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In this installment of our Nova build saga, we finally say goodbye to the terribly loose steering setup for something much tighter. When we were driving the car with the factory power steering last year, the experience was typical of an old car; vague road feel and not very responsive. The early Novas were equipped with a box that took six turns to go lock-to-lock, so it was as if mechanically you were bound to drive like an old lady. Combine the unresponsive box with 50 years of wear and you have a car that can get scary, especially if you're trying to go fast with it.
Unlike other cars that have separate manual and power steering boxes, the early Novas were built and sold with one box. The difference between a Nova with power steering and one without was dependant on a power steering slave cylinder attached to the steering link. If someone wanted manual steering, you'd simply disconnect the slave and remove the pump.
Our 1963 came with a straight-six with power steering and in order to drop in our V8, we'd have to go to with a manual link or remove the ancient power steering slave. This was due to the oil pan design; the steering link traverses through a notch in the pan. The manual link was readily available from Classic Performance Products locally, so to keep things simple, we decided to go with full manual steering instead of adapting a steering rack. We suspect the steering box is lighter, too.
Although converting the car manual steering and dropping the V8 was an easy choice, driving on the street with a stock steering box that takes six turns to steer from end-to-end does, and did sound like a nightmare, so we began to look for steering box options.
Luckily, we found the perfect solution. Flaming River offers a complete kit (PN FR302KT) that includes a quicker ratio box, a cool little tilt steering column, and the u-joints needed to upgrade the 1962-65 Nova steering. The mini column comes either in black or polished with an aluminum mount and when combined with a new manual steering link and tie rods, makes for a complete way to change your steering from unresponsive and loose to quick and tight.
Quick Specs
•Quick Ration steering box with 3-1/2 turns lock-to-lock
•Micro tilt column - 5 position with GM wiring (only 17-inch long)
•Eliminates long shaft steering column
•Bolt in Kit - No Welding


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Heating for Reptiles
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Reptiles are ectothermic (aka cold-blooded), meaning that they are dependent on their environment to regulate their temperature. There are a variety of ways to provide this much-needed heat in captivity. There are several different reptile heating products we offer to meet the needs of your pet reptiles and amphibians.
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Reptile Heat Rocks are a great way to provide belly heat to your pet reptiles. The Reptile Heat Rocks available at Josh's Frogs provide a dependable, regulated heat source for your pet. Reptile Heat Rocks are great for those reptiles that prefer belly heat.
Reptile Heat Pads provide heat right where your animals need it. Reptile Heat Pads can be used under a terrarium, vivarium, or habitat to heat specific areas of the enclosure. Heat Pads create a localized hot spot that your animal can use to bask, similar to rocks warmed by the sun in the wild. Reptile Heat Pads are temperature regulated for the safety of you and your pet. Reptile Heat Pads are great for those reptiles and amphibians that need a constant 24/7 source of heat, such as leopard geckos or ball pythons. Heat Pads are also a great way to add additonal heat to a naturalistic vivarium.
|Exo Terra Heat Cable provides heat right where your animals need it. Heat Cable can be used under a terrarium, vivarium, or habitat to heat specific areas of the enclosure. Exo Terra Heat Cable can also be used in breeder racks to heat many enclosures at the same time. Heat cables are water resistant and flexible, featuring double silicone insulation that guarantees total safety both for you and your reptile or amphibian. Heat Cable is great for providing low levels of heat to corn snakes, ball pythons, leopard geckos, fat tail geckos, and poison dart frogs, as well as other pet amphibians.
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Red Heat Lamps emit infrared heat waves that provide much needed warmth for your pet reptile. The red glass transmits Infrared waves produced by the special filament of the bulb. The reddish light will not disrupt normal activity during night or day, which makes it an excellent 24 hour heat source. Red heat lamps increase the overall air temperature in the terrarium and provide heat, which is essential for activity and digestion. Red heat lamps are ideal for nocturnal viewing.
Basking Bulbs provide a source of heat for your pet reptile or amphibian via a radiant heat source (in this case, an incandescent or halogen bulb). Simulating the warming rays of the sun, basking bulbs provide your ectothermic pets with the warmth they need to digest food and maintain optimal activity levels. There are a variety of different basking bulbs available, suitable for use with a diverse selection of pet reptiles or amphibians.
Reptile Water Heaters convert electricity into thermal (heat) energy, which is then used to warm the water they are placed in. Water Heaters allow the proper temperatures to be met in your pet's environment, vital to any reptile's well being. Water heaters also increase the humidity levels in the habitat. Water heaters are great for tadpoles, turtles, and other water loving animals.
Temperature Monitoring is one of the most important things you can do to ensure to your pet reptile or amphibian's health. Both reptiles and amphibians are ectothermic, meaning that they are entirely dependent on their surroundings for their body temperature. It's very important to provide a thermal gradient (warm end - cool end) to allow your pet reptile to thermoregulate, or move to adjust it's body temperature. In order to ensure your pet reptile or amphibian is exposed to a proper temperature range, temperatures must be monitored closely.
|Thermostats are designed to maintain temperatures inside a set acceptable range. Temperature is typically monitored by a probe, which is placed inside your pet reptile's enclosure. The thermostat ensures that your heating device will not overheat your reptile or amphibian's environment, which can quickly stress out your pet, and even lead to death. Thermostats are a vital safeguard that protect your pet from extreme temperatures, and you from heartbreak. Thermostats can be used with a wide variety of reptile heating products.


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Low Elo Podcast EP. 54 - Punching Is Cool
Episode 54 of Low Elo is here! A year ago this week we released our first episode and who could ever have predicted we'd be where we are today?
This week, CLG can't help but make headlines, Vi gets the once over and we ask why the question why is such a bad question.
This week we ask you for your League of Legends New Year's resolutions. Send them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
You can follow the hosts at @EatGamer @LowEloDave @ctf1990 and @ThatDarkskeGuy.
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Micah Johnson Stuns Judges With 'Chicken Fried' on 'American Idol'
Micah Johnson's 'American Idol' audition that aired tonight tonight (Jan. 30) started off on a dark and emotional note. Tonsillectomy procedures are fairly routine, but his went terribly wrong, resulting in nerve damage and a subsequent speech impediment. However, he didn't let that unfortunate mishap stop him from performing a truly jaw-dropping rendition of Zac Brown Band's 'Chicken Fried.'
"Speech problems? What speech problems?" the judges all seemed to be asking each other as Johnson powered through the catchy tune, enunciating every syllable with perfect clarity and precision. Keith Urban couldn't help but sing along, providing harmony to accompany what wound up being one of the best auditions on tonight's episode of 'Idol.'
Johnson's delivery was so spot-on that Randy Jackson playfully accused him of yanking their chain. "This is the biggest fake-out I think I've ever had!" he exclaimed. "We were leaning in 'cause we couldn't even hear you speak, and then you open your mouth and you sing like a bird. What is going on here?" Urban then good-naturedly instructed him to "Just sing all the time!"
"I was moved by your story," contributed fellow 'Idol' panelist Mariah Carey, who suffered nerve damage to her arm in the past. She went on to say, "But even if you didn't have that story, I still would've been moved by your voice."
Johnson's stunning performance not only shows talent and perseverance, it encourages other people who encounter hardships in their lives to follow their dreams rather than give up. "It feels really, really good," remarked the singer after receiving his well-deserved golden ticket to Hollywood.


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There are some differences between the two words. I believe that a promise is when the person chooses to do, or not to do, a certain thing. For example, a choice is made (an often used promise) that "I'm going to lose weight." This promise may not have been made strong enough for it to get done.
It appears that a resolution may be an attempt to put some "teeth" into that promise is now more of a determination, a firm decision, to actually do that.
School will be out for almost two more weeks, and it is time to find things to do to occupy the kids and create memories. Baking cookies together is one way to create lasting memories and teach the kids a little about measurements, too.
Which is it for you? I still prefer the last one. Why? Because it has always been Christmas on Dec. 25. And, because the first two are fairly new versions that have emerged more recently.
When I was a child (back in ancient history) I can remember that Christmas was only Christmas, not a "season" to greet someone, or a "holiday" that is supposed to also be happy. I was raised that there are, in fact, four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. And, on that note, there are many holidays besides this one we usually celebrate all year long.
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Most years, our family puts up a large artificial Christmas tree that we have had for many years. This year, however, we have a tiny tree, a little tabletop tree instead. It is a real tree though, and that makes me happy because that is what I had as a child.
Stress — who has it? Everybody. Even children, who are not aware of the overall stressors that their parents are experiencing, and the parents falsely believe that their stress is real stress and the child is experiencing a much more tolerable level than they are.
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Residence hall living provides opportunities to develop new friendships and skills, and to learn about new ideas, beliefs and cultures within a caring community atmosphere. Living on campus also provides unique opportunities for interpersonal learning and growth as students live, study and play with the rest of the campus community. The residential "living education" is a key part of the residential liberal arts education.
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Immigration, the far right and the white working class
Paul in Lancs: Labour beyond Glasman: racism, truth & reconciliation. I've not yet read this long piece, but a quick skim tells me it is most definitely worth printing out and reading properly. Another Blue Labour review from Sane Lynch, which I've also yet to read but looks interesting. Pub Philosopher: As the BNP declines, political and communal violence will increase. Some overlapping issues addressed here from a very different perspective. Related, Steve Hilditch on the word "chav", including a derogatory instance from a Lib Dem peer and human rights commissioner, who in my view ought to resign now. From across the Atlantic, I have also not yet read Matthew Lyons' long review of Devin Burghart and Leonard Zeskind's Tea Party Nationalism.
The antisemitism of good intentions
The UCU congress at the weekend, at which my trade union voted to disassociate itself from the EUMC working definition of antisemitism at any possible opportunity and not to use it in any education or dispute context was, in my view. David Hirsh live-blogged. A few lies and distortions in the debate. Sue Blackwell claimed the EUMC definition was used to stifle free speech when Denis Macshane tried to get the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge not to host Hamas' Azzam Tamimi. As far as I can see, however, Macshane was unsuccessful; he did not quote the EUMC working definition; he did not go through the union but through the university management and the government; and Tamimi's main offence is not his intensified criticisms of Israel but the fact that he is a spokesperson for a terrorist organisation that engages in killing Jews. Also worth noting that the previous week, Cambridge had cancelled Benny Morris from speaking after the university's Islamic and Pakistan societies who claimed he was an "Islamophobic hate speaker", so not good evidence for the EUMC working definition stifling free debate on Israel/Palestine.
Sean Wallis, who once darkly accused the anti-boycott movement to be fuelled by secret Lehman Brothers accounts, made a bizarre "asajew" intervention against the EUMC claiming he had been libelled, although the EUMC working definition appears to have had no negative impact on his ability to speak freely in the union. Blackwell made use of Richard Kuper's attacks on the EUMC, including his allegation that it is the product of American Zionists, invoking Kenneth Stern as evidence. As I wrote once in a comment thread here:
Levi denies that "expert on antisemitism" is a good way to describe Stern and prefers "American Zionist". For those of you with longer memories, Stern was the defence lawyer for the AIM activists, including Leonard Peltier, who were indicted for the events at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation and regarded as heroes by most on the left who don't see everything through the framework of only-Israel-is-evil. He has written vast amounts on this case, on the Militia movement and religious right in America, on David Duke, on Nazi skinheads, and on hate crime in general. He has written nothing that I am aware of that is about Israel.Credit to Ronnie Fraser and the AWL's Pete Radcliffe for being the voices of reason at the congress. Also read: Rob Marchant at LabourList, Dan Sheldon of the UJS, David Schraub, Martin Bright, Trevor Phillips, Denis Noble, Rebecca L and the comment thread at Shiraz Socialist.
In other news, Ignoblus on the asajews in Move Over AIPAC, and Dave Rich on Mehdi Hasan's version of the Lobby thesis.
(Whenever I hear people start speeches with the words "Speaking as a Jew...", I remember my time as a delegate to the NUS conference ca.1990, when I heard two different men (one in Socialist Organiser, now AWL) say "Speaking as a lesbian and gay man"...)
Ratko Mladic (and Noam Chomsky)
Sarah Correia in Prijedor on the arrest. James asks if it is time for the professor to apologise. Further comment from Mod.
Libya and liberal interventionism
Two from the Fat Man: What's it all about? and Cassandras.
I managed to miss the fact that Lauren Booth is now advocating for Gilad Atzmon.
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Transpontine on the Saxon archive.
Utrophia on the move
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In this volume, contributors discuss both the theoretical and practical applications of an embodied knowledge perspective, using the field of education as an exemplar. It should be noted that while the theorists whose writings are discussed in these pages, have made seminal contributions to the sociology of the body literature, it is not possible nor is it our goal to comprehensively review the theoretical discourse of everyone who has written in the area. Our more modest aim is to give our audience a sampling of what some of the important theoretical positions entail. To that end, we turn to the writings of the three social and cultural theorists whose work is given the greatest degree of attention in the volume, Foucault, Bourdieu, and Butler, and will briefly summarize their views.Epstein, Irving is the author of 'Recapturing the Personal Essays on Education and Embodied Knowledge in Comparative Perspective', published 2007 under ISBN 9781593115845 and ISBN 1593115849.[read more]
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I Love French Wine and Food - A White BeaujolaisIf you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Beaujolais region of southeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you'll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Beaujolais wine.
Among France's eleven wine-growing regions Beaujolais perhaps surprisingly ranks number eight in total acreage devoted to the grape. However, it is one of the best-known wine regions to a large degree because of the enormously successful Beaujolais Nouveau marketing campaign. I review Beaujolais Nouveau wine in a companion article in this series.
Beaujolais wine is usually, but not always, red. Beaujolais white wine comes from a variety of grapes including Chardonnay as in the wine reviewed below, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Aligoté.
There are no cities in the entire region so tourists will have to be satisfied with the 14 mile (23 kilometer) Beaujolais wine route and its villages. Most of them are. This wine route is home to nine of the Beaujolais grands crus including Chiroubles, reviewed in a companion article.
Not far from the wine route is Villars-les-Dombes (population four thousand) with an excellent bird sanctuary, including four hundred species of birds. Continue south to the medieval walled town of Pérouges (population about one thousand) on a hilltop. This town was the setting for the movie The Three Musketeers. Before reviewing the Beaujolais wine and imported cheeses that we were lucky enough to purchase at a local wine store and a local Italian food store, here are a few suggestions of what to eat with indigenous wines when touring this beautiful region. Start with Cuisses de Grenouilles (Frogs Legs). For your second course savor Quenelles de Brochet (Poached Fish Dumplings). And as dessert indulge yourself with Galettes de Pérouges (Pérouges Pancakes).
OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that we taste and review are purchased at the full retail price.
Wine Reviewed Pisse-Dru Beaujolais Blanc 2004 12.9% alcohol about $10.00
Let's start by quoting the marketing materials. The name "Pisse-Dru" comes from an amusing French vintners expression: when an old vigneron says with a smile of satisfaction on his face, "ça pisse dru", it means that the vintage he has just tasted is to his liking and that the fresh juice of the grape will grow into a perfect and delicious bottle of wine.
Yellow-green color with hints of gold. Fine and fruity on the nose, this wine shows aromas of quince and small yellow plum with some floral nuances. A very pleasant wine with a long finish. Serve chilled with hors d'oeuvres, grilled seafood, cold-cuts, poultry with light cream sauce and cold pasta salads. And now for the review.
My first meal consisted of barbecued chicken with potatoes cooked in chicken fat and green beans in tomato sauce. The wine had a nice tingling taste and was refreshingly acidic. It really cut the grease of this quite greasy meal.
My next pairing was with a commercial chicken pot pie perked up by a Chinese hot sauce. This Beaujolais Blanc was once again refreshingly acidic, light and fruity. But it was fairly short and overpowered by a hot sauce that wasn't very hot. The wine had no such problem with poppy seed cake.
My final meal was an omelet with brown mushrooms, local provolone cheese, and the fixings. I was surprised and somewhat disappointed that the wine was quite light when paired with a mild-tasting omelet.
I next tried this wine with an Italian Bel Paese, a mild buttery cheese that people suggest to accompany fruity wines or to be eaten alone as a snack or a dessert. This pairing was a relative success; the cheese seemed to soften the wine's acid and bring out its fruit.
My last tasting was with a French Saint-Aubin, a soft cow's milk cheese traditionally packed in a wooden box. This cheese has a creamy brie-like texture and a stronger taste. The cheese was a little strong for the wine.
Final verdict. Like most people I know, I have a limited budget. This wine was fine for the price. It doesn't go well with everything, most wines don't. But it goes very well with food that I really like (barbecued chicken and greasy potatoes), and I am planning to buy it again.
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About The Author: Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine French or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. His major wine website is www.theworldwidewine.com His major article website is www.travelitalytravel.com


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Every year, I find myself banging my head against the wall when it comes to the grandparents and holiday gift shopping for my kids. Without fail, they end up buying all of them tons of crappy toys which usually my kids didn't ask for. And of course, they are battery operated and don't seem to have an "off" button.
As grateful as I am that they want to spend money on my kids, I feel terrible that these toys usually end up getting donated or tossed in the trash. Plus, we like to play "Santa" for our own kids, which means they end up with way too many gifts. Talk about spoiled!
So, this year, I've employed a few strategies that I think might have actually worked. And if you've got grandparents like my kids do, I bet they'll work for you too!
- 1. Send a list, from the kids. I've tried sending them ideas that I've come up with on my own, but that never seems to work for whatever reason. However, if you have the list come from the kids, in their own handwriting if possible, this really helps them stick to it.
- 2. Give them ideas, rather than specific items. For my little one who really has no clue what she wants, I give them some ideas of her specific interests. This could actually work with older kids too if you find the grandparents really hate being limited by a wish list. If you tell them that she's really into playing with dolls and already has a crib and a stroller, or that he really loves Spiderman, then you're letting them choose something on their own but will hopefully still be appreciated and liked.
- 3. Set some parameters, nicely. Every year, I ask my in-laws to please not send anything that takes batteries or anything with lots of pieces, mostly because they drive us nuts. Of course, we don't say that, but we do tell them that generally the batteries run out and the pieces get lost and we really want them to be able to play with the toys as much as possible.
- 4. Ask for experiences, then send photos. My in-laws are super averse to giving gifts like a museum trip or a membership to the zoo, however, last year after I convinced them and took tons of photos of the kids enjoying their gift, they really understood how great it was and were much more inclined to do it again.
- 5. Cut them some slack. When it comes down to it, sending gifts is how my in-laws show their love for the kids, so I've learned over the years to just let it go. Yes, I still roll my eyes a little, but in the end, it is the season for giving. Plus, how long do they really play with the skeeball machine and talking caterpillar? Not very long, especially when the batteries magically disappear.
How do you deal with crazy gift giving grandparents at the holidays?
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Module Support / Re: Modules not Working after being Enabled« on: May 19, 2016, 02:44:06 AM »
How do you do the world, staff, guild, and regular chat?
I realize you may have already figured this out, but the prefix for the channels is usually the first letter of the channel. And for chat itself, the prefix is ";".
So, to chat in the world channel, you would write like this: ";w Hello world." (Without the quotes).


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text: Oscars 2013: Biggest Academy Awards snubs and surprisesANDREW COOPER SMPSP 12.18.2012Leonardo DiCaprioANDREW COOPER SMPSPDiCaprio was believed to be in the running for a Best Supporting Actor nod for his portrayal of evil plantation owner Calvin Candie in "Django Unchained."Stephen Lovekin / Getty ImagesSamuel L. JacksonYouTube / Vancovuer SunLike DiCaprio, Jackson could have been considered for his work on Django Unchained. Co-star Christoph Waltz did earn a Best Supporting Actor nomStephen Lovekin / Getty ImagesMatthew McConaughey' / 'The actor earned critical raves for his work in "Magic Mike" and Richard Linklater's "Bernie." arrives at the Premiere of CBS Films' Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO/VALERIE MACON arrives at the Premiere of CBS Films' Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO/VALERIE MACON arrives at the Premiere of CBS Films' Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO/VALERIE MACONVALERIE MACON/AFP/GettyImagesVALERIE MACON / AFP/Getty ImagesJohn HawkesAlberto E. Rodriguez / Getty ImagesHawkes was widely praised for his work in "The Sessions." In the film, he portrayed a man paralyzed by childhood polio and mostly confined to an iron lung who seeks the help of a sexual surrogate to learn how to fulfil his yearnings for physical intimacy.Fox Searchlight Pictures, The Canadian Press / The Canadian PressQuentin TarantinoStephen Lovekin / Getty ImagesSome were surprised that Tarantino failed to earn a Best Director nomination for "Django Unchained." No one was surprised that he failed to pick up an acting nom for a brief cameo where he spoke in an absurd Australian accent.Handout / djangounchained.orgMoonrise KingdomHandout / HandoutThe Wes Anderson film is in the running for a BAFTA (best screenplay), a Golden Globe Award (Best musical or comedy), 5 Independent Spirit Awards (best cinematography, best director, best feature, best screenplay, best supporting actor), among other honours. As for the Oscars, "Moonrise Kingdom" was left out and only got one nomination, for original screenplay.Focus FeaturesTom HooperKevin Winter / Getty Images for DGALes Miserables picked up a Best Picture nod, but Tom Hooper failed to pick a nomination for Best Director. Hooper already has a Best Director Oscar for "The King's Speech."Handout / lesmiserablesfilm.comBen AffleckKris Connor / Getty ImagesArgo earned several noms, including one for Best Picture, but Affleck failed to pick up a nomination for Best Director.Claire Folger, Warner Bros., The Associated Press / Postmedia NewsThe MasterPaul Thomas Anderson's film was a critical favourite that did manage three acting nominations for Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman.Kathryn BigelowMichael Buckner, Getty Images / Postmedia NewsBigelow became the first female to win a Best Director Oscar but failed to earn a nomination for Zero Dark Thirty.Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesBradley CooperJordan Strauss / Invision/AP ImagesIt may be due to his subjective good looks, or his perhaps his academic acumen, but Bradley Cooper routinely gets less than a fair shake as an actor. So it was nice to see the Academy go out of its way to highlight Cooper's manic – in a good way – performance in Silver Linings Playbook. As the audience's flawed widower, Cooper's charming personality perfectly offset his uncomfortably flawed existence, making his performance one of the year's best. (-Jonathan Dekel, Postmedia News)JOJO WHILDEN / APEmmanuelle RivaFile / Google ImageAt 85, the veteran French actress is the oldest nominee in her category in academy history for her work in the film Amour.Quvenzhan WallisHandout / for the NEWSQuevenzhane Wallis is the youngest best actress nominee at the age of 9. She is nominated for her work in the film Beast of the Southern Wild.by Jess PinkhamShareAdjustCommentPrint xShareOscars 2013: Biggest Academy Awards snubs and surprises Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Linkedin


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When drivers don't respond to a 4- to 8-second chime telling them to buckle up, it helps to keep reminding them. But, as a new Institute study shows, those reminders don't have to take the form of a continuous, unrelenting chime to be effective.
Researchers looked at the reactions of 80 part-time belt users to various safety belt reminder systems and found that systems that chime for a total of 90 seconds, either continuously or intermittently, work better than a system that has only the required 4- to 8-second signal. Intermittent chimes were less annoying to people but were deemed just as effective as continuous ones.
Despite great strides in belt use in recent decades, 15 percent of drivers still don't buckle up, and unbelted vehicle occupants are overrepresented in fatal crashes. If all passenger vehicle occupants 5 years and older involved in fatal crashes had been restrained, nearly 3,700 deaths could have been avoided during 2009, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has estimated (see "Low-hanging fruit," Aug. 18, 2011).
Effectiveness ratings for basic vs. enhanced belt remindersResponses for enhanced reminders recorded after 90 seconds of active chiming
Most people who don't buckle up are part-time belt users, meaning they sometimes use belts, but not on every trip. In surveys, a common reason cited for not buckling up is forgetfulness.
"A short chime and flashing icon can get lost amid all the other signals at start-up," says Anne McCartt, the Institute's senior vice president for research. "If people are simply forgetting to buckle up, a longer, more noticeable reminder should help them remember."
In the United States, vehicles are required to have an auditory belt reminder lasting just 4 to 8 seconds and a visual warning. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is prohibited by law from requiring a longer buzzer or chime. That ban dates back to 1974, when Congress also prohibited the agency from requiring safety belt ignition interlocks, which prevent an unbelted driver from starting a car. Congress acted after manufacturers began installing interlocks to comply with occupant protection standards, prompting protests from consumers.
The agency encourages manufacturers to install belt reminders that exceed the requirements, and the vast majority do so for drivers. Studies have found that such enhanced belt reminders lead to higher rates of belt use, and an Institute analysis found that driver fatality risk was 2 percent lower for vehicles with the enhanced reminders than for vehicles without them (see "Belt reminders reduce deaths among drivers," July 11, 2009). However, anything with an audible warning longer than 8 seconds could be considered enhanced, and the systems vary widely.
Based on information provided by manufacturers, Institute researchers estimate that at most about a quarter of 2011 models sold in the United States have 90 seconds of active chiming in their belt reminders. Such systems are more common in Europe because the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) awards points in its vehicle rating system for belt reminders with at least 90 seconds of visual and auditory warnings. To qualify, the warnings can be constant or have gaps of up to 25 seconds. In other words, a reminder that goes off every 30 seconds for 5 seconds for a total of 9 minutes would meet the requirements just as well as a system that beeps and flashes continuously for a minute and a half.
To study how U.S. drivers respond to different types of systems, researchers had people experience them in a driving simulator. The Institute worked with Dynamic Research Inc., which recruited people who reported being part-time belt users. Participants had to be between the ages of 18 and 65 and have at least a year of driving experience.
As participants drove in the simulator for 7½ minutes, they experienced either a basic belt reminder, consisting of a 6-second chime and a continuously illuminated signal, or 1 of 3 enhanced systems with chimes and flashing signals lasting the entire trip. The enhanced systems included a continuous chime and flashing signal; a 50 percent system, in which a chime and signal were active for 15 seconds and then paused for 15 seconds; and a 20 percent system, in which a chime and signal started every 30 seconds and lasted 6 seconds.
The participants were asked every 45 seconds how likely it was that they would have buckled up. Those driving with the enhanced reminders were more likely to say they would have than those with the basic reminder.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning they definitely would not have buckled up and 10 meaning they definitively would have, participants gave the basic system an average rating of close to 5 after 90 seconds. In contrast, the 3 enhanced systems were all rated about 9. This comparison used the ratings taken after the warning had sounded for a total of 90 seconds — at the 90-second point for the continuous enhanced reminder, 3 minutes for the 50 percent system, and 7½ minutes for the 20 percent one. Each system would have met the Euro NCAP standard at those points.
Not surprisingly, the enhanced systems were judged more annoying than the basic system. Over the course of the entire drive, the basic one had an average rating of about 2 for annoyance, with 1 being not annoying and 10 being extremely annoying. The enhanced system that chimed constantly rated about 8. However, the intermittent systems were slightly less annoying, each rating about 7.
"This study shows that manufacturers have a variety of options when it comes to encouraging safety belt use," McCartt says. "Intermittent systems may do just as good a job of getting people to buckle up without being as big an irritation to consumers."
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ST. PAUL (AP) - The Department of Natural Resources is announcing a plan to boost the walleye population in Mille Lacs Lake.
The DNR said Tuesday it'll convene a blue-ribbon panel of national fisheries experts to review past and current management practices. The agency also plans to contract out for a review of how it conducts fish population estimates. And, it also plans a new study to determine how predators like northern pike affect the survival of young walleyes.
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Dr. Scott Gibson, Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry, Director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching, Director of the A.J. Gordon Guild and Director of the Th.M. in Preaching, was quoted in a recent Eagle Tribune article detailing the process of sermon preparation for Easter Sunday. Read the full article.


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Why not cheat when improving healthcare quality?
In 1993, John Patrick set IBM on another course and changed the company's future. Reading his story made me wonder if it's possible for SETMA to set medicine on another course and to change the future. Patrick did not want people to work "collaterally," side by side, maybe going in the same direction, maybe even having the same goal but working independently and at best in a cooperative manner; he wanted people to work "collaboratively," synergistically, leveraging the generative power of a team in creating a new future that they partially envision but which even they could not control.
What can we do today in healthcare that would mirror the change that IBM experienced? How can we change "collaterallists" into "collaborativists"? How can we use the power of electronics, analytics, and informatics principles to energize radical change to create a new future in healthcare?
Why not cheat?
Testing and measurement is a science. In most industries, quality was determined by testing performance. But, in healthcare we are involved in a new kind of "testing." The tests used to measure the performance of healthcare providers are unique. Therefore, if you are going to measure the quality of care given by healthcare providers with a test whose questions they have beforehand, and if the test is open-book, and there is no time limit, why not "cheat"?
Look up the answers before the test so you can know your performance before you get the test results. Don't wait until an insurer, an ACO, or an agency measures your HEDIS performance. Know your performance beforehand by measuring it yourself. In fact, know your performance at the time you see a patient. The ultimate "game changer" in healthcare is when the provider knows how he/she is doing in the care of an individual patient or a panel of population of patients and then when the provider turns around and shares this information with patients and with the public at large. The game is changed because the motivation to improve is maximized.
Of course, ethically there is no "cheating" in this context. Unlike traditional medical-education tests, this test is not measuring what you know; it is measuring what you have access to and to what you pay attention. It is measuring how efficiently and excellently you are applying what you know. The test is not measuring what you remember; it is measuring what you are reminded of. If you have Clinical Decision Support (CDS) that reminds you of what needs to be done and if you have CDS tools that allow you to measure your own performance at the point of care, you can consistently improve your performance.
Go around barriers
After a 3.5-hour presentation of SETMA's system to eight Medicare Advantage executives, they asked how they could get other providers to perform as well as SETMA. I told them that they need to develop leaders who will help improve the processes and outcomes of care, but that they must recognize also that some times physician leaders use their positions to resist, or to obstruct change rather than to facilitate it.
Determined never to be invaded by Germany, in the 1930s the French constructed a fixed defensive fortification between France and Germany called the Maginot Line. The French did not know what Gen. George Patton intuitively knew. In an era of mechanized warfare, fixed fortifications could be and were easily ignored. The Germans went around the Maginot Line. Similarly, when the barrier to healthcare improvement is created by the refusal of healthcare providers to accept new realities and new standards of care, health systems will simply go around them. The obstructing providers become irrelevant to the process. The reality is if healthcare providers become fixed fortifications against the future, the process and the system will go around them.
There is also the fact that excellent healthcare makes much greater demands of healthcare providers than ever before. But many of those demands can be met without active participation by the provider. For instance, one of the most complicated things healthcare providers are asked to do is to report to the local and state Departments of Health the diagnoses of certain illnesses. In Texas there are 78 such of these. Just remembering all 78 conditions is daunting; add to that the need to stop in the middle of a long day to fulfill the reporting requirement is another and perhaps even bigger problem.
Value: Quality divided by cost
The lessons of the industrial revolution give us guidance here. Rather than handmade tools and machines made by artisans who were creative geniuses, machines were now made by other machines and they were reproduced in mass. The cost went down and the quality went up so the value escalated geometrically. If we apply the lessons of standardization, automation and reproducibility to healthcare, we can get to our goals much faster. Henry Ford made a new machine on an assembly line that was nothing more than a standardized, automated method for producing a product that also required human input.
If we look at every process and outcome in healthcare as a sum of that which can be automated and standardized, and of that which still requires human input, we can improve quality predictably, we can reduce cost consistently, and we can improve the satisfaction of the provider and the patient. Some things in healthcare cannot yet be standardized and automated, but the satisfaction of receiving the care that can be will be increased by determining what can be automated and standardized and then by doing so.
Complexity demands systemic solutions
The Texas State Health Department's Reportable Conditions illustrates the standardization and the automation of parts of healthcare processes. Remember, "The more complex a problem is, the more systemic the solution must be." Now, SETMA providers make a diagnosis and when that diagnoses is one of the 78 reportable conditions, automatically, the following takes place without them doing anything else:
1. The Reporting Conditions Template is populated automatically.
2. A note is sent to Care Coordination automatically.
3. Care Coordination reports the condition automatically.
4. The provider is automatically notified that the report has been made.
If an important task is not being done either because the provider is resistant to doing it or because the provider has "too much" to do, automate it.
How many tasks can you get a provider to do? That question was asked at a conference in Boston in May 2012. There were many answers, but the best answer was based on the need to ask three other questions:
1. How important is the task?
2. How much time does it take?
3. How much energy does it take?
If you were to create a formulae to represent this process, there would be a direct correlation between how many tasks a provider can or will do and how important the tasks are; the more important the tasks, the more tasks a provider will do. There would be an inverse relationship between how much time it takes and how many tasks will be done; the more time it takes, the fewer tasks will be done. There would also be an inverse relationship between how much energy it takes and how many tasks will be done; the more energy it takes, the fewer tasks will be done. The key to getting more done is to determine what is important and only to do that, and then to make the completion of the tasks require less energy and less time.
How can we change the future?
Make it easier to do it right than not do it at all! There are many aspects of patient care which can be automated. Classically, SETMA has used clinical decision support as reminders to providers, but now we are realizing that many of the tasks that were the object of CDS actually could and should be automated, requiring no input from the provider. For instance, the value of the flu immunization is not enhanced by it being ordered by a healthcare provider, or by it being given by a registered nurse. And the process of a flu immunization can be automated.
1. When a patient is given an appointment and the system determines that the patient has not had a current flu immunization and the appointment time is in the appropriate time frame to receive the vaccine, the system should order the flu immunization, and send the order to the nurse, to the chart and to charge posting. The provider is not involved, which increases the probability that it will be done.
2. Additionally, the system should be programmed so that every patient who has not made an appointment in the time frame for a flu immunization should be notified electronically at the beginning of the flu-immunization season that they need to have a flu shot and toward the end of the immunization season, the system should check again to see who has not had the shot.
This principle can be expanded to all chronic conditions for which the patient is being treated and/or for all screening and preventive care the patient requires. In the future, all healthcare process will be evaluated for:
1. That which can and should be automated, all based on evidence-based medicine
2. That which requires human input based on patient-centered care
This will give the healthcare provider more time to focus on the patient – patient-centric – while fulfilling the processes (care), which we believe will improve the health (outcomes) and which will decrease the cost of excellent care.


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Speaking to Variety, Traveller's Tales president Jon Burton has revealed that the LEGO Star Wars developer has already "started doing some LEGO games on the Warner IP... down the line".
It's no surprise to hear that the developer is already hard at work on new LEGO titles; Burton revealed to Variety that LEGO Star Wars has sold 15 million units so far. Presumably Burton is referring to the combined sales of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga.
More recently TT worked on LEGO Indiana Jones and is finishing up work on LEGO Batman.
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The FAA has approved the extension of the service life of the Eclipse 500 and 550 aircraft to 20,000 hours/20,000 cycles with unlimited calendar life.
This provides the typical Eclipse Jet owner with over 50 years of safe operation and improved airframe residual value, according to company officials.
"To reach this goal, Eclipse invested hundreds of hours and several million dollars into this project. An actual Eclipse Jet was subject to the movements, loads, and fatigue that would normally be experienced over more than 60,000 flight operations. This testing also validated the strength and superiority of our patented Friction Stir Welding process," said Cary Winter, SVP of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technical Operations.
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is the cornerstone of Eclipse's success in improving airframe strength, company officials note. The FSW process replaces the requirement to manually drill holes and install over 7,000 rivets in the airframe. Because rivet holes create opportunities for stress cracks to form, the elimination of rivet holes and the strength provided by the FSW welded joint provides an airframe that is three times stronger than a traditional riveted airframe, company officials said. This added structural strength in the Eclipse Jet airframe results in a longer life and safer aircraft, officials add.
An aircraft's service life is based on a combination of pressurization cycles, the aerodynamic loads experienced in flight, and landing loads. Each time an aircraft is flown, its fuselage and wings are subject to various stresses. Aircraft manufacturers anticipate these loads and design the aircraft to safely operate well beyond its established service life.
While every Eclipse 550 will be delivered with a 20,000 hour/20,000 cycle airframe, this life extension will also apply to the previously manufactured Eclipse 500 aircraft.
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Last Sunday was marked with a great ride with the QSM riders. We had planned to meet in town and then head to Adelaide Hills. That meant a climb, rolling hills, fast descents, a second climb, another great descent and a fast pace ride back to the city. Perfect thing to do before coffee(s) and the start of the last race of the TDU!
I am not sure how many kilometres we rode or the average speed, I know it was a great ride with some good and interesting people who love cycling, in any form. And in a very beautiful part of the country, a bit of a cycling paradise, really!
The usual coffee and chat before heading off to the start of the race. Adelaide offers so many options that it would take weeks to find the best coffee around. We settled for an Italian cafe on Hutt St and didn't leave disappointed...
After leaving the group, I rode to the race where I met a few friends. Some playing the tourist type and some working.
Others, just rode past as if going to another club race.
I ended up heading back to my mate Phil's place to watch the race on a big screen and have a couple of Dr Timm's. Fairly civilised, I thought.
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Q:The person I'm searching for is James Francis Fewster b.1867.
I know that there was an article published about him in the Baltimore Sun – 12 August 1889 – but I can't find it.
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Please help – thank you.
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Here's what you want to do.
A: At the search box simply type in: Fewster in the surname box and 1889 in the date box. You'll see that the article about him comes right up.
Notice that GenealogyBank highlights the search term: Fewster – making it easy to spot it on the page.
Why search that way?
The newspapers in GenealogyBank have been published for over 300 years. Editors have used various editorial styles for writing about individuals. So – keep the searching simple.
In this case – the newspaper wrote James Francis Fewster's name: as: Jas. F. Fewster.
So – if you type in his full name – you will miss this article.
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Fewster is a distinctive surname and like most surnames, it is not very common.
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An emerging portrait of the brothers accused in the Boston Marathon bombings suggested that the older of the two, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, embraced a more radical form of Islam in recent years.
But scholars cautioned Friday against concluding that the Tsarnaevs' motives were purely religious. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a firefight with police early Friday morning, appeared to sympathize with Islamic extremists agitating for Chechen independence from Russia.
Family, friends, and social media sources painted a complex picture of the brothers' religiosity, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev seemed to never have fully integrated into American society.
"These seem like self-styled, wannabe jihadists,"said Yuri Zhukov,a fellow at the Program on Global Society and Security at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center who studies extremism in the Caucasus."They have sympathy for some of the symbols and some of the rhetoric employed by the Caucasus extremists, and they may sympathize with some of their political goals, but there is no formal link."
As dawn broke to news that the suspected perpetrators of Monday's attacks identified as Muslim, local Islamic leaders decried the attack in the strongest terms.
"We don't see these people as community members; we see these people as criminals and as enemies of our society," said Imam William Suhaib Webb of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, the city's largest mosque.
"Neither suspect has been to Yusuf Mosque, nor would any such individuals be welcome here," said Imam Ibrahim Rahim, leader of the mosque in Brighton. "Our hearts and prayers remain with the victims, the wounded, and their families."
The main mosques in Boston and Cambridge were closed Friday because officials urged people to stay home amid the unprecedented manhunt.
"This will open the door to the Islamophobic industry, an industry of ill-educated bigots, to attack Muslim communities," said the Islamic Society's Imam William Suhaib Webb, who posted a "Letter of Love to the Boston Community" on his Facebook page Friday.
"What is needed now is meeting hate with love, trials with patience, and fear with increased worship," Webb wrote in the letter.
"Our track record speaks volumes to the dedication we have to our city, our heart, Boston."
Evidence suggests that the Tsarnaev brothers did not grow up in a particularly religious household and that they were not strongly observant when they arrived in the United States.
A friend said he was served alcohol in the brothers' home and that their mother did not wear a hijab, the head covering many observant women wear.
Ashraful Rahman, a schoolmate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger brother, said he last saw his friend at the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge last year during Ramadan, but Smail Senni, an assistant imam, said the family was all but unknown to the mosque's tight-knit community of about 300 to 400 members. Attending Friday prayer is an obligation for observant Muslim men.
'Our hearts and prayers remain with the victims, the wounded, and their families.'
A photo series of Tamerlan Tsarnaev shows him boxing with a womanwearing spandex and a tank top, something most orthodox Muslim men would consider inappropriate. Rahman described Dzhokhar as a "stoner."
A couple of years ago, neighbors and family said, Tamerlan Tsarnaev seemed to become more religious. An aunt told the AP that the older brother began to pray five times a day.
A neighbor said Tamerlan Tsarnaev also briefly exchanged his urban look for religious dress, a long white robe, and beard. But he also said the transformation came as soon as it went: Tamerlan Tsarnaev shaved the beard about a month after he grew it.
In any case, said Robert Pape, a political science professor at the University of Chicago, religious observance does not imply extremist views."In order to have religious indoctrination as a real cause, we need to look for something more intense than simply praying," Pape said.
In early 2012, Tamerlan Tsarnaev made a brief return to Dagestan, the restive, predominantly Muslim region of Russia where his family lives.
A YouTube page created by someone named Tamerlan Tsarnaev in August 2012 — and who adopted the user name Muazseyfullah, or "Muaz sword of God" — suggests the user had begun dabbling in radical Islamism. It could not be confirmed that the page belonged to the bombing suspect.
If it did, it presents a mixed picture. Anumber of videos featureFeiz Mohammed, a controversial Australian fundamentalist sheik — like Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a former boxer — who has drawn criticism for suggesting that women are responsible for their own rape and calling for the radicalization of children.
Another is a slick production that invokes the apocalyptic symbolism of Al Qaeda. Other videos, labeled "terrorists," are no longer viewable.
Butthe YouTubepage also includes music videos featuring Timur Mutsuraev, a singer who is a hero to those fighting for Chechen independence, sympathizing with the insurgents seeking independence from Russia.
Fundamentalist Wahhabis see music as "the work of the devil," suggesting Tsarnaev had not fully embraced Taliban-style religiosity, said Monica Duffy Toft, a professor at the University of Oxford. "It's a combination of nationalism mixed with self-styled jihadism, and some young men who had a hard time adapting to American culture."
Although friends and family members said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was well-liked,they cast his older brother as a dark figure and a bad influence.
Pape disagreed that religion or alienation motivated the brothers.He said the suspects bore a striking resemblance to the four men responsible for the 2005 London bombings of transit targets, who by all appearances led well-adjusted and happy middle-class lives until they began, together, to watch videos about the plight of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"That anger began to spiral," he said. "There were times they tried to go to local mosques to have meetings, but the Muslim leaders wouldn't have them.
"It's political activism gone wrong,"Pape said.Michael Levenson of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Lisa Wangsness can be reached at email@example.com.


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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., March 31, 2014 — Symphony Syracuse, conducted by Juan Francisco La Manna and featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Mayuko Kamio as guest soloist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University.
The orchestra will perform a special program titled "Music for Spring" with works by Grieg, Schumann and Vivaldi. This is the last concert in the 2013-14 Friends of Good Music season at The Quick Center.
Symphony Syracuse was founded by musicians of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra after the latter declared bankruptcy two years ago. Although not a successor to that orchestra, Symphony Syracuse's mission is to continue to serve audiences with symphonic music throughout Central and Western New York.
"In closing our season, Symphony Syracuse has chosen a special program for the spring season including movements of the popular 'The Four Seasons' by Vivaldi," said Ludwig Brunner, executive director of the Quick Center. "Friends of Good Music and the QCA have a longstanding relationship with the Syracuse musicians and we are grateful for their loyalty to our audience."
La Manna is an associate professor of music at the State University of New York at Oswego, where he directs the College-Community Orchestra. Prior to his tenure at Oswego he lived in the Kansas City area, where he was conductor for the State Ballet of Missouri. In that capacity, he directed the St. Louis and Kansas City symphonies, and conducted the orchestra for the late Rudolf Nureyev.
During his stay in the Kansas City area, La Manna was music director of Northland Symphony and the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, and conductor at Benedictine College and Washburn University. Active as a pianist as well, La Manna has performed regionally and nationally as a chamber musician and as a soloist, both in recitals and with orchestras. He has also performed in England, Venezuela and Italy.
La Manna earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in piano performance, with high distinction, from Indiana University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Violinist Kamio, from Japan, was the gold medalist of the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition. She is widely praised for her luxurious silken tone, long expressive phrasing and virtuoso techniques. The New York Times has called her an "exciting young musician" and "a radiant talent."
Kamio made her concerto debut in Tokyo at the age of 10 under the baton of Charles Dutoit, in a concert broadcast on NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting network. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart; the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, with Mstislav Rostropovich; and the Israel Philharmonic, under Zubin Mehta.
She has toured with the National Philharmonic of Russia, conducted by Vladimir Spivakov; the Budapest Festival Orchestra, under Ivan Fischer; the Munich Philharmonic, under Zubin Mehta; the Prague, BBC and Israel philharmonics; and with the Oviedo Symphony Orchestra of Spain.
Kamio appeared in Japan as a soloist with the Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, NHK, Osaka, Sapporo and Yomiuri Nippon symphony orchestras; and the Japan, Tokyo and Tokyo City philharmonics.
For tickets and additional information, call the Quick Center at (716) 375-2494.
For each Friends of Good Music performance, the Quick Center opens its galleries one hour before the performance and keeps them open throughout the intermission. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends.
Museum admission is free and open to the public year round. Visit The Quick Center on the web at www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.
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An overview of what we do in relation to rail is available by reading 'An introduction to rail'.
DfT's Rail Group was set up in summer 2005 following the Railways Act 2005 which gained Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. The Group combines the Department's overarching strategic and financial responsibilities for the railways with many of the functions formerly carried out by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA).
The White Paper 'Delivering a Sustainable Railway', published on 24 July 2007, fulfils the remit the Government set itself in 2005 to provide strategic direction for the rail industry.
Here you will also be able to find documents previously published on the SRA website, incorporated into the appropriate sections below.
About the DfT Rail Group
Responsibilities and contact details for the new DfT Rail Group.
Projects and infrastructure
Information on current projects such as High Speed Two, Crossrail, Intercity Express Programme (IEP), West Coast route modernisation and the Thameslink box, with links to organisations involved.
Passenger services
This section includes specification, consultation and performance information on each franchise and includes information on stations, rolling stock and fares.
Legislation and Parliament
This section contains legislation, statutory guidance, contingent liabilities of the Strategic Rail Authority and Network Rail and Parliament.
Research and technical
Research and technical documentation.
This section covers rail safety in terms of engineering, system and operational safety. Personal security issues are covered separately in the 'Crime and public transport' section.
Interoperability and Standards
Interoperability is a European initiative aimed at improving the competitive position of, and promoting the single market in, the rail sector so that it can compete effectively with other transport modes, and in particular with road transport.
Strategy and finance
This section includes information on community rail, high level output statements and other strategies including cycling.
Delivering a sustainable railway - white paper CM 7176
The White Paper 'Delivering a Sustainable Railway', published on 24 July 2007, fulfils the remit the Government set itself in 2005 to provide strategic direction for the rail industry.
Fares review conclusions 2003
Conclusions to an SRA consultation which sought the views of passengers, potential passengers, train operators and other rail industry stakeholders to help with the review of the SRA fares policy.
An introduction to rail
The Government's role in the running of the railways is to provide strategic direction and to procure rail services and projects that only it can specify.
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Email contacts
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How to obtain GTalk Android ID
While googling around, I've stumbled upon an interesting project - Android Market API. This project is clearly a result of some Android reverse engineering work, still it's hosted on Google Code site. Funny, isn't it? Oh, by the way - the Android Market protocol uses Google's Protocol Buffers with HTTP as a transport layer.
Anyway, to play with the API you need a Google account (obviously), but also a sort of device identifier referred to as "Android ID". Funny enough, this is not the Android ID which can be obtained using android.provider.Settings.Secure class etc., the right ID can be obtained by "dialing" *#*#8255#*#* - look for Device ID, remove `android-` prefix.
But is there a way to retrieve this ID programmatically? It required a bit of hacking to reveal, but here's the recipe:
private static final Uri URI = Uri .parse("content://com.google.android.gsf.gservices"); private static final String ID_KEY = "android_id"; String getAndroidId(Context ctx) { String[] params = { ID_KEY }; Cursor c = ctx.getContentResolver() .query(URI, null, null, params, null); if (!c.moveToFirst() || c.getColumnCount() < 2) return null; try { return Long.toHexString(Long.parseLong(c.getString(1))); } catch (NumberFormatException e) { return null; } }
This code requires extra
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES permission, be sure to add the following line to your
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
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Craftcation Conference / Dear Handmade Life
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
craftcation conference is a three day indie business & DIY workshop conference. it's a retreat to inspire, network and build upon the independent craft business community. our objective is to ignite the entrepenurerial business spirit, strengthen skills and abilities of both seasoned business owners and newcomers to indie craft business. this is an opportunity to network, communicate and share with your peers.
incorporating both business and fun craftcation features industry professionals leading attendees in DIY and indie business workshops, panel discussions and Q & A sessions.
events and topics include:
indie business: how to start a crafty business, maximizing social media, blogging, in's & out's of indie craft shows, etsy, wholesaling, merchandising, accounting, legal issues, branding, website design and more.
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community: meet & greets, pop-up shops, yoga, bbq & cocktail socials and so much more!
for full craftcation conference details, visit www.craftcationconference.com
please note: craftcation conference will not accept cancellations or refunds after february 20, 2013. if you find out you can't make it after that date, try posting in the forums. maybe you can find someone who will buy your ticket!
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National Football League
The N.F.L.'s Super Bowl commercial includes an actor portraying the Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, whose career was cut short by knee injuries.The New York Times is reporting that the NFL will be running a commercial on player safety during the third quarter of the upcoming Super Bowl.
The concept sounds interesting:
The commercial, directed by Peter Berg — who created the TV program "Friday Night Lights" — will be shown during the final commercial break of the third quarter. It uses one long kick return as a way to take viewers through the evolution of the game's rules and equipment, from the sport's beginnings on a muddy field in Canton, Ohio, when players wore no helmets or pads, to the present in a brightly lighted Soldier Field.I'm a little uneasy making Ray Lewis a spokesman for anything related to saving lives, but that's beside the point.
At one point, a leather helmet peels back to reveal a more modern one made of plastic. Later, a player grabs an opponent's face mask, a violation of current rules.
Only the most devoted fan would recognize all the references. The flying wedge, a blocking technique that is believed to have made its debut in 1892 but was banned soon after, is shown briefly in the opening seconds. Near the end, a horse-collar tackle, only recently forbidden, is featured.
But nobody, particularly the casual fan at whom the commercial is primarily aimed, will miss its closing message, delivered by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis: "Here's to making the next century safer and more exciting. Forever forward. Forever football."
There's also been some criticism leveled at the NFL that, after years of ignoring the problem, it took lawsuits for them to actually address it. And that's very fair, but again a little beside the point. Yes, they waited too long to address the problems inherent in the game. But they are addressing them, even if reluctantly. And the fact that they feel compelled to spend their valuable Super Bowl face time on this is a huge step forward. You may recall that last year they ran a much less hard-hitting ad, if you'll pardon the pun.
I'm intrigued to see the ad. Even if that screenshot's the closest our Packers will get to the game this year. The re-created mid-1960s uniforms look pretty good, although I'll have to check those 5's.


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I've noticed many makes and models of dmms have a 10A measurement... what's so special about 10A that it became a sort of standard?
"current sensing amplifier"
The thought of interrupting a mains circuit at 10A to do that fills me with dread
HiBoth my multimeters will only measure current up to 10A. What kit would you recommend to measure higher currents, up to about 40A?


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FRESNO, Calif - The UCSB women's swimming and diving team squared off against UC Davis on Saturday afternoon in Fresno with the Gauchos falling to the Aggies 180-120.
The relay team of Allie Knight, Carissa Metcalf, Andrea Ward and Katie Tomkinson started off the day with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.47.
UCSB won the next two consecutive events to keep up its hot start. Heren Alanis took first in the 1000 freestyle in 10:23.85 while Sophia Yamauchi, posting her season-best time, came out on top in the 200 freestyle in 1:51.13.
A few events later, Ward dominated the 200 butterfly winning by more than three seconds with a time of 2:03.76. Her time would be her season-best in the event, marking the fourth Gaucho to record a season-best time in the meet.
After that victory, the Gauchos hit a dry spell and UC Davis came roaring back to take the lead.
Ward and Emma Hunt were able to finish one-two in the 100 butterfly. Ward's time of 56.18 is a Fresno State Aquatics Center pool record. Hunt came in second with a time of 57.65.
Yamauchi posted her second victory on the day immediately after in the 200 IM (2:05.07).
In diving, Quetzal Moreno scored the highest score for the Gauchos, and also her season-best, in the three-meter with a score of 232.55. On the one-meter board, Tripti Singhal marked her season-best score of 225.85 which was tops for UCSB on the day.
UCSB returns home to Campus Pool to take on Loyola Marymount and Pacific in a dual-meet on Feb. 2 at 11 a.m.


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by Little Pluto, Science Reporter, Tuesday 29th May 2012.
It's been a tough time for us Plutonians since we were demoted to dwarf status. However we are a resilient bunch, although at times we have felt very left out, we still exist and operate as we always have. We are just having to deal with the human's new awakenings. A lot of the problems arose inside our wider community of the Kuiper-belt where objects bigger than Pluto underscored our shaky status.
We were overthrown by the almighty "Xena". ( In fact Xena is now known as Enis, after the Greek goddess of discord and strife.) You see Pluto is suffering as a result of the technology revolution. In the old days earthly scientists were unable to see clearly to the outer planets and what was there. Now with their new fan dangle toys they cited "Xena" who is just a little bit bigger than us Plutons. She has more attitude and to be seen by the humans through Hubble, she pranced around in front of the new technical telescopes of the human scientists.
As much as we love the Hubble space telescope its ability to hone in closer on our outer region is interfering with life as we knew it. Outsiders…They just come in and think they have the answers to problems. By the way, a lot of our problems did not exist until earthlings butted in. So now to earthlings we Plutonians are merely known as an asteroid number dubbed 134340. Mmmmm oh to be a mere number…
We have always existed harmoniously with Xena, we knew she was there. We played together well, until she started showing off through her new human fame. Humans mean well, but they have big egos that can interfere with life as we know it at times.
In June 2011 the Hubble set its telescopic eyes on P4, now classified as another moon for us, saying that we now have 4 moons. That's cool but we have always known we have 4 moons, just because these earthly scientist can now see it, they believe it. There is an old earthly saying, if you did not see the tree fall in the forest did it really happen?
This column is not meant to be a whinge session about new human judgments on our world, the world we Plutonians always knew existed. (I do like earthlings they are funny little creatures:) ) What I really wanted to share with you all, is the cool sounds of Pluto. We have been jamming up here for millenniums creating great sounds waves. We have been rocking out and making molecules vibrate for gillion of years. Although for humans, they could never really hear the wonderment of our sound. Because you see sound needs a medium to travel through to be heard by the human ear.
On Earth, sound travels to your ears by vibrating air molecules. In deep space, the large empty areas between stars and planets, there are no molecules to vibrate. There is no sound there. It's that cool tranquil quarts rock jazz groove of the sound of silence, but its not really silent to all ears.
So, in order for sound to travel, there has to be something with molecules for it to travel through. That's how Astro Joey and the Cosmic Rays came to discover the Planet Pluto vibe. It was carried through Astro Joeys Blue jet and so her band could hear the Pluto sound.
Take a listen in the video and hear for yourself. SOUND OF PLUTO
It's been very cool because Astro Joey and The Cosmic Rays have really encourage me not to let the new human discoveries get me down. So Astro Joey said when you get built up emotions, instead of getting angry just express them in music. So Astro Joey and the Band, invited me to come play with them. It has been awesome and I learnt a lot. So much so, that some of the Electronica Bands around the cosmos have me helping them in the studio. I lay down the sound of Pluto and then the other musicians put down some cool melody's and grooves. It's a great thing to try. Give it a go.
So…..Rock on Pluto.