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MONTREAL (AP) Thomas Vanek helped the Buffalo Sabres make the most of their limited scoring chances to pull out another road win against the Montreal Canadiens.
Vanek scored two goals to lead the Sabres to a 2-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night. It was the Sabres' third straight win in a run that began with an overtime victory in Montreal on Tuesday.
Montreal outshot Buffalo 39-18, getting double-digit shots in each period - including 16 in the third.
``That's a good team over there. They just keep coming at you,'' Vanek said. ``They're a good puck possession team but I thought we kept them outside. We could have played a bit more offensively in the third and done some damage ourselves but in the end it's a win so we'll take it.''
Ryan Miller finished with 38 saves as Buffalo pulled two points behind eighth-place Carolina.
``We know we have a long way to go. Any time you can pick up two points and consecutively three games in a row, it feels good. But there's a lot of work left,'' Vanek said. ``We've just got to pick up points and see what happens at the end. But we need help as well.''
Michael Ryder scored the lone goal for Montreal, and Carey Price made 16 saves.
After a slow start in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres, the Canadiens had their legs moving in the opening period, outshooting Buffalo 13-5. Montreal had chances late in the first on a delayed penalty call against the Sabres but were denied by Miller.
``I thought we played a solid game. We dictated the game, we played hard, the guys were ready to play,'' said Canadiens coach Michel Therrien. ``I liked our intensity. We were competing hard to the net and to loose pucks - that's what you ask from your team. The result wasn't on our side tonight.''
Vanek broke the scoreless deadlock at 10:25 of the second period with Buffalo on a two-man advantage.
Shortly after Mike Blunden was called for interference, defenceman P.K. Subban was whistled for delay of game for shooting the puck over the glass. The Canadiens pleaded with the officials that the puck hit the glass on the way out but to no avail.
``It's bad luck,'' Therrien said of the call.
Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff found a passing lane for the Sabres and fired a shot from the point that deflected in off Vanek for his 15th of the season.
Vanek struck again in the final minute of the second off a Canadiens turnover. Brendan Gallagher broke in on a pass attempt, but the Sabres were there to intercept the puck.
Taking a pass from Tyler Ennis, Vanek finished off the play with some slick stick work to beat Price a second time.
On Tuesday, the Canadiens rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime. This time, they could only manage Michael Ryder's third period power-play goal. It was his 10th score of the season, but first back in Montreal while playing for the Canadiens since March 11, 2008.
``It's very frustrating (to lose a game like that) but we have to find ways to be resilient. We have to find ways to get the two points, even when things maybe aren't going our way, bounces don't go our way,'' defenseman Josh Gorges said. ``We had a good push at the end but we can't get down 2-0 and hope to climb back every time. We've got to try to get the early lead.''
Miller didn't start in the teams' last meeting and was pulled in a 6-1 Montreal rout back in early February. His teammates helped make life easier in front of him, blocking 31 shots.
``I was happy with (my game). It's been a bit of a tough go the last few weeks so I need to start collecting myself and give these guys a chance to get these kinds of wins. They did a nice job of sticking with it, getting to the net and getting the lead,'' he said.
NOTES: The Canadiens scratched defenseman Tomas Kaberle (healthy) and forward Ryan White (lower body). Montreal claimed C Jeff Halpern off waivers from the New York Rangers on Saturday. He didn't arrive in Montreal in time for the game. ... Forward Drew Stafford and defenseman John Scott were healthy scratches for Buffalo. Defenseman Andrej Sekera remained sidelined with an injury. ... Buffalo clinched the season series. The Sabres haven't lost a season series to Montreal since 2007-08.


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South Dakota 10 UC Davis 7
The 2013 South Dakota Coyotes have matched the win total of the 2012 team with a season opening 10-7 win over UC Davis at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.
The Coyote defense was stingy in the second half, limiting Davis to just 136 yards of total offense.
Auston Johnson and Devin Tarverna each had 7 tackles for USD.
Offensively, Josh Vander Maten was 9-17 for 91 yards passing, while running the ball 16 times for 35 yards.
Newcomer Tervor Bouma was five yards short of 100 yards in the USD debut, Jordan Roberts collected 66 yards on the ground.
USD failed to take advantage of an Aggie mistake on their first possession when Dylan Know forced a Gabe Manzanares fumble on the Davis 18 yard line. But the Coyotes managed just one yard on three plays before Miles Bergner missed a 30-yard field goal.
South Dakota did get on the board first with a 10 play, 77 yard drive from the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second, ending with a Josh Vander Maten 3-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 USD.
Davis had two chances to score in the second quarter, but missed a 45-yard field goal and had a 20-yard attempt blocked on the final play of the half.
The Coyotes added a 39-yard field goal from Bergner with 7:40 left in the game to push it to 10-0.
The Aggies cut it to 10-7 with a Gabe Manzanares 1-yard touchdown run with 3:50 to play.
The Coyotes offense sealed the win by running out the final moments of the game with a drive that moved the chains three times.
The margin of victory was typical for this series. USD and Davis have played five times in the last six years, the last four have been decided by four points or less.
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Huskies will welcome UMBC, James Madison and Bryant to the Storrs campus for two-day volleyball tournament
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STORRS, Conn. - To kick off the 2015 season, the UConn volleyball team is pleased to announce their inaugural Dog Pound Challenge, a two-day charitable tournament scheduled for September 4th and 5th at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.
The Huskies will welcome three universities with dog mascots- the UMBC Retrievers, James Madison Dukes, and Bryant Bulldogs- to campus for this two-day round robin charity tournament. Fans are invited to attend matches free-of-charge. Sigma Alpha Sorority will be on site collecting donations in conjunction with the tournament- all proceeds going directly to local animal rescues. Anyone interested in making a donation who cannot attend can visit www.gofundme.com/eashelterfund.
On Saturday, September 5th a rabies vaccination clinic, run by the Bloomfield Animal Hospital and Colchester Veterinary Hospital, will be held outside of Gampel. Fans are welcome to bring their leashed dogs and cats in carriers to the clinic area at the Jonathan Statue to get vaccinated. John Gagnon's Pet Resort in Colchester will sponsor the event.
Fans can keep up with the tournament by using the hashtag #RuffEmUp on Twitter or by following @UConnVB.
UConn will enter its third season in The American Athletic Conference, closing the 2014 season at 12-19. The squad's schedule features 14 matches at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, including a pair of regular season tournaments. Seven of the Huskies' 12 wins came on its home court a year ago and the squad owns a 30-24 (.556) mark at Gampel since the start of the 2011 season.
During the offseason, head coach Kris Grunwald announced the hiring of Ed Tolentino, who has over 15 years of college coaching experience, as an assistant coach, joining second-year assistant Ellen Herman.
For more details about the tournament and to view the full 2015 volleyball schedule, visit uconnhuskies.com.
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Crawfish St. Charles
Makes 4 servings
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, in all
¼ teaspoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Meat Magic®
1 tablespoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Salmon Magic™
1 pound peeled crawfish or peeled shrimp (21-25 count preferred)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, in all
1 cup chicken stock
½ cup diced tomatoes
how to prepare
In a 10-inch skillet over high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the garlic, Meat Magic® and Salmon Magic™. Cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds, then add the crawfish (or shrimp). Stir until the seafood is coated with butter and seasonings. Add 2 tablespoons of the dill and stir well. Add the stock. Stir well and bring to a full simmer, then add tomatoes, the remaining dill and the remaining butter. Stir until the butter is melted and emulsified into the sauce.
Serve immediately on pasta or rice or accompanied with warm French bread.
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Tauba Auerbach
1981, San Francisco, California
Tauba Auerbach creates paintings, drawings, and graphic work that investigate language as a complex system of symbols and forms. She confronts the limitations and possibilities of written communication, concentrating on the gap between the visual appearance of words or letters and the meanings that we ascribe to them. Her practice includes a deep formal meditation on individual letters, an interest heightened by her time working as a sign painter just after college. "I feel as though I know each letter intimately — its shortcomings and its tendencies," she has said, "I feel close to them."
A Bay Area native and graduate of Stanford University, Auerbach lives and works in San Francisco.


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Summoners, a new week is upon us, and with it a new band of free champions. Each week I will be reviewing the champions available, giving a few interesting statistics over them, and providing a few of my top picks.
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Web Browsers that Support Web-based Management Interface on the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3024 and PowerConnect 5012 Switches
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Nitro Rolls – New and Exclusive Garage Floor Covering
After months of hard work, we are finally unveiling a super top secret project we have been working on. We would like to welcome to the world our latest innovation, the Nitro Roll. So what makes these rolls so great that they deserve a post about them? Well let us tell you. These rolls are similar quality to the vinyl garage flooring rolls we have always carried however they have numerous other advantages. Here is a list of those advantages:
- Nitro Rolls will ship the same or next business day right from our facility here in Chandler, AZ. Every roll out garage flooring supplier before now has had a lead time of 7-10 business days so we are saving the customer 6-9 days of lead time.
- Nitro Rolls are the lowest cost coin and diamond pattern garage flooring rolls on the market.
- Nitro Rolls have the longest warranty (7 years) of any roll out garage flooring product on the market. So even if they are low in cost, you can be sure they are of the highest quality.
Nitro rolls initially will be available in two colors, black and light gray, however more color options are expected to be added in the near future. Nitro rolls are also only available in our most popular garage roll dimension, 7.5′ x 17′ at this time, but more size options could be added by the end of the year.
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Today is Valentine's Day so we decided to take a light-hearted look at the day most associate with love. All the members of the Dungeons' Master team are happily married or in a long-term relationship, so we felt that we should do our part to help those looking for love. However, we are by no means experts on the subject so please take the advice provided below with the good humour in which it is indented.
It's unfortunate that many envision the gamer stereotype as a lonely guy who's awkward around girls. Although there are certainly a few gamers out there that fall into this category, in my experience many gamers are not really that much different that the rest of the non-gaming masses. Everyone is looking for someone and hopes to avoid painful rejection along the way. With that in mind we've put together some tips in the form of a skill challenge. By framing this advice in a familiar wrapper we hope that it will make it easier for all those gamers looking for love on Valentine's Day.
Skill Challenge – Looking for Love
Although love knows no bounds, this skill challenge is set up for young adults. That's not to say that older folks won't benefit from these tips, but those in their 20s are like to find this skill challenge a lot more familiar than those with more life experience.
You're young in looking for love. Do you really need more of a setup than that?
Level will vary depending on your standards and whether you're looking for a long-term commitment of just one night of fun and excitement.
Bluff, Diplomacy, Endurance, Insight, Stealth, Streetwise
Note: The DCs for these skill checks will vary considerably depending on the environment and the potential lover. Best to assume it will always be a hard check.
Many believe that lying is a tried and true way to impress girls. That's not to say they believe the lies, but it's a foot in the door and it gets conversation started. The bigger the lie the greater the chance of being shot down. However, even an outrageous and obvious lie can still have a positive outcome if you play it right.
Don't forget to make that Bluff check when you're getting dressed. The correct attire, or rather the appearance of the correct attire, can make all the difference.
For those who prefer a more honest approach there's always straight-up Diplomacy. This usually requires incredibly confidence or a complete lack of shame. In either case honesty is often a better way to go. It's always easier to remember the truth than some outrageous lie.
Diplomacy can also bee seen as the measure of courage. What you lack in finesse, you more than make up for in ambition.
Only the very fortunate few find a perfect match with their initial try. For the rest of us it's a long and often tiring process which requires Endurance. Developing stamina can have additional benefits if you manage to find a receptive partner.
There are going to be times when she's just not that into you. It doesn't matter how good you are (or think you are). If she's not interested then she's not interested. It's rare that you can change her mind once its made up. A strong Insight check will save you endless embarrassment, and let you know when it's time to move on to a more receptive partner.
It's easy to spot something beautiful; it's difficult to see through the façade. In many social settings people go to great lengths to make themselves look more attractive than they really are (see Bluff above). Keep your eyes open and look for any tell-tale signs of significant manipulation.
In an environment rich with potential partners (a bar or night club, for example) men will often continue to look for love until they're successful. It's important that unsuccessful courting attempts are not seen by other women. It's not that you don't want to be seen, you just don't want to be seen making the attempt or worse yet, striking out.
Finding the right woman can be difficult. Some men are content to settle, but those with more discernable taste will often take the time to survey the field before making any attempts at an introduction.
The Wingman
Never underestimate the importance or value of a good Wingman. His job is to assist you. With him on the scene you get an automatic bonus to most skill checks.
The Wingman should be skilled in Bluff, Perception and Streetwise. He's your advance-man and the guy who helps you look better by comparison. He's willing to talk to the less attractive friend or make other suitors look silly by comparison. Treat him right and your chances of success increase greatly.
Success is measured by the company you keep. If you've got someone then you win!
The consequence for failure in this challenge is another night alone. But the good news is that you can keep repeating this skill challenge as often as you want until you finally meet with success. Good luck!
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How To Force Branches to Flower
After all the snowstorms the US has endured in previous weeks, most of us are ready for a taste of spring. And what's more indicative of spring than beautiful, sculptural flowering branches? If you begin now, you may be seeing blooms in a couple of weeks! Speaking from experience, even the blackest of thumbs can handle the forcing process.
Forcing time varies depending on the type of branch, but most take between 2 and 5 weeks to spring into color. My favorite quick-to-bloom branches are forsythia and pussy willow which generally take 2 weeks, and my favorite slow time branches are cherry and dogwood, which take between 4 and 5 weeks to bloom, but which keep for weeks.
Forcing Instructions:• For high, select branches that are at least 12 inches long and that have a lot of buds
• Cut branches from the tree or bush with pruning shears or scissors and trim the ends, removing any smaller twigs and buds toward the bottom 6 inches of the branch (or any part that will be under water once in a vase and will rot)
• Using sharp scissors or kitchen shears, carefully slit the branches at the end in several directions. The slits should be about ¼ to ½ inch long.
• Mash the slit ends into a hard surface so the ends splay out slightly to encourage the branch to absorb water (I used the concrete sidewalk as my hard surface).
• Completely submerge the branches in a container of cool to lukewarm water so that not parts are sticking out (a bathtub or utility sink are good places for longer branches) and leave to soak over night.
• Place the branches upright in a bucket or their vases and move to a room or area that doesn't get a lot of natural light (I use the hall closet, but a basement or dark corner would work too), and leave for a week or two or until the buds begin to show little signs of color. During this time add water as needed.
• Move to their permanent location, and enjoy the blooms! Depending on the type of branch, the flowers will take between 1 and 3 weeks to reach full bloom, and may last for several additional weeks. (My dogwood branches usually last for a month at full bloom!)
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"I Was the Picture of Health—Until I Had Three Strokes"
After more than a decade of keeping silent, Kevin Sorbo opens up about his post-stroke battles and why he'll never ignore his body's red flags again.
Back in the late '90s, actor Kevin Sorbo was at the top his game. Not only was he starring as the strongest man in the world on the hit show Hercules, Kevin was in the best shape of his life. Spending hours a day in the gym lifting weights and doing cardio, the lifelong jock looked—and felt—invincible.
Which explains why Kevin, then 38, was more annoyed than concerned when he began having unusual shoulder pain. "I ignored a pain in my shoulder that started shooting down my left arm for almost two months. I blew it off because I was the type to 'live through the pain.'
But one day while doing biceps curls at the gym, the actor felt such a burning pain in his arm that he had to stop his workout. Later that day, Kevin started having other symptoms: blurred vision, dizziness and buzzing in his head. By the next morning, his speech was slurred and he could barely walk.
His future wife, actress Sam Jenkins, rushed him to the hospital. There, tests revealed Kevin had a blocked artery in his arm due to an aneurysm (a balloon-like bulge caused by weakening of an artery). Follow-up MRI tests revealed more: "When the aneurysm started leaking, blood clots broke off and caused three strokes," says Kevin. "I never thought this could happen to me. I've never smoked, I didn't have high cholesterol or blood pressure, and I wasn't overweight. My doctors suspect I'd had the aneurysm since birth."
After lifesaving surgery, and a three-year recovery, the happily married father of three is ready to share how he reclaimed his strength.
The challenge: Losing everyday abilities. "I had to drop out of a movie because I couldn't walk and had vision loss. And spending four months in rehab just learning how to walk again was tough physically and mentally."
How to overcome it: Tap your inner warrior. "My ego kept me going," laughs the type-A actor. "I simply was not going to let this thing beat me."
The challenge: Straining to keep up. Worried that his health issues would affect his career, Kevin kept his condition a secret. "I was doing the best acting of my life by acting like I was healthy."
How to overcome it: Set limits. "I had to learn to say no and not worry about how others viewed me." Even three years after his strokes, Kevin had to guard against exhaustion by cutting back his usual 14-hour days on the set to 12 hours—"door to door."
The challenge: Expecting too much too soon. Kevin often felt angry at his slow progress: "Some days the most I could do was lie on the couch."
How to overcome it: Celebrate the small victories. "If you can shift focus to the small improvements, you'll find more to be encouraged by, even though the big picture may still be a disappointment."
The challenge: Feeling hopeless. "I felt quite sorry for myself. The first two years, I got frustrated and depressed."
How to overcome it: Find a cheerleader—and a purpose. "Sam, my wife, guided my rehab path. She always countered my pessimism with the positive point of view." She even convinced him to write a memoir, True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal—and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life. Adds Kevin: "Hercules saved lives in fiction, but the show saved my life because it gave me something to aim for, to go back to. I'm grateful I had that purpose."
Kevin's #1 lesson? When your body speaks, take action!
"Even as my arm grew weaker, I didn't do anything. I now know I should have because the pain was a warning sign, as was a lump in my shoulder, that I had an aneurysm. If the smoke detector went off in your house you wouldn't ignore it, so if alarms go off in your body—like unusual pains or tingling sensations—seek help immediately."
Signs of a stroke include:
- Sudden numbness or weakness on one side of your face or body
- Trouble walking, speaking or understanding others
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
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Times-News review of The Ends
The Ends are an original rock band that combine multiple genres of music to create a unique experience at every show. They play every Wednesday night at BrewBalls in Burlington, NC, and bring big crowds of music lovers everywhere they travel including Asheville, Boone, Carolina Beach, Charleston, Greensboro, High Point, and Raleigh. The Ends' emerging catalog of originals and vast catalog of covers are born of a wide variety of musical influences, from jazz to punk and country to funk. Their music is best described as groovy, American sounding rock, and as musicians, they like to stretch tunes out by improvising solos and extending jams. There's never a dull or cliched moment, just talented, seasoned live performers with great taste in music.
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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.
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'Impeccable, their sense of timing just right—leisurely, tender and reverential … a worthy follow-up to its admirable Vespers' (BBC Music Magazine)
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This exquisite collection includes some little-known gems, rarely heard outside Russia and never before recorded in the UK, as well as some familiar favourites from this vast area of choral repertoire.» More
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Allegri's haunting Miserere is the central point in a journey through music of longing and entreaty, hope and faith. These works spanning the centuries are chosen from the heart of Tenebrae's concert repertoire. The present album contains works by ...» More
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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita Wants Voters to Develop a Personal Action Plan for Election Day
Contact: Jim Gavin
Indiana's Chief Election Officer strongly encourages voters to plan ahead to cast ballots efficiently and effectively
(Indianapolis) (Indianapolis) – With historic voter turnout expected, Indiana's Chief Election Officer, Secretary of State Todd Rokita, is encouraging voters to develop a personal action plan that considers several important recommendations for casting their ballots on Election Day.
"Hoosiers should be encouraged and proud of the level of interest our state has shown this election season," said Secretary Rokita. "But understand historic turnout could mean longer lines at the polls. We can all do our part to ensure a fair and accurate election by planning ahead. Now is the time to think about November 4 and how you will participate in this election."
Secretary Rokita's advice for voters includes:
Consider voting absentee-in-person at the office of your county clerk, election office or at a satellite voting location (if your county offers them). This option remains available to all Indiana voters until Noon on Monday, November 3. Contact your county clerk or election office for hours of operation and locations.
Visit www.IndianaVoters.com to check voter registration and polling place location. Some polling places may have moved since the last election. IndianaVoters.com will supply maps and directions to the polling place for each voter.
Bring an Indiana state or U.S. government-issued photo ID. The ID must:
Display the voter's photo and name along with an expiration date. The expiration must either be current or have expired at some point since last General Election (November 7, 2006).
Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. Government. Free photo IDs are available from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). BMV branches will be open Monday, November 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 4, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Consider voting during non-peak hours. Much like our roadways, our polling places have "rush hours." These are typically between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. and between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. The shortest lines and wait times will likely be found from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. If you work on Election Day, inquire about possible changes to your shift or lunch schedule that would allow for you to vote during these hours.
Ask a poll worker for help. There are 30,000 individuals throughout the state trained to help with polling location questions, the use of voting systems and accessibility and to help voters cast a provisional ballot if absolutely necessary.
Indiana's 2008 General Election by the numbers
Secretary Rokita's office continues to monitor and report on the robust activity in advance of Indiana's 2008 General Election. The most current voter statistics include:
- Total number of new and updated voter registrations in 2008 – 818,091
- New voter registrations in 2008 – 345,582
- Total number of absentee ballots submitted to date – 455,035
- Absentee ballots cast in-person – 340,512
"In record numbers, voters have heeded our advice to consider voting before Election Day through absentee voting at their county clerks' offices or satellite voting locations," said Secretary Rokita. "This will go a long way toward alleviating some of the pressure on Indiana's approximately 5,000 polling locations."
Secretary Rokita also announced an Election Day oversight program whereby his office is teaming up with the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities. Through the program, teams will visit polling places to spot check their accessibility issues and review the effective use of the more than $700,000 in Help America Vote Act grants and equipment awarded since 2006 by Secretary Rokita to improve polling place accessibility.
Secretary Rokita's complete 2008 General Election Readiness Briefing report on Election Day preparations is available at www.in.gov/sos.
For more information, or to arrange a pre-election interview with Secretary Rokita, contact Jim Gavin: 317.233.8655 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Griskevicius Receives SAGE Young Scholar Award
Award recognizes outstanding young researchers in personality and social psychology
Assistant Professor of Marketing Vlad Griskevicius is a 2012 recipient of the SAGE Young Scholars Awards. The award, bestowed by the Foundation for Social and Personality Psychology in collaboration with SAGE Publications, recognizes outstanding young researchers in personality and social psychology.
Griskevicius received the honor at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in San Diego, Calif.
Each year, five awards are presented to young scholars representative of the broad spectrum of personality and social psychology research areas. Associate Professor Kathleen Vohs was named a SAGE Young Scholar in 2008.


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|Compatible Laptop Power Supply Charger Adapter / AC Adaptor for Medion
A notebook power supply is a switching power supply. Because of this it is often called charging cable, battery charger or line adapter.
Do not cover the power supply (charging cable, battery charger, line adapter, AC adapter). It could impact the correct cooling of the power supply during running.
In case of longer using the power supply and the bottom side of the computer can heat. Though this is normal, however it can lead in case of longer touch to injuries.


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Manitoba's health department says it will have to explain why a women who has been making bannock and handing it out to the hungry and homeless is in trouble with food inspectors.
Althea Guiboche, who estimated she had hit the streets on 20 different occasions in the last seven weeks – feeding up to 100 people at a time – said she has been contacted by health officials who told her she didn't have the proper training, should no longer be taking donations into her home and shouldn't be cooking out of her own kitchen.
"It's kind of crushing, a little bit," said the 38-year-old single mother of seven.
Guiboche said she's willing to take up an offer of free training, but cooking out of a commercial kitchen would be problematic because she's a low-income earner and can't afford child care for her three youngest. She said officials didn't issue an ultimatum, but she's torn between doing what she feels is the right thing and bowing to the authorities.
"I don't know if I should keep going. Am I going to get in trouble? If I have to stop, I guess I'll have to tell the world that I can't continue," she said.
Any cooking training would likely be redundant, as Guiboche has been active in the kitchen since she started baking bread as a 10-year-old.
"I taught myself. I started Googling a lot of recipes and figured out that it's not very hard as long as you have the right ingredients. You have to plan ahead when you're low-income and buy in bulk," she said.
As good as the people she's feeding feel, she might feel even better.
"It's absolutely great; it's pure bliss. I can feel like that for hours. It makes you feel so great to see the appreciation in people's eyes and big smiles on their faces. It's awesome. I would do this all the time if I had the resources, funding and the facilities," she said.
She had been busy soliciting donations of ingredients such as flour, baking powder and vegetable or canola oil as well as tinfoil, napkins, utensils and other baking needs, but she's not sure if she'll continue.
Guiboche was inspired to lend a hand to the hungry after attending an Idle No More rally at the legislature in January. She said she chose bannock as her menu item of choice because it takes many of those she's feeding back to a time when they spent plenty of time with their families.
"It brings them together and serves as a reminder that we need to become a community again."
A version of this article originally appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press


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Raidon GR5630-WSB3 4-Bay Desktop Storage System Review
Adding storage can be accomplished in many different ways. Here at OverclockersClub, we have examined most of them: solid state drives, new internal hard drives, external hard drive enclosures, network attached storage servers, and even USB flash drives. Each of these solutions has its own benefits as well as drawbacks. One other option is to use direct-attached storage (DAS), which connects directly to the host computer. While external hard drives are technically DAS, there are more sophisticated units that more closely resemble NAS units in size and features and include high-speed connections such as eSATA.
Direct-attached storage offers the ability to add additional high-speed storage without the complexities of a NAS unit, but also lacks many of the features we've seen in the NAS units we've reviewed. One of the main reasons cited for using NAS in addition to the easier setup, is the units generally offer higher speed connections than those that connect over the network. This is a useful characteristic for tasks involving the movement of large files, such as those found in video rendering and CAD operations.
Today we will be examining a four-bay DAS unit from Raidon Technology, Inc. — the GR5630-WSB3 — that offers RAID 5 redundancy along with three different high-speed interfaces for connecting to the host. Raidon has been around since 2000 and specializes in offering different small-scale RAID solutions for small and medium sized businesses, as well as home users under the Raidon and Stardom brand names.
Closer Look:
The GR5630-WSB3 arrived in a sturdy cardboard shipping box to protect it in transit. The actual product carton contains images of the different models in the 5630 series of storage units with the GR5630-WSB3 pictured on the right. The first side of the carton shows the rear of the units with a designator denoting which particular model is in the box. Looking at the rear, we see a list of specifications in eight different languages along with additional product shots. The other side depicts the theoretical transfer speeds of the different interfaces and touts the benefits of the RAID 5 functionality.
Inside the carton, the GR5630-WSB3 is surrounded by a pair of foam inserts that isolate the unit from shocks and damage. A plastic bag further protects the surface from scratches and blemishes. There's also a box of accessories containing eSata, FireWire and USB cables along with a quick installation guide, installation CD, hard drive mounting screws, and a power cord.
With the unit out of the box, you get another look at the protective plastic wrapping. With all the packaging and wrapping removed, we get our first good look at the GR5630-WSB3. The unit is more slender than a head-on shot would suggest, with the four hot-swap drive trays located on the upper part above the LCM display. Above the LCM display and off to the right are the alarm and power LEDs. Directly below the LEDs, we find power control buttons for the fan, mute, and two select functions. Looking at the side view, you can see the matte-black finish on the side of the aluminum body of the enclosure. Moving around to the rear panel, the first thing you notice is the 80mm cooling fan located behind the drive trays. To the right of the fan are the three different types of interface connectors with the USB 3.0 connection at the top, followed by the eSATA and FireWire connectors. On the bottom, you have the power switch on the left, the cooling fan for the internal 200W power supply, and the connector for the power cord. There is also a Kensington lock port for securing the unit on the right. When we flip the GR5630-WSB3 over to examine the bottom of the case, we get a good look at the four rubber non-skid feet, as well as additional ventilation holes.
With the unit now out of the box, it's time to set it up and get it ready to go.


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Sponsor/Title: 2008-2009 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law (co-sponsored by the Institute for Law and the Workplace and the Jackson Lewis Firm).
Topic: Papers may address any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration. Submissions must be the law student author's own work and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors must have completed or be currently taking course work in employment or labor law, and must be enrolled in an accredited law school during the Fall 2008 semester. There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For questions, contact Professor Martin H. Malin by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Prizes: One top honors award of $3,000 and two $1,000 awards will be presented to the top three entries. In addition to the cash awards, the top three entries will be published on the Institute for Law and the Workplace website. (Electronic versions of winning papers will be required).
Deadline: Submissions are due no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
PDF of Flyer
Writing Competition
Sponsor/Title: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2009 Writing Competition Rules (click on link for PDF)
Topic: The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e. any aspect of public or private labor or employment law. Students are encouraged to present a
a)public policy issue
b) critique of a leading case or doctrine
c) comment on a statute or the need for a statutory modification, or
d) comment on a common law doctrine
Eligibility: All currently enrolled undergraduate law students attending accredited law schools in the United States.
Guidelines: There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For information visit the website at <http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/record.html> hard copies are also available at Sharon Wyatt-Jordan's desk, room 803.
PRIZES: First prize - $1,500.00/Second prize - $1,000.00/Third prize/$500.00
In addition to a monetary award, the winner will have his/her article published in a future issue of the College newsletter and posted on the College's website. The Labor Lawyer, a journal of ideas and developments in labor and employment law, published by the American Bar Association and the Section of Labor and Employment Law, has indicated a strong desire to publish the winning entry, if it meets their publication standards. Winners will also be invited guests at the Annual Induction Dinner of the College, where they will be recognized and honored during the evening program. PLEASE NOTE: All articles must be e-mailed no later than 5:00pm (pdst) on May 15, 2009 or post marked no later than May 15, 2009.
24th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference
Friday, November 14, 2008
There are SEVERAL great opportunities to connect with other Labor and Employment Law students and attorneys in the weeks ahead... mark your calendars now:
1 - F. 11/7 - Networking lunch with LELS colleagues (Alex Breland & Dan Hawkins - coordinators) - noon in the Spaketeria, 3rd floor
2 - W. 11/12 - Networking lunch with LELS colleagues (Renee Fath & Marci Sahinoglu - coordinators) - 11:45am in the Spaketeria
3 - F. 11/14 - Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference - all day at Kent. You can attend this conference for free, eat lunch, and receive conference materials by helping with registration that morning, from 7am - approximately 9am/9:30am. Interested? Contact Deb Villa at Kent.
4 - Sat. 11/15 - LELS Exec Board meeting... all members are welcome to join the exec board to discuss issues, concerns, and future programs. Room location t.b.a.
5 - W. 11/19 - Professional Organizations Panel, noon (lunch included), room 580. Learn about various professional organizations open to students interested in labor and employment law. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to: firstname.lastname@example.com. PLUS, we'll have a raffle for a free student membership to these organizations!
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Established in 1994, Malaysia Airports Consultancy Services Sdn. Bhd. (MACS) offers management, maintenance and technical services in airport operation, development and services.
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Security, not ObscurityMay 19, 2005
Lesson learned: remove, don't rename.
Don't ever rely on security through obscurity, they say.
You know, they might just be right.
I'm giving TSEP a try to replace the limited Movable Type search box currently driving this site. Not only is it picking up all sorts of old archived files I had completely forgotten about, my heart absolutely sunk as I realized I had turned on PHP parsing just before it ran across an archived file that runs this little snippet of code:
$queryWipe = "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS submissions";
$queryCreate = "CREATE TABLE submissions (
submissions_id mediumint(8) NOT NULL auto_increment,
name varchar(48) NOT NULL default '',
email varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
url varchar(128),
nationality varchar(64),
cssfile varchar(255),
zipfile varchar(255),
title varchar(64),
windows varchar(255),
mac varchar(255),
notes text,
status tinyint unsigned,
archived tinyint unsigned,
date datetime,
PRIMARY KEY (submissions_ID)
) TYPE=MyISAM";
require_once ('fetch-mysql-connect.php');
$result1 = @mysql_query ($queryWipe);
$result2 = @mysql_query ($queryCreate);
For those unfamiliar with SQL syntax, this sets up the data table for my Zen Garden manager by first erasing whatever exists. Essentially, it resets the database. (For those familiar with SQL syntax, yes I know I could stand for a huge dose of normalization, which is coming, but beside the point right now.)
You have no idea how much of a relief it was to open the file and find I had previously commented out the last two lines as so:
echo "Dangerous! Don't actually RUN this, you idiot.";
// $result1 = @mysql_query ($queryWipe);
// $result2 = @mysql_query ($queryCreate);
Two lessons learned here.
One: always delete the file with sensitive data or code. Don't rename it, don't move it into an ./archive directory (which I had done with this one). Get it right off the server. I was extremely lucky in this case, and you're probably smarter than me with scripts like this anyway, but it'll sure save you the mini-heart attack I just had at the very least, if not prevent actual damage.
Two: backup, backup, backup. I had done so recently, but still. If you haven't figured out how to backup a MySQL database yet, either use phpMyAdmin if you have the option, or this also does the trick provided you have ssh access to your remote server. (Make sure it's all on one line, it's broken here for spacing):
mysqldump -add-drop-table -u {your username}
-p {your database name} > {backup filename}.sql
And this restores it (again, all one line):
mysql -u {your username}
-p {your database name} < {backup filename}.sql
Since I'm the kind of person who always likes a good example to go along with my syntax, here's what that might look like in case you're the same way:
mysqldump -add-drop-table -u dave -p zengarden_manager > zengarden.sql
…Where dave is my username on the mysql server in question, zengarden_manager is the name of the database, and zengarden.sql is the file the database gets backed up to. You'd be prompted for a password after running the command. Make sure your path is currently located in the directory you want the file to end up, or else specify a full path in front of the file, maybe something like so: ~/backups/zengarden.sql
I think you may have intended for the mysql backup command to be 'mysqldump -u …' rather than 'mysql -u …'.
Whoops, just caught that myself. Thanks.
The command for restoring the dump should still be 'mysql -u …' though ;-)
mysqldump isn't bad for small databases, but for larger ones, you may want to try a "mysqlhotcopy". It's actually written for database backup.
Sorry, been hanging out with the MySQL documentation team a bit much lately ;-)
Right. That one we'll blame on my not having actually done a restore yet…
Great post. When I was redesigning my blog, I just renamed the MT directory, thinking it would just not run (for some odd, stupid reason). Well, I awoke the next morning, with my old site back. Apparently, MT rewrites your files every night (stupid rebuild), and thus, it overwrote the TextPattern index, htaccess, etc.
Lesson learned, MT deleted :)
Oooh, just think of what could have happened if you never backed up your database - and that the script actually executed.
For future safety I sure hope you backup the garden often, keep every submission in the .zip/.rar/.whatever you recieved them in. Do you? That garden is a great source of inspiration and a nice view when my desktop is dull and gray.
For those on hosts without SSH access, you can backup the database in phpMyAdmin by selecting the DB and choosing the Export tab.
Arve, don't worry, the site itself is safe. The database currently drives only the submission process, after that they're written out to static files which exist in three locations (four if you count my external Firewire backup drive). It'll take more than a DB mistake on my part to pull the site offline, I made sure of that. (Because, well, look how easy it is for me to make a mistake like that…)
I use phpMyAdmin (http://www.phpmyadmin.net) to backup or maintain a mySql database. It's simple and also has a backup-function with many options.
Ouch, that woulda sucked. Another thing I find a lot of ppl doing is having a file on their server to output their phpinfo() settings. Things like that can be just as dangerous. You're better off just SSHing into your server to check settings, rather than creating a script that runs in the browser.
Another thing to think about but probably doesn't get done a lot, is to code for an assurance (are you sure you want to do this? prompt) before any DELETES, ALTERS are shot off. Just for a lil overkill. I don't do it myself.
Ditto the phpMyAdmin suggestions. Whenever I get a new MySQL database, I always make sure I have the ol' "pma" running as well. It's a snap to install and makes all database operations painless and SSH-free.
Hi Dave
I always find it handy to include the date in the dumped database name e.g.
mysqldump -add-drop-table -u {your username}
-p {your database name} > {YYYYMMDD}{backup filename}.sql
mysqldump -add-drop-table -u dave -p zengarden_manager > 20050520zengarden.sql
\ works to make multiline commands and with a fixed width layout you can be almost sure that it shows up on the number of lines you intend.
mysqldump -add-drop-table -u dave \
-p zengarden_manager > zengarden.sql
Why not just use Google to search your site? I use a variation of this method here. It's really simple and effective.
In any case, this is a great lesson. Thanks for the heads up.
It's always a good idea to setup a cron job to run your backups automatically too. That way you can have a daily, weekly or monthly backup.
You could even go so far as to write a script to email the backup to you, instead of storing it on your server.
I would recommend that everyone back up their databases on their server, as well as at least one more location. I made the mistake of only backing up on my server, and then the hard drive failed. Fortunately for me, Google, MSN Search, and Yahoo! Search had indexes of all my pages.
(It still sucked re-building the database even though I had the data.)
These are great suggestions. I almost had the same thing happen to me a few months ago.
Luckily for me, I created a PHP script that backups my database every day it is accessed (to avoid unnecessary, redundant copies). The backup file is stored on the server and the permissions are changed immediately, to block any attempt to delete it. Ever since I had this problem, I've included this code in all web projects I've done for my clients. I strongly recommend that everyone else do the same.
I've been pretty lazy and just used the Full Backup feature built into CPanel. By running an FTP server on my local desktop, CPanel can log right in and download it to me.
Sometime I hope to come upon (or create) a more sophisticated PHP-based backup tool that can be cronned. It would be so much better to grab the DB nightly, but avoid the much larger photo directy until it's been a few weeks.
For those with SSH on their server, one of the best ways to keep a backup completely up to date is with rsync. You can just keep a complete local copy that syncs itself every few hours. (and then locally do versioning or whatever)
Talking about building databases, I have a favorite tool, on windows though, and it is DDT (like the name :P) http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/apps/DDT/en/
I like to look at my database before i build it and this tool is sooooo lightweight it's almost silly.
Great job Dave, in general. :D
Couple more suggestions:
Down with php, try rubyonrails http://rubyonrails.com
Happiness on a keyboard.
Also, svn.
Great for when I delete my site by accident or if I want to go back to before I saved all those changes that didn't quite turn out as planned.
Hey Dave, I second subversion! Keeping everything in version control lets you just delete those files instead of renaming them because you know you'll always have it in a previous revision. If you want it, it's just a one line command to get it back, but it's not in your working copy mucking everything up. I keep all of my personal files and code in subversion and keep the subversion DB backed up, and I never worry about deleting anything. :)
Rather than either shuffling around or deleting, I'd move such a file out of the document root.
You might also want to consider adding the file to a compressed archive before deleting it; that keeps it around, but prevents it from doing any harm.
MySQl AB provide an admin tool on their site which, if you can connect remotely, does scheduled backups amongst many other things.
The downside is connecting remotely requires attention to security. The plus side is that your back up can be geographically distant from the original and you don't have to remember to do it.
And the Ruby on Rails fanatics move in… it's almost like Star Wars II only without all the cool explosions. ;)
Keith has the right idea regarding using Cron and email to ensure timely and effective backups. It can be a pain depending on several factors, but it's well worth the time. And I'm with Dave on this one… backups, backups, backups. You'd think after 12 years in IT I'd have driven this through my thick skull when it comes to my own data. Oh, I always back up my clients data… often redundantly. My stuff??? Naaaahhh….
Backups are a very good thing, but doing them manually is not. You can automate a MySQL backup quite easily with something like AutoMySQLBackup: http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/, which will also e-mail it to you.
Dave, you have made my day. First the Zen garden setting me free.. and now a good laugh. I never thought I would get into the whole blogging scheme but it appears I am in love. :P
We're all guilty, now and then. I've done virtually the same thing, more times than I can count. In fact, I think it's about time to run another backup…
Hi Dave.
I know next to nothing about PHP, but this sounds pretty serious. I'll be redesigning my site soon, and will have it running on TextPattern. I'm using CPanel X, is there any way to have my database automatically backed up, besides using the backup feature manually?
I have seen the CRON Jobs feature, but haven't used it yet.
I know all too well how that "sunken heart" feeling is after running a script that wasn't supposed to be run.
You could always automate your SQL backup by using a cron job with mysqldump or mysqlhotcopy, that way you're not relying on memory. Personally, I never backup my databases, and it's out of laziness. I suppose this article could be my motivation.
PS. It's always good to have 2 copies of the SQL dump. One on the server, one somewhere else. I had a hard drive failure once and though I had been backing up the databases, the backups were all on that drive.


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When it comes to my listening and viewing habits, it appears that I've remained approximately 14. But I'm here to tell you IT'S NOT MY FAULT. It's society.
When I was a kid I had a vision of my adulthood that is probably pretty common among children imagining their grownup selves: I'd be wearing a suit and tie and smoking a pipe while listening to classical music and watching documentaries about seals. Not necessarily in that order.
I'm guessing it goes without saying that it didn't exactly work out that way. For one thing, my job attire is strictly business casual, and pipes are passe. As for my listening and viewing habits … Well, it appears that I've remained approximately 14. But I'm here to tell you IT'S NOT MY FAULT. It's society.
Hear me out: Just look at the following undisputed facts and tell me that there was any chance my tastes would have matured in a normal, tie-wearing/pipe-smoking/seal-documentary-watching kind of way.
1) "Weird Al" is more popular than ever. Yes, the same "Weird Al" whose breakout album "In 3-D" I bought with my own money at the Carmel, N.Y., "Book & Record" store in 1984, when I was 15. But not just him: Tom Petty (debut album: 1976) has the No. 1 album this week, and Bruce Springsteen (debut album: 1973) remains one of the top-grossing live acts in the world (along with Billy Joel and -- ack! -- the Stones). How can we miss these people if they won't go away?
Not that I want them to -- call it shameless nostalgia or just the fact that certain artists are talented and savvy enough to adapt to the changing times (or a combination of both), but I like that the guys who provided the soundtrack to my youth are still cranking out music that I can blast out the open windows of my sensible family hatchback. Just like I did when I was 16, although back then it was my parents' sensible family hatchback.
2) All the movies have superheroes in them. For those of us who grew up reading comic books -- the height of my participation in the hobby was from 1979-1983 or thereabouts -- all we ever wanted was to see them come to life in a way that was different from the 1977 "Spider-Man" TV series that starred Friedrich from "The Sound of Music." (In other words, one that wasn't sucky.) It took 30 years, but here we are. So what are we supposed to do, sit home watching "Cosmos"?
I know I'm not the only middle-aged grownup dragging my kids to the latest "Iron Man," "Captain America" or "Avengers" movie, as opposed to the other way around. And the studios know it too -- it's how they manage to pull in a billion dollars at a pop. (That said, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" was still pretty sucky. Let's get Tobey Maguire back, true believers!)
3) All the movies are based on other, older movies. It's not just the superheroes -- it's also the robots and monsters and gorillas, hence "Robocop," "Godzilla" and "Planet of the Apes." Plus the post-apocalyptic survivors ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), the intergalactic travelers ("Star Trek: Into Darkness") and the tow-headed orphans ("Annie" -- no subtitle but I would suggest "Sandy's Revenge"). And, soon, even the wacky castaways will get rebooted ("Gilligan's Island"). Basically, if it was floating around in my head between the ages of 5 and 17, it's out there again somewhere, just waiting to pounce.
I'll admit I find this trend less appealing than the superhero one; even though it caters to the portion of my brain that's still sitting on my parents' couch eating Quisp, it seems to be crowding out other, perhaps more original ideas. I think to show our dissatisfaction, we should only go see movies like Richard Linklater's emotional real-time family drama, "Boyhood." Or, we can be first in line when they reboot Ghostbusters with all women. I AM SO THERE FOR THAT.
4) Vinyl records are the only type of physical media whose sales are increasing. It's probably just the desperate last gasp of a populace trying to hold on to something, anything, before all art is created in binary code and broadcast wirelessly to a mass audience via tiny invisible particles, like Mike Teevee in Willy Wonka. (Er, the 1971 version.) But whatever -- the fact is, it's much cooler to buy music in the format that was popular when I was 10 then it is to buy CDs, which as far as I can tell are being used primarily as coasters and DIY room decorations.
Incidentally, the best-selling vinyl album since they started officially tracking them via Soundscan in 1991 came out this year -- Jack White's "Lazaretto." And I bought it, because side A plays from the inside out, and there's a hologram on it. I'm sort of like a bird who gets fascinated by shiny objects.
5) EPISODE VII IS ACTUALLY COMING! Han better shoot first. That is all.
Granted, I also enjoy newer musical artists (like, ones who released their first album in the '90s instead of the '70s), and will occasionally get to a movie that's not based on something that previously existed, or at least watch one on Netflix. But in the meantime, is it so horrible to balance the very real pressures of adulthood with something that reminds us of our distant, less complicated past?
So if you need me, I'll be the guy in the last row of "Guardians of the Galaxy," pretending his popcorn is Quisp.
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We have been on the trail for the next Nexus for the last month, and now some more sources are joining the hunt to help us piece together the big puzzle. Today Paul O'Brien from MoDaCo has shared a list of specs for the LG Nexus that we have been reporting on the last couple of days. Check out the full list of specs after the break.
Rumored specs of the LG Nexus include:
- The device is based on the Optimus G but doesn't look the same
- Updated Android release (currently 4.2)
- Quad Core Snapdragon S4 processor
- 1280×768 True-HD IPS screen
- On screen soft keys (of course)
- 8 Megapixel Camera
- No microSD slot
- 8GB and 16GB versions only (at least initially)
- Non-removable battery
- Wireless charging built in
- The retail name of the device is yet to be decided
Most of these specs match up with what we previously reported and the details from yesterday's LG Optimus G Nexus hands-on report. New details include the lack of microSD card (expected for a Nexus), non-removable battery, and wireless charging built in.
We were told the final product name might be "LG Optimus G Nexus", but that doesn't really roll off the tongue. Paul says that the retail name has yet to be decided, and we wouldn't be surprised if this device gets a new name by the time it launches next month.
Paul is a friend of mine, so I trust that the details he has reported are accurate. I find it interesting that he says he doesn't know if this will be the only Nexus device, because we too have yet to get solid details on anything but this LG Nexus. We were already told that the LG Nexus is the device being handed out to Googlers, and we believe it will be the first phone to go on sale with Android 4.2.
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Type of organization: Super PAC
Supports: Democratic candidates
Founded: Nov. 23, 2010
Website: americanbridgepac.org
Social media: YouTube channel, Facebook page, Twitter profile
- David Brock (founder and treasurer): A conservative-turned-liberal pundit and writer who is the founder of Media Matters for America.
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (chairwoman): Former lieutenant governor of Maryland and deputy assistant district attorney general during the Clinton administration.
- Rodell Mollineau (president): Previously staff director of the Senate Democratic Communications Center under Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.
American Bridge 21st Century was started by former journalist and liberal activist David Brock, who staffed the super PAC with former Hill staffers and employees of his nonprofit, Media Matters for America.
Media Matters describes itself as a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media." American Bridge's mission is similar, with a strong focus on opposition research to help Democratic candidates and other allied super PACs.
The group monitors GOP candidates' records and public appearances and has made news with some of its findings. It also deployed social media to share its findings — to "[help] you ascertain when Republican candidates are pretending to be something they're not."
American Bridge pounced on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri after he said that "legitimate rape" rarely results in pregnancy because the female body has a way of trying to "shut that whole thing down." The super PAC even produced a direct mail piece that featured audio of Akin's remarks.
American Bridge also made independent expenditures designed to aid President Barack Obama, Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly in Indiana's U.S. Senate race and Democratic House candidate Tammy Duckworth in Illinois' 8th Congressional District. The group's preferred candidates won in all four contests.
As the Center for Public Integrity has reported, American Bridge was one of several progressive political groups to coordinate fundraising efforts for the 2012 elections.
Like Democratic-aligned super PACs House Majority PAC and Majority PAC, American Bridge's address of record is the Washington offices of the Perkins Coie law firm.
In July, American Bridge, together with the Courage Campaign Super PAC, launched "Mitt Gets Worse," a website that claimed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney had worked to "diminish the rights and the freedoms of LGBT Americans" and would continue to do so if elected. The site featured video testimonials from gay and lesbian activists.
American Bridge also has a 501(c)(4) arm, which is called the American Bridge 21st Century Foundation. The foundation, which is not legally required to publicly disclose its funders, ranks as the super PAC's No. 1 donor, giving slightly more than $1 million, mostly for "overhead and staff" expenses.
- "A Bipartisan Mourdock?" countered GOP U.S. Senate nominee Richard Mourdock's ad's claim that he would work with both sides of the aisle.
- "Romney/Ryan Bromance: You Complete Me" came out just after Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running mate.
- For more ads, see American Bridge 21st Century's YouTube channel.
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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a U.S. policy that banned military personnel from discrimination against or harassing closet gays and also barred openly homosexual persons from military service, was repealed a year ago.
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STOCKTON - Though a top National Rifle Association official says "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," Stockton Unified leaders are treading a more measured path toward improving school security in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Connecticut.
STOCKTON - Though a top National Rifle Association official says "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," Stockton Unified leaders are treading a more measured path toward improving school security in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Connecticut.
A combination of training, architectural safeguards, technology and keeping students engaged is a more realistic approach - and certainly more economically feasible - than placing an armed guard at every school, Stockton Unified officials said.
"Schools are far safer for children than staying home," Superintendent Steve Lowder said Friday. "But we need to improve what we are doing. That's the real message. We have an obligation to be reasonable and do the best we can to be sure our students and staff are as safe as possible."
Lowder said one advantage Stockton Unified has over many districts is its police force, one of only about 15 school police forces statewide. The school board may vote to increase the force's staffing of about 15 officers as soon as next month.
Many other security measures already were planned - and some had been completed - before a lone gunman walked onto the Sandy Hook campus Dec. 14 and killed 26 children and adults.
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� Responding to a series of campus gun incidents in recent months in which no one was injured, trustees this month approved a contract with a company that does school searches with drug- and gunpowder-sniffing dogs.
� More than 220 administrators and support staff have completed training in dealing with crises provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
� All Stockton Unified officers receive "active shooter training" annually. District police are planning a joint exercise with the Stockton police, Stockton Unified Chief Jim West said.
� Security alarms, video surveillance systems, improved fencing and security screens over windows recently have been added at dozens of campuses, according to facilities chief Steve Breakfield.
Threats to schools can be internal or external, West said, adding that the likelihood of internal threats can be reduced if strong extracurricular and after-school programs are in place.
"If students are engaged," West said, "they're less likely to be enraged."
West said the police force is diligent in its efforts to ensure that campuses are conducting required safety exercises.
"When we notice that a school hasn't gotten around to its drills, we do what we call surprise visits," West said. "We'll walk in on a school and say, 'Do an evacuation drill. Now. Do a lockdown drill. Now.' "
One step toward keeping unwanted visitors off campuses could involve technology.
Last week, Lowder suggested Stockton Unified consider purchasing a computerized system that would conduct automated background checks of any visitor trying to enter a campus through a school office.
Lowder's former district, Hemet Unified, has installed such a system at its 28 campuses and at its central office. Lucy Rebuck, Hemet Unified's safety director, said the system has been effective in keeping several registered sex offenders and other undesirables off campuses. She said legitimate visitors have gotten used to waiting for one or two minutes for Hemet's LobbyGuard system to conduct its checks.
"The good far outweighs the little bit of delay," Rebuck said.
The Hemet Unified system's price tag was about $1,000 a school, Rebuck said - clearly a much more realistic cost than placing armed guards at every school in the country. After the NRA made its suggestion Friday, various estimates put the cost of placing armed guards at every school nationally in the many billions of dollars.
With the pain of Newtown still achingly fresh, school security will remain a major topic of conversation for the foreseeable future. The questions will continue to nag.
"How can we be better?" Stockton Unified board member Steve Smith asked. "Is there something we can do to be better? We don't know everything. We can always sharpen ourselves."
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Is a picture always worth a thousand words?
In his recent article, Why we write code and don't just draw diagrams, Dean Wampler argues that in software development the opposite is more often true.
Advocates of graphical notations have long hoped we would reach the point were we only draw diagrams and don't write textual code. There have even been a few visual programming environments that have come and gone over the years.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then why hasn't this happened?
There are not many graphical programming environments that are widely used, but there are exceptions. Labview is possibly the most well known one, but it is primarily used by testers (and kids with cool Lego) - not traditional developers.
Why is that? Likely because there are a lot of details to take care of in software development. This makes it hard to create visual languages that can represent such complexity without overwhelming the reader. If we represent programming constructs as pictures, we need to map these pictures to an (often) abstract concept to be able to understand what it means. The hard part is to not end up in a classic trap. And since we talk to other developers, we do need words for everything in any case.
Dean writes:
Well, couldn't we still do that with a sufficiently expressive graphical notation? Certainly, but then we run into the pragmatic issue that typing textual details will always be faster than drawing them.
I came to this realization a few years ago when I worked for a Well Known Company developing UML-based tools for Java developers. The tool's UI could have been more efficient, but there was no way to beat the speed of typing text.
However, this all depends on how powerful abstractions you have created in your code. Poorly done, you may need a thousand words to represent what could be said in one picture. And you or your colleagues need to decipher that each time you read the code.
The current Domain-Specific Languages movement explicitly focuses on this point:
It's also true that some languages are rather verbose. This is one of the ways in which Domain-Specific Languages (DSL's) are going to be increasingly important. A well-designed DSL will let you express those high-level concepts succinctly.
Dean refers to textual DSLs in this case, but companies like Metacase creates tools for designing visual modeling languages and Microsoft took a similar route when they developed tools for creating graphical DSLs to accompany their Software Factory vision.
Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz describes the limitations of graphical DSLs like this:
Unlike small code based DSLs - the modeling based approaches of software factories, MDA etc. aim too high and thus provide much less value or suffer too much from the generation gap (the code generated is too generalized or far off from the actual need of the solution).
Arnon also has explicit comments on if a picture is really worth a thousand words:
This is true if you treat models as sketches you can raise the level of abstraction by as much as you want and convey ideas with less clutter. However when you need to make the model very specific so it would allow code generation - you get to a stage where it is more convenient to do it in code and rely on generated or pre-built DSL or framework
Ironically, pictures can be a good way to grasp a complex code base. InfoQ recently published an interview with Erik Doernenburg on Software Visualization, where Erik explains ways to visualize different aspects of for instance a system or a code base. Using visualizations, it is possible to quickly spot anomalies that would be hard to find otherwise, but that is still a different thing from creating software graphically.
Dean concludes by explaining that he doesn't imply that there is no place for graphical representations, but:
Still, for the general case, code written in succinct languages with well-designed API's and DSL's will trump a diagram-driven approach.
On the other hand, Intentional Software will tell you that code or pictures are just different projections of the same underlying model.
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A beethoven piano sonata worths 1000 pictures ....
Ke Jin
visual programming will come eventually
ding jack
Graphics for structural representations
Stefan Wenig
Whatever visual representation you use, there has to be a textual representation that you can read and edit. For understanding, troubleshooting, generation, version control, you name it. But if roundtripping works, and if the visual model provides additional value, why not.
Still, the designer-happy crowd that tried to make us think that you don't have to know programming in order to create non-trivial applications, is running into walls everywhere. It's about time the industry recognizes that this has been a wrong path from the beginning. In most cases, pictures are just a good way to get a good overview and navigate your code, but when you drill down into the details, it's still code.
Just compare blogs about programming to blogs about using visual tools. The code blog will tell you, that in order to achieve this, here's these few lines of code.
The visual guys will be busy for days creating lists of steps you have to perform and creating snapshots, testing if this really works, etc. Just to produce a blog entry that takes the better part of an hour to comprehend. If this is not a clear indicator, I don't know what is.
DSL and XML first, visual programming second
Raphaël Valyi
Simple and most portable DSL are better done as XML dialects while scripting (say Ruby) DSL are way more expressive and powerful but are harder to implement in different ways and plug with different tools.
XML DSL are also easier to plug with visual modeling tools.
I think we should mix strict XML DSL's with more expressive scripting parts. I like the way for instance JBPM addresses it by supporting scripting inside its XML. Thus you get the Eclipse visual editor but don't loose the power where you need it.
Google Mahup Editor is taking a similar way even if their is no visual tool yet.
In any case, IMHO, the worst situation is when either
* the DSL is so dependent to tools and languages that you are tied with a vendor lock in
* the visual modeling tool has been done before thinking about a simple and published DSL allowing the portability.
Raphaël Valyi
Re: Graphics for structural representations
Niclas Nilsson
Image having an IDE that would allow you to navigate from the highest abstractions down to the tiniest details with speeds like Microsofts CDragon technology.
Granted, CDragon does not change the type of representation when it drills down, but imagine a tool that could? At that speed...
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Lineair text presentation versus spatial presentation
Jan Vegt
A visual, spatial programming language has the challenge of not only coming up with an understandable and compact set of symbols, but also presenting these symbols in a uniform way. And with very little history or tradition - like there is with text writing - to make this a familiar experience to a larger audience.
Marten, a ProGraph IDE by Andescotia software, is one of the few visual language environments still around and I think it's pretty coureagous effort given the fundamental challenges of visual programming. www.andescotia.com/
[ I have no affiliation with these guys but think they deserve credit for the effort ]
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Grace P. (Burke) Smith, 88, of Douglas, Mass., passed away March 7, 2012 at Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge, Mass. She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Smith.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late John Henry and Helena (Brown) Burke, she lived most of her adult life in Warwick before moving to Florida in 1988. She retired from Sears in Warwick in 1984.
Grace was the loving mother of William Smith Jr. and his wife, Louise, of Cumberland, Patricia Southern and her husband, William, of Seattle, Wash., Donna Kramer of Poulsbo, Wash. and Karen Bedlion and her husband, James, of Douglas, Mass., with whom she lived. She was the sister of the late Mary Burke Sylvia. She had six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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