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Thoughts and Concerns about Operation Onymous
What happened
Recently it was announced that a coalition of government agencies took control of many Tor hidden services. We were as surprised as most of you. Unfortunately, we have very little information about how this was accomplished, but we do have some thoughts which we want to share.
Over the last few days, we received and read reports saying that several Tor relays were seized by government officials. We do not know why the systems were seized, nor do we know anything about the methods of investigation which were used. Specifically, there are reports that three systems of Torservers.net disappeared and there is another report by an independent relay operator. If anyone has more details, please get in contact with us. If your relay was seized, please also tell us its identity so that we can request that the directory authorities reject it from the network.
But, more to the point, the recent publications call the targeted hidden services seizures "Operation Onymous" and they say it was coordinated by Europol and other government entities. Early reports say 17 people were arrested, and 400 hidden services were seized. Later reports have clarified that it was hundreds of URLs hosted on roughly 27 web sites offering hidden services. We have not been contacted directly or indirectly by Europol nor any other agency involved.
Tor is most interested in understanding how these services were located, and if this indicates a security weakness in Tor hidden services that could be exploited by criminals or secret police repressing dissents. We are also interested in learning why the authorities seized Tor relays even though their operation was targetting hidden services. Were these two events related?
How did they locate the hidden services?
So we are left asking "How did they locate the hidden services?". We don't know. In liberal democracies, we should expect that when the time comes to prosecute some of the seventeen people who have been arrested, the police would have to explain to the judge how the suspects came to be suspects, and that as a side benefit of the operation of justice, Tor could learn if there are security flaws in hidden services or other critical internet-facing services. We know through recent leaks that the US DEA and others have constructed a system of organized and sanctioned perjury which they refer to as "parallel construction."
Unfortunately, the authorities did not specify how they managed to locate the hidden services. Here are some plausible scenarios:
Operational Security
The first and most obvious explanation is that the operators of these hidden services failed to use adequate operational security. For example, there are reports of one of the websites being infiltrated by undercover agents and the affidavit states various operational security errors.
SQL injections
Another explanation is exploitation of common web bugs like SQL injections or RFIs (remote file inclusions). Many of those websites were likely quickly-coded e-shops with a big attack surface. Exploitable bugs in web applications are a common problem.
Bitcoin deanonymization
Ivan Pustogarov et al. have recently been conducting interesting research on Bitcoin anonymity.
Apparently, there are ways to link transactions and deanonymize Bitcoin clients even if they use Tor. Maybe the seized hidden services were running Bitcoin clients themselves and were victims of similar attacks.
Attacks on the Tor network
The number of takedowns and the fact that Tor relays were seized could also mean that the Tor network was attacked to reveal the location of those hidden services. We received some interesting information from an operator of a now-seized hidden service which may indicate this, as well. Over the past few years, researchers have discovered various attacks on the Tor network. We've implemented some defenses against these attacks, but these defenses do not solve all known issues and there may even be attacks unknown to us.
For example, some months ago, someone was launching non-targetted deanonymization attacks on the live Tor network. People suspect that those attacks were carried out by CERT researchers. While the bug was fixed and the fix quickly deployed in the network, it's possible that as part of their attack, they managed to deanonymize some of those hidden services.
Another possible Tor attack vector could be the Guard Discovery attack. This attack doesn't reveal the identity of the hidden service, but allows an attacker to discover the guard node of a specific hidden service. The guard node is the only node in the whole network that knows the actual IP address of the hidden service. Hence, if the attacker then manages to compromise the guard node or somehow obtain access to it, she can launch a traffic confirmation attack to learn the identity of the hidden service. We've been
discussing various solutions to the guard discovery attack for the past many months but it's not an easy problem to fix properly. Help and feedback on the proposed designs is appreciated.
*Similarly, there exists the attack where the hidden service selects the attacker's relay as its guard node. This may happen randomly or this could occur if the hidden service selects another relay as its guard and the attacker renders that node unusable, by a denial of service attack or similar. The hidden service will then be forced to select a new guard. Eventually, the hidden service will select the attacker.
Furthermore, denial of service attacks on relays or clients in the Tor network can often be leveraged into full de-anonymization attacks. These techniques go back many years, in research such as "From a Trickle to a Flood", "Denial of Service or Denial of Security?", "Why I'm not an Entropist", and even the more recent Bitcoin attacks above. In the Hidden Service protocol there are more vectors for DoS attacks, such as the set of HSDirs and the Introduction Points of a Hidden Service.
Finally, remote code execution exploits against Tor software are also always a possibility, but we have zero evidence that such exploits exist. Although the Tor source code gets continuously reviewed by our security-minded developers and community members, we would like more focused auditing by experienced bug hunters. Public-interest initiatives like Project Zero could help out a lot here. Funding to launch a bug bounty program of our own could also bring real benefit to our codebase. If you can help, please get in touch.
Advice to concerned hidden service operators
As you can see, we still don't know what happened, and it's hard to give concrete suggestions blindly.
If you are a concerned hidden service operator, we suggest you read the cited resources to get a better understanding of the security that hidden services can offer and of the limitations of the current system. When it comes to anonymity, it's clear that the tighter your threat model is, the more informed you need to be about the technologies you use.
If your hidden service lacks sufficient processor, memory, or network resources the DoS based de-anonymization attacks may be easy to leverage against your service. Be sure to review the Tor performance tuning guide to optimize your relay or client.
*Another possible suggestion we can provide is manually selecting the guard node of a hidden service. By configuring the EntryNodes option in Tor's configuration file you can select a relay in the Tor network you trust. Keep in mind, however, that a determined attacker will still be able to determine this relay is your guard and all other attacks still apply.
Final words
The task of hiding the location of low-latency web services is a very hard problem and we still don't know how to do it correctly. It seems that there are various issues that none of the current anonymous publishing designs have really solved.
In a way, it's even surprising that hidden services have survived so far. The attention they have received is minimal compared to their social value and compared to the size and determination of their adversaries.
It would be great if there were more people reviewing our designs and code. For example, we would really appreciate feedback on the upcoming hidden service revamp or help with the research on guard discovery attacks (see links above).
Also, it's important to note that Tor currently doesn't have funding for improving the security of hidden services. If you are interested in funding hidden services research and development, please get in touch with us. We hope to find time to organize a crowdfunding campaign to acquire independent and focused hidden service funding.
Finally, if you are a relay operator and your server was recently compromised or you lost control of it, please let us know by sending an email to email@example.com.
Thanks to Griffin, Matt, Adam, Roger, David, George, Karen, and Jake for contributions to this post.
* Added information about guard node DoS and EntryNodes option - 2014/11/09 18:16 UTC
Nice post but you didn't ask
Nice post but you didn't ask hidden service operators to look at their logs or contact you about something suspicious. That could help you narrow it down. Many more operations are on going most likes.
More speculation, but now that relays are being seized, its looking more and more likely to be a guard discovery attack followed by a seizure and log search to find the HS. I hope the guy in eastern europe encrypted his node.
it has been posted here many
it has been posted here many time there is zero use full data on an exit node, taking them is pointless,unless they took them to hide the fact that they had dirty software on them
Right -- there's also
Right -- there's also nothing on the entry node to say what Tor clients (including hidden services) had used it.
I want to know what distro
I want to know what distro was on these boxes myself, please do post that info. I would make a guess but i dont want flame wars
It is sure that there was
It is sure that there was neither OpenBSD nor FreeBSD.
Also, any GNU/Linux distro is the same GNU/Linux distro. Same kernel, same programs, same bugs, same GNU/Linux shit.
they may have grabbed a
they may have grabbed a bunch of servers because facebook created the hidden service and they dont want that idea catching on, this is how they operate, personally I would like to see someone that can confirm people were arrested, the user certainly wasnt as he is able to post on the internet,
Don't be silly. This was not
Don't be silly. This was not orchistrated within two weeks. This likely has *nothing* to do with Facebook.
he meant it about timing the
he meant it about timing the revelation and arrests, not that deanonymization was done after facebook revealed its hs. he makes a pretty good argument and i definitely second him.
Beware of infowars and other
Beware of infowars and other alex jones sites...! he has connections and hate Tor users..!
Um, I take it you are
Um, I take it you are already wearing your little tinfoil hat? Facebook had NOTHING to do with this. Laughable thought, or maybe just stupidity on your part. Not sure which.
Anyone who doesn't suspect
Anyone who doesn't suspect fowl place from the government due to the close proximity, is the one idealistic and prone to tine foil hat wearing.
The poster did not say
The poster did not say Facebook had anything to do with this.
The poster suggested that the timing was used to scare users from using Tor so that other services would not follow Facebook's example and open hidden services aswell.
The Feds had some discretion
The Feds had some discretion of when to pull the trigger... they may have reacted to Facebook's timing. Senator Schumer said we're coming after dark markets, and Facebook normalizes things just by choosing them. 400 sites is bigger than anyone expected. Because of the takedowns, prospective users may continue to think twice before venturing onto hidden services, rather than assuming it's all clear just because Facebook's there.
more DoS de-anonymization
more DoS de-anonymization research:
- http://freehaven.net/anonbib/cache/sniper14.pdf - "The Sniper Attack: Anonymously Deanonymizing and Disabling the Tor Network"
- http://fc14.ifca.ai/papers/fc14_submission_152.pdf - "Short Paper: Challenges in protecting Tor hidden services from botnet abuse"
- http://www.robgjansen.com/publications/kist-sec2014.pdf - "Never Been KIST: Tor's Congestion Management Blossoms with Kernel-Informed Socket Transport"
- http://freehaven.net/anonbib/cache/ccs2013-pctcp.pdf - "... 10,000+ sockets active in fast exits"
i have noticed watching
i have noticed watching vidalia the past few days that my first hop keeps changing insanely, like every few minutes, this has made TOR really slow, it appears someone can attack the first hop, like the great firewall of china disconnect,oddly the middle and exit are not changing wihile this insanity is happening
More details? Tor version,
More details? Tor version, operating system, which bundle, etc?
Changing the first hop while keeping the second and third hop static is not something that Tor does, or something that a network or relay adversary should be able to induce. Are you sure you really have Tor?
looks like it's a DOS
looks like it's a DOS attack, but I'll wait until op give us more info.
Is it true that NSA etc.
Is it true that NSA etc. surely can _force_ every tor user to connect to there own entry guard. Just reset current connection till client select nsa guard. For some time tor client uses just one entry guard.
"Is it true that NSA etc.
"Is it true that NSA etc. surely can _force_ every tor user to connect to there own entry guard."
I don't know, is it?
Are you asking us or telling us?
are there any instances of
are there any instances of people downloading something pretending to be tor in the past few days? How would I know I have the real Tor?
"How would I know I have the
"How would I know I have the real Tor?"
You might want to start with verifying the signature.
TCP... attack! come on you
TCP... attack! come on you guys must know how this is done..! or are you just followers running Tor for the fun of it?
What abt the fact that TOR
What abt the fact that TOR is penetrated by the CIA. etc.!
Almost everyone involved in developing Tor was (or is) funded by the US government
Tor Project has not even
Tor Project has not even attempted to hide that information, which your representation of is off anyway. It's actually funded largely by the government, but not the CIA or NSA or FBI. But they are transparent about it and have been since the beginning. The code behind everything is 100% free and open source and is actively reviewed.
Not saying it's *impossible* for there to be a surreptitiously implanted backddor somewhere in the code, just unlikely given its effectiveness against nation state adversaries in the past. It's also important to note the difference in strength of anonymity between Tor proper and the hidden services protocol. HS need love. Tor proper is much more actively developed, tested and reviewed overall. So HS operators are currently at a disproportionate risk to Tor users overall.
Arpanet was funded by the US
Arpanet was funded by the US DoD...Do you not use TCP/IP?
and Newton formulated the
and Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation ...so what? only british legally can fly?
Perhaps if Newton had been a
Perhaps if Newton had been a representative of the British government and had claimed that gravity could somehow help one in hiding from that entity, then your analogy might make sense.
Newton was the Astronomer
Newton was the Astronomer Royal, lord overseer of the mint, president of the Royal Society, held the Lucasian Chair in Mathematics at Cambridge, and was a minister (maybe even a bishop, I can't remember) in the Church of England. All of these were (at least technically) appointed by the king. In so far as Isaac Newton ever had a "job", that job was representing the British government. Try again.
Has the TCP/IP protocol ever
Has the TCP/IP protocol ever been claimed-to provide anonymity?
Highways are funded by the
Highways are funded by the US government. Don't Drive!!!
Your analogy fails. Does
Your analogy fails.
Does anybody claim (whether explicitly or implicitly) that the U.S. highway system (or any part thereof) can provide /any/ degree or kind of anonymity or obscurity against /anyone/, much less Uncle Sam (the U.S. government)?
Well the 4th amendment does
Well the 4th amendment does decree protection of personal privacy, and every citizen's right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion into their persons, homes, businesses, and property. This expectation of privacy extends to vehicles by way of stop.
What about the fact that
What about the fact that everyone involved in developing the Internet was the U.S. government. Most major new technology use innovations have come via the millitary / government. Remember the use of airplanes in WWI ? The technologies then expand beyond the sole domain of the government. So your point is ...... ?
"Most major new technology
"Most major new technology use innovations have come via the military / government."
You are likely correct about that and even if not /most/ then it is still certainly at least /many/ innovations and developments that the government and military sector can be credited with. This taxpayer-funded technology is then appropriated by private corporations, for their own profit, largely at the expense of and to the detriment of the very public that, through their funding, enabled such technology in the first place.
My speculation about what
My speculation about what happened follows. The attacker floods a particular hidden service with random/innocent GET requests at a chosen time. The network links are monitored for that flood pattern. Then the suspected servers are unplugged briefly, and the attacker checks which HS goes down at the exact same time. Now the search for evidence actual begins. It is a very simple and effective attack, particularly against low-traffic servers.
Right -- this attack will
Right -- this attack will work, but only if you are already in position to monitor the hidden service's network connection. If you can do that, it's easy to *confirm* that it's the hidden service in question.
But if you don't already know where to look, it's hard to do this sort of confirmation attack.
Are you arma assuming that
Are you arma assuming that there is no "global passive adversary" involved?
It doesn't have to be global
It doesn't have to be global -- it just has to be big enough to include watching your network connection.
It seems clear from recent documents that there is indeed a pervasive passive adversary (whether it's "global" in the academic literature sense doesn't matter much here). On the other hand, maybe the NSA and GCHQ don't want to share with other orgs. I don't think the FBI by itself is a pervasive network adversary yet.
On the third hand, we certainly have heard examples where the pervasive surveillance people and the law enforcement people *do* collaborate. And then where the law enforcement people lie afterwards about how it happened. :( Is this event one of those cases? Are they rare or commonplace? It sure would be nice to have clearer answers about which laws they're breaking and which social expectation boundaries they're overstepping.
>On the other hand, maybe
>On the other hand, maybe the NSA and GCHQ don't want to share with other orgs.
Why don't you simply ask the NSA? They pay you $100k+ annually for your job at the Tor project so I assume they'll give you informations as well...
>$100k+ annually for your
>$100k+ annually for your job at the Tor project
Source for that info?
If true that any of the employees of the Tor Project receive a salary that high, I would like to hear how they justify it.
The Tor Project:
- is a not-for-profit organization
-actively requests donations from the general public
-purports to be dedicated to an altruistic cause
The Tor Project, as any other entity with these characteristics, owes its users, its supporters and the general public an explanation of any expenditures of the like that is alleged here.
IMHO that's a very normal
IMHO that's a very normal developer salary (which is not even competitive in certain areas of the US, at least not for senior engineers etc.)
Tor's IRS forms are published by Tor Project itself: https://www.torproject.org/about/financials.html.en (e.g. 2013: https://www.torproject.org/about/findoc/2013-TorProject-Form990.pdf) (note that particular salaries there are only listed if they are over $100k.)
> The Tor Project:
> - is a not-for-profit organization
> -actively requests donations from the general public
> -purports to be dedicated to an altruistic cause
FYI, "not-for-profit" means that any profit garnered by a company remains within the company. Again, (IMO) > $100k salaries for developers in the Western world (e.g. the US, Germany) are very common, no matter if you are aligning with altruistic causes or not.
All of their $$$ is
All of their $$$ is transparent. Have you ever even looked around this site?
Strong software engineers
Strong software engineers are not cheap. Tor is not something you hire a low paid programmer for.
For the right person I would be okay with them giving $200,000 if it was somebody skilled enough to protect the network for all of us.
Even good talent who love what they're doing need to be paid well if you expect them to stick with Tor.
"I don't think the FBI by
"I don't think the FBI by itself is a pervasive network adversary yet."
Did you not read the Snowden docs about the FBI and NSA coordinating tasks for PRISM?
I think you theory is very
I think you theory is very good flooding hidden service with GET request and then unplugging part of the internet briefly one part at time eventually helps to find hidden service.
Then monitoring when hidden service stops responding you can round up where hidden service is by comparing it timetables of unplugged parts of internet.
Perhaps in the future if
Perhaps in the future if relays contained no hard drive then law encforcement wouldn't really have a reason to seize the relay as it doesn't contain any evidence. It simply runs as a relay in RAM.
Yes. And counterintuitively,
Yes. And counterintuitively, the torservers.net people recommend not using disk encryption. so it's easier for the forensics people to become convinced that there's nothing on the computer but a Tor relay.
See also bullet point #2 at
and you can run freebsd w/
and you can run freebsd w/ tor without any hdd! or better have windowz installed on disk and press reset button. there will be no evidences.
about convincing - how can you convince that you are not a serial killer or spy? isn't it should work only the other way? they should proof, not you.


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A woman with a vertical (classical) incision
has the greatest uterine rupture risk. About 40 to 90 out of 1,000 women (4% to 9%) with this type of vertical incision scar
have a uterine rupture during a trial of labor.footnote 2
CitationsAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2010). Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 115. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 116(2): 450-463. Cunningham FG, et al. (2010). Prior cesarean delivery. In Williams Obstetrics, 23rd ed., pp. 565-576. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Klinikum Nürnberg Nord
ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care
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The palliative care services were established in 2004. They are integrated into the service of the Medical Hospital 5 in Nürnberg and serve a population of over 1 Million inhabitants in the region.
The Medical Hospital 5 is one of seven hospitals for internal medicine within the Nürnberg communal hospital centre, the largest communal hospital centre in Germany. Comprising of three general wards (98 beds), two specialised wards for intensive care and bone marrow/stem cell transplantation (15 beds), the palliative care unit (21 beds) and outpatient facilities.
Many therapies are offered in close cooperation with other specialities, in the communal hospital centre, within national and international initiatives and studies to improve the quality of health care. A study group for clinical research and a work group for complementary and alternative medicine are an integrated part of the hospital services.
The architecture of the hospital and the palliative care unit is light, bright and colourful with plants to create a comfortable atmosphere amidst the modern technical equipment.
Medical services are offered for several specialities:
- General internal medicine and palliative care
- Haematology, hemostasiology, infectiology, tropical medicine
- Oncology, stem cell and bone marrow transplantation
Palliative and supportive care
The palliative care unit offers care and support for people with severe illnesses. Palliative care intends to maintain quality of life by controlling physical symptoms, offering psychological support and addressing emotional, social and spiritual needs; supporting both the person with the illness and their nearest carers and significant others.
Women and men with different diagnoses, e.g. cancer, AIDS or neurological diseases, can be admitted to the ward. In and out patient care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, psycho-oncologists, music therapists and also pastoral and spiritual care, if desired.


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Hubble Stretches Stellar Tape Measure 10 Times Farther into Space
This illustration shows how the precision stellar distance measurements from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have been extended 10 times farther into our Milky Way galaxy than possible previously. This greatly extends the volume of space accessible to refining the cosmic yardstick needed for measuring the size of the universe. This most solid type of measurement is based on trigonometric parallax, which is commonly used by surveyors. Because the stars are vastly farther away than a surveyor's sightline, Hubble must measure extremely small angles on the sky.
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (JHU/STScI), S. Casertano (STScI/JHU), J. Anderson and J. MacKenty (STScI), and A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley)


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For projects in the windiest parts of the country (some parts of of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang), the price is CNY 0.51/kWh ($0.075/kWh). These have been dubbed Type One wind resource areas. The price in Type Two areas (other parts of Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Gansu) is CNY 0.54/kWh ($0.079/kWh), rising to CNY 0.58/kWh ($0.085/kWh) in Type Three areas and CNY 0.61/kWh ($0.089/kWh) in Type Four areas. The benchmark rates are generally better than the CNY 0.38-0.52 ($0.055-0.076/kWh) seen in the past for wind projects developed under the state wind project concession programme, which operated from 2003 to 2007.
Qin Haiyan, secretary general of China Wind Energy Association (CWEA), says the four pricing resources areas have been classified following a comprehensive calculation of factors, including local wind power resources, the annual average hours of power generation and project access to local power grids. Prices for offshore wind power will be determined separately.
"This new mechanism will end the low price vicious competition," says Liang Zhipeng, director of the National Energy Bureau's new energy division. "It will arouse the initiative of wind power investors, operators and power grids. Investors will have clear expectations, and thus make better decisions and management." Yu Danke, chief financial officer of Goldwind, one of the largest turbine manufacturers in China, agrees, saying it provides greater certainty for investors. "It will attract more funds into the Chinese wind power sector. However, the upcoming investment tide will indirectly increase pressure to transmit electric power into power grids. It will make the present bottleneck more prominent," he says.


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The Pittsburgh Steelers shook up their backfield and, in one fell swoop, brought relief to the passing game Saturday.
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The team announced that running back Jonathan Dwyer was among 22 players released as the Steelers whittle their way to the final 53 players. Pittsburgh also activated tight end Heath Miller from the physically unable to perform list, making him immediately available for practice and -- if he's healthy enough -- the Sept. 8 season opener against the Tennessee Titans.
The Dwyer move is surprising, if only because rookie Le'Veon Bell will start the season on the shelf with a foot injury. Until then, Isaac Redman sits in the starter's seat, but Dwyer's release also means Felix Jones has a place on the roster. LaRod Stephens-Howling rounds out what promises to be a committee approach to the ground game.
Dwyer, Pittsburgh's sixth-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, started six games last season and led the Steelers in rushing with 623 yards and two touchdowns on 156 carries. The team reportedly wasn't in love with Dwyer's work ethic:
Steelers got tired of Dwyer's lack of dedication to his job; and they like Felix Jones.â Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) August 31, 2013
The silver lining in Dwyer's release might be Pittsburgh's belief that Bell isn't far away from getting on the field.
Coming off major knee surgery, Miller isn't likely to be a factor out of the gate, but the Steelers have avoided stashing him away on the PUP, which would have kept him locked up until Week 7.
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Model S
Performance and safety refined
Model S is designed from the ground up to be the safest, most exhilarating sedan on the road. With unparalleled performance delivered through Tesla's unique, all-electric powertrain, Model S accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in as little as 2.8 seconds. Model S comes with Autopilot capabilities designed to make your highway driving not only safer, but stress free.
Adaptive Lighting
Model S now features full LED adaptive headlamps. Besides enhancing the already great styling, they also boost safety: 14 three-position LED dynamic turning lights improve visibility at night, especially on winding roads.
HEPA Air Filter
Model S now features a Medical grade HEPA air filtration system, which removes at least 99.97% of particulate exhaust pollution and effectively all allergens, bacteria and other contaminants from cabin air. The bioweapon defense mode creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants
Autopilot allows Model S to steer within a lane, change lanes with the simple tap of a turn signal, and manage speed by using active, traffic-aware cruise control. Digital control of motors, brakes, and steering helps avoid collisions from the front and sides, and prevents the car from wandering off the road. Autopilot also enables your car to scan for a parking space and parallel park on command. And our new Summon feature lets you "call" your car from your phone so it can come greet you at the front door in the morning.
Autopilot features are progressively enabled over time with software updates.
Automatic steering with traffic aware cruise control
Active sensors combined with GPS and high resolution digital maps comprise a mutually reinforcing system that pilots Model S along the highway, staying within your lane, even in stop and go traffic. Real time feedback from the Tesla fleet ensures the system is continually learning and improving upon itself.
A double tap of the cruise control lever and Model S pilots itself within a lane.
Lane Change
Changes lanes with a simple tap of the turn signal.
Scans for a parking space and self parks on command.
Electric All-Wheel Drive
Dual Motor
Single Motor
Dual Motor Model S is a categorical improvement on conventional all-wheel drive systems. With two motors, one in the front and one in the rear, Model S digitally and independently controls torque to the front and rear wheels. The result is unparalleled traction control in all conditions.
Conventional all-wheel drive cars employ complex mechanical linkages to distribute power from a single engine to all four wheels. This sacrifices efficiency in favor of all weather traction. In contrast, each Model S motor is lighter, smaller and more efficient than its rear wheel drive counterpart, providing both improved range and faster acceleration.
Model S Performance comes standard with All-Wheel Drive Dual Motor, pairing the high performance rear motor with a high efficiency front motor to achieve supercar acceleration, from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds.
Winter Challenge on snow and ice
A professional winter driving class, carried out by the Swiss Touring Club.
Built around the driver
Model S is a driver's car. The cabin combines meticulous noise engineering with Tesla's uniquely quiet powertrain to obtain the sound dynamics of a recording studio. The gem of the interior is the 17 inch touchscreen, which is angled toward the driver and includes both day and night modes for better visibility without distraction. It puts rich content at your fingertips and provides mobile connectivity so you can easily find your destination, favorite song or a new restaurant.
The touchscreen
The Model S 17 inch touchscreen controls most of the car's functions. Opening the all glass panoramic roof, customizing the automatic climate control, and changing the radio station all happen with a swipe or a touch. The touchscreen, digital instrument cluster, and steering wheel controls seamlessly integrate media, navigation, communications, cabin controls and vehicle data.
A more useful driving experience
Cutting edge technology enhances Simon's driving experience.
- Media
AM/FM/HD radio, online radio, on-demand Internet radio, Bluetooth®, and USB audio devices
- Controls
Driving personalization, climate controls, and cabin controls
- Camera
High definition backup camera, optimized for visibility and safety
- Calendar
Calendar synchronization for daily schedule and tap to navigate
- Map
Simple, intuitive Google Maps™ with real time traffic information
- Navigation
Smart routing that adjusts for real time traffic conditions
- Energy
Real time energy consumption and range estimation
- Phone
Bluetooth-enabled, voice controlled handsfree phone system
Model S periodically receives over the air software updates that add new features and refresh the touchscreen look and feel.
Model S is designed from the ground up to be the safest car on the road. Much of its safety is owed to the unique electric drivetrain that sits beneath the car's aluminum occupant cell in its own subframe. This unique positioning lowers the car's center of gravity, which improves handling and minimizes rollover risk, and replaces the heavy engine block with impact absorbing boron steel rails.
Side impacts are met by aluminum pillars reinforced with steel rails to reduce intrusion, protecting occupants and the battery pack while improving roof stiffness. In the event of an accident, eight airbags protect front and rear occupants, and the high voltage power source is automatically disconnected.
Winter Challenge on snow and ice
A professional winter driving class, carried out by the Swiss Touring Club.
Every Model S includes free long distance travel using Tesla's Supercharger network and an eight year, infinite mile battery and drive warranty.
Top Speed
Motor Power
All-Wheel Drive
270 miles (EPA)
2.8 seconds 0-60 mph
3.1 seconds 0-60 mph
713 lb-ft
155 mph
503 hp rear, 259 hp front
532 hp (Ludicrous) *
463 hp *
All-Wheel Drive
270 miles (EPA)
2.8 seconds 0-60 mph
3.1 seconds 0-60 mph
713 lb-ft
155 mph
503 hp rear, 259 hp front
532 hp (Ludicrous) *
463 hp *
All-Wheel Drive
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270 miles (EPA)
2.8 seconds 0-60 mph
3.1 seconds 0-60 mph
713 lb-ft
155 mph
503 hp rear, 259 hp front
532 hp (Ludicrous) *
463 hp *
Range Per Charge
Range Per Charge
Gasoline Savings
- Free long distance travel using Tesla's Supercharger network
- Mobile connector with 110 volt, 240 volt, and J1772 adapters
- 17" capacitive touchscreen with digital instrument cluster
- Onboard maps and navigation with free updates for 7 years
- Automatic keyless entry
- WiFi and Internet connectivity
- Mobile app remote control
- Automatic LED headlights
- Retracting door handles
- One touch power windows
- High definition backup camera
- Rain sensing automatic windshield wipers
- GPS enabled Homelink
- Hands free talking with Bluetooth
- Voice activated controls
- AM, FM, and Internet streaming radio
- Available Ultra High Fidelity Sound package with XM radio support
- Electrochromatic mirrors
- Power folding, heated side mirrors with memory
- Two USB ports for media and power
- 12 volt power outlet
- Twelve way power adjustable, heated front seats with memory and driver profile
- Available subzero weather package with heated rear seats and wiper blade and windshield washer fluid defrosters
- Front trunk (no engine!), rear trunk, and 60/40 folding rear seats with 894 liters of storage
- Daytime running lights
- Available Smart Air Suspension for raising and lowering ride height
- Eight airbags for driver and passenger heads, knees, and pelvis plus two side curtain airbags
- Electronic stability and traction control
- Four wheel antilock disc brakes with electronic parking brake
- Front and side collision avoidance
- Blind spot warning
- Lane departure warning
- Parking sensors
- Speed limit display
- Three second row LATCH attachments for child seat installations (accommodates three child seats simultaneously: two with LATCH and one with top tether and belt)
Autopilot Convenience Features add
- Automatic steering and summon
- Traffic-aware cruise control
- Automatic lane centering and changing
- Parking space detection
- Self parallel parking
- Automatic high/low beam headlights
Premium Upgrades adds
- Fit and finish refinements, including the use of higher quality materials and ambient lighting
- HEPA air filtration system
- Three-position dynamic LED turning lights
- LED fog lights
- Power liftgate
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Limited Edition Portal Gun Replica
Are you ready for testing?
- 1:1 scale replica of the Handheld Portal Device
- Features blue & orange LEDs and firing sounds
- Limited edition: only 5000 pieces in the world!
We've seen some amazing Portal cosplay at both conventions and around the intarwebz. Seriously, we are in awe of the stitch wizards and makers that are able to transform themselves into Chell, GLaDOS, or Atlas & P-Body. But not all of us are so crafty. We want to support the crafty people, to get them to do the work so we can spend our free time playing Portal 2 over and over again.
Seems you all had the same feeling. "ThinkGeek, we want a Portal Gun!" you said. Well, geek friends, today is your lucky day. We're happy to report that NECA has chosen ThinkGeek as one of the select retailers to offer the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. This life size, 1:1 scale replica of the Handheld Portal Device will make you feel like you're really in the testing facility. Set the switch to the type of portal you want and pull the trigger. The bright blue (or orange!) LEDs will light and the firing sound will play. The Portal Device fits comfortably in one hand, freeing your off hand to hold your favorite talking potato or an ever-faithful Companion Cube.
Product Specifications
- Life size 1:1 scale replica of the Handheld Portal Device
- Features:
- Orange and blue LED lights
- Unique sounds that correspond to each color
- 3 way switch: blue, orange, off
- Pull the trigger to activate the "firing" and sound
- Extendible & posable claws
- Weighted so it does not roll or require a stand to sit on a flat surface
- Officially licensed Portal / Portal 2 collectible made by NECA
- Limited to 5000 pieces worldwide. We were awesome enough to get a portion of that 5000.
- Dimensions: 8.5" wide (back shell), 30" long (longer with claws fully extended)
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(CNSNews.com) - At the close of business on Aug. 31--for the first time in the history of the country--the publicly held debt of the federal government topped $10 trillion, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury Department at 4:00 p.m. yesterday.
During Obama's presidency, debt held by the public has now increased by $3.71694 trillion--or almost 59 percent from the $6.3073 trillion in debt held by the public that the government owed to its creditors on Jan. 20, 2009, when Obama was inaugurated.
Also, according to the most recent reports available from the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, approximately $6.1 trillion of that debt—or about 61 percent of it—is owned by foreign interests (led by the Chinese and the Japanese) and by the Federal Reserve.
At the close of business on Aug. 30, as reported by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Public Debt, the federal government's debt held by the public equaled $9,990,126,772,846.86. By the close of business on Aug. 31, it was $10,024,253,354,407.07.
The Treasury divides the debt of the U.S. government into two general categories: "debt held by the public" and "intragovermental" debt.
The "intragovernmental" debt is money the Treasury has borrowed out of government trust funds—including the Social Security trust fund—to use on federal expenses other than those the trust funds were set up to cover. This "intragovernmental" debt is money the government owes itself.
The 'debt held by the public," according to the Treasury, includes "all federal debt held by individuals, corporations, state or local governments, foreign governments, and other entities outside the United States Government." Among the types of Treasury securities included in the "debt held by the public" are Treasury bills (which mature in one year or less), Treasury notes (which mature in two to 10 years), Treasury bonds (which mature in 30 years), U.S. Savings Bonds, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.
At the close of business on Aug. 31, the total outstanding debt of the U.S. government—including both the debt held by the public and the intragovernmental debt--equaled $14,684,292,994,743.93.
Of that $14,684,292,994,743.93 in U.S government debt, $10,024,253,354,407.07 was debt held by the public and $4,660,039,640,336.86 was intragovernmental debt.
From Obama's inauguration as president on Jan. 20, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2011, the total debt of the U.S. government increased $4.05742 trillion. But most of that increase—roughly 92 percent—has been from the increase in debt held by the public as opposed to an increase in intragovernmental debt.
When Obama was inaugurated, the overall federal debt was $10.6269 trillion, with about $6.3073 trillion of that in debt held by the public and $4.3196 trillion in intragovernmental debt.
By Aug. 31, 2011, the debt held by the public had increased by about $3.71694 trillion during Obama's presidency while intragovernmental debt had increased only by $340.47 billion.
The Treasury's most recent report of foreign holdings of U.S. debt (released on Aug. 15) shows the value of U.S. Treasury securities held by foreign interests as of the end of June. At that time, according to the report, foreign interests held $4.4992 trillion in U.S. debt. (The two leading foreign holders of U.S. debt were entities in mainland China, which owned 1.1655 trillion in U.S. debt as of the end of June, and entities in Japan, which owned $911 billion in U.S. debt as of the end of June.)
The Federal Reserve, according to the August edition of the "Federal Reserve System Monthly Report on Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet," owned $1.638 trillion in publicly-traded U.S. debt as of July 27.
The combined $4.4992 trillion in foreign holdings of U.S. debt and $1.638 trillion held by the Federal Reserve equaled $6.1372 trillion in U.S. debt held by foreign interests and the Federal Reserve.
That combined $6.1372 trillion in U.S. debt held by foreign interests and the Federal Reserve—as per the latest public reports—would equal approximately 61.2 percent of the $10.02425 trillion in U.S. government debt held by the public as of Aug. 31.


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I walked past my truck this morning and noticed - with the light hitting it just right - that my neighbor has been slowing beating my truck to death with door dings.
We have assigned parking and I have been using this same spot for something like 4 years now. The spot on my driver's side has been occupied by several different people. This particular family moved in fairly recently and, as you might guess, that's when this started happening to my truck.
The photos don't do it justice. It looks like this side of my truck was shotgunned with rocksalt. To make matters worse, the vehicle being used to slowly sledge mine to death is a four-door, meaning that there are two primary points of attack, not just one.
The neighborhood I live in is fairly quiet and we all tend to keep to ourselves. I'll admit I only know the names of three neighbors, and one of those is a dog. There is a good chance that these neighbors will be gone soon, too. There is something about the condo they live in - it seems to have a higher turnover rate than most condos.
The red paint? They have two cars. I kid you not. So it is not a "car" problem. It is a "people" problem. As in people who don't notice when they are consistently slamming their door into someone else's property.
The first problem I have is 1) what are the odds that someone will react well when you ask them to stop doing something like this? They clearly know they are doing it. Is anyone that stupid? But 2) These neighbors don't speak English. And, I'm not trying to be funny here, I don't know what language they do speak. I have said Hello to them and the response I get back is unlike anything I have ever heard before. I suspect it is only spoken in a small region of a country you and I have never heard of before. A country where they greet one another by slamming their cars together.
Either way, here is the offending vehicle. Notice the doors. They swing out and smash into my truck on a daily basis. Shhhh. Listen quietly. I bet you can hear it yourself if you listen closely enough.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC traded Atiba Harris to Colorado Rapids for an international roster spot, exercised the contract options on eight players and declined options for John Thorrington and Michael Nanchoff on Monday.
The international roster spot acquired from the Rapids is effective from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2017. The move won't have any immediate impact on the club's international spot situation for 2013 – the club have 11 international spots locked up for next season, and 10 through to the end of the 2016 season.
Harris played only 12 games over two seasons with Whitecaps FC, mainly due to injury problems, undergoing three knee operations. But by the time he was back fit late in the 2012 MLS season, he seemed to be out of favour with Rennie, mainly appearing as an unused substitute down the stretch.
"He's a quality guy, and a good team guy," club president Bob Lenarduzzi told MLSsoccer.com on Monday when asked about the decision to move Harris. "Never really caused any problems in spite of the fact it must have been very frustrating for him.
"I think at this stage, it's probably a good move for both parties, for him to get a fresh start, and for us to acquire an asset that we feel can be beneficial for us."
Eight players who look to be staying are goalkeeper Brad Knighton, defenders Jordan Harvey, Greg Klazura, Young-Pyo Lee and Carlyle Mitchell, as well as midfielders Gershon Koffie, Jun Marques Davidson and Matt Watson.
The 'Caps exercised contract options for that bunch – but 35-year-old Lee still hasn't made a decision after publicly pondering retirement, so Vancouver's decision to exercise his option doesn't necessarily mean the South Korean legend will be back.
The club opted not to exercise the options of Thorrington and Nanchoff – but Lenarduzzi says there's still a chance both could stay if their contracts can be re-negotiated to a lower price tag.
"We've been speaking with [Thorrington]'s agent and continue to do so until Thursday and see if we can come to a mutually beneficial solution," Lenarduzzi said, before addressing Nanchoff's future. "What we'll do over the next few days is analyze [Nanchoff's] status with the club and see what his role can be moving forward – or if in fact a move is something that is likely."
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The Deadline fore Filter Photo's Portfolio Review has been extended until October 10th.
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The review will take place on Saturday, October 31st from 9am to 5pm
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Participate in Filter Photo's portfolio reviews and have your work seen by some of the Midwest's top gallerists, photo editors, educators, curators and photographers. You will gain valuable feedback about your photography, as well as important insights into furthering your artistic and professional career!
Filter Photo will be held on Saturday, October 31st from 9am to 5pm at Loyola University's Crown Center Gallery in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.
Eight reviews cost $300.
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A Roleplay site for Ravenblack's Vampires! A Dark Alleyway.
Marus wrote:Hi! Name's Adam. I started playing in RB a long while ago, but have been away for a long while and looking to start up again. I'll be picking up on my character and keep trucking along as a vampire. Thanks!
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I'm Sabriel. I have also been a member of ravenblack, but it has been many years. I'm looking to find my way back into the community. However this is my first time here in the necro. I'm still trying to expand my character, and haven't quite figured out all the details. For now Im sticking with her being a fire dancer.
Aude wrote:Honestly, I don't feel like introducing myself. I've been a member for 7 years and like to keep as little about myself away from this place - because of drama.
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While reading Cory Lamerande's article on harmonic distortion (March issue), I found a contradiction.
The text under Figure 5, on page 74, (reproduced above) states: "Assume the diodes are SCRs, and you have a circuit found in most AC drives."
On page 76, the second paragraph begins: "In most AC drives, the input rectifier uses a diode bridge." Lemerande can't have it both ways. Most of today's PWM drives (up to 300 hp) use a diode bridge. The higher hp VFDs use SCRs on the front end.
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Today, Google has announced the launch of their free DNS resolution service. Many ISPs and 3rd party provider such as OpenDNS snoops around or send traffic to ad servers. However, Google promises not to play with end users and send the exact response his or her computer expects without performing any blocking, filtering, or redirection that may hamper a user's browsing experience. In other words Google will not hijacking your traffic on non-existent domain name and it will follow strict...தொடர்ந்து படிக்கவும் »


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International Scientists And Experts Convene At Columbia Universitys Biosphere 2 Center
Key Earth Systems Issues To Be Debated at Conference,
Dec. 14 to 18
Will Evaluate the Biosphere 2 Laboratory as Potential Multi-User Facility
TUCSON, AZ. Top scientists from universities, international research institutions and the U.S. Department of Energy Laboratories, will gather this week with leaders of national and international programs in integrative climate change science at Columbia Universitys Biosphere 2 Center to debate key Earth systems issues and evaluate the Biosphere 2 Laboratory as an inclusive multi-user facility, it was announced today by Biosphere 2 Center President and Executive Director Dr. Barry Osmond.
Healy researchers make a series of striking discoveries about Arctic Ocean
Contrary to their expectations, scientists on a research cruise to the Arctic Ocean have found evidence that the Gakkel Ridge, the world's slowspreading mid-ocean ridge, may be very volcanically active. They also believe that conditions in a field of undersea vents, known as "black smokers," could support previously unknown species of marine life.
Arctic Gakkel Ridge Eruption Reveals Magma From Earth's Mantle
Boulder, Colo.It's exciting to be the first scientist to observe a volcanic eruption on an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge, an event in and of itself that rarely occurs. Even better is discovering that the USS Hawkbill, a submarine equipped with scientific mapping tools, just happened to have passed by at the same time and recorded the event while the scientists on board were completely unaware of the eruption.
Environmental Sustainability: Perspectives on the World
E-seminar provides a new learning experience that crosses departmental lines.
"Figuring out whats happening to the planet and what to do about it is a pretty complicated task," says Marc Levy, Associate Director for Science Applications at CIESIN, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, a unit of the Columbia Earth Institute, by way of explaining why CIESIN decided to create an online seminar on the topic of environmental sustainability. "No one department will cover all the problems of planetary sustainability, but it turns out that Columbia has an intering bunch of people working on this problem from several angles."
Ocean Frontier Revealed: Scientists To Describe Unexpected Discoveries Of Arctic Research Cruise
The Arctic Ocean is one of Earths least explored oceanic frontiers. Last summer, a research team aboard USCGC Healy, the U.S. Coast Guards newicebreaker, exceeded its most ambitious hopes to map the oceans floor and reveal geological and biological features of the underwater Gakkel Ridge during a research cruise funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
webcast on November 28th, at 1:00pm .
Click here to go to the NSF's webcast page.
Damage to Buildings Near World Trade Center Towers Caused by Falling Debris and Air Pressure Wave, Not by Ground Shaking, Columbia Seismologists Report in November 20 issue of Eos
Researchers Call for Seismographic Stations in Urban Areas
On September 11, seismographs operated by Columbia Universitys Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, recorded seismic signals produced by the impacts of the two aircraft hitting the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, and the Towers subsequent collapse. While the ground shaking was consistent with the energy released by small earthquakes, it was not sufficient to cause the collapse of or damage to the surrounding buildings, as some have thought. Rather, the buildings around the Twin Towers were impacted both by the kinetic energy of falling debris and by the pressure exerted on the buildings by a dust- and particle- laden blast produced by the collapse.
Surface to Depth: Hudson River Research at the Columbia Earth Institute
Columbia University's Commitment to the Hudson Supports Dozens of Researchers Working to Unravel the Mysteries of This Complex River
The Hudson River is not the gangster graveyard it is often portrayed as being. Nor is it merely a toxic wasteland, saturated with PCBs. The Hudson is a dynamic river where remnants of a glacial past, invasive zebra mussels and underwater dunes more reminiscent of the Sahara Desert, come together. Its like a universe unto itself. In the next few years, its expected that there will be environmental changes that impact on the dynamics and use of the river.
Lamont Scientists reach North Pole
The USCGC Healy, carrying 6 Lamont scientists and students, reached the North Pole on September 6. The historic occasion marked the first time a U.S. icebreaker has broken its own way to the North Pole. In addition, this was Healy's maiden scientific voyage. The expedition departed Tromso, Norway in July to collect rock and sediment samples from the seafloor along the Gakkel Ridge, the earth's slow-moving mid-ocean ridge system.
The World According to Pimm: A Scientist Audits the Earth
Stuart Pimm's new book argues that all is not lost, much can be saved
Stuart Pimm is an optimist. In his new book "The World According to Pimm: A Scientist Audits the Earth," Pimm forecasts that unless proactive measures are taken, 50% of the species on the earth will be on a path to extinction by the middle of the 21st century.
Columbia Scientists Take First Geological Samples Ever From the Arctic Gakkel Ridge
For the first time, a team of scientists, including six from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, will enter the Arctic Ocean with two scientific ice breakers to collect rock and sediment samples from the seafloor along the Gakkel Ridge, the earth's slow-moving mid-ocean ridge system.
Columbia Earth Institute Populations Expert Finds Banning Animals From the Bedroom in Rural South America Could Reduce Chagas Disease Risk
Keeping chickens and especially dogs out of the bedroom could help reduce the risk of Chagas disease infection in rural areas of Central and South America, according to a new report in the July 27 issue of the international journal, Science.
New CEI Center Will Use Scientific Advances to Protect Societies Facing Disaster
Global losses from natural hazards continue to rise rapidly, despite significant scientific and engineering advances. With the ablishment of the Center for Hazards and Risk Research, the newaddition to Columbia's Earth Institute, researchers hope to revolutionize the ways in which hazards are defined and analyzed and to help communities around the world protect against hazards.
LDEO'S Anderson Assesses National Energy Consumption, Offers Mixed Review of Bush Energy Plan
The Bush Administration's energy plan, which contains 105 initiatives ranging from loosening regulations on oil and gas exploration to tax credits for fuel-efficient cars, contains "thought-provoking ideas - both good and bad," said Roger Anderson, director of the Energy Research Center at the Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Since 1980, the consumption of electricity has been increasing at 5 to 6 percent a year. Almost all of that can be traced to computer usage. Video produced by David Marks, Office of Public Affairs.
Earthquake Data from the Former Soviet Union Can Now Reach LDEO in Near Real Time
Seismological data from earthquakes as far away as the former Soviet Union can now reach scientists at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) in near real-time due to a new joint research effort between Columbia and Borovoye Geophysical Observatory, a former Soviet monitoring station in northern Kazakhstan.
Rogen is the Most Ancient of Hormones, Study By Columbia University Biologist Concludes
By reconstructing a DNA sequence that existed more than 450 million years ago, a Columbia University research biologist has revealed how new hormones emerged during evolution, concluding that the female hormone rogen is the most ancient of all steroid hormones but that its role in differentiating the sexes from each other developed much later.
Great Under-Ice Lake in Antarctica
Los Angeles Times Features Lamont's Lake Vostok Research
Bergen Record Article:
The first jolt that drowsy summer afternoon came a few minutes after 2. Startled citizens barely caught their breath when they were rocked again seconds later.
Columbia Researchers Discover New Evidence of Climate Warming in Mongolian Trees
Columbia University researchers have discovered unusually rapid growth in recent times in trees from the remote alpine treeline fors in Mongolia, indicating that temperatures in that region rose to their highlevels in the past century. This latstudy, which provides a detailed record of annual temperature-related growth fluctuations from the third century to today, is the first of its kind for this region of Eurasia.
Urban Planning, Urban Design and Earth Science Students Plan Disaster Relief Project in Venezuela
In the wake of mudslides that devastated Caracas, Venezuela, in December of 1999, 38 students and faculty from Columbia's programs in Urban Planning and Urban Design and from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will travel to Caracas, Venezuela, to help the local government create a long-range plan to redesign the neighborhoods and transportation systems that were decimated during this natural disaster.
CIESIN Study Shows Finland, Norway and Canada Rank as Top Countries in Environmental Sustainability
Finland, Norway and Canada are the top nations in environmental sustainability, according to a 122-nation study by a consortium of analysts, including Columbia's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). The United States was ranked 11th, just behind Denmark and one place ahead of the Netherlands.
Manhattan Earthquake -- 01/17/01
Manhattan and Queens, NY experienced a minor earthquake at 7:34 A.M. Wednesday January 17, 2001. The magnitude was 2.4, the instrumental location of the earthquake was the upper east side of Manhattan at a depth of approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles). The earthquake was located near to the 125th Street fault and it is possible that this fault was the source of the earthquake.
New York Times Mud Yields Ghosts of Hudson River's Past
About a thousand years ago, a hurricane of cataclysmic proportions swept up the Hudson River. Or perhaps it was the mother of all northeasters. No one knows. What is clear, however, is that the force of the storm was beyond any recorded or remembered human experience. Great swaths of the river bottom were scraped up and moved about in one ferocious flood.


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Today I restarted mapping excejumps, my nub map
My goal is having better design (new textures), new jumps, more playble map (less overjumps, nicer jumps).
Til now I put a corridor between jumps 2-3, and I'm going to make the same thing between jumps 3-4.
Also, I removed the crouches at jump 5, and now I'm going to put the plats higher.
I'm going to delete normal way of jump 4, and put the leet easier, because that will be normal way.
New feedback soon, but when I will have the new computer I'll work on more, now I can't build with lights (slow pc :X)
Edit: I won't put a corridor between jump 3-4, it's nice as it is now XD


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Thursday, August 18, 2011
* Permanent Marker and Watercolor Resist Weaving
As part of our Elmer's Kid's Craft Camp giveaway
we received these Project Popper permanent markers and some
nifty X-acto brand crazy cut scissors!
Here's our final project,
go back and check out our other Elmer's glue projects
from the past 2 weeks for more fun ideas to try with your kids!
I thought this would be a great project for both products.
We started out by making two almost identical drawings
with the permanent markers on some student-quality watercolor paper.
Use these markers outdoors or in a well-ventilated area, they're super stinky!
Then, have fun painting your two paintings with watercolors.
The markers are permanent so they won't bleed like water-soluble markers would,
although that might be a cool effect to try out too!
You can paint them with the same colors but I like to mix it up
and use different colors, it makes the final product more interesting.
Let your watercolor paintings dry completely (go outside and play!)
Then, we got to work cutting up our two paintings into strips
with the crazy-cut scissors (you can also use regular scissors for this step)
Cut one picture into horizontal strips.
Cut the other picture into vertical strips.
You may need to trim down a few pieces and discard some skinny bits
to make the next step work.
Now it's time to do some paper weaving.
Carefully lay out your pieces and get a glue stick ready.
We used our Elmer's glue stick of course!
This step is tricky to get started so a grown up will need to help out.
Start weaving your first/top horizontal piece of your horizontal-cut painting
across the top of your vertical-cut painting.
Over, under. Over, under...
Use a glue stick to tack down/attach each piece for this step.
Then, you'll move on to weaving the next piece of paper
over, under, over, under... in the opposite pattern as the previous piece.
Continue weaving your paintings together,
and use some glue to tack the loose ends around the perimeter.
Final project. Artsy (and fun) woven watercolor paintings.
I'll draw a name by random number generator
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Maybe Jimmy Kimmel should get into rap feuds more often.
Kanye West appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday night to clear the air after a spat with the late-night host over a skit that made fun of the rapper.
West's visit boosted ratings for Kimmel's show, according to early numbers from Nielsen. In the 25 markets with local people meters, Kimmel drew a 1.2 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 age group demographic, beating both Jay Leno and David Letterman.
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" drew a 0.7 rating, while "The Late Show with David Letterman" got a 0.5.
Keep in mind that the local people meter numbers tend to skew toward the younger demographic.
The 1.2 rating is equal to Kimmel's show last Thursday, the night of "Scandal's" big premiere on ABC. Not including the telecasts helped by the NBA finals in June, it's the best score the show has garnered in the 18-49 demographic since it moved into its 11:35 p.m. time slot last year.
However, Kimmel, as usual, did not beat Leno in Nielsen's broader stats for its 56 metered markets. While Kimmel received a 2.5 household rating, Leno got a 2.6. Letterman got a 2.4.
The kerfuffle with West started last month when the pop music star gave an intense interview for BBC Radio 1, which Kimmel parodied by having children repeat some of the choice lines in a recording studio interview setting. Kanye then blasted the host on Twitter.
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'Now get lost' and other reasons to bring your family to the Amazing Maze.
2013 theme is 'A Walk on the Wild Side'. How the wild animals of the world interact with each other and their environment.
The Auckland Amazing Maze at Karaka has a 7 hectare maze cut into a paddock of maize (animal corn). There are 100 'kernels of knowledge' or trivia signs throughout the maze, focusing on 'A Walk on the Wild Side' and quiz sheets are available.
Using the Maze Master Trivia option you can make your own questions up to suit your family if you prefer this to our standard quiz sheet. Answer the questions correctly and you will automatically be sent in the right direction. Choose left, right or straight ahead. Get it wrong, and you will be lost in the maze, until you get back on track.
New this year. Use your smart phone to track the 10 QR codes in the maze. Once you find them all you will be rewarded with a prize, straight to your phone. 'Amazeballs!'
Fun for any age. Open 7 days a week from December 27th.
Weather may affect the maze. If it looks like rain please phone 09 2919002
- Education through agritainment
- Teamwork and navigation; promoting decision making
- It's fun and it's outside
- The maze means physical effort
- Different design and theme every year
- Teaches map reading
- Fun to play with a smartphone
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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — State officials will be in Middlebury on Tuesday to get local feedback on a controversial proposal by Vermont Education Commissioner Richard Cate to dramatically reduce the number of supervisory unions in Vermont.
Cate and his staff are in the midst of a 30-town tour to promote new education governance ideas and solicit feedback from citizens, local school directors and administrators who would be affected if the commissioner's plans are put into motion by state lawmakers.
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
NEW HAVEN — A local family has stepped forward to express an interest in buying the Dana-King House, a historic home owned by the town and located next to New Haven's town offices. Raymond and Deborah Fortier of New Haven said that, if possible, they would like to buy the house and move it to their property at 216 North St., keeping it in the village but not on town property.
"I've always loved it. Every time I've gone to an event there, I thought it was so pretty," said Deborah Fortier. "I didn't want to see the house torn down or taken away."
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What exactly is the Market Basket board doing?
The next Market Basket board should be made up of grocery clerks. Seriously. They know how to get the job done.
They keep the stores running, and when they want to, they know how to make the business grind to a halt.
They've managed to outsmart Market Basket's seven board members, who despite their fancy degrees can't figure out how to get the company back on its feet after employees began protesting.
And sadly, it's not for lack of trying. The directors say they have been working "around the clock" to resolve the standoff between employees and management, which has paralyzed the 71-store chain.
To which I must ask: What exactly has this all-male board been doing during these conference calls and face-to-face meetings?
It would almost be better if the directors admitted they've been doing something else all this time. Maybe they've been debating where to take the yacht this summer, sharing tips on how to improve their golf games, or trying to answer the most vexing quibble of them all: Which is better — the Four Seasons or the Mandarin Oriental?
When I reached out to the board, I was assured the directors are acting responsibly and are trying to keep the company together. Despite the very public fight over the future of Market Basket, the directors are taking what they believe is the high ground on the matter and prefer to not respond to employees who liken current management to evil oligarchs.
But the directors still believe they made the right decision in June to oust Arthur T. Demoulas as CEO after he defied their policies on numerous occasions. "It's unprecedented for a board to pass a policy — and management to say no," Eric Gebaide, one of three independent directors, told me in a phone interview Tuesday.
Arthur T.'s departure set off a monthlong protest, during which some employees have refused to work until he is reinstated, and customers boycotted stores in solidarity.
The board could have decided to fire and replace many of Market Basket's 25,000 employees, but it felt they were innocent victims in the war between Arthur T. and cousin Arthur S. over the control of the grocery chain. I imagine that also would have been a PR nightmare — bigger than the one they are living in now — and further alienated customers.
Despite issues with Arthur T., the board wants to bring him back in some fashion. It would love a happy ending in which he waltzes back, and so do employees. Two governors have intervened to help broker a deal. Under the ideal scenario, Arthur T. buys out Arthur S. to keep a century-old business in local control.
"We are hoping we can resolve things still," said Gebaide, a New York banking executive who joined the board last year. "We should not leave one possible pebble unturned."
On the one hand, you want to feel for Gebaide and the rest of the board, who are caught in a decadeslong feud between two factions of the warring Demoulas family. But talk to business school professors and people who sit on boards, and they'll tell you that any director worth his hefty stipend should have risen above the fray, with so many jobs and the fate of a multi-billion-dollar company on the line.
These directors are supposed to serve in the best interest of the shareholders and company — and they've done neither.
The chain has bled tens of millions of dollars in revenue and is apparently on the brink of financial ruin. Instead, directors seemed to be taking sides rather than trying to do the right thing, which is to get a deal done and everyone back to work as soon as possible. But that's what happens to a board serving two masters who despise each other.
In case you're wondering, let me just name the non-family board members at Market Basket so that if they ever apply to serve on your board, you know who they are. In addition to Gebaide, they are Keith Cowan, Terry Carleton, Gerry Levins, Bill Shea, and Ronald Weiner.
"There are two very bad Arthurs, and it's a very bad board," said David D'Alessandro, the former John Hancock chief executive who has also served on the boards of four public companies, four private equity firms, and countless nonprofits.
D'Alessandro has never witnessed a board behaving this badly. A good one, he said, would have resolved this crisis in a week. He said the moment employees started walking out and customers starting boycotting in solidarity is the moment the board should have owned up that it made a mistake in firing Arthur T.
I've been calling this a Greek tragedy, but D'Alessandro believes it's more like Snow White meandering through the forest of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
"You walk into the boardroom, and there are the seven dwarfs," he said. "How is it possible that a privately run company supposedly with competent members of the board find themselves to the point you have to get two governors to hold your hand?"
If the Market Basket directors went to Harvard Business School, Jay Lorsch would be giving them all an "F."
"You can blame the two cousins, you can blame their two parents," said Lorsch, a professor who studies corporate governance. But "at the end of the day, the only persons that have both the power and responsibility to do something is the board."
In particular, Lorsch blames the so-called independent directors: Cowan, Gebaide, and Weiner. They're supposedly beholden to no one and should be able to break a deadlock on a seven-member board. Of course, some wonder how independent they are because they were elected by shareholders who support Arthur S.
"These outside guys should have the guts and brains to figure it out," Lorsch said.
From what I can tell, the Market Basket board members wouldn't have done anything differently — and some may be even proud of their work.
Now it's up to the Demoulases to decide whether to sell the company. Let's just hope there is something left by the time they make up their minds.
Shirley Leung is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @leung.


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