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nGrinder is a application for running test scripts written in jython(python running on JVM) across a number of machines. It's internal engine is based on Grinder. nGrinder wraps Grinder's console and agent with a controller and agent, respectively, and extends several features to enable multiple concurrent tests.
nGrinder consists of two major components.
- Controller
- Provides web interface for performance testing.
- Coordinates test processes.
- Collates and displays test statistics.
- Let user create and modify script .
- Agent
- Runs processes and threads that put loads on target machines when running in agent mode.
- Monitors target system performance (e.g.: CPU/memory) when running in monitor mode
When agents are started, they attempt to connect to a controller. They then are attached in AgentControllerServer component. AgentControllerServer(Which is like an agent pool) manages the current agent pool. Whenever a user starts a performance test, a new console that coordinates agents is created, and the required number of agents is handed over from AgentControllerServer. The console (named SingleConsole to differentiate it from Console in Grinder) sends the test script and test resources to multiple assigned agents and starts to control the test flow until the test is over. After the test is finished, the used agents are returned to AgentControllerServer to be used in the other tests later. SingleConsole is returned to ConsoleManager as well.
The biggest difference between nGrinder and Grinder is that nGrinder keeps multiple console instances and agents in the controller. Each console is independent from the others, and all can run concurrently. Many agents can be attached in advance, and can be assigned whenever they are requested. Unlike grinder, nGrinder is developed to maximize utilization for agents machines.
Well-known load test tools such as "Performance Center" have a test reservation feature to guarantee agent availability when a user starts a test. But the reservation approach causes an agent utilization problem. We observed that people tend to reserve agents as a precaution even while they are actually not testing. In our experience, the average agent CPU utilization is less than 10% as a result.
For this reason, instead of reservation, nGrinder enables multiple test and dynamic agent allocation so that agents are dynamically assigned to tests only when a real test is performed. This makes nGrinder a unique solution among all competitors. With a relatively small number of agents, multiple users can run multiple tests concurrently. The number of possible concurrent tests depends on the number of free agents.


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The NFL season is finally here.
Thank Tebow.
With the return of actual NFL football, we also get a deluge of NFL analysts giving you their opinions on every game.
Every week we'll be here to gather some of them together, give you an idea of who is picking whom and add in my take and pick as well.
We draw picks from the Bleacher Report consensus piece by Mike Schottey, as well as from the folks over at ESPN, CBS Sports and USA Today.
What are they saying? Let's take a look.

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text: What does it do?Selenium is a mineral that is needed in small amounts by the body to help regulate the thyroid hormones and support a healthy immune system. One of selenium's most important roles is as an antioxidant helping to prevent cell damage due to free radicals.How much do you need?The following table lists the recommended intake for healthy people based on current scientific information.What are the best food sources?The selenium content of foods can vary widely depending on how much is in the soil where an animal is raised or a plant grown. The richest sources of selenium include seafood, meat, cereals and grains.In the United States and Canada, animals that are cultivated for food, such as cows, pigs and chickens, are usually fed diets supplemented with selenium and thus, amounts in meats, milk and eggs tend to be relatively consistent. While the body more easily absorbs the selenium in plant sources than that in animal sources, fruits and vegetables vary greatly in their content. However, the large food-distribution systems in North America tend to even these differences out, therefore preventing low intakes in individuals living in selenium-poor areas.What happens if you don't get enough?Selenium deficiency is rare in the United States. Selenium deficiency itself is not thought to cause illness, but instead predisposes children and adolescents to two specific conditions, Keshan disease and Kashin-Beck disease. These diseases can affect the heart, bones and joints.What happens if you get too much?Selenium toxicity is rare in the United States. That said, high doses of selenium can be very toxic and high blood levels can result in a condition termed selenosis. The most frequently reported symptoms of selenosis include brittle hair and nails, gastrointestinal upset and hair loss. Other symptoms include garlic-breath odor, skin rash, fatigue, irritability and mild nerve damage.


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Topic: Problem installing rmagick gem
I am trying to install rmagick gem for use with the carrierwave gem but i'm getting this error
Gem files will remain installed in c:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rmagick-2
.13.1 for inspection.
Results logged to c:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rmagick-2.13.1/ext/RMagick
An error occured while installing rmagick (2.13.1), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install rmagick -v '2.13.1'` succeeds before bundling.
tried just gem install rmagick but that didn't work either. I have it included in my gemfile.
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Better Place's woes raise questions that matter to anyone who cares about EVs and their future.mistakes, or are the company's difficulties a sign of the broader challenges facing electric cars?
One unexpected thing that went wrong is that the company didn't get much help from Israel.enthusiastic Better Place supporter, Israel — unlike the U.S. — provides no subsidies to EVs.
One analyst says the issues at Better Place won't effect electric vehicles elsewhere.the Chevy Volt has topped Consumer Reports' annual owner satisfaction survey two years in a row. The Volt overcomes range anxiety by adding a small gasoline engine to its electric drive train, while the all-electric Nissan Leaf depends on a network of public charging stations. All the companies offer home chargers to their owners.
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The threat of "carmageddon" gridlock during Los Angeles' freeway closure this past summer drew media attention to helicopter charter, as some locals forsook the road for rotor to reach the airport.
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Anjet has opened an office in Hong Kong to complement its California-based operations. The charter company will cater to the private aviation needs of clients in China, South Korea, Singapore, India, the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding areas.
October 1, 2011
You can get it at the coffee shop, on your smartphone, even in coach on an airliner. So why is it so difficult to get Wi-Fi on the jet you charter? One reason is that most chartered aircraft still lack broadband access.
June 1, 2011
Charter brokers are sometimes treated like the Rodney Dangerfields of the business aviation world. They don't get the respect typically accorded to the operators they work with–the companies that control or own the aircraft you use when you charter a flight.
February 1, 2011
You examine your bill at restaurants and scrutinize charges before checking out of a hotel, but how savvy are you about auditing your air charter invoice? Unfortunately, deciphering a charter bill isn't easy: no standard charter invoice exists, some simply list a total amount due, and even when charges are broken out, they can be opaque.
October 1, 2010
Options at the low end of the charter market-single-engine turbine and piston aircraft as well as VLJs (very light jets)-are expanding. That's good news if you've been priced out of larger jets, want to upgrade an automobile or airline trip without busting the bank or are looking to save money on short flights or when traveling without a large group.
August 1, 2010
Say for a moment that you own an aircraft rather than simply fly on those you charter. Given the direct operating costs and all the other expenses of ownership, how much would you charge a stranger to use your airplane?
June 1, 2010
It's one of the most visited destinations in the air charter world: the Web. But finding the best ways to take advantage of it has challenged charter providers and customers since the start of the dot-com revolution. Virgin Charter's idea for a one-stop online booking portal closed down almost as quickly as it popped up.
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Conceptually, it makes sense: share the expenses of a flight among unrelated fellow travelers and slash the cost of charter. But flight sharing, or per-seat charter, has proved difficult to translate into a workable model for travelers or charter entities. Witness the 2008 demise of DayJet, the Florida-based air-taxi startup.
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If you promise a second marshmallow to preschoolers who wait before eating the first, about 30 percent will wait 15 minutes, according to an experiment conducted in the '60s. The rest can't control their impulses long enough to get the second marshmallow. The ability to delay gratification predicts success in high school and later life, reports the New Yorker.
Once (Stanford Psychology Professor Walter) Mischel began analyzing the results, he noticed that low delayers, the children who rang the bell quickly, seemed more likely to have behavioral problems, both in school and at home. They got lower S.A.T. scores. They struggled in stressful situations, often had trouble paying attention, and found it difficult to maintain friendships. The child who could wait fifteen minutes had an S.A.T. score that was, on average, two hundred and ten points higher than that of the kid who could wait only thirty seconds.
Researchers are following up with early and late marshmallow eaters, who are now in their 40s. Some will take MRIs to see if there are differences in the brain.
Researchers also are planning to study whether schoolchildren can be taught self-control skills that will persist when the marshmallows are all gone and children are trying to decide between homework and TV.
The lead researcher, Angela Lee Duckworth, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, was a high-school math teacher frustrated by students with no self-control. As a psychologist, she "found that the ability to delay gratification— eighth graders were given a choice between a dollar right away or two dollars the following week — was a far better predictor of academic performance than I.Q."
David Levin, the co-founder of KIPP charter schools, asked Mischel and Duckworth to study KIPP's program to teach self-control.
Self-control is one of the fundamental "character strengths" emphasized by KIPP — the KIPP academy in Philadelphia, for instance, gives its students a shirt emblazoned with the slogan "Don't Eat the Marshmallow."
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In the short run, students taught mental tricks can lengthen their delay time. But it takes practice to perfect self-discipline. "This is where your parents are important," Mischel says.
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Childlessness, parental mortality and psychiatric illness: a natural experiment based on in vitro fertility treatment and adoption
- 1CIRRAU—Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- 2National Centrefor Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- 3The Danish Clinical Registers – A National Quality Improvement Programme, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Correspondence to Professor Esben Agerbo, CIRRAU—Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus DK-8000 C, Denmark; ea{at}ncrr.dk
- Accepted 2 October 2012
- Published Online First 5 December 2012
Background Childlessness increases the risk of premature mortality and psychiatric illness. These results might, however, be confounded by factors that affect both the chance of parenthood as well as the risk of premature death and psychiatric illness.
Methods Using population-based health and social registers, we conducted a follow-up study of 21 276 childless couples in in vitro fertility treatment.
Results The crude death rate ratio in women who become mothers to a biological child is 0.25 (95% CI 0.16 to 0.39). In other words, childless women experience a fourfold higher rate of death, that is, 4.02 (2.56 to 6.31). The analogous death rate in fathers is approximately halved: 0.51 (0.39 to 0.68) and 0.55 (0.32 to 0.96) associated with having a biological child and an adopted child, respectively. With substance use disorders being the exception, none of the crude rates of psychiatric illness in parents of a biological child were statistically distinguishable from the rates in the childless. These findings were slightly confounded by age, calendar year, income, education, somatic comorbidity and marital breakup.
Conclusions Mindful that association is not causation, our results suggest that the mortality rates are higher in the childless. Rates of psychiatric illness do not appear to vary with childlessness, but the rate of psychiatric illness in parents who adopt is decreased.


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Hammel plays stopper; offense bursts out the gate
Orioles 7, Seattle 2
Here's an effective playbook to avoid getting strung out on losses, courtesy of the loaded-for-bear top half of the Oriole offense: Have a simply en-fuego Nate McLouth greet an ephebic Seattle starter with a no-doubter to right on the fourth pitch of the ballgame. Follow this up with a Manny Machado double to left on the first pitch he sees, and let Machado advance to third and then score on a pair of wild pitches. Let Nick Markakis dig himself out of an 0-2 hole to work the count full before singling to right field. Don't become in any way discouraged by a strikeout of Adam Jones. Have Chris Davis take another in what's shaping up to be a season full of bases-on-balls. Then let Matt Wieters collect two more RBIs on a double to right, plating both Markakis and a hard-charging Davis. In this fashion you'll have staked your staff ace to a four-run lead before he ever toes the rubber.
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Joyent is hosting (and live streaming!) the December Node.js ++ (Serverside Javascripters) Club SF meetup.
Weekly column from Mister Max Bruning @MrBruning answering your burning SmartOS, DTrace, and mdb questions.
Extending log files with more fields no longer requires rewriting the scripts that understand how to parse them. Add new properties to the log records.
First column from Mister Max Bruning @MrBruning answering your burning questions on SmartOS, DTrace, and mdb.
Video from our "Linux and SmartOS in the cloud" meetup with Jasun Wurster.
Joyent is pleased to sponsor MongoSV on December 4th, an annual one-day conference in Silicon Valley, dedicated to the open source, non-relational database MongoDB.
Post-mortem debugging tools and practices for Node.js and SmartOS from NodeStack Online Conference 2012.
Joyent is hosting a meetup to explore similarities and differentiators of Linux and SmartOS.
Voxer is hosting Hard Hack, a Node.js hardware hackathon.
Node.js' gatekeeper Isaac Z. Schlueter is travelling around the world to speak at Node.js conferences in Australia, Japan, and Korea.
Recap of NodeLabs- a training event hosted by NodeKC to empower people with open source teaching materials and training for Node.js.
Node Knockout 2012 wrap up from Joyent, with pictures, a video recap, and NKO entries list.
Brendan Gregg speaks at illumos day with case studies on diagnosing cloud performance problems using DTrace.
This presentation at illumos Day focuses on the operating system virtualization capabilities of SmartOS and details the extensive enhancements made to the OS, based on real-world production experience deploying SmartOS in the Joyent cloud.
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Skip to comments.Insult to WWII heroes: Graves of British troops smashed and desecrated by Libyan Islamists...
Posted on 02/26/2012 8:22:12 AM PST by Outlaw Woman
A furious mob has desecrated dozens of Commonwealth War Graves in a Libyan cemetery amid continuing fury in the Middle East over the burning of the Koran by U.S. soldiers. Headstones commemorating British and Allied servicemen, killed during World War II campaigns in the Western Desert, lay smashed and strewn across Benghazi Military Cemetery. Protesters rampaged through site on Friday, despite efforts by America to calm tensions sparked when it emerged U.S. soldiers had burned Muslim holy books in a pile of rubbish at a military base in Afghanistan.
President Obama has apologised to President Karzai...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This was posted last nite but it is an important story and clearly shows who the enemy is and imo the middle east situation is the result of a pandering, muslim madman.
It is now open season on the West and our Military.
Why are we repeatedly called on to apologize and grovel about our insults to Islam, such as this Koran burning, but, Islam is never called upon to apologize for their insults and behavior towards the western world?
Why is it ok for Muslims to go on rampages against perceived insults to their faith, but Islam is never expected to account for their insults to the rest of us?
These people are animals, they are so primitive it is quite shocking.
Is this not proof that Islam IS at war with the west... death by a thousand cuts.
Come think of it did the BRIT and Allies freed Libya from Hitler during WW2 I think so
They made a movie out of it year later
Come think of it did the BRIT and Allies freed Libya from Hitler during WW2 I think so
They made a movie out of it year later
"Come think of it did the BRIT and Allies freed Libya from Hitler during WW2 I think so"
Actually, they freed it from brutal Italian rule. But who's parsing?
Thank you for uploading and posting that pic. I'm on dial-up and you can imagine it takes forever and a day to get pics transferred.
What's dial up??
No problem. : )
So has 0bama apologized for this yet?
Well? Does anyone expect anything different from the practitioners of the Religion of Piece er Peace? Besides, I fully expect the president of the disUnited States to make an apology some time this week for the British for something they did in the distant past.
We are close to the point of bombing Mecca so far into oblivion that those faithful in the US will have to face the West, North, East, and South to pray, IMO!
"These people are animals, they are so primitive it is quite shocking."
You are insulting animals. The muzz don't even rise to the level of algae (Obama's new biofuel).
In the 1985 movie, "Back to the Future," when the Arab terrorists attack Marty and Doc at the Pine Tree Mall, they are called "Lybian nationalists." I've always believed that the script had been changed for political reasons from "Lybian terrorists." Pure PC. We dare not tell the truth.
I should think just being a Saracen would be insult enough. No amount of apologies could change that.
Most of the fighting in The Western Desert occurred in Libya.The Libyans themselves however were more kindly disposed to the Germans.
It's not that Muslims should apologize nor is it that we should not apologize. These are the kind of things we should be doing to them. Death enemies don't (and shouldn't) play nice.
I think that if someone could invent a cheap, convenient sized spray can of aerosolized pig fat, they would make a killing. Better than pepper spray, better than a gun. Would make them unclean in the eyes of their evil master.
Beyond shocking...pure EVIL. They follow the "religion" of satan.
I think the USA and Brits should close up shop where ever we are fighting to help these morons and leave them to kill one another..
And still - they wonder why they've lost credibility with the public... Stunning. Does anyone outside the most extreme leftist - have faith in the MSM? Anyone?
The NYT has a story today about the Boko Haram in Nigeria. It praises them for taking up the cause of the poor against the government. You know, killing the one percent and their police. Not once does it mention that the primary target and most of the 900+ killed have been Christians attending church. They struck again this morning bombing a church and killing two. Just when you think press bias and outright lies cannot get any more open, the MSM surprises you.
what are we waiting for? can we start shooting them already?
i'm up for deporting, but deportations are no longer being enforced. next step will be neighborhoods being attacked in the middle of the night.
should get pretty exciting around mar-july timeframe
I'm old enough to remember respecting the New York Times... and the press in general. For me, their bias is not only disgusting - it's sad. Thanks for sharing ... I would not have known the truth without your comments.
You sound like my brother. He thinks this summer is going to get nasty.
Our men and women are being attacked and the order should be: FIRE AT WILL!
That would resolve it pronto. Instead we are forced to watch the marxist muslim grovel and apologize. It is vomit inducing.
$9.95 a month & $19 a month for the phone line.
Well if no one is going to stop these people are condemn this, why not?
Now why don't you go pay your taxes? Your government is broke. :)
I am so angry...
Due to PC the Brits seem to be as ham-strung as us. There is only one way to make this stop. Everyone who is a right thinking individual knows this to be the fact.
Maybe you should put on their thinking cap.
The greatest failure of Italian Colonial policy was their inability to find that oil, which would have literally changed world history. As it is now, the only livable places in this ugly place are those areas which the Italians, who were nowhere near tough enough on these freaks, did develop.
We actually had AF Bases there when it was ruled by King Idris, who was overthrown by the Khaddafi nut case. If ever a place needed to be a colony, this piece of camel crap is it. Now, lemme tell you about people who live there ... well, they NEED to live there and please God, stay there. Maybe they could become a Albanian Colony.
Right on.
Where is our Patton?
It is now open season on the West and our Military.
Yep and a President that agrees with the other side.
Not only agrees but has encouraged these attacks.
They may 'appear' in westernized clothing but ... a piece of sh*t wrapped up in a gift box is still a piece of sh*t.
Patton would be too "insensitive" for our 21st century army.
The movie is on netflix. I have seen it at least 8 times, and every time I find something new.
Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance."
And my apology to you if you were going to join the Army and request being stationed at a Libyan cemetery....
Another good one.
Cameron vindicated! Grateful Libyan people thank Britain for their liberation from Gadaffi
President Pander should apologize to these brave warriors for making the markers out of hard marble -- it's very tough on their feet.
This story is featured nowhere obvious, it seems, on the US MSM. It is, however, prominent on Al-Jazeera, of all places, where the story in recounted in detail and it's one of the 'most viewed' stories today:
Osama liked watching pictures of the 9/11 New York attacks too. Maybe it's a hot news story because the folks watching are feeling glee... Cultures where men are seen in streets jumping up and down, screaming, carrying coffins etc are not like us - and 'thank God', we're not like them.
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There are ways for investors to place their bets on a falling stock or market. Shorting stock is the most common way for investors to wager a stock or market index will fall. This maneuver requires the investor to borrow shares of a stock they wish to bet against from another investor and sell it immediately. If the stock indeed falls, the "short" investor buys the shares back at the lower price and returns them, keeping the difference between the purchase price and the sell price as profit.
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Funding your college education, and emerging from the college experience fully prepared for the 21st century STEM workplace, is, by far, one of the most difficult challenges you will face. There are many decisions to make that will potentially impact your future, in a very short amount of time.
- AMRC — Applied Mathematics Research Center [2] Research opportunities in applied mathematics, scholarships, enrichment programs (Contact the Mathematical Sciences Dept for details.)
Graduate Partnership Award [3] Graduate student tuition and stipend support for individuals pursuing doctoral degrees in select courses of study in biomedical sciences
- OSCAR [4](Optical Science Center for Applied Research)/CREOSA (Center for Research and Education in Optical Sciences and Applications) Student research program with an emphasis on lasers and optics; scholarships, internships available
- Delaware EPSCoR RII — Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [5] Student research opportunities in biological and environmental sciences for conducting year-round or summer research working with faculty research mentors in both the College of Agriculture & Related Sciences and the College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology
- Bridge to the Doctorate: [6]Greater Philadelphia AMP — Alliance for Minority Participation in the Sciences [6]Scholarships for graduate/doctoral studies, career preparation, networking opportunities. (Contact Dr. Mazen Shahin [7]for details.)
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To the editor:
I am a former New Yorker who returns regularly to the High Peaks region for vacations. My family and I are among the regular visitors to the High Peaks region that help generate the economic activity that Adirondack residents and policymakers correctly pursue as they consider public policy changes. For this reason, I found the pairing of two Oct. 29 letters to the editor ironic, as one sought to make the case for the positive economic impact of a new subsidized flight to the New York City area, while another made the same case for the removal of the Adirondacks' last remaining rail line.
I submit to you that this makes no sense. If connectivity is important to the region (and as a regular visitor who either has to connect in Boston or drive from Albany airport, I can tell you it's not adequate today), then what the region really needs is to preserve, and eventually upgrade, the rail line from the Utica/Remsen area to Lake Placid. If that is done, inter-city rail passenger service from downstate to the Adirondacks can be re-established, which, because of the linear, multi-station nature of rail service, will definitionally allow far more connectivity than a single daily flight to White Plains.
The Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates will, no doubt, argue that (A) a rail line is not economically viable, and (B) that a trail is somehow more important than a rail line. These are both false arguments.
With respect to economic viability, one need only point to the recently signed agreement between the state of New York and Amtrak providing a framework to support the multi-corridor, inter-city passenger rail service used by 1.6 million New Yorkers and visitors in the last year. Adding the Utica/Remsen-Lake Placid line to this agreement makes eminent sense and could be accomplished if the state commits to the investment. This would provide a huge mobility benefit to Adirondack residents and visitors alike, and would be a great driver of economic activity.
With respect to the relative importance of the trail versus the rail line, this is perhaps the most vexing aspect of ARTA's platform: Trails and rails can and do coexist in many corridors. I am baffled as to why ARTA pursues a "scorched earth" policy that mandates rail line removal when the right public policy is a shared right of way with parallel rail and trail infrastructure, each of which can be used year-round.
One thing is certain: When a rail line is removed, it will never come back, which is why the ARTA position is bad public policy. The rail line from Utica/Remsen to Lake Placid has the potential to be an economic engine for the Adirondacks, and to dismantle it would be incredibly short-sighted. Let's instead seek to align the interests of rail and trail advocates to seek funding for an upgraded joint rail-trail corridor that will provide the connectivity of inter-city passenger service from downstate to Lake Placid and other Adirondack towns and villages while meeting the recreational, environmental and economic goals of trail advocates. The Adirondack region and its residents deserve nothing less.
Paul Titterton
Wilmette, Ill.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2009) – U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) has turned in the 14-player roster today which will represent Team USA at the NORCECA Continental Championship Sept. 22-27 at Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
McCutcheon has selected four outside hitters, four middle blockers, two setters, two opposites and two liberos to compete in the NORCECA Continental Championship.
The middle blocker group includes four-time Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), three-time Olympian Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.). The outside hitters include 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games alternate Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), 2008 Olympic Games alternate Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.).
The setters selected for the final roster include two-time Olympian Lindsey Berg (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.). The opposites are represented by 2004 Olympian Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio). The liberos are three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and 2008 Olympian Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.). Metcalf will serve as the team captain for Team USA at the NORCECA Continental Championship.
Teams submit a 19-player preliminary roster (O-2 Form) prior to each event, but must reduce the roster to either 12 or 14 players (O-2bis Form) depending on the regulations for the event. The O-2bis final roster must be turned in during the team's preliminary inquiry held the day before the tournament begins.
The NORCECA Continental Championship winner qualifies for the 2009 FIVB Grand Champions Cup to be held Nov. 10-15 in Japan. Each of the four continental champions earns a spot into the FIVB Grand Champions Cup, along with host Japan and one wild card team.
For the NORCECA Continental Championship, the U.S. is grouped in Pool B with defending champion Cuba, Mexico and Costa Rica. Historically, this year's Pool B participants have ruled the NORCECA Continental Championship with all 20 previous titles. Cuba (1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007) has won the event 13 times, while the United States (1981, 1983, 2001, 2003, 2005) has won the championship five times and Mexico twice (1969, 1971). Further, USA and Cuba have played against each other in 16 of the last 17 finals.
Team USA opens pool play against 26th-ranked Mexico on Sept. 22, then faces fifth-ranked Cuba on Sept. 23 as part of the marquee match on the middle day of the round-robin competition. The Americans finish out pool play against 30th-ranked Costa Rica on Sept. 24.
The U.S. has faced both Mexico and Costa Rica this summer, but has not played Cuba since defeating it during the 2008 Olympic Games semifinals. The Americans topped Mexico (25-19, 25-14, 25-11) on June 28 during pool play at the 2009 Pan American Cup held in Miami. Team USA started the 2009 Pan American Cup with a three-set victory (25-7, 25-6, 25-16) over Costa Rica on June 26. The Americans also defeated Costa Rica 25-15, 25-9, 25-15 nine days later on July 8 in the gold-medal match of the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament NORCECA Pool G at Orlando.
On the opposite side of the bracket, 23rd-ranked Canada, 14th-ranked Dominican Republic, 18th-ranked Puerto Rico and 53rd-ranked Trinidad & Tobago comprise Pool A. The U.S. has won two of three meetings against both Dominican Republic, while winning three of four matches against Puerto Rico. Team USA has not faced Trinidad & Tobago in 2009.
The winner of each pool receives an automatic berth into the semifinals on Sept. 26. The second- and third-place pool finishers will compete in crossover quarterfinal matches on Sept. 25. The championship and all classification matches take place on Sept. 27.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2009 NORCECA Continental Championship
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Elisha Thomas (MB, 6-3, Grass Valley, Calif., Long Beach State)
16 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
18 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-7, Kent, Wash., Washington)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), Tom Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader/Manager: Carl McGown
2009 NORCECA Continental Championship Schedule
Pool A: Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago
Pool B: Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, United States
Pool A Round Robin
Sept. 22: Canada vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m. (Match 3)
Sept. 22: Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 8 p.m. (Match 4)
Sept. 23: Dominican Republic vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m. (Match 6)
Sept. 23: Canada vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m. (Match 8)
Sept. 24: Canada vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 2 p.m. (Match 9)
Sept. 24: Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m. (Match 12)
Pool B Round Robin
Sept. 22: USA vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. (Match 1)
Sept. 22: Cuba vs. Costa Rica, 4 p.m. (Match 2)
Sept. 23: Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. (Match 5)
Sept. 23: USA vs. Cuba, 6 p.m. (Match 7)
Sept. 24: Cuba vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (Match 10)
Sept. 24: USA vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m. (Match 11)
Sept. 25: 2nd Pool B vs. 3rd Pool A, 6 p.m. (Match 13)
Sept. 25: 2nd Pool A vs. 3rd Pool B, 8 p.m. (Match 14)
Classification 5/8
Sept. 26: 4th Pool A vs. Loser Match 13 or 14, 2 p.m. (Match 15)
Sept. 26: 4th Pool B vs. Loser Match 13 or 14, 4 p.m. (Match 16)
Sept. 26: 1st Pool A vs. Winner Match 13 or 14, 6 p.m. (Match 17)
Sept. 26: 1st Pool B vs. Winner Match 13 or 14, 8 p.m. (Match 18)
Classification 7/8
Sept. 27: Loser Match 15 vs. Loser Match 16, 2 p.m. (Match 19)
Classification 5/6
Sept. 27: Winner Match 15 vs. Winner Match 16, 4 p.m. (Match 20)
Bronze-Medal Match
Sept. 27: Loser Match 17 vs. Loser Match 18, 6 p.m. (Match 21)
Gold-Medal Match
Sept. 27: Winner Match 17 vs. Winner Match 18, 8 p.m. (Match 22)


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The Best Dairy Farmer Of His Generation
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It was with profound sadness I noted the passing of Hugh Oag, ( The Post-Journal, Nov. 26, 2013.) Hugh's life was a true American success story. Rising from modest means and coming of age in post-war Scotland, Hugh sought opportunities in North America, first in Canada and in 1960, the United States, settling in Chautauqua County. Eventually, with his talented and supportive wife Sadie, an excellent farm was purchased in Towerville and they set to work, from the ground up, building an outstanding herd of registered Holstein cows under the Dalmore prefix.
Hugh possessed a quick, first class mind, coupled with a driving work ethic. His life revolved around the dairy cow: he made her his life's work and his knowledge of her was nothing short of encyclopedic. To his lasting credit, what Hugh learned was generously shared with those who sought his guidance.
Had Hugh's accomplishments been limited to the dairy cow alone, his would have been a remarkable life; but Hugh's outstanding skills as a general farmer, shrewd manager and enterprising businessman fully matched his abilities as the region's preeminent cow man.
To those who work with dairy cows the term "good cow man" is high praise: but Hugh was more than just a good cow man, he was clearly in the elite – among the very best. Hugh was a man of honesty, integrity, good humor and humility. His keen insight and wise counsel was highly valued and eagerly sought out by his peers. Southwestern New York is noted for its good farmers: amongst them, Hugh Oag will be remembered as the best dairy farmer of his generation. His spirit will be felt and his name remembered where good cows are bred, kept and milked. Well done, Hugh; rest in peace.
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Is policy killing red-state women?
I see some on the Left passing around this map showing that female mortality worsened in many counties between the early/mid-'90s and the early/mid-2000s. (Meanwhile, male mortality only worsened in 3.4% of counties.)
They noticed red states doing worse than blue states, and thought that this must, of course, be due to the Republican war on women™.
The mortality rate of females [worsening] in 43 percent of U.S. counties from 2002-2006 is eye-opening. This map from health researcher Bill Gardner helps you see where the worst results are typically coming from — red states and the redder parts of blue states.
It apparently did not occur to these partisans to control for a fairly simple, innocent phenomenon: old people just die more frequently than younger people.
- Rural areas are aging faster as they have fewer kids who stick around – and it's mostly women left behind, since women have a longer life expectancy than men in the US. So the mortality rate of a county could go up even if people are as healthy for their age as ever.
- On the other hand, when you have an influx of young people (like in high-immigration counties), the mortality rate drops.
As evidence for this, look at the overlaps between the above map and two others:
More old people combined with fewer people in the prime of their health tends to mean a higher death rate, and vice versa. It's not a perfect correlation, but at very least it's something that should be taken into account before blaming policy for deaths.
It certainly seems like less of a stretch than trying to blame the trend in female mortality on suicides connected to expanded gun ownership:
[A]nother study suggests that red states' high levels of gun ownership make them especially dangerous:
With few exceptions, states with the highest rates of gun ownership — for example, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Alabama, and West Virginia — also tended to have the highest suicide rates.
How big of a stretch is this as a contributor to female mortality? Two little hints:
- suicide is not even close to a leading cause of death among women
- men commit suicide almost four times as often as women in the US, and seven times as often with guns, yet male mortality dropped in almost all counties even as gun ownership expanded
And then there's this bold prediction:
With red states rushing to turn down the Medicaid expansion, these results will likely only get worse.
That's not outlandish as guesses go, since women consume two thirds of medical care in this country, but there's not an obvious nationwide relationship between Medicaid dependence and changes in women's mortality (though controlling for ethnicity might be a start):
Blaming the party elected by older people for higher mortality in the areas they govern is like blaming Democrats for young urbanites being more prone to violent crime than old rural farmers. If you're not controlling for other causes, you're just trolling for partisan causes.


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Nintendo on Tuesday formally unveiled its highly-discussed 3DS game console and revealed some of the details about the first portable game system with stereo-3D screen. The company yet has to reveal technical specs of the console, its launch date as well as pricing. What impresses at the moment is a rather unprecedented support for 3DS by game developers.
"The additional dimension of depth in 3D makes it easier for players to judge distances while giving developers a new tool to create games and experiences that play with both height and depth," said Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Nintendo 3DS comes with a 3.53" top screen and a 3.02" bottom touch screen. It has three cameras – one inner and two outer – to deliver the stereo-3D effect and take stereo-3D pictures. It includes a motion sensor, a gyro sensor, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n controller, a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input and so on. The device also has a special slider that can increase, decrease or disable stereoscopic 3D (S3D) effect. The 3DS comes in form-factor that is similar to the predecessors and is fully compatible with Nintendo DS titles.
Based on the screenshots that Nintendo showcased at the E3 trade-show, the 3DS does have a very powerful graphics processing core, with high probability that it is actually more capable than that of Nintendo Wii.
One of the interesting features that 3DS has – in addition to the ability of taking stereo-3D pictures – is capability to communicate with other game consoles or the Internet seamlessly to end-users in order to download new content or get certain additional information.
Quite naturally, Nintendo 3DS will be able to playback music as well as movies; furthermore, Hollywood studios may even offer stereo-3D movies for the 3DS, which should be a rather interesting experience.
Based on the form-factor and the lack of cellular wireless connectivity, it does not look like Nintendo 3DS will actually compete against mobile phones, mobile Internet devices or slates. The device will still compete fiercely against platforms like Apple iPhone, Google Android and others, which are becoming more and more popular among gamers. With around 130 million DS-series consoles shipped worldwide, Nintendo plans to use S3D technology as one of the ways to attract both new and old customers to the forthcoming 3DS platform.
At the E3 Nintendo showed attendees a range of games and applications for Nintendo 3DS that reinvent some of the industry's most beloved franchises, including eight titles from the company itself. Nintendo 3DS also comes to market with the strongest third-party support of any video game system in Nintendo history. Games on display at the Nintendo booth at the E3 Expo included eleven titles from third-party developers. There are at least ten more game titles planed by large creators and many more by others, according to Nintendo.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (111 votes).
In short: Lovely marshalls- great atmosphereIn full: Feel 9am is very early start for Sunday morning ... had to get up well before 7am which I think is a bit OTT. I believe last year the start time was 9:30 and I think that is a more user-friendly time! But good race nevertheless.Date of review: December 6, 2009
Date of review: November 8, 2009
In short: It was very wet, but still a great run.Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: WetIn full: Thousands of thanks to the marshalls who got to stand in the pouring rain and watch us going past. At least someone was trying to cheer us up.Not really a 'destination' race or one to get overexcited about but absolutely fine for what it is. And they have bananas at the end which always gets a thumbs up from me.Date of review: November 2, 2009
In full: This is for the Nov 1st event, when those who took part are probably STILL drying out. Yes, the torrential rains came down and created atrocious, cold 'n' depressing conditions, though the marshals did try their best to lift the spirits. Three-lap course is fairly mundane with a few slight inclines, one narrow path and a zillion big puddles that kept us on our toes. Might be nice in the sunshine but any event would struggle to get 10/10 in those conditions! Still, well done to the organisers and let's hope for fairer weather next time and a better PB chance.Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: Marshalls are worth their weight in gold!!In full: Great marshalling...only gripe was the timing..my result on the website is 20 secs slower than my watch time, think that may have something to do with start and sending us over the timing mat before the gun went off guys?!Date of review: November 2, 2009
Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: Very niceIn full: Nice, fairly even course - basically just 3 circuits of a central bit of the park with no big hills.I didn't get a medal??!!! The blurb on this site says there's a medal - I was upset about that!The bag drop area is limited - we had motorbike helmets and jackets and these just wouldn't have fitted into a locker - luckily one of the water station guys let us leave our stuff under his table.Still upset about there being no medal!!!!Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: Friendliest race I've been to. Bonding in the hideous conditions!Date of review: November 1, 2009
In short: Well organised, well marshalled race - highly recommendedIn full: Strangely enjoyable despite the wind and the rain. Might even have been scenic, but I couldn't see much after my glasses got wet and steamed up!Many thanks to the marshalls - not an ideal day for standing around, but all were cheerful and encouraging.Date of review: November 1, 2009
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Topic: Array to hash
I have an array, i need to make an hash using the array content as values. I need to create keys and map them to values in the array.
When i create keys, i should create names of keys as key0, key1, keyn...where n is the length of the array.
what is the best way of doing this? I have found this on web, but i fell we can do more succint than that.
class Array def to_h(&block) Hash[*self.collect { |v| [v, block.call(v)] }.flatten] endend
class Array
def to_hash_keys(&block)
Hash[*self.collect { |v|
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def to_hash_values(&block)
Hash[*self.collect { |v|
[block.call(v), v]
>> a = ["able", "baker", "charlie"]
>> a.to_hash_values {|v| a.index(v)}
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Announcement: Nora Pouillon will receive our 2017 Lifetime Achievement award, and Denise Cerreta will receive our Humanitarian of the Year award. Learn more.
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In 1991 Frank Zappa released a 2 CD set of live 1971 recordings of the Mothers from the Fillmore East, The Rainbow Theater and UCLA Pauley Pavillion. The CD is called PLAYGROUND PSYCHOTICS.
Lennon fans may be interested to know that FZ included the tracks from the show where John & Yoko joined the Mothers on stage. These tracks have been released before on John & Yoko's Sometime In New York City album, but the mix was quite badly done. According to Zappa's liner notes, Frank gave John a copy of the master tape and they both agreed they'd release different mixes of the material. One thing notable about Lennon's mix on STINYC is that he pretty much removed Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan (a/k/a Flo & Eddie) from most of the mix. Also Lennon's mix of WELL (BABY PLEASE DON'T GO) has a shortened ending. The FZ mix has an additional FZ guitar solo at the end. On the other hand the Lennon mix has a bit of FZ's main theme to KING KONG during the track JAMRAG. On the FZ mix, JAMRAG is retitled SAY PLEASE and AAAWK, and omits the small bit of KING KONG. The track called AU on the Lennon release is in reality Zappa's WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH - with Yoko screaming her brains out over it. (WEASELS was the one note feedback drone track that was the title track of the Mothers' WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH album.) The PLAYGROUND PSYCHOTICS mix of this track has been aptly retitled A SMALL ETERNITY WITH YOKO ONO. Ha Ha Ha.
Anyway, it's worth checking out. The rest of the CD is great fun if you like this period of Zappa's career. Along with songs from the 1971 tour, PLAYGROUND PSYCHOTICS includes actual tape recorded conversations between the band members made sometimes without everyone's knowledge while on the road. There's a humorous track where a promo guy from Reprise convinces the Mothers to pose in a garbage track for a publicity shot.


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Saluda County Public Health Department is a local WIC Office in South Carolina. To apply for WIC contact this office. Translation services are also provided at this office.
Please bring the family members applying for WIC Services to the appointment. (It may be you, your child and/or your infant.) If the appointment is for a child, only a parent or legal caretaker who lives with the child can bring the child and complete the paperwork.
You must bring at least one (1) form of identification (ID) for yourself and on (1) form of ID for your infant or child who is applying for WIC.
You also must bring 1 item that proves where you live. The item must show your street address. (No P.O. Box numbers).
You must also bring in proof of all income for everyone living in your household. The item(s) must be current (within the last 60 days).
Participation in the WIC Program has no effect on eligibility for entitlement programs such as TANF, SNAP, and Medicaid. Applicants who present a notice of eligibility from one of these programs are automatically considered to be income eligible for WIC.
Applicants must be determined to have a nutritional risk by a WIC professional staff (nutritionist, nutrition education specialist, nurse or LPN) in order to participate in the program. Some examples of nutritional risks include abnormal weight gain during pregnancy, history of high risk pregnancy, growth problems, below normal iron levels or similar problems.


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by Anton Shilov
Blu-ray disc format may get to mainstream considerably quicker compared to what was anticipated as sub-$100 players have all chances to arrive to the market later this year, at least according to Samsung Electronics' marketing chief.
"The market for Blu ray is starting to pick up and you can bet with the entry of the Chinese manufacturers into the Blu ray market that we will have a $99 Blu ray player to compete against," said Mark Leathan, a marketing director at Samsung Electronics, in an interview with Smarthouse web-site.
Earlier this year Panasonic, Philips and Sony, who own the majority patents for Blu-ray disc (BD) technology, started to work with other Blu-ray patent holders to establish a one-stop-shop license for BD products in a bid to lower the price of players and recorders. The fees for the new product licenses are $9.50 for a Blu-ray disc player (down from $30) and $14.00 for a BD recorder. The per disc license fees for Blu-ray disc will be $0.11 for a read only disc, $0.12 for a recordable disc and $0.15 for a rewritable disc.
Stephen Baker, an analyst for NPD Group, is less optimistic about low-cost Blu-ray players: according to him, BD players will sell for about $100 during various sales, but not for all the time.
"Black Friday, maybe. It is entirely possible you could see a few players down at that price level. It is a little early to speculate about holiday prices. The industry will have a better idea of holiday pricing by mid-summer," said Mr. Baker in an interview with PC World web-site.


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The outpatient center will be the largest medical facility construction project in Southern Oregon. A press release from Asante says the outpatient center will be 80,000 net useable square feet and will be "built to the highest standards of efficiency and people-friendly design to enhance the patient experience."
Sheri Bodager is vice president of Asante Physician Partners and she says in the near future there will be greater demand for family practice and specialty physicians. "We are currently about 30 physicians short of what we need in Josephine County. We are actively recruiting new physicians to the community and many of the newly recruited physicians will practice in the Asante Physician Partners offices in the outpatient center."
The center will house services for imaging, laboratory, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, urgent care, and physician offices, as well as a conference center and other services yet to be determined.
The project is being hailed as a boost to the local economy, which will create approximately 300 project related jobs—the majority of them local—and additional professional jobs for the physician offices and outpatient services when the outpatient center opens.
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- Details
- Reviews
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- Hotel Pick-Up
Special Offer
Book and save 8% compared to the local supplier's prices!
- Choice of several departures throughout the day
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Enjoy fantastic aerial views
- Likely to Sell Out
- Scenic helicopter flight
- Lunch included
Arriving at Grand Canyon West, you'll descend 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) below the rim to land by the Colorado River and take a 15-minute narrated boat ride. You'll then ascend to the Grand Canyon West Welcome Center and board a shuttle bus to explore the top of the canyon.
You will then have approximately 2.5 hours of free time at the West Rim. Highlights include:
- The spectacular Grand Canyon Skywalk (if option selected) take a walk over the edge of the canyon on a transparent glass bridge
- Eagle Point Indian Village, exploring Native American history and culture
- Hualapai Indian Buffet lunch, served at Guano Point overlooking the Colorado River
Truly the ultimate experience, flying from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon where you'll cruise the Colorado River and then spend time at the West Rim. To complete your Grand Canyon experience, you also have the option of choosing the Grand Canyon Skywalk for 360 degree panoramic views.
There is a maximum capacity of 6 people per helicopter plus your pilot.
Please note: the listed price does not include a USD $10 per person fuel surcharge, payable at the time of tour check-in.
IMPORTANT: The boat portion of the tour may be cancelled due to high water levels in the Colorado River. In the case of a cancellation, extra time at the base of the canyon will be offered or a partial refund will be issued
Recent Photos of this Tour
Schedule details
Select a month to view a calendar of availability and departure details.
- 6:45am
- 10:45am
- 1pm (seasonal April to October)
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
All flight times are approximate and subject to change due to weather conditions and weight restrictions.
Pricing information
Click the link below to check pricing & availability on your preferred travel date. Our pricing is constantly updated to ensure you always receive the lowest price possible.
Early Morning Departure
Code: EAM_TO
Flight departs between 6:45am and 7am
Late Morning Departure
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Flight departs at 10:45am
Afternoon Departure
Code: PM_TO
Flight departs at 1pm
Early Morning w/ Skywalk
Code: EAM_SKY
Flight departs between 6:45am and 7am. Includes Grand Canyon Skywalk ticket
Late Morning w/Skywalk
Code: LAM_SKY
Flight departs at 10:45am. Includes Grand Canyon Skywalk ticket
Afternoon w/ Skywalk
Code: PM_SKY
Flight departs at 1pm. Includes Grand Canyon Skywalk ticket
Pricing information
Ultimate Grand Canyon 4-in-1 Helicopter Tour
- 45-minute (approx.) flight each way in a state-of-the-art helicopter
- Hotel pickup and drop off by limousine
- Native Hualapai Indian buffet lunch
- Pontoon boat ride on the Colorado River
- Indian cultural performance at Eagle Point
- West Rim Shuttle between Eagle Point and Guano Point
- Grand Canyon Skywalk (if option selected)
- Gratuities (optional)
- Grand Canyon Skywalk (if option not selected)
- Please note: the listed price does not include a USD $10 per person fuel surcharge, payable at the time of tour check-in.
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 14 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Individual passenger weights, including infants, MUST be advised at time of booking
- Due to comfort and weight / balance of the aircraft, passengers weighing over 275lbs. will be required to purchase an additional seat. This is payable directly to the tour operator on the day of the tour.
- The helicopter can hold a combine weight of approximately 1200 pounds (545.45 kg) for 6 passengers
- Due to the nature of the tour, we are unable to accommodate wheelchair passengers for this tour
- Due to the amount of walking required for the tour, wearing closed toes shoes is recommended.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers
- Please note, there is a maximum capacity of 6 people per helicopter plus your pilot.
- Due to uneven and steep surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with heat related illness, physical disabilities and those using a wheelchair
- Please note: Seats are determined by passengers weights and front seats cannot be guaranteed at any time.
- IMPORTANT: The boat portion of the tour may be cancelled due to high water levels in the Colorado River. In the case of a cancellation, extra time at the base of the canyon will be offered or a partial refund will be issued
Grand Canyon SkywalkHere are some suggestions on what to take along to make your Skywalk experience truly memorable:
- A little patience! And maybe your iPod...waits in line of about 30 minutes are common
- Sunscreen and a hat. There is shade at the Skywalk, however elsewhere there is very little shade, and the sun can really burn out there
- Comfortable shoes and light clothing. Spring and summer are hot in the desert
- You cannot take your camera or any personal effects on the Skywalk. Be prepared to store your belongings in the lockers at the Skywalk.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: Paul D, December 2016
If you only have time or money for one adventure out of Las Vegas, this must be it. The pilot was super friendly and knowledgeable and kept us amused with his jokes. The pick up by limo from the Bellagio started the adventure in style. Seeing the strip, the Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon from the air was very special. The raft ride on the Colorado River was relaxing and spectacular at the same time. The photo opportunities were endless and the view from the sky deck stunning - not for the feint-hearted. Only criticisms were that we were squeezed into the helicopter like sardines - one too many in my opinion. Also - no good food to be had - the Indian Village was a total let-down.
Reviewed by: David H, November 2016
Great tour!


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Live at the Village Vanguard - Adam Rogers Quintet
April 9, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: adam rogers, baby steps, confluence, debut, drums, edward simon, favorite places, firsts, guitarist, Jazz Alive, jazz club, jeff tain watts, legendary jazz, Listening Post, Live Music, mark turner, music site, Places and Spaces, pleasure, scott colley, tain, tenor, village vanguard, wbgo
The Village Vanguard is is one of my favorite places in New York. With that simple statement, it gives me great pleasure to introduce WBGO's newest adventure. We're starting a monthly concert series from the legendary jazz club. Our eventual plan is to air the shows live on WBGO, and stream them simultaneously on NPR's Music site. Last night, we took the first of many baby steps.
Guitarist Adam Rogers made his debut as a leader at the Vanguard, and we recorded our initial show for this series. An evening of "firsts," so to speak.
Here's the basic information:
Adam Rogers, guitar
Mark Turner, tenor
Edward Simon, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums
Set List:
Long Ago and Far Away
Recorded 4/8/08
Listen to the concert now.
Check out some photos I took during the soundcheck.
We also recorded the second set. Someday you'll get to hear that, too! Stay tuned to the blog for more information about WBGO's new series, Live at the Village Vanguard.


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Dave Mustaine tells the story behind "Lying In State" in the Dystopia track-by-track video below. Get the album here: megadeth.lnk.to/Dystopia
Total Guitar caught up with Dave & Kiko while in London UK on the Dystopia World Tour. "Dave Mustaine is in total control. There are no more compromises, and he's taking no prisoners with Megadeth's latest album of 'intellectual speed metal', Dystopia. We meet the boss, and new recruit Kiko Loureiro." musicradar.com
"'Conquer Or Die!' was a song that Kiko and I had worked together on..." Watch the track-by-track video below and get Dystopia here: megadeth.lnk.to/Dystopia
School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education, announces that Megadeth lead singer and guitarist, Dave Mustaine, will visit the school's Frisco location on Friday, February 19. Mustaine will give musical guidance to School of Rock students, working personally with the future rock stars to help advance their musical skills.
A very limited number of the brand new Dean Zero Dave Mustaine - Dystopia guitars have been made available as part of the Megadeth VIP Meet & Greet Guitar Upgrade. Grab yours for the upcoming tour now here: megadeth.wun.io/events
Dave Mustaine gives us some insight into the song "Look Who's Talking". Watch the track-by-track video below and get Dystopia here: megadeth.lnk.to/Dystopia
Mustaine Vineyards' new limited edition Kingmaker 2013 Red Blend is now available! Get it while supplies last! Order here: smarturl.it/kingmakerwine
We are giving away two tickets + VIP meet & greets to see us on the North American leg of the Dystopia World Tour! It's easy! Select a show, listen, watch & share points; every point in an entry for your city's show. Enter here: tuns.pk/PT7_I_o
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9:05 p.m.: Mendenhall Valley #2 is our last of 13 precincts to report tonight, though the count will not be complete until absentee and questioned ballots are added into the total later this week. Sanford ends up with 3,334 votes to 2,674 for Jebe. Jones has 3,223 votes to 1,934 for Nowlin. Nankervis has 3,661 votes with just 738 write-in votes in his District 2 race. Story is up 3,740 for school board, followed by Carlson at 2,990, Sargeant at 2,639, Muldoon at 2,094 and Johnston at 1,660. Prop 1 ends up behind, with 3,094 "no" votes to 3,037 "yes" votes.
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Topic: Should we generate models for an existing MySQL database with data?
I've been working through the many examples of how one uses 'generate' model to create the model.rb and the migrate and fixtures file.
It occured to me that maybe I should manually create these as the whenever I start the production application it will already have customer data in it (as I converted their old legacy system)and I won't be creating the database schema.
I'm thinking now that I should take all of the existing migrate files and consolidate them into one? Then I'll manually create all of the model.rb files and fixtures.
Is this how you start up an application with an existing database?
RyanB are you there?


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Hardware news tagged Windows 8
Monday, July 21, 2014
Microsoft to Unify All Windows Operating Systems for Client PCs.
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One Windows OS will Power PCs, Tablets and Smartphones
Monday, July 7, 2014
Microsoft to Cease Mainstream Support of Windows 7 in Early 2015.
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Microsoft Halts Mainstream Windows 7 Support in January
Monday, March 24, 2014
Microsoft Unleashes DirectX 12: One API for PCs, Mobile Gadgets and Xbox One.
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Microsoft Promises Increased Performance, New Features with DirectX 12
Friday, February 21, 2014
Analysts: with New CEO Microsoft Will Change, But Not Overnight.
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Microsoft's New CEO - What's Next for Microsoft?
Monday, February 17, 2014
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Monday, November 11, 2013
Thales to Repair H-60 Sonar System
The Philadelphia office of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) has issued an $8.8-million contract to Thales Communication to repair six items in the airborne low frequency sonar system for the Sikorsky H-60. Thales Communication's location in Brest, France will carry out more than half the work, with U.S. facilities in Clarksburg, Md. (28 percent) and Johnstown, Pa. (18 percent) handling the rest. The agreement runs through November 2015, with $6.6 million allotted in FY 2014 Navy working capital funds.
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