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The fact that the DOW dropped more than 800 points at one point on Monday has everyone weary of the future. However, experts say to only worry about the things you can control and to try and maintain during these tough times.
The bad day for the market ended with the DOW at a loss of nearly 370 points. And for many hoping the bailout will eventually come through, they're worried. Frank Williams, a Tallahassee resident said, "It's difficult to predict. I just hope that they're making the right decisions for the best of all of us."
And those making decisions urge that there is no quick fix, as President Bush did his best to quell fears saying, "We don't want to rush into this situation and not have the program be effective."
Local financial adviser with Waddell & Reed, Rick Theobald, says Wall Street's current day to day status is not an indicator of the big bailout's success. "You can't mistake a sell off day on Wall Street as Wall Street's ratification of whether or not it's a good or bad plan. There are some truisms that the market will react how it will react." said Theobald.
And although the Federal Reserve is making more money available for borrowing, there's still a waiting period until the economy shows improvement. Experts say average Americans should not be scared--they should be smart with their money.
"You need to do the basics of blocking and tackling the little things like, if you have a budget, live on a budget. You need to save some of your money. You need to give away some of your money and you need to care more about the other guy than you do yourself because we're all in this together." said Theobald.
For the very latest on what the government is doing to try and help the economy--it can be found on the web site for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Just click the link below.


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Why does Sun VDI 3 mandate a user directory?
By MrDGrobler on Feb 11, 2009
Hi folks,
This is a very common question we get these days for the VDI 3. Simple answer to that is, desktops are made for users. And the user data is kept in 99% of the deployments in user directories. So that's the simple reason.
Next question is then:
I want to do a Proof-of-Concept. Where should I get a user directory quickly?
There is a really simple answer to it. Use OpenDS. The open source LDAP server, derived from Sun's Directory server. All built in java. There has been just a new release been done beginning of this month. Perfect for a POC. There are just a few steps to get the install done:
- Go to the download page https://opends.dev.java.net/public/downloads_index.html and launch the quickstep install.
This launches a java webstart installation, very simple and straightforward
- Provide the install path
- Provide the Root User password
- Select standalone server
- Specify the domain
- Import automatically generated sample data
- Done.
After a few minutes the install is complete. Any administration task can be done through the console <install path>/OpenDS/bin/control-panel. Thereafter you simply point a VDI 3 instance to the server, where OpenDS is running with (LDAP, anonymous access) and you are done for the POC. At least in regard to the User Directory ;-)

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"There are many "how-to" books and even "how I did it" books," explains George Barr in the introduction to Why Photographs Work. "But there are not many books available that discuss why photographs work from a practical rather than theoretical or philosophical point of view."The photographic subjects of Barr's visual analysis include pristine landscapes, canny environmental portraits, jewel-like industrial details, expansive architectural views, delicate floral still lives, plastic camera reveries and abstract image composites, amid many other visual themes.
"This book is about great photographs rather than great photographers. Some of the photographers are famous; others are not," Barr adds. "Some have literally thousands of strong images and many books to their names, while others have only made a handful of great images but are poised to make many more."
Wayne Levin: Bluefin Trevally Herding Akule, 2000
Good photographs often benefit from great reflective surfaces and nice tonal gradients. Sometimes the effective reflections occur en masse—for example, with leaves turned inside out in the wind and changing the tones of a tree. I knew that individual fish can be iridescent but hadn't appreciated the effects of a huge school of fish. More power then to Levin for recognizing the potential, where other underwater photographers have not.
In this photograph we have an explosion of light at the bottom. It is not clear if this is a sandy bottom or something else entirely. If it is the bottom, then why the dark waters so nearby? We see a multitude of Akule fish bursting out from this area, blossoming in spreading paths. The gradations of rightness in the fish give the image depth, while the orchestrated swimming patterns provide wonderful curving lines through the image.
Levin has used his position to control the lighting and provide the range of tonalities across the image, undoubtedly through considerable experience. We see no murky waters or sun-filled background. I dare say a diver would understand the picture better. I prefer to accept it as magic.
The three predatory Trevally fish offer the only brilliant highlights and are quite menacing. They swim in line, too, arcing slightly and in opposition to the fish below them. It is hard to estimate scale, not knowing the fish. I have the sense that these are huge fish, shark sized, yet I suspect the truth is more mundane, the scale smaller, but the scene no less impressive.
The photographer has managed to imply movement without the need for a long exposure, the darting of the threatened fish implied by their head-to-tail lines of direction. Some images are beautiful, others informative. Here Levin has managed both, to our collective surprise considering the subject. Looking at photographs is very much about discovery.
TECHNICAL: Nikonos V with Technical Pan film and a NIKKOR 2.8 20mm lens. Both photos © Wayne Levin www.waynelevinimages.com
Dan Burkholder: Tree and Pond in Fall, 2009
BARR'S ANALYSIS: Dan Burkholder has a reputation as both fine art photographer and innovator. Going to his Web site, I was greeted by his latest project—photographs taken with his iPhone, with image editing also on the iPhone. Normally I'd greet an idea like this with considerable skepticism, but these images were beautiful, resembling old master landscape paintings.
Although this photograph is a rather ordinary rural composition, the color and texture make the image. Vignetting contributes to the scene's antique look, as if the image has darkened over many years with layers of varnish obscuring the edges and warming the colors.
This photograph's strength is in the handling of color and the overall presentation. Unlike simple photographic tinting, where large areas are typically colored with a single wash, here we have changes in color on a very small scale, as if these were brushstrokes from a palette of generous proportions, exactly as a skilled painter would use, while at the same time entirely avoiding the look of fake paintings. The subject is something most of us can relate to: rural, pond, late fall, low sun, peaceful, still, a refuge from the city. The presentation reminds us of our youth, grandparents, neighbors or a day away.
Burkholder has stitched together several images, but with the iPhone's automatic exposure and less than perfect stitching, we see ghosting, as if some elements were not entirely there. Given the painterly presentation, this deviation from reality seems entirely appropriate, giving the image a sense of movement as well. The photographer shows very skilled use of his tools and a thorough knowledge of their limitations. Moreover, he knows how to work around their limitations. Most importantly (and what separates the artist from the worker), he knows how to take advantage of these limitations to make something wonderful.
Really, the difference between an image captured on a cell phone and one taken with the best and most expensive digital equipment is mostly about the number of pixels and how spontaneous and relaxed one can be in making the image. When multiple photographs are used to stitch the final image, size is no longer limited by the equipment. Prints of this image have been made up to two feet square and are full of detail.
TECHNICAL: Image mosaic made with and stitched on an Apple iPhone. Overlapping 19 images provided both a wide-angle perspective and (thanks to varied exposures) a quasi-HDR effect that helped preserve velvety shadows and
milky highlight detail. The final four percent of image tweaking (color correction, final sharpening and so on) is done on a "real" computer with Photoshop. The image is printed on an Epson 9900 using Imageprint (a third-party, RIP software by ColorByte) and Museo Max paper.
Louie Palu: Front Towards Enemy, 2008
BARR'S ANALYSIS: The face of war, so young, so innocent looking, barely shaving, yet there is weariness in those eyes that speaks of fatigue, experience, pain and loss. Without the story behind the image, we don't know which warzone if any this was. Louie Palu tells us that the young man is an American soldier, but it could have been any modern army. The helmet confirms he's English speaking.
Palu is a photojournalist, not a commercial portrait photographer, but the pose is somewhat formal, with studio-like lighting. The almost formal setup contrasts with the dirt, sweat and cracked lips that imply the end of a mission, the fatigue in the eyes further emphasizing the toll on these young people. To capture so much in a warzone photograph is remarkable, probably more revealing than the soldier might prefer to have seen by those back home.
The message on the helmet is clear in its statement, but hardly in its purpose. Is this a joke played by platoon mates, a philosophy of the soldier or a reminder to oneself in situations that could quite reasonably make one terrified?The helmet is askew and shows considerable wear. The uniform has been "customized" with the neckerchief, almost an adoption of local dress.
Is this empathy with the local people or simply a practical way to keep out desert sand?
As a photograph, it reveals the youth of the face, its smooth curves and lack of lines, which might not have been as obvious had the subject been photographed out in the sun. The face is framed by the helmet above, the striped neckerchief below, and the straps of the helmet on the sides: the young man a prisoner to his circumstances.
While one might not think that image quality is an important issue in photojournalism, in fact, when one studies some of the best street, news and even war photography, the best work tends to be well composed, the original prints have rich tones and the images are beautiful in their own way.
TECHNICAL: Nikon D2X, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 lens. Image captured in RAW format and converted to grayscale. Photograph taken in bunker made of sand bags, natural light, no reflectors or artificial light.


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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the Vail Homeowners Association monthly report. We publish weekly excerpts from the association, which keeps a close eye on economic and political trends in and outside of the town. The newsletter electronic version with links to supporting documents is available at www.vailhomeowners.com.
The town of Vail was once viewed as a fair-minded arbitrator between commercial and residential interests. Not so much any longer; since the recession, it has taken a decidedly factional business centric perspective, becoming, as some see it, an instigator of conflict rather than an arbitrator of compromise. The town, to some observers, is spending more of its energies and resources on the business of doing business. Each year, it escalates spending on economic development related operations and less on quality-of-life capital improvements. Some critics ask, where are the improvements that benefit the entire community?
Electoral process
Reliance upon Vail's electoral process to shift the balance of power back toward a centrist position will not happen quickly. As the ratio of the town's population of property owners tilts steadily toward an increase in non-resident owners, there has been greater polarization among commercial, resident and non-resident factions as played out through the town of Vail economic development initiatives. Vail's non-resident property owners are the most vulnerable and are frequently given the short shrift in politically resolved confrontations, because non-residents have a marginal voice in the town's electoral process.
A Colorado court decision gives the authority to local voters to confer voting privileges upon non-resident property owners through an amendment to the town home rule charter. This scenario is not likely to occur. It is in the hands of the Town Council to shape compromise and build bridges of communication that will instill trust and collaboration among the community's competing factions.
Incongruously, Vail has seen a steady decline in voter turnout and a steady rise in registered voters for much of the past decade. Disturbingly, the town may have inadvertently spawned the suppression of voter turnout. The trend to vote absentee had been on a steady increase for much of the past decade. The Town Council, prior to the last election, decided to not maintain a mailing list from election to election for those wanting to automatically be sent an absentee ballot. Vail voters now have to apply each election to receive an absentee ballot. The consequence in the recent Town Council election was a decrease in voter turnout both by absentees and at the polls. Importantly, there has also been a steady decline in voter turnout for all but one of the seven Town Council elections held since 2001.
When comparing Vail's voter registration (4,257) and the 2012 U.S. census population estimation of persons above the age of 18 (4,707), all but 450 local residents above the age of 18 are registered to vote, better than 90 percent, an unusually high percentage. However, once registered, registered voters don't vote. Only 19.5 percent saw fit to vote in the November election. The outcome of low voter turnout is that public policy for the entire community, a majority of which are non-resident property owners, is being determined by an extraordinary small and steadily shrinking segment of the local population. This level of disengagement by both registered voters and non-resident property owners with the political process, particularly in a small town, rife with lively rumor and gossip, is a signal that something may be seriously wrong with the governing institution's ability to encourage public participation and the education of its citizenry in the governing of the community. Some see this as a recipe for escalating trouble ahead.
To counter this prospect, the town of Vail needs to become more transparent. As a step to motivate registered voters to become voting voters, the Homeowners Association suggests that all meetings of the town's boards, commissions and advisory committees should be live streamed and archived on the Internet as the Town Council is currently doing. People need to be able to view firsthand how their government works. Perhaps they will see the value of putting their votes and their financial support to work on behalf of those who best represent their interests. Not knowing how local government works is a deterrent to those who want to participate, but don't know how to go about it. Residents and property owners need to be given the opportunity both to learn and participate. Opening opportunities for participation and leaning via the Internet may be a good place to start reconciliation among the community's competing factions.


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By Mrs Michelle Kennedy (Drum)April 19, 2012
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- When units are deployed, family readiness group volunteers step in to help Families stay connected and busy. One battalion thanked their volunteers during Operation Combat Spouse on Monday.
Twenty-four FRG volunteers from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, stepped into their Soldiers' "boots" for a day while participating in the same simulated training Soldiers are required to complete.
The day began with a mission briefing led by Lt. Col. Dennis McKernan, battalion commander. Operation Combat Spouse would require the volunteers to stop and prevent enemy fighters from entering Fort Drum.
"Situation: enemy forces have been infiltrating across the Fort Drum fence line (on Route 26) that you so lovingly decorated months ago," McKernan announced to the spouses. "They've been moving east and west into the airfield and onto Fort Drum. It's your job to protect and deny that penetration."
To prepare the spouses for their "mission," they learned to fly helicopters in simulators at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, load and fire weapons at the Engagement Skills Trainer and complete a convoy mission at the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer.
Jenn Martinez, whose husband serves with D Company, 3-10 GSAB, said the event was "a lot of fun."
"(Family events) boost morale when we get to do these sorts of things, and it's just a fun activity to get everybody together," she said.
Martinez said her favorite event was the convoy simulator. She also said she enjoyed shooting the M-240B machine gun.
"It was the biggest one I shot," Martinez said.
Stephanie Layden, whose husband also works in D Company, said she enjoyed getting to know other spouses at the event.
She also enjoyed flying in the helicopter simulator, which offered a full-motion and realistic experience for the spouses.
"My favorite activity was the (CH-47) Chinook simulator, because it seemed so real," Layden said. "(My husband) is an armor and aviation mechanic … for the (AH-64) Apache."
Layden added that she enjoys being involved in the FRG because it's a good way to meet new people.
"Everyone is away from home and away from Family, so I think it's a good idea (to have an opportunity) to meet different people from different places and get to know each other, listen to different experiences and learn from other people," she said.
Appreciation events are important for units because they boost morale and strengthen the relationship between the unit and FRG members, according Capt. William Maloney, event organizer.
"Events like these are very important for the spouses (and) volunteers, as well as for the unit as a whole," he said. "The frequency of deployments weighs heavily on both Soldiers and Family Members alike. Without a solid support structure like the one established by the FRG volunteers, the unit would not have been nearly as effective during its tour."
McKernan agreed.
"Essentially, we wanted to give them some insight as to what their Soldiers do," he said. "I think they had a good time. There was a lot of team unity and a lot of laughter. It was a great day."
Monday's event also was bittersweet because McKernan had his battalion change of command the following day.
"It's a little sad for me, but I'm glad we could get this done (before) the change of command," he said. "The United States military (makes up) less than one half of one percent of the people in the country. I would submit that spouses are way less than that, and they are really what keeps this organization going when everyone is gone. It's significant to thank and recognize them for everything that they do. Today, they had a lot of fun."


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This image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the successful launch of a Delta II, carrying the GeoEye-1 satellite, rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 Saturday Sept. 6, 2008 at Vandenberg Air Force base in Calif. The satellite makers say GeoEye-1 has the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system. It can collect images from orbit with enough detail to show home plate on a baseball diamond.(AP Photo/Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Prost)
The schedule for the free shuttle to the Air Show (saturday and sunday only) is as follows:
Departing from:
Grand Junction High School
Central High School
Mesa Mall
Shuttles leave at 8:40 am and will be running approximately every 20 minutes.
Departing from:
Fruita Monument High School
Mesa County Fairgrounds
Shuttles leave at 8:30 am and will be running approximately every 20 minutes.
Parking is $10 per vehicle and $25 for oversized vehicles.


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Definition of holm oak in English:
holm oak
An evergreen southern European oak, with dark green glossy leaves. Also called evergreen oak or ilex.
- Quercus ilex, family Fagaceae.
Example sentences
- But the Agriculture Department has since confirmed infections in a beech, a horse chestnut and a holm oak in a Cornish garden.
- I'm currently sitting in Priory Park, on the banks of the city's defences in the shade of a beautiful holm oak so that I can see my laptop's screen on such a bright day.
- Every day at the festival there are performances staged beneath the shade of a giant holm oak in the courtyard garden of a 19th century palace.
Late Middle English: holm, alteration of dialect hollin, from Old English holen 'holly'.
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By Ms. Christie Vanover (IMCOM)May 3, 2010
CHIEVRES, BELGIUM - USAG Benelux was recognized as having the Army's best community relations program in 2009, and ChiAfA..vres Garrison is continuing the effort to strengthen U.S.-Belgian ties through more community relations events.
The garrison hosted its first on-post Belgian Market and Mayor's Seminar April 23-24.
"The overall purpose was to deepen the partnership with the communes that are in and around ChiAfA..vres and SHAPE," said John Paugh, ChiAfA..vres Garrison manager.
Mayors from nine communes outside the gates of the decades-old base joined to hear the economic impact of ChiAfA..vres and SHAPE.
"They were very impressed, and they were very excited that we've hosted this," said Paugh. "Particularly having the opportunity to come out to ChiAfA..vres Air Base, have the tour and actually see what's out here was refreshing for them. I think that they felt that this was a very good gesture toward the future of our partnership."
Alain Carion, mayor of the commune of Beloeil, had never been to ChiAfA..vres Air Base, although he said he has driven by the base for years.
"It's very interesting for me because I don't know what's going on on base," he said. "The only thing I might see is an airplane, but I have no clue how many people work here or what you do, so it's very interesting for us to know better what this is all about.
"I really appreciate the way it was brought to us as an opportunity to partner with them," he continued.
The seminar was attended by the mayors of ChiAfA..vres, Lens, Brugelette, Ath, Silly, Beloeil, Saint-Ghislain, Jurbise and Soignies; the Belgian National Military Representative; the Belgian Military Commander of the Hainaut Province; the Belgian Facilitator of the air base; and representatives from the governor's office, SHAPE Federal Police and the SHAPE Headquarters Support Group.
"There was a lot of positive discussion particularly when we discussed the economic impact," said Paugh.
For instance, the Belgian NMR suggested local vendors hire an English-speaking employee, if possible. He said that benefit would improve overall commerce within the communities because it would encourage the international community stationed at ChiAfA..vres and SHAPE to venture out more.
It's because of that communication barrier that ChiAfA..vres hosted a Belgian Market in conjunction with the seminar. Vendors were invited on post to share their services with the military community, and translators were on hand to assist.
"What's done today is important," said Carion. "It's our way to better welcome the U.S. residents in our cities because it's all about getting to know each other. It doesn't really matter what nations, but everyone can learn from each other. It's always good to work together, know what each other is doing and work alongside."
Mark and Kathy Meidlein said they thoroughly enjoyed the market. After finishing their weekend rounds at the commissary and post exchange, the two ventured into the Community Recreation Center to see what the market had to offer.
"We live in Erbisoeul. We know a lot of the stores around there, but we never go into ChiAfA..vres. This is a great idea," said Mark, who works on ChiAfA..vres Air Base as an aircraft mechanic.
"When you look through a phone book and you try to call people, you may speak a little bit of French, but when they speak so fast, the communication is hard," his wife added. "But when you can look face-to-face with somebody - even though I don't really speak French - you can communicate better with them here face-to-face than you can over the telephone, so I think it's great."
In addition to the language barrier, sometimes international customers aren't aware of what stores have to offer because of ambiguous or foreign storefronts. Through the market, that barrier was broken as visitors learned about area services, prices and store locations.
Kathy found a new beauty institute that offers manicures, pedicures and massages at prices lower than she's seen anywhere else, and her 7-year-old son, Matthew, was intrigued by a library that rents out Belgian board games for two weeks for a euro or less.
Nearly 600 people attended the two-day event, and based on that success, Paugh said he is already discussing ways to expand it next year.
"The long term goals are that we're looking at this as an annual event both with the presentation for the mayors and also with the invitation of the different business enterprises that are here," he said. "Right now, the business enterprises that are here today represent ChiAfA..vres, Lens and Brugelette, but we're looking at expanding that and having representation from all the communes in and around SHAPE."


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to reach from the Wisp to your Arduino board.
Connect one wire to the upper left MOSFET lead, and
connect the other to the board contact nearest the
lower right corner (Figures C and D). Take care not to
create short circuits by bridging the MOSFET's pins,
and inspect your work carefully. The MOSFET is small,
so you may need a "helping hands" tool to assist.
Connect the Arduino's digital output pin D2 to
the wire connected to the MOSFET, and connect
the Arduino's ground pin to the other lead from the
Wisp board (Figure E). That's it for the hardware
mods needed to control the Wisp.
2. Program the Arduino.
I used an oscilloscope to probe the Wisp onboard
controller's output, and found that it drives the
atomization process by generating a 150MHz signal
that lasts about 10 milliseconds. We'll program our
Arduino board to mimic this signal. The following
Arduino code simulates the Wisp's signal pattern,
except that it tells the piezoelectric disc to "puff"
every 2 seconds instead of every 10–15 seconds.
Reattach the fragrance bottle to the Wisp, then
upload and run the code, and if you've wired everything correctly, you should see white puffs coming
out of the atomizer immediately.
void setup () {
DDRD = 0xFF;
void atomize (char pins) {
unsigned int ii;
char kk;
while (digitalRead( 8) == HIGH)
for (ii = 0; ii < 2000; ii++) {
PORTD |= pins;
for (kk = 0; kk < 12; kk++)
PORTD &= !pins;
for (kk = 0; kk < 12; kk++)
void loop() {atomize(0x04);delay(2000);}
In the code, the DDRD and PORTD keywords configure the Arduino's D0–D7 pins as outputs to be controlled directly, by using the Arduino's port manipulation commands. The nested loops in the atomize()
function toggle the D2 pin (specified by passing in
the value 0x04) on and off a total of 2,000 times, with
a very short pause after each change.
The values I chose for the delay loops make the
Arduino's output roughly match the Wisp controller's,
but with a shorter, 2-second delay between puffs.
You may have seen other code that controls the
Arduino's digital outputs by calling digital Write(), but
this would be too slow to generate a 150MHz signal.
You can experiment with setting the loops to
count up to values other than 2,000 and 12 to see
how this changes the atomization process, but note
that shorter delay times may not give the circuit's
3,300μF capacitor enough time to fully recharge
between puffs, which will result in significantly
decreased vapor output.
3. Substitute your own fragrance.
As interesting as it might be to have a computer-controlled air freshener (not very, IMO), the real
fun begins when you replace the unit's original
fragrance with something more meaningful or
exotic, such as, say, the smell of freshly baked
cinnamon buns, or hazelnut coffee.
To do this, you need about ½oz of an essential oil
in the fragrance or aroma of your choice. The design
of this bottle makes it difficult to remove the cap,
but it can be done. I used a small, flat-blade jeweler's
screwdriver to pry around the cap, pulling it away
from the neck and breaking the glue that attached it.
You can also drill a small hole in the top of the bottle.
Whichever method you use, you should clean the
bottle with rubbing alcohol and let it dry, to remove as
much of the old scent as possible. Once you've added
your own fragrance, reattach the cap to the bottle
with hot glue so it will twist back into place in the Wisp.
4. Further development:
Create an aroma orchestra.
Because the Arduino's PORTD value lets you write to
all of its digital outputs at the same time, one Arduino
can control up to 6 Wisps simultaneously. You
simply connect each Wisp to a different output pin
and pass different values into the atomize() function.
Using the Arduino programming environment's
Serial Monitor feature, you can send keyboard
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CALGARY, AB -- Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster has been named as one of the 20 hockey personnel members honoured in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Alumni Almanac.
He served as general manager of the Lightning from 2001-09 after relieving Rick Dudley. Feaster guided the team to its first and only Stanley Cup championship in 2004.
Feaster will be in attendance on Jan. 29 when the Lightning host the Florida Panthers and will be honoured by the organization prior to puck drop.
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CHENNAI: Sundram Fasteners, the TVS group company that makes screws, nuts and bolts largely for the auto industry, will depend on a troika of geographies to deliver growth in an economic environment that looks increasingly iffy.
At the very back-end of this troika lie two European companies it acquired in 2003 and 2005. They are being used for technology. India, as usual, will be key as the manufacturing base. And the US, bucking the slow growth trend, is where Sundram hopes to realise handsome export growth.


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Mean value engine models (MVEMs) are intermediate-level internal combustion (IC) engine models which include more physical details than simplistic linear transfer function models, but significantly fewer details than large complex cylinder-by-cylinder models [
A mean value engine model based on mathematical and parametric equations has recently been developed in the new MapleSim software. The model consists of three main components: the throttle body, the manifold, and the engine. The model is developed in the MapleSim environment which takes advantages from both Maple's powerful symbolic mathematical tool and Modelica's modern equation-based language. Moreover, the simulation results of mass flow rate and manifold pressure are validated with experimental data.
The proposed MVEM is integrated along with automatic transmission and vehicle longitudinal dynamics through acausal connections to show the application of the model in automotive powertrain control.


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2014 NHL Draft: Round 1 Recap Show (Live 10:30 PM ET)
2014 NHL Draft also live on NBC Sports Network and the NHL Network.
Red Wings select Dylan Larkin with the 15th overall pick.
I'm so excited to be drafted by @DetroitRedWings What an amazing moment to share with my family and friends. #GoWings— Dylan Larkin (@Dylanlarkin39) June 28, 2014
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|Anthony Mantha
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'5" / 205 lbs.
Birthday: 9/16/1994
2013-14 Season:
• CHL Player of the Year
• QMJHL MVP, Scoring Champion
• Recorded 57 goals, 63 assists, and 120 points in just 57 regular season games.
• Recorded 24 goals, 14 assists, and 38 points in only 24 playoff games.
• Led Val d'Or to the QMJHL championship, scoring the clinching goal with 52 seconds left in Game 7 of the finals.
• Rocket shot, scoring touch
• Great size
• Skates well for a big body
"He's going to get a chance to make our team (in 2014-15). He'll play five or six or seven exhibition games, and if he belongs in the NHL, we'll put him in. If not, we can put him in Grand Rapids, do the thing we've done through the years." - Ken Holland
2014-15 Projection: Mantha will challenge for a spot on the Red Wings roster, but will otherwise begin the year with the Griffins.
|Zach Nastasiuk
Shoots: Right
Size: 6'2" / 200 lbs.
Birthday: 3/30/95
• Jack of all trades
• Great leadership
• Poised and mature for his age
2013-14 Season:
• Scored 23 goals and added 28 assists in 62 games as captain for OHL's Owen Sound Attack.
• Was part of the Grand Rapids Griffins playoff run, playing 7 games and recording 1 assist against the Texas Stars.
• Has been invited to attend Hockey Canada's national junior team summer evaluation camp.
"At the end of the playoffs, Jeff Blashill said, 'I wish we could get this guy next year,' " Assistant GM, Ryan Martin said. "That's how good he was. Not only could he make our team in Grand Rapids, he could help us win games in Grand Rapids."
2014-15 Projection: Nastasiuk will return to the OHL's Owen Sound and work toward earning a spot with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship.
|Tyler Bertuzzi
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'1"/180 lbs.
Birthday: 2/24/95
• Sparkplug, plays hard every shift
• Aggressive, loves physicality
• Good hands, smart
2013-14 Season:
• Started strong for the OHL's Guelph Storm, scoring 35 points (10 goals, 25 assists) in 29 regular season games, but suffered an upper-body injury which forced him to miss the rest of regular season.
• Returned early in the playoffs and had a big postseason, notching 10 goals and 7 assists in just 18 games en route to Guelph's OHL championship season.
• Led Memorial Cup in goal-scoring with 5 goals in just 4 games.
"We love his hands and hockey sense, his compete, he plays with an edge. He's got to get stronger and work on a couple of things, but certainly, we're happy where we got him in a draft." - Ken Holland
2014-15 Projection: Bertuzzi is expected to return to Guelph Storm and will take on a bigger role with the team.
|Mattias Janmark
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'1" / 190 lbs.
Birthday: 12/8/90
• Can create offense for himself
• Good scorer, but also can set up teammates
• Very good awareness on the ice
2013-14 Season:
• Started season on fire with AIK of the Swedish Hockey League, scoring 12 goals in first 18 games.
• Battled through a throat infection in December and never regained early-season form.
• Joined Grand Rapids for their playoff run and chipped in one assist in 6 playoff games.
"He's confident with the puck, his speed his fine, his hands are very good, and he's tenacious — he chases the puck all the time." - Director of European Scouting, Hakan Andersson
2014-15 Projection: Mattias Janmark will return to the SHL for the year, playing with Frolunda after being wooed by many teams.
|David Pope
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'2"/190 lbs.
Birthday: 9/27/94
• Hard, accurate shot
• Skating ability
• Offensive instincts
2013-14 Season:
• Led BCHL's Kelowna Warriors in goals with 27 over 45 games
• Chipped in 23 assists over the course of the regular season, giving him a total of 50 points on the year
• Named BCHL Second-Team All-Star
2014-15 Projection: He'll play NCAA hockey for Nebraska-Omaha next season.
|Mitch Wheaton
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'5"/215 lbs.
Birthday: 2/6/95
• Great size
• Intelligent player
• Sees the game very well
2013-14 Season:
Spent season on WHL's first-place team in Kelowna.
Recorded 28 points (7 goals, 21 assists) over the course of 57 regular season games.
Held a +31 rating last season.
2014-15 Projection: He'll rejoin the Kelowna Rockets for one more season in the WHL.
|Marc McNulty
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'6"/195 lbs.
Birthday: 4/5/95
• Very long reach, which he uses to his advantage
• Takes away a lot of space with size and wingspan
• Smooth skater
• Led Prince George Cougars of the WHL in scoring among D-Men (17 goals, 25 assists, 42 points)
• Scored 10 PPG
• Tied for fifth in goals among WHL defensemen
2014-15 Projection: Coming off a big year in the WHL, the McNulty will return to the Prince George Cougars for one more season.
Hampus Melen (C, Round 7, 199th Overall)
Shoots: Left
Size: 6'2"/170 lbs.
Birthday: 2/28/95
• Playmaking ability
• Hockey sense
• Good hands
• Recorded 4 assists in his first 2 games with Tingsryds of the Swedish J-20 SuperElit league before suffering some health issues.
• Was diagnosed with an acute respiratory disease and was shut down after 11 games.
2014-15 Projection: Melen will look to get healthy and have a comeback season when he plays for Vaxjo of the J-20 SuperElit league in Sweden.
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The distinctive exteriors of Watersong are equally impressive. Featuring three distinctly different elevations for each of the four new home designs, the streetscape will be both charming and varied with a combination of traditional and craftsman-styled stucco, siding and stone enhanced exteriors showcasing inviting front porches, arches and garage doors with an assortment of glass window configurations. One of the most distinctive features, the California room, is actually a combination of interior and exterior design elements. This special option is an outdoor covered yet open extension of the great room, complete with an exterior fireplace and media niche. These rooms offer the ultimate to those who enjoy the outdoor environment of Discovery Bay.
Situated across from one of the many lakeside parks, Watersong takes full advantage of what many have come to love about Discovery Bay and The Lakes master planned community: parks, trails, waterways, fountains and a true sense of community. Those in the neighborhood are drawn to the many recreational opportunities Discovery Bay has to offer. Located in the Delta region, Discovery Bay offers residents immediate access to a world-renowned destination for boating, fishing and water sports with over 1200 miles of Delta waterway. Additionally, the area offers world class golf, country club, convenient shopping, a multitude of dining opportunities and access to numerous commute routes to take you anywhere you need to go.
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From Livermore, take Vasco Road to Brentwood, exit at Walnut (North) to Balfour and turn right. Follow to The Lakes entrance and turn left at N. Lakefront Loop once inside the gate. From Hwy 4, take Balfour (east) and follow to the entrance. Michele Brooks, Community Sales Manager, can be reached at the information center by calling 925-478-7362.
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Adequate calcium intake is essential for bone health and proper function of other organ systems. But a new study adds to emerging evidence that suggests excessive calcium intake may increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
More than half of US women who are middle aged or older take calcium supplements, in part because of concerns that their dietary intake may fall short. But recent studies have raised concerns about the potential cardiovascular disease risks associated with use of calcium supplements (Bolland MJ et al. BMJ. 2010;341:c3691), and the new study adds to such concerns (Michaëlsson K et al. BMJ. 2013;346:f228). In this prospective longitudinal cohort study of 61 433 women who were followed up for 19 years, the researchers used questionnaires to assess the women's diet and supplement use. They found that women who consumed more than 1400 mg of calcium daily had a higher rate of death from all causes (hazard ratio [HR], 1.40; 95% CI, 1.17-1.67) than women who consumed between 600 mg and 1000 mg daily. Women who consumed more than 1400 mg of calcium daily also had a higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease (HR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.09-2.02) and ischemic heart disease (HR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.48-3.09) but not stroke.
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The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd
by Sir Walter Ralegh
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In "The Nymph's Reply," nature and natural imagery are presented as constantly in decay and moving closer toward death. There is no mention of the rejuvenation and new life associated with springtime, only of rot and withering. It doesn't make for the prettiest picture, but it does effectively disqualify the overly idealized picture of eternal spring presented in "The Passionate Shepherd." It's also interesting to note that, as far as poetic images go, these pictures of nature are about as flat as they come. This isn't because Ralegh is a bad poet or has a phobia of adjectives, it's just another way in which he strips down the inflated version of the countryside presented by Marlowe's shepherd.
- Line 5: In "The Nymph's Reply," nature is driven relentlessly forward by the passing of time. Here, the sheep that grazed happily at pasture in Marlowe's poem are being forced into the stables by the inevitable onset of cold weather. Ralegh is using this image to call Marlowe's bluff, pointing out that the scenery he uses as a lure will only be available
temporarily, if that.
- Line 6: Ralegh also presents nature as dangerous and harsh. It's hard to fault him for this portrayal, either, as living conditions in the countryside during the 1600s were anything but luxurious. The strength of this image lies in the fact that it cannot be contradicted by reality.
- Lines 9-10: The images of flowers fading and wanton fields being forced to surrender their bounty to reckless winter weather are presented as contrasts to the typical conception of the countryside as being green and fertile. Ralegh is admitting that, while flowers and fields do have their time to bloom, all too soon that fertility is stripped away from them. The image can also be seen as a representation of the prosperity of the shepherd and nymph, should she take his offer; during the spring, their life would be full and happy, but winter would replace all those joys with hardships with no guarantee of a recovery. Bummer.
- Lines 13-15: Rotting flowers and forgotten poems introduce a final, negative force into Ralegh's countryside: death. Given all her talk of eternal youth, death and old age are clearly on the mind of our nymph. Unlike the shepherd, she sees only death in the countryside instead of the possibility for new life.


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"Philip Frey's 'Slip of Light' is simply one of those paintings that looks like it fell off the brush. It's an urban scene of no particular note, but this only lets us better see the brushwork, which is about as good as it gets. (If, however, you unravel the composition from the yellow at the base of the statue, the scene spirals open with a dazzling structural brilliance; however, this takes a few passes.) Every stroke feels both alive and perfectly in its place. It's a new high water mark. Frey is an excellent painter, but 'Slip of Light' feels inspired beyond the norm."
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Mexico Seizes $200,000 in Gold Coins at Airport Security Checkpoint
By Mark Nestmann • February 8, 2011
An article in a Mexican newspaper reports that Mexican federal police seized more than 150 gold coins from a traveler in the Mexico City International Airport. The seizure apparently occurred last year; the article is dated April 19, 2010.
The traveler, a U.S. citizen, was on his way to Panama when police detained him. The article doesn't specify the legal rationale for the seizure. However, Mexican law requires a customs declaration of cash or cash equivalents entering or leaving Mexico with a value exceeding $10,000. The traveler evidently failed to make this declaration. Police also said the traveler was "evidently nervous" when they approached him.
Mexican federal police routinely examine the carry-on luggage of outgoing international passengers to destinations south of Mexico (e.g., Panama). This is apparently how they found the coins. Carry-on luggage on even some domestic flights is scrutinized, as my colleague P.T. Freeman explained in a blog entry last year.
The article also doesn't describe what coins police seized, except that they were manufactured in the United States and South Africa. This implies the coins were U.S. eagles and South African Krugerrands. In the photo accompanying the article, all the coins appear to be one ounce in size.
We also don't know where the traveler began his flight to Panama. If his flight originated in the United States, there would be no apparent reason to transit Mexico. There are direct flights to Panama from Houston, Miami, and other U.S. cities. It's possible that the traveler simply walked across the border at one of the numerous U.S.-Mexico entry points, and then booked a flight to Panama through Mexico City at the nearest airport.
Entering Mexico this way generally avoids any outbound inspection by U.S. customs, or inbound inspection by Mexican customs. Authorities in both countries have the right to inspect the bags of a pedestrian entering Mexico from the United States, but usually don't bother.
Even absent an outbound customs inspection, the traveler would still have been required to file Census Bureau Form 7525-V, since the market value of the metals exceeded $2,500. He probably wouldn't be required to file Treasury Form 105, because the legal tender value of the coins apparently didn't exceed $10,000. Failure to file these forms, when required, can lead to confiscation of the reportable goods, along with possible fines and even imprisonment.
Moving money internationally is serious business, especially if you're transporting cash, gold or other valuable items yourself. You need to educate yourself on the rules that apply and the traps into which you might run. T traveler failed to heed this advice, and it cost him $200,000. (If he had read P. T. Freeman's blog entry, he would have known better!)
Have you moved gold or other precious metals into Mexico or Panama? What were your experiences? Please comment below.
Postscript: The traveler was able to recover his coins in 2011, after spending three weeks in a Mexican jail and spending nearly $50,000 in legal fees. A Mexican appellate court concluded that he had not violated Mexican law in transporting the coins without declaring them to customs authorities, because their legal tender value was under $10,000.
Copyright (c) 2011 by Mark Nestmann
(An earlier version of this post was published by The Sovereign Society, http://www.sovereignsociety.com)
Update: Export shipments that previously required a paper Shippers Export Declaration (SED) must now be filed electronically to the Automated Export System. For more information, see http://www.aesdirect.gov/.


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The Building for America's Bravest Program is hosting a Lt. Dan Band Concert to build "smart" homes for Corporal Todd Love, USMC, and SFC Michael Schlitz, US Army, will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Corporal Love lost both legs and his arm in Afghanistan on October 25, 2010. Read more about him here.
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Sequoia National Park: Generals Highway Drive
Continue south on the Generals Highway for one mile to the 7,100-foot Kings Canyon Overlook, with views of the Middle and South Forks of the Kings River. Across the highway is the trailhead for the hike to Buena Vista Peak (one mile).
The drive continues southeast, reaching Stony Creek Lodge in seven miles (groceries and gas available). From here, the Generals Highway climbs to 7,335-foot Little Baldy Saddle (a two-mile trail leads to Little Baldy's summit), and then drops down to the left turnoff for Wuksachi Lodge, a great place for a meal or an overnight stay.
One mile south is Lodgepole Village, with its well-stocked grocery store, visitors center, deli and pizza parlor, campground, showers, laundry, and trailheads for a number of hikes. Continuing southward, the highway enters Giant Forest. To see the chart-topping General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on earth by volume, turn left at the sign for Wolverton/General Sherman Parking and then follow the 0.5-mile trail downhill to the tree. During the summer months, leave your car and ride the free shuttle bus to other highlights in the Giant Forest area, including Moro Rock, Crescent Meadow, and the Giant Forest Museum. If the bus isn't running, you can drive yourself (the three-mile-long Crescent Meadow Road is a left turn off the Generals Highway just past the Giant Forest Museum). More than 40 miles of trails travel through the Giant Forest; pick any one and take a walk among nature's majestic sentinels. The one-mile Big Trees Trail, which starts at the Trail Center shelter by the museum, is a great introduction.
Past the Crescent Meadow turnoff, the Generals Highway begins to lose elevation. At Commissary Cove, a side road descends 6.5 miles to Crystal Cave (get cave tour tickets in advance at the Lodgepole or Foothills Visitor Centers). After this fork, the main highway enters into a series of steep switchbacks, dropping into the deep canyon of the Middle Fork Kaweah River. In less than 10 miles, the road loses more than 3,000 feet in elevation, and the air temperature rises substantially. Pause at the turnout at Amphitheater Point to look back uphill at precipitous Moro Rock, which seems to cling to the mountainside, and then stop at Hospital Rock to see the Native American pictographs and morteros (rock holes) once used for grinding seeds.
After passing two campgrounds, Buckeye and Potwisha, the Generals Highway finally winds downward to pass underneath Tunnel Rock and before it reaches the Foothills Visitor Center.
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Tinbergen, Nikolaas
(1907–88), Dutch zoologist. He found that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped, and he introduced the concept of displacement activity. He was the brother of economist Jan Tinbergen. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1973), shared with Konrad Lorenz and Karl von Frisch.
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[Warning: season 4 spoilers ahoy!] So, in the second episode of this season of Game of Thrones, something wonderfully unpleasant happens. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't, you should really stop reading right now. I've been thinking about why it happened and who did it. This series of images over at Imgur presents a compelling explanation.
Lady Olenna gives sympathies to Sansa for the murder of her family. Watch carefully. Yoink! Olenna rubs Sansa's neck, plays with her hair and finally snatches the right-most jewel on Ser Dontos's necklace.
Interesting, right? (I mean, maybe not if you've read the books, but I haven't so I have no idea who killed Joffrey in the books or if you ever even find out.) But there are two puzzling things about the Tyrell plot:
1. Why the hell was it so convoluted? Couldn't Lady Olenna have brought the poison to the reception herself? Why use Sansa's necklace? There's no CSI: Westeros so no one would have ever suspected Sansa's necklace being part of it. Unless the Tyrells tipped someone off about it after the fact. Also, for the love of the old gods and the new, Grandma, hasn't Sansa been through enough without being framed for that little turd's murder?
2. Why do it? Why then? Does Margaery stay Queen? She has no heir by Joffrey. Or is one of Joffrey's little brothers in now? I suspect these questions will be answered in the next episode, but unless Margaery stays Queen, the Baratheon reign ends, and the Lannisters get bupkiss, I don't see a compelling reason for the Tyrells to do this.
Bonus tidbit: this is the last we'll see of Joffrey and also the last we'll see of the actor who plays him, Jack Gleeson. Gleeson is retiring from acting, saying he "stopped enjoying it as much as I used to". I bet the guy who played Malfoy in the Potter movies is breathing easier.


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It walked me through about 5 screens asking me to add on more stuff or upgrade my order or upgrade the shipping to expedited (because it says typicall shipping takes 3-6 weeks), but I declined all that because I was in no rush nor did I want to upgrade. I chose next and the next thing I knew my order had been placed and it totaled $49.94!! There was no order review screen to tell me exactly what I was getting or paying before it just submitted the order. I knew I would have to pay a shipping charge (which they never claimed what that was ahead of entering your billing info).
$16.99 would have been fine, not $50 bucks! I order things online from several websites- I am no e-commerce dummy. So, I then immediately tried to cancel the order. I had the order number and everything. After searching for the number, I called and they told me that the order had not prossesed and it takes at least 24 hours before I could cancel it. Sounds reasonable. So I called back actually less than 24 hours later and I am told that the order already shipped!!!
So of course, they can't issue the cancellation. I have to take it to the post office and refuse the package- which I am positive they will charge me the shipping cost. Not only was the whole process your typical tv product deceptive practice, my issue is that there was no order confirmation screen to tell me exactly what I was ordering. I'm pretty sure that is against e-commerce rules. Additionally, they first said it would take 3-4 weeks to process, but it shipped the very next morning?? They gave no tracking number nor did they charge my card yet- but it shipped? Stay away from this company!!
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The veteran player on a rebuilding team that won only six games, she led the Quakers on offense and in the field. She hit .525 with four home runs and 22 RBI and had an on-base percentage of .662. Her dexterity at first base saved her infielders many throwing errors. She will play at Bowdoin College in Maine.
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Anthony Bennett, the Cleveland Cavaliers first-round selection in the recent NBA Draft, continues to recover from surgery to repair a torn labrum. Still, Cavs coach Mike Brown told Bob Finnan of The News-Herald that he expects the rookie to be ready to return by training camp.
While Bennett is expected to be healthy, it will be interesting to see how Brown uses the big man and gets him playing time at an already crowded position. Brown told Finnan that, while he may use Bennett as a small forward in the future, he views him as "strictly" a power forward right now.
"He's a '4,'" Brown said in a telephone interview from Las Vegas. "That's where he's going to play for us. Way, way, way down the road, we might try him at '3.' Now, he's strictly a '4.' "
As such, it could be difficult for Bennett to get many minutes, especially early in the season, considering Cleveland already has five other players than can man the 4 position, including Tristan Thompson, Anderson Varejao, Kevin Jones, Earl Clark and Tyler Zeller.
Still, Brown made it sound like he had a plan to get the talented big man playing time once he returns healthy.
"I got it figured," Brown said. "His ability to score in a lot of different ways is intriguing. His explosiveness is intriguing. His standing reach is higher than lot of guys playing power forward in the league, including Kevin Love. He's got long arms. There's a desire to want to be better. He has a lot of upside."Follow @hoopsinjurynews


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The SNC-RX550NB from Sony is a 360° PTZ IP Camera that combines the latest image processing technology to provide multiple compression formats and advanced functionality with a high-speed PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) capability. Slip ring on the camera allows a full pan of 360 degrees to monitor almost anywhere surrounding the camera using this single unit. In addition, equipped with a powerful 26x optical zoom, the camera allows the user to zoom in on small or distant objects with exceptional clarity. The SNC-RX550NB is designed for 24/7 operation, and it incorporates a Day/Night function, providing clear images even in 0 lx*1 lighting conditions.
The SNC-RX550NB provides three compression formats; JPEG, MPEG-4, and H.264 using advanced image processing technology. The SNC-RX550NB includes dual encoding that allows simultaneous streaming in JPEG and MPEG-4, as well as high frame rates of 30 fps in both JPEG and MPEG-4.The SNC-RX550NB combines other intelligent features, such as Intelligent Motion Detection and Intelligent Object Detection into its stylish body, the SNC-RX550NB is the right choice for a wide variety of surveillance and monitoring applications.
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Roger flies into next round
Roger defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 at the Australian Open on Friday to reach the fourth round.
"I pulled up with no back problems after the match with Simon, which in the past would have scared me a little bit," Roger said. "I'm happy how my body is feeling and I'm moving well. Obviously key to good tennis play today is good movement. That's what I've got at the moment, so I'm very happy."
Roger started perfectly, breaking Malisse twice and racing to a 4-0 lead and then easily securing the first set. But after the break between the sets his game wasn't what he had started with, falling 1-3 behind after a break by the Belgian. But Roger woke up immediately, won 10 games in a row to fly to a 6-3 and then 5-0 lead and eventually move into the fourth round after 1 hour 45 minutes.
Our champ will now play Tommy Robredo (ATP 52) on Sunday. He stands 9-0 against the Spaniard, a 2007 quarter-finalist.
i'm happy with you too
godd luck on the nex match
Good luck against Robredo on Sunday. I hope the match is an evening one - only because it's a good time for us here.
You lost the thread for a while, Rogi, but you picked it up and ran with it
So congrats ! great win
I am sure that that you and your team are refining your game plans for the
more challenging matches in your draw...no more hiccups , no more snoozing !
No gifts to Robredo,please! he'll be charging like a bull !!! Be prepared...
Show him how to play tennis and win...take charge and never let go !
Love and prayers
Your back is no problem, and you are happy.
That's also what I'm very happy.
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SFMade Week: a celebration of local manufacturers and their products
SFMade Week is Monday, May 7th to Sunday, May 13th. Saturday, May 12th is Shop SFMade Day! SFMade presents a week-long celebration of San Francisco's vibrant manufacturing sector and the companies and people that bring locally produced products to fruition. SFMade Week features seven days of educational events, factory tours, and retail adventures designed to heighten awareness of local manufacturing and its critical role in our local economy. Visit sfmadeweek.org for a list of retailers who support local manufacturers. Events include factory tours of Ritual Coffee Roasters, Anchor Brewing Company, Rickshaw Bag Works, Foamorder, Timbuk 2, Kika's Treats and Cocoa, and an SFMade introduction and orientation.


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Twitter Adds Alt Text Support to Twitter Cards and REST API
Twitter has added alt text support to Twitter Cards and the Twitter REST API. Alt text is an important piece of metadata for those who are visually impaired as screen readers and browsers use alt text to explain to visually impaired users the content of each image on a web page.
Amazon Adds New Improvements to Alexa Voice Service
New improvements have been added to the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) including voice or button-activated volume and media control, voice-activated timers and alarms, updated APIs, server-initiated message capabilities, and Alexa App enhancements including iOS and Android support.
Twitter to Launch Twitter Kit 2.0
Twitter launched Twitter Kit in 2014: a set of tools app owners use to integrate Twitter data and functionality. Since then, Twitter Kit adoption soared and Twitter increased its functionality. The v2.0 release constitutes the first major revision and a platform for expanded functionality and use.
Emojitracker Plans to Shutter After Twitter Revokes API Access
Twitter has cut Emojitracker's access to its Streaming API, causing its creator, Matthew Rothenberg, to announce that he will shut the service down in April. Emojitracker provides a real-time visualization of emoji symbol usage on Twitter and has tracked some 14 billion emoji tweets.
Cisco Announces Fund to Fuel App Development on Spark Platform
Cisco announces a $150m Spark fund to fuel development on its Cisco Spark Platform, which provides a communication platform that combines messaging, call and meeting features. The service is similar to Slack with a focus on the Enterprise market. All 3 services are currently available in the US.
Instagram Cuts API Access to Popular New iOS App Being
Being, an iOS app that allows users to browser Instagram as someone else, has had its access to the Instagram API cut off. In the first week following its launch, Being reached the Best New Apps section of the App Store's front page and was used to view more than 500,000 Instagram feeds.
Twitter to Version its Ads API
In response to developer feedback, Twitter will soon add semantic versioning to its Ads API so that developers can more easily deal with new and deprecated features. Additionally, Twitter is increasing the time it supports deprecated versions of the Ads API from 30 to 90 days.
Facebook Releases Python Ads API SDK Docs
Facebook has released the first set of docs for its Python Ads API SDK. The Docs were pulled directly from the SDK to maintain technical accuracy and consistency with code changes. The docs directly mirror classes within the SDK. Each doc contains Fields, Methods, and Code Samples.
Facebook Intros Recommendations API for Advertisers
A new API from Facebook will deliver recommendations to advertisers. The feedback should help advertisers create more successful campaigns. Facebook is offering insights on what works and what doesn't to help advertisers navigate the ins and outs of advertising on Facebook.
How Devs Benefit From the New U.S. Government-Wide Digital Registry API API University
A look at the new U.S. General Servisces Administration's Digital Registry API which compiles all 6,000+ social media accounts managed by U.S. Government agencies, and a look at six ways external developers can make use of the API to build innovative products and create new analytics services.1
Google Play Games API Adjustments Ease Sign-in and Permission Requirements
Google has long fielded complaints of sign-in requirements associated with Google Play Games. The Google+ requirement and multiple sign-ins required for multiple games has been a hotbed of frustration. Google announced the end of both requirements as part of a Google Play Games API model change.
SparkPost Launches Developer Hub for Free Email Delivery Service
Do you know if your emails reach your users' inbox? You may see clicks and opens, but were all your emails seen? SparkPost offers this certainty to developers for free or low cost. SparkPost sends 25% of the world's legitimate emails. They make solving email delivery as easy as making an API call.
Developer Reverse Engineers Peach API, Creates Swift and Mac Clients
A brand new iOS messaging/social app called Peach has rocketed in popularity since launching last Friday. A developer has reverse engineered the Peach API and created clients for Swift and Mac. The clients have been posted on GitHub for developers interested in using the undocumented Peach API.
Unified Inbox Aims to Simplify Communications with Launch of UnificationEngine
Unified Inbox has launched UnificationEngine, an Internet of Communications (IoC) platform designed for the Internet of Things (IoT). UnificationEngine features a number of pre-built connectors and makes it possible for developers to integrate multiple communication channels using a single API.
Pusher Expands Free Plan to 1.4 Million Notifications Per Week
Pusher has announced an enhanced "Sandbox" plan to its tiered pricing program. The original Sandbox version permitted 20 concurrent connections, and 100,000 messages per day. Now, the plan allows 100 concurrent connections and 200,000 messages per day. The move is aimed to attract new developers.
Is a Snapchat Advertising API on the Way?
A number of ad tech sources reported that Snapchat has engaged select ad partners for an advertising API development. Snapchat declined to comment, but many have anticipated an advertising API from Snapchat. While an ad API makes sense, Snapchat has an unfortunate history with API vulnerabilities.
Latest Release of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform Features Cloud-Based Asynchronous Messaging
MuleSoft, an iPaaS platform provider and parent company of ProgrammableWeb, has released the latest version of the Anypoint Platform which features enterprise-class asynchronous messaging capabilities, a new UI for DataWeave, and general availability of the Anypoint Partner Manager.
The Slack Platform Launch Includes a New App Directory, Developer Fund
Slack, a popular collaboration tool that helps teams streamline communication and eliminate email clutter, has set its sights on becoming the default messaging platform that developers will integrate with. Slack officially announced the Slack Platform at a recent Launch event.
Daily API RoundUp: RightScale, Layer, Wise, Bit6, Nike+, Optimal Payments
Nine APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in the Cloud, Automation, Environment, and Messaging categories. Also added are SDKs for Optimal Payments, Nike+ , Commercetools, and Maventa invoicing. Here, we summarize the new additions and how they can assist application developers.
IBM, Twitter, Weather Channel Partner For API Access to Analytics Service
IBM Insight Cloud Services constitutes a new data analytics service that offers API access to internal business data in conjunction with Twitter and Weather Channel content.


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Rackspace Hits the Road
Rackspace will be joining vacationers on the road this summer, although the cloud-services provider may find the trip anything but relaxing.
On its earnings call late Monday, Rackspace said it will kick off a road show in July, both for prospective customers and investors – many of whom have grown skeptical about the company's ability to compete with the likes of Amazon.com, Microsoft and Google.
Rackspace maintains that it can fight off these giants with a differentiated set of services, but it is severely outgunned. Capital expenditure of $101 million in the first quarter was down 19% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, Amazon spent about $1.1 billion in the first quarter, up 61%, while Google spent an astounding $2.4 billion.
Cost controls and revenue growth underpinned positive first-quarter results for Rackspace, giving the stock an 8% boost Tuesday, having previously dropped 30% drop since the first of the year. But with Big Tech pouring in billions of investment dollars, as well as cutting prices, Rackspace will need to make a harder sell to investors on how it can stay in the game.


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Because of the large amount of students who have signed up for band, instruments are now being collected by the band program to make sure every child who wants to has a chance to play an instrument.
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Announcing three new scholarship opportunities available to new, incoming Wheaton students in Fall 2017.
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The mission of the project was simple: get students from very different places of Wheaton to sing about the same thing – the grace of Christ.
More than 700 undergraduate and graduate students received diplomas - and commenced a new chapter.
Students submitted over 250 photos that epitomized their Wheaton experience. A panel of judges selected 10 winners.
Five-time individual national champion Kirsty Nitz '16 shares why she loves being a part of Wheaton's swim team.
Mary Elizabeth Goodell's love for clothes and heart for disenfranchised women lead to an award-winning business idea.
Sophomore Chloe Keene '18 shares how working with the Center for Vocation and Career helped her discover her strengths, embrace her story, and confirm her desire to pursue a teaching career.
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August 31 | James K.A. Smith from Calvin College gives a lecture entitiled, "A Postmodern Saint? Augustine in France" in Coray Alumni Gymnasium.
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By Prasanta Sahu and Anant Vijay Kala
New Delhi — India Tuesday announced a 100 billion rupee ($1.8 billion) package to boost exports in an effort to narrow the country's trade deficit, which is one of the main reasons for a recent slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy.
As part of the package, the government has extended the import-tax waiver on certain capital goods used by exporters by a year to March 31, Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters. The tax waiver aims to aid technological improvement that would make Indian exports more competitive.
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What are you most proud of? I am proud that others look at my work of art, and actually like it. Quilting is just amazing.
Stannita, follow the directions above to get to the pattern, click once on the pattern, I have to right click on my laptop, and click on save as, then get into where I saved it to, and print it out there. On my moms desktop, I just had to move my mouse at the bottom of the screen and a bar came up and I just clicked print. eithor way is a good way to print. good luck, I am almost done with a quilt top like my profile picture, will upload a pic when I am done. if you want the measurements when I get done I will share. because the pattern is just for the block. Let me know. I used 12 blocks, three rows by four rows to make a good size small quilt.
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This is beautiful - and I love the idea of putting little 3-D flowers on it. This is going to be the most awesome quilt once they're all done. What did I say - it's pretty awesome already!
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This quilt is already at our house in Mexico, my husband was not patient enough to let me finish the flowers. I guess it is a project for when I go there, which is not often. He goes more than I. One of these years it will get finished.
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At our introductory editorial board meeting with her, there was no doubt that recently named Superintendent Pia Durkin knew what she was getting into in New Bedford: a challenging (to say the least) relationship with the teachers union, a disastrous budget, dismal academic outcomes and a school culture that clearly needed an overhaul and which has proven to be frightening for students and staff.
It was her confidence, track record and expertise that allowed us to see her potential for success, so we offered her the advice that the formidable political climate in the city and schools might be turned to an asset with a skilled administrator to employ an intelligent communications strategy.
The results of her apparent reluctance to follow that advice have made for interesting news and are self-evident.
- School violence was an issue raised by teachers in the first weeks of the school year, and the facts came to light thanks to the police chief and reporting in the newspaper, with only perfunctory responses from the administration.
- Teacher layoffs at the Level 4 high school played out with boycotts of charities, City Hall rallies and the manipulation of misinformation.
Critics likened Durkin to the Grinch for announcing a 50 percent layoff just before Christmas. Never mind that she was under a state deadline or that the eventual number in the teacher turnover was far, far lower.
Most recently, the investigation into the procedures followed or ignored when an 18-year-old high school student hurled a chair in the direction of a teacher has created a new manipulative narrative: The administration is blaming the victim. A clear explanation of the importance of examining the school administration, teacher, student and classmates — with an eye toward preventing a recurrence — is what was needed.
Does the administration imagine that passively enduring every onslaught establishes moral high ground? That politically motivated narratives will be exposed for what they are? That the truth will eventually shine forth with nobody stepping up to tell it?
The substance of public relations — as distinct from the substance of the matter as a shadow is from its source — is not insignificant. The end of a political matter is impossible to separate from the impact of public perception created throughout the process.
Unless the administration takes an active rather than reactive approach to public relations and public perception, the effort and good intentions to make New Bedford schools productive for its thousands of students is threatened.
These editorial pages have done more than Durkin has for her public relations — not out of loyalty toward her, but out of commitment to what we believe has been best for the students of New Bedford Public Schools.
Durkin has not articulated a public relations strategy, and that is a plan for failure.
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|Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Kerosene-based Rocket Propellants. 1. Comparison of RP-1 and RP-2
|September 11, 2009
|The decomposition kinetics of the kerosene-based rocket propellants RP-1 and RP-2 was studied. For RP-2, decomposition reactions were performed at 375, 400, 425, and 450 °C. For RP-1, decomposition reactions were only performed at 450 °C because we had previously studied decomposition at 375, 400 and 425 °C. All of the decomposition reactions were performed in stainless steel ampoule reactors. At each temperature, the extent of decomposition as a function of time was determined by analyzing the thermally stressed liquid phase by gas chromatography. These data were used to derive global pseudo-first-order rate constants that approximate the overall rate of decomposition for the fuel. For RP-2, the rate constants ranged from 1.33 x 10-5 s-1 at 375 °C to 5.47 x 10-4 s-1 at 450 °C. The rate constants for the decomposition of RP-1 are not significantly different in that temperature range. One use of these rate constants is for the design and planning of physical property measurements at high temperatures. Based on the amount of time required for 1% of the sample to decompose (t0.01), we found that allowable instrument residence times ranged from 15 min at 375 °C to 0.3 min at 450 °C.
|Energy and Fuels
|pp. 5517 - 5522
|Arrhenius parameters, complex fluids, hydrocarbon mixtures, kerosene fuel, kinetic rate constants, rocket propellant, RP-1, RP-2, thermal decomposition
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|Fuels, Energy, Chemistry, Chemical Analysis, Fluids, Fossil Fuels
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