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Mayor Don Wesely presents a budget forecast to the City Council today that projects a balanced budget with no property tax increase next year and adds 12 police officers.
"I am proud to report that the City's finances are healthy, and the City is not facing a budget deficit next year because of prudent spending this last year. The controls that I placed on City spending worked and have positioned the City in a solid financial position to add police next year without a property tax increase," Wesely said.
In releasing budget projections today, Mayor Wesely announced that his measures to hold the line on City spending also improved by $2 million the preliminary general fund balance for the fiscal year that ended August 31.
"We are in a much better financial condition this year. Last year at this time, due to the slow economy, the City was looking at how to close a projected $5.6 million shortfall," said Wesely. "We took decisive action to cut spending immediately, and we took a very conservative approach to the current year's budget. These actions helped preserve and improve the City's general fund balance during a time of revenue shortfalls.
"We must continue to be fiscally prudent, but we have some very positive signs that our local economy is gaining strength. We have not raised the City's property tax rate for the last four years, and I am very pleased that our projections indicate we will be able to continue holding the line on the property tax rate."
The City's Budget Office is projecting a tax-funded budget of about $118.2 million for the 2003-2004 fiscal year, which begins September 1, 2003. That's an increase of 4.6 percent over the budget for the current fiscal year. The 12 additional police officers would cost $591,549 in the next fiscal year, but $308,334 of that would be covered by federal grants. The projections assume a 4.5 percent increase in gross sales tax collections for the rest of this fiscal year and the 2003-2004 fiscal year.
Net sales tax revenue for December is about $3.9 million, 6.7 percent above last year. It was the seventh consecutive month of growth in the gross and net sales tax revenues. In the first four months of this fiscal year, net sales tax collections are up 15 percent. Sales tax revenues fund about 42 percent of the City's tax-supported budget.
Wesely said another positive sign is the 91 percent increase in the value of building permits issued in the first three months of the fiscal year. Lincoln also has the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the country among cities of the same size.
Wesely said the City's current financial condition is much more manageable than it was a year ago when City sales tax revenues were below projections. To close the shortfall, Wesely imposed a freeze on unspent funds, postponed many Capital Improvement Projects in the general fund, delayed some equipment purchases, denied discretionary travel by employees, and implemented a hiring freeze with a review process to fill only essential positions.
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HAYWARD (CBS SF) – An East Bay couple is out nearly $6,000 after falling victim to a scammer offering fake tickets to the Super Bowl.
The Osgood family found four seats for sale on Craigslist through an individual claiming to be a Baltimore Ravens season ticketholder. The cost seemed fair – $5,900, about double the original price.
After talking the deal out through text and email messages, the couple wired the funds cross country. When the package arrived from the seller, all it contained was a printed note that said ""Enjoy the game!!!! Go Ravens!!! LOL."
"I'm just sick — like, physically sick," said Sharon Osgood told the San Jose Mercury News. "All over the envelope it says 'go Ravens' — even on the FedEx label."
What made the scam particularly noteworthy is that the scammer took the time to send the phony envelope and even included a return address.
The Osgoods, 49er season ticket holders, said they reported the crime to police Monday, but the online add has been pulled.
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I did a haul at MAC about 3 weeks ago but have only just got round to editing the photographs. There was so much kerfuffle over the Style Black collection I had to buy a few bits to try it out.
Overall? I don't find MAC particularly inspiring most of the time, but they definitely have some great basics and the is a generally consistent quality there:
Want see more? Jump!
I bought the Lip Erase from the Dsquared collection. The product is part of the Pro collection normally where it comes in a few colour choices. The one you get with Dsquared in NC37 (Dim – I think):
I tons of lip concealers which I never use but I'm a sucker for a gimmick. Concealer, foundation, pale matte lipstick are all alternatives to a lip concealer – nevertheless its a fun little product. Its also more moisturising than just using a foundation or concealer on the lips.
My favourite neutral lipliner is Sublime Culture:
The fact that I don't have to sharpen it will mean that I am 99% more likely to use it too.
From Style Black I picked up the Feline Kohl Pencil because its a true, dark black. No disappointment here, just a really black, nice pencil:
Then the greasepaint sticks everyone has been talking about. I bought all three. All three colours come in the Dsquared2 collection although the black was also repromoted in Style Black:
Lovely to use, creamy, soft. It does crease and run a bit on me, as I have watery eyes. Still love them though, much better than the old Shadesticks:
I was very restrained and only bought 2 of the Style Black shadows- Gilt By Association and Blue Flame. They remind me a lot of the stunning Too Faced Metor Shadows. The Mac ones are more bitty with bigger chunks of glitter, Too Faced is really smooth and buttery. Depends what you like really:
Pretty, very pretty:
A-ha! I got a shape ands sculpt powder and it was damaged on arrival! How annoying! They didn't pack it properly, they put the powder on top of the paper rather than in it.
As a result I had to call MAC but in fairness to them, they arranged a new one for me right away. The irritating thing is I had it delivered to my flat as I knew I would there for a particular day and they can only send replacement orders to the same address via the same shipping method…annoying. No one in to sign for the new one:
Finally I got 2 lipsticks. Mac Angel which I had wanted for a while:
From Dsquared2, Nude Rose:
Angel is a frost lipstick and nicer than I thought. I don't like lipsticks that are too creamy and light on warm-medium skin tones like mine but this was just very nice. Naked rose is a bit warmer than angel, as a peachy base but is very sheer when applied. Just a hint of colour so is an easy wearable shade.
So there you go – thought I'd post these images anyway incase anyone is thinking of making a purchase from these collections.
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Belgian Underwear Line Protests Russia's Anti-Gay Law With Hot Underwear Models
Well, this protest is certainly bound to get lots of attention. At least from us.
Belgian designer Kristoff Buntinx has designed a line of underwear targeted at protesting Russia's nasty anti-gay law. The line consists of 17 designs featuring Russian symbols and debuted on the hips of pro-LGBT models who responded to the casting call.
Writes Buntinx in a blog posted to his website announcing "To Russia With Love":
Together with leading photographer Herman Van Gestel, on Friday we held a photoshoot of young people who responded to the call that I placed on Facebook groups for models. The models therefore work on this for free because they think it is such a good idea. In particular in order to make Russian Gay Propaganda. I like the Russian look and have thus above all chosen muscular gymnast models with blond-brown hair.
The intention is to make a Russian Gay Calendar with the photos. To be available in Russian. As well as in English and Dutch. There will be a launch party for it on Saturday 28 September 2013 at The Dominican Hotel, hopefully in collaboration with the homosexual, lesbian and bisexual federation Cavaria, in Brussels, the capital of free Europe and also now the city in which I live.
It is truly a quiet revolution. Just imagine that you live in Russia where you cannot be gay, but under your clothing you are still able to wear a pair of protest shorts. Is that not a nice thought?


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You're probably asking yourself, "What are leader dots?". Whenever I design forms, I've always felt that the text labels should either be left justified and lined up next to the form fields they correspond to, or directly above them. It's just one of those things. Even when presenting data that is suited to form or tabular data where the name of a field and the contents are both to be displayed, I can't accept seeing the fields another way, particularly right justified so they but up against the data, or data entry fields.
For example, take this example of a typical form:
Nothing wrong there, except that if just one of the field labels, in this case the initial password text, is longer than the other fields, the space between the other fields and their associated labels also becomes very large and you end up with this visual dead space. Of course, you could force the text to wrap by either breaking it up with markup or by imposing a width on the table cells, like this:
Again visually this is undesirable because of the opposite reason — instead of empty dead space we're crowding text together in too little space. My least favorite option is bumping the text over to be next to the field that it belongs to, like this:
Technically there is nothing wrong with this, but visually it's irritating. It's almost like reading movie credits where there are two columns, the left one right justified and the right one left justified. My eyes don't follow the flow of word logically and odds are my visitors are the same.
My solution? Borrow a page from the print world and use leading dots. Leading dots are those dots you often see in a table of contents where the space between the text and the page number is filled in with small dots. My problem was how to come up with a simple system and make it pass validation at the same time. After some trial and error I came up with a simple CSS solution that does the trick nicely. Here's a quick example:
How is this done? Basically field label is wrapped in a div which has a small image of a dot applied repeatedly in the x direction as a background. This alone would cause the dots to flow under the text so to nullify that effect, the text itself is then wrapped in a span where the background color is set to match the color of the background of the containing element. Here is the CSS:
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To apply this to the example form, you would just use it as:

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This method could even be applied to displaying the data from a form or database like so:


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There have been so many times when I have been at the fabric store, known I needed something for my machine, but just can't remember the specifications so that I could buy the correct item. This usually means I either come home with the wrong thing or come home empty handed. So, I made this handy dandy credit-card sized booklet to bring along with me to the fabric store. There's also room for info about your machine's maintenance and for measurements. Originally it was just going to be the card but then I thought it would be so easy to turn it into a tiny booklet and I could keep other notes or shopping lists in there as well. Since it's credit card sized it will tuck right into a pocketbook or wallet.
I do feel a little weird exposing the fact that I cannot remember my own sewing machine model number. That is why I say this might be a bad idea. Part of me feels like I could just be making a fool out of myself here. I suppose that is a risk I am willing to take.
Here's the link for the file.
You will need Adobe Acrobat reader which you can get for free if you do not already have it installed.
You'll find this is a two page file. Go ahead and print out both pages. I recommend printing page one onto cardstock and page two onto regular paper. After you print page two turn it over and print it again on the other side - that way your pages will be two sided.
Next cut out your pieces. Fold each piece in half like this:
stack up your folded pages and place them inside the card. Staple along the spine and your booklet is almost complete. Just fill out the specifications for your machine then tuck into your pocketbook for your next trip to the fabric store.
I know this is going to help me out and I hope it helps you out too. If you are someone who has purchased supplies for your machine so many times that you know your model number like you know your address then well....um... you are probably laughing right now.


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The city commission candidates know each other's talking points by now. Richard Dorfman wants to put paychecks in people's hands. Suzanne Atwell governs from the center. Susan Chapman was a team player on several local boards.
But canned responses would not suffice at Monday's Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations event, which about 40 people attended.
It was the first forum since the three finalists came out on top in the March election. And with the May 14 race for the two open commission seats drawing closer, the questions and rhetoric were sharper than ever.
At the neighborhood association-run event, Dorfman, who has alienated some residents with his pro-business, pro-growth rhetoric, tried to bridge the perceived development vs. neighborhoods gap.
He explained his support of increasing density.
"You got to look at, I think, a parcel by parcel basis," Dorfman said.
He also said listening to constituents is the most important thing a city commissioner can do, and said his votes will not reflect what he wants out of a city government, but what citizens want.
He was later thrown a curveball when attendee Gretchen Serrie asked the candidates for their thoughts on Dorfman's comments on a radio show over the weekend, including a statement that the city can't just listen to white-haired ladies who say, "No, no, no."
"I think we should always try to treat people with respect," Chapman replied. "Making contemptuous statements really does damage us and our ability to govern."
But Chapman was not immune to the tough questions. Moderator Kafi Benz asked whether she would be overreaching on the commission — a trait others have accused her of.
Chapman replied that she has not interjected herself on issues over the years but helped out when asked.
"I'm not ashamed," she said. "I have been a strong advocate for people."
The county-city intersection re-emerged throughout the forum. Atwell said she was concerned about the county's 2050 land use plan, and does not want to see "job sprawl."
The candidates have all advocated for looking to streamline resources with the county — though in different areas. Chapman, for example, supports combining the city police and county sheriff's SWAT, marine and bomb squad.
Dorfman, on the other hand, said there may be areas in information technology and maintenance to combine services, but he would not "mess around" with the police department.
The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations forum was one of only a couple forums candidates will attend before the election. The pace has slowed from before the first election in March, when the six candidates were racing to numerous forums around the city.
With the drop in events, Dorfman said he is campaigning even harder. He said he knocked on 150 doors over the weekend and 170 the weekend before.
Despite candidates' attempts to to keep the race in the public eye with mailers and endorsements, Chapman said she knocked on one voter's door in Sarasota over the weekend and took them by surprise. The person admitted taking down a neighbor's political yard sign, thinking the race ended with the initial March election.
It is a common problem with Sarasota elections — the already low March turnout dips even further in May.
With only 6,153 of the city's 35,480 registered voters casting a ballot in March, the voter turnout is already discouraging for the candidates.
Whether it's a lack of awareness, voter burnout or the flight of the snowbirds, in the last commission election in 2011, attendance dropped nearly 3 percent from between the first and second election. In 2009, it decreased by more than 5 percent.
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The city commission candidates know each other's talking points by now. Richard Dorfman wants to put paychecks in people's hands. Suzanne Atwell governs from the center. Susan Chapman was a team player on several local boards.


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New Jersey Beach Health Is Slipping
Summer means heading to the beach, but a new study shows the Garden State's beaches are becoming an increasingly bigger danger to swimmers.
The report issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) shows that New Jersey had 132 closding and advisory days last year, and increase from 109 the previous year- equaling a 29% increase in the number of closings.
The Garden State also ranked 4th in the nation (out of 30 coastal states) for the cleanest beaches according to the report.
That may seem like a positive, however Clean Ocean Action, the Surfrider Foundation, NJ/NY Baykeepers, and other environmental groups gathered in Sea Bright on Tuesday to draw attention to the state's declining coastal health.
"The state of the bay from last year is pretty clear. Eleven of the nineteen indicators are going down or aren't improving." Says Doug O'Malley, Interim Director of Environment New Jersey.
Specifically, the group opposed the Environmental Protection Agencies proposal to cut funding for the entire National Beach Monitoring Program.
John Weber, Northeast Regional Manager of the Surfrider Foundation says "If there's no funding then essentially this report doesn't happen next year because states aren't out there testing the waters."
Furthermore Clean Ocean Action Director Cindy Zipf points out that while the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is responsible for updating many of the statewide beach regulation, they have been mired down in making any decisions.
"The Department [of Health and Senior Services] has not updated those rules for twenty one years. The last time they updated them was 1991."
Numerous environmental groups are pushing for faster testing methods for determining beach contaminations. Currently many beaches are tested on Monday's and are required to have two consecutive days of unsafe bacteria levels for the beach to be closed.
While many municipalities in Monmouth County place advisory notices online there are no notices put up in the towns.
Environmental groups are pushing for faster "same day" tests which would allow scientists to determine the safety of beaches significantly quicker, preventing the possibility of illness.
"The bill right now requires that you can have up to 48 hours to notify the public if there's been a sewage release, and by then we know people are in the water." Says Debbie Mans, Executive Director of the NY/NJ Baykeeper
"Pollution in recreational waters nationwide causes a range of waterborne illnesses in swimmers including stomach flu, skin rashes, eye, ear, nose and throat infections, diarrhea, and other serious health problems." Stated Heather Saffert, Staff Scientist, Clean Ocean Action.
Seventy nine percent of the closings and advisories were pre-emptive and were done due to rainfall and other known problems with bacteria levels. Seventeen percent were done due to testing results showing an elevated level of bacteria and five percent were due to sewage spill or overflowing manholes.
Three percent of New Jersey's samples exceeded the present standards, up from 2% the previous year.
Ocean County was the worst offender with Monmouth County behind it. Beachwood Beach West, Brick's Windward Beach and Point Pleasant Beach's Maxon Avenue beach in Ocean County and Highlands' Rec Center and Belmar's L Street beach in Monmouth County were all the state worst.
Storm water runoff was considered largely to blame by many environmental groups during the rally on Wednesday. O'Malley attributes the storm water runoff to the problems the Shore has with overdevelopment. Noting the impervious ground in the counties contributes to pollution of the watershed.
"While we can't control rainstorms we can control development in aging infrastructure, but we didn't for too long and increasingly we're paying the price for that."
Additionally Mans notes much of the sewage also comes from the Combined Sewer Outfalls (CSO) that are present in the middle and northern counties of the state. According to Mans, the state has 30 CSO permit holders with 254 outfalls discharging 23 billion gallons of untreated waste water annually.
"These discharges contain plastic, sanitary, and even medical waste that can wash up on our beaches, sometimes leading to closure." Says Mans.
Weber stresses that while New Jersey's legislators are in support of continuing the water testing, other states aren't so it is important that supporters make their voices heard.
"Over seven thousand of just our members and supporters have taken action, wrote their elected officials and said restore this funding."
He adds while beach testing is very much a federal issue, keeping local watershed's clean is something that municipalities can address.
"We need to locally be on top of those things, we have our state and federal officials in the right place. We need to get our local officials on that."


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Bookerbrothersphe necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 203 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
Second Chance
My name is Ben Booker and up until a year ago I was a hard working middle class repair technician. My passion has been lifting weights and fitness. I entered my first fitness contest in January of last year and WON!!! I won the contest through bodybuilding.com and recieved the title of 2010 Bodyspace Spokesmodel. I have also became the Applied Nutriceuticals Company Spokesmodel, which represent the supplements that I take to help me achieve my fitness goals. I have attatched links to both sites.
What these titles essentially represent are my dreams becoming realities. I have been on the cover of Ironman Magazine and I am doing another photo shoot with the Magazine in Feburary. It seems like over night my life changed and my
My main target audience are males of all ages that choose fitness as a high priority in their life. This is going to be completely fitness oriented, focusing on everyone that has had any type of struggle achieving their fitness goals. It does not limit males. It has no restriction on age or race. Everybody at some point needs to be given a second chance at life. It is mainly targeting the fitness community, focusing on changing your life through healthy life choices. For the man that lost his leg in a wreck, to a woman who overcame cancer, barriers can be broken and dreams can become a reality. This represents the people who have strayed off the path, gaining weight, or simply making poor health choices. It is never too late too change. The logo will be on the clothing of athletes and health conscious individuals. I picture a UFC fighter that just won a fight to a contender that he had previously lost too. He is almost in tears as they interview him after the fight, and he slips this shirt on and thanks God for the second chance at life he has been given.
Try to create a simple but strong logo. This is going to be what represents taking control of your life. It will be put on clothing and represent the words Second Chance. Like Under Armor and the Nike swoosh. These are my competitiors. I like what 3 represents, and the trinity. This logo represents a lifestyle, a choice that all of us can make a choice and change. I would like to see the letters S and C designed in it, but I am open to a symbol as well. I am also drawn to reflections and mirrored imagery. I really like the way the trinity symbol looks and what it represents.
Look at the AN an the bodybuilding.com logo attatched to the file. Picture that athletic person in your life, whether it is you, a young friend, or family member wearing this brand of clothing. It is something you would buy in a Dick's Sporting Goods store.
When you design this logo think of this:
To live in the moment every day! To handle every situation with grace. To accept that hardship is the pathway to peace. And to inspire along the path that God lays down in front of me. Dream, Believe, Achieve... This is my reality!
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Billy Elliot the Musical is the joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community. A big musical with an even bigger heart, Billy Elliot will enchant the dreamer in all of us. Based on the international smash-hit film, Billy Elliot is brought to life by a phenomenal cast and the Tony Award-winning creative team (director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling and writer Lee Hall) along with music legend Elton John, who has written what the New York Post calls "his best score yet!"
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A transfer of the smash-hit West End production, Billy Elliot brings on tears and laughs almost simultaneously. The show is decidedly dark, reflecting the bleakness of Billy's declining hometown and the uncertain future of his struggling family from beginning to end. Don't despair, however ...
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The ad hoc group, a subcommittee of the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), which makes land-use recommendations to the city, has been charged with vetting the increasingly troublesome issue of short-term vacation rentals that often disturb residents. The subcommittee will ultimately report back to the LJCPA with a list of recommendations for alleviating the situation.
Complaints by some neighbors of problems with mostly high-end, short-term vacation rentals have been increasing.
One high-profile example in 2011 was the "MTV House" in Bird Rock. Producers of the "The Real World" reality show rented an oceanfront single-family home there in the short term, unbeknownst to local residents, setting off a groundswell of public opposition.
District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner stepped in to help broker concessions by MTV producers to compensate neighbors for traffic, noise, lighting, security and safety problems caused by the show.
Late parties, loud noise, traffic congestion and a general lack of politeness from vacationing tenants are among the laundry list of complaints frequently registered by permanent residents near short-term vacation renters.
Patrick Ahern, a La Jolla Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, chairs the vacation rental subcommittee.
Subcommittee member Mike Costello challenged Ahern's objectivity on Feb. 3, noting some of his colleagues sell vacation rentals.
"Might not that influence your decisions one way or another?" asked Costello.
"We're (Realtors) independent contractors," said Ahern, adding he "didn't stand to gain financially" from the outcome of the subcommittee's deliberations, whatever the result.
A robust discussion followed with several residents telling their own stories of how they've felt victimized by short-term renters and their property managers, who they argued have been largely unresponsive to their pleas to curb noise, late-night partying or other excesses by short-term vacationers.
Lynn Reineman of Sea Ridge in Bird Rock said residents have a tool they can use to curb short-term renter excess — the Community Assisted Party Program (CAPP), offered by the San Diego Police Department, which fines owners of such rental properties for repeated problems caused by tenants necessitating police response.
Jonah Mechanic, who works for a company that handles short-term vacation rentals, defended the industry. He argued that only a handful of the approximately 450 rental properties in the La Jolla market are troublesome.
"Our goal here is to first come together as a community, and then adopt common-sense regulations that we can enforce so the community gets a sense of what expectations they want from their neighbors," Mechanic said. "We need to come up with enforceable regulations that solve the big picture, as opposed to just a small slice of the picture."
Architect Mark Bucon suggested one recommendation by the ad hoc group should be that short-term rentals be required to be owner-occupied and rented for a duration of at least 30 days.
Others liked his suggested but felt a 30-day minimum should be longer.
"The purpose of this group is to come up with solutions that really focus on what we'd like to see done differently with short-term rentals," said subcommittee member Jim Fitzgerald. "The real focus should be on looking for what tools we have as citizens to curb the abuses."
Ahern asked subcommittee members to return with a list of recommendations for the group to vote on prior to submittal to the LJCPA at the group's next meeting on Feb. 26.


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Boy Scouts video game belt loop/
Extracted 11APR2012 from http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/29/boy-scouts-of-america-introduce-video-game-...
To earn a belt loop:
- Explain why it is important to have a rating system for video games. Check your video games to be sure they are right for your age.
- With an adult, create a schedule for you to do things that includes your chores, homework, and video gaming. Do your best to follow this schedule.
- Learn to play a new video game that is approved by your parent, guardian, or teacher.
To earn an academic pin, scouts must complete five of the following nine options (in addition to completing the three previous belt loop challenges):
- With your parents, create a plan to buy a video game that is right for your age group.
- Compare two game systems (for example, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii, and so on). Explain some of the differences between the two. List good reasons to purchase or use a game system.
- Play a video game with family members in a family tournament.
- Teach an adult or a friend how to play a video game.
- List at least five tips that would help someone who was learning how to play your favorite video game.
- Play an appropriate video game with a friend for one hour.
- Play a video game that will help you practice your math, spelling, or another skill that helps you in your schoolwork.
- Choose a game you might like to purchase. Compare the price for this game at three different stores. Decide which store has the best deal. In your decision, be sure to consider things like the store return policy and manufacturer's warranty.
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Hi Christine: I will be happy to be on the call but I am traveling that day and not sure of how the day will go. So, I will try but cannot promise. Ashok All the best, Ashok On 2/13/2013 9:26 AM, Noah Mendelsohn wrote: > > > On 2/13/2013 2:13 AM, Christine Runnegar wrote: >> Thank you for your note and the TAG's offer. > > Thank you for the quick and helpful response. > >> We will put this on the agenda for our next PING call (28 February, UTC 17). >> Please let us know if you would like to join the call so that we can make sure to send you the call details. > > I do not think I would be the best one to help with this, but perhaps some of the current or former TAG members who've worked on our drafts might be interested if that's OK? I believe all of them will see this exchange on www-tag and can contact you directly. > > Please do let the TAG know on this email list (or email@example.com if for some reason something is member-confidential) if you reach a decision on what you plan to do. > > Thank you again. > > Noah >Received on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:27:32 UTC
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I don't entirely know what kind of work goes on in this space, but I'm certain that I want to be there, making things. Or just to breathe in a little bit. You can for sure be creative anywhere, though I suspect that situating yourself in a space with so many amazing tidbits around you helps with that, just a smidge.


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Two arrested in skateboard attack
Two men arrested early Sunday morning are accused of attacking a man with their skateboards near Pacific and Walnut avenues.
The victim was walking with his wife about 1:45 a.m. when one of the suspects made a derogatory comment about his wife, Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said.
After they exchanged words, the two men used their skateboards to knock the man to the ground. The attackers fled to the top floor of a parking garage near Cedar and Church streets, Clark said.
The victim suffered a head injury but said he would seek his own medical treatment.
Authorities found Dennis James Wells, 20, of Soquel, and Daniel Araujo, 29, of Capitola, minutes after the attack. Both were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Clark said.
Araujo was not in Santa Cruz County Jail on Monday but Wells remained in jail in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to jail records.
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Anna-Krystyna Casey is an award winning sculptor based inBuxton, in the Peak District. She worksin glass and wool, thread or wire, producing pieces of crochet or embroidery ina variety of colours which she then sets in glass. I wonder if any of you have, like me, beenfascinated by the patterns formed by the stitches when you are knitting orcrocheting. Anna's work encourages youto notice these patterns. Each piece isunique and they can be used around the home (people often use the smaller onesas coasters), or in jewellery making.
Drawing is an important part of the design process, and is done at the beginning of a project so that Anna knows what she's aiming for. Some of the drawings just stay as such, but others inspire sculpture.
I like the clean minimalism of her work, particularly herglass wall hangings and tiles. There arealso eye-catching wall sculptures including a spiral collection and Annasometimes works in paper and wax. A practicaladvantage of entrapping the wire in glass is that it must be a lot easier tokeep clean, and the glass helps protect it so it keeps its shape over theyears.
Anna studied at Loughborough University and regularlyexhibits in different part of the country. Last year, she won a Craft Council award for innovation in knittedtextiles. Anna's next exhibition is at stARTLEin Derbyshire on 7th and 8th May http://startlearts.blogspot.com/. Follow this link to her website to find outmore about her work and forthcoming exhibitions http://www.anna-krystyna-casey.com/.


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Evan Shipard is an Australian who works at Cartel Artists, a studio that deals in the "conception and execution of cinematic art for the film, television and game industries".
You can see more of Cartel's work at their studio site, while you can check out Evan's stuff at his ArtStation page.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they're big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the "expand" button in the top-left corner.
Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you're in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional or character art you'd like to share, drop us a line!


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Vancity Buzz thinks Zack Kassian is a dead ringer for Richard Simmons.
I triple doggy dare them to say that to his face.
In lieu of any preseason matches this year, the Canucks held a scrimmage on Wednesday night. Here's a round up of observations from Brad Zeimer, Cam Cole, Patrick Johnston and Ben Kuzma.
Our pal Jeff Angus, who is moving on up, made his debut at Canucks.nhl.com with a two part fantasy hockey primer. Congrats to Jeff and the good folks at Canucks.nhl.com for making a smart, smart hire.
Cam Charron lambasts the notion that the so called "Luongo rule" will have a negative impact on the star goaltender's trade value. The crux of Cam's argument is that there are no guarantee that Luongo will retire early and that the cap-hit would most likely be manageable anyway. Also that the penalty is so far off that, well, who really cares? So basically the "Luongo rule" is exactly like the budget deficit.
Jordan Bowman put together a Canucks scavanger hunt that you can keep with you during the season, and cross things like "John Garrett mentions cheese on the broadcast" or "John Garrett mentions a show he likes on the broadcast" off the list as they happen! In real time! Funny stuff.
Jason Botchford chats with Cory Schneider about critical moments in his evolution as a player, and the anxiety attack that caused him to cramp up in game six of the first round series against Chicago in 2011.
In "best things that happened on the internet today" DownGoesBrown and Blogge Salming dropped a parody trailer "Luongo Unchained." Featuring Brian Burke lines like, "Davey [Nonis] you had my attention, but now you have my job" this is just excellent, excellent stuff. Nice write up from Pass it to Bulis too.
More Canucks news and links after the jump.
On the off chance that you haven't hit your "fifteen read limit" (and lord knows I have) the Province has a Q&A with Keith Ballard in which Vancouver's six defenseman, among other things, stands up for David Booth's willingness to put himself on the line on Twitter.
Speaking of plugs, over at the PlayNowSports blog I continued with my projected goal total series looking at the likes of Raymond, Higgins and Hansen and the "depth forwards" in Volpatti, Ebbett and Vancouver's secret weapon "replacement level forward x."
Ed Willes ranks the teams in the Northwest Division and sees the Oilers making the playoffs and the Minnesota Wild pushing for top spot in the division. Because the central looks to be dilapidated this season, I buy that this is the year that the Northwest Division returns two teams to the playoffs, but I think three is a stretch and I certainly don't think it'll be the Wild. Bluechip additions Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, better health, and the possibility that Mikael Granlund proves to be a difference maker in his rookie season will make the Wild an improved team, but we're still talking about the 30th ranked offense in the NHL last season and a club that had a goal differential nearly 80 points worse than the Canucks at even-strength alone. So yeah, nice additions aside, my bet would be that the Wild have too much ground to make up, and too few capable tough-minutes defenseman, to give the Canucks a run for their money in the Northwest this year.
The Oilers on the other hand, I think I believe in. Tyler Dellow's case that they're a likely playoff team is compelling, but we'll have to see if Dubnyk, the percentages and the defense hold up.
Finally I really enjoyed this trip down memory lane, as Cam Cole re-visited the 48 game season from 1995 and makes the cogent point that basically nothing has changed in the NHL including the fact that defense wins championships.


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A comment from Dave P on this blog touched on the interesting aspect of table rendering.
Dave said "IE renders pages differently from, say firefox. One of the noticeable differences is that IE waits for the entire page before displaying it." Actually this is not true and you can se from going to many pages that Internet Explorer does support progressive rendering of content as it arrives. This is true however for table rendering. When Internet Explorer encounters a table it measures all the content of the table before rendering so that it knows what the widths of the columns are to render the content correctly. On the other hand Firefox uses a different algorithm in that it renders the table contents progressively before it has all been passed. There are pros and cons to both approaches. In the case of progressive rendering a table it can result in an experience where content is initially displayed and then moved as the browser progresses creating a clunky and poor quality feel. On the other hand if we parse the entire table content first then it can take some time to display in the case of heavily nested tables. I've heard user feedback supporting both arguments and more than a few people have mentioned that they find Firefox's rendering a little off putting in this regard.
There is actually a solution that should improve the performance of browsers whichever table parsing algorithm they use and that is for web developers to make use of the table-layout attribute in CSS. This was first introduced with Internet Explorer 5 and is now part of CSS2 and CSS2.1. This attribute will force the table to honor the declared widths of columns rather than size to fit. I'm assuming that Firefox does support this attribute but there is a lack of documentation on exactly what is supported in that particular browser.
Now you may be asking why tables didn't just honor the specified widths to start with and the answer is our old friend compatibility. When developing Internet Explorer 4 there was another browser called Netscape Navigator 3 that was the most used browser in the world. We knew then that if people were to adopt a different browser then we had to render content exactly as they were used to. So we spent a great deal of time in IE4 emulating the parsing and rendering of tables that Netscape had implemented. That was some time ago but we continue to be able to render pages that make use of this rendering functionality. In recent years many people have moved to using CSS for layout in preference to tables and there are certainly advantages to that although there has also been some interesting debate about the benefits of a purely CSS based approach.
Tables have been used to position content on a page for many years but the truth is that they were never originally intended for that purpose. The wonderful thing about the web is that people will make use of functionality in new and interesting ways, they become reliant on bugs and strange behavior. As a result it becomes difficult to change without breaking existing content. The consideration of compatibility goes back to almost any platform, for example there was a great deal of work undertaken in Windows 95 before its launch to ensure that programs written for Windows 3.1 continued to work. As we move forward we need to be careful to ensure that existing web content continues to function. That doesn't mean we cannot move forward though. In Internet Explorer 6 we introduced support for the strict doctype to allow us to improve our CSS support without breaking existing content. We expect to use this same technique in the future to allow us to make further improvements.


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This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. NASA climate scientist Claire Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and how math is used to determine trends... (View More) in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly Arctic and Antarctic average sea ice extents for November 1978-December 2016. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. Note: See Related & Supplemental Resources for the maps and data files (1978-2016) that will allow you to do the calculations shown in the video. These also include data for different regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, enabling learners to do additional calculations beyond those shown in the videos. (View Less)
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Soon you will be either rich or poor but Donald and Robert want you to be rich.
The world is facing many challenges and one of them is financial. The entitlement mentality is epidemic, creating people who expect their countries, employers, or families to take care of them. Trump and Kiyosaki, both successful businessmen, are natural teachers who share a passion for education. They have joined forces to address these challenges, because they believe you cannot solve money problems with money. You can only solve money problems with financial education. Trump and Kiyosaki want to teach you to be rich. Why We Want You To Be Rich was written for you.


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"It's been a dream of mine to bring our creative and fashion-forward DIY community to a beautiful and spiritual place to learn from a culture that's been crafting for centuries," Carol Cho, who takes care of business development and partnerships at Kollabora, tells Ecouterre.
The nine-day excursion aims to be a completely authentic, immersive experience.
The nine-day excursion aims to be a completely authentic, immersive experience.
Most alpaca wool, she says, hails from Peru, so why not head for the source? "It's difficult for makers to find authentic experiences like these and also the opportunity to travel with a group of makers, DIYers, and fashion enthusiasts just like themselves," she says. "Think about it like traveling with your future best friends."
Designed for students or anyone who seeks an adventure off the beaten path, the excursion aims to be a completely authentic, immersive experience. Participants will stay with host families (recruited by Awamaki, a nonprofit that collaborates with indigenous communities to create economic opportunities and improve social well-being), feast on hearty Peruvian meals, visit local museums and ruins, explore bustling markets and craft stalls, and tour the the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
Kollabora will take care of any supplies, including yarn, colored pencils, paper, and a mini-dictionary of Spanish knitting terminology. The group will also showcase the resulting work, as well as circulate any ideas, developed in partnership with the Rumira artisans, among its members.
The cost of the trip, homestay and most meals included, is $1,799, exclusive of international airfare to and from Cusco, visas, travel or health insurance, and personal purchases.


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John Smoltz is out there and he's been linked to the Mets.
Also, there could be the long-awaited arrival of Bengie Molina. Please try to contain yourself when that does happen.
These, and any other Mets or baseball topics are on the table for Loose Threads. So are the NFL Playoffs or anything on your minds. I'll be checking in especially during the Jets game, so if you have any comments during the game, please post away.
I'm going to hang around the house to watch the playoff games, and later on the season premiere of "24."


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Maybe you've read David Swensen's Unconventional Success, in which the veteran chief investment officer at Yale University skewers the mutual-fund industry and says individuals should stick with long-term index-fund investments.
But maybe you think you can do better than Swensen, whose decisions generated a 13.5% total return for the $20.8 billion endowment in the fiscal year through June 2013.
Yale's return beat the 11.7% gain for university and college endowments on average in the same period, based on recently released data from higher-education group NACUBO and the Commonfund Institute. Over the three years through June 2013, endowments gained 10.1% annualized on average, and 4% a year over five years.
But those results don't come close to the S&P 500's 20.6% return over the 12 months through June 2013, or its 18.5% average three-year gain and its 7% five-year return.
That is, until you realize that the university endowments achieved those one-year gains with just one-third of assets committed to U.S. and international stocks on average. Specifically, 16% of an endowment's portfolio was allocated to U.S. stocks and 18% to international equities.
The biggest category for investment pros by a wide margin was alternative strategies — hedge funds, long-short funds, private equity, real estate, distressed debt and other sophisticated areas.
Managers sank 53% of their endowment's portfolio into these risk-controlled vehicles, and funds with more than $1 billion had 59% dedicated to alternative investments.
How do you stack up? Figure what your one-year return through June 2013 would have been with only 34% of the portfolio in stocks.
If you fall short, don't despair. As Swensen noted in his seminal book, Pioneering Portfolio Management, investment professionals are uniquely positioned to run "lower-risk, higher-returning portfolios," in large part through the skilled use of alternative asset classes.
But simply being a professional is no guarantee of investment success, Swensen points out. "Few institutions and even fewer individuals exhibit the ability and commit the resources to produce risk-adjusted excess returns," he writes.
Most individual investors, accordingly, should be content with "low-cost passive strategies," Swensen counsels, as they typically do not have "time, resources and ability to make high-quality active management decisions."
Adds Swensen: "No middle ground exists."
— Jonathan Burton
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I've seen the 'top ten' post over the net the last few days, and I loved reading them, so here I go...
These were (some of) my top 10 favorite (craft related) post from 2010. Some were influenced by the number of responses, some I just loved for personal reasons. In no particular order, because 'orderly things' really aren't for me....
1. Mini Caramel Apples
Is there anything better than mini and sticks? I think not.
2. Cinnamon Buns On-A-Stick
I love things on sticks so much I had to create a label for this line of post. I'm planning a week of 'stick' related projects next year. That's the plan at least, assuming the guys with the straight jacket can't catch me.
3. Cowgirl Baby Shower
I thought about throwing my Twilight Party up, but I decided this was probably sweeter b/c it's for Alexis' Mom, and in the end, they trump Edward any day of the week. I'm planning a few more parties this year as well....both Twilight and baby themed. You'll be glad to know they won't be overlapping.
4. Cake in a Jar
I heart this tablecloth of Mary's, and I want a time machine so bad. Michael J. Fox and I would head back 30 some years in my life, and we'd rig one of these up so I could run my fingers along my family's signatures.
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For the 2012 Olympics, British electronic stalwarts The Chemical Brothers composed "Velodrome," a theme song (unsurprisingly) for London's sweeping Hopkins Velodrome. And between each of the velodrome's sessions, design firm Crystal CG International has created a music video depicting a race between two Tron-like cyclists. And in earlier Olympic geekery, see Dario Argento's Suspiria by way of synchronized swimming.
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Items needed:
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Cold Coffee
- 1 cup Coffee Grounds (used)
- 1/2 cup salt
- Collect: Twigs, Leaves, Shells, Tiny bones
- First, have the kids go outside and search for treasures to make into their Fossils. Good things to use are twigs, leaves, shells, tiny bones, hard-shelled bugs.
- Next, measure all ingredients and put into a bowl. Stir well. If the mixture seems a little too moist (it should resemble a dlough consistency), add a little more flour. Knead until smooth.
- Work the dough into smooth balls and then flatten on a piece of waxed paper.
- Press objects into the clay, using one or more of the collected items. Remind kids to share. Allow all fossils to dry thoroughly before removing from the waxed paper.
- These are fun fossils for kids to display on a dresser or shelf.


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This recipe is from Rose Levy Beranbaum's "Rose's Christmas Cookies" book. It caught my eye for two reasons: firstly, I haven't used cashews in a cake or biscuit recipe, and secondly, most of my male relatives are cashew-obsessed!
Making these biscuits really is the work of minutes. They looked so cute all puffy and fresh from the oven, and what a bonus that you get so many of them from one batch (this photo is only one tray from the three that I got)!
The biccies are subtly flavoured – you don't get the big hit of cashew I anticipated, but the flavour does build in your mouth as you eat. Like anything with nuts they are best made a day in advance to give the nut time to develop its flavours. The biscuits aren't oily or greasy in texture – my one complaint when eating cashews is that they are a particularly greasy nut - but here, the baking seems to mitigate that.
They keep like a dream in an airtight container and, unusually for biscuits, get better with age. In that respect I wish I was a cashew puffy!
115g unsalted butter, at room temperature
190g light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
120g sour cream
290g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
185g unsalted cashew nuts, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 190°C /fan oven 170°C /375°F/Gas mark 5.
Line three baking sheets with greaseproof paper – if you don't have three, don't panic – just bake the biscuits in batches and then reuse the baking sheet.
Beat together the butter and sugar until light and whippy.
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
Beat in the sour cream and ensure that all the ingredients are well combined.
Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cashew nuts and beat – very gently – until just combined.
Take a heaped teaspoon of the dough and place on the baking sheet. Place the next teaspoonful approximately 4-5cm away. Continue until the tray is full.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. I baked for 10 minutes, then turned the tray for any subsequent baking – it guarantees even baking.
Leave the biscuits to cool, still on their tray, on a wire rack.
When they are cool enough (and firm enough) to handle, lift them off and place them directly onto the wire rack to cool.
Store in an airtight tin.
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The demo will soon be included in Voxel Farm's demo package, meanwhile here is a video:
If 20 min of that was not enough, here is an earlier video of just driving around town in different cars:
So we settled on the town level. The natural environment, which is not blocky but rather smooth, was created with a single Smart Biome in Voxel Studio in a few minutes:
We then imported this project into Unreal Engine 4, using the new Voxel Farm plugin. It took some time to figure out what would be the right scale for the scene. Since Voxel Farm's voxels are much smaller, the default configuration felt closer to a Godzilla/Kaiju simulator. That would have been a nice demo, but I was looking for a more human-level experience.
Minecraft levels may appear simple in the mind's eye, but a level like this town is insanely complex. All buildings, without exception, have intricate interiors. Here you can see a cross section of a residential tower:
As you can see each apartment is fully defined, they even have little beds!
To further complicate things, the draw distance needed to be insanely high so detail like windows would appear when from viewed far away:
The Minecraft import should become a standard Voxel Farm feature soon, also depending on the interest we see around it. If you would like to do the same for one of your projects, just let us know.
It was great that this entire exercise was triggered by a reader's comment to another post. As usual, I look forward to your comments and feedback.


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For the stock: Place the cheese rind, herb bundle, onion, celery, carrots, lemon rind, bay leaves, chicken stock, and water into a pot and bring to a bubble, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer at least 1 hour, and then remove the rind, herb bundle, and vegetables with a slotted spoon or strainer.;
For the tomatoes: Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Arrange the tomatoes on a baking sheet or baking sheets in a single layer. Scatter the garlic among the tomatoes, dress with extra-virgin olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper. Roast the tomatoes until they burst and skins split and begin to char, about 30 minutes. Cool the tomatoes until cool enough to handle and peel. Place the tomatoes in a bowl.
For the marinara: Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the anchovies and stir until they melt into the oil. Add the sliced onions, chile, garlic, marjoram, and cover and cook to soften the onions, 10 to 15 minutes or until very sweet and soft. Add the tomato paste and stir 1 minute, then add the wine and stir a minute more. Stir in the prepared stock, prepared roasted tomatoes, parsley, and basil and simmer over medium heat 10 to 15 minutes more to combine flavors. Cool and store the sauce for a make-ahead meal.
On the night you serve this meal heat the oven to 450 degrees F and cover a baking sheet with foil. Split the squash in half and scoop out the seeds, then season with salt and pepper and place cut-side down on baking sheet or sheets. Roast the squash 45 to 60 minutes, until very tender. Once the squash has been roasting 30 minutes, reheat the sauce over medium heat to a bubble, then reduce the heat to low and keep it warm. Turn the roasted squash over and shred each half with a fork turning the flesh into what looks like a yellow boat filled with spaghetti, drizzle the hot squash with a little extra-virgin olive oil and adjust the seasoning, top with lots of marinara and garnish with shredded cheese. Serve each "boat" on a platter and eat the squash and sauce right from the skin of the squash.


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Sectoral Operational Guide: Addressing Violence against Women within the Education Sector
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This guide was written to provide World Bank operational staff and other development practitioners with examples of projects that have successfully integrated approaches to preventing and responding to violence against women (VAW) into their design. The guide is based on two pieces of analytical work, the first of which was commissioned in preparation for the conference. These are: "Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Middle and Low Income Countries: A Multi-Sectoral Literature Review and Analysis" by Sarah Bott, Andrew Morrison, and Mary Ellsberg; and "Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A Critical Review of Interventions", by Andrew Morrison, Mary Ellsberg and Sarah Bott.


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Play It Cool: Remote Monitoring of Equipment Room Temps
Thermal problems have been a major bane of computers since the very first computer was plugged into AC power. Despite server rooms with raised white flooring and high-end Leibert air conditioners, and over-clocked gaming rigs with water-cooling on the chipsets, heat continues to be a problem that computer administrators and technicians can't ignore.
This series of articles explores one user's trek to build a temperature monitoring and reporting system for his home office. The same concepts outlined in these articles were later used in a corporate setting to monitor and report the temperatures of a server room and a computer lab, and can be recommended to anyone needing to monitor the temperature of rooms or assets consistently.
The series also illustrates how you can take a simple idea for collecting data and expand upon it—programmatically adding different interfaces, monitoring mechanisms, reporting techniques, and so forth.
Note: This series of articles uses Linux as the operating system of choice, with scripts written for the shell (Bash) and in Perl. For the tasks outlined within this series, I found Linux to be ideal. If you are using a different programming platform, or if you are unable to replicate these methods on Linux, you will still gain value from these articles. Where possible, I will point out analog possibilities in Windows and other operating systems.
The Problem
My thermal concern at home was less of a "consumer cooling chipset" problem and more of a "server room without adequate cooling" problem. My home office housed eight PCs—several servers, two desktops, my design Mac, and so on. Unfortunately, the room wasn't designed to handle the amount of heat generated by the number of machines I crammed into it. It wasn't long before I had to install supplemental air conditioning (a portable unit, vented to the outdoors), and even that extra gadget had problems keeping the room cool on very warm days.
One persistent problem was that the office temperature could achieve a point of no return, at which the air conditioning could no longer keep up with the heat being generated by the computers. The ambient air temperature would simply continue to rise until I had to shut down all the machines and let the room cool down gradually.
At 70.75 degrees Fahrenheit, I really didn't have to worry. However, once the temperature of the room approached 77 degrees, trouble was ahead. I needed a way to monitor the room's temperature constantly and a method to alert me when the temperature started creeping up because I couldn't be in the room 365/24 to monitor it myself.
Consumer Remote-Monitoring Solutions
My first gambit was to install a remote thermometer in the room, tied to a master display elsewhere in the house. (Companies such as Oregon Scientific make a bunch of remote-thermometer solutions, available from most local retailers.)
The problem with that approach was that it only expanded my monitoring capacity slightly. I still had to be near one of the two thermometers—the remote or the master—to see the office temperature. What I really needed was a program that could monitor the temperature and take action as needed—send me email or SMS, sound an alarm, and the like—when the office temperature needed attention. So, my attention turned to serial, USB, and other peripheral-like connected solutions.
High-Tech Industrial Solutions
I won't bore you with the details of my search for a connected solution. If I came across a promising possibility, it usually fit into one or more of the following categories, ruling it out as a potential solution for my problem:
- Extremely expensive
- More functionality than I needed (for example, the X10 home monitoring system)
- Proprietary interface that limited my ability to script around the readings
However, I did find a nice, fairly inexpensive, and simple device from B&B Electronics. Their Digital Thermometer & Thermostat with RS-232 Interface, shown in Figure 1, provided a nice serial connection with a manageable interface for reading the temperature off the device.
Figure 1: The B&B Electronics Digital Thermometer & Thermostat with RS-232 Interface (232DTT)
As an added bonus, the 232DTT includes a basic thermostat control—you can set temperature thresholds that enable and disable an on-board relay when triggered. At around $50, the solution wasn't cheap, but wasn't overly expensive, either.
Note: Since my purchase of the 232DTT a few years ago, B&B has raised the price to just under $75. This still makes the device a bargain, in my opinion, but might push it out of the affordable range for some people. It still remains one of the few external programmable solutions I could find. (Link to the product on B&B's site: http://www.bb-elec.com/product.asp?sku=232DTT).
Note: There are other solutions on the market—you should choose one that meets your needs. For example, www.Phidgets.com has a temperature sensor for $11, but it requires an interface kit for an additional $60. Phidgets also has a USB termparture sensor for $90 (http://www.phidgets.com/index.php?module=pncommerce&func=itemview&KID= 1154464155184.108.40.206&IID=61). For industrious, tech-savvy readers looking for a homegrown solution, martybugs.net has an excellent series of articles on building your own temperature-sensing circuit. Visit http://martybugs.net/electronics/tempsensor/hardware.cgi for details.
Working with the 232DTT
Using the 232DTT is fairly straightforward. You simply hook it to a serial port that has the DTR and RTS lines set high, for power. If those lines cannot be set or cannot be relied upon to be high, an external 12-volt adapter also can be used to power the device.
Use your favorite communication program to set the port to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Now, you're ready to go. You use a simple command set—akin to the old Hayes modem AT commands—to read the current temperature, set the thermostat registers, and so forth. For example, to read the current temperature, you send the unit the "!0RT" command. The device returns a two-byte response that corresponds to the current reading, but must undergo some translation into Fahrenheit or Celsius to be useful.
Because the device was meant for a wide variety of temperatures, the translation outlined in the device manual is a bit complex. The first of the two returned bytes corresponds to whether the reading is a positive or negative value—unnecessary in our case because the temperature should always be above zero! As long as that assumption holds true, the first character returned should always be NUL, and you can disregard it.
Listing 1 shows the basic calculation for converting the second character to an actual temperature, where R is the character returned from the device:
Listing 1: Equations for converting sensor data to Celsius and Fahrenheit values
C = asc(R) / 2 F = (9 * C / 5) +32
For example, suppose the device returned a period (.). The temperature calculations would then be as shown in Listing 2 (note that a period has an ASCII code of 46):
Listing 2: Equation results for translating a period (.) to Celsius and Fahrenheit values
Basic Scripting with the 232DTT
Now that I'd found a working sensor, I needed a series of scripts to implement the functionality—monitoring, reporting, alerting, and so on.
You might wonder, why scripts and not application? That is, why write a series of little programs that interact together, instead of a monolithic solution in application form?
The answer lies in flexibility. With a series of scripts, I can fit the scripts together in multiple configurations to design whatever functionality I need at the time. It's a lesson I learned working at Progeny and around Linux—work with a bunch of little programs that each do one thing well, and you can build whatever application you need. Finally, building an application would put most (if not all) of the work on me. Because my platform of choice for this project was Linux, I had a wealth of little specialty utilities at my disposal to talk to the serial port, translate data, and so on. Other operating systems may not have the sheer number of utilities available, but comparable tools can achieve the same result.
The first utility I needed was a means to get the data from the sensor. Instead of writing my own serial communication routines, I decided to use the well-known and popular Kermit communication package. In this particular case, I chose GKermit, the GPL'd version of the Kermit suite.
Kermit comes with a fairly robust, but completely arcane, scripting language. By using a script, it's easy to have Kermit perform the following tasks:
- Configure a serial port's parameters.
- Open a connection with the serial port.
- Send a series of characters to the port.
- Wait for and report a response.
Listing 3 shows such a script.
Listing 3: Kermit script for connecting to a serial port (COM1, or /dev/ttyS0) and reporting the temperature read by the sensor (get_temp.ksc)
# Initialize the port set port /dev/ttyS0 set speed 9600 # Send read temp command # and read response while equal {"v(input)"} {""} { clear input output !0RT input 2 } # Close port and quit close quit
The script is invoked by placing it on the Kermit command line, similar to the following:
Kermit executes, runs the script, displays the character retrieved from the sensor, and quits—perfect for my needs.
Note: Most telecom packages have some type of scripting that will let you perform the same type of actions shown above. If capturing the output of the read temperature command proves problematic, have the telecom application log the session to disk where you can later parse the value out of the log file.
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I wanted some new script brushes to use in making my masks ... and I'm sharing them with you. You'll get 9 old script brushes that have been saved as both ABR (Photoshop brushes) and PNG format.
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Rodger Dale Leonard, 45, of Wenco Drive, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his home.
Rodger Dale Leonard, 45, of Wenco Drive, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his home.
A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Davie Funeral Service Chapel by Pastor Wade "Bud" Powell.
Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Davie Funeral Service, 416 Valley Road, Mocksville.
He was born in Davidson County on Aug. 20, 1967, to Doris Jean Allen of Lexington and David M. Leonard. He was a truck driver and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father and sister Cynthia Jean Roberts.
Surviving are his mother; wife of 14 years, Juanita Gibson Leonard of the home; two sons, Roger Lee Leonard and Bobby Dale Leonard, both of Lexington; two stepdaughters, Jenny Lynn Johnson and Cathy Nicole Hopkins, both of Denton; four brothers, David S. (Carolyn) Leonard and James (Michelle) Giles, all of Lexington, and Joshua Leonard and Charles M. Leonard, both of Henderson; a grandson, Rylan Leonard; and three stepgrandchildren, Lillee Mariee Hopkins, Dustin Lee Johnson and Jessica Nicole Johnson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Davie Funeral Service to help with the funeral expenses.
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Vulnerability Details: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)/Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FormCraft Basic
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The foam roller is one of the most versatile pieces of fitness equipment. It can be used for flexibility, massage and balance training. Many fitness trainers use them as props for their Pilates, core training and sport conditioning classes. They are really effective for developing core stabilization, body balance and awareness and strength, also great for myofascial release which unties muscular knots.
Foam rollers vary in widths and thickness. They are also available as half rounds, which are exclusively for balance training, half rounds will not work for self myofascial release. Most challenging is the round roller; less challenging is the half round roller with the flat side up and the least challenging is the half round with the half width flat side down.
Extremely versatile - Whether at home or in the clinic or studio, the Sissel Foam Roller is an excellent tool for rehabilitation and for creating variety in your Pilates Workout.
The 36" long half roll is offered in a medium density and is recommended for beginners. When balance improve progress to full round. Half rounds will not work for self myofascial release.


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The School of Natural Sciences at St. Edward's University encompasses the traditional natural sciences; computational sciences; clinical laboratory science; and bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary research area at the intersection of biology, mathematics, and computer science.
Natural Science programs reflect the mission of St. Edward's University and provide in-depth knowledge of scientific fields while taking into consideration broader aspects of the liberal art education. Our curriculum places a strong emphasis on collaborative, hands-on learning. Classwork and research are conducted in world-class classrooms, labs, and in the Wild Basin Creative Research Center. In addition, study abroad opportunities have been integrated into our programs so students can explore the world without extending their degree completion timelines.
Student-faculty collaborations provide irreplaceable opportunities for insights, innovation and growth. Our graduates develop skills necessary to prepare for graduate and professional schools as well as a variety of careers.
Named Among Best Forensic Science Programs
The Forensic Science major in the School of Natural Sciences at St. Edward's University was ranked among the best 35 Bachelor in Forensic Science degree programs by College Choice. Our Forensic Science major offers students the option to customize their degree with either a lab or field emphasis and prepares them to take on roles as crime scene investigators and personnel within crime laboratories. Read more about the rankings.
A great science building inspires innovation, discovery, and exploration. The John Brooks Williams Natural Sciences Center contains state-of-the-art facilities that attract stellar faculty and produce ambitious accomplished graduates.
The South Building houses high-powered computing laboratories that support projects in robotics, environmental science and bioinformatics.
The North Building is home to the University's greenhouse facilities and was recently fitted with cutting-edge laboratory instrumentation, courtesy of grants from the National Science Foundation and the W.M. Keck Foundation.
St. Edward's Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve serves as an interdisciplinary research lab and a hands-on learning center for students. Wild Basin extends over 227 acres within the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve system with hiking trails, volunteer opportunities and events open to the public.
Education is a life changing experience. Our profession provides a unique opportunity to influence future leaders in a positive and meaningful way. To this end, we aim to provide thoughtful and excellent guidance that enables students to achieve goals and pursue their dreams.
Our programs are designed in the spirit of the St. Edward's mission — with an emphasis on creativity, critical thinking and writing. This framework ensures proficiency in areas of interest within the sciences, while providing an education with a nexus to the liberal arts.
"I guide my students through the discovery process that generates a new awareness of compelling ideas. This kind of thought-provoking exchange of questions and ideas creates an ideal environment for both the development of students as well as myself as the teacher."
— Michael P. Saclolo, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Student Organizations
Student organizations provide opportunities to explore interests, forge friendships, and discover passions.
The Academy of Science is a student-teacher organization that promotes the natural sciences and presents undergraduate research at the annual Texas Academy of Science meeting.
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training.
The Academic Society for the Advancement of Minorities in Medicine (ASAMM) seeks to empower minorities pursuing careers in the field of medicine.
The NSF Science Living Learning Community provides a community space for science majors to establish professional credentials as scientists.
Operation Smile is a nonprofit organization that works in developing countries to give children correctional facial surgeries for cleft lips and cleft palates.
Pre-Health Humanitarians
TG Science Cluster gathers students with common interests for living and learning opportunities.
Women in Science welcomes all students interested in the sciences to give back to the Austin community through volunteer efforts.
Our Forensic Chemistry program was named as one of the top in the U.S.:
"Students gaining a BS in Forensic Chemistry from St. Edward's have some of the best research and internship opportunities in the nation, and access to the Welch Foundation research scholarship, which pays for 6 weeks of forensic-chemistry related research."
— ForensicsColleges.com
Senior Seminar Symposium
The Senior Seminar Symposium gives Natural Sciences students an opportunity to present their research at the end of the academic year. Students graduating with degrees in Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Math are encouraged to participate.


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Tom Daley Shares His First Photo With Dustin Lance Black
Newly out British diver Tom Daley shared a photo with his alleged boyfriend, Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, via Instagram this weekend. It's the first photo of the pair that either individual has personally released to the public.
The image included the caption:
"#splash celebrations :) Beef Wellington...yes please!!!"
Does this make them "Instagram official"?? If so, we're wishing these two gents many more celebrations in the new year!
Image Source (H/T: Boyculture)
When I was 18, I was involved with a 39-year old man. We were together 8 1/2 years. Age was not a factor in our breakup. I, myself, like older men, and I am 33 years old. There's just something about a man with more experience that gets me hot. So, Tom, don't listen to the naysayers. Be happy with the man you love.
The guy is 20 years older, but I understand it was Tom that made the first move so if they happy that's what matters. The age difference is eventually going to a problem. Tom probably should have dated guys his own age, but again if they are both happy that's what counts. Interestingly, Tom recently lost his father and I wonder if that's why he was interested in an guy 20years older than he.


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Especially since it's starting to "heat up" (40 degrees, anyone?) for those who love putting a hunk of meat on the smoker grill and letting it go all day, here's a recipe to consider for Saturday or Sunday, courtesy of the Big Green Egg website.
In choosing the meat, Big Green Egg suggests ordering (probably in advance) a whole "packer trimmed" brisket from a butcher shop. An 8- to 14-pound whole "packer trimmed" brisket will cook for approximately 14 to 18 hours.
To prep the meat, trim any fat thicker than 1/8 inch. Because you should always slice brisket against the grain when serving, identify which way the grain in the brisket runs and cut a notch in the end so you will know where to initiate the first cross-grain cut after smoking.
Smoked brisket recipe
From biggreenegg.com
- 1/2 cup coarse kosher or sea salt
- 1/3 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup granulated garlic
- 1/4 cup ground mild chilies such as ancho or chimayo
- 2 tbsp celery seed
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- Optional: Wood Chips
Place all of the seasonings in food processor or blender and pulse until thoroughly blended. Spread the rub generously over the brisket, wrap in foil or plastic wrap and let rest for one to two hours.
Set the Big Green Egg up for indirect cooking with a plate setter at 250°F. Add in soaked wood chips (oak, hickory, apple or cherry) if you choose.
Cook until the internal temperature of the meat is 150°F, and then reduce the EGG temperature to 225°F. When the meat temperature approaches 185°F, begin checking for tenderness (insert a fork into the brisket and give a slight twist; if the meat gives easily without much resistance, then the meat is done). Wrap tightly in foil with a half-cup of beef broth and place in a warm ice chest for 1 to 3 hours.
Slice brisket against the grain (see note before recipe), reserving the juice to brush on or use as a dip.


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Pine Point Ski Club is an athletic, recreational and social club of about 200 members. We schedule several Western ski trips annually as well as a number of local Midwest ski trips. Most of our members are between the ages of 25 and 55, are single, and live throughout the Chicago area. We also have a number of married couples, some having first met at the club! Although skiing and snowboarding (yes we do have snowboarders in the club) is our main interest, we offer a year-round schedule of activities. Annual favorites include a Kettle Moraine camping/biking trip, white water rafting trip in West Virginia, Chicago Blues Festival and outdoor picnics under the blue sky.
We have skiers and snowboarders at all levels: racers, mogul monsters, cruisers, terrain park masters, and raw beginners. If you have never been on the snow before - we will be honored to guide you though this amazing experience. In addition, we offer racing through Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council (CMSC). It's a great way to improve upon your skiing/snowboarding and a lot of fun.The club has been in existence for over 40 years and we have great networking with other ski clubs as well as ski shops in Chicago and ski resorts all over the western U.S. We are a fun group and always looking for new members to share our passion for outdoors activities.
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Definitions of seduce
v. t. - To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt. 2
v. t. - Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation. 2
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Our Overnight Grocery team works behind the scenes and plays an integral part in supporting our store's daytime operations. As part of this team, you'll work closely with the crew to ensure our shelves are stocked and displays are well-merchandised. If you're a night owl who enjoys working with others to accomplish tasks within deadlines, then this position could be for you!
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Employment at Wegmans may be contingent upon your completion and our evaluation of a drug screen and/or criminal background check. All Applicants will be screened; only those closely matching the job posting will be interviewed.
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 62-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The family-owned company was founded in 1916. Wegmans is recognized as an industry leader, an innovator, and is known for its strong commitment to the communities where it operates stores. It has been listed among Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies To Work For in America" for five consecutive years.