text: Digital revolution is in full swing in Burlington classrooms Photo by Christine Peterson Pine Glen Elementary School in Burlington was built in the 1970s and looks its age. It's a low-slung glass, steel and brick building set in a wooded part of town, and it resembles many grade schools elsewhere in the country. But inside those walls, the digital revolution is in full swing. Pine Glen students in grades four and five and those in one first-grade class are all assigned their own iPads — and that has meant a sea change in how teachers teach and how students learn and express themselves. Students in three other first-grade classes — at Francis Wyman, Fox Hill and Memorial Elementary — are also assigned their own iPads, as are all of Burlington's middle and high school students. Eventually, the district hopes to make iPads or similar devices available to all students. "We are using the resources students are going to use when they leave school," explained Assistant Superintendent Patrick Larkin. "When they go into workplaces in the future, they aren't going to be handed a three-ring binder." Given that Burlington is situated along the Route 128 high-tech corridor, it comes as no surprise that the town is an early adopter of 1:1 computing devices. Larkin, who introduced iPads to Burlington High School in 2011-2012 when he was the principal there, believes other districts should consider going the same route, given the prevalence of computer technology in higher education and work. "We're often playing catch-up in education," Larkin said. "The longer you wait to use this technology, the harder it will be to catch up. If you are focused on the needs of kids, this is a no-brainer." Here are just a few ways that making tablets available to Burlington students has affected them and their teachers: Poster-board projects are often replaced by narrated slideshows or video productions. Worksheets are replaced by applications that use entertaining game formats and give teachers and students instant feedback on students' progress. Some apps are programmed to recommend strategies.for helping students achieve skills not yet mastered. Instruction can be differentiated more easily because students move at their own pace on iPad applications. Many aging and expensive textbooks are being replaced by digital educational materials and primary sources accessed online. Teachers don't have to lug home as many papers and projects as they did in the past and grade them by hand; they can view them and comment online. More students can be actively engaged in responding to instruction. For example, in the past, one student might be called on to answer a question while others lost focus. With tablets, all students can be asked to tweet their answers or respond in real time to something they are hearing or watching, such as a film. Student excuses about not having a homework assignment now fall flat in classes where the assignments are posted online. (An added bonus is that it's harder for a student to get away with telling mom and dad he doesn't have any homework that day.) Students are 'engaged' First-grade teacher Erin Guanci summed up the way that many Burlington teachers feel. "I love it," she said when an MTA Today reporter visited the district in June. "The kids love it, too. They are engaged. There are so many different things they can do. It's not the end-all and be-all in education, but it's a really versatile tool." Deidre Dowling de Salvador, a reading specialist in Guanci's classroom, agreed. "We feel really fortunate to have these resources," she said. "It's helped the quality of what we do, and it prepares the children for the world they are living in now." As Dowling de Salvador talked, the first-graders were engrossed in their iPads, working individually using headsets or studying together. As in many classrooms, chairs and tables were arranged in small groups, not in forward-facing rows. Guanci was circulating through the room, quietly conferring with individual students. "Our students need to know 100 sight words," Dowling de Salvador said. "We found sight word apps, and now just about every kid knows every word. That certainly wasn't the case in the past." It's too early to tell whether the iPad initiative will raise MCAS scores or other test results in Burlington, and Larkin isn't concerned. "We're not MCAS-driven," Larkin said. "We're more interested in preparing students for the workplaces of the future." Dan Callahan, instructional technology specialist at Pine Glen, was recruited to Burlington for his creative thinking about integrating technology into instruction. He agreed with Larkin that MCAS-style tests only scratch the surface of assessing what students should know and be able to do. Callahan said, "There's no standardized assessment for, 'Did kids work well together?' There's no standardized assessment for, 'Did they create a really nice looking design?' There's no standardized assessment for, 'Can they take what they know and present it in different ways?' But these are all things that are very important for them to be able to do." New ways to present information Students in Diana Marcus' fifth-grade class at Pine Glen had a big day. They were assigned to make small-group presentations about colonies they had studied. They had to use their skills to persuade a panel of adult listeners — including the school principal, who played the part of a Colonial governor — to move to their colony. The students were free to choose how they wanted their presentations to look. They could have used poster-board (think Mad Men-style storyboards). Or they were free to create digital presentations the way most professionals do today. Not surprisingly, the students gravitated to the latter, though one group made a printed brochure that was designed on the iPad. Paper materials do still exist in the real world, but virtually all are designed on a computer. One group of fifth-graders made a video for the project while another created a narrated slideshow. Clearly, the students were increasingly familiar with how to produce content on their devices and were not intimidated by the technology. Marcus is a big fan of having iPads for all of her students, rather than devices shared with other classes via a roving technology cart. "Before, the choices I could give my students about how they could express themselves were limited by my supplies, my time, my energy, the amount of space I had, the amount of mess it was going to make — those kinds of things," she said. "Now kids can use this new tool, and that opens up so many possibilities for them." Freedom to choose iPads — or not — on a given assignment was central to Burlington's rollout of the 1:1 initiative. "Let's say I tell my students to show me how to reduce a fraction," Marcus posited. "Some might put it on paper, but others will use the app Explain Everything, which is a slideshow that can be animated and narrated. It's a wonderful way for me to assess a student's understanding. When students are able to show their work as they do it, demonstrating their process, vocabulary and knowledge visually and verbally, I know the depth of their understanding and can identify where there is a problem." Similarly, first-graders in Guanci's class can choose to read a "real" book or read one on the iPad. Sometimes, though, Guanci prefers that they use the iPad so they can track their own growing literacy skills by recording their voices on the device. "They can listen back to what they've read and hear their mistakes," she said. "That helps them improve." Missy Skehan, an animated student with a purple bow in her hair, said there are "all kinds of really cool apps" for her iPad. "There's a game called Kid's Journal," she said. "You write on the iPad and say how you feel and where you are. You can also take a picture of what you're writing about." Instant feedback Guanci said that for certain skills, such as learning basic math facts, the iPad is much better than a worksheet because feedback is instant and students can move at their own pace. For example, students who already know how to do subtraction can move ahead to a new challenge, while those who need more practice have a variety of engaging apps to use. The students don't have to wait for Guanci to correct their worksheets at some future time, when they've moved on to a different subject. Teachers in Burlington are given the choice about whether to use the iPads in their own work. They are encouraged to try to find at least one way the devices can make their lives easier. Todd Whitten, head of the Social Studies Department at Burlington High School, said that most teachers at BHS have embraced the devices, though to varying degrees. "There was a teacher in my department who initially viewed it as a toy and didn't think it was worthwhile," Whitten said. "Then one day I was talking to him about how I was using barcodes and just having kids scan their assignments and he said, 'Wait a minute, you're not photocopying assignments anymore?' I told him that, yes, I save up to half an hour not fighting with the machine, clearing jams and trying to get the stapler to work. For him that was, like, 'Oh, wow. That would be awesome.' He started doing it and realizes how much it helps him out." Whitten is also enthusiastic about use of the iPads for teaching social studies. "Last year, when the Arab Spring was happening, we were able to engage with the current events as they were unfolding," he said. "Before, I'd have to bring everyone to the computer lab and fire up the computers. There would always be a couple that didn't work, so I'd spend my time running around trying to be a tech guy. Now, I can walk in the classroom and say, 'All right, I want this half of the room to follow this person on Twitter and this half to go onto CNN, and here's the question I want you to answer in the next 15 minutes.' They can get online instantaneously and use the time that was saved for a great conversation about real-life events." Matt Bolognese, a student in a world history class, ticked off a few other benefits of having the devices. "I find it a lot easier to take notes since I'm a faster typer than I am a writer," he said. "It's also a lot easier to download homework." That day, he was working on a group PowerPoint presentation about religious intolerance. He was searching online for photographs that showed Buddhiston- Muslim violence in Myanmar and was planning to share his research with his partners using Google Docs. Challenges Despite the enthusiasm many teachers share, all acknowledge that transitioning to a 1:1 program comes with challenges. Student Distraction. Adults and students alike connected to the Internet can be distracted by e-mail, YouTube and social networking sites. Marcus said teachers should expect a "novelty period," when students are tempted to surf the Web. "During our novelty period, we had kids looking up, like, 200 pictures of cute kittens," she said. "We talk a lot about the best use of your time, and most of the time they are doing what they are supposed to be doing. It's up to us as teachers to engage them with good pedagogy. Good pedagogy is good pedagogy with or without devices." Benjamin Lally, head of the BHS English Department, agreed that distraction is the biggest concern, but added, "Kids have always been distracted. They're teenagers. When I was in high school, we passed notes. Teachers need to manage their classrooms, like they always have." Whitten said the iPad also changes the dynamic of having the teacher up front, facing students. "You cannot teach in a classroom full of iPads from the front of the room," he said. "I've always been fairly mobile. Now I'm even more mobile in my classroom than I was before." Inappropriate sites. Marcus said that installing filtering software is important but not foolproof. Students have to be taught what's appropriate and what isn't, and teachers and parents alike need to be vigilant. This issue is not unique to tablets, however, since it is relevant to any computer connected to the Internet. Few would argue that students should never have access to the Internet because of it. Too much screen time. Some parents are concerned that the iPads will lead to their children spending too much time in front of a screen. The best counter to that is for schools to make sure students continue to participate in a variety of offline activities, including physical education, music, art and engaging in classroom-based discussions. Guanci said that if parents are concerned about their children spending too much time in front of a screen on non-educational activities at home, it's up to them to set limits, as they would for television watching. Learning curve for teachers. Learning how to use an iPad to consume content is easy; using it to produce content and learn new teaching strategies takes time and effort. Districts must figure out how to provide teachers with ongoing training and technical support. Teachers who embrace technology in their own personal lives are more likely to enjoy spending time figuring out how to incorporate the devices into their classrooms. Those who aren't comfortable with computers are likely to use them a lot less. Eventually, Burlington teachers found that the iPads helped them save time and effort, but there is no doubt that both are required to get the program going. Managing the devices. Students need training in how to use and protect their iPads. Systems need to be established for making sure the devices are charged and the apps are updated. In Burlington's elementary and middle schools, the iPads are assigned to individual students but kept in school. In high school, the students take their iPads home, and parents pay a fee of $39 per year to insure them. Inevitably, some students forget to charge their iPads. When that happens, finding enough outlets to charge them in an old building can be challenging. Cost. Cost may be the single biggest barrier for districts that want to adopt a 1:1 initiative. Before Burlington invested in iPads, all of the district's schools were wired for Wi-Fi. Callahan described this as a necessary expense. "Technology is a utility," he said. "You can't say we're going to have a school with no plumbing. So why can you say we're going to have a school without Internet access?" The iPads cost Burlington $193,000 a year for the first three years and will cost the district $235,000 a year when the 1:1 program is fully implemented. Larkin said that some — but not all — of that expense is offset by reduced purchases of textbooks, paper and computers that were formerly used in computer and language labs. Some districts will find the initiative prohibitively expensive unless public or private funds are made available. Writing on iPads. The iPad keypad is handy for taking notes and doing Internet searches, but is cumbersome for long-form writing. In Burlington, students who don't like the built-in keypad have the option of getting a case with an external keyboard. Still, many prefer to write on a computer. In low-income districts, schools will still need to make computers available to students who don't have them at home. Penmanship. Guanci noted that two parents were concerned that their children would not be taught penmanship. "We still work on handwriting," Guanci said. She pointed to a container of pencils and then to the iPads and said they are both just "tools." "Right now my students are writing stories by hand," she said. "Next they will type them onto the iPad, then draw illustrations, which they upload. They will then publish their stories online with an app called Book Creator." Whitten and Lally agree that tablets are useful tools, but they aren't magical. "For each kid to have a tablet is a game changer for research capabilities," said Lally. "I'm also seeing improvement in my students' organizational skills. And they help teachers to be more efficient in our feedback and expectations. But I'm not noticing that students are writing any better. The quality of their thinking is still the quality of their thinking." As far as Assistant Superintendent Larkin is concerned, whatever challenges exist, districts have to figure out how to overcome them if they want to make sure their students are ready for college or a career when they graduate. "Our mission is to prepare kids for the real world," he said. "Kids will be going into jobs that don't even exist yet. It only makes sense that our jobs are changing as well."


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Department of Theatre and Dance
Arts and Communications Building, Room AC 306
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
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Teaching Areas: Acting, Voice for the Actor
Tenured faculty
Date of Hire: August 2003
Wendy Saver teaches BFA studio courses in beginning and
advanced vocal production, singing actor, and advanced acting – all focusing on
the body/mind connection and highlighting the combination of kinesthetic and
cognitive learning principles. At BSU Wendy has served as vocal/text/dialect
coach for over 40 productions; directed In the Blood, Alchemy of Desire/Dead
Man's Blues and The Way of
Water (as part of an international reading scheme), Macbeth
with colleague Drew Vidal, an eco-friendly production of Still Life with Iris; and acted alongside students and faculty in Angels
in America, The Laramie Project: Revisited, I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change, Love's Labour's Lost, Going to St. Ives. In
addition to her courses at BSU, she has taught acting and voice at the
University of Connecticut, Wesleyan University, Marymount Manhattan College, the
University of Washington, and American Musical Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
Her area of expertise includes a fusion of extended vocal
technique and in-depth text analysis with Eastern based movement training. Wendy
has presented workshops introducing these techniques in South Africa and in the
states. In addition to working with students at Tshwane University of
Technology and the University of Pretoria, Wendy co-directed a field studies
program to the Gauteng Province for Theatre and Dance majors. In 2012 she returned
to South Africa to direct a multi-lingual production of Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man's Blues for the University of Pretoria's
submission for the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Wendy was awarded the Excellence in Teaching award from the
university, and has been the recipient of several internal and external grant
awards. Western Vocal Pedagogy: an Interview with Robyn Hunt and Steve
Pearson" and "The Disconnect Between Actor and Text" can be found in the
Voice and Speech Teachers Association (VASTA) journals entitled, Shakespeare
Around the Globe and The Moving Voice.
As an actress/singer, Wendy has worked professionally on stages
across the country. She holds an MFA from the University of Washington's
Professional Actor Training Program and is a member of Actor's Equity
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Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up to those that were attending this year, but STAR WARS FAN DAYS II will again be held in Plano Texas, October 25th and 26th.
We have some great Guests lined up, and this is an "Official" Star Wars event.
- TDH will have a room/table to help showcase FETT, along with the R2 Builders Room.
- If you would like to help man the table please contact Batninja (and please bring your Fett items to showcase at the table.)
special thanks to C2 Ventures/ Official Pix.
Hope to see everyone there!!!


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Artist's BiographySaxophonist Matthew Patnode is Associate Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has earned degrees and certificates from the State University of New York at Potsdam, the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, France, and Arizona State University. He has studied saxophone with Joseph Wytko, Joe Viola, Jean-Marie Londeix, and James Stoltie. He has performed as orchestral saxophonist with the Phoenix Symphony, the Phoenix Pops, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, and has appeared as soloist with many high school, college, and community groups throughout the mid-west. He performed Ingolf Dahls Concerto with the NDSU Wind Symphony at the 2010 College Band Directors Association mid-west conference, and with this group will be featured in 2013 on Minnesota Public Radio as soloist on Piet Swerts Dance of Uzume in June 2013.
He has presented saxophone and jazz clinics at North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota Music Educator conferences and has performed at regional, national and world saxophone conferences in the U.S, Canada, and Scotland. Matt has recently been named 2013 ND Jazz Educator of the Year, is a past president of the North Dakota chapter of the International Association for Jazz Education, and has been on the artist-faculty of the International Music Camp since 1994.
As a member of the FM Jazz Arts Big Band, he has performed with such noted artists as Buddy DeFranco, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Allen Vizzutti, and Bud Shank. He has also performed in commercial groups backing up singers Ray Charles, Kurt Elling, Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Valli, Bobby Vinton, Wayne Newton, the Temptations, and the Four Tops. As soprano saxophonist with the Hard-Bop Saxophone Quartet, he can be heard on their 2006 release April in Fargo. He performs regularly with the Trio Carrefour, a saxophone, marimba and piano trio; the Hard-Bop Saxophone Quartet, and Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome.


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It's not difficult. The indentations are just pins, they knock out with a punch.
The blocks are an interference fit of a few thousandths, if you don't have a press the barrel can be supported in a vice by the block and the protected muzzle end hit with a hammer.


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By Declan Taylor
Cesc Fabregas will not face Celtic on Wednesday night.
The Arsenal captain picked up a hamstring strain against Portsmouth on Saturday and was withdrawn at half-time. Fabregas underwent a scan on the injured muscle on Tuesday morning.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Arsène Wenger described the scan results as "reassuring" but confirmed he will miss Wednesday night's clash.
"From last Saturday we lost Cesc Fabregas who did not train today" the manager said.
"His scan was quite reassuring as he has no muscular strain but it will take a few days to settle down.
"There's a chance he'll be fit for Old Trafford."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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After posting in the "Boba Fett Helmet" section with a question on a raw aluminum lid that I recently purchased, I thought I would show what I've done with it up to now. To see the the helmet in the raw please check my profile photo album.
I've been having a blast working on this lid and I'm almost finished. All I need now is to find a upper ear cap, stalk, & range finder. I would like to get them in aluminum to complete this project (LMK if you have any info on this). Now that I've caught the bug I want make a white concept Fett helmet next.
Thanks for looking!
**Update- found an aluminum upper ear cap and stalk. Just need the RF now.**


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The finger grooves, the thumb rests, and the rail for tac lights etc.
Hey Team-
What's the difference between 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen frame-styles?
If there is a previous thread that discusses, feel free to just point me to it, but I didnt see one.
The finger grooves, the thumb rests, and the rail for tac lights etc.
This is what I always look at for reference. This is also where the quote was pulled from (it has pictures as well ):- 1st Generation has the smooth, rounded "pebble-grip".
- 2nd Generation has the "Grenade-style" checkering with NO fingergrooves (see picture).
- 3rd Generation has BOTH fingergrooves AND accessory rail on the front dustcover.
- If you have a subcompact (G-26, -27, -28, -29, -30, -33, -36) OR a "transition model" when Glock was putting fingergrooves but no accessory rail, then you have a 2.5 Generation. There is even a slight variation here, as some of the earliest G-26 & G-27s had smooth fingergrooves, without checkering in-between the grooves. Some people do not count the sub-compacts as 2.5 Gen since they came out after the 3rd Gen frames were already being made. Note: newer -29, -30 are now coming with rails.
http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=412093 (<----ETA: Todd, I just saw your post about links to other forums. Please delete this link if necessary, I was just providing the source for the quote. )
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The post is about frame styles but there is an important difference between the 2nd and 3rd generation G22 and G23. In the third generation Glock changed the barrel design somewhat at the chamber end. There is more support in the chamber in the third gen guns. Unless you need the rifling for lead or a match barrel, there is no necessity for buying an after market barrel for the third gen. A gunsmith buddy of mine brought this to my attention and demonstrated the difference in the shop. I have seen no reference to this in Glock literature but you can really see the difference with a cartridge inserted into a second and third gen barrel out of the gun. I think maybe Glock was trying to downplay a need for modification (the Kaboom syndrome publicity) I shoot nothing but premium jacketed ammo in mine anyway but it is comforting to know it has the modification..


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Sometimes life gets hectic and you need to take a break and relax in order to "recharge your batteries." And then other times in life, your phone battery dies and you literally need to recharge it. This is about doing that last thing. Now get back to work, slacker!
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Each child has their own seat, canopy and recline function. Add the twin toddler seat so three children can sit and ride comfortably. This stroller is a dream to push and at under 29 inches wide you can take it anywhere. Want to compare this stroller to other Valco strollers?
The rounded canopies provide lots of head room and protection from the sun. The NEW EX(tended) hoods give full coverage and protects from the glare of the sun.
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Use by when?
07 April 2013 , 9:04 AM by Rob Minshull
Do you throw out your food as soon as it's past its use-by date? Or do you give it a sniff and if it smells okay then it's okay to eat?
And what about the different labels: sell-by, use-by and 'best before'? Do you know the difference between them or does it even matter?
Warren Boland is asking his listeners to look inside their fridge or pantry tand find their oldest item and whether they would still eat it! He is also speaking to Juliana Madden from the Food Safety Information Council.
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"When in doubt, throw it out" is my motto. I go by the use by date.
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Although semi-auto handguns are the first choice for TEOTWAWKI times, there is a place for the revolver in a survivalists plans. Revolvers are generally stronger and shoot higher powered cartridges. They can also be carried loaded and ready to fire safely without having springs fully compressed. They are a good working or hunting handgun. All in all, I think that a prepper should include a few revolvers in his preps.
Some of the best and strongest revolvers are made by Ruger, They have a large line of both single and double action revolvers. They come in calibers that range from th .22LR rimfire up to the 44 Magnum. All of their products are generally well made and extremely dependable. And, Ruger has the best warranty service in the business-they always take care of their customers, period!.
I want to write about their line of six-shooters that were originally intended for them police market. I am referring to the Security Six, the Speed Six and the Police Service Six in calibers .357 Magnum/.38 Special. Although these models have been discontinued, they still show up for sale on the used gun market. So, if one comes your way, grab it! I dont think that you will regret it.
The best feature of these guns is their toughness. They can easily stand up to full power loads all day long without damage. I have heard lots of reports of satisfied owners. I have had mine for more than 35 years. It has spent most of that time sleeping next to my bed within easy reach. I know that if my house is invaded Ill at least have a chance to save my and my wifes lives.
Today Ruger has replaced these guns with the new series SP101 and GP 100. But, I think that the internal parts are all similar. One of the best things that I can mention is that all of these guns come with modular assembly. They are similar to semi-autos in that they are very easy to disassemble and repair if necessary. It doesnt require the services of a well trained gun smith to do minor repairs or modifications. When I got mine, the trigger pull was heavier than I wanted. So, I ordered a replacement trigger spring kit and when it arrived, it only took me a few minutes to install it. And, that was 30+ years ago and Im still shooting it. I also replaced the factory grips with a Hogue Mono-grip which I heartily recommend to anybody who can use it. It is a better fit for my hand.
I honestly believe that any of these Ruger revolvers will serve you well if you ever get the chance to obtain one.


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In its sustainable development work, the Rotterdam, Netherlands, firm ArchitectenConsort concerns itself not only with energy use and water consumption, but also with the subtler matter of what makes a dwelling or neighborhood last. The durability of materials and details is part of the answer, says senior architect Edgar Bosman, but so are the ways in which people interact with the buildings, the site, and each other. Truly sustainable houses and communities function well enough that people will value and maintain them. "For us, social cohesion is a really important part of the design," Bosman says. The firm's new housing development in southern Sweden reflects that philosophy.
Designed for Netherlands-based developer ScanParks, the neighborhood will be in Ljusstaden, a 500-unit planned suburb of the Baltic seaport city of Kalmar. The 3.2-acre property is surrounded by dedicated open land, an advantage the architects amplify by blurring distinctions between developed and undeveloped areas, between neighboring properties, and between the structures and landscape. Green roofs will cap the 21 single-family dwellings, which will front on a common open space that includes public gathering areas and an entry drive surfaced with permeable pavers. The buildings will be clad in locally sourced softwood siding, thermally treated so that it requires no finish. "It's really important for us," Bosman says, "because we don't want to use toxic materials or other ways of treating wood."
Window size and placement optimize winter passive heating and obviate the need for air conditioning in the warmer months. The development will rely on grid electricity, but if soil conditions allow, a central geothermal heat pump plant will supply in-floor hydronic heat to all the units. All stormwater will be handled on site, with rainwater stored for flushing toilets. Because the site plan devotes open space primarily to common use, each floor plan includes either four or five private outdoor terraces. The houses, which range in size from roughly 1,200 to 1,500 square feet, are aimed at middle-class buyers, with prices from 3 million to 4 million Swedish kronor (approximately $440,000 to $580,000).


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|Over time, many of our users learn to effectively leverage WebSphere CloudBurst user roles and fine-grained access controls to map activities and responsibilities in the appliance to the appropriate people and teams within their organization. Using these controls, they are able to define actions that a user or group can take, and they can define the set of resources on which they can take those actions. It is efficient, flexible, and an absolute necessity in many enterprise scenarios.
|In some cases though, I talk with users that want a little more control, or probably better put, governance over the actions a user can take within a given role. Most often, this need arises when the discussion of pattern authoring comes up. If you want a user in WebSphere CloudBurst to be able to create patterns, you simply give them the Create new patterns permission. Once you give them that permission, the user can create patterns using both virtual image parts and script packages in the catalog. For many of the users I talk with, this approach suits their needs.
|However, in some scenarios administrators want a little more insight and control over how the pattern authors build their patterns. Specifically, they want to ensure that patterns contain only approved virtual image parts and script packages. While you can certainly use the fine-grained access controls of the appliance to expose only the 'approved' virtual image parts and script packages, that alone may not be enough. After all, the definition of what is 'approved' may be different when building a pattern for testing purposes versus one built for production purposes. If the same pattern author builds both of those patterns, fine-grained access controls do not help as much. So, what can you do?
|Have I ever told you how much I love the WebSphere CloudBurst CLI? It's powerful, easy to use, and a great automation enabler. It is also the perfect tool for our problem above. If you are looking to enforce certain constraints on WebSphere CloudBurst patterns, I strongly recommend using the CLI as a governance tool.
|To provide a concrete example of what I mean, let's take a look at a generic pattern checking script I am working on now (I hope to have this in the samples gallery soon). Consider the case that I want to check that all of my test patterns for a specific application environment contain 1 deployment manager and between 1 and 3 custom nodes. In addition, I want to make sure that the parts for these nodes come from an approved virtual image, and I want to verify that the deployment manager contains the correct application installation script package. With the script I am currently writing, you would start by encapsulating this information in a properties file.
|PatternAssertion_1=Customer Processing Test Environments PatternAssertion_1_Requirements=Deployment manager:1:415:Install customer process app;Custom nodes:1-3:415
|In the above, the PatternAssertion_1 key provides a name for the pattern verification assertion. The PatternAssertion_1_Requirements key provides the requirements for the pattern. The above requirements indicate that for a pattern to meet the assertion, it must contain 1 deployment manager part from the virtual image with reference number 415. In addition, the deployment manager must contain a script named Install customer process app. A valid pattern must also contain 1 to 3 custom node parts, also based on the virtual image with reference number 415. When done defining my requirements in the properties file, I simply invoke a script and pass in the file. As a result, I get information about which patterns satisfy or do not satisfy the assertions. For example:
The Customer Process Application pattern satisfied the requirements of the Customer Processing Test Environments assertion.
The Customer Process Application pattern did not satisfy the requirements of the Customer Processing Test Environments assertion due to the following reason: The pattern is required to have a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 Custom node part(s), but it had 4.
|As I said, I hope to have this sample script posted to the samples gallery soon. I am going through some final revisions and enhancements that I hope make it better and more generally applicable. In the meantime, I wanted to point out that pattern governance is indeed doable, and in fact not very hard to achieve with the CLI. I will be sure to post an update when the sample script is ready. In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions or comments.
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Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Exchange lights you use a lot to LEDs, longer life, and usually less power requirements, although they would be minimal. But every bit helps. Like someone else said, look into a small wind turbine. There are a couple companies out there that sell hybrid kits (2 solar panels, and a wind gen, with chargers/inverters and the whatnot you need)
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
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My two 75w panels top up the batteries during the day (12.8v) and I might see a voltage before sunrise of 12.6 or 12.5 volts. Not very sophisticated, but it works.
Mine is lower than 12.5 at sunrise... Mine is about 12.3, when the fridge cycles on at sunrise it will be 12.15 at its lowest (about 12.24 unloaded)... thats the magical 50%.
If I was getting 12.5 at sunrise I could drop the fridge a degree down... or start my big fridge up for a 10 minutes 4 times per day as a vegetable crisper... Or charge my iPad, phone and shaver...
So instead of some of the metered ways of determaining consumption I just feel and experience.
Today is sunny where tomorrow is cloudy so I better charge my 'extras' today.
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Chuckles is right concerning battery monitors. Voltage alone only gives you a very rough idea of battery state. To be effective it has to measure voltage on a "rested" battery, which doesn't happen on a boat. However, if it's what you have to go on... A fully-charged battery should show 12.7 or 12.8 volts. The voltage will drop as you use the battery. At 12.2 volts the battery has only 50% charge and should be charged again. I also use voltage on my boat to monitor batteries, but since I make more power than I use, I don't really worry too much about input-output. My two 75w panels top up the batteries during the day (12.8v) and I might see a voltage before sunrise of 12.6 or 12.5 volts. Not very sophisticated, but it works. You might want to add solar panels and/or wind power and then see how much power you can make. Then tailor your consumption to your power generation. The coffee machine may have to go ...
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Inexpensive battery monitors don't do the trick. Relying solely on battery voltage as a state of charge indicator is fault laden.
Get a monitor that actually measures amp hours in and out, such as the BMV 602s like this one : Need A Battery Monitor ? Photo Gallery by Compass Marine at pbase.com sold by Maine Sail here on sailnet.
I recommend you do some reading and research, you should combine your two batteries into one bank because a single larger bank is able to accept a heavy charge better, more efficiently and faster.
You'll also need to consult some local experts regarding how many amp hours per watt of solar you can expect to produce in your location.
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
You would need to calculate how many amps you are drawing on each appliance to figure out what your daily draw is. Generally speaking I would say get the biggest pannels that you afford and will fit on your boat.
However, if you are living aboard in England, I would consider buying a wind generator first. I would think you would have more wind than sun on a daily basis.
Here on Yofy we have both and we currently live aboard in a very sunny part of the world. But when we have constant draw, our wind generator will pump up the batteries at night. And of course its great on cloudy days.
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Thank you everybody, away from Internet connection for a while, will check battery sizes and post back in soon...
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Download "Battery, Load and generator calculator" by Bill Roosa here: Sailboat Solar Panel News---Information
It will give you something to experiment with.
You can also check your battery voltages after a day and see how the % you have drained the batteries. That will give you another estimate.
Also see the Don Casey Library, "solar panels and calculating demand": Sailboat Solar Panel News---Information
|First do a power condumption diet in amp hours of your equipment daily. Then we can talk. Ie lights, reefer, computers, electronics, pumps, etc.
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
I am watching this with interest as I too plan on spending a few weeks to months aboard (depending on the season) and will need to figure out how much solar I need to keep the batteries in topped up shape.
Re: How do I calculate my power needs?
Hi David,
I dont believe anyone can calculate what a boat needs.
I have read a thousand threads and... basically... they are all wrong. A boat will decide herself how much she is going to use. My boat would spit the dummy at the coffee maker! I have too much sugar in coffee so it will suck the battery dry.
A better idea is to tell us how big your boat is and haw many amp hours are your batteries.
Then we will pontificate and try to work out how much money you have and tell you to spend the LOT on as many solar pannels you can before being chucked in Debtors Jail.
When you have all the solar you can get then you will know if you can add useful things like a beer-maker-colder.
Hope this helps.
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A More Vocal Brown Leads the Phoenix into 2012-13
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Horizon League Player of the Year candidate Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) found himself in the first group on Wednesday night as the Green Bay men's basketball team opened individual workouts inside the Dick Bennett Gym. Alongside two newcomers and a sophomore, Brown stood out. But, in this case, it was not because of his size, talent or even experience, but because of his voice.
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Now a junior, the 7-foot-1 and generally soft-spoken Brown had been challenged by head coach Brian Wardle. If he did not talk to his teammates at every possible moment during the 40-minute workout, fellow junior and good friend Kam Cerroni (Sussex, Wis.), who was in the next group, would have some extra conditioning.
"As a coach, one of my jobs is to motivate, and every player is motivated differently," Wardle said. "One thing I know is that Alec is a great guy who cares so much about his teammates. Holding him accountable through his teammates is a motivating approach for him. We have the type of team right now that has each other's backs and cares deeply about each other, and they do not want to let their teammates down."
Brown had become increasingly more vocal during his two years since arriving on campus as a 17-year old, but Wednesday he was taking it to another level. He was vocal, even loud at times, while shouting instruction and encouragement to his younger teammates.
At the end of the workout, as he grabbed some water and entered the locker room, Cerroni stepped onto the court to start the next group. He was greeted by Wardle's instructions for a sprint. It was only one down and back, but a message nonetheless that Brown was not there yet.
Wardle said to Cerroni, "Kam, that is for the one time that "AB" didn't talk today. Not quite good enough."
"I think I forgot to talk one time while catching my breath," Brown said in the locker room. "I enjoyed the challenge coach Wardle put on me, and I have to keep working on it."
Brown is the unquestioned focal point of a now more experienced Phoenix team. He enters his junior year still just 20-years old, but already having amassed 739 points, 425 rebounds and a school-record 156 blocks in 62 career games. The 2011-12 First-Team All-Horizon League selection is more than 30 pounds stronger than when he stepped onto campus in 2010, and is getting used to being one of the old guys.
"It is really weird, and I am still getting used to being an upperclassmen," Brown said. "I am working to be more of a leader, to be more vocal and to take more responsibility. It is good to have more pressure to be more vocal."
He and his teammates started classes for the fall semester on Tuesday after being away from campus for the month of August.
"The break was nice," said Brown. "I felt like we all needed to get home to see our family and friends but also to keep working to continue to get better. The first workout tonight was really good. We all hit it hard to get better today, and it was a good night."
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As the affable host of UNC-TV's longest-running program, William Friday welcomed a range of interesting North Carolinians, engaging the Tar Heel State's best thinkers, writers, politicians, educators, athletes, entertainers and other newsmakers in one-on-one interviews.
"What makes North Carolina special is its people. We've never had a wealthy state…but what's so wonderful here is we have an atmosphere of open and free discussion. We are so blessed with all of our state's natural endowments…but most of all it's the spirit of our people," Friday has said. "It's important to know what's happening and to be a part of that. I want to make a difference because that's what we're here for."
Millions know William Friday from his 30 years as a UNC president. During his tenure he helped establish North Carolina as a home to one of the preeminent university systems in the country. Friday's North Carolina People has been delighting viewers for over 40 years.
Few television programs last more than four decades, but every edition of Friday's weekly conversation with people making a difference in North Carolina was special. The secret ingredient is Friday himself. "He has a phenomenal memory and a wide range of references. He's a watchful person, who sees and knows a good deal," noted renowned author and professor Reynolds Price. "I tell my students that Friday's a brilliant reporter because he is constantly reading, observing and thinking."
To Bill Friday, the rewards were all his: "North Carolina People has been an interesting and educational journey for me because I have learned so much from this talented array of citizens of our state. It is indeed a privilege to be a part of a program whose guests have provided so much inspiration and personal experience in their visits with our viewers. Each of them has been interesting, entertaining and instructive."
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Iced Tea
The origin of iced tea, if not entirely accurate, is at least refreshing. The story goes like this: By 1904, America stabilized her government, strengthened her economy, and expanded her borders and interests. The United States was now ready for the world to see her development at the St. Louis World's Fair.
Trade exhibitors from around the world brought their products to America's first World's Fair. One such merchant was Richard Blechynden, an English tea plantation owner. Originally, he had planned to give away free samples of his tea (hot tea) to attendees. But when a heat wave hit, no one was interested. Parched from the temperature, visitors would pass his booth in search of a cooler refreshment. To save his investment of time and travel, he dumped a load of ice into the brewed tea and served the first iced tea... It was (along with the Egyptian fan dancer) the hit of the Fair.
However, tea historians must acknowledge the fact that tea was often enjoyed at cooler temperatures in the South long before that. For similar (heat) reasons, tea was allowed to cool before serving (with ice if possible-but this was rare at the time due to lack of refrigeration technology). This was usually served with sugar (to taste), called Sweet Tea. Sweet tea, as our Southern constituents will attest, is still enjoyed to this day.
Unfortunately, contemporary iced tea has received a bum rap in the US. While more than 80% of tea's consumption in the US is in the form of iced tea, this is mostly in the form of syrupy, over-flavored beverages that bare little semblance to tea.
New ideas in iced tea are on the horizon. Instead of using loads of sugar and artificial flavor, this new tea movement retraces its steps to simple, pure, delicious tea. Thanks to the abundant availability of quality tea and good water, you can make a refreshing, healthy iced tea... an iced tea worthy to be called Tea.
Although the popular standard for Iced teas is usually black teas (typically Ceylon or its cheap, vaguely-labeled "China tea" cousin), any tea can be "iced." Next time you thirst for a frosty glass of tea, reach for something different.
Yet another idea for iced tea is not actually an iced tea at all, rather an iced tisane (or herbal beverage). Building upon the renewed popularity iced tea has recently enjoyed, many companies are shying away from the seemingly flooded iced black tea market, turning instead to the non-caffeinated, but equally delicious, herbals. New beverages, such as iced red (rooibos) "tea," iced ginger "tea" and iced mint "tea," provide a perfect alternative for the caffeine-sensitive (or those who are just trying to get some sleep).
It is very easy to make Iced tea, and made from real leaves, it tastes great. To make a cup, simply double the amount of tea leaves (usually making it two teaspoons per cup of water), and steep as usual. Once tea is ready, dilute with an equal amount of ice. To prevent clouding (which happens sometimes when fresh, high quality tea is cooled too quickly), dilute your double-strength brewed tea with cool water instead, and serve over ice only when you're ready to enjoy it.
If making iced tea for a group of friends, keep your serving pitcher at room temperature, adding ice to your drinking glasses. Refrigeration dulls the flavor, while adding ice to a big pitcher of tea will water it down over the afternoon. Enjoy within 12 hours of brewing. Ahh! Refresh and repeat!


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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Gibson, Hicks might be destined for Rochester
There are a few different reasons to think that the Twins will be patient with these two young players. The team isn't suppose to be contending in 2013 or maybe even 2014. This means there is no rush to get either of these men to the big leagues. They can both be given the opportunity to find success at Triple-A.
If the team waits until a few months into the season, they can control these players for an extra season. There are rules in place for players that get called up in the first couple months of the season to let them reach arbitration as a super two player. The Twins could avoid some of this hassle by letting other players take their spot on the roster until the middle part of the year.
For Hicks, he has shown a history of slow starts when he advances to a new level. He played all of last season at the Double-A level so making a two level jump could be hard on him. The team has been very patient with him up until this point and it makes a lot of sense for the club to continue their patient ways.
The Twins have been clear that Gibson will be on an innings limit this season. It is his first full year back from Tommy John surgery and it is important to be cautious with a young arm. If the Twins want to control his innings at the beginning of the year, it will be easier to do this in Rochester. They don't want a player in the major league starting rotation that has to be pulled early to keep his innings down.
While the front office might want Hicks and Gibson to get a little more experience, the manager might not be in a position to wait for the future. Ron Gardenhire is in the last year of his deal and he can't really afford for the club to get off to a slow start. He has said that he wants Hicks to have a shot to start and Gibson has a brighter future than some of the other rotation options.
With the moves the Twins have made this offseason, their farm system is considered one of the best in the game. Most of their top-level talent hasn't made appearance above the Double-A level. For now, it looks like a waiting game as these players work their way through the minor leagues.
So when will the next winning team grace fans at Target Field?
The estimated arrival time for Miguel Sano, Alex Meyer, Trevor May, and Byron Buxton might not be until 2014 or 2015. If those players make up the core of the next winning Twins team, it might be best to still have multiple years of control over Gibson and Hicks.
There are going to be reasons to keep Gibson and Hicks with the big league team for the start of the year. However, the reasons to keep them in the minor leagues might outweigh those that are in favor of keeping them up.
The next winning team in Minnesota is a couple of years away so it makes sense to give Gibson and Hicks the time they need to develop. Especially since the Twins aren't suppose to make a run for the top of the AL Central in 2013.
So what do you think? If Gibson and Hicks earn the jobs, should they start the year in Minnesota? Leave a COMMENT and start the discussion.
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- TT said...
I have yet to see any evidence the Twins do this with players who are ready. Mauer, for instance, was on the roster from day one. If Hicks is the best guy in center field they are going to stick him out there to start the season. Getting a few extra low-cost months from managing arbitration is not going to be a factor.
Gibson will also be in the rotation if he is ready. They aren't going to waste his time in the minor leagues. The real question is whether he is ready.
And the ETA for Sano is 2016 and Buxton's is 2017. Either of them could get there quicker like Mauer. But they could also take an extra year or more like Hunter, Morneau and Cuddyer. Sano, in particular, is likely to take longer. He has power, but his defense needs a lot of work and he still strikes out a lot.
- March 5, 2013 at 8:03 AM
- Eric Pleiss said...
I agree with you, Cody. I would love to see the Twins take the long road with their younger players. Especially since they have a Joe Benson that likely becomes superfluous in the near future if the other prospects pan out, so they can sacrifice his service time, and appease by the fans by bringing up some future talent. Same thing with a Gibson, keep him down in AAA for half a season, limit his innings down there, and then let him go 7 innings or more when he starts, give him the real MLB experience. In his place it seems like Cole De Vries can not do much worse, and what's the difference between 65 and 68 losses anyways?
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Internet World 2011 is being held between 10th and 12th May 2011 at Earls Court 2 London SW5 9TA.
There will be 6 themed theatres:
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Some of the keynotes this year are:
- Modelling customer behaviours to maximise sales and services
- The future of the social web: Facebooks vision for brands being social
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I just found this forum, it looks like a real nice site, so I'm sure to keep comming back. I'm very pro 2nd Amendment and my mission in life is to get like minded people to become politically active.
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Former TNR owner/publisher has seller's remorse
posted at 2:33 pm on February 14, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Marty Peretz sold The New Republic — which billed itself as "the inflight magazine of Air Force One" during the Clinton administration — to Facebook co-founder and Barack Obama campaign guru Chris Hughes almost a year ago. Some people get buyer's remorse, but Peretz has seller's remorse after watching his former magazine turn from a relatively independent center-left voice to a progressive Obama cheerleader. And almost as notable as the seller's remorse is the venue in which the center-left Peretz decided to vent it … the Wall Street Journal (via Dylan Byers):
"Original Sin," by Sam Tanenhaus, purported to explain "Why the GOP is and will continue to be the party of white people." The provocative theme would not have been unthinkable in the magazine's 99-year history, but the essay's reliance on insinuations of GOP racism ("the inimical 'they' were being targeted by a spurious campaign to pass voter-identification laws, a throwback to Jim Crow") and gross oversimplifications hardly reflected the intellectual traditions of a journal of ideas. What made the "Original Sin" issue unrecognizable to this former owner is that it established as fact what had only been suggested by the magazine in the early days of its new administration: The New Republic has abandoned its liberal but heterodox tradition and embraced a leftist outlook as predictable as that of Mother Jones or the Nation.
That was hardly the fate I expected for the magazine. Yes, Mr. Hughes had run Barack Obama's highly successful social-media operation during the 2008 presidential campaign, so a certain Democratic affinity was to be expected. But his assurances of open-mindedness in running the magazine inspired confidence.
Well, we've identified the first problem.
Mr. Hughes is not from the world of Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann, the old-school liberals who founded the "journal of opinion" in the hope that it would foment in its readers "little insurrections of the mind." The first and second cohort of editors and writers included such giants as Felix Frankfurter, Virginia Woolf, Reinhold Niebuhr, Rebecca West, John Maynard Keynes and Edmund Wilson.
He was from Facebook and the Obama campaign. What exactly about that screamed "Virginia Woolf" or "Felix Frankfurter" to Peretz in the first place?
There is something strange about Chris Hughes's journalistic vision.
Again, Hughes came from Facebook and the Obama campaign. Seriously.
He has said in public and to me that he intended for the magazine no longer to be known as a liberal journal, for it not to take up only one side of an issue. Fair enough. An earnest expression of this sentiment is the fact that the magazine has stopped publishing editorials.
But maybe editorials are no longer needed, given the articles themselves. The magazine now seems to live in a space where those "little insurrections of the mind" are unwelcome. It is akin to the atmosphere in many colleges and universities: There are prevailing orthodoxies but they aren't recognized as such. Mr. Obama himself is the main one. The president is an object of fealty at the New Republic in a way that Woodrow Wilson and even Franklin Roosevelt never were.
Sorry. I'd like to generate some sympathy for Peretz, but this sounds like a man who should be angry with himself. If these issues had really mattered to Peretz, he'd have found a buyer who actually has a "journalistic vision," or not sold it at all. Hughes had the money, and Peretz wanted it more than he wanted TNR's journalistic vision to continue. After all, it wasn't really all that difficult to see this coming.


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Arsène Wenger has revealed that Abou Diaby underwent surgery on his ankle over the summer and will miss the start of the new Premier League season.
The France midfielder was troubled with an ankle problem last term and has not featured for Arsenal in pre-season, missing the tour of Asia and the Club's training camp in Germany.
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I'm about 50 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama. Been getting the 50/60/70F, temperatures...even got up close to 80F the other day. I get to looking this morning and the middle of the week the lows are beginning to dip down into the upper 30F...then I get a reality check when I see that Sunday morning the predicted low is 27F!!!!!!!!!! :jawdrop:


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How do I reset my Wi-fi password? I forgot mine.
It happens to everyone at one time or another — you forget a password and you can't access a specific account or Web site. Fortunately, most Web-based sites that require a login offer a Forgot Password button that either e-mails your password to you or allows you to choose a new one after answering a couple of security questions.
However, when dealing with the password for your wireless router, there is no Forgot Password button, so it's not quite as easy to reset your password or determine what your password currently is. While the task is a bit more difficult than resetting passwords for accounts and Web sites, it's not impossible.
Determine Your Router's Brand
The steps involved in resetting a wireless router's password are quite basic, but the exact details will vary from brand to brand. The first thing you'll want to do is determine which brand of router you have. The router should have the brand name clearly displayed somewhere on it. Once you know which brand of router you have, look on the Internet, if possible, to determine the URL and admin login information for the router.
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Open a Web browser on your computer and log in to your router so you can access the password information. The exact URL you'll enter depends on the brand of router you have, but the two most common URLs are 192.168.1.1 and routerlogin.com. These URLs work for most of the most popular router brands, including Netgear and Linksys. Once the page loads, you'll be asked to log in to your router. Again, logins and passwords here will vary from brand to brand, so check on the Internet or consult your user manual to determine the generic login.
Standard logins include admin as both the username and password or admin as the username and password or 1234 as the password, so give these a try if you can't find the information you need online.
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Once you're logged into your router, you will be able to reset your wireless password. Some routers will show you what your password currently is, which may be helpful, while others only give you the opportunity to create a new password. Select a password that meets the router's criteria for capital letters, numbers and special characters, then close the admin panel. After you've set your password, you should be able to log in to your router wirelessly using this new password.
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Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I used 4 inch sch 40 pipe for the mooring bits on Silas Crosby, ran thru a 12 inch square , 3/16th doubler plate, to a point ten inches below decks , where I welded it on a horizontal piece of plate, which was welded to the transom. You can see this bit in the bottom of the picture, next to the chock. It has a sheer strength of 90 tons.
If there was a chafe problem , one could run a short length of chain around the bit, to take it clear of the hull, where the rope would be attached.
The Silas Crosby has a single aluminium door for a main hatch , which is extremely tough and resistant to any boarding wave. She is also a centre cockpit boat, which makes her even more resistant to boarding waves.
Altho I have never cruised in a boat with a reverse transom, those who have, said they invite, and even launch a breaking wave into the cockpit. The difference between a reverse and traditionally sloped transom is around 6,000 lbs of extra buoyancy in the stern of the boat with the traditional transom. Thus, a reverse transom may be the cause of waves ending up in the cockpit.
Being a steel hull, she has a fraction the structural worries of non metal boats.
She has since rounded the horn.
On a fibreglass boat a large stainless U bolt in the corners of the transom, with huge backup plates would be the best attachment points for a drogue.
With the drogue shackled on, thru hard eyes, there would be zero chafe.
I built my own parabolic drogue from salvaged seat belts ( free) , using a large mooring ball , about 5 ft in diameter , as a mold. I stapled the webbing in the shape of a half sphere over this ball, then sewed it later, while removing the staples.
A friend on a Fraser 41 , during the queens birthday storm off New Zealand used this type of Galerider drogue with good success. He kept having to shorten the rode to stop it from fouling the skeg, in the troughs, when the line went slack. When it was down to 80 feet , it worked far better, the rode stopped going slack, and they went to sleep til the storm was over. This saves one from having to carry a huge amount of line.
Boats with drogues from the bow tend to lie beam on, which is far less comfortable and puts far greater loads on the drogue and line.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I don't think the separate retrieval line is a good idea. It might work if you are deploying the JSD for a quick lunch, but if left out for a while my guess is that the line would end up wrapped around the JSD anyway and when you pull it, you would still be pulling the JSD from the front, not the back. That must be why they have elaborate instructions for retrieving the JSD using winches on alternating sides. I have never used a JSD, but I am convinced that it deserves a spot in one's bag of tricks.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
Steve has a padeye welded to each of his stern bollards from which he uses a chain bridle and the JSD comes off that, the bollards are welded to the hull (below decks) and doubler plated at deck. They have a great blog at *|*
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From Jordanseriesdrogue.com -
Attachments on the Hull
The hull attachments for the drogue should be as far outboard and as far aft as possible. I have no information on the ultimate strength of a typical sheet winch installation, and it would be difficult to evaluate each structure. Unfortunately, a winch is not an ideal structure, since the load is applied above the deck line and tends to overturn the winch and pull it out. The optimum attachment for the drogue is clearly a strap similar to a chainplate, bolted to the hull at the corners of the transom and extending aft with a shackle.
For a load of 14,000 lbs, a strap ¼ x 2.25 x 18 inches attached with six 3/8 bolts would provide a conservative design.
A large steel cleat would be acceptable if the deck is thick solid fiberglass and a steel plate is provided underneath.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
The type of heavy duty military surplus cargo chutes mentioned in Storm Tacticshave not been available as far as I was able to find. They were built with very heavy reinforced polymer. That's why I bought a Para-Anchor which is designed to take the extreme loads, proven and tested. Why screw with something like this? The Para (which I hope to never use) is MUCH heftier than a regular parachute. Moving water can exert unbelievable force.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I believe people have used ordinary chutes and they are prone to fail. Purpose built sea anchors have the ability to off load excess force through tear away panels or other openings. Think of it this way.
The weight of a 1 inch column of air that extends from sea level to the top of the atmosphere is approximately 15 lbs.
A 1 inch column of water that weighs 15 lbs is only 33 ft tall.
The drag and pressure differentials are extreme. The chute should probably take that into consideration.
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Warning, noob here.
Do you guys ever use actual parachutes (the nylon kind that fall out of the sky) for this kind of deceleration/stabilization work? If so, what kinds do you use? Has anyone considered a ringslot/ribbon canopy? Instead of the typical type of round parachute you think of, this one is made of concentric bands held together with webbing. It would allow water to escape through the slots between the bands. Cargo ringslot parachutes are extremely strong, nylon canopies. They are towed behind aircraft at 150 knots with no damage. Nt sure how they would fair in salt water, but just a thought.
For reference, the one I'm thinking of is 15' diameter. If that's too small, there's also a 28'.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I am not a big fan of this kind of systems but it seems to me that this one is the best. With this one you can even control your speed, letting go more or less cones.
On those conditions I would not have used it (on my boat), I mean with that sea and wind but I don't know their boat. It seems to me that it is an old hull with a narrow stern and that kind of boat roll a lot dead downwind.
Anyway it seems to me that if he had taken one of the head sails, changed the course to 135/140 of true wind he would have stabilized the boat would not need to deploy the drogue and would be making good speed. Perhaps he just wanted to make a movie about the drogue.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I don't see how a small, swiveled float on the end of a parachute type drogue would substantially impede the function. It would probably make it much easier to retrieve as with a sea anchor. Pulling in a series drogue, it seems, would be difficult from either end as the cones would still likely exert quite a bit of drag, albeit less than when going in their functional direction.
My first choice is still the para-anchor, mainly because with an older style hull with a keel attached rudder that heaves-to readily but has little control surfing down the face of waves, keeping the pointy end into the sea still seems like the right thing to do. Having waves break over the cockpit is just not my idea of how I want to deal with a large, dangerous, breaking sea...sorry.
Re: Video of Jordan Series Drogue deployment...
I read all the retrieval information available, and everyone pretty much said it was a real PITA that required the strength of a young athlete--not a shot to Hell 71-year-old man. Now, looking at all the videos, diagrams, etc..., my thought process kicked in and said "Why not just attach a line to the tail end of the drogue and use it for retrieval. This would invert the parachutes, thereby decreasing the resistance substantially. The retrieval line could be tied off to a cleat on the stern's corner, which I believe would prevent it from becoming wrapped around the drogue's main line.
So far, at least for me, heaving too and allowing the storm to pass seems like a much better option. There are several instances in Pardy's Storm Tactics Handbook that relate to boats using drogues attached to their stern with a bridle. Some sank, many suffered severe damage. Lynn Pardy aptly describes typical weather patterns and the onset of storm patterns in the book(s), information that I believe it very accurate--at least in my part of the world. Like I said earlier, I'll give it a try this summer and I'm fairly open minded about these things.
Back to the retrieval. I got to thinking about this again last night. When I spent endless hours offshore in a relatively small boat fishing for billfish and tuna there were times when the action of the lures twisted the fishing line horribly. The only way to untwist the line was to remove the lures and all hardware, then just let the line pay out behind the boat while you cruised toward home port. Well, after about 100 yards of line is out, the reel was engaged and the friction of the line, with absolutely nothing attached, at 5 knots, was just about enough to drag the person holding the rod overboard. Now were talking about 50-pound-test, fine-diameter monofilament line--not half-inch drogue line with a couple dozen 5-inch parachutes attached. Think about it!
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I'm intrigued by the fact that, after watching a video of the successful use of a JSD to slow a boat in foul weather and ease the motion successfully, and after they state the retrieval time was about 20 minutes, and so easy they deployed it again in a few days just to be more comfy, there's so much concern about the effectiveness for the JDS and the difficulty with retrieval.
True, if the storm had been much worse, they may have been in danger of getting pooped, or in need of turning the boat into the wind, but it wasn't. Perhaps it's not ideal for all boats, all crews, or all conditions, but for them in their conditions it seemed to have the desired effect and be easy enough to retrieve. I'm impressed, and thanks for sharing the video!
I may try to contact them and find out more info about the retrieval process they used. I don;t have a JSD yet, but plan to have one some day, for just such situations as this (and likely others )
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Cutting & Other Forms of Self-Injury: Why Kids Hurt Themselves
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Friday, May 31, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
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Cutting and Other Forms of Self-Injury: Why Kids Hurt Themselves and How You Can Help
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08.05.2014 7:00 pm
The story behind the making of THE BAY LIGHTS—a project whose very "impossibility made it possible"—reveals the drama and the daring of artist Leo Villareal and a small team of visionaries who battle seemingly impossible challenges to turn a dream of creating the world's largest LED light sculpture into a glimmering reality.
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