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Projects Day 1999–2000
Computer Science Clinic
The Aerospace Corporation
Tools and Protocols for Intrusion Detection Systems
Liaison: Dr. Joseph Betser
Advisor: Michael Erlinger
Students: Eugine Tsimberg (TL), Andy Walther, Mike Samuel, Matt Schnaider '01
The growth of the Internet, and the subsequent growth in the number of corporate and institutional networks, as well as individual host computers, has resulted in an ever increasing number of occurrences of network intrusion. The Aerospace clinic team has done research into existing intrusion detection tools as well as into various strategies of fighting intrusion via the use of multiple intrusion detection systems.
Concorde Solutions, Inc./Bank of America
CSI Visual DOMScript Editor
Liaison: Narinder Bajwa
Advisors: Michael Erlinger, Jon Strauss (President)
Students: Jon Kodumal (TL), Mike Hanley, Josh Hoyt, Chris Santillo
Concorde Solutions, Inc. (a subsidiary of Bank of America) provides a suite of tools that simplify connectivity to legacy database systems. The CSI/Bank of America Clinic team has designed and implemented a visual script editor for CSI's DOMScript, a proprietary scripting language that is used to configure CSI's Data Object Manager (DOM) tool suite. Key design goals included simplifying the script-editing process while maintaining referential integrity within the domain of the application.
HRL Laboratories, LLC
Modality Transformation Middleware
Liaisons: Howard Neely III, Kevin Martin
Advisor: Geoffrey H. Kuenning
Students: Kendra Knudtzon (TL), Hans Hagberg, John Kodumal
One of the challenges of Internet communication is transferring information between two platforms of differing modal capabilities — for example, between a desktop computer with a high resolution graphics display, and a handheld device with a small text-only display. One solution is through modality transformation, which allows for conversion of information to an alternate set of modalities that will work on the available platform. The HRL Clinic team has developed an architecture to negotiate communication across different platforms and has implemented some key transformations using the Java Media Framework.
IBM Almaden Research Center
Liaison: Dr. Neel Sundaresan
Advisor: Joshua Hodas
Students: Walt Nissen (TL), Brandon Duncan, Jared Jackson
The IBM Clinic team has designed and implemented a system that displays electronic books (eBooks) authored in the Open eBook Structure format. The reader, NOVeLLA, allows the user to navigate eBooks using either a traditional graphical user interface, or using voice commands. The book can be read from the screen, or NOVeLLA can read it aloud. Textual, graphical, and voice annotations can be added. All voice and speech features are implemented using IBM's Via Voice for Java API.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Visualization for Real-Time Control Networks
Liaison: Dr. Kim Gostelow
Advisor: Robert Keller
Students: David Beydler, TonyLee, Kavish Shah
The Mission Data Systems project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is building a software framework for controlling spacecraft missions on a declarative basis. Essentially, systems on the spacecraft are given goals that specify properties of state that must hold between points in time. These time points themselves are temporally constrained, with the goals, time points, and constraints forming a network. The team has designed and implemented a tool that allows users to visualize the static and dynamic aspects of these networks, as they would arise during a spacecraft mission.
Marine Biological Laboratory
Parallel Implementation of Tree-Based Statistical Algorithms
Liaison: Dr. Michael Cummings
Advisor: Elizabeth Sweedyk
Consultant: Robert Keller
Students: James Benham (TL), Susan Bowers, Michelle Velea, Charlie Garrod '01
Tree-based statistical analysis is a powerful technique which uses binary decision trees to analyze complex data. After investigating several methods of tree construction, the Marine Biological Laboratory Clinic team developed and implemented two algorithms: k-step lookahead and genetic programming. The genetic programming algorithm allows near-optimal trees to be produced, without incurring the computational cost associated with a full search for the optimal tree. Parallel computation was used to decrease the real time required for analysis.
Nuera Communications, Inc.
Building a Bulk Call Testing Tool
Liaisons: Steve Foley '99, Bryan Gurganus
Advisor: Geoffrey H. Kuenning
Students: Stephane Provost (TL), Eric Lin, Levi Scoggins, Jon Wilkes
Nuera is an IP (Internet Protocol) telephony solutions provider that develops award-winning packet-voice telephony systems. The Clinic's task is to develop a media gateway control applica tion. Combined with Nuera's media gateways, this application shall form a distributed bulk call tester capable of emulating a traditional circuit switched voice network. The application will utilize the Media Gateway Control Protocol. Emphasis shall be placed on application performance and functionality such as flexible call scripting and test scheduling.
Teradyne, Inc.
Standardization and Extension of Semiconductor Test System Interfaces
Liaison: Bob Varney
Advisor: Zachary Dodds
Consultant: Aravind Ramanathan
Students: Richard Fanning (TL), Chris Moore, James Brooks '01, Tony Chen '01
This project seeks to research and develop a web-based portal to Teradyne's Automated Testing Equipment (ATE). Current ATE access is platform-dependent, provides information about a single ATE, and requires substantial training. The team has analyzed these shortcomings and built a prototype system that can integrate information about a number of ATEs and display it through an intuitive and widely available web-browser interface.
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Clean-Up Animation Tools
Liaisons: Mark Kimball, Brett Achorn (technical advisor)
Advisor: Margaret Fleck
Consultant: Elizabeth Sweedyk
Students: Sage Weil (TL), Adam Guetz, Todd Southworth, Ben Hulse '01 (Excluded by request)
Engineering Clinic
Design and Prototype of a High Bandwidth Digitizer and Filter
Liaison: Dr. Prabodh Patel, Mark Opdahl
Advisor: Ruye Wang
Students: Christopher Seib (TL), Tiffany Furuya, Emily Hill, John Ward, Nick Bodnaruk
A high speed digitizing and filtering system was designed for eventual use in satellite-based radiospectronomy. The system will accept a broadband 0 to 400 MHz Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal and digitize the data using a time interleaved array of Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs). The digital samples are then processed using a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to calculate the power in specified frequency bands. A prototype demonstration of this design was developed.
Aerovironment, Inc.
Designing a Simple and Efficient Bipedal Walking Robot
Liaison: Dr. Paul MacCready
Advisor: Anthony Bright
Students: Andrew Harrington (TL), Jason Milne, Jeffrey Stoll, Eddie Espanol, David Furuya
A robust bipedal robot will have immediate uses in several areas including the military, police, firefighting, and space exploration. Many research groups have built two-legged robots with varying success. However, most of these groups used complex control mechanisms to achieve balance and coordination in their robots. The Clinic team has examined the use of passive, low-energy control schemes to design a simple and efficient bipedal walker.
Agilent Technologies
Advanced Triggering Method for High Bandwidth Oscilloscopes
Liaisons: Willard McDonald, Robert Kulitza
Advisor: James Rosenberg
Students: Fernando Mattos (TL), Jerry Kurtze, Mark Wang, Paul Murata, Zehao Chang
Currently, industries use equivalent-time oscilloscopes because other oscilloscopes are unable to display high-speed data streams. Agilent Technologies requires the design of a digital circuit that is capable of implementing a new triggering method. This method will allow equivalent-time oscilloscopes to display specific bit patterns within random data at frequencies up to 10 Gbps. Harvey Mudd College will design a circuit that will prove the concept developed by Agilent Technologies. The prototype should work at 622 Mbps and recognize 16 bits.
The Boeing Company/ES&MD, Marine Systems
A Thermal Control Method for the IFOG Navigation System
Liaison: Michael P. Gokhale
Advisor: Erik Spjut
Students: Erin Byrne (TL), Robert Wei, Russell Calkins, Michael Lane
The Boeing MS Clinic team has designed, modeled and tested a method for controlling the temperature of the outer spherical casing of thetemperature-sensitive Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG) inertial navigation system for use aboard US Naval submarines.
The Boeing Company/Rocketdyne
Redesigning a Joint in a Typical Reusable Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine
Liaison: Tanya Reidy '96
Advisor: Clive Dym
Students: Steven Alves (TL), Christopher Bauer, Peter Gutierrez Leslie Nadeau
The Clinic team has been asked to redesign the joint between the Main Combustion Chamber and the nozzle in a typical reusable liquid fuel rocket engine. The bellows seal in the joint, in the current design, can be damaged by thermal and structural loading. The Clinic team used finite element analysis software to build a model of the joint to aid in developing a solution, which will involve a material change.
The Boeing Company/Reusable Space Systems
Modeling and Evaluating Landing Gear for the Crew Return Vehicle
Liaison: Dallas Bienhoff
Advisor: Clive Dym
Consultants: Harry Williams, Philip Cha
Students: Carissa Wecker (TL), James Tuck-Lee, Jane Mi
The Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) is currently being developed by NASA to serve as an emergency return vehicle for the International Space Station. Boeing Reusable Space Systems is working with NASA to convert the CRV into a human-rated vehicle. The Harvey Mudd Clinic team will be modeling and evaluating the landing gear for the CRV in order to ensure that accelerations on the passengers do not exceed human safety requirements.
Center for Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy
An Interactive Telemedical System for Monitoring Congestive Heart Failure Patients at Home
Liaison: Dr. William Wiesmann, Dr. Jim Muller
Advisor: Patrick Little
Students: Adrian Urias (TL), Daylan Benner, Michael Tapper, Elise Lawson, Ryan Stuck
The 1999/2000 CIMIT Clinic team researched, designed, and built an interactive telemedical system to monitor Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients at home. The home unit of the system monitors physiological parameters pertinent to CHF patients, and contextualizes the data by asking a series of questions and recording the patient's responses. The patient's responses and physiological data are then transmitted to the hospital unit which accepts, organizes, and stores patients' information so that status reports are available for medical professionals.
Chiron Corporation
Design and Construction of a Monodisperse Polymer Bead Apparatus
Liaison: Ronald Zuckermann
Advisor: Anthony Bright
Students: Jacob Walker (TL), Regina Gorenshteyn, Alistair Templeton, Myya Perez
A "monodisperse polymer bead apparatus" is a device that produces small (400 microns) polymer (plastic) spheres of uniform size (within 5%). Chiron uses these acrylamide beads in their biopharmaceutical research, and would like a device to manufacture these beads. While commercially available, current techniques are costly and inefficient. Our device produces beads in series as opposed to all at one time, as is done commercially.
Thecustomsite.com, LLC
Integrating an Interactive Website with a Computer-Controlled Engraver to Automate the Manufacture of Custom Belts
Liaisons: Ross Labelson '93/94, Jason Dorf
Advisor: Patrick Little
Students: Benjamin Markum (TL), Joshua Kihm, Hisashi Shimizu, Brooke Bassage-Glock
The team designed an automated system for receiving, processing, manufacturing, and shipping orders for custom web belts. Customized order information received over the internet was processed using a central Access database, then transferred to software controlling an engraver. Manufacturing processes included cutting out, engraving, and painting a plastic face and adhering it to a metal buckle. Mail Order Manager software was used for tracking orders and generating customer invoices. Batch size, engraver table layout, and engraver time of operation were optimized using simulation software to minimize system cost per belt.
DIRECTV, Inc.
Design of a Hand-Held Tester for Communication Between IRD Installations and DirecTV Server
Liaison: Jim Allen
Advisor: Carl Baumgaertner
Students: Christopher Tyler (TL), Christopher Kalima, Rohit Mishra, Michael Aung
Information about subscriber use of pay per view channels is automatically sent to the DirecTV server via a phone modem. DirecTV has experienced many problems with this connection. After researching sources of connection problems between the subscriber and server, the DirecTV Clinic team has designed a hand held phone connection tester to verify proper installation of the subscriber callback system.
Evans & Sutherland
Design of a Next Generation 3D Graphics Chip
Liaisons: Terry Coleman, Alan Scott
Advisor: David Harris
Students: Cavan Morris (TL), Philip Johnson, Patrick Lee, Peter Grossman, Mike Sakasegawa
The 1999-2000 Evans & Sutherland Clinic team is designing several core blocks of a next generation 3D graphics chip. The team is using modern design tools and techniques to create a Verilog HDL description of the design. This involves writing the Verilog modules and C++ test vector generators, applying the test vectors to the Verilog model and then synthesizing the design to a gate level description.
General Motors Corporation (Truck Group)
Direct Measurements of Pressures on the Surface of an Engine Cooling Fan
Liaisons: Richard Salmon, Kodwo Otseidu
Advisor: Ziyad Duron '81
Students: Clare Gutowski (co-TL), Matthew Muto (co-TL), Richard Bell, Bruno Brosens, David Park
GM's fan durability testing currently requires extensive testing to determine the configuration of fan, grill, radiator, and engine accessories that produce the maximum strain on the fan. GM would like to replace this testing with mathematical modeling. However, calibrating and validating the analytical model requires data on the pressure acting on the fan. The HMC Clinic team has worked to develop instrumentation and test procedures to measure the dynamic pressure distribution as a functinon of engine RPM.
Irivine Ranch Water District
Modeling Groundwater Levels and Flow for the Michelson Water Reclamation Plant
Liaisons: Eric Akiyoshi, Carl Spangenberg, David M. Hayden, Wayne Posey
Advisor: Mary Cardenas
Students: Cody Machler (TL), Jeffrey Bamer, Brian Maul, Long Tieu Thang
Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) operates the Michelson Water Reclamation Plant (MWRP). The basins are at or below mean sea level and the water levels of the surrounding area. A system of dewatering wells prevents structural damage of the treatment basins. The 1999-2000 IRWD Clinic team developed a computerized, calibrated groundwater model of MWRP and the surrounding properties, which predicts the groundwater levels of MWRP and the immediately surrounding areas.
Isis Pharmaceuticals
A Transportation System for a New Biotech Laboratory Automation Package
Liaison: John McNeil, '89
Advisor: Philip Cha
Students: Carl Russell (TL), JeffreyMattlin, Adam Thurston, Taufiqul Kazi, Richard Woh
Isis Pharmaceuticals is interested in building a new automation system for the biotech industry. The Clinic project consists of designing and building a prototype of an automated transportaion system for biotech samples, based on small autonomous robots.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Testing of New Low Fouling Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes
Liaisons: Dr. Sun Liang, Dr. Craig Bartels, Christopher Gabelich
Advisor: Don Remer
Students: Nitya Chandran (TL),Steven Shepherd , Michael Hyland, Laura Nelson
Metropolitan Water District wants an economical and efficient way to remove total dissolved solids (TDS) from water. The project goal was to evaluate new high flux nanofiltration membranes and determine the performance for source waters of interest to MWD. Each membrane was tested under various operating conditions such as different pH of feed water and varied initial TDS concentration.
Minimed Inc.
Gamma Radiation Sterilization Resistant Circuit for a Portable Insulin Delivery Pump
Liaison: John Livingston
Advisor: Joseph King, James Rosenberg
Students: Sheana Karre (TL), Adrian Prokop, S. Akiko Stinson, J ason Fong, Leo Lopez
MiniMed is designing a disposable insulin delivery pump to treat Type II diabetes. However, the gamma radiation sterilization process it must undergo to meet FDA standards degrades the performance of the electronic components in the device. The Clinic team addressed the problem by identifying, measuring, and modeling the degradation of components. A circuit which could withstand the sterilization process was designed based on these models.
Opto 22
Self Tuning PID Control
Liaison: Rene Gamero '99
Advisor: Carl Baumgaertner
Students: Jacob Stern (TL), Peter Scheidler, Michael Helfen, Michael Messina
As a worldwide leader in automation solutions, Opto22 offers its customers a variety of control options including PID controllers. Opto22 requires an auto-tuning control algorithm that can be applied to various systems. For this project, several algorithms, tuning techniques, and adaptive methods were researched to determine an optimum combination of control and tuning for a variety of systems. This combination of algorithm and auto-tuning method has been tested and will be integrated into Opto22's line of Ethernet control solutions.
Pyxis Corporation
Development of a Fully Automatic Interface Between Homerus and CUBIE
Liaison: Paul Dewey
Advisor: Philip Cha
Students: Mark Holland (TL), Eric Darling, Andrew Cosand, John Staroba, Richard Trinh
The 1999-2000 Pyxis Clinic team will design and build an automated prototype device for filling medical storage containers, called CUBIEs, with packages that contain unit doses of pharmaceuticals. The device will execute several steps: acquiring a CUBIE from a stack, docking the CUBIE on a docking platform, opening the CUBIE, filling the CUBIE with packages, labeling the CUBIE, updating the CUBIE's smart chip, closing the CUBIE, and finally depositing the CUBIE in an output bin.
Qualcomm Incorporated
Development of a Tunable RF Digital Communications Acquisition and Analysis System
Liaison: David Clapp
Adivisor: John Molinder
Students: Joey Kimball (TL), Michael Cope, Katherine Wade, Jeffrey Wong
Current and proposed digital communication systems employ a wide array of complex signal formats with unique hardware and software required for the test and evaluation of each format. An alternative approach is the use of a single hardware configuration to acquire and record raw samples of downconverted signals for later processing. Analysis is then performed in non-real-time using software modules specifically designed for each signal format. Benefits of this approach include quick adaptability for new signal formats and potential cost savings. A hardware prototype of such a system using a wideband Tektronix spectrum analyzer has been developed by the QUALCOMM Clinic.
Rain Bird
Water-Powered Turbine-Generator
Liaison: Mark Ensworth, Jorge Jeffrey '96
Advisor: Donald Remer
Students: David Suryoutomo (TL), Thomas Heberlein, Anton Nausieda, Anthony Hawkins, Joshua Switkes
The Clinic team has built a conceptual design and prototype for a turbine-generator system to be placed in golf course irrigation, using water to power the golf course sprinklers, eliminating the need for miles of electrical wiring. The team has a cost-efficient design that will provide the sprinkler system with electrical power, last 5 years without maintenance, and be unobtrusive to the landscape and functionality of the golf course.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
GrandSun of Mac Tester
Liaison: Ian W. Jones, Jon Gainsley, Jon Lexau
Advisors: David Harris
Students: April Fields (TL), David Honeycutt, Stephani Ordinario, Robin Willingham, Ronalee Lo
The Sun Clinic team has created a functional chip tester capable of testing chips with up to 256 pin package sizes at voltages between 1 and 7 Volts for use at Sun Microsystems Labs. The tester should interface to its host workstation at a speed greater than 1MB/s.
Teledyne Electronic Technologies
The Effects of Selected Parameters on the Electrical Contact Resistance Between Two Metal-Plated Surfaces
Liaison: Dr. William Taylor
Advisor: Joseph King
Students: Matthew Chung (TL), Benjamin Batres, Michael Ferrante, David Hopkins
Electrical contact resistance is measured over a range of 0.1 to 100 grams force. The effect of contact geometry, surface alloy composition and surface roughness on electrical contact resistance versus force curves is determined. These results are used to provide design guidelines for microrelays, relays and connectors.
TRW Systems and Information Technology Group
Software Agent for Database Security
Liaisons: Tom Dardis '65, Louis Newman
Advisor: Ruye Wang
Students: Thomas Pettit (TL), Kristopher Jurka, Justin Pfeiffer, Cyndia Sweet
TRW's Clinic team has created a software agent to improve upon current security for database systems. The team investigated advanced logging and protection for behavior-based decision making. The software operates autonomously, allowing the administrator to create boundary settings. The software will be tested in conjunction with a Clinic Hours Recording test database, written by the team.
Fair, Issac and Company, Inc.
Preemptive Offers for Portfolio Defense
Liaisons: Arden Hall, Robert Oliver
Advisor: Andrew Bernof
Students: Philip Martin (TL), Otto Cortez '01, Jeff Hartline, Helen Monroe, Vivianne Tsan
The purpose of the project is to study the mathematical risk structure of preemptive offers, the effect these have on the likelihood of acceptance, and thereby develop insights for the design of decision models that characterize successful preemptive offer strategies. The team's goal will be to assess the expected costs and benefits accruing from one or more decision models for preemptive offers. A simulation of the decision process will be demonstrated, using a range of realistic parameters and account data supplied by the sponsor. An analysis of model behaviors will be distilled into a recommended strategy for the sponsor.
HNC Software Inc.
Link Analysis
Liaison: Dr. Ayman Farahat, Dr. Joseph Sirosh
Advisor: Lesley Ward
Consultant: Thomas LoFaro
Students: Gregory Rae (TL), Joel Miller, Fred Schaefer
Many complex systems can be represented as collections of nodes with directed links between them. We investigated the application of link analysis techniques to analyze these networks of data. Link analysis attempts to improve on standard analysis techniques by taking into account the global structure of the network. An example of our work is to adapt algorithms currently used in web searches to analyzing other types of data.
Space Systems/Loral
Advanced Propellant Dispersion Analysis for Orbit-Raising and Maintenance of Geo-Synchronous Satellites
Liaison: Eugene Williams
Advisor: Henry Krieger
Students: Jennifer Voelmeck (TL), Mark Amasuga, Christopher Sherwin, Katherine Sims
We have created a program to determine the amount of propellant necessary for a given satellite's mission. The program utilizes the Monte Carlo method to find the propellant mass for a percent certainty of mission success. It simulates the orbit raising process and estimates the station keeping propellant. This project builds upon the results of last year's SS/L Clinic.
Physics/Engineering Joint Clinic
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Infrared Interferometer
Liaison: Gautam Visisht
Advisors: Alex Rudolph, Erik Spjut Students: Erin Hartmann (TL), Gianpaolo Carosi, Guillaume Mauger, Andrew Rollins, Benjamin Schmidel
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1999-2000 Clinic constructed a modified Michelson interferometer to combine the light from two ten-meter Keck telescopes situated on the island of Hawaii. The system combines two 1″ infrared beams of light from the telescopes and incorporates feedback control to ensure that the optics are correctly focusing the collimated beams into fiber optic cables. The telescope system will allow for the direct detection of Hot Jupiter planets in other solar systems.
Optivus Technology, Inc.
Design of a Detector Electronics System for Feedback Control of Proton Beam Intensity in the LLUMC Proton Medical Accelerator
Liaisons: Kirk Evans, Melony Young '99
Advisors: Richard Haskell, Sam Tanenbaum
Students: Brice Calkins (TL), Kathy Wang, Joshua Wentlandt, Grant Baxter, Robert Walters
Optivus Technology uses a proton accelerator as a radiation source for treating cancer patients. The current method of attacking tumors with the proton beam has been successful, but Optivus would like to improve the treatment by using a raster-scanning technique, requiring a much tighter control on the beam intensity. Our goal is to develop an improved electronics system to process the output of a beam intensity detector, allowing a feedback loop to control the beam at a much higher bandwidth
Claremont Graduate University Mathematics Clinic
Momentum Data Systems
Digital Filter Design using Hankel Norm Methods
Liaisons: Martin Ambrose, Jerry Purcell
Advisor: Ellis Cumberbatch
Consultant: Hedley Morris
Students: Ashish Bhan (TL), Mick Sule
One problem in digital filter design involves finding the best rational approximation to a desired transfer function or impulse response. We use methods from Hardy space theory to get good H-infinity estimates for different types of filters. Our sponsor (Momentum Data Systems) has a product called QED 2000 that does digital filter design and we hope to use our results to improve a feature of their program.
USC Information Science Institutes
Current-Voltage Characteristic Modeling for the SOI-MOSFET
Liaisons: Cesar Pina, Vance Tyree
Advisor: Hedley Morris
Consultant: Ellis Cumberbatch
Students: Tina Phillips (TL), Brent Hinderberger, Benjamin Owen, Keith Lee
The goal of this Clinic is to take previously successful work on the MOSFET transistor and apply it to SOI technology. Formulae for the current-voltage characteristics of the SOI/SOS devices are derived by extending the asymptotic method of Ward (Ward, 1990). Comparison with real data shows this derivation is effective up to the kink attributable to impact ionization.
Claremont McKenna Clinic
Find and Assess Predictive Aging Models for Hardware Applicable to the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program
Liaison: Kim Jew


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Women and Guns/
I am making 2 ginormous assumptions about the 400 or so of you who read this newsletter every week. 1. I assume that each and every one of you respects, cares about, and is kind to women. True, yes?
2. I assume that you feel the same way about guns that I do. I have no idea if this is true or not.
I am bringing this up because two things happened on my vacation last week related to these assumptions.
Assumption #1 happened the first day Glen and I were there.
Glen has a friend who lives in the area of Colorado we were visiting.
We ended up hiking with him, as well as one of his friends, who was visiting too.
I felt it the minute I met him -- this friend of a friend who was visiting too.
When friend of a friend dictated the outcome of our breakfast destination, I felt it.
When friend of a friend placed himself at the head of our hiking pack, taking up too much space for anyone to pass by, I felt it.
When friend of a friend launched into an on-going monologue, with no curiosity about anyone else, I felt it.
I brought it up to Glen when we had a moment on the trail to ourselves: "Does it feel a little odd to you that friend of a friend is monopolizing our space and time?"
"He seems like a nice guy to me. I wouldn't worry about it."
I tried hard to radically accept the disappointing situation I found myself in with friend of a friend.
On the way home from our hike, friend of a friend said something so old school and disparaging of women, that I cannot repeat it here.
My normal response in those types of situations is to freeze.
To clam up and say nothing.
I didn't have that response this time around though, and instead I said something along the lines of:
"Not okay to say. We are talking about humanity here. It appears that in your world, half of humanity is not welcome."
He got defensive and we stumbled our way to an ungraceful conclusion that left the air in the car THICK.
When we dropped the two others off, I looked at Glen without saying a a word.
He looked at me and he said:
"You're right. He's a schmuck."
We discussed how to move forward with the rest of our vacation that would unfortunately be spent with friend of a friend.
We didn't have to worry though, because friend of a friend had a bit of a "Come to Jesus Moment."
Though he never directly apologized for his sexist remark and space grabbing ways, he turned into a huge puppy dog who spent the rest of the week being overly considerate toward everyone, and making too many comments about how much he loved and respected women.
My assumption regarding incident #1 is correct I think: You get it, right?
You've been through it before in your own way, with your own thick air in the car.
But assumption # 2…the gun thing.
That one might be a bit more prickly, but here goes:
Glen's friend that we were hanging out with loves guns.
He has a conceal carry permit so he carries a gun with him almost all of the time.
We immediately began discussing guns after learning about this, and the conversation was civil, though bewildering.
Glen's friend is totally prepared to use a gun to protect himself and his family, if he needs to, and to kill someone if he is threatened.
That blew my mind.
Has my woolly world view and the the bubble I live in become even more woolly than I ever could have imagined?
Like Glen, this friend is a hippie/mountain living/woodworking/off-the-grid kind of guy, and the word GUN just doesn't fit into that description, at least for me.
We went back and forth about guns, both holding our views close, but doing so kindly.
Finally I said: "Let's go shoot some guns. Let me get a sense of what this whole thing is about."
I got a lengthy lecture on gun safety, which was good, and I have no complaints.
I also got an even more lengthy lecture on the mechanics of a gun, and that one -- though I appreciated it -- put me off in a way I didn't expect.
This was a machine that was made to kill people.
I pointed the gun at the target and pulled the trigger, 3 times, and that was all I could abide by.
I could not continue to handle a piece of machinery that was made -- with incredible care, innovation, and finesse -- to kill people.
I sat in the car as everyone else took their turn shooting bullets into the target, and again tried to radically accept a situation that seemed unacceptable to me.
On our last night there, the topic of guns came up again.
Though the conversation ended up going okay, as it did before, and though we all hugged good-bye and said "come visit anytime" something felt a little off because I don't know how to truly understand and appreciate something that is so foreign to me.
I do want to make my way out of my woolly bubble -- I really do -- but it sure does make more sense in here than out there.
There are varying views on the subject of guns, of course, and I imagine I will be told about ways of looking at this issue in ways I have never thought of or considered, which I welcome.
Maybe I will hear something similar to this:
Awhile back I took a self-defense class for women. There was a woman in the class with a young child who was being stalked and terrorized by an ex-husband. She was doing everything she could to keep herself and her child safe: Taking the self-defense class, installing new locks on the doors and windows, investing in a state-of-the-art alarm system, and yes, carrying a gun with her everywhere she went. She even kept an extra gun under her pillow.
Would I do the same thing in her situation?
You know what, I bet I would.
So tell me what you think and how you feel about all of this here, and then move on to your dance mission for the week.
Let the dust settle, and allow a different part of your brain take over:
Imagine that you are a fish in the ocean and for the first time in your fish life you realize that you are swimming in WATER and that not everyone swims in water. Base your dance on this idea, and feel the substance that is encasing your body, that you are dwelling in every single moment of every single day and dance, knowing that not everyone swims in the same ocean.
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Highlights: Farnborough 2-3 Kingstonian
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Rare Article: 3 VGC Pokémon to Consider/
Last week we talked about specific VGC strategies that might be a tad unorthodox. This week, I'll give those of you who, like myself, do not plan on using any specific unifying strategy three suggestions for Pokémon to use. Spoiler alert: Vanilluxe does make a return. I apologize to the haters out there.
Chapter 1: Lickilicky, Or: Because There are Those Who Want Their Pokémon to Give Them Nightmares
Oh my goodness. Look at Lickilicky. I mean, really look at that thing. It's straight up terrifying. It's like something out of a David Lynch film. I've grown to like it, but I'm pretty sure that Lickilicky just has me under a hypnotic trance (even though it doesn't learn Hypnosis.) It's that or some sort of Stockholm syndrome, as Lickilicky currently has taken me hostage, but don't blame him. He's a cool guy once you get past his 100% horrifying visage.
I chose this nightmarish monstrosity for this article because Dream World Lickilicky is the bulkiest Pokémon with the ability "Cloud Nine." Cloud Nine negates the effects of weather while Lickilicky is on the field. (If Lickilicky dies or is switched out for any reason, Cloud Nine will deactivate.) This makes Lickilicky a great choice to put in the back of your team in case you are about to face a weather team. Lead with Lickilicky, and your opponent will not be able to take advantage of their weather effects. That means no weather-activated abilities (such as Sand Veil), stat bonuses (such as the Sp. Def. boost a rock-type gets in a sandstorm), no typing boosts (such as a water-type move's power boost in the rain), and no residual damage from hail or sandstorm. Here's a fun set for Lickilicky.
Sassy Cloud Nine Lickilicky with Normal Gem/Leftovers
252 EVs in HP, 176 in Defense, and 80 in Special Defense. (Even with no EVs in Attack Lickilicky still has a respectable Attack of 105.)
-Power Whip
-Gyro Ball
The choice between Normal Gem and Leftovers depends on if you want Explosion to hit hard, or Lickilicky to survive longer. Power Whip is there to wreck Politoed, and Gyro Ball is for Tyranitar. Protect is there for obvious doubles reasons, and Explosion is great when Lickilicky is about to be KO'd. Just make sure that the Pokémon that you have out with Lickilicky is either Ghost type or is using protect, because you don't want any of yoru Pokémon taking a STAB explosion, even with the Gen V nerf.
Chapter 2: Porygon 2, Or: Because It's not Like Porygon 2 Would be Chapter 3
Whew. This little Poke is considerably less menacing. If you are hesitant to run legendaries, Porygon 2 can make a decent alternative to Cresselia for setting up Trick Room. Slap an Eviolite on Porygon 2 and you have a Pokémon with some considerable bulk on your hands. Dusclops outclasses Eviolite Porygon 2 in many ways, but Porygon 2 is still worth considering for a few reasons. First, he has only one weakness (fighting.) Second, Porygon 2 has access to Discharge, which is an electric move that hits all of the opponents on the field, so if you plan on doing something with Lightningrod, Porygon 2 is worth the consideration. Here's a set.
Relaxed Download Porygon 2 with Eviolite
252 EVs in HP, 100 in Defense, and 156 in Sp. Defense
-Trick Room
-Psych Up/Ice Beam
Discharge is here for the aforementioned Lightningrod abuse, and Psych up is there in case you want Porygon 2 to copy that same boost you are giving to the Lightningrod Pokémon. Perhaps a tad gimmicky, but fun nonetheless. Ice Beam is for coverage against Dragons, genies, and Zapdos, and the final slot can be Protect or Recover, depending on your preference. Porygon 2 might not be as good as Cresselia or Dusclops, but the Discharge/Psych Up combo along with Trick Room is at least worth considering.
Chapter 3: Vanilluxe, Or: Because you Knew it Was Coming
Say it with me everyone! VA-NILL-UXE! VA-NILL-UXE! VA-NILL-UXE! WOOOOOOOO! Sorry. I have a bit of Vanilluxe patriotism. Anyway, this format, like last year's VGC, is fairly Ice-weak, and, if you aren't running Hail, Vanilluxe is an option for the back of your team, to sub in when need be. Because of his speed, he really only works with a Choice Scarf, so, without further ado, here's my Vanilluxe set for VGC 2012.
Modest Ice Body Vanilluxe with Choice Scarf
252 EVs in Speed, 252 EVs in Sp. Attack
-Ice Beam
-Water Pulse
-Flash Cannon
Ice Beam is for the STAB, Blizzard is for when you are playing a Hail team, or if you are in a sticky situation and they only way you could win is if you hit both of your opponent's Pokémon, Water Pulse does decent damage to Chandelure, and Flash Cannon can wreck a Tyranitar.
So there you have it. I managed to make a case for Vanilluxe's viability in 2 years of VGC in a row. Haters gon' hate.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to comment with your suggestions! Later, Pokéfolk.


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Ever wanted a thorough but largely non-technical discussion of the risks and problems inherent to electronic voting machines? Read this article from Ars Technica. He makes some fantastic points. I will quote only one sentence from it, because that one sentence is, itself, a beautifully brief and very thoughtful point:
Bits and bytes are made to be manipulated; by turning votes into bits and bytes, we've made them orders of magnitude easier to manipulate during and after an election.


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Leptospermum is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, which is native to Australia, New Zealand. Called "teatree" because Captain James Cook in the 18th century brewed a tea from the leaves and gave it to his crew as a scurvy preventative. These are substantial and useful plants all year round; soft and casual looking (never rigid or formal).
Most make a display of five-petalled single flowers (somewhat like tiny wild roses) along stems among the small leaves. Petals surround a hard central cone or cup that matures to a woody seed capsule that hangs on for a long time after the petals drop. Flowers are typically white, pink, or red. Leptospermum scoparium shown here is the double form, with light pinkish white flowers that darken as they mature.
The species has many varieties, which are valuable garden plants, most growing from 1 to 3 metres tall and wide. Not as bold in form or as serviceable in hedges and screens as Leptospermum laevigatum, but the beautiful flowers are showier: Single or double, in white, pink, or red, profuse in spring and summer. Branches densely set with small needlelike green/burgundy leaves. Good in containers.
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Victor Steinbrueck Park
Victor Steinbrueck Park is a 0.8 acre (3,000 m²) park overlooking Elliott Bay from Downtown Seattle, Washington, USA. Located just northwest of Pike Place Market, between Western Avenue and the Alaskan Way Viaduct at the foot of Virginia Street, the park overlaps the former site of the Washington National Guard Armory,[1] built c. 1909, damaged by fire in 1962 during an era where the future of the Market itself was a contentious issue,[2] and torn down in 1968.[3]
Seattle architect Victor Steinbrueck, who was instrumental in the preservation of Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square, wrote of this location in 1968, "One of the grandest downtown lookout places is at Western Avenue where it meets Pike Place and Virginia Street. It has been neglected by the city and its possibilities for enjoyment are ignored except by a few habitués and passing pedestrians."[3] Steinbrueck was strongly opposed to the demolition of the armory. "Buildings like this," he wrote, "(and there are very few) offer an irreplaceable tie with the past as well as adding variety and interest to new surroundings. Restoration is not at all impossible or difficult for sympathetic designers. Others can always find practical reasons for destruction."[3]
The city purchased the land in 1968, demolished the remnant of the armory, and transferred ownership to the parks department in 1970. The park was landscaped in 1982 as Market Park. Two cedar totem poles, designed by Victor Steinbrueck himself and carved by James Bender, were added in 1984.[4] After Steinbrueck's death in 1985, the park was renamed after him.[2] Steinbrueck's son Peter, also an architect, would later serve on the Seattle City Council 1997–2007.
The park is a popular gathering place for tourists, but also for the mentally ill, vagrants, alcoholics, and drug addicts. Public inebriation, nudity, and calls for assistance for unconscious individuals are common; a fall-off due to increased policing in the 1990s proved short-lived. There are a lot of drug-related misdemeanors and even minor felonies, though there have been no homicides.[5]
The park is an important setting in the Terry Brooks novel A Knight of the Word.
- ↑ Victor Steinbrueck Park, official site, accessed online 28 March 2008, says simply that the park is on the site of the armory, but the Sanborn maps of Seattle (volume 2, 1950, plate 128) accessed online through Proquest 28 March 2008, shows the armory as extending as far north as Lenora Street (beyond the northern boundary of the park), and not extending quite as far south as Virginia Street (whereas the park extends considerably south of Virginia Street).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Victor Steinbrueck Park, official site. Accessed online 28 March 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Victor Steinbrueck, Market Sketchbook (1968), University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1978 ISBN 0-295-95631-3. No page numbers.
- ↑ Public Art Map Seattle, p. 10.
- ↑ Casey McNerthney, Solutions sought at crime-plagued Steinbrueck Park, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 13, 2007. Accessed 28 March 2008.
External links
- Public Art Map Seattle
- Victor Steinbrueck Park, official site. Includes a snapshot of the demolished armory.
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Lemolo is incredible. Kendra picked Claire, Melodie and me up from the ferry on Bainbridge Is, gave us a quick
tour of Poulsbo and took us to Meagan's home where she greeted us with a well rounded meal. I hadn't eaten
so well and laughed as hard as I did with these ladies. What was going to be a photography project turned into
a good hang.
Their music is wonderfully moving and catchy. Please indulge in this video:
Lemolo "Open Air" from James Bailey on Vimeo.
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#13 - The Lazy Genius Makes a Friend
Making friends as an adult doesn't have to be terrifying.
1. Listen to the episode!
2. Read about how to start a conversation without throwing up.
Small talk is the worst, but it doesn't have to be.
3. Check out a few more fun friend links!
- How to Find Your People
- On the first season of The Lazy Genius Podcast, Emily V. Gordon talks about making friends in a new city.
- My sister and I talk about how fangirling is a way to find your people and be a better mom.
- The Popcast's terrific episode on Best Fictional Duos
4. Make friends here!
Internet friends count, too, and the community here at The Lazy Genius Collective is a good one. Follow @thelazygenius on Instagram to interact with other like-minded people, and I'd love for us to be friends in your inbox. Friendship bracelets for everyone!


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The turbo inlet pipe is the most critical area in the entire intake tract. Many companies make "intake" kits that replace the airbox only or the pre-airbox tube, but fail to address the prior piece, the inlet pipe attached directly to the turbo compressor inlet nozzle, which is often the bottleneck of the entire intake system. A compromised inlet pipe can hold back the entire turbo system from making power to full potential. Examine the molded factory plastic piece and you will find major flow impediments including a small diameter entry leading into a severely pinched shape flowpath. The flow is convoluted to say the least and net flow volume is less than desirable.
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Having a fitness family can do a world of good. First, let's start by explaining what does not constitute a fitness family. It could be your regular biological family but often it is not. If you are dragging these members kicking and screaming to join you for a morning walk, I am sorry but that doesn't count. If these individuals invite you to meet them at the gym but never show or they often change their plans for Zumba or yoga, they aren't likely to become a part of your fitness family either.
These organizational units are usually created organically. When you least expect it, someone appears on your morning walk for the second time in a row at the same time. Maybe you share a laugh in Zumba class or a smirk because you both avoid certain moves involving the pelvic area. Your fitness family forms exactly where you are. You meet them because they are heading your way or share the same club. You are striving for the same goals and you enjoy the same activities. Your fitness family can become a very supportive part of your life and help you achieve your wellness goals! Additionally, there are myriad benefits from being a part of a like-minded group! Here are the top five benefits of a fitness family.
- Accountability – We all need accountability in our lives. If you don't show up, you are missed by those who expected you to be there. Getting a reminder text or a call helps everyone stay on track. A true fitness family will hold you accountable.
- Emotional support – Let's face it, life is tough. We all experience ups and downs. When you know that people care about you, it can help lighten the burden. Fitness families offer emotional support. You see them often and they will notice if you aren't your usual perky self. Let them give you a hug or meet up after tennis. A sympathetic ear is priceless.
- Synergy – The power of the group is greater than the sum of each of the individual parts, which is where the magic happens. You can accomplish all your goals when you work together as a group. Each person brings a unique energy and we all share in this sense of purpose. A fitness family challenges you and propels you to push your limits.
- Connection – Humans are created with an innate drive to connect with others. We all strive for a sense of belonging. A fitness family has a shared desire and motivation to care for one's body. This generally leads to other connections: love for healthy food and self-care in other areas of our lives. A fitness family provides an arena where we belong and are accepted for who we are.
- Fun – Let's just face it, most activities are better with a friend. A fitness family provides an avenue for a shared fun experience. Let your hair down and enjoy yourself!


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It's the stuff of drivers' nightmares, coming back to the space where you parked only to find it empty. This was the unpleasant situation that greeted Lawrence Rivers, when he returned to the Edinburgh parking spot where he'd left his Mercedes. Up in the Scottish capital to perform in the annual comedy fringe festival, Lawrence(…)


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(A) A championship may only be won in a contest for which a promoter has obtained an Ohio license to promote as prescribed in the Administrative Code. The promoter of an Ohio state championship contest shall be responsible for the purchase of the championship belt to be presented to the winner of the contest. The belt shall clearly show the weight division for which it was won and must also show it is for a championship for the state of Ohio. A sketch or photo of the belt shall be submitted with the application for permit and approved by the commission before a permit is issued. A contestant who holds a belt for winning the championship shall present the belt to the commission representative before defending the title. If the champion wins they shall retain the championship belt. If the champion loses the title the promoter will supply a new championship belt to the new champion.
(B) A promoter shall not advertise a state championship contest without obtaining approval from the commission or executive director beforehand.
(C) The champion of the state must defend the championship title within six months of winning the title and every six months thereafter, for the purpose of defending the title, against a challenger-contender in their own weight class. If the champion does not defend the title or cannot defend the title for physical reasons that are permanent, the commission shall forfeit the championship and declare the title vacant. In the case of a champion not defending the title within six months due to illness or injury other than permanent, they shall submit to the commission, a physician's report stating the illness or injury and an estimated time as to when they will be able to defend their title. It will be at the discretion of the commission after considering the physician's report as to the length of time the extension will be permitted.
(D) If a state champion of any weight division achieves the status of champion with any world organization, the state champion shall relinquish the title they are retaining in Ohio and that title will become vacant.
(E) If a state championship contest is declared a draw, the championship shall be retained by the defending present champion. In the case of a vacant title where there is no champion and the contest is declared a draw. .
(F) For each defense of a championship title, the champion and challenger shall be at the weight required for the division in which the title is being defended or fought. Once a state championship contest has been approved by the executive director and sanctioned by the Ohio athletic commission, both contestants shall make the weight required for the weight class in which they are competing.
(G) In order to be eligible to participate in an Ohio championship contest, a contestant shall be a current resident of Ohio or a resident of any of the states which border the state of Ohio, those being Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan. .
(H) In a state championship contest, there must be no less than eight scheduled rounds for a professional boxing event.
(I) New gloves not previously worn must be supplied for both contestants for all state title bouts . Gloves must be approved by executive director or inspector.
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Statutory Authority: 3773.34
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A blog is a website that contains "regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order." Blawgs are simply a subset of blogs. Webopedia defines blawg rather broadly:
Slang term used to describe an online blog that is written by lawyers, or one that is focused on providing legal-oriented content.
Scott Greenfield, of Simple Justice, seems to suggest that a blawgs consist of posts that are "worth reading" and provide insight, a viewpoint or a clear position:
Most new blogs are doomed to death from the outset, created for the wrong reason and certain to fail to achieve their creator's purpose. Most offer neither insight nor viewpoint, as their creators are scared to death that taking a firm and clear position might offend a reader, a potential client.
The barrier to entry into the blawgosphere has increased dramatically. It's not one of cost, or concept, as much as one of merit, focus and purpose. If you have the desire to write, the guts to write something worth reading and the stomach to deal with the constant onslaught of stupid and crazy readers, there's a place for you in the blawgosphere…
I am inclined to agree with Webopedia's expansive definition and would humbly suggest that Mr. Greenfield's definition is far too narrow.
Successful legal blogs need not necessarily provide substantive content, nor must a blawg provide either insight or a clear position.
My most popular blawg, Legal Antics, is a prime example of a "successful" blawg. It has over 1,000 subscribers, and is linked to by other blawgs more than any of my other blogs combined. And yet I never offer insight, a viewpoint, or a clear position. Rather, I simply aggregate content from across the web that focuses on legal humor. And people seem to like it.
Another factor to keep in mind is that the concept of what constitutes a "blawg" has necessarily evolved over time and will continue to do so. When I began blogging in 2005, one of my newer and more popular blawgs, Legal Tweets, was simply unfathomable at the time. Legal Tweets consists entirely of collections of "tweets" from lawyers about various law-related issues, and in 2005, Twitter was yet a gleam in its creators' eyes.
Thus, it is important to keep in mind that the concept of a "blawg" is not concrete; rather, it is a flexible and evolving. A blawg need not contain certain elements in order to survive or be successful.
For those of you who are considering starting a blawg, do not allow the unnecessarily confining limitations of others to define your blawg. Once you've found a topic that interests you, learn about it, stay current and begin creating content.
However, as with any other form of social media, determine your goals before you begin blogging, keep those goals in mind as you blog, and most of all, have fun.
If you keep these suggestions in mind, you will find that you truly enjoy blawging, and success, however you choose to define it, will necessarily follow.
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Meet, roughly speaking, two Titanium and two favourites of this tournament. The match to be really interesting, and of course everything will be decided on which map to play team. TSM I think the only team that style of play and skille coincides with team fnatic, but also the only team that can break the strongest of the Swedes. The teams already played one game. In the first case, fnatic beat Titan on Cobblestone with a score of 16-6, in the second case, on the same card, but against Cloud9 with a score of 16-12 played the guys from EnVyUs. Generally for Cloud9 pic map Cobblestone, was the best peaks and the most convenient, since they rolled it very well, but unfortunately the boys could not. Really I would like to see them against a team Virtus.pro. Go through the last game between the teams at the final online stage for the Lana PGL. Was unreal Zaruba, and to be honest I considered the favorite in that match exactly the TSM team. Then they pressed only one card out of five and it was de_train. See, they played FIVE, five cards, but TSM took only one. In short, EnVyUs vs fantic can show a decent game, and maybe even win on maps: de_train, de_overpass and all. Of course maybe the team was coached cards, and also possible the fact that TSM pulled a Mirage or Inferno, but as I said early in the forecast for the match TSM vs Na'vi: "there is Nothing new TSM today show".


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Do you wonder how the Times Square in New York looked during the Samsung Unpacked event yesterday? Don't worry – Samsung has you covered. The Koreans just released a few dozen photos that should help you get a taste of the atmosphere. There are "Be Ready 4 The Next Galaxy" boars all over the place and a huge crowd waiting in line to enter the Radio Music Hall.
Samsung also gave us some shots of the inside and outside of the Radio Music Hall while the event was happening.
The flash mob guys are also in the pictures. Enjoy!
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Obama's Fine Print On Security
Dick Cheney created an uproar when he told CNN that President Obama's terrorism policies were making the country less safe. "He's making some choices that in my mind will, in fact, raise the risk to the American people of another attack," the former vice president said.
Cheney's comment was outrageous for several reasons, not least in that he was continuing the kind of fear-mongering that has itself weakened the country. But White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made a mistake with his gratuitously disrespectful and partisan remark, "Well, I guess Rush Limbaugh was busy, so they trotted out the next-most popular member of the Republican cabal."
A more useful response would have been to say that America isn't less safe because Obama hasn't changed anti-terrorism policies as much as Cheney's broadside implied. In fact, the administration's new policies on interrogation and detention reflect a careful effort to balance law and national security -- and are a return to pre-Bush administration standards rather than some new left-wing experiment.
To understand the Obama policies, you have to read carefully the executive orders that were issued by the White House on Jan. 22. They ordered the closure within a year of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, instructed the CIA to shut its secret detention facilities and banned any interrogation techniques not authorized by the Army Field Manual.
With those decisive moves, Obama rejected the Bush administration's legal approach to terrorists as "unlawful enemy combatants," to whom U.S. and international law didn't apply. "It was offensive to the United States and our values that we should have dark holes where people could be made to disappear," explains Jeffrey Smith, a former CIA general counsel who was part of the informal group that advised Obama and White House Counsel Gregory Craig on the new policies.
But to get a get full picture of the Obama approach, you have to read the fine print of the executive orders -- and also what they didn't say.
First, Obama hasn't banned the process known as "extraordinary rendition." This technique has been used by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies for more than 30 years to seize people overseas, either unilaterally or with permission of the host country, and take them somewhere else for interrogation and possible judicial action. That authority hasn't changed, nor has the CIA's ability to work with foreign intelligence services that are interrogating terrorist suspects.
The executive orders propose a new task force that will "study and evaluate the practices of transferring individuals to other nations" to ensure that such transfers don't send prisoners to countries where they would "face torture." Although the CIA secret detention facilities are being closed, the order notes that this doesn't refer to "facilities used only to hold people on a short-term, transitory basis." The order doesn't define "short-term" or "transitory."
"Rendition is still permitted," said Leon Panetta, the new CIA director, in a Feb. 25 meeting with reporters. "If we render someone, we are obviously going to seek assurances from that country that their human rights are protected and that they are not mistreated." The CIA hasn't had any rendition cases since Obama took office, but when opportunities arise they will be cleared with the White House on a case-by-case basis.
In drafting the new policy on interrogation, Obama and his advisers recognized that there could be extraordinary situations -- say, a suspect with information about nuclear terrorism -- where the president could decide to waive the executive order banning harsh techniques. "Everybody understands that if the nation faces a severe threat, the president can do what's needed to protect us. But he has to explain it. The problem with Bush was doing it all in secret, which leads to abuse," argues Smith.
Perhaps that will reassure Cheney about the nation's safety: The Obama team agrees with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson that the Constitution isn't "a suicide pact," and it understands that there are extreme situations where the rules on interrogation might have to be stretched. But it doesn't want to make the Bush mistake of opening the door to lawless actions.
Explains Smith: "It's a big mistake to base your position on the idea that we have rules, but if need be, they'll be broken. That's a formula for abuse. On issues like this, you have to have a 'bright line' standard, so that U.S. government personnel all over the world know what the rules are."
The writer is co-host of PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Nappy Roots
I didn't have a lot of space to opine on Nappy Roots' "The Pursuit of Nappyness" in my preview of tonight's concert at The Basement, 391 Neil Ave. One of the things I wanted to mention is that although the album is generally enjoyable, lead single "Ride" initially rubbed me the wrong way mostly due to a guitar part that makes it sound like a bad remix of Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way". Too harsh? Listen for yourself. I'm warming up to it a little bit, but even when I'm feeling positive about it I still wish I was listening to this instead.
Stretch Lefty opens tonight's show. Tickets cost $15 and doors open at 8 p.m.


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When style is abundant, the street style is amazing.. Some awesome styling by the fashion-conscious attendees to MBFWT. Love the color and the enigmatic feel to their wardrobe.
Image credit Akin Abayomi/Livingfash
When style is abundant, the street style is amazing.. Some awesome styling by the fashion-conscious attendees to MBFWT. Love the color and the enigmatic feel to their wardrobe.
Image credit Akin Abayomi/Livingfash
In the center of Fashion, there is always the fashionable people. Here are some awesome outfits put together by some very cool people in Paris.
Franzel Amsterdam is an experimental street wear label based in Amsterdam
, as you would
guess from their name and don't be fooled by the experimental definition. Eric Franzel is the designer and the AW15 collection is a reconstruction, reconfiguration, re-worked or repurpose of other garments into something new. You would notice I did not use recycle as one of the verbs to describe this collection, because this goes beyond that.
Eric has totally evolved beyond the experimental stage and has shown us that you can create fashion from any garment.
The collection is an assortment of fabrics from tents, carpets, kakis, curtains and other garments used to create something unique in the street wear look.
You can find out more about the designer at www.FRANZELAMSTERDAM.COM
One of my favorite things about Paris is shooting street fashion. Street fashion is so unique in this beautiful city. Check out some of the trends.
A sexy and rogue noir look.
Super cute and feminine skirt.
A conceptual modernist twist to a school uniform.
A manga like, gaga like super cute and chic.
Out and About, running in and running out of fashion shows. It's always fascinating to see the clothes worn by the guest attending the fashion shows. Here we bring you some of the classy and chic we seen coming and going to the latest shows.
Love the look, Peter Pilotto AW13 worn during PFW (image 1)
Peter Pilotto worn by Cara Delavinge at LFW. (image 2)
Sometimes the guest arrive in a rush, like rush hour madness.
Sometimes they arrive with a smile and we love that.
Friday, March 1st 2013,
It is all about the Shoes.
During fashion week month we travel to bring you the best of the best from around the globe. Many people focus on the clothes, some others prefer accessories or hair/make up trends. We decided to bring a quick look at the shoe factor always very important part of the entire outfit. We LOVE shoes and we love people who wear them well.
Here are some samples of what some awesome fashionistas had for us during London Fashion Week AW13.
Image Credits | Akin @Akinabayomi.com
Neon yellow boots
Snake print Stiletto
Shinning Valentino Black stilettos with embellishments
Aldo Rise Shoes @ Roksanda Ilincic Catwalk AW13


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Business Sees A Payoff in Open-Source Investment
Here's some interesting news that ought to get the open-source community jazzed: New data from research firm Computer Economics shows the vast majority of businesses that implement open-source applications are able to demonstrate a positive return on their investment within two years.
According to the survey, business adoption of open-source applications such as CRM and ERP is relatively low with less than one-quarter of the respondents engaged in actual open-source deployments. (Another 20 percent are either considering or piloting such project.) However, 65 percent of the early adopters saw positive ROI within two years and another 30 percent broke even on their open-source investment.
Those statistics certainly will resonate with VARs who provide and support open-source solutions to the SMB market. They show that the financial risk of such deployment is relatively low, while the opportunity is robust. Can open source make headway against traditional vendor supported, commercial software packages? I'd certainly think so, given the minimal financial risk for customers. With the industry in general moving in a more open direction, with cloud computing and managed services rising, and with an economic downturn at hand, it would seem open-source software has the chance to gain real momentum.
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Kim Hyun-seok , starring Na Moon-hee and Lee Je-hoon .The film was released on September 21, 2017.
An elderly woman (played by Na Moon-hee ) constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je-hoon ) who begins to teach her English. Being the teacher of the elderly woman, he realizes the genuine reason why she learned English and becomes an important supporter in earnest.
Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean " comfort women " during World War II .
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Most adult female grizzlies weigh 130â180 kg (290â400 lb), while adult males weigh on average 180â360 kg (400â790 lb). Average total length in this subspecies is 198 cm (6. 50 ft), with an average shoulder height of 102 cm (3. 35 ft) and hindfoot length of 28 cm (11 in). Newborn bears may weigh less than 500 grams (1. 1 lb). In the Yukon River area, mature female grizzlies can weigh as little as 100 kg (220 lb). One study found that the average weight for an inland male grizzly was around 272 kilograms (600 lb) and the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kilograms (900 lb). For a female, these average weights would be 136 kilograms (300 lb) inland and 227 kilograms (500 lb) coastal, respectively. On the other hand, an occasional huge male grizzly has been recorded which greatly exceeds ordinary size, with weights reported up to 680 kg (1,500 lb). A large coastal male of this size may stand up to 3 metres (9. 8 ft) tall on its hind legs and be up to 1. 5 metres (4. 9 ft) at the shoulder.
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Festivals & Races
The Boathouse District hosts some of Oklahoma City's top family-friendly festivals and races throughout the year, drawing thousands of athletes and spectators to the Oklahoma River.
Bricktown Landing is now open!
Bricktown Landing, where the Oklahoma River and the Bricktown Canal intersect, is now open! Pedestrians can now park in Bricktown and walk to the Oklahoma River.
2017 Schedule of Events
OKC RIVERSPORT Indoor Championships, February 11
USRowing Central Youth Championships, May 6-7
OKC RIVERSPORT Youth League Championships, May 13
Oklahoma City Whitewater Festival, May 18-21
Stars & Stripes River Festival, June 24
USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom Age Group National Championships, August 10-11
Oklahoma Regatta Festival, October 5-8
OKC RIVERSPORT Youth League Championships, November 13
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Steel + Wood Framing Progress in Laguna Beach
A few weeks ago, we introduced a project currently under construction- a new 2,200 square foot contemporary cottage in Wood's Cove, just a couple blocks away from the beach in Laguna.
With framing almost complete, the exterior massing and interior volumes are beginning to take shape. The 2nd level living concept features an open floor plan with large decks that open to the expansive views of the Pacific Ocean featured throughout the upper level living space.
The master suite occupies the rest of the upper level, with two secondary bedrooms and baths complete the floor plan. All bedrooms open to decks or patios, with custom bi-folding systems at the main view locations.
The structural steel frame, seen in the images below, allows for the expansive glazing that not only maximizes views and vistas, but connects the occupants to the beautiful beachside neighborhood beyond.


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In this four week series, you'll establish a functional foundation of movements to carry you through your Motherhood Transition.
Working with a BIRTHFIT Coach and connecting with other pregnant women, you'll create intentional movement practices, enhance the three metabolic pathways, and prepare - both physically and non-physically - for your upcoming labor, birth, and postpartum period.
No matter what your previous fitness level or what your birth plan is, join us to move with intention, cultivate stability in your changing body, and prepare for what's to come!
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China Brew and Beverage 2018, Asia's key brew&beverage processing event, draws nearer. Efficient and versatile, new Sacmi filling lines can handle a wide variety of drink and food products, providing a perfect response at every stage of production
The new Sacmi high speed filling line is set to play a pivotal role on the Group's stand at China Brew and Beverage, Asia's most important international brew&beverage processing technology fair (Shanghai New International Expo Centre, 23-26 October 2018). As part of a comprehensive range of complete filling solutions offering high productivity, flexibility and outstanding process quality, the filling line Sacmi intends to exhibit (hall W2, booth n° 2Y337, 154 m2) has been configured for output rates of up to 72,000 bottles/hour.
From a versatility standpoint, note Sacmi's capacity to broaden the scope of its filling solutions from beverage-only to any food product (from dairy to soya-based products, widespread on Asian markets), thus ensuring customer needs are met in full. Sacmi takes a similar approach on the form-fill-seal front: developed by Benco Pack, a Sacmi Group company with over 50 years' experience in the sector, Sacmi FFS horizontal packaging machines come in a wide range of configurations, in aseptic and non-aseptic versions (with output rates from 6,000 to 100,000 containers/hour for 10 – 250 ml bottles), including the latest, recently presented smart solution for dairy product packaging.
Moreover, this packaging machine can incorporate the Sacmi shrink sleeve applicator, also in a multi-pack configuration (Sacmi's patented ISA – integrated sleeve applicator – system). This gives final products added value, and gives customers new opportunities for individual brand enhancement. A specialised consultant when it comes to making personalised, uniquely designed containers and cap-bottle systems, Sacmi Closures&Containers has invested heavily in developing new lightweight configurations capable of minimising weight without compromising performance. Thanks to compression technology (CCM) and extensive preform-making expertise acquired with the IPS platform, Sacmi's technological leadership is undisputed. In parallel, Sacmi has succeeded in transferring the benefits of compression to container production (CBF), with manufacturers enjoying advantages in terms of the best versatility, precision and economy on the market.
Sacmi's ability to provide effective answers at every stage of food&beverage production sets it aside from its competitors. Hence the smooth integration of upstream cap and preform production with the downstream bottling process (blowing, filling, closing, labelling), the new Sacmi HeroLine configuration that reduces consumption and boosts production and logistics efficiency. Our labelling solutions are of particular significance to the Chinese market. Indeed, our sales and manufacturing branches have been busy there for decades; it's in China that Sacmi produces and develops the popular ARENA RF – the roll-fed labelling machine specifically designed for the needs of the Chinese market – which will be on show again at the fair after winning over major new customers on the internal market. The presented model, the ARENA 300RF 24T 2/4/265 S1/E1, is characterised by outstanding productivity, up to 48,000 labelled containers/hour.
Sacmi's excellence in goods and services is unparalleled. Customers can also count on our far-reaching Global Network – with its efficient spare parts, consultancy and assistance services – and new Industry 4.0-related machine features that ensure a specialised technician from the parent company is always on hand; what's more, customers can also implement innovative monitoring and diagnostics functions. Note also that beverage customers can, right from the design stage, make full use of the Sacmi R&D lab consultancy service, certified by the industry's international players.


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With years of income losses, poor debt management, and no international presence to speak of, it's no wonder Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) is now in trouble, scrambling to restructure and keep its head above water. In the latest move, subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Company on Thursday voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in a move that includes a plan to reduce debt.
But while CZR's stock has plummeted during its troubles, the parent company itself seems likely to pull through and continue operations. With its iconic brand name and history, better operations this time around could mean that the shell of this current company could become the home of a new, better investment in the future.
Restructuring Caesars
The main reason Caesars is in such a dire position now is its incredibly high debt load, which, at around $23 billion before the start of this round of restructuring, was by far the highest in the industry. While other companies such as Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) have also taken on debt in the past decade, they have massive international properties and increased earnings as a result. While those companies were making big profits on those international properties, Caesars had multiple international attempts that failed, meaning more and more debt racked up with nothing to show for it.
Caesars is now taking drastic steps to reduce this debt. As early as March 2014, the company began shuffling debt from the parent company down to subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. (CEOC). Following this debt shuffling, it seemed obvious that Caesars would then have CEOC seek bankruptcy protection amid negotiating with its debtholders.The Chapter 11 filing happened Thursday, with Caesars saying the plan had received support from more than 80% of first-lien noteholders. The restructuring aims to "significantly reduce long-term debt and annual interest payments, while providing for significant recoveries for creditors and ensuring no interruption of operations across the company's network of properties," the company noted. Click here to go to the CEOC restructuring web page.
On another front, on Dec. 19 the company had announced that it would merge with its other major affiliate, Caesars Acquisition Co. (NASDAQ:CACQ), to pull the smaller but more profitable affiliate into the parent company. By doing so, the company is getting a necessary injection of cash as well.
As a result of the bankruptcy filing and merger actions, the new Caesars Entertainment should be able to shed about half of its debt, about $10 billion worth. The final entity will consist of just one streamlined company, Caesars Entertainment, at a market cap of about $3.2 billion, with $1.7 billion of cash.
Caesars after the restructuring: Worth another bet?
To believe that the company has a chance of transforming into something investment-worthy following this massive restructure -- major portions of which still need to be worked out in court -- there is one major thing investors should want to see: more and better diversification outside the U.S.
Caesars tried to gain a presence in Macau. The company did have a property there, but it was unable to get the necessary gaming license for building a casino on that property. In 2013, the company made a big bet on building a resort in South Korea. However, the South Korean government ended up not accepting Caesars' bid to build a casino there, either. Following that failed attempt, the company sold its Macau property.
While Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts reaped massive profits in Asia over the past five years, Caesars has been failing. By not having broad diversification outside the U.S., Caesars not only didn't have anything to fall back on during the U.S. recession, but it also didn't have the chance to win big on a high-growth area like Macau. For the new Caesars to be a worthwhile bet, investors should be convinced that the company can, and will, diversify more abroad.
Yet even if the company comes through this restructuring and changes its ways to show some better operating decisions, it still seems to be a much less worthwhile investment than a company like Las Vegas Sands with a track record of success already. Even a leaner and better organized Caesars still looks like a bet to be wary of and one that smart investors should probably stay away from.


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Art Stories
Tales of inspiration and creativity, behind-the-scenes glimpses at art-making, in-depth arts features, and narrative portraits of LAL artists.
"I enjoy geometry and creating geometric artwork because it gives me a sense of symmetry, balance and order, in an unsymmetrical, unbalanced and out of order world."
Bob Carden is a self-taught artist who has been creating and exhibiting his work for over 20 years. Most of his artwork consists of ink works which are all mathematical in nature. His pieces Zero, Zero, Zero #12 and Topsy Turvy #22 are featured in the Here and Now exhibition.
LAL (Lexington Art League): What choices or influences in your life have led you to pursue a career as an artist?
BC (Bob Carden): I just have the need to try to be creative. And growing up I was influenced by the repeating images in Andy Warhol's artwork.
LAL: Where did your love of geometry and mathematics come from? Has it always been an interest of yours?
BC: I have always been interested in Mathematics. That interest came from the encouragement of my parents, grandparents, and my High School Math and Geometry teacher.
LAL: What got you started in working with this medium?
BC: The first medium I used in creating my mathematical artwork was collage. And then it was paint. And then later I discovered that I liked the simplicity and purity of using pen and ink in black and white artwork.
LAL: Can you remember the first piece you created?
BC:I used to like to build sculptures with Popsicle sticks.
LAL: Have you ever been interested in trying other mediums?
BC: I have thought about using different colored ink or even doing geometric sculptures. But at the same time I feel like there is so much more for me to do using just black and white.
LAL: What is something you would want viewers to take away from these pieces?
BC: I hope my artwork gives people a better appreciation for symmetry, mathematics and artwork. And I hope they enjoyed looking at the artwork and the rest of the art show.
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HONG KONG - Mike Friday's Men's Eagles Sevens showed why they deserved to play in a Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Final Sunday in a 27-0 shutout of Wales.
Perry Baker scored a hat trick of tries in the Plate Semifinal to claim the lead in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series' seventh round's try-scoring table with seven on the weekend, while young Ben Pinkelman added a brace in the victory. The Eagles will play England in the Plate Final at 6 a.m. ET to end their campaign at Hong Kong Stadium.
The Eagles' lone wing started the match by winning Folau Niua's restart in the air. Martin Iosefo and Zack Test combined for runs that brought the U.S. within 10 meters of the try line, and the attack continued to the opposite touch line, where Baker went over through a tackle. It took a second look for the match official to award the try, but it led to the Eagles taking a first-minute, 5-0, lead.
Wales was not allowed to touch the ball from the ensuing restart, and a swift-moving attack with massive runs from Garrett Bender and Test preceded an offside call against Wales. Niua took the quick tap for a set play, and captain Madison Hughes split two defenders. Test fed Pinkelman on the wing, and the Colorado State University student-athlete took a defender and the ball over the try line.
The 10-0 lead remained despite Wales claiming possession from a failed chip-kick play, but the defensive chase from the Eagles forced a rushed clearance kick. The 10-meter lineout was won by Friday's team, and Baker waited out a defender five meters from the line before offloading to an onrushing Iosefo. The pass was deemed forward, however, keeping the Eagles from extending the lead.
Baker had an opportunity to score his second try of the half when an ill-timed grubber from Wales deep in its own half was recovered by the Eagles. The wing attempted to center his dot-down, but Luke Treharne got a hand to the Eagle, who dropped the ball mid-dive.
Friday plead for his side to keep up its work ethic ahead by just 10 points, and the team did just that, creating a turnover and try-scoring opportunity in the opening minutes of the second half. Baker had two separate gain-line-breaking runs before Test drove through a few defenders to the try line. He smartly placed the ball back for Pinkelman to take over the line, extending the lead to 15-0.
Maka Unufe replaced Iosefo and lost the ensuing restart forward off of his fingertips, but Wales lost its possession to put the Eagles back in command. Bender powered through past the 22 near the touch line, and a couple of quick passes found Baker in space for his second try and a 22-0 lead.
Unufe again failed to win the restart, but so did his opposite number, and Baker raced onto the bouncing ball and took it to the try line untouched for his hat trick. Nate Augspurger combined with Pinkelman to keep the shutout intact in the dying seconds, making a tackle inches in front of the try line and stealing the ball in the breakdown. Though one of them lost it forward, Wales could not do anything with the five-meter scrum, ending the match at 27-0.
The Eagles could gain 13 Series points from Hong Kong should they defeat England in the Plate Final. The two sides have met four times this season, with England holding a 3-1 advantage, though the Eagles won the most recent matchup at HSBC Canada Sevens. The Plate Final is scheduled to kick off at 6 a.m. ET, with the live broadcast available on World Rugby's website.
Men's Eagles Sevens | v. Wales
1. Nate Ebner
2. Ben Pinkelman
3. Danny Barrett
4. Garrett Bender
5. Zack Test
6. Peter Tiberio
7. Folau Niua
8. Maka Unufe
9. Nate Augspurger
10. Madison Hughes (C)
11. Perry Baker
12. Martin Iosefo
Wales | v. USA
1. Luke Treharne
2. Ethan Davies
3. Chris Knight
4. Luke Morgan
5. Owen Jenkins
6. Tom Isaacs
7. Jordan Williams
8. Lloyd Evans
9. Kristian Phillips
10. Sam Cross
11. Adam Thomas
12. Ben Roach
Men's Eagles Sevens |
Tries: Baker (3), Pinkelman (2)
Conversions: Hughes
Wales | 0
Tries: N/A
Conversions: N/A