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cpautsch needed a new coded website design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Looking to establish a professional, yet fun website experience. Design should have a distinct "Web 2.0" feel. See detailed description for more imformation.
Web Solutions Studio
Desired Color Scheme:
green (keylime) and other contrasting colors
Desired Style:
Web 2.0 attributes
Accepted File Formats:
All: 4 PSDs, 4 HTML pages, 1 CSS file and many images
1a) Name of Company
KeylimeTie, LLC
1b)Company Tag Line or slogan:
Web Solutions Studio
1c) Do you have a company logo?
Examples of our logo can be downloaded though the following link:
1d) Do you have a corporate visual identity (a customized, non-stock logo and color scheme carried out throughout your office, stationery, business cards, etc.)?
No. Our logo was recently redesigned on SitePoint. We like the new logo, colors, etc. very much.
1e) What is the nature of your business? Briefly describe your products or services:
Strategic Consulting
Identity & Brand Development
Integrated Marketing Communications
Website Design & Development
Information Architecture
Custom Software Solutions
Content Management Systems
Search-Engine Marketing & Optimization
Email Marketing Campaigns
1f) Who is your target market? Who are you hoping to reach with your site?
Business Owners, Decision Makers, Marketing and Advertising Executives
1b) Do you have an existing website? If so, what is the URL?
2b) IMPORTANT: Please list at least 3 URLs (web addresses) of high quality sites that you like the look of (these do not have to be sites whos business is similar to yours. It aids us in determining what your design style is.) Please consider layout, colors, navigation, graphics, and typography.
http://www.coghead.com/ and http://blog.coghead.com/ I like the look of both of these sitesand how the blog is branded differently.
http://developer.spikesource.com/wi…x.php/Home Not a bad looking site. But Im not in love with it.
http://www.kapowtech.com/solutions.html Also a good looking site.
http://www.curl.com Very clean, but too much white space.
http://www.venyo.org/ Really like the full screen header/footer with the body constrained to 1024px width.
http://www.iarchitect.net/ This website contains most of the same content well incorporate on ours. Its also the site that is providing us with our Content Management System.
3b) What colors or color schemes would you like?
Greens and Graysbut also looking for contrasting colors to avoid a dull site. Really want a fresh and inviting look and Web 2.0.
4b) List the Navigation links for your Site:
- Top Navigation: Home, Solutions, Products, Blog+Buzz, Support, About Us
- Sub-Navigation will vary based on top navigation topic selected.
- Site Search
5b) What type of look are you trying to achieve? (e.g. clean, high-tech, conservative, warm, flashy, etc.)
Look for a clean, fresh, and soft looking website. Good colors bright, but not too bright. Web 2.0 look and feel.
6b) Do you have any images for use in the design of your site? If not, do you have images, can you offer suggestions of what you type of imagery you feel would be most suitable for your website:
Wed like to keep use of actual people faces to a minimum when using photos. Maybe neck down with a green tie would be cool.
Also not using photos at all would be preferred too.
1c) What is the deadline for your template design?
1 week - Please submit early so we can review and provide feedback!
2c) Will you require HTML coding?
Yes. The design will be dropped into a Content Management System that allows us to drop in a header area, left area, center area, right area and footer area. So please be sure the design and HTML is broken up accordingly.
3c) If so, will you require it to be ONLY CSS layout?
No, tables are OK for us.
4c) How many pages coded will you require delivered?
4 page total: Home page, Blog page, Solutions page, Contact page
Are there any other comments/specific ideas we should keep in mind while designing your project?
1. Please design for 1024 x 768 resolution.
2. As mentioned above, the design will be dropped into a Content Management System that allows us to drop in a header area, left area, center area, right area and footer area. So please be sure the design and HTML is broken up accordingly. Please name the images something useles like "header-logo.jpg" and "search-button.jpg", not "homepage1.jpg" and "homepage2.jpg".


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your light made manifest
At the mystical core of the world's most ancient traditions is the premise that all things begin with and return to the innermost Self as a reflection of, and a way back to, the Light from which we came
You are the colours you choose
Colour expresses part of the underlying order of the universe and speaks not only through the natural world, but through all the levels of our human nature and beingness
The Aura-Soma system is supported by its own teaching Academy. As well as welcoming all those that seek conscious growth through colour, The Academy offers all sequential levels of the certified Aura-Soma Practitioner, Colour Care Consultant and Teacher courses
You are the colours you choose - these colours reflect your beings needs
Your light made manifest
A reflection of you
Beyond Colour
Light vibrating at different frequencies
Discover the power of your personal colour code…
With over 30 years experience Aura-Soma is a non-intrusive, self-selective soul system. Combining the energies of colour, plants, and crystals, these vibrational tools can support all levels of our being, bringing harmony and balance within the subtle fields promoting wellbeing and a joy for life.

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THE 1920s
Back in the roaring '20s
The 1920s was a period of rapid progress for trucks and truck transport.
In the early years of the decade, trucks were very old-fashioned, often fitted with chain-drive systems and solid rubber tyres. Drivers were all too often exposed to fluctuations in temperature and the elements. When the first Volvo truck rolled off the production lines in 1928 it was, however, shaft-driven, had pneumatic tyres and the driver sat in a fully enclosed cab.
Even at this early stage in truck development, Volvo trucks were built to a very high standard in terms of their reliability and quality, especially compared to non-Swedish trucks, which had not been designed with the poor Swedish climate and poor Swedish roads in mind.
Now follow the pioneering steps and read more about the early Volvo trucks of the '20s.


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Round Panda Walkthrough and Guide
Welcome to the Round Panda Walkthrough where our team of contributors will help you work through the game via a step-by-step tutorial. A Gamewise walkthrough aims to take you all the way through the game to 100% completion including unlockable quests and items.
If you are stuck on something specific and are unable to find any answers in our Round Panda Walkthrough then be sure to ask the Round Panda Forum / Community for help and advice in the discussion box below and they will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer!
Finally, if you have been playing Round Panda and wish to help other users, feel free to sign up and start contributing!
Round Panda Overview
Round Panda is a game developed by MojiLaLa and released on iOS.


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By popular request - How to install and or update FL Studio, the movie!
Music (Firefly) courtesy of Electroconductor
How to Install or Update FL Studio.
If you own FL Studio and plugins then step 1 & 2 apply to you. If you are using the demo then step 1 applies. After purchasing FL Studio all you need to do is download & install your regcode and you are away, nothing more to download.
1. Download the FL Studio Demo
The same Demo installer is used for Express, Fruity, Producer and Signature Bundle. One size fits all. The next step decides what the demo becomes...
2. Install a new FLRegkey.Reg file from your account
http://support.image-line.com/login/login.php - If you can't log into your 'MY ACCOUNT' page click here.
A SINGLE 'FLRegkey.Reg' file contains ALL your activation codes for all the products you have purchased from Image-Line. You can install this Registry key on all the PCs you own or have a personal account on. We only ask that YOU are the only user.
Your 'MY ACCOUNT' page is created as part of the purchase process. After buying FL Studio and or Plugins we send you a link with a password to access your account.
That's it. When we bring out a new version of FL Studio all you need to do is follow the two steps above to get your Lifetime Free Updates.


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My, what big files you have! (revisited)
It's that time of year when we want to remind you to implement some basic file size optimization methods since CFCC pays for Blackboard disk space and also to enable students to more easily view and/or download items.
Large files can be prohibitive to students who do not have high speed connections. Also, Blackboard is not a streaming server so any audio or video files must first download to the user's computer before it will play. This can take a considerable amount of time.
Here are a few ways you can keep file size and storage space down:
- Stream from the source: Do not store audio/video files in Blackboard. Instead, stream them from the source (such as NCLive).
- Stream from YouTube: If you record short lectures or instructional videos or audio, stream them from YouTube (you have an account attached to your CFCC Gmail). You can make videos public or only accessible to people who have a link.
You might consider attending a Lecture Recording on a Budget workshop offered later this month. See the DL Training Schedule for more information.
- Stream from iTunesU: We also have iTunesU available for Podcasting, though this has proven to be a bit cumbersome.
- Compress Images: The file size of documents is significantly increased when uncompressed images are included. There are ways to compress the images in Microsoft documents and in PDF files. Optimizing Files will take you through file optimization for MS Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro. You will learn how to compress images to significantly reduce the size of your files.
- Use the Cloud: All CFCC employees have access to Google Apps and Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. This type of storage will not suit all of your needs, but it is a viable option for some types of activities. Â Visit the LRC Instructional Technology page for information on how to use these tools to store documents online and to share with others.
If you have any questions about these issues, please feel free to contact me:
Liz Stover


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I'm not the only one spending some of my holiday shopping time picking up the new iPhone. A study out today indicates that Apple has achieved its highest ever share of smartphone sales in the U.S., accounting for 53.3 percent of sales in the past 12 weeks. That compares to 35.8 percent of sales or the same period last year.
Apple is pressing on the gas with the iPhone 5, with a number of retailers, including Walmart and Fry's Electronics, rolling out discounts for the 16GB for as little as $126. Some have suggested that the price cuts actually may mean that the demand is not as great as Apple had thought for its latest device.
Pacific Crest's Andy Hargreaves wrote in a note to clients this week that global demand is not as great as they thought for Apple's marquee product. "Although we believe iPhone 5 remains the best-selling high-end smartphone on the market and is likely gaining significant share right now, a combination of market saturation, weak global demand and incremental innovation that has surpassed consumer demand are likely negatively impacting iPhone sell-through," he wrote.
However, Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which conducted the most recent study, noted that Apple's smartphone sales have been strong in the U.S. as evidenced by the fact that its share topped 50 percent for the first time. He expects further gains in December, buoyed in part by the strength of the new iPhone 5.
Android remains on top in Europe, with a 61 percent share for the 12-week period. That was up from 51.8 percent share a year ago. But its share of new sales fell substantially in the U.S. compared to last year, coming in at 41.9 percent for the 12-week period.
Windows Phone has not been able to make much of a dent in the U.S., inching up just 0.6 percent to a 2.7 percent share of new sales. That's better than RIM, the BlackBerry maker, which saw its share drop 5.6 percent during the period.
The Kantar numbers measure sales of new smartphones during a 12-week period. And while Apple is out in front in that race, it's still behind Android when it comes to total market share. According to numbers released by Nielsen, 52 percent of Americans own an Android device, while 35 percent own an iPhone. Windows Phone accounts for two percent of the total market.
Here's a look at more of the data from the Kantar report:


text: Alex Knost has been experimenting with surfings subculture for over a decade, submerging his interest in 60's and 70's surfboard design as well as a wide range of various artistic mediums. He has traveled internationally creating and exhibiting various bodies of work in the form of paintings, films, and photography. He has recorded and toured in his since expired "pop rock group" Japanese Motors, as well as his current group Tomorrows Tulips, a group referred to as "lo fi minimal experimental psychedelia" by L.A. record magazine. In 2011, after a year spent shaping his own boards Alex founded his own surfboard label Brown Microwave Television. Alex Knost continues to create and ride his self made surfboards experimenting with "outdated or often disregarded" design.


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March 13, 2019
How Data Can Drive Performance for Social Services
A Colorado agency is using the approach in an unusual way: to orchestrate the efforts of service-delivery partners.
January 19, 2017
Why Big Data Is a Big Deal for Cities
As a new study shows, cities are moving rapidly to harness it and put it to work to make better decisions.
April 22, 2016
Performance Management on the Front Line
By showing what's possible, a Tennessee child-services provider has built a national reputation.
April 6, 2015
Improving Public Services: The Secrets of Award-Winning Cities
Technology is important, but it doesn't work without the right governance structures and partnerships.
March 23, 2015
Unleashing Evidence-Based Management in Government
By training 100 mid-level staffers as 'Data Fellows,' New Jersey's child-welfare agency has found a formula for improving outcomes.
October 28, 2014
Weaving Innovation into the Fabric of Bureaucracy
Dedicated innovation offices are popping up at every level of government. A new report looks at where they are and what they're doing.
September 15, 2014
When Citizens Decide How Public Money Is Spent
A few American communities are experimenting with participatory budgeting at the neighborhood level. Their experiences can help guide others interested in giving the idea a try.
January 2, 2014
Government in the Cloud: Minimizing the Risks
A new report provides a checklist of a dozen issues that need to be addressed when governments contract for cloud computing services.
December 2, 2013
Beyond the Suggestion Box: Government's Crowdsourcing Revolution
This social media tool is being embraced by governments far and wide. A new report offers guidance on what it can do and how to make it work.
November 5, 2013
Turning Police Officers into Data Detectives
Data-analysis techniques first developed by retailers to predict their customers' behavior are being adopted by police forces across the country, and they're seeing encouraging results.
April 1, 2013
The Games of Government
By using video games to engage citizens in improving their communities, governments can tap into a powerful force: fun.
March 11, 2013
When Citizens Deliver Services to Themselves
Technology is enabling citizens to be engaged as never before in designing policies and providing the services their communities need.
December 6, 2012
The Accelerating Movement to Share Services
It's happening all over, and there's more to it than saving money. As a new study show, county governments are emerging as the key.
November 15, 2012
The Art of Networking Government
Collaborative networks are happening all over. A comprehensive new study focusing on public safety provides a roadmap for spreading them across the governmental landscape.
July 30, 2012
Transparency in Spending for the Long Haul
States have been on the front lines of a stimulus-driven revolution in accountability. A new report urges them to build on the lessons they have learned.
May 21, 2012
How Oregon Networks for Solutions
To address community-level priorities, the state has begun putting its agencies together with key public and private stakeholders. The approach has already produced some victories.
March 27, 2012
Doing 'Big Things' in Government
Government can't succeed with massive projects? It can, and it does. But there are some characteristics that are key to successful major endeavors.
February 16, 2012
Government's Data Detectives
They are a growing corps, providing sophisticated analysis of the information governments collect to help leaders make better decisions.
November 1, 2011
Forums for Smarter Government
New collaborative initiatives are tapping a growing willingness for Washington and the states to work together to find innovative ways to deliver services.
October 3, 2011
Stimulating Lessons
The Recovery Act is fading into history, but its tracking and reporting innovations are likely to be here to stay.
July 18, 2011
A Path to Hometown Environmental Sustainability
Some local governments are moving boldly ahead with sustainability initiatives that link to broader community goals.
June 2, 2011
Wiki Good Government
The best way for government managers to engage the public via technology is to use the tools themselves. Officials must be seen as both engaged and engaging.
May 24, 2011
Public Engagement in a Wired World
A guide to when and where public managers might seek -- or receive -- citizen input.
April 4, 2011
Cities Leading on Sustainability
Energy management and sustainability is a rapidly expanding policy arena for local governments.
February 21, 2011
Spurring Innovation via Contests and Prizes
The new twist to innovation awards these days is to spark innovation by offering a reward to solve previously unsolved problems.
November 30, 2010
7 Best Practices for States in Trouble
When it comes to stretching scarce dollars, states should examine recent trends in business best practices.
September 15, 2010
Lean Six Sigma: Fad or Miracle Drug?
The process-improvement program has had success in Indiana and Louisiana.
Process-Improvement Programs: Right for Government?
Six Sigma, a process-improvement program, may be another management fad, but some of its methods are gaining traction in government.
June 26, 2010
GIS Helps Citizens Co-Deliver Public Services
The ability of GIS to empower citizens to actively participate in the delivery of public services is growing.
May 24, 2010
Cybersecurity: Can States Keep a Secret?
Governments hold enormous amounts of personal, sensitive information from health records to rap sheets, from income taxes paid to welfare benefits received.
Making Sense from Information Overload
Governments need to apply the science of analytics to the vast amount of data they collect.


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How to become a mystery shopper for BestMark
BestMark provides mystery shopper jobs in order to help us represent some of the world's finest corporations, including Fortune and Global 500 companies. Our clients are restaurants, retail stores, casinos, financial institutions, hotels, resorts and more. In order to continually provide a fresh perspective for our clients, BestMark screens each mystery shopper job and exit interviewer applicants on an ongoing basis.
Mystery Shoppers
Performing mystery shops is a great way for you to make additional income while helping companies to enhance their level of customer service. BestMark offers 10,000-plus mystery shop assignments each month across more than a dozen industries.
BestMark seeks individuals with a keen eye, who are extremely conscientious and responsible in honoring their commitments. Successful BestMark mystery shoppers will be able to meet deadlines, follow detailed instructions and write fact-based reports to provide our clients with actionable data.
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The one constant on the stock markets is change. Said differently, volatility is a constant companion to investors. Ever since the VIX Index was introduced, with futures and options following later, investors have had the option to trade this measurement of investor sentiment regarding future volatility. At the same time, realizing the generally negative correlation between volatility and stock market performance, many investors have looked to use volatility instruments to hedge their portfolios.
Unfortunately, it is not quite that simple and while investors have more alternatives than ever before, there are a lot of drawbacks to the entire class.
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A Flawed Starting Point?One significant factor in assessing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) tied to VIX is VIX itself. VIX is the ticker symbol that refers to the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index. While often presented as an indicator of stock market volatility (and sometimes called the "Fear Index") that is not entirely accurate.
VIX is a weighted mix of the prices for a blend of S&P 500 index options, from which implied volatility is derived. In plain(er) English, VIX really measures how much people are willing pay to buy or sell the S&P 500, with the more they are willing pay suggesting more uncertainty. This is not the Black Scholes model, in other words, and it really needs to be emphasized that the VIX is all about "implied" volatility.
What's more, while VIX is most often talked about on a spot basis, none of the ETFs or ETNs out there represent spot VIX volatility. Instead, they are collections of futures on the VIX that only roughly approximate the performance of VIX.
SEE: The Volatility Index: Reading Market Sentiment
A Host of ChoicesThe largest and most successful VIX product is the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (ARCA:VXX). This ETN holds a long position in first and second month VIX futures contracts that roll daily. Because there is an insurance premium in longer-dated contracts, the VXX experiences a negative roll yield (basically, that means long-term holders will see a penalty to returns). What's more, because volatility is a mean-reverting phenomenon, VXX often trades higher than it otherwise should during periods of low present volatility (pricing in an expectation of increased volatility) and lower during periods of high present volatility (pricing a return to lower volatility).
The iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (ARCA:VXZ) is structurally similar to the VXX, but it holds positions in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh month VIX futures. Accordingly, this is much more a measure of future volatility and it tends to be a much less volatile play on volatility. This ETN typically has an average duration of around five months and that same negative roll yield applies here - if the market is stable and volatility is low, the futures index will lose money.
For investors looking for more risk, there are more highly leveraged alternatives. The VelocityShares Daily two-times VIX Short-Term ETN (ARCA:TVIX) does offer more leverage than the VXX, and that means higher returns when VIX moves up. On the other hand, this ETN has the same negative roll yield problem plus a volatility lag issue - in other words, this is an expensive position to buy-and-hold and even Credit Suisse's (NYSE:CS) own product sheet on TVIX states "if you hold your ETN as a long-term investment, it is likely that you will lose all or a substantial portion of your investment."
SEE: Dissecting Leveraged ETF Returns
Nevertheless, there are also ETFs and ETNs for investors looking to play the other side of the volatility coin. The iPath Inverse S&P 500 VIX Short-Term ETN (ARCA:XXV) basically looks to replicate the performance of shorting the VXX, while the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (ARCA:XIV) likewise seeks to deliver the performance of going short a weighted average maturity of one month VIX futures.
Beware the LagInvestors considering these ETFs and ETNs should realize that they are not great proxies for the performance of the spot VIX. In fact, studying recent periods of volatility in the S&P 500 SPDR (ARCA:SPY) and the changes in the spot VIX, the one-month ETN proxies captured about one-quarter to one-half of the daily VIX moves, while the mid-term products did even worse. The TVIX, with its two-times leverage, did better (matching about half to three-quarters of the performance), but consistently provided less than fully two-times the performance of the regular one-month instrument. Moreover, because of the negative roll and volatility lag in that ETN, holding on too long after the periods of volatility started to significantly erode returns.
The Bottom LineIf investors really want to place bets on equity market volatility or use them as hedges, the VIX-related ETF and ETN products are acceptable but highly-flawed instruments. They certainly have a strong convenience aspect to them, as they trade like any other stock. That said, investors looking to really play the volatility game should consider actual VIX options and futures, as well as more advanced options strategies like straddles and strangles on the S&P 500.
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Ezekiel Goldthwait: fireworks victim
Ezekiel Goldthwait was born on 28 Mar 1767 and admitted to the South Latin School in Boston in 1779. Entrance at the age of twelve was late for a boy; scholars usually started at the Latin School at seven. But the war might have disrupted Ezekiel's schooling, and he might have been studying elsewhere.
Young Ezekiel didn't last long at Boston Latin, however. The town's public schools had sessions every day but Sunday, but on Thursdays and Saturdays the masters dismissed the boys in mid-morning. One Saturday young Ezekiel used his free time to buy fireworks "at a place called the Laboratory, where squibs were sold to the boys," according to Henry F. Jenks's Catalogue of the Boston Latin School, published in 1886. "Laboratory" was the period term for where artillerists assembled their explosive shells and gunpowder cartridges. There was a Continental Army Laboratory at Springfield, Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary War, which eventually grew into the Springfield Armory.
Back to Ezekiel buying his fireworks:
He procured some and put them in his pocket, where they exploded and burned him so badly, that he died after several weeks of intense suffering.See another cautionary tale from the 19th century at City Record and Boston News-Journal. Let's be careful out there.


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Allison Briscoe-Smith, Ph.D.
Full-Time Institute Faculty
B.A. Psychology, Harvard University, 1998
M.A. Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
Ph.D Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital where she specialized in child parent psychotherapy and working with traumatized populations. Throughout her training, her studies focused on child psychopathology and diversity issues. After her postdoctoral work, Dr. Briscoe-Smith was the program director of a mental health program serving children as they entered the Alameda County foster care system. She was a professor of child psychology at Palo Alto University for four years, and served as the director of Children's Hospital Oakland's Center for the Vulnerable Child for three years. She is now an adjunct professor at the Wright Institute, and a consultant to non-profit organizations seeking to become trauma-informed and culturally accountable.
Dr. Briscoe-Smith's research has focused on trauma/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and how children understand race. She has worked broadly on these topics and has served many families and schools on matters salient to these issues.


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Why Mount Your TV?
- Performance
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Which Mount Type Is Right For You?
HeightFinder™ Installation Assistant makes installing your SANUS wall mount even easier by telling you exactly where to drill.
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2 deer hunters injured in Iowa over the weekend
December 24, 2013 at 02:36 AM
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two deer hunters have been injured during the last weekend of shotgun season.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Sunday in a news statement that a Madrid man was shot in his elbow by a hunter who was shooting at a deer in Dallas County on Saturday. Fifty-year-old Michael Otto was treated at a Des Moines hospital.
A Charles City man also was shot on Saturday near Floyd. Twenty-one-year-old Holden Hillegas was shot in his upper back by another hunter in his party and was treated at a Charles City hospital.
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Methods For Circuiting UPS & Inverter With Home & Office Wiring
Learn how to circuit UPS or Power Inverter with household appliances like fans, tube lights, energy savers, computers etc. Connect your office equipment like servers, desktop computers and surveillance cameras to make sure that they are up and running in case of power failure or black out. Any kind of large and small devices and electrical equipment can be wired with UPS or power inverter as long as their combined load is within the capacity limit. So take precautions and connect devices that won't overload the power backup system when power fails.
Method No. 1:
Without connecting "output neutral" of UPS or Power Inverter with appliances and directly providing common neutral of home, apartment or building.
– If the above circuit does not work, take a piece of wire and connect "output neutral" of power inverter or UPS with neutral wiring of home. The circuit will be closed and appliances will start working. Now, if you do this, never ever, I repeat never ever reverse the polarity of input or output or you will not only cause the short circuit but also damage the UPS or Power Inverter. So, be careful.
Troubles with single line / phase wiring & Solution:
Sometimes, you need to disconnect UPS from the circuit. In that case, label the plugs for live and neutral wires and carefully connect them back. In this kind of wiring, make sure that input and output of UPS are aligned. Otherwise, the circuit will not be complete and UPS will not work. See the diagrams below for more understanding:
Method No. 2:
Circuiting UPS or Power Inverter with appliances by supplying both neutral and live wires coming directly from its output.
– This is the simplest and straight forward method for connecting appliances with power inverters or UPS'. This type of wiring is especially required for those UPS' which can not work with only phase wiring because such UPS' are designed to disconnect both live and neutral circuits of input inside them when output is switched to batteries backup. If you want to connect sensitive electronic devices like servers, computers, TVs, sound systems, media players etc, you should prefer this type of wiring, or simply plug in using an Extension Cord.
Note: Red colour indicates the phase/live/hot/electricity providing wire and black color indicates the neutral/cold wire. Red arrows are representing phase terminals of UPS and black arrows are representing neutral terminals.
Safety: Methods described here are for reference purpose only. Make sure you get your UPS or Power Inverter circuited by a trained personnel.
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Hi, Thanks for the great information. I have luminous inverter installed in my house. I checked the ground is working proper or not by connecting phase and ground using small wire inserting on any wall 3 pin socket and checking the current in any other wall 3 pin socket. The ground is working fine when main current is flowing in my home. But when on running battery if I use the same above method to check the ground, the current will be flowing in both phase and neutral but not in ground pin. I am using tester to check the current. Can you please help me why this is happening. I will provide more information if you need. I am not sure the method I am using to check the ground correct or not. Thanks
If tester is glowing with neutral, there is stray voltage in neutral caused by inverter. It's not dangerous. Your appliances will work fine.
Where I have to connect the output phase/live wire from inverter to the circuit breaker?
To the input of the breaker OR to the output?
Respected Sir, I have used the first method i.e, single phase line o/p to backup my appliances. But due to power surge on a rainy day, my inverter got damaged. How to protect my inverter from power surges? Should I go for the second method ie, neutral and earthing along with phase wire at the o/p of inverter. Will it help power surges and protect my inverter. Awaiting for your valuable reply.
Earthing won't protect your inverter or other electronic devices from power surges.
There are surge protectors available in market and online. Buy one and route inverter input through that. If ever surge happens due to the lightning strike, it will cut off the supply and your inverter will be saved. You can also use that surge protector with other devices.
sir i have three electric power supply meters in house different portion
i have one 24 V, UPS i like to connect one UPS to different meters,
can i Connect UPS taking phase from one meter and neutral from other meters ?
Neutral is usually same for all the meters if wires are coming from same main supply lines.
Sir, I have connected my Luminous Zelio inverter using the 1st method. ie, only by connection single phase o/p. But I observed that when I pulled back input cable of the inverter and checked with tester both live and neutral pins got current in it. What can be the reason? I am running my LED TV and computer apart from other appliances. Is this 1st method safe or should switch to 2nd method to avoid any damage. Eagerly awaiting for your expert advice.
That's due to the stray voltage. Most inverters produce it.
Hi , I want to install Inverter in my office , There is only one computer and 4-5 sets of Tubelight and 2-3 Fans. I want to connect Inverter to all these at office. Can control usage by putting off unwanted lights and Fans. I require to use only One desktop Computer , 2 light and One Fan. How do I wire it. What I have in mind is connect the Inverter between Main's wire.
most inverters are designed to work by just supplying phase from output. The input neutral will automatically complete the circuit.
sir i have followed your professional expertise on inverter out put connections, never the less i have a question, please sir can the connection be reversed without methed 1 / 2 line connection through same main wall socket of input for output distributions. Thank you sir.
Can I connect linein and lineout with the same line connection, means that when power supply is there battery will be charged when power supply off battery charge is supplied to light and fan its possible ?
No. It's not safe. it will damage your power inverter.
Power input will be fed from power source (Distribution box or normal power socket) and output will be connected to fans and lights with separate wire. See detailed description above.
In my Home , we have 3 Ph supply from Elec Board. Loads are connected in each Phase through a Rotary switch. If any Phase fails, Load connected to the phase will be transferred to live phase through Rotary switch.
We also have single Phase 800 VA UPS connected to 1 phase. Few tube lights and fans have been connected to UPS.
Do we need to earth the neutral at our meter or at UPS output neutral?
Is multiple neutral earthing a good option ?
Did you supply just phase (live wire) to lights and fans?
The UPS input will automatically complete the circuit (if it supports)
Earth input or output whichever you want.
i had posted a query about connecting 2 inverters to a single battery.
i just want to add that-
Suppose i disconnect the first floor inverter & connect a single wire from the ground floor inverter to the first floor same as that single wire from inverter to the ground floor inverter. means two wires from inverter output from same point & one going to ground floor & other going to first floor.
will it work & not cause any problem ?
Yes you can wire two floors (even with different electric meters) with single power inverter. You need to supply phase (live wire) to all the appliances you want to run on both floors. You also need to connect output (or input) neutral of inverter to the first floor neutral to complete the circuit.
i had tried it & got it done by electrician but now i see that my ground floor meter is showing Earth leakage & Rev LED is also on many a times. means all the three LEDs are glowing . what should be the solution
Turn off all lights and devices attached to inverter and see if electric meter slows down.
Inverters often produce stray voltage in neutrals that cause the problem.
If problem persists, undo the wiring and buy new battery for other inverter to avoid any troubles.
Your technical advises are really interesting & helpful. thats'why i also want to ask the solution of my problem. hope you will guide me
i have 2 different power supplies (different electricity meters) at different floors & both are having inverters. one of my inverter battery is down & needs replacement. To avoid extra expenditure on battery can i connect both inverters to a single battery & how ? if not then why? & what is the solution
Sir recently installed APC UPS in my house. With double lining of separate neutral. But in my UPS socket, when AC is activate tester screw driver shows no charge when switch is off and charge in phase terminal when on. But when UPS is active, tester shows charge in both terminal regardless switches are on or off. What could be the possible cause of this issue?
That's due to the stray voltage in input/output neutral.
i am using 1100va luminous zelio inverter i plugged inverter 6amp 3pin to my room switch board socket, i draw 1mm size wire from main DP box,my question is what's the right size of wire that i should use from DP box,because in that room with same switch box another electronics load of 600watts is connected. During summer in our area voltage drop to 120 volts. if i give maximum load on 1mm is it ok?
The quality of wire matters the most. This much thick wire may bear the load that you mentioned if it is made of pure copper.
But i will recommend to use thicker wire for safety.
Sir, I am using homage UPS and have following problem since last night. Light from Grid Station is available but appliances (Bulb and Fan etc) are still running on UPS backup power supply. I tried to disconnect UPS input power supply and tried to complete circuit with simple plug to run on appliances on main power supply, but still only things that are not backed up with UPS wiring are switching on and remaining which are wired to run UPS backup are not running on main AC power supply. Can you suggest what can be the problem. Is there possibility that the AC power socket for UPS input is no more working and needs to be replaced?
Dear Sir,
I am also having the similar issue. My house having two portions with two separate mains. But, I have connected my UPS to both the portions, when ever required I am switching on and off those appliances. But, input power to the inverter from one meter only, that particular portion I am getting more bill when compared to other portion. The entire load on that meter. Can I connect my single ups to both the meters. you have suggested " Divide load over days" could you please elaborate.
Install a 'change over switch' at UPS input. The change over switch can be fed two mains. Run UPS on one main for 15 days and then switch over to other main for other 15 days.
I am having a inverter which is already connected in my home now my load demand is increasing so State electricity Board has told to take another Supply new Supply.But My old Supply is connected to Inverter can I connected this new supply to my inverter.The Purpose is Ground floor should have Different Supply and First Floor should have different supply and billing will be different but Inverter will be common .
You can divide the load over days like running inverter for 15 days on one supply and another 15 on second one.
I would like to give the inverter output to certain circuits like light circuits only in the main DB. so when power fails that particular light circuits will not fail .for this what to do?
Sir i am using my ups with pc. From yesterday it isn't working. When i checked it with tester both of the terminals showing current. Even in circuit components like capacitors transistors. On the o/p side both terminals glow. what to do????
Can I connect linein and lineout with the same line connection, means that when power supply is there you can use more load than the capacity of inverter ?
I want to know that my home has inverter wiring, but doesn't have inverter. Two wires are connected with the different switches. It is always disturbing my automatic switches, they get spark and some electric appliances stop working. I want to close this sparking circuit. Please give me solution.
Wiring might be shorted.
Sir I want to know where to connect the out put phase of the invetor in the DB ' should it be down the mcb
I have a Luminous Square Wave Inverter 975 VA connected with Method 1 ie. Single live wire connection. Many a times, when I leave home for long, I switch off the output from Inverter and keep the input line ON.
The line installation has a 10 Amps MCB. It Trips many a times under this condition causing likely hood of slow battery discharge.
Can you please tell me what can be the cause and solution. All power connections remain OFF during this.
Even flooded lead acid batteries can retain charge for over a month. VRLA batteries have better tendency to retain charge. So just charge the batteries to full and shutdown inverter completely before leaving.
I want to know inverter output wire (mm) what type of brand wire use in my six room and one Hall I actually not know?
Sir plz
Depends on your needs. Usually ordinary copper wires that are used for wiring in homes will serve the purpose.
I wanted to ask why is it that UPS works only when its is plugged into the socket in a certain direction, and not in the opposite direction? I understand that electricians only give one wire (phase) from the appliances to the UPS backup. But how is it able to provide voltage to the other wire? Does it get one wire from the input and the other from the output? I have noticed that the UPS doesn't work if the input cable is pulled from the socket, but not when the socket switch is simply turned off. This suggests that there must be some phase relationship between input and output of a UPS, but I still don't understand the concept very clearly. Could you please elaborate on that?
Thanks a lot!
P.S: I'm not trying to install a UPS or anything. I only wish to understand the theory behind it.
Phase is provided from output. Neutral is provided by input. The circuit completes and devices start working.
Most power inverters are designed to close the circuit with only phase output and neutral input.
In your room switch boards, the switch only cuts off the phase supply to socket which means neutral is always available.
Thanks a lot, Mr. Talal. I appreciate it
Does the appliances connected to an inverter work when inverter is in off condition
If backup button is off, appliances should work with main power source.
Hi. I have a cyberpower UPS 720 watt UPS with Phoenix battery. yesterday the UPS started beeping and showing that its overloaded but it wasn't. I turned off everthing on UPS but it still wouldn't stop beeping. There is only wire in output of UPS. what can be the issue? and how can it be resolved.
Try pressing trip reset button. If problem persists, take it to service center.
Dear you technical advises are really helpful as I am thoroughly following your threads .
I need advise on ;
I bought APC Sine-wave ups (48V)
the Electrition/shopkeeper told me that after you plug in the main wire (input) , then take a Tester and see in the Output which of the two wires is phase wire , then connect the phase wire to the socket's phase wire to deliver the Output to home.
My question here is that , after plugging in the ups wire to power socket, I took the tester to see which one in the output is phase but I found out that both output wires have current in it . My batteries are not attached while doing this as I have 2 batteries and waiting to buy 2 more to make a 48volt battery in series)
So, do you think after connecting the ups to 4batteries , the output of you ups will make one phase and other neutral ?
Make sure you don't short the wires (phase and neutral connected together) as that will damage UPS. If both output (phase and neutral) are lighting the tester then neutral has got stray voltage in it. Usually Live and neutral is mentioned on output of every UPS. You just need to find correct input phase (if it is not mentioned). If you have got multimeter, you can easily find what is what.
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Thanks a lot Talal , it's a stray current, if you have time then just reply me inshort how to remove the stray current in my APC ups,
? your advises are wonderful ,,, stay blessed
Earth wiring is the only solution to this problem.
with reference to below post, is Stray voltage dangerous for devices? or should i simply avoid it?
I have homage inverter installed at home. When Main Electricity OFF inverter work perfect but there is only 1 problem that is small voltage or current is still there in those sockets where inverter is not connected and when I pull inverter power plug or switch OFF completely then that voltage or current disappear.
I performed some tests to pin point the issue but can't find the issue.
I switch OFF inverter from power button on inverter and voltage or current disappears.
I disconnected input L (Red) wire but inverter is ON (backup mode) and voltage or current still there.
I disconnected input N (black) wire but inverter is ON (backup mode) and voltage or current disappears.
This happen only when main electricity is OFF.
That stray voltage is produced by your inverter when it is providing backup. Stray current is not harmful for devices but can be for humans. Proper earthing can help you get rid of it.
sir please tell how to connect the UPS.
both the switch boards are in different rooms (amaron inverter 800VA)
I have installed elcb in my home and is working well. It is tripping when Connected to ups supply. If I use without ups means connected directly to mains it is fine. What will be the reason.
Thank you very much for this wonderful information. I am not technical person but I need your expert solution on my inverter issue. I have low voltage issue on main line 140-160. I have a 5kva pure Sinewave inverter installed with common neutral method. To improve voltage I added one 10kva stabilizer and connect inverter on it. When grid is on I get no improvement in voltage but when electricity goes all fans lights becomes brighter on battery power which I actually want during my grid power.
Main grid–10 kva stabilizer–5kva inverter–appliances
Your stabilizer is useless. It is not stepping up the voltage properly. Change that with some quality product.
How can i check my inverter is Pure sine wave or Square wave, it might be a straight forward answer by using the model number we can find but its old one and i am not able to find online. The inverter is Brila Power 800 VA Home Ups. Is there any way to check without taking the unit to service center.
Use Oscilloscope for that purpose.
Use a multimeter which is not a true rms . If the multimetre shows wrong voltage relative to the true rms meter then it is not a pure sine wave
Normally in case of square wave Inverter, on inverter power, there will be noise in Fans specially when they are running slower.
I want to connect a street light load on my existing inverter which is connected to my house load. That street light should on only when main power cut and should be off when main supply is there. How to connect, i have luminous LB UPS.
I have homage inverter installed at home. When Main Electricity OFF inverter work perfect but there is only 1 problem that is small voltage or current is still there in those sockets where inverter is not connected and when I pull inverter power plug or switch OFF completely then that voltage or current disappear.
I performed some tests to pin point the issue but can't find the issue.
I switch OFF inverter from power button on inverter and voltage or current disappears.
I disconnected input L (Red) wire but inverter is ON (backup mode) and voltage or current still there.
I disconnected input N (black) wire but inverter is ON (backup mode) and voltage or current disappears.
This happen only when main electricity is OFF.
That's the stray current.
I myself have wired my two rooms. Now I have purchased luminous ups and want to install in my house with method-1 or method-2 as explained by you above. I understand both diagram. I just want to clarify from you that I will have to take Single live wire from UPS out put and twist with fan switch terminal and bulb switch terminal point or twist with live wire which are coming from main board to Rooms. (in this case two live wire twist and during power failure ups live wire will work and during power from main board it stop working. Am I correct? Can I use method-1 or method-2 for ups wiring in Rooms and kitchen which method is so safe. In method-1 is it possible to reverse current? Thanks
Separate live wiring needed.
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Now I take
how to remove inverter connection from a socket. only two wires are connected + earth.
Label them before removing to avoid any mistake while reconnecting.
My inverters both battery terminals show current while checked with tester and also the cabinet. Is it ok or there is a chance of power loss?
Earth wiring will fix that issue.
Hello Sir
I installed a luminous inverter of 800va, using 1st method mentioned. Now what whenever the mains goes out the inverter cannot start by itself and instead it shows overload. Now when i switch of the isolator and restart the inverter it works and i get the current. But still then inverter blinks every after few seconds "on main" led blinks on and power supply is also blinks along with that.
sir I am facing a continous problem during rainy season, when rain comes with lighting and thunder it is obvious my inverter will damage, but at the same time nothing goes wrong with the other peoples inverter even it is switch on. I purchaced 2 inverter of different brands but no use, and also changed its previous place but as it is. Please suggest me some solution. Thank You.
Use surge protector.
Plz anyone confirm whether output from ups with one wire can be used if ups is connected to a stabilizer.
I had connected by method 1 but room light is getting on only in case of supply but when supply is off it gets off suggest
When invertor light points get on. Rccb get trip. Method 1 wiring is being used. Please send reason…
My house has 2 power connections from 2 seprate ac mains . Generally there shalll not be power cut for both sources together . Can i use 1 battery & 2 inverters to back up for each mains.
Hello Sir
I recently installed a 5kva Genus inverter with 8 batteries in my house. It was installed like in Method 1. However, I observed that sometimes, when the public main goes off, the UPS would go into "Short Circuit Protection". The occurrence is becoming frequent and is of concern to me. What can I do about this? Thanks.
Check the wiring. Make sure there is nothing shorted among appliances. Check for overload as well.
i wanna ask that if the plug attatched to ups is plugged out of ups and put in the socket in main circuit where the charging plug was attatched after removing it??
only line is series to home through inverter, when we connect neutral also to home from ups output to grid neutral (loop) in that case neutral is reverse till to grid when grid supply is failued, in that case what happen?
How to connect only specific appliances like bulb or fan and leaving the rest, In a single wire system??
Get it done from trained personnel. Won't recommend to do it on your own if you have no experience before.
I have wired my room but not sure about selective ups wiring.
Most inverters available in market can work on single wiring i.e. you just need to supply live. Devices and appliances automatically gets neutral from inverter input.
sir, i use the second method usually for my installations and it works out fine. but i just installed a 5kva luminous inverter but when there's no electricity supply the inverter indicates power at the input voltage and when i disconnect from the mains my tester indicator comes on from the input of the inverter. please what can i do
Stray voltage may be
Sir , i installed RCCB in main Supply . i have ups. If i get a shock RCCb trips. Then ups activates.( ups wiring is done as method 1 — single wiring system). how the ups will trip. What is safty device i have to install and where.Please reply.
Rccb should be enough for the purpose.
Naresh Singh Reply
Dear friend ,
Rccb is connected in main . the connection of UPS always should be in series . means Disconnect your mains from MCB first connect it to UPS i/p through sufficient mcb
Take o/p from UPS & Connect it to mains i/p .so if there is any fault occur or leakage current will pass your RCCB will Trip & the whole supply will isolates . other wise it will be Risky,
Naresh Singh
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Can u give me circuit for it
Ashish Reply
Please give circuit diagram.
awais imam Reply
is there any circuit for reverse current protection towards output of UPS if a ups is installed with common neutral for two homes ….. incase the second one reverses polarity from mains of his home ???
shankar Reply
hi i had the same dout how did u connected now ?


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Lynne Lenhart's daughter had her $140 iPod taken from her on a recent visit to New York. The thief was a taxi driver who remains at large, with the apparent blessing of the government and the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.
This sad — and apparently unsolvable — case raises some important questions about the use of credit cards. I'll get to those in a moment. But first, let me hand the mic over to Lenhart.
My 20 year-old-daughter recently visited New York City by herself, and had a bad taxi experience that I am still furious about.
After the driver took her to JFK airport to catch her flight home, she tried to pay using her credit card. She had been using her credit card to pay for all her taxi cab rides.
This time the card was not approved. She knew that she had enough money on the card to pay for the ride, so she called up the bank to find out what was wrong. They agreed that she had enough to pay for it but the driver's machine used for the credit cards was not working. All the numbers were not going over either due to an equipment malfunction or a bad signal near the airport.
The driver got mad and called the Port Authority. When they got involved, they told her that if she couldn't pay, then they would have to "book" her.
She was humiliated and scared that she was going to be arrested. They told her that she would have to give him something and she was forced to give the driver her $140 iPod to pay for a $50 cab ride. It feels, to me, like she was the victim of a shakedown. She got the taxi driver's number.
I have shared this experience with friends and family and they are all disgusted and not planning on vacationing in New York any time soon. Is there anyone that I can contact about this situation or is this the way things are done in New York?
I recommended that Lenhart write a brief, polite letter to the Port Authority and the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, requesting the return of her daughter's iPod. Here's what happened:
I heard from the Port Authority by phone and e-mail. They apologized and asked for more information. I sent them what my daughter remembered. Since my daughter did not get the names of the officers, they are unable to pursue it further and consider the case closed.
I heard from the Taxi Commission. They brought the driver in to interview and after discussing the case with the driver and their legal department, it was decided that I would have to deal with the driver on my own. They said that since he was forced to accept the iPod as payment, by the Port Authority, they were under no obligation to force him to return it. They gave me his phone number. However, after repeated attempts, I have been unable to contact him.
I called the Taxi Commission a few days ago, to see if they could help me and have received no response. Then I contacted the Port Authority and found out what they had decided. All they could do was give me the name of the taxi cab company.
Is Lenhart out of options? I think small claims court might be her daughter's next stop, although it might not be worth the effort.
The bigger question here is: What happens when a travel company can't accept your credit card because of equipment problems? The cab driver in Lenhart's case should have been able to accept an imprint and a signature. Confiscating her iPod was unnecessary.
The taxi driver should free the iPod and accept her $50 as soon as possible.
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- Instead of missing six points races%2C seven key team members will miss Darlington and Charlotte.
- NASCAR Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook reduced penalties after team%27s appeal.
- Team owner Roger Penske said he was happy with the outcome of the final appeal.
CONCORD, N.C. — Penske Racing won a slight victory Tuesday in its final appeal of penalties to its two Sprint Cup teams, as National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook reduced seven team members' suspensions from six to two races.
Middlebrook left intact the points penalties and fines to the teams of defending series champion Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. But now the key crewmen from the Nos. 2 and 22 will miss only Saturday's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 26 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. They also will be absent from the Sprint All-Star Race, an exhibition held on May 18 at Charlotte, but can return for the June 2 race at Dover International Speedway.
Team owner Roger Penske said he was very happy with Middlebrook's decision.
"I think it was fair and equitable," Penske said. "He felt the fines and penalties were overreaching and made the decision to reduce it. It was a good outcome for everyone. We're going to move on."
Penske said the team would release information soon on who would replace the seven team members at the track for the next three weeks. Because the Nationwide Series runs in tandem with NASCAR's premier circuit at Darlington and Charlotte, it's expected the team would use it Nationwide crewmembers for those races.
"We have to talk internally to our teams," Penske said. "We have a game plan. Hopefully you'll see people you know at the racetrack. We have a deep bench."
For the second consecutive week, Penske attended a NASCAR appeal hearing with chief lieutenants Walt Czarnecki (vice president of Penske Corp.) and Tim Cindric (president of Penske Racing). Team manager Travis Geisler and crew chiefs Paul Wolfe (Keselowski) and Todd Gordon (Logano) also were present.
Sprint Cup director John Darby represented NASCAR again as he had during the initial appeal last Wednesday.
NASCAR issued the penalties after the April 13 race at Texas Motor Speedway, where Sprint Cup officials confiscated parts from the rear suspensions of the Fords of Logano and Keselowski after the cars failed a prerace inspection.
The punishment was upheld May 1 by an appeals panel of Pocono Raceway President Brandon Igdalsky, former NASCAR vice president Paul Brooks and Bowman-Gray Stadium operator Dale Pinilis. The panel took about five hours to hear arguments from both sides and deliberate on the decision.
Geisler, Wolfe and Gordon were facing six-race suspensions along with car chiefs Jerry Kelley and Raymond Fox and engineers Brian Wilson and Samuel Stanley. In one of the harshest penalties doled out in NASCAR history, Wolfe and Gordon each were fined $100,000 and placed on probation, and Keselowski and Logano each lost 25 points in a ruling announced April 17.
Penske said Tuesday's hearing, in which Middlebrook questioned Penske and Darby while both were in the room together, was the first time that the team had ample opportunity to understand NASCAR's reasoning for the penalties. During the first appeal, the panel heard arguments separately, and Penske said the team previously had been given only rulebook interpretations.
"It was the first time to listen specifically to John to say these are areas we feel you're over the line," Penske said. "We had our rebuttal about that. The appellate officer took that into consideration and came up with final ruling. I think it shows both sides probably have some skin in the game."
Penske maintained that he felt his teams were working in a "gray area" of the NASCAR rulebook.
"This is an innovative sport," he said. "I can tell you the other 42 cars are innovating every day. We'll continue to look at areas we can work in if we feel they are within the rulebook. Obviously, I don't want to get to the edge as NASCAR felt we were in this particular situation, but we've got to be competitive in order to win. I think there are very creative guys that we compete against every Sunday in NASCAR.
"I don't think we were confused (by the violation). As we interpreted the rules, these are undefined areas. But obviously with all the innovation, the NASCAR rulebook is thicker this year than last year, because we have great guys in the garage are that are innovating, and that's the business we're in."
NASCAR releases concerning the penalties have referred to a rule that states rear suspension mounts "must not allow movement or realignment beyond normal rotation or suspension travel" and specifies the permitted mounting hardware.
NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said NASCAR had updated the 2013 rulebook after many teams used rear-end "skew" last season to achieve extra speed. Keselowski was outspoken last summer about Hendrick Motorsports employing the concept and implied it skirted the rules too much for Penske. But by the end of the season, rival Hendrick drivers said Keselowski's cars had more skew than theirs.
"We made it pretty clear with the rear end housing last year, the science project had gone far enough," Tharp said. "That's something we felt the enforcement behind the penalty was warranted.'
Penske said he was still disappointed over losing points, but "I don't think it's something we worry about. From my perspective overall, the key thing is we have our people back at the track (earlier) operating at full control. That's most important. If we're going to want to be a leader and win the championship again, we have plenty of time to do that. I just want to move on. I've learned a lot in the process and am sure the team has.
"The most important thing is this is over. This has been two or three weeks of constant questions. There are lots of emotions from the team members and the media. I feel our bench is strong, and we have people who step in for the crew chiefs and people who weren't here. It'll be business as usual at Darlington."
Penske said he was pleased by NASCAR's two-tiered appeals process that "is very fluid and provides a chance to come to two different hearings. The fact that our facts could be delineated specifically in detail (Wednesday), I think made a big difference with me. … I think the process is good. You don't go to the Supreme Court on the first day. I'm happy with the outcome."
Since becoming chief appellate officer in 2010, Middlebrook, who worked at General Motors for 49 years before retiring as global vice president of sales and marketing, has heard six cases. This is the fifth penalty he has amended.
In his most dramatic reduction last year, Middlebrook overturned six-week suspensions to crew chief Chad Knaus and car chief Ron Malec and a 25-point penalty to Jimmie Johnson after Hendrick Motorsports lost on its initial appeal of a Daytona 500 infraction on Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet (leaving intact only a $100,000 fine to Knaus).
Richard Childress Racing brought the first case to Middlebrook after Clint Bowyer's Chevrolet failed a postrace inspection after winning the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Middlebrook upheld a 150-point penalty but reduced a fine to crew chief Shane Wilson by $50,000 to $100,000 and cut the six-race suspension to four for Wilson and car chief Chad Haney.
Early last year, Peyton Sellers was reinstated by Middlebrook after an indefinite suspension for a short-track altercation with a NASCAR official.
With the Penske appeal concluded, attention now turns to another powerhouse team Wednesday. The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel will hear a new case as Joe Gibbs Racing appeals penalties from Matt Kenseth's engine failing inspection after a victory at Kansas Speedway. Kenseth was docked 50 points, and his crew chief and car chief each were suspended six races.
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Trip Report: Caffè Greco
Posted by TheShot on 27 Jun 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
Yes, this one is one of the classics. It's a bright North Beach café that's been open since 1988. They have many small indoor café tables with a lot of that "Cinzano"-like print art, clean surfaces, and East-facing glass windows. They also have an adjoining room that's available for a lot of overflow on popular evenings.
Up against the wall near the register you can take down a copy of the pink Italian daily sports pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, to read about the latest in Italian soccer, Formula 1 racing, cycling, etc. However, the main attraction here is often the few people-watching outdoor tables along the sidewalk in front.
Caffè Greco relies heavily on the Illy "system": they serve Illy coffee in Illy logo IPA cups out of a large, shiny La Spaziale.
I've had better and worse espresso here. On bad days, the flavor can run a little sour and slightly medicinal. On better days — particularly if you request a short pour — it can have a fuller, robust herbal flavor that's quite decent. They serve espresso with an even, dark brown crema runs a little thin. While they are capable of very good espresso at times, they are also inconsistent.
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Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Caprella sp
Animal Type
diatoms (microscopic plants), detritus, filtered food particles, amphipods
to 1.5 inches (4 cm) long
sand fleas, whale lice, other amphipods; Class: Crustacea; Order: Amphipoda
low intertidal zone and subtidal waters in bays, central and southern California
Natural History
Look closely to see these tiny skeleton shrimp clinging to bryozoans, hydroids or algae. Their body shape and color help the shrimp to blend into their background. Their bodies are long, cylindrical and range from pale brown and green to rose. Some species can quickly change color to blend into their backgrounds.
Skeleton shrimp look like, and are sometimes called, "praying mantises of the sea." They have two pairs of legs attached to the front end of their bodies, with three pairs of legs at the back end. The front legs form powerful "claws" for defense, grooming and capturing food. The rear legs have strong claws that grasp and hold on to algae or other surfaces. They use their antennae for filter feeding and swimming.
Skeleton shrimp are abundant and live in many habitats, including the deep sea. They play an important role in the ecosystem by eating up detritus and other food particles.
Cool Facts
Shrimp, sea anemones and surfperch prey on skeleton shrimp. The females of some skeleton shrimp species kill the male after mating.
Skeleton shrimp use their front legs for locomotion. To move, they grasp first with those front legs and then with their back legs, in inchworm fashion. They swim by rapidly bending and straightening their bodies.
To grow, skeleton shrimp shed their old exoskeletons and form new, larger ones. They can mate only when the female is between new, hardened exoskeletons. After mating, the female deposits her eggs in a brood pouch formed from leaflike projections on the middle part of her body. Skeleton shrimp hatch directly into juvenile adults.


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A winner was selected from 5 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
I need a fresh look for my site. Family friendly with a professional feel.
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Discussant's Response to
Internal Auditing—A Historical Perspective and Future Directions
Lawrence B. Sawyer
Consultant—Education and Management
Vic Brink's recollections of internal auditing past reach back to the beginning
of a discipline which I like to think of as management-oriented internal auditing. He was there. He was in attendance when it crawled out of the cocoon of financial ticking and totting and first spread its wings. The discipline may have had its origin in the ancient verification of financial transactions. But it started to mature when Vic and a few others brought forth The Institute of Internal Auditors.
Vic's comments on those beginnings need no discussion. No one knows them better than he. And since we feel the same about internal auditing—what it is and what it should be—I have no quarrel with his concepts. Yet in seeking to put so much on the canvas, he had to omit some of the details. This commentary,
therefore, will seek to amplify several of those details and fill in some of the gaps, particularly:
• The early history of internal auditing
• The definition of internal auditing
• Internal auditing as a unique discipline
• The internal auditor's responsibility to management and the board
• The internal auditor and the external auditor.
The Early History of Internal Auditing
Vic began his historical perspective with the birth of The Institute of Internal Auditors. It would be useful, however, to go back further—to the very beginnings.
Auditing as an aid to management control has its roots in antiquity. In the Mesopotamian civilization, about 3000 B.C., scribes prepared summaries of lists of transactions. These were then checked against the original lists prepared by others. Evidence of such checking, unearthed by archaeologists, shows tiny dots, ticks, and circles on the sides of figures. Apparently this was the beginning of two control devices: division of duties and systematic checking.1
Similar provisions appear in early Egyptian, Persian, and Hebrew records. The Egyptians required the audit of one official's records by another and the actual witnessing of corn brought to warehouses, along with certification of receipt.


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{The Perfect Palette's Color of the Year}: Fabulous Fig!
{Fig, Shades of Gray + White}
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Beautiful choice! I love this color!
Loving this color! And you're right, it really does pair nicely with shades of gray =)
Love your color pick!!!! And, it looks so great with grey. I'm also always a bit partial to any shade of purple myself so I love this inspiration board. Especially that bouquet :)
Dreamy colors. I really like those clutches. Chevron is so hot right now.
Fig is a great description for this color. I'll keep it in mind since I just bought some fabric for my shop in this color, but I was going to wait until Fall, maybe you're right, it's a year rounder.
I love that you can use this color year round! Perfect :)
Off to share!!! This is great ~ can't wait to see your top 10 picks for Spring!
PURPLE!! I totally approve, haha. That dress is gorgeous :D
Oooh, those purples are so gorgeous!
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Beautiful! Lovely choice.
Yes! A very lovely color--a beautiful choice for any time of year!
These are lovely colors! :)
My best friend chose this as her color for her wedding a few years ago and it just looked so good on everyone! :)
I hate it- just kidding!!! LOVE gorgeous fig :-)
For me this is a perfect summer palette!
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My goodness, this palette is just gorgeous!
Yes to fig!! Can't wait to see your color choices!!!
Love rich royal purple!
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Super nice colors!
This is fig done RIGHT! Beautiful color combos.
that fig color is so elegant!
Lovely choice
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That shade of purple looks beautiful with gray!
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Beautiful colors! We have a bride looking for a similar palette and I'll be sharing these with her! -Jayson and Rachael
I love the color. Excited too see the rest of your choices for 2012.
beautiful bombay orchids!!!
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Exciting color choice - fabulous!
Chrissy, this is sooooo pretty =)
The purple is gorgeous!!!I love the colour!!
Great colors!
love these colors
Who does not tamper with the stems, but would want to keep the heart shape, which can also bake the pie pops peduncle and then pack them in a small gift bag.
Fig = FLAWLESS! I'm absolutely looooving this palette!
Love this palette...this is similar to what I used for my wedding althought I wish I had found your site sooner. So many color combos!
I love that dress! I am going to use this fig as one of my colors. Where is that dress from?
I would also love to know where the dress is from! Please please please! :)
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If you were bracing yourself for Phantom Menace levels of disappointment from the new Star Wars film, then you can officially relax.
Director J.J. Abrams has perfectly captured the spirit of the original trilogy, much as he did with his reboot of the Star Trek franchise. As a result, The Force Awakens is a genuinely thrilling experience, packed with great characters (both old and new), terrific action set-pieces, state-of-the-art special effects and a surprising amount of humour.
As the familiar opening crawl explains, the film takes place 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has disappeared and a new evil Empire known as the First Order has arisen, commanded by Vader-like Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Grand Moff Tarkin-like General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson).
With both the Resistance and the First Order desperate to find Skywalker, General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) dispatches her finest fighter pilot (Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron) to Tatooine-like Jakku in order to find a secret map to his location, but he's captured before he can complete his mission and hides the map inside his faithful ball droid, BB-8, who escapes into the desert.
After BB-8 is rescued by desert scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley), the pair hook up with rogue Stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega), who's trying to escape the First Order. And when Rey and Finn discover that the First Order have orders to capture BB-8, they realise that they have to get the droid to the Resistance before it's too late. Fortunately, help is at hand in the form of a familiar grizzled smuggler and his furry friend.
First things first, The Force Awakens delivers everything you could conceivably want from a Star Wars film: the action set-pieces are both frequent and genuinely thrilling, the performances are pitch-perfect, the new characters are wonderful, the production design is exceptional (and makes clever use of familiar vehicles and creatures) and John Williams' classic score is the icing on an already delicious cake.
In particular, in an age where modern blockbusters are routinely criticised for having exclusively white male leads, The Force Awakens deserves extra credit for making Ridley and Boyega its lead characters. They, in turn, make a terrific duo, sparking palpable chemistry and bringing real emotion to their characters. Similarly, Driver is superb as Kylo Ren, while Harrison Ford brings a surprising amount of energy to Han Solo and looks like he's having more fun than he's had in years. (Pleasingly, he makes much more than just a token appearance).
On top of everything else, this is by far the funniest Star Wars film, with a multitude of laugh-out-loud moments, both verbal and visual – BB-8, in particular, is a real scene-stealer and gets some priceless reaction shots. In addition, the film is packed with delightful touches, including numerous fan-pleasing callbacks to the previous films and some inspired directorial touches, especially when it comes to the first appearances of various objects and characters.
Apart from a couple of hang-on-a-minute plot holes, the only real problem is that the script is essentially a beat-for-beat rehash of the original Star Wars film, and whilst this is admittedly great on the one hand, it also means that the film is never quite its own thing and, worse, that you can accurately predict certain plot developments. It's also, arguably, slightly hampered by having to leave the audience wanting to see the next episode, something that wasn't the case with the original Star Wars.
In short, this is absolutely the Star Wars film you're looking for, an enormously entertaining, genuinely thrilling space adventure that will please both die-hard fans and young newcomers alike. Highly recommended.


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Each state has its own standards or benchmarks for K-12 science education. The link below will take you to the Michigan science documents.
National Standards and Benchmarks
Here is a list of national standards and benchmarks for K-12 students that cover science, mathematics, geography, and technology education. If you are aware of other national standards that would be relevant to the MESTA community, please submit your suggestions here.
- National Science Education Standards - National Academy of Sciences, 1995
- Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy - American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993
- Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Geography Education Standards - The National Council of Geographic Education
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The following is a list of science literacy documents, including information about general science literacy as well as specific literacy topics such as climate change, oceans, and Earth system science. If you are aware of other science literacy documents that would be relevant to the NESTA community, please submit your suggestions here.
- Atlas of Science Literacy: Mapping K-12 Science Learning -
Atlas of Science Literacy is a two-volume collection of conceptual strand maps—and commentary on those maps—that show how students' understanding of the ideas and skills that lead to literacy in science, mathematics, and technology might develop from kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Blueprint for Change: Report from the National Conference on the Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education - June 21-24, 2001, Snowmass, Colorado. (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Campaign for Environmental Literacy Homepage
- Children's misconceptions about weather: A review of the literature - Understanding misconceptions is crucial to fostering science literacy. This literature review was presented by Laura Henriques in a paper at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA, April 29, 2000.
- Earth's Climate System Paradigm - One page document from AMS (October, 2007)
- Environmental Literacy at Michigan State University Homepage
- Environmental Literacy Council Homepage
- Framework for Earth System Education - Seven Understandings developed by Ohio State University and the University of Northern Colorado
- Guidelines for Sustainability Literacy: The Intricacies of Living in an Interactive World - From By members of the Critical Issues Committee, Geological Society of America, E-an Zen and Allison R. (Pete) Palmer (1999, from BASIN.org)
- Ocean Literacy - The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences K-12 - Published by National Geographic Society in 2005, this framework was the produce of a two-week online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration in October 2004 and involved NOAA, the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) and the national marine Educators Association.
- Revolutionizing Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century - Report and Recommendations from a 50-State Analysis of Earth Science Education conducted by TERC for NOAA, Posted June 11, 2007. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Science for All Americans: Education for a Changing Future - A set of recommendations from Project 2061 on what understandings and ways of thinking are essential for all citizens in a world shaped by science and technology.
- Teaching About Global Climate Change -
NSTA Reports--P. John Whitsett, NSTA President- September 10, 2007
- Toward Carbon Literacy - Online brochure from U.K. consulting company Carbon Sense
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Back when I was writing and producing Dharma and Greg, the only way to read my cards was to record each episode on a VCR and hit the "pause" button. This was not an easy task. The image wobbled like crazy making the tiny words of my weekly tomes very hard to see. Then it hit me. What about building a device that records video images digitally? Wouldn't this allow for a much more precise "pause" function? I took my little notion to an impoverished computer whiz by the name of Schlomo Tivowitz. At the time of our meeting Schlomo was feverishly trying to invent an improved version of the George Foreman Grill. Schlomo's grill would contain a hard drive that remembered all the details of your last barbecue, as well as an address book. I didn't really see the point of it, but, not being a tech guy, I held my tongue and presented him with my idea. I will never forget his reaction. With hamburger-flecked spittle flying from his blubbery lips, he laughed, called me some very unkind names and demanded that I leave his mother's basement immediately. My hopes dashed, I went back to work on Dharma and forgot about my silly idea. Well, I'm sure you can figure out what happened next. The fact that you're reading this card right now should tell you. Thankfully, it's not in my nature to be bitter. But there are times when I feel a little used -- usually when I've forgotten how to effectively grill a fatty piece of chicken.
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Our database does not have any audit functionality.
- It does not records who inserts the record or who who changes it
- It does not keep a history of the changes made
- Nothing can be restored if something goes wrong
- There are many other short comings for example the database does not have any data integrity, anything an be thrown in, no check on different fields, duplicates etc
My question is, who's job it is to put this functionality in? An ASP Developer who knows basics of SQL and who interacts with the database regularly. Or an SQL Administrator who's sole job is to work with the databases, optimize it and maintain it?
At this point we do not have an SQL Administrator, but can hire one. How big of an undertaking this should be for a developer to fix the above issues?


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ARLINGTON, Texas, July 19 (UPI) -- Wei-Yen Chen allowed a lone run over 6 1/3 innings Friday and Baltimore survived a ninth-inning scare to defeat Texas 3-1.
The Rangers outhit the Orioles 9-6, but could not come up with the big hit against Chen (5-3).
Matt Wieters put Baltimore in front in the second with a solo homer, Nate McLouth doubled home a run in the third and Nick Markakis contributed an RBI double in the fifth.
The only Texas run scored on a sacrifice fly in the fourth by Craig Gentry, who came off the disabled list prior to the game.
Jim Johnson, the major leagues' saves leader, appeared in the ninth to protect the Baltimore lead and soon ran into trouble. He gave up a leadoff single, hit a batter with two away and wound up facing the potential winning run in Elvis Andrus.
Andrus, however, grounded into a force play to end the game and Johnson collected his 34th save.


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A general approach to the construction of discrete equilibrium dis- tributions is presented. Such distribution functions can be used to set up Kinetic Schemes as well as Lattice Boltzmann methods. The general principles are also applied to the construction of Chapman Enskog dis- tributions which are used in Kinetic Schemes for compressible Navier Stokes equations.
The relation between the Lattice Boltzmann Method, which has re- cently become popular, and the Kinetic Schemes, which are routinely used in Computational Fluid Dynamics, is explored. A new discrete velocity model for the numerical solution of Navier-Stokes equations for incom- pressible uid ow is presented by combining both the approaches. The new scheme can be interpreted as a pseudo-compressibility method and, for a particular choice of parameters, this interpretation carries over to the Lattice Boltzmann Method.


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How come nobody told us that there are 2,000 horsepower 4X4 dragsters built on tractor frames racing on snow upstate RIGHT NOW? We need to see that frame flex in person, and we have to hear that blown V8 for ourselves.
It looks like the next hill drags are this weekend. If Kelly Odell is going to be there with this dragster, we're cancelling all our other plans.
(Hat tip to: Dopeaz!)