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Nursing home staff praised
I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know what good people are employed at Waddell Nursing Home and Rehab in Galax.
Our mother and dad were both at Waddell for almost three years. While there, both received above-average care.
All the nurses, CNAs and everyone involved went out of their way to provide the special care our parents required while they were at the nursing home.
Cooperation between law enforcement led to 742 fugitives being taken off the streets in the Western District of Virginia, making the area safer for us all.
That cooperation obviously paid off, so why don't local, state and federal authorities work together more often?
Three of our local police departments joined forces with various other agencies under the direction of the U.S. Marshal Service for a month-long fugitive apprehension effort last month.
Festival was a let-down
For many years I have been coming up from Florida to the joyful Galax Leaf & String Festival.
This year the music was very much reduced, making it less attractive for visitors.
Also, it was strange to have unknown groups on the stage while top ones like Whitetop Mountain Band and Slate Mountain Ramblers had to play in the street. It must have been insulting to them.
I sure hope it will be better next year. I love Galax and old-time music!
Jack Shaver
Hollywood, Fla.
In politics, the two sides in a debate take the same information and make it look as good or as bad as possible in an effort to convince others that only their view is right.
When considering the growing debt held by the Carroll County Public Service Authority, there's certainly room for debate.
The upsides include possible economic development, growth and jobs. The only downside appear to be the cost.
Trash service worth price
This letter is in response to the June 24 Hotline comment, "Defending Our Junk."
I grew up in Grayson County, and have returned here after being away for 45 years. I love the area and my home, but the Hotline comments frequently make me question the wisdom of my
decision to retire here.
"Moving back to where I came from" isn't an option for me or most newcomers to our area. If we left, this is what would happen:
The purpose of local government and public hearings is to give all tax-paying citizens a chance to voice their opinions and concerns.
Recently, Grayson County held a public hearing to receive comments on a controversial proposed trash collection fee.
More than 40 people packed the board room, and 21 of them stepped to the podium to express their problems with the fee.
While some ideas were far-fetched — such as raising the tax levy even more and removing the fee all together — others were valid.
Sheriff supports church's efforts
The Blue Ridge Fellowship has been distributing posters throughout the area to advise everyone that beginning June 13, they would provide a place to cruise and park for the young people of this area (ages 13-20 only).
This program, designated as Cruisin', will provide free food, fun and music from 7 to 10 p.m. in a safe, supervised environment at its location at 5357 Glendale Road, Woodlawn.
Our legal system is based on the idea that a person convicted of a crime can be rehabilitated after accepting their punishment and paying their debt, but as a society we are sometimes reluctant to allow that punishment to end when the sentence expires.
Some Hillsville Fire Department volunteers are threatening to walk away from the agency now that a suspended member has been reinstated. Roger Hawthorne is back on call after pleading guilty to an embezzlement charge unrelated to the fire department.
When a young woman designed a dress bearing a rebel flag and wore it to the high school prom in Galax last month, it's doubtful that she expected the dance to last this long.
But here we are, a month later, still waltzing in circles to a familiar refrain about the meaning and symbolism of the Confederate flag.
Is it flown by those who wish to honor their ancestors for service and sacrifice to an ideal and standing up to federal authority?
Is it a symbol of racial intolerance, flown by hate groups to intimidate and remind blacks of the days of slavery?
These past two weeks — bookended by the dedication of a veterans' monument in Galax on Memorial Day and the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of World War II on June 6 — have reminded us all of the debt we owe the men and women of our armed forces, especially those who served in the second world war.
More than six decades later, a great deal of the world is free due to the actions of World War II veterans.
Teacher thanked for dedication
Recently we had the privilege to work with Judy Moser, physical education teacher and librarian at Mount Rogers Combined School, as a team of chaperones for the "Mountain to the Bay" field trip to Tangier Island Combined School.
Ms. Moser has been an active, dedicated teacher and tennis coach in Grayson County Public Schools for 28 years.
Her most recent endeavor was a trip of a lifetime for students at Mount Rogers Combined School.
Though the idea is picking up steam and sweeping its way throughout the Commonwealth, Grayson County has scraped the idea of removing county decals from residents' windows.
The board was fortunate enough to have a neighbor to poke for answers in the City of Galax.
Galax removed the decals last year and city leaders have since said it was a move they should not have made.
With the sharp decrease in revenue, Galax advised against other localities doing the same.
'Junk' not what it seems
In response to the May 18, "Junkyard ruining Cana," by definition, entrepreneur means, "a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk."
The junkyard in Cana has been in business since 1986. As the sign near the state line indicates, "Entering Virginia's Entrepreneurial Region," that is just what owners of the junkyard are, entrepreneurs.
Helping the elderly — especially those on fixed incomes — is something to be commended, even as Grayson County leaders prepare to ask taxpayers to sacrifice more to pay the bills.
Grayson supervisors are looking to increase the personal property and real estate tax rates, raise the cost of county decals and begin charging a fee for garbage collection, but they are concerned about the elderly.
Flag a symbol of rebellion
The Confederate flag is not a symbol of hate. But there are people who will always view it as a sign of hatred and bigotry.
The flag no longer means the enforcement of slavery. The Confederate flag is still a symbol of Southern pride.
Ask anyone who has this symbol, and they'll most likely tell you it has something to do with "Southern pride."
Faith dog an example for Christians
Guest Editorial
The church is the most influential institution in the world. Psalm 122:1 states, "I was glad when they said unto me; let us go unto the house of the Lord."
A sensible person turns to the church in the hour of need.
You need to come to church and bring someone with you. I was brought up in the church. There was never any doubt when the church door was open where I would be.
Junk yard ruining Cana
I was entering Cana on U.S. 52 North and I noticed a sign that read "Entering Virginia's Entrepreneurial Region."
This sign is located right next to the biggest eyesore in Carroll County.
I have counted a total of five fields full of junked buses, fire trucks, ambulances and garbage trucks. If we are supposed to be the Entrepreneur Region of Virginia, then we must clean our county up and hide this eyesore.
Park plan raises questions
There have been plenty of reasons voiced and printed as to why Spirit Harbor should not be given a special use permit (see The Gazette article, "Citizens Appeal Rec Park Decision" in the April 24-26 edition).
It seems the definition of this development is described in different ways, depending on what side the person who is describing it is on. I find that calling Spirit Harbor a recreation park is kind of misleading.
Carroll County's Adult Education Center offers local residents an opportunity to go back to school and improve marketable skills.
The center at 787 Woodlawn Road offers help with Algebra and geometry, basic computer skills, GED preparation, reading and writing, sciences and more.
A report card issued by Virginia grading adult education centers says that Carroll's program fell just a few points short of achieving a perfect score. The grading curve was a 50-point scale, Carroll earned 46.29 and the state average is 37.5.
Actors' versatility should be applauded
Timing — we all know what it is, but sometimes we cannot control it.
But I can't say that about the wonderful production of the play "Greater Tuna" by the Galax Theatre Guild.
To say the least, the characters of disc jockeys Arles Struvie and Thurston Wheelis of the OKKK radio station were impeccable with their timing as the show opened with the radio broadcast. Actors Arthur Pemberton and Randy Carico are certainly talented.
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Continuing education in chiropractic is critical to the profession. In all 50 states, a license must be held in order to practice as a chiropractor. Likewise, continuing education is necessary to retain a license to practice. Additionally, chiropractors seeking to pursue other fields related to chiropractic can get started via continuing education. As the demand for chiropractic work increases, continuing education will ultimately make one more valuable to the workforce.
As continuing education is necessary to maintain a chiropractor's license, chiropractic associations offer many qualified programs. Additionally, chiropractors can attend specialty councils while continuing their education to get clinical specialty certifications. As well, many traditional educational institutions offer evening and weekend chiropractic-related programs to meet the needs of working adults.
Some examples of programs related to chiropractic continuing education include:
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Internal Disorders
- Microbiology
- Neurology
- Nutrition
- Occupational Health
- Orthopedics
- Sports Injuries
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Illinois Deer Harvest Down on Opening Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois hunters harvested fewer deer during the opening weekend of the firearm season this year.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Friday that hunters harvested about 55,700 deer last weekend. That's fewer than the approximately 77,100 taken during the first weekend of hunting last year.
IDNR Forest Wildlife Program Manager Paul Shelton says weather was a factor. He says there was rain and snow and many areas had high winds and frigid temperatures.
Top deer totals were recorded in Pike, Jackson, Randolph, Fulton and Adams counties.
The second portion of the firearm season will be Dec. 5 to 8.


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With the introduction of x86 virtualization and the acceleration of cloud-based computing it is obvious to every techie that data center modernization is wicked cool, accessible to just about everyone, and beneficial to organizations of every size. Unfortunately, "wicked cool" and "beneficial" are terms that usually make CEOs cringe unless they are quantifiable with measurable benefits. The initial knee jerk reaction by any techie is to then explain how virtualization and cloud computing reduces costs, enables faster service delivery with better quality, and of course, how it makes the CEO's life easier. This often prompts the CEO to just gaze into the eyes of the techie and say "OK, sounds interesting." The disconnect often results in delayed or underfunded cloud projects because of the limited understanding of value, benefit, cost and return on investment (ROI) between the CEO and IT department.
IT admins understand how cloud computing can increase IT responsiveness and efficiency, reduce capital expenditures and operational overhead while providing greater business flexibility through an on-demand, pay-as-you-go model that provides infinite scale across multiple providers. It is IT's responsibility to educate and equip the CEO on the strategic benefits and most importantly, the ROI. An expert resource for this slideshow is Jason Cowie, vice president of product management for Embotics, a pioneer in virtualization and automated private cloud management.
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IT administrators need to identify zombie assets, verify idle status and shut off anything that is unused. Here's how to get your dormant infrastructure back in shape. ... More >>
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June 26, 2019, 12:38:38 am
Arbitrary code execution (template, remote, cart-swap, unintended ROM code execution) | 2x2 block encounter glitches (Left-facing shore tile glitch (in-game trade shore encounter trick, old man trick, Trade link up shore encounter trick, Fight Safari Zone Pokémon trick)) | 99 item stack glitch | Bad clone glitch (????? party overloading (Type 0xD0 move glitch, ????? map corruption, | Celebi trick, Celebi Egg trick, Shiny Celebi trick, glitch move map corruption, overloaded party map corruption, Glitch Unown (Glitch Unown map corruption) Duplicate key items glitch (infinite items and item creation, expanded Balls pocket (TM/HMs outside of the TM/HM pocket, Glitch Pokédex categories)) | Berry glitch | Bug-Catching Contest data copy glitch (Japan only) | Cloning | Ditto DV manipulation | Elite Four door glitch (Japan only) | Expanded party encounter table manipulation | Glitch City (Safari Zone exit glitch, RAM manipulation) | Glitch meta-map script activation (Generation I) | Infinite Master Balls (Colosseum) | Large storage box byte shift glitch (storage box remaining HP glitch, maximum stat glitch) | Item duplication glitch | Item stack duplication glitch (Generation I expanded items pack (Glitch Rocket HQ maps, Map FE (English and non-English European Yellow), Map script pointer manipulation (arbitrary code execution, map script pointer item ball manipulation), Text pointer manipulation (arbitrary code execution, item ball manipulation, mart buffer overflow), Trainerless instant encounter glitch) | Transform held item glitch (Japan only) | Mimic glitch (Japan only) | Out of bounds Glitch City (Generation II) (Slowpoke Well out of bounds corruption (French version)) Lumiose City save glitch | Pikachu off-screen glitch (Trainer corruption glitch) | Pokémon merge glitch | Pomeg glitch (Pomeg data corruption glitch) | Roaming Pokémon encounter glitch | (Mimic) Transform Rage glitch | Select glitches (Japan only) (Closed menu: Dokokashira door glitch (international), Fossil conversion glitch (international), Second type glitch, Skip to Level 100 glitch, Trainer mutation glitch, walk through walls (international) Special menu: Lift glitch, Badge describer glitch) | Sketch glitch | SRAM glitch (Generation I) (255 Pokémon glitch, send party Pokémon to a new game) | Surf down glitch (Grass/rock Surfing glitch (Spanish/Italian only) (English)) | Time Capsule exploit | SRAM glitches (Generation II) (Mailbox glitches, Mystery Gift item corruption, Trainer House glitches) | Tweaking | Trainer escape glitch (Death-warp, Mew Trick, Ditto Trick, Experience underflow glitch) | Buffer overflow techniques (Japanese unterminated name glitch item instant encounter glitch, LOL glitch, Rival LOL glitch, Instant LOL glitch, RAM LOL glitch, oobLG, blockoobLG, Instant encounter infinite chain glitch (LGFly)), Super Glitch (Generation I) (party remaining HP glitch), Super Glitch (Generation III), Text pointer manipulation mart buffer overflow glitch, CoolTrainer♀-type move, Double distort CoolTrainer♀ corruption, Yami Shop glitch) | Walk through walls (ledge method, museum guy method, Rival's effect, Select glitch method (international), Brock Through Walls) | ZZAZZ glitch (party Pokémon box data shift glitch)
Special menu Select glitches occur in Pokémon Red, Green, and Pokémon Blue (Japanese). Due to an error, it is possible to swap the entries in the Cerulean City badge describer's list of badges (badge describer glitch), or the list of elevator destinations in Silph Co. (the lift glitch).
These glitches occur when the game manages single entries in a list as pairs when they are swapped. It is possible for the player to then touch the pointer to the list using a swap, allowing for a glitch list and memory corruption.


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The second fashion week of the season, The fashion week from Lahore had quite a few interesting collection that did explore the fun and business sides of fashion. The collections both by debutantes and established designers definitely had people sit up and take notice how pret is evolving within fashion. While there were a few that stuck to the formulaic commercialism, others did dare to venture out, pushing the envelope and making a damn point.
12. Links à la Mode Feature
Inspired by Greatness
I found myself inspired by you all to start my own fashion blog. No, it hasn't happened, but a gal can dream. IFB bloggers had smart advice on the business of blogging this week by sharing tips on collaboration, their own favorite bloggers, and translating high fashion for the real world and budget. I also loved how some of you took me out of my world and shared beautiful traditions and regional fashion. And for those of you wondering which current designer matches your zodiac sign, follow along with Amethyst Honey. That was a new one.
Links à la Mode, July 9
- Alysalovely: Why to Watch the Astronaut Wives Club
- Amethyst Honey: The Zodiac Dresser | Cancer By Dolce and Gabbana
- Attire Club: Fashion in the Balkans | Bucharest Fashion Week Spring 2015
- A Vogueaholic | My Fashion Diary: Red, White, Blue & Chic | Happy Birthday America
- Bookish & Belle: Everyday Shoes – A Video Lookbook
- Chic on the Peak: Celfie
- Classified Closet: 5 Steps to Writing the Perfect Summer Bucket List
- Denchibitionist: Orange Juice
- Everyday Starlet: Fashion or Bust | How to Wear a Maxi Dress When You're Curvy
- Excuse Me, I Am French: Snakeskin Details
- Fashion Blender: Old Friends, Colourful Classics
- Happy. Pretty. Sweet.: Dream of the 90's
- Les Assorties': #BOB | Katherine Tabinowski
- Musings of a Fashion Designer: Bloggers Eid Spreeeee!!!
- Purushu Arie: Illustration – Meryl Streep Graces Neuejournal Cover
- She Got Her Own: 30 Days Yoga and Fitness Challenge
- Tales of Two: Aspen Chic | Runway to Real
- That Paki Blog: Thoughts on Clothes for Eid and Eid Campaigns
- The Outfit Repeater: YouTube Collab Ideas You've Never Thought Of
- We Are Ready Made: Couture Club
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Bloggers Eid Spreeeee!!!!
With Eid just around the corner, us 4 friends, Maliha Rao, Umair Mirza, Rabeeyah and myself (all of us who also happen to be bloggers) decided to check out what is up and out there this Eid. Our first stop was Ocean Mall where we first splashed :P. Splash had a good range, a bit steeply priced, but good nevertheless menswear with some interesting textural and easy jackets and printed cotton shirts. They also had a quite a bit of variety of knitted ties. There was a lace shirt in women's section that I liked and was this close to getting it… remember Burberry 😛 I also liked these round pair of sunnies that were cute and fun priced for 1250 PKR only.


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New 2019 ToyotaCamry LE Sedan
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Toyota Camry
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By Sergio on Tuesday, May 15, 2018Ive wanted the 2018 Camry XSE since the first time I saw it. It took me about 3 months before I bought it, because I wanted to make sure I was making a good purchase. I paid a great price for my car and I find the car very good. It is efficient, has many security items, but there is something that is bothering me so much, that is the transmission. The gear changes are slow and accelerating the Camry soon after a slowing down is a terrible thing. The transmission is always hesitating to change gears. I complained about this problem in the Toyota Dealer and was given the wonderful solution to avoid using the ECO mode and always use the SPORT mode. I confess I was surprised that the solution given by the Toyota Dealer because I believe that Toyota Engineers are a little smarter and able to design a better transmission than the one in my car. I have prayed a lot for Toyota engineers to find a solution to this problem, otherwise Ill have to change my Camry for an Accord.
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By Chris on Monday, January 08, 2018Bought the Camry XSE 4 cylinder and I am very happy with it. The car looks and drives great. It has all the safety and features of most luxury cars. Feels like a nice balance of a car that is sporty and family friendly. The inclusion of android play, ventilated seats, and retractable side mirrors would make this car complete.
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Exp Prius Drivers Will Love This 58 MPG Car!
By Erudite_30 on Tuesday, January 16, 2018This review is most meaningful for Prius drivers looking to switch to the Camry Hybrid. I drove a 2008 Prius for more than 10 years. It averaged about 55 MPG in summer and about 50 MPG in winter in flat Houson roads, driving on 50% city streets, 50% crowded freeways, about 50 miles/day. The speeds range from 35 MPH to about 50MPH in office-day traffic. I also drove about once a month from Houston to Austin, about 300 miles round-trip, with highway speeds between 75-80MPH, and with hilly terrain. On such trips, the 2008 Prius used to average about 46-47 MPG. This past week, I traded it in and got a new 2018 Camry Hybrid LE. Today I made a 342 mile RT from Houston to Austin in the new car, and have a first-hand, real-user report and comparison with the 2008 Prius. (1) Power: The 2008 Prius was a laggard and underpowered when it came to acceleration, and forever being pushed by guzzlers. The 2018 Camry Hybrid with 208HP is such an improvement! I have tested the Eco, Normal and Sport mode. The Eco mode makes the response of the Camry drag, and you cannot accelerate quickly. Clicking the normal mode zooms up the engine RPM and delivers the extra kick in the torque to accelerate nicely. The sport mode seem to go into overdrive even more easily. I drove most of my trip on the Eco mode, saving the normal only for passing at 75-80 MPH. Verdict- you will love the Camry power. (2) Drive-Details-Display: The 2008 Prius has a superior display and information to the user. The 2018 Camry Hybrid splits the information across a small screen on the dashboard and the table on the 7in display. I was disappointed that I could not get the information I wanted easily. The manual promises more metrics on the drive, but I am unable to locate the information in the setup. Verdict - you will hate the analytics offered/promised on the Camry Hybrid LE. (3) Mileage: The 2008 Prius delivers what is promised on the Houston roads. The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE over-delivers on its promise. On Houston roads, I average 58MPG (not a typo!) for 50-mile commutes - note that I am an experienced Prius driver. However, on the RT from Houston to Austin, the 2008 Prius offered 46-47 MPG. I started with a full tank on the 2018 Camry Hybrid, and after 352 miles, refuelled - it took 7.81 gallons. This works out to 45.12 MPG - in the same range as the Prius. Verdict - excellent MPG in city/highway commutes; on highway, somewhat disappointing to not hit the EPA rated highway MPG. (4) Other features: on a 352-mile trip, these are the safety features that the 2018 Camry Hybrid LE alerted me: lane-departure signal several time; when traffic rolled to a sudden halt on the freeway a red alert showed up on the small screen, screaming BRAKE NOW; when the sun set, a message on the small screen prompted me to turn on the headlights (was not in the Auto setting). Verdict - Nice! (5) Ride comfort: in the 10+ years I had the 2008 Prius, I had to change the struts once, but never got a smooth enough ride. The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE has excellent shock absorbers. Verdict: you will love the Camry Hybrid. (6) Bluetooth: 2008 Prius easily pairs with my Android phone, but has only rudimentary call answering capability. The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE seems to have better Bluetooth capability. Verdict - better than Prius. (7) Storage: The 2008 Prius hatchback has foldable seats and the trunk cover can be removed to have really good storage, constrained by the hatchback cover. The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE also has foldable-rear seats, but the frame of the seat restricts the amount of storage in addition to the trunk size. Verdict: you will be disappointed in the Camry Hybrid LE storage. (8) Dashboard display: The 2008 Prius has fully digital display which is intuitive and rapidly informative. The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE has analog dial-meters for RPM level (divided into EV, ECO, and normal quadrants), speedometer, gas level. Verdict: you will be disappointed in the 2018 Camry Hybrid LEs dashboard displays. OVERALL: The 2018 Camry Hybrid LE is probably the vehicle that will obsolete the Prius. You will love it!
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Compass and Scale Image for UGC 9391
130 million light-years (40 million parsecs)
Data were provided by the HST proposal 12880: A. Riess (JHU/STScI), L. Macri (Texas A&M University), A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), S. Jha (Rutgers), S. Casertano (STScI), P. Nugent (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and M. Ganeshalingam (University of California, Berkeley).
The science team comprises: A. Riess (JHU/STScI), L. Macri and S. Hoffmann (Texas A&M University), D. Scolnic (JHU/University of Chicago), S. Casertano (STScI), A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), B. Tucker (University of California, Berkeley/Mount Stromlo Observatory), M. Reid (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), D. Jones (JHU), J. Silverman (University of Texas, Austin), R. Chornock (Ohio University, Athens), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), W. Yuan (Texas A&M University), and R. Foley (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).
F350LP, F555W (V), and F814W (I)
This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/UVIS instrument. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:
Blue: F555W (V),
Green: F350LP
Red: F814W (I)


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Sometimes it is useful to be able represent a contig produced as part of genome or EST assembly as an alignment (eg to search for potential SNPs in runs from mixed samples or to be able to write a contig out in a way it can be viewed more easily). For assemblies that use the ACE file format we can use Biopython's ACE handling to add reads that make a contig to a generic alignment.'
Let's represent contig in the ACE file that is used in Biopython's testing framework: Tests/Ace/contig1.ace as an example
from Bio.Sequencing import Ace
from Bio.Align.Generic import Alignment
from Bio.Alphabet import IUPAC, Gapped
def cut_ends(read, start, end):
'''Replace residues on either end of a sequence with gaps.
In this case we want to cut out the sections of each read which the assembler has
decided are not good enough to include in the contig and replace them with gaps
so the other information about positions in the read is maintained
return (start-1) * '-' + read[start-1:end] + (len(read)-end) * '-'
def pad_read(read, start, conlength):
''' Pad out either end of a read so it fits into an alignment.
The start argument is the position of the first base of the reads sequence in
the contig it is part of. If the start value is negative (or 0 since ACE
files count from 1, not 0) we need to take some sequence off the start
otherwise each end is padded to the length of the consensus with gaps.
if start < 1:
seq = read[-1*start+1:]
seq = (start-1) * '-' + read
seq = seq + (conlength-len(seq)) * '-'
return seq
# We will use the Ace parser to read individual contigs from file. Be aware
# that using this iterator can miss WA, CT, RT and WR tags (which can be
# anywhere in the file, e.g. the end). Read the file specification here:
# http://bozeman.mbt.washington.edu/consed/distributions/README.14.0.txt
# If you need these tags you'll need to use Ace.read() (and lots of RAM).
ace_gen = Ace.parse(open("contig1.ace", 'r'))
contig = ace_gen.next()
align = Alignment(Gapped(IUPAC.ambiguous_dna, "-"))
# Now we have started our alignment we can add sequences to it,
# we will loop through contig's reads and get quality clipping from
# .reads[readnumber].qa and the position of each read in the contig
# .af[readnumber].padded_start and use the functions above to cut and
# pad the sequences before they are added
for readn in range(len(contig.reads)):
clipst = contig.reads[readn].qa.qual_clipping_start
clipe = contig.reads[readn].qa.qual_clipping_end
start = contig.af[readn].padded_start
seq = cut_ends(contig.reads[readn].rd.sequence, clipst, clipe)
seq = pad_read(seq, start, len(contig.sequence))
align.add_sequence("read%i" % (readn + 1), seq)
and when you print the alignment, or the sequences within it
>>>print align
Gapped(IUPACAmbiguousDNA(), '-') alignment with 2 rows and 856 columns
--------------------------------------------...--- read1
------GGATTGCCCTagtaacGGCGAGTGAAGCGGCAACAGCT...--- read2
>>> for read in align:
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Chris Pratley, from Microsoft, has given me permission to quote his reply to my mail re FrontPage and Unicode Web pages. After the 8th Unicode Conference (Hong Kong, April 1996), I thought 1996 would be the year of Unicode on the Web. It looks like it'll really happen in 1997. Something to look forward to. Misha --- Hi there. You may remember that I presented at the 9th Unicode Conference on the topic of making Microsoft Word and Office Unicode based (XL and Powerpoint are too). One of the features of Word97 is that it authors HTML (as a WYSIWYG editor, and also HTML text editing), and of course we also author UTF-8. If you install the multlilingual support (available on all versions of Win95 and NT4), and have input methods for Asian languages (we supply fonts for Pan-Euro, CE, Asian), you can enter any European or Asian language text into your web page using Word97 and save it as UTF-8. Arabic and Hebrew may also work, but I haven't investigated yet if the US version of the OS will let us display them well. Certainly these languages laid out in US Word97 will not look pretty, but the HTML, when displayed on the right browser, should look OK. Anyway, with all the hoopla about FrontPage, I thought I'd let you know there is at least another major MS app coming along in about 2 months that authors UTF-8, and we don't have any of the problems listed below (i.e. we display everything fine). We also use the META tag. Cheers, ChrisReceived on Thursday, 7 November 1996 15:12:53 UTC
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A Michigan group is preparing to meet a July 9 deadline to obtain enough signatures to support a ballot proposal that would raise the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 25% by 2025. Michigan's current standard is 10% by 2015.
A Michigan group is preparing to meet a July 9 deadline to obtain enough signatures to support a ballot proposal that would raise the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 25% by 2025. Michigan's current standard is 10% by 2015.
According to Mark Fisk, campaign manager for Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs, the group is proposing to amend Section 55, Michigan's Clean Renewable Electric Energy Standard, in the state constitution.
Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs is a bipartisan coalition of local businesses, labor organizations, healthcare advocates and other groups. Fisk says increasing the state's use of renewable energy will create thousands of jobs for Michigan workers and attract $10 billion in new investments to the state. Recently, the group announced that more than 120 Michigan business leaders have endorsed their proposal to increase the state RPS.
Fisk says the group has collected nearly 500,000 signatures on a petition - well ahead of the 332,000 voter signatures needed to bring the amendment to a vote on the Nov. 6 election ballot.
However, Michigan utilities, such as DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, oppose the RPS increase.
"We oppose the ballot proposal," says Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, spokesperson for DTE Energy. "The 2008 law is working and we are well under way to reaching our goal."
According to market research from SNL Energy, Michigan is on pace to meet the 10% by 2015 mandate. Currently, Michigan is at 7.2% renewables penetration.
Bodipo-Memba says DTE Energy and Consumers Energy will have more than 500 wind turbines in operation by 2015.
"We are a supporter of wind energy, but we want to make certain it evolves in a logical and prudent way," he says. "We think that 25 percent by 2025 is pretty arbitrary."
Not only do the utilities oppose the increase, but they also question the wisdom of amending the state's constitution to do it.
"We don't think the state constitution is the right place for energy policy to be debated," says Bodipo-Memba.
Should the ballot proposal be successful, Bodipo-Memba says Michigan would be the first state where an RPS was changed via a constitutional amendment. He says such an action would create a dangerous precedent and "probably not be the kind of first the state wants."
This week, a coalition, including DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, launched a rival campaign called CARE (short for Clean, Affordable Renewable Energy) to defeat the proposed RPS increase.
The campaign includes a website, careformich.com, that is designed to educate and influence voters and politicians, says Megan Brown, CARE spokesperson. Like Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs, CARE says it has bipartisan support and backing from labor groups and organizations.


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10711: K. Noll (NASA/GSFC) et al.
12913: S. Jha (Rutgers University) et al.
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Council balks at raising court fee to move to new building
By Curtis Riggs | June 10, 2009
Is there a true need?
CAREFREE – Judge K.C. Scull's plan to finance a move for the Carefree Municipal Court ran into trouble at the June 2 town council meeting. At issue is the plan for a $2 increase in Court Enhancement fees, which are paid by citizens who receive traffic tickets written in Carefree.
Town council members had enough questions about the proposed increase and the move to the Eight Sundial Circle building that they decided to continue the agenda item to the July 7 meeting.
Issues raised by defense attorney Tom Rawls also factored into the continuance. Rawls pointed out documentation about the proposed fee increase did not indicate the funds would go toward technology or security enhancements for the court.
The Carefree town code specifically spells out the fees are to be "used exclusively to enhance the technological, operational and security capabilities of the municipal court, including the operation of a Judicial Collection Program."
Rawls commented, "If government doesn't have a need then they shouldn't take from the public."
His comments came after Scull had already said he and former Carefree Mayor Wayne Fulcher had recently discussed "replenishing" the town's Court Enhancement Fund. Scull, and evidently Fulcher, were concerned about the fund being depleted to finance a move to the Eight Sundial Circle building, which will become vacant at the end of the month.
"There has been no increase in Court Enhancement Fees for seven years," Scull said citing another reason to seek the increase. "This would also bring us dead-even with what the Cave Creek Court charges."
Scull's comment about the court fees being paid by "miscreants" could well have fueled Rawls' concerns about the increase.
Rawls cautioned, "you need to be careful when you ask one segment of the community to fork over more money."
He reminded the council, "Times are tough for everybody. The people who are paying these fines are suffering as much as anybody."
Scull, who admitted the number of cases in his court are down 10 percent because of the slow economy prior to the meeting, said the increase could generate between $3,000 and $4,000 annually.
Carefree Town Attorney Tom Chenal said the cover letter Scull submitted about the increase, "should explain in detail how the increase would be in the best interest of the town."


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USDA to provide funding for blender pumps
The USDA is now accepting applications from gasoline retailers to install blender pumps through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The Obama administration has set a goal of installing 10,000 flexible fuel pumps nationwide within five years.
"More blender pumps mean more consumers will finally have the choice and flexibility they deserve to pick the ethanol blends that work for them based on their vehicle, their beliefs and their budget," said Robert White, director of market development, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). He said that the Blend Your Own (BYO) Ethanol campaign (www.BYOEthanol.com), a collaboration between RFA and the American Coalition for Ethanol, will help retailers apply for these funds.
"This announcement can be very positive for expanding the availability of renewable fuels to consumers, by making more funding available to petroleum marketers for installation of pumps that make fuel choices, including a greater number of ethanol blends, available to consumers, said Ron Lamberty, vice president/market development, American Coalition for Ethanol.
"USDA's energy programs are helping to build a clean energy economy, while creating green jobs here at home and making our nation more energy secure in the long-term," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently.
A Federal Register notice on these clarifications will be published in the near future, and USDA will host a series of informational meetings and workshops to explain the rule changes and to bring stakeholders together to advance retail Flex-Fuel installations. For information on the meeting in your state, contact for your Rural Development office. A list of these offices can be found at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/StateOfficeAddresses.html.


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Yelp's growing reputation as the go-to site for local business reviews can turn a hole in the wall into a booming brunch joint overnight with good reviews. And turn things sour just as quickly. So goes the ebb and flow of dog-eat-dog capitalism – but now some companies are claiming that Yelp has abused its position of authority by tampering with reviews in exchange for ad dollars.
Gregory Perrault, a veterinarian in Long Beach, Calif., says Yelp attempted to rope him into advertising with the site by offering to remove or hide bad reviews if he signed paid for an ad campaign. Specifically, Perrault's class-action lawsuit alleges that bad reviews that had been removed by Yelp staff for violating its own rules mysteriously resurfaced after Perrault turned down the site's ad salespeople.
"My fear is that unless I took this step and I don't sign up for their plan, I'm going to continue to get harassment," Perrault told ABC News. "It's like they're holding me over a barrel here if I don't sign up."
The owner of a furniture shop, also cited in the case says she cracked and paid Yelp's $350-a-month fee to advertise, and subsequently saw negative reviews knocked to the bottom of the page, only to spring back up when she stopped paying after six months. Others claim that Yelp offered to remove or move bad reviews if they advertised, or that positive reviews disappeared when they rebuffed Yelp's sales team.
Yelp's vice president of corporate communications, Vince Sollito, denied the allegations. "Yelp treats review content equally for advertisers and nonadvertisers alike," Sollitto told ABC. "And advertisers pay for advertising, not control over reviews on their page," he said.
The company's "myths" page specifically deflects the claim that advertisers can manipulate reviews, although it does clarify that they are granted the ability to add a slideshow of their establishment and choose a favorite review to be featured at the top of the page. Another entry claims that Yelp salespeople do not have access to the reviews system, so as not to tempt them, and explains why reviews sometimes disappear. (They can be removed for violating review guidelines, by an automated review filter, or just taken down by the authors.)
Lawyers from San Diego and Miami are handling the lawsuit, which asks the court to compel Yelp to stop the practice, reveal how much it collected by illegal means, pay restitution, and reimburse attorney's fees.


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Hardrock Stiff: A Kurt Muller Mystery
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Sep 8, 1997 - Fiction - 384 pages
Ned Carr is a "hardrock stiff, " a miner of the old school who for years has stubbornly held on to acres of prime real estate right in the middle of Aspen's most popular ski slope. Carr has a habit of feuding with everyone with whom he comes in contact--particularly the radical eco-warriers and their adversary, Skicorp, both of whom want to get their hands on Carr's land. Still Sheriff Kurt Muller (on sabbatical) has a soft spot for Carr. Following up a suspicious midnight phone call, Muller arrives the next morning at Carr's mine--just in time to witness the explosion that blows the old man to bits. Acting Sheriff Muffin Brown is convinced the explosion is an accident, but Muller's instincts tell him otherwise. Drawn into dangerous games of the militant "greenies" and the powerful corporate forces behind Skicorp Muller uncovers many a motive for murder. When Carr's mining associate is subsequently poisoned, his will disappears and with it any proof that Carr's young grandson is the heir to Carr's estate. Sheriff Kurt Muller once again finds his personal code of justice at odds with the limits of the law. "Hardrock Stiff" proves Thomas Zigal's talent for writing gritty, intricate suspense novels, and speaks to the issue at the heart of the contemporary American West: who owns the land?
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Tax Update for June 2013
Here's the June 2013 issue of Tax Update — our newsletter for the business community. This edition features articles on new tax laws, sales tax issues, and our updated withholding guide.
Idaho's New Tax Laws — What You Need to Know
The 2013 Idaho Legislature passed tax laws affecting business personal property, split-monthly withholding filers, retailers of prepaid wire services, and more. Here are some of the highlights:
Income tax
Check-off box eliminated for net operating loss (NOL) deduction
Taxpayers no longer need to check a box on the Idaho tax return to forego the two-year NOL carryback. For tax years starting on or after Jan. 1, 2013, an NOL may be carried back two years only if an amended return carrying the loss back is filed within one year of the end of the tax year of the NOL that results in the carryback. (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
Idaho law conforms to Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
Idaho law conforms to the IRC as of Jan. 1, 2013, and provides that certain refund claims arising from Section 1106 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 12-95) may be filed on or before the later of the date permitted in Section 63-3072 Idaho Code or April 15, 2013. (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
Sourcing formula for guaranteed payments
Partnership income of nonresidents and part-year residents, including guaranteed payments according to IRC section 707, will be sourced to Idaho based on the Idaho apportionment factor, except for guaranteed payments to a retired partner that are sourced to the recipient's home state. Also excluded are guaranteed payments to an individual partner of up to $250,000; these payments will be sourced as compensation for services. Any amount over $250,000 will be sourced to Idaho based on the Idaho apportionment factor. The $250,000 is adjusted annually for inflation. (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
New deduction for loss recoveries
If a taxpayer recovers part of a loss that was previously deducted from federal taxable income but not allowed as a deduction from Idaho taxable income, a deduction from Idaho taxable income is allowed for the loss recovery as long as the recovery amount is included in federal taxable income in the same year. (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
Help for identity theft victims
The Tax Commission can disclose tax information to identity theft victims that will allow the victims to identify the individual who is using their stolen Social Security number or other tax identification number. A disclosure can be made only after the Tax Commission receives a valid written request from the identity theft victim. (Effective July 1, 2013)
Sales tax
Primary and primarily defined for property use
The definition of primary and primarily for the use of tangible personal property means the predominant or greatest use of the property. To determine primary use, all taxable uses will be aggregated into one total and compared to the total of all nontaxable uses. The greater of the two will be considered the primary use of the property. Use will be measured in gallons, hours, miles or other measures commonly used to measure or determine use of the property. (Effective July 1, 2013)
Some application software isn't tangible personal property
The definition of tangible personal property now excludes application software remotely accessed over the Internet or through wireless media. This means the sale or use of the software isn't subject to sales or use tax. The exclusion includes the use of computer software accessed over the Internet or wireless media from a location owned or controlled by the seller instead of being loaded and left at the user's location. Remotely-accessed software is still considered tangible personal property, and the sale or use of it is taxable, if:
- It's used for entertainment, or
- The software vendor sells a downloadable or boxed version of that same software or of comparable software that performs the same functions.
(Effective April 3, 2013)
Tax administration
Split-monthly filing modified for withholding
Employers with annual income tax withholding of $240,000, or an average of $20,000 per month will pay the withholding on the basis of two withholding periods per month. The first period begins on the first day of the month and ends on the 15th day of the month, with payment due by the 20th day of the month. The second period begins on the 16th day of the month and ends on the last day of the month, with payment due by the fifth day of the following month. (Effective Jan. 1, 2014)
Changes to wage garnishments
The Tax Commission can continually garnish the earnings of a person who owes taxes until the garnishment is released by the Tax Commission, or the tax debt is discharged or paid in full. The garnishment is limited to 25% of total gross taxable earnings. If the federal government is also garnishing the taxpayer's earnings, the Tax Commission's garnishment is limited to 10%. The time period to collect the debt is extended from six to 12 years. (Effective July 1, 2013)
Miscellaneous taxes
Emergency 911 fee for prepaid wireless services
A new 2.5% fee will be imposed on sales of prepaid wireless services. The fee will be collected at the retail point of sale and paid to the Tax Commission. Merchants can keep 3% of the collected fee to offset administration costs. Net funds will go to the Idaho Emergency Communications Fund. (Effective Jan. 1, 2014)
Property tax
New property tax exemptions for businesses, wells
The following are new exemptions from the property tax:
- Single personal property items that cost a taxpayer $3,000 or less and are bought on or after Jan. 1, 2013 (applies to locally and centrally assessed property)
- Up to $100,000 of a taxpayer's personal property in each county (applies to locally and centrally assessed property)
- Wells drilled to produce oil, gas, or hydrocarbon condensate
(Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
Assessment notices can be sent electronically
At the request of the taxpayer, the county assessor will electronically transmit the taxpayer's property tax assessment notice. (Effective July 1, 2013)
Sales Tax on Food, Drinks & Fireworks
The Tax Commission would like to remind retailers that all sales of tangible personal property are subject to sales tax (unless the buyer qualifies for a valid exemption). Tax should be collected on sales at fireworks stands, fruit stands, farmers' markets, and other seasonal concessionaires.
We understand that businesses that deal with frequent, small cash transactions prefer to include tax in their retail prices to lessen the need to make change. However, when you sell goods, the posted price can't include sales tax. Idaho law states that sales tax must be separately stated from the sales price of goods. When you provide your customer with a receipt, the sales price and sales tax must be separately stated.
This time of year Idaho sees many fund-raising activities, such as concession and fireworks stands, set up by nonprofit organizations. In general, Idaho doesn't exempt sales by nonprofits, and sales tax should be collected on all the sales of tangible personal property they make.
Withholding Guide Updated
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Texans tight end going to Pro Bowl
Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels is one of a number of players who have been added to the AFC roster for Sunday's Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
Daniels will make his second Pro Bowl appearance (2008) and becomes the ninth Texan chosen this season. He caught 62 passes for 716 yards in 2012, his seventh season, and led the Texans with a career-high six touchdown catches.
Also added to the AFC roster were Bills running back C.J. Spiller, defensive tackle Kyle Williams and free safety Jairus Byrd and Dolphins guard Richie Incognito. They replace Super Bowl-bound Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice, Haloti Ngata, Ed Reed and Marshal Yanda.
Spiller ran for a career-best 1,244 yards on 207 carries and had six touchdowns. Williams and Byrd will be making their second Pro Bowl appearances.
Wilson replaces Ryan: Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson was added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster after Falcons QB Matt Ryan withdrew because of an injury.
Wilson threw for 3,118 yards and tied the NFL rookie record with 26 passing touchdowns in the regular season.
Ryan sprained his left, non-throwing shoulder in the closing minutes of the NFC championship game, and Atlanta coach Mike Smith says he will need three to four weeks to recover. The injury was described as a sprained AC joint.
Meanwhile, Falcons safeties Thomas DeCoud and William Moore also were added to the NFC roster. Both will be playing in the game for the first time. They replace 49ers safeties Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner.
Cowboys aide leaves: Dallas passing game coordinator/tight ends coach John Garrett has been hired by Tampa Bay to coach its wide receivers, according to DallasCowboys.com.
Garrett, brother of Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, joined Dallas in 2007. He became passing coordinator in 2011.
Since the end of the season, the Cowboys have cut ties with six assistant coaches either through firings or club-approved departures.
Shurmur joins Eagles: Former Browns coach Pat Shurmur is joining Chip Kelly's staff with the Eagles, a person familiar with the hiring said. Shurmur is expected to be Philadelphia's offensive coordinator, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Eagles haven't announced any coaching moves.


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The_Z_Man wrote:I actually don't care about the NBA anymore... they lost me as a fan, and I could really give a crap if Seattle never gets a team... I mean, what is the point? Durant is on OKC? That was a once in a lifetime pick... Getting some team from scratch and watching it toil in obscurity for a decade? No thanks.
I don't watch the sport, I don't miss the sport... in fact, I have learned to HATE the sport. I can barely stand watching college ball anymore.
It's like that time when I was 19 years old and drank this bottle of brandy and got violently ill... and puked and puked and puked and puked .... to this day, the smell of brandy ... UGH. I'll never touch the crap again.
I feel that way about the NBA, the whole sport just makes me lose my lunch.
The only interest I have in the NBA is that I hope I can outlive Stern, figure out where he is buried, and piss on his grave.
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Attorney General Bondi Advocates for Extended Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
TALLAHASSEE, FL – November 20, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Pam Bondi and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen are leading the national effort by state attorneys general urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven due to financial hardship or a decline in housing values. Forty-two state attorneys general have joined Attorney General Bondi and Attorney General Jepsen in signing on to a letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders requesting them to extend this distressed homeowner tax relief, which has been in effect since 2007 and is scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2012.
"We are urging Congress to protect distressed homeowners who qualify for mortgage relief from encountering an unexpected tax bill from the IRS," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. "This tax relief is critical in helping Floridians keep their homes and get back on their feet."
The impending expiration comes at a time when many homeowners nationwide are benefitting from the $25 billion national settlement agreement with the nation's five largest loan servicing companies. A preliminary report released this week estimates the benefit to consumers nationally at over $26 billion. Many other banks across the country also offer mortgage modification and debt relief programs.
Under the federal Mortgage Debt Relief Act, in effect since 2007, mortgage debt that is forgiven after a foreclosure or short sale or through a loan modification provided to a homeowner in financial hardship may be excluded from a taxpayer's calculation of taxable income. This exclusion only applies to mortgage debt forgiven on primary residences, not second homes.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The stock market is closing slightly lower after Secretary of State John Kerry ratcheted up pressure against Syria.
The Dow Jones industrial fell 64 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 14,946 Monday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell six points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1,656. The Nasdaq composite was down a fraction of a point at 3,657.
Stocks sagged in the last hour of trading after Kerry stepped up criticism of Syria, calling last week's attack a "moral obscenity."
Stocks started the day higher after a handful of corporate deals were announced.
Amgen surged after the biotech giant said it plans to buy Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $10.4 billion.
Three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was very low at 2.4 billion shares.


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Bud Announces Plastic Enclosure for the KL25Z Freescale Freedom Development Platform
Plastic enclosure protects board while providing easy access during prototyping
CLEVELAND, Ohio—February 28, 2013—Bud Industries continues its focus on developing plastic enclosures for popular programming boards by introducing its new FBB-3665 enclosure designed for the Model KL25Z Freescale Freedom Development Platform. Watch a video demonstration of the Bud FBB-3665 enclosure at www.budind.com/new-freedom-platform-enclosure.php.
Bud's new enclosure is friendly to a prototyping environment while providing protection and functionality. The development board slips into place, secured in the enclosure by a snug fit rather than by potentially damaging hardware. The enclosure has an easily removable top so the board can be extracted without disassembling cables. Cutouts in the FBB Series enclosure's front panel allow for easy connection to the board's two USB ports and provide access to the reset button. The rear panel has round knock-out plugs that can accommodate Bud's optional NG9511 miniature cable gland or be used for ventilation. The enclosure has a side slot on each side to accommodate flat cables from both I/O header banks and to provide additional ventilation.
The FBB-3665 enclosure has four pieces—top, bottom, front and rear panels—which can be rapidly assembled. What's more, the rubber feet included with the development board can be removed and attached to the bottom of the enclosure, covering up the screw holes and creating a stable working position. External dimensions are 3.62 x 2.6 0x 1.10 inches.
The low-cost Freedom Development Platform is designed for developers working with Freescale's Kinetis microcontrollers. It is capable of working with other development boards such as the Arduino Uno and microcomputers computers such as the Raspberry Pi. Bud introduced enclosures for the Raspberry Pi in 2012.
The FBB-3665 enclosure is in stock and available from distribution with a suggested selling price of $9.80. For more information on Bud's inventory of plastic enclosures, visit www.budind.com/view/Plastic+Boxes/FBB-3665+BUD+FREEDOM+BOARD+ENCLOSURE.
To request a free Bud electronics enclosures catalog, visit www.budind.com/request_catalog.php or contact the Sales Department at:
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About Bud Industries, Inc.
Founded in 1928, Bud Industries, Inc. is the nation's leading manufacturer of enclosures and related products for the electronics and data industries. The Bud line includes products ranging from small hand-held boxes to large cabinet racks, products made from plastic as well as metal, and standard electronic products as well as those that meet NEMA and seismic requirements. Bud's standard product line of more than 2,500 products is heavily stocked by distribution channels as well as by the company itself, allowing same-day shipment of more than 90 percent of the enclosures sold. Modified standard and custom products are also available, as is complete design support.
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Chinese author Mo Yan was announced in October as the recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature; he's in Sweden now and will be presented with the award Monday. It was at a news conference in Stockholm that Mo made his disappointing statements in support of censorship.
The Associated Press reports, "Mo said he doesn't feel that censorship should stand in the way of truth but that any defamation, or rumors, 'should be censored.' " The Nobel laureate then compared censorship to airport security checks.
Here in America, the censorship that exists takes relatively benign forms: Alan Moore's graphic novel being banned from a single library system is upsetting, but an enterprising reader could find another way to get her hands on it. In China, censorship can be a grave matter. For example, a writer of a manifesto calling for democratic reforms might be thrown into prison.
That's exactly what has happened to Mo's fellow countryman Liu Xiaobo. Liu, an author of Charter 08, is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The choice of Mo for the literature prize met with approval from Chinese state television but criticism from outspoken opponents. "For him to win this award, it's not a victory for literature; it is a victory for the Communist Party," Yu Jui, a writer and democracy activist, wrote in a blog post after the announcement.
Los Angeles Times book critic David L. Ulin sees Mo as being positioned in a precarious middle ground. "Although he has been called 'one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely pirated of all Chinese writers,' he recently was one of '100 writers and artists' who participated in a tribute to Mao Tse-tung," he explained.
But with his latest statements about censorship, Mo seems to be tipping in an unfortunate direction: 134 Nobel Laureates signed a petition this week calling for the release of Liu and his wife, citing their detention as a violation of international law. Mo has not signed the petition.


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BRUSSELS, May 16 (UPI) -- Threats against national security in Mali from foreign rebel and al-Qaida groups are moot in light of international support, an EU leader said.
The European and French governments were co-hosts for a donors' conference this week for Mali. Mali is struggling to restore national security and ensure territorial integrity. The government called in French military support in January after al-Qaida and rebel groups seized territory in a 2012 coup.
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said the estimated $4 billion in international donor pledges secured during the conference sends a strong message of support for Mali's success.
"It is also a message to all those armed groups which act against the unity of the Malian people spreading a message of hatred, intolerance and sectarianism: their threat against the security and prosperous future of Mali and of the Sahel will fail," he said in a statement.
Malian President Dioncounda Traore told the conference the interim government was committed to national elections in July. He said neither he nor members of his administration would seek the presidency.
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva said broad-based reconciliation was essential for Mali's long-term recovery efforts.
"We can't expect reconciliation to happen overnight, but it is crucial if we are to see lasting returns, and sustainable development," she said in a statement.


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We've heard rumors that Latinas can be the spiciest and feistiest group of females in the world. Well, after meeting Paulina Garces, this proves to be true! Not only is she spicier than a bottle of Tapatio, she's well spoken, aggressive, and seems to know what she wants. When we approached Ms. Garces to shoot, she was thrilled. She was so thrilled, in fact, that she turned down a hosting gig to shoot with us. Why, we at Lowrider Girls are so flattered we're blushing.
The moment Paulina walked into our studio, we knew that it was going to be a fun shoot, especially when she mentioned that she's considering purchasing a Nintendo Wii console because the controller vibrates when you play. Yeah, that's pretty hot, a girl who plays games. You can't ask for anything better than that!
LRG: Paulina, you have a smokin' body. What do you do to stay so hot?Paulina: I've been working out for almost 12 years, so you do the math. I do spinning three or four times a week and ab work. At this point, I kind of got lazy with weights. Dieting is a big part too.
LRG: Do you like men who have great physiques or don't you care?Paulina: Of course, there has to be some chemistry and who does not like nice and sexy, but it's very subjective. I personally get very turned on by the most important muscle… the brain!
LRG: You've been a host on Telemundo, appeared on Estudio 2, and have made appearances in a dozen other gigs in the Latin community. Will you be focusing more on hosting or acting jobs?Paulina: I enjoy hosting a lot. I have a bachelor's degree in communication, which gave me the tools and ability to understand the ins and outs of TV and the whole production setup, but film has always been my passion, and my biggest dream is to work with directors like Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu or Richard Linklater. I truly believe that film is a powerful tool of transformation.
LRG: You're a really feisty kitten, Paulina. You must be full Latina. What are you?Paulina: I'm 119 percent Latina, born in the beautiful city of Medellin, Colombia.
LRG: Can you say something sexy in Spanish for us?Paulina: Todo en Espanol es sexy!
LRG: What makes Latinas so sexy?Paulina: Our essence… Latina women are about passion; to love, to nurture and to fight if necessary, so know that when you go for a Latina you're going for the full package.
LRG: You mentioned earlier during the shoot that Colombians are sexual people. What do you mean by that?Paulina: Colombians and Latin people in general are very sexual and sensual people. There's this internal rhythm that connects our bodies to the basic and sex as you know is a basic instinct!
LRG: Are you sexual? How sexual?Paulina: Yes, but only at the right moment, with the right person and preferably at the wrong place!
LRG: OK, when you're not working and you're running around doing errands, bra or no bra?Paulina: Bra. I can't let the gravity take over.
LRG: Thong, G-string or nothing at all?Paulina: As we say in spanish, la occasion hace al ladron, so it all depends on the mood and the occasion.
LRG: Besides being super hot, you're extremely smart and well rounded! What do you do besides modeling, acting, and hosting?Paulina: I have a bachelor's degree in communication, so going to school and getting education was always part of my plan. I happen to be working for an attorney right now, something foreign to me at first that has become quite resourceful and interesting. You need to know the rules before you break them!!
LRG: If you weren't acting and hosting, what would you be doing?Paulina: I would definitely be a social worker. I have done some in the past with kids in Miami and was part of a beautiful organization in Colombia called "Pocalanas" that provided food and housing for homeless people. It is part of my future plans as well. After receiving so much from life it only makes sense to give back to those in need.
LRG: Do you have a website or a place where our fans can check you out?Paulina: Yes, I have a website where people can check out my latest videos and pictures. It is www.paulinagarces.com.
LRG: Thanks Paulina, it was a blast working with you! We wish you the best!Paulina: It was a pleasure! I just want to send a big kiss to everyone and thank all of them for their support and let them know that there is a big star within all of us!