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China Solar: China's New Policy Creates Downside Risk, Says Nomura
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China is the largest solar market these days. Analysts have upgraded the Chinese solar stocks on conducive government policies and solid demands.
A new guidance published by the central planning committee NDRC last weekend cast that investment thesis in doubt.
The government wants fewer utility-scale projects than what the companies projected. Of the 11.8GW target, NDRC expects to install 7.6GW distributed solar systems and 4.2GW utility scale systems.
That is a problem because Chinese solar companies had guided higher utility scale projects. Here is Nomura Securities analyst Nitin Kumar counting the numbers for us:
4.4GW utility-scale target is lower than proposed plans by listed companies for 2014F. Looking at development plans for 2013F by companies like GoldPoly (1~3GW), Shunfeng (3GW), Hareon Solar (1~3GW), GCL (~1GW), Jinko Solar (JKS) (~300MW), JA Solar (JASO) (~300MW), Trina Solar (TSL) (500~800MW), Yingli Solar (YGE) (500~800MW) – estimated projects in development are 6~7GW (and this is only from the small subset highlighted above). Most of these are utility-scale. If there is a quota, we could see continued disappointments from companies particularly with weaker balance sheets, e.g. GCL, Yingli.
It makes economic sense for NDRC to focus on distributed systems instead of utility-scale projects, especially on the east coast:
The policy makes economic sense as retail/commercial tariffs are high in the eastern provinces and thus the policy's focus on distributed installations will generate higher economic returns. In addition, lack of land availability will constrain utility scale projects.
The new NDRC policy can create two problems. First, solar companies could under-deliver on their guidances, as explained above by Nomura. Second, distributed solar systems are not scalable:
Unlike utility-scale where you can generate meaningful scale efficiencies given large size of projects, distributed projects (upto 10MW) result in significantly more difficult scale build-up and management overhead.
Rooftops in most cases are not capable of supporting large scale solar deployments in existing form.
Distributed projects are economical only in case of consumption of generated electricity which in turn offsets the equivalent payment to the grid. The general expectation would be that the users will also become the buyers of these projects. However, that implies that the user has a balance sheet strong enough to absorb a project like this – our checks with companies suggest that this is going to be very difficult to get scale. Other option is that the owner of projects (essentially an IPP) signs a PPA with buyer of electricity at a lower price than grid. In such a scenario, if the PPA counter-party defaults, the project owner (IPP) is left with a loss-making project.


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Nov 7, 2008
[What's the Deal With Twilight?]
I mean, vampire romances are legion. There are lots of far better written stories out there with characters that are not TSTL (too stupid to live) abusive, shallow, and mary sue-ish. Yet, just like with Eragon, magazines went ga-ga over it (calling it the next Harry Potter? Seriously?!) and it's fans squee over it's mediocrity with frightening intensity.
Is it just because its fans have never read a good paranormal romance, or are that many people's idea of 'romance' really that screwed up? If Edward wasn't a vampire, would the reactions even be so intense? Because if you remove all the paranormal trappings (and rainbow glitter) the relationships in these books are just plain dysfunctional, and only get worse as the series goes on.
In an environment where there are so many better paranormal romantic books out there as alternatives, why is Twilight singled out at the one most worthy of all this praise? I just can't understand it.
Extra: A fun podcast about fandom in general, Twilight, relationships, feminism, and a slew of other things. =)
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- Eleniel said...
lol. It is the exact same situation with Eragon. I think it's because the fans just don't know better, and they'll find better books and eventually look back on this time with amused embarrassment. At least, that's what I tell myself.
- Pai said...
The thing that bothers me about it isn't so much that they're mediocre books, as much as they romanticize abusive behavior (stalking, controlling, pedophilia, etc) and never seem to realize how sick that really is. And that the fans of the book likewise seem to think all that stuff is 'so sweet and cute' too, and the books are marketed towards younger girls who can be influenced to see such things are desirable 'ideals' in a relationship... it just disturbs me.
- Elizabeth said...
YOu are right about TWILIGHT - but book popularity is not too predictable, even with planned marketing.
And surely all vampire fiction involves controlling? For some women that`s the attraction of it...being controlled, being owned..
- Pai said...
Well, the tendency to want a vicious, dangerous man 'who is really a nice guy on the inside and would never hurt ME!' is shown, in real life, to lead to generally unhappy resolutions. I think romanticizing that kind of thing isn't good. I wish that premise was challenged by more people, though from interviews with Robert Pattinson (who plays Edward in the film), it seems he at least 'gets' how screwy it is, instead of thinking it's sweet. He actively tried to play his role as 'creepy' instead of romantic, but that seemed to go over the heads of most of the fans.
Though I do personally like vampire stories (they're my guilty pleasure), I'm just disappointed THIS one gets so much praise when there are so many better romances in the genre out there, which actually deal with vampires more honestly and have more interesting relationships.


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Welcome to the World of Fabrication Fanaticism
When "Super" Mario Lozano says "TI" (the chemical symbol for titanium), he says it like it's something lurid and really illegal — like TI is a subject we shouldn't talk about in HOT ROD. It definitely doesn't sound like a chunk of aerospace metal. Lozano doesn't do it for effect; we doubt he's even aware of how he says it. His attitude of finding certain metals exciting and in building things from it an orgasmic rush likens it to what some call fabrication porn.
Lozano is a hardcore fabricator. He gets off on the titanium parts he makes and how his welds stack up against those of his competition. When you see one of his fabbed parts, you forget it's a component with a function; instead you focus on his perfect welds. Lozano doesn't do this for money. Well, he does, but interestingly, money isn't the driving force for him — or any of the 14 other fabricators we're featuring here. These guys are simply artists looking to create and innovate, and their medium of choice is the metal our hot rods are made from.
We know you're into fabrication just by the fact you pick up HOT ROD. Proper hot rodding requires one-off components that must be fabricated by talented hands out of raw material and fresh ideas. It's just that some of you custom-make parts out of necessity, and others treat fabrication as an artistic obsession.
HOT ROD wanted to explore the art of fabrication, so we pulled together the names of some younger builders from all over the country, not just HOT ROD's backyard. The good news is even with the economy in the toilet, and the New York Times among many outlets signaling the end of America's love affair with cars, we had a gang of builders to choose from.
Though none of these fabricators are exactly getting rich, they all feel wealthy because they get to indulge in what they love to do: fabricate cool, fast cars. These guys aren't looking to get a TV show on Discovery Channel, and they're not about getting into the one percent. They want to build mechanical masterpieces. If it seems like something otherworldly is driving them and their talents to create, there is. As you get to know each of them, look at their work, and read their words you may just find that something is within you, as well.
Metallurgy, Design, Welding, Forming, and Finishes
So what do these 15 guys get out of fabrication if they're not gaining money, power, or fame? When we asked Blake Hughes, who owns 417 Motorsports in St. Louis, he laughed. "Is this a joke? Seriously, this is not a get-rich-overnight (or ever) kind of a business. I do it because I love what I do. Not many people can wake up each day and look forward to going to work, but I can." Jonathan Goolsby, who owns Goolsby Customs in Bessemer, Alabama, explained, "It's not about any illusion of fame, fortune, or hope that an easy life will come from it. The dollars will always run out, but a true passion never will."
Gary Watson, owner of Creations n' Chrome in Valencia, California, said fabrication is about finding an artistic solution to every problem. "I love to figure things out. Having things look and perform well is very satisfying to me, " said Watson.
Ed Umland, the Sactown builder whose cars have been featured twice in HOT ROD within the last year, described his process as, "I like to do things I haven't done before. Once I get excited, I will obsess until I pull the trigger and start building. Usually by then I have a pretty clear concept from start to finish and can build it without having to stop for anything."
"You have to take care of your household first. There is no way you can do good work if your affairs are out of order." – Aaron Iha
But it can go deeper than that. Some of these fabricators get an almost drug-induced type of high from building. Umland confessed, "When I get into the thick of a project, I literally cannot stop. This can be in the middle of machining a challenging part or building a chassis. There is a sweet spot of nirvana that is a natural high when you are seeing your idea come to life."
"Super" Mario Lozano of Gardena, California, agreed, "I've got this artistic passion that I have to satisfy, and so I express that passion through making parts for cars." Jeb Greenstone of Cutworm Specialties in Hayesville, North Carolina, often finds himself in the same situation: "Some of the things I have in my head that I want to make won't let me sleep until I get them out." He's all too familiar with the obsession to fabricate. "When I opened my shop in 2006, that was when fabrication started taking over my life. Now it's all I want to do." ToxicFab's 25-year-old Collin Meyers told us, "Striving for perfection is what truly keeps me driven to push the limits of my welding and fabrication."
For many builders, one of the perks is that every day and every build becomes an adventure. You never know who will walk in through the door or what crazy project will appear. You might wake up thinking you're going to finish a rollcage, then a customer walks in and wants you to make school buses fly. What?
Eric Yost of Customs By Bigun in Mooresville, North Carolina, elaborated, "Travis Pastrana [NASCAR driver and all-around daredevil] came to me one day and said he wanted me to work on his bus. I was thinking a motorhome, so I said 'OK.' Then he said he wanted to jump a school bus, so I said 'OK.' Then he said he wanted to jump more than 150 feet with it, and I said 'OK.' Then he told me there would be seven people inside when he jumped it, so I said, 'Hell yeah!' I cut 5,000 pounds out of the bus and put a 5.3L LS engine with a pair of 76mm turbos in it. It jumped 168 feet and landed perfect."
Fame, Fortune — Forget It!
All 15 of our innovators were into cars before they could fabricate. Some got their automotive interest from their fathers, some on their own. Most got into fabricating car parts because they couldn't afford to buy what they wanted or maybe didn't even know what to ask for. Kevin Bryde is one such fabricator entrenched in NASCAR builds. He learned from his family. He told us, "My grandpa and dad were constantly building something. I thought everybody's family did that."
Fabricating is Gary Watson's way of life, too. "I've learned most of my skills through trial and error. I learn by doing things hands-on and by falling on my face sometimes. I've been riding dirt bikes since age four and was taught when you crash you dust yourself off and try again. It's kind of my motto in life."
Of course, everybody works differently. When we asked our 15 fabricators whether they see finished products in their heads, or if they let the solutions evolve as they go, the answers ran about even for both.
Umland said, "It depends on what first motivates the project. Sometimes I have an idea for a certain thing I want to do and have to wait to find the right project to use the idea on. If the idea is a whole car, I usually have a fairly good mental picture of the overall result before I start." The same goes for Goolsby, who said, "I always have the vision and plan before I start, but sometimes as you're building the project will show you new things." But sometimes seeing the outcome before you begin can be a problem, too. "My lack of patience sometimes bothers me because I can see the finished result long before I can produce it, " Jay Stone said.
For others, the process is more involved. "I design the part and put it together a few times in my mind, including variations before drawing it out," said "Super" Mario. Sometimes seeing what you want to build isn't enough. "I can typically see the project from the start," Yost said. "However, it's often hard to explain it to the customer because they can't see what I have in my mind." Blastolene Brother Randy Grubb told us, "I really need to work alone so I have control over the build. I have a network of friends to [help me] get projects done, but they're mostly retired and like to come by and play in the shop."
Quite a few of the fabricators said they enjoy the struggle — and that they are still challenged every day. Aaron Iha of Chassis By Aaron Iha in Covina, California, said, "The part I like best is taking on a new project and being scared to do it. Recently, I built a manifold for a 440ci big-block and was concerned my 30 hours of design and two weeks of fab would be for nothing, but it worked perfectly with no leaks. Some shops will only design a custom part if they get a bulk order, but every bracket, tab, and vehicle I do is custom-designed for that application."
When we asked Andy Leach, who built the 2013 Ridler Award winner at the Detroit Autorama, he said, "I do my best fabrication when it's something that challenges me to the point I get frustrated with it. It sounds strange, but I love it when I push myself to make something new, and it makes me try new techniques. Obviously, I like to be challenged!"
Todd Farrand of Mercenary Offroad in Camarillo, California, takes the frustration motivation a step further, "It's not the prettiest card, but when I'm in a bind, behind, and all hope is lost, anger helps clear my mind, and I can accomplish more than I thought possible. I'm not proud of that process, but it's helped produce some of the most advanced projects I've built to date."
Getting Paid for Their Talents
The business side of fabrication is the part most responded they would rather not deal with. Bryde confessed, "Running a business is very time-consuming, and the part I like least is paperwork. When I'm fabricating, it's all good. Being creative is a release."
Umland agreed, "I hate having to give a customer an invoice. It's a necessary evil, but I never seem to charge what I should or what the job is really worth." To which, "Super" Mario added, "To be honest, I'm first and foremost an artist. The business aspects can be frustrating."
Yost said what a lot of the builders tell us, "I dislike having to charge for something I love to do." Being a successful fabricator often takes just having customers that understand and share your vision, and are able to pay you for it. Brian Fuller of Fuller Hot Rods in Atlanta told us how changing his craft into a business changed fabrication for him, "When I started, I was cutting things apart and hoping for the best. These days, the job still begins with cutting things apart, but now there's someone there who will help fund the vision to turn it into a reality."
What's Your Favorite Project?
Hughes: "The 'Crusty Nova' owned by Shane McClelland."
Goolsby: "The '32 Ford roadster we built last year for Mr. Shores."
Iha: "My business is my favorite project."
Greenstone: "Right now, the aluminum dualie, but I've got more rabbits!"
Watson: "That's easy, 'Top Notch,' a Fox-body Mustang that I built last year. I built the car to showcase all of my talents. From chassis design to custom paint, the car is an expression of what I think is cool in the car world."
Umland: "The favorite is always the newest and most current."
"Super" Mario: "My '72 turbocharged Datsun 510, it's a work still in progress."
Yost: "My Camaro is my favorite project, but the coolest was probably the Nitro Circus 3-D movie bus we built."
Grubb: "The next one."
Leach: "I guess I'd have to say 'Checkered Past,' the Ridler-winning '40 Ford is pretty high on my list. I'm very proud of what that car is and what it's done for me."
Stone: "Clint Bowyer's rat rod and a '39 Ford coupe I did for a fellow in Texas."
Farrand: "I made a small steel replica of my dad's '67 Corvette for Father's Day. It looked really cool, and when he saw it I think he really felt like his son had a talent that was beyond his — and it made him proud. I have never gotten the same adulation for any of my creations before — or since."
Fuller: "It's always the next one — silly question."
Meyers: "Usually when someone gives me the freedom to do what I feel is right, I feel my best work is done and my creative side really comes out."
Bryde: "I was given three weeks to redesign the driver's compartment of our NASCAR Sprint Cup cars at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. It had to be approved by two different drivers, their crew chiefs, the head engineer, and the director of competition. It was all made from carbon fiber and included the dash, leg boards with sponsor logos molded into them, and a raised floor for a heat shield. It was 23 days from conception to the green flag."
"If you're not happy with something you've created, your customer won't be, either. Your name and credibility are always on the line." – "Super" Mario Lozano
Technology, Craftsmanship, and Advice
The computer has taken over so much in our lives these days, but their use in hot rod fabrication varies from builder to builder. When asked if he uses a computer to make parts, Aaron Iha emphatically replied, "Every day on every project, even top chops." Watson added, "Yes, I use computer-aided design [CAD] to help me in sheetmetal and tube fabrication. I'm still saving my pennies for a computer-numerically-controlled [CNC] mill."
Leach concurred, "We use a computer to design parts for machining. The technology has come a long way in the hot rod world in the last five years. We are doing rapid prototype printing parts now, as well." Understanding the software can speed up the creation of hardware, "I like SolidWorks design software for machined or CNC-cut parts and wish I had more time to learn it further," Meyers said.
"Slow and steady wins the race. Getting in a rush never results in something you're going to be proud of." – Gary Watson
There are holdouts, however, as Umland told us he rarely uses the computer for making parts, though sometimes he does use CAD. Greenstone and Lozano flatly said "no," they don't use any computers in their parts designs. Grubb was more than emphatic saying, "No, no, no, I hate computers!"
Computer or not, they all have to start somewhere, and Stone said it's critical to have a plan. "Learning to formulate a plan makes everything easier," he said. "Making metal do what you want it to is a process that takes time and a lot of patience, so don't get discouraged."
He also brought up a good point: the coolest fab in the world is lost if the car looks bad, so there are key things every fabricator should consider. "Remember stance, wheel, and tire fitment will make or break a car, so be very thorough in the design of the suspension. A great-looking car that drives and rides bad is useless."
As for learning to fabricate, you have to be willing to make some mistakes and put in the time. "You have to start at the bottom and work your way up. Surround yourself with good, knowledgeable people and learn from them. Take that passion and keep working until you get where you want to be," Leach advised. Grubb's pragmatic approach is worth keeping in mind, too: "There are only five things that can be done to metal: cut, join, bend, shrink, and stretch."
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten." – Blake Hughes
"Continue to perfect your craft daily, but most importantly search your heart to be sure what drives you is the passion to create; if it does, you will surprise yourself every day," Goolsby said. Bryde offered this advice on easing into fab, "Start small, and learn as you go. You can get overwhelmed if you get too ambitious too soon." Umland may have been joking when he added, "get a state job—building hot rods is a difficult way to make a living."
But what if a reader really wants to follow these fabricators lead and seeks to make a living from making things out of metal? Hughes told us, "It's something you have to want to do, and there's a lot of failure involved to get a proven result. You have to stick with it, and it helps to have a very stubborn nature."
Fabricator Vocabulary
- Chrome-Moly Steel: 4130 steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The "41" indicates a low-alloy steel containing chromium and molybdenum, while the "30" indicates a carbon content of 0.3 percent.
- Annealed: A process involving the heating and cooling of a metal to induce softening, improve machinability, and reduce internal stresses. It is a form of heat-treating.
- Anodizing: An electrolytic process that coats metal with a protective or decorative film, it is used primarily on aluminum. The part to be treated is the anode of the electrical circuit used for the process, thus the term anodizing. Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than does bare metal.
- Cold-Rolled Steel: A classification of metal that has had additional treatment after it has been hot-rolled, pickled, and oiled. The metal is moved through a series of rollers, which provide uniformity in thickness of the metal and improve the surface smoothness. This process is done at room temperature. Also called CR.
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding: A welding process in which an electric arc forms between a consumable wire electrode and the workpiece metal(s), which heats the workpiece metal(s), causing them to melt and join. Along with the wire electrode, a shielding gas feeds through the welding gun, which shields the process from contaminants in the air. A constant-voltage, direct-current power source is most commonly used with GMAW. There are four primary methods of metal transfer in GMAW, called globular, short-circuiting, spray, and pulsed spray, each of which has distinct properties and corresponding advantages and limitations.
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) or Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding: An arc-welding process that combines metals by heating them with an arc between a tungsten electrode (nonconsumable), an inert or semi-inert gas mixture, and a separate filler material applied to the part being created. Shielding is obtained from an inert gas.
- Heat-Treating: The process of first heating then cooling a solid metal or alloy to obtain desired conditions or changed properties. Usually a thermal treatment to increase strength.
- Planish: The process of smoothing the surface of a metal by a rapid series of overlapping, light hammer-like blows.
- Arc Welding: These processes use a power supply to create and maintain an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt metals at the welding point. They can use either direct (DC) or alternating (AC) current and consumable or non-consumable electrodes. Some type of inert or semi-inert gas, known as a shielding gas, often protects the welding region, and filler material is typically used as well.
- Billet: An intermediate metal form, usually aluminum, which is milled to create a finished product or component. Aluminum billets are either forged into shape or formed using continuous extrusion, either of which produces a finer, stronger, more uniform grain structure than casting does.
- Carbon Steel: A type of steel in which carbon is the primary alloying element, with the level of carbon contained in a steel being one of the most important factors governing its mechanical properties. Carbon steels have no more than 1.65 percent manganese, 0.6 percent silicon, or 0.6 percent copper. Carbon steels are available with varying levels of formability. The more formable grades are typically more costly than the less formable grades. Also called mild steel.
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n the above fig, set of triangles are rotating around the square and circles are rotating around the triangle. I have the code which works for 1st orbit, but i am not able to render that second orbit.
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Concert. Treat yourself and the family to a fun start to the autumn. Come just as you are to The Göteborg Opera and let us entertain you.
7 September
The Göteborg Opera Orchestra invites you to a one hour concert on 7 September. Our restuarant has specially created a lunch menu which caters to all tastes, from grandparents to the youngest grandchild.
We want our youngest guests to feel at home, so we're organising a one-hour song workshop for children 5-10 years old which will take place in another room at the same time as the concert is being performed.
With assistance from our Learning & Participation staff, the children will practice a song to be performed at the end of the concert on the Main Stage together with The Göteborg Opera Orchestra.
Under the direction of Henrik Schaefer the orchestra will play the following works:
- Tuba Concert by Vaughan Williams. Soloist Even H Evensen.
- Oboe Concert by Richard Strauss. Soloist Jonas Albrektson.
- Don Juan by Richard Strauss.
Time for a bite to eat.
Information about the menu will be updated on this page shortly.
All places in the workshop are currently fully booked.
Concert on the Main Stage.
Adults, SEK 150.
10-20 years old, SEK 50.
Under 10, free.
Restaurant menu
Caesar salad with bacon, parmesan and crutons
Caesar salad with organic chicken
Caesar salad with prawns
The Opera's shrimp sandwich - with MSC certified shrimp on organic Danish rye bread with horseradish mayonnaise
Kidney-bean burger with smoked cheese,
tart tomato dressing and fries
MSC certified fish burger with smoked salmon, served with "skagenröra" (a shrimp salad made with mayonnaise, dill, and more) and fried baby potatos
Lindgren's hamburger with bacon and cheese, tomato salsa, pickles preserved in lemon and french fries
Chocolate mousse with meringue and seasonal berries
Kids' menu
(up to 11 years old, one drink is included in the price)
Hamburger and french fries
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Sciatica, also called lumbar radiculopathy, is a pain that originates along your sciatic nerve. This nerve extends from the back of your pelvis down the back of your thigh. Your sciatic nerve is the main nerve in your leg. It is also the largest nerve in your entire body.
Usually, sciatica is caused by a herniated (or bulging) disk in your spine that presses on your sciatic nerve.
Other reasons for pressure on your sciatic nerve may include:
Sometimes, the cause for your sciatica cannot be identified.
These are the most common symptoms of sciatica:
The symptoms of sciatica may look like other conditions or medical problems. Always see your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Along with a complete medical history and physical exam, tests for sciatica may include:
Sciatica usually heals on its own with rest and time. To help relieve the pain, treatment may include:
Because sciatica is caused by pressure on a nerve in your spine, complications may develop if the pressure is not relieved. Possible complications of unrelieved nerve compression include:
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Keller, Dr. Edward F. "News & Reviews." Emmons County Record, 5 September 2000, sec. 5B.
Strasburg's Blue Room
When the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad erected a spur into Emmons County in 1902 business sprang up at the crossing and the town of Strasburg was born. Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at the community of Tiraspol by Carl Keller's farm moved into town. During the first six years something was missing in Strasburg. There was no Blue Room.
That changed in 1908 when Gregory Bichler built a bar and poolroom, the forerunner of the even popular Blue Room. For a time Bichler housed a liquor store there and also a bowling alley and later developed a dance floor. Public and wedding dances in the 1930s and early 1940s featured the great accordions of John Schwab, Mike Dosch, the Mastel Brothers, Tom Gutenburg, Charlie Richter and Sam and His City Fellers with their Clarinet Polka theme song. Anniversaries and other social gatherings happened there. Sometime later the facility became the Matt-Ray Lounge and Blue Room. After World War II under the Mattern ownership the Blue Room was increased in size for the dance floor and flourished as never before. Weddings abounded, twenty-five in one thirty day stretch. Always adding to the popularity of the place were four other watering holes within a minutes walk to help service the large crowds.
Weddings were all day affairs. After the church ceremony a soup dinner at the Blue Room enhanced the celebrants and spirits flowed. Dancing erupted immediately after dinner till just before the opening of presents. Supper followed and then all cleared to the lounge for more refreshments before the wedding dance.
In 1949 the Matterns remodeled the Blue Room and added more feet of dance space. Indoor plumbing was added and no more kerosene stoves needed for cooking or water to be hauled in. Outdoor privies became obsolete and the Blue Room was state of the art. Much of the North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota partook in festivities at the Blue Room. Local orchestras were complemented with the musical caliber of out-of-staters Whoopee John, the Six Fat Dutchmen and the Royal Kings. The local Bubbling Quintet began their sweet sounds. The Blue Room was in high gear, for 25 cents people enjoyed class entertainment. Basketball games, roller skating and movies satisfied the entertainment tastes of many in the Blue Room. Movies featured pal night, two for the price of one. Murals of trees, lakes and rolling hills graced the walls as the woodwork on the bar and back bar rivaled the interior of the church in artistic splendor.
In 1970 the Horners purchased the Blue Room and Lounge and continued operations much the same. The dances never let up. Today the Carlsons operate the facility with little change in events and style but under a new name. They added Rose paint and renamed the 88 year old entertainment palace The Rite Spot (as it has always been) and Rose Room.
The walls of the Rose Room contain many happy memories. A large percentage of married couples in Strasburg and miles around courted and married there. With all the musical events held there Lawrence Welk's Champagne Music was never one of them--Welk's crowd always needed the high school gym.
Till next time.
(Reprint of story Dr. Keller wrote in August 1996)
Reprinted with permission of the Emmons County Record.


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Thursday, 22nd July. The day started according to plan – get up 6:15: check, get to station, 6:55: check, train to Richmond 6.58: check, 4 minutes journey to catch 7:06 to Reading…. boo….stupid tube. As we sat stuck at a red signal outside Richmond station, I watched as my train to Reading whizzed by, kicking myself for not getting the earlier tube. Now I would have to wait for 30 minutes at Richmond for the next train (which meant I could have had a crucial 30 minutes more under the covers :() and more importantly call the Sudamih team to say I was going to be late…umm luckily I wasn't speaking till 10am but still, it was going to be a little tight and I would miss out on the welcome coffee and biccies 😦 Arrived into Oxford at 9:20 and after a super speedy taxi ride, arrived at Oxford's e-research building just as everyone was going in…phew..…
As promised, the workshop proved to be wide ranging with speakers from the Digital Curation Centre, the Research Information Network, Vitae (the national researcher training body), and projects at Oxford and King's College London. All the talks were interesting and generated useful discussions on data management training from the institutional to the national level. I won't go into all of them as further details of the workshop and copies of presentations can be found here.
But to highlight a few: James Wilson, (project manager of Oxford's Sudamih project) kicked off the meeting with a talk on the findings from their scoping study to assess current data management practices in the humanities. Findings were, reassuringly, similar to ours with researchers requesting guidance and training on a range of data management issues.
So how do they propose to address these? Well, in their view there is a clear need for both broad courses and more detailed technical training. This may take the form of an introduction to data management which will be integrated into existing courses, guidance on how to organise and link research notes with sources, support with how to prepare technical bids and the creation of a database service for the humanities. Very interesting and I can definitely see an opportunity to collaborate/share resources.
I was up next, talking about Incremental's scoping study, our findings and how we plan to address these in terms of guidance and in particular, training.
Finally some interesting thoughts from Eric Meyer of Oxford University who reported some early findings from a study that looks at information practices of those researching in the humanities. Of particular interest was the finding that researchers are taught disciplinary biases very early on in their careers; for example, they develop clear views on which sources of information are deemed valuable and which are not. When it came to citation practices, researchers and students cited lots of digital publications but then indicated that they had consulted the paper version as well! Is the digital version seen as less trustworthy?
Eric also drew our attention to the first year annual report of a 3 year study (JISC/BL) http://explorationforchange.net/attachments/056_RoT%20Year%201%20report%20final%20100622.pdf tracking the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students (children of the Baby Boomers, born between 1982 and 1994). The assumption that Generation Y would be early adopters and keen users of the latest technology applications and tools in their research was, in fact, not supported by their study. On the contrary, it would appear that Generation Y doctoral students, in common with others, are quite risk averse and 'behind the curve' in using digital technology, not at the forefront; and this despite the fact that the majority appear to be keen users of the latest technology applications in their personal lives.
The reason for this, they propose, is not due to lack of skill but is more likely to be because the students do not see the immediate utility of the technology within their research and their preferred ways of working. This is an important finding, and one that Incremental should bear in mind when it points researchers towards the available web 2.0 tools that are out there.


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[Federal Register: May 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 101)] [Notices] [Page 33580-33581] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr24my00-83] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Immigration and Naturalization Service Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in Federal Register on March 22, 2000 at 65 FR 15356, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by the INS on this proposed information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 23, [[Page 33581]] 2000. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Stuart Shapiro, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20530; 202-395-7316. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should address one or more of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of this information collection: (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Preserve residence for Naturalization. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form N-470. Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization service. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The information will be used to determine whether an alien who intends to be absent from United States for a period of one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for naturalization purposes. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 300 responses at 15 minutes (.25) hours per response. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 75 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please contact Richard A. Sloan 202-514-3291, Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time may also be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan. If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information Management Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: May 19, 2000. Richard A. Sloan, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. [FR Doc. 00-13045 Filed 5-23-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-M
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The owners of this beautiful 3,160-square-foot, single-family home located in the hills of the Santa Ynez Valley are ex-gallery owners and serious art collectors. The owners requested that the new two-bedroom home be energy-efficient, and Fernau + Hartman Architects produced a design that is both contemporary and sustainable. Now that it's completed, the home sits as if it were the largest art piece in the new owners' collection.
The Santa Ynez Valley home sits nestled in a hillside on the site connecting to the landscape as a natural observer of the floral and fauna. The windows of the home frame fantastic views of the natural surroundings as if they were exhibits in an art gallery. The architects and designers at Fernau + Hartman spent a lot of time on the site to ensure that the views were being maximized for each space. The intersecting and intermingling buildings on the site allow for the homeowners to even frame specific views of the home that appear as built artforms. The two-bedroom home also shares the property with a studio/guest house and a series of outdoor spaces for entertaining.
The sustainability of this home include both exterior and interior features that help make this home an energy efficient and environmentally responsible dwelling. The exterior landscape, designed by Pamela Burton & Company, used native plants mixed partially using seeds from the site, which required less intense irrigation. Many of the exposed outdoor living spaces, as well as larger windows, were covered by shading devices to mitigate excessive sun exposure. The building's orientation took advantage of natural breezes for ventilation and the sun's radiation for a solar hot water system.
The interiors of the home resonate comfort and modernity. The interior materiality include sustainably grown cork flooring, reclaimed Douglas fir decking, cabinets made from resin paper composite, and recycled sunflower seed biocomposite paneling. The clean lines and white walls of the interior spaces contrast well with the industrial and rustic materiality of the exterior of the buildings. Even the intersecting planes of wood paneling which break up the gallery-esque interior seem like art exhibits within the building.


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Spot or Not: 99W Gap
by Chris Barcellos
This spot is located in Oak Grove Oregon, which is just south or Portland. I first heard about this spot from Christian DesGeorges. He sent me a shot of if, saying that it would be sick to winch. I agreed. As luck would have it I was in Oregon nine months or so after I first heard about the gap, to ride with Zak Stone.
We hit this spot in early January and let me tell you that the rivers in Oregon are not warm at this time of the year. The air was around 35 and the water was probably around the same. Imagine shot-gunning a slurpie and having the worst brain freeze ever. That's how your head feels instantly after going underwater. My 4/3mm wetsuit couldn't quite do the job, but I made do anyway.
The spot is under an overpass. To the left of the gap it is a fish ladder. The landing is about 2-5 ft deep and the landing is fairly narrow. The sides of the landing and just below the waters surface you'll find jagged cement boulders and twisted up rebar. Belzer was wearing a scuba wetsuit, and for most of the session he held a board in front of some exposed rebar. The runway on top was shallow, so we put some sandbags along the edge to help raise the water level a couple of inches. There were these 1-inch high bolts sticking out along the runway as well. To the right of the runway was a drain. Tons of water was sucking down into it– definitely not a place you would want to get sucked into. Reed's board was sucked into the drain actually and it took Belzer about a hour to get it out…so sketchy.
I hit the gap first–I found each of the bolts one by one with either my wakeskate, or my back. I have the gashes in my wakeskate and a couple holes in my wetsuit to prove it. A mini-sledge hammer helped me get my revenge on those bolts however. The start was in shallow water, which caused you to slide across the cement until you could get up to speed. There wasn't much time to setup for tricks so only ollies went down this day. Reed Watson and another Oregon local wakeskater also hit up the spot. Zak would have been out there risking his body over the rebar too but he was the only one who was experienced enough to drive the Hive for this gap.
The spot is somewhat hidden, so that did help us avoid getting kicked out. A few cops were in the parking lot next to us pulling people over, but they didn't seem to notice what we were doing–which is always a good thing.
I asked Reed if he had ever gone back to the spot after we hit it and his response was, "I'm never going back to that gap again." Apparently when the river level drops a few feet a surprise comes out. There was much more rebar and cement sticking up in the landing that we knew about. Luckily no one was hurt during our session.
I wanted to say thanks to Christian for finding the gap and sharing it with us. Also another big thanks to Mr. Zak Stone of OTT for letting me crash at his pad and for bringing his Hive out to pull us all for a few hours in the cold. Maybe someday this gap will get hit again–I'm down, is anyone else?


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Though we still lack a solid release date for Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar continues its slow, tantalizing trickle of information on the game with a new batch of four, never-before-seen screenshots. While these images don't explicitly outline any of the game's features, or reveal any crucial plot points, they do offer an interesting jumping off point for speculation on what we might see in Rockstar's latest.
That bi-plane for instance, has already made an appearance in the first trailer Rockstar offered for its game, though we were concerned that it might have been a random fly-by, as opposed to a hint that GTA V will feature planes that players can fly. This image could be the same, though this increased focus on the plane itself leads us to assume it plays a more significant role in the game than simple background decoration.
With the key focus in any Grand Theft Auto title being swiping and driving fancy cars, two of those images are quite intriguing: Specifically that shot of the faux Lamborghini, and the image of that guy clinging to the side of a car-carrying semi truck. While we've got our fingers crossed that stealing a car from the back of a moving truck is an option in the game, even if it isn't, we can still rest easy knowing that GTA V's fictional Los Angeles analogue is as populated with enticing vehicles to snatch as its real-world iteration.
As for the chopper, while we like the idea of firing automatic weapons at low-flying helicopters, it reminds us of the one big flaw in the GTA series to date: the gunplay. It's always been a pain to aim weapons properly in Rockstar's most popular series, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that this last image indicates that the developers have finally nixed all the aiming issues and that in GTA V it's entirely possible to take out a chopper by shooting its pilot in the head with an AK-47 from the top of a nearby watertower. Please Rockstar, don't let us down on this one.


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Europe's $1.3-billion Gaia to map Milky Way in unprecedented detail
With the launch of Europe's Gaia star-mapping mission, scientists are one step closer to deciphering the history of the Milky Way, and to predicting how it might evolve in the future.
Equipped with twin silicon-carbide telescopes built around a one-billion-pixel focal array—the largest ever built—the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia mission is designed to survey a billion stars in the galaxy, providing scientists with the most precise 3-D map to date for understanding its composition and evolution.
"For the first time we will have a fair sample of what is out there, where it is, how it is moving, how [dark] matter is distributed, where and when stars formed, and where and when the chemical elements of which we are made were created," says Gaia's U.K. Principal Investigator Gerry Gilmore.
ESA says the spacecraft and its sophisticated instruments are designed to measure the angular position of stars between 7-300 microseconds of arc—100 times the accuracy of ESA's 1989 Hipparcos mission, and equivalent to a terrestrial measurement of an astronaut's thumbnail on the lunar surface.
The resulting census will help astronomers determine the position, motion and properties of each star—attributes that can provide clues about their history—to create a "family tree" of the galaxy. ESA says the motions of these stars can then be viewed rapidly in forward or reverse, to determine more about how the galaxy was formed and to learn more about its ultimate fate.
Gaia blasted off at 6:12 a.m. local time on Dec. 19 atop a Soyuz ST-B rocket from ESA's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. About 10 min. later, after separation of the first three stages, the Fregat upper stage ignited, delivering Gaia into a temporary parking orbit at an altitude of 175 km (109 mi.). A second firing of the Fregat 11 min. later took Gaia into its transfer orbit, followed by spacecraft separation at 42 min. after liftoff. With the 2,034-kg Gaia on its way to the L2 Lagrange point 1.5 million km from Earth, ESA said it has established ground telemetry and attitude control from its operations center in Darmstadt, Germany, and that the spacecraft is now activating its systems.
Engineers commanded Gaia to perform the first of two critical thruster firings Dec. 20 to ensure it is on the right trajectory toward L2. About 20 days after launch, a second critical burn is expected to insert the spacecraft into its operational orbit, beginning a four-month commissioning phase in which all of the systems and instruments will be turned on, checked and calibrated before beginning its five-year mission.
Led by France, Germany and the U.K., the €940 million ($1.3 billion) Gaia mission was equipped by EADS-Astrium, starting with a €317 million contract awarded by ESA in May 2006.
In the course of its five-plus year mission, Gaia will observe more than 40 million objects per day, collecting 100 terabytes of raw data and yielding 1 petabyte of processed and archived data. Even after being compressed by software, the data produced is expected to fill over 30,000 CD ROMs.
Over a decade in the making, Gaia is two years behind schedule and 16% over budget, owing to technical issues with the satellite's instruments and delays due to a crowded manifest in Kourou. Much of the cost growth resulted from technical issues that extended manufacturing and testing of the spacecraft subsystems, notably the polishing of Gaia's 10 mirrors—including two large primary mirrors—and assembly and test of the focal plane, a 0.38-square-meter (4-sq.-ft.) camera comprising 106 charge-coupled devices (CCD), each of which is effectively a miniature camera.
More recently, a technical glitch that slipped the launch one month to Dec. 19 involved faulty transponder components (built by Thales Alenia Space of Italy) that generate timing signals for downlinking science data. ESA did not identify the in-orbit satellite with the faulty transponder component that prompted the agency to delay the mission one month, but said it would replace the parts prior to Gaia's launch as a precautionary measure.
Gaia is the second consecutive Soyuz launch from French Guiana to be delayed in 2013. O3b Networks postponed a planned late-September Soyuz launch of four communications satellites built by Thales Alenia Space due to a technical problem discovered on four similar O3b satellites launched earlier in 2013. The four spacecraft are now slated to launch in 2014.


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Bolbophorus confuses is an internal parasite that can kill young catfish and fingerlings.
"It's a widespread problem, but it's not on every single farm in every single pond," says David Wise, a researcher at the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center in Stoneville, Miss. The severity of infestation appears to depend on the availability of the parasite's preferred hosts – the American white pelican and the ram's horn snail.
According to Wise, the trematode parasite lives as an adult in the pelican, which sheds the trematode's eggs, infecting any snails present in the pond. From there, the parasite can penetrate the skin of the catfish, which can then be eaten by pelicans, continuing the trematode's life cycle.
Originally identified about 40 years ago in a trout species in Montana, the parasite was first found in catfish in Louisiana in the mid-1990s, and was documented in the Mississippi-Arkansas Delta in the summer of 1999, Wise told producers attending the
East Mississippi Ag Expo near Columbus.
"While controlling pelicans populations is easier said than done, it's important to do the best you can to keep them off your farm," says Wise. Catfish producers must also try to control snails through weed management, because weeds provide a habitat for snails. In fact, controlling snail populations seems to be the best line of defense currently available to producers.
Available control treatments include hydrated lime using a 50-pound bag to cover about 75 feet of levee, or lime slurry at a rate of four pounds per gallon, or 20 gallons per 100 feet of levee. In both cases, it is recommended producers concentrate the lime in the pond margins, because that's where the snails likely are located.
"With a dry powder application of lime, it is very important to wear a respirator mask to keep it out of your lungs," says Wise. "The lime slurry is a little more difficult to put out, and may have to be put out in bulk. That could limit its availability because you may not have companies in your area that truck it in by the large load."
A treatment that's easier to apply, is a little cheaper and more convenient is Copper Sulfate, but it may be toxic to blooms, he says. For those growers that choose to apply Copper Sulfate, Wise recommends a rate of 10 pounds Copper (Cu) and one pound of Citric Acid per 60 gallons of water spread over 250 feet of pond shore.
The probable long-term solution, Wise says, is biological control using either black carp or red ear sunfish.
Before beginning any treatment regimen, however, growers are advised to assess each pond's potential for infection by the catfish parasite. Risk factors to consider include location of the farm, pond structure, water grass population, weed density and pelican population history.
"Basically, stay on top of the situation," says Wise. "Sample ponds for snail numbers before treatment. Check the transmission rate in sentinel fish, and then check snail numbers and transmission rates again seven days after treatment. Don't just treat a pond without evaluating that pond."
Wise recommends beginning control treatments if the following conditions exist, in decreasing order of priority: ponds with active infection; ponds with past history of pelican pressure; ponds feeding poorly with snails present; ponds with high numbers of snails present; or ponds with no evidence of infection and a low number of snails. The last situation, he says, is simply a matter of treating for piece of mind.
"The good news is it looks like if we get the catfish out of an infested environment, and get them in another clean pond, there seems to be little, if any, impact on production," he says. "Infected fish cannot transmit the disease to other fish, and other birds cannot transmit the disease. In fact, there is no known risk of spreading the disease through the movement of fish to areas that are free of trematodes. The fish do not transmit the infection, the pelicans do."
Those producers interested in initiating a bird dispersal program are urged to contact USDA's Wildlife Services at 662-325-3014.
"We are not a regulatory agency. We will not show up on your place and write a ticket. That's not our job. Our job is to help producers get the permits they need to legally handle predatory birds," says Harris Glass with USDA's Wildlife Services in Starkville, Miss.


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When Anger Destroys
Uncontrolled anger is not merely a vice that can be overlooked. Instead, it can destroy lives, and we all know people who have impacted their futures for ill because they could not control their tempers. Sin always creates damage in ...Read More
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Christian theologians have always recognized that sins of omission, the failure to do what we know is right, incur the judgment of God (James 4:17). Our negligence and failure to think things through can cause many problems for other ...Read More
David's Great Friendship
As the people of God, we must be especially careful never to show loyalty to the wrong people and we must be worthy of the trust of our friends and family. This can be easier said than done at times ...Read More
David and Goliath
In this world of causes great and small, it can be tempting to jump on every bandwagon that comes along. We are not, however, called to megalomania, nor are we called to be equally zealous for all campaigns that present ...Read More
David's Anointing
Dr. Sproul notes that we commonly find it easy to serve God when there is no real risk. It is harder when there is a real chance trouble will come for obeying Him. Like Samuel, however, we should be willing ...Read More
Selfless Prayer
As you pray for specific things, do you take into account how the answers may impact the kingdom? Though in some cases it will be easier to do so than in others, all of us should endeavor to pray for ...Read More
David and Ahimelech
The letter of the Law is not unimportant, but it can never be followed at the expense of the spirit of the Law. This can be difficult and is fraught with peril, for it can be easy to claim to ...Read More
God Chooses Israel's King
Men and women after God's own heart are sensitive to the work of the Holy Spirit and strive not to quench Him as He convicts us of sin and guides us in righteousness. One of the best ways to ...Read More
Respecting God's Judgment
Eli said: "It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him." Can you make this affirmation from the depths of your heart in difficult times as well as good times?Read More
When Anger Destroys
Simeon, Levi, and David show us how righteous anger can easily be twisted into a desire for revenge. But when we harbor thoughts of revenge in our hearts, we break God's law with our minds and may do so ...Read More
Bow to the King
Man might think he can replace God as master, but the Lord reigns whether or not we ever acknowledge His sovereignty. Furthermore, while sinners may assume they can reject God with impunity, Yahweh will not forever tolerate those who defy ...Read More
The Influence of Music
The Psalmist implores us to "make a joyful noise" unto the Lord, but the context makes it clear he is using "noise" as a synonym for music (Ps. 95:1–2). God is pleased when we praise Him with music ...Read More
Knowing Each Other
When we do not share our deepest longings with our spouses or, as we are able, serve our spouses by meeting their needs, we make it tempting to meet these needs outside of marriage. We must be willing to be ...Read More
Spiritual Transformations
What a strange assignment God gave David, to minister to the man he had been anointed to replace. Surely there were awkward moments. And yet, we never find David complaining about God's purposes or timetable. In like manner, we ...Read More
David's Restraint
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I'm trying to use OSS on an Acer Aspire 1641 laptop. The HDA controller seems to be recognized, but when I run soundon I get the following error:
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OSS HDA: IRQ not set (255). Can't continue
I tried to fiddle with the pnp_preserve and pnp_reset options with no luck.
The whole soundon.log as well as output from lspci etc. is here
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Robert De Niro, (born August 17, 1943, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor famous for his uncompromising portrayals of violent and abrasive characters and, later in his career, for his comic depictions of cranky old men.
Early life and rise to stardom
The son of two Greenwich Village artists, De Niro dropped out of school at age 16 to study at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting. After working in a few Off-Off-Broadway plays, he appeared in his first film, Brian De Palma's The Wedding Party (filmed 1963, released 1969). Thereafter he appeared in several minor films, the most notable being The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971). It was not until his performance in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) that he was widely recognized as an excellent actor. Mean Streets (1973) marked De Niro's first association with director Martin Scorsese, with whom he would do some of his most celebrated work.
Director Francis Ford Coppola, whose massively popular The Godfather (1972) had won the Academy Award for best picture, was so impressed by De Niro in Mean Streets that he offered the actor the part of young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II (1974), forgoing even a screen test. De Niro's brilliant take on the part that was created by Marlon Brando in the first Godfather film earned him a best supporting actor Oscar and made him an international star.
Films with Scorsese: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas
Following The Godfather, Part II, De Niro worked with some of cinema's most noted directors in such films as Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 (1976), Elia Kazan's The Last Tycoon (1976), and Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter (1978), the last one receiving the Oscar for best picture. But it was his films with Scorsese for which De Niro acquired a reputation for masterfully portraying extremely dark and unappealing figures. He received an Oscar nomination for his role as the isolated and violent Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976) and won the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of boxer Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980). Known for his intense role preparation, De Niro spent weeks driving a taxi in New York City before filming Taxi Driver, and he gained more than 50 pounds (about 23 kg) to portray La Motta. By the end of the 1970s, he was widely considered one of the best actors of his generation.
In the 1980s De Niro appeared in a series of box office failures that have nevertheless become cult favourites. Scorsese's The King of Comedy (1983), which offered a desolate look at the hazards of celebrity, won critical praise but little public interest, whereas Sergio Leone's epic Once upon a Time in America (1984) suffered from postproduction studio interference, as did Terry Gilliam's futuristic satire Brazil (1985). De Niro also performed in more conventional films during that era, including True Confessions (1981), Falling in Love (1984), The Mission (1986), and De Palma's The Untouchables (1987). He revealed a talent for comedy in Midnight Run (1988) and won some of the best notices of his career for his depiction of a catatonic patient in Awakenings (1990). GoodFellas (1990) reunited De Niro with Scorsese for a brutal look at organized crime. Most critics agreed that Scorsese and De Niro had returned to form, but two further collaborations, Cape Fear (1991) and Casino (1995), were met with mixed reviews.
Comedies and later work
De Niro later appeared in Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat (1995), which pitted him against actor Al Pacino. He continued to explore his comedic side in such films as the satirical Wag the Dog (1997); Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002); and Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequels, Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010). In 2008 De Niro reteamed with Pacino in the police drama Righteous Kill, and the following year he starred in Everybody's Fine, portraying a widower who discovers various truths about his adult children. He later took supporting roles in the thrillers Machete (2010) and Limitless (2011), the action drama Killer Elite (2011), and the ensemble romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011).
In 2012 De Niro starred as a destitute writer reconnecting with his estranged son in the drama Being Flynn and played another paternal role in the seriocomic Silver Linings Playbook. The latter film earned him his first Oscar nomination in more than two decades. In The Family (2013) De Niro starred as a mobster turned informant whose family moves to France in the witness protection program. He then teamed with Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline in the buddy comedy Last Vegas (2013).
De Niro's later credits include Grudge Match (2013), in which he and Sylvester Stallone played superannuated boxers who reunite for one last fight, and the workplace comedy The Intern (2015), in which he was featured as the title character opposite Anne Hathaway. He took a supporting role as the embittered father of an entrepreneur (Jennifer Lawrence) in Joy (2015) and had the title role in Dirty Grandpa (2016). His other credits from 2016 include Hands of Stone, in which he portrayed the trainer of boxer Roberto Durán. The following year he starred in the HBO TV movie The Wizard of Lies, playing Bernie Madoff, a hedge-fund investor who operated the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
Directing and awards
In addition to acting, De Niro also directed several films. In 1993 he made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale, a movie about the Mafia set in the 1960s. He later directed the highly acclaimed The Good Shepherd (2006), which centres on the origins of the CIA and the compromises made by an agent over the span of his career.
In 2009 De Niro was named a Kennedy Center honoree, and two years later he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award (a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement). In 2016 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


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An international agreement to reduce ozone-depleting chemicals, based in part on science conducted in the 1980s by NOAA scientists and their colleagues, also has slowed global warming by years, according to a new study by scientists at the NOAA Earth System Research Lab and their partners. The double effect occurred because compounds that destroy the atmosphere`s ozone layer also act as greenhouse gases. The findings will be available in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online edition this week.
The ozone layer shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. To protect this layer, nations around the world signed the Montreal Protocol in 1987 to control the production and use of ozone-depleting substances. Science conducted by NOAA scientists and their colleagues provided the scientific basis for the framers of the Montreal Protocol, Â" said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. This is an example of how NOAA`s science informs those who make decisions that affect our daily lives. This new study also illustrates the multiplier effect of NOAA`s targeted research and its benefits on multiple sectors of science. Â"While protecting the ozone layer, the Montreal Protocol also has cut in half the amount of greenhouse warming caused by ozone-destroying chemicals that would have occurred by 2010 had these substances continued to build unabated in Earth`s atmosphere, according to the study. The amount of warming that was avoided is equivalent to 7-12 years of rise in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. The participants in the Montreal Protocol have done something very good for our climate, Â" says NOAA Earth System Research Lab scientist David Fahey, one of the authors. While addressing ozone depletion, they also provided an early start on slowing climate change. Â" The amount of greenhouse gases curbed by the Montreal Protocol is equivalent to five times the reduction target for the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, a 2005 international agreement to address climate change, according to the authors. The Kyoto Protocol did not regulate ozone-depleting chemicals because the prior agreements of the Montreal Protocol had already dealt with them.
Earlier studies showed that continued growth in ozone-depleting substances would lead to significant heating of Earth`s climate. The new analysis quantifies the near-term climate benefits of controlling these substances.
The paper also explores options for reducing future use of ozone-depleting substances, such as collecting and destroying chemical storage banks in old refrigerators and air conditioners, choosing substitutes with low climate-warming impact and evaluating the feasibility of further reducing overall emissions of the substances.The authors also consider the impact of voluntary chemical restrictions that began in 1975 in some countries. When these earlier reductions are taken into account, the amount of additional heating of Earth`s climate that would have occurred by 2010 is far greater than that avoided since 1987 when the Montreal Protocol went into effect, though the exact amount of the total benefit is uncertain.
Guus Velders of The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Stephen Andersen of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency led the study, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Besides Fahey, other authors are John Daniel, also of the NOAA Earth System Research Lab and Mack McFarland of DuPont Fluoroproducts, Wlimington, Del.
NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, is celebrating 200 years of science and service to the nation. From the establishment of the Survey of the Coast in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson to the formation of the Weather Bureau and the Commission of Fish and Fisheries in the 1870s, much of America`s scientific heritage is rooted in NOAA. NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and information service delivery for transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of the nation`s coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 60 countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.
Media Contact:Anatta, NOAA Research, (303) 497-6288


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Task order assigns work to department's Financial Services Center.
Computer Sciences Corp. has been awarded a five-year task order under the General Services Administration's Schedule 70 contract to provide IT services to the Veteran Affairs Department.
The task order has the estimated total value to $33 million, according to a company announcement today.
Under the terms of the agreement, CSC and its subcontractor, Helpdesk Response Inc., will provide IT and software development services to the VA's Financial Services Center.
CSC will analyze, develop, test, implement and maintain the software for the center, which provides financial and accounting products and services to the VA and other government agencies.
The software development work will enable the VA to reduce product development cycles, bring new applications online quickly and migrate smoothly to an optimized and cost effective environment, Mike Gaffney, president of CSC's North American Public Sector Civil and Health Services Group, said in the statement.
CSC, of Falls Church, Va., ranks No. 10 on Washington Technology's 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.
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Great! VA is using Schedule 70 to contract for another large, complex IT project. Can you spell failure with a big CoreFLS, or is it spelled F-L-I-T-E? This is pure procurement on training wheels. Why not write your own contract and do it r-i-g-h-t?
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The Athens Technical College libraries on each campus are here for you! Whether you are on or off-campus, the library offers resources, services, and librarians to help you succeed.
- The library houses print journals and books related to your program of study, as well as popular books for leisure reading.
- You may borrow materials or use resources at any library location. The courier service delivers library items conveniently between campuses. Also, your library can borrow items from other college or public libraries for you. This free service is known as interlibrary loan. You may also apply for a UGA library borrowing card by visiting us in the ATC library first.
- The library provides access to many electronic journal articles, electronic books, and online videos. You don't need to come to the library to find trustworthy sources. It all starts from the library's website: http://library.athenstech.edu.
- On the website, you will find a separate database, Learning Express, which features a large number of practice certification exams and practice exams for a variety of subjects. This resource is good for studying for the COMPASS.
- Study rooms are available to small groups on the Athens campus who need a quiet place to study together. All of the libraries have study areas, computers, and WIFI for your use.
- B/W or color printing from a computer file or USB drive is available via the WEPA kiosk-based print service in all ATC libraries. Students may either purchase a $5 WEPA print card or use a debit or credit card to print in all library locations.
- You can find more information about our resources, services, and policies on our website: http://library.athenstech.edu.
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So much simpler to set up. All the tools I need for a successful business.
As a platform it feels much simpler to bolt on features and integrations through apps than fiddling with plugin comparability in WordPress. The theme shop had what I wanted for getting started. Maybe more could be made of the theme designers. Some easy way to link with designers to develop custom themes or additions to current ones. Almost like a designers library
Integrating a my payment gateway was simple which I really appreciate as this stuff gets daunting really quickly. PayPal and google are good options but I think it looks more professional to have a built in option.
The biggest plus is the support. Not pushy, always friendly, always helpful, always available, absolutely awesome.
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So far my favorite is Shopify, I have created two online stores with them and I am satisfied with their service. Very fast servers and good support if you have any problems. Their example designs looks great as well.
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My advice is to get a professionally hosted shopping cart from people who know what they're doing. I switched to Shopify from WP-eCommerce literally on the day I launched my store. I was having major headaches with live testing of WP-eCommerce's PayPal support and lost what was left of my confidence. Setting up the shop with Shopify was a matter of a day and the system is very robust yet highly customizable.
There are tons of hosted shopping cart solutions out there and many of them are very robust and affordable. Remind yourself that your job isn't to manage your shop software but to sell whatever it is you're selling. The last thing you want is the software to get in your way just because you wanted to save a couple of bucks. And be sure to check that whatever solution you decide to give a try has a solid reputation.
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Used both WP-eCommerce and Shopp. Wouldn't rush to use either, or WordPress as an ecommerce platform at all, again. WP- eCommerce has an awful reputation and I found it very weird to use, even on a single product site. Would have no faith in it for a large store.
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Will you be at WPPI 2012
We will be, we're at booth #935 ….Walk in, right by Canon, turn right, say hello to Adorama Camera and turn left, wave to the folks at Tiffen and you will find us! (If you don't wave at Tiffen, we don't know what will happen!)
We will have a fully stocked booth for you to look at / try / fill up with gear / jump up and down. We will have people there that will be able to answer all of your questions.
- You can buy products from us and take them with you. (If we don't run out!)
- You can try anything you like, with your own gear in it.
- You can bring us coffee and donuts… Mmmmm donuts…
Here's the kicker…. We want to get as many images of people using our gear / trying our gear / loving our gear at WPPI as is possible! We want them posted on our FACEBOOK WALL, we want them via INSTAGRAM, we want them TWEETED (Hash it up #ttpWppi)
We will be choosing a winner each day for the best photo, and they will win a camera bag!
(We don't want your copyright / we would only like to share your image via our blog / social sites)
Come and see us, take photos, post them, win, smile.
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Poem: 'The Bus Barn at Night'
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GOOP Travel & Real Estate
Gwyneth Paltrow's most recent newsletter is about flying. I don't know if I travel as much as she does, because, like, she travels all the time, but I do fly a lot. On average every 10 days to two weeks. Needless to say, this GOOP to me then is one of the most memorable. Right off the top she shares her airline playlist. And OF COURSE the first song is Jay-Z. How does she read and listen? I cannot listen to music while I read. I can't listen to music when I write, either.
Anyway, the rest of it is all about how rich people move around the world and the benefits of business and first class. According to G's friend, some airlines instruct their staff to look for attractive, well dressed people and offer upgrades which, I dunno, is supposed to be incentive to get all styled up when you fly. But how does that account for a variety in taste? What if you get all geared up only to find out that the person who's making the call prefers people who dress in Ed Hardy? Then you're back in coach where you belong but not wearing your comfortable clothes.
Am totally buying that silver germ spray. The other day I sat next to a nosepicker on my flight.
Click here for more GOOP travel.
But what about GOOP's house?
TMZ is reporting that G and Chris Martin have just closed on a $10.5 million estate in LA. It's GORGEOUS. And so, SO, SO Gwyneth.
White. Tasteful. Very east coast as opposed to the Spanish style design that's popular over in California. Almost as though she had a Hamptons home transported west. There appears to be a luxury...play shed? Of course a spectacular kitchen. And a very twee front door. God I wish she'd just give up the GOOP and create a Tumblr like her BFF Beyonce and post her personal photos instead. It would be so much more interesting.
G's new property is her third - she and Chris also own in London and New York. As for why now and why LA, considering that she calls London her base, I wonder if she'll be making a stronger push back into acting.
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It's long been a mantra of retirement planning: No mortgage, no debt, no problem. But the combination of rising health-care and housing costs, flattening wages and the recent crash and recession has made that goal harder to attain. Over the last two decades, the share of people reaching retirement with mortgage debt has steadily risen. And according to a new report by the research and advocacy group Demos and the AARP Public Policy Institute, the same appears to be true for credit-card debt as well.
The report focuses primarily on households with annual income of $20,000 to $99,000. Within that group, the average household headed by someone 50 or over that had had credit-card debt for at least three months was carrying $8,278 in such debt in 2012, or 32% more than the average under-50 household in similar circumstances. That figure was down significantly from 2008, when the recession was in full roar. But with its high interest rates, credit-card debt can take a long time to eliminate, and indeed, the 50+ debtors in this survey were paying an average of just under 16% on their card balances. Reuters columnist Chris Taylor, who wrote about the Demos study this week, offers a stark portrayal of a 62-year-old woman who is juggling $16,800 in high-interest debt: "I guess I'm going to have to work until I die at my desk," she tells Taylor.
The study also identified a more troubling long-term trend for the mid-life crowd. In 1989, households headed by 55-to-64-year-olds were significantly less likely to have credit-card debt than those headed by folks 35 and under; now they're slightly more likely to have such debt. Just over 41% of those midlifer households had card debt in 2010, an increase from 33% in 1989.
Job losses are a major factor behind the baby boomer debt phenomenon, with about a quarter of the survey respondents citing unemployment as an issue in their predicament. But sharing the burdens of their struggling kids, parents and other kin is also taking its toll on older households—the report said that 23% of older Americans had taken on credit card debt to assist other family members. It also noted that about half of older Americans with debt were carrying medical expenses on their credit cards, with much of that debt load attributable to dental expenses—something Medicare and many other health plans don't cover.