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Gout increases in America, but treatment available
Inflammatory type of arthritis can be painful
The number of Americans with gout has increased over the past few decades, but there are some very successful treatments available for sufferers.
Gout is a very painful type of inflammatory arthritis from which about 4 percent of Americans now suffer.
Josie Walters, 88, said her foot was hurting so bad at one point that she was having trouble walking.
"I went to see my foot doctor because my little toe next to the big one was hurting me, and I told her that my toe was very sore but my nails were OK. She said, 'You've probably got the gout,'" Walters said.
She visited Dr. Marc Leavey at Mercy Medical Center, who said the foot doctor was right.
"Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by the crystallization of uretic acid within the joint cavity," Leavey explained.
He said gout is as common among women as men. It can occur in any joint in the body, but most often it happens in the big toe.
"Classic symptoms of gout are pain and inflammation, redness and swelling of the joint and incredible pain. Some early pictures showed the pain of gout looking like a crab had grabbed the toe in his claw, it hurts that bad," Leavey said.
But he said people don't have to live with the pain. There are treatments.
"Classically, there are two major options for treatment when you have a gout attack. One of them is a medication called cultrazine, which is used to stop the attack in its tracks," Leavey said. "Another class of drugs is used for maintenance to prevent attacks. These are drugs like allopurinol and probenecid, as well as some newer drugs on the market."
Walters said the medication she's taking has made a big difference.
"As soon as it was out of my big toe, I never had it again," she said.
Leavey said following a special diet can help, too.


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Want to put pumps, lights, racks, bags, computers, cages, tools, saddles, fenders and mirrors all to the test? What better way than to use the products on a pair of epic, long-distance journeys – the 1852-mile Pacific Coast route and the menacing 2740-mile Great Divide mountain bike route. That's exactly what cycling product and accessory maker Blackburn has planned for this summer when it will send six "Rangers" out on their bikes for what's been dubbed the "Out There" adventure cycling program.
This new annual program will focus on this pair of iconic cycling routes, the people who ride them, and their adventures along the way. In turn the "Rangers" will journal about their experience for Blackburn's new interactive Out There website, which will chronicle their travels with images, videos, blog posts and interactive route-based elements.
The routes themselves will provide much of the story. The Pacific Coast route runs from Vancouver, British Columbia to Imperial Beach, California. Rangers will use touring bicycles and Blackburn racks and panniers to carry necessities along the way.
The Great Divide route is an off-road route that was originally mapped by the Adventure Cycling Association, from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The Great Divide Rangers will pilot mountain bikes, whether rigid or suspended, and use bike-packing bags strapped to their frames, handlebars and saddles. Blackburn lights, pumps and computers will also be used on a route that includes nearly 200,000 feet of climbing.
"We know that there is a great story around every corner once you are on your bike and we want to be a part of that again," said Robin Sansom, Blackburn category manager. "Enabling adventure through design and innovation was the reason that Jim Blackburn started the company 35 years ago."
Here's a cool stoke video from Blackburn with more details on the program and its riders:
[vimeo width="610″ height="343″]https://vimeo.com/67233958[/vimeo]

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LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has prostate cancer, according to a published report.
The New York Post report was confirmed by ESPN. Neither outlet named the sources for its reporting.
There was no immediate response to an email sent to the team's vice president of communications seeking comment.
Sterling was suspended for life by National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver Tuesday for making racist remarks that were recorded and made public Friday night by TMZ.
In a report published Saturday, Yahoo Sports said Sterling's illness had been common knowledge at the highest levels of the NBA.
"The (NBA) commissioner's office believed Sterling was sick and dying, that he would go away," the Yahoo report said.


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BYTE -- I found a great way to convert Mac-native PNG files and other image types (including PICT, TIFF, BMP, GIF, JPEG2 and single page PDFs, among others) into JPEG. Here's how to add the item Convert to JPG to the Context menu on the Mac.
First, open Automator by selecting it from the Finder Applications window. Click on the Go dropdown. Select Applications.
Click on Automator.app.
Select the Service template from the template dialog box that opens. You also can access this via File>New. Click Service.
At the top of the window, select Image Files from the Service Receives Selected Drop Down menu. Then select Show Library at the upper left corner.
Click Photos in the left Library Pane. Select and drag Change Type of Images from the right Library pane to the workflow space.
Once you release the Change Type of Images library item, a dialog will ask if you want to preserve your originals. I say do it. Click Add.
Now under Copy Finder Items, select JPEG from the Desktop dropdown menu on the Copy Finder Items window.
At the top of your screen, click Save from the Automator File Menu.
Type in a short name for the service you just created. I typed JPG Convert. Click Save.
You did it. Now whenever you select an image file and right click on it, you'll have the menu item there for easy conversions of most popular file formats to JPG. The new file will show up on your desktop. Note: The example above shows applying the service to a picture on the desktop, but you can also apply it to pictures in a Finder window. The Automator workflow file that makes this happen is stored under Users>[Your User Name]>Library>Services. Put your name in the path.
If the service doesn't show up in your context menu, open System Preferences and select Keyboard>Services. Scroll to Pictures and check the box next to the menu item you just created, Convert to JPG.
Based in Blanket, TX, Duane Craig is a senior editor at BYTE, and a freelance writer and editor, content creation and BYTE's How To section. Follow him @DuaneCraig and email him at [email protected].


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Math-related, informational books, like Steve Jenkins' Actual Size and David M. Schwartz' If You Hopped Like a Frog, provide the focus for this lesson, which connects reading, writing, math, and science. By exploring the life-size images in Actual Size and the comparisons to familiar objects in both books, students visualize measurements and mathematical proportions, which, in turn, teaches ratio. Students first begin with a read aloud and discussion of Actual Size and then use their hands to make size comparisons with the illustrations in the book. Next they listen to and discuss If You Hopped Like a Frog. They then talk about the similarities and differences between the two books and complete a Venn diagram. Finally, students apply these strategies to their own research and writing, bridging literature and mathematics as they research and write about an animal from one of the texts and then share their work with the class.
Interactive Venn Diagram: Students use this online tool to compare and contrast the elements of two stories read in class.
Multigenre Mapper: Students use this online tool to publish their writing, including a drawing and three written texts.
Stephanie Harvey suggests that teachers "surround kids with compelling nonfiction of every type and form" (13) and provide children with time to "research topics of interest and to practice reading and writing strategies" (14). The visual, language, and mathematical features of the math-related book pair that provides the focus of this lesson serve as powerful examples for children to examine critically and to inspire their own nonfiction writing. At the same time, these books incorporate real world applications of linear, area, and other forms of measurement, as well as the concept of ratio (NCTM, 2000, Connections Standard, Whitin & Whitin, 2004). These books can also inspire an inquiry stance toward scientific learning that is advocated by the National Science Teachers Association (NRC, 1996).
Further Reading
Harvey, Stephanie. "Nonfiction Inquiry: Using Real Reading and Writing to Explore the World." Language Arts 80.1 (September 2002): 12-22.
Whitin, David J. & Phyllis Whitin. 2004. New Visions for Linking Literature and Mathematics. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English; and Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 2000. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
National Research Council. 1996. National Science Education Standards. Arlington, VA: National Academy Press.


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(Pocket-lint) - Following the big announcement over in Las Vegas at CES regarding Intel's mobile focused Medfield Atom processor, the silicon giant is showing off a reference model at its booth at the big tech expo and Pocket-lint was on hand to get hands-on.
The Android Gingerbread smartphone, which will be available to programmers as a development unit ahead of the big Intel mobile push (or indeed skinned and sold by phone companies) boasts a spec sheet that would put it on par with most high-end Android handsets. When we benchmarked it using the stock browser on Browser Mark it scored a whopping 114,067. The Intel rep didn't like us doing this though and wouldn't let us photograph the evidence. Boo indeed.
Gameplay and video, as you'd expect, were flawless.
The performance is down to the 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2460 CPU, backed up by 512MB of RAM. It also has a gorgeous 4.03-inch, 1024 x 600, display and a rear 8-megapixel camera that can shoot 1080p video. Remember, the 32nm X86-architecture Medfield chip supports Intel's graphics media accelerator for video and up to a 24-megapixel image sensor - so we can expect big things on the display and camera front down the line.
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20, What3Words CEO, and Withings Sleep Analyzer reviewed - Pocket-lint podcast ep. 65
There's a 1.3-megapixel camera up front and the battery life is pretty impressive thanks to the 1,460mAh pack. There's 14 days of stand-by, 8 hours of 3G talk-time, 6 hours of HD video or 45 hours of audio. Not all at once obviously.
As for the maker of the phone, Intel were keeping tight lipped, but a company rep's hint kind of gave the game away. It's a big phone manufacturer, with plenty of Android experience, based in Taiwan. We've put two and two together and come up with HTC... or Acer... or maybe Asus.


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1. Don't succumb to temptation
Buying a property involves the rational and the emotional. Of course, we find the concepts of investment to built an interesting family patrimoiny. This ideas become of an evaluation of our famillial context (budget, job opportunities, family needs, etc.) and of an analysis of the benefits of buying or renting. This is what usually gives the kickoff to a purchase process of a home sweet home. This rational approach can easily disappear at the stage of research and especially at the time of visits. It's the time when the emotional side comes into play. You developp a crush for a property, his environment or his special facilities. We can easily make "drift" of our road and cause serious headaches later.
This is why it's so essential to establish a plan. First of all, you need to work with a professional real estate broker and you need to clarify your expectations,y our budget and your goals. With essential elements, your realtor can process in his research and avoid wasting your time and your energy. You can also count on his knowledge of the market in the areas where ou want to establish yourselves. Your broker has access to the largest inventory of homes to sale with the MLS system and a complementary resource bank.
2. How does it work?
The real estate broker structure's still offers at the buyer the possibility of using a real estate broker without having to pay. The realtor is only paid upon the conclusion of the transaction. His fees are paid by the seller of the property under the terms of the sale agreement who he signed with his own real estate broker.
Other important fact to remember ; a buyer is not obligated to use the listing real estate broker (or the one who signed the sales contract with the owner seller). The buyer has the freedom to choose the real estate broker with he's welling to work. The facts show that in 70% of transactions in Quebec, buyers have used a "collaborator" broker, a different broker from that buyer, to make the purchase of their property. This approach protects the buyer of any potential interest conflict, especially when it has not signed a specific contract with a broker.
Buyers of property in Quebec can enjoy many advantages to do business with a professional broker, first of all the additional protection against fraud, negligence or omission offer by OACIQ. There are not many industry who offers consumers professional services without having to pay fees *, while securing his approach!
Finally, once the purchaser has take the services of a realtor, the professionnal begin to supervise the whole process. He establishes a research plan, valid potentials properties according to selected criteria, coordinates visits, uses his knowledge of its network of experts to advise its clients, handles various administrative, legal and financial elements. He can also give you access to a mortgage that best suits your needs. His negotiating skills enable you to get the best price and conclude the transaction to your satisfaction.
3. Carefully choose your realtor
The Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ) is in charge of the protection the public and it strongly recommends the use of a real estate broker. However, the task is not simple when it comes time to find the "best" real estate broker.
- Talk to your friends, family, colleagues to get quality referrals.
- The quality of the relationship with the broker. Are you comfortable ?
- The presentation of the broker, how he explain its services and its techniques.
- His negotiating skills.
- His knowledge of the industry, its network of experts and its ability to help you obtain the necessary mortgage financing.
- The roadmap, availability, etc.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes players Victor Bernardez and Marvin Chavez have been called to Honduran national team duty ahead of upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Ecuador.
Honduras faces 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. They'll then head to Houston to play Ecuador on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Bernardez, 31, has 68 career caps with Los Catrachos. He started nine of Honduras' 10 matches during the final stage of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, helping his nation make the field of 32 heading to Brazil next year. Bernardez anchors an Earthquakes back line that recorded nine shutouts in 2013 and yielded just two goals over the final two months of play. He started 25 games for the Quakes in 2013, recording one goal and one assist in the process.
Chavez, 30, has 38 career caps for his country. The La Ceiba native last suited up for Los Catrachos as a substitute in their 2-1 win against Mexico on Sept. 6. He was also a key component of their 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, appearing in four of five matches and scoring a goal in a 2-0 win against Haiti on July 8 at Red Bull Arena. Chavez made 15 appearances and had one goal and one assist for the Earthquakes in 2013.
GOALKEEPERS: Noel Valladares and Jhon Bodden (Victoria).
DEFENDERS: Juan Pablo Montes (Motagua), Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia), Arnold Peralta (Rangers), Maynor Figueroa (Hull City), Víctor Bernárdez (San Jose Earthquakes), Juan Carlos García (Wigan Athletic), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
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Aurora theater shooting: James Holmes loses insanity plea challenge
The judge in the Aurora movie theater shootings murder case has rebuffed an effort to declare Colorado's laws for insanity pleas unconstitutional, just days before suspect James Holmes is due to enter a plea.
The ruling, issued Friday, brings a rapid resolution to a complicated legal issue that first appeared in the case only a week ago. It now appears that Holmes' arraignment -- at which he would enter a plea -- will go forward as planned Tuesday morning. Prosecutors would then have about two months after the arraignment to say whether they will seek the death penalty.
Holmes' attorneys had sought to declare the insanity-plea laws unconstitutional because, in part, they require a defendant who pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to cooperate in an independent psychiatric evaluation. Holmes' attorneys said requiring such cooperation violates a defendant's rights against self-incrimination. They challenged the laws as too vague, especially when overlaid with laws governing death-penalty cases. And they said that, without greater clarity, they could not provide effective assistance to Holmes.
But 18th Judicial District Chief Judge William Sylvester dispatched each of those concerns in his 15-page order. Sylvester wrote that rulings in previous cases -- what is legally known as "case law" -- provide clear definitions of the laws. He wrote appellate courts have frequently ruled that laws requiring mental-health evaluations as part of insanity pleas are constitutional.
And he wrote that the lengthy motions filed by Holmes' attorneys -- five in all -- belie concerns about providing effective assistance.
"Counsel's ability to ferret out the issues and inconsistencies in the Statutes dispels any concerns at this point in time regarding the competence and effectiveness of counsel's assistance of Defendant in this case," Sylvester wrote.
Sylvester's order, though, does not mean these issues are settled for good in Holmes' case. To concerns about how the insanity-plea laws work in death-penalty cases, Sylvester declined to make a ruling because prosecutors have not yet sought the death penalty against Holmes.
"The Court respectfully declines the invitation to answer any questions that depend on facts and circumstances not presently before the Court," Sylvester wrote.
Holmes is charged with 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other crimes for the July 20 shootings at what was then called the Century Aurora 16 movie theater. The shootings killed 12 people, and 58 more were wounded by gunfire.
Holmes' attorneys have not said that Holmes plans to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but they have said he is considering it. If prosecutors seek the death penalty, Holmes could also choose to present mental-health evidence during the sentencing hearing in the hopes of persuading the jury to spare his life.
Tuesday's arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Arapahoe County courthouse.


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When accessing AEM through an SSL terminated Load Balancer (or SSL terminated CDN), then AEM redirects back from https to http.
SSL termination at the load balancer means that the SSL certificates are installed in the load balancer. The end user accesses the site through https://, and the Dispatcher/Web Server and AEM are accessed on the back end with http://.
Different load balancers send different headers to notify the back end systems that SSL is terminated upstream. For example, Amazon ELB uses the header "X-Forwarded-Proto: https".
Contact AEM Customer Care and request hot fix 6922. The hot fix is for AEM 6.0, but it works on AEM 6.1 as well.
This hot fix helps to avoid an issue where the url anchor is lost during the redirect updated by the Apache Felix SSL Filter. For example, https://host/cf#/content/geometrixx/en.html would be redirected to https://host/cf without this fix.
II. Update Dispatcher /clientheaders configuration
Refer to the documentation of your load balancer to find out which header it sets to notify downstream systems that it terminated SSL. For simplicity, in these steps we assume that the correct HTTP header is "X-Forwarded-Proto: https"
If you are using dispatcher without a load balancer or if your load balancer or proxy fails to set the X-Forwarded-Proto header, then you can set it at the web server or dispatcher level. If you are using Apache HTTP Server, then update your HTTPS VirtualHost with this directive:
RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
There is no standard for reverse proxy headers that tell the back end which protocol is used. However, here are some that are known:
- Amazon ELB (Elastic Load Balancer) uses the "X-Forwarded-Proto: https" header.
- Amazon Cloudfront CDN uses "X-Cloudfront-Proto: https" header.
IV. Update the Jetty OSGi Configuration (AEM 6.3 and later versions)
On AEM 6.3 and later versions there is an addition configuration required:
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Galileo – a global system
Galileo will be a global system, requiring partners around the world to develop its full potential. Therefore, Galileo will not just be the result of cooperation between European countries; it will involve an increasing number of other countries as well.
Cooperation with extra-European international partners will result in improved technical harmonisation with other global satellite navigation systems, strengthen the worldwide infrastructure required to operate the system and stimulate the market for Galileo applications across the world.
The European Union has already concluded cooperation agreements with a number of countries with a view to meeting its international cooperation objectives. In particular agreement has been reached with:
- the USA, in order to ensure interoperability and compatibility with GPS
- China and Israel, to create a framework for wide-scale cooperation in industrial, research and scientific activities, regional integrity monitoring and financial participation
Discussions are under way with the Russian Federation to create a cooperation mechanism whereby Galileo can benefit from the experience gained during the development and operation of Glonass, the Russian global satellite navigation system.
The number of countries wishing to participate in Galileo is expected to grow further. The European Commission is holding discussions with Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Korea and Ukraine, amongst others.
Within the scope of the cooperation agreements being concluded with the European Union, and as one of the underlying objectives of the international cooperation programme, a number of national organisations are establishing active participation in the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU). The GJU is the body set up by ESA and the European Union to develop the Galileo system.
In October 2004 the National Remote Sensing Centre of China became the first new member of the GJU. China has committed € 200 million in order to finance specific activities in the development and deployment phases. The development phase activities are designed to address the specific needs of China and complement the already established work programme for this phase by focussing on infrastructure, applications, research and market development.
Israel has also expressed its aim to invest in Galileo by joining the GJU. As the number of international partners continues to grow, Galileo will enhance its status as a truly global system.


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Monthly Archives: January 2013
three20south and Tugboat
Doctor Robert performed its Colorado style Beatles tribute last weekend at three20south in Breckenridge and The Tugboat in Steamboat Springs. This was our first visit to each of these towns, and we loved playing both of these classic mountain town music venues. Both nights brought out a very enthusiastic crowd, full of Beatles fanatics of all generations. We appreciate everyone singing and dancing all night both nights, and can't wait to return to both three20south and Tugboat.
We recorded some audio from both nights as usual, so here's a handful of songs from three20south in Breckenridge. This was recorded on stage in front of Kevin's monitor, so his vocals are a touch loud, but you get the idea:
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Love Me Do
I'm Looking Through You
Hey Jude
And here's a few from Tugboat, recorded above the soundboard in the audience:
Please Please Me
Strawberry Fields Forever — With a Little Help From My Friends
One After 909
I'm So Tired — I've Got a Feeling
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Come Together — Money
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Catch Report
20lb Salmon from Dragon Pool, Glanyrafon
September 18
Total sewin for the season up to the 300 mark. Salmon numbers around 20 with a beautiful 15lb specimen from the Round Pool, Glanyrafon earlier in the week,
August 16
200 Sea trout now caught at Golden Grove.
12 lb Sea trout caught yesterday from College Pool Cilsane 11lb Salmon from Glanyrafon.
July 21
11lbs sea trout on Ro Fawr
July 17
14lb Sewin from Glanyrafon
Other notable fish this season: 7lb sewin from Cilsane, 5lb sewin from Rofawr. 12lb and 11lb Salmon from Cilsane.
2018 season 30 Salmon and 211 Sewin
Notable Fish in 2018
11bs sewin from Algeries Dryslwyn Castle.
10Lbs sewin from Algeries Dryslwyn Castle.
10Lbs sewin from Algeries Dryslwyn Castle .
12Lbs Sewin from College Pool Cilsane.
8LBs Sewin from Junction Cilsane.
7.5Lbs Sewin from Whistle Pool Cilsane.
Catch Record totals for previous seasons:
2017 334 Sewin 93 Salmon
2016 657 Sewin 71 Salmon
2015 767 Sewin 45 Salmon
2014 690 Sewin 42 Salmon
2013 402 Sewin 64 Salmon
2012 390 Sewin 85 Salmon
2011 379 Sewin 40 Salmon
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Former Amb. R. Nicholas Burns, who has served in both Democratic and Republican administrations, said he was "disappointed" in Mitt Romney's reaction to the violence in Egypt and Libya, which resulted in the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three embassy staffers.
"I was, frankly, very disappointed and dismayed to see Gov. Romney inject politics into this very difficult situation where our embassies are under attack, where there's been a big misunderstanding in the Middle East, apparently, about an American film, where we're trying to preserve the lives of our diplomats," Burns said on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports this afternoon. "This is no time for politics."
Burns added: "I just think that Gov. Romney has, in a very unwise way, injected himself into a situation where he clearly doesn't have all the facts."
Congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, avoided Romney's same level of criticism on the show, appearing to call for a pause in the political rhetoric for a few days.
"I do think there's room for discussion after we get through these very troubling few days about maybe policies overall and those kinds of discussions and that's probably a fair debate to have in this upcoming election," Rogers said. "What we should be focused on now is that we lose a United States ambassador. And what's key about this is we ask these folks to serve in very dangerous places. They are civilians. They are to represent the United States and just fundamentally try to avoid conflict. So the fact that these guys were deliberately targeted – they knew the ambassador wouldn't be armed – tells us we've got some troubles we're going to have to deal with, especially in Libya. This was a well-armed, well-coordinated event. It had both indirect and direct fire, and it had military maneuvers that were all part of this very organized attack. That's concerning. That means we are going to have to make sure, working with the Libyans hopefully, that these folks are brought to justice very swiftly. We cannot allow this to stand for the United States."
Rogers added, "I'm not exactly sure what Gov. Romney was specifically talking about. I think probably what you saw there was the frustration with a foreign policy that probably is a little out of kilter of where the governor would be when it comes to the Middle East. I think that's probably what you're seeing there."
Romney foreign-policy adviser, former Amb. Richard S. Williamson, stood up for Romney.
"When you don't have the facts, you argue process," Williamson said of Romney's critics. In fact, he added that the "substance of what the governor said last night was true then and is true now."
Williamson also dismissed Burns' criticism, deriding him as someone who first served under former President Jimmy Carter. But Burns, who rose to the third-ranking official in the State Department during the George W. Bush administration, actually began his foreign-service career during the Reagan administration. Burns has also served George H.W. Bush and on Bill Clinton's national-security council.
Williamson said he believes the choice in this election is between someone who "apologizes" for American values and one who doesn't.
Here was the Egyptian embassy's statement, hours before its compound was breached:
The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.
Here was Romney's response to that in a statement last night:
"It's disgraceful that the Obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks."
Today, Romney did not back down, saying it's "never too early to condemn attacks." "I don't think we ever hesitate when we see something which is a violation of our principles," Romney said. "We express immediately when we feel that the president and his administration have done something which is inconsistent with the principles of America."
Romney also called the embassy's statement an "apology for American principles."
NBC's James Rankin contributed to this report.


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First Looks: Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player
True Blu
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Sleek, stylish and unequivocally modern, the Samsung BD-P1000 is a beautifully engineered product with a glossy piano black finish accented by the soft blue glow of its lighted controls. True to most modern home entertainment devices, controls are kept to a minimum with only the customary Power, Eject and Input Select buttons along with the playback control wheel available in the front. A faux brushed metal flip panel below the Blu-ray drive hides the memory card reader slots.
At the back, A/V connections include S-Video and Composite (SD source only, eg. DVD), Component, HDMI, optical and coaxial S/PDIF and multi-channel analog audio. Sadly, the BD-P1000 lacks support for next generation audio like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, plus output is only limited to 5.1 channels (unless digitally channeled to your A/V amp supporting the better standards).
Substance to Beauty
The BD-P1000 is no simple player, but a venerable mash of technology that is more akin to a PC. Besides supporting Blu-ray and DVD playback, the player also handles CD Audio, MP3 and JPEG photo display as well. The player can read BD-ROM, DVD-Video/RAM/-RW/-R, CD-RW/-R and Audio CDs. However, BD-RE/-R discs aren't supported at all, though newer firmwares might change this. It can also read CF, MicroDrive, MS PRO/Duo, SD, Mini SD and RS MMC cards from its built-in card reader. There have been initial reports of compatibility with 50GB Blu-ray discs, but the BD-P1000's first firmware is supposed to have this fixed and our unit plays the 50GB Superman Returns disc just fine.
On a down note though, the player feels very sluggish and its software, lacking. The BD-P1000 runs on Java, taking ages (that's 23 seconds too long) to 'boot' up before the disc tray and menus can be accessed. Its audio player and photo viewer software are very rudimentary, which is to say that they work, but its clunky interface and slow access/response times may drive you up the wall.
The BD-P1000 uses the same HD decoder chip as the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player, which is the Broadcom BCM7411. This means that the player isn't really capable of displaying native 1080p streams from source, as the output from the decoder is 1080i. Instead, Samsung has implemented a Genesis Faroudja FLI8638-LF video processor/scaler into the path to de-interlace the video back into 1080p.
Because video has been interlaced from 1080p/24 to 1080i/60 and then de-interlaced back to 1080p/60, there is a slight jerkiness in motion, especially pans and small artifacts. The aggressive noise reduction of the Genesis chip also takes the edge off certain scenes, but that is really a matter of preference. That being said, image quality on our Samsung LA46F71B 46-inch 1080p TV is great and we tested with the new VC-1 encoded Superman Returns and S.W.A.T., one of the better MPEG-2 BD Disc transfers out there.
Perhaps the best value of the BD-P1000 is its upscaling capabilities, a 'side effect' of having the Faroudja processor. A pretty significant feature for this player and allows DVD upscaling to 720p, 1080i or 1080p depending on your TV capabilities. The player strictly adheres to EDID information on your TV though, and automatically scales to the appropriate resolution.
The Final Say
Being an early adopter means putting up with the many quirks of a technology, which Samsung will come around to fix in due time. No doubt, the Samsung BD-P1000 itself is a stylish and well built player. Of course, it has no competition now, being the first and only BD player in the global market, but it is an impressive piece of technology nonetheless and its capabilities to enhance existing DVDs to look good on your HDTV softens the blow of its US$999 launch price.


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We might experience hundreds of random encounters over the years in Pokemon games, but everyone seems to remember one specific kind of encounter: Zubat ones.
It always happens a little like this: You're deep in some cave somewhere. Your Pokemon are hurting bad; you need a Pokemon center. You're almost at the end of the cave though. Hooray!
And then your repels wear off. Suddenly, it's like a billion Zubats appear out of nowhere and attack you every step of the way out. It's incredibly annoying. But that's kind of what makes this Lucca Comics and Games cosplay posted by avlas of repels wearing off so silly: we've all been there. The Zubat on the face is a nice and necessary touch, too:
That's Italian. If it was in English, it'd say something like REPEL'S EFFECT WORE OFF.
Thankfully, for X & Y at least, Zubats seemed to be a smaller problem.
(Via r/Pokemon)


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EVERETT — Port of Everett commissioners say they're ready to pick a new port director when they meet Tuesday.
Whoever follows outgoing director John Mohr will have to manage a long list of ambitious projects covering everything from cleaning up decades-old pollution to redeveloping weed-infested, largely vacant property.
Work has already started on some projects, while others have extensive plans ready to act on.
The port's three commissioners agree that the next director needs to be able to execute those plans.
They say they feel good about the finalists, but they aren't revealing who they are. The pool of several dozen applicants was whittled to four finalists, who were interviewed by commissioners earlier this month.
After the interviews, "my sense was we all felt pretty confident about a particular candidate," Port Commissioner Troy McClelland said.
All the candidates have port experience "by one definition or another," Mohr said. He helped pick the finalists and has agreed to stay on through Jan. 2.
For much of the past century, the port was home to mills and other industrial operations. Countless numbers of logs moved through, but that had begun to decline by the time Mohr arrived in 1997.
Mohr credits his predecessors with beginning the transition from a waterfront dominated by smokestacks. Much of that evolution, though, happened on his watch.
"A lot of these properties, when I came here, were abandoned or all-but-abandoned former mill buildings not adding a lot of value to the community," he said.
Many of those buildings have been torn down, and some new structures have gone up. The port is finalizing plans for redeveloping the central waterfront.
The port earlier partnered with a private company, Everett Maritime, to redevelop that area, but the company's financing fell through after the recession.
"We were committed to Everett Maritime, and when they failed, we failed," Mohr said.
This time, the port plans to retain control of the project and team up with private companies for specific sections.
The port's to-do list also includes improving the marina, filling a largely vacant business park, upgrading shipping terminals and tackling a long list of environmental cleanup projects, the legacy of its long industrial history.
"There were no environmental rules back in the day," he said.
Environmental regulations have become much more stringent during the three decades he has worked for ports in Oregon and Washington, he said. "I had to learn a lot of it on the job."
Earlier this month, the port began the last phase of cleaning the former Everett Shipyard site, which is contaminated with lubricants, petroleum and heavy metals used in paints.
"Nearly everything we do at the port has to do with the environment," Port Commissioner Tom Stiger said.
Much of the port's roughly $4.4 million property tax revenue goes to environmental projects. Its 2014 budget includes about $7.7 million for environmental cleanup.
The port takes in about $32 million from operations and $40 million from all sources. The marine terminals are the largest source and are expected to bring in about $22 million this year.
"There's plenty of opportunities for my successor, almost too many," Mohr said. "The challenge is doing the right things in the right order at the right time."
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not all obsessions are bad…
well i haven't been blogging, but that doesn't mean i haven't been doing anything worth talking about!
work has been crazy. when you're the new kid you have to put in extra hours. JOY! i keep thinking, if i just get past this next week things will slow down. and then i realize, this is what having a real job is like… it's not supposed to slow down. JOY!
luckily i've been finding fun ways to occupy my time, or most importantly, a fun person to occupy my time with.
introducing… SOPHIE!!
for the record, i absolutely adore this child! she is happy 99% of the time, and so easy to have around. i challenge anyone to spend a day with her and not have baby fever!
i've always loved taking photos. no, i'm not proclaiming myself a photographer and slapping up a website.
you are not a photographer… <— that's good stuff, just sayin!
but i am obsessed with sophie, and practicing my photo taking skills on her. luckily she doesn't seem to mind, or she's not old enough to roll her eyes at me yet!
SO, i thought i would post some cuteness for everyone to enjoy:
obviously the portland trailblazers should be paying this child to advertise for them!
it's not normal how sweet this child is…
and don't even get me started on her baby feet… seriously, is there anything cuter than baby feet?
and to the writer of this book… yes, sophie will be in your next ad campaign. just leave a comment on this blog and i'll get you in touch with her agent.
now tell the truth… how many of you reading this are contemplating plans to have a child!?!? i told you… baby fever inducing!
and finally… sophie's hat trick!


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Many thanks have to go to Electrolux for providing us with a pair of tickets to Taste of Dublin this year.
Taste of Dublin has become an annual event that I look forward to. I chose to go on the Friday this year, as it's seen quieter crowds, and after the disaster that was Bloom 2013, I couldn't face being shoved around. Tickets are still available on the door today if you felt like dropping in, it's a great way to spend an afternoon in Dublin.
There was the usual mix of vendors, demonstrations and an opportunity to taste some of the best restaurants in Dublin.
I especially enjoyed the Thai pavilion, that was set up at the back of the event, with plenty of seating provided by Elephant Beanbags in the green area in front – I think I'll be having me one of those beanbags soon! There were a lot of different activities on offer, as you can see


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Today's blog was to have been about waymarking, but life got in the way. Or, more specifically, the death of my very faithful companion, Gretta, our Schnauzer. We rescued her from a shelter almost five years ago when we found out that people don't want to adopt 'old dogs.' She was ten at that time, somewhat fragile, a bit set in her ways, but a blusterous sweetheart.
Gretta would follow me everywhere. If I would slip out of the room while she was sleeping, she would find me and scold me for it - loudly. I started writing this blog in February. There has not been a day since that Gretta was not on her pillow under my desk or under the window, acting as my 'blogging editor in chief.' Even if she was ill, she was always there, watching, listening, and expecting, in her Schnauzer way, for me to do my best. Often offering up reproachful barks when I didn't take enough time outside with her, or worked on through her quitting time.
Gretta and I had a daily schedule. If my schedule had to change for some reason, Gretta would keep to our original routine. (So very German.) If she woke before me, she'd let me know it was time for breakfast with a sharp bark – next to the bed! When breakfast was over, Gretta would walk to the study door, turn and look at me, and then march in to her pillow where she would rule (and sleep) until lunch. After lunch, she'd station herself under my desk, waking around 3:30 or 4 for our afternoon snack – white cheddar cheese nips, her favorite, - outside in the swing, if the weather was nice. Then it was back to writing until 5:00 when Gretta decreed it to be the end of the workday and time for dinner. This was done by standing by my chair and demanding I stop with a very loud BARK! However, I saw 6:00 as quitting time, so usually it was my husband, Brian, who would round her up so I could complete my thoughts.
Once her meal was finished, Gretta would lay under the dining room table while we ate, totally content, unless her arch nemesis, our big cat Harry, walked through (which he did every night, on cue.) Then she was up, charging after him, clearing the room of cat interlopers - for the moment.
Gretta could never understand why we insisted on having cats, (sub-creatures to a Schnauzer.) That was not according to Gretta's rules, and Gretta had a lot of rules which she would share often and freely with everyone; the cats, the outside dogs, any possum, skunk or raccoon that got too close to the fence, even Brian and I took our fair share of 'Schnauzer scoldings.' We often joked that Gretta had been a third grade teacher in another life, someone with a BIG attitude, who knew she was right, and who were you to question that?!
We had never had a Schnauzer before Gretta. I am here to tell you, Schnauzers are not quiet, meek dogs! They grump and sigh and complain when you're not doing what they want. To have a Schnauzer is to have a manager – per se. A Schnauzer is an independent, courageous, intelligent, loyal and loving friend all wrapped up in a sleek haired bundle of attitude, bark, and mischief.
Our dog groomer once told me that Schnauzers 'talk to their owners.' We later decided that it should be said that Schnauzers 'scold and protest and grumble' to their owners. (Sometimes, I think, just to hear themselves.) Schnauzers have enough attitude they could rule the world, if only they were organized.
|Gretta and Walter
We had Gretta almost five years. During that time she regained strength in her hips and could walk and actually run-hop. She learned how to play, and how to get us to 'behave.' She seemed to be aging backwards – getting stronger and healthier each year. Then she had her first stroke early last year. She lost the ability to walk. Brian taught her again how to go up and down the stairs. Before the stroke she had always remained somewhat aloof, she was now totally our dog. She fought her way back on top, at times acting more like a young dog than one now in her teens.
Gretta just never gave up! If there was an obstacle in her path, she'd just go around it, or bull through it. Every night, she seemed to think this would be the night she'd catch that cat. One thing Gretta taught me during those five short years - it's all about attitude. If you're sure you can – then you can. There's no question about it!
Now, my study feels empty. My very dear friend is gone. There are no barks to urge me on, no demands that I take a few minutes to 'pet Gretta,' no happy hoppy runs to the kitchen for dinner, just an empty pillow and a break in my heart.
Tonight, Brian and I will light a fire and sit in the swing that was Gretta's favorite, the one she is now buried behind. We'll toast to her life and remember all of those good times we had together, her playfulness, her independent spirit, and her unquestionable love and courage to the end. We will miss you Gretta, my loyal and loving blogging buddy!
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The article below is about a solar cooking promoter who is now deceased. This information is maintained here as a tribute to the important work done by Nancy Crooks.
Nancy Crooks passed away in September, 2009. The Nancy Ellen Crooks Foundation has been started in her memory by family and friends to carry on the work she was devoted to. Providing educational opportunities, and promoting solar cooking for the women and children of Kenya, where she had spent much of her adult life.
Solar Cookers International tribute to Nancy Crooks
News archiveEdit
- March 2008: Louise Meyer reports on a group of internally displaced persons that are students at the Culinary Institute of Africa. As part of their curriculum they are learning how to solar cook. Meyer sent photographs of several students taking "Masters of Solar Cooking" classes at the Institute's school in Juba, Sudan. Based in Lokichoggio, Kenya, the non-profit Culinary Institute of Africa is a community service division of the AFEX Group, which provides a number of management and catering services to camps throughout Kenya, Sudan, and elsewhere. The Institute began in 2004 when Terry Light, chief operating officer of AFEX, asked Nancy Crooks to train local Turkana with skills that could gain them employment at various camps and other institutions in the region. With technical assistance from Solar Cookers International (SCI), Crooks was able to incorporate solar cooker use and construction into the curriculum. The Institute offers an accredited, professional culinary education leading to a diploma in food production. SCI also provided training services and helped Crooks secure funding from the Lift Up Africa organization for a solar cooker project to teach Turkana women how to make and use solar cookers, heat-retention devices, and Water Pasteurization Indicators (WAPIs), as well as start a small solar cooker shop.
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Soybean planting tips for 2013
The following soybean planting tips will ensure that your 2013 soybean crop gets off to a good start.
The cool, wet spring has delayed soybean planting in Michigan. However, when field conditions are suitable, soybean planting will proceed rapidly. In order to get the crop off to a good start, Michigan State University Extension encourages producers to consider four factors when planting soybeans:
- Soil moisture
- Planting depth
- Seed-to-soil contact
- Planting equipment calibration
The soil and crop residue must be dry enough for the seed furrow opening and closing equipment to operate properly. However, there should be enough soil moisture available to place the seed into 0.5 inches of moist soil.
The optimum planting depth for soybean is between 1 to 1.5 inches. Planting at the shallow end of the range is recommended when planting into high residue conditions or into soils prone to crusting. Planting at the deeper end of the range is recommended when planting into dry soils or coarse-textured soils and when planting late. Check your planting depth whenever soil or residue conditions change.
Good seed-to-soil contact is essential to achieve uniform and rapid emergence. The seed should have good contact with the soil, but the soil above the seed should not be compacted by the closing wheels. Seed furrow compaction is more likely to occur when soils are on the wetter side. If seed furrow compaction is occurring, try reducing the down pressure on the closing wheels. If this doesn't correct the problem, wait for the soil to dry. If the soils are on the dry side when planting, slightly more down pressure may improve seed-to-soil contact.
Periodically check to make sure that your planter or drill is planting the intended amount of seed.
Always recalibrate planting equipment when switching to a different variety as there is a wide range of seed sizes this spring. Special adjustments will be required if you are planting seed larger than 2,400 seeds per pound. Drills equipped with fluted metering systems can damage seed larger than 2,400 seeds per pound. Consider plugging every other feed cup on the drill and increasing the width of the feed cup opening when planting large seed. Another option is to increase the distance between the bottom of the feed cup and fluted metering mechanism if this adjustment is available.
The time you spend monitoring soil moisture, planting depth, seed-to-soil contact and planting equipment calibration will be rewarded with uniform and rapid soybean emergence.
This article was produced by the SMaRT project (Soybean Management and Research Technology). The SMaRT project was developed to help Michigan producers increase soybean yields and farm profitability. SMaRT is a partnership between MSU Extension and the Michigan Soybean Checkoff program.


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Digital Voltmeter
An essential tool for those reliant upon their electric fences to keep animals in and predators out.
Measures the peak voltage of fence energizers.
Common Uses
- Hard plastic body is 6" x 3" x 3/4"
- Protective case included
- 1" x .75" digital display
- 4.5" ground probe
- 37" ground cable
- 9V battery included (normally lasts over 1 year)
- Gives an exact reading of volts on the fence line.
- Can test your ground rod and energizer.
- Large black numbers are easy to read, even in sunlight.
How to Use
- Insert probe into the ground.
- Clip the red fence clip to the live fence wire.
- Read the digital readout of volts. It is shown in kV (2.7 kV = 2700V).
- Remove voltmeter clip from fence, then gently remove the probe from the ground (do not pull the wire, only grab the metal probe to remove).
- Turn off energizer.
- Disconnect ground wire and fence wire from energizer.
- Turn on energizer.
- Touch probe from tester to ground terminal on energizer.
- At same time touch the red fence clip to fence terminal on energizer.
- The tester should light up to 6000V or more.
When the unit reads "LL" or "low batt," the battery on the tester (not the energizer's battery) is low and needs to be replaced.
- Disconnect the fence from your energizer and test across the two terminals on the energizer. If the readout is higher that what you found when you tested the fence, the fence is the culprit. However, if the voltage readout remains suspicious, the problem may be with the voltmeter. Check the battery (see information below) before "giving up" on the tester.
- The internal battery can also affect the accuracy of the digital reading. If either of the following is observed, change the battery (remove the screw on the back of the voltmeter to do so) and retest your fence.
- The luminosity of the output reading becomes weak.
- Voltage readings drop with each pulse (at the same fence location).
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For permanent electrified fences. Made of polyester so it's soft to the touch. Very good conductivity (50Ω/1000 ft) so it's suited for any length of fence line and nearly all energizers.$93.50
Conductors - Tape-Rope-Twine-Wire
IntelliTape™, 660 ft. rollItem #257020 -
A 1/2" wide electric fence conductor whose visibility is ideal for horses and other large, fast moving livestock.$35.00
Fence Connectors and Accessories
PowerLink™ 4.0, 30" longItem #335500 -
Make instant, in-field connections between electric fences without the need of turning off the energizer. Simple to use and effective.$4.50
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Warning SignItem #346000 -
Attaches to an electric fence or netting to warn people that the fence is electrified.$1.20
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Tim from Missouri
Not sure why I've waited so long to get a digital tester. So much better than the ones with just the lights. Easy to read and use. I would recommend to everyone.
Allan G from Oklahoma
I really like this product. It is so easy to read even when the sun is bright.
Lynnea H
This voltage meter is a great buy. I recently put up an energized fence to protect a beehive from bears. The fence, itself, will not keep the bear out but the shock will teach it to avoid the area. It is important to know exactly what the voltage is in the fence. The meter is easy to use plus gives voltage numbers. Knowing the numbers makes it easier to trouble shoot the fence.
earl k from pa
Couldn't be any better. The finest I have ever owned.
Avrum E
First off, Premier have always been great with customer service and the quality of the products they sell has been uniformly good. This meter is replacing one that I bought from Premier at least 10 years ago, which had been made in Germany, and is finally starting to fail(readings vary wildly depending on where you hold the case). The new meter appears to produce reliable, repeatable readings, and thus allows for finding elusive shorts, plus it is a bit smaller than the older model. Two things I would have preferred: longer and heavier cables, and an option for attaching a clamp in place of the ground probe. Both of these features were present on my old meter. My fence is permanent electrified wires strung parallel to a chain-link fence, so the latter is a very reliable ground reference, and if I stick the probe in the ground, I can't reach the top electrified wire with the short cables, plus we have very hard, dry soil about 8 months out of the year. I'm also a little concerned that both cables exit the case from the same opening, and if the insulation wears there, they will short to each other - on the old meter they exited from opposing corners, and even when the insulation was so worn that I had to be careful to keep my hand away from there, the meter still functioned


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DuPont Celebrates Solar Power Project in Newport
Restricted Land Turned to Productive Use Generating Clean Energy
Wilmington, DE December 06, 2013
DuPont today hosted a celebration of the startup of a 548 kilowatt, five-acre solar installation on a former Superfund landfill site in Newport, Del. The solar installation, located at 205 South James Street, Newport, Del., will produce enough electricity to power 60 homes in the Newport community. It will generate about 729,000 kilowatt hours of power per year.
After successfully completing remediation at the Newport site, and with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Delaware Division of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC), DuPont collaborated with Tangent Energy Solutions to put the property into productive use generating solar electricity. The solar project, developed by Tangent and owned by Greenwood Energy, a subsidiary of Libra Group, will provide a viable renewable energy option for the Newport community. The solar panels were supplied by DuPont Apollo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont.
The celebration event included a program that was conducted at the nearby DuPont Photovoltaics Applications Lab in Wilmington, Del. The Honorable Jack Markell, governor – State of Delaware, headlined a group of speakers who provided comments during the program. Other speakers included: Shawn Garvin, regional administrator – EPA Mid-Atlantic Region 3; and Linda Fisher, vice president – DuPont Safety, Health & Environment & Chief Sustainability Officer.
"The DuPont Solar Power Project complements Delaware's commitment toward using clean, renewable energy sources," Markell said. "Generating solar energy benefits the residents of Newport, and positively impacts our state - increasing our competitiveness, reducing air pollution, improving public health and creating jobs."
"Under the RE-Powering America Initiative, EPA encourages renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated land when it is aligned with the community's vision for the site," Garvin said. "When we work together to turn an environmental problem into an opportunity, we create the best of what is possible – here solar energy will serve the families of Newport and inspire others to re-power America with alternative energy solutions."
"We're very excited about this project because it is the first time we've utilized solar on a former landfill. The project will reduce DuPont's greenhouse gas emissions by 350 tons a year and reuse a portion of a federal Superfund site that had been considered to be unusable land," said Fisher. "This is a great example of what we're trying to do at DuPont around the world: working collaboratively to help meet the growing demand for energy with renewable fuels."
Other guests who participated in the program included Collin O'Mara, secretary – Delaware Division of Natural Resources & Environmental Control; Rep. Debra Heffernan, Rep. John Kowalko Jr., Michael Spencer, mayor – Town of Newport, and various leaders with the DuPont Corporate Remediation Group, DuPont Facilities Services & Real Estate and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Business.
This represents the eleventh solar installation on DuPont land to date, and the fourth in Delaware. Two additional installations are expected to be completed by year-end, bringing the total energy output to 4,800,000 kilowatt hours per year – enough to power 400 U.S. households. In addition to its DuPont Apollo subsidiary, which specializes in silicon-based thin film solar technologies, DuPont is the largest supplier of specialty materials to the solar industry. Over half the world's 400 million solar panels have DuPont materials in them.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit http://www.dupont.com.
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MONTREAL — One hundred and twenty-five police officers swooping down on city hall, borough offices, individuals and city services has nothing to do with him, Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum said Tuesday night.
"I answered questions from the investigators and they were pleased with the response and they have now left city hall," he said Tuesday evening outside the St. Jacques St. building where he summoned reporters for a news conference.
After making reporters wait 35 minutes, Applebaum emerged into the snowy evening to say he was ready to co-operate fully with the province's anti-corruption squad which conducted raids on nine locations.
"I'm here to co-operate with the police and to provide all necessary information," he said. "I am working in collaboration with them and I cannot divulge any information.
"I gave them my word on that."
Applebaum said he couldn't reveal where the raids were carried out or with whom police spoke.
"But it doesn't touch me," he said.
He said his home was not one of the targets.
Borough offices in Lachine, St-Laurent, Anjou, Verdun, St-Léonard, Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, as well as Union Montreal offices were raided at about 4 p.m.
Applebaum sidestepped questions of whether the once-ruling party Union Montreal was targeted by the raids. Applebaum was in the party in 2010 when the permanent anti-corruption unit, known as UPAC, began its investigation. He's been sitting as an independent since November.
"I ran a clean campaign and collected funds legally," he said. "My objective, like I've said in the past, is to open city hall and if UPAC wants to meet with me, I will answer all their questions."
Applebaum said he was in a meeting when he received word that city hall was being raided to went to greet the officers.
Twitter: @MontgomerySue


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This has been bothering me for a while, and since I'm sort of a lurker around here, I decided I'd check out what others have to say on this subject.
What are your opinions about computer science contests? By these, I mean high school olympiads (USACO and the likes), online judge contests, or even just spending time solving problems on different online judges. It's obvious that these help one as a programmer, but how much? Does being, say, an IOI medalist, make one a better programmer? Or just a better mathematician or computer scientist? I think most programmers agree that coding itself is just a tool, while the real occupation of a programmer is coming up with solutions to problems. What kind of problems would a programmer encounter in a programming job? The kind of math-oriented problems one would find in the higher rounds of different competitions, or something different?
I'm asking this because I always took every opportunity that I had to participate in comp sci competitions, but I never really got any outstanding results, like qualifying to any international contest. I qualified to the national olympiad in my country once, but I didn't really do much there. I'm also active on several online judges.
Basically, what I'm asking is what impact do contests have on a potential future programmer? Are decent results a very good thing, or an OK thing? Should one only pursue outstanding results if interested in following a career in comp sci research?
Also, finding competent teachers that can themselves solve and explain contest problems seems to be very difficult, at least around here. So basically, I've learned everything I know from school books and the internet, by myself, but there's a limit to how much you can learn and understand by yourself. Sometimes you just need someone to teach you too. Any ideas on how to better prepare yourself for such contests?
Any opinions appreciated.


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Lynch's Dark Miami
Text: Jennifer Piejko
Once in a while, David Lynch must let slip his sense of humor. Silencio, the filmmaker's opulent, deep-underground members-only club in Paris's second arrondissement, made an appearance at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach. Commanding the after-after-hours scene last week, the pop-up Silencio came and went so fast one might remember it as a dream, just like in Mulholland Drive (the film in which the fictional Club Silencio originated).
The club, like so many celebrities of all levels and much of the art world, escaped to Miami for four days of debauchery, sunshine, and art, camping out at the Delano Hotel. But Miami's Silencio was no mysterious, smoky Parisian speakeasy: If the Silencio on Rue Montmartre was modeled after the unsettling fictional Los Angeles spot Lynch first featured in Mulholland Drive, Miami's Silencio was a movie set: an almost generic, hollow-feeling place, with seams exposed, constructed to appear luxurious from a distance (perhaps from behind a red velvet rope), but visibly precarious inside.
The oversized disco ball refused to spin under a red glow. The menu listed $25 cocktails and $5,000 bottles of champagne. Was this a setup, a decoy? Was the real club, the one that left assistants of assistants and socialites with enigmatic accents pleading for entry, located in a back room somewhere, where members could watch the scene unfold with knowing amusement through a double-sided mirror? After entering the hotel's labyrinth hallways—we checked all the doors, looking for Silencio before realizing that we were already in it.
It was perfect: Everyone who was supposed to be in the scene made their cameos—fashion editors, MoMA curators, off-duty French models, power dealers from Cologne and London. The hours went by, and the crowd swelled. The scene was flush with the colors of midnight Miami: red neon, green exit signs, fake gold, gray cigarette smoke, sapphire-blue piping.
Perhaps it was just another symptom of brazen art-fair commercialism. If Westway, the former seedy strip club turned fashion-week playground on Manhattan's West Side Highway, could transport itself for a Miami appearance, no doubt a glamorous, exclusive social club with an ambitiously curated cultural program wouldn't be out of place here. Miami is Europe—not the Europe of civilized taste and refinement; it's the Europe Americans remember from college summers: tip is included, cell service is nearly nonexistent, smoking is permitted everywhere, and the music is precisely a handful of years behind. Miami Silencio was a gilded mise-en-scène with an expiration date, a dark detail in the exponentially inflating art fair. And perhaps this was exactly what David Lynch would have wanted to see.


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Posts Tagged 'Thomas Erl'
SOA is based on four important concepts:-
1.Boundaries are well defined
- In SOA, everything is formalized.
- The client who is consuming the service does need to know how the implementation of
the service is done.
- In SOA the rule is if we do enhancement we do not need to change anything at
the client.
- SOA based application only understands that there is an end point,
contract and bindings.
2.Services evolves
- SOA service versioned and you can host those services in new end points.
For instance we have a service called as "SearchTickets (TicketNumber) "which
gives details based on TicketNumber and its exposed on end point "ep1".
Tomorrow we want make our SearchTickets service more useful by also providing an
extra option of allowing to search by passenger name. Some just declare a
new end point "ep2" with service "SearchTickets (TicketNumber,Passenger Name)".
So the client who is consuming the service at end point ep1 continues and at the
other end we have also evolved our service by adding new end points ep2.
3. Services share only schemas and contracts
- Services use Schemas to represent data and contracts to understand behavior.
- They're not use language dependent types or classes in order to understand data
and behavior.
- XML is used to define schemas and contracts. Due to this there is not heavy coupling
between environments.
4. Service compatibility is policy based
- Policy describes the capabilities of the system.
- Depending on policies the services can degrade to match the service for the client.
For instance your service needs to be hosted for two types of client one which uses Remoting as the communication methodology while other client uses DCOM. An ideal SOA service can cater to both of them accordingto there communication policies.


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Yao says he may quit if foot doesn't fully heal
BEIJING (AP) – Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is considering quitting basketball after next season if he doesn't fully recover from his lingering foot injury.
In comments to Chinese state media Monday, Yao sounded far from optimistic about his future and also made a rare criticism of China's national basketball program.
"If the foot injury does not heal next season, I might choose to call it quits," he said.
Yao turns 30 in September and missed last season following foot surgery. He is set to return to the Rockets after deciding not to opt out of the final year of his contract. Though he has said his recovery was going well, the Rockets have signed 7-foot veteran Brad Miller to share the work at center.
Yao, who was in China for charity events and remains wildly popular in his country, all but ruled out playing in the 2012 London Olympics.
"The chance is very small," the 7-6 center was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency. "The foot injury will not allow me to play so many games anymore. Like I said before, I will quit the national team and the sport one day. It's what happens to every athlete."
Without Yao, the national team has played lackluster ball, including an embarrassing home loss to Iran in the final of the Asian Championship last year. Yao attributed the poor showings to China's focus on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and neglect of development teams and the country's professional league.
"We are paying for what we didn't do leading up to 2008. We skipped the development of a reserve team and the CBA league and focused only on the national team and the Olympics. It's like you are killing the goose that lays the golden egg," he said. "I'm 30. As an athlete, I am not the future of China basketball anymore."


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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NAMBLA) is updating their star ranking system for vehicle safety for the first time since it was introduced in 1994. After 14 years of manufacturers designing for the ratings, along with advancements in active and passive safety systems, the scores had become meaningless — nearly every vehicle scored a four- or five-star ranking in 2007 (with a few notable exceptions). What's changing and when after the jump.
NHTSA will introduce a new side-impact pole test designed to simulate wrapping a vehicle around a tree, which should be both useful for safety comparison shopping as well as extremely entertaining to watch. Front crash tests will also now score knee, hip and thigh injuries and add a crash test dummy representing a small woman sitting in the front passenger seat.
The fun part? Rather than providing individual frontal and side-impact ratings, NHTSA's made themselves up a formula to combine everything into a single rating of up to five stars, much like the scoring system found in Europe and Japan.
Automakers have until 2010 to get everything up to par, so if you're a laid-off structural engineer in Dee-troit expect your phone to start ringing in about five minutes. [Detroit News]


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Native plants and their benefits
A native plant is one that grew naturally in southeastern Wisconsin before Europeans settled the area. Landscaping with native wildflowers and grasses is better for the environment since, once they're established, they do not need fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or watering.
Native plants' deep roots help your garden absorb water – some roots go down 25 feet! These fantastic roots form deep channels that absorb rainwater. Some of the roots die each year and new roots grow. Decomposing roots make the soil more fertile and absorbent. The root systems hold soil together and help prevent erosion. Deep plant roots also create additional channels for stormwater to filter into ground.
Great native plants for your landscape!
Flowering plants
Asters (Aster spp.)
Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.)
Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea spp.)
Joe-pye Weeds (Eupatorium spp.)
Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.)
Blazing Stars (Liatris spp.)
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta, R. laciniata)
Prairie Dock, Compass Plant, Cupplant and other Silphiums (Silphium spp.)
Goldenrods (Solidago spp.) , but avoid Canada Goldenrod (S. Canadensis )
Bluestems (Andropogon spp.)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Where can I purchase native plants?
Wisconsin native plant retailers:
Agrecol Corporation
Agricultural Ecological Solutions
Taylor Creek Restoration Nursery
(Division of Applied Ecological Services)
Johnson Nursery
Prairie Nursery


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The Warriors needed overtime, but still continued their historic run to 73 wins. They have been a lot of fun to watch this season and are must watch basketball (if you've been hiding under a rock this season). It will probably be years, if ever, that any team comes this close to this historic of a streak. So enjoy it while you still can! Let's just hope that the Warriors aren't gassed when they inevitably play the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
Stephen Curry led the way with 31 points, including 6 straight points in OT. He knocked down 5-10 from downtown and added 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Draymond Green (13/8/6), Harrison Barnes (15/11), and Klay Thompson (18/4 and 3 threes) all saw around 40 minutes, as the Warriors continue their race for 73. Don't worry about any of these getting benched down the stretch.
The Jazz kept it close and forced overtime, but the Warriors are just too good and improved to 6-0 in OT. Rudy Gobert grabbed 18 boards and scored 11 points, while Rodney Hood went for 20/6 with 3 threes. Gordon Hayward had a poor shooting night (7-20 FG, 4-8 FT), but still scored his usual 20 points with 4 rebounds and 3 steals. You have to hand it to the Jazz; they have definitely exceeded all expectations this season and should be playing postseason basketball.
Now onto the other nightly notables:Please, blog, may I have some more?


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This is what I saw when I looked out of the back door last Saturday morning…something lurking in my birdbath! I was so curious that I ran outside to have a peek! And this is what I found…an ice sculpture protruding from the frozen surface!
Now I have to admit that I have lived in the South most of my life and I have never encountered anything like this! It is not attached to or covering anything. It is simply a sort of cone-shaped piece of ice which melted and was gone by the end of the day! What do you think? Here's my theory…
We have had some freezing rain…even the rain drops were frozen on the branches…with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees. I think the bird bath partially melted, leaving a sort of ice cube which was squeezed to the top when the birdbath refroze at night. Has anybody ever seen anything like it before? Any other theories? There is nothing above the birdbath. It's in the open!
And if that's not enough, the next morning, I awoke to this sight…hoar frost turning my backyard into a winter wonderland! I haven't seen this in years! And what's funny is that several other bloggers mentioned seeing it last week, too!
Isn't it beautiful? Can you see the little crystals? It takes a special set of circumstances to create it…
…a cold, clear night, very moist air and surfaces already at freezing temperatures, such as trees, shrubs and grass! It seems that we had all three and here's the result!
It almost looks like snow, doesn't it? Unfortunately, this beautiful wintery scene didn't last long. You can already see the sun beginning to shine over the berm. Sigh… Now I am waiting for the next winter weather surprise!
I am excited to join Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday! It has been a while since I have had anything to show you in my winter yard! Please head on over to see what Susan has going on and to see a list of this week's participants! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you next time! A la prochaine!


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Amazon is a e-commerce store, and it seems not so correlated with technology as Google, but the vision of Jeff Bezos and their commitment to technology have allowed them to grow like anyone before in the e-commerce market. For Bezos, an online store should not limit their catalog to a few items, online stores should contain millions of products, and should personalize the user experience of their users. His vision was clear: "if you have 3 million customers in the Web, I should have 3 million online stores", and then the recommender system ruled Amazon.
Both technologies (search and recommender systems) are useful for the Information Overload problem we suffer nowadays. But they're radically different from their conception. Search engines need the users to express their needs in textual form, and then process that query and retrieve the most relevant documents according to that query. Recommender Systems analyze the behaviour (and other kind of data) of the user in a website and then are able to choose the products or contents more likely to interest the user. Both approaches are useful, but until the moment recommender systems are not as popular as search engines.
But we are in a turnaround in the Web, as the way information is generated and consumed has changed. Nowadays, due to the success of Social Media sites like Facebook or Twitter, and even to the success of previous technologies as RSS, we receive a lot of information in a passive way: we don't ask directly to receive that information, but we receive it. Until the moment, the problem was to find some important information, but now the problem is turning into choose what information I already receive is relevant to me. That's why I think recommender systems will replace in popularity to search engines in the future.