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A winner was selected from 76 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
I need a bold logo suitable for use both as a 'channel ident' (ie. on screen) and for website/marketing purposes. The video content will mostly focus on interviews/opinion pieces from individuals that are influencing and shaping the future of the Internet. There will also be a number of audio only podcasts so the design shouldn't necessarily focus on the 'tv/video" element. Ideally in vector form.
netbrains.tv & netbrains.net
The concept is to capture the thoughts/opinions of influential people on the Internet. The may not always be the high-profile 'net celebs' that other IPTV channels focus on.
The logo will need to serve double-duty as both a channel ident on screen and as the logo for the accompanying website etc.
I've been playing around with red/black/white designs but feel free to experiment with other options. I'm not a fan of too many colors in one logo and it'll need to be fairly bold as an intricate design won't work if we decide to do a single color version in the top right corner of the videos as an in-programme ident.
The designs we like best are the ones that can serve 'double duty' for audio & video. The entries that have 2 versions - one with headphones and one with antenna are favorites right now.
Full credit (including a link on the website ) will be offered to the successful designer (and our other venture is currently averaging 500,000 direct video downloads per month!)
- Logo suitabe for an IPTV/podcast company- Must include the 'Netbrains' wording- Ideally can be suffixed with .tv or .net as required- Must look contemporary and technology focused- Must be bold
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Pursuant to Notice given all members of the Not For Profit Corporation via Electronic Mail, the Annual Meeting convened promptly at 6:00 p.m. at Stokes Elementary School.
Members Present: Tom Garoffolo, Jack Hughes, John Wallace, Terry McCain, Mike Howenstein, Monte Bowman, Kay Martin, Dave Truitt
The first Item on the agenda was the election of Directors for the coming year of operation.
There was is no election of Directors required this year due to the first year of operation of the Corporation. President Hughes explained the procedure surrounding this notion and the need that an election shall be required next year for the first two (2) members eligible in that regard. The initial appointments to the board per the By-Laws were for two (2) year service thus the lack of need for the election.
Update on the status of the net. A report was given on the wonderful full page story that appeared in last week's Zionsville Times Sentinel.
No other general business before the membership for consideration or vote.
Upon Motion made and seconded the meeting adjourned.
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Uninsured motorist: What you need to know
Uninsured motorist coverage protects you if you're hit by an uninsured driver. This is important considering that about 1 in 8 drivers isn't insured. according to the Insurance Research Council.
Uninsured motorist coverage, often termed "UM coverage" is broken into two categories:
- Uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage. pays the cost of your hospital bills if you're injured in an accident. If you are injured by an uninsured driver and don't have UM coverage, medical payments coverage, personal injury protection, or your own medical insurance, you would be responsible for your own hospital bills.
- Uninsured motorist property damage coverage. pays for repairs to your car if it's damaged in an accident. If your car is damaged by an uninsured driver and you don't have UM coverage or collision coverage, you would have to pay for repairs yourself or go after the at-fault driver in court.
There is also related coverage, called underinsured motorist coverage, which protects you from other drivers who have insurance, but not enough to pay for your injuries or car repairs. It is also broken into two categories:
- Underinsured motorist bodily injury coverage. helps pay for your hospital bills if you're hit by a driver who doesn't have enough insurance coverage to fully cover the cost of hospital bills.
- Underinsured motorist property damage coverage. helps pay for repairs to your car if you're hit by a driver who doesn't have enough insurance coverage to fully cover the repairs.
Jump ahead for the information that applies to you:
More info:
State requirements
Some states require drivers to buy uninsured motorist coverage, and in others, it isn't available. In states where the coverage is available, uninsured motorist bodily injury protection and uninsured motorist property damage protection can be sold separately or bundled together. It also can be bundled with underinsured motorist coverage.
Which states require uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage?
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin require coverage. New Hampshire does not require auto insurance, but if you buy a policy, as most residents do, it must include uninsured motorist coverage. In most other states, the coverage must be offered to all policyholders.
Which states require uninsured motorist property damage coverage?
Mandatory: District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia
Optional: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In states with no law on the books, the insurance company may or may not offer coverage.
Coverage limits
If I buy uninsured motorist coverage, how much do I need?
Uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage is usually sold in amounts that mirror the liability insurance you bought. For example, if you bought a policy with $50,000 per person bodily injury liability coverage, up to $100,000 per accident, then you would buy UM coverage in the same amounts.
If you choose to buy an amount less than what you carry as liability coverage, an insurer typically will require that you sign a waiver noting that you were offered the higher amount. Liability insurance is mandatory in all states except New Hampshire, and each state sets its own minimum liability requirements .
Do I need uninsured motorist coverage?
If I have personal injury protection, do I need uninsured motorist?
Probably. In no-fault states such as Florida, motorists are required to buy personal injury protection (PIP) to ensure that all drivers have access to emergency treatment, regardless of who is to blame for the accident. But the limits on that personal injury coverage are usually quite low. If you don't have health insurance, either privately or through your employer, any bills that exceed your state's personal injury protection threshold are yours to pay. If you have health insurance and don't live in a state with no-fault insurance, you may not need to buy uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage.
I have health insurance. Do I need uninsured motorist?
To determine if you need UM coverage when you already have health insurance coverage, you ll need to get answers from your health insurer on some issues, such as:
- Will injuries from an auto accident be covered by my health insurance policy? If yes, are all medical expenses covered or are there exclusions for certain types of medical treatments?
- If my car insurance policy's medical coverage has a deductible, will my health insurance policy pay it? You basically want to know if your PIP deductible will be covered by your health policy or if the portion of medical expenses that your PIP doesn't cover will be covered by your health insurer. For example, Florida's regular PIP coverage only pays 80 percent and comes with a deductible so if you lived here you'd want to find out if your health insurer would cover the other 20 percent and the deductible amount.
- Should my auto medical coverages or health insurance policy be primary after an auto accident? In general, your car insurance medical coverages are primary and your health insurance policy is secondary coverage if you carry both and are injured in a car accident, but this varies by state.
- Can my health insurance company ask for reimbursement for medical bills they covered? If both your auto insurance provider and health insurer pay out claims for medical expenses that resulted from an auto accident, then it's possible they could ask for reimbursement if there were overlapping payments paid out by both insurers for the same medical treatments. Ask your insurer about their process to determine if reimbursement would be required.
- Will my health insurance policy provide any coverage for passengers injured in my vehicle? It's doubtful that your passengers would be covered by your health insurance, unless they are members of your family already on your health policy, but ask to get verification. If you want medical coverages for passengers, you usually need to carry medical payments coverage or PIP as part of your auto insurance policy.
Keep in mind too that if you want the right to claim for lost wages and pain suffering if hit by an uninsured motorist, then you'd need UM coverage since health insurance policies don't offer such benefits.
What does uninsured motorist cover?
Will uninsured motorist property damage coverage replace my totaled car?
You can use uninsured motorist property damage to cover damage to or total loss of your insured vehicle, up to the limits that are stated in your policy. That means the whole actual cash value of your vehicle may not be covered. It doesn't replace your vehicle. In some states, the limits may be quite low. In California, for example, the current limit is $3,500.
If you have collision insurance, you might not need to buy uninsured motorist property damage coverage. In some states, if you carry both collision coverage and uninsured motorist property damage, the UMPD will pay your collision deductible if you're hit by an uninsured driver.
Does uninsured motorist cover hit-and-run and miss-and-run accidents?
Uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage will pay for the costs of your injuries up to your policy limits in cases of a hit-and-run or miss-and-run (where a driver is forced to swerve and has an accident). But uninsured motorist property damage (UMPD) does not pay for damage to your car.
To make a property damage claim under your UMPD coverage, you need an identified at-fault driver so that your insurance company can confirm that he or she does not have liability insurance.
If you have collision insurance, on the other hand, you are covered for property damage from hit-and-run and miss-and-run accidents.
Stacked coverage
What is stacked uninsured motorist coverage?
"Stacked" coverage increases the limits on your uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage if you have multiple cars. Your UM limits typically cannot be higher than those on your liability coverage, but if you have two cars and stack your limits, your coverage is effectively doubled. It is a cheaper way to get more protection against uninsured motorists without having to buy higher liability limits for yourself. Stacking will increase your premium, but not by as much as higher liability limits would. Not all states allow stacked coverage.


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Thai soup stock made with some of the herbs from my garden, to be frozen for later use.
An annual rite of passage for these plants is to be brought in to protect them from the winter cold. They will adorn my bathtub until spring of the following year. A good amount of the kaffir lime leaves have already found its way into my freezer and a few will go into my stock. The Jasmine and Curry plants are as you can see, in hibernation mode.
I tap the pots several times to get rid of the bottom feeders that cling to the pots. I move them onto stands and spray the underside of the pots with a homemade insecticidal soap, so any remaining creepies, crawl out. I keep it on elevated stands, away from the ground and check for insects for a week or so. Then one more final spray and I bring it in. I downsize the plants to just a few leaves for photosynthesis.
The Thai basil is an annual in this zone, so it is time to strip it of all remaining leaves before frost renders them unusable. I am going to chop up the leaves and mix it with oil and feeze it. Haven't done it before, so I am curious as to how it is going to turn out. A few of the Thai basil leaves will go into my soup stock. The seeds, I'll preserve for next seasons planting.
I pulled the lemongrass out. The tender inner core I will chop and store. The tough outer leaves not suitable for cookin, will flavor my stock.
A couple of the Tabasco peppers will go into the stock as well and the rest will be dried.
I put the above highlighted pickings from my garden along with some garlic and cilantro stems in a pot, added 5 cups of water and made a stock out of it. Cooled and strained, it is ready for the freezer. Next time a Thai soup will be a cinch, but most importantly I feel like I have put to good use, the last remnants from my garden.
I I did not want to throw away the strained flavoring, I crushed it, added a cup of water and heated it to make a secondary 'frugal' stock'. Added galangal, a few vegetables at hand and tofu for a simple flavorful soup.
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Frequently Asked Questions Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter DefibrillatorsFrequently Asked Questions Pacemakers And Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Some frequently asked questions about pacemakers and ICDs:
Do cellular phones interfere with pacemakers or ICDs?
The answer to this question depends on the type of cellular phone being used. Today's pacemakers and ICDs are engineered to withstand interference from analog cellular phones. However, in some cases, digital cellular phones may interfere with the devices. According to the American Heart Association, a group of cellular phone companies is studying the newer cellular phones with new frequencies and their effect on pacemakers. The general recommendation is to avoid placing a cell phone directly over the implanted device and hold the cell phone to the ear opposite to the side of the device.
Do pacemakers or ICDs need to be adjusted periodically?
Some devices may need to be adjusted if a person's medical condition or lifestyle changes. The overwhelming majority of adjustments are performed noninvasively using a device called a programmer, which is essentially a very specialized computer that communicates with the pacemaker using magnetic signals via a "wand" or loop placed over the pacemaker. Your physician will instruct you about the schedule of follow-up visits you should keep based on your condition and type of device. In addition, you may participate in telephonic assessment of your device on a periodic basis.
When replacing a pacemaker or ICD, are the leads also replaced? (Leads are the actual wires that carry the electrical charges to areas of the heart.)
If the original leads are functioning properly, in most cases, they will be left in place and reattached to the new device.
When do I have to replace my pacemaker or ICD?
Most devices will last 5 to 6 years, depending on use, after which the battery or pulse generator will need to be replaced. Replacing a pacemaker generator may be done on an outpatient basis or may include an overnight stay in the hospital.
Can I travel with my pacemaker or ICD?
Yes, you can travel by air with your device and drive a car if cleared by your doctor. Airport security detectors are generally safe, but let airport security staff know you have a pacemaker/ICD and ask them what is the appropriate screening procedure. You should be sure to always have your identification card with you wherever you go. Persons with ICDs may not be allowed to drive unless cleared by their physician.
Can I exercise with a pacemaker?
Upon consulting your physician, you may be able to enjoy moderate exercise with your pacemaker or ICD, including housework and yard work.
Will I feel the pacemaker or ICD?
At first, you may feel the weight of the device in your chest. However, over time, most people become accustomed to the way it feels. The pacemaker generator is very small, about the size of two silver dollars stacked on top of each other, and weighs about an ounce or less, depending on the make and model of the device. If the ICD sends a shock to the heart or "fires," the person will feel this as a jolt or kick in the chest.


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June 14, 2004
Los Angeles — Congratulations to the following UCLA Anderson faculty for their outstanding achievements in teaching and research as recognized by their peers. In addition, associate professor Antonio Bernardo and lecturer Eric Sussman also received recognition by the MBA and FEMBA classes of 2004 respectively.
Antonio Bernardo, associate professor of economics and finance, recipient of the Neidorf "Decade" Teaching Award for exemplary teaching contributions as demonstrated over a period of seven to ten years. Professor Bernardo was also named the Teaching Award Winner for the MBA Program by the MBA Class of 2004.
Ely Dahan, assistant professor of marketing, recipient of the Dean George W. Robbins Assistant Professor Teaching Award for his teaching excellence within the ranks of the school's assistant professors.
Kevin McCardle, professor of policy, recipient of the Citibank Teaching Award as the school's most outstanding MBA teacher, based on criteria outlined by Citibank.
Aimee Drolet, assistant professor of marketing, recipient of the Eric and "E" Juline Faculty Excellence in Research Award for her outstanding research and publications in the area of consumer behavior.
Al Osborne, senior associate dean and associate professor of global economics and management, recipient of the La Force Faculty Leadership Award for his contributions to the school, the university, and the community.
Eric Sussman, lecturer, was named the Teaching Award Winner by the FEMBA Class of 2004.


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SCons / UsingOrigin
The SCons wiki has moved to https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/UsingOrigin
Using a combination of RPATH and $ORIGIN features on modern linkers, you can specify relative paths to directories in which to search for libraries. This is very useful for projects which distribute their own libraries, such as Firefox and KDE. It keeps /etc/ld.so.conf clean and makes the software relocatable anywhere.
This page specifically discusses:
- common practices in Windows and Linux vis a vi shared libraries.
- using RPATH and $ORIGIN effectively using SCons.
Shared libraries in Windows and Linux
In the Windows world, it is common practice to include the necessary DLLs in the same directory as the program because the DLL loader will search in the executable's path. The directory structure of the software thus ends up looking like this:
Program\ Program\program.exe Program\program.dll
In the Linux world, the dynamic loader does not search in the executable's directory, so the common practice is to install libraries into one of the system paths specified in /etc/ld.so.conf. Thusly, the directory structure commonly looks as such:
/usr/bin/program /usr/lib/libprogram.so
Standard locations for libraries allow the linkers to easily find shared libraries available on your system.
The Problem
The problem that commonly arises in the Linux world is that of a large number of locations for libraries. The SuSE Linux 9.2 Professional /etc/ld.so.conf lists fifteen (15) directories:
/usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw95 /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/i486-linux/lib /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib=libc5 /usr/i486-linux-libc6/lib=libc6 /usr/i486-linuxaout/lib /usr/i386-suse-linux/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/openwin/lib /opt/kde/lib /opt/kde2/lib /opt/kde3/lib /opt/gnome/lib /opt/gnome2/lib
KDE will be taken as an example. In SuSE Linux Professional 9.2, the KDE binaries go into /opt/kde3/bin, while the libraries go into /opt/kde3/lib.
In order for the binaries in /opt/kde3/bin to correctly load, /opt/kde3/lib was added to the dynamic loader's runtime search paths via /etc/ld.so.conf.
But here lies the problem: will every 3rd party vendor who releases a Linux application which has its own shared libraries create a new directory and add it to /etc/ld.so.conf? What about un-installation? There is a better way.
Using RPATH
The RPATH is described as scons as the following:
A list of paths to search for shared libraries when running programs. Currently only used in the GNU linker (gnulink) and IRIX linker (sgilink). Ignored on platforms and toolchains that don't support it. Note that the paths added to RPATH are not transformed by scons in any way: if you want an absolute path, you must make it absolute yourself.
NOTE: The Sun linker also supports such functionality, but only SCons versions >= 0.97 support it.
Please note that this is the runtime search path, not the link time. (The GNU linker uses the '-L' option for compile-time search paths, and '--rpath' for runtime search paths.)
The Solution
The solution is to use a little-known feature available in the Sun, GNU, and Irix linkers.
The $ORIGIN symbol is resolved--at runtime--to the location of the binary, and, as stated before, the RPATH specifies runtime search locations for libraries. These two parts together create the best solution.
With a directory structure as follows...
/opt/newApp/bin/app /opt/newApp/lib/libapp.so
...it is best to specify a relative path for the binary to search for based on its location. It would be nice if you could tell the 'app' binary to search '../lib/', would it not? You can!
#!python import os env = Environment() env.Append( LINKFLAGS = Split('-z origin') ) env.Append( RPATH = env.Literal(os.path.join('\\$$ORIGIN', os.pardir, 'lib')))
If you also add the following line:
#!python env.Program('main', 'main.cpp')
...scons will output the following on a Linux/gcc system:
g++ -c -o main.o main.cpp g++ -Wl,--rpath=\$ORIGIN/../lib -z origin -o main main.o
The Sun toolchain will output the following:
CC -c -o main.o main.cpp CC -R\$ORIGIN/../lib -z origin -o main main.o
The allows you to put the program's directory tree anywhere--e.g., /opt, /usr/local--and it will still work without ever touching /etc/ld.so.conf!
This is the proper and best solution for projects such as KDE, Mozilla, and Firefox that have their own libraries.
More information
See the appropriate documentation for your toolchain. Linux users can view the man pages for gcc and ld.


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LONDON (Reuters) - World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey praised on Tuesday the U.S. investigation which led to cyclist Lance Armstrong losing his seven Tour de France titles based on evidence which did not include a positive dope test.
Armstrong finally confessed in a television interview last month that he had doped in each of the Tour victories after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) produced evidence it said proved he was a drugs cheat.
"While the ramifications of USADA's impressively thorough investigation into Mr. Armstrong are still being played out, we must not let ourselves forget the fact that this is an individual who masterminded one of the most systematic and widespread doping frauds in the history of sport," Fahey told a WADA media symposium at a London hotel.
"It is not an excuse to say that other riders were doping and therefore I also had to cheat. It is not an excuse to say that the rigorous demands of the sport make it necessary to take performance-enhancing substances.
"It is not an excuse to say that riders in the Tour de France have been seeking an edge ever since the race was founded 100 years ago.
"The reality is that Mr. Armstrong cheated for more than a decade, bullied others into cheating, bullied those who would dare to expose his cheating, and to this day continues to manipulate the facts for his own benefit."
Fahey told a question-and-answer session that the International Cycling Union (UCI) had again called for a truth and reconciliation commission to examine its troubled sport after a series of embarrassing drugs scandals.
The UCI's credibility took a further blow when it disbanded a three-person independent commission set up to investigate whether or not the world governing body had helped Armstrong to conceal his drug-taking without sending it a single document.
It said instead it wanted to be part of a truth and reconciliation commission.
Fahey said he had received a letter late on Monday from the UCI again requesting a truth and reconciliation commission.
He said the UCI had nominated four people from the organization, not including president Pat McQuaid, who would take part in discussions.
Fahey said WADA had said all along it was more than happy to work out a way to deal "with this constant crisis which seems to surface in cycling".
He said, though, the process had to be under the management and control of the original independent commission.
"So I put those terms back, that's the starting point, it hasn't changed for several weeks. If they are serious they will talk to us," he said.
"Only cycling can heal the problems cycling has, they're independent, they run their own sport, the same as any other sport in the world.
"If the members are prepared to continue to allow this lurching from one crisis to another then I guess we are going to continue to read about turmoil in that sport for some time yet."
Fahey said the Armstrong case showed the growing effectiveness of evidence other than positive drugs tests. American sprinter Marion Jones, who won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, had previously been sanctioned for doping although she also never failed a test.
"Doping athletes should take note that no longer are sanctions based purely on the evidence of blood or urine," Fahey said. "We need to be ever alert to the increasingly sophisticated science available to athletes today and to the growing influence of the underworld."
Fahey said non-analytical evidence was at the heart of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) report which found widespread use of banned performance-enhancing drugs among professional and amateur athletes with links to gambling and organized crime.
Earlier on Tuesday the National Rugby League said anti-doping officials had met with six leading Australian clubs as a result of the investigation.
"We await the details from this report to see what will come in terms of possible breaches of the rules, and prosecutions of the laws," Fahey said.
In an interview with Reuters television, WADA director general David Howman said the criminal underworld controlled at least 25 percent of world sport. He also said 99 percent of the raw materials used to manufacture illegal drugs came from China.
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The Best Tuning of a PID Controller Is Knowledge of the Process Dynamics
Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner bring their wits and more than 66 years of process control experience to bear on your questions, comments, and problems. Write to them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
By Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner
Stan: The PID controller has been the workhorse of the process industry since the 1930s.
Greg: For unmeasured load disturbances and an unknown process, the PID controller offers an optimal solution if correctly tuned. In a 1976 landmark paper by Alan Bohl and Thomas McAvoy at the University of Massachusetts, a controller tuned for a minimum integral of time multiplied by absolute error (ITAE) provides the best response. Furthermore, Bohl and McAvoy found the PID achieves approximately the optimum ITAE response. Any further improvement required some knowledge of the process or disturbance. In a 1991 paper, F. Greg Shinskey showed the simple addition of a dead-time block in the external feedback path of the PID, based on knowledge of the loop dead time, could provide a dead-time compensator with a performance enhancement comparable to a model predictive controller and the Smith Predictor, without the need to know the process time constant and process gain, but with a tradeoff between performance and robustness. As you tune a controller for a faster response, it is more sensitive to process dynamics. Model predictive controllers and dead-time compensators are even more sensitive if they are tuned for hottest performance. For example, a dead-time compensator can develop a jagged response for a dead-time dominant loop if the dead time is either high or low by just 10% (See my "Review of Deminar #10—Dead-Time Compensator Myth Buster," http://tinyurl.com/3c426cr). However, implied in the best tuning of a PID controller is knowledge of the process dynamics, although it may be in terms of an ultimate period and ultimate gain obtained from heuristic methods or calculated by the automated relay tuning method.
Stan: The modern PID controller has a host of features such as the feed-forward multiplier and summer, nonlinear gain modification, integral dead band, velocity limits, forms and structures.
Greg: The positive feedback implementation of the integral mode (external reset feedback) offers an incredible variety of opportunities, including dynamic reset limit and an enhanced PID developed for wireless applications. Shinskey showcased the importance for slow loops and cascade control in the Control article "The Power of External Reset Feedback," (www.controlglobal.com/articles/2006/095.html).
The full power of the PID is under-utilized. One person who has achieved more innovative solutions than I have seen published in all of the articles by users is Mark Congiundi, engineering associate in process control at Sasol (www.sasol.com). Many of his remarkable improvements of the PID take advantage of the external reset feedback feature. In a recent two-hour interview, we discussed Mark's PID solutions, giving us enough material for a four-part series on advanced regulatory control (ARC). For details and ideas on how to get the most out of your automation system, I encourage you to attend Mark's presentations and the keynotes, general session and tutorials by Control's Process Automation Hall of Fame inductees (Charlie Cutler, Béla Lipták, myself, Terry Tolliver and Russ Rhinehart) at ISA Automation Week 2011.
Stan: What led to your expansive, creative use of PID controllers?
Mark: As a programmer of supervisory process control systems in the 1970s, I developed a holistic view, and developed a detailed understanding of the PID controller algorithm. When we rapidly moved into using distributed control systems, I took advantage of the infrastructure of the PID. The consistent interface of the PID is understood very well by the operators. The ability to manipulate setpoint, mode and manual output and, in some cases, limits is straightforward. The innovations often simply require additional configuration and, thus, are fast, low-cost solutions.
Greg: To minimize meter cost and to measure low flows, it is important to select a meter size to keep the velocity at low flows above the low limit. However, the capacity of the control valve may exceed the upper range of the flowmeter for large disturbances, or as production rates are increased beyond the original design for fluctuating demands and just-in-time manufacturing. How do you deal with the flow transmitter over-range problem?
Mark: The flow measurement just before the flow goes off-scale is captured and incremented by a controller output multiplied by a factor. The factor is the valve gain (∆flow/∆valve) that is the slope of the control valve's installed characteristic. It can be automatically identified by the change in flow for a change in valve position just before the flow went off-scale, or computed from sizing data and pressures. This same method could be used to extend the low-flow control limit, particularly for vortex meters whose signal drops to zero below minimum velocity.
Stan: All valves have some backlash where, upon a change in direction of the controller output, the valve does not change direction until the change in output exceeds the valve dead band. What do you do to eliminate the dead time from the controller output, having to traverse the dead band and the reduction in flow from the dead band portion of the change in output?
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As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.—Psalm 103:13-14
For some of us last year was one in which we did not acquit ourselves very nobly as Christians, considering the infinite power available to us through the indwelling Spirit. But through the goodness of God we may go to school to our failures. The man of illuminated mind will learn from his mistakes, yes even from his sins. If his heart is trusting and penitent, he can be a better man next year for last year's fault-but let him not return again to folly. Repentance should be radical and thorough, and the best repentance for a wrong act, as Fenelon said, is not to do it again....
Brother Lawrence expressed the highest moral wisdom when he testified that if he stumbled and fell he turned at once to God and said, "O Lord, this is what You may expect of me if You leave me to myself." He then accepted forgiveness, thanked God and gave himself no further concern about the matter. The Warfare of the Spirit, pp. 102-104
"Oh Lord, some of us have graduate degrees from this school! Help us to learn well from our failures, to accept Christ's forgiveness, and to move on. Give victory for today, I pray, in Jesus' name. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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The Triangulum Galaxy, M33, looks like a dancing octopus in this view from a telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The galaxy is about half as wide as our Milky Way galaxy, but contains only about one-tenth as many stars. New stars are being born along the spiral arms, in the pinkish clouds of hydrogen gas. M33 appears to be interacting with its larger neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy (M31). [T.A.Rector/M.Hanna (NRAO/AUI/AURA/NSF)]
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It's an astronomical version of "the rich get richer." M33, the Triangulum galaxy, is being assimilated by the much larger Andromeda galaxy, M31. Eventually, M33 is likely to be completely absorbed by M31.
M33 is the third-largest member of the Local Group — a collection of dozens of galaxies that travel through space together. Andromeda and our own galaxy, the Milky Way, are the largest members of the group.
M33 is about half as wide as the Milky Way, and contains only about 10 percent as many stars. In photographs, it looks a bit like an octopus doing a pirouette, with spiral arms twirling around its center.
The arms are decorated with bright blobs of newborn stars. In fact, M33 contains one of the largest and brightest stellar nurseries in the entire Local Group — it's given birth to tens of thousands of stars.
A long streamer of stars and gas extends from M33 toward M31, which is about a million light-years away. Simulations show that the galaxies may have sideswiped each other a couple of billion years ago. M31's gravity pulled out the giant streamer, and captured some of M33's stars for its own.
Simulations also show that the two galaxies will merge — perhaps in as little as a couple of billion years, with M31 absorbing the smaller galaxy.
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Geared towards college-age and adult travelers who are planning their first trip abroad, this workshop educates participants about how to travel safely and responsibly on a shoestring budget.
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To complete the patch, girls choose among activities that range from trip planning and interviewing international travelers, to participating in local volunteer projects. The patch criteria include the following activities as guidelines:
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Many troops have discovered new ways to complete the patch by using the criteria as a guideline. HI-USA encourages troops to be creative when they go hostelling, and only requires them to contact their local HI-USA council to discuss their idea and to get it approved. Here are two examples of troops that decided to take a different approach:
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Located in the northwestern mountains of the country, Sapa is a modest town nestled within the Hoang Lien Son mountain range in Lao Cai Province. Sapa is an excellent destination to enjoy outdoor activities with stunning landscapes that attract both domestic and foreign tourists.
Travelling in Sapa, few tourists miss an opportunity to trek to mountain villages and majestic waterfalls.
Cat Cat Village sits atop unspoiled landscapes and is a desirable destination for trekkers seeking to spend full days walking in a world of natural charm and tranquility.
Terraced paddy field, Sapa, Vietnam
Visiting the village, tourists will discover various traditional trades of the local people such as weaving, jewellery manipulation, metal work and stone carvings.
The road from Sapa winds through hilly terrain, past terraced paddy fields. A sign reads "Welcome to Cat Cat Cultural Village", greeting visitors as they arrive at the entrance of the village.
A leisurely walk within the old village provides visitors with a better understanding of the traditional customs and practices of the ethnic Mong people that live here.
While wandering around the village, I continually asked the locals about their crafts and houses. I was curious about everything and the locals were friendly and ready to help. They also politely asked me to buy some hand-made souvenirs.
Visitors in Cat Cat have an opportunity to admire and watch locals sit with looms and create colourful pieces of brocade. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs of flowers and birds. Interestingly, Mong women use plants and leaves to dye the fabrics. After dyeing the fabric, they then roll a round, smooth piece of wood, covered with wax, over the material in order to polish. By doing this it helps to make the colours more durable on the fabric.
In addition to their weaving craft, many residents in Cat Cat are good at making gold and silver jewellery. Their products are quite sophisticated, especially the women's jewellery.
Further into the village are waterfalls along with a stream that weaves its way around boulders, hills and mountains. The pristine stream is spanned by a suspension bridge, which offers a good view of the waterfalls and mountains.
The path after the bridge passes through bamboo forests filled with wild flowers and past tranquil brooks.
Another must-see village is Ta Phin, a remote village located 12km from the centre of Sapa, which still retains traditional customs and lifestyles of the Dao, Tay and Mong ethnic groups.
It's recommended for tourists to catch a local xe om (motorbike taxi) at price of VND180,000 (US$10) in order to get there. Another option is to rent a motorbike for VND100,000 ($5.50) a day, which provides a convenient and interesting way to discover the landscape and villages.
Despite the winding road to the village, tourists can see picturesque rolling hills and terraced fields on the way. Much of the Sapa valley has been cultivated into verdant rice paddy fields equipped with irrigation systems.
Ta Phin Village seeks to capitalise from tourism and thus causes local children and adults to constantly follow visitors, in an effort to persuade them to buy wallets, hats, bags or fabric. However, these sellers tend to be friendly and hospitable.
The villagers often invite tourists to visit their homes, where they show them how they live and what they have, and tell about their families. Their living standard is still low, but their lives have been improved by the expanding tourism industry.
"We women are so active – not only do we grow vegetables and raise pigs and get wood for the fire, we also try to learn English so we can talk to tourists," said a 25-year-old Dao woman. "Before there were tourists we were very poor, but now we can make handicrafts, make money and meet people."
Ta Phin Village is able to win tourists' hearts thanks to the beautiful sights that surround it. Lavie Waterfall is a common destination for trekkers. After trekking through forests, maize fields and mountains, tourists often enjoy soaking in Lavie Stream and sunbathing on flat boulders.
After a long day of walking on the curvy roads and hills around Sapa, it was pleasant to soak my bones and muscles in a traditional Dao herbal bath at Ta Phin.
The price was reasonable, VND60,000 ($3.30) for a one-hour bath. Soaking in medicinal waters may make you feel a little tipsy. When you start feeling dizzy, it's time to get out of the wooden bathtub. After the soak, I finally felt relaxed. The herbal bath was good for my health, mind and bones.
I was very happy to have a chance to travel to Sapa. I will never forget how it felt to stand in front of imposing, beautiful mountains. — VNS
Source: Minh Thu/ Vietnamnews
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Suckered in by the cool packaging and clever puns, I bought this little package:
This gift set was £10 and came with a Moisturiser, Gleam Spray, a Glitter Stick and a Peach Lip Gloss.
My verdict? It wasn't for me. The moisturiser gave me a awful, red lumpy rash on my chest, that is still itching now :/
The gleam spray is a gimmick really – it adds a sort of oily luminosity to the skin that fades quickly. The glitter stick is a firm stick with thick particles of gold glitter- urgh. And the lip gloss in a pink sheer affair scented strongly with Vanila (not my thing, heavily scented lip colors). Doh! This is the gift box that will have to just keep giving!


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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is a non-profit organization formed to fight true discrimination as well as what they perceive as homophobia in the US. Their definition of "homophobia" includes people who simply do not agree that marriage should be extended to non-traditional couples.
Their official "mission statement" is: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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ASP.NET MVC Model Binding is a very powerful feature – arguably one of the most valuable features in the entire framework. As with many "very powerful" features, it is also pretty complex and this means that it works great… most of the time… until it doesn't.
One of the biggest questions is "where are these values coming from"? The simple answer to this question is: the Request object. The Request object is a core ASP.NET object - a dictionary of values aggregated from various sources such as the querystring (URL), form post values, and server variables. The Request object is nothing new – it's been around in one form or another since the days of ASP!
Ok, so you know how I just said that the model binding values come from the Request object? Uh… that was kind of a lie. The truth is that they come from ValueProviders (created by ValueProviderFactories). These value providers try to retrieve values from the same places - in the same order - as the Request object. Don't believe me? Have a look at the source:
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Released in 2003, the Infiniti G35 helped the brand establish a positive reputation and move into profits after struggling for some time. This entry-level luxury sedan won its fair share of awards and editor picks by providing a lot of cabin space, features, and performance for its price. With an engine upgrade in 2008, Infiniti renamed this car the G37.
The G35 lasted only five years, but Infiniti still offers it as the G37. Like the G35, the newer incarnation uses the Nissan 350Z platform, a design choice that explains the performance capabilities of the G series. Throughout the production run of this sporty sedan, buyers can find a handful of trim levels and the obligatory annual additions and upgrades. The two basic versions are the coupe and the sedan. The sedan switched to the G37 designation in 2007, and the coupe changed to the G37 model designation in 2008. Both the coupe and sedan earn praise for their nice interiors, especially for the price, and great handling and performance.
The G35 produces impressive power from its V-6 and solid handling. Always a rear drive car, the second generation of the sedan includes changes such as a stiffer body structure, revised chassis tuning that improves handling, a more powerful V-6 engine, and basic exterior style revisions.
The name change is really just splitting hairs. G35 fans will find their favorite ride still alive as the G37.
This reasonably priced vehicle has a reputation for providing a lot at a low cost. There's much to be said about the quality ride the luxury sports car provides. Equally adept at running errands or handling pleasure drives on winding roads, the G35 has a reputation for providing an experience similar to that of European sport sedans that cost much more. The driver doesn't get the bragging rights that come with a European brand, but does get a lot of car and a lot of performance while pocketing the sizable price difference.
Buyers find with this vehicle that they can have more car than they thought for the money; "more car" meaning more cabin space, more appointments, and better performance. The G35 certainly resembles the midsize M class of Infiniti luxury cars but has a slightly more aggressive styling.
Looking back, it's easy to say that the G35 is something of a trial run for the G37. The second-generation G37 cars are viewed as an improvement. But such praise of the vehicle's evolution causes buyers to forget that the G35 has always been a respected and lauded production and design achievement. It helped Infiniti progress as a company and gives many drivers a taste of luxury performance without a serious financial commitment. Because of that, the G35, and now the G37, has a special place in the history of the Infiniti car company.
Basically, the 2012 Infiniti G35 is the 2012 Infiniti G37. At this stage of production, the G35/G37 comes in three varieties: sedan, coupe, and convertible. The G37 sedan is the second generation G35 with a larger engine. The sedan and coupe come in four different trims: base, Journey, G37x, and Sport 6MT. The convertible only comes in a base or Sport 6MT trim. All models use the same 3.7-liter V-6 engine, producing an impressive 330 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. The models have rear drive or, in the case of the G37x, four-wheel drive.
The basics include high-intensity discharge headlights and 17-inch alloy wheels. Adaptive headlights and 18-inch alloy wheels are optional. Standard features on the G35/37 include stability control, airbags, leather seats, and a six-speaker, USB/iPod-compatible stereo.
Various options and packages can add sport tuning, adaptive cruise control, a Bose premium stereo, and a navigation system with Bluetooth streaming audio.
The first generation G35 remains a favorite for its handling, which suffers a bit because of later changes and power increases. It started out with just one trim and grew from there so expect more options on later used models. Infiniti did not offer the convertible until the model changed to the G37. During the first generation, the brand addressed complaints about shifting, and small cosmetic changes occurred every few years.
Very early models show a slight horsepower difference between the coupe and sedan. The same 3.5-liter can be found in all G35s, but tweaks from year to year change its output. An instrument panel redesign and constant tech additions also mark differences in models from different years. Very early models tend to be more comfortable and less aggressive than later versions.
2008 Infiniti G35
Luxury, Sedan
2007 Infiniti G35
Coupe, Luxury, Sedan, Sports
As entry-level luxury sedans go, the 2007 Infiniti G35 is definitely worth a look.
2006 Infiniti G35
The G35 is the closest you'll get to a BMW 3 Series without actually going out and buying one.
2005 Infiniti G35
The 2005 Infiniti G35 is a midsize sport luxury car manufactured under the Infiniti luxury brand of vehicles by Japanese automaker, Nissan Motors Company.
2004 Infiniti G35
There isn't much to say about the 2004 Infiniti G35 that isn't good.
2003 Infiniti G35
Offered in sedan and coupe body styles, the 2003 Infiniti G35 is well made with a powerful, effective powertrain.


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Surveillance Rights and Wrongs, Part 1: Begging the Questions
Jan 3, 2014 5:00 AM PT
The NSA's surveillance of Americans' emails, Web searches and phone calls has angered the nation, but lawmakers remain divided on the issue. Bipartisan groups have spoken out against the surveillance and a few have introduced legislation to curb it, but some contend it is essential to protect America from its enemies.
Americans are not hesitant about posting the most intimate details of their lives on the Web. In fact, the NSA would probably do better to drop its surveillance and just get the records of suspects from the Internet companies themselves, though those high-tech companies are now fighting it tooth and nail -- at least publicly. Certainly, that approach would save billions of taxpayer dollars.
Recent developments seem to point to a shift away from the NSA. Are we going to see it reined in? Will there be stricter curbs on what the agency can do and how it does that?
'Common-Sense Reforms'
On Dec. 17, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Richard Leon shook up the debate over the NSA's surveillance activities when he ruled that the agency's collection of telephone metadata is likely a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Then, on Dec. 19, the White House released a scathing review of the NSA's surveillance activities by a task force.
On Dec. 20 President Obama indicated he might stop the NSA's collection and storage of Americans' phone records and have phone companies hold the data instead, although he defended the agency, saying he had seen no evidence that it acted inappropriately with the records.
Taken together, these events might presage a change in the NSA's surveillance of Americans.
"The government should always seek to protect the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens, as well as their safety," Jake Laperruque, a fellow on privacy, surveillance and security at the Center for Democracy and Technology, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Ending bulk collection, closing the backdoor search loophole and enacting other common-sense reforms will better safeguard civil liberties without harming the government's ability to protect national security," Laperruque continued.
Defending the Snoops
President Obama last month reiterated claims that various restrictions, safeguards and audits ensure that the NSA and other intelligence agencies do not spy on Americans.
Opponents of the NSA's spying programs might not agree.
First, NSA officials have admitted to illegally collecting metadata about Americans' phone calls, including tracking cellphones worldwide.
Second, the secretive FISA Court, which grants the NSA warrants for surveillance and is claimed by the Obama administration to be one of the checks on the agency's power, may have been talked up. It cannot investigate issues of noncompliance, its chief judge, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, told the Washington Post.
The NSA's Activities Today
The NSA spies on both Americans and our allies; has infected 50,000 networks worldwide with malware; placed secret servers code-named "Quantum" at key places on the Internet backbone as part of its so-called "Turmoil" system; runs programs such as Quantum and Foxacid to hack into people's browsers; runs the PRISM program to collect users' data; uses Google cookies to tap into people's PCs; and tracks 5 billion cellphone locations worldwide every day.
Americans' communications with people abroad are prime targets, and the NSA has claimed that only people with links to suspects are its targets. However, the agency's "three hops" rule widens its net considerably.
Here's how the three hops rule works: The first hop targets a suspect's direct friends and acquaintances -- including those on their social media page. The second targets friends of friends. The third goes for, yes, friends of friends of friends.
That could lead to thousands of people being swept up into the NSA's surveillance net. Any two Facebook friends together know practically every one of the social network's approximately 1.3 billion other users, one study found.
"With neither public debate nor court authorization, the NSA is automating guilt by association, on a global scale," Rebecca Jeschke, media relations director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told the E-Commerce Times.
Privacy activists and others opposed to the NSA's surveillance of Americans contend it has broken the law and has breached the Fourth Amendment. Judge Leon's ruling appears to bear them out, although he has stayed it pending appeal by the Obama administration. The Justice Department's response was to state the agency's telephone metadata collection program is constitutional.
Police Gone Wild
Local law enforcement agencies are also tracking citizens' cellphones. The latest weapon in their arsenal is the "Stingray" -- a device developed for spy agencies that captures cellphone traffic by simulating a cell tower.
Sometimes, they ask for a "tower dump" -- all the cellphone traffic recorded during a specific period by a particular cell tower.
Tower dumps are widespread, and at least 25 law enforcement agencies own a Stingray, a joint investigation by USA Today, 10 News and Gannett has found.
Proudly Protecting Americans?
Similarly, the NSA has claimed that its surveillance of Americans' phone calls has helped prevent 50 or so potential terrorist attacks, but it has not provided any proof. In fact, Judge Leon ruled that there is no evidence that surveillance of phone calls -- aimed at providing timely information on possible attacks -- does so.
Still, terrorists are turning to mobile phones. For instance, the men who attacked the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai in 2008 used cellphones and VoIP accounts to coordinate their activities. Then there's the Global Islamic Media Front, which has released encryption software for mobile phones running Android and Symbian.
Governments have to keep their citizens safe, Avni Rambhia, digital media industry manager for Frost & Sullivan, told the E-Commerce Times.
In a time when technology is fast dissolving national boundaries and enabling would-be criminals and terrorists to communicate rapidly and set up attacks at frenetic speed, can anyone definitively state that surveillance is entirely wrong?
Above the Law?
"I'm not sure if 'has the NSA broken the law?' is the right question to ask," Brian Pascal, a research fellow at UC Hastings College of the Law, told the E-Commerce Times. "To me, the question is, 'how effective has the oversight been?'"
The FISA Court has found on multiple occasions that the NSA had misrepresented its activities to the court, and NSA officials have withheld the truth even in congressional hearings, Pascal pointed out.
"General Alexander even said that no one within the NSA understood the entirety of the systems," he said.
Despite this, the FISA Court has routinely reauthorized the NSA's surveillance, Pascal noted. "This means that, at least in the eyes of the FISC judges, the NSA's activities were 'legal.'"
If no one understands the system, has it run amok? And in that case, why is the FISA Court reauthorizing surveillance warrants? Is it time the system was overhauled? The task force whose report was released last month suggests that's the case for both the FISA Court and the NSA.
Surveillance Rights and Wrongs, Part 2: No Clear Answers.


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With a worm exploiting the unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft's Domain Name System Service mere days after it was discovered, Microsoft on Monday urged customers to apply workarounds the company had provided in its earlier security advisory.
The W32/Delbot-AI worm, aka Nirbot or Rinbot, is infecting PCs via a vulnerability in the way the Windows DNS Server's RPC (Remote Procedure Call) interface has been implemented. Attackers are sending a crafted RPC packet to vulnerable PCs, turning them into zombie systems from which attackers can steal information and which they can control as nodes in a botnet.
As of Monday, the MSRC's Christopher Budd was still downplaying the effects of the worm, saying that the attack "does not appear widespread." Regardless, deploying workarounds provided in the security advisory to mitigate this unpatched zero-day attack should be a priority, he said. "By quickly deploying the workarounds customers can mitigate the risk of an effective attack on their networks," he writes. "Once again, we want to strongly advise customers to deploy the workarounds in their environment as soon as possible."
Microsoft in particular is urging customers to deploy a registry key workaround and to deploy the latest signatures for their security products.
Microsoft has updated its advisory three times since it was posted last week, and a spokesperson for the company told eWEEK that another update is coming via the MSRC blog sometime tonight.
The news of the worm attack comes only a week after Microsoft issued patches for critical vulnerabilities on its monthly Patch Tuesday. On top of those patches, subsequent reports of bugs in Microsoft Office appeared, and Microsoft's security team have also been busy investigating attacks aimed at Vista's OEM BIOS activation feature.
"The computer underground appear to be revelling in waiting until Microsoft has released its monthly batch of patches, before unleashing their latest attacks," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, in a post. "It's not just businesses who are being affected by this, but Microsoft will not be enjoying having the security of their software brought into question again."
As for the timing of a patch, a Microsoft spokesperson couldn't give eWEEK a timeline. The MSRC's Budd said in his Monday post that teams are working "around the clock" on the update and are monitoring the situation along with the company's MSRA partners.
"As soon as we have any new information, we'll update you through the advisory and the MSRC weblog," he wrote.


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Chevy LUV Junkyard Jewel - Low Roller
Chassis & Suspension Upgrades
With the frame cleaned up and looking good, the days to follow contained more of the same. All the chassis components were broken down, and given the same treatment as the frame—degrease, clean and wire brush, then prep and paint. Our welder buddy Corey Miller of Miller Fab stopped by to drop off our valve cover that we had him TIG weld. While in the presence of such mastery of welding, we did what any normal person would do; we put him to work finishing up the welds on our upper control arms that we tweaked As the pieces were readied for assembly, we once again went to our large pile of parts that we ordered up from rockauto.com. We just can't say enough great things about our experience with them.
The parts we ordered were the pieces we needed to get the Ol' LUV safely back on the road: ball joints and tie rod ends. Anyone whose had a ball joint fail on their 'bagged truck can attest to that being money well spent. Oh, and we got all new brake components, too. Now when we say all new brake components, there's all the hard parts like rotors, pads, drums and shoes, and of course the springs, all of which were subject to being exposed to the elements for all those years. In fact, when we drug the thing out of the field one of the front wheels was frozen up with rust. But that's not all the bits you need to be concerned about, there's also the hydraulic portion of the system, the master cylinder, hoses, calipers, and wheel cylinders. Now the thing you need to know about this part of the system is more about the fluid itself. Brake fluid is what's called "hygroscopic" meaning it readily absorbs moisture, and even though the system was kept closed all those years as it sat out in that field, moisture was slowly absorbed into the brake fluid. With moisture now in the system, the internal bores of things like the master cylinder, calipers, and the wheel cylinders start to corrode and instead of having a nice smooth surface for the seals of said components to ride on and seal against, they now move on a rough and jagged surface tearing the seals. The worst-case scenario is total brake system failure—slam on the brakes and nothing … your foot goes straight to the floor!
Another thing we got from rockauto.com was a gasket kit to reseal the engine. There's not going to be an easier time to reseal and detail it than when it's sitting on the shop floor in front of you. Just like the frame and the rest of the components, we attacked the engine and transmission with wire wheels, brushes, and even a die grinder and sanding disc to tidy up some of the casting marks. Once cleaned and degreased to satisfaction, we laid down a couple coats of high-temp engine paint—nothing fancy, just an off-the-shelf spray can. We chose to do a two-tone with Chevy orange on the bottom, and "New Ford" grey on the top. Follow the instructions on the label to prevent any unwanted paint reaction from occurring.
With the chassis on point, we started to look at our options for how to control the uppie-downie function of our suspension. We opted for a manual valve block named after a red S-10 from an old Kid-n-Play movie. The Fourplay block, made by the fine folks at Little Larry's, was boasting some pretty impressive stats that we just had to test out for ourselves. A CNC-machined billet manifold type system with a single inlet and one outlet to each of the 'bags—it's even already equipped with outputs for gauges too. Nothing screams old school like a nice set of manual valves, so with that we placed an order. Upon arrival, we can say this thing is nice. The machine work is top-notch, and upon closer inspection, we found internal rollers on the ends of the valve levers that give ultra-smooth movement. Stay tuned and see when we hit the switches for the first time. If this valve block works half as good as it looks, it'll be awesome!
Corey Miller did a great job with the valve cover that he TIG welded, so we lined up more work for him.
Damn, this kid can weld! De-burred and painted—our arms are looking good!
We started to pick away at our pile of parts we ordered up from rockauto.com. As components were painted, new pieces went on—ball joints and tie rods and brakes oh my!
New wheel cylinders were installed along with new shoes and hardware. If the paint is burnt off your brake springs, they have been affected by heat, and should be replaced.
Our pal, Unca Sean cleaned up the tape residue off our chrome bars, and the four-link, Slam RE-6 'bags, and KYB shocks all went together for the last time.
Our donor engine was looking a bit ratty. Our tools of choice for cleanup included a selection of wire wheels and brushes, an air puffer, and brake cleaner. The more time you spend here, the better it'll look in the end, this was a day of fun for sure!
It's hard to believe this frame was just sitting in the field behind it not too long ago.
Our manual valve block from Little Larry's is just what the doctor ordered, giving us that old school flavor we're looking for, not to mention a great price and some impressive machine work and stats. Can't wait to hit the switches for the first time. Check back in the next installment.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wordbook
Many dictionaries and guides are careful to warn readers about the difference between a faun and a fawn. However, anyone familiar with the tales of C. S. Lewis is unlikely to confuse these two shy inhabitants of woodland glades, since the goat-footed, part-human faun of classical Roman mythology is the first strange creature we encounter when reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Those who know the film version will be flocking back to the cinemas this month to see more fantastical creatures in Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Many legendary creatures from ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle East, and Northern Europe inhabit Lewis's Narnia. From the classical world come the beautiful maidens called nymphs, including the dryads, spirits of trees, and naiads, spirits of streams and springs. (Lewis also calls the naiads 'well-women', which now reads rather oddly to anyone who has heard of 'well woman' health clinics.) Also familiar to most readers are the centaur—half horse, half human—and the more sinister Minotaur, or bull-headed man. The classical cast is completed by the god Bacchus, with Silenus and the satyrs—similar to the fauns, but linked more to drunken revels than pastoral idylls—and by the monopods, a one-legged race featured in The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader', whose history can be traced back to 'tall tales' of the wonders of India, written down by credulous (or unscrupulous) ancient Greek writers and repeated by the Roman encyclopedist Pliny the Elder.
Mismatched myths
Alongside these—in a mythological mix which is said to have irritated Lewis's friend Tolkien—we find the dwarf of Germanic legend and the ogre of old French tales, as well as the merman, the werewolf, the bogle (Lewis uses the old northern spelling boggle), and the wraith. Among the retinue of the White Witch are three entirely unfamiliar types of creature, the orknies, ettins, and wooses. These are not simply inventions, as we might suppose, but adaptations of ancient Old English words. Orknies (Old English orcneas) and ettins (Old English eotenas, a kind of giant) appear in the poem Beowulf, and the wooses or wood-woses (Old English wudewasan) are also of Anglo-Saxon origin. All have linguistic parallels in Tolkien's world: the orcs, ents, and woses of Middle-earth.
In the opposite direction from the Northlands lies the home of the ghoul, the afreet (or efreet), and the jinn. These come from legends of the Middle East, introduced to English-speaking readers mainly by the tales of the Arabian Nights. The word jinn is strictly a plural form, the singular being jinnee. This was often translated by the similar-sounding French word genie (from Latin genius, local spirit), which now tends to evoke a rather inappropriate image of a pantomime genie in a bottle, rather than the malevolent and powerful spiritual beings of Islamic demonology.
Reach for the dictionary
The names of creatures contribute an obvious element to the Narnian tales, but another feature of Lewis's writing emerges throughout the series: his use of surprisingly obscure words. Many readers must simply pass over these without fully understanding them, unless they have a dictionary to hand. But Lewis was, after all, a professor of English literature, and having a rather bracingly old-fashioned approach to education, he thought nothing of throwing a word such as malapert, victualed, or frowsty into a children's book. The nautical setting of The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader' allows him to make play with such terms as poop, forecastle, jury-mast (a mast which is jury-rigged), and dromond.
In The Horse and His Boy we find a whole treasury of words in the flowery speech of many characters: loquacity, indigence, maleficence, scapegrace, sapient, and prognostics. I am sure I didn't know these when I first read the book. Some of them would need a pretty large dictionary to decode, and Lewis was surely delighted to revive the Shakespearean insult pajock (a vain or conceited person) and the medieval word gentilesse (the quality of courtesy displayed by a true gentleman). As Michael Ward notes in Planet Narnia (Oxford University Press, 2008), language itself becomes a theme of the book.
In The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader' Lewis allows himself a little linguistic joke. Among a magician's instruments we spy the astrolabe, the orrery, and the chronoscope—well-known tools of the Renaissance astronomer or scientist—but next comes the poesimeter. This must be an imaginary instrument for measuring poetry (with a pun on 'poetic meter'). Then comes the choriambus, a term actually borrowed from poetic meter (it is a four-syllable foot: "dum-diddy-dum"). Last is the theodolind, whose name, reminiscent of theodolite (a genuine surveying instrument), appears to have been borrowed from Queen Theodolind of the sixth-century Lombards.
As a lexicographer, one can only hope that Lewis's enthusiasm for English words continues to encourage a similar passion among his readers.


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Now that it's official that Universal will produce three films, interspersed with two seasons of a television series on NBC, and that this will be helmed by Ron Howard and scripted by Akiva Goldsman, I must first of all breath a sigh of relief. And that is, of course, followed by a shriek of WTF. Hopefully, this is the project that will return the Grazer/Howard/Goldsman team to its true potential, but they will have to travel the Wastelands and more to prove it.
I'm glad this recipe of film/tv/film/tv/film was concocted, as it seems the best way to do it. Even Lord of the Rings was supposedly impossible to bring to cinema, but Peter Jackson managed it with three long films (and a lot of commitment from production). Mr. Howard and Mr. Grazer are not without huge obstacles in their quest, either.
For one thing, the part of Jake needs to be especially tended to in the planning, writing, and shooting stages. If this project is to go on for many years, Jake needs to be someone who doesn't age/change much physically during that time. Even if he does during the last phase, Jake is key to the entire Gunslinger theme, and needs to be a solid child actor. Eddie and Susannah are also key roles, and while many will speculate on casting of those two, I wish those two to be unknowns.
As for the Gunslinger, there may be hoots and hollers for Josh Brolin or some other marquee star, but for my money, the one actor I see fitting the bill as a badass with a heart of stone, but a scrap of compassion, and who has proved himself in a successful TV series with a Stephen King fanbase… is Josh Holloway.
He has the potential to pull off all of Roland's traits, from stoicism to sarcasm to dancing the rice dance. And looking like a hardcase the whole time.


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MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the 2012 Best XI during his annual State of the League teleconference call on Monday, recognizing the League's top 11 players at each position on the field.
This year MLS players, club leadership and media members voted one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders and three forwards to the Best XI.
Goalkeeper – Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
Defender – Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes)
Defender – Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
Defender – Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)
Midfielder – Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC)
Midfielder – Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Midfielder – Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
Midfielder – Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forward – Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
Forward – Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Forward – Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
After finishing the regular season atop the Eastern Conference, Sporting Kansas City leads all teams with four players named to the Best XI. The San Jose Earthquakes, the 2012 Supporters' Shield winners for best regular season record, and the LA Galaxy, the reigning MLS Cup Champions, each have two players named, while three other teams each have one player.
Three players have previously been named to the MLS Best XI, including Donovan, Henry and Wondolowski. Eight players are first-time Best XI: Alonso, Bernardez, Besler, Collin, Keane, Nielsen, Pontius and Zusi.
Donovan has been named to his fifth consecutive Best XI selection and sixth overall, tying Dwayne De Rosario for the most of any player in MLS history.
Six members of the Best XI were named to the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game First XI and eight were named finalists for other 2012 postseason awards.


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Insights is an elementary hands-on inquiry science program designed to develop children's understanding of key concepts and to improve students' abilities to think creatively and critically. Insights also encourages problem solving and integrates science with the rest of the curriculum.
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