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Though the 2014 Toyota Yaris is relatively unchanged from the previous model year, daytime running lights and a new stereo are now standard.
Vehicle Overview
Slotting in below the compact Corolla sedan, the Toyota Yaris is the automaker's subcompact hatchback, available in two- or four-door forms.
All 2014 Toyota Yaris models come standard with the 1.5-liter I-4 that makes 106 hp and 103 lb-ft of torque. Buyers get a standard five-speed manual, which gets an EPA-estimated 30/38 mpg city/highway, or an optional four-speed automatic that gets 30/35 mpg. The Yaris gets nine airbags as standard equipment.
The 2014 Toyota Yaris four-door hatchback received a four-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA (out of a possible five stars), and in IIHS testing received a rating of good in four categories (the highest-possible rating is good), but received a rating of marginal in the new, more difficult, small overlap front test. The two-door hatchback has not been evaluated by the NHTSA or the IIHS.
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In a First Drive of the 2012 Toyota Yaris we noted that the car "needed to kick down a ratio or two when any kind of incline was present or when a passing maneuver was called for. We recommend the manual transmission, where the driver is fully in charge of gear selection." In an Editor's Notebook review for a 2012 Yaris SE we commented that the Yaris, "doesn't take enough of a step forward to keep up in this increasingly competitive segment." Another criticism is that, while fuel economy would have been great years prior, when midsize sedans with automatics are getting 34 mpg on the highway, a subcompact should be doing notably better than 35 mpg.
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Hello all,
Has anyone else seen it? I've watched it several times since it arrived in the mail and I like it a lot. I think it's a great peek into monastic life. I especially like the portion on the ordination of the young Todd.
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When I practiced Mahayana, before i began to practice Theravada, The images of Buddhas were to be treated as if they were the Buddhas themselves. Im now wondering, how are the images of Buddhas treated in Theravada. I also read somewhere that if someone mistreats the image of a Buddha, there can be negative kammic reactions, i was wondering if this is true too in Theravada.
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There's a certain sutta (the Buddha may have said this more than once, though) where the Buddha says that in order to validate a claim made about him, the monks should compare the claim both with the text of the discourses and the discipline they follow.
I know I saw this before, but I can't find it. Does anyone know where it might be?


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Meditating on Disturbance Dynamics
Managing Control Loops Requires a Deep Understanding of Setpoint, Load Path and Noise
By F. Greg Shinskey
There are three classes of disturbance that enter control loops from the outside: setpoint changes, load variations and noise. Flow loops must principally respond to setpoint changes, load disturbances being common only where multiple users draw from a common pump or compressor. Most of the other loops in a continuous plant operate at a constant setpoint, yet are often tested and tuned by introducing setpoint changes. Control loops respond differently to changes in setpoint and load, the difference being determined entirely by the dynamic elements in the path of the disturbing variable. Unless some filtering is intentionally introduced, there are otherwise no dynamics in the setpoint path. The load path, however, always contains dynamics, because load variables are similar to manipulated variables, being flow rates of mass and energy entering or leaving the process. The only type of disturbance impacting on the controlled variable directly is noise, and it has a frequency content by definition beyond the bandwidth of the loop. With no dynamics, a setpoint change is a poor substitute for a load upset in determining the performance and tuning of a controller whose purpose is to regulate.
Most single control loops can be represented by the diagram of Fig. 1, where the load variable enters the process at the same point as the manipulated flow. This is the case when controlling the composition of a blend of ingredients whose individual streams enter the mixing vessel at the same point. The common dynamic elements represented by gp are the time constant and dead time of the (imperfectly) mixed vessel. This representation also applies when controlling liquid level, where the manipulated flow is one of the streams entering or leaving the vessel and the load is the algebraic sum of all the other flows. However in a level loop, the common dominant dynamic element in gp is an integrator, and there is no steady-state gain Kp.
Figure 1. Most fluid processes have common dynamics.
Figure 2 represents the more general case where the load and manipulated variables may enter the process at different points, with steady-state and dynamic gains for the load input Kq and gq potentially differing from those for the manipulated variable, Km and gm.
Figure 2. A more general case has independent dynamics.
Internal Model Control
An example of the misunderstanding of the load problem by the academic community has been their development of the internal model control concept (IMC). As represented in Fig. 3, the load input is shown with steady-state and dynamic gains, although in academic papers, these are usually omitted. Internal model control is designed to achieve a particular setpoint response: If the gains in the controller and model match those in the process, as indicated in the diagram, then the controlled variable responds to a setpoint change with only the filter dynamics gf. The process usually contains some dead time, however, which cannot be inverted in the controller; consequently, the controller dynamic gain parameter gm* differs from the process and model dynamic gain gm in lacking that dead time. The residual dead time will then appear in the setpoint response.
Figure 3. Feedback in an IMC loop is principally the load.
Any value of load other than zero will cause the value of the estimated controlled variable ce to differ from its measured value c. Therefore, the feedback signal to the controller is actually an indication of the load, including both its steady-state and dynamic gains. The summing junction at the controller input then compares the setpoint against the current load effect—a comparison of apples and oranges. The resulting difference is not an error or deviation in the normal sense applied to feedback controllers, and, therefore, can be a source of confusion among users of IMC.
Proponents of IMC sometimes refer to the feedback signal as normally being zero, when in fact this could only apply to a zero-load process: a batch process under no-flow conditions, which is a relatively rare situation in process control. But this indicates the degree of misunderstanding about load regulation that persists.
Dynamic load response is also commonly misrepresented. If load dynamic gain gq is omitted from consideration, then the response of the IMC loop to a step in load is the same as for a setpoint change, in that the controller responds directly to it, with only the filter in the way. However, solution of the block-diagram algebra for the load response is
Even if the model and controller parameters match the process perfectly, and there is no filtering, the load response is affected by load dynamics gq. The controlled variable will respond to a load step by deviating from the setpoint in a trajectory determined by gq until the dead time in the loop elapses, followed by a return to setpoint along an exponential curve whose time constant is the dominant lag in the load path, as shown in Fig.4.
Figure 4. Step load-response curves where the process lag is twice the dead time.
The load response for a first-order process with dead time produced by an IMC controller (without filtering) is compared with the best-possible response, for the case where the time constant in the load path τq is 2 times the dead time τd in the control loop (See my book, Process Control Systems, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp. 130-132). The integrated error IE under the IMC curve for this example is 2.5 times as great as under the best-possible response curve, and it increases exponentially with the ratio τq/τd ,
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The Mendocino County Planning Commission is scheduled to continue review of the Mendocino Town Plan Update today, Thursday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m. at 501 Low Gap Road. They have also reserved Thursday, Sept. 5, as an additional meeting day to continue deliberations if necessary.
In an email statement, Abbey Stockwell, a planner for County of Mendocino, wrote that during their July 11 meeting in Ukiah, the planning commissioners voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors not designate the Town Plan area as a sensitive coastal resource area, retaining language from the 1992 Town Plan.
The commissioners also voted to recommend that the proposed GM-2 policy be replaced with 1992 Town Plan language which states that "Mendocino shall be recognized as a historic residential community with limited commercial services that are important to the daily life of the Mendocino Coast."
The commissioners also began discussing phasing out vacation home rentals from areas zoned residential. However, the discussion regarding visitor serving facilities was continued to today.
Commissioners also discussed describing the Mendocino Art Center in the context of the Mendocino Town Plan, as well as including a policy for the use and development of Mendocino City Community Services District's property on Palette Drive, Stockwell said.
An initial revision of Section 4 of the Town Plan Update based on the commissioners' direction is available online at www.co.mendocino.ca.us/planning and at the Mendocino Library.


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text: 5 questions with Southern Hospitality's Damon Fowler By Bill Lynch May 15, 2013 Story Share WANT TO GO?Charlie West Blues FestWHERE: Haddad Riverfront ParkWHEN: 4 to 11 p.m. Friday and 12 to 11 p.m. SaturdayCOST: FreeINFO: 304-389-1439 or www.charliewestbluesfest.com CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Southern Hospitality's Damon Fowler only had a few days off before he'd be headed out the door for the next round of touring.Just back from some festival shows in Europe, Fowler said he was glad to get home and a little sorry that he missed the Blues Music Association awards show the previous night, where his bandmate Victor Wainwright took home the "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award."Still, Fowler, who'll join the rest of Southern Hospitality for it show Saturday night at the Charlie West Blues Fest, said he just needed to take a breath. The gazz spoke to him about the blues and how he might not be one of those blues players who limits himself to just one special guitar. Q. How'd you get started in the blues?A. "I started playing guitar when I was 10. I had an uncle who was in a country band. His son and I used to play music. We'd go and sit in with the band. A couple of guys in the band were nice to us and would show us things. That's how it happens; young people hang out with the older guys and end up learning. It's how you grow."They played country, but they played a little blues. They would do one blues song a night, and I just loved the structure of the songs. Later, I got into B.B. King and was really heavy into Albert Collins, then John Lee Hooker." Q. Some guitarists have a preference for a particular instrument, but you play lap steel, a six string and a dobro, among others. Do you have a favorite?A. "I like the different styles of them. The lap steel is right in front of me, so I could feel where the frets should be. The lap steel is very unique instrument."Do I have a main axe? I've got a few that I keep going back to. I have a Les Paul that I love. A friend gave me a Telecaster he made, and I love that guitar a lot. I also have a Hammond H44; it's one my favorite guitars." Q. What's the rest of the year look like for you?A. "It looks good. We just got picked up for the Heritage Festival in Wheeling. It's our third year in a row for that."Southern Hospitality just released a record, 'Easy Livin,' and I'm going to be working on a new [solo] record for next year. I think J.P. [Soars] is definitely working on a new record, and I'm thinking Victor probably is, too."For us, we've all got our own careers. We toured on our own before, and Southern Hospitality is something where we come together for a while when we have little breaks in our schedules."Q. How is playing solo different than playing with Southern Hospitality?A. "The songs. What I play with Southern Hospitality and what I play with my trio are different. There are only one or two songs I play with both projects. "I also play a lot more guitar with my trio than I do with Southern Hospitality."Q. Why do different material with both bands?A. "Southern Hospitality is a bigger band, so the material you might choose for a bigger band might be different than you'd do with a trio."Reach Bill Lynch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5195. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Chuck McGill: Barry Switzer takes a special interest in former George Washington star 3 SBA board OKs canceling Logan's construction management contract 4 Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken There's more to Shawn Colvin Previous Story Charlie West Blues Fest schedule Next Story


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Clinical Trial of Lutein for Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa Receiving Vitamin A
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|Retinitis Pigmentosa
|Drug: Lutein Dietary Supplement: Cornstarch control
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Clinical Trial for Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Central Visual Field (vf) Change Assessed Using the 30-2 Program of the Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA). [ Time Frame: assessed at each of 4 annual visits after baseline ]Sum of visual field sensitivity readings in decibel(dB) to a size V target out to the 30 degree meridian in each direction of the visual field. The value presented represents annual change in dB over 4 years.
- Mid-peripheral Field Change Assessed With the 60-4 Program of the Humphrey Field Analyzer. [ Time Frame: assessed at each of 4 annual visits after baseline ]Sum of visual field sensitivity readings in dB to a size V target from the 30 degree meridian to the 60 degree meridian in each direction of the visual field. The value presented represents annual change in dB over 4 years.
- Total Field Change Assessed by the Combined 30-2 and 60-4 Programs of the Humphrey Field Analyzer. [ Time Frame: assessed at each of 4 annual visits after baseline ]Sum of visual field sensitivity readings in dB to a size V target obtained with the 30-2 and 60-4 programs of the Humphrey Field Analyzer combined for those patients on whom both measures were available.
- Annual Change in 30 Hertz(Hz)Electroretinogram(ERG )Amplitude in Natural Log (ln) Microvolts/yr Over a 4 Year Period. [ Time Frame: assessed at each of 4 annual visits after baseline ]Computer averaged 30 Hz ERG amplitudes in microvolts for those with initial amplitudes of >= 0.68 microvolts. Presented on the ln scale.
- Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Visual Acuity [ Time Frame: assessed at each of 4 annual visits after baseline ]Annual change in number of letters read.
|Study Start Date:
|July 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Lutein plus 15,000 IU/d Vitamin A
Daily intake of 12mg of Lutein plus 15,000 IU/d of Vitamin A palmitate
Drug: Lutein
Placebo Comparator: Control plus 15,000 IU/d Vitamin A
Daily intake of cornstarch control plus 15,000 IU/d Vitamin A palmitate
Dietary Supplement: Cornstarch control
Daily intake of cornstarch control plus 15,000 IU/d Vitamin A palmitate
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited retinal degenerations with a worldwide prevalence of approximately 1 in 4,000. Patients typically report night blindness and difficulty with mid-peripheral visual field in adolescence. As the condition progresses, they lose far peripheral visual field. Most patients have reductions in central vision by 60 years if left untreated. Vitamin A palmitate, 15,000 International Units (IU)/d and an omega-3 rich diet have been shown to slow the progression of this condition among adults with the typical forms.(see Archives of Ophthalmology,111:761-772,1993 ; Archives of Ophthalmology 122: 1306-1314, 2004; Archives of Ophthalmology 130(6):701-711,2013).
The present study was a randomized, controlled, double-masked trial with a planned duration of 5 years.Two hundred and forty adults with the typical forms of RP were assigned to either lutein 12mg/d or a control group. Patients in both groups received 15,000 IU/day of vitamin A palmitate in addition to the supplement under study. Participants agreed not to know the contents of the supplement or their group assignment until the end of the trial. The main outcome measurement was the total point score for the 30-2 program of the Humphrey Field analyzer (HFA). In addition,the total point score for the 60-4 program ,the total point score of the 30-2 and 60-4 programs combined, computer-averaged 30-Hz cone Electroretinogram (ERG) amplitude and Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity were measured annually as secondary endpoints.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Ocular Criteria
- RP, typical forms(i.e. elevated final dark adaptation threshold,retinal arteriolar narrowing,and reduced and delayed full-field ERGs).
- Best-corrected visual acuity 20/100 or better
- HFA program 30-2 total point score >= 250 decibels(dB)to a size V white test light
- No confounding ocular disease such as glaucoma,uveitis,diabetic retinopathy,posterior subcapsular cataract more than 11% of total lens area (ie equivalent to P3 on Lens Opacity Classification System III)and pupil diameter after dilation less than 6 mm.
Dietary Criteria
- Fruit and vegetable intake < 10 servings/d
- Spinach or kale intake < 1 serving/d, i.e. <1/2 cup of cooked spinach or kale per day
- Dietary lutein intake <=5.4 mg/d as estimated from food frequency questionnaire
- No intake of cod liver oil or omega-3 capsules
- Dietary preformed vitamin A intake <= 10,000 IU/d
- Supplement intake <= 5,000 IU/d of Vitamin A and <= 30 IU/d of Vitamin E
- Consumption <= 3 alcoholic beverages/d
Medical and other criteria
- Age 18-60 y
- Body mass index < 40 and weight >= 5th percentile for age,gender,and height
- Serum retinol level <= 100 micrograms/deciliter and serum retinyl ester level <= 380 nanomoles/Liter
- Serum cholesterol < 300 micrograms/deciliter and serum triglyceride level <400 micrograms/deciliter
- No clinically significant abnormality on blood cell count, glucose level, blood urea nitrogen level, serum lipid panel results or serum liver function profile.
- Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Not smoking currently
- Agreed not to know tablet content or course of condition until the end of the trial.
- No other disease which might affect absorption or metabolism of lutein or vitamin A.
- Only one patient per family was accepted into the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant (Vitamin A supplements can increase the risk of birth defects.)
- Current participation in another clinical trial for RP
- Patients with atypical forms such as paravenous RP, pericentral RP, sector RP,unilateral RP,Refsum disease, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, retinitis punctata albescens and cone-rod dystrophy were excluded as were patients with RP and profound congenital deafness.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00346333
|United States, Massachusetts
|Berman Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations, Harvard Medical School ,Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Study Chair:
|Eliot L Berson, MD
|Harvard Medical School
|Responsible Party:
|National Eye Institute (NEI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00346333 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 27, 2006
|Results First Received:
|June 18, 2012
|Last Updated:
|December 12, 2013
Keywords provided by National Eye Institute (NEI):
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Inherited Retinal Degeneration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinal Diseases
Eye Diseases
Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Retinal Dystrophies
Retinal Degeneration
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Retinol palmitate
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- WWE ( WWE) will air its Extreme Rules pay-per-view on Sunday night on the WWE Network and through local cable providers (Sorry, DirectTV ( DTV) and DISH Network ( DISH) customers. You're out of luck.) The annual event is WWE's no-holds-barred, weapons-filled extravaganza, and this year's event features three high-profile matches.
John Cena and Bray Wyatt will face off in a WrestleMania 30 rematch, this time in the confines of a steel cage. The enigmatic leader of the Wyatt Family has been converting followers away from the Cenation and over to his side, as arenas full of people have been singing "He's got the whole world in his hands" along with Bray. Earlier this week on Monday Night Raw, Cena addressed the fans from inside a cage, but Bray brought out a choir full of children (a huge portion of Cena's fan base) to torment him some more.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan will defend the title against Kane, his former tag team partner, in an Extreme Rules match. The two will be able to use whatever weapons and objects they want in this contest, which has become extremely personal after Kane demolished Byran with three Tombstone Piledrivers a few weeks ago and then attacked Bryan's new wife, Brie Bella, on Raw this week.
The third match pits The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) against the newly-reformed Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista). The Shield had served as Triple H's henchmen for months, but they rebelled recently and turned on their boss. They attacked Randy Orton and Batista for good measure, which led to Evolution's reformation. There are no titles on the line in this one. Only pride is at stake.
The WWE Network will air a marathon of past Extreme Rules pay-per-views this weekend to get fans hyped for the new installment on Sunday night, but there are plenty of extreme matches and moments to see on the Network at one's leisure. Sunday's pay-per-view will not be the bloody spectacle of 10 or 15 years ago, as WWE has transitioned to a PG product and toned down the blood and other aspects of the programming.
But the WWE Network allows fans to relive the Attitude Era and the more wild times, so we've compiled a list of 10 of the most extreme matches you can watch right now on the streaming service. These are in no particular order, but each brings something different to the table.
Triple H vs. Cactus Jack, Royal Rumble 2000
Triple H was the WWE Champion for much of early 2000, and he was set to defend the title at the Royal Rumble in Madison Square Garden against Mick Foley, aka Mankind, who grew up just outside New York City on the shores of Long Island. But Mankind admitted he was not ready for the fight, so he brought in a replacement: his alter (and in some ways, more violent) ego, Cactus Jack.
The two would engage in a brutal and bloody Street Fight that the ring could not hope to contain. This was Cactus' playground, but Triple H proved that he could more than hold his own against the hardcore legend. Cactus pulled out a two-by-four wrapped in barbed wire to use in the fight, and the two men would each get in some shots with the weapon.
Triple H handcuffed Cactus' hands behind his back and beat on him until The Rock interfered and freed the challenger. Cactus came back with a piledriver onto the announce table and emptied a bag of thumbtacks into the ring. Triple H would use this to his advantage and delivered a back body drop to his opponent on the tacks. He followed this up with two Pedigrees, one of which dropped Cactus right onto the tacks, to retain his title.
This was a brutal and bloody contest that led to a rematch one month later in a Hell in a Cell match that was just as violent as this rumble at the Garden.


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Pirates beneficiaries from error of Astros' ways
Snider scores after collision in short right field; Bucs win fourth straight
PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates and Astros spent most of Friday night walking -- well, playing baseball -- in each other's shoes. By the action on the PNC Park field, neither was performing in character.
After all the stars had aligned in the proper order and the Pirates wound up winning in the most unlikely fashion -- a dropped popup with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning for a 5-4 triumph -- their manager was asked whether the Astros' inexperience had contributed to the debacle.
"I don't know about that," said Clint Hurdle, enumerating what his own guys had done in that ninth inning. "We had three check swings, a tapper to the mound, a called third strike and a popup to right field ... so what does that say about our experience? This game is crazy sometimes. There's not an answer for everything."
There's crazy -- and there's that ninth inning, and an ultimate play that doesn't happen often. Except that, it happened to the Astros for the second time in four innings.
Russell Martin had lifted a full-count pitch to medium right-center with the score tied at 4, the bases loaded and two outs. With second baseman Jake Elmore backtracking for the ball, right fielder Jimmy Parades barreled into him as the ball dropped safely and the winning run crossed the plate.
It punctuated a fantastic, memorable evening in the City of Champions, as only minutes earlier, a PNC Park crowd of 29,743 had roared for the Penguins' 4-3 victory over Ottawa in the NHL Playoffs.
Speaking of the roar of the crowd ...
"I think the crowd had as much to do with that as anything we did all night," Hurdle said of the fan enthusiasm on a warm Western Pennsylvania evening. "The noise they were making in the ninth inning makes it difficult to hear. If your guys are trying to communicate, they helped us out."
"There's only one person who should be communicating," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "The outfielder is running in and looking at the infielder. The infielder is going to go until he hears somebody call him off."
The winning rally against Edgar Gonzalez, Houston's sixth pitcher, was triggered on an opposite-field single by Starling Marte, who was forced on Travis Snider's grounder before Andrew McCutchen's single and a fielding error by Gonzalez on Brandon Inge's comebacker loaded the bases. Neil Walker's strikeout led to Martin.
"You have to put yourself in a position to win, then take advantage of it," Walker summed up the Pirates' gift.
The decisive play was remarkably similar to the one in the sixth that had awakened the Pirates and started their comeback from a 4-1 deficit to a season-long fourth straight win.
As the Astros' Jordan Lyles held a 4-1 lead over Jeanmar Gomez, that first clang was off the glove of Chris Carter, the first Houston right fielder. McCutchen led off the sixth with a relatively routine fly to medium right on which Carter called off Elmore, but then flubbed catching the ball, which rolled all the way into foul territory as McCutchen motored to third. Garrett Jones' double immediately scored McCutchen and chased Lyles.
The rest of that inning went nowhere, capped by Houston relievers Travis Blackley and Paul Clemens.
Two innings and two relievers later, the Bucs finished the comeback. Walker led off with a single against lefty Wesley Wright and, an out later, Pedro Alvarez unloaded against Hector Ambriz, one-hopping his seventh homer into the Allegheny River to knot it at 4.
"You know, I'm not gonna take credit if it bounces in. That's cheap," Alvarez grinned. "I'm just glad I hit that ball well. It's nice; every at-bat, you get an opportunity to do something for the team, and that's my mindset when I go through a couple of tough at-bats."
It was a double-milestone shot for Alvarez: The 462-foot drive represented the very first time he had reached the river; and his 57th homer as the Pirates third baseman tied Hall of Famer Pie Traynor for fifth-most in club history at the position.
The Bucs' liveliest weapon was McCutchen, who scored twice while going 3-for-5, with a first-inning solo homer, to lift his average to .276.
McCutchen doubled-down on the Astros, so to speak, now that they are in the American League. That was because he came into this one hitting .448 with 14 RBIs in his last 15 Interleague games, and he hit .381 against the Astros last season, when they weren't even part of that equation.
An overlooked aspect of Gomez's work is how efficient he has been. Because of his track record, the Pirates red-flag him at about 65 pitches. He squeezed five innings out of that conservative limit in his previous two starts, a very economical 13 pitches per inning.
On Friday, Gomez was even more thrifty through four innings -- needing an average of nine pitches to get through them. He did fall behind at the outset as Robbie Grossman -- the Bucs' 2011 Minor League Player of the Year included in last July's deal for Wandy Rodriguez -- led off the game with a double and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Castro.
Gomez had retired 11 in a row when he hit a wall he couldn't get over. With one out in the fifth, Matt Dominquez's solo homer snapped the 1-1 tie. Marwin Gonzalez singled, moved up on Lyles' sacrifice bunt and, after Grossman walked on a full-count pitch, scored on a single by Elmore.
Elmore subsequently took off for second, triggering an erratic sequence that resulted in two errors for the Bucs (by the double-play combo of Clint Barmes and Walker) and one unearned run, and a 4-1 lead, for the Astros.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A TROWBRIDGE teenager was trapped under his car for almost two hours in the early hours this morning after he crashed near Rode.
The male driver left the road on the A361 and overturned his blue Vauxhall Corsa in a nearby field, leaving his arm trapped under the car.
A fire appliance from Trowbridge assisted the five from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service at the scene, who used specialist hydraulic lifting equipment to free him. They attended the scene at 11.39pm, and finally left 1.24am, once he had been taken to hospital by air ambulance.
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Get an overview of this hotelPisa property near Leaning Tower
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In city centre
This modern hotel is located in the city centre of Pisa, a short distance from the Duomo, 200 meters from the Leaning Tower, a 20-minute walk from Pisa Centrale Railway Station, and 4 km from Galileo Galilei Airport.
Roof terrace
Guests can enjoy a drink in the American bar and relax on the roof garden which commands views over the city.
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The Grand Hotel Duomo's guestrooms with patterned fabrics and parquet floors include wireless Internet access and cable television. Many rooms offer panoramic city views.
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- Good location
- Good for sightseeing
- Breakfast and onsite bar
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Overall room comfort
- Beds could've been more comfortable
Grand Hotel Duomo
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Hotel Amenities
There are 4 conference rooms available able to accommodate between 10 and 300 people, and complimentary wireless Internet access is offered. The American bar opens onto a roof garden with views over the city to the leaning tower and the Cathedral. In-room refreshment is available via room service.
- Concierge services
- Free breakfast
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 93
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Free WiFi
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- ATM/banking
- Conference space size (feet) - 3229
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 300
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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- Room service (limited hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Bathtub or shower
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Phone
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
Where to Eat
Guests of the Grand Hotel Duomo enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Grand Hotel Duomo Restaurant - Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving Italian cuisine and typical Tuscan specialties. Live piano music is provided on request.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Sailing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 10.0 per night.
- Pets allowed
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 5 nights
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Late check-out fee: EUR 30
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10.0 per night
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- Grand Duomo
- Grand Duomo Hotel
- Grand Duomo Pisa
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours from 1 June to 30 September. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Everything parents need to know about raising happy, healthy little ones. more
Stomach illnesses are common in childhood. Almost every child will experience a few bouts of gastro. Stomach, intestinal and liver conditions aren't so common and many of them are chronic (lasting) rather than acute (coming on suddenly). Stomach, intestine and liver problems are generally treatable, but education is key to understanding what causes them, when to talk to your doctor, and acting as a valuable member of your child's treatment team.
Learn more about stomach, intestinal and liver condition and how to recognize symptoms.
Written by Rebecca Stigall for Kidspot, Australia's parenting resource for family health. Sources include Better Health Channel, NSW Health and Health Insite.
Last revised: Wednesday, 3 February 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Don't Get Lulled by Facebook
As for a Facebook (FB) trading plan, I believe that taking half the short off the table either today or shortly after the open would be appropriate. Then I would be looking to take off the rest of the put position by close of business on Tuesday or Wednesday. The stock is actually acting fairly well today, but I wouldn't let that inspire a lot of confidence.
Look at the chart of Facebook. I've circled the day before the last major lockup release, which occurred in August. The stock actually looked good the day before the release. It had dropped the prior two days, and I was lulled into a false sense of security that the lockup release had been priced into shares. I even went slightly long into the release. Ten percent lower, it was quite clear I had been taken in by that single day's action. Facebook was at support then, as it is now....432 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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In a digital world where we are all trying desperately to truly connect with our customers, how can we humanize the online experience? It may feel like we are in an arms-length, hidden-behind-a-screen situation, but there are ways to bypass the screen and get into the hearts of customers. Give them a feeling or emotion that locks them in and keeps them loyal. You love your customers, now get them to love you back.
When I think about this topic, I usually take a trip down memory lane back to my retail experience. Back to the good old brick-and-mortar days where people actually walked in your store and looked around. In this case, not only do you get to greet them in person, you get to show off window displays. You get to employ sales people who look like "the people who would shop here." You can provide aspirational examples to consumers who would like to "look like" those employees. You can encourage them to look around and point out new merchandise. You can give them advice on what items are best for their needs. And to take this point even further, the customer can actually touch and feel the product in their own hands.
Now, how do you take the above scenario and fit that into the web? How do you make a consumer feel welcomed by your brand? How do you look them in the eye and say, "Good morning and thank you for stopping by?" How do these steps of service translate into the digital age?
It's a lofty goal, but anyone who sells a product online today must take steps to humanize it. By "humanize," I mean to attempt to give your brand human-like connections in an online setting.
There are many mechanical ways of hitting the essentials, such as having registered users. Once registered, you can greet them by name and track their preferences with the intent of making their visit time more productive for them, which shines a halo on your brand.
The foundation of acknowledging that human qualities should be injected into your online presence should begin with an Apple- or Virgin-like focus on delighting the customer. This goal should permeate your user experience decisions; it should be communicated throughout your organization so that whenever a technical decision is made each team member revisits the core goal: delighting the customer.
Now, I have deliberately not mentioned sales—yet. Focusing on the customer experience drives sales and this focus keeps the human element top of mind. We cannot take shortcuts as humans to build enduring relationships.
Consider personal relationships and the amount of commitment that we devote to building connections. We are moving into an era where connecting more intimately with the consumer is an emerging survival strategy. The past decade was filled with tremendous momentum around rather simple marketing tactics such as flash sales and deals of the day. A low cost strategy that is devoid of brand loyalty will always have a place in certain businesses' playbooks, but many brands strive to be evaluated beyond the deal mentality or value play. Many of today's most successful brands strive to delight their customers, build enduring relationships and drive sales.
If you take a moment to consider the companies that do a fantastic job of connecting with consumers via multiple devices and multiple social media touch-points, several guiding principles become evident.
Greet and welcome your guests to your website and make it efficient for them to quickly see what is new and why they should "look around."
View your shoppers as peers and speak to them with the utmost respect and adoration. Long gone are the days of preachy marketing messages. Brands have to dance harder than ever to prove that products are fit, that we care about the environment and that we care about the people who work at our companies.
Communicate with your customers in the manner they prefer. Feel free to ask them how they prefer to hear from you. Asking as they unsubscribe from your e-mail list is too late. You've already lost them by then, so be sure to find out upfront.
Have a style guide for your brand's social media's voice. Establish who you are and what you represent. Draw a picture of what you look like; come up with some catchphrases. Your voice should be there to attract people to listen. Even once you have established a style, do your research. Tweeting is public and even though messages can be deleted, beware of screenshots. In other words, don't be one of these guys.
Aim to be cohesive across devices. This is not yet that easy, but it should be a basic goal. For example, I can't use my Amazon login on my Zappos iPad app, but I can on the website. As you can imagine, this is very frustrating, and my time doesn't feel valued.
Value your users' time and contribution with rewards and special offers. Keep in mind this is different from having a sale and should be executed differently. For instance, Sephora has a wonderful VIP program that never fails to make me feel tingly and special.


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Student Employee of the Year 2013
Contributed by Eileen Jacobs on 05/08/13
Congratulations to Timothy Berry, the recipient of the 2013 Ithaca College Student Employee of the Year award!
Student Employees perform an invaluable service to our campus with enthusiasm, dedication and initiative. Along with our annual celebration of appreciation, we honored one student employee with an Ithaca College Student Employee of the Year award. Each department on campus was allowed to nominate one student. Ithaca College employs over 3,000 student employees each academic year, so selecting only one student nominee was a very difficult task.
The student of the year award is based upon their outstanding qualities: reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and uniqueness of contribution.
Congratulations to Tim Berry for winning Student Employee of the Year 2013!
Tim has worked in the Office of Campus Center and Event Services for over two years and is the Lead Event & Marketing Coordinator. Tim was nominated by Mark Warfle, Assistant Director of Event Planning and Operations.
Mark Warfle says "Timothy Berry stands alone. I have never had a student employee give so much back to their job as Tim."
On his own initiative, Tim began writing an operations manual for the position which he completed. This manual is used on a weekly basis for all training of student Special Event Managers and Event & Marketing Coordinators.
Timothy did not stop there. He also developed a shared Google site that all of our staff can access from their smart phones. This site is the base for the office operations manual, student class schedules, PowerPoint training programs, and other various tools that allow our student employees access to important documents that enable them to perform their jobs.
We would also like to congratulate the following students who were nominated: Gianna Bersani, Max Gordon, Angela Kramer, Matteo Mesiouris, Suzette Moschetti, Kayla Scott, Coty Wardwell, Zach Woelfel.
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A large 4* hotel set on the beach and presented in a seaside holiday style. It has access to a private beach, has a large outdoor swimming pool and great spa facilities.
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The 27-holes at Adriatic Golf Club are within ten minutes and offer some of the best golf in the region. Rimini Golf Club is also a good option, 30 minutes away.
Cervia, Milano Marittima - right on the beach and within walking distance of the town centre.


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Anne Bradstreet: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Poet
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Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) was America's first published poet. She lived in England and the Colonies during a remarkable historic period marked by civil and religious strife and political upheaval. Bradstreet's life and work challenge stereotypes of Puritans, revealing her vibrant … Learn More
Justification by Grace through Faith
Book by Brian Vickers
Justification is God's declaration that sinners are made right with him through faith in Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection provide forgiveness and the righteousness God desires of his people. This doctrine of justification as an alien, imputed righteousness has … Learn MorePaperback $18.00 $14.40 Add to Cart
Handbook of Church Discipline
Book by Jay Adams
This is a handbook for pastors, elders, and all Christians who want to see how Scripture presents the process of discipline that should operate in the Christian community. It was written in response to the various concerns that threaten to … Learn MorePaperback $15.00 $12.00 Add to Cart
Leading with Love
Book by Alexander Strauch
This book provides leaders and teachers a clear understanding of what the Bible teaches about love. This understanding is essential to you as an individual leader and to the church as a whole. It will —Significantly improve your relational skills … Learn More
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace
Book by Michael Beates
Michael Beates's concern with disability issues began nearly 30 years ago when his eldest child was born with multiple profound disabilities. Now, as more families like his are affected by a growing number of difficulties ranging from down syndrome to … Learn MorePaperback $16.00 $12.80 Add to Cart
Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel Wholly by Grace Communicated Truthfully & Lovingly
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In this fourth edition of his classic "Tell the Truth," Will Metzger adds a new introductory essay, a new arrangement of content, updates and clarifications throughout, reproducible charts and other aids, a study guide, a list of recommended reading, and … Learn MorePaperback $22.00 $17.60 Add to Cart
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All Major IDE like NetBeans, Eclipse, IntelliJ allows you to remote debug Java program but I mostly use Eclipse for remote debugging Java application because it's free and standard IDE in Investment banks for Java projects. By the this is second article on Eclipse IDE in Javarevisited after sharing Top 30 Eclipse keyboard shortcuts to improve productivity in the previous post.
When use Java remote debugging in Eclipse
Sometimes we managed to run the Java project in Eclipse IDE in windows itself which are essential for development and debugging purpose but many times it's not possible due to various reason e.g. your project depends upon some of the platform dependent library or some Linux module whose windows version may not be available or your project is too big to run on windows and it's heavily connected to upstream and downstream system and it's almost impossible to create the same environment in your windows machine for development.
On such situation my approach to work is isolate the work I am doing and test that with the help of mock objects, Threads or by trying to run that module independently but this is also not the desired solution in some cases where you need to debug the Java project at run time to find out some subtle issues, This is the time to use Eclipse for remote debugging Java application.
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Providing Access to the Arts
When Brooke Kidd's friends mentioned they needed a dance space to rehearse, she answered the call. Kidd, who graduated from AU with two bachelor's degrees in '91—international relations and an individualized degree from the College of Arts and Sciences combining dance and African studies—and a master's degree in dance in '98, founded Joe's Movement Emporium as a response to a community need.
With some experience working for nonprofits and a desire to start a community-based performing arts center strong in dance, Kidd launched Joe's in 1995. She chose the community of Mt. Rainier, a small community on the border of Washington, D.C., in Prince George's County, Maryland, as the home base for Joe's due to its need for arts education. "I intentionally chose a community near D.C. that had problems with access to the arts," she says.
Kidd came up with an idea for a space like Joe's after traveling as an undergraduate to Cameroon, where she saw examples of performing arts centers that were more "open-door-oriented" than a large facility. She enrolled in the master's program for dance to further develop her ideas about dance education, especially teaching it in a community setting. She managed a teaching contract as a graduate student staffer for a year that hosted arts classes in 15 different D.C. public housing communities.
Now in its 18th year, the nonprofit performing arts center provides education, production, and artists' services for a collective of 24 professional artist groups. "We're a business environment for arts companies, where they can retain their original identities and share space," says Kidd.
Joe's started in a single, vacant storefront. Between 1997 and 2006, the organization expanded to three storefronts on 34th Street in Mt. Rainier. In 2007, Joe's relocated to a renovated space in a vacant 20,000-square-foot facility around the corner. The $3.2 million capital project funded three new studios, a large lobby and theater, an arts education center, and five individually leased artist studios.
While Joe's has grown exponentially since its inception, initially Kidd wasn't sure how the organization would fare. "When you open something like this, you don't know what to expect," she says. "It's an evolving experience."
The organization offers year-round arts education programs, in addition to rehearsal space, performances, and events of all kinds. "We added an afterschool program in response to the community's request," she says. "This part of the county was lacking out-of-school services for elementary and middle school kids."
Many of the programs at Joe's center around movement, which Kidd considers an essential part of human development. "People feel so good after moving," she says. "In particular, when working with special populations, you can see the impact even more clearly. Dance and dance-related arts are lifestyles that people can adopt for the long-term; fitness tends to be more sporadic."
In addition to working with children, Joe's provides dance classes to disabled adults who lead a sedentary life. "With regular movement, their independence and capacity just blossom," Kidd says.
Kidd believes in the equalizing power of dance. "It creates social structures of inclusion that really balance everything. There's no hierarchy in dance," she says.
That idea can be applied to those who don't consider themselves particularly coordinated. "There's an old African proverb," she says. "'If you can talk, you can sing; if you can walk, you can dance.'"
Kidd continues to stay connected to the university. She is on the Arts Management Advisory Council and has set up a fellowship for students in the Arts Management Program. Master's candidates receive a scholarship plus a stipend to pursue professional projects at Joe's Movement Emporium.


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And Adam Begat: Three Americans, driving through the French countryside by night, careen off a cliff - and crash through a time warp into the age of Neanderthals!
Dead Man's Coat: Superstitious lore states that wearing a coat stolen from a freshly exhumed corpse makes one invisible!
Strange Legacy: Three men are the beneficiaries of a mysterious will that bequeaths each of them a profound and incredible new talent.
The Meddlers: A long-lost Confederate hoard of gold lures a treasure hunter and his backwoods guide to a haunted mansion.


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Rolando McClain, a former No. 8 NFL draft pick, retired after three troubled seasons. His agent says the NFL is still a possibility for his client.
McClain was 24 when he hung 'em up. Taken in the first round in 2010 out of Alabama, he didn't even play through his five-year, $40 million rookie contract. He was known more for his life off the field than on it, though.
He was arrested multiple times. Among the incidents was threatening to kill a man and firing a gun near the man's head during an altercation. He was suspended by the Oakland Raiders and hasn't played since. He was given a one-year contract by the Baltimore Ravens, but McClain was soon arrested again for disorderly conduct. That's when he announced that he would retire.
"I admire the kid for coming back to Tuscaloosa, going to class and trying to get everything in his life outside of football situated," Pat Dye Jr. told al.com. "It's not my decision to come back or not come back. I think ultimately he wants to play again. He's only 24 years old. He's talented. It's just a shame. It was such a great
situation there in Baltimore."
McClain has enrolled in classes at Alabama and has worked with Nick Saban's Tide team as a student assistant.


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EnfantTerrible Got a PB on bench tonight at 150kg. Beat my old PB by 10kg which I'm happy with!
Bodyconsciousuk Good cycle mate read through your blogs, impressive. I wondered how you think the rugby affects your strength and workouts, I play too and am absolutely F***** on my Monday workouts. Im a pretty big guy and can bench 190kg any day in the summer but have trouble shifting the bar after Ive been smashed around on a Saturday.


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The reason I have created a separate thread is that, whilst the majority of this HOW TO can be used for any Harmony Remote, the end shows how to take full advantage of the advanced Harmony One and its touch screen when using XBMC.
I also created this as i found it tedious to hunt through the forums\big threads about universal remotes, when I just wanted one for my remote & HOW to take full advantage of it. Well here goes how I've set it up....
First and foremost when adding your XBOX as a device in the Harmony App, i just chose the normal XBOX + standard Remote (aka MicrosoftXbox). I know there are other remotes on the Logitech database which give like a thousand more buttons, but for me this was unnecessary. In saying that I was surprised when I added the standard remote, that some extra buttons were on the Logitech Database added to the standard remote. These are probably from another remote, but who cares, they are there, and these are the ones that I have used to setup my Harmony One perfectly.
What I always wanted, was a way to to just simply switch to my Movies Library\TV Shows Library\Pictures\Music at the "touch" of a button. I have achieved this and more with this awesome remote, and I'll show you what else is possible further down.
NOTE: This guide is not going to show you how to setup your amp\tv etc. The Harmony app is quite user friendly and you should be able to do this. This HOW TO is purely for the advanced settings required for XBMC & your Harmony One to work together.
1. Intro to Universal Remotes & XBMC
Firstly big credit goes out to THESE GUYS as this was pretty much the only site that made sense of the foundation of setting up a Universal Remote for XBMC. Ignore the stuff at the start and jump straight to "Personalizing The Remote Buttons". What I had to do, was create a advancedsettings.xml in my UserData folder (HOW) so that it would show a special UNIQUE Code(obc code) on screen(in XBMC) with every button I pressed on my Harmony One.
How though?
This was achieved by adding <displayremotecodes>true</displayremotecodes> in the advancedsettings.xml.
So what I did, was go through & I pressed all these extra buttons that Logitech had in their database for the xbox (which were now also on my remote) and noted down the code that was displayed. Later on this would allow me to assign ACTIONS to these codes to be performed by XBMC
Note: I only noted down buttons(from the logitech DB) that WERE NOT used by XBMC. If I noticed an action was performed when i pressed a button I did not add it. Ill explain this more .....
2. The Codes
To save everyone alot of time, I have gone though ALL the extra buttons that are not used by XBMC and have noted their unique code Dont stress it'll be explained how they are used later.
So with the above table in mind, EG:
- when I pressed "HDMI" (a button that logitech added to my remote for the XBOX), the code: 5 was displayed in XBMC.
- when I pressed the "3D" button, the code: 90 was displayed onscreen.
- There was a strange occurance though, that being 3 buttons had the same Unique code; "PowerOn" and "PowerOff" and "Input VCR", they all displayed the same number : 58. All this means is I just have to pick one of these so that I can use the code 58 to perform an action in XBMC. As you guessed, ive used this code to turn off my xbox
- So with 16 spare codes, I was pretty sure this would be enough to do all the custom buttons\actions I wanted
3. What actions do we want our remote to perform ?
Here is the fun part, choosing what you want your remote to do when you press a button, eg:
- switch to Movies Library
- switch to TV Shows Library
- Restart XBMC etc etc...
- Now the final list that I used, and what I wanted XBMC to do is:
- Restart XBMC
- Shutdown XBMC
- Movies Library
- TV Shows Library
- Pictures
- Music
- File Manager
- Shutdown Menu
- Take Screenshot
- Update Library (My favourite button )
- Eject Tray
- Now to actually perform these, XBMC has specific commands that are needed so it knows that you want to eg Switch to Movies Library.
Now some are tricky, eg Movies library & TV Show Library. The only way i figured out how to actually go straight to these (as I use Media Stream skin) was to enable Debug Mode and follow how the skin gets to the Moves Library. I know this was far fetched and I could've done THIS but i cbf and just did it the long but sure way. Below is a list of what i wanted XBMC to do, and actually HOW XBMC does it:
- Restart XBMC - XBMC.Reset
- Shutdown XBMC - XBMC.ShutDown
- Movies Library - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(MyVideoLibrary,movietitles,return)
- TV Shows Library - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(MyVideoLibrary,tvshowtitles,return)
- Pictures - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(pictures)
- Music - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(music)
- File Manager - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(filemanager)
- Shutdown Menu - XBMC.ReplaceWindow(ShutdownMenu)
- Take Screenshot - XBMC.Takescreenshot
- Update Library - XBMC.updatelibrary(video)
- Eject Tray - XBMC.EjectTray()
- Now that I knew how XBMC would do what I wanted, I now needed to edit my Keymap.xml to do all these lovely things....
4. Telling XBMC what to do \ Setting up Keymap.xml
So with all these codes (from Step 2) & all the XBMC commands\functions (from Step 3), I now needed to bring it ALL TOGETHER and tell XBMC what to do when i pressed a specific button.
Firstly we need to make a copy of the keymap.xml that is in our System folder (..\XBMC\system\keymap.xml) and copy it to our UserData folder, as this file will take precedence as it is in the User Data folder. I dont recommend altering the keymap in the system folder, why? because there's no need to touch the original & its a fallback if you screw up your copied\altered one that sits in UserData.
If you already have a copy of Keymap.xml in your UserData folder, sweet Lets get editing....
Firstly we need to add a section <universalremote> so that XBMC knows, if we press a certain button on our Harmony One, what it should do(what command\function should it perform).
When you open up keymap.xml for editing, scroll down past all the comments which are at the top, until you get to the start:
Now just before the <remote> tag, we need to add a <universalremote> tag. This is how it should look:
This, my friends is where it all happens. This is where we now insert our CODES that we noted down (Step 2), AND our functions we want XBMC to perform (Step 3). This is how it is done:
- Where ## is, you should replace this with the unique CODE we had put down earlier in Step 2. The same line should obviously have the same code.
- Where [command] is, you will replace it with the command that you have chosen.
- Overall, I assigned all my buttons in the following configuration: CLICK HERE (The blank ones are spare buttons that I have not used) I highly recommend keeping a Table as I have done, so you remember what function is assigned to what code & what code is assigned to what BUTTON on the remote.
The Keymap.xml looks like this:
Now save this Keymap.xml and upload it to your UserData folder. Restart the Xbox. We havnt finished yet....
- Overall, I assigned all my buttons in the following configuration: CLICK HERE (The blank ones are spare buttons that I have not used) I highly recommend keeping a Table as I have done, so you remember what function is assigned to what code & what code is assigned to what BUTTON on the remote.
- Now that I knew how XBMC would do what I wanted, I now needed to edit my Keymap.xml to do all these lovely things....
- Now to actually perform these, XBMC has specific commands that are needed so it knows that you want to eg Switch to Movies Library.
- Now the final list that I used, and what I wanted XBMC to do is:
- So with 16 spare codes, I was pretty sure this would be enough to do all the custom buttons\actions I wanted


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Each year, Karen Vernau examines 500 cats and dogs as chief of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, but for some reason this past year a dog named Bean stood out.
Bean, a two-year old pit bull adopted by Vernau, is a medical mystery of sorts, beset by a web of afflictions that have challenged UCD vets -- and their colleagues in biomedical engineering and the School of Medicine -- to push the envelope and provide the dog groundbreaking treatment.
Many pet owners talk lovingly about their cherished animals, but Bean has endured eight surgeries and multiple other procedures in her life.
Bean's first meeting with her UCD admirers came after her April 2012 rescue by the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. Noting the dog's stiff, abnormal gait -- "like an old man wearing flippers," Vernau recalls -- shelter staff brought her to the veterinary hospital, where an evaluation revealed improperly formed hip joints and neurological troubles.
Corrective surgery helped, but Bean's underlying issue was more serious -- a form of muscular dystrophy that was also attacking other parts of her body. Within a few months, the gray and white pup was having persistent trouble with regurgitation, the result of a malfunctioning esophagus.
By this time, the Humane Society had determined that Bean was a poor candidate for adoption -- and Vernau had fallen in love. So it was that Bean found her new family, which includes Vernau's husband William, also a UCD vet, their two children, and two other dogs.
Landing in the lap of highly trained professionals was a stroke of luck for Bean, as her maladies only multiplied. The persistent regurgitation put her at risk of life-threatening aspiration and pneumonia, and the discovery of a massive hiatal hernia soon led to surgery number two. That brought some relief from her swallowing woes, but it was short-lived, as the muscles in her esophagus refused to effectively move food to her stomach.
Unable to hold on to her meals, Bean grew thin, battled pneumonia, and was plagued by regurgitation episodes that sometimes caused her to choke and pass out. By the fall of 2012, her veterinary team needed help and consulted Peter Belafsky, a renowned UC Davis surgeon and an expert in human swallowing and airway disorders.
Belafsky concluded that stopping Bean's dangerous regurgitation required a total laryngectomy, or removal of her larynx. Uncommon in dogs, such surgeries typically are used to address cancer, not swallowing problems. Bean marked Belafsky's first such canine larynx removal, and the surgery took more than three hours and required two assistants to complete.
Bean now breathes through a small hole created in her trachea, or windpipe. But her inability to swallow required the insertion of a permanent feeding tube. That posed a new challenge, because standard adaptors connecting feeding tubes to syringes used to inject the food were too small, causing complications.
Thus began yet another collaboration sparked by Bean, as one of her original veterinarians, gastrointestinal specialist Stan Marks, asked the UCD biomedical engineering department if they might design a larger adaptor to simplify the feeding process.
Today Bean has more good days than bad, and still enjoys destroying soccer balls, watching TV on the couch with the kids, and accompanying Vernau to the vet hospital. There, she has become not only an ambassador of sorts, but also a teaching tool, showing off her tracheotomy and allowing students to experience canine tube feeding.
"She loves people, and sometimes she wags her tail so hard she falls on the ground," Vernau says. "We didn't intend to go down this path with her, but she just sucked us in."
Belafsky hopes the dog's indomitable spirit can inspire human patients struggling with the loss of their voice and the need to breathe through a hole in their neck.
Marks believes Bean's multiple health issues spurred collaborations that prompted her UCD team "to hone our skills and think outside the box in ways that will help countless other animals and people with similar challenges."


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Located in Amesbury, this eco-friendly hotel is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Woodhenge and within 9 mi (15 km) of Stonehenge and Old Sarum. Salisbury Cathedral and Market Square are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, 24-hour room service, a business center, and conference rooms are onsite.
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The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A business center is on site at this 4-star property.
Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 678 square feet (63 square meters) include conference space. This eco-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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A team of authors have joined Book Wish Foundation's What You Wish For: A Book For Darfur project. Book sale profits will be donated to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), an organization building libraries in Darfur refugee camps in Chad.
Penguin Group's G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint will release the collection in September. If you make a donation of $20 or more before April 30th and your name (and your child's) will be included in the book's acknowledgment section.
Actress Mia Farrow, who serves as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, has written the forward. The participating authors include: Cornelia Funke, Meg Cabot, R. L. Stine, John Green, Ann M. Martin, Alexander McCall Smith, Cynthia Voigt, Karen Hesse, Joyce Carol Oates, Nikki Giovanni, Jane Yolen, Nate Powell, Gary Soto, Jeanne DuPrau, Francisco X. Stork, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Sofia Quintero.


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Wimbledon's 36-29 defeat by Sidcup in London Division One South was not so much a game of two halves as one of three parts.
Part one: the opening 15 minutes belonged to Wimbledon, with the forwards winning plenty of ruck ball (although creaking a bit in the set scrum), Rob Tait in charge of the lineout, and the backs looking sharp and dangerous.
The pressure on Sidcup showed after just five minutes when Dons' number eight Karl Roche pounced on an error at a 5m lineout to score out wide - Neil Hallett kicked an excellent conversion in the gusty wind.
Part two: it began with a simple try from Sidcup's lively scrum half, Ibrahim, jinking through from a 5m scrum.
Wimbledon then seemed to switch off and the game stayed almost entirely in their half until the final quarter.
During that time Sidcup's pack began to take charge, then totally dominate Wimbledon's, denying the home team all but scraps of possession, which they all too frequently meekly gave away.
Sidcup wing Dean capitalised on the first glaring error from Dons with a 70m run to score in the corner after gratefully accepting a pass from a Wimbledon centre. Sidcup's Jim Hardy converted.
Increasingly scrappy Dons play and some aimless kicks gave Sidcup the chance to add a further try by Ibrahim just before half time and Hardy's conversion made the score 7-19.
Within minutes of the restart that increased to 7-26 when Lowe gathered a loose ball to touch down for Sidcup's fourth try, again converted.
It got worse for Wimbledon five minutes later when a great run from flanker Chris Lewis was halted a metre out, play quickly moved the length of the field and centre Thomson scored number five for Sidcup. The conversion made it 7-33.
Part three: it comprised the last quarter of the match, when Wimbledon suddenly came to life again.
The forwards, though outgunned in the scrum pounced on anything loose, half-backs Rhys Morgan and Bryan Croke, showed again what a good combination they make and the backs began to enjoy themselves once more, creating four excellent tries, very well finished by Jonny Rawlinson, Tommy Moore, Neil Hallett and lock Gary Crowe in quick succession, Hallett converting two of them.
Sidcup's only score in the period was a single penalty. With a few more minutes, Dons might just have sneaked a surprise win, but as it was, they came away with just the two bonus points.
This weekend, Wimbledon are away to Staines.


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Nicaraguas newly elected president, Arnoldo Aleman Lacayo, has appointed University of Colorado at Boulder Associate Professor Frederick Lange to be an adviser to the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture.
Lange, curator of anthropology at the University of Colorado Museum, is in Managua this semester, and next summer will conduct archaeological excavations with about 10 CU-Boulder students.
Lange will advise the cultural institute on a variety of issues ranging from helping native people protect their heritage to completing an exhibit program in the National Palace of Culture. He will train Nicaraguan archaeologists and museum specialists.
In the summer Lange will conduct the third field season of the Managua Metropolitan Area archaeological project, which in 1995 found the earliest ceramics known from Nicaragua, dating to 1400 B.C. In 1996 his project found the earliest domestic architectural remains, dating to 70 A.D., and the largest cemetery of scientifically excavated shoe-shaped burial urns.
Earliest in this case is still a relative term, given the lack of research in the country, said Lange. This summer we will focus on the largest area of remains recently encountered by one of the national universities during construction of a sports complex, and conduct a survey of sites in danger of damage or destruction by a project to modernize Managuas waste water system.


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SAN DIEGO Sony has announced the launch of its new line of Reader digital books, including the new Reader Pocket Edition, Reader Touch Editionand, in the United States, the wireless Reader Daily Edition.
"Today, we're excited to announce not just the availability of the Reader Touch Edition and Pocket Edition in the countries we already serve but also plans to expand the Reader line to previously untapped markets," said Steve Haber, president Sony's digital reading business division. "We take a thoughtful approach to country expansion, including Italy, Spain, Australia, Japan and China, working with local bookstores to ensure content is compatible, relevant and in the appropriate language for each market."
The new Reader models bring a fresh level of flare to e-reading with colorful, elegant aluminum designs and all new, highly responsive touch screens, according to the company. In addition to the new devices in the United States, Sony announced development of a set of applications for iPhone and the Android Marketplace to extend the Reader experience across multiple portable devices.