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Been a while since I updated the blog, so here's a quick one to get back into the swing of things.
I have an HTC Explorer that I rooted a while back, mainly so that I could get rid of some of the OEM installed crap. But once you have your device rooted, chances are you'll want to do more. So I played around with changing the boot animation on my phone.
I followed the instructions I found on a few different sites, but couldn't get it to work. The issue, as I discovered, is that the Archive Utility that comes with Mac OS doesn't create zip files that work with the Android OS. So here are my instructions for creating a replacement boot animation for your Android device.
Short Guide
- Create images and desc.txt file
- Create bootanimation.zip using zip -r -X -0 bootanimation desc.txt image_folder/
- Mount /system as read-write: mount -rw -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
- Make boot animation location writable by the shell: chmod 777 /system/etc/customer
- Copy the bootanimation.zip to device: adb push bootanimation.zip /system/etc/customer
- Test that it works: adb shell bootanimation
Root Access
You'll need to have root access to your device. Instructions will vary according to your device. Here are the instructions for rooting the HTC Explorer.
Android Device Bridge (adb)
You'll need this to root your device, but if you used another machine to get root, then download adb-fastboot-install
Imaging Editing Software
To create your images. Boot animations are a collection of still images, shown by the device in a slideshow. Must be the same resolution as your device.
Description of bootanimation.zip
Your boot animation is stored in a zipped file that contains a folder with the sequentially numbered images that make up your animation and a desc.txt file that contains the parameters that set up your slideshow.
Location of bootanimation.zip
Depending on your device, bootanimation.zip may be located in several different locations. For the HTC Explorer, the packaged animation is located in /system/customize/resource/hTC_bootanimation.zip
Creating your custom animation
Follow these instructions on creating your custom boot animation file.
Creating the bootanimation.zip file
Once you have your images and desc.txt file completed, you need to create a zip file.
Mac OS includes data with compressed files that will cause problems when Android tries to use your boot animation. Instead, open Terminal and use the zipcommand:
zip -r -X -0 bootanimation desc.txt image_folder/
Replace image_folder/ with the name of the directory containing your images.
Copying bootanimation.zip to your device
At this point, you can connect your device to your Mac using the supplied USB cable. Before doing so, make sure that USB Debugging is enabled. (Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging). When you connecting your device, you may be prompted for a mode. Select "Charge Only".
Before you can copy any data to your device, you need to mount the /system directory as read-write. In Terminal type the following commands:
adb shell
The mount command should return a list of all the mount points on your device. Look down the list for the /system mount point and make a note of which device is mounted at that point On my phone, it's /dev/block/mtdblock3, but yours may be different. Once you have the name of the device, run the following command:
mount -rw -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
(Don't forget to substitute the correct device for /dev/block/mtdblock3.)
Aside: I mentioned above that the packaged animation for the HTC Explorer is located in /system/customize/resource/hTC_bootanimation.zip. Normally you would make a backup of this file and replace it with your custom boot animation. However, when troubleshooting problems with my own boot animation I found an entry in the Android logs that suggested that Android would first look in /system/etc/customer for a boot animation. Placing your custom boot animation here has a couple of benefits:
- You don't need to make a backup of the OEM boot animation.
- You won't lose the original boot animation if you ever decide to go back
- You won't mistakenly over-write the original boot animation.
The final step before copying your custom animation to your device is to make sure that the shell can write to the location where your boot animation will reside. Although the /system directory has been mounted as read-write, the permissions on the directory only allow root user to access the data. The method used to push data to your phone uses a different user, so we need to make sure that we have write access. Once again, using the adb shell, we run the following command:
chmod 777 /system/etc/customer
NOTE: If you're using the same directory as I am in the sample above, you may have to create the customer first. Use mkdir /system/etc/customer to do so.
Exit out of the adb shell by typing Ctrl-D twice. (Once to log out as root, and again to log out completely.) You should now be back at the standard Terminal prompt. At the Terminal prompt, issue the following command:
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/etc/customer
Testing that your boot animation is working
You could always restart your phone to check that the custom animation is working, but there is an easier way. From the Terminal prompt, use:
adb shell bootanimation
This will start the boot animation on your phone, to exit hit Ctrl-C.

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William Burke (1792-1829) and William Hare (1792/1804 - c. 1858?)
While some chose the profession of body-snatching, for others it was a more accidental career. William Burke and William Hare have become infamous for taking the trade in cadavers to the extreme, and murdering victims for sale to the medical establishment.
In 1827 the two Irishmen were working in Edinburgh as labourers. When an old man living in the same lodging house died owing them money, they decided to sell his body to cover the debt. Looking for a suitable medical establishment, they followed the advice of a student who suggested they take the body to Dr Knox's anatomy school. On being paid over £7 for the body, they realised how lucrative the trade could be.
In the following months, Burke and Hare murdered 15 more people. All of their victims were very poor, often homeless. Eventually, when neighbours reported seeing a body in Burke's bed, Burke and Hare were tried for three murders. Hare agreed to give evidence against his colleague in order to escape prosecution.
Convicted by the court, Burke published his confessions in 1829. He was hung on 28 January 1829. As recommended by the judge, Burke's body was dissected - a dissection performed by Dr Knox's rival, Dr Monro. Only a select few witnessed the dissection, but afterwards the 2000 students who had almost rioted at their exclusion were allowed to view the body. The next day it was exhibited in the Edinburgh University Museum to over 30,000 members of the public. Burke's skeleton can be found today at the Edinburgh University Museum.
In contrast, William Hare disappeared from view, possibly changing his name after being hounded from jobs when his identity became known. His date of death is uncertain.


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Story highlights
- Latinos straddle two worlds: where our families came from and where we live
- What's the difference between the terms Hispanic and Latino?
- For many, using either term to describe this group feels limiting
- The plight of the "where are you from" question explained
If there's one thing everyone should know about Hispanics in the United States, it's that this rapidly growing minority has an undefined identity crisis.
Why? Because of the confusion surrounding what to call people whose ethnic background is from Latin American and Spanish-speaking countries. Some even feel 100% American or 100% Latino -- or Hispanic, depending to whom you're talking.
How do you know which term to use? "Hispanic" and "Latino" are often used interchangeably and aim to describe the same group of people, but technically they do not mean the same thing.
What's more, within Hispanic communities in the United States, most people identify with their country of origin and often use hyphens to represent their loyalties to both cultures: like "Mexican-American."
We're constantly having to straddle two worlds: the one where our families came from and where we've chosen to live.
To make matters even more complicated, all that can change depending on where Latinos are in any given moment.
When I'm in my parents' native country of Peru, I'm American with Peruvian parents and that's that. No matter how hard I've tried to be "Peruvian enough" to my fellow Peruvians, I might as well be a gringa in their eyes.
And, when I'm back in United States, someone will inevitably ask me where I'm from in a way that suggests I'm not from the good ol' U.S. of A.
In other words, imagine having to constantly tell people that you're made of two colors: blue and yellow, but all people see is green, and you constantly have to go in the light and show them you are made of both colors.
Identifying as Hispanic or Latino comes with its ups and downs. But perhaps breaking down what these terms mean and how they're used within this diverse community of 54 million Latinos can help shed some light on our experience.
Hispanic or Latino?
Years ago, I attended a media networking event hoping to meet more established journalists.
I remember saying something along the lines of, "Ah, the joys of being Hispanic," and an older Latina woman turned around and said, "No, sweetie, you are a Latina. Don't refer to yourself as Hispanic. The government invented that word for us."
Um, OK. I think I hit a nerve.
Then, a younger Latino man snickered and asked her to not take those labels so seriously. She quickly turned to him and, judging by her wide eyes and stiff demeanor, she clearly did not agree. Her eyes then met with mine and she looked at me as if I had to make a choice: Hispanic or Latino? What's it going to be?
The room immediately felt as if it divided into two uncomfortable teams.
I could feel the warm embrace from the "Hispanic team," which was easygoing and used both terms interchangeably, and imagined them saying to me, "Come on over! Hispanic? Latino? Whatever you feel is best."
But the looming eyes of "Latino team" made me feel obligated to side with them and take some kind of political stance on the term. Using Latino had a slight "sticking it to the man" feel.
I wasn't sure how I felt about identifying with either term, so I decided to hold my tongue, take a deep breath and smile.
Even though this woman I had never met tried to impose her label on me, she was partially right.
The term Hispanic was first used by the U.S. government in the 1970s in an attempt to count people from Mexico, Cuba and Central and South America but what she failed to mention was that the term has existed for centuries.
Back then, there wasn't a private or public sector that had a uniform way of collecting data on the Hispanic community, so a committee was formed and it opted not to use Latino because, if taken literally, it could include Europeans of Latin origin.
The goal was to accurately account for this growing and discriminated against population so laws could be implemented to help with their needs as well as trace their accomplishments.
The term Latino finally came to fruition in the 2000 census as a more inclusive way to include mixed races known as "mestizo" or "mulato" in Central and South America.
In short, Hispanic refers to language and Latino refers to geography.
One reason for my ambivalence with both these terms is that I didn't grow up using either one.
I was born and raised in New Jersey by my Peruvian immigrant parents in a predominantly Hispanic community where everyone identified with their family's country of origin. I was Peruvian for the better half of my life and it's perhaps why I use the terms interchangeably and have no preference.
I'm not alone.
Most Hispanics in the United States prefer to use their country of origin to describe themselves most often. About half said they have no preference for either term but for those who did, Hispanic was preferred over "Latino," according to the Pew Research Center.
"For example, in California, the state with the largest Hispanic population, 30% say they prefer 'Hispanic' and 17% say they prefer the term 'Latino,'" according to Pew. The results were similar in Florida and New York.
The only exception is Texas where there was an overwhelming preference for "Hispanic." Among Hispanic Texans, 46% prefer the term Hispanic, while 8% say they prefer Latino.
But this wasn't always the case.
"There was a time when Latino was primarily used in the West Coast and Hispanic on the East Coast," said Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Hispanic Research at the Pew Research Center.
The use of both pan-ethnic terms are unique to the United States, Lopez added, as is the ongoing identity debate on which term to use.
Latino vs. Hispanic on social media
Latinos are the most active of all ethnic groups on social media networking sites -- Hispanic adults topping at 72%, followed by African Americans at 68% and whites at 65% -- and CNN recently looked into which term was used more often and in what state across the country.
Even though Pew found that Hispanic was preferred over Latino when it came to identity, in the past year, CNN found that Latino was mentioned more on Twitter than Hispanic.
"From what I've seen, the term Hispanic inspires more rage than Latino," said Adrian Carrasquillo, former social media manager at NBC Latino and now editor of Latino coverage for BuzzFeed.
"For a long time the Latino community has been fragmented, but now they are starting to have more cohesion and the rise of Latino is bringing people together more," he added.
The term's popularity may also have to do with the sudden surge of niche sites that containin the term, like Fox New Latino or The Huffington Post's LatinoVoices or two new magazines: Cosmopolitan for Latinas and Glam Belleza Latina.
CNN found the states where Google users searched the most for the term Latino from 2011-2014 were Virginia, California, Texas, Florida, Arizona and New York. The states with the highest Google searches for Hispanic were New Mexico, Texas, District of Columbia, Florida and Arizona.
Google searches for Hispanic have declined over the past 10 years, while searches for Latino have remained steady and even seen an uptick in the past two to three years. The only exception each year was during Hispanic Heritage Month.
"Groups like Latinos in Social Media and niche Latino sites that have launched recently have a lot to do with Latino being used more than Hispanic, but Latino refers to flavors, people and music. You don't hear people say 'Hispanic music,' they say 'Latino music,' " said Joe Kutchera, author of "Latino Link: Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and Content."
"Latino media outlets have turned to Latino more because the term feels more inclusive, but that can always change. Younger generations are generally more accepting and don't care as much about these labels," Kutchera added.
Such was the case for Lance Rios when he started the popular Latino-based community Facebook page Being Latino. He said he realized Latino held more weight than Hispanic because it was a term embraced within the community.
"Twenty years ago Chicanos were Chicanos, and Boricuas were Boricuas but now it's different," Rios said. "Latino encompasses many more who can identify with having parents from different parts of Latin America."
That annoying question: Where are you from?
Marco Perez, founder of the United Latino Professionals, has developed a good-natured sense of humor when he is asked a question that many Latinos often hear: Where are you from?
Perez said the question doesn't bother him much anymore.
"I just say I was born in Guatemala but was raised in New York since I was toddler so I identify myself more with 'American' culture," Perez said.
It's clearly not a one-word answer for Perez but not as complicated as some make it out to be.
"Their reaction always depends on who it is, their level of education and what part of the country I'm in. But I get reactions such as, 'No, I mean ethnic origin,' but in many cases they simply leave it at an awkward, 'Oh OK,'" Perez said.
There are a couple of reasons why this question is irritating to many Latinos. It implies that the person being asked is a foreigner when he or she, or his or her family, could have easily been in the United States for several generations.
It also inevitably puts Latinos in a box, making them feel singled out and forced to justify their American-ness.
Before I knew any better, the question also made me feel foreign, so I always had my Americana spiel ready to go: "Yes, I'm Peruvian but I was born and raised in New Jersey. And, I went to Rutgers, and watched 'Full House' and 'Saved by the Bell' growing up. I love apple pie and spend Fourth of July weekend down the shore, etc."
The only time I feel like I'm identifying with the Hispanic or Latino label is when I'm around non-Latinos or filling out the census survey.
Living in two worlds
With all the "Latino boom" talk, I realized I am a part of the population that isn't just part of the changing face of America but that also is altering its economic landscape.
You've heard the statistics: Latinos have a $1 trillion buying power only expected to grow. The Latino vote helped Obama get elected in 2008 and 2012. They're one out of every six people, one out of every four babies born each year.
The Hispanic population accounted for more than half of the country's growth in the past decade as well as 95% of the teen population growth through 2020. And, by 2050, Latinos are projected to make up 30% of the U.S. population.
That's what Hispanic marketing expert Chiqui Cartagena calls the duality of the Latino reality.
"From the grocery aisle where you pick up your Corona beer and your dulce de leche ice cream, to the Billboard charts where Pitbull, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez routinely dominate, to the lunch you order at Chipotle .... the Latino effect is everywhere," wrote Cartagena, the vice president of corporate marketing for Univision Cartagena, in an op-ed for CNN.
When companies talk about the Hispanic market, they are referring to the bilingual Latino who has embraced both cultures, eats pizza and tacos, and the growing share of Hispanics who prefer to consume their news in English from television, print, radio and Internet outlets.
But Pew also found that most Latinos acknowledge the importance of speaking Spanish and found that more than 34 million Hispanics ages 5 and older spoke Spanish at home, which may be the reason why English and Spanish have influenced each other so much.
Language isn't the only aspect of Latino culture to keep in mind when speaking to this growing community in the United States. It's also important to know that Latinos are not a monolithic culture.
While a large percentage of the Hispanic market is of Mexican origin, there are still two dozen other nationalities that make up America's Latino population. Also, Latinos come in all shapes, complexions and sizes.
Glenda Guevara has little patience for stereotypes these days.
"I now take the 'where are you from?' as a teaching moment," said Guevara, who was born in El Salvador. "But I do get furious when I'm told that I can't be from El Salvador because I don't fit the 'look.'"
Without completely losing her cool, Guevara continually responds by asking, "What exactly does an El Salvadoran look like? Please tell me what my people should look like?"
Latin America's diverse racial demographics are the result of a mixed-race background of European, African and indigenous cultures.
All the attention Latinos have gotten over the years has come with its fair share of stereotypes and misconceptions, some I'm able to laugh off and some I wish I could wave a magic wand and change immediately, like:
Being asked to say something in Spanish (Nope, I'm not here solely for your entertainment.), to explain where exactly Peru is (Don't admit the little geography you know.), if I know someone you once met in Peru (It's a big country, the chances are impossible.), if I'm a U.S. citizen (That's never, ever appropriate.), and -- my personal favorite -- introducing me to your friend from a Latin American country because you believe we will hit it off. (Common backgrounds don't necessarily mean you are introducing me to my future bestie.)
These awkward and often staggering encounters only confirm how ambiguous Latinos' collective identity is to those on the outside.
But if waving that wand meant having to alter who I am or how I move seamlessly between two worlds, then I'd hold back. I can only hope that as the Hispanic community continues to grow, so will a more defined identity.
How do you identify and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments!


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I started out with some of my toddler toys so here we go...
Baby Beans by Mattel. My original doll is gone but I found one just like it at a doll show years ago.
Yikes...a scary Jack-in-the-box!
Mrs. Beasley Doll!
My brother and I loved Little People toys and we had almost everything they made at them time! We could play with them for hours and hours. I loved arranging the houses and people. My youngest sister collected these toys as a teen but they took up so much room so my Mom sold most of them at a garage sale a few years ago. I wish I could have kept them :-o
Little People Hospital
Little People Garage
Little People House. We had the blue/yellow house.
I can't forget about the cute little puppy!
Tinker Toys
Baby Tender Love
Play-Doh Fun Factory
Now, who didn't own a Viewmaster as a kid??? I still love to look at these and I own a vintage Viewmaster with Moon landing photos.
I adored Holly Hobbie. I remember my Mom sewed me a Holly Hobbie dress and bonnet that I wore to church.
Magic slate. A required item for every car trip we ever took! I loved the Josie and the Pussycats cartoon.
Paper Dolls. This is one of my favorite Barbie dolls: Ballerina Barbie.
Coloring Book. Wasn't this a strange concept for a doll? I was able to replace my Growing Up Skipper doll at a doll show and she's NRFB (never removed from the box)!
Honey Hill Bunch Kids. Did anyone else have these dolls? I loved them and I included them when I played with Barbie dolls (they were used as " little children"). I had a blast with that tree house, too. I've been able to replace some of the dolls but I haven't been able to find the clubhouse.
Colorforms. Another "must have" for a car trip!
I remember that Jacks were all the rage when I was in the 3rd grade. We played with them at school during recess or whenever we could! I loved the brightly colored jacks with a metallic sheen.
Remember Stretch Armstrong? My brother got this doll for Christmas one year and we played with it all the time until the gel started coming out of him from a cut. I still wonder to this day if my brother cut this doll open because we always wondered what was inside of it!
Barbie Country Camper. I found one just like this at a doll show, it's like new (even the box is in good shape). Here is a YouTube commercial I found:
Barbie Townhouse. I had 2 different Barbie Townhouse's and they were both "pieces of junk", lol (they fell apart, we even tried gluing the pieces together)! My Dad built a huge Barbie house as a Birthday present for me after the second townhouse broke. I loved that Barbie house, my Mom decorated it with contact paper (for wallpaper) and it had real carpet and linoleum floors. I still have some of my original furniture from the townhouse.
Sunshine Family. I was able to find this exact set (NRFB) and the their house at a doll show. After lots of playtime , I remember that the baby doll's hair stood straight up, lol!
Suntan Tuesday Taylor Doll. I thought she was so beautiful. My Bionic Woman doll used to wear that robe a lot since she couldn't wear most Barbie clothes.
Dusty Doll by Kenner. This poor girl was a little bit "homely" and I don't think a lot of Barbie clothes fit her well. I guess I wanted her because she was different from Barbie!
Charlie's Angels Dolls. I watched Charlie's Angels religiously as a child, I thought they were so glamorous. I've been able to replace these dolls, too.
Bionic Woman Doll. My brother had The Six Million Dollar Man and we loved to watch those TV shows. Too bad Barbie clothes didn't fit this doll. I still have her red purse.
Dawn Doll. These dolls had really cool clothes and I carried this doll in my pocket a lot since she was so tiny. She had fake eyelashes that looked real. I've been able to replace most of my Dawn dolls and her friends.
Darci cover girl Doll. Barbie clothes didn't fit this doll either so I bought every outfit that was made for this doll. The clothes were super fab! I was able to replace this doll, too and she's also NRFB.
My absolute favorite Barbie: Superstar Barbie and her purple Star 'Vette! I was able to replace these toys. I found this YouTube Superstar Barbie Commercial but it's in Spanish!
Malibu Barbie and her friends were my first Barbie dolls. I found this old commercial on YouTube:
Barbie Boutique. I spent hours playing with this toy. I can't remember if I was able to replace this toy or not (everything is in storage). I remember bidding on it at Ebay a few times.
Princess Leia Action Figure from Star Wars. After my brother and I saw "Star Wars" we were hooked! My brother had tons of Star Wars toys and I bought Princess Leia so I could play along.
Clue board game. My friends and I always fought over who was going to be "Miss Scarlet"!
Operation Game. "It takes a very steady hand..."
I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I can't wait to see what toys the other bloggers have come up with!
Have a fabulous day!
P.S. My suprise birthday party photos are coming soon!


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Let's start from the beginning, or as much of the beginning as I care to mention. Born Brazilian, raised Irish. Lots of formal art training, which included private tutoring as a child as well as a big expensive college. So, I've always been at least a little creative. My first experience with AMVs was here: http://www.dbzwarriors.cjb.net/, and I can't help but wonder how many other people can say the same. A friend of mine showed me the org, convinced me to join and eventually, us two started making them. First in Windows Movie Maker, which we regret. I can't even look at that video anymore. We churned out lots of mediocre stuff, a few nice surprises and now that I think about it, our ORIGINAL plan way back in the day was to AMV all of Spamalot, as we started making them after seeing that show. Me as mostly creative input and my friend (Incanus1225) as mostly technical. I must admit, I would not be able to do a thing without him and his experiments. Hopefully, he can say the same about me and mine.
Nowadays, I'm married. The wife accepts my nerdiest of hobbies, so far as to join the conventions with us and even help with the videos. Her bits of help may be partially responsible for our recent successes with Otakon. Three times we entered and three times we made finals. First year: third. Second year: second, which I blame COMPLETELY on conspiracy. We are now in 2009, with Otakon less than a fortnight away. Maybe we'll hit first. Maybe we won't. If we don't, odds are I'll be depressed the rest of the con.
So please, vote for Lawrence Studios. My psyche can't take it.


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A boost for SMOS
ESA's Industrial Policy Committee has just given the 'go ahead' to procure a launch vehicle from Eurockot Launch Services GmbH of Bremen, Germany to launch the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) spacecraft.
Following the launch service agreements for CryoSat (due for launch in 2005) and GOCE (due for launch in 2006), SMOS will be the third spacecraft in ESA's Living Planet Programme - Earth Explorer series to be launched by Eurockot.
The SMOS spacecraft will be launched in early 2007 on a Rockot launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 800 km north of Moscow in Russia. Rockot is one of the modified Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) SS-19 launchers, which were decommissioned as a result of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in 1991. The adaptation of the SS-19 uses the original two lower liquid propellant stages of the ICBM in conjunction with a new 'Breeze-KM' third stage for commercial payloads. The launch vehicle is 29 metres high and weighs about 107 tonnes. Rockot is marketed by Eurockot Launch Services, which is a joint venture between EADS Space Transportation and the Russian Khrunichev Space Centre.
The SMOS mission will, for the first time, provide high-resolution global maps of soil moisture and ocean salinity. Data on these two variables are urgently required to advance our knowledge of the Earth's water cycle and thus contribute to improving the forecasting of climate, weather and meteorological extremes. SMOS will also monitor the water content in vegetation, and provide observations over regions of ice and snow, contributing to the studies of the cryosphere.
An important aspect of this mission is that it will demonstrate a new approach to remote sensing by using a novel instrument called MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis). SMOS will carry the first-ever polar-orbiting space-borne 2-D interferometric radiometer that operates between 1400 and 1427 MHz (L-band).
The go ahead to buy the launch vehicle for SMOS marks a significant milestone in the development of the mission.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
If you have checked our publication Testing the AMD Radeon RX 480 for Ethereum Mining you should already know that at the moment you are a bit limited in your capabilities of reducing the power usage of the new RX 480 GPUs. The pretty much only way to lower the power usage for mining Ethereum with Radeon RX 480 is to use the Power Target reducing it below the 100% value (150W TDP) and thus forcing the GPU to lower its operating voltage and frequency in order to still fit in the allowed TDP. Using a lower operating frequency and voltage for the GPU with the power limiter set at the right value should lower the power consumption, but not change the performance you get while mining Ethereum. Further lowering it below that optimum spot and you will start seeing a drop in mining performance, so our goal here was to find the sweet spot where the hashrate will not be affected.
We have started with the default settings of the RX 480 for both the GPU (1266 MHz) and the VRAM (8000 MHz) and started lowering the Power Target slider until we have reached the 83% – the value at which the power is getting reduced, but the hashrate remains the same. Going below 83% percent of the 150W TDP started lowering the hashrate below the regular value at 100% power. The result was 149 Watt drawn at the wall, taking in consideration the PSU power efficiency that should be about 130W actual power usage. This is down from 177W at the wall with default settings with pretty much the hashrate unaffected and the temperature also went down from 68 to about 60 degrees Celsius.
Repeating the same procedure as above, but with the video memory set at 9000 MHz and the Power Target set a bit higher at 85% we saw a very slight decrease in performance with just about 5W extra power usage at the wall (155W). The performance we got with this setting was about 27.8-27.9 MHS and the operating temperature was down from about 72 degrees to about 63 degrees Celsius, so definitely a good improvement. For the moment the only way to reduce the power usage without a drop in performance is by lowering the TDP limit under the default value of 100% and you can easily reduce the power consumption with something like 30 Watt at the wall (if using 80 Plus Gold PSU). You can experiment by further reducing the power target slider under these recommended values, however with the additional power savings you should also start noticing reduction of the hashrate you are getting. Still if you are looking for optimal efficiency you might try going lower and if you already have Radeon RX 480 and use it for Ethereum mining you are welcome to share your settings in the comments below.
The new AMD Radeon RX 480 is now officially out and we have some results from tests we have actually performed ourselves, results that pretty much confirm an earlier leak that was posted about the expected hashrate. As you will see the number of tested algorithms is only one – Ethereum's Ethash as it seems that there are some problems at the moment running sgminer with most algorithms on RX 480… could be a driver issue, could be something else. Anyway, we are sure that most of you are interested in the Ethereum hashrate that the RX 480 is able to deliver and we have information about that. The hashrate for Ethereum mining that thr Radeon RX 480 delivers is good, though the power level is not that great, the cooling of the reference design RX 480 is also not that great for mining and the price is also not what some people in some regions expected and on top on shortages, though in many places you can buy the card at the price that AMD announced or close to it and there are enough cards.
Before we move to the tests we should note that there are two variants of the Radeon RX 480, one with 4GB video memory that apparently runs at 7 GHz and is with a lower price (the $199 USD price) and a more expensive 8GB model with memory running at 8 GHz. At launch it is hard to find 4GB versions as apparently they are much fewer as compared to the 8GB models, but if you are buying a card for mining the 8GB model is the one you would want. We have tested an ASUS reference design Radeon RX 480 card with 8GB and 8 GHz video memory, so the results below are for mining Ethereum with that card. The 4GB model with 7 GHz video memory should be slower by about 2-3 MHs compared to the 8GB 8 GHz version, so if you are buying these for mining Ethereum go for the 8 GB models.
We are using Claymore's Dual Miner, starting with the default settings of 1266 MHz for the GPU and 8 GHz for the video memory withing the standard 150W TDP limit of the Radeon RX 480 GPU. The result we are getting is about 24.7-24.8 MHS at stock settings with GPU-Z reported power usage of about 108 W, but with actual power usage measured at the wall of 177 Watt. So taking into account the power conversion efficiency of an 80 Plus Gold PSU that was used the actual power usage of the card is apparently 150W at the default settings. This is further confirmed by the fact that while mining Ethereum with the default settings the GPU frequency hovers up to about 1240 MHz and does not go all the way up to 1266 MHz. Essentially hitting the power limit of 150W that the card has, increasing a bit the power limiter by a few percent over the default 100% allows the GPU to stay at the full 1266 MHz… not that it makes any difference for mining Ethereum, but it could be important for other not so video memory intensive crypto algorithms.
With dual mining mode enabled to mine both Ethereum and Decred at the same time the results show about 24.3 MHS for Ethereum and about 365 MHS for Decred (at default intensity of 30). Further increasing the Decred intensity to 35 decreased the Ethereum hashrate to about 24 MHS and increases the Decred mining hashrate to about 450 MHS. So essentially the RX 480 does pretty well in dual mining mode with not so much of a drop in the Ethereum hashrate while providing some good extra performance for mining Decred.
Moving to overclocking, the only thing we need to do is increase the video memory to the maximum and in this case this means 9 GHz (the card might be able to handle more, but the overclocking software or the driver is apparently capped at 9 GHz max). With the video memory at 9 GHz the RX 480 is capable of delivering about 28 MHS hashrate for mining Ethereum. It is highly possible that even higher hashrate could be achieved if you manage to get past the 9 GHz limit for the video memory, but for the moment AMD's WattMan software or the Asus tool that we used do not currently allow for more. With the memory overclocked the power usage is increased with just about 7-8 Watt at the wall, so definitely worth overclocking it for mining Ethereum. We were a bit disappointed by the lack of overclockability headroom of the GPU that was able to get just about 1340 MHz with the stock voltage. Of course no point in overclocking it for Ethereum mining, in fact you might want to actually downclock it to get better power efficiency if mining only Ethereum.
What we are not too happy with is the stock cooling solution and how it handles the heat from the RX 480. AMD has optimized the default profile for the fan to keep the card silent and very hot, so obviously it is a no go for mining. What seems to work pretty well is setting up the fan to about 80% and getting decent temperatures with a moderately noisy card – good choice if noise from the mining rig can be an issue. With the cooling fan at 80% you can expect temperatures of about 72 degrees Celsius for the GPU, something that is a bit higher than you'd probably want for 24/7 mining. Going for 100% fan the noise increases significantly and the temperatures drops to about 68 degrees Celsius, so not by much.
We are not too happy with the power usage and the hashrate you get from the RX 480 for mining Ethereum, we kind of expected better results in that area. But then again by lowering the GPU operating voltage and frequency you might be able to get better power efficiency without actually loosing any performance and this is a must if you are mining Ethereum… that is if you are actually able to downclock the GPU, a modified video BIOS with the right settings might be a good solution to that problem, but that would also need some time.
We are going to be doing some more tests to see if things with the sgminer crashing on most algorithms and looking for other options to improve the power usage when mining Ethereum etc., so stay tuned for more info about the RX 480. For the moment however we are not very impressed by the new AMD Radeon RX 480, though a non-reference design with some extra tweaking might be able to change our opinion.
We have received a tip from a reader claiming he was able to run an Ethereum hashrate test on the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 480 GPUs providing us with a photo proof that we are publishing here. Do note that for the moment we cannot confirm this result for sure, but it does seems legit enough for us to consider it as a highly possible. Unfortunately the hashrate that is apparently achieved at stock frequencies is a bit disappointing at just around 24 MHS for Ethereum Dagger-Hashimoto mining with about 100W, we are also told that with a memory overclock 26-28 MHS are possible with about 120W of power usage. If these results turn out to be true the Radeon RX 480 would not be that great for mining Ethereum as we suspected recently. On the other hand the RX 470 could end up being a much more interesting choice for low power Ethereum mining if it manages to achieve the same hashrate, but at a better price when it hits the markets sometime next month. Guess we'll have to wait a bit more to see confirmations if this is the actual hashrate for RX 480 mining Ethereum, but with the 256-bit memory bus these results unfortunately are on track with the pessimistic expectations we already had instead of the optimistic version…


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Marko: We will go with the Mark Webber car
After choosing an older exhaust layout for the Chinese GP, Vettel will now revert back to the newer design as used on Webber's car. Vettel said: "We collected a lot of data on different cars but ended up more or less in the same place (4th and 5th)." Helmut Marko said: "We will go on with the Mark Webber car," adding, "Mark is less sensitive to the car's behaviour. He just needs four wheels, but it's different for Vettel."
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fernando Fernando Alonso
I thought you'd already named your car, Seb. What was it you called it again?
sbstnvtl Sebastian Vettel
Yabba dabba doo, it's called Abbey this year, best name ever!
fernando Fernando Alonso
Hmm, sounds like Helmut has other ideas - how does "The Mark Webber car" sound to you?
sbstnvtl Sebastian Vettel
Yeah, Kate, Luscious Liz, Kinky Kylie, Abbey, all great names, haha.
wibbah Mark Webber
Strike me flamin' pink mate, he's pretending I don't exist again.
Horner Christian Horner
On the contrary Mark, Perfect Seb correctly pointed out that you both finished the race almost simultaneously in China, in more or less the same place.
wibbah Mark Webber
Crikey, since when are 4th and 5th the same position? I flamin' drove me knackers off trying to pass the little mongrel, I thought you'd be stoked Christian.
Horner Christian Horner
Indeed we were Mark, and I hope it cleared up any perceived ambiguity in our position on team orders, in that Red Bull have no objection to allowing you to race in circumstances where the number of championship points at stake are negligible.
wibbah Mark Webber
Hold on a flamin' tick there Christian, that doesn't exactly sound iron-clad, what if I'm going for a win?
Horner Christian Horner
Due to limited resources in the legal department, our contracts cannot deal with all possible eventualities Mark, so they generally only cover what we consider to be the most plausible scenarios.
mschumi Michael Schumacher
I'd have to agree with Helmut there, judging by Webber's accident record on bicycles I'd say he should definitely stick to four wheels.
rubens Rubens Barrichello
You're one to talk Michael, after injuring your neck on a motorbike so badly you couldn't replace Massa in 2009.
mschumi Michael Schumacher
Actually the doctors said it was a recurrence of an old injury, which they diagnosed as the pain in the neck I had for 6 years at Ferrari - I believe they called it a chronic Rubens Barrichello.
Ambrosia Jerome d'Ambrosio
I don't get it Fernando. If Mark needs four wheels then how many does Sebastian need?
fernando Fernando Alonso
The best drivers use less wheels Ambrosia, using fewer wheels is faster because there's less drag on the road.
Ambrosia Jerome d'Ambrosio
That's weird, I thought all cars had four wheels.
fernando Fernando Alonso
Didn't you ever hear people talking about the "balance" of the car Ambrosia? That wouldn't make sense with four wheels, would it?
Ambrosia Jerome d'Ambrosio
Oh yeah, I didn't think of that. I'll ask the guys in the garage if they'll let me try it at the next practice session.
fernando Fernando Alonso
You should really try it yourself in a normal road car first Ambrosia, you know, for safety. Just loosen the nuts on one of your front wheels next time you're about to join a motorway, I'm sure you'll quickly get the grasp of it.
bestofbritish Jenson Button
Ooh, you can let loose on these nuts any time you want Fernando. Don't worry if you lose your balance, I've got something you can easily get a grasp of.


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VICTORY: U.S. Supreme Court Protects Free Speech, Strikes Down Massachusetts Law Creating 35-Foot Abortion "Buffer Zone"
Click here to read the Supreme Court's decision in McCullen v. Coakley
Click here to read The Rutherford Institute's brief in McCullen v. Coakley
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a decision strongly protective of First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a Massachusetts law which restricts protests on public sidewalks within 35 feet of the entrances, exits, and driveways of abortion clinics in the state. Noting that by its very terms, the law applied to "public ways and sidewalks," spaces that have traditionally been considered open public forums for free speech activity, the Supreme Court held that the government's ability to regulate speech in these spaces is "very limited," and was unconstitutionally exceeded by the Massachusetts law.
In filing an amicus curiae brief in McCullen v. Coakley, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute argued that the restrictions imposed by the Massachusetts law imposed an undue burden on protestors of a certain viewpoint, as the law did not apply to clinic workers within the covered area. Furthermore, Institute attorneys argued that the law did not comport with a reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on First Amendment activity.
"By this decision, the Supreme Court recognizes that all speech – even speech that many might find disagreeable – must be protected equally," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State. "The Court recognizes that the Massachusetts law placing an undue burden on people of a particular viewpoint is repugnant to the principles inherent in the First Amendment, and that speech, however unpopular, must always be protected from undue government interference."
In 2007, Massachusetts passed a statute preventing a person from entering or staying on a public way or sidewalk within 35 feet of the entrance or exit of an abortion clinic, but created an exception for clinic workers. Prior to the enactment of this law, Eleanor McCullen had spent many years counseling and providing information to women entering clinics, in some cases using her own money to provide for women who she counseled out of obtaining an abortion. McCullen believes that through her actions she has prevented around 100 abortions. Since the enactment of the law, McCullen has not been able to provide information to women entering the clinic, and has not to her knowledge had any impact on a woman's decision to obtain an abortion.
In challenging the Massachusetts law, McCullen contends that the law places an undue burden on those with an anti-abortion viewpoint, in part because the law does not apply to clinic workers who obviously have a different view on the matter. In filing a brief in support of McCullen's free speech rights, Institute attorneys noted that the law prohibits speech on public sidewalks, an area traditionally preserved for First Amendment activity. As noted in the brief, "Not only is the expression at issue here on a subject of national significance at the heart of the First Amendment's special protection, Petitioners are prohibited from engaging in this expression on public sidewalks – the quintessential public forum." Affiliate attorney Christopher F. Moriarty assisted The Rutherford Institute with the amicus curiae brief.
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01-15-2014: Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech, Strike Down Massachusetts Law Restricting Expression Outside Abortion Clinics


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As happens whenever I take a nearly yearlong break from blogging, a lot has happened. Right now, the main change that we are experiencing is that we are now homeschooling Asa (6) and Kael (8).
When I talked with friends and family about our decision, I said something to the effect that it was the longest quick decision we've ever made. Before Kael started school, it was something that I considered very seriously. At the time, Jason and I ended up deciding it wasn't the best decision for our family. Kael had a great kindergarten year with a teacher he enjoyed very much. The next year, Asa was supposed to start kindergarten. Because of his summer birthday, he was going to be one of the youngest kids in his class. I had questions about his readiness. I thought very seriously about homeschooling Asa. In the end, we decided not to do it. He had a great kindergarten year. Kael had a good first grade year.
Over the summer, I loved having them home, and I think that they loved being home. I watched them grow both physically and emotionally. I watched them develop their relationships with each other. When it was time for them to go back to school, they weren't ready. I was sad. Jonas was *so* sad. He cried for Asa and Kael every day after they left and before they came home. As the days passed, he seemed to miss them more and more. As the days passed, it also became more and more evident that there were certain things that weren't working for the boys at school.
A friend of mine asked if I was going to blog about our reasons for choosing homeschooling. I thought about it for awhile. In the end, I think that I'm going to let this be it. We had many good experiences with the boys' teachers and the school. We also had some that left us very concerned. By November, Asa was telling me that he didn't talk at school and that he knew the teachers liked it when he didn't say a word all day. Kael was telling me that he knew he wasn't smart enough for second grade and that he knew he wasn't a very good reader or writer.
At one point, I started thinking "if only we could homeschool." Then, I realized that we could. We could homeschool. I started talking with friends who had been homeschooling their children. I started reading blogs. I started researching curriculum. The more I read, the more excited I got. We talked to Asa and Kael about it. We weren't going to let them make the decision whether to continue at school or start homeschooling, but we did want to know if they were excited or anxious about it. It turns out they were really excited about the idea.
The boys' last day of school was the day before Thanksgiving. They have been home since then, and so far it is fantastic! The hardest part about homeschooling so far has been holding back and not trying to teach them EVERYTHING. History, math, writing, reading, poetry, literature, Spanish, engineering, geography, chemistry…


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The flow of Imamuz-zaman's SA ta'yeed was manifest in the bayaan. The heritage of the 'ilm of the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Dai was apparent in every sentence. We are pleased to present 8 short video excerpts from Syedna's TUS waaz.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rajab 27 1437H/ May 3 2016, Syedna Taher Fakhruddin presided over Mab'as day Majlis at 4pm in Darus Sakina, Thane and performed bayaan mubarak. After bayaan mubarak, Syedna Fakhruddin, took Misaaq of Mumineen on the mubarak occasion of Mab'as Day. We are pleased to present 7 short clips from Syedna's TUS waaz.
This is a brief biographical article of the 51st Dai al-Mutlaq Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA highlighting his accomplishments in his unprecedented 50 years as Dai. We are pleased to present this updated photo narrative of Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA on FatemiDawat.com that highlights some of these extraordinary facets of his life.
The 19th Dai Syedna Idris Imaduddin RA composed an entire Risalat "Risalat al-Bayan li ma wajab fi Ma'rifati Shahre Rajab" (رسالة البيان لما وجب في معرفة شهر رجب) in which he did bayaan on the deeper meanings of the month of Rajab and the significance of these three days in particular...click here to read the article written by Shehzada Dr Aziz Bhaisaheb Qutbuddin.
Namaaz (prayer, salaat) is the "face of our religion" and one of the 7 Pillars of Islam (Da'aimul-Islam). It is an obligation (farizat) on each one of us to perform the 5 faraz at the designated times...
Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin RA was a beacon of light. It is befitting that Syedna Qutbuddin's roza, as Syedna Fakhruddin TUS said, "shines for the people of the sky as the stars shine for those on earth." To contribute, please click here. Mumineen participate in the khidmat of niyaaz and also contribute regularly to join in the sawaab of Mazaar-e-Qutbi Niyaaz. If you would like to participate, click here.
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Al Dai-l-Fatemi Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS has graciously deputed Hafizul Qur'an Shehzada Dr Aziz Bhaisaheb Qutbuddin for Ashara Mubaraka khidmat in Bakersfield, USA in Muharram 1439H.
For those who cannot attend waaz in person in Mumbai, London or Bakerfield, Syedna Fakhruddin TUS has granted raza mubarak for Shehzada Aziz Bhaisaheb Qutbuddin's waaz to be broadcasted live from Bakersfield. The live broadcast from Bakersfield on 7th Muharram (27th September) will be from 5.00PM – 6.30 PM PST (which is 8th Muharram – 28th September - 5.30AM – 7AM IST). Click here, to see the Live Relay - the same link can be used for replay. The link will be available 24/7 for a limited period of time.
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AuctionSieve collects all the results of an eBay search into one table. More importantly, it's then super easy to filter out the crap - select a word/phrase and hit the trash button. Items containing that phrase will disappear from the results list and are listed as trash in all future searches. Then you can concentrate on the good stuff and find the bargains.
The app is now popular all over the world and people really love using it. Many have commented on how ugly the current icon is, so it's about time I gave it a real one rather than the sad attempt I made 7 years ago.
I'm a Java contractor but my main passion is AuctionSieve. It helps a lot of people and I'd like to increase it's attractiveness.
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Mainly collectors who scour eBay daily for bargains. They want to perform advanced searches and heavily filter the results. They're looking for the hidden bargains and rare finds.
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Kalamazoo, Mich. (July 06, 2011) – Metabolic Solutions Development Company (MSDC), a drug discovery and development company exploiting novel molecular targets to treat metabolic diseases, announced today that it has received a $773,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to conduct a pilot Phase 2a trial of MSDC-0160, MSDC's pioneer compound for the treatment of metabolic diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function.
"This funding from ADDF enables us to take an important step in the search for a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease," said Jerry Colca, president and chief scientific officer of MSDC. "MSDC-0160 is a novel insulin sensitizer that modulates mitochondrial metabolism. Growing evidence suggests that loss of mitochondrial function and decline in brain glucose metabolism could be a contributing cause of Alzheimer's disease. This study will help us determine if MSDC-0160 affects glucose utilization in specific regions of the brain and determine the feasibility of conducting future large-scale clinical studies in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease."
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The current funding follows a $100,000 grant from the ADDF in 2009 that supported preclinical research, conducted in collaboration with Douglas Feinstein, Ph.D. of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago, which demonstrated positive effects of MSDC-0160 in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
"We are very enthusiastic about MSDC's novel compound as a potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease," said Howard Fillit, MD, ADDF's executive director. "Our ongoing relationship
with the company further reinforces the ADDF's commitment to venture philanthropy as a catalyst for the acceleration of new drugs to prevent, treat and, ultimately, cure Alzheimer's disease."
MSDC-0160 also is currently being studied in patients with type 2 diabetes. A 90-day, Phase 2b study involving approximately 330 patients at 26 sites throughout the United States was launched in September 2010.
About Metabolic Solutions Development Company (MSDC)
Metabolic Solutions Development Company (www.msdrx.com) is a drug discovery and development company exploiting novel molecular targets to develop new therapies for metabolic diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function, especially insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The company has raised nearly $50 million in support of the development of its pioneer and lead products, MSDC-0160 (currently in Phase 2b) and MSDC-0602 (currently in Phase 2a), which are novel insulin sensitizers that selectively modulate mitochondrial control of certain metabolic-signaling and nutrient-sensing pathways resulting in improved insulin action without fluid retention or weight gain. Founded in 2006 by former Upjohn Company researchers Jerry Colca, Ph.D. and Rolf Kletzien, Ph.D., MSDC is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
About the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) is the only non-profit organization whose sole mission is to accelerate the discovery and development of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease, related dementias and cognitive aging. Since 1998, the ADDF has granted more than $45 million to fund over 325 Alzheimer's drug discovery programs in academic centers and biotechnology companies in 18 countries. For more information about the ADDF, please visit www.alzdiscovery.org.
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Starbucks' New Juniper Latte Tastes Just Like Christmas
In 2017, Starbucks debuted a Juniper Latte for a limited time only at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle. The drink was clearly a smash with fans, because this year it's available at all locations across the nation. One Daily Meal staffer filled her holiday cup with the festive new latte, and it's safe to say she's in love.
Starbucks Secret Menu Items and How to Order Them Like a Pro
Starbucks' seasonal Juniper Latte is made with espresso, steamed milk and juniper syrup with hints of sage and a dusting of pine-citrus sugar atop its foam. Our taste tester didn't think she'd enjoy this coffee at all, because she hates gin, which tastes heavily of juniper - aka a mouthful of pine needles. Why would someone do coffee dirty like that?
Well run us over with a reindeer, because this holiday beverage is actually really good, but it kind of tastes more like a cinnamon cookie. The juniper flavor is definitely present, but it doesn't punch you in the face as expected. There's a nice lingering in the back of the throat after you've swallowed the drink, which makes you feel like you're sitting in front of the best-smelling fir tree dressed in twinkling lights with shiny bow-tied presents underneath. This drink tastes like Christmas.
What's also cool about the Juniper Latte is that it doesn't really have that many calories for a seasonal beverage. A grande contains just 260 calories in comparison to the Gingerbread Latte, which has 330, or the Peppermint Mocha, which has 440. The Juniper Latte is on our "nice" list this year, considering holiday drinks are some of the unhealthiest drinks at Starbucks.


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Dfj Wants "Passion"
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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A few months ago we presented to Ravi Belani at DFJ. He's a really sharp guy, he got the idea and gave us some good insight. Later we came in for a second meeting (again with Ravi), were he told us they really loved the idea but they probably weren't going to do the deal because we didn't have any passion other than for making money.
Our business is a pure economic play - we are not making single moms happy or feeding the homeless. Their argument was that the companies they invested in that did really well were the ones that set out to change the world.PRIVATE: Members Only (307 Characters)


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Story highlights
- Peter Levine: Would-be citizens must pass U.S. Naturalization Test, like a high school test
- Levine: Committing to community is more important than knowing facts about civics
- New proposal for citizenship will award those who perform community service, he says
- Levine: Becoming a citizen should be tailored to different circumstances of applicant
As Congress debates immigration law, it cannot avoid debating citizenship. Who gets to be a citizen? And what should citizens know, believe, and do?
Under current law, would-be citizens must pass the U.S. Naturalization Test, which poses factual questions about civics and history such as: "What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?" They must respond with two of the following: life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness.
This test assumes that a competent citizen knows some basic information about the U.S. political system. Most American students must demonstrate similar competence. All U.S. states have standards for K-12 social studies and, typically, the teacher assesses knowledge with paper-and-pencil tests that resemble the naturalization test.
One question is whether these requirements reflect a worthy definition of citizenship. Should we insist on knowing generalized facts but not, for example, skills for working with other people, or values such as a commitment to other people's rights?
Another question is whether studying for short-answer tests teaches people much. Someone could study for the naturalization test by memorizing phrases without understanding at all what they mean. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provides online flashcards to help, and the same is true of multiple choice civics tests in high school.
We could ask similar questions about the Pledge of Allegiance. When schools drop the pledge, it's interpreted as an attack on patriotic values. But if there were no pledge, would we really choose to instill patriotism and knowledge of the U.S. system by requiring students to repeat the same 31 words daily from kindergarten through senior year?
Would we be satisfied if millions of elementary school students said "indivisible" every day, but hardly any of them knew what it meant? If it is a pledge, why would we ask them to repeat it daily? Surely a promise is for keeps.
In other words, we should be thinking about what we want citizens to know, believe and do and how to teach and promote those objectives.
The bipartisan "Gang of 8" senators introduced an act recently, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, that takes a promising new approach. It doesn't mention the naturalization test at all. Instead, it would create a new U.S. citizenship foundation that would promote civic education for immigrants, especially low-income residents.
Those who seek "merit-based" naturalization -- jumping ahead of the queue -- would get points for "civic involvement" if they had engaged in a significant amount of community service.
The law values an understanding of constitutional principles, but it adds community service as an element of citizenship, and it encourages better teaching approaches than using flashcards to study for a short test. It doesn't specify those approaches but asks the foundation to look for "best practices."
If the new foundation becomes a reality, members should keep three principles in mind.
First, the goal should be to encourage people who are seeking naturalization to be genuinely constructive contributors to civic life. Memorizing a few phrases won't suffice to show they are capable citizens, but having the opportunity to learn advanced civic skills will help them and their communities. Our research finds that people who are engaged with their communities tend to fare much better in school, jobs and life.
Second, although being a good citizen means supporting certain core principles, civic education should not be fully standardized. One size does not fit all. A grandmother who has fled tyranny does not need the same kind of civic education as an adolescent who was born in the United States and knows only this country and the English language.
Third, an immigrant background is a civic asset. Newcomers contribute valuable knowledge and insights from their home countries. Most research on young immigrants finds that they flourish and contribute best if they hold on to aspects of their parents' cultures. When they lose their background culture, the worst elements of U.S. culture, such as fast food and violence, tend to affect them most strongly.
As Congress debates the immigration bill, the nation's attention will be focused on the question of who should be a citizen. We should not forget the equally important question of what citizens must know, believe, and do. For immigrants and native-born Americans alike, civic education should not be about passing a simple test but promoting high and diverse civic achievement.
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Scientific Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Photonics
Dr. Stefan Strauf, Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics and Director of the NanoPhotonics Laboratory, and collaborators James Hone and Chee Wei Wong from Columbia University have published a paper in the July 11 edition of Nature Communications. Their article, titled "Prolonged Spontaneous Emission and Dephasing of Quantum Dot Excitons in Air-Bridged Carbon Nanotubes," describes an improved fabrication process for carbon nanotubes, potentially leading to brighter light sources and more effective solar cells. They were able to increase the spontaneous light emission from an individual carbon nanotube by two orders of magnitude compared to previously reported experiments. They were also able to achieve a fourfold prolonged coherence time of the light emission.
"Dr. Strauf's groundbreaking advances with carbon nanotubes represent a significant scientific breakthrough that could herald technological innovation in numerous important industries such as quantum computing and solar energy," says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science.
A carbon nanotube is a cylindrical carbon molecule that exhibits extraordinary strength, unique electrical properties, and efficient heat conduction. It has well-established applications in nanoelectronics and more recently has attracted tremendous interest as a nanomaterial for next-generation optoelectronics (electronic devices that source, detect and control light for optical fiber communications, solar cells and LEDs) and quantum photonic devices that have the potential to revolutionize information processing, telecommunications, sensing and measurement.
Carbon nanotubes have attracted enormous interest for optoelectronics due to the unique ability of the material to maintain the stability of electron states called excitons even at room temperature. An environment of extreme cold is usually required. An exciton comes about when a (negatively charged) electron in a carbon nanotube is excited (raised to a higher energy level) but remains bound to a positively charged "hole" in the lower energy level. The exciton thus carries energy but not a net electric charge. Photons are absorbed when the electron enters the exciton state and light emitted when the electron recombines with the hole. The absorption can be used to create solar cells, while the emission can be used to create devices like LEDs, lasers, and quantum light sources.
Despite the promise of this innovative material, its light emission has generally been dimmer than theorists had expected. The majority of experiments on carbon nanotubes to date reveal low quantum efficiencies as well as dependence on the environment and chemical processing. This is detrimental to their usefulness in devices and other applications. According to Dr. Strauf, "Understanding the intrinsic photophysical properties of carbon nanotubes is very interesting scientifically and also essential to realizing efficient devices." To address these inefficiencies, Dr. Strauf and his collaborators devised an improved fabrication process for carbon nanotubes. They discovered that impurities introduced by the growth techniques and their proximity to a substrate masked the intrinsic optical properties. Their ultraclean and air-suspended carbon nanotubes can potentially lead to brighter light sources and more effective solar cells.
According to Dr. Rainer Martini, Director of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, "This work constitutes a major advance in carbon-nanotube based photonics and will generate even more interdisciplinary inquiry in this field."
About the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
The mission of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics is to provide a world-class scientific research and academic environment that fosters creation of new knowledge while educating and inspiring students at all levels as well as motivating faculty and support staff, to acquire, use, and advance the competencies needed to lead in scientific discovery and in the creation, application and management of technology to solve complex problems, invent new processes and products, and build new enterprises. The Department has broad research programs, with special emphasis on the fields of atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO), photonics technology, quantum optics, and quantum information science.
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On a mountain there are two types of people - consistent and inconsistent. The consistent people always speak the truth, while the inconsistent people cannot be trusted (they may speak the truth or they may not). Now you go to the mountain to find all the consistent people. To do that you can ask a question to a person A regarding another person B the following way:
"Is B a consistent person?" (this is kind of questions that you can ask to a person)
Now if A is consistent then he will tell the truth. Otherwise the answer of A could be either true or false. Before you reach the mountain you realize that there are more consistent people than inconsistent people. I am looking for an algorithm using the example question shown above - to find out the number of consistent people. It is possible to do this in Big Theta (n).


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The Bradford Bulls Jr A hockey Club have a few positions available for the 19/20 hockey season. Over the past 7 seasons the Bulls organization has won a Russell Cup, moved on 24 players to College hockey (NCAA D3 / ACHA), 29 players to European Pro, and 8 players to the North American Minor Pro ranks (SPHL/FHL).
The following positions are available:
2 forward spots
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Sheila Myers, a member of the CFCA communications department, sent us this report of Walk2gether's finale.
She was at yesterday's celebrations in Chile marking the end of Walk2gether, the nearly 8,000-mile CFCA solidarity walk through 12 countries.
Please check back in the following weeks and months for more about Walk2gether, including a video of the end of the walk!
Note: CFCA President Bob Hentzen will also be featured on a Twitter chat starting at noon CST on June 20. Anyone interested in hearing from him may tweet their questions to @CFCA using the #cfcachat hashtag.


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Ivory Medium Pillar
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This pillar burns beautifully, glowing from within and highlighting the crackle finish on the outer shell. A perfect decorative accent in any home, with a slow steady burn for 40-50 hours.
Always trim wicks for all candles before each use to 1/2" length to insure the cleanest burn and always burn all candles on a fireproof surface. Never burn candles and leave them unattended or near curtains, children or pets.
Pillar measures 6.5" tall by 3" at the base, swelling out to 3.75".
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Radiofrequency ablation is the use of electrical energy to heat and destroy an area of tissue.
Reasons for Procedure
Radiofrequency ablation is used to destroy abnormal tissue that may be causing health problems or symptoms. Conditions that may be managed or treated with ablation include:
- Cancerous tumors that have not responded to surgery or chemotherapy —more common in liver, bone, kidney, breast, lung, or adrenal gland tumors. Ablation can reduce the size of tumors.
- Cardiac arrhythmias —Ablation may be used to destroy areas of the heart that are causing irregular and/or rapid heart rates.
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)—Removes extra prostate tissue that may be causing difficulty urinating.
- Severe snoring and/or sleep apnea —removes excess tissue at the back of the mouth and throat that may cause blockages during sleep.
- Severe nerve pain
- Varicose veins —removes problematic veins
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Discomfort
- Bruising or bleeding
- Infection
- Lung collapse upon insertion of the probe—when the procedure involves the lung, liver, or upper kidney
- Blood clots or damage to heart muscle or conduction pathways after procedures on the heart
- Liver abscess
- Damage to tissue surrounding the target area
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Bleeding problems
- Active infection
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor may order:
- Blood tests
- ECG a test that records the electrical currents passing through the heart muscle
- Imaging tests like x-rays , ultrasound , or MRI scan
- Ask your doctor if you need to avoid eating or drinking before the procedure.
You will most likely be given a sedative to help you relax. Local anesthesia will be used to numb the area. If this is done as part of another surgery, you may have general or spinal anesthesia .
Description of the Procedure
The exact steps of the procedure will depend on where the tissue is located. The tool will be a probe that is applied directly to the area or passed through a catheter to the area. Imaging devices such as a CT scan , ultrasound , or MRI scan will be used to help guide the doctor to the area.
A small amount of electricity is passed through the tube which heats and destroys the selected tissue. The probe may be repositioned to destroy other areas of tissue.
Immediately After Procedure
You will be monitored for 2-3 hours after the procedure.
How Long Will It Take?
About 10-60 minutes
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure will depend on the location and amount of tissue that was involved. Discomfort during recovery can be managed with medications.
Average Hospital Stay
It may be possible to leave the hospital on the same day of the procedure. Some will need to stay overnight so that the doctor can monitor them.
Post-procedure Care
Most return to normal activities within a few days of the procedure.
Call Your Doctor
It is important to monitor your recovery. Alert your doctor to any problems. If any of the following occur, call your doctor:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
- Pain that you cannot control with the medications you were given
- Cough, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, or chest pain
- Persistent nausea or vomiting
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC
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Charity reporting and accounting: the essentials (CC15b)
What trustees need to do when preparing trustees' annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods ending on or after 1 April 2009.
This guidance explains the different accounting and reporting requirements for both company and non-company charities plus all CIOs for financial years ending on or after 1 April 2009.
For accounting periods ending on or after 31 March 2015, see Charity reporting and accounting: the essentials March 2015 (CC15c).
To understand what you need to do for your charity, first check:
- whether or not your charity is also a company or charitable incorporated organisation
- its income for the current financial year
- the value of its assets
- whether or not it is required to be registered as a charity
You should then establish:
- what type of accounts must be prepared
- what information is needed in your trustees' annual report
- whether your accounts need an independent examination or audit
- what information must be sent to the Charity Commission
If you have to send your charity's annual report and accounts to the commission, you must do so within 10 months of the end of your charity's financial year.
For earlier years, see Charity accounting and reporting requirements for financial years ending before 1 April 2009.


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Dedicated to the way we're supposed to run. Let's balance diet, technique, training, recovery, and fun!
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Fatigue, All In The Mind...
Saving us from injury, or a sign of weakness- fatigue is something we work hard to push off. Hoping it occurs later rather than sooner. Maybe it's a function of brain and not cardio/muscle! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323922/ An influential book written by A. Mosso in the late nineteenth century proposed that fatigue that "at first sight might appear an imperfection of our body, is on the contrary one of its most marvelous perfections. The fatigue increasing more rapidly than the amount of work done saves us from the injury which lesser sensibility would involve for the organism" so that "muscular fatigue also is at bottom an exhaustion of the nervous system." It has taken more than a century to confirm Mosso's idea that both the brain and the muscles alter their function during exercise and that fatigue is predominantly an emotion, part of a complex regulation, the goal of which is to protect the body from harm. Mosso's ideas were supplanted in the English literature by those of A. V. Hill who believed that fatigue was the result of biochemical changes in the exercising limb muscles – "peripheral fatigue" – to which the central nervous system makes no contribution. The past decade has witnessed the growing realization that this brainless model cannot explain exercise performance. This article traces the evolution of our modern understanding of how the CNS regulates exercise specifically to insure that each exercise bout terminates whilst homeostasis is retained in all bodily systems. The brain uses the symptoms of fatigue as key regulators to insure that the exercise is completed before harm develops. These sensations of fatigue are unique to each individual and are illusionary since their generation is largely independent of the real biological state of the athlete at the time they develop. The model predicts that attempts to understand fatigue and to explain superior human athletic performance purely on the basis of the body's known physiological and metabolic responses to exercise must fail since subconscious and conscious mental decisions made by winners and losers, in both training and competition, are the ultimate determinants of both fatigue and athletic performance.
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The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) works through a robust network of staff, pro bono attorneys, and law students to fill a major gap in access to legal aid for refugees, asylum seekers, and other displaced people. At a point of... Read full description
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