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Election wrap: Christie wins big, McAuliffe survives — Economy remains top issue
ELECTION WRAP: CHRISTIE WINS BIG; McAULIFFE SURVIVES — Election Night 2013 went pretty much as M.M. told you it would, with NJ GOP Gov. Chris Christie hitting 60% in a huge win over State Sen. Barbara Buono and Democrat Terry McAuliffe winning narrowly over fiercely conservative Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli who kept it close with relentless attacks on Obamacare (remember we warned you this one might be closer than expected).
It's easy to overreact to off-year election results but a few things seem obvious: Christie is a national superstar who won women by 13% (a huge deal for Republicans); Obamacare will be a serious headache for Democrats in 2014 unless things change dramatically; and establishment Republicans who prefer wins and governing competence to ideological purity are on the advance (see New Jersey and results in Alabama below).
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CHRISTIE LOOKS AHEAD — It was clear from the governor's pugnacious victory speech that he has bigger ambitions: "I know if we can do this in Trenton, New Jersey, maybe the folks in Washington D.C. should tune in their TVs right now and see how its done." Everyone we know in Washington was certainly watching.
WHY IT WILL BE HARD FOR HIM — Slate's John Dickerson: "Wherever he falls in the ultimate order of GOP candidates trying to win their party's nomination, [Christie] will occupy a familiar historical spot: the untested juggernaut. Christie's advantages for the 2016 presidential race are many: He's a media darling, can raise boatloads of cash, has a plausible nomination story, and he's an exciting and forceful personality.
"But like other high-expectation candidates, he has also never been tested in the unique crucible of a presidential campaign. Christie is a volatile hothead about to enter a process that makes the most even-tempered fly off the handle … As the establishment's man, Christie will face tests a lot more challenging than the Garden State's Democratic Party." http://slate.me/179rWIw
THE ESTABLISHMENT PUSHES BACK — WP's Dan Balz: "Christie's campaign will embolden the establishment wing and many of the GOP's major fundraisers, who have been on the defensive as tea party conservatives flexed their muscles in Republican primaries and in the battle in Congress that led to the shutdown. Those establishment forces have vowed to become more active in opposing the insurgency that has moved Republicans to the right." http://wapo.st/1hibTwp
THE CHRISTIE BRAND — POLITICO's Alexander Burns: "In New Jersey, Christie's towering victory margin gives new force to his national brand as a center-right leader who has fought and won on Democratic turf. … Already near the top of the Republican Party's 2016 field, Christie used his address to cast his leadership in Trenton as a national model for politicians in both parties. He challenged his fellow Republicans to campaign before and listen to a broad community of voters, and to both 'stand by your principles and still get something done for the people who elected you.'" http://bit.ly/1dMnUW2
BUSINESS STRIKES BACK IN ALABAMA 01 RUNOFF — Al.com's Brendan Kirby in Mobile: "Aided by a stronger turnout, a huge advantage in campaign cash and an impressive array of endorsements, Bradley Byrne beat back a surprisingly strong effort by Dean Young in Tuesday's Republican congressional runoff. Byrne won 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent and now will face Democrat Burton LeFlore in next month's general election. Speaking to jubilant supporters at Wintzell's Oyster House in downtown Mobile, Byrne said he is ready to lead the 1st Congressional District. … In conceding, Young stuck to an earlier vow he made not to support Byrne in the general election. He had expressed frustration over an attack ad that Byrne ran accusing him of duping Christians into donation money to a political action committee than went to Young's consulting firm. …
"Byrne .. lined up an impressive array of endorsements, ranging from traditionally Republican-leaning interest groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Rifle Association. He also won the backing of two of his former primary opponents and members of Congress inside and outside Alabama. Meanwhile, many of the large, conservative organizations that normally target establishment Republicans in primaries stayed neutral." http://bit.ly/HFGwfz
ECONOMY REMAINS TOP ISSUE BUT APPROACHES DIFFER — WSJ's Josh Barbanel: "While voters in both New York City and New Jersey were concerned above all else about the economy, they [chose] very different types of leaders to face the future … In New York City, Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio built a powerful coalition with his call to address the inequalities between they city's rich and poor …
"Christie … cut business taxes and promoted economic-development incentives. Mr. de Blasio wants to see city income taxes raised on the wealthy to pay for expanded preschool education, and to mandate that apartment developers include affordable housing in their projects." http://on.wsj.com/1b44Mm3
OBAMACARE NEARLY SUNK McAULIFFE — POLITICO's James Hohmann:
"The main news stories of the last two weeks of the race were about the botched rollout of the health exchanges and troubling revelations about people getting kicked off their health plans. Cuccinelli called the off-year election a referendum on Obamacare at every stop during the final days. 'Despite being outspent by an unprecedented $15 million, this race came down to the wire because of Obamacare,' Cuccinelli said in his concession …
"When President Barack Obama crossed the Potomac for McAuliffe Sunday, he glaringly avoided even mentioning his signature accomplishment … Exit polls show a majority of voters — 53 percent — opposed the law. Among them, 81 percent voted for Cuccinelli and 8 percent voted for Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis." http://politi.co/17Ei6Po
CHILTON TO LEAVE CFTC — Zachary Warmbrodt: "Bart Chilton, a colorful regulator who pushed for strict oversight of Wall Street, said on Tuesday that he plans to soon leave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — a surprising announcement that will create another key vacancy at the government's top derivatives regulator. Chilton announced his departure at a commission meeting where a rule he long championed placing curbs on speculation in commodities markets was reproposed, after an earlier version was knocked down by a judge last year.
"The commission in entering a new phase where it will move from writing rules to enforcing new regulations … Gensler and agency officials have said this job is being made harder because the commission has not received the budget increases it has requested... President Barack Obama will nominate new commissioners as soon as this week .., Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Timothy Massad... is a candidate to replace Gensler... Latham & Watkins partner Sharon Bowen is under consideration for Chilton's seat."
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DRIVING THE DAY — Much of the day will be spent over-analyzing last night's election results … President Obama heads to Dallas to visit volunteers working on Obamacare signs-ups and do a pair of DSCC fundraisers … Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Mary Miller at 8:30 a.m. participates in a moderated discussion on the state of the economy at the Bloomberg State & Municipal Finance Conference in New York ... Index of leading indicators at 10:00 a.m. expected to rise 0.6% … After the closing bell today, Twitter expected to price its shares at the high end of the current $23-$25 range. The stock starts trading Thursday
ELECTION RESULTS ANALYSIS — Per release: "AEI's political corner is hosting a Google hangout … at 9am going into exit polls, demographics, and figuring out what tonight means for midterms in 2014 and the next presidential election 2016. Folks can join the convo on twitter @ AEI and with #ElectionWatch."
THE CHRISTIE JUGGERNAUT — WSJ's Heather Haddon: "On the day he coasted to re-election as governor … Christie spent his time talking about issues facing the entire country, criticizing … Obama in television interviews and calling himself a solid conservative. … Mr. Christie, 51 years old, ran as a bipartisan figure who worked across the aisle to curb the power of public-sector unions and fight for federal aid for victims of last year's superstorm Sandy.
"According to exit polls, Mr. Christie won 61% of men and 55% of women, while taking more than two-thirds of white voters. He made progress with Hispanics, winning 48% compared with 32% in 2009, and with blacks, winning 20% compared with 9%. … Mr. Christie had invited a prominent group of national GOP donors to his victory party in Asbury Park, including Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot Inc." http://on.wsj.com/1a6IYoy
NYC GOES LEFT — NYT's Michael Barbaro and David W. Chen on A1: "Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an obscure office into the fiery voice of New York's disillusionment with a new gilded age, was elected the city's 109th mayor on Tuesday. His overwhelming victory … amounted to a forceful rejection of the hard-nosed, business-minded style of governance that reigned at City Hall for the past two decades and a sharp leftward turn for the nation's largest metropolis. … Exit polls … suggested that the sweep of his victory cut across all of New York's traditional divides. He won support from voters regardless of race, gender, age, education, religion or income …
"The lopsided outcome represented the triumph of a populist message over a formidable résumé in a campaign that became a referendum on an entire era, starting with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and ending with the incumbent mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg.
Throughout the race, Mr. de Blasio overshadowed his opponent by channeling New Yorkers' rising frustrations with income inequality, aggressive policing tactics and lack of affordable housing, and by declaring that the ever-improving city need not leave so many behind." http://nyti.ms/179phhZ
CHINA PREPARES FOR CRITICAL POLICY MEETING — NYT's Keith Bradsher: "Addressing the mismatch in skills … across China is a central issue facing the country's leaders as they gather on Saturday in Beijing. They will be convening for a four-day meeting, the Third Plenum, that is expected to set the tone for Chinese economic and political policy making for the next five years. They will discuss whether to cut consumption taxes, deregulate banking and currency markets, and break up state-owned monopolies … The common theme of all the policies: how to create a consumer-led economy and arrest a steep increase in unemployment among young, educated Chinese.
"China has relied for the past three decades on unrelenting, even manic, construction of ever more factories, bridges, roads and apartment towers. But that is producing chronic overcapacity together with an acute shortage of blue-collar labor. … Similar plenums in 2003 and 2008 produced calls for a shift to a more sustainable economy based on more consumption, more high-end services like finance and more high-tech jobs." http://nyti.ms/HvLRVX
APPLE REVEALS HOW MUCH INFO IT GIVES TO GOV'T — FT's Tim Bradshaw in San Francisco: "Apple has thrown its weight behind Silicon Valley's legal challenge to restrictions that the US government places on reporting its requests for customer information, publishing new data about thousands of such demands from authorities around the world. The disclosures … follow fresh revelations about the extent of the US National Security Agency's internet surveillance, which Google last week called 'outrageous' … Apple is the first large US hardware manufacturer to reveal requests about customers' individual devices but it has been slower than Google and others to provide details of how many internet user accounts it has handed over to authorities.
"In Apple's first full account of its interactions with law enforcement, it said it received 12,442 requests from 41 countries in the first half of 2013 for information about its devices, such as when, where or by whom an iPhone or iPad was first activated.
It complied with almost three quarters of those demands, including 3,110 in the US, 429 in China, 1,856 in Germany and 689 in the UK … A further 1,719-2,719 requests were made globally for customer account information, such as credit cards, email addresses, photos and telephone." http://on.ft.com/1gqq7tP
MICROSOFT NARROWS LIST OF CEO CANDIDATES — Reuters' Nadia Damouni: "Microsoft Corp has narrowed its list of external candidates to replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to about five people, including Ford Motor Co chief Alan Mulally and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop … The world's largest software maker also has at least three internal candidates on its shortlist, including former Skype CEO Tony Bates, who is now responsible for Microsoft's business development, and Satya Nadella, the company's cloud and enterprise chief, the sources said. Despite the narrower list — the company started with about 40 names — the process could take a few more months, the sources said. In August, Ballmer said he would retire within 12 months." http://reut.rs/1b7aBNx
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Police in the Bronx killed a vicious dog that attacked its owners Monday evening, according to law enforcement sources.
The two victims, a brother and sister, were on the sixth floor of the apartment in the Highbridge area when the animal bit their legs and arms at about 6 p.m. It's not clear what caused the dog to get aggressive.
When police arrived, they fired one shot at the dog, killing it.
The victims were taken to Lincoln Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The police who responded to the scene were also taken to the hospital for trauma.
The breed of the dog was not immediately clear.
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SAN FRANCISCO — At Google I/O, the company had a short update on its line of Chromebook laptops. As most people who have Chromebooks also have phones (except for the school kids who use the devices), most of the updates centered around Chrome OS and Android integration.
A Chromebook getting an alert from a phone. (Yahoo Tech)
Alerts and updates on Android phones can now appear on Chromebooks. If your phone gets a call or a text message, you'll be able to get an alert on your laptop. This capability falls short of the "Continuity" feature that Apple is pitching for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, in which calls and messages can be completely handed off from phone to laptop.
The Android app Vine running on a Chromebook. (Yahoo Tech)
One area where Google is outstripping Apple is that the company is actively porting some Android apps to its Chrome OS platform. The company showed three Android apps — Evernote, Vine, and Flipboard — running on a Chromebook. The apps are said to have full access to the Chromebook hardware, so you can, for example, use the camera when running Vine to post directly from a Chromebook.
Chromebooks will also be able to unlock automatically when the owner's smartphone is present. This mirrored an earlier demo today, in which Google showed how a phone could unlock when the owner's Android watch was nearby.
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Google Settling with the US Government for $500 Million for Selling Drugs
Google's in a bind. Government regulators will announce later today that they've reached a settlement for Google's showing ads for companies that sell illegal drugs. $500 million for purported illegal advertising practices. And, this time, it may not be Google fault.


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10 Pembridge Gardens is located in the heart of one of the most desirable locations in London, Notting Hill. The property is a beautiful white Georgian Terrace occupying leafy Pembridge Gardens. Our guests enjoy the elegant convergence of historical architecture with our selection of contemporary furnished studio apartment suites. Each apartment accommodates modern living with a range of state of the art appliances and free internet access. Additional disabled units are available on the Ground Floor, including a ramp for easy access at the entrance.With a stone's throw away from London's famous Portobello Road market and some of London's trendiest bars and restaurants, 10 Pembridge Gardens creates an attractive location for guests wishing to experience the thriving community and cultural diversity of Notting Hill, whilst being less than 15 minutes away from London's West End.
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Chestnut Ridge, New YorkImagine one-button high-speed serial data compliance testing. If you can, check out this product from oscilloscope and test equipment maker LeCroy Corp.. It's introducing a hardware and software serial data compliance package called QualiPHY that can do just that.
For use with any of LeCroy's 2-GHz bandwidth (or higher) digital oscilloscopes, QualiPHY is for high-speed data applications such as SATA, FB-DIMM, UWB, ENET, USB, PCI Express, SAS, or HDMI. It makes optimum use of the company's fixtures, oscilloscopes, and scope probes.
One-Button Automation
QualiPHY establishes a highly-automated compliance test tool for developing and validating the PHY (electrical or physical layer) of a device, in accordance with the official documents published by the applicable standards organizations and SIGs (special interest groups).
Intuitive GUI
QualiPHY is a Windows-based application designed with a common intuitive GUI (graphical user interface) across the industry's most popular serial data standards. It will run from one test to as many as all tests for any standard. Just push one button and watch the green bars to completion.
According to LeCroy filed application engineer Mike Hertz, QualiPHY leverages the expertise of his company's Protocol Solutions Group to provide this best-in-class compliance test. What's more, Hertz emphasizes that these tests are standards-certified and validated.
Addressing a variety of compliance test needs, QualiPHY offers complete automation for system level and pre-production tests. Hertz points out that his product ensures that all tests are standards-certified and validated, which will ensure success at official testing events and plugfests. QualiPHY compliance tests are PHY layer applications, yet they leverage protocol approaches with true traffic emulation and test-pattern generation.
Hertz also notes that QualipHY lets users configure limits for margin testing and fixture/probe de-embedding as required by a specific design.
Global Connectivity
QualiPHY was also developed with the global design environment in mind. For example, a dispersed development team can conduct tests anywhere in the world using IEEE-488/GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) or LAN/WAN connections (with an applicable oscilloscope, of course).
Using the Web, team members can also access live signals from oscilloscopes in remote locations. A LeCroy scope can act as both a data-acq system and a controller. You can run Windows either on the scope or on your PC, using GPIB as the cross-over.
Supporting LeCroy's compliance test packages, QualiPHY can be added to any of the firm's realtime or sampling scopes (with 2-GHz or more of bandwidth). It can also be used with LeCroy protocol analyzers, test fixtures, and probes for specific standard configurations.
QualiPHY also complements other tools used with LeCroy instruments, such as the company's D11000PS High Bandwidth Probing System, Jitter Wizard, filtered jitter measurements, and custom PLL (phase locked loop) configurations.
Reporting Tools
Naturally, measurement results need to be summarized and tabulated. QualiPHY goes beyond that by incorporating an application framework in which every experimental result can be saved to an XML-formatted record.
Test reports contain tabulated numerical values for each individual test result. That can be beneficial to IC developers who require comprehensive wafer/die characterization to define parametric performance and establish device performance capability. It can also be of benefit to system-level validation teams working in parallel development cycles that need to combine, study and interpret performance data and correlate test results with prior runs.
Likewise, manufacturing/production test environments can use these reports in which key performance parameters are monitored using control charts or other in-process indicators of product/process performance.
Finally, QualiPHY offers a choice of automatic, HTML, .PDF, or .RTF report generation formats. These various formats make sure your docs look good!
Low To Medium Speed Interfaces
For users with cost-driven product development constraints, LeCroy's recently-introduced SDA 3010 serial data analyzer brings QualiPHY's automation to low to medium-speed serial data interfaces, such as USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T applications.
Equipped with 20 million points/channel, 3-GHz bandwidth, and sample rates up to 20-Gsamples/s (on two channels; 10-Gsamples/s on four), the company's SDA 3010 comes with jitter analysis and debugging tools typically found in high-performance serial data analyzers, yet at a lower cost. The SDA 3010 is priced at about $34,500, but includes QualiPHY for USB 2.0 and Ethernet (that's a $6000 value).
For its part, QualiPHY also promises to be cost-effective. You can purchase only the modules you need, when you need them. You use hardware you already own.
Initially, LeCroy is offering modules for Ultra Wideband, SATA, and FB-DIMM applications. These will be followed by modules supporting compliance testing of PCI Express, SAS, Ethernet, and USB. Eventually, LeCroy will add a module for HDMI high-def video. The table indicates pricing for all of these.
For more details contact LeCroy Corp., Customer Care Center, 700 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977. Phone: 800-453-2769 or 845-425-2000. Fax: 845-425-8967. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Apologies if this is the wrong mailing list in which to pester folks with Newbie Questions, but I couldn't find my answer after half an hour of scouring the Haskell Report, the Haskell Wiki, the School of Expression book and a couple of tutorials. The frustrating thing is that I know I saw the answer in ONE of those sources and it didn't stick at the time:

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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 347481
Port libsilc to use NSS library for cryptography
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libsilc should be ported to use NSS library for cryptography.
See the tracking bug for details and links on how it could be done.
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SA Connect is name given to the South African Government's policy to drive greater access and usage of broadband services at affordable prices.
The 6th December 2015 will mark a full two years since the South African national broadband policy, dubbed SA Connect, was published.
A race is on to deploy fibre to the building (FTTB). BMI-T now has a mainstream BPO activity known as FibreSmart.
The idea of establishing a new open access wholesale-only wireless network (OAWN) has received significant attention in South Africa.
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How would this work, and what language would you do it in?
Say you have a picture on your website.
Then you want to get the number of times that image has been viewed by other people, no matter where they viewed it. (ie someone copies the link from your server to the image, and puts it on another server)
Would you run it with cookies? Every impression would download something into the temp, and keep count in the temp folder, and then send it back to the server??
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Intercept Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in Phase 3 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis POISE Trial
Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ICPT) (Intercept) today announced that it has completed enrollment in POISE, its pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Results from the 12-month double-blind portion of POISE are anticipated to be available in the second quarter of 2014 and, if successful, will be used to seek regulatory approval of OCA, a first-in-class FXR agonist, as a second line treatment in PBC. By enrolling 218 patients at 59 centers in 13 countries, Intercept exceeded its targeted number of patients and completed enrollment in POISE faster than originally projected.
"We are delighted that POISE is fully enrolled ahead of schedule and believe this reflects the enthusiasm of both the investigators and patients for a new treatment option," commented David Shapiro, MD, Intercept's Chief Medical Officer.
About Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and the POISE Trial
PBC is an autoimmune liver disease that may progress to cirrhosis and liver failure, and it is currently the fifth leading indication for liver transplant in the United States. It is primarily
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Discussion in 'Fertilizer Application' started by sirsweatsalot, Oct 18, 2002.
is there a length of time you have before your dry or wet fertilizer goes bad?
Dry- Yes, when it gets enough moisture adhereing to it to become wet and useless.
Liquid, I am not sure .... never kept any around long enough to know.
liquids go bad, really fast in the heat. it amoniates ( something like that )
Properly stored dry bulk blended fertilizer doesn't go bad. Store bags as high as possible preferably over a vapor barrier that's got a few pallets stacked on it at the least. Clumpy blends are a bother to break up & screen, but they'll still be "good".
Ammoniated (homogeneous) fertilizers have a shelf life. I'm not exactly sure how long it is though as I recall, the analysis will have something to do with it. 1 year is about the beginning of the end I think. After that, the slow release content & analysis will begin to change to some extent.
Triazone based liquids are pretty stable in storage. I have a bottle of 18-3-6 50% N-Sure that I finally tapped this summer. I've had it for 5 years. It's still fine.
Any fert that is already diluted in water is subject to rapid degradation. When it's hot, Urea based liquids will last only a day or two in the tank. To be sure, use a Ph test strip. The Ph of the mix will quickly climb up to the 9's in the summer. This can be corrected with Phosphouric acid to bring it back down, but this is expensive & dangerous. Acid must be very slowly added or the mix will boil. I once watched a guy get knocked off his tanker by a violent boil over reaction. Had he not been wearing a full face shield & apron, he'd have been burned & blinded.
Just make sure liquids are completely use up at the end of the day.
Store granular ferts high, cool, & dry.
With paper blend bags, if the bottom of the bag is damp or wet the active ingredient has released. I would think twice before using it where you demand proper results.
I had once put down some slow release fertilizer that had been damp. In 7 days that yard was a jungle. Lucky it was spring! Summer would have spelled death!
Use it where the poor results could slide if you are in doubt.
Ones reputation, word and can do ability is very valuable when it comes to servicing customers.


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|11 Feb 1992
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|4 Dic 1990
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The present invention relates to vacuum cleaning and to liquid extractor vacuum cleaners in particular. The concept of the liquid extraction vacuum is well known in the common household shop-style vacuum, as well as various home vacuum devices which are promoted as carpet and upholstery cleaning devices. Such liquid extractors typically have an open-top recovery tank to receive debris and liquid which is vacuumed up by the extractor and a removable housing which sits upon the top of the recovery tank as a lid. A suction device, typically an electric fan, for drawing air out of the recovery tank to create a suction and pull debris and liquid into the recovery tank is located in the housing and is in fluid communication with the recovery tank via an opening in the bottom of the housing. A suction hose is either connected directly to the recovery tank or is connected to the housing and is in fluid communication with the recovery tank via an opening in the bottom of the housing. At least two latching devices are commonly used to latch the housing in sealing contact with the recovery tank.
As the recovery tank fills with liquid, the fan can potentially draw liquid out of the recovery tank, through the fan suction opening in the bottom of the housing and blow dirty water around the room through the vacuum fan exhaust. Therefore, such extractors often have a float valve to cut off the air flow from the recovery tank to the fan when the liquid level in the recovery tank has reached a predetermined depth.
The float valve mechanism will typically comprise a float ball, which is sized to block the fan suction opening, and a cage, which is typically mounted to the bottom of the housing for aligning the ball with the fan suction opening. One exception is the extractor of U.S. Pat. No. 4,864,680 to Blase et al., issued Sept. 12, 1989, in which the float valve cage is mounted in the extractor recovery tank. As the liquid level in the recovery tank rises, the ball will float upon the surface of the liquid and be lifted towards the fan suction opening until the ball is actually drawn into the fan suction opening and seats in the opening to close the opening between the recovery tank and the fan. The ball-float arrangement does not always prevent water from splashing up into the suction opening and being exhausted. This is especially a problem in smaller, more compact units which are easily moved around in normal usage.
Such extractors are messy to use. The user must typically unlatch a plurality of latches in order to remove the housing. The underside of the housing, which is exposed to the interior of the recovery tank, and especially the ball and cage assembly, is typically dirty, wet or both so that a mess is created upon whatever surface the housing is set. This problem is accentuated by the fact that the float ball cage is typically mounted to the housing such that the cage surrounds the fan suction opening and protrudes from the bottom of the housing as noted above. The cage might also be covered with a dust filter which is especially prone to being covered with dirt and water from the recovery tank.
The splashing problem discussed above is addressed by the extractor of the present invention which includes a floating splash damper for suppressing the tendency of the liquid contents of the recovery tank to splash. In one aspect of the invention, the splash damper also provides the suction flow cutoff function when the recovery tank has filled with liquid.
In another aspect of the invention, a convenient and comfortable carry handle for carrying the complete extractor or just the recovery tank also latches the top housing to the recovery tank.
These and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the following specification in conjunction with the drawings
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the extractor of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a center line sectional view of the extractor of FIG. 1 taken along section line II--II, the splash damper being shown in partial elevation--partial section.
FIG. 3 is a partial sectional--partial elevational view of the splash damper.
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary plane view of the splash damper of FIG. 3 as indicated by arrows IV--IV.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective of the detail V of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a partial sectional--partial elavational view taken along section line VI--VI of the detail of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the splash damper of FIG. 3.
FIG. 8 is a bottom plane view of a second alternative embodiment of the splash damper of FIG. 3.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the splash damper of FIG. 8 as indicated by broken section line IX--IX.
FIG. 10 is an elevational view of the splash damper of FIG. 8.
In the preferred embodiment, extractor 10 comprises a housing 12 for vacuum motor 40 seated atop recovery tank 14 (FIGS. 1 and 2). A combined splash damper and cutoff float 26 floats on the surface of recovered water within recovery tank 14. Housing 12 is held in place by the combined handle and latch 22 which is pivotally mounted to recovery tank 14 (FIGS. 1 and 5).
Housing 12 is preferably molded of plastic and is generally cylindrically shaped with a vertical sidewall 28, a truncated conic top surface 30 and a suction hose connector 32 extending from vertical sidewall 28 Aligned with and inside of suction hose connector 32 is a water and air separator baffle 34. Baffle 34 is a curved wall which extends downwardly from the bottom surface 36 of housing 12, extending in front of hose connector 32. Baffle 34 is arcuately shaped and parallels sidewall 28 of housing 12. The curvature of baffle 34 helps to dissipate the energy of incoming, foamed recovery liquid and to separate air from liquid. An end wall (not shown) extends from each end of baffle 34 toward sidewall 28 of housing 12 forming a separator chamber 38.
A vacuum motor assembly 40 is mounted generally in the center of housing 12 and is in fluid communication with recovery tank 14 through a suction opening 42, generally centered in the bottom surface 36 of housing 12.
Housing 12 has a downwardly open channel 16 at the bottom edge of vertical sidewall 28 for receiving an upwardly projecting flange 18 which circumscribes the open top of generally cylindrically shaped recovery tank 14 (FIG. 2). The interaction of channel 16 and flange 18 assists in the alignment and placement of housing 12 upon recovery tank 14 and provides sealing engagement between housing 12 and recovery tank 14. Recovery tank 14 is preferably molded of a suitable plastic and includes caster sockets 14A for receiving the pintles of casters 20. Handle 22 is pivotally connected at each end 24 to recovery tank 14 (FIG. 1).
As shown in FIG. 1, handle 22 is an inverted U-shaped member having a central bight portion 70 which extends across the top of extractor 10. A leg 72 extends downwardly from each end of bight portion 70 to straddle extractor 10. The end 24 of each leg 72 has an inwardly projecting post with a laterally projecting tab at the inner end of the post to form a keyhole-shaped terminal end 74 (FIG. 2). Each end 74 is the mirror image of its opposing member. Two keyhole-shaped openings which conform to the shape of ends 72 are provided in the sidewall 82 of recovery tank 14, near the top edge 84 of sidewall 82 and offset about 180° from each other. An inwardly projecting latch post 76 is provided on each leg 72 at an intermediate position between end 24 and bight portion 70 to align with a catch 78 which is provided on housing 12 (FIGS. 5 and 6).
Two catches 78 are provided on sidewall 28 of housing 12 for cooperation with latch posts 76 to latch housing 12 and recovery tank 14 together when handle 22 is placed in a vertical position. Catches 78 are spaced approximately 180° apart from each other and approximately 90° from suction hose connector 30 (FIG. 1). Each catch 78 has an inclined surface 86 and a latch post receiving area 88 (FIGS. 5 and 6).
Splash damper 26 is a splash damping, flotation device which floats upon the surface of liquid which is drawn into recovery tank 14, through suction hose connector 32, and collects inside recovery tank 14 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Splash damper 26 is a styrene plastic injection molding and is shaped in perimeter to reflect the interior lateral cross sectional shape of recovery tank 14. Therefore, in the embodiment shown, damper 26 is circular in plan view.
Damper 26 includes a cylindrical base portion 44 having vertical sidewall 46. Further, damper 26 has a truncated conic top surface 48 with a centrally located dome portion 50. Dome portion 50 has a steeply sloping sidewall 52 and is circumscribed by a trough 54 which extends between sidewall 52 and sloping top surface 48. A series of elongated, S-shaped openings 60 are positioned in the bottom of trough 54 to allow any foam or liquid which enters trough 54 to drain through splash damper 26 (FIG. 4). A wall circumscribes trough 54 and projects vertically upward from top surface 48 at the outer edge of trough 54 to form a foam dam 56 (FIG. 3).
Splash damper 26 is basically a hollow, open bottom shell defining a downwardly open chamber 58. An inner wall 62, which is parallel to and spaced inwardly from vertical sidewall 46, extends downwardly from top surface 48 of splash damper 26 to form a flotation chamber 64. A flotation material 66, such as a closed cell, expanded polystyrene is placed in flotation chamber 64 to assure the flotation of splash damper 26. A plurality of legs 68 extend downwardly from sidewall 46 of splash damper 26 to assure that liquid which is drawn into recovery tank 14 is not blocked from collecting beneath splash damper 26 and to assure that a suction does not hold splash damper 26 to the floor 80 of recovery tank 14.
Splash damper 26 effectively provides a continuous cover over the surface of liquid collected in recovery tank 14 to suppress any splashing of the liquid. This splash-damp damping function can be accomplished by covering at least approximately one-half and most preferably substantially all the surface area of liquid collected in recovery tank 14 with splash damper 26, leaving some space at the perimeter so that damper 26 does not bind with the recovery tank 14 sidewall and so that incoming water is not trapped above damper 26. Splash damper 26 also provides a cutoff function when recovery tank 14 is filled with liquid for blocking the suction created by motor 40. The cutoff function is accomplished by having dome portion 50 aligned with suction opening 42 in housing bottom surface 36 (FIG. 2). Thus, splash damper 26 is sized so that vertical sidewall 46 of damper 26 is in close proximity to tank sidewall 82 Sizing splash damper 26 so that vertical sidewall 46 is near tank sidewall 82 limits the lateral movement of splash damper 26 and maintains the alignment of dome portion 50 with suction opening 42. Splash damper 26 is preferably sized so that liquid and debris can flow freely between vertical sidewall 46 and tank sidewall 82, so that splash damper 26 floats freely upwardly as recovery tank 14 fills with liquid and so that dome portion 50 maintains a general alignment with suction opening 42.
In the alternative, a splash damper 126 as shown in FIG. 7 may be used. As with splash damper 26, splash damper 126 has a centrally positioned dome portion 150 and a truncated conic top surface 148. Splash damper 126, however, is a blown molded plastic member with an interior chamber 158 for flotation.
The best mode presently contemplated for the splash damper of the present invention is the blown molded splash damper 226 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10.
Splash damper 226 includes a truncated conic base portion 244 with a sloping top surface 248, a centrally located dome portion 250 with steeply sloping sidewall 252 (FIGS. 9 and 10). A trough 254 circumscribes dome portion 250 and extends between sidewall 252 and top surface 248. A series of drainage openings 260 are positioned in the bottom of trough 254 to allow any foam or liquid which enters trough 254 to drain through splash damper 226 (FIGS. 8 and 9). An upwardly projecting vertical wall circumscribes trough 254 and defines a foam dam 256 (FIGS. 9 and 10). A downwardly open chamber 258 is defined by splash damper 226 (FIGS. 8 and 9). Flotation for splash damper 226 is provided by an annular flotation chamber 264 (FIG. 9). Further, a plurality of radially extending channels 268 are formed in the bottom surface of flotation chamber 264 to assure that liquid which is drawn into recovery tank 14 is not blocked from collecting beneath splash damper 226 (FIGS. 8, 9 and 10).
In use, splash damper 26 is placed inside recovery tank 14 and stands upon tank floor 80 (FIG. 2). Housing 12 is seated upon recovery tank 14 and carry handle 22 is raised to a vertical position, latching housing 12 and recovery tank 14 together (FIG. 1). As handle 22 is raised to latch housing 12 and recovery tank 14 together, each latch post 76 engages the inclined surface 86 of the corresponding catch 78 and slides up inclined surface 86 until each latch post 76 seats into each latch post receiving area 88 (FIGS. 5 and 6). Latch post stop 90 of each catch 78 prevents latch posts 76 from progressing beyond latch post receiving area 88, and carry handle 22 is stopped in a vertical position. A typical suction hose and cleaning tool are attached to suction hose connector 32 and extractor 10 is used for vacuum cleaning liquid from a surface.
When extractor 10 is turned on, vacuum motor assembly 40 draws air through suction opening 42 from recovery tank 14 (FIG. 2). This in turn draws air, liquid and debris through suction hose connector 32 into recovery tank 14. As debris and liquid stream through suction hose connector 32 into recovery tank 14, they enter separator chamber 38 and strike water and air separator baffle 34. The liquid and debris fall from baffle 34 into recovery tank 14, while the air flows around baffle 34 and out through suction opening 42. The debris and liquid which fall into recovery tank 14 will land on top surface 48 of splash damper 26. Because top surface 48 of splash damper 26 slopes downwardly from the center of the damper 26 to the perimeter of the damper 26, the debris and liquid will run off top surface 48 and down vertical sidewall 46 of damper 26 to collect on bottom 80 of tank 14.
As recovery tank 14 accumulates liquid, damper 26 will float upon the surface of the liquid and be raised toward the top of recovery tank 14. As damper 26 approaches suction opening 42, the distance between baffle 34 and damper 26 decreases and the effective suction around baffle 34 increases, causing some of the falling debris and liquid to be drawn toward the center of extractor 10 and damper 26. Further, as damper 26 approaches the top of recovery tank 14, floating upon the surface of accumulating liquid in recovery tank 14, air which is drawn into recovery tank 14 through suction hose connector 32 and drawn out of recovery tank 14 through suction opening 42 by vacuum motor assembly 40 creates a current along top surface 48 of damper 26 which flows from the vertical sidewall 46 to the dome portion 50 of damper 26. This current has a tendency to draw the debris and liquid which fall onto top surface 48 toward dome portion 50. However, foam dam 56 and steeply sloping sidewall 52 of dome portion 50 minimize such a migration of debris and liquid from vertical sidewall 46 to dome portion 50 of damper 26. Any liquid which does pass foam dam 56 will enter and drain from trough 54 through S-shaped openings 60. The S-shape of openings 60 does not allow a straight line between foam dam 56 and dome 50 without crossing a drain opening 60.
When recovery tank 14 has filled with liquid, dome portion 50 of damper 26 will engage suction opening 42 to fulfill the ball-float valve function and cut off the suction from recovery tank 14, through suction opening 42, before the liquid level in recovery tank 14 is so high that liquid is drawn through suction opening 42.
The entire liquid extractor 10 or only recovery tank 14 may be conveniently carried by handle 22 for appropriate emptying In either case, splash damper 26 will minimize any liquid splashing during carrying. Also, if housing 12 is removed and set aside while recovery tank 14 is carried alone, such is done with a minimum of mess as a ball-float valve cage, ball and filter do not project from the bottom of housing 12 and the liquid and debris which are associated with the ball-float valve assembly are not present with housing 12 of liquid extractor 10 of the present invention.
The above description is considered that of the preferred embodiment only. Modifications of the invention will occur to those who make or use the invention. Therefore, it is understood that the embodiment shown in the drawings and described above is merely for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the following claims as interpreted according to the principles of patent law.
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The discovery of antibiotics in the early twentieth century has revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases, saving millions of lives and easing the suffering of many. However, as the structure and function of antibiotics has evolved through the efforts of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, microorganisms have evolved in parallel, fashioning novel and effective methods to avoid therapeutic biocide. In the last several decades, this concern has become more pronounced with the emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms in both community- and hospital-acquired infections, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality, and health-care expense. Here, we will discuss the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, novel therapeutic approaches, and the importance of antimicrobial-resistant reference strains in reducing the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant infections.
Antimicrobial resistance is currently recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide1. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial-resistant strains are present in all parts of the world, and new resistance mechanisms continue to emerge and spread globally2. In the United States alone, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with approximately 23,000 associated deaths each year3. These patients are typically at an increased risk of more debilitating clinical outcomes and death, and consume more healthcare resources as compared to patients infected with a drug-sensitive strain of the same species2. Infection with these microorganisms is further complicated by the limited number of effective therapeutic options. In some cases, clinicians have resorted to using older drugs, for which there may be limited data on safety and efficacy to guide the dosage or duration4,5. Overall, this highlights the dire need for novel and effective therapeutics to treat multidrug-resistant infections.
As the number of antibiotics effective against multidrug-resistant strains is beginning to dwindle, there have been a variety of efforts made to evaluate novel therapeutic options. For example, one novel mechanism used in a 2010 study by Nicolosi et al. employed the use of fusogenic liposomes to transport vancomycin into Gram-negative cells6. Under normal conditions, vancomycin is only used to treat Gram-positive organisms. It is inactive against Gram-negative bacteria due to the different mechanism in which Gram-negative bacteria produce their cell walls, as well as other factors relating to entering the outer membrane of Gram-negative organisms. Fusogenic liposomes offer an alternative method for the delivery of the antibiotic across the gram-negative outer membrane. These small unilamellar liposome vesicles are able to adhere to and fuse with the external membrane; thus, if you load these liposome vesicles with an antibiotic such as vancomycin, you can transport the antibiotic across the membrane. Overall, this offers a promising mechanism for extending the use of current antibiotics.
Another emerging therapeutic approach against multidrug-resistant strains is the use of antimicrobial peptides. For example, in a 2010 study by Routsias et al., the group found that human beta-defensin 2, which is a naturally occurring peptide, exhibited high bactericidal activity against Acinetobacter baumannii. As antimicrobial peptides are naturally occurring, are bactericidal, and are broad-spectrum, they offer a promising mechanism for treating drug-resistant infections7. Antisense agents also provide another potential therapeutic approach for treating drug-resistant infections by inhibiting resistance mechanisms directly at the nucleic acid level. These oligonucleotides could potentially be designed to bind specific mRNA or DNA sequences that confer resistance to antibiotics, thus blocking either translation or gene transcription, rendering the cell susceptible to antibiotic treatment. However, as these nucleic acids would have no intrinsic antibacterial activity of their own, they would have to be used in conjunction with antibiotics as needed8.
|Bacteriophage T4. Photo credit: David
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Lastly, there are some efforts being made to help support the development of new antibiotics. In 2010, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) launched a collaboration entitled the "10 x '20" initiative to help create a global antibacterial drug research and development enterprise with the power to develop 10 new, safe, and effective antibiotics by the year 202012. Here, the IDSA is supporting the development of 10 new systemic antibacterial drugs through the development of new drugs from existing antibiotic classes or through the discovery of novel antibiotic classes not previously known12. To date, the initiative has spurred the development of two novel antibiotics, which were recently approved in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)13,14.
Regardless of the type of therapeutic approach, it is important to ensure that the novel treatment is both safe for patient use and effective against a variety of drug-resistant strains. This can be evaluated through in vitro analyses using authenticated strains and cell lines. Characterized microbial strains with known antibiotic susceptibility profiles are ideal for evaluating the efficacy of a novel therapeutic against different species that vary in their resistance/susceptibility profiles. These strains would also be effective in the development and validation of novel detection methods as it would allow a mechanism to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity against various species and mechanisms of drug resistance. For analyzing the safety of the therapeutic, primary cells derived from various organ systems and donors can provide a quick mechanism for screening therapeutics for any potential toxic effects.
To support this need, ATCC offers a complete set of solutions to advance multidrug-resistance research, including drug-resistant microbial reference strains from various clinical and environmental sources, primary cells for drug toxicity screening studies, as well as media and reagents that support growth. Each of these reference materials are produced under ISO 9001:2008 certified and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited processes, ensuring reliability and reproducibility of research data. Further, to ensure that each of these products are of the highest quality before they reach your laboratory, ATCC has authenticated each strain using phenotypic and genotypic analyses to guarantee species identification, culture purity, and biochemical consistency.
Overall, multidrug-resistant microbial strains are continually implicated in a number of infections worldwide, resulting in significant increases in morbidity, mortality, and health care expense. To help control the emergence and spread of these pathogens, discovering new and effective treatment methods is of the upmost importance. To support this need, ATCC offers fully authenticated, characterized strains and cell lines for use as positive controls. These cultures are ideal for evaluating the efficacy and toxicity of novel therapeutic treatments. In conclusion, microorganisms are rapidly evolving or acquiring mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics. Only through aggressive action and scientific ingenuity can the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance be prevented.
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- WHO. Fact sheet N°194 - Antimicrobial resistance, <http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs194/en/> (2014).
- CDC. Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance, <http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/> (2014).
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With Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan pushing for more tax cuts for the rich, a new study shows this election will hinge on a choice – do we want to hire more teachers and send more kids to college – or do we want the rich to get richer.
The Institute for Policy Studies published a new report showing that tax loopholes used to boost CEO bonus pay cost taxpayers $14.4 billion a year. That same amount of money could instead be used to hire 211,000 elementary school teachers or give Pell Grants to 2.5 million college students.
Of course – Republicans around the country are busy laying off school teachers and cutting Pell Grants, in order to pay for more of those same tax breaks for the rich. Plain and simple, a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote against education – and a vote for oligarchy.


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The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2012
Getting from college to a paycheck is a big worry for young adults; in 2011, only 18% of college grads had job offers by the end of April before graduation, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
That's lending new appeal to a century-old college program long disdained by elite schools as "vocational education" – the co-op plan.
Students in co-op programs alternate classroom courses with several months' paid or unpaid work related to their major, earning college credit from the experience. Students often need five years to graduate from co-op programs, but universities that offer them say co-op grads get job offers at a rate well above average, and applicants are beating a path to their doors. Such programs are especially hot in a tight job market where employers are less likely to take a chance on inexperienced graduates or to offer on-the-job training.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Guard James Harden went from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets Saturday in a six-player trade.
Harden, guard Daequan Cook, forward Lazar Hayward and center Cole Aldrich went to the Rockets in the transaction.
Moving to the Thunder in return were guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb along with some undisclosed draft picks.
The 23-year-old Harden, named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year last season for the Western Conference champions, was unable to work out a contract extension with the Thunder. He had been seeking $55.5 million over four years and is now likely to sign a long-term deal with the Rockets, ESPN reported.
"We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved," Thunder General Manager Sam Presti said in a statement. "Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers."


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Musselburgh, going strong amongst the promotion contenders from Championship B, would have posed a real challenge for a full strength Kirkcaldy. Coach Quintan Sanft faced another problem with a host of players unavailable for a variety of call off reasons, including work, suspension, injury and social arrangements, In these circumstances he had to dig deep to patch together a squad for this final game of 2012.
There was also some doubt as to whether the game would go ahead with torrential rain forecast. In the event it was played on a reasonable surface although a bit muddy in places. Altogether this was far from the ideal preparation for a tough league game against a well prepared Musselburgh side.
Contrary to expectation Kirkcaldy made the livelier start and a penalty award sailed just past the Musselburgh upright. The Blues gave little away in the early stages and even managed to steal a couple of line-outs. Musselburgh for their part whenever they had the ball over elaborated and made little of their possession. They had to wait until the 19th minute before the first crack appeared in the Kirkcaldy defence and produced a scoring pass foe No 8 Steven Ketchin.
As the game progressed the Kirkcaldy scrummage showed increasing signs of weakness, especially on their own ball with two novices in the second row struggling to make an impression. As the half hour mark approached Musselburgh were really exerting authority as Kirkcaldy tackling standards slipped. When a searching Musselburgh kick produced a Kirkcaldy knock on, first phase possession from the scrummage almost produced a try but the score was only delayed. In trying to stop the try the visitors conceded a penalty kicked by full back Lance Gahan.
The re-start found Kirkcaldy in dream land and dreadful first up tackling gifted Musselburgh another try scored from flanker Michael Lamb converted by Gahan to make the score 15-0. Almost at half time Kirkcaldy had another chance to open their account from a penalty in front of the Musselburgh posts. They chose to tap only to lose control and present another Christmas gift to Musselburgh who ran away for another try from skipper William Fleming. Leaving the interval score 20-0.
In the forty five minutes another piece of shoddy Kirkcaldy play gave Musselburgh a line-out on the visitors' 22 from which the ball was mauled on to the line with centre Andrew Cook getting in for the another unconverted try. Adding to gathering Kirkcaldy gloom the early darkening skies meant that the floodlights had to be switched on
Kirkcaldy despair lifted a few minutes later when tyro lock Robbie McNab appeared in space with the ball and sprinted in for an excellent try. This was as good as it got for the Blues who for the next twenty minutes had to endure a pummelling as Musselburgh dominated all round. However in this time the Stoneyhill side only managed to add two more tries from Michael Roy and Ryan Hook taking their tally to 37. Kirkcaldy made some spirited efforts to redeem themselves in the closing stages as they established themselves in the home 22 and just failed to score another try.
This strong finish should not mask a sorry Kirkcaldy display of weak scrummaging, missed tackles and tactical ineptitude which did nothing to further the reputation of Kirkcaldy rugby. All the players, both those who played and those who called off, should now consider the standards expected of them, not just on the field but also at training and in match preparation.
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Replacements: - N McNairn, N Hogg, R Lovett, G Leitch
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Tony Hawk Joined By Elton John, The Clash, Daft Punk, Ben Harper, John Lydon, Others For Second-Annual Boards + Bands Auction
Sir Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin collaborated with pro skater Chris Cole to apply the lyrics to their hit "Candle In The Wind" to Cole's complete skateboard, which shows the wear and tear you might expect from the reigning champion of Street League Skateboarding.
Parisian duo Daft Punk applied the lyrics to "Digital Love" on skate pro Aaron "Jaws" Homoki's personal ridden skateboard deck.
After launching the program last year and raising over $126,000 to benefit at-risk youth, legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk and Grammy Award-winning musician Ben Harper have invited more of their friends in the skate and music worlds to join them for the second-annual Boards + Bands auction, which launches December 5 on eBay. A member of the nonprofit Tony Hawk Foundation Board Of Directors, Harper conceived the idea to use pro skaters' old decks to write song lyrics on and raise funds to build positive recreational outlets for at-risk youth.
The Boards + Bands fundraising initiative merges the worlds of skateboarding and music to benefit the work of the Tony Hawk Foundation. Hawk invited a select group of professional skateboarders to donate their personally ridden skateboards and submit the name of their favorite songs. Harper then sent those boards on to the appropriate artists with one simple message: "Please write the lyrics to this skater' favorite song on his skateboard, and we'll use it to create more skateparks for kids."
The chosen recording artists have hand-written the lyrics on these one-of-a-kind skateboards. Included in this unprecedented auction are board collaborations by the following artists and skaters: Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Chris Cole; Ben Harper and Christian Hosoi; Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash and Tony Hawk; Daft Punk and Aaron "Jaws" Homoki; John Lydon and Duane Peters; and more to be announced.
"Last Year's Boards + Bands auction surpassed all expectations," said Tony Hawk. "This year we have equal caliber of skaters and musicians contributing, so I am looking forward to seeing the excitement (and high bidding) they bring."
These special collaboration skateboards will be available in a celebrity auction launching December 5 at 7 p.m. (PST) on eBay, and will be on display through the end of the auction at the GRAMMY Museum in downtown Los Angeles, California.


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Sharing the limelight this year is Argus, a high speed, high precision, pan and tilt head which sports a thermal imaging camera. With IP66/V4A weather and corrosion-proof housings, a dirt and water repellent window, a completely maintenance-free drive system as well as an optional air blast cleaner system, Argus ensures reliable, cost-effective operation even in inhospitable and inaccessible locations such as tunnels or marine and industrial environments.
Other key roles at this year's display are taken by the high end Geviscope+ video platform whose transcoding function enables dual channel streaming and dynamic live streaming for storage and network savings, and which supports all current compression standards – H.264, H264CCTV, MPEG4CCTV, M-JPEG and ONVIF compliance – as well as audio recording, for analogue and IP cameras. Operated via Pilot, the flexible three-part management console with the latest computer technology and a whole new level of individual operator comfort, convenience and performance, the Geviscope+ is demonstrating Geutebrucks highly reliable video analytics.


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New hope has come about in the form of DNA for an elderly woman who was brutally murdered and sexually assaulted in Petrolia almost three decades ago by a 44 year old man who was only 15 at the time of the incident.
A murder trial that is expected to take 6 weeks has begun in Sarnia and will hinge on a single thumbprint and semen samples found at a crime scene in Petrolia 28 years ago, Lambton Crown attorney Diane Foster told jurors in her opening statements yesterday.
In her opening address, Foster said new investigative techniques prompted a retesting of evidence collected at the home of 70-year-old Velma Thomson, who was killed between Oct. 11 and Oct. 14 in 1983.
"At that time DNA testing wasn't even on the horizon," Foster told the court.
Genetic fingerprinting was identified in 1984 but didn't become commercially available to law enforcement until 1987.
The court was told that new genetic-testing technology has determined that semen from the man charged with Thomson's first-degree murder was present on her slipper and pubic hair.
As the charged person was 15 years of age at the time of the offence, the Youth Criminal Justice Act prohibits the release of his name.
Thomson's body was discovered inside her Kerby Street home in Petrolia on the evening of Oct. 14, 1983, her cause of death determined to be as a result of stab wounds. She had also been sexually assaulted.
She was found face down in a pool of blood with her throat slit.
The fact she was sexually assaulted when killed makes it a first-degree murder case.
Thomson, who had suffered a stroke some time before her death, lived in a tidy bungalow at the end of a cul-de-sac that she had previously used as a hairdressing salon.
The right thumbprint found near the woman's body belongs to the man charged, Foster said.
When the incident happened, Petrolia police contacted the OPP to assist with the homicide investigation. Despite hundreds of interviews and the seizure of evidence, investigators were unable to determine who was responsible.
The case remained unsolved for nearly 30 years.


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Martian Manhunter Announced As Next Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC
The next DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us has been revealed, and it's none other than 'Martian Manhunter', also known as J'onn J'onzz. It seems that Batman is not the only detective in town, as Martian Manhunter first appeared in the Detective Comics issue 225 way back in 1955, and he is also one of the original members of the Justice League of America. Martian Manhunter will also be joined by a new alternative Green Lantern skin.
No release date has been given for the Martian Manhunter DLC, but I expect it to be released within a month or so and should sell at approximately 400MSP/£3.99/$4.99. Martian Manhunter will not be a part of the Season Pass, as General Zod concluded the Season Pass content.


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We present a new data structure---the bilateral grid, that enables fast edge-aware image processing. By working in the bilateral grid, algorithms such as bilateral filtering, edge-aware painting, and local histogram equalization become simple manipulations that are both local and independent. We parallelize our algorithms on modern GPUs to achieve real-time frame rates on high-definition video. We demonstrate our method on a variety of applications such as image editing, transfer of photographic look, and contrast enhancement of medical images.
Texture Transfer Using Geometric Correlation
Texture variation on real-world objects often correlates with underlying geometric characteristics and creates a visually rich appearance. We present a technique to transfer such geometry-dependent texture variation from an example textured model to new geometry in a visually consistent way. It captures the correlation between a set of geometric features, such as curvature, and the observed diffuse texture. We perform dimensionality reduction on the overcomplete feature set which yields a compact guidance field that is used to drive a spatially varying texture synthesis model. In addition, we introduce a method to enrich the guidance field when the target geometry strongly differs from the example.


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The BMW driver covered the 548km run between Ayoun El Atrous and Tidjikja in Mauritania in six hours 51 minutes seven seconds.
Dakar debutant Colin McRae was more than 14 minutes adrift in second.
Stephan Peterhansel took third to maintain his overall lead as four-time winner Ari Vatanen crashed out after hitting a tree at speed.
Alphand, the 1997 alpine skiing world champion, fought a close duel with McRae all stage.
He said: "In the dunes, I saw McRae and told
myself 'I'm going to try and impress him and overtake him'.
"That's what I did but I think it annoyed him as he overtook me
again later. On the finish line he said 'I thought you were a
Peterhansel has an overall cushion of 1:05:04 over Japan's Hiroshi Masuoka in a Mitsubishi.
Meanwhile, Vatanen said: "It was 100% my fault. We knocked the tree down but knocked our car out, too."
The Nissan driver, winner in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991, had been lying 28th overall in his 11th Dakar Rally.
He had won four stages in this year's race before his accident.
Leading positions after stage 14:
1. S Peterhansel (Fra) Mitsubishi43 hours 46 minutes three seconds
2. H Masuoka (Jpn) Mitsubishi +1:05:04
3. J-L Schlesser (Fra) Schlesser-Ford +2:31:44
4. L Alphand (Fra) BMW +3:38:29
5. A Mayer (Ger) Mitsubishi +5:21:35
Also: 10 C McRae (Gbr) Nissan +17:07:30
1. N Roma (Spa) KTM46 hours 16 minutes 24 seconds
2. R Sainct (Fra) KTM +9:40
3. C Despres (Fra) KTM +41:25
4. A Cox (Rsa) KTM +43:43
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Despite a season of speculation, injury and often turmoil, Walter Mazzarri has no regrets over his spell in the top job at Vicarage Road.
The Italian's departure was agreed earlier this week, and while the Watford Observer is aware Mazzarri himself was not against leaving, he spoke today about his sadness in saying goodbye to Watford for good.
He leaves without any regrets, however, in his own words, even that of failing to pick up English sufficiently during the year - in fact, he is going to keep learning.
"I have no regrets at all," he said. "I am still learning the language. The questions, I understand almost all of them but I want to make sure that I can give the best answer I can by using a translator.
"I will still have the course in the Netherlands and if I will come back to manage in the UK, I will know how to speak English. It is similar to how other managers have - Pochettino took two years to learn the language.
"This year, I would have liked to have had more lessons but with everything that has happened, it has been difficult. I had to find the time, and I did, but I would have liked to have had more time. It has been a difficult season."
Mazzarri was also, publicly at least, happy with the decision to announce the change in head coach in midweek, leaving him in charge for Sunday's game with Manchester City already knowing it will be his last.
"I think it was the right choice," he said. "It was the decision that was taken, and also to avoid anything with you asking questions about my future and to allow the last day of the season to be a festive day, with everyone happy. We are going to celebrate the team and not other things."


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Joe Echevarria
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Joe Echevarria (born in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines) was Lightweight/Featherweight champion of the United States Army, United States Navy and of the Philippine Islands in 1929. He was asked to and helped train and fought Sugar Ray Robinson for his first professional fight in Madison Square Garden which he lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by a knockout in the second round on October 4, 1940. He never fought again. Known as "Baby Face Eche or Kid Eche", Echevarria had served in the American Army at Westpoint where he was a cavalry instructor. Josue Reyes Echevarria was the son of Brigadier General Leopoldo Life Echevarria who fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the First World War.
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