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Porter says Astros center fielder improving; Castro not in Saturday's lineup
HOUSTON -- After spending the day at Methodist Hospital with a case of gastroenteritis on Saturday, center fielder Dexter Fowler was released later that evening. Manager Bo Porter expects him to return to the ballpark on Sunday.
Fowler, who did not come to the ballpark on Friday, was admitted to the hospital that night. Porter visited him after Friday's 11-1 loss to the Angels.
"He's much better than he was yesterday," Porter said after his visit. "Obviously, he was down, watching the game. He wanted to be here with his teammates. He texted me, 'Get me out of here.' I'm not the doctor, but [I told him] I'd talk to the doctors and see what I can do. He's looking forward to getting back."
Fowler, the club's leadoff hitter, batted .500 in the Opening Series against the New York Yankees, including two doubles, a triple and a homer, while scoring five runs.
"You definitely don't want to miss too many games when you're swinging the bat real well," Porter said.
Porter did not believe that the virus would keep him away from the club for too long.
"He's in the best place for him," Porter said before Fowler was released. "Being in the hospital, they can give him the treatment to get the virus out of his stomach. We'll see how he recovers. When the doctors say he's ready to go and he says he's ready to go, he'll be in the lineup."
Catcher Jason Castro was also not in the lineup for the second consecutive day after being hit by a pitch on the right ankle Thursday night against the Yankees.
"Castro is available to pinch-hit if we need him," Porter said. "I thought we would give him another day."
Castro showed no signs of strain walking around the clubhouse before Saturday's game against the Halos, although he did have the right ankle taped. He did some hitting in the indoor batting cages.
"I've been getting treatment for a little while," said Castro, who did not appear in the game. "It's definitely making improvement. Still trying to get some of that swelling out. It shouldn't be any longer than one more day."
Robbie Grossman, who had been starting in right field, moved to center for Saturday's game. Catcher Carlos Corporan was in the lineup for the second game in a row.


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The Guild list is a component of the default WoW User Interface.
The Guild List is located in the third pane and third tab at the bottom left of the initial Socials window. It lists players in your guild that you can track in the game. When you click the Guild tab, it becomes the Guild list window.
If you are not a member of a guild, the Guild tab will be gray.
You can access the Guild list from the Social button (looks like a speech bubble with an exclamation point "!"; default key shortcut of O) in the middle section of the command bar and then click the Guild tab at the bottom.
Most of the Guild list pane consists of the list of guild members, each entry showing the following info in Show Guild Status mode:
Above the list is a Show Offline Members checkbox that is checked by default.
At the bottom of the list the number of people found is shown like this: # Guild Members (# Online)
At the bottom, the Guild list pane also has a Guild Message of the Day, several buttons and a Show Guild Status/Show Player Status toggle.
The buttons at the bottom:
- Group Invite
- Add Member
- Guild Control
The Show Guild Status/Show Player Status toggle drop menu:
- Show Guild Status
- Show Player Status
The other panes accessible from the Guild list window:
Guild list
Show Offline Members checkbox
This checkbox in the Guild Pane toggles the display of Guild members that are offline in the Members list.
Show Guild/Player Status list modes
A gold right pointing triangle (►) indicates a dropdown menu for changing the way info is listed for guild members.
When the label to the left of the control says "Show Guild Status", you are in Player Status mode and when it says "Show Player Status", you are in Guild Status mode. The default is Player Status mode.
Show Player Status mode
- Name
- Zone
- Lvl
- Class
Show Guild Status mode
- Name
- Rank
- Note
- Last Online
Member side window
When a member entry is selected, a window slides out to the right with specific member info.
- Name
- Level/Class
- Rank and promote/demote buttons
- Last Online
- Note (public)
- Officer's Note
This ⇑ button promotes a guild member a single rank and can only be used by those of sufficient rank.
This ⇓ button demotes a guild member a single rank and can only be used by those of sufficient rank.
Public note area
Click on this area to edit the note, if you have privileges to do so. This feature allows high ranked Guild members to leave notes about members so they can be reviewed later. For example, players real name, professions, any thing that is not easily remembered.
The public note is limited to 31 characters.
This note typically can be viewed by all members of the guild.
Officer note area
Click on this area to edit the note, if you have privileges to do so. This feature allows high ranked Guild members to leave notes about members so they can be reviewed later. For example, players real name, professions, any thing that is not easily remembered.
The officer note is limited to 31 characters.
This note can be only be viewed by those ranks given the privilege (typically officers and above).
This button removes a guild member from the guild and can only be used by those of sufficient rank.
Group Invite
This button sends a group invite to the selected person in the guild member list and can be used by any member of the guild.
Guild Message of the Day
Clicking anyway in the space marked for this (if of rank to edit) will open a small window and allow you to set a new or replace an existing message that all guild members will see in their chat window when they first log on.
Guild Information
This button opens a small window to the right of the guild list in which (those allowed to edit it) information can be placed.
At the bottom of this window is a button labeled Log.
- Log
This button opens a larger window, replacing the guild information window, with logs of players that have either joined the guild, been promoted/demoted, and leave or kicked. This log will also show which player did the actions.
Add Member
This button opens a dialog box in which a character's name can be typed and subsequently invited to the guild and can only be used by those of sufficient rank.
Guild Control
This button allows the guild leader to change the privileges of members of lower ranks, like, the ability to chat or the ability to promote and demote others.
Guild control side window
- General features
- Ranks drop menu
- Add/remove ranks (Note: Only the lowest rank can be removed at a time.)
- Edit rank names ("Rank Label:")
- Edit privileges by rank
- Edit guild vault privileges
- Accept/Cancel buttons
- Guild privileges changeable by rank
- Guild vault privileges changeable by rank
- Withdraws allowed options: Gold and Repairs
- Max Gold/Day: (in increments of - default 0)
- Guild Bank Tab: (selectable tabs if available)
- View Tab
- Deposit Items
- Update Tab Text
- Withdrawal Items (stacks per day - default 0)
Known bugs
- Currently a couple bugs are known to occur:
- The maximum amount of gold allowed to repair with often resets making the real amount seem unlimited.
- The log window will often lose track of kicked guild members (though this may be intended).
Patch changes
- / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Replaced by guild window UI.

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Cook pasta as package directs, rinse, drain and set aside. Place shiitake and water in a small saucepan, cover, bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Drain the water off the shiitake and reserve water. If using whole shiitake, slice off the stems and discard. Then slice the caps.
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Celebrating New Year's Eve on Times Square is a great experience, of course, but Cape Town, Reykjavík and the Bahamas have interesting ways of ringing in the New Year, too.
Elaborate masks, noisy beats, brilliant costumes: On the Bahamas, the new year kicks off Caribbean style with the Junkanoo carnival street parade.
Reykjavík celebrates New Year's Eve with huge bonfires. Fireworks and occasionally the Northern Lights illuminate the sky. Early next morning, instead of going to bed, you can recover from your hangover in the steaming waters of a geyser-fed thermal pool.
Although half of Cape Town traditionally heads to the New Year's party on Victoria and Albert Waterfront, the best view of the fireworks is from Table Mountain. On January 2, more than 10 000 people take part in the grand finale, the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Parade.


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When I teach genealogy classes, I like to poll the group for the type of resources they use. Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, and Cyndi's List typically make up the big three places for research.
I don't have any complaints with these resources; with the except of Ancestry eliminating the US Veteran's Administration Records. (Why? Why, Ancestry? Why? I totally needed it for the WWI military information!)
I'll pout later. But now I'd like to introduce you to a great resource you may or may not have used for your research: Censusfinder.com.
Censusfinder is a database at a crossroads. It's a great website, but it has a few issues which daunt most researchers. Censusfinder is not searchable, so you need to know the state and county of your ancestors' residency. Each county and state are listed alphabetically, and the availability of records vary from census transcriptions to interesting collections such as:
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For Irish researchers, I like to suggest Censusfinder's Ireland Record Page, which has been a great place to find little-known and interesting census, parish, and school records. It's an excellent supplement to Findmypast.ie, Ireland's National Archives and Ireland-Genealogy.com.
So, try Censusfinder and let us know your success stories! Write about your fantastic finds in the comment box.
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Since it's Maximum Minivan Day, I knew I had to prowl the streets of Alameda and find a first-generation Chrysler minivan for this series. Easy, right? It turned out to be the hardest DOTS search I've ever done, because I've tuned out minivans from my personal Cool Vehicle Detectors the way treasure hunters adjust their metal detectors to tune out bottlecaps; I just don't see them. Not that I'm anti-minivan, mind you- if every SUV owner whose lifestyle would be better served by a minivan… well, no need to go there, eh? Anyway, I figured I needed to find a Mopar minivan with some character, and that means we're looking at an example of the very last year of the first-gen Dodge Caravan today.
You think an 18-year-old minivan doesn't qualify for this series? Sure, I could have shot any number of mid-80s examples, but come on- look at the patina! This van has been taking a beating ever since Saddam Hussein crossed the line in the sand.
Also, it's clearly a parts runner for the primered Hell Project Alfa in the driveway. One of the side windows is a duct-tape/garbage bag combo, and some of the other windows are left open 24/7, rain or shine.
You could get a 100-horse 2.5 inline four in '90, but the emblems on this one indicate that the Mitsubishi 3.0 or 3.5 liter V6 (packing 142 or 150 horsepower, respectively) motivates this Alfa-parts-haulin' machine. And, yes, that's an early-60s Impala in the driveway next door.


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With the legions of people suffering from new nut allergies, gluten sensitivities, soy aversion and lactose-intolerance, we're either becoming an increasingly food-neurotic culture, or food allergies really are on the rise.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports an 18 percent uptick in food allergies between 1997 and 2007. Food allergies now affect a whopping 15 million Americans. But according to a new study published in the December issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, it looks like the increase is more than a hypochondriacal diet fad. Like the aphorism goes, there's something in the water — and that something is pesticides.
The study reported that high levels of the chemical dichlorophenol in the body are associated with food allergies. Dichlorophenol is often put in agricultural pesticides as well as consumer insect and weed control products. It is also used to chlorinate tap water.
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It was captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory but, if you told me it was taken by some electronic microscope, I would believe you.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Precision cancer medicine has taken a strong step forward at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) with the addition of genome screening for lung cancer.
The technology, known as next generation "multiplex" gene sequencing, analyzes 50-plus genes in DNA extracted from a tumor biopsy for particular genetic mutations. Previous technology required pathologists to analyze one mutation per tissue sample. This second-generation genome sequencing assesses more than 2,500 mutations in a single reaction.
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"Each patient's cancer is genetically distinct, so we must customize our treatments as well," says Greg Otterson, MD, co-director of the OSUCCC – James Thoracic Oncology Program. "Genomic testing of tumor cells in many cases helps us match a specific patient with the therapy or clinical trial most likely to have a positive effect on his or her cancer."
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Gene sequencing is now considered the standard of care for stage-4 lung cancer patients at The OSUCCC – James and a handful of other centers across the United States. Several clinical trials evaluating molecular targeted therapies for patients with stage-3 lung cancers will soon at The OSUCCC – James.
"In addition to doing a far better job of finding mutations, this technology is faster, uses patients' tumor samples efficiently and reduces the cost of genomic testing, making it accessible to more patients," adds Weiqiang Zhao, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and a member of the OSUCCC – James Molecular Biology and Cancer Genetics Program. Zhao directs the molecular pathology laboratory at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where clinical genome sequencing is performed and analyzed. The lab is accredited by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for quality.
Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer death in the United States and the world among both men and women. More than 200,000 cases are diagnosed annually in the United States, and approximately 50 percent of these have metastatic disease at diagnosis, which is generally considered incurable. Although the majority of people with lung cancer have a history of smoking, 15-20 percent of people affected by the disease in the United States have never smoked, and another 40-45 percent have successfully quit smoking.
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posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 2:30 am
Dear Dr. Muthén
With an unconditional GMM I identified five latent classes in a londitudinal dataset. These trajectories agree with theoretical expectations.
Subsequently, I entered time-invariant covariates to check if these variables allow to predict growth parameter variance within these latent classes. While I found some significant predictors with this procedure, some of the resulting trajectories look quite different compared to the ones of the unconditional GMM. How do I have to interpret this?
Thank you very much foryour help!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 8:32 am
The following paper discusses this isuue. It can be downloaded from the website. See Recent Papers.
Muthén, B. (2004). Latent variable analysis: Growth mixture modeling and related techniques for longitudinal data. In D. Kaplan (ed.), Handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences (pp. 345-368). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Tracie B
posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 9:37 am
I have 2 questions on this topic:
1. I am using unconditional GMM to generate classes, exporting them, and then examining covariates as well as outcomes, i.e. I am treating 'class' like any other categorical variable. Many posts talk about 'leading to distorted results' but intuitively this is what makes sense to me- using the naturally occuring patterns (regardless of who populates them), then exploring who is in what class, and what the consequence of being in that class is. Is there a problem with this approach, i.e. estimating unconditionally and then dealing with covariates subsequently?
2. Unrelated to above: when I use GMM (linear), I get the expected number of classes (4) and patterns, in line with a priori theory; if I fix the variance, it is still similar. If I fix the variance AND the intercept, I no longer get the patterns I anticipated- just more and more parallel lines. I know that there is a lot of within person variation, and in my data I have 20 time points. So it works well with GMM but not with LCGA. Is this a problem? My feeling is that I have to be able to allow within class variation in order to have them emerge.
Tracie B
posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 9:42 am
To clarify above,
I meant if I fix the variance of the slope, and then of both the slope and the intercept
Michael Spaeth
posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:25 am
1.) If you export to another program class membership is based on "most likely" and fuzzy boundaries (that would be: class membership based on posterior probabilities) are not taken into account in further analyses. Contrary, if you model the covariates in your LGMM (within mplus) effects of covariates are controlled for this class uncertainty. Another point is that in the latter kind of model you can reduce the potential of a misspecified model (often you need direct effects of covariates on the indicators).
However, if your classification quality is very good (entropy above .90, average post probabilities also) you can probably stick with saving class membership based on most likely (because class uncertainty is very lowin this case). I also often check whether there are very few "borderline cases", i. e. individuals with nearly the same posterior probability to be assigned to each class.
2.) Interesting issue. However, I always do a LCGA first and then free growth factor variances in a stepwise fashion (first intercept, then slope) and finally I try to let these variances differ across classes. If your growth factor variances are significant within classes, I would leave them in the model, because this is closer to reality. Addtionally, out of my experiences, I get the impression that one overestimates the number of classes with restricted growth factor variances.
Amir Sariaslan
posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:39 am
For the first part of your post, you should read the following paper:
Clark, S. & Muthén, B. (2009). Relating latent class analysis results to variables not included in the analysis. Submitted for publication.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:56 am
For the second part, if GMM makes more sense both statistically and substantively because you have variation within classes, I would use GMM.
Tracie B
posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 7:46 pm
Thank you very much, this was a great help!
Youngoh Jo
posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 8:51 pm
Using unconditional models I found 3 groups. When I use conditional models, I put the following commands:
data: file is "E:\data\w1-w6.csv";
variable: NAMES ARE ID SEX sc1-sc6 pa1-pa5 mo1-mo5 ab1-ab5 ta1-ta5 dp1-dp5 ne2-ne5;
USEVARIABLES ARE SEX sc2-sc6;
classes = c (3);
starts = 20 2;
model: %overall%
i s |
i s on sex;
c on sex;
OUTPUT: tech1 tech8;
and I got the following error message:
*** ERROR in Model command
Unknown variable(s) in an ON statement: C
What's wrong with this?
Thanks in advance.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 - 6:14 am
Please send the full output and your license number to
Stine Hoj
posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 7:37 pm
I have specified a 4-class GMM with individually varying times of observation and now wish to predict class membership probabilities from covariates. I have two questions about this:
(1) What is the most effective way to determine whether I need direct effects between the covariates and growth factors? For instance, in a cross-sectional LCA you can constrain direct effects between the covariate and each item to zero (Y1 on
, Y2 on
, etc) then use modification indices to see which paths should be freed. However, modification indices don't seem to appear for paths between the covariate and the growth factors (I on
I have considered using MODEL TEST to determine whether each path (I on Xk, S on Xk) differs significantly from zero but this seems like it may become a lengthy process with many predictors.
(2) To include time-varying covariates, I believe I just extend the LGCM approach and regress Yt on each Xt, while refraining from modelling these covariates as predictors of the latent class variable.
Is this the correct approach? If so, how is it applied in a 3-step procedure where covariates are introduced in the third step, at which point information pertaining to the specific values of Yt is dropped?
Thanks in advance!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 2:27 pm
(1) One way is to compare BIC when including all such paths versus none.
I would have thought Modindices would show up.
(2) Right. Not sure that 3-step works here because in step 1 you say that the class indicators are not influenced by the tvcs and in the last step you say they are - that case seems to fall in the "direct effects" category of our 3-step paper, where 3-step is not a good choice.
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The pièce de résistance of Huys at 404 Park Avenue South is six über-luxury penthouses occupying the upper floors. Each of these extraordinary limited edition residences, skillfully crafted by the fêted Dutch designer Piet Boon, represents the epitome of iconic Manhattan living.
'City living involves constantly trying to find a balance between the stimulating public life of the city and the serenity and comfort of the private home.'
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The design philosophy and aesthetics of Piet Boon, informed by a rich Dutch heritage, are imprinted on every inch of each penthouse – from the stunning façade modifications to the architecture, interior and innovative product design. The vision for each residence is consistent: an infusion of comfortable luxury throughout.
404years after discovering New York, latter-day Dutch pioneers have returned to transform a historic loft building at 404 Park Avenue South into exquisite condominiums – replete with a distinctive Dutch twist.
An exceptional team has been assembled by award-winning Dutch property developers Kroonenberg Groep, known for their commitment to quality and attention to detail. It consists of renowned Dutch designer Piet Boon; celebrated Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf; and New York construction management firm, Sciame.
With passion and expertise – and drawing from a rich heritage – they are creating the epitome of Dutch sophistication and luxury. Huys, at 404 Park Avenue South in the heart of Manhattan's vibrant NoMad neighborhood, is the vanguard of a Dutch renaissance in New York City.
Huys (pronounced 'house') derives from Stadt Huys, the Old Dutch for City Hall. New York's first Stadt Huys was built in 1642 by William Kieft, the Director-General of Nieuw Nederland (New Netherlands). In modern Dutch, Huys is spelled Huis and means 'house' or 'home'.
The combination of unique geography and flat topography in the Netherlands gives the country its extraordinary, world-famous light. It's a light different from anywhere else in the world: a light beautifully captured in the still-life paintings and landscapes by 17th-century artists such as Vermeer and Rembrandt, and a phenomenon that continues to inspire Dutch artists and designers to this day. In fact, this relationship with light plays a major role in the design concept for Huys.
The Dutch are renowned worldwide for design – design that is synonymous with innovation, superior craftsmanship, and excellent quality. Not only are they designers and builders of creative projects large and small, but they are also at the heart of some of the most ambitious real estate developments around the globe. They literally built much of their own country by reclaiming land from the sea. And more recently, developed cutting-edge engineering to create highly sophisticated flood defenses that protect their low-lying nation from the sea.
Where there are problems, they find solutions. Out-of-the-box thinking is instinctive. When it comes to the seemingly impossible, the Dutch never say never. They take a straightforward approach to design. Their premise is simple yet powerful – and a potent tour de force when combined with an attention-to-detail sensibility. They also know when not to take things too seriously and possess an idiosyncratic sense of humor that recognizes the beauty of whimsy and the unexpected, that is evident in their work.


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If there is anything that will slow down the multi-core juggernaut, it is the lack of software that will run on them. While commodity multi-core chips are well-know fixtures in servers and high performance computers, the highest volume markets, represented by the desktop and laptop segments, are just now getting used to the idea of dual-core processors. Within a relatively short period of time, multi-threaded software has become everyone's problem.
Intel has a huge stake in making sure future software follows the multi-core model. By the end of next year, the majority of processors shipped by the company will be either dual-core or quad-core. Commodity processors with eight cores and above are already being conceived. Intel can't afford to have all those extra CPUs just spinning with nothing to do. So part of the company's mission has become to convince software developers to "think parallel."
The HPC community has recognized the problem for years. In 1999 during an OpenMP presentation at the Supercomputer Conference, one of the introductory slides stated: "The benefits are clear. To increase the amount of parallel software, we need to reduce the perceived difficulties." Seven years later, the benefits of parallel programming and the perceived difficulties have been extended to the entire IT community.
But Intel is not going to rely on the HPC crowd to drive the paradigm shift of parallel computing into the larger IT community. Supercomputing, while important to Intel, is not perceived as a software technology driver by the company. Back in April, when I spoke with Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer, he had this to say:
"A few years ago, when Intel asked me to look at what we should be doing in HPC, I was struck by how little progress had been made on the programming front. That's my big disappointment. The technologies that were popular a decade or more ago are still in widespread use today. We're still programming in MPI and still working on technologies like OpenMP. I had hoped and expected that after a decade or more we really would have made some fundamental advancements on the software side.
"I think that HPC probably won't drive the fundamental advancements in parallel programming. I think it had that opportunity, but that window of leadership is rapidly closing. The advent of multi-core processors in the high volume spaces is probably going to do more. It's certainly going to attract a lot more investment in creating powerful solutions to the programming problem — largely out of necessity. If these new architectures are going to be successful, a lot of people are going to have to program them and they're not going to be satisfied with the kinds of tools available in HPC today."
Part of the effort to get developers used to the idea of parallel programming involves education. Earlier this month, Intel announced a worldwide effort to prepare university students for the new multi-core paradigm. Intel will provide expertise, funding, development tools, educational materials, on-site training and collaboration to 45 top universities to incorporate multi-core and multi-threading concepts into their computer science curricula. Related to this, the company has even developed its own software college (information online at http://or1cedar.cps.intel.com/softwarecollege/), a kind of global extension program for programmers.
Intel is also taking a more direct approach to encouraging parallel programming by delivering multi-threading developer tools, such as OpenMP-capable compilers, VTune, Thread Checker and Thread Profiler. This past Monday, Intel introduced a new software package, Threading Building Blocks (TBB), a threading library for C++ developers. I talked to James Reinders, Intel marketing director for the company's Developer Products Division, about the new software and wrote about it in this week's issue.
From what Reinders told me, Threading Building Blocks is targeted for the same types of systems as OpenMP, namely shared memory SMP systems. TBB's main advantage over OpenMP is that it doesn't require a special compiler, since it relies on standard C++ templates, rather than special language pragmas, to implement its parallel constructs. TBB also provides abstractions for task parallelism (being considered for OpenMP 3.0) and critical regions.
And, since the template library provides a more straightforward way to extend language features, it offers programmers more flexibility. The OpenMP pragma-driven model is certainly powerful, but compiler directives are a questionable way to make significant extensions to language functionality. On the other hand, OpenMP has other things going for it: It is an open standard, is portable across multiple languages (C, C++ and Fortran) and already enjoys some market penetration. The OpenMP language committee is in the process of designing version 3.0 of the specification. Read more about some of the issues being discussed in this week's feature article, "The Future of User-Directed SMP Parallel Programming."
Intel already has an investment in OpenMP in its own compilers and has even produced a Cluster OpenMP version for distributed memory systems. The company designed the TBB library to coexist with OpenMP, as well as native threading code, within the same application. So rather than competing with OpenMP, Reinders characterized the TBB product as filling in some of the gaps.
What Intel would really like to accomplish is to wean developers away from native Windows and POSIX threading, a low-level approach to parallel programming that the company views as counter-productive. There's no reason to have thousands of developers devise their own thread management schemes. Not only is re-inventing the wheel time-consuming, it's also error prone. Reinders makes a good case that the sort of high-level threading model encapsulated in the TBB template library is the way to go. Says Reinders:
"We're really able to do some incredibly sophisticated things under the hood. And if you really want to get a scalable threaded application, you need to do these things. But I would not want to try to educate everyone how to write these; or even if I educated them, I wouldn't want to suggest that everyone should spend their time writing wonderful core threading capabilities like task queuing and stack management. Having them written for you and be part of the language is exactly the right thing to do."
Lest you think he is just pushing the company line, here's what Reinders had to say in "Programming for Concurrency: New Tools Arrive" on the Dr. Dobbs Journal site:
"If you don't like what Intel has to offer, please find something else. But try to avoid writing the native threads. You'll waste time and you won't end up with a scalable application."
As always, comments about HPCwire are welcomed and encouraged. Write to me, Michael Feldman, at [email protected].


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I bought one of these at Walmart. I was impressed with its sensitivity, its sound, its display, its menu system. At first, the only negative I found was the belt clip. It was too flimsy to serve as an actual belt clip, plus it was hard to remove when I put in batteries. I thought I had found my perfect weather radio. But then I discovered that there's no way to turn it off. The listen button lets you turn the radio on, auto on, and silenced. I figured silenced meant the radio was silent: no audio and no alarms. That was what I wanted. I have sensitive hearing and I can't tolerate loud noise. I was hoping that there was a way that I could defeat that alarm from happening. I called Chaney Instrument's customer service and told her my problem. She said there is no way to keep it from alarming. She said the only way it would pass NOAA certification was to keep keep the alarm active at all times. She said there's only one way to turn it off: unplug it and take out the batteries. That seemed like a lot of trouble to be, having to put batteries in it just to find out the weather. I already have two other weather radios at home that would serve my purpose much better, so I took this one back to Walmart.
I called Chaney Instrument's customer service and told her my problem. She said there is no way to keep it from alarming. She said the only way it would pass NOAA certification was to keep keep the alarm active at all times. She said there's only one way to turn it off: unplug it and take out the batteries.
I just bought one of the Acurite Model #08550 weather radios at Walmart. The radio calls for a 6-digit FIPS code but the FIPS codes at weather.gov only have 5-digits. How do you enter it? Leave the first or the last digit zero? Anyone know?
One more thing- the radio will automatically turn on when it receives the coded signal from the tower- then it will simply play through whatever audio NOAA is broadcasting- including the initial preamble message alert tones which are part of the recorded message that is sent out by NWS. Some NWS broadcast stations use different tones, and in some cases NWS broadcast stations do not broadcast a preamble alert tone at all. That would be the only reason you would not hear a tone before a message. Some competitor radios choose to create their own tone when the coded signal is received- before the audio voice information plays through. That is an option we did not pursue in order to allow for future changes to the alert by NOAA and to further ensure none of the message is cut-off and is delivered in the most timely manner.I hope this helps to clear things up.
Regarding the high volume of the automatic alert, when the receiver receives the tone to "activate" (turn on) because of an official WARNING (and/or some watches), the receiver must set audio at a high level, as also described in "public alert requirements" This is the specification for audio level (db):"Voice out put at least 77 dB at 1 meter when receiving a 1 kHz tone Audio Alert out put at least 77 dB at 1 meter over 500 to 1500 kHz range"
The 08550 handheld alert radio backlight will be on by default when you place the radio in the powered cradle-this helps to confirm that you have placed the radio back on the powered dock in the middle of the night. You can turn the backlight off when the radio is docked by pressing AND HOLDING the "OK" button for a few seconds. Then the backlight will stay off in the dock. THis is also outlined in page 14 of the user manual if you would like more information.Yes- to have the Public alert" certified logo, one has to pay the fee and also pay to have the radio tested by NWS and NOAA labs with flying colors. Our radios passed and did very well.One of their requirements are that the unit has to be able to receive any and all WARNINGS by default.Also, we do have a new Radio/led Flashlight Combo unit now that has all the same functionality, but is classified primarily as an emergency flashlight. Because of this, the NOAA radio function can be turned off completely if desired- saves batteries. It has a dynamo crank for emergency power, an internal rechargeable battery, a compartment for standard batteries, and an option to use an external power adaptor. This model (#08560) is hitting walmart stores soon, and is available in many stores already.http://www.acurite.com/weather/noaa-weather-alert-radio/weather-alert-noaa-radio-led-flashlight-with-hand-crank-08560.htmlWe will continue to develop Weather Alert Radios that serve the needs of the customers, while providing advanced features for those who want them at a great value. Please continue to let me know what you think- I am listening and I am deeply entrenched in the product design and development at AcuRite. Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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Rumer has announced a special London show at St. James Church on 24th May 2012. Tickets will go on-sale at 9am Friday 20th April and are available from www.livenation.co.uk and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. A brand new single, 'P.F Sloan', will be released via Atlantic Records on May 21. It is the first taster from a new record, 'Boys Don't Cry', which is due on May 28, but has already gone Top 10 on Amazon's pre-orders.
'Boys Don't Cry' follows the breakthrough success of Rumer's debut album, 'Seasons Of My Soul', which has sold over a million copies, earned Rumer two Brit nominations and also saw her scoop the Mojo Award for Breakthrough Act. Still, she is in no mood to rest up. With sessions dating back to 2007 (before she was even signed) and completed amidst touring worldwide, Rumer has spent the last year or so quietly completing work on a new album, 'Boys Don't Cry': a stunning collection of lesser-known songs from the 1970's, all of which were originally sung by men.
And it is the mysterious 'P.F Sloan' – of the album's first single, and opening track – who arguably unlocks the meaning of 'Boys Don't Cry'. Sloan was a huge songwriter in his own right throughout the 60's, penning Barry McGuire's 'Eve Of Destruction' and composing the riff that would go on to become the Mamas & The Papas' 'California Dreaming'. Desperate to sing his own material, however, Sloan gave it all up to record as a solo artist, but failed to sell any records. He disappeared into obscurity, only to be remembered by Jimmy Webb's own song, 'P.F Sloan': one songwriter's bittersweet tribute to another, documenting the costs of being a true artist. "It's a song about the great writers who have been forgotten, or sidelined by a commercially-driven music industry," summarises Rumer. "I think 'P.F Sloan' sums up the whole album, and I love the idea of it being on the radio in 2012."
As 'P.F Sloan' demonstrates, by using her nascent intuition, and applying a mixture of detachment and interpretative nous, Rumer may be poised to cast a generation of songs into a new light. The cast of characters included across the record is nothing short of formidable, spanning the likes of Todd Rundgren, Townes Van Zandt, Ronnie Lane (and Ronnie Wood) and Tim Hardin. Even the more well-known artists – Leon Russell, Isaac Hayes, Neil Young – have had their relatively forgotten tracks re-imagined.
Outside of their original context, though, the songs of 'Boys Don't Cry' have proved timeless, and timely. For as the recording process unravelled, Rumer realised that a lot of the stories contained in the record had deeper, more personal echoes for her. Clifford T. Ward's 'Home Thoughts From Abroad' and Paul Williams' soaring 'Travelling Boy' were both about "this idea of the musician away from home, and the nostalgia that comes with that." Other tracks, albeit via another author, touched upon those pressures of the last year or so. Rumer rightly describes tackling these songs as "like going into the heart of darkness." And like 'Seasons Of My Soul' before it, 'Boys Don't Cry' is a gorgeous listening experience, but one that contains layers of emotional impact, which emerge upon every revisit.
Describing 'Boys Don't Cry', Rumer summarises: "this project is about passion, and paying respect to other people's work. I went on a journey and this music tells that story."


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In Spring 2013, we are on the precipice of dramatic, disruptive change in the health field that offers an unprecedented opportunity and challenge to transform health care and population health.
We know that traditional public health approaches along with more and better health care are not enough to improve health outcomes, equity, and cost. We must also:
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- transform the way we deliver health care to ensure access to quality, affordable health care for all.
Enjoy this Bright Spot presentation from Judy Li, Vice President, Health System Innovation and Community Benefit, Sutter West Bay Region, and Russell Lee of St. Luke's Health Care Center, which was presented at the 2013 Annual Leadership Conference, co-sponsored by the Center for Health Leadership (CHL) and the California Pacific Public Health Training Center (CALPACT) at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.
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text: Although they received a boost in popularity when actor/banjo player Steve Martin joined their ranks in 2009, the Steep Canyon Rangers had already earned an audience with their progressive bluegrass sound. Graham Sharp (banjo, harmony vocals) met future bandmates Woody Platt (guitar, lead vocals) and Charles R. Humphrey III (bass, harmony vocals) in 1999, while all three were attending the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Drawn together by their love of acoustic music, they began playing impromptu jam sessions. As things progressed, they were drawn more and more to bluegrass and started learning the genre's classic tunes. The main impetus to "go bluegrass" was the input of mandolin player Mike Guggino, an old friend of Platt's. He also owned a cabin in the mountains near the school, and the quartet used that as its rehearsal space. At first, the members were all busy with school and planning professional careers, with no thought of making music full time. None of them had ever been in a band before, but as they created a style all their own -- equal parts traditional and progressive bluegrass, with a bit of country and rock throw into the mix -- they began to realize they were more than just a bunch of friends jamming. By the time they graduated, fiddler Nicky Sanders had also joined the band's ranks, and the Steep Canyon Rangers were getting enough gigs to quit their day jobs and become full-time musicians. Although they threw the occasional bluegrass cover into their sets, the main strength of the Rangers quickly became their songwriting. Sharp, Humphrey, and Guggino all contributed to the band's canon with original compositions that appealed to bluegrass, country, folk, blues, and jam band fans. Upon graduation, the Rangers hit the road, playing folk and rock clubs as well as traditional bluegrass venues. Their first album, Old Dreams and New Dreams, was released in 2001 of the band's own label. Mr. Taylor's New Home appeared in 2002 courtesy of the small indie label Bonfire, and the self-titled Steep Canyon Rangers marked the band's first release for Rebel in 2004. Its follow-up, One Dime at a Time, was recorded mostly live in the studio and won the IBMA's Emerging Artist Award in 2006, with the title tune going to number one on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart. Although no stranger to the jam band crowd, the Steep Canyon Rangers further endeared themselves to that audience with a ragtime cover of the Grateful Dead's "Don't Ease Me In." The song appeared on Lovin' Pretty Women, which was nominated for IBMA's Album of the Year, and 2009's Deep in the Shade showed off their continuing love of gospel music. Meanwhile, the bandmates kept themselves busy collaborating with other artists. In 2008, they played with Flatt & Scruggs vocalist Curly Seckler, and in 2009 comedian/banjo player Steve Martin asked the Rangers to serve as his backing band on a tour in support of his own banjo album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. Their 2009 gig at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival introduced the group to a whole new audience of former hippies and boomers, and Martin remained on board for 2011's Rare Bird Alert, which featured guest appearances by Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks. Nobody Knows You, the group's debut album for Rounder Records, appeared in 2012. Tell the Ones I Love from 2013, also on Rounder Records, was produced by Larry Campbell and recorded mostly live at the late Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock, New York. With their popularity growing, the Steep Canyon Rangers toured steadily, both on their own and accompanying Martin. In 2013, Martin collaborated with singer and songwriter Edie Brickell on an album called Love Has Come for You; when Martin and Brickell played a handful of concert dates in support, the Steep Canyon Rangers joined them, and one performance was released in both audio and video under the title Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell Live. In 2015, the Steep Canyon Rangers released their ninth album, Radio; produced by bluegrass legend Jerry Douglas, it was the Rangers' first set to feature their new sixth member, percussionist Mike Ashworth. Martin's second studio collaboration with the Steep Canyon Rangers, titled Long-Awaited Album, arrived in September 2017, followed in 2018 by the Joe Henry-produced Out in the Open, the group's tenth studio long player. ~ j. poet


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A Texas sheriff has told local newspapers that author and former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle has been fatally shot along with another man on a gun range.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Stephenville Empire-Tribune report that Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant says the 38-year-old Kyle and a second man were found dead Saturday afternoon at Rough Creek Lodge's shooting range west of Glen Rose.
The Star-Telegram reports that witnesses told sheriff's investigators a gunman opened fire on the men, then fled in a pickup truck belonging to one of the victims. Glen Rose is about an hour southwest of Fort Worth.
The newspapers say a 25-year-old man was later taken into custody in Lancaster, southeast of Dallas. The motive is unclear.
Kyle wrote the best-selling book, "American Sniper."


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This is I believe an Art Deco Brooch. Several years ago a local antique dealer was closing his store and give this brooch to me ! I just love this one as well ! It has clear stones, the back has discoloration, the pin closure is in working order. It is one of my favorites.
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Classes are currently being taught online. All physical facilities are closed to the public at this time, and employees are working remotely.Please visit
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By Marielle McGregor
Working as a nurse is rewarding. You can prevent suffering, help family members cope with their loved ones' illnesses and even
save lives. The job also pays well, with entry-level registered nurses (RNs) earning an average of $57,000 per year.
While the rewards are great, the workers are few.
Did you know the need for nurses in Dallas is in critical condition? There is a
huge shortage of nurses.
This critical shortage becomes very clear when you look at the stats. For example, if you examine January 2016, you'll see a large gap between the number of job postings for nurses and the number of skilled nurses actually available in the area. There are a lot more job postings than there are qualified nurses.
Dallas County needs more than 4,000 registered nurses today. Not tomorrow, or next week, but today.
Of course, that number will continue to rise as Dallas County continues to grow. You may have noticed that people keep moving to Dallas, and they bring their health care needs with them.
It is estimated that in two years,
by 2018, Dallas County will need 2,824
more registered nurses than it does today.
Who does the community turn to when there is a shortage of skilled workers? The community college.
For 50 years, Dallas' community colleges have stepped forward to help train Dallasites for careers in top growing industries. You might even call it a tradition.
It is no surprise, then, that DCCCD has stepped up to tackle the nursing shortage.
To meet the need for nurses in Dallas, DCCCD continues to grow its nursing programs. That means more instructors, more laboratories and more class offerings.
DCCCD is also speeding up the path to graduation. Typically registered nurses (RNs) spend four years studying. At DCCCD, you can become an RN with a two-year degree. Tuition rates are affordable so you save time and money.
Currently, students can take nursing classes at four (out of seven) DCCCD colleges.
When DCCCD students complete their two-year nursing degree, they are prepared to take the NCLEX-RN examination. Students who pass the exam earn their nursing license from the
Texas Board of Nursing and can begin seeking employment.
Just as law graduates must pass a bar exam to practice law, nursing graduates must pass the NLCEX-RN exam to practice nursing.
Last month, the Texas Board of Nursing released the 2015 pass rates for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN exam. And you know what? Students in the DCCCD Nursing programs shined.
The 2015 report shows that of the 70-plus associate degree nursing programs in Texas, Brookhaven and Mountain View are two of only seven colleges to achieve a pass rate of 95% or above. That is outstanding! Students cite the hands-on training, lecture, skills labs and clinical experience at DCCCD as their main study material.
At DCCCD, studying for an associate degree in nursing is a full-time program that includes hospital rotations involving both day and evening hours. Every student participates in a wide variety of procedures and learns through daily, hands-on training.
Because the nursing program is academically rigorous, the application process is selective. Not every student who applies to the program gets in. If you're thinking about applying, please check with an
academic advisor at the college of your choice to find the right fit for you.
So what are the employment rates like? Well, for DCCCD graduates, very high.
For example, in fall 2014 —
the most recent employment data available — 91% of graduates from the El Centro College Associate Degree Nursing program were employed full-time. This number was equally high — 92% — for students who earned their
licensed vocational nursing (LVN) certificate.
Note: These high employment rates for graduates are expected to increase. America's Career Infonet lists registered nurses as No. 1 of its top 36
careers with the most job openings through 2022.
Are you interested in a career in health sciences but cannot commit to attending school full time? Or perhaps you aren't sure which health career is right for you?
Meet with a representative from the
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WASHINGTON—The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Department of Communications and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America issued the following statement in support of the Federal Trade Commission's revisions to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that were announced on December 20.
"We applaud the Federal Trade Commission and Chairman Jon Leibowitz for these important steps to keep children safe in the ever-evolving digital world," said Helen Osman, Secretary of Communications for the USCCB. "The Commission is to be especially commended for setting guidelines for website operators regarding the release of children's personal information to companies and for reasonable procedures for data retention and deletion."
COPPA was passed by Congress in 1998 and is designed to enable parents to decide how and whether Internet companies and operators can collect and use personal information from children under the age of 13.
"These revisions are greatly needed by the parents and families in our parishes who continue to express to us their concerns about keeping their children safe online," said Father Mark Arey, Ecumenical Officer of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America."In particular, they often speak about their concern about collection of their children's personal information (such as photos, videos and geolocation information) and so we are pleased that the new COPPA rules address this."
The USCCB and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America represent over 77 million people in the United States and are committed to a safe Internet environment, especially for children. In the spring of 2013 the USCCB Committee on Communications and the Greek Orthodox Church of America will release an online Digital Safety Guide for parents and faith communities.
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How Long Will It Take Media To Tag Tiller Murderer As Not Part of Prolife Movement?
Steven Ertelt at LifeNews.com is telling us more about the alleged murderer of Kansas abortionist George Tiller than establishment media news sources (bold is mine):
George Tiller Shooting Suspect Caught, No Connection With Pro-Life Groups
Authorities have apprehended a Kansas man suspected of killing late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller on Sunday morning at his church. Police have identified the man as 51-year-old Scott Roeder of Merriam, Kansas and he has been detained but has not yet been officially charged.
As has been the case with most previous incidents of abortion-related violence, Roeder appears to have an affiliation with extremist political groups but not with the mainstream pro-life movement.
Pro-life groups have quickly and genuinely condemned the Tiller shooting.
In 1996, officials in Kansas apparently stopped his vehicle for not having a valid license plate, which he removed as an act of anti-governmental protest. His license plate apparently had slogans such as "Private Property, Immunity Declared at Law, Non-Commercial American."
According to the Kansas City Star, the FBI suspected Roeder of having ties with the Montana Freemen, a militia group, which had had standoffs with authorities.
At the link within the report, Ertelt recites the following organizations that quickly condemned Tiller's murder: Operation Rescue, Kansans for Life, Priests for Life, "pro-life activist Rev. Patrick Mahoney, members of the youth pro-life group Bound for Life, and others."
The New York Times has two reporters on the story, but has no information about Scott Roeder beyond his name, which the Times says the Associated Press has reported. An AP story on Tiller's murder that mentions Roeder's name is here.
Given how quick the establishment media and the government over the years have both been to assure us — sometimes with little or no evidence — that various murders and attacks committed by someone acting alone, or occasionally even a few people, have not been acts of terrorism committed by specific groups, it will be interesting to see how long it takes them to tell us, if it is indeed the case, that George Tiller's murderer was not affiliated with the prolife movement — or if they will ever report it at all.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.


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Independence Day is one of the most celebrated days in the United States of America. This day reminds us the glory of this great country, wisdom of the founders and the struggle it has been through to gain the status of super power.
However, lately I have noticed a trend of not paying much attention and in some cases out rightly ignoring the celebration of this prestigious day. Reason is not that nationalism is fading out or people are losing that emotional touch with the country, rather reason is the fact that our schedule has become excessively tight and does not let us spare little time for anything.
Even on Independence Day holiday people do their personal stuff rather than celebrating this day. To be precise, shortage of time has made people ignore this most important day. In this article, I will divulge a secret to make Independence Day arrangement by consuming minimum time and minimum cost and that is online shopping. Some of the reasons why online shopping is best for the Independence Day arrangement are given below:
1) First thing first, it saves substantial amount of time. Whether you are stuck in the office meeting or kids are not letting you go, none of it can hamper your plans to celebrate this important day because all the arrangements are merely few clicks away. You are no more required to traipse around the shopping malls and spend hours there to make preparation for that special day. Just place your order over internet and thats it.
2) Secondly, in this era of financial tightness, many people feel they are not well off enough to spend good amount of money on this day, which is true to an extent also. Remedy of this problem once again is online shopping. Online shopping is considered to be an epitome of discounts and money saving schemes and saving opportunities simply multiply when its about some special event.
All the big brands and stores offer special discount on the special days like freedom day. This is the reason that Independence Day coupons are rife on the internet to make the arrangements of this day economical and cost effective.
In a nutshell, if you are willing to relive your nationalism on this auspicious day, shortage of time and money cannot be the hurdle with the help of a revolutionary phenomenon known as online shopping.


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I purchased my 2014 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road with a tonneau cover on the bed of the truck. Knowing that I would be using this truck as an overloading vehicle, and doing lots of camping, I decided to go the route of adding a cap and building a sleeping platform in the back. This has quite a few benefits. For one, there really is no setup required for camping. Just hope in the back and go to sleep. Second, the platform allows for me to store items below and make optimum use of the space.
Here's my truck with the tonneau cover removed. Getting ready to go pick up a Leer cap that I found on Craigslist.
Here's the Leer cap mounted to the Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road. It's difficult to see in the photo but the cap is green, which does not match my truck. But I bought it for $400 which is a huge savings over paying around $2,800 for a new A.R.E. cap which I was pricing.
$300 later, and a big thank you to my local Maaco garage and I have a color matched Leer cap on my truck. What I don't have at this point is any lighting in the cap.
There is no constant power at the back of the Tacoma. Since I would be using the bed for camping, I needed to have light without having the keys in the ignition. And I needed to run power to the 3rd brake light on the Leer cap. My buddy Tom helped me run power wire from the battery through wiring loom, along the frame, and into the rear taillight housing. I drilled a hole through the bed liner and inserted rubber grommets to protect the wire from the edges. We spliced into the rear taillight wire to control the 3rd brake light, then split off the power wire so that I can run power to the interior dome light, and also to power the LED lights that I mounted to the interior of the cap. I also ran a ground wire from a bolt under the bed, and used that to ground the LEDs, the dome light, and the 3rd brake light.
I added a 6-pin wiring connector to make connecting and disconnecting the wires a breeze in the event that I need to remove the Leer cap. I also drilled another hole in the bed liner and mounted a rocker switch with blue LED that controls the interior mounted LEDs in the cap.
The LEDs came in a 16-foot long strip but can be cut every 3 inches. I cut the LED strip into 3 sections, one on both sides of the cap, and a smaller section that mounts near the cab. My buddy Tom and Andrew worked their magic soldering the LED strips together and applying shrink wrap to protect the connections. Then I applied some 3M double-sided tape to the strips and pressed them firmly against the carpeted interior of the Leer cap.
Now that the lighting is done, it's time to move on to building a sleeping platform. There are a ton of ideas out there for ways to do this. Some people build some pretty amazing setups with sliding drawers, hinged compartments, and more. I decided to not over think this and simply get something built that is simple and inexpensive.
A trip to Lowes and roughly $100 in supplies. This can probably be had for less but I had to buy a stapler since mine broke. Here's what I bought. (2) sheets of 3/4″ plywood, (1) 1x6x12 board, gray outdoor carpet, 3M spray adhesive, stapler, 1/2 staples.
I had Lowes cut the plywood so it would fit exactly the length of my bed with the tailgate up, and half the width of the bed. It kinda sucked that I had to buy two sheets of plywood, but that's how the math worked out. I'm sure I'll find a use for that extra plywood in the future.
Here I'm using cardboard to make a template for the rear corners of the plywood. The bed isn't square as it has an angle near the tailgate that I need to cut out so that the boards fit flush. I did this the old-school way with a hand saw. Simple and convenient.
I then played the outdoor carpet down, sprayed it with 3M spray adhesive, and positioned the board in place, folding up the edges and stapling on the under-side. This took some cutting and folding to get things right.
Half of the sleeping platform is in place.
Here both pieces of carpeted plywood form a sturdy sleeping platform and provide plenty of space to store other supplies underneath.
Now I threw in my two sleeping pads, my 15-degree sleeping bag, camp pillows, and a spare sleeping bag on top of the sleeping platform.
My best friend, Terry the Pup approves and is looking forward to some camping adventures in the Toyota Tacoma!
The main reason why I sold my motorcycle and traded in my car on this Toyota Tacoma is because I want to be able to travel anywhere, in any weather, and camp out of my vehicle. There are a few options when it comes to camping out of a truck. The roof top tent (RTT) is the "cool" option, but requires time to set up and tear down as the tent is attached to your truck. The trailer, which is also cool, but I have no place to store a trailer at my home, and I'm not a fan of maneuvering with such a device attached to my vehicle. And finally, sleeping in the bed of the truck under a cap. This is the route I'm going because it's the most affordable in my case and requires no setup. The downside? I have a short bed Tacoma that is only about 5′ long. Good thing I'm short.
I was lucky enough to find a great deal on this Leer cap. The cap was green, but Maaco hooked it up with a color match for my truck for a good price. The total cost was still a fraction of what a brand new cap would cost.
Many years ago I heard of old bunkers from WWII located somewhere north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Over the years I tried to find more info on them but always came up empty. Until I stumbled across an article last week which had an overview and directions to these bunkers! What else should I do with a day off but go explore the bunkers of Alvira, Pennsylvania.
More information on the bunkers of Alvira can be found over on Atlas Obscura.


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Industrial look scrubs up beautifully
The industrial look that has crept into bathrooms will remain a strong trend coming into 2019, according to bathroom fittings expert and head of design and innovation at Methven, Andy Grigor. Here are his top five bathroom design elements to achieve the industrial look.
Concrete. Concrete, from porous and unrefined to smooth and sanded, is growing in popularity with a strong nod to the use of urban industrial materials. "We are seeing with increasing popularity concrete being used for floors and walls and even whole basins," said Andy.
Natural. Natural materials work to balance and create softness, and perfectly complement the industrial theme. "The use of reclaimed wood, gives a great rustic and worn in charm while creating warmth and softness in juxtaposition with the colder industrial materials such as metal and concrete," said Andy.
Black. Matte black tapware is very popular due to its ability to pair so well with other current design and style trends. The use of natural materials like timber and stone in bathrooms has also been growing, and black tapware and accessories complement these beautifully.
Metals. The use of metals remains strong in bathrooms, with warmer tones such as copper, gold and bronze being utilised as eye-catching features. "These metals can be used through tapware to even hairdryer holders, and suggest a touch of luxury against the industrial theme," said Andy.
Colour. Another trend that's continuing into 2019 is the mid-century Miami look, with a focus on soft colours and dusty pastels such as mint and powder pink.


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In 1962, Ann and Henry Brunnier pledged to Iowa State a collection of dolls and decorative arts amassed over fifty-five years. The donation included a comprehensive European, North American and Asian decorative art collection. This was comprised of glass, ceramics, Old Russian enamels, and ivory carvings. Ann's collection included more than 8,000 objects, filling two semi-trucks. Since this original donation, hundreds of other private patrons have donated other decorative arts collections to expand the University Museums' permanent collections. In addition to a large encyclopedic collection of glass, fine ceramics, Russian enamels and ivory, this collection also includes furniture, jades, pottery, snuff bottles, and carved wood objects.


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Each year in early summer, apricot season arrives, and imported varieties of the sweet-tart smaller cousins of the peach can be found at many area grocery stores.
But it's not every year that apricot season arrives in Kansas.
Because of late frosts, Kansas apricot trees often don't produce fruit at all. This year was different, at least for Stony Ridge Farms in McLouth. Owner Debbie Antes said her apricot trees might go more than five years without any fruit but that this year's mild winter produced different results.
Antes unloaded boxes of apricots last week at Cottin's Hardware Farmers Market expecting them to go fast.
A week earlier, the first time this season she brought apricots to the market, she sold out of more than 30 pounds in less than half an hour.
All about apricots
When selecting apricots, look for fruit that's bright orange in color and yields to gentle pressure, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. Store ripe apricots, unwashed, in a paper or plastic bag in the refrigerator up to two days. To help ripen hard apricots, place them in a paper bag with an apple on the counter for up to two days.
According to the California Fresh Apricot Council, apricots are high in vitamins A and C, and also provide potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus and fiber.
With about 95 percent of all apricots in the United States are grown in California, where Spanish explorers first planted them in missions all over the state hundreds of years ago, "It's not something you have every year in Kansas," Antes said.
Plenty of delicious recipes call for dried apricots. But during the brief season when fresh ones are available, they're the obvious choice whether local or imported.
A fresh apricot is a delicious snack on its own, but the early-summer beauties also lend great flavor — and color — to meats, salads and, of course, desserts.
Start to finish: 4 hours 30 minutes (45 minutes active)
Servings: Makes one 12-inch tart
Tart shell
3 tablespoons almond paste
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 1/3 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 pounds apricots, pitted and quartered
In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, blend almond paste, sugar and salt with 3 tablespoons of the butter at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining butter. Add flour and beat at low speed until just combined, then beat in the egg and milk. Scrape dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and flatten into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 2 hours, until very firm.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. On a floured work surface, roll dough into a 14-inch round, 1/4 inch thick; transfer to a 12-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing over the bottom and up the sides without stretching. Trim excess dough. Freeze shell for 15 minutes.
Line shell with foil (making sure foil also covers edge of crust) and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 50 minutes, until pastry is golden and cooked through. Transfer the tart shell to a rack; let cool.
Fill a large bowl with ice water. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk eggs with almond and vanilla extracts, cornstarch and half the sugar until smooth. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine milk with remaining sugar. Bring to a simmer over moderate heat, stirring. Whisk in egg mixture and bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until the pastry cream is thickened, about 3 minutes; scrape into a stainless steel bowl. Set the bowl in the ice bath and let stand, stirring often, until the pastry cream has cooled completely.
Spread pastry cream in the shell in an even layer. Arrange apricot quarters in partially overlapping concentric circles atop the cream, working from the outside in. Bake 45 minutes, until apricots are tender. Let cool slightly. Unmold the tart, cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.
(Recipe adapted from chef Michel Keller's Apricot-and-Blueberry Tart, as listed at foodandwine.com)
Servings: 6
2 cups sliced fresh apricots (about 12 ounces)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoons apricot nectar or orange Muscat dessert wine
Mix together apricots, sugar and nectar; set aside.
Top shortcake, pound cake, ice cream, frozen yogurt, etc.
(Recipe from califapricot.com)
Fresh fruit belies the fact that this tart's buttery puff-pastry crust is store-bought, making it a treat to prepare and eat.
Servings: 9
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (one 14 ounce package), preferably Dufour, thawed
All-purpose flour, for surface
3/4 cup ground toasted walnuts
3 tablespoons light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 large egg, beaten for egg wash
4 apricots, pitted and each cut into 8 wedges
12 ounces fresh blackberries (about 2 to 3 cups)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Preheat oven to 425 F. Roll out pastry to a 13-by-15-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface; trim edges with a knife. Transfer to a baking sheet; freeze for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
Combine walnuts, brown sugar, cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Brush pastry with egg wash, avoiding edges so that egg doesn't drip over sides. Score a line around edge of pastry using a knife to create a 3/4-inch border (do not cut all the way through). Cover center with walnut mixture. Arrange apricots and blackberries on top. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees. Bake until pastry is golden brown and fruit is soft, about 30 minutes more. Let cool.
Tart can be refrigerated for up to 2 hours before serving.
(Recipe from marthastewart.com)
Serve this succulent slaw as a side or condiment for grilled chicken or pork. Use slightly underripe fruits, which julienne better than soft, juicy ones.
Servings: 4-6
1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons (packed) light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 pounds assorted firm stone fruit (about 5; such as plums, nectarines, peaches or apricots), julienned
2 scallions, thinly sliced diagonally
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Whisk first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add fruit and scallions; toss gently to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
(Recipe from bonappetit.com)
Servings: 4
4 ounces fusilli (corkscrew) pasta
6 fresh apricots (3/4 pound), cut into quarters
1 whole chicken breast, cooked and shredded
2 small zucchini (1/2 pound), julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried)
1 recipe Apricot Basil Dressing (below)
Cook pasta as package directs; drain and let cool.
Combine pasta, apricots, chicken, zucchini, red pepper and basil in bowl. Toss with dressing.
Servings: Makes 1 cup
2 fresh apricots, pitted
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
Place apricots, vinegar and sugar in blender. Whirl until blended.
With blender running, slowly add the vegetable oil until thick and smooth. Stir in basil.
(Recipe from califapricot.com)
Start to finish: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Vegetable oil, for grates
1/4 cup apricot jam
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound), cut into 20 cubes (each 1 inch)
8 apricots (about 1 pound), pitted and quartered
1 small red onion, cut into 2-inch wedges, layers separated
Heat grill to medium; lightly oil grates. Soak four 12-inch wooden skewers in a shallow dish of water for 15 minutes (or use metal ones).
Make basting sauce: In a small saucepan, heat jam, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon water over medium-low until jam is liquefied; season with salt and pepper.
Onto each skewer, alternately thread 5 pieces of pork with 8 of apricot and 4 of onion, beginning and ending with pork. Grill kebabs, turning occasionally and brushing with basting sauce, until pork is cooked through and apricots begin to char, 12 to 14 minutes.
(Recipe from marthastewart.com)
Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes (30 minutes active)
Servings: 8
4 slices firm white sandwich bread
1/2 cup chopped shallots (3 large)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 pound firm-ripe apricots (3 large), cut into 1/3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (3- to 3 1/2-pound) center-cut boneless pork loin roast (3 1/2 inches in diameter), not tied
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Make stuffing:
Cut just enough bread into 1/3-inch pieces to measure 1 cup and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Toast bread in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes, then transfer to a bowl. Leave oven on (for pork).
Cook shallots in butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add apricots and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in bread, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Stuff and roast pork:
Make a hole for stuffing that runs lengthwise through pork loin: Beginning in middle of 1 end of roast, insert a sharp long thin knife lengthwise toward center of loin, then repeat at opposite end of loin to complete incision running through middle.
Open up incision with your fingers, working from both ends, to create a 1 1/2-inch-wide opening, then pack with all of stuffing, pushing from both ends toward center.
Pat pork dry and season well with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until very hot and just smoking, then brown pork on all sides, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven until a meat thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into meat (avoid stuffing) registers 160 F, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 20 minutes.
While loin is standing, straddle roasting pan across 2 burners. Add 1/2 cup water and deglaze pan by boiling over moderate heat, scraping up brown bits.
Slice meat and serve with sauce.
(Recipe from June 2002 issue of Gourmet, as listed at epicurious.com)
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2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara Reivew - First Drive
An All-New 'UTE And A Familiar Ol' Pickup Combine Form, Function, And Fun In The Dirt
We just returned from a couple of days in the West Texas hill country near San Antonio, where we wheeled Suzuki's newest incarnation of the Grand Vitara, as well as its new Equator pickup. Long story short: one behaved on the trail exactly as we expected, while the other was a pleasant surprise.
First, the pleasant surprise: The 2009 Grand Vitara. The GV returns for 2009 with an all-new V-6, a 230hp 3.2L 24-valve aluminum block, which is both more fuel-efficient and emissions-friendly than the previous-gen 2.7L six it replaces. A 2.4L four-cylinder is also available, as are either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Suspension is independent at both ends, and four-wheel drive comes in the form of an electronic single-mode or "Four Mode" system that offers full-time four-wheel drive with dedicated 4-Hi, 4-Lo, and 4-Lo Lock settings. (No, there's no rear locker, but "lock" engages the center diff-lock to provide equal torque splits, front to rear, in low-range.) We wheeled the new GV over some rocky trails in the hardscrabble Texas hill country, including some fairly technical stretches of grille-deep water crossings, rocky wash-outs, and steep hillclimbs of loose dirt, and it handled pretty much everything we could throw at it. The only limiting factors, as in the past, were ground clearance (8 inches claimed), and the Vitara's unprotected underbelly (no skidplating package-yet) is a tempting target for hungry rocks. On the plus side, the GV now comes with Hill Hold and Descent Control, which provides added compression on downhills, and the rig's Yokohama Geolandar tires have always been a staff favorite for their combination of good road feel and grabby, square-shouldered trail prowess.
What's Hot:
Peppy 3.2L V-6; 5.13:1 gears with the four-speed; hill hold electronics; you can flat-tow it!
What's Not:
Bump, bonk, bash on trails (low ground clearance, no skidplates); cluttered and confusing HVAC controls.
Our Take:
Surprisingly capable in the dirt, the new GV is still a strong Best Buy candidate in the compact SUV class.
Quick Specs
Vehicle/model: 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Base price: TBA
Engine (tested): 3.2L DOHC V-6
Max hp & torque (lb-ft): 230/213
Transmission(s): Five-speed auto (V-6 only)
Transfer case(s): Full-time two-speed
Low-range ratio: 1.97:1
Frame type: Unitbody
Suspension, f/r: IFS, MacPherson strut/IRS, multilink
Ring and pinion: 3.73:1 (five-speed manual)
Max crawl ratio: 33.4:1
Steering: Power rack-and-pinion
Brakes, f/r: Vented disc/vented disc
Wheels (tested): 18x7
Tires (tested): P225/60R18 Yokohama Geolandar
Wheelbase (in): 103.9
Length (in): 177.1
Height (in): 71.3
Base curb weight (lb): 3,876
Max approach/departure angles (deg): 29/27
Minimum ground clearance (in): 7.9 (4x4)
GVWR (lb): 4,784
Max cargo volume (cu ft): 68.9 (seats down)
Max towing capacity (lb): 3,000
EPA mileage figures, city/hwy (mpg): 17/23
Fuel capacity (gal): 17.4


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