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ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for February 19Equities Staff Follow |
ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC) experienced unusually high volume on Feb. 19, as the stock gained 2.97% to a closing price of $8.50. The stock saw 1.34 million shares trade hands over the course of the day on 6,510 trades. Given that the stock's average daily volume over the last month has been 561,867 shares a day, this represents a pretty substantial spike over the norm.
ORBCOMM Inc. has a P/B ratio of 2.02. The stock has traded between $8.27 and $5.27 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $7.24, and its 200-day SMA $6.50.
ORBCOMM Inc is a wireless data communications company. The Company provides machine-to-machine solutions, including network connectivity, devices and web reporting applications.
Headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ, ORBCOMM Inc. has 225 employees and is currently under the leadership of CEO Marc Eisenberg.
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This post is part of a series for the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories. See all my posts in this series.
Every year, my mom makes fruitlet cookies (which I love) and shortbread cookies (which the rest of the family loves). When I was a kid she used to make sugar cookies, but stopped because it was so much work. So this year, Jonny and I decided to try our hand at sugar cookies. I can understand why she stopped.
It was the most frustrating thing I'd ever attempted. The dough stuck to everything, so you'd flour everything to stop the sticking, but then the flour would incorporate into the dough and the dough would crumble. It was awful. But oh my goodness, the cookies tasted so good I could almost forget how annoying the dough was.
The sugar cookies are quite thin, and cut with these plastic cookie cutters that are more like an actual mold, so you don't just get an outline, you get the lines etched on the cookie. Then we sprinkle them with that crystalized sugar stuff. So good!
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When it comes to professional sports, Oakland and Sacramento share an identity crisis.
While Oakland currently has three major league sports franchises located within its confines and Sacramento has one, how long that will be the case remains an open question.
The Golden State Warriors already have signed a contingent deal to leave Oakland for the waterfront of San Francisco. The Oakland A's ownership desperately seeks league approval to move to San Jose. Now even the vaunted hometown Oakland Raiders face new challenges to building a new stadium in Oakland.
Meanwhile, for the second time in three years, the Sacramento Kings appear to have one foot out the door. This time the suitor is a well-financed group from Seattle. That would be a particular embarrassment for a city whose mayor, raised in Sacramento, is a former star in the NBA.
As one might expect, elected officials in both places have been scurrying to retain the franchises.
While each case is different, they share a common thread that prompts an uncomfortable question: Are Oakland and Sacramento really big league venues?
Yes, that question stings, especially for Oakland, which has had at least one franchise for more than 50 years. But the teams' inability to attract enough paying customers (with the Warriors excepted) and corporate sponsorship makes us wonder.
In Sacramento, the city and the Kings have been unable to build a new venue and attendance has shown significant decline that mirrors the team's performance. Mayor Kevin Johnson tenaciously fought off a bid from Anaheim two years ago with a promise of more corporate and fan support. But the Seattle bid is different. It is backed by some serious money that likely dwarfs anything Sacramento can offer.
Oakland is a small market by professional sports standards, and in two of the sports, it must compete for audience and market share with franchises across the bay. It also must fend off suitors for those franchises
Oakland has had the added degree of difficulty of a dysfunctional government. Mayor Jean Quan and Mayor Ron Dellums before her seem clueless about the city's role in ensuring that the franchises remain.
But, based on track record, maybe that is for the best. When the local government actively involved itself in negotiations to lure the Raiders back to Oakland from Los Angeles, it struck a horrible deal. The city and county continue to pay about $10 million apiece every year to pay off stadium bonds and about $100 million is still owed on those Coliseum bonds.
To be fair, Oakland officials approved spending $3.5 million last year to move forward with planning of Coliseum City, a 750-acre project that includes rezoning adjacent land for biotech uses. The plan is supposed to be unveiled soon and we will reserve judgment until then.
But as we wait, we can't help but believe that the time is nigh for governments, fans and businesses in both Oakland and Sacramento to get serious about keeping their professional sports franchises or simply say goodbye.


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The Danish Parliament's Finance Committee has signed off on the final implementation of the approximately $2 billion investment agreement in Dong Energy from new investors Goldman Sachs, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension and PFA, as well as from existing minority stakeholders. The deal was initially announced in October 2013.
In addition, DONG Energy has announced Fritz Schur will step down as chairman of its board of directors in March.
"I've been in the post for nine years, the company is developing well, a strong
management is in place, and with the addition of the new shareholders, a new
chapter will begin in the lead up to the initial public offering in 2017-2018. It is a good time to hand over to a successor," says Schur.
Schur took on the role in 2005 in order to complete the merger of the six energy companies Elsam, Energi E2, Nesa, Kobenhavns Energi, Frederiksberg Forsyning and DONG. The merger was a success, and DONG Energy says it has become an international energy company and one of Denmark's largest companies. At the same time, the company adds, it has embarked on an ambitious transformation to green energy. From 2007 to 2013, DONG Energy has invested about $9 billion in wind energy projects, including offshore wind farms.


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A Time magazine article this summer glamorized "The Childfree Life" — a scenario in which bronzed and toned adults sat sipping champagne on white, sandy beaches while their parent-contemporaries broke a sweat lugging toys, buckets, chairs and, yes, children back to home base. It depicted a new kind of normal, one where child-free equates with carefree. But as we get ever deeper into the age of abortion and contraception, and the numbers of children being born in the United States sinks, our society finds itself facing the same kind of demographic winter that is now threatening Japan and Western Europe.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American birthrate is at an all-time low, with 2012 marking the fifth consecutive year of fertility decline. About a quarter of 18- to 34-year-olds surveyed in December 2011 by the Pew Research Center said that the condition of the economy had made them delay having children. Others chose to focus on careers and have children later in life. And some just don't have the desire to raise a family at all. Despite these statistics, however, a recent poll conducted by Gallup also noted that it was still the goal of most American adults to have children. In 2013, 74 percent of American adults said they had children, another 16 percent said they don't, but they want to, and 3 percent said they don't, but they "would like to have done so." Only 5 percent of respondents said they didn't want children at all.
It's a fact, too, that many Catholics who would like to have children simply are unable. For them, the "child-free life" is not an appealing choice but a painful cross. In this week's issue, we feature the second part of a two-part series on the challenges of growing a family. Last week's article focused on infertility; this week's (Pages 6-7) is on adoption. Emerging from the series are three important points of emphasis.
The first is that Catholics unable to conceive a child face additional challenges. Because some options for conceiving — such as in vitro fertilization and surrogacy — are clearly taught by the Church to be immoral, the faithful who desperately want children but are striving to follow the Church's teachings might be having additional struggles. These couples are faithful witnesses to the Church and should be supported and encouraged by the whole Catholic community.
Second, adoption is not a second-place option for couples who are unable to have children of their own, but rather is a unique call. According to the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, adopted children make up 2 percent of the total child population. The need is there for both adults and children, and the pro-life community, in particular, is one of the strongest advocates for adoption. Unfortunately, these efforts are being hampered by the shuttering of Catholic Charities adoption agencies around the country because state laws are requiring them to violate their consciences by placing children with same-sex couples.
Third, the children who are born as a result of non-traditional conception methods must be treated with the same dignity as any other child. We must love them without hesitation and question, open the sacraments to them, and do our best to welcome them into the family of faith.
In a world where more people are unable or unwilling to have children, the Church's message of children as a blessing and responsibility is needed now more than ever.
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In an acquisition involving two companies on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list, In-Shape Health Clubs, Stockton, CA, announced last week that it has acquired the five clubs owned by Millennium SportsClubs, Vacaville, CA.
Michelle Clark, vice president of marketing and spokesperson at In-Shape, did not disclose terms of the transaction. However, Clark did confirm a report in The Reporter of Vacaville that In-Shape plans to spend $7 million for upgrades and improvements in the five acquired clubs.
"The No. 1 reason behind any of our growth is the opportunity to offer more options to our members," Clark says. "Millennium represents a higher-end company, a higher-end club, and this enhances what we're already doing. Four of their five clubs are in markets that we're already in, so for us, it was just the ability to add more options to our network."
The Millennium clubs acquired in the deal are all in California: El Dorado, Merced, Rancho Solano, Vacaville and Vallejo. Clark says In-Shape has no intention of closing any of the acquired clubs. For the next month, In-Shape is allowing Millennium members to go to In-Shape clubs, and In-Shape members must upgrade their memberships to visit the Millennium clubs, Clark says.
In-Shape, founded in 1981, tied for No. 15 on the Top 100 Clubs list this year with an estimated $90 million in 2011 revenue. The estimate was derived from outside sources. The acquisition brings In-Shape's total number of clubs to 62.
Millennium Sports Clubs, founded in 1991, tied for No. 68 on the Top 100 Clubs list with a reported $10 million in 2011 revenue. Millennium also reported to Club Industry that it had 302 employees and 15,344 memberships as of Dec. 31, 2011. An executive with Millennium referred questions about the acquisition to In-Shape.
The transition involved in the purchase of the five clubs is still a work in progress, Clark says. In-Shape has issued an informational survey to Millennium staff and members that is due back on Oct. 15. The company has not decided whether to keep the Millennium brand on the five clubs or to transfer them to the In-Shape brand, Clark adds.
"They have indoor and outdoor pools," Clark says of the Millennium clubs. "A lot of their facilities have multiple outdoor pools. They have very robust programming. A lot of their employees have been there for a long time and have created a real sense of family. We want to maintain that."
"We're learning a lot right now," Clark adds. "We're really excited to bring them into the network."
In-Shape was active in making deals last year as well. The company acquired Ultimate Fitness, American Canyon, CA, and Elite Fitness, Salinas, CA, for undisclosed sums. In-Shape also has remodeled several of its clubs and began construction on two new locations last year.


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Washington State Achievers Longitudinal Surveys, 2000-2007 (ICPSR 34374)
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The Washington State Achievers Scholarship program (WSA) started as part of an initiative by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund and support 16 high schools in Washington State as they redesigned their schools in order to increase academic achievement for all of their students. The program was administered through the College Success Foundation, formerly the Washington College Success Foundation. All students at these 16 high schools (Cleveland High School, Clover Park High School, Davis High School, Foster High School, Henry Foss High School, Kent-Meridian High School, Kittitas High School, Lincoln High School, Mabton High School, Mariner High School, Mount Tahoma High School, Stevenson High School, Tonasket High School, Truman High School, West Valley High School, Yelm High School) also known as Achiever schools were eligible to apply for a scholarship through WSA. Each year for ten years (2001-2010), approximately 500 students were selected to receive a scholarship. The requirements were that students be from families with low to modest incomes, qualify for state need-grant assistance, and they must have the desire to attain a 4-year degree. Scholarship students were selected in the spring of their final year of high school and began attending college the following fall. The first cohort began college in the fall of 2001 and the final cohort began in the fall of 2010. Questions were asked pertaining to students' feelings of success throughout their years in college. There were asked about their involvement in the community, their attitudes and goals as scholars or non-recipients, how helpful they found their mentorship experience, as well as the reasons, if applicable, why their enrollment in college was interrupted. For each Cohort (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007) this study contains data for the Baseline, 1st Follow-up, 2nd Follow Up, and Longitudinal surveys where applicable. In addition, Non-Cognitive scores and Non-Enrollee surveys were also made available. Follow-up surveys and Longitudinal surveys were intended to capture the long-term effects of the program on the educational and occupational paths of the recipients. Demographic variables include questions about race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, college enrolled, major field of study, work history, and educational finances.
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The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of the scholarship on the life outcomes of recipient students compared to non-recipient students. The outcomes examined are (1) matriculation into a college/university, (2) type of institution of higher education, (3) if Achievers were able to eliminate the need to work for pay (other than work-study awards), and (4) if Achievers were able to eliminate/reduce the need for student loans.
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The study was conducted using cross-sectional survey files and a longitudinal survey design. There were five distinct cohorts drawn from five of the ten WSA award years. Except for Cohort 1, each cohort includes both WSA scholars and non-recipients. Non-recipients are defined as all students who applied for the program in the same year of the Scholars, but who were not accepted into the program. The study will follow all applicants through their college and post-graduate lives. The longitudinal survey design allows for up to five rounds of data collection over a period of thirteen years. The first round of data collection is conducted at the end of the students first year out of high school after they have transitioned into college or the workplace. The first follow-up will take place at the end of the applicants' third year out of high school. For some this will correspond to their junior year in college. After the sixth year out of high school, the second follow-up will be performed. At this time Scholars are no longer eligible for support from WSA. The third and fourth follow-ups will occur after the eighth and thirteenth years out of high school, around the ages of 27 and 31, respectively. Because the study is scheduled to end in 2019, only Cohorts 1, 3, and 5 are scheduled to participate in all five rounds of data collection. Cohorts 7 and 10 will participate through the third follow-up.
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Cross-sectional data collection of approximately 500 diverse graduating high school students each year for 10 years from the 16 participating Washington State Achiever high schools Scholars program in addition to approximately 500 non-Scholar recipients, depending on Cohort year. Students must demonstrate financial need and qualify for state-need grant assistance. First Cohort having started college in 2001 and the last Cohort beginning college in the fall of 2010 with 2 follow-up surveys on each Cohort's progression. Cohort 1 (2001-2002): Scholars (530) unintentional ommision of 30 adjusted Cohort 1 sample size; Cohort 2 (2002-2003): 84 non-enrollies; Cohort 3 (2003-2004): Scholars (544), Non-recipients (471); Cohort 5 (2005-2006): Scholars (575), Non-recipients (483); Cohort 7 (2007-2008): Scholars (530), Non-recipients (600).
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Students attending a 2-year college were less likely to complete the survey than those attending a 4-year private or public institution, with non-response rates of 18.5 percent and 9.8 percent respectively in Cohort 1. See Section 2.2,3 DATA COLLECTION for further details.
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When President Obama announced his candidacy on the steps of the Old State Capital in Springfield, Illinois, only two years ago, he admitted to the assembled audience, "I recognize there is a certain presumptuousness - a certain audacity - to this announcement."
At the time, there certainly was. Few believed he could beat a formidable cast of primary contenders, let alone win in a general election. Few people, that is, except for Obama himself, ever-confident, and his circle of friends and advisers.
Over the past eighteen months, as Americans watched Obama run an unusually smooth, near-flawless presidential campaign, and an equally efficient transition period, most observers have been struck by his seemingly preternatural confidence, his ability to remain calm and collected beneath the world's harshest spotlight.
President Obama's unflappable character is about to be tested over the next four years. If there's any job to make a person crack under pressure, he's got it.
From his predecessor, former president George W. Bush, Obama has inherited a recession, two wars, a broken health care system, an eroded respect for the environment and civil liberties, and the ill-will of countless nations that have seen the United States impose its will with impunity across the globe for nearly a decade.
Faced with such grave problems, Obama made a public show during the transition of studying the experiences of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lincoln, the two presidents who shepherded the country through its darkest post-revolutionary times.
Perhaps taking his cue from them, in recent speeches Obama has been careful to warn that the country's problems are too big to be solved in a year, or even in several, while in the same breath seeking to bolster American confidence just at a time when people need reassurance the most.
The inauguration address offered more of the even-keeled same, sprinkled in with some important breaks from Bush administration policy, most notably Obama's direct call for a new era of friendship with the greater Muslim world.
The moment offered a hint of the president Obama would like to become: efficient, open-minded and, of course, self-assured. With so much at stake, hopefully President Obama will rise to the occasion.


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It started out as a tropical depression to the East of Vanuatu and moved South between those islands and Fiji. It built to a category 1 storm, but then backed off and meandered Northeast as a tropical storm, passing between Fiji and Tonga. Somewhere South of Samoa, it revved up to a category 2 and made an abrupt reversal in course heading straight for the Fiji islands. Building even further it slammed into Taveuni (Fiji's 3rd largest island) as a category 5. The little town of Vuna, on the Southern tip of Taveuni was devestated. Out of 160 homes, only 20 were left standing! Winston ripped along the South shores of Vanua Levu, Fiji's second largest island, while its arms chewed up the main island of Viti Levu, then along the Bligh Water Strait (where that famous sailor and 17 others were chased by Fijian warriors back in 1789).
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After destroying village after village across the entire country, it finally slowed and turned Southward again, bent Westward around New Caledonia and finally dwindled back down to a tropical depression again off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Follow this link to see over 100 pictures from around the country showing some of the damage:
Tens of thousands of people are homeless. Many children cannot attend school as their schools are either damaged, destroyed, or being used as shelters.
If you can, please make a donation to the Fiji Red Cross Society. While help is coming in - a French transport aircraft landed emergency supplies at Matei Airport for the hardest hit areas of Taveuni and Australia has sent its largest ship (the HMAS Canberra) loaded with three helicopters, emergency supplies and over 800 personnel - the Red Cross is local and knows where the greatest needs are.
Taveuni Estates, where we have property, was not spared damage . The Marina was completely destroyed, the clubhouse severely damaged, crops and other foliage stripped away, and the water system main tank (one million liters) crushed. The good news is, there was little damage to the village in which the workers live, Taveuni Dive Resort boats were not in water so are back in action, and the dive resort itself was undamaged. The water system is presently being repaired and food is being sent to the workers and families in the estates.
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Thanks for any help you may send Fiji.
Until next, sweet sailing.


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Peace, Purity, and Unity in the Church: 2010 Pastors Conference
At Ligonier, we know that the work in the church is crucial to advancing God's work in this world. Godly leaders are on the frontline of ministry. Pastoral responsibilities to clearly and effectively teach the gospel, lead the next generation …Read More
Together for the Gospel 2008
Celebrate the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and its centrality to the task of faithful, biblical pastoring, with Thabiti Anyabwile, Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, John MacArthur, C.J. Mahaney, Albert Mohler, John Piper, and R.C. Sproul, as …Read More
Together for the Gospel 2006
"We have come together for the gospel." With these words Mark Dever welcomed the more than 2,800 men assembled for the 2006 Together for the Gospel conference for pastors in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C.J …Read More
Pastors Conference 2005
The modern church-growth movement has produced many formulas and strategies for achieving rapid growth in church attendance. And while the desire to reach the lost is commendable, the pursuit of God and His standards is all too often lost in …Read More
5 Keys to Spiritual Growth: 2005 National Conference
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Acer Aspire 8920G
This is my 1st ever wiki and I hope that by writing this it can benefit another user out there to setup archlinux on their laptop like me. I should also like to explain that I am a novice in the World of Linux and so I shall try and pass on as much knowledge as I possibly can. These are the settings that apply to my machine and my network setup so you must remember that what works for me will not necessarily work ok for you. This machine is running 2.6.31-ARCH and all the hardware is ok other than having to load the wireless driver iwl4965 and nvidia everything else just worked from the core install.
- 1 Hardware
- 2 System Files and Command Outputs
- 3 Troubleshooting
- 4 Tips & Tricks
- 4.1 fstab mounting and offline drives
- 4.2 Ok, I've mounted my network shares now my laptop hangs on shutdown!
- 4.3 Saving Power
- 4.3.1 Cpufreq is our first port of call
- 4.3.2 Bluetooth
Standard Hardware
|Intel(R) Core(TM)2 DuoCPU T8300 @ 2.40GHz
|System Memory
|4GB DDR2 667 MHz
|Graphic Card
|NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M GS with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache™ (512 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory
|18.4" Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, high-brightness (300- cd/m2) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, two lamps, 8 ms high-def response time, 16:9 aspect ratio
|Sound Card
|Intel High Definition Audio Controller
|2X Blu-ray Disc™ Super Multi double-layer drive
|Attansic Technology Corp. Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller
|Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N)
|Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
|Acer OrbiCam integrated 1.3 megapixel
|Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad
|I/O Interface
|HP Color OfficeJet 6300
|Buffalo Linkstation Pro 1.5Tb
System Files and Command Outputs
System Files
This contains the commands to connect to my Buffalo NAS drive, which I have added incase it helps someone else with one. I connect to the drive which is on a static IP address and has no security set for the shares, so in your case connecting up to your own network shares would of course differ from mine. Template:File
I needed to change this as my network is setup to use static IP addresses and this points to my router to resolve dns. Template:File
This contains the settings I used that apply to my machine and my network, so your rc.conf will be different to mine. Template:File
Command Outputs
These are some of the things I needed to download and the configuration files that needed modifying in order to configure the machine to behave as a laptop should... be wireless and consume less power! I assume by this point that you have already got to the stage of a working desktop and just need to dot the i's and cross the t's to polish things off.
Wireless needs the module "iwlwifi-4965-ucode" installing, and if you use wireless security WPA2 etc then you would also be better to load "wicd" to configure and connect to your wireless. First you need to install "iwlwifi-4965-ucode"
sudo pacman -S iwlwifi-4965-ucode
Then you need to edit /etc/rc.conf to load the module at startup. This is not essential as udev should find the module, but I prefer to add it manually just in case. Make these changes to the Modules section
MODULES=(... !pcspkr loop iwl4965 lp)
Stage two involves getting connected to our wireless network via wicd, so let's install that now. Type this into a console
sudo pacman -S wicd
Then you need to edit /etc/rc.conf to load the wicd daemon at startup. If you put a bang(!) in front of a network interface then you are allowing wicd to control the interface. The Interfaces and Routes are optional but you will need to load the Daemon. Then after a reboot in the system notification area you should now be able to use the wicd client to hook up to your network. Make these changes to the Networking, Routes & Daemons section
INTERFACES=(!eth0) ROUTES=(!gateway) DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng !network @crond @alsa hal fam !netfs wicd @cpufreq @cups @openntpd @bluetooth gdm)
Nvidia Graphics
I assume by now that you have a working desktop and just need to "tweak" the system for 3-D apps and power management so this is what I changed in my system.
In the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file I made the following changes to allow compiz eye candy and power management. The PowerMizer options are set to lowest performance on battery, with the option of increasing speed if needed and the system will run at full speed when the mains are plugged in.
Make these changes to the Device section
Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" Option "NoLogo" "True" Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x3322; PowerMizerDefault=0x3; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x1" EndSection
Window Decorator & Compiz Error
I have been using Compiz for effects and Emerald as my window decorator (minimize, maximise buttons etc) and I have been having an on-going fault where you login to Gnome and the desktop hangs for a couple of seconds before continuing the loading process. Well I also broke my window decorator Emerald over the weekend (24th Oct 2009) with a system update that stopped Compiz loading up the window decorator Emerald.
Well having googled around the subject a bit and trying the usual emerald --replace options which had been working until the update I came across and article that fixed it for me. First I decided that I no longer wished to use Emerald as my window decorator and to replace that with gtk-window-decorator instead.
So to "fix" this I set the window decorator that starts when you load Gnome back to metacity for when you login, then using a script to load up compiz and the gtk-window-decorator after, which make Gnome load a few seconds faster in my case!
Disable Compiz and set Gnome to use Metacity
I ran these commands from a terminal to reset Gnome to use Metacity as the window decorator
gconftool-2 --set -t string /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager metacity gconftool-2 --set -t string /desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/current /usr/bin/metacity gconftool-2 --set -t string /desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/default /usr/bin/metacity
Loading Compiz with gtk-window-decorator
To do this I created an empty file in my home folder called compiz.sh Then using right click on the file and choosing "permissions" tab I set the "Allow executing file as program" Now open the file up for editing, I double-clicked on the file and choose the "Display" option which opened the file in Gedit. In the empty script file I added the following code: -
compiz --replace ccp & gtk-window-decorator --replace & exit
Note - Change gtk-window-decorator to emerald if that is your preffered window decorator
I saved the file and then you need to add it to the "Startup programs" Go to "System" then "Preferences" then "Startup Applications" and then click "Add" Under name
Compiz startup script
Under command, where mark becomes your username!
Under Comment
This script loads Compiz after Gnome loads
Now when you next logon you should find that your desktop loads faster and your Compiz effects are back to normal.
Tips & Tricks
Here are some of the hacks that I have made to my system in addition to the above.
fstab mounting and offline drives
I found that despite mounting my network drives is fstab and having the wicd daemon loading that the network shares would not connect at startup. I think that fstab mounts drives at an early stage and the wicd daemon has not even loaded yet so they fail and the boot process carries on. So I found a solution where I run a script just after I logon to check to see if the drive is online and to connect if it is. I found that if I tried to mount -a and the NAS box was offline that the mount command would retry to connect a few times and this would cause the system to hang until it is finished. So as you will see from the script it first "pings" the NAS box to see if it is online and only then does it issue the mount -a command, if it is offline then it just exits.
Since I use gdm to logon to Gnome I discovered that it could run scripts at certain defined events via PostLogin, PreSession & PostSession. So I added this script that I found on the internet whilst googling and changed it a little to suit my needs.
Type this into a console, using su at the start to become root (nano method)
su <insert root password> cd /etc/gdm/PostLogin cp Default.Sample Default nano Default
in nano add these lines to the bottom of the script...
# This ping's the NAS box to see if it is online, and if it is then mount # the shares. # If not then just exit, or the mount command will hang the system for # about 20~30 seconds which just plain sucks! if [ "$(ping -c 1 192.168.1.2 | grep '0 received')" ] then : ; exit 1 else mount -a fi
Now exit nano by using "ctrl-x" and press "y" to save your changes. Then logout of the terminal as you are still running as root! When you next login to Gnome it will run the script and mount the drives if the NAS box is online. Type this into a console
exit exit
...or if running Gnome like me then use gedit as it is much easier on the eye. Type this into a console, using su at the start to become root (gedit method)
su <insert root password> cd /etc/gdm/PostLogin cp Default.Sample Default gedit Default
in gedit add these lines to the bottom of the script...
# This ping's the NAS box to see if it is online, and if it is then mount # the shares. # If not then just exit, or the mount command will hang the system for # about 20~30 seconds which just plain sucks! if [ "$(ping -c 1 192.168.1.2 | grep '0 received')" ] then : ; exit 1 else mount -a fi
Now exit gedit and save your changes. Then logout of the terminal as you are still running as root! When you next login to Gnome it will run the script and mount the drives if the NAS box is online. Type this into a console
exit exit
Sadly there is a bit of a bug with Linux which stretches back to it's unix roots: The concept of connecting to network drives was not around it seems and when the shutdown scripts execute it does things in reverse... so basically one of the consequences is that networking goes down before the drives have been un-mounted. This causes the system to hang as it would like to shutdown the shares properly to check to see if files are open etc but it cannot connect.
So to fix this we need to un-mount the drives at some stage before the shutdown script gets rolling. I could have added a script to /etc/gdm/PostSession/Default like above, but it seems silly to un-mount the drives if I just logged out of Gnome and let someone else login to use my laptop. So I found a suitable location that works well is /etc/rc.local.shutdown and added these commands... Type this into a console
sudo nano /etc/rc.local.shutdown
in nano add these lines to the bottom of the script...
# This un-maps my network drives and allows machine to shutdown faster umount //media/share umount //media/apps umount //media/data
Exit out of nano saving changes and voila! The system now shutdown clean and fast.
Saving Power
This is an ongoing concern for me... I am working on trying to have the display dimmer when on battery and full brightness when on mains adapter. If I get this fixed then it shall appear here. Meanwhile I have so far been able to save some power with the PowerMizer settings for nvidia in xorg.conf file above, but is there more? Well yes!
Cpufreq is our first port of call
We need to install acpi and cpufreq, then configure the system for AC and battery.
Install the components
First you need to install "acpid"
sudo pacman -S acpid
Then you need to install "cpufrequtils"
sudo pacman -S cpufrequtils
Now setup the modules and daemons
We need to load the Modules and Daemons into /etc/rc.conf
sudo nano /etc/rc.conf
In nano makes these changes to rc.conf Changes the bold entries in the Modules & Daemons section
MODULES=(acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand !net-pf-10 !ipv6 !parport !snd_pcsp !pcspkr loop iwl4965 lp) DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng !network @crond @alsa hal fam !netfs wicd @cpufreq @cups @openntpd @bluetooth gdm)
Now configure the files for powersaving
We shall first edit the cpufreq files making the changes in bold Type this into a console
sudo nano /etc/conf.d/cpufreq
in nano add these lines to the bottom of the script...
#configuration for cpufreq control # valid governors: # ondemand, performance, powersave, # conservative, userspace governor="ondemand" # valid suffixes: Hz, kHz (default), MHz, GHz, THz min_freq="800MHz" max_freq="2.4GHz"
Now the "harder" one to do is sort out the power events in acpid as they don't work out of the box. The problem is that the power event for plugging in your power adapter is not defined in the script so you need to add the event to the file. To see what I am talking about bring up a terminal and type in this command
sudo tail -f /var/log/messages.log
Now with this terminal open unplug the power adapter or plug it in and you will see this pop up in the log open on the terminal (use ctrl-c to exit log) Here is what should pop up
Oct 22 12:34:27 8920g kernel: Restarting tasks ... done. Oct 22 12:34:27 8920g logger: ACPI action undefined: ADP0 Oct 22 12:34:27 8920g acpid: client connected from 3654[0:0] Oct 22 12:34:27 8920g acpid: 1 client rule loaded
The bold entry is the one we are concerned with, this is what changes when we plug in and remove the power adapter.
Now for the interesting part, changing the acpid events to "catch" this change of power adapter. To make these changes bring up a terminal and type in this command
su cd /etc/acpi/events chmod +x anything cd .. gedit handler.sh
Now we need to change the bold entries in this file
#!/bin/sh # Default acpi script that takes an entry for all actions # NOTE: This is a 2.6-centric script. If you use 2.4.x, you'll have to # modify it to not use /sys minspeed=`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_min_freq` maxspeed=`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq` setspeed="/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed" set $* case "$1" in button/power) #echo "PowerButton pressed!">/dev/tty5 case "$2" in PWRF) logger "PowerButton pressed: $2" ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; button/sleep) case "$2" in SLPB) echo -n mem >/sys/power/state ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; ac_adapter) case "$2" in # ADP0 is the name of my AC Adapter ADP0) case "$4" in # 0 Means that the AC Adapter is NOT present, therefore we are using the battery! 00000000) # So we now change the CPU scaler to ondemand which is nice and responsive # But don't forget we have 2 CPU Cores to contend with! echo "ondemand" >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "ondemand" >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor # #echo -n $minspeed >$setspeed #/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode start ;; # 1 Means that the AC Adapter is plugged in, so we need to ramp up the Cores! 00000001) # So now we change both Cores to performance, which by default is full-whack! echo "performance" >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "performance" >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor #echo -n $maxspeed >$setspeed #/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode stop ;; esac ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; battery) case "$2" in BAT0) case "$4" in 00000000) #echo "offline" >/dev/tty5 ;; 00000001) #echo "online" >/dev/tty5 ;; esac ;; CPU0) ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; button/lid) #echo "LID switched!">/dev/tty5 ;; *) logger "ACPI group/action undefined: $1 / $2" ;; esac
Save and exit this file and after a reboot the system will load by default the "ondemand" profile which changes the CPU speed quite nicely I find. If you then plug in the mains for something intensive like a game with graphics or some compiling then the both processor cores will ramp up to full speed and so will the graphics card as we did that earlier. Then when you need to use the laptop on the battery you will find that the clock will drop down to 800MHz from 2,400MHz and the graphics will slow down and conserve power.
As we have a hardware switch for bluetooth then we can turn this on only when we need it and this will save battery power and make the system a bit more secure. Hopefully I won't need to tell you how to install bluetooth, and on my machine I made no changes to the default configuration files.
Verify that it works
If you have installed bluetooth stack and started the daemon as per the wiki instructions available here Bluetooth Send a file to a mobile phone using Gnome-Bluetooth utility in the system tray. If that worked out fine then move onto the next step, if not then troubleshoot bluetooth until you do get it working.
Saving power by turning off bluetooth by default when the system is logged into the Desktop
Basically I figured the best way to do this was to use gdm's PostLogin script that I used earlier and add a line to turn off the power to the device.
To make this change bring up a terminal and type in this command
sudo nano /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default
Then add this line in bold to nano and save the file
#!/bin/sh # # Note: this is a sample and will not be run as is. Change the name of this # file to <gdmconfdir>/PostLogin/Default for this script to be run. This # script will be run before any setup is run on behalf of the user and is # useful if you for example need to do some setup to create a home directory # for the user or something like that. $HOME, $LOGIN and such will all be # set appropriately and this script is run as root. # Now we shall try and powerdown the bluetooth device until we need it echo "0" > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/rfkill/rfkill1/state # This ping's the NAS box to see if it is online, and if it is then mount # the shares. # If not then just exit, or the mount command will hang the system for # about 20~30 seconds which just plain sucks!


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Cotton producers have a new layby option this season with the recent EPA registration of Valor herbicide layby applications. A Valent product, Valor provides contact and residual control on a broad spectrum of weeds, including pigweed, teaweed, Palmer amaranth, lambsquarters, marestail, eclipta and morningglory, and helps growers keep fields clean from layby to harvest.
"Valor even controls glyphosate-, triazine- and ALS-resistant weeds that other herbicides do not," said John Pawlak, product development manager. "Because Valor has a different mode of action than other commonly used cotton herbicides, it is a great resistance-management tool. It offers reliable control of pigweeds, lambsquarters and marestail, which are increasing problems in cotton."
Containing the active ingredient flumioxazin, Valor speeds up the burndown activity of postemergence herbicides and provides up to six weeks of residual action to keep cotton fields clean. It has a favorable environmental profile due to its low volatility and solubility, which is a great improvement over other layby herbicides with residual, the company says.
It has few rotation restrictions, so growers can apply Valor and plant peanuts or soybeans immediately after application or cotton, corn, rice, sugarcane, wheat and tobacco 30 days after application if the applied rate of Valor is 2 ounces per acre of less. The preplant interval for cotton in no-till and strip-till systems has been reduced with this new registration from 30 to 21 days.
For postemergence weed control, Valor can be applied through a hooded or shielded sprayer, as well as post-directed at layby at 1 to 2 ounces per acre when tank-mixed with glyphosate or 2 ounces per acre when tank-mixed with MSMA. The 2-ounce rate provides residual control of a broad spectrum of weeds, according to Valent officials.
Valor tank-mixes may be applied by a hooded or shielded sprayer after cotton has reached at least 6 inches in height. A layby application may be made once cotton has a minimum of 4 inches of bark and has reached 18 inches in height. Growers should direct the spray to the bottom 2 inches of bark or avoid contact with the stalk when possible, the label says.


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The Elder Statesman® for J.Crew blurred cashmere crewneck sweater
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Greg Chait, the LA-based designer behind The Elder Statesman and winner of the 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award, has a free-spirited take on ultra-luxe utilitarian style—and it all begins with the very best, insanely soft Italian cashmere (something we can relate to). For his capsule collection for J.Crew, he took some of his own signature details—think dip-dyes and stripes, cool graphics and bold color combinations—and recast them in the trademark J.Crew spirit to create what he calls "wearable, usable, one-of-a-kind collectibles." Here, a classic crewneck sweater gets The Elder Statesman treatment: his signature dip-dye process (it creates a cool ombré effect).
- Slouchy fit.
- Cashmere in a 12-gauge knit.
- Hits at hip.
- Long sleeves.
- Hand wash.
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Moderators: Rev. Sylvanus, warman45
Ben-Jammin wrote:3. Heavy Rifles
This category is based on the 1d8+1 idea I saw for Brikwars 2010. This category includes weapons that tend to fire rounds between the .308 and similar rounds, but are below anti-material grade calibers in terms of firepower. These typically include powerful bolt-action weapons, but can also extend to most sniper rifles that are in use today.
DAM: 1d8+1
UR: 3 (no automatic)
Sample Calibers: .30-06, 30-40 Krag, 7.92x57mm Mauser, .300 Winchester Magnum
Sample Weapons: Mosin-Nagant, Kar98k, PSG-1, M1903 Springfield, M21, M40A3, Dragunov SVD, M110 SASS
Natalya wrote:Wtf is going on in this thread?
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
IVhorseman wrote:You might also want to bump the anti-mat. guns to 1d12 if you give the heavy guns 2d6-1. A heavy rifle should be able to punch through armor, but an anti-mat rifle should be able to ANNIHILATE armored infantry/light vehicles. The current rules are just a size 2 weapon with an increased range, which is boring. So i guess the suggestion would be something like Use: 4/5, Rng: 12" Dmg: 1d12, and just leave it size one.
IVhorseman wrote:Counting standard brikwars rifles as the smallest kind is actually a good way to go about setting up a rifle-system - i kept trying and failing to come up with an SMG placeholder for worse guns, because worse guns suck. Making everything else bigger and better is a good way to go about it, but it's also really hard to get something to scale up damage to the point where it's not even worth it to attempt to roll the damage because insta-kill.
IVhorseman wrote:What about Heavy Machineguns?
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
IVhorseman wrote:See the only problem with that is the armor piercing - while that's awesome on a single-fire gun, big-ass machineguns dealing 2 dice of damage as a size 1 gun is pretty damn OP.
Using a size 2 machinegun as a starting point for what represents a stationary heavy MG placement, smaller ones should a) do less damage, and b) be pretty much ignorable by minifigs in heavy armor. Before, I've mentioned giving heavy MGs a bonus d8-(range") damage ON TOP OF the normal autogun damage. At close ranges this is about as good as a size 2 gun, but farther out means it's worse. It also forces the firing to be in a cone, and since it's different dice for damage (d6+d8), armored figs can all but ignore them. It's the snipers they're supposed to be keeping their eyes out for. The downside is that you get big complicated damage formulas like 1d6+1d8+1-(range"), which is no fun for anyone.
Allowing heavy MGs to set up suppressive fire is another way to handle this: basically it's the above, except instead of always dishing out that much damage, a heavy machinegunner could choose to "deploy" what is effectively a hazard zone in front of the heavy machinegun, where ANY figs who walk into the cone take 1d8-(range") damage until the gunner runs out of ammo or chooses to stop, whichever comes first.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
Ben-Jammin wrote:1. Small Rifle: RNG: 10", UR: 3 (5), DAM: 1d6+1
2. Rifle: RNG: 12" UR: 3 (5) DAM: 1d6+2
3. Heavy Rifle: RNG: 12", UR: 3, DAM: 2d6-1?
4. Anti-Material: RNG 12", UR: 4, DAM: 1d12
5. Machine Gun: RNG 12", UR: 3, DAM: 1d6+2 (+supernatural damage d8)
6. Heavy Machine Gun (size 2): RNG: 10", UR: 4, DAM: 2d6
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
IVhorseman wrote:Ben-Jammin wrote:1. Small Rifle: RNG: 10", UR: 3 (5), DAM: 1d6+1
2. Rifle: RNG: 12" UR: 3 (5) DAM: 1d6+2
3. Heavy Rifle: RNG: 12", UR: 3, DAM: 2d6-1?
4. Anti-Material: RNG 12", UR: 4, DAM: 1d12
5. Machine Gun: RNG 12", UR: 3, DAM: 1d6+2 (+supernatural damage d8)
6. Heavy Machine Gun (size 2): RNG: 10", UR: 4, DAM: 2d6
Is how I would handle it.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
IVhorseman wrote:Alright, well then with your permission I'm gonna shamelessly steal the Heavy Rifle and the Anti-material rifle, and then have LMG be a template to be placed over any-sized rifle.
The other stuff is already covered by the catch-all of "big-ass" weapons, so I'm just gonna leave that how it is.
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Thanks to Dynamic Discs and Scott Reek for taking this event back up!! I do appreciate it!
Just curious but is Scott Reek the same person from Topeka that moved to Wisconsin and is now back in Kansas City? My memory is foggy but I do remember a Scott Reek in Topeka.


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Well.. it is time to put the manicmanicurist to rest. I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my thoughts here, meeting friends, receiving support and so much more for the last 3+ years. Truly, this blog saved me so many times, I can't even count the ways.
I am moving…literally and figuratively. And it is time to leave this blog behind. I will still be reading all of your blogs.
Some of you know my email address, feel free to contact me and I will let you know where I land.


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Introduced in 2008 and serving as the flagship top-of-the-line Lexus at the time, the Lexus LS600h is a rare bird indeed. It aims to please eco-conscious wealthy people who like luxury sedans. The LS600h is a full-size and full-powered luxury sedan with a hybrid twist.
This model is the first hybrid to contain a V-8 engine coupled with an electric motor. This vehicle ideally combines hybrid environmental responsibility with acceleration and performance that do not suffer from the typical trade-offs associated with hybrid vehicles. While most luxury carmakers are content to use massive V-10 and V-12 high-output engines in their flagship sedans, Lexus opts for a V-8 from lesser LS models, making it a hybrid. The result outperforms the rest of the hybrid crowd but doesn't hold its own against the performance of its gas-guzzling in class competition. As such, the LS600h continues to occupy an unusual and narrow niche in the full-size luxury sedan market.
The hybrid idea seems to bring mostly bragging rights, as the addition of an electric motor to a sizeable V-8 produces very little in the way of fuel economy. Over the 600h L's history, the primary criticism is that the hybrid system only adds a paltry one mile per gallon gain over the LS 460 L. Some feel that such a meager gain isn't worth the effort, but this vehicle offers the most performance, luxury, and cabin space a buyer can get out of a hybrid.
If consumers seek sheer power and performance and don't care about the energy impact, then the more powerful competing models are the way to go. But for that buyer who wants full luxury and performance while still claiming to be green, the LS600h provides an ideal option; albeit one that pales in comparison to the Mercedes hybrid S-Class. The Lexus carries a surprisingly high price tag, making the equally efficient Mercedes a better value.
This full-size luxury sedan is a one of a kind, unusual creation. It provides the comfort and performance that fans of the Lexus line have come to expect, while still attempting to be green. This one may go down in the books as a rare misfire for Toyota's well-respected luxury brand.
This car doesn't manage to impress with performance. Lexus combines a V-8 with two electric motors in a vain attempt to compete with a V-12 in terms of power. While this strategy does produce the output necessary for the goal, the added weight of the heavy electric components negates the power production, and ultimately the LS600h doesn't show any real improvement over the performance of the LS 460.
With a 20 mpg rating, the model certainly doesn't leave any room to brag about fuel economy. With no lofty goals achieved, it's difficult to see why a potential buyer would spend the money for such a pricey compromise.
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Why is there a cyclist in the middle of the road? Aren't they supposed to ride to the right?
There are a number of reasons that a cyclist or group of cyclists may do what is commonly referred to as "taking the lane". Taking the lane is legal under certain circumstances which can make riding to the right hazardous and it is at the cyclists discretion what constituents a hazardous riding condition. Preparing to make a left turn is also a legally protected reason for a cyclist to take a lane. For the official legal language concerning riding to the right and taking the lane see C.V.C. 21202.
Common reasons for taking the lane include but are not limited to the following:
- The right shoulder of the road is often in the worst condition. Although cyclists are generally expected to ride there, often times when roads are repaved the right shoulder is skipped over. Large potholes, deep cracks, broken glass, and storm grates with openings wide enough to swallow bike tires are some of the things that can force cyclists further to the center of the lane. Bike tires are much thinner and at higher pressure than car tires so more care must be taken to avoid such obstacles when cycling. In a nutshell, when the road gets rough, cyclists need more clearance than usual to avoid hazards.
- When parallel parking is adjacent to the road, the region that a car door extends, known as the door zone, is an unpredictable and extremely hazardous area for cyclists to ride. Due to the prevalent nature of door related cycling injuries, which can even cause death if the fallen cyclist is pushed into oncoming traffic, most experienced cyclists will ride far enough left to be clear of the "door zone." This hazard is almost always the case when parallel parking lines the street, which is common throughout Los Angeles. Sometimes bike lanes are entirely within the door zone, an example of traffic engineering that encourages accidents. A fully open door can extend the hazard of a parked car by four feet into the roadway and often an exiting motorist opens without looking at all, or only a passing glance.
- Safety Lesson For Motorists: Please, please, for the love of God, look for oncoming traffic before opening your car door, and remember that cyclists are smaller and further to the right than oncoming cars, so look carefully. I've lost count of how many people who have nearly hit me, who were looking for something in the passenger seat with their right hand hand while they slammed their door open with the left. A door may seem like such a mundane object that you open without thinking about it, but carelessness can render it a potentially fatal weapon. Mindfulness is key here, wait until you have left your car for multitasking.
- Safety Lesson For Cyclists: Remaining clear of the door zone is a common reason that I will ride in the center of the lane, or to the far left of a bike lane when present, and doing so has prevented me from harm in numerous near miss door encounters. Never ride directly next to car doors, stay as far left as is comfortable. Motorists may be annoyed that they will have to go around you, but trust me, you do not want a door to launch you into oncoming traffic like a pin ball machine. I find it best to to find a good middle ground, being far enough right to not be too annoying to car traffic, potentially still within door range, but enough left that I give my self room for reaction time and to swerve if necessary. Here are some additional tips:
- Keep an eye out for the presence of a driver or passengers by looking through the rear windows of cars as you pass them, as this is an obvious clue that the door could open any moment.
- Use your ears. Listen for the click that always precedes the door coming open. Also helpful is being conscious of traffic behind you, so that if you need to suddenly move left to avoid a door, you are not placing your self into the path of an oncoming car.
- While we are talking about parked cars, also hazardous is a parallel parked car that pulls out suddenly. A subtle clue that this is about to happen is the wheel alignment of the car. If you see the wheels move or are angled toward the street, the car may exit the space at any moment.
- When a cyclist is moving at the speed of traffic they are no longer a slower moving vehicle and are no longer obligated to move to the right, regardless of road conditions. In this situation most cyclists will move to take the center of the lane so that they are more visible to other traffic. Most commonly this situation is when peak traffic congestion has slowed car movement to bicycle speeds or slower, or on downhills of sufficiently steep grade that a cyclist can move at the speed limit.
- When trying to make a left turn a cyclist is allowed to change lanes in order to move over to a left turning lane. To the inexperienced cyclist, this can be intimidating, so some cyclists use the cross walk to make turns. However, bikes are legally allowed to make left turns with other vehicles, regardless of what the gentleman harassing fellow cycling blogger Bike Girl, had to say on the matter.
- Safety Lesson For Cyclists: When making a turn, use proper hand signals to indicate to motorists your intention to turn. It's also best to learn the quick glance over the shoulder while holding a straight line, so that you can see cars behind you. Besides seeing the cars, this also communicates through body language a desire to move over in addition to the hand signal.
- Safety Lesson For Motorists: If you see a cyclist trying to get over to make a left, be patient and allow the cyclist some space. Keep in mind that cyclists are expected to ride to the far right until it is time to turn, unlike a car which can enter the left lane long before a turn is made in anticipation. If you are close behind the cyclist it may make more sense to pass, but try to be sure the cyclist is aware of your intention before accelerating. Be aware of the hand signals above, it is required knowledge for a drivers license, and should your turn signals break, you are required to hand signal until the problem is fixed.
- When the lane is too narrow for a car to safely pass a cyclist, known as a substandard lane width, this is another instance where a cyclist is allowed to take the lane. In such a case, a motorist is expected to wait until it is safe to merge to the next lane and pass. Typically this is more the case with smaller side streets than main through ways. Cyclists often plan routes incorporating side streets to avoid heavy car traffic. However as the main through ways of the city crowd beyond capacity more motorists are taking side streets and expecting to drive at through way speeds in spite of the road not being designed for such a use. I see this a lot on certain very narrow stretches of Franklin with street parking, just North of often packed streets like Hollywood Blvd & Sunset. This is an inevitable problem as outdated roads are repurposed for new uses and population growth continues pushing more traffic. It may be easy to blame the cyclist for delay in such a case, but it's a complex issue that is not going to be easily solved, especially with dwindling budgets for infrastructure improvements.
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|The Raccoon River Valley Trail: Redfield, Iowa
Or would you rather be reading Jane Austen?
I was in training for a 10K and couldn't imagine why. Were any of my friends doing this? No, they were in air-conditioned living rooms reading The Cider House Rules, watching Masterpiece Theater, or eating takeout pizza. I finished several 10Ks that summer, encouraged by my husband. I was curiously proud of myself, because so unathletic was I that my gym teachers had even corrected my jump-roping. Yes, I jumped too high (like Icarus, flying too near the sun, I presume) but now I was one of hundreds running the Don't Fall Run, The Freedom Run, and God Know What the Others Were Called.
So thanks to my husband for improved athletic self-esteem.
Then there was the biking.
I agreed to accompany him on a 400-mile bicycle trip. How hard could it be? I could ride. There was training: overnight trips carrying tents and sleeping bags and such on the back of the bike. Then there was the trip. Was it fun? If you consider bicycling up mountains, eating variations on the HUNGRY BICYCLIST SPECIAL at diners three times a day (steak, eggs, and pancakes), and crashing in a tent at 6 p.m. outside of Natalie Merchant's hometown (Jamestown, NY) because bugs were circling the campfire, then fun it was!
I do like bicycling, in a low-key kind of way. On summer weekends I enjoy our bicycle trips. The landscape is pretty, it's nice being outdoors, and pedaling for a few hours is a good way of clearing the detritus out of your mind.
My routine with my sprained foot has been: limp out the door, get on bicycle, and glide to wherever I have to go. Amazingly it hasn't hurt my foot to pedal.
THE WEEKEND RIDE. Yesterday we rode 32 miles on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. The rail trail extends 56 miles from Clive to Jefferson, and, per usual in Iowa, goes through woods and farmland. The stretch from Waukee to Adel is beautiful and soothing: a few miles of prairie, then a cool downhill for some miles through the woods. If you want to stop at Adel (population: 3,682), you can ride to the town square, eat in a fancy restaurant, or go to the public library. Then the next stretch is mostly downhill to Redfield (pop: 833), a smaller town but a bicycling hub, with a renovated depot for bicyclists.
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Sunday, September 25, 2005
Transvergence Proposal: Oculus/Observatory
This is a proposal of my project for the ISEA2006/ZeroOne Festival. I have asked my contacts in the art, tech, physics and other communities to help me form this proposal. I will post some of the correspondence from these contacts as it develops.
Proposal Zero One Festival 2006
Working title: Oculus/Observatory/ staring at the sun
The Oculus/Observatory: Staring at Sol is a large form public art platform to provide visitors to the ISEA 2006 symposium and the Zero One Festival a point to relax. The space is structured as an icon of the futurist ideal, the geodesic dome. The Fullerian space is designed to develop the dialog away from the symposium, a place to unwind, a place to discuss.
It employs metaphors to the eye, different ways of seeing and stargazing. The physical structure also mimics the space of a planetarium or an outdoor stargazing experience through a video projection of visual data from the SOHO solar research platform. The space provides a getaway from the festival and symposium in a climate controlled (cool, dark) space. It offers the participants places to sit or lie back as they stare at the projection of the sun mediated through the SOHO satellite. Through this mediation the viewer is allowed to do what normally would be devastatingly harmful: endlessly stare at the sun.
Physical Plant
Layout and Space:
The physical plant of Oculus/Observatory is a 30-foot diameter tent domed with geodesic dome. The geodesic frame will be traced with neon-like lighting of cycling secondary colors that will affect an illusion of a modulating glow from within during the dawn, twilight and night hours. Two corridors spiral into the observatory allowing egress to the oculus. Inside the structure viewers will find a cool dark environment, centered overhead is a projection of near real-time images of the Sun mediated from the SOHO satellite. Places to lounge will be provided as well as a 'lawn' to lie down on and gaze.
The Corridors:
These corridors are known as the paths of envisage/pre-retinal and encounter/post-retinal. These passages will begin transition to the darker interior environment. At the end of the corridor Visitors will enter the observatory chamber through a light lock that will mediate the daylight input. These passages are neither entry nor exit; they are egresses or portals into the metaphor. This is purposely done to deconstruct binding nature of the narrative form of beginning-event-ending. It is the choice/option of the viewer to engage the passage from either mode of seeing and flow toward either portal as exit.
The Dome and tent construction:
The dome is a lightweight tent structure made of fire-retardant material and PVC manufactured by Shelter Systems of Menlo Park. Shelter Systems provides a covering option of light exterior and black interior. Each of the vertices will support up to 15 lbs; overall weight can be distributed over many vertices to achieve a safe suspension. The tent can be knee-walled to form a higher head clearance on the interior. The 31.5-foot diameter tent is approximately 15.5 ft at the highest point inside. The tent is easily staked down to provide stability. Additionally the side can be opened to allow an arched opening that allows for normal passage without 'ducking'. The tent can be assembled in an hour without the need of special tools. More information is available at: http://www.shelter-systems.com/ and http://www.shelter-systems.com/large.html
The Climate:
The inside space is climate controlled maintaining an environment approx 65 degrees Fahrenheit. This is to lend to the illusion/theatrical experience of night temperatures. Additionally, it offers the visitors a spot to escape the normally warm to hot weather of August. The mean maximum August temperature for San Jose is 82 with a record high of 89 (data from: http://www.wdc.ndin.net/sjc/climate.html). Research on keeping tenet cooled in progress. The volume of tent is approximately 30,000 cu. ft.
Images from SOHO(Solar and Heliospheric Observatory sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/) will be projected on the ceiling of the dome allowing the visitor to stare endlessly into the sun. The images are obtained every hour and processed through the Transformation Engine, a computer generated animation. Over the hour this system will morph one photographic state into the next. The overall effect will be a near-contemporaneous image of Sol mediated by satellite/researcher/animation.
The center of the oculus floor will be covered with an artificial lawn and few pieces of furniture to allow the visitors a space to sit or lie down and watch the slowly unfolding projection. Participants are encouraged to sit on the lawn. A walkway is separated from the lawn by a cordon and encircles the outside the perimeter of the 'lawn' and connects to the light-locks. Outside the walkway, the perimeter of the observatory is flanked with seating for alternative viewing and visitors who wish not to sit on the floor.
The Audience:
The installation is focused on the participants of the Symposium/Festival. Additionally my project is focused on the scientific community that is found in the Silicon Valley area. Stanford Solar Lab and AMES are two of the of science institutions that come to mind. In addition the physics dept at SJSU is advising me. They have shown great interest in the project as a platform to
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comment from my advisor Gareth Noyes:ReplyDelete
Sep 16
Hi Thomas,
this sounds very cool - very much in keeping with your cloud chamber display. Whilst I like the idea, I feel very much out of my depth in terms of the
art impact this could have. I certainly relate to the idea and I personally would find it fascinating. I could star gaze for hours - haven't learnt to sun
gaze without going blind yet.
For the sake of a few questions (if you don't mind): what impact do you think this will have on viewers? Do you expect them to interact or feel part
of the exhibit, or is their role simply as an observer? From a scientist's point of view, what knowledge can you impart from this display? Is there any twist to
the display that could add an element of "magic" or awe?
Again as a scientist, I relate to this as being an observation. Is there anything that can be gleaned from data? Does it tie back to any theory or model
that the observation is trying to prove? What I liked about the cloud chamber was the notion that you were showing the invisible: the infinitesimally small.
With this display, is there any way of adding to it such that people feel more connected to the sun they're seeing? How about subtleties of temperature? I like the idea of a cool observation room (especially in summer and to capture the
elements of outdoor star-gazing), but can you think of any way of providing blasts or bursts of heat that relate to some visual stimulus? Probably getting to
literal (and complicated) at this point, though there may be other ways of providing more connection to the impressive display.
Reply to Gareth Noyes on email as of Sep16ReplyDelete
These are exactly the kind of feedbacks I am looking for. I was contemplating how to induce more interactivity into the arena. I like the idea about the variable temperature.
I feel most people get into stargazing given the opportunity, during last summer's projection of the cloud chamber I had people hang out in
that easy chair for over 30minutes at a shot. the planetarium/theatre type structure just tickles people somehow and I want exploit that.
Plus the audience here in silivalley is so tech oriented I can see getting a huge draw.
Also the nature of the beast necessitates that observatories are usually a drive for most people. By plunking something down into the middle of a gathering of tens of thousands; I think I can bring the 'mountain' to the people.
And I provide some really high-volume exposure to the solar sciences, Stanford has a huge lab and there is NSF grants available for public projects.
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A few answers, to see if it generates more questions/ideas...
> > For the sake of a few questions (if you don't mind): what impact do you
> > think
> > this will have on viewers? Do you expect them to interact or feel part
> > of the
> > exhibit, or is their role simply as an observer? From a scientist's
> > point of
> > view, what knowledge can you impart from this display? Is there any
> > twist to
> > the display that could add an element of "magic" or awe?
My objective is to get the audience to relax and look at the sun image as aesthetic object for a moment or longer. The same sort of
experience the one get when captivated by some other natual structure/phenomena (flowers, mountian range). From my experience
ealier this year people responded in a wholly different fashion when the image is made bombastic. People hung in the little theatre I
created for a long time compared to the amount of time they commited to the original 'kitchen sink' chamber. I believe this response to scale is sort of programming in our brains and I plan on capitalizing on it. I think it is fun for the science audience because they get to see their studies used in other disciplines. I believe all of this will be hieghtened by mediating effect of the sattelite images allowing for the improbability of being able to stare into the forbidden for long periods.
Thread from an artist I know in Humboldt Co.ReplyDelete
Hi Julie,
The project proposal is spurred on by a particular
seminar but I am really excited about the possibility of doing a public work. To answer a few more of your questions:
Q:"I am curious as to how you will get permission from SOHO to use their images in your dome? Will those responsible for aiming the cameras to the sun, need to receive credit in your installation?"
A: The images are already in the public domain on websites, I am working on developing relationships with 'industry' professionals in the possibility that I can get a more robust data stream. I will be giving all these folks due credit in the documentation. I will be applying for grants/sponsorships. This will lead to branding in the installation without doubt.
Q:"I suppose you plan to not have too much sensory stimulation, as this is a place for relaxation? Is the festival a hectic place, held indoors or outdoors?"
The symposium/festival is a city wide event with many viewers/participants, I am anticipating it will be rife with humanity.
Thus, I am thinking less is more for this project. Some thoughts were clarified today when I read an illuminating critique of installation art and a wild article about Yahoo and their endeavors to make the
site even more real time and interactive...
Part of the critique dealt with ideas about relational aesthetic and the trend to large scale projects. The article about Yahoo is their development of more interactive short-segment content customizable to
the A.D.D. neuroses of the end-user. The trends of more and more interactivity on the web are sometimes give me an overwhelmed feeling.
I am wondering if this project should be less interactive than "over-interactive" as is the trend throughout media. I want to provide a space that is not solemn, but peaceful/restful. I propose that
media's proletarian and futurist promise of endless choices and interactivity can be oppositional to these ideas.
My large scale is a nod toward the scalar fascination I witnessed in my last project with the particle detector. When the image was made cinematic people would spend over 5,10, and some over 30 minutes watching the experiment unfold. People are fascinated with the unseen, unseeable (the microscopic and the macroscopic if you will).
Q:" And, with any project like this, a back-up plan is necessary in case of technical problems (images don't come through clearly, temperature-controlling devices fail, etc...).
A: Gordon Kluge and I were talking about these types of contingencies yesterday, and possible solutions. Maybe more personal experience
'observatories' with differing data streams... I am still rolling this one around.
Thanks for all the input. I hope this wasn't too long for you. Tell the family we said hi, send our love. and if any of this is absolutely absurd call me on it please!
On 9/18/05, Julie McNiel wrote:
> Hi again, Thomas,
> Thanks for sending your most interestin proposal! When is the due date? Are you doing this through school? I am curious as to how you will get permission from SOHO to use their images in your dome? Will those responsible for aiming the cameras to the sun, need to receive credit in your installation? If yes, how will that become part of the dome structure, or surround? Your proposal is very clear. Your addressing of various senses (tactile, as in the temperature of the air, as well as the texture of grass and the visuals) will make the experience more interesting for participants.
> (Ocularity has as much to do with the brain and memory, as with the workings of the eyeball...) I like the grass or turf as a reference to the need for
> sunlight, of green growing things... I suppose you plan to not have too much sensory stimulation, as this is a place for relaxation? Is the festival a hectic place, held indoors or outdoors? Will you have assistants to help in constructing the dome? Lighting inside the dome would be very important. And, with any project like this, a back-up plan is necessary in case of technical problems (images don't come through clearly,temperature-controlling devices fail, etc...).
> I wish you much luck with your proposal! Please keep me posted as to what
> happens.
> Best,
> Julie
Last Wed I contacted the Physics Dept once again to look for an advisor on this project. The following is a transcript of my sucess. Yippe!ReplyDelete
On 9/22/05, Kiumars Parvin - Physics Chair wrote:
> Dear Mr. Azmuth:
> Dr. Monika Kress (firstname.lastname@example.com) has kindly agreed to help you
> on your project. Please feel free to contact her directly. It is very
> important that you keep your department advisor or instructor informed
> of this arrangement. Also you should realize that she is spending time
> in guiding you on this project, and her contribution should be well
> recognized in all steps of your work. Thank you. Kiumars Parvin
> *********************************************************************
> Kiumars Parvin
> Professor and Chair
> Department of Physics
> San Jose State University
> San Jose, CA 95192-0106
> Phone: 408-924-5272
> Fax: 408-924-2917
> Email: email@example.com
> On 9/21/05, Thomas Asmuth wrote:
> > Dr. Parvin,
> >
> > Hello this is from Thomas Asmuth, grad student in the SJSU Art&Design program. Thank you for your time earlier today. Below is a brief introduction to me and the project. I have attached supporting documents that are early drafts of my proposal/project.
> >
> >
> > Hello to the Physics Community:
> >
> > My name is Thomas Asmuth and I wanted to introduce my project and myself. I am a science enthusiast and a full-time artist who uses physics and other empirical sciences in my art.
> > I am looking for advisors for a project that will be exhibited at a prestigious electronic arts symposium (http://isea2006.sjsu.edu/) held on the SJSU campus in August 2006.
> > One of the four topics of the symposium is the idea of Transvergence: hybridizing disciplines to develop innovative modes of thinking and representation. The symposium and related events are anticipated to draw 100,000 visitors.
> >
> > My proposal is an interface fashioned much like a planetarium. The public will be able to watch video data from SOHO or other solar research platforms as it is projected near real time on the ceiling of the observatory. Participants/viewers will be encouraged to sit and relax, taking time to contemplate the images.
> >
> > My opportunity to develop an innovative, inspirational project will be significantly increased if I can work closely with the science community. Thus I am writing to professionals such as you in the field; I am looking for advisors so I can learn more about the research being done in heliospheric science.
> >
> > If you would like to know more about my project proposal please consult the draft documents I have attached to this email or please call me at any time. Thank you for your time and I look forward to
> > hearing your feedback.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Thomas Asmuth
Analysis notes from Lisa Ivy:ReplyDelete
talk about the system of the corridors tht they are a nondirection mode of inquiry, there is no correct flow.
Editors note: the term POST-RETINAL: Pierre Cabanne: Dialogues with Marcel Duchamp (1979)
translated space, move between world transition into new world
Meeting with Monika Kress: look up helioseismology look in physics folder of bookmarksReplyDelete
I wonder what is the relationship between "relaxing" (or passively receiving the image of the sun and the actually experiencing the sun shining right into your eyes. Is there some kind of play with comfort/discomfort? I think that's an area that could be interesting. It's very different, for example, than laying on a blanket looking at the stars. What will the viewer's reactions to each other be? Ex. a public reaction of alienation, a community context, a personal revelation, etc. How will you address the viewer moving through, pausing in, or relaxing in the space?ReplyDelete
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