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Untouchables (1993) TV series on Blu-ray, plus Lawnmower Man, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth & more https://t.co/H42wg4ktR2
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Criterion March, new Twilight Time and a digital cautionary tale from Amazon & Disney
Morning, folks!
Criterion has just announced their March Dual Format BD/DVD release slate, and here's what's coming: David Gordon Green's George Washington (Cat #152 – due 3/11), Errol Morris' A Brief History of Time (Cat #699 – 3/18), Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress (Cat #116 – 3/18), Paul Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (Cat #702 – 3/25), Ingmar Bergman's Persona (Cat #701 – 3/25) and Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor's The Freshman (Cat #703 – 3/25). [Read on here…]
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Likeness and Facial Recognition Research Network
UCL Museums and Collections have been awarded a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to develop a series of three interdisciplinary research workshops to investigate Likeness and Facial Recognition. The representation and interpretation of facial appearance is an
important area for research in both the humanities and the biomedical
and life sciences. These workshops will bring researchers in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and life sciences from UCL and other HE
institutions together with museum professionals and contemporary
artists to investigate the historical context for our understanding of
'likeness' in portraiture and medical images of the face, and the
potential of new research on facial recognition to inform work in the
arts and humanities. The research network will investigate the ways in
which digital and surgical techniques are creating new models of
'likeness' for the 21st-century, the synergies and dissonances of these
models with the historical definitions of 'likeness' in portraiture,
and the ways that contemporary artists are engaging with these ideas
and technologies. In addition to these themes, the workshops
will also be used to explore models of communication between researchers from the fine arts, the humanities and the sciences.
Left to right: James Northcote, Self portrait, image © UCL Art Museum
Carte de Visite, George Lance, image © National Portrait Gallery, London
Engraving after Charles Le Brun, Eight Eyes, image © Wellcome Images
Making Faces: Portraiture and Models of Likeness
Friday 18 February 2011, National Portrait Gallery, 13.00 - 18.00
This workshop will investigate the shifting concept of 'likeness' in portraiture as an interplay between interior and exterior identity, including the impact of Cartesian, phenomenological and psychoanalytic theories of mind and body. It will also consider the extent to which models of 'likeness' in portraiture can accommodate physical changes to the face through injury and disease, and how historical and contemporary developments in facial surgery challenge models of likeness predicated on physical appearance.
Reading Faces: Physiognomy and Facial Typing
Friday 25 March 2011, Wellcome Library
This workshop will look at the impact of physiognomic theories on portraiture in the 18th- and 19th-centuries and vice versa. It will consider the porous borderline between photographic portraiture and scientific and institutional photography of the face in the 19th-century, and the development of concepts of likeness in scientific images. Topics will include the use of scientific images to establish norms in facial type, and the ways in which research into facial type has informed social and cultural ideologies from the 19th-century to the present day. It will also discuss the limits and ethics of the use of these technologies for surveillance, predicting disease, and the extent to which the historical ideas and technologies of 19th-century facial typing persist in 21st-century art and science.
Working Faces: Facial Expression and New Models of Likeness in Portraiture
Friday 8 April 2011, University College London
This workshop will examine how scientific study of the face shifted from physiognomy to pathognomy in the 19th and 20th centuries with studies of facial expression and emotion. It will analyse the applicability to portraiture of these theories of facial expression and more recent facial recognition research focusing on the moving image. It will also consider the rise of 'neuroarthistory' and the implications of the retrospective application of ideas from neurology onto portraiture. Finally it will consider alternative ways of expressing likeness in modern and contemporary portrait photography and film.
Booking for these workshops has now closed.
likeness.network (@) gmail.com
Principal investigator: Dr Emma Chambers, UCL Art Museum
Research project assistant: Krisztina Lackoi, UCL Art Museum
Advisory Board:
Dr Suzannah Biernoff, Department of History of Art and Screen Media,
Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Joe Cain, Department of Science and Technology Studies,
University College London
Dr Simon Chaplin, Wellcome Library
Dr Peter Funnell, National Portrait Gallery
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Crostini Alla Romana
- 12 1/2 -inch thick slices ciabatta bread
- 12 slices thinly sliced prosciutto (about 6 ounces)
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into thin slices
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 6 sage leaves
- Pinch salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Place the slices of ciabatta on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until crisp and golden around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven. Place the prosciutto slices and mozzarella on the crostini toast and return to the oven to melt the cheese, about 8 more minutes.
Meanwhile combine the butter and the sage leaves in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted and starting to brown in spots and the sage leaves are crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the salt and pepper.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Transfer the crostini to a serving plate. Drizzle the crostini with the sage butter and serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
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SLERP Movie Screening- Beautiful Creatures
Category: Teens
Location: Plaut Room
Join your SLERP pals for a screening of the movie Beautiful Creatures.
Beautiful Creatures is a 2013 American romantic fantasy film based upon the novel of the same name by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The film was directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert.
Rated PG-13


text: LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULAR GUIDE Chemical Process Technology Certificate of Achievement Curriculum Code: 0860 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004) This program will qualify students for immediate employment in the chemical or chemical-related industries as chemical process technicians. In this capacity, employees are involved in the direct manufacture of products - monitoring, calibrating and maintaining equipment used in the production process. Additionally, they would practice quality assurance standards, environmental regulations, and safety procedures. Students may also elect to apply their certificate credits toward a two-year associates degree in this area. PREREQUISITES Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog. INFORMATION Contact the Science Department, Arts and Sciences Building, Room 408, telephone number (517) 483-1092. REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 22 CREDITS CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS CHEM 125 Basic Chemistry (See Note 1) 4 CHEM 161 General Chemistry Lab I 1 CHEM 182 Introductory Organic Chemistry (See Note 1) 3 CHEM 192 Intro Organic Chemistry Lab 1 PHYS 200 Applied Physics (See Note 1) 4 QUAL 100 Intro Quality Assurance 3 SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3 WRIT 124 Technical Writing 3 LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS 10-11 CREDITS Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below. CHOICE 1: Computer Science 3 Credits CNCP 101 PC Applications for Technology 3 CPSC 120 Introductions to Computers 3 CHOICE 2: Mathematics (Choose 1 Subchoice) 7-8 Credits Subchoice 2A: MATH 112 Intermediate Algebra (See Note 1) 4 QUAL 103 Probability and Statistics for Quality Assurance 4 Subchoice 2B: MATH 121 College Algebra 4 STAT 170 Introduction to Statistics 3 MINIMUM TOTAL 32 NOTE: 1. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required in MATH 112, PHYS 200, and in either CHEM 125 or CHEM 182. COURSE SEQUENCE Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments. I II CHEM 125 CHEM 182 CHEM 161 CHEM 192 QUAL 100 PHYS 200 Lim. Ch. 1 SPCH 110 Lim. Ch. 2 WRIT 124 Lim. Ch. 2


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A Study of the Intent to Fully Utilize Electronic Personal Health Records in the Context of Privacy and Trust
Date: May 2012
Creator: Richards, Rhonda J.
Description: Government initiatives called for electronic health records for each individual healthcare consumer by 2014. the purpose of the initiatives is to provide for the common exchange of clinical information between healthcare consumers, healthcare providers, third-party payers and public healthcare officials.This exchange of healthcare information will impact the healthcare industry and enable more effective and efficient application of healthcare so that there may be a decrease in medical errors, increase in access to quality of care tools, and enhancement of decision making abilities by healthcare consumers, healthcare providers and government health agencies. an electronic personal health record (ePHR) created, managed and accessed by healthcare consumers may be the answer to fulfilling the national initiative. However, since healthcare consumers potentially are in control of their own ePHR, the healthcare consumer's concern for privacy may be a barrier for the effective implementation of a nationwide network of ePHR. a technology acceptance model, an information boundary theory model and a trust model were integrated to analyze usage intentions of healthcare consumers of ePHR. Results indicate that healthcare consumers feel there is a perceived usefulness of ePHR; however they may not see ePHR as easy to use. Results also indicate that the perceived usefulness of ...
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General Deterrence Theory: Assessing Information Systems Security Effectiveness in Large versus Small Businesses
Date: May 2009
Creator: Schuessler, Joseph H.
Description: This research sought to shed light on information systems security (ISS) by conceptualizing an organization's use of countermeasures using general deterrence theory, positing a non-recursive relationship between threats and countermeasures, and by extending the ISS construct developed in prior research. Industry affiliation and organizational size are considered in terms of differences in threats that firms face, the different countermeasures in use by various firms, and ultimately, how a firm's ISS effectiveness is affected. Six information systems professionals were interviewed in order to develop the appropriate instruments necessary to assess the research model put forth; the final instrument was further refined by pilot testing with the intent of further clarifying the wording and layout of the instrument. Finally, the Association of Information Technology Professionals was surveyed using an online survey. The model was assessed using SmartPLS and a two-stage least squares analysis. Results indicate that a non-recursive relationship does indeed exist between threats and countermeasures and that countermeasures can be used to effectively frame an organization's use of countermeasures. Implications for practitioners include the ability to target the use of certain countermeasures to have desired effects on both ISS effectiveness and future threats. Additionally, the model put forth in this research ...
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Defining the Information Security Posture: An Empirical Examination of Structure, Integration, and Managerial Effectiveness
Date: August 2008
Creator: Young, Randall Frederick
Description: The discipline of information security management is still in its infancy as evidenced by the lack of empirical scholarly work in this area. Most research within the information security domain focuses on specific technologies and algorithms and how it impacts the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. But, an important area receiving little attention is the antecedents of effective information security management at the organizational level (Stanton, Guzman, Stam & Caldera, 2003). The little empirical research that has been conducted in this area has shown that information security management in many organizations is poor (Baskerville, 1993; Shimeall & McDermott, 1999). Several researchers have identified the need for methods to measure the organization-wide information security posture of organizations (Eloff & Von Solms, 2000; James, 1996). This dissertation attempts to measure the organization-wide information security posture by examining benchmark variables that assess role, planning orientation, and performance structure within the organization. Through this conceptualization of an organization's information security posture, a means is presented to measure overall information security and how it impacts the effective utilization of information security strategies. The presence of the dependent variable, effectiveness, gives academics and practitioners a success measure which can guide more effective decision making in ...
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Information systems success and technology acceptance within a government organization.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Thomas, Patricia
Description: Numerous models of IS success and technology acceptance their extensions have been proposed and applied in empirical. This study continues this tradition and extends the body of knowledge on the topic of IS success by developing a more comprehensive model for measuring IS success and technology acceptance within a government organization. The proposed model builds upon three established IS success and technology acceptance frameworks namely the DeLone and McLean (2003), Venkatesh et al.'s (2003) unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), and Wixom and Todd (2005). The findings from this study provide not only a comprehensive IS success assessment model but also insights into whether and how IS success models are influenced by application variables as applied within a government organization. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed for instrument refinement and validity test of the existing and proposed models. Using data from employees of a local government municipal, the comprehensive model explained 32 percent variance. Four of the hypothesis were fully supported five were not supported, and four were partially supported. In addition, the results suggest that behavioral intention may not be the best predictor of technology acceptance in a mandatory environment.
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IT Offshoring Success: A Social Exchange Perspective
Date: August 2008
Creator: St. John, Jeremy
Description: Spending by U.S. companies in offshore IT services continues at unprecedented levels despite a high failure rate. This study fills a gap in the existing literature by examining the client-vendor offshoring relationship through the theoretical lens of social exchange theory at the organizational level of analysis from the client's perspective. Social exchange theory focuses on the exchange of activities between two parties, whether they are individuals or companies and was used as a basis for examining the client and vendor relationship. Variables were identified by a review of the literature primarily from IT outsourcing and offshoring but also from general IT, marketing, sociology and organizational science literature. Data was collected using a field survey of Fortune 500 CIOs representing a population of organizations at the forefront of the offshoring phenomenon. The survey instrument was developed based on the adaptation of previously validated scales. Hypotheses regarding the correlations between social variables such as trust, communication, dependence, power, shared values and offshoring success were tested using Spearman's rho correlation. Seven of the hypotheses were supported, four hypotheses were not supported and one hypothesis was deemed not testable due to lack of information.
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A social capital perspective on IT professionals' work behavior and attitude.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Zhang, Lixuan
Description: Abstract Attracting and developing information technology (IT) professionals is one of the top concerns for companies. Although much research has been conducted about the job behavior and attitudes of IT professionals over the last three decades, findings are inconclusive and contradictory. This suggests that something may be missing in how we examine this phenomenon. Most of this research is drawn from theories of motivation, very little examines the effect of social relationships on IT professionals' behavior and attitude. Yet, social capital theory suggests that job behavior and attitude may be greatly influenced by these relationships. This suggests that IT professionals' social capital warrants empirical examination. The primary research question that this dissertation addresses is how social capital affects IT professionals' work attitude and behavior including job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, job performance and turnover intention. The research model in this dissertation examines the influence of three aspects of social capital on IT professionals' job attitude and work behavior: tie strength, the number of ties and the structural holes. Data were collected from 129 IT professionals from a range of jobs, organizations and industries. Results indicate that tie strength in the organization of an IT professional is positively related to job ...
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Propensity for knowledge sharing: An organizational justice perspective.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Ibragimova, Bashorat
Description: Converting individual knowledge into organizational knowledge can be difficult because individuals refuse to share knowledge for a number of different reasons. Creating an atmosphere of fairness plays an important role in the creation of a knowledge-sharing climate. This dissertation proposes that perceptions of organizational justice are crucial building blocks of that environment, leading to knowledge sharing. Data was collected using a field survey of IT managers representing a broad spectrum of the population in terms of organizational size and industry classification. The survey instrument was developed based on the adaptation of previously validated scales in addition to new items where no existing measures were found. Hypotheses regarding the influence of distributional, procedural, and interactional justice on knowledge sharing processes were tested using structural equation modeling techniques. Based on the theory of reasoned action, which states that attitudes and subjective norms are the major determinants of a person's intention, the hypotheses examining the relationship between attitude toward knowledge sharing, subjective norm and the intention to share knowledge were supported. However, results did not support the hypothesis exploring the relationship between the organizational climate and the intention to share knowledge. The results show that all three types of justice constructs are statistically ...
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Reliable Prediction Intervals and Bayesian Estimation for Demand Rates of Slow-Moving Inventory
Date: August 2007
Creator: Lindsey, Matthew Douglas
Description: Application of multisource feedback (MSF) increased dramatically and became widespread globally in the past two decades, but there was little conceptual work regarding self-other agreement and few empirical studies investigated self-other agreement in other cultural settings. This study developed a new conceptual framework of self-other agreement and used three samples to illustrate how national culture affected self-other agreement. These three samples included 428 participants from China, 818 participants from the US, and 871 participants from globally dispersed teams (GDTs). An EQS procedure and a polynomial regression procedure were used to examine whether the covariance matrices were equal across samples and whether the relationships between self-other agreement and performance would be different across cultures, respectively. The results indicated MSF could be applied to China and GDTs, but the pattern of relationships between self-other agreement and performance was different across samples, suggesting that the results found in the U.S. sample were the exception rather than rule. Demographics also affected self-other agreement disparately across perspectives and cultures, indicating self-concept was susceptible to cultural influences. The proposed framework only received partial support but showed great promise to guide future studies. This study contributed to the literature by: (a) developing a new framework of self-other ...
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Developing Criteria for Extracting Principal Components and Assessing Multiple Significance Tests in Knowledge Discovery Applications
Date: August 1999
Creator: Keeling, Kellie Bliss
Description: With advances in computer technology, organizations are able to store large amounts of data in data warehouses. There are two fundamental issues researchers must address: the dimensionality of data and the interpretation of multiple statistical tests. The first issue addressed by this research is the determination of the number of components to retain in principal components analysis. This research establishes regression, asymptotic theory, and neural network approaches for estimating mean and 95th percentile eigenvalues for implementing Horn's parallel analysis procedure for retaining components. Certain methods perform better for specific combinations of sample size and numbers of variables. The adjusted normal order statistic estimator (ANOSE), an asymptotic procedure, performs the best overall. Future research is warranted on combining methods to increase accuracy. The second issue involves interpreting multiple statistical tests. This study uses simulation to show that Parker and Rothenberg's technique using a density function with a mixture of betas to model p-values is viable for p-values from central and non-central t distributions. The simulation study shows that final estimates obtained in the proposed mixture approach reliably estimate the true proportion of the distributions associated with the null and nonnull hypotheses. Modeling the density of p-values allows for better control of ...
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If you are in a car and there is a rush of blood to the head and Labour and the Greens do get there, you had better like your radio station because you will spend a long time in a traffic jam, because the first thing that will be gone with those people are the roads.
Prime Minister John Key in his Opening Statement to Parliament yesterday, in which the PM traditionally lays out his policy agenda for the year, our current Prime Minister . . . not so much.


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USARS Regional Derby Tournament Team Application Now Available
July 30, 2012
USARS Regional Tournament Team Application Now Available
The application for participating in the USA Roller Sports women's flat track roller derby Regional tournaments is now available. Teams wishing to participate can review the requirements on the application (2012 Regional Tournament Team Application- Derby) that can be found at the bottom of the forms page: http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Roller-Sports/Resources/Forms.aspx. All games will be played using the current USARS Roller Derby rules (version 2012.01). Tournament sites will be announced shortly and applications will only be accepted between August 6th and 27th, 2012. Interested teams are encouraged to begin completing their application immediately.
Regional tournaments will be limited to 16 teams for this first edition of the Championships with the top 3 from each Regional qualifying for the National Championships. Regions are determined according to the regional breakout available at: http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Roller-Sports/Resources/Region-Information.aspx. The Northeast and East regions will be combined and compete in the same Regional tournament.
For more information, please contact the USARS National Office at 402-483-7551.
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USA Roller Sports (USARS) is recognized by the Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) and United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the national governing body for competitive roller sports in the United States.


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SWAPJune 27, 2013 by Bruce Landsberg
Before we leave the convective weather topic for a while, think about the emphasis the airlines put into staying out of big, sparky clouds. As you can see from the graphic, there was a lot of weather approaching the DC area from the west on Monday afternoon.
I 'd committed to a Tuesday morning presentation in Milwaukee, and one needs to allow extra time in convective season whether flying GA or on the airlines because the airspace can turn ugly on almost any afternoon. A gate hold was put into effect for my flight that was scheduled for a 1400 departure. At 1600 we left the gate, and at about 1700 the flight launched toward the line of weather. The delay was not because the Boeing 737 couldn't avoid the weather on its own but rather that the system could not handle 30 or so flights all headed westbound and all working through the same hole. (Tell me again how NextGen is going to resolve this.) It was a nice ride with only some light turbulence.
Here is a definition of the Severe Weather Avoidance Plan (SWAP) from the National Weather Service Center Weather Service Unit in New York:
"When an isolated convective cell initiates, an aircraft may be able to deviate around it or fly over the top of it. However, when multiple cells develop and organize into clusters or lines, jet routes in the path of these storms are forced to close. Aircraft using these routes must deviate to other routes. A SWAP is implemented when a significant number of routes are either closed or forecast to close, thus lowering the capacity of the National Airspace System (NAS)."
The Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP) leaves little doubt as to where the weather was and that the tops, at FL390, were above what most light GA aircraft could tackle. Think about how much teamwork and planning goes into running the system. It should be clear that scheduling is clearly secondary to safety. It's a lesson some GA pilots should learn.
Looking speculatively at the situation above, there are several reasonable options. An end run to the south might work, assuming the line did not build much farther down that way. It would be at least an hour (or more) detour in most low-altitude light aircraft, but it would keep one out of the cluster—which is a good place not to be.
The second option is to merely wait a few hours until the line passes. That creates other opportunities for difficulty such as more storms forming or darkness, as night approaches.
The third option, which is my favorite in summertime flying, is to go early in the day which eliminates much of the storm problem in the first place. The idea is to be on the ground by early afternoon. That's not always possible and there are early morning storms, but it's one of the most reliable strategies.
Option four is simply to cancel, and sometimes that's the best choice. As we've said many times, there is no place one has to be.
Maybe all of us should develop a SWAP strategy. The pros do it.
We hope you were able to catch our Thunderstorms Avoidance webinar last week. Be sure to check out the other products from the Air Safety Institute to help keep you out of harm's way, such as the Thunderstorms and ATC (requires Flash player) online course, our Thunderstorm Avoidance safety quiz, and our Accident Case Study: Time Lapse. These products are funded by donations to the AOPA Foundation. If you like what you see, please consider a donation today.
Bruce Landsberg
Senior Safety Advisor, Air Safety Institute
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Topic: Simple but only marginally useful tip
Ever have problems when counting items and keeping track of the whether or not the word use should be plural?
For instance lets say you have some social networking site that notifies you if you have any messages, sometimes it will say something like "you have 1 messages waiting to be read." I really hate that.
Try adding this code to your one of your controller helpers.
def make_plural(singular,plural,number)
number != 1 ? plural : singular
Pass it the singular form and plural forms of whatever it is you are counting, and the number of the items being counted. It will return the singular when there is one item, and plural in all other cases (remember that if there are zero items it should be plural).
Like I said, only marginally useful, but I had to post this since I always get irritated when a website gets this wrong.


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The UltraMarathon Cycling Association (UMCA) was founded in 1980 by John Marino, Michael Shermer, and Lon Haldeman. The UMCA is the leading international organization dedicated to ultracycling. We offer a calendar of ultracycling events where riders can earn points toward placement in the World Cup of UltraCycling, and mileage toward the UMCA 12- and 24-hour challenges.
The UMCA offers the Year Rounder Mileage Challenge, which is a year-long bicycle mileage challenge that recognizes consistent performance in ultracycling throughout the season. The organization also sanctions UltraCycling Records, including national, state, timed and distance records. The UMCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and welcomes donations and sponsorships to help fund our charitable programs.
Each year, the UMCA offers a women's scholarship, in honor of Anne Marie McSweeney, to attend PAC-Tour Arizona Camp.
The UMCA publishes UltraCycling, a quarterly magazine.


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Junibacken at Royal Djurgården in Stockholm
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Junibacken brings to life the characters and stories of Astrid Lindgren and other famous Scandinavian children's book characters. As you enter Junibacken you find yourself in 'Storybook Square', where Alfie Atkins, the Moomins and many, many more lovable characters await. Kids can go wild at Villa Villekulla; run around, climb up and down, try on clothes and ride Pippi's horse.
At Storybook World you'll meet the characters of the famous Swedish children's author and artist Elsa Beskow. You can wander around 'Peter in Blueberry Land', visit 'Hattstugan' and even ride on the back of a giant bat.
The Story Train from Vimmerby station, takes its passengers on a fantastic journey through Astrid Lindgren's stories and to the home of Pippi Longstocking. There is commentary in English, Finnish, German, Russian, Dutch, Italian, Mandarin and Japanese.
The little ones might work up an appetite, so why not treat them to a delicious homemade meal, biscuits and buns, sweets and ice cream at the restaurant.
Don't miss the children's theatre, bookshop, handicrafts and face-painting.
Junibacken is set in the beautiful island of Djurgården and is open all year round. It is a 30 min. walk from central Stockholm, or 10-minute bus, ferry or tram ride.
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Dirty Jigs Tour Level Skirted Football Jig
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Comments: There's a reason these are always out of stock - because theyre so stinkin good! The jig is one of my go to lures, and since I purchased one of these it has converted me forever. No need to buy any other football jigs again - EVER. The skirt, paint job and design in general is beautiful. You simply cannot chip these. Fish are just overwhelmed, and the only thing they can do is eat it. Sure they might be 50 cents more than your other one, but seriously - Buy these. The difference is unbeleivable.
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Wineke: Obama, Pope Francis: Two conservatives?
C3K columnist takes a surprising look at how two world leaders are connected
If you were to ask me to name the two world leaders I find most authentically conservative, it would be Pope Francis and President Obama.
Conservative? I suppose you do have to define terms a bit to make this one stick.
By conservative I mean one who tries to use the power and privilege of office to return the structures he or she serves to their founding principles and to the current desires of those who are now part of those structures.
A corollary of that is the conviction that what stands now no longer works.
There's not much question about that in Washington. Our government just flat-out doesn't work. The most obvious paradigm of that was seen when a gun background check proposal that was supported by 90 percent of the American people and a bipartisan majority of the Senate could not garner the votes it needed to break an imaginary filibuster.
And the response of the power structure, the political power structure, and the power structure of the media – symbolized in this case by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd -- was to blame President Obama for being weak and for not inviting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over for drinks.
Would that have helped? Who knows. One thing is certain: If 90 percent of the public wants something to happen and it doesn't happen because the political leaders at the top are more interested in other powers, then something is wrong.
What is interesting to me, though, is that Obama is getting a lot done. Since he has been president, the nation has instituted a new health insurance law, saved itself from a major recession, reconstituted the domestic auto industry, made mind-boggling strides in the acceptance of gay and lesbian people . .. .the list could keep going – but no one cares.
The daily headlines are based on sports. Yesterday's victory is irrelevant. What counts is today's game and the players are always the president on one side and Congress, or the National Rifle Association, or, you name it, on the other.
Obama's game – and this is why I call him a "conservative" – is to make the battle between the American people and those with entrenched power who refuse to work on behalf of that people.
He may not win, but the first step toward change is recognizing the problem and, today, the problem is that Washington leaders have no clothes.
Pope Francis is, to me, an interesting comparison.
He, too, leads an institution that has major problems at the top. The church is defined in many ways by opulent prelates who go to great lengths to protect their power and privileges even as the people they purport to serve find themselves ignored and betrayed.
The Roman Catholic Church is not a democracy and Francis can't change it by rallying the people in opposition to Rome. But he can – and is – changing the definition of the hierarchy. He keeps telling his leaders to stop pontificating about how humble they are and to start being humble. If you're a shepherd, he says, you should smell like sheep.
He, too, is finding himself second-guessed by liberals – who want him to crack down on the conservatives who have run the church since the election of Pope John Paul II -- and conservatives, who want him to crack down down on anyone who isn't them.
These two are battling entrenched power and victory is certainly not a success. But they are the two most interesting and most conservative leaders of our time.
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Men's Results * Women's Results
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 20, 2011) – The Hermosa Beach Open, which serves as the national championship and finale of the 2011 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series produced by USA Volleyball and IMG, will take place Sept. 23-25 on the north side of the Hermosa Beach Pier.
The three-day competition, which is free to spectators, will open with qualifying on Friday (Sept. 23) with 32 teams per gender competing in a double-elimination tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The women's final will be played 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, followed by the men's final at 3-5 p.m., which will be live on VERSUS.
Detailed series information is available at www.josecuervoprobeachvolleyballseries.com.
Top U.S. beach volleyball players and teams are registered for the event, including John Hyden (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Sean Scott (Redondo Beach, Calif.), who won the men's title in the first two events of the series in Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Miami. Also registered are Jenny Kropp (Hawthorne, Calif.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.), who won the women's championship in Manhattan Beach and Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brooke Hanson (Woodland Hills, Calif.), who took the title in Miami.
Making his Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series debut will be Casey Jennings (Las Vegas, Nev.) who will be partnered with Brazil's Pedro Salgado. Another top player scheduled to make her Jose Cuervo debut in Hermosa is Angie Akers (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who is set to play with Angela Lewis (Redondo Beach, Calif.).
Akers has been playing on the FIVB World Tour this season with Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.). Branagh, who made it to the semifinals in Miami with Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.), will play in Hermosa with Lisa Rutledge (San Diego, Calif.).
Also on the roster are the other Miami semifinal teams of Jen Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)/April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah)/Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.)/Nick Lucena (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and John Mayer (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)/Matt Prosser (Ventura, Calif.).
The Hermosa Beach prize purse is $150,000 paid out to all 32 teams in each gender.
Volunteers are still needed. Visit usavbeach.webconnex.com/HermosaBeachVolunteer to register. Volunteers get a T-shirt, lunch and can meet the players and get autographs. They could also be seen on the live broadcast on Versus for the finals.
Hermosa Beach Open
Date: Sept 24-25 (Friday Sept 23 Qualifier)
Location: North side of the Hermosa Beach Pier
Format: 32 Team Double Elimination – 22 Automatic berths and two wildcards
Qualifier Format: Single elimination to qualify the final eight teams
Prize Money: $150,000 – All 32 teams paid
Friday, Sept. 23
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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by Anton Shilov
Razer, a leading maker of high-end PC peripherals aimed at gamers, has announced a partnership with Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg to produce a series of not-for-sale Koenigsegg limited edition Razer Blade laptops. The alliance is emblematic of the two brands' common preoccupation with engineering perfection and may include other products in the future.
The partners plan to inaugurate the Razer-Koenigsegg relationship with a limited edition of custom not-for-sale Blade laptops, which a select few Koenigsegg owners and Razer fans will get to use. The gaming system will boast power that belies its ultra-thin chassis, which will be CNC machined and appointed with unmistakable Koenigsegg cachet.
Razer Blade laptop is based on fourth-generation Intel Core i "Haswell" microprocessors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M (768 stream processors, 850MHz clock-speed, 128-bit GDDR5 memory controller). The system features 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L memory and comes standard with 128GB of total solid-state storage with options for a 256GB or 512GB mSATA SSD. The Razer Blade comes with 14" display with 1600*900 resolution, Dolby Home Theatre v4 audio, Qualcomm Killer Wireless-N high-performance wireless networking adapter, 1.3MP webcam and so on. The Koeningsegg Blade will feature a custom configuration.
While the Razer Blade is very powerful, it is clearly not another performance-packed system that sacrifices aesthetics, battery life, weight and many other aspects for raw performance. Designed entirely in-house by the renowned Razer design team, Blade has a rigid all-aluminum chassis and features custom-made gaming grade trackpad that offers multi-touch gesture support.
The Koenigsegg Razer Blade will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 2014, where it will show off its performance, letting a lucky few drive virtual Agera R´s in the best possible setting. Both Razer and Koenigsegg see this collaboration as a first step in a long relationship from which more exciting products can be born and brought to market through the collaboration.
The relationship is tethered between Koenigsegg's headquarters in Ängelholm, Sweden and Razer's San Francisco design offices, through which Razer's roster of in-house scientists and engineers are focused on developing cutting-edge technology.
To celebrate the inauguration of the Koenigsegg-Razer relationship, Razer will be giving-away two Koenigsegg-branded Razer Blades to its fans in Facebook and Twitter.


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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) With one food preference survey, China's Olympic athletes accomplished something the California Strawberry Commission and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had been trying to achieve for years: getting U.S.-grown supplies of the fruit into communist China.
The first 450-pound supply of American strawberries ever exported legally to China arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after members of the Chinese Olympic team listed strawberries as the No. 3 fruit they would like to eat during the Summer Games starting Friday.
Since China's short strawberry season ends in late spring, Chinese officials looked for help from California, where strawberries grow year-round.
Chinese inspectors spent 12 hours going over 50 trays of berries before allowing them to proceed to the Olympic Village, said Mary DeGroat of the California Strawberry Commission.
"It truly is a historic moment for us," DeGroat said moments after the industry group's executive director called to say the shipment was accepted.
Much of the chosen fruit came from a one-acre patch in Watsonville that company officials and picking crews from California Giant Berry Farms combed on Saturday looking for picture-perfect berries to include in the debut export. The company, along with neighboring Driscoll's berries, split the job of filling the order.
"We told the crews to make them look nice," said Jerry Moran, a Cal-Giant bush berry manager. "They took a little more time collecting the right fruit, picking the right size, the right color and berries with good shape."
After the strawberries were placed in plastic clamshells and stacked in the company's signature cardboard boxes with giant red berries printed on the side, Chinese officials required one extra touch: a label reading "Export to the People's Republic of China."
The berries were trucked to Los Angeles International Airport for the 14-hour flight to Beijing. To keep them cool on the commercial flight, the pallets of berries were wrapped in thermal insulation blankets.
"The time period is not so much different as it would be shipping from here to Chicago," said Cindy Jewell, director of marketing for Cal-Giant. "We wanted to make sure they stayed cool so they would arrive in the best possible quality."
The first shipment of strawberries was destined for the Olympic Village, the U.S. High Performance Center and USA House, where dignitaries such as President Bush will be entertained, DeGroat said. Some were sent with long stems, making them suitable for dipping in chocolate.
The strawberry commission has been working to negotiate a trade agreement, which DeGroat said has taken as long as 12 years with other commodities. The athletes, however, helped cut the red tape.
Schwarzenegger had also pushed California strawberries during a 2005 trade mission to Beijing.
Now that the strawberry commission has passed its first test, the group is awaiting its next Olympic order due this week.
California growers are keeping their fingers crossed that the great wall blocking their products from a potential 1.3 billion consumers will come down.
"We aren't assuming or presuming anything," DeGroat said, "but it certainly is our hope."
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The average value of farm real estate in North Dakota has set a record for the fourth straight year, driven primarily by high commodity prices that have fueled a demand for land.
Industry officials say producers in the state who are taking advantage of the good times in agriculture to expand their operations are assuming some risk. But they say the chance of a repeat of the 1980s farm economy collapse is small, even if crop prices crash.
"The big difference now from the land boom in the 1980s is that a lot of the land is paid for with cash," said Dwight Aakre, a farm management specialist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. "There's not a lot of leveraging like in the '80s."
Farmers have been able to buy land lately because of record crop prices that have boosted farm income, and finance rates have been favorable over the past several years, Aakre said.
The average value of North Dakota farm real estate is up nearly 18 percent from last year, to $765 per acre, according to the Agriculture Department.
The average, which includes farm land and buildings, increased for the ninth straight year. Since the 2004 figure of $455 per acre, which was equal to the 1982 average, a record has been set in North Dakota every year, said Brian Kugel, a statistician with the North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service.
North Dakota has one of the lowest farm real estate values in the nation.
"Consequently we've had maybe a little more room to increase (in values) than most states on a percentage basis," he said.


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A new year means new challenges and new opportunities. In my corner of West Africa, both were on display this week. On Monday, January 7, as I drove through the red, yellow, and green clad streets of Accra towards Independence Square, I reflected on how privileged I was to witness history in the making as Ghana's fourth president of the Fourth Republic was on his way to the Square to be sworn in, after successfully concluding a hard-fought political campaign. Unfortunately, my previous diplomatic postings did not afford me an opportunity to see a peaceful assumption of power after a democratic election.
Witnessing the on-time arrival of dignitaries and convening of the new Parliament alongside a stage full of political leaders from across Africa and notably, Ghana's former presidents John Kufuor, Jerry Rawlings and former Secretary General Kofi Annan was an unforgettable cap to my first hundred days in Ghana. The only wrinkle in the event was the boycott by the main opposition party, which is challenging the outcome of the election.
Since arriving in late September, I've been struck by the number of Ghanaian political leaders who took time to meet with me in the midst of a very heated campaign season, to discuss where they see their country going and to explain how their lives changed immeasurably by connecting with Americans. Whether these Ghanaians were impacted by a U.S. educational or exchange experience, a Peace Corps teacher, a job with a U.S. company, or assistance from our development programs in education or health, the ties that link Ghana and the United States are diverse, long-standing, and far reaching. This became even more evident as the U.S. delegation of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Daniel Yohannes, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Teitelbaum was so warmly welcomed by President Mahama, Vice President Amissah-Arthur, and numerous other African leaders at the formal inauguration and the post-inauguration luncheon for Heads of State.
On Tuesday, I moved from the ceremonial to the reality of daily life. I spent the day at the Eastern Regional Hospital, where I interacted with Ghanaians living with HIV/AIDS, their caregivers and advocates, and dedicated health workers who are working with our USAID and CDC Missions under the PEPFAR program. I witnessed the circumstances that people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) and their caregivers face each day as they seek counseling, treatment, and support to weather living with HIV.
PEPFAR programs in Ghana are practical, results-oriented interventions to help reduce the stigma that PLHIV still face in the wider society, despite many efforts by government and NGOs to improve education. Our programs encourage PLHIV to seek treatment and adhere to life-saving treatment regimens of anti-retroviral medications (ARVs). These programs make it possible for support groups to meet and, using the Models of Hope approach, have inspired and equipped those who are responding to antiviral treatment to advocate and encourage other PLHIV. Longer term, they are improving the ability of Ghana's public health system to diagnose, treat, and monitor the care of those impacted by HIV to bring the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Ghana to zero, even among populations who are at most risk of contracting the disease. The Centers for Disease Control is playing an important role by strengthening the ability of key public labs to meet international standards, and increase the accuracy of diagnosis and effectiveness of medical treatment, which will benefit Ghanaians for generations to come. It is impressive to see firsthand the impact that a relatively modest amount of U.S. taxpayer money can have on the health of a population.
Later this spring, I will go elsewhere in Ghana to see where our PEPFAR team, Global Health Initiative implementing partners, and Peace Corps volunteers are working side-by-side with Ghanaians to save lives and improve the quality of life for those affected by HIV, malaria, and inadequate nutrition. We will keep you posted on how we are addressing these challenges and seizing new opportunities this year.
Related Content: Millennium Challenge Corporation Blog -- Celebrating Ghana's Presidential Inauguration
That exist on earth in the desert for solar power and solar panels to curtain, operated by the light reflection by a plane passing through the area are likely to be difficult, but
To prevent global warming - about 1 degree of temperature drop would be effective, I expect.
Of course, Russia is using the wind to the sun, rather than to the development have more interest, but interest is depleted, Russian oil and natural gas, perhaps, I'd have expected.
From outside the mineral oil completely devoid of the oil industry to establish a structure is impossible, but now we must try. Keep the ford t-model.'m Reminded Example, the entire Rum .....
Warren Buffett's investment for the development of solar photovoltaic and I think that the case of the development of two small, like economies of scale, rather than the production of electricity using the sun and the desert that exists in the world is possible, the current technology has to offer possible to overcome the shortage of the efficiency of investment, where should I personally think.
In other words, it provides suggestions on how to choose the way most of the participating companies, companies that culling. Of course, since the vertices of the production capacity, expected, but the manufacturers' workforce reductions through restructuring,
Is very likely to be appropriated by the personnel in the service industry, electricity production by solar-induced ....
Lincoln's Emancipation, and ensure the human rights of the Negro, but also has the participation of new people, create new industries and culture and sports .....
Thought to be appropriate to start from the attempt to democratize the revolution in Egypt and the Middle East - Orange, personally. Of course, the United States and China, India and other areas, too, but
Now your national policy in order to perform properly, firms will need help. Preference as a way to induce participation, the need to provide them the opportunity. NRA case of supporters like you, they need lessons. Good policy is needed to overcome the situation that a lot of controversy and tedious to degenerate into a political fight, even good friends.
In addition, Syria's civil war to be concluded with the victory of the militia, and I believe and pray to the gods.
Honestly, some companies would receive preferential treatment, I personally expected. Should be discarded as a political language ...
, And we are not stockbrokers. Retired after ....
Mexico, the stages of consumption, but the improvement is a process in which the bad practices of the past. Needed political and economic support. Your products and services, where they've spent too a lot of effort and time is required. Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council (if can, including people who Sec Hillary Clinton) to provide for the support of Mexico - political, economic, military, military-preference? An internship period of about two months ..... Testing period ...
Africa investment need military power, if have not military power, never into there.
lost -money, time and most lost thing is credity. fmr President Bill Clinton-sorry but....
always, meet Afghanistan, Pakistan is crying but todya`s is some cruel. need some policy. kill or dumping.
was, i seen the accident? was over three times.
Afghanistan is war but Pakistan is not, case by case. Pakistan is need economic policy not political-economic AID, need economic aid and Pakistan leader`s will at least in economy.
must make some miracle in India,
must change India PM.
you`re never get affairs from India,
then, infra in India made some bad effect to us
but industrial part was not, remember taht,
if fail, NRA`s rifle to you`re.
political rifle.
, Informally North Korea bombing?Lightly, as a warning ......Personally, I now need to be thinking.To exceed fixed line, North Korea, and South Korea's political forces, the two forces must warn
Always, the attack on the space you want is possible, I will recognize you, even the leader of North Korea head onto,
if can, i erase one secret, i knows common things.
i think, maybe,
Sec Hillary need money
President need power
how about you exchange each other.
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Jane in California writes:
Thank you for the post, good read.
Michael W. in Ghana writes:
A shrewd observer would have given more weight and thought to the queriess over the accuracy of the election process. It is still an open question for the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Mohammed M. in Alabama writes:
Ghanaians appreciate the help of international groups especially the United states.and we hope there remains a good relationship between Ghana and the United state. and I hope the ambassador enjoys his stay in Ghana.
Keith B. in California writes:
Good day. I was preparing to have someone fly from Ghana to California, and at the last minute, according to he Ghana immigration service, there is an 7500 for all traveling to the USA. I am wondering if this is true, as I have just asked the travel agency for an refund.


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Topic: internationalization - translate product description
I wonder what is the best solution for internationalization of a web-store application if we need to translate not only interface stuff (like links, menus, buttons, etc.) but all the products description.
Put it in a locale file seems a little bit straightforward, adding additional column reflecting the corresponding locale description to the DB table - not a scalable solution either.
May be there is a better solution, like localized templates, views, etc.?
Thank you.
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Release Notes
January 2013 - Update for release 9.1.0
CUBRID ADO.NET Data Provider
Version: 9.1.0.003
CUBRID engine compatible: 9.1.0
Online Wiki: http://www.cubrid.org/wiki_apis/entry/cubrid-ado-net-driver
JIRA issues: http://www.jira.cubrid.org/browse/APIS/component/10404
Fixed bugs
- APIS-228 : Function: CUBRIDParameter.Write had a bug.
- APIS-227 : Create a unit test project (MSTest)
- APIS-211 : CUBRIDParameter function name is wrong.
- APIS-212 : Function: CUBRIDConnection EncodingFromString, encoding name is wrong.
- APIS-210 : CUBRIDConnection GetAutoCommit does not need to interact with the DB server.
- APIS-213 : CUBRIDConnection Open () function does not determine the database name is not an empty string.
- APIS-214 : Add resource: the db name is empty.
- APIS-215 : CUBRIDConnectionStringBuilder default port is 30000.
- APIS-209 : CUBRIDCommand Clone() does not determine whether the class member variable(parameters) is a null pointer.
- APIS-219 : Function: CUBRIDDataReader.GetColumnTypeName(int) missing CUBRIDDateType
- APIS-218 : Call function: CUBRIDDataReader.GetBytes, threw an exception.
- APIS-217 : Call function: CUBRIDDataReader.GetBytes, threw an exception.
- APIS-220 : Remove Constructor: public CUBRIDCommand(CUBRIDConnection conn, int handle)
- APIS-221 : Remove class BatchResult from project
- APIS-223 : CUBRIDCommand.ExecuteNonQuery function: call a stored function return value is not assigned to the return parameter.
- APIS-222 : There is an error in the CUBRIDParameterCollection.Insert function
- APIS-226 : CUBRIDCommandBuilder.SetRowUpdatingHandler has been assigned a null pointer
- APIS-229 : CUBRIDParameter: Add a new member variable to record the data type of collection.
- APIS-230 : Function: CUBRIDConnection.CurrentDatabase() has bugs.
- APIS-238 : Function: CUBRIDOutputStream.WriteTimestamp has a bug
- APIS-239 : Function: CUBRIDOutputStream.WriteTimeStampArg has a bug
- APIS-236 : Function: CUBRIDSteam.WriteCollection has bugs.
- APIS-235 : CUBRIDParameter: Write data to server not support multidimensional arrays.
- APIS-264 : Optimized code according klocwork result.
- APIS-365 : Using CUBRID.Data.CUBRIDClient.CUBRIDDataAdapter class's function fill() to read data from database will get an
- APIS-375 : Modify Ado.net driver version.
- APIS-396 : The CAS_FC_EXECUTE command send data has changed.
- APIS-416 : The CUBRID 9.x supports ENUM types.
- The library release (CUBRID.Data.dll)
- The driver Installer
- The Release notes
- The CHM driver documentation
- Scenarios test cases (140+)
Known Issues
Now, ADO.NET beta driver did not support CUBRID 9.1.0 version completely. Please refer the following.
- APIS-366 : When using bind parameters to insert data, if parameter type is SET and the actual data type is STRING, Ado.net driver
will threw an exception.
When using bind parameters to insert data, if parameter type is CCI_U_TYPE_SET/CCI_U_TYPE_MULTISET/CCI_U_TYPE_SEQUENCE
and the actual data type is CCI_U_TYPE_CHAR/CCI_U_TYPE_NCHAR/CCI_U_TYPE_STRING/CCI_U_TYPE_VARNCHAR.
After data sort, the first data length must be greater than or equal to other data. otherwise,
the Ado.net driver will threw an exception.
For more information, please refer to the url: http://jira.cubrid.org/browse/APIS-366
Please let us know your feedback.
Thank you!
The CUBRID Interface team


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2015 Australian notebook reviews
This page is a collection of all the notebook reviews we've completed so far in 2015. It contains not only traditional notebooks, but also 2-in-1 hybrids that can be converted from tablet to notebook and back again.
This page is a collection of all the notebook reviews we've completed so far in 2015. It contains not only traditional notebooks, but also 2-in-1 hybrids that can be converted from tablet to notebook and back again.
A size that's only just bigger than an A4 sheet of paper is just the beginning for this sleek Ultrabook, which we think is one of the best looking laptops on the market.
At this year's E3, Alienware unveiled its refreshed product line-up and it came with more than minor enhancements.
As we continued our journey through the main hall at Computex, we took a good look at Acer's R7 tablet-convertible laptop, along with some interesting motherboards from ASRock, and stacks of products from ASUS.
Deciding on which hybrid-style Windows 8 tablet to go for can be difficult. In this comparative article we pit three Intel Atom-based models from ASUS, HP and Samsung against each other to find out which is best.
One of the nicest 13.3in business laptops on the Australian market
Our Top 5 laptops list for January 2011 is dominated by small and light notebooks from Dell, HP, Sony and Toshiba, ranging in size from 10.1in to 13.3in. However, we have also included the comparatively huge Medion Akoya E7216 (MD98550), which goes o...
My holiday gift giving season started early Thursday morning when the UPS guy pounded on my door and handed me a package. Inside was a notebook -- Google's much-discussed cloud-based Cr-48 Chrome OS laptop, which was announced by the company on Tuesd...
HP's Envy 14 Beats Edition notebook gets its name and styling from the Beats range of headphones, and specifically, Beats by Dr Dre. Not only does it sport the Beats logo and black and red styling, it also ships with a pair of Beats by Dr Dre Solo he...
Sling Media's small Slingbox 700U won one of three Best in Show awards given by the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).
Take a trip down memory lane with Toshiba, as the company shows off 25 years worth of notebook innovation.
What better way to show off past Toshiba notebooks than a catwalk parade. We were treated to a tech fashion show of a different sort today, as models from the Sydney Fashion Festival showed off some of the most important notebooks in Toshiba's histor...
Are you tired of looking at the same old black laptop?
Tired of the stale cookie-cutter designs that make all laptops look basically alike? You're not alone. A group of intrepid designers and engineers is doing something about the "sameness syndrome" that permeates notebook design. They're working on gro...
You now have less than a month to pick up a new desktop PC or notebook before the end of the financial year. We've rounded up some EOFY deals that might save you a bit of coin, or even win you a prize (if you're lucky enough).
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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That does indeed look like a very good month! SHINee releasing a full length album this month and a japanese single next month? Yesss.
What does TBA stand for? *Nevermind* Google is my friend.
Should be an interesting next 2 months with all these releases.
Also, why is my post count frozen?
You seem to have about 60 posts, fun stuff/chat thread posts doesn't count.
Onew sitting on a toy horse.
I did manage to order those 2 albums i was looking for 2 days ago before i got sick .
Its Abingdon Boys School btw.
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I can understand why the companies don't want their artists dating at first, but after so long? Haven't they already proved they can do what's necessary to be successful, I doubt dating would change all that much for their careers.
Like at a certain age they can lift it. I think some companies have a no dating policy in Japan also cause i think AKB48 has it but I'm not too sure on that.
Yea I think AKB48 does have it, the difference is AKB48s will never end. If you want to date you have to leave the group!
Poor Girls Day. xD
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I saw something on there earlier about a doppleganger with Hyosung from Secret.
Edit: From Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's Facebook:
*KPP's new song "Ninjari Bang Bang" coming up in March *
Waner Music Japan will release the CDs on 20 March 2013
Track List :
1.Ninjari Bang Bang
2.Unite Unite
3.Minna-no Uta (Extended Mix)
For anyone interested, here's the B-side to the latest Weather Girls single:
(Ignore the picture, I just took a random one from my picture folder )
Thanks for uploading it It's a pretty decent song.For anyone interested, here's the B-side to the latest Weather Girls single:
(Ignore the picture, I just took a random one from my picture folder )
How am I supposed to ignore the picture, it's hilarious!
Oh a clean version of the song thx!
Long MV but the MV is good and the song is great too!
This is the kinda MV I wish just for once, Super Junior would do. Maybe not a 7minute long one but something like this.
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One thing though. I'm really confused by the ending. Was the first part just like someones imagination or what would have happened or is the second part an alternative, so confusing.
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Whoa why did I not see this before, this song is great.
Also another fantastic MV.
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I have noooo idea, but I liked the second ending more. ^^One thing though. I'm really confused by the ending. Was the first part just like someones imagination or what would have happened or is the second part an alternative, so confusing.
I like Goodbye Days by YUI. She's a Japanese singer!
I have a couple favorites from YUI as well like Rolling Star (from Bleach), Again, and CheRRy. Never heard Goodbye Days. I'll have to listen to it.
Since it hasn't been posted yet.. NU'EST comeback!
Personally I'm not very fond of the song, I really liked their fast-paced songs like Face and Action though. They're releasing too many slower ones (not that they're bad, it's just.. yeah).
Also, a member of B.A.P broke his ring finger and pinky and won't be able to perform live for a while, and a member of NU'EST injured his thigh one day before the first performance. Take it easy guys D:
This is so different to most Kpop songs, but really good. Jaejoong from JYJ and formerly TVXQ. It feels almost like J Rock except Korean
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That Rainbow song was great
And yea BHD, NU'ESTs first two songs were their only good ones imo. This new one is better than all the ones between Action and this but still not as good as Face or Action. But at least they aren't all Aegyo like they were in their third song! That was awful!
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Getting their new album now, to late to listen to all of it right now so I'll listen to it in the morning
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Omg hahahaha. Watching some of the music mondays I never saw before.
Simon from Eat your Kimchi used to be Lee His English Teacher xD


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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
On-line version ISSN 2411-9717
Print version ISSN 0038-223X
J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. vol.112 n.8 Johannesburg Jan. 2012
The development of a remote-controlled highwall rockbrooma world first for the open-pit mining industry
D. van RensburgI; L. MelisII
IAngloAmerican Platinum, Mogalakwena Mine, Rock Engineering Department
IIMelis & Du Plessis Consulting Engineering (Pty) Ltd, Rock Slope Engineering
Jointed rock slopes are generally stable, as there is no freedom of movement for blocks of rock. In an open- pit mining environment, blasting opens up space into which blocks of rock can fail, resulting in the common occurrence of slope failure.
Prior to the blasting of a trim pattern, the immediate highwall is scaled, where loose rock material is removed by means of a mechanical scaler. As mining of the pit progresses, the height of the scaled highwall from the pit floor progressively increases. These highwalls are never scaled again for the remainder of the pit life, and time-dependant deterioration contributes to these highwalls becoming subject to rockfall and, sometimes, slope failure.
This paper documents the development of a South African innovation, a remote-controlled mechanical highwall scaler, a world first for the mining industry. The scaler will enable open-pit highwalls to be scaled from crest to toe whenever the need arises. It will reduce the risk associated with highwalls and deliver on the Anglo American promise of producing safe, profitable platinum.
Keywords: open-pit mining, rockfall, slope stability, mechanical scaling.
The Safety, Health and Environmental Policy at Anglo American's Mogalakwena Platinum Mine has identified highwall stability as one of the major safety risks of the operation. At Mogalakwena, slope instability and rockfall risk are highlighted as the major focus areas in reducing highwall risk. A comprehensive slope-monitoring strategy has been implemented and refined over the past decade and includes technologies such as automated prisms and laser systems, and slope stability radar systems. These are all very effective methods in reducing the risk posed by large-scale slope instability; however, none of them can monitor or forewarn of the much smaller and frequent but dangerous rockfalls from the highwalls.
An innovative method of significantly reducing the rockfall risk at Mogalakwena is being developed for the rock engineering department at Mogalakwena Platinum Mine, as a collaborative initiative between Wepex, a South African geotechnical contracting company, and consulting engineers Melis and Du Plessis, both companies specializing in aspects of the civil and mining industries in Southern Africa.
This paper presents the results of tests conducted with the prototype in Lafarge's Ridgeview quarry in Durban between 7 and 10 February 2012.
Rockfall risk in the open-pit mining environment.
Overall open-pit slope stability and inter-ramp stability are governed by the local geological structure, the quality of the rock mass, and its stability within the prevailing stress regime. They are generally analysed using numerical modelling methods. The geological structure controls the overall and inter-ramp stability, as well as berm stability, and may be analysed using kinematic methods. Berms are designed to intercept and contain rockfalls that originate from higher up the slope. In this manner, they prevent falling rock from continuing further down the slope and possibly endangering the lives of personnel and damaging equipment working in close proximity to the slope face.
Rockfall hazards in the open-pit environment occur for a number of reasons. The main contributory factors are aggressive pit slope design, time dependent deterioration of the rock mass, poor limit blast performance, full-depth ramp blasting, and not cleaning to the mining limit. All of these factors result in overall poor trim blast performance and an immediate loss of a portion of the designed catchment width of the berms. To compensate for these realities, and to reduce the danger arising from falling rocks, adequate measures have to be taken to reduce the risk to personnel and equipment. These measures include increasing the berm width, improved mining methods, building windrows, and installing drape mesh or rockfall barriers. These measures lead to more conservative designs and mining methods, thus increasing cost and maintenance requirements.
Managing rockfall risk at Mogalakwena
Mogalakwena Platinum Mine has adopted a proactive approach in managing and reducing the risk associated with rockfall. Some of these measures include limit blasting techniques, which include the use of pre-splits; bench face scaling using scaling rigs; the use of drape meshing and gabions; and the enforcement of a 15 m exclusion zone at the toe of the slope. Although these measures are very effective, they ultimately add to cost and impact on production, and it is for this reason that Mogalakwena embarked on a quest to find a system that would remove, or at least significantly reduce, the rockfall risk from the highwalls. Various attempts were made in the past to accomplish this, including the use of water jets and dragging heavy chains down the slope, but none of these proved to be very effective.
A collaborative effort between Wepex and Melis and Du Plessis, facilitated by the rock engineering department at Mogalakwena, has resulted in the development of a concept and a prototype that will greatly reduce rockfalls from highwalls. The result is a remote-controlled and steered highwall scaler and berm cleaner, aptly named the SmartBroomTM (with intellectual property and copyrights protected). The SmartBroom simply dislodges and brushes away loose rocks as it traverses the highwalls and berms. It will now be possible for the first time to safely scale highwalls of any height. This concept and customized technology being developed is a world first. It will benefit the Anglo American Group, and the broader open-pit mining industry, in terms of greatly mitigating and managing rockfall risk, and will be an example of industry best-practice in achieving the goal of zero harm in our mines.
The SmartBroom can be used without interfering with the mining sequence or production while maintaining the highest levels of safety. It can be used continuously or periodically as and when required.
The SmartBroom
The prototype of the SmartBroom was mounted as an attachment to a carrier, namely a mesh-decoiler.
The decoiler was originally developed two years ago as a remote-controlled and steered unit that enabled drape mesh to be safely and quickly installed on open-pit highwalls (Figure 1). It has been used at Debswana's Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana and at Mogalakwena, where it proved to be very reliable and extremely safe to operate.
It soon became apparent that the decoiler could serve as a platform for mounting the prototype SmartBroom for the initial trials. Only minor technological adjustments were necessary to convert the decoiler to a SmartBroom carrier.
The decoiler consists of a long shaft with a 3 m diameter wheel on each end. The wheels are flanked by a cable drum and cantilever arm on the outside of either wheel. Control cables that are wound onto the cable drums are anchored at the top of the highwall. The cable drums are free-spinning with a damper control unit to prevent excessive de-winding. The cables pass through a double conical brake mechanism mounted on the inside of the cantilever arms.
The brakes are hydraulically activated and are remotely controlled via a radio-servo systems. The system is speed-sensitive, and will automatically engage the brake system to stop the decoiler if a speed threshold is exceeded. The system also has an 'anti-bump' function that will automatically engage the brakes if any of the controls on the remote-control unit are excessively moved or accidentally bumped. The decoiler has a backup brake system comprising parallel cable clamps that allow the operator to stop the system remotely if the primary systems fail on both sides.
Two power packs power the main wheels. These are internal combustion units that power hydraulic pumps. Drive to the main wheels is via reduction gearboxes with chain drives coupled to hydraulic motors. The wheels are radio-servo remote-controlled and can be manoeuvred independently of each other. This allows the decoiler to be steered left or right or even reversed.
The decoiler has a maximum GVM of 8 t, is able to carry a load of 5 t, and can currently operate on highwalls up to 500 m high.
The SmartBroom was centrally mounted on the main shaft of the decoiler. Free rotation of this shaft allows the SmartBroom to sweep surfaces at any angle as it engages with the rock. The SmartBroom is fitted with a height control mechanism consisting of an arm and wheel and hydraulic cylinder. The arm can be raised and lowered to ensure that the brushes stay in contact with the rock surface. It also allows the broom to be raised when negotiating obstacles.
The SmartBroom itself consists of a hydraulically-driven heavy rotating shaft with 17 'brushes' which are screwed into the shaft. The prototype has a heavy upper protective steel shield with the lower half open to allow the brushes to engage with the rock surfaces. The brushes are made of heavy cable, and for the tests 40 mm diameter cable was used. Being consumable items, the cables can be changed and replaced quickly. The system allows cables of various diameters, ranging from 20 mm to 100 mm, to be fitted, depending on the contact energy and stiffness of brush required for dislodging and moving rocks of various sizes.
The smaller diameter brushes are more flexible and will impart relatively low energy levels on the face compared to the larger diameter brushes, which are stiffer and will impart relatively high energy levels onto the rock surface and loose rocks. The decision on which energy level to use on a particular face will be site-specific, and will take into account rock mass strength, amount of time-dependent deterioration, geometry and orientation of geological structures, and fracture frequency.
The SmartBroom can rotate both forwards and backwards.
Summary specification of the SmartBroom:
Broom dimensions:
Width: 2350 mm
Diameter: 1950 mm
Weight: 3000 kg
Hydraulic requirements
Max hydraulic pressure: 700 bar
Hydraulic control: Proportional remote control
Max torque broom shaft: 1900 Nm
Properties of the 40 mm diameter cable brushes usedfor prototype:
Max Bristle Head Speed: 42 m/s
Broom element lock-off torque on shaft 1050 Nm
Broom element weight: 9.8 kg
No. of brushes: 17
The prototype SmartBroom fitted with 40 mm diameter cable brushes is illustrated in Figure 2.
Test site
The tests were conducted in the Lafarge Ridgeview quarry in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 7-10 February 2012. The test site covered the immediate horizontal and vertical sections of the pit crest (Figure 3).The rock type was slightly-weathered to unweathered Dwyka tillite with a rock quality designation (RQD) of 65 per cent, classifying the rock quality as 'fair'. The RQD was calculated based on a 'virtual drill core' being taken over a 5 m horizontal stretch of open rock face. The estimated rock strength using the ISRM, 1981 classification is 'very strong rock', UCS 100-250 MPa.
Bertoe Meyer, the lead designer of both the decoiler and SmartBroom, and his team from Wepex conducted the tests. The tests were monitored by Dave van Rensburg, chief rock engineer from Mogalakwena, who was in attendance throughout, while Louis Melis from Melis and Du Plessis, was in attendance for the crest brooming part of the trials.
Test results
The first part of the trials comprised a flat test section away from the crest, in which rocks ranging up to about 0.25 m3 (i.e. up to about 600 kg were placed in front of the SmartBroom, and brushed along the horizontal surface (Figure 4).
The results obtained were very encouraging. The SmartBroom managed to effectively sweep all the rocks placed in its path (Figure 5). The largest rock, which had a mass of 600 kg, was moved 2 m in a time of 3 minutes.
The second part of the trial comprised a test to sweep a 7 m horizontal section back from the crest edge. The purpose of this test was to obtain an understanding of the degree of cleaning and dislodgement of partially-wedged rocks, that could be brushed away. The results exceeded expectations, as a virtually clean surface free of any rock fragments was produced within 2 minutes. This is clearly illustrated in Figure 6, where the bottom half of the plate illustrates the swept section, with the crest edge to the left, and the unswept section in the top half of the plate.
The third and final part of the trial comprised brushing the 5 m vertical face below the crest. To assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the SmartBroom, the face was marked with continuous white lines and all high-risk rocks/areas were individually marked, as may be seen in Figure 7.
This part of the trial was not as successful as the initial two tests, as there were problems in controlling the lowering of the decoiler over the crest of the highwall due to the sudden take-up of slack in the temporary anchorage behind the crest. As a result, the decoiler started slipping and only the uppermost part of the vertical crest edge was brushed for any length of time before the decoiler started accelerating downslope. In Figure 8, the same areas as indicated in Figure 7 can be compared, showing clearly that the rocks and debris near the crest were very effectively removed. The SmartBroom also managed to reach areas up to 700 mm behind the average crest line, demonstrating that the intact rock profile was very effectively followed on a relatively uneven edge. This achievement would, however, vary according to the length of the cable brushes employed and the rock face characteristics of different sites.
Although the SmartBroom did not engage with the surface long enough to brush down the lower section of the wall adequately, a surprisingly large amount of rock debris was removed during the short time that it had engaged. It was also interesting to note that some of the rocks that were not removed (indicated with blue arrows) showed clear impact markings from the brushes, indicating that they were attached firmly to the rock face. Longer sweeping times, or brushes of larger diameter imparting higher energies, would have to be applied to dislodge themthese are all variables that can be designed and fine-tuned for each highwall or part thereof.
The overall view of the decoiler and the SmartBroom with the brushed crest edge are shown in Figure 9.
Conclusions and way forward
Rockfall hazards in the open pit environment pose a significant risk to personnel and equipment.
In spite of Mogalakwena Platinum Mine adopting a proactive approach in managing and reducing the risk associated with rockfall, rockfall risk is still highlighted as a major focus in the mine's safety, health, and environmental policy.
Although the measures introduced at Mogalakwena to combat rockfall are very effective, they do place constraints and limitations on the mining activity and overall highwall stability monitoring.
The prototype of the remote-controlled SmartBroom has provided, for the first time, an effective method of significantly reducing the rockfall risk in open-pit mines worldwide, by being able to safely scale highwalls of any height.
Although not advocated as a standalone rockfall mitigation option per se, the SmartBroom may very well be all that is required in many situations. Even so, scaling and removal of loose rock, prior to the installation of conventional rockfall mitigation measures such as drape meshes and catch fences, can greatly reduce their maintenance cost and life span. The SmartBroom will further allow the catchment berms on existing long-standing highwalls that have become choked with rock debris to be cleaned out and rehabilitated to the same level of service and functionality as they were initially designed for.
This technological innovation, when fully developed, will contribute enormously to the goal of making open-pit mines a safe working environment.
Following the success achieved with the prototype, Wepex will now proceed with the final design and manufacture of the production units. The main elements that need to be addressed, and for which concepts have already been indentified, will be:
An all-terrain remote-controlled carrier unit that will remain stable and controllable on all surfaces at any angle, and that can traverse all terrains and large obstacles, including rock-strewn berms
The need for being able to achieve purchase on the near-vertical faces and even overhangs as the unit traverses downslope, to ensure maximum engagement of the broom with the rock surface at all times
Optimal brush diameter and length combinations, together with speed and power of the unit to achieve various energy ratings as applicable for different conditions and applications. This will also include optimizing the number and configuration of the attachment points of the brushes on the rotating shaft. These energy ratings and configurations could eventually be matched to rockmass rating systems used in open-pit design
Additional and alternative design of the brooming mechanism as may be more effective in certain applications. This will apply in particular to irregular and highly-broken faces
The addition of remotely-operated tools on the decoiler platform, which could be used either as part of the brooming exercise or for other applications such as remote-controlled drilling and anchoring on the highwall as might be required.
The authors would like to acknowledge the lead designer, Bertoe Meyer from Wepex, for the creation of this innovative technology, which will revolutionize open-pit highwall safety. To the management of the Lafarge Ridgeview quarry, thank you for providing the test site, and thanks to the management of Mogalakwena Platinum Mine for permission to publish this paper.
© The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2012.ISSN2225-6253. This paper was first presented at the, Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium (SHIRMS) 2012, 15-17 May 2012, Sun City, South Africa.


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Allie Henry earned a silver medal on Thursday at the Pan American Championships in Venezuela.
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