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The attention of football fans the world over will shift to Zurich on 7 January 2013, when the eagerly awaited FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012 Gala takes place at the Congress House. The event will honour the best players and coaches for 2012.
In the second of our two-part series, FIFA.com has compiled another series of thought-provoking statements from leading figures in the game. In the first instalment three weeks ago, we talked to former football stars and sporting personalities, and figureheads from show business and politics. In part two, we mainly focus on the current stars from the leading leagues around the world, canvassing their opinions in a series of exclusive interviews.
"There's no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi continue to be a class apart. Nowadays, when you watch Real Madrid or Barcelona, there are definitely other players with the potential to mix things up a little, but right now those two are still very different to everyone else."
David Trezeguet
"I think it would be good if the Ballon d'Or went to Iniesta. He genuinely deserves it, because he's been unbelievable both for Spain and Barcelona. Obviously, Messi and Ronaldo are exceptional. But let's take the example of Messi: he only gets on the ball thanks to Iniesta! Messi isn't the only player out there. Iniesta is always watching his back. Coach of the year? I'd vote for Mourinho, even though he's having a tough time at the moment. I'm a huge fan of the man and of Real Madrid!"
Anthony Le Tallec
"I'm thinking about four or five players. My top five would be Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Xavi and Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic has won the league with every team he's played for, and physically he's unbelievably strong. Xavi is a fantastic footballer with the ability to dictate a game. Iniesta has magnificent skill and vision. Ronaldo's attitude is impressive, because he has a winning mentality and wants to show the world he's still the best. And Messi? Is there anything he can't do? Once again, he's scored countless goals this year and he's poised to break a record - in fact, he almost breaks records every week. You have to say Messi was the standout player, even in this Barcelona team. Best of luck to all five players! As for coach of the year, I'd say Jose Mourinho, 'The Special One'. Beating Barcelona to the league title is extremely tough. And he's won the title in every league where he's worked, so I think he deserves the award."
Fabrice Muamba
"I would vote for Falcao, because he's my team-mate. I'm amazed by him. We have him to thank for Atletico [Madrid] making real progress in recent years. But Messi is the big favourite. There's no doubt he's the best. No other candidate has his ability."
Diego Godin
"I think I'd give [the award for best coach] to Diego Simeone, as he's had a great season. But this [decision] is also a very big responsibility. I'd choose El Cholo because I know him. He's helped us a great deal and I'm very grateful to him for everything. I don't know, haven't worked with and haven't really followed any of the other coaches, who I'm sure deserve to win it too."
Radamel Falcao
"Lionel Messi has already won it three times, and he'll definitely be crowned for the fourth time in a row. I don't see anyone stopping him, except maybe Xavi and Iniesta, who've been consistently excellent for many years now, and are fantastic for Spain. But everyone respects Messi. What he does out on the field is simply magic. He scores from free-kicks and from anywhere in fact, whenever he wants. On top of that, he's a prolific provider, because he's no egomaniac. I'd reward him for that with a fourth Ballon d'Or. The lad just loves working with the ball, and the individual awards don't really interest him. All he wants is to pull on the shirt and lace his boots, get out on to the pitch and show what he can do. Messi lets his boots do the talking, he's not interested in the sideshows."
Ludovic Giuly
"Obviously, everyone's talking about Messi, but I reckon he's already won so many prizes, there can't be any room left in his trophy cabinet at home. So I'd pick Cristiano Ronaldo. He's the type of player who can settle a match in any number of different ways from a variety of attacking situations. He's deserved another award for a long time now."
Roberto Carlos
"It's business as usual. We all know the two players it'll be between again - probably (laughs). I'm predicting Messi - again!"
Christophe Jallet
"I'd say Messi is the best player at the moment. Barcelona have outstanding individuals who combine to form a superb team. It means good results for the team, but at the same time, the players' individual class makes its mark. Cristiano Ronaldo is also a pivotal player who scores lots of goals. These two are the best in the world at the moment, but I'd vote for Messi."


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Facebook and now Google+. I thought I would take the time to share that part of my life today.
A big part of who I am and what I do is public speaking. I just don't tend to discuss it much on my blog. I love to meet people and to share ideas and to travel. Speaking about genealogy and house histories to groups lets me do all of that. Often times the people I meet enrich my knowledge of the topics that I am interested in.
Up until recently I have focused my energy on the New England area. Then I branched out by starting to do webinars which have national and international reach. This year I have also ventured forth into New York state and I'll be heading back there again next spring.
What do I talk about?
In addition to house histories, I speak about brick walls ("Cracking the Case of Nathan Brown's Parents" and "Ten Brick Wall Tips") as well as some of my favorite resources ("Deeds and Probate: a Powerful Combination", "Two Chairs and a Pair of Spectacles: Discovering Your Ancestors in Probate Records" and "Pirates and Prisoners: The Registry is More than just Deeds"). I love to talk about social media ("Don't Call Your Relatives, Let Them Call You" and "What is a Blog, Anyway?") and cemetery research ("Cemetery Research for Your New England Ancestors").
I am also keenly interested in presenting webinars. I gave a few for the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree Extension Series in 2011. I've given two webinars for Legacy Family Tree and have several more lined up.
I have presented over 65 talks, 29 in the last year alone. I have given four talks in one day where I was the featured speaker for an annual event and I have spoken at major libraries and large regional conferences. I've spoken online to an audience of over 1,000. I would describe my talks as a combination of genuine interest, solid knowledge of my subjects and energetic passionate delivery. Though I think that the people who have heard me speak could probably describe me better.
Yes, I travel!
I know I say I don't get out of New England much but the truth is, if I received invitations to speak with paid travel and accommodation, I'm at the point now where I would consider traveling further afield. (And, yes, I do have a passport!)
So if you're interested in having me speak, drop me a line or let the officer's in your organization know that I'm available. I would love to meet more of my blog readers and friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
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Costa Rica on track with national beach volleyball development
San Jose, Costa Rica, August 5, 2013 - The Volleyball Federation of Costa Rica, in collaboration with the FIVB, held a five day Volleyball Cooperation Programme Beach Volleyball Grassroots course from July 10 to 14.
The course was led by the Brazilian instructor Mrs. Magda Falcao and a total of nine men and seven women, all from Costa Rica, took part in the course.
Mrs Falcao, noted that the country has a lot of opportunities for new coaches and players and the federation's new approach and partnerships are on the right track to help develop the growth of national tournaments of better quality.
Beach Volleyball player Ingrid Morales Munoz was also on hand to provide support and share her experiences during the course. She is well known in the volleyball community for having started a children's volleyball club with strong foundations in the technical aspects of the game.


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American PS Movie Store users get HD movies Amityville II: The Possession, Annie Hall, Taken and others this week. HD TV shows are Breaking Bad, Rescue Me, and Worst Week. The full list of HD offerings is listed below, and the full thing is over on the US PS Blog. HD Movies Amityville II: The […]
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Beyond retention
Build passion and purposeMarch 7, 2014
Survey respondents say retention and engagement is the second biggest human capital challenge they face (after leadership). What's the secret to becoming a "talent magnet" in the coming years?
In recent years, large employers have learned the logic of improving employee retention. They know that as jobs in most sectors become increasingly knowledge-intensive, the cost of replacing capable workers is high. Human resources functions have focused tightly on attrition rates and worked to discover effective managerial interventions to limit turnover. Indeed, in an era of growing enthusiasm for workforce analytics, the very ease of objectively measuring retention has helped to make it a focal point.
Beyond the fact that retention metrics are a lagging indicator, though, the question is whether "retention" is the right place to focus. As some HR leaders are now realizing, focusing so intently on retention can lead to additional investments in some tools and initiatives that aren't proving very valuable—while neglecting others that may be much more so. Part of the problem with today's thinking about retention is that it seems to reflect a military-style model, with its assumption that people decide to "re-up" periodically—but infrequently and on a fairly predictable schedule.
Today's reality is that people continually make choices, consciously or not, as to how committed they are to their work and the enterprise. Their levels of engagement and motivation are subject to constant fluctuation in response to micro signals—small indications of whether the company is committed to their growth, whether it really believes in serving a higher purpose, what kinds of behavior are rewarded, how much can be learned from working there, and more.
In knowledge-based businesses, people should increasingly be enticed to "re-up" every day—and HR leaders are in a position to reframe the retention and engagement challenge and lead the ongoing "reenlistment" process. The best of them already know this and are finding ways to continually monitor, encourage, and respond to people's enthusiasm for their work.
The challenge of multiple generations in the workforce
Attracting and retaining Millennials is a vexing challenge. The younger employees who comprise the Millennial generation make up 34 percent of the global workforce and will swell to 75 percent by 2025.2 They also come to the job with a very different set of aspirations than their Generation X and Baby Boomer colleagues.
About 70 percent of Millennials want to launch their own businesses at some point in their careers. Only 20 percent want to work in companies with more than 10,000 employees. With corporate hierarchies flattened, nearly half (45 percent) are already in leadership roles, while their Baby Boomer and Generation X peers were likely to serve in less senior positions at this age.3
Just as with earlier generations, Millennial attitudes toward work are driven by their cultural and educational experiences growing up. They are comfortable with technology and have been raised with the tools of transparency, hardly remembering a time when instant messaging, Twitter, Google, and Facebook were not a part of their lives. They value and thrive on innovation, with more than three-quarters (78 percent) stating that they are strongly influenced by how innovative a company is when considering employers.4 Millennials also want to work for organizations that provide flexibility and that are purpose-driven, tackling broad societal challenges such as resource scarcity, climate change, and income equality.5
The influence of Millennials is already pushing companies to redefine leadership development programs and redesign the work environment. Sixty-six percent of the respondents in our global survey reported that they have "weak" capabilities when it comes to providing focused leadership programs for Millennials. Further, 58 percent of executives reported "weak" capabilities in "providing programs for younger, older, and multi-generation workforces," underscoring that Millennials are not the only challenge.
Increased longevity and health, and the aftermath of the Great Recession, are encouraging greater numbers of older people to remain longer in the workforce. By 2025, the number of workers aged 55–64 is forecast to rise by 89 percent, while for those aged 65 and above the percentage is even higher.6 And Boomers, too, are subscribing to younger attitudes toward work, with 70 percent citing career-life fit as a top priority. This Boomer trend may be a silver lining, given concerns by HR and business line leaders about the looming brain drain.7 Employers across both private and public sectors express worry that a significant proportion (anecdotally, 40 percent is the most consistently stated percentage) of their workforce is eligible to retire over the next five years, taking with them the relationships, skills, expertise, and knowledge of the informal networks and systems that make their organizations work.
What's (really) behind this retention-to-reenlistment trend?
Despite the unfortunate reality of high unemployment rates across many economies, most corporate employers would agree that there is still a talent paradox. In California, a global center for the technology industry, unemployment hovers around 9 percent—yet there are 840,000 jobs available.8 The highly educated knowledge workers employers require are in short supply. In light of this talent scarcity, companies have awakened to the fact that "unwanted attrition" is extremely costly and have begun the search for the keys to retention.
By their own admission, most executives have a long way to go. In our global Human Capital Trends survey, they tended to rate themselves as either "weak" or just "adequate" in several key retention capabilities. More than a third (38 percent) report they are "weak" at integrating social, community, and corporate programs, the same number as those who say they are "weak" at aligning employee and corporate goals. Four in ten (40 percent) state their organization is "weak" in helping employees balance their personal and professional lives (figure 1).
People today don't choose whether to "re-up" their employment contract once every few years, or only when a life event unfolds. In the emerging open talent economy,9 employees—particularly those with highly relevant and contemporary skills—make that decision every day. Any workplace that lags in inspiring passion and purpose will suffer by losing key employees—and at an increasing rate as the global economy picks up momentum.
Metrics for business and HR
For the rapidly professionalizing field of human resources, retention is a particularly tempting goal because, unlike so many aspects of human experience, it is objectively measureable. Performance metrics within businesses can include retention numbers and trends that are as valid as any financial results. And now with the advent of human capital analytics, other measureable phenomena, such as compensation histories, performance ratings, and participation in training programs, can be correlated with retention trends. Most HR departments also use engagement surveys to better understand what factors people value most in a workplace and what might motivate them to leave. Statistical analysis can show how changes in these factors of engagement translate into higher or lower retention—and therefore guide thoughtful interventions. The challenge is to link retention and engagement insights to business results—for example, by finding a way to lower turnover in traditional high-churn but mission-critical teams, such as technical sales. This clearly requires more than an annual engagement survey.
Increasing flexibility
One of the earliest and broadest changes resulting from the quest for higher retention has been the corporate embrace of "flexibility." There is no question that flexibility has emerged as a matter of utmost importance to many workers—both women and men. In a recent survey, professionals were asked what organizations could do to meet their career needs. Among generational bands from Boomers to Millennials, a top response was "provide flexible working conditions and better work-life integration."10 Their voices add to a rising chorus, signaling important shifts in the cultural dynamics of the workforce. One out of every five employees, for example, now cares for an elderly parent.11 Women, who tend to report a preference for more free time over more money, now make up nearly 60 percent of the US workforce.12 Men's attitudes about long hours seem to have changed as well: 80 percent say they would like to work fewer hours.13
"CFO asks CEO: "What happens if we invest in developing our people and they leave?"CEO: "What happens if we don't, and they stay?"" Source: "Peter Baeklund resourceful leadership,"
The power of purpose
While increasingly important, a flexible work environment alone is not enough to ensure engagement. The 21st-century employee, at whatever level in the organization, is looking for more than the right balance between hours and pay. People now look for "good work" in the sense that authors and educators including Howard Gardner, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Bill Damon use the term—meaning work that benefits the broader society.
In other words, engagement isn't only about doing work on acceptable terms. It's the work itself.
A growing body of literature aimed at business practitioners reflects this change of heart. Conscious Capitalism, for example, by Whole Foods founder John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, makes a strong call for engaging in commerce only in ways that leave the world better off.14 Sisodia's earlier book Firms of Endearment (with Jagdish Sheth and David Wolfem) offers compelling evidence that more socially responsible and valuable companies outperform their peers in terms of engagement and retention, customer service, and long-term profitability. The book's subtitle sums it up: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose. 15 Today's most talented people want to join organizations whose work engages their interests and deserves their passion. Companies endure when they manage to endear.
Executives around the world agree that making work matter drives employee engagement and retention. Yet only respondents based in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, and Belgium report that their organization's readiness to address retention—by redefining engagement to align with personal, corporate, and social purposes—is close to matching their sense of urgency in this area (figure 2).
Lessons from the front lines
Making flexibility pay off
In response to the need for flexibility, innovative companies have revamped schedules and invested in tools to open up possibilities for when, where, and how work gets done. Some organizations let employees take as much vacation as they want. Companies in high-demand industries routinely offer free food, onsite gyms and other wellness benefits, and even laundry services and ping-pong tables—all to relieve workers of personal stress because of the hours they put in at the office. (For an example of how flexible work arrangements pay off, see the sidebar on the previous page , "How a tax services provider sees returns on flexibility.") In some firms, the "have it your way" ethos has extended to flexibility in surprising areas. Netflix famously allows employees to decide their own expense policies and select their preferred mix of salary and stock options.
A premium on personal development
People also value workplaces that contribute to their personal development as professionals. Young workers in particular—but Boomers, too—prefer working for companies that invest in developing their capabilities and keeping their skill sets relevant through constant learning and development opportunities:
Talented people seek out opportunities to grow, and they will flock to organizations that provide ample opportunities to do so. Retention also becomes a non-issue; if people are developing more rapidly than they could anywhere else, why would they leave? If companies are truly serious about attracting, retaining, and developing high-quality talent, they need to view themselves as growth platforms for talent where people can develop themselves faster than they could elsewhere. This, in turn, can create a self-reinforcing cycle as talent creates more opportunities for growth.16
Deloitte's focused research on Millennials shows that this rising generation of business leaders has a relatively high desire to be entrepreneurial, to move into leadership roles, and to have the opportunity to innovate and create. Very few expect to work for any one company for a long time; they see work as a series of experiences that help them develop over time. Today's most talented people of all ages want to work for employers that are committed to developing their skills and capabilities by providing continuous training as well as enriching "tours of duty"—to use a phrase being popularized by Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn—that allow them to work on projects in different parts of the company.
The need for affirmation
People value being valued—and not only, or even primarily, in monetary terms. Companies are learning to reward and recognize employee achievement in more meaningful ways. While every employee would like to earn more money, research has shown that a more important driver of retention than above-average compensation is a "high-recognition culture." Companies that have built a strong culture of "thank you" and "recognition" have a 31 percent lower turnover rate than their peers, driving higher productivity and tremendous savings in turnover costs.17
It's a finding that Dan Pink, author of the best-selling Drive, would second. He asserts that high-performing employees want three things: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Rigid goals and "pay for performance" plans, according to Pink, can in many situations actually lead to lower performance and less innovation. The company where people want to work allows employees to work independently, focus on their strengths, and align themselves with well-understood corporate goals.
Where companies can start
Building a work environment in which passion and purpose among employees can flourish is a noble though tricky business. Several new practices and priorities are emerging:
- Ask your employees what matters: Survey employees regularly—not just annually about how they experienced the organization over the past year, but frequently and "in the moment" through pulse surveys and roundtables—to find out what makes them passionate about work and what parts of the environment are irritating or too bureaucratic.
- Remember: It is the work: Make sure the organization is feeding employees' needs for purpose and meaningful work. While there is a necessary focus on benefits, compensation, and workplace flexibility, research suggests that these are table stakes. A more important dimension for retention is the work itself.
- Make development part of the job, not a perk: Opportunities for challenge and development may be the most overlooked element of retention and engagement. Give every employee—not only high performers or leadership candidates—opportunities to build networks within the organization, along with skills and career development opportunities. Chances may be that the organization already is, so be sure these opportunities are couched so individuals see them as such and value them more.
- Study retention continuously: Keep your finger on the pulse of the organization—regularly, not just annually or periodically. Use exit surveys and manager interviews to understand what was missing. Provide open blogs and communication tools to help people talk openly about what they need—and what they particularly value.
- Build a proactive retention model to identify potential problems before they occur: Adopt talent analytics to uncover the hidden drivers of retention. Several of our clients have now built statistically validated retention models that help predict why and when an employee will leave. Design work environment solution sets around the findings to drive greater performance, passion, and retention stickiness.
- Collaborate with other top leaders: The CEO's executive committee should play a role in developing and nurturing a compelling corporate mission, including determining how to integrate social and community goals into the work and daily activities of the company.
- Challenge the performance management process: Is it timely enough? Does it provide actionable feedback? Is the focus disproportionately on areas for development, giving short shrift to strengths and contributions?
- Understand and improve diversity and inclusion: People want to work in an environment that respects them and customers are looking for companies that reflect their diversity and perspectives as well.
- Focus on your employment brand and talent experience: When competing for customers, companies relentlessly focus on differentiating their products, services, and customer experience. The same should be true for the talent experience—and, in today's socially driven, transparent world, the line between the two is blurring. Challenge your business and HR leaders to structure work, jobs, and development so they are interwoven with what people do—and the company's employment brand.
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Listening for SCO Connections
Once the RFCOMM connection is established, the audio gateway will connect and release an SCO connection as needed. Recall that the SCO connection carries audio data in both directions.
Creating an SCO connection is nearly identical to creating a RFCOMM connection. The main difference is, SCO connections do not specify a channel: to connect to a remote host, only the host address is specified. Of course, SCO sockets also use different constants and structs. Listing Four provides an example:
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#include "btinclude.h" int main() { int sock; int client; unsigned int len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_sco); struct sockaddr_sco local; struct sockaddr_sco remote; char pszremote[18]; sock = socket(PF_BLUETOOTH, SOCK_SEQPACKET, BTPROTO_SCO); local.sco_family = AF_BLUETOOTH; local.sco_bdaddr = *BDADDR_ANY; if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&local, sizeof(struct sockaddr_sco)) < 0) return -1; if (listen(sock, 1) < 0) return -1; client = accept(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&remote, &len); ba2str(&remote.sco_bdaddr, pszremote); printf("sco received connection from: %s\n", pszremote); return 0; }
Following the Signaling Diagrams in the HSP Profile Document
From a BlueZ API standpoint, all of the pieces required to implement the headset profile have been covered. What we haven't discussed is how the headset and audio gateway interact. Interaction between the devices is described in signaling diagrams.
Understanding the signaling diagrams is important in order to know what types of scenarios your program needs to handle. While looking at the diagrams, keep in mind that we're implementing the headset (HS) side. Let's examine the incoming audio connection establishment from page 210 of the HSP profile document. Figure 3 is the table from the document:
Figure 3.
The signaling diagram can be viewed as a sequence of mandatory and optional events that happen from the top down. The first event is the establishment of an RFCOMM connection, represented by the arrow labeled Connection establishment. This connection is initiated by the audio gateway. Note that the RFCOMM connection can also be initiated by the headset side as indicated on page 212 of the HSP document.
Next is a
RING event, which is generated by an incoming phone call. When the audio gateway receives an incoming phone call, it will send the text
RING to the headset. Optionally, the headset will establish a SCO connection and send an in-band ring tone. The audio gateway will continually send
RING to the headset until the headset responds with
AT+CKPD=200. After receiving this response, the audio gateway responds with
OK and then initiates the SCO connection if the connection does not yet exist.
Debugging with hcidump
If you plan to do Bluetooth programming in Linux, hcidump is an excellent debugging tool. I'm going to cover the very basics of how to translate the output from hcidump using the Bluetooth core specification document.
One place where hcidump becomes useful is when your Bluetooth device doesn't seem to be connecting to your program. If you have hcidump running and you don't see any output, the device is not even communicating with your Bluetooth adapter.
The hcidump program contains a number of options for filtering and logging to files or sockets. We won't filter any events and we'll let the output write to the screen. The only option we'll turn on is the hex and ascii output option. Here's the command:
sudo hcidump -X.
Here's sample output from my phone connecting to the sample bths program (with modified Bluetooth addresses):
> HCI Event: Connect Request (0x04) plen 10 0000: 00 11 22 33 44 55 0c 02 5a 01 u.4Q....Z. < HCI Command: Accept Connection Request (0x01|0x0009) plen 7 0000: 00 11 22 33 44 55 00 u.4Q... > HCI Event: Command Status (0x0f) plen 4 0000: 00 01 09 04 .... > HCI Event: Role Change (0x12) plen 8 0000: 00 00 11 22 33 44 55 00 .u.4Q...
To interpret the results, turn to Volume 2 (Core System Package), Part E (Host Controller Interface Specification), 7 (HCI Commands and Events) of Core V2.1 + EDR document (this is the core specification file mentioned in the Bluetooth profiles section of this article).
The first line of the sample hcidump output is an event. Events are listed under 7.7. The output tells us the event is a Connect Request (event code 0x04). Connect request is documented in section 7.7.4. Table 1 shows a screenshot of the table.
Table 1.
This table tells us the parameters of a connection request are a 6 byte Bluetooth address, a 3 byte class field, and a single byte link type field.
The next line in the sample output is a HCI Command Accept Connection Request which is documented in section 7.1.8.
Putting the Pieces Together
All of the examples are provided in separate files. I've also put all the pieces together in a single sample. The sample includes code that sends audio data from your phone to your computers default sound device. If you run the program, pair and connect your phone, and make a phone call, you should here the audio on your computer speakers. However, the program does not take data from your mic and send it to the phone (through the SCO socket). That's an exercise that I leave to you.
Unpack the samples and run make to compile them. Then follow these steps to run the example:
- Disable HSP/HFP: add
/etc/Bluetooth/audio.confunder the
- Restart Bluetooth:
sudo service Bluetooth restart
- Run
bthsas root. If the program isn't run as root, it will fail when trying to set the class:
sudo ./bths
- Pair your phone with your machine.
- From your phone, initiate a connection to your machine by selecting your machine in the Bluetooth settings. Upon successful connection from the phone, the program will output
received connection from 00:11:22:33:44:55.
- Initiate a phone call from your phone. After initiating the call, your phone should create a SCO connection to your machine. The bths program will output
sco received connection from 00:11:22:33:44:55, and all audio that you would normally hear on your phone will play through your machine.
The provided example several limitations. One issue is data from the RFCOMM socket is not processed until a SCO connection is initiated. Once both sockets are connected, they are both processed, but the program should process data from the RFCOMM socket even when there's no active SCO connection. This example won't handle incoming calls to your phone for this reason.
Final Observations
This article provides quite a bit of detail on how to interpret and implement Bluetooth profiles. In the introduction, I also promised that you'd learn how to implement a custom profile for configuring a standalone device. Some of the tools to do so are mentioned above, namely RFCOMM sockets, but there are other options as well. Here are a few:
- Custom protocol over an RFCOMM connection. This would be nearly identical to creating a custom protocol over TCP.
- Linux supports serial port emulation over Bluetooth. This option would allow a wireless serial link between machines, over which a custom serial protocol could be implemented. It's also useful for existing programs that require a serial interface.
- Linux supports networking over Bluetooth, often referred to as a Personal Area Network (PAN). This option creates an IP link between devices, allowing protocols such as HTTP to function over Bluetooth. With such a link, one could run a web server on one device and connect to the device with a browser, as mentioned, all over Bluetooth.
If you own an Android phone, you should know that the Bluetooth radio is exposed to the Java API. This allows you to create custom Bluetooth programs on your phone. Now what are the possibilities?
Ben DuPont is a software engineer located in Green Bay, WI.


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The long standing demand of good governance activists and those standing up to the secrecy surrounding public leaders' wealth may be about to be addressed.
Raia Mwema has got its hands on a document proposing changes to the Public Leadership Code of Ethics Act including proposals to make wealth declarations public.
That, in translation, is Tanzania weekly Raia Mwema's opening paras on today's front page splash, pictured above (online version is a week behind). They go on:
This document discusses the implementation of the Tanzania Open Government Partnership, to commence this year, similar to decisions made by the President of the United States, Barack Obama as well as by Brazil.
Raia Mwema is of course discussing Tanzania's draft Open Government Partnership (OGP) plan. You can see it here, on the central OGP website, or here on the Tanzanian government site Any suggestion that they have some exclusive access is empty posturing. It has been out there for two and a half months. Pretence at exclusive access when discussing a download is common in the Tanzanian press.
So after all this time, what new insights has Raia Mwema to give us on the issue of leaders' wealth declarations?
Our government sources say that some leaders opposed this proposal as they say it will cause trouble between the people and their leaders, while others who support the proposal say that those who got their wealth legitimately have nothing to fear.
With sources like that, Woodward and Bernstein can rest easy.
So what did Raia Mwema miss on the wealth declaration issue? Off the top of my head: any inquiry into the likelihood of it actually being implemented; any consideration of why Civil Society Organisations have been so quiet on these proposals; any thought given to support to these proposals from a couple of prominent politicians; any questioning of the appropriateness of proposed support from the Canadian government to the Ethics Secretariat.
It might have made for a good story – and it may have improved the quality of public dialogue on OGP, politicians and civil servants' conflicts of interest and how we can move forward.
Discussion of Tanzania's OGP commitments here have been uniformly pessimistic, but have sought to engage with the issues. By failing to do so, Raia Mwema has been truly cynical. And that makes me more pessimistic about OGP success in Tanzania.


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Ladies & gents, making jam is much easier than it appears. And lets be honest, those store-bough jars can't hold a candle to pure, fresh, and designer jams you make yourself. This is one of my first attempts, and it was a raging success!
Fragrant, tangy, and with just enough sweetness, this jam recipe can't be beat. Since we picked them wild near our place in the bay area, we didn't need to add as much sugar as they were pretty sweet enough!
The addition of St. Germaine elderflower liqueur brings out the natural floral quality of this jam, and the lemon zest balances out the sweetness by kicking up the tangy notes leaving a bright and fragrant mixture. You can find St. Germaine at most grocery/beverage stores. (It's a very pretty bottle, too! hehe)
Onto the recipe. ^_^


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The month of birth effect in multiple sclerosis: Systematic review, meta-analysis and effect of latitude
– Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Nov 14, 2012.
By Ruth Dobson, et al.
[Note: The free full text PDF of this article is available here. It reports on a first-time analysis of several large populations living at latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere where UV light is insufficient to produce vitamin D in an expectant mother's skin between October and March. Significantly greater risk of MS was found in people born at those latitudes during April and May (after the winter months) than for those born during October and November (after the summer months).]
Background: Month of birth has previously been described as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). This has been hypothesized to be related to maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy, although conclusive evidence to support this is lacking.
To date, no large studies of latitudinal variation in the month of birth effect have been performed to advance this hypothesis.
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Methods: Previously published data on month of birth from 151,978 MS patients were compared to expected birth rates. A linear regression model was used to assess the relationship between latitude and observed: expected birth ratio of MS patients for each month.
Results: Analysis of all reported data demonstrated a significant excess of MS risk in those born in April (observed-to-expected 1.05, p=0.05) and reduction in risk in those born in October (0.95, p=0.04) and November (0.92 p=0.01).
A conservative analysis of 78,488 patients revealed an excess MS risk in those born in April (1.07, p=0.002) and May (1.11, p=0.0006), and a reduced risk in those born in October (ratio 0.94, p=0.004) and November (0.88, p=0.0002). [A risk ratio of 1.0 would indicate no difference in risk; thus the risk ratio of 1.11 for May would indicate risk above expected of 11%, and the 0.88 ratio for November would indicate 12% less risk than expected for November births.]
A significant relationship between latitude and observed-to-expected ratio was demonstrated in December, and borderline significant relationships in May and August.
Conclusions: Month of birth has a significant effect on subsequent MS risk. This is likely to be due to ultraviolet light exposure and maternal vitamin D levels, as demonstrated by the relationship between risk and latitude.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Nov 14, 2012. Dobson R, Giovannoni G, Ramagopalan S. Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford; Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. [Email: email@example.com]


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It appears more Americans chose Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, but got Donald Trump.
Votes are still being counted, but it looks almost certain that despite losing the presidency, Hillary Clinton will win the popular vote, NBC News reported.
And likely by a million or more votes — a much larger margin than Al Gore enjoyed in 2000, when he too was denied by the Electoral College even though he had more votes.
If the candidate who got fewer votes wins the White House for the second time in five elections, it could put a new spotlight on the peculiar way that America picks its presidents — one not shared by any other democracy.


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What Happens When Dreams Become Reality
Mike Richards has been interested in cars for most of his life-it probably had something to do with a dad who dropped a Cad engine and Hydra-Matic in a '48 Frasier. But, regardless of the reason, Mike's passion ultimately resulted in the roadster you see here.
It started with a rather specific concept: What would a former lakes-racing, channeled '32 roadster look like if it had been updated in 1957 with an F-code supercharged T-bird engine? With the look of the roadster in his mind's eye, Mike went looking for someone who could see it just as clearly and build a contemporary version of his vision, and that someone turned out to be Randy Clark of Hot Rods & Custom Stuff. Known for turning out cars that are flawlessly detailed but can also be driven, HR&CS does everything but chrome in-house, and that includes upholstery and paint.
After considerable discussion, Mike and Randy decided to base the car on a new Dearborn Deuce convertible body for several reasons. First off, one had yet to be channeled, and Randy loves a challenge and to build cars that are unique; secondly, few things are handier in the Seattle area than an open car with a top that goes up quickly. To make sure everyone was on the same page, Jason Rushforth provided some drawings, and, with everyone agreeing on the design, Randy went to work.
Like everything else on this car, the chassis has to be looked at closely to grasp what has been done. Based on HR&CS Deuce Steel 'rails, both ends were upswept to get the roadster on the ground, and the reveals were reshaped for a custom touch. The front suspension uses a Deuce Factory stainless axle with a Durant monoleaf, and it appears to have lever action shocks, but a peek under the nose reveals a pair of hidden Bilsteins. In the rear, a Winters quick-change is positioned by HR&CS four-bars and a Panhard bar, and a Gary Schroeder Enterprises antiroll bar is part of the package to make the car corner flat.
Under the custom cowl-hinged hood is another unique feature-a bored and stroked 340-inch McCulloch supercharged Y-block. Assembled by Cal Stewart and the owner, 7 lbs of boost and a host of hop-up parts from John Mummert make for a muscular Merc. Backing it up is a Tremec five-speed.
As far as modifications to the channeled body go, the list is almost endless and includes the obvious, such as the custom-fabricated nose and grille insert, hood, reshaped rear wheelwells, and the rear panel with recessed lights. Not so easy to see are the new floor boards, transmission tunnel, and bellypan.
The HR&CS tricks continue inside the convertible body. Access is gained via a Dakota Digital remote entry system. The seat frames were scratch-built from tubing, mounted to Wise Guys adjusters, and upholstered in-house. Under the Dearborn dash is a Kugel reverse-mount pedal assembly dressed up with Vintiques pads, and the spoon throttle is from Pete & Jake's.
It took 18 months for the Deuce to see daylight, but it was worth it by all accounts. Randy's happy, Mike's happy, the car has been very well received when shown, and it goes down the road with the best of them. In short, this Deuce is a dream come true.
Mike Richards
Maple Valley, Washington
1932 Dearborn Deuce convertible
|Frame / Manufacturer
|Deuce Steel
|reshaped 'rails & custom crossmembers
|Chassis plumbing
|stainless by Hot Rods & Custom Stuff (Escondido, CA)
|Winters quick-change
|Rear suspension
|Bilstein coilover
|Rear brakes
|Ford drum / SO-CAL Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) finned covers
|Front axle / Spindles
|The Deuce Factory (Santa Ana, CA) stainless / The Deuce Factory
|Durant monoleaf
|Front brakes
|Wilson Welding & Machine (Flower Mound, TX) Buick
|Master cylinder
|Steering box
|Vega / Flaming River (Berea, OH)
|Steering U-joints
|Flaming River
|Front wheel make, size
|Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA) wire, 15×5
|Rear wheel make, size
|Wheel Vintiques wire, 15×7
|Front tire make, size
|Coker / Firestone bias-ply, 5.60-15
|Rear tire make, size
|Coker / Firestone bias-ply, 8.20-15
|Gas tank
|custom Rock Valley
|'56 Mercury Y-block
|Machining / Assembly
|Cal Stewart / owner
|stock cast
|custom H-beam
|forged .060 flat top
|John Mummert
|Cooling fan
|Cooling Components
|Mattson's (Stanton, CA)
|Ford 471
|Valves / Springs
|John Mummert
|John Mummert
|Valve covers
|B/C Equipment (New Zealand)
|Manifold / Induction
|Blue Thunder Holley carb / McCulloch supercharger
|HR&CS / U-bends from Specialty Products Design
|Stainless Specialties
|Tremec five-speed
|Clutch disc
|Pressure plate
|Oceanside Driveline (Oceanside, CA)
|Body style / Material
|convertible / steel
|Body manufacturer
|Dearborn Deuce
|Body mods
|lower cowl, wheelwells & rear pan
|custom by HR&CS
|custom by HR&CS
|Paint type / Color
|PPG (Pittsburgh, PA) / Superior blue
|Headlights / Taillights
|Electroline 2200 / Bob Drake Reproductions (Grants Pass, OR) '47-48 Ford parking lights w/ red lenses
|Outside mirror
|Bob Drake
|Dearborn Deuce
|Insert / Gauges
|Knecht Equipment (Arlington, TX) / Stewart Warner (Lancaster, PA)
|Stereo / Speakers
|custom / Crutchfield
|Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) mini-heater
|Painless Performance (Fort Worth, TX)
|Steering wheel
|LimeWorks Speedshop (Whittier, CA)
|Steering column
|Flaming River
|custom by HR&CS
|Material / Color
|leather / Irish Creme
|Global Upholstery Supply (Santa Ana, CA)
|Dynamat (Hamilton, OH) & LizardSkin (Toledo, OH)
|Sacramento Vintage Ford (Rancho Cordova, CA)


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Cingrani struggles in loss to Dodgers
CINCINNATI -- Reds starting pitcher Tony Cingrani certainly doesn't want to come out of the rotation when Mat Latos comes off the disabled list, likely this weekend. But Cingrani has done little of late to position himself away from being the odd man out.
Cingrani gave up a career-high six runs in only 4 2/3 innings as the Reds were handed a 6-2 loss in Monday's four-game series opener against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park. The pitch count was again high -- 97 -- as he allowed seven hits with three walks, five strikeouts and two Scott Van Slyke home runs.View Full Game Coverage
CINCINNATI -- Reds starting pitcher Tony Cingrani certainly doesn't want to come out of the rotation when Mat Latos comes off the disabled list, likely this weekend. But Cingrani has done little of late to position himself away from being the odd man out.
Cingrani gave up a career-high six runs in only 4 2/3 innings as the Reds were handed a 6-2 loss in Monday's four-game series opener against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park. The pitch count was again high -- 97 -- as he allowed seven hits with three walks, five strikeouts and two Scott Van Slyke home runs.View Full Game Coverage
Latos' impending return, Cingrani says, was not on his mind during the outing.
"I'm just trying to pitch," Cingrani said. "I can't be like, 'Oh my God.' I'm going out there trying to win. I'm trying to give my team the best opportunity to win. It's just hard. It's a hard game. What are you going to do?"
Cingrani, now 2-7 with a 4.68 ERA in 11 starts, is 0-5 with a 6.26 ERA in six games since returning from the disabled list on April 30 after he recovered from mild tendinitis in his left shoulder. He hasn't pitched more than six innings in a start since April 13.
"It's a frustrating season the way it's going. I don't know," Cingrani said. "I'll keep going out there trying to work hard and ride this thing out."
The man who was keeping Latos' spot warm -- Alfredo Simon -- has been so good this year that it would be stunning if he was moved back to the bullpen. Simon is 8-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 12 starts.
Meanwhile, Latos had a final rehab assignment start for Triple-A Louisville on Monday at Pawtucket that would put him in line to smoothly move into Cingrani's spot in the rotation on Saturday at Milwaukee.
Latos pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up one run and four hits with 82 pitches before showers halted his outing. He threw 19 more pitches in a covered batting cage to reach his requisite 100 pitches needed before he might be activated.
"It was one of the things we wanted to make sure we accomplished today, was getting the pitch count up," Reds manager Bryan Price said of Latos. "I think we can safely anticipate if there are no issues with how he feels coming out of it, that he'll be probably in the mix here the next time through the rotation."
If Cingrani is moved out of the rotation, the question that does remain is whether he would go into the bullpen or be sent to Louisville. Price wasn't ready to make any determinations.
"The tough thing is that when we add Mat, we will have 13 Major League pitchers here for 12 jobs," Price said. "We'll have to find a way to make that work, which is going to necessitate making a very difficult decision. That doesn't necessarily mean that Tony is not involved in the equation. It's just something that we're going to have to talk about organizationally.
"We're going to have to make sure, No. 1, that Mat comes back and feels good and throws a good healthy side day before we have to think about it much beyond that. It's been discussed and we'll come up with what we think is the best decision here in the next few days."
Cingrani seemed to have good velocity, mostly in the low 90s, vs. Los Angeles, something he lacked in some of his previous starts. His location wasn't as strong, however.
To begin the top of the second inning, Cingrani left a 94-mph 3-2 fastball over the plate for Van Slyke that was launched very deep to left-center field for a homer. The Reds tied it in the bottom half, when a Dan Haren wild pitch to Cingrani with the bases loaded scored Brayan Pena.
In the Dodgers' fourth, following a Van Slyke walk, Justin Turner blooped an RBI single on the outer edge of the infield dirt behind first base. A Tim Federowicz sacrifice fly made it a 3-1 game. Cincinnati stayed on Haren's heels when Ryan Ludwick led off the bottom half by hitting a 3-1 pitch for a homer to the first row of left-field seats.
Cingrani was one out -- one strike, actually -- from getting through the fifth inning and being in position to at least have a semi-decent line for the night.
"It's been kind of the hiccup a little bit, especially since he's come off the DL, being able to really have that shutdown inning as he's getting close to his pitch count," Price said.
With two outs in the fifth, as Cingrani's pitch count neared 100, Yasiel Puig drew a four-pitch walk. On a 2-2 count to Matt Kemp, Cingrani's fourth pickoff throw to first base was wild for an error that moved up the runner. The pressure was added when Kemp walked. Van Slyke then slugged Cingrani's 2-2 fastball to left field for the three-run homer.
"In the first at-bat he threw me all fastballs, so I was looking for a fastball. He left it middle-in and I made good contact," Van Slyke said. "The second one was 2-0 out in front of a changeup, and the next one was a high fastball."
Logan Ondrusek took over for Cingrani and pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, but Cincinnati has yet to come back from more than a two-run deficit all season.
Following Ludwick's homer in the fourth, Haren retired his next seven in a row before allowing a one-out walk to Jay Bruce and a Ludwick single in the sixth. J.P. Howell took over and got Pena to ground into an inning-ending double play -- the first of three in the game. The third one came with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth against Brandon League. Ludwick bounced into a 1-2-3 double play and Pena grounded out to kill another rally.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Bringing together runners of all ages and abilities, the .US National 12K features a new name, a fun new alternate race distance and all the elements unique to this season-capping national celebration of distance running.
The .US National 12K will be held November 16, 2014, in Alexandria, Va., USATF announced Friday. The day will showcase a 12K open race for recreational runners and professionals as well as a new 1-mile road race and kids' fun run.
"The .US National 12K is our national celebration of running on all levels, and we are very pleased to be back in Alexandria for this event," said USATF CEO Max Siegel. "We are looking forward to continued growth for this race as we engage the millions of runners who provide the bedrock of the national road racing phenomenon."
Contested last year as the .US National Road Racing Championships, the .US National 12K is sponsored again in 2014 by Neustar as part of a three-year USATF partnership announced in 2013.
"As the administrator for the .US top level domain, we are a proud supporter of this race and look forward to it being held in our backyard for the second year in a row," said Alex Berry, SVP of Sales. "With a new name, the .US National 12K reflects that this day is about all of the running community, whether a runner is a weekend fitness enthusiast or a national champion."
Elites, Masters, Clubs vie for titles
The .US National 12K will be the season-capping race to the USA Running Circuit (USARC), a series of races that annually provides nearly $1 million in prize money to American runners. Elite athletes will vie for a combined $100,000 in prize money in Alexandria.
In 2014, the race also will serve at the USATF Masters 12km Championships and, for the first time, the USATF Club Road Racing Championships.
The inaugural event saw Americans Molly Huddle and Aaron Braun win the 12 km National Championships, with Huddle breaking the world best for the distance with her time of 37:50.
The .US National 12K is the final stop on the USA Running Circuit, with the top ten finishers earning double points towards the USARC overall standings. With the winner picking up a whopping 30 points (24 for second, 20 for third, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2), the standings could see a dramatic difference at race's end. Molly Huddle and Josphat Boit were crowned 2013 USARC champions in Alexandria.
Celebrating the community
Continuing the community engagement of the 2013 race, the .US National 12K will include a start and finish along the Potomac River in Oronoco Bay Park, with a Fan Festival featuring entertainment, USATF merchandise, photo booth and beer garden.
Highlighting the day's activities last year in Alexandria was the President's Race. The Racing Presidents, mascots from the Washington Nationals, raced the expo area. Teddy Roosevelt edged out Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abe Lincoln for the win before all four took part in a dance-off with fans and posed for photos.


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Mr Ban Ki-Moon inspired us all with his call to launch a global campaign to end violence against women. He said "I am counting on you - advocates from Government, civil society and the UN - to carry our message around the world." His speech ended with a blast of whistles, by both the Secretary-General and delegates and officials, signalling the call the stop the violence.
The CSW is extremely well attended for this session, and the main opening was expanded to two main UN session rooms to enable as many people as possible to hear all the opening remarks. All are published on the UN site at http://www.un.org/News/
Lunch found us searching for a SMOKE FREE cafe! One of the peculiarities of the UN being a stateless building is that smoke free legislation has not happened, something us smoke free Brits find quite odd. However, a foray to the upper floors found us in the One World cafe, where you share your lunch with very many nationalities along with spectacular views over the River Hudson.
Post lunch we attended a UNite (UN campaign to stop the violence) meeting - a Special Event on Violence against Women organized by the Officer of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. An excellent panel included Rachel N. Mayanja, Kevin Powell, a New York-based writer and political activist involved in preventing gender violence for over 17 years, Michealeane Risley, a women's advocate and award-winning documentarian, Todd Minerson, Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign, Prateek Suman Awasthi, who worked with the India-based Men against Violence and Abuse organisation, Anne Sosin, Founder and Director of Vizyon Dwa Ayisyen/Haiti Rights Vision and Captain Aimable Mushabe, a Rwandan military officer.
We were fascinated by their very practical and moving stories of what they were each doing on the ground with their organisations, and the ensuing Q&A session from the floor proved lively.
One of the interesting things of being at the CSW is the huge variety of views and activists here. There is a main thread that binds us all, but with a vast mixture of 'how do we get there' processes and practical thoughts.
During the afternoon Fiona also took part in a drafting session for resolutions following yesterdays brainstorming sessions, and we all attended the launch of a tool for working out how to audit your organisation and functions for gender equality at all levels.
Then we have to admit to hitting a bar!!
The evening was an excellent reception at the UK Mission to the UN with Sir John Sawers, UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. We met most of the UK delegation during the evening from a cross section of groups and organisations.
Tomorrow we are looking at implementing UN resolution 1325, finding the 'power' in empowerment, and following up on the work we have already done on the Africa Women's Protocol. Also the UNIFEM 'Getting some action' session - still trying to work out what to expect from that!! So very varied to say the least!
The main Commission sessions tomorrow are an expert panel on financing for gender equality and capacity building and mainstreaming a gender perspective.


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Ross and Walsh find golden ending at Moscow Grand Slam
Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2014 – April Ross and Kerri Walsh claimed their first Grand Slam gold medal when they defeated reigning FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour champions Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima on Sunday.
The USA pair defeated the Brazilians 2-1 (21-17, 22-24, 15-13) in a match that swung backwards and forwards between two determined teams until Ross and Walsh nudged ahead right at the end of the third set before winning with their second match point.
"They came to win, they are a very good team and we were the number one and two seeds in the tournament so I think we both wanted to be here," Ross said.
"I loved how we pulled it out in the end. We played as a team and it feels really good to win again."
It is Ross and Walsh's second gold medal of 2014 after they won the season opening Fuzhou Open in China. They first teamed up in mid-2013 and won the Sao Paolo and Xiamen Grand Slams before the end of the year.
The pair joined together after their previous partners – Misty May Treanor and Jennifer Kessy – retired from the sport. Walsh is targeting a fourth Olympic gold at Rio de Janeiro 2016, having won her third against Ross at London 2012.
They now move on to the Berlin Grand Slam, the second of seven Grand Slams in an eight week period.
"It is so huge," Walsh added. "Every win is important on the World Tour and we cherish and learn from every one. I virtually gave away set two because I set like a rookie and I'm so proud with how we stuck together. April didn't quit on me, she didn't get mad at me.
"They were relentless and it is great to start this long run of matches with a win and now it is on to Berlin."
For Talita and Lima the silver medal is their first of the season and sets them up well for a period that features seven Grand Slams in eight weeks.
In 2014 they won five Grand Slam gold medals on their way to the World Tour title in only their first year together, but lost to Ross and Walsh in the Sao Paolo final.
"It was a hard game," Talita said. "I think they served better than us, but it was a good match, a final. I think the people here enjoyed it and it was good for them to watch and good for Kerri and April to win.
"It is good to be back in a final again, but now we have to forget about this and think about Berlin. We won there last year and I think there is a good vibe there for us."
Dutch delight for van Iersel and Meppelink
Newly crowned European champions Madelein Meppelink and Marleen van Iersel ensured that they took home a medal for the second week in the row when they defeated Liliana Fernandez and Elsa Baquerizo in the bronze medal match.
The Dutch pair defeated the Spanish duo 2-1 (21-19, 18-21, 15-12), but needed to fight back hard in the third set to do so.
"It was a close game and we've played them before and lost, so I really wanted to beat them," Meppelink said. "I'm just really happy right now, but also tired.
"We were so far behind and we had to give everything or nothing. I was serving and then the wind started to pick and I think that caused problems for them."
The pair have proven to be an instant success since teaming up at the start of the season. They have both enjoyed World Tour success with their former partners, but their success in only a short space of time shows that they are likely to be in contention for the top prizes in the weeks and months to come.
"Last week we became European champs and it was so hard to back that up," Meppelink said. "We were so tired coming here, but we said we are here now and we need to play.
"Somehow Moscow has good things for me. I qualified for the Olympics (London 2012) here and I finished fifth a few times, so I really like Moscow."
The double-gender US$800,000 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam ran from Wednesday, June 11 through to Sunday June 15. It was the sixth event and the second Grand Slam on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar that features nine Grand Slams and 11 Open tournaments.
The 2014 World Tour began at the Fuzhou Open in China in April and concludes at the Durban Open in South Africa in December. Next up on the World Tour calendar is the Berlin Grand Slam which runs from June 17-22.


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Spending as little as 10 minutes discussing proper humidifier operation and troubleshooting tips with the homeowner at the time of installation or service could eliminate future callbacks.
Here are some simple strategies that can be used to ensure proper operation and keep homeowners happily humidified while avoiding costly callbacks.
Achieving Optimum Humidity
1. A humidistat, used with a manually controlled humidifier, needs time to react to an increase or decrease in the call for humidity. Make sure your customers clearly understand the reaction time difference between a thermostat and a humidistat.
A call for a change in humidity takes much longer to fulfill than a call for a change in temperature. Therefore, it's best to make a humidistat adjustment in the morning for what the anticipated evening low temperature will be. For instance, if the low temperature is expected to be 20F, the relative humidity should be set for 35%. The humidifier should be adjusted for every major change in outdoor temperature (see Table 1 for recommended settings).
To avoid making constant manual adjustments, the homeowner can opt for a new automatic humidifier control, which constantly monitors indoor humidity and outdoor temperature to respond immediately to a humidity call.
2. Run the furnace blower constantly. Whole-house humidifiers work in conjunction with the furnace blower motor. If the blower operates constantly, every time a humidity call is made, the call will be fulfilled immediately. In addition, if there's excess humidity in the home, the furnace blower will effectively dissipate excess moisture over time.
For new, tight homes, an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) can also be used to remove excess moisture from the home. With ERVs, inside air can be circulated more effectively and efficiently.
3. Explain the basics of humidification. Common sense might lead the average customer to assume that as temperature decreases, the humidifier adjustment would need to increase. However, the exact opposite holds true. As air becomes cooler, its capacity to hold moisture decreases. Therefore, when the temperature dips to below freezing, the recommended relative humidity will decrease and the homeowner will need to set the humidistat dial lower.
Although no one will ask you to predict the weather, it would be worthwhile to don your weatherman's hat and quickly explain relative humidity to the customer. The term is unfamiliar to many people, but it plays a critical role in comfortably humidifying a home.
Simply put, relative humidity is the amount of water vapor, in percent, that's actually in the air, compared to the maximum amount the air could hold at the same temperature.
For instance, air in a home heated to 70F can hold approximately eight grains of moisture per cubic foot, which would be 100% relative humidity (RH).
If there are currently two grains of moisture per cu.ft. in the home, then the air is holding one-fourth, or 25%, of its total capacity. The relative humidity is then 25% because it could hold four times as much moisture. Of course, the goal is never to reach 100% relative humidity. Optimum humidity varies depending on whom you ask, but most agree a comfortable range is between 40% to 60%.
4. Change the evaporative element annually. Most homeowners don't realize how critical the evaporator is to humidification. It's the heart of the unit and must be in good condition to ensure high capacity and trouble-free performance.
Its importance can be illustrated in two ways:
1) First, it's the means by which moisture is added to the air. Its many tiny surfaces allow water to be dispersed and then evaporated for distribution as moisture.
2) Second, it traps minerals left behind from the water passing through it. As the mineral deposits build, the humidifier's evaporation rate could be affected.
How to Avoid Over-humidification
What if the homeowner follow all of the tips for achieving optimum humidity, yet experiences condensation on windows instead? Often times, the fault lies beyond the humidifier and its control and can be attributed to other household conditions.
For instance, just by talking and perspiring, people add humidity to a home's air. During the holidays, at a household event with numerous guests, condensation may sometimes appear on cold, outside windows.
To keep windows from fogging, decrease the humidistat before family gatherings. Inform the homeowner that moisture from internal sources other than the humidifier will not immediately dissipate once the temperature drops and condensation appears.
Other humidity-causing household events include cooking, boiling water, taking showers, and watering plants.
While none of these events can bring enough moisture into the home for comfortable, cold weather living, any one, given the proper circumstances, can elevate the humidity level high enough to cause condensation on windows.
Furthermore, this excess moisture can occur even when the humidifier is off or in homes without a humidifier. Therefore, remind the homeowner that, on occasion, this is normal.
With a constant indoor temperature of 70F, Table 2 illustrates the outside temperature at which condensation is likely to occur.
Homeowner's Humidifier Checklist
After completing the service on your customer's humidifier, here are few tips to leave behind with customers to ensure their unit's continued peak performance:
- Make sure saddle valve is fully open.
- Make sure power cord is plugged in, if applicable.
- Make sure bypass damper is open during winter, closed in summer.
- Make sure drain is free of clogs.
- Make sure water runs freely and water line is open.
- Change evaporative element annually.
Finally, if optimum humidity and minimal maintenance is the goal of the end-user, you may want to suggest installing an automatic humidifier.
With an automatic humidifier, routine maintenance, such as changing the evaporative element will still be required, however the need to make constant manual adjustments to the humidistat will be eliminated.
Nevertheless, regardless of what type of unit your customer has, regular service will ensure optimum performance and comfort for years to come.
|Table 1. Recommended Indoor Humidity Levels
|Outside Temperature
|Recommended Relative Humidity
|Table 2. Common Occurance of Condensation on Windows
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|Window Type
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|Double Pane
|Triple Pane
Bruce Darkow is product manager for Aprilaire's humidifier line. He can be reached at [email protected].
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At the same Fort Worth church where a near-fatal electrical accident melted away his face and claimed his eyesight, Dallas Wiens transformed pain into bliss Saturday as he exchanged vows with Jamie Nash of Garland.
"I am blessed beyond measure that you have chosen me, and I love you with all of my heart," Wiens told Nash as they clasped hands in front of more than 150 people at Ridglea Baptist Church.
Separate tragic journeys brought the couple together at Parkland Memorial Hospital, where they met in a support group for burn victims in 2011.
Wiens' head touched a high-voltage power line while he made repairs to a church window in November 2008. The Fort Worth native spent months in Parkland, where doctors crafted a smooth, featureless surface that later qualified Wiens for the nation's first full-face transplant in Boston.
Nash was burned over 70 percent of her body in a one-car wreck in June 2010. Today she speaks at schools and churches about the perils of texting while driving.
This is the second marriage for both Wiens, 27, and Nash, 29. Wiens has a 5-year-old daughter, Scarlette. Nash's children are 10-year-old Samantha and 6-year-old Lucas.
Wiens walked down the aisle with his grandfather, Del Peterson of Fort Worth. A retired banker, Peterson accompanied Dallas through much of his recovery, including multiple flights to Boston. Wiens resided with Peterson and his wife, Sue, a schoolteacher, until recently.
"This is a giant step for him being independent," Sue Peterson said. "He's marrying someone who can share about their pain that they've gone through, and their recoveries. They have fantastic attitudes about why they're where they are."
Escorted by her father, Dan Ricketts of Seagoville, Nash floated to the altar in a blush-colored chiffon gown with a pink-lace bodice, off-shoulder sleeves and a plunging back that revealed the scars from her accident. She beamed at her husband and fought back tears as she spoke her vows.
"Things happened that I didn't think ever could be possible for me, and you made them possible," Nash said. "You gave me hope, and you gave me tender love that I will always treasure."
After the Rev. Scott Cox pronounced Wiens and Nash husband and wife, they held each other's faces and locked lips for more than 10 seconds as the crowd erupted in applause.
"OK, that's enough," Cox joked, setting off a wave of laughter.
Although Wiens has undergone more than 30 surgeries to restore function and form to his face, Joshua Goff of Crowley said Wiens is the same go-getter he befriended at church when they were children.
Wiens' choice to have his wedding at Ridglea makes sense because there are plenty of happy memories there that outweigh the accident, Goff said.
"I looked at the stage and I was thinking children's choir, I was thinking youth group stuff. … He grew up there; he felt really connected there," Goff said.
The wedding was followed by a reception at the Flying Saucer in downtown Fort Worth, where the couple made their entrance to Bruno Mars' top-40 hit "Just the Way You Are." Wiens flashed his new teeth implants as he sang the lyrics.
Guests munched on hors d'oeuvres and white chocolate cake with raspberry Chambord filling. The groom's cake, a chocolate confection flavored with Kahlua, was decorated with a picture of Wiens' golden retriever, Charlie.
Nearly the entire wedding was donated by friends and well-wishers. Guests included church friends and people who've assisted Wiens and Nash in their respective recoveries, including Parkland staff.
"I think their confidence in their healing process and getting better just made them a perfect match," said Ethan Gloger, a clerk in Parkland's burn unit.
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, the lead surgeon in Wiens' facial transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, was invited but couldn't attend. He sent a toast that was read by Del Peterson.
"On behalf of your Brigham Hospital family, I wish you good health, enduring love and unending happiness," the toast read.
Charles Burk, a construction worker from Arlington, also calls Nash family. They met the day of her accident, when he tried to pull Nash from her PT Cruiser on a dark, two-lane road near Ennis. He wiped away tears as he recalled the ordeal and Nash's screams.
The next day, Burk went to Parkland to check on Nash, and the two kept in touch.
"She's like my adopted sister," he said.
Wiens and Nash signed an exclusivity agreement with People magazine for coverage of their wedding and declined an interview after the ceremony. Also trailing them were cameras shooting footage for Down Providence Lane, a "documentary TV series" created by Carlene Altom of Grapevine.
The show will connect people who've undergone extreme hardship, such as Wiens and Nash, with businesses and personalities who can offer them opportunities to fulfill their ambitions, Altom said. She's shopping for a network to carry the show.
Wiens will be working with Jay and Lin Johnson, the trainers of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, to gain exposure as a motivational speaker.
"He's got a bigger story to tell, and we want to get that out there," Lin Johnson said.
Staff writer Sherry Jacobson contributed to this report.


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Golden, Colo.-based Coleman Natural Foods, the country's largest organic and natural meat company, introduces Natural, Pasture Raised Rocky Mountain Goat, and it is available at select Whole Foods Market stores throughout the U.S.
Goat products are being Introduced in response to the growing demand by ethnic consumers in the U.S. for which goat is a central part of their diet and social traditions -- Hispanics, Muslims and Caribbean Islanders -- Coleman's goat products are 100 percent sustainably farmed, humanely raised, and grass fed.
Pasture raised in Colorado and Wyoming, this naturally lean meat is also free of antibiotics (ABF), preservatives, hormones, nitrates, nitrites and MSG; is 100% vegetarian fed (no animal by-products, pesticides or herbicides) and Halal certified. Coleman Natural Foods' goat meat is also raised by pre-certified farmers, has received source verification, and is animal welfare and food safety certified by Steri-Tech, Charlotte, N.C.
Coleman Natural Foods' Natural, Pasture Raised Rocky Mountain Goat is sold in the meat freezer section in leg, loin, and rack retail-ready packed bags; 1pc per bag and shoulders/ stew meat cubed and vacuum-packed in bulk.


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Posted on 22 November 2012
Ahead of UN climate negotiations that resume Monday in Doha, Qatar, the European Parliament has today urged the Council of Ministers to use majority voting, in line with treaty rules, to move forward with both domestic and international climate action. The move is strongly welcomed by WWF.
Brussels/Strasbourg - Ahead of UN climate negotiations that resume Monday in Doha, Qatar, the European Parliament has today urged the Council of Ministers to use majority voting, in line with treaty rules, to move forward with both domestic and international climate action. The move is strongly welcomed by WWF.After the vote, Mark Johnston, Senior Policy Adviser at WWF European Policy Office said:
"Parliament has reminded the Council that ministers must stick to the rules when deciding climate and other policies. We strongly welcome this. By acting outside the law, the Council is delaying much needed climate action at home and it waters down Europe's position in global negotiations. Such a situation is a fundamental disservice to citizens in Europe and around the world. It cannot continue. If the treaties say voting is the rule, then voting it must be."
Parliament's call, adopted by 485 votes for to 109 against, was part of an overall resolution on the Doha conference and follows in particular the Council's failure earlier this year to endorse long-term climate and energy 2050 roadmaps when the veto of a single member state was accepted by other ministers. Such a procedure has no basis in law.
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1. Parliament will send a delegation of fifteen members to the Doha conference. The relevant paragraph of Parliament's resolution is copied below:
81. Expresses its concern that the informal practice of waiting for consensus among all Council delegations is delaying urgent climate action and consequently urges the Council to act on the basis of qualified majority voting at all times, in accordance with the Treaties, in particular for general acts under Article 16(3) TEU and specifically under Article 218(8) TFEU 'at all stages of the procedure' of reaching international agreements;
2. WWF is pursuing the Council's faulty decision-making procedure using access to document law. In a first transparency case answered on 24 September, ministers claimed they were "unable to identify" any document describing the basis on which they were operating. In a second case answered on, the Council said it had now found such a document (a 2004 legal opinion) but it refused to grant public access to this. A third case (for a new legal opinion dated 16 October 2012) remains pending and is expected to be answered in January 2013. Six MEPs have also tabled a written question (E-8085/2012) eight weeks ago on the same topic that the Council so far had failed to replied to. For further information, please see WWF press statements on 24 September and 13 November 2012.
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As a Junior in 2008: Started in 17 of UCSD's 18 matches... helped the Tritons to a 5-0 start to the season with his strong defensive play.
As a Sophomore in 2007: Started in 15 of the team's 17 games as a sophomore... registered his first career point in the season finale, a 2-1 victory over Cal State San Bernardino at home on Oct. 30, as he dished out an assist less than 10 minutes into the contest.
As a Freshman in 2006: Appeared in 16 of the team's 19 matches as a freshman, getting the starting nod seven times... took four shots on the season... made the starting lineup in each of his first four collegiate contests during his rookie campaign in 2006.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Chaparral High School in Temecula, Calif... was the team captain on the soccer team during his junior and senior seasons... helped team to the league championship during his sophomore and junior campaigns... played club soccer for the Temecula Murrieta Soccer Club and the Southwest Soccer Club... also had a stint with the Nomads soccer club.
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Life is full of ups and downs, and some of them can be stressful.
Sometimes stress just lasts a moment — like getting through a school play audition or making the foul shot that could win the game. But life can also bring situations that might keep us stressed for a few days, weeks, or months. Even if we're not always thinking about this stress, it can be like a background soundtrack playing in our lives.
If you're like most people, you've faced these kinds of lasting stressful situations. They can cause stress to build or wear us down over time.
Life situations can create stress for several reasons:
How well — or how poorly — we get through a stressful situation depends a lot on us. It's how we deal with stressful situations that makes all the difference.
Here are some steps you can take when dealing with a stressful situation.
This step helps people feel more prepared to deal with stressful situations.
A positive attitude helps stop you from being dragged down by unhappy feelings. Having a positive attitude is about more than feeling better (or being nicer to be around!), though: A positive attitude actually boosts the problem solving that a stressful situation requires.
Research has shown that a positive attitude helps us see the possibilities within a situation, while negative thinking narrows our view.
After you think about your situation and identify and accept the feelings you have, move on to actions you can take to lessen the stress you feel.
Stressful situations can test our strength, for sure. Whatever you're facing, it can help to think through the situation, accept the emotions you feel, keep a positive attitude, focus your efforts on what you can influence, get support, and care for yourself. All these things can help you cope with your situation, lessen the stress and its effects on you — and help you come through feeling strong and confident.
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Benedictine Moves Past Bethel, 81-74
The Ravens (28-5) are now 1-0 in the NAIA Division I Championships, making their first appearance in the event since the Heart of America Athletic Conference joined Division I in 2008-09. Previously, they made five appearances in the NAIA DII Championships. Benedictine joins Faulkner (Ala.) as the only first-year teams to advance to Friday's second round.
Benedictine went 11-deep on its bench, spreading out its offense among 10 players, including five with nine or more points. Senior post player Liz Stinson led the Ravens with 17 points, all from the floor and with only two coming off a rebound. Kelsey Anselmi followed with 15 points and eight assists, while Justice Payne had 12. The Ravens also received nine points from Erin Murphy and Jayde Reid.
Bethel scored the first three points of the game and three times in the first seven minutes, but the night cap belonged to the team from Atchison, Kan.
Benedictine shot 48.3 percent in the first half, including 60 percent from behind the arc, to take a 42-32 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Bethel managed to work the margin to five on three separate occasions after opening the half on a 7-2 run, but Benedictine responded with a 9-0 run to go up by 14 points, 58-44, with 13 minutes left. The lead dipped into single figures only once over the next nine minutes and didn't fall below eight points until Bethel's Lorna Hudson hit two free throws with 20 seconds left to play.
The Ravens collected 23 assists in the game, the most of any team in the first round of the tournament, one more than Lubbock Christian University's 22 earlier in the day.
Bethel was led in scoring with four players in double figures, including two double-doubles. Junior center Perica Glenn equaled her career high in both scoring and rebounds with 21 points and 14 boards. Jasmine Taylor also had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Following Glenn's scoring lead was Alisha Gentry with 16 points and Katie VanDyke had 11.
Bethel finishes its season with a 21-11 record.
Benedictine will meet Mid-South Conference champion Cumberland University (Tenn.) in the final game of the second round Friday at 9:45 p.m. EDT.


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No decisions yet on relocation of Guantanamo detainees
The Obama administration said Monday it has made no decisions on how many of the 240 or so Guantanamo detainees will be moved to U.S. soil, and whether they will be scattered around lockups throughout the United States or concentrated in one place.
Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd also declined to say whether any sites had been ruled out as possible lockups for the men from 30 nations, many of whom have been held at the remote U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba for seven-plus years.
Sixteen others were held for years by the CIA in so-called black sites, whose closure President Barack Obama also ordered in a series of executive orders on Jan. 22. He ordered the prison camps emptied within the year, after a process of case by case review of each detainee file.
The men range from confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed, for whom the Pentagon's war crimes prosecutor has sought trial and military execution, and 17 Chinese citizens from the Uighur ethnic minority whom the U.S. government no longer calls enemies and for whom it seeks third-nation political asylum.
"There have been no final determinations made at this point with respect to individual detainees and whether or not they might be transferred to one location on U.S. soil, or several locations, or none at all," Boyd said in response to a query from The Miami Herald.
To read the complete article, visit www.miamiherald.com.