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I have around 20-30Gb not consumed internet traffic per month that I would be happy to donate to a public. My apartment is on a first flow of the building with a park and all the activities just across the road so I assume there will be some demand for the wifi there. Honestly speaking, I'm playing with my kids there regularly, so I would be the first user ;-).
Anyway, the question now is what would be the best way to configure this?
Basically, I have a telecom BBA with Thomson wifi modem and a few devices connected via ethernet and wifi. I'd like to separate my home network from the public one as much as possible. As well, I need to limit the traffic somehow so that it wouldn't be more than let's say 30Gb a month.
I'm planning to utilize my DIR-615 (http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=565) that hasn't been used for about a year now as an access point. As well, I can run linux or something not too heavy on my PC in a virtual machine if necessary.
The easiest thing that come to my mind is to configure VPN straight in the router but where to connect? As well, I couldn't find any easy tool to control the traffic limit.
Another question is about legitimacy of opening your internet to public. I mean, is there something in the telecom contract that prohibits doing so?
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Alexander Men
Father Alexander Men (1935-1990) was a Russian Orthodox priest who is considered by some to be a martyr.
Born a Jew, Alexander Men was baptized as an infant by his mother, who had become a member of the underground church in Russia under Soviet suppression.
Father Alexander Men was a voice "crying in the wilderness" of the Soviet atheistic domination of Russian culture and also during the critical transition times of Russia into freedom in the late 1980s, when Mikhail Gorbachev declared the policies of perestroika and glasnost.
Fr. Men's ministry, which lasted for more than thirty years, covered the worst possible times for the Russian believer, including himself becoming a target for the KGB. His influence on contemporary Russia is unmistakable, and his life remains to this day a powerful witness for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
During his lifetime, Fr. Men baptized thousands of people, bringing them to Christian faith by the grace of God. His works include many books, an Orthodox Open University, a charity group at the Russian Children's Hospital, and a Youth Missionary School.
Father Alexander Men was murdered on September 9, 1990 with an ax in a forest on his way to church. His funeral was held on the day commemorating the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, who was "the voice crying in the wilderness to prepare the way of the Lord."
Quotes by Father Alexander Men
"I find more meaning in the wing of a bird and in the branch of a tree than in five hundred icons. God has given us two books: the Bible and Creation." ―Fr. Alexander Men
"I work now as I have always worked: with my face into the wind... I'm only an instrument that God is using for the moment. Afterwards, things will be as God wants them." ―Fr. Alexander Men
External links
- Slidefilm by Sergei Bessmertny - English version (41.2Mb)
- http://www.alexandrmen.ru/
- http://www.educenter.sitek.ru/photos.html
- http://www.roca.org/OA/103/103d.htm
- http://stmichaelruscath.org/spiritual/alexmen/
- http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2002/09/daily-09-09-2002.shtml
- http://alexandermen.livejournal.com/ large collection of translations,articles,live links etc


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Colorado State's injured DB released from hospital
Colorado State junior cornerback Bernard Blake was released from a Fort Collins hospital Saturday night after being admitted during the afternoon after suffering a neck injury during CSU's 59-32 win over Texas-El Paso.
Blake was hurt on the first play of the third quarter when he landed on his head while trying to stop a 75-yard touchdown reception. He remained on the turf for several minutes before being removed from the field by a motorized cart.
CSU sports information director Paul Kirk said Sunday the school did not plan to distribute a news release regarding Blake's condition or availability for the Rams' next game — Oct. 12 at home vs. San Jose State.
Blake tweeted that he appreciated all the prayers and support and that he hoped to return to the team "very soon."


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The Environmental Defense Fund opened an office near Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., 10 years ago. It was part of a carefully plotted strategy to persuade the giant retailer that going green could be good for business. If it worked, it certainly could be good for the planet — Walmart's revenues are bigger than the entire economy of most countries.
"We really saw that working with companies could be transformative at a scale that was pretty unmatched," says Suzy Friedman, a senior director at EDF.
If you're looking for evidence that the strategy is working, there's this: Last year, Walmart unveiled Project Gigaton, a plan to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by a billion tons of carbon between now and 2030. That's almost as much carbon as what's released from the country's entire fleet of passenger cars and trucks in a year.
The cuts will come from the company's suppliers: the vast galaxy of companies that make the products it sells.
Even before unveiling that pledge, Walmart had been calculating the climate price tags of those products, estimating the greenhouse gases that are released in the process of making each one. Laura Phillips, Walmart's senior vice president for sustainability, was startled to see the climate price of simple food items, like baked goods, that don't seem like they'd require burning a lot of fossil fuels.
"Why is that?" she wondered. "Why are we seeing bread have high emissions?"
Other food companies are asking the same question. Many of them, including General Mills and Kellogg, have made their own commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions. To get a better grasp of the task, they joined forces and set up an organization called Field to Market to measure and reduce the environmental impact of their operations.
Allison Thomson, the group's research director, says "it has been a process of discovery, mapping out the emissions and understanding that there's a huge footprint that comes from the farm."
That's right: on the farm. Not just factories or fleets of trucks.
Down on the farm, the most important greenhouse source is something that doesn't normally get a lot of attention. It's the fertilizer — mainly nitrogen — that farmers spread on their fields to feed their crops.
Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for plants. It's the fuel that drives modern food production. Every year, American farmers spread millions of tons of it on corn fields alone.
Manufacturing nitrogen fertilizer is energy-intensive, burning lots of fossil fuels and releasing carbon dioxide. What's just as damaging, and perhaps even more so, is what happens when it's spread on a field. Bacteria feed on it and release a super-powerful greenhouse gas called nitrous oxide.
These bacteria are naturally present in the soil, says Philip Robertson, a researcher at Michigan State University, "but once they get exposed to nitrogen fertilizer, they really light up" and pump out nitrous oxide.
If you add it all up, fertilizer is the biggest part of the global warming price tag of a loaf of bread or a box of corn flakes. According to one study, carried out by the consulting group Deloitte, greenhouse emissions from fertilizer are the biggest single piece of the global warming price tag for almost half of the top-selling items on the shelves at Walmart.
Yet it's a climate driver that Walmart can't easily control. "We don't make the product ourselves," Phillips says. "We would want to work with our suppliers" to reduce the climate cost of fertilizer.
In fact, even Walmart's suppliers, the companies that deliver meat and baked goods, don't control fertilizer use. Bakers just buy the grain that the farmers grow; meat packers buy the cattle that eat that grain. They're a step removed from the farmers who grow the grain and decide how much fertilizer to put on fields.
This long supply chain threatens to undermine the Environmental Defense Fund's carefully plotted strategy to enlist Walmart as a partner in environmental progress.
"That was a really big eye-opener," Friedman says. "This is a lot more complicated than we thought in the beginning."
"In the beginning, you had the idea that Walmart can just do it?" I ask.
"I think that even Walmart had that idea in the beginning," Friedman says. "We learned that you really need to engage the whole supply chain."
In the spring of 2014, though, way down at the other end of that long supply chain, a man named Matt Carstens was paying attention. Carstens was a fertilizer dealer; he worked, at the time, for a company called United Suppliers, in Iowa.
Carstens had been reading about Walmart's interest in cutting greenhouse emissions — specifically emissions from fertilizer applied to corn fields in the Midwest.
"It got pretty specific what they were targeting, and that kind of hit close to home," Carstens says.
He tried to set up a meeting with Walmart, but couldn't get anyone to return his calls. So he called EDF instead. The environmental group had been quoted in those stories he was reading.
Before long, he was on a flight to Washington, D.C., to meet with the environmental group, to hear their concerns about fertilizer use on farms.
"You can't help but sit back, as somebody deeply involved in agriculture, and go, 'We've got to understand this,' " Carstens says. "You can take two approaches at that point. You can try to fight it, or you can try to be part of whatever solutions are out there.
After those meetings, on the flight back to Iowa, Carstens decided that he knew some potential solutions: Technology like chemicals that farmers can mix with nitrogen fertilizer to keep it from washing away so quickly; computer programs that show farmers how much nitrogen is in their soil, so they don't add more than they need.
But an equally important part of the solution, he realized, was his own connection to farmers. Walmart and EDF didn't have that connection.
"They knew where the issue was, but how do you reach that farmer?" Carstens says. "Everybody wants to talk to the farmer, but the trusted adviser of the farmer is their ag retailer, in most cases." An ag retailer is a business, like his own, that supplies seeds and chemicals to farmers, along with advice about how to use them.
Carstens imagined building a business devoted to selling those solutions. It could work, he thought, if those tools put more money in farmers' pockets, by saving them money that they'd otherwise spend on fertilizer. "You can't go to the farm and just say, 'You have to do this, because,' " Carstens says. "You have to put it in a way that's economical or profitable for them."
After that, things moved quickly. While he was still working for United Suppliers, Carstens turned that brainstorm into a program called SUSTAIN, which sells those nitrogen-saving tools to farmers. In 2015, Land O'Lakes, an agricultural cooperative that spans the country, bought United Suppliers and adopted SUSTAIN as its own.
Land O'Lakes has promised Walmart that it will enroll 20 million acres of farmland in SUSTAIN by 2025, and Walmart is counting on it to help meet the goals of Project Gigaton.
Next: We go to Iowa to find out how farmers are receiving this message of better fertilizer management, and whether it's making much of a difference.
A lot of companies have promised to do their part to reduce their releases of greenhouse gases that are trapping heat and giving the planet a fever. Among them are big food companies, including the biggest American grocer, Walmart. But companies are finding that reducing their climate impact is complicated because the emissions from food production come from unexpected places. NPR's Dan Charles reports.
DAN CHARLES, BYLINE: Decisions by a company like Walmart about what products it will sell can leave their mark on fields and forests and factories around the globe. The company is so huge and influential that 10 years ago, the advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund set up an office near Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. Here's Suzy Friedman, a senior director at EDF.
SUZY FRIEDMAN: And we really saw that working with companies could be transformative at a scale that was pretty unmatched.
CHARLES: EDF wants to persuade companies that going green could be good for business. And Walmart often sounds like a convert to the cause. Laura Phillips, a senior vice president there, says Walmart is committed to fighting climate change.
LAURA PHILLIPS: It's really one of the most important issues we work on. Our customers are interested in climate and many of our stakeholders.
CHARLES: Last year, Walmart promised to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by a billion tons of carbon between now and 2030. Now, that's way more than what's released by Walmart's own stores and trucks. Most of those reductions will have to come from Walmart's suppliers, all those other companies that make the products it sells. So Walmart's been calculating the climate price tags of those products, figuring out how much making each one contributes to global warming. When Phillips looked at that data, she was startled to see how high the price tag was on simple food items that didn't seem like they'd require burning a lot of fossil fuels - baked goods, for instance.
PHILLIPS: Why is that? You know, why are we seeing bread have high emissions?
CHARLES: Other food companies are asking the same question because a lot of them have made their own climate promises. They've set up an organization called Field to Market to measure and reduce the environmental impact of their operations. Allison Thomson is the group's research director.
ALLISON THOMSON: It has been a process of discovery mapping out the emissions and understanding there's a huge portion of the footprint that comes from the farm.
CHARLES: From the farm, not factories or fleets of trucks. And on the farm, the big greenhouse source is something most people don't think about very much. It's the fertilizer, mainly nitrogen, that farmers spread on their fields to feed their crops. Manufacturing this fertilizer releases a lot of carbon dioxide. And then when you spread nitrogen on a field, bacteria in the soil feed on it and release an even more powerful greenhouse gas called nitrous oxide. Add it all up and fertilizer is the biggest part of the global warming price tag of a loaf of bread or a box of Corn Flakes. According to one study, greenhouse emissions from fertilizer are the biggest single piece of the global warming price tag for almost half of the top-selling items on the shelves at Walmart. I asked Walmart executive Laura Phillips what her company could even do about that.
You see that. You see fertilizer's really significant. But do you have any control over that?
PHILLIPS: No. We don't make the product ourselves. We work with our suppliers. And I think we would want to work with our suppliers towards a path of continuous improvement.
CHARLES: But those suppliers don't control fertilizer use either. Bakers just buy the grain that the farmers grow. Meatpackers buy the cattle that ate that grain. They don't apply fertilizer to the fields. This is the big hitch in the whole strategy that environmental advocates like Suzy Friedman have been pursuing in working with big companies like Walmart.
FRIEDMAN: So that was one really big eye-opener. This is a whole lot more complicated than we even thought in the beginning.
CHARLES: You sort of had the idea in the beginning that Walmart can just do it.
FRIEDMAN: I think even Walmart had that idea in the beginning. And we really learned that you need to engage the whole supply chain.
CHARLES: They're trying to do that now, but it's not easy. It's a new frontier for environmentalists who are trying to fight climate change, not just dealing with the CEOs of big companies, but also fertilizer dealers and farmers in small towns where the food on store shelves gets its start. Dan Charles, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Believe it or not, I actually got a taker for that VAIO desktop, and only a day after I put it through the wringer with Xubuntu. So here it is, in its last incarnation, scrubbed clean with a nifty Windows ME/Xubuntu 8.10 dual boot (no GAG this time).
I even disassembled the mouse and the keyboard, and scrubbed each of the 106-plus keys. (I say "plus" because the keyboard has those omnipresent special function buttons.) Two decent speakers, a pair of power cords, case, monitor, system CDs and a fresh-burnt copy of Xubuntu 8.10.
The only things I don't have are case-to-monitor USB cords (the monitor has a USB hub in it) or a network or phone cable. But all those things are easily replaced at any corner electronics store, and for reasonable prices.
Looks like a good deal to me. All that clean and perfectly operating hardware, for free. Of course, it does come with one small stipulation. …
That's right. You take a free computer from me, you gotta put up with the propaganda. Designed for Windows ME, powered by Ubuntu. 😈


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Stellar incubator is home to thousands of stars
Saturn and Venus have been fixtures of the early evening sky, and come Friday, the two are within half a dozen degrees of one another. By Tuesday they are barely three degrees apart low in the west-southwest immediately after sunset. Venus is so bright you may spot her while the sky is still lit. Saturn pops into view to the upper left of Venus. Both planets sink beneath the horizon within an hour of the sun, but over the coming weeks, Venus holds steady, while Saturn disappears from view.
At the other side of darkness, Jupiter and Mars shine in the east before dawn. Jupiter rises around 2am and outshines any star. A couple hours later, much fainter Mars rises far to Jupiter's lower left.
Mars is amid the dim constellation Cancer, but with the waxing moon absent from pre-dawn skies until mid-week, its simple X shape should be easy to spot. Look for the red planet just a couple degrees to the right of the constellation's mid-point, marked by a relatively bright but fuzzy patch of light. This is no star but the combined light from thousands of distant stars amid the Beehive Cluster. Also called Praesepe as well as the unglamorous scientific M44, it is a stellar incubator some 5,000 light years away. Seen through a pair of binoculars or even a small telescope, the cluster comes alive with individual points of light.
Nearing the mid-point between summer and winter, the brightest star of the Summer Triangle, Vega, stands directly overhead atop the celestial zenith at sunset this week. The other points to the triangle are Deneb, to the east, and Altair, to the southeast. The Triangle is not a constellation in its own right but rather an asterism, for each star belongs to its own constellation. Vega is the led star in Lyra; Deneb is the main star in Cygnus the swan, also called the Northern Cross; Altair is the bright eye of Aquila the eagle.


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If my enthusiasm for Gilt Bar seems a little restrained, well, I vowed that I wouldn't let myself get hurt again.
You see, Gilt Bar, a spiffy little 6-month-old, so young and appealing and full of promise, sits at 230 W. Kinzie St. And that address has broken my heart before.
Since the nightclub George's closed its doors in 1990, this address has seduced me with one appealing restaurant after another. Havana, which nabbed a Best New Restaurant award from Bon Appetit in 1998. Pili Pili. Aigre Doux, the most recent casualty and the one that hurts most. Even the best-forgotten DeJoie's Bistro, in the early '90s, wasn't terrible. They all left me.
Yet here I am again, back at this address, fork in one hand and pen in the other, a hopeful Charity Valentine at the Fandango Ballroom door. For there are reasons to believe that Gilt might outlast its predecessors.
Owner Brendan Sodikoff and executive chef Jason Vaughan have impressive pedigrees; Sodikoff's globe-trotting resume includes cooking time at Per Se, Lucas Carton and Alain Ducasse; Vaughan was last seen at L20, and Sodikoff and Vaughan cooked together at the well-regarded A16 in San Francisco.
But for all their high-end cooking experience, and in seeming contrast to the "Gilt" name, Sodikoff and Vaughan have kept this place very affordable. Yes, there's a steak that'll set you back $30 or so, but every other dish is less than $20. Gilt Bar is posited as a small-plates concept, but portions tend toward the substantial. And the cooking is more sophisticated, the flavors more nuanced, than the all-lower-case menu descriptions might lead one to believe.
For instance, the roasted chicken, a Gunthorp Farms bird seasoned with oregano and roasted garlic, is as simple and classic as dishes get. But the chicken is juicy perfection, a reminder of how soul-satisfying roast chicken can be. Pork belly can be found all over town, but I recommend sampling Gilt Bar's superior version, consisting of meaty slices under a raspberry-shallot glaze, over farro verde and wax beans. Firm pork meatballs over polenta, spicy pork sausage jazzing up a plate of orecchiette pasta — simple and delicious.
Appetizers tend toward the indulgent, from the Flintstonian pile of lengthwise-cut bones that deliver unctuous, earthy troves of bone marrow (perked up with red-onion jam) to the jar of liver mousses (pork liver and foie gras, blended). Raw options include a fine coarse-chopped steak tartare with the usual accompaniments, and a camera-ready plate of chilled hamachi, accented with ginger-lime vinaigrette and tiny dices of pickled watermelon.
Worthy salads include roasted beets with pickled kumquats and heirloom tomatoes with buttery burrata cheese. The peach salad with arugula, candied walnuts and Manchego cheese is so wine-friendly it can served double-duty as a cheese course.
Desserts are solid, not knockouts, and old-fashioned in a good way. There's a yummy mocha cream pie with toasted coconut and mocha mousse, a retro-diner dish that ought to come with a paper doily. The chocolate almond is a real cake — not a flour-phobic slab of fudge — augmented with sour-cherry jam. A plate of blackberries with brown-sugar ice cream, sprinkled with streusel topping, is like a cobbler minus its container.
The interior is done in salvage modern, lit dimly — arguably too dimly — with a series of small lights and arty chandeliers that give the room an amber glow. Wood tabletops are artfully distressed; the wall fronting the kitchen is covered in riveted, aged-metal plates. Black tufted-leather banquettes back up against white-brick walls. The beautiful travertine marble floors, which go back to George's heyday, remain in place, because it would be a sin to disturb them.
The cocktail culture is well-represented. The bar makes a fine champagne cocktail, and its version of a pisco sour, sweetened with a little apricot liqueur, is a keeper. Serious imbibers should seek out Curio, the lower-level environment that serves only drinks (off a 30-item cocktail list) and transacts business with a vintage cash register — so there's no plastic accepted downstairs. It's the kind of quirky touch that can develop a strong following.
And with a strong following, just maybe … oh, God, here I go again.
Watch Phil Vettel's reviews weekends on WGN-Ch. 9's "News at Nine" and on CLTV.
Gilt Bar
2 stars
230 W. Kinzie St., 312-464-9544
Open: Dinner Tuesday-Saturday
Entree prices: $11-$30
Credit cards: A, DC, DS, M, V
Reservations: Recommended
Noise: Conversation-challenged
Other: Wheelchair accessible; valet parking


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Before plotting your next Broadway adventure, make sure you're armed with ILoveNYTheater. It's an app that's Fandango for the Great White Way.
Created by the Broadway League, ILoveNYTheater servews up show times, price points, schedules, nearby dining/hotel accommodations, and of course, a means to purchase tickets. And there's no middle man or broker either, so the only (in)convenience fees you have to pay are through Ticketmaster/Telecharge—a sadly unavoidable reality.
Unfortunately, it's curtains for Phantom-loving Android fans—this app is iOS-only for the time being. [iTunes App Store via NYTimes]


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This is my first foray into ADDICTION, a brand backed by Kose and designed by ex-Nars make up artist Ayako.
The whole line appeals to me – I am a true Nars fan, but the prices put me off. I decided to splurge after seeing the visuals for the Limited Edition Summer Collection, named Le Mepris:
You can't GET any more Nars than that – Nars is forever naming his products after films and places.
Main Visual:
I LOVE this visual so much. Its shot by Karl Largerfield, I love the bronzed, polished, dolly like look to the photograph. Her eyeliner is perfection. I do think that ADDICTION should use Japanese or Asian models sometimes to show off the range – their core audience is of course, Japanese.
I picked up this Addiction Limited Edition Palette, containing a blush and two eyeshadows. The lid of this palette is holographic (is that the right word?!) and as you move it around, the orange appears and disappears:
I think its madly cute!
And for more magic:
Orange it seems is a the key colour here!
Its a study compact, everything in good working order too.
Inside the palette is two eyeshadows, a pale grey-blue and a pigmented rich midnight blue. The blush is a semi-matte bright orange (think Nars Taj Mahal).
Bright orange is not for everyone. Some of you will be puking into your lunchboxes.
I bloody love orange. Anything that is remotely related to peach, I love. I think this looks great of olive to very dark skins, maybe a little scary of pale girls.
This is my first time and I have to say the eyeshadows are really gorgeous. Creamy, soft and easy to use – it reminds me…yes, NARS!
Both colours are shimmery .
The blusher is a bright orange, and it is extremely, extremely pigmented but when done with a light hand its very pretty and subtle.
There's a sheen to the blusher but no glitter.
I can totally see how people would see this collection as a no-no.
For one thing its expensive. I paid around £56 for this palette.
Its a weird combination. Midnight Blue and a Light Blue-Grey and a BRIGHT orange blusher. What? I think I can hack these colours but its still a might weird choice – super cool shades mixed with super warm!
Nevertheless – I can totally appreciate the quality of these products – its brilliant and gorgeous to use. Maybe just…not together. Too often.
I guess I also appreciate the fact that the choice of colours are different and quite bold. After all, Ayako could have been boring and put in a white-gold then a turquoise, then a bronzy shade as the blush (hmmm that would be quite nice….)
But she went BOLD instead.
I am a fan of those who dare….
The limited edition collection colours:
I also bought the teal eyeliner in Fanfare. Come back this week for my review of that!


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I have always loved a patterned lampshade and I've been keeping my eye out for a fabric that would work well with the new living room design. In the past I've recovered a few shades for the bedroom and else where and I thought this trick might work well for this room too.
But then I discovered Jeanne McGee, a fabulous etsy artist that hand stamps her own fabric and creates beautiful lampshades from scratch (discount at the end of the post). When I saw this basic but classy print I knew it would be the perfect addition. Not too colorful (I redid this coffee table-to-ottoman in a very colorful print for the room already), not too over powering but definitely complimentary to the feel of the space:
Jeanne and I worked together to find a color that would blend well with the different neutrals in the room:
The finished fabric is beautiful! I'm so impressed with Jeanne's talent in creating her own prints.
I asked about her process and she let me in on the secret, which essentially starts with a hand carved woodblock or stamp, white or off-white linen fabric or paper, and colorful ink:
Above is the poppy stamp in it's original form. Below is an example of the ink transfer to the fabric (you can see the stamps all inked up and ready to go in the top image and the finished fabric right below):
After the paper or fabric has dried, Jeanne adheres styrene to the paper or fabric and begins the process of glueing the paper to the lampshade wire frame. This is done by carefully rolling the fabric over the wire and finishing the edges.
When the lampshades are finished, they look like this!
For more shades and handmade garland, check out Jeanne's shop. I'm excited to share that Jeanne has joined on as a sponsor as well – you can jump out to her site at any time by clicking her lampshade ad to the left. Take advantage of a limited time discount for 20% off by mentioning 'PDB' in your Etsy order!
I'm adding my new shade to the living room and can't wait to share the pictures! Here's a sneak peek:


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|1) Do the following:
A) Explain first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while small-boat sailing, including hypothermia, dehydration, heat reactions, motion sickness, cuts, scratches, abrasions, contusions, puncture wounds, and blisters.
B) Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person, and explain how to recognize such conditions. Demonstrate proper technique for performing CPR using a training device approved by your counselor.
2) Before doing the following requirements, successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
3) Describe the boat you will be using for the sailing requirement, naming all of the major parts and the function of those parts.*
4) Before going afloat, do the following:
A) Discuss the nine points of the BSA Safety Afloat plan.
B) Explain the rules of the road in general and any specific rules or laws that apply to your area or state.
C) Explain how water conditions, the hazards of weather, and heavy winds can affect both- safety and performance in sailing.
D) Discuss the warning signs of inclement weather and what to do should heavy winds develop or a storm approach.
E) Prepare a typical float plan.
F) Discuss the proper clothing, footwear, and personal gear required for small-boat sailing in warm weather and in cool weather. Explain how choosing the proper clothing, footwear, and personal gear will help keep you comfortable and safe while sailing.
5) Discuss with your counselor how to identify the wind direction and wind indicators. Explain the importance of this task before setting sail.
6) Following the BSA Safety Afloat plan, show that you and a buddy can sail a boat properly. Do the following:
A) Prepare a boat for sailing, including a safety inspection.
B) Get underway from a dock,. mooring, or beach.
C) Properly set sails for a round-trip course approved by your counselor that will include running, beating, and reaching-the basic points of sail. While sailing, demonstrate good helmsmanship skills.
D) Change direction by tacking; change direction by jibing.
E) Demonstrate getting out of irons.
F) Demonstrate the safety position.
G) Demonstrate capsize procedures and the rescue of a person overboard.§
H) Demonstrate the procedure to take after running aground.
I) Upon returning to the dock, mooring, or beach, properly secure all equipment, furl or stow sails, and prepare the craft for unattended docking or beaching overnight or longer.
7) Demonstrate a working knowledge of marlinespike seamanship. Do the following:
A) Show how to tie a square (reef) knot, clove hitch, two half hitches, bowline, cleat hitch, and figure-eight knot. Demonstrate the use of each.
B) Show how to heave a line, coil a line, and fake down a line.
C) Discuss the kinds of lines used on sailboats and the types of fibers used in their manufacture. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.
8) Describe how you would care for and maintain a sailboat and its gear throughout the year.
9) With your counselor, review sailing terminology and the points of sail. Discuss various types of sailboats in use today and explain their differences.
*The skill demonstrated on any boat available to the Scout; sailboards are not acceptable. While ho specific sail plan is recommended, it is suggested that the craft be smaller than 20 feet. The boat must be capsizable and have the capability of sailing to windward.
§ Capsize procedures should be conducted under the close supervision of the counselor. A rescue boat should be standing by to assist, if necessary, and to tow the capsized craft to shore. Self-bailing boats are acceptable for this requirement. Extreme care should be taken to avoid personal injury and damage to the boat or equipment.
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, 33215, revised 2004


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Thank you for the Newsletter, Tesla
Thank you for the Newsletter, Tesla
Any chance somebody could copy and paste it here for us wannabes?
@tharasix here you go, sorry no html :-(
NOVEMBER 2012 Buy | Test Drive | Model S | Model X
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Use Excel's Get & Transform (Power Query) experience to connect to a web page and import information from different tables.
Click the Data tab, then New Query > From Other Sources > From Web.
Note: If you don't see the New Query button, click the Data tab, then From Web.
Click the Power Query ribbon, then From Web.
Note: If you don't see the Power Query ribbon, then you need to activate the Power Query add-in. Click on File > Options > Add-Ins. In the Manage section at the bottom, choose the COM Add-ins option from the drop-down list, then click Go. Click the Power Query check box, then OK. The Power Query ribbon should appear automatically, however if it doesn't, you can close and restart Excel.
Click the Power Query ribbon, then From Web.
Make sure you have downloaded and installed the Power Query Add-In.
If you can't download or install the Power Query add-in for administrative reasons, you can still import data from a web page through Data > Get External Data > From Web. For more details see: Connect to a web page (Power Query).
Note: The Get & Transform (Power Query) experience isn't available in Excel 2007, however you can still import data from a web page through Data > Get External Data > From Web. For more details see: Connect to a web page (Power Query).
In the From Web dialog box, enter a web page URL, then OK.
In this case, we're using: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Football_Championship.
If the web page requires user credentials:
In the Access Web dialog box, click a credentials option, and provide authentication values.
Click Save.
Click OK.
Power Query will analyze the web page, and load the Navigator pane in Table View.
If you know which table you want to connect to, then click it from the list. For this example, we chose the Results table.
Otherwise, you can switch to the Web View and pick the appropriate table manually. In this case, we've selected the Results table.
Click Load, and Power Query will load the web data you selected into Excel.
Learn More
See Power Query 101 if you'd like to learn more about connecting to a web page, then shaping and transforming data with the Query Editor so it's exactly how you need it.
Need more help?
You can always ask an expert in the Excel Tech Community, get support in the Answers community, or suggest a new feature or improvement on Excel User Voice.
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The 3.5 million American citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have no representation in Congress -- they need all of us to demand action from our elected leaders.
Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have introduced legislation to mobilize all the resources and assets needed to restore electricity, provide clean water and food, a safe haven and access to medical care.
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Please add your name as a citizen co-sponsor. Upon signing, you will receive an email with a link letting you write a letter to Congress, if you are fortunate enough to have representation.
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Reds @ Jays pregame
Chatted some with Roy Halladay today about his decision not to take part in the World Baseball Classic, even though Team USA tried to bring him on board. Halladay has been camped at his locker, watching the tourney's early games and he said he's definitely a fan of the event.
As far as taking part in it, well, that's a different story. Given the timing, Halladay prefers to stick with the Jays. His spring schedule usually calls for him to gradually add in his various pitches at different points throughout the month, and pitching in the WBC would mean he'd have to use all his pitches earlier than usual.
That, in short, is Doc's main reason for staying in camp. Asked if he would consider taking part if the Classic was held at a different point in the year, Halladay said he just wasn't sure. As a pitcher, it's tough no matter when it'd be held. At this time in spring, he hasn't worked on all his pitches. During or after the season, and you risk injury due to being overworked.
Team Canada can count its blessings, though. Doc probably would've been on the mound today at Rogers Centre if he was suiting up for Team America.
Pregame items: Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said havign catcher Rod Barajas playing for Mexico in the WBC is actually good for the club. It's helped Gaston find more playing time for the catchers who are vying for the backup job. … Reid Santos, Fabio Castro, David Cooper, Brandon Fahey, Wayne Lydon and Kyle Phillips have all been returned to Minor League camp. The Jays now have 60 players in camp, 36 on their 40-man roster. … Making the trip to Sarasota tomorrow: J.P. Arencibia, Michael Barrett, Joe Inglett, Lyle Overbay, Scott Rolen, John McDonald, Adam Lind, Travis Snider and Adam Loewen, among others. Brett Cecil and David Purcey will pitch. … On Monday, Brad Mills and Casey Janssen will pitch.
Today's lineup:
Norris Hooper, CF
Jeff Keppinger, SS
Jay Bruce, RF
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Lance Nix, LF
Todd Frazier, 3B
Daryle Ward, 1B
Alex Gonzalez, SS
Ryan Hanigan, C
Homer Bailey, P
Joe Inglett, SS
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, DH
Kevin Millar, 1B
Jason Lane, CF
Scott Rolen, 3B
Travis Snider, RF
Curtis Thigpen, C
Russ Adams, LF
Jesse Litsch, P
Ricky Romero, P
Matt Bush, P
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It looks like team USA has a loaded lineup, Canada has no chance.
Litsch was great today and so was Romero, Looks like Romero still has a chance if he keeps pitchen like that.
Its Great to watch baseball at Rogers Center again! Wouldnt it be great if the Jays could fill out a line up consisting of Morneu, Bay, Votto, Martin etc. I hope we can eventually land a big name Canadian. oh well till then cant wait for opening day. April 6 cant come fast enough
Emaus and Campbell continue to impress. It will be a interesting year for both these 2nd baseman. Hopefully, Emaus is turned into a 3rd base guy. His performance so far this spring is starting to make his breakout last year look like the real deal.
These two guys just might raise the question again of Hll going back to short.
Nice outings from Litsch, Hayhurst, Romero and Wolfe and of course Snider.
Whenever you have Ryan braun batting 7th, fear that lineup.
and US had a stacked bullpen too.
Look at Venezula's pitching staff, its a combination of the NL and AL allstar pitchers.
This was a close game though, Votto really impressed
I think Canada has the ability to beat Venezula
Blue Jays add another reclamation project in signing Wade Miller to a AA contract.
If this guy can ever get healthy, he'd be a help, particulary if he regains the "stuff" he had with Houston in 2001-2003. On the other hand it could be the rotator cuff injury in 2004 does him in. Good luck to him.
Canada played very well, you have to give them credit they never gave up, I for one am proud of them.
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By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Beth Walker of Bellevue (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Walker was selected based on her performances from Oct. 28 - Nov. 3 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conferences and independents.
Walker, a 5-foot-9 sophomore setter from Dubuque, Iowa, averaged 11.3 assists per set, to go along with a .302 attack percentage during Bellevue's 4-1 week. Her highlight came in the 3-1 win (25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18) over Briar Cliff (Iowa) on Nov. 1 when she posted 57 assists and chipped in 13 digs. The assists total was one-shy of a season high. She also had a double-double, her 15h of the season, with 37 assists and 12 digs in the 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-11, 25-11) of Haskell (Kan.) on Oct. 29. In national statistics, Walker ranks first in total assists (1,514) and fifth in assists per set (11.2).
Her 57 assists against Briar Cliff were part of a 67-assist team effort. That total was the most by a Bellevue club since Aug. 27, 2011 (73).
For a complete list of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
Nominees: Lauren Purdy, Park (Mo.); Paige Moore, Union (Ky.); Nicole Yap, Menlo (Calif.); Liz Myers, College of Idaho; Marie Hackert, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Kristine Egebrecht, Indiana Wesleyan; Mayra Ramirez, Westminster (Utah); Amy Weststeyn, Biola (Calif.); Haley Chambers, Northwestern (Iowa); Delores Tyler, Southern-New Orleans (La.); Hannah Bettge, Baker (Kan.); Micah Wedemeier, Ashford (Iowa); Cortlyne Huppe, McPherson (Kan.); Catherine Wolter, Asbury (Ky.); Rinata Aisena, Campbellsville (Ky.); Alicia Olson, Viterbo (Wis.); Josette Glatt, Mayville State (N.D.); Danica Markovic, Texas at Brownsville; Chelsey Driskill, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Kelsey Bell, Faulkner (Ala.); Carol Reis, Southeastern (Fla.); Hannah Stone, Davenport (Mich.).
2013 NAIA Volleyball Players of the Week (complete schedule)
Week 1 (Sept. 10) - Kaitlin Floerchinger, Northwestern (Iowa)
Week 2 (Sept. 17) - Daymari Brito, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Week 3 (Sept. 24) - Taylor Degraaf, Cal State San Marcos
Week 4 (Oct. 1) - Kristin Pressley, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 5 (Oct. 8) - Kristin Pressley, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 6 (Oct. 15) - Cailie Johnson, Cornerstone (Mich.)
Week 7 (Oct. 22) - Nicole Gingery, Ottawa (Kan.)
Week 8 (Oct. 29) - Caraline Maher, Georgetown (Ky.)
Week 9 (Nov. 5) - Beth Walker, Bellevue (Neb.)


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Friday, March 18, 2011
Personal Challenge
Irene inspired me with this post.
I love the photographic challenges, so I thought this one would be fun!
Is there anything in particular you would like me to take pictures of?
Go ahead! I can't wait to read your ideas :)
PS: right now, I am sipping some wonderful tea that Marion sent me.
33 comments:
- Marion said...
Il est parfait pour amorcer le printemps ce thé, non ? Trop belle photo ! Pin !
- March 18, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Ida Nielsen said...
Yes! :-) Go ask a stranger if you can take his/her picture! I know; I'm mean!
- March 18, 2011 at 4:05 PM
- Celine said...
I would like to see decadant french pastries. I really want to fly to france just for those right now!
- March 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- between 7 and 9 said...
I love all your pictures but if I had a request it would be more sunsets in Paris.
- March 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM
- suzie said...
a typically parisien teckel. ou caniche.
beautiful photograph.
- March 18, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- [sen.siˈʝes] said...
oh, i would love to see your favourite street/neon/shop - (i am not sure which is the right word for it in english) sign. i mean if there is any. i often fall in love with the typography of those signs.
- March 18, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- kitchu said...
people/strangers caught in their element (candids). that is always the most challenging for me!
- March 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Anne said...
Je suis d'accord avec Ida: un portrait d'un inconnu!
- March 18, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- Denise | Chez Danisse said...
I love the color in this photograph. It is just perfect. I also love your photographs of eggs, so my vote is for eggs. Enjoy your challenge.
- March 18, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- alexandria said...
Wonderful idea. I'd love to see balloons.
- March 18, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- gbf said...
i do love shots of meals half way through...tumbler of wine w broken bread beside...weekend papers w sunlight...empty sweet bonbon wrappers...enjoy your weekend.
- March 18, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- inna karenina said...
oh what a great idea! I'd like to see a table in your favorite café. enjoy & have a great weekend!
- March 18, 2011 at 11:14 PM
- Janis said...
Hands... I remember that one photo you took of a woman's hands. It was a masterpiece...
- March 19, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- Blanche said...
Un lit au matin, défait par une nuit de rêverie*
- March 19, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- tinajo said...
Random people and self portraits! :-)
- March 19, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Lollipop said...
quelqu'un qui essaye des escarpins très chics à talons très hauts....
ps: pas question!!!
- March 19, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- fen and ned said...
Oh I would say strangers in the street, I would love to do that but I'm a bit shy to do it! Show me how it's done and I may find the courage! x
- March 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- nathalie et cetera said...
e vais faire une réelle touriste de moi: j'aimerais voir le Pont Neuf.
- March 19, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- le blÖg d'Ötli said...
J'aime toujours les ambiances que tu captes... Si comme moi, tu aimes les livres, alors... pourquoi pas un moment de lecture à saisir ?
Je te souhaite un beau week-end.
- March 19, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- alma said...
Ma future bannière ! Une qui me ressemblerait plus que celles que j'ai déjà mises.
- March 19, 2011 at 10:46 PM
- lorena said...
Beautiful tones, dear.
Happy weekend.
- March 19, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- ♥ w o o l f ♥ said...
you seem to have covered so many subjects... how can i think up another? go with your heart, as you usually do? and i will love it. i'm sure. have a wonderful time shooting!
- March 20, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Li + Belle said...
I I would like to see the view from the Eiffel Tower - from the very top of the city.
Have a nice sunday.
- March 20, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Katyha said...
I also have a suggestion....an old couple holding hands. I can't wait to see these photos!
- March 20, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- Rebekka Seale said...
LOVE your blog!!!!
- March 20, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- Pascale said...
C'est génial, l'idée est géniale.
Je reviens avec une demande !-)
- March 20, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- Pascale said...
Ben, je voulais voir ton lit défait (comme Blanche) le matin !!!
- March 20, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- kristina said...
le printemps en paris, et le ciel. peut-être un portrait d'un ami?
(je ne peux pas ecrire beaucoup de choses en français :-) )
- March 20, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- mirabellef said...
Un [Vis à Vis]avec David ou Solal... :)
- March 20, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- mirabellef said...
et puis une photo des pieds.. ;-))
- March 20, 2011 at 10:37 PM
- azuree said...
I love this idea! I've been slacking on reading my blog roll but am glad to see so much loveliness on here!
- March 23, 2011 at 1:44 AM
- Steph said...
J'ai des tonnes d'idées...
Alors, pour celles qui me viennent en premier
- des autoportraits
- le Sacré Cœur vu de la rue des Martyrs
- l'amitié et l'absence
- March 23, 2011 at 10:06 PM
- Tiphaine said...
je te decouvre via Otli.....ou la magie des sauts de blogs en blogs...ton challenge est chouette...si jen avais un a te proposer, ce serait de prendre en photo un mur..c'est toujours tres symbolique....
- March 29, 2011 at 9:49 PM


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July 29, 2017, 09:26:51 pm
Hey everybody,
I'm brand new to NeXTSTEP and I've just recently installed it after upgrading my HP 9000/720 to a 9000/735 configuration by replacing the CPU and I/O cards. I'm already aware that the 'Wide SCSI' interface isn't supported, but since I only have 'Narrow SCSI' drives, I figured that wouldn't be a problem. However, my 720 came with a floppy drive, and I cannot figure out how to get it to work in NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP can clearly see the drive, as it shows up during the SCSI probe in the verbose boot as a 'TEAC FC-1' (it's actually a TEAC FD-235HS, but does seem to identify itself to the system as an FC-1 no matter what OS is running). The first message says it was detected as 'sd2'. But the message showing the list of drives found right afterward omits it from the list. Trying to access any of the 'sd2' devices in /dev/ after a boot gives results that appear to indicate there is no such device installed.
One behavior that I thought was interesting is that, when you probe for disks from within the GUI (or when the system probes on boot and on login), if a disk is not inserted in the floppy drive, the activity light will flash. But if a disk is inserted, the activity light stays dark. I've used the drive successfully in HP/UX before (they never seemed to add GUI support for it so it was only accessible via command line utilities), so I'm pretty sure it's not broken, but I just don't seem to be able to get NeXTSTEP to do anything with it.
If this just isn't supported in NeXTSTEP I suppose I just won't worry about it, and since I have networking set up I can do file transfers that way without having to waste any CD-Rs, it's just that I have the floppy drive in the system already and I don't have any type of cover I can put in place if I remove it, so it just seems weird to have an OS installed that can't make use of it.
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SCSI floppy on the HP 9000/735
August 01, 2017, 12:18:39 am
Well, just as a sanity check, I put a different hard drive in the machine and installed HP-UX... And I can't access the floppy from it, either. Though it's at least telling me it's having read errors and not just pretending there's no drive there.
Guess I need to attempt some drive repair. Once I have it working in HP-UX I'll try NeXTSTEP again.
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SCSI floppy on the HP 9000/735
August 01, 2017, 02:13:06 am
Beware that this is not a standard floppy mechanism. It has a custom connector pinout that provides power to the floppy-to-SCSI adapter that it is mounted in.
I found out the hard way when I attempted fixing my 9000/715XC and plugged the floppy mechanism into a "standard" PC for troubleshooting. Thankfully I was able to determine that all that happened is a 000 "resistor" (aka jumper) on the power line of the floppy mechanism burned out and I was able to replace it. I also spent an insane amount of time talking to TEAC about calibration, etc. In the end I collected a bunch of DOS utilities for floppy calibration and I was able to get the drive to a working order with a known good "reference" floppy disk, as opposed to a TEAC calibration floppy, and with an analogue oscilloscope...
But I do not believe NS for HPPA can access the drive as a floppy, if my memory serves me right. It has been around five years...
TEAC were amazing, by the way - I got to talk, via email, to the head of their floppy design engineering in Japan!
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SCSI floppy on the HP 9000/735
August 01, 2017, 03:32:46 am
Well, the first time I had it working I had to replace three capacitors on it, so I just ordered a full kit of electrolytics and hopefully that will take care of the issue. Would not surprise me if additional capacitors went bad, and honestly since my original replacements were 'salvage' capacitors, they could've even gone bad by now.
I did not try this drive in a PC, but I did try a PC drive attached to the SCSI converter, and well, that would explain why nothing happened when I did so, haha.
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SCSI floppy on the HP 9000/735
August 05, 2017, 02:47:23 am
Finally figured out I was doing something wrong in HP-UX (after I replaced a few more capacitors on the drive, of course). HP-UX needs the "scsifloppy" driver loaded in order to access the drive (which I already knew and had added it to the kernel) but what I failed to realize is that the character device needed to access the drive as a
was different than the character device needed to access it as a
SCSI drive
. So using /dev/rdsk/c201d5s0 was simply not working, however /dev/rfloppy/c201d5s0 did not exist. But I used an ls -l on /dev/rdsk and /dev/rfloppy to find the parameters I needed to pass to mknod in order to create /dev/rfloppy/c201d5s0. And what do you know, success! I can read my DOS floppies!
Unfortunately, the drive STILL doesn't work in NeXTSTEP, and I think it is because NeXTSTEP is missing that scsifloppy driver that I had to load on HP-UX. After some more searching, I finally found some confirmation here:
"1.44 MB floppy disk drive is supported on the 712 workstations. SCSI floppy is not supported on the 7X5 workstations."
So, yes, trying to get the floppy on my machine to work in NeXTSTEP is a wasted effort. That's too bad, I would've liked to have had it usable.
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
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Is this the work of a plumber or an electrician? One thing's for sure, based on the number of Code violations identified by this month's winners, whoever did this should be banned from performing any future electrical work.
Scott Newens, electrical engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, Calif., pointed out several key violations. "The 10 penny nails bypass the electric meter. The white PVC water pipe is also outside its designed usage. The white band between the two blue bands at the top of the bend suggests the joint seal has failed, which may explain the rust and moisture in the bottom of the fuse box. With 180° of bend at the top feed of the panel, the conduit run may be in violation of 362.26, which stipulates not more than 360° of total bend in a run. The panel to the left appears to be mounted backward with the door facing the wall. This is a violation of 110.26."
Michael Beauvais, electrical technician, A.T. Cross Co., Lincoln, R.I., had this to say. "What really sticks out is the expert plumbing work that was done on the service meter. This is first-rate work. Too bad they used their skills on an electrical job. You can't use plumbing supplies for electrical work. This is a violation of 110.2 and 110.3. These sections of the Code would also apply to the jumpers they used to bypass the meter."
Matt Houchin, electrician, IBEW Local 481, Shelbyville, Ind., added this to the mix. "The 30 inches of working space required by 110.26(A)(2) is encroached on. The nails cannot be used as a bypass for an electric meter. The 'conduit' is most likely not listed as required for this use, as per 352.6. Lastly, the installation provides no path for ground fault current, which violates the requirements of 250.4(A)(1 through 5)."


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Major League Baseball's secret weapon to boost attendance for the past 15 years has been a silly one: the bobblehead.Silly, but effective. The Detroit Tigers, though, thanks to being an annual playoff contender with a roster of superstars, use the popular nodding-head figures as brand builders and loyalty rewards more than for boosting attendance."The driving force behind our items is to grow our relationship with our fans and their affinity with our brand," said Eli Bayless, the Tigers' director of promotions and in-game entertainment. "We spread it out among different days of the week to make sure that value is there." The Tigers plan to give away a combined total of 35,000 bobbleheads of three players this season, among dozens of other promotions over 81 home games. Baseball's front offices love bobbleheads, which have been a staple of ballpark promotional marketing since 1999. The dolls are the most effective giveaway at boosting attendance, according to 55 percent of sports team executives surveyed in 2011 by Haddonfield, N.J.-based analysts Turnkey Sports & Entertainment Inc. Next closest on the list were T-shirts at 17 percent and T-shirts/jerseys at 16 percent. Bobbleheads boosted attendance by 6,674 fans, according to a survey published in 2006 by the American Journal of Business.
Tiger talent beats nods: Bobbleheads a fan favorite, but good team a better draw
The data, assembled from an analysis of all 2,392 games played in 2002, also showed that bobbleheads given away at night games were more effective. Day-game giveaways saw 3,439 fewer fans.Giveaway items worth less than $5, such as foam fingers, were much less effective at boosting the gate, the analysis showed. Bayless estimated a more typical increase across baseball today with bobbleheads is about 1,500 to 3,500 fans per game, but declined to discuss specifics for the Tigers. And even after 15 years, fan interest in bobbleheads remains strong, Bayless said: "They have not decreased in their popularity, and I wouldn't expect them to decrease." Academic research bolsters the common-sense notion that good teams need trinkets to lure fans far less than mediocre clubs. "Promotions typically help losing teams more than winning teams. You'll find promotion is not as effective (in Detroit) in drawing fans to the ballpark as in Pittsburgh," said Wayne DeSarbo, executive director at the Center for Sports Business and Research at Penn State University. He has specifically studied MLB ballpark promotions in Detroit and for the Pittsburgh Pirates."The success of these types of promotions often is inverse to the performance of the team," he said.
For most teams, a bobblehead is the lure to get more fans through the turnstiles, after which they'll spend more money inside the ballpark.Bobbleheads can boost fan spending by as much as $25 per person, and corporate sponsors typically pay a premium to be part of bobblehead giveaway days, said bobblehead impresario Malcolm Alexander. His company, Bellevue, Wash.-based Alexander Global Promotions, has produced more than 50 million bobbleheads since 1999.The Tigers have never disclosed how much a typical fan is worth in revenue — known as the per-cap — but Chicago-based sports research firm Team Marketing Report publishes an annual formula known as the Fan Cost Index of how much it costs a family of four to attend a game.That formula can be used to divine a rough estimate for a single fan, based on the average price of tickets, concessions, souvenirs and parking. Last season, the index showed a single Tigers fan was worth $73.85 a game — which doesn't include a portion of the sales split with MLB and a concessionaire. So using cocktail napkin math, even if a bobblehead promotion brings an extra 3,500 fans into Comerica Park, the Tigers theoretically take in an extra $258,000. That's not a lot of money for a team with $160 million in payroll this season, but baseball teams seek cash where they can find it. Giveaways and events add up and can generate millions in additional revenue. Detroit already has solid fan participation: It drew 3,083,397 fans to Comerica Park last season and sold out 33 of 81 home games — despite an increase in most ticket prices. Those attendance numbers are second in the team's 113-year history, trailing only the 3,202,654 tickets sold and 41 sellouts in 2008.
Bobbleheads are not cheap.The wholesale cost of one bobblehead is $2.50 to $4.25 each, with the price hinged on the complexity of the figurine's pose, whether it has an electronic mechanism (such as a pitch counter) and how many are ordered, Bayless said. That means the giveaway of 15,000 Max Scherzer bobbleheads on June 5 could cost the Tigers $37,500 to $63,750. The sponsors don't necessarily pick up the cost of the item. Bayless said the team's sponsorship and promotions departments are separate, and the sponsor is not responsible for underwriting the cost of the giveaway. BallPark Franks and Frito-Lay are sponsoring Detroit's bobbleheads in 2014.Woodinville, Wash.-based BDS Inc., one of the major promotional product fulfillment vendors for pro sports and major corporations, is producing some of the Tigers' bobbleheads this year.The team schedules its figurine giveaways before the trade deadline in late July to avoid having to decide what to do with 10,000 bobbleheads of a player dealt to another team. Last season, 2.9 million bobbleheads were given away over 108 dates by 29 of baseball's 30 teams, according to Sports Business Journal's annual promotional giveaway analysis published in November. The Boston Red Sox were the lone team to not give away a bobblehead in 2013.The Los Angeles Dodgers handed out 560,000 bobbleheads in 11 games last year, SBJ said. Nine of those games were on weeknights, and SBJ's analysis showed that Tuesday night attendance increased 19 percent to 50,552 on bobblehead nights versus non-giveaway Tuesdays.
Bobbleheads first popped up in the 1960s and were made from papier-mâché. Some were terracotta in the 1970s and 1980s. Modern bobbles are cold-cast ceramic, polyresin or polystone.Sports industry analysts say the modern baseball bobblehead trend can be traced to the San Francisco Giants giving away 35,000 Willie Mays bobbles in 1999. They were manufactured overseas and distributed by Alexander Global Promotions.The firm has done work for Detroit's four pro teams. It's not doing any this year for the Tigers. "It's a known product which will generate higher attendance for a team," said Malcolm Alexander. His firm moves up to 75,000 bobbles a week for teams. Psychologically, fans consider a bobblehead a fair trade — they bought a ticket, and got a perceived value of coming out ahead with the figure, Alexander said. "You've got the personality of the player, and there are not too many other products that capture that," he said. "You've got a cross-demographic appeal to the piece. The cute factor helps it to do that." Also helpful is that there are always new candidates for bobbleheads. "The teams keep them reasonably fresh in the rotation. You've got an endless supply going into the future. There's a lot to market," Alexander said. There was a bubble of bobble interest in 1980s, when they had what Alexander said was the "cherubic boy" look. "It wasn't really until we started using the material they're made in today that they took off," he said. The ability of the manufacturing process to capture a more accurate likeness from a more malleable material, with higher-quality painting, has made them desirable. Alexander's bobbleheads are made from polystone, which contains calcium carbonate to give it weight. Polyresin bobbles are lighter-weight. The firm this season did four bobbles for the Detroit Red Wings.
Items that fans can wear, such as hats and T-shirts, are the most popular giveaways after bobbleheads, Bayless said. The Tigers expect a big turnout on June 30 — a Monday evening game against the Oakland Athletics — because they're giving away 20,000 replica road jerseys commemorating the 1984 World Series-winning team.A similar promotion in September 2009 for the team's 25th anniversary saw fans fighting at the turnstiles for the jerseys, so the Tigers decided to double the number handed out this year. "The line went around Comerica Park down to Grand Circus Park," Bayless said. The Tigers in 2014 have 32 planned item giveaways, two fewer than the previous season. The items include posters, gloves, mini-bats, DVDs, calendars, hats, tote bags, Fatheads, photo frames, replica jerseys, tumblers, figurines, wristbands, mouse pads, lunchboxes, sandwich cases and magnet schedules. Twenty four of the items have a sponsor. Eighty percent of MLB giveaways last year were sponsored, Sports Business Journal said, an increase of 2 percent from 2012.The vinyl logo and player-image stickers from Detroit-based Fathead Inc. were among the "wall hangings" category that saw giveaway dates increase 15 percent across MLB last year, Sports Business Journal said. Twenty three teams gave such items away last season over 92 games.Among the Tigers' promotional events scheduled are 16 fireworks shows, career days for students, tributes to Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leagues, Polish-American night, Star Wars and Motown and country music nights, Christmas in July, and ¡Fiesta Tigres! honoring Latin and Hispanic players. Event promotions, such as fireworks nights, were up 6 percent in 2013 versus 2012 and 10 percent compared to 2011, SBJ reported.Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, [email protected]. Twitter: @bill_shea19


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For nearly 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has helped consumers avoid fraud and scams by helping them find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. We are uniquely positioned in representing both the interests of the business community, which supports our work, and the interests of consumers, who benefit from our efforts.
The BBB logo is one of the most recognized symbols in America, and we work hard to prevent its abuse from those who use our name and logo to perpetrate fraud against consumers. We also cooperate with law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Secret Service to foil these scams whenever possible.
The BBB takes online fraud and deception very seriously, and that's why we are in favor of legislation, international agreements and the internal policies of the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that help curb this rampant Internet fraud and criminal activity. That is why we support the overall goals of the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA (H.R. 3261) and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act or "PROTECT-IP" (S. 968).
It only takes a few minutes of web browsing to see why more legal protection for intellectual property is so urgently needed. There are economic, safety and privacy concerns related to unchecked piracy, counterfeiting and trademark infringement on the Internet, all of which undermine legitimate businesses and harm law-abiding consumers.
On the economic side, creative material in every field is pirated constantly — movies, music, software, video games — to the tune of $58 billion in economic output lost to the U.S. economy annually, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation. This robs the U.S. of 400,000 jobs, steals $16 billion from shareholders through lost company earnings, and rips off taxpayers to the tune of $3 billion in lost taxes to federal, state and local governments every year.
On the safety side, rogue websites are often designed to deceive consumers into believing they are legitimate by misappropriating trademarks from respected businesses and entities (including the BBB and our accredited businesses) to foster trust with those who visit the sites. However, these sites are often run by criminals who purvey shoddy fakes that can, in many cases, endanger consumers' health and safety. Sites that sell counterfeit medicines, batteries, smoke alarms and brake pads are just a few of the many examples where the criminals who operate them have put consumers at considerable risk.
As far as privacy and security, consumers who share sensitive personal and financial information with these sites are exposed to an increased risk of victimization by malicious online activity such as "phishing" scams, identity theft or computer viruses.
While we recognize there are controversies surrounding this legislation, these bipartisan bills are bringing attention by all stakeholders to legitimate intellectual property concerns that can no longer be ignored.
American consumers and businesses need to be protected from rogue websites, the vast majority of which operate outside the U.S. and out of the reach of American law enforcement. The tools that currently exist are not sufficient, and all interested parties, Congress and ICANN need to come up with a workable solution.
The coalition of support for intellectual property protection is broad, and includes law enforcement, business groups, consumer advocates, and local and state elected officials like Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malleyand Attorney General Doug Gansler.
At a time when our economy is struggling to add jobs and businesses are straining for meager profits, the last thing we need are rogue websites pedaling pirated and often dangerous products to Americans. The BBB proudly stands with hundreds of businesses, trade associations, professional labor organizations, state attorneys general and district attorneys, all of whom are concerned about the serious problem of foreign rogue websites that profit through copyright infringement and the sale of counterfeit products. The passage of these bills will ensure a safe online environment for U.S. businesses to operate and will help protect consumers from fraud, identity theft and unsafe counterfeit products.
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(AP) — An Illinois Senate measure to curb union growth among state employees has stalled.
The Senate approved excluding some workers from joining collective-bargaining units.
But Sen. Don Harmon used a technical procedure to keep it from going to a supportive Gov. Pat Quinn.
The Oak Park Democrat says he wants one more chance to get employee unions and the Democratic governor to negotiate a deal.
Senate President John Cullerton is the sponsor. The Chicago Democrat says 97 percent of the workforce is unionized.
An Associated Press analysis showed 10,000 state workers joined unions from 2003 to 2011 — four times the number in the previous eight years.
Democrats blame mistreatment of thousands of middle managers by unpopular former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.


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As I inhale and raise my arms, stretching toward the ceiling, I can almost hear my waist sigh with relief. If my shoulders could talk, they'd whimper -- too many hours at the computer. Gradually, though, I feel their stiffness melt away. My hamstrings, at first cold and tight, begin to release with each forward bend. Easing into the flow of one pose to another, my chest opens, my breathing deepens, and warmth spreads across my body. And as for that constant mental chatter that normally scatters my focus? After several energizing rounds, it all but disappears.
No matter how many Sun Salutations I do (and after 10 years of practicing yoga, I'd put the estimate somewhere around 5,000), I'm always amazed by the way a few sets leave me refreshed, revived, and ready to meet the challenges of my life. Known as surya namaskar in Sanskrit, this sequence links 12 yoga poses, one for every month of the solar calendar. It's performed in one continuous flow in tandem with the breath, which helps the mind focus and relax. On a subtle-energy level, the series encourages prana (energy) to flow more freely through the body, while physically, it strengthens, tones, and promotes flexibility from head to toe.
Ancient yogis traditionally practiced the sun salute at sunrise, facing east. While the sequence has seen countless variations throughout its rich history, the idea of paying homage to the sun hasn't changed. The name offers a hint as to why. Surya in Sanskrit means sun, but it also refers to fire, long associated with transformation in the yogic tradition. Namas refers to a bow or show of respect, while kara, which shares an etymological root with karma, means making or doing. "Taken together," says Nicolai Bachman, Sanskrit teacher and author of "The Language of Yoga," "surya namaskara means 'making reverence or acting respectfully toward our own ability to learn and change." By practicing sun salutes, we invite the warm glow of enlightenment into our lives to grow more grounded, open, supple, and strong.
For many practitioners, the beauty of this flowing series lies in its completeness: The sun salute contains all the elements of a good yoga class. Moving through standing poses, forward bends, back bends, and even a mild inversion in Downward-Facing Dog, the sequence leads your spine through a full range of flexion and extension. But there's a spiritual element, too. "Every time you step outside, the radiance of the sun naturally inspires feelings of gratitude, relief, relaxation, and joy. The Sun Salutation magnifies these feelings," explains Shiva Rea, M.A., a renowned teacher, yoga innovator, and creator of more than a dozen yoga CDs and DVDs. "Just as the sun is the source of life on our planet, Sun Salutations are a way of reconnecting to your own source."
While you'll find as many versions of surya namaskar as you will different yoga schools that teach it, the sequence we present here is the most common. If you're brand new to yoga, go slow with it. Start with three or four rounds and gradually work your way up to 12 after several weeks -- or months -- of regular practice. How do you know if you're pushing too hard? Your breathing will tell you. "Always link your breath to the movements and rest if your breathing gets short," explains Srivatsa Ramaswami, a longtime student of Indian yoga master Krishnamacharya and author of "The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga." "The breath is the friend of the mind. If you can keep your breath smooth and under control, you'll unite your body and mind -- and that's one of the definitions and a main goal of yoga."
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Perform asanas each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
1. Tadasana
Mountain Pose
How to Do It
Stand with big toes touching, heels slightly apart. Create a straight line from ear to shoulder to hip to knee to heel. Relax your shoulders. Engage the legs; lift your kneecaps. Bring your hands together in front of your heart, keeping the collarbones and chest broad. Lift the crown of the head upward, as you take deep breaths in and out through your nose.
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, toes facing forward.
What It Does
Energizes the legs and focuses your attention, grounding you in the present moment.
2. Urdhva hastasana
Upward Hand Pose
How to Do It
On an inhalation, sweep your arms out to your sides and bring the palms to touch up above your head, keeping your shoulders down. Reach through the sides of your body so your torso becomes long, gently bringing your gaze to your hands.
If you begin to feel compression in the shoulders, keep your hands 6 inches apart, palms facing each other, and look straight ahead.
What It Does
Opens the chest area and the lungs, increasing your lung capacity. "From the yogic perspective," says Rea, "this pose activates the solar, or expansive, energy in your being."
3. Uttanasana
Standing Forward Bend
How to Do It
As you exhale, sweep your arms out to the sides and bend at the hips to come into a deep forward bend. Bring your fingertips to the floor alongside your feet. Let your head gently release toward the floor.
If you feel tight in your hamstrings or lower back, bend your knees so that you can bring the fingertips to the floor, or rest your hands on blocks.
What It Does
Stretches the backs of the legs and lengthens the spine. "This bowing forward is the essence of the Sun Salutation," Rea explains. "You're bowing to the perfection of our solar system -- how we're moving around the sun and how it forms the rhythm of our life."
4. Lunge Pose
How to Do It
Keeping your fingertips where they are, inhale and take a giant step back with the right foot. The left knee bends at a 90-degree angle. (Note: In your subsequent rounds of Sun Salutation, alternate the lunging leg to keep both sides of the body evenly balanced.)
What It Does
Opens the legs and pelvis; warms up and energizes the base of the body; elongates the spine.
5. Plank Pose
How To Do It
As you exhale, bring your palms to the floor and step the left foot back to meet the right (a starting push-up position). Grip the mat with your fingers to take the weight off your wrists. Reach the top of your head forward and your heels back. Engage the abdominal muscles to come into one even line. Be careful not to let the hips either rise up higher than the lower back or sink down toward the floor.
What It Does
Activates the entire body; builds upper-body and core strength; creates heat; develops your sense of confidence and power.
6. Chaturanga Dandasana
Four-Limbed Staff Pose
How to Do It
At the end of an exhalation, bend your elbows straight back and lower your body down to the bottom of a push-up. Keep elbows close to your sides. Continue lengthening through the heels and the crown of the head to keep your entire body long and engaged, as you draw the navel in to activate your core muscles.
Lower the knees to the mat, coming into a modified push-up.
What It Does
This pose helps to build strength throughout the entire body. "Being strong is just as important as being flexible," notes Rea.
7. Urdhva mukha svanasana
Upward-Facing Dog
How to Do It
As you inhale, roll forward over your toes and straighten your arms. Your hips, thighs, and shins should all be off the floor. Press into the tops of your feet and palms, as you melt the heart forward past your arms. Gaze straight ahead.
Come into cobra pose instead: Rest hips and legs on the floor and straighten the arms comfortably, reaching the chest forward through the arms.
What It Does
Creates suppleness in the spine while opening the chest, lungs, and heart. So vital to our well-being, this area is frequently compromised by chronic bad posture. "Creating openness across the chest is strengthening and revitalizing," explains Rea.
8. Aadho mukha svanasana
Downward-Facing Dog
How to Do It
As you exhale, roll back over the toes and lift the hips to come into an inverted V shape. Press your fingers into the mat and reach the thighs back, lengthening the sides of the body and the spine. Keep your shoulders down. Release the weight of your head.
If the hamstrings or lower back feel tight, bend your knees slightly. If you are unable to keep your arms straight, bring the knees to the floor and push back into Child's Pose.
What It Does
Serves as a counterpose to Upward-Facing Dog; cools the mind; improves circulation.
9. Lunge Pose
How to Do It
As you inhale, step forward with the leg you initially stepped back with, coming back into Lunge pose. Keep your front knee at a 90-degree angle and your fingertips on either side of the front foot.
10. Uttanasana
How to Do It
Exhale and step your back foot forward; fold over your straightened legs, keeping your fingertips on the floor. Take a moment to notice whether your hamstrings or back muscles feel any looser than they did at the beginning of the cycle.
11. Urdhva hastasana
How to Do It
As you inhale, rise back up to a standing position as you sweep your arms out and up over your head.
12. Tadasana
How to Do It
Exhale and float your arms back into prayer position. Keep the chest broad, the legs engaged, and the spine long as you enjoy the stillness of this pose. You can choose to end your session here or go on for another round.
Bring more energy to your Sun Salutations by saying this mantra before and after you practice. Called the Gayatri Mantra (gayatri comes from a root word meaning "sing"), it's considered among the most powerful of the yogic incantations. "In the yogic tradition, light equals knowledge," explains Bachman. "This particular mantra is about linking the sun with your thoughts and enlightening yourself by means of higher knowledge." First recorded in the Rig-Veda, the ancient Hindu scripture dating back more than 5,000 years, the Gayatri Mantra is a beautiful -- and meaningful -- prayer for sunrise, noon, or sunset.
Chant: Om bhur bhuvah suvah
Pronunciation: Om boor boo-vah-ha soo-vah-ha
Translation: Om, earth, atmosphere, heaven
Chant: Tat savitur varenyam
Pronunciation: Tut sah-vee-toor vah-rain-yum
Translation: May we meditate on the radiant light
Chant: Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Pronunciation: Bar-go day-vass-yuh dee-ma-hee
Translation: Of that brilliant creator
Chant: Dhiyo yo nah pracodayat
Pronunciation: Dee-yo yo na-ha prah-cho-die-yot
Translation: Who may guide our thoughts


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Senior Caroline Gruening broke WCC Tournament individual game records in points (34) and three-point field goals made (8). She tied the records in field goals made (11) and free throw percentage (1.000).
Gruening broke a school record for an individual performance in three point field goals (8) and tied the second best mark in points (34).
Gruening also made all 11 of her field goals in a row, after missing her opening shot and her final three.
Senior Becki Ashbaugh had eight assists tonight, the sixth straight contest she has registered at least that many.
The win gave the Broncos their 21st of the season, marking the fourth time in the last five years (and seventh time in program history) that the team has reached that marker.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to Sarah Jenkins. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in sunny Southern California. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, and is the Host for the Equipping You in Grace Podcast. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he's not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his MAR and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
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