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Give your Xbox's wiggly hard drive a new bracket to sit in.
In the following steps, you will remove the top vent, secured to the top panel by the thirteen clips shown.
Orient the console so that the words "XBOX 360" on the sides are right-side up, and the faceplate is facing to the left.
Insert a metal spudger between the top vent and the top bezel near the rear of the Xbox.
Rotate the spudger away from the console, prying the edge of the fan vent up until the two plastic clips come free.
This step is and the others following are to rough and not needed, simply put smth in between the lamellar and push it up with littlebit pressure thats better for the plastic parts.
Insert a metal spudger between the fan vent and top bezel along the left side of the console.
In the same manner described above, begin prying the left side of the top vent away from the top bezel.
Continue prying along the left side of the device, freeing all the clips on that side.
Lift the fan vent up from the freed left side to disengage the clips along the right side.
Remove the entire fan vent.
In the following steps, you will be releasing the six clips highlighted in red.
Insert a metal spudger through the front-most slit on the left edge of the top bezel and between the bottom edge of the clip and the left case, as described above.
Simultaneously rotate the spudger away from the console and pull up on the top bezel to free the clip.
Using the same method described above, free the two remaining clips along the left edge of the top bezel.
Grab the entire top panel with your hands, lift up the entire left edge high enough to rest the separated clips on top of the left case.
Rotate the console so that the rear of the Xbox 360 S is facing to the right, and the right case is facing you.
Insert a metal spudger through the rear-most slit on the right edge of the top bezel and between the bottom edge of the clip and the right case.
While lifting up on the top bezel with your fingers, rotate the spudger away from the console to free the clip.
In the same manner as described in the previous steps, release the middle and front clips along the right edge of the top panel.
Lift the top panel off the device.
Push the latch holding down the hard drive cover to the left.
Pull the hard drive cover away from the console.
Firmly grasp the fabric tab labeled "250 GB" attached to the hard drive.
Pull the hard drive straight out of the console.
If i buy a new xbox 360 and replace the hardrive inside with my own, will i have my account and saves? or will i have to recover my account and start over?
You will still have your saves and account if you replace your hard drive in the new xbox
hola tengo un disco de laptop y quiero ponerle 100 juegos como puedo hacer la xbox me reconose el disco y todo lo configuro pero cuando conecto a mi pc para pasar los juejosel emulador no me deja
Insert a metal spudger between the black bottom vent and the silver rim of the bottom bezel, in the rear right corner of the vent.
Rotate the spudger away from the console, prying the vent up from the bottom bezel.
In the same manner as described above, pry the two remaining clips on the bottom right edge.
Remove the bottom vent by lifting it away from the bottom bezel.
The clips shown in red can be detached by inserting a metal spudger underneath the bottom edge of the clip. Once underneath the bottom edge, simply prying away from the console will free the clip.
Insert a metal spudger through the slit near the rear left corner of the bottom bezel.
Rotate the spudger away from the device while lifting the rear bezel up with the other hand.
Insert a metal spudger through the left middle slit of the bottom bezel, and between the bottom edge of the clip and the left case.
Simultaneously pull the bottom bezel up and rotate the spudger away from the console to free the clip.
In a similar fashion, free the clip at the front of the bottom bezel's left edge.
Insert the spudger into the rear-most slit on the right edge of the bottom bezel, and wedge it behind the clip by pushing the spudger down while pushing the tip of the spudger against the right case.
Simultaneously release the clip and pull the bottom bezel up.
Insert a spudger between the silver rim and bottom bezel directly above the clip shown.
Release the clip while pulling up on the bottom bezel.
Lift the left edge of the bottom bezel up enough to gain clearance.
Insert a metal spudger behind the left edge of the last clip, and push the clip away from the right case.
Locate the two clips connecting the right and left case along the top edge of the console, behind the Wi-Fi card.
While pushing the left and right case away from each other with one hand, pry the clips away from the case with a metal spudger.
Insert a spudger between the right and left cases to hold them separate while you work elsewhere.
While pushing the left and right cases apart with one hand, free one clip located beside the hard drive slot.
Place another spudger between the left and right cases directly below the clip.
Insert the flat edge of a metal spudger between the left and right cases where the warranty sticker used to be.
Pry the left case upwards to form a gap between the two cases, and slide the spudger in toward the left case.
Rotate the spudger upward to release the last clip.
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Release one clip in the front left corner of the top edge securing the left case to the faceplate.
Flip the console over so the bottom is facing upward.
Release one clip in the front left corner of the bottom edge securing the left case to the faceplate.
Rotate the left case away from the device to release the last two inner clips.
Remove the left case.
Release the clip near the front right corner of the top edge securing the right case to the faceplate.
There are 4 black screw that has to be removed before you can detach the other cover. Please note
Release the clip in the bottom right corner of the top edge securing the right case to the front case.
Lift the left edge of the faceplate upward to release the last two clips securing the faceplate to the right case.
Detach the faceplate from the rest of the device.
Using a spudger or fingernail, lift the clear blue tab away from the connector.
Slide the locking tab on the power switch board cable connector toward the top of the console.
Pull the power switch cable straight out of the connector.
The faceplate is now free of the rest of the console.
Remove the two 5.6 mm T8 Torx screws securing the RF module to the metal case.
On my disassembly during this part, I found the T9 Torx to be too big and had to use the T8 Torx instead.
Pull the board directly away from the Xbox to remove it.
It may not be required but recommended. As you move the xbox around you could break this part. Removing it and placing it in a safe place keeps that from happening.
Remove the single T10 Torx screw holding in the wireless card.
Pull the Wi-Fi Board out of the console.
Remove the large white warranty sticker from the metal frame to expose a screw.
Remove the five 55.5 mm T10 Torx screws securing the right case to the metal frame.
Lift the right case off by its metal framework.
Disconnect the optical drive data cable from the back of the optical drive.
Disconnect the power cable from the back of the optical drive.
Lift the optical drive out of the Xbox.
Is there a specific Optical Drive that Microsoft uses in these or can I upgrade my drive?
i took my drive out but when installed my replacement it would not work
WAS thinking of possibly trying to repair my son's Xbox 360S, by replacing the optical drive, but after looking at all the spudger steps to get to the drive and then your comment that the replacement might not actually work... forget about it! I ain't going to all that work for possibly nothing... t'ain't worth it!
Anyone want a perfectly working Xbox 360S with a drive the spins game discs upon ejection? We've already bought a replacement, so this unit is for sale... name your price.
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In regards to davidgardner301 comment there is a extra step they. Didn't show on this replacement guide in order for your new disk drive to work you will need to remove the origional board connected to thje origional drive that came with the system and soler that onto the new one its a tricky process however its a step most people over look
Without the origional board the xbox will not accept the replacement drive only because each disk drive is coded to work with tat soecific xbox only so your out of luck if you already. Tossed out your old disk drive
The DVD drives are coded to the Motherboard. If you buy the same exact drive to replace the broken one. You will still need to either 1) transfer the DVD circuit board OR 2) get the Firmware from the old DVD drive using a PC and then transfer it to the New DVD. There are website regarding this procedure if you want to look it up.
Remove the single 11.3 mm gold T10 Torx screw from the hole marked "G."
Lift the fan duct off the fan.
Remove the single 9.2 mm T10 Torx screw securing the hard drive cable connector to the plastic bracket.
Lift the hard drive cable connector off the hard drive bracket.
Remove the 11.3 mm T10 Torx screw holding the hard drive bracket to the metal frame, near the DC-In port.
Lift the hard drive bracket out of the metal frame.
I have a 4GB Xbox 360 slim and I bought a 500GB hard drive for it. I pushed the hard drive in its place and after I heard that click, I pushed it a little bit more to be shure that it's in place. I noticed that the hard drive bracket (the slide that holds the hard drive) it's elastic: after the hard drive is inserted, it wobbles (maybe to prevent hdd damage when the xbox is moved).
My question is: how does the hard drive bracket work? is there a metal spring in its mechanism that allows it to wobble? Did I make any damage to it because I pushed the hard drive to be sure that it is in place? I don't want to teardwon my console to find that out.
Thank you!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Algonquin's junior right-hander Ryan Solomon threw a three-hit shutout as the Tomahawks knocked off visiting Doherty 5-0 in a non-league baseball game on Wednesday.
Algonquin's junior right-hander Ryan Solomon threw a three-hit shutout as the Tomahawks knocked off visiting Doherty 5-0 in a non-league baseball game on Wednesday.
Solomon struck out five over seven innings for the complete game win.
Nick Speranzella had two hits including a double, three RBIs and scored a run, while Tim Reale had two hits including a double and scored twice for Algonquin, which improved to 5-1 overall.
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WELLESLEY 8, MILTON 4: Sophomores Sophie Vernon and Kiely Noonan scored two goals apiece to lead Wellesley (4-4, 4-2 BSC) to a Bay State Conference victory at Milton.
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GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY 5, RIVERS 4: Junior attack Sam Cleveland scored two goals and added an assist, and junior goalie Josh Kirson made 15 saves for Rivers, but Governor's Academy snapped a 4-4 halftime tie to down the Red Wings in an Independent School League match.
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WALPOLE 89, FRAMINGHAM 47: Framingham sophomore Kristen DeVellis won the 400 meters in a school record time of 58.9 seconds and also won the 100 in 12.9, but the Flyers fell for the fourth straight time in a Bay State Conference loss at Walpole.
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Hub Group acquires Exel Transportation Services
Freight transportation services provider Hub Group Inc. said today it has acquired asset-light transportation company Exel Transportation Services, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net.
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Freight transportation services provider Hub Group Inc. said today it has acquired asset-light transportation company Exel Transportation Services (ETS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net.
The acquisition total was $83 million and was made official late last week.
Hub officials said Exel is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub and will be re-named as Mode Transportation.
Mode is comprised of roughly 300 Independent Business Owners (IBO) that sell and operate the business throughout North America, with corporate offices in Dallas and Memphis, a company-managed operation in Dallas, and a temperature-protected services division called Temstar in Lombard, Illinois, which has 500 temperature-controlled trailers. Mode will be based in Dallas.
The core focus areas of the company, which had $717 million in 2010 sales, are intermodal ($294 in revenue), truck brokerage ($279), and less-than-truckload ($85 million). Other services provided by Mode include boxcar, service part logistics, and manufacturing and packaging, among others.
"These services are very complimentary to Hub's and will give us more scale," said Hub Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Yeager on a conference call today. "This is exactly the kind of acquisition that we have been patiently awaiting: a strong operating and sales organization that compliments Hub's core competencies. Mode has been on our short list for quite some time, and we are very excited we prevailed in a competitive bidding process for this industry leader."
Yeager said bringing Mode into the fold will help Hub increase its market share, with Hub and Mode cumulatively accounting for roughly 20 percent of domestic intermodal market share. What's more, he said this deal will add to more than $1 billion in highway spend and $250 million in LTL spend.
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And to accommodate its growing needs, Hub said it will increase a new container order from 3,000 to 4,000 this year, which will be acquired under a ten-year capital lease, in conjunction with plans to offer Mode access to Hub's growing contract branch operations, which includes more than 1,700 drivers and will help provider better customer service and be more competitive in the market.
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About the AuthorJeff Berman, Group News Editor Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he covers all aspects of the supply chain, logistics, freight transportation, and materials handling sectors on a daily basis. Contact Jeff Berman
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NORFOLK, Va.—Members of the Armed Forces will still be paid in the partial government shutdown, but their food bills could soar if Washington's political brinksmanship drags on.
Commissaries in the U.S. where military families can buy inexpensive groceries tax-free are shutting doors Wednesday due to the shutdown. And that could create a financial hardship for those who depend on the stores' steeply discounted prices to make ends meet—particularly young service members with families to feed or retired veterans on fixed incomes.
About 12 million people—including military personnel, retirees and their families—are eligible to shop at the 246 commissaries on military installations worldwide. The commissaries typically carry everything a national supermarket chain would—including brand-name products—but at much lower prices than their commercial competitors.
The military is required to sell goods at its commissaries at cost. While there is a 5 percent surcharge on all products to help pay for new commissaries and improve existing ones, there is no sales tax on the products sold.
But starting Wednesday, many customers will have to find another place to shop until Congress can come to a funding agreement. The military is closing all of its domestic commissaries, although overseas stores will remain open.
"They think groceries are available everywhere, and there are places where retirees don't have access to the commissary. But their budget isn't built on that savings. We've become accustomed to paying X amount for groceries and that's what our budget is built around. So yes, this will have a real negative impact if it goes on beyond a week or two," said Scott Whitmore, a Navy retiree who lives in Marysville, Wash.
"I actually went shopping on Sunday because I saw the handwriting on the wall," said Whitmore, who regularly shops at his nearby commissary.
On social media, there were widespread reports of long lines and empty store shelves at commissaries nationwide Tuesday as military families scrambled to buy groceries before their local stores closed. Whitmore and his wife are raising their 9-year-old granddaughter and said he mentioned the closings to another military parent at the bus stop on Tuesday, urging her to stock up.
"We go to the regular grocery stores in town and go, 'How do these people do this?" Whitmore said.
The Defense Commissary Agency based at Fort Lee, Va. says its shoppers save more than 30 percent, on average, compared with commercial prices. The agency says a family of four that shops at a commissary year-round has an annual savings of about $4,500. That's significant, given that many entry-level members of the military make about $20,000 a year, excluding bonuses and allowances for housing and meals, under certain conditions.
"We are acutely aware of the hardships placed on all our customers if we cannot deliver their commissary benefit," Joseph H. Jeu, the Defense Commissary Agency's director and CEO, said in a statement. "However, because of their geographic location, our service members and their families overseas have a more critical dependence on commissaries, and we are prepared to continue that support."
Among members of the military community, commissaries are seen as a major perk.
The Defense Commissary Agency noted in its 2012 annual report that it exceeded $6 billion in sales for the first time since 1992, when it had 411 stores. As of Tuesday, the agency will have 178 domestic stores and 68 overseas commissaries. The Defense Department considers commissaries a major recruitment tool that helps supplement military incomes.
Marissa Trudo, an Air Force military spouse who lives near Langley Air Force Base, Va., said she takes the grocery bill into account in budgeting for her family. Shopping at a commissary helps make a government paycheck go a bit further.
"I find it to be way cheaper than the local grocery stores," Trudo said.
Trudo lives in Hampton, Va., but she said when she was visiting family in Rhode Island earlier this summer that she noticed that cereal cost twice as much in grocery stores there as she paid at her local commissary.
"You know that you can get more for your money here," she said. "It is definitely a perk."
Even though she and her husband live in military housing off base, she said it is worth it to drive through security to shop at the commissary instead of at a civilian store.
The same is true for retirees.
Many of the top performing commissaries in terms of sales are in urban areas where there are large numbers of retirees who regularly shop there, rather than those with the largest number of military personnel or those in isolated areas with few competitors.
The top five commissaries by sales are in northern Virginia, San Diego, Hawaii and southeast Virginia, according to 2010 sales figures, the most recent readily available. The military-retiree rich region of southeast Virginia had two of the top ten performing stores, with No. 4 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach and No. 10 at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton.
"I love the commissary. I've grown up with it. I've been married 40 years and used the commissary for 40 years. It is worthwhile, it really is. I hope they can resolve the issue with the closure of the government," said Susan Searles, a military retiree who was shopping at a commissary at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on Monday.
While the partial shutdown began Tuesday, domestic commissaries stayed open an extra business day in an effort to clear out produce. Kevin Robinson, a Defense Commissary Agency spokesman, said any perishable goods that are left unsold may eventually have to be thrown away if the shutdown continues.
"Our contingency plan is to have two store managers on call to handle storage alarms, refrigeration alarms, and periodically discard product" for sanitary issues, Robinson said in an email to The Associated Press.
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This is post #23 in the GeneaBloggers Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories.
One relationship-related Christmas memory involves my first eBay purchase. My boyfriend at the time absolutely loved his car. He wanted to find a model kit for his exact make and model, but was having trouble finding one. I started searching eBay and other sites daily to see if I could find it for him for Christmas.
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02.21.13Resinate Materials Group, Inc., has announced the addition of personnel, and the expansion of its laboratories and corporate offices. The facility expansion will support Resinate's growing pipeline of polyurethane dispersion products and provide research space for its new employees.
The laboratory expansion will include more than 6,000 sq. ft. of research and development space, while the new corporate offices will provide 3,000 sq. ft. for management, business development and administrative activities. Over the last six months Resinate has hired 6 full-time workers to support its burgeoning pipeline. In late 2012, Resinate launched its first commercial product, a polyurethane dispersion known as Resinate® R-162 for metal substrates. 2013 is expected to see additional launches of low VOC polyurethane dispersion products and the initiation of several new prototype programs. Resinate expects to add 5 to 7 additional team members at the chemist and technical sales level to support the additional products.


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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita to Discuss Rethinking Redistricting Proposal at Census Data Advisory Committee Meeting
October 19, 2009
(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita will appear before the Census Data Advisory Committee tomorrow, October 20, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss his proposal to require that more sensible criteria be used to redraw political districts following the 2010 census.
Secretary Rokita will recommend that the General Assembly adopt a redistricting process that puts people before politics by keeping communities of interest together and eliminating the use of political data from the process of redrawing political boundaries. He will overview the problems with the current redistricting process, and show how he used a set of criteria to draw fair, easily understood concept maps based on 2000 census data.
Listen to Secretary Rokita explain the role that population plays in an equitable redistricted map.
Who: Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita
What: Presentation to the Census Data Advisory Committee
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
Where: Indiana Statehouse Room 233, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis
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When the New York Times Becomes Art
Artsy Editorial
Once described as an "artist-cartoonist-flamethrower" by New York Magazine's art critic Jerry Saltz, William Powhida parodies the hypocrisies and vanities of the high-art establishment through his alter-ego, also known as William Powhida. "The art world," he has said, "is already divided into unknowns, emerging, established, mid-career, international artists, and according to what graduate program you went to, who you're friends with and your social pedigree. It's more like a high-school cafeteria." Powhida's institutional critique takes the form of satirical drawings and, more recently, performance. He came to the art world's attention in 2009 with a diagram published in the Brooklyn Rail that lambasted the New Museum for exhibiting the collection of one of its own trustees. Art Basel Miami Beach Hooverville (2010) depicts the art world as a corrupt, teeming slum, while What Do Prices Reflect? (2011), which lists a skewed rationale for deciding an artwork's value, reads, "Whether or not the work will impress your cultured friends…A highly ritualized exercise in shared delusions…The informal collusion of taste in a statistically insignificant % of the population."
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From Openmoko
This all sounds very nice. At top position is the "Car Driving 'gesture'".
But, while reading the part about the plane, i think, what happened to the Neo, when i'am on roller coaster? It will do RF on and off on and off for example?
I think there would be more situations like this. What is planned to do, when my neo is trying to have fun on roller coaster?
- I don't think that you will be carrying on a phone call in high G situations, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem :-) More seriously, it would be good if we could set gesture recognition to only work while the AUX button is held, this would prevent false recognition while in-pocket (or on roller coaster) etc. I think that GPS will be a more reliable way to tell if you are walking or in a car (I can't run at 40kph anyway). Kombipom (15/8/08)
Is anyone planning to write a (GUI) application for tying gestures to events? I can see that gestures could be tied to a mixture of calls to dbus and key-presses (eg. 'left' gesture same as pressing 'left-arrow' on qwerty keyboard, [should cause back event in media player]). Would this work best by creating a new /etc/accelges/neo2/neo2.cfg file or should it be separate? Kombipom (15/8/08)


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Goffstown asked for school choice by Dunbarton
DUNBARTON - School board members have been asked to approach their counterparts in Goffstown with a so-called "school choice option" for Dunbarton students currently enrolled in SAU 19.
Under the plan, Dunbarton students could enroll in Bow schools earlier than 2014 - when the current Authorized Regional Enrollment Agreement (AREA) with Goffstown is set to expire - or remain enrolled at Goffstown High beyond next year.
According to the president of the Dunbarton Parent-Teacher Organization, Shelley Westenberg, the plan is being proposed as a way to minimize the disruptions individual students will feel when Dunbarton leaves its 40-year-old AREA agreement with Goffstown and enters into a new agreement with Bow next year.
"I'm hoping that our school board can work it out with Goffstown," said Westenberg. "My feeling is that Goffstown would be lucky to keep kids from Dunbarton longer, but I also understand that they may not have such great feelings toward Dunbarton and wouldn't feel like accommodating them."
Under the AREA agreement with Goffstown, current Dunbarton eighth-graders - who would be 10th-graders in the 2014-15 academic year - would be allowed to finish their high school careers at Goffstown High. But under the school choice option being proposed, a current eighth-grader in Goffstown would be allowed to enroll at Bow High School next fall instead of in the fall of 2014.
Also, because current seventh-graders would enroll next fall at Mountain View Middle School in Goffstown before transferring to Bow High School the following September, the proposed choice option would allow those seventh-graders to enroll in Bow earlier than 2014 so they could forge friendships and establish peer connections before transitioning to high school, Westernberg said.
She acknowledged that "none of this will happen without Goffstown's blessing," adding that if Dunbarton parents are allowed to exercise the school choice option, they would have to provide their own transportation to Bow. Goffstown officials could not be reached for comment.
Goffstown will lose $2 million annually in revenue it receives from Dunbarton for tuition payments.
Westenberg said she conducted an informal survey of current sixth-grade parents from Dunbarton and found a "roughly even split" between those in favor of enrolling early in Bow and those in favor of staying longer in Goffstown.
The idea for the school choice option was raised by parents at last week's school board meeting in Dunbarton.
"The most disruptive scenario would be a student going to two schools in two different towns in a two-year span," said Westenberg. "I realize there are a lot of moving parts here, but we're hoping that something can be worked out."
The issue will likely be discussed when the SAU 19 board meets Tuesday in Goffstown. The SAU 19 board is made up of representatives from the Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston school boards.
Westenberg said her organization has been told by Bow officials that they would be "open to allow kids to start early" in Bow.


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Fairford Bridge Club: every Tuesday at 7:15 for 7:30pm in Fairford Community Centre. Bridge players required, newcomers and visitors welcome. Contact Phil Hardy 01285 850563.
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3pm, room C40
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Speaker Event with Professor
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Professor Christopher Leslie will be presenting a talk
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Treasury secretary defends Trump's North Korea rhetoricBy LAURA KING
Tribune Washington Bureau
September 24. 2017 9:46PM
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin defended President Donald Trump's way of dealing with North Korea, insisting Sunday that heated rhetorical exchanges with reclusive despot Kim Jong-un were not making a volatile situation more dangerous.
"This is not about personalities; this is not personal," Mnuchin said on ABC.
For the past week, Trump has used various forums, including a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, to belittle Kim as "Rocket Man."
The North Koreans have responded with a volley of insults, including calling Trump a "dotard," meaning a mentally feeble old person, and new threats to attack the United States.
Mnuchin parried questions about Saturday's flight by U.S. B-1B bombers and F-15C fighter jets over waters north of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean peninsula. The Pentagon described the warplanes' deployment as being in response to "reckless behavior" by Kim's government.
Mnuchin, echoing language frequently used by White House aides as North Korea tensions have escalated, said Trump had a wide variety of options for dealing with Kim and his nuclear ambitions and ballistics program.
"The President has said everything's on the table," he said.
Late Saturday, Trump, in a Twitter post, referred a speech earlier in the day by North Korea's foreign minister, Ri Yong Ho.
"Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N.," Trump said. "If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!"


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Lost at Sherman $100 Reward: T-9 Carbon Fiber Skimboard, Camoflauge Color
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1. concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance
Lost on Sunday, August 22 between the first island and Sherman Island, toward the south side of Ho Chi Min. The board is black on the bottom with green, brown and black camouflage on the top side. We think it is hidden in the reeds.
It has a T-9 (T minus 9) logo on the waterside near the top. This is Bernie's brand -- it's a great board. We had a search mission throughout the reeds all around but could not find it. It's definitely stealth. Where is it hiding? Humm.
He let me try it out and the winds of chance had it get away from me and after getting pulled down wind, could not make it back and then lost it. For the next board which Bernie and his brother make, they're thinking bright orange camouflage pattern (and maybe a florescent siding) -- helpful for intermediate kiteboarders like me.
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LINDEN - Investigators reported no new discoveries Thursday at a mass grave near Linden, but they are nowhere near wrapping up their search of a site where two serial killers dumped bodies of their victims decades ago.
LINDEN - Investigators reported no new discoveries Thursday at a mass grave near Linden, but they are nowhere near wrapping up their search of a site where two serial killers dumped bodies of their victims decades ago.
San Joaquin County Sheriff's officials plan to call in cadaver-sniffing dogs as early as today to further search for human remains. They also plan to use a high-definition camera to view the interior of the 50-foot well where the grisly findings were unearthed last week. Once crews are satisfied the well near eucalyptus trees on Flood Road has been thoroughly searched, they will turn their sights to another sealed well on the property that could contain more remains.
"We'll be out here as long as it takes," said Deputy Les Garcia, a Sheriff's Office spokesman. "Our focus is on this area."
The latest development in the investigation was Thursday's announcement that cadaver-sniffing dogs would arrive at the scene shortly. The dogs, which will be borrowed from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, will double-check the more than 50 piles of dirt already taken from the well by an excavator and sifted by investigators.
They will also be used to help authorities locate a second well on the property that could yield more victims of convicted killers Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine.
The childhood friends from Linden went on a drug-fueled killing spree in the 1980s and '90s before being arrested in 1999.
Shermantine was convicted of four murders. Herzog's conviction in three murders was overturned on appeal, and he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in one.
But the actual number of the duo's victims is unclear. Shermantine himself has recently said there could be roughly 20, but he had earlier denied his involvement in the killings.
Herzog and Shermantine each said the other did the killings, and they only helped their friend discard the bodies.
Herzog was paroled in 2010 and apparently hanged himself earlier this year. His death came after he was informed Shermantine was working with investigators to recover the bodies of victims.
More than 1,000 bone fragments have been found this week in the first well that Shermantine described in letters he wrote from his death row cell.
Authorities have not yet identified any of the bone fragments found in San Joaquin County. The bones are being sent to the California Department of Justice for DNA analysis.
Garcia said an expert is needed to view tape from a camera sent down the well Thursday morning. Investigators intend to have a specialist from the Department of Justice view the tape. They also plan on sending a second camera down the well again soon for further analysis.
Authorities are leaving nothing to chance at the scene, Garcia said.
Investigators are even collecting beer cans discovered among debris inside the well as evidence.
"I don't know if we'll be able to extract DNA on some of these items, but if we don't collect them now, we'll never get them back," Garcia said.
The exhaustive search has taken its toll on crews who have worked diligently throughout the week, he said.
"We literally are having to send people home because they are so dedicated to being out here and searching," Garcia said. "Then they come back the first chance they get."
Some detectives at the scene must leave to attend court hearings in unrelated cases, and patrol deputies have been called out to search the active scene in their place, he said.
Between the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Justice and the county public works department, there are about 20 people searching the area throughout the daylight hours.
Contact reporter Jordan Guinn at (209) 546-8279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/crimeblog.


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Friday, October 24, 2008
Pistachio pudding cake
This cake is one I used to make once in a while (not nearly enough) from a box of cake mix and pudding mix. It's delicious, fast, and my best friend from high schools' favorite. I used to make it for him for his birthday when he wasn't going to be around his mom, who is the only person I knew who made a cake like this. I was craving the pistachio creamy-ness of this cake, and my first attempt was a flop. The original recipe uses a box of cake, a box of pudding mix, some eggs, oil and milk. I didn't want to use boxed cake mix, so I tried to convert a recipe that was terrible to gluten-free. I didn't know the recipe was terrible. The cake was rubbery and thick, not light and moist and delicious like it should be. I salvaged the frosting from the cake, and started over. Unfortunately, I didn't have another box of pistachio pudding mix, only vanilla. So I made a vanilla cake with pistachio frosting, but you should make it with pistachio if you can. Or if you like pistachio.
2 1/3 c rice flour mix
1/2 t xanthan gum
1 T baking powder
3/4 t salt
1 1/4 c sugar
1/2 c oil
1 c milk (I used soy but any will do)
3 eggs
1 t vanilla (optional)
1 package pistachio pudding mix
Preheat the oven to 350. Mix flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add oil, milk, eggs, vanilla, and pudding mix. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into two 9" round greased pans, and bake for 30 minutes, until lightly browned and a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. Let cool, then remove from pans.
Pudding frosting
1 tub Kool Whip (or 1 1/2 c heavy cream, whipped with 2 T sugar)
1 c cold milk (soy, cow, whoever)
1 package pistachio pudding mix
Mix the pudding mix and milk, and then fold into the whipped cream. Frost the cake.
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I don't know on how I stumbled upon this cooking blog., All I know is that I'd better check out the archives for a good read. Ha-ha! Just droppin' to say hi!ReplyDelete
Oh. You might want to check this out: http://www.technocooks.com for uhm...a different "menu."
I love pastries and cakes..ill start to visit here more often..hehe
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Our intrepid reporter Gerald has just hotfooted it back from the launch of Spurs new kit for 2013-1014. It has been created by Under Armour and is seen here modelled by a few faces that you might find familiar including Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe.
Really like the retro look (and this from an Arsenal fan) though not too sure that orange is keeper Brad Friedel's best colour. The collection (can we call it that?) was inspired by the team's kit from the 1960s – which as every Spurs fan (and indeed Arsenal fan too) can tell you was the last time that the club won the League title.
The kits are apparently very light and dry very quickly if they get wet.
They go on sale from the club on August 10th. A third kit will be unveiled shortly.
Anyhow, solid work all round. Take a look at the pics and tell us if you like it too Spurs fans.


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London: The visitors made it two away wins out of two over the festive period after coming from behind to secure victory over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light.
A second-half own goal from Carlos Cuellar and a wonderful strike from Aaron Lennon cancelled out a John O'Shea opener to earn all three points for Tottenham over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
The hosts made one enforced change from their Boxing Day win over Manchester City, with O'Shea replacing left-back Danny Rose, who was ineligible against his former club, while Spurs made a change to their central defensive pair, with Steven Caulker and Michael Dawson coming in for Jan Vertonghen and William Gallas.
The opening 20 minutes on Wearside was a tight and cagey affair, with neither side able to take control of the game, however as the half wore on it was the visitors who began to dominate proceedings.
And after half an hour they came within inches of getting the opening goal as Jermain Defoe found space on the left side of the penalty area and curled a shot towards the far post which was not properly cleared by defender Carlos Cuellar. Emmanuel Adebayor pounced, only to see his shot cannon back off the crossbar from little more than four yards out.
The visitors kept up a sustained period of pressure, creating several half-chances, so when the first goal came, it did so very much against the run of play.
Sebastian Larsson whipped in a devilish free-kick from the left which found Steven Fletcher at the near post and he got the better of several Spurs defenders and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to flick the ball into the path of a totally unmarked O'Shea who rolled the ball into the empty net to give his side a somewhat undeserved lead.
That was the last chance of the half, but just three minutes into the second Tottenham grabbed a well-deserved leveller.
Kyle Walker took an in-swinging corner from the left which would have been met by the head of Gareth Bale, but before it reached the Welshman it deflected into the net off the head of Cuellar after he collided with team-mate Craig Gardner.
And just two minutes later the comeback was complete, as Lennon scored an outstanding goal to edge the visitors in front.
The England winger picked up the ball just outside the penalty area and nudged it into space before speeding around a static O'Shea to expertly finish past a helpless Simon Mignolet.
Ten minutes later Tottenham had a great chance to put the game beyond doubt as Bale picked up the ball inside his own half and drove forward down the left before squaring for an unmarked Defoe who from four yards out was denied by a stunning save by Mignolet - although the England striker will know he should have done better.
Bale was then in the thick of the action once again, going down in the area under pressure from Gardner, but the referee waved away appeals for a penalty and booked the Welshman for diving, his fifth yellow card of the season.
Sunderland were struggling to get themselves back into the game, and Mignolet was forced once again to save his side when he denied Adebayor with 10 minutes left.
The final minutes failed to produce any outstanding chances, and Spurs held on to record a second consecutive away win.


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SPECIAL REPORT—Green IT
Projects explore new techniques for improving air distribution in data centers
This story is part of an 1105 Government Information Group special report on green IT. GCN's affiliate publications, Federal Computer Week and Washington Technology, will explore the implications of the 2005 Energy Policy Act and examine the business case for green IT, respectively. You can find the complete 1105 GIG report here.
One project, with Intel, IBM and Hewlett-Packard, funded by the California Energy Commission, will explore the possibility of using temperature sensors that are already inside servers to directly control the computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units that regulate the flow of cool and hot air into and out of the data center.
The idea is to ensure that the right amount of cool air is being delivered to the server inlet. CRAC systems in most data centers typically focus on cooling the entire room, but that can result in uneven and inefficient distribution.
Additionally, LBNL is working on a separate demonstration to show how data center managers can use wireless temperature sensors to directly control computer room air handlers, which push air into ducts, said William Tschudi, project leader of LBNL's Building Technologies Department.
"The idea is you have a finer mesh of being able to monitor temperature and then control the computer room air handlers to give [the facility] exactly what it wants rather than oversupplying air," Tschudi said.
"We're also working with Sun Microsystems on the demonstration of different cooling technologies," he said. "All companies are trying to demonstrate different pieces" to improve energy efficiency. The results of some of these demonstrations will be shared with people attending the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's conference in the fall, he added.
Demonstrations on air management and cooling techniques are just part of government and industry efforts to advance innovation and spur greater energy efficiency in data centers. The Environmental Protection Agency is leading efforts to establish an Energy Star specification for enterprise servers so IT managers can buy systems that deliver performance but reduce energy consumption. EPA also is working on an Energy Star rating for data centers with the Green Grid, a consortium of industry and government organizations.
But measuring energy efficiency in data centers could be a tougher nut to crack, experts say.
A view of two networks
The LBNL and Intel demonstration is slated to happen by the summer.
"Right now we're working on how to get the IT network to work with the building control network," Tschudi said.
Those two networks are separated, but the LBNL/Intel team is developing a management console that will give data and facility managers a view of both networks, said Michael Patterson, senior power and thermal architect at Intel's Eco Technology Program Office.
The demonstration is being conducted at an Intel data center in California, which has IBM and HP servers and Liebert CRAC units, Patterson said.
The goal is not to develop a product, Patterson added. Because the California Energy Commission is funding the project, the goal is to document the results of the demonstration so data center and facility operators can learn from the team's efforts.
"They can learn what the challenges are, how we did the interconnection and what some of the tricky bits were so if they want [they can] implement the same control strategy into their data center," Patterson said. "So they can go into it smart rather than blindly and hoping for success."
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CRAC systems in most data centers pump pressurized air to maintain a server inlet temperature within a proper range. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers recommends inlet temperatures of 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit through 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit. ASHRAE also recommends an absolute humidity/dew point range of 41.9 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
The cooling units are positioned around the perimeter of a standard data center. They have a couple of different features. CRAC units receive chilled water from the buildings' central utility plant, or the facility has localized air-conditioning plants with a CRAC unit in each, Patterson said.
There is a cooling component that takes heat out and, at the same time, there is an air flow component. Motorized fans in the unit move the cool air around the room, usually beneath raised floors and up through perforated tiles to servers mounted in racks. The hot air is blown out of servers, usually to hot aisles and returned to the cooling unit.
During the era of mainframe computers, there was no need for air flow segregation. A lot of cold air was dumped into the room and the computer released heat back in the room, which was sent to the cooling unit.
Ultimately, managers shouldn't be concerned with the temperature returning to the CRAC unit, Patterson said. What really matters is the inlet temperature to the server.
"To maximize efficiency you want to have just enough air flow and just enough cooling through chilled water or the refrigeration system in the CRAC," Patterson said. "You can't get this balance with the temperature sensor in the return air to the CRAC unit."
However, you can if you tap into the temperature at the inlet of the server. Most server manufacturers put a front panel temperature sensor in their systems that reads the temperature of the air coming into the server, Patterson explained.
"If we can control that temperature and provide the front of the server with enough air flow, then we will have done our job to provide the most efficient cooling possible," he said.
Essentially, the demonstration is intended to show how data center and facility operators can replace the control functionality of the cooling system with instrumentation that is already in the servers.
"We're not saying add extra sensors or redesign servers or spend additional money when a new data center is spun out. The beauty of the project is that we are demonstrating the integration of the facility and the computer, providing a wall between them," Patterson said.
Thermo map
The building control system will be able to communicate with the management server that monitors systems for hard drive failures or memory upgrades and seek information on the front panel temperatures. The team is deploying some complex algorithms that will allow the sensors to tell the cooling system if the air is cold enough and that will drive the chill water pump, Patterson said.
The team also will use sensors to measure the temperature at the bottom and top of the server rack to determine if there is enough air flow. Too little air flow means a large temperature differential between the bottom and top.
"With this thermo map of server inlets, we are going to have the control system be smart to modulate the whole load to significantly reduce the amount of energy we're going to be using in the data center," Patterson said.
The project team is expecting a more than 70 percent reduction in energy use in the particular cooling units, he said. Most data centers run the fans in the cooling systems at 100 percent all the time.
"We only need 47 percent of the peak air flow on the average, so we're going to only use 10 percent of the power compared to if these [cooling system fans] were turned on to run at full speed," Patterson said.
Benchmarking data centers
There is no silver bullet for improving energy efficiency in data centers, LBNL's Tschudi said. A lot of areas interact with one another, and improvements can be made in power conversion and distribution, load management, server innovation and cooling equipment, he said.
But coming up with metrics to benchmark those improvements could be difficult, some industry experts say.
"We suspect the federal government is the largest operator of data centers probably in the world," said Andrew Fanara, the EPA Energy Star product development team lead. As such, the opportunity is there for the federal sector to lead the way in improving data center operations, he said.
However, there has to be a way for data center operators to benchmark performance against the entire facility and measure against themselves over time to improve their efficiency, he added.
EPA has worked with various types of facility managers to come up with Energy Star ratings for facilities from schools to supermarkets. So EPA decided to design a benchmark specifically for data centers, whether they are in a stand-alone facility or inside another commercial office building. The agency is working with the Green Grid to fine-tune that protocol, Fanara said. It will provide advice to data center operators on measuring the performance and energy efficiency of IT equipment.
"Unless you have the means to measure your performance, how do you know the investments are taking you in the right direction?" Fanara asked.
At the end of the research and analysis stage, EPA could have an Energy Star benchmark for data centers, though the analysis isn't finished, he said.
So far, the Green Grid has proposed the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and its reciprocal Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) benchmarks that compare an organization's data center infrastructure to its existing IT load.
After initial benchmarking using the PUE/DCiE metrics, data center operators have an efficiency score. They can then set up a testing framework for the facility to repeat and can compare initial and subsequent scores to gauge the impact of ongoing energy efficiency efforts.
DOE has also developed the Data Center Energy Profiler tool, which offers a first step to help companies and government agencies identify potential savings and reduce environmental emissions associated with energy production and use.
DC Pro, an online tool, provides a customized overview of energy purchases, data center energy use, savings potential and a list of actions that can be taken to realize these savings.
Microsoft has developed a suite of sophisticated reporting tools to measure efficiency in its own data centers, said Kim Nelson, executive director of e-government at Microsoft.
The company uses the Green Grid's PUE but has its own tools — based on business intelligence capabilities — that measure server utilization and CPU and wattage usage per server.
"We measure PUE and carbon emission factors that are generated by where you live geographically," she said. "We've been reporting those to EPA."
Because EPA collects information from different organizations and agencies, Microsoft will need to evaluate whether the information it has given to the agency can be reasonably collected across the board.
IBM officials also have collected information on energy efficiency in the company's data centers and sent it to EPA for consideration and analysis.
"We provided a year's worth of data on six of our data center buildings to EPA as part of their data collection process for the Energy Star building work for data centers," said Jay Dietrich, program manager for IBM's corporate environmental affairs group.
There is no meaningful metric for measuring workload at this point, Dietrich said. Data center operators can be very efficient with facilities power and IT power, but if they are not optimizing the amount of work their servers are doing, those metrics might not be the most efficient answer to a particular application, he said.
For now, EPA is just going to get data on IT power and the power needed to run the facility, he said. But the agency is interested in exploring how to introduce that workload component, as is the Green Grid, Dietrich said.
Many data centers don't have sufficient instrumentation to get the information they need to come up with some measure of efficiency in the data center, Intel's Patterson said, adding that the company is working to promote a minimum level of instrumentation.
However, "you can't wait until you have the right instrumentation suite out there. You may never actually start," Patterson said.
Data center managers can still go around with a clipboard and write things down, Patterson said. "If you don't measure, you can't improve and you don't know where to focus your effort for improvement," he added.
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APC rack would have the exact same issue if you had blade servers and 1Us in the same rack. Each "rack" should have a cool air supply similar to a pneumatic air hose line and tapping and directing the supply to feed server/router/chassis air intakes should be easy.
The only reason cool air aisles exist is that no one can "shoot" cool air directly where needed so they kind of just blow it in the back or front or side or bottom. You can run power and data cords to servers, why can't you run cold air ?
You sound like a bunch of salesman to me. If you have some time and money we can do some real experiments proving that it will take much more energy and resources to cool a room with these new systems then with the old traditional raised floor, hot and cold isles. Not counting all the resources and energy it takes to try and reinvent the wheel.
I agree with the other comments. The study is another prime example of the Government wasting the tax payers money. Why aren't they looking at new designs? Green IT is in the same category as global warming. Just another huge hype that someone is using to generate masses of money for contractors, robbing the public of funds needed elsewhere all of which provides absolutely nothing in the end - no benefit at all.
This test evaluation sounds fine, when viewing things through the standard method of cooling Data Centers. Let's put a bunch of CRAC units around the perimeter, and then let try something new, let's let the servers decide how much cooling is required. Sounds great ... if you have all the same type of servers, in all the same types of cabinet and racks, and they are all duct feed or all equal distant from the airflow outlet of the CRAC. However, what happens if there are 2 blade servers in a cabinet that also have 4 small traditional servers? The blade servers are going to throw off a tremendous amount of heat, as much as 4000 to 6000 BTUs while the small server are only producing 400 BTUs each. What happens if the blade servers also happen to be the furthest away from the CRAC unit? These servers will tell the CRAC that it needs more cooling and the CRAC will produce more, but it is doing so only to feed cooling to individual blade servers and in turn, is over-cooling everything in between. Reverse things, and allow the small traditional server close to the CRAC to decide the outlet temperature outlet, and the blade servers will over heat.
These are all problems associated with the standard Data Center design. Coming up with reporting methods and integration between components and diverse systems is a wonderful idea that should be applauded. However, in the end, you will still be stuck with the same problems as before. The basic flaw in the system is the standard design itself. The design just doesn't have enough flexibility in it to cover all possible combination for heat dispersal based on location of the source, location of the coolant and the amount of cooling required.
Which brings the question - why wasn't a more flexible and viable design, one current available on the open market considered? Seriously, I was astonished to read that there was no mention at all of APC's InfraStruXure Data Center System. APC's system has multiple types of cooling methods. Everything from CRAC units that sit right beside the equipment cabinets and that directly cool the equipment in that individual cabinet or can cool a whole row of interconnected cabinets, to additional rack mounted cooling units that can cool and redirect airflow within the equipment cabinet itself. This is a forward-looking design, one that answers all of the questions about source, destination and cooling required. This is one solution that completely redesigns the traditional system. Methods like this are what should be under consideration and are what should be under testing. What needs to happen is a complete rework and rethink of the box and its components, as a new design. Don't just provide the same old box with a new paint job and a bunch of gee-wiz gizmos attached to it.
This is a total waste of time and money.
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A trans-Atlantic Sherlock returns in 'Elementary'
LONDON (AP) — Perhaps it was elementary, after all.
The detective drama "Elementary" is back for a second season after silencing skeptics by garnering critical praise and strong ratings.
The show, which stars Jonny Lee Miller as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes in New York, returns to CBS in the United States on Thursday — further evidence of the Holmes' inexhaustible appeal.
When "Elementary" first aired a year ago, there were plenty of doubters: Another Sherlock? Set in America? With — horrors — a female Watson?
Even Lucy Liu, who plays Watson — Dr. Joan Watson — said she warned the show's creator, Robert Doherty: "This is dangerous territory."
"To be honest, the pressure is on, but it's even more so for the writers and the executives," Liu said during an interview amid the elegant Georgian buildings of the Old Naval College in London, where the cast and crew decamped this summer for a set-in-Britain season premiere. "They have to change, modernize, something that is beloved in literature.
She said she told Doherty he could "change the characters' names. You don't have to have it Holmes and Watson. You could just make it anything and it could be a new, fresh idea.'"
Doherty would have none of it. Holmes, he said, is eternal — and ubiquitous.
The BBC's acclaimed series starring Benedict Cumberbatch is currently filming a third three-episode series, and Ian McKellen has been announced as an elderly Holmes in upcoming movie "A Slight Trick of the Mind."
"I remember saying, 'Look around the dial — Sherlock Holmes is everywhere,'" said Doherty, who wrote for "Star Trek: Voyager" and was a writer and executive producer on the psychic mystery series "Medium."
"He is a paradigm. He is the original detective. (Arthur) Conan Doyle created this paradigm that has obviously influenced and shaped most of the detectives that we've seen in literature, in films and TV shows, since his inception."
In any case, the affable Doherty —a huge Sherlock Holmes fan — says he has a thick skin.
"If you're getting into the Sherlock Holmes business and you're afraid of comparisons or skepticism, you're in the wrong business," he said. "The fun of it for me was taking everything we knew to be his history and his setting and his partnership, and shifting it by a matter of degrees."
Rather than a cerebral, pipe-smoking Victorian Londoner, the Sherlock in "Elementary" is a tattooed recovering drug addict working as a consulting detective to the New York Police Department. Watson is the "sober companion" hired by Sherlock's wealthy father to keep him straight. (That's not so far from Conan Doyle's original Holmes, an occasional injector of cocaine).
The first season introduced updated versions of characters from the Conan Doyle canon, including Irene Adler — the only woman ever to get the better of Sherlock Holmes — and the detective's arch-enemy Moriarty, given a twist we won't reveal here.
The first episode of season two sees Sherlock traveling to London, scene of past glories and traumas, to help out Inspector Lestrade, an old ally from Scotland Yard. It also introduces elder brother Mycroft (a superbly supercilious Rhys Ifans), a man even more brilliant than the great detective, and the only person who makes Sherlock visibly insecure.
Liu promised the arrival of Sherlock's brother would add an "exciting and interesting" new dimension to his relationship with Watson.
Doherty promises new and intriguing villains, and perhaps the return of Moriarty — left down, but decidedly not out, at the end of season one.
And while the show has revealed details of Holmes' troubled past, there is still much to learn about Watson's past traumas.
One of the show's attractions is the onscreen chemistry between Miller's Holmes and Liu's Watson. But Doherty says fans hoping for romance will be disappointed.
"There are always some people who pine for it, and I get that, because we happen to have a spectacularly beautiful Sherlock and a spectacularly beautiful Joan," he said. "I just have no interest in that kind of relationship. The original Holmes and Watson, to the best of my recollection, never slept together; ours don't have to either."
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Winter storm brings a foot of snow to most of NHBy Bill Smith
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Winter's first snowy blast pushed through New Hampshire beginning Saturday afternoon, leaving a trail of more than a foot of snow throughout much of central and southern New Hampshire, with lesser amounts to the northwest and at the Seacoast.
The storm has left difficult driving conditions on Granite State roads. Public works crews have been working to clear snow, but driving conditions are still difficult.
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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese officials say an avalanche has swept three climbers and they are now presumed dead on the slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third tallest peak.
Police official Meghraj Kadel says rescuers found no trace of an Indian climber and her two Nepalese Sherpa guides after they were hit by the avalanche at 7,300 meters (23,940 feet) on Wednesday.
The Indian was identified as 35-year-old Chanda Gayen, and her guides Temba and Dawa Wanju. They scaled Kanchenjunga on Sunday and were attempting to climb Yalung Kang, a sister peak.
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Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick has announced that Teresa Hooper of Grand Island has been named the April 2013 Citizen of the Month in recognition of her efforts to make the Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York a reality. She was presented a proclamation acknowledging the recognition at the legislature's April 11 session.
"Just a few years ago a large crowd gathered at the future site of the Miracle League field in Veteran's Park on Grand Island for the official ground-breaking ceremony. Among the many smiles I saw that day, Teresa's had to be the biggest. After hours and hours of hard work her dream was a reality, bringing together athletes of all ages and abilities, eagerly looking forward to the first game," said Hardwick. "It was an inspiring moment, knowing that, thanks to Teresa, many individuals and families will benefit from using the field for years to come."
Hooper, past president of the Miracle League Board of Directors, led the formation of the Miracle League of Grand Island with the support of McMahon's Family Restaurant and a team of dedicated organizers and supporters, including the Sabres Alumni, Sabres Foundation, Lions Club, and Rotary Club. More than $750,000 was raised and the field was completed in 2011.
Located at Veteran's Park on Grand Island, Miracle League provides a safe place for athletes of all capabilities to play baseball. (For additional information, please visit http://www.miracleleaguewny.org.)
Hooper was also heavily involved with SABAH, volunteering for 34 years before joining Gliding Stars to help persons with disabilities enjoy the sport of ice skating. She is a clinic nurse at the Ken-Ton Family Clinic.
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MONTGOMERY | About 90,000 Alabamians will have to find new health insurance policies because their current policies don't meet the requirements of the federal health care law.
MONTGOMERY | About 90,000 Alabamians will have to find new health insurance policies because their current policies don't meet the requirements of the federal health care law.
Mark Fowler, spokesman for the state Department of Insurance, said the agency doesn't have figures on the issue.
The Associated Press compiled the 90,000 figure by contacting the state's major health insurance companies.
Most of those affected are at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, which dominates the individual insurance market in Alabama. Company spokeswoman Koko Mackin said 87,000 Alabama customers, or 4 percent of the company's total, have been notified that their individual health plans will no longer be available after Dec. 31 because they do not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act for all the types of benefits that must be included.
"To provide a smooth transition, our members are automatically enrolled in a new ACA-compliant plan comparable to their current coverage," she said. They can stay in that plan or choose a different plan during the six-month open enrollment period provided by the law, she said.
She said the company also notified customers that they may be eligible for tax credits to help pay for their insurance under the new law.
Montgomery-based Alfa Insurance sells health insurance along with its traditional life and auto insurance coverage, but the policies are issued through Blue Cross. Spokesman Jeff Helms said Alfa has 10,874 customers who are affected and are being moved to a new plan compliant with federal law. Alfa's numbers are included in the Blue Cross numbers.
Humana has about 3,000 customers, or about 3 percent of its Alabama customers, who have individual polices that don't meet the new federal requirements. Company spokesman Mitch Lubitz said Human will be notifying them this month about their coverage options, including keeping their policy through the end of 2014 or choosing a new medical plan.
A spokesman for United Health Care, Tyler Mason, said that in Alabama, the company focuses on the group insurance market rather than individual policies. He said that is why it is not offering any individual policies in Alabama's federally facilitated health insurance exchange.
Blue Cross is offering individual policies in all 67 counties through the exchange. Human is offering individual policies through the exchange in Jefferson, Shelby and Madison counties.