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Your analysis of your local problem should give you a better understanding of the factors that contribute to it. Once you have analyzed your local problem and established a baseline for measuring effectiveness, you should consider possible responses to address the problem.
The following response strategies provide a foundation of ideas for addressing your particular problem. These strategies are drawn from a variety of research studies and police reports. Several of these strategies may apply to your communitys problem. It is critical that you tailor responses to local circumstances and that you can justify each response based on reliable analysis.
In most cases, an effective strategy will involve implementing several different responses. Law enforcement responses alone are seldom effective in reducing or solving the problem. Do not limit yourself to considering what police can do: carefully consider whether others in your community share responsibility for the problem and can help police better respond to it. In some cases, the responsibility to respond may need to be shifted toward those who have the capacity to introduce more effective responses.
For more detailed information on shifting and sharing responsibility, see Response Guide No. 3, Shifting and Sharing Responsibility for Public Safety Problems. For further information on managing the implementation of response strategies, see Problem-Solving Tools Guide No. 7, Implementing Responses to Problems.
This section reviews what is known about the effectiveness of various practices in dealing with gas drive-offs. The information is limited, because few of the common preventive practices have been thoroughly evaluated. Retailers have been reluctant to undertake the necessary studies and to share the results of any studies they do complete. The government has funded little research in this field, which is regarded as the private sector's domain.
Police can do little on their own to prevent gas drive-offs, and you may have to persuade the retailers themselves to act. You may have to explain why police cannot achieve much through more patrols and arrests and why heavier court sentences can have a limited impact. You may want to explain how the store's practices may be contributing to the problem. You may have to convince owners and managers that they cannot ignore the problem, in light of the costs to the community and, in the long run, to the stores themselves. Finally, you will have to offer them guidance on preventive measures they can take to reduce the problem.
You will be helped in making your case if your state is among those which already have laws on the books regarding gasoline thefts. This will assist in dealing with the criticism that the courts are too lax in dealing with offenders. In most states it is a misdemeanor to drive off without paying for gasoline and will result in a fine and/or driver's license suspension.39 In addition, habitual offenders run the risk of being incarcerated.40 Even with such laws in place, however, a driver must first be found guilty of intentionally leaving the store without paying for the gasoline. To prove this requires a large investment in security cameras and equipment.41
In fact, few gasoline theft cases go to court. Most retailers are not interested in pursuing criminal prosecution because of the time, effort, and cost required. They prefer that police contact the vehicle owner to encourage payment. If this is unsuccessful, store managers can seek a settlement in a civil proceeding, which does not require police involvement. In reality, police agencies have to prioritize the deployment of their limited resources, and gas drive-offs are among the first offenses to be removed from the list of priorities in favor of addressing more serious crimes.42
In framing advice, you must think carefully about the nature of the risk, which varies greatly with the layout and practices of the retail outlet. These factors determine the nature of the remedies. In all cases, you must appreciate stores' need to make a profit. This determines selling practices and how much money is available for preventing shoplifting. Even when retailers can afford more security, they are likely to resist this expenditure. In making your case, you may need to do the following:
Effective prevention depends on well-rounded strategies tailored to the nature of the site. These can be grouped under two main headings: (1) increasing the risks of gas drive-offs by improving surveillance, and (2) increasing the difficulties of gas drive-offs through use of technology and other means. Increasing the risks of crime and increasing its difficulties are well-validated components of Situational Crime Prevention.43
Increasing the Risks of Gasoline Drive-Offs by Improving Surveillance
Many ways exist to improve surveillance of the pumps and gas service area. Informal or natural surveillance can be improved to allow attendants to monitor customers more closely. Formal surveillance can be provided by security companies, which may offer trained personnel as store clerks or security guards. Mechanical surveillance can be provided through the use of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and other electronic devices.
1. Increasing staff levels at peak times. Moreclerks might be needed during peak hours so they can adequately monitor the pumps. Fuel theft often occurs at the busiest times. Thieves may wait until their vehicle is hidden by a truck or position their vehicle in a way that hides the license plate.44 Gas stations with more visible staff will have fewer incidents, since thieves want to remain anonymous.45
2. Using an intercom to greet customers. An intercom is one of the most effective safety and security devices and is a low-tech means of removing anonymity.46 When customers are greeted through the intercom they know they have been seen, and a dialogue between the employee and the customer can start, even after the opening words as simple as: "Hi, how are you today?" During peak sales periods and single-staffed shifts, an intercom is often the only method of interacting with customers before they come into the store to pay for their gas.47
3. Providing employees with professional training. Companies should train theiremployees in the fine art of customer service as well as in noticing and properly reporting gasoline theft.48 Local police might also hold training for companies in strategies to prevent gas theft. The South Australia Police State Crime Prevention Branch has developed the ALERT strategy (Awareness, Line of sight, Eye contact, Registration, Telephone) to train station staff in recognizing and reporting gasoline drive-offs.ALERTunderscores the important role of store clerks in preventing gasoline theft.49 Other ways to increase surveillance are: (1) to subtract, or threaten to subtract the cost of the stolen gasoline from staff's pay on the assumption that the drive-off reports are a camouflage for embezzlement; (2) to pay staff small bonuses for detecting and reporting drive-offs.
4. Ensuring that the pump area is well-lit. Proper lighting makes the site unattractive for thieves and makes customers feel safer. Metal halide light units are recommended; these provide better color rendition than other types of lighting and are compatible with CCTV systems.50 Exterior lighting should be protected with weather- and vandal-resistant coverings and have a light source that is directed downwards to minimize glare and intrusiveness.51 Switches for external lights should be located in a secure area within the store's office.52
For further information about enhanced lighting, see Response Guide No. 8, Improving Street Lighting to Reduce Crime in Residential Areas.
Image2: A well-lit pump area may help reduce the risk of gas drive-offs
Photo Credit: Shutterstock #20633581
5. Making it easier for clerks to see the pumps. Posters and advertisements should not be placed on the store windows, to avoid obstructing the clerks' view of the pumps. Shrubs and hedges should not be higher than 3 feet, and all trees should be trimmed to a maximum height of 6 feet to help maintain a clear view around the site.53 This helps employees to note details of vehicles involved in drive-offs (make and model, color, marks on the vehicle - e.g., scratch on door, bumper dent), and the direction from which the vehicle arrived and departed.54 Pumps furthest away from the clerk's view might be "coned off" at times of minimum use, especially after dark.
6. Employing qualified security personnel. Security personnel can undertake surveillance and cooperate with police in enforcing the law. Security staff can be effective in deterring incidents, especially if they are on staff when crime analysis data show an increased trend of gas thefts in certain locations and at certain times.
7. Using closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras. Video surveillance has generally been found to more effectively deter crime in smaller, more private settings, rather than in city centers or public streets. In addition, when a crime has been committed, CCTV systems on the premises can provide police with vital clues that lead to an arrest. However, the resulting images are often of low quality and therefore of limited use to police. Simple steps can be taken to improve the effectiveness of CCTV systems including the following:
For further information about CCTV, see Response Guide No. 4, Video Surveillance of Public Places.
The effectiveness of license plate recognition can be compromised when thieves stand in front of their (real) plates to obscure the numbers or use stolen license tags on their cars to thwart identification by watching clerks or video cameras (Adams 2008). To deter the use of stolen tags, police recommend that motorists replace the screws holding the plate in place with 'clutch-head' screws which cannot be easily undone (Petrol Plaza News 2009a). The South Australia Police force has promoted the 'Plate Safe' program (South Australia Police 2009).
Even so, surveillance cameras are not always able to capture in detail a license tag because of its small size and varied placement on vehicles. Even with an individual camera devoted to each fueling point (somewhat expensive even today), it would be difficult to catch every tag.
8. Deploying interactive video monitoring (IVM). IVM is one of the newest security measures available to gasoline stations. It enables a control-room operator to monitor hundreds of cameras or a 24-hour central station to monitor thousands of sites in real-time.55 There are three main advantages to this new technology:
9. Using scan-data analysis. Some retail chains and some individual stores now make use of proprietary programs that analyze a store's scan data to reduce the incidence of gasoline drive-offs. Many of these programs are web-based and are capable of gathering and recording details of every transaction at the pumps. They can provide data about the time of day and the specific pumps from which drive-offs occur. On the basis of scan-data analyses conducted by in-house staff or consultants, the company's district managers and supervisors can help individual stores determine how to tackle any apparent problems. Scan-data analysis is expensive, but it is a far more way accurate way to record drive-offs than relying on employee reporting. One retail chain, Flash Foods, successfully used scan-data analysis to reduce gas drive-offs by identifying the particular pumps at individual stores that were most at risk and the times that they were at risk. When the chain required pre-payment on those specific pumps at the high-risk times, gas drive-offs reportedly dropped by 50 percent in one year.57
Increasing the Difficulty of Gasoline Drive-Offs
It was once easy to carry out gas drive-offs, but it is now much more difficult, because many service stations have pre-pay policies in place and use advanced technology that assists in identifying and convicting offenders.
10. Introducing a post-pay system. Many convenience store/gas station chains have adopted PumpStart, a pump-activation card that authorizes cash-paying customers to pump before they pay inside the store, thereby cutting minutes off the process of pumping and paying for gas. In addition, store owners feel that these customers are more likely to purchase food and other items if they come in to pay after they have pumped instead of before. These cards thus enhance the store's profitability.58 PumpStart is not a credit card; in fact, it is not a payment card at all, but a method of checking that the store has the customer's driver's license on file.59 Customers can sign up for the PumpStart card by showing a valid driver's license to the clerk. The store simply records the customer's license number and expiration date and issues the free PumpStart card. If the customer uses the card to start the pump and then drives off without paying, the store can immediately deactivate the card and turn the driver's license number over to police.60 This system has reportedly saved one chain $6 to $7 million in losses every year and reduced gas thefts by 95 percent.61
11. Imposing mandatory pre-pay. The simplest way to prevent people from driving off without paying is to require them to pay before pumping.62 When fuel thefts reach high rates, local officials can intervene by enacting an ordinance for mandatory pre-pay at the pump.63 Store owners may resist such ordinances, because pre-pay makes buying gas less convenient. Pre-pay customers might have to go inside the store to pay and they might have to go back inside to get money back if they do not have room in their tanks for all the gasoline they have purchased. Those who pay cash before pumping are less likely to purchase items inside the store, and having been inside once to pre-pay, they find it inconvenient to go back into the store to buy lottery tickets, beverages, food, or newspapers.64 Pre-payment can also hurt sales, because customers may prefer to go to another nearby retailer that does not require pre-pay.65 Consequently, retailers may require pre-pay only for certain pumps or during certain hours of business rather than require it all the time.
Image3: A mandatory pre-pay system eliminates the need for the use of surveillance cameras or penalty warnings such as the ones pictured above.
Photo Credit: Michael Scott
13. Controlling access to fuel dispensers. As fuel dispenser and payment technology have advanced, offenders have refined their methods of stealing fuel. In response, some companies have adopted new pump security technologies that are designed to do the following:
While principally directed to preventing new forms of gasoline theft, this technology also makes it more difficult for gas drive-offs to be accomplished.
14. Reducing escape points from the site. This can be done byminimizingthe number of entrances and exits and reducing their width. In addition, perimeter fencing will reduce escape and entry points,69 particularly when fences are made of expanded metal, welded mesh, or paladin (not palisade or chain link fencing), and are at least 6 feet high. A Quickthorn or Hawthorn hedging planted adjacent to the fence will increase security, but shrubs, hedges, and bushes should be trimmed where they inhibit surveillance.70 Bollards and other obstacles can be used to ensure that drivers cannot escape by driving over sidewalks, grass verges, and the like.
15. Discouraging gas theft through warnings. Warning signs placed on the pump stating: "Our car is faster than your car," meaning that police cars generally can move faster than other vehicles, in theory increases the risk of apprehension.71 In 2008 all gas retailing stations in one West Yorkshire, England, district participated in a "Name, Shame and Claim" campaign in which posters invited people to report gas thieves. It turned out that many people were reluctant to call the police, and the posters did not achieve the intended results.72 Extensive research has shown that publicity campaigns of this kind are of limited effectiveness.
For further information, see Response Guide No. 5, Crime Prevention Publicity Campaigns.
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Writers and editors from Ethiopia, Russia, Venezuela, and Iran to receive International Press Freedom Awards. Aryeh Neier to be honored with Burton Benjamin Award.
New York, October 5, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists will honor four courageous journalists with its 2010 International Press Freedom Awards at a ceremony in November. Dawit Kebede of Ethiopia, Nadira Isayeva of Russia, Laureano Márquez of Venezuela, and Mohammad Davari of Iran have risked their freedom and security to report the truth as they see it in their countries.
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• Davari, Iran
• Isayeva, Russia
• Kebede, Ethiopia
• Márquez, Venezuela
• Neier, Benjamin Award
"The winners of the 2010 International Press Freedom Awards have endured violence, threats, imprisonment, and even torture because of their work as journalists," CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said. "Each has made a vital contribution to civic life in his or her country. They have exposed wrongdoing, denounced corruption, and cast a skeptical eye on official actions. We honor and support their independence and courage."
Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Institute, will receive CPJ's Burton Benjamin Memorial Award in honor of his long career in defense of press freedom and human rights.
The awards will be presented at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on Tuesday, November 23. Sir Howard Stringer, chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Sony Corp., is chairman of the benefit. Brian Williams, a CPJ board member and anchor and managing editor of NBC's "Nightly News," will be the host.
Here are the recipients of CPJ's 2010 International Press Freedom Awards:
Dawit Kebede, Ethiopia
Kebede, 30, was one of the first journalists to be jailed for independent reporting on Ethiopia's 2005 election violence. And he was among the last to be released under a presidential pardon nearly two years later. Unlike many of his colleagues who went into exile, Kebede chose to stay in Ethiopia after he walked free from Addis Ababa's Kality Prison, where he had been crammed into a communal cell with 350 political prisoners. The government rebuffed Kebede's attempts to get a publishing license after his release but relented in the face of public pressure. Kebede launched the Awramba Times in 2008, and today it is the country's only Amharic-language newspaper that dares question authorities. "Here are three things people should know about me," Kebede says. "First, it is impossible for me to live without the life I have as a journalist. Second, unless it becomes a question of life and death, I will never be leaving Ethiopia. Third, I am not an opposition. As a journalist, whatsoever would be a governing regime in Ethiopia, I will never hesitate from writing issues criticizing it for the betterment of the nation."
Nadira Isayeva, Russia
Isayeva, 31, has incurred the wrath of security services in Russia's volatile North Caucasus for her relentless reporting on their handling of violence and militant Islam in the region. As editor-in-chief of the independent weekly Chernovik (Rough Draft) in the southern republic of Dagestan, she has criticized as counter-productive the heavy-handed tactics of state agencies charged with fighting terrorism. In 2008, authorities brought a criminal case against her under anti-extremist legislation after she published an interview with a former guerrilla leader, who accused local authorities of corruption and of being in thrall to the Kremlin. Isayeva sees the case as retaliation for Chernovik's work. If convicted, she faces up to eight years in prison. She and the newspaper are regularly harassed with official summonses, financial audits, and state-commissioned "linguistic analyses" that label content as extremist. Investigators have searched Isayeva's home, seizing a computer, books, and files. A local prosecutor has sent her notice that she must undergo a psychological examination. Since June 2009, the main state media regulator has been trying to close the paper for "hostile attitudes toward law enforcement officers and other extremist statements."
Laureano Márquez, Venezuela
If there were an Algonquin Round Table in Caracas, Laureano Márquez would have a seat. Journalist, author, actor, and humorist, Márquez has found rich fodder in Venezuela's idiosyncratic political landscape. He is the scourge of left-wing President Hugo Chávez and other politicians for his biting columns in the Caracas-based daily Tal Cual and other national publications. He is also the author of three books of humor, including the national 2004 bestseller, Código Bochinche. In February 2007, he and Tal Cual were fined after a court ruled that a satirical "letter" to Chavez's daughter "violated the honor, reputation, and private life" of the then 9-year-old girl. In the piece, "Dear Rosinés," Márquez urged the girl to influence her father to be nicer to his political opponents. In January, Marquez, 47, wrote a piece in Tal Cual that imagines a Venezuela freed from the political oppression of a ruler named "Esteban," a veiled reference to Chávez. Information Minister Blanca Eekhout demanded the journalist be criminally prosecuted, describing the column as an assault on the country's democracy and a coup plot disguised as humor.
Mohammad Davari, Iran
Davari, 36, editor-in-chief of the news website Saham News, exposed horrific abuse at the Kahrizak Detention Center, videotaping statements from detainees who said they had been raped, abused, and tortured. The center was closed in July 2009 amid public uproar, but by September of that year the coverage had landed Davari in Evin Prison. He is serving a five-year prison-term for "mutiny against the regime." His mother has written to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to say that her son has himself been tortured in custody. Now in solitary confinement, Davari has not been allowed contact with his family for more than eight months. The journalist had served his country and paid a high price. As a young student, Davari volunteered to fight in the Iran-Iraq War, during which he suffered eye and leg injuries.
Here is this year's recipient of the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award:
Aryeh Neier, United States
CPJ will honor Aryeh Neier with the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award given for a lifetime of distinguished achievement in the cause of press freedom. Neier is a pillar of the U.S. and international human rights community. He spent 15 years with the American Civil Liberties Union, including eight as national director. He was a founder in 1978 of Human Rights Watch and ran the organization as executive director for a dozen years before joining the Open Society Institute as president. In 1981 when a small group of U.S. journalists wanted to help colleagues overseas who were in trouble, Neier provided invaluable advice about starting a nonprofit group. That organization became CPJ, and Neier served on its board for many years. He writes frequently for the New York Review of Books, and has been published in numerous periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, and Foreign Policy. For 12 years he wrote a column on human rights for The Nation.
"Aryeh Neier is a true pioneer in the field of press freedom and human rights," CPJ Chairman Paul Steiger said. "Through his ground-breaking work at Human Rights Watch, his leadership of the Open Society Institute, and his journalism, Aryeh has advanced press freedom and helped countless individual journalists and writers around the world." The Burton Benjamin Memorial Award is named in honor of the CBS News senior producer and former CPJ chairman who died in 1988.
CPJ will also present a 2009 International Press Freedom Award to J.S. Tissainayagam of Sri Lanka, who was jailed and could not accept the honor in person last year. International advocacy by CPJ and others helped win Tissainayagam's freedom in May of this year.
The International Press Freedom Awards, now in their 20th year, are the centerpiece of CPJ's annual fund-raising efforts.
- To attend the awards dinner, please contact CPJ's Development Office at 212-465-1004 x 113.
- For more information about the award winners and CPJ's work, visit our website at www.cpj.org, or call 212-465-1004 x105.

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Pneumatic and hydraulic actuator manufacturer Phd, Inc., Ft. ne, IN, acquired Rankin Corp., Edgemont, PA, the North American master distributor for Yamaha Robotics. PHD manufactures clamps, cylinders, powered slides, rotary actuators and other automation components. Yamaha provides electromechanical robots for a variety of material-handling applications.
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On Exhibit: Tentacles
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Enteroctopus dofleini
Animal Type
clams, cockles, crabs, abalone, scallops, fish, fish eggs, octopuses
often 50 pounds and 15 feet across; sometimes larger
Japan to Alaska to Baja California
Natural History
Masters of disguise
The giant Pacific octopus is an amazing creature—brainy and beautiful. The Aquarium's specimens are about six feet across, tentacle to tentacle—but that's a modest size for this species. Full-grown giant Pacific octopus often top 50 pounds, and the record was a creature weighing 200 pounds and measuring nearly 20 feet across.
They're usually reddish-pink with a delicate, veinlike pattern when you see them up close, fading to white on the underside of the tentacles. Its eight arms are covered with suction cups—2,240 of them in females, about 100 fewer in males—which give the octopus an iron grip as well as exquisite powers of taste and smell.
In our exhibit, you may have to look closely to find the octopus, as these animals can change their skin color to blend in with the rocks around them, and even this species, the largest octopus in the world, can squeeze itself into tiny, out-of-the-way spaces.
A mollusc without its shell
Octopuses are molluscs—boneless invertebrates related to clams. But they are no shell-bound mussel that lives in the mud. They're agile, smart and sneaky, armed with eight sinuous tentacles that are studded with suction cups.
An octopus is a little like a normal mollusc turned inside-out. It has a soft body, and its shell has been reduced to two small plates where its head muscles anchor, plus a powerful, parrot-like beak. Lacking a shell, octopuses protect themselves with one of the most sophisticated camouflage systems in the animal world.
Smart and solitary
Giant Pacific octopus spend most of their lives alone. They live in chilly (60 degrees Fahrenheit or colder) Pacific waters from Korea and Japan north to Alaska and south to Southern California. They live in fairly shallow, coastal waters down to depths of 330 feet or more. If you're lucky and extremely sharp-eyed you may find one in a tide pool.
Octopuses are very intelligent animals that can learn to open jars, play with toys, and interact with their handlers. Scientists long thought that animals were unlikely to evolve intelligence unless they were social (like us), so the octopus's clever, lonely life is something of a mystery.
The early days: life as a tiny octopus
The largest octopus in the world hatches from an egg the size of a rice grain. The tiny hatchlings are just over a quarter-inch long and weigh 22 milligrams (less than a thousandth of an ounce). On day one, their eight little arms already have about 14 tiny suckers each.
They drift in the surface waters eating plankton for up to three months, then settle to the seafloor weighing five grams. It takes another year for a young octopus to grow to about two pounds; a year after that it may weigh around 20 pounds and be ready to breed. Until they grow larger than about 10 pounds, life is very dangerous. Predators include lingcod, seals and sea otters—as well as mink, diving birds and other octopuses.
An octopus's garden
Adult giant Pacific octopus are stealthy hunters that eat a wide assortment of seafood, most commonly crabs, clams and other mussels. They catch their prey by surprise, using camouflage, jet propulsion and the sure grip that comes with having eight arms. With a quick bite from its hard beak, the octopus injects compounds that paralyze its prey and begin to digest its flesh. Then the octopus can return to its rocky den and settle down for a leisurely meal.
Using a hard, rough tongue called a radula, the octopus scrapes a neat hole in its prey's shell and extracts the contents. After picking it clean, the octopus discards the shell into a rubbish pile, called a midden, just outside its den. Scientists study these piles to learn about octopus diets.
Now you see me, now you don't
Like other octopuses, the giant Pacific octopus is a master of disguise due to a complex system of pigment cells, muscle fibers and nerves. Millions of elastic cells under the skin contain colored pigments. By stretching these open or squeezing them shut from moment to moment, the octopus adjusts its skin color. It can flash a warning signal or melt into the background, using its sharp eyes to match the patterns and colors of its background nearly perfectly. Experiments have shown that octopuses are color-blind, making these feats that much more mystifying.
Dedicated mothers
Octopuses typically live alone, saving up energy for their one chance at mating near the end of their roughly three-year lives. Then a female chooses a male—typically one much larger than herself—and together they head for a den in deeper water (40 to 170 feet deep). A month or more after mating, the female lays 18,000 to 74,000 eggs (occasionally more), hanging them from the roof of a deep-water den in hundreds of strands of around 250 eggs each.
The mother octopus lives in the cave for up to seven months as the curtain of eggs develops, fanning the eggs with her arms or contracting her body to shoot streams of oxygen- and nutrient-rich water over them. She doesn't eat during this time and usually dies shortly after the young hatch.
Giant Pacific octopus have fairly short lives and produce lots of eggs, so their populations are naturally resilient. And even though they're popular in Asian and Mediterranean cuisine, they're not nearly as heavily fished as other seafood. So, happily, giant Pacific octopus populations are in pretty good shape.
They are commercially fished in both North America and Japan, both for food and as bait for species like Pacific halibut. An octopus has the advantage (unfortunately for the octopus) of being reusable as bait—a big savings for commercial fishermen who cast thousands of hooks into the water.
Because giant Pacific octopus are so large, they're a popular species to use. Records show up to 3,500 tons have been caught per year in North America.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – An unblemished fall season for the MIT women's tennis team as vaulted the Engineers into the top-20 in the first NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Poll of the 2013-14 season releases by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). MIT, which won its second straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship and went 11-0 in the fall season is ranked No. 17 in the poll, a jump of six places from the Engineers' No. 23 finish in last season's poll.
In addition to the national ranking, MIT was ranked No. 5 in the Northeast Region, one of the most competitive regions in the nation. A pair of Engineers are ranked among the top-25 singles players in the region, with senior Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christy, Texas) ranked No. 7 and freshman Elysa Kohrs (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) who was named the NEWMAC Women's Tennis Rookie of the Year last week, ranked No. 13. Quisenberry finished the fall with a 5-1 record at No. 1 and 7-2 overall, while Kohrs finished 13-2 overall and 7-0 as the No. 2 player for the Engineers.
Quisenberry was also among the players ranked in doubles play in the region as she teamed with fellow senior Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) to go 7-3 as MIT's No. 1 doubles team, and 9-4 overall, to earn a No. 8 ranking.
With the fall portion of its schedule complete, MIT will return to action on the courts next March as it opens play in the spring portion of its 2012-13 schedule.


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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I've Got NEWS, Yo.
Anyway, I'm here to tell you that The Kindness Project folks have started a new blog! Woo-hooo! This means that you won't get a ton of posts all on one day, the second Wednesday of every month. Rather, you'll get one post three times a week. We're still encouraging others to blog about kindness on their own blogs too whenever they like (we've got a button just waiting for you), but we've added a feature where you can guest blog for us on Saturdays. All you do is fill out a form. All are welcome. And when I say all, I mean all. Not just writers, or over 18's, or people in the YA industry, or perfect people. ALL. Anyone who feels inspired to dole out or receive kindness.
So come on over. Check us out. Follow. Et cetera. I'd love to see you join us there. I think you'll be surprised what a happy place it is. How good it makes you feel. Like cozy slippers and a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day. It's what we're aiming for anyway. Come see. Come seeeeee.
We're on Twitter, too. Come follow us! And Facebook. Come like us! Give us enough time and you'll find us on Pinterest. Youtube. Alaska. Kindness should be everywhere, don't you think?
P.S. I didn't mean to freak you out with that title. I realize maybe I did, and you came here thinking I'd be all like I'm having a baby, eeeeep! Well, not as far as I know. So. Anyway. This is exciting, though. Right? A new blog. All about kindness. YAY!
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Sounds like a great cause to build a blog around. And hey, just knowing you're doing OK is news enough for me. I don't need big reveals to keep checking in. :) I've really missed you!ReplyDelete
Yay!! I'm so excited for this! THank you for all of your hard work to make this happen!ReplyDelete
The blog looks great, Carol! I went ahead and posted about it too. Not that anyone reads my blog anymore, but still.ReplyDelete
Yay! I'd heard rumors about this and i'm glad to see it's up and running!ReplyDelete
The new blog sounds very exciting. Kindness is something that we all need to encourage in ourselves and others.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM
Sounds like a great blog! Will check it out.ReplyDelete
Already followed the blog from Matthew's site!ReplyDelete
Matthew got to me first. I'm already following! Thank you all for this.ReplyDelete
Kindness is good. Love this! I'll follow on FB and Twitter too. And Alaska.ReplyDelete
Kindness certainly deserves it own blog. Great news!ReplyDelete
Popped over. Wonderful idea. The kindness quota for the world seems to be running short. Time to kick it up notches and notches.ReplyDelete
I love that you're okay and kindness is in action.ReplyDelete
I will blog about this next week. So excited to be a part of it!ReplyDelete
Yay! SO excited about this! I'm going to "like" us on facebook right now!ReplyDelete
Definitely exciting! This is awesome. On my way to check it out now.ReplyDelete
very, very cool- more kindness in the world is welcome. that's some magic.ReplyDelete
new follower. cheers!
Love the Kindness Project. This is good news! Thanks!ReplyDelete
with as much as you wonderful ladies have been doing, it's KIND of like having a baby! It's gorgeous, it's a great site, and I can't wait to see all the good it does. :o) <3ReplyDelete
I'll go check it out...ReplyDelete
Babies, books, kindness -- it's all good :)ReplyDelete
The world can always use more warm fuzzies...and I'm not talking about puppies and kitties, though that might not be so bad either. :)ReplyDelete
Saw this post on someone's blog roll. Got excited. Came by. Remembered what it actually was. Still cool, though.ReplyDelete
Hi Carol,ReplyDelete
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Air Force has again lost its quarterback. Jaleel Awini is not eligible to play following an academy announcement Wednesday that he is no longer a "cadet in good standing."
Awini, a sophomore, had previously been on academic probation and members of the football team tweeted encouragement from an Air Force court proceeding involving Awini on Tuesday.
One tweet mentioned 100 of Awini's teammates were there to support him and a hashtag #Freewini, which was popular during his time on probation, was brought back to the social networking site.
No information has been given on the nature of Awini's offense and no timetable exists for a potential return, as there is an administrative process for a cadet to return to good standing.
A release from Air Force stated only that "Air Force Academy Cadet Third Class (C3C) Jaleel Awini is no longer a cadet in good standing and is not allowed to represent the Academy in any outside activities, effective immediately.
"All cadets are held to the same high standards -- honor, physical fitness, academics and military aptitude -- and each case is handled on its own individual merits. Holding each cadet to these high standards promotes good order and discipline throughout the institution."
Awini ascended to the starting quarterback position in the first game this season when Kale Pearson went down with a season-ending knee injury.
Awini immediately impressed with a throwing arm far stronger than Air Force typically has at the quarterback position. He is also second on the team with 220 rushing yards and leads the Falcons with four rushing touchdowns.
The Aurora native and graduate of Rangeview High School did not practice Tuesday.
Fellow sophomore Karson Roberts, who has both of Air Force's touchdown passes this season, becomes the presumptive starter. Roberts is a 6-foot, 185-pound native of Houston.
Awini is a first-generation American, the only son of a Ghana diplomat. He spoke Monday about the importance of his cultural background and how it had led him to the Air Force Academy.
"In my culture the firstborn is supposed to be something in life and take care of the family," Awini said. "What place better than the academy to do something with your life and be part of something special?"


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At the close of our 2012 season, we retired our trusted 35mm film projectors and began converting to the new digital cinema standard. Watch our progress here!
During the last months of 2012, all 3 of our projection systems were disassembled. Projectors, soundheads, Xenon lamphouses, bases, exhaust fans and all film-related electronics were removed for storage, at least for the short term.
Sadly, our projectors, state of the art even recently, are now completely obsolete. Someday, we may set one of them back up as a working display. Otherwise, there is no market for used equipment of this type. This is because eventually, there will be no film left to play on them.
Our FM stereo sound system will remain. Several years ago, we upgraded the equipment so we could play the movies' digital sound tracks. That part of our system is compatible with the new digital gear, and will remain. As you can see, our sound equipment is all very modern.
Until just a few years ago, all theatres presented their movies on 35mm film. The way film has been handled in the booth has changed a lot, but not the medium itself. Most recently, our movies arrived in 50-65 lb boxes, averaging 6 reels per movie. This picture shows one of the longest double features we ever ran. Bourne Legacy and Dark Knight. 16 reels plus previews.
This is how movies arrive at digital theatres. Instead of splicing all those reels of film together, and breaking them back down at the end of the run, we'll download the contents of a couple of these hard drives into our own servers. The show will be built on a touchscreen as a 'playlist', much as you might do with an iPod. This whole package weighs about 6 pounds. My back is happier already!
After accepting the bid for our new equipment (and writing a very big check), our next official project was to install two commercial air conditioners in the projection booth.
Digital projectors can not tolerate the dust that gets kicked up from cars moving around the drive-in. Unlike our film projectors, which had the heat from their 7,000 watt xenon bulbs removed by exhausting to the outside, the new machines will put their heat directly into the booth. The air conditioners will then remove it, thus helping to keep the room dust-free.
The new air conditioners are the rectangular boxes you see on the wall. The old AC/heater will remain as a standby.
So begins the process of removing 34 years of history in this building and a way of operating at the Rodeo for some 63 years. In 1949 it took two projectors, carbon arc lamps and a full-time projectionist to present a movie on one screen. The sound was fed through tube-type amplifiers to individual window speakers for each car. In a way, this is just another technical progression, but a big one for us.
The lamphouse comes off, revealing the base, on which everything is bolted. Two of our three bases were installed here when the drive-is was first built.
A movie projector is a lot like your component stereo set. A lot of separate pieces come together to make the whole machine. Here, Cheryl is removing guide rollers and failsafe electronics, so we can unbolt the optical sound head... one of the few machines in the booth that's nearly as old as the drive-in itself.
Removing a lamphouse power supply... state-of-the-art until the day the industry chose digital as the new standard. Now, some very good equipment is completely obsolete.
Disassembling the film transports.
"Vintage" technology, making way for the new stuff!
Over about a week, some 12 separate deliveries arrived... boxes, crates and pallets full of goodies!
Two of our new projectors, plus boxes of support equipment lined the counters downstairs.
Meanwhile, we pulled up the old carpet and made the booth ready for new flooring.
On Friday, 12-7-12, a forklift & pallet jack arrived. No way are we hauling all that equipiment up & down the stairs!
We removed the top part of the railing, to make way for the forklift.
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We have three children and six grandchildren including 12-year old triplets. I am active in two musical organizations, the Valley Light Opera and the Heritage Pops Orchestra. I had a postdoc at New York University 1964-1966 and another postdoctoral position at MIT from 1966-1968. I joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst as a faculty member from 1968-2003. I was appointed Dean of the Graduate school at University of Massachusetts from 2001-2003. I have been retired since 2003. I am currently a part-time post-retirement associate dean. My favorite memories from my undergrad years were associated with the marching band. I had to make many arrangements with the various university offices because I was band manager. I even had to chalk the field house we used for practices. While in grad school, I was married and raising children. I have a number of favorite memories of my professors. Mark Bolsterli taught quantum mechanics. He always lectured with a cigarette in one hand and chalk in the other, and he never got them mixed up! Ed Hill, who taught math physics, was very organized but a little above most of us. Steve Gasiorowitz took field theory while he was writing his book.


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Execution plans graphically display the data retrieval methods chosen by the SQL Server query optimizer. Execution plans represent the execution cost of specific statements and queries in SQL Server using icons rather than the tabular representation produced by the SET SHOWPLAN_ALL or SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT statements. This graphical approach is very useful for understanding the performance characteristics of a query.


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A refreshing summer cocktail with a touch of sweet thanks to a twist on the traditional simple syrup: made with honey instead of sugar and your choice of steeped herbs.
1/2 cup raw honey
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1-2 stems of your favorite herb (basil, rosemary, lavendar or mint) with a few leaves reserved for garnish
1/4 cup lemonade
1 shot good whiskey
1/4 cup soda
fresh lemon slices to garnish
In a small saucepan, bring water and honey to a boil. Reduce heat, add an herbal sprig and simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced by half. Let cool.
Fill a short glass with ice and add one shot of whiskey. Add lemonade, soda and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of honey simple syrup or to taste. Add reserved herb and lemon garnish and serve.


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Devan Kennifer leads the Crimson in assists and steals this season (photo Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? The Harvard women?s water polo team will travel to Washington, D.C., March 31 for a doubleheader with College Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division opponents. The Crimson will take on Mercyhurst at 10 a.m. and George Washington at 1:30 p.m.
The Crimson (10-9, 2-1) sits in third place of the Southern Division behind leaders No. 18 Princeton (20-3, 4-0) and Brown (12-12, 3-2). Harvard beat Brown, 7-5, in its last game and trails the Bears, which have played two more conference games, by two points in the standings. The Crimson is led by Aisha Price and Devan Kennifer, who have each tallied over 40 goals this season. Price has scored 48 times, while Kennifer has found the back of the cage on 43 occasions. Kennifer also leads the team in assists (28) and steals (60).
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Ariel Dukes made 13 saves to propel Harvard's defense and the offense provided just enough support, as the Crimson pulled away from Brown, 7-5, at Blodgett Pool March 21. Other than Dukes in goal, Shayna Price was the star of the game, as the sophomore accumulated two goals, three assists and five steals in the contest. Elise Molnar and Aisha Price each added three steals.
The Lakers (7-12, 0-3) are on a two-match winning streak after sweeping a pair of contests March 25. Mercyhurst beat Utica, 14-4, and Chatham, 10-1, in Erie, Pa. Lisett Calderon is the Lakers? go-to player on offense, as the junior had 38 goals through the first 15 games in 2012. Senior Hope Rozelle has started all of Mercyhurst?s games in goal and had stopped 165 shots through 15 games while allowing 119 goals.
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George Washington (7-8, 0-2) has won three straight after dropping its previous seven games. A trio of sophomores lead GW on the offensive side of the pool, as Rachael Bentley (30), Megan Brolley (28) and Katherine Berry (27) have each scored 27 or more goals. Freshman Chandler Vilander has played a majority of the time in goal. Vilander is allowing 10.39 goals per game, while coming up with 98 saves.
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Harvard finishes its regular season schedule with a match against Hartwick April 10 at Blodgett Pool. The Crimson will compete in the CWPA Southern Division Championship April 14-15 and the CWPA Eastern Championship April 27-29.
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Here is a lesson that I forgot to upload last week, and today I will be giving you all the 411 on this incredibly cute, and adorable little animal that plays in the trees and eats bananas on a regular basis. As with all the easy lessons have on the site, this tutorial on "how to draw an easy monkey" is going to be wicked fun to draw. Monkeys are really fun animals to draw, and once you create your own money, I'm sure you will be extremely happy that you tackled this lesson to full completion. As always drawing easy animals is one of my favorite things to do. They are easy to start, finish, and great fun to color in when the drawing is all done. This version of an easy monkey looks a lot like the monkey that is in Dragoart's Top 50 called a baby monkey. All I did was use the same concept, and created a better version of the baby monkey and named it an easy monkey. Well guys, that is all for now, and be sure to join me for another fun tutorial. Adios people, and have an awesome day!
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New bride and friends who died in California limo fire found clustered around small window
The bodies of a new bride and four friends who died trapped inside a burning limousine on a bridge over San Francisco Bay were found pressed against an opening between the passenger compartment and driver's seat, a county coroner said today.
Four other women managed to escape the Lincoln Town Car but suffered burns or smoke inhalation when it erupted in flames on Saturday night while heading across the San Mateo-Hayward bridge to a party at a hotel in Foster City, about 25 miles south of San Francisco overlooking the bay, the California Highway Patrol said.
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper reported that among the dead was new bride Neriza Fojas, 31, who had been celebrating her recent marriage with eight female friends, all of them in their 30s or 40s.
Investigators were seeking to determine on Monday what caused the fire that law enforcement officials said killed the five women as they sought to escape.
A spokeswoman for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center said two of the surviving passengers remained hospitalized there on Monday afternoon, one in critical condition and the other in serious condition.
Representatives for Stanford Medical Center, where the other two surviving victims were taken, have declined to comment on their condition. The Los Angeles Times reported that one had been released.
The San Mateo County medical examiner, Robert Foucrault, told reporters at a press conference that the deceased women were found clustered around a small window in a partition between the passenger compartment and driver's seat.
"When we got there ... they were up against the partition," Foucrault said. "They were getting away from the fire and that's why they were in the front towards the partition. You could also probably say that they were trying to get out as well."
Law enforcement officials said it was too early to determine what caused the 1999 Town Car to catch fire at its rear end, pending an inspection of the white stretch limousine by mechanical experts and fire department investigators.
California Highway Patrol Captain Mike Maskarich said there was no evidence that the limo had been involved in a collision or struck any debris in the road. He said it had been carrying one more passenger than the eight than had been authorized.
"It was a horrible incident that happened," Kultar Singh, the owner of the car company, Limo Stop, said. "I send my condolences to the families that lost their lives. I'm very saddened."
The limousine's driver, Orville Brown, told CNN in an interview that he had picked up the nine women in Alameda, California, and that "everything was going fine" at first as he drove across the bridge.
At some point one of the women knocked on the partition and complained of smoke in the passenger compartment, but because of loud music playing in the car he at first misunderstood and thought she was asking to smoke a cigarette.
"I looked back and I just saw the grief, the anguish on her face and I started to smell the smoke, started seeing smoke, so I pulled over," Brown told CNN. "As soon as I pulled over, one of the ladies hops through the partition."
Brown said two other cars pulled over and their drivers tried to help, but by the time the rear door was opened it was already too late for the women who had been trapped inside the passenger compartment.
"It was horrific, just something that I never would have imagined to have happened," he said.
Brown told CNN that he was not aware of any mechanical issues with the limo and didn't know what had caused the fire.
Foster City Fire Department investigator John Mapes told Reuters he had interviewed two of the surviving women, who told him they had escaped the flames by climbing through the small window in the partition. Mapes said the limousine was still intact but badly damaged by fire.
The Chronicle reported that Fojas, a registered nurse who worked at a Fresno hospital, was heading to a bridal celebration at a hotel in Foster City where her husband was waiting. The couple was also planning to travel to her native Philippines next month for another ceremony with her family.
The five women died on the same day that a 26-year-old woman was killed after falling out of a bachelorette party bus onto a busy Kansas freeway and was struck by at least three vehicles.
Jamie N. Frecks was one of 17 women, including the bride-to-be, riding on the bus when she fell out of a side door.


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Bluff collapse blamed for discharge of 200-plus truckloads of ash, soil
An estimated 2,500 cubic yards of coal ash and soil - enough to fill more than 208 large dump trucks - was pushed into Lake Michigan in Monday's bluff collapse and landslide at the We Energies' Oak Creek Power Plant, a state environmental official said Friday.
The slide carried 25,000 cubic yards of ash and soil down the slope and about 10% of the load washed into the lake, said Ann Coakley, director of the waste and materials management bureau for the Department of Natural Resources.
Samples of coal ash and lake water were collected this week for testing to determine the environmental impact of the ash slide, officials said. Tests will show the levels of heavy metals and other contaminants in the ash.
Test results were not available Friday, Coakley said.
The plume of ash, soil and debris left behind in the wake of Monday's landslide stretched 120 yards long and up to 80 yards wide. The slide is immediately south of a $900 million air quality control facility under construction at the power plant. The building was not damaged.
Workers began digging ash and soil Friday out of two ponds on the Lake Michigan shore, We Energies spokesman Barry McNulty said. The excavation will continue for several days.
The sediment ponds are needed to store temporarily a mix of coal dust and water from cleaning of equipment inside the power plants.
Cleanup of ash and soil from the bluff collapse that is west of a stone berm built on the shore is to begin next week, he said. The berm was constructed after the landslide to help contain debris on the shore.
Ash and soil is being disposed of at a landfill on the power plant property. Cleanup east of the berm to the lake was completed Thursday.
Lifting large debris out of the lake will begin next week, McNulty said.
Divers could get started this weekend marking underwater locations of storage containers, a vehicle and construction equipment pushed into the lake from the force of the ash and mud slide, We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said.
Removal of coal ash and soil in the lake will be coordinated with federal and state environmental regulators. No decision was made as of Friday on whether the ash and soil would be dredged from a vessel on the lake or scooped up with machinery on land, McNulty said.
U.S. Coast Guard officers trained as pollution responders have driven on land five miles north and five miles south from the plant each day this week. They have not spotted debris or fuel slicks floating away from the property, said Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens, a spokesman for the Lake Michigan sector office in Milwaukee.
Daily air flights by a Coast Guard auxiliary unit out of Milwaukee have not spotted debris fields or fuel slicks on the water, Dykens said.
Those official observations were disputed by a local resident. Maureen Wolff of Caledonia said she observed a line of black water near the shoreline about one-half mile south of the landslide on Friday morning.
An investigation into the cause of the bluff collapse is continuing, We Energies officials said.
The collapse occurred at a ravine that had been filled in the 1950s with coal ash from the power plant.


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The wait is finally over as Google and Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Nexus (not Nexus Prime as most people thought it would be called) today in Hong Kong.
The Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to come with the latest Android operating system 'Ice Cream Sandwich' as well as a plethora of delicious features including a giant 4.65-inch HD touchscreen (720 x 1280), 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage, NFC chip for wireless payments and mighty 1750 mAh battery. Network-wise there'll be support for HSPA+ while an LTE version will be available depending on region.
The Galaxy Nexus is expected to be available across major global markets in November but outright/unlocked pricing has not yet been announced. There's also yet to be any mention of an Australian release date but with the strong Aussie dollar there's no doubt many will be looking to take advantage of that and grab one outright from an International online retailer.
- OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Screen type: 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen
- Screen resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels
- Processor: Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset
- Internal memory: 16 or 32 GB flash memory
- Expandable memory: None
- Camera/s: 5 megapixel rear, 1.3 megapixel front, LED flash and 1080p video recording
- Location services: A-GPS and digital compass
- Radio: FM radio with RDS
- Sensors: NFC support, accelerometer, barometer, proximity and three-axis gyroscope
- Connectivity:
– WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
– 3.0 with A2DP
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
- Networks:
– 2G: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
– 3G: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
– LTE (region specific)
- Dimensions: 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
- Weight: 135 g
- Battery: Li-Ion 1750 mAh
At the 2011 CES in Las Vegas Motorola officially unveiled the Xoom tablet. The impressively spec'd tablet took the show by storm and was also voted Best of Show by CNET.
The Motorola Xoom is the first device to debut with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Google's first version of Android to cater for tablets. Other notable features include a 10.1-inch screen, dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB on board storage, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording and 4G LTE support which will be available after an update in Q2. Battery life on the device is rated to be capable of supporting 10 hours of video playback.
The Xoom will be available in Q1 on contract through Verizon in the U.S. So far only a CDMA version has been announced although a GSM version of the device is likely to follow shortly after. Official pricing details are not yet available although Hantec in the UK did have the device listed for pre-order on their website for £719.99 (including 20% VAT) but this appears to have since been removed.
- OS: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
- Screen type: 10.1-inch capacitive TFT touchscreen
- Screen resolution: 1280 x 800
- Processor: 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core
- Internal memory: 32 GB flash memory
- Expandable memory: microSDHC card slot supporting up to 32 GB (not included)
- Camera/s: 5 megapixel main, 2 megapixel secondary, dual LED flash, auto focus and 720p video recording
- Location services: Simultaneous GPS and digital compass
- Sensors: Accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, gyroscope and ambient light sensor
- Connectivity:
– WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
– Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR + HID
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
- Supported audio: AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, AMR WB, MP3, XMF
- Supported video: H.263, H.264, MPEG4
- Networks:
– CDMA: 1900/2100 MHz
– Data: cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1xRTT, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rel. 0, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A
- Dimensions: 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm
- Weight: 730 g
Creative have recently launched the 7-inch ZiiO tablet along with a 10-inch model both running Android 2.1. The devices target the lower to mid end of the tablet market with the 7-inch model having comparable specifications to the Augen Gentouch78 and Telstra's T-Touch Tab.
The Creative ZiiO 7-inch features a resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480, ZiiLABS ZMS-08 processor (clock speed unknown), 512 MB of RAM, 8 GB or 16 GB of internal storage, a microSD slot (supporting cards up to 32 GB) a front-facing VGA camera and 720p video output capabilities. The device doesn't have the Android Market installed which is a big shame but Creative do have their own ZiiStore installed for access to additional apps.
The 7-inch ZiiO is priced at AUD$299.95 for the 8 GB model or AUD$329.95 for the 16 GB model from Creative's online store which ships direct from Singapore. Free shipping is currently offered for Australian and New Zealand customers on purchases over $129 making the tablets a little more attractive.
- OS: Android 2.1
- Screen type: 7-inch resistive TFT touchscreen
- Screen resolution: 480 x 800 (WVGA)
- Processor: ZiiLABS ZMS-08 processor (clock speed unknown)
- Internal memory: 8 GB or 16 GB flash memory
- Expandable memory: microSD slot supporting cards up to 32 GB (not included)
- Camera: Front-facing VGA camera
- Sensors: Accelerometer
- Connectivity:
– WiFi (802.11 b/g)
– Bluetooth 2.1 with apt-X and A2DP
– Mini-USB
– HDMI port
– 3.5 mm audio jack
- Supported audio: MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, WAV, Audible Format
- Supported video: H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, MOV, AVI, MKV
- Dimensions: 207.4 x 133 x 13.7 mm
- Weight: 400 g
Google has officially unveiled the Nexus S, the spiritual successor to the Nexus One via the Official Google Blog. Unlike the Nexus One which was made by HTC, the Nexus S is from Samsung.
Specifications wise the Nexus S is similar to the Samsung Galaxy S. Apart from the obvious cosmetic differences the Nexus S has a few notable features of its own including a 4-inch Contour Display which is supposedly a first of its kind in a smartphone, Near Field Communications (NFC) so the phone can be used to make payments much like some of the newer credit cards, a three-axis gyroscope for added control in gaming and an anti-fingerprint coating on the display. The Nexus S will also be the first phone to run the latest version of the Android OS, 2.3 aka Gingerbread.
One unusual thing about the Nexus S is that it doesn't have a microSD card slot which is commonplace in Android phones. I guess Google and Samsung don't see this as a big deal since the phone does come with 16GB of internal memory. No doubt there will be some who won't be happy with this omission though, especially those who like to load their phones with music and full length films.
The Nexus S is scheduled for release in the U.S. on 16 December and will be available unlocked or with a T-Mobile service plan through Best Buy. In the UK the phone will be available after 20 December through Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy. Unfortunately, there is no word yet as to when the phone will land in Australia.
- OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Screen type: 4-inch Super AMOLED curved glass Contour Display with anti-fingerprint coating
- Screen resolution: 480 x 800 (WVGA)
- Processor: 1 GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird)
- Internal memory: 16 GB iNAND flash memory
- Expandable memory: none
- Camera: Back-facing 5 megapixel camera with flash, 720p video recording and front-facing VGA camera
- Location services: A-GPS and digital compass
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and three-axis gyroscope
- Connectivity:
– WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
– Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
– Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Supported audio: MP3, AAC, eAAC, AAC+, AMR
- Supported video: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
- Battery: Li-Ion 1500mAh
- Networks:
– GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
– UMTS/HSPA: 900/2100/1700 MHz (a Next G compatible 850 MHz version has not yet been announced)
- Dimensions: 63 x 123.9 x 10.88 mm
- Weight: 129 g
After a long wait Google Maps Navigation has finally arrived in Australia and New Zealand. This app alone will no doubt make a lot more people in Australia consider Android for their next phone.
Based on my own tests I've found the navigation software to be very accurate. Searching and finding an address is fast and precise. The only thing I don't like about the software is the annoying voice that provides the directions. It sounds way too high pitched and robot like for my ears. Hopefully Google changes this soon or at least provides an alternative.
Google Maps Navigation also supports voice search allowing you to spend less time physically interacting with the phone. I don't know if it's just me but I find the voice search feature not accurate enough to be useful. I'm sure this will improve with future updates though.
All in all Google Maps Navigation a great piece of software, even if it wasn't free. It's certainly going to hurt the sales of paid navigation apps such as CoPilot Live, Aura GPS Navigation and Destinator.
This latest version of Google Maps Navigation, 4.7, supports smartphones running Android 1.6 or higher. To download or update search for Google Maps in the Android Market on your phone.


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|Translation: Sadie- I went to my Papaw's and got an egg.
This is her account of going to her Papaw Johnny's to gather the eggs that his chickens just started laying. She brought home two of the eggs and babied them and carried around with her wherever she went. She even took them around the block to show some of the neighbors. She was so stinkin' proud of those two eggs until... one of her stinky brothers broke one of her eggs all over the living room floor. That mishap resulted in this little note to said stinky brother being found:
|Translation: You are the meanest boy on Earth!
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DE VILLIERS, Pieter G.R.. The future existence of the believers according to 2 Thessalonians. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2011, vol.67, n.1, pp.00-00. ISSN 2072-8050.
This article investigated the presentation of the future existence of the believers in Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians. It analysed how the eschatological language of this letter reflects a situation in Thessalonica which has grown worse since the writing of 1 Thessalonians. It went on to explain to readers how this situation is handled by reflecting on it in terms of a divine plan and by portraying a future in which their suffering will come to an end. A close reading of some passages in 2 Thessalonians which speak of the dispensation which will follow on the glorious return of Christ at the end were presented during the course of this article. It investigated Christ's glorification at his return and delineated the way in which this return affects and determines the existence of those who accepted Paul's proclamation of the gospel. The future glory of the Lord is revealed, experienced and shared by believers in a mystical manner. The article ended with a brief discussion on the traditions which determined this perspective, the context in which the eschatological portrait must be understood and how the portrait of the future serves to support the community of saints in their time of suffering.


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You will probably feel relieved when you have finally completed treatment to get rid of the cancer. But you may find yourself worrying about whether it has worked and what might happen in the future. It's natural to feel like this.
For many people, treatment will cure the cancer and it will never come back. Some people may want to know if they need to wait a number of years to be confident the cancer is cured. Or they may ask if there is a time when the cancer is more likely to come back and what can be done if it does.
Even when your doctor is reassuring, it's normal to still worry. Most people who have been through cancer treatment live with some worry and uncertainty. This doesn't mean they are not coping with life after treatment.
However, some people find it harder to cope with feelings of uncertainty. They may feel as if they have very little control over their lives. How uncertain or worried you are can depend on things such as your age, whether you have ongoing treatment side effects, and how you deal with life in general.
Coping with these feelings
There are ways to help you manage worry and uncertainty. Realising that you will always have some of these feelings can be a good place to start. This may be hard and can take time, but there are people who can help you with this.
Focusing on what you can control right now is one way of managing your worries. It can help you to stop dwelling on future 'what ifs'. Rather than worrying about things that may never happen, concentrate on what you can influence and do now. This can include:
- talking about your feelings
- getting support
- becoming more involved in your own care
- following advice from your cancer team
- focusing on your well-being
- knowing when you need help withoverwhelming feelings and where to get it.
When we talk about your cancer team we mean the main people that have been involved in your cancer care. This usually includes your cancer doctor (oncologist), surgeon, specialist nurse, or other health professionals such as your physiotherapist, pharmacist, or dietitian.
Some of the suggestions we make may not fit in with your way of coping. There are no right and wrong ways to cope. You can adapt the suggestions in the ways that you find most helpful.


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DEP losing staff to gas drilling industry
The Marcellus Shale natural gas industry has jobs to offer in Pennsylvania and, in many cases, environmental regulators that once watched over the drillers are stepping in to fill the openings.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection does not track where former employees work after they leave the agency or count how many have left for jobs with regulated businesses, but officials admit that competing with the booming - and well-paying - industry for employees has become an ongoing challenge.
"Losing good employees, for whatever reason, is always a problem," former DEP Secretary John Hanger said before he left the state's top environmental post with the change of administrations last week. "The turnover in staff is one of the hurdles that has to be overcome."
On Wednesday, L.R. Kimball, an architecture and engineering firm, announced it hired J. Scott Roberts as an adviser to help the company expand its operations in the Marcellus Shale. Roberts, a 25-year DEP employee, retired as deputy secretary for mineral resources management in December. He was one of the department's most knowledgeable leaders on Marcellus Shale issues and often testified along with, or in place of, Hanger at public hearings concerning the industry.
Prior to Roberts' hiring, the highest profile departure from the department to the industry was Barbara Sexton, then the department's second-highest ranking official, who left to become director of governmental affairs in the state for Chesapeake Energy last year.
Lower-profile senior staff members that offered the department decades of knowledge and experience also have found jobs with the industry.
Richard Adams, a 30-year veteran of the department who played an influential role when DEP began developing rules for treating the salty wastewater that comes from the deep shale wells, is now senior environmental adviser for Chief Oil and Gas.
Joe Umholtz, the former surface activities division chief in the department's bureau of oil and gas, joined Colorado-based MWH in the environmental engineering firm's oil and gas sector last year.
Gary Byron, who worked for the department for 33 years before retiring as assistant regional director in the Williamsport office in 2008, founded Dux Head Environmental Services, which specializes in environmental consulting for the natural gas industry. He is a frequent contractor with Carrizo Oil and Gas.
And Helen Humphreys, a seven-year spokeswoman for the department's Pittsburgh office who served as the agency's communications director for five months last year, has been senior corporate communications specialist at Williams, a natural gas production and transportation company, since November.
At a time when DEP is building its staff of oil and gas regulators, the industry has also attracted employees from among those ranks, although a complete list has never been compiled.
Range Resources, Chesapeake Energy and Atlas Energy have together hired at least four former well-site inspectors to work in environmental compliance and other aspects of their Marcellus Shale operations.
The competition has not hampered the department's ability to build its oil and gas program from 88 to 202 employees since 2008, Hanger said.
"In this period of time when we have very high unemployment, we've been able to recruit people to these positions by and large," he said.
"Retaining them has been a second challenge."
The retention problem is not unique to employees whose experience is desired by the gas industry. The department has trouble retaining employees in information technology and engineering, as well as those who work in positions, like mine inspectors, whose equivalent jobs are paid more by federal agencies, Hanger said.
"This is a clear demonstration that state wage rates and salary rates are not competitive with the private sector in many cases," he said.
"The truth is, in many cases, the private sector is paying much more."
Department officials are careful not to imply that the movement from the agency to the Marcellus Shale industry has been a stampede for the door.
Daniel Spadoni, a spokesman for DEP's Williamsport office, said the department's Eastern Region Oil and Gas Program began in the office with 17 people in 2008 and was increased to 50 people about a year ago. The program has filled 47 of the 50 positions, he said.
"DEP does not formally track where people go when they leave our employment, but probably only two staff have left here for industry positions," he said.
Some landowners at odds with the gas companies and the advocates that work with them have noted the departures and say they erode public trust in the state's environmental oversight.
Jan Jarrett, president of the environmental organization PennFuture, said the departures sap experience from the agency "that it could really badly use," but it does not indicate to her a lack of commitment among the former employees to the department or to environmental protection in general.
"With the uncertainty about what budget cuts will do to the agencies, you can't blame these folks," she said. "But it does weaken the department, and it diminishes its institutional memory."
A reverse migration, however unlikely, would be more disturbing, she added.
"I'd be more concerned if it were gas industry people all of a sudden infiltrating the department."
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While Team Unsafe At Any Speed will be bringing a '65 Corvair to the Arse Freeze-A-Pa-Looza 24 Hours Of LeMons next month- thus snarfing the coveted Ralph Nader theme- they'll only be tying the record for Oldest LeMons Car Ever, since Team Field Find's Mercedes-Benz 190 was also a '65. Not only that, their car is safe at some speeds, because by '65 the Corvair had a Communist-mandated IRS rear instead of the patriotic swingaxle of the early models. UDMan, however, is made of sterner stuff, and he's gearing up to race a 46-year-old Corvair at next year's LeMons New England race… and he's looking for teammates! Make the jump to see all the photos and get his story, then vote on whether you think the car should still get a Ralph Nader theme.
I just retrieved the 1963 Corvair from its previous owner on Monday. The Body is in amazing shape with only surface rust, and one slight rust area in the front valance. The interior is almost mint, with the exception of the parcel shelf where the back window shattered. This car was owned by a Vermont woman, who bought it new, and then parked it in the early 70's. It hasn't run since, and has only 46,000 original miles. The engine turns freely, and I should be able to get it running right after the first of the year. The tires are all dry rotted, and period correct bias construction. So this is what I plan on doing very soon. 1. Sell as many things off the vehicle to get the purchase price down further. a. Front and Rear Seats b. Dash Pad c. Original Equipment Radio d. Glove Box Door e. Wheel Covers f. Headlamp Bezels g. Those wonderfully decorated tail lamps h. Side Door Window glass 2. Get the engine running by performing the following: a. Replace all the fuel lines b. Install a new starter c. Install a new Battery d. Rebuild the fuel pump e. Install 2 NOS Carburetors f. Use aftermarket air cleaners rather than the stock units. g. Install new ignition components (Rotor, Points, etc.) h. New plugs, wiring, etc. i. Replace, and stock up on fan belts j. Completely change the oil (a couple of times, once I get the engine running, then re-drain, and re-fill) 3. Once the engine is running, then I'll turn my attention to the Powerglide: a. I'm thinking of replacing it altogether (and bringing a spare!!!) b. Install a UD Transmission Oil Cooler, just under the trunk lid, where the spare tire usually sat. 4. By this time the interior should be stripped, and a rollcage should go in 5. I'm going to stick with 13" stock wheels and upgrade the tires (somehow) 6. Concentrate on the braking system a. Upgrade fronts to discs (I have heard they there are kits available, from the later Monzas) b. New brake lines c. Rebuilt the wheel cylinders for the rears d. All new linings e. High temperature brake fluid 7. It should be going strong by this time The roof of the car was damaged by a collapsing carport, and that's the reason why I got it for $400. So what theme am I going for? The Ralph Nader thing is too easy….. lets have a survey… Oh, and I need volunteers for driving and track duty. Waaaaay too many people have already backed out on me. I'm doing the build by myself right now. Yes, I loaded that car by myself from a field in Springfield Vermont


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About 10 miles south of my home in Stockton is a little town called Manteca. The East Union Cemetery in Manteca is in a pickle. It's a complicated story, but here are the simple facts:
It seems that the cemetery had been operating for about two years without a valid license or a licensed manager as required by California State Law. The East Union Cemetery is privately owned and run by a board of directors. Delinquent loans and tax problems occurred under an earlier board, which had not met for at least two years and failed to hire a licensed cemetery manager, among other issues. The problems came to a head in late June after an administrative law judge ruled the California Department of Consumer Affairs Cemetery and Funeral Bureau could revoke the East Union Cemetery Association's license to operate.
Up to that point, the cemetery's plight was not known to the general community. Once it became public, a new, larger board was formed in a last-ditch effort to save the historic cemetery. In an effort to pay off loans and back taxes, this new board used money from the principal of the cemetery's Endowment Fund. Because they used the money for purposes other than what the Endowment Fund is legally intended for, The Bureau was left with no choice but to seize the account so that the Endowment Fund would be protected and not depleted further.
California law requires all private cemeteries licensed by the Bureau to establish, maintain and operate an Endowment Care Fund in a trust account. Every time the cemetery sells a "plot" - a burial space in the ground, a crypt space in a mausoleum, or a niche space for cremated remains - the cemetery collects an endowment care amount from the purchaser. All monies collected for endowment care must be placed in the trust account. The initial amount collected from the purchaser is what is referred to as "principal" and can never be utilized. Over time and through investments, the trust account continues to grow and generate interest income, and the interest income is what is available to use for the on-going maintenance of the cemetery into perpetuity.
The biggest dilemma by far is how and who would be responsible in burying the dead? For even though the state has revoked the cemetery association's business license and froze all of its funds, there was still the matter of the pre-paid burial plots. A legal provision allowed the association to hold the burials of individuals who have purchased their plots. But with the caretakers gone, who was going to dig the graves and take care of all the other tasks involved?
Enter a group of volunteers extraordinaire:
A retired law enforcement officer - Bill Good.A retired Bank of America president - Leon Sucht.A Sheriff's Team of Active Retired Seniors (STARS) volunteer - Victor Gulley.The director of the Manteca Historical Society and Museum - Evelyn Prouty.
Their new calling: grave diggers at Manteca's historic East Union Cemetery. Good, who took over as president of the reorganized cemetery association, learned by himself how to operate the cemetery's back hoe that is used to dig the graves. The rest of the work is done with shovels. That brawn part of the work is handled by Sucht, Gully and Prouty. They also had to learn by themselves how to operate the $18,000 equipment whose name none of them could tell but to which they have given descriptive name as "the casket-lowering thingy-jiggy".
For those who wish to make donations to help the cemetery, they can do so by sending checks to the Friends of the East Union Cemetery. Funds given to this organization do not go to the state but are strictly used to help the cemetery. An account has been opened at Delta National Bank in Manteca where people can go to make contributions. Donations can also be sent to: Friends of the East Union Cemetery, P.O. Box 591, Manteca, CA 95336.
For more information on how to help Friends of the East Union Cemetery or how to become a member, call (209) 823-8533.
An aside: In 2003, Travis Haroldson of Boy Scout Troop 438 catalogued the cemetery for his Eagle Scout Project. You can find the entire cemetery transcribed here.


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New repair strategy for handwheels
Since January 1, 2015, HEIDENHAIN has been offering a new repair strategy for handwheels. The assignment of spare parts to the repair packages is much more customer-oriented. The repair depth has been increased. You can choose between an economical functional repair and a premium repair. The premium repair includes restoration to working order and visually mint condition. Handwheels are available in the HEIDENHAIN service exchange in premium quality.
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