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Mark Hutchens needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
Logo for a company that specializes in helping smaller business grow to the next level. Most small businesses are really jobs with overheads. The owners are really just self-employed people and that's fine for those that want that. I am interested in helping those that want to have the business run by itself because it is a real business and can do so without there every attention.
I need to show strength without looking dull as an accounting firm. So a feeling of safety, stability etc but then again I have to look accessible to small business types. Yeah I know vague but thats why you guys are doing this and not me!
I like clean and not too busy looking as I think this detracts.
I am open here to your imagination and will try to give feedback to show directions I like promptly. I am not sure about a tag line yet but if I were to use one it would be something like (TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL or
) like I said not done yet - its too long I think. So maybe just the logo unless you have a good idea hell throw it in.
Nothing cheap looking like I am selling cars at a discount or something. So no dollar signs or the like. No techno, no cartoons.
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Q. What is the maximum height that a safety switch can be installed?
A. Circuit breakers and fuses must be readily accessible, and they must be installed so the center of the grip of the operating handle of the fuse switch or circuit breaker, when in its highest position, isn't more than 6 feet, 7 inches above the floor or working platform, unless the installation is for [240.24(A)]:
- Busways, as provided in 368.17(C).
- Supplementary overcurrent devices [240.10].
- For overcurrent devices, as described in 225.40 and 230.92.
- Overcurrent devices located next to equipment can be mounted above 6 feet 7 inches, if accessible by portable means [404.8(A) Ex 2].
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Showcase: Connected Race Car Dashboard by McCoy-URE
McCoy and Partners has collaborated with University Racing Eindhoven (URE) to create a dashboard which displays sensor data of their racing car. This dashboard is used during races and testing, to instantly see the most important measures of the car, and as such, to approach the limits of the car, the driver, and the track.
To create the app, a design thinking approach was taken. With user-centered design workshops we uncovered the needs and wants of the race-performance engineer, and the test engineers. In architecture workshops we discovered the optimal ways to send the data from the car to the cloud. And with data modeling workshops we created the design for the data models, and calculations.
The sensor data is collected in a Raspberry Pi and send to McCoy's SAP HANA platform on AWS cloud. Two tables are filled with information from the car, (1) sensor data, (2) messages. The dashboard is built as a webapp in SAPUI5 with the WebIDE, and runs also on the SAP HANA platform. The development team shared a Github repository for shared development of the app. The app consumes the data via oData services, and also allows for creating meta data about the race / test.
Key technical capabilities:
- 56 sensors
- 10 updates per second
- Two modes of operation: live view / historic analytical view
- Overview page with most important measures in tiles, detailed pages for progression of measures during the race
- Process 4GB data in 20 minutes
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- SAP HANA platform on Amazon Web Services


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McGovern Demands Full Debate and Vote on Iraq
When Congress returns from recess on September 8, will they authorize the New Iraq War? That's the question some anti-war groups are asking their representatives now home in their districts. Rep. Jim McGovern is demanding "a full debate and a vote whether to authorize the war," which has been escalating during the Congressional absence.
President Barack Obama has been notifying congressional leaders of his military steps as required under the 1973 War Powers Resolution. Congress voted 370-40 on July 25 on a measure by McGovern, Rep. Barbara Lee and Republican Rep. Walter Jones to require a full congressional authorization, but that vote cannot take place until September and only if House Speaker John Boehner brings the issue to the floor. A proposal to continue, expand or end the war would then be introduced and sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee before a full vote takes place. That provides at least a ten-day window in September for anti-war pressure to build on Congress.
"It's possible that enough liberals and ultra-conservatives might defeat the authorization, and Boehner doesn't want that," McGovern said in an interview Wednesday. Boehner personally supports a greater US war escalation, McGovern said, and he is worried at the loss of his control of the House that a "no" vote would represent.
In the case of Libya, the House voted on June 24, 2011 by 295-123-13 not to authorize continued military operations in Libya. The overwhelming "no" vote came mainly from Republicans, while 115 Democrats voted to authorize the intervention. It would be ironic if House Republicans endorse a war conducted by a president most of them want to impeach.
On the Democratic side, there is considerable support for the Congressional obligation to call a vote, but the outcome is unpredictable. An authorization could cover not only the use of military force and timelines, but tie congressional support to specified conditions such as power-sharing for Sunnis and Kurds, prisoner releases and police reform, and drawing a red line against US involvement in a sectarian civil war. And even if those unlikely conditions are met in Iraq, McGovern asks what will be the US policy towards ISIS in Syria. "If we get deeper, where does it end? Won't they have to bomb or send forces there?"
"To have Congress just stand by is not enough," asserts McGovern. If Congress is silent, the president is permitted to continue his escalation. "Are we going to play dumb and let this become bigger?" McGovern asks. "What is the end game? I heard one official on the radio talking about 10 or 20 years. Our government keeps saying that ISIS is worse, more brutal, more terrifying than Al Qaeda. If that's true, I have no confidence they won't eventually put American boots on the ground. Why would they do less in this case, than in the previous war, if the enemy is so much worse? If the American people are told this is the end of the world, they might come to want more and more US military involvement."
McGovern suggested that Obama "take a very long walk on the beach" before he returns from Martha's Vineyard.


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Gilse, van, family
Van Gilse is a Dutch Mennonite family. As early as 1415 Jan van Gilse is found in the neighborhood of Breda, Dutch province of North Brabant. Obviously he or one of his ancestors received his name after the village of Gilse (now Gilze), situated in the same area. After the Reformation the van Gilses, are found in Rotterdam and Schiedam. In the 17th century they are said to have been Remonstrants.
The first Mennonite of this family seems to have been (1) Cornelis van Gilse, b. 1717 at Schiedam, d. 1796 at Rotterdam. He was a surgeon, married to Geertruy van Maurik from Utrecht, and a deacon of the congregation of Rotterdam in 1749-1753. His son was (2) Jan van Gilse, b. 1756 Rotterdam, d. 1782 at West Zaandam, who was trained for the ministry by Pieter Beets, the preacher of the Hamburg-Altona Mennonite Church, and appointed ministerial candidate in 1774 by the church board of this congregation. In December 1774 at the age of only 19 years he was called to the ministry by the congregation of West Zaandam, where he served until his early death in 1778. He was married to Agatha Middelhoven. His philosophical essay, Over Gods Voorzienigheid, was given an award by the Teyler Theological Society. He also published a sermon, preached 8 July 1781, on 1 Thessalonians 5:12- 13, Redevoering over de Agting . . , (Amsterdam, 1781).
His only son, (3) Jacob van Gilse, b. 1779 at Zaandam, d. there 1835, was a lumber dealer and owner of a sawmill, married Jannetje van Neck, and was the father of (4) Jan van Gilse (1810-1859), Mennonite preacher and professor at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary. Of the children of this Jan we name (5) Jacob van Gilse (1836-1917), Mennonite minister, and (6) Alexander Gerard van Gilse, b. 1847 at Amsterdam, d. 1928 at Hilversum, served as Mennonite pastor of Wormer-Jisp 1871-1872, Westzaan-Zuid 1872-1878, Leer in East Friesland 1878-1890, and Zwolle 1890-1922. In 1922 he resigned. He was married (1880) to Henriette J. Brouer of Leer. Jacob's children were (7) Jan van Gilse (1861-1935), a lawyer and member of the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives), (8) Johan Adam van Gilse (1863-1931), a grain merchant at Groningen, and (9) Jacob van Gilse (1868-1946), police inspector at Rotterdam. A son of Alexander Gerard (6) is (10) Peter H. G. van Gilse, who was born at Leer, 13 May 1881. He was for many years professor of medicine at the University of Leiden, until he resigned in 1951, and a member of the church board of the Mennonite congregation at Leiden, and curator (governor) of the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary 1941-1951; his son (11) Alexander Gerard, b. 1923 at Haarlem, was the Mennonite pastor of Joure 1947-1951 and Amersfoort 1951-1953, and after 1 November 1953, director of the Mennonite International Center of Heerewegen at Zeist.
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland. Utrecht, 1903-: III, 253 f.
Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 253 f.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1864): 105 f.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 115.
Nederland's Patriciaat XXXIX (1953): 87-99.
|Nanne van der Zijpp
|Date Published
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Gilse, van, family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 Mar 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilse,_van,_family&oldid=145248.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Gilse, van, family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 March 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilse,_van,_family&oldid=145248.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 519-520. All rights reserved.
©1996-2019 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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makes one 9" cake
recipe adapted from Oui Chef
prep time: 45 min / cook time: 27-32 min
7/8 c unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 c sugar
pinch salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 5/8 c all-purpose flour
zest of one lemon, finely minced
* I omitted the lemon zest
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 small box of white chocolate instant pudding
2 tbsp matcha powder
1 c milk
2 c heavy whipping cream
1 small box of white chocolate instant pudding
1 c milk
2 c heavy whipping cream
• Melt butter and set aside to let cool.
• In an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, mix all the dry ingredients and lemon zest in a large bowl.
• Mix in eggs, honey and vanilla extract to dry ingredients.
• Add melted butter to the bowl and mix until just incorporated.
• Place the finish batter into a pastry bag and refrigerate overnight OR keep batter in the mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
* I did not refrigerate the batter overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
• Brush a madeleine tin with soft butter, then topping with a dusting of flour, shake off any excess.
• Pipe or spoon the batter into one madeleine pan, filling each cup to 3/4 full.
• The madeleines are done when they are nicely crowned in the center and lightly brown around the edges, about 12-14 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and invert it over a cooling rack.
• While madeleines are baking, brush a 9" round non-stick cake pan with softened butter. Cut and place a round piece of parchment in the bottom of the pan and butter again. Place the reserved madeleine batter in the pan and bake for 15-18 minutes, until cooked through.
* I baked the madeleine round in a spring form pan and skipped the parchment round as well.
• Remove the round cake to a cooling rack and let rest for about 10 minutes, run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan, then invert it onto another rack to dislodge. Remove the parchment paper from the bottom and let cool completely before preceding with making your cake.
• In a large bowl, whisk pudding, matcha powder and milk with electric mixer on low speed 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
• Add heavy cream. Beat on high speed 1-2 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Same instructions as the matcha mousse above, omitting the matcha powder in step 1.
• Place the cooled madeleine cake inside of a 9" round spirng form pan (with 2-3" sides) lined with a strip of acetate or parchment paper.
• Spoon half the matcha mousse over the cake and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes to set the mousse.
• Repeat the process by adding half the white chocolate mousse over the matcha layer and place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes to set the mousse.
• Spoon the remaining matcha mousse on top and smooth with an offset spatula. Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes to set the mousse.
• When ready to serve, remove the ring mold, peel off the acetate/parchment paper and decoratively place the madeleine cakes around the top of the cake. If desired, dot with whipped cream.


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Precision engineering from Emilia-Romagna
Thanks to a consistent program of investment in high-end production technology and quality control, the Italian medium-range company FERRARI TECHNOLOGY has achieved a top position as a supplier of precision mechanics.
Emilia-Romagna - the name has most people thinking of good food and wine, but not about precision engineering and machining or medical technology. But this is just where the medium-sized firm FERRARI TECHNOLOGY has its headquarters. Director Guiseppe Ferrari and his 18-headed team are in the privileged position of being suppliers of high-end products to the motor sport sector. This kind of market placement is not easy to achieve: As early as the nineteen-nineties the decision was taken to move from being a run-of-the-mill supplier of turned and milled parts to a highly specialized, highest quality machining technology service provider - which proved to be a gateway to a successful future.
The right choice
With the purchase of a HERMLE C 800 in 1996 the company entered the world of 5-axis technology - at a stroke. This investment was the means to gain the confidence of the racing vehicle manufacturers - especially in the F1 range - because HERMLE machines are used throughout the sector on account of their high quality.
Today, FERRARI TECHNOLOGY develops and produces a wide range of parts, working with high-performance materials such as special aluminum, titanium, stainless and special steels. The prototypes and low volume series (1-150 pieces) are generally used in the racing, aeronautics, packaging or biomedical sectors.
"We are a multi-material specialist with comprehensive know-how for all 5-axis tasks involving full and simultaneous machining," confirms Guiseppe Ferrari. "In the early days, we achieved the required degree of precision using extremely complicated, slow and expensive jig boring machines - today the new HERMLE machining centers are a perfect solution. They have helped us to achieve a new technological level."
Currently, FERRARI TECHNOLOGY deploys four machining centers from HERMLE (2 x C 600 U, 1 x C 30 V and 1 x C 40 UP). The machining center purchased in the mid-nineteen-nineties has been followed by each new generation so as to be sure of maintaining the technological lead.
The "partial automation"
Just over a year ago a move to a higher level of automation for parts manufacturing was confirmed when the HERMLE C 40 UP most recently installed was equipped with a PW 160 pallet change system.
"As a machined parts service provider we are frequently faced with extremely tight schedules, especially thanks to our motor racing customers. Also, the workpieces are becoming more and more complex, making the operational run-times longer. Therefore we decided in favor of an additional pallet change system, which means that we can manage the whole task with one clamping setup," explains Guiseppe Ferrari.
With the 5-axis, high-performance C 40 UP machining center including pallet change system (for pallets of 400 x 400 mm) and the supplementary ZM 87 tool magazine it is now possible to process small and large workpieces completely. The decision in favor of this kind of "partial automation" was taken in view of the single part and low-volume manufacturing, especially as the system allows processing of seven workpieces individually and fully automatically.
Success factor flexibility
Not least on account of the broad usable RPM range of the motor spindle up to max. 18,000 rpm, the HSK A 63 tool-holding fixture as well as the touch probe and tool failure monitoring, flexibility in usage and machining quality can be ensured on a long-term basis.
"That is a key issue in view of our extremely high-precision manufacturing, which also usually has to be carried out within a tight schedule. In combination with the very precisely constructed machine (three axes in the tool, two axes in the workpiece), we are in a position to provide highest manufacturing performance to our customers. And that is something that you can't order from a shop just round the corner," concludes a visibly satisfied Guiseppe Ferrari.


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Doug Sloan's '69 Plymouth Barracuda Has Been In The Family Its Entire Life
Some families pass jewels and other riches onto future generations. Others deed houses and transfer wisdom. For Doug Sloan, it was grandpa's '69 Plymouth Barracuda that would be passed through the generations into his hands. And in doing so, the car gave the Sloan family a project to work on together and remember grandpa by.
We can only imagine the scene at the Plymouth dealership in Riverside, California, in 1969. It was probably littered with A-, B-, and E-Body cars with everything from slant sixes to mighty Hemis. Among the new Detroit iron on the lot was this 340 Formula S, four-speed Barracuda. It was the kind of car that muscle car guys drool over today: manual steering, manual brakes, minimal options-just motor, a manual trans, and diminutive weight. This was the last year that the svelte Barracuda would be built on the A-Body platform, moving up to the E-Body in the next model year. This particular Barracuda was unaware that it was about to be adopted into a Mopar-loving family. That's when Doug's grandpa, Luis, scooped up the car and started using it as a daily driver. Over the next 13 years, it was fed and cared for along with Luis' other two Barracudas.
Fate usually sneaks up on us. A simple problem sidelines us, and busy lives keep us from attending to a problem and moving on. The same is true for this car and, in 1982, a shift linkage mishap left the car parked. With other cars in the stable, the shift linkage problem went undiagnosed, and the slow decline of the muscle car began. The stories always start the same: It ran when I parked it. But left alone, cars always decline in condition.
Luis died in 1991, and his collection of Barracudas was distributed to his three sons. The car was moved, but the gradual decay of the Barracuda continued until 2003. That's the year that Doug inked a deal with his dad. Doug would take the car and get the chance to restore it, as long as he didn't cut it up. And his dad could borrow the keys whenever he wanted.
With a modest budget, Doug dove into the project. His plan was to just freshen up the engine and transmission, and put the car back on the road. How many times have we heard that? One thing always leads to another, and the project snowballs. As if temptation can't manifest in one's head well enough, Doug's brother Bryan started whispering evil ideas in his ear. Build it better. Change this. Upgrade that. Before long, an engine rebuild grew into the construction of a stroked small-block. Then the rest of the drivetrain would need to come up to par to accommodate the 500-plus horsepower engine. The plans to simply convert the car back into a driver were retired, and the two set off on a complete rebuild of the car.
The car was stripped, literally. Strip Clean in Santa Ana, California, dipped the car once every nut and bolt was removed. The car then spent the next two years in paint jail. Doug says that in the end, the paint turned out well. While it was there, Doug and Bryan had plenty of time to clean, paint, repair, and replace everything that would attach to the PPG dual-stage black painted body. In just six months after springing the car from the spray booth, Doug and Bryan assembled the car. Doug says they spent countless hours painstakingly assembling the car so it would never need to come apart to this extent again.
The engine was built by Sloan Racing. The numbers-matching 340 was bored and a 3.79-inch Callies crank pumped up the displacement to 394 ci. That's a nice heritage number for a Hemi, but it's a fantastic number for a little LA-series engine. Dougans did all of the machine work before 11:1 CP pistons on Eagles H-beam rods were slid into the bores and torqued onto the crank.
Edelbrock Performer RPM cylinder heads were ported by Brian Haflinger at IMM Engines, and were then fitted with Manley SS severe duty valves and COMP Cams beehive valvesprings. A COMP solid, flat-tappet cam with 260 degrees of duration and .586-inch lift tips the Pro Magnum roller rockers. The simple but very functional combination of a Holley 750-cfm carb and Edelbrock Super Victor intake feed the hungry beast.
The original four-speed manual transmission was put on a shelf. Instead, a competition-ready 904 was built by Pro Trans, complete with a low gearset to improve launches. A relatively mild 10-inch torque converter with a stall speed of 3,500 rpm was selected, and a Precision Performance Products shifter keeps Doug in total control of the tranny.
The interior found another Sloan at work. Mom went to work installing new repop seat covers and detailing all of the original dash trim. When the buildup path for the car departed from driver to performance, the interior required some upgrades. A rollbar makes the car legal for dragstrip passes just shy of the 9.90 mark. It also creates a proper place to attach the Crow Enterprises safety harnesses. The factory gauges still reside in the dash, but are obscured by an Auto Meter Pro Comp playback tachometer. A pair of matching gauges mounted underdash keep tabs on the small-block's water temperature and oil pressure. Wear marks on the rollcage downbar testify to the use this car gets now. When Doug's not collecting trophies at car shows, the A-Body can be found at the dragstrip, clicking off 10.60s at 124 mph.
The rear suspension is a departure from a typical Mopar buildup. Instead of a thick pack for the rear leaf springs, Doug used split monoleaf springs. CalTracs traction bars eliminate spring wrap and plant the tires, while Rancho RS9000 adjustable shocks dampen up and down motion. Never heard of these shocks? You're probably not alone. These are popular for off-road vehicles, featuring nine settings of shock valving that you can select by twisting a knob. The e.t.'s that Doug turns on a small tire are testament that these shocks certainly aren't hurting the car's launch.
At the front, Doug combined tried-and-true Mopar components with some new technology. To gain disc brakes, '73 A-Body spindles were mounted to the car. This also provides a larger bolt pattern at the wheels. But rather than use factory rotors and calipers, a lightweight Wilwood kit was installed for high-performance use. He then added Firm Feel upper control arms. These A-arms are tubular in construction for higher strength and rigidity, and they accept the '73 spindles. Mopar drag torsion bars are used to spring the front while QA1 adjustable shocks dampen the movement. Between the QA1s up front and the RS9000s in back, Doug can fine tune the reaction of the suspension to accommodate track conditions, and also make a quick change from dragstrip tune to street tune.
The rear axle is the original Chrysler 83/4 housing, stuffed with a 4.30 gear and a Richmond spool. The original-design drum brakes were also left out back, and were balanced to work with disc brakes up front.
As is the case with nearly every project car, the cost ended up being significantly more than what was originally budgeted. Doug estimates that the total makeover of grandpa's Barracuda cost five to six times more than he originally had in mind. The three-year project brought Doug's parents and brother into the effort, giving them lots of quality family time that adult families rarely get. Doug says that the Barracuda wouldn't be what it is today without Bryan's knowledge of drivetrain combinations. With his help, the car just plain works on the dragstrip. We're sure it's far from Doug's young mind at this point, but we have to wonder who the car will be passed onto next.
|Doug Sloan • Corona, CA
|Total cost to build: $70,000
|Chrysler 394, LA Series small-block
|Chrysler, bored to 4.070 inches
|Rotating assembly:
|Callies 3.790-inch crank and Eagles H-beam steel rods; forged 11:1 CP pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|ported Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum castings with Manley SS severe duty valves
|COMP 260-at-.050 solid, flat-tappet roller, .586-inch lift
|COMP Pro Magnum roller rockers; COMP beehive valvesprings, Manton pushrods
|Edelbrock Super Victor manifold, PC-built Holley 750-cfm carburetor
|TTI headers
|Power adder:
|Fuel system:
|electric fuel pump, regulator mounted at the carb
|MSD Digital 6 ignition system
|Howe radiator, Meizere electric pump, electric fan
|estimated 560 hp
|Built by:
|Sloan Racing; machine work by Dougans
|Chrysler 904 built by Pro Trans, 10-inch Turbo Action 3,500-rpm torque converter and Precision Performance Products shifter
|Rear axle:
|Chrysler 9 3/4 with 4.30:1 gears, Richmond Spool
|Front suspension:
|Firm Feel upper tubular control arms, Mopar drag torsion bars, QA1 adjustable shock absorbers, '73 Chrysler spindles
|Rear suspension:
|Calvert split monoleaf springs, CalTracs traction bars, RS9000 adjustable shock absorbers
|Wilwood front disc brakes and factory Chrysler rear drum brakes
|Weld Racing 15×3.5, front; 15×8, rear
|Mickey Thompson 26×7.5×15, front; Mickey Thompson P275/60R15 ET Street Radial, rear


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Metaphor Systems, Fictive Moments, and False Arrests
Bradford Morrow, editor of Conjunctions and writer of The Diviner's Tale and The Uninnocent, in an interview conducted by Edie Meidav at The Millions:
I may be overly optimistic or utterly blind, but my view of contemporary American fiction is that it is as rich as ever. Some of the best work is being written in what until recently was considered, at least among the conventional literati, genre fiction. Horror, gothic, mystery, fantasy, fabulism. There are so many stunningly original and serious writers working these fields. I have to think that anybody reading this interview would agree. Just one example, though there are many, would be Elizabeth Hand. She composes sentences of ravishing beauty. She is capable of creating metaphor systems that are so dynamic and provocative. She can turn a fictive moment that seems deeply rooted in the everyday into something that, in fact, touches upon the sublime, the miraculous. Just read her novella Cleopatra Brimstone and tell me that American fiction isn't pulsing with life. Like I say, I could list dozens of authors here whose work I admire and follow with care and excitement. That said, I do think that much contemporary criticism is stuck in the past and that too many reviewers want those who are exploring ways to revolutionize genre to stick to the rules. I think of them as genre police. They make too many false arrests and lead potential readers astray, keep them caged away from renegades whose work they might well dig reading.


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Product feature
Shower tray installation type - on a base
Shower trays on a pedestal or plinth are suitable for any bathroom and are available in a very wide range of models. Pedestal shower trays are ideal for bathrooms with a low floor depth as the water outlet can be located directly in the base of the shower tray. The pedestal blends harmoniously with the overall effect of the bathroom and opens up options for individual design - find your favourite model.
- Suitable for thin floors
- The water outlet for the shower is concealed inside the pedestal
- Individual design options for the base, e.g. with coordinating tiles
- Shower tray sits higher, requiring more defined entry and exit
Product feature
A shower tray that can be cut to size - a customised solution for your bathroom.
Villeroy & Boch also offers solutions for unusual bathroom layouts including corners, columns or projections: thanks to the customisable shower trays in the Squaro Infinity and Subway Infinity series. These models are also available in special sizes and can be made to measure with millimetre precision in the factory or on site. A custom made shower tray opens up maximum freedom for your bathroom design.
- Shower tray can be cut with millimetre precision to accommodate individual bathroom designs
- Shower tray can be cut to size in the factory or on site
- Bespoke shower trays are available in numerous special sizes
- Open up flexibility for bathroom design
Quaryl® - Nature perfected.
Quaryl® is an innovative material from Villeroy & Boch, consisting of quartz and acrylic, that opens up almost limitless design scope - whether creative shapes or linear effects. Our Quaryl® whirlpool tubs, shower trays and baths are completely stable and resistant to impacts and scratches. The non-porous, easy-clean, anti-slip surface also feels gentle against the skin - a perfect choice for your spa bathroom.
- Quaryl® is resistant to impacts, shocks and scratches as well as having a sound-absorbing effect
- Quaryl® allows the creation of non-porous, easy-care surfaces that are resistant to accumulation of deposits
- Skin-friendly material with heat-insulating properties
- Quaryl® has excellent anti-slip properties (TÜV-LGA tested)
Optional features
Optional customisation
Coloured shower trays - for more individuality in the bathroom
White is a classic colour for bathroom sanitary fittings. However, for all those in search of a different look or very harmonious bathroom design, Villeroy & Boch offers a variety of colour shower trays. Depending on the model, these shower trays are available in a selection of matt or gloss colours and patterns - perfect for creating highlights and adding and a stylish individual note to the bathroom!
- Available in various gloss and matt colours
- Coloured shower trays can be coordinated with the tiles to create a harmonious look in the bathroom
- Create highlights in your bathroom with patterned shower trays
- Colour shower trays open up scope for individual bathroom design
Technical information
|Squaro Infinity
|800 mm
|15 mm
|1700 mm
|37 kg
|Product designation
|Shower tray
corner installation, left against the wall. Technical information:: Cut shower tray (side unprocessed)., Drainage capacity: 48 l/min, The installation height of the shower tray can be reduced by 30 mm if the Viega outlet fitting art. no. 634 100 is used. Please note: this outlet fitting does not conform to EN 274., All shower trays are classified as anti-slip class C (in accordance with DIN51097), Surface-mounted models can be fitted in corners on the left against the wall, in a niche or flush-fit with the floor., Quaryl shower trays can be cut to size on site according to the installation instructions; detailed video at pro.villeroy-boch.com/squaroinfinity or QR code on this page.. These shower trays are cut along the short side.. Outlet cover in matching matt colour with chrome-plated strip., The extra charge for cutting already in the total price!. Not included in scope of delivery:: All shower trays are supplied without support/base., With cut shower trays, we recommend the use of a composite seal in accordance with ETAG 022 on the floor structure below the shower tray in order to prevent any moisture from penetrating the floor structure.. With cut shower trays, we recommend the use of a composite seal in accordance with ETAG 022 on the floor structure below the shower tray in order to prevent any moisture from penetrating the floor structure.. Diameter: 90 mm


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When Kate Kiguru was growing up in a small village in Kenya, she was brought up like a boy. It wasn't by design.
She was the middle child in a family of four girls. Her parents had twin girls first. Her mother was occupied with them, so she ended up spending most of her time with her dad. "That's why I'm so comfortable working in a male-dominated field," she told me, 30 minutes before she was scheduled to pitch her startup to investors and advisers last Friday in Washington, D.C.
Kiguru, 26, was at the World Bank last week to promote and raise funds for Akida, a mobile application that addresses the challenges of staff attendance verification in large organizations. She was invited by infoDev, a global multi-donor program of the World Bank Group that aims to enable entrepreneurship for sustainable, inclusive growth and employment in developing countries.
Kiguru and 16 other entrepreneurs gathered for infoDev's Mobile Startup Camp, designed to help early stage mobile entrepreneurs from emerging markets. As Kiguru shared her story, it wasn't hard to internalize that youth are a driving force behind the rising Africa.
More than 200 million people in Africa are between ages 15 and 24. Like Kiguru, they are rapid learners and fast implementers of their knowledge despite challenges. She grew up in a village without electricity or running water. Her parents passed away when she was young, but she continued her schooling with help from her sisters. She saw computers for the first time when she was 13 years old.
Now, 13 years later, she is not only traveling halfway around the world to raise money for her venture, but also helping girls in her home country learn how to code. Her hopes of solving problems and inspiring others persuaded her to persevere in a culture where girls are expected to stay within the boundaries and follow patriarchal norms.
She recalls her college days when she was the only female student in her computer classes. Working in the technology sector was no different.
"I'm sort of stubborn," she quipped as she talked about her determination to not blindly follow the tradition. To ensure that other young women in Kenya reach their potential, Kiguru works with Akirachix, a community of tech women, to inspire Kenyan girls to learn about technology.
At the Mobile Startup Camp, there were roughly equal numbers of male and female entrepreneurs, all of them eager to learn to refine products, business models, and marketing pitches. As I listened to their pitches, it was clear that all of them are committed to a cause, whether it's helping farmers in remote parts of the world sell crops easily or making sure jewelery from African slums reaches the global market.
The World Bank is helping these entrepreneurs to take their ideas, as Valerie D'Costa, program manager of infoDev put it, from "mind to market."
The African culture is very
The African culture is very rich no matter what part of the continent. But, it has also been a source of hindrance to so many things, for example empowering the girl-child. Here in Nigeria, things are taking a turn, however pretty slowly. Its a pleasure to know there are girls out there who are dogged in breaking certain negative norms and infiltrating the supossed 'male-world'. Keep it up Kate.
I am genuinely thankful to
I am genuinely thankful to the owner of this web page who has shared this wonderful article at
Am so happy for my little
Am so happy for my little sister. LOVE has brought us that far. Our parents pray and watch over us.
I am so proud of you Cate.
I am so proud of you Cate. You are a force that will continue to change the world and the lives of many. Keep up the good work.
good fight.keep inspiring the
good fight.keep inspiring the rest of the african youth
Congratulations to Kate
Congratulations to Kate Kiguru and all the Mobile Start Camp participants changing the/their world!
great spirit
great spirit
Great! Kate keep up the good
Great! Kate keep up the good work


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We are living in an historic era ("Re-elected," Nov. 7). We have read about the fall of other once great civilizations like the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians. Now, we actually get to live it.
We will see America, a once great country, become a government-controlled, third world socialist state. No shots will be fired, no army will invade. It will all happen from within.
Unemployment, health care costs, and entitlement living will all increase. Civil unrest, demonstrations, and riots will be widespread.
As for myself, I will stick to my guns and religion. That being said, all charitable and political contributions will now stop, and my subscription to The Sun will not be renewed.
That money will now be used to stockpile food, water, and ammunition. It's no longer "God bless America." Now, it's "God help America."
Carl Justice, Baltimore


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fghurley needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We are a mobile web company located in San Francisco who have developed a real-time loaction based photo sharing platform that allows people to share photos with other people at the same events. Check out our website and video: http://www.clixtr.com
People who are early adopters of social networking products :)
We are looking for a new icon design for the Clixtr iPhone App.
The icon size must be 512px X 512px


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It\'s time to get ready for the second-quarter European earnings season — and it will be much better than what was estimated earlier in the year.
With an improved sentiment in Europe, the region\'s corporations head into the season with a positive earnings per share outlook, according to S&P Capital IQ\'s consensus earnings reports for the second quarter.
\"There appears to be a renewed anticipation of growth following a more stable outlook on interest rate changes from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England,\" the analysts said in the report out on Wednesday.
Year-on-year EPS growth for companies in the S&P Europe 350 are now expected to climb 7.1%, which is a more than five percentage point improvement from the forecasts back April. Check out the table on top for more details.
The consumer discretionary sector — think retailers, household goods and autos — is poised to emerge as the big winner with a whopping 48.7% forecast EPS growth. This sector usually does well when the broader economy improves as consumers spend more money on nonessential goods and services. Within this space, tire maker Pirelli & C. is the largest contributor to growth in the sector, according to S&P Capital IQ.
Another interesting sector for this earnings season is telecom services. The forecasts for this industry have taken a U-turn from lackluster outlook in the beginning of the year to current expectations of 10%+ EPS growth. This is \"likely a result of the more relaxed regulatory environment that is expected to open the way for other large-scale mergers, post Telefonica's takeover of E-Plus,\" the S&P Capital IQ analysts said.
But it\'s not all rosy in Europe. Three sectors are set to see a slump in profits — utilities, health care and consumer staples. Especially utilities could be in for a rough ride as the shift to renewables and lower wholesale power prices squeezes earnings, according to the analysts.
Alcoa kicked off the U.S. earnings season on a high note late Tuesday, but the European companies usually trail their U.S. counterparts by a few weeks.
— Sara Sjolin
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On Our Radar: The Science of Goal-Setting
Ladies, speak up! The gender pay gap is a reality — in similar jobs, women earn 84 cents compared to a man's dollar in 34 developed nations, according to a recent report from the OECD — but it's a gap that can be narrowed if women negotiate for higher starting salaries and raises. Advocates and academics are teaming up to teach that vital skill to a new generation of girls, writes the New York Times. — Lauren Weber
Businesses are increasingly turning to social networks to find candidates, because they find that many of the best recruits steer clear of job boards or aren't even looking for new jobs, Business Week reports. A slew of recruiting social networking startups are trying to capitalize on the trend. — Rachel Emma Silverman
Twitter is here to stay, says Slate. The microblogging site announced that it has reached 200 million monthly active users worldwide. While not quite as fast as Facebook's record growth, Twitter doubled in size in just over a year. — Allison Lichter
Talk about offshoring. Expensify, a San Francisco startup, flew its 20 employees to a Thai beach for a month for a working vacation, reports Business Insider. — Rachel Emma Silverman
And finally…
Making your list of goals for 2013? Don't be too optimistic. The Journal explains the science behind why we break our New Year's resolutions. — Allison Lichter
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Jaguar Hits the Embedded Space
It has long been known that AMD has simply not had a lot of luck going head to head against Intel in the processor market. Some years back they worked on differentiating themselves, and in so doing have been able to stay afloat through hard times. The acquisitions that AMD has made in the past decade are starting to make a difference in the company, especially now that the PC market that they have relied upon for revenue and growth opportunities is suddenly contracting. This of course puts a cramp in AMD's style, but with better than expected results in their previous quarter, things are not nearly as dim as some would expect.
Q1 was still pretty harsh for AMD, but they maintained their marketshare in both processors and graphics chips. One area that looks to get a boost is that of embedded processors. AMD has offered embedded processors for some time, but with the way the market is heading they look to really ramp up their offerings to fit in a variety of applications and SKUs. The last generation of G-series processors were based upon the Bobcat/Brazos platform. This two chip design (APU and media hub) came in a variety of wattages with good performance from both the CPU and GPU portion. While the setup looked pretty good on paper, it was not widely implemented because of the added complexity of a two chip design plus thermal concerns vs. performance.
AMD looks to address these problems with one of their first, true SOC designs. The latest G-series SOC's are based upon the brand new Jaguar core from AMD. Jaguar is the successor to the successful Bobcat core which is a low power, dual core processor with integrated DX11/VLIW5 based graphics. Jaguar improves performance vs. Bobcat in CPU operations between 6% to 13% when clocked identically, but because it is manufactured on a smaller process node it is able to do so without using as much power. Jaguar can come in both dual core and quad core packages. The graphics portion is based on the latest GCN architecture.
AMD Releases Brazos 2.0, dual-core Bobcat for low power platforms
Subject: Processors | June 6, 2012 - 05:08 PM | Josh Walrath
Tagged: Zacate, Hudson-M3L, FCH, E2-1800, E2-1200, computex, brazos 2.0, brazos, Bobcat, amd
Today AMD is officially releasing their Brazos 2.0 parts. This is a case of good news/bad news for the company. The good news is that they have an updated product that is based on their very successful Brazos 1.0 platform and that particular part has sold over 30 million units and is included in some 160 designs. The bad news is that AMD did not improve the product dramatically over what we previously had.
While Brazos will not beat these Intel offerings in pure performance, they do match up nicely in terms of price and battery life.
It is well known that AMD cancelled their original Bobcat 2.0 28 nm parts last fall (Krishna and Wichita), and instead worked on improving the fabrication of the current Brazos APUs. Little is known as to why those original 28 nm parts were cancelled, but perhaps the overriding reason is that there simply would not be enough 28 nm production through the first three quarters of 2012 to enable AMD to adequately meet demand on these parts (all the while sacrificing higher margin GPU wafer orders on the 28 nm node). We also must consider that AMD could have been counting on GLOBALFOUNDRIES to have their flavor of 28 nm HKMG process up and running, which of course at this time it is not.
These new Brazos 2.0 chips are still manufactured on TSMC's 40 nm process, but that particular process is very mature at this time. This has allowed AMD and TSMC to squeeze every last drop of performance and efficiency out of the aging 40 nm node, and in so doing has allowed AMD a bit more headroom when it comes to the Zacate APUs that Brazos 2.0 is based off of. The two new processors are the E2-1800 and the E2-1200.
The E2-1800 is a dual core Bobcat CPU featuring an APU with 80 stream units based on the older HD 5000 series of parts. AMD has renamed the GPU to the HD 7340, though it has little in common with the GCN (Graphics Core Next) based HD 7000 graphics units. AMD increased the core CPU speed from the E-450 by 50 MHz and the GPU portion by 80 MHz. This gives the E2-1800 a core clockspeed of 1.7 GHz and the graphics runs at a brisk 680 MHz. This continues to be an 18 watt TDP part and the die size is the same 75 mm squared.


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Politics Department Internships
The Ithaca College Politics Department attempts to serve its students by providing a broad, interesting, and rigorous academic program. Part of our mission is also to offer opportunities for our students to participate experientially in various spheres of political life. Thus, as a department, we try to encourage students to move away from the sometimes too comfortable surroundings of South Hill and into nearby local communities. We are fortunate to live in an area that is rich with public and non-profit organizations that provide all kinds of services to the citizens of Tompkins County. Thus, students have a numerous options for receiving academic credit for local internships. This academic credit can be applied toward completion of both a Politics major, including the Concentration in International Studies, as well as the Politics minor and the International Politics minor.
The Politics Department also likes to encourage students to move beyond the confines of the local community to pursue internship opportunities. The Assembly of the State of New York offers one of the most comprehensive and well-respected internship programs in the United States. Assembly Internships involve a semester's long commitment in Albany. They are competitive and also paid. Students apply for the internships early in the fall semester for participation in the spring. For information about these internships, contact Prof. Don Beachler [email@example.com] or visit the Assembly's Internship Webpage.
Politics internships are not limited to these venues, however. Our students have done internships around the country and around the world.
For more information about for-credit Politics internships, contact Prof. Don Beachler [email@example.com].


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virtual const char* ExpandFileName(const char* fname) const public:
TSystem TSystem(const char* name = Generic, const char* title = Generic System) TSystem TSystem(TSystem&) virtual void ~TSystem() virtual void Abort(int code = 0) virtual int AcceptConnection(int sock) virtual Bool_t AccessPathName(const char* path, EAccessMode mode = kFileExists) virtual void AddFileHandler(TFileHandler* fh) virtual void AddSignalHandler(TSignalHandler* sh) virtual void AddTimer(TTimer* t) virtual int AnnounceTcpService(int port, Bool_t reuse, int backlog, int tcpwindowsize = -1) virtual int AnnounceUnixService(int port, int backlog) virtual const char* BaseName(const char* pathname) const Bool_t cd(const char* path) virtual Bool_t ChangeDirectory(const char* path) static TClass* Class() virtual void CleanCompiledMacros() virtual void CloseConnection(int sock, Bool_t force = kFALSE) virtual void Closelog() virtual int ClosePipe(FILE* pipe) virtual int CompileMacro(const char* filename, Option_t* opt, const char* library_name) virtual char* ConcatFileName(const char* dir, const char* name) virtual const char* DirName(const char* pathname) const virtual void DispatchOneEvent(Bool_t pendingOnly = kFALSE) virtual char* DynamicPathName(const char* lib, Bool_t quiet = kFALSE) virtual Func_t DynFindSymbol(const char* module, const char* entry) virtual Int_t Exec(const char* shellcmd) virtual void Exit(int code, Bool_t mode = kTRUE) void ExitLoop() virtual Bool_t ExpandPathName(TString& path) virtual char* ExpandPathName(const char* path) virtual void FreeDirectory(void* dirp) virtual const char* GetDirEntry(void* dirp) const virtual const char* Getenv(const char* env) const static Int_t GetErrno() virtual const char* GetError() const const char* GetErrorStr() const virtual int GetFsInfo(const char* path, Long_t* id, Long_t* bsize, Long_t* blocks, Long_t* bfree) virtual TInetAddress GetHostByName(const char* server) virtual const char* GetIncludePath() const virtual const char* GetLibraries(const char* regexp, const char* option) const virtual const char* GetLinkedLibs() const virtual const char* GetMakeExe() const virtual const char* GetMakeSharedLib() const virtual const char* GetObjExt() const virtual int GetPathInfo(const char* path, Long_t* id, Long_t* size, Long_t* flags, Long_t* modtime) virtual TInetAddress GetPeerName(int sock) virtual int GetPid() virtual int GetServiceByName(const char* service) virtual char* GetServiceByPort(int port) virtual TInetAddress GetSockName(int sock) virtual int GetSockOpt(int sock, int kind, int* val) virtual const char* GetSoExt() const virtual const char* HomeDirectory(const Char_t* userName = 0) const virtual const char* HostName() const virtual void IgnoreInterrupt(Bool_t ignore = kTRUE) Bool_t InControl() const virtual Bool_t Init() void InnerLoop() virtual TClass* IsA() const virtual Bool_t IsAbsoluteFileName(const char* dir) virtual int Link(const char* from, const char* to) virtual void ListLibraries(const char* regexp) virtual void ListSymbols(const char* module, const char* re) virtual 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const void* buffer, int length) virtual int SendRaw(int sock, const void* buffer, int length, int flag) virtual void SetDisplay() virtual void Setenv(const char* name, const char* value) void SetErrorStr(const char* errstr) virtual void SetIncludePath(const char* IncludePath) virtual void SetLinkedLibs(const char* LinkedLibs) virtual void SetMakeExe(const char* directives) virtual void SetMakeSharedLib(const char* directives) virtual void SetObjExt(const char* ObjExt) virtual void SetProgname(const char* name) virtual int SetSockOpt(int sock, int kind, int val) virtual void SetSoExt(const char* SoExt) virtual void ShowMembers(TMemberInspector& insp, char* parent) virtual void Sleep(UInt_t milliSec) virtual void StackTrace() virtual void Streamer(TBuffer& b) void StreamerNVirtual(TBuffer& b) virtual int Symlink(const char* from, const char* to) virtual void Syslog(ELogLevel level, const char* mess) virtual int Umask(Int_t mask) virtual const char* UnixPathName(const char* unixpathname) const virtual int Unlink(const char* name) virtual void Unload(const char* module) virtual void Unsetenv(const char* name) virtual char* Which(const char* search, const char* file, EAccessMode mode = kFileExists) virtual const char* WorkingDirectory() const
Data Membersprotected:
TFdSet fReadmask !Files that should be checked for read events TFdSet fWritemask !Files that should be checked for write events TFdSet fReadready !Files with reads waiting TFdSet fWriteready !Files with writes waiting TFdSet fSignals !Signals that were trapped Int_t fNfd Number of fd's in masks Int_t fMaxrfd Largest fd in read mask Int_t fMaxwfd Largest fd in write mask Int_t fSigcnt Number of pending signals TString fWdpath Working directory TString fHostname Hostname Bool_t fInsideNotify Used by DispatchTimers() Bool_t fInControl True if in eventloop Bool_t fDone True if eventloop should be finished Int_t fLevel Level of nested eventloops TString fLastErrorString Last system error message TSeqCollection* fTimers List of timers TSeqCollection* fSignalHandler List of signal handlers TSeqCollection* fFileHandler List of file handlers TSeqCollection* fOnExitList List of items to be cleaned-up on exit TString fListLibs List shared libraries. Cache used by GetLibraries TString fListPaths List of all include (fIncludePath + interpreter include path). Cache used by GetIncludePath TString fIncludePath Used to expand $IncludePath in the directives given to SetMakeSharedLib and SetMakeExe TString fLinkedLibs Used to expand $LinkedLibs in the directives given to SetMakeSharedLib and SetMakeExe TString fSoExt Extension of shared library (.so, .sl, .a, .dll, etc.) TString fObjExt Extension of object files (.o, .obj, etc.) TString fMakeSharedLib Directive used to build a shared library TString fMakeExe Directive used to build an executable TSeqCollection* fCompiled List of shared libs from compiled macros to be deleted
TSystem Abstract base class defining a generic interface to the underlying Operating System. This is not an ABC in the strict sense of the (C++) word. For every member function their is an implementation (often not more than a call to AbstractMethod() which prints a warning saying that the method should be overridden in a derived class), which allows a simple partial implementation for new OS'es.
Create a new OS interface.
Delete the OS interface.
Initialize the OS interface. Copy the OS name (i.e. Unix) and the ROOT name to gSystemName and gRootName, respectively.
Set the application name (from command line, argv[0]) and copy it in gProgName.
Set DISPLAY environment variable based on utmp entry. Only for UNIX.
Return system error string.
Static function returning system error number.
Static function resetting system error number.
Objects that should be deleted on exit of the OS interface.
Return the system's host name.
System event loop.
Exit from event loop.
Inner event loop.
Process pending events (GUI, timers, sockets). Returns the result of TROOT::IsInterrupted(). The interrupt flag (TROOT::SetInterrupt()) can be set during the handling of the events. This mechanism allows macros running in tight calculating loops to be interrupted by some GUI event (depending on the interval with which this method is called). For example hitting ctrl-c in a canvas will set the interrupt flag.
Dispatch a single event.
Sleep milliSec milli seconds.
Return current time.
Add timer to list of system timers.
Remove timer from list of system timers. Returns removed timer or 0 if timer was not active.
Time when next timer of mode (synchronous=kTRUE or asynchronous=kFALSE) will time-out (in ms).
Add a signal handler to list of system signal handlers.
Remove a signal handler from list of signal handlers.
Add a file handler to the list of system file handlers.
Remove a file handler from the list of file handlers.
Ignore the interrupt signal if ignore == kTRUE else restore previous behaviour. Typically call ignore interrupt before writing to disk.
Execute a command.
Open a pipe.
Close the pipe.
Get process id.
Exit the application.
Abort the application.
Print a stack trace.
Make a directory. Returns 0 in case of success and -1 if the directory could not be created.
Open a directory. Returns 0 if directory does not exist.
Free a directory.
Get a directory entry. Returns 0 if no more entries.
Change directory.
Return working directory.
Return the user's home directory.
Base name of a file name. Base name of /user/root is root.
Return true if dir is an absolute pathname.
Return the directory name in pathname. DirName of /user/root is /user.
Convert from a Unix pathname to a local pathname. E.g. from /user/root to user\root.
Concatenate a directory and a file name.
Expand a pathname getting rid of special shell characters like ~.$, etc. For Unix/Win32 compatibility use $(XXX) instead of $XXX when using environment variables in a pathname. If compatibility is not an issue you can use on Unix directly $XXX. This is a protected function called from the OS specific system classes, like TUnixSystem and TWinNTSystem.
Expand a pathname getting rid of special shell characaters like ~.$, etc. For Unix/Win32 compatibility use $(XXX) instead of $XXX when using environment variables in a pathname. If compatibility is not an issue you can use on Unix directly $XXX.
Expand a pathname getting rid of special shell characaters like ~.$, etc. For Unix/Win32 compatibility use $(XXX) instead of $XXX when using environment variables in a pathname. If compatibility is not an issue you can use on Unix directly $XXX. The user must delete returned string.
Returns FALSE if one can access a file using the specified access mode.
Rename a file.
Create a link from file1 to file2.
Create a symbolic link from file1 to file2.
Unlink, i.e. remove, a file.
Get info about a file: id, size, flags, modification time.
Get info about a file system: fs type, block size, number of blocks, number of free blocks.
Set the process file creation mode mask.
Find location of file in a search path. User must delete returned string.
Set environment variable.
Unset environment variable.
Get environment variable.
Open connection to system log daemon. For the use of the options and facility see the Unix openlog man page.
Send mess to syslog daemon. Level is the logging level and mess the message that will be written on the log.
Close connection to system log daemon.
Load a shared library. Returns 0 on successful loading, 1 in case lib was already loaded and -1 in case lib does not exist or in case of error. When entry is specified the loaded lib is search for this entry point (return -1 when entry does not exist, 0 otherwise). When the system flag is kTRUE, the library is consisdered a permanent systen library that should not be unloaded during the course of the session.
Find specific entry point in specified library. Specify "*" for lib to search in all libraries.
Unload a shared library.
List symbols in a shared library.
List all loaded shared libraries.
Return a space separated list of loaded shared libraries. This list is of a format suitable for a linker, i.e it may contain -Lpathname and/or -lNameOfLib. Option can be any of: S: shared libraries loaded at the start of the executable, because they were specified on the link line. D: shared libraries dynamically loaded after the start of the program.
Get Internet Protocol (IP) address of host.
Get Internet Protocol (IP) address of remote host and port #.
Get Internet Protocol (IP) address of host and port #.
Get port # of internet service.
Get name of internet service.
Open a connection to another host.
Announce TCP/IP service.
Announce unix domain service.
Accept a connection.
Close socket connection.
Receive exactly length bytes into buffer. Use opt to receive out-of-band data or to have a peek at what is in the buffer (see TSocket).
Send exactly length bytes from buffer. Use opt to send out-of-band data (see TSocket).
Receive a buffer headed by a length indicator.
Send a buffer headed by a length indicator.
Set socket option.
Get socket option.
This method compiles and loads a shared library containing the code from the file "filename". The possible options are: k : keep the shared library after the session end. f : force recompilation. If library_specified is specified, CompileMacro generates the file "library_specified".soext where soext is the shared library extension for the current platform. If library_specified is not specified, CompileMacro generate a default name for library by taking the name of the file "filename" but replacing the dot before the extension by an underscore and by adding the shared library extension for the current platform. For example on most platform, hsimple.cxx will generate hsimple_cxx.so It uses the directive fMakeSharedLibs to create a shared library. If loading the shared library fails, it tries to output a list of missing symbols by creating an executable (on some platforms like OSF, this does not HAVE to be an executable) containing the script. It uses the directive fMakeExe to do so. For both directives, before passing them to TSystem::Exec, it expands the variables $SourceFiles, $SharedLib, $LibName, $IncludePath, $LinkedLibs, $ExeName and $ObjectFiles. See SetMakeSharedLib() for more information on those variables. This method is used to implement the following feature: Synopsis: The purpose of this addition is to allow the user to use an external compiler to create a shared library from its C++ macro (scripts). Currently in order to execute a script, a user has to type at the root prompt .X myfunc.C(arg1,arg2) We allow him to type: .X myfunc.C++(arg1,arg2) or .X myfunc.C+(arg1,arg2) In which case an external compiler will be called to create a shared library. This shared library will then be loaded and the function myfunc will be called with the two arguments. With '++' the shared library is always recompiled. With '+' the shared library is recompiled only if it does not exist yet or the macro file is newer than the shared library. HOWEVER, CompileMacro currently does NOT detect if any of the file that are included by the macro file has been changed!!! Of course the + and ++ notation is supported in similar way for .x and .L. Through the function TSystem::SetMakeSharedLib(), the user will be able to indicate, with shell commands, how to build a shared library (a good default will be provided). The most common change, namely where to find header files, will be available through the function TSystem::SetIncludePath(). A good default will be provided so that a typical user session should be at most: root[1] gSystem->SetIncludePath("-I$ROOTSYS/include -I$HOME/mypackage/include"); root[2] .x myfunc.C++(10,20); The user may sometimes try to compile a script before it has loaded all the needed shared libraries. In this case we want to be helpfull and output a list of the unresolved symbols. So if the loading of the created shared library fails, we will try to build a executable that contains the script. The linker should then output a list of missing symbols. To support this we provide a TSystem::SetMakeExe() function, that sets the directive telling how to create an executable. The loader will need to be informed of all the libraries available. The information about the libraries that has been loaded by .L and TSystem::Load() is accesible to the script compiler. However, the information about the libraries that have been selected at link time by the application builder (like the root libraries for root.exe) are not available and need to be explictly listed in fLinkedLibs (either by default or by a call to TSystem::SetLinkedLibs()). To simplify customization we could also add to the .rootrc support for the variables Unix.*.Root.IncludePath: -I$ROOTSYS/include WinNT.*.Root.IncludePath: -I%ROOTSYS%/include Unix.*.Root.LinkedLibs: -L$ROOTSYS/lib -lBase .... WinNT.*.Root.LinkedLibs: %ROOTSYS%/lib/*.lib msvcrt.lib .... And also support for MakeSharedLibs() and MakeExe(). (the ... have to be replaced by the actual values and are here only to shorten this comment).
Directives has the same syntax as the argument of SetMakeSharedLib but is used to create an executable. This creation is used as a means to output a list of unresolved symbols, when loading a shared library has failed. The required variable is $ExeName rather than $SharedLib, e.g.: gSystem->SetMakeExe( "g++ -Wall -fPIC $IncludePath $SourceFiles -o $ExeName $LinkedLibs -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lm -ldl -rdynamic");
Directives should contain the description on how to compile and link a shared lib. This description can be any valid shell command, including the use of ';' to separate several instructions. However, shell specific construct should be avoided. In particular this description can contain environment variables, like $ROOTSYS (or %ROOTSYS% on windows). Five special variables will be expanded before execution: Variable name Expands to ------------- ---------- $SourceFiles Name of source files to be compiled $SharedLib Name of the shared library being created $LibName Name of shared library without extension $BuildDir Directory where the files will be created $IncludePath value of fIncludePath $LinkedLibs value of fLinkedLibs $ObjectFiles Name of source files to be compiler with their extension changed to .o or .obj e.g.: gSystem->SetMakeSharedLib( "KCC -n32 --strict $IncludePath -K0 -O0 -g $SourceFile --no_exceptions --signed_chars --display_error_number --diag_suppress 68 -o $SharedLib"); gSystem->setMakeSharedLib( "Cxx $IncludePath -c $SourceFile; ld -L/usr/lib/cmplrs/cxx -rpath /usr/lib/cmplrs/cxx -expect_unresolved -g0 -O1 -shared /usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/crt0.o /usr/lib/cmplrs/cxx/_main.o -o $SharedLib $ObjectFile -lcxxstd -lcxx -lexc -lots -lc" gSystem->SetMakeSharedLib( "$HOME/mygcc/bin/g++ -Wall -fPIC $IncludePath $SourceFile -shared -o $SharedLib"); gSystem->SetMakeSharedLib( "cl -DWIN32 -D_WIN32 -D_MT -D_DLL -MD /O2 /G5 /MD -DWIN32 -DVISUAL_CPLUSPLUS -D_WINDOWS $IncludePath $SourceFile /link -PDB:NONE /NODEFAULTLIB /INCREMENTAL:NO /RELEASE /NOLOGO $LinkedLibs -entry:_DllMainCRTStartup@12 -dll /out:$SharedLib")
IncludePath should contain the list of compiler flags to indicate where to find user defined header files. It is used to expand $IncludePath in the directives given to SetMakeSharedLib() and SetMakeExe(), e.g.: gSystem->SetInclude("-I$ROOTSYS/include -Imydirectory/include"); the default value of IncludePath on Unix is: "-I$ROOTSYS/include " and on Windows: "/I%ROOTSYS%/include "
LinkedLibs should contain the library directory and list of libraries needed to recreate the current executable. It is used to expand $LinkedLibs in the directives given to SetMakeSharedLib() and SetMakeExe() The default value on Unix is: root-config --glibs
Set shared library extension, should be either .so, .sl, .a, .dll, etc.
Set object files extension, should be either .o, .obj, etc.
Remove the shared libs produced by the CompileMacro() function.
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I have made it so that our members that are clearly retired but still Tagged TF - no longer show up in our DKP standings list.
This should clear up a lot of the confusion some have over where they stand so far as points etc. There are lots of inactives - that I didn't touch - cause I don't see them as retired yet.
ALL retired players retain their DKP until they return to raiding. The only way you lose your earned TF DKP is by typing /guildremove (or get thrown out). So if you are a retired player that still visits the boards (Kunglao) if you look at the dkp site and don't see your total, don't freak out - it is there, just hidden.
We are discussing whether to nuke guests that are not current apps DKPs as well --- it is under discussion. That would clear up a lot of the baggage that we have from some of our joint raids in the past.


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Tipping is standard practice across America and you will be expected to pay up to 15% on top of your meal – or even 20% for upmarket restaurants. Thankfully, portion sizes tend to be very generous indeed, so you're unlikely to feel short-changed!
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Andrea: How would you individually describe your sound?
Mane Squeeze: I'd describe my sound as universally appealing. I'm highly influenced by what's out there. I'm especially excited that I'm a part of introducing these sounds to the people.
Mista Selecta: I would describe my style as limitless. Because I am influenced by so many different styles, it shows in my sets and production. I never really know what I'm going to do next.
Andrea: When did you all discoverDJ'ingand more precisely when did that love translate into you actually mixing?
Mane Squeeze: I've always wanted to be a DJ and found inspiration from a lot of external forces. I was inspired by the dope radio hits of the 90's + 00's, my uncle deejaying at reggae bashment parties in the Bronx as well as a variety of sounds I collected from. After graduating from college, I started teaching and throwing parties at a warehouse in DC and despite not having the deejay equipmentneeded to practice nor mix with, I kept a positive, ambitious outlook and a stacked music library. I eventually saved some money and bought equipment, my investment of sorts in deejaying and mixing. The rest is pretty much history.
Mista Selecta: I started mixing at age fifteen. I was fortunate enough to grow up down the street from two DJ brothers, Ryan and Chris Styles, who taught me the basics and got me started. Ten years later, here I am!
Andrea: Opposites certainly attract. How did you two meet?
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Prostate Test Could Cut Need for Surgery
A new genetic test can help distinguish between aggressive and low-risk forms of prostate cancer, which could enable many men to delay or forgo surgery to treat it. Ron Winslow reports on Lunch Break.
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We all know about the importance of skin-to-skin contact in the early hours and days of breastfeeding.
But a new study from Sweden takes a look at a different question: can skin-to-skin contact and a laid back position resolve severe latching-on problems in older babies?"
In this randomized, controlled study, researchers recruited mothers who reported that their infants were having severe latch-on difficulty. The average age of the infants at the time of the study intervention was 3 weeks, and most were being fed by bottle.
A latch-on problem was defined as any of the following infant behaviors, as reported by the mothers:
- did not latch-on at all (roughly 60% of the total participating babies)
- would start to latch-on on but discontinue
- latched-on superficially without or with a nipple shield
- latched-on only on one breast
Nearly all mothers reported being instructed about how to breastfeed with "hands on assistance:" the sometimes forceful traditional method of breastfeeding instruction in hospitals (one hand on baby's neck, one hand on breast, connect!). Mothers were asked about their babies' reactions to this technique, and some reported "strong reactions" such as panicked, frenetic crying or "screaming hysterically."
230 women volunteered for this study. One interesting note is that in 127 of those cases, the study's screening process seems to have resolved the latch-on problem! That left 103 mother/infant pairs for the intervention.
And here's what the intervention looked like:
In the intervention group, mothers lay in a reclined position in a hospital bed, and the baby was placed prone between her breasts. Her upper body and the baby were unclothed and in skin-to-skin contact. Mothers were encouraged to allow the infant to crawl while holding a protective arm lightly over the baby. They were encouraged to continue this practice at home as often as they liked. The mothers recorded how often they did this, and the median number of skin-to-skin sessions in this group was a little over one per day (8.5 in 7 days).
In the other group, the mothers and babies were fully dressed, and the mothers were usually seated in an arm chair. They were asked to start breastfeeding as they usually did. They were then instructed to continue this practice at home.
The pairs were then assessed for the mothers' emotional and pain response, whether the babies latch-on problems resolved, and how long it took for the latch-on problems to resolve.
Here's what they found:
- Mothers in the intervention group scored higher on the measure of emotions about breastfeeding than mothers in the control group, though this difference faded by four months.
- Mothers in the intervention group scored lower on the measure of pain (reported less pain) than mothers in the control group.
- The percentage of babies starting to latch-on and suckle did not differ significantly between the intervention and control groups.
- The time it took for babies' latch-on difficulty to resolve was significantly shorter in the intervention group (2 weeks) as it was in the control group (4.7 weeks). The percentage of babies regularly latching within 3 weeks was 74% in the intervention group compared to 39% in the control group.
- Among babies in the intervention group who began latching well within 3 weeks, 94% had had a "strong [negative] reaction" to "hands on latching," as described above. This compared to 33% in the control group who began latching in the same time frame.
- In total, 81% of the infants' latching problems eventually resolved, at a median infant age of over 7 weeks (a range of 2 weeks to 5 months!).
There are a number of interesting conclusions to highlight here. One is that skin-to-skin can speed babies' return to the breast. And time is of the essence, it seems to me, since many women can't or won't keep trying for a month to get their babies to latch regularly (median infant age at resolution was over 7 weeks*).
Another is that "hands on assistance" is causing latch-on difficulties for some babies. This skin-to-skin intervention was of particular benefit to those babies, but you have to wonder how many of these problems could have been prevented by the use of a different method from the start.
There are a few ways in which this study combines different variables so that these conclusions seem a little muddy to me. The emphasis of the paper is on skin-to-skin contact, but the intervention also involved two other factors: a laid-back position, and self attachment (babies allowed to crawl to the breast and latch on independently). So while we can say that this combination of things helps, it's not clear how much is attributable to skin-to-skin and how much to a reclined position or self attachment. Practically speaking it probably doesn't matter, but it would be interesting to know if you get the same results with just a reclined position, for example.
And finally, it's hard not to miss that over half of the women who initially volunteered for the study were excluded because the help they got through the study screening process resolved the problem! So for many women, this kind of longer-term skin-to-skin intervention is not even necessary. Just some good basic help goes a long way.
Did you have a baby with "severe latch-on difficulty?" Did you try skin-to-skin contact? Had your baby had a bad reaction to "hands on breastfeeding" help? What ultimately resolved the problem, or did it persist?
*Recall that this study was conducted in Sweden, which has among the world's best maternity leave policies. Mothers are under far less pressure to return to work and likely have more of an opportunity to work on breastfeeding problems such as these.


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Marvin Hamlisch, Point Park's distinguished master artist in residence, will provide personal insight into his work and creative process during his Dec. 13 workshop The Works and Imagination of Marvin Hamlisch.
The workshop will be held at 4 p.m. in the Rockwell Theatre at Point Park's Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Hamlisch's life in music is notable for its great versatility as well as substance. As composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards. For Broadway he has written the music for his groundbreaking show, A Chorus Line, which received the Pulitzer Prize, as well as They're Playing Our Song.
He is the composer of many motion picture scores including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar. His prolific output of scores for films include original compositions and/or musical adaptations for Sophie's Choice, Ordinary People, The Swimmer, Three Men and a Baby, Ice Castles, Take the Money and Run, Bananas, Save the Tiger and his latest effort, The Informant!, starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Hamlisch holds the position of principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops, Seattle Symphony and San Diego Symphony.
In October, Hamlisch conducted an audition workshop for students. His final workshop will be Jan. 27 and will focus on his work for film.
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Departmental URL: www.indiana.edu/~amid
Degree Offered
Master of Science
Special Departmental Requirements
(See also general University Graduate School requirements).
Note: The department currently is not accepting applications in Apparel Merchandising or Interior Design.
Admission Requirements
All Students
Minimum of 600 on the verbal section and on at least one other section of the Graduate Record Examination General Test. Minimum undergraduate GPA equivalent to 3.0 on 4.0 scale.
Foreign Students
Minimum of 573 (paper) or 230 (electronic) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Apparel Merchandising
Eighteen semester hours of undergraduate credit in apparel merchandising and/or a related field (e.g., economics), 9 of which must be at the junior or senior level.
Interior Design
Baccalaureate from a FIDER- (interior design) or NAAB- (architecture) accredited program and a portfolio of original work in interior design and/or architecture.
Course Requirements
Apparel Merchandising
A minimum of 34 credit hours, to include H550, a 3-credit seminar or readings course in area of concentration; H598 Research, H599 Thesis, or H597 Project (if project is selected, a total of 37 credit hours is required); and a graduate course in statistics.
Interior Design
A minimum of 34 credit hours, to include H550, H568, H573, H598 Research, H599 Thesis, a graduate course in statistics, and 12 credits in one or two related area(s). H597 Project is not available to graduate students in interior design.
Fields of Study
Individualized programs are available in two different areas: apparel and textiles; and interior design.
Final Examination
Oral defense of the thesis; for those not electing thesis (apparel merchandising candidates only), a comprehensive written examination.


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