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Travel Top 5: Canada's newest tourist attractions
If the sinking loonie wasn't enough to keep you in Canada for your vacation this summer, then several new attractions might make you want to stay anyway.
This summer will see several important new tourist attractions open in Canada, adding to an already impressive number of things to see and do in this country. Here are five for you to consider:
1. Sea to Sky Gondola, Squamish, B.C.
Squamish sits roughly half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. While it is a gorgeous destination in its own right, with plenty of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery, it is often unjustly overlooked as people rush past on the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
That will change May 16 when the Sea-to-Sky Gondola opens for business. The high-speed aerial tram will whisk eight passengers at a time past The Chief, a massive granite monolith that is a signature landmark of Squamish, on to the mountainous plateau that overlooks the city for magnificent views of the Howe Sound Fjord and Coastal Mountains.
The ride up will take 10 minutes and once up top, visitors will not only be able to enjoy the scenery, but also be able to take interpretative walks and follow hiking trails for all ages and fitness levels. It will also serve as a gateway to the backcountry for people who want to go rock climbing and mountain biking in the summer or snowshoeing and ski touring in the winter.
2. Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The first national museum to be located outside of the National Capital Region of Ottawa is set to open on the banks of the Red River in Winnipeg.
When it opens its doors on Sept. 20, The Canadian Museum of Human Rights will set out to tell the complex story of human rights with an eye on Canadian experiences, but also those of the world.
The first thing that will strike visitors to the museum is the stunning building that houses it. Designed by American architect Antoine Predock, it is a complex collection of curves that are inspired by Canada's landscape and is topped by a soaring pinnacle, known as the Tower of Hope.
Inside, organizers promise a series of galleries that use leading-edge technology, stunning visuals and fascinating artifacts to bring the abstract concepts of human rights to life.
3. Glacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta
In May, visitors to Jasper National Park will be able to get a mountain goat's view of the Sunwapta Valley when they take their first steps on to Glacier Skywalk.
The glass-bottomed promenade is a semi-circular walkway that juts out from the cliff wall overlooking the scenic valley 280 metres below.
Visitors are encouraged to get out of their cars to truly discover the beauty of the Rocky Mountains and the winding Sunwapta River below.
The walkway is one of the first projects in Jasper National Park in a generation and was not without controversy when it was announced, but organizers have been strict about minimizing the walkway's environmental footprint and hope that naysayers will be silenced once they see it in operation.
4. Niagara Thunder and Wonder, Niagara Falls, Ontario
For generations, the Maid of the Mist was how tourists experienced the power of the mighty Niagara Falls.
That experience will be brought into the 21st century with a pair of purpose-built catamarans, the Niagara Thunder and the Niagara Wonder, operated by Hornblower Cruises.
The new boats will launch in May and Hornblower promises they will allow people to get up close and personal with one of the world's natural wonders in ways that weren't possible before.
In addition to the standard 15-minute tour, visitors can experience longer sunset cocktail tours, night tours to see the illuminated falls and even a special tour to admire fireworks when they are set off above.
5. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Canada's largest indoor aquarium actually opened late last year, but Toronto's latest attraction is new enough that many people will visit it for the first time this summer.
One of its signature attractions is the Danger Lagoon which lets visitors pass through a glass tunnel to see sharks swimming overhead.
For those wanting something more colourful, there is Rainbow Reef, a display of fish and corals of every shade as well as Planet Jellies, a collection of delicate jelly fish that always fascinate visitors.
There is also plenty of Canadian content at the aquarium with plentiful displays of fish that populate Canada's lakes, rivers and oceans.
Ripley's Aquarium has a strong educational component, but it's done in a way to be fun and engaging so you won't even mind that you're learning something while you visit.


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The Duchess of Cambridge today made a visit to Naomi House in Winchester to mark the beginning of children's hospice week.
It may have been Kate and William's second wedding anniversary, but it was business as usual for the Duchess as she continued with her royal duties.
Kate, who visited the Hampshire centre solo, seemed happy to be there and soon got stuck into the day's engagements.
The Duchess of Cambridge arrived looking pretty in peach, in a dress by her private dressmaker which was complimented with an apricot- coloured Tara Jarmon Coat, which is sure to be a sell out.
The Duchess will no doubt have found today's visit an uplifting and moving experience as she gets ready to welcome her first child in July with Prince William.
Kate, won praise for the visit as she was described as a 'natural with the children' during her visit by the chief executive of EACH Graham Butland.
"She will be a great mum, a great mum. I really mean that." he said.
"The way in which she has raised the profile of our charity is something we will be eternally grateful for".
Today's visit by Kate was to mark the beginning of Children's Hospice week. The Duchess earlier this week posted her first video message supporting the cause, on the Royal Channel's Youtube page.
Naomi House provides support to children who have life-limiting conditions, and offers support to their families as well. The centre provides support in Hampshire, offering its help to families in Berkshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex and Wiltshire.
The charity has two specialised units, one for children being Naomi House, and the second being Jacksplace for young adults.
Kate began her visit with a private meeting before visiting the hydrotherapy pool, where she watched Blake Warren, nine play with his siblings.
Blake suffers from a condition known as complex congenital brain defect.
Kate who was asked to join by the children joked: "I'd love to come in"
Blake's mother, Elspeth Ringrose described the House as a huge help: "It's an absolute lifeline. I'm able to get a respite so I can carry on picking up the balls of caring."
After being showed around the centre, Kate joined parents and children for a tea pary where she chatted with the guests.
Kate was later praised in a speech Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives Barbara Gelb said: 'This year has been the best ever for Children's Hospice Week and that's all down to you Your Royal Highness.'

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If you missed any of our WWDC 2012 coverage or if you just want to see the keynote for yourself, Apple has posted the announcement up on their events page.
If the keynote isn't showing up for you make sure you're using either Safari or attempting to view it on either your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch as it doesn't seem to work in other browsers.
You can stream it view the link below.
Update: Apple has now made the WWDC 2012 Keynote available for download in luscious HD form via iTunes.
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I'm trying to apply rotations to stack of textures (working on volume rendering project). My rendering code looks like that:
Code :static void RenderSceneCB() { glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D); glEnable(GL_BLEND); glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA); float viewPortSize = 1.0; for (int i = 0; i < z; ++i) { glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); glLoadIdentity(); glRotatef(angleX, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0); glRotatef(angleY, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0); glRotatef(angleZ, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0); glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texturesObjects[i]); glBegin(GL_QUADS); glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-viewPortSize, -viewPortSize, 2 * i / static_cast<float>(z)-1); glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(viewPortSize, -viewPortSize, 2 * i / static_cast<float>(z)-1); glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(viewPortSize, viewPortSize, 2 * i / static_cast<float>(z)-1); glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-viewPortSize, viewPortSize, 2 * i / static_cast<float>(z)-1); glEnd(); glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0); } glutSwapBuffers(); }
Those rotations seem to even work, however while rotating along X axis the object after 90 degrees flips and starts to rotate the other way. Secondly, the object magically stretches and does not fit in viewport sometimes. Additionally, I drew 3 vectors imitating axises, and I see that while rotating along X axis or Y axis all of them are floating. Only while rotating along Z axis that vector representing Z axis stands still like it should. I cannot figure out why is this happening.


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When the writers of the Bible talk about people in being in slavery to sin it all seems a bit, well, harsh. Slavery? How many of us would say we are enslaved to sin? The language calls to mind images of the devil binding us in chains or possessing us in some scary poltergeisty sort of way. We may prefer to think that we flirt with sin, we may clothe ourselves occasionally, because actually it is just a bit of fun. Isn't sin more fun anyway? Better to be in slavery to sin that befriended by boredom? Read here about evil and sin actually being pretty dull and banal and boring.
I had 2 conversations with people a while back that went something like this.
Me: Why did you assault my friend?
Person a: I had to defend my family.
Me: Perhaps that wasn't the best way to react?
Person a: I can't help it, it is how my family always react. It is in my genes. It is just the way I am.
Conversation 2:
Person b: why did you grass on my son?
Me: Because he was doing something dangerous and illegal.
Person b: We don't grass on estates. You want to be careful doing things like that round here.
My point is that neither of those men would say they are enslaved to sin; I would not say that to them either! But their reactions as grown men to situations around them come from a position of slavery. To the gene pool, to the domination system, to 'the way things are', the way that oppresses freely because that is how life is. I don't say that as a value judgement on them. I honestly think they think they have no choice. They have seen no other way that works. As I wrote following the Faithworks Conference, that is exactly the kind of slavery that Jesus came to free us from.
It does not need to be that way. Our character need not be defined by our genes, our family and our upbringing, though they will always be part of who we are. Our character can be defined by the Holy Spirit living in us. The system of domination and fear that we live in and support by living in it does not need to define us. We can be defined by the kingdom of God not the kingdom of fear.
I pray for slave waver in our community. Where anger is replaced by patience, fear by love, fists by feasts. When teenagers talk about something other than sex and slagging each other and don't need to get a rush from being (nearly) nicked; when men can be real men instead of being something they think they ought to be and women can be themselves without fear of being judged or taken for granted or simply ignored.
My deepest longing is that this slave waver happens because people meet Jesus and by his Holy Spirit they are transformed and sanctified and other wonderfully big words and maybe I even mentioned being saved but… but… I kinda just want it to happen anyway whether or not they discover Jesus. Through our influence or through nothing to do with us. If slaves waver and the world gets better and looks more like the kingdom, I'm not so worried about why…


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Taking the SAT
Things To Know Before Taking the SAT
What is SAT?
SAT is the acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test. It is an entrance test administered in order to admit students into the under graduate courses of various universities in the US. The SAT is administered by the College Board, which is a non-profit organization. Taking this test will make you eligible to apply for the universities in the US. But, depending upon your scores, you would be reviewed by the universities for admissions into their courses. Merely taking SAT would not secure admission in a good college. You will have to score well to get admitted in a top notch college. The test is administered seven times a year in the US and six in all the other countries except the US.
What Does SAT Comprise of?
The SAT comprises of two tests viz. SAT Reasoning Test and the SAT Subject Tests. The Reasoning Test is a three-hour and forty-five-minute test which includes three test sections with each test section consisting of separately timed sections. The Subject Tests are one hour tests with each of them testing you in a particular subject of your choice. There are 20 Subject Tests to choose from. Many universities recommend to take the Subject Tests (at least 2 out of the 20) in addition to the Reasoning Test. There are some universities that recommend taking at least three Subject Tests.
Important Things to Know Before Taking the SAT
Mentioned below is the quintessential information that you will need to know before you take the SAT.
- The prerequisite for taking SAT is knowing all about the SAT.
- You can find all the genuine information regarding the test, its syllabus, registration details, fees, new updates at the official website of the test at the link www.sat.collegeboard.org/home.
- Read all the information that is available to you on the official website of the test. Then, know about the testing dates of the test.
- Now, applying for the test is as important as appearing for the test. You must select a convenient test date and a test center by registering with the College Board online. You can find other modes of registering for the exam at the official test website.
- You must leave ample time before taking the test for a thorough preparation. Select the SAT Subject Tests in which you can confidently score high because a bad Subject score would reflect a negative opinion in the admission process.
- Prepare for the test with dedication and try to score high.
SAT Test Centers and Dates
SAT is administered in the months of October, November, December, January, March (Alternatively in April), May, and June in the USA. In all other countries other than US, it is administered in all the months excepting the month of March (Alternatively in April). At the link given below, you can find the easiest way to find a test center that is nearest to you. This is called as the Student Code Search.
The SAT test dates can be found at the link:
At the link given above, you can find all the information regarding the SAT test dates as well the registration deadlines for both the students hailing from the USA and also other countries.
After appearing for the test, you can know your score online as well as through mail or by phone. For scoring related details you can visit the link given below:
Hence, choose the apt Subject Tests
for your ability and prepare to score high both in the SAT Reasoning
Test as well as the SAT Subject Tests of your choice to secure
admission in the college of your choice.


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Office of Marketing and Communications
Welcome to the Office of Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) is responsible for the development and implementation of the campus's strategic marketing plan through coordinating and managing marketing efforts and promotional activities to further enhance the campus's unique brand and image.
The primary purpose of our office is to promote the campus and increase the public's support and awareness of the mission, goals, and objectives of the Northwest campus. In addition, the office plays a vital role in promoting the achievements and activities of IU Northwest's faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
The OMC also provides media advisory services for divisions, schools and departments as well as acting as the first contact for external media, providing press releases, and coordinating media interviews with campus experts. In addition, the OMC coordinates the campus's advertising strategy by designing and implementing advertising and promotional activities, producing publications, and ensuring consistency in all marketing materials.
Office Hours
Monday ‑ Friday:
8:00 a.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m.
Phone Number
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EmpireAndrew wrote:Top marks, pass go and collect $200, take a bow, the people behind VanillaMint rock.
EmpireAndrew wrote:Now, I'm assuming it's out of date and I'm assuming given the size of it I'm missing the UNIX stuff?
Trixster wrote:I'll wait for Joska to update his VanillaMint setup to incorporate 060 stuff! Please Joska!
EmpireAndrew wrote:At some point I'll figure out the raw install myself and document it
joska wrote:EmpireAndrew wrote:Top marks, pass go and collect $200, take a bow, the people behind VanillaMint rock.
wongck wrote:Thanks for trying out the manual way of getting Mint on your system.
The idea was to teach you to fish by going through the nuts and bolts.
Sure it is much easier to just get someone to give you fish.
wongck wrote:If you known how to fish then you would have known the solution to the PATH issue.
wongck wrote:The solution is on the 1st page of the mirror, which is just a setenv statement with the correct PATH parameters.
But I suspect that most likely your folder structure is wrong.
wongck wrote:I haven't seen the old webpage design for so long, I really liked the wavy blue side panel. pity that I can't get that at Google sites.
DarkLord wrote:I remember the first time I installed some form of MINT. I believe it was KGMD? Probably
got those letters wrong, it's been so long...
EmpireAndrew wrote:But I followed the document steps and ended up with something that didn't work.
Now... the doc iirc referred to 1.17.cur and I am using a newer version, maybe something changed?
On top of that I installed to drive E not drive D. (I have a TOS partition I wanted to keep on D).
But of course any references to D I changed to E, no big deal.
EmpireAndrew wrote:If you known how to fish then you would have known the solution to the PATH issue.
If the PATH parameter as default is wrong, then the doc needs to explain:
1. Where to set it
2. Why it needs to be changed
3. What to set it to.
That's teaching.
EmpireAndrew wrote:Yeah it does look nice. Is it an older version of what was on Google?
christos wrote:I think I can guess why your easymint install failed. You probably didn't create an LNX partition with HDDriver. Easymint won't work without an ext2 partition.
I say this because easymint failed on me a few times before I discovered this. Every time after that, all installs went perfectly.
EDIT: Cancel that, I reread more carefully.
For your network issue, which ethernet driver are you using? I've found the driver provided with MiNT to be less than optimal, I'd try the Assemsoft driver.
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Considering what it might cost to repair a ding, the process of shipping this $3-million Bugatti Veyron Vitesse doesn't seem so heavy-handed.
Then again, when the paint job is finally revealed, it seems a few scratches could actually help. What's the opposite of lipstick on a pig?
Anyway, Spencer Berke, an employee at San Diego's Symbolic Motors, took the time to document the laborious delivery of the ultra-rare sportscar, and suffice to say, Kia probably doesn't go to these lengths to ship its Rio.
The car was handled like a Faberge egg filled with snowflakes. Special wood floors in the transport truck. Each wheel spoke was individually wrapped.
The owner stood by as "one of the most respected and skilled Bugatti technicians in the world" went about disrobing this beast, according to Berke.
As for the paint job, this is how Berke describes the process: "They basically take the car into a detail booth where they paint buff their final vehicles. Inside of their booth, they have a surrounding dome of lights that overhang the entire car. They actually mask off the reflections of the lights on the car and base the paint off the reflections leaving behind a crazy, marble like paint scheme."
The proud buyer of the car wasn't identified. This guy, perhaps?
The Bugatti Veyron is nearing its production run, with a total of 450 being built. At last check, there were just 15 left to be sold. Check out the full video.
— Shawn Langlois
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
We need a makeover for our website! We run the #1 website for the enlyten, a series of health products that are sold through network marketing. We want our site re-design to reflect the three types of people who visit our website. The primary goal of the site is to sell enlyten products. The secondary goal is enlyten lead generation (sample requests and people interested in becoming distributors) and providing information about the enlyten business. The third goal is to build a community of current enlyten distributors and customers, via a forum (that will be launched soon), who want more information about enlyten products and about how to develop their network marketing skills and home-based business and generally discuss enlyten related topics.
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Epic expects next-gen game development to cost at least double the current rate
Epic Games' Chief Technology adviser Tim Sweeney has said he believes the company will be able to produce next-gen titles for double the cost accumulated at the start of this current generation.
Speaking at the Montreal International Game Summit, Sweeney suggests the doubled fee is a decent result. Epic showcased its first next-gen tech demo in 2011.
The three minute clip, which was codenamed Samaritan, had the company "greatly worried" about final costs. It took a team of 30 people four months to create; an output that isn't sustainable in the long run.
"If we extrapolate that into creating an entire game, we were worried that the cost would go up by a factor of three or four or even five in the next generation. And of course, we felt that was not acceptable."
Epic managed to use its content and production tools more efficiently, cutting costs in the process. Sweeney also warned against the pitfalls of free-to-play games.
"If a user has world-class, AAA free-to-play games to choose from side-by-side with $60 games that are available only on a disc in a retail store, free-to-play games are very likely to win. So we need to really be mindful of this trend and start building games that have monetization and are designed to be piracy-proof."
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Sean Connery learned to love golf during filming of 'Goldfinger'
It's been 50 years since the first James Bond film, and Bullz-Eye.com has put together a James Bond Fan Hub to look back at all of the movies. In Bob Westal's review of "Goldfinger," the third Bond film, he noted this interesting bit of trivia from the movie:
Though he claims to have seen the movie only twice — at the premiere and many years later at the urging of his daughter — Sean Connery owes his lifelong love of golf to the film's lengthy golf game sequence.
The golf scene is quite lengthy in the movie, as films from the 1960s moved at a much slower pace. Above we have a slideshow of several photos from the film, with Bond taking a swing and two photos of Goldfinger. One with Bond and the other with super henchman Oddjob.
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n. - One who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages, etc. 2
The word "stocker" uses 7 letters: C E K O R S T.
Direct anagrams of stocker:
restock rockets
Words formed by adding one letter before or after stocker (in bold), or to cekorst in any order:
b - brockets c - crockets i - corkiest rockiest stockier p - sprocket s - restocks stockers
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If coffee or energy beverages are your thing, would you prefer to skip that whole drinking part and just inhale it? No? Well, the makers of Aeroshot are hoping that somebody is up for that. The small canister is similar to an asthma inhaler, only the medication that it delivers is prescribed by Dr. Juan Valdez.
Marketing for Aeroshot describes it as "a quick hit of caffeine that's ready anytime, anyplace." Each canister contains 100mg of the stimulant, which is equal to the amount found in a large cup of coffee. The caffeine is distributed over the course of 6-8 puffs. As with other aerosol products, it delivers a fine powder into the air, which dissolves in the mouth. Aeroshot is presented by the creators as being advantageous, due to its portability and ability to be taken in places where liquid beverages are not allowed.
Aeroshot is the creation of David Edwards, a Harvard professor who also writes and invents things. He is the co-founder of a company called Breathable Foods, and is also the creator of the Le Whif line of products, which once had a similar inhalable coffee product. The featured Le Whif product today is inhaled chocolate, and the coffee model appears to have vanished in order to make room for Aeroshot.
Is there a future for inhaled caffeine? Caffeine pills have been available for years, but most people still prefer to drink coffee (and sometimes energy drinks) to get their fix. Perhaps there is a psychological element there, in that drinking a beverage makes people feel less like they're taking a drug. Still, there could be some market for this, perhaps for cramming college students or as a novelty item.
Aeroshot will hit stores in Boston and New York in January of 2012. No pricing information has been posted, but the old Le Whif canisters cost $3 each, or $8 for a pack of three.
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Paul Morris is based in Cheshire, England, and has been an active photographer since his late teens, working in both monochrome and colour, using traditional film-based technologies.
His work has been published in many photographic magazines and journals, and shown in various group exhibitions. His prints are held in several private collections. A number of his images were used in the brochure and programme for the 2001 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and Arts.


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Tom2 needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 88 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Amphis Software http://www.amphis-software.com
we are software developers producing software for small businesses that is very easy to use and designed to make life easier for them, as well as saving them some money.
these banners are aimed at all small businesses and we're emphasising that our software is easy to use and it will make them happy
we'd like banners something like the right hand side of this.
we like the white text on the blue and that font or something similar
on the left we'd like a happy smiley attractive woman - happy because the software is so easy to use, ideally sitting in front of a laptop (not a Mac)
the text needs to be this or something similar :-
Amphis Contact Management Software / CRM
Easy to use. Low cost. Single or multi-user.
"It's so easy with Amphis"
(we'd like the "so" to be in italics and probably bold)
Download Free 30 Day Trial
the "It's so easy with Amphis" could perhaps go below the picture of the happy woman or even be part of the picture. could perhaps be in a "hand-written" type font.
(feel free to be a bit creative with this)


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Gila Tools Pro-Cut Heavy Duty Diamond Blade is made from Hi-Grade diamond powder with a exclusive bond that is engineered for maximum cutting performance.specially designed 50mm wide segment featuring the latest laser welding technology with high diamond concentration for extremely aggressive fast cutting and provide superior blade life.
Features: Gila Diamond Products Warranty pertaining to all Diamond Cutting Tools and Carbide Blades
All Gila Diamond Products are engineered and manufactured to the highest of standards. Your satisfaction is a dominant consideration. All Gila Diamond Products are warranted to be free from defects in material and/or workmanship, provided that the tools are properly maintained and there is no evidence of abuse or misuse.
Gila Diamond Products Warranty pertaining to all Diamond Cutting Tools and Carbide Blades
- In the event of failure or malfunction, return the product, properly packaged and postage prepaid, to Gila Diamond Products. You may also contact Gila Diamond Products at (888) 850-0889 for instructions on returns and technical advice.
- Gila Diamond Products assumes no liability for defects or damage caused by abuse or misuse of any product or unauthorized service of any product. The product must have been used for its recommended purpose and not modified by sharpening or other changes. Normal wear and tear is not covered under Gila Diamond Products warranties.
For proper size, seg width, seg height and arbor, view product table
- Arbor Size: 1in-20mm, 20mm
- Blade Diameter: 12"-20"
- Material Cut: Cured Concrete, Hard Brick/Block andStone
- Rim Type: Segmented
- Weld Type: Laser Welded
Works with the following Manufacturer Models:
Husqvarna: FS309, K3000wet, K3000vac, FS520, FS513, FS413, FS400, MS510G
Diamond Products: CC1310E3XL-20, CC1507E3-20, CC1875E1XL-P, CC1810E3XL-P, CC1875E1XL-S, CC1810E3XL-S, CC2515E-14, CC2515E-20, CC3520E-14, CC3520E-20, CC3530E-14, CC3530E-20, CC3725E-14, CC3725E-20, CC3730E-14, CC809H-20, CC809L-20, CC813H-20
MK Diamond: MK-5009T, MK-5010S, MK-5010T , MK-5009G, MK-5010G, MK-5013G, MK-3020B, MK-2013HE, MK-2013HSP, MK-1610B Premium, MK-1610B Premium, MK-5009T, MK-5010S, MK-5010T , MK-5009G, MK-5010G, MK-5013G
Edco: SK-14-9H, SK-14-11H, SK-14-13H, SS-20-20H, SS-20-13H, SS-20-10B, SS-20-25P, SB-14-9H, SB-14-11H, SB-14-13H, BB-14-9H, GMS-20-9H, GMS-20-11H, GMS-20-13H
Norton Saint Gobain: C3120SD, C3520SS, C2016SS, C2020SS, C1316SM, C1320SM, C1316SS, C1320SS, C3020ES, C2020ES, C1320P, C1318P
CS Unitec: CSH 125, CSH 150, CSR 150
Wacker Nesonu: BFS914, BFS914A, BFS1318AB
Multiquip: SP118, SP213H20A, SP2S13H20A, SP2S20H20A, MP2H
Imer: 500 Block Head
Makita: 4114


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Alund needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 396 designs submitted by 80 freelance designers.
Quest Chat
Wordmark for Quest Chat
Update the wordmark/ logo for Quest & incorporate 'Chat'. The desired look should be current & modern. The new logo should appeal to the sensibilities of members of the opposite sex looking to chat, flirt and connect over the phone lines.
*Themes of seduction, passion and playfulness will win our affections.
Quest is an established telephone chat line, with local presence all across Canada and the US. It is a service that offers men and women the opportunity to chat, flirt and connect with members of the opposite sex in their local and surrounding areas.
Consumer Segment
Quest targets men and women who use the telephone line for companionship, phone connections and intimate conversation.
Communication Objectives
• The primary focus of the creative should be to appeal to Quest's current consumer, while evolving the brand and positioning it to appeal to a larger consumer target.
• Increase consumer awareness of Quest; differentiate it from the rest in the category, make it stand out.
Target Audience
Quest targets single or unsatisfied married men, 30-55, middle to lower income earnings, majority Caucasian and African American. The female audience, is slightly younger, 25-45, sexually curious may be single, dating or in an unsatisfying relationship
Competitive Distinctiveness
One of the main objectives of the re-brand is to reinforce the brand's distinctiveness where men and women can easily chat and flirt with one another within the comfort of their own surroundings and have the confidence to talk to members of the opposite sex without the fear of being rejected for example you had to introduce yourself to a stranger in a bar.
Desired Consumer Response
New users: Understand what Quest is (an IVR chat product) what it offers and as a result, be motivated to call the local number and obtain a free trial membership.
Previous users: For those that are familiar with the chat category and/or currently have memberships with other chat lines, remind them what Quest offers, who is on the system and how gratifying the experience can be.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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On Tuesday, attorneys for the largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, will present arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the generations of seeds that naturally reproduce from its genetically modified strains. Bowman vs. Monsanto Co. will be decided based on the court's interpretation of a complex web of seed and plant patent law, but the case also reflects something much more basic: Should anyone, or any corporation, control a product of life?
The journey of a 75-year-old Indiana farmer to the highest court in the country began rather uneventfully. Vernon Hugh Bowman purchased an undifferentiated mix of soybean seeds from a grain elevator, planted the seeds and then saved seed from the resulting harvest to replant another crop. Finding that Bowman's crops were largely the progeny of its genetically engineered proprietary soybean seed, Monsanto sued the farmer for patent infringement.
The case is a remarkable reflection on recent fundamental changes in farming. In the 200-plus years since the founding of this country, and for millenniums before that, seeds have been part of the public domain — available for farmers to exchange, save, modify through plant breeding and replant. Through this process, farmers developed a diverse array of plants that could thrive in various geographies, soils, climates and ecosystems. But today this history of seeds is seemingly forgotten in light of a patent system that, since the mid-1980s, has allowed corporations to own products of life.


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What is it like to visit Flint and have a job?
What is it to visit Flint in an American-made vehicle?
Flint is an industrial city located an hour northwest of Detroit in Michigan. Originally the home of numerous General Motors factories, including the Buick World Headquarters, Flint has fallen on hard times over the past 30 years due to the decline of the American automotive industry. Despite these misfortunes, the city has an outsized history, including decisive roles in the growth of the American labor movement and community schooling, and evident in a host of extensive and well-endowed cultural institutions, and a cityscape influenced by Vaux and Olmstead's designs in New York. Flint's crime numbers have dropped 46% in the last year and redevelopment projects to rebuild the city have topped $400 Million. Filmmaker Michael Moore was born and raised in the area, and has made Flint the subject of many of his films and books.
Sometimes considered a suburb of Detroit, Flint is more accurately described as a "satellite" city. Like Saginaw, Pontiac, and other factory towns in Michigan, Flint's identity is often influenced and predicted by the Motor City and the peaks and valleys of the American auto industry. Because these cities, and debatably Flint most of all, have become symbols of urban blight and economic ruin, it is tempting to write them off at the worst as ghost-towns, or at the best as smaller clones of Detroit itself. In fact, they are each regionally distinct, both in terms of the local institutions they have raised in times of prosperity and crisis, and in the emphasis of civic response.
In Flint's case, for example, the imprint of Charles Stewart Mott, General Motor's most famous philanthropist, often overshadows that of Billy Durant, who actually founded the corporation. Streets, parks, estates, neighborhoods, colleges, and lakes have been named after Mott and his family, and the Mott Foundation funds and supports many cultural events here. But this reverence toward a more glorious past is just as often tempered by frustration with its side-effects and outcome. The bulk of Sloan Museum (see below), for example, is a measured analysis of the opportunities and hazards of rapid industrialization. Much recent literature to come out of Flint, such as Rhonda Sanders Bronze Pillars focuses on the vitality of the African-American community, and its struggle against housing compacts and discrimination in the factories. It is true that many other communities have struggled with these very issues in recent decades, but the height from which Flint has fallen -- from Michigan's "second city" and acknowledged home to the world's largest corporation to an international symbol of crime and poverty -- has left deep scars on Flintites (or Flintstones; another heady debate in these parts).
Understanding Flint requires understanding that its situation is more complex than that presented by the media, whether this is the General Motors filmstrips of the 1950s, or last year's Michael Moore film. This means that there is more to the place than vacant lots and shuttered factories: The Flint Institute of Arts and annual jazz festival are comparable with cities many times this size, and a lively regional music scene is rooted in such venues as the Machine Shop and the Local 432. One should be aware, however, that any visit is likely to become a referendum on the successes and failures of the American Dream. There is a lot to see and do in Flint, but much of this may be to a sobering and thoughtful effect; certainly a far cry from the dunes of Lake Michigan or Ann Arbor's boutiques. Flintstones (or Flintites) will be open and generous in pointing you to the best bars, restaurants, museums, and parks; they will also give you their own candid thoughts on the plight of their city.
Get in
Flint is a major transportation hub, and in fact this is one of the ways in which its automotive history continues to serve the city well. Flint can be accessed by plain, train, car, and bus.
By plane
By train
By car
Flint is most directly served by I-69, which runs from the Port Huron, MI crossing to Sarnia, Canada, through Flint and southwest through Lansing, MI, Fort Wayne, IN, and Indianapolis, IN, and I-75, which runs from the Sault Ste. Marie, MI crossing to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, south through the Straits of Mackinac, Saginaw, MI, Flint, Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH, Dayton, OH, Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY, Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Atlanta, GA, Tampa, FL, and Miami, FL. Just south of Flint, US-23 routes south through Ann Arbor, MI, Toledo, OH, and ultimately Columbus, OH.
By bus
Get around
By Public Transportation
As the last section might suggest, Flint is easy to get to, but can be difficult to get around without a car. MTA, the public transit agency, is a reasonably priced (if time-consuming) way to reach your destination, and if you expect to stay within the Downtown area, walking is certainly an option.
By Car
While it might be possible in theory to explore Flint without a car, very few people would want to do so. Even after one considers the time and effort saved here, there is something singularly appropriate about traveling the boulevards and parkways, the industrial zones and factory strips, in the vehicle this city helped popularize. Of course, it also helps that Flint is a delight to drive, with a coherent network of roads and expressways linking the city to the suburbs, and abundant parking and a lack of congestion (ironically due to Flint's recent depopulation). Among the city's much-touted $400 million redevelopment efforts are miles of infrastructural repaving and repair, and it is generally possible to get between any two points of the city in ten or fifteen minutes, or to access the remotest suburbs in well under an hour.
The streetscape of Flint is based on two grids, one which conforms to the river for several square miles in proximity to Downtown, and another which is cardinally oriented. Flint by-and-large lacks the diagonal roads of Saginaw or Detroit (though exceptions are Flushing Rd., Miller Rd., and Welsh Blvd.), but there is enough topographical variation to enforce curves and splits. Also, within many neighborhoods, the broader streets become curving boulevards with grassy medians, and sometimes this is the only relic of a formerly affluent area.
The Downtown area is uniquely frustrating for driving. Most roads are one way, sometimes in an unordered sequence, which is maddening given the lack of heavy traffic. Saginaw Street bisects this area from north to south, and dividing east and west addresses, while the bridge at Saginaw street divides the city into north and south.
In the larger grid, neighborhoods are divided by major "mile" roads: to the north (running east-west) one passes Hamilton or Davison, Pasadena, Pearson, and Carpenter, to the south (running east-west) Court, Lippincott, Atherton, and Hemphill (on the half-mile), to the east (running north-south), Lewis, Dort, and Center, and to the west (running north-south) Fenton or Saginaw, Durand, and Ballenger or Clio. It will be important to have a map: while these roads are generally straight, they don't always connect up as one would expect, and it should be easy to navigate the citas long as you can maintain a basic orientation.
For getting around the city quickly, though, and for reaching most of the suburbs, nothing is faster than Flint's triumvirate of expressways: I-69, I-75, and I-475, and a trained Flintite can use this network of 70mph roads to go from a coney at Angelo's (see below) to a shake at the Atlas (see below) in about five minutes. I-75 runs to the west of Flint, with access (from south-to-north) to I-475, US-23 (only driving south) Bristol, I-69, Miller, Corunna, Pearson, Mt. Morris, and 475 again. I-475 runs through East Flint proper (meeting up with 75 outside the city) with access (from south to north) to Hill, Bristol, Hempill, Atherton, I-69, Court (only driving south), Robert T. Longway, Davison/Hamilton, Stewart, Pearson, Carpenter, Saginaw St. (in Mt. Morris), Clio Rd., and I-75. I-69 runs through South Flint proper with access (from east to west) to Center, Dort, I-475, Saginaw, Hammerberg, and I-75. With a map in your hand, this network is not only sane; it is comprehensible and convenient.
Do not drive a foreign car!
By Bicycle
Flint currently has little in the way of bicycling trails, although development is planned to extend these further throughout the city and suburbs, particularly throughout the West Side. The most extensive bike route is currently the Flint River Trail which extends north from downtown Flint to the city of Genesee on the Halloway Reservoir. Other routes link the Riverfront trail to Downtown, the Cultural Center, and Kearsley Park.
Due to Flint's relatively compact size, many attractions are within a short distance of each other by bike. Cyclists are urged to use caution, however, especially on major thoroughfares such as Robert T. Longway or Chavez Drive, as traffic can be fast and heavy, and hills and curves tend to obstruct vision for both cyclists and motorists.
Downtown Flint
Downtown Flint covers approximately one square mile near the center of the city, bounded roughly by Fifth Avenue to the north, I-69 to the south, I-475 to the east, and Thread Creek to the west, with most activity focused along Saginaw Street and the University of Michigan-Flint Campus.
Flint Cultural Center
The Cultural Center is a campus constructed in the 1950s and 60s alongside Mott Community College (see below) with local support and funds from the General Motors. Arranged in a parklike setting along both sides of E. Kearsley Street just east of 475, this area hosts nine separate entities managed under the organizational umbrella of the Cultural Center, and may well be Flint's crown jewel. The Cultural Center includes the Mott Applewood Estates, Bower Theatre (home of the award winning Flint Youth Theatre), Longway Planetarium (Michigan's largest), the Flint Institute of Arts (Michigan's best endowed after the Detroit Institute of Arts), the Flint Public Library, the Flint Institute of Music (home to the Flint Symphony Orchestra), Sloan Museum and Automotive Gallery, The Sarvis Center, and The Whiting Auditorium (which often hosts touring Broadway productions).
Sites in the Suburbs
Festivals and Events
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Burnt cable insulation causes damage to store's electrical equipment just before its grand opening. After much effort, its replacement needs a replacement.
After the fire, smoke poured from the electrical switchboard at a large food shop, which was scheduled for its grand opening only two weeks later. The food shop, part of a chain of over 60 units, was one of 20 other stores in a shopping center. The advertising campaign was already in progress, and the shop managers were already training their new employees. The insurance adjuster and others wanted to know what happened, and what was necessary to get the food market ready in time for operation.
An agitated insurance adjuster called us, asking if we could send an electrical engineer to the shopping center: The food market's business interruption insurance policy was adding up.
When I arrived at the site, there was a lot of cleanup activity. The fire department put out the fire the day before. They had sprayed water all over the rear of the store as well as on the mezzanine that extended part way across the back of the store. Water was still running out of the back door. Workman were sweeping up debris and removing water-soaked cartons of food. The affected switchboard was in a rear corner on this mezzanine.
As I approached the switchboard, I found it and the surrounding area covered with soot. The store manager reported only that the rear of the store was engulfed in flames, and there was a lot of smoke. When I opened the panels to the switchboard, the interior was covered with soot. I wiped off the soot from some of the contacts still in the open position. The contacts seemed pitted, while the coverings to the damaged coils were also heavy with soot.
Smoke from electrical fires are caustic, containing acids, carbon particles, and other damaging components. This was the condition in 80% of the switchboard. Before determining the full extent of the damage, we had to learn what caused this event. I walked around the rear exterior of the store and noticed a pad-mounted transformer in the back, installed for feeding the food market's loads. The transformer was sitting on its pad at an angle with a dent in its casing. Possibly, a truck had hit it when backing up, causing the transformer to be out of alignment.
Since the complex was soon to open, the local utility had previously completed its installation around the rear parameter, installing pad-mounted transformers at various locations to serve power at other stores. The food market had the power turned on about two weeks earlier. Installers had not completed the power supply to all the refrigerant systems before the fire. Therefore, they had not yet energized some of the switchboard's contactors.
In southern climates (where this incident happened), the electrical design and supply voltage usually relate to the size of the air conditioning compressors. If they use 50 hp motors and larger, then 277/480V is the usual supply service. This makes the conductors smaller than if a lower voltage was used. Here, the largest compressor motor was 25 hp, and the switchboard was fed using 120/208V, 3-phase, 4-wire conductors, making the conductors somewhat large; so they could handle the additional current.
The feeder ran from the secondary 120/208V side of the food market's transformer (there was no secondary fusing) via underground conduit to a 36-in.-sq26-in.-deep pull box, and vertically to the pull section. Well grounded, the conduit to the building was concrete encased steel, due to the need for high compressibility because of truck traffic in the parking lot. This, with the connection to the switchboard busway, created a total run of about 60 ft long.
We learned a truck had backed up into the pad-mounted transformer, moving the transformer enough to stretch the cables, and damaging the terminals enough to create a short circuit. The short was either intermittent, or just sufficient enough to cause excess current flow, frying the cable insulation. There was a lot of insulation to burn, and more current flow compared to a higher-voltage system. The primary protection ahead of the transformer wasn't affected by the intermittent secondary short circuit.
This was an odd combination of circumstances. When the cables were removed, we found the insulation was about 25% damaged. The smoke from the burning insulation was enough to travel through the conduit, into the terminal box, and up into the switchboard, the latter serving as a chimney.
We were then asked to continue on the job and provide assistance in the repair operation. We accepted this assignment, deciding to do so with the cooperation of the electrical contractor who worked on the job. We decided that replacing the switchboard was probably a less expensive approach for providing electrical service than to try to clean up and replace all the damaged parts. The latter option might have presented future problems.
Fortunately, the manufacturer of the switchboard was 40 miles from the site. We contacted them, explained the situation, and they offered to provide another switchboard. However, due to their workload, delivery would take 4 months. What were we to do?
The contractor had a large operation and he bought a lot of electrical apparatus from this manufacturer. We had also been a large specifier of this manufacturer's equipment. We both knew the same salesman employed with the manufacturer for over 30 years. The contractor persuaded the plant manager to insert our order into his schedule and work two shifts to provide us with the switchboard within 10 days. In the interim, crews removed the old switchboard and prepared the site for installation of the new unit.
When the manufacturer completed the switchboard, they loaded it on a flatbed truck for delivery to the job site. The 40-mile drive was via a major interstate highway, an easy, trouble-free route. Hundreds of trucks use the route every day. However, our driver took a short cut to reduce the distance by about 10 miles. This involved using a hilly road with hairpin turns.
The driver took one of the turns too fast, overturning the truck and its load into a canyon. Fortunately the driver jumped clear and was only slightly hurt. The next day I went to the site of the accident and saw our switchboard lying on the canyon floor in parts.
The adjuster, store management, and now the manufacturer of the switchboard were unhappy. The adjuster had to pay all costs associated with this event. Then he subrogated against the trucking company, and we were involved with the legal aspects.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year's hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two years under close supervision.
Brian Jones was given six months of community control, which strictly limits his freedom with measures including an ankle monitor and frequent check-ins with probation officials. Following that, the 23-year-old from Parrish, Fla., will serve another two years of probation. He's also required to perform 200 hours of community service.
Judge Marc Lubet said Jones's role in the hazing death of Robert Champion was relatively minimal and that Jones did not beat or hit Champion. Champion died last November after being beaten by fellow band members during a hazing ritual aboard a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel after a football game.
"This young man's part in this horrible act … as compared with many others from what I've seen is minimal," Lubet said. "It was an isolated incident in this man's life for which he's shown remorse."
Defense attorney Alisia Adamson noted that only two of the 90 witnesses even said he was on the bus.
Eleven other band members are awaiting trial on felony hazing charges, while another band member faces a misdemeanor hazing count.
Jones had entered a no-contest plea Oct. 9 to the third-degree felony hazing charge after initially pleading not guilty. The maximum penalty for the charge was five years in prison.
Champion's parents and friends say the drum major was a vocal opponent of hazing, but finally relented last November and got aboard "Bus C," which was known for hazing.
Pam and Robert Champion, Sr. both attended Monday's sentencing.
Speaking directly to Jones, Pam Champion challenged the idea that his role had been minor, saying: "You and I know that's not true. You played a critical role."
She carried a picture of Champion with her to the podium before she spoke.
"You won't be able to put it out if your mind…It will haunt you," she told Jones.
Robert Champion, Sr. also addressed the court.
"Fifteen people got on the bus with the intention to haze," the father said. "You don't have say sorry if you didn't get on the bus."
Jones said in a recorded audio statement with investigators that he was on the bus when another hazing victim— Lissette Sanchez — went through the ritual. But Jones told police that he only retrieved his lighter and left to smoke, getting off the bus before Champion got on.
The defendant's mother, Jacqueline Jones, told the court that her son was an honest person and that "he shared with me he had nothing to do with it."
Brian Jones tearfully apologized to the Champion family in court.
"No family should have to go through what you've gone through," he said.
Champion was seeking the top position in the famed marching band, leading dozens who had already endured the hazing ritual. The Marching 100 has performed at Super Bowls and presidential inauguration parades, and some felt the leadership position had to be earned.
What awaited him was a punishing scrum in which about 15 people pushed, struck, kicked and grabbed at participants as they tried to wade down the aisle from the bus's driver seat to touch the back wall, according to interviews with investigators. One witness said bigger band members waited at the back to make the final few steps the most difficult during the "crossing over" portion of the hazing process.
Several others who went through it said the ordeal leaves participants dizzy and breathless at a minimum. After finishing the ordeal, Champion vomited and complained of trouble breathing. He soon fell unconscious and couldn't be revived.
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Mayor Don Wesely today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for April to Jesse Theiler, Lincoln Fire and Rescue. The monthly award recognizes city employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the city. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Theiler, who has been a firefighter since December 2000, received two nominations in the category of customer relations – one from Michael Moss, Acting Captain of the Fire Department, and another from Rick Campos, Fire Investigator with the Fire Prevention Bureau.
As a child, Theiler learned to use sign language to communicate with the hearing impaired, and he has used his skills to communicate with citizens in emergencies. In one incident, crews were dispatched to a home in which a fire detector was activated, but there was no fire. Through sign language, Theiler assured the family members they were safe, explained how their smoke detector worked and offered other options for in-home fire detection.
Another incident in which Theiler used his sign language skills involved a hearing- impaired person whose van was on fire. Theiler was called after the fire to help calm the vehicle owner and to gather the necessary information from the owner, speeding the process for inspectors.
"When Firefighter Theiler began to communicate with the owner of the vehicle, you could see the relief in her facial expressions," wrote Campos in his nomination. "Firefighter Theiler not only was a communication medium, but also a comforter."
"Jesse has lowered the stress levels of hearing-impaired citizens encountering an emergency situation, making the process of gathering critical and accurate information possible and gaining the trust and respect, not only of his peers, but also of the hearing-impaired community as well," said Mayor Wesely.
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are productivity, safety, loss prevention and valor. All city employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected officials and some managers. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public.
Nomination forms are available from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program. All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. Monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.
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During my short trip to Baltimore I had the chance to visit a really neat museum in the Inner Harbor—and I mean literally in the Inner Harbor.
Historic Ships in Baltimore is a collection of four vessels and one lighthouse. You just pick a ticket option depending on how many of the ships you want to see and then tour them in whatever order you please and at your own pace. The star attraction is this lovely lady, the USS Constellation.
Specifically, she's the second Constellation. The first was one of the six frigates approved for construction in the 1790s, and saw service in the Quasi-War, the War of 1812, and against the Barbary pirates. She circumnavigated the globe in the 1840s, but that was her last hurrah. The next decade saw her torn apart for scrap just as construction began on the second Constellation, the one currently on display in Baltimore.
At some point in the twentieth century there was a lot of confusion surrounding the relationship between the two vessels, with a lot of folks thinking they were actually the same ship, the second one having supposedly been fashioned out of the original in the 1850s. (For a thorough analysis of the brouhaha, check out this report.) As of now the debate has been pretty conclusively resolved, and the ship sitting in the Inner Harbor is interpreted as a Civil War-era vessel, allowing visitors to get a firsthand look at the twilight of the Age of Sail.
The second Constellation started her career in the Mediterranean, and then patrolled the coast of West Africa in search of slave ships, the trade in human cargo having been outlawed. This is an aspect of U.S. naval history I hadn't heard much about, but it's one of the topics explored in the small museum alongside the vessel. The exhibit also includes quite a few original artifacts from Constellation's very long career. She returned to the Mediterranean during the Civil War to search for Confederate prey, and was still in service during WWI as a sort of floating classroom for naval recruits.
The view from the helm:
In addition to the standard exhibit signage, visitors get a handheld audio device to take with them. When you enter the number of each tour stop into the keypad, you hear a little recorded dialogue between a kid and a Civil War-era sailor who explains how the different ship components worked and what life on board was like.
I'm not a tall guy, but I had to stoop a little to move around belowdecks. I can't even begin to imagine how chaotic it would've been in this confined space when the guns went into action:
The captain's cabin, ready to entertain fellow officers or a group of dignitaries from shore:
Dining arrangements for the average seaman weren't quite as genteel.
One of the added bonuses of taking the Water Taxi is getting a close-up look at Constellation's starboard side.
The second-coolest vessel in the Historic Ships collection is the WWII submarine USS Torsk, moored alongside the National Aquarium.
A section of the controls. I'd add more info here, but I have no idea what any of these buttons and levers are for. I can't even drive a manual transmission.
On August 14, 1945 two Japanese frigates found themselves at the business end of these torpedo tubes and became the last enemy vessels sunk by the U.S. in WWII.
There's a lot for history buffs to do in Baltimore, but I'd rate Historic Ships as a must-see if you're planning a trip to the city.
Within spitting distance of the ships is another treat for Civil War aficionados. Just across the water from the Constellation is Federal Hill. In 1789 Baltimoreans gathered here to ring in the Constitution.
By 1861 the city's attitude toward the national government had soured just a wee bit, so Union troops fortified Federal Hill to keep things in line.


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25 June 2013
Some Changes in Championship Rules (and more)
First, regarding winners of prizes (weekly, monthly, etc.): while you can choose to remain anonymous on your public profile, you will not be eligible to receive a prize unless you have completed the following parts of your profile (which you can keep private):
On your Account-Personal page, provide your real and full name, as well as the country in which you reside. Then complete at least one of the three "My Website" fields with your LinkedIn account, professional website and/or other webpages that identify you and your profession. Your company website, combined with an email address in the same domain, is acceptable.
On the Account-Professional page, tell us the name of the company for which you work, the university you attend, or whatever is appropriate in your case.
Bottom line: we want to make sure that the players who win prizes are "real people" and not duplicate accounts, team efforts, or anything else. Of course, we can't stop you from putting in "phony" data, but we remain confident in the honesty and integrity of our players.
Second, regarding the quarterly championship:
1. The above rule applies to everyone who wishes to participate in the championship. In other words, even if you qualify by ranking, you will not be able to play in the championship without completing the minimal elements of your profile listed above. Only "real people" can compete!
2. Everyone will play in the championship at the same time. We will no longer offer multiple times at which it can be taken. We realize that this could cause hardship for some players (I'm thinking about the Pacific nations mostly), but we figure that if you are sufficiently honored and excited to be in the championship, you'll make it work.
In all cases, if a player does not provide the necessary information their status will be set to "Not Ranked" for the appropriate quiz.
We haven't finalized the time for the championship yet, but since most players are in the US and in Europe, we expect to aim for the end of the work day in Europe, late morning in the US.
Thanks once again for your dedicated play on the PL/SQL Challenge site. We will be unveiling new features in the coming months that will make it an even better at helping you become (more of) an expert in Oracle technologies.
Warm regards,
Steven Feuerstein
24 comments:
I don't see the point of requiring 3 web pages. I do have a LinkedIn page, but I have not updated it for years. Should I put my employer's webpage in the second field? I hope I am still allowed to exists as "real human" without having 3 different webpages.ReplyDelete
I do not have Facebook, I have not filled my Google account, no Twitter, Picasa etc
- Anonymous26 June, 2013 07:50
I would definitely be excited and honoured to be part of the championship playoff. But, living in GMT +8.00 timezone I am afraid I will be forced to work my brain after midnight. Not an ideal situation.ReplyDelete
Hei Steven,ReplyDelete
I have a little bit of problem with those websites, I don't have a LinkedIn account, my own website or anything that can show who I am or what I work with. The only one that can confirm all that is my works website, but that's only one website.
Ingimundur K. Gudmundsson
- Anonymous26 June, 2013 11:52
Dear Steven,ReplyDelete
to be honest, I'm not very happy about your decision to force every playoff participant to play at the same time.
Could you please explain why you no longer offer multiple times for the playoffs? Are there any technical reasons for this? Or is it to prevent cheating (e.g. one player taking the playoffs at the earliest possible time and giving the questions to another player participating at the lateset possible time)?
Kind regards,
Frank Schmitt
@ingimundur I have changed the post above to ask for at least one website. If you cannot list three, no worries. As for not having a LinkedIn account, is it a problem to establish one?ReplyDelete
@anonymous - Regarding the time of play, I recognize that some people will play in less optimal circumstances, and I am sorry about that. But won't the chance to play be so exciting that your adrenalin rush will overwhelm such as concerns as playing after midnight? Where, by the way, are you located?
@frank - It is not a technical issue. We simply feel that this will be a better way to ensure that everyone plays on an equal footing.
- Anonymous26 June, 2013 15:15
I can agree with all the new rules : You give the prizes (and much much more than only that), you make the rules, simple as that.
The only thing I would really hate is the "time of play". Even with 4 options it's sometimes difficult to align it with work & family.
Maybe the Championships could move to the weekends? (new poll? :)
Thierry Poels.
That is a very interesting idea, Thierry. Play the championship on the weekend....hmmmm....I like it very much, though of course it will still be tough for someone who has to play at 4 AM.ReplyDelete
I will set up a poll.
- Anonymous26 June, 2013 19:17
Hello All,ReplyDelete
Just another idea:
What about keeping the several playing times in place, but under the restriction that all the participants
from the SAME COUNTRY should play at the SAME TIME ?
That "single time per country" could be chosen either by a vote of the majority of the players from that country,
or simply fixed by choosing "a reasonable time" for each country ?
This way no one would be forced to play at midnight, and the "equal footing" is ensured at least
at the country level ... though, of course, in a world where nothing is 100% reliable,
why would the country information itself be ?
The weekend idea has a nice point in it, namely that you don't have to also play a daily quiz in the same day ...
but this is the only one.
Just as not everyone has a web site or a LinkedIn account , also not everyone has access
to a database at all on weekends ... and, however we look at it, this puts to a definite advantage
those players who do have a database ...
Cheers to @SiimKask, I am also a "real human" ( or at least I still hope so ... )
without a personal web page, without a laptop and without a personal/home database ...
Thanks a lot & Best Regards,
( not Anonymous, but I cannot logon to my profile )
- Anonymous27 June, 2013 02:21
"We realize that this could cause hardship for some players (I'm thinking about the Pacific nations mostly), but we figure that if you are sufficiently honored and excited to be in the championship, you'll make it work."ReplyDelete
By this logic, you should set the competition time to be 4am, US EST.
In other words, "We think the minority of people in the wrong timezones should be made to work harder than others to overcome our arbitrary restrictions - they should feel privileged that we even let them compete."
- anonymous coward
- Anonymous27 June, 2013 22:34
Fine with me!ReplyDelete
Kind regards,
Milibor Jovanovic
- Anonymous28 June, 2013 07:54
I think that there should be at least two playing times, e.g. 0:00 UTC and 12:00 UTC.ReplyDelete
Regarding the websites: I also don't have a LikedIn account but after I saw there user agreement that you must confirm that every content you upload (even if it was accidentely) you automatically grant them the worldwide and unrevokable privilege to use it for whatever they want - and that's an absolute no-go for me.
When you go to my website you will only see a message from my provider that the domain is registered for a customer (I use it for email accounts) and I don't know if I will have the time to create a real home page until the next playoff).
I have also added the homepage of the company I work for (even when you can't see that I'm working for the company on it) and I think it should also be sufficient to show that you are a real human if the email address belongs to the company (even when this would be very bad for people working at google, GMX, ... :-( ).
Kind regards,
Niels Hecker
Niels, why do you think there should be at least two playing times? If two, why not four, as we do now?ReplyDelete
The homepage of your company, along with an email address with that domain, should be sufficient as well. I will add this to the rules, which will be placed in the FAQ as well.
Regarding the interpretation that "We think the minority of people in the wrong timezones should be made to work harder than others to overcome our arbitrary restrictions - they should feel privileged that we even let them compete.", that stung!
It's tough when your audience is such a logical bunch.
Well, tell me what you would do. We have players all over the world, but the vast majority of those who compete in the Championship live in the US and Europe. I hate to inconvenience anyone, but I also want to ensure a great content. I am not for a "tyranny of the majority" but it's not like I am violating anyone's basic human rights here.
I am adding this to the main post (and eventually to the rules/FAQ):
If a player who qualifies to win a prize or compete in the Championship does not provide the necessary information, their status will be set to "Not Ranking" for the previous quarter. Rankings for the quarter will be adjusted and new players eligible.
Complicated? Well, sure, but only if players don't provide a very reasonable amount of information.
Niels, you raised the idea of two time slots. I assume you propose that so some people would not have to play at an ungodly hour in the morning. It is very worthwhile concern.ReplyDelete
What do you think of this idea:
We have two time slots, but at 4:00 and 16:00, and you can play the 4:00 time slot if your country (and IP address) is in the Asia/Pacific region. Otherwise you play at 16:00.
- Anonymous01 July, 2013 08:52
Steven, the idea of two timeslots comes from your idea that all players should play at only one point of time. I thought that it would be hard for some people if this time would be, for example, 04:00 at their local time zone and so I come to the idea that there should be at least two timeslots with a difference of 12 hours.ReplyDelete
And I'm also happy that it is sufficient, when the domain of the email-address is identical to the domain of the company a player is working for, because when you look at the poll "Where Do You Play Quizzes?" you will also see that 84% of the players do it on the job (during or outside of the working hours).
Kind regards, Niels
Hi Steven,ReplyDelete
Just want to know: how do we know that the information we provided is enough? Is the information "You are being ranked." enough?
I am asking this because you state: "Your company website, combined with an email address in the same domain, is acceptable." - I do not have that information in LinkedIn (and I don't want to use my that e-mail address as primary).
Re: IP address...I did some checking and apparently there is no way to use IP address reliably to identify/confirm location. I will give it some more thought, but right now I am inclined to keep things at a single time slot for this championship and we will see how that works out.
We will let you know if the information you provide is not good enough. Put in the data you feel best represents you and we will let you know if there is a problem.
- Anonymous02 July, 2013 05:00
Hi Steven,ReplyDelete
I live in Singapore (UTC +8). I like the idea of two time slots 4:00 utc and 16:utc. that way I will be able to take up the playoff quiz (if I am selected) at 4:00 utc. The timings also ensure that only 1 slot is ideal for anyone depending on their region.
- Anonymous02 July, 2013 10:12
Hello Steven,ReplyDelete
Regarding the IP address versus location ... I am sure that the CIA probably has a method
of relating the two precisely.
But, anyway, if you take the statistic distribution of all the playing times of a player across a quarter,
( earliest, latest, vast majority ), you can probably identify at least from which "half globe" he was playing ...
A pity that we cannot adopt the Middle Age "plain globe" variant to make everybody happy :):)
Best Regards,
Thanks, Iudith. Yes, I could probably sort it out - manually. But I don't see a good way to automate the process - which scares me. :-)ReplyDelete
Hi Steven,ReplyDelete
Just to follow the point that João mentioned. I don't use my work e-mail for PLSQLChallenge, as I work in a government institution and am technically not allowed to use my email for private things. Therefore I use my gmail for the account. I can of course put my work e-mail as a comment somewhere so that you can see it for the purposes of deeming if I am a real person or not. Hope this is enough.
Ingimundur, that will be more than sufficient. I will add that to the FAQ and rules as well.ReplyDelete
[From Iudith/comment deleted accidentally]ReplyDelete
Hello Steven, All,
The problem with 2 playing times, even with 12 hours between them, is that, in any way you choose them, there will always exist certain regions on the globe for which both of them could be considered "reasonable".
For example, if you take 04:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC, then for my region, which is ( UTC + 03:00 )
both of them are "morning or evening" times, not "night" times.
So, even if you rely on the country information, you will have to take a decision about which of the two times will have to be used for the players of that country.
For example, you can calculate the for each of these 2 time points, the "average time interval" between the daily playing times of a player across the quarter and that fix time point, and then choose the time point for which this average interval is the smallest.
And, if this leads to different results (different time points chosen) for players from the same (declared) country, then choose for all those players the one that represents the majority of the results, considering that in this case, probably, both time points are "normal enough" for all the players of that country.
Just an "idea of automation" ... maybe it could work.
Thanks a lot & Best Regards,
Thanks for your ideas, Iudith. For this championship, though, I am going to "stick" with the one time slot.ReplyDelete


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Last week, USDA announced the start of a new loan program to expand credit options for small farms of all types, especially young farmers and those serving local and regional food markets, including urban farmers. The move got positive response from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
"NSAC commends the Farm Service Agency for moving ahead with an innovative new microloan program that will allow USDA to better meet the credit needs of young and beginning family farmers who often face difficulty in obtaining commercial credit at the start of their new careers," says Juli Obudzinski, NSAC Policy Associate.
"This new program will provide young and beginning farmers with capital to jump start their farm operations and help grow the next generation of farmers. We are also excited that these new microloans will also be available to finance the initial credit needs of the new wave of young farmers selling to local and regional markets, and will further expand the growth of local and regional food systems."
These new microloans will be funded through USDA's Farm Service Agency's existing Direct Operating Loan program, and will have a maximum loan amount of $35,000, which is much lower than the $300,000 loan cap for regular FSA farm operating loans. These smaller loans are intended to cover smaller purchases, such as seeds, animals, small equipment, or other investments that young and other beginning farmers require to finance their operations. The new microloan program will feature a simplified and streamlined application process, and will require less paperwork for farmers to fill out and appropriately reflects the smaller loan amount.
The final rule for the proposed microloan program was published today, and the Farm Service Agency, which is USDA's credit lending arm, intends to begin making these smaller loans effective immediately.
NSAC and several member organizations, including the National Young Farmers Coalition, California FarmLink, and others, spearheaded initial efforts to encourage USDA to develop a more streamlined loan program that specifically targets smaller and less-established producers who typically have smaller credit needs. We continue to be big supporters of the FSA credit programs for family farms in general and for beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers in particular. The new microloan program helps fill an additional, important niche within the overall FSA loan portfolio.
We are very pleased with USDA's responsiveness and with the new lending option. We also continue to pursue further improvements through the farm bill process in Congress.
NSAC published a blog with more details at here.


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Dana is a Senior at Washington College. She is majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Biology and Philosophy. She has been working on crime mapping on tasks such as welcome wagon which maps recently released offenders across Maryland, domestic violence occurances, address corrections, and other mapping projects for Maryland State Police.


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Category: Religious News
Mass. school district marks Muslim holiday
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Public school students in Cambridge,
Mass., return to class today after getting Monday off for Eid
al-Adha, the Muslim holiday also known as the Festival of
The Cambridge school system is believed to be the first in
Massachusetts to give all students a day off for a Muslim holiday.
The day off was approved by the school committee last year
because of the district's sizeable Muslim population.
Superintendent Jeffrey Young told The Boston Globe that honoring
the holiday is in line with the district's values of "inclusion
and respect."
School committee member Marc McGovern says he got some criticism
and even threats when he approved the holiday.


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(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the insider trading conviction of Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, rejecting his argument that wiretap evidence was used improperly to convict him.
The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York was a victory for federal prosecutors, who have used wiretaps to win convictions or guilty pleas for 73 defendants in a wide-ranging probe into insider trading that was unveiled in October 2009.
"It does give the government more discretion and makes it easier to secure wiretap applications," said Kevin O'Brien, a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner at Harris, O'Brien, St. Laurent & Houghteling.
Patricia Millett, a lawyer for Rajaratnam, declined to comment. A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan declined to comment.
Rajaratnam, 56, is serving an 11-year prison term. A federal jury convicted him in May 2011 of nine counts of securities fraud and five counts of conspiracy.
The government said Rajaratnam, whose firm once managed $7 billion, made as much as $63.8 million in illicit profit from 2003 to March 2009 trading on stocks including eBay Inc (EBAY.O); Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N); Google Inc (GOOG.O); Intel Corp (INTC.O); and ATI Technologies Inc, which was bought by Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.N.
Prosecutors said the Goldman trades included trades during the 2008 financial crisis, just after Rajaratnam got a tip from Goldman director Rajat Gupta of an infusion in the bank from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N).
It was the highest-profile conviction of a hedge fund executive to date in the crackdown on insider trading. Gupta is the highest-ranking corporate executive convicted, and is appealing his June 2012 conviction and two-year prison sentence.
As part of the probe, investigators relied heavily on wiretaps, a tool that until then was more often associated with mafia prosecutions.
In March 2008, prosecutors sought to wiretap Rajaratnam's cell phone in a bid to identify his network of inside sources and gather evidence for criminal cases.
The wiretaps were also at the center the case against Gupta, the former head of management consultancy McKinsey & Co who prosecutors say gave Rajaratnam inside information about Goldman Sachs Group Inc, where Gupta was a board member.
Rajaratnam's lawyers had argued the recordings should have been suppressed because the initial wiretap application contained misstatements or omissions.
The 2nd Circuit rejected those arguments. U.S. Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes, writing for the court, said details Rajaratnam said "all of the alleged misstatements and omissions were not 'material.'"
Cabranes also rejected Rajaratnam's argument that former U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell's jury instructions on the use of inside information were erroneous.
O'Brien, who is not involved in the case, said Monday's decision "gives the government comfort when making applications of this kind that they don't have to turn square corners as long as any mistakes or omissions are not deemed material end day."
The case is U.S. v. Rajaratnam, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 11-4416.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Jeffrey Benkoe and David Gregorio


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
The Modern Language Association
hasn't made up all the new rules yet to govern how one blogger should
reverence, er, reference another in their blog posts. But they
should! Let's get that ball rolling for them.
I'm not exactly
sure who started this format, but it's my favorite. When writing a
blog post in which you mention another person's blog, let's do it like
"blogger name (blog_hyperlink | twitter_hyperlink)"
So, we might read a blog post by my friend Kimberly Tripp (blog | twitter) that might look something like this:
Scottish Terrier was so well known in early American society that as
recently as the 1910's, Manhattanite nannies instructed their young
charges to be good else the "Scottish Terrier" would eat them, after a
lengthy session of slobbery nuzzling and years of canine devotion. It
is for this very reason that I've given my Scots/English husband, Paul
Randal (blog |twitter),
several variations of the nickname "Scottish terrier", "scotty",
"snotty", and "scotsnots" until such a time as needed for me to roll up
the newspaper, give him a good spanking, and stick his nose in ..."
Well, you get the point. And didja notice that I worked in not just one, but TWO
entire examples of the blog-reference syntax?!? I can hardly believe
my own craftiness. I went to university for four years to learn that
y'know - and to learn how to funnel beer - but I digress.
One thing I love about the SQL Server community is our very community-ness.
(I also like the fact that you'll let me invent stupid words on the fly
without too much criticism.) So, let's make the glob, {ah! damned
dyslexia!} , blog reference business even easier by having you (yes, YOU) post your own blog & twitter links as a comment here.
repeat - post a comment here containing your name, blog (with embedded
hyperlink to your blog), and twitter (with embedded hyperlink to my
twitter, er, YOUR twitter account).
I'll then repost a brand new shiny article with a full compendium to everyone's blog & twitter hyperlinks (except Brent Ozar's (blog | twitter)
) which you can save to some obscure cranny of Outlook or WordPerfect
to call up at a moments notice when the urge to both blog and reference
other bloggers strikes you.
Thanks and looking forward to seeing your blog reference soon!
-Twitter @kekline
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Hey hey hey,
What if bloggers (like myself) Michael Swart (blog|twitter)
Can there be a standard for that too?
good idea Kevin, and you know how much I, Thomas LaRock (blog | twitter) like standards.
Most excellent suggestion, and one that I, Arnie Rowland (blog | twitter) can readily support.
Hey Kevin -
Standards are great. I don't think you'll find a lot of DBAs disagree with you there. That standard you propose is simple and more readily followable.
After learning more about blogging when writing my series on blogging, I found that search engines care about the anchor text. I am not saying it is all about search engine placement or hits but if I am linking to a fellow blogger it is because I like their content and I don't mind helping them be found in a search engine, helping to build their brand and inbound search engine hits. If my anchor text has something a bit more meaningful it actually may influence search results. "Blog" or "Twitter" aren't so distinct and useful. So the standard I have been using is something like:
These are just the thoughts of Mike Walsh, who blogs over at  StraightPath Solutions.
Something to that effect. Or I'll mention their name in the blog results or even something like "blogs about SQL Server" topics with the quoted portion being the link.
A good example of this has apparently been "fixed" with a change in administration but you used to be able to search for "worst president" and get taken to the GW Bush biography on whitehouse.gov.. Not saying I agree with that assessment but the technique was anchor text placement.
Or like this :-) (the link isn't displayed as a link so no credit to me for it :-) If anything I'm making it harder for one to click back to the content):
Mike talk's about the importance of anchor texts in this post with  tips for bloggers.
Personally I prefer the format: Rob Farley (@rob_farley) - which would have a link on my name to my blog, and a link on my Twitter handle to twitter.com. Don't search engines prefer this as a way of identifying that the person's page is their blog (because the link says their name, not just "blog")?
I'm not going to suggest that I know for sure which way search engines prefer it, but perhaps a "standard" should be based on that?
Agreed with Rob, that's a much nicer format, and I also believe that search engines handle it better.
I agree with both comments from ROb and Adam (which I believe are just comments agreeing with the idea behind my long winded - surprise - thoughts). Search engines definitely handle that case better. I sometimes even go further and post a descriptive link to an actual blog post. This way someone searching for content there is more weight behind the ranking of a post (that weight varies from non important to very important but just in case...)
Yes. I was echoing Mike's point about SEO, and suggesting a format that works better for me than the one he suggested. ;). Personally I'd rather have my name linked to my blog than my Twitter feed.
The format Mike listed has been the standard in the blog world for linking to posts for as long as I can remember. No reason to diverge from that standard. If you're just talking -about- Mike Walsh, not referencing a blog post in particular, perhaps you'd want to include some more links. In that case Rob's suggestion is definitely the best IMO. Agreed with Rob too that a link to the blog is far preferable to a link to a Twitter feed. The blog is where most of the interesting content is, not Twitter.
Agreed 100 fold on the blog. Heck with some of us the link to the twitter feed showing up first could be a disservice when being bingled or boogled ;-)
Ok, so I learned something important. There's some kind'a thingie called anchor text that can help your ranking in SEO optimizations and getting found by Google. Excellent! We need to definitely use that in our favor.
However, I think one thing that Adam, Mike, and Rob are overlooking is that the REAL reason for this post is to get the blog and, if they want, the twitter address of everyone of significance in our space onto the same page. That way, any time you want to say something great about blogger/MVP "XYZ", you don't have to go find their info. You can grab it off of the compendium (hopefully created by this call to action) and then retool whatever anchor text you want to refer to Adam, Mike, and/or Rob.
Does that all make sense?
Wasn't there a list forming at Pedia? I'm already listed on the Twitter list there (@rob_farley), but my blog (link on my name above) doesn't seem to be there anywhere.
My blog on SQL Server connectivity mechanism
My blog on SQL Server connectivity mechanism http://www.irfanrizvi.com/2010/03/database-architecture-with-sql-server.html
Related to this, I'd just love to see blogger's putting their twitter accounts somewhere on their blogs. I tweet all the good articles I find and I'd like to give credit in the tweet with a link to their twitter account (e.g. "Good article on XYZ by @AmosFiveSix - http://...") but half the time I can't find one. Thank you to Keven for including yours!
Hey, count me in... I'm Mark Caldwell (@AjarnMark).
Here is mine: Glenn Berry(blog | twitter)
Aaron Bertrand (blog | twitter)
Nicholas Cain ( blog | twitter )
Hey hey, I'm in
Jorge Segarra ( blog | Twitter )
Although I'm going to agree with Mike/Adam/Rob, I like the linked name with the (@twittername) construct.
I think linking blog | twitter would be more appropriate. Agreement with Kevin in that the blog link is focus. I want to see what content they write about not necessarily what they tweet about.
Here is my support: http://meltondba.wordpress.com/reader-subscription/