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The Genome Project and the Dark Side 556
The Human Genome Project may be the most inspiring and disturbing technological project ever undertaken. This is the first time we've decided in so organized a way to alter the nature of life itself.
The project is a metaphor for everything that's both right and wrong about technology: well-intentioned people are using it to try to make the world better; at the same time continuously unleashing forces we haven't fully considered or agreed upon, and can't or won't control.
During the past few years, as many Slashdot readers know, scientists all over the world have begun a coordinated, systematic effort to create a complete biochemical description of the human genome - the DNA contained in the chromosomes of human cells - and to develop a genetic map indicating which components of this genetic material determine certain human traits, from depression to disease to susceptibility to addiction to eye color or artistic ability.
The project began in l990, part of a global effort co-ordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. Though its founders expected the project to last 15 years, advances in computing have accelerated the completion date; now it's only three years away. The goal of the human genome project is nothing less than to read and record the entire string of (at least) three billion letters in human DNA . According to a progress chart on the project's website, the progress towards mapping the genetics of human beings now stands at 36 per cent.
Aided by new supercomputers that analyze, store and distribute data faster that was thought possible even a few years ago, geneticists believe they have already identified the location of genes identified with dozens of disorders, including cystic fibrosis, some forms of mental retardation and Huntingdon's disease.
Supporters of the project hail it as a means of eliminating disease, emotional disorders and other forms of human suffering. But the risks and ethical dilemmas are staggering, especially considered against a backdrop of scant serious discussion anywhere in the world, certainly not in the United States.
Could employers and insurance companies obtain an individual's genetic information? Could government agencies or law enforcement authorities use genome research to invade privacy and predict behavior? Could prospective spouses demand DNA screenings to reject unsuitable mates?
Perhaps, most likely, will parents beginning using the results of genome research to begin the process of seeking out the "Perfect Baby?" To screen sperm and egg for, size, IQ, cloning, emotional and physical health?
There is no scientific consensus as to how far this project can go, or how quickly. Some geneticists have argued that the genome project is a pipedream, that the dream of unraveling the strands of human life are much more complex and mysterious than any scientific project can really grasp. But the history of genetics, supercomputing and technology all suggest that humanity is entering a new, inevitable era in the use of technology to alter human life, a direction that makes Victor Frankenstein's primitive experiments look like a crossword puzzle.
The genome project evokes a world practically bursting with technological hubris, a universe in which all children would be born healthy, and suffering would be greatly reduced. What could be nobler or more inspiring?
And there is a darker side to this radical project, even though few people in our society are considering it much. We have set out on a project whose goal is to alter the nature of human existence, without the interest of a single national political leader or a single Congressional debate (this in a country in which the mere mention of sex on the Internet sends legislative bodies into hyperdrive).
In effect, children may be given genotypes, genetic profiles. Offspring considered grotesque, revolting, impaired, repugnant or offensive could be eliminated.
How many parents will choose ugly kids when they can be assured attractive ones? Why have an idiosyncratic or rebellious offspring when you can choose a cheerful and pliant one?
Biomedical ethicist Leon Kass is one of many scientists who worry about the pace of genetic research as well as its moral consequences.
"When a couple now choose to procreate," he writes in the eighth edition of "Technology and the Future," edited by Albert Teich (Bedford/St. Martin's), "the parents are saying yes to the emergence of new life in its novelty, saying yes not only to having a child but also, tacitly, to having whatever child the child turns out to be."
Our children, he writes, are not "our" children or posessions; they aren't supposed to live anyone's lives but their own. In altering the nature of new life, parents can not only live vicariously through their offspring but completely shape their lives.
Genetic screening is only one of the moral dilemmas our culture will soon face as the result of fast-moving genetic research. Scientists and biologists are nearly unanimous in their belief that within the next decade, someone, somewhere in the world will clone the first human being.
Given the history of technological breakthroughs once this technology has been unleashed, it's a near certainty that cloning will be used to create children. The nature of technology and much of the controversy and complexity that surrounds it is that people disagree about goals. Some parents will find it noxious to bring cloned humans into the world, others will find it irresistible, even noble.
This kind of social technology - conceived with the noblest of intentions - is not containable. It has no real direction beyond the fact that skilled scientists with powerful tools want to do it. In fact, not doing it seems as inconceivable as doing it.
But we're kidding ourselves if we think the only result will be the eradictation of some diseases and human suffering. Too many people will want to use it, too much money can be made off of it. The convergence of capitalism, technology and genetic engineering will be explosive, especially in a society as technologically thoughtless as ours.
Some forms of genetic selection - rarely labeled what they actually are - are already in widespread use, from genetic screening to prenatal diagnosis. They've already raised lingering ethical questions, only infrequently disseminated by journalists, politicians or scientists.
A quarter century ago, biologist Bentley Glass wrote of "The right of every child to be born with a sound physical and mental constitution, based on a sound genotype; the inalienable right to a sound heritage."
Maybe so. But is this a universal right, or one extended only to affluent people in industrial societies with access to advanced medical technology and generous insurance plans? What about developing and Third-World nations, where few will have access to Perfect Baby technologies? What about despots and dictators who might want to use genome maps to create certain kinds of communities and nations?
Have we really thought through the implications of unleashing medical procedures that would reduce the incidence of addiction, depression, retardation and physical disabilities? Are we comfortable living in a world in which whose categories of humanity - the retarded, the blind, the disabled - will disappear from our part of the earth? Do the healthy lose something when it's possible to eradicate the impaired?
Will the rights of children really be protected, or will the ultimate result of such pell-mell, until -recently- unimaginable tinkering be a world in which people are no longer distinct from one another - a humanity that's universally attractive, intelligent, able-bodied and eyeglass-free?
If any technological project embodies the engineer/author Samuel Florman's tragic view of technology, it's the genome project.
Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are most often credited in our culture with predicting the future, but both had spotty records. Increasingly, the writers who seems to have had the clearest bead on the 21st century were Orwell, author of "1984" and Aldous Huxley, who wrote "Brave New World," both foresaw the growing social movement towards conformity and the use of technology to shape and control culture.
But even he wasn't quite far-sighted enough. He thought government would be the force most likely to peep into our bedrooms, gather information on our tastes and behavior and pressure us to dress, talk and think uniformly. In this at least, he was mistaken.
In the 20th century, the most repressive forms of government - Communism, Fascism, Apartheid, Nazism - have collapsed or been defeated. Their efforts to censor culture or employ technology to control behavior have failed.
The most powerful institutions in our time aren't evil governments but powerful corporations with billions of dollars to conduct research, gather information and shape culture and society.
Modern corporations - Microsoft comes to mind - are not intrinsically evil, and have no political or ideological goals beyond money, but they are frighteningly powerful and influential, bigger than most governments on the planet and obvlivious to their own impact on creativity, freedom and individualism.
A generation ago, who could have imagined that one company would have its software in more than 90 per cent of the personal computers in the world?
Whatever the Genome Project ultimately does or doesn't uncover, it won't be Nobel Laureates and non-profit groups that get to control it or decide how this awesome new technology will be sold and used. It will likely be corporations, the only institutions in our society with enough power to acquire and manipulate mass markets.
In a world where people who want to have kids offer attractive men and women tens of thousands of dollars for their sperm and eggs, what might people pay for the Perfect Baby? And who do you think will control and own the patents and peddle the genetic maps?


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I am currently reading through "Python for Dummies" as my ice-breaker book for Python. Soon I'll want a follow up book or tutorial.
I have a copy of "Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days" and found that to be a great intro to C++. A web/forum search for the Python version of this book seems to show that it doesn't exist.
Could someone please suggest a Python book or tutorial that will provide the same facilities as the above noted C++ book ?
The book/tutorial needs to have :-
a) example programs within a chapter;
b) exercise questions at the end of a chapter (requiring the developing of a small program to answer the question);
c) answers to those questions in the appendix.
Thanks in advance for any help that can be given with this matter.
Best regards,

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A former Mohave County dam maintenance worker faces possible jail time and probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct with a weapon in connection with what was described as a prank.
According to court documents, 57-year-old Clifford Olsen placed another worker in a choke hold and put a gun to the worker's head while boasting he could kill the other worker at any time.
The Daily Miner reports that the other worker and other witnesses told authorities that Olsen seemed to be joking or trying to show off.
Olsen pleaded guilty this week under a plea agreement that calls for a 15-day jail sentence and three years of probation. He also must surrender the handgun used in the incident last spring.
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday selected Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland, turning to a lifelong Republican who provided the Democrat critical campaign support during the White House race.
The 76-year-old Rooney endorsed Obama over Hillary Rodham
Clinton during Pennsylvania's contentious Democratic primary;
Clinton won the contest last April. Rooney later campaigned for him
in Steelers country in western Pennsylvania, and Obama went on to
win the state last November.
The grandson of an Irish immigrant, Rooney in the 1970s helped
found the American Ireland Fund, an organization that has raised
millions for advocacy of peace and education in Ireland. His legacy
is reflected in a Steelers-themed bar in a disused linen mill in
one of the roughest parts of northwest Belfast.
In announcing the nomination on St. Patrick's Day, Obama called
Rooney "an unwavering supporter of Irish peace, culture and
Obama said in a statement that he has confidence that Rooney and
Secretary of State Clinton "will ensure America's continued close
and unique partnership with Ireland in the years ahead."
Rooney's father, Arthur J. Rooney, founded the Steelers in 1933.
The son took over the presidency of the team in 1975 and is a Hall
of Fame owner. His Steelers won the Super Bowl this year, shocking
the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 on Santonio Holmes' tiptoe catch for a
touchdown with 35 seconds to play.
The "Rooney Rule," which requires any team with a head
coaching vacancy to interview at least one minority candidate, was
developed by an NFL committee Rooney chaired. Rooney has also
participated in labor negotiations between the league and players.
Dan Rooney's son, Art Rooney II, who took over as team president
in 2003, said he was happy for his father. In a statement, Art
Rooney said the Steeler operation will continue as it has in the
past with the goal of winning another Super Bowl.


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Opinion: New Jersey's Latest Really Bad Idea
Employment Policies Institute research director Michael Saltsman on a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage. Photo: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
some things ... like a good idea for New Jersey ... like napping on the beach ... lighthearted reality show ... I ... to the state constitution ... raised in that way ... wage hikes force employers to cut costs in ... return ... add in the great state of New Jersey ... pushing back against the idea of hiking minimum wages ... employment Policies astute research director Michael Solsman joins me now from Washington ... Michael we did hear the end of that ad which is where they say it ... again the minimum wage ... that idea why the push for a wage hike now what's going on ... well the push for which I now ... and has to do a live with the Pew report elections happening this year ... it you know Democrats in the state to see that the attic and it is incredibly popular I mean just this past week ... one of the most ... influential black ministers in a state cannot endorse Christie ... in a suet base to see the writing on the wall and say oh ... they're doing what they've done in the past which is ... good for a minimum wage increase ... I this he's also the state constitution not to veto the constitution is is incomplete without it ... but because they know they inserted a method to drive Democratic voter turnout ... and denied Christi Day the landslide everyone expects oversee ... of Michael I thought Chris Christie new was was for a hike in the minimum wage ... at one point in his tenure and I'm not remembering that for ... what is interesting thing about this the reason why every minute places begins to you know that the legislature passed the minimum wage increase ... the governor vetoed it basically said look House of the year minimum wage increase for in a let's ... let's not put it on auto pilot who once in a phased in over time ... as a question about whether either of those policies are good ideas that the bottom line is they could've had ... I needed wanted because they wanted to do this kind of political game instead whether altering the Constitution ... and again can of using it is an election so ... what what what the minimum ... rate hike due to the great state of New Jersey Michael ... one day I think you need to look again into the past about the impact of skin and I'm teens and low skill the dolls ... in New Jersey's getting fatter twenty six percent in Oakland or a right now in about a ... thirty five percent blacks and women rate ... and so I think the idea you know hiking the minimum wage dollar and stripping out all pilot means that ... I'm you just use even fewer job opportunities and especially in these the shore towns were due to the young people to that we find work ... so that's settled economics I've taken the minimum wage puts more people out of work to fairly young people ... but regardless of that is the summing Democrats are pushing outside of New Jersey anyway ... NHTSA unison or Tom Harkin has is fair minimum wage Act which ... should raise than the minimum wage sits attends an hour ... I'm you know he's been holding a series of hearings on that that ... the strategy there that is very similar you know they've been the Democratic Congressional campaign Committee has been very clear that ... the one in use that is that as a wedge issue in twenty fourteen incident in a make ... whole fleet in their case to make Republicans that difference in Emmaus about it ... I'm at it again ignoring the consequences that in a house Pessina in a country where your do it in its twenty four percent and one ... well it you can always count on Republicans putting their foot in their mouth I I think that's the thing ... that that sum and happens fairly regularly ... shared Republicans respond ... if they're confronted ... with something like dark though ... well I mean I think the key is to talk about than a year the ... impact it has any employees in unity have a conversation understanding the impact any employee or in the business is important ... that you need a purely messages hey you know people can afford this employers can afford this ... United in your colleagues we use that to make you look hard lesson striking talking about ... the actual people it's going to be impacting the young people were certain to sing on their chance to work or where the career ladder ... and that's the focus seems to be a ... ok Employment Policies Institute research director Michael Solsman ... thank so much for being on the show


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2006 Volleyball
Anderson 3, Bluffton 1
Beavers come up short on the road as they fall at Anderson in four games
By: Rustin Pickett, sports information assistant
Oct. 10, 2006
ANDERSON, Ind. - The Bluffton University women's volleyball team (7-17, 1-2) fell to the Ravens of Anderson University (17-6, 3-1) in four games by scores of 31-33, 30-26, 30-15 and 30-19.
The Beavers were led by freshman middle hitter Anna Viars (Lebanon/Lebanon) who knocked down 11 kills. Freshman Audra Coleman (Lima/Lima Central Catholic) chimed in with nine kills of her own while hitting at a .250 clip for the match to round out the front-line offensive attack. Coleman also paced Bluffton with two solo blocks and seven block assists.
Freshman libero Brittany Roth (Findlay/Findlay) controlled the back-line for the Beavers with a total of eight digs while senior defensive specialist Katie Moore (Bucyrus/Wynford) added six in the loss. Senior setter Brittany Shultz (Hudson, IN/Prairie Heights) tallied 24 assists on the night.
The Beavers will be back in action on Friday, October 13, when they play host to conference newcomer Rose-Hulman. The first serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Founders.


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I just spoke to the father of Miami Hurricanes four-star quarterback recruit Kevin Olsen, who is in Coral Gables this weekend with his parents for his official recruiting trip.
Chris Olsen, who just retired as the Wayne Hills (N.J.) High School football coach after a storied 26-season career, said Kevin will "absolutely" still attend the University of Miami, despite today's announcement that offensive coordinator Jedd Fish has left to become the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive coordinator.
"Al Golden is the main guy,'' Chris said of UM's head coach. "We certainly had a good relationship with Jedd and really liked him. And we certainly anticipate the next guy being very similar -- whoever it may be.
"We weren't expecting this, but it's a great opportunity for Jedd and everybody has to do what's best for them. Jedd had a great opportunity and he was the perfect person for the job. To be a coordinator in the NFL, those opportunities don't come around very often. There's never a good time, but if that's something to which you aspire, if it comes around you've got to take it.''
Chris Olsen, who is in South Florida with his wife, Sue, said Kevin had "a great day today and a great day Friday'' during his visit, and that he was taking a nap.
Concluded Olsen: "I think things will fall in place. I'm sure Al Golden has a plan.''


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Saturday, Madison County residents flooded to the polls, and for the first time in its 150 year history, the county will be wet. Stores like Godwin's Supermarket in Madisonville are already preparing to sell alcohol.
Soon, it won't just be two lonely shelves of non-alcoholic beverages in the store, but instead, a number of refrigerators with everything from Anheuser-Busch to Zima.
"Historically, alcohol will add to a grocery store approximately about five percent of their income," said Erick Cole, the manager of Godwin's. "We don't know how it's going to do here because it's never been sold here before."
"People want to stay and live in Madisonville," said city manager Tom Ginter. "Certain age groups desire to shop in Madisonville, and who do want to purchase alcohol instead of driving all the time, which they've been doing for a long time."
And the possible economic impact is already being felt. Ginter explained, "The Madison County Economic Development Corporation received an offer for 25 acres of property that this corporation owns in an industrial park, which is next to I-45, and this offer was for a beer distributor."
Not only would that mean the products would be close by, but also more jobs and revenue for the county. Among the proponents of a dry county is Pastor Gary Ladd, who believes the county will lose money because of the need to increase police presence, more litter, and a new need for alcohol counseling.
"My prayer is that those who voted yes for the alcohol will be just as quick to say yes with their help for people," said Ladd. "I hope that they have that kind of community heart in mind, to say, 'Hey, we're responsible enough to have it close by.' I hope they'll be responsible enough to help those folks who have needs."
"We're very concerned about those types of things. I know the city council is," said Ginter. "We'll watch those carefully. We do not want those to get out of hand."
But the votes are in, and the stores are getting ready to stock up.


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September 2, 2011 > Students raise funds to help the world's children
An often heard expression, "What's in a name?" takes on new meaning with Pearange, a non-profit organization formed by a resourceful group of young teenage girls. By cleverly combining the names of a pear and orange together to form Pearange, they hope to convey their aspirations of blending charity and art to raise funds for the education of needy children in other countries.The group first began about three years ago in Fremont, according to one of its founders, Evani Shah, now 14, who recently relocated to San Ramon. "It all started as just a regular sleepover with me and my neighbor, Isha Vazirani. Every time we would get together, we always would find something artsy to do. This particular time, we tried quilling (rolling strips of paper into creative designs.) The next morning, we decided it would be great to put the quilled pieces onto cards to sell and help raise money for charity," Shah explained.Soon other students joined their effort and through the creation of these greeting cards, each one was able to express their unique personality. According to Shah, the average time spent on making cards is between two and three hours. "We try and keep our own costs as minimal as possible, but the cards turn out to cost a lot, due to all of the supplies. We consider ourselves as giving a free gift for a nominal donation," adds Shah. The cards have been sold at various club meetings, events, fairs and festivals in the area, including the San Ramon Art and Wind Festival and Fremont's Festival of the Arts.Selecting the charities to receive the funds was something that Shah took seriously. "The day Pearange was officially formed," explains Shah, "I was looking up charities and came across an index of many educational charities. The name Child's Dream caught my heart out of all of those posted. After much communication with them, we decided it couldn't get better than this. Being the person I am, I had to dig deeper and this charity exceeded all of my hopes."Of importance to Shah is that Child's Dream, based in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, has a low-overhead as far as office expenditures. Last year, 93.5 percent of its funds went directly where needed, building schools in poverty-stricken or disaster affected areas in the region. (http://www.childsdream.org). To date, Pearange has donated $1,000 to "Child's Dream."Recently, the Pearange student group also decided to utilize the proceeds from the quilled cards, to support a second charity in Project Kesho, located in East Africa. Shah explains, "In Swahili, Kesho means tomorrow; a new day with endless possibilities, a day to make a difference in someone's life." Project Kesho focuses on improving education in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. It was founded by a team, concerned about the future of Africa's children, who believed that education has the power to change entire communities. Typically the vast majority of its donated funds go to support various school and educational projects there. (http://www.projectkesho.org/).To ensure that funds are received and used in the way intended, members of Pearange stay in contact with the directors of the charities being supported. Pearange members - oldest to newest - are: Evani Shah (co-founder, age 14 - grade 10); Isha Vazirani (co-founder, age 13 - grade 9); Rajvee Tibrewala (age 16 - grade 11); Trisha Malhotra (age 13 - grade 8); Tarika Malhotra (age 11 - grade 6); Arjun Mehta (age 13 - grade 8); Stegi Ilanthiraian (age 15 - grade 10); Kirthana Srikanth (age 14 - grade 10) and Abi Babu (age 15 - grade 10)."I feel like we are making a difference in not just one child's, life but multiple schools. If we all work together, we will help improve the future in these countries, one child at a time," adds Shah. "We hope to visit the schools and children themselves one day, to see what a difference we made."For more information on Pearange or how to support their efforts, visit www.pearange-cards.webs.com. (A quilled card will be gifted in return for a nominal donation.)


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"Here's an idea! Don't worry about sports and run the ****ing country!!!" - PsychoWard to Obama
I've never played Washers but it sounds like fun. We are just over a month away now and I'm really looking forward to the SA tailgate and Fan Fest. It looks like we are going to have a really nice turnout!
[QUOTE=lloydfan4life;337141]That's really cool, Lyn! Looking forward to meeting you and your son Matt!
Where are you staying? Or are you just coming for the day?
Looks like we're going to have a really big turnout of SA Members!
Thanks, Lloyd I am also looking forward to meeting you. We are staying where we always stay at the Radisson Greentree. I called Best Western and it is a tad more expensive. We stayed at the Best Western one other time but their bar was only open like 2 hours and it is a little dinky thing whereas the Radisoon is cheaper and has a fantastic bar with a pool table and big screen and also a restaurant as opposed to a continental breakfast.
Peace & Yours in Black 'N Gold,
Many thanks to BR7 (Ron) for the sig and matching avatar
Ryan and I just booked our room
Ohhhh boy! in full effect in the Burgh!
I'm A "Champion"
Who's bringing the pole for to dance around?
"Here's an idea! Don't worry about sports and run the ****ing country!!!" - PsychoWard to Obama
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Vickie Ellis, program specialist for the Huntington County Chapter of the American Red Cross, learned an important lesson in the aftermath of the January fire at Carriage Place Apartments, in Huntington.
"It's very difficult for one organization - it's virtually impossible - to meet the needs of what individuals, when they have lost everything, are going to need," she says.
That's why Ellis recently decided to partner with Valerie Fields, director of Crossroad Connections, in Huntington, to coordinate the outreach for needs of Huntington County residents recovering from emergency situations in the future.
Authorities contact the Red Cross after emergencies to render food, clothing and medication to affected parties. After that, though, Fields says the plan is for the Red Cross to "call us and we'll kind of collaborate and coordinate the outreach for the rest of the needs that (affected parties) have, maybe it's furniture or appliances, the extra stuff.
"And that way we don't have duplication of items being given, because a lot of times there's many people in the community who want to help, but they don't know what they need to give or how they can help. So, they can call us to find out what the people need and that's just going to kind of help keep the focus on what the true needs are and make sure all the needs are filled."
Crossroad Connection's partnership with the Red Cross is just one new way in which the one-year-old organization will help residents in Huntington County this year.
"This year we're concentrating on our mentor program," Fields says. "It's going to be a 12-month mentor program where we work with the families that are low to no income that are just kind of needing a little direction."
Assistance provided by the program, Fields says, will include help with budgeting, getting clients signed up for employment or parenting classes should they desire and showing them good housekeeping skills.
The program is why Fields is in the process of forging another local partnership, with Huntington House.
"We've been talking with Huntington House so that when families come in there and once they leave the 30 to 60-day program, we can kind of continue working with that family for the next 12 months in guiding them," Fields says.
It's a move that's already paying off.
"We have a family now that we've been able to get into a home," Fields says.
In the immediate future for Crossroad Connections is a benefit dinner on April 27 at Café of Hope, in Huntington, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Chicken and noodles will be served and there will be a performance by Classic Voice, along with a silent auction. Tickets can be purchased at the Crossroad Connections office, located in the Life Church building at 950 E. State St., Huntington, Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"It's basically a time for people to get to know what's happening at Crossroads, what we've achieved this year, what's happening for next year," Fields says.
Complete caption: Valerie Fields (left), director of Crossroad Connections, in Huntington, stands with Vickie Ellis, program specialist for the Huntington County Chapter of the American Red Cross. The two organizations recently partnered together to coordinate the outreach for needs of Huntington County residents recovering from emergency situations.
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For the last several games of their season, the Deerfield-Windsor Lady Knights soccer team has had reason to celebrate.
The team has finally been able to earn victories over some of the best teams in Georgia, leading them to the state finals against hated rival Stratford Saturday.
They hope one more celebration is in store, when they win the program's first state championship.
The Lady Eagles are the only team left to beat on Deerfield's checklist, and to win the state title on their rival's home field would make for a magical ending for the Lady Knights' seniors.
"It would be amazing because there would be a banner in the school gym," says senior defender Emily Murphy. "Your kids might go there and see and be like, 'Oh that was the first team,' and you can tell them I was on that first team, and I encourage you to do better."
The Lady Knights kick off against Stratford Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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Submission + - SpaceX Falcon 9 blasts off from California
An anonymous reader writes: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket completed a successful first launch today, taking off from California and putting a Canadian science satellite in orbit. 'The beefed-up Falcon 9 that blasted off on its maiden flight from Southern California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying a small Canadian government communication and research satellite, went through a seemingly picture-perfect countdown and performed on ascent as engineers hoped. The changes to the rocket are aimed at improving capacity and reliability, while simultaneously speeding up manufacturing. Historically, the initial launch of a new rocket has as much as a one-in-two chance of failure. Early this month, Elon Musk, the company's founder, chief executive and chief designer, seemingly tried to play down expectations by sending out a Twitter message emphasizing that the revamped rocket "has a lot of new technology, so the probability of failure is significant."'


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The Huskies are off to a 3-1 start including a 33-point rout over Menomonie last Friday night. North will be in search of a non-conference win tonight when they travel to Superior. Coach Michelle Peplinski, now in her fourth-year at the helm, says she's impressed with her team's versatility.
"I keep coming back to our versatility. We have a lot of players that on any given night can be scoring threats and so we're really trying to develop everybody at the same level, so we can have lots of options when it comes to a game night," says Huskies head coach Michelle Peplinski
"Everybody that starts, comes off the bench, can contribute anything. We just work together," says senior Cayci Wathke. "The seniors have been playing together since second and third grade so we just know each other and trust each other."
"We just want to take every game, one at a time. We're really goal oriented, so one at a time," adds senior Savannah Salm. "And we have really good attitude this year, just play together as a team."
"Everyone works hard, everyone brings it every day in practice and I'm very excited to see what comes out," adds senior Kayonna Lee.


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Oysters & Quahogs - A Tasteful Adventure
My morning drive through the Wentworth Valley enroute to Malagash was nothing short of stunning. The fall colours were still in their prime and I counted four white tail deer in fields along the way. I was heading to Bay Enterprises where I was about to learn about the wonderful world of oysters and quahogs.
Now I am not going to lie - I had no idea what a quahog even was, but I had heard that oysters from this area of Nova Scotia were among the best in the world. I had never tried one before either, so I knew my visit was sure to be interesting.
I pulled up to the small building overlooking a fantastic view of McNab's Bay and owner Charles Purdy came out to greet me with a warm welcome. He invited me into his processing facility right away where his wife Nancy and daughter Rachel were hard at work sorting and filling an order for oysters.
Charles has an incredible wealth of knowledge and a great deal of passion for what he does. He explained that his operation is a federally inspected plant and that they work very hard to both meet and exceed standards for quality. I could tell by the way Charles spoke about the oysters that he had a great amount of respect and admiration for these little creatures.
He explained that they raise the oysters and quahogs (a type of clam) in their aquaculture facility to a stage where they are then able to be released into the bay. From there they grow over several years to a marketable size before being harvested.
Charles explained that the oysters preferred to spawn during a full moon and joked that it was because it was more romantic. He then clarified that it was more likely the higher tides around the time of a full moon that created the preferred conditions.
I really appreciated his family's attention to detail in making sure the oysters and quahogs were the best they could be. They tapped the shells to determine if the oysters were still alive and in the shell before shipping. They made sure they were the appropriate size. They grow the oysters in their natural habitat in the mud of the bay (risking having some go astray) rather than confining them to suspended netted bags like other producers often do.
Charles explained that suspended oysters can only feed on live algae, where those living naturally in the mud are able to feed on both live and dead algae - a key to quality. They even take care to place their oysters in boxes a certain way when shipping to prevent them from getting stressed out during their travels. I thought that was pretty considerate!
Before moving on to the beach, I got to taste my very first oyster. I was a little afraid that I might not like the texture and didn't want to offend Charles and his family if I gagged. Thankfully I slurped it back successfully and quite enjoyed it. It was the best I'd ever had for sure!
Charles sells to the general public and to chefs from all over, but this was his first year offering tours of his quahog and oyster harvesting experience. For $150 a group of four can join Charles in his boat, learn how to harvest oysters, dig quahogs, and enjoy a few fresh samples too. I was surprised to learn that this time of the year is prime oyster season and that he would offer tours right through to the end of November as long as the weather was favourable.
Being a lone traveler that day, I was incredibly privileged to have Charles show me around. I especially enjoyed the stories he told of the area's rich history, including the epic Battle of Tatamagouche Bay between British Loyalists and the French.
I probably could have lingered on the beach for hours but I thought I'd better let Charles and his family get back to work. Because it was such a beautiful day I decided to take my time traveling home. I stopped off at Jost Vineyards to pick up a bottle of red. They were almost done their annual harvest with just one small section of vines left to defend from the birds and the bears until they could finish up.
I stopped at the Wallace and Area Museum to take a short walk through their trails (as I've always wanted to do) and got directions to the Wallace Bay Wildlife Trail as well. I had heard that Wallace Bay was a great spot for birding and was excited to head there next.
When I pulled up to the trailhead there was a sign stating that the trail was closed and that visitors were to "use at own risk". I suspect that the heavy rain and flooding from a few weeks ago had a lot to do with the closure. Being the rebel that I am (insert sarcasm here) I decided to use the trail at my own risk, figuring that I would simply turn around if I encountered anything too insurmountable.
The walk was incredibly serene and I couldn't get over the variety of birds I actually saw along the way. Bald eagles, chickadees, mourning doves (I think), ducks, cormorants, herons, a grey jay and others I couldn't identify. I took my camera out more than once, but just couldn't get a decent shot of them.
I realized that I hadn't eaten anything but an oyster since breakfast so I decided I should get on the road and grab some take-out from the new Split Crow Pub in Wentworth before going home. I hadn't been in since the restaurant and motel had undergone renovations and new ownership about a year ago.
The food was great and the atmosphere cozy. I can imagine that it'll be a booming little spot when ski season rolls around. It's hard to believe but it won't be long!


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WHEN Bashi Hazard was in labour with her third child, an unknown obstetrician ''descended'' on her and said he wanted to push her arriving baby back inside her so he could perform a caesarean section.
''He was standing over me while I was in labour, demanding I consent to him putting me under and giving me the procedure,'' Mrs Hazard said.
''He told me to 'get a grip' when I explained I had my midwife with me, we had planned a normal vaginal birth and that we had already tested to make sure the baby and I were fine.''
With the support of her husband and midwife, Mrs Hazard was able to convince the obstetrician that she could give birth vaginally and Connor, now 11 months old, was born healthy and weighing 4.1 kilograms.
Mrs Hazard's first two children were delivered by caesarean section, which she said left her with post-natal depression and traumatised.
''With my first child I was 31 and fit but my obstetrician rang me every day trying to book me in for an induced birth because she said my baby was too big.
''I caved in and he was delivered by caesarean section, scrawny, sick and weighing 3.1 kilograms. The scaremongering in the private hospitals and the pressure to relinquish control and accept interventions is enormous.''
Mrs Hazard said obstetricians should disclose their intervention rates, following a study released by the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) yesterday, which found healthy women giving birth in NSW private hospitals had a 20 per cent lower chance of their first child being born through normal vaginal delivery. It found interventions once considered a last resort, such as caesarean sections, were being routinely performed in the private sector.
But the president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians, Rupert Sherwood, said women had never been more informed about child birth and rejected any notion that they were forced into procedures.
''Patients in private hospitals are very involved in their care [and] I would in no way regard them as a passive group to whom things would be done without their consent or agreement,'' Dr Sherwood said.
He criticised the University of Western Sydney study for including epidural anaesthesia as a surgical intervention.
''It's an aspect of modern obstetric care that has a place and is here to stay,'' he said.
The chief executive of the Australian Private Hospitals Association, Michael Roff, said he doubted negative experiences such as Mrs Hazard's were occurring to ''any great extent''.
''None of these incidents have ever been brought to my attention,'' he said.
''Ultimately, the decision about if intervention is warranted is up to the obstetrician making a clinical judgment in consultation with their patient.''
But the leader of the study and midwifery expert, Hannah Dahlen, said some obstetricians had an attitude of, ''I'm the expert and you will do what I say."
''For low-risk women there is nothing safer than a normal vaginal birth,'' Professor Dahlen said.
''I would never tell a woman not to choose intervention if she felt informed and that was her choice, but pregnancy should be led by the mother.''
It was concerning that caesareans were now seen as the ''norm'' for healthy women, she said.
- with James Robertson
As the accompanying caption in the original version of this story made clear, Dr Rupert Sherwood was not involved in the case referred to in this story.


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A 177 ounce gold nugget has reportedly been unearthed near the south-west Victorian town of Ballarat.
A video of the nugget has been posted on multimedia sharing site YouTube and claims the nugget was found with a hand held metal detector at a depth of 60cm.
At the current Australian gold price of almost $1600 per ounce, the nugget could be valued at nearly $285,000.
The nugget, named Destiny, weighed 3.66kg and was discovered in the Golden Triangle region of Ballarat, Bendigo and Stawell.


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UH Hilo Summer Science ASTRO-Vaganza to launch MKAEC's educational programsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Media Relations Director
HILO, Hawaii - The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo's Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center is gearing up for its public opening later this year by hosting its first Center-based educational program. The 2005 Summer Science ASTRO-Vaganza runs from Monday, June 27 through Friday, July 1, at the MKAEC in the University Park of Science and Technology in Hilo. The timing of the ASTRO-Vaganza coincides with NASA's Deep Impact mission, which will take place the evening of Sunday, July 3. The ASTRO-Vaganza is a collaborative effort of MKAEC, NASA, observatories, including Caltech, Gemini, Joint Astronomy Centre, Subaru, University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy and the Smithsonian, UH Manoa's Curriculum Research and Development Group and UH Hilo's College of Continuing Education and Community Service.
"We had ASTRO-Vaganzas in 2000 and 2001, but this will be the first one in the Center," said MKAEC Director Dr. Marlene Nachbar Hapai.
"We are offering a two- and three-credit class for teachers from K-12. We are also inviting teachers who are interested to stay over for the July 3 Deep Impact mission, which is happening through NASA, where they're hitting a comet with a probe to find out its contents. A number of additional activities are being planned by the observatories to share this event with the public and the teachers in this program."
Weeklong events for the teachers include classes and activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday, with a lunch break, in addition to two required evening events.
"Presently, we have 31 teachers coming from eight different states, including Hawaiʻi, Indiana, California, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Minnesota and Idaho and also from Japan," Hapai explained. "This is the first step in making this Center the local, national and international educational center it is meant to be."
The week includes lectures, activities, a tour of all observatory base facilities at University Park, demonstrations of techno-teaching, science and culture on Mauna Kea, NASA Deep Impact Mission, Polynesian wayfinding, the use of storytelling to teach science and science at the edge of the solar system, as well as an outing to Hale Pohaku at the 9,300-foot level of Mauna Kea.
Lecturers and instructors for the ASTRO-Vaganza include: Dr. Richard Crowe, UH Hilo professor of astronomy; Dr. Carol Brennan and John Southworth of the UH Manoa Curriculum Research and Development Group; Dr. William Priestley, former UH Hilo ASTRO-Vaganza program co-director; Koa Ell of the UH Institute for Astronomy; Peter Michaud, Gemini Observatory; Maura Rountree-Brown, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Sheri Asplund, NASA Discovery Program; Desmond Antone, Hokuleʻa crewmember; and Dr. Marlene Nachbar Hapai, Caroline Maxwell, Uilani Pihana and Kent Hindes from MKAEC.
Hapai said that teachers enrolled in the weeklong course will share what they've learned with other teachers and schoolchildren at the end of the course.
"The teachers will be helping to develop new curriculum," she elaborated, "as well as be given activities and asked to adapt these activities to their grade levels, and we're asking them to present one of these activities to other teachers and schoolchildren on the last day, which is Friday, July 1. The teachers will present their activities between noon and 3 p.m. on Friday. This will be part of the class for the teachers in the program, because part of the curriculum development is implementation. We'll then evaluate. How did the presentation go? What was the response, especially from the children? Then they'll revise their activities accordingly and submit them for their grades.
"We would like to invite other teachers and children K-12 to come and enjoy these activities, and we're focusing on summer programs, so we're already anticipating some children coming," she added. "Copies of the activities and classroom sets of the June 22, 2003, Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald insert ʻStars over Mauna Kea' will be available for visiting teachers. The Girl Scouts are having a Deep Impact getaway here in Hawaiʻi, which will include Girl Scouts from all over the U.S. They're going to be part of our activity that afternoon and they'll be presenting their Afternoon Astronomy Club to teachers and other children."
Schools and summer programs interested in bringing children K-12 to the Friday afternoon event are asked to call MKAEC at 933-3917 to reserve space.


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Lovecraftian horrors?!? Looks atmospheric and promising but gameplay mechanic is not real clear from video. Maybe thus will bide some time until Call of Cthulhu.
iOS RPG Listing
All Time Favorites: Tactics Maiden, WazHack, Cavern, Fall of Angels, The Quest Gold
Current Recs: Lowlander, Card City Nights, Star Traders 4X, Dungeon Plunder


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Hi gang.
Been lurking long enough (2-3 years?) and decided to join. I looked for a "welcome" thread, but couldn't find one.
Looks like everyone is making a new thread to introduce themselves (just a suggestion,... seems like so many new intro threads would just get drowned out by sheer volume).
Been training longer than I'd like to admit (decades) so yes I'm old and worn out , but still look semi ok because of the pathological consistency and decent nutrition.
Hope ya'll are having a good day.


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Packaging a SQL Server database for installation as part of a custom application can be challenging. Your most important task is moving the database's tables, procedures, and related objects cleanly. Other tasks, such as packaging the database instance's backup, carry added peril, preventing you from specifying new user accounts and the primary data file's name. However, you can use Microsoft Windows Installer with a set of custom VBScript and T-SQL scripts to package and custom-install your database with remarkable efficiency. In this article, I use T-SQL scripts generated from SQL Server 2000. You can use the installation to create either a SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7.0 database.
I discovered this effective combination when I began to use my company's custom tool for realtime Web site usage analysis. The tool, which integrates with the membership service Active Directory (AD), relies on settings stored in the registry to define a database connection. But because we used the tool in different environments, we needed a way to ensure the consistency of component settings across different machines; allow for custom database names, accounts, and passwords; and let the DBA coordinate components installed across different enterprise machines without having to edit the registry directly. We chose to use Windows Installer, which provides a common configuration framework and encompasses a UI for custom settings. By combining the Installer and custom scripts, you can
- provide a custom database name and installation location
- create custom user accounts and passwords
- create the tables and stored procedures in the new database
- assign account permissions to objects you create in the new database
- import comma-delimited static data from the application
Let's walk through the process for creating an installation package that meets the preceding requirements and look at a simple installation tool that you can use to install SQL Server databases and create your own custom installation packages. You can download the sample tool from the "Download the Code" icon at the top of the page; the installation file contains the SampleDB.msi file and the IKSampleDBFiles subdirectory, which holds the script files that the .msi file needs. Instead of incorporating the source installation files as a .cab file inside the .msi file, I placed the source installation files outside the .msi file in their uncompressed format so that you can replace the .vbs and .sql scripts as necessary to construct your custom databases.
Using the Installer
Windows Installer is a Windows installation service that began shipping with Windows 2000 and is provided as a service pack for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 9x. The .msi extension represents files that support the Windows Installer format. Scripting a database installation requires two components: the .vbs and .sql scripts that carry out the tasks and the .msi file that transports and coordinates the scripts' actions.
Microsoft thoroughly documents Windows Installer's programmatic interfaces and capabilities; however, the Installer doesn't provide a typical UI for creating new installation packages. Instead, third-party vendors have developed comprehensive UIs that work with .msi packages. For example, applications from Wise Solutions and InstallShield let you edit the binary .msi file's installation database through a GUI. These products also automatically add a set of wizard windows to your installation package. You can modify these windows by editing the default display or by adding additional windows to the setup process. For the .msi package that I include in this article, I selected Wise for Windows Installer 2.01 because one of my company's customers requires the tool. (Note that Wise Solutions has released Wise for Windows Installer 3.0.)
Demonstrating how to work within a custom environment such as Wise for Windows Installer is beyond the scope of this article, but let's examine the basic modifications that you need to make to support the database installation scripts and run the Installer package. To support script execution, the first change you need to make to the default installation is to add custom properties to the installer database's property table. The .msi environment lets you define global variables by assigning appropriate properties. The properties that you choose must meet the following two criteria: You must be able to edit the properties in the custom windows that I show in the article, and you must be able to use them in the scripts that I provide. Because of the preceding restrictions, you must assign the custom property definitions to restricted public properties status, which the application designates in uppercase letters (e.g., MASTERDBMACHINE). The property INSTALLDIR, which the Wise tool automatically adds to the Secure Public Properties list, saves your selected installation location for the new database and script files.
In addition to the common windows that an installation builder generates automatically, I created two custom windows. (Running IKSample.msi at this stage in the installation process is helpful because you can review changes as they appear in the windows and during the installation process.) Running the compiled installation package generates an introductory window, followed by a window that lets you select the target directory for the database files. Next, the first of these two custom windows, the Connect to Master Database window, appears. Figure 1 shows this window and the information you need to log in to the database server. The fields on this window are assigned to properties in the installation package. The first field is the server name, which is associated with the property MASTERDBMACHINE. The account information is associated with the custom properties MASTERDBPWD and MASTERDBUSER. When you run the installation package, you provide a database account with administrator privileges to add a new database. The Installer doesn't store this information but needs the data to connect to SQL Server and to execute the commands for creating and populating the new database.
The second custom input window displays the next step in the installation wizard. In the New Database Settings window that Figure 2 shows, you can provide a custom name for the new database (e.g., WHSDBNAME) and designate a user account (e.g., WHSDBUSER) and a password (e.g., WHSDBPWD) that access the new database. If you need to create more than one account for your database, you can adjust this screen or add screens that let you specify additional user account names for the installation.
After you finish entering data into the New Database Settings window, click Next in the confirmation window that follows. Now the installation begins: Windows Installer copies the source directory's script files to the target directory. After you've copied the files, the Installer package runs three custom actions. You can define custom actions that execute custom scripts the same way you added custom properties to the Property table in the Installer database. You can find a good reference for defining custom actions at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/hh/msi/prop_0ylv.asp. From within the Wise product, I added a call to each of the three .vbs files that I included in the installation scripts. Each of the CreateDB, GrantPermission, and RunScripts actions executes a .vbs file that, as I describe later in the article, carries out the steps to create a new database.
The custom installation you've created thus far is set up for a simple database, but you can customize the installation's scripts to create your own database. Your first step—modifying the .sql files in the Installer package—lets you specify the database structures that the installation script builds. Note that changing structures might require changing the .vbs files that operate dynamically during installation. You can change the contents of all the files that are in the source directory IKSampleDBFiles. I used external uncompressed source files for this installation so that you can replace the .vbs and .sql scripts as necessary to construct your custom databases.
Creating the Database
Database creation, the heart of the installation, occurs in a series of steps, the first of which is creating the SQL script CreateWhsDB.sql. Listing 1 shows a sample script that the installation uses to create a database on the current server. This script results when the Installer package executes the accompanying CreateWhsDB.vbs file. The installation specifies four parameters for the CREATE DATABASE command: The first parameter is the new database name, and the second parameter designates the .mdf file's location. The script can also specify the log-file location and name; however, the CREATE DATABASE command generates a file with the default name in the same directory as the database's primary data file when you don't specify an explicit log-file location. The third and fourth parameters are the database's initial database size and file-growth setting.
The script executes two stored procedures. The first stored procedure, sp_addlogin, creates a new user account for the database server and assigns a password and default database for that account. Sp_addlogin creates a SQL Server account; to have the script create an NT account or group, replace this stored procedure call with a call to sp_grantlogin. Both sp_addlogin and sp_grantlogin work with the sp_grantdbaccess stored procedure. After the script gives the user access to SQL Server, the sp_grantdbaccess stored procedure assigns the new account as a valid user to a database on the server.
Listing 1 has hard-coded values, which is why it's only a sample. The Installer package initiates the CreateDB action to run the CreateWhsDB.vbs script that Listing 2 shows. Listing 2's code uses a file-system object to open, then replace all the sample text that Listing 1 contains. After Listing 2's script opens the CreateWhsDB.sql file, the script simply writes out the same commands in the same format by using a series of session values from the properties that the Installer defined. The first installation property, Session.Property("INSTALLDIR"), uses the script path information that you select for the database installation. This installation places the script files in the same directory in which the installation creates the database files. To change the way the script uses the selected installation directory as the target for the primary database files, you need only modify the command. The code in Listing 2 writes the FILENAME value to the .sql script file.
The OpenTextFile command lets the CreateWhsDB.vbs script open the CreateWhsDB.sql script file. This command has a few parameters that aren't apparent in the script. The first parameter sets the path and the file's name. Appending the information from the first parameter to the installation directory generates the complete path at runtime. The second parameter shows whether the file should open for reading, writing, or appending; the value 2 represents writing. The third parameter value, True, directs the object to create the file if the file doesn't exist. The final parameter value, -1, tells the file's I/O section to use Unicode characters. The remaining Session.Property values represent custom values that you add to the Installer package. For this script, the values directly match the fields that Figure 2 shows. The values WHSDBNAME, WHSDBUSER, and WHSDBPWD come from the database installation that Figure 2 shows.
Each WriteLine command places a full line, including the carriage return-line feed in the CreateWhsDB.sql script file. The vbCrLf constant adds an additional blank line to the CreateWhsDB.sql script for readability. The script finishes by closing out the File and File System objects. Although the code in Listing 2 provides a way to create the database and users, it requires quite a bit of custom scripting. The solution I present in this article would have limited usefulness if every installation required this much script. Fortunately, you can generate both the database objects (e.g., tables, stored procedures) and the static data to import to the new database.
Generating SQL Scripts
Enterprise Manager provides an interface for automatically generating T-SQL scripts for everything from the database to tables, user-defined types, and other database components. Although this article dynamically defines the database, you can statically generate T-SQL for many common database elements such as tables and stored procedures by using Enterprise Manager. Because these common scripts play an important role in the overall installation, let's briefly look at some of the less obvious aspects of generating these scripts.
Right-clicking a table or database name in Enterprise Manager and selecting the All Tasks, Generate SQL Scripts item from the pop-up menu displays the Generate SQL Scripts window. Figure 3 shows the window's General tab, in which I selected several tables. Depending on how you reach this tab, you might need to use the Show All button on the tab's upper right corner to see all your source tables. You can also select one of the check boxes that automatically selects All objects, All tables, All stored procedures, and so on. For this article, however, I manually selected a subset of elements containing only tables to simplify the automated-permissions assignment that I discuss later in the article. I use this process again later to create a second T-SQL file that contains only stored procedures.
After you select the appropriate objects, tables, stored procedures, and so on from the General tab, proceed to the Formatting tab in the Generate SQL Scripts window, which Figure 4 shows. Figure 4 contains check boxes that specify how to script the objects you select. If your database runs on SQL Server 2000, you can ensure that scripts continue to be compatible with SQL Server 7.0 by selecting the Only script 7.0 compatible features check box. You can use SQL Server 7.0's Enterprise Manager to generate the scripts for databases that still run on SQL Server 7.0, but because of enhancements in the SQL Server 2000 script generator, I recommend using Enterprise Manager 2000 if it's available. Additionally, if you've created user-defined data types, you need to select the Generate scripts for all dependent objects check box to add the necessary user-defined data types to the .sql script.
Figure 4 also shows the generated file's script template. This file has a very specific format, so when you implement a dynamic read of the generated .sql files during installation, you can obtain object names dynamically at installation time. Using code to read the table or stored procedure names is easier if the tables are in a separate .sql file from the stored procedures. Note that database objects such as tables and stored procedures contain text lines that vary and require different calls to set their respective security settings. So, knowing a file's object type makes it easier to apply security to it.
At this point in the script-generation process, if you're working with objects other than tables, you can click OK on the Formatting tab to generate the .sql script. However, if you plan to use a .sql script to recreate a set of database tables, here's an important caveat: Before you click OK, you must proceed to the Generate SQL Scripts window's Options tab, which Figure 5 shows. This step is necessary because in SQL Server, major table elements such as indexes, triggers, and primary and foreign keys aren't set by default. If you don't select the four check boxes that are selected in Figure 5, your .sql script installation won't include these elements. Another item to note in Figure 5 is the file format, which defaults to Unicode. This selection is fine; I discuss its importance later in the article.
You can repeat the script-generation steps to create .sql script files for selected groups or all your database objects. For demonstration purposes, I provide two generated files that you can download from the SQL Server Magazine Web site: WhsDBStructures.sql, which contains tables, and WhsStoredProcedures.sql, which contains a subset of stored procedures. You can review these files by using a text editor or open them in Query Analyzer and run them against a new database to create tables and stored procedures. Now that you've generated the .sql scripts, let's look at creating the static data tables.
Packaging the Data
To transport static data to the new database, you need to export it into a comma-delimited file. (Note that you could use an XML tool to transport a large amount of data, but when you install a new database, your data is typically a limited subset, and importing a comma-delimited file requires less custom scripting than an .xml file.) The easiest way to create this file is to use SQL Server to generate it. Right-clicking the table and selecting the All Tasks, Export Data menu item starts the Data Transformation Services (DTS) Import/Export Wizard. In the first two windows, the wizard initializes—and lets you select—the exported data's source. Initially, the destination window, which Figure 6 shows, looks similar to the source window (e.g., they both identify the targeted database or file). However, the destination screen contains a drop-down menu that lets you change the default destination Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server to an existing file or to a new filename and path. Selecting Next in the destination window takes you to the Specify Table Copy or Query window. In this window, you accept the default Copy table(s) and view(s) from the source database for the DTS Import/Export Wizard.
Figure 7 shows the next wizard window, Select destination file format, which lets you select the source for the exported data. In this wizard window, you need to change a few defaults. First, no matter which table you selected for the data in Figure 6, the Source field on the destination window displays the first alphabetical table in the database. Therefore, you need to select the correct table or view from which to export the data. The Source drop-down box limits you to one table per file. Then, to use the delimited file's data for the database installation, you also need to modify the text qualifier. The text qualifier defaults to Double Quote \{"\}. However, when you enclose a string in a .sql statement, you use single quotes to enclose static text, so you need to select Single Quote \{'\}, as Figure 7 shows. Finally, this window lets you choose between ANSI and Unicode files the same way the Options tab in the Generate SQL Scripts window does. Note that in this case, the default is ANSI text files, which you retain.
After you complete the settings for the destination file, the wizard presents the scheduling screen. You don't need to immediately change the default setting Run immediately, which runs the export. A summary screen, which displays your final selections, follows the scheduling screen. Clicking Finish triggers a dialog box that tracks the data export's progress. When the export is finished, the wizard creates a simple text file, ChartTypeData.txt, which is one of the installation files available for download.
Setting Account Permissions
Just as you created a script for the CREATE DATABASE command, you use a script to set the new account permissions. You need to run this generated script last because a database, the objects that make up the database, and the user accounts must exist before SQL Server can grant permissions. Listing 3 shows sample code in which the GRANT command permits access to a stored procedure and a table. The GRANT command's basic parameters vary according to the type of object. For tables or views, you can assign a combination of SELECT, UPDATE, and DELETE permissions, whereas the only permission you can assign to stored procedures is EXECUTE. The GRANT command assigns permission to a user (e.g., NT or SQL Server), role, or group and supports the assignment of certain administrative permissions such as BACKUP DATABASE. However, assigning the administrative permissions earlier—at the database-creation stage—would be more appropriate. For this example, I focus only on assigning permissions to database objects.
Another item to note about the GRANT command is that for scripting simplicity, the command assigns permission to only one object at a time. Therefore, each table, view, or stored procedure that you want to grant access to must have its own command. For a large database, scripting a GRANT command for every table, view, and stored procedure would be difficult to accomplish. Instead, Listing 4 uses a set of loops and an array of object names to generate the appropriate T-SQL commands.
Near the top of Listing 4, the code sets variables to comma-delimited lists of table and stored procedure names. Instead of generating static lists, which require manual updates, the VBScript code could generate the object names during installation by dynamically examining the table and stored procedure T-SQL files. However, the comma-delimited list of names can also provide flexibility when you need to assign multiple permission levels to elements in the same T-SQL file.
Now, let's look at how you can manipulate comma-delimited lists of names. The VBScript Split() command is a standard method of taking a delimited string and automatically creating an array that contains one of each item in the string. The VBScript code then uses the generated arrays to create the SQL scripts that assign user permissions. As Listing 4 shows, the script splits a list of names. Then within a simple For loop, the script writes the lines needed to implement the GRANT command to the SQL script file. The script processes each string of table or stored-procedure names in a series. Because it knows the permissions and type of each group of objects, the script can use different settings for different tables. When the script in Listing 4 has executed, the installation is finished scripting statements to create objects and permissions.
Running the Scripts
After the Install wizard has generated the dynamic T-SQL scripts CreateWhsDB.sql and GrantWhsDBPermissions.sql, the Installer executes the final action RunScripts, which executes the RunWhsScripts.vbs file. The code in the RunWhsScripts.vbs file executes each of the T-SQL files against the database to create the database objects and assign permissions. The VBScript that Listing 5 shows opens a connection to the database server by using the connection information that Figure 1 contains. After the VBScript code has established a connection, the code opens each of the .sql script files in turn and executes the commands they contain. Then, the code opens the data files and imports the static data into the newly created database.
To connect to the database server, the VBScript code uses a connection without an ADO Data Source Name (DSN). You don't need a DSN because the code at callout A in Listing 5 uses an ADODB connection, which lets you connect to the database by using a dynamic connection string. At callout A, the code first creates an ADODB.Connection object. This object supports opening and holding a database connection as well as executing statements against that database. The ADODB.Connection object is the only COM object the VBScript code uses for all actions that create and populate the database.
Also at callout A in Listing 5, the code sets SQLOLEDB as the type provider for connection. The connection string uses the MASTERDBMACHINE, MASTERDBUSER, and MASTERDBPWD properties that you've defined in the installation and which you modify in Figure 1. The connection string has four parts when you use it with the SQLOLEDB provider. The first three parts are the account name (User ID), password (Password), and server machine name (Data Source). The fourth part in the connection string, set to Master, tells SQL Server which database to use on the server (in this example, the server is Initial Catalog). You use the master database because it provides a valid connection for creation of the new database. Because the installation needs to connect to the master database and create a new database, the account that the MASTERDBUSER property specifies needs to be an account such as the systems administrator (sa) account, which has administrator privileges on the database server. After you create the new database, the SQL USE command allows execution to continue in the context of the newly created database.
At callout B in Listing 5, the VBScript code executes the SQL scripts. The VBScript code begins by opening the .sql script file for reading. Note that the OpenTextFile command's second parameter is a 1, meaning that it reads one line at a time. If a line doesn't contain the GO command, you need to append the command to the string variable and read the next line. The loop continues to append lines from the script file to the variable strCommand until the loop finds a GO command. Then, the code executes the strCommand by using the database connection. After execution, the code clears the variable and starts to build the next command.
In the Generating SQL Scripts section, I mentioned that you can build lists of tables, views, and stored procedures dynamically. To do so, you can take advantage of the same concept that underlies SQL command execution. For example, each table definition starts with the string CREATE TABLE. As the code at callout B reads the WhsDBStructures.sql file, it can look for this string, then parse the table's name from the line. Parsing the name lets you replace the manually maintained lists of database object names that populate the code at the beginning of Listing 4.
Callout C in Listing 5 shows the VBScript code's final section, which inserts the static data into the database. I have two caveats for this code. Note that the OpenTextFile command's fourth parameter carries a potential gotcha: The DTS wizard that creates data files defaults to ANSI text instead of Unicode. To support ASCII files, you need to set this parameter to its default of 0. The next item of interest at callout C is the SET IDENTITY_INSERT command, which executes before the script begins reading data. This command lets you insert explicit values into a table's IDENTITY column. Turning off the IDENTITY column during static data insertion lets the script copy the exported data and maintain the same identifiers. You can find more information about the SET IDENTITY_INSERT command in SQL Server Books Online (BOL).
The code at callout C uses the same basic logic loop it uses to read each line from the data file, except that each data line contains the full set of data values that an INSERT statement can use. As I previously noted, you prepare the data by enclosing the static text in single quotes, thereby generating the file. For the insert to be successful, the resulting lines require no manipulation. You can enhance these files by adding the column headers to the exported data file, modifying the script to read the data file's first line, then using this line and the resulting line for the INSERT statement's column names.
Taking It from Here
After you download and extract the .msi file and scripts, you can customize both the .msi and .vbs files. Modifying the .msi file requires you to use third-party tools. You can also modify the installation's script files without recompiling or otherwise modifying the .msi file that executes them, as long as you use the same filenames. Additionally, when you run a Windows Installer package, you automatically generate an uninstall script. For this package, the uninstall script removes all the package's .sql and .vbs script files; however, the database that you created remains untouched so that you don't lose data.
After you run the installation package and examine both the newly created database and the .sql files, you can use and customize the tools and concepts I covered in this article to create and install SQL databases on the fly in a consistent and repeatable manner. You can enhance the installation's basic package and scripts over time by adding
- a check to validate a database connection before opening the script files
- a log file to record each command's success or failure
- a script to dynamically build the list of objects that require a GRANT statement to assign permissions
- a script to dynamically create additional roles and users
If you need more information about scripting and methods of manipulating the .vbs files in the installation package, see the Windows Scripting Solutions newsletter. At the newsletter's website, you'll find tips and tricks about mastering scripts and using them to automate your administration tasks.


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I'm trying to learn Linux.
I downloaded Firefox 188.8.131.52 and Thunderbird 220.127.116.11 and I'd like to install them on Sabayon.
I have no Internet connection on that PC.
How do I install them?
I extracted the tar.gz contents in a directory and clicked on a "script" file, Firefox starts and runs well but it's not installed system-wide.
Thanks for any help.


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John A. Burns Foundation legacy of giving continuesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
"John Burns never forgot that hope lies eternal in a man's heart; that it is only this hope in the frame of the human spirit that gives us strength to strive for a better today and a better tomorrow for our children and for our children's children; that ultimately, we are one people, we are one State."
-Robert Oshiro, Founder John A. Burns Foundation
The partnership between Robert Oshiro and Hawaiʻi Governor John A. Burns was legendary. Together, they framed the future of Hawaiʻi.
Robert Oshiro, who founded the John A. Burns Foundation in 1974 and served as its president, passed away last February. Elected to the state House in 1959, the year Hawaiʻi became a state, Bob went on to become a stalwart in the state Democratic party, serving as Chairman from 1962 to 1968 and managing six winning gubernatorial bids by Burns, George Ariyoshi and John Waihee. "Governor Burns and my husband always envisioned education as the great equalizer, the way to improve yourself in so many ways," said Ruth Oshiro. "They dreamed of a medical school and law school for Hawaiʻi when none existed.
By just about anyone's definition, three-term Hawaiʻi governor John A. Burns was a man of vision. Elected to his first term in 1962 just three years after Hawaiʻi became a state, Burns saw the University of Hawaiʻi as an institution that would help to fulfill his dream of improving the lives of the people of Hawaiʻi. He championed educational opportunities for people of Japanese ancestry, favored attracting mainland and foreign students and advocated a broad educational system. His political biographer explained the governor as having "a visionary utopian strain which saw Hawaiʻi as an education for all America."
During the Burns administrations and with his continuing support, UH Mānoa experienced unprecedented growth, the medical and law schools were established and construction began on the observatories atop Mauna Kea. In addition, Burns advocated four-year campuses at Hilo and West Oʻahu and presided over the establishment of the UH system of community colleges.
In keeping with their long history of providing critical support for education, officials from the John A. Burns Foundation recently announced a gift of $1.7 million to establish an endowed scholarship fund for first year medical students at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine. The awards will be made to top-ranked candidates admitted to the medical school. The majority of the funding will be utilized to establish an endowed scholarship in perpetuity with the remainder to be used for immediate awards.
"It is very meaningful for us to have this support," said Jerris Hedges, Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine. "Students with strong grades and strong scores are being actively recruited by schools on the mainland. The opportunity to offer them scholarship support and show a commitment from our school gives us a much greater chance of retaining them here in our student body."
"The John A. Burns Foundation was formed to carry out the dreams and aspirations embodied in the ʻBurns Philosophy,'" said Burns Foundation executive Shirley Kimoto. "This gift to the John A. Burns School of Medicine carries out Mr. Oshiro's final wishes for the Foundation as well as the medical school."


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Southeastern will close out the 2013 offseason at 6 p.m. on April 20 when it hosts the annual Spring Game at 6 p.m. at Paul Laird Field.
The Savage Storm opened the spring season on March 25 and have scattered 15 practices over a four-week span that comes to an end on Saturday.
SE has held two other intra-squad scrimmages thus far this spring with the first coming on April 6 and the second on April 13 leading up to this weekend's finale.
The team will be divided into offensive and defensive teams with offense in white jerseys and the defense wearing blue.
The game will also use a modified scoring system in which offensive scores will remain traditional, but the defense will have opportunities to score based on their performance.
The defense will receive one point for stops that include forcing the offense into a punt, forcing a missed field goal or forcing a turnover on downs. The D will earn three points for a three-and-out scenario and can pick up six points by forcing a turnover.
The Southeastern defense was victorious in the 2012 Spring Game by a 35-10 margin.


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I understand this: she has to travel and then suffer through the other children's "talent." And she has to be around her unpleasant brother.
Oh, yes. School musicals have been paid events for decades.
So she informed you that she wanted to go to both shows, but insists that you pay for them? If you had invited her to both shows, she might have a point. By her the ticket for Friday night and not for Saturday. In the future, do not inform her of your child's performances unless you want to buy her ticket.
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5 CFR 1209.10 - Hearing and order ruling on stay request.
§ 1209.10 Hearing and order ruling on stay request.
(a)Hearing. The judge may hold a hearing on the stay request.
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(1) The judge must rule upon the stay request within 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) after the request is received by the appropriate Board regional or field office.
(2) The judge's ruling on the stay request must set forth the factual and legal bases for the decision. The judge must decide whether there is a substantial likelihood that the appellant will prevail on the merits of the appeal, and whether the stay would result in extreme hardship to the agency.
(3) If the judge grants a stay, the order must specify the effective date and duration of the stay.
[ 55 FR 28592, July 12, 1990, as amended at 59 FR 65243, Dec. 19, 1994]


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do you really think he would coach the Jets? he's one of Belichick's guys.
the Jets move away from Rex, Bill O'Brien did one heck of a job at Penn State.
Wouldn't be a bad choice!!
do you really think he would coach the Jets? he's one of Belichick's guys.
La Confora reported he was very close to going to Jax last season. And he seems to think they will be needing a new GM and if this is the case, O'Brien would be the owner's number 1 choice.
He has a huge buyout in his contract.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/sp...pagewanted=allInstead of hedging, OBrien has essentially recommitted. His contract has been extended through 2020, and if OBrien were to leave after next season, he would owe Penn State a buyout of more than $9 million.
Doubt Woody would be willing to shell that out PLUS pay him a salary.
If we were to go with a college coach I would love to see us pursue David Shaw.
He was very non committal about next season earlier this week
He should get out now...his stock is at it's peak
Rather have Urban Meyer.
Then we could actually get some production out of Tebow, and I'd be in favor of removing him from the bench.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old Orlando boy who was run over by a car his uncle was driving is in critical condition in the hospital.
A report by the Florida Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Luis Galvan-Sanchez was backing out of the driveway Sunday afternoon when he ran over the boy. Aunjay Grice was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The FHP report says Grice and his older sister were playing outside without supervision at the time of the accident. The girl was not injured.
Galvan-Sanchez told troopers he didn't see the boy as he began to back his car. The uncle was cited for improper backing and having an expired driver's license.
An investigation continues.
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Infamous Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has ruled out a move into politics when he finishes his NFL career, according to reports in the U.S.
In a recent article the 25-year-old, who has been in the headlines for a number of reasons lately, detailed that despite the growing amount of people wondering if he will take his tell it how it is attitude to congress once he hangs up his cleats, he has no intentions of leaving the game.
"People have asked me about a life after football, and more than once I've been asked about a life in politics," he wrote.
"Sorry, but it's not for me. I want to stay around the game of football and teach as many kids as I can. I want kids to experience football as a gateway to visit places and see new things, the way it was for me. It's been a gift from God to be able to play the game and understand it at a high level, and I think I need to share it."
Sherman was the talk of the town last month following his interview with Erin Andrews after the win over the San Francisco 49ers that put the Seahawks into the Super Bowl. Of course then he went on to be a major part of the solid defense that shut out the Denver Broncos and bought the championship back to Seattle.
Judging from the reputation he's forged for himself during his football career, Sherman would likely have plenty of people backing him were he to set his sights on politics. For now though, fans will have to be content with his ever-entertaining antics being confined to the NFL.
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POLICE PRESENCE: Police allow off-duty vehicle use in city
COLUMBIA CITY — The controversial topic of police take-home cars received another policy change in November.Columbia City Police officers are now allowed to have restricted off-duty use. According to the new policy, police are allowed to drive their cars while off the clock — as long as they stay within the city limits."Unless the officer lives outside the city limits, the vehicle should not be anywhere else," CCPD Chief Tim Longenbaugh said. "The reason for that is it needs to benefit Columbia City and its citizens."The policy does not change regulations on any other topics regarding take-home cars — including leaving the county. While CCPD vehicles may be seen outside of town, officers are only allowed to leave the county for police-related business, including investigations and purchasing equipment.The department is confident the money spent on the new policy will benefit its local citizens, Longenbaugh said.Officers are mandated to stop for stranded vehicles and the change will allow police to have a quicker response time for emergencies. "This policy gives us a better chance to help people," said Longenbaugh. Longenbaugh said the policy will be monitored, and if an individual is driving his or her vehicle excessively, the problem will be addressed.Other than playing a part in a quicker response time, Longenbaugh said a greater number of police cars patrolling the roads is likely to mean less crime."In this way it will act as more of a deterrent for both crime and traffic violations," said Longenbaugh. "The marked car has always had an impact on those issues when seen by the public."Mayor Ryan Daniel said the policy is flexible, depending primarily on the budget."It is a policy that has and will change," said Mayor Daniel. "Whether we allow the off-duty use or not mainly depends on if gas prices jump near $4 again."Before March of this year, the policy allowed officers restricted off-duty use, but gas prices soared, taking away the privilege."We've put that policy in affect in preparation for the winter months, and we will reevaluate that policy as gas prices change and as we go into the summer," said Mayor Daniel. "Typically, what you have when you move from the winter fuel to the summer fuel are spikes in prices. We'll watch that."While Longenbaugh and Mayor Daniel said they do not know the specific policies of surrounding communities, they do know some have regulations for off-duty use."Every community does things a little different, changing their policy from time to time," said Longenbaugh. "We've actually gone back and forth and had changes to the policy for three years."With the possibility of inclement weather, Mayor Daniel said he hopes the policy will stay in place into next year."Having the officers patrolling during that kind of snowy times, I think it gives our citizens a sense of security," said Mayor Daniel.


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Mount Union International Student Interns at the U.S. Capitol
April 22, 2010
'Completing this semester has proven to me that I am prepared to undertake almost anything that comes my way,' said Caroline Imboua-Niava, a 2006 graduate of Mount Union College.
Caroline Imboua-Niava
Imboua-Niava, a native of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, has spent her final semester interning with the mass communications program of the Washington Center in Washington, DC.
Imboua-Niava feels her experience interning will benefit her as well as her country, where public communication is still developing. Imboua-Niava encourages other Mount Union students, especially international students, to participate in the programs offered with the Washington Center.
While in Washington, DC. Imboua-Niava had the opportunity to witness President Bush's State of the Union Address, the controversial outsourcing of six major U.S. ports, and deliberations on immigration laws.
'I like Washington, DC; it has character and its international flair is unique,' said Imboua-Niava. 'There is a lot of political influence, but also culture.'
Imboua-Niava first decided to come to the United States for the opportunity to experience another culture first-hand. 'Not everyone, especially back home, has the opportunity to go abroad and I did not want let the chance pass me by,' said Imboua-Niava. In the fall of 2002, Imboua-Niava began working toward a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies at Mount Union.
'I wanted to be competitive in the work environment so I went for the educational advantages the United States offers,' said Imboua-Niava. 'Easy access to technology is not common at most schools in my country. I also wanted to become bilingual and learn and experience new things.'
Imboua-Niava plans to work in the communication field for a year before returning to the Cote d'Ivoire. 'I had in mind that I was coming to study, learn and speak some English and also experience a different lifestyle,' said Imboua-Niava.
Over the past four years, Imboua-Niava has taken advantage of her time as a student. 'This is what I had to do if I wanted to be competitive in the job market and graduate in four years,' said Imboua-Niava.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/11/peugeot_sr1/
Peugeot designs Hybrid4 concept coupé
To debut at Geneva Motor Show
Posted in Science, 11th January 2010 12:28 GMT
Leccy Tech Pictures of a concept e-car set to be unveiled by Peugeot at the Geneva Motor Show this March has revealed that the French car firm doesn't regard high-performance and hybrid drive trains as mutually exclusive.
Peugeot's SR1 uses the firm's Hybrid4 drive system
The two-door SR1 coupé would employ Peugeot's Hybrid4 drive system, which in this instance means a 1.6L, four-cylinder turbo engine driving the front wheels and a 71kW electric motor - which forms part of the rear axle assembly - driving the rear.
The car's petrol engine would be rated at 218bhp, giving the system a maximum power output of 313bhp. Peugeot reckons the SR1 could deliver almost 58mpg, while emitting less than 120g/km of CO2.
Drivers will be able to switch between front, rear and four-wheel drive on the SR1, Peugeot said. The rear wheel drive option would provide an electric-only range of just "a few kilometres", the company warned, with front-wheel drive by the petrol engine designed for standard day-to-day use.
Production plans haven't been confirmed
The SR1 wouldn't feature a plug-in electricity feature, so it's reasonable to assume that the car's battery pack can be recharged by the petrol engine or through regenerative braking.
It's unclear at this stage if the SR1 will ever make it to production. Though the idea at least suggests that Peugeot is actively thinking about installing its HYbrid4 system in something rather more interesting than the 3008 Crossover - due for release next year. ®


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Block Party Entertainment Update ~ Correction for tonight ~ Will Hunt's Excellent Tech Question for the Cowsills
This just in from Block Party Guru Val Markley:
LEE – Touching and uplifting Originals and Sing-along will be at the Mystery Train Stage at 9:30pm.
See complete Block Party Entertainment Schedule by STAGE here. See complete Block Party Entertainment Schedule by TIME here.
CORRECTION: gimmesound had Inge Berge listed at the Castle Manor Inn tonight. Inge told us he's on guitar backing up Toni Ann Enes (check her out – very entertaining), but it's not HIS gig. Thanks, Inge for clearing that up. See tonight's complete music lineup here.
Last night at Cape Ann Community Cinema, our boy Will Hunt was in the audience as The Cowsills sang their hits, followed by a screening of their new film, followed by Q&A, during which Will asked how they recorded so many voices (6 or 7 parts on many songs) with a 4 track in 1967. The answer was that they mixed down all the band tracks first, then stood around a single mic, adjusting each singer's volume by the distance from the mic. You singers know how hard it can be to keep your part when you're RIGHT NEXT to someone singing another part. It takes some serious ear training to listen for the right resonance and maintain it throughout a song in ONE TAKE. You couldn't just fix one part. EVERY BODY had to sing it again if anybody screwed up.
Then Susan Cowsill told us that they would often break out laughing and not be able to stop — kind of like laughing in church, she said. All in all it was a great night at Cape Ann Community Cinema. Tonight it's the screening of Neil Young Journeys followed by a live acoustic set by Forever Young, the Neil Young Tribute Band (get tickets here).
And tomorrow, it's Rita Chiarelli with a live set followed by her film Music From the Big House. See video below of her performing These Four Walls from the movie soundtrack