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From Muhammad ibn Muslim: Imam Jaffar Sadik said: there will be signs before the appearance of the Qaim: Scourges will be visited upon believing servants by Almighty Allah. What are these signs? I asked. He replied: This is the word of Allah, May He be honored and glorified.
"We will test you with a certain amount of fear and hunger and loss of wealth and life and fruits. But give good news to the steadfast." (Surat al-Baqara, 155)HE SAYS: WE WILL CERTAINLY TEST BELIEVERS. ... AND WITH HUNGER, IN OTHER WORDS WITH HIGH PRICES. LOSS OF WEALTH, BUSINESS STAGNATING AND A DECLINE IN PROSPERITY. LOSS OF LIFE, IN OTHER WORDS, QUICK AND SUDDEN DEATHS. LOSS OF FRUITS, IN OTHER WORDS, A DECLINE IN AGRICULTURE AND FRUITS LOSING THEIR FERTILITY. BUT TELL THE STEADFAST OF THE COMING OF THE QAIM. THEN HE TOLD ME: O MUHAMMAD! THIS IS THE TRUE INTERPRETATION.Allah, may He be honored and glorified, says: "Only Allah and those with deep knowledge know its meaning." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani)

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Anti-bloodsports campaigners are targeting Bradford Council in an attempt to halt grouse shooting on the publicly-owned Ilkley Moor.
A coalition of anti-bloodsports campaigners, called Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor (BBIM) says it already has 500 signatures on a petition calling on the Council to end the shoots – and says it may take "lawful direct action" to obstruct shoots.
The group and its supporters has also posted comments on Bradford Council's social media sites.
The Council granted a lease to Bingley Moor Partnership in 2008 to hold shoots, in a deal which sees the Partnership provide a gamekeeper and work with the Council on the management of the moor.
The move came following the fire of 2006 which badly damaged large areas of the moor.
The Council has since secured a Higher Level Stewardship agreement with Natural England, which has brought additional funding in to help manage the moor.
A review of the shooting rights lease took place last summer, and councillors at the time asked for a progress monitoring report to be presented a year later.
BBIM has started a petition calling on Bradford Council to ban grouse shooting and related predator control on Ilkley Moor.
Spokesman for BBIM, Luke Steele, said: "The shooting of grouse for entertainment on Ilkley Moor is barbaric. These marvellous birds are shot out of the sky for pleasure."
The group is also critical of the use of traps to control predators on the moor.
Mr Steele added: "Ilkley Moor should be somewhere for walkers to enjoy and for people to learn about the unique biodiversity. Sadly, at the moment it is neither."
Bradford Council said it let the grouse shooting rights in 2008 on a ten-year agreement, and a review was undertaken by its Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee last July.
A Council spokesman said: "This concluded that the agreement would continue to its end date in 2018, subject to a number of conditions which were included in the review report. This remains the Council's position.
"The Committee also asked in July 2013 for a progress monitoring report about the conditions of Ilkley Moor Sporting Rights Deed to be presented to members in 12 months time."
The dates of this year's Council meetings and agendas will not be finalised until later next month.


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I covered one graduation on Sunday, the ceremony for the 2014
senior class from my high school alma mater. Let me tell you,
graduations have changed since the 1980s.
But not much. To the best of my recollection, graduations have undergone two major upgrades since I wore the robe:
• Microsoft Powerpoint pretty much guarantees the program will include a professional slideshow set to music;
• The building, in this case a gymnasium, is air-conditioned.
gym is also a lot bigger, as are most across Ohio, since a cathedral
gym ceiling seemed to be a requirement for new school building fund
approval several years back. Hair, on the other hand (or head), is much
But I digress. Both of these bullet points are signs of
technological advancement. If we had a slideshow of any kind, I
certainly don't remember it. There may have been an overhead
transparency beaming an REO Speedwagon song lyric, maybe "Roll with the
changes", on the gym ceiling, but I don't think my graduating class was
that tech savvy.
Otherwise, much remains the same. The caps and
gowns bear the respective school colors. The graduation candidates file
into the gym and seat themselves. Each strikes a calculated pose
according to their interest in the proceedings. The class president
welcomes everyone. The valedictorian offers an inspiring speech, the
first one in a very long time that won't receive a letter grade. But
since it's presented by the boy or girl voted "most likely to", they
probably didn't need the grade anyway.
The all-school choir sings a
song, one that brings tears to every eye in the house. This is followed
by a song sung by the entire graduating class, regardless of musical
abilities. Every senior class has a theme song lifted from the current
top 40. Google tells me that this year's big hit is American Authors'
"Best Day of My Life". That would explain why it's been on a radio loop
since April 1.
The lights dim and hankies or sleeves come out
again for the slideshow. And since everyone is already crying, the
seniors present their parents with a red rose. I don't think we did
that, either, but it certainly gives the annoying newspaper photographer
great photo ops.
I can't remember what my class's theme song was,
nor which industrious student gave the inspirational speech, but I can
remember it felt great to sling that tassel to the graduate side. Four
Putnam County graduations down, five more to go. Roll with the changes,
seniors, and your parents, too.
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Liberty Edges High Point in BSC Quarterfinals
Fresh off a first round win over Coastal Carolina in the 2013 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship, the No. 5 North seed Liberty men's basketball team squared off with No. 1 North seed High Point, Thursday night, inside the HTC Center.
Looking for its first win against the Panthers this year after being swept in the regular season, the Flames led by 17 at halftime before the Panthers answered in the second half. With Liberty up by one with 4.5 seconds remaining, High Point, who trailed the entire game, had the final possession. However, the Panthers could not get the potential game-winning shot off before the buzzer sounded, leading to a 61-60 Flames victory.
Liberty's (13-20) win marks its 12th trip to the tournament's semifinals and its first since 2009. The Flames are now 12-9 all-time in the quarterfinals and 2-1 against the Panthers (17-13) in postseason play.
Tavares Speaks led the Flames with 17 points, followed by Davon Marshall (16) and John Caleb Sanders (12).
Allan Chaney paced the Panthers with 17 points, while Dejuan McGaughy chipped in 13 markers.
Liberty shot 44.4 percent (20-of-45) from the field, while holding High Point to 33.3 percent (19-of-57). Head coach Dale Layer's squad also won the rebounding battle, 37-30.
The Flames jumped out to a 9-0 run in the contest, forcing High Point to miss its first seven shots from the field. Sanders began the burst with a layup, followed by a pair of Speaks jumpers. Marshall capped the early run with a three-pointer for his 90th long-range basket of the season.
Chaney put the Panthers on the board at 15:06, connecting on an authoritative one-handed jam to break up the scoring drought. Weary followed with a traditional three-point play 27 ticks later, to pull High Point within four. Speaks prevented High Point from chipping further away at the Liberty advantage, connecting on two free throws at 14:06, making it 11-5 in favor of the Flames.
With just over nine minutes left in the period, Liberty began to distance itself from the Panthers again, thanks to another Marshall three-pointer. Joel Vander Pol tacked on a layup at 8:28 to help the Flames regain a nine-point (20-11) advantage.
Holding an eight-point lead around the four-minute mark, the Flames closed the half the same way it began, posting a 9-0 run during the span. After baskets by Sanders and Speaks, Marshall nailed his third three-pointer of the half. Tomasz Gielo closed out the period with a jumper with six seconds on the clock, giving Liberty a 39-22 lead at halftime.
The Flames held High Point to a season-low 22.2 percent (6-of-27) from the field, while shooting 56.0 percent (14-of-25) in the opening stanza. Liberty outscored the Panthers, 14-6, in the paint, while outrebounding the No. 1 North seed, 19-14. Speaks paced the Flames in the first 20 minutes with 14 tallies.
Marshall lit up the scoreboard first for the Flames in the second half with a jumper, pushing the Liberty lead to a game-high 19 points (41-22). Following a three-pointer by High Point's McGaughy and two free throws by Andrew Smith, the Panthers answered with an 8-0 burst cemented by a Corey Law fast break dunk.
Smith halted the run with a jump shot at 13:27, putting the Flames up by 12. High Point closed the gap to eight, courtesy of two Chaney free throws and a fast break dunk by Jarius Simms. Following two points at the charity stripe for Sanders, McGaughy made it a seven-point game, 47-40, with a three-pointer at 10:43.
A Sanders jumper boosted Liberty's lead back to nine with 9:40 left on the clock, but the Panthers continued to chip away at their deficit. Adam Weary made it a two-point game, 52-50, with just over four minutes on the clock, capitalizing on a traditional three-point play.
The Flames countered with seven unanswered points in the ensuing 1:08, connecting on a quartet of free throws followed by Marshall's fourth three-pointer of the game.
Down by nine with 2:56 on the clock, the Panthers clawed back, outscoring Liberty, 10-2, over the next 2:16. Liberty's lone basket during the stretch was a Gielo layup at the 1:51 mark. A Lorenzo Cugini layup with 40 ticks left put High Point within one, but the Flames' defense was able to hold off the Panthers' attack in the final seconds en route to the 61-60 decision.
Liberty returns to action on Saturday, squaring off with No. 2 South seed Gardner-Webb in the semifinals of the Big South Championship. Game time is slated for 2 p.m., with the contest airing live on ESPN3.


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The time has come to deck the halls and trim the tree in your home. But if you're tired of the same old holiday décor, getting a new look could not only be expensive but time consuming. Angie's List says you can transform your home into a winter wonderland and offers creative and budget-friendly tips.
A small budget shouldn't prevent you from creating a new holiday look using your old decorations. Hiring expert help can be less expensive than you might think, and it could make a world of decorating difference. One trick? Find a designer who offers consulting services so you can get great, professional ideas but save money by doing the actual work yourself.
Also, talking with landscapers, handymen and roofers to help hang your lights could save you some time and keep you from having to climb those dangerous ladders in the winter months.
Angie's List Tips: 9 Affordable do's for decorating your home's interior:
- Go to the pros: Many interior designers/decorators offer consultation in addition to the actual decorating. Save money by hiring the advice but do the actual work yourself. Don't wait, though, it's the busy season for decorators. Call now and be clear about your budget and expectations, so you don't waste time with a decorator who's not interested in consultation only.
- Take stock: Before you meet with anyone, take stock of the decorations you already have and show them to the decorator. He or she may suggest new ways to use your existing décor or affordable ways to supplement. Have your friends and family do the same thing. You may find you can swap décor and give everyone a fresh, new and affordable look this season without spending a dime.
- Using sentimental objects: If there is a loved one in your family you've lost, but still want to honor, use something they may have left you as part of a center piece for the holidays.
- Use nature: Go outside and use evergreen branches, pine cones or berries they can make beautiful arrangements and not cost you a penny.
- Pick a focal point: Choose one part of your house to highlight, whether it be the dining room table, entry way, mantel or tree. You don't have to have every inch decorated to make your home look good.
- Get the service scoop: Designers won't likely hang outside lights, but they may suggest companies that do that.
- Hire well: Do your research on what services the designer offers, look at his or her portfolio and check qualifications
- Ask about costs: You could have a designer come to your house for an hour to show your ideas or you could hire the designer to do all of the decorating. Make sure they know your budget beforehand.
- Selecting a tree: If you are a fake tree person maybe spruce it up with new colors. If you go to a tree farm, know your budget and talk to the experts there about what would go best with your décor and home.
There are companies who offer hanging lights outside as a seasonal service – such as landscapers, roofers, and handymen – and other companies who specialize in holiday decorating. Exterior decorations left out too long after the holiday season will not only annoy your neighbors, but can pose a fire hazard. Holiday lights are seasonal and should only be up for a limited time.
Angie's List tips: 9 do's of decorating your home's exterior:
- Consider hiring help. Every year the holiday decorations get more extravagant, and houses these days have more difficult roof lines, so it's challenging to hang the lights and decorations yourself. Also, they can help you with a design that best fits your house.
- Check rules and regulations: If you belong to a homeowner's association, ask what decorations are allowed to be added to your home's exterior before you hire.
- Call early in the season to get scheduled: Meet in person and share ideas so no one is surprised or disappointed by the final design. Ask to see photos of other homes they've decorated to make sure their designs are in line with the style you want. How creative do you want to get? Do you want a theme with your decorations or do you want to remain traditional?
- Is the company qualified? The holiday decorating company will likely access your roof to hang lights- check that the decorator is insured to protect against any falls or accidents – otherwise it falls back on the homeowner.
- Ask about costs: How do they determine the price – by square foot or by the hour? Don't forget to ask about the cost of materials- are you required to purchase the company's lights/decorations – or will they hang your pre-existing decorations?
- Installation process: Ask if you'll be required to be home during installation. Generally, the company will need access to your home's power sources. Check if your display will be on an automatic timer, or if you'll have to manually plug in the display.
- What is your timeline? Figure out when you'd like the house decorated by and for how long? Some people want to flip the switch right after Thanksgiving and keep the lights up through January; others are just looking for a couple weeks.
- What's their maintenance policy? If a bulb or timer goes out, do they have staff available to return to your home and fix/repair the decorations?
- After the fact: Will the company come back and take down the lights? Also, some companies will store your lights for you, so ask about the service.
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George Strait, 'Love Is Everything' – Album Review
George Strait steps back in time for his newest release, 'Love Is Everything.' In the past, the singer always found a way to add a touch of contemporary to his traditional sound. There's nothing to separate this from albums he made throughout the '80s and '90s, but that's not necessarily a criticism.


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Tiger Woods made love children and sex tapes. Of course.
Based on his new hobby of banging 800 cocktail waitresses and porn stars without a condom, it was inevitable Tiger Woods would be caught on tape not only doing one but fertilizing her eggs with his magic golf sperm. The National Enquirer reports:
"That would be the final straw for his wife – AND Tiger knows it," said an insider. "But there is definitely more than one woman out there who could come forward to say she had his babies."
To make matters even worse, the 33-year-old sports star is reportedly worried that a lurid sex tape could appear and wreck his desperate attempts to cling onto the wreckage of his marriage to beauty and ex-model Elin Nordegren who has just bought a $2 million mansion in her native Sweden as a fail-safe escape house in case the marriage disintegrates.
Tiger's plan so far has been to buy these women's silence, but since he's a poon-thirsty idiot, he probably never even planned for this scenario:
ELIN: Honey, come look at this cute kid golfing on Leno. He just sank a 20 yard pu– Wait a minute….
TIGER: *locks panic room door*


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The Pawnee Assisted Living Hotel employed and served as a home for many who were at the mercy of society. With the changes at the Hotel Pawnee, people are out of luck.
The stories of the employees are very interesting since there have been those who worked here that have been very good at caretaking for the elderly and challenged.
One employee took the time to take pictures of residents and occasionally would buy sodas at the vending machine in the lobby for residents. Oftentimes, personal time and volunteer time went into keeping the hotel open. There were many contributions from the greater community.
The food was most interesting at the hotel since it was old fashioned; including goulash, liver and onions, roast beef, sweet potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and oftentimes homemade cake with frosting.
Another employee who spent the last 10 years doing laundry and housekeeping will be missed as she often sat on the second floor in the mornings and kept records. Another man had thought about creating a website for the director. Another man who lived in the homeless shelter now works here and as of now does not know where else he will go, because of pending legal difficulties.
The hotel has had difficulty in the last few years with the state and was not able to take any new residents and has been hurting financially with short paychecks. Yet, it was still able to house around 35 residents downtown in North Platte.
Personally, I lived here before moving to Omaha and returned before spending some time in Lincoln Regional Center. I have had to go into the courts with guardianship matters and to ask for some health assistance.
The Hotel Pawnee provided a place for the exchange of political ideas for many, both inside the hotel and those associated with it.
There are many inspirational people who have resided in the Pawnee Hotel. Sometimes a little off the wall, it is interesting to see how people recover and survive during hard times.
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COLUMBUS GROVE — Wonderful and great
were the words used by Vietnam veterans Sunday evening during a meal
given in their honor.
Held at the Columbus Grove VFW the meal
was hosted by veterans from Dessert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
This was the second year the "welcome home celebration" was
hosted for the Vietnam veterans.
"It means a lot to all of us," said
Paul Vaughn a Vietnam veterans who was in the 1st Infantry
Army. "Back then even some veterans from prior wars looked down on
us. That hurt."
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Roberts remains in Senate mix
ISU professor says Republicans getting restless with Democrat Braley on prowl; GOP insider urges candidates to 'fish or cut bait' soon
By DOUGLAS BURNS
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Rod Roberts, director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, is a former state legislator from Carroll. He is one of several potential Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by veteran Democrat Tom Harkin.
April 26, 2013
Former State Rep. Rod Roberts, R-Carroll, is one of many Iowa Republicans in a political career holding pattern as U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, continues to roll over a decision about a Senate bid.
"I think that needle's just a little over 50-50 right now, just a little over," King said in an interview with The Daily Times Herald and Jefferson Bee & Herald earlier this month.
On Thursday, in an interview with James Lynch of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, King said he was "within weeks" of making a decision about whether to enter the race, a prospect the Kiron Republican has termed an "uphill battle," or remain in the 4th Congressional District, a GOP stronghold from which King has built a national platform over the past decade.
Republican Congressman Tom Latham, R-Clive, already has announced he will not seek the Senate seat. And earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds took her name out of consideration as well.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says he is days from a decision about a Senate race, and State Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak expressed interest in the seat through her Facebook account. Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz and former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker are two more potential candidates.
Statewide and national media accounts routinely include Roberts in the mix of potential Republican candidates. Roberts, the director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, has said he would not rule out a run for the U.S. Senate. Top Iowa Republicans reportedly have had discussions with Roberts about his political future, including the possibility of a Senate bid.
But as with other potential candidates, any decision from Roberts is tied to King's move. If King doesn't enter the race, Roberts could join what promises to be a large primary field. Should King run, Roberts would be even better positioned as he could seek the 4th District congressional seat now held by King. In fact, Roberts, who ran for governor in 2010, likely would be the frontrunner in a King-free 4th District race as Roberts would have more profile than other candidates who would emerge from state legislative ranks.
Iowa State University political science professor Steffen Schmidt said the GOP could be diminishing its prospects for capturing the Senate seat with the drawn-out King intrigue.
"The best I can do is use the phrase that the natives are getting restless," Schmidt said in an interview Thursday. "The Democrats have a candidate. They're not going to have a divisive primary, are accumulating funds and are on track with this thing."
Waterloo Congressman Bruce Braley is the lone Democrat in the Senate race. His campaign has raised more than $1 million. Braley also counts on the support of retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and his considerable political operation and connections, as well as the endorsements of Iowa's Democratic state legislators.
"King is going to have to decide pretty quickly here, certainly by June, whether he wants to do this or not, because by showing ankle but not getting in, he's basically like a beaver dam," Schmidt said. "He's blocking the flow here. And no wonder that others who think that they might have a shot at this are starting to talk about it."
Schmidt said he believes the odds of King entering the race are more than 50 percent - but the chances decrease with each passing day.
"The longer he takes, the more I think he's sort of questioning whether it's worth giving up a tremendous bully pulpit that he has, big visibility and a safe position, possibilities of moving up in the leadership because the Democrats aren't going to retake the House," Schmidt said.
Schmidt said the Senate is without question more prestigious, but that under Democratic control it is not currently as friendly to Republicans and the tea party.
"I think he's asking himself: 'Do I really want to be in there getting my butt kicked by (Democratic New York) Senator (Charles) Schumer,'" Schmidt said.
Former Iowa Republican Party co-chairman David Oman, who served as a top aide to Govs. Terry Branstad and Robert Ray, said the absence of a Republican candidate is allowing Braley to launch a statewide branding with no countervailing message from the Republicans.
"Everyone must understand by now it's time to fish or cut bait," Oman said. "Someone needs to announce or be very clear about an intention to announce."
In an interview Thursday, Oman said primaries are the "hardest part of politics," but that one needs to start for the U.S. Senate race. Iowa tends to keep U.S. senators in office for long tenures, and Republicans can't miss opportunities to groom a winning candidate, Oman said.
He said it makes sense for King to announce his decision by May 10, the date Iowa Republicans will hold a Lincoln Day fund-raising event in Cedar Rapids headlined by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican. The event would be a major opportunity for King should he run, or afford a big stage to other candidates if he doesn't, Oman said.
"Candidates look for these kind of opportunities," Oman said.
King said he's been putting "all the pieces on the table" and that his team has commissioned statewide "kitchen sink" polling.
"I know that the decision cannot include in the analysis anything that has to do with settling a score or teaching anyone a lesson or my ego," King told the Daily Times Herald in Jefferson in the interview earlier this month. "Those three things have to go in the trash heap and the analytical data looked at objectively. And I don't know if any human being can make a decision completely devoid of all of that. But I'm in the process of trying to do that."
Oman said he takes King at his word that there's much to review before making the call about his future.
"There's risk in each decision, probably less risk if he was to stay where he is," Oman said.
The other Republican candidates in the discussion likely would not seek the Senate seat should King run, say party operatives and most of the candidates themselves. But if King doesn't run, and there's a spirited primary, that could work to the GOP's advantage, Schmidt said.
"I don't see a competitive, but not bloody, primary as a negative," Schmidt said. "It can help get the base excited and more involved than a coronation such as Bruce Braley walking away with it."
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Calor League South & West
Bridgwater Town 0, Merthyr Town 2
GOALS either side of half-time condemned Bridgwater Town to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of high-flying Merthyr Town.
Ryan Laville slotted home from close range on 39 minutes before Ryan Prosser's neat finish three minutes after the break sealed all three points for the Welsh side.
The visitors should have taken the lead early on when Jamie Rewbury's volley struck the post – and minutes later, Kayne McLaggon headed wide from Ryan Newman's cross.
Mitchell Page came closest to scoring for the Robins, but his header from Alexander's long clearance was well saved by 'keeper Lee Idzi.
Page was beginning to cause problems for the Merthyr defence and he spurned a golden opportunity on the half hour when he fired wide from inside the area. Merthyr took the lead six minutes before the interval when Laville reacted quickest to slot home, after Alexander had parries Newman's free-kick.
Bridgwater came out fighting in the second half and could have drawn themselves level, but Rendall's volley was straight at Idzi.
From here, the visitors killed the game off with when Prosser latched on to a loose ball to fire under Alexander and double the lead.
As the came crawled to a close, Town almost pulled one back through Jake Mawford – but Idzi was once again on hand to deny the home side.
Bridgwater Town: Alexander , Allward (Robertson 65), Faux, Thomas, McGrath, Bater (Loxton 65), Mawford, Tooze , Knighton, Page (Pilling 76), Rendall.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham confirmed Tuesday that his daughter Gwen is thinking about running for Congress against Republican Rep. Steve Southerland, but said she had not yet made up her mind whether to get in the race for the district centered on Tallahassee.
"I believe in good people in politics, and I know that she'd be an outstanding member of Congress," Graham told reporters after Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State address. "And she's getting prepared to make a decision on that."
The elder Graham said Gwen Graham is still considering how she would organize her campaign if she decided to make a bid.
"My advice would be to be very thoughtful," Bob Graham said. "It's a very demanding undertaking to be a candidate, and even more so to be an officeholder."
Democrats tried unsuccessfully to unseat Southerland, first elected in 2010, in the 2nd Congressional District last year, but he beat former state Sen. Al Lawson by 5.5 points.
Copyright 2013 by The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 Case Review: Trimming the Fatby Dustin Sklavos on 2/14/2013 12:01 AM EST
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zinton - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkDoes anyone know a retailer in the United States that ships to Hawaii, and sells the Deep silence 1 or 2? Reply
headbox - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAmazing how far we have NOT come in case design in the 20+ years I've been building computers. Reply
jabber - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI know, it's like time has stood still.
Just moved on from beige and that's about it. Reply
lurker22 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkMaybe because there really isn't much to holding a few parts together in a box? Reply
arthur449 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWell, when I started building computers, the CPU was located at the front bottom of the case. Then came ATX, and then BTX compatible cases... then everyone said "meh" and kept ATX.
It's just not worth it to make a new standard for cases and motherboards when custom builders are such a small portion of the overall market. All the big companies pay for custom boards if they need them, but most consumer-oriented brands have thrown in the towel and use mATX for lower cost and higher customer satisfaction due to future upgrade compatibility with different boards and add-on cards. Reply
GotThumbs - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAgreed.
My first build was an AT case and I haven't built an ATX system for myself or anyone else is quite a few years. Most of my systems have been mATX based using Apevia QPACK cases with an upgraded PS. My systems/users are not for heavy gamers, so multiple graphic cards are not needed.
I am moving my personal systems to mini-ITX format now. I find it unnecessary these days to have a big case, since I have a separate home-server for all my content storage. Using a SSD and an AMD APU based system more than does the job for my needs.
Best wishes, Reply
Zak - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkThe ATX standard is adequate. But why is so hard to make a good looking AND functional case? There are some good looking cases that are barely functional, some functional cases that are butt-ugly and everything else is either boring or gaudy. Reply
LordOfTheBoired - Saturday, February 16, 2013 - linkBecause everyone's idea of good-looking is different.
Some people like plain square boxes, some like case doors, some like plexiglass windows, some like blinky lights, some like black mesh, some like pointy bits...
Ask ten people to name the best-looking cases on the market, expect ten different answers.
Personally, I like the original Phantom. I don't understand how the best-looking case I've ever seen can be considered gaudy, but obviously tastes differ.
I used to run in an old Antec Solo that I also loved(though not quite so much). And I've never understood how it could be considered ugly, but some people did. Reply
michaelheath - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI'm sure it doesn't help case designers that the ATX specification has been around since 1995 and hasn't changed all that much since. You can only do so much when your case design revolves around a 12" x 9.6" flat board (or a 9.6" x 9.6" or a 6.7" x 6.7" board, for that matter). Motherboard designers and component manufacturers would have to agree on a new specification for us to see a radical change in 'standard' case designs. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkReally, you can't see a big difference between the DS2 and this thing: http://interloper.com/graphics/cases/mid_tower/mpe... ?
You know, the AT-case with the non-replacable power supply, because it needed to be hardwired to the front-panel power button? And all those sharp-edged, hard to access drive cages? And the total lack of any kind of ventilation outside of the power supply, because nobody owned a 225W-GPU anyways, let alone several? Reply
Sabresiberian - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSeriously?
You can buy a case today that will allow you to pop in a couple of high-end video cards without the need for even buying additional fans. A decade ago, you could hardly run one card without pulling off the side cover and setting up an external fan to blow into the case.
But case design is largely based on mainboard format, and the rest of the components that go into the build. Those haven't changed much in 20 years, so the appearance and function of cases is going to remain similar. How I'll agree with you is to say the ATX format isn't serving us well today (particularly those of us interested in building high-end rigs). No mainboard form factor advance is something of a limit to advances in case design. Reply
Tech-Curious - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkHaving recently assembled a build in a circa-2001 case that was collecting dust in my basement, I'm a bit torn. Tthere've been innumerable QoL advancements in case design; 120mm fans, more flexible fan mounting options, more general recognition of cable management, fewer hard edges, and so on and so forth.
My old case works surprisingly well, but it was also an unusually expensive product at the time, and I searched high and low for it (and I don't even remember which company manufactured it). Even so, it's noisier than it needs to be simply because it uses 80mm fans. Cable management is nonexistent; I had to bundle up and toss every loose cable into the drive cages. I had to jury-rig my own fan filters.
As others have pointed out, there's only so much true innovation anyone can impose on the ATX standard. If I have one complaint about current-day cases, it's that they all seem to come with a bottom-mounted PSU, which is fine if you plan to place the box on a hard floor or on your desk, but even a well-filtered down-facing PSU makes me extremely nervous when I'm placing the computer on a carpeted floor. Call me paranoid, but I'd like more options there. Reply
crimson117 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkDustin,
I'm digging your reviews lately, but I really with you'd use an ATX sized motherboard instead of a mATX.
With an ATX motherboard in certain cases, it may be cramped / difficult to access:
- the SATA ports, when pushed up against the hard drive cage(s) (especially those mobos with SATA ports pointing sideways off the board)
- the front case header connectors on the motherboard, when pushed against the lower portion of a case
- the rear side of the 5.25" bays
Even if you continue testing with mATX for consistency, would you please consider temporarily placing an ATX motherboard in each case, taking a picture, and commenting on whether any issues arise compared to an mATX board? Reply
crimson117 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - link*I really wish, not with. I don't have a lisp IRL. Reply
anynigma - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI completely agree. With any case that fits an ATX motherboard, I want to know if I will have any issues with Sata cables and long graphics cards specifically, and everything crimson mentioned above as well.
Dustin can you please follow up with an ATX space analysis, or as a bare minimum, a picture. as crimson describes above? Reply
crimson117 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkEspecially in these enthusiast cases like the Phantom 630 - who would use an mATX board in that thing? Reply
niva - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAnd here I was thinking if it won't fit an EATX I'm not interested. Very valid point, test the biggest possible board the case was designed to fit. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAgreed, mini boards are for "normal" people. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkPart of the problem is that there's no major incentive to use an ATX board in general anymore. I have one in my desktop, but even if I used SLI I'd still only need four slots total. :|
The clearance thing is admittedly worth considering. I'm not sure how well I can address this without trying to acquire an ATX board to test with, and then you have to keep in mind that some ATX boards are not as wide as others; meanwhile, our Micro-ATX board is actually *wider* than most mATX boards are. So when you're looking at the depth of the board and its proximity to the drive cages (including the side-oriented SATA connectors), that actually *is* what a conventional ATX board's clearance will be. Our mATX board is as deep as a standard ATX board.
I'm pretty sure you guys are going to chop my head off and crap down my neck when you see what I'm planning for my super high stress testbed, but a lot of this is a matter of using what will fit the widest number of builds and allow me to get the most testing done. Reply
crimson117 - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkI'm rockin' a Sonata III with the popular GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (12" x 9.6") and it's nearly impossible to access the SATA ports due to the hard drive cages - especially while my modest 6850 GPU is installed.
Sonata III is an old, tiny case, but that's where I"m coming from, anyhow.
>when you see what I'm planning for my super high stress testbed
Mini-ITX stapled into an engineering-sample 900D? ;-) Reply
Blibbax - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkThe lack of intake filters is an absolute dealbreaker for me. You get front filters on cases that cost £30. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAgreed, really sad to see something that costs, for all intents and purposes, nothing be excluded. Hell, take away the bottom one. That's where the PSU goes, why would anyone even put fans there? So close, SO SO close. Happily I'm not building a new desktop until late summer to fall this year. Hopefully my ideal case has been released by someone by then.
Haha, probably not though. Reply
kenyee - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSeems to be roughly in the same size/cost/performance class IMHO.... Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkNo comparison with the R4 in this review because the R4 consistently performs worse than the DS1. The DS1 is a superior enclosure to the R4, and the DS2 performs roughly on par with the DS1. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkYou REALLY need to do something about your noise floor. 30db is crazy loud. Makes you sound testing only partially usable. Go to a basement with no other equipment. Go to a bedroom. Do SOMETHING to get that noise floor down to more realistic levels. Reply
Zoatebix - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI'm pretty sure that's a product of the sensitivity of his equipment, not a noisy testing environment. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkCorrect. 30dB is the noise floor of the majority of sound meters. If you want a sound meter that goes below that, you're looking at spending at least a grand if not two. Reply
Hrel - Monday, February 18, 2013 - linkI see, perhaps the Anand Writers could pool their resourced to make it happen? Hm, yes yes! Probably wishful thinking but I'm gonna keep wishing. Reply
Dug - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - link30db is not crazy loud. It is a whisper.
Mine measure 30db at seating position and I can't hear it with normal house ambient noise.
Even in the dead of night its barely noticeable. Typing and clicking the mouse is far louder than my computer. If you aren't typing or using your mouse, then what good is the computer? Reply
Dug - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkNot to mention it rains here a lot. Rain on house is 50db so the computer doesn't even come into the equation. Reply
saf227 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - link.... and still no US availability? Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkThey're working on it. That's actually part of why I elected to review Nanoxia's stuff. You guys were interested, the products are actually really good, and the review helps them make a case (no pun intended) with American distributors. Reply
Zak - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkBoring. Looks like a small refrigerator... Reply
nassaux - Thursday, February 21, 2013 - linkOne good reason to choose DS2 could be if you cannot squeeze a 230mm case in your computer hold. I know it might sound silly to some of you, but that is a real problem for me now and that "wide" case I've got. I was lookig for a nice quiet and thin case for about 6 months now. I think I've found it. Reply
JNo - Monday, February 25, 2013 - link"The DS2 is likely going to be the standard bearer for quiet cases under $100. That assumes Nanoxia hits the price point in the States that they're targeting, much as some of the DS1's success rides on that same factor. Yet the DS2 sells for 89 Euros (and the DS1 for 119) .... At the same time, though, the Deep Silence 2 doesn't really feel different enough from the Deep Silence 1 to really merit a purchase. Yes, you'll be able to save $20"
Firstly, that'll be closer to a $30+ cheaper using your implied exchange rate. It may not sound much but when you're trimming $30 here and the case, $50 on a cheaper soundcard, $50 on an i5 instead of an i7, $20 off a cheaper PSU etc etc it all adds up. $30 isn't nothing.
"It's like the used games at Gamestop that go for a whole $5 less than new. What's the point?"
Er... because all the 1s and 0s are the same anyway? All those $5s add up and can soon be spent on another game. Or, you know, food and bills and stuff.
You've got to remember just because you're a tech enthusiast who won't skimp, there are plenty who are still enthusiasts but trying to cut costs where they can... Reply
DLeRium - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkThe 820? 620? You spend time reviewing those, giving gold and bronze awards, and then you don't include them in the benchmarks? You also mention NZXT in this review too. It's like talking about the Nexus 4 right after the iPhone 5 release and not comparing two flagship phones... Reply
DLeRium - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkSorry. Better analogy might be HTC One and SGS4. I'd imagine two flagship Android phones would get heavy comparisons, but if you were to do a review without accounting for the other, that would be an epic fail. Reply
pudl - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - linkI recently got this case and am not happy with it. It has thin cover plates which tend to vibrate defeating its Deep Silence acronym. There are also some tiny rust spots bulging through the white paint while a cage on the inside has a more significant amount of rust. :S
I think it's a cheap copy of Fractal Design's cases. Reply
tahelia - Monday, April 08, 2013 - linkI haven't read all of the comments, so I don't know wether it's mentioned, but where the review states, that the front intake has no filter, that's not true. There still is one to the front, though that's not as easy accessible as at the DS1, and there is one at the bottom, of course. Reply


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After the worst two-day period of selling so far this year, the market quickly reverted to "not a worry in the world" action. It started a little slow this morning as the bears made one attempt at the open to fade the strength, but when that didn't work very well it slowly climbed higher and finished the day at the highs. Volume was light but breadth was solid at over 2-to-1 positive.
In the old days, I'd be very skeptical that a bounce like this could continue. I would expect pressure to kick in as folks who were burned \Wednesday and Thursday look for exits. But in the new world, low-volume bounces have a tendency to keep on running. It may not seem very logical but that may be exactly why it tends to occur.
Although the market bounced and closed well today, I'm sticking with my market bias that a topping process is now occurring. I expect to see strong action as things play out, but I will be surprised if we see another strong breakout.
Next week the sequestration issue will heat up and will likely be a catalyst for some market movement. With earnings season now over and positive seasonality coming to an end, the bulls don't have a lot of positives to work with, but lack of good news hasn't been a big problem.
It was a good day today but it wasn't good enough to offset the damage that was done. Increased caution is in order, but that doesn't mean we won't find some good trades.
Have a great weekend. I'll see you Monday.


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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 5.15.13
Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed which draws pretty heavily on the two big film premieres from last night. First, there was The Great Gatsby at Cannes, from which two Leonardo DiCaprio pics were chosen, because I don't know how to not include this or this. Then it was apparently a fantastic ass-themed premiere for Star Trek Into Darkness, which LeVar Burton was totally down with. Aside from all that, there's Reese & Jim's power lunch, Amber Rose just about back to her pre-baby disgustingly obese ass weight, and Governor Chris Christie explaining to Prince Harry how "Soon as construction's complete, we're gonna cover this whole area in hot fudge."
Dolph Lundgren with a ponytail is the cherry on top,
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Hundreds of people came together Wednesday night to say goodbye to 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
For more than three hours, friends and family poured into a funeral home on San Jose Boulevard. Even those who didn't know the Davis family came to pay their respects to the Wolfson High School senior.
Davis was killed Friday night when 45-year-old Michael Dunn shot into the SUV Davis was inside, authorities said. Police said Dunn fired his gun eight or nine times in a dispute over loud music.
Tiara Hall was one of the teen's friends at the funeral home.
"He was so cool, so nice, so wonderful. I'm just speechless," said Hall. "He was a big part of our class. He was funny and popular, he really was."
Channel 4 Crime Analyst Ken Jefferson said he went to show support for the family.
"When I first heard about this crime, I was shocked. How could something like this happen over loud music?" said Jefferson.
Jefferson spoke to the Jordan's father inside the funeral home, who said he is heartbroken . He refuses to talk about Dunn, the man accused of killing his son. Instead, he told Jefferson he wants to focus on something more positive.
"His mission is to first find justice for his son, then get guns off the street," said Jefferson.
Jordan's funeral will be held Saturday in Marietta, Ga. Then, his friends said, they'll have to find a way to move on from this without Jordan.
There were three other people in an SUV Friday night in which 17-year-old Jordan Davis was shot and killed. Channel 4 has learned one of those witnesses has expressed his outrage over the shooting on Facebook.
Tommie Stornes, 19, was a friend and classmate of Davis. Stornes' comments on Facebook are the first public statements from a witness inside the SUV.
At 10:31 a.m., he wrote on his Facebook wall: "If anybody seen the news last night about my truck getting shot up, I'm just letting everybody know I'm alrightt, but my homboi didn't make it…R.I.P. Jordan."
Later that afternoon, he wrote, "Can't think straight right now I just wish we woulda stopped somewhere else or just not have stoped at all…R.I.P. Jordan."
In response to someone else's comment, he said, "That man wanted to kill us Kusz the music was loud."
His last comment was Saturday night: "Everybody just please stop asking me what happened. Kusz im still trying to process that I had to watch my homboi die and not only that, everybody in the car could have lost their life last night, I just hate that any of us had to…"
In Storne's Facebook photos, there is a picture of him sitting on the hood of his red Dodge Durango. It's the same Durango police said Dunn shot into eight or nine times at a gas station.
Channel 4 made several attempts to reach out to Stornes and see if he wanted to comment, but he did not reply.
Dunn waived his first appearance in Duval County court Wednesday morning on charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder. His attorneys did appear in court.
Police brought Dunn from Brevard County to Jacksonville on Tuesday. His next court date is set for Dec. 19.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office investigators said the shots were fired after Dunn had a verbal altercation with the teens over loud music and that no weapon was found in the SUV.
Dunn's lawyer, Robin Lemonidis, said he saw a shotgun coming from the SUV and felt his life was in danger. She said that's what caused Dunn to grab his gun out of his glove box and fire at the SUV.
Prosecutor Mark Caliel commented Wednesday about the accusation that there was a shotgun in the victim's car and it was disposed of.
"It's really inappropriate for attorneys to be commenting about the evidence of a pending case because of the adverse effect it could have on our ability to try the case fairly," Caliel said. "Commenting on the evidence is supposed to be left to the courtroom, and that's what we're going to do. We're going to investigate the case thoroughly. I know the Sheriff's Office has been working tirelessly since the shooting took place, as well as the state attorney's office responded to the scene."
Caliel did say he believes Dunn's attorneys will try to argue a "stand your ground" defense.
Several people at the gas station witnessed the shooting and provided police with a description of the car. One remembered Dunn's license plate number, allowing police to track him to his home in Satellite Beach, where he was arrested on Saturday.
According to the arrest report, one of the victims in the SUV that was fired upon picked Dunn out from a photo lineup.
"He was not a vigilante of any sort. He simply responded as he felt was necessary when he was threatened," Lemonidis said of Dunn. "By asking politely a fellow citizen of this world to, 'Would you mind turning that down?' in that tone of voice, if that's precipitating violence, then we're all in trouble."
Davis' family will receive friends and family on Friday from 6-9 p.m. at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory at 2480 Macland Road in Marietta, Ga. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at noon at Trinity Chapel Church of God at 4665 Macland Road in Powder Springs, Ga.
"It's unbelievable, someone you played with. He always used to be on my floor at my house, and now I'm looking at this child in a casket," Yvonne Williams said before the viewing Wednesday night. "It shouldn't happen like that."
A foundation will be created by Davis' parents for at-risk students who suffer from tragedies.
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Family Center's Spectrum Parent Support Group - Family and Children's Association
Through January 31, 2013 - Mineola
Family Center's Spectrum Support Group offers caregivers mutual support by providing opportunities to meet with others also raising children who are dually diagnosed. To be eligible the child must have a primary Mental Health diagnosis and a secondary Spectrum diagnosis. Groups are facilitated by Parent Advocates, each having their own unique experience raising a child under the Spectrum. While caregivers attend group, respite can be provided to children ages 5-17. Caregivers can attend sessions on the 1st and 3rd Mondays or the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 6:30-8:30pm. RSVP to Miriam 516-485-5914 x 2223
no later than seven days prior to the meeting date.
Family Fun Night - McDonalds
January 31, 2013 - Hicksville
Come join in on the fun. Enjoy face painting, balloons, games, prizes and more. Parents, upon consent, will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a free birthday party for their child at McDonalds. Raffles tickets can be obtained at any time upon request.
Language Immersion at LICM-Spanish - Long Island Children's Museum
January 31, 2013 - Garden City
Why not introduce another language to your child while they are young and receptive to new things? These Spanish workshops are drop in and do not require advance sign up. A different theme will be covered each week and a class project and song will be used to reinforce learning. Take home activities will also be distributed at the end of each class.
Fit Kids - Keep Moving Forward, Inc.
January 31, 2013 - Woodbury
Fit Kids are vigorous small group fitness classes for children 8-13 years old looking for a physical challenge to improve overall fitness, lose weight, or enhance athletic performance. We provide children with an engaging and comfortable environment where they enjoy being active and are able to reach their physical potential. A licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy leads all classes. Participants are encouraged to sign up for a full suite of classes.
Yo Gabba Gabba Live! - The Paramount
Through January 31, 2013 - Huntington
Winner of Billboard's Creative Content Award, Yo Gabba Gabba Live brings DJ Lance Rock, Muno, Foofa and all their friends to the stage and gets the audience to "shake their sillies out".
Food for Food Drive - Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Through January 31, 2013 - Cold Spring Harbor
Donate non-perishable food to help the needy and receive one free fishfood funtainer. January 1-January 31, 2013.
Children?s Programs: Rainforest Experience - (Ages 3-5) - Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
January 31, 2013 - Riverhead
Children ages 3 and 5 learn about the rainforest with hands-on activities, stories, songs, crafts and live animal encounters. To reserver a spot, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Long Island at Work and at Play - Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities
Through January 31, 2013 - Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island's story of work and play comes to life when a farmer, dust flying, rushes to market, a boy swings a baseball bat, a peddler sells fish door to door and a family, wearing their Sunday best, poses for a portrait in their new car. This exhibit features images of early 20th century scenes including Manhasset, Brooklyn, Port Jefferson, Bayville, Setauket, East Hampton, Flushing and Mineola and East Norwich.
Storycrafters - Mineola Public Library
January 31, 2013 - Mineola
Exciting stories, favorite songs, and simple crafts are all part of this session for little ones. Registration required.
COPE FOUNDATION BOWLING EVENT - 300 Long Island Bowl
January 31, 2013 - Melville
COPE (Connecting Our Paths Eternally)is a grief and healing organization dedicated to helping parents and families living with the loss of a child. Proceeds from this bowling event support programs and workshops for berearved families who receive the services free of charge. Register at copefoundation.org.
LOST IN YONKERS - Theatre Three
January 31, 2013 - Port Jefferson
Neil Simon's nostalgic WWII comical coming-of-age story won four Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. Two brothers are left to fend for themselves in a feuding household with their formidable immigrant grandmother, sweet but simple-minded aunt, and a hoodlum of an uncle.
Vital Signs - New York Hall of Science
Through February 03, 2013 - Flushing
View original art inspired by our biological world with a special interest in what lies beneath its surface. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Traveling Exhibit: Attack of the Bloodsuckers! - Long Island Children's Museum
Through February 03, 2013 - Garden City
Be the first to explore the science of what's eating you in this skin-crawling exhibition. Examine the what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites known as sanguinivores (creatures that eat blood). Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem -- and how to keep them out of your system. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! offer visitors the chance to look a real leech in the mouth;
pull off your socks and test your bug-appealing foot odor;
receive a big hug from a giant, inflating tick;
get itchy and knotty with the life-size game of "Twitcher" — a buggy variation on Twister. The exhibit runs through February 3, 2013.
Grand Opening - RetroFitness Syosset/Plainview
Through February 13, 2013 - Syosset
Want the convenience of a modern gym at a fraction of the price? Check out RetroFitness where the goal is health and fitness and the price is $19.99 per month for life. Classes are starting up now. Childcare is available. The Grand Openinruns through February 13, 2013.
Family Sundays at the Museum - Nassau County Museum of Art
Through February 24, 2013 - Roslyn Harbor
Now there's even more reason for families to plan the weekend around a visit to Nassau County Museum of Art. Learn from a docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30pm. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries. No reservations needed.
Artists in America - Nassau County Museum of Art
Through February 24, 2013 - Roslyn Harbor
Artists in America surveys 300 years of great American painting rarely seen on Long Island. Its 79 works dating from the early 1700s to the present include history painting, landscape, portraits, still life, and modernist abstraction with significant examples of photography, collage, and other media. Major artists from every era of American art are on view, including John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, John Singer Sargent, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Norman Rockwell, Robert Motherwell and Sol LeWitt. All works in the exhibition are selected from the permanent collections of the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut. The exhibition runs through February 24, 2013.
Now there's even more reason for families to plan the weekend around a visit to Nassau County Museum of Art. Each Sunday the museum offers a docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30 p.m. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries. Weekends only there is a $2 parking fee. This program runs through February 24, 2013.
Art Exhibit Featuring Barbara Pascal - Riverhead Town Hall Gallery
Through March 10, 2013 - Riverhead
East End Arts presents an exhibit featuring the whimsical artwork of painter Barbara Pascal. In this collection of work, Barbara Pascal seems to be summing up a lifetime of personal impressions, as well as revealing her skills as an expressive painter. Runs through March 10, 2013.
Modernizing America: Artists of the Armory Show - Heckscher Museum of Art
Through March 17, 2013 - Huntington
In 1913, the American public was introduced to avant-garde European art styles at the International Exhibition of Modern Art, held at the Lexington Avenue Armory and known as the Armory Show. The Armory Show created a sensation; the controversial and radical art displayed there proved to be a watershed in the development of 20th-century American art. Modernizing America: Artists of the Armory Show focuses on American artists who participated in the Armory Show and explores the impact of European Modernism on American art in the early years of the 20th century. Through March 17, 2013.
Mirrored Images: Realism in the 19th and 20th Centuries - Heckscher Museum of Art
Through March 24, 2013 - Huntington
Throughout the history of art, artists have turned to the observed world as a source of inspiration. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Museum's Permanent Collection, explores the various realist movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, beginning with the mid-19th century Barbizon movement in France and the concurrent Hudson River School in America, and progressing through later 19th-century realism and 20th-century movements, such as the Ashcan School, American Scene painting, Magic Realism, Photorealism, and East End (Long Island) realism. December 8, 2012-March 24, 2013.
Math & Science Homework Help - Long Island Science Center
Through June 01, 2013 - Riverhead
Students in grades 1-8 may be dropped off on Saturdays to receive help with homework. No pre-registration required.
Israel at 65 - Jewish Discovery Museum @ SYJCC
Through August 31, 2013 - Commack
This hands-on exhibit allows families to learn about Jewish life, history, values, traditions and heroes, as well as Israel and the Hebrew language. The interactive displays are designed to transform visitors into participants, offering adults and children a unique opportunity to discover the wonders of Jewish heritage. Through August 31, 2013.
Autism Spectrum Parent Support Group - Family and Children's Association
Through September 01, 2013 - Mineola
Family Center's Spectrum Support Group offers caregivers mutual support by providing opportunities to meet with others also raising children who are dually diagnosed. To be eligible the child must have a primary Mental Health diagnosis and a secondary Spectrum diagnosis. Groups are facilitated by Parent Advocates, each having their own unique experience raising a child under the Spectrum. While caregivers attend group, respite can be provided to children ages 5-17. To receive respite, an intake is required. This ensures staff is familiar with the child, making caregiver's participation more relaxing.
Meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month, except holidays. RSVP Miriam at 516-485-5914 xtn 2223
no later than seven days prior to the meeting date.
Friendship Bracelet and Lanyard Making Class - The Lanyard Ladies
Through October 03, 2013 - East Rockaway
Looking for a fun after-school or weekend activity? Does your child want to learn how to make friendship and lanyard bracelets? Kids can make as many bracelets as they want. Each child will also receive a special gift. 15% sibling discount. Please call to reserve your space. You can also book a private play-date(10 or more children needed). Call for more information.
Feeding Nemo! Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
Through December 31, 2013 - Riverhead
Go behind-the-scenes and see firsthand all that's involved in creating a hospitable environment for the aquarium's residents. And you may get a chance to help feed the clownfish. While the Seal Exhibit is under construction, you can visit them up close and personal on the tour.
Behind-the-Scenes Tours - Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
Through December 31, 2013 - Riverhead
Go behind the scenes at the aquarium and see firsthand all that's involved in creating a home for the aquatic residents, including helping to feed the clownfish.
Sculpture Mystery: The Great Art Caper - Hofstra University Museum
Through January 01, 2014 - Hempstead
Uncover clues to help solve a mystery in the outdoor sculpture collection. Pick up your caper kit at Emily Lowe Gallery, have fun while discovering more about these works, and at the end of the caper return to Emily Lowe Gallery for a prize. For everyone ages 4-9 and their grown-up companions all year-round. The program runs through January 1, 2014.
Sculpture Exploration Backpack - Hofstra University Museum
Through January 01, 2014 - Hempstead
Kids and their grown up companions can stop in at the Hofstra University Museum's Emily Lowe Gallery, and pick up a backpack. At the end of your tour, return the backpack and each child will receive a small gift from the Museum. The program runs through January 1, 2014.
Outdoor Sculpture Biennial - Adelphi University
Through May 31, 2014 - Garden City
See the work of 10 skilled sculptors located throughout the scenic 75-acre arboretum on the Garden City campus.
This outdoor installation showcases the talents of Miggy Buck (NY), John Clement (NY), Maria Hall (NY), Ed Haugevik (NY), William King (NY), Anti Liu (NY), Johnny Poux (NY), Kim Radochia (MA), Christopher Saucedo (NY), and Hans Van de Bovenkamp (NY). Works of art encompass use of various materials-steel, bronze, aluminum, concrete and reflective mirrors. These man-made creations are transposed into poetic visual narrations.
The exhibition runs through May 31, 2014.
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Control Valve Simulation in the Age of the Black Box
The Black Box: All It Takes to Gain Answers to Complex Questions Is to Push Buttons on a Box, and the Canned Software Will Provide the Answer, Right?
"Ask the Experts" is moderated by Béla Lipták (http://belaliptakpe.com/), process control consultant and editor of the three-volume Instrument Engineer's Handbook (IEH). He is recruiting contributors for the 5th edition. If you would like to contribute or if you have questions for our team of "experts, please send them to email@example.com.
Q: My background is in electronics, and I need to simulate the behavior of a valve in Simulink (MATLAB). Both the inlet and outlet pipe diameter to the valve are 2 inches. How do I select the diameter inside the valve? Should it be more or less than the size of inlet? Because I already have the model in MATLAB, I just need to choose the diameters of the duct inside the valve and the inlet and outlet ducts connecting the valve. My valve is a straightforward one run by a stepper motor. I don't know the exact name of it in mechanical terms, but I believe that the output from the motor (cross-sectional area) is fed to the valve as an input based on which valve will open or close. Is there any site where I can get some ready-made simulated valves that can be run in Simulink?
Mohammed Hanneef
A: This question reflects today's culture of the "black box." This culture suggests that all it takes to gain answers to complex questions is to push some buttons on a box or to plug in a number, and the canned software will provide the answer. This is wrong! The question, "What port size is required if the pipe is 2 in?" is similar to asking, "What size shoe should I buy if my waste is 34?"
If process control in general or control valve simulation in particular were that simple, we would not need process control engineers! Gadgets like black boxes are only as good as the software inside, and if the programmer did not understand the problem, the software is useless. The rule of "garbage in, garbage out" will apply! In other words, if the instructions for a valve simulator require only to provide the inside diameter of the valve, that simulator model is useless.
This does not mean that there is anything wrong with Simulink. It is a commercial tool for modeling, simulating and analyzing multi-domain dynamic systems. It is used in the model-based simulation of the control of both simple processes, such as the thermostat control of a home, or as complex processes as the simulation of the automated transport vehicle (ATV) used in the international space station. The problem is not with the capabilities of this software; it is with the understanding of what information it needs to make the simulation meaningful.
In order to simulate the behavior of a control valve station, first the purpose of the simulation must be defined, and then both the characteristics (the "personality") of the valve and the nature of the process must be described. The process description includes both the nature of the installation and the properties of the flowing fluid, including its Reynolds number. As to the valve/actuator/positioner package itself, both its steady state and dynamic behavior should be described.
Its steady-state behavior (characteristics) describes the relationship between valve position and flow as a function of pressure drop (on the left of Figure 1). This inherent characteristic (linear, equal-percentage, hyperbolic, quick opening, square root, etc.) is affected by the variation in the system pressure drop, which determines the distortion coefficient (Dc on the right of Figure 1) and results in the actual characteristics of the valve.
The dynamic behavior of the valve station describes the relationship between the controller output signal (desired valve position) and the actual valve position, which is affected by the dead band and velocity limits of the installation. Naturally, these effects are reduced if the valve is provided with a positioner.
The dynamic behavior of a control valve may be represented by a time lag of first or second order, with a limited velocity in stem movement. The time lags are simulated by lag or lag-lead elements. Velocity limiting may be expressed by the differential equation below,
where x is the stem position, vL denotes the velocity limit, and xideal is the input position of an ideal, unconstrained valve. When the velocity exceeds the limiting value, the gain of the actuator decreases, and its phase lag increases.
The electrical engineer asking this question probably did not understand what I wrote here, but it should show that simulation is a complex and sophisticated field of engineering that requires process control knowledge, and if somebody suggests that all you need to simulate a valve is to plug in the port diameter, that person does not possess that knowledge. If you want to learn about valve simulation, read Chapter 8.11 in the 2nd volume of my handbook, the many ISA documents (such as 75.25) on valve simulation, or see my 2007 article on the subject at www.controlglobal.com/articles/2007/451.html.
Bela Liptak
A: The simulation you are using might not be adequate.
First your request does not say why the simulation is being done. That is, is it to learn flow dynamics, control dynamics or simply to estimate flows and pressure drops under a static situation? Each objective will require a different approach.
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My recollection of John Lipka, a good man.
ca 1967 — Whiting, Indiana
John worked in a plant in Whiting where I was a new supervisor. His story, as I recall, was of being wounded by combat, captured by the NK army, then treated properly for a fractured skull so that he was alive and able to be repatriated after the truce.
Some of the stories he told about the behavior of American troops toward the Korean civilians were harrowing. Beastly criminality in some cases. Those stories helped shape my understanding of the reality of military service, that our troops are no better and sometimes worse, than every other improperly supervised army in the world. Rape and murder were what he described.


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Our Minnesota Timberwolves traveled to Houston to take on the Rockets Friday night. Both teams are dealing with a slew of injuries, but only one of them was clinching a playoff spot with a victory on Friday. Dwight Howard returned to action in the Rockets' last game, but Houston also lost Patrick Beverley. With that, Kevin McHale's starting lineup included Jason Terry, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Josh Smith, and Howard. Flip Saunders countered his coaching buddy with Lorenzo Brown, Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Adreian Payne, and Gorgui Dieng.
As you may have been able to predict given those starting lineups, the Wolves were overmatched largely throughout. The Rockets came out flying all over the court, opening up a quick 11-2 run and leading to an early timeout from Flip. Minnesota scored the next six points, but the Rockets answered with a few three pointers. It turned into a playground game for the final eight minutes of the first quarter – a good number of turnovers, steals, loose balls, etc.
Looking for a bright spot on the Wolves (outside of Wiggins) and look no further than Chase Budinger, who was 2-2 from the field for five points in five minutes on the court. Entering Friday night's action, Chase had scored in double digits in each of the past seven games.
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets held a 31-22 advantage. At the end of the first half, the Rockets held a 10 point lead, 60-50.
Halftime highlights:
- Rockets' announcer on Wiggins, "He's the future of the league". (True story) Wiggins got to the line 12 times (9 makes) in the first half. That's unreal!
- Ugly basketball, as the Rockets had 13 turnovers and the Pups had 8 of their own
- Wolves were killed on the boards, as Houston held a 22-10 advantage
After struggling from the field in the first half, James Harden exploded in the third quarter, hitting his first four three point attempts coming out of the locker room. When it looked like the Wolves might pack it up, a spark from LaVine and Payne led an 11-3 run to cut the lead to single digits, forcing Kevin McHale to get out of his seat while on the sideline … the horror.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets maintained a ten point lead, 90-80. Both teams put up 30 points in the quarter, led by James Harden who had already gone over 30 points in the game before the final quarter even began.
Every single, small run that the Wolves went on was met with a barrage of three pointers from the Rockets. In the end, the Timberwolves simply didn't have enough firepower to stay with one of the better teams in the NBA. With the victory, the Rockets are now officially in the playoffs.
The final score, Rockets 120 – Timberwolves 110
A few notes from the game:
- A somewhat quiet double-double for Gorgui Dieng, who finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds
- Wiggins finished with 31 points, while Budinger finished with a season high 23 points
- The Rockets attempted 44 three point field goals (ridiculous) and they made 20 of them (also ridiculous)


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HOMEOWNERS are being urged to be on their guard against telephone fraudsters claiming to be police officers.
In the past few days the scam has resulted in a Droitwich woman losing £5,000 and a Worcester couple being left £2,400 out of pocket.
Police say the Droitwich woman, who is 77, received a call on Saturday (March 1) from a man claiming to be a police officer in London.
He claimed her bank account had been "compromised" and told her to withdraw the £5,000 in there which would then be collected by a 'courier', which turned out to be a taxi driver hired by the fraudsters.
The previous day the Worcester couple had a call from a man also claiming to be a London police officer.
He said their bank cards had been cloned and used in a casino in London, and were now needed to produce in court at the suspects' trial.
They were told to phone their bank to confirm account details but the offender had not cleared the line and took the information.
Another 'courier' then arrived, wearing a yellow jacket, and took the cards away. It was later discovered the cash had been removed from the accounts.
There were four other similar calls reported in West Mercia over the weekend, in Worcester, Droitwich and Craven Arms, Shropshire.
Some of the recipients were suspicious and did not give in to the fraudsters' requests.
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"Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you."
John Ruskin
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."
Oscar Wilde
"To advise is not to compel."
Anton Chekhov
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What is Social Engineering?
Social Engineering is a method used to steal personal or secure information by tricking or convincing you into revealing it. This information is then leveraged to access bank accounts, personal records, etc. Things such as online IDs and passwords, your mother's maiden name, your social security number, previous addresses, where you have your mortgage, how much is the payment, who you work for and how you get your paycheck, what your first dog's name was, where you were born, etc.
When they call and say they are from your bank. If they really are from your bank, they DON'T need this information.
All these pieces of information can be leveraged to get more information such as passwords from other sources, such as your bank, or to access your accounts through the internet.
Social engineering is usually successful because you want to trust people and provide as much help as possible when you're being asked questions. Then when it happens, you don't even realize you were robbed of personal information.
Historically, social engineering was used to cause problems or obtain notoriety by the hacker, but today it's typically to access financial systems to steal your money.
There are several common tricks to access information, such as
Key Points to Remember