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Once you have written your website and posted it online, you need to get it indexed on Google. No doubt you have considered the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) of your site as you wrote it, but now you need to consider other factors, such as how your host server is going to affect your Google rank.
The web host consideration is often overlooked by webmasters, because finding a right web hosting is so difficult that it seems irrelevant. It is like finding the perfect car to pull the weight of your trailer without using too much fuel, only to be told that you should have looked for one that has flexible steel axles to take bumps and corners better.
In many cases, it is not how much your hosting company is going to push you up the search engine results. It is more about how much damage they can do to your ranking, including but not limited to, getting your website banned from the Google index.
IP Addresses
Many people think that having your own personalized IP address will help improve your Google rank. Whether this is true or not is unknown, but with a shared host you have to share your IP address with hundreds of other people. There are companies that you can often pay to give you your own IP address. Any decisive proof that private and personalized IP addresses helps your search engine rankings has been quickly denied by the bigger search engines, even though tracking the positive and negative
Shared hosts and their shared IP addresses matter not to the nasty spammer. As you know, spammers are often kicked off a search engine's index because spamming is naughty. Another website may be spamming away whilst using the same IP address as everyone else on that server. When they get banned they take everybody else with them. Your website's visibility could be seriously damaged and there is nothing you can do about it.
Banned Servers
Your entire server may be banned from a search engine. If you have VPS then nobody is to blame but yourself. On the other hand, if you have shared hosting then you could end up taking the fall (rankings wise) because of the actions of some other jerk on your server.
Your server should have a very high percentage of Up-time. If it does not, then your website is going to have portions of the day, month, week, when it does not operate. Your rank on Google will not matter at all if your traffic is getting a "can't find html" screen when they click on it.
The URL
If your host is not playing by Google's rules, then the sites held within may be due for a serious knock to their Google Ranking. If the server has hundreds of URLs on it that are making it harder for Google to index, then Google may penalize the server, and therefore penalize your website along with it.
Final Words.
As I said hosting is very crucial for any business, because a bad hosting can encourage search engines to give low priority to your blog while giving SERP. So do proper research and read reviews about hosting before spending money.


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Apartment residents howl over coyotes
They are fast, stealthy and bold enough to hunt in the heavily populated area near Federal Ways BPA Trail.
Coyotes have been seen several times by Federal Way residents living at the Cove East Apartments, 33030 1st Ave. S.
The apartments overlook the well-used BPA Trail, along which Federal Way resident Nicholas Genera suspects the coyotes have a den. Genera has seen a wild coyote in the parking lot of his apartment complex twice this summer, most recently on Aug. 31, he said. He hears the animals howling frequently. His neighbor, Cole Larson, jogs the BPA Trail often and has also had two run-ins with the animals, Larson said.
Both view the coyotes as a threat to the domestic pets at the apartment complex. Genera hopes the coyotes will settle for animals and not dare to take a small child, as he has heard rumors of coyotes doing, he said.
I dont think a cat would stand much of a chance (against a coyote), Genera said.
In the 12 years Genera has lived at East Cove Apartments, he has seen and heard coyotes near his home once in a while, but in the past they did not seem as active as they are this summer, he said.
Recently, he has spotted the wild animals mostly during the early-morning and evening hours around 6 a.m. when he is walking his cat, Cody, Genera said.
From the apartments parking lot, the coyotes have two advantages, according to Genera. They have easy access to domestic pets as a food source, and from the hillside near the apartments, they have a viewpoint from which they can watch for wild game in the slight valley where the BPA Trail is located.
Both times Genera spotted a coyote in the complexs parking lot, its head was hung, as if it were on the prowl for food, he said.
They wouldnt be in here unless they were successful, he said.
Several of Generas neighbors have domestic pets that they leave outside during the daytime and overnight. As if to prove this point, a fluffy orange and brown cat approaches Genera from across the parking lot, then proceeds to wander into the low-cut vegetation between the lot and the BPA Trail.
Genera fears small pets face a danger of becoming a fast meal for the coyotes if they wander too far at the wrong time of day or night, he said.
Jim and Karen Atkinson began noticing the coyotes in June, Karen Atkinson said. She has not seen the creatures, but remembers hearing what sounded like a pack of coyotes, howling nightly.
This lasted for about two weeks. Then she began hearing only one coyote howling in a distressed fashion. Soon after this, the coyote howls stopped and the Atkinsons assumed the wild creatures had left the area, until Genera and Larson viewed the coyotes in the past few weeks, Karen Atkinson said.
The couple has begun to keep their two cats inside in the early morning and overnight, she said.
Genera suspects some of his neighbors animals may have already faced their demise. He has seen coyote remnants scat with fur in it lining the parking lot where narrow trails, used by the coyotes to traverse the vegetation between the BPA Trail and the apartment parking lot, are eminent, Genera said.
The coyotes presence so close to where children reside slightly worries Genera.
They have no fear of humans, he said. They are opportunists.
At times, small children play around the apartment complex. The coyotes have not harmed any humans, but they also do not appear to be afraid of them, Genera said. He made eye contact with the last coyote he saw. It slowly turned and walked away, only to glance back at him, Genera said. Children who see the animals may mistake the creatures for friendly dogs, he said.
Genera has spoken with grounds maintenance personnel at East Cove Apartments and suggested a bulletin, warning of the coyotes presence, be distributed to the complexs residents.
Jim Atkinson has been a maintenance man at the apartments for 17 years. He talks with Genera regularly and also suggested to the complexs office personnel that residents be made aware of the coyote presence, he said.
But this has not yet been done. Problems in the apartment complex are usually handled in a timely fashion, Jim Atkinson said.
Karen Atkinson called Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in June to report the coyotes, but she was told there was nothing the department could do about the animals, she said. The Atkinsons do not feel the coyotes are likely to attack a person, but if they should, the Atkinsons plan to make another call to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Karen Atkinson said.
For now, the biggest concern to the Atkinsons and Genera is that of the pets in the area.
Genera does not dislike the wildlife or wish to harm the coyotes, but he does worry about how bold they have become, he said. The Atkinsons realize that much of the coyotes natural habitat has been compromised by humans in the past decade, and that has forced the creatures to show themselves in populated areas.
We dont want to scare people, just make them aware, Karen Atkinson said.
Contact Jacinda Howard: email@example.com or (253) 925-5565.
For information on coyotes living and eating habits visit the Living with Wildlife Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Web site at wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/coyotes.htm#problems.
Often times coyotes become aggressive and lose their fear of humans only after they have become accustomed to people providing them food, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlifes Living with Wildlife Web site, found at wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/coyotes.htm#problems. Garbage, pet food and livestock carcasses should not be kept in an area that is accessible by coyotes, according to the site.
In their natural habitat coyotes generally eat mice, rats, gophers, mountain beavers, rabbits, squirrels, snakes, lizards, frogs, fish, birds, grass, fruits and berries, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Web site. However, they have been known to eat cats and small dogs as well, according to the Web site.
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Accomplishments: Blaney has been a monster on the All Star Circuit of Champions circuit, recording 106 career wins to date with no signs of slowing down this season. He also has five championships with the series and is on his way to six. Want big shows, Blaney's got them. He has a Kings Royal title and Historical Big One tally in his pocket. The Hartford, Ohio, native has nine World of Outlaws scores, including one at Attica Raceway Park earlier this season. Blaney also won four of six shows during Ohio Speed Week to claim the title.
Did you know: Auto racing wasn't Blaney's lone passion. He was a standout basketball player in high school and went on to play at West Virginia University. He averaged 12.3 points a game and received several honors, including making the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team three times. Blaney was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1986, but he decided to switch over to racing before the 1986-87 basketball season.
Why here: Admittedly, I waffled between Blaney and another driver for the sixth and seventh spot. It was a dead heat. Blaney has made the most of his time in a Sprint Car, winning big races and bagging titles with the All Star Circuit of Champions. But Blaney, now 50, isn't just riding previous credentials to this spot. Few drivers have been more consistent in the country this season. Blaney has won six of the last eight All Star events — he has seven on the season according to the group — and beat the World of Outlaws at Attica Raceway Park. He also made the trip to central Pennsylvania during an off week and won a regular show at Port Royal Speedway. A steady performer, Blaney deserves his standing in the sport.Follow @jelliott1011


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[Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams + Jay Z]
Every day a star is born
(And you say New York City!)
Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey
Every day a star is born
(And you say New York City!)
Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey
[Verse 1: Jay Z]
I seen Mase do it, I seen Ye do it
X came through, caught lighter fluid
Still I came through it; clap for him!
But I'm the blueprint, I'm like the map for 'em
I dropped another classic, made Puff pass it
Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it
Wayne scorchin', I'll applaud him
If he keep going, pass the torch to him
50 came through like hurricanes do
I thought I'd finish his ass at Summer Jam too
I had the Illmatic on bootleg
The shit was so ahead, thought we was all dead
Wayne did "A Milli", 50 did a milli
Ye too, but what Em did was silly
The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him
His flow on "Renegade", fucking awesome; applaud him!
This song chronicles everybody who has been a star in the rap game while Jay's been in it (although not in chronological order). The point is that while everybody has had his time to shine and fade, Jay-Z has been the only constant throughout. He is still on top. So though he's giving props throughout this song, in doing so he's underscoring how great he is
Two notable omissions: Game and Cam'ron, both of whom had beef with Jay. Coincidence?
The beat was produced by Kanye West, No I.D. and Kenoe and samples Mother Freedom's "Touch Me".
After the Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James shouted out this song as one that gave him motivation throughout the series.
I just always go back to a Jay Z song, "A Star Is Born." You guys back in the studio, go look it up, go listen to it. I just always listen to that.
He also gave a shout to Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately."
LeBron even got Jay Z to send out the rare Tweet, congratulating him on the Cavs' big win.
In an interview with Complex, Cole explains that he was doing a show in Virginia when he got a call from Mark Pitts. The rest is history as told by Jermaine:
I get a get a call from Mark Pitts and he's like, "Yo nigga, Jay just hit me. He said he got something big for you." I was like, "Oh shit, what you mean?" He said, "He got this Kanye track… something about a star is born…some shit about a star." I thought, from his explanation, because you can tell he wasn't too clear on it, I thought Jay just had a joint for me. I thought it would be mine, and I was on some shit like, "Ahhh, I don't like being told 'get on this' " or whatever. But I'm like, "Damn!"
Cole tells Complex that it took nearly an hour to write his verse. The first five to ten minutes to clear his head and the rest to write his verse.
The first five to ten minutes was spent with me trying to clear my mind, because 90 percent of my thoughts was like, "I'm in the studio with Jay-Z." He's sitting on the couch watching me write, watching my process. He was trying to act like he wasn't watching.


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PASCAGOULA -- Jessie Hughes of Pascagoula was killed early Saturday morning when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole.
According to Lt. Jeff Barnes of the Pascagoula Police Department, the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by the 22-year-old Hughes was traveling east on Washington Avenue when it left the road and struck the pole near the intersection of Washington and Eastwood Street around 5:20 a.m. Saturday.
Pascagoula police released Hughes' name late Saturday afternoon after notification of his next-of-kin. Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus said the cause of death was closed-head trauma.
A passenger in the vehicle, Donovan Gordon, also 22, of Pascagoula was extricated from the vehicle by Pascagoula Fire Department personnel. He was transported to Singing River Hospital by Acadian Ambulance with what Barnes described as "moderate" injuries.
The accident is still under investigation by Pascagoula Sgt. Terry Scott.


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Plastic Bag Yarn Christmas Tree
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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to participate at an eco-holiday craft workshop for San Jose's Our City Forest. I brought along several project ideas for decorating without purchasing anything new, and my plastic bag yarn Christmas tree was a big hit!
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Step 1
To begin, find a piece of thin cardboard or cardstock. Cereal boxes work well, old poster board from a past school project is perfect for larger trees, or anything flexible yet firm that you can roll up into a cone shape will work. I'm using a piece of used bristol paper from a scrapped drawing assignment last semester.
Find the center point of your edge, and roll the edges of the paper in on themselves. You'll have to cut the bottom to be flat, so don't worry if it's not evened out.
Once you're happy with the shape of your cone, hot glue the edges of the outside down all the way around. Let the glue cool, then trim the bottom of your cone so it sits flat.
Step 3
Starting at the top, glue the end of your plastic yarn into the hole at the tip of the cone. Laying down a line of glue all the way around the cone tip, wrap the plastic yarn carefully into the glue. Once you get all the way around, continue wrapping the yarn down the cone in a spiral fashion, keeping the yarn tight to the round above it. Add more glue as necessary.
Step 4
Now it's time to decorate our tree. Over an area that will collect excess glitter or hot glue, such as a box or a large piece of paper, apply a dot of hot glue on the plastic yarn tree. Low temperature hot glue works best here, but if you just have a high temperature glue gun, be careful that the hot glue doesn't move around on your tree much.
Step 5
Holding the tree over the box or paper, and while the glue dot is still hot, cover the hot glue in glitter. Allow glue to cool completely, then shake off excess glitter. Wait for each hot-glue-and-glitter ornament to be completely cool before applying the next one.
If necessary, dust excess glitter off plastic bag yarn with a soft dry paint brush.
Step 6
Finally, decorate the top of your tree. I used two circles punched from a recycled foil-lined envelope, which I glued back-to-back and finished with a confetti star glued to each side. I cut a tiny slit on both sides of the cone tip, added a little hot glue, and stuck my star medallion to the top.
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Very cool idea, though! I've been making a ton of plarn lately.


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BEAVERTON – It's not how you start, it's how you finish.
At least that's what the Southridge boys soccer team hopes.
The Skyhawks, after going just 2-6-2 and finishing sixth in the 2013 Metro League race, will incorporate a lot of new faces into their 2014 lineup, but hope that those new faces eventually add up to better things.
"I would like us to land in the middle of the league," said Southridge's second-year coach Chris Martin. "We have many new faces on the varsity so it may take us a while to hit our stride, and of course, we need to stay healthy, too."
The Skyhawks return one all-leaguer in senior midfielder David Peterson (a second-teamer), and will also rely heavily on senior goalkeeper Grant Garcia.
"David Peterson will be the core of our midfield. He is a great facilitator with playmaking abilities," Martin said, adding that Garcia "split time playing on the field (last year), but this year, we only plan to use him in the goal. He is a terrific leader."
The Skyhawks
Zack Vincent, Jr., Mid.; Chris Jaeger, Jr., Def.; John Miller, Sr., Def.; Dylan Cox-Grove, Jr., Fwd.; Isaiah Kim, Jr., Mid.; Nic Piwonka, Sr., Mid.; David Peterson, Sr., Mid.; Drew Riverman, Jr., Mid.; Trevor Enquist, So., Fwd.; Taylor Pettingill, Sr., Mid.; Tony Reynaga, So., Fwd.; Edgard Campos, Sr., Def.; Julian Vega, Sr., Def.; Grant Garcia, Sr., GK; Gavin Geer, So., GK.
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text: Serving a variety of Italian cuisine and homemade dishes, this hotel in Binningen offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. Basel city centre is a 5-minute tram ride away. A continental breakfast is served in the Hotel Schlüssel Binningen's restaurant each morning. Here guests can enjoy pasta and pizza, fresh from the wood oven. Each room at the Schlüssel features a satellite TV. Visitors can choose between rooms with private and shared bathroom facilities. Guests can relax on the outside terrace with a free newspaper, or in the library with a book. The surrounding area is ideal for hiking and cycling. Several tram stops are within a 5-minute walk, offering connections across the Basel-Country canton. The popular Basel Zoo is just 0.6 miles away.


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Examples of ARGB-GLX-visuals under Linux
The recent driver release 1.0-8756 from Nvidia added support for ARGB-GLX visuals. This means you can have OpenGL objects 'floating' on your desktop, if you are running Xorg 6.9/7.0 with enabled compositing and a running compositing-manager (xcompmgr). Screenshots, videos and sample code are available.
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Sharing the news that you are expecting to welcome ten little toes and ten little fingers into the world is an exciting time for couples. And we have been seeing our fans and customers coming up with 8 very creative pregnancy announcement ideas that we wanted to share with you!
1. Playful use of a popular rhyme
2. Sending a card like this Pear Tree Greetings customer
3. Gifts for the soon-to-be grandparents


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KENTWOOD – Within the past decade, the East Kentwood boys soccer program has developed into a perennial state powerhouse.
Last month, the Falcons won their fourth Division 1 state title in the last six years with a 1-0 win against Grand Blanc and closed the season at 22-1-4.
Their outstanding season was recently lauded on the national level.
East Kentwood was selected as an honoree for the first annual MaxPreps Boys Soccer Tour of Champions, presented by the Army National Guard.
Of more than 14,000 high schools that field varsity boys soccer teams, only 10 are being recognized from across the country.
A national ranking trophy presentation marking the Falcons' accomplishment is slated to be held at the school early in 2013.
"The recognition as a program by MaxPreps is a result of a cumulative effort from our school district, players, community and coaches," Falcons coach John Conlon said. "A lot of work has been put in behind the scenes to try and develop successful student-athletes. What makes us most proud is I believe our players have found ways to be successful both on and off the field. We, as a program, are very honored to receive this award."
Conlon also has been named NSCAA/Adidas Midwest Regional Coach of the year for Large Public Schools.
Region IV includes schools from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, and Conlon is one of eight finalists for NSCAA/Adidas National Coach of the Year.
The winner will be named Jan. 18 at the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis.
"We truly de-emphasize personal awards in our program because nothing we do is achieved without everyone doing their part," Conlon said. "Any coaching award that I receive truly recognizes the hard work of our whole coaching staff, and behind the scenes work of our parents and the performance of our players."


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Denmark's Muslims have shown a peculiar take on multicultural sentiment, as expressed in Denmark's public spaces (back in 2009):
Back in January of 2009, Muslim Wissam Freijeh opened fire on two Israeli salesmen in the Odense Rosegarden Center (a Danish mall). Islamic antisemitism in action. Now a newly created facebook page celebrates this Muslim nazi.
I received this article from a student in Denmark. It's about a group on Facebook which sings praises for "a man called Wissam Frejih, a man who shot two Jews... because they were Jews. I wrote about how problematic it is that the Danish-Palestinian youth is so antisemitic and violent."
Needless to say the authors of the article have been threatened.
Much thanks to Igor for translating his article (below):
The Israeli deputy ambassador in Denmark, labels a newly created Facebook-group as 'Terror.' The group celebrates Wissam Freijeh, a man who shot at two Jews in a shopping-mall, as a hero.
By Sosun Sendi & XXXXX [August 1, 2013 - name redacted at request of author]
A newly created Facebook group celebrates Palestinian Wissam Freijeh, who New Year's Eve in 2008 shot and wounded two Israelis in Rosengård Centre in Odense.
The Facebook-group describes Freijeh, who in January was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted murder, among other things, as a "brave man", "a real man," "a man with balls" and one "you look up to."
The group has 235 members, it was created on the 22nd of March. Most of the members are Danish-Palestinians youth. Mostly from the building projects called 'Vollsmose.'
The Facebook fan-group worries the Israeli deputy ambassador Dan Oryan. He belives these violent acts and the sympathy shown for them, is the same as terrorism.
- These public expressions of sympathy for this man, are reprehensible and deeply worrying, says Dan Oryan, who calls for political action.
The socialist Danish-Palestinian elected member of the city's council, Mohammed Mansour, maintains that people are merely showing sympathy for Wissam Freijeh as person. He says he knows the man personally.
The Palestinian ambassador Amro Al-Hourani agrees with Mohammed Mansour, but emphasizes that the Palestinian embassy is against hatecrimes and violence fuelled by political- or religious quarrels.
The group is to be discussed in the Danish parliaments Legal Affairs committee.
UPDATE: Please read Robert's dead on right piece: The persistent fiction that Islamic anti-Semitism is a borrowing from Nazism


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By MICHAEL McAULIFFE
SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was among those who rallied this afternoon at Court Square against a Nov. 4 ballot question that would eliminate the state income tax, a measure described as "reckless."
Sarno, among several speakers to address a crowd that gathered around 5:30 p.m., said ending billions in annual state income tax payments would be a devastating blow to the city.
"It's pretty simple. Question 1 is bad for you and your family," said Sarno, who added that passage would strip $122 million from the city budget.
Other speakers included Victor Woolridge, chairman of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce; Richard M. Brown, president of the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO; and city fire Lt. Daniel E. Hamre.
Tuesday's rally was sponsored by the Springfield No on 1 Coalition, which is part of the statewide Coalition for Our Communities. Organizers claimed as many as 300 people attended the rally, although that number could not be independently verified.
Pamela C. Schwartz, western regional field director for the statewide coalition, said before the event that passage of the question would mean wide-ranging reductions in everything from public safety to education to funds for roads and bridges, libraries and parks.
"Question 1 would eliminate 40 percent of the state budget. The consequences of that are extraordinary," Schwartz said. "Virtually everybody is at risk if this question passes. It's a reckless question."
But Carla A. Howell, the 2002 Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate who is leading the effort to see Question 1 passed, said the Massachusetts economy desperately needs to have more money in the hands of its citizens, who would spend it more wisely than a wasteful Legislature. She said eliminating the tax would also lead to private creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs.
"I think people realize this is a very main stream issue of concern to everyday tax payers," said Howell, chairman of the Committee For Small Government, which is sponsoring the ballot measure.
"We know that people are hurting," Howell also said. "We know that people are disgusted with government waste."
The binding ballot question calls for halving the 5.3 percent personal income tax for the 2009 tax year, then eliminating the tax altogether the following year. The state budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 is $28.1 billion, while personal income taxes totaled $12.5 billion last year.
Howell was the driving force behind a 2002 ballot question to eliminate the state income tax. The question lost by a vote of 1,070,668 to 885,683.
In other Pioneer Valley communities, government officials are voicing their concerns about Question 1. On Monday, all five Belchertown selectmen issued dire warnings about the significant cuts in revenue and services the town government would suffer should the measure pass.
Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins has been an outspoken opponent of Question 1, appearing at a rally against the measure on the steps of City Hall last week. Jesse M. Adams, a lawyer who is co-captain of the local campaign against Question 1, said citizens in Northampton have set up a phone bank and are passing out lawn signs urging people to vote against the measure.
Staff writer Fred Contrada contributed to this report.


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Tatas have also been asked to pay another USD 700 million in punitive damages.April 16, 2016, 3:23 pm explore: India
Chelsea and West Brom fined for players' heated argument
The charge referred to the heated aftermath of West Brom's Claudio Yacob escaping a second booking after fouling Diego Costa in the second half of the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.January 26, 2016, 11:57 pm explore: Sports
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Alongside the rugged XP90, Fujifilm has also unveiled three new devices that put an equal premium on individual style and aesthetics as on latest generation imaging.January 17, 2016, 8:03 am explore: Tech
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The Wall Street Journal also suspects features like social media tools
Apple is planning to release
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with a myriad of new features onboard, but it must contend with cable operators and entertainment companies first.
The new Apple set-top box device has one main goal: to offer both live and on-demand content in one place. The digital-video recorder (DVR) would store TV shows on the Web, allowing customers to watch it at any time.
Apple already offers the $99 Apple TV, which is a digital media receiver that plays digital content originating from the iTunes Store,
, Hulu Plus, YouTube, etc. However, Apple is looking to release something with added features to draw customers.
Specific features associated with the new Apple set-top box are speculative at the moment, but
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proposed likely new additions like an iPad-like user interface, which would be both familiar to most customers and easier for them to use, and also social media options that allow people to share their TV shows through networks like Facebook and Twitter.
But in order to launch Apple's latest idea, it has to work with cable operators and entertainment companies -- and that's not the easiest thing to do. Why? Mainly because cable operators have their own competitive set-top box products, and entertainment companies don't want Apple changing the current pay TV method and gaining more power with more licensing rights to content in the long run.
Apple's latest TV idea
isn't out to disrupt the pay TV business model. It's not throwing out sci-fi ideas to ruin the cable industry, but rather, offer improvements on options already available. For example, Apple's set-top box aims to allow customers to access all episodes of a TV show rather than just select episodes of a current season. It also wants older seasons to be available as well.
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Some players were nervous when Mount St. Dominic, No. 10 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, went up against No. 13 Livingston with the championship of the 16th annual Essex County Tournament final on the line.
But Mount St. Dominic senior middle blocker Kylie Freer remained calm on an anxious bench prior to the match, and, more importantly, kept her cool on the court as Mount St. Dominic claimed its first Essex County title with a 25-17, 19-25, 25-15 victory yesterday in Livingston.
Photo gallery: Mount St. Dominic takes home its first ECT title
"Kylie is such a game changer," said Mount St. Dominic Coach Marybeth Olsinski. "In the middle she affects everyone else's game. She has to be on, she has to get those hits in and she did. Kylie wasn't nervous, so we have to use her and believe that she could do it, and she did."
Freer led Mount St. Dominic with 11 kills, and her presence at the net altered the way Livingston and its outside hitter, Cate Leu, attacked. At 5-11, it is not easy to get the ball past Freer, and she pestered Livingston's hitters all match, finishing with seven of the Caldwell-based school's 11 blocks.
Freer was only one of Mount St. Dominic's 10 seniors to take advantage of the final Essex County Tournament match of their career. Vocal leader Mary-Grace Testa tallied nine kills and 10 assists, setter Sam Meehan dished out 19 assists and Kelly Malanga and Marissa Macantonio combined for seven kills. Most of Olsinksi's seniors have played with her on varsity since they were freshmen, and Olsinkski remembers her squad making the Essex County title their goal four years ago.
"It brought tears to my eyes," the eighth-year coach said. "I know how hard they work. I know what they do in the off-season. They didn't just want to win for themselves, which of course is the most important, they wanted to do it for our fans and our school, so that means a lot."
The victory did not come easily. After pulling away from Livingston down the stretch in the first set, Mount St. Dominic fell victim to a late surge that allowed Livingston to tie the match at 1-1, marking just the third set the Lions have dropped all season.
"The mindset going into that third game was all or nothing," said Freer. "It was our last year, we knew we could it."
With confidence fueling its fire, Mount St. Dominic grabbed an 11-10 lead and never looked back. Sophomore Amanda Quinn came off the bench to spark a 10-2 run that allowed Mount St. Dominic to pull away.
"Amanda Quinn was awesome," said Testa. "I don't know where she came from, but she played an awesome game and really stepped up in her first year on varsity. Everybody comes to play and brings so much energy and effort, that just makes us stronger."


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Pacific University's Hawaiian club, Na Haumana O Hawai'i, is preparing for its annual luau, where hundreds of Hawaiian students will celebrate and share their culture.
In its 53rd year, the event has grown to include most of the university's Hawaiian student population along with a crowd of others learning about and celebrating Hawaiian music, food and entertainment.
At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, the club will serve a dinner of Kalua pig, teriyaki chicken, chicken long rice, haupia, poi, coconut cake and luau punch.
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What: 53rd Annual Lu'au of Na Haumana O Hawai'i
When: Saturday, April 13; dinner will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; show begins at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Pacific University, 2043 College Way; dinner at University Center, Washburne Hall; show at Stoller Center
Tickets: $15-$32 for show only; $20-$37 for show and meal
Information: 503-352-2073 or see Pacific University's luau page
Then at 6:30 p.m. the celebration will move from Washburne Hall to the Stoller Center, where participants can sit in bleachers or get close to the action on the main floor.
Junior Kristen Apana, from Kauai, has participated in the luau since she began at Pacific University. First, she danced with the large group that performs traditional Hawaiian dances, then she began helping to organize the event and instruct dance. This year, she's also on the Luau Board.
"It's important to us," Apana said. "We get to share what we love doing."
Sometimes, she said, Hawaiians participate in the dances for the first time at the luau.
"There are people from home — from Hawaii — who have never danced before," Apana said. "Then they come to Oregon and dance here."


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Shelton Powell, of the 700 block of Wyandotte Street, faces firearms and related charges following the incident 3 a.m. Sunday, records say. It happened less than an hour after a gun battle was reported in the 200 block of East Third Street in the city in which one person died and five others were wounded.
City police Lt. Mark DiLuzio said the two crimes are not connected.
"At first that was the big question." DiLuzio said. "But this incident ended up being linked to a neighborhood dispute."
Police went to Wyandotte Street on a report of a man with a machete firing a gun, according to emergency radio dispatches. A shot was fired from the front of Powell's home at 744 Wyandotte St. not long after police arrived, according to court records.
Luis Colon, Susan Zembo and Jeremy Hawk reported to police that they were on their porch at 705 Wyandotte St. when Powell came by and shot at them, court papers say. The victims reportedly told police they could hear the bullets pass by their heads.
Police took Powell into custody at his home. He allegedly provided police with a false name at first and authorities say his girlfriend, 44-year-old Patricia Piotrowski, helped try to hide his identity from officers.
DiLuzio said Piotrowski is being sent a summons for hindering apprehension.
Authorities investigating the shooting found a bullet hole in another home on the block. A round hit 707 Wyandotte St., which was occupied by Peter and Lorie Novak, court papers say. No one in that home was injured, authorities say, but about $100 in damage was attributed to the shooting. No one answered when a reporter knocked on the doors at 705 and 707 Wyandotte St. late this morning.
After police searched Powell's home, they recovered a handgun that had been reported stolen, court records indicate.
Powell was arraigned before District Judge Roy Manwaring on charges of firing a gun into an occupied structure, reckless endangerment, providing false identification to law enforcement, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property.
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"Starry Night, St. John's" by Brenda McClellan. — Submitted photo
There is a challenge to reviewing a group exhibition which is neither anchored by theme nor linked to a small gathering of artists — which is not, in fact, even rooted in time, as this ongoing show will evolve from now until the end of the year, with pieces moving off the walls and others appearing in their place.
The only requirements asked of the visual artists were to offer something col-ourful and spirited and new. They responded with abstract prints, resonant interiors, pristine still lifes, and stunning landscapes. So the temptation is to rush around citing this work and that artist, which wouldn't compose much more than a kind of checklist. At the same time, there is so much lovely work here worth noting. Take this, then, as a sampler.
Veselina Tomova's mixed media pieces include "Brigus — Harbour Pond" and "Brigus — Molly's Island." These are filled with her wheeling expressionist shapes and patterns, where the curl of a harbour becomes the circle of beach becomes the arc of a dory, the rhythms echoing in the wings and beaks of intelligent seagulls and perked heads of alert muskox. The works beat with motifs and prints in a circle of an eye, backdrop of saltbox houses, or a triangle of feather. And if you are wondering about the muskox, Tomova has done her homework. Capt. Bob Bartlett introduced the creatures to Molly's Island.
Elena Popova's monotype, "On the River Bank," pulses and arrays itself with vivid tones and an iconography of emotionally-generated geometry. Nearby is Jennifer Morgan's "Postcard From Spaniard's Bay" (acrylic on canvas), with a view of a room, the wallpaper layers ragged in a way suggestive of the strata of time and memory, and a washstand set on a wooden floor where the slats dissolve under the lacey sunlight slanting through the window. This is offset with squares of postcards, the writing and pictures an underscoring narrative that still has some trajectory in this space.
There are two small poised still lifes by David Baltzer, "Peeled Lemon," and "Wood Bowl with Japanese Pears" (both oil on canvas), and Sheila Hollander has "Water Street Merchants," one of her acrylic on canvas paintings, meticulously researched and naively executed, every detail of window-framed stock and sidewalk activity apt and presented with her deceptive simplicity.
There are three works by George Horan, including "Millpond in Autumn," a watercolour showing beautiful brushwork, with swift delineations of flowing water and standing spare trees in burnished colours, uplifted with nice breaths of white space, and, unusual for Horan, an oil on canvas called "Atlantic Hawk." This shows a coast guard vessel, docked on the north side of the harbour, and it is unexpected and bright and fun.
Elsewhere in the gallery, Natalia Charapova has her luscious oils, Brenda McClellan her colour-spinning streetscapes, and Frank Lapointe two fluent watercolours. Vadim Vaskovsky's oil paintings include "Strawberry Hill," a striking height of field and trees rendered with an impressionistic precision that is almost pointillism, and a serene portrait, "Martine." Ilse Hughes and Jessica Levman also have figure studies, with the former's "Blue Nude" (acrylic on canvas) done in a striking colour play of blue and green, and the latter's "Shadow" (mixed media) a rich interpretation of form on form.
"Winter's Eve — The Warmth of Fine Art" continues at the Red Ochre Gallery throughout the season.


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What Goes Around…
Congratulations everyone. According to the lunar calendar, it is the beginning of a New Year. The fact that the earth turns and winds up where it left off is somehow reassuring. The fact that we have lived to see it is cause for celebration and reflection. The year was a journey. Where did it take us? Older now, our time and how we spend it can only be more important. In Shambhala, to mark the start of the annual lunar cycle, we distribute a little soft cover calendar called a Practice ... continue reading
Dinner on Me
"Maybe it's because you were such a sore loser!" My father's tone was buoyant. He wasn't whispering. After a sip of wine he can be buoyant, and as he ages he is more buoyant around his kids. My wife Jeanine and I were there, but this holiday dinner was special. His daughter, my (much) younger sister Maron, was visiting from California with her boyfriend Justin. There were six of us at the table, including my step-mom. Dinner, at a local Thai restaurant in St. Johnsbury Vermont, had just been served. Both Justin ... continue reading


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The annual St. Anne's Festival continues today with dancing, singing, games and plenty of food to go around at 3545 Kennedy Blvd.
A Mass will be held today at noon at the church followed by a procession.
Hosted by St. Anne's Church since the summer of 1997, the festival is in its 17th year.
The three-day festival, which began Friday, will continue today from 2 to 11 p.m. with The Tercels performing at 8 p.m.
Journal photographer Richard J. McCormack caught up with the action on Saturday night when The Jersey Four entertained guests with their musical talents.


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TALLADEGA, Alabama - Come on. Like Jeff Burton wanted to ask, "Give an old man a break."
Instead, Burton got - Clint Bowyer's word here - "snookered."
Burton being pushed around by teammate Clint Bowyer in a two-car tandem the last two laps at Talladega, the rest of the field a full zip code behind. For all sorts of aerodynamic reasons they forgot to explain to us in Physics 101, being the lead car at Talladega that late is a fate-sealer. You're gonna finish second. Or worse.
Burton finished second. Bowyer passed him at an unexpected spot on the final lap and stole Sunday's Good Sam's Club 500. Thus a winless streak for the 44-year-old Burton grew to 109 races.
"Well, I'm (ticked) off and I'm happy all at the same time if there is such a thing," Burton said after Bowyer hung him out to dry.
"Any time you come here and you can get a top 10, have a car that's not torn up, you have to at least be somewhat happy with that. However, to come that close and to lose it is disheartening. It's always worse to lose 'em close."
The winner either way was team owner Richard Childress. It was victory No. 100 for him. He has had six different drivers win races for him; 71 came from the late Dale Earnhardt.
Childress, who won six championships with Earnhardt, was hopeful for a seventh, but his ace driver Kevin Harvick finished 32nd after wrecking, dropping him from second to fifth, 26 points back, with four races remaining.
"We're not done. Don't stick a fork in us yet," Childress said. "We're going to race as hard as we can."
It was appropriate that Childress earn No. 100 here, the site of 12 RCR wins, and with a car sporting a 100 logo on the hood, for Chevrolet's 100 years.
Nearly half a hundred years ago, Childress was a driver himself, with a shallow puddle of resources. His first NASCAR start was the inaugural Talladega race when the circuit's regular drivers boycotted out of safety concerns.
"It all started here for RCR in 1969," he said. "It's nice to come back where I got my big break ... I went ahead and ran the race and I got money on Saturday, got money on Sunday, got deal money from Mr. Bill France, Sr., more money than I'd ever seen in my life. We went back, built the shop started racing.
"That was a big break for me in Talladega," Childress continued. "Only in America could a kid with a $20 race car do what I've been able to do, myself and my people working with me. It started with an old $20 race car and a dream."
"He's a supreme competitor," Burton said. "The main thing is he's a good person. ... It's an honor to drive for him."
Childress all but resuscitated Burton's career after sponsorship ran dry at Roush Racing in 2004. He made the Chase for four out of five seasons before struggling this year.
The sentimentalist would have wanted Bowyer to push him to a win. But as Bowyer said, "You hate it comes down to that. ... You owe it to your team, to your sponsors to go out and win the race."
"We're programmed to go for the win," Jeff Gordon offered.
As Bowyer, who is leaving to join Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012, coasted around on a victory lap, Childress bellowed on the radio to him, "Thanks a bunch, buddy."
Burton might have the same words, different sentiment.
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Making the most of waste water purification sludge
Perfectly dried, the sludge can thus be turned into fuel combustibles with as much calorific power as household waste, and can thus be used in electricity production and cogeneration systems. Cement manufacturing here has a double interest, the dry material being used both as a combustible and as a mineral supplement for the cement.
New technologies of sludge value enhancement are today at the research stage: pyrolysis (taken to a very high temperature in the absence of oxygen, the sludge distils a gas which can be retrieved, and the carbonised material can be made use of as a secondary combustible) or gasification (the sludge is oxidised by reaction with oxygen, releasing a gas composed of C0, C0² and H² which can also be retrieved).
Furthermore, hydrothermal oxidation is the technology used by the new water purification plant at Brussels North (1,100,000 Inhabitant Equivalents, one of the biggest in Europe). Heat oxidised, the sludge, still in a liquid state, produces a mineral residue which is recycled at a rate of 97% in concrete, and also produces a small amount of gas.
Monitoring drying by X-ray microtomography
At the University of Liège, Angélique Léonard, an FNRS qualified researcher and assistant lecturer at the Chemical Engineering Laboratory, devotes a part of her research to the convective drying of waste water sludge (by forced circulation of hot air). This method has just formed the subject of a new publication (2).
(2) Influence of back mixing on the convective drying of residual sludges in a fixed bed, A. Léonard, E. Meneses, E. Le Trong, T. Salmon, P. Marchot, D. Toye, et M. Crine, Water Res. 42(10-11), 2671-2677 (2008).


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JOEPA's PAINFUL TIMELINE
Since 2006, Joe Paterno's job has exacted a severe physical toll on the 84-year-old. A look at JoePa's lumps:
Sept. 2006: Paterno leaves the field during the second and third quarters of Penn State's 28-6 loss to Ohio State on Sept. 23 at the Horseshoe due to an intestinal virus. He returns in the fourth quarter.
Sept. 2006: In practice leading up to Penn State's 33-7 win over Northwestern at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 30, Lions tight end Andrew Quarless barrels over Paterno on the practice field, cracking three ribs. Paterno doesn't miss any coaching time.
Nov. 2006: Paterno breaks his left leg and damages a knee ligament during Penn State's 13-3 loss to Wisconsin in Madison on Nov. 4 when Wisconsin linebacker DeAndre Levy and PSU tight end Andrew Quarless collide with the coach on the sideline. Surgery is performed the next day. Paterno misses Penn State's final two regular-season games — home wins over Temple and Michigan State — but returns for PSU's Jan. 1 Outback Bowl win over Tennessee (20-10).
Nov. 2008: Paterno undergoes right hip replacement surgery shortly after the Lions' conclude their regular season with a 49-18 win over Michigan State at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 22. Paterno injures the hip performing an onside kick attempt in practice in August. He spends the final seven games in the PSU coaching booth.
2010 (spring, summer, fall): Paterno battles an intestinal bug that leaves him weakened, forcing him to cancel several scheduled appearances prior to the start of the 2010 season.
August 2011: Paterno injures his right arm and right hip during a Sunday practice session when a player (a source indicates it is wideout Devon Smith) runs into him on the field. PSU team doctor Wayne Sebastianelli doesn't believe surgery is necessary to repair the injuries. Fightonstate.com reports Paterno suffers hairline fractures in the arm and hip.


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Cavaliers fans willing to make the drive to Detroit will find tickets plentiful and cheap for tonight's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Pistons.
As of Thursday afternoon, tickets were available on Stubhub.com for as low as $11. The Pistons even sent an e-mail to Cavs season-ticket holders offering tickets for sale.
Of course, fans who don't want to make the four-hour drive can attend the official "Playoff Watch Party" at The Q. Admission is free, but a ticket for reserved seating is required for entry. Tickets are available at The Q box office and ticketmaster.com. There is an eight-ticket limit per person while supplies last, and fans must be 18 and older to obtain a ticket. Those 16 and under attending the watch party must be accompanied by an adult.
History lesson: In 2006, the Pistons took a 2-0 lead on the Cavs and then lost the next three games before eventually winning the series in seven games. In 2007, the Pistons took a 2-0 lead and then lost the next four games to lose the series.
"That just goes to show you it's never over," Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said of the team's 2-0 lead in this series. "When you think it's over, that's when you get in trouble."
Cavs coach Mike Brown said he did not review those results with his team before heading to Detroit on Thursday.
"We focus on the next game as opposed to focusing on the whole thing," the coach said. "They could easily come back and win the next three or four. We understand because we've seen it enough that a series is not won or lost after one game or two games or three games. It's won when somebody wins four games. We don't need to talk about what happened last [time]. We've got to take care of our business the right way in Game 3."
Dead and buried? Pistons coach Michael Curry made some interesting comments after practice Thursday in the wake of recent comments about his team's lack of heart and pride.
"We didn't play well and we lost to a very good home team," Curry told reporters in Detroit. "That's it. I don't think all of a sudden you can question pride and heart with a group of guys that have won. Physically they might not be able to do some of the things they've done before, I can acknowledge that, but I don't go deeper than that. . . . I fully believe that we're going to take care of home court and win tomorrow night."
When one reporter asked if the media should hold off writing the team's obituary, Curry said: "You can write the obituary, but you might have to change the date on it. I'm sure the obituary has been written for a while, but the date keeps having to be changed. We will die eventually."


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AMHERST – Justin at the helm of the federal Liberals is a good news story, according to Terry Farrell.
The Amherst lawyer is the Liberal MLA candidate for Cumberland North. Feds and the province are different governments and different parties. But Farrell said it was a "happy coincidence" Justin Trudeau became the federal leader with a Nova Scotia election approaching. He suggested it could benefit Liberal efforts in this province.
"(I'm) really excited about Justin being chosen…," said Farrell.
He described Trudeau as a great, energetic leader with youth appeal, and listed his bilingualism and Quebec base as strengths.
As for any claim Trudeau is untested and won't weather a tough campaign well – attack ads, et cetera – Farrell seemed unconcerned.
"The party is going to be up to the task," he said.
Trudeau isn't a one-man show, according to the lawyer. Trudeau has a populist message, according to Farrell: it will be the people, not the leader, who defeat their opponent.
Kenny John Jackson shares Farrell's take on Trudeau.
"Justin is a breath of fresh air…that's what our party needs to move forward," said the Springhill policeman and Liberal MLA candidate for Cumberland South.
Jackson said Trudeau connects with young people.
"He can lead the country," said Jackson, dismissing the notion the relatively young politician doesn't have the gravitas required of a prime minister.
The candidate echoed Farrell's view that the federal Liberals' approach is team-based – it's not a one-man Justin show.
The attention Trudeau draws is welcome, though, including on a provincial level.
"There's so much excitement…even around here," said Jackson.
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On my blog I discuss/rant/commentate on ladies skating and sometimes other skating news too. I cover the JGP, GP, as many national competitions and senior Bs as I can get info for along with the rest of the big ISU competitions...and of course with the Olympics coming up this year I'll be doing that too.
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Research now confirms the obvious: Don't text while driving.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that sending text messages multiplies a driver's odds of crashing by 23 percent. In other words, put the phone away.
A local teen learned this lesson the hard way in March. Distracted by a text message, she crossed the center line on Breton Road SE and hit a Rapid bus. She realized she was fortunate to escape harm.
A Byron Center High School student went so far as to post a billboard warning her peers to keep their thumbs on the wheel in May.
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The primary purpose of the research on Separation Assurance in the Airspace Operations Laboratory is to gather more insight into the fundamental problem of human/automation integration and allocation of roles and responsibilities required to achieve the significant capacity increases targeted for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Initial part-task studies with controllers in the loop on this research topic have been conducted in the Airspace Operations Laboratory since August 2007. These studies specifically begin to investigate the future role of air traffic controllers and automation in a service provider-based automated separation assurance environment. The focus is on trajectory-based operations at double and triple the traffic density of today's airspace system. An introduction to this research area is also provided in the movie on effective human/automation cooperation on this website
Air traffic demand is anticipated to grow substantially in the coming decades. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry forecast that air traffic operations are expected to increase 150 to 250 percent over the next two decades. Analyses of even the most conservative growth estimates show a significant lack of existing and planned capacity.
It is assumed that managing 2 or 3 times today's traffic density requires a fundamental change from today's operations in how separation between aircraft is assured. In today's very safe system, air traffic controllers take active control over each aircraft in their airspace and issue clearances to keep it separate from other traffic, expedite traffic flows, and provide additional services, workload permitting. Being actively involved with each individual aircraft provides the awareness required to detect and resolve potential losses of separation independent of automated aids. However, this manual process can only be performed for a very limited number of aircraft. In recognition of this fact, each airspace sector today has a defined maximum number of aircraft that are allowed to enter. This constraint exists as a way of ensuring that the demands on the cognitive resources of the air traffic controller(s) controlling this sector are not exceeded. Figure 1 below depicts an air traffic controller display contrasting a typical current day high traffic density to twice and three times this density. Assuming that the display on the left represents the limit of the sustained traffic load a controller can comfortably manage today; operations need to change significantly for the move to the traffic levels depicted in the center and on the right to be realized.
Figure 1: Current day controller display with 1x, 2x and 3x traffic. 2x and 3x cannot be managed with conventional air traffic control techniques.
NextGen envisions trajectory-based operations (TBO) to replace clearance-based operations in many parts of the airspace. New automated separation assurance functions are intended to help overcome the aforementioned limitations of controllers in manually maintaining safe separation between aircraft. The two primary new separation assurance concepts are airborne self-separation and ground-based automated separation assurance. Research is ongoing in both areas. Between 2002 and 2004, NASA researchers, including the researchers in the AOL were part of human-in-the-loop assessments of mixed operations with airborne self-separation at more than two times today's traffic density.
In late 2006 the AOL team started implementing the latest ground-based conflict resolution technologies developed under the guidance of Heinz Erzberger in NASA Ames' Aviation Systems division. At the same time new display prototypes were developed in the AOL that reflect the shift in roles and responsibilities from the human to the automation and are designed to enable managing the extreme traffic density that is envisioned for NextGen. An example prototype is depicted below for the same traffic situation that can be seen on the 3x display above and on the right.
Figure 2: Controller display prototype for managing higher traffic levels with advanced automation. All low-lighted aircraft are managed by the ground-based separation assurance automation. The controller manages the highlighted aircraft in the same airspace.
Today the AOL represents one of the very few -if not the only- laboratory that can simulate the full range of near-, mid- and far-term separation assurance functions from current day air traffic control via integrated decision support functions to fully automated separation assurance. All capabilities are integrated into realistic controller and pilot workstations and can be turned on or off by the researchers via setup panels. The ground automation is fully interoperable with current day and advanced flight decks that participate in the simulation within the AOL or simulation facilities that are networked with the AOL.
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P. Kopardekar, T. Prevot and M. Jastrezebski (2008) "Complexity Measurement Under Higher Levels of Automation and Higher Traffic Densities" Air Traffic Control Quarterly (in preparation)
Prevot, T., Homola J. and J. Mercer (2008) "Initial Study of Controller/Automation Integration for NextGen Separation Assurance" AIAA-2008-6330 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit 18 - 21 August 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii
Prevot, T., Homola J. and J. Mercer (2008) "Human-in-the-Loop Evaluation of Ground-Based Automated Separation Assurance for NextGen" ICAS 2008-11.4.5, 6th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), and AIAA-ATIO-2008-8885, Anchorage, Alaska, Sept 15-19, 2008
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I am really accustomed to purchasing boneless skinless chicken breasts, so I know how to cook them pretty efficiently. But starting in a few weeks, I'm going to be getting regular deliveries of whole chickens through the poulty CSA I just joined (eep!). So, I want to get the most for my money with the chicken and not just cut out the breasts - any ideas for cooking and enjoying whole chickens? I know a lot of people here on MDA seem to use the bones to make broth so I will try that, but I'm really interested in recipes that will use the whole bird, or good ideas for the leftover meat after I roast a whole chicken. I'm just cooking for two (myself and MrJenx). :)
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With the North Dakota State Fair less than a week away, Nodak Speedway is set to host two nights of racing beginning at 7 p.m. Monday with the Enduro race.
It was a father-son fight to the checkered flag last year as Casey Stern held off his father, Myron, to win the $1,500 grand prize. Watford City's Mike Durham, a four-time Enduro winner, finished third in the 55-car field.
"I guess I got myself into trouble," Durham said, "but I had a fun time doing it. (The State Fair's) kept this guy coming back for almost 20 years. It's exciting. You don't know what's going to happen next."
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Minot's Steven Pfeifer (11) won the North Dakota State Fair IMCA Stock Cars and Modifieds features last year. Pfeifer will only race Modifieds this year.
Durham said it's anybody's race when the Enduro drivers come to Nodak Speedway and it doesn't hurt to have a little bit of luck as well.
International Motor Contest Association Stock Car driver Bob Fuegmann used to drive Enduro cars before becoming a regular at Nodak Speedway. He said the Enduro race is "one not to miss."
"It's about a 50-to-60 mph high-speed demolition derby," Fuegmann said. "They're very entertaining whether you like car races or not."
The IMCA Stock Cars and Modifieds share the spotlight the following night. Minot's Steven Pfeifer is the defending champion for both classes, but said he won't race in the Stock Car event since he's focused on the Modifieds this year. Pfeifer said he doesn't feel the pressure of repeating.
"It's one of them deals where how you do is kind of irrelevant," Pfeifer said, "but you want to win because you have so many people who aren't normal race track people watching. It inspires to a lot of different people. That's the coolest thing."
With Pfeifer out of the Stock Car race, racers like Kenmare's Robert Hellebust and Minot's Kelly Henderson eye the top prize. Hellebust was poised to win last year's race after leading 20 of the 25 laps, but ran out of fuel with three laps remaining due in part to 10 cautions.
Henderson finished second last year and is having another solid year at Nodak Speedway. He is second in the points standings, trailing fellow Minot native Nathan Burke by seven points.
Pfeifer isn't the only one who won't be competing in the race as Fuegmann broke his last motor on the final day of the Dakota Classic Tour. Fuegmann ran as high as fifth in last year's race before blowing a tire.
"It's really fun," Fuegmann said. "It seems like a completely different atmosphere than any other night. I was really looking forward to running at the fair."
Fuegmann said he'll still be in attendance and will help out in the pits.
Pfeifer will defend his title in the IMCA Modifieds race, but his stiffest competition from last year won't be present. Hank Berry of Sidney, Mont., said he won't be at the State Fair due to prior commitments. Berry finished second in the Modifieds feature last year and led Pfeifer the majority of the race, but was passed with five laps remaining.
"Everybody wants to win it regardless," Pfeifer said. "This is still one of those races that it's a cool deal to go and race."
Mike Kraft covers racing at Nodak Speedway during the summer. Follow him on Twitter @MKraft23_MDN.


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Ovid-Elsie was led by Jake Helms who scored 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as Ovid-Elsie picked up the TVC crossover victory. Helms also finished with four assists and six steals. Carter Hurst added 11 points.
"It was one of those game where we were in control but we couldn't put it away," said Ovid-Elsie coach Josh Latz. "We did a good job with our pressure and our defensive rebounding."
"Jake did a tremendous job tonight, he really set the tone for us. We feed off his energy and tonight he was on fire."
Ovid-Elsie finished with 29% shooting from the floor.
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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has posted the following year-end message on his official web site:
"What a year! Certainly not the one I was expecting.
"Thanks to you all for your massive help and support; it was very encouraging.
"I'm still working on the [new BLACK SABBATH studio] album and managed to play three shows. Not bad given the news a year ago.
"I'm looking forward to next year, seeing what you think of the record and touring as much as we're able.
"My best wishes to you all. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year, most of all, stay positive."
Iommi underwent chemotherapy treatment earlier in the year after being diagnosed with lymphoma at the end of 2011.
The paperback version of Iommi's book. "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath", was released in the U.K. on November 8 through Simon & Schuster and in the U.S. on December 11 via Da Capo Press/Perseus Books. Iommi stated: "It's got new chapters bringing everything up to date, including my battle with lymphoma."
Released in hardback in November 2011, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath", landed at position No. 35 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list.
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text: [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 13970-13971] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-5612] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy 32 CFR Part 706 Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN 782) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply. DATES: This rule is effective March 8, 2012 and is applicable beginning February 27, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Jaewon Choi, (Admiralty and Maritime Law), Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 1322 Patterson Ave. SE., Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, telephone 202-685-5040. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33 U.S.C. 1605, the DoN amends 32 CFR Part 706. This amendment provides notice that the DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN 782) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with the following specific provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship: Annex I, paragraph 2(a)(i), pertaining to the vertical placement of the masthead light; Annex I, paragraph 2(k), pertaining to the vertical separation of the anchor lights and vertical placement of the forward anchor light above the hull; Annex I, paragraph 3(b), pertaining to the location of the sidelights; and Rule 21(c), pertaining to the location and arc of visibility of the sternlight. The DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has also certified that the lights involved are located in closest possible compliance with the applicable 72 COLREGS requirements. Moreover, it has been determined, in accordance with 32 CFR Parts 296 and 701, that publication of this amendment for public comment prior to adoption is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to public interest since it is based on technical findings that the placement of lights on this vessel in a manner differently from that prescribed herein will adversely affect the vessel's ability to perform its military functions. List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 706 Marine safety, Navigation (water), and Vessels. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the DoN amends part 706 of title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows: PART 706--CERTIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 0 1. The authority citation for part 706 continues to read as follows: Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605. 0 2. Section 706.2 is amended as follows: 0 A. In Table One by adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN 782); and 0 B. In Table Three by adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN 782). Sec. 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605. * * * * * Table One ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distance in meters of forward masthead light below minimum Vessel Number required height. Sec. 2(a)(i), Annex I ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * USS MISSISSIPPI............................... 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Editor's note: As those of you who have been poking around on Red Sox Monster for a while realize, we seek to do the occasional question and answer e-mail exchange with journalists of note.
Evan Grant, Rangers beat writer and blogger for the Dallas Morning News, falls into that category. Unfortunately, it was his decision to leave the Pedroia Destroya off his MVP ballot completely that got Red Sox fans attention last month, and things went poorly for Evan shortly thereafter.
Grant has a good reputation on the blogosphere, though, and a wealth of experience that includes 12 years of covering the Rangers for the Morning News, three years of covering the Florida Marlins for Florida Today and more than a year covering the Atlanta Braves for the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, which gave him the chance to see the 1991 worst-to-first Atlanta Braves. For all those reasons, it seemed like a good idea to hear out his thoughts on everything from the Pedroia flap to former Ranger Mark Teixeira's likely destination.
Peep the interview after the jump, and do feel free to toss in your own thoughts in the comments section that follows.
Red Sox Monster: Alright, to start, many Red Sox fans know you only because of your MVP voting. You've covered that at length, including for a blog entry here on Red Sox Monster. Have you ever received that level of feedback/response for anything you've written? How many e-mails did you receive? What was the typical response, and how about an example of one of the more outrageous ones?
Evan Grant: Never received anything close -- in terms of sheer volume or passion -- to the response I received from Red Sox Nation. I believe the number of emails was more than 200. The "typical" emails centered around hearing that I was the one voter not to have Dustin on my ballot. I believe most of them were sent before people saw my quotes in the Boston papers (and websites) or heard my interview on WEEI. Most of them took exception with my voting. Many called for me to have my voting privileges revoked.
What can I say? I don't blame people for disagreeing with the ballot. In retrospect, I was the lone wolf compared to my colleagues. Though I'd still vote Kevin Youkilis No. 1 if I had to do it all over again, Pedroia would definitely be on my ballot. While a lot of people screamed that voting needs to be taken out of the writers' hands because the system doesn't work, I'd argue otherwise. I think it works extremely well. We make our balloting public. I answered every question thrown at me about my ballot. And one ballot that was out of line from the other voters did not change the election.
I've long known about the passion of Red Sox fans, but feel I've got a much clearer understanding at this point. Not saying that's good or bad. But I do have a better understanding and appreciation of it. There were a couple of things, however, that bothered me. Most of it stemmed from the WEEI interview. The station called me and asked me if I'd jump on for a couple of minutes with their hosts. I started to try and explain that there was no anti-Red Sox bias, evidenced by my vote of Youkilis, and that obviously my opinion was way out of line with those of my colleagues. The hosts cut me off to start ripping me halfway through my explanation and things deteriorated from there. Accepting culpability, I guess, would not have made good radio.
I later heard the hosts question Terry Francona about my integrity and heard Tito disagree with my vote but suggest that I am a conscientious reporter. What disappoints me most was that on a day when the whole thing should have been about Pedroia winning, there was this whole mini-furor over a vote that ultimately didn't have any impact on the outcome. I called Tito to say I'm sorry he had to answer questions about me. I've sent Dustin an email to also apologize if this "incident" took any shine off a very special day for him. That's my sole regret in this whole process.
Do I wish folks could disagree without resorting to name-calling? You bet. But what reaffirmed my faith in the general goodness of fans was that almost every time I sent a response to somebody, I got back a note that said while they disagreed with me, they appreciated my responding. Let's move on to something a little more pleasant, shall we?
RSM: As a Rangers beat writer, you've seen quite a bit of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Taylor Teagarden and the Rangers other catching prospects. What do you think the likelihood is that one of them gets dealt in the coming weeks? What do you think the Rangers would be seeking in exchange in a trade, and would they be content to hang onto their prospects?
EG: I really think the basis for a solid baseball trade between the Rangers and Red Sox exists. I think if it does happen nobody will be happy about the immediate results. To me, that would suggest a fair trade. The Rangers desperately need good young pitching. Boston needs a future catcher. The teams have depth at the other's respective need. Makes a whole lot of sense to me that further conversation might lead to compromise on both sides.
I summed it up this way at the GM meetings: I felt like Boston wanted Teagarden, but wasn't willing to give up Buchholz and I felt like the Rangers would have preferred to give up Saltalamacchia and wanted Buchholz. There is certainly room for both teams to continue to talk. I think if the Rangers trade a catcher, Boston is the best possible match. But if the Rangers wanted to, they could move Gerald Laird somewhere and save about $3 million and just hold both Salty and Teagarden. That is a realistic scenario if they don't get the quality of pitching they demand for one of the younger catchers.
RSM: The Rangers were supposedly in the game trying to acquire the services of Junichi Tazawa. Do you think he seriously considered signing anywhere other than with Boston? Do you sense any frustration in other Major League Baseball clubhouses as Japanese players put Boston at or near the top of their list?
EG: The guys I've talked with who are familiar with the Japanese market all seem to indicate that a deal with Boston was either implied or already in place months ago. I don't get any sense of frustration about the Red Sox landing Japanese players. Let's not forget that Fukudome signed with Chicago and Kuroda with the Dodgers. The Red Sox haven't gotten every Japanese player. But I do think Boston is seeing some positive aspects of the investment in Dice-K. It made the Red Sox brand that much more familiar in Japan, giving them a bigger presence, opening more doors, creating more relationships, etc. ... If other teams ARE frustrated, it's only because the Red Sox had the foresight to determine that the investment in Dice-K was not just an investment in a pitcher, but in tapping into a fertile basin of talent.
RSM: You've been covering the Rangers for a number of years, dating right back to the George W. Bush-in-Texas era. What are your favorite memories of those years. Any interesting stories on the Bush front?
EG: I was not here during the time President Bush was actively involved with the Rangers. I've only been in his presence once, when he toured the press box as Governor on opening day, I think in 1998 or 1999. He was gregarious and conversational with just about every writer who had been around during his day-to-day management of the club.
RSM: Over the years, the 1990s Rangers clubhouse included Rafael Palmeiro, Jose Canseco, Ivan Rodriguez, David Segui and more than a dozen other players who were linked to performance-enhancing drugs. Were you surprised by the scope of the allegations as they related to the Rangers? Why didn't anything ever surface then?
EG: Most of the steroid allegations about the Rangers came out of Canseco's book. Canseco spent more than two seasons of his career with two teams: The A's and the Rangers. Those were two teams mentioned at length in his book. Therefore, the allegations aren't that much of a surprise. That's not to say I take Canseco at his word, just that I'd expect most of his allegations to come from "first-hand" knowledge rather than to have him cast aspersions at a team that he was not around.
As far as why anything didn't surface then, I really don't have any answers. I don't know any reporters who spent time rifling through players lockers or following them into the bathroom. Sure, you had some suspicions about guys throughout the game, but beyond that, it was going to take law enforcement or a full-time investigative team to find real evidence of wrong-doing.
RSM: You covered Mark Teixeira when he was in Texas. Where does your instinct tell you he will sign? What will drive that decision?
EG: I think there are two, possibly three teams pursuing both Teixeira and Sabathia at the same time. If they sign one, they'll pass on the other. All those teams are in position where signing either a front-line starter or a middle-of-the-order stud would either make them World Series contenders or solidify them as World Series contenders. The Yankees and Angels both seem to be pursuing that path. I know the Red Sox are interested in Teixeira; haven't seen them seriously connected with Sabathia, but could be wrong. When one of them signs, the picture will become a lot more clear for the other.
My guess is that since Teixeira is represented by Scott Boras, his signing will drag out longer. I think C.C. and the Angels could be a match, which would leave Teixeira for an East Coast team. Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles. Got me. If it comes down to winning right away, he's going to Boston or New York. If he really wants to be close to his Maryland roots, the Orioles become a much more legit possibility. My guess is now that Teixeira has had a taste of what its like to reach the playoffs, he doesn't want to give that up. The annual salary offers should all be pretty similar, but if somebody offers him a 10-year contract, that kind of commitment is going to be hard to walk away from..... Does that answer the question? Of course not. Just kind of hard to call right now. And if the Yankees and Red Sox are bidding against one another, who knows where this all goes.
A thank you to Evan Grant for his time. His blog, once again, can be found here.
Previous interviews of note
-- 'Duk of Yahoo! Sports' Big League Stew
-- Sean Sears, Red Sox fan and national Rock Paper Scissors champion
-- Seth Mnookin, author of "Feeding the Monster"
-- Allan Wood of Joy of Sox


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Five All-in-One Inkjet Printers Under $100
Can a printer be a great gift? Given all that these do, you bet. Wrap one up for less than a Benjamin.
To be sure, a new printer is probably not the first thing you think of when considering a gift for the holidays. (Or the second or third, for that matter.) But stop to think about everything you can do with one. Most of today's all-in-one (AIO) inkjet models do a decent job printing photos, allowing that special someone on your list to save time by printing select snapshots right at home. And then there's the copying and scanning functions that just about everyone could use at one time or another.
The best part for you, as the giver, is that prices are low. Where once you had to pay hundreds of dollars for a solid multifunction machine, you now have able choices for under $100. Your special someone will have to make some sacrifices on design and speed, but if his or her daily home printing includes a limited number of text documents, these models will be an attractive alternative to machines in the $200-to-$400 range. They won't want to use them for big print jobs (they're not made for high-volume output, and the ink costs will add up), but they're excellent convenience models for light home use.
We looked at five all-in-one models for this roundup. They not only provide the expected print functionality, but they will also let your loved one pack away his or her space-hogging scanner, and they can serve in a pinch for the occasional photocopy, too. (Still, bear in mind that no AIO printer is a great substitute for a real photocopier if you're copying lots of pages.) Limitations aside, though, you don't have to empty your bank account to wrap one of these up for the holidays.
Take, for instance, the Canon Pixma MP280. It may not be packed with features, but it prints awesome-quality photos and documents. Or if you have a home-office worker on your list, he or she won't be disappointed by the Epson WorkForce 520, a workhorse of an AIO that we've seen selling for as low as $80. And if your recipient churns out lots of image prints and doesn't want to cringe when buying new ink cartridges, the Kodak ESP 3250 stands out in this group for its cheaper consumables.
A humdrum printer can be a great gift idea—maybe even as a gift to yourself. Scroll down for the top budget buys we've seen.
See our reviews of five recent under-$100 multifunction models...
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Our Verdict: Bargain shoppers will be wowed by this model's photo quality, low price, and cheap ink, but they'll face slow performance and subpar prints on plain paper.
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Our Verdict: The MP280 delivers quality photo and document printing at a very low price, but it lacks some features that small offices may consider essential.
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