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ARLINGTON, Va. — Thirty-four vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2008. The award recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, and rear crashes based on ratings in the Institute's tests. Winners also have to be equipped with electronic stability control (ESC), which research shows can significantly reduce the risk of crashing.
Compared with last year, automakers have more than doubled the number of vehicles that meet criteria for Top Safety Pick. At the beginning of the 2007 model year, 13 models qualified, but as manufacturers have made changes and introduced new and safer vehicle designs, 10 additional vehicles qualified during the year. Now another 11 vehicles are being added to the list for 2008. Designating winners based on the tests makes it easier for consumers to identify vehicles that afford the best overall protection without sifting through multiple sets of comparative crash test results.
"For 2008, consumers have the widest selection of vehicles they've ever had that afford the best protection in the most common kinds of crashes," says Institute president Adrian Lund. Front and side impacts are the most common kinds of fatal crashes, killing nearly 25,000 of the 31,000 vehicle occupants who died in 2005. Rear-end crashes usually aren't fatal, but they result in a large proportion of the injuries that occur in crashes. About 60 percent of insurance injury claims in 2002 reported minor neck sprains and strains.
All current car and minivan models, small and midsize SUVs, and small and large pickup trucks are eligible to win Top Safety Pick. Eight vehicles from Ford and its subsidiary, Volvo, make the list of winners for 2008. Seven winners are from Honda and its subsidiary, Acura.
The Institute added a crash prevention criterion last year to earn Top Safety Pick. Winning vehicles have to be equipped with ESC, which can help drivers avoid crashes altogether. ESC is a control system comprised of sensors and a microcomputer that continuously monitors how well a vehicle responds to a driver's steering input and selectively applies the vehicle brakes and modulates engine power to keep the vehicle traveling along the path indicated by the steering wheel position. This technology helps prevent sideways skidding and loss of control that can lead to rollovers. ESC can help drivers maintain control during emergency maneuvers when their vehicles otherwise might spin out.
"Vehicles should be designed to provide good occupant protection when crashes occur, but now with ESC we have the possibility of preventing many crashes altogether," Lund says. "If all vehicles were equipped with ESC, as many as 10,000 fatal crashes could be avoided each year." Institute research indicates that ESC reduces the risk of fatal single-vehicle crashes by 56 percent and fatal multiple-vehicle crashes by 32 percent. Many single-vehicle crashes involve rolling over, and ESC reduces the risk of fatal single-vehicle rollovers by 80 percent (SUVs) and 77 percent (cars).
Pickup trucks haven't been eligible to win Top Safety Pick until now because the Institute hadn't begun side testing them. The Toyota Tundra is first to qualify. Pickups aren't as likely as cars or SUVs to have side airbags or ESC, and Toyota has made these features standard in the Tundra.
"Pickups are among the top selling vehicles in the United States," Lund points out. "They're also more likely than in the past to be used as family vehicles, so equipping them with the latest safety features is important."
Crash tests have driven major improvements in the designs of all kinds and sizes of passenger vehicles. The Institute began frontal crash tests for consumer information in 1995. Side tests were added in 2003 and rear tests in 2004. Most vehicles now earn good ratings in the frontal test, but significant differences still are apparent in vehicle performance in side and rear tests.
Some manufacturers have been working to improve the ratings of their vehicles in the rear test. For example, the seat/head restraints in the Honda Accord, Element, and Odyssey as well as the BMW X3 and X5 are rated good compared with previous designs that were rated marginal or poor. Audi improved the design of seat/head restraints in the A3 from acceptable to good. Another 23 vehicles would have won 2008 awards if they had good seat/head restraint designs. Toyota could have claimed 10 more awards, including 3 for Lexus models. Nissan and Volkswagen could have picked up 4 awards apiece.
Another area where safety is improving is occupant protection in side impacts. More 2008 model vehicles include as standard equipment side airbags designed to protect people's heads. The Saturn was side tested twice. In the first test, the side curtain airbag didn't deploy properly, and the head of the dummy positioned in the back seat was struck by the sill of the window in the door. This impact didn't produce high head injury measures, but head protection was inadequate. In response, General Motors redesigned the side curtain airbag to ensure more rapid inflation and better coverage of the airbag next to the dummy's head. In the second test, the fix was successful, and the VUE's side rating improved from acceptable to good. Top Safety Pick applies to VUEs built after December 2007.
Each year, the Institute offers to test Top Safety Pick candidates early in the model year. The policy is for manufacturers to reimburse the Institute for the cost of vehicles if the tests aren't part of the group's regular schedule. Top Safety Pick is presented by vehicle size because size and weight are closely related, and both influence how well occupants will be protected in serious crashes. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford better protection in crashes than smaller, lighter ones.
The Institute's frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on results of frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph. Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow-motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.
Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph that represents the front end of a pickup or SUV. Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID-IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the impact. Injury measures obtained from the two dummies, one in the driver seat and the other in the back seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a driver and/or passenger in a real-world crash would have sustained serious injury. The movements and contacts of the dummies' heads during the crash also are evaluated. Structural performance is based on measurements indicating the amount of B-pillar intrusion into the occupant compartment.
Rear crash protection is rated according to a two-step procedure. Starting points for the ratings are measurements of head restraint geometry — the height of a restraint and its horizontal distance behind the back of the head of an average-size man. Seats with good or acceptable restraint geometry are tested dynamically using a dummy that measures forces on the neck. This test simulates a collision in which a stationary vehicle is struck in the rear at 20 mph. Seats without good or acceptable geometry are rated poor overall because they can't be positioned to protect many people
All 34 Winners (newly-announced winners for 2008 are italicized)
Twenty-three vehicles earn good ratings in front and side crash tests. They have ESC, standard or optional. They would be 2008 Top Safety Pick winners if their seat/head restraints also earned good ratings:
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Canine housetraining, Part 1: Humane and age-appropriate strategies
Housetraining dogs is really quite simple. The hard part is ensuring that clients understand dogs' needs. Clients also need to understand how a dog's developmental stage may affect its behavior. This helps clients to have realistic expectations. Without this type of tutoring, dogs are at risk for being abused by clients who are teaching them not to eliminate in the house.
It's easiest to approach the housetraining issue by age. So deal with puppies separately from adult dogs. Because the housetraining strategy recommended for puppies is based on ontogeny, this is a good opportunity to discuss other early developmental responses that can become problems for dogs.Whether the clients are impatient, not knowledgeable or truly problematic in the manner in which they treat dogs (and likely people), we need to remember that a lack of housetraining kills dogs. Clients have low thresholds for constant cleaning and the damage their dogs do to rugs and floors, so anything we can do to provide them with realistic expectations can only increase the probability that the dogs will remain, happily and humanely, in the household.
Sensitive periods for social exposure
Puppies become adept at interacting with other dogs between the ages 4 and 8 or more weeks and with people between the ages of 5 and 10 or more weeks. They're especially able to learn to explore complex new surroundings between 5 and 16 weeks, and if they're not exposed to such stimuli by about 10 weeks, they can become neophobic (fearful of the unfamiliar).
Because of these sensitive periods—periods in which puppies learn quickly about new social and physical experiences—the recommended time for bringing a new puppy home starts at about 8.5 weeks. Before this, dogs are really honing their dog-dog skills and need the stimulation and solace of their parents and littermates. Dogs with a good social background have more tools for understanding increasingly complex worlds.
If a breeder is willing to expose a dog to new environments and housetrain the puppy, it can stay with the breeders through 12 weeks of age without detrimental effects. The real advantages of having the dog stay with the breeder has to do with social experiences with other dogs.
As long as the puppy is engaged in an active vaccination and preventive healthcare program, there are other ways for this interaction to be achieved, including puppy play parties, play dates, puppy day care and puppy kindergarten. If there's an adult dog in the home already, the pup will learn best and fastest from that dog, so anyone who already has a dog and is bringing home a puppy needs to make sure their adult dogs are well-behaved before adding a puppy.
Dogs that miss these sensitive periods for interaction and development do not necessarily develop problems associated with lack of experience, but may be more at risk for developing such problems. Dogs may not get adequate exposure because they are kept in isolation at the breeder's or because they're sent to their new home too early.
The more we learn about effects of the early learning environment, the more justification we have for trying to minimize risk for puppies in terms of the social and environmental exposure. Doing everything right does not guarantee you a perfect dog, but not doing what we know you should puts your dog at risk for behavioral problems.

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Clarkson Student Spotlight: September '11
Jake McPherson '12
Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering
It appears that St. Lawrence County native Jake has tried his hand at a bit of everything while at Clarkson. He's been a member of both the Formula SAE SPEED team and Leadership Corps, a Resident Assistant, and he's learned the ins and outs of machining as an employee of Clarkson's machine shop. Now he's spending most of his time as a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity and Value U, a student organization that partners with the local community to address issues that today's generation faces. We caught up with Jake to chat about his summer and the start of his senior year. Check it out.
Q: Why did you choose Clarkson?
A: I chose Clarkson because of its high recognition as a top engineering university, and because of the SPEED programs. Also, it's actually kind of nice to be close to home (Ogdensburg, N.Y.), since I can get a home-cooked meal once in awhile.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Golfing, working out and spending time with friends and family.
Q: What unique experiences have you had at Clarkson?
A: I was on Formula SAE for my first two years and I worked in Clarkson's machine shop in the summer of 2009. While there, I learned how to use mills, lathes, and other machines. I also participated in the Emerging Leaders Program which consisted of some great leadership-based classes.
Q: What is your favorite spot on campus?
A: My favorite spot on campus depends on the day. Most days, I enjoy being in the CAMP Building. It's quiet in the atrium and the machine shop is right around the corner.
Q: What did you do this summer?
A: This summer, I worked for Plattco Corporation out of Plattsburgh, NY. At first I was in mechanical engineering and eventually I moved to sales & marketing. I was sent down to Puerto Rico for four days to oversee a valve installation and gain some outside sales experience. It was awesome! I also went on several camping trips with my family and relaxed with friends whenever I could.
Q: What has been your favorite class so far? Why?
A: Aircraft Performance and Flight Mechanics taught by Prof. Pier Marzocca. He is extremely knowledgeable, always willing to answer questions and he really tries to make the class enjoyable.
Q: Why did you choose your particular major?
A: Originally I chose mechanical engineering but after my first year, I decided to double major so that I would have a wider variety of options upon graduation. With any engineering studies, it's just incredible to be able to have an understanding of everything that is going on around you throughout the day. The simple things become much more interesting when you understand the science behind them.
Q: If there was a soundtrack to your life, what songs/artists would be playing?
A: Most songs written by Dave Matthews and John Mayer. In particular, the well-known line, "Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die." I think every day should be lived to the fullest.
Check out more student spotlights!
Jake McPherson '12


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EDT:v07 green threads
Last update: 2011/9/7, run in 0.7.0.v201109061723, By Rocky
Note: By default, I use the P2 installable build to test the green thread. However, if the defects marked with * mean tested by development workspace.
| Capability
| Status
|Development Owner
| Defects
| 0. Run EUnit test framework
| Blocked
| 1. Create EGL web client with service project.
| Successful
| 2. Create RUI handler and the default handler created by the wizard can be opened successfully by VE.
| Successful
| 3. The button, input box & grid can be drag/drop in VE.
| Blocked
| MAJOR: Bug 356429 - The children widgets which are defined after their container can not be displayed - Scott
MAJOR: Still have lots of widget do not work, probably in JS generation etc. Forest will perform a full test to open the relevant defects. - Forest/Jiyong
MIDDLE: Bug 356039 - VE prints 'document.write("could not open %handler_name%");' when opening the RUI handlers - Forest
| 4. The properties, outline, data view etc can be used.
| Failed
| The block issues were just removed for 'EGL Data' view, Forest & Jiyong will do detailed FVT before attempting to test the data view green thread.
| 5. Create interface, service part & set binding information in the dd file.
| 6. Run service call in preview mode.
| Blocked
| The code is still in IBM CVS, not checked in Eclipse yet.- Justin
| 7. Debug RUI handler & service (step over & into etc)
| Blocked
| The code is still in IBM CVS, not checked in Eclipse yet.- Justin
| 8. Deploy the RUI handler to the Tomcat
| Successful
| 9. Deploy the service to the Tomcat
| Successful
| Minor: Bug 356141 - The contents of web.xml is not correct if no RUIHandler is configured in the DD file - Jimmy
| 10. Run the application
| Successful
| 11. RUI Technical sample runs in preview and deployed mode
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| 12. The service call with database
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| Function is not ready for testing - Tony/Zhi
Green thread scenario
0. Run EUnit test framework
0. Create an EGL basic project (myProj)
1. create a library (myLib) under a package (a), copy the following content
package a; // basic library library myLib // Function Declarations function functionName() {@Test} LogResult.assertTrue("test fail", false); end function functionName1() {@Test} LogResult.assertTrue("test success", true); end end
2. Right click on the project you just created, Choose Generate EGL Test Driver => Java to create the java test driver
3. Right click on the project you just created, Choose Generate EGL Test Driver => JavaScript to create the java script test driver.
4. Execute java test driver, go to project myProj.eunit.java => folder generatedJava => Run eunitgen.RunAllTests_pgm as Java application.
5. Refresh project myProj.eunit.java, you should see a new folder "ResultRoot", expand its subfolder (name is in current timestamp yyyymmdd_hhmmss), till you see file "ResultSummary.trs", double click to open this file.
You should see one successful and one failed results
6. Execute javascript test driver in preview pane, go to project myProj.eunit.javascript => EGLSource => eunitgen.RunAllTests_rui.egl, open in EGL Rich UI editor's preview pane, execute it
7. Refresh project myProj.eunit.javascript, you should see a new folder "ResultRoot", expand its subfolder (name is in current timestamp yyyymmdd_hhmmss), till you see file "ResultSummary.trs", double click to open this file.
You should see one successful and one failed results.
8 Execute javascript test driver in deployed application. go to project myProj.eunit.javascript => EGLSource => deploye myProj.eunit.javascript.egldd file
1. Create EGL web client with service project
1. Create an EGL Project
2. type base package "org.eclipse.edt.greenthread.helloworld"
3. Select "Web Client With Service Project" as the project template
4. Add "Dojo Widget" (dojotoolkit.org) and RUI UI widgets (0.7.0) into the RUI widget libraries list
5. Press "Finish"
6. There should be a directory whose structure as follows
[base package name].client (configured for JavaScript gen)
[base package name].server (configured for Java gen)
[base package name].common (configured for both JavaScript and Java gen)"
2. Create RUI handler and the default handler created by the wizard can be opened successfully by VE
1. User enters name and package for a new RUIHandler.
2. System creates the EGL part and then opens it in the Rich UI Editor
3. Switch to Design, Source and preview tab to check if editor shows the proper content
3. The button, input box & grid can be drag/drop in VE
1. Drag a Button in the grid layout from palette, Set the text to "Call Service" in properties view
2. Use the EGL Source editor to instantiate a Dialog whose children include a Box named "content".
3. Drag an input box and set the properties
4. The properties, outline, data view etc can be used
1. In properties view, add a click event process function for the button we created above.
2. Show the dialog in the click event function above.
3. Check outline and preview view
5. Create service part & set binding information in the dd file.
1. Create an interface
2. Create a new service and implement the interface created in previous step, specifying package and part name.
3. Use the EGL editor to implement a function that returns a string by concatenating Hello, to whatever is passed in.
4. Extract EGL Service interface
5. Add a service client binding in egl dd file
6. Run service call in preview mode.
1. Open RUI handler, in the event handler function (created above), use code completion to instantiate the service.
2. Use EGL's call statement to invoke the service, specifying that it returns to a callback function that does not yet exist.
3. Use the EGL Editor's Quick Fix to automatically define the callback function.
4. Implement the callback function to instantiate a textfield containing the service result and programmatically add it to the children of the dialog's UI (which again is a Box named content)
5. switch back to preview tab to exercise a running instance of their UI.
7. Debug RUI handler & service (step over) & (step into) etc.
1. In the EGL Editor, the User sets breakpoints on both the service invocation as well as the function that implements the service.
2. From the preview pane, the user hits the Debug button to launch the UI in an external instance of their system browser.
3. exercise Step into/step return/step over feature
4. exercise resume/suspend/terminate feature
5. verify the debug call stack tree, variables, breakpoints and expression view for the above debug operation
8. Deploy the RUI handler/service to the Tomcat
1. User right clicks on the egl dd file and chooses "Deploy".
2. System responds that there is no target (project), and prompts user to create one. From the deployment descriptor, the user specifies the target project by creating a new Dynamic Web Project and chooses Tomcat 6.0 as their target runtime.
3. User clicks on the Deploy button in the descriptor to deploy the project to the target Dynamic Web Project.
9. Run the application
1. User right-clicks on the UI HTML file that was generated in the target project, and chooses Run as... Run on Server.
2. System gives the user a choice of web servers on which to run, and then publishes to that server and launches the HTML in a browser.
11. RUI Technical sample runs in preview and deployed mode
1. import the RUI technical sample from IBM CVS repository "org.eclipse.edt.rui.samples_0.7.0"
2. view the RUIHandler in preview mode successfully
3. deploy the application
4. run the deployed application


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I plan to go to a wedding this weekend without my LO. I'll have a few drinks but nothing crazy. I plan to pump prior to cocktail hour and save that and then "pump and dump" after the wedding. How long after my first drink should I dump the milk?
I plan to go to a wedding this weekend without my LO. I'll have a few drinks but nothing crazy. I plan to pump prior to cocktail hour and save that and then "pump and dump" after the wedding. How long after my first drink should I dump the milk?
Alcohol stays in the milk as long as it stays in you blood, so pumping and dumping will not make it leave your milk faster.
Here is an article from Kellymom you might find helpful http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastf...style/alcohol/
It's not your first drink that is the issue- it's your last drink, because that will be the last alcohol to leave your system.
Generally, moderate amounts of alcohol are not a problem in breastmilk. Once a moms no longer feeling tipsy, her milk is pretty much safe for baby.
A good rule of thumb is the same one you would use when driving. As PP said, your body metabolizes alcohol in your milk the same as your blood... I could never tell if I was still tipsy (and let's face it, no drinking for 9+ months and one glass of wine had me loopy), so if I was going to be gone from LO, say, 4 hours, I would stop drinking about 2 hours before I was back with LO just to be sure. I was very cautious and maybe overly so... I figured I could drink again once LO was older and had drank enough prior to kids that I wasn't going to miss anything LOL
Another thought: I did pump and dump on one occassion, that is when my pumping "time" was during my time away from the baby and I had been drinking. I pumped to keep up supply, but the milk was no good.
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FT working momma to a 9/11/10 busy boy and 11/13/12 happy little man.
Also wife to hubs since 8/23/08, bonus momma to H (girl) -99 and G (boy)-03
Yeah. Don't take the time to dump if you can help it. Just don't feed the baby until you feel OK. Even if your breast are full, if you have metabolized the alcohol, your milk will be fine when you go to feed.
Way too lazy for formula
How old is your baby?
Proud mama to
Kaitlyn Ann 12/23/07 - 7 lbs., 15 oz.
Jackson Thomas 1/16/11 - 9 lbs., 3 oz.
InfantRisk has an article on this --
Alcohol and Breastfeeding
It mentions a method for estimating the amount of time that you should wait before breastfeeding; there's an online calculator for it here:
Estimated Time to Zero Alcohol in Breastmilk (Calculator)
You plug in your body weight and how many drinks you had, it will give you the amount of time it will take to completely eliminate the alcohol from your milk. Basically, it's about 2-2.5 hours per drink.
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My baby is 11 weeks
My baby doesn't take a bottle, so I have tried to feed him plenty and then have my drink right afterwards, but it seems like when I do that, he still ends up hungry after about an hour. So here's the thing: info from the articles would lead me to believe I should just tee-total for the duration for breastfeeding, since there doesn't seem to be a time when he'd go that long between feedings, except for early morning, and I'm not that hardcore!! But earlier someone said that as long as you feel okay (i.e., not tipsy) you should be fine. So does that mean I can still have my glass of wine, even if he doesn't wait 2 hours to be fed?
I wouldn't worry about one glass of wine, honestly. It's a personal decision, but I went with the general rule that if I didn't feel drunk I was okay to nurse.
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1989 champs like look of current A's
OAKLAND -- Could this be the A's team that gets back to the World Series? Members of the 1989 championship club believe so.
"I feel real, real confident that these kids here have the essentials to get to the World Series," said Dave Stewart.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- Could this be the A's team that gets back to the World Series? Members of the 1989 championship club believe so.
"I feel real, real confident that these kids here have the essentials to get to the World Series," said Dave Stewart.View Full Game Coverage
Stewart was named MVP of the '89 World Series after winning two of the four games against the Bay Bridge-rival Giants while giving up just three runs. That's the last time the franchise claimed a World Series title, making Friday's 25th reunion at the Coliseum all the more special.
"Any time you have a World Series team that you can celebrate, you do it," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "That team's as good as you get. One of those teams the visiting teams would stay out and watch batting practice. They did a lot of things right. They hit a bunch of homers, too."
Jose Canseco hit a lot of those home runs. On Friday, he returned to the Coliseum for the first time since last playing there with the Yankees on Aug. 27, 2000.
"I think this occasion right now is great for all of us, to relive that in a positive way," said Canseco. "I'm still very nervous. I don't know how the fans will react to me. I have no idea. I'm putting myself out there in the most vulnerable state possible."
That's because Canseco "deeply regrets" writing the 2005 book "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big," in which he made several claims -- among them that Mark McGwire had used performance-enhancing drugs since the 1980s and that Canseco had personally injected him with them.
"I've had my share of nightmares because of [the book]," he said. "I, myself, am trying to move forward from it. It's very difficult.
"I hurt myself the most. These were my teammates, my friends. We would confide in each other. These people who I mentioned in the book belong in the Hall of Fame, and I'm very worried and really depressed about the way they're trying to not vote these players in. They're saying these PEDs made them into a superstar athlete. That's so incorrect."
Canseco said he has reached out to McGwire, now the Dodgers' hitting coach, on multiple occasions, but has yet to hear from him. He's found forgiveness elsewhere, though.
"Time heals everything for me," said Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley. "I tell you what? I've said things, I just haven't said it in a book. I'm cool with him. I think most guys are. … Part of me is glad it happened, because I like people being exposed."
Eckersley joined his former teammates in honoring the late Bob Welch, who died in June, by sporting "BW" patches on their jerseys. Rickey Henderson, Carney Lansford and Dave Henderson were among the other attendees.
"He was such a big part of that team, and if you know Bobby, he was a huge part of it," Eckersley said. "There's something about him, he just carried this special spirit, to say the least. He was a unique, unique guy."
The A's will continue to honor the '89 team with a pregame on-field ceremony on Saturday.
"We were a ballclub that refused to be beat," said Stewart. "We believed in putting our foots on the opponents' neck. We could beat by pitching, by hitting the ball out of the park. We were a defensive ballclub. We did a lot of things well. "We should be recognized with some of the best teams that ever played, in my opinion."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com.


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A phrase based on a misspelling of "It's a trap" a phrase and meme said by Ackbar in Star Wars Episode VI. It is popularly used sarcastically on message boards and chan sites.
/b/tard 1: It's a trap!
/b/tard 2: No! It's a tarp!
/b/tard 2: No! It's a tarp!
by Wreaker of Havoc May 20, 2009
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Thank you all for your replies and reassurance.
Meg, I suppose my concern is that her lack of interest in nursing will translate to a lack of interest in solids and so forth. I try to trust and believe that a child will eat enough to grow, but it's hard for me to have that trust (I'm the one with an ex-26-week preemie who was diagnosed with failure to thrive and had a feeding tube for 3 years!). One of the first signs of his troubles was that he would scream through feedings and we had to ultimately wait until he fell asleep and feed him then. (Thickened expressed breastmilk because he aspirated thin liquids.) We still have no idea why he fought his bottles so much. With his many medical issues, we were in a very medical frame of mind about his feedings, also...and his bottles were scheduled and measured to the milliliter. Maybe we were feeding him too often? I have no idea. All I know is that dreamfeeding is all he would do...and he ended up losing weight and getting a feeding tube.
So, yes, now that I think about it, I guess that is where my fears around dreamfeeding come from. :-/


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"The EPA says that the brew of oil and dispersants still swirling in the Gulf of Mexico can be highly to moderately toxic to marine organisms at certain concentrations determined in a lab setting. The agency did not say whether those acute toxic levels are present in the open waters of the Gulf.
According to the agency's lab tests, the mix of Corexit and oil generally falls into the moderate category. The testing also found that the oil-dispersant mix is no more toxic than oil alone, EPA officials said, calling the unprecedented use of dispersant an 'environmental tradeoff that's not to be taken lightly.'
Visit this EPA website for the full press release, as well links to the study as well as an audio recording of the teleconference with reporter questions.
The tests were conducted on two species, the Gulf mysid shrimp (Americamysis bahia), an aquatic invertebrate and the inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) that lives in coastal estuaries. They were tested at juvenile life stages, when most sensitive to toxins. The two species are believed to representative of marine life in the area, according to the EPA.
Mysid shrimp form the basis of many aquatic food chains."
Bob Berwyn reports for the Summit County Citizens Voice August 3, 2010.
July 31, 2010, EPA Comparative Toxicity Report
EPA Dispersants Testing Page
"Oil Spill Dispersants Shifting Ecosystem Impacts in Gulf, Scientists Warn" (Greenwire)
"BP "Carpet Bombed" Gulf With Dispersants" (Mother Jones)
"New Gulf Oil Spill Mystery: How Much Dispersant Did BP Use?"
"Did Coast Guard Allow Excessive Toxic Dispersants?" (Los Angeles Times)
"New Questions Arise On Dispersant Use In Oil Spill" (AP)
"BP Didn't Make Gulf Oil Spill Worse With Dispersants, EPA Finds" (Christian Science Monitor)
"Massachusetts Congressman Accuses BP of Overusing Oil Dispersants" (ENS)
"Oil-Dispersant Mix No More Toxic Than Oil Alone: EPA" (Reuters)


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No more external alarm system is required. Enable vehicle security and alarm functions with the interface module that will use the vehicle's horn as a sound monitor. The module monitors the vehicle's doors, hood and trunk status and generates an alarm if there's an intrusion. Starter kill function and dual zone shock sensor features are also managed by the module itself (additional parts are required).
By combining its 3X Lock remote starter function with its new built-in alarm, Fortin lets you remotely start and secure the vehicle with the bypass & interface module with no other external module or system to add. Functions can be controlled with the OEM remote, long range RF Kits or even with a compatible smartphone app.
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1. Re: critical temperature for Core 2 Duo Processor E6550Adolfo_Intel Mar 21, 2012 11:53 AM (in response to ccc)
The maximum recommended temperature for this processor is 72 degrees Celsius.
But the system will shut down when the processor reached around 90 - 100 degrees Celsius
2. Re: critical temperature for Core 2 Duo Processor E6550ccc Mar 21, 2012 12:19 PM (in response to Adolfo_Intel)
Thx a lot, but cannot find temperature settings in the BIOS on my Lenovo Desktop.
My system:
01: None 00.0: 10105 BIOS [Created at bios.190] Unique ID: rdCR.lZF+r4EgHp4 Hardware Class: bios BIOS Keyboard LED Status: Scroll Lock: off Num Lock: on Caps Lock: off Serial Port 0: 0x3f8 Parallel Port 0: 0x378 Base Memory: 632 kB PnP BIOS: @@@0000 BIOS: extended read supported MP spec rev 1.4 info: OEM id: "LENOVO" Product id: "THINKCEN" 2 CPUs (0 disabled) BIOS32 Service Directory Entry: 0xfdbca SMBIOS Version: 2.5 BIOS Info: #0 Vendor: "LENOVO" Version: "2RKT38AUS" Date: "02/15/2008" Start Address: 0xe0be0 ROM Size: 4096 kB Features: 0x0593001100000008da80 PCI supported PnP supported BIOS flashable BIOS shadowing allowed ESCD supported CD boot supported EDD spec supported ACPI supported USB Legacy supported LS-120 boot supported Smart Battery supported BIOS Boot Spec supported System Info: #1 Manufacturer: "LENOVO" Product: "6072A5G" Version: "ThinkCentre M57" Serial: "LMVFD79" UUID: undefined, but settable Wake-up: 0x06 (Power Switch) Board Info: #2 Manufacturer: "LENOVO" Product: "LENOVO" Version: "NONE" Serial: "NONE" Type: 0x0a (Motherboard) Features: 0x09 Hosting Board Replaceable Location: "INSIDE" Chassis: #3 Chassis Info: #3 Manufacturer: "LENOVO" Version: "NONE" Serial: "NONE" Type: 0x03 (Desktop) Bootup State: 0x03 (Safe) Power Supply State: 0x03 (Safe) Thermal State: 0x03 (Safe) Security Status: 0x03 (None) Processor Info: #4 Socket: "LGA 775" Socket Type: 0x15 (Other) Socket Status: Populated Type: 0x03 (CPU) Family: 0xbe (Other) Manufacturer: "Intel" Version: "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz" Processor ID: 0xbfebfbff000006fb Status: 0x01 (Enabled) Voltage: 1.8 V External Clock: 333 MHz Max. Speed: 3600 MHz Current Speed: 2300 MHz L1 Cache: #5 L2 Cache: #6


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After a long period of inactivity, DFW.pm is getting new life. There has always be a lot of interest, just not a lot of time to go around in terms of running the group and organizing events. In years past it played a big part in the early years of my Perl adventures; it's where I met brian d foy, Patrick Michaud, Nick Perez, Matt Musgrove, and several other monks.
Tonight at 7 PM we are meeting at the Dallas Makerspace building at:
Come one, come all! We will be presenting our new agenda, calendar, curriculum, collaborative projects, and more. It's gonna be one big ball of Perl, dipped in awesomeness, and wrapped in bacon...
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text: Marcella Hana & Brian McDonaldWelcomePhoto Album It's only a matter of time until I take those first steps down the aisle wearing my elegant white wedding dress looking at Brian in his designer tuxedo, and that special moment where we gaze in awe at how amazing and timeless we both look.Please join us in celebrating our new lives together! There will be dining, dancing, drinks, live entertainment, and good times for all! Our wedding reception will be held shortly after our wedding.For those of you who will be joining us for our romantic wedding at Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa you must reserve your rooms and book your flights as soon as you can. To book and reserve your rooms, please contact us so we can put you in touch with our travel agentWe are so excited to share our special day with you and we are even more excited about staying at the resort for our romantic honeymoon in paradise! To our friends and family, we love you so much and we thank you for all you have done for us throughout the years. For those of you who will not be able to share our special day with us, we will keep you in our hearts!


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Star-Banner readers share their views on expanding Medicaid, a kind act, Black History Month, roadside begging and a phone scam.
Good for people, business
Recently committees of the Florida Legislature rejected the expansion of Medicaid to nearly 1 million of our uninsured residents.
That is unacceptable in this day and age.
Recent studies have shown that expanding Medicaid could bring in up to $55 billion in federal funds over the first 10 years of implementation, while only costing Florida about $3 billion in state dollars, not to mention the estimated 10,000 to 30,000 jobs which could be created.
Florida cannot afford to leave such a large sum of money on the table, and with 8 percent unemployment around the state, job creation should be a top priority for the Legislature. As a resident of Florida, I would like to see the Legislature do what is best for our state's citizens, economy and businesses.
I stand with the League of Women Voters of Florida in strongly encouraging the Legislature to reconsider their original rejection of the Medicaid expansion.
Ellen J. Goodman
Angels on Earth
There are angels on Earth, and I am proud to say I have found them.
Recently my husband and I had went to the bank to get out money for bills. We are in an RV park in Orange Lake. When we arrived home I didn't take the money out of my pocket and two of my girlfriends showed up.
So without thinking, I went with them. We were sitting down on the porch at the little restaurant inside the park having some wine, and I went to use the restroom. Well, the money fell out of my pocket (before I had even had a drink) and I didn't notice it.
A beautiful woman by the name of Betty went into the restroom almost right after me and found it. Without a thought, Betty and her husband, Rick, informed the cook that they had found the money.
I didn't realize that I had lost the money until the next day and went crazy looking for it. We informed the park and the manager, who informed me that someone had found the money and all I needed to do was tell them the amount and they would return it. I let them know that it was $1,900, and they just handed it to me and would not even take a reward.
It really shows that there are true angels on Earth, and I pray that God will keep them safe and here on Earth for a very long time.
Deborah Zieger
Orange Lake
Groups and hyphens
I enjoyed the recent letter "We is me," regarding Elijah Muhammad, the importance of studying the cultural and ethnic history of blacks, as well as Black History Month.
It is good to learn about the past. It is not good to live in it. The writer bemoans the history of his "group" and feels that every month should be Black History Month.
Why does he belong to a "group"? Does his group have a past more bitter than other groups?
Yes, there are indignant indigenous people who refuse to assimilate and live comfortably off taxpayer dollars and casino cuts. And loudly do they whine about how they were treated. As does the writer. Maybe their group could get tips from his group.
Again, we should learn from the past, and having done so, move on.
Do we really need a Black History Month? Can't we recognize and celebrate the contributions made by all races, creeds and colors to this great country without being reminded of them?
The time has come to divert this whining into solving today's problems. The time has come to cease being hyphenated Americans and become Americans.
Hank Davis
Ban roadside begging
Here's another one of those "county and/or city" problems that they never seem to be able to solve or address properly in it's entirety: roadside begging.
These people who have no other source of obtaining the funds for their livelihood and existence — or don't want any — are a nuisance and problem to us all. They are unsightly to us, anyone visiting us and anyone going by them. It's not a problem of their standing too close to the roadway, although that is a problem with them. They just want to get to the front of the line, always wanting more than before.
Asking them to stand back a distance of 4 feet from the roadway is no detriment to their actions. They need to be banned altogether. Get these people off our roadways. It was once that way with hitchhiking, but I see that's changed somewhat.
There's no need to have people alongside any of our roadways wanting anything, other than in an emergency situation. Get out of our way. Stop bothering us. Stop trying to get money from us and get your open hand out of my face.
Donald Wimmer
Beware another scam
The man on the phone said that they were sending out new Medicare cards. You have to answer a few questions.
First question: What is the name of your bank? I said if I answer that question, what is the next question?
He said, "I do not want your date of birth nor your Social Security number. The next question would be the routing of your bank. I cannot send your new Medicare card until I have this info."
At that point, I told him to put the information in the mail for me to review first.
Before I finished that sentence, I got the dial tone.
I called *869. Of course, no number available.
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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Hateman, Jan 26, 2013.
Time to bring Conan Obrien back to network tv?
There is no replacing Dave Letterman
Leno will take it over and have shows on two channels.
Ricki Lake
Craig Ferguson
Dini Petty
Seinfeld reruns.
Dick Cavett?
johnny carson replays would kill all
That would be awesome!!
Sally Jesse Raphael
Live from Detroit, it's Late Night With Dan Mehlhorn
Jack Paar? For real, I think it will be Jimmy Kimmel.
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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Dealer Services Division recovers $5,000 for Indianapolis woman
August 30, 2010
Division requires car dealer to repay Indianapolis resident after unlawfully withholding her test drive deposit; is now required to follow strict guidelines to continue business
INDIANAPOLIS – Following a month-long investigation, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Dealer Services Division (DSD) ended an expensive ordeal for Indianapolis resident Erica Boyd after she filed a complaint against the auto dealer, Indy Auto Brokers. In her complaint, Boyd alleged Indy Auto Brokers misled her into believing the $5,000 deposit required to test drive one of the dealer's vehicles would be refunded when she returned with the car.
"Hoosiers looking to buy a vehicle should be aware a dealer might ask for a security deposit," Secretary Rokita said. "Yet, before any money is exchanged, the potential buyer should ask for a document outlining the terms and refund policy of the fee and it should be signed by both parties."
Dealer Services Division Compliance Supervisor Don Cloud explained while dealers are allowed to ask for a deposit fee when individuals test drive cars, the agreement must be documented and signed.
"In this case no agreement was drafted nor was it signed by Ms. Boyd or the dealer," Cloud said. "Also, because the dealer required such an extraordinary deposit fee and admitted there was no proper documentation of the agreement, they were required to repay the money and their business practices will be carefully scrutinized going forward."
Indy Auto Brokers will be under probation for one year and must follow specific guidelines to continue business in Indiana. These guidelines include:
• 48-hours notification of any consumer complaint with regards to a deposit or hold fee;
• Report within two days of any complaint about the delivery of a title; and
• Comply with unannounced audits by the Dealer Division.
For more information about the Dealer Services Division or to file a complaint, visit www.in.gov/sos/dealer.
Click here for the picture of Erica Boyd, Indianapolis, receiving her $5,000 check from Dealer Services Division Compliance Supervisor Don Cloud on Friday Aug. 27, 2010.
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I love milkshakes. If an ice cream could be whipped together with milk and sucked through a straw, I am game. You name the flavor, I want it! Of course, this summer there is nary a dairy shake in sight. I am halfway to my baby weight loss goal am almost comfortably back in my skinny jeans. Until then, I am making myself milkshake-like smoothies that totally satisfy without the unwanted calories.
I've taken to whipping up this tropical treat in the mid-afternoon when I am in the mood for an afternoon delight. The coconut milk is so sweet and delicious on its own it really functions like vanilla ice cream. Then, I add some pineapple and a touch of ginger for some fruity and spice and voila, my "shake" is ready. As the days get hotter this is becoming quite the awesome refresher. I've experimented with a few different flavors, swapping ginger for basil, and adding a few chunks of watermelon. They all have come out well. My cardinal rule is to keep it simple. There is no point in making a smoothie if takes longer to assemble than it does to drink!
I'll admit that I am still looking forward to my skinny jeans celebration milkshake. But, until then, it is the summer of smoothies all the way. I already know I'll be sipping this at our annual 4th of July bash!
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Garmin have today announced that it has extended its title sponsorship of the ProTour cycling team Team Garmin-Slipstream for an additional three years.
Jon Cassat, Garmin's vice president of communications, said: "The success of the team spans the globe and surpassed our expectations for the first year and a half of our title sponsorship, bringing Garmin's reputation for quality, commitment, performance and productivity into countless households in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia."
Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, Team Garmin-Slipstream is dedicated to promoting ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions.
Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales, added: "Since signing with Slipstream prior to the 2008 Tour de France, Garmin has seen an outpouring of support from cyclists and sports fans across the globe, along the roads of major tours and in the stores of our retail partners," added
A true team effort finished off the Jayco Herald Sun Tour for Team Garmin-Slipstream at the weekend, delivering race leader Bradley Wiggins to the final finish line for the overall win. Tom Peterson also clinched the final king of the mountains jersey for the race, while the team as a whole won the team classification.
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Athens International Youth Hostel - Victor Hugo
Our most recent and largest of our hostel chain, the Athens International has been renovated and re-opened with extra facilities being added all the time. Located in a quiet residential spot, the Athens International is one of the most famous hostels in Athens, with the reputation of being the most value for money hostel you could choose. Offering all rooms with private bathrooms as well as:
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- brand new bar, it\'s easy to see why this hostel is the easiest choice to make.
-Lockers in teh rooms. (If you do not have your own we sell at 3,50 euro)
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- Friendly and helpful staff from all countries, all English speaking, and available 24 hours a day.
- Wide choice of rooms ranging from dorms to private rooms for 2, or 4 people, ALL with private bathrooms so able to cater to everyone\'s needs.
- Superb range of facilities including FREE Internet available 24 hours, FREE Map, Laundry Service, Breakfast Room, Travel Services to book tours, ferries and hotels, Heated rooms and constant Hot Water 24 hours a day, Non-stop Reception so you will always have someone to help you, Luggage Room - short AND long term, and even more facilities to follow shortly.
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Brand new kitchen where you can cook your own food and save money!
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Pavitra Rishta talks about the strong emotional bond that every daughter shares with her mother. This interesting saga brings in the flavor of the mother-daughter relationship and a mother's search for a desirable match for her daughter. This show has been shot in a modest environment sans any glamour and grandeur. It essays a middle-class household's routine and lifestyle. The practical nuances of the story will be felt and lived by all those who watch the show.
Pavitra Rishta is the story of Archana, who is not highly-educated but handles the entire house work impeccably. Though every one is dependant on her no one really values her importance, except her brother and mother.
Her mother has a sole aim of getting a good, well-educated boy drawing a good salary for Archana. Because of wish, Archana's marriage plans have always been full of obstacles.
Simultaneously, runs the story of Manav, a garage owner, who gets besotted by Archana at first sight.
Destiny and circumstances make his marriage proposal reach Archana but to be accepted he has to lie about his credentials, which because of unavoidable situations he does. The marriage takes place but the moment Archana comes to know about the lie she refuses to go with Manav. The story proceeds from here – finally bringing the made for each other couple together.


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Application transformation: Ready Steady Go!
Measure twice, cut once
Old software never dies, it just functionally decomposes. When applications reach the end of their lifecycle, they can hang around, ghostlike, creating support and infrastructure costs, or they can be made useful again. Application transformation is a key part of that process, but what is involved?
The driver for application transformation lies along two axes: functional quality (what it does), and technical quality (how easy it is to maintain). Hopefully, when an application is first released, both of these are relatively high. It does what it says on the tin, which is highly relevant to the business using it. It also does it with relatively low support costs.
Over time, the business changes, and the application's function doesn't necessarily match what the business needs any more. The support cost involved in modifying the software goes up. Eventually, it reaches an end of life scenario, where its value to the business is minimal, and its support cost is high. At this point, the application is either retired and replace with a new one, or rebuilt, Frankenstein-like, and reanimated.
As opposed to simple replacement, application transformation involves taking elements of a software application and modernising them. It is a more intricate process then a simple forklift job, but it can yield rewards because it enables reuse of critical components.
There are various approaches to application transformation, each of which involve different levels of complexity. For example, modernisation may be as simple as inserting a web-based portal server in front of a legacy application portfolio, aggregating their functions into a single new interface.
At the other end of the scale, you may choose to completely re-architect a legacy application, rewriting it in a new language, and changing its underlying design in a bid to support new hardware, operating systems, and software frameworks.
Your transformation may also involve a level of service enablement, in which an application is modified to become part of an enterprise service layer, providing key functions to other software and perhaps drawing on software services presented to it. This route takes you down the service oriented architecture path, which is certainly advantageous, but can also entail a fairly hefty strategic shift.
There are several stages involved in transforming an application. The first is the assessment and planning phase, in which you evaluate the software, understand its relevance to the business, document any specific requirements that the application has (such as specialised hardware, or software interdependencies), and then develop a transformation plan.
The second involves modelling the application formally. You need an understanding of everything from the front end to the backend. What functions does the user interface have? What use cases does it support? What business rules does the application codify? What datasets does it use?
This formal definition of the application's function serves to create a list of assets that form the application. You can then use this list as the basis for redesigning the software. It helps you to understand what you can reuse, and what has to be modified or replaced. If you do decide to modify elements, such as the user interface, for example, use cases can help you to understand how those elements can be remodelled. The hope is that some components can be reused with minimal modifications.
Once the application has been redesigned, any pieces that need to be modified or created from scratch can be built and tested as part of the transformed software. Once this is done, it can be redeployed as a high-value, low support application at the start of a new software lifecycle.
There are several details that must be decided when redesigning the software. The presentation model is a key part of the decision process. How will the application be presented to consumers? Is it designed to be consumed by end users, or is it a backend batch application? If end-users will be using the application, will they be web-based? Is user mobility important, and if so, what devices and mobile interfaces will you support?
The hosting model for the application is of course a crucial component of the transformation strategy, and this will depend as much on the application's existing profile as on your broader hosting strategy. Some applications may have specific requirements that make them difficult to post in certain ways. For example, it can be challenging to move applications with very low latency requirements into a cloud-based environment.
When transforming an application, an organisation will rarely be able to flip the switch and have a new one working the next day. Instead, it will be a gradual process with many steps. It is important to have an architecture in place to support this transition. This involves a roadmap, which will dictate which new pieces of functionality are introduced to which groups of users as the transformation happens.
Depending on the presentation model, it may be worth introducing a front end that delivers an updated interface to users before rewriting backend modules. Introducing a front end web interface that shields users from existing legacy code at the backend can serve as a stopgap until code can be rewritten behind-the-scenes.
Some users may need functionality sooner than others, and the business impact of introducing it will likely be greater. Some transformations may best be scheduled at times when their potential negative impact is lower, such as before peak periods of seasonal activity, rather than during.
It is also important to have a plan to help manage the risk of transformation. If any disruption to business processes occurs, it would be useful to know that things can be rolled back or some other contingency introduced to minimise the impact.
And finally, amid all of these design considerations, pay some careful thought to process. When designing an application, the savvy company will take the opportunity to introduce standard models and procedures that will yield rewards later on.
For example, standard software governance models will help to introduce well-understood ways of managing and documenting software assets over time. As much as possible, using common reference architectures for application transformation will help software development teams to leverage software components over time as more applications are transformed.
Putting these basic layers in place during transformation processes now will make it easier to adapt and revitalise software further down the line. But it takes planning and foresight: measure twice, cut once. ®


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General Comments: Futures were lower in response to the USDA reports that showed plenty of cotton was being planted. However, futures held the short term range and gave no clue to the next short term move. It is possible that futures can work lower again as demand has turned soft. Ideas of better production conditions in the US caused some selling interest. Texas is reporting light precipitation, mostly in southern areas. Dry weather is being reported in the Delta and showers and storms are seen in the Southeast. The weather should help support crop development in the Delta and Southeast, and could help in Texas. Weather for Cotton appears good in India, Pakistan, and China.
Overnight News: The Delta should be dry and Southeast will see showers and rains. Temperatures will average near to below normal. Texas will get a few showers early this week, but will be mostly dry. Temperatures will average near to below normal. The USDA spot price is now 81.26 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.612 million bales, from 0.596 million yesterday. ICE said that 38 notices were posted today and that total deliveries are now 1,560 contracts.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed to down with no objectives. Support is at 85.10, 84.00, and 82.80 October, with resistance of 86.40, 86.90, and 88.00 October.
General Comments: Futures closed a little higher in consolidation trading. More buying was seen in July as traders get out of positions before First Notice Day today. Better weather in Florida seems to be the big problem for the bulls at this time. Futures have been working generally lower as showers have been seen and conditions are said to have improved in almost the entire state. Ideas are that the better precipitation will help trees fight the greening disease. No tropical storms are in view to cause any potential damage. Greening disease and what it might mean to production prospects continues to be a primary support item and will be for several years. Temperatures are warm in the state, but there are showers reported. The Valencia harvest is continuing but is almost over. Brazil is seeing near to above normal temperatures and mostly dry weather, but showers are possible next week.
Overnight News: Florida weather forecasts call for showers. Temperatures will average near to above normal. ICE said that 0 delivery notices were posted today and that total deliveries for the month are now 0 contracts.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are down with no objectives. Support is at 125.00, 122.50, and 121.50 September, with resistance at 130.00, 131.50, and 132.50 September.
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Clarence H. "Butch" Osterhoudt, Jr. of Montgomery, NY, a former employee for Carlgen Inc. of Walden, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at home. He was 65 years old. The son of the late Clarence H. Osterhoudt, Sr. and Virginia Mansfield Osterhoudt, he was born on December 30, 1947 in Walden.
Butch served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, was a life member of the Walden Sportsman's Club, the NRA, and the Walden VFW. He loved hunting and fishing.
Survivors are his wife, Gwen Maroney Osterhoudt, at home; his mother, Virginia Osterhoudt of Walden; a son, Michael Osterhoudt and his wife, Lisa of Virginia; two daughters: Julie Osterhoudt and her companion, Nage Salama of New Jersey and Allison Osterhoudt and her husband, Steven Riddick of Bullville; two brothers: Jerry Osterhoudt and Robert "Bob" Osterhoudt, both of Walden; a sister, Sandy Schroeder of Walden; three grandchildren, the apples of his eye: Saige, Kaine and Kaitlyn; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Clarence H. Sr.; brother, Paul Osterhoudt and his beloved dog, Roadie.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 21st, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard St., Walden, NY. Services will be held on Monday, July 22nd, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden.
Contributions may be made to the Walden Sportsman's Club or Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties.
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LONDON (AP) — A Guantanamo detainee who allegedly revealed valuable information about 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohamed is suing Poland in a European court.
Abu Zubaydah's lawyers say he was held in a CIA black site in Poland, which they say has withheld critical information needed to investigate his case. He was allegedly held in Poland between 2002 and 2003.
Abu Zubaydah has been held by U.S. authorities for more than a decade without being charged and is now in a secret location at the U.S. prison camp. His lawyers say he was repeatedly subject to water-boarding — simulated drowning — by U.S. interrogators.
The lawsuit against Poland was filed Monday by the London-based legal charity Reprieve at the European Court of Human Rights in the French city of Strasbourg.


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Your OSP system is an investment you can't afford to lose, so keeping it safe should be a high priority.
Life. Property. Money. Performance. Each one of these important design elements is vulnerable to the effects of stray currents, so it's important to properly design and install an electrical grounding system on every outside plant (OSP) project. A good protection system will mitigate hazardous currents and voltage potentials and provide proper protection for all of those elements.
In this sixth installment of EC&M's series on the Second Edition of BICSI's Customer-Owned Outside Plant Design Manual, we look at the key design elements of an OSP bonding and grounding system, which must meet the rules of the NEC and the National Electric Safety Code (NESC).
Is your OSP exposed?
One of the first items to address in designing a protective system is to determine if your plant is considered exposed or non-exposed. An exposed system is vulnerable to unwanted sources of current and voltage. You must provide protective measures for aerial, direct-buried, and underground cable when there is exposure to:
Disturbances from lightning.
Accidental contact with power conductors operating at more than 300V to ground.
Ground potential rise (GPR) exceeding 300V.
Voltage induction, such as AC power, exceeding 300V.
An OSP system subject to electrical disturbances from any of these sources is considered exposed. A system not subjected to these effects is considered nonexposed, in which case you needn't do anything.
Even though a cable is buried and not located adjacent to other electrical cables, it's still considered exposed to lightning transients. In rare cases, the cable may even come in contact with a foreign conductive material while still in the ground. A good rule of thumb is to first assume all system components are exposed unless you can absolutely rule out any reasonable possibility of foreign potentials or can qualify it by way of policy directed by authorities. Some AHJs may consider all your cable exposed and force you to treat it as such, so it's important to consult with your local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) prior to moving too far along on the project to avoid conflict down the road.
Bonding and grounding.
A good reliable protection system requires effective bonding and grounding. These two separate requirements, make up a single critical system.
As defined in BICSI's manual, bonding refers to the electrical interconnection of conductive parts designed to maintain a common electrical potential. You must size bonding conductors to be of sufficient gauge to carry anticipated fault current. Grounding refers to the electrical connection of telecommunications hardware to an effective electrical ground, which can be the vertical down lead of a power system multiground neutral (MGN), a grounded neutral of a secondary power system, or a specially constructed grounding system.
All exposed telecommunications cables that contain metallic components such as a metallic shield, metallic strength member, or metallic pair require some form of electrical protection at the building entrance. It's critical that you connect the metallic sheath components and metallic strength members of all cables entering the building to the telecommunications main grounding busbar (TMGB), which is the location where all grounding conductors must be connected to the earth electrode.
You should also bond all cable shields at all splice locations as well as to the strand of aerial cables. And you should bond all buried cables to ground rods or an MGN. Remember, no system is properly grounded if you fail to properly tie it into an effective grounding system.
Continuity is a must.
When it comes to qualifying your system, check your continuity. Bad connections, broken ground wires, and ground rods improperly placed or installed in a high resistivity soil will create fallible systems.
Visual inspections may not always reveal these problems. That's why you should use test equipment to verify your ground system is intact. Every component of the system must be intact and well bonded to provide proper protection. Unfortunately, continuity weaknesses are found to be the source of equipment damage, electrical noise, or injuries only after the fault is introduced. Most of the time these situations can be prevented with proper design, inspection, or test methods.
The foreign currents and unwanted voltage levels that may find their way into your telecommunications system can be mitigated with primary and/or secondary protectors. Protectors limit the potential difference between conductors and ground by providing a low impedance path to ground for current, once the voltage of the protector unit is reached. Protector units are required on all exposed circuits entering a building, which include tip and ring conductors contained in conventional paired conductor cables and those in hybrid cables. These protectors are typically attached to the system via termination point hardware.
Most protectors can be classified as either fused or fuseless. The fused protection system may use an air gap discharge, gas tube, solid state, current-interrupting device, or isolating transformer as methods of application. On the other hand, fuseless protectors don't offer protection for sustained fault current like fused protectors. In conjunction with the use of fuseless protectors where power exposure exists, a fuse link is required between exposed system components and the protector in order to minimize any fire or shock hazard in the event of a sustained power contact.
Fuse links are sections of finer gauge cable shorter than normally required for transmission purposes. In the event of prolonged current flows caused by foreign potentials, fuse links burn open, protecting terminating equipment or cabling. For transmission reasons, make fuse links as short as possible.
Consider providing primary overvoltage protection and secondary overcurrent protection for OSP exposed twisted-pair copper cables. Secondary protection helps protect equipment from continuous stray currents exceeding 0.35A. These currents typically aren't large enough to engage primary protectors, but can damage equipment and present a fire hazard. You should install fast response secondary protectors in series between the primary protectors and the switching equipment at the main building, and between the primary protectors and the station equipment at the remote buildings.
It's also permissible to use a single assembly that integrates both primary and secondary overvoltages and overcurrent protection in a single device. If you do, be sure the protector module is equipped with in-service test points so you can pinpoint faulty or blown modules without accidentally disengaging a working circuit during testing.
Grounding it all together.
With a good understanding of grounding system design and awareness of standard components required to build a system, you can create the necessary protection for your next OSP network. All it takes is the proper application of solid design principles, good work practices, and regular testing of your system.
Next month, we'll look at air pressures systems for OSP systems.
Hite is special projects engineer-OSP for CT Communications, Inc., Concord, N.C.
The material for this article was excerpted with permission from BICSI's Customer-Owned Outside Plant Design manual, Second Edition.


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Leafs fire Carlyle, send wake-up call to team
If Randy Carlyle's message wasn't getting through to the maddeningly inconsistent Maple Leaf players, perhaps the words of general manager Dave Nonis will.
When Nonis met the team prior to practice on Tuesday morning to announce that Carlyle was the latest and highest-profile body to be fired under the Brendan Shanahan regime, it could and should also be seen as the latest wake-up call.
"We expect our players understand right now what we need going forward," Nonis said before a packed media conference at the MasterCard Centre. "It shouldn't take anything more than what happened today for them to do it."
If only it were that easy for a team that Carlyle guided through a wild and frustrating series of ups and downs during the parts of four seasons he was employed here.
There may not have been any tears shed for the latest hard-edged coach to be terminated, but if the players didn't know it prior to Tuesday, they are well aware that no one is safe under the potentially ruthless watch of team president Shanahan, who has no strong ties to anyone on the roster.
"It's on us now," Leafs forward Daniel Winnik said. "You can't have a stretch of 10-1-1 and then 2-7 or whatever the hell we are. You can't go to being such a team that's playing at the top of the league to a team that's playing around the bottom."
Though performances have been — in the words of Nonis — "trending" downward for several weeks, Carlyle still worked behind the bench of a team with a winning record and one clinging to an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
But the firing has been in the works for several weeks, dating back to the stretch Winnik referenced when the team was collecting points despite being out-played and out-shot on too many nights. Nonis handled the firing with a phone call to Carlyle on Monday night, but the decision ultimately went through Shanahan.
"It's not about one game or one stretch," Nonis said in reference to the five games in seven nights trip that provided just one win. "We felt that we had to make that change because of the direction this team is trending, that we need to move forward. It's been too much of a roller coaster.
"This isn't throwing in the towel. We feel that this team has a chance to do some good things and today was the first step in trying to push our team back in that direction."
With Carlyle gone, his assistants Peter Horachek and Steve Spott will take over the interim duties behind the Leafs bench, beginning with Wednesday's Air Canada Centre engagement with the Washington Capitals.
There is no clear succession plan in place, however, though sources say it is possible the team will hire an outside body, again on an interim basis, to finish the season.
That the wild ride is over for Carlyle may come as a relief for the Sudbury native and Stanley Cup winner from his tenure as Anaheim Ducks coach. The ups and downs of life behind the Leafs bench can be excruciating.
On the one hand, he led the team to its only playoff appearance in the past 10 seasons, though a thriller that ended with a heart-breaking Game 7 collapse. On the other, he's seen as an old-school coach whose approach isn't always embraced.
"I don't want to get too much into that right now," forward James van Riemsdyk said when asked if Carlyle could be difficult. "Everyone has different ways to go about how they want to get things done. Our job is to find the message and respond from there."
In fairness, van Riemsdyk, who is on pace for a career best season, said that Carlyle was good for his own career, giving him power-play time and encouraging him to be a strong presence in front of the net. Defenceman Cody Franson said the same thing on Tuesday and to a man, the Leafs took ownership of their role in the firing.
But what else are they going to say publicly? It was a similar soundtrack following the March, 2012 firing of Ron Wilson, a move that paved the way for the ill-fated Carlyle era. In 188 games behind the Leafs bench the former Norris Trophy winner departs with a record of 91-78-19.
What's next? The immediate task is to erase the horrible effort in Winnipeg on Saturday and take advantage of two home games before hitting the road for four more against opponents that on paper are much tougher than the Leafs faced on the 2-5 road run just completed.
"There's a lot of things that run through everybody's mind when you go through this," Horachek said on Tuesday. "Your head coach was just relieved of his duties, what goes on now? What does this mean to me?
"Let's just stick together and do the things that we need to be ready to play tomorrow night."
With no players with complete no-movement clauses and no coach to be used as a scapegoat, Shanahan's harshest evaluations may be yet to come.
"As tough as this is having another coach fired, it's a wakeup call to our room," Franson said. "We know that the domino effect is that we're next if we can't start figuring this out. We've got a group in this room that we like working together and that's not easy to come by."
In his time behind the Leafs bench, Carlyle compiled a record of 91 wins, 78 losses, and 19 overtime/shootout losses in 188 games. The 58-year-old holds a career NHL coaching record of 364 wins, 260 losses, and 80 overtime/shootout losses in 704 games between the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto.
Carlyle got the axe despite having his team clinging to a playoff spot with a record of 21-16-3, one point ahead of the Bruins for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.
The team returned from a brutal five-game, post-Christmas stretch on Sunday, the latter of those a blowout loss to the Winnipeg Jets. For much of that game, the team looked disinterested, but it concluded a stretch of five games in seven nights.
When Ron Wilson was fired as Maple Leafs coach, then-general manager Brian Burke said the move was necessary because the team was like an 18-wheeler driving off a cliff.
On Tuesday, Wilson pushed the team's leading player and others under the bus.
In an at-times scathing interview with TSN Radio, Randy Carlyle's predecessor ripped into Phil Kessel for his streaky ways.
"You can't rely on Phil," said Wilson, who coached Kessel with the Leafs and Team USA at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
"When he's not playing well, he's a hard guy to get on board and get on your side.
"He shows obvious signs of brilliance, but Phil's problem — it's pretty much the way he's been through his career — he's two weeks on and two weeks off. It's just the way it is. He comes and goes and he gets emotional. He lets that affect his game and his relationship with other players."
Wilson, who was fired in March 2012 and replaced by Carlyle, didn't stop there, suggesting that the team has too many players that are difficult to coach.
"Some of the core players have failed under two or three coaches so it's got to be the player's fault," Wilson said on TSN Radio's Leafs Lunch. "You'd have to surmise that some of them might be uncoachable.
"You never change a leopard's spots. You paint over some of those spots, but they'll eventually shine through the paint and that's just too bad."
So would benching Kessel solve the problem?
"It would take pretty big balls to do that," Wilson said.
He is the team's leading scorer and one of the most offensively gifted players in the NHL.
But is Phil Kessel a difficult player to coach? It's a suggestion that has been made by several prominent hockey people in the past and by Kessel's former coach, Ron Wilson, as recently as Tuesday afternoon.
"I don't think so, that's a weird question for you to ask," Kessel said when asked by the Toronto Star's Dave Feschuk whether he is a tough player to coach.
Kessel immediately got his back up, challenging the reporter, before the Leafs' public relations staff broke up the scrum that had caused a stir in the Leafs dressing room at their Etobicoke practice facility.
"You think it's my fault (that Randy Carlyle was fired)?" Kessel said. "Is that what you're saying? I don't think so. I play. "
As he walked away, Kessel took a swipe at Feschuk, saying, "This guy's an idiot, here."


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For more than 1,400 years science placed the Earth at the center of the universe.
Not long ago, atoms were known to be the smallest of particles.
We know better now. We concede the possibility that today's scientific consensus will seem equally outdated in short order.
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HELENA, Mont.—The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Montana's campaign donation limits, telling the federal judge who struck down the limits that the panel needs to see his full reasoning so it can review the case.
The court intervened late Tuesday less than a week after the judge's decision opened the door to unlimited money in state elections—during the height of election season.
In response, U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell issued a 38-page conclusion Wednesday morning that reinforced his earlier decision finding that the state's limits are too low to allow effective campaigning. He suggested the state Legislature would have a "clean canvas" to perhaps establish new, higher limits that could meet constitutional muster.
The 9th circuit did not immediately respond, leaving the state limits in place—for the time being. The legal back and forth came with less than a month until Election Day.
Montana limits range from $630 for an individual contributing to a governor's race to $160 for a state House candidate. The amounts are adjusted each election cycle to account for inflation. The law also limited aggregate donations from political parties.
Conservative groups emboldened by the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision have made Montana the center of the fight over many campaign finance restrictions.
The groups have convinced a federal judge to strike down several laws as unconstitutional, including the cap on contributions given to candidates by individuals and political parties.
Over the past week, Montana election officials had urged candidates to abide by the old limits. But attorneys for conservative and Republican groups advised candidates they could take unlimited money during that window.
Some candidates said they would abide by the old limits, while others considered the idea of taking larger donations. The effect won't be known until disclosure reports are filed later with the state Commissioner of Political Practices.
The disclosure of donations is still required, although state officials worry that conservative groups will next attack that aspect of campaign finance law.
Lovell said in his complete Wednesday order that his decision was not about the policy of having unlimited donations in an election's closing weeks.
"Much has been made of whether striking Montana's contribution limits is good policy and good for Montana voters. This case, though, is not about policy. It is about following the law that the United States Supreme Court set out," Lovell wrote.
The Montana attorney general's office did not immediately comment.
One of the attorneys working for the Washington D.C.-based American Tradition Partnership, a group at the center of several Montana cases, said they hope the appeals court will lift its stay in the wake of Lovell's full decision.
The attorney general's office argues that American Tradition Partnership is a shadowy front group which is illegally trying to conceal its political spending, perhaps with money received from foreign corporations. The state is seeking sanctions against the conservative group in a separate court case.
Montana has seen many of its laws struck down in the wake of the Citizens United decision that opened the door for more corporate spending in federal races, citing freedom of speech issues.
Last month, a federal appeals court struck down Montana's ban on partisan endorsements of judicial candidates, citing Citizens United.
U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell earlier this year ruled as unconstitutional laws requiring attack ads to disclose voting records and a ban on knowingly false statements in such ads.
The Supreme Court also tossed the state's century-old, voter-approved ban on independent corporate political spending in state races.
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I've recently fallen in love with Yahoo again
Inspired by Haayman (a runsat user) I've been using Yahoo pipes to manipulate the site RSS output into more human friendly form.
The latest bit of this is here: http://pipes.yahoo.com/runsaturday/osmfeed -
For the pipe in use see http://pipes.yahoo.com/runsaturday/osmfeed?_render=rss&weight=2&color=0x0000ff&height=180&width=300&targetuser=Hollywoof
Inspired by http://blog.pipes.yahoo.net/2009/06/01/using-yql-execute-to-power-the-pipes-webservice-module/ this pipe just shows how developed the web is now...
- it gets data from runsat
- processes that data
- makes a call to YQL which then processes the data through this serverside javascript - http://www.slodge.com/yql/pipe5.xml (this converts a google maps API
- processes the data some more
- spits out some new RSS which can then be consumed by web pages - e.g. by http://hollybar.blogspot.com
Of course, all of this could also be seen as fragile - it relies on external web services, but these are all on Yahoo! - so not too fragile (I hope!).
The programmable web - I love it!