT students, who are actually the leading professionals of IT industry, are required to be technologically as well as technically sound, as IT is the only field, where information and notions are changing second by second. Assignments , whether home-based or class-based, research-based or logical, are given to these future IT-professionals so that they can have handful knowledge of the latest trends and practices being followed in the IT industry.
Since the advent of IT industry, management and integration have appeared to be much emphasized aspects. In due course, class task on the topic of Information Management Systems is among the favorites of IT teachers. Every now and then, students are asked to either discuss the topic in terms of its pros and cons or analyze case studies of business shifting from manual information management to computerized ones. No matter what the instructions are, students are required to make an analytical, custom assignment, which can reflect the latest information and meets the standards of academic writing.
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The Delaware State Fire Marshall's office is investigating a fire that nearly destroyed a house trailer on Aug. 18 in Delaware City.
Crews were called to the Delaware City Trailer Park, 115 Fifth St., just before 5 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found one trailer in flames and two others with damage from the heat.
Damage to the main trailer is estimated at $50,000. No one was hurt.
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Last weekend, I had the privilege of directing the 'Men of Might' conference at our church in Dade City, a two-day retreat for young men ages 12-19. The weekend verse was 1 John 2:14: "I write to you, young men, because you are strong." The theme of the conference was, as you can probably guess, strength.
It's a passion of mine to encourage guys to "man up", to be spiritually strong and to understand their distinct, masculine roles in God's created order. It's something lacking—but sorely needed—in many Christian circles. We had over 30 guys attending 'Men of Might', all of whom I pray were changed by the experience.
Although I went in on Friday as the director and main speaker, I left on Saturday night feeling like I had been the one instructed and disciplined.
In the weeks leading up to this conference I spent hours researching, studying and planning. I came up with the weekend's schedule, activities, study questions, talks, and how those talks would construct the overall theme of the weekend. I had everything organized and prioritized and ready to go.
Or so I thought.
Two days before the conference, I hurt my knee. I still have no idea how. But I know that I looked like a limping zombie when I walked. At that same time, our worship leader got a frog in his throat. Then one of our speakers got a cold. Our staff started to resemble a sick ward.
Then it got worse. I was supposed to get to the church early Friday afternoon to help set up, but an emergency at work that week meant I wouldn't be able to leave Friday night until after 6. Less than an hour before the conference started.
But then came the kicker, the main punch in the gut. On Thursday night our church randomly lost power in the sanctuary and most of the classrooms, and lost its running water. There we were, the night before hosting a group and staff of over forty guys for two days, and suddenly we were without electricity or water. Just like that, the whole campaign seemed on the verge of collapse.
An electrician from our church congregation spent Thursday night and all day Friday trying to fix the issue in time for Friday evening, but hope seemed slim. The dead ends kept stacking up, and with each passing hour the sense of urgency worsened.
As I worked late into Friday afternoon, checking my phone every two minutes for updates, unable to be at the church to do anything about it, I felt completely helpless. Powerless. No strength, no ability to change a thing. I had none of the traits that I was about to spend an entire weekend preaching on. The only thing I could do was pray, and wait, and trust.
Then, amidst the fear and stress of it all, realization hit me like a lightning bolt: weakness was the entire point.
I had spent weeks planning and preparing, creating and constructing, scheduling and strategizing. I had put such stock in the work of my hands. I had relied on self-strength, self-might, self-power. And when that was taken away, I had nothing left.
I was about to teach a group of teenage guys the importance of strength, all the while forgetting what real strength is all about. Strength starts with weakness. Strength starts with admitting that we have nothing, that we can do nothing, that we are nothing.
It's only in that weakness that the strength of God is manifest. It's only when we fall on our faces, void of any might or ability, that His power is made known through us. It's only when we're completely empty that we're able to be filled with Him. Weakness was the entire point.
I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, when the apostle Paul pleaded three times for the Lord to take away a thorn of the flesh, only to be reminded: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." This humbled Paul and led him to conclude: "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Weakness is treated as something ugly. Something vile. But Paul said it was something glorious, something to be delighted in, because it's only in our weakness that Christ's power is made perfect in us.
In my determination to teach the teens about strength, I forgot to start with its source. I was so focused on what it looks like that I forgot about where it comes from. Or rather, Who it comes from.
As seven o'clock rolled around on Friday evening, and guys started showing up, I had to let go. I had to realize just how weak and fragile I was, and I had to realize the power and might of the God who was ultimately in control. Despite all my planning and organizing, this weekend was entirely in the hands of the Almighty.
Which is exactly where it needed to be.
Not long after everyone arrived that night, by the grace of God, the power got fixed. I couldn't have been more thrilled, and a song of praise rang in my heart. But even if it hadn't come back on, that would have been okay. Because a weekend devoted to "strength" needed to be entirely dependent on the One from whom we receive strength in the first place.
My schedules and methods and electricity were an idol to me, and in His mercy God ripped them down and left me barren and naked, with nothing to rely on but Him.
Which is exactly where I needed to be. Which is exactly where I'll always need to be.
I pray, no matter the discomfort or anxiety it may cause, that God will always tear those kinds of idols away from me. I pray that He daily keeps me on my knees, that He daily reminds me just how helpless and powerless I really am. And in that, I pray His strength is daily made known through my weakness.
We got the power back on in our church, and the 'Men of Might' conference was a great success. But we received a much greater power that night. Not the kind that flows through wires and circuits, but the kind that is most magnified in us when we are most broken and helpless.
We don't have strength. Nor can we acquire it. But the strength of God can work in and through us, and that's what it means to be strong. That's what it means to be a man of might.


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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
|This report is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-132
Date: December 2005
Enhanced Night Visibility, Volume I: Executive Summary
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The planning for this project, detailed in ENV Volume II, included the following five activities:
Although the primary focus of this phase was on planning for the Phase II and Phase III activities, significant time was devoted to working with automotive and lighting manufacturers. It became apparent early in the project that the automotive manufacturers would need to fully understand the costs and benefits of UV–A technology before they would embrace it. Significant time was also spent working with infrastructure suppliers to determine their interest in being a project partner and the feasibility of obtaining fluorescent materials for evaluation that represented realistic alternatives for roadway infrastructure.
Because even prototype UV–A headlamps were not readily available, a great deal of effort was devoted to developing and researching pre-prototype headlamps that could be combined to produce varying levels of UV–A. It was decided that as many as five pre-prototype headlamps were needed to provide a high-output UV–A VES and that both high- and low-output UV–A VESs would be required for testing.
Finally, a literature review was conducted to further refine the planned Phase II research.
Topics: research, safety
Keywords: research, safety, Age, Cyclist, Detection, Fog, Halogen, Headlamp, High Intensity Discharge (HID), Infrared, Night Vision, Nighttime, Pavement Markings, Pedestrian, Rain, Recognition, Snow, Traffic Control Devices, Ultraviolet, Vision Enhancement System, Weather
TRT Terms: research, safety, Safety and security, Safety, Transportation safety, Automobile driving at night, Road markings--Evaluation, Traffic signs and signals--Evaluation, Night visibility, Traffic signs
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Have you been considering getting some help with your money? Do you have a lot of money and need assistance managing it? Or, do you want you set your money up to give it the opportunity to increase? If so, paying a financial advisor for their services may be a great option.
What They Do
A financial advisor is a licensed money expert who gives advice to people. He or she will connect with their prospects to understand what money they have coming in and going out. They then seek to understand their prospect's financial goals in order to help create a plan for their prospect's money.
Once the financial expert understands their prospect's financial desires, they give them advice on debt, insurance, investments, and cash. The financial expert's objective is to protect the prospect's money while helping the prospect's finances increase.
When the financial advisor is not giving the client options on financial moves to take, they are studying the business world. They stay aware of the stock market, what is popular in the retail world, and what is losing its popularity. This way they can help their client make good decisions on where to invest their money.
Other Services
A financial advisor will also sell stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, and more. Along with selling, they will also attend to unsatisfactory situations (complaints) in efforts to make them better.
Last but not the least, they will always keep a close eye on their client's financial accounts and personal lifestyle. At any time, the financial expert may come up with an improvement to the current plan based on their prospect's money performance statistics.


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My Server and Client softwares run both on Linux.
The Server broadcasts multicast, the Client listens multicast.
My Client has to migrate to another site,
and unfortunately multicast is not allowed between the two sites :-(
How to convey multicast between the two sites?
- Through TCP or UDP?
- What tools do you recommend?
- What about latency?
I received an good answer about Cisco configuration (GRE),
but one of the network teams do not want to monitor/maintain it,
=> when transmission will break, support team will spend too many hours to understand and repair.
=> So, what should be the best alternative to GRE?
Is there a solution based on Linux kernel features
or on network card capabilities? (low latency is important)
Usage examples are appreciated :-)
Currently: Server and Client on the same site
Future: Server and Client, each one on a different site
multicast channel: 220.127.116.11:6666
Related questions
- UPD Multicast (Class D) = How can this be routed over the internet?
- IGMP/Multicast routing in Linux
- Multicast accross the subnets and RSVP answer
- Multiple GRE NAT router and "Multiple VPN limitation" link
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Transatlantic Cruisers Snag a 15-Night Bargain
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The stars aligned for member teecee60 when he stumbled upon an irresistible deal on a 15-night transatlantic sailing on Celebrity Reflection, just 10 days before embarkation.
He and his girlfriend had vowed not to plan another cruise for a few months, but the cost couldn't be beat. As soon as the price dropped, teecee60 hit "book," lucked out on airfare and even snagged some Elite deals earned on past Celebrity cruises.
A charming bed and breakfast in Italy provided the perfect overnight, with the exception of one lesson learned: When in Rome, don't take a cab.
Once onboard, the couple instantly fell in love with Reflection's overall style and ambiance. The food and service — not to mention the best show he'd ever seen on any cruise ship — made the sacrifice to splurge that much sweeter.
Although they would have loved to visit more than three ports on their transatlantic (Tenerife, St. Kitts and St. Maarten), the downsides of the trip didn't seem that bad. Besides, their next cruise is right around the corner.
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Ruth the Truth? Feds Find No Evidence on Bernie's Wife
My husband was the one we (and I include myself) respected and trusted with our lives and our livelihoods, often for many, many years, and who was respected in the securities industry as well. Then there is the other man who stunned us all with his confession and is responsible for this terrible situation in which so many now find themselves.
Lives have been upended and futures have been taken away. All those touched by this fraud feel betrayed; disbelieving the nightmare they woke to. I am embarrassed and ashamed. Like everyone else, I feel betrayed and confused. The man who committed this horrible fraud is not the man whom I have known for all these years. — Ruth Madoff, in a June 29, 2009 statement
Until now, it's been hard to know what to think of Ruth Madoff; many have chosen, it seems, to view her as a blank screen, projecting whatever larger feelings they may have had about her husband upon her. Some find her a victim, others seem to feel she's making out like a bandit, still others feel as if she must have known about Bernie's scheme.
But for now, it seems that, unless something changes, she'll likely remain a free woman. Federal investigators have concluded there is no physical evidence that she actively participated or concealed her husband's fraud, according two people familiar with the matter. Click here for the WSJ story.
Without new revelations or incriminating testimony from witnesses, the 68-year-old Mrs. Madoff won't be criminally charged, these people said.
Peter Chavkin, Mrs. Madoff's lawyer, declined to comment.
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Josh's 11th Birthday
Thursday, May 30, 2013
My youngest son Josh turned 11 a couple weeks ago. Where did the time go? I remember when he was born, he was so cuddly. He had the cutest little dimples (still does!) Such a sweet boy... We had a fun weekend celebrating his birthday, so I thought I'd share some pictures with all of you.
Josh has always been hard to buy for. Even when he was little, we would ask him what he would want for a gift, and he would say, "Anything you want me to have." That makes present buying very difficult! My oldest son always has a list about two pages long, just shows how different siblings can be! The only thing he asked for this year was a TURTLE. I was very resistant. I thought "Turtles carry diseases, the tank is going to stink, I will end up doing all the work, and it will probably hide in it's shell all the time." Well, getting desperate after not finding anything else that he might like, we "caved" and bought the aquarium and everything that Josh would need to "raise a turtle." Let me tell you something- turtles are not cheap to get started on! I think we spent between $180-200 by the time we bought the aquarium (we bought the turtle "starter" pack that comes with the lights and filter as well), the water heater, a special "log" for it to climb up on or hide under, and two different thermometers. We had discussed beforehand that if we did end up letting him get a turtle, he would have to use his birthday money to buy the actual turtle, pay for the food and upkeep of the tank with his allowance, and clean the tank. Of course he agreed. Jon and I set the tank up in his room while he was at school. Here he is when he first saw it when he came home:
We took him to the pet store and he picked out a turtle from the tank. To my surprise, the turtle came right out of the shell. Josh named him "Charlie."
He has had fun so far with Charlie. It hasn't been as bad as I thought it might be! He's been keeping the tank up pretty well (with help, of course).
He even took the turtle outside to play:
That weekend, Josh has some buddies over to play flag football, jump on the trampoline, play xbox, and eat dinner and of course some cake and ice cream (he choose a cookie cake this year.) All of the boys were very polite and sweet (it's nice seeing that your kids choose the right "group" to hang out with!) Here they are:
It was a fun weekend celebrating my youngest son and the wonderful gift that God has blessed us with!
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What a nice celebration! Happy to hear the upkeep hasn't been too bad. He looks so happy and excited! What a wonderful thing for him.
He seems like he had a great time!
What a great gift!
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Sweet, sweet memories! And way to go mom giving him what he really wanted for his birthday in spite of your reservations! He was obviously excited about the turtle set up and prospect of getting his new pet. Nice photos! Thanks for sharing!
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Group C scheduled 2014 World Cup action gets underway with a battle between Colombia and Greece today, which will be broadcast nationally on ABC TV and streaming live and free on Watch-ESPN. Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will host this intercontinental counter beginning at Noon Eastern Time (11 a.m. CT/10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT).
As noted by Bleacher Report on June 14, the clash between Colombia and Greece will set the table for a great third day of soccer action from Brazil. As far as where and how to watch this pivotal Group C showdown, there are a number of ways to keep in mind.
Soccer live stream (Internet) coverage of the first match of the day gets underway with the 2014 FIFA World Cup Pre-Match Show at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN3. The televised portion of the warm-ups will follow the pre-match festivities at 11:30 a.m. ET, and opening kickoff is scheduled for 11:55 a.m. ET on ABC (Watch Costa Rica vs. Uruguay live stream free online 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil).
There's great news for those trying to watch Colombia vs Greece online, as ESPN's viewing experience is second to none. Not only will soccer fans be able to enjoy the action free of charge, but additional viewing/audio options include: Tactical Cam - Colombia vs. Greece (2014 FIFA World Cup), Highlight Reel - Colombia vs. Greece (2014 FIFA World Cup), Portuguese Audio - Colombia vs. Greece (2014 FIFA World Cup) and Em Português - Colômbia vs. Grécia (Grupo C) 2014 FIFA World Cup.
As reported in a CBS-Sports (June 13) preview, today's match marks Colombia's first taste of World Cup competition in 16 years (1998). This will be a great battle between two sides with contrasting styles. While the Greeks are known for their tenacious defense, Los Cafeteros showed during the qualifying World Cup matches that they prefer to attack offensively.
Who will prevail in a battle of offense versus defense? If 2014 World Cup soccer oddsmakers are correct, the South American side will have the advantage in this one. Moments removed from the opening kickoff, Colombia is a -115 (money line) favorite to prevail against Greece's +250 odds of an upset.
In addition to the betting lines, the OVER/UNDER is set at a combined total of 2 goals, and alternate goal-spreads go as follows: Colombia -½ [-115] vs. Greece +½ [-105]. Finally, soccer oddsmakers believe that the possibility that these teams will end up knotted up after 90 minutes of play is calculated at +220.
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It is important to note that most of the forest fires in Indonesia are man-made. Much of these fires have been and continue to be set to expand its palm oil, wood pulp and other rubber industry. Fire is the cheapest and the only available tool for smallholders to reduce vegetation cover and to prepare and fertilize the extremely poor soils. The situation has worsened over the years due to El Nino. Except for brief spells of rain in December 1997, since June 1997 until April 1998, East Kalimantan, one of the regions in Indonesia on fire, got no rain at all. Climatologists estimate that the El Nino will continue until June 1998.
Wildfire in Indonesia are almost always caused by human. Only in very limited areas of East Kalimantan are burning goal seams (mostly ignited by 1982-83 fires) as ignition sources. A large percentage of all wildfires resulted from escaped agricultural burns which are done to clear the land. Fire is the cheapest and the only available tool for plantation companies to clear their land, to reduce vegetation cover and to prepare and fertilize the extremely poor soil. And fires undoubtedly will continue to be used for land clearing and soil enrichment by individuals and companies in foreseeable future, even now the Government already prohibited fire for land clearing.
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