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Volume 64, Issue 1, January 1993
Flow visualization in fluid mechanics64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144433View Description Hide Description
The large field of flow visualization is briefly reviewed. Definition, purpose, and classification into subfields are outlined, and the reader is directed toward more detailed and more specialized reviews. The basic methods of flow visualization are explained and the long history of flow visualization is sketched by tracing the introduction of major methods and of discoveries made by flow visualization. Limitations and problem areas in the visual evaluation of velocity and vorticity fields are discussed, and a glimpse into the future role of flow visualization is ventured.
Plasma‐density measurements by microwave interferometry and Langmuir probes in an rf discharge64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144432View Description Hide Description
Improvements for two established methods for plasma‐density measurements have been developed: (a) microwaveinterferometry and (b) single Langmuir‐probe technique. The new microwaveinterferometer design allows us to avoid a rigid waveguide as the reference line and therefore results in a high flexibility for the use at plasma chambers with different geometries. The system is operated at 35 GHz and has a bandwidth of 10 MHz. The cylindrical single Langmuir‐probe system has been equipped with a new rf‐suppression circuit. This allows the application of probes of nearly arbitrary geometrical dimensions in rf‐driven plasmas. The circuit is simply mounted outside the vacuum chamber between the probe feedthrough and the dc circuit. The performance of these two developments has been demonstrated and comparative measurements of charge carrier densities in a conventional rf‐driven plasma show good agreement between the two methods.
Double‐crystal high‐resolution x‐ray spectroscopy of laser‐produced plasmas64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144397View Description Hide Description
A double‐crystal x‐ray spectrometer (DCS) has been used to obtain high‐resolution x‐ray spectra of laser‐produced plasmas. The DCS has a high dispersion, and thus can obtain highly resolved spectra in circumstances where the resolution of a conventional single‐crystal Bragg spectrometer at comparable source‐to‐detector distances would be limited by the source size. In addition the DCS also yields unit‐magnification one‐dimensional spatial resolution in the direction perpendicular to the spectral direction. The instrument produces two spectra symmetrically disposed about a central wavelength, which makes it especially useful for measuring spectral line shifts. Analysis of the spectra from hydrogenic aluminium and helium‐like chlorine indicates a resolving power (λ/Δλ) greater than 2500 and a spatial resolution better than 30 μm.
Retarding‐field analyzer for measurements of ion energy distributions and secondary electron emission coefficients in low‐pressure radio frequency discharges64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144398View Description Hide Description
A four‐grid electrostatic energy analyzer for measurements of the ion velocity distribution and the emission of secondary electrons on the electrodes of low‐pressure radio frequency glow‐discharge systems has been conceived. Problems arising from poor analyzer design are discussed and the performance of the presented analyzer is shown for measurements of the ion velocity distribution in pure hydrogen, helium, and argon discharges. Moreover, the secondary electron yields on aluminium, stainless steel, copper, and amorphous silicon exposed to radio frequency argon, helium, and hydrogen plasmas are determined in situ, for the first time to our knowledge. In parallel‐plate radio frequency dischargessecondary electron emission involves the contributions of ions, fast neutrals, metastables, and photons impinging on the electrode surfaces. Therefore, secondary electron emission must be considered as a global phenomenon. Global secondary electron emission can be up to ten times larger than only ion‐induced secondary electron emission. Typically, the global emission coefficient is of the order of 0.1 (secondary electrons per ion) but can exceed 1 when the contribution of metastables is important. This is a noteworthy result since secondary electron emission is often neglected or underestimated in modeling of electrical discharges.
High sensitivity absorption spectroscopy in glow discharge plasmas64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144399View Description Hide Description
A highly sensitive absorption experiment for diagnosing glow dischargeplasmas is described. This experiment is applicable from the VUV to the IR. A very stable Xe arc lamp is used as a source of continuum radiation. An echelle spectrometer equipped with a gated, image‐intensified, charge‐coupled device detector array is used to disperse and detect the continuum, with absorption features, after it has traversed the glow discharge. Digital subtraction is used to discriminate against the line emission from the glow discharge and detect only the continuum emission from the arc discharge. Estimates of the relative spectral radiances of glow and arc discharges suggests the subtraction technique is broadly applicable to glow discharge studies. A fractional absorption of 10−3 is detectable with a signal‐to‐noise ratio limited primarily by shot noise. A detection limit for excited Hg atoms of 7×109 cm−2 is demonstrated in a 400‐mA Hg–Ar glow discharge. Further improvements in the experiment are proposed.
A moving‐mirror Michelson interferometer for probing transient plasma plumes64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144400View Description Hide Description
A modified Michelson interferometer was used to probe the electron density in plasma plumes produced by pulsed XeCl laser ablation of Al2O3. With one of the mirrors of the interferometer translating steadily, the phase angle of the sinusoidal interference signal was tracked and the XeCl laser was fired whenever the detected phase angle matched a predefined value. The transient interference waveform produced by the plasma plume was then synchronously captured. This moving‐mirror interferometer features minimal vibration isolation, fast response time (∼10 ns), powerful noise rejection, and a detection limit of a thousandth of a fringe shift, or ∼1015 electrons per cm3 for mm size plumes.
A pulsed microchannel‐plate‐based non‐neutral plasma imaging system64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144401View Description Hide Description
The design and operation of a pure electron plasma imaging system is described. The system yields images with high resolution and a large dynamic range. A two‐dimensional image of the plasma is acquired by streaming the plasma directly onto a microchannel plate and phosphor screen. Resolution of the rapidly evolving plasma requires that all the plasma strike the microchannel plate in a single charge pulse lasting less than 1 μs. The expected performance and actual operational characteristics of the system are detailed, with special attention given to the properties of a microchannel plate used in a pulsed imaging mode.
Modular enthalpy probe and gas analyzer for thermal plasma measurements64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144402View Description Hide Description
The enthalpy or calorimetric probe is a water‐cooled stagnation/sampling probe for studying the temperature, velocity, and composition of hot‐gas flow fields. In order to derive the thermodynamic properties of complex flow fields such as plasma arc jets or high‐velocity oxygen fuel jets, the specie concentration must be known accurately. To this end a differentially pumped quadrapole mass spectrometer has been integrated with a fully automated enthalpy probe system. An inexpensive modular probe is described along with the system and its theory of operation. Calibration and error are also discussed. Typical results are presented for the system operating in an argon/helium plasma arc jet in atmospheric pressure air. The maximum temperaturemeasured is 13434 K on the center line of the jet, 5 mm from the exit, with a corresponding velocity of 1295 m/s. The utility in integrating the mass spectrometer to the enthalpy probe system is not only an accurate measurement of the gas mixture components for obtaining the correct property information, but also valuable information can be obtained about demixing diffusion and chemical reaction taking place in the plasma plume. The relative amount of argon to helium is shown to deviate from the nominal mixture by as much as 40% at the center of the plume.
A small rugged nitrogen laser for instrumentation64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144403View Description Hide Description
A novel small and rugged type of a free running atmospheric pressure nitrogen laser is presented and its behavior is studied in detail. Pulse half‐widths are between 800 ps for 60 mm active channel length, and 1.1 ns with pulse energies of 150 μJ for 170 mm active length, both at 2.4 mm laser gap. The maximum pulse energy is found at a field strength‐to‐pressure ratio around 110 V/(cm Torr), in agreement with what is reported in literature for nitrogen lasers. Preionization by ultraviolet light from the free running spark gap could be ruled out while corona discharge over the capacitor foil surface between the laser electrodes could not be excluded.
Optimum capacitor ratio in a transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144404View Description Hide Description
The performance of a pulsed CO2 laser using the capacitor transfer circuit is generally known to improve with an optimum peaking‐to‐storage capacitor ratio C p /C s which varies from around 0.1 to almost 0.5. There has been no reported attempt to account for precisely the origin of this optimum ratio and the large difference amongst them with different experimental setups. In this paper, the optimum capacitor ratio is shown to depend uniquely on the distributed circuit inductances. This may be understood from a simple consideration of the impedance matching for achieving an optimum power transfer at a quasiconstant E/N ratio into the main discharge.
Vertical high‐precision Michelson wavemeter64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144405View Description Hide Description
We have designed and tested a traveling, Michelson‐type vertical wavemeter for the wavelength measurement of tunable continuous‐wave lasers in the visible part of the spectrum. The interferometer has two movable corner cubes, suspending vertically from a driving setup resembling Atwood's machine. To reduce the fraction‐of‐fringe error, a vernier‐type coincidence circuit was used. Although simple, this wavemeter has a relative precision of 3.2 parts in 109 for an overall fringe count of about 7×106.
An optical fiber multiplexing system using Fabry–Perot cavities64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144406View Description Hide Description
An optical fibermultiplexing sensing system with Fabry–Perot interferometers is proposed. A white light source and multimode fibers are used in the system. A theoretical result for the central maximum optical transmittance peak's half width is given. In the proposed system, a primary servoloop and a secondary servoloop are applied in order to lock the reference cavity's spacing on the sensing cavities' spacing. The system is suitable for a multisensor system with a slowly varying signal.
Bandpass photon detector for inverse photoemission spectroscopy64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144407View Description Hide Description
The performance of the bandpassphoton detector for inverse photoemission spectroscopy has been significantly improved. The detector basically consists of a simple combination of a SrF2 entrance window and a commercial Cu–BeO photomultiplier. RbCl (KBr) evaporation onto the SrF2 window realizes a FWHM of 0.51 eV (0.58 eV), at the sacrifice of sensitivity. On the other hand, KCl evaporation onto the first dynode of the photomultiplier provides good characteristics for the photon detector not only with respect to the FWHM but also in terms of the sensitivity. The new detector has a FWHM of 0.47 eV with a maximum response at a photon energy of 9.4 eV. The sensitivity is improved by about one order of magnitude.
Frequency stabilization of a Rayleigh–Brillouin spectrometer64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144408View Description Hide Description
A Rayleigh–Brillouin spectrometer that achieves high frequency stability for long integration times by using the exciting laser line as a frequency reference is described. It is economically built around an ordinary confocal Fabry–Pérot étalon that is not equipped with any means for active stabilization of the étalon gap. Weak signals (photon count rates ∼10 Hz) are tolerated without impairing the frequency stability. The relative frequency resolution (one part in 2×107) is limited as much by the finesse of the étalon mirrors as by the stabilization technique.
Fourier‐transform spectrophotometer for time‐resolved emission measurements using a 100‐point transient digitizer64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144409View Description Hide Description
An infrared time‐resolved Fourier‐transform emission spectrophotometer has been constructed and its use has been demonstrated. The instrument is based on a commercial interferometer combined with a CAMAC‐based data acquisition system. The use of a transient digitizer permits acquisition of a single interferogram point at 100 time intervals following a single photoexcitation. The instrument operates in the ''smooth scan'' mode. The combination of this mode of operation with the use of a transient digitizer provides great time efficiency for data acquisition because there is no mirror settling time at each optical retardation. Complete interferograms free from the artifacts associated with assembly of interferograms arising from multiple scans are available after each mirror scan. The maximum resolution of the present instrument is 0.1 cm−1, limited only by data storage considerations; the maximum resolution of the commercial interferometer is 0.02 cm−1 (with apodization) and could be utilized with long scans. The shortest time that can be resolved by the instrument, currently ∼1–2 μs, is limited only by the infrared detector/preamplifier combination. The longest time interval which is permitted between successive photochemical or photophysical events (nominally 3.16 ms) is limited by the slowest scan velocity of the moving mirror, (0.01 cm/s). Usable data can be acquired from 10 to 50 mirror scans, where acquisition, storage, and coaddition of a single 1 cm−1 resolution scan takes ∼5 min.
Microwave cavity spectrometer for process monitoring of ethylene oxide sterilization64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144422View Description Hide Description
This article reports a novel and simple cavity spectrometer for process monitoring of ethylene oxide sterilization, in which the source frequency, cavity resonant frequency, and gas absorption center frequency are asynchronous with respect to each other, thus, enabling sophisticated signal enhancement techniques to be employed without the need to engage the Stark effect. The operation of the device is such that the source frequency sweeps across a given range (F 1 to F 2) which contains one of the absorption peaks of the analyte gas (gases) of interest while the cavity resonant frequency F r is oscillated within the profile of the absorption peak. Signal enhancement is achieved by adding a relatively small magnitude/high‐frequency ''dither'' signal to the source frequency sweep pattern. The salient information of the gas absorption due to the oscillation of the resonant frequency of the cavity is carried by the ''dither'' signal and amplified and extracted by a series of tuned amplifiers and demodulators. Although the device is still at the initial design stage, a working prototype has been constructed in order to test the feasibility of the novel asynchronous modulation technique. This was achieved by successfully demonstrating that the device operates in an expected manner to within a standard error of 8.3%. It is believed that this error largely results from mechanical components. The significance of this error is greatly reduced when the spectrometer is operated in a large signal scanning mode as is the case when we apply the ''power saturation'' technique to measure the concentration of ethylene oxide in the resonant cavity. This measurement showed that there is a good linear correlation between the output signal and the concentration of ethylene oxide gas (to within a standard error of 4%).
An automated research facility for measuring thermoluminescence emission spectra using an optical multichannel analyzer64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144423View Description Hide Description
A facility for research into the mechanism of thermoluminescence (TL) is described. The facility comprises three units: an annealing oven, an irradiator, and a TL‐emission spectrometer. Crystals or hot‐pressed chips can be moved from and to the mentioned units by an automated sample changer. All units operate automatically and are controlled by a personal computer program. The spectrometer is based on a dispersive grating and an intensified diode array (512 active elements) and covers the 200–800‐nm wavelength range. The wavelength resolution of the spectrometer is 6 nm when a 25‐μm‐wide entrance slit is used and 29 nm when a 1‐mm‐wide entrance slit is used. The sensitive spectrometer could measure emission spectra of CaSO4:Dy (TLD‐200) irradiated at an absorbed dose as low as 3 mGy at a signal‐to‐noise ratio of 10:1 for LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD‐100) this ratio was obtained at 75 mGy. A detailed description is given how measured data can be related to spectra predicted by a model, taking into account all system aberrations.Spectra of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD‐100) irradiated to an absorbed dose of 5 Gy are analyzed according to the Franck–Condon model for light emission. Two emission bands with peak energies of 3.01 and 2.60 eV at 463 K have been found.
Constant‐fraction circuits for picosecond photon timing with microchannel plate photomultipliers64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144424View Description Hide Description
Since single‐photon pulses of photomultiplier tubes(PMTs) have statistically fluctuating amplitude, constant‐fraction trigger circuits (CFTs) are normally employed for accurate timing. However, with the subnanosecond signals of microchannel‐plate types (MCPs) nonideal CFT behavior is observed. A residual amplitude‐dependent time walk sets the ultimate resolution in time‐correlated photon counting (TCPC). We present a quantitative analysis of the problem and discuss published results. We assess the effect of pulse shaping filters and derive criteria for selecting the fast preamplifier. For MCP models with 40‐ps intrinsic resolution, we show that by changing the pulse delay and attenuation ratio in the available CFTs, with minor circuit modifications, the residual time walk is strongly reduced and the detector performance can be fully exploited. For faster MCP types, with 20‐ps resolution or better, the improvement is also remarkable, but we show that there is margin for further improvement and we point out criteria for designing new CFTs.
In situ calibration of a streak camera in nanosecond region with a sequenced multispark switch64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144425View Description Hide Description
This article presents an in situcalibration of a streak camera from 500 ps/mm to 20 ns/mm of streak speeds with an adjustable time‐sequenced multispark switch. This switch is comprised of a trigatron which drives two other secondary sparks separated in time from several nanoseconds to almost 1 μs by simply varying their respective breakdown gaps. The spark light sources of ≤7‐ns rise time from these two secondary breakdowns are coupled into the streak camera using optical fibers and the null streak span separating two parallel streak images corresponding to the time delay between their measuredspark currents, thus allowing a streak speed to be calibrated. The main advantage of this calibration technique, besides simplicity and cost effectiveness of the multispark switch, is that the streak camera is easily synchronized without using any electronic delay unit.
High‐pressure stopped‐flow nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus for the study of fast reactions in solution64(1993); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144426View Description Hide Description
A high‐pressure protonnuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) probe for a stopped‐flow method has been developed, which enables us to follow fast reactions at various pressures up to 200 MPa. The high‐pressure stopped‐flow NMR (HP‐SF‐NMR) method has been applied to the study of several reactions at high pressures: the reaction of tetramethyltin with iodine in chloroform and the solventexchange reaction on aluminum(III) ion in N, N‐dimethylformamide. The volumes of activation for the iodomerization of tin and the solventexchange reaction on aluminum(III) were determined to be −24.9±3.8 cm3 mol−1 and −2.2±0.8 cm3 mol−1, respectively. The apparatus permits measurement of activation volumes for reactions with half lives longer than a few seconds if the nuclear relaxation time of the measured proton is short enough. Several requirements for the applicability of HP‐SF‐NMR are discussed.


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PROUDLY flying the flag of your country during the World Cup is an essential part of the experience for many fans.
But Ivor Saunders, of Abingdon Road, has taken it a step further having put up 16 outside his home in celebration of the tournament.
As the standards fluttered in the breeze, Mr Saunders, pictured, said he was an avid football fan.
The 77-year-old said: "I get them off the internet, my mate Sid buys them for me. They cost about £3.
"They are all different, everyone admires them, strangers who walk past stop and talk to me about them. I think they cheer the place up as well."
Some of the flags he has flying from his gate include Brazil, England, France, Spain, Argentina, Germany and the Netherlands.
The emblems for Liverpool Football Club and Plymouth Argyle are also nestled amongst the nations.
He added: "My favourite one is the Plymouth Argyle one – I have supported them since I was 12 – then the Brazilian one and then the Indian flag."
Mr Saunders, who is a retired chef, said he had no plans to take them down after the end of the tournament because they lifted the atmosphere in the "dull" street.
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News 12 has received more complaints from people who say they have been harassed by security at the Augusta Mall.
In the latest incident, a father of three says he's been banned from the mall for three months, just because he was using his cell phone in the wrong place.
Several emails and phone calls have come into News 12 regarding people who say they've been mistreated and thrown out of the Augusta Mall.
Scott Seibert, a newcomer to the area and a father of three, says he is one of them.
"My kids and my family were standing there crying. It was just a total travesty," Scott said.
In October, Scott was with his family, including his three kids, and talking on his cell phone when mall security approached him.
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A notice bans Scott from the Augusta Mall for three months, and says that he was disturbing the peace and being disruptive to an officer.
But Scott says no reason was given.
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Capita agrees to review deadline for Arch Cru redress
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A parliamentary group that is seeking an improvement settlement offer for Arch Cru investors has announced it has received assurances from the funds' authorised corporate director Capita that it will review the deadline for acceptance of its redress package, currently set at the end of this year.
On Monday (9 July), the all-party parliamentary group, led by conservative MP Alun Cairns, held its final meeting prior to parliament's summer recess.
A statement issued by the group said that, in light of the potential for a negotiated settlement and the announcement by the Financial Services Authority that will set up a section 404 redress scheme, the current deadline is considered "too tight".
The statement added that it had asked the firm to consider an extension to the deadline and that it had agreed "to look at this".
The group added that it had met with representatives from the FSA, who said the regulator had "accepted that they have a part to play in a negotiated settlement with other interested parties".
According to the parliamentary group, the new Guernsey commerce and employment minister gave assurances that the island's regulator is happy to support a settlement, "subject to the conclusions of their internal investigation, which is due to be published in September".
The group also said that some of the insurer's of the Guernsey cell companies "seem to be prepared to listen and, although we shouldn't read too much into this at this stage, this could be the start of a shift in attitude".
Separately, a lawyer has given legal backing to the FSA's section 404 redress scheme proposals, following a request from the regulator to investigate the legality of its plans to recover up to £100m from advisers that recommended the Arch Cru funds.
As reported by FTAdviser in April, the section 404 consumer redress scheme will require all IFAs that recommended CF Arch Cru products to review their advice and offer compensation.
Charles Flint QC of Blackstone Chambers, was asked by the regulator to ascertain that the redress consultation does fall under section 404 of the Financial Services and Markets Act.
Mr Flint said the main focus is whether the FSA has applied legal standards in proposing the scheme.
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by Allen Ginsberg
America Theme of Society and Class
On the surface of things, America is a country without classes. According to the story of the American dream, people can become just as wealthy and prosperous as they want to be, provided that they work hard enough. Think about that idea for a minute, though. Is it really true? Unlike the country America, the poem "America" is all about raising class-consciousness and championing social underdogs. The poem's speaker wants to help those who might get stepped on, or over, by the more successful members of society. He's like a hall monitor, making sure no bullying gets done on his watch. In this case, though, he's got his eye on the whole country, not just one school.
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- Do you think that it's important that the speaker share the social position (lower class) of those whose rights he's sticking up for? Why or why not?
- Do good looks really count for so much in America? What makes you say so?
- What do you think it takes to be a "serious" American, according to the speaker?
- Do you believe in the American dream, that everyone can be whatever they want in America, no matter what? Or do you think that some classes of the population need special care and attention?
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D5000 Won't turn on
My D5000 will not turn on when i turn the switch to on. Batteries are good. Took it to the dealer and said the min. would be $75.00 to find the problem. He said he rarely sees them come back for less than $250.00. He said he could sell the up graded D5100 body only for $550.00. Do not know if he is just trying to sell me a knew camera. Any ideas what you would do? Ken
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Hi Ken,
Welcome to Nikonians!
Sorry to hear of your problem.
Have you tried cleaning the electrical contacts on the battery and the contacts in the camera body?
If you send the camera to Nikon Service or a Nikon Authorized Service Station, they will give you an estimate of the repair cost and won't proceed with the repair until you approve it.
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Some d5000 in certain serial nr span might need a replacement of a certain component. If your camera now has this issue the fix might be free of charge.
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Toko Thanks for guiding me to that web site It appears that the serial number on my camera are on the recall list. I think you my have saved me a couple hundred dollar. I guess I owe you a couple beers.
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Hi: Just thought I would let everyone know that UPS just delivered my Nikon. I sent it in a couple of weeks ago after talking to Nikon on the phone to make sure the recall was still in effect. Only problem I had was trying to understand what the lady was saying. I don't think she was born in Texas. Anyway all in all I was pleased with the amount of time it took to correct the problem. The camera works fine. Thanks again to the Forum. Ken


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Angels Push Past A's With Winning Ninth-Inning Home RunThe Los Angeles Angels rallied against Oakland's improved bullpen to beat the Athletics 5-4.
Gray Allows 3 Runs, A's Lose To AngelsMike Trout hit his first home run of the season, Nick Tropeano pitched five scoreless innings in his season debut and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics and ace Sonny Gray 4-1 on Monday night.
Playoff Pinch Hits: Wild-Card Teams Dominating MLB PostseasonThe Royals and Giants, both wild-card teams, could each make the World Series. The top MLB regular-season teams are out, again. Is this good for baseball?
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Playoff Pinch Hits: Four LDS Matchups In Full Swing For Weekend ActionAll four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
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Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time, (line 2)
Time moves slowly on the urn. Its lifespan is much longer than ours, and so changes happen to it much more gradually. But "slow" is only a relative term. In the history of the universe, for example, the time between Ancient Greece and modern times is a mere blink of the eye.
Quote #2
Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave
Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;
Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,
Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve;(lines 15-18)
The speaker keeps playing the same card again and again: pretending that the people on the urn live in the same moment forever. There is no transience in this world. For the lover, it's a trade-off. He never gets to make out with his lady, but he always wants to make out with her. You may have heard the famous Shakespeare quote, "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." This poet adds a twist. He's like, "The best thing would to be always to love but never to 'have loved.'" This, obviously, is a contradiction and a fantasy, but that doesn't lessen the power of the idea.
Quote #3
For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd,
For ever panting, and for ever young;
All breathing human passion far above,
That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd,
A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. (lines 26-30)
Line 26 sounds more like a steaming steak dinner than a person, but you get the idea: the lovers are always on the verge of satisfaction but never achieve it because things don't change in the world of the urn. Where there is transience, there is the possibility of getting sick of the things you love: instead of a tender desire, love becomes a frustrating "thirst" that keeps coming back.


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Deals of the Day: Goldman Switches Sides, Draws Ire
Deals of the Day gathers all the biggest news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies, financing and private equity. Deal Journal's homepage is http://blogs.wsj.com/deals. You can see real-time updates of our posts and our favorite deal-related articles on other Web sites through our Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/wsjdealjournal.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mentor Graphics: The firm said billionaire investor Carl Icahn's $1.91 billion acquisition bid undervalues the company and putting itself up for sale isn't in shareholders' best interests. [WSJ]
Pursuing NYSE: Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange have continued talks in recent days about a possible joint bid for NYSE Euronext, but the two companies still are working to overcome sticking points, including how much to bid. [WSJ]
Verigy: Japan's Advantest agreed to buy U.S.-listed Verigy Ltd for about 90.9 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to bolster its position in testers for chips used in smartphones and other mobile devices. [Reuters]
Porsche-VW: Porsche is driving ahead with a 5 billion euro rights issue in an attempt to keep hopes of a merger with carmaker Volkswagen alive by paying off a chunk of its heavy debts. [Reuters]
EADS: The company agreed to a deal by its helicopter division Eurocopter to buy Vector Aerospace for $637 million. [Reuters]
Financial Institutions
Switching sides: Board members of Clearwire Corp. believed they had secured some of the best bankers in the business when, last summer, they hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to advise them on their most pressing strategic issue: Should they sell to wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. or not? [WSJ]
Lehman minibonds: Hong Banks said investors there who lost money from investing in so-called Lehman minibonds will receive compensation of up to 96.5% of their investments, up from about 60% agreed to in 2009. [WSJ]
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Harry & David : The specialty gourmet fruit retailer known for its gift baskets, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [WSJ]
Capital Markets
Glencore: The Swiss commodities trader is scheduled to meet with the Hong Kong stock exchange's listing committee on Thursday to seek approval for its plans for an inital public offering. [WSJ]
Companies & Industries
Hewlett-Packard: The company now needs to spend as much as double the historical valuation for software takeovers to catch up in cloud computing. [Bloomberg]
Schaeffler Group: The German ball-bearings maker disclosed plans to reduce its massive debt load by selling some of its controlling stake in auto supplier Continental AG that it acquired in an $18 billion hostile bid more than two years ago. [WSJ]
Ready to spend: U.S. executives are starting to spend the record $940 billion in cash they built up after the credit crisis. [Bloomberg]


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To Your Health
My youngest child recently developed occasional symptoms of asthma, although we have no family history of the disease. She is one of the many new cases of asthma being diagnosed in the U.S. Experts believe the dramatic increase may be due in part to societal lifestyle changes such as inactivity and increased exposure to indoor allergens, as well as greater air pollution. According to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of people with asthma grew from 10.4 million to 14.6 million between 1990 and 1994. Nearly five million of them are children.
With proper treatment, children with asthma can lead normal, active lives. But parents need knowledge about what causes asthma and how to treat it in order to help their children keep this chronic disease under control. Here s information to help you recognize asthma symptoms and provide appropriate care.
What is asthma? Asthma occurs when the bronchioles or small breathing tubes in the lung swell and narrow in response to allergens or irritants in the environment.
The bronchioles become inflamed and produce extra mucus. Muscles around the bronchioles tighten, making breathing out difficult and causing a high-pitched sound called wheezing. Besides wheezing, other symptoms of asthma include coughing, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and chest tightness. Some children experience a scratchy throat, itchy eyes, and a runny nose during an asthma episode. Exhaling becomes more difficult than inhaling. Each child may respond with different symptoms.
Which children get asthma? Although any child can develop asthma, it occurs more frequently in children whose parents have asthma, allergies, or eczema. Asthma is also more common in children born prematurely or when parents smoke.
What triggers asthma? Episodes of asthma can result from many different triggers, both in the home and outside. Common triggers include animal dander, dust and dust mites, smoke, molds, Christmas trees, aspirin, perfumes, strong chemical fumes, aerosol sprays, pollen, grasses, cold dry air, smog, or a change in the weather. Asthma may also occur with infections or as a result of eating certain foods.
Prevention and treatment. Controlling triggers is essential to minimizing the effects of asthma on your child. Eliminating common triggers from the home and helping your child avoid triggers outside the home will help prevent asthma attacks. You can learn more specific information on dealing with triggers from your health care provider or from one of the asthma resources included here.
In addition to avoiding triggers, there are many medications available to help prevent and treat asthma. Asthma medications fall into one of three types. The first group, inhaled anti-inflammatory drugs, are used to prevent asthma. These medications, usually taken daily, work by decreasing the sensitivity of the breathing tubes and blocking inflammation. Symptom-relieving medications, called bronchodilators, make up the second group and are used to relax the muscles around the bronchioles. These are used when asthma symptoms begin or may be used before exercise for prevention. The final group of medications is used to control moderate to severe asthma symptoms. These oral corticosteroids, such as prednisone, are used for two to five days to reverse an asthma flareup.
New Drug Approved. Earlier this year, the FDA cleared a new drug called Singulair, a once-daily medication found to be safe for the prevention and treatment of asthma in both adultsand children as young as six. Used in combination with other asthma drugs, this pill may help reduce asthma symptoms, particularly in children with mild or exercise-induced asthma.
Allergy Testing. For children whose asthma is triggered primarily by allergens, allergy testing and appropriate immunotherapy to decrease the child s allergic response may greatly decrease the need for medications. An allergy specialist can help you decide if such treatment is appropriate for your child.
Be sure to seek medical advice if you suspect your child has asthma. The following are a few of the many asthma resources available which may provide helpful information.
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. (1-800-878-4403) provides newsletters, books, pamphlets, and videos on asthma.
American Lung Association (1-800-LUNG USA), a resource for written materials, support groups, research, and asthma camps.
Web Sites:
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (http://www.aaaai.org) provides educational information for patients and the public.
Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Online (http://allergy.mcg.edu), a source for information as well as an asthma life-quality test.
This article was adapted by the author from one slated to appear in San Francisco Peninsula Parent.


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|About Isaksen Architects
Door County native Henry Isaksen, grew up in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, graduating from Sturgeon Bay High in 1963. At Carroll College in Waukesha he studied music, drama and art, eventually obtaining a Bachelors degree in art.
In 1974 he began his own design firm initially specializing in residences and subdivisions. Henry obtained a real estate broker's license in 1975 and in 1976 became fully licensed as an architect.
Today Isaksen Architects designs all types of structures including: residential (100+), multi-family (75+), commercial (90+, from churches to banks), and occasional industrial work. The firm is recognized as especially talented and experienced in multi-family design - including everything from apartments, condominiums and condo-hotels to bed-and-breakfasts, motel/resorts and timeshares. Henry Isaksen serves as the director of the company with Jean still managing the financials.
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Thursday, May 31
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12:00 pm-5:30 pm — Swope Park:
KCWO NT and A-Tier Check-in and Late Registration.
Triple X games registration and competition.
Camp Lake of the Woods Camping Registration.
DJ Cyrus D, food, beverages, FUN!
1:00 pm-3:00 pm — Swope Park: KCWO Youth Clinic – Presented by Fade Gear and Innova Disc Golf.—Limited to 60 Youth! We will treat up to 60 area youngsters to a variety of info, tips, techniques, a cool players package that includes a Fade Gear disc golf bag and a tournament stamped Innova golf disc. There's also a special course to test their newly discovered skills.
Next, Jeff Sheetz and his Flying Disc Dogs will take the field for an exciting show of canine creativity.
Towser has been on the cover of "DogSport" magazine, and has been featured in the highlight reel on ESPN's "Sportcenter".
Jeff and Jackie Scheetz are the human side of "Team Towser". They have been travelling and competing in disc dog events for several years with the star of the show, 4 year old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix "Towser" – and now with his sidekick "Killian". Both dogs are already qualified in events for this year's Disc Dog World Championships which will take place in Sept in TN.
3:15 pm-3:30 pm — Swope Park: Jeff Sheetz and "Team Towzer" Disc Dogs
5:15 pm-5:25 pm — Swope Park: Jeff Sheetz and "Team Towzer" Disc Dogs
Also during Thursday afternoon will be the preliminary rounds of the wild and wacky "Triple X Games," which will be the focus for many. Participants will have their "old-school" skills tested through the games of Accuracy (throw it through THAT?!*#@), Speed-Putting (HURRY!), KC Hold'em (whatever you do, DON'T drop'em!), Pitch-n-Putt (THAT counts as IN?) and Tic Tac Thro (You're close, but there's a twist.).
Registration for the Triple X Games is now open. You can pay the $20 entry by phone at Disc Golf World (816-471-3472). 60 spots only! All TXG participants will receive a custom SuperHero Passport Disc and Mini! Champions will be rewarded!
5:30 pm-6:30 pm — Swope Park: PDGA National Tour Clinic—FREE TO ALL IN ATTENDANCE
6:30 pm-7:15 pm — Swope Park: Opening Ceremony and welcome to Kansas City. Important tournament announcements.
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Chaz Bono talks 'Becoming Chaz' and taking on the mantle of transgender spokesperson
When you've been in the public eye pretty much since birth, there's no way to go through a major life change without everyone noticing. So when Chastity Bono — the blonde daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono who had been featured on their TV variety shows throughout her childhood — came to accept the realization that she was a man born in a woman's body, Chaz Bono knew the media was going to be all over the story once the process of transitioning from female to male began.
Realizing that he was about to become the most famous living transgender person in the world, Bono got ahead of the story and started writing a new memoir – "Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man," available May 10 from Dutton – and teamed up with documentary filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") to make a documentary about the process. That film, "Becoming Chaz," charmed audiences upon its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and will begin airing on Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network on Tuesday, May 11.
Over the course of both the book and the film, we get to know Chaz as someone who has survived battles with drugs, depression, and identity, but both suggest he's come out the other end as a stronger person. That optimism and vitality seemed very apparent during a recent phone interview.
So what came first, the book or the movie?
Chaz Bono: Well, I guess, probably the book — once I decided to transition and I knew I wouldn't have the luxury of doing it privately, I knew that I would probably do a book about it. The thought to do a documentary definitely came later, but it really made sense when it started to come up, because it seemed like another great way to capture such a visual process.
And what terms did you come to with the filmmakers before shooting started — did you have final approval, were there times you could ask them to stop filming?
Contractually? I don't really remember. I had some say, but I knew that I was gonna give them a lot of access, so I think our vision was very similar, so I don't think that ever really came into play. There were little things here and there, but for the most part, we pretty much agreed on the things that were important to show, and I was really impressed when they started cutting it together, how it was looking.
In both the book and the film, the part I found hardest to watch was the journey of Jenny, your girlfriend. Her struggles with your transition and with her own sobriety felt like some of the rawest parts of the story; you've both apparently come through all this in one piece, but watching you argue and reading some of the things she said to you over the course of everything really made me flinch.
That's interesting, because most people love the relationship stuff.
Not that it wasn't revealing or interesting, but it almost felt more personal, in a way, than "I'm having my breasts removed."
Right. This is the great thing about documentary — you don't know, exactly, what you're gonna get when you start. Neither Jenny nor I knew what issues would come up for us in the context of our relationship as I went through this transition. But it's very organic, it's very real, and it's what happened. I think a lot of people go through this when you transition in a relationship. I know other couples that were together for a certain period of time, and then one of the partners transitioned, and it's a difficult, interesting journey. The emotional side of the change becomes much more impactful on the relationship than the physical side. We prepared for as much as we could prepare for, and the things we did prepare for didn't really seem to be an issue, and things we didn't even think about, we had to learn how to deal with.
And she's signed off on both projects, she's comfortable with everything?
Yeah, she loves the film — Jenny's a real film buff, and she's thrilled to be part of such a great film — and the book, she was probably the only person who got to read it and tweak stuff about herself, and she's totally comfortable with it at this point.
The other thing that made me flinch in watching the doc is your mom's inability to let go of the pronoun "she" when she's talking about you, and I wonder if that's improved since the shooting or if that's still a process for her.
I think it's a process, it's getting better — it's certainly not all the time, but I think she's getting more "he" in there. But it's hard; she knew me for 40 years one way, and it's really hard to start thinking…it's just a habit thing, really. My aunt goes through it a lot as well, and there's a lot of "She…oops, I meant, he." And I understand that you get into a habit of these kinds of things, and it's hard.
I think it was savvy of you to figure out that there was no way to do this off the radar, and that you were going to be thrust into a public position whether you wanted to or not. I'm assuming you knew that once this got rolling, you were going to become a de facto spokesperson for the trans community.
I have a lot of experience with this from when I came out as a lesbian; it was a similar situation, and luckily for me, I am at heart an activist. If I see an issue that really affects me, or people not being treated fairly, I want to do something about it. So thank god I ended up with the personality I ended up with, because it would have been really difficult if I was kind of a wallflower.
I think it's interesting when people in the spotlight can use their fame to say, "Well, if you're going to follow me, you're going to follow me here." What are your targets, where do you want to take your spotlight?
Here's the thing — the trans movement is still in its infancy. We're culturally starting to come out, and we're starting to see more films and books and characters and stuff like that, but it really is at the beginning and we're probably where gay and lesbian people were maybe 20, 25 years ago. So I think the first and foremost thing that I can do is to start to put a face on this issue and really try to break it down to the very simplest terms. That's where I see that I can make the biggest difference.
I've been active in the gay community for over 20 years, and nobody eats their own the way we do. Having had this position thrust upon you in the trans community, have other trans activists been supportive? Are there leaders who have been out there for a long time who resent that maybe now you're the go-to for these issues? What's the response been?
I think for the most part, really supportive. There's always going to be a couple of the people you described. And also, it's been two years since I started transitioning, and I tried to keep a low profile as much as I could in the beginning, and I went to a bunch of different trans conferences and events. I didn't come out and try to take over. There are different issues, and I didn't know them all. So I've been trying to learn as much as I can, and I think the best I can do is try to put this issue on the map a little bit, and break it down so people don't have that knee-jerk scared reaction. It's about getting people to think of gender a little bit differently, that there's really two components to it: It's not just the physical sex of your body, it's also how your brain feels, and that for most people, those two things are in perfect alignment, but for transgender people they aren't. And that's what we're talking about. It's not a mental illness, and it's not some creepy thing; it's just a difference between the brain and the body.
I didn't really realize until I read the book: you studied drama, you were in a band, and you've written three books. What do you want to be now that you've grown up?
I just want to keep working. (laughs) That's what it is. I think I'll do another book at some point. I'm very comfortable doing stuff in front of the camera, and if that comes up I will definitely do it. I'm just trying to stay open and keep moving, because for a long time I went through a period where I felt like I couldn't work, and everything was a grind, and every project I tried to get off the ground went nowhere, and now, going forward, I just want to keep things in that direction.
"Becoming Chaz" debuts on OWN Tuesday, May 10 at 9 PM. Check your local listings for more details.


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Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes Chapter 2 Summary
- Jim and Will take their weekly jog to the library after dinner. They run at full speed, but never in competition.
- As they ascend the library steps, Jim thinks for a moment that he hears music.
- The two boys go into the library. It is described as a magical place where anything might happen.
- Will stares at an old man in the third corridor carrying a broom. Will is always surprised to realize that the man is his father.
- Dad is always similarly shocked to realize Will is his son. Dad greets Will and Jim, then shows them some work by Dante.
- Jim asks for dinosaur pictures, and Will meanwhile feels very distant from his dad.
- Dad hands Will and Jim some books and sends them home. Outside, Jim sniffs the air. He is looking for the storm. Will predicts it will arrive by morning.


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Preds Reduce Roster to 41, Re-Assign 6
Saturday, 09.27.2008 / 10:07 PM CT / Training Camp Central
By Press Release - Nashville Predators
- Blum returns to juniors, five others to Milwaukee, roster reduced to 41 -
Nashville, Tenn. (September 27, 2008) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned forwards Geoff Peters, Mark Santorelli, Nick Spaling and Kelsey Wilson, as well as defenseman Teemu Laakso, to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. Additionally, defenseman Jonathon Blum was returned to his junior team (Vancouver, WHL).
A total of 25 forwards, 13 defensemen and four goaltenders remain in camp.
The Predators will practice Sunday, Sept. 28 through Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. at Centennial Sportsplex. On Thursday, Oct. 2, Nashville (1-2-0) will play its third and final home preseason game against the Carolina Hurricanes (0-3-0). Game time is slated for 7 p.m. at the Sommet Center.


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I quit performing in fetish events earlier this year, and this was my last performance.
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Hi, I just had a week, and, I'm still a little lost to how this all happened but uh. I did very big things this week.
A friend came back home for christmas from halifax, hes a noise musician and an artist and also owns a tape distro. He came over and looked over the work I've been doing in school, then he asked me if I would do projected visuals...
Hello internet, it is I, your not so fearless not so leader.
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WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The United States last week announced it will all but officially ban the importation of a host of European gourmet foods, in retaliation for Europe's refusal to accept U.S. hormone-treated beef. The U.S. Trade Representative last week said that, effective July 29, 34 European products with an import value of $116.8 million would be subject to 100% import duties. These tariffs would double these products' wholesale prices and have the effect of banning them from American ...
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On December 9, 2013 the Dothan Police Department made a felony arrest following the recent investigation of an armed robbery that occurred at 616 North Oates Street, on December 8, 2013.
Investigators say that at approximately 11:45 pm on December 8, 2013, an unknown black male entered the Hobo Pantry convenience store and began concealing multiple items in his jacket. When confronted by one of the stores employees, the subject pulled a knife out, and then fled the scene prior to law enforcement arriving.
On December 9, 2013 at approximately 11:30 pm, investigators say the same subject returned to the business. The employee immediately recognized the subject as the individual that robbed the store the previous day and called the police. The subject was taken into custody by responding officers and has now been identified as William LeVander Hunt.
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Longest Walk 3 departs from La Jolla with message on diabetes
An estimated 200 people turned out at La Jolla Shores Monday for the start of The Longest Walk 3, a 5,400-mile walk-run-ride relay across America to draw attention to the epidemic of diabetes among Native Americans.
Dawn brought presentations and ceremonies before walkers set off at 9:45 a.m. They were to spend the night at the San Pasqual reservation before heading for Rincon, Pauma, Pala and then Pechanga reservations on Tuesday.
La Jolla was chosen as the starting point because of its historic significance to the Kumeyaay Nation. Members would stay along the ocean in the winter and journey back to the mountains and deserts as the weather warmed, said Louie Guassac, assistant coordinator for the Walk and a member of the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians.
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Radioactive Water Leak At Fukushima Worse Than First Thought
Originally published on Tue September 3, 2013 7:48 am
Radiation surrounding Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has increased 18-fold following a report last month that radioactive water had leaked into the ground around the plant, which was badly damaged in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., which owns the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, reports that radiation around the site is at 1,800 millisieverts per hour, a level that Reuters says is "enough to kill an exposed person in four hours."
Previously, the utility, also known as Tepco, said the leaking water was at around 100 millisieverts per hour.
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On Wednesday, December 5 at 5pm, we will be replacing our current password reset utility with an entirely new service. We expect that there will be a brief outage; when service is again available, the password site will look different. Please note: because this is a completely new system, you will need to set up new security questions.
Who is Affected?
All community members who use a College username and password, including faculty, staff, students, applicants, alumnae, trustees, affiliates and associates, emeritus professors and retirees, and former employees who use Bryn Mawr systems such as Webmail, Bryn Mawr College wireless, Virtual Bryn Mawr, Blogs, Moodle, etc. will be affected.
Why is this changing?
Some of you may be aware of an ongoing periodic issue with the password reset site where new users could not be enrolled. This means that new applicants and employees cannot reset passwords. Each time this has previously occurred, we were able to work with the vendor to restore full functionality. On this occasion, after many hours of troubleshooting, this issue has been deemed unresolvable by the vendor and they do not believe they can return us to regular functionality. In addition, the condition of the database prevents us from moving the security questions you may have previously set into a new system.
As we are quickly approaching this week's early decision dates for the undergraduate programs, and with the knowledge that we could not continue with our current solution, we have chosen a new solution which will be put in place on Thursday. While it is typically our practice to announce any changes at least one week in advance, in this case more notice was not possible.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Smartfish Whirl Mini Notebook Mouse Review
Many of you are like me and run a web based business, so you know what the constant clicking and mouse usage can feel like on your hands and fingers. There is a new mouse in town that will make mouse usage much more comfortable. Smartfish Whirl™ Mini Notebook Mouse with ErgoMotion™
Smartfish developed anti-gravity comfort for your computer mouse with the Whirl™ Mini's patented ErgoMotion™ pivot system that makes your mouse feel like it's "floating on air!" This is the Only Mouse with Gravity Defying Comfort Pivot Technology.
For laptop use, it's time to get rid of that old-fashioned "miniature mouse" and upgrade to the comfort of the Whirl™ Mini Notebook Mouse with ErgoMotion™ -- the world's first truly ergonomic compact mouse. No other portable mouse provides the fluid, air-like comfort of the patented ErgoMotion™ pivot system. You can finally say goodbye to aches and pains while using a computer mouse. Whether you are right- or left-handed, you can enjoy the unique on-the-go experience of our Award Winning computer mouse that experts from MacWorld Magazine, PC World, GQ Magazine, Good Housekeeping and many, many more all agree will forever change your mousing experience!
The perfectly portable Whirl™ Mini Notebook Mouse with ErgoMotion™ combines the remarkably natural comfort of the patented ErgoMotion™ pivot system with the three most sought-after computer mouse features: Up to 800-dpi hi-def laser sensitivity, 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity and extra long battery life.
The ErgoMotion™ pivot system reduces your risk of Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) by adding motion! The magic of the function is how it naturally adapts to your hand motion rather than the other way around! While all other computer mice require your hand and wrist to remain in a fixed position, the Whirl™ Mini pivots naturally as you move, automatically changing it's angle infinitely to match your wrist and hand. The mouse will lean, swivel or pivot with your movement so your hand and wrist are never in a fixed position, creating the most comfortable and healthy mousing experience ever.
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I actually was shipped the full size mouse for this review. I am on the computer all day long with the reviews and the other client work that I do, so having a comfortable mouse is critical for me. I did have a bit of a hard time getting used to this mouse as it is on a pedestal of sorts, but after a few days, I started to like it.
It is taller than a regular mouse so that was a bit difficult getting used it. I would assume the laptop mouse is actually smaller and that would probably work better for me. I do have small hands and this full sized one felt a bit too big for me. My son loves it and has swiped it for his computer.
Usage wise, it is very smooth and it glides really nicely. The pivoting motion is cool as well and it is very comfortable to rest your hand on and use continually. I feel that if I had a smaller one it would be awesome for me. I worry a lot about RSI and I feel that they way this is built it would relax my hands quite a bit.
What I love the most about this mouse is the wireless set up. It comes with a tiny plug in for your laptop and that stores on the bottom of the mouse when not in use. There is an on/off switch as well so you are not losing battery juice when not in use. These features are awesome! Really a big plus for me!
If you are interested in checking out the new Whirl™ Mini Notebook Mouse, swing by the Smartfish site and see for yourself. Many Large retailers are carrying them as well so you can try one out as well.!
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Today our favorite developers have just announced they're officially pushing out their milestone 2 builds of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean - also known as CyanogenMod 10.1 for the rest of us. CM 10.1 has just reached m2 status for many of their supported devices, and you can get it right now as we speak. More details and download links are available below.
For those that aren't familiar, "M" builds are a milestone build with higher levels of polish and stability than the CM nightly builds, but still aren't considered what the teams would consider "stable." Don't worry though, I've personally been running CM10.1 with Android 4.2.2 for a few weeks now, and everything is as smooth as can be.
The CM10.1-m2 builds are now available for a wide array of devices and brings everything we love about the absolute latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean to even more devices. And yes the Verizon Galaxy Nexus (toro) is happily included. All the devices in the Nexus lineup can enjoy M2 builds, and the same goes for many of Samsung's most popular devices.
Devices like the Galaxy S, S2, S3, Galaxy Note, HTC One X/S and many others can all enjoy the latest Android 4.2.2 with CM10.1-m2 builds this evening. They are arriving on the CM servers as we speak and are available to download from the link below. Alternatively many custom ROM builders have been kanging 4.2.2 for a few days, so that's another option. If your device didn't make the cut tonight, don't worry as more should be added in the coming days and weeks. Enjoy and happy flashing!
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How to Install nginx and google PageSpeed on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, nginx, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 26, 2016
This tutorial shows how to build a nginx .deb package for Ubuntu 16.04 from source that has Google PageSpeed module compiled in. Nginx (engine-x) is an open source and high-performance HTTP server, reverse proxy and IMAP/POP3 proxy server. The outstanding features of Nginx are stability, rich feature set, simple configuration and low resource consumption. Nginx is being used by some of the largest websites on the internet and is gaining more and more popularity in the webmaster community.
How to install Odoo ERP Software on Ubuntu 16.04Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, nginx, server, ubuntu • Comments: 2 • Published: Aug 24, 2016
Odoo is an OpenSource enterprise resource planning and customer relationship software that can help you to organize and grow your business. Odoo was formerly named openERP and therefore TinyERP. There are many apps available to extend Odoo, for example: billing, accounting, manufacturing, purchasing, warehouse management, and project management.
Basic HTTP Authentication with NginxAuthor: falko • Tags: linux, nginx, web server • Comments: 1 • Published: Aug 12, 2016
This tutorial shows how you can use basic HTTP authentication with Nginx to password-protect directories on your server or even a whole website. This is the Nginx equivalent to basic HTTP authentication on Apache with .htaccess/.htpasswd.
Rate Limiting with nginxAuthor: falko • Tags: nginx, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 10, 2016
This article explains how to use the nginx HttpLimitReqModule to limit the number of requests for a given session. This is useful, for example, if your site is hammered by a bot doing multiple requests per second and thus increasing your server load. With the ngx_http_limit_req_module, you can define a rate limit, and if a visitor exceeds this rate, he will get a 503 error.
How to cache static files on nginxAuthor: falko • Tags: linux, nginx, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 08, 2016
How to install nginx as a Reverse Proxy for Apache on Ubuntu 16.04Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, nginx, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 02, 2016
This tutorial shows how you can set up nginx as a reverse proxy in front of an Apache 2.4 web server on Ubuntu 16.04. nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.
How to use GeoIP with Nginx on Ubuntu 16.04Author: Till Brehm • Tags: nginx, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 2 • Published: Jul 29, 2016
This tutorial explains how to use the GeoIP module with nginx on Ubuntu 16.04 to find out where your visitors come from. The GeoIP module sets multiple variables like $geoip_country_name, $geoip_country_code, $geoip_city, etc. that you can use in your PHP scripts or directly in your nginx configuration, for example to serve content in different languages based on the user's country.
How to Install Nginx with PHP and MySQL (LEMP Stack) on CentOS 7.2Author: howtoforge • Tags: centos, linux, mysql, nginx, php, web server • Comments: 2 • Published: Jun 28, 2016
Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a CentOS 7.2 server with PHP support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL (Mariadb) support.
How to Install Seafile with Nginx on openSUSE Leap 42.1Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, nginx, opensuse, server, suse • Comments: 1 • Published: Jun 15, 2016
In this tutorial, I will show you how to build your own file sync and share server with seafile on openSUSE Leap 42.1. Seafile is a free file hosting software with a functionally like Dropbox or Google Drive that can be installed on your own server.
How to Install ownCloud 9 with Nginx on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, nginx, opensuse, server, web server • Comments: 1 • Published: Jun 13, 2016
OwnCloud provides Self-hosted file syncing and sharing with a nice web interface and syncing apps for all major mobile and desktop platforms with a functionally like Dropbox, mega, etc. ownCloud makes it easy to access and sync files, calendars, and contacts across your devices. In this tutorial, I will guide you to create your own sync and share server platform with ownCloud. We will install ownCloud with Nginx as the web server, MariaDB (a MySQL fork) as the database and php-fpm to handle the request for php on Linux OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
What is Nginx?
Nginx is the second most popular open source (BSD License) web server software after Apache. Being more recent than the latter, it follows a different operation approach that is beneficial in specific cases such as the handling of concurrent requests. Besides its core functionality as a web server, it also boasts some mail proxy server features supporting TLS/SSL, STARTTLS, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP. It's HTTP server features include the serving of static and index files, accelerated reverse proxying with caching and automatic load balancing and fault tolerance, modular architecture with the ability to apply filters, name or IP-based virtual servers, keep-alive and pipeline connections support, uninterrupted client servicing during reconfiguration or upgrade, bandwidth throttling, different function execution based on the client address, validation of HTTP referrers, request limiting, MP4 and FLV streaming and syslog logging.
Nginx is a versatile and scalable software that can work on FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Mac OSX and Windows XP or Server 2003. The main difference with Apache is the fact that Nginx is relying in an asynchronous event-driven and non-blocking architecture. Nginx is preferred over Apache for its incomparable speed, as it works twice as fast when serving static content. It is also similarly extensiable as Nginx also supports add-on modules that must be compiled though. Nginx can successfully balance the load even when it is called to handle many thousands of traffic requests per second. This high performance capabilities combined with low RAM capacity requirements, and also the ease of use of its configuration tools has made Nginx the most popular web server (42%) in the top one thousand websites (based on traffic), and the second most widely used web server tool in the whole world of active internet websites (22%).
For those who need to reach utmost levels of performance taking full advantage of their systems, there is also the choice of Nginx Plus (one month free trial) which features more advanced tools for load balancing, content caching, media streaming and performance monitoring and management.
HowtoForge and Nginx
We at HowtoForge love Nginx as it is our web server of choice for our own website as well. That said, HowtoForge is filled with tutorials that show how to install Nginx in various popular Linux distributions, how to configure hosting control panels to manage it, how to compile extra modules to extend its functionality and how to integrate cloud services to it. You will also find helpful guides on how to install CS-Cart on nginx, how to secure yourself from SSL attacks, how to run redmine project management, how to improve its speed and how to install, configure and use various webmail applications on nginx.
Still, if you can't find what you're looking for, don't despair. Visit the helpful HowtoForge forums instead, and ask for the advice of the web administration experts that are hanging out there. There's even a dedicated section named "Server Operation" where people help each other on all things relating to Apache, Samba, MySQL, DNS, Postfix etc.