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The U.S. digital marketing, advertising and media industry lose $8.2 billion annually, according to a study prepared by EY for the Interactive Advertising Bureau, as a result of ad fraud; stolen video programming, music and editorial content; and malware.
The report observes that each of these categories, i.e., "invalid traffic," "infringed content" and "malvertising," can be interrelated.
An excellent example is a consumer who visits an infringed content site containing malware and infects the consumer's browser with a robot that is later used to drive invalid traffic. If the industry can eliminate the profits earned by serving ads next to infringed content, it can reduce the amount of money available to drive illegal activities in the supply chain.Thus, for example, content producers lose $2 billion in revenue from infringement, while advertisers and content producers lose $456 million in legitimate advertising opportunities. Malware from infrigement sites helps to produce invalid traffic (e.g., robot-generated ad requests made without the consumer's consent) that costs advertisers a total of $4.4 billion in out of pocket expenses. Ad blocking and site blacklisting that is considered to be primarily for the purpose of combating malware results in the further loss of advertisement opportunities valued at $781 million and $57 million respectively.
The report recommends improvement in business practices, "such as knowing your business partners and investigating new business relationships using address information, tax IDs and backkground checks" to help industry reclaim some of the $8.2 billion in costs.
Advertising--or more specifically, the ability of advertisers to "deliver the right ad at the right time to the right user"--helps fuel the Internet ecosystem. This report suggests that content theft doesn't just impact the balance sheets of publishing dynasties and Hollywood studios and record labels. There are downstream consequences for Internet vendors, ecommerce and consumers.
CNBC talked to CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale about the findings. She points out that illegal downloads heavily impact smaller media companies that focus on independent productions, and that 5.5 million people are employed in the creative field in the U.S.


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Temecula Valley Slow Food has just announced its 5th Annual 100 Mile Dinner, to be held at Jan. 28th at Stone Brewing World Bistro and Garden in Escondido.
The 100 Mile Dinner is a five-course feast, featuring ingredients that have been foraged from within 100 miles. Each course will be paired with a complementary Stone brew. The menu has yet to be decided — it will be released around January 7th. Cocktail hour begins at 6:00 pm, dinner is served at 7:00 pm.
Proceeds from the event benefit local Academic and Edible School Garden programs. Only 100 seats are available, and this event usually sells out quickly. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets.
More details will be coming soon.
Temecula Valley Slow Food 5th Annual 100 Mile Dinner
Stone Brewing World Bistro and Garden
1999 Citracado Parkway
Escondido, CA 92029
January 28, 2012
Cocktails begin at 6:00 pm, dinner at 7:00pm.
Seating is strictly limited to 100 diners. Reservations required.

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This article in the New York Times [1]looks at the way abortion is different from other issues in terms of public opinion. It tracks with much of what I have been writing the past few days with one major exception, an exception worthy of note. This article was in the New York Times, not NCR, and the Times has not exactly been friendly territory for pro-life reporting.


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New Standards Teach Science By Doing Science
Editor's Note: Below is a revised article about two education professors who have endorsed dramatic changes in the nation's K-12 science education standards. The final Next Generation Science Standards will be unveiled in March.
In an essay in Science magazine, Ravit Golan Duncan, an associate professor of science education at Rutgers' Graduate School of Education and Ann Rivet, an associate professor of science education at Teachers College, Columbia University, called on scientists to get behind proposed new standards and to advocate for their adoption by the states.
Science standards describe scientific concepts that students need to know by the end of each year, or by the end of middle school or high school. The standards also describe the methods through which science should be learned.
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which would replace standards that have been in place since 1996, are based on "learning progressions," a concept of teaching and learning science that has gained traction among education researchers in the past decade. Basing the new science standards on learning progressions, the professors argued, would completely change the way science and engineering are taught and learned, from kindergarten through 12th grade.
"Educators often criticize American K-12 science education as being a mile wide and an inch deep," said Duncan. "Students learn about different topics in science – the water cycle one year, cell mitosis the next – but they're often not connected to one another or to anything students can experience for themselves," Duncan said.
But with standards based on learning progressions, students would learn the "big ideas" in science – atomic and molecular theory, for example – with increasingly sophisticated levels of understanding as they move through the program. At each level students would learn to use scientific practices to create new knowledge that they can use as "stepping stones" to the next level. The proposed guidelines also incorporate much more hands-on investigation, so kids can begin to see themselves as scientists. The best way to study science, Duncan and Rivet said, is to do more science.
The new guidelines under development by more than two dozen states – New Jersey and New York among them – are much needed, Duncan said, citing a common middle school experiment in which students test two brands of paper towel to see which one holds more coins while wet.
"So, you find out which brand is stronger," Duncan said. "So what?" The experiment doesn't develop scientific knowledge about the properties of materials that can explain why one type of paper towel might be better.
An NGSS alternative would ask students to think first about why a towel might be stronger or weaker. What was it about the materials that allowed it to hold water and not break apart? By investigating the differences between the two brands, students could examine how even though two things might look the same, they have different properties that make them act in different ways, like when they get wet.
These are precursor ideas to more advanced chemistry, and students can use this knowledge later on to address other problems. The first experiment is "hands-on," Rivet said, but the second one is what she called "mind-on."
"Students are taught about the scientific method, but they don't get as much opportunity as they should to practice the scientific process." The NGSS standards "use experiments as a means to an end, not as an end in and of itself," she said.
"There is a lot of creative thinking that precedes and follows the experiment. Scientists develop models, test them through experiments, and then revise these models based on their findings. It is the models that are at the center; they exemplify the thinking."
Students don't need to memorize a lot of facts to get there.
"Do you remember the steps of mitosis?" Duncan said. "You probably heard them in the seventh grade, and unless you're a biologist, you probably don't remember them now. But you don't really need to memorize the gory details in the seventh grade; you need to know what mitosis does, that mitosis is the process by which a cell replicates and then divides the chromosomes in its nucleus into two identical parts."
Although all aspects of learning progressions have not been fully researched, there is substantial evidence that the concept is valid, Rivet said, and she urged scientists to support the change in standards.
"It is important for the scientific community to be partners in the dialogue," she said. "Scientists need to be aware of the long view taken by this approach and the conceptual role of simplified stepping-stone ideas in the learning process."


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WBA Convention: Day Four
Photos and story by Boxing Bob Newman
Day 4 of the 91st annual WBA convention in Jakarta, Indonesia kicked off with the ring officials seminars. Both Judges and referees listened to lectures and input from Gustavo Padilla, Carlos Sucre, Luis Pabon, Tom Miller and Glenn Feldman.
Padilla delivered a power point presentation on referee conduct and preparation to start things off.
Respected judges Miller and Feldman conducted a scoring seminar wherein everyone in attendance watched and scored fights presented on video, with the audio off. Miller presented the first fight- the WBA Female Interim Flyweight title fight from last February 25, between champion Arely Muciño and Melissa McMorrow. The fight was highly competitive and resulted in a split decision for Muciño via scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 93-97. The result in the judging here at the seminar was also very divided, some seeing it wide in either direction, while others had it close for either lady and some even had it a draw. Various judges in the audience were asked to chime in on their comments during this exercise. Las Vegas judge Robert Hoyle commended the exercise as well as the advice on concentration methods given by Miller.
Feldman recalled several recent controversial and closely scored fights, including Cloud-Campillo, Pacquiao-Bradley and the recent Malignaggi-Cano WBA Welterweight title fight in Brooklyn. In that fight, Feldman scored it wide for Cano 118-109, while fellow judges Nelson Vasquez and Tom Miller had it Malignaggi 114-113. Feldman discussed several outside factors that may have cause influences, which he admitted should not affect a a judge's scoring. Upon reviewing the fight again in his hotel room here in Jakarta, he admitted to seeing it differently and admitted as much, to which he received standing applause from the panel, the gathered ring officials and WBA VP Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. Feldman went on to present a fight he worked between Edwin Rodriguez and Will Rosinsky- two undefeated fighters, nationally televised on Showtime in the USA. This fight was reviewed by the assembly with the sound ON. Time only permitted the last five rounds to be viewed and the assembly wasn't asked to score the fight. The focus in this exercise was to see how the commentary by the broadcasters can influence the perception of who is winning or won a fight. The post fight comments by the Showtime team was also aired to the assembly and was in great disparity to what the actual judges saw.
After lunch, Carlos Sucre delivered a talk entitled: Justice vs. Perfection. Sucre elaborated on the definitions of these two words as well as why these qualities are indisputably necessary in in judging and refereeing a boxing match, if not other sports.
Dr. Habib Chamoun enhanced his past lectures from the Managua and Donetsk conventions with a lecture entitled Conflict Management in Combat Sports. A survey/test was administered afterward, evaluating the negotiation styles of individuals.
The end of the day was comprised of more unique refereeing cases presented by Raul Caiz and Luis Pabon. The knockdown and stoppage calls by the referees in Lucian Bute vs. Librado Andrade and Lucian Bute vs. Carl Froch, as well as a time out for doctor- cut eyes exam call in the Cloud vs. Campillo fight were all examined via video, then discussed.
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Best late-night dining
Recommended: Mr & Mrs Bund
Open until 4 a.m., Mr & Mrs Bund is by far your best option for late-night, high-end Bund dining.
First, there's the almost surreal Alice in Wonderland décor, which manages to look awesome as well as slightly sinister in the wee hours. Plus, they offer good deals on food, so you can have Paul Pairet's delicious boeuf bourguignon, picnic chicken, foie gras crumble and others from the extensive menu in the early morning hours.
Favorite late-night orders include the cheese plates, which come with imported French cheese and a tangy apple jelly and grapes as an accompaniment.
Carnivores, take note: "They have a great steak, served with the bone. The beef has a great fat-to-lean-meat ratio and very good texture," says food critic Peipei Yang.
As a capper, Pairet's Lemon & Lemon tart could be the best late-night dessert on the Bund.
Mr & Mrs Bund, 6/F, Bund 18, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Nanjing Dong Lu 中山东一路18号6楼, 近南京东路, +86 21 6323 9898, www.mmbund.com, hours: Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday and Sunday 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday 6:30 p.m to 4 a.m.
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Recommend: Bellagio
This Taiwanese chain has great food and even better desserts. They're the Shanghai version of TGI Fridays (in a good way), and represent salvation for hungry people in the after-after hours.
"Try the tangy pineapple shrimp with youtiao," says restaurant consultant and chef Anthony Zhao. "Although Bellagio is known more for its desserts than food, this dish is quite good."
Or, try the Taiwanese minced pork over rice, which comes in a set with decent soup and fruit for dessert. The stewed pork is rich with the flavor of five-spice and tasty as only fatty meat can be. It's total comfort food and correspondingly cheap and delicious.
The Hainan chicken rice is also surprisingly well done. It comes with you fan (rice made with chicken broth and fat), three dipping sauces and soup.
Bellagio's chicken is even better than Orchard CRC's -- there's more of it and it's slightly more tender. Of course, you can always order Bellagio's famous shaved ice mountains, but only attempt this with two or more people.
Bellagio, multiple locations, 68 Taicang Lu, near Songshan Lu 太仓路68号, 近嵩山路, +86 21 6386 5701, hours: 11 a.m. to 4 a.m.
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Recommend: Fangbang Lu and Shouning Lu
It's the middle of the night, you're hungry, but you have no idea what you want to eat. Your best option is to go to one of Shanghai's late-night food streets, where all options to you are open.
On Fangbang Zhong Lu, near the Old City, vendors congregate, selling mounds of skewers, frog legs and snails (better than they sound) to grill, and flaming woks to stir fry noodles.
At Shouning Lu, near Xintiandi, the star is hai xian (seafood): many vendors offer grilled oysters, scallops, baby abalone with garlic, black bean sauce and chili (each vendor does them slightly differently).
If you're not craving mollusks, try whole barbecued fish, spicy crawfish and roast duck along with your cheap Tsingtao. Food streets are a great way to enjoy fabulous food at equally fabulous prices if you want to test that iron stomach.
Shouning Lu, near Xizang Lu, closest subway is Metro Line 1 Huangpi Nan Lu Station, 寿宁路, 近西藏路, 最近地铁一号线黄陂南路站; Fangbang Zhong Lu, near Sipailou lu Lu 方浜中路, 近四牌楼路
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Winner: Cha's Restaurant
Cha's Restaurant earns a respectable 21 out of 30 for flavor on dianping.com for its amazingly accurate replication of the Hong Kong cha canting experience. Unfortunately, there's only one Cha's for a city of 19 million people and that's why it's our pick for best late-night eat: after 10 p.m. on weekdays (the kitchen closes at 1:30 a.m.) is about the only time when you won't have to queue up to get in.
Tian Xia Mei Shi's Yang agrees. "Cha's is one of the best options for late-night dining," she says.
The menu is full of classics we all crave late at night.
Cha does a springy macaroni (ramen) with spam that hundreds of dianping.com users swear is the real thing transported from Hong Kong. It's authentic down to the watered-down chicken broth.
Yang also recommends the soy sauce chicken, which she assures us will be on every table, and the silky tofu with fresh scallops and black bean sauce.
For those who need late-night sweets, Cha's offers crumbly-on-top pineapple buns that come with a fat pat of butter, and very, very (did we say "very"?) good Hong Kong milk tea among the other delicious offerings.
Cha's Restaurant, 30 Sinan Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu 思南路30号, 近淮海中路, +86 21 6093 2062, hours: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
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Prince Philip was given insignias of Companion of the Order of Canada and the Commander of the Order of Military Merit by Governor General David Johnston, the Queen's representative in Canada.
During the private trip to Toronto, the Duke will present a new regimental colour to the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
The Duke, 91, has served as the regiment's colonel-in-chief since 1953, an honorary title often bestowed on members of the Royal Family.
The short trip is his first major foreign visit since he was hospitalised in August following a bladder infection.
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A new Japanese law under which citizens will serve as de facto jurors in trials involving serious crimes will go into effect on May 21. The law enacted in 20044, provides for six elgible voters to work with three professional judges at district courts in order to determine a defendant's guilt, and, if applicable, the sentence. The lay judges will be involved in serious crimes including murder. A recent poll indicates more than 60% of people are interested in taking part in the new process of trial and jury.
Obviously, Japan has never used the Anglo-Saxon model and this appears to be an interesting approach to get citizens involved in the entire judicial process. It will be interesting to witness what happens when the process goes into efect.


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Not sure where to start.First the Focus I bought didn't had a transmission problem.The transmission was smooth.The dealership replaced it because THEY thought it was the source of a vibration at highway speeds.The "new" transmission had all the bells ,whistle,vibration and shuttering that most people of this forum complains about.From reading your comment ,I'm apparently the only one here who had transmissions issue.The only reason I could consider myself unique ,is because the problems started when Ford authaurised the dealership to replace it for nothing ,when my problem was simply bad wheel bearings!So,for a problem that should have been fixed in a few short hours and under 300$,Ford spent 5300$ and screwed with it for 5 months.
My last comment was NOT about the reliability or the working of Mazda's and Dodge's transmissions ,but about the choices they give customers.
Before jumping on me ,you should maybe some of the hundreds of horror stories on this forum.Most are worst than mine.I was lucky not to stall on a busy highway or intersection.Only a few times they car into neutral on Sport mode.If you don't like bad experiences ,you should stick with the "happy" theads.
Your dealership was incompotent if they decided that faulty wheel bearing noises were coming from the gearbox.
The majority of real issues with the gearbox seem to be due to either a malfunction of the mechatronic unit that controls the shifting, or there may be an oil leak from a gearbox seal that is coating the clutches in oil.
Problems such as the car holding the higher gear are one I generally have not experienced, but that is inherent with all automatic transmissions trying to get better fuel economy. If anything mine is quite responsive. I may have the opposite problem which isn't really a problem at all, in that after coasting down the car always shifts down to the next lower gear at 1100 rpm or so and is therefore quite eager to hold the current gear and rev with any prod on the throttle (not wot, and not necessarily under light throttle).
Other issues such as not being prepared for a slight roll back on a hill because the driver either failed to put the brake down hard enough to engage the hill start assist, or they waited more than two or three seconds to apply the gas is generally an operator fault rather than one of the car.
I don't understand how people manage to almost stall the car in the middle of an intersection, but perhaps their cars were broken. However thats a small percentage of all the vehicles produced so far. Its also only in North America that there is this kind of complaints about the gearbox. Our Austrailan Friends with the 2.0 L GDI engine and the same transmission coming from mexico do not have these issues, nor do models in other markets, its only here in the U.S./CAN./MEX. where people are used to the torque converter and "wafting" away without a care in the world until it just abruptly fails from lack of maintanance.
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Battletech, Armored Core, MechWarrior, Mechassault, Steel Battalion, and the list goes on and on. Mech simulators are popular games focusing on a fictional combat vehicle called a mech. Simply put, mechs are larger fighting robots usually the size of sky scrapers. Now US gamers or fans of this genre were probably first introduced to mechs by the old school anime series called Robotech. From then on there have been smatterings of mech games here and there yet the controls were usually the question. The so-called sim games were either too slow or the controls were too complex for the majority of the US market. Where the UK and Japanese markets eat these games up on site, US gamers only showed moderate love to the genre. Of the different series, the TSR generated world of Battletech (which was loosely created from the Robotech world) has seen the most success. More recently, their arcade style Mechassault 2 saw success on the Xbox. And now that the Xbox 360 is out, Sega and its partners have decided to try their hand and push the genre a bit.
With the success of tactical shooters and online multiplay, Sega decided to make a game that focused on mech tactical combat. So, in an effort to do so, they merged concepts from a number of other games in the genre. Add the deep customization of Armored Core, the simple controls of Mechassault, the online persistent world of Mechassalt 2s online gameplay, and a class based structure similar to the Battlefield 2 structure and you have a possible hit, right?
Well, not quite. First off, Chrome Hounds basically falls victim to the same issue that most other Xbox 360 games do there really isnt much that distinguishes this game as NEXT-GEN. You'd think with an Xbox360 exclusive title you'd get something graphically outstanding with massive mech AND vehicular combat and customization or deep single player gameplay. Instead, you get quite the opposite.
The graphics are HD but the environments are definitely far from spectacular. The mechs are alright but nothing so say Voltron or Devastator to. The environments come off more like Afghani landscape than anything (in other words they are boooooooring). And the AI opponents are definitely lacking. The sound effects are decent but not really noticable. The music is blah, boring, and definitely mute-able.
Now, some may complain that the controls are too simplistic but I think that adds to the appeal of the game. I mean, why would I want to buy a $100 accessory for a system that has little functionality beyond one game? (COUGH steel battalion COUGH). Anyways, the controls of the game are basically copied from Mechassault. One thumb stick to move, one thumb stick to aim, right trigger fire, left trigger special function. Theres not that much more to it.
Also, some reviewers might complain about the 'speed' of the mechs or the battles being entirely too slow but the purpose of mechs is that. Mechs are HUGE and relatively slow tanks the size of buildings. That's why weapon selection and strategy provide the edge that can turn boring close range blast fests into quick artillery-ground pounding routs. Just depends on the pilot and the selected mech.
As for the aiming mechanics, it is basically a sim. You must learn the functionality of each type of weapon and adjust according to its function. Artillery weapons are meant for long range splash damage, HOUND piles are basically melee weapons, sniping weapons must lead the target a bit when moving, missle racks have a wide angle spread, and so on and so on. Thanks to the variety in parts and styles of mechs or HOUNDS, as they are called in this game, there is a potential for all kinds of ballistic and missile weaponry that can rain death from above and afar. From bomb dispensers, land mines, rifles, shotguns, cannons, grenade launchers, and more. And to add to the appeal of the different weaponry, focusing on specific areas of a HOUND will destroy that particular component first. Aim for the cockpit to disable or destroy the HOUND or aim for its weaponry to reduce its lethality before the final blow. Blast a scouts wheels or base to steal its mobility and speed before trashing it.
This fact brings us to the actual strength and appeal of the game. Because of the simplicity of the controls and the variety in weaponry (notice there are no laser weapons), Chrome HOUNDS provides a massive opportunity for different mech building strategies and a fighting styles. These strategies are generalized by the RTs or role types built into the game that support the games intent to have squads team up and work together. Soldier RTs are the front line warriors. Scouts are fast and are usually meant for recon, HQ ID, and tactical support. Defenders load up on weaponry and armor. Snipers add long range assault or defense support. Heavy Gunners pack the devastating artillery weaponry such as big cannons and howitzers. And Commanders coordinate the mission and issue in-mission commands. As pilots get more and more familiar with how they best operate, theyll build their own mechs that may merge multiple RT types depending on what parts they purchase or acquire.
All of this so-called strategy and planning can translate to some pretty furious HOUND battles or some ridiculously quick ones. Pilots will quickly learn to identify weaponry on a mech to avoid getting blasted close range by a swarm of missles or piled by a scout that seemed to be avoiding combat. Theyll also learn to build HOUNDS with counter-measures to extend their weapon life or their HOUNDs. Placing armor about your critical weapons, night-vision to ID the enemy earlier, and missile-counters to avoid heat seeking missiles can provide just enough of an edge to overcome a hard battle.
To say the least, this game will eat up time to play for the most part. The default HOUNDs are functional but will usually get trashed by experienced pilots with customized HOUNDs. Learning to build the mechs, distinguish the parts, talk to your squad, issue a strategy and such can sometimes take the entire 15 minutes that the pre-mission lobby provides before each match. Terrain and time of day will affect HOUND selection and strategy. So, arcade-y mech pilots will get annoyed by the occasional over-planning that will occur during most online battles.
This brings me to the game options both online and off. First , if you dont have online capability, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. The single player missions of this game are meant only to support the online portion of the game. In a sense, the off line portion functions as the training grounds. Essentially, you can beat all of the single player missions in a day or two. Most of the missions are easy. Also, the final grading of each mission determines what bonus parts youll acquire to allow you to build custom mechs. Most times these parts are quite valuable when playing online.
The online modes include a persistant online war, Free Battles, and a more traditional online multiplayer match style play. Most of the excitement will come from the online war feature which was done quite well. In it, pilots will pick a nation to be affiliated with (each offering different kind of HOUND technology), youll pick a squad (which can hold a max of 20 pilots), and youll jump into a fictional war defending and attacking points on a map with your squad. Here their squad team play takes center stage by presenting a squad lobby where as soon as you enter the mode, youll be able to talk to any squad-mate that is online in the war as long as they arent in a battle already. No searching, no friend requests, just hop in and figure out what point to attack or defend next. Also, if there isnt an human online enemy available to battle in the area you are attacking at the time, there is even an option to fight against the CPU. There are trade rooms, numerous pilot stats, medals, shops, national elections, experimental and salvage part lotteries, and more that will keep the online appeal of this game fresh for quite some time. The other multiplayer modes provide the usual multiplayer modes like Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, HQ assault, and a few other somewhat unique modes. Again, the online feature of this game is its strong point.
So, in the end, this mech sim wont convert Ghost Recon or Halo players to jump ship, but it will provide war strategy buffs a reason to show off their stuff. Chrome HOUNDS is definitely an excellent online addition to the Xbox 360 roster. Those that loved the online features of Mechassault 2s online war will adore Chrome HOUNDs approach and appreciate the variety of the mechs as well. Customize, squad up, destroy, and enjoy!


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Thinking about installing my own retrofit AC system-with some help from real HVAC guy
I just bought a 1920's house which has over 4800 sq feet on two floors, with a small bedroom and large open attic on the 3rd floor. I just had an estimate for getting a Unico system installed. For a single system where the air handler (I think I'm using the right terms here, I'm still learning about HVAC) would be in the attic and the 5 ton condensor would be mounted right above the attic on a large section of flat roof, they want about $25K, IF they install during their "slow time" of the year, more if I want it sooner. They would run the ducts around the attic, with ceiling outlets on the 2nd floor and run through several closets to get to the 1st floor, although they wouldn't be able to get outlets in every room, but the guy said he thought it would still cool the 1st floor just fine, although I'm a bit skeptical. Its a big house with some big rooms that would rely on air coming from other rooms, I just don't know if it would be really what is needed.
I did some more research and came up with another idea that I think would be much more ideal for a few reasons. This setup would have two systems, one in the attic for the 2nd floor and the bedroom/bath on the 3rd floor and a separate system in the basement -the house has a full basement that is pretty much wide open, I could run ductwork just about anywhere.
I have tackled some pretty big home renovation projects over the years and I have a couple of guys I know who are licensed HVAC techs that I could get help from where needed, like hooking up the equipment, etc. I'm just wondering if anyone here has done anything like this before? My plan would be to run the same type of insulated, flexible round ductwork that Unico uses, that work I could diy and then I'd have one the the HVAC guys I know come and hook up the equipment and get it going for me. I see that there are several places on the net that sell HVAC equipment to the general public, or I might be able to get one of the HVAC guys I know to order the equipment for me, too.
I install the unico high velocity sytems, about one or two a year. I quote about 5 or 10, mostly due to cost. As you see they are more expensive than a conventional system. They typicaly cost 20% to 30% more than conventional systems. This is due to alot of the duct work must be purchased from Unico and it is not cheap. Each supply vent will cost the contractor $120.00 to $150.00. this is cost of take off, register and there flex duct (all must be bought from them and is unique to them). you also need 6 per ton. Those 6 have to be no more than 10 ft or they loose capacity and you need more than 6 then.
I most offen look hard at can i install a conventional duct system before quoting Unico. You are correct that I would install a conventional system in the basement and the unico for the 2nd & 3rd floors (if that is all that you have space for).
Your first step would be to have a load caculation on the home. There is no sense guess size and spending this much money on a guess.
Most lic techs you mentioned may not be able to do a load caculation. They may also not beable to design a system. Personaly I think it is harder to design a unico than a conventional system. I would not recomend it to a homeowner. If you do decied to install it yourself: try to find a master willing to design it and guide you through its installation.
Thanks for the reply! I'm sure you have a good point about the design of the system, that it should be done by someone that really knows what they are doing, especially considering that its a pretty big house with a lot of rooms over 3 floors, I'm sure there are a bunch of different ways to do it, some being smarter than others. The more I think about it, I'm leaning towards just having someone do the whole thing and I have time to think about it too, because our air conditioning season will be over in another month or two here in the upper midwest, although this has been one of the hottest summers I can remember! So, I would probably be looking to get something done after the holidays and before next summer at some point.
Also, I think I would have more than enough room for "regular" duct work in the attic, its a BIG open attic with lots of room, I don't see why we couldn't run regular ducts.
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I was just curious,if you had a choice to open carry or conceal,which one would you choose?
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I was just curious,if you had a choice to open carry or conceal,which one would you choose?
Depends where I'm going. Most often concealed for me
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the law breaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is responsible for his actions....Ronald Reagan
Concealed, definitely concealed.
Always concealed. No need to advertise.
Thanks yall..That's what i was thinking myself.Keep it hid..Just like to see what others think.
I live in an open carry friendly state. I OC the biggest majority of the time with no one paying any attention to it.If I lived in a state that was not OC friendly I would conceal.
ah heck, not this again :ticking:
Normaly concealed, but camoing/hiking open
It depends but I want the option to do either.
I do both...the decision is up to me like it should be...no big deal
I do both, whatever I prefer at the time. About the only place I personally don't like to OC to are movie theaters and the malls. Anywhere else I'll do whichever I feel like. A lot of times I want to carry my full size and that's just a lot more comfortable OWB.
If you have a choice where you are at, exercise it and see how you like it, as always YMMV.
To be honest, id much rather open.
More comfortable, easier draw, etc.
The only reason I conceal is because it doesnt startle all of the sheep.
I conceal all the time. I don't want the unwanted attention.
Why would someone come to the OPEN carry part of the forum and ask if we would OPEN carry? Perhaps I should go to the Concealed Carry section and ask them.
Although I elect to carry concealed I wouldn't ever want open carry banned. I haven't gotten to a situation where I would openly carry a firearm but some day I might & want that option to be there.


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Last year law enforcement in Orange County, Florida issued over 236,000 moving violations. At least one-third of those violations were issued for unlawful speed with the second most number of citations being written for running a red light. The bottom line is that Orange County law enforcement is looking for speeders and is imposing harsh penalties upon them for this violation. If you have received a ticket in Orlando or the surrounding area, consider getting the help of an experienced traffic ticket attorney to preserve your driving record. The following penalties are imposed for Florida drivers who receive speeding tickets:
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Orlando drivers that are charged with an Orlando Civil Traffic Offense have thirty days to take one of three options to handle their ticket. Orlando drivers may Pay the Offense, Plead not guilty or if permissible attend Driving School. Drivers must alert an Orange County Court within 30 days to avoid additional fees from being accessed and risking a possible suspension of their driving privilege.
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WASHINGTON/SEATTLE – The United States said Monday it was ready to send an envoy to North Korea to bring back a jailed American who pleaded in front of reporters to go home.
Kenneth Bae, a tour operator arrested in November 2012, made a public confession of wrongdoing — often seen as a prerequisite for the totalitarian state to release foreign prisoners.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States remained "very concerned" about Bae's health and was "actively" working to release him.
"We continue to urge the DPRK authorities to grant Bae amnesty and immediate release," Psaki said, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Another U.S. official who requested anonymity voiced hope that North Korean authorities' decision for Bae to address reporters "signals their willingness to release him."
The official said that Robert King, the U.S. envoy on human rights in North Korea who has visited in the past, was prepared to bring home Bae.
"We have offered to send Ambassador King to Pyongyang to secure Mr. Bae's release. We have asked the North Koreans this, and await their early response," the official said.
Bae, a Korean American also known as Pae Jun-ho, was arrested as he entered North Korea's northeastern port city of Rason. He was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor last year on charges of seeking to topple the government.
Bae spoke to a small group of reporters at what was described as a news conference. Kyodo News said that the 45-year-old was dressed in a gray inmate's uniform and flanked by two security guards for the event, which lasted three and a half minutes.
Bae admitted to wrongdoing and called on the U.S. government to help secure his release so that he could return to his family "at the earliest possible date," according to Kyodo.
A court in North Korea, which strictly controls religion, had described Bae as a militant Christian evangelist who had smuggled subversive material into the country and sought to establish a base in Rason.
Bae's family said it was both heartbroken and encouraged by the news.
"Our end goal is to see Kenneth reunited so he can recover emotionally and physically. He has chronic health problems," family friend Derek Sciba said. Sciba is a friend of Bae's sister, Terri Chung of Edmonds, Washington, and part of a group pushing for Bae's release.
"On the one hand it's heartbreaking to see him in a prison uniform at the mercy of folks in North Korea, but on the other hand it's encouraging to see him and that he's able to speak," Sciba said.
Bae, who spoke in Korean during the brief appearance, is the longest-serving American detainee in North Korea in recent years.
"I believe that my problem can be solved by close cooperation and agreement between the American government and the government of this country," he said.
Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group and accused of crimes against the state before being sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He was moved to a hospital last summer in poor health.
He made an apology Monday and said he had committed anti-government acts.
Bae said a comment last month by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had made his situation more difficult.
"The vice president of United States said that I was detained here without any reason," Bae said. "And even my younger sister recently told the press that I had not committed any crime and I know that the media reported it.
"I think these comments infuriated the people here enormously. And for this reason, I am in a difficult situation now. As a result, although I was in medical treatment in the hospital for five months until now, it seems I should return to prison. And moreover there is greater difficulty in discussions about my amnesty."
A senior U.S. envoy had planned to visit North Korea in late August to discuss Bae's release, but Pyongyang withdrew its invitation at the last minute, accusing the United States of hostility. Analysts said North Korea was apparently trying to gain leverage in a long-running international standoff over its nuclear weapons program.
"We shouldn't take Kenneth Bae's comments merely as his own," said Kim Jin Moo, a North Korea expert at the South Korean state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses in Seoul. "The reason why North Korea had Kenneth Bae make this statement . . . is that they want Washington to reach out to them."
Other foreign analysts say North Korea wants better ties with Seoul and Washington as a way to win foreign aid and investment to boost its economy.


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Location: Hydrology and Remote Sensing LaboratoryTitle: Global, long-term surface reflectance records from Landsat Author
|Feng, Min
|Sexton, Joseph
|Huang, Chengquan
|Masek, Jeffrey
|Vermote, Eric
|Gao, Feng
|Narasimhan, Raghuram
|Channan, Saurabh
|Wolfe, Robert
|Townshend, John
Submitted to: Remote Sensing of Environment
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/1/2013
Publication Date: 4/10/2013
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/59905
Citation: Feng, M., Sexton, J., Huang, C., Masek, J., Vermote, E., Gao, F.N., Narasimhan, R., Channan, S., Wolfe, R., Townshend, J. 2013. Global, long-term surface reflectance records from Landsat. Remote Sensing of Environment. 134:276-293. Interpretive Summary: Satellite images provide valuable information for monitoring land cover changes from local to global scales. However, changes detected from the raw satellite images may vary due to varying atmospheric conditions. Atmospheric correction procedure removes atmospheric effects from raw satellite observations and creates surface reflectance maps. Although surface reflectance (SR) provides the most accurate representation of Earth's surface properties, there has never been a globally consistent SR dataset at the field scale (<1 hectare) or over the temporal extent (~40 years) of the Landsat mission. In this paper, the Landsat Global Land Survey (GLS) datasets for the 2000 and 2005 time frames were calibrated and atmospherically corrected using the Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System (LEDAPS). Good agreement between Landsat surface reflectances and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite measurements was obtained at global scale. Scientists, agricultural managers and agencies monitoring crop condition and yield at the field scale who need consistent, calibrated, multi-decadal Landsat images will benefit from this research.
Technical Abstract: Global, long-term monitoring of changes in Earth's land surface requires quantitative comparisons of satellite images acquired under widely varying atmospheric conditions. Although physically based estimates of surface reflectance (SR) ultimately provide the most accurate representation of Earth's surface properties, there has never been a globally consistent SR dataset at the spatial resolution (<1 hectare) or temporal extent (~40 years) of the Landsat mission. To increase the consistency and robustness of Landsat-based land cover monitoring, we atmospherically corrected the Global Land Survey (GLS) dataset using the Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System (LEDAPS) implementation of the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) radiative transfer model. This paper presents a global assessment of this landmark dataset for ca. 2000 and 2005 against coincident Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily SR and Normalized Bidirectional Distribution Function-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) measurements. Accuracy with respect to MODIS SR and NBAR data is very high, with overall discrepancies (Root-Mean-Squared Deviation (RMSD)) between 1.0 and 2.5 percent reflectance for Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and between 1.6 and 3.2 percent reflectance for Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper ™. The resulting Landsat surface reflectance dataset and the associated quality metrics for each image are hosted on the Global Land Cover Facility web site for free download. This new repository will provide consistent, calibrated, multi-decadal image data for robust land cover change detection and monitoring across the Earth sciences.


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Professor Richard Dawkins, Britain's top celebrity atheist, spoke to the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday. I am a great admirer of him, but I couldn't help thinking what a tremendous moment it would be if one of the meteorites Lembit Opik warns us about were to crash through the roof of the Bournemouth conference centre and reduce him to rubble in mid-speech. A tragedy for himself and his family, but it would have me believing in God again, and no mistake.
Anyhow, with his white hair and passionate manner, Professor Dawkins resembles an Old Testament prophet – not a comparison that would please him. But Nick Clegg could have used a bit of that style, that certainty. The party's leader was taking part in the customary Q&A session. Delegates were invited to ask him any question at all – absolutely anything, such as "what was your name again?"
Mr Clegg has many virtues but crowd-stirring, stem-winding charisma is not among them. If you were trying to develop an ability to rouse a passing rabble, you perhaps wouldn't model yourself on the BBC's financial editor, Robert Peston. It can be alarming. Like Mr Peston, he tends to stop in mid-sentence, then start up again just as suddenly and gabble to catch up. It's like watching a YouTube video through a dodgy internet connection.
He had decided to do without an interlocutor. Instead he would roam the stage, alone with a microphone, stopping and starting. (We had a car like that once. It was terrifying on motorways.)
"I've been hugely. Enjoying the.
"Town hall meetings that are being held up and down the country."
Or, "We can talk. To ea.
The delegates gave him a hard time about university top-up fees. He says the party will have to postpone its commitment to them.
"The only question. Is when we will be.
Able to afford to scrap tuition.
Fees altogether."
Then, all at once, "The-world-has-changed-and-we-need-to-change-with-it!"
He does have that politician's ability to find new words for unpleasant facts. One is "progressive austerity", by which he means spending cuts. Or, as he put it, "cuts for a purpose, driven by our values". This also means "cuts".
Somebody asked what had been the defining moment of his leadership. There were, I am sorry to report, a few snorts of laughter. He looked momentarily panic-stricken until he remembered the Gurkhas campaign, and Joanna Lumley, "who provided the stardust. No politician could do." You can say that again.
But much of the time he dealt in resonant cliche. "Politics is mostly about. People," he said. Food for thought there. And in "money is not growing. On trees." Somebody wanted to know how they could make the party look different from the Tories. I prayed he wouldn't say "we need clear yellow water between us," and thank goodness he didn't.
At one point he said, with huge earnestness, "There's quite a lot of uncertainty about. Which we can't do much about."
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Choral Arts Holiday Magic
This Legacy Season concludes Norman Scribner's tenure as Artistic Director of the Choral Arts Society of Washington, which he founded in 1965. The Ambassador of the Russian Federation and Mrs. Sergey Kislyak were honorary patrons of the Annual Christmas Concerts, opening their residence for a Dec. 15 reception. "Holiday Treasures from Russia" featured Choral Arts' 160-strong symphonic chorus accompanied by the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra under the artistic direction of Dmitry Liss and Russian mezzo soprano Irina Shishkova. Avid supporter and current Choral Arts chorister Kandy Stroud was honorary chair with her daughter Brooke Stroud Carnot and husband Stephane serving as benefit co-chairs for the 31st Annual Holiday Concert and Benefit in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Dec. 19. The sellout crowd enjoyed a post-performance reception, silent auction, dinner and dancing at the Roof Terrace. The evening's proceeds help support Choral Arts' annual season of concerts as well as its educational and community programs.


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Conceptualized by Jeabyun Yeon, the Triton Oxygen Respirator is an ergonomically designed regulator that would eliminate the need for bulky scuba diving gear and would enable swimmers to breathe effortlessly underwater. The basic concept of this model is to extract oxygen from the water and convert it into breathable air, mimicking the functions of gills.
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Designed by technologist and entrepreneur Steve Lindsey, the Blade Compressor is a circular device that helps engines run up to 20% more efficiently. Lindsey's company Lontra was able to partner with Severn Trent Water to test the Blade Compressor in one of the company's production plants. The trial was successful, contributing to a 3% reduction in the company's electricity bill in the last year. Lontra has signed a global licensing deal with a worldwide manufacturer of waste water machines, meaning it will soon be available for use.
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Cross-platform mobile messaging app WhatsApp announced that it has around 430 million active users and around 50 billion messages go through the app each day. CEO and co-founder Jan Koum emphasized that WhatsApp will continue to stay from ads and "gimmicks," focusing on the messaging. WhatsApp also values privacy and doesn't collect users' personal information other than their phone numbers.
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Nguyen Chi Thien, 73, the acclaimed author of "Flowers from Hell," was revered for his modesty and remarkable creativity, thriving through 27 years of imprisonment, much of it in isolation.
"For him to live that long, in an existence that dramatic, is precious," said friend and fellow democracy activist Doan Viet Hoat. "I think his whole life has been a lonely life, and it touched his thinking."
Nguyen was from Haiphong in north Vietnam and grew up with two siblings.
In 1960, while visiting a high school class in his homeland, he opened a history textbook, which stated that the Soviet Union had defeated the Imperial Army of Japan in Manchuria, bringing an end to World War II.
That's not true, he explained to students. The United States actually defeated Japan when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Nguyen paid for his remark with three years and six months in labor camps, according to the Vietnam Literature Project, where researchers documented his story.
In jail be began composing poems in his head, memorizing them. Police jailed him again in 1966, condemning his politically irreverent poems that were distributed in Hanoi and Haiphong. This time, Nguyen spent more than 11 years behind bars.
He was released in 1977, two years after the fall of Saigon.
In 1979, he entered the British Embassy in Hanoi with his manuscript of 400 poems, according to the Vietnam Literature Project. British diplomats greeted him and promised to ferry his manuscript out of the country.
Jailed again, he spent the next 12 years at Hoa Lo prison–infamous as the Hanoi Hilton.
On the outside, his collected writings were published as "Flowers of Hell," initially in Vietnamese, then translated into English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese and Korean. The English version helped Nguyen to win the International Poetry Award in Rotterdam in 1985.
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On the 57th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, Manchester hosted a gala attended by the home secretary, David Blunkett, the Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, and the Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy.
Survivors' testimonies were read by the actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Anthony Sher and Christopher Eccleston, and there was music from the Hallé orchestra and performances by several choirs and community groups.
Elsewhere, dozens of cities or towns staged exhibitions and concerts. Football teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Newcastle United, had dedicated recent matches to the memorial.
Organisers of the Manchester event said they were acutely aware of the racial segregation highlighted by last year's race riots in the north-west, and that Manchester was a city with a history of refugee communities. The Holocaust commemoration was an opportunity to force the issue of racial understanding, they said.
Karen Pollock, director of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said: "The message is that we should never forget the Holocaust, but also that we should recognise the racism and prejudice that continue in Britain today, and look at our treatment of asylum seekers and refugees."
At Manchester's Bridgewater hall, Mr Blunkett told an audience of around 2,000 that people had a duty to fight the "bigotry and prejudice" that still existed in Britain.
He said: "It's fundamental to our moral horizons that we understand the Holocaust and why we need to oppose racism, anti-semitism, bigotry, victimisation and prejudice, whatever its form and wherever it arises. One thousand Jews found refuge in Britain during the 1930s, and several hundred survivors of the death camps came to Britain after the war.
"Many became citizens and built families here. We should reflect on this, in helping those who face death and persecution, both by providing a welcome home if necessary but also accepting our mutuality, independence, and international obligations."