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When we decided to move the radar dome on Serengeti from a wobbly pole on the stern rail to a position high on the mast, I had temporarily forgotten our agreement that Larry does all the work below the waterline, and I do the jobs up the mast. It soon dawned on me that this was going to mean several lengthy trips up in the bosun's chair to drill and tap the mast for the new mount. And to be honest, at this point, the only thing I knew about tapping was what I'd seen from the likes of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nonetheless, I know now that whether you're moving an existing radar unit on the boat as we did, or installing a new one, the basic procedure remains the same. Here's an overview of the various factors that must be considered when installing a radar unit, as well as some step-by-step instructions to follow when mounting your radar dome on the mast.
All radars built for sailboats incorporate the transmitter, antenna, and part of the receiver in a protective dome called a radome. This dome protects the spinning electrical stuff inside from sheets and rigging, etc., and allows for greater mounting flexibility. In determining a mounting location for your radome, keep in mind that the length of cable provided must connect to the display/control unit. Optional lengths are available, but it's one less hassle if you plan ahead to use the cable length that's supplied.
On board Serengeti there's a lot happening visually at the stern rail with davits, a wind generator, and solar panels. To achieve a cleaner look, and a clear corner for fishing, we decided to move our radome from a pole on the stern to the mast. We had a mast-mounted randome on our last boat and were very happy with the performance from that location.
The textbooks tell you that when a radar is mounted rigidly, signal reflection could be lost when the boat heels. It's been our experience, however, that there is very little loss under normal sailing conditions. The majority of cruisers using radar out on the water have rigid mounts. If you're still concerned though, there are self-leveling mounts available for all mounting locations, which will ensure that the radar beam remains perfectly oriented with the horizon.
The display part of a radar, historically seen only at the nav station in sailboats, can actually be positioned anywhere you choose. Waterproof models are commonly seen at the helm, at the nav station, and sometimes in both locations. Some of the newer models allow connecting two displays to one radome, thus providing an integrated dual station. Others include a chart plotter and a GPS function. Pretty soon, we figure we'll be able to reheat coffee in one of these puppies. If Larry and I were purchasing a new radar today, we'd take a serious look at the models that provide this flexibility and integration, having experienced firsthand the usefulness of a waterproof LCD display right at the helm during foggy days in Maine, and while sailing offshore at night.
On Serengeti, we inherited a Furuno radar with a non-waterproof CRT display that was already installed just above the nav station on a pivoting bracket. From this location, the monitor could easily be seen from the port side of the cockpit, as well as from down below at the nav station. This is a sensible arrangement for a non-waterproof display, so we decided to leave it in place.
After mounting your radar display, you'll need to make several electrical connections, so make sure you've chosen a location and mounting method that allows easy access to the wiring behind the unit. This will make both your present job, and troubleshooting down the road, much easier.
|"You'll also need power to the unit and this means running a pair of power cables from the back of the display to your electrical panel."
Before going up the mast, I familiarized myself with all the components involved in attaching the mount to the mast. I had the bracket, the machine screws, the drill, tap, caulking, Tef-gel, pencil, and screwdriver. I'm pretty handy with a drill already, but I didn't know anything about tapping a mast to receive machine screws. Larry gave me a quick session of Tapping 101, and before giving me a passing grade, made sure my taps were straight by making me practice on a scrap piece of aluminum. This definitely helped, since I didn't botch any of the real ones later. Riveting the mount to the mast is another option, but not as convenient if you ever want to remove your bracket in the future.
Next, I studied the method of hooking up the cableit would come out of the mast and connect to the innards of the radome. This meant taking the top off the radome and practicing the connections that I would have to make up in the air. There's no way I wanted to have to keep making trips up that mast to troubleshoot if things didn't work when I was finished.
I loaded up the bosun's chair with various small tools that I would need during the installation process, leaving the larger items to be lifted up individually in a tote bag later via a line hanging down from my chair. Larry hoisted me up and, as always, complained I wasn't helping him any by climbing. Although two halyards secured me, I took an extra line, which I tied around the lower spreaders, to secure to my bosun's chair. We know of a rigger who drilled into a mast and through the internal halyard that was supporting him. Unfortunately, he fell to his death.
Once in position, we re-checked the height above deck and confirmed that our chosen spot was within reach of our cable. Larry then hoisted the bracket to me using another halyard. I positioned the bracket around the mast while Larry sighted it from off the boat to make sure it was level. I marked this spot with a pencil. Because the bracket fit tightly around the mast with the halyard holding it in place, I was able to start drilling holes immediately.
After each hole was drilled, I carefully ran a tap into the mast, threading it to receive a quarter-inch machine screw. Each screw was dry fitted as I went along to make sure nothing shifted. Somehow, things went way better than I expected.
Next, I removed the mount, and lowered it to Larry. While he permanently bolted the radome to the mount, I drilled a much larger hole just above the mount location that would allow us to bring the radar cable up out of the mast to the radome. Large diameter drill bits can create torque and resistance that can make drilling dangerous, especially when working from a bosun's chair. We decided to use a three-quarter-inch hole saw that made the drilling process smoother and safer. This was pretty easy. The edges of the hole were a little rough, so I used the file-like handle of the tap set to remove the burrs, preventing possible chafe through the important cable it would house.
Through this hole, I dropped a long, thin line that was weighted at the bottom and waited as Larry fished it out through the hole he had previously drilled inside the boat near the base of the mast. A straightened coat hanger with a little hook bent at the tip worked great here. Larry taped the end of the cable to the line and I pulled it carefully up the mast while he fed the cable from below. Since the cable is pretty thick (about a half inch in diameter) and has large plastic connectors on the end, it took a little fiddling to get the end through my three-quarter-inch hole. Not wanting the cable to slip back down the mast, I quickly secured it to a nearby stay.
With everything in order up top, Larry hoisted the mount back up to me, only this time with the radome unit attached. We left the dome cover on, even though I would have to remove it again, because we didn't want to damage any of the delicate innards during the hoist. I guided the position of the mount and radar back on the mast and lined up the holes. This time I installed each machine screw with Tef-gel to reduce the electrolysis that can occur with a stainless screw going into an aluminum mast. All that was left to do was to attach the cable to the radome.
|"I unscrewed the cable at the back of the radome and a large rubber seal immediately dropped to the deck below."
Our Furuno model 1721 radar has just three very simple snap on electrical connections to make at the radome, but I had to make sure that I heard the little plastic locks snap into place. Each plug could only go in one place and in one direction, so there was no danger of connecting them incorrectly. There was also a ground wire that had to be secured under one of the screws that locked the cable into place with a small metal gate. Happily, the connection process only took a couple of minutes, and I'm by no means a Radio Shack geek. I re-acknowledged Larry's existence and called for the dome cover to be sent back up. The excess cable was pushed back down the mast, and the rubber grommet secured with the help of some silicone caulking. I was done!
"Sue, I'm proud of you. I have to admit I wasn't sure you were going to be able to do this job," Larry admitted to me as soon as I had two feet back on the deck.
"A deal's a deal, buddy!" I responded, not letting on that I had kind of felt the same way. "Now, doesn't our bottom need cleaning?"
Suggested Reading:
Navigating with Radar by Jim Sexton
The Wonders of Radar by Liza Copeland
Reflections on Cruising Instruments by Tom Wood
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text: Teaching All Children to Read Kathleen Theodore, MA, Program Specialist Southeast Comprehensive Center http://secc.sedl.org Objectives Participants will be able to: • Understand the key components of effective reading instruction • Engage in demonstrations of research-based reading strategies • Discuss the importance of improving literacy outcomes within the school improvement process Research Base Report of the National Put Reading First Reading Next Reading Panel QuickTime™ and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture. "We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children to read. We already have reams of research, hundreds of successful programs, and thousands of effective schools to show us the way. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven't so far." McEwan, 1998 Five Essential Components Research indicates that students need to acquire skills and knowledge in at least five main areas in order to become proficient readers. Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension strategies Identifying words accurately and fluently Constructing meaning once words are identified Systematic and Explicit Instruction What Is Systematic Instruction? • Lessons and activities are divided into sequential, manageable steps. • Concepts and tasks progress from simple to more complex. • Concepts and skills are explicitly defined and order of introduction follows a preplanned sequence. What Is Explicit Instruction? • Nothing is left to chance; all skills are taught directly. • Practice activities are carefully guided with "instructive" error correction. • Practice activities are carefully engineered to produce mastery. • Critical skills are developed through carefully monitored instruction, and the focus is on mastery. • Review is built into every lesson. Steps of Explicit Instruction • Direct Instruction: The teacher explains to the students what they are learning and why. • Modeling: The teacher models or demonstrates (how). • Guided Practice: The teacher guides and assists students as they learn when or how to apply the strategy. • Application: The teacher helps students practice the strategy until they can apply it independently. Explicit Instruction I DO YOU WATCH YOU DO I WATCH I DO YOU HELP YOU DO I HELP Wilhelm, J. D., Baker, T. D., & Dube, J. (2001). Strategic reading: Guiding students to lifelong literacy. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook. Phonemic Awareness (PA) • The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds— phonemes—in spoken words • The understanding that sounds in spoken language work together to make words Phonological Awareness Ladder 1 Isolation Identity Categorization 2 Blending Segmentation Levels of Complexity 3 Deletion Addition Substitution Complex Phonemes Onset-rime Syllables Words in a Sentence Rhyming and Alliteration Adapted from Vaughn Gross Center Listening Simple Understanding Phonemes In the English language, all spoken words are constructed from about 44 different phonemes. f–o–g g–o–l–f The English writing system is based on the discovery that we can represent words using marks (letters) to stand for the sounds in words. Joe Torgesen, www.fcrr.org Acquiring PA Why is acquiring phonemic awareness hard for many children? Phonemes are co-articulated in spoken words. train dragon The same thing that makes speech fluent makes reading hard for many children. Adapted from Joe Torgesen, www.fcrr.org Why Is PA Important? Children must understand that words in their oral language are composed of small segments of sound in order to comprehend the way that language is represented by print. Without at least emergent levels of phonemic awareness, the rationale for learning individual letter sounds and "sounding out" words is not understandable. Without PA, "phonics" doesn't make sense! Adapted from Joe Torgesen, www.fcrr.org PA: The Anchor for Phonics Therefore: We must learn to produce and manipulate phonemes and to recognize common confusions in children. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling © 2003 Sopris West. All rights reserved. PA Activity: Say-It Move-it Phonics • The relationship between letters and sounds • Alphabetic understanding • Readers use these relationships to recognize familiar words accurately and automatically and to decode unfamiliar words. m b d Joe Torgesen, fcrr.org s Phonics Pronounce this word . . . blit Joe Torgesen, fcrr.org frachet Demonstration of Explicit Instruction • Teaching Letter Sound Correspondences • /m/ Continuous Blending 1. ra t 2. 4. 3. 5. 1. Write r and say /r/. 2. Write a and say /a/. 3. Slide fingers under ra and say /ra/. 4. Write t and say /t/. 5. Slide fingers under rat and say /rat/. 6. Say "The word is rat" and use it in a sentence. (Louisa Moats, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Whole Word Blending sh a c k 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. Point to the digraph sh and say "sound." 2. Point to the a and say "sound." 3. Point to the ck and say "sound." 4. Slide fingers under the whole word to blend it. (Louisa Moats, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Vowel First Blending 4. ra t 1. 2. 3. 5. 1. Write a and say /a/. 2. Write t and say /t/. 3. Slide fingers under at and say /at/. 4. Write r and say /r/. 5. Slide fingers under rat and say /rat/. 6. Say "The word is rat" and use it in a sentence. Simple Prefixes, Roots, and Base Words The Long Trek Up Mount Decoding Final Y to I Simple Inflectional Endings Compound Words Plural Endings Consonant Doubling Other Vowel Patterns Long Vowel Patterns Digraphs and Blends Short Vowels Initial/Final Consonant Sounds Letter to Sound Linking Fluency • The ability to read text accurately and quickly with expression • The bridge between word recognition and comprehension Why Fluency? Fluency • "44% of a representative sample of the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders were low in fluency." (NAEP) • "Fluency is a neglected skill in many American classrooms, affecting many students' reading comprehension." • "It provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension." What Is Fluency? • Speed + Accuracy = Fluency • Reading quickly and in a meaningful way (prosody) • Decoding and comprehending simultaneously • Freedom from word identification problems • Fluency is derived from the Latin word fluens which means "to flow" • Smooth and effortless reading Cognitive Desk Space Activity dvancs n nrscnc, spcll nrmgng tchnqus, llw rsrchrs to dcmnt dffrncs btwn go nd pr rdrs. Mgntc rsnnc mgng (MR) nd thr tchnqs llstrt qt cncrtl tht pr rdrs r strgglng wth th bscs,sndng t nd rcgnzng wrds bt b bt. G rdrs, hwvr, hv dvlpd wrd dntfctn hbts tht r sbsmd b th pstrr r bck rs f th brn. Th "pr rdr" pttrns chng whn rmdtn s sccssfl. Who Has Felt Like This? Advances in neuroscience, especially neuroimaging techniques, allow researchers to document differences between good and poor readers. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other techniques illustrate quite concretely that poor readers are struggling with the basics, sounding out and recognizing words bit by bit. Good readers, however, have developed word identification habits that are subsumed by the posterior or back areas of the brain. The "poor reader" patterns change when remediation is successful. Fluent Readers . . . • Recognize words automatically • Read aloud effortlessly and with expression • Do not have to concentrate on decoding • Can focus on comprehension Put Reading First 2001, p. 22 Indicators of Fluency • Words per minute • Reading with expression • Recall/retelling Factors That Inhibit Fluency • Unfamiliarity with text • Limited vocabulary • Difficulty with syntax • Decoding breakdown "The fluent reader sounds good, is easy to listen to, and reads with enough expression to help the listener understand and enjoy the material." Charles Clark, 1999 What Skills Do Students Need to Be Fluent? • Decoding skills • Comprehension skills "The goal in fluency instruction is not fast reading, although that happens to be a by-product of the instruction, but fluent meaning-filled reading." International Reading Association Guided Oral Reading But why can't we just do what we've always done? Round Robin Oral Reading Each child reads too little; engagement is low Teacher-provided feedback is of low quality Instructional time is wasted Repeated Readings • Read the same passage several times until the desired rate is reached. • Keep reading at the same level until the same rate is reached three times, then move on to a new level and repeat the procedure. • Do this daily. • Perform at least 3-4 repetitions of the text each day. What Is Vocabulary? • Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to communicate effectively. • Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use in speaking or recognize in listening. • Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print. A Longitudinal Study Qui ckTime™ and a TIF F (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see t his pict ure. Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children Betty Hart & Todd Risley, 1995 Reading Difficulties Begin Here . . . • • Actual differences in quantity of words heard In a typical hour, the average child would hear: Low-SES family: 615 words Working-class family: 1,250 words Professional family: 2,153 words What Does the Research Say? Homes rich in communication: Children before the age of 4 have heard 45 million words. Homes that lack rich communication: Children before the age of 4 have heard 13 million words. Hart and Risley, 1996 Meaningful Differences Affirmative statements • Professional = 30 per hour • Working class = 15 per hour • Welfare = 6 per hour Hart and Risley, 1996 The Achievement Gap • It is now well accepted that the chief cause of the achievement gap between socioeconomic groups is a language gap. Hirsch, 2003 QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. The Research Says . . . • Most vocabulary is learned indirectly. • Some vocabulary must be taught directly. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. How Are Words Learned Indirectly? • Children learn the meanings of most words indirectly through everyday experiences with oral and written language. • Everyday experiences include engaging daily in oral language, listening to adults read to them, and reading extensively on their own. How Are Words Learned Directly? Vocabulary can be developed directly when students are explicitly taught both individual words and word-learning strategies. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Past Practice: Dictionary "Rote memorization of words and definitions is the least effective instructional method resulting in little long-term effect." Kameenui, Dixon, & Carine, 1987) Levels of Word Knowledge • • • • Never Saw It Before Have Heard It, But Don't Know What It Means Know Something About It Know It Well/Can Use It in a Sentence You Try It Word plethora stupendous pugnacious sensitive dubious Have Do not seen or know the heard the word word Know something about it; can relate it to a situation Know it well, can explain it, use it How Do We Increase Vocabulary Knowledge? New words are: 1. Encountered repeatedly in context through reading and listening 2. Linked to students' prior knowledge 3. Connected with other words that are semantically related Bringing Words to Life I. Beck, M. McKeown, & L. Kucan Guilford Press, 2002 Which Words to Teach? As a way to begin thinking about which words to teach, consider that words in language have different levels of utility. In this regard, researchers have found the notion of tiers. Three Tiers • Tier One consists of the most basic words that rarely require instruction in school. • Tier Three includes words whose frequency of use is quite low, often being limited to specific domains. • Tier Two are high-frequency words that appear in a wide variety of texts and in oral and written language of mature language users; thus, instruction in these words can add productively to an individual's language ability. Beck, I. L., Mc Keown, M. G., Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. Some Criteria for Identifying Tier-Two Words • Importance and utility: Words that are characteristics of mature language users and appear across a variety of domains • Instructional potential: Words that can be worked with in a variety of ways so that students can build rich representations of them and of their connections to other words and concepts • Conceptual understanding: Words for which students understand the general concept but provide precision in describing the concept I. L. Beck, M. G. McKeown, & L. Kucan, 2002 Identifying Tier-Two Words in Text Johnny Harrington was a kind master who treated his servants fairly. He was also a successful wool merchant, and his business required that he travel often. In his absence, his servants would tend to the fields and cattle and maintain the upkeep of his mansion. They performed their duties happily, for they felt fortunate to have such a benevolent and trusting master. Tier-Two Words Students' Likely Expressions merchant salesperson or a clerk required have to tend take care of maintain keep going performed did fortunate lucky benevolent kind You Try It The servants would never comment on this strange occurrence (finding the kitchen clean even though none of them were seen doing the cleaning), each servant hoping the other had tended to the chores. Never would they mention the loud noises they'd hear emerging from the kitchen in the middle of the night. Nor would they admit to pulling the covers under their chins as they listened to the sound of haunting laughter that drifted down the halls to their bedrooms each night. In reality they knew there was a more sinister reason behind their good fortune. Tier-Two Words Students' Likely Expressions comment occurrence tended mention emerging admit haunting reality sinister fortune something someone says something happening took care of tell coming out to say you did something scary being real scary luck What Is Comprehension? 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Chapter27 (v.1)
The doctor shrugged. "Really, she's miracle. I've been working in this unit for over twenty-five years and I've never seen anything like it."
"When will she be ready to come home?" Sebastian asked. I still couldn't. I could barely move and he wanted me to go home? I expected the place was going to be a disaster if two months really was the time I was in a coma.
"After a few more tests, and two nights of observations, she should be able to go home. Provided there are no complications."
"What kind of complications?" Stephen asked, his hand firmly gripped around Teddi's. The two and half months of my absence must have brought them closer. I smile spread across my face. Stephen had found somebody. Sebastian on the other looked like he was about to kill the doctor.
"Sebastian." I croaked. He was instantly at my side, his hands surrounding mine.
"Yes, love?" He nuzzled my neck. I couldn't turn my head, but everybody was in my peripheral vision.
"Be. Nice." I heard Teddi chuckle, and knew that nobody told her brother to be nice. He gripped my hand and kissed my fingers.
"Of course." He whispered. He stood straight and looked right at the doctor. "Is there anyway to speed it up, or something? Have a nurse come to the house to look after her?"
The doctor cleared his throat. "Well, not really. You see, she can't eat or drink. She can't move. How is she to eat, or use the bathroom without having 'round the clock care? The cath-"
"I'll higher a nurse to stay until she is better. Perform the tests, and let us take her home." The last part of the sentence sounded like a plea. Stephen stepped to Sebastian. "I want to take her home."
"So do I, Sebastian, but the doctors would do better with her here if she slipped into another coma." Stephen put his hand on Sebastian's arms. "It's better if she stays here."
"Why don't we ask her?" The answer was curt and everybody turned toward me. "Ariel, do you want go home or stay here?"
I deliberated on it. I figured it'd be more comfortable at home if I were to die, but I didn't want to die. If I slipped into a coma, I surely would. Is it better to die in a hospital or surrounded by those who love you? I doubted I was going to die, but just to be sure. "Here." My throat busted into my flames. Sebastian, noticing my discomfort, rushed to me. "Water." A staw was inserted between my lips and I sipped. The water washed away the pain and I smiled up at Sebastian, showing my thanks. He brushed my bangs out of my face.
"You need a hair cut." He laughed at me. His fingers paused to trace my cheek and then jaw. I tipped my head, ever so slightly into his palm.
"Bath?" I asked. He grinned down at me, tears in his eyes. He had been crying a lot, this I knew from crows feet and worry lines.
"No, not a bath. Nurses have been bathing you."
"Sebastian wouldn't let a male nurse bath you. He bared the door and wouldn't let another male in besides the doctor and Stephen. Your father even stopped by and Sebastian ran him off." I must of looked puzzled, and Stephen elbowed Teddi for saying too much.
"Doctor." Stephen said, "Will you please? I think we have something to talk about in private?" The doctor nodded and left. "Ariel, Dad heard about you. He heard about everything Mom has been doing and he came here to see you…us. He had nothing but apologies, but no excuses.
"It turns out, Mom had abused him too, but he was raised never to hit a woman, so he left. He didn't realize that the beatings for us to get worse. He says he thought about us every day and even sent us cards and money. Mom got to those cards before us and got rid of them. Dad tried, Ariel, he really did.
"When he came to the hospital and went to walk in here, Sebastian was sitting at the table. When Dad opened the door, Sebastian recognized him, because I look like him, and demanded he leave. There was huge fight, but eventually, Sebastian have forced Dad out." Stephen bit his lip.
"Meet him?" I asked. Stephen looked at me, confused. "I want. To. Meet him." I forced out.
"Good. Because here I am." A man wearing khaki's and polo stood in the door way. "Ariel, I'm glad your awake. I've been waiting to meet you. My name is Eric. I'm your father."
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August 9, 2014, SYDNEY – One of Australia's biggest comparison websites finder.com.au, has found that borrowers are shying away from fixing their home loans, as many lenders will need to bump up competition if they want more borrowers to fix.
According to the latest Housing Finance data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), released yesterday (Friday, August 8, 2014) and analysed by finder.com.au, the proportion of borrowers who fixed their home loan in June 2014 was at the lowest level in 17 months since February 2013, at 14.26 percent of all loans financed.
There were just 7,448 fixed home loans financed in June, that's 942 fewer fixed home loans financed or 11 percent lower than the previous month.
The total number of home loans financed in June was 52,233, which fell by 4,261 or 7.5 percent lower than May.
Michelle Hutchison, Money Expert at finder.com.au, said lenders need to do more if they want to attract borrowers to fix.
"It's no surprise that fewer borrowers are fixing their home loans, because fixed home loans are not as competitive as variable rate home loan deals.
"Despite many lenders, including the major banks, dropping some of their fixed home loans in recent weeks, they have a long way to go before they are lower than variable rates. Many lenders have room to be more competitive in the fixed rate home loan market.
"For instance, according to the finder.com.au/home-loans database, the lowest variable home loan rate is 4.54 percent by loans.com.au – 0.39 percentage points lower than the cheapest five-year fixed rate of 4.93 percent by UBank. Even though this is the lowest five-year fixed rate we've seen, it would still cost an extra $71 per month in repayments for a $300,000 home loan over 30 years
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EastAsiaSoft and SideQuest Studios are bringing Rainbow Moon, its July-launched PlayStation Network strategy RPG, to PlayStation Vita in 2013.
The PlayStation Vita version will "most likely be a direct port" of the PlayStation 3 version, according to EastAsiaSoft's Nils Ngai, but will feature cross-save support with its console counterpart.
The decision to release the game on the handheld was "because of the game's success on the PlayStation 3 and really strong user feedback." EastAsiaSoft is working on pricing options for owners of the PlayStation 3 version, stressing while they "can't afford to do a completely free download for all buyers of the PS3 game," they "won't be charging double the price" if you're looking to buy both versions.
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DAMASCUS, Va. - It'll be a warm start to December, and for one local town that's like Christmas coming early.
A few last minute adjustments and Krissy and Wes Mullins were ready to make their first trip down the Creeper Trail.
From Roanoke to Damascus, this couple came for a weekend getaway, saying it was too tempting to pass up.
"It's not very often almost in December that you have 60 degree weather, so we thought we might make the most of it," Krissy Mullins told News 5.
Bill Leonard, owner of Adventure Damascus bike shop told us, he expects a lot more last minute riders as the mercury rises over the weekend.
"What we've noticed in the past is all you have to do is have a little bit of warm weather and some sunshine, and people will show up," said Leonard.
When temperatures could just as easily dip below freezing, Leonard said weather like this can drive business up 60 percent, and it helps them get by during this slower season.
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Messi has scored an astonishing 61 goals for Barcelona this season, but Pep Guardiola's team continued to look to bolster their goal difference after half-time.
Isaac Cuenca crossed for Sanchez to bury a header from close range on 72 minutes with Pedro doing likewise a couple of minutes later as he nodded into the Getafe net from Messi's free-kick.
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Coming off a disappointing finish Saturday at its only home tournament of the year, the Manhattan High volleyball team knew Tuesday's quad at Lawrence wouldn't get any easier.
The Indians were competitive all night, but ultimately went 0-3 at the quad, losing to Lawrence (17-25, 25-18, 25-20), Washburn Rural (25-21, 25-19) and Hayden (28-26, 25-21).
MHS coach Lisa Kinderknecht was pleased with her team's competitiveness against three tough teams, but wants to see them get to the point where they win.
"I was proud of them because we never really played timid," she said. "I felt as though we played to win against these teams, we just aren't getting over the hump."
That marks an improvement over Saturday, when the Indians weren't as competitive against the top teams at the Manhattan Invitational.
"I felt like we really battled and played hard in a very noisy atmosphere, but to me it was fun," Kinderknecht said. "It generated a lot of energy. Since I've been coach, we've never played at Lawrence. I just really wish for the girls that we could find a way to get over the top so they can feel that success."
Allie Massanet led the way in digs with 41 on the night, with Aubrey Jung logging 66 assists. Kaci Cink led with 24 kills, with Kayla Shields right behind at 16 kills. Jessie Kujawa finished with five solo blocks.
Manhattan came out and played well against Lawrence in the opening match, something it hasn't done much of this season. MHS won the first set, but got down early in the second. Manhattan managed to come back and make the score close, but Lawrence finished it off and took the match in three.
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We have considered all blazars observed in the X-ray band and for which the slope of the X-ray spectrum is available. We have collected 421 spectra of 268 blazars, including 12 archival unpublished ASCA spectra of 7 blazars whose analysis is presented here. The X-ray spectra of blazars show trends as a function of their power, confirming that the blazar overall energy distribution can be parameterized on the basis of one parameter only, i.e. the bolometric luminosity. This is confirmed by the relatively new hard (2-10 keV) X-ray data. Our results confirm the idea that in low power objects the X-ray emission mechanism is the synchrotron process, dominating both the soft and the hard X-ray emissions. Low energy peaked BL Lac objects are intermediate, often showing harder spectra in the hard X-ray band, suggesting that the synchrotron process dominates in the soft band, with the inverse Compton process dominating at high energies. The most powerful objects have X-ray spectra that are flat both in the soft and in the hard band, consistent with a dominating inverse Compton component.
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A lunch conversation with Roshan lead me to download and play with Spec# from MSR. To quote the website
The Spec# programming system is a new attempt at a more cost effective way to develop and maintain high-quality software. Spec# is pronounced "Spec sharp" and can be written (and searched for) as the "specsharp" or "Spec# programming system". The Spec# system consists of:
The Spec# programming language. Spec# is an extension of the object-oriented language C#. It extends the type system to include non-null types and checked exceptions. It provides method contracts in the form of pre- and postconditions as well as object invariants.
The Spec# compiler. Integrated into the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment for the .NET platform, the compiler statically enforces non-null types, emits run-time checks for method contracts and invariants, and records the contracts as metadata for consumption by downstream tools.
The Spec# static program verifier. This component (codenamed Boogie) generates logical verification conditions from a Spec# program. Internally, it uses an automatic theorem prover that analyzes the verification conditions to prove the correctness of the program or find errors in it.
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And if you're not convinced of Spec#'s usefulness,maybe the fact that they wrote an operating system using it might change your mind.
There's not too much documentation for Spec# but there's a free online video linked to from the Spec# page. Unfortunately, support for VS 2005 isn't available yet so I couldn't get to see red squizzlies in my code when I made a mistake. However, the Spec# compiler works very well with the .NET 2.0 Beta2 build on my system – so all is not lost.
Let's start off with a very simple example – a function that takes a string and an integer N and returns the Nth char of the string (pretty much what the String class's default indexer does).
using System;
public class Program
public static void Main(string[] args)
char c=GetNthChar("Hello",4);
static char GetNthChar(string s,int n)
return s[n];
There are a bunch of things that GetNthChar assumes. For example, the string variable s should not be null otherwise s[n] will throw a NullReferenceException. Similarly, exceptions will be thrown if n is not in a valid range.
Now, we could write a lot of code and wrap everything in try-catch blocks but such an approach is not going to scale very well. Also, it screws up the intent of our code – instead of worrying about what the code is supposed to do, we'll be spending more time writing error handling code. All this is a lot easier in Spec#. So, rewriting this in Spec# [1]
static char GetNthChar(string s,int n)
requires s!= null ;
requires n>=0 && n <s.Length;
return s[n];
What we've done here is to add 2 pre-conditions – one saying that the parameter 's' shouldn't be null and the other ensuring that 'n' falls in the right range. Let's compile this guy using the Spec# compiler.
C:\>ssc test.ssc
All's well with the world and everything compiles cleanly. Since I'm in an evil mood, I'm going to induce errors in this small program.[2]
Let's change Main to the following
public static void Main(string[] args)
char c = GetNthChar(null,4);
When I compile this code, I get a pretty interesting error (if you're using VS 2003, just typing this code will throw up a squiggly).
C:\>ssc test.ssc
test.ssc(8,23): warning CS2612: Null cannot be used where a non-null value is expected
What's happening here is that the Spec# compiler is ensuring that a null reference isn't passed in as 's', thereby ensuring our first pre-condition. A lot of code analysis like this can happen at compile time itself.
Let's see what happens when the code can't be checked at compile-time.
public static void Main(string[] args)
string input = Console.ReadLine();
if(input!= null)
char c = GetNthChar(input,4);
Here, we're making sure that the string variable 'input' can't be null. However, the string read in from the console could easily be shorter than 4 characters long – and this is something the Spec# compiler has no way of predicting. The code compiles cleanly (the static analyzer notices the null check). Let's run test.exe and type in a single character. You get an IndexOutOfRangeException as expected.
However, compile the code now with debug information (using ssc /debug) and run it.Type in a single character as before.
Unhandled Exception: System.Compiler.Contracts.RequiresException: Precondition
violated from method 'Program.GetNthChar(optional(System.Compiler.Contracts.NonNullType) System.String,System.Int32)'
at Program.GetNthChar(String s, Int32 n) in C:\test.ssc:line 20
at Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\test.ssc:line 11
What's happening here is that Spec# is enforcing contracts at runtime too – and the contract of 'n' being lesser than the string's length has been
It's quite interesting to see how all this works underneath the covers. Spec# injects a bunch of code at the start of your function (for pre-conditions) and at the end (for post-conditions). When I disassemble this code using Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector, here's what I get.
[Requires("::!=(optional([System.Compiler.Runtime]System.Compiler.Contracts.NonNullType,string),object){$0,null}", Filename=@"C:\test.ssc", StartLine=0x12, StartColumn=12, EndLine=0x12, EndColumn=20, SourceText="requires s!= null;"), Requires("::>=(i32,i32){$1,0}", Filename=@"C:\test.ssc", StartLine=0x13, StartColumn=12, EndLine=0x13, EndColumn=0x10, SourceText="requires n>=0 ;"), Requires("::<(i32,i32){$1,$0@string::get_Length(){}}", Filename=@"C:\test.ssc", StartLine=20, StartColumn=13, EndLine=20, EndColumn=0x19, SourceText="requires n < s.Length ;")]
private static char GetNthChar(string modopt(NonNullType) s, int n)
char ch1;
<Lots of code omitted>
if (n < s.Length)
goto Label_00D1;
catch (Exception exception3)
throw new RequiresException("Exception occurred during evaluation of precondition in method 'Program.GetNthChar(optional(System.Compiler.Contracts.NonNullType) System.String,System.Int32)'", exception3);
throw new RequiresException("Exception occurred during evaluation of precondition in method 'Program.GetNthChar(optional(System.Compiler.Contracts.NonNullType) System.String,System.Int32)'");
throw new RequiresException("Precondition violated from method 'Program.GetNthChar(optional(System.Compiler.Contracts.NonNullType) System.String,System.Int32)'");
catch (ContractMarkerException)
ch1 = s[n];
char ch2 = ch1;
return ch1;
Spec# injects all the checks into your function's body and wraps them nicely in exception handlers for you as well. The actual conditions are expressed in metadata in the form of attributes for the function.
We've barely scratched the surface in terms of what Spec# can do. Next time – post-conditions, invariants,ownership and more!
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1. I could also write it as
static char GetNthChar(string! s, int n)
requires n>=0 && n<s.Length;
The bang (!) character after the type of a parameter is a short-hand form of specifying that the parameter shouldn't be null.
2.Of course, in the real world, my code never has any errors in it ; -)


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