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fn2dlp(wc, dt, b_in, a_in, bz, az
O-Matrix function. No include equired.
|See Also
|fn2dhp , fn2dbp , fn2dbs , fc2dig
wc: Real or Double scalar specifying desired radian cutoff frequency for the new digital lowpass filter.
dt: Real or Double scalar, sampling interval, in [seconds]
b_in: Real or Double column vector, input numerator polynomial of the normalized continuous lowpass
prototype filter.
a_in: Real or Double column vector, input denominator polynomial of the normalized continuous lowpass
prototype filter.
bz: Real or Double column vector, output numerator polynomial for the digital lowpass filter.
az: Real or Double column vector, output denominator polynomial for the digital lowpass filter.
This function converts an input continuous domain rational transfer function (H = b_in/a_in) to its corresponding
z-domain digital transfer function. The function is intended to be used with normalized, s-domain, lowpass
filter functions as can be obtained from functions such as: fnbut
, fncheb1
, fncheb2
, fnbes
The sampling interval for the new filter is "dt", making the system sampling rate fs = 1/dt. Generally, the new
desired cutoff frequency is in [radians/sec], wc = 2*PI*fc, and should be strictly less than half of the sampling rate.
The complex gain for this resulting filter can be evaluated with the gainz
The output z-domain polynomial "bz" and "az" must be declared before calling the function, though their types do not matter.
# Design BESSEL lowpass prototype filter, fc = 1 [radian/sec]
Norder = 5; # Filter Order
b = novalue; # Declare numerator polynomial
a = novalue; # Declare denominator polynomial
fnbes(Norder,b,a); # Make analog prototype lowpass filter
# Convert filter to a digital filter
bz = novalue; # Declare output numerator polynomial
az = novalue; # Declare output denominator polynomial
fs = 100e3; # Sampling Frequency [Samples/sec] = [Hz]
dt = 1d0/fs; # Sampling interval [Sec]
fc = 10d3; # New lowpass cutoff frequency
wc = 2d0*PI*fc; # Equivalent radian frequency
fn2dlp(wc, dt, b, a, bz, az); # Convert the filter
# Evaluate this filter around its cutoff.
fmin = 1d2; # Plotting Limits
fmax = fs;
ymax = 10d0;
ymin = -100d0;
ny = round((ymax-ymin)/10d0);
N = 201; # Plotting information
n = seq(N)'-1d0;
f = logspace(log10(fmin),log10(fs/2),N)';
H = gainz(bz,az,f,fs);
HdB = db20(H);


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Shas insiders: Deri may yet return (JERUSALEM POST) By JEREMY SHARON 05/02/12)
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Despite recent reports, Shas insiders are hopeful that former party leader Arye Deri will return to the party for the next general election and not form a separate one.
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Deri served 22 months of a three-year jail term from 2000-2002 for accepting $155,000 in bribes during his tenure as Interior Ministry director-general and then as interior minister.
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Lahav Harkov contributed to this report. (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 05/02/12)
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Figure 1
Cisco 5x20S BPE
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Standard MIBS
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Table 2
Cable Kits Part Numbers and Descriptions
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On 6/22/05, Adriel T. Desautels <atd at secnetops dot com> wrote:
> Chris,
> Well put man! There's something else I'd like to add to this thread as well.
> Factually speaking anyone can spoof network traffic because the underlying
> protocols have no real facility to ensure the validity of data. Understanding
> that, how can anyone trust a network based IDS/IPS system if its opinion is
> based on potentially invalid "facts"? Simple, you can't. How many of
> you manage
> IDS systems and are smothered by false positives?
> Firewalls on the other hand are designed to control traffic and to limit
> inbound and outbound access. Firewalls are devices that I'd like to think of
> more as traffic shaping devices than security devices. Firewall work, they do
> what they are supposed to do if the code is written properly. Firewalls are a
> proved solution.
> Fact, when you combine any firewall with any IDS solution on the same
> hardware you reduce performance and reliability. The reduction in performance
> means that your IDS engine will not be able to collect and match as much data
> as it would if it was on a stand alone system.
> Also a fact, when you introduce a software product to a computer system you
> ARE introducing new vulnerabilities. In theory, every software package
> contains
> a vulnerability unless it is mathematically proved to be sure. Why introduce
> more vulnerabilities to what is possibly the most important system on a
> network?
> Now, having said all of that, IDS'es and IPS'es still have their place. They
> are in fact useful for detecting intrusions and network problems but they are
> not as great as the hype makes them out to be.
> ----- Message from cbuechler at gmail dot com ---------
> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:28:39 -0400
> From: Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com>
> Reply-To: Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com>
> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Re: m0n0wall + Snort
> > On 6/21/05, Bob Rich <rrich at gstisecurity dot com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't know for sure, but i would imagine that snort runs on
> >> FreeBSD 4 just fine...isn't there a potential for using the m0n0
> >> platform for hosting snort? The firewall and vpn capabilities could
> >> be trimmed to host protection only to avoid the dual use concerns
> >> illustrated below. GUI pages for pointing to mysql or syslog boxen
> >> for output (to maintain 'embedability'), stealth port configuration,
> >> rule editing, etc should be much simpler than what is already in
> >> place for m0n0wall.
> >>
> >
> > FreeBSD is the platform of choice for many of the most accomplished
> > and recognized people in the IDS/NSM (Network Security Monitoring)
> > world, so sure, it'd work.
> >
> > What wouldn't work really well on the type of setup m0n0wall runs is
> > keeping the necessary session data and other log info to make the IDS
> > worthwhile. It's not feasible to dump all that over to syslog and/or
> > mysql, and m0n0wall's file system isn't conducive to that type of
> > system.
> >
> > What the people who are fooled by the marketing folks of firewall
> > devices with built in IDS don't realize is they're practically useless
> > in that context. First, what some call "IDS" has only a couple dozen
> > signatures detecting attacks like the "ping of death" that haven't
> > been used (effectively) since the 90's. If you're still vulnerable to
> > decade-old attacks, you have way more issues than needing an IDS.
> > Secondly, even if they do include a full blown IDS ruleset, I've yet
> > to see any that provide anything much more than a one line "Alert -
> > XYZ exploit detected".
> >
> > So, how do you know it really was an exploit attempt on that, and not
> > a signature mismatch? Can't see the actual packets, so you don't
> > know. How did your server respond, or did it respond at all? Sorry,
> > can't figure that out either. For all you know, the exploit worked,
> > and the server is rootkitted. So you can't trust the machine, and the
> > only way to then tell with certainty what happened is to go into
> > incident response mode, pull the server offline, and examine with
> > known-good tools.
> >
> > My point is, if you think these firewall-embedded IDS systems are
> > actually doing much of anything for you, you're seriously mistaken and
> > have drank way too much of the marketing Kool Aid. If anybody knows
> > of a firewall that does provide full session data, I'd love to hear
> > about it.
> >
> > I'd strongly recommend http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0321246772 if you
> > have further interest in this area.
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> >
> ----- End message from cbuechler at gmail dot com -----
> Regards,
> Adriel T. Desautels
> Secure Network Operations, Inc.
I both agree and disagree with both of you :)
There are "horses for courses" meaning that under certain conditions
we as security professionals always make allowances/adjustments based
upon the *local* conditions and the best value for money for the
client, whilst at the same time maintaining the highest possible
degree of 'measurable' security, be it ISO17799/4360, SOX, US HiPPA,
Aust. Privacy Act... or other home grown policies.
The client wants their IT infrastructure to 'be as secure as they can
afford it to be, whilst still being useable and maintainable at a
realistic budgetary level (oh, and with decent performance)' which
usually means complying with at least some basic principles and
bending others as appropriate. eg: In all other communications
operations it's considered a sin to ever send management traffic
in-band over the same physical medium (the cable, satellite, microwave
link) as user data traffic. In the IT world we typically do it every
day simply due to budgetary constraints, except in the higher security
systems which often combine backup, account management and monitoring
into a physically separate network (two of course for DR purposes...)
which are sometimes required to comply with the regulations
controlling that particular industry. But they won't have any
m0n0walls around, I digress.
What I am saying is that we make allowances based on conditions,
requirements and budget. I have installed snort into the m0n0 image
myself and set it up syslogging to a central server. I have no fears
of examing false positives because I have no services exposed and so
the firewall drops the packet anyway. What I wanted was visibility
for R&D and that is all. It works perfectly (thank you Manuel!). I
have mitigating factors in place to guard against failures within
snort - it's defence in depth. It takes time to tune it for it's
intended purpose, for certain, but the gain in information far exceeds
the blindlessness of not knowing what it is that ticks away at the
firewall all day.
With regards to traffic spoofing, those same packets hit your
firewall, so your firewall logs are equally useless following that
argument. I've yet to see a recommendation to turn off firewall
logging, however.
ps: Process to create your own snort +m0n0 image in ten lines or less
for those interested in doing so (no gui, exec.php driven as reqd):
(Assumes you already have a freebsd machine of the right version
available to you and you know what man command and google are for - if
the first line frightens you, please do not proceed)
1) download and uncompress the image, vn/mdconfig it and then mount it
somewhere (MFS-Source)
2) copy mfsroot.tgz from $MFS-Source, uncompress it, vn/mdconfig it
and mount it somewhere else (original-m0n0-runtime-filesystem)
3) dd a new image file called mfsroot large enough to hold snort + the
existing image + snort dependencies (libpcap, libpre, others) - I used
22M initially but I think it will need increasing - the original
uncompressed image is 16M by comparison
4) vnconfig, fdisk, disklabel, newfs and mount the new image somewhere
5) cd $original-m0n0-runtime-fs && duplicate everything to
$new-m0n0-runtime-fs using tar preferably to maintain links and
ownership (haven't checked for links but using tar makes it no issue)
6) cd /usr/ports/security/snort && make -DNOMAN
-DPREFIX=/$new-m0n0-runtime-fs-mount-point/usr/local install (or
similar - check for your version) then remove any info files installed
by libtool. You will need to manually copy any library dependencies if
you already have any of them installed, as they will not be rebuilt
using the prefix to the new image.
7) configure the rules files and snort.conf and syslog.conf files, add
to startup scripts, don't forget to create user/group as required (if
necessary) and create the log directory so it doesn't whinge on
startup (despite only logging to syslog).
8) unmount and tar & gzip the new image file => mfsroot.tgz
9) create another new image file to hold the compressed kernel and
mfsroot files, copy the kernel.gz from step 1 and the mfsroot.gz from
step 8, then unmount and transfer this image to a hard disk using dd.
Be carefult not to overwrite the wrong disk. I say again, be careful
not to overwrite the wrong disk. You have been warned. Put disk in
second machine. Voila.
*Serious disclaimer* : The above is from memory and you might shoot
yourself in the foot following these instructions - I make no claims
about the validity of the above, so feel free to USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
It took me a few goes to get it right, but at least you can boot off
the second disk in the master machine and see if it at least boots
before transferring the harddisk to the real mono hardware. Others
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Making Room For Sizes 6-10 In The Modeling World
Once upon a time, Katie Halchishick was pulling in six figures a year as a plus-size model. Then she experienced a strange paradox of the modeling world firsthand: she lost weight, and her contracts vanished. Agencies told her that in order to find work she'd either need to gain the weight back to pursue plus-size gigs, or lose more weight to pursue a traditional modeling career. Turns out the modeling industry, known for valuing thinness above all else, does acknowledge a plus-size modeling market, but the sizes in between 4 and 10? In the modeling world, they don't exist. Now Halchishick is out to change that. She's started her own agency, Natural Model Management, representing models of previously ignored sizes and "encouraging models to find a healthy balance in life and in their bodies." We wish Halchishick well in her new endeavor and hope the idea catches on. More diversity in the modeling world is always a good thing, because, as we all know, "natural" bodies come in many shapes and sizes. [via Fashionista]


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March 2, 2006
College to honor students, discuss community strength during Women's History Month
Each March, the country embraces Women's History Month with activities that celebrate the myriad ways women have changed America. This year's theme--Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams--honors the generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams. To reflect this, Columbus State is honoring our own outstanding students and women who help make our community viable.
This year's Outstanding Women Student Leaders Awards Reception will honor 10 outstanding Columbus State women students who inspire the spirit of possibility and hope and are leaders in their own right. Everyone is welcome to the March 8 reception from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Nestor Hall Student Lounge
The students being recognized this year are Patricia Bauman, Samantha Clark, Mary Beth Cligrow, Sarah Conner, Jennifer Holsey, Brittney Hypes, Huong Le, Hope Moore, Ashley Toda, and Jacqueline West. These are women who have met the challenges of life, serve as a role model in the classroom or community, provide advice for others, or serve as an officer in a student activity or organization.
Learning the stories of women's success, talents, and accomplishments provides an expansive vision of what females of any age can accomplish. These successes give both males and females a perspective that challenges many assumptions about women.
Roberta Garber
Executive Director
From noon-1 p.m. March 9 in the TV studio of the ERC, Roberta Garber, executive director of Community Research Partners (CRP), will lead an interactive forum called "Conversation about Strong Communities that Work for Us All."
Garber will share research and history pertinent to how central Ohio women have overcome obstacles and shaped our community. Everyone is welcome to participate.
CRP provides data and research to inform positive community change. The organization undertakes community data collection, applied and policy research, and program evaluation projects across a wide range of program areas, both within and outside of central Ohio.
Openings still available in Ohio University's master's in higher education program beginning spring quarter
A few limited spots are still available in Ohio University's higher education master's degree program that will be offered on a part-time, weekend basis beginning April 1. The cohort program, meaning that students take a set course of studies together and complete the degree in two years, will be held at the Ohio University Pickerington Center.
The program begins this spring with "Introduction to American Higher Education," taught by Dr. Marc Cutright, an Ohio University faculty member. The course will be completed through course work and attendance at five Saturday sessions--April 1, April 22, May 6, May 20, and June 3--from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Students will take one or two courses a quarter, including summer. The schedule is intended to accommodate students who work full time.
Summer 2006 courses will include "Community Colleges and Regional Campuses," taught by Dr. Shah Hasan, Columbus State's director of Human Capacity Development, and "Contemporary Issues in Higher Education," taught by Dr. Robert Young, Ohio University higher education faculty member. The first course will be offered on five Saturdays; the second course is a half course--2 credit hours--to be offered via distance technology.
Those who want to apply should begin the process as soon as possible. The application for graduate studies at Ohio University can be found at http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/. On the application, clearly indicate interest in beginning studies this spring at the Pickerington Center.
For more information about the program, contact Dr. Marc Cutright at firstname.lastname@example.com . More information will be returned by e-mail, and telephone contact is welcomed after the initial review of your application material.
Columbus Campus Planning Committee links program needs to facility plans
On the heels of program planning that was conducted last year for the first building on the Delaware campus, a committee has been chartered by President Moeller to make recommendations for programmatic needs that have facilities implications for the Columbus campus.
Specifically, the president has asked a committee to make recommendations on the following:
The committee working on this charter is meeting with departments specifically impacted by this charter and will be seeking proposals from the campus community for ideas that will maximize existing space for academic and administrative functions.
Proposal forms and related guidelines can be found on the intranet at http://intranet/ccc/index.htm. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 7.
Members of the committee include:
Central District Science Day judges needed
Columbus State will again host the Central District Science Day on Saturday, March 18. About 500 students from local middle and high schools will present their projects at this event. Each project must be evaluated by a team of two judges, so lots of judges are needed. This is a worthwhile community service opportunity for faculty and staff.
On the day of the event, judges will meet for an orientation session 8-9 a.m. in Nestor Hall Auditorium. Judging will follow, from 9 a.m.-noon, in Delaware Hall and the gym.
If you'd like more information about this event or would like to volunteer as a judge, please contact Mike Rennekamp, associate professor in Biological and Physical Sciences, in Nestor Hall Room 491, at ext. 5012, or at email@example.com.
Concert Band to salute Sousa and the Marines
The Columbus State Community College Concert Band will present a "Salute to Sousa and the Marines" Tuesday, March 7, at 8 p.m. in Nestor Hall Auditorium. Featured soloist will be Master Gunnery Sergeant Andrew Schuller of the U.S. Marine Band in Washington, D.C., who will play trumpet solos "From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific" and "Beautiful Ohio."
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Andrew Schuller
Schuller joined the Marine Band in 1986 and was appointed high brass section commander in 2003. He is a graduate of Salem (Ohio) High School, Youngstown State University, and George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
The Marine Band is America's oldest professional musical organization. Founded in 1798, the band has performed for every U.S. President since John Adams. Given the title "The President's Own" by Thomas Jefferson, the Marine Band's primary mission is to provide music for the President of the United States.
John Philip Sousa directed the Marine Band from 1880-1892. Several of the marches that he composed during those years are featured on the program, including "Semper Fidelis," "Washington Post," and "The Crusader."
The other pieces included in the program are typical of a Sousa band concert and include selections by Richard Wagner and Stephen Foster, as well as Sousa's picturesque and rarely heard "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn."
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Thomas Lloyd at email@example.com.
King Arts Director Celebrates Community
Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson, executive director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing and Cultural Arts Complex, passionately discussed "Celebrating Community" at the college's annual Black History Month celebration February 23.
"Black history is a type of soul food--it's comforting, nourishing, brings sustenance to life, and feeds the human spirit," said Nicholson.
"African-American history is American history with pages missing. It is American history and the contributions of African-Americans." She continued, "We must invite everyone to the table to provide sustenance and be a part of the rich and diverse history."
"I celebrate who I am 365, 24/7," Nicholson said. "I've led a perfect life in that I've had everything that's essential, and I'm passionate about the things I do."
If you'd like to see Nicholson's speech, the Educational Resources Center (ERC) now has the program available on video. The video is available in the "Reserves" section of the ERC, and you can request it by asking at the circulation desk.
Aramark seeks input on dining styles
Aramark is conducting a survey to better understand the campus' lifestyle and preferences. Aramark wants feedback from faculty, staff and students in order to gain valuable insight and help improve the overall campus dining experience.
The DiningStyles survey is online and should take 10 to 12 minutes to complete. Your responses are confidential. To complete the survey, go to http://www.collegediningsurvey.com/cscc.
Anyone participating in the survey will have the opportunity to enter to win an Apple iPod Nano or iTunes Gift Card.
If you have any questions while completing the survey, contact Aramark at firstname.lastname@example.com or 1-800-999-8989 ext. 3733.
Lawson earns bachelor's degree
Tonja Lawson, accountant II in Grants, Contracts and Loans, earned a Bachelor of Technical Management from DeVry University. She received her degree at the University's February 26 graduation ceremony.
Real Estate students earn scholarship
According to Carl Hemmeler, administrator for the Transitional Workforce and Real Estate Programs, two real estate students--Francis Curley and Toyia Devine--were each awarded $1,000 from the Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Endowed Scholarship. Curley is majoring in real estate, and Devine is majoring in business management.


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2:30am Thursday 29th May 2014
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A woman battling cancer has completed a ten hour marathon walk alongside her closest friends.
Jennie Allen and 39 others walked 26 miles along the south coast to Beachy Head less than two months after Ms Allen finished chemotherapy for ovarian cancer.
She has raised more than £3,200 for the Royal Marsden Hospital where she had treatment, and wants to pay for a cold cap worth £4,000 which she said helps women keep their hair when going through chemotherapy.
Ms Allen, who owns deli Bayley & Sage in High Street, Wimbledon Village, said: "I am lucky to be totally in remission.
"I have done a lot of trekking before, but not since I was sick.
"We stopped for a cream tea along the way, it was not very tough."
Ms Allen, who was diagnosed in July last year, wants to continue fundraising for the charity and hold annual events to do so.
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The 25-year-old international has penned a three-year deal at St Andrews after agreeing terms with the Blues, subject to receiving a work permit.
"Hossam is an excellent buy," said boss Steve Bruce. "I was always impressed when I saw him play for Spurs.
"As well as being technically gifted, he can stand up to the physical side of the game and give us that edge."
Bruce believes Ghaly, who has the option of a further two years at Birmingham, is a perfect replacement for their departed captain Stephen Clemence.
He added: "With the loss of Clemence, I think Hossam will play a vital role in the middle of the park for us this season.
"He has all the credentials that we are looking for in a player, he is only 25, a very talented international who still has the hunger to succeed in the Premier League.
"We are delighted to have him on board."
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Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett Take Baby Hank to the Farmer's Market (PHOTOS)
Kendra Wilkinson and husband Hank Baskett took their son, Hank Jr., to a local farmer's market this Saturday morning. The reality TV family looked comfy and casual as they browsed through stalls at the Calabasas marketplace. Kendra and Hank even took turns pushing their son's stroller!
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Armstrong-Indiana group takes over Clarion County drug program
The Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission will take over Clarion County's drug and alcohol program, after Clarion officials had to outsource some county services to make needed budget cuts.
Kami Anderson, Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission executive director, said the Clarion program will relinquish control on June 30. Armstrong-Indiana will take over the program's administration on July 1, she said.
Armstrong-Indiana will provide administrative and management services and handle the areas of prevention and case management for Clarion. Clarion's outpatient treatment is being outsourced to Services Access Management, a provider from eastern Pennsylvania.
The Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission has its offices along Route 422 in the Shelocta area. The commission works at increasing substance abuse awareness, prevention, intervention and treatment services for the two counties, and now a third county — Clarion.
Clarion Drug and Alcohol officials could not be reached for comment.
Anderson said her board decided in December to accept the state's offer to handle Clarion's services temporarily. Armstrong-Indiana will handle duties for Clarion for the next 12 months.
The state will open Clarion's services to all providers after a year and Anderson said Armstrong-Indiana will make at bid at that time to include Clarion as part of its commission permanently.
"Hopefully we will be able to provide more services and extend the types of services," said Anderson. "We're looking forward to working with the people of Clarion County, and the northern part of Armstrong (the area that is part of the Redbank Valley School District) and improving their services."
Clarion's former director, Nicole Salvo, has been hired by Armstrong-Indiana as a case management supervisor. All of Clarion's drug and alcohol program employees are being retained as employees of Armstrong-Indiana.
"She (Salvo) will be a huge asset in the transition," said Anderson. "She is very familiar with the Clarion area and the services there."
Armstrong County Commissioner Rich Fink represents the county on the Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission and lives in the northern area of Armstrong County affected by the changeover.
"I think it will be a very good thing for my end of the county," Fink said.


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Carmike Cinemas this morning joined the parade of exhibition companies that attributed lousy 1Q earnings to the fact that Hollywood didn't serve up 3D hits that could match last year's standouts: Fox's Avatar and Disney's Alice in Wonderland. The chain's net loss grew to $18.4 million from $3.5 million in the same period last year on revenues of $96.2 million, down 22%. The loss, at $1.44 a share, far exceeds the average estimate among analysts of a 49 cent loss. "Despite the slow start, we are optimistic about the balance of 2011," CEO David Passman said.
Carmike Cinemas Says Studios To Blame For 1Q Loss That Exceeds Analyst Expectations
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They should be blaming themselves for falling for yet another 3D fad.
If these stupid theater owners think Avatar are great films that most of us want to see, then they deserve to go out ofbusiness.
It would be nice if people completely ignorant of the industry, and are obviously not involved in any way, would save their comments, go back to World of Warcraft, and let the pros talk amongst themselves.
I've never understood these year to date comparisons as the actual product varies so wildly – in this case your benchmark is the highest grossing film of all time. How absurd.
There really needs to be more prominent reporting of ADMISSIONS and not dollar grosses. Back in the day rentals and admissions were the barometers but for some reason the town thinks it helps their business to pretend they break a record every Friday.
Do the math. There are nearly 40,000 screens in America. Exhibitors wildly over-built in a business where there is no competition for consumers (i.e., you never see two theaters across the street from each other playing the same movies and having a ticket price war). Sure, hits drive ticket and concession sales, but when you put up a building for more than five or six times cash flow you're inviting a dent in revenues no matter what your rentals are.
Don't the numbers prove that Avatar was a film that lots of "us" wanted to see, despite how shit you think the film is?
They're mad that a movie that becomes No.1 domestic, Overseas and world wide doesn't come out every year?.
Perhaps it's time for the majors to cut those rental terms back by 15% or so. The value of theatrical showcasing has never been fully appreciated.
And let's get Marcus Loew & Stan Durwood back (and Stan's Twi-Lite Hour!).
Three things in this life are certain: death, taxes, and corporations blaming others for problems of their own creation. Theater chains are the ones who decided to charge up to $5 extra for a two-hour rental of flimsy plastic glasses that give you a headache, for the one screen in the multiplex that isn't undersized, for a regular-size screen with the word "IMAX" over its doors. Audiences are fed up. Any exhibitor that isn't telling its shareholders "We got greedy, and we're paying the price" is lying.
Avatar did over 2 billion worldwide, Alice did over a billion. What about that says most moviegoers don't want to see that kind of stuff?
Stupid exhibitors, or stupid audience? You're giving the wrong group too much credit.
factoid: "Avatar did over 2 billion worldwide, Alice did over a billion. What about that says most moviegoers don't want to see that kind of stuff?"
The fact that there's been a steep drop since Alice? :)
I didn't realize that exhibitors regularly lose money in the first quarter and, hopefully, make it up later in the year. I know they don't really make any profit on exhibition, but on food/popcorn sales.


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Watching for health issues
In a SHTF scenario, medical issues arise that do not normally occur or that happen in ways that are more intense than normal, or they begin normally but then have a high likelihood of spinning out of control.
They are divided into intensity levels. Things in the lowest category can ratchet up or down based upon your actions or inaction as a leader. People do not know basic first aid like they did on the prairie. There they needed to be to handle these things since a doctor might live somewhere, but might be tens of miles away.
None of the following is medical advice. You should educate yourself with books like "When there is no doctor" at the link provided earlier. In addition, you should take a free or minimally expensive first aid class. At least one person on your team should know first aid in an in-depth manner, but everyone should be to handle basic things. A young calm teen can respond in simple ways that may greatly increase survivability. So can you, it's simply a training and planning issue.
There is a far cry between being a prepper and bugging in with lots of stockpiled medical materials, and bugging out with a 72 hour portable kit. This article deals with the worst case but survivable scenario of a 72 hour kit as detailed earlier, and coping with likely medical issues.
Headache: A headache is a symptom of something else. A headache can be nothing more than stress related. It also could be a sign of declining nutrition, a head injury, an issue with menstruation, a migraine, an infection of nearby nerves, dehydration, oncoming stoke, etc.
Diarrhea: stress, bad water, poor nutrition, an infection, dehydration, disease
Constipation: the person may not be eating enough roughage as there are few options. They may reduce going to the bathroom since it is less convenient (common in older folks and kids). Walking around a lot, and a good strong cup of coffee does wonders.
Vomiting can be a symptom of stress, dehydration, food poisoning, a twisted bit of bowel. People can rapidly decline if they cannot keep things down and dehydration progresses. Staying still, lying reclined a little, but not flat, eating sensibly in small portions, reframing what is food, etc will help.
Urinary tract infections. Terribly painful. Little can be done. Prevention is best from creating a proper privy not squatting. More common in women. Children need to be reminded about proper toilet hygiene as it is more difficult in the wilderness. It can spread from the bladder to the kidneys and become serious. If you are prone to them, it is likely that a partner has been colonized by bacteria, or it's a hygiene issue. Having Septra on hand would be wise. You can't take it if pregnant. Plain yogurt has healthy bacteria which can overcome the unhealthy kinds to eventually treat the issue. Of course, not possible for bugging out. The incident rate for a UTI is very high. Having cranberry capsules and pretreating is better than having it happen.
Elevated temperature: an infection, stress, serious illness. Low temperatures are usually viral. High temperatures are usually bacterial. You can do very little for viral infections. You don't have antibiotics for bacteria infections. A parasite can cause a rise in temperature, but unless you see visible signs, which is not likely except in fecal matter, it is difficult to determine without a specific blood test. Even that can take days. Usually these are looking for the presence of a specific immunological enzyme or agent.
A really high temperature should immediately be treated by cooling as fast as possible within reason. It will be uncomfortable to do this, as immersion is the best way, and the sudden temperature change causes chills and the person might very well be delirious. At home you give medicines to reduce fever. They should be in you medical kit, and if they get the least bit high, find a running source of water to immediately treat it. Aspirin works well, but cannot be given to children. Tylenol is good, but should not be used by the elderly. It is hard on the body. Expired acetaminophen (Tylenol) is poisonous. Alleve works well, but in high amounts causes stomach bleeding. Nothing is perfect.
Having grapefruit seed extract (in the event that you are not already on medications that interact with it) would be helpful. Grapefruit seed extract is a powerful way to prevent infections or treat them. It should be considered as a treatment with UTIs.
Heat exhaustion: Someone gets dehydrated. The body cannot cool itself without sweat. They will vomit , get light headed, or cramp. They may collapse. Lie them down, cut cool bandanas on their body to lower their temperature. Raise their feet. Most of the blood pools in the legs. When we stand suddenly, we see a drop in blood pressure as the blood falls to our legs. They are having issues with consciousness, as the body attempts to control blood pressure to deal with the crisis. Have them take sips of water as large amounts will perpetuate vomiting.
A distinct wound infection. Many of these create pus. Pus is the combination of white blood cells that have died and debris of the killed cause of the infection. The body send a series of warrior cells to attack with multiple tactics. They have a short life span. A debilitated person will have a lower white blood cell count and hence will have difficulty fighting infection.
Any that you spot are most likely Staph or Strep infections. Most of these are prevented by cleanliness, a real issue in the wilderness as you are working under less than optimum conditions, constantly touching your face and extremities. Parts of the body are natural places for Staph and Strep to live. The most common is the nose, as any teenager has discovered. A pimple is an infection of Staph or Strep that goes interior and is generally harmless. In the wilderness, a pimple can become a funracle or carbuncle which is a serious boil. It is full of pus. Ordinarily this is lanced under very hygienic conditions under medical supervision. The reason for this is simple. It is in the danger zone of the face. It is called that since lancing it may introduce the bacteria deeper into the bony tissue of the skull, and crossover into the brain. These must be taken seriously.
Boils can easily happen in various sizes based upon constantly check for them, cleanliness, and treatment. The smallest wound by a sliver of wood, causes the warrior cells to attack. If the sliver is not pulled out, cleaned, and dressed, it can become red, swollen, and attacked by white blood cells, form pus, and a serious infection from the most basic splinter can occur. Boils can easily happen on the buttocks in the wilderness from la lack of bathing, lack of clean clothing, and sitting/sleeping on the ground.
A foot injury can severely reduce the group's progress. A boil on the foot, a cut that is not allowed to heal, a laceration that is not sutured, a twisted ankle, a broken bone, all can impede the travel plans of the community.
As discussed earlier, washing is very hard to do adequately in the wild. I've also touched on massage(ad not doing it when a person had an infection) and checking people's skin, nails, colour, extremities for injury. It is a common sense thing to do once each day and night, with a rapid check. A person can do a rapid visual examination of their extremities in a few minutes while washing up. You'll do this for children as they are careless. You'll pull out any splinters, clean the area with some of that Dr. Bronner's concentrated soap (which is far superior a cleaning agent to a bar of soap), and apply a drop of tea tree oil as an antiseptic. If you were home, with lots of things like hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, and bandages then you would different things. Here, you're trying to cope as best as you can. Bandages do not stay in place when walking ten miles a day.
If a skin infection occurs, you're going to try to keep it clean. If it's bad, then you're going to hole up somewhere to treat it, based on your level of security, who is injured, and the availability of shelter and long term sustenance.
A twisted ankle can easily be treated with elevation, time, and an ACE bandage to support the torn ligaments. The ligaments heal slowly based on good diet but we alter our pain tolerance.
Vitamin C intake is crucial when in the wilderness. Pine needle tea taken regularly in small amounts, and field greens will give you Vitamin C. No wounds will heal without it, as it allows collagen to be manufactured by our bodies.
Malnutrition can cause a host of issues. Prevention with vitamin supplementation is the easier way to treat this. All people who live outdoors on a non-varied diet with minimal calories will get malnutrition. It is entirely preventable through supplements. They should be in your bug out bag.
The standard operating protocol is to find medical assistance when injured. That most likely will not be possible. There may be no organized medical assistance or it may be dangerous to knock door-to-door looking for help.
Heart attacks can happen. More than likely they are anxiety attacks. Breathing into a paper bag, lowers hyperventilation and causes relaxation as the air mix normalizes. Assume it is a heart attack in anyone with risk factors especially if they have run out of medication. A small dose of aspirin is always given to treat it. In the wild, there is little you can do realistically. A heart attack is generally a clot that block the flow of blood on the heart itself. These sometimes heal with scar tissue, but the person is diminished. Prevention by ratcheting up exercise, diet changes, and medication are the treatment methods. Even very young children in a Western society form plaque from our fatty diets, and their arteries show it.
Everyone should know the Heimlich maneuver for choking, and basic CPR and mouth to mouth resuscitation. CPR has changed. Go learn the modified way. In a perfectly controlled medical environment with all the medicines and devices, CPR has a surprisingly low effectiveness rate. It rarely will save lives, but must always be attempted. Miracles happen.
Burns happen easily and are preventible. The main thing is treat them right away to reduce the heat, so cold water is best. Help them by doing their chores if you can. The skin is literally armor at the outermost layer of the epidermis. It prevents most infections from happening. If a burn goes deeper, it may hurt less, but cause severe skin infections. The person is unable to control their body temperature. It is a bad death.
A sprain in the arm can be treated with several bandannas to support the arm. There are a million useful things you can do with a bandana. Placed on the forehead, it can collect sweat, cool the body, and prevent heat exhaustion.
Most injuries and many infections are caused by a lack of common sense. Many times simply cooking things thoroughly and hygienically will prevent an issue from arising. Keep your feet as dry and clean as possible.
Snake bite is a possibility as are spider bites. Snakes will generally make their presence known. The main thing is to become aware of your brother and sister creatures, and use care in meeting them. As discussed, a snake makes fine eating, is easily controlled with common sense and a forked stick and knife, and is not difficult to handle. You may see a clutch of snakes. They may do this when newly hatched, or they may be making out! A little common sense goes a long way to handle them. They will sense your heavy foot strikes before they see you. They usually bite out of self-preservation. A snake will not generally crawl into a tent, but I have seen it happen. Zip the darn thing up!
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Today: Germans on socialism, Russians on gentility, and gay men on the British royals.
Packaging these rebuffs with gentility and kindness may or may not succeed.
It followed as a matter of course that labour of any kind was an impeachment against this gentility of descent.
Now, it was quiet and gentility, easy-living and refinement.
One of his name had not lacked, indeed, for instructions in gentility.
He will be drunk with his hunters for company, and stain his gentility with droppings of ale.
But for all their gentility, I suspect some of their number to be no better than false knaves and coggers.
Our landlady's daughter is a young lady of some pretensions to gentility.
The boarding-house is generally a cast-off mansion of gentility.
A monstrous thing by all the canons of virtue and gentility!
mid-14c., "gentle birth," from Old French gentilité (14c.) or directly from Latin gentilitatem (nominative gentilitas) "relationship in the same family or clan," from gentilis (see gentle). Meaning "state of being gentile" is from 1520s.


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Subject: Re: [GM-L] Our ancestors had itchy feet !
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:43:13 EST
In my post regarding the treatment of Quakers, etc., there was no intention
to offend anyone.
Plymouth Colony, where Arthur Howland resided, was of course a separate
government from the Massachusetts Bay Colony until 1691. Although they [Plymouth
Colony] also felt threatened by this new movement, they were more tolerant than
Massachusetts Bay which had hanged four Quakers between 1659-1661. (See
Stratton, Plymouth Colony, 89ff).
The law I quoted pertained only to Quakers and was passed on 14 October 1657
(See Shurtleff, Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay
in New England, volume 4, page 345ff). The law was enforced only when certain
conditions were met (or not met) so surely, everyone who professed Quakerism
did not suffer such drastic consequences.
I hope this clarifies what, apparently, was misunderstood.
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Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles
Type of Problem Being Addressed
General Description of the Problem
Since the nationwide peak of 1,003 bicyclist fatalities reported in 1975 in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), traffic-related bicyclist fatalities and injuries have trended downward. Over the past 10 years, the number of fatalities has generally trended downward, although the most recent 2 years have shown a clear increase (see Exhibit III-1). The NHTSA National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) reports that fatalities have been from 2 to 25 percent below the number killed in 1995 (830 bicyclists) for 8 of the 10 years, even while all motor vehicle crash fatalities have shown increases since 1995. In 2005, 784 bicyclists (5.5 percent below the 1995 level) were killed in collisions with motor vehicles, an increase of 8 percent from 2004 and nearly 27 percent from the 10-year low of 622 bicyclist fatalities recorded in 2003. The 2005 number represented about 2 percent of those killed in all motor vehicle crashes for the year, a proportion that has remained relatively constant in recent years.
A total of 45,000 bicyclists were estimated injured nationwide in crashes with motor vehicles in 2005, which represents an increase in both the number of bicyclists injured and the proportion of all traffic injuries (2 percent) from 2004 (NHTSA, NCSA, from General Estimates System [GES], Exhibit III-2). Reported injuries do not include crashes not reported to the police, even if the bicyclist may have been injured, but this figure likely captures most serious roadway crashes involving motor vehicles. While the number of bicyclist injuries and fatalities fluctuates from year to year, potentially reflecting economic conditions, variations in weather, riding exposure, and other trends, as well as chance variation, the general downward trends have been good news. The recent increases in fatalities over the past 2 years, however, dramatically reinforce the need for adoption of strategies to reduce collisions involving bicyclists.
The NBWS published in 1994 stated goals of doubling the percentage of total trips made by bicycling and walking while concurrently reducing the number of bicyclists killed or injured in traffic crashes by 10 percent. The Ten Year Status Report released in October 2004 indicates that bicycling trips increased from 1.7 billion, representing 0.7 percent of all trips in 1990, to 3.3 billion (0.9 percent mode share) in 1995, more than doubling the number in 5 years (based on Nationwide Personal Transportation Surveys data). The estimates may not be completely comparable since new interviewing techniques were introduced with the 1995 survey that may have captured more trips. The number of trips remained static, however, from 1995 to 2001 (from 2001 National Household Travel Survey [NHTS] data), with the mode share decreasing from 0.9 to 0.8 percent by 2001. Data from the U.S. Census Journey to Work survey indicate that the number and percentage of people riding bicycles to work declined from 1990 to 2000. The increase in bicycle trips suggested by the NHTS data may therefore be due mostly to increases in other utilitarian and recreational trips (Raborn, 2004).
Although the bicycle percentage of all trips has not doubled over the past 10 years, the fact that numbers of injuries and fatalities and fatality rates per population have decreased over this general time period (see Exhibit III-3), while the number of bicycling trips has increased, is good news. The proportions of these declines that are due to improved safety of roadways and other facilities and improvements in the skill and behavior of bicyclists and motorists, or that may be due to changes in the type of riding and exposure such as the relative amounts or locations of riding by child and adult riders, is unknown because detailed exposure data for bicyclists are lacking. There are indications of possible changes in exposure by different age groups. For example, not only have adult cyclists accounted for an increasing proportion of bicyclist fatalities in recent years as the older population has increased, but the fatality rate per population for adults aged 35 and above has been increasing, while the fatality rate for children has been decreasing.
To continue toward the goals of increasing bicycling and walking trip share, states and communities are increasingly focusing on efforts to support active transportation and recreation. There are multiple reasons to improve opportunities for bicycling, including the health and fitness of community members, decreased motor vehicle congestion, and improved air quality. Some population groups, such as those with a lower income, may also depend heavily on bicycling for basic transportation. Children should also be able to safely bicycle to school. Communities have an obligation to provide safe access for all populations. Therefore, states and communities are tasked with improving safety and reducing the numbers of bicyclists killed and injured on our roadways while encouraging and increasing opportunities for bicycling.
States and Local Areas with the Highest Numbers of Crashes
Bicyclist fatalities and fatality rates tend to vary from year to year as well as by state and local jurisdiction. In 2005, the total bicyclist fatality rate across the United States was 2.64 per million population. Exhibit III-4 provides bicyclist fatality rates for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. On average, bicyclists accounted for approximately 2 percent of all fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes in 2005. This proportion has remained relatively constant in recent years.
Factors Affecting the Number and Severity of Crashes
Bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors as well as roadway, traffic, and light conditions, many of which are discussed below, are among the factors that may contribute to bicycle crashes. Specific bicyclist and motorist maneuvers that may lead to crashes are identified in the Precipitating Events section.
Alcohol Involvement
Night Riding
Data from the 6,951 North Carolina bicycle/motor vehicle crashes reported over 7 years indicate that 20 percent of the crashes occurred under conditions of darkness with another 5 percent at dusk or dawn (see http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/pbcat/). Serious and fatal injuries were also over-represented in North Carolina night-time crashes, particularly on unlighted roadways. The differences in crash seriousness between lighted and unlighted roadways may be largely related to other factors such as speed limit and urban (more often lighted) and rural (often unlighted) locations.
While most states have laws requiring the use of head and tail lights at night, review of crash reports reveals that many bicyclists involved in night-time crashes (4.4 percent) did not use the required equipment (Hunter et al., 1996). Better crash report information would likely raise this figure further. Additionally, requirements vary from state to state, and in some cases, the required lighting may not improve visibility sufficiently.
Wrong-way and Sidewalk Riding
Bicyclists on the sidewalk are also in a position where motorists do not expect them, particularly if also traveling the wrong-way. While about 16 percent of the cases indicated the bicyclist was riding on the sidewalk, riding off the sidewalk at a driveway or intersection was indicated as a factor in a little more than 9 percent of the cases analyzed by Hunter et al. (1996). Crashes involving sidewalk riding tended, however, to result in fewer serious and fatal injuries than other crashes. Around 10 to 11 percent of the North Carolina crashes involved sidewalk riding. Three-fourths of bicyclists riding on a sidewalk, crosswalk, or driveway crossing in these crashes were also riding facing traffic. The problem is further compounded since bicyclists are often traveling faster than pedestrians and may not have enough time to avoid a vehicle pulling across the sidewalk.
Traffic Speed
Parking and Driveways
Helmet Use
Where Crashes Occur
Area type
Location Type
Road Type
When Crashes Occur
Bicycle crash frequencies are generally highest during the summer and lowest in the winter, but these trends may vary by region of the country, depending on general climate, rainfall, and other factors.
Crashes fluctuate by day of the week year-to-year but are generally fairly evenly distributed, with somewhat fewer occurring on weekend days than week days.
Various data sources indicate that crashes peak in the afternoon to early evening hours. In the Hunter et al. study (1996), the peak number of crashes occurred between the hours of 2 and 6 p.m. (41 percent). The second highest crash period was between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m. (25 percent). By contrast, only 9 percent of crashes occurred between the 4-hour periods of 6 to 10 a.m. NHTSA data mirror these time-of-day trends but also suggest that fatalities are over-represented in the later evening. More bicyclists were injured between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. (31 percent), but the highest period for fatalities was between 6 and 9 p.m. (23 percent of fatalities) (NHTSA, 2003).
Nearly 96 percent of crashes occur during clear or cloudy weather when most riding is likely to occur, while about 4 percent of crashes occurred while it was raining (Hunter et al., 1996). Mirroring weather conditions, most crashes occur on dry roadways (92 percent), with about 7 percent occurring on wet roads and 1 percent under other conditions.
Characteristics of the Victims
Although declining in recent years, the fatality and injury rates among child riders, in particular the 10- to 15-year-old age group, remain the highest per capita among any age group (Exhibit III-3), and about one-fifth of bicyclist traffic fatalities were between the ages of 5 and 15 in 2004. The share of fatalities accounted for by those under age 16 has been declining in recent years, however, from 37 percent in 1994 to 21 percent in 2004 (NHTSA, 1994–2004 data).
Both the number and the proportion of fatalities among adults ages 35 and up has been increasing, from 36 percent of all bicyclist fatalities in 1994 to 59 percent in 2004. Crashes involving adult bicyclists ages 25 and up tend to be more serious, resulting in fatal and disabling injuries a higher percentage of the time. These trends may be due in part to where adults ride and the types of crashes in which they tend to be involved.
Males of all ages account for the largest proportion of injured and killed bicyclists (76 percent and 87 percent in 2004, respectively), and the rates of injury and death are 3.4 times and 6.8 times those of females. These trends tend to hold up in various locations and jurisdictions and other data generally indicate that males account for around 70 to 80 percent of riders in most locations.
As mentioned previously, alcohol use on the part of the bicyclist may be a factor in about 20 to 25 percent of bicyclist fatalities.
Child bicyclists are deemed to be solely at fault 70 to 80 percent of the time in crashes with motor vehicles, while only about 40 percent of adult bicyclists are deemed to be at fault (Hunter et al. 1996). Both bicyclist and motorist are identified as contributing to the crash in 5 to 20 percent of crashes over various bicyclist ages. Motorists were deemed to be solely at fault in from 5 percent of crashes with the youngest aged cyclists to about 36 percent of crashes involving adults ages 50 to 59.
Precipitating Events
Crashes involving bicycles and motor vehicles are complex phenomena, and classifying the different events into mutually exclusive categories is a formidable task. Cross and Fisher (1977) were the first researchers to develop and apply crash 'typology' for bicycle crashes as part of a NHTSA response to the 1,003 bicyclist fatalities in 1975. NHTSA also developed a coder's handbook for typing bicyclist crashes to address this issue (NHTSA, n.d.).
Similar typology was used in the FHWA study by Hunter et al. (1996). In a six-state study of 3,000 bicycle crashes taken from hard copy police reports, the most frequent bicycle/motor vehicle crash types were as follows:
Crash type proportions varied by state, however, likely reflecting differences in urbanization and other characteristics.
The most severe crashes, as measured by the percentage of involved bicyclists seriously injured or killed, were as follows:
Crossing paths
Parallel paths
The high proportions of severe crashes, therefore, were all parallel path crashes. Crossing path crashes occur at junctions (intersections or driveways) and more often in urbanized areas where speeds are often slower.
Children tend to be over-represented more often in crossing path crashes including ride outs at non-intersection locations (such as driveways) and at intersections, failing to clear an intersection, and turning errors, and in turn/merge maneuvers in front of motorists traveling on parallel paths. Adults tend to be over-represented in parallel path crashes (which tend to be more severe) including motorist overtaking crashes, motorist turn/merge in front of bicyclist on a parallel path, as well as in bicyclist overtaking motorist crashes.
The crash typologies developed by Cross and Fisher, by NHTSA, and in the FHWA study evolved into the development of an automated crash typing software, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (Harkey et al., 1999), which is currently being further refined for version 2. These and other studies have resulted in the identification of a number of specific crash types that have been classed into thirteen groups (plus an additional miscellaneous group comprising non-roadway, and some rarer and unusual crash types) for the purposes of identifying appropriate countermeasures. The definitions of these crash groups are shown in Exhibit III-6.


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LUCKLESS Cherries defender Elliott Ward looks set for another extended spell on the sidelines after aggravating a knee injury.
Ward appeared to have overcome the problem after hitting the comeback trail and returning to action during Cherries' League Cup win at Exeter a fortnight ago.
But the 29-year-old, who played no part in any of Cherries' pre-season friendlies, was referred to a specialist after the joint had swelled following the first round clash at St James' Park.
Ward initially sustained the damage to his right knee when he collided with an advertising hoarding in a 1-0 home defeat by Leicester at the start of February.
He was out for 11 weeks before earning a recall for Cherries' 2-2 draw at Ipswich on Easter Monday, only for his knee to flare up following the Portman Road encounter.
Ward went under the knife in May and was rewarded for working tirelessly on his rehabilitation by being named on the bench for Cherries' Championship opener at Huddersfield. But after feeling discomfort in his knee following his 90-minute run out at Exeter, Ward was sent to Italy where he was assessed by medics at the Villa Stuart Sport Clinic in Rome.
Cherries boss Eddie Howe told the Daily Echo: "Elliott has seen a couple of specialists to see what the next course of action is going to be. We are still not sure what is going to happen with him but he is going to be out for a period of time."
Ward, who spent six weeks on the sidelines after pulling his calf muscle at Burnley in November, may require a second operation to repair the damage.


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I feel like The Avengers has been all over this blog today -- not that I'm complaining!
Right now I just want to give you a heads-up that tomorrow night's red-carpet action from the Avengers premiere will be streamed live.
To check it out, head to Livestream, Marvel.com or YouTube at 9 p.m. ET. Scheduled to appear at the big Hollywood event are Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, Joss Whedon and many other cool folks.
The Avengers opens May 4. I'd advise you to buy tickets now.
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Rafa Benitez remains defiant despite this wretched setback.
Chelsea's interim manager again found himself abused by angry fans as his side became the latest high-fliers to stumble at St Mary's.
With the FA Cup replay against Manchester United tomorrow, Benitez left the Chelsea faithful frustrated by making seven changes from the last Premier League game. Five of his big-name stars were on the subs' bench.
The gamble went horribly wrong. Chants of, 'F*** off Benitez, you're not wanted here', rang out from the 3,181 travelling fans as this defeat put Chelsea's hopes of a top- four finish in jeopardy.
But Benitez remains upbeat, insisting: "I have confidence we can finish in the top four and win one or two trophies.
"In the first half we didn't have the intensity we were expecting, but we improved a lot in the second half, created more chances, but still didn't make the right decisions in the final third."
When quizzed on his mass changes, Benitez claimed: "We had
to manage the squad. We didn't have many options, so we had to use the players we had to use. And we created enough chances in the second half to win the game."
Although two changes were enforced from the team that beat West Ham, with Juan Mata ill and Gary Cahill injured, Benitez opted to put Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Ramires, Eden Hazard and Demba Ba on a very expensive subs' bench.
He must soon have sensed he'd made a major error as the Saints dominated the opening 45 minutes.
Benitez looked bemused in his technical area, even more so when Saints deservedly took the lead on 23 minutes. Rickie Lambert fed Jay Rodriguez, who took a neat return ball from Steven Davis and cleverly passed the ball out of Petr Cech's reach.
Just three minutes later Fernando Torres thought he had produced the perfect response when he held off Jos Hooiveld's challenge to beat keeper Artur Boruc, but eagle-eyed referee Jon Moss spotted the striker had handled in the build-up.
Saints' defending was poor when they left John Terry unmarked to head home the equaliser from Marko Marin's corner in the 33rd minute.
But within two minutes Lambert again displayed his amazing goalscoring prowess from set pieces. When he was pushed by Branislav Ivanovic 30 yards out, he took responsibility for the free-kick.
He did so magnificently and without missing a trick. He saw Torres in the wall wearing a mask to protect his broken nose. So he aimed his effort straight at the Spaniard, who made no attempt to deflect the shot. By the time Cech dived, the ball was in the net for Lambert's 14th of the season.
Boruc was forced to give way to Kelvin Davis at the break and he soon showed he had lost none of his agility sat on the bench. Torres' quickly- taken free-kick was crossed by Cesar Azpilicueta for Moses to scoop in a shot that the veteran keeper did well to touch over.
Chelsea showed more purpose after the break but when Moses tumbled over in the area under an innocuous challenge, it proved they were getting desperate.
Lampard finally had the chance to add to his goal tally a minute from time, but he flashed his 25-yard free-kick over the bar.
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "We are on the right path. It is important for the confidence of the players to believe we can achieve results like this."


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Kindle Fire, Nexus, iPad, Galaxy Tab and … Ellipsis? Tablets are big business, but unless you happen to be Apple (AAPL) or Samsung (SSNLF) they're not particularly profitable. The market is also brutally competitive, with tech blogs and consumers fixated on specs, design and price. So why would Verizon (VZ) decide to enter the tablet fray with its own device?
The Android-powered Ellipsis 7 is the first in what the wireless provider says is a new line of tablets to be featured in its stores, where the newcomer will compete head-to-head against the iPads and Galaxy Tabs it currently sells.
What makes Verizon's move even more of a head-scratcher is the poor value proposition the Ellipsis 7 represents. It's priced at $249 on a month-to-month contract, more than Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle Fire HDX 7 or Google's (GOOG) Nexus 7. But while these market leaders offer 1200 x 1920 pixel (323 PPI) displays, the Ellipsis 7 has a much lower resolution (216 PPI) display. That difference is going to be noticeable to comparison shoppers.
The Ellipsis 7 has less RAM, less storage, a slower processor. Its primary camera is a 3.2MP model, while 5MP is the norm. It's heavier than the other tablets. It does ship with the latest version of Android — 4.2.2 Jelly Bean — but the Ellipsis 7 very much resembles a tablet designed to be competitive last year, not in 2013.
So how does VZ expect to get away with charging a premium for this thing?
First of all, you won't find the Kindle Fire HDX or the Nexus 7 in Verizon stores — VZ doesn't sell those less expensive 7-inch tablet market leaders. Instead, the Ellipsis 7 sits beside a collection of tablets that are much more expensive. Apple's new iPad Air starts at $629 (for a month-to-month contract) and Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 is priced at $599. The Ellipsis 7 is the cheapest new tablet Verizon offers. The only thing close to its price point is last year's Galaxy Tab 2 ($299 new or $209.99 pre-owned).
Verizon will gladly sell a walk-in (or online) customer an iPad Air, but for those on a budget, the Ellipsis 7 is front and center as a new, 2013 model tablet with LTE connectivity at a comparative "bargain" $249 price. It has full access to Google Play and is running the latest version of Android. I'm willing to bet Verizon makes a profit margin off these that rivals Apple's 45% margin on the base iPad Air.
But what about the more informed Verizon customer?


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I upgraded to R2 via apt-get dist-upgrade, but it seems like KMS (kernel modesetting) is not enabled at boot, leading to a black screen when I type startx at prompt.
How I checked KMS is not enabled :=> no output. OrCode:dmesg | grep drmThis is due to radeon module that is not being loaded at boot time.Code:lsmod | grep kms
To fix it, just runThe problem is in the /boot/config-2.3.6, it seems like the radeon KMS line is disabled : "CONFIG_RADEON_KMS is not set". In 2.6.39 it was "CONFIG_RADEON_KMS=y".Code:modprobe radeon
I'm not expert in kernel stuff, but I believe a rebuild of the kernel is required.