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Nutrition Labeling Information
Collection of nutrition label information and guidance material.
Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations Regarding Nutrition Labeling
Access federal regulations regarding nutrition labeling citations 317.300 - 317.400.
Nutrition Labeling of Single-Ingredient Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products | PDF (Dec 29, 2010)
FSIS Final Rule to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products, unless an exemption applies.
- askFSIS about the Nutrition Labeling Rule
- Nutrition Labeling of Single-Ingredient Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products | PDF
PowerPoint Presentation on Nutrition Labeling.
- Nutrition Information Charts (Updated Sep 27, 2011)
In order to assist retail stores that sell meat and poultry products to post point-of-purchase nutrition information, FSIS has created downloadable charts for printing. These charts show nutrition information for the major cuts of meat and poultry. Retail stores are welcome to download, print, display and/or distribute them to consumers in close proximity to the relevant foods in the stores. The list of food items with nutrition information reflects the updates published in the Federal Register of December 29, 2010.
- Chicken & Turkey | Poster (30" x 38.5"; 5.22MB; PDF Only)
- Pork & Lamb | Poster (30" x 38.5"; 5.39MB; PDF Only)
- Beef & Veal | Poster (30" x 38.5"; 5.39MB; PDF Only)
- Nutrition Facts Panel - Examples (Sep 27, 2011; PDF Only)
FSIS provides examples of "simplified format" and "tabular formats" for nutrition facts panel.
- Nutrition Labeling - Questions and Answers (Updated Apr 13, 2012; PDF Only)
- Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
- Proposed Rule | PDF (Dec 18, 2009)
- Proposed Rule (Jan 18, 2001)
- USDA Nutrition Labeling/Safe Handling Information Study - Raw Meat and Poultry (1999; PDF Only)
Report on participation by Food Retailers in providing nutrition labeling/safe handling instructions information for raw meat/poultry
- USDA Nutrition Labeling/Safe Handling Information Study - Raw Meat and Poultry (1996; PDF Only)
This report summarizes the results of the Nutrition Labeling Safe Handling Instructions Survey for Raw Meat and Poultry conducted in December 1996, in order to comply with FSIS regulations that require a review of the program every two years.
- USDA Nutrition Labeling/Safe Handling Information Study - Raw Meat and Poultry (1999; PDF Only)
Carbohydrate Labeling Statements
FSIS statement of interim policy on Carbohydrate labeling statements.
Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of the Term: "Healthy" (Jan 11, 2006; PDF Only)
FSIS final rule announcing that its regulations will continue to provide that individual meat and poultry products bearing the claim ``healthy'' (or any other derivative of the term ``health'') must contain no more than 480 milligrams (mg) of sodium; and that meal-type products bearing the claim ``healthy'' (or any other derivative of the term ``health'') must contain no more than 600 mg of sodium.
Food Standards: Requirements for Substitute Standardized Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term (Jun 10, 2005; PDF Only)
Final rule amending the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to establish a general definition and standard of identity for standardized meat and poultry products that have been modified to qualify for use of an expressed nutrient content claim in their product names.
Guidance on the Labeling of Omega Fatty Acid Claims on Meat, Poultry and Egg Products (Sep 2016)
The purpose of this compliance guideline is to help industry determine which statements are permitted on the labeling of their products and the criteria for their use.
FSIS Statement of Interim Labeling Guidance: The Labeling of Factual Statements on Nutrients in Meat and Poultry Products | PDF (Sep 10, 2009)
This policy provides guidance on how factual statements can be declared for nutrients in a serving of meat or poultry product when the nutrients come from a food that is produced or fortified under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the purpose of improving the overall nutritional profile of the finished food.
Nutrition Labeling - FSIS Regulated Foods | PDF (Jun 15, 2006)
PowerPoint presentation on the essential requirements for nutrition labeling on meat, poultry, and egg products.
Nutrition Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims on Multi-Serve, Meal-Type Meat and Poultry Products (Oct 1, 2004; PDF Only)
Final rule amending the nutrition labeling regulations to change the definition of "meal-type" products to allow for nutrient content claims on multiple-serve food containers, to adopt the definition of "main dish" used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and to define how meal-type products and main dishes should be nutrition labeled.
Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition provides information to consumers on the final FDA trans fat labeling rule.
- Trans Fat Declarations in the Nutrition Facts Panel on Product Labeling | PDF
FSIS statement of interim policy on trans fatty acids in Nutrition Facts panels on product labeling.
Guideline on Whole Grain Statements on the Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products (Oct 2017; PDF Only)
This guideline is designed to help establishments determine: whether a whole grain statement can be made or not; the types of statements that may be made; and the supporting documentation needed for each type of statement.
- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Whole Grain Label Statements (Feb 17, 2006; PDF Only)
Draft guidance document issued by the Food and Drug Administration intended to provide guidance to industry about what the agency considers to be "whole grain" and to assist manufacturers in labeling their products.
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13 Republicans You Won't See at CPAC
A handful of GOP stars will be missing from conservatives' biggest weekend
March 13, 2013 -- quicklist: 1 title: The Top 13 Republicans You Won't Find at CPAC text: As conservative confabs go, CPAC is it.
The Conservative Political Action Conference happens every year at a big hotel in the Washington, D.C., area, and it's a conservative feast of many splendors: The GOP's creme de la creme deliver speeches in a cavernous ballroom, all manner of activist groups erect stalls all over the place (the John Birch Society has shown up in past years), and while conservative power players reconnoiter in the hallways, the Marriott generally teems with young, College-Republican types all hopped up on fiscal restraint and family values, hitting the bars and hitting on each other.
It's fun, sort of.
But the conference, which begins on Thursday, is mainly a debutante ball for upcoming presidential hopefuls and GOP stars. The headliners always make news; this year, Mitt Romney will deliver a speech, as will Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, and Rand Paul. Others, like Sen. Ted Cruz, will participate in smaller events off the main stage.
This year, some notable names have been left off the list. There's only so much space, and organizers couldn't invite everyone.
"This year's CPAC is set to be the largest and most exciting yet. With over 250 speakers, 32 panels, and dozens of stand-alone speeches, we are offering a stellar lineup of conservative elected officials, opinion-makers, and activist," said Al Cardenas, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosts CPAC. "With limited time it is impossible to invite everyone we would wish to the conference. This year we have invited leaders who are focused on furthering conservative ideals, and we even invited a select number of those with whom we disagree."
From 2016 hopefuls, to a high-profile tea-partier, to some big-name GOP governors, here's a list of who's not on the program. Some weren't invited, some had better things to do, but all will be notably absent.
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quicklist: 2 title: John Boehner text: The House speaker has been at the center of fiscal politics in D.C. for months, but that's not what will keep him from gathering with his fellow Republican elite.
Boehner was invited to CPAC, but according to a GOP source he has commitments in his district. The speaker's political group will hold an event for bloggers on Thursday, the first night of CPAC.
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quicklist: 3 title: Herman Cain text: The former pizza CEO stirred up the Republican presidential campaign and gained notoriety as a tea-party favorite, leading the GOP's primary for a brief moment.
Since then, he's been posting links to CainTV on Facebook.
CPAC made no public invitation for Cain to appear.
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quicklist: 4 title: Jon Huntsman text: Another also-ran in the 2012 presidential race, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman didn't get an invitation to CPAC, either.
Which is fitting, given his recent endorsement of gay marriage. CPAC has received a wave of criticism after excluding the gay Republican group GOProud.
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quicklist: 5 title: Tim Pawlenty text: The former Minnesota governor not only ran for president last time around, dropping out before things really got interesting, he made Mitt Romney's short list for the vice presidential nomination, along with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Paul Ryan, the VP nominee.
Alas, that wasn't enough to earn Pawlenty an invitation to speak. CPAC never announced asking Pawlenty to come.
Pawlenty will be in the Washington area this week, attending The Atlantic's Economy Summit in downtown D.C., where National Journal's Ron Fournier will interview him about fiscal politics "in the age of political bankruptcy."
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quicklist: 6 title: Ron Paul text: Not everyone in the conservative movement likes Ron Paul, but he's been a star at CPAC.
Perhaps America's most famous libertarian, Paul won CPAC's presidential straw poll in 2011, to the surprise of many. His tea-partying son, Sen. Rand Paul, will deliver a speech at CPAC this year.
The former Texas congressman was invited to attend this year's conference, but CPAC confirmed that he won't be there.
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quicklist: 6 title: Chris Christie text: The New Jersey governor might become the Republican Party's next presidential nominee.
But CPAC reportedly didn't invite him, and that's caused some controversy.
Citing Christie's decision to expand New Jersey's Medicaid program under President Obama's new health law, and his support for a Hurricane Sandy aid package that was not offset by other spending cuts, ACU's Al Cardenas criticized Christie (a past attendee) as not being conservative enough for CPAC.
"CPAC is like the all-star game for professional athletes; you get invited when you have had an outstanding year," Cardenas told National Journal. "Hopefully he will have another all-star year in the future, at which time we will be happy to extend an invitation. This is a conservative conference, not a Republican Party event."
Christie will be CPAC's most notable absence, the highest-profile 2016 prospect not to have any role in the conference.
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quicklist: 7 title: Mary Fallin text: She's not the most widely known Republican politician, but the former congresswoman and current Oklahoma governor generated some momentary buzz as a speculated possibility for Mitt Romney's vice presidential nominee.
Whether or not that speculation was well founded, Fallin is certainly a conservative, and she rounds out the roster of GOP governors who have entered office in the last few years, as Republicans have performed well in state campaigns in 2010 and 2012.
CPAC made no public invitation for Fallin to speak at this year's conference.
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quicklist: 8 title: Brian Sandoval text: The Nevada governor isn't conservative enough for some Republicans, at least on one key issue: abortion.
Sandoval generated some buzz in the early stages of Mitt Romney's VP search, until reporters caught onto the fact that Sandoval supports abortion rights—a qualification that all but nixed his chances to run on a Republican presidential ticket.
Sandoval's spokeswoman said the governor did not receive an invitation to CPAC this year.
This item has been updated. A CPAC official originally indicated Sandoval had been invited.
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quicklist: 9 title: Bob McDonnell text: McDonnell will be at CPAC—sort of.
He'll serve as the keynote speaker of the Faith and Freedom Coalition's prayer breakfast on Friday, which is part of the official CPAC program. But The Washington Post reported last week that McDonnell was not invited to participate in the conference itself, and despite being a high-profile Republican governor who's widely viewed as conservative, he won't deliver a speech from CPAC's main stage.
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quicklist: 10 title: Haley Barbour text: The former Mississippi governor isn't the most conservative politician in the Republican Party—in the past, he's pushed the GOP to be more open to immigration reform—but he's also urged members of his party to stay true to conservative ideologies.
Barbour was seen by some as a possible Republican presidential candidate for 2012, but he didn't run, and his presidential star began to fall amid controversy over his pardons as governor.
He will not speak at CPAC this year.
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quicklist: 11 title: Susana Martinez text: The New Mexico governor is one of the Republican Party's rising stars. Female, Hispanic, and charismatic, Martinez rocked the Republican National Convention with a primetime speech, capturing more attention and enthusiasm than some more established GOP bigwigs.
A YouTube video of Martinez firing a handgun to pass a test and renew her permit, filmed in 2011, didn't hurt her conservative bona fides.
CPAC invited Martinez to speak this year, but she's not on the program. A spokesman told the Albuquerque Journal this week that Martinez won't attend because of business in her home state, with New Mexico's legislative session ending this weekend.
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quicklist: 12 title: Nikki Haley text: Another governor who was invited but will not attend, South Carolina's Nikki Haley has gotten more press than most governors in the last few years.
Haley became the first female governor of South Carolina with her election in 2010, and since then she's been the subject of a Vogue profile. Her inability to deliver South Carolina for Mitt Romney as an endorser of the eventual VP presidential nominee may not have helped her standing as a national GOP power player, but Romney faced long odds in her home state anyway.
ABC News contacted Haley's office but has not heard back as to why she won't attend the conference.
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quicklist: 13 title: Mike Pence text: If there's anyone who would fit in at CPAC, it's Mike Pence.
The newly elected Indiana governor has been a social-conservative advocate on the national stage since his time in the House of Representatives, and he spoke at the conference in 2010. But CPAC didn't announce an invitation to Pence this year, and Pence will not be on the program.
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Welcome From the President Mr. Lawrence E. Bandi '72
People often ask me what makes Central Catholic High School so special. The answer is an easy one. We're a family. A family that learns together, competes together, serves together, worships together and ultimately, grows together. There's a sense of community here that you just can't find in other places. But, don't take my word for it! Give us a closer look to see for yourself!
One thing we hear often from students is that CCHS feels like home to them, and for years, our alumni have reported the same. Fostering this sense of community is something our school has always valued. Since 1865, CCHS Students have been learning and growing in an environment where they feel comfortable, safe and supported.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Yesterday the public availability of Data Explorer, a new data mashup tool from the SQL Server team, was announced at Announcing the Labs release of Microsoft Codename "Data Explorer". Upon seeing the first public demos of Data Explorer at SQL Pass 2011 I published a blog post Thoughts on Data Explorer which must have caught someone's attention because soon after I was lucky enough to be invited onto an early preview of Data Explorer, hence I have spent the past few weeks familiarising myself with it. In this blog post I am going to demonstrate how one can use Data Explorer to consume and parse a Twitter list.
I have set up a list specifically for this demo and suitably it is a list of tweeters that tweet about Data Explorer – you can view the list at http://twitter.com/#!/list/jamiet/data-explorer. Note that some of the screenshots in this blog post were taken prior to the public release and many of them have been altered slightly since then; with that in mind, here we go.
First, browse to https://dataexplorer.sqlazurelabs.com/ and log in
When logged in select New to create a new mashup
Give your mashup a suitable name
You will be shown some options for consuming a source of data. Click on Formula
We're going to be good web citizens and use JSON rather than XML to return data from our list. The URI for our Twitter API call is https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json?slug=data-explorer&owner_screen_name=jamiet, note how I have specified the list owner (me) and the name of the list (what they call the slug) "data-explorer" as query parameters. If you go to that URL in your browser then you will be prompted to save a file containing the returned JSON document which, if all you want to do is see the document, isn't very useful. In debugging my mashups I have found a service called JSON Formatter to be invaluable because it allows us to see the contents of a JSON document by supplying the URI of that document as a parameter like so: http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/#https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json?slug=data-explorer&owner_screen_name=jamiet. It might be useful to keep that site open in a separate window as you attempt to build the mashup below.
I've digressed a little, let's get back to our mashup. We're going to use a function called Web.Contents() to consume the contents of the Twitter API call and pass the results into another function, Json.Document(), which parses the JSON document for us. The full formula is:
= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json?slug=data-explorer&owner_screen_name=jamiet"))
= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json?slug=data-explorer&owner_screen_name=jamiet"))
When you type in that formula and simply hit enter you're probably going to be faced with this screen:
Its asking you how you want to authenticate with the Twitter API. Calls to the https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json resource don't require authentication so anonymous access is fine, just hit continue. When you do you will see something like this:
The icon
essentially indicates a dataset, so each record of these results is in itself another dataset. We'll come onto how we further parse all of this later on but before we do we should clean up our existing formula so that we're not hardcoding the values "data-explorer" and "jamiet".
The Web.Contents() function possesses the ability to specify named parameters rather than including them in the full URL. Change the formula to:
= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json", [Query = [slug="data-explorer", owner_screen_name="jamiet"] ])) :
= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json", [Query = [slug="data-explorer", owner_screen_name="jamiet"] ])) :
That will return the same result as before but now we've broken out the query parameters {slug, owner_screen_name} into parameters of Web.Contents(). That's kinda nice but they're still hardcoded; instead what we want to do is turn the whole formula into a callable function, we do that by specifying a function signature and including the parameters of the signature in the formula like so:
= (slug,owner_screen_name) => Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json", [Query = [slug=slug, owner_screen_name=owner_screen_name] ]))
= (slug,owner_screen_name) => Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.twitter.com/1/lists/statuses.json", [Query = [slug=slug, owner_screen_name=owner_screen_name] ]))
Let's give our new function a more meaningful name by right-clicking on the resource name which is currently set as "Custom1" and renaming it as "GetTwitterList":
We have now defined a new function within our mashup called GetTwitterList(slug, owner_screen_name) that we can call as if it were a built-in function.
Let's create a new resource as a formula that uses our new custom function and pass it some parameter values:
= GetTwitterList("data-explorer", "jamiet")
= GetTwitterList("data-explorer", "jamiet")
We still have the same results but now via a nice neat function that abstracts away the complexity of Json.Document( Web.Contents() ).
As stated earlier each of the records is in itself a dataset each of which, in this case, represents lots of information about a single tweet. We can go a long way to parsing out the information using a function called IntoTable() that takes a dataset and converts it into a table of values:
Here is the result of applying IntoTable() to the results of GetTwitterlist():
This is much more useful, we can now see lots of information about each tweet however notice that information about the user who wrote the tweet is wrapped up in yet another nested dataset called "user".
All the time note how whatever data we are seeing and whatever we do to that data via the graphical UIs is always reflected in the formula bar; in the screenshot immediately above notice that we are selecting the "user" and "text" columns (the checkbox for "user" is off the screen but is checked).
All the time note how whatever data we are seeing and whatever we do to that data via the graphical UIs is always reflected in the formula bar; in the screenshot immediately above notice that we are selecting the "user" and "text" columns (the checkbox for "user" is off the screen but is checked).
We can now parse out the user's screen_name using a different function – AddColumn(). AddColumn() taken an input and allows us to define a new column (in this case called "user-screen_name") and specify an expression for that column based on the input. A picture speaks a thousand words so:
= Table.AddColumn(intoTable, "user_screen_name", each [user][screen_name])
= Table.AddColumn(intoTable, "user_screen_name", each [user][screen_name])
There we have our new column, user_screen_name, containing the name of the tweeter that tweeted the tweet. At this point let's take a look at the raw JSON to see where this got parsed out from:
Notice that the screen_name, UserEd_, is embedded 3 levels deep within the hierarchical JSON document.
We're almost there now. The final step is to use the function SelectColumns() to select the subset of columns that we are interested in::
= Table.SelectColumns(InsertedCustom,{"text", "user_screen_name"})
= Table.SelectColumns(InsertedCustom,{"text", "user_screen_name"})
Which gives us our final result:
At this point hit the Save button:
OK, so we have a mashup that pulls some data out of twitter, parses it and then….well…nothing! It doesn't actually do anything with that data. We have to publish the mashup so that it can be consumed and we do that by heading back to the home page (which is referred to as "My Workspace") by clicking the My Workspace button near the top of the page:
Back in My Workspace you can select your newly created mashup (by clicking on it) and options Preview, Snapshot & Publish appear:
We'll ignore Preview and Snapshot for now, hit the Publish button instead at which point we are prompted for a name that we will publish the mashup as:
Hitting Publish will do the necessary and make our data feed available at a public URI:
Head to that URL (https://ws41451459.dataexplorer.sqlazurelabs.com/Published/TwitterListDemo) and here's what you see:
You can download the mashup output as a CSV file or an Excel workbook. You can also download the whole mashup so you can edit it as you see fit and, most importantly, you can access the output of the mashup via an OData feed at https://ws41451459.dataexplorer.sqlazurelabs.com/Published/TwitterListDemo/Feed/jamiet-dataexplorer-text_user_screen_name
We have used Data Explorer's JSON parsing and dataset navigation abilities to pull out the data that we are interested in and present it in a neat rectangular data structure that we are familiar with. Moreover we have done it without installing any software and we have made that data accessible via an open protocol; that's pretty powerful and, in my wholly worthless opinion, very cool indeed.
Have fun playing with Data Explorer. Feel free to download my Twitter List Demo mashup and mess about with it to your heart's content.
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I see you've been busy too...
Earlier today I posted Data Explorer walkthrough – Parsing a Twitter list in which I explained that I
Thanks Jamie.
To me it looks like we have a few pieces if excel extracted with the twist of some new data source and function call along with a place to host the feed? Am I missing something?
Also, you say most importantly OData. Are you being scarcastic or have change your mind about the technology?
Hi Tim,
When I said:
"most importantly, you can access the output of the mashup via an OData feed"
I was implying that the important thing was that the data was accessible, not that it was accessible via OData per se. That being said, I have nothing against OData and hence I'm wondering what you meant by:
"Are you being scarcastic or have change your mind about the technology?"
What did you presume that my opinion was in regard to OData?
A short recap At the PASS Summit 2011 a project that existed as part of the now-defunct SQL Azure Labs
If you want I can use the service www.twexlist.com to export Twitter list (private or public), followers or followings. Cheers.


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The following are my top two flaws of the Kohan series. While I don't know exactly what happened to Timegate, I also suspect that the fact they were not fixed by the time KoW was released is a significant reason Timegate is no longer in business today.
#2: A greatly appreciated feature which distinguished the Kohan series from other RTS games was the random map generator. However, components in settlements were so effective regardless of location that they largely insulated the economic aspects of the game from the random map. To overcome this, they could have made the mines a lot more effective, and components a lot less effective. Alternatively, they could have made the map more like a Civilization map, so that the resource icons near a settlement are the resources that settlement gets, period (implemented well enough, they could also have used this to give players sufficient reasons to place settlements non-equidistantly from each other, instead of forcing players to do so by having only predetermined, random settlement locations, which would have reduced a lot of complaining about Kings of War as well).
#1: Perhaps the most touted distinction of the Kohan series was that it reduced micromanagement compared to other RTS games. While this can be considered largely true for single-player, for multi-player, it actually increased micromanagement, because there was always someone willing to increase the risk of getting carpal tunnel syndrome by constantly moving and clicking between the map and the retreat button (or using the hotkey) so they could individually retreat their companies into enemy ZOC tiles during combat, basically using the retreat command to maneuver freely within the combat zone, and to great effect. A simple fix to this, one which would have made the retreat command more what players rightly would have expected it to be in the first place, would have been to make retreat possible only into a friendly ZOS tile which both did not contain an enemy ZOC, and was not under siege (and maybe keeping a delay of some kind between retreat commands to the same company).


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i already expressed my love for old school victoriana houses – but this is the flip side of the coin. i can definitely see myself being very comfortable in a mid-century modern house, especially since i grew up in one – i love an expanse of glass and open living areas. julius schulman was a well known architectural photographer from that era, and his imagery certainly makes me appreciate these buildings even more.
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The Repository Loader is implemented by the following components:
FileSystemMonitorScheduler sets up a schedule to start the FileSystemMonitorService, and whether to scan recursively.
FileSystemMonitorService specifies which files to scan for upload to the repository.
LoaderManager accepts repository loader jobs. It maintains a queue of pending jobs, and uploads the job for type mapping processing
TypeMapper and TypeMappings map file types to specific content handlers.
ContentHandlers transform the file into a repository item and invoke a back end system to perform add, update, and remove operations on the repository.
Repository Loader interfaces
Oracle ATG Web Commerce provides two interfaces to invoke and manage the Repository Loader:
Repository Loader Administration is a Web-based interface that lets you start and manage repository load jobs. With this interface, you interactively identify the directories whose contents you wish to load into the repository.
RLClient is a command line RMI utility; it requires a manifest file that identifies the files to load into the repository.
A fully-configured Repository Loader setup can be represented as follows:


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It's hard not to like Steve Wozniak, both for his contributions to modern computing and his winning personality. In this recent interview, where he recounts the moment he solved bringing colour to computing, you get a healthy dose of both.
His description of those moments between awake and asleep when inspiration strikes is a familiar one, although my epiphanies are generally more along the "hey, I bet I can deep fry that" line. The quote I like best, though, is this one:
"Sometimes you're not sure if it's going to work, because it didn't follow all the methodology, all the science in the books, all those numbers. Yet it's similar enough, it might work. And in this case it did."
And that's how innovation happens. Thanks, Woz! This makes me even sadder that you got robbed on Dancing With the Stars. [ForaTV via 9to5 Mac]


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Global solar cell industry is expected to reach over 1,087.0 GW by 2022 owing to increasing demand for electricity coupled with rising consumer awareness regarding environmental benefits of renewable energy sources. Stringent government regulations in various economies to encourage use of solar energy through incentives and feed-in-tariffs is also anticipated to drive demand over the forecast period.
Technological advancements have led to efficient performance and reduction in manufacturing cost of the cells which is expected to fuel growth. Moreover, rising demand for eco-friendly energy sources in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and achieve energy security is expected to propel growth over the next seven years.
Increasing demand for PV systems in residential, utility and commercial applications is expected to have a positive impact on the industry. Increasing government support coupled with rising R&D investments in the sector is projected to propel growth. In addition, rapid development in the industrial sector together with growing infrastructure improvements particularly in emerging economies is forecasted to fuel product utilization over the next seven years.
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Multicrystalline and monocrystalline which form the silicon wafer segment contributed to an overall market share of approximately 90.0% of aggregated installation capacity in 2014.
In 2014, monocrystalline silicon wafer market reached over 57.0 GW. Industry players are expected to have ample growth opportunities in the market owing to increasing utilization of the product in developed nations. Properties of monocrystalline solar cells including stability, high efficiency and compact design is expected to propel demand over the next seven years. Research and development aimed at incorporating magnetic nanoparticles in manufacturing solar cells owing to enhanced performance is anticipated to open new avenues over the forecast period.
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Emerging economies including China, Indonesia, India and Japan are expected to experience significant growth inthe market owing to supportive government programs and policies over the next seven years.
Multicrystalline silicon cells are projected to witness rapid growth exceeding 25.0% in the forecast period owing to simple production process leading to reduced costs. Asia Pacific is expected to be a major market for multi crystalline solar cell owing to rising demand for multi crystalline solar cells in residential and commercial applications and increasing consumer awareness regarding cost efficiencyof the product.
UAE is one of the major markets for solar cells in MEA owing to reliable operation and cost benefits of the product.Impressive aesthetic exteriors and flexibility offered by photovoltaics is estimated to propel thin film solar cell market over the next seven years.
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Grand View Research has segmented the global solar cell market on the basis of product and region:
Global Solar Cell Product Outlook (Installed capacity, GW, 2012 – 2022)
Silicon Wafer
- Monocrystalline
- Multicrystalline
Thin Film
Cadmium Telluride
Amorphous silicon
Copper Indium Gallium Selenide
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Belts Of Glaciers On Mars:
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers the glaciers, so they appear as surface of the ground, but radar measurements show that underneath the dust there are glaciers composed of frozen water. New studies have now calculated the size of the glaciers and thus the amount of water in the glaciers. It is the equivalent of all of Mars being covered by more than one metre of ice. The results are published in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Several satellites orbit Mars and on satellite images, researchers have been able to observe the shape of glaciers just below the surface. For a long time scientists did not know if the ice was made of frozen water (H2O) or of carbon dioxide (CO2) or whether it was mud. Using radar measurements from the NASA satellite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers have been able to determine that it is water ice. But how thick is the ice and do the glaciers resemble glaciers on Earth? A group of researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have now calculated this using radar observations combined with ice flow modelling.
Gigantic Ice Slab Found on Mars:
This ice may be the result of snowfall tens of millions of years ago on Mars, scientists added.
Mars is now dry and cold, but lots of evidence suggests that rivers, lakes and seas once covered the planet. Scientists have discovered life virtually wherever there is liquid water on Earth, leading some researchers to believe that life might have evolved on Mars when it was wet, and that life could be there even now, hidden in subterranean aquifers.
[The Search for Life on Mars.]
NASA Build Igloos On Mars Idea For Robots:
WELL BEFORE NASA announced that liquid water exists on Mars, a team of designers from Clouds Architecture Officeand Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch) toiled to figure out how we could use ice—so, in essence, water—as shelter on the Red Planet. It's a simple idea, really. We've known for some time that Mars is home to large quantities of water ice, and that this ice could serve as a locally sourced building material. Ice is also translucent, and all homes need a little natural light.
The team of eight ultimately came up with the Mars Ice House, a sloping, triangular structure that would be autonomously built by robots using additive manufacturing techniques. For their idea, NASA recently awarded them first place in a design competition for 3-D printed habitats made for future human inhabitants of Mars.
NASA Selects 3D Printed Habitats Design Winner:
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER):
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER) is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit[1] andOpportunity,[2] exploring the planet Mars. It began in 2003 with the sending of the two rovers—MER-A Spirit and MER-BOpportunity—to explore the Martian surface and geology.
The mission's scientific objective was to search for and characterize a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars. The mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, which includes three previous successful landers: the two Viking program landers in 1976 and Mars Pathfinder probe in 1997.[3]


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My online persona is a musician Shall I play a waltz so Caryn can complete her daydream?ringswraith wrote:To be fair, my online persona waltzes. And tangoes. And all that other stuff. IRL? Notsomuch.
Caryn~ can't you set the VCR to record? (or am I the only one who still uses those? ) At any rate, ET will probably have it up on their website as well as Youtube will have it within hours.
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Storm cleanup costs rising along coast
Communities worry about exhausting snow-removal budgets
Costs are growing for coastal communities cleaning up from winter storms this month.
A powerful nor'easter hit the coast hard two weeks ago, and it was followed by another storm a few days ago. Officials said several factors, including the timing of the snowfall and how long it took to clean up, have contributed to the strain on their budgets.
"Our main cost here in Hampton is our overtime for our crews," said Keith Noyes, Hampton director of public works. "The storm that we had from the weekend before last was all on the weekend, so it was all a matter of overtime."
The most recent storm was also on a weekend, increasing overtime costs.
Nearly 70 percent of Hampton's $160,000 snow-removal budget for the year is gone. Exeter has spent about 46 percent of its $275,000 budget.
Dover's fiscal year ends June 30, but its public works director said a few March storms could exhaust the city's $445,000 budget. Portsmouth's $450,000 budget is also intended to last through June, but the city said cleanup from the nor'easter alone could cost more than $100,000.
"It eats it up very quickly when you have a large storm like we just had, especially in the time spent dealing with the storm and removing the snow afterwards," said Steve Parkinson, Portsmouth's public works director. "What normally takes us one night took us three nights to accomplish."
Public works officials said that if necessary, they will have to use money from other parts of their budgets, such as road paving or sidewalk maintenance.
Some communities have contingency plans. Exeter has a revolving fund it can tap into if needed. But towns such as Hampton don't. The town said it didn't spend all its budget last year, but the money doesn't carry over year to year.


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We are suffering from post lunch spreadsheet madness here at LAARC.
Nathanial and Matthew are now presenting objects to each other in an Antiques Roadshow style.
"So what you have you brought with you today Matthew?" … "Well Nathanial, this is my great great great great great great Grandfather's amphora. It was used for storing and transporting wine." … "Quite right Matthew. It's known as Gaul1, form 8G. You'll need to be looking to insure this for…"
Christie is still creating new numbers. This requires her to push herself to the limit with her drawing skills. Each registered find has a card with a sketch on the back. She wasn't thrilled when she found that out but she is turning out to be brilliant at it.
Here's one of the beakers she's working on right now:
It's a poppy head beaker made locally (Highgate) that appears to have been 'killed'. Or at least that's one of the theories our Roman ceramics specialists gave us for the giant hole in its side.
Final pic in this post is a close-up of my new and life changing boiler suit. So much dust in the archive! So many high shelves and low shelves and heavy boxes! My clothes weren't coping. Now my life has been changed! In fact, I love my boiler suit so much I embroidered it


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Team Clermont announces CMJ Showcase - New York
Team Clermont's Bill, Nelson, Shil & team will be heading back to NYC in just under two weeks, and we're thrilled to share details for this year's official CMJ Showcase! We'll be pairing up with our pals over at Hometapes Records to put on this year's showcase, and we hope to see you there!
Our showcase is on Wed. October 16 at Union Pool in Brooklyn, and our lineup includes Pattern Is Movement, Leverage Models, Celestial Shore, Norwegian Arms, Laser Background, and Paperhaus!
We will also be hosting our annual CMJ hangout at Barcade in Brooklyn on Sat. October 19!
Team Clermont 2013 CMJ Showcase presented by Hometapes
Wednesday, October 16
Union Pool (484 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY)
$10 or CMJ badge
7:00 Paperhaus
7:45 Laser Background
8:30 Norwegian Arms
9:30 Celestial Shore
10:30 Leverage Models
11:30 Pattern Is Movement
- Steve, Bill, Nelson
Team Clermont, Athens, Georgia


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Kids Stuff: Family fun
*Learning to Knit a Scarf, Jan. 12, 11 a.m., Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd., Wilton. Kids will learn to knit. Tickets $18 members, $23 non-members. Register online. Info: wiltonhistorical.org.
*The Phantom Tollbooth, Jan. 13, 1 and 4 p.m., Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport. Tickets $20. Info: westportplayhouse.org.
*Stitching, Stamping and Printer's Devils Workshop, Jan. 19, 11 a.m., Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd., Wilton. Museum Educator Laurie Walker will teach children how to make simple books they can use for journals, notes, art, and gifts. Tickets $10 members, $15 non-members. Info: wiltonhistorical.org.
*Kids Care: MLK Jr. Service Day Project, Jan. 20, 1-4 p.m., Norwalk Historical Society Museum, 141 East Ave., Norwalk. This free family-friendly Service Day Project supports non-profit Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. Participants will create welcome bags for immigrants and refugees settling into Connecticut. Children will also create cards and decorate the bags. Register online at kidscare.brownpapertickets.com. Info: norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
*Amazing Max, Jan. 20, 3 p.m., Stamford Palace, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Tickets $12.50. Info: palacestamford.org.
*Welsh Rabbit and Molasses Bread, Jan. 26, 11 a.m., Wilton Historical Society, 224 Museum Educator Laurie Walker will be showing the children how to make Welsh Rabbit, and some Molasses Bread. For kids ages 6-12. Tickets $10 members, $15 non-members. Register online. Info: wiltonhistorical.org.
*Casey Carle's BubbleMania, Feb. 16-17, 3 p.m., Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Tickets $12.50. Info: palacestamford.org.
*The Story Pirates Greatest Hits Show, Feb. 24, 1 and 4 p.m., Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport. Tickets $20. Info: westportplayhouse.org.
*Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: Everybody Loves Pirates, Feb. 24, 3 p.m., Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Tickets $12.50. Info: palacestamford.org.
*The Magic of Presto Pete & Incredulous Chris, March 3, 3 p.m., Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Tickets $12.50. Info: palacestamford.org.
*The Wizard of Oz, March 17, 1 and 4 p.m., Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport. Tickets $20. Info: westportplayhouse.org.
*The Story Pirates: Greatest Hits, March 24, 3 p.m., Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Tickets $12.50. Info: palacestamford.org.
*Angelina Ballerina The Musical, April 7, 1 and 4 p.m., Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport. Tickets $20. Info: westportplayhouse.org.
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org; open daily, 10-5 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas); sharks, seals, river otters, sea turtles, jellies and more than 100 other species; Marine Lab, Ocean Playspace for toddlers, seal feedings at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. daily. Fish Tales for preschoolers, Fri., 10:15-11 a.m.
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr St., Fairfield; adm. $2/adults, $1/children; 203-259-6305 x109 or ctaudubon.org: 155-acre wildlife sanctuary, 7 miles of trails through woodlands, streams, meadows, marshes, ponds, open daily dawn to dusk; Birds of Prey compound; nature center w/exhibits and Nature Store, open Mon.-Sat., 10-3.
New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 203-966-9577; satellite site for NY Botanical Garden programs (800-322-6924); buildings open Mon.-Sat., 9-4 (closed major holidays); Saturday Explorers Club, 2 Sat./month for ages 6 and up and families, 1:30-2:45; First Saturdays, 1st Sat. of the month, free guided activities for visitors, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Free Live Animal Presentations, Sat. at 3, lasting 15-20 min., dif. animal each week.
Darien Nature Center, 120 Brookside Rd.; free adm. Mon.-Fri., 9-4; Sat., 9-1; 203-655-7459: Ongoing exhibits.
Devil's Den/Lucius Pond Ordway Preserve, a Nature Conservancy property, 33 Pent Rd., Weston; open dawn to dusk to passive recreation; 20 miles of trails; info., concerns, 860-455-0716; natureconservancy.org.
Woodcock Nature Center, 56 Deer Run Rd., Wilton; center open 9:30-5, Tues.-Sat., two-plus miles of trails open daily, dawn to dusk; reg. in advance for programs, 203-762-7280; www.woodcocknature center.org.
Audubon Greenwich, 528 Riversville Rd., Greenwich; program fees: $5/adults, $3/children, srs. (incl. adm. to Center & Grounds); trails open dawn to dusk weekends; Kimberlin Nature Center open daily, 9-5; nature store open Tues.-Sat., 9-5; 203-869-5272 or email email@example.com.
Stepping Stones Museum, 303 West Ave., Norwalk; open daily 10-5, Memorial Day-Labor Day, and Tues.-Sun., Labor Day through Memorial Day; adm. $15/adults and children (under 1, free), $10/srs.; Early Childhood Classes for ages 6 mon.-6 yrs. and After School Adventures for grades 3-12, reg. online; other ongoing events; Around the World Creative Kids, programs Sat. at 2; steppingstonesmuseum.org or call 203-899-0606.
Stamford Museum and Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford; adm. $10/adults, $8/srs. (65+), $6/students (18+ valid ID), $5/children 4-17; 203-322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org: Heckscher Farm, daily, 9-5 (Heckscher WILD! new live exotic animal exhibit); Bendel Mansion (main building), Mon.-Sat., 9-5, Sun., 11-5.
Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport; open Mon.-Sat., 9-5, Sun., 1-4 (closed major holidays); adm. $7/adults, $5/ages 1-12 & srs.; free adm. to trails and property, daily 7 a.m.-dusk; interactive nature museum, live wildlife; Story and Animal Program, Thur.-Fri., 10-10:30 a.m., age 5 and younger, free w/adm.; Nature Encounters, every Sat. at 2:30, free w/adm.; Animal Feeding, Mon., Wed., Fri. at 11 a.m., Animal Hall, and Tues., Thurs., Sat., Birds of Prey at 4 p.m., free w/adm.; 203-227-7253; earthplace.org.
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport; open daily 9-4; adults $14, children 3-11 and seniors, $11, under 3, free; beardsleyzoo.org. Amazing Animal Adventures, every Thurs.-Sun., 10-2. Picnic Presentations, every Thurs.-Sun., noon.
EverWonder Children's Museum, 31 Pecks Lane, Newtown; open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; adm. $7 for visitors older than 1; info., everwondermuseum.org: Story Lab for Young Explorers Tues. and Thurs., 10:30-11 a.m. New Art Lab projects, Straw Logic Puzzles and Life Cycle Crowns. EverWonder has joined Blue Star Museums, collaboration that offers free adm. to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport; discoverymuseum.org or 203-372-3521; Tues.-Sun., 10-5; open Mon. for most school holidays, plus school and homeschool groups with a reservation; museum and planetarium, $10 adults, $8 children, seniors, students, free under 2; Challenger Learning Center, simulated space missions for groups 15-30, res. required (schools, scouts, corporate team building, birthday parties); scout science badge classes; exhibits and daily Planetarium shows; weekend workshops. Snowflake Festival Week, Dec. 27-Dec. 30.
Wolf Conservation Center, South Salem, N.Y.; adv. reg. required, nywolf.org.
MUSEUMS, Etc.
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, open Sun., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Friday: 12 to 5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 29-Sept. 4, Sun., 12-4; $10/adults and $5/srs.; free adm. for full-time teachers and students in grades K-12, and for active-service military families; free for all on Tuesdays; 203-438-4519 or aldrichart.org: Group tours avail. by appointment, 203-438-4519 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Spotlight tours every Mon. and third Sat. of each month, 1-2 p.m.; Third Saturdays Family Workshops, free, 10-noon for ages 2-5, 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 6-10. Third Saturdays, free arts activities and tour of exhibits. Afternoon Studios: Plantable Paper, April 9, 2-4 p.m. Studio Tots: Spring Has Sprung, April 10, 10 a.m. Little Living Landscapes, April 11, 9-5 p.m. Afternoon Studios: Agricultural Animals, April 12, 2-4 p.m. Afternoon Studios: Terracotta Planters, April 13, 2-4 p.m. Glass Bending Workshop, April 19, 5:30-7 p.m. Register for programs online.
Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St., Ridgefield; 203-438-5485 or keelertavernmuseum.org; open 1-4 p.m., Sat., Sun., & Wed., last tour at 3:30; closed during January; Feb. 1-Dec. 31; $8/adults, $5/srs., youth under 18 and students w/ID; 300 years of Ridgefield history.
New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124), in the Town House Gallery; Tues.-Fri., 9:30-4:30, Sat., 9:30-12:30; 203-966-1776 or nchistory.org: Americans at Play, how people spent their leisure time in the late 1800s and 1900s, and the sport attire that went along with their favorite pastimes; From the Archives: D. Putnam Brinley, works by the impressionist and mural painter.
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Halpin Lane; 203-438-8863: classes for kids, teens and adults, call for info. or visit website, rgoa.org.
Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd.; brookfieldcraft.org: classes, open studios in clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal. Gallery Shop open Sat., 11-6, and Sun., 11-5. Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, jewelry making, glass arts, ceramics, weaving and fiber arts, woodturning and more. Info: brookfieldcraft.org or 203-775-4526.
Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton, 203-834-1896 or www.nps.gov/wefa: grounds open daily dawn to dusk; art programs, Junior Ranger activities, visitor center, museum store, historic house and studios; open Wed.-Sun. 10-4 (May 1-Oct. 31); Weir House Tours, offered Wed.-Sun. at 11 a.m., 1, 2, and 3 p.m. (May 1-Oct. 31), reg. required; group tours and field trips offered, reg. required.
Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road (Route 7), 203-762-7257: period rooms in the Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House, Betts Store, offering unique American-made items, from fine art to jewelry, books to redware, toys and more; gift shop; Tues.-Sat., 10-4.
The Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive, Greenwich; brucemuseum.org or 203-869-0376: $10/adults, $8/students and seniors, free/under 5, free adm. for all every Tues.; Docent-led Exhibition Tour Tues., 1:30 p.m., and Fri., 12:30 p.m.; Marine Tank Animal Feeding, every Tues. and Fri., 2:30-2:45 p.m. Bruce Beginnings. Family Gallery Tours. Art Adventures.
Greenwich Historical Society, Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob; open Fri.-Sun., 12-4 (docent-led tours at 1, 2 and 3); 203-869-6899, ext. 10 or www.hstg.org; adm. to gallery, visitor ctr. & house museum, $10/adults, $8/srs. and students, under 6 free (half-price on opening day); group tours at $7/person avail. on public and non-public days; library and archives open Wed.-Thur., 10-4; adm. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5; gallery hours Wed.-Sun., 12-4.
Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St., Danbury; 203-778-8337; danburyrail.org: adm. $6 per person, age 3 and up; Train Rides $3 extra (weekends April-Nov.); call for special events adm. rates; winter hours: Wed.-Sat., 10-4, Sun., 12-4; (summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5); tour vintage equipment such as 1907 steam engine, 1910 Railway Post Office car, 1973 caboose, 1953 Rail Diesel Car; vintage diesels on display.
Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Rd., behind the old Town Hall; open daily, 10-4; research library open Tues.-Fri., 10-4; adults, $5, students w/ ID, $3, children 5 and under, free. Info: www.fairfieldhs.org or 203-259-1598.
Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street, Bridgeport; 203-331-1104 x100 or visit barnum-museum.org: Recovery in Action, Thur.-Fri., 11-3, free adm., enter through double doors at rear of historic building.
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Rte. 22, Katonah, N.Y.; 914-232-5651 or www.johnjayhomestead.org: guided tours offered Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-4; $7/adults, $5/srs., students, free up to age 12.
Katonah Museum of Art, open Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun. 12-5; adm. $10; srs. (60+) and students, $5; under 12/free; Rte. 22/134 Jay St., Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-9555, www.katonahmuseum.org.


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MOSCOW (June 25, 12:40 p.m. ET) — Leading Russian PET packaging producers have called on the Russian government to block a ban on PET beer bottles in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
The companies claim the ban will result in thousands of workers losing their jobs.
The Russian government proposed a ban on PET beer packaging last year as an attempt to curb drinking in the country.
According to the Russian business paper RBC, several PET packaging companies have challenged the ruling, including Naberezhnye Chelny, Nalchik, Krasnodar and Saratov.
The market share of PET packaging in Russia is currently estimated at 50 percent and, according to Russian analysts, a ban may also have a negative impact on the water and soft drinks businesses. It is also expected to hurt local producers of polymer raw materials.
Alexander Melnikov, commercial director at Europlast, a Russian plastic packaging producer, a ban will put the clock back by 5-6 years in the industry.
The same opinion is shared by Vladislav Kuznetsov, CEO of Sibur-PET, one of Russia's largest producers of PET resin.
In the meantime, the world's largest beer producers, operating in Russia, have also warned that the transition to glass containers will result in an increase of beer prices in Russia by 15 percent, which, in turn, may result in a drop of beer sales in Russia by two times and the increase of the share of strong spirits.


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Potato yield losses caused by potato virus Y cost Idaho's economy about $34 million per year, according to results of a recently completed economic impact study by University of Idaho agricultural economist Chris McIntosh.
The estimate includes $6.5 million in lost wages from 184 Idaho jobs that would otherwise be filled if not for PVY.
McIntosh estimates direct losses to Idaho's economy caused by PVY at $19.5 million, and indirect losses at $14.5 million.
He estimated Idaho's annual yield loss to PVY, after shrinkage, is 2.3 million cwt. Prices used for his calculations are based on a five-year average. For simplicity, he made no allowance that having more potatoes impacts price.
In Russet Norkotah, McIntosh found every 1 percent of PVY in seed reduced yields by 1.17 cwt. per acre, causing a mean fresh-market loss of $12.27. Russet Burbank yields dropped comparably, with a mean fresh-market loss per acre of $11.59 and a mean processed market loss of $9.17 per acre.
His study was funded with $50,000, covering five years of research, from the USDA's Specialty Crop Research Initiative. McIntosh assigned a graduate student, Giri Raj Aryal, to the project.
His yield data comes from UI Extension seed potato pathologist Phil Nolte's trial plots planted in commercial fields for the past five years on the Rexburg Bench. Nolte's plots received federal, Idaho Potato Commission and UI funding.
Nolte purchased potatoes from fields confirmed by Idaho Crop Improvement Association to have about 10 percent PVY. He tested the seed and then blended clean and infected seed to PVY concentrations ranging from 2 to 50 percent for planting.
Nolte has found yield losses from PVY are exacerbated because the disease also reduces the percentage of No. 1 and higher value spuds. Based on leaf testing of his research plots, Nolte learned that aphids, which are vectors of PVY, seldom spread the disease very far from infected plants. Nolte believes the observation affirms planting clean seed is the best way to control PVY.
The new farm bill retains PVY research funding, and McIntosh hopes to gather future data specific to the seed industry and necrotic PVY strains.
Nolte acknowledges the data makes several assumptions and must be taken with "a grain of salt," but believes it evidences PVY is a "hidden drag" on production and affirms the importance of Idaho's policy of laboratory testing every seed lot for PVY.
Based on his findings, McIntosh advises growers, "You need to be sure to not only look at current-season test results on seed lots but also ask for winter test results and make sure there wasn't a differential between summer and winter tests."
The numbers seem inflated to Oakley, Idaho, grower and recently elected NPC president Randy Hardy.
"There's a lot of things that affect yield, and to pin PVY down for that much sounds like a lot," Hardy said.
But Hardy, who thus far hasn't sought PVY test data from his seed supplier, acknowledges the damage highlighted in the report underscores PVY is "probably something we need to be watching a little more closely."
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The taps will get turned on for the Waitsfield water project in early December, with water flowing to users at the north end of the system first and then proceeding to the southern end of the system.
The north end of the system is Tremblay Road and the south end is Irasville.
The municipal water project relies on water from a well on Reed Road and a 500,000-gallon storage tank on Bushnell Road to deliver water to Tremblay Road, Old County Road, Waitsfield Village and Irasville.
All water mains and extensions have been installed and the installation of individual property service lines is almost done, according to town administrator Valerie Capels. The water storage tank is currently filling.
Right now the tank is filling thanks to generator power because Green Mountain Power has been unable to complete the installation of permanent lines to the well/pump house since it diverted crews to help get the power back on in areas hit by Hurricane Sandy. When the tank is full to overflow, which is expected by today, November 15, the first of two samples will be taken.
If both samples are acceptable, flushing and disinfection of the system will begin – possibly as early as November 19. Flushing and disinfecting the system will be done from north to south. Then it's time to turn on the taps.
Turning on the taps will mark the end of a three-year construction project that was interrupted by litigation, spring flooding and Tropical Storm Irene.


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Granby is a town in Essex county, Vermont. It was formed in 1761 in N.H. from Orange county. The probate and court district for Granby is Essex. For more information, contact the town at P.O. Box 56, Granby 05840. On the attached map, Granby is shown as 15 in Essex county.
For information about the state of Vermont see Vermont Family History Research.


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Queensland's most famous beach resort has been drawing visitors since the 1950s. The Gold Coast is a world of contrasts, bringing together nostalgia and innovation, a vibrant nightlife with family-friendly experiences, and the best of both beaches and the hinterland.
The Gold Coast is renowned for its relaxed beach lifestyle. Savour the sun on your skin and salt in your hair with kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, jet skis, jet packs and flyboards, or just enjoy a laid-back beach picnic. The Goldie (as the locals call it) is a surf haven, with breaks for everyone from Quiksilver Pro champs to absolute beginners (plus plenty of surf schools), as well as both family-friendly and pet-friendly beaches.
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The Oath of KÄRNAN
The Realms of the North
The Oath of KÄRNAN - Beware of its spell!
With the launch of the family thrill ride "The Oath of KÄRNAN" in 2015 HANSA-PARK made roller coaster history: emerging from a 79m-high tower after a 67m first drop this hypercoaster speeds up to127 km/h on the 1,235m-long track. The reverse free fall from over 60m in the KÄRNAN tower is unique worldwide.
Since 2017 the worldwide unique reverse free fall in the dark has been even longer, more intense, more KÄRNAN -a true XXL experience! The free fall velocity rate has been more than doubled from about 5m/sec to roughly 11m/sec.
Be bound by the spell of KÄRNAN and experience a thrilling roller coaster ride with the whole family. Anyone taller than 130cm can hop on!
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- Partially roofed
- Photo Spot
- Wi-Fi
Ride Attraction with Photography Service
At this attraction, photos are made during the journey. Please avoid this ride if you do not want it.
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Numbers, Data, Facts
|Fall height
|67 m
|73 m
|Number of inversions
|1235 m
|Gerstlauer Amusement Rides
|Seats overall
|Seats per unit
|127 km/h
|Year of construction
The Legend of the Construction of KÄRNAN and the Origin of the Spell
Eons ago on a dark and moonless night in November, the old King of Denmark died an untimely death, stabbed by his closest confidants while hunting. He was succeeded on the throne by his son Erik, who was a mere 12 years old when he was crowned and began to rule over his father's kingdom.
Erik swore his coronation oath -- and every oath thereafter during his reign-- "by all the holy men" -- ved alle hellige maend -- which earned him the name "Erik Menved".
King Erik lived in tumultuous times. His father's slayers had been banished. They became pirates who terrorized the coastal towns and villages of Denmark. They frightened the residents who feared for their homes and lives. But the young king was oblivious to the problems and worries of his subjects. Instead, he spent his time hosting costly and pompous tournaments and dreaming of conquering faraway countries.
Soon the King's coffers began to run low as Erik sank deeper into his new lifestyle. He held even more costly tournaments than any king before him. When his funds were almost exhausted, he raised taxes and pledged parts of his kingdom to the nobles of other countries.
Then a famine broke out in Denmark, but the wasteful King refused to lower taxes. Instead, he had all uprisings put down and the rebellious peasants hanged in front of the city gates. He expected it to be a deterrent, but the nobles joined forces with the peasants and turned against the King. It was a massive rebellion, and King Erik was able to suppress it only with the help of foreign mercenaries.
Instead of acknowledging his errors, Erik felt threatened by his subjects and the neighboring kingdoms. He convened his court and proclaimed:
"Our enemies are lurking in the shadows and beyond our borders, but we will build a castle for ourselves and for Denmark -- a fortress so strong that our enemies will never be able to invade and destroy it! We swear, by all the holy men."
The King summoned his old and wise master builder and entrusted him with the monumental task of building an invincible castle. The builder retreated to his chambers and remained there many months drawing plans for an enormous structure with a strong outer ring wall, a moat and drawbridge, countless defense works, and a king's tower ("the keep") larger and more majestic than the country had ever seen.
Inside the castle he planned for a splendid great hall for receptions, cozy private rooms, as well as spacious pantries and a deep well to ensure there would always be enough water and food for the castle inhabitants in the event of a siege. His life depended on it.
The crown jewel of the plan, however, was a cleverly thought out system of secret passageways in the walls of the fortress and a complex emergency system that would help the royal family escape, if need be.
When he saw the drawings, Erik Menved immediately realized his dream of becoming invincible was suddenly within his grasp. He ordered the construction of KÄRNAN to begin immediately.
The old master builder had seen many a king come and come during his long life -- both benevolent and cruel. But he had never experienced a king who placed his own well-being as far above that of his starving subjects as King Erik Menved did. While construction was progressing, the old man pondered how he could help the people of Denmark without breaking his oath to build an invincible fortress for the kingdom.
One night, while watching the inebriated King and his advisors playing dice and betting their riches, the master builder suddenly knew what to do. He hurried down to his archives and searched through the writings of his predecessors. He was looking for a special magic formula that would protect the tower while at the same time punishing the King for his cruelty and keeping him away from his people.
After seven years the tower was completed. The master builder stepped before Erik and said, "My King, the construction you ordered has been completed. The kingdom now has a fortress that is most likely unconquerable: KARNAN."
King Erik Menved's face froze. He fixed the master builder with a piercing stare. "Most likely unconquerable? Have I not publicly sworn and ordered you, under the penalty of death, to build a tower that is invincible forever and ever?"
"Yes, my Ruler, you certainly did. And this castle is more secure and stronger than any fortress ever built. Yet I do not dare mention a dangerous thing such as a protective spell in your presence."
"Tell me about this protective spell that you have not mentioned to me," the King demanded. "Would it make KÄRNAN invincible?"
"Yes, my King, that it would. But I must warn you: the old scriptures are a dangerous game. Their impact is high, but the price to pay may be higher still." And he pulled out from his bag a large roll of parchment and carefully held it up. It was inscribed:
"Once read out loud, a powerful spell will be cast over the tower that will hit all those who intend to attack, threaten, or approach KÄRNAN with the air to conquer it. The spell will destroy them. My King, though this magic formula would make the fortress invincible, it comes with a high price!"
Greedily, King Erik Menved wrested the scroll from the canny old master builder. "I will pay it. I shall raise the taxes," the King said. Little did he know that he would have to pay a much higher price when he, blinded by the prospect of power, uttered, "I will take the risk -- by all the holy men!"
He quickly unrolled the parchment and spoke the age-old magic formula to protect the tower. But with every word he spoke, it was as if a piece of his innermost soul was torn from him and flung towards the tower, penetrating its walls and sinking deep down to its core where the spell unfolded.
The King had hardly finished speaking when he looked as if he had aged by twenty or thirty years. His skin had become wrinkled and ashen, his glance unsteady and empty.
King Erik Menved died soon afterwards, but in death he had fulfilled his oath and given the kingdom an unconquerable fortress.
From then on, the design of the castle and the power of the spell protected KÄRNAN from all attacks and dangers. No army was able to conquer it. No enemy ever invaded it, and all those who tried met with misfortune and death.
The King, however, forced to protect KÄRNAN forever by the clever trick of the master builder, will find salvation only by an act of kindness he had never shown while still alive.
safety instructions
High speed roller coaster featuring sudden drops, vertical ascent, backward free-fall, vertical descent, quick turns and a heartline roll. Ride includes periods of darkness with light and sound effects.
If the train comes to a stop during the experience passengers are to remain seated until being told to exit or escorted by staff. Passengers may have to exit out of a banking position having to use steep stairs at a maximum of appr. 73 meters height. The escorted exit may take up to 45 minutes.
130 cm or taller.
Due to the nature of the experience you should be in good health and of sufficiently strong muscles.
The following persons are not permitted on the ride:
Persons with back or neck problems or other conditions that may be aggrevated by this ride.
Persons with high blood pressure and / or heart problems.
Persons with a pacemaker.
Expectant mothers.
Persons unable to obtain a safe sitting position due to physical shape or size, limited mobility, physical handicaps, protheses and amputations. Persons unable to exit the attraction without assistance.
Persons unable to psychologically cope with the experience of the ride.
Persons under the influence of alcohol, drugs or psychopharmaceuticals.
Maximum 4 people per row.
Sit calmly and upright during the ride and hold on to bars.
Lean head against head support.
Hair longer than shoulder-length must be tucked into clothing or secured by hairnets.
It is not permitted to stick out arms and/or legs or stand up or lean out during the ride.
Proper attire and footwear required.
No umbrellas, (walking) sticks, sharp or bulky objects.
For safety reasons loose items are not permitted. In particular cameras, mobile phones and other loose items that could fall out and endanger passengers or other guests. Such items are to be removed or stowed away safely before the ride.
Items such as scarves, loose clothing and shawls that could work loose and wrap themselves around wheels and axles and cause injury to the wearer or cause the vehicle to come to a stop need to be removed or stowed away safely, for instance by a balaclava, so that they do not pose any kind of risk. HANSA-PARK is unable to control if loose items are safely secured or stowed away. If these items are not removed or safely secured - clearly visible to anyone - persons will be denied to ride without compensation. HANSA-PARK accepts no responsibility for items that are removed or taken onto the ride.
Exit after every ride.
No food nor drink.
No animals.
No smoking.
Photos are being taken during the ride. If you wish not to be photographed please avoid this ride.
The entire site is monitored by cameras.
Before you use the attraction, please note the ride description, safety warnings, possible access restrictions and how to behave in a safe manner posted at the entrance to the attraction.
The use of our ride attractions by adults is not generally subject to any weight restrictions. However, you must be able to properly close all safety lap bars and other safety devices so that you can sit in a normal sitting position.
A test seat is available at the ride entrance before you get in the queue.


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If you're feeling overwhelmed while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, you are not alone.
An estimated 15 million Americans are providing unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer's disease, or other forms of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Acknowledging the stress that comes with caring for someone with Alzheimer's and its manifestations is the critical first step toward not only helping you maintain your own physical, financial and emotional health, but also providing more robust and meaningful care to your loved one.
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When caregivers are sick, depressed, anxious and angry, their ailments naturally affect their ability to provide care for their loved one, despite their best efforts.
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Caregiver burnout is normal. Watching your loved one's health deteriorate as the disease advances is challenging even for the most resilient. Providing care during that time often seems like a thankless task, especially as your loved one's memory decreases and needs increase.
That is why it is vital to recognize some of the signs of burnout: anger, exhaustion, denial, sleeplessness, anxiety, isolation, withdrawal from social functions and friends, difficulty concentrating and declines in your own health.
Making time for your physical and mental health is not only healthy for you, but it is good medicine for your loved one.
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Signs and symptoms of caregiver stress or burnout can come in many forms.
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S: Sad — Are you feeling lonely, isolated? "I just don't care anymore."
T: Tired — Are you physically and or emotionally exhausted? "I'm too tired for this."
O: Over-reacting — Do little things "get to you" and make you lash out? "Leave me alone!"
P: Pain — Don't ignore stress headaches or a mental and physical fatigue. Sometimes your body will let you know when you need respite.
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With his caregiver Helen, Angell's humor, his sense of fun, his innate frankness shone. She blessed his life.
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'Oprah,' Pizzeria Bianco, Google, and Slice: A Closed Loop
For as much as I (privately) grumble about the internet, I love it for stuff like this ...
About 4:10 p.m. ET, I have the following IM exchange with my homeslice Philip G., who appears in the video above, capturing the first-ever video pizza upskirt at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix on his visit there:
PGTips: bianco was just on oprah
NYCSlice: wha?
NYCSlice: no way
NYCSlice: on the pizza show?
NYCSlice: where Gayle goes around?
NYCSlice: i need to record that damn show
NYCSlice: and blog about ti
NYCSlice: even tho it's old as dirt now
PGTips: yes
NYCSlice: kewl
PGTips: i didnt know if it was old or not
NYCSlice: yeah
NYCSlice: it's like a year or so old
PGTips: some standard slice place in NYC, a tray place in chicago, and bianco
NYCSlice: yeah
NYCSlice: some weird place in the South, too
NYCSlice: where gayle went to college
NYCSlice: looked interesting
NYCSlice: square pies
NYCSlice: their own weird way of doing things
NYCSlice: the place in NYC looked run of the mill
NYCSlice: i don't think i've ever been to it
PGTips: yeah, run of the mill indeed
NYCSlice: it's right across the street from the O magazine offices
NYCSlice: which is probably why Gayle likes it
NYCSlice: heh
NYCSlice: i'm going to check the site traffic now
NYCSlice: and see if there are a lot of Google hits
NYCSlice: from search traffic
NYCSlice: looking for Bianco
NYCSlice: when this place here in NYC was on Food Network
NYCSlice: (it's called "Slice")
NYCSlice: hwen it was on FN, Slice the weblog saw a lot of search traffic coming from people looking for Slice the pizzeria ...
NYCSlice: yep. just what I thought ...
NYCSlice: lots of search traffic coming in, keyword "Pizzeria Bianco"
NYCSlice: http://www.google.com/search?q=Pizzeria+Bianco
So later, this evening, around 7:15 p.m., Philip checks in with this:
PGTips: just got a call from my aunt
PGTips: she is an oprah freak, saw the show apparently, and googled bianco
PGTips: she was like "i was watching oprah....and then i ended up watching you talk about pizza"
PGTips: haha.
NYCSlice: AWESOME!
PGTips: from oprah to seeing my face in like 10 minutes
NYCSlice: heh
PGTips: she was confused at first, she was like "do you know a pizza website has a video of you on it?"
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Doubleheader pitching still undecided
HOUSTON -- When the Mariners conclude a nine-game road trip with a doubleheader Wednesday at Oakland, Felix Hernandez will pitch one of the two games. But manager Lloyd McClendon said he hasn't determined yet if his ace will pitch the first or second game and he's not committing yet to the other starter.
The club is expected to recall right-hander Erasmo Ramirez to start one of those games after sending him to the Minors the past two weeks while going with a four-man rotation, which was made possible by a number of off days on the schedule.
Hisashi Iwakuma was activated off the disabled list Saturday to rejoin the rotation, so the Mariners are back to five starters. But they'll need one more for Wednesday's doubleheader and Ramirez could be added without affecting the 25-man roster, since teams are allowed to add a 26th player for doubleheaders.
Ramirez allowed one run with five hits over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision Friday night for Triple-A Tacoma against Las Vegas. The 23-year-old issued three walks with eight strikeouts while throwing 106 pitches.
"He pitched OK," said McClendon.
Hernandez lasted just five innings and 89 pitches -- his shortest start of the year -- in a 5-4 loss to the Astros on Friday as he was dealing with a flu bug that previously hit catcher Mike Zunino in New York.
Hernandez said he lost nine pounds in two days and didn't have his normal energy in Friday's game. McClendon said no other players have had issues with the illness yet.
"Let's hope this is the end of it," he said.


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At the far end is a floor to ceiling bookcase with some drawers built in the bottom for miscellaneous sewing supplies. Since the photo, I've added a couple of woven baskets on the shelves for items that need to be "contained."
Right now, one of the drawers is EMPTY. Can you believe it?
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