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disc junkie wrote:I agree. Ive been tossing either the sanny sent or wasp but I have to agree this N Vector compliments my buzzz and comets superbly. I have been teetering with the idea of the N Axis but I didnt really care for the Axis in any of the other plastics. I do really like the Neutron plastic though
The Proton Axis was never the kind of disc to be reached for on hole after hole like my old Buzzzes were. I ended up only really liking my flat green understable FR for anhyzers and short shots as I continued relying on my beat proton Vector as my main mid. New Proton Axis are a bit weird for me...I have to throw them flat to get a flat flight, but if I torque them too hard or try to throw them to low and they turn. Also, they would turn in any sort of headwind, and it became a guessing game of where to start the disc in terms of release angle to get the right amount of flip for the shot (this is not how I like to play). They are still too heavy for me to do my no-reachback all snap type throw, so I could never get Buzzz-like results with them. You'll be the first I admit this to...If it weren't for my loyalty to MVP I would have probably put another mid in my bag a long time ago as neither the Proton Axis nor the Proton Vector are really the type of workhorse disc I want as they are out of the box .
When I got my first Neutron Ion and saw how much faster it was than the protons (N Ion is as fast as proton Anodes) I started to get a little excited about how the mids may turn out Neutron. I still had no idea though...N plastic ended up turning both the Vector and the Axis into what I would consider workhorses. When I got my test mids in N plastic I loved the Vectors, but my Axis were fairly heavy (177-178) and domey. I liked them slightly better than the Protons, but they were LSS enough that I actually had to release them with a little anny to get straight shots, and the Axis is not a disc I want to have to release anny for straight shots (because a little more power and they would turn/not come back). When CDGS got their stock I went up to pick a different Axis out to try and stockpile some of those 174 flat Vectors. I was disappointed as it seemed like CDGS didn't order many N discs, so I could only find one red flat N Axis @ 176 and all the rest were heavy. I grabbed it.
First throw I knew I was onto something special. Out of my hand it took my armspeed and held it for most the flight (like a Buzzz), where my Protons feel like they slow down as soon as they leave my hand. It just loved a completely flat release and flew more locked onto a line than any disc I've thrown (Buzzz included). A little anny and I got a gentle anny that lost no height, a little hyzer and I got the inverse of that. Then the wind picked up a little (NO Axis time in the past) and to my surprise the new Axis cut right through the wind like I used to with my Buzzzes. Moreover, it didn't exhibit any high speed turn even into a 5-10mph headwind. That disc was both much more HSS than my heavy Protons, and actually less LSS (considering the disc never flips). I got real excited, but I was still kind of bummed that this one disc was all I had access to. I went into CDGS again the next day, and to my surprise I realized I'd only looked through half of the N mids and I found 2 more reds along with 2 yellows all flat and at or just below 176g. I took them all...I went to the field really hoping my first red one wasn't some sort of freak (though I don't often run into this with MVP), and I was pleasantly affirmed when each flew pretty much exactly like my red one...In fact, the yellows were just a tad lower shouldered and felt even better out of my hand. Now I've had the Axis in my bag a couple of weeks I can really verify that this is the real deal, and I also have to believe that this is what Chad intended the Axis to be all along. I fucking LOVE how the Neutron plastic molds up...It seems to shrink a bit more and fit together tighter with the overmold.
Anyway, I didn't want to get flamed for reiterating my excitement for this disc again in the equipment forum, but I'm happy to here.


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Oh, look at that! This looks like my husband's idea of heaven. Radishes are possibly the most underrated vegetables on the planet :)ReplyDelete
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I saw this lovely salad in Paz's blog. It is punched with delicious ingredients, and also manages to awe the eye. Your salads are really inspiring.ReplyDelete
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Braves hope for healthy Gattis to be back Monday
ATLANTA -- Evan Gattis (back) remains on track for a potential Monday return after catching five innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday night. He is slated to serve as the designated hitter on Sunday after catching six to seven innings on Saturday.
Gwinnett manager Brian Snitker has been in close contact with Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez since Gattis began his rehab assignment on Thursday. Gattis was hitless in six at-bats entering Saturday, but he is gradually adjusting to game speed after missing more than three weeks.
"Evan told Brian that his timing has gotten better, feels better every time he goes out there," Gonzalez said. "I think we'll make a decision on Sunday afternoon for him to be up here Monday."
Gattis batted second on Saturday night in an effort to get as many at-bats as possible. He only made it to the plate twice in his five innings on Friday while batting in the cleanup spot.
"Don't be asking him to bunt or hit-and-run; I don't know if he can do that," Gonzalez joked. "He's just trying to get as many as-bats as he can in six or seven innings, which is a good idea. It's a great idea."
Joe Morgan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We tested this recipe recently to see if it was a good fit for a magazine article and the chicken strips disappeared so quickly that we thought you would enjoy it too! We love the creative use of quinoa as a chicken crust—what a fantastic way to add whole grains to your meal. I bet this would work well as a crust for all sorts of things- fish, tofu, etc. It's also an easy recipe to make gluten free- simply use your favorite gluten free flour blend in place of the white flour. Serve this over a bed of lettuce for a healthy and delicious meal.
Quinoa-Crusted Chicken Strips with Chipotle Pepper Drizzle
- 1 cup Organic Quinoa Grain
- 2 cups Water
- Olive Oil Spray
- 1-1/2 lbs boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into 3/4-inch strips
- 2 Tbsp Orange Juice
- 1-1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tsp ground Cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground Paprika
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Unbleached White Flour or Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Roasted Red Pepper, drained and chopped
- 1 small Chipotle Chile, canned in adobo
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 cup fresh Cilantro, plus extra for garnish
Step 1
On a sheet tray, spread two layers of paper towels.
In a quart saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain water and spread quinoa on paper towels to dry, about 30 minutes.
Scrape quinoa off paper towels and into a deep plate or pie pan.
Step 2
Slice chicken into long, 3/4-inch thick strips and toss in a bowl with orange juice, 1/2 tsp salt, cumin and paprika.
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Step 3
In a deep plate or pie pan, whisk the egg. In another deep plate or pie pan, mix the flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Coat the chicken strips with the flour, then egg, then roll in the quinoa.
Step 4
Place a heavy sheet tray or baking pan in the hot oven for five minutes, take out and spray heavily with oil. Quickly place the chicken strips on the hot pan (making sure they do not touch). Spray with oil and bake 20 – 25 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, puree the roasted pepper, chipotle and cilantro. Add the sour cream and remaining 1/2 tsp salt and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl or eight small dipping bowls.
Serve the chicken on a bed of spinach, if desired, with sauce drizzled over or in bowls for dipping. Sprinkle with reserved cilantro.
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I may have mentioned this before, where your focus is when multiple things occur.
For example, sitting meditation. You focus on the breath, then you get an itch. Ah ha! Do you focus on the itch, or stay with the breath?
Another example, you are walking through a tree covered trail. You focus on your steps, a squirrel runs across your path, and a bird flies overhead. Which is the point of focus?
I ask because I was walking this path the other week, and I made myself become conscious of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. I toyed with each one in turn: the greenery, the bird calls, the grassy scent, the wind on my skin, and the spittle in my mouth.
I realised I couldn't focus on more than one at the same time. Thus it is when I mediate.
Is it possible to focus on multiple things simultaneously?


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Moody's downgraded 15 global banks but the markets closed higher with the Dow climbing 67 points to 12,640 as investors monitored developments in Europe. Nasdaq gained 33 points to 2892.
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McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR) won 14 lease blocks on the outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico.
A European Medicines Agency advisory panel recommended approval of NPS Pharmaceuticals' (Nasdaq: NPSP) short bowel syndrome medication teduglutide.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV) after the stock price tumbled yesterday on news that sales of existing home sales fell in May.
On the downside
Old Republic International (NYSE: ORI) withdrew plans to spin off its Republic Financial Indemnity Group subsidiary.
Jaguar Mining (NYSE: JAG) named John Andrews to the position of interim chief executive officer and demanded that Bristol Investment Partners correct inaccurate statements.
A Seeking Alpha contributor wrote that Freeport-McMoRan's (NYSE: FCX) stock price will be negatively impacted as more copper trading shifts to New York from London.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks soared 10 points 775.


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Compiled by Ukiah Daily Journal staff from press releases of local law enforcement agencies
An 18-year-old Ukiah man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen girl in McGarvey Park last week, the Ukiah Police Department reported in a press release.
According to the UPD, officers responded to the park in the 300 block of Dora Street at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 17 after a 14-year-old girl reported that a man had exposed himself and assaulted her.
The girl reported that she was hanging out with a group at Alex R. Thomas Jr. Plaza earlier that evening and one of the group, identified as Guadalupe Garcia Jr., had offered to walk her home.
When they reached McGarvey Park, the girl said Garcia began kissing her and forcing his hands under her clothing while also holding her and preventing her from escaping. The suspect also allegedly exposed his penis and tried to force the girl to touch it.
The girl escaped and called police, and Garcia ran away and got into a vehicle. Officers later located the vehicle near South School and West Mill streets and arrested Garcia on suspicion of assault with intent to commit rape, sexual battery with restraint and sexual assault.
He was booked into Mendocino County Jail under $60,000 bail. According to court records, Garcia was out on bail for burglary charges related to a broken window and theft of items from a clothing store downtown earlier in the month when he was arrested Oct. 17.
Man allegedly pulls knife on Pumpkinfest slide
A Chico man was arrested Oct. 19 for reportedly riding his skateboard down a ride set up for Pumpkinfest and pulling a knife on people trying to stop him, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, officers responded to the 200 block of North School Street shortly after 11:30 p.m. Oct. 19 when it was reported that a man was threatening others with a knife.
Witnesses reported that Joseph L. Rocanella, 19, of Chico, had gone through a barrier blocking entry to the giant slide set up for Pumpkinfest downtown and was told by employees to get down when seen at the top of the slide.
Rocanella then reportedly rode his skateboard down the slide, then took out a large knife and approached one of the employees while making stabbing motions and saying he was going to stab the person.
Officers detained Rocanella at gunpoint and arrested him on suspicion of making threats and assault with a dangerous weapon. He was booked into county jail under $45,000 bail.
Man allegedly steals boots, urinates in store
A 23-year-old man was arrested for felony theft Sunday after allegedly stealing a pair of boots and urinating in a store, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, officers responded to the Tractor Supply on Airport Park Boulevard at 12:55 p.m. Oct. 20 when it was reported that Travis J. Humphrey, 23, of Talmage, had put on a pair of boots worth $180.
Humphrey then reportedly urinated on the floor of the store before leaving without paying for the boots. Officers found him in the 700 block of Talmage Road and arrested him on suspicion of theft with a prior conviction, theft and indecent exposure.


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oxymoron wrote:Affray wrote:Team America.
It is funny though, so it gets my respect from that.
It also has a full homework scene with puppets who lack genetalia who urinate on one another and give cleaveland steamers.
So Oxy you wold like it too.
Hehe, I think I would....I can't seem to imagine homework activity without genitals.
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Months have passed and my silence has worried some of my previous readers. I know I don't have any now, but I still felt like writing today. Today I received a communication from my college in Colombia. They were asking for funds to help support the department and give a scholarship to students in financial need.
I know my college has definitely contributed to define who I am, not only because of the technical knowledge I now have about economics, but because of the experiences and people that I met during my college years. And I should say I'm thankful for that.
When I came back from London, I wanted to contribute to it with my newly acquired skills and knowledge, with my devotion to teaching and to my students. I thought they would appreciate that, since I graduated top of my class and was kind of known in the community. I had even been tutor twice and T.A once, with top grades from my students. But I was wrong.
They said that they had raised the standards so they were no longer taking MSc as lecturers, only Ph.D, so I was offered a T.A position. The Ph.D story was partly true, because CLASSMATES of mine, with LOCAL MSc were teaching the core courses in the faculty. They said I should try next term sending them a optional course sillabus, if they considered it was good enough I might get lucky.
Extremely disappointed, I left, and immediately found a lectureship in Intermediate Microeconomics in another university. It is not the top one because my college is the top one, but one of the top 5. This people didn't know who I was but for what was written on my CV, they didn't know about me as a person or as a student like they did at college. And they took me and have really made me feel I'm valuable to them.
Months later, I found out I had just missed a selection process for young lecturers at college. Still, I offered myself again to teach this term, and well... I haven't heard from them. And they didn't even think of me. (Why would they?)
So I'm not giving them money. I gave myself entirely and they rejected me. So that was that: when I left home this morning I slowly tore apart the letter... still thinking what am I supposed to do with my life.
Is your college supportive enough after you've graduated? Or is it just this one?
Just a time-out from this Ecs vs Others match.
Yes. I have finally officially graduated from the MSc in Economics. Yesterday the results arrived. I was expecting some sort of diploma, not just the grades. But anyways, right from the start this Masters proved to be completely different from what I had expected. And it continued to be like that all the way to the end.
My dissertation wasn't as good as I expected. During these months I have thought several times about the many ways I could have improved it, especially by adding several tests I could have run to make my results a bit stronger. Even if I was satisfied with the results, when I handed it in, little by little this confidence faded. However there still was this tiny bit of hope that I would get a distinction for it, that at the very end, I would prove them that I was good enough for the challenge. Well, just another false hope.
I have had a lot of time to think about this whole experience and I must accept I have not completely recovered. Isn't it taking way too long for me to heal? During these days I have made a balance about this and I feel weakened, totally drained. The whole process was a very painful way of coming to terms with adulthood, and leaving behind all my past traumas. Every single experience related to the Masters is connected with something in my past, with some dark spot of my personality.
Because of the deepness of these feelings, this weakness and sadness has permeated to every single facet of my life, and it has affected me right to the core. There was a moment I could not face my friends regarding my results, I am now unsure about economics, and my whole career future seems blurry. My boyfriend has told me he's kind of tired of coping with someone as depressive as me, and I do not longer feel sure about my new job… don't seem to like it enough, because sometimes it feels more like I'm the "Executive Assistant" of my boss than a proper researcher.
I stick to my view that this MSc was a disaster and the worst mistake of my life. At first, I had thought it was only an "academic mistake", but it has brought more bad things than good things to my life as a whole. I completely regret pursuing it. What has changed is that I'm tired of being sad, I'm tired of not being able to see the good things of my life, especially now that I'm about to lose the only thing that used to brighten it. I must get over this. Somehow.
This is my only new-year resolution.
Last week I was revising the problem of the limited horizons of research in
For some people this seems to be an obvious truth.
This truth hit me when I was told the salary I was going to receive for the lectures I intend to give in an university. It seems that despite my experience as a tutor for two years, one here in Colombia and another in London, and my previous teaching assistant position during summer term in my previous university, my salary will be at the lower end of the rank: between 4 to 5₤ per hour, plus the legal requirements of health and pensions. This is a bit less than what I actually make per hour by giving private tutoring. To be profitable, one ought to lecture eight hours per day five days a week at the lower rate… and that is kind of impossible, even for Colombian standards.
As my readers, you already know that I'm not pursuing an academic career because of money. It's actually quite the opposite. In this case I wanted to go up on the academic ladder, from teaching assistant to lecturer, trying to stick to a good institution. Considering this is just a secondary job, it is not that I desperately need the money; I'm doing this out of pleasure. But it still is a shock.
I don't want to think this is an issue of lack of acknowledgment of my capabilities and previous experience, I think this is just another way the lack of funding limits the academic career. As every price in an economy, the salary is one of the equilibrium variables between supply and demand. Considering this is an underdeveloped country where there aren't many highly skilled professionals, in this case, therefore, the problem is not a limited supply but a restricted demand for lecturers. These low salaries generate, according to my view, a vicious circle because the opportunity cost of well-prepared lecturers is too high to make the academic career appealing to them. As a consequence, not only the quality of education continues to be low, but a suboptimal proportion of economists take the decision of pursuing postgraduate education so they can devote themselves to teaching.
Any solution to the problem? Your views? I'm always happy to read you.
After several weeks banning different IP addressess trying to control the flood of spam I was getting on my tagboard, I decided to turn it off, given that my host managers cannot help me control it either.
I am sorry for this, to all my readers and my occasional BlogExplosion visitors, you can leave a message saying you dropped by along the comments for any post, doesn't matter if it is not related.
Hope to hear from you soon!
One of the first things to do in any research is to revise previous literature on the subject. It's amazing to find hundreds of different perspectives on the subject I'm studying in the international reviews, there are actually a few studies doing cross-country comparisons that include
But when I checked what had been done here about the topic I found nothing. I guess it's because our country is facing so many different economic problems at the same time that there is virtually no time to study everything: in that sense most of the studies I found are more about the economic situation than about testing theories or developing new ones.
I believe it is very valuable to do such kind of research, because if we don't know the extent of the problems we cannot actually work to solve them. What disappoints me is that studies stop there, they don't go beyond some general policy recommendations about what should be done. It seems to me they lack a theoretical framework.
The good thing about this lack of studies is that there is so much to be done! There are many ways one can actually make a contribution, just by pooling several different theories and testing them all together. And that's precisely what I'm planning to do at work. Isn't that exciting?
I was wondering why there were no theoretical studies. I don't know whether it is lack of an interest in economic theory in general, or perhaps lack of creativity to actually come up with a new theory, others would suggest is simple laziness. Another, devastating idea is that by the time a researcher is done with the analysis of the situation, there is no money or time to continue with the actual theoretical part.
Any ideas about why researchers concentrate on the general situation?
I'll continue thinking about this. Next time I might come up with the opinions of some colleagues. But I'd like to hear yours!


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Friday, February 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM - Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 5:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
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London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Over 20 speakers will present their research and vision within the realm of groundbreaking atomic- and molecular-scale science and engineering with application across a wide range of advanced technologies, including materials, electronics, energy conversion, biotechnology and more. Events will include presentation of the annual Foresight Institute Feynman Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in nanoscale science and technology.
Integration: The development and proliferation of nanotechnology through its applications in diverse fields are dependent upon the successful integration of nano-engineered devices and materials ("nanosystems") into more complex micro- and macro-systems. Thus, this year the concept of Integration is highlighted, for the successful integration of nanosystems can impact the rate of development, application, and ultimately benefit.
Analysis, simulation, synthesis, and mass production are challenges for nanotechnology integration in such diverse applications as biotechnology, medicine, microelectronics, defense, energy conversion and storage, coatings, textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and even food and food security.
Conference Co-Chairs
Robert P. Meagley, CEO/CTO, ONE Nanotechnologies
William A. Goddard III, Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center, Caltech
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A NATIONAL chain has been given the go ahead to open a restaurant by Winchester planners.
Wagamama, which is based on traditional Japanese ramen bars, was rumoured to be coming to Jewry Street in October but developers said ongoing planning disputes delayed the project.
As previously reported in the Chronicle, Versant Development had applied for permission for a change of use of Century House – a Winchester Family Church on Jewry Street - to turn the site into a restaurant across the lower and ground floors, along with four apartments.
Now the firm have been granted planning permission to develop the site – its newest addition to an increasing empire – the first of which opened in Bloomsbury in 1992.
Wagamama head of property development, Emily Hyder-Smith, said: "We're really excited to be coming to Winchester in the future and to be able to bring our fast and fresh pan-Asian menu to the city. We have a strong fan base in Hampshire and have been looking for premises in Winchester in which to continue our expansion in the South.
"We don't have an opening date yet for the restaurant but will be hoping to confirm more details in the coming months."
Wagamama have been eying Winchester for years and were interested in the Guildhall Tavern on The Broadway before it became the Pitcher and Piano.


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The best thing you can do to secure your requests is to use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, e.g., HTTPS). SSL is a protocol for securing communication across the Internet. AWS uses a typical implementation that provides both confidentiality and integrity (through server authentication and encryption). This means:
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- You have verification that the message received is the same as the message sent
Although SSL enhances the security of your communication, the additional negotiation time required for the SSL client/server handshake can increase latency. Also, to use SSL, you need to use a programming language/library that supports it.
Support for SSL
Most AWS services accept HTTPS requests, including:
- Amazon Associates Web Service
- Amazon CloudFront (HTTPS is required for the control API; currently only HTTP is accepted for the request API)
- Amazon DevPay (HTTPS is required for the License Service)
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
- Amazon Flexible Payments Service (HTTPS is required)
- Amazon Fulfillment Web Service (HTTPS is required)
- Amazon Mechanical Turk
- Amazon SimpleDB
- Amazon Simple Queue Service
- Amazon Simple Storage Service
HTTPS is recommended for the highest level of security for both SOAP and REST/Query requests. Using SOAP over HTTPS is required, so you should make sure the client or SOAP toolkit you're using is configured to use SSL. SOAP requests over HTTP are deprecated and will no longer be accepted after September 2009. The service WSDLs will continue to support both HTTP and HTTPS until September 2009, after which they will support only HTTPS.
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If you're using Ruby or Python, these third-party libraries use HTTPS by default:
Securing HTTP Requests
We strongly recommend you use SSL for your authenticated requests to AWS. If you decide not to use SSL, you have different options for securing your requests depending on the AWS service. These options are described here.
Signature Version 2
If you're using one of the following services, you must use signature version 2 for your REST/Query requests:
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
- Amazon SimpleDB
- Amazon Simple Queue Service
If you're familiar with signature version 1, these are the main differences with signature version 2:
- You form the string to sign in a different way (see the list that follows)
- You can use HMAC-SHA256 when you sign the request (we prefer HMAC-SHA256, but we still support HMAC-SHA1)
- You must set the
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HmacSHA1to indicate which signing method you're using
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Here is what's different about forming the string to sign for signature version 2:
- You include additional components of the request in the string to sign
- You include the query string control parameters (the equals signs and ampersands) in the string to sign
- You sort the query string parameters using byte ordering
- You URL encode the query string parameters and their values before signing the request
For instructions on signing REST/Query requests using signature version 2, see the technical documentation for your service.
All of the AWS libraries for Amazon EC2, Amazon SimpleDB, and Amazon SQS (listed earlier in this article) use signature version 2 to sign the requests.
Replay Attacks
Replay attacks are an attack vector whereby a malicious user fraudulently repeats a request that has already been made, and/or delays the original request's delivery. The best mechanism for defense against a replay attack is to ensure all your requests are made over an SSL connection. If you cannot use SSL, then the mechanism available to you for prevention of replay attacks is the
Expires parameter in signature version 2. This requires your client to be synchronized to atomic time (using NTP, or a similar synchronization protocol). If you do not use the
Expires parameter, and rely only on the timestamp parameter, your requests are subject to a request expiration period, which varies by service, but can be as long as 15 minutes.
Securing Requests for Other Services
A few AWS services don't support signature version 2:
- Amazon Simple Storage Service: You can still use HTTP with Amazon S3 and securely make authenticated requests. The service uses a different secure signing protocol.
- Amazon Mechanical Turk: We recommend you use SSL with Amazon Mechanical Turk, because it provides the highest level of security available.
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The AWS libraries in the preceding table also support signature version 2. The AWS libraries use HTTPS by default, but you can configure them to use HTTP for testing purposes or to avoid the added latency of HTTPS.
To configure one of the AWS libraries to use HTTP
Locate the configuration file in the library's package.
The following list shows the location of the configuration file in the AWS Amazon EC2 libraries. The files for the AWS Amazon SimpleDB and AWS Amazon SQS libraries have similar locations.
- Java:
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- Open the file in a text editor and locate the line that sets the service URL (for Amazon EC2, the URL is
- Change the service URL to use
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- Rebuild/recompile as needed for your programming language.
The library now uses HTTP for the AWS requests.
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As researchers at MIT point out, at some point, conventional automotive lead-acid batteries are going to give way to improved technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries.
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As researchers at MIT point out, at some point, conventional automotive lead-acid batteries are going to give way to improved technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries.
According to Angela M. Belcher, the W.M. Keck professor of Energy at MIT, "Once the battery technology evolves, over 200 million lead-acid batteries will potentially be retired in the United States, and that could cause a lot of environmental issues."
Johnson Controls battery plant in Changxing
To say nothing of all of the other places in the world—think China—where there are literally millions of cars and consequent batteries.
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So she and her colleagues have done some work that may turn that lead into if not exactly gold, at least energy
They've determined that it is possible to make solar cells with organolead halide persovskite, which can be derived from car batteries.
The peroskite photovoltaic material is just 0.5-mm thick. A single car battery contains a sufficient amount of lead to produce a sufficient amount of solar cells to power 30 homes.
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It's been a while since my last post and 7 months since my husband passed away. Just wanted to check in and let you all know that we are ok. Hard to believe it's been that long! The boys are keeping me busy, as well as work. Still have bouts of sadness that come unexpectedly. Boys barely talk about their dad, which surprises me. Sometimes I ask them a question or 2, but they never initiate that subject.
Now that it's warm, my 15 years old has to mow the lawn, which he is not happy about. I had reminded him that my responsibilities had widened as well and that's just the way it has to be.
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Barmes inching closer toward return to Pirates
MILWAUKEE -- Whether Clint Barmes will be in Pittsburgh on Monday may well depend on what he does in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday -- and how he feels afterward.
The veteran infielder, rehabbing from a strained left groin muscle, played a full game with Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday night. Playing shortstop in Columbus, he went 2-for-4 with a walk.
The plan was for him to do so again on Sunday, then ...
"I'll make a call to check on his status and, if all goes well, he could rejoin us sometime during the Cardinals series," manager Clint Hurdle said.
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I figured we can get the ball rolling with a draft thread and get ready for the official drafting of Andrew Luck.
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I figured we can get the ball rolling with a draft thread and get ready for the official drafting of Andrew Luck.
Vikings trade 3rd pick to Browns. Will take Trent Richardson.
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Vikings got the Browns picks in rounds 1, 4, 5, 7. Cleveland gets the No. 3 overall pick.
Instead, the Vikings started fielding offers for the #3 pick (the Vikes weren't gonna draft T-Rich --- they got Adrian Peterson), Cleveland panicked not wanting to lose Richardson, gave up the #4 pick, a 4th, 5th and 7th round pick just to keep Trent.
Now... Cleveland still gets an amazing RB... but that savvy move by the Vikings will allow them to still get their guy -- AND they gained 3 more picks.
What a move.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Cleveland just got pwned. No way you give up that much value for any RB in today's NFL.
Cle must have been really scared that Minn was dead set on trading that pick
The Jets were making a strong push to get Richardson. So I guess that's why Cleveland pulled the trigger.
EDIT: I can still see Minnesota trading the 4th pick maybe to the Jets if they want Blackmon or to the Eagles and take Kalil which was rumored.
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Browns are *****ing stupid.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Minnesota is in the driver seat. If they then trade the 4th pick...wow.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
This is exciting.
I have to admit I was shaking a bit when we took Luck. It will take time but we will be back. Make your own Luck.
Luck(Stanford) vs. Locker(Washington) for years to come?
Locker's completion percentage wasn't very good last season but every other throw was a long completion and he brought the Titans back in the final minutes a couple of times. He had a rating of 99.4 in his limited playing time and he didn't even have Kenny Britt as a target. Could be a good rivalry. Jags also have a young QB in Gabbert. Gabbert was bad last season but it's interesting that 3 of the 4 teams in the division will have 1st/2nd year QB's drafted 1st, 8th and 10th overall. Can't wait to see how it all pans out.
The Browns had 13 picks before the trade. It's not a bad trade if you really want Trent. And he's really good.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Cleveland had 13 picks in the draft. It's not bad. It kept them from losing him. He'll be a killer and I thought it was one of their few decent moves.
Now Dallas trades up and will get the St. Louis pick
Great move by Jacksonville. I hate you.
Blaine Gabbert - Justin Blackmon
Jake Locker - Kenny Britt
Andrew Luck - ??
He has Wayne for now but they might look to do the same and get him a nice young long term WR to build with. Who are some of the top WR's that are supposed to be coming out next season?
Alshon Jeffrey is a monster. I might consider drafting him in the 2nd round if I'm the Colts.
Tannehill has bust written all over his ***. It should be tattooed all over him.
Gilmore looks very happy.
Poor choice by the Chiefs. While Poe's size and athleticism are elite, his game tape is pathetic.
Yeah, Fletcher Cox looks much more impressive to me than Dontari Poe did.
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He just fouled out, and the crowd started a small Primoz chant, lol.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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I'm glad to see Primoz doing well.
Now I wish we would have kept him.
NBA.com says 11 boards.
And it should be noted that it was a double OT game (he fouled out with 40 seconds left.) Still, he started at C and played 40 minutes. Guess he's gonna certainly get as much PT as he can handle.
The big surprise to me is that Jason Hart has 19, including a buzzer beater to send it into the second OT. He's supposedly a lock to be the starter, with Omar and Brevin Knight fighting to be his backup. If Hart can really be even a marginal PG, then they're going to be even better than I thought.
[edit] Maybe I spoke too soon. Hart missed a shot with 20 seconds left, then missed a buzzer beater to win the game. Still, pretty nice start for the Cats.
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Not to take anything away from him because I didn't see the game but Washington is pathetic in the middle. Without Brown and Thomas they are really weak down low. Marc Jackson looked like Wilt reincarnated the other night against them.
primoz might do ok now that he will get some major p.t.
i am not saying he will be awesome or anything but, he never really had much of a chance to do anything here. and i will give the guy some credit for keeping cool and not acting like some spoiled brat. he is now on a team that really needs him. i wish him luck
The 11 rebounds surprise me more than the 26 points.
I think Primoz could ahve played a lot here, we are desperate for a center, he just wasn't ever good enough. It's not as if he had a superstar in front of him.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
We'll all sleep better because we know that he'll never be an all star center in the west...
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Well, as good as Primoz's debut was for the Bobcats, Al Harrington's debut was about as terrible for the Hawks.
3-12 from the field, 1-4 from the line, 7 points, 2 assists (things never change), 1 steal, 4 fouls and 7 turnovers! He did have 9 rebounds but that's pretty damn bad.
I think Al will more than likely exceed Stephen Jackson, and/or Ron Artest's turnover numbers.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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AL played great in the first game. He sure did stink it up this one tho.
Game 1 vs Orlando Al had this line:
29mins 8-15fgs 7-8FTs 8rbs 4to 2stls 23pts. The TOs stink. But if he finds somewhere between those 2 games I think the Hawks would be happy.
If Primoz can do that consistantly during the season then I might be But I don't see him having many games like that this season
Why Primoz?!!!!WHY?!!!!!! I miss Primoz. Damn Bobcats!! I do doubt he will have that many games like he had last night though.
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This is totally screwing up my fantasy draft strategery.
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I very rarely, if ever, acuse Brunner of being a mouthpiece, but I think this is one of those times.
Why Couldnt Brezec, Harrington Stay?
That's bull. It was reported that we did everything we could to convince Charlotte not to take him, and Bird himself is quoted as telling them that no one will out-work PB.Q. I've recently seen how some ex-Pacers like (Al) Harrington and (Primoz) Brezec are having early success with their new teams. For example, in his debut as a starter for the Charlotte Bobcats, Brezec exploded with 26 points and 11 rebounds. It is was no surprise that during Brezec's time with the Pacers (being named a work in progress), he was dead last in the depth chart at center despite other teammates' poor contributions.
Why didn't management help themselves by placing Brezec ahead of a struggling Scott Pollard in the rotation? Why is it so difficult for a player to climb up the depth chart? Is seniority an issue in all this? Are financial agreements (contracts) a factor? Is there so little room for a change? (From Adrian in Puerto Rico)
A. In Harrington's case, you have to ask yourself the question: if he was to be promoted, who was to be demoted? Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest are the starting forwards, and both were All-Stars and All-NBA selections last season. Harrington was right behind those two players in minutes played and scoring last season, so he played as big a role was could be reasonably expected. But he really wanted to start and expressed that wish to management, so he was dealt to Atlanta. He got what he wanted and the Pacers got what they needed in Stephen Jackson.
Brezec was a first-round pick of the Pacers in 2000, so it's not like he was given the bum's rush. The franchise was very patient and the coaching staff spent a great deal of time working individually with the young center but he showed only minimal signs of being able to contribute. Because Pollard struggled last season, Brezec had the best opportunity of his career to carve a role, but he did not.
As for the decision to expose him to the expansion draft, once again you must consider the alternatives. The Pacers couldn't protect everybody, and those they did protect were key members of the rotation last season. It appears the experience has awakened something in Brezec, because it seems he's playing with heretofore unseen passion. Of course, it remains to be seen if his impressive outings in summer league and preseason games translate to the regular season.
Harrington and Brezec both are in much the same scenario this season. They're playing much bigger roles on lesser teams. In Atlanta, Harrington can be one of the focal points of the offense. With an expansion team in Charlotte, Brezec may well get the chance to play regularly for the first time in his young career. And the Pacers? They're in position to compete for a championship.
Frankly, I had the impression last year that Primoz got disillusioned not too far into the season. While Jay and I were high on him from seeing him in the preseason, those who only saw him in mop up minutes were correct in saying he didn't look any good. I think he was pissed that Rick wouldn't play him even when Pollard was playing so gawd-awful, he thought, "What's the point."
Of course, the conspiracy theorists would say that they purposely didn't play PB last season cause they didn't want to lose him to Charlotte. That worked real well.
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Its hard for a center to look good in mop-up minutes, everyone is fighting for a chance to earn some more minutes and passing the ball to the third-string center is not usually an effective strategy to get more minutes. I still say the preseason was the most accurate time to evaluate Brezec.
I think Rick made a mistake by not playing Peanut Butter last season, although substituting Austin for Foster worked for one game in the Detroit series, it would have been nice if our high-post center was ready to play.
Pollard had already proved he is/ was a complete waste of a roster position... nobody really believed that Brezec was actually worse than Pollard, did they? Rick's refusal to use the regular season to develop Brezec is one of those things I'll never understand. If it failed, then so what? It probably wouldn't have made our regular season record any worse. If it worked, with Brezec in the high post, we would have had a much better balanced offense to battle Detroit with.
I expect Rick will repeat the same mistake this season with Harrison, and we'll lose to Miami because we won't have anybody ready to deal with The Big You-Know-Who.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
As I have said all along, Primoz is grand guy. Good luck, Primoz!
They were playing the Wizards, and he is pretty much a go to guy. I bet Jones could have had 30+ and not fouled out and beat brezec in other stats.
They were playing the Wizards, and he is pretty much a go to guy. I bet Jones could have had 30+ and not fouled out and beat brezec in other stats.
I'm sure your right. The problem is, we don't need another swingman. We sure need a center, though.Originally Posted by Destined4GreatnessThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Yeah but Brezec is still not as good as foster, imagine if that had been foster. And Harrison I think will be better in a few years.


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ATLANTA -- With two weeks remaining before the season opener against Elon, Georgia Tech's defense is gaining momentum.
The defense kept the offense scoreless for six consecutive possessions in Saturday's scrimmage at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The highlight for the Yellow Jackets' offense was Vad Lee's touchdown pass to DeAndre Smelter.
Running backs Broderick Snoddy and David Sims ran well. Snoddy, also a sprinter on Georgia Tech's track team, had a 61-yard run and a 39-yard catch from freshman quarterback Justin Thomas.
Lee had a 1-yard touchdown run before the defense began its run of scoreless possessions.
Coach Paul Johnson says the Yellow Jackets improved in avoiding turnovers and penalties.
Linebacker Quayshawn Nealy says the defense is showing "much more of an edge" with first-year coordinator Ted Roof.


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When James and Liz chose to become English teachers in China they had no idea that they'd discover love as well as a new culture over seas. When it came time to tie the knot they decided to incorporate as much of their love for China into their big day as they could. With heart-shaped confetti cut from Chinese book pages for the flower girls to scatter and tables named with Chinese characters this wedding is a gorgeous mingling of two cultures that you just have to see!
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OPPOSITION is simmering to plans to convert a historic Winchester mill into a restaurant for celebrity chef and TV presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
An invitation-only public meeting was attended by around 50 people who heard how Abbey Mill on Colebrook Street could be converted into a base for River Cottage Canteen and Deli.
Many of the people at the Guildhall were strongly opposed to the plans fearing it will bring noise pollution and traffic congestion on the quiet street.
Katie Warnes, of Colebrook Street, said: "I think it's fair to say we are all fairly horrified. It would be slap bang in the middle of a residential street.
"We have noise from the car park already but the problem is not one thing in isolation, it's a combination. Another concern is a fire risk with all the listed buildings around. It's difficult enough to get down this road as it is but with the extra cars it will be impossible and block off emergency access.
"Nobody wants to see it fall into disrepair and I understand the council needs to maximise its opportunities to make money but it's not an appropriate location. We don't feel the council has made enough effort to try and get somebody to take in its current office use."
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "There is a moral hazard over the change of use. If you want it as a restaurant then River Cottage is as fine as you can get but guarantee is there it will always be River Cottage?
"We accept there will be problems with living in a town centre but this will exacerbate them and make it a permanent problem."
Guy Ashton, of Colebrook Street, said: "There are two sensible outcomes here. Either the council decides a restaurant in Colebrook Street is not an appropriate place or they say it is and River Cottage is a great tenant but there are a number of controls.
"There need to be controls over things like the number of deliveries and customers, the times of deliveries, opening hours, outdoor seating, smells, rubbish and noise."
But there is local support for the plan. John Holder, who runs Wolvesey View bed and breakfast in Colebrook Place, said: "I think it is excellent. It will be a wonderful asset for Winchester. I some extent I have a motive as I run a B and B.
"I think Winchester is showing the way of how to get out of the horrible economic mess. For people to be trying to stop this is incredible.
"I am in favour but they will have to do something about traffic. Perhaps they could treat Colebrook Street like College Street with a barrier to stop through traffic."
A planning application for a change of use will be made "imminently" by the city council, said a spokeswoman. She explained only 50-60 local people were invited "to get people to understand what the planning process is." River Cottage has signed a lease to take over the building.
Among the noticeable changes will be the creation of outdoor eating under the classical portico of Abbey Mill that fronts on to Abbey Gardens.
Abbey Mill has history as an eaterie. In World War Two it was British Restaurant where servicemen were able to go for meals. More recently it was home to the city council engineers department. It has been empty for several years and needs extensive building work before it can be let.
River Cottage was asked for comment; a spokeswoman said: "The building is owned by the Council and is going through the planning process currently and so this will be managed accordingly by the Council."
Last month when the Chronicle revealed the lease agreement, Rob Love, River Cottage managing director, in a statement said: "River Cottage is pleased to have agreed terms with Winchester City Council on Abbey Mill, subject to planning and licensing approvals.
"Our first priority is to create a dialogue with residents and the local community to share our ambitions and intentions, and we look forward to meeting with them soon."


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