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Design How-To
Using FPGAs in mission-critical systems
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--------------------------------------------------------------------Dramatic surges in FPGA technology, device size and capabilities have over the last few years increased the number of potential applications that FPGAs can implement. Increasingly, these applications are in areas that demand high reliability, such as aerospace, automotive or medical. Such applications must function within a harsh operating environment, which can also affect the system performance. This demand for high reliability coupled with use in rugged environments often means you as the engineer must take additional care in the design and implementation of the state machines (as well as all accompanying logic) inside your FPGA to ensure they can function within the requirements.
One of the major causes of errors within state machines is single-event upsets caused by either a high-energy neutron or an alpha particle striking sensitive sections of the device silicon. SEUs can cause a bit to flip its state (0 -> 1 or 1 -> 0), resulting in an error in device functionality that could potentially lead to the loss of the system or even endanger life if incorrectly handled. Because these SEUs do not result in any permanent damage to the device itself, they are called soft errors.
The backbone of most FPGA design is the finite state machine, a design methodology that engineers use to implement control, data flow and algorithmic functions. When implementing state machines within FPGAs, designers will choose one of two styles binary or one hot- although in many cases most engineers allow the synthesis tool to determine the final encoding scheme. Each implementation scheme presents its own challenges when designing reliable state machines for mission-critical systems. Indeed, even a simple state machine can encounter several problems (Figure 1). You must pay close attention to the encoding scheme and in many cases take the decision about the final implementation encoding away from the synthesis tool.
Figure 1: Even a simple state machine can encounter several types of errors
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Detection schemes
Lets first look at binary implementations (sequential or gray encoding), which often have leftover, unused states that the state machine does not enter when it is functioning normally. Designers must address these unused states to ensure that the state machine will gracefully recover in the event that it should accidentally enter an illegal state. There are two main methods of achieving this recovery. The first is to declare all 2N number of states when defining the state machine signal and cover the unused states with the others clause at the end of the case statement. The others clause will typically set the outputs to a safe state and send the state machine back to its idle state or another state, as identified by the design engineer. This approach will require the use of synthesis constraints to prevent the synthesis tool from optimizing these unused states from the design, as there are no valid entry points. This typically means synthesis constraints within the body of the RTL code (syn_keep).
The second method of handling the unused states is to cycle through them at startup following reset release. Typically, these states also keep the outputs in a safe state; should they be accidentally entered, the machine will cycle around to its idle state again.
One-hot state machines have one flip-flop for each state, but only the current state is set high at any one time. Corruption of the machine by having more than one flip-flop set high can result in unexpected outcomes. You can protect a one-hot machine from errors by monitoring the parity of the state registers. Should you detect a parity error, you can reset the machine to its idle state or to another predetermined state.
With both of these methods, the state machines outputs go to safe states and the state machine restarts from its idle position. State machines that use these methods can be said to be SEU detecting, as they are capable of detecting and recovering from an SEU, although the state machines operation will be interrupted. You must take care during synthesis to ensure that register replication does not result in registers with a high fan-out being reproduced and hence left unaddressed by the detection scheme. Take care also to ensure that the error does not affect other state machines that this machine interacts with.
Many synthesis tools offer the option of implementing a safe state machine option. This option often includes more logic to detect the state machine entering an illegal state and send it back to a legal onenormally the reset state. For a high-reliability application, design engineers can detect and verify these illegal state entries more easily by implementing any of the previously described methods. Using these approaches, the designers must also take into account what would happen should the detection logic suffer from an SEU. What effect would this have upon the reliability of the design? Figure 2 is a flow chart that attempts to map out the decision process for creating reliable state machines.
Figure 2: This flow chart maps out the decision process for creating reliable state machines.
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Escanaba's smoke-free parks healthy for residents
While May quickly comes to a close, summer springs into action. Local residents and visitors look forward to fun-filled, outdoor activities while enjoying the U.P.'s fresh, crisp, clean air and beautiful landscape. As a health educator and Escanaba resident, I am thankful for and supportive of the city of Escanaba's Smoke-Free Parks Ordinance, which has significantly limited undesirable exposure to second-hand smoke in local, outdoor recreational areas.
Keep up the progressive, proactive work Escanaba. You lead by example, and our community is healthier because of Escanaba's Smoke-Free Ordinance. Thank you.
The harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoke exist year round and can potentially last a lifetime.
May is Asthma Awareness Month and a good time to remind everyone that environmental triggers, such as smoke and second-hand smoke, may contribute to the onset or exacerbation of asthma symptoms. Please quit and avoid exposure (or exposing others) to second-hand smoke whenever possible. Concerned citizens, please continue to support our Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Awareness Programs.
Enjoy a happy and healthy summer.
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Silicon (Si)-based photovoltaic (PV) devices can now be seen on rοoftops and solar farms acrοsѕ Eurοрe, howеver еxtenѕive implеmentation is hindered by expenѕeѕ аnd restrictions іn effеctivenеss. А tаsk addressed currеnt bοttleneckѕ in production with largе-scale procedures and equipment for prоductіon of PVs frοm nаnomaterials.
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Hi Garvey (and everyone else),I made another 3 pizzas with the dough recipe last week. I accidentally left the dough out on the counter after kneading for about 30-45 minutes, before putting it in the fridge. I also used the dough within 48 hours instead of 72 hours. My results were that the crust was a little thicker than last time, and didn't have that "beer" smell or flavor that it did the first time. It browned and crisped just fine, but it was just a little thicker than we wanted.I used a sweet sauce formulation that my family likes and grated some fresh mozz and non-smoked provolone. I also used the sausage recipe in this thread, and used Boar's Head brand pepperoni. I always use a cast iron pizza pan and used a stone above it. The pizzas turned out fantastic; however, from now on I'll try to get that 72 hour fridge rise time and not let it sit on the counter prior to the fridge rise. I really like the dough and will make it my go-to. For this weekend's pizzas I am going to add in a little white cheddar. Thanks again for this thread.
Sausage turn out ok? I had worked out four different formulations, and this was the one that nailed Pizza Factory's flavor profile. But all four were great. I can post those if you want some ideas for tinkering.
where are the pics of this pizza?
My wife told me that after these years of trying different doughs, sauces, etc, that this dough was her favorite and she asked me to stop tinkering with it.


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jb wrote:Triple-S wrote:jb wrote:A WR was a need and remains a need.
An ORT was a must. They couldn't have taken a snap without a high quality prospect there. In fact, I hope they draft another ORT prospect. O'Neil Cousins can't play a lick. Makes me miss St Clair.
I felt bad criticizing Pashos all year after the injury he played with.
But yes, indeed. Lets see how Pinkston and Luvao play at Guards now, and pray we stay healthy.
I thought Pink got better.
I have low optimism for Lavauo. But again, you can't fix it all in one draft. I think they netted 3 potential quality starters. Do that with theWR's and pass rush and maybe a DB next draft and we start to compete.
I think we'll have a shot at a gem changing WR or elite pass rusher when we draft op 5 again next draft.
And maybe, just maybe, we can get things like a RG in FA like a normal franchise.
Couple of things.
We had 3 picks in the top 40 - getting 3 potential quality starters for a team that has won 9 games in 2 years is the floor - the bare minimum.
If we're picking in the top 5 again next year then why didn't we wait to get a QB next year? Could have grabbed OL at 22 and WR at 37, etc. Is it he Randy factor or they loved Weeden that much or hate Brad McCoy that much?
I think they grabbed Weeden this year because they know another top 5 pick next year means the ax. They HAD to improve QB play asap, even if it means a band aid approach instead of a more fundamental build. I see this a bit differently. I see Randy's impatience forcing the hand of H&H.


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Too many 'misuse freedom'
Since the horrendous event in the Sandy Hook School in Connecticut happened, the news media is giving us more information than we need to know.
Across the country our hearts are broken and stupefied at how anyone under any circumstances can be reduced to such mindless, inhuman ferocity. One thing that seems to dominate media conversations is why this type of thing seems to be growing. We scarcely get through with one episode and we are catapulted into another. I do not wish to treat the Sandy Hook matter lightly, but I think the media and entertainment industry have a lot to do with the sensationalism that surrounds these affairs, and may even be an influence that encourages them. One thing that has grown by leaps and bounds is our ability of instantaneous, world-wide communication. If someone burps in Tasmania, and the media can make it sound exciting, they will be sure to do so.
The problem seems to be too many people with minds that do not respect reality are roaming publicly, and periodically devastate others whether singly or in groups. The Collins and Gowanda prisons were once hospitals that housed and looked after the mindless according to their needs. Then I suppose for economical reasons they closed these hospitals down, and favor less expensive remedies for the mentally incapable, which allows them more freedom. This is an element that is not mentioned at all in the many discussions of what is causing it all.
Maybe I'm stupid, which I'm sure many of you have already decided before reading this, but aren't the dominant elements in these affairs today always some person who should rightly be more closely supervised, and not necessarily left to his/her own devises or solutions to the rampaging that runs through their distorted minds?
Of course, guns in the hands of maniacs can be dangerous, but so can the jawbones of asses, as Cain so clearly demonstrated in the Garden of Eden in slaying his brother Abel. As they say, "Where there's a will there's a way." People have been butchering other people since the beginning of people. It is reckless, shallow thinking to treat all of society with the same rules needed to maintain civility among the simple minded. Perhaps we should revert back to the general supervised care of the mentally unstable.
It seems strange that when someone is accused of murder, if he can claim insanity, he will go for treatment rather than prison. I think that anyone who murders for his own personal benefit, other than self defense, is suffering from insanity. That's one reason why such prisons can be sometimes difficult to control. The fact that we call them correctional institutions is wishful thinking at best.
We misuse freedom. We are the pioneers of freedom in America. We teach our children that they can be whatever they want to be. We must become more diligent in pointing out to them that while they have freedom of choice, they inevitably will have to bear the effects of those choices just as we all must do. If we fail to teach self-discipline to our children, we will have to witness the results of their undisciplined choices.
People are always wondering why a loving God would allow some of the things that happen. We have been given the intelligence and ability to make our own decisions.
That's a requirement of freedom. We have not been given a net under our trapeze to forgive our mistakes. Without correction, or the need for caution, we would never learn. If we think it is only proper and passionate to allow mentally unstable people to roam freely, we must accept the results of that decision. When someone goes nuts and jumps out the window, if he lands on some innocent passersby, killing them, the solution is not to do away with sidewalks. May God bless America.
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Twenty-five years ago Neil Postman observed that television had become an American "necessity" and lamented its effects on society. He correctly described the culture of the 1980s as one that was amusing itself to death. If he were alive today, Postman would be astonished at how quickly Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of social media have gripped our society. His earlier criticisms raise an interesting question about these current trends: If TV put our culture in the casket, has social media nailed the coffin shut?
Almost overnight, the budding world of social media has revolutionized the way our culture communicates. Even our vocabulary has been affected. Suddenly, people are "tagging" each other, "tweeting" about themselves, and "liking" everything they see. For the first time, it's possible to have "friends" you've never even met. Those conversant in the language of social media rarely use complete sentences or even complete words (since they are limited to 140 characters). All the while, words like "screenager," "vlog," and "cyberslacking," are finding their way into dictionaries like Oxford and Webster's. It's funny to consider that, not too long ago, surfing was just a water sport and a yahoo was a crazy person. But not anymore.
Social media is also changing the way people spend their time. Recent statistics from Nielson indicate that Americans spend 906 million hours per month using social media.1 Twitter has over 100 million users. YouTube serves more than two billion videos a day. And Facebook reports that, worldwide, its 500 million active users spend a combined 700 billion minutes on the site each month. That's roughly 24 hours per person, which is a lot of time to spend checking status updates and changing profile pictures.2
So what are Christians supposed to think about all of this? How can we exercise biblical discernment in the way we use this new media?
On the one hand, social networking websites provide numerous benefits and opportunities. Many of the ministries with which I am involved (like Grace to You and The Master's College & Seminary) utilize social networking to dispense resources and keep people updated with ministry news.3 Social networking can be a useful tool when used to communicate the right things—messages that honor Christ, exalt His Word, and direct people to profitable tools for spiritual growth.
But social networking can also be abused. When it consists of nothing more than random babblings and personal monologues, it can become self-centered, unrestrained and narcissistic. When it consumes our lives, it can be addictive and controlling. Used unwisely, it is filled with potential pitfalls and temptations. For those who follow Christ, we are called to submit every area of our lives to His lordship—including how we use social media. With that in mind, let's look at the following five areas of caution:
First, consider the façade of friendship that can be created by social networking. It has the potential to foster shallow relationships and detract from real ones. Instead of enhancing deep friendships, it tends to flatten out and impersonalize the dynamics of human interaction—creating what Umair Haque calls "thin relationships." Writing for the Harvard Business Review, Haque notes, "Despite all the excitement surrounding social media, the Internet isn't connecting us as much as we think it is. It's largely home to weak, artificial connections, what I call thin relationships. . . . Thin relationships are the illusion of real relationships." He goes on to explain that, thanks to the explosion of so-called friendships in the world of social networking, the very word "relationship" has lost its value. "It used to mean someone you could count on. Today, it means someone you can swap bits with."4
Haque is not alone in his observations. Gervase Markham, a Mozilla Foundation programmer quoted inThe Sydney Morning Herald, echoes that same concern: "Social networking en-courages people to have a greater number of much shallower friendships. I know what 15 of my friends had for breakfast, but I don't know whether any of them is struggling with major life issues. If this trend continues, people in 2020 will have hundreds of acquaintances, but very few friends."5
Researcher Mark Vernon, writing in USA Today, agrees: "While social networking sites and the like have grown exponentially, the element that is crucial, and harder to investigate, is the quality of the connections they nurture. . . . A connection may only be a click away, but cultivating a good friendship takes more. It seems common sense to conclude that 'friending' online nurtures shallow relationships."6 His advice for maintaining real friendships is simple: "Put down the device; engage the person."7
Social networking gives the illusion of knowing everyone, and yet the reality is that oftentimes no one is truly known. It creates an environment where selfish, one-sided relationships seem to flourish, and where communication is largely unidirectional, made up of sound bites instead of deep interaction.
Moreover, it often distracts people from existing relationships. Instead of pouring themselves into the real-life friendships they currently have, people now spend hours with pseudo-friends online. This is especially seen within the family, where social networking constantly threatens to invade, bringing a barrage of cultural influence into the private world of family life. In the home, focused training in godliness is essential for the development of spiritually-healthy relationships and biblical worldviews. But instant distraction is only a text message away.
As believers, we are called to love, encourage, instruct, admonish, and serve one another. That requires far more than social media can provide. The life-on-life discipleship that characterizes Christian friendship goes much deeper than any Facebook update or Twitter post. In so far as our fellowship is limited to 140 characters of text, it is not true fellowship at all.
The book of Proverbs tells us that, "He who spreads slander is a fool. When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise" (Proverbs 10:18b-19). A maxim for all of life, that statement certainly applies to social media.
Those who spread slander and gossip online can now find themselves in court.8 Some might be sued.9 Others simply fired from their jobs.10
But even if such potential consequences did not exist, Christians answer to a higher court. And God has made it clear what He thinks about gossip: "He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do no associate with a gossip" (Proverbs 20:19).
A study in the New York Daily News found that 80% of normal conversations consist of gossip.11 Those numbers seem to be consistent with online interactions, where talking about other people is almost as popular as talking about oneself. In a helpful article entitled "Solomon on Social Media," Tim Challies gives this timely warning: "There are many web sites, blogs and Twitter accounts dedicated almost entirely to gossip, to sharing what is dishonorable rather than what is noble. Avoid these people and their gossip!"12
But even beyond the world of slander, one has to wonder how many careless words are posted, texted, or tweeted every moment of the day. Statistics suggest that there are about 700 Facebook status updates and over 600 tweets every second.13 Even if some of those are profitable, that still leaves a lot of empty chatter.
Our Lord addressed this issue directly in His statement, "Every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it" (Matthew 12:36). That's a sobering thought, especially when paired with the maxim of Proverbs 17:28: "Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent." (Many a young blogger would do well to memorize those verses.)
In 1 Corinthians 10:23–24, Paul explains an important principle about Christian liberty. He writes, "All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor." If we apply that truth to the world of social media, we can quickly separate that which is valuable from that which is merely wood, hay, and stubble. Tweeting about the inane details of life might not be sinful, but if it doesn't build others up spiritually, it might be better left unsaid.
According to recent statistics, the average American worker spends almost six hours a month visiting social networking websites during work time. The majority of that time is spent on Facebook.14
But this is not just about wasting time at work. It's about wasting time, period. By its very nature, social networking is a massive distraction. It detracts from disciplined study, thoughtful meditation, and concerted prayer.
In a Time Magazine article entitled "It's Time to Confront Your Facebook Addiction," Kayla Webley shares some startling statistics. "One-third of women ages 18 to 34 check Facebook first thing in the morning. . . . Of the 1,605 adults surveyed on their social media habits, 39% are self-described 'Facebook addicts.' It gets worse. Fifty-seven percent of women in the 18 to 34 age range say they talk to people online more than they have face-to-face conversations. Another 21% admit to checking Facebook in the middle of the night."15
Some Facebook "addicts," like Maria Garcia of Philadelphia, spend as much as 56 hours a week on the site.16 Reporting on her story, ABC News recounted the concern of those in the medical community: "The popularity and social acceptance of networking sites is one of the reasons Dr. Joseph Garbley says Facebook addiction is becoming a very real problem. . . . Garbley says unlike alcohol or drugs, social networking addiction is psychological not physical. But he adds it is still a serious problem: 'The problem comes in when life intercedes, when school work calls, when relationships demand your attention and you chose Facebook over those relationships.'"17 It seems social media sites have become the new soap operas!
Of course, the real problem is a heart issue, not a psychological one. But the point remains. For many Americans, the amount of time spent using social media is out of control. Whether defined as "addicts" or not, people spend vast amounts of time browsing blogs, watching YouTube videos, reading tweets, and managing their profiles. We've already noted that, on average, the active Facebook user spends nearly 24 hours a month on the site. In September 2010, the amount of time spent on Facebook surpassed Google for the first time. Combine this with time spent blogging, micro-blogging, commenting, texting, instant messaging, and surfing—and the sheer hours represented become staggering.
Ironically, people can spend hours jumping from link to link without even realizing how much time they are wasting. As author Ivan Misner explains in Business Week, "You go to LinkedIn or Facebook and you read a comment and it takes you to another link and now you're on YouTube, watching someone's video. Pretty soon something weird happens in the space-time continuum and you look up and you've lost two hours."18
As believers, the command of Ephesians 5:15–16 is just as binding upon our modern lives as it was in the non-technological world of the first century. "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." Paul's exhortation has massive implications for how we interact with social media. One day we will stand before Christ to give an account for how we used His resources (including our time and energy). With that in mind, how much of this life can be justifiably devoted to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and the like? Just a few hours each day, over the course of a lifetime, adds up to years of wasted opportunity.
If there is one word that perhaps best describes social media it is this: self-promotion. The narcissism fostered by status updates and tweets is undeniable. And cultural critics have taken notice.
Some respond with humor.19 A few see it as a good thing.20 Others are concerned that social media is ramping up society's psychological maladies—like Narcissistic Personality Disorder.21 (Of course, what psychologists label "NPD" the Bible calls the sin of pride.)
Even the majority of social media users admit that self-promotion is at its core: "A national study fresh out of SDSU is confirming that Generation Y really is Generation Me. The jaw-dropping conclusion? 57% of young people believe their generation uses social networking sites for self-promotion, narcissism and attention seeking."22 In the words of one British journalist: "The Me-Man is everywhere. And so is the Me-Woman. They are the millions of men and women . . . from every class, age and profession who want to talk about themselves, expose themselves, and promote themselves in glorious and often gory detail. . . . They blog and bleat and tweet and text you all the time. The medium may vary, but the message is always the same: Me. 'Me, Me, Me!'"23
Dr. Lauren LaPorta, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at St. Joseph's, sees the popularity of social networking sites as a direct result of the growing narcissism in American culture (due largely to the self-esteem movement of the 90s). Writing for the Psychiatric Times, she observes, "It is my contention that these sites would not have risen to such prominence but for the fact that a generation of narcissists needed an outlet. The millennial generation needed a way to assert their uniqueness, their specialness and garner the attention and praise of the masses. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter filled the bill."24
But the me-centered world of social media is clearly at odds with the biblical call to humility and selflessness. Consider just a brief sampling of relevant Scripture passages on this subject:
Proverbs 16:18—"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling."
Proverbs 27:2—"Let another man praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
Proverbs 30:2—"If you have been foolish in exalting yourself . . . put your hand over your mouth."
Isaiah 66:2—"'To this one I [the LORD] will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.'"
Matthew 23:11–12—"The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted."
Philippians 2:3–5—"Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. . . . Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus."
Proverbs 16:18—"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling."
Proverbs 27:2—"Let another man praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
Proverbs 30:2—"If you have been foolish in exalting yourself . . . put your hand over your mouth."
Isaiah 66:2—"'To this one I [the LORD] will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.'"
Matthew 23:11–12—"The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted."
Philippians 2:3–5—"Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. . . . Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus."
To these, a host of other passages could be added. All of them make the same point: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
When so much about social media panders to pride and shameless self-exaltation, believers need to think about their motives before they jump on the bandwagon. If the goal is simply popularity or personal promotion, it's time to do a heart check. Our celebrity-driven culture craves for notoriety. But Christians are called to be different. We have died to ourselves. Thus, our concern should not be, "How many people can I get to follow me?" but rather, "How can I bear witness to the wonder of following Christ?"
None other than National Public Radio recently lamented the growing trivialization of values in American society. In an NPR web article entitled, "Trivialization Nation" (Feb. 2010) Linton Weeks writes, "The wide-spread trivialization of meaningful things is indisputable. Sound bites and silliness reign supreme. . . . Perhaps the tendency to trivialize is born of band-wagonism or laziness. . . . Trivializing large ideals is easier than living up to them. And it's less scary."25
Elsewhere, the article cited an interview with the president of Harvard, Drew Faust, in which she was asked to respond to the dumbing down of American culture. "I worry about attention span," Faust said, "because people will not listen to more than a couple of sentences or read more than a couple of sentences. Does everything have to be a sound bite? Is everything to be digested into something brief? And aren't there complicated ideas that we ought to have the patience to give our attention to?"26
One novelist-turned-blogger provides firsthand testimony of that trivialization in his own experience. He writes: "This is, I think, the real danger of social media and Twitter. . . . It changes the way I process information. Or to be more precise, I no longer process information—I merely consume it. I speed read hundreds of bits of articles a day, absorbing lots of information, but rarely actually thinking about it. . . . The difficult thoughts, the ambivalent thoughts, the repulsive thoughts, the thoughts too complicated to be reduced to a tweet. They are labeled low priority and sent to the back office of my mind."27
Geoff Dyer, writing in The Guardian, echoes that concern: "Sometimes I think my ability to concentrate is being nibbled away by the internet; other times I think it's being gulped down in huge, Jaws-shaped chunks."28 A CNBC article entitled, "Is Twitter Making You Stupid?" concludes with this sobering assessment: "It seems that we've managed, in the words of playwright Richard Foreman . . . to transform ourselves into 'pancake people'—spread wide and thin as we connect with that vast network of information accessed by the mere touch of a button."29
While scientists and social critics debate the effects of social media on how we think, one thing remains clear: Christians must guard themselves against becoming theological pancakes. Thanks to the market-driven methodologies of the seeker-sensitive movement, the dumbing down of doctrine has characterized American evangelicalism for decades. In many ways, sites like Twitter and Facebook only exacerbate that problem because they provide a venue in which reductionism and extreme brevity simultaneously coincide with information overload and infinite distraction.
But not every theological truth can be adequately summarized in just a phrase or two. And not every debate can be resolved in just one blog article. Many doctrines require extended time and thought to properly process. Mature believers reflect deeply on the things of God and the truths of His Word.
They are not a mile wide and an inch deep. Instead their lives are marked by rich devotion, focused study, prolonged prayer, and careful mediation. Cultivating those kinds of spiritual disciplines takes time and effort—traits that are rarely prized in the information age.
In light of that, believers must not allow blogs, tweets, and status updates to become their primary source of theological education or spiritual input. If they do, they will inevitably become doctrinally shallow and spiritually malnourished.
God's Word repeatedly calls us to use our minds wisely. We are to think on things that are right and true (Philippians 4:8) as we test all things carefully (1 Thessalonians 5:21) and bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). Our minds are to be renewed (Romans 12:2) as we allow the Word of Christ to dwell in us richly (Colossians 3:16). We are to be sober-minded (1 Corinthians 15:34) as we set our minds on things above (Colossians 3:2) and prepare them for action (1 Peter 1:13).
Clearly, God cares how we think and what we think about. Insofar as social media websites cultivate the trivialization of profound truths, while simultaneously fostering shorter attention spans, believers would do well to proceed carefully.
At this point it is important to reiterate what I said at the beginning. Social networking can be a useful tool when it is used in moderation and for the right things. At the same time, however, pitfalls and temptations do exist; and believers need to arm themselves accordingly. Social media are obviously not going away any time soon. But that doesn't mean we can be undiscerning in how we approach them.
For me, as a pastor, this issue is particularly important from a shepherding perspective. Christian leaders are called to equip their people to think through every area of life with biblical wisdom. And this is no exception.
Moreover, believers (and especially pastors) need to be careful what they communicate to the world about their lives. Once something is posted online it can be seen by anyone else. Once it's cached, there is a permanent record of it. That means every status update and every tweet is part of the believer's public testimony as a Christian.
As Paul told the Galatians, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20). Like Paul and every other believer, my life is no longer my own. The focus must not be on me, but on Christ. When someone hears from me publicly, I want it all to point to Him.
* Special thanks to members of the Grace Church staff for helping to find these online sources.
* The citation of sources here does not imply blanket endorsement of these websites or authors.
* Special thanks to members of the Grace Church staff for helping to find these online sources.
* The citation of sources here does not imply blanket endorsement of these websites or authors.
1 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/what-americans-do-online-social-media-and-games-dominate-activity/
2 http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics
3 In my case, our staff at Grace to You maintains a social media presence for me (on both Facebook and Twitter) in order to direct people to biblical teaching resources. Though I am not personally involved in posting anything to Facebook or Twitter, I do see the value of those sites for ministry purposes.
4 http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/the_social_media_bubble.html
5 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/social-media-making-us-shallow-20100706-zy5u.html
6 http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-07-27-column27_ST_N.htm
7 Ibid.
8 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/us/01slapp.html?_r=1&ref=libel_and_slander
9 http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2009/05/legal-consequences-of-social-media.html
10 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/slander_or_satire_when_does_social_media_cross_ legal_lines/
11 http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2009/09/10/2009-09 10_gossip_makes_up_80_percent_of_our_conversations__and_that_might_be_ok_experts.html
12 http://www.challies.com/christian-living/solomon-on-social-media
13 http://searchengineland.com/by-the-numbers-twitter-vs-facebook-vs-google-buzz-36709; for more recent numberson Twitter see http://mashable.com/2010/06/25/tps-record/
14 http://en-us.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_us/news/news_releases/2010/june/nielsen_and_mckinsey.html
15 http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/08/its-time-to-confront-your-facebook-addiction/
16 http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/special_reports&id=7251938
17 Ibid.
18 http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jun2010/sb2010068_630402.htm
19 http://www.despair.com/somevedi.html
20 http://corymiller.com/why-narcissism-is-necessary-on-twitter/
21 http://socialmediarockstar.com/why-narcissistic-personality-disorder-loves-social-media
22 http://mashable.com/2009/08/25/gen-y-social-media-study/; see alsohttp://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-08-24-narcissism-young_N.htm
23 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1278968/From-YouTube-Facebook-Welcome-agenarcissism.html?printingPage=true
24 http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/news/content/article/10168/1514386
25 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123568025
26 Ibid.
27 http://themanwhofellasleep.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/social-media-and-digital-narcissism/
28 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/aug/15/internet-brain-neuroscience-debate
29 http://www.cnbc.com/id/32569284/Is_Twitter_Making_You_Stupid/
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Interesting subject,years ago I remember reading a article about future mankind, the image was big head, spindley arms, and legs because lack of exercise and manual labor.
Personally I was very good at algerba, and spelling the PC has taken its toll on those abilities.
I am a extrovert and avid talker but only enjoy face to face spend very little time on the phone maybe 300 minutes a month. Experts say communication is 15% verble and 85% body lauguage, I agree that is why we needed emotion icons on our PC's to make sure our message was recieved in the right context.
This new communication delema (Boy I need spell chk)is really going to negatively impact our interpersonal skills.
On a side note I spent 6 months in Israel it really had a positive effect on my chatter, I am hopless at learning a second language, because it was so difficult and required so much effort on both parties I kept my talking to only important topic's and returned home with the same additude, which also "made me" a better listener.
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1) As a retired English teacher, there was something unsettling about the brevity of thought and depth of media messaging. I was concerned that the significance of formal communication was being trivialized to facilitate more, but shallower communications, that gave way to deep, provocative, personal, relationship building communication.
2) As a Christian, I am appalled at what my wife says she encounter on Facebook as we try to keep track of friends from our previous church, as we have moved to another state. I am, quite frankly, embarrassed that some of our Christian friends have said some things over the vast internet that would only be fitting in a private counseling session. These things do not honor, build-up or edify.
3) I am committed to using media wisely and judiciously as a tool to honor Christ and benefit my brother and sisters, and I consider all men my brothers and sisters. Thank you for sharing your keen insight on this matter.
I was on Facebook for about a year before I signed out...the first 6 months I was having a wonderful time, but the next 6 months I was fighting an internal war with myself and farmville..lol. My Bible study time was suffering greatly and my mind was so full of "useless" info on facebook and what people were talking about!! I couldn't sleep at night. (I know people that get up at 4am to harvest an invisble garden) It dawned on me, for me personaly, that there was something almost evil about this facebook thing. I couldn't function without it...it had taken control of my life and I had allowed it too come between me and Christ. It had to go! As soon as I clicked off the site, determined it was for good and for the good, I felt like a load had been lifted off my shoulders and I regained most of my common sence back. I was free. It has been a year now and I won't (only by the Grace of God) look back nor go back. There is something very dangerous about the computer and it borderlines on "evil". I can't describe how or why I come to that conclusion on this blog for the same reasons/position the computer as a whole puts me in....a void. An empty void. I now study my Bible and go to great websites, such as this and I consider my "puter" a Christian Computer! I like that! I reseach and e-sword.org (I have several Bibles I could never afford) and watch GTY every Sunday, I am a caretaker for my mama and never leave my home but once in awhile so I do many devotions through out the day, so my life and computer is full of wonderful works of words, devotions, encouragement, study, tools to digg deep into Gods word and I can take a tour to The Holy Land from my seat at home!!....not a farm I harvest that yeilds me nothing, or the drama of workplace mishaps or even worse that that...a portal to evil. Don't mean to sound so dramatic there but the computer for me is something that needs to be prayed over and protected by godly wisdom if I am to be on it at all. I have a Wonderful, Mighty Counseler Who I listen out for; He directs my path so I don't have to put up with drama unless it's my own...and I've got alot with mama...lol. God Love Ya, Rhonda
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I found this article to be very timely...It makes me do a "check up from the neck up" if you will. I have a facebook account and my postings are probably 95% in regards to information about Jesus Christ and a platform for my beliefs and sharing Truth (I am a Reformed Believer) and being able to converse with the few that want to in regards to Theology. I took a course last winter and am now able to flex my theology wings for now via facebook however, this article has made me stop in my tracks and to ask my Lord about my limits with this medium in regards to my time on it and isn't that what these articles are to do? Make us think, reconsider perhaps about being seduced with our time. I agree 100% with the author with such a timely piece. Thank you.
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Proverbs 16:28= A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 11:13= A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man
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Important verse for all of us. Psalms 119:9-16=
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, O Lord; teach me your degrees. With my lips I recount all the lows that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
I have had very little exposure to Facebook, but when I was introduced to it, like the previous commentators, I was appalled to learn what I didn't want to learn about other people. I have since 'defacebooked,'
I do feel that often the young people of this generation are not truly in touch with their Creator and without Christ, our lives amount to nothing. Because of this ignorance, I believe that these people try to create in their own mind how life should be--not how it really is on these sites. I recently heard a psychologist say that his office is now being inundated with young people who have built their own false reality using things such as Facebook and it has been extremely damaging. Eventually, hopefully, they get to the point of realizing that they are living two different lives. One on-line an one off. He stated that it is a new phenomena and that the psychologist/psychiatrist practices have never seen this in such a huge way.
As parents, I think it would be wise to keep your kids off the social media sites. They are nothing but self-serving, self-glorifying forms of entertainment and many are based on a false reality.
I homeschooled my children so they weren't pressured to follow their peers activites. They learned to communicate openly and honestly and we never regretted that decision. I wish more parents could do the same.
While social media can be used in a very right way, the problem is that we don't live in a very right society.
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John is right-on (as usuall) I said ?15 years ago when the internet (basically) was becoming aware of by the public. "This is going to be the biggist contributer to the downfall of the planet". I beleive it is.
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lol PG totally soft on that...way to be
This team that has shown up lately is a joke and a pretender.
What was that miss, PG? Damn
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Was hoping the Orlando game was the beginning of a wake up call but guess not ugh
We need the All-Star Break in a bad way.
Go home Paul. You're drunk. Dunk his *** ffs.
If the All-Star voting was just a couple weeks longer, PG could have played his way out of it.
He keeps on jacking them up doesn't he?
What was that Paul
How the hell are we still in this game.
That wasn't a very good shot, Paul.
This space for rent.
I'm pissed we're still in this. Gives me a sense of false hope lol
Not much you can do when you just can't buy a basket for your life. Our defense hasn't been too bad.
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Really, Lance? That's just terrible right there.
Christ Lance, what a moron.
Why oh why would you foul there
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did you leave the lifters positioned so that the oil didnt drain out of them while you had it all torn apart. if not, it could be a lifter from that, or it could be a clogged lifter. its also possible the lifter is dry just from sitting for so long without running.
Does this sound familiar?
If so and you've resolved the problem, please let me know what it ended up being. I have new lifters that I ordered, just have to find the time to install them as well as redo the water pump as the new one is leaking ;\
sounds similar to that. I havent resloved it yet but going to be looking more into it on sunday. If i find anything ill let ya know. Ive had one person tell me they had a simular sound after redoing heads etc, and the sound went away after about a week.
I did a lot of googling and found a lot of videos of other cars/motors that sounded similar/identical to mine. They all pointed to bad valve lifters. Now if I could just find the time to get in there and replace them. Either way, sounds like we'll know the answer soon. If I get to it this weekend and you haven't fixed it yet, I'll post a video of how it sounds afterwards.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (295 votes).
In short: Plenty of ups and downs. Could have done with an extra water station.Date of review: September 21, 2007
In short: Support from the locals was inspiriational in maintaining a good time. Well worth it.Date of review: June 17, 2007
In short: Its hard, particularly the hill at the endIn full: 1st time entered, did it as part of a relay time. I did the 3rd leg (4.7m) which was okay. The killer on the course if the final 1.7 which includes an nasty uphill, particularly as it was a warm and muggy day.Reception in the town centre at end was brill, we had 3 relay teams and we all crossed the line together. In local paper, the organisers have said they are going to review the race, see if its too hard as they want to get the numbers up, which may be a good idea. People of stoke on trent were very friendly and let us use their loos when we were all standing waiting at the relay change over points.Only negative comment, is that the mile markers were very sporadic and there was a definite lack of marshalls.Next year I am entering as individual.Date of review: June 16, 2007
In short: a very good race. with a couple of tough hills at the endIn full: one of the best or possibly the best half ive done.very interesting course. i lost 3 minutes in the last 2 miles and felt strong at 10 miles. well worth a try.Date of review: June 13, 2007
In short: Great well organised raceIn full: This was my first time at this race, but it more than lived up to the good reports i had heard prior. Organisation and crowd support was second to none. Course was very challenging with more than it's fair share of hills but i will definately be back next year.Date of review: June 13, 2007
In short: This was my first half marathon. I had been warned that it was hilly but the last big incline did catch me out. I will definately be back next year a little wiser.......bring those hills on.Date of review: June 13, 2007
In short: very tough but great fun!Date of review: June 12, 2007
In short: My first Half Marathon... Will i forget it?? Not a chance.. A day to remember!!In full: This was my 1st 13 mile event after completing 1 road race (Derby 10K) prior to this. What an introduction to half marathon teritory. I am a potter and knew the course but nothing could prepare you for the "Milton Road Beast" after 11 gruelling miles.. The support was fantastic and i would like to thank the lady with the hosepipe at the top of Milton Road for my cool down not to mention the gentleman handing out my favourites, Jelly Babies in Badderley Green. I posted a sub 2 hour time and received a medal as a bonus. I've cetainly got the running bug now and look forward to next years event.Date of review: June 12, 2007
In short: A challenging course, with two large hills, great atmosphere and absolute bargain if you get your entry in earlyDate of review: June 12, 2007
In short: A gruelling, tough course with some mean hills, especially the last one near the end! Shame about the unclear start. Overall it was a great challenge, felt a real sense of achievement to finish.Date of review: June 12, 2007
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There was a thread like this on the "Official" board.
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Angstrem, a Zelenograd, Russia-based maker of semiconductors, has acquired 130nm bulk process technology from Advanced Micro Devices, the latter said in a recent financial report. Earlier Angstrem bought AMD's manufacturing equipment.
AMD said in its most recent financial report that it included in the results of continuing operation a $191 million of process technology license revenue. The company's chief financial officer clarified that the firm had licensed its outdated process technology to the same company that acquired AMD's 200mm fabrication equipment that was used in Fab 30 about five years ago.
"This technology revenue is actually associated with the sale last quarter of our 200mm tools in addition to selling the tools we actually sold some process technology to the same vendor," said Robert J. Rivet, AMD's chief financial officer.
AMD sold its 200mm semiconductor manufacturing equipment for $193 million in Q2 2008.
"It relates to a technology node that we had developed before we entered into the licensing or into the process technology relationship with IBM," clarified Dirk Meyer, chief executive officer of AMD, implying that the technology does not utilize silicon-on-insulator (SOI) (which AMD started to use in 2003, when it launched AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 chips) and is bulk 130nm chips that AMD utilized to produce the latest breed of AMD Athlon XP microprocessors.
In late 2006 it was reported that AMD had agreed to sell Zelenograd, Russia-based Angstrem company its 130nm manufacturing equipment from the Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany. AMD produced 30 thousand of 200mm wafers per month using its tools from Fab 30. Industry experts believed at the time that the equipment would cost Angstrem about $250 - $300 million and sources close to the deal believed that the budget "of the whole project" might increase up to $700 million in the following years. According to Russian business daily Kommersant, Angstrem managed to get a $815 million (€815 million, or $1.096 billion, according to some other data) credit from Russia's Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs to start production of chips using 0.13 micron process technology.
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This past Friday evening, WBGO was celebrated via a jazz concert--featuring a student ensemble from William Paterson University and the Calvin Hill Trio (featuring Michael Cochrane on piano)--by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades in Teaneck, New Jersey. The church supports jazz and features a regular jazz concert series at the Puffin Cultural Center, also in Teaneck.
In addition to bestowing a plaque to the station which read: "The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades congratulates WBGO, the jazz source for 30 years. An outstanding contribution to the advancement of jazz," the church, in concert with the Puffin Cultural Center, made a donation to WBGO! The appreciation for the station that emanated from the room was quite powerful. WBGO President and CEO Cephas Bowles was on hand to receive the award and extended thanks on behalf of the staff and Board of Trustees.
Pictured here: Rev. Tony Johnson (pastor of UUCP and a WBGO member), May Stawsky (member of UUCO's Racial and Social Justice Team), Cephas Bowles (CEO, WBGO) and Eddie Raynord Hadden (Chairman of UUCP's Board).


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Conveniently located in Centro (downtown) within walking distance of the famous Malecon (the boardwalk), beaches, and very close to the river Cuale where the PV Municipal Market is located.
A stroll away from all the buzz of the city, but far enough that you do not have to hear it: The fit gym, Gold´s gym, Mega Comercial Mexicana (a mega Supermarket), Plaza Caracol (Little Mall), LiverPool Galleria (biggest Mall in PV), blocks away from a public beach, and the City Stadium (where one can run, play tennis, racketball, handball, soccer, watch a baseball game, take a dancing class, and many more activities etc. all within a stroll or a bus ride away. The location is great, in a very safe area, in the middle of Centro (downtown) between Old town (Romantic Zone) and Sheraton. We are within 12 to 17mins. From airport.
1. Cell phone while you are staying with us ( you pay for the recharges)
2. Full-time Maid,
3. Tel. Local and Long Distance in MX, at the main guesthouse.
4. Tel. Long distance to USA, and Puerto Rico, at the main guesthouse.
5. Wi-Fi unlimited service,
6. Laundry services wash and fold (FREE), done for you at the main guesthouse.
7. Water Bottle on the main floor (FREE), at the main guesthouse.
8. Cable Ready, depending on the Condo.
9. Kayaking (FREE)
10. Double rider--Bicycles (FREE)
11. Room Service,
Short term rentals (4to 6 months)
Long term rentals (6 to 12 months)
are available at a significant Discount
Check-in at 12pm
Check-out 10am, late check-out is also available upon request
TAX, Fee Not INCLUDED
1. Extra person other than the register individual (s) costs $25USA
2. Key Dep. Keys tend to get lost in PV $35.00USA
At the time of reservation let us know what you want waiting for you in your room...
Some examples of other guest request have been as follows:
1. Champagne to toast your wonderful stay in PV,
2. Cheese and wine,
3. Fruit basket of all the fruits that are in season at the time of your check-in,
4. We can accommodate a fully stocked small refrigerator in your room for your convenience, and replenish as needed.
We hope to hear from you soon,
House rules1. All Visitors after 6 pm must register.
2 If Visitor staying past 9PM MUST PAY 25 as an overnight Guest.
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|Monthly rate for up to 3 guests
|Price for > 3 guests
|$ 26 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
We booked our room last minute. The host worked hard to get us a room. He mentioned upgrades and deals but we had no idea what he was talking about. We then checked in the next day after we paid on line. First the cab dropped us off at the street 2 blocks from the office because the road did not go to the office. The office was up a trail and hard to get to for sure. He was very nice and told us about PV and how we were going to love it. Once the room was cleaned and ready for us we then continued another 2 blocks up hill to a room that was not what we ordered. The room we got was horrible. Bare, and rough. He called is Rustic Mexican Accommodations. WOW--nothing like we ordered--no A/C, no TV, old and broken down, no furniture in one of the rooms, bare walls, no view at all!!. He also told us we needed to pay taxes and fee's of another $176.00 (2860 peso's) for the stay. This, with the amount we paid online, would have been over $100.00 per night at this location. We told him this would not do via email (We needed time to digest what had been had done) and he said he would do everything he could to make it right and meet us back at the office that night at 8:30. I might add that my wife had gotten an infection in her toe and I was due for dental surgery so climbing 4 blocks to a room--on a massive uphill grade--was not what we had planned.
We got back to the office after a day in PV and no one was there. No note on the door as to the solution so we only assumed nothing was being done so we just left and checked into another hotel. Both the Host and Wimdu have done nothing about a refund at this point and we never stayed one night in this "less than a deal" place. My Wife and I are totally pissed off at how this all worked out--and they had the nerve to ask for MORE money.
Stay away is the least I can say.
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Terrible place, the description does not match with the place, very difficult access and poor management with lack of business vision , rude and tactless to treat the customer when there are drawbacks, poor communication. I don't know departments from inside because I could not stay but if outside is ugly and bad management skils...you do the math!
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News of Record: May 11, 2013
Magistrate Court
Assault – Raymond D. Barton, 37, 122 11th St. N.W., trial set for May 31.
Domestic assault – Jason D. Martin, 29, 3102 N. 15th St., No. 128, trial set for May 31.
Possession of drug paraphernalia – Jason D. Martin, 29, 3102 N. 15th St., No. 128, trial set for May 31.
Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine – Kevin Anderson, no age provided, 1717 Second Ave. S., preliminary hearing set for May 17.
Third-degree theft, two counts – Tamera L. McCaleb, 27, no address provided, preliminary hearing set for May 17.
Operating without registration – Nico G. McQuist, 44, Des Moines, trial set for May 31.
Police Log
Six people each reported an assault.
Michael Burke reported a burglary.
Katherine Sailer reported criminal mischief.
Eugene Newsome and Barbara Santana each reported a theft.
Demarco Clayton reported credit card fraud.
A person reported a runaway who was later located.
A person reported child endangerment.
Liquor and Tobacco Outlet reported a theft and forgery.


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Topic: WEBrick error when starting up.
Hi All,
I have been looking for several hours on this problem and haven't come across a concrete solution. Always whispers and the promise of an answer, but none.
So, sleep deprived, highly caffeinated, and at my wits end, I am posting here for some help.
I am using Ubuntu Dapper Drake.
Used both the quick and proper methods found here:
The proper worked, except rubygems wouldn't work, I couldn't install rails, or rmagick which i need. I have another ubuntu box which I was developing on and everything went fine there, but here, everytime I try to start webrick I get this:
user@Server:~/www/myApp$ ruby script/server
./script/../config/boot.rb:16:in `require': no such file to load -- script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/initializer (LoadError)
from ./script/../config/boot.rb:16
from script/server:2
The server, console etc simply don't work. I uninstalled rubygems etc, and reinstalled it in various ways. I had this same problem on a windows box. Basically, it seems to want there to be a RAILS_ROOT/vendors/rails...etc directory, which there isn't, so then it tries to load rubygems, and badda boom nothing.
I have seen that others have had this error, but I haven't found a solution.
Any help, recommendations would be helpful.


text: U.S. ambassador, three staffers killed in Libyan attack Add to ... AP Video Published Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 9:17AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 10:21AM EDT Libyan officials say the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three senior security officials were killed Tuesday night. They were trying to evacuate the consulate in Benghazi, when they were attacked by angry protesters. Watch More Video: President Trump again claims voter fraud in popular vote White House spokesman Spicer defends inauguration claim Donald Trump is a 'businessman': Environment Minister Catherine McKenna Health of former president George H.W. Bush, wife improves: doctor Trump signs order withdrawing U.S. from TPP deal Puppies rescued from Italy avalanche hotel Video: Hopes low as Syrian talks open in Astana Video: Farmers spray milk powder on EU Council in protest Heavy rain causes flooding in southern California See the destruction left after deadly storms strike South Georgia Trump thanks law enforcement for inaugural protection Sanders says Trump's 'establishment' attacks are 'amusing' Crowds gather in Montreal to support Women's March on Washington Madonna: 'Good will win in the end' The Women's March on Washington goes global 'I'm with you 1,000 per cent': Trump vows full support to CIA We ask people in the Women's March on Washington why they wanted to protest White House spokesman slams media over reporting of inauguration crowd numbers Canadian women join Washington march Scenes from the Women's March on Washington Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print More Related to this Story Video: American killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Libya Raw video: Gunmen attack US consulate in Benghazi, killing staffer


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12 Ways To Update A Room For Less Than $15
Rachel Blumenthal comes from a chic background, with stints at Yves Saint Laurent, her own jewelry brand, Rachel Leigh, and Warby Parker, the successful online eyewear retailer launched by her husband. But when she was pregnant with her first child, she found herself at a loss for stylish and easy tools for preparing her home for her son. So she did what any entrepreneur would: Solved her own problem with a business set to help other mothers-to-be. Cricket's Circle, billed as "the short answer on what to buy for baby," creates a personalized registry checklist, and share advice and resources on what new moms need (as well as what they don't.)
We asked Blumenthal to share her own mini list of decor that's kid-friendly, but also chic enough to keep once your bundle of joy grows up.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
HAI's Heli-Expo Heads to Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Convention Center is the venue for Heli-Expo 2013, the annual gathering of the worldwide helicopter industry, hosted by Alexandria, Va.-based Helicopter Association International (HAI). Thousands of attendees, hundreds of vendors, and dozens of helicopters will converge in Nevada from March 4-7.
HAI President Matt Zuccaro says that Heli-Expo, the world's largest helicopter tradeshow, is "the one thing that brings the entire international helicopter community together in one place, offering an opportunity to meet with peers, potential customers, regulators and lawmakers."
As of two months prior to event, the planners of Heli-Expo were expecting at least 700 exhibitors, who will display all varieties of rotorcraft parts, crew supplies and services. This includes 47 exhibitors who plan to display aircraft within the cavernous convention center.
|The exhibit hall is a virtual shopping mall of helicopters, components, avionics, services and supplies. Equipment, such as this FTD from Elite, can be compared before making purchase decisions.
AgustaWestland, Bell, Enstrom, Eurocopter, Kaman, MD Helicopters, Robinson, Russian Helicopters, and Sikorsky will have large displays, complete with models and production versions of their aircraft for visitor inspection, as well as engineering, support and sales personnel ready to answer questions. Each manufacturer will also host a technical briefing, where operators can get the latest information on the aircraft they fly, and seek solutions for even the most complicated issues.
In addition, the Helicopter Foundation International will once again host a display of historical aircraft, confirms Zuccaro. Last year in Dallas, the foundation's exhibit area included a pristine Army OH-13—the military version of the Bell 47 "fish bowl" helicopter—in Korean War-era medevac livery; a Russian Mil Mi-24 "Hind" gunship; and an Army Bell UH-1 Huey from the Vietnam era.
Engine manufacturers including Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca will have examples of their powerplants on display, as well as technical data. Engineers will be onsite to answer questions, as will the designers of many other components, avionics and diagnostic equipment.
|The show floor gives visitors the chance to examine various helicopter models, including this Sikorsky S-92 at the 2012 show.
|Heli-Expo attendees can expect to see new aircraft and products for the first time.
As usual, Heli-Expo will be preceded by a week of training sessions at or near the convention center. Beginning Feb. 28 and running through March 4, helicopter-industry professionals—both novice and veteran—will be able to attend courses covering a variety of subjects. Some of the topics in the area of maintenance include flight data monitoring, troubleshooting and FAA Part 21 certification. Management courses will include leadership in aviation, project management and helicopter fleet financing. Some of the safety courses offered will be accident investigation, safety management systems and SMS manual development. Pilot-specific courses will delve into human factors, powerline avoidance, inadvertent IMC, and the heavily attended flight instructor refresher course.
New this year is the Rotor Safety Challenge, adds Zuccaro. "[It will be] a series of short courses offered during the show itself that are free to all attendees."
The entire course schedule is posted on HAI's website at www.rotor.com.
|AgustaWestland booth at Heli-Expo 2012. The majority of aircraft on display at Heli-Expo are open for close inspection. And it is not uncommon to find the company CEO nearby and available to anyone who wishes to ask a question or share a comment.
The annual Salute to Excellence dinner will be held on the evening of March 6, at which time HAI will recognize those individuals—and often groups—who have made noteworthy contributions to the helicopter community. The eight honors are the AgustaWestland Safety award, the Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement award, the Eurocopter Golden Hour award, the MD Helicopters Law Enforcement award, the Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance award, the Sikorsky Humanitarian Service award, the Excellence in Communications award, and the Pilot of the Year award.
On the last day of the event, a crowd always gathers outside of the venue to watch the fly-out. The air show-like atmosphere centers around the departure of the display aircraft as they liftoff one by one from the adjacent parking lot to return to their home bases.
The common denominator of Heli-Expo remains its ability to bring all facets of the rotorcraft world together for several days of exposure to the latest news, lessons and products the industry has to offer, as well as to network with colleagues whom attendees might not otherwise get to exchange ideas and experiences with. Each day, breakfasts and afterhours events are held in and around the venue that allow everyone from CEOs to student pilots to get to know each other and establish relationships that benefit the rotorcraft universe.
HAI anticipates that more than 20,000 people will attend Heli-Expo this year. The admission price for three days of the convention and exposition varies.
"We offer professional development courses and other educational opportunities you're just not going to find anywhere else," says Zuccaro. "As I hear in my travels, 'Heli-Expo is the one event you cannot miss if you are in the helicopter industry.'"


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Registration for Fall Storytimes ~ 3-8 yrs.
Category: Kids
Registration begins @ 9:30 AM in the Children's Room for the Fall session storytimes for 3-8 yrs.
Preference is given to New Canaan residents with valid library cards. Non-residents will be placed on a waiting list and will be included in the class if spaces remain available at the start of the session.
Children must be the correct age for the class by Sept. 15, 2013.
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This saturday 12pm - 4pm in the darkroom Feb 26th...
*some black and white paper to print on/ share
*35mm or 120mm black and white negatives to print
*note book?
Priority will be given to those who attended the film developing demo 2 weeks ago, capacity 4 for printing but people can watch or share.
please email: email@example.com to sign up
- also thinking about doing this every month: darkroom inductions and a free workshop every other Sat for film or printing?


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I too never listen to the radio, because 99% of all new music nowadays is so much s**t. And yet the youth of today - including a lot of people my age - are suckered into it all! I mean, who in their right mind could call these Popstars or Pop Idol winners talented? And how many acts of today are gonna be remembered five years from now?
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Defiance (A MUST See) (afew spoilers included******)
What an absolutely amazing Film! I loved every second of it, and there is so much I have to say about it. The plot of the film charts two Jewish Brothers, and what they do in the forrest after 1941 when the Germans begin to round up the rural Jews of the eastern bloc.
I think the best way to talk about this is to show the difference between the two Brothers as they face certain circumstances. Also we should analyse the ethical principles raised by each circumstance.
Our tale begins when the two Brothers are reunited at their home after the Germans have moved through their village, plundering, kidnapping, and killing their parents. The Brothers leave their family farm and dissapear into the Forrest. This is where they encounter their first Problem
You Are Not Alone
Imagine the scene. You have just lost your families, and your livelyhoods, you are a refugee and someone is out to get you. So you hide in the woods. Then you discover that you are not the only survivor, infact, there are many survivors, and that is the problem. You are strong, they are weak, women, children, injured. If you are Tuvia, you recognise that you have a responsibility to help these other people. You recognise that they are Jewish too and deserve to live free just as you do. Out of your compassion you feel unable to leave them, and yet you are faced with a quandary. The larger the group, the more difficult it is to hide, the more noise it creates and the slower it moves. These are not good things to be lacking if you are being hunted by Germans. There is another problem. What do you do with these people? there is no shelter, and no food, and getting food is risky. The Tuvian response would appear to be, worry about the food situation later, for now, gather up the people and promise them protection.
Zus, the other Brother has different ideas. He recongises that this is a battle in which mistakes cost lives. He recognises also that this German threat is not going away, and perhaps it would be beneficial to not only maintain defences, but also to attack.
The Brothers aggree to create a gathering, but have very different ideas of what the community is going to be. For Tuvia it is about Freedom through hiding, and safety through moving. For Zus it is about Freedom through defence, and safety by attack. Essentially, a Militia.
Compassion for your brethren which is the situation above is something that we should consider because automatically in a wartime situation you think of the cameraderie in the armed forces. But this is not a group of soldiers who have chosen to fight a war. It is a group of civilians who are being exterminated, forced together. What should their priorities be? To fight, is that a show of defiance...or is merely living a show of defiance. The latter does not need anything more then defensive force in worst case scenarios. The Jewish would ethnically learn to the former. GOD is their strength and they have always been hard up. But GOD uses armies to kill Jews as often as he uses Jews to defeat armies. These Jews do not think of GOD, it doesnt come into their questioning, and thus...what they are to do is a difficult decision to be objective about.
Just Following Orders
One thing the brothers agree on, as stated clearly in their Scriptures. Vengance, in a like for like manner. Whilst Zus leads his little crusade around local German haunts burning and vandalizing, Tuvia positively executes the man incharge of the killing of his rural area.
The problem is, that the guy responsible is not German, but a local police man. One assumes that the Germans were everywhere and did it all themselves during the war, but this is not True. The Germans put substantial pressures on the local existing law enforcement services to comply with a Nazi style judiciary. This put the local police in a difficult situation.
Hand over the Jews and risk a Jewish retaliation, disobey the Germans and get smushed by your new superiors. Where is that line? Where is someone, as a middle man, responsible for what he does if he has no choice, or rather, the choice involves his life being at stake? How much to blame is that local policeman who was just doing his job? did he deserve to be executed? The Christian Answer is very simple, and unfortunate for the Middleman, and probably the target aswell. You refuse to do what is morally wrong, and face the consequences in the hope the target survives, even though you know that after you are gone, your superiors will simply track the target themselves. This is how the resistance and sympathizers came about. Those who walked a fine line of trying to save themselves, whilst doing as little to appease the superiors, and as much as possible to save the target.
Mercy Breeds Traitors
There was a need for supplies. The Brothers did not aggree on how to go about this. Tuvia was of the mind that the Jews had to be perceived as being Human rather then animals, that way they would earn themselves resistance. This meant that forcebly taking provisions from the local farms had to be done with the owners in mind. Only take what was in the farmers ability to give. Take too much and you'll end the farmer in trouble with the Germans, take too little and you starve.
Zus belived that the means justified the ends. In order to survive the band would have to steal and rob. They would also have to come into no contact with the Farmers, or else it would be a need to kill the farmer, lest he give away their place in the forrest.
Tuvia was incharge and so he won this ideological battle, and as predicted by Zus he was betrayed by a farmer, and the first settlement had to be abandoned when it was attacked by the local police, led by the farmer under the banner of the Germanic Forces.
Making a Difference
What use is surviving if it doesnt change the threat? Zus left the camp in the capable hands of Tuvia when news reached the camp that the Germans were planning of liquidizing a local Ghetto of Jews in a nearby town. Tuvia couldnt let this happen and planned on putting his energy into saving those in the town. Ever tried hiding or feeding a town?? For Zus it was the last straw. Collecting people was adding to the trouble and saving them from what? in his mind it was simply extending their hell and suffering...perhaps they would be better left and dying in the camp swiftly, then starving and freezing in the forrest. Zus left to join a Red Malitia sponcered by Russia.
Commanding the Army
Then winter came. Thousands of mouths to feed, and no resources. To make matters worse Tuvia was struck down with disease. Whilst he recovered the Communistic order of the Camp began to split. The Community was begining to be too large to be governed under a far left principle. A social elite appeared. These were the men who had trained to fight in the case of defence and also to hunt the forrest for extra food. Their Elite nature came when they decided that an equal amount of food at the table was not good enough for their risky job. As the providers they felt more should go to them, naturally, excess began to take effect. A table full of luxury for the strong men...and a portion of bread for the women and children. When Tuvia failed to keep tabs on this situation, there was talk by the leaders of those incharge of hunting, that perhaps the commander was weak, perhaps he needed help, perhaps he should be releaved of duty, perhaps they should run things.
The only way to re-assert authority was for Tuvia to execute the leaders incharge for insubordination and on the grounds of an attempted coup. From that moment on Tuvia shifted from the left, towards the right. Suddenly it dawned on him that one could not keep such a position, if one expected everything to be nice and all people to live in harmoney. Harmony doesnt just happen, at some level it must be enforced
At the same time Zus suddenly swung to the left. The Red Army was pulling out of the forrest on hearing of a German offensive against the Jews. Zus felt like he was Brothers both to the Russians, but also to the Jews, and was distressed when he realized that the Reds planned on leaving the Jews to be massicred by the Germans in order to preserve themselves.
The Myth of Redemptive Violence
The Jews were warned of the German Offensive when the caught a German patrol officer alive. The man was left in the village and the senior officers turned their backs and just watched. The Victims suddenly morphed into the Bullies. You see it in Modern Day Palestine. The Jews Round up the Arabs like they were oncer Rounded up, they push them into Ghettos like the Germans did to them... The camp descended on the German Officer and beat him to death.
For a Jew, this is perfectly acceptable. For a Christian it is not. Christians have Christs promise of Judgement that stops the need for them to carry out immediate retribution. Two Wrongs do not make a right.
The Act Of Faith
The Brothers are reunited and work together when the German Offensive takes off, and the planes begin to bomb the second settlement. The Jews are forced out of the forrest and into the swamp, behind them are Germans, and when they exit the Swamp...infront of them are Germans, with tanks.
They have no option but to stand and fight. Tuvia has finally faced his Brothers mentality. He must now fight, there can be no running and hiding. But the Germans are overwhelmed when Zus apears with a unit of the Red Army. Zus to has faced his brothers mentality, and he showed compassion in returning to support his true Brothers, against his earlier mindset of looking out for self, he finally risks his life for others.
The Jews return to build a third settlement in the Forrest. By the time the war is over, both Brothers are still alive, and the Group numbers MORE then Twelve Hundred Civilians
That is a True Story
This was a very good movie especially since it was based on the true story of the brothers and the people that managed to hide from the Germans and survive until the end of the war.
I loved Tuvia (might have had something to do with the actor, Daniel Craig ).
Dave, don't you find it interesting as far as the way the people who were being helped by the brothers, after a while, they "turned", so to speak, on them, complaining, being ungrateful in a way much like the Jews who Moses brought out of Egypt when Moses went up on the Mountain.
Human nature is truly fickle. People want someone to be the leader and lead them and then they are unhappy with how they are being lead.
Did you read the end where both brothers end up in America.
Sad about what happened to the third Brother, The film didnt make it obvious that he had leanings towards the Reds at all. I'm sure he told Zus twice he didnt want to join them?? How come his Bio reads that he joined the Reds after the German Offensive...it seemed out of character for his film portrayal....other then the obvious risk taking I suppose.
I just realized that I have this movie sitting at home. I will watch it tonite ...
I saw this a couple months ago and really liked it. I thought it was well acted and moved well. I felt like in some way it lacked the "fear" ingredint that most movies of this genre really captures well.
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
-Mark Twain
I dont think it was jumpy or fearful...but I think it did leave a sense of...unease...perhaps thats harder to deal with
I just thought that a movie where people are hiding for their lives should have a higher level of suspense and fear. I remember watching Schindler's list and being terrified throughout the movie.
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
-Mark Twain
I think they would tell you it was never their intention to market their movie in that style, they focused far more on sociological factors effecting small groups...heck, looked more into communism then it did the Germans
although...I think that was deliberate aswell...to show all political schemes corrupt, but that there was a place for both, compassion, and fighting, and both brothers moved from opposite ends on that scale to meet in the final scene
I missed the forth one all together
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