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[Talking to Women about Videogames is a series where Jonathan Holmes talks to different people who are women about the biggest videogame news of the week for some reason.]
A little while ago, brilliant game developer Jenova Chen (ThatGameCompany) said something that made me sad. I was actually more sad for him than anyone else, because it really sounded like he meant ityet didn't think it through when he said, "Sony has a more artistic and adult-focused taste. They care about how grown-ups feel toward their games. The player who owns a PlayStation 3 is more likely to be interested in artistic games compared to Wii and Xbox 360." This was right after the release of the Xbox 360-exclusive critical darling Fez and Sony's big announcement of a Smash Bros. clone. Eek.
I expected Chen to come out and clarify his statements shortly afterwards, with a "Oops! What I meant to say was that I find the games on the PS3 to be more evocative of 'grown-up' and 'sophisticated' on the whole, but I would never try to speak for an console's entire install base or game library! That would be goofy!" But instead of a half-retraction, we got Sony's backing up of Chen's original comment and expanding on it, stating, "Many PlayStation and PSN games have themes that require a user to think and feel about a deep, immersive gameplay experience, and we see that exemplified in the success of titles like Flower, Journey, and Heavy Rain. Titles like these can only be found on PlayStation, and our users enjoy the emotional and thematic sophistication of their games, especially with our digital offerings."
Seeing the words "artistic" and "sophisticated" getting integrated into the verbal weaponry used in the "console wars" is equal parts ironic and depressing. Claiming that "my art is bigger than your art" is just more e-penis boasting, usually reserved for talk of how many "AAA" games a console has or how many "graphics per inch" it can push on-screen. It's childish, closed-minded, and counter to the whole concept of art in general. One of the things that defines "art" is that, unlike sports, education, or pornography, it's not a competition.
It's especially disheartening to see these claims coming from Sony, which has a pretty poor track record when it comes to creative plagiarism. Everyone has their own opinions about what constitutes artistic integrity (more on that later), but most would probably agree that ripping off other people's ideas isn't as "artistic" as expressing your own. Whereas Nintendo consistently does whatever they want and Microsoft seems dedicated to finding new ways to speak to every aspect of the Western market, Sony spends a lot of its resources on directly copying other developers, both in terms of hardware and software.
When cartoon mascots were big in the industry, Sony churned out titles like Ape Escape and Crash Bandicoot. After Metal Gear, Resident Evil, and Tomb Raider made the "Hollywood" approach to game development popular, Sony dropped its mascots in favor of titles like Uncharted, God of War, and Heavy Rain. The fact that we have three Uncharted games on the PS3 but not one title from Team Ico on the console shows exactly where Sony's priorities are in terms of plagiarism vs. originality. And don't even get me started on the current state of the PlayStation Move and its library.
That said, Sony has published some very original games recently and further in the past: PaRappa the Rapper, Jumping Flash, Twisted Metal, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Loco Roco, Patapon, The Last Guy, Flower, and Journey, to name just a few. The company also has the tendency to improve upon whatever idea it's ripping off (Uncharted 2 and God of War 2 are arguably the best "action movie games" ever made). That's why Sony is one of my favorite publishers today. I just wouldn't say that originality is one of their strengths.
Something I do think Sony is very skilled at is making its fans feel better about themselves. It does that in a variety of ways, from providing them with powerful hardware to brag about to, in this case, leading them to believe they are more "artistically minded, sophisticated, and grown up" than fans of other developers. Sony has always payed close attention to the surface-level traits of the games on its consoles, working hard to control the "image" of the PlayStation brand. In the early days, it discouraged Capcom and other developers from putting 2D games on the PS1 and PS2, as it didn't want PlayStation to be associated with "old games." Today, the company highlights "realistic"-looking PS3 games at retail, leaving more abstract titles like those developed by ThatGameCompany out of the spotlight, constrained to the smaller scale and profit space of PSN. It's all part of a plan to make the PlayStation name and PlayStation fans feel like suave badasses of the videogame world.
The focus on "realism" is just one of the ways that Sony attempts to dress its games in grown-up clothes. Other than LittleBigPlanet, it hasn't put many "cute" games on the PS3 (presumably because it thinks "cute" means automatically "for kids"). It has also avoided putting too many "sexy" games on the console, maybe because it doesn't want to look like it panders to "horny teens."
These are all issues of style, not so much of substance. With the software from ThatGameCompany, Sony has touted how much the games "looked" like fine art, saying little about how much artistry is involved with the actually gameplay design. With Heavy Rain, Sony seemed to make an effort to tell everyone how many "un-game" activities the title featured -- stuff like shaving, using an inhaler, and yelling a child's name repeatedly in real time. Then there was the whole "realistic acne" thing.
None of these details have any relationship to how "artistic" a game is. Interpretation of art is a personal, subjective thing that can't be measured by how much a game looks like a painting, how many cutscenes it has, or how big its pimples are. For me, a game's level of artistry has a lot to do with how much integrity it has. I'm guessing that's true for a lot of people, though "integrity" is also a pretty subjective term.
That's why I get more out of the Animal Crossing series than something like Journey. Both games are about relaxation through simplicity, the appreciation of minutia, and interacting with both the environments and with other players through a minimalist, conflict-free focus. It's just that Animal Crossing does all that via a combination of low-intensity, non-sexual pornography (hunter-gatherer porn and "cute little cartoon animals that look like babies" porn to be specific). In fact, the first thing I thought after playing Journey was that "it's like Animal Crossing for hipsters." I was half joking in that assessment, but I still felt that there is some validity to it. I really felt like it was valid after I heard from Jenova Chen on Twitter that Animal Crossing was a "big inspiration" for Journey. That's not something I think you'd hear Sony talk about.
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Like I said in last week's post, I think that there are basically four types of human communication: art, competition, pornography, and education. I don't think that mixing any of those forms of communication dampens their integrity in any way. Art + pornography = erotica, a worthwhile sub-genre of communication all its own. Education + competition = spelling bees, and spelling bees are totally rad. Combining forms of communication can strengthen all components involved, resulting in something that is greater than the sum of it's parts. There is no loss of integrity there. Sense of integrity is only lost when you lose a feeling of sincerity and honesty.
Journey feels more pretentious to me, like its developers were just as concerned about looking like artists as they were about making art. Animal Crossing's artistic merit comes off as a byproduct of its developers' insane desire to make a game about nothing. It almost feels like art by accident. On the other hand, Journey feels like it's trying so hard to look deep that it sometimes forgets to actually say anything.
Most of that boils down to design. There are so many little life metaphors in the Animal Crossing experience, from the game's cannibalistic Thanksgiving holiday to the way it rewards the player with bags of money, grand pianos, or even NES games for shaking random trees, and they seem like direct comments from the game's designers on their perception of the world. Journey is more about unobtrusive, linear design. Its emptiness permits the player to project their own thoughts and feelings into the game, taking in very few ideas directly from the developer. It feels a little like a cop out, like the player is tricked into thinking it's "deep" because of the depth they're permitted to project from themselves into the game's world.
That's part of why Journey's priorities don't totally fall in line with my own as much as Animal Crossing's do. When something speaks to you, when it seems to reflect your own perspectives and values, it's always going to seem more sincere and legitimate. We're going to be biased towards the things we like and have a tougher time seeing the value in things that we aren't compatible with. It's very easy to call a game that you don't like "pretentious," "less artistic," "a sellout," "sexist/racist/stupid," or some other disrespectful modifier. It's also great for people's egos to apply that kind of disrespectful, sour grapes thinking to the tastes of others.
That's why it would a misstep for me to come out and say that the games I like are more "artistic" than the games that other people enjoy. The only thing I'd really be saying in a statement like that is that I think my taste in games makes me a better person than others. I don't see the point in thinking that way (though it is sometimes tempting). It's much better for us to take a close look at why certain games speak to us and why others don't, remaining focused on speaking only for ourselves. We should stay away from labeling some games as more sincere, sophisticated, or artistic on some objective level, because that will only work to close us off from looking at those games for all that they are.
When you're truly "sophisticated," "grown-up," "artistic," and "confident" with your various endowments, you won't feel the need to brag about them or belittle others for being different than you.
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Forget St. Patrick's Day, Bloomsday is a real Irish holiday.
All over Dublin (and everywhere else James Joyce is worshipped), celebrants relive the events of Leopold Bloom's life. (For those not in the know, Bloom is the fellow around whom Ulysses revolves.)
Now, I'll admit. I haven't read Ulysses but I have listened in on an out-loud reading of Finnegans Wake, a nonsensical trip through language. It's lovely and reading it alone is absolutely out of the question.
So, today, celebrate literature. Grab that Joyce you've been meaning to read off the shelf, take it into public and start reading! Bonus points if you do it dressed in tweed.

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We will probably favor someone who comes up with a logo that illustrates community sharing of links or swift or fast link exchange.
This is very much a web 2.0 style application with a similar style as Google Analytics etc. And the logo should show this, but we are very open to ideas.
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East Rock Group Purchasing is a group purchasing organization that specializes in assisting small and medium size businesses achieve significant costs savings through pre-negotiated rates for many everyday business procurements.
Through partnership with numerous high-quality vendors already used by many small businesses, East Rock is able to produce meaningful cost savings to end user business without sacrificing the quality of service that is at risk with a second tier vendor.
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Clarke and Malverne combined for more than 500 yards rushing and eight touchdowns through the first 47 minutes of their Conference IV gridiron battle last Saturday, but it was a goal-line stand by the Rams in the closing seconds that sealed their 30-26 home victory.
The Mules turned to young Charles Jenkins, Jr., who had pounded out 87 yards on 11 carries in the second half running mostly through the heart of the Clarke defense, on fourth down from the Rams 4-yard line. The sophomore, forced to the outside by the Clarke defense, was thrown out of bounds by junior cornerback Nestor Haddo to end the last-minute threat.
"That's what we were trying to do throughout the game," Rams coach John Boyle said of stringing out Jenkins Jr. "It just took us to that last play [to make it happen]."
Leading by 16 points at the half, a goal-line stand in the closing minute was probably the last thing on Clarke's mind, but a spirited comeback led by the bruising Jenkins, Jr., and junior quarterback Jamal Aaron Hill (20 carries, 166 yards, two scores) included three touchdown drives of at least 60 yards. The final drive that began at the Malverne 37 was sparked by a 34-yard catch and run from sophomore Maxon Jean. "We felt like it was out game to win," Mules coach Kito Lockwood said. "We had a few blown assignments and a few mental errors [in the first half] and got in a hole early."
Clarke's offense was led by senior running back Andrew Eannucci, who pinballed his way to 123 yards rushing and one score on 18 attempts. Junior Joe Truono added 69 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Truono, who was fed a solid workload with senior Justin DiFillippi out because of injury, gave the Rams a 30-20 lead with a 1-yard plunge midway through the fourth, capping a nine-play 80-yard drive in which he had five rushes for 36 yards.
Eannucci had a highlight reel run on the drive, breaking three tackles on the way to 24 hard-fought yards, while senior quarterback Jake Louw (120 yards passing) connected with senior receiver John Fogarty (three catches, 47 yards) on a 16-yard completion.
Truono's first touchdown run was a 20-yarder in the second quarter that included a nifty juke of a Malverne defender at the 5. "He hasn't had too much of an opportunity but he got the tough yards today," Boyle said.
The Mules survived a rough first quarter, as the Rams scored on their opening drive, needing just seven plays to go 87 yards with Louw scoring on a 9-yard run. Malverne then had an 85-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff called back. Hill, who would leave the game twice in the third quarter after a pair of big hits, steadied the ship with a 40-yard touchdown to finish Malverne's first drive. On the opening possession of the third quarter, Hill faked a handoff to Jenkins, Jr., bounced outside and ran 37 yards for his second touchdown. "He's a warrior," Lockwood said. "He wants it and doesn't back down."


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Finding the Ideal Thickness for the Insulation of a Pipeline
Bridget Cunningham August 28, 2017
Pipelines are used to transport petroleum products and natural gas across long distances in cold environments. Because of this, petroleum mixtures may need to be preheated after being transported in pipelines before a refining process can begin. However, as the oil is pumped through the pipeline, heat is generated from the fluid itself as it flows. To keep costs down and the heat inside the pipe, the pipeline insulation can be optimized using models and simulation.Lire la Suite
Bridget Cunningham July 10, 2017
Of the 72 million potential hearing aid users around the world, each needs a device fitted to meet their needs. In-the-ear measurements are performed to ensure both comfort and effectiveness. These measurements require the use of a microphone — the size of which can cause issues. The device can be too large to fit into the measured sound field. Alternatively, it can be too big compared to the wavelength and disturb the acoustic field. One solution is a probe tube…Lire la Suite
Bridget Paulus January 16, 2017
When a pipe springs a leak, it's important to find its location with a quick and accurate method. Engineers at Echologics — a Mueller Technologies Company — use a combination of acoustic sensors and simulation applications to pinpoint such leaks. Sebastien Perrier of Echologics discussed the benefits of this approach and gave a live demonstration of an acoustics modeling app during his keynote talk at the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston. If you missed Sebastien's presentation, you can watch it below.Lire la Suite
Brianne Christopher April 20, 2016
We've talked a lot on the blog about the different types of simulation apps that you can build. But did you know that you can create an app that plays sounds? The Organ Pipe Designer allows users to investigate the parameters behind an organ pipe configuration and then play the resulting sounds to really see — and hear — a design in action. Let's learn more about the physics behind our underlying model and its transformation into an easy-to-use app.Lire la Suite
Abbie Weingaertner March 14, 2016
Geothermal heat pumps offer an environmentally friendly option for heating modern, well-insulated homes. Oftentimes, many configurations are explored before deciding on the most effective ground heat recovery system. Simulation tools like COMSOL Multiphysics can be used to analyze different iterations to ensure an optimal final design. With the introduction of easy-to-use simulation apps, such modifications no longer require the skills of a simulation expert. Instead, colleagues can investigate design changes, run their own simulations, and evaluate results.Lire la Suite
Brianne Christopher March 23, 2015
Behind the wheel of a car is not the ideal place to discover that the steering wheel is defective. That's why special precautions are taken during the manufacturing process. The carefully controlled cooling of an injection mold ensures that whatever the product may be, its standards are up to par. Here, we use the Non-Isothermal Pipe Flow interface with the Heat Transfer in Solids interface to study the cooling path of an injection mold for a polyurethane car steering wheel.Lire la Suite
Daniel Smith December 2, 2014
We just launched a new app for you to download from the Application Library update. This app is a dedicated tool for modeling the flow and pressure distribution inside a network of connected pipes. Engineers in semiconductor processing could use a tool like this to test a given design and ensure it will meet specification before prototyping the physical device. Here, I'll give you some background info and walk you through how this app works.Lire la Suite
Niklas Rom November 27, 2014
In earlier versions of COMSOL Multiphysics, it was cumbersome to connect 1D pipes to 3D flow domains. However, did you know that a new feature in COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.0 now allows you to easily accomplish this? Let me demonstrate how this feature works.Lire la Suite
Fabrice Schlegel September 26, 2014
There are two aspects of home brewing: the culinary side and the engineering one. Many beer lovers start brewing either to improve a recipe, try to clone their favorite beer, or even simply just to see how it works. After brewing a few batches, however, it turns out that the brewing process can also be very challenging from an engineering point of view.Lire la Suite
Phillip Oberdorfer May 23, 2014
The use of geothermal heat for building climatization is a cost-effective and sustainable method. In part three of our Geothermal Energy series, we will have a closer look at shallow tubing heat collectors. An accurate prediction of their thermal performance, considering both the piping layout and local thermal properties, turns out to be an appropriate job for the Pipe Flow Module.Lire la Suite
Fanny Griesmer August 27, 2013
Plate heat exchangers have a larger surface with respect to their volume as compared to a conventional shell and tube design, making for an efficient temperature regulation device. As the name infers, these types of heat exchangers consist of layers of corrugated metal forming channels in between. In order to optimize their performance, you need the flow through the channels to be well-distributed. As you can imagine, the flow is very detailed and modeling it can be computationally demanding, if […]Lire la Suite


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With last Wednesday's home-court conference victory over Holy Family University, the Chestnut Hill College men's basketball team has put up a record of 4-1 thus far in 2013, and resilience and tenacity has been a major part of the equation for the Griffins.
In the Holy Family game, the Griffins repeatedly built up leads in the low double digits and kept seeing the Tigers claw their way back, but the locals kept plugging away until they'd secured a 73-63 win. With the outcome, they improved to 5-3 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, and 9-8 overall.
Holy Family (10-6 overall), which came in ranked one spot higher than the hosts in the CACC's Southern Division, departed with a mark of 6-3.
Griffins senior guard Mark DiRugeris Jr. exceeded his conference-leading average of 19 points per game with a 24-point effort. Sophomore forward Alssene Saintilus (five rebounds, three assists) made an appearance off the bench in the first half but saved most of his 19 points for the second stanza.
Junior Jakeem Bogans and sophomore Luke Dickson, both guards, registered 12 and 10 points respectively, and although their senior backcourt companion, Francis Ashe, ended up with a relatively modest seven points, he scored most of them while the Griffins were fending off the final comeback attempt by Holy Family.
"The most notable thing is that our effort is being sustained for a longer period of time than when the season started," remarked CHC head coach Jess Balcer. "Our thing tonight was, we had to play hard for 40 minutes, because we knew that's what they were going to do. Holy Family doesn't make it easy; they keep coming at you."
Three-point field goals by DiRugeris and Bogans helped the Griffins get out to a 10-3 lead over the first five minutes. Saintilus subbed in to contribute a few inside buckets, and Dickson struck twice from trey territory. When DiRugeris completed a traditional three-point play following a lay-up with 8:51 left in the half, Chestnut Hill led 24-11.
The Tigers began to put more pressure on CHC shooters, and on possessions when the Griffins couldn't make their first shot, they often didn't have another chance. They only managed five offensive rebounds in the first period, and Holy Family capitalized on its increased time of possession to get back in the game.
Only two-and-a-half minutes after the home side went up by 13 points, the visitors were back within five at 26-21. By the break, the margin was down to just two points, 30-28.
In the first seven minutes of the second round, Bogans, DeRugeris, and Saintilus powered the Griffins out to a 10-point advantage, 48-38. Holy Family junior guard Alberto Muñoz cut in for two lay-ups and stepped back for a three-pointer from the right wing, accounting for seven points in a 9-0 Tigers counterpunch.
However, it wasn't until the game clock was down to seven-and-a-half minutes that the visitors finally pulled even at 54-all. DiRugeris rifled a three to put Chestnut Hill ahead for good, and after the visitors got two points back on a lay-up by junior guard Ervin Ezell (who scored 15 of his team-high 22 points after halftime), CHC shored up its lead with three straight baskets by Saintilus and a driving lay-up by Ashe.
That made it 65-56, but it looked like the Griffins still might not be out of the woods when the Tigers tightened the score to 68-61 with 1:34 still to play. Chestnut Hill came away empty from a two-shot stint at the foul line, then CHC freshman guard Christian Walck stole the ball and shoved it ahead to Bogans for a breakaway bucket near the one-minute mark.
Missing their next shot, the Tigers had to foul DiRugeris, who hit two from the stripe for a 72-61 tally with 46 ticks remaining. The visitors' Angel Ayala converted off an offensive rebound, then with 25 seconds showing CHC's Saintilus netted the second of two free throws to tack the final score on the board.
Holy Family's last three-point shot missed, and the Griffins handled the ball for the final 14 seconds.
Afterwards, Coach Balcer observed, "In my opinion, Holy Family and Philadelphia University are the class of the league, so you want to see how you measure up against them. We didn't play that well against Philly U. (CHC lost 67-63 on January 12), but tonight I thought we played well overall. Our offensive rebounding was a weak point and there were some stretches where we got outhustled a little bit, but we had different guys stepping up at different times when we needed to pick up our game."


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NYCFC tabs Claudio Reyna as director of football
New York, NY – After being introduced as Major League Soccer's 20th franchise, New York City Football Club made its first personnel decision on Wednesday, hiring former United States international Claudio Reyna as director of football.
Reyna will be responsible for building the soccer elements of the NYCFC organization, including the recruitment of players, coaches and trainers, and other support staff.
In announcing the appointment of Reyna, Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano noted Reyna's significant contributions to soccer in the U.S., both as a player and as the Youth Technical Director of the US Soccer Federation.
"Finding the right person for this role and getting him in place from the start was a priority," said Soriano. "The football culture of New York City FC will be built from this decision, and we believe Claudio is the man who uniquely understands what New York soccer should mean, and how it can benefit from the relationship with Manchester City FC.
"Having had the privilege of playing both for my country here in the U.S. and for Manchester City FC in England, I could not have hoped for a more tailored- made opportunity in soccer," said Reyna. "I am incredibly excited to again wear City's 'Sky Blue' as part of the expansion of the MLS and the growth of soccer in the United States, and am honored to have been offered this opportunity.
With a large fan base through the New York area, prime television rights and distribution, sponsorship commitments, and the Yankees as a U.S. partner, the New York City Football Club has everything in place to succeed."
Reyna had an illustrious pro career, having played in Europe and the United States for more than 12 years. He played for Manchester City from 2003-2007 and represented the United States National Team in four World Cups from 1994 through 2006 and was team Captain in 2002 and 2006. He is also a two-time Olympian.
New York City FC, which is jointly owned by English giants Manchester City FC and the New York Yankees, will begin play in 2015.


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Let's play Poor "Rob"
Laura just emailed me after wetting herself over some photo of Robert Pattinson yesterday – her exact words:
Come on, Elaine. Tell me he doesn't look like a hot piece of ass in this one. I dare you.
My response:
He looks great! And asexual.
And then she got all huffy because to her he's head to toe full on sex.
To me he looks lonely.
He's Mr Lonely
He has nobody
To call his own
Photo Assumption, shall we? Twi-Hard styles!
Last night shooting on a stoop with Emilie de Ravin, obviously a rather difficult scene, and perhaps as inspiration, to get into character, he's thinking about how much he misses Kristen Stewart?
It's just like Edward missed Bella when he left her for her own good! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was like night time for him all the time. A permanent darkness has settled over his heart.
Have you ever read Twilight? This is what it's like for 500 pages.
Anyway, both Pattinson and Stewart are supposedly expected at Comic Con next week. Twi-Hards have already started walking stalking to San Diego.
More pictures attached of Pattinson on a bike today continuing to film new scenes. He looks happier. Twi-Hard interpretation: He and Kristen talked on the phone all night long, and he played her Edward's lullaby.
Photos from Wenn.com and Splashnewsonline.com and DISCIULLO/Bauergriffinonline.com


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A new study out from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis underscores one reason most banks in the Memphis area are smaller, community institutions.
Those are the ones with a model that cannot only survive but can thrive in good times and bad, according to the regional Fed branch. The Fed's new study is "The Future of Community Banks: Lessons from Banks that Thrived During the Recent Financial Crisis," written by R. Alton Gilbert, Andrew Meyer and Jim Fuchs of the St. Louis Fed's banking supervision and regulation department.
Among its findings, the study shows that community banks that maintained high standards were able to consistently deliver strong performances when other banks either coasted or went bust. The secret to that reality is that even though the study focused on a five-year span between 2006 and 2011, the banks that performed well didn't just do so during that period. It was a consistency that predated the slump.
"The community banks that will prosper in the future will have characteristics similar to those of thriving banks that performed well during the recent financial crisis and its aftermath," the authors wrote. "The events of recent years can be considered a real-world stress test of the community bank business model."
Layne McGuire, who leads the financial institutions services group in the Memphis office of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, agreed with the study's findings and said factors that make community banking a strong model include local ownership.
"It's been a good model, historically," said McGuire, whose group at Dixon Hughes provides audit, tax and advisory services to banks and other financial companies including community banks. "With community banks, a lot of the reasons they work so well are the same reasons you find at other local businesses. They often have deep roots in the community, they know their business environment and their customers, and we have lots of examples of this in Memphis. Tennessee and Memphis both have done really well in this area of banking for many years."
There are a little less than 7,000 community banks in the U.S., according to the Fed, and a few dozen in the Memphis area. The Fed study found "thriving" community banks in 40 out of 50 states, with most of those in states where the impact of the financial crisis was offset by strong agricultural and energy sectors.
The states with the highest percentage of thriving banks included Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. At the bottom were banks in mostly western and southeastern states – areas where real estate values plummeted the most in recent years.
The Fed study also considered other factors besides good bank performance, including the quality of the bank's management and local economic conditions in the communities where the banks provide their services. To gauge that, the Fed interviewed bankers in addition to examining a sample of comments in thriving bank examination reports.
They found that thriving banks "featured strong and localized customer service focus with high community visibility," according to the study. They operated in growing environments, practiced forward-looking risk management with an eye toward long-term bank performance, properly juggled the interests of both growth and risk and "had patient and conservative ownership that operated with the belief that returns on investments should be attractive, but not necessarily spectacular."
"Overall, the study provides a window into those factors that enabled more than one-tenth of the nation's community banks to not only operate in a safe and sound manner, but to do so in a way that ensured they continued to allocate credit in the communities they served," according to the Fed.
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GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World
March 25, 9:30 am TO 4:30 pm
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Experience the science of sound with hands-on interactives for all ages.
From its ancient beginnings in the Nile River Valley to its iconic status as a modern mainstay of every genre of music, the guitar has rocked them all.
Experience the science of sound and the cultural impact of the guitar by exploring more than 70 instruments and 100 historical artifacts-ranging from the rare and antique to the wildly popular and innovative. This special exhibition from The National GUITAR Museum features hands-on interactives for all ages, video performances, x-ray images of guitars' inner workings and plenty of opportunities to strum and jam.


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River Teme Caravan and Camping
Camping in River Teme and Caravan Sites in River Teme
River Teme, Mortimer Country, is a wonderful place to camp or bring your caravan. In River Teme you will find tranquil hideaway camp sites and caravan parks. Some campsites are located next to our country inns & pubs. Others are hidden away campsites on farms in River Teme and in Mortimer Forest. You will also find a big caravan park with fishing lakes and full entertainment at Shobdon. All allow you to camp or caravan under starry nights. River Teme is renowned for its tranquility.
Campsites in River Teme, give you the chance to relax and enjoy a holiday at your own pace. The well equipped campsites in River Teme are located in idyllic countryside, with wonderful views and great walks from your doorstop.
Close by River Teme, are Wigmore Castle and Ludlow Castle and National Trust properties of Croft Castle and Berrington Hall.
River Teme is very near to historic Ludlow, ideal for visiting Ludlow's many festivals & special events - from its Arts Festival to the famous Ludlow Food.
There is always lots to do in Mortimer Country so we would be very pleased to welcome you back again & again to camp or caravan under the starry skies of River Teme.


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An overwhelming 93 percent of Rhode Island parents feel summer learning programs are important for a child's continuing educational experience, while 78 percent strongly agree that summer learning programs help reduce the chances of children engaging in risky behavior. Many parents view summer learning programs as playing key roles in keeping children safe, boosting academic achievement, guiding children toward career paths and assisting working families.
These findings were identified in response to a survey of parents throughout the state, conducted for United Way of Rhode Island and its education initiative, the Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance (RIASPA).
Summertime often provides a three-month break for children after nine months of schooling; however, a vacation from learning erodes the knowledge gained during the previous academic year. This phenomenon is called summer learning loss, and studies confirm that the concern is real. According to research from Johns Hopkins University, students, on average, lose the equivalent of more than two months of math skills during the summer. Those in lower-income communities fall behind in reading an average of two months, while their middle-income peers make slight gains. Another study found that as much as two-thirds of the ninth-grade achievement gap between children in lower- and higher-income households can be explained by what happens over the summer months during the elementary and middle school years.
Despite the fact that 93 percent of parents deem summer learning important, only 53 percent of Ocean State parents indicate that their children have participated in summer programs.
Encouragingly, private and public sector organizations across our country are galvanizing efforts to ensure that summer learning takes its place as a supplement to a standard school curriculum. Rhode Island has long been a proactive, national leader regarding initiatives for out-of-school time including summer learning. To date, state leaders have convened a summer learning work group; piloted innovative, statewide summer programs; and created a legislative taskforce to study the issue. The taskforce concluded that Rhode Island needs strong summer learning programs to combat summer learning loss in our state.
To address summer learning loss, United Way of Rhode Island and RIASPA, with strong corporate and foundation support, are leading a collaborative effort that will funnel needed grants to partnerships between existing summer learning programs and community-based organizations in order to enhance students' academic performance. In all, supporters are committing more than $300,000 through United Way of Rhode Island in direct program funding this summer.
Eleven sites have been awarded grants. Each of the recipients embodies community-based collaboration. School districts, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, libraries, parks and recreation departments – even farms, theaters and dance studios – will play a crucial role in advancing education for children participating in the 11 programs.
A Cranston program has been awarded a summer learning grant that will advance children's experiential education through integrated community partnerships. CampXL is an experiential-learning collaboration between Cranston Community Learning Center's Bain +2 Program/Cranston Public Schools and the Cranston YMCA Teen Center. Other community partners include Cranston Public Library; Cranston Area Career & Technical Center; Education in Action; and Hugh B. Bain Middle School.
Meanwhile, bills are currently before both chambers of the General Assembly that, if passed, will allocate $500,000 to support additional summer learning programs in Rhode Island communities. The United Way of Rhode Island survey also reveals that 80 percent of parents favor public funding for out-of-school programming, and this support is critical as the need for summer learning programs far exceeds the amount of private funding available. If passed, this legislation would create opportunities for many additional children and ensure that they return to school in September prepared to be successful. We look forward to working with state officials to make these opportunities available throughout Rhode Island.
For more information on summer learning and other out-of-school initiatives in Rhode Island, visit www.afterschoolri.org.
Anthony Maione is president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island. Adam Greenman is executive director of the Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance, an education initiative of United Way of Rhode Island.


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TORONTO — A Palestinian state is quietly and steadily emerging with the knowledge and cooperation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charges a member of an organization categorically opposed to territorial compromise.
"Unfortunately, Netanyahu has done a great deal to lay the ground work for a Palestinian state," claimed Yisrael (Izzy) Danziger, the director of operations of Mishmeret Yesha, a grassroots activist group based in Jerusalem that believes not a single "grain of sand" in the territories should be relinquished to the Palestinians.
Danziger, a 59-year-old resident of a settlement in the West Bank, said that Netanyahu has adopted this position against his will due to international pressure.
The Israeli government is allowing the Palestinian Authority to establish the infrastructure of a state under its very nose by permitting the PA to build a police force, schools, industrial zones, roads, water pumping stations, quarries and the like.
A two-state solution would not only jeopardize Israel's existence but lead to its destruction, he warned in an interview during a recent visit to Toronto.
By ceding strategic high ground and vital water sources to the PA in any future agreement, Israel would be undermining its own security.
Judea and Samaria, as he prefers to call the West Bank, belong legally to Israel, he said, adding that Palestinian refugees can be resettled in any of the more than 20 Arab countries.
Jews living in the West Bank face a war of terror, with tens of thousands of terrorist incidents having occurred since the 1993 Oslo accords, Danziger declared. "Since Oslo, the security situation has deteriorated."
For the past few years, Mishmeret Yesha, a division of the Movement for Jewish Sovereignty in Israel, has been training and equipping Jewish rapid response teams in the West Bank with armoured combat vests. These vests, each worth $1,250, offer a high degree of protection from bomb blasts and shrapnel.
"Many people have been saved by these vests," he noted.
Danziger, a former New Yorker and an Orthodox Jew, claimed that the dire security situation in the West Bank is a microcosm of the problems Israel currently faces on all fronts.
Israel's already cold peace with Egypt will become colder now that Egyptians have voted to elect a new president, Mohammed Morsi, a member of the anti-Israel Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Morsi will not openly cancel the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, but will allow the complete radicalization of the Sinai, Danziger said.
With terrorists establishing themselves in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Israel may be forced to mount retaliatory raids into the Sinai, prompting Egyptian military responses, he predicted.
He said, "Egypt will be fighting us from the border of the Negev."
Danziger fears that Islamic forces will overthrow the monarchy in Jordan and supplant Syria's secular Baathist regime, turning Syria into "another Lebanon."
In the event of an Islamic takeover in Amman, Israel may have to invade Jordan for its own self-protection, he said.
According to Danziger, Israel is neither militarily ready to attack Iran's nuclear facilities nor prepared to defend itself against an Iranian counter-strike.
In his view, Israeli Arabs, comprising 20 per cent of Israel's population, cannot ever be loyal citizens and are a "cancer" in Israel's body politic. "They are a cancer because of who they are and what they believe," he observed, saying they owe their religious and national allegiance to the greater Arab world.
"Basically, they are intrinsically disloyal to Israel. They have to be transferred to an Arab country. It will have to happen in the course of a very major war."
Surveying these scenarios, he concluded, "Israel's basic security is threatened."
Israelis are generally too complacent about these looming threats to Israel's national existence, Danziger said.
"The Israeli psyche, the Israeli mindset, has to change," he said, pointing out that a large proportion of able-bodied Jewish men and women do not even serve in the armed forces.


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Welcome to The Lamont Cafe
Operating Hours:
The cafe is open from 8am to 11am for Breakfast. Full lunch Menu starts at 11:45 and ends at 2pm, from 2pm -3pm they are offering snacks, grab & go, soups and beverages.
If you need Catering call the cafe at 845-365-8897 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Our cafe is operated by Pierce and Dunhill Catering. Pierce and Dunhill are a full service caterer that can handle all of your event needs.
If there is something special you would like to see added to our menu or have any dietary concerns please feel free to talk to Richard or Laura the next time you stop in.
If you need assistance with catering please contact Richard or Laura at ext 8897 and either will gladly answer all your questions.


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My thinking is a bit like Rick's in the 1942 film Casablanca: "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine. . . . ." Except even more so, and perhaps without the gin joints.
- Of all the countries and all the cities in all the world, my ancestors moved across oceans, states, and cities to set up housekeeping.
- Of all the people in all the world, each pair of my direct ancestors fell in love (I assume), married (another assumption) and in any case produced children who in turn also became ancestors.
- Of the roughly 30,000 genes and 3164.7 million nucleotide bases in my genome (a complete set of DNA), the genomes of each ancestor combined in such a way, throughout every generation, that I turned out to be who I am today.
Whatever your beliefs, or nonbeliefs, in a higher power, the chances are indeed pretty small that we have become who we are. Reasons indeed to give thanks!


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Nate Berkus Marries Jeremiah Brent
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Ubuntu 11.04 Tweaks and Hints
One of my Ubuntu desktops has dual screens with a separate system to the left running Windows. The two systems share a mouse & keyboard using Synergy, and this has worked well for the past few years. Upon upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, a few problems arose with Synergy. By default, the Unity bar (or column, whichever you wish to call it) was set to auto-hide, and to only show itself when the mouse hits the left edge of the screen. Great, except that when the mouse reaches the left edge of the screen, Synergy takes over and puts it onto Windows and the next screen over.
Also, over the years, I've become accustomed to using super+l to lock the screen, and super+space to bring up Gnome-Do to launch programs. Upon upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, Unity takes the super key for itself, and breaks/changes all other key combinations that use the super key.
Here are the tweaks that I've made so far to make Unity a bit more friendly. I'm writing this assuming that you already have compiz enabled (desktop effects prior to upgrading), and that you have CompizConfig Settings Manager installed.
Disable the Unity Bar from autohiding and make it narrower
Open up CompizConfig Settings Manager and search for "Ubuntu Unity Plugin". Once there, set Hide Launcher to "Never" on the Behavior tab, and optionally set the Launcher icon size smaller on the Experimental tab (I have mine set to the lowest possible value of 32).
Change the Unity launcher key away from the Super key
On the first tab of the Ubuntu Unity Plugin screen of CCSM, change "Key to show the launcher" to something other than "<Super>". As seen in the screenshot, I've set mine to "<Shift><Super>", which is working out just fine.
Changing this has also enabled Gnome-Do to resume working via super+space and I'm able once again to set the "Lock screen" setting to super+l. (Just like on Windows. Using both systems, it's nice to have consistency.)
Opening multiple instances of a program from the Unity Bar
This is nothing special, but it took me a bit of time to figure out. Middle clicking on the icon on the Unity Bar will launch a new window/instance of the program.
Dual Screen wallpaper
Ubuntu 11.04 has a new option for displaying wallpaper, "Span". Time to hit up your favorite site for images that work on dual monitor setups.


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Trac Wiki Notification Plugin
Trac WikiNotification is a plugin that allows users (even anonymous, as long as email is set) to select the wiki pages that they wish to be notified(by email) when a change occurs on it. See also AnnouncerPlugin for another notification possibility, which is agnostic to what is beeing watched.
Note: The user updating the wiki page won't be notified about his own changes.
You can find more info on the trac WikiNotification site where bugs and new feature requests should go to.
Enabling the Plugin
It's as simple as:
[components] wikinotification.* = enabled
And optionally:
ctxtnavadd.* = enabled
Available Configuration Options
These are the options available to include in your trac.ini under wiki-notification.
|Config Setting
|Default Value
|5 (in seconds)
|The default seconds a redirect should take when watching/un-watching a wiki page. This value is also definable per user, ie, user is able to configure this, of course for himself.
|Email address(es) to always send notifications to, addresses do not appear publicly (Bcc:).
|Email address(es) to always send notifications to, addresses can be seen by all recipients (Cc:).
|Sender address to use in notification emails.
|Recipients can see email addresses of other CC'ed recipients. If this option is disabled(the default), recipients are put on BCC.
If you want to override these settings then you can include it like the following example:
[wiki-notification] redirect_time = 5 smtp_always_bcc = smtp_always_cc = smtp_from = trac.wiki@localhost use_public_cc = false
Note: For an up-to-date version of this info please read this.
Download and Installation
Trac WikiNotification can be installed with Easy Install by typing:
> easy_install TracWikiNotification
Trac 0.11 support
As of time of this writing (Jan 5 2008), 0.11 support available only in trunk version (svn). Which is natural, since Trac 0.11 is still in beta as well. You won't need ctxnavadd no more.
To install this development version type:
> easy_install http://wikinotification.ufsoft.org/svn/trunk
Aditional Notes(from user input)
easy_install is run from the command line (on Linux) not from within Python.
After installing any plugin for Trac you'll need to restart Apache to see it (not all changes to trac.ini require a restart but adding a plugin does).
Make sure to add the new plugin to trac.ini
[components] wikinotification.* = enabled
Also should be noted that the trac.ini configuration for the wiki notification should look something like:
[wiki-notification] smtp_always_cc = someone@somedomain smtp_from = trac.wiki@localhost
Another note: a user will never get a notice of his/her own wiki modification (which is a little tricky when testing the plugin :))


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Beyond the Baccalaureate
The ASPIRE Program is happy and ready to assist upper division and transfer students with help with graduate school, job, and career exploration. This component is called Beyond the Baccalaureate Planning (BBP).
The advising staff is available to help you explore what you plan to do after you receive your baccalaureate degree. As a junior, senior or a transfer student, you may be asking yourself questions like:
- What do I want to do after I graduate?
- Do I want to go straight into the job market?
- Would I like to attend graduate school? How do I apply to graduate school?
- What jobs can I qualify for with a baccalaureate in my major?
- What do I need to do to qualify to work in certain careers?
- What is the benefit of getting a master's degree?
- How can I get in a PhD program?
We'll discuss the possibilities and help you develop an action plan to help realize your goals. Additionally, the BBP staff can assist you with academic advising concerns and questions. We can make sure you are meeting your requirements for your major and for the university so you can graduate according to your timeline.
Who can participate?
- All ASPIRE Students; however, Juniors and Seniors (Upper Division) are the target group
- Transfer students from community colleges
- Students must meet at least one of the ASPIRE Program eligibility requirements:
- Low-income
- First Generation in college (neither parent has earned a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. granting institution)
- Disabled
Services provided by the BBP
- Develop an Education Action Plan with career goal interest
- Monitor students' progress
- Make referrals to campus community and other resources including the McNair Scholars Program.
- Offer or refer students to workshops on topics related to graduate school/career planning or to job fairs.
- Academic advising and planning.
Choosing a Graduate School
- Admissions Requirements
- Geographic Locations
- Reputation of the program/school
- Faculty/Curriculum
- Cost - How to pay for graduate school
- Timeline for applying and completing applications
- Taking standardized admissions tests
- Assistance with personal statement
- Letters of recommendation
- Sending the application packet
- Graduate school interviews
Career Planning and Job Preparation
- Staff will help with resume writing and job search ideas.
- We help with career goals profile so students have information about what their degree can do for them after graduation.
- We have information about what jobs students can get with today's economic situation.
- We also can refer students to the Career Center for more job/career research.
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File Naming and Linking for LOCKSS
Once content is harvested into LOCKSS, that content should not change.
However, metadata regularly changes, and we would like to keep our current version of the metadata as the same filename from version to version.
Hence, all metadata and documentation files that we store in LOCKSS will be assigned a version number, and that copy is what will be linked. However, we will only store the oldest and most recent versions of metadata.
Thus, the first version of u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.xml will have a copy made and named u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.v1.xml which will be stored in the same directory, and it will be this file which is linked in LOCKSS manifests.
When the next version of the u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.xml is created, it overwrites the u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.xml in the storage directory, AND is copied to u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.v2.xml, which will be added to the LOCKSS manifest.
Following versions of u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.xml also overwrite the u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.xml in the storage directory, AND overwrite u0003_0000252_0000002.mods.v2.xml (after backing it up if in LOCKSS). Since this is already linked into the LOCKSS manifest, it is not linked again. The backup copies (if the collection has been harvested by LOCKSS partners) have the suffix "_LOCKSS_yyyy-mm-dd" so we can measure the size of our possible LOCKSS content. In the future, we hope to modify LOCKSS storage to delete all but the most recent .v2.mods.xml and .v2.ead.xml files.
In this way, the delivery software which draws from our storage content will always pick up the most recent version of the metadata, and LOCKSS manifests themselves will not be impacted by our metadata upgrades.
As of September 2011, we have selected this content for long term storage AND linking into LOCKSS manifests:
- archival tiffs
- archival wav files
- METS xml containing Qualified Dublin Core
- tab-delimited text files containing metadata spreadsheets for entire collections
- EAD xml
- collection information xml
- a png icon for each collection
- MODS xml
Other files may exist in the directories which are important to us, but which are not necessary for inclusion in LOCKSS. Those files must be in archival formats.
Each link specifies what is linked. For example:
Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers u0003_0000252 Manifest.html
Our Manifests are named Manifest.html, and one exists in each Documentation directory on each level, linking to any levels beneath it which offer content for harvesting.
Each Manifest is divided into sections which use lists to provide access to the links:
- Administrative Information (contents of Documentation directory),
- Collection Level Metadata (Contents of collection level Metadata directory),
- Metadata (for each item)
- Transcripts (if available)
- Content (archival files).
Each Manifest states the collection name (or level name) and number, for example: "Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers u0003_0000252 LOCKSS Manifest Page" or "University of Alabama Hoole Special Collections Manucripts u0003 Manifest Page".
Each Manifest has the following statement at the bottom: "LOCKSS system has permission to collect, preserve, and serve this Archival Unit"


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There are so many ways to cook rice, the possibilities are endless. The continent of Asia alone has about a thousand variations. I love how the same spices used in slightly different combinations can produce a totally different taste. Nasi Goreng is an Indonesian style of fried rice. There are many different ways of making Nasi Goreng, some people add prawns, steak or chicken, others add a variety of vegetables, basically whatever is leftover and on hand. But some of the basic spices don't change. The key to Nasi Goreng is using Kecap Manis or Sweet Soy Sauce.
Kecap Manis is made from fermented soy, date palm sugar (jaggery) and several other spices. It is quite thick and has several layers of flavor that is very different from regular soy sauce. It is delicious. The other must have items in Nasi Goreng are red chilis and Sambal Oelek. I like to use both.
Sambal Oelek is a red chili paste found in any Asian super market (same place where you'd pick up some of the Kecap Manis). Cumin and Coriander are also used. This adds a slight smoky flavor and balances out the sweetness of the Kecap manis and the heat of the red chilis.
Even though garlic, cumin, coriander and chilies are regularly used in South Asian cooking, when combined with the Sambal Oelek and Sweet soy sauce it completely changes the taste. This dish is widely eaten in Malaysia, Singapore and of course Indonesia. Served hot with that wonderful fried egg on top, it is amazing. You can't stop eating it!
Here's the recipe:
Nasi Goreng
6 cups cooked rice (preferably overnight)
2 large eggs
Salt according to taste
6 tablespoons cooking oil
3 cloves of finely chopped garlic
1 onion, finely chopped
2 red chilies, seed removed and sliced finely
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 tbsp Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 tsp Sambal Oelek
3 Stalks of celery, chopped
1 whole tomato, seeded and chopped
½ cup frozen green peas
4 finely chopped scallions
Additional eggs to serve over rice
1 large onion, thinly sliced (for caramelized onion)
In a large frying pan or wok heat oil and add 1 large onion very thinly sliced (using mandolin really helps to keep it very thin). Cook until onions are dark golden brown in color and place in a paper towel lined pan.
Beat the eggs in a bowl until foamy. Add a little salt according to taste. Set aside. Use a food processor to process the onion, chili, tomato, Sambal Oelek, garlic, sugar, cumin and coriander until it became a thick paste.
In the same pan that the onions were caramelized earlier add the processed paste and cook until it is fragrant. Add the vegetables except for the sliced scallions and stir fry for a few minutes. Make a well in the middle of the pan and add beaten eggs. Stir fry eggs until cooked and mix in with the rest of vegetables. Finally add in the cooked rice and a more cooking oil if necessary. Add the Kecap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce) and scallions and continue frying for another 30~60 seconds, until it is well incorporated. Finally add caramelized onions and toss.
Scoop from the wok onto a plate and serve with a fried over-easy egg on top. If using as a side dish then serve without the egg on top.


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The products are compliant with the Small Form- Factor Pluggable (SFP) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) and SFF-8472. The Digital Diagnostic Monitoring functions as described in SFF-8472 are provided via an I2C serial interface. The transceiver block diagram is shown as below Fig 1.
The module provides digital diagnostic information of its operating conditions and status, including transmitting power, laser bias, receiver input optical power, module temperature, and supply voltage. Calibration and alarm/warning threshold data are written and stored in internal memory (EEPROM). The memory map is compatible with SFF-8472, as shown in Fig. 2. The diagnostic data are raw A/D values and must be converted to real world units using calibration constants stored in EEPROM locations 56 – 95 in A2h.
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Authorities Defuse Mine near Pilots' Residence in Aden
[Yemen Post] Explosives experts defused on Sunday an anti-tank mine, T-62, that was placed near the residence of the pilots in the Sheikh Othman district in Yemen's port city of Aden, the official news agency Saba reported.
The mine was connected to electrical wires and a stick watch and the authorities are investigating, it said.
Separately, the security authorities in the same district found three RPGs thrown at the 22 May stadium amid alarming security disorder in key Yemeni cities including the business capital of Aden.
...the formerly independent Qu'aiti state and sultanate, annexed by Communist South Yemen in 1968, encompassing a region along the Gulf of Aden, extending eastwards to the borders of the Dhofar region of Oman. The people are called Hadhramis and speak Hadhrami Arabic. The city Tarimis estimated to contain the highest concentration of descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (PTUI) anywhere in the world, approximately seven in every square yard...
, the security authorities in Sayoun seized 79 kg of external hashish, of the type so called the red gold, Saba said.
The stash was found inside a car, it said, adding the suspects who were driving the car aimed their guns at the forces observing a checkpoint when checked and
bravely ran away
After a short hunt, the two suspects were
tossed in the slammer
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
Drugs trade has thrived in Yemen recent months, with large quantities seized mainly in southern and southeastern regions.
Also, the Yemeni government has formed a committee to investigate the deadly attack against Shiites while they were observing a religious day outside Yemen's capital this week.
Four Shiites were killed and about a dozen others injured in the
in Al-Geraf district.
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Trick Tip: Kickflips off Inclines
Before I get in to how to flip a wakeskate off a rail, or incline, I want urge you very much to practice flipping boards on trampolines. It save gas, energy, and most importantly frustration. Also you want to make sure and have your board slides or lip slides down. Always ollie onto the apparatus. It makes the slide much mo' better.
1. The Approach- Make sure you get a super consistent edge into the incline, or rail. Hang your front foot off just a little, like your setting up for a kickflip.
2. The Ollie- Ollie early and try and square yourself over the rail as you hit it. As seen here you want and ride more on the tail, riding up the the incline so when you come off you are tail heavy, and that will keep the nose higher when you reach the end.
3. The slide- keep your knees bent, and have your front foot ready to kick.
4. Keep your eyes on the board, and watch for the rails end.
5. The Exit- As you reach the end, leave the rail completely, and lift both your feet off the board. Flip or kick the board (which ever you feel more comfortable). Sometimes trying to flick the board more towards the middle helps when attempting off rails. It will keep the nose higher, and it wont nose dive before you land on it.
6. The Flip- While watching your skate flip under you keep your feet and legs up out of the way.
7. The Catch- Look for the grip tape, and try and catch the flip with your back foot, before it hits the water.
8. The Landing- As your feet catch the board, bend your knees to shock the impact.
9. The Ride away- Keep your knees bent and head down. And get ready for your next banger.
Once you learn this trick, there are so many different ways to play with it off inclines. Have a great time out there dudes.
-Cab Flips
-Frontside Flips
-Switch Kickflips
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jonah7 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 115 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
We need a logo for a short sale real estate service and community that supports it.
We are launching a new Web 2.0 version of our membership site called
ShortSaleology. ShortSaleology is an ALL-IN-ONE service that real
estate investors use to have us do all the work for getting their short
sale approved. Think of it as the "one stop shop" for getting your short sale approved. A short sale is when a bank that is dealing with a homeowner typically in foreclosure or severely behind on their payments agrees to discount the debt owed to them in return for a quick, liquidation sale as an alternative to carrying-out an expensive foreclosure process.
some keywords for brainstorming related words and phrases are; short sale, short sale real estate, foreclosure, preforeclosure, sheriff sale, loss mitigation, debt negotiation, bank liquidation sale, notice of default (NOD)
- a logo that communicates an easy done-for-you service
- a logo that communicates community
- some subtle reference to real estate
- a design that is more corporate less cartoon like
- A clean and crisp logo "think apple" for example
- something that prints well for t-shirts and hats
- Right now our tag line is: A Community of Short Sale Investors Serving as One. If you think you can make this any better incorporating any of the above attributes feel free to do so. It would be beneficial to have some reference to the services provided.
- a cartoon like logo
- too many colors... keep it to 3 max
- to much clutter... keep it crisp
- italicized capital letters
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Cancun Challenge organizers announced today that tournament passes will be available for this fall's Division I men's basketball event played in Cancun, Mexico.
All-tournament game admission passes are on sale to the general public for games played at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun. The all-tournament pass costs $250 and provides general admission entry to all eight men's basketball games played in Cancun. Individual session passes are also available for $80/day for the Mayan Division and $90/day for the Riviera Division.
The Cancun Challenge features eight men's Division I college basketball teams and includes eight games played in the U.S., and eight games played at the all-inclusive Moon Palace Resort. The field is headlined by Illinois, Illinois State, Richmond and Rutgers in the Riviera Division. The Mayan Division features Hampton, Lipscomb, Sacred Heart and SIU Edwardsville.
"The Cancun Challenge is a unique event for college basketball fans. It gives them an opportunity to get an up-close look at their favorite NCAA team while enjoying an all-inclusive setting at the beautiful Moon Palace Resort," said Cancun Challenge Official Melissa Koza. "You can catch a game, hit the beach, and eat at one of 14 exceptional restaurants, all while never leaving the confines of the resort."
Fans are encouraged to purchase fan travel packages through Triple Crown Sports. Packages include tickets with priority seating for all games. To purchase single tournament passes or complete fan travel package, contact Melissa Koza by email or by calling her at (970) 672-0567.
Fans not staying at the Moon Palace Resort (or another Palace Resort property) will be charged a resort day pass fee of $20 per day. The day pass fee is in addition to the tournament pass and is assessed by the Moon Palace Resort due to its all-inclusive nature. The day pass gives fans access to food and drink only at the arena during games. An all-inclusive day pass is available for purchase providing fans access to all amenities at the Moon Palace Resort. All-inclusive day passes are $88 per day.
The Cancun Challenge is owned and produced by Fort Collins, Colo.-based Triple Crown Sports, which also organizes women's college basketball tournaments in Cancun, and the Preseason and Postseason Women's NIT.
For complete information on the Cancun Challenge please visit CancunChallenge.net.


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Mittens at forty
For some reason, my friends keep turning forty... And I've been making mittens for them. These are for Torgun, who turns 40 today. It's a free pattern by Hanneke Sieben. You can download it from her Ravelry shop. I modified the ribbing, otherwise followed the pattern.
These were for Charlotte. Free pattern from Knitty Winter 2006, Tiffany.
And these were for Marianne. My Hippocampus mittens, pattern can be found for free in the left sidebar.
Edit: I just realised I had spelt 40 wrong - it's forty, not fourty. I also didn't know that this is the only English number whose letters are in alphabetical order! Good to know! This is what Wikipedia says:
Despite being related to the word "four" (4), 40 is spelled "forty", not "fourty". This is because etymologically (and still in accents without the horse-hoarse merger), the words have different vowels, "forty" containing a contraction in the same way that "fifty" contains a contraction of "five". The letters of the word "forty" are in alphabetical order; this is the only number that has this linguistic property in English.


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request-log-analyzer 1.1.2
Rails log analyzer's purpose is to find what actions are best candidates for optimization. This tool will parse all requests in the Rails logfile and aggregate the information. Once it is finished parsing the log file, it will show the requests that take op most server time using various metrics.


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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji - you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves - or they'll be stuck in the game forever, to be played by others without break.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Actor: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Madison Iseman, Missi Pyle, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Bobby Cannavale, Rhys Darby, Alex Wolff, Nick Jonas, Maribeth Monroe, Tim Matheson, Friday Chamberlain, Morgan Turner, Natasha Mayet
Director: Jake Kasdan
Country: USA


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"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." -Albert Einstein.
We tend to forget at times that trucking is, at its heart, all about people. The steel, chrome, and ribbons of asphalt, along with terms such as asset utilization, cost per mile, and lane optimization work to obscure the human element inexorably interwoven throughout this industry - the drivers, maintenance techs, dispatchers, load planners, warehouse workers, etc.
And this industry needs people like never before.
Sure, we're in economic free-fall right now. But the need for trucks to move freight is always there. Problem is, fewer and fewer people want to take on the jobs our industry offers. There's ample reason, of course. Long haul, irregular route truckload carriers offer weeks away from family and friends on the road. Despite the computerization of trucks and equipment, technicians still get dirty and work in shops hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Dispatchers and load planners aren't high on the list of job aspirations of many high schoolers either (they'll never supplant with rock n' roll and movie stardom, that's for sure).
Yet bringing new workers into a business is so critical - and that's even more so for trucking. This industry is projected to be short 100,000 drivers by 2014 based on freight flow trends and it's got a major turnover problem to boot. General business studies have shown that 40% of all new hires leave before the end of six months. In trucking, however, that's been amplified - especially in the truckload sector, where turnover of 120% is common.
Alongside just finding new blood and getting it in the door is keeping it once it's there - which can be even more problematic. People change jobs far more than they did 20 years (though that trend may decelerate in these uncertain economic times) but even more critically, families today are made up predominantly of two wage earners. And if the job of one spouse conflicts with the other or makes family life difficult, chances are that job will be left in the dust.
Then there's the emotional strain trucking puts on marriages and families. I remember talking to truck driver Bill Hutson about this a few years ago. Hutson, who on the side runs a charity called "Table Talk Foundation for Better Living," told me that he once offered his services as a minister at a carrier where he worked following the death of a driver on the road. He expected to take a lot of calls about the emotional impact of that event. Instead, he got hundreds of calls from truckers whose marriages were disintegrating - due in large measure to so much time spent on the road away from their families.
Professor Jerry Osteryoung from the college of business at Florida State University talked about both of these issues recently - the hiring of new workers and recognizing the importance of spouses and families in keeping those new hires on for the long term. As usual, I'll let him take it from here. Professor, the floor is yours:
"Given all of the money that most firms spend on new employees, it is absolutely critical that the recruiting and initial work period process be planned and carefully thought out. Remember also that when you hire an employee or an associate, you are really hiring their family as well. That is, in so many cases, the spouse is the one that has the largest impact on an employee's decisions. Too many times I have seen great employees leave because their spouse just was not happy with either the location or the way the company was treating the staff member. Bottom line: You just cannot overlook the importance of a spouse in both the hiring process and the continual well-being of the employee.
Most new workers leave because they discover that their expectations just do not match the actual work. To avoid this discrepancy, applicants must completely understand what the job entails. During the recruiting process, employers should honestly explain the job, and not just tell applicants to read the job description and the employee manual. Both the good and the bad, as well as all the nuances of each job must be explained. If the job requires the new employee to empty the trash, then this must be explained. In addition, opportunities for advancement must be spelled out.
Now, many firms also understand the importance of spouses and families - and should seek to interview both the employee and the spouse before making the hiring decision. These firms really want to evaluate the spouse to make sure they will be supportive of the employee and the company. They clearly understand the role that spouses play as the greatest influencer of the employee's morale. However, there are some legal risks with interviewing the spouse so you may want to consider this as compared to the benefits.
Given that over the next five years we will have a large labor shortfall it is becoming even more vital that we keep current employees. The cost of hiring a new employee is just so steep [in trucking, the cost to recruit a new drive runs from $5,000 to $8,000 per person] that keeping spouses supportive can make all of the difference in the world.
Keeping workers engaged is also critical to keeping people excited about work, particularly with new employees. In order to do so, you must adjust your management style to fit the needs of the employee. For instance, to keep Gen Xers (those born after 1979) engaged, you cannot tell them step-by-step how to do the job. Once they have an understanding of the work environment, Gen Xers function best when given only an objective and limited guidance.
While communications are vital for all workers, it is even more critical for new ones. As a manager, you must be able to determine how an employee is doing with respect to their job expectations and satisfaction. Just glibly saying, 'How are you doing?' is not going to cut it. You really need to sit down with each new worker every two weeks and ask them critical questions like, 'What do you really like about the job and where could we make improvements?' Questions like this help you assess the satisfaction of each new hire.
Unaddressed problems just get worse, so if you sense that a new worker is not pleased or is not working out, the sooner you talk to him or her, the better. Sometimes all it takes to improve a new employee's job satisfaction is a small tweak here or there. For instance, if a new employee is feeling unappreciated or is not clear on job expectations, a few minor adjustments can easily correct the problem. The point is that new workers should be monitored in order to make sure that they feel appreciated.
There are also some very simple - yet effective - things you can do to keep spouses supportive. For instance, invite spouses to company functions. Whether it is a celebration of a staff member's success or a company get-together, the spouse needs to be invited. If they come, fine; if they do not come, that is fine as well. The key is that they have been invited.
The most critical time for a spouse is when they have moved from another city or state to join your company. The employee comes with their credibility intact, but the spouse normally loses everything. In cases like these, it is so important to make sure that the employee's spouse feels accepted into the community. The surest recipe for disaster is a spouse that feels isolated and alone. When this happens, they want to leave and move back to where they came from. That's why it's so important to promote a sense of community or belonging for spouses and families.
With labor becoming more and more difficult to find, you must go out of your way to ensure that you retain your workforce - making sure that you have a process in place to ensure that each new worker feels great about his or her new job and that their spouses are included as well."
As always, you can reach Professor Osteryoung by email at [email protected] or by phone at 850-644-3372.


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Kevin Kolb hasn't been promised a starting job with the Buffalo Bills. That didn't stop him from laying out some lofty aspirations in his introductory news conference Monday.
"I'm here to win a Super Bowl," Kolb said. "Period."
Earlier Monday, Bills general manager Buddy Nix called Kolb a "strong candidate" in a starting quarterback competition that will include Tarvaris Jackson, Aaron Corp and quite possibly a high-profile rookie out of this year's draft class.
"This is a big chance for me," Kolb said. "That's why I came here and I'm excited about getting out there and doing some special things."
Kolb sounded confident that he'll come out of training camp atop the depth chart. He said he's picked up "75 to 80 percent" of the Bills' offense from working in similar systems, while adding that the Bills' "ever-evolving" offense was a draw for him.
Nix has said his goal is to have a franchise quarterback in place before he's done as general manager. Kolb has to like his chances of beating out Jackson and Corp, but he could find himself behind a rookie hotshot when the dust clears.
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