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Simply connect DVDFab Movie Server, via a cable or wirelessly, to the same network your computer running DVDFab 10 is linked with. You will then be able to select the Movie Server as the output destination. In this way, the resulting ISO files made from the Full Disc, Main Movie and Clone modes under the Copy module, and the videos converted by the Ripper module, shall be sent directly to the 3.5 inch SATA hard drive attached inside the Movie Server. Your video will be immediately ready for you to watch on your large screen TV that is connected to the DVDFab Movie Server via an HDMI or RCA cable. Your collection will be available to you at any convenient time. Note that future DVDFab 10 versions will allow saving output files to DVDFab Movie Server with more modules and modes.
When you only have a few movies on your Movie Server, picking one to watch is not a problem. However, as your backup ISO files keep flooding in day by day, finding one specific movie from a large digital library can make you feel like you're searching for a needle in the ocean. But worry not, DVDFab Movie Server will organize and manage your ISO files in an intelligent way, by sorting and putting them into different sections such as Movies and TV Shows. It will automatically scrap the relevant metadata information of all the Movies and TV Shows from the internet, and present you with a well-organized screen filled with video poster art, which we call the Poster Wall.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, watching a movie with family members couldn't be more pleasant. Just let the kids choose their favorite cartoon, or let your wife make the choice if the kids are too busy with their toys, or if they are just not in the mood. All the metadata information such as the title, plot, duration, director, release date, genre, and country, are all displayed on the Poster Wall. With the smart searching feature, finding what you want will be quick and easy. Once the perfect title has been selected, you can leisurely enjoy the rest of the day in pure entertainment.
Aside from the regular Blu-rays, DVDFab Movie Server also supports to play back the unprotected 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays with genuine navigation menu support. Just put the unprotected 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray ISO files into the 3.5 inch SATA hard disc drive and then you can watch them on a 4K UHD TV without any problem. Moreover, DVDFab UHD Copy and UHD Ripper tools can output the resulting 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray ISO files or the MKV/M2TS videos directly to the Movie Server for convenient storage, easy management and better playback experience.
To ensure a maximum performance, DVDFab Movie Server ushers in the outstanding quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor clocked at 2.0GHz, which is capable of seamlessly supporting 32-bit and 64-bit instruction sets. Other must-haves include the cost-optimized Mali-T720 GPU, a 2GB 1866MHz DDR3 memory and an 16GB eMMC on-board storage.
Usually, people cannot see clearly what's beneath the surface of a manufactured device and this sometimes concerns them a lot. With DVDFab Movie Server, they don't have to, as we have a ridiculously strict process when choosing raw materials that are of military grade, plus the high-end black gold plating technique, quality is at its best version.
To make sure the internet speed is fast enough, DVDFab Movie Server offers 10/100/1000 Megabit adaptive Ethernet port, and 802.11 B/G/N 2.4G/5G wireless network adapter with double antenna. This means when sending the output ISO files from DVDFab 10 directly to the SATA hard drive inside the movie server, the transmission process won't keep you waiting for long.
Want to do some personal additions to the movie server to better fit your personal demands? Well you really can. DVDFab Movie Server comes along with one USB 2.0 port, one USB 3.0 port, one HDMI port and Bluetooth 4.0 adapter, meaning versatile peripherals can be attached from outside, such as a wireless keyboard, an external hard drive, etc.
Apart from accessing the SAMBA and NFS networked resources, the built-in NSS Patented metallic extraction cabinet allows you to attach any standard 3.5 inch SATA hard drive (not included in the package as an accessory), with up to 8TB of storage, and you can prepare as many such disk drives as you can. Don't worry, the extraction cabinet can survive 100,000 times plugs and unplugs.
The nicely inlayed LED display on the front panel shows you accurate information regarding playback status, time remaining, and device connection status, etc, and it can be turned off, if you feel it bothering. As to the overheating concern, there is the smart cooling fan, with adjustable spinning speed and noise cancelation skill, and it can also be turned off.
DVDFab Movie Server plays back the native DVD & Blu-ray navigation menus, the most pleasant viewing experience that movie lovers don't want to compromise on. Now they really don't have to, at the same when they want to go digital. Everything feels absolutely the same with what you can see and what you can hear on a regular home Blu-ray player.
This cutting-edge movie server revolutionizes the way managing your digital media library. It is capable of automatically sort your media contents by putting them into correct categories, and presenting you a well-organized Poster Wall (a feature also available in DVDFab Player 6), which is filled with movie metadata information, such as the title, genre, director, plot, duration, and release date, etc.
Suppose you have a large personal collection of DVDs and Blu-rays at home, when you want to watch one specific title, how long do you think it will take you to locate that disc from the shelf? 10 minutes? Or maybe even more? Well, with the smart filtering feature with DVDFab Movie Server, just type the movie name and press to search. 2 minutes at most!
To ensure that viewers can get the best visual quality, DVDFab Movie Server brings the support for 3D, H.265, 4K UHD videos and all the other known video formats out there. Whenever you want to see a 3D movie, there is no need to go to the theatre, because you already have one at home. Every frame of image is as genuine as it is on the original disc.
If you have a premium acoustic system at home, apparently DVDFab Movie Server is meant for you, because it is capable of outputting lossless Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master and DTS:X audios, etc. If what you can hear at home is far much better than the best movie theatre in town, then what's the point of throwing yourself into that over-crowded place?
The software OS running inside the movie server is based on Android 5.1, which means, apart from watching DVDs & Blu-rays, users also have infinite choices on millions of applications. They can play video games, purchase online, listen to their beloved music, read the breaking news, and download necessary toolkits and utilities, etc, as long as there is an app for each.
The way how people interact with the playback could be, to some extent, a determining factor of a pleasant playback control experience. In that regard, besides the hardware remote that is delivered in the package, there is also a remote app called DMS Remote, which works on both iOS and Android smart phones to control the playback process on DVDFab Movie Server.
Designed to work with the Movie Server, DMS Remote allows users to browse and manage the media library, delete the media content, and view the favorites list and smart playlist. It can also control the playback process. With a simple tap on your smart phone screen, you can pause, fast forward, rewind, switch audios and subtitles, or switch between 2D and 3D mode.
Note: to install the Remote App and enjoy the convenience, just search the Google Play or App Store respectively for DVDFab MS Remote.
|Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 clocked at 1.2GHz
|High-performance multi-core GPU MaliT720
|2GB 1866MHz DDR3
|16GB eMMC flash memory, 3.5 inch SATA HDD with up to 8TB of storage (not included as an accessory)
|Memory Interface
|USB2.0x1 + USB3.0x1 + built-in 3.5 inch SATA extraction chamber
|Video Interface
|HDMI 2.0a high-definition video output
|Audio Interface
HDMI 2.0a HD audio output
Optical audio output
Coaxial audio output
Stereo audio output
|Network Interface
IEEE 802.11A/B/G/N/AC wireless 2.4G/5G network adapter with double Wi-Fi antenna
Bluetooth 4.0
10/100/1000M adaptive Ethernet adapter
|Front Panel
|Large screen LED display + standby indication light + inlayed IR receiver
|Power Adapter
|Input: 110~220V AC Output: 12V 2A DC (Including three plug converters of US, EU and UK standard, respectively)
|305 * 255 * 95 (mm)
|1.9 kg
|Disk Format (3.5 inch SATA)
|Output Resolution
|PAL, NTSC, 720P@50/60Hz, 1080P@50/60Hz, 2160P@25/30/50/60Hz
|Video Decoder
H.265/HEVC Main/Main10 email@example.com High-tier, up to 4Kx2K@60fps
H.264/AVC BP/MP/HP@ level 5.1; H264/AVC MVC, up to 4Kx2K@30fps
VP9 up to 4Kx2K@60fps
VP6/8 up to 1080p@60fps
MPEG1 up to 1080p@60fps
MPEG2 SP@ML, MP@HL, up to 1080p@60fps
MPEG4 SP@L0-3, ASP@L0-5, support GMC and Short-Header format, up to 1080p@60fps
AVS standard firstname.lastname@example.com, AVS-P16(AVS+), up to 1080p@60fps
VC-1 SP@ML, MP@HL, AP@L0-3, up to 1080p@60fps
Video formats: TS, ASF, WMV, MKV, MP4, AVI, M2TS, ISO, BDMV… (up to 2160P@60fps)
|Audio Decoder
Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus Decoder-Converter
Dolby True HD/Dolby Atoms Decoding/passthrough
DTS-HD Master/DTS:X Decoding/passthrough
Dolby Digital/ DTS Decoding/passthrough
AAC-LC、HE AAC V1/V2 Decoding
APE/FLAC/Ogg/AMR-NB/WB Decoding
G.711(u/a)audio decoding
Dolby MS12 decode and sound effect
G.711(u/a) /AMR-NB/AMR-WB /AAC-LC audio encoding
HE-AAC transcoding DD(AC3)
Decoding format: MPEG1/2, LPCM, PCM, FLAC, AAC, OGG, APE, MP3
File format: M4A, MP1/2/3, MPA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE, CUE
|Video Processing
Imprex2.0 processing engine
HDR and HDR 10 support
Full HD JPEG hardware decoding, up to 64 million pixels
PNG hardware decoding, up to 64 million pixels
SRT, SSA, PGS (internal), SMI
|DVDFab Movie Server x 1
|HDMI 2.0a cable x 1
|Power adapter x 1
|Plug converter x 3
|Remote x 1
Returns and refunds are accepted in the following circumstances:
1. The package containing DVDFab Movie Server is unopened and thus not activated;
2. DVDFab Movie Server has been activated, but for no more than 14 days.
In any of the above cases, should users decide to return DVDFab Movie Server, they will have to pay for the shipping cost to the appointed warehouse located in Shenzhen, China. Once our warehouse staff has confirmed receiving your returned item, we will initiate your refund process.
DVDFab.cn offers 1-year free maintenance to DVDFab Movie Server, with customers covering the shipping cost to the appointed warehouse located in Shenzhen, China, but we will cover the returning cost from Shenzhen to customer's destination.
Here below are some commonly asked questions about DVDFab Movie Server, and we have compiled all the answers into a list, so that you can easily find the information you are looking for.
|Does the coupon code applicable on the software products also apply to the Movie Server?
|No, all the coupon codes applicable on the software products, unless specifically stated otherwise, do not apply to DVDFab Movie Server.
|Does the Movie Server include free shipping?
|Yes, the price listed on our website includes free shipping from our warehouse in Shenzhen, China to your doorstep.
|Should I pay for the import tax if I buy this Movie Server?
|That depends on where you live. But in any case, the free shipping does not cover the import tax. However, on our Pro-forma Invoice, the value of this Movie Server is listed at $40, which means, the import tax you will pay, if there is any, is based on that price.
|Is the power adapter American standard or European standard?
|We have three switchable plug converters to go with the 110~220V AC Charger and they are of American, European and UK standards, meaning, they can work in more than 150 countries in the world.
|Does the Movie Server need a license to activate?
|No, there is no license for DVDFab Movie Server, however, users must use the account at DVDFab Member Center to activate the Movie Server.
|Is the memory expandable?
|No, the 2GB built-in RAM and 16GB storage memory are not expandable. However, the standard 3.5 inch SATA hard disk drive can support up to 8TB, and you can have as many such disks as you wish, because you can unplug the disk from the disk cabinet anytime you want. Moreover, this Movie Server also lets you attach USB hard drives.
|Does the Movie Server come with a copy of DVDFab, or is there a discount when I buy both?
|sorry, the Pre-Order price is already the best price we can offer, which leaves us a very small profit. Besides, there is already 20% discount on storewide DVDFab software products.
|Does this Movie Server play back Cinavia-protected ISO files?
|Of course, DVDFab Movie Server is not equipped with a Cinavia detector, meaning you can playback any Cinavia-protected ISO files without a problem.
|Does this Movie Server play back the contents that are not produced or handled by DVDFab?
|Of course, this Movie Server plays back all the video formats, including H.265 and 4K UHD videos.
|Does this Movie Server play back networked contents?
|Sure, it will play back any contents from any networked storage.
|Does this Movie Server play back the DVD and Blu-ray menus if they are from NAS? What about the metadata information?
|Sure, the navigation menu support also applies to the DVDs and Blu-rays from the NAS. As to the metadata information, if your files are not handled by DVDFab, the Movie Server shall still scrap the metadata information from online, but the accuracy might be compromised.
|Does the Movie Server manage the media library in the same way, no matter where they are stored?
|Actually, this Movie Server offers two different ways for you to organize and manage your media library, one is through the Poster Wall, the other is browsing by files. And this has nothing to do with where your media library is stored.
|Does this Movie Server allow streaming the ISO files over my gigabit Ethernet network?
|Sure, it allows you to watch your media contents from networked devices directly.
|Does this Movie Server stream to other devices, or act as a PLEX server?
|Nope, it does not stream to other devices, not serve as a PLEX either.
|Will I be able to transfer the existing folders to the Movie Server?
|Sure, you can directly copy and paste them to the following path: \\YourServerIPAddress\share\sata\sata1\DVDFab, and then you can access these media in the Movies section.
|Does the Mac version DVDFab 10 work with this Movie Server?
|Sure, the Movie Server works with the Full Disc, Main Movie and Clone modes of the Copy module in the Mac version of DVDFab 10. More modes and modules are supported soon.
|Is there a storage limitation to the 3.5 inch SATA hard disk drive?
|Yes, up to 8TB of storage. But you can have many such hard drives, and you can switch between them anytime.
|Does this Movie Server also support Apple's hard drive system?
|Sorry, it doesn't.
|How to use the learning function on the Movie Server Remote?
|The learning function on the Movie Server Remote allows it to learn how your TV Remote works, so that you don't need to use two remotes, but use only one instead to control both the Movie Server and your TV. Following is how the learning function works:
1. Press SET key on the MS Remote for 4 sec until background light turns on;
2. Background light will flash once when you press a learning key on the MS Remote;
3. Put the IR sensors of the two remotes with a 3cm distance between them, then press the correspondent learning key on the TV Remote, if succeed, it will light from flash three times into long light, press SET to exit learning mode.
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In front of more than 25,000 passionate fans welcoming professional soccer back to Houston, the Dynamo crushed the Colorado Rapids in their inaugural match. Brian Ching became just the seventh player in MLS history to score four goals in a game, with Dwayne De Rosario assisting on each one. Alejandro Moreno brought the house down with a stoppage-time bicycle kick that earned Sierra Mist Goal of the Week honors.
Colorado Rapids (0-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo (1-0-0)
April 02, 2006 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Brian Ching 1 (Wade Barrett 1, Dwayne De Rosario 1) 13
COL -- Kyle Beckerman 1 (Dedi Ben Dayan 1) 14
HOU -- Brian Ching 2 (Brian Mullan 1, Dwayne De Rosario 2) 37
HOU -- Brian Ching 3 (Brian Mullan 2, Dwayne De Rosario 3) 44
COL -- Jovan Kirovski 1 (unassisted) 52
HOU -- Brian Ching 4 (Dwayne De Rosario 4) 72
HOU -- Alejandro Moreno 1 (unassisted) 92+
Colorado Rapids -- Joe Cannon, Eric Denton, Pablo Mastroeni, Mike Petke, Chris Wingert, Kyle Beckerman, Terry Cooke, Clint Mathis (Fabrice Noel 16), Dedi Ben Dayan (Hunter Freeman 34), Nicolas Hernandez (Cornell Glen 77), Jovan Kirovski.
Substitutes Not Used: Bouna Coundoul, Matt Crawford, Dan Gargan, Jacob Peterson.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane, Kevin Goldthwaite, Kelly Gray, Ricardo Clark, Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Adrian Serioux, Brian Ching, Alejandro Moreno.
Substitutes Not Used: Zach Wells, Ronald Cerritos, Brad Davis, Patrick Ianni, Eddie Robinson, Marcus Storey, Craig Waibel.
Misconduct Summary:
COL -- Chris Wingert (caution; Obstruction) 32
COL -- Pablo Mastroeni (caution; Reckless Foul) 48+
COL -- Mike Petke (caution; Tackle from Behind) 62
COL -- Pablo Mastroeni (ejection; Second Caution) 86
Referee: Alex Prus
Referee's Assistants: George Vergara; Kyle Borne
4th official: Colin Tait
Attendance: 25,462
Weather: Clear-and-82 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial

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Paul F. Anderson VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Abstract: The attempt to develop cost analysis methodologies for the marketing function began at the turn of the century. Early attempts followed the pattern of factory cost analysis and progress was slow until the break-through in the years 1940-1941.
The Pioneers
The first 20 years in the development of the methodologies of distribution cost analysis were characterized by the attempts of cost accountants to apply the costing methods of the factory to the marketing function. The early development of the area was domi-nated by cost accountants, and the most natural approach for them to take was to employ the methods with which they were most familiar. While they recognized the inherent differences between the production and marketing functions, the pioneer writers in the field felt that the similarities were greater than the dissimilarities. As such, the early work in the area was little more than an applica-tion of the developing production costing methodologies to the problem of distribution cost accounting. The early writers were fully cognizant of the fact that they were exploring a new area, however, and there was much disagreement in the early years concerning the proper approaches to be used and the correct methodologies to employ. Indeed, it could be said that as of the end of the 1920s there was no "generally accepted" system of distribution cost ac-counting.
To see how the methods of distribution cost analysis evolved from production cost accounting, we must go back to the turn of the century. One of the earliest discussions of the subject is to be found in an article published by Alexander Hamilton Church in The Engineering Magazine in 1901.1 The article is entitled "The Proper Distribution of Establishment Charges" and is the last in a
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How to Knit the Two-Stitch Twist Cable
The two-stitch twist cable is easy to work and can stand-in for 2×2 ribbing. With the two-stitch twist cable, you knit with a slightly unorthodox technique that allows you to work without a cable needle. This two-stitch twist technique creates a two-stitch left twist.
Ignore the first stitch on the left-hand needle for a moment and put the right-hand needle into the back of the second stitch on the needle.
Knit this stitch through the back loop, but don't drop it off the left-hand needle.
Bring the needle back around to the front and knit the first stitch normally through the front loop.
Drop both stitches from the left-hand needle.
Repeat Steps 1–3 each time you need to work a twist.
Here's the stitch pattern and chart for this cable:
Right-side (RS) rows: *LT, p2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, LT.
Wrong-side (WS) rows: *P2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Repeat these 2 rows for the pattern.
Work the two-stitch twist pattern when knitting in the round:
Use a multiple of 4 stitches.
Follow this stitch pattern:
Round 1: *LT, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Round 2: *K2, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat these 2 rounds to form the pattern.


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AM, University of Pennsylvania
JD, New York University School of Law
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Professor James Fishman teaches agency and partnership, contracts, corporations, corporate finance and nonprofit organizations. He was the executive director of two nonprofit organizations, the Council of New York Law Associates (since renamed The Lawyers Alliance for New York) and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and was an assistant attorney general in the N.Y. Attorney General's office.
He is the author of The Faithless Fiduciary (2007), a historical study that examines the enduring problem of opportunistic behavior by charitable fiduciaries, and the inability to create an effective system of oversight or accountability for charitable assets and a coauthor of New York Nonprofit Law and Practice, (2nd edition 2007, annually updated) and Cases and Materials on Nonprofit Organizations, (4th edition, 2010 with annual update supplements), a casebook adopted by more than sixty law schools. In 1993 he published The Transformation of Threadneedle Street: The Deregulation and Reregulation of Britain's Financial Services. Professor Fishman has written law review articles on nonprofit law, education, and international securities regulation. He frequently serves as a securities arbritrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA). In 2010 he received the American Bar Association Business Law Section Nonprofit organizations Committee's Outstanding Academic Award for "distinguished academic achievement contributing to the nonprofit sector through scholarly work."
Professor Fishman served as James D. Hopkins Chair in Law during the 1997–1999 academic years.
Taxation of Nonprofit Organizations: Cases and Materials (with Stephen Schwarz) New York: Foundation Press, 3rd ed. (2010); and Annual Supplement.
New York Nonprofit Law and Practice with Tax Analysis (with Victoria B. Bjorkland and Daniel L. Kurtz) Newark: Lexis 2nd ed. (2007) and Annual Supplement (3rd edition forthcoming 2015)
The Faithless Fiduciary and the Quest for Charitable Accountability: Charitable Scandal and Regulatory Reform 1200-2000. Durham: Carolina Academic Press (2007). [Reviewed 121 Harv. L. Rev. 684 (2007); 43 Real Prop. Tr. & Est. L.J. 797 (2009)]
Cases and Materials on Nonprofit Organizations, (with Stephen Schwarz) New York: Foundation Press, 4th ed. (2010) with separate statutory supplement and teachers manual & Annual Supplement
The Transformation of Threadneedle Street: The Deregulation and Reregulation of Britain's Financial Services, Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, (1993). [Reviewed 48 Business Lawyer 1753-1759 (1993)]
Limits of Justice: the Courts' Role in School Desegregation. Edited by James J. Fishman and Howard I. Kalodner. Cambridge: Ballinget Pub. Co., (1978).
Practicing Law in New York City. Edited by James J. Fishman and Anthony S. Kaufman. New York: Council of New York Law Associates, (1975).
"What Went Wrong: Prudent Management of Endowment Funds and Imprudent Endowment Investing Policies", 40 Journal of College and University Law 199 (2014)
"The Federalization of Nonprofit Regulation and Its Discontents", 99 Kentucky Law Review 799 (2011)
"Stealth Preemption: The IRS's Corporate Governance Initiative", 29 Va. Tax Rev. 101 (2010)
"A Survey of Private Corporate, Trust and Tax Law in the United States Relating To Nonprofit Organizations" in Comparative Corporate Governance of Non-Profit Organizations, Von Hippel ed. Cambridge Univ. Press (2010)
"Wrong Way Corrigan and Recent Developments in Nonprofit Landscape: A Need for New Legal Approaches", 76 Fordham Law Review 567 (2007)
"Charitable Accountability and Reform in Nineteenth Century England: The Case of the Charity Commission," 80 Chicago-Kent Law Review 723 (2005).
"Charity Scandals as a Catalyst of Legal Change and Literary Imagination in Nineteenth Century England," 2005 Michigan State Law Review 369 (2005).
"Joseph Baxendale," 11 Texas Wesleyan Law Review 249 (2005).
"Tenure: Endangered or Evolutionary Species," 38 Akron Law Review 771 (2005).
"Improving Charitable Accountability," 62 Maryland Law Review 218 (2003)
"Taking a Lesson from New York's Billion-Dollar Blue Cross Heist," Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 21, 2002, at 38
"Tenure and Its Discontents: The Worst Form of Employment Relationship Save All of the Others," 21 Pace Law Review 159 (2000).
"Checkpoints on the Conversion Highway: Some Trouble Spots in the Conversion of Nonprofit Health Care Organizations to For-profit Status," 23 J. Corporation Law, 702 (1998).
"Director and Officer Governance Problems and How to Avoid Them," 26 NYU Conference on Tax Planning for 501(c)(3) Organizations 1 (1998).
"Tribute to Hervey M. Johnson," 13 Pace Law Review 6 (1993).
"A Comparison of Enforcement of Securities Law Violations in the United Kingdom and the United States," 14 Company Lawyer 163 (1993)
"Enforcement of Securities Laws Violations in the United Kingdom," 9 International Tax & Business Lawyer 131 (1991)
"Endless Journey: Integration and the Provision of Equal Educational Opportunity in Denver's Public Schools: A Study of Keyes v. School District No. 1," with Lawrence Strauss, 32 Howard Law Journal 627 (1989) abridged and reprinted in Flicker, ed. Courts' Roles in Education Litigation Phila.: Temple Univ. Press (1990).
"Tribute to Philip B. Blank," 9 Pace Law Review 383 (1989).
"Standards of Conduct for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations," 7 Pace Law Review 389 (1987).
"The Development of Nonprofit Corporation Law and Agenda for Reform," 34 Emory Law Journal 617 (1985).
"Due Process in Decisions Relating to Tenure in Higher Education," 39 The Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 392 (October 1984).
"Family Choice: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone?" 15 Urban Lawyer 113 (1983).
"The Emergence of Art Law," 26 Cleveland State Law Review 481 (1977).
"Protecting America's Cultural and Historical Patrimony," 4 Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce 57 (1976).
Book Reviews
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Surrounded by unspoilt white sandy beaches, stunning coral reefs, and enchanting underwater environment, Menjangan Island is a perfect definition of what natural beauty is all about.
Located about 10Km North West off the shore of Bali's mainland, the small island of Menjangan forms part of the West Bali National Park Conservation Area. The word "Menjangan" in the Javanese language means "Deer".
This small island is actually where diving first started seriously in Bali back in about 1978 under the sponsorship of the Indonesian Navy, when it arranged a get-together of the country's main diving clubs -Possi, Ganesha, Nusantara, and Trisakti. That get-together led to Menjangan establishing itself as the premier international dive location in Bali and many of the attendees went on to become the pioneers of commercial dive operations across Indonesia.
The island itself is surrounded by a coral reef, characterized by deep drop offs of near to 60 meters and by complex rock formations. These distinctive features have given rise to a great number of large and small caves, festooned with sponge and soft corals and often inhabited by large groupers, moray eels and by young snappers and batfish in the smaller caves. The sea beds are also rich in large barrel sponges and vibrant sea fans, some of which are truly enormous. Given the depth, the moderate flow of currents and its protection from strong winds, it is common to see tuna, shoals of jack-fish, batfish, angelfish, sea turtles, and on occasion also sharks, especially off the outer corners of the island.
The island is also known as the location for the best wall diving in Bali, with a very bright & colorful underwater world and lots of different sites to choose from. These dive sites are rich in marine life and sandy beaches to relax over lunch.
At a depth of 45 meters the Anchor wreck is found. Also called the Anker or Kapal Budak (Slave Ship), the site is an old wooden ship wreck sitting on the sea floor on the western tip of Menjangan which is either an 19th century Dutch ship that sunk during WWII or one that sunk much earlier during the Dutch colonial era while supposedly carrying Balinese slaves to Batavia (now Jakarta). The wreck contains a cargo of ceramics and glass bottles and is completely colonized by soft coral; an excellent place to meet turtles and sharks.
Getting There
The main way to get to Menjangan Island is by using a local boat run by the Bali Barat National Parks Service, starting from the little harbour called Labuhan Lalang in Terima Bay. Alternatively, you can also take boats from the small jetty in the lagoon-like inlet of Banyuwedang Bay, next to the Mimpi Menjangan resort.
To get to Labuhan Lalang or Banyuwedang bay depends on where you are coming from – if from the tourist area of Kuta-Sanur-Nusa Dua, this means about a 140 km journey which will take around 3 hours or so and take you through Denpasar and along the southwest coast. Or if you are coming from Tulamben, it's a bit shorter but it is still about 2.5 hours' drive along the north coast of Bali.
The boat trip over to Menjangan Island takes between 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the weather and the boat's load, and there is an excellent view of the East Javanese volcano of Prapat Agung in the distance as you make your way over. The boats men who take divers and tourists to Banyuwedang Bay have built themselves a kind of tree house in the mangroves where they wait patiently for your return.
To Stay
Being an uninhabited island, there are neither accommodation options nor any other facilities whatsoever available on Menjangan Island, however several hotels and other accommodations can be found on the north western coast of Bali near the West Bali National park and the Pemuteran area.
Complete facilities and accommodation options are available at The Menjangan Resort. This peaceful 382 hectares compound of lodgings, villas, and other facilities located within the vicinity of the West Bali National Park can be the best place to start a diving trip to Menjangan Island. Here are some of the accommodations available around Menjangan Island.
West Bali National Park
Jl. Raya Gilimanuk, Singaraja Km. 17
Desa Pajarakan, Buleleng 81155 Bali - Indonesia
Phone: +62 362 94700
Fax: +62 362 94708
Website: http://www.themenjangan.com/
Mimpi Resort Menjangan
Banyuwedang, Northwest Bali - Indonesia
Phone: +62 362 94497
Fax: +62 362 94498
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.mimpi.com/menjangan-the-resort.asp
Taman Sari Bali Resort and Spa
Dusun Pemuteran, Kecamatan Gerokgak, Kabupaten Buleleng- Bali
Phone: +62-362-93264 or +62-362-94755 or +62-828-9703-0012 or +62-815-522-3491
e-mail: email@example.com or email@example.com
Pondok Sari Beach & Bungalow Resort
Gerokgak, Pemuteran Bali
Website: http://pondoksaribungalow.com/index.html


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UFC Launches Video on Demand with Verizon
October 30, 2008
Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, on Wednesday announced it has launched into the video on demand (VOD) spectrum of entertainment with Verizon FiOS TV.
"As UFC continues to thrive in sports, we constantly look for new ways to deliver the UFC experience to our loyal fans around the world," said Dana White, UFC President. "The VOD program will provide more information on the UFC, training techniques, and some of the greatest fights in history available 24/7 through UFC On Demand."
"Verizon's FiOS TV customers are getting the ultimate entertainment experience with our industry-leading video-on-demand library," said Terry Denson, vice president – FiOS TV content and programming. "And now our FiOS TV customers have access to all of the best ultimate fighting action from UFC, available at any time."
UFC On Demand is a unique and innovative VOD program designed to educate new and casual fans about the sport, while giving hardcore fans access to more UFC content. The service consists of a triple-tiered offering of three distinct services, with UFC Free Zone, UFC Fight Zone, and UFC Event Zone:
UFC Free Zone is an on-demand free service offering informative and entertaining short features on mixed martial arts rules, fighting disciplines, styles and techniques. The highly popular Countdown UFC shows and UFC event previews are also available via UFC Free Zone.
UFC Fight Zone offers single UFC library fights in their entirety, at $2.99 per fight with a 24-hour viewing period. UFC Fight Zone features fighters who will be competing in an upcoming UFC pay-per-view event, offering fans the opportunity to see these champions and challengers in some of their most legendary fights and prior matchups.
UFC Event Zone offers full UFC events and specials, starting at $4.99 per title for a 24-hour viewing period. Offerings include recent UFC pay-per-view events that feature fighters who will be competing in an upcoming UFC event, as well as the original and rarely seen "UFC Classics" from 1993-1998, along with UFC's hottest selling full-length DVDs, UFC compilation specials and video-on-demand replays of current pay-per-view events.
For scheduling and programming information, UFC fans can visit ufcondemand.com. Verizon's FiOS TV customers will have access to all three UFC On Demand folders, available in the VOD library under "All Movies and Events." Customers can simply press the "On Demand" button on the remote control to access the on-demand content.
FiOS TV is currently available to more than 8.2 million homes in 14 states: California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington.


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Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved0
There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
What are you drinking in the storm?
"Vodak" — redfish
"@redfish: you're obviously well in :)" — belinskaya
How to store homemade blondies?
"In your belly. That's where I'd store them."— sarahlizzy
Recipe Red Flags
"If it lists too many prefab "ingredients." I'm not going to bother making a recipe that uses a cake mix, marshmallows, canned frosting, store-bought cake...Sandra Lee's Kwanzaa Cake, anyone?"—beth1
Scenes from After Sandy: Food Folks Keep Serving, Help Out
"I am so impressed with the spirit of our people.....they are doing what needs to be done and without expectation (necessarily) of recognition or fanfare. To me, that's what being an American is all about. I also believe in Karma so they will in the future be rewarded in kind. Thank you so much for sharing this." — bleu
Greasy Meat Farts
"I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about."—darklighter
"@Lorenzo-It is a recipe-for disaster!" — Tupper Cooks!
Staff Picks: Our Favorite Halloween Candy
"The sort of person who hands out full-size candy bars on Halloween can only be one of two things: a great human being, or a Bundy-esque serial killer who's trying to convince his neighbors that he's kindhearted. There are no inbetweens."—berroci


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Known as the "City of Light" in part for its early adoption of street lighting, Paris may soon be forced to darken the lights that illuminate those streets. Delphine Batho, the French Minister for Energy and Environment, recently unveiled a plan aimed to be a show of "sobriety" and to save the city money. Starting in July, commercial buildings and the lights on building facades will be turned off after 1 a.m., and interior lighting in office buildings will be required to be off an hour after the last employee leaves.
These lighting cutbacks don't end with Paris, either. They're meant to be applied throughout France. However, the biggest outcry against the proposal has come from Parisian merchants, who say the rule — in addition to bans on Sunday store openings and night shopping — will further hurt business at a time when the French economy has remained stagnant for almost a year, and unemployment has reached a 14-year high. They claim the dimmed lights will take away from Paris' reputation as a welcoming shopping destination. Several large department stores are famous for their elaborate window displays that stay lit throughout the night.
But according to the Energy Ministry, the rule will merely align the commercial areas with operations of other institutions in the city. Currently, lights at more than 300 monuments, churches, statues, fountains, and bridges are already being turned off at night. For instance, the lights at the Eiffel Tower are turned off at 1 a.m. In the last 10 years, the illumination at Notre Dame has been brought down from 54,000W to 9,000W.
Many villages, towns, and cities across Europe — Berlin, Copenhagen — and in the United States — Tucson, Ariz., and San Diego — have already adopted lighting mandates (see Map). Although these laws vary considerably in language, technical quality, and stringency, their goals are similar. By turning off lights, adding lighting control capabilities, or retrofitting fixtures and lamps with more efficient technology, they help to save money and energy while reducing carbon emissions. Yet, what may be even more important is their ability to reduce light pollution.
Star wars
Light pollution is an unwanted consequence of outdoor lighting and includes such effects as sky glow, light trespass, and glare (see Light Pollution Glossary). The hazards of light pollution were first brought to the attention of the public in the 1970s when astronomers identified the loss of the night sky due to the increase in lighting associated with urban growth and suburban sprawl. In fact, the first lighting ordinance in the United States dates back to 1958 in Flagstaff, Ariz.
"The big push initially was astronomy," says Scott Kardel, managing director of Tucson, Ariz.-based International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), which was formed in 1988 as the authoritative voice on light pollution. IDA educates lighting designers, manufacturers, technical committees, and the public about light pollution abatement in order to preserve the places that are naturally dark and improve the nighttime environment. "But we certainly see places where lighting ordinances come into play for a variety of other reasons. There are environmental causes behind these as well."
In Florida, for example, many lighting ordinances have been put in place to protect the sea turtle population. Hatchling turtles, guided by an instinct to travel toward the brightest horizon (which used to be the light from the sky reflecting off the ocean), now often travel inland toward the artificial light, where they may die from dehydration, are preyed upon by fire ants and ghost crabs, or sometimes crawl onto the road where they are run over by cars.
"In the sea turtle areas, specific details as to the color light really matter because of their vision," says Kardel. "Longer wavelength light — orange and red colors — is much less disruptive to sea turtles. Everywhere, the color and the quality of light do make a difference. Bright, white light is more damaging to the night sky and causes greater sky glow than other types."
Light pollution can also affect human health. In 2009, the American Medical Association (AMA) became an ally of astronomers when it voted unanimously to recognize light pollution as a health hazard in Resolution 516: "Advocating and Support for Light Pollution Control Efforts and Glare Reduction for Both Public Safety and Energy Savings." According to the resolution, light pollution can contribute to sleep deprivation and elevated stress levels. In addition, light glare can pose a safety hazard for night-time drivers. Furthermore, some studies show it may be linked to increased rates of cancer.
Through the resolution, the AMA advocates that all future outdoor lighting be of energy-efficient designs to reduce waste of energy and production of greenhouse gases that result from this wasted energy use; supports light pollution reduction efforts and glare reduction efforts at both the national and state levels; and encourages efforts to ensure all future streetlights be of a fully shielded design or similar non-glare design to improve the safety of our roadways for all, but especially for the vision impaired and older drivers.
Brighter isn't always better
In the United States, it is estimated that light pollution continues to grow at a rate of 6% per year. Roadway and parking lot lighting are the major culprits of light pollution and sky glow. Traditionally, an increase in brightness has been associated with safety. Surprisingly, statistics have revealed there's no correlation between crime and lighted areas. In 2008, PG&E Corp., the San Francisco-based energy company, conducted a study of crime and lighting and found "either that there is no link between lighting and crime, or that any link is too subtle or complex to have been evident in the data."
"There have been some communities that have looked very carefully as to what was really appropriate for their lighting levels," says Kardel. "In the case of parking lots, it really is necessary to look at how much light is actually needed. More light isn't always better. If you've got enough, adding more doesn't make it any safer."
According to the Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting, the wisest of these towns and cities are starting from scratch, and defining under what circumstances they should be illuminating the night, to what levels, and during what hours. "Such analysis can bring the whole municipal 'team' onboard — besides the engineers and accountants, police, fire, and other community safety officers, as well as environmental groups, can work together on defining standards for streetlight installations. The municipalities then use those standards to analyze their existing lighting installations and alter the operation of or even remove streetlights that do not meet their own standards of necessity," said the coalition.
The organization applauds an in-depth analysis of street-lighting practice, particularly when burdened with an aging, piecemeal system. "Every well-managed municipality should have standards to define when and where supplemental illumination is needed for safety, security, and/or convenience," the organization writes on its website. "Most municipalities also operate street lighting that was installed over various eras by managers or developers who may well not have had modern considerations of energy efficiency or environmental and fiscal responsibility in mind. New, economical technologies are also available to control the operation of streetlights, allowing some to be turned off or dimmed during the hours when few citizens are out in certain areas; a light which is on only half of the night consumes 50% less energy than one left on all night (and has half the utility bill). Beyond energy efficiency, this analysis and standard setting should incorporate environmental, health, and safety concerns."
To help communities interested in reducing light pollution while maintaining safety, IDA, in conjunction with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), has published the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO), available for download at http://www.ies.org/PDF/MLO/MLO_FINAL_June2011.pdf. Developed jointly by the IDA and the IES over a period of seven years, the MLO will give states and municipalities the ability to enact effective outdoor lighting legislation and codes, while maintaining the necessary lighting quality for a safe and secure lighted environment and meeting all relevant IES standards and practices, which can be met using readily available, reasonably priced lighting equipment.
Among the MLO's features is the use of lighting zones, which allow each governing body to vary the stringency of lighting restrictions according to the sensitivity of the area as well as accommodating community intent. In this way, communities can fine-tune the impact of the MLO without having to customize the MLO. The ordinance also incorporates the backlight-uplight glare (BUG) rating system for outdoor-use luminaires, which provides more effective control of unwanted light. The MLO will be revised on a regular basis to include new information, feedback from municipalities using it, and changes to IES standards.
Seal of approval
"One of the odd things about outdoor lighting is that many times the decision about what to do is based on how it looks in the daytime, as opposed to how the luminaire performs," says Kardel, who goes on to say that this is particularly true when municipalities choose a style of lighting that mimics period fixtures, such as gas lanterns. "Not all but some of those are terribly bad sources of glare and sky glow, and others are much more efficient, in terms of where the light goes," Kardel says. "When decisions are based on how something looks, it doesn't always give you the best results."
To help end-users choose fixtures and luminaires, IDA has developed its Fixture Seal of Approval (FSA) program. The FSA provides objective, third-party certification for luminaires that minimize glare, reduce light trespass, and don't pollute the night sky. For a modest fee, IDA evaluates the photometric data of any luminaire submitted by its manufacturer. When the fixture is approved, the manufacturer receives a seal of approval, which it can use to promote and advertise products.
"The organization realized that working with lighting manufacturers is actually quite important," says Kardel. "If you want people to make changes in their practices, one way is to stand outside and shout and be angry, and another is to discuss things. By working directly with the manufacturers, we've come up with a way to actually give recognition to those manufacturers that are actually making dark-sky-friendly lighting."
However, even approved luminaires can still cause light pollution if not applied correctly. This can be avoided by selecting luminaires that have the appropriate distribution for the application and installing them correctly to limit spill light and uplight (Figure). Additionally, the use of lighting controls can increase light pollution reduction. "Of course, this is an area that is going through big transformation now as changes in technology are coming," says Kardel. "Some of that really has the potential to improve the situation quite a bit."
IMS Research is forecasting that the uptake of smart lighting systems will increase considerably over the next five years, with more than 13.6 million smart street lighting components being shipped between 2010 to 2017. According to the firm's recently published report, "The World Market for Connected Lighting Controls – 2012 Ed.," the number of smart street lighting devices shipped will increase over the next five years to more than 3.4 million in 2017. Retrofit connectivity modules are projected to account for the majority of these shipments with most street smart lighting installations taking advantage of existing street lights.
Smart city
According to the IMS Research report, one of the main drivers for the uptake of smart street lighting systems is to reduce energy. While this can be done by replacing existing street lighting sources with LED street lights, which can dramatically reduce energy consumption, adding lighting controls is a lower cost solution. Another important benefit of installing lighting controls is the ability to reduce maintenance costs. Traditionally, faults are reported by the public, or by routine maintenance vans; however with street lighting control systems, faults can be detected centrally, reducing the need for routine maintenance checks.
Another key driver revealed in the report is the creation of an expandable infrastructure. By installing an intelligent lighting control system, cities can scale it up to manage other systems and improve their energy use and performance. Other systems that can also be integrated include traffic signals, energy meters, pollution sensors, parking-lot lights, and traffic sensors. These can all be integrated using the street-lighting control system as the backbone to provide connectivity. This can further reduce energy consumption as well as improve the performance of other systems and functions in a municipal region, effectively creating a "smart city."
From 2009 to 2012, Santa Rosa, Calif., implemented a program to turn off or reduce the amount of time the city's street lights were lighted, effectively cutting the city's annual street lighting bill of $800,000 in half. Under the program, the city pulled the fuses on 6,000 of its 15,000 streetlights. An additional 3,000 streetlights were placed on a programmable photocell timer that shuts lights off from midnight to 5:30 a.m.
"The economy softened drastically, and we had to cut our general fund budget by 25% in an 18-month period," says Rick Moshier, public works director for the city. "That was a big number for us."
Not wanting to cut yet another of the last of the city's two street-patching crews, Moshier examined the city's electric bill. "I could either fix potholes or keep paying $800,000 a year for electricity," he says. "If I didn't cut the energy bill, I was going to have to go down to one crew."
On a survey of the streetlights in the city, Moshier realized that some neighborhoods functioned well with less lighting. "I noticed that some parts of our city have fewer streetlights than others," he explains. "But we weren't getting complaints about too few streetlights in those areas. When I walked and drove them, they seemed adequately lit. Crime wasn't any higher there than in other comparable parts of the city."
As a result, the department modeled the reduction program on those neighborhoods. That's how they determined spacing. But despite this careful consideration, residents of the city weren't exactly thrilled to have darker streets. "I wouldn't say the community loves it," says Moshier. "It's more like they tolerate it. We still get complaints, but we're working it out."
The department has no plans to reduce lighting any further. "We've done as much as can be done," says Moshier.
In fact, it is now reviewing the reduction plan's first neighborhood. "We're finding that we need to come back and revisit it," he continues. "We learned as we went along, and by the second year we had it fairly well figured out. So we don't get as many complaints from the neighborhoods that we did in the second through fourth years. We're having to circle back to the first neighborhood and make adjustments."
The replacements
As a result of the reduction and replacement programs, an estimated 1,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the city will be reduced annually. Additionally, ambient light levels will be reduced, allowing for greater visibility of the night sky. But the city's main concern is still its bottom line.
The $400,000 in savings from the reductions consists of just the city's electric utility bill. "We were counting only the things we knew we could cut," says Moshier.
Most of the city's streetlights aren't metered. Santa Rosa pays its electric utility on a per-pole basis, depending on the wattage of the bulb. A 250W high-pressure sodium (HPS) bulb costs the city $146 a year to operate, whereas a 150W induction bulb costs $74 annually.
Therefore, the city also replaced some of its less efficient HPS lamps with new HPS, LED, and induction lamps — donated by the manufacturers for a comparison demonstration — that cost less to operate and will last longer. They installed these at signaled intersections. "We used them at signal light intersections because they're metered and higher wattage, so the payoff is a little faster," says Moshier. "The payoff is not as compelling for the lights with lower wattage."
Based on results from its completed actions, the city now has to decide the fate of the thousands of other lower-wattage streetlamps. One argument is to replace them all as soon as possible. Moshier would like to use more LED technology. LED fixtures use around 50% of the energy, and they last around 15 years, whereas HPS lamps have a lifespan of around four years.
Now that LED lighting has become cost competitive with induction lighting, the city is pursuing a grant — $250,000 with an additional $50,000 rebate — from its electric utility to install that technology at arterial and collector streets.
"The price has come down enough where they're neck and neck with induction," says Moshier. "We'd like to do a fifth of the town per year and get the whole city done in five years. Then it would be very low labor after that. We wouldn't have to go looking for burned out lights. We'd just replace them all proactively. But we're looking for a way to afford it."
Until the grant comes through, the city isn't in a hurry. Currently, if a fixture needs to be taken down to be refurbished, it's replaced with an LED instead of a new HPS lamp. If just the lamp needs to be changed, then it uses the newer HPS lamps. "We're doing it 'opportunistically,'" says Moshier. "We're not saying we're never going to do it, but we're not feeling like we need to rush out and do it right away either. We're taking it slow."
SIDEBAR: Light Pollution Glossary
Sky glow is a brightening of the sky caused by both natural and human-made factors.
Light trespass is light being cast where it is not wanted or needed, such as light from a streetlight or a floodlight that illuminates a neighbor's bedroom at night making it difficult to sleep.
Glare can be thought of as objectionable brightness. It can be disabling or discomforting. There are several kinds of glare, the worst of which is disability glare, because it causes a loss of visibility from stray light being scattered within the eye. Discomfort glare is the sensation of annoyance or even pain induced by overly bright sources. Think of driving along a dark road when an oncoming car with bright headlights suddenly appears. The sudden bright light can be uncomfortable and make it difficult to see. Discomfort and even disability glare can also be caused by streetlights, parking lot lights, floodlights, signs, sports field lighting, and decorative/landscape lights.
Sky glow occurs from both natural and human-made sources. Electric lighting is the human-made source of sky glow. Light that is either emitted directly upward by luminaires or reflected from the ground is scattered by dust and gas molecules in the atmosphere, producing a luminous background. Sky glow is highly variable, depending on immediate weather conditions, the quantity of dust and gas in the atmosphere, the amount of light directed skyward, and the direction from which it is viewed. In poor weather conditions, more particles are present in the atmosphere to scatter the upward-bound light, so sky glow becomes a very visible effect of wasted light and wasted energy.
Source: Lighting Research Center


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2011-12: Rowed in the varsity boat in the #7 seat at the Head of the Charles (10/22) … competed in the MIT varsity boat in the #8 seat at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/31); at Yale (4/7); against Harvard (4/14); versus Cornell (4/21) and at Penn (4/28) … raced in the #2 seat on the MIT A team at the Foot of the Charles (11/19) … rowed in the #4 seat on the MIT varsity four team at the IRA National Championship (6/2).
Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … minor in biology … concentration in ancient and medieval studies.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Weston High School … four-time letterwinner in varsity crew … National Merit Scholarship Finalist … AP Scholar with Distinction.


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I can't resist. These things are just too fun. So I'm sneaking one more in before the year is out.
Sunday, December 23rd, 1pm, here at our Monte Bello Estate. The final Wine Bloggers Tasting of 2012.
If you write a blog that is about wine, or wine & food, or wine & music, or wine & poetry, or any other kind of blog that covers wine as part of its beat, then we're interested in talking to you.
So, consider this a formal invitation; if you're interested in attending the final Wine Bloggers Tasting of 2012, please let us know!
There are three ways to request a seat at the tasting table:
1. Comment on this post, express your interest, and provide contact info and a link to your blog
2. Comment on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RidgeVineyards, and provide the same details as above
3. Send a tweet to @RidgeVineyards, and use #WineBloggersTasting in your tweet.
After that, we'll then contact you to make arrangements! Très simple!
If you're not familiar with our Wine Bloggers Tasting Series, you can peruse the following for some rather more recently penned summarial narratives:
As to the theme (there is ALWAYS a theme!) for this, the final edition of the year? A secret!
I hope to hear from you, and more than that, to join you at the tasting table!
Until the 23rd …
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LAS VEGAS (Aug. 29, 2013) - Seventeen days before the record-breaking "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO'' mega-event on Saturday, Sept. 14, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., live on SHOWTIME PPV®,, boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather hosted the biggest Media Day of his career Wednesday at The Mayweather Boxing Club.
Hordes of media from around the world crammed into the upscale gym in Las Vegas to watch the Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion (44-0, 26 KO's) as he continued to prepare for his long-awaited showdown against WBC, WBA & Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO's) during Mexican Independence Day Weekend.
During his Media Day, which lasted nearly three hours, a confident, relaxed and chiseled Mayweather did countless interviews, posed for photos and worked out. His workout consisted of hitting the mitts, hitting the heavyweight bag, hitting the speed bag, jumping rope, stretching and doing calisthenics.
Viewers who watched a live stream of the proceedings also got to watch Mayweather get a haircut in his dressing room before heading for his workout.
"This was just a light workout today; it was cool. I appreciate all the media coming out and the fans for supporting me throughout my career. It's been truly a blessing.
"I think I'll be a lot sharper for this fight. My training camp has been great. Actually, this is one of my best training camps I've had, probably since 2005. On my first day back, I got right back into sparring. I think I sparred seven rounds. So as of now, my training camp's been smooth. My dad is happy, Leonard (Ellerbe) is happy, Al (Haymon) is happy and I'm happy. I've been boxing a lot of rounds so I'm sharp. I'm in great condition and happy to get right back in there. I feel tremendous.
"My weight is made. I came into training camp weighing 150 or 149 and I came into the gym today probably weighing 150 or 149.
"Canelo is a solid competitor but it is what it is: I've faced the best in this sport, I know what it takes to be involved in a fight of this magnitude and I'm dedicated to my craft. I was born for this.
"This is a great matchup. He's a puncher. I'm a sharp boxer. You know, a lot of times I hit these guys and I make them go into survival mode. Even in the Robert Guerrero fight I was looking for the knockout, but I hurt my hand. So I wasn't impressed with myself -- because I didn't get the knockout. This time around, I'll be looking for the knockout.
"He's banking on his youth, I'm banking I on my experience. I have a lot of experience in championship fights. Look at his resume, look at my resume and see what you come up with.
"I can't talk about the past, but I can talk about the present time and I can talk about the future. The present time is, I'm undefeated, and the future is, I'm going to continue to work hard and give the fans what they want to see.
"On Sept. 14, I just want everybody around the world to tune in and enjoy a great night of boxing.''
(More on facing Canelo)
"He's no pushover; I can't overlook him. I just have to go out and execute the game plan and do what I do best. Nothing worries me. I can make adjustments.
"He is one of the best in boxing at this particular time. He's young and strong. He's got guts so we'll see how the fight plays out.
"It's not about the weight, it's about the skills. The skills pay the bills. I can't wait to get in there and compete and test my skills against this young guy. I feel good, I'm still hungry.''
(On Canelo's opposition)
"Did Canelo KO Austin Trout? This is a whole different ballgame. He may be predicting a knockout but all you have to do is look at the opponents he's faced. I really don't know too many, but a lot of the guys went the distance with him. And we're not just talking about A-fighters but D- and C-fighters. Guys that he should have knocked out in the fourth round, they were able to go into the eighth and ninth rounds even though they were caught with numerous shots.'
"I don't think Ricky Hatton's brother is on the level of a Floyd Mayweather.''
(On notion that Canelo will stop him)
"Oscar said he was gonna knock me out also. Did you see what happened in that fight? People are entitled to do their opinion. People are going to say what they're going to say. My job is to be the best I can be and continue to do my job. There's a reason I do record-breaking numbers.
"My last fight against Guerrero, he thought it was just gonna be easy. A lot of times people, fighters, look from the outside and think to themselves, 'this can't be that difficult,' but once they get inside that squared circle with me it's totally different.''
"I'm going to show him a lot of angles. I have a lot of experience, and experience is going to be a factor. It's going to be real, real different for him at this level.''
(On Canelo's Popularity)
"Among Hispanic/Mexican/Latin fighters, I don't really know who has the biggest following but if I had to say so, I would say probably (Juan Manuel) Marquez because he has accomplished more and done a lot for the sport of boxing. So I don't support the thought (or subscribe to the feeling) that Canelo has a bigger following than (Marquez).''
(On why Canelo took this fight)
"I can't really say. Of course, sometimes some people want their No 1 spot, not just No. 1 in (their) weight class but they want to be known as the best in their sport. They want all the attention, the paydays, the money. (For me) this took years and years of hard work and dedication, belief and a strong team.''
(His hands)
"I went to three different doctors after the Guerrero fight. Everything is OK.''
(Staying ahead of the game)
"Every guy I face is always heavier. I think I'm just a very, very sharp fighter. I stay mentally sharp; by that I mean I stay five or six steps ahead of my opponents. This is chess, not checkers. These are moves you have to think about. At this level, you've got to get 10 steps ahead of your opponent."
(On what it takes to remain at the top)
"You've got to be mentally tough, push yourself to the limit, be physically sharp, have a great chin and a tremendous heart.''
(The ONE 10-city media tour)
"The tour was wild, crazy. It started in New York and ended in Los Angeles. I think it was great for me, Canelo Alvarez, the chance to embrace the fans and also to get the chance to go to Mexico. I have a lot of fans in Mexico.''
(Fighters that impress him)
"I like Leo Santa Cruz. He's unbelievable. I think he should be on the pound-for-pound list.''
(On Garcia-Matthysse)
"Both fighters at 140 pounds are really tough punchers and great fighters. I can't see it going the distance.''
(Still The ONE)
"I'm the face of boxing and I'm happy that I was able to transcend and change the sport in a totally different way. At one particular time in the late 70's, 80's and all the way to the 90's, it was all about the heavyweights. Then I came in and brought attention to the smaller guys. I think I've done a lot for the sport of boxing, and boxing has done a lot for me.''
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
"This is the fight that the fans wanted. They demanded it, and this is the fight that Floyd wanted. In my opinion, this fight will be the biggest in the history of the sport.
"Canelo fought on a few of our undercards. We know what he brings to the table. He is a tremendous fighter, he is the biggest star in Mexico and he has a tremendous following. Floyd has a lot of Mexican fans, too. He loves Mexico. Mexicans are intelligent fans. They know the sport of boxing. Floyd has defeated a number of Mexican fighters and he has a tremendous amount of respect for their history and their fighters.
"I think now is the right time for this fight to happen. Canelo is coming off a big victory with Austin Trout and Floyd with Guerrero. This is The ONE.
"An active Floyd Mayweather ... WOW."
ISHE SMITH, IBF Junior Middleweight Champion
"It's been an amazing last six months. I was honored with an "Ishe Smith Day.'' It's been a rollercoaster ride for me since the days of The Contender and it was tough, and it hurt, but to be a world champion now and have Floyd behind me is just really exciting. I am blessed.
"One thing Floyd told me: 'I can get you to the door but then it is up to you. On Sept. 14 (when he defends against Carlos Molina), this is another opportunity where he shows me the door.
"And like I did in Detroit (when he won the title over Cornelius Bundrage), I plan on knocking that door down again."
ASHLEY THEOPHANE, Former Brisith Junior Welterweight Champion who faces Pablo Cesar Cano in opening bout of pay-per-view telecast
"You know this has been my dream since I was five years old. I watched Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard and was inspired by them. It's been an amazing journey. America has opened up and welcomed me as well as the Money Team.
"This is the biggest fight of my life, and I know I need to come out victorious. It is a magnificent card; you've got three world champions on there."
"THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO," a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts, AT&T, Valvoline, Mexico Tourism, Fred Loya Insurance and Nature Nutrition. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia and thunderous puncher WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Lucas Matthysse square off in a fight presented in association with Swift Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. Also, Ishe Smith vs. Carlos Molina square off in a 12-round battle for Smith's IBF Junior Middleweight World Title which is promoted in association with Warriors Boxing. The opening bout on SHOWTIME PPV features a 10-round welterweight showdown between Pablo Cesar Cano and Ashley Theophane. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).


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For the past two weeks I've been reading this book nightly. The Rubicon is a hard book to categorise - although it is historical non fiction (has footnotes and all), Tom Holland tells the History of the Roman Republic in a compelling storytelling manner. The Rubicon (the first of Tom Hollands Historical books) can be summed up as 'Truth is stranger than fiction' or should i say 'Truth is more entertaining than fiction'.
In the first year of my undergrad degree, i did a year of 'Ancient civilisations' which focused on Rome and Greece. In all the books I've read on the subject of Rome, I think The Rubicon does an excellent job of telling the story of Rome - like a panoramic picture of its beginnings to the end - without too much (or overwhelming) detail to bog down the reader. This, i think, is the key to the success of this book - you don't have to be a scholar to comprehend and read this, and it isn't too clustered with details or differing academic opinions to leave you confused. Tom holland makes assumptions based on facts (lets you know he has) and gets back to the juicy details of the story.
Definitely this book though isn't a hero worship of Caesar or Augustus but gives a warts and all view of the political horizon of Rome, and of course (as he says in his preface) focuses beyond the typical 'main players' and shows the reasoning behind it all. My only fault is that there isn't a huge focus on the most epic moments (which almost feel anti-climatic) like Caesars murder or Antony and Cleopatra's suicides. He mentions them and moves on. However it should be noted that Tom Holland makes the point in the preface that this is a book about 'Rome and its people' and i think deliberately underplays the 'most known' parts so as not to swamp the message.
So to sum up, buy this book and read it! Even if history is not your cuppa, this is a reviting read! Can't wait to pick up his other two: Persian Fire and Millenium.


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Rep. Joe Crowley said he doesn't expect to ever run against David Weprin, the Democrat he helped pick as his party's nominee to fill the vacant seat next door to him, which many suspect will be erased after redistricting next year.
"Quite frankly, we don't know what is going to happen," with the district lines, Crowley told reporters this morning in the Queens County Democratic headquarters, where Weprin signed the paperwork to officially become the Democratic nominee for the Ninth Congressional District.
"I don't anticipate that David and I will be running against each other," Crowley said. "I don't' see that in my forecast, but as I said before, nobody knows what is going to happen in reapportionment. So, I don't anticipate that David and I will be running against each other."
Later, I asked Crowley who is one of the few congress members to have hired a lobbyist to focus on the redistricting issue. Crowley said, "I'm busy in Washington. I don't have the opportunity to be in Albany" where many of those decisions are being made.
Crowley's district is mostly in the Bronx and extends all the way up to the Westchester border, The seat Weprin is running for is mostly in Queens, with about 30 percent in Brooklyn. Observer say Crowley is hoping to shift most of his district back into Queens — where he is the county leader.
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According to University of Utah researchers, using a larger monitor could save you 2.5 hours per day.
Specifically, test subjects completed everyday tasks like editing documents and massaging spreadsheets 52% faster when using a 24-inch monitor than they did with an 18-incher.
Not sure who uses 18-inch screens (17″ and 19″ are more typical), but I'd be curious to see how productivity with a 24-inch screen without Expose compares to a 17″ Mac with Expose activated.
If they are referring to docs and spreadsheets, it would seem to be a mostly scrolling-based discrepancy, n'est-ce pas? I suspect that if we use double-finger dragging on a scratch pad to scroll vs. a mouse, this gap would narrow.
Any theories to explain the difference, and how to make a smaller screen behave like a larger screen? Top picks for afforable 20-24″ monitors? I'm planning on a 22″ Acer LCD in black and hope to quantify the difference over a 4-week period.
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Mum cried when I told her, I knew she would. Being invited for a day out on the Orient Express inspires that kind of reaction. We're talking happy tears of course, she was without a doubt overjoyed at the prospect of spending some time on the world's most luxurious and romantic train but there was more to it than that. Her father, my grandfather, worked on the railways and she spent many happy childhood moments riding Glasgow's old steam trains on his knee. And as Mum is as emotional as a Victorian heroine at the best of times – she pretty much cries every Saturday night for the entire ten weeks of X-factor – those warm memories along with the new mother-and-daughter ones we were about to create inspired a torrent of tears.
It wasn't long though before sentiment was replaced with excitement. Outfits were planned and arrangements were made. Our day out was to consist of a six-hour Christmas-themed journey through the English countryside on the Northern Belle, one of the Venice-Simpleton Orient Express trains that operate day trips and weekend breaks around the UK. We were setting off from Manchester but the route was to remain a mystery until we arrived.
Frocked up and tissues at the ready, we alighted at Victoria Station to be greeted with the glorious sight of the chocolate and cream-coloured carriages of the Northern Belle while a traditional brass band played Christmas favourites in the background. It was all so retro and lovely, I was worried Mum might burst in to tears again. Thankfully, before I had to reach for the Kleenex, we were given the nod by a dapper OE attendant and led to our carriage.
Inside white-gloved stewards glided past bearing bottles of champagne while smartly-dressed guests rattled their jewellery as they settled into deep armchairs. Everything about it echoed the golden Thirties from the walnut veneer walls with their magnificent marquetry to the gleaming brasswear and Lalique lamps. Mum was giddy but it was clear that everyone was excited; the guests were a friendly mix of young and old, lots of couples and a more than a handful of groups of friends and were all happily chatting and snapping pictures. We found ourselves sat at a table for four, sharing our space with two stylish sisters, who by the end of the day would turn out to be new Facebook friends and post-journey drinking buddies.
The route of our magical mystery tour was soon revealed to be a trip around the Cheshire and Shropshire countryside. Hmmm. I had assumed that we would be touring somewhere scenic like the nearby Lake District or Peak District rather than the industrial estates of Stockport and transport depots of Crewe. A little bit disappointing but not a huge deal as a trip on the Orient Express really is more about the train than anything else.
As we pulled out of the station all eyes were on the Christmas menu, a suitably festive five-course feast complete with wine and Christmas crackers. The crystal and silverwear softly clinked as course after course of delicious food was deftly presented by ever-smiling staff.
All of the food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. Our stewards for the day, Stuart and Amy, a grandfather and granddaughter team from Manchester, did a grand job of looking after everyone.
In between courses we were also treated to some rather lively on board entertainment. First up was Lido the magician who impressed guests with a series of "how did he do that?" card tricks.
Followed by a couple of marvellous musicians playing show tunes, swing songs and Christmas favourites with the panache.
Throughout the day the atmosphere was refined yet incredibly friendly. Passengers chatted amongst themselves for the most part but as the wine and champagne flowed people starting leaning across the aisles telling their stories to each to each other. And everybody had a story; one of the young ladies sat with us had recently lost her father and her sister had brought her along to cheer her up; another lady was celebrating her birthday; while a long-time passenger in the next cabin told me that he has commissioned his coffin to be made in the shape of the Northern Belle! Seriously, the guy's casket features walnut marquetry and is lined with the same upholstery material of his favourite train. Even Stuart, our steward, had a secret tale; he was in fact the brother of comedian Russ Abbott – lots of "See you Jimmys" in the carriage after that revelation. It certainly wasn't your average train time chat.
My favourite fellow guests though were George and Frances who were sat across the aisle from us. Aged 83 and 80 respectively, they informed us that they were in their sixtieth year of marriage – apparently the secret is that you have to be friends first – and inspired us all to tears (luckily I had a substantial stash of tissues on hand). This diamond duo had also travelled all over the world – China was Frances' favourite – had climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge and sky-dived – YES, SKY-DIVED – from 12,000 feet over Bondai Beach just two years ago. Incredible.
By the time our gilded chariot pulled back into Manchester, everyone had become firm friends and when it came time to say our goodbyes there were lots of hugs and best wishes all round. Full of Christmas spirit and bon homie, we bade the beautiful Northern Belle a goodbye – a tearful one of course.
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This summer, a Belgian theme park will add an $8-million Viking land based on a television cartoon and movie series with two rides and a restaurant set in a lakeside village.
The 12-acre Vicky the Viking themed land will be built on the location of a former theater at Belgium's Plopsaland De Panne, located along the North Sea about 90 minutes west of Brussels.
A clever but timid 10-year-old boy who lives in a Viking village, Vicky is the star of a German-Austrian television cartoon series and the "Wickie the Viking" live-action films.
Photos: Vicky the Viking themed land at Belgium's Plopsaland
The centerpiece of the new land will be an interactive boat ride built by Germany's Mack Rides. In the awkwardly named Vicky the Battle, riders will shoot at each other with water cannons as they travel in Viking ships across a man-made lake.
The backdrop of the land will be a Disk'O shuttle coaster built by Italy's Zamperla with a track themed to look like 50-foot-tall granite cliffs. Riders on the Great Wave will sit on a spinning platform with outward-facing seats that travels at 45 mph along an undulating half-pipe track. The platform will be themed to look like a Viking ship with dragon-shaped prows, red-and-white striped sails and Gokstad shields.
The land will also include a gift shop aptly named Vicky's Shop, the Viking Grill sit-down restaurant and Halvar's sandwich stand, named after Vicky's bearded and eye-patch wearing father.
Plopsaland De Panne is one of five theme parks run by Studio 100, which produces Vicky the Viking. Plopsa Coo, another Belgium park, opened the Vicky the Ride spinning coaster by Gerstlauer in 2011.
As part of the expansion, Plopsaland De Panne will also open the 1,300-seat Groot Theater that will present shows and concerts based on Studio 100 characters.
For the 2014 season, Plopsaland De Panne plans to add the PlopsaAqua water park and a hotel.
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