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THE DALLES — More than 35 people from around the Mid-Columbia gathered here Monday afternoon to protest the war in Iraq in front of the Armed Forces Recruiting Office.
Seven people locked arms and blocked the entrance to the office. But, according to Capt. Edward Goodman of The Dalles police, who monitored the protest from the parking lot, officials from the recruiting station had learned of the intended protest minutes before it began, closed the station and left.
"It's a peaceful demonstration," Goodman said. "It's closed for the day. They're not interfering with the business." The demonstrators sang peace songs and marched in a circle in front of the station for about 45 minutes.
Passersby — most of whom were coming or going from the nearby K-mart — gathered in clusters in the parking lot. Most watched the protest quietly but some of them yelled at the marchers.
"Did you forget 9/11?" shouted Annette Rysdam of The Dalles. She held a small American flag and waved it angrily at the protesters. "One thing they need to remember is no matter how long they're out here on the street, our troops aren't coming home till it's over," she said. "We need to stand behind them."
Many of the protesters carried signs with messages of support for the troops but not the war. At times they chanted, "Love the warriors, hate the war."
Many of the protesters — including four of those blocking the entrance to the recruiting station — were from Hood River or the Upper Valley. Theresa North, who was helping block the station's entrance, was there to show her commitment to "upping the ante."
"We've had huge protests, and they've been dismissed," she said. North, who has two children aged 3 and 5, was prepared to be arrested for her act of civil disobedience, but no arrests were made.
Dee Holzman of Hood River joined the marching protesters.
"I was originally against the war," she said. "But the more I hear, the more reasons I find to come out to these events. I don't think 'shock and awe' is a way to deal with terrorism." Holzman, who also has two children, said she thinks the war in Iraq is going to "inflame" the Middle East and increase terrorism.
Several veterans were among the protesters — including three blocking the entrance to the recruiting station. Ecumenical minister and veteran David Duncombe of White Salmon was also among the "blockers."
Another veteran, Bob Snyder of The Dalles, arrived after his daughter came home from K-mart and informed him of the protest. He held an American flag up across from the protesters. Several people gathered around him.
"We're showing our support for our president and our troops," Snyder said. "We're out here because they're out here," he added, pointing at the protesters.
A spokesman for the protesters called the event a success as it ended.
"We think it's a great victory for peace," said Mark Nykanen, a Hood River author who was one of those blocking the entrance to the recruiting station. Nykanen said the reason the protesters had targeted The Dalles recruiting station was that it serves as the recruiting station for the entire Gorge.
"We're particularly happy they've closed down because this is their busiest time of day," Nykanen said. "This is when 17-, 18-, 19-year-old kids get out of school and come down here and sign their lives away. We're glad that they were not able to do that today."
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June 2013
SCU Law Professor Research Aids Obama Administration Patent-Troll Plan
Deborah Lohse
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 4, 2013 -- The Obama Administration today announced seven legislative priorities and five executive orders to tackle problems created by patent "trolls." Key research relied upon by the administration was conducted by Santa Clara University School of Law Assistant Professor Colleen Chien, who teaches and writes about patent law and international intellectual property.
As partly detailed in the Administration's report accompanying the release, Professor Chien has researched and provided testimony on:
*The preponderance of patent lawsuits being brought by non-practicing entities, including against small businesses
*The economic and business impact of patent-assertion lawsuits:
*Suggested reforms in the judicial system to thwart nuisance suits
Prof. Chien can be reached by reporters for analysis and commentary on the president's plan. Her e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com and Deborah Lohse of SCU Media Relations can also help track her down on deadline. firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-554-5121.

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Grand Island resident Kali J. (Mordaunt) Korzelius was honored posthumously with the Outstanding Volunteer Award at the annual All Star Night Gala for Roswell Park Cancer Institute on Saturday, Nov. 3.
On Kali's behalf, her husband, Matthew Korzelius and mother, Jackie Pritchard, accepted the Katherine Anne Gioia Inspiration Award, presented each year to a volunteer who is dedicated to the battle against cancer and whose work has inspired others to work for this cause.
Korzelius, an advocate for young cancer patients, believed that volunteering was the rent one pays for just being here. Before she died in her Grand Island home, she sent fellow young people a message with her actions, even after her brain cancer took away most of her mobility and the use of her left arm and leg. Young adults with cancer would see her commitment to the cause, and that inspired them to take an active role in their community.
"Kali was a relentless advocate in the war against cancer," said Roswell Park Cancer Institute President and CEO, Donald L. Trump. "Despite her illness, she advocated nationally and tirelessly to draw attention to the unique challenges of young adults with cancer. Kali and her husband Matt helped launch Roswell Park's Adolescent and Young Adults with Cancer Program - Kali also served as its program assistant. The program continues to make a difference in the lives of so many young people who need support as they journey through their personal fight with cancer."
Like young Katherine Anne Gioia, to whom this award pays tribute, Kali didn't let brain cancer define her life, but instead used her circumstances to inspire and empower other young people with cancer how to "get busy living" - a motto of www.StupidCancer.org. Right up until her final days, it was constantly on her mind, getting back to work, to serve the community of young people with cancer instead of worrying about her own struggles. Korzelius adopted a "pay it forward" approach in all of her efforts.
Korzelius was a 21-year-old college student in 2006 when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The diagnosis was especially devastating because her older brother Keith lost his battle with Burkitt's lymphoma when he was 6 years old and she was 21/2. For most of her life, Korzelius grew up in an atmosphere of volunteering as her family, friends and Grand Island residents and organizations helped raise $1.5 million for pediatric cancer research at Roswell during a 20-year-run of Keith's Classic Memorial Golf Tournament at River Oaks.
When Korzelius was a teenager at Grand Island High School, she started the volunteer group Grand Island Volunteers. Grand Island residents in need of help from young people would contact the high school and Korzelius would round up the volunteers to help the elderly. While growing up in Trinity Church, Kali attended many summer work camps, working locally and in different parts of the county helping to rebuild - a Habitat for Humanity-type group. In her senior year, Korzelius organized GI High School tree plantings to memorialize two fellow students who died much too young.
While at the University of Albany, she worked in an after-school program for disadvantaged youths, and, after earning her master's in psychology, she worked as a social worker for foster-care children in the Bronx.
Friends, loved ones and young cancer survivors - her Team Kali - can still see her smiling face googling "Stupid Cancer Video Diaries Kali."
"My name is Kali Korzelius," she says. "In 2006, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Here's why I think cancer is stupid. I can't move my (left) hand anymore. Now my right hand is working overtime to bring the young-adult movement to Buffalo."
Korzelius and her husband were chairs of the Western New York Stupid Cancer chapter.
"Kali was a fierce warrior; a vigilant advocate for herself, her husband, her community and the young adult movement," said Matthew Zachary, founder and CEO of Stupid Cancer - the largest online support group for young adults in the world. "I had the honor of knowing her and watching her change the world."
The celebrity speaker for All Star Night 2012 was Guiliana Rancic, entertainment journalist, star of E! News and a breast cancer survivor. Rancic was presented with the Gilda Radner Courage Award, which recognizes a cancer survivor whose courageous public battle, like Radner's, has given hope to people with cancer and focused public attention on the cause. The evening's program also included recognition of Kunie Odunsi, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Gynecologic at Roswell Park, who received the Thomas B. Tomasi Award for his achievements in cancer research.


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Echoing concerns of The American Legion, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has announced the formation of a panel to discuss the fate of the Distinguished Warfare Medal, also known as the "Drone Medal," an award for servicemembers who remotely launch unmanned military strikes or cyberattacks that kill or disable enemy forces.
The medal has been the subject of criticism by The American Legion because, as originally announced by then-defense secretary Leon Panetta, it would rank higher than such prestigious combat decorations as the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Hagel – a Vietnam War veteran and recipient of two Purple Hearts himself – initially defended the ranking. However, in the face of repeated opposition from The American Legion, other veterans groups and some members of Congress, he has decided to convene a review panel headed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, to discuss the matter. In the meantime, production of the new medal has been halted.
American Legion National Commander James E. Koutz said the decision to take another look at the issue is a good one.
"In no way does the Legion wish to diminish the contributions to our national security, to the security of our deployed troops or to the battle against terrorism represented by the greatly advanced and precise skills exhibited by the operators of these important weapons," Koutz said. "These dedicated men and women deserve recognition for their vital work. However, in the hierarchy of awards, we believe firmly that placing this medal above those given for valor and courage demonstrated on the field of battle is wholly inappropriate."We are confident that the committee assembled on behalf of Secretary Hagel will understand the distinction and maintain the integrity of some of our nation's highest personal honors for combat service and sacrifice."


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Durham police investigate shooting
March 07. 2013 12:05AM
DURHAM - Police are investigating a shot fired downtown over the weekend, according to an email alert sent by the University of New Hampshire to students.
Surveillance cameras captured one man shooting at another between 37 Main St. and the back of the Mill Road Plaza about 1 a.m. Sunday.
"No descriptions have been provided and they are believed to have left the scene on foot," the alert said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 868-2324.


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In the month to celebrate togetherness, Working Mom has put together an issue to inspire families to get set for the holidays, with the UAAP's hottest sibling rivals Jeric and Jeron Teng alongside their mom Susan gracing the magazine's cover this December.
A special feature on how the Teng family keeps everything together so well can be found as this month's main story, where the whole family talks about how it's like to be rooting for opposing teams while still remaining strong as a unit.
Aside from that, Working Mom goes into how to make things more practical for the holidays, with makeovers to making every mom's life even better—from getting that dream wardrobe, changing the way the family snacks, and to getting the house in order.
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LONDON, July 16 (UPI) -- At a conference in Europe, researchers examined studies indicating a significant drop in men's sperm and debating if a "sperm crisis" is occurring.
Experts at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual conference in London discussed studies from several European nations with large databases and the ability to track health records. They found over the past 15 years, the sperm counts of healthy men ages 18-25 significantly decreased.
For example, a prominent study from the 1990s suggested sperm counts decreased by half over the last half-century, while a recent analysis in France found the sperm concentration of men decreased by nearly one-third between 1989-2005, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Some who subscribe to the theory that world fertility might be declining said exposure to pesticides, endocrine-disrupting chemicals like Bisphenol A found in plastics and food packaging as well as a sedentary lifestyle might contribute. However, there is increasing evidence sperm count might be influenced in childhood or in the womb, too.
However, many experts questioned the validity of those findings because there are huge variations in results by country and region and some areas such as the developing world, have not been studied at all, the Journal said.
Stefan Schlatt, director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology at the University of Munster in Germany, said he doesn't believe there is a worldwide sperm crisis. If sperm counts decreased over time, it's unclear how many men fall into the category of sub-fertile or infertile, he said.
Men produce upward of 60 million sperm per milliliter of semen, but as long as the count is roughly greater than 40 million per ml, men are considered fertile and have the same chance of getting their partners pregnant as someone who produces a higher count. But below 20 million per ml, their ability to help conceive drops -- a problem known as sub-fertility, if they succeed at all, the Journal said.


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Surajkund: The impact and reach of social media emerged as the main point of discussion on Sunday in the workshop for first-time BJP MPs with several of them seeking the party`s help in using online communication tools, even as RSS joined the deliberations.
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Prakash Javadekar addressed the MPs on social media and media-related issues and told him how to cultivate these platforms to spread their message.
Suresh Soni, who is the RSS points person with BJP, spoke to the MPs about the nation`s expectations from them and the ideology guiding the party.
Goyal addressed the MPs on the significance of social media and if used effectively how it can help in spreading the message quickly.
"It is a boon of modern times," he told the MPs while also cautioning them about its flip-side as even a small incident can draw major attention in a jiffy.
Several MPs, it is learnt, said that they had little or no presence on the social media and the party should help them in making their presence felt in cyber space.
Javadekar spoke about dealing with the media in general and advised the MPs to use it with caution. They were also told not to bring their differences out in the media and keep their approach to the media issue based.
While veteran party leader L K Advani will deliver the valedictory address, another senior party leader Ram Naik addressed the law makers suggesting them ways to strengthen their bond with their constituencies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had yesterday asked the newly elected party MPs to focus on their conduct both in Parliament and in public as people were observing them and directed them to nurture their constituencies and spread the message of good governance.
Modi, who had inaugurated the two-day workshop for over 150 newly elected Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of BJP, had asked them to realise that with the transition from being in the Opposition to treasury benches, their responsibilities increased.


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Bearing Capacity
The "Bearing capacity" frame displays the results from the analysis of foundation soil bearing capacity. The stress in the footing bottom (assumed constant) is derived from all verifications performed in the frame "Verification". The program "Spread footing" then considers all verifications as load cases.
The frame contains following analysis options:
The foundation soil bearing capacity is input. The eccentricity and bearing capacity analysis results are displayed in the right part of the frame. The "In detail" button opens a dialog window that displays detailed listing of the results.
Pressing the "Run program Spread footing" button opens the program "Spread footing" which allows to calculate the soil bearing capacity or settlement and rotation of the footing. Pressing the "OK" button leaves the analysis mode - the results and all plots are transferred into the program "Masonry wall". The "Spread footing" program must be installed for the button to be active. Overall length of wall foundation is input.
The procedure is identical as if calculating soil bearing capacity by the "Spread footing" program. The "Run program Pile" is available if the wall has pile foundation (frame "Foundation"). Pile spacing s is input.
The procedure is identical as if calculating soil bearing capacity by the "Spread footing" program. The "Run program Pile group" is available if the wall has pile foundation with more then one pile (frame "Foundation"). Pile spacing s, overall number of pile rows n and loading length l are input.
The foundation soil bearing capacity is not calculated.
The program allows to specify a shape of stress in the footing bottom.
Visualization of results can be adjusted in the frame "Drawing Settings".
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I spoke with Cliff Scofield today, who is a few weeks away from his 99th birthday. To those of you who don't know Cliff...he lives in CT and has been a user, co-author of Super D Graflex repair manual (released in 2003 and available through Ed Rhomney's website) and repair source of reflex Graflex cameras. He owned his first Graflex in 1920 and is very interesting to talk with! You would never know he is 98 years old...as sharp as a whip. I called him to see if has a 5 X 7 Press Graflex camera he would be willing to part with...unfortunately he didn't.
If anyone would be interested in talking with Cliff, his phone number is 203-272-8388. I'm sure he would enjoy talking with other Graflex users.
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I just spoke with Cliff again. He just turned 100! He celebrated his birthday with family and friends. He still is very alert...one would never know he's 100. He said he recently sold his last Super D Graflex and only has the one Speed Graphic. He was on TV for a short interview and had his camera with him.
I am sure that he would love to hear from some fellow Graflex users/collectors if anyone is interested in calling him.
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Boy, that was FAST! Maybe that explains why I'm getting old so fast. Is that a known side effect of using Graflex?????
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Alec...as long as your young at heart!!! I hope you did OK with Hurricane Ivan!
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"Young at heart". Well, I keep telling myself that! And so does my 93 yr.old mother, whose roomate in the nursing home is 104! [no history of Graflex use I can determine].
Yes, being just south of Birmingham, the effects were not nearly so pronounced here. No damage for me - just 3 days w/o power. Well over 50% of the customers in this state were w/o power. Lots of damage on our coast.
Thanks for the kind thoughts.
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I have just learned that Cliff Scofield recently passed away at the age of 100. Cliff was a photographer, author and camera repairman. Cliff also was a long-time susscriber and contributor to the "Graflex Historic Quarterly". Cliff also co-authored with the late Ed Romney, "The Super D Graflex, a Repair and User's Manual".
I probably spoke with Cliff more than a dozen times in the past 10 years. Like many, I developed a soft spot for Cliff! I will miss not talking with him about Graflex SLRs.
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Sorry to hear that. These old folks have so much to offer, no matter what their field of expertise. The saddest part is that those fields are considered by a great portion of the younger generation as old fashioned, out dated and of no value. Hopefully, there will be enough young folks who will be interested in keeping the Graflex tradition alive and not just treat it as a passing fancy or a stepping stone to bigger and "better" things.
"Wyoming - Where everybody is somebody else's weirdo"
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I am sorry to hear that Cliff is gone. I visited him several times, being towed along by Paul Caponigro, in the seventies. We talked about the days when Cliff was treasurer of the New York Camera Club (Steichen was president at the time.) He had a great good humor and he didn't take any of us too seriously -- at the same time being very helpful. He was full of tips about the Super D Graflex kit I was putting together at the time, and he would send me updates on cool items I might add to it -- every five years or so -- until this spring. He knew his Protars too. I can't be too sad. He certainly enjoyed his life.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Blobbing Paris
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How is it that I believe I can do this after reading your posts? You are such an inspiration!ReplyDeleteReplies
Try finger painting this skylineDelete
Just draw it with your finger to loosen up!
I am in awe!ReplyDelete
Wondering how I could replicate that with my camera.
Thank You! You make me realize how much, beaucoup beaucoup practice it takes, many sheets of washes & blobs & experiments!ReplyDelete
Will you be going to his September class?
Looked up "blog" in Fr-Eng Dictionary: une tache (de peinture), une goutte, une form indistincte...(which you then turn into des formes distinctes et jolies! Merci encore une fois, SW
correction of above...whenever I try to write blob, my fingers type blog...ReplyDelete
That is gorgeous!I really don't practice ..at all..You are so inspiring!ReplyDelete
Are yo going the the sea for a workshop again this summerReplies
I went to Paris instead of Rockland Maine Monique bt skechbook wandering went and you can read her post on David Dewey's July class.Delete
Your not so far away to go...
.. LOVE LOVE LOVE these little tutorials ... one day I'm going to take up water color ... just so I can play around ... I have no ability, but it looks like so much fun. Thank You for the "peep in" ... Karen in CTReplyDelete
You have more art in your "blobs" than I would in a lifetime of trying to paint.ReplyDeleteReplies
wrong wrong wrong!!!Delete
give it a swhirl
The most inspiring and beautiful post!!!ReplyDelete
ok, you hooked me! time to drag all of the watercolor stuff out of the closet and see what happens!ReplyDelete
Très joli! Merci beaucoup Carol!ReplyDelete
Love seeing your process. Beautiful work!ReplyDelete
Ooh, I love these blobby paintings!! I'll definitely give it a try.ReplyDelete
So cool!!! Thanks for sharing these!!!ReplyDelete
- Barbara L your blob admirer5:40 PM
Wish you were here, to help me do my blobbing !!ReplyDelete
what a mess mine are !!
It's either too much water so it looks like muddy rainbow coloured cauliflowers, or not enough & the colours are too vibrant !! How do I get the hint of a strong colour ?
Maybe I was in too much of a rush, trying to do it too hasty.
I'll try again.
Barbara L your blob admirer.
How to BlobReplyDelete
yes it's a sloooooow process Barbara and a meditative one.
'Like watching paint dry' as they say.
1st put down a blob of water
Use just TWO colors
a warm color like Bt Sienna
+ a cool color like Ultramarine Blue
Put your warm color down 1st
and then the cool on top
Tilt your paper so the paint moves around.
Use gravity to move the paint on the paper.
Practice practice
you can change the colors
Do you have David Dewey's book? It's very good for color exercises
Be patient with yourself and BRAVO! for trying it out
You'll get it.
I promise :)
cheers Carolg


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Hi Rod. You could just connect it up, and probably what will happen is the turbine will run at half speed, making it very inefficient, but it would still charge the battery. (The battery would clamp the voltage to around 12V-14V as long as it is not fully charged.)
An alternative is a DC-DC converter, which takes in 24V and puts out 13.6V or so. They use this in trucks (which run on 24V) to run things like 12V music systems.


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The average last frost for this area is on April 20. This is not the frost free date but a date to 'take a chance" on planting garden plants. Because average means 10 days either side of the April 20t date you can plant tomatoes and peppers if you cover them at night.
One of the main reasons I love to get my hands dirty in the garden is because of the wealth of knowledge others share with those just starting their first flower and vegetable garden.
Here are a few that have been shared with me:
• Soak seeds 2 hours in 1 quart of water with a teaspoon of peroxide.
• Scatter rabbit food (alfalfa pellets) in your garden for nitrogen and phosphorus.
• Spray leaves with warm water and Epsom salts.
• Place a teaspoon of Epsom salts in a glass of water and pour around pepper and tomato plants.
• Plant bush beans far apart to let air movement around each plant.
• Plant bush beans close together for support.
• Place tea bags around onion plants to keep away root maggots.
• Plant dill around squash hill to keep away squash bugs.
Tomato tips
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I would hate to suggest that you folks aren't being as useful as you could be, but this blog has to stick to pure, unvarnished truth. (And between thee and me, that's the funniest statement in this column.) And you just haven't made yourself as useful as you are ornamental.
Not one useful suggestion have I had as to how this Book fair can identify itself with the library's 125th anniversary, or Quasquicentennial, or Q, as we call it. And I asked so nicely, too. Shows how far manners get you.
I did like the ingenuity of the lady who suggested we take the whole show on the road, packing all the books and customers off to England, so we could hold the fair in Kew Gardens. But you should know by now I don't approve of selling books outdoors.
Quite a number of people suggested special discounts. This is NOT constructive thinking. I approve of discounts even less than I do of stacking books out in the elements.
Anyway, some of these discount ideas were a bit limited. There is no excitement in a discount for people whose names start with Q. Either the name does or it doesn't, and if it doesn't, the person won't be interested. The discount for authors whose name start with Q has a better chance, but after Ellery Queen, Patrick Quention, and Daniel Quinn, how far can you go? As for titles, I don't get all that many copies of Quentin Durward.
The discounts for customers who are over 125 years old, or who spend more than $125,000 intrigue me. I may work on those.
The person who suggested a pool party seemed a bit off-target until he explained that he was speaking of billiards, and we would each brandish our cue. Even at that, my mind went to another kind of pool, but there the brandishing pun is both vulgar and in another language, so forget it.
Another curious soul suggested a special prize to anyone who waits outside in line for more than 125 minutes. We already have that, prunepit paella: we let you inside.
The people who are really thinking along interesting lines are those—three so far—who suggested a special honor at the Book Fair to botanists or farmers who can prove they have grown a New Berry. (Pause for wild and raucous laughter) We do, of course, need a new berry so we can replace its predecessor, which would thus be the elderberry. (No pause for laughter at all. They are already digging a grave for that one, producing a New Bury.)
A smattering of other ideas included a discount on all books published in 1887 (there's that discount thing again: what DO you people see in them?), a glee club of 125 voices singing songs 125 years old (no space; I'm putting the cat books in that spot), and a gigantic birthday cake with 125 burning copies of The Da Vinci Code on it. (Kind of like it, but I'm sure it violates the fire code.)
And as for those of you who have asked Uncle Blogsy to think back and just redo whatever they did when they opened the doors in 1887, remember this: there's no discount for being Qt.


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May 22. 2013 9:41PM
MANCHESTER — Manchester police haven't made any arrests in a fatal drive-by shooting last weekend, according to authorities Wednesday.
"It's an active investigation, meaning Manchester's working on it on a daily basis," Jeffery Strelzin, senior assistant attorney general, said Wednesday.
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State Board Recognizes Student Anti-Tobacco Activist and Advocate
The State Board of Education today recognized Ashley Sobrinski, a student at Ocean City High School in Cape May county, as its March Student of the Month.
Ashley has been honored and recognized by her peers and several anti-smoking national organizations for her tireless work in the anti-tobacco movement. She single handedly spearheaded a campaign to make the Ocean City boardwalk smoke-free and won. She has also successfully fought to make Cape May County Zoo a smoke free zoo and is currently working with Cape May county freeholders to adopt a smoke-free policy for all county parks.
"We are always proud of New Jersey public school students like Ashley Sobrinski who see a problem and do something about it," said Acting Governor Richard J. Codey. "Ashley exhibits the best in all of us by assuming her civic responsibility and working to make a difference in her community and throughout the nation."
"Ashley is a one person agent for positive change in her community who merits recognition," said State Board President Arnold G. Hyndman. "Her commitment to literally saving the lives of fellow Cape May county residents and raising awareness is as honorable of an undertaking as this Board has seen."
"Ashley Sobrinskis prowess at making public places in her county smoke-free is only eclipsed by her commitment to improving her community in so many other ways," said Commissioner of Education William L. Librera. "Her outstanding level of volunteer work with other groups and organizations in and outside of her high school is nothing short of remarkable. I am pleased to join the State Board in bestowing this honor to this special student."
In addition to Ashleys vast community service work on behalf of the anti-tobacco movement, she manages to find the time to volunteer with such organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross, MS Walk America, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She is also a member of her schools Key Club, Concert Choir, Drama Guild, and Prom Committee. Ashley maintains a 4.2007 grade point average which ranks her in the top 4% of her class.
Asley Sobrinski has also been the recipient of many awards and honors based on her work and success. She has received the National Youth Advocate of the Year award from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (2004), the American Cancer Societys Great American Smoke-Out Award (2002), the Points of Light award (2004), and the Whos Who Among High School Students award to name a few.
Each month during the school year, the State Board recognizes a student or group of students for their accomplishments in community service, the arts, academics, and sports. In February, the State Board honored the junior ROTC programs at North Plainfield and Franklin High Schools, both in Somerset County.
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Mark Hayward's City Matters: A man of the streets helped set up a haven for those who need it mostBY MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 20. 2013 9:56PM
FIVE YEARS ago, Londonderry resident Craig Chevalier and a few friends made an effort to get to know the homeless as part of a church project.
They went to Veterans Park in Manchester — a better place than most for their research — and Chevalier started striking up conversations. He spoke to a few, but the one he latched onto was Raymond Rheault, who was then 51 and had been on and off the streets for three decades.
Chevalier shared sandwiches and hot soup with Rheault, who shared his tales of street life.
Rheault invited Chevalier and his family to a succession of rooms he'd rent out in rooming houses. Chevalier in turned visited Rheault in other lodgings that weren't as homey — the Valley Street jail, the hospital, a local nursing home.
And as Chevalier's interest grew in ministering to the homeless, Rheault provided entrees — and warnings when needed — to the denizens of his world.Within a year, Chevalier partnered with Marine veteran Jerry Goncolo to open 1269 Cafe, a coffee shop of sorts for the homeless. Chevalier calls Rheault his inspiration for doing so; he wanted a warm place to sit and talk to his friend.
Eighteen months ago, 1269 Cafe moved to Hanover Street — a parking lot away from one of the most expensive restaurants in the city. Supported by area Christian churches, the cafe now hosts a weekly food pantry, and self-help programs ranging from Bible study to anger management classes.
It's even launched the Fork and Spoon Diner next door. The plan is to use the restaurant to generate revenues for the mission and give a homeless person or two a job.
Most Sundays, the cafe's worship service is crammed with 75 people. A follow-up brunch feeds as many as 175, Chevalier said. In the coming days, Cafe 1269 will host four Thanksgiving meals, along with give-aways of warm clothes and personal items.
It's a smaller, more intimate version of the New Horizons food pantry and soup kitchen, and it believes in filling the soul as well as the stomach.
"Government organizations are great, but the one thing they don't do is love people," Chevalier said. Then on Nov. 7, Rheault — whom Chevalier calls the inspiration and founder-emeritus of 1269 — died at a friend's house. Suffering for about a year with health problems, the homeless man took off his oxygen mask and slipped away.Chevalier's Teddy Bear had his grisly side.
According to past New Hampshire Union Leader articles, Rheault had been arrested for stabbing a friend in the neck with a knife (the person had tossed out his belongings). Then he got arrested for threatening the man during his arraignment.
At the cafe on Sunday, I heard a story of him once pulling a Bowie knife on a fellow rooming house resident.
And when he was 32, police sent him for psychiatric treatment after he held a knife on his girlfriend. Rheault's attitude at the Valley Street jail got him thrown in solitary confinement for months at a time. Once he received $20,000 from the county, claiming in a lawsuit he was deprived of psychiatric care while in The Hole. His mug shot features a nasty scowl protruding from a thick mustache and neatly combed gray hair.
That scowl moderates but is still evident in photos taken with Chevalier and Mayor Ted Gatsas when 1269 Cafe opened its new location.
Others saw the lovable side of Rheault.
Decades ago, Manchester resident Jamie Lee used to sneak out of her apartment to hit the bars. Once they threw her out, Rheault dragged her home, warning her against alcohol.
"He'd put an arm around me and bring me home," said Lee, who attended the worship service at the coffee shop last Sunday. "He was always a soft, safe place to land."
Robert Poole, a drinking buddy, said Rheault's nickname was Mumbles. He had no teeth, so although he'd speak a lot, it was hard to understand what he was saying. He had a "family" he spoke fondly of — children of a long-term, on-and-off girlfriend who died shortly before Rheault met Chevalier.
"Every time I saw him, he was drinking, sitting by himself and all bummed out," said Lori Patton, Poole's girlfriend. Lately, however, Rheault had been changing.
He'd give a hand to unload donations at the cafe. And Rheault directed donations of furniture, bedding and housewares to the people who he knew needed it the most. During worship services, he'd sit at a front table.
"What are you doing?" Lee asked him about a month ago. "I'm doing the same thing you are — Jesus," Rheault responded.
Two days after Rheault's death, Chevalier wrote about the inspiration he found in a scruffy, scowling street person. Some people didn't like Rheault, Chevalier wrote, but he was honest, trustworthy and reliable.
Five years ago, Chevalier wanted to meet a homeless person. In Rheault, Chevalier found a relationship that brought life to the Gospel teachings about feeding the hungry, finding the lost sheep and visiting those in jail, he said.
"I learned to love people through Ray Rheault that I would not have loved before," Chevalier said. "I learned to love the unloved."
Mark Hayward's City Matters runs Thursdays in the New Hampshire Union Leader and on UnionLeader.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been an integral part of Huntsville and Madison County. Founded in 1958, NASA first became a presence in the state in 1960, when it established the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)...
Alabama's Native American history can be traced back more than 10,000 years, to the Paleoindian Period. Cultural and technological developments brought changes to the societies that inhabited what is now Alabama, as they transitioned from...
Alabama has produced a number of distinguished physicians, nurses, and medical institutions. Three Alabama physicians have served as Surgeon General of the United States, and several Alabama natives have significantly influenced medical education...
Alabama's history, culture, geography, and natural environment are covered in a wide selection of books. Here are a few we think you will enjoy. Several of the authors listed have written entries for the Encyclopedia of Alabama.
EOA in the classroom! The Alabama Department of Archives & History has lessons plans using EOA content.
New to EOA? For an introduction to EOA's content, please read historian Wayne Flynt's essay on Alabama.
Visit the new homepage for Alabama's Bicentennial Celebration!


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Infinite Publishing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 169 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Infinite Publishing, LLC has created several websites over the past 10 years, many of which are a part of the paper craft industry (scrapbooking, etc.). Our business model, content, and focus are exclusively targeted towards the web.
We're developing a website called "Invitopia.com" that will aggregate wedding invitations for dozens of websites and let brides search them by style, color, type, price, etc. The site will also feature store reviews, coupons, etc.
The website we're building (and consequently the logo you're designing) will be targeted at 20-34 year old female brides-to-be who are shopping for wedding invitations. Personal style is the key decision making factor when shopping for wedding invitations.
We're looking for a stylish-yet-strong logo for the website. We're trying to convey a sense of style while making sure that the products themselves are the real showcase.
We're open to your creativity with the following guidelines:
- The text for the logo should simply say "Invitopia", excluding the ".com"
- There is no tag line to incorporate.
- Serif and Sans-Serif fonts are acceptable; Serif is preferred
- A this point the "I" in "Invitopia" should be capitalized.
- We would love some sort of graphic/icon that could also double for a favicon. This can be a portion of the logo.
- The icon could represent a number of things...ideally broad selection, an actual invitation, an envelope, etc. Please avoid bells, bow-ties, birds, cakes, and other wedding cliches.
- Colors suggestions include current stylish wedding colors: muted pastels, pinks, purples, blues, silver....we're open. Just please avoid "Web 2.0" neon greens, blues, and oranges.
Some example/inspirational websites for styles, colors, content include:
We would like the image format in:
Vector - .eps (EPS)
Photoshop layered - .psd (RGB)
We would also like to know what font is used.
UPDATE (3 days to go...)
Thanks to all who have submitted designs thus far. Collectively you have helped us shape what we're looking for in a logo.
At this point, I believe have received all of the logos featuring a damask/calligraphy/tribal styling (see #54, #27, #75, etc.) that we need. We may select one of those, but don't need anymore in that format.
If you would like to submit future designs in the next three days, we'd like to see ones somehow featuring an envelope icon which is representative of the invitations.
We're still flexible on colors, and are more interested in the design layout at this point than the color.
The "invitopia" text can be lowercase or upper case.
Feel free to contact me with any questions. Keep up the great work!
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STOCKTON - William Bratton, a former police chief in New York City and Los Angeles, returns to the area today, marking his second visit to stump for Mayor Anthony Silva's half-cent sales tax proposal.
STOCKTON - William Bratton, a former police chief in New York City and Los Angeles, returns to the area today, marking his second visit to stump for Mayor Anthony Silva's half-cent sales tax proposal.
The visit has drawn criticism even before Bratton's arrival in part because two events he is scheduled to attend fall outside the city limits.
Bratton this evening will attend a meet-and-greet at Jeremy Wine Co. in downtown Lodi for a small number of Stockton Safe Streets backers.
Friday afternoon, he will be on the panel in a symposium at Bear Creek Community Church on Lower Sacramento Road, which is open to 400 ticket holders.
The church is north of Eight Mile Road and the city's boundary. It, too, has a Lodi address.
Councilman Michael Tubbs said that holding the events outside of Stockton is indicative of how backers of the half-cent sales tax initiative have circumvented City Hall.
Tubbs said he isn't sure if he can get away from work for the 1:30 p.m. symposium, despite an invitation from Silva. Tubbs said he would prefer the events were held centrally in Stockton and involved locally accountable figures.
Tubbs doubted that many District 6 residents on the south side of town, whom he represents, will be able to attend.
"I wouldn't go to Lodi to hear a police chief from New York talk about crime in Stockton," Tubbs said. "I wouldn't do that."
The event and Bratton's visit are part of the controversial sales tax proposal that failed to gain support last month from the City Council, which voted against studying it further.
In the same meeting, the council voted to move ahead with the city's competing crime fighting effort called the Marshall Plan, despite the lone dissenting vote from Silva. Council members are expected to begin holding town hall meetings in the coming month.
This is not about picking sides but making Stockton safer, said Allen Sawyer, a political consultant and organizer of the Stockton Safe Streets symposium.
He defended against criticism directed at the locations of the Bratton events. Wine tasting is a draw to the region, he said, and the church opened its doors at no cost.
"Bear Creek Church is an asset to the Stockton community, whether it is technically in the city limits or not," Sawyer said. "We are proud to have our symposium there."
Sawyer will moderate the panel discussion with Bratton, Silva, County Supervisor Carlos Villapudua and developers Matthew Arnaiz and Anthony Barkett.
Some of the 400 tickets were given to the sponsoring church. Other local organizations received tickets, as did up to 100 "friends" of Stockton Safe Streets Facebook page.
The panel will weigh in on Stockton's crime statistics, the city's Marshall Plan and the Stockton Safe Streets tax proposal, which aims to raise $18 million annually to hire 100 police officers.
Sawyer said Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones was invited, but Stockton City Manager Bob Deis wouldn't let him attend. The tax initiative is designed to provide Jones with adequate resources, Sawyer said.
"Bratton isn't here to give any commentary other than to say Chief Jones is doing a great job," Sawyer said. "We're doing everything we can to scream from the rooftops that we've got a great chief."
Officer Joe Silva, a department spokesman, said on Jones' behalf that the symposium is viewed as a political event linked to a specific tax initiative. That's why the chief won't be there, Silva said.
"Chief Jones has attended and will continue to attend crime meetings in the public as he has frequently done in the past year," Officer Silva said. "The chief consistently engages the community ... and seeks input from the community for relevant solutions on how to make Stockton safer."
The event also caught a Sacramento-based news station in a complicated situation.
The KCRA 3 logo appears on the Stockton Safe Streets symposium's promotional material, but Lori Waldon, the Sacramento station's news director, said they are not a sponsor of the event, despite appearances.
The station's logo appears alongside Arnaiz Cos. and Wire Two Wire, Sawyer's political consulting firm.
KCRA 3 lent Stockton Safe Streets its logo, which Waldon said the station did happily, but it is not providing the venue nor lending its on-air talent. The station will produce a series of stories on the symposium.
"We're covering it as a story, not as a partner," Waldon said. "We think its very newsworthy and important."
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd, the world's leading gaming company by machines sold, said it will post an operating loss for a second straight year as the sales of its Wii U, successor to the 100-million selling Wii, faltered.
The company caught investors off guard by predicting a loss of $220 million in the year to March 31, reversing a profit forecast for the same amount, putting its new guidance well short of a consensus estimate of 12.1 billion yen ($133.48 million) profit from 19 analysts.
To be fair, isn't this one of Nintendo's first consoles (or one in awhile) to be sold at a loss. At least that's what I thought and I may be wrong so jump down my throat because I'm just asking a simple question. If so, that may explain some of the losses they have encountered.
Nintendo isn't going anywhere, no worries. The 3DS is number one everywhere.
Who cares?! This only means one thing. That sooner than later there will be a price cut!
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HEASARC ROSAT CD Volume 1, 1 Jan 1994
Prepared by: B. O'Neel, B. Perry, W. Pence, M. F. Corcoran, N. White, R. Petre, and K. Smale
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics and
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
- Introduction
The images on these disks were obtained by the X-ray detectors on board the ROSAT X-ray satellite observatory. ROSAT, an abbreviation of Rontgensatellit, consists of an X-ray Telescope (XRT) and two X-ray detectors, the Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) and the High Resolution Imager (HRI). Both detectors are sensitive to X-rays in the energy range 0.1 to 2.4 keV (corresponding to a wavelength range of 124.0 to 5.1 Angstrom). A third instrument, the Wide Field Camera (WFC), is co-aligned with the XRT and extends wavelength coverage to the far UV.
This is the first volume of CDROMs of ROSAT X-ray images. Volume 1 contains all pointed PSPC and HRI images which were released to the public data archives between 01 Jan 1993 and 30 Jun 1993 inclusive. Future volumes containing additional public images will be issued; it is the present plan to eventually have all public ROSAT X-ray images available on CD.
The images are stored on these CDROMs in the standard FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) image format and also as GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) files. Exposure maps for each FITS image are also included. The exposure maps were compressed from the original FITS data using the Unix compress utility.
- Mission Overview
ROSAT is a joint collaboration between the Max Planck Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) in Germany, the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in the US, and Leicester University in the UK. MPE provided the spacecraft and the PSPC, CfA provided the HRI, and Leicester provided the WFC. Data obtained by ROSAT are processed at MPE and GSFC for distribution to principal investigators and the data archives which reside at MPE, GSFC, and Leicester.
ROSAT was launched on 01 Jun 1990 into a 90 minute ecliptic-polar orbit. After an initial verification and calibration phase, ROSAT obtained the first all-sky survey in X-rays. After the conclusion of the 6-month all-sky survey phase, ROSAT began a phase of pointed observations. Pointed observations with the PSPC will end in early 1994, when the proportional counter gas supply is exhausted. It is expected that pointed observations with the HRI (and WFC) will continue for some time after 1994.
- The Detectors
- The PSPC
The Positional Sensitive Proportional Counter, or PSPC, is a circular detector of 8 cm diameter (which subtends 2 degrees at the focus of the XRT). X-rays enter the front side of the PSPC and photoionize the gas which fills the body of the detector. The photoelectrons drift toward a grid of anode wires, where they produce a charge avalanche and induce a charge in the read-out cathodes. The energy of the incident X-ray is proportional to the size of the electron pulse produced, and the 2-dimensional location of the X-ray is determined from the position of the pulses on the read-out cathodes. Thus position on the detector, pulse amplitude (or energy) and time of arrival is recorded for each photon detected by the PSPC. The spatial resolution of the PSPC is about 1 arcminute.
The PSPC window is held against vacuum by 3 separate support structures. Main support is provided by the PSPC ribs, which consist of an inner ring of diameter approximately 1 degree, an outer ring of diameter approximately 2 degrees and 8 equally-spaced ribs extending radially between the inner and outer rings. Below the ribs are a coarse wire mesh and a fine wire mesh. At the center of the field of view the focus of the X-ray beam from a point source is so sharp that significant shadowing by the coarse wire mesh can occur. In order to reduce the spatial variation of shadowing by the coarse mesh the spacecraft is "wobbled", that is, the spacecraft performs a small-amplitude oscillation about the pointing direction. For the PSPC, the amplitude of the wobble is about +/- 3 arcminutes and the wobble period is about 400 seconds.
A boron filter may be placed in front of the PSPC to provide better energy resolution near 0.3 keV. The boron filter is a circular disk of about 1 degree in diameter and thus only covers the inner 1 degree of the PSPC field of view.
- The HRI
The High Resolution Imager, or HRI, is a square microchannel plate detector subtending about 38 arcminutes at the focus of the XRT. X-rays impinging on one of the channels produce electrons which are accelerated down the channel and then detected by the read-out system. The HRI records the 2-dimensional position of the detected X-ray and its time of arrival but does not provide any real energy resolution. The spatial resolution of the HRI is about 1 arcsec. Because the HRI is a solid-state detector, it does not require any support against vacuum, unlike the PSPC. However, there are quantum efficiency variations (at about the 10% level) over the detector which can cause spatial variations in the effective exposure. During observations with the HRI, the spacecraft is "wobbled", that is, the spacecraft performs a small-amplitude oscillation about the pointing direction. For the HRI, the amplitude of the wobble is about +/- 1.5 arcminutes and the wobble period is about 400 seconds.
- Detector Artifacts
In each image various detector/telescope effects are apparent. Three of the most noticeable are:
- Vignetting. The ROSAT mirror assembly has more effective area
on-axis than off-axis, i.e., the mirrors are more efficient at
collecting photons from on-axis sources than from off-axis sources.
This effect is known as vignetting. Vignetting causes the effective
exposure time to decrease with increasing off-axis angle.
- Point-spread function variations. The ROSAT point spread function
is also dependent on off-axis position. The width of the point spread
function is smallest for sources observed on-axis and increases rapidly
with off-axis angle. Thus point sources observed at large off-axis
angles look much larger than they would if observed on-axis.
- The "wobble". The direction of the spacecraft wobble is usually
taken parallel to one of the PSPC support ribs. Any X-ray source under
this rib will be occulted by the rib for the entire observation. Thus
the area of the sky along this rib receives almost no exposure and
appears dark in PSPC images. Other sources in the field not under this
rib will in general be occulted by some part of the PSPC window support
structure for only part of the observation. The wobble is much less
noticeable in HRI images because the HRI does not have any support
- Vignetting. The ROSAT mirror assembly has more effective area on-axis than off-axis, i.e., the mirrors are more efficient at collecting photons from on-axis sources than from off-axis sources. This effect is known as vignetting. Vignetting causes the effective exposure time to decrease with increasing off-axis angle.
- The PSPC
- The CDROM files
- The Directory Structure
Each CDROM is organized into the following 2 directories:
- docs - contains documentation about the files on this CDROM
- images - subdirectories under this directory contain the actual
images, subdivided by hours of R.A. For example, the
directory 01h contains all images centered on
01h <= RA < 02h. The 00h through 11h directories are
on the first disk and 12h through 23h are on the second disk.
- docs - contains documentation about the files on this CDROM
- The Documentation files
The docs directory contains 3 text files describing the files contained on this CDROM set:
- readme - the file that you are currently reading
- headers - sample FITS headers for the PSPC and
HRI data processed at MPE and at GSFC
- crossref - a cross-reference table giving the names
of the images on the CDROM and the names
of the archived data sets from which the
images were obtained
There are 3 versions of each of these text files which only differ in the type of special characters used to indicate the end of each line of text. The *.txt files use a LF as the end of line character and are suitable for reading on most Unix and VMS machines. The *.dos files are suitable for MS-DOS machines and use a LF,CR as end of line characters. Finally, the *.mac files are for display on Macintosh machines and use CR as the end of line character.
VAX/VMS users should note that it may be necessary to preprocess these text files with the CONVERT utility after they are copied from the CDROM before they may be displayed or printed properly. To use CONVERT, type:
where FILE.FDL is a file containing the following two lines:
record format stream_lf
- readme - the file that you are currently reading
- The Images
All the image files have names of the form IRRRSDDX.EXT where
I = instrument: p = PSPC, f = filtered PSPC, h = HRI RRR = degrees of RA of pointing direction (000 -- 359) S = sign of declination, s for south, n for north DD = degrees of declination of pointing direction X = a letter (starting with a ) to uniquely identify pointings within the same RA and Dec region EXT = extension, either `fit' for FITS image files, or `z' for the compressed FITS exposure maps, or `gif' for GIF-format image filesFor example, the first PSPC image of EF Eri with RA(2000) = 3h 14m 12s and Dec(2000) = -23d 15m 36s in FITS format would be named: p048s23a.fit, its compressed exposure map would be p048s23a.z and the GIF formatted image would be p048s23a.gif. Note that file names had to be shortened to 8 characters on the CDROM, so the crossref file in the docs directory may be used to determine the original sequence identifier of the processed data set from which these files were derived.
All images use a sky coordinate system in which North is to the top and East to the left. Plate scales are 15 arcsec per pixel for the PSPC and 8 arcsec per pixel for the HRI. The units in the images are counts per detector pixel. The units in the uncompressed exposure maps are seconds of time. Each image displays photons from the broad ROSAT energy range (about 0.1 to 2.4 keV).
- The FITS Images
The FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is described in
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 44 , 363. Each FITS image on
these CDROMs consists of a header followed by the 512 x 512 pixel image
data. The pointing information and plate scale are given in the
headers where the CRVAL1 and CRVAL2 keywords give the right ascension
and declination values (in degrees) of the reference pixel defined by
the CRPIX1 and CRPIX2 keywords. The CDELT1 and CDELT2 keywords provide
the plate scales in the 2 directions in degrees per pixel.
The FITS files may be displayed using any data display package which accepts FITS data. Some useful and popular packages for different operating systems are SAOIMAGE and XIMAGE under UNIX and VMS, NIHImage for MacOS, and IMDISP under DOS. Interactive Data Language (IDL) is also useful for the display and analysis of FITS data and runs under all these operating systems.
Additional information about the FITS format in general may be obtained from:
NASA/OSSA Office of Standards and Technology Code 633.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771 Internet: email@example.com DECNET: NCF::NOST Phone: 301-286-3575
- The Compressed PSPC Exposure Maps
Each PSPC image on this disk has associated with it an exposure map file which gives the variation of the exposure time over the field of view of the PSPC. To save space, these maps have been compressed using the Unix compress facility. To uncompress them, either use the Unix zcat command, or copy the compressed file to magnetic disk, renaming it so that it ends with an upper case .Z, and then use the Unix uncompress command.
- The GIF Images
All the images on these CDROMs are also provided as GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) images. The GIF images have been created from a display of the FITS data using the XIMAGE display package. Each GIF image shows the ROSAT field of view with an appropriate color lookup table and scaling. Right ascension and declination coordinate grids (in J2000 coordinates) have been drawn on each image. These GIF images are provided mainly to allow a quick look at the data; the FITS images should be used to determine actual count rates or for other more detailed analyses.
The GIF files can be displayed with the xv package under UNIX and VMS, ColorView under DOS, and Giffer under MacOS. For more information on GIF files, a frequently asked questions (FAQ) list (in 3 parts) about GIF and other popular image formats is available via anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu (22.214.171.124) in the directory /pub/usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq in the files "part1", "part2", and "part3".
- The Directory Structure
- Further Information
All the FITS images and exposure maps on these CDROMs, as well as many other files related to ROSAT and other High-Energy missions, are available electronically by using the `anonymous ftp' file transfer program on the internet. The PSPC broad band images and exposure maps (along with PSPC soft and hard band images) are available from legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov (126.96.36.199) in the directory rosat/data/pspc/images/fits and the HRI images can be found in the directory rosat/data/hri/images/fits . Note that all these files use the longer file naming convention, as listed in the crossref file in the docs directory on the CDROMs. All these ROSAT images are also available in the form of photon event lists, which give the arrival time and energy of each individual photon. A guide to all the available ROSAT data products can be found in the file rosat/doc/archive/archive_intro.txt also available from legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov .
Further information concerning the ROSAT mission can be found in the ROSAT Mission Description and further information concerning the description and use of ROSAT data products can be found in the ROSAT Data Products Guide . Both these documents are available from the ROSAT Science Data Centers. In the US, contact the ROSAT Guest Observer Facility, Code 668, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (firstname.lastname@example.com) for further information.
- Acknowledgements
We wish to thank the the scientists and staff at the ROSAT Data Centers at MPE, CfA and GSFC for producing the FITS images presented here and for their continuing efforts to ensure timely access to processed ROSAT data. Production of these CDROMs would not have been possible without the able assistance of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Data Archive and Distribution Service (NDADS) at GSFC. In particular we thank J. Behnke, C. Cheung and G. Bimson for their unflagging support. Software to update the headers of the images processed at MPE with the AIPS-style WCS keywords was provided by P. Tyler. This help was most appreciated.


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Friday, November 8, 2013
My 2013-14 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season plan: Headley, Tanaka, Wilson
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- BluefanNovember 8, 2013 at 5:10 PM
Pretty good for the most part Dustin .... just a couple of tweeks that I would make ....ReplyDelete
1. Ethier (+ $$) to NYM for minor league catcher Kevin Plawecki.
2. Instead of Chris Young, I would go with David Murphy. While he has played the majority of the time on the corners, he did play some CF in the spacious Ballpark in Arlington, has some pop and some speed, and .... is a LHH. That way your OF bench would balance out better. One LHH (Murphy) / One RHH (Vanslyke) to go along with Crawford (LHH), Kemp (RHH) and Puig (RHH). Basically takes Ethier's place but at a reduced cost and used to being a bench guy.
3. I like Dan Haren, but not if we get Tanaka. Two Japanese style pitchers (i.e. pause in wind-up) whose out pitch is a split-fingered FB. Too similar. With Tanaka, I would try Josh Johnson, Roy Halladay, or Phil Hughes.
4. I also liked the trade brought up on the podcast regarding Jason Castro (LHH) to split time with Ellis behind the plate ... Depending on the cost of course.Replies
Obviously landing a young catcher in an Ethier deal would be great, but teams don't just give those guys away (even with D'Arnaud there). I'm intrigued by Fulmer's arm and think he could be a fast riser this season.Delete
I've always liked Haren and see the similarities in he and Tanaka. If the Dodgers space them out, it shouldn't be that big a deal.
I'd love for the Dodgers to land Castro. Had a breakout season and is on the cusp of being a Top 7 catcher in baseball (if he isn't already).
With Ethier and the Mets, from the rumors I am hearing/reading, there are two scenario's ....Delete
1. Trade: Ethier + cash for Top 10 prospect (Plawecki)
2. Sign: Granderson for ~ same cash value + Lose 2nd
Round Pick valued roughly at $0.9 m - $1.2 m
... Just depends on which scenario they find more attractive.
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Do you think the Dodgers could just dump Ethiers salary on another team or would teams rather give a couple prospects in order to not take on salary? Or not even attempt to give prospects and offer to take on some of the salary? I feel like the Dodgers have there backs against the wall with this crowded outfield.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 2:32 PM
*Their backs against the wall.Delete
The Dodgers are going to have to pay a good portion of Ethier's remaining deal. If they paid it all, they could get a good prospect or two, but that also means the Dodgers are paying his full salary to play for another team, which is unappealing.Delete
If they make the moves you suggested that's the best rotation in baseball! The2asian pitchers are nothing alike at all, we would be ecstatic to have Tanaka to go with Ryu. I would overspend to keep Wilson although he gets more with the Mets, Any trade involving Ethier is great, do not give up on Kemp!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I'm not a fan of moving Kemp. His value is at an all-time low, he's owed a ton of money and he's still the best option in center field (not matter what Jared says).Delete
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2013 at 9:35 PM
fyi: the link under the free agents heading is for chris young the pitcher, not the outfielder. i was thoroughly confused when i clicked the link!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, didn't have control over that. The B-Ref Linker is finicky sometimes.Delete
Yeah why not a Andre Ethier for David Murphy swap?ReplyDelete


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In his post from earlier today, John comments on the anti-Americanism on display in Mexico City during the Miss Universe pageant. But one need not journey to Mexico to find displays of anti-Americanism among some Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. One can find it at soccer matches here in the U.S.
It's probably unrealistic to expect illegal immigrants and even first generation legal immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, etc. to root for the U.S. when they play the immigrant's native country. And, given the intensity of the soccer rivalry between U.S. and Mexico, the vehemence of the pro-Mexicans who live here isn't surprising either. But mass booing of our national anthem and harassment of U.S. fans, as occurred in a U.S. – Mexico match in Los Angeles, is going too far. It was also discouraging when, here in Washington D.C., Salvadoran fans booed our anthem and turned against the local team because it had been forced by salary cap considerations to trade a star player from El Salvador.
One cannot base public policy on what happens at beauty pageants or soccer matches. Better instruction can be found in statistics about drop-out and graduation rates, participation rates in violent gangs, teen-pregnancies rates, and the like. Unfortunately, as Heather Mac Donald shows, the picture of our Hispanic recent-immigrant population that emerges from this data isn't pretty either.
Living in the Washington, D.C. area, I have regular contact with members of the recent-immigrant community, and have provided free legal services to several illegal immigrants. It would be a mistake to demonize these people, but just as big a mistake to romanticize them, or to label as "know-nothings" or "nativists" those concerned about some consequences of their mass influx into this country.
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