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Senior Theatre Major takes the Directing Chair for Next Production
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University senior Lisa Angel is no stranger to the Wayland theatre stage. She's acted in several plays and directed a few short pieces in the annual Shorts production. But her next assignment will test her mettle in a new way.
Angel, a theatre major from Wylie, will be in the director's seat for the upcoming production of The View From Here, a comedy by Margaret Dulaney, in fulfillment of her senior theatre practicum. The play takes the Harral Studio Theatre stage on Feb. 23 and 25 and March 3 and 4, with shows at 8 p.m. each night and a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 25.
The show involves a woman suffering from agoraphobia – the fear of leaving her safe haven of home – who is faced with a dilemma. Though the situations are funny and audiences will enjoy the humor, WBU theatre director Marti Runnels said the play has some poignant moments.
"Like all true comedy, it's social commentary," said Runnels, who is acting in a supervisory role for the production while Angel directs. "It always has about it the idea that society can improve itself. You see at the end that there are bridges we can build to each other and don't have to live in isolation."
Though the play is a comedy, Angel's world has been all business the last few months as she's immersed herself in the project. But the play itself intrigues her and has been fun to dive into.
"Being from a psychological background (she's minoring in psychology and English), I've always been interested in abnormal psychology, and this definitely explores that," Angel said. "But it also provides psychological insight on all the characters. These are serious issues but it presents them in a humorous way."
She's finding the view from the director's seat to be a very different one, especially in terms of a full-length play and with the comedic tone.
"With serious drama, it's OK to have moments with stillness and silence on stage, but in comedy, you have to constantly be moving and thinking about the audience and their participation in the play," she said.
Angel has dealt with her share of challenges during the process, which are common for practicum participants. Cast conflicts meant recasting some roles, and she's had to juggle the directorial responsibilities around regular student issues including other classes, homework and tests.
"The sheer experience of it has been the biggest lesson for me," she said. "I can say that I know how to put together a rehearsal schedule and make a piece performable on a stage. Also, I know what to look for in auditions and am learning how to communicate with actors."
All those experiences are what Runnels said makes the practicum such a valuable tool for theatre majors, especially those who intend to teach or enter the field professionally some day. He tries to remain hands-off during the process, stepping in only in an advisory role and sometimes only if the student director asks.
Angel said she's found the whole process enjoyable and hopes to pursue directorial work in the future. She plans to graduate in April 2006 and is considering graduate school in the field as well.
The cast of The View From Here includes newcomer Jessie Else of Idaho in the lead role of "Fern." Theatre veteran Mary Feril, a senior from Grand Prairie who has appeared in several productions at Wayland, plays Fern's younger sister "Mable." Grant Jasper, a sophomore theatre major, plays Fern's neighbor "Arnold," and Plainview Christian Academy senior Rachel Morgan plays "Carla," another neighbor.
Tickets to the production are $8 for adults, $4 for students and Wayland alums. Reservations may be made by calling the WBU box office at 291-1087.


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CARSON — Three touchdowns in 25 seconds turned a close game into a Folsom blowout, as the Bulldogs won the CIF State Football Division II Championship on Saturday in Carson, defeating Serra, 48-20. Folsom held a slim 21-20 lead after three quarters, but scored four touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win convincingly. "We have the ability to score quickly," Folsom coach Kris Richardson said. "We just out-executed them late in the game. The offense always gets the credit, but the defense played great too." Serra, which entered the game undefeated and had won 29 straight games, was driving for the go-ahead score late in the third quarter and faced a fourth-and-two situation at the Folsom 18. The Cavaliers went for it all with a pass in the end zone, but Tyler Trosin tipped the pass and his brother, Tanner, intercepted it, thwarting a Serra drive while giving the Bulldogs the ball in the process. Dano Graves hooked up with Jordan Richards on the ensuing play for a 45-yard gain to the Serra 35-yard line. Two plays later on third and 10, Graves found Richards again as Richards made a sliding catch out of bounds to set up a fourth-and-one play from the 26-yard line. Graves took it himself and gained 16 yards on the final play of the third quarter for another Folsom first down. Two plays into the fourth, Graves scored on a one-yard run and Dillon Wessing's extra point gave Folsom a 28-20 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Serra muffed a short kick by Troy Watson and Wessing recovered at the 28-yard line. It proved to be the turning point of the game. "Two of our guys hit their player and took him out and I saw the ball sitting on the ground," Wessing said. "I was in a full sprint and got on it right away. I was relieved that I recovered it cleanly since it was right by the side line. I felt pure excitement after that." As did the rest of the team and the Bulldog fans, some 500 or so who made the seven-hour drive down to Carson to support the team. Two plays later, Graves found a wide open Tyler Trosin for a 27-yard touchdown pass, the third time the two hooked up for a score in the game. Wessing's extra point put Folsom up 35-20 with 10:56 to play. On Serra's next play from scrimmage after the kickoff, quarterback Conner Preston overthrew his receiver on a screen pass and Jordan Richards intercepted the pass on the run and returned it 35 yards for a score, which all but secured a Folsom victory, as the Bulldogs led 41-20 with 10:46 to play. "I read the screen and the ball was high and I just went to make a play on it," Richards said. "After scoring I wasn't thinking about anything; I was just running around like a chicken with its head cut off." Serra's next drive ended on downs when Marcus Hendricks sacked Preston on a fourth-and-six play from the Folsom 35-yard line. The Bulldogs drove down the field from there, using as much clock as possible along the way, and Graves capped the drive, the scoring and the game with a 1-yard run. Folsom converted a fourth-and-four play right before the touchdown on a 21-yard pass from Graves to Hendricks. When the final buzzer sounded, Folsom's team and fans showed their enthusiasm. "To win the state title is a fantasy; it's a dream come true," senior Tyler Trosin said. Senior linebacker Burton De Koning added, "It's the best feeling in the world." "It's amazing," said Richards. "We've worked for this since January and even back to when we were 8-years old playing for the Junior Bulldogs. There is no better way to end it and on top of that we're going to Disneyland tomorrow."


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I don't like Linksys :(
I recently called them today inquiring about a certain wireless-N adapter I was interested in purchasing, but I wanted it to be compatible with OpenBSD so I asked about the chipset it was using, and the outsourced reps on the other line didn't even know what a chipset was. I heard them conversating (with their superiors I guess) in a different language and came back to tell me that this particular wireless adapter did not have any chips. What?
The latest representative I spoke with I was getting impatient after an hour and a half, so I kindly asked her if she could forward me/transfer my call to maybe a more knowledgable higher tier support, and I was hung up on!!!
I posted in their forums and they deleted my post:
Picking one embedded 802.11n chip I have with a netbook:
Business orients itself towards populations which are likely to buy their products & services in large quantities. Hence, they will have some familiarity with Windows & possibly Linux. Anything else is a fluke.
Business provides technical support in order to cover very basic needs. Support does not generate revenue, so the most minimal effort will be expended on setting up the necessary infrastructure or hiring knowledgeable people.
Look at it another way. You can likely buy a corded telephone from any vendor & expect that once it is plugged in, basic service can be attained. This is because the standards are well established, & everyone knows what they are. Wired telephone service is a mature industry.
Wireless isn't mature, so focusing on standards is even more important.
When dealing with wireless with the *BSD family, look at the manpage for whatever device you have (which can be determined in dmesg(8) output after the device is connected...). A general list of drivers can be found from apropros(1):
After studying the manpage for whatever device you have (as also suggested by jggimi...), you will have a better idea about what standards to look for in third-party products. It is also common within the manpages to state what specific commercial cards have been known to work.
Lastly, to minimize getting bit by buying hardware that ends up not being supported, only buy from vendors where it is very clear what the return policy is, & make sure you return items within the timeframe specified.
All you've done is annoyed and insulted some random people trying to make a meager living.
Instead of contacting Linksys/Cisco (..you probably didn't buy it from them directly), deal with the company you intend on purchasing the card from.
Inquire about their refund/return policy, buy it.. and then just try it out for yourself.
If you'd like to know what devices people are having success or failure with, follow misc@, and learn to use mailing list archive search tools. That will give you much more information, much more successfully, then calling some outsourced customer service department that can only read to you from a prebuilt script to you over the phone, to solve only the most common problems for people on Windows (and possibly Mac). They only want to know if you're using XP, Vista, or Win 7, so they can move to the right section of the script.
The main reason why I attempted to ask them was because in my previous history with them, I had bought two of the exact same wireless adapters (at different points in time), same model, same version number, yet they both ended up having different chipsets! This was very surprising to me. I guess I got lucky on one while a while later (not too far ahead in time) it was something totally different. So I am paranoid that in the span between months I do research, that they will suddenly begin to manufacture the very card I am researching and about to buy with a different chipset...
Case in point, I bought an HP netbook based on information found on misc@ stating that all components were known to work (including wireless). dmesg(8) was attached. I ended up buying the same model, but wireless doesn't work, & my dmesg(8) output shows that my system was six months newer. Componentry can & does change throughout the lifecycle of a product line.
It is all based on the manufacturer's suppliers & where they find better deals.
In addition to the man pages I find google and an online vendor catalog to be helpful.
My usual plan of attack is to browse the open box section at New Egg and enter the wireless N adapter model number into google followed by "linux" Almost invariably someone has tried the adapter and if semi-knowlegable will post the chipset. I have even been alerted that the manufacturer had changed the chipset while retaining the same model number.
When purchasing I try to speak to a sales person and tell them that I want a particular version with a particular chipset and get assurances that I can make the return without a restocking fee if it does not have the desired chipset. The other tactic I use is to buy locally and have a sales person open the box to look directly at the chipset.
In general RAlink and the older atheros drivers work well and I usually hunt for one those chipsets.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A Cheese, Garlic and Beetroot Bruschetta
But the 'recipe' is from our friend Kristel, who claims not to be a great cook. I don't know about that - I've had some pretty brilliant salmon at her place, and now this grilled sandwich. She's on a mission to fight winter fatigue with plenty of beetroot and garlic, and this is her favourite snack at the moment. She shared the recipe on the discussion board of my Estonian site last week, and three other readers immediately made this and praised it. So although I said recently that I won't bother you with my latest beetroot recipes just now, I thought it'd be unfair to keep this from you.
Thank you, Kristel!
A Cheesy-Garlicky Beetroot Bruschetta
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sliced white or dark bread
cream cheese
garlic, peeled and sliced
cooked beetroot, coarsley grated
cheese, coarsely grated
Spread the cream cheese on the bread slice, cover with garlic slices. Top with grated beetroot and grated cheese.
Place under a hot grill for 7-8 minutes, until the sandwich is warm and cheese begins to melt.
17 comments:
- Beet Queen said...
Hello Beet Princess ~ Isn't that amazing, please bother us with beetroot more often. (And wait til you see today's post!) "-)
- 3:48 pm, March 12, 2008
- Happy cook said...
I have never had anything like this with beetroot.
The colours look so inviting.
- 4:37 pm, March 12, 2008
- Mariajaan said...
Beets can be great! Most people learn to love them and for that recipes like this are the key. Good, tasty and easy ways to make it delicious. I like it very much!
- 4:47 pm, March 12, 2008
- karolcia said...
I'm always very happy to read recipes with beetroots on your blog. I really like beetroots, but I've never really had good ideas of what to do with them.
- 6:43 pm, March 12, 2008
- Meeta said...
Oh yes! This looks too good. I am just preparing my post for tomorrow and guess what veggie I am featuring?
This would taste great with roquefort or gorgonzola too!
- 9:15 pm, March 12, 2008
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I've never seen a bruschetta like this -- it's gorgeous! I think maybe feta cheese would work with this, too.
- 10:46 pm, March 12, 2008
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
You won't loose me with beet recipes.
Love this with garlic!
- 12:11 am, March 13, 2008
- arif said...
to add to the "beets please" chorus - please don't keep the beetroot recipes to yourself!
- 3:32 am, March 13, 2008
- joey said...
I love the way you make me see beetroot in a whole new brilliant light! :)
- 6:47 am, March 13, 2008
- lobstersquad said...
I thought it was onion jam, first, but of course, coming from you...
Looks great.
- 11:36 am, March 13, 2008
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Pille, I have never seen a bruschetta like this before - I'm sure it tasted delicious!
- 5:49 pm, March 13, 2008
- Lore said...
I have one beetroot left and since this looks delicious I might use it for your bruschetta.
- 10:09 pm, March 13, 2008
- Bea said...
oh beets on a bruschetta. You know then that I am a fan!
- 12:24 am, March 14, 2008
- Sharona May said...
Wow! That looks very interesting. I don't think I have ever tried beetroot. I love the picture.
Sharona May
- 3:35 am, March 15, 2008
- Holler said...
Oh Yum! I am going to have this on a sandwich for work, although I think I will leave out the garlic for the sake of everyone else there!
- 7:55 pm, March 16, 2008
- ScienceMel said...
Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Thanks for another pleasant surprise.
- 10:30 pm, March 16, 2008
- Pille said...
Alanna – hello, Beetroot Queen :)
Happy Cook – well, I hadn't either, until Kristel introduced me. My goat cheese and beetroot sandwich comes close, however.
MariaJaan – I've converted few of my friends already!
Karolcia – I'm glad to hear that my beetroot recipes are appreciated.
Meeta – yes, beets have affinity with most strong cheese.
Lydia – again – beet and feta go well together (see my beetroot tzatziki or Molly's excellent-sounding beet and feta tart).
Tanna – thank god for that!
Arif – I won't, promise :)
Joey – who would of thought of that!?
Lobstersquad – that reminds you that I very embarrassingly mistook a red onion jam for beetroot jam in a fancy restaurant recently. My girlfriends were utterly amused…
Patricia – yes, it did taste lovely!
Lore – hope you did try this!
Bea – or maybe beets on a tartine? :)
Sharona May – you must try beetroot a.s.a.p. – it's excellent!
Holler – or wait until wet/green garlic is available in a few weeks -that doesn't smell half as unpleasant.
ScienceMel – you're welcome (and yes – I'm an avid believer of 'simple is best' school of thought).
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We will ask the winning designer to create a brochure, based on the website design. The will be negotiated and paid seperately once the winning design has been selected.
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Demographics for our audience are:
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36-50 422 40%
51-65 191 18%
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NZ European 273 27%
Pacific Islander 397 40%
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$30,001 - $50,000 255 26%
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True Life Centers is a Christian homeschool support group established and located in Monroe County Michigan since 1988. Over the years we have provided support to hundreds of homeschool families. Throughout the school year we have field trips, Mom's Night Out, a curriculum fair, and some specialty classes for the whole group. Socialization is achieved through families participating in fields trips and group activities. Visitors are welcome to come visit one of our activities to see if they would like to join. Do you have a special skill that you would like to share? Join True Life Centers and you could teach a class or lead a field trip adventure! Opportunities are boundless and limited only by your imagination.
Mission Statement
True Life Centers exists to aid and support parents in providing a Christian value based education. We believe that to provide a complete education, the teaching process must be based on individual needs, allow parental control of the learning process, restore balance in the home, and permit family bonding. All in obedience to Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it"
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We chose brain cancer because of its difficulty in treatment and its unique receptors.
Argonne, Ill. (Vocus) August 20, 2009
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to soft biological material.
Thousands of people die from malignant brain tumors every year, and the tumors are resistant to conventional therapies. This nano-bio technology may eventually provide an alternative form of therapy that targets only cancer cells and does not affect normal living tissue.
"It is a real example of how nano and biological interfacing can be used for biomedical application," said scientist Elena Rozhkova with Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials. "We chose brain cancer because of its difficulty in treatment and its unique receptors."
This new therapy relies on a two-pronged approach. Titanium dioxide is a versatile photoreactive nanomaterial that can be bonded with biomolecules. When linked to an antibody nanoparticles recognize and bind specifically to cancer cells. Focused visible light is shined onto the affected region, and the localized titanium dioxide reacts to the light by creating free oxygen radicals that interact with the mitochondria in the cancer cells. Mitochondria act as cellular energy plants, and when free radicals interfere with their biochemical pathways, mitochondria receive a signal to start cell death.
"The significance of this work lies in our ability to effectively target nanoparticles to specific cell surface receptors expressed on brain cancer cells," said Dr. Maciej S. Lesniak, Director of Neurosurgical Oncology at University of Chicago Brain Tumor Center. "In so doing, we have overcome a major limitation involving the application of nanoparticles in medicine, namely the potential of these agents to distribute throughout the body. We are now in a position to develop this exciting technology in preclinical models of brain tumors, with the hope of one day employing this new technology in patients."
X-ray fluorescence microscopy done at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source also showed that the tumors' invadopodia, actin-rich micron scale protrusions that allow the cancer to invade surrounding healthy cells, can be also attacked by the titanium dioxide.
So far, tests have been done only on cells in a laboratory setting, but animal testing is planned for the next phase. Results show an almost 100 percent cancer cell toxicity rate after six hours of illumination, and 80 percent after 48 hours.
Also, since the antibody only targets the cancer cells, surrounding healthy cells are not affected, unlike other cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Rozhkova said that a proof of concept is demonstrated, and other cancers can be treated as well using different targeting molecules, but research is in the early stages.
This work is published in a Nano Letters and is available online at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/nl901610f .
Funding for this research was through the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, American Cancer Society and Brain Research Foundation.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne is one of the five DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs), premier national user facilities for interdisciplinary research at the nanoscale. Together the NSRCs comprise a suite of complementary facilities that provide researchers with state-of-the-art capabilities to fabricate, process, characterize and model nanoscale materials, and constitute the largest infrastructure investment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. The NSRCs are located at DOE's Argonne, Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge and Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories. For more information about the DOE NSRCs, please visit http://nano.energy.gov.
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Seventy Times Seven
How many times should I forgive? A delightful craft to show how often we should forgive one another.
by Nan Arnold
Easter, Forgiveness, Kindness, Mercy
Paper plate for each child
Approximately 18 minutes
Note: Small round birdseed works best, because we are illustrating the number 490 (70 x 7). However, if you can only find mixed bird food, you can take out the large sunflower seeds or other large pieces. For an Easter theme, you can fill plastic Easter eggs with the birdseed instead of using film canisters.
Before class, write 70 X 7 on the sides of the film canisters or eggs. (This represents the story in Matthew 18:21-35 about how many times should we forgive.) Then write, "Forgive as the Lord forgave you!" Colossians 3:13, on each paper plate. Put the birdseed into a bowl or container from which the children can scoop out the seed. For classes with children under 5 years old, or to save time, you can also glue 7 seeds to the lid of the film canisters or eggs. Complete one craft beforehand to use as an example during class time.
Have each child glue 7 seeds to the lid of their film canister or plastic eggs. Do this first to give the glue time to dry. Have the children draw happy pictures on their plates, or fill them in with pretty colors. This is to show how it feels to be forgiven and to forgive someone else. Then they will fill their container with the birdseed and put on the lid.
When finished, show the kids how many seeds are in each container by dumping them out onto your own paper plate. Explain to the kids how this represents how many times they are to forgive one sin. Are you to forgive someone only 7 times like the number of seeds on the lid? No! They are to forgive 70 times 7. Help the children understand that this means an endless number of times. Encourage them to share this truth with their families. They are not to dump out their seeds until they get home and they can only dump them out onto their paper plates.


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- Giving away a LOT of Smiley Cookies! We donated about 10,000 dozen Smiley Cookies to nonprofit and community organizations in 2008.
- Donating gift cards to help non-profits raise funds. Last year, we donated more than $50,000 worth of Eat'n Park gift cards.
- Supporting community events with Smiley, our mascot, his Cookie Cruiser vehicle, and our team of smile experts! Team Smiley visits community events free of charge. In 2008, they attended events throughout Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania to pass out about 90,000 Smiley Cookies and offer kids a chance to play games and even decorate their own Smiley Cookies.
Restaurant-Level Donations
Our restaurant managers at each Eat'n Park location are authorized to make one of the following donations per event:
- Up to 15 dozen cookies at 50% off
- Up to $10 in gift cards
- Up to $15 in product (Smiley Cookies, food, or supplies)
Corporate-Level Donations
Requests for Smiley Cookies, gift cards, and any other in-kind donations exceeding the amounts above must be approved by our corporate office. You'll need to submit your request online (just click here) at least 5 weeks before your deadline or event date.
We would love to support every worthy organization that requests our help. Unfortunately, due to the volume of requests that we receive both at the restaurant and corporate level, we are unable to participate in all of the worthy opportunities presented to us, and we cannot make exceptions to our 5-week deadline.
Smiley and his Cookie Cruiser
Smiley and his Cookie Cruiser visit community events throughout the year. If you would like to invite Smiley and/or his Cookie Cruiser to your special event, click here to fill out our online form.
On behalf of the team at Eat'n Park, thanks for thinking of us as a partner for your organization. I hope we have a chance to work with you in the future!
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Tokyo Auto Salon Details:
5,500 air miles, two trains from Akihabara and abused shoe soles brought us to Makuhari Messe Convention Center for Tokyo Auto Salon 2014 (TAS) – an annual three-day JDM-certified aftermarket show. As the parking lot filled with Silvias, GT-Rs, Hachi-Rokus, Vellfires, 86/BRZs, RX7s and Supras, journalists inside uploaded show floor gems to keep social media streams updated. A cold January breeze from Tokyo Bay rolled over the flow of tuner enthusiasts entering the convention center halls. The event buzzed with business and camera clicks.
See what local tuners drove to the show: Tokyo Auto Salon 2014 - Parking Lot Car Sightings
TAS is sort of like a smaller-scale SEMA in the states but with a much sharper focus on the parts and platforms tailored to our demographic. Domestics like Corvettes and even a mock police Charger complimented by dancing models dressed in blue were peppered into the show but as a vast minority in a sea of Toyota 86 and BRZs, GT-Rs, wild vans and slammed high-dollar Euros. Even though chatter from some annual attendees marked the 2014 showing as more of the same items seen the year prior, for a foreigner the experience is like landing in modified heaven.
Crowds gravitated towards the wide-fender big money offerings from the Liberty Walk camp, GT-class race monsters, mouthwatering GT-Rs and Fairlady Zs from the GReddy/Trust, Endless, Varis and TopSecret/Blitz booths, OE displays and of course the 86/BRZ World display. Hands down the most popular new cars featured at TAS 2014 were 86/BRZ and R35 builds. Option Magazine also hosted a standout section that showcased a variety of everything from a pink VW Beetle with SR20, 4-rotor RX-7 and EV-powered 70'sToyota Celica.
A curious amount of photogs wielded long lens cameras, which was at first hard to figure out being that a smaller lens adequately got the job done for show coverage. Then the hordes of guys surrounding a costume or scantily clad model(s) shed light on the long lens question. Adhering to some unsaid rule to leave models a personal space bubble of five or so feet, massive groups of guys formed at various locations across the show floor. Each quietly fought for a better vantage point before taking their sweet time filming and shooting each smiling babe on display. For more on that see the link below.
Check out the women of TAS: Models of Tokyo Auto Salon 2014
Brand new aftermarket parts - some of which will not make American shores - have always been the lifeblood behind the annual TAS. This year saw a range of new parts focused on improved styling, performance or comfort. A plethora of new wheel releases such as the Work MCO Racing Type CS, Enkei PF07, BBS S RS and Volk Racing ZE40 grabbed attention. Brands like Cusco, Tein and Blitz hit us with aggressive street suspension components that offer electronic damping control and track day potential.
Many bucket seat options such as the Bride Digo II, Recaro Hans-ready Ultima 1.0 and Sparco baby booster seat saw the backsides of passersby interested in a feel test. Endless, Top Secret, Varis and Exedy showcased beautifully crafted race-ready parts designed to drastically increase stopping power, cornering and putting power to the ground. The famous Kei Miura of TRA Kyoto even hinted at the next Rocket Bunny V3 widebody kit being ready by summer.
A full recap of the hottest new parts of Tokyo Auto Salon 2014 can be found within the Events tab.
Sunday wrapped up a three-day event that highlighted the latest tuner trends, parts and builds of Japan. For those interested in getting the best taste of local flavor be sure to hit the parking lot on the final Sunday. This year the final day saw the largest amount of non-media attendees because of the coming of age no-work celebration loosely known as, "20 Year Old People Holiday" that fell on the following Monday.
Surmising TAS 2014 in a couple of sentences is tough because the show holds such variety. 600cc Kei cars all the way up to GT500 champions are shown off. This year though it was clear that widebody kits, aggressive street parts for weekend warriors and focus on 86/BRZ and R35 platforms were the most popular brand trends. See you next year!
See our adventure to Fuji Speedway after TAS: HKS Premium Day 2014


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Testing Cat. 6 equipment may be easy in theory, but without a clear understanding of how it's done, it can be a time-consuming process.
When it comes time to measure your Cat. 6 equipment, it's important to understand how to do it and do it smoothly. Three methods exist for Cat. 6 channel measurement, and choosing the right method for the job can save you time and money — two things we could all use more of.
Before we get into a discussion of how to make channel measurements, we should review exactly what a channel is. As defined by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), a channel includes all the connecting hardware and cabling necessary to send signals from a server or hub in an equipment closet to terminal equipment in an office (typically a PC). Thus, the channel usually comprises an equipment cable (in an equipment closet) that runs from the hub to a patch panel, the patch panel, the horizontal cable to the telecommunications outlet (with an optional transition point), and the user patch cable connecting the telecom outlet to the PC.
However, the channel does not include the mated connection (plug and jack) at both ends of the link. The performance characteristics of this mated connection depends a great deal on the plug termination on the user patch cord. Therefore, although the mated connection is assigned to the terminal equipment, its characteristics depend greatly on the attached patch cable — which is part of the channel.
Channel measurement.
When you measure a channel, replace the terminating equipment with test equipment. Connect the plugs at the end of the equipment cables to jacks in the test equipment. This mated connection must not influence the measurement of the channel. So the test equipment must make this mated connection "invisible" during the test, while measuring all of the channel (from within 1 cm of the plug onward). The technique of measuring through a mated connection without having its performance affect the measurement of the subsequent cabling is called "connector cancellation."
Take the following tests when making a Cat. 6 measurement:
Wire map
Delay and delay skew
Return loss
Wire map, length, delay, and delay skew do not require any adjustments when tested in a channel configuration. Because the mated connection is a small and controlled variable, field test equipment can compensate for its attenuation.
PSNEXT, ELFEXT, and PSELFEXT are actually calculations, not measurements. NEXT, FEXT, and attenuation measurements ease the computation of these values. The measurements that pose a challenge for connection compensation are NEXT, FEXT, and return loss.
Channel connection cancellation.
There are three specific techniques that compensate for the connection in the NEXT, FEXT, and return-loss tests mentioned above. Let's take a closer look at each one.
Cut off the plug. When discussing channel measurement issues, it is important to look at what is done in the laboratory. The typical lab setup consists of a network analyzer connected to a set of precision baluns. This technique involves cutting the plug off the end of the cord and carefully connecting the bare wires to the balun. The process of separating the pairs from the jacket and terminating them in a balun often introduces additional crosstalk and return-loss components that were not present in the uncut cord.
It's possible to destroy the cord while testing it, so this approach is counterproductive. This is not a workable field solution, and there are clear difficulties in getting close agreement between this method and one that includes the plug in the measurement. Recent research has demonstrated significant performance differences between patch cords in the same batch, so a destructive test on one cord does not necessarily prove a batch of similar cords will perform the same.
Time-gating. Time-gating eliminates the channel connection via time domain subtraction through the following steps:
Link-measurement of the time domain.
Mathematical exclusion of a short section at the start of the link, including the channel connection and part of the patch cord.
Conversion of the leftover link segment to the frequency domain.
The performance of the leftover link segment is determined.
As stated before, the channel connection can be eliminated without getting rid of any of the attached user patch cord. It is mandatory to measure the cord for standards compliance, and recent TIA contributions have proved this cord has a significant impact on the performance of the link. For the time-gating method to meet the standards' requirements, it must subtract only the connection and not any of the attached cord.
Time-gating resolution is an inverse function of bandwidth. As the graph in Fig. 1 on page 62 (of original article) indicates, subtracting only the connection (a length of 3 cm) requires an available bandwidth of 15 GHz. If you consider the current bandwidth of today's field testers (250 MHz to 350 MHz), the corresponding time resolution is 1 m or more. This means that if a field tester uses time gating to subtract the connection, it will create a 1-m dead zone of unmeasured performance in the patch cord. This dead zone may have a significant impact on overall channel performance, so throwing it away will affect the channel performance test result. In addition, this method is not compliant with standards requirements because it does not allow measurement of the full channel.
Adaptive vector cancellation. A third alternative for making field channel measurements is frequency domain adaptive vector cancellation (AVC). With AVC, you can dynamically measure the link's response and create a customized digital vector cancellation algorithm to eliminate the effect of the connector by determining the link response and then add signals of opposite phase and magnitude at the right time for all frequency points in the spectrum.
Advantages of AVC include:
Complete cancellation of the NEXT in the channel connection.
Retention of the NEXT and return-loss characteristics of the attached patch cord.
Complete compliance with the channel model.
Easy identification of plug termination performance.
The Cat. 6 channel adapter becomes effectively invisible to the measurement.
Remember, the jack/plug interface may not be part of the channel, but you should still care about its performance. Improper plug terminations cause most problems in patch-cord connections. Your test method must be able to determine if the crosstalk in the plug is expected for a compliant connection.
True channel measurement at Cat. 6 levels requires a very sophisticated cancellation methodology. Even though it's acceptable in the lab, cutting off the plug is not a practical field solution. Time-gating techniques can work, given sufficient bandwidth, but they do not comply with standards at today's field-tester bandwidths. On the other hand, AVC completely and accurately cancels the NEXT and return loss of a Cat. 6 connection while leaving the patch cord as part of the measured link, regardless of the performance of the attached cabling.


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Mikko Lepisto needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Grillimestari.com in a new web site selling grill and barbecue products. We are looking for a fresh, timeless logo that gives a professional touch. The site will be built based on the logo (colors etc.)
We are two barbecue enthusiasts that went to build a web site the contains information for grilling and barbecue to our Finnish customers. We will only sell quality brands (Steven Raichlen, Charcoal Companion, Grand Hall etc.).
We want to give pretty open hands to the designers to use their creativity.
Grillimestari in Finnish and it means Grillmaster. In proper Finnish language the word is written in one "Grillimestari". For the logo purpose the words grilli and mestari can be separated by written them both beginning with capital letter "GrilliMestari" or the words can be separated with different fonts or by writing GRILLI in capital letters "GRILLImestari".
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Czech Saaz Hops a Hit With Asian Brewers
Czech producers of genuine Saaz hops are taking an upbeat attitude at harvest time as foreign demand and new niche markets present opportunities they hope will offset challenges caused by European agricultural policy and bad weather.
China, now the world's largest beer market, has recently become the second-largest importer of Czech hops, a crop that has been a part of the country's culture and economy since at least the 10th century.
As increasingly affluent Chinese consumers seek western-style luxury items, sales there of the premium Saaz hops, which Czechs call "green gold," are rising fast.
Additionally, all major Japanese brewers continue to use genuine Czech hops for their premium brews and the island country remains the single largest export market for its Czech hops.
"We use [genuine] Saaz hops because they have a mild flavor, not bitter and not too strong, and the aroma is also mild. And in the future we want to continue using good-quality Czech hops for our premium products," said Hiroo Matsui of Suntory Liquors Ltd. beer development division.
Saaz are "fine aroma" type hops, used to impart a mild yet distinctive aroma that gives lager (also called pilsner) beer its distinctive bite. They are native to the Czech city of Zatec, called Saaz in the German language, located about 50 miles north-west of Prague, and have been cultivated there for at least half a millennium.


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With regards to the firms being the most profitable.... They are also some of the most selective and therefore are courting H,Y,S grads and possibly throwing out MUCH more money in terms of clerkship bonuses, recruitment efforts, etc . . . .
1) the point about those three firms was you said I don't know anything about you. I was pointing out that from your previous posts I do know a few things about you. Secondly, the DC firms I named are the most profitable of the DC firms and the ones most likely to be able to make money off of lower year associates. I did not hear the information from a firm reception but from a presentation by a known expert. And Covington, Wilmer, and Willams are the firms in Washington that count.


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I have two accounts currently set up - with two different signatures.
Everything was working perfectly when i first installed but now when i change the from account when writing an email the signature stays the same.
I've gone over everything about ten times - reinstalled the application - tried using pocomail and barca.... i've manually deleted the signature files and created new ones. I cant think of anything else to do.


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Last time I wrote about DB2 Checkpoint and index definitions over your busiest tables. This week I will discuss the old style of tablespace definitions and their potential performance impact.
The first thing to look at is the current state of the database tables and indexes. Usually I find that there are many database objects in need of reorganization and normal on-going maintenance. This is indicated by the number of extents found on the each of the various tablespace and indexspaces which can usually be obtained through a standard data set extent report. This is also discovered by querying the DB2 catalog information and highlighting the number of FAROFFPOS rows. FAROFFPOS indicates that retrieving these data rows requires extra I/Os when referenced in the system because they are not stored on their optimum position within the database tablespace or indexespace. These FAROFFPOS rows are usually found within several large tablespaces and their indexes of database that have not had normal maintenance done on them during the normal business cycle.
All database tables and indexes need to be analyzed to understand their daily activity (insert, update and delete frequency) so that their free space can be adjusted through the FREEPAGE and PCTFREE DB2 allocation parameters. These parameters and space allocations needed to be adjusted to handle the workload for a period of six months without database reorganization. The analysis and adjustments will pay off in better system and application performance, while freeing staff from database object reorganizations for an extended period of time.
Simple Tablespaces Should be Changed to Segmented Tablespaces
Simple tablespaces are not allowed in DB2 Version 10. Usually when I am doing a performance review on an old DB2 Version 9 system I find a small number of tablespaces that were still defined as a simple tablespace type. These tablespaces need to be redefined as segmented or Universal Table Space tablespaces to leverage the better space management and processing features of these tablespaces.Given that the simple tablespace definition is going away, it is a good idea to change these database tablespaces before the migration requirement creeps up on you and messes up or constrains your schedule.
Tablespace Segment Size is Too Small
Sometimes when I am looking into the segment tablespace definitions I find bad definitions or tablespace definitions that have taken the defaults. When this happens I usually find database tablespace segment size of 4 pages which is too small for normal databases. This segment size is used in secondary allocation efforts and pre-fetch operations.
Having a small segment size limits the efficiency of pre-fetch operations and could require additional I/O during normal operations. It is best to have a large segment size of 32, if possible, depending on the number of partitions and whether or not you are using the new Universal tablespace type. When defining a regular segmented tablespace use a large segment size whenever possible to improve I/O and prefetch operations.
Minimal Partitioning
In some shops partitioning is not really used for the databases. In another performance review I found that a majority of the current database tablespaces used a segmented tablespace definition for handling data. There were a number of tables that had a large number of rows. Those tablespaces needed be analyzed to determine whether they should be redefined as partitioned tablespaces.
Partitioning these tablespaces would split up the data into a number of smaller data sets and spread out the I/O and locking within the database. Partitioning allows better data set and space management for isolating processing or data set secondary extents. Partitioning also enables the processing to possibly use parallel access to reduce the elapsed time of any long running batch processes.
It is best to partition tables that have over one million rows. The DB2 Catalog can easily be queried to determine tables with over one million rows that aren't partitioned.
Table Reorganization Schedule
Maintenance procedures needed be put in place to regularly review and schedule database utilities and database tools against the production database environment. These schedules and tools are very important to the ongoing efficiency of the database system. Performance problems can be very disruptive to the business environment.
Analysis of the environment uncovered tablespaces and indexes in multiple extents in need of reorganization. Workflow analysis and database change statistics need to be gathered to develop an efficient maintenance schedule. Also standard jobs, downtime maintenance windows and operational procedures are needed to minimize the business disruption impact.
Honing in on your tablespace and table structures can give you lots of places to improve DB2 performance. Take a look at these areas in your own shop:
- Are there tablespaces and tables that need to be reorganized? Check for a large amount of data set extents and a large number in rows that are in a FAROFFPOS position.
- Do you have any simple tablespaces that should be changed to segmented tablespaces for better performance? Are your segmented tablespaces properly sized?
- Do you have frequently updated tables with a large number of indexes? Double check to see if any of these indexes can be eliminated to improve performance.
- Are there large segmented tablespaces that really should be redefined as partitioned? Check for tables with over a million rows.
- Do you have a reorganization schedule an appropriate FREEPAGE and PCTFREE freespace settings that keeps tables cleaned up with a minimum of outage?
See you when we continue on with our exploration of this fascinating case study.________________________________________
Dave Beulke is an internationally recognized DB2 consultant, DB2 trainer and education instructor. Dave helps his clients improve their strategic direction, dramatically improve DB2 performance and reduce their CPU demand saving millions in their systems, databases and application areas within their mainframe, UNIX and Windows environments.


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'Counting Song' for Kids Takes Decidedly Grown-up Turn
So, you might want to show this to kids to help them learn to count, but you probably shouldn't. It starts off well enough, but by the end you realize the only thing you're going to be counting once you reach 30 are your numerous failures and Weight Watchers points. So maybe just stick some earmuffs on the little tyke after 30 seconds and enjoy the rest yourself. Well ... not "enjoy" so much as commiserate. You get the idea.


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