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Innovative materials
Hydrogen storage materials
Magnetic suspension balance for gravimetric study of adsorption and desorption behaviour of hydrogen storage materials
When using hydrogen as an energy carrier, effective and safe storage plays a central role. Storing hydrogen in its liquid state requires low temperatures and in turn, expends a great deal of energy. In a gaseous state, very high pressure is required. This means that much more sophisticated designs are needed in order to keep the weight of the containers low enough to ensure acceptable storage densities. In addition, such pressure vessels pose a hazard and exhibit significant leakage losses. Therefore, storing hydrogen in solids offers an interesting alternative. For example, light metal hydrides and alanates have a high theoretical storage density for hydrogen. However, with these materials, other complications arise. At present, the main problems are the slow hydrogen sorption kinetics and the lack of reversibility.
As part of IEK-1's ongoing research projects, our expertise on the synthesis of powder-shaped materials is brought together with the experimental possibilities for volumetric and gravimetric characterization of the sorption behaviour (Sievert instrument, magnetic suspension balance). As a result, an innovative high-energy wet grinding process was developed that allowed the specific surface of magnesium hydride (MgH2) to be significantly enlarged. Thus, the surface-dependent mechanisms that play a crucial role in restricting sorption kinetics are considerably quicker and occur at lower temperatures. Further studies are concerned with improving the kinetics by means of doping and catalysts. Current work involves the use of complex hydrides, such as lithium boron hydride (LiBH4), as well as alanates, such as sodium alanate (NaAlH4).
High-performance ceramic structural materials
All-ceramic turbine blades
This project aims to identify the prospects for targeted development of an all-ceramic turbine blade for use at temperatures above 1400 °C. This would allow a higher turbine inlet temperature to be achieved. Along with a significant reduction in the volume of cooling air required, this would permit a further significant increase in the efficiency of a gas turbine.
The composite concept under study consists of a three-dimensional textile reinforcement structure made of ceramic fibres and a ceramic matrix. The expertise in the area of three-dimensional fibre structures is provided by the Chair for Textile Machinery (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University headed by Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Thomas Gries. Years of experience in processing ceramics and developing high-temperature materials are supplied by RWTH Aachen University's Department of Mineral Engineering (GHI, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Telle) and Forschungzentrum Jülich's Institute of Energy and Climate Research IEK-1: Materials Synthesis and Processing (Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Detlev Stöver, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Robert Vaßen).
The work focuses on the oxide fibre ZrO2-based ceramics system. Central questions especially concern damage tolerance and adequate solidity of complex-shaped components. For our research, the interdisciplinary cooperation of the participating institutes with their diverse areas of expertise is a fundamental prerequisite for successful work on the project.
The aim of the work currently under way is to determine whether customized three-dimensional textile reinforcement structures and ceramic matrices reinforced to withstand high temperatures constitute a successful method for a new attempt at developing an all-ceramic turbine blade. In addition, it explores whether at RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich, in cooperation with industrial companies, the competence can be demonstrated to implement a large-scale collaborative project for refining the concept up to and including the development of a component as a prototype.
Barrier coatings for ceramic matrix composites
Environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) are employed when high thermal stressing and corrosive atmospheres make the use of components difficult or impossible. They are used in thermal barrier systems of space re-entry vehicles, as seeker head covers for highly agile missiles, or as coatings for combustion chamber shingles in aircraft gas turbines. When used as barrier coatings in gas turbines, they not only provide protection for the particular components, but frequently also boost efficiency and reduce emissions.
The nickel base superalloys used as substrates today have only limited potential for higher temperatures. For this reason, we are investigating materials with higher temperature stability. One option in this area is ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), which consist of fibres (in this case, oxide ceramic fibres, for instance, frequently NextelTM 610Al2O3, as well as Mullit), and ceramic, porous matrix (e.g. Al2O3, SiC). A well-known problem associated with these substrate materials is that they are highly sensitive to water vapour corrosion, which makes them dependent on a protective coating.
Stable barrier coatings can also have the function of an abradable coating, which is used to reduce the air gap between the rotating and the static components of a gas turbine. In this case, EBCs must thus demonstrate good abradability or be friable.
Due to the extremely high thermal stressing present in all of the above-mentioned areas of application, good thermoshock behaviour must be guaranteed that allows a sufficiently long lifetime at high temperatures.
Materials used for EBCs include various silicates (e.g. yttrium monosilicate), yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), yttrium monosilicates, mullites, or Mg spinel. Dense YSZ coatings demonstrate characteristics such as good resistance to water vapour corrosion. Spinel coatings are characterized by their good abradability.
The adhesion of the coating to the porous substrate material is a critical aspect. Applying the coatings using atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is possible.
In order to achieve the best possible adhesion to the substrate material, the coatings are frequently designed as double layers (e.g. mullite/yttrium monosilicate or also as YSZ/yttrium monosilicate).
At IEK-1, research is conducted on oxide ceramic protective coatings. In so doing, one priority is the production of these coatings. Depending on the particular material, the process parameters are optimized during atmospheric plasma spraying. Microstructural analyses carried out subsequently provide information on the suitability of the coatings developed. Another priority involves lifetime tests. New EBCs or those which have been optimized are tested under alternating thermal stress using the institute's test stands.
Porous titanium-base implants
For ceramic moulding, placeholder materials have become established, for instance, in order to create defined pore channels for gas transport in fuel cell substrates. This approach has been successfully transferred to powder metallurgy.
If suitable placeholder materials such as ammonium hydrogen carbonate are mixed and pressed with a metal powder, the compacted pellets then have adequate stability in an unsintered state (green state) to be worked into a near-net shape by means of conventional mechanical processing (drilling, turning, milling). If metal powders that can be pressed well are used, this eliminates the need for organic binders or pressing aids. The placeholder is removed through degradation in air at temperatures < 150 °C, leaving only minimal oxygen and carbon contamination behind. After the degradation of the placeholder, the porous shaped body is sintered, which gives it the stability required for later use. Fractionation of the placeholder allows defined pore sizes in the range of 100 µm to 1000 µm and porosities of up to a maximum of 80 % to be created.
A popular area of application for the method is the production of porous implant materials. For this purpose, the preferred class of materials is titanium and its alloys. The method's potential was demonstrated with the prototype of a cup for a hip implant (see figure). The method was transferred to a dental implant with porous exterior surface (see figure). A licence for the method was granted to Synthes, which brought a vertebral implant manufactured with this method onto the market in 2007 (see figure). One technological feature is the stepwise graduation of the implant. The highly porous part ensures reliable anchoring of the implant because it grows into the adjacent vertebrae, while the dense part provides adequate stability during the implantation. In 2009, the interdisciplinary work was awarded the Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the Stifterverband–a joint German industry initiative for promoting science and higher education.
An alternative method for forming near-net shape, porous components is metal injection moulding combined with suitable placeholder materials. Since the placeholder must withstand temperatures of up to 150 °C and pressures of several hundred MPa during the injection moulding process, NaCl was introduced as an alternative placeholder. The fundamental suitability of the method was demonstrated for simple geometries (see figure). Proof of functionality was provided with titanium powders, since this process engineering technique also has great potential for biomedical applications. The placeholder is added to the injection-moulded materials and after the moulding process is dissolved in a water bath. Desalination is carried out between the removal of the first binder components (solvent extraction) and the second binder component (thermal debinding). After the debinding, the component is sintered under inert gas.
At present, work is under way to fabricate vertebral implants by means of metal injection moulding (MIM). In order to achieve graduation of the porosity, two-component injection moulding is used. This is a new, innovative moulding technique used in the field of powder metallurgy. Suitable plant engineering and tool design permit two different injection-moulded materials to be injected into an injection mould with the appropriate cavities immediately after each other, thus allowing graduation of the porosity to be achieved directly.
Nickel-titanium-base shape memory alloys
Powder metallurgy of NiTi
Within the framework of the special collaborative research project SFB459 "Shape Memory Technology" at Ruhr-Universität Bochum funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the institute concerns itself with powder-metallurgic fabrication of shape memory alloys. Powder metallurgy offers the advantage of near-net-shape forming of this alloy, which can only be processed mechanically with a great deal of effort.
The studies focus on:
- Optimizing the sintering processes from prealloyed powders
- Near-net-shape forming by means of metal injection moulding (MIM)
- Forming by means of hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
- Functional coating by means of plasma spraying
- Porous NiTi shape memory alloys
Powder metallurgy of ternary NiTi-X alloys
Optimizing the sintering processes from prealloyed powders
Production of NiTi shape memory alloys using powder metallurgy based on Ni and Ti elemental powders is complicated by the fact that during the formation of the alloy, developing thermodynamically stable secondary phases without shape memory properties cannot be fully prevented. This is due to an exothermic reaction between Ni and Ti.
For this reason, the focus of the work at the institute is on the use of prealloyed NiTi powders, which are manufactured by a external industrial partners through gas atomization of NiTi bars or from the melt. At the institute, the sintering parameters for prealloyed NiTi powders were optimized. Furthermore, it was determined in what form the uptake of oxygen and carbon, which cannot be prevented during the process flow, influences the microstructure that has formed. Since the NiTi matrix has only a limited solubility for oxygen and carbon, Ti4Ni2Ox is formed and TiC is deposited (see figure). These deposits remove Ti from the matrix and can cause the conversion temperatures to drop. In addition, the oxidic phase causes cracks (see figure).
Near-net-shape forming by means of metal injection moulding (MIM)
Metal injection moulding (MIM) has become an established method for the large-scale fabrication of small components with complex shapes. Especially for NiTi shape memory alloys, it has a great advantage, because with conventional mechanical machining, these alloys can cause high tool wear.
The basic feasibility of the MIM method was demonstrated using prototypes of a biomedical staple and a clamping sleeve. In both cases, the application is based on the one-way effect. For the characterization of the mechanical properties, a tensile test specimen was also produced.
Forming by means of hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
One alternative to compressing prealloyed NiTi powders is hot isostatic pressing (HIP). For this procedure, the powder is filled into a metallic capsule (for example, made of steel 1.4571). The capsule is evacuated and sealed. Afterwards, compression in the hot isostatic pressure is carried out by simultaneously applying pressure and temperature. In contrast to the NiTi samples sintered without pressure, as a result of the procedure, the residual porosity is nearly completely eliminated.
The advantage of the method is that the theoretical density is nearly achieved and the uptake of additional oxygen and carbon contamination is avoided in comparison to the starting powder.
The disadvantage of the method is that near-net-shape forming is only possible to a limited extent. However, manufacturing simple geometries such as tubes is possible in principle.
In addition, by means of spark erosion, tensile test specimens can be fabricated to determine the mechanical properties of hot isostatic pressed NiTi alloys.
Functional NiTi coating by means of plasma spraying
The process of vacuum plasma spraying is suitable for producing wear protection coatings from prealloyed NiTi powders, with thicknesses in the range of several 100 µm. With this production method, the coarse particles resulting from the powder manufacture can be used.
During the coating process, the powder particles are dissolved by heat in the plasma and encounter the substrate material to be coated in a molten state. If the coatings have pseudoelastic properties after coating, an increased resistance to wearing processes such as cavitation is expected.
Porous NiTi shape memory alloys
The classic placeholder method (pressing a powder placeholder mixture, near-net-shape forming in an unsintered state) can be applied to NiTi powders to only a limited extent, since these powders have a spherical shape during the preferred method of production by means of gas atomization, which makes them difficult to press. In addition, pseudoelastic properties of the starting powder impair the compression process.
For this reason, the placeholder method was applied to metal injection moulding, in order to produce porous NiTi components in a near-net shape. NaCl is the placeholder material of choice, because it has sufficient thermal and mechanical stability to withstand the temperatures and pressures. Figure 10 shows a porous NiTi shape body used to identify mechanical properties, as well as the associated microstructure.
The following figure shows the compression behaviour of a porous NiTi shape body. In the case of compression up to approx. 6 %, a nearly complete return to shape resulting from pseudoelastic behaviour is observed.
The nearly complete return to shape with low compression makes porous NiTi interesting for implant applications, since the material copies the elastic behaviour of the human bone better than other metallic implant materials.
Powder metallurgy of ternary NiTi-X shape memory alloys
In recent years, the development of ternary and quaternary NiTi-X shape memory alloys has increased, since alloy elements such as Mo, Al, Hf, Zr, Co, Cr, Cu, and Nb can be used to selectively influence the conversion behaviour and the conversion temperatures. This allows application areas to be covered that are not accessible with binary NiTi alloys. At present, experiments on powder metallurgical processing of ternary shape memory alloys are under way. The alloy systems under investigation are NiTi-Nb, NiTi-Ag, and NiTi-Cu.


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Co-op vs. AI is a game mode in League of Legends where a team of players are matched against a team of computer-controlled champions commonly known as bots. The team sizes are the same as in normal player versus player matches, but the variety of game modes has been reduced.
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Co-op is available on The Crystal Scar (Dominion mode) , Twisted Treeline, or Summoner's Rift (classic mode). There are three difficulties to choose from: Intro, Beginner, and Intermediate. A player can either play alone or invite their friends to join them. If the composed team has less than 5 players, the matchmaker searches for other players wanting to play at the selected difficulty. The co-op matchmaker works similar to normal games, but considers the players level instead of their Elo Rating. First Win of the Day IP bonus is available and Elo Ratings are not affected.
Co-op vs. AI rewards are slightly higher than custom games but lower than normal games or ranked games. Here are the current rules for Co-op vs AI rewards:
- All summoners can earn unlimited rewards per day in Co-op vs. AI. However, level 15+ summoners can only earn 75% of the normal Co-op vs AI rewards after 180 minutes.
- The following modifiers are applied based on summoner level and bot difficulty setting. These percentages represent how much of the standard reward is received:
There is a pool of 56 champions that the bots can be picked from. They are as follows, listed within categories according to five major roles [1]:
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Bots have different behavior and advantages depending on the difficulty selected. Some behavior is standard, regardless of difficulty selected. Most notably the bots will not jungle or pursue creep buffs, though the bots on the Crystal Scar and Twisted Treeline maps will actively acquire altar and pad buffs located around the maps. The other universal behavior is a faster revive time if killed. Bots will occasionally chat at the beginning and end of games.
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- Bots wait a few minutes before joining the battle.
- The bots only buy boots and dorans items.
- Bots react much slower when it comes to running away due to low health or using abilities.
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- The bot pool has less variation, as the game draws upon a smaller selection of champions.
- The bots use less advanced tactics and do not gank as effectively.
- Bots do not receive any rune or mastery bonuses, or some type of equivalent.
- Bots do not use any summoner spells, despite equipping themselves with 2.
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- Bots do not need line of sight to target their abilities. For instance, if a bot or nearby enemy minion sees you enter the bushes then the enemy bots are able to directly target you in that bush for several seconds (as if it was warded). This differs from human opponents who would need to face check the bush (if not warded) to use direct target abilities.
- The bots will use more advanced tactics. This includes switching champions around in lanes, trying to gank often, or more rarely trying to push a lane with three champions within the first ten minutes.
- The bots will still gain items even if they were gold starved in a lane. This suggests that they gain items based on level or have increased gold over time.
- Bots don't have runes or masteries.
- Bots will use alternate champion skins, which may cause confusion.
- Bots will actively use summoner spells.
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Co-op vs. AI was first announced on LeagueofLegends.com on January 20th, 2011, as a new game mode intended to prove a harder challenge and training method for players rather than just the bots available through the custom game option.
A match showing a fight between some of the new bots versus mid-level Riot Employees was announced on February 4th to take place on February 9th. This battle was streamed through Own3d, and resulted on a close (and sketchy) victory for the Bots.
It was intended to be released on the week following the V22.214.171.124 Patch, but it was delayed because the European servers were not ready to take on the increased stress that would be caused by the game mode.
It was finally released on a Thursday, on March 10. It supported two difficulty settings, Beginner and Intermediate, and a pool of 12 bots available only on Summoner's Rift.
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On January 24, 2012, Riot released a news post announcing an update to the Co-op vs. AI game mode. This update was put in place on February 1, 2012, with the V126.96.36.199 patch. The new features and upgrades included the following:
- Bots made available in the Dominion game mode, which its co-op option was unavailable at the initial launch until this patch.
- More intelligent bots with increased map awareness, capability to use skillshots as well as more summoner spells and active items.
- The flat IP penalty for Co-op versus AI games was removed. The rewards were also changed to make the mode more attractive.
- Increased the roster of bots from 12 to 40. Also, more champions are being added in the subsequent patches regularly.
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This update[2] was put in place on April 16, 2014, within the V4.5 patch. The new features and upgrades included the following:
- Improved evaluation of enemy and friendly strength.
- Improved understanding of tower mechanics and power.
- Improved behaviors while under high threat.
- Improved lane rotation decision making.
- Improved last hitting with auto-attacks both when farming normally and when pushing.
- Lane behaviors (harassing vs. farming, etc) are now more in line with human behaviors.
- Bots now attempt to dodge some skill shots.
- Beginner bots now build recommended items, while Intermediate bots now make more advanced item choices.
- Bots now scan their surroundings at variable rates depending on difficulty setting and in-game threat level.
- Beginner bots now scan at roughly one third the frequency they used to, while Intermediate bots scan anywhere from 50% to 100% as often depending on how threatened they are.
Additionally, the devs made a blog post to explain the reasoning behind the changes.[3]
References Править
|Игровые режимы
|Классический режим
|Против ботов
|Классический режим
|Своя игра
|Для новичков
|Тренировочный бой
|Особые режимы

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How MESSA and the MEA Work
Dr. Ryan S. Olson discusses school employee insurance
About this audio file: On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, Dr. Ryan S. Olson, director of education policy for the Mackinac Center, was a guest on "The Greg Marshall Show" on WMKT in Traverse City. Olson discussed the relationship between the Michigan Education Special Services Association, the Michigan Education Association school employees union, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Delta Dental. The interview is 8 minutes and 15 seconds.
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So, when the guys at 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility got back to their desks after testing the new Rugged Ridge Recovery Gear Kit this is what they had to say, "There is no better way to make friends in the back country than by helping a hapless wheeler get unstuck. Rugged Ridge's Recovery Kit includes everything but a winch and a tip jar, all in a durable tote."
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- Durable recovery gear bag
- Heavy-Duty 8-inch 20,000 lb snatch block pulley
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- Heavy-duty 9,500 lb zinc coated pair of D-Rings
- Winch line dampener
- Pair of leather recovery gloves
They're right! Our Recovery Gear Kit is a must buy for any off roader. A great kit like this will save your bacon next time you or your buddy get caught in a sticky situation!
-And if you are looking for the winch and the tip jar, we have those too! Our 2007-10 Jeep Wrangler Rear Seat Organizer makes a convenient tip jar, and we carry a full line of Heavy Duty Winches!


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Caster link
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|Natural Magic, Caster, Caster link, Juice, Scroll, Magic Item, Spell, Grandiocosmic Strings, H-strings, Channels, Nodes, Dictums
Caster proficiency: Novice – Adept – Master
Proposed Canon
A Caster link is made when two or three Casters are joined physically (via holding hands or by a chain, for instance) and mentally through a Thinkamancer in order to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. The linked Casters can perform Spells far more powerful and complex than any single Caster could consider possible. Casters united in this way are said to be linked.
A Thinkamancer joins with one or two other Casters to create a combined consciousness. The process of creating the link can be aided by each Caster recalling how it felt when it first cast a Spell of its Discipline, which is described as warm, comforting, and familiar.Erf-b1-p135 The casters then lose their individuality and revert to representing only their Discipline. It is still possible for a Caster to remember its former existenceErf-b1-p046, but using this knowledge strains and might break the link.Erf-b1-p054 The link is fragile, and can be broken by merely calling one of the Casters by its name, so the linked Casters are referred to by their Disciplines instead (ie. Thinkamancer, Dirtamancer, Lookamancer, etc.).
Breaking the link can result in damage to the minds of the Casters, but this is similar to the backlash of other Thinkamancy Spells, so a good Thinkamancer can protect herself (or himself) from the damage by forcing the other Casters to bear the brunt.Erf-b1-p084. Such backlash can lead to severe trauma, including temporary catatonia, insanity, or death. Erf-b1-p077
Known Links
Casters involved
- Creation of EyebooksErf-b1-p047
- Creation and operation of the Eyemancer TableErf-b1-p045
Circumstances of Dissolution
- Broken by Maggie upon order of Stanley the Tool.
- Maggie protected herself from the backlash.
- Jack Snipe was driven insane until his name was spoken.
- Misty croaked.
Casters involved
- Uncroak volcanoesErf-b1-p135 and control the direction of the blastErf-b1-p142
- Enhanced perception of terrain (leading to gem finding)Erf-b1-p142
Circumstances of Dissolution
- Unraveled by five Thinkamancers, at least one master-class.
- No negative effects.
Casters involved
- Upgrading a City with better results than by a Dirtamancer alone.[1]
Circumstances of Dissolution
- Presumably dissolved by Maggie with no danger.
Casters involved
- Charlie
- Vanna
- Possible third caster. Bowie? He's a Changemancer and they did change whose turn it is. Also, he's in the magic kingdom where he may have told Janis of the planned link up. This link may have been what Janis meant by "other things" when she said "And this battle will be a turning point. I have some Predictamancy on it, among other things. There will be disarray." If not Bowie, Jeftichew is a likely candidate, as a Carnymancer. The powers of Carnymancy are unknown, but the "production values" of the spell were pretty high, and
- Appears to be the first ranged link-up - i.e. it doesn't require physical contact between casters - most likely due to the power of the Arkendish.
- Possibly forcing a side to end their turn early.
Circumstances of Dissolution
- Broken by Charlie at the beginning of the Jetstone/Faq/Charlescomm/Haggar?/Transylvito? alliance's turn, with no negative effects to Vanna.
Thinkamancer/Hat Magician/Date-a-mancer
Casters involved
- unknown
- Created the Laurel of Napster.
To discuss the power of speculative link-ups, please visit Speculative Link-ups.
Some sides combine Mathamancy and LuckamancyErf-b1-p054. Sizemore explicitly compares the power of the combination to that of the Eyemancer link-up, which inspires some people to believe this a link-up with a Thinkamancer.
Sizemore specifically states "You pair your Mathamancers with some Luckamancers." Both the term pair and the plurals of Mathamancers and Luckamancers (since a 4 caster link is impossible) suggest against a trimancer link.
- Targeted Luck: The Mathamancer determines the most important battles and the Luckamancer tilts them in his side's favour.


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Is The Original Spyware Company Finally Dead?
from the a-milestone dept
As the whole spyware (the companies in the space preferred the adware label) got a bad name, Gator first threatened to sue anyone who called its product spyware, and then eventually decided to shed the baggage of the Gator name and renamed itself Claria. -- insisting that it was now a legitimate advertising firm. Except, the charges of spyware kept flying in Claria's direction. The company tried and failed to go public, and then, once again, insisted that it was getting out of the adware business and moving into "behavioral advertising" -- which, most people realized was just another term for what it had been doing in the past.
Plenty of folks were shocked when rumors started spreading that Microsoft wanted to buy Claria, though, the public backlash to the "leaked" rumor was so harsh that Microsoft very quickly backed away from those plans. So, without being able to IPO or sell itself -- and with a still awful reputation as a spyware provider, the company tried to change once again.
The company insisted (yet again) it was getting out of that old sketchy business, and tried to launch a "portal" that would provide relevant content based on how you surfed. In other words: it was still in the spyware business, just positioning it under a better name. The company did try and fail to sell off its traditional adware business.
After that, honestly, we hadn't heard much of a peep out of the company. Despite launching its portal to great fanfare (we were inundated with PR spam from the company about this great "portal" idea), it didn't seem to get any traction. We apparently missed the news that recently the company (through a somewhat complex transaction) changed its name, yet again, to JellyCloud. Basically, the same exec team started a new company just a few months ago, raising another $11.5 million, and then took over Claria, though carefully hid all connections to its past, claiming to be just another online advertising company.
However, Valleywag is now reporting that the company shut down this weekend (despite having just raised all that money, and not counting all the money it raised in the past). If so, it's a rather quiet end for the company that really did become synonymous with the "spyware" term, and helped create that whole space.


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*Caution: This blog contains a lot of photos of sailing and people you don't know.
If you're offended by typical blogs that can be found pretty much everywhere on the internet, then don't proceed... That being said, I'm sure we're left with my girlfriend, close friends, and family. So let me say hi to all who are continuing. Howdy Jessica, close friends, Mike and Jill. Below are some random photos from my life. Enjoy!
Camping at China Camp in Marin is great. No people, nature and aggressive raccoons. We're going back next week, and I'm bringing my BB gun.
Cut up vegetables and put them in the fire for good food and also to draw out the raccoons.
What's up, little dude.
The thing about camping in the winter is that you're pretty much the only people doing so. So when you cook food, every raccoon within 3 miles descends to your camp... and they're brave, so use a torch to chase them away.
We set a trap for them... put some food out. Turn the lantern down. Have some rocks ready... when you hear them, blast the light and whip rocks at them... mean? not really when they were hissing at you a half hour before and totally freaked you out... I wanted to strangle one of the fuckers. (and for you animal freaks out there, we only made contact with one and he started it)
Off to the boat the next day to fiddle with shit.
Later shots with the dudes... Wait, there's Breezy... Never mind. She's one of the drinkin' dudes!
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Instead enjoy these harmless kitty photos.
My hands freezy while working so I got to do up the Heroin chic look with the gloves. So urban!
Irving bought us a captain's hat to go with the boat.
Speaking of Irving
Captain POO
In random: we have the best BBQ spot near the Fecal office. Pete's chicken BBQ~~~!! Check it out on the corner of 20th and Mission. Like $8 for a chicken meal- backed potato, breast, salad- tasty!... It's one of those spots that's been here for over 25 years. Orange uniforms.
So me and Jessica got a sailboat (random situation)... and in doing so, we're learning how to sail, baby steps at a time. The first real day, we made it from San Leandro to Alameda in a couple hours sailing the whole way telling each other how easy it is, to a few days later, finding out that we're no pros and came in with our tails between or legs and have been working our way back up... Sailing's in my blood!
It was super foggy on our first major trip from San Leandro to Alameda where she's bearthed now (learning all sorts of lingo)
Jessica on the tiller (see)
Coming in for landing at Oakland
first beers onboard. A kodak moment.
It's damn pretty out there.
Franklin gave me a black eye for a photoshoot.
And then poker
Sleeping onboard the boat is awesome.
Sign me up!
Groshong turned a year older.
Alicia and Will Harmon
Marr and Franklin
Dave Potes and Fish
Another Fernet shot for Groshong.
Super bowl sunday was spent playing dice.
The Queen Mary 2 is fucking huge
Doze Green works on his mural in the Lower Haight.
Weeee, Fecal Face is getting interns. I'll introduce you to them next week!
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18 U.S. Code § 334 - Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes
Whoever, being a Federal Reserve Agent, or an agent or employee of such Federal Reserve Agent, or of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, issues or puts in circulation any Federal Reserve notes, without complying with or in violation of the provisions of law regulating the issuance and circulation of such Federal Reserve notes; or
Whoever, being an officer acting under the provisions of chapter 2 of Title 12, countersigns or delivers to any national banking association, or to any other company or person, any circulating notes contemplated by that chapter except in strict accordance with its provisions—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Based on sections 581 and 592 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking (R.S. §§ 5187, 5209; Sept. 26, 1918, ch. 177, § 7, 40 Stat. 972; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, § 316, 49 Stat. 712).
This section consolidates section 581 and part of section 592 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking.
The punishment provision was drawn from said section 592 as being the latest expression of congressional intent, in preference to the provision of said section 581 which authorized a fine "not more than double the amount so countersigned and delivered and imprisonment not more than 15 years".
The words "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of misdemeanor in section 1 of this title.
Likewise the words "upon conviction in any district court of the United States" were omitted as unnecessary since punishment can follow only after conviction.
(See reviser's note under section 656 of this title for statement of reasons for dividing said section 592 into three revised sections, with consequent changes in phraseology, style, and arrangement.)
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $5,000".
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Triton staff shares thoughts on eighth grader
BOURBON — Triton Jr.-Sr. High School has once again been struck by the tragedy of losing a student to a deadly accident.
Thirteen-year-old eighth grade student Wyman Lynn Miller, of Etna Green, died as a result of a farming accident Saturday morning at his home.
Students were allowed to speak about their feelings Monday with junior high counselor Christy Cordell and many shared personal memories of the boy they called a friend. Educators were also given the opportunity to reflect their sentiments and the following is a collection of them from those that knew him best in the school setting.
Rebekah Ousley, junior high math teacher, said, "Wyman was never without a smile on his face. He brought humor and laughter to our classroom every day. He will be deeply missed by his classmates and teachers."
Larry Wattenbarger, junior high social studies teacher said, "My recollections of Wyman actually started many years ago when I had Wyman's father Lloyd in my classes as a student. Lloyd loved to play basketball at lunch, to the point where he would eat as fast as he could so he could get to the gym where the junior high boys would begin to choose teams. My goodness, but Lloyd did love to play basketball! And I truly enjoyed watching this stocky Amish boy, dressed in his dark clothing and sparkling white tennis shoes, playing as hard as any of our varsity basketball players would during their season. And ornery, they done't make them any more so than Lloyd. The students and the teachers all could tell stories of little pranks that Lloyd would pull on all of us. None of his jokes were harmful, and that made Lloyd special to all of us. Thirty plus years later, who arrives in my room, but this little blonde, curly haired Amish boy. Although he was not as stocky as his dad, he had all of the fire and energy that his father exhibited. The same love of basketball and pranks."
He continued, "As I think of the Miller family in their time of sorrow, I am reminded of how proud a father and mother would be to have a child follow in their footsteps. And Wyman truly carried on the tradition of his father and mother. May Wyman rest in peace, and his parents be proud of the young man that they were guiding toward adulthood."
English teacher Susan Shaffer added, "Wyman was definitely one of my favorites! He could brighten anyone's day with his smile and laughter. With Wyman in the class, there was never a dull moment. He also cared deeply for his family and friends ... always there with a supportive comment or helping hand. I am truly going to miss Wyman."


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Man arrested for illegally dumping mission trash
Deputies arrested a Punta Gorda man for illegally dumping eight truckloads of trash from the Bread of Life Mission.
Bread of Life office manager George Rige explained they paid 29-year-old Michael Garrod to take their trash to the dump.
But Garrod was spotted by a resident in the area of Golf Course Boulevard and Pelican Drive on June 6th who told deputies he saw a white Ford F-150 carrying full loads of trash, dumping them, and then repeating the act.
He even got some photos of it.
Among the items dumped were household trash, a TV, office furniture and a pile of folders from the mission marked "intake applications," which deputies say had information about homeless people who had applied to the mission.
A sheriff's office environmental deputy and county illegal dumping inspected found a total of eight piles of trash.
Using the photo the witness shot, the duo went to the mission, located on Scott Street in Punta Gorda, and talked to the office manager.
They told the investigators a man named Mike drove a truck like that and had been removing trash from the mission - and he was supposed to take it to the landfill on Zemel Road.
The investigators traced a phone number to Garrod, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies caught up with Garrod on Monday. He was arrested on four felony and four misdemeanor counts of illegal dumping.
That left Rige forced to hire another outside contractor, which means less money going toward the needy.
"Every penny means food," he said.
It also has mission supporters feeling frustrated and like their reputation has been trashed.
"You ask someone to do something. You give them the money to pay the fees on the other end and they pocket the money on their end. That doesn't cut it," said supporter Jack Thomas. "From my standpoint, it inhibits us from doing God's work."
The sheriff's office says the witness was pivotal in this case, and they ask anyone with information about illegal dumping to call them at (941) 639-2101.


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WASHINGTON | With their destination and mission among America's closest guarded secrets, the small group of officials hand-picked by President Barack Obama boarded a military plane in March.
WASHINGTON | With their destination and mission among America's closest guarded secrets, the small group of officials hand-picked by President Barack Obama boarded a military plane in March.
The travel plans of the U.S. diplomats and foreign policy advisers were not on any public itineraries. No reception greeted them as they landed. But awaiting the Americans in the remote and ancient Gulf sultanate of Oman was the reason for all the secrecy: a delegation of Iranians ready to meet them.
It was at this first high-level gathering at a secure location in the Omani capital of Muscat, famous for its souk filled with frankincense and myrrh, that the Obama administration began laying the groundwork for this weekend's historic nuclear pact between world powers and Iran, The Associated Press has learned.
Even America's closest allies were kept in the dark. Obama first shared the existence of the secret diplomacy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, and only then offered a limited recounting of how long the discussions between Iran and the United States had been taking place.
The Obama administration then informed the other five nations negotiating alongside the U.S. — Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia. And since then much of their public diplomacy with Iran has focused on incorporating and formalizing the progress made in the private U.S.-
Iranian talks.
The AP has learned that at least five secret meetings have occurred between top Obama administration and Iranian officials since March.
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Jake Sullivan, Vice President Joe Biden's top foreign policy adviser, led each U.S. delegation. At the most recent face-to-face talks, they were joined by chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Wendy Sherman.
It was at the final meeting that the two sides ultimately agreed on the contours of the pact signed before dawn Sunday by the so-called P5+1 group of nations and Iran, three senior administration officials told the AP. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to be quoted by name talking about the sensitive diplomacy.
The AP was tipped to the first U.S.-Iranian meeting in March shortly after it occurred, but the White House and State Department disputed elements of the account, and The AP could not confirm the meeting. The AP learned of further indications of secret diplomacy in the fall and pressed the White House and other officials further.
As the Geneva talks appeared to be reaching their conclusion, senior administration officials confirmed to the AP the details of the extensive outreach. They spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss by name the secret talks.
The Geneva deal provides Iran with about $7 billion in relief from international sanctions in exchange for Iranian curbs on uranium enrichment and other nuclear activity.
All parties pledged to work toward a final accord next year that would remove remaining suspicions in the West that Tehran is trying to assemble an atomic weapons arsenal.
Iran insists its nuclear interest is only in peaceful energy production and medical research. The U.S. and Israel have regularly threatened military action if they believe Iran is about to develop a nuclear weapon.
While the agreement early Sunday — late Saturday in Washington — was concluded to great fanfare and global attention, with Secretary of State John Kerry joining fellow foreign ministers in signing the deal and Obama then presenting it to the nation in a televised White House address, the path there couldn't have been more secret.
With low expectations, mid-level American officials began in 2011 meeting their Iranian counterparts in Muscat, one of the Arab world's most tranquil if overlooked metropolises.
The process was guided by Sultan Qaboos, Oman's diminutive but wily monarch, who has cultivated decades of good relations with the United States and his region's two rivals: Sunni-controlled Saudi Arabia and Shia-dominated Iran.
Qaboos had endeared himself to the Obama administration after three American hikers were arrested in 2009 for straying across Iraq's border. As a mediator, he was able to secure their freedom over the next two years, prompting U.S. officials to wonder whether the diplomatic opportunity was worth further exploring.
Expectations were kept low for the initial U.S.-Iranian discussions. The officials skirted the big issues and focused primarily on the logistics for setting up higher-level talks. For the U.S., the big question was whether Iran's leaders would be willing to secretly negotiate matters of substance with a country they call the "Great Satan."
The private talks were also a gamble for the United States, which cut off diplomatic ties with Iran in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution and the taking of 52 American hostages held for 444 days after rebels stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. To this day, the State Department considers Iran the biggest state supporter of terrorism in the world.
When Obama decided to send Burns and Sullivan to Oman, Iran was still being governed by the hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose inflammatory rhetoric severely worsened the Islamic republic's relations with the West.
Ahmadinejad's contested re-election early in Obama's presidency, followed by the violent Iranian crackdown on pro-reform protesters, had already severely tested the American leader's inauguration pledge to reach out to America's enemies.
The goal on the American side, the U.S. officials said, was simply to see if the U.S. and Iran could successfully arrange a process for continued bilateral talks — a low bar that underscored the sour state of relations between the two nations.
Burns and Sullivan were accompanied in Muscat by National Security Council aide Puneet Talwar and four other officials. The senior administration officials who spoke to the AP would not identify whom the delegation met with, but characterized the Iranian attendees as career diplomats, national security aides and experts on the nuclear issue who were likely to remain key players after the country's summer elections.
Beyond nuclear issues, the officials said the U.S. team at the March meeting also raised concerns about Iranian involvement in Syria, Tehran's threats to close the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and the status of Robert Levinson, a missing former FBI agent who the U.S. believes was abducted in Iran, as well as two other Americans detained in the country.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > March 2007 > Plainview Native Named New Flying Queens Coach
Plainview Native Named New Flying Queens Coach
PLAINVIEW, TX---Wayland Baptist University has announced the hiring of Tory Bryant as head coach of the Flying Queens basketball program. Bryant, the head girl's basketball coach at Trinity Christian High School in Lubbock, becomes the 12th head coach in Queen's history.
"I am very pleased to announce that Tory Bryant is the new head coach of the Wayland
Baptist Flying Queens," says Dr. Greg Feris, Director of Athletics at WBU. "I'm excited
that he has agreed to join the Wayland family, and we look forward to the energy he
brings to this historic program."
Bryant is a Plainview native and a 1994 graduate of Plainview High School where he was a member of the 1994 Class 5A State Championship basketball team coached by the legendary Carl Irlbeck. In his three seasons at Trinity Christian, he has compiled a 96-19 record and won two TAPPS Class 4A State Championships. He was named the 2005-06 TAPPS District 1-4A Coach of the Year and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's All-City Coach of the Year. This past season, the Lady Lions were 31-8 and advanced to the TAPPS Class 5A State title game.
Prior to his time in Lubbock, Bryant served as assistant women's basketball coach at the University of Texas at Arlington from July 2001 to July 2004. He was the Lady Maverick's recruiting coordinator and managed the year round strength and conditioning program.
Feris says that Bryant's name surfaced very early in the search process, and after
the committee reviewed a large field of candidates, it was obvious why. "Coach Bryant
brings to the university everything that we are looking for in a coach. He has been
a highly regarded recruiter both at the NCAA Division I and II levels. He has strong
West Texas roots and is well connected to the state's high school coaches. His success
at Trinity Christian High School---on the basketball court, in the classroom and with
the people of Lubbock---speaks for itself. On top of all that he's a Plainview native
whom we welcome home."
Bryant played basketball at Sul Ross State University for two seasons, before transferring to Texas Tech, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Exercise Sports and Science in 1999. He was a student assistant and head junior varsity coach at Lubbock Christian University from 1998-1999, and then moved on to West Texas A&M University. A graduate assistant for the Lady Buffs basketball team for two years where he served as recruiting coordinator and was in charge of scouting and tournament and pre-conference scheduling, Bryant received his Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies in August of 2001 from WTA&MU.
Bryant is excited about moving his family, which includes wife, Lee, and daughter, Devyn, who is 17 months, back to his hometown. "I'm looking forward to the great opportunity that lies before me. Coming back to the place I was raised is a dream come true. I grew up around the great tradition of Flying Queens basketball, and I want to help restore that tradition and put it back on the national level. It is truly an honor to be a part of such a storied program."
Bryant will begin his duties as the Flying Queens head coach on April 16.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
First the rant: I am so sick of animal hoarders. I am sick of hearing that these people are sick. A diagnosis of mental illness does nothing to mitigate the suffering of the animal victims. Why can't the deranged collect Barbies or stamps rather than living, breathing pets that depend on humans for the basics like food, water and the simplest- clean air?
Each time you think you have encountered the worst case of hoarding- (there were two this summer in Babylon a cat neighborhood nightmare and a dog/cat stockpiling by four generations of women); another comes along to topple the wretched record. The latest seizure is mind boggling. On Sept. 1, after the fire alarms were set off by the overwhelming ammonia stench of urine, Suffolk SPCA removed 115 tiny, free-roaming dogs trapped inside a house, so desperate they were fighting over water provided by firemen. The spacious West Hills dwelling on seven acres in Huntington, devoid of furniture, was strewn with waste and carcasses of dogs found too late. Sadly ironic, the property is part of the former Plimpton estate, an aristocratic American dynasty. It is even reported that Jackie Kennedy played there as a child.
An emaciated, lame pony, three goats and a cat were also rescued. I will spare you grizzly details disclosed by rescuers at the scene. The home owner, Michael Gladstein, a dermatologist, yes, a dermatologist, and his receptionist/wife Marilyn were arrested; and thus far, charged only with felony abuse of the pony. More charges are pending. The house, now structurally unsound, was condemned by the Town of Huntington. At the press conference last Friday, Roy Gross, SPCA Chief stated: "There is no excuse for this and it will not be tolerated." Though they are innocent until proven guilty, I made sure Gladstein was not a participating provider in my plan. Could the DA's office please look into revoking his medical license?
And now for the positive part of the saga: The"saving" is a cooperative effort. Firemen and police were at the scene alongside the SPCA. Housing 115 dogs, even small ones, is a huge intrusion on any town shelter. These dogs, all randomly bred permutations of Pomeranian, Chihuahua, Yorkie and possibly Maltese were scared out of their wits. (Wouldn't a doctor understand basic biology? Shouldn't a dermatologist have the means to spay/neuter the dogs that produced this pyramid?)
In the midst of this mayhem, many rescues, individuals and shelters worked together to expedite the comfort, T.L.C. and placement of the dozens of little waifs. Thefirst fortunate pairing was coincidental. Brooke and Ashlie of Almost Home Rescue happened to be nearby pet-sitting when the helicopters flew overhead. They waited several hours while the SPCA got the warrant. By the time the SPCA was allowed to enter, six Almost Home volunteers were there to assist in the removal. Parts of the house were completely dark. The last dogs weren't settled at the shelter until around 4 am.
Since Almost Home (www.almosthomeli.org) does extensive pet outreach in Wyandanch, they are adept at animal triage. Almost Home mobilized a network of foster homes, including taking some lactating moms and puppies, although it was impossible to match up litters with mothers. Almost Home also helped the SPCA with grooming. The group's president, Linda, asked other rescues to band together to help the West Hills pups. Presently 28 are in Almost Home's care. Some are already spayed/neutered and ready for forever homes. Meanwhile, Second Chance of Farmingville which has aided SPCA in other cases is fostering about 30 dogs.
Upon seizure, the remaining dogs were split up between Huntington Shelter and the SPCA mobile hospital parked at the town shelter. SPCA agents Flo and Nicole were in charge of the operation. They, alongside the League for Animal Protection volunteers who promote Huntington Shelter animals, tended to the dogs in the SPCA van (Suffolk SPCA is all volunteer too.) The dogs were numbered and named. In a week's time, many were making emotional progress.
Then, Little Shelter of Huntington (www.littlshelter. com) came for 25 dogs, and I selected a few for Last Hope (www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org). We were lining up foster homes because we didn't think they would fare well in runs at our Dog Center. By then, about 25 were left in the van. How do you choose? I looked for a reason to single a few out. "Grayson" a Yorkie has a huge mass requiring surgery; "Rose" a Pom mix needs dentistry; "Waggy" a Maltese mix rolled over to have his belly rubbed; and "Pepe" a Pom mix nicknamed the "dog in denial" because he would face the back of his cage reminded me of my Edgar Afghan Poe when he arrived from a New Mexico hoarder.
On Friday when the SPCA van went away, the dogs left behind would be joining those inside Huntington Shelter (the initial shelter group has tentative homes), so Linda of Almost Home took three more including a tough Pom and frightened "Kahuna" because Bonnie (Babylon Shelter retired) offered to take him as her second West Hills foster. I grabbed "Pinky" for Last Hope since she was petrified and shaved down like a baldy bean. Both Flo and Nicole took home a dog. Then Little Shelter came for the remaining eight, so no additional dogs were left at Huntington Shelter.
Meanwhile, Chris, the Babylon Shelter director and Kris, manager of VCA, arranged a veterinary "pajama party" for the Last Hope Five who were welcomed at Aldrich Animal Hospital where they received inoculations, exams and heartworm tests and spent the night before being picked up by their foster parents. The pups have discounted neuters waiting for them at Aldrich when ready.
Two of my own dogs came from horrible hoarders. They are so happy now but tinges of the past break through once in a while. It takes time and patience for dogs to rise above the Post-Traumatic Hoarder Syndrome. The West Hills dogs will improve. Some are more shell-shocked; some need more time to master housebreaking, but all will bask in the love showered upon them. If you are interested in a West Hills dog, please contact Almost Home, Little Shelter or Last Hope.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (643- 9270) Lamar St. W.Babylon: As usually happens, hoarders' dogs and cats displace the pets already waiting in town shelters. Babylon's hoarder upstaging this summer has been more of a cat surplus, so one poster pet is an overlooked cat-"Sweetie" #20297, a muted calico in the Cat Colony, and the other is an overlooked dog-"Blue" a gentle 6 year old Shepherd/Hound mix #93487. "Blue" is in Cage 2. That rhymes!