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Here is the OEM reservoir which is confirmed by Rancilio to be hand-wash only.
A close-up view reveals the tragic flaw: a completely unnecessary bump that prevents normal hand-washing with a brush or sponge. Since this is not dishwasher safe you'll have to go to extreme lengths to clean it properly.
The reservoir is suspended from the roof of the enclosure but there is a shelf inside that you could place an alternative reservoir in. The dimensions of the reservoir area are 3" x 7.5" x 7.5". While nobody makes a Rancilio-specific replacement reservoir, florists carry rectangular glass vases which would work just fine. I found one that was 2.5" x 6" x 6" which was smaller but acceptable as it still holds 2 pints and has enough room around it to easily pull it out for cleaning.
After spending some time with it I've decided that these are the only things that matter:
Here is the process I followed:
These guys have done a very good job and the app is surprisingly clean and well designed. Once my phone was liberated I downloaded MyWi via the Cydia app store (which is installed as part of the jailbreak) which you can use to share your cellular connection with other devices over wifi, bluetooth and USB.
Here is a speed test result for sharing of NYC Sprint 3G over wifi. Note that the icon in the upper left changes when using MyWi:]]>
This problem isn't unique to iPhones; every email program has it's own naming scheme for folders and they almost never match what mail servers use. The good news is that they all have settings you can change to re-map their defaults to match your mail server.
On an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 you would navigate here:
Settings -> Mail, Contacts and Calendars -> (Your email account) -> Account -> Advanced
...and then tap on each of the folders--you will be given a list of folders on your server to choose from. Once you make a selection your iPhone will put mail in that folder instead of the one that it created with the different name.]]>
Our tests were performed on the Upper West Side in Manhattan on December 31, 2012.
Bacteria Test: Positive**
Fluoride Test: 0.02 mg/L (Too low to be effective --Acceptable range: 0.8 mg/L to 1.2 *†)
Lead Test: Negative
Pesticide Test: Negative
Total Nitrate Test: 1 ppm. (Acceptable range: Below 10 ppm)
Nitrite Test: ~0.2 ppm. (Acceptable range: Below 1 ppm)
pH Test: 7.0. (Acceptable range: 6.5 to 8.5)
Hardness Test: 50 ppm. (Acceptable range: 50 ppm or less)
Chlorine Test: 0. (Acceptable range: Below 4 ppm)
** Bacteria test is for Coliform Bacteria which is fairly broad. To know the specific danger, if any, further and more specific testing is needed.
Bacteria test was run at Silver Lake Research Corporation in Monrovia, California.
* In 2009 "The optimal fluoride level in New York State is 1.0 mg/L. This level provides the most benefit to oral health. This is achieved when the fluoride level in finished water is maintained in the control range of 0.8 to 1.2 mg/L. Targeting the lower end of the control range, instead of 1.0 mg/l, can substantially reduce the benefit provided to the community, as the benefits of fluoridation are lost when fluoride levels drop below the optimal level." Source: NY Health Department.
† DEP is one of the many water suppliers in New York State that treats drinking water with a controlled, low level of fluoride for consumer dental health protection. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fluoride is very effective in preventing cavities when present in drinking water at an optimal range of 0.7 to 1.2 mg/L. The New York City Health Code requires a fluoride concentration of 1.0
mg/L, and the NYSDOH maximum contaminant level (MCL) for fluoride is 2.2 mg/L." Source: 2011 NYC Water Report
"On January 13, 2011, the United States Department of Health and Human Services requested public comment on its proposal to lower the optimal fluoride target dose to 0.7 mg/L. In response NYSDOH issued guidance to public water supplies indicating that water suppliers in New York State could reduce the optimal fluoride target dose to 0.8 mg/L. Based on these developments the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene authorized DEP to lower the target dose for fluoride to 0.8 mg/L. This dosage change took effect on February 14, 2012."
Fluroride Tests were run at Environmental Laboratories, Inc. in Madison Indiana.
Fluoride test kit: http://www.discovertesting.com/products/display_products.sd?iid=3219&catid=7&loc=show&headTitle=Fluoride%20Test
Other water test kits: http://www.discovertesting.com/products/display_products_overviews.sd?iid=30&headtitle=Do%20It%20Yourself]]>
With each version of the Mac OS the tools required to use it move. Here are the pieces and steps I assembled from various points on the interwebs.
To get things to compile on a Mac your instructions will diverge from the README slightly. On the command line:
BAM. You should be good to go. To try it out, type:
You should see a screen something like this:
I gave Android a really good go and like a good hacker I tinkered it to the point of perfection: rooted, tethered, underclocked for battery life, a complete toolkit of apps and utilities. Then it started to show its terminal flaws: Sometimes calendars and contacts wouldn't sync. Swype was theoretically superior but after a year I still seemed to be "training" it. Scrolling was choppy. SSL mail cert support is shit. After 5 years you still had to run your own equalizer app to have decent bass. When you plugged in headphones it thought you wanted to voice dial someone. Finally, after moving most apps to the SD card due to need for space the use of it burned it out, leaving me with a mostly gimped device.iPhone sitting quietly, waiting for input and only bothering you with things you want to be bothered by. Photo Credit: Yutaka Tsutano
Like the currents of the ocean, people migrate to and from different devices and as I understand it there is a move towards android due to some apparent stagnation of innovation at Apple.
I'll agree that Apple has been playing catch-up with a number of services, including the forthcoming turn-by-turn maps, but at the end of the day, changes tend to slow as you reach the best solutions in a given area.
If you're watching movies and extra inch of screen size doesn't make a difference but once you turn Avengers off navigating around your phone does; the iPhone is still superior for one-handed navigation with most sized hands.
While the "freedom" to have widgets is nice, I found over time that I turned them all off, one-by-one because they offered no advantages and ultimately made my phone slower. (A few examples include the weather widget which you can add to your iPhone lock screen when jailbroken and photo gallery widget which is more quickly accessed by just going to your damned photos)
As I sit here working I actually feel a little less on-edge since getting the iPhone. I hadn't realized the overall effect of all of these little daily frustrations, and to be liberated of them is amazing.
Looking ahead, I know the new iPhone is literally right around the corner but I've always been annoyed by widescreen devices. Since my 4S will run iOS 6 I feel no buyers remorse in missing out on the new model. Instead, I'm relieved to have something that just gets out of my way and works when I ask it to.]]>
You have been repeatedly reminded to choose strong passwords and not to click on links in email. I'm here to remind you to also read the URLs of sites that you end up at. Phishing schemes are getting very good and they (along with other coincidental situations) can get even the best of us.
Here is how I came to give away my twitter login this week:
First, let me say that I am rarely on Twitter. I mainly use it for #bashtagging. Last week I needed some customer service from a company and discovered that they have moved their support from email to twitter. Fine. I asked my question and waited for the answer. A day later I wondered what had happened and checked my junk mail folder--there it was.
Clearly the easiest way to have a conversation is to have these notifications come to my inbox and for me to click on the link to reply. After a couple of training clicks in Apple Mail the flow started working.
Shortly after this hurdle was removed I received another message from a friend via twitter using a perfectly matched Twitter template. Real logos, real and proper use of English, etc. Not thinking much of it I clicked the link and was taken to a perfect replica of a twitter login page.
I did not question that I had to log in because I had an incognito browser window open at the time which I was using to compare the logged-in version of a website to the anonymous-visitor version. When you are running an incognito window it does not use any of your saved cookies and you will be asked to log into websites you visit, even if they allow persistent cookies.
Since I was in one of those rush modes I typed in my login and it failed. I looked at the address bar (which I do 99.999% of the time) and lo and behold, it was not twitter.com, it was twitire.com, harborers of spam and god knows what else. Fuck.
So I got to spend the evening double-checking all of the logins for all of my online services and make changes as needed so these guys don't get to be me.
While many ISPs will probably have this domain blocked soon enough, the takeaway lesson is: The Internet is kind of like New York: one wrong turn and you can find yourself very quickly in a bad neighborhood. Make sure to read the street signs as you go.]]>
I'm sorry to have to break this to you but nobody reads your instructions and properly calibrates their batteries which is why everyone is so angry at you.
Please consider:
Any potential updates to swype will be bundled with ROM updates sent from Sprint. To date only one has come, which was the one that broke everything. What's more, if you try to update your version manually to 3.26 the next time you reboot you will be greeted with repeated pop-ups that look like this:
If your phone is rooted and you're running a "Stock" Sprint ROM you can switch out of the old swype and install the new. Here are the steps that worked for us on our HTC Evo 4G running Sprint OTA 4.22.651.2:
* When directing you to /system and /data I presume that you have some method to get there as well as to alter the files there. I personally use RootExplorer, but you can use anything you're comfortable with.
This works fine if you want to see someone else's screen, but what if you want to control the screen of one of your other computers that are unattended?
While VNC works, you don't have to get VNC software.
I was rooting around my computer and happened upon this in
Hard Drive -> System -> Library -> CoreServices:
It appears that Apple's "screen sharing" is not baked completely into iChat. Instead, it is a standalone app that is called. You can take this app, drag it to your doc, and run all by itself!
The app itself is definitely no-frills. There are no bookmarks and very few settings but for most purposes it's fine.
You can use this to connect to any machine with a VNC server running, or any Mac that has "Screen Sharing" turned on in System Preferences -> Sharing -> Screen Sharing
If connecting mac-to-mac you will get to enjoy the same speed benefits of compression, otherwise it will use the standard VNC communication.]]>
Most instructions, once found, include a dozen steps including downloading and running the Android developer kit, tons of command line voodoo, and choosing a full custom ROM that may or may not have all of the functionality that your stock phone came with.
The bulk of the work being done that is worth mention has been happening at the XDA Developers forum.
I recently found this little gem bured in the HTC Hero section: a proper one-click rooting method for stock Android phones!
The post is found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753910 and we're so excited about this technique that that we're hosting a mirror here:
Universal Android Root 1.6.1 (load this link in your android browser).
Once your phone is rooted you will be able to download and install apps from the market that are "for root users only". Examples of things you can do:
While DVRs are convenient, they certainly have limitations. Even after buying your Tivo you must pay a monthy fee to use it. If you get your DVR from your cable provider you must pay a monthly fee *and* you never own the device. Your DVRs can run out of space requiring that you delete shows that you may not want to. Your DVR will not allow you to export your shows and movies to DVD, iPhone or any other device in your household.
After months of torturous research and beta testing of software, I'm here to report how you can assemble a better-than-tivo experience with your Mac, all with equipment that you own and do not have to pay a monthly fee to run.
The easiest way to explain what you will need and how to piece it together is to follow the cables from your wall to your screen. In this article we'll be referring to the below diagram which you can click on to view in 1080p:
Your HD signal can come from a number of sources. Because we're running our signal through our computer we will require some form of receiver to accept the television source and send it along to us via the correct cables. Here, we will presume that you have signed up for digital cable service, Direct TV or some paid service that provides HD channels as part of the package.
The back of your receiver will have a number of different outputs which we'll need to choose from in the next step.
As you'll soon see, the path to getting an HD signal through your computer is a treacherous one, littered with the bleached bones of old tech and modern MPAA booby traps.
First and foremost, a high definition signal carries a lot of information, cramming 1920x1080 pixels a frame through (for 1080p) or 1280x720 pixels (for 720p) so we will need a connection that is capable of carrying this data.
The RCA connector was introduced way back in the 1940s. The common "composite video" incarnation (yellow, red, white) is an analog connection that is limited to NTSC resolution of 720x480. FAIL: not enough bandwidth.
S-Video is a newer technology, introduced by JVC in 1987. It improved the quality of the picture being passed through, but still topped out at "standard resolution" NTSC. FAIL: not enough bandwidth.
Coaxial Cable
The Coaxial Cable is the line that brings the signal into your home or apartment if you subscribe to cable television. It clearly has the bandwidth but you run into a myriad of compatibility problems when you attempt to plug it into anything other than your receiver. At the time of writing elgato sells USB tuners that will accept only coax and will play and record "Clear QAM" video. If you live in a major city you do NOT have clear QAM -- instead you have encrypted or scrambled stations that must go through your cable box to be viewed. FAIL: Interference from encryption
HDMI or High Definition Multimedia Interface is a high-bandwidth all-digital interface. These are the cables that electronics stores will try to sell you and for good reason: For devices that are compatible you get plug-and-play convenience and a beautiful distortion-and-noise-free picture. When I plugged my projector into my Mac the two devices communicated with each other and in System Preferences -> Displays my projector even showed up by name.
All of this convenience and quality hides the sinister (and deal-breaking) aspect of HDMI. HDMI uses HDCP to prevent recording of data. Remember the mess with DRM for music? Same thing here, but embedded into the devices and protocol itself--not the files. FAIL: DRM
Component Video
So we've seen that the old composite and s-video cables aren't capable of carrying the signal we need, and that coax and HDMI are riddled with DRM. Our savior comes in the form of what is often referred to as the "analog hole". The Component Video cables are capable of carrying an HD signal, but due to their analog nature, are INCAPABLE of carrying the broadcast flag that devices are supposed to identify and use to block recording.
There are a LOT of video encoders on the market from a myriad of companies. A few will accept the increasingly rare "Clear QAM" signal and record it without a loss in quality but as a practical matter, ALL of them are limited to NTSC 740x480 with the exception of one...
Hauppauge HD-PVR
At the time of writing Hauppauge may be making the only consumer encoder on earth that accepts component video.
It manages to get by on a USB 2 connection by compressing the video using H.264 (the same codec used in Blu-Ray DVDs, Quicktime, iChat videos and more). Even with the help of this dedicated encoder, you still end up having massive processing needs which we'll cover a bit later.
Another easy part of the process is the software. Aside from elgato's eyeTV there pretty much isn't anything out there for Mac that works with the HD-PVR except for a wildly experimental version of MythTV and a command-line app.
Not that eyeTV will leave you wanting for much; it gives you the complete Tivo experience and then some. A quick rundown of key features include:
Both the ZephIR and Remote Wonder require you to train them but it is worth the time. eyeTV can use the ZephIR to change channels for you while you're away so that it can perform scheduled recordings. With the Remote Wonder you can tap into eyeTV's time-shifting functions such as pausing live TV. You can also use it to control your Mac's DVD player, iTunes and more.
**The Remote Wonder product has been discontinued but is often available on eBay. The software works but is not a "Universal Binary" which means your computer will run it through Rosetta emulation. I am currently researching a more compatible solution (and encouraging our friends at elgato to get their act together and support the Hauppauge remote).
For those on Linux I understand MythTV is quite good and on Windows we've confirmed that SageTV works with the HD-PVR. We thought that the interface was pretty tortured, requiring 4x the clicks to perform the same functions using eyeTV. The software that comes with the HD-PVR is simply beyond hope. Even if you are a Windows user, expect to purchase additional software to use your device.
As eluded to above, your encoder will work best when it is set to maximum quality. At the top settings it will be throwing 13.5Mbps of data at your computer to process. If I'm recording a show while watching it full-screen I use 80% of the CPU on my Mac Pro 2.66Ghz Quad Xeon. I record all of my shows to their own dedicated 1TB HD and have eyeTV set to use 1.5GB of RAM as it's scratch disk.
As I understand it, a number of people have been recording on their Mac Minis to some success, but many have to set their compression higher to prevent seeing dropped frames.
Once we have our video captured we need to send it out to be viewed. Here we run into the same problems we had with the input, minus the broadcast flag issue.
We will continue to disregard composite and s-video because of their bandwidth limitation, and will add to that list coax AND our previously favored component due to our graphics card not having these interfaces.
As it turns out, DVI (standard on almost every graphics card sold today) and HDMI are THE SAME THING, except their plugs are physically different. You can pick up a DVI -> HDMI converter for cheap online at stores such as monoprice which will enable you to plug your HDMI projector or television into your graphics card with no conversion (or loss of quality) at all.
Audio is the one section that doesn't require a section: both RCA and Dolby Audio work fine. Plug and play.
Finally, an easy part! When you buy your TV or projector just make sure it has an HDMI port and is listed as "HD". Ask your friendly sales rep if you aren't sure.
While each one of these sections could be a book in an of itself, and some tinkering will be required to get your home entertainment system dialed, this will at least lay out the different parts you will need to assemble to watch, record, and export HD video on your Mac.
At it's best you will have all of the convenience of the $10/month DVR plan through your cable provider but will have the freedom to do what you want with your content, and will own all of your own equipment to bring with you from home to home and from plan to plan.]]>
So if someone is "watching" you making ordinary connections on a wireless network they will see you connecting to AOL (and probably grab your login), then maybe browse msn.com and cnn.com, etc. If someone tries to eavesdrop on your tunnel connection the most they will see is you making connections to one machine, all of which will be garbled and unreadable. In short: they'll have no idea what you are doing.
There are applications for Mac that supposedly create tunnels but they are hopelessly devoid of any form of documentation and from what I can tell, they are largely special-use tunnels for single apps.
As it was pointed out on paulstamatiou.com, all that you need to dig a tunnel is already built into OS X.
I found his method a little unsatisfying in the way that once the tunnel is open it provides you with...silence. There is no status to let you know that your tunnel is working. In reading the man file I've modified it a bit so that you can have a window that not only allows you to create your tunnel, but also gives you a realtime "pulse" for your tunnel.
In order to create a tunnel you will want to make sure you have two things:
Here is the walk-through:
First, to prepare the Mac Pro go into the System Preferences -> Sharing and turn on "Remote Login"
Next, on the MacBook Pro, open up a terminal window. This will start you out in your home directory. We're going to create a script that you can launch quickly whenever you need a tunnel. Type:
pico tunnel-home
This will create a text document that we'll put our script in to create a tunnel to our computer. Add this to the file:
ssh -D 8080 -f -C -v -N firstname.lastname@example.com
Hit Control-o to save the file. Then click Control-x to close pico.
to run your script type this into the terminal:
sh tunnel-home
...and hit return. This will fire up your tunnel. Since you chose "verbose" mode (-v) it will return results for every command your computer sends through the tunnel. With your display colors set correctly this is the part where you confound your friends by showing them that the matrix does exist, and that you are running it on your computer.
Now there is one more step left, and that is to set your MacBook Pro to USE the tunnel we've opened up. In your System Preferences -> Network under "Location" choose "Duplicate Location" and name it the same thing with "Tunnel" at the end for easy reference.
Select this new network and choose the Advanced button...
Then choose the "Proxies" tab, check the "SOCKS Proxy" box, enter in "localhost" under SOCKS proxy server and "8080" after the colon. Basically this tells your computer to funnel ALL network requests through your tunnel which is running on your machine (localhost) through port 8080 (an alternative http port).
Click OK, make sure your new network is selected and click "Apply". Everything on your computer should be happening through your tunnel.
To test to see if this is working you can visit http://www.whatismyipaddress.com. It should give you the IP address of your REMOTE computer instead of your local network address.
Happy surfing.]]>
Gizmodo themselves have confirmed the speed and just look at how easy the setup is:
After installing USB Modem, activating it, and plugging your phone into your Mac go to your System Preferences and your computer will see the new modem right away.
Enter #777 (there are instructions with the USB Modem software to use with other service providers)
Identify your vendor and model...
Change a few advanced settings (optional)...


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Chestnut-Apple Ciambella Cake
Mario Batali
Chestnut-Apple Ciambella Cake
Ciambella, a simple, delectable cake fit for a holiday table
A ciambella is a simple ring-shaped bread made of egg, shortening and sugar -- basically, an Italian Bundt cake. Ciambelle are often served as an afternoon snack at a bar or caffe. They can be dressed with glazes, syrups or berry compote.
This decadent winter version is inspired by
For a decidedly Italian flavor, I soak the currants in grappa, a traditional peasant liqueur. Made from the scraps of what's used to make wine -- the skins, seeds, and stems -- grappa is fermented and distilled. Now thought by many to be an elegant after-dinner drink, grappa comes from humble beginnings.
This moist and delicious cake has an almost pudding-meets-a-cloud-in-heaven texture, thanks to the chestnut flour and the shredded raw apple. The cloves add a holiday flavor that makes this a logical addition to Christmas dinner.
I'll be with my family in
Chestnut-Apple Ciambella Cake Recipe
Courtesy of "Molto Batali" (ecco, 2011)
Serves 8 to 10.
1/2 cup dried currants
1/2 cup grappa
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup chestnut flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 eggs, separated, at room temperature
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped fresh chestnuts (see note)
2 Rome apples (or any soft tart cooking apple), peeled, seeded and shredded (1 1/2 cups)
2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons light corn syrup, or more if needed
1 cup mascarpone, at room temperature
Place the currants in a small bowl, add the grappa, and set aside to soak for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly butter and flour a Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cake flour, chestnut flour, cloves, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until well blended. Add the egg yolks, oil and buttermilk, and, using an electric mixer, beat until smooth.
Drain the currants, reserving the soaking grappa. Fold the currants, chestnuts and apples into the batter.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold the egg whites into the batter, and then pour the batter into the Bundt pan. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes. Then invert the cake onto a plate.
In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar, 4 teaspoons of the reserved soaking grappa and the corn syrup until smooth and glossy. (If it is too thick to spread, add another teaspoon of corn syrup.) Pour the icing over the peak of the cake all around the ring, and allow it to set for 10 minutes.
Drink a shot of the remaining grappa in the kitchen before serving the cake with a bowl of the mascarpone on the side.
Note: Pre-cooked chestnuts would work; or roast or steam fresh whole walnuts and then peel before preparing the ciambella.
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Chestnut-Apple Ciambella Cake
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced that the current version of the GED test will expire at the end of 2013. The current version, known as the 2002 Series GED test, will be replaced with the new 2014 GED test on January 2, 2014.
Last year, nearly 800,000 adults sat for the GED test, which is accepted by nearly all U.S. colleges and employers. The revisions were spearheaded by the American Council on Education, creator of the GED, in conjunction with private test-maker Pearson. The two companies have merged which helped to create the revenue and resources to revamp the test.
Those who have taken the GED test since 2002, but not passed all five parts, have until the end of 2013 to pass, or they will need to start over again in 2014 with the new GED test in order to receive their high school equivalency credential.
"The GED test opens the door to college and better jobs. It gives the graduate the respect they deserve, and the satisfaction of earning a high school credential with the hope that they will continue with their education," said Gary Connor, director of the college's GED and Adult Basic Education programs. "We want to be sure that everyone is aware of this deadline. GED test-takers must act now to finish and pass before the current test expires."
According to the GED Testing Service, more than a million Americans have started, but not completed the current GED test.
"Support is available right here in Rowan and Cabarrus counties," said Connor. "We're here to help you. We can help you get prepared to take the parts of the GED test you still need to pass. Even with your busy schedule, you can prepare, plan, and succeed at taking the GED test!"
Although the deadline is still a year away, officials are urging anyone working on their GED to be aware that major changes are coming.
"My first job was as a GED instructor and I know first-hand how important a GED is for a person's future," said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus. "Today's unemployment rates are evidence that without a high school diploma or a GED, future salary is limited to near poverty levels. By all means, use 2013 to complete your high school equivalent education so you can better prepare the years ahead. Encourage anyone you know to do the same. Rowan-Cabarrus is ready to help."
"We offer classes online, at various community locations and on campus, so anyone interested in earning a GED can walk in the door and get started," said Connor.
Students work at their own pace, so the time to complete a section of the GED may take weeks or months based upon the individual.
"We are committed to helping the people of Rowan and Cabarrus counties gain the skills they need to become employable," said Spalding. "In addition to free GED classes, we also offer free classes that prepare them to take the WorkKeys assessment to earn the nationally recognized Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). Armed with these two credentials, their chances for employment are greatly improved."
The new 2014 GED test will be based on emerging national and state standards. The test will offer dual performance levels where test-takers can earn the high school equivalency credential as well as an additional endorsement that indicates career- and college-readiness. The test will be delivered solely on computer and offered only in official testing centers. Additionally, the cost of testing is expected to increase from its current fee of $25.
"I strongly urge anyone who has started the GED program since 2002 but had to 'stop out' for whatever reason, to come back and finish before the end of 2013. After that, any student who had not successfully completed all five exams will be required to retake any exams that they had already passed," said Connor.
"We also expect that the national GED provider will increase the cost of testing substantially,"
said Connor. "Right now, there are a total of five tests: reading, science, social studies, math, and writing. The new GED testing will have four tests: reasoning through language arts, math, science, and social studies."
"Many people have been led to believe that they can go online and get their GED, but it is not possible. You have to test in a certified testing center in order to obtain an official GED," Connor said. "GED is trademarked and is considered a high school equivalency. It's being revamped to reflect what's happening in high school."
Connor said the new GED tests will be filled with complex content based on the common core state standards to meet high school performance standards, along with other benchmarks representing college readiness.
"Our GED graduates are not just improving their lives; they are improving those of their families and communities," said Carl M. Short, chair of the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees. "If you don't have a high school diploma, I urge you to contact Rowan-Cabarrus today."
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College offers free GED classes in the morning, afternoon and evening most days of the week. Please contact Gary Connor for more information at firstname.lastname@example.com or 704-216-3723.
"For anyone who has already started the GED test – your future is calling. By passing the GED test, you can answer that call," said Randy Trask, president and CEO of GED Testing Service. "You owe it to yourself. Don't miss the chance to turn one small step into your next big opportunity in life."
The GED test has opened doors to better jobs and college programs for more than 18 million graduates since 1942. For more information about Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, please visit www.rccc.edu or call 704-216-RCCC (7222). The college is currently registering students for spring classes.
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Virus Medic specialise in providing high quality, cost effective computer support to small businesses and home users throughout Shrewsbury and Shropshire.
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Gun Parts
|Seller's Description
Make: Unknown 1911, Colt? Springfield?
Model: 1911
Caliber: .45 ACP
Markings: There are no visible markings on this slide, barrel lug, or other parts.
Barrel Length: 5"
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a serrated ramp. The rear sight is square notch in a dovetail slot.
Type of Finish: Blue?
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is dull and the rifling shows wear, but is still visible. There is light erosion throughout.
Overall Condition: This replacement 1911 slide retains about 5% of its metal finish. This slide has had most all the finish removed and then looks like it sat in the "to do" pile on the work bench. The light erosion appears to not have ruined the integrity of the slide or other components. This appears to be a project that never got completed. Overall, this 1911 slide and parts rate in about Fair condition considering the finish was removed.
Mechanics: The barrel will not disassemble from the slide completely. The barrel moves freely and is not frozen. The barrel lug does not fit through the front of the slide.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None
Our Assessment: If you're looking to customize your 1911 or working on a build and need some parts, then this auction is for you. The slide has had the finish removed, but that just makes for an opportunity to customize your 1911. Don't ruin your current parts trying something new and don't pay full price for a slide when you plan on removing the finish anyway. You can always use extra parts.
CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This slide can be sold to anyone in California that is a verified adult.
LSB#: 121206TE12 Make: Unknown 1911, Colt? Springfield? Model: 1911 Caliber: .45 ACP Markings: There are no visible markings on this slide, barrel lug, or ot
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The mission of the APA accredited doctoral internship is to prepare interns for entry level professional practice in clinical psychology. Assessment, intervention, interprofessional collaboration, supervision and outreach/marketing are domains in which interns are provided with opportunities to develop more in-depth areas of skill and competency. We are currently funded for APA accredited 4 intern slots and a 1 Latino/Bilingual Post-Doc (non-accredited).
Although all interns primarily receive training in individual psychotherapy with adult clients, they may choose to develop additional areas of competency by working with couples or groups. Approximately 20% of interns' workload is spent delivering therapy. Interns receive training and experience in assessment with individuals across the lifespan. Approximately 20% of interns' workload is spent conducting assessment. Interns participate in interprofessional collaboration activities within the College of Health Professions. Approximately 15% of interns' workload is spent collaborating interprofessionally. Interns have the opportunity to provide group supervision on their therapy team and supervise individual cases of practicum I students as appropriate. Interns also provide consultation to practicum I students and provide support during evenings and Saturdays when directors are away from the clinic. Approximately 15% of interns' workload is spent providing consultation and supervision. Interns oversee a team of practicum students providing outreach to the local community. Approximately 10% of the interns' time is spend on outreach and marketing. A practitioner-scholar model of understanding and applying the empirical literature in the clinical setting is emphasized during the internship training program. In addition, the internship faculty and interns affirm the principles of ethical and humane practice by honoring diversity and striving to increase interns' self-awareness and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences.
The supervisory philosophy gives interns progressively greater autonomy, beginning with a more directive approach during the first third of the year, using guided questioning to facilitate the supervisees' problem-solving and discovery (e.g., Overholser, 1991) during the middle third, and to a non-directive stance by the final third. This overall approach to supervision draws from the integrated developmental model of supervision described by Stoltenberg and his colleagues (Stoltenberg & Delworth, 1987; Stoltenberg, 1997) which recognizes that supervisees require different types of supervision depending on their developmental level in a particular domain. For example, an intern might be advanced in clinical intervention but be at a more beginning stage of development as an evaluator of cognitively impaired clients—the content and approach to interns' training is therefore modified to fit each domain. These stages may be accelerated as the intern shows progressively greater ability to perform as an entry level clinician.
Pacific University has two training clinics, one in downtown Portland. Two interns are placed in each clinic. All interns are in the Portland clinic for training seminars. These seminars include diversity, interprofessional collaboration, outreach and marketing, along with professional development and self care. Approximately 20% of interns' workload is spent in their own supervision and training.
The Pacific Psychology & Comprehensive Health Clinics of Pacific University's School of Graduate Psychology offers a 2000 hour, one-year, full time, doctoral internship to prepare qualified graduate students for entry level professional practice in clinical psychology. We do not accept part time interns. This will allow for an overlap with outgoing interns to provide a thorough orientation process and allow for a warm hand off of clients. This orientation period provides training for the interns' role as mentors, consultants and supervisors of practicum I students. Interns will also begin their role as an active collaborator within an interprofessional framework during the month of August. Our interns get approximately 6 weeks off over the year as well as release time for dissertation, graduation and seeking their next position. Our internship typically starts the first week of August and ends the middle of August of the next year. Interns work 50 hours weeks, which includes at least one evening till 8pm and one Saturday per month. Interns full benefits as University employees. There are approximately 6 weeks of during the year for academic breaks, holidays, vacation, as well as release time for dissertation, graduation and job searches.
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Spain's major commercial bank, Banco Santander (SAN), also operates in the UK, Portugal and Latin America. Earnings for this major European bank have been eroding since 2007 when it reported $2.06 per share. Since then, it earned $1.79 in 2008, $1.45 in 2009, $1.24 in 2010, $0.82 in 2011, and in 2012, it earned $0.28. The major reason for owning SAN is its dividend, which is now $0.61 per share for a 9.3% yield. But unless earnings turn up, the dividend appears to be in jeopardy.
The stock broke down from major support in March, attempted to recover within a triangle, but broke south again in mid-June, gapping below $6.60. Currently, the stock has formed a bearish flag. Sell SAN at the market.


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Tewksbury MA (SPX) Aug 02, 2012
Raytheon has been awarded two U.S. Navy contracts for the Dual Band Radar, the multimission air defense radar for the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), America's next-generation aircraft carrier.
Under the contracts, with a total value of $53.6 million, Raytheon will enhance the system's software to optimize power efficiency and ready the radar suite for the next phase of testing and evaluation.
"DBR is the first U.S. naval radar system capable of simultaneous, coordinated operation across two frequency ranges," said Raytheon's Kevin Peppe, vice president of Integrated Defense Systems' Seapower Capability Systems.
"Leveraging proven technologies and our radar expertise that spans 70 years, DBR will be the U.S. Navy's most capable radar and a critical asset for the fleet."
Capability and Performance
The radar combines the benefits of the X-band AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar and the S-band Volume Search Radar (VSR), which operate together in a complementary manner.
DBR provides superior performance in a broad range of environments and supports a wide variety of mission requirements, including self-defense/anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, situational awareness, land attack, naval gunfire support, surface search, navigation and air traffic control.
The upcoming test and evaluation follows a significant May 2010 milestone: For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy successfully tracked targets with a multiband radar featuring a common radar suite controller.
DBR simultaneously used AN/SPY-3's and VSR's search capabilities to acquire and track the targets. This event also demonstrated the system's ability to perform automatic handover from S-band to X-band in precision-tracking mode, a key feature of the radar and its single track manager.
The DBR is the result of more than a decade of collaboration between Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and the Navy. The radar is now in production for the Ford class aircraft carrier, where it will replace six legacy radar systems.
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The company has a long heritage of developing and producing some of the world's most capable radars, dating back to the 1940s.
Raytheon has produced more than 1.8 million AESA (active electronically scanned array) T/R modules to date and has decades of experience working with adaptive beamforming technologies. Raytheon is also the industry leader in high-performance GaN technology.
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iOS 6.1 appears to be vulnerable to the exploits we are planning on using.
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In terms of code, we have two proof of concepts that we need to merge and polish, so we will not be ready to release until that and testing.
Musclenerd keeps on about a weekend release and asked what we will be doing on Super Bowl Sunday
I will on iTunes when I get home
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For any of us who want to get a 'jump start' on our favorite theming tweaks - ahead of the release of the Jailbreak - I've done a lot of studying these last few days and can help get you ready - so when the Cydia servers are getting killed on Day 1 to Day 3 of the release of the jailbreak - you won't have to wait.
This process is NOT for the faint of heart or the noob - but most of us can follow this.
Most of the theming tweaks are updated and ready for iOS6. So check out here.
Have fun getting ready. I'll soon post the way to get the .deb files INTO your phone - but for now just save your main tweaks now before jailbreak releases.
This is a "SIMON, the Moderator and Veteran Jailbreak GURU"-approved process. Many thanks to him for all his insight and confirmations that the info I gathered from many sites is 'on the money'.


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3.4 The relationship between spread and skill in the operational NCEP ensemble forecasts
The studies discussed in sections 3.1 and 3.2 show that statistical models can have skill comparable to NWP models in the Week 2 to Week 3 range because subseasonal variations of tropical convection, which the NWP models do not simulate well, provide significant predictive information. However, the NWP models, unlike the statistical models, can provide information on day-to-day variations of both the signal (the amplitude of the predictable component of the forecast) and noise (the amplitude of the unpredictable component of the forecast). The statistical models assume the noise to be stationary, i.e. to not vary from forecast to forecast. An NWP ensemble can be used to estimate the noise in each forecast case, and hence a case-dependent estimate of the RMS error of the ensemble-mean forecast.
The simplest measure of forecast noise is the width, or spread, of the forecast probability distribution for any quantity of interest. CDC scientists have investigated the relationship between spread and skill in the operational NCEP forecast ensembles using an archive of operational forecasts maintained at CDC since 1995. Simple statistical considerations show that such a measure is most useful when the case-to-case variability of the ensemble spread is large. This was shown to be true in two winters of operational ensemble predictions. However, the short data record precluded a detailed analysis of the dynamical mechanisms of the spread variability.
To get around this limitation, a five-level linear quasi-geostrophic (QG) model, linearized about three-day segments of the observed flow for 21 years, was used to model the spread variability. The fundamental assumption was that day-to-day variations of spread are due primarily to day-to-day variations in the growth rate of small perturbations during the forecast period, and that day-to-day variations in the initial error, i.e. in the spread of the analysis-error distribution, are either unimportant or not well sampled. The five-level model was able to reproduce the main results (not shown) of the shorter 2-winter study mentioned above. When run for 21 years, the QG model showed the largest spread variability of 3-day forecasts over the eastern Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans, which was associated with modulations of the local jets by the PNA and NAO modes of low-frequency variability (Fig. 3.10). To the extent that such modulations are predictable, the results from this study suggest that skill should also be most predicable in these regions.


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His countenance, says orrery, could be terribly expressive of the sterner passions.
He was the improver of that noble instrument the orrery, which, in honour of him, was called after his name.
And they constructed a government as they would have constructed an orrery,—to display the laws of nature.
In 1786 she married the seventh earl of Cork and orrery, who died in 1798.
M'Leod asked, if it was not wrong in orrery to expose the defects of a man with whom he lived in intimacy.
Just as I have my conceptions of a school-globe or of an orrery—by diminution.
Ser Perth stripped off the case to reveal the orrery to Hanson.
orrery was the dull member of a family eminent for its talents.
He clutched it in his hand and touched it against the orrery, trying to remember the formula for the giving of a true name.
For this service he was rewarded by being created Earl of orrery.
1713, invented c.1713 by George Graham and made by instrument maker J. Rowley, who gave a copy to his patron, Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (Cork) and named it in his honor.


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Association of Colombian Flower Exporters,
took issue with an article posted online in October about the Colombian
floral industry. The author,
Linda Farthing,
writing for
Upside Down World,
an online magazine covering activism and politics in Latin America, was
critical of the industry's treatment of workers, particularly women.
Following is the complete text of Asocolflores' response to the article.
Linda Farthing would have you believe otherwise, but
the reality is that Colombian flowers do build a better life for workers
in a developing country.
The Association of Colombian Flower Exporters expressed
its concern over the inconsistencies uncovered in Linda Farthing's
article, "Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope: Colombia's Troubled Flower
Industry," recently posted on the Web.
To start with, Ms. Farthing fails to acknowledge the
fact that Colombian flower growers are at the vanguard of one of the
most comprehensive corporate social responsibility efforts to be found
on the continent. In the same vein, her zeal to fulfill her personal
agenda tied to numerous union organizations and international NGOs
[non-governmental organizations] leads her to overtly exclude Colombian
floriculture's significant advances geared toward raising the quality of
life of the almost 1 million Colombians involved in growing flowers
around the country over the past 15 years.
Colombian floriculture has consolidated its position as
the country's top-ranking non-traditional export, currently generating
more than 200,000 direct and indirect jobs. To a person, this industry's
Asocolflores-affiliated workers receive 100 percent coverage for social
security benefits, pensions and worker's compensation insurance. The
Colombian flower industry is the country's largest employer of women in
rural areas, filling 25 percent of jobs for Colombian women, not to
mention its being the biggest creator of jobs per hectare in the
These important facts about Colombian floriculture must
be taken into account to avoid falling into the trap of reporting
isolated instances and sweeping generalizations by writers with biased
agendas that serve only to undermine the tremendous efforts and
achievements of the majority of Colombian flower growers. The
entrepreneurs behind Colombian floriculture are deeply committed to
sustainability, social responsibility and the appropriate use of natural
resources. Their undertakings have led to
certification playing a key role in promoting the implementation of the
very highest socio-environmental growing standards fully benchmarked and
harmonized with the widely accepted and respected international
(Good Agricultural Practices) as of 2008.
As an example, these realities allow Asocolflores to
point to one of Ms. Farthing's numerous inaccuracies, such as her
assertion that Colombian floriculture is somehow depleting the Bogotá
Savanna's water resources. Ms. Farthing's allegation in this case is
completely unfounded and without merit. Flower farms occupy only 5,500
hectares of a 200,000-hectare area [2.75 percent of the Savanna land
area]. Further, current studies demonstrate that Florverde®-certified
flower farms have indeed reduced their water dependency and,
consequently, the impact on the Savanna watershed and groundwater
consumption by 44 percent as a result of rainwater collection efforts.
Colombian floriculture has, without a doubt, faced the
thorny issue of the appreciation of its peso and endured significant
reductions in its earnings. But it is no less certain that its business
owners and managers have been able to continue the essential strides
forward in innovation and competitiveness. These entrepreneurs have been
able to strengthen their presence in major markets, deliver their
products to new destinations, boost their standards of quality, and
press ahead with vital projects such as flower shipments by sea — to
highlight just a few of their achievements.
Colombian floriculture is a transparent open-door
industry, readily available to substantiate its production processes and
worker programs for any visitor who wishes to see things firsthand, and
to show the other great accomplishments and achievements that reporters
like Linda Farthing prefer to ignore. Those interested in the true story
are most definitely welcome and invited to Colombia, Land of Flowers.
Florists' Review
Enterprises, Inc..
PO Box 4368
Topeka, KS 66604
©Copyright 2010 Florists'
Review Enterprises


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Waldorf salad
Pronunciation: [WAWL-dorf]
Created at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in the 1890s, the original version of this salad contained only apples, celery and mayonnaise. Chopped walnuts later became an integral part of the dish. Waldorf salad is usually served on top of a bed of lettuce.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.


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Do you use it?
I use it every day, I find it really handy for work and when i'm on the move.
I was talking to some big music neeerds the other night and they were big against. There's not enough smaller bands on it etc and were pretty negative about it overall.
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I want my breasts to be a little more lifted but I'm in no way ready for all the scars associated with full on breast lift surgery. Is it possible to get a breast lift without surgery, like with a skin tightening laser (Titan?) or something?
Breast Lift Without Surgery?
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Breast Lift Without Surgery
A breast lift is required when the breast skin stretches so much that the nipple areolar complex is below the inframammary fold or the crease below the breasts. At this time there is no technology, other than surgery, that could tighten the skin so much that the nipple areolar complex is returned to it appropriate position. So unfortunately if you what the lift you'll have to accept the scars.
Can breasts be "lifted" without surgery?
NO. A"lift " entails raising the nipple/areola complex back to it's original anatomic position and refoming the breast mound by taking in the breast skin (skin bra) in a three dimensional manner.
Lasers ,suction drugs.exercises can not do this. Se my site for other replys to similar questions and pix.
Breast lift without surgery
The best option if you really don't want to undergo surgery is to make an investment in excellent undergarments. See a qualified bra fitter. You would be amazed at the outcome you can find when the proper bra is selected and worn properly. Good luck.
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Breast lift without surgery?
Breast reduction via surgical excision or liposuction would be the best method for reducing the size of your breasts. Results are excellent with minimal complications. Women tolerate this procedure very well and almost all are very happy with her results. It is one of the most popular procedures in plastic surgery today. I would recommend a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options and to assist you in determining if breast reduction is right for you. Best of luck! Hope that these answers help you!
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Breast Lift Without Surgery
Non-operative techniques to lift the breasts are typically viewed as quite subtle. For visible and immediate results a surgical breast lift will provide the most optimal results. It will also rejuvenate the appearance, as well.
When skin is stretched creating redundant skin, it cannot be returned to its natural position without the help of surgical intervention.
A consultation with a board certified surgeon will help determine what type of breast lift will be better for a patient since there are variations.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://bolithomd.com/breast-lift
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Breast lift with minimal scarring
Learn more: https://www.edelsteincosmetic.com/
Breast lift without surgery?
Breast lifting without surgery
Learn more: http://www.jjrothmd.com/procedures/mastopexy-breast-lift
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Flynn at helm of Ion
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Car parts and fuel transport group Ion has appointed the well-regarded Roger Flynn as managing director and chief executive officer after a four month search.
Ion shares rose 3c after the announcement to close the day up 4c at $1.80.
Mr Flynn has a strong record as chief executive of listed companies and is a non-executive director on four boards: Coventry Group, Hills Industries, Longreach Group and Wattyl. All are manufacturers.
"I will have to review my board appointments," Mr Flynn said last night. "Pretty clearly, I cannot continue as a director of four public companies and do this job at the same time."
He will make decisions about some or all of his directorships soon.
Mr Flynn, 54, has worked with some prominent Australian companies during his career and led Siddons Ramset for seven years until 1999.
In that time, Siddons revenues more than doubled to $393 million and earnings recovered from a depressed $2.81 million to a record $22.9 million.
In 2000-01 Mr Flynn guided paint maker Wattyl through a restructuring which saw it bounce back into profit the following year.
"Graeme Salthouse has done a fantastic job putting together a group of companies and a portfolio of contracts and I am looking forward to the challenge of turning those strengths into good, ongoing results."
Ion founder Graeme Salthouse, 64, will hand over the reins of the group he founded in 1999 on August 16. He will remain on the board.


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Advanced Composition, Fall 2014, O'Donnell
[ Policies ] [ Calendar ] [ Model Student Essays ] [ Links ] [ Student Writing from This Semester ]
last update: August 19, 2014
Course and Instructor
English 3130 Advanced Composition, sec. 201, W 5:30-8:20pm, Burleson 303
Instructor: Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, http://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/
email@example.com 423 439-6679
Office: Burleson Hall 313
Fall 2014 Office Hours: TR 11am-12:30pm and 3:45-4:30pm; W 11am-2pm
Course Texts
- American Society of Magazine Editors. The Best American Magazine Writing 2013. Columbia University Press, 2013. ISBN: 0231162251 $17.95
- Michael Harvey. The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing. Hackett Pub Co, 2003. ISBN: 0872205738 $4.95
- A grammar handbook of your choice.
- Highly recommended: a 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", 100-sheet, lined, stitch-bound notebook (the traditional "composition notebook" available for a couple of dollars in every drugstore, grocery store, and bookstore in America).
- Internet and printer access: We will read numerous articles on the web, and you will print up to a few dozen pages of text.
Five Major Essays
Essay 1: Narrative/ Personal Experience
Essay 2: Tech Writing ("How-to"-- Expository/ Explanatory)
Essay 3: Review/ Criticism
Essay 4: Academic Writing--Writing from Sources
Essay 5: Writing in the nonfiction genre of your choice
Final Grade Breakdown
1. Five major essays of 1250-2000 wds each (the lowest
grade, excluding Fs, will be dropped): 40% *
2. Best essay, revised for the web: 35%
3. Miscellaneous, ungraded, short memos (proposals,
Wikipedia exercise, etc.): 10%
4. Final exam: 5%
5. Participation in draft workshops: 10% **
* You will submit a rough draft, a week prior to the essay due date, for each major essay. I will not grade drafts. However, I must have a copy of a rough draft before I can grade a revised essay.
** We will conduct five workshops throughout the semester. A week before each of the five major essays is due, you will bring to class a rough draft, along with 2 extra copies. You and two classmates, working as a group of 3, will then review each other's drafts, in class, applying a workshop method that you learn in class. If you show up for a workshop, on time and prepared, with legible copies -- and if, during the workshop, you read, write about, and respond to your classmates' work, in an engaged, exhuberant fashion -- then you get two participation points. After all five workshops are done, at the end of the semester, you'll then have a total of 10 draft workshop participation points.
Attendance, Due Dates
Attendance: The official English department attendance policy says that if you have more than 3 absences you fail the course.
Due Dates: In general, I do not accept late work. However, if there are extenuating circumstances, talk to me. I can make reasonable accomodations. If you must miss a class during which a major essay is due, email me the essay ahead of time, then bring a hard copy to the following class period.


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THIS is the car police are looking for in connection with a terrifying robbery by a man wearing a clown mask.
The raid happened on Thursday, May 8, at about 5pm, when two men broke into Anthony Holt and his family's house in Turton Street, Bolton.
They were chased by Mr Holt before making off in a 51-reg green Renault Megane, which was driven by a third person.
The picture is taken from a short video that Mr Holt said was captured by a passerby during the chase.
During the raid, one raider punched Mr Holt in the face and demanded money from him, before attacking his daughter Angela Miss Bell.
The second man stood at the doorway and attacked Mr Holt's wife Tina Lawson.
Police say their investigation is ongoing and no one has been arrested.
Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.


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Bryn Mawr College Library Special Collections
Books on London
Memoirs & Personal Accounts
The books in this category contain personal reflections on the city of London. Social life, general description, travel and historic events are likely to be discussed, but presented as a personal account or memoir, in which the author's own experiences, observations and memories are the main focus.
A highlight of this category in the London collection is a first
edition of Memoirs of Samuel Pepys. Although written from 1659 to 1669,
the memoirs of the London diarist and civil servant were first deciphered
and published in part in 1825. Their scope ranges from private remarks to
detailed observations of 17th-century
events in London, such as the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666. Prominent
names featured in the diaries include the two kings Pepys served--Charles
II andJames II--as well as Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Isaac Newton and John
Dryden. The only eighteenth-century work listed here is Memoirs of the
Duke de Ripperda (1740). A Dutch nobleman and diplomat who spent time
in Madrid as well as London, Ripperda offers his "impartial" views
on the differences between their respective courts. From the nineteenth century,
the collection includes a series of books by French translator and writer,
Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret, detailing his experiences of London during
several visits varying in length from fifteen days to a year between 1815
and 1819. His Londres en mil huit cent dix-neuf (1820-25) is a compendium
of letters remarking on the city's politics, literature, and manners in 1819.
Narrative of the Residence of the Persian Princes in London (1838)
recounts the experiences of James Baillie Fraser, a Scottish traveler, writer
and painter--and distant relation of artist Claude Lovat Fraser--who in 1835
and 1836 was appointed to look after the exiled Persian princes during their
stay in London. Another nineteenth-century memoir of note is Edmund Hodgson
Yates's Fifty Years of London Life, written when he came to the conclusion
that London is really a city for people in their youth and, as he could no
longer claim to be in that state, it was time for him to leave. Lastly, from
the twentieth century, Bryn Mawr owns A Londoner's Log-book (1902)
by George William Erskine Russell--writer, raconteur and member of parliament--and
So Little Disillusion: An American Correspondent in Paris and London, 1924-1931
(1983) by American journalist and radio broadcaster Paul Shinkman.
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste), 1767-1843
Londres en mil huit cent dix-neuf : ou, Recueil de lettres sur la politique, la litterature et les moeurs, ecrites de Londres dans le cours de l'annee 1819 / par l'auteur d'une annee a Londres [i.e. A.J.B. Defauconpret]
Paris : Gide fils, 1820-25
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste), 1767-1843
Quinze jours a Londres a la fin de 1815 / par M. * * * [i.e. A.J.B. Defauconpret]
Paris : A. Eymery [et] Delaunay, 1817
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste), 1767-1843
Six mois a Londres en 1816 : suite de l'ouvrage ayant pour titre Quinze jours Londres a la fin de 1815 / par le meme auteur [i.e. A.J.B. Defauconpret]
Paris : A. Eymery [et] Delaunay, 1817
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste), 1767-1843
Six semaines en Hotel Garni a Londres : ouvrage traduit de l'anglois / par L'Auteur de Quinze jours et de Six mois s Londres [i.e. A.J.B. Defauconpret] ; avec des notes du traducteur
Paris : Gide fils et Nicolle, 1817
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste), 1767-1843
Une annee a Londres / par l'auteur de Quinze jours et de six mois a Londres [i.e. A.J.B. Defauconpret]
Paris : Gide, 1819
Fraser, James Baillie, 1783-1856
Narrative of the residence of the Persian Princes in London : in 1835 and 1836, with an account of their Journey from Persia ..
London : Richard Bentley, 1838
Uncat 8627
Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887
Richard Jefferies' London; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Samuel J. Looker; illustrations specially drawn by E. E. Briscoe
London, Redhill, Lutterworth Press [1944]
Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703
Memoirs of Samuel Pepys ... / Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke
London : H. Colburn, 1825
Ripperda, Joan Willem van, duque, d. 1737
Memoirs of the Duke de Ripperda : first embassador from the States-General to his Most Catholick Majesty, then duke and grandee of Spain; afterwards bashaw and prime minister to Muly Abdalla, emperor of Fez and Morocco, &c. containing a succinct account of the most remarkable events which happen'd between 1715 and 1736 ... As also a distinct and impartial detail of the differences between the courts of London and Madrid; with many authentick memorials, and other valuable papers ..
London : J. Stagg [etc.], 1740
Russell, George William Erskine, 1853-1919
A Londoner's log-book, 1901-1902, by the author of Collections and recollections
London, Smith, Elder, & co., 1902
Shinkman, Paul, 1897-
So little disillusion : an American correspondent in Paris and London, 1924-1931 / edited by Elizabeth Benn Shinkman
McLean, Va. : EPM Publications, c1983
Yates, Edmund Hodgson, 1831-1894
Fifty years of London life; memoirs of a man of the world, by Edmund Yates .
New York, Harper & brothers, 1885
Historical / Physical / Natural
Social / Cultural / Political


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Subject: [G-M] Mattingly/Hinton Family Descendants
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:12:35 EST
DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH MATTINGLY & HESSINA HINTON. (c) 1978 By Joseph F.
Mattingly & Eliza Mattingly Kelly. A new book. Soft cover, 168 pages, index,
photographs. List of illlustrations: Old Mattingly Homestead, home of John
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site on Hardin's Creek, Marion Co. KY. The Old and the New St. Charles, an
early Mattingly genealogist & his family: John R. Mattingly, b 1867 & his
Mary Ellen Whelan & family, and much more. "This book is the Ky. genealogy
of the descendants of Joseph Mattingly & Hessina Hinton, one of the many
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Family chart from Thomas Mattingly, England, died 1664 in MD. Some other
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Layoffs are imminent in Jordan School District, which is looking to reduce district-level staff next year by the equivalent of 122 full time employees.
The action is among several penny-pinching strategies up for consideration next week by the Jordan school board, which has to shave $25 million from the district's $300 million budget. Final decisions could come as soon as May 26.
"The board is doing all it can to insulate classroom teachers and students" from the cuts, said Jordan Superintendent Barry Newbold on his blog.
About $16 million of the shortfall stems from state budget cuts. The remainder is tied to the district split, effective July 1.
Teachers will be held harmless from job cuts. And much of the reduction in force can be handled through attrition and retirements, said district spokeswoman Melinda Colton. "But there will be layoffs."
Salt Lake City School District is also mapping its 2009-10 budget, looking to carve $8.5 million.
By tapping into reserves and deferring school upgrades, officials hope to save $3 million. Another $1 million will come from increased efficiencies and reorganizations.
Teachers are looking at a week's cut in pay because the Legislature wiped out paid professional training days. That accounts for about $3.5 million, which has the teacher's union complaining teachers are shouldering more of the burden than administrative employees.
When lawmakers axed paid training days, "they made clear districts would have flexibility to share cuts across all employee groups," said Utah Education Association spokesman Mike Kelly, noting some districts have accomplished that with furloughs.
Salt Lake District spokesman Jason Olsen said no furloughs are planned, but efforts are afoot to restore paid training time with other money.
"We may hold [furloughs] as a later option to consider if economy doesn't improve, said Olsen.


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More Australians pack bags for overseas holidays
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The number of Australians going overseas has shot up by 1.3 million or almost 40 per cent in the past two years, as savvy consumers have taken advantage of cheap air fares and a high dollar to holiday overseas.
The Bureau of Statistics yesterday reported a 17 per cent rise in overseas trips by Australians in 2004-05, while just 7 per cent more foreigners came here for tourism, business or education.
Overseas arrivals in trend terms peaked in February, and fell 2.5 per cent by June, adding to the blues for tourist operators whose domestic customers are going overseas.
There was a decline in the number of foreigners planning to spend three to 12 months here. Their numbers fell 15 per cent in 2004-05, with fewer people arriving for working holidays, and fewer foreign students arriving.
The figures spell trouble for Australia's education sector, in which foreign students are critical to university finances. Most of the rise in foreign visitors came from New Zealand, where the trans-Tasman airfare price war lifted arrivals by 17 per cent to 1.1 million, and China, whose tourists here increased 27 per cent to almost 275,000.
By contrast, Australians heading overseas fanned out in all directions. The fastest growth was in the numbers for the world's two rising giants, with 43 per cent more Australians visiting China (214,000) and 39 per cent more going to India (84,000).
Despite the Bali bombing, the embassy bombing and the tsunami, more and more Australians also headed for Indonesia, their numbers up 27 per cent to 344,000. New Zealand was by far the most common destination, attracting 843,000 of us, up 14 per cent.
The bureau also reports that migrant settler arrivals jumped another 10 per cent in 2004-05 to 123,420, the highest number since the late 1980s. Britain (18,220) remained the main source of migrants, just ahead of New Zealand (17,350), China (11,100), India (9410) and Sudan (5650).
A further 202,200 foreigners arrived for long-term stays as workers or students, while 154,250 Australians and 94,710 long-term visitors left to live overseas.
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Battle of Zama
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On 28.03.2013 14:45, Simon Riggs wrote: > On 28 March 2013 11:36, Robert Haas<robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Simon Riggs<simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote: >>> No, it *would* take effect. The parameter is set in a config file that >>> is not part of the backup, so if you start the server from the backup >>> then it doesn't know that the recovery_config_directory had been set >>> and so it would read the recovery.conf written by pg_basebackup. >> >> Are you saying pg_basebackup doesn't back up postgresql.conf? I thought it did. > > postgresql.conf will be backed up if it is present in the data > directory. If it is not present, it is not backed up. Right. > Therefore anybody using pg_basebackup and the config_file parameter > does *not* have an executable backup when used with the -R option, as > Heikki was suggesting was a requirement for this patch. That's not related to the -R option, the situation with config_file is the same with or without it. But yes, if you use config_file option to point outside the data directory, the config file won't be backed up. That feels intuitive to me, I wouldn't expect it to be. Same with include or include_dir directives in the config file, as well as hba_file and ident_file - I wouldn't expect any of the files that those point to to be included in the backup. The filesystem-level backup procedure documented in the user manual, not using pg_basebackup, behaves the same. > pg_basebackup's behaviour with respect to .conf files is undocumented > so its a "feature" that it skips .conf files in the config_file case. Ok. It's always beem self-evident to me, but I agree it should be documented. How about the attached? - Heikki
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