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Digitv V3.7 Released
Digitv V3.7 Released
Oct 25 2006, 07:37 AM
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Nebula Electronics DigiTV v3.7 has now been released, and is available for download here.
For the best chance that feedback will be seen by the team at Nebula Electronics, please provide any feedback over on the DigiTV Forums, or by emailing Nebula directly: firstname.lastname@example.com.
DigiTV v3.7 marks a major change in DigiTV functionality, in that DigiTV can now be licenced to work with third party BDA devices (with fully compliant BDA drivers), even if a Nebula Electronics DigiTV tuner device is not present in the PC.
What this means is that people who own third party BDA hardware can trial and purchase DigiTV to work with their hardware if they want.
As part of the new BDA functionality, owners of DigiTV device who also have, or wish to purchase, third party tuners can buy then one or more additional BDA licences to allow other hardware to seemlessly work alongside the DigiTV hardware in the DigiTV application software (though I'd like to think that they'd consider purchasing another piece of DigiTV hardware in that case, due to the high quality tuners and demodulators and amplified antenna pass-through the DigiTV devices!).
DigiTV master and slave hardware continues to work as it always has, without the need for any additional licencing (unless you wish to use additional functionality such as the "live TV to your web-browser"/IPTV capability).
Changes since DigiTV v3.5.21 are as follows:
QUOTE ("Enhancements")
Enabled DigiTV to store the new 'BBC HD1' channel (UK Only) as a TV channel.
Enabled DigiTV to store the new 'five HD' channel (UK Only) as a TV channel. ITV HD and Ch4 HD are already correctly assigned.
Added the new High Profile H.264 decoder (additional licence required).
DigiTV will now record individual High Definition programmes in filtered Transport Stream format to allow for playback in a wide variety of 3rd-party H.264 players.
Improved the efficiency of the internal transport stream decoder. This results in less CPU time for decoding TV across all channels, but the improvement is particularly noticable for HD channels (both MPEG2 and H.264).
Improved the picture quality of H.264 High Definition presentations.
Improved the efficiency of the Video buffering engine by moving to MMX and SSE2 (CPU time improvements will be seen for both SD and HD presentations).
EPG programmes are now assimilated from all connected tuners in a multi-tuner system so that the EPG appears much more quickly after startup, and contains information across all received multiplexes.
Added a 'Series Link' function that will intelligently record named programmes that have not been recorded before (ie all programmes in a series, but not repeats).
Added recording times extending out to 1 Week in duration when DigiTV is used in analogue input mode (for time-lapse security camera recording).
Added an audio option to intelligently synthesise multiple channels of audio when fewer audio channels are being transmitted than are available with the current sound setup (eg 2 channel to 3, 4 or 5 channel up-conversion).
Added an 'Dump Teletext as HTML' Button to the Digital text settings page. This generates an HTML page (including graphics) of the current MHEG-5 text scene.
Moved the 'Menu' settings page to now be a sub-page under the heading 'Display' rather than it being a root page in its own right.
Increased the maximum number of scheduled timers to 100.
Added a character string ('Instance_Desc') to the end of the shared memory area that displays the current activity (eg "Tuner 1 - Viewing BBC One", or "Media Player - Idle").
Added a boolean variable ('In_Systray') to the shared memory area to indicate whether the DigiTV application is currently being displayed, or is in the system tray (see Shared memory Access).
Added the characters 0..9 to those available in the GUI Search Recodings/Series Link/EPG screens.
TV/Radio/Teletext channel Windows menus are now displayed in multi-column format to make channel selection easier when many channels are available.
Added options under the 'Deviced Attached' settings dialog to select/deselect tuner hardware so that multiple installed tuners can be made available to other applications to use if required.
Added support for keyboard text entry in the EPG/Recording Search GUI screens for users that prefer to use wireless keyboards in place of the remote control.
Added an option that allows animated sizing of the video window when GUI menus are selected/deselected.
Added a jog up/down option for each entry in the GUI playlist to allow playlist items to be reordered.
Added an 'EPG Search' facility to the GUI to aid in finding the showtimes of a programme when a full or partial programme name is known (new: can be accessed from the remote control by pressing the EPG button twice).
The GUI 'Activity' menu will now highlight the currently active Tuner.
Recording file details are now cached and indexed on disk to allow for immediate access to files for playback when DigiTV starts up. This is useful where there are very many recordings present, as previously considerable time could have been taken up in cataloging the files on startup.
Added BDA compatibility.
QUOTE ("Bug Fixes")
Recordings no longer steal the keyboard focus when launched.
Fixed the reported resolution display for High Level H.264 HDTV streams.
Fixed the reported 'video frames per second' display for the first 5 seconds of viewing.
Stopped the unhandled program exception when stopping the playback of a transport stream recording.
Fixed a problem with the EPG that could cause EPG Display crashing or lost EPG information if DigiTV had been running for 8 hours or more continuously.
Fixed an issue the might cause a program exception when using Digital Teletext on ITV (with their current MHEG-5 programming).
Checks for free disk space are now only made by the active DigiTV instance, and only when a recording is in progress.
Fixed a long-standing bug where video would be shown as corrupted with output from applications such as PVAstrumento or VideoRedo. This bug has been (erroneously) referred to as the 'Odd-Byte-Boundary' bug, but in actuality was simply a case where a PES header length of zero bytes was not handled correctly. This bug would not have been apparent when viewing broadcast or raw recorded content.
Fixed a condition where file handles would be leaked while a recording was being made. This could cause problems if a particularly long recording was requested, or if DigiTV had not been shut down for a long while.
Stopped duplicate EPG entries appearing after a couple of hours operation on the ITV/CH4 Multiplexes (Affected Crystal Palace, but possibly other transmitters too).
The programme length box in the '7-Day Guide' dialog now shows the correct duration for the highlighted programme as soon as the dialog appears.
Pausing a programme while a full-screen menu is being displayed will now result in the TV picture filling the window, rather than being restricted to the upper-right quadrant.
The windows desktop is now restored correctly when returning from 'Video Desktop' mode in a multi-tuner setup.
Pressing the 'Chapter Select' Remote Control button when not in playback mode, now results in the recorded file list being displayed.
The power-down options are now consistent with each other, each now giving the user the choice to continue, cancel or exit the application. v3.7
The 'Always on top' option now works reliably in a multi-tuner environment.
The menu bar (if shown) on the Media Player instance no longer disappears if the window is maximised and then restored.
Problems with multicasting over a wireless network with an access point have largely been removed by dropping the multicast UDP packet size.
Cleaned up issues with scrolling areas on some GUI menus.
Fixed a small but constant memory leak into the Non-Paged (NP) Pool via the 'Tuner 1' instance of DigiTV.
Fixed a problem that would occasionally prevent the status information icon being displayed when downloading EPG information from a web-based EPG server.
Elipsis characters ('...') are now used on long GUI programme descriptions and channel names to prevent them exceeding the size of the display boxes (especially seen in downloaded EPG data for Australia).
Fixed video aspect ratio display for H.264 (Hi Def & Std Def) transmissions.
Fixed aspect ratio selection for analogue video capture.
The application is now much more stable when changing analogue encoding parameters while currently encoding analogue video/audio.
All virtual buttons on the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) display are now accessible from the keyboard/mousewheel.
Scheduled recordings that should have been in progress when DigiTV is started up could create orphan processes recording nothing. This behaviour has been fixed.
When scheduled recordings overlaped (via Pre timer and Post Timer settings) a condition that caused close to 100% CPU usage could be triggered when the recordings were made. This behaviour has been fixed.
A scheduled recordings failure detection mechanism has been implemented so that if for whatever reason a timer recording fails to trigger, then it is automatically retried.
Any change to the recording destination directory is now automatically reflected in the playback search directory list if it is not present.
Fixed a bug that would cause an application crash/hang if changing between AUX and TV modes in the main menu when visualisations were being displayed.
The shared memory interface now holds information for the currently active tuner (rather than just for the 1st tuner found) in a multi-tuner environment.
Navigating around the GUI with a mouse could be problematic on a slow PC with incorrect buttons being actioned because of mouse movement. Interaction is now much more reliable in this case.
Fixed the case where using the GUI EPG, the last programme of the day would show as 0 minutes length in Australia. This also cures the overlapped EPG entry visible just before midnight.
Dragging an MPG file onto the DigiTV desktop icon while DigiTV was already active and recording would stop the recording and re-start DigiTV. The playback now happens without interrupting the recording(s) in progress.
Starting DigiTV with an MPG filename on the command line (to commence playback) could sometimes result in the message "This File Appears To Be An Unsupported Format". This behaviour has been fixed. v3.7
Occasional DigiTV hangs when manipulating recordings from within the GUI on a multi-tuner system have been cured.
Video repaint problems that occur when dragging a window over the top of the DigiTV window with subtitles enabled has been fixed.
A subtitle positioning error (too close to the left-hand side of the screen) visibile in Finland when a 16:9 presentation was viewed in 16:9 format on a 4:3 screen has been fixed.
An audio sampling problem that caused the IPTV (internet) live playback function to sound as though it had been oversampled when decoding for more than 2 audio channels has been fixed.
Re-enabled the IPTV messaging function. v3.7
Fixed the issue that would cause an incorrect channel to be recorded if a timer was set for a radio channel in the 'New Timer' section of the GUI and then DigiTV was restarted before the timer was scheduled to begin.
When playing back very long recordings (> 9.5GB) it would not be possible to seek significantly far into the file by dragging the position slider. This behaviour has been fixed.
If a scheduled recording clash occured because a tuner was unplugged after the timer had been set, a 100% CPU usage could been seen when the timer was due to trigger. This has been fixed.
Filtering multiple identical channels from different transmitters based on highest signal strength now works correctly.
Deleting recordings from the GUI menus could result in an application exception or an apparent failure to delete if very many recordings were present. This has been fixed.
Fixed a problem that would only allow one PCI card in a multi-card installation to be re-initialised after PC hibernation.
When changing channels with DigiTv on the second monitor in a multi-monitor, multi-tuner setup, the DigiTV window could jump across to the other monitor. This behaviour has been fixed.
Duplicate entries will no longer appear under the GUI Recordings menu if there is an implicit overlap in the subdirectories searched.
Fixed a problem that would show as corrupt channel names on the GUI EPG menu of a slave tuner after DigiTV had been running for several hours or more.
Multiple Occurrence timers are now correctly shown for each of their trigger dates on the GUI EPG menu.
Occasionally, the static DVB Radio Picture (if selected) could remain shown when changing from a radio station to a TV station. This has been fixed.
Feb 26 2008, 02:46 PM
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Umm they wan't $70aus for TV tuning software that DNTV Live appears to do for $20?
May 10 2008, 05:50 PM
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Ahhh.... It's really all a matter of taste.
Dec 1 2015, 04:25 PM
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I haven't used my old original USB DigiTv Nebula tuner for a long time.
Can anyone advise if it can handle H.264 broadcasts (for the new HD Channel 9 in Oz) .
Tuners: Leadtek DTV1000T, Leadtek DTV1000S, Nebula USB, Avermedia Twinstar A825 (dual tuner) USB.
Dec 8 2015, 10:54 AM
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The tuner itself doesn't care. To it it's all just transport stream packets. The software on the other hand is where all the heavy lifting is done and it will care. At worst to record 9HD you would have to use 3rd party software such as tv scheduler pro.
Looking for an alternative to TV Scheduler Pro? Take a look at dvscheduler for Windows or tvheadend for linux.
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Martin tells his students that they need to learn Spanish to function in the U.S. in the future: "Do you know that the U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language?" (Here's a clip of Martin singing "Sexy and I know It" and "La Isla Bonita" on the episode.) Schuester uses Spanish as the inspiration for his weekly assignment for the Glee Club: sing a song by a Spanish artist or that includes Spanish.
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Meet James Hoff - high school junior who doesn't drive and lately, doesn't have a girlfriend. Not a big deal, right? Well, welcome to his AP English essays...and welcome to his world...
His first assignment: a 4 page persuasive essay. James believes we must destroy all cars because:
1. It's a primitive machine that you put gas in and poison comes out. "Is it a good idea to start your car in your garage and sit beside it, reading the paper, while your garage fills up with exhaust? No. Then why would that be a good idea on global level?"
2. He's so sick of cars!!
3. The lameness of people in general because of their production and consumption of "USELESS CRAP."
His grade? They go up and down, matching his emotional state at the time. He just broke up with Sadie and the only way James knows how to deal with it is to write...and think about her...and try to hang out with friends...and think about her...
And then there's the competition. What does Sadie see in jock Will Greer? And then there's the dumpster-diving, food-eater Jedediah. Who'd want to be with someone who ate garbage you threw away - in the school cafeteria!?!
James's life is complicated. From Mr. Cogweiller's essay grading to adjusting to his father coming back home after leaving them to figuring out what he'll do after graduation to making a list of potential girls who'd want to hang out with him, James is elbow deep in everything a typical guy deals with. And what will happen with Sadie? And can the possibility of destroying all cars seriously destroy our government system? Oh, the possibilities...
Blake Nelson has written another fantastically funny and cleverly written book. James pops out of the pages and will make you laugh out loud. Rare is a book that will grab a YA that isn't about the grimmer things in life, and while a serious break-up is grim, Nelson puts a spin on this while adding issues that teens really are involved in. Perfect pairing and very on par with Jake Wizener's Spanking Shakespeare. Recommended.
If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser
DeShawn is alive....that's a good thing. He lives with his sister Nia and his Gramma in the projects. At night, ducking for cover while bullets fly isn't anything new. Seeing someone shot and dead is something that happens regularly. Knowing who's in charge is common knowledge.
DeShawn, Lightbulb, and Terrell live in the Frederick Douglass Projects, home of the Douglas Disciples. Across the neighborhood are their rivals, the Gentry Gangstas. At twelve years old, Deshawn and his buddies have seen people come and go through violence and drugs. And they also see the payback if you're good at what you do.
Slowly but surely, the devolving of these twelve year olds take place. By the time the boys are fifteen, life has become different than it was three years ago. Now it's about drugs, becoming fathers, getting jumped into the gang...owning your first gun. It's about putting food on your table, taking care of your family, protecting your gang and your turf. And at age eighteen, life for DeShawn, Lightbulb, and Terrell are dramatically changed - through experience, coincidence and choices made.
Wow....wowowowowowow...Strasser packs a PUNCH in this book. If you don't have firsthand knowledge of what the projects are, welcome to this experience. Strasser not only takes you there physically, but emotionally as well. The reader sees firsthand what kids face living in places like these, where the norm is death and the exception is a rap start or a basketball player. Year by year, you are drawn into the lives of these kids and during these times you'll find yourself caught by surprise. Personally, I am safe, protected, cushioned.... but there are those who aren't...
Strasser is a master of prefaces and afterwords as well as statistical data. Look at his past books, and this one is another exemplary work of research and fiction combined. Gritty realism permeates from beginning to end, and the reader is held spellbound till the end, hoping the fate of DeShawn correlates with the hopes the reader makes. A must-have for all YA collections.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Books I'm reading and can't put down!!!
So...I was looking through the genre lists I've created for the library of all the books I've read over the past 3-4 years, and found my preferences pretty easily (can you guess what it is?) After that evaluation, I decided I needed to get on the ball and read some more supernatural fiction as well as guy books. The problem with these genres is that they get so mangled with the same plot (think of all the vampire books out there!!) or there just aren't a whole lot of new ones that are truly good (boy books are HARD to come by!!)
Yes - there are tons of titles out there, but they have to go through the Naomi filter. Can't wait to read the new Strasser book!! But...I have found two very well-worth reading books that when I booktalk them, I KNOW they'll go fast!
So, the low-down:
Gentlemen by Michael Northrop.
COOL cover!! Not only is the cover great, but so is the story!! It's the tale of a missing sophomore whose past is peppered with him taking off, but this time the fears of his buddies' minds take over, especially when the English teacher is parallelling Tommy's disappearance with the murderous tale of Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky. Was Tommy murdered? Is he still alive? Can you push yourself so far as to believe the made-up world in your mind or stay grounded in the world you occupy?
Parliament of Blood by Justin Richards.
He is fast becoming one of my most favorite English authors. Chaos Code, Death Collector...and now this one. Take Victorian England, throw in the social class of intellectual, and mix it with the environment of that era, including coal-smogged streets, carriages, and elite clubs joined only by invitation. Put in the Museum of London and an old sarcophagus, some teens and the presence of vampires, and you have a great YA historical fiction fused with the supernatural. It does very much remind me of the classic Dracula but does so much for more the target audience of today's YA set!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
75 days since the accident, and Julia...I love you...
Amy and Julia have been close friends, nearly sisters, since junior high. They've both seen the ups and downs of friendships formed and lost, boys come and gone, and high school society, including the parties they both attended regularly. But now Julia is gone, and Amy knows she the one responsible for her death.
114 days since the accident, and Julia....I miss you...
After the funeral and rehab for her drinking, Amy has to face the challenges of school life on her own. And she realizes that her life after the accident hasn't changed. Her parents are still exclusively into each other, her therapist doesn't know what she's thinking or feeling, and everyone at school is pretending they miss Julia as well, from her boyfriend (who cheated on her) to old friends, like Caro and Beth (who put on a good show). Amy is lost and all she wants is a drink.
Even though her life is going on, Amy can't shake her guilt, her responsibility, and the punishment she thinks she deserved. She now sits at the loser table at lunch with moustache girl, who also ignores her. It hurts, but Amy knows it's all deserved. Everyone knows she's guilty...everyone...
But it's during an English group that a door silently opens up for Amy. An old friend, another solitary person who creates a spark in Amy unlike anything she's ever felt before - will she allow that door to open or shut it, herself, and her memories of Julia inside?
135 days since the accident, and Julia, I hate you...
Part in diary format, part in real time, this book hits the rise and fall of a friendship and the emotional needs of the main character. Elizabeth Scott has addressed the issue of emotional and physical trauma and created a tale of a broken girl put back together again through her own strength as well as those around her, whether she wants them there or not. Parental characters take on a strong role in this novel and transformation can be seen across the spectrum in a story of love, loss and the steps it takes to become whole again. A good pair with Sarah Aronson's Head Case. Recommended.
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Southern California residents gathered at 'The Attic' in order to view, 'Natalie Portman, the Musical!'. Written and directed by the talented Brittany Garms, this musical takes you on a monumental, roller coaster through the actress' life and what makes her relevant in the Hollywood community by making comedic jabs at what may or may not have happened throughout her life thus far.
'Natalie Portman, the Musical!' Is a sketch comedy musical that recaps her film career as well as some side commentary, which is narrated by 'Samuel L. Jackson'. Going through the life of Natalie Portman was anything but boring, attendees were able to take a glance at what may or may not have happened, and of course stopped along the way at all her major movies and life events. The talent from the cast and crew was remarkable, effortlessly singing, dancing, and getting the crowd involved made 'Natalie Portman, the Musical!' one for the books and a definite 'Must See'. Brittany Garms (writer, director, chorus member) is really onto something bright. 'Brittany would like to thank Natalie Porman for not suing [her] when this went to print'. The cast and crew include: Malik Aziz (narrator), Gwendolyn Bueker (understudy), Tara Pitt (Natalie Portman), Adarius Smith (chorus member), and Garrett Stivers (chorus member). With this remarkably talented crew attendees were in for a real treat. Laughter swept through the theater as the crew told the story of 'Natalie Portman'. Ranging from movie recaps to Harvard University to a session about friendship with puppets, this is a musical comedy that will have you hysterically laughing from the very beginning.
Chromolume Theatre was founded in 2003. With a commitment to raising the quality of theatre productions and expectations of theatre lovers while raising the number of attendees in Southern California. This small, quaint theatre comfortably seats 99 people which makes the productions intimate and a good time for all in attendance.
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2017 PSKITE Fall/Halloween Fundraising Party on ***Saturday November 4th!***
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You won't believe what will be up for grabs!!! I'll give you one hint … can you say ***MAGIC CARPET***?
I can hardly wait to announce what each sponsor so far has committed to donating, I guarantee you will be stoked! Sponsors will be announced on Thursday 10/12 so stay tuned!!!
This event needs to be put on your calendar asap, cancel all your other events that night, start picking out a Halloween costume... (optional), and stay tuned for details over the coming weeks!
Remember, this is not only a party to have fun together off the water but it is also a fundraiser to support programs such as wind sensors, future events and competitions (think Jetty Island Light Wind Olympics, etc.), hosting costs, etc.
Please invite your family and friends and share the event on Facebook and other social media often over the coming weeks! The more of a turnout, the better. New people are especially encouraged to come as this is an excellent forum to get to know others and learn more about the sport, see the passion, wind some awesome prizes, and feel the stoke!
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I was born in the Victorian Mallee in 1947 and lived all of my childhood years in rural Victoria.
I was educated at Melbourne University taking an Honours Degree in Law and practiced in this field for some years before becoming completely disillusioned with the legal system. Subsequently I travelled extensively throughout Europe and America with my wife, Kathryn. Returning to Australia in 1982 l commenced painting fulltime.
During my time in the legal profession, I had art lessons with well-known Menzies Creek artist, Richard Keith Gasson, and also was tutored by the brilliant Victorian artist, Ambrose Griffin. My work has taken me through a roller coaster ride through styles and techniques. Initially I painted in a very traditional realist style influenced by my previous teachers. However, I found that over the years my focus changed to Australian Impressionism greatly affected by Charles Condor and Sir Arthur Streeton.
By chance, in 1996, I visited a Fred Williams retrospective exhibition and was overawed by the beauty in the simplicity, colour and design of his landscapes. This enlightening caused me to abandon a large degree of my style of work and concentrate on contemporary art. I am heavily influenced by Fred Williams and Piet Mondrian (who so greatly influenced Fred Williams).
I now mainly paint very large canvasses in contemporary semi-abstract style. I concentrate in vivacity of colour, simple line and representational motifs to express my view of the Australian bush. However I feel that my journey is far from complete as I have fallen in love with the surrealist paintings of perhaps our greatest painter, Brett Whitely, and can see myself in the future exploring these directions.
My art is now spread worldwide and is sold in all capital cities in Australia, as well as many regional centres. Some notable sales of my art have been to Ex-President Jimmy Carter (U.S.A.), Mrs Anita Keating , the Australian Embassy in Washington DC and recording legend, Slim Dusty.
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Senators on a key panel continued slogging through a lengthy list of proposed amendments to a comprehensive immigration reform bill Tuesday, even as the legislation's opponents reminded congressional leaders that they'll continue to fight against "amnesty."
The 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved an amendment proposed by top Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa to address student visa security issues highlighted in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.
That measure, which requires that student visa information be shared in real-time with Border Patrol officers at the nation's major ports of entry, is designed to repair the communication error that led to a friend of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev entering the United States despite the expiration of his student visa.
While the panel adopted a handful of proposals by GOP members, other Republican efforts to change the legislation failed, including one provision backed by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a Gang of Eight member and top Republican negotiator on the immigration reform effort.
The committee rejected an amendment proposed by Sen. Jeff Sessions, a leading opponent of the bill, that would have required that visa holders be verified using biometric screening -- like fingerprints or eye scans -- when exiting the country.
While Democrats said they were sympathetic to the need for more security at the nation's ports of entry -- a proposal recommended by the 9/11 Commission Report and mandated by Congress but never enforced -- senators also warned of an eye-popping price tag of billions of dollars to implement the system.
Immigration reform proponents also objected to the amendment's mandate that the massive security overhaul be in place before undocumented immigrants can apply for probationary legal status.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions proposed two amendments to the immigration bill that were rejected by the committee.
That proposal failed 6-12.
Rubio, who is not on the Judiciary Committee but was an important GOP drafter of the original legislation, was "disappointed" that the biometric tracking proposal was not adopted and will fight for it when the bill comes to the Senate floor, a spokesman said.
"Immigration reform must include the best exit-system possible because persons who overstay their authorized stay are a big reason we now have so many illegal immigrants," said Rubio spokesman Alex Conant in a statement. "We wanted the Judiciary Committee to strengthen the legislation by adding biometrics to the new exit system, and we were disappointed by this morning's vote."
Sessions, who has proposed a total of 49 changes to the bill, failed to win support from other committee Republicans for a proposal that would have capped the number of legal immigrants receiving green cards at 1.2 million per year. That measure failed, with all others on the 18-member panel voting against it.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has also been a vocal critic of the bill as written, argued that the Sessions amendment would undermine legal immigrants -- a "fundamental pillar of our country."
Cruz proposed an amendment that would have dramatically increased caps on visas available for high-skilled foreign workers, whom he called an "unambiguous good for our country." Bill drafters -- mindful of the delicate negotiations between business and labor groups that led to a compromise annual cap of 65,000 -- said the high maximum could hurt American workers seeking the same jobs. The amendment fell 4-14.
As the committee's markup negotiations were under way, a contingent of House Republicans held a press conference a few blocks away to remind House and Senate leaders that they'll continue their vocal opposition to a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants.
"There's another viewpoint here" said Iowa Rep. Steve King, one of the loudest critics of "amnesty" on Capitol Hill. "It is not the one that's being stampeded in the Senate and may be stampeded in the House."
King -- who described the immigration bill as "far, far worse than Obamacare" predicted a rising tide of opposition to the bill in the Republican-led House -- an assessment echoed by Texas Rep. Steve Stockman.
Alluding to the eight senators who collaborated behind closed doors to draft the legislation now being amended in the Senate, Stockman said that a "Gang of Millions" will make its voice heard to defeat the sweeping bill.
"The people are stronger than the Gang of Eight," he said.
At the end of Tuesday's session, the committee had accepted a total of 36 amendments. Over 300 were submitted by the committee's members.
The markup is expected to continue Thursday morning.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
PPL Park to host 2012 MLS All-Star Game
For the first time in a decade, Philadelphia will host an All-Star Game.
Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday that Philadelphia will be the stage for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game on July 25 at 8 pm ET, bringing the summer's showcase event to PPL Park, where the Sons of Ben will welcome a yet unnamed opponent to take on the best MLS has to offer. In the most recent edition held in 2011, Manchester United took on the MLS All-Stars at Red Bull Arena.
The 2012 event will be broadcast on ESPN2, Galavision or TeleFutura and TSN and RDS, while ESPN International will provide live coverage of the event in more than 100 countries around the world and ESPN3 and WatchESPN carry the game online in the United States.
Joining MLS Commissioner Don Garber for the announcement at City Hall were Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz and City of Chester Mayor John Linder. The last All-Star game held in Philadelphia was the NBA's in 2002.
"Philadelphia has become a destination for hosting major soccer events in recent years, and we are pleased to bring the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game to a region with incredibly passionate soccer supporters," Garber said. "The Sons of Ben and the rest of the Union fans will provide an enthusiastic home-field advantage at PPL Park, and we look forward to celebrating our sport with this vibrant soccer community."
For the ninth time in league history, the game with feature an international opponent. While the opponent has still not been determined for 2012, previous editions have featured Manchester United (2010 and 2011), Everton FC (2009), Chelsea FC (2006) and CD Guadalajara (2003). The MLS All-Stars are 5-2-1 in those matches. Manchester United won last year's game 4-0 in front of a sellout crowd of 26,760 at Red Bull Arena.
Since joining MLS for the 2010 season, the Union have enjoyed success both on and off the field, making the playoffs in their second season and selling out the majority of their games at PPL Park. The club has also hosted six international matches at Lincoln Financial Field, averaging attendance figures of more than 40,000 in those games. Last season, the Union averaged 18,259 fans at PPL Park, just shy of the stadium's official capacity of 18,500.
All of which makes them an ideal candidate to host the MLS All-Stars, according to Sakiewicz.
"Since Philadelphia Union came to the region two years ago, the soccer fans in this area have shown that they are among the most passionate and authentic in the country," he said in a statement. "It's a tremendous honor for us to host the MLS All Star game and reward the fans with yet another memorable experience at PPL Park."
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The Feds' takedown of Megaupload shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that SOPA, PIPA or any similar legislation is wholly unnecessary.
As the Atlantic's Dashiell Bennett correctly notes:
The shutdown inadvertently proved that the U.S. government already has all the power it needs to take down its copyright villains, even those that aren't based in the United States. No SOPA or PIPA required.
Indeed, that might be why SOPA's chief sponsor – who said he'd still push SOPA even after Wednesday's web blackout – backed down right right after megaupload was taken down. (Granted, it could have also been because Anonymous' hacking spree showed that draconian legislation won't stop techies, or because of increased political pressure from other areas.)
Every day, criminals use storage lockers to stash drugs, stolen jewelry, etc. When the Feds raid, they seize the ill-gotten loot, and throw the criminals in jail … as they should.
They don't shut down the entire storage company, or the train station where the locker is located. We can all agree that that would be absurd.
But the Feds say that Megaupload was basically a criminal enterprise, focused on illegal conduct. In other words, their response to the storage company analogy will be that the storage company gave money to people who stored dope or stolen property there, and that the whole thing was a criminal enterprise. (The Feds also point out that a grand jury found that Megaupload probably did bad stuff.)
I don't know enough about Megaupload to know whether or not that is true. Numerous top entertainment celebrities endorsed Megaupload (major stars like Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas sung Megaupload's praises)… so it's not like the entire business was criminal. On the other hand, some people accuse Megaupload's founder as being a serial criminal.
But the take down of Megaupload was wrong. It should have gone through the normal court process, and a judge should have ruled on the site before anything was done to kill the business. This is especially true because the. countries involved are signatories to international copyright and extradition treaties, not "rogue" nations.
It should be the courts which examine the evidence and determine whether the business used a criminal business model, or was mainly a legitimate business. Whatever happened to due process of law?
Even if the criminal company analogy is accurate, the honest customers of a storage company would normally get their property back. They wouldn't say "60 percent of the customers are crooks, Mrs. Jones, so we threw away your priceless family heirlooms, too."
Indeed, if it were easy for the Feds to arrest the criminal owners of the company and to give people notice that they could pick up their property, they would probably do so, and give a specific timeframe to pick it up.
The Feds would not shut down the storage company and throw out all of the property stored there by honest people.
As Ernesto at TorrentFreak writes:
Do the feds realize that hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people used the site to share research data, work documents, personal video collections and much more?
What will happen to these personal non-infringing files?
People are outraged on Twitter and are demanding access to their files immediately.
By mindlessly shutting down the site, the Feds have made a very stupid move, indeed.


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WASHINGTON — The Navy has awarded a $6.4 million contract to a Colorado firm to repair and restore the Washington Navy Yard building where a gunman killed 12 people.
The contract was awarded to Englewood, Colo.-based CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. on Monday to make immediate safety repairs, assess damage and develop alternative concept designs at the Naval Sea Systems Command's historic headquarters known as building 197.
The Navy says the 650,000-square-foot building with space for more than 3,000 workers suffered "extensive and widespread damage" on Sept. 16 when Aaron Alexis killed 12 people before being killed in a shootout with police.
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The 25 Most Spectacular Holiday Light Displays in the U.S.
Twinkling lights, illuminated displays and nightly festivals and attractions are just a few of the things that help to make the holidays the most magical time of the year. And while a simple neighborhood light show can be perfectly charming, some light displays go all out to amaze onlookers.
Holiday light displays are a popular seasonal attraction; they have long been a tradition throughout the United States and an essential part of Christmas celebrations. Communities come together and families make new memories as towns, parks and popular sites are transformed into magical displays. Whether you would rather walk through a synchronized music light show, drive through 3 miles of more than 700 lit-up displays, or take a stroll through a glimmering botanic garden, there is something for everyone on this list of spectacular light displays in the U.S.Visit Indiana
River of Lights (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Each year, the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden hosts the River of Lights - New Mexico's largest walk-through light show. Experience millions of sparkling lights, a synchronized music light show, more than 400 glowing light displays, and animated sculptures.River Of Lights
Holiday Festival of Lights (Charleston, South Carolina)
Millions of multicolored lights will shine bright in the sky at Charleston's James Island Park for the Holiday Festival of Lights from November 9 through January 1. Journey through 3 miles of more than 700 light displays. USA Today named this display one of the "10 Best Light Shows in America."Sarah R./Yelp
Bentleyville Tour of Lights (Duluth, Minnesota)
Head to Duluth, Minnesota, between November 17 and December 26 to see America's largest free walk-through lighting display. More than 200,000 visitors come to this 20-acre park, situated on the shores of Lake Superior, each year to admire this display of over 5 million lights.Courtesy of Bentleyville Tour of Lights
Lights on the Bay (Annapolis, Maryland)
Head to Sandy Point State Park and take a scenic drive along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay for this incredible drive-through holiday light show. It features more than 60 animated and stationary displays. This season's show will run from November 17 through January 1 from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly.Lights on the Bay
Magic Christmas in Lights (Theodore, Alabama)
Located in the Bellingrath Gardens, the Magic Christmas in Lights is celebrating its 23-year anniversary. The 65-acre garden estate is lit up with over 3 million lights and 15 scenes that are accompanied by nightly choral performances. Flower bulbs during the day are illuminated with light bulbs at night. It is truly a mesmerizing experience.Ashley H./Yelp
Trail of Lights (Austin, Texas)
With four magic tunnels, 40 displays, 2 million lights, food, music, and a 55-foot tree, it's no wonder Austin's Trail of Lights made the list. Decorate your own tree along the trail or become a trailblazer by adopting one of the Trail of Lights iconic displays. 2018 tickets will be available from December 2 through December 23.Arcadian B./Yelp
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Virginia)
With more than 10 million lights, Busch Gardens is home to one of largest Christmas light displays in North America. They put on quite the show in Christmas Town. The 50-foot-tall central Christmas tree alone has 500,000 lights that glow to a musical show that plays every half hour.Drew P./Yelp
Kauai's Festival of Lights (Lihue, Hawaii)
Winter is a great time to visit Hawaii, and this year marks the 22nd annual Festival of Lights in Kauai's Historic County Building. The opening ceremony is on December 1, 2018, at 6 p.m. It is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays December 1 through December 24. Families will enjoy admiring the beautiful lights and participating in "Santa's Workshop Events" where volunteers create folk art and new ornaments.Courtesy of Kauai's Festival of Lights
The Coeur D'Alene Resort Holiday Light Show (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho)
With over 1.5 million lights, Idaho's top resort, the Coeur d'Alene Resort, is home to the country's largest holiday light display on water. Visitors take a boat cruise to experience the millions of twinkling lights and 250 floating scenes. It takes more than eight weeks for the Resort's employees to prepare this display, using more than 5 miles of electrical wiring.Michael B./Yelp
Nights of Lights (St. Augustine, Florida)
When it comes to decorating for Christmas, St. Augustine doesn't disappoint. The historic district is hosting the 25th annual Nights of Lights this year. The award-winning lights display - comprising over 3 million lights - can be viewed on foot, on a carriage ride, on a Christmas train, or from a helicopter or a sailboat.Yelp/Andy J.
Dyker Heights (Brooklyn, New York)
When many of us think about Holiday Lights in New York City, we usually think about Rockefeller Center, but the truth is that Dyker Heights Brooklyn goes above and beyond. Homeowners participate in an unspoken competition for the most lavish holiday light display. Walk through Dyker Heights or drive through in your car to experience the joy.Dyker Heights Christmas Lights via Vincent Gulizio
Fantasy in Lights (Pine Mountain, Georgia)
Located in Pine Mountain is the famous Callaway Gardens. Visit during the winter months for a chance to experience the Fantasy in Lights holiday lights and sound show. Admire glimmering lights, watch fireworks, visit the Christmas Village for photos with Santa, and bring the kids to an hour of storytelling and Christmas carols with Mrs. Claus.Fantasy In Lights/Yelp
Nights of a Thousand Candles (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina)
Walk the paths of this unique display in South Carolina. Unlike the typical Christmas lights display, Murrells Inlet's Brookgreen Gardens illuminates its display with more than 4,500 hand-lit candles. Take in the 80-foot-tall tree while strolling with a cup of cider or cocoa and enjoying the seasonal sounds of carolers and handbell choirs.Dani N./Yelp
Glittering Lights (Las Vegas, Nevada)
This completely LED-lit 2.5-mile glittering course with sounds and vibrant colors opens in November. More than 3 million lights and about 500 animated exhibitions will dazzle you. Glittering Lights has entertained more than 2.2 million people over the past 15 years. The display has been on many "best of" lists - best annual events by USA Today, best places to see Christmas lights by CNN Travel, and most over-the-top holiday displays by Huffington Post.Yelp/Rob A.
Hersheypark Christmas Candylane (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
Rollercoasters, chocolatey treats and the Hersheypark Christmas Candylane make for the park's most festive time of the year. More than 4 million lights are put up around the entire park, including 200,000 that flicker in a choreographed light show. Visitors can also enjoy the incredible light display - Sweet Lights - from the comfort of their own cars.Hershey Park
Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland (Sevierville, Tennessee)
Originally starting in Tennessee, Shadracks's Christmas Wonderland has expanded to multiple locations in different states. The main location, in Sevierville, Tennessee, features hundreds of thousands of LED lights on more than 1,000 different light circuits. Enjoy the show as they blink along to Shandrack's recorded holiday songs.Steven L./Yelp
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill (Clifton Mill, Ohio)
More than 4 million lights are put up over the course of three months to create the popular Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill in Ohio. Sparkling lights cover Clifton Mill - the gorge, riverbank, bridge, building and nearby trees. There's even a 100-foot "waterfall" of lights. Every hour, the lights all go out while Christmas songs play before majestically exploding back on all at once. There's also a synchronized light show alongside the covered bridge.Ivet V./Yelp
Circle of Lights (Indianapolis, Indiana)
More than 100,000 people gather on Monument Circle the Friday after Thanksgiving to participate in the Circle of Lights. The 4,784 lights strung from the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument will leave you breathless. This display continues through early January.Visit Indiana
Gardens Aglow (Boothbay, Maine)
Visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to experience the largest light display in Maine: Gardens Aglow. Experience more than 650,000 lights that decorate the central gardens and buildings. The display will be held from November 15 through December 31.Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Tacky Lights Tour (Richmond, Virginia)
Said to be the most over-the-top holiday light display in Virginia, Richmond's Tacky Lights Tour will have you in awe. The tour consists of over 50 houses, each with a minimum of 40,000 lights. (The Phifer family house, a highlight of the tour, has more than 1 million.) Visitors rent buses, trolleys and limos to view the spectacle.Sara E./Yelp
The Lights of Christmas (Stanwood, Washington)
Stanwood is home to the largest light display in the Pacific Northwest, The Lights of Christmas. Wander through Warm Camp Beach and explore 15 acres covered with over 1 million Christmas lights. Enjoy the lights as well as live entertainment, children's activities, delicious foods and holiday shopping.Yelp/Sheila H.
Oglebay Festival of Lights (Wheeling, West Virginia)
Visited by more than a million visitors each year, this park and resort in Wheeling, West Virginia, encompasses one of the best Yuletide displays in the country. The display is a 6-mile drive, covering 300 acres, and visitors can view approximately 70 illuminated installations. New holographic eyewear called 3D Sleigh Bands are offered this year, transforming the show into a magical holiday spectacle.Catherine G./Yelp
The Riverside Festival of Lights (Riverside, California)
This year marks the 26th year of the Riverside Festival of Lights, located in Southern California. Hosted by Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, this display attracts more than 500,000 visitors every year. View approximately 200 animated figures, the world's largest man-made mistletoe and falling "snow." Families who choose to stay in the hotel for the night will be rewarded with a visit from Santa's elves.Debra R./Yelp
Peacock Lane (Portland, Oregon)
This charming neighborhood in southeast Portland has been attracting visitors for decades. Visiting the lights on Peacock Lane has become a tradition. Enjoy free cider or cocoa while driving or walking by the four blocks of displays. See rotating Christmas trees, life-like replicas of your favorite holiday characters and thousands of sparkling lights.Maya H./Yelp
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade (Newport Beach, California)
Hop aboard one of Newport Beach's fully decorated ships to capture views of this magical display. The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade runs for an entire week along a 14-mile route. While onboard, you will be rewarded with views of beautifully decorated homes, extravagant themed displays and more than 100 boats of different shapes and sizes on the shores of this warm city that knows how to do Christmas right.
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The "New Horizons" mod for the 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean game by Akella is a continuation of the famous Build mod series. Developed as Pirates of the Caribbean Build 14, "New Horizons" continues where Build 13 left off, adding more new content than ever before.
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Wyoming lawmaker introduces doomsday bill
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CHEYENNE – Fearing an economic and political collapse nationwide, Wyoming lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation to deal with a doomsday scenario -- complete with plans to create a state currency.
"Things happen quickly sometimes — look at Libya, look at Egypt, look at those situations," the bill's GOP sponsor State Rep. David Miller told the Star-Tribune in Casper. "We wouldn't have time to meet as a Legislature or even in special session to do anything to respond."
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According to the Star-Tribune, House Bill 85 would create a state-run "government continuity task force," to prepare Wyoming for potential disruptions in food and energy to a complete breakdown of the federal government.
Miller is also asking for the task force to look into creating its own state currency in the event the dollar loses value entirely.
The Wyoming House of Representatives advanced the legislation on Monday, but eliminated language calling for plans to implement its own military draft, army and acquire an aircraft carrier.
The bill now must pass two more House votes before it would head to the Senate for consideration.
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Transfer news: Wolfsburg express interest in Shinji Kagawa and Kevin De Bruyne
Wolfsburg would welcome the chance to sign Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa and Chelsea attacker Kevin De Bruyne.
Last Updated: 29/10/13 6:55pm
Allofs revealed the Bundesliga club are ready to make significant signings in the New Year and will pursue Premier League players should they become available.
United midfielder Kagawa has made just two appearances for the defending champions this term, while De Bruyne appears to be out of favour at Stamford Bridge, having played only three times since the return of Jose Mourinho.
Wolfsburg edged out Arsenal to sign Luiz Gustavo in the summer and Allofs insists they will target players within their budget.
"We want to do reasonable transfers, just like with Luiz Gustavo," he is quoted as saying by Bild.
"That was exceptional in terms of transfer fee and dimension.
"We want to continue a selective reinforcement of our squad. Not in a heave-ho style."
De Bruyne made a substantial impact during his loan spell with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga last term, while Kagawa has already been linked with a return to Germany with former club Borussia Dortmund said to be interested.
"At Werder, I have seen just how good de Bruyne is, and at Dortmund we have seen how well Kagawa can do," Allofs added.
"If such players are possible, you of course think about them.
"But we should not raise the hopes of our fans. In the end they comment: 'Once again, you failed to sign him'."


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Paul Silvia
posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 2:31 am
Good morning. The Web Talk for Mplus 5.1's new count options describes a Poisson model with normal residuals, created by defining a random slope fixed at 1 for all participants. Could you point me to places where this has been used or discussed? It's an interesting model. Cheers, Paul
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 5:58 am
I don't know that I've seen that explicitly laid out in the literature, but a general discussion related to this is in Land, McCall, Nagin (1996) A comparison of Poisson, Negative Binomial, and Semiparametric Mixed Poisson Regression Models in Sociological Methods & Research, 24, 387-442.
Girish Mallapragada
posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 6:54 am
Does Mplus 5.1 also include negative binomial regression models?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 7:06 am
Yes. See Mplus Web Talks on our home page and also the Version 5.1 Addendum on our web site.
Nick Roshon
posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 4:19 pm
In my model I have two dependent variables-- one count and one binary. My count variable is not zero-inflated but has variance > mean, so I was thinking I should use negative binomial rather than poisson. However, I would like to include a covariance between the count and binary DVs (given that they may share non-specified predictors) using the following syntax:
cov BY binary countvar;
; [
in which the loading for countvar would indicate the covariance. Is it appropriate to estimate this covariance, in addition to the variance (i.e. dispersion) parameter for the count variable?
The reason I ask is because I noticed that the loading (covariance estimate) is significant when I use poisson for countvar, but is not significant when I use NB (the dispersion parameter is significant). I am not sure what to make of this difference.
I am also considering using poisson with a normal residual as an alternative to NB for the count variable, but am having trouble understanding how to specify it (i.e., what is the Mplus "trick" that is referenced in the web talk on count variables). Do you have an example of syntax for poisson with a normal residual?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 4:53 pm
The trick to get a normal residual for Poisson is at the bottom of this message. It uses a random slope s for a constant 1. I am not sure how reasonable it is to assume a normal residual. Negbin essentially assumes a residual but with a very different distribution, exp(residual) having a Gamma distribution.
Perhaps your residual covariance approach of using the "cov" factor giving a significant covariance for Poisson but not for negbin is due to the Poisson part thereby getting a zero-inflation from cov, while negbin doesn't need it. Perhaps there isn't a need for the residual covariance. It is a little strange to use negbin with the added cov factor because negbin already has a residual and the residual covariance is specified for a second, normal residual.
Here is that input for the marital affairs data:
count = naffairs(p);
usevar are naffairs kids vryhap hapavg
avgmarr vryrel smerel slghtrel notrel
yrsmarr3 yrsmarr4 yrsmarr5 yrsmarr6 one;
if (yrsmarr==4) then yrsmarr3=1 else yrsmarr3=0;
if (yrsmarr==7) then yrsmarr4=1 else yrsmarr4=0;
if (yrsmarr==10) then yrsmarr5=1 else yrsmarr5=0;
if (yrsmarr==15) then yrsmarr6=1 else yrsmarr6=0;
one = 1;
data: file is affairs1.dat;
variances = nocheck;
type = random;
naffairs on kids-yrsmarr6 (p1-p12);
s| naffairs on one;
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The history of underground wine storage extends back at least to the Roman Empire. Roman winemakers were aware that the even temperatures and higher humidity below ground protected the wine from the extremes of temperature and changes in humidity on the surface. In the Napa Valley, the first wine caves were built for the same reasons in the late 19th century, using picks and shovels. The passage of Prohibition put an end to cave development for several decades.
Modern Wine Caves
Modern wine cave construction began again in the late 1960s, using tunneling equipment instead of manual labor. Today, additional reasons for constructing caves include reducing the use of valuable agricultural and scenic lands for building sites, as well as the economic and environmental savings of natural air-conditioning in a time of expensive energy. Given the right geology, the surrounding rock and soil helps keep caves at 60 degrees of temperature and 80% humidity with little, if any, outside energy. Some storage facilities are actually built using the cut-and-cover method. If the site is too flat or the soil too soft for digging a cave, a large excavation is dug, a concrete structure built in the excavation and then the entire structure is covered over with earth. For more information on wine cave construction you can visit the wine cave website.
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The first wine caves in Napa Valley were simple, unfinished tunnels used for barrel storage. Today wine caves have become more elaborate both in finish and function. The construction of a wine cave is a complex undertaking, including geological investigations and oversight by the State of California Division of Mines and Tunneling for the underground portion. Local building and fire departments oversee the portal itself or any electrical, plumbing or other features. Disposing of the spoils, or tailings, created by the excavation can require special procedures and permits. Use of a cave for purposes such as a tasting room or wine production requires a Use Permit from the local Planning Department. As of this writing, at least two major wineries are constructed totally underground in caves as large as 150,000 square feet in size.
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I saw this recipe ages ago on Bake or Break. I knew I wanted to make the recipe so I emailed it to myself and forgot about. Then this past week I went to CVS to buy some candy for my team at work. I was looking at the Valentines Day candy and noticed a display of Christmas decorations marked 90% off. I thought "Wouldn't it be nice if they had Christmas candy on sale." Then to my luck, I turned around and found Christmas Candy 90% off! I bought bags of Resse's miniature peanut butter cups, Hershey's kisses, Hershey's dark chocolate kisses, and Hershey's miniatures all for only 29 cents a bag! Needless to say I bought a ton (i.e. 24 bags). I brought 4 bags home to use in baking and left the rest at work. Since I had all this candy, I knew it was the perfect time to make these bars. For personal reasons I decided last week I was not going to eat any candy, sweets, or baked goods for a month. In other words I gave up all dessert until Valentines Day. Since I was not able to eat these I can not tell you if they were good or not, but my co-workers seemed to genuinly enjoy them today. If I were to make them again and I was going to eat them I think I would use Twix instead of Butterfinger.
Peanut Butter Candy Bar Squares
recipe adapted from My Recipes
1 (16-oz.) package Nutter Butters, crushed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
7 & 1/2 ounces peanut butter cups (about 25 miniature cups), coarsely chopped
4 ounces Butterfinger candy bars (about 7 small candy bars), coarsely chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
Combine crushed cookies and butter in a medium bowl. Press crumb mixture into bottom of a greased aluminum foil-lined 13" x 9" pan, allowing foil to extend over ends of pan. Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes.
Combine condensed milk, peanut butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl, stirring until smooth.
Sprinkle chopped candy bars and chocolate morsels over crust. Drizzle condensed milk mixture over coconut.
Bake at 350° for 27 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack, and let cool in pan. Use foil to lift uncut brownies out of pan. Peel foil away from sides of uncut brownies, and cut into bars.


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