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GRC, security risks pose obstacles to enterprise adoption of social networking
Governance, risk management and compliance issues, as well as security concerns, will be key challenges to the adoption of enterprise social networking, warns market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
Security attacks against social networking sites are on the rise, cautions security firm Websense. It estimates that more than half of social networking sites are "only two clicks away" from malware and other security risks.
To address GRC and security issues, social media management firm HootSuite recently launched its managed security and compliance services product to address enterprise concerns about using social media. The platform creates a secure environment for policy management and enforcement for the enterprises to protect their brands and data against internal and external security and compliance risks, the firm explains.
"While businesses have adopted social media in record numbers, the lack of governance puts enterprises at risk for online security and compliance breaches. Our new managed services are designed to equip the enterprise with the right tools and response plans so they can safely use social media to grow their business while protecting their brand," says Greg Gunn, vice president of alliances, business development and platform at HootSuite.
Despite the risks, once enterprise social networking matures and firms understand its value, adoption will increase rapidly. Frost & Sullivan forecasts that enterprise social platform subscribers will more than double, from 208 million last year to 535 million in 2018.
"Enterprise social networking continues to have mass appeal as it combines the user-friendliness and relationship-oriented nature of consumer social media with more powerful features and enterprise-grade control," says Robert Arnold, information and communication technologies program manager and industry principal at Frost & Sullivan.
Arnold cautioned that each organization needs to measure performance of social networking based on its specific situation.
"Organizations of all sizes across different industries could benefit from enterprise social networking solutions. It will be important, however, for end users globally to determine the best deployment model (hosted or premises-based), features and use what will deliver the most value for them," Arnold concludes.
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- check out the Frost release
- read the Websense white paper
- see the HootSuite announcement
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Snow White at Dilton Marsh village hall
10:00am Friday 4th January 2013 in
Dilton Players will perform the panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Dilton Marsh Village Hall on January 24 and 25 at 7.30pm, as well as two more shows on January 26 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Ticket prices are £4 for under-16s and £6 for all adults. The can be bought at Spa Shop/PO, Crowning Glory Hairdressers or the box office on 01373 827178.
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ML Game 42
Campbells Boathouse Restaurant 11
Plush Mills 5
Campbells Boathouse came out swinging and took the second game of a Home and Home series with 1st place Plush Mills with a resounding, never look back 11-4 victory. Campbells started early with 3 runs in the top of the 1st from back to back doubles by Andrew Sposato (3 hits) and winning pitcher Max Daugherty (3 RBI's). Plush Mills got a run back in the bottom of the 1st on starting pitcher Charlie Andress BOMB, his 1st career Major League Homerun over the centerfield fence!
Campbells bats kept the pressure on in the 2nd and 3rd as Devon Laut, Daugherty
and Sposato scored 9 of the 11 Campbells runs.
Daugherty picked up the win for Campbells, pounding the strikezone into the 5th.
Sposato came in to relieve and picked up the save, in his attempt to wrestle the
closer role from Campbells shut-down closer Bryan 'Paplebon' Pazulski, who was
forced to backstop Daugherty's effort with 6 innings of catching. Pazulski's
evening behind the dish was highlighted by throwing out MLL's stolen base
leader, the speedy AJ Santisi (2 hits) on his attempt to steal 2nd base.
After the game, during the post game interview with a Delco Times Reporter, Andrew Sposato issued a challenge to the rest of the Major League Teams. "This was a prelude to tomorrow's Bat-A-Thon® , and we'll be ready to hit! Any team that scores more points than us at Bat a Thon, I'll use my allowance to buy that whole team Ice Cream at the Snack bar!"
Daugherty – 85
Sposato – 45
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32 games entered, but only four remain. The PSU community has narrowed the field in our Ultimate PS3 Showdown down to the very best four titles on PlayStation 3, and with your official contest entries now in effect, the stakes have never been higher. The two games that move on will compete for the crown, the title of Best PS3 Game Ever - choose wisely.
The Contenders:
God of War III
Say what you will about Kratos and his morals, the guy knows how to get sh*t done. Medusan eyes, Chimeran heads, a Cyclops' thunderous club - next to nothing will stand between the God of War and his revenge, and PS3 gamers get to revel in every second of it. God of War is one of the finest franchises to ever grace Sony platforms, and God of War III was the bloodiest, most brutal entry yet in a series recognized for its blood and brutality. Lucky for us, God of War III was a joy to look at and play. Action-packed battles and setpiece moments were refined to a diamond polish, and even upcoming sequel God of War: Ascension will have a hard time topping this violent tour de force.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
If Uncharted: Drake's Fortune was a great game, then Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was nothing short of spectacular. Nathan Drake's second adventure - equal parts shooting, climbing, and puzzle-solving - topped the first in every way. Bigger action. Thrilling setpieces. A tighter story. Refined controls and shooting took things to the next level and cemented our wise-cracking hero as one of gaming's biggest stars. Who doesn't remember leaping between speeding trucks on an icy mountain road, or scaling the rooftops of Nepal while squaring off against an attack helicopter? These moments, and many, many more, are memorable evidence of Uncharted 2's excellence.
Which of these two games deserves a place in the Championship Round? Cast your vote in the official polling thread, and make sure to vote in our other Final Four match-up to decide the Best PS3 Game Ever!


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But by then the Broadwell processor will just one of a number of 14nm chips in production.
Intel has long insisted that its production capability, which it has always invested in to keep at the leading edge, is vital for its own microprocessor business.
It produced its first 14nm device a 16Gbit/s serdes (serialiser/deserialser) in March.
However, Intel now has a foundry business which is competing with the likes of TSMC and Samsung.
So the difference with this latest 14nm process technology node is that for the first time it will be just as important for the chips Intel is making for other companies.
Another difference with the 14nm tri-gate (finfet) process is Intel no longer has an obvious lead in process technology.
Other foundries are already in production, TSMC at 16nm, or very near production, Samsung and Globalfoundries at 14nm.
TSMC is reported to be in production of chips on its 16nm process and is repaired to be supplying 16nm mobile processors, probably based on Cortex-A57, to Apple.
It was as long ago as April 2013, when ARM and Cadence have announced the first Cortex-A57 processor test chip fabricated on TSMC's 16nm finfet manufacturing process technology.
TSMC will possibly skip 14nm node and jump to 10nm with test chips likely to appear next year.
Samsung will be in production of 14nm chips by the end of the year and Globalfoundries is now expected to follow shortly after.
Intel will not only be fabbing its own 14nm chips, for a few years now it has been building foundry business.
Intel's newest foundry customer for the 14nm process is Panasonic.
Intel's flagship customer is Altera and the FPGA supplier is using the 14nm process for its Stratix 10 devices which are already in production.
Stratix 10 chips combine four million logic elements and a quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processor.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
DNN custom logout
PortalSecurity objPS = new PortalSecurity();
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Set IE8 Compatibility Mode in Dot Net Nuke
Of course, a client side fix is never a user friendly fix. Thankfully there is a meta tag that can be added to your site to force IE8 to automatically go into compatibility mode.
Our page is built in Dot Net Nuke. The appropriate way to apply this fix for DNN is to add the tag to the default.aspx file that is found in the root directory of your Dot Net Nuke website. Any meta tag that is placed in here should be applied to all pages to your website. Add the tag highlighted below in red at the top of the head section of the default.aspx file.
< id="Head" runat="server">
< equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7">
< content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" equiv="Content-Type">
Note that the tag must be placed at the top of the head section. Also, be aware that updates of your DNN framework will overwrite this change.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Create DotNetNuke Page Description And Meta Tags Dynamically
public DotNetNuke.Framework.CDefault BasePage
get { return (DotNetNuke.Framework.CDefault)(Page);
protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{ base.OnInit(e); BasePage.Author = "John Doe"; BasePage.Comment = "Some Comment"; BasePage.Copyright = "Some Organization"; BasePage.Description = "Some Description"; BasePage.Generator = "Some Generator";
BasePage.KeyWords = "Keyword A, Keyword B" BasePage.Title = "Some Title";
Monday, August 17, 2009
Check ajax installed or not in dnn at page load
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Redirec from one module to other
Response.Redirect(Util.RedirectUrl(this.PortalId, this.TabId, "ControlName", "ModuleName"), false);
Step 2:
public static string RedirectUrl(int PortalId, int TabId, string ControlName, string ModuleName, string Querystring)
string _Url = string.Empty;
ModuleInfo objModule = GetModuleByDefinition(PortalId, ModuleName);
return DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.NavigateURL(objModule.TabID, ControlName, "mid=" + objModule.ModuleID.ToString(), Querystring);
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public static string RedirectUrl(int PortalId, int TabId, string ControlName, string ModuleName, string Querystring)
string _Url = string.Empty;
ModuleInfo objModule = GetModuleByDefinition(PortalId, ModuleName);
return DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.NavigateURL(objModule.TabID, ControlName, "mid=" + objModule.ModuleID.ToString(), Querystring);
Friday, July 10, 2009
How to create custom change password control
string UserName = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;
DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserInfo userInfo = DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.GetUserByName(PortalId, UserName);
DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider membershipProvider = DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider.Instance();
if (membershipProvider.PasswordFormat == DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.PasswordFormat.Encrypted)
string oldPassword = DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.GetPassword(ref userInfo, userInfo.Membership.PasswordAnswer);
if (oldPassword == txtOldPassword.Text)
string newPassword = txtNewPassword.Text.Trim();//DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.GeneratePassword(membershipProvider.MinPasswordLength);
DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.ChangePassword(userInfo, oldPassword, newPassword);
txtOldPassword.Text = "";
txtNewPassword.Text = "";
lblmsg.Text = "Password changed successfully.";
lblmsg.Text = "OldPassword did not match.";
Thursday, February 19, 2009
DNN Optimization Steps
- Increase it's performance by deleting it's logs. To do that, login to your DNN site as HOST. Then go to "Admin" > "Log Viewer". Then in the log viewer page , there are "Delete selected exceptions" and "Clear log" link at the bottom of page.
- Another faster way would be connecting to your DNN db directly and run the following command: - delete from eventlog.
- Deleted blank spaces in default.aspx file.
- Deleted blank spaces in skin file,Javascript file.
- Startup performance can be increased by going to the Site Configuration settings and disable the Logging feature (by setting Logging to "0" in Site Settings or Host Settings)... obviously, this could be done if you don't need a logging feature (and I don't need it).
- Disable scheduler mode host>>hostsettings>>advanced settings
- Use the release.config from the DNN package
- Ensure that DNN does not run in debug mode :
- Enable HTTP compression (http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/Article/16267D49-4C6E-4063-AB12-853761D31E66.dcik)
- 'Host' -> 'Host Settings' -> 'Advanced Settings' -> 'Performance Settings' -> turn on the Compression and Whitespace filter options. Don't use this option if you have installed any SSL manager module for DNN or if you want use the internal skin, template or css editors.
Set debug mode to false:
- Check if the DNN caching is enabled: 'Host' -> 'Host Settings' -> 'Advanced Settings' -> 'Performance Settings' -> Select 'Moderate Caching' or 'Heavy Caching' from the 'Performance Setting:' drop down list.
- ('Host' -> 'Host Settings' -> Advanced Settings' -> 'Other Settings'),Select 'Database' for 'Site Log Storage',Active the 'Disable Users Online' checkbox.
- More than 50% of all DNN page content is Viewstate. To remove the Viewstate from the page content, go to: 'Host' -> 'Host Settings' -> 'Advanced Settings' -> 'Performance Settings' and select 'Memory' from 'Page State Persistence:' radio button list. This will reduce the page loading time up to 50%.
- Some hosting providers unload the DNN dll's after a certain time to save CPU time on their shared hosting environments. Also DNN deletes the cache after a certain time. This can be bypassed by SmarterPing by SmarterTools.SmarterPing by SmarterTools keeps DNN sites up and running and it does a great job. If you ping DNN URLs it dramatically improves the performance of DNN. Set SmarterPing to ping 4 or 5 key areas every minute. The loading times are 4 or 5 times faster.If there are any problems after you have changed this parameter and you can not go back because the update host settings button doesn't work, perform the script below via Host -> SQL or SQL Web Admin:update hostsettings,set SettingValue = 'P',where SettingName = 'PageStatePersister'.
- Restrict the number of Log Types -> 'Admin' -> 'Log Viewer' -> select 'Edit Log Configurations' from the module menu -> delete all unimportant items.


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FBI Jacksonville in Action
Thomas DiVita (center) holds up a booklet of information he's compiled about the 11 individuals who he said have stolen his Social Security number in cases of identity theft. DiVita said the theft, which he said first happened when he was 11 years old, is unresolved and continues to cause him difficulty today. For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/jacksonville/news-and-outreach/stories/fbi-jacksonville-takes-time-out-to-talk-fraud
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Summary:Clay searches for his missing sister in the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins behind moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing lying in wait under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history--the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete--Jason Voorhees.


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almost 4 years by Stephen Harmer 5 / 5One of the first renaissance gardens that displays the perfect symmetry and geometric form of this style. The axis line is again one of the first to be used in a renaissance garden, although unlike the baroque of France it is not connected with the villa.
over 5 years by Robert Jubb 4 / 5The garden is not easy to find, Situated on the NW side of Florence a short bus ride from Florence railway station. The entrance is not well signed so do search for it. This was the old home of Duke Cosimo 1 De Medici. The gardens and Villa were transformed in 1537 to the fine renaissance Villa and garden we see today. Designed by Tribolo it is an ornamental fruit and flower garden where the Medici collection of 800 lemon and other citrus fruit are displayed together with statues typical of this period. The citrus fruit are grown in large terracotta pots and from October - April these are placed in the Lemonaia, Lemon House. Many of the pots are original. In spring it takes the gardeners one month to move the trees onto to stone plinths in garden where they spend the summer months. We visited in April when the gardeners were moving the lemon trees. At that time of year the Banksian roses are in bloom and Iris collection. This is garden well worth visiting.
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Americans gulp down soda and canned energy drinks, not knowing just how much caffeine they're getting or how unhealthy it could be. UF experts tested those drinks and found surprisingly high caffeine levels. Now toxicologists like UF's Bruce Goldberger are recommending that cold beverage labels list caffeine content.


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CORONADO, Calif., Nov. 19. SAN Diego Swim Masters swimmers Barbara Dunbar, 51, and Caroline Krattli, 38, continued to post record times at a short course meters meet held in Coronado, CA. on November 19th.
Competing in the 50-54 age group, Dunbar swam a blistering 19:31.34 in the 1500-meter freestyle, slicing over 28 seconds off the previous FINA world & national record of 19:59.03 that she set in 1999.
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The Harvest Moon has come and we have made the appropriate sacrifices to the radio gods. Feast upon our crop:
Friday night beckons you with the Inside Track. Tune in this week at 9 PM for the new record Yessir Whatever by Quasimoto. The third album from Quasimoto, Madlib's helium-infused identity, is a collection of tracks compiled from across a twelve-year period. Included are raps from Lord Quas and a deeper-pitched Madlib, fluttering synths, easy-listening soul and jazz samples, and druggy skit interludes.
Tune in every Friday night from 10-12 PM for WXYC's own dance-orientated music exploration, the New Science Experience. Tonight, join WXYC DJ Andy S as he takes us on a guided tour of deep space for your listening pleasure.
Tune in on Sunday at 1 PM for Hell Or High Water! This week DJ Kiever will focus on banjo music from Appalachia. Being such an isolated region, the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky have been a cradle that has nurtured bluegrass for generations. Steeping for centuries, the music to come out of these hills makes your bones ache for some good ole mountain dew. I'll focus on the more popular banjo pickers to come out of Kentucky like Roscoe Holcomb and Buell Kazee, but will also pay delicate attention to other lesser known artists
Broken Music this week will feature Ólafur Arnald's recent album For Now I am Winter. His third main release, For Now I am Winter, deals with the idea of hope and "that no matter how bad things seem, there is always light at the end of the tunnel...For Now I am Winter is asserting that the winter is never forever". With lyrics written and performed by Arnór Dan of Agent Fresco, Ólafur Arnald's major label debut delivers captivating sonically dense and diverse, yet minimalist musical pieces.
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ADHD in Children Health Center
How ADHD Is Different for Girls
Beyond Behavior and Attention continued...
"A girl without ADHD might not be able to play volleyball as well as other girls, but she doesn't necessarily infer that there's something wrong with her," Manos says. "Girls with ADHD, on the other hand, tend to be more self-critical."
As a result, Quinn says, self-injury, eating disorders, and even suicide attempts are more common among girls with ADHD than among girls without. "So getting a diagnosis is very important, even if your child is able to compensate," she says.
Getting a Diagnosis
There's no single test to diagnose ADHD, and symptoms can be hard to untangle from "normal" childhood behavior. If you think your daughter might have ADHD, it's important to find a doctor or health care professional who has experience diagnosing it, especially in children. You can talk first to your child's pediatrician, who may also refer you to a mental health specialist, like a child psychiatrist or psychologist.
The specialist will ask you about your daughter's behavior and watch how she acts during different activities. He may also check with other adults who know your daughter well, like her teachers, tutors, or coaches.
It's important to take a broad look at how the disorder might affect her.
"We need to ask about every type of symptom, not just the ones that we're most likely to see, or the ones we expect to see," says Dave Anderson, PhD, senior director of the ADHD and behavior disorder center at the Child Mind Institute. "Sometimes we don't ask the right questions, just because we don't think that young girls are as prone to those issues as they actually are."
Also, keep in mind that there will be times when your child may seem perfectly attentive. "Parents often see their child is able to focus during certain activities, like playing video games or chatting with a friend, and assume they can't have ADHD," Anderson says. "We're looking at a child's ability to pay attention during tasks they find boring or that require a lot of effort, and then how that affects their day-to-day functioning."


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Lovely Brows – Tips for Tweezing to Perfection
1. Shower first. You should always tweeze freshly cleansed, exfoliated eyebrows. While you can simply wash your face in the sink before tweezing, showering helps to dilate your pores, allowing the hairs to slip out more easily. This means less tugging and less pain.
2. Draw guide lines or use a stencil. When you're first beginning to get your eyebrows into perfect shape at home, pre-draw the correct shape onto your brow and then comb your brows flat. Some cosmetics companies even make stencils that you can use to easily get the perfect arch. This will help prevent over-plucking and unevenness. I like to use a white eyeliner or illuminating eye pencil to make my lines.
3. The perfect starting place. The inner corners of your eyebrows should line up with the middles of your nostrils. Use an eyebrow pencil to determine this position and make a mark to guide you.
4. Finish strong. The outer corner of your eyebrows should line up diagonally with the outside corner of your eye.
5. Add the arch. The arch of your eyebrows should be positioned at the end of a straight line that connects the center of the colored part of your eyes and the tip of your nose.
6. Light it up. Use a mirror with a built in light to make sure you can see every hair; however, don't use magnifying mirrors, as these can trick you into overplucking.
7. Choose your weapon wisely. Only use tweezers with slanted, flat ends. Never use ones with pointed tips for plucking.
8. Easy does it. Don't pull too hard when you're plucking. If you're too aggressive, you could cause skin irritation, which makes it harder to pluck with accuracy. To make things easy, just focus on pulling one hair at a time.
9. Comb it out. Make it a rule to re-comb your brows after every five plucks. And on your very last comb-out you can use the small scissors and comb technique for trimming any extra long hairs.
10. End with some TLC. Apply a moisturizer or serum that contains aloe vera or chamomile extract immediately after plucking to soothe redness.
Effective tweezing takes practice, so if you're just starting out, be patient with yourself. Tweeze just a little bit every day to get your eyebrows to take shape, and always remember that the worst tweezing mistake that you can make is to over-pluck.


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This 4-week program is located in the port city of Dakar in Senegal, one of the more successful post-colonial democtratic countries in Africa. Dakar blends modern amenities with the rich cultures and traditions of diverse ethnic groups. Senegal, Africa's westernmost country, has played a significant role in the politics, arts, and culture of West Africa. While taking the 4-credit French course 'FREN 388: Civilizations of West Francophone Africa', students will conduct research on carefully chosen topics.
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This 4-week program will take place in the port city of Dakar in Senegal. During their four weeks in Senegal, students attend in the morning the 4-credit course 'FREN 388: Civilizations of West Francophone Africa' taught by Dr. Kodjo Adabra, Assistant Professor of French at SUNY Geneseo. They also conduct field research on carefully chosen topics inclusing Islam, history, culture, education, politics, music, or other country-relevant topics as approved by the instructor. Subjects from rap music to the history of the slave trade can be considered. Students practice French on a daily basis in their host families and are introduced to the basics of Wolof language. They also participate in many pre-planned cultural events, weekend excursions, and site visits.
The program fee includes roundtrip (international) airfare, airport pickup and departure assistance in Dakar, orientations, notarized copies of passports, homestays with Senegalese families for four weeks, all meals and weekly laundry service, individual cellphones with starter credit, cultural activities fees, excursions, hotel stays and transportations, visits, and a farewell group dinner.
Excursions include three weekend trips with overnight stays at hotels to places such as Saint Louis, Toubab-Dialao, the pink-Lake, the famous Gorée Island and more.... Weekday afternoon visits are also scheduled in Dakar and the suburban areas, to museums, artisanal exhibits, local sites of interest and several cultural events.
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The port city of Dakar in Senegal blends modern amenities with the rich cultures and traditions of diverse ethnic groups. Senegal, Africa's westernmost country, is one of the more successful post-colonial democratic transitions in Africa, and has played a significant role in the politics, arts, and culture of West Africa.
In Dakar, students will reside with host-families. On excursions, hotel accommodations will be provided. Class will be held in classroom facilities at the ACI Baobab Center.


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Tiagra is right below 105 in Shimano's product line and is a good group. The real step down in quality is from Tiagra to Sora.
I wonder if Tiagra is going to 10-speed next year. Of course there's nothing wrong with 9.
I have Tiagra shifters on two bikes. One I have owned for 6 years. Tiagra works great & has been 100% reliable. I have herd that the shift through is longer than D/A but i have no experience with D/A.
Thanks guys I think I'll buy them to upgrade my 105 8 speed.
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I've had em for 5 years...Thru rain, snow, and even dirt, i've yet to have a problem.
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Nothing wrong with it. You just have to install and tune it right, like every other gruppo.
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text: Second NI arrest over container death 20 Aug 2014 A second man from Northern Ireland has been arrested by police investigating the death of a man found in a shipping container in England. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast The 33-year-old from Londonderry was detained after voluntarily attending a police station in Essex on Wednesday afternoon.He will be questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry into the UK linked to the investigation into the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks on Saturday.Meet Singh Kapoor, 40, was one of 35 people, including 15 children, from Afghanistan found in a container at Tilbury docks. Police said the people were victims of people trafficking.The latest arrest comes after a 34-year-old man from Limavady, Co Londonderry, was detained just after midday on Tuesday on the A1 at Banbridge, Co Down, as part of the same probe.A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "The man arrested in NI yesterday is not due to arrive in Essex Police custody until late this evening." © UTV Share Share Share


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Policy Lessons from Children's Allowances for Children's Savings Accounts
Curley, Jami, Sherraden, Michael, Child Welfare
This article examines the history and current structure of children's allowances around the world as well as the history of such allowances in the United States in an effort to provide the United States with a policy framework for children's savings accounts. The authors also provide policy direction for children's savings accounts.
Children's allowances, a common feature of 20th century welfare states, are cash grants from the government to families with children. Unlike most economically developed nations, the United States has not enacted a universal children's allowance policy. Providing a monthly cash benefit as income security for all children has never had widespread political appeal. The United States has been a cautious and reluctant welfare state [Jansson 1996], and the children's allowance (CA) concept has conflicted with America's primary values of individual initiative and limited government involvement.
Despite this history of opposition to children's allowances, proposals for universal support of children today are emerging in the United States, but in the form of long-term savings rather than as income for immediate consumption.* Children's Savings Accounts (CSAs) would use public resources to promote savings and asset accumulation for all children. The most typical proposal is for the establishment of educational savings accounts (e.g., the KidSave proposal of Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Bob Kerrey (D-NE) [Kerrey 1995]. Other policymakers have proposed CSAs for purposes such as homeownership, business initiatives, and other development goals. At present, Singapore may be the only country with a universal children's saving account. Under its Edusave program, the government deposits a given amount annually in the Edusave accounts of all Singapore children, to be used for educational expenses [Sherraden et al. 1995].
CSAs should be viewed, not as a replacement for other child welfare approaches, but as a complementary tool that can improve the well-being and long-term development of children. Current U.S. child welfare policies consist primarily of cash and inkind support and services. For the most part these policies address the needs of children who are in some type of difficulty, with the programs designed to ameliorate those difficulties. Although far from perfect, these policies have assisted millions of children.
Changes in the Policy Climate
Many of today's child welfare policies have their roots in the religious and child-caring institutions of the 19th century, and especially in the work of a group of visionary social leaders (for the most part women) in the Progressive Era. The first White House Conference on Children in 1909 charted the direction that child welfare policy was to take throughout the 20th century. In large measure, as Jane Addams and other Progressive Era leaders realized, these policy initiatives were a response to social problems created by an industrial economy [Addams 1910]. As today's economy shifts toward information and services, social issues are changing, and it seems possible that child welfare policies will change as well. For example, the new economy will require increased investment in education and skills training or "human capital" if young people are to become self-sustaining in adulthood. A greater emphasis on investing in people could complement traditional policies of problem solving and consumption support. Thus, as a policy instrument, it may be that asset accounts, in various forms, will become a complement to income-- based policy [Sherraden 1997,1998b].
In many countries, domestic policy has already begun shifting toward asset accounts. In the United States, this is evident in the rapid growth of 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs, Roth IRAs, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and proposals for universal systems such as Personal Savings Accounts in Social Security and Universal Savings Accounts (USAs). A major concern in this shift is inclusiveness-ensuring that everyone is brought into the emerging asset-based system [Sherraden 1998a]. …


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Keeping Children on Their Toes
If this writing thing doesn't work out I know what I can do instead: casting director. That's the conclusion I reached Monday after watching several hundred boys and girls, but overwhelmingly girls, between the ages of 8 and 18 auditioning before casting directors for television and Broadway in adjoining ballrooms at the Sheraton hotel on Seventh Avenue.
The event—several days of workshops, auditions, and adolescent and pre-adolescent ambition—is sponsored by the New York City Dance Alliance. They invite to the big city kids from all over the country who have proved themselves the best performers in regional competitions. Alumni include American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey Dancers, and a couple of Broadway "Billy Elliots." The current Broadway cast of "Newsies" has four former NYC Dance Alliance students. Among those holding auditions here were Radio City's Christmas Spectacular, "Cirque du Soleil," and the TV show "Smash."
I wasn't altogether serious about becoming a casting director. After watching the 300 or so students putting on their best "Flashdance" face for Josh Bergasse, casting director for NBC's "Smash," I was frankly impressed they found enough square footage to avoid maiming each other with their high kicks, let alone stand out from the competition.
But here's some sage advice based on what I observed and the reactions of the experts, even though much of the auditioning process seems subjective to the point of falling just short of a crapshoot: It's easier to get noticed if you beat the other boys and girls in the front of the room where your talent can better be spotted. Also, it helps if you wear bright colors. And smile. Not in an artificial way, but in a manner that conveys that you're just happy to be alive and allowed the privilege of doing what you love to do—which is, of course, to dance.
While the scene inside the ballrooms—one of them for 16- to 18-year-olds, the other for the "tween" set and younger—fell somewhat short of military precision, the hallways were at times impassable with hundreds of mothers, their balletic, duck-walking daughters in tow, struggling to make their way to the registration desk. Nonetheless, most everyone seemed to be in a reasonably cheerful, and not maniacally competitive mood.
"It's kind of for the experience," explained Shauna Howe, who had accompanied Lexi, her tall, blonde 15-year-old daughter from Utah. They were waiting for the 1:30 p.m. "Smash" audition to start. "You can't have any expectations. These are the best dancers from around the country. You get to see where you stand."
At the front of the ballroom, Katie Webber and Skye Mattox, professional dancers who performed in the first season of "Smash"—they would be assisting Mr. Bergasse by demonstrating the dance moves the choreographer expected of the children—surveyed the sea of expectant young people arrayed before them. "We both grew up in this world," said Ms. Webber, who is currently appearing on Broadway in "Rock of Ages." "It brings back memories—in both good and bad ways. It's nice to have made it out on the other side as a professional dancer."
After all the kids got their registration numbers—that process alone was exhausting and took the better part of an hour—Mr. Bergasse and the ladies performed a combination from "Smash's" second episode to the music "20th Century Fox Mambo."
It was remarkable how quickly the kids picked up the sequence, or maybe not: "They're used to this stuff," Ms. Howe had told me. "They've been doing it since second grade."
It made me wonder where I'd gone wrong with my own kids. These children were dripping with ambition. It didn't seem evil ambition, but dedication to a goal that seemed unnatural in anybody under 35.
While everybody was learning the moves, and before they separated into smaller groups so Mr. Bergasse and his crew could better detect those with breakout potential, I ducked into the little kids audition next door. Mr. Bergasse said that it was unlikely that he would be plucking anybody from obscurity—it was more a mock audition—but Nora Brennan, the casting director who was conducting the tryouts for the little kids, was actually looking for pipsqueak talent to perform in "Matilda," a show coming to Broadway next spring.
Their bodies might have been small and their attention spans works in progress, yet even these kids seemed to have their eyes on the prize. They came forward in groups of five or six and danced and sang what appeared some sort of fight scene with impressive ferocity.
"They have to be strong dancers and singers," Ms. Brennan explained during a break. It seemed a tall order for children as young as 8. "These kids are some of the best dancers in the country," she said.
Ms. Brennan was also the kids casting director for "Billy Elliot." Among her finds at one of these New York City Dance Alliance conventions was Corey Snide, who appeared as Billy Elliot in the London West End production and had returned Monday to assist at what he described simply as "the Nationals." Mr. Snide was shouting "Quiet and focus!" to the boisterous little boys and girls waiting outside the ballroom for their chance to audition.
"I've been coming here since I was 8 years old," said Mr. Snide, who is 18 and currently studying at Julliard. He comes from Albany. "This is my favorite place; one of the better parts of my childhood. I was blown away by meeting dancers from across the country—the caliber of dancers I met and how inspiring the entire week is."
The "Smash" auditions finally got under way, with Mr. Bergasse handing out helpful advice from the front of the room. "If there's one thing you should know today," he stated, "I don't like mean people; I don't hire them. If they have a little bit of an attitude I'm going to assume they're not a nice person."
He added something applicable not just to the dance world but to life in general. "Be delightful," he said. "You get a lot more jobs that way."
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An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that "Matilda" was coming to Broadway this fall.


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2 cups light brown sugar
2/3 to 1 cup water
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
6 to 8 apples with sticks (skewered)
Place wax paper on a cookie sheet and set it aside. Combine all ingredients except the lemon extract into a small, deep saucepan. Mix with a wooden spoon to evenly distribute the ingredients; place over medium high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Be sure that all the ingredients come to a boil and reach about 290° to 300° on your candy thermometer. Once the product has reached its set temperature, add the lemon extract and mix to combine. Dip the apples and place the dipped apples on the prepared pan.


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The Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum is located in Rome, Pennsylvania, in the house where Bliss lived. Bliss is the writer of many favorite gospel hymns such as "Hallelujah, What A Savior," "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning," "Almost Persuaded" and many others. He wrote the music to Horatio Spafford's lyric "It Is Well With My Soul."
If you appreciate the old gospel hymns of the 1870s, or if you are visiting beautiful northeastern Pennsylvania for other reasons, please come by the Gospel Songwriters Museum in Rome.
The museum is open Saturdays 1-4pm on
May 23, 2015
June 6 & 20, 2015
July 11 & 25, 2015
August 1, 15 & 29, 2015
September 5, 2015.
Tours also can be planned for other times with appointment by calling 570-247-2228.
If you would like to know more about P.P. Bliss, click on the links to read his biography, view our picture gallery, and visit our archive of song lyrics and sheet music for Bliss' songs.
P.O. Box 84, 969 Main ST. Rome, PA 18837 phone 570-247-2228


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Expansion of Pipeline Stirs Concerns Over Safety
Natural-Gas Grid Increasingly Reaches Into Sensitive Areas
America's natural-gas boom is driving the construction of thousands of miles of new pipelines, many of them crisscrossing heavily populated or environmentally sensitive areas.
About 4,400 miles of new pipeline will be built this year, according to government projections. That is more than 2.5 times last year's figure and the biggest annual addition in the 10 years data have been collected. The new pipe will carry 47 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, triple the amount carried by new pipeline in 2007, itself a record year.
The construction of highly pressurized lines snaking under farms and past residential areas is raising fears about safety and environmental impacts in communities along the new pipeline routes. Companies building the pipelines face lawsuits, eminent-domain battles and jurisdictional fights among the local, state and federal authorities that oversee the projects. Two New England projects have been held up or canceled in recent months because of local opposition. Even energy-friendly Texas has seen growing opposition to some projects in Fort Worth.
"The greatest need is in the most densely populated areas, which in turn are the most challenging places to site infrastructure," said Robert Cupina, principal deputy director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission office that oversees pipeline construction.
The pipeline boom is being driven by the need to distribute growing natural-gas production to markets across the nation. The U.S. is increasingly relying on natural gas as a fuel that is cleaner than coal, much cheaper than oil -- albeit not as cheap as in past years -- and, unlike most renewable alternatives, readily available. Natural gas generated 20% of U.S. electricity in 2006, up from 13% a decade earlier. Demand for natural gas could grow even faster if Congress passes new limits on carbon emissions, or if it becomes more popular as an alternative to gasoline, as Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has recently proposed.
Natural-gas production "could be completely transformative to our country," said Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of natural-gas giant Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK 10.35 % "The plumbing is being built right now."
Pipeline construction lagged behind in the U.S. for years, as natural-gas production in the Gulf of Mexico declined and utilities opted to build cheaper coal-fired power plants. That began to change in the late 1990s, as cleaner-burning gas-fired power plants gained favor for environmental reasons. More recently, natural-gas production has been rising thanks to new drilling spurred by high prices and improved technologies. Onshore production is up 12% in May over the previous year, according to government data.
Production sites are shifting as well. In the Gulf of Mexico, production has steadily declined, from 22% of U.S. production in 1997 to 12% a decade later. Wyoming and Colorado, meanwhile, doubled their share of U.S. production, from 7% to 14%. Production in Texas is up 18% this year alone.
Pipeline companies are racing to keep up. More than half the new pipeline capacity built last year stemmed from new production in Texas and the Rocky Mountains. Last Monday, the federal regulatory commission approved a new 500-mile pipeline from Oklahoma to Alabama.
The new pipelines are filling up as soon as they are built. Rockies Express West, a 713-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline stretching from Colorado to Missouri, was full almost as soon as it went online earlier this year, according to industry analysts. New projects, including a 670-mile Wyoming-to-Oregon pipeline known as Ruby, are already in the works.
Rural projects such as Rockies Express have faced relatively little opposition. The situation is different in Texas, where much of the new production is in urban areas. Fort Worth has seen drilling rigs spring up in churchyards, college campuses and residential subdivisions.
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Companies try to avoid battles by keeping to existing rights-of-way -- along old rail lines, for example -- or by expanding existing pipelines. But even those projects can run into trouble thanks to suburban sprawl that has brought houses alongside once-remote pipelines. "What once was just a pasture is now a subdivision," said Mr. Wright of the Interstate Natural Gas Association.
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As if you needed any further evidence, but here ya go anyway... numbers and charts released a couple of days ago... in brief, in 2010 the domestic DVD market continued its steady decline (dropping roughly 44%% from 2009 to 2010, damn!), as consumers like you and I (with Sergio being the lone dissenter) shift our home video viewing habits, from DVDs to streaming/VOD services, like Netflix, and Amazon.com, amongst others.
And, unfortunately for studios, revenue from VOD has yet to really catch up and offset the continuous slide in DVD sales revenue, which, as we all know, used to be where they made the bulk of their profits.
So, I'd wager than most studio execs are scrambling right now (or rather, have been scrambling), uncertain of what exactly to do to return to past glory (money) days. And you can guarantee this shift affects their green-lighting decisions.
Check the charts... The first one (above) shows the above "crisis" I'm referring to; the second (below) shows the top 15 DVDs sold from 2008 to 2010.


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Dealing with Long Field Names | Analyzing Users' Tasks
Published: May 19, 2014
In this edition of Ask UXmatters, our experts discuss how to deal with very long field names in forms and some ways to analyze users' tasks.
Each month in Ask UXmatters, our UX experts provide answers to our readers' questions about a broad range of user experience matters. To get answers to your own questions about UX strategy, design, user research, or any other topic of interest to UX professionals in an upcoming edition of Ask UXmatters, please send your questions to: [email protected].
The following experts have contributed answers to this edition of Ask UXmatters:
- Jessica Enders—Principal at Formulate Information Design
- Pabini Gabriel-Petit—Senior Director, User Experience and Design at Apttus; Publisher and Editor in Chief, UXmatters; Founding Director of Interaction Design Association (IxDA); UXmatters columnist
- Caroline Jarrett—Owner and Director at Effortmark Limited; UXmatters columnist
- Jordan Julien—Independent Experience Strategy Consultant
- Jim Ross—Senior UX Architect at Infragistics; UXmatters columnist
Handling Very Long Field Names
Q: I am currently wondering how to deal gracefully with very long field names—for example, "Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan." My application currently has left-aligned labels to the left of input fields. I know that changing to labels above input boxes would not only help alleviate the issues with long names, but would also be better for overall user productivity. However, my users really seem to hate scrolling, so I am hesitant to make this format change because it would increase the length of the form.
Obviously, increasing the space between the labels and the fields is awful, but I also abhor abbreviations as they steepen learning curves. What is the best design solution?—A programmer concerned about user experience
"You could right align the labels. That would keep them close to the fields regardless of label length, without adding to the height of the form," replies Jim. "Another option is to wrap long labels to a second line of text. However, that can create odd vertical spacing across fields, depending on the labels for other fields in your form.
"If there are acronyms that are familiar to your audience, you could use acronyms in your field labels, with a ToolTip that appears on hover and shows the full label. For example, Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan is often abbreviated as RSFPP. Depending on your audience, people may be highly familiar with that acronym, so you could use that."
"I strongly disagree with the suggestion to use acronyms in field labels," responds Pabini. "Many people have great difficulty in learning them—if they ever learn them at all. On mobile devices, you can't display ToolTips, and it's best to use consistent labeling across devices.
"You've already identified the design solution that would be preferable for fields with long labels: placing the labels left aligned above the fields. That placement provides the best performance. More important, they're easier to read than left-aligned labels. One thing is certain: users don't like spending a lot of time filling out forms. So, even though the time-savings for filling out each individual field is infinitesimal, cumulatively, they can add up when forms are long.
—Pabini Gabriel-Petit
"Try to avoid writing long labels, while at the same time ensuring the labels' clarity. For particular labels, some alternative design approaches might be to do the following:
- Provide group labels and eliminate the repetition of the same words in the labels beneath them."
- Split the text across a label to the left of a field and interactive user assistance or tip text to the right. Labels to the left of fields should be right aligned, not left aligned. Right-aligned labels give performance that is almost as good as that of labels above fields and reduces the errors in reading that occur when there is a great gulf between shorter, left-aligned labels and fields far to their right.
- Practice concise writing. I see very few long labels that could not have been shortened.
Are You Really Sure That Your Users Hate Scrolling?
"First of all," Jessica asks, "How do you know that your users really hate scrolling? Have you observed a large, representative sample of users interacting with the form, or is this a hypothesis that is based on other information such as poor completion rates for fields toward the end of the form? I'm curious because, in my experience, a significant proportion of form-fillers don't mind—or even actually prefer—scrolling. If you're going to make a design decision based on a user preference, you want to be really sure that the data is solid.
"If, in fact, your particular target audience actually is bent against scrolling, it might be important to understand why. For instance, form-fillers might dislike scrolling because they have trouble keeping track of where they are. This, in turn, may be a result of the form's visual design or lack of chunking.
"Having labels above fields does double the form's length. So, if after all of your research, you know that this layout just isn't an option, don't despair about placing labels to the left of fields. You can help link each label visually with its corresponding field by using zebra striping—shading the background of alternate questions. For each question, the absence or presence of shading helps to draw the eye from the label across to the field. Finally, I would point out that the productivity gains of labels above fields are marginal at best. You should be much more concerned about things like whether the questions use plain English and make sense for the target audience."
—Caroline Jarrett
Jessica recommends her articles "Zebra Striping: Does It Really Help?" and "Zebra Striping: More Data for the Case."
"Test the form with your users," recommends Caroline. "Only they can tell you whether the pain of scrolling is greater than the pain of reading awkwardly placed labels."
Move Labels Inside Fields?
"If you're really opposed to making the form labels left aligned above fields, the only solution that I can think of is to use in-field labels. I'd recommend testing this option anyway," replies Jordan. "The idea is to have no field label to the left. Each label instead appears within the field itself. The label disappears when a user clicks or taps the field. There are usability concerns when using this pattern though. You might want to consider displaying contextual instructions when a field is active, or has focus. Or try some other solution to help users remember what information they've been asked to provide once the field label has disappeared."
"Read Caroline Jarrett's article on UXmatters, 'Don't Put Labels Inside Text Boxes (Unless You're Luke W),' in which she makes a very strong case against placing labels inside fields," suggests Pabini.
Analyzing Users' Tasks
Q: What are your favorite ways to analyze your users' tasks?—from a UXmatters reader
"The holy grail of user experience is understanding the tasks that users want to get done," responds Jordan. "Clayton Christensen offered a few key nuggets of insight in his jobs-to-be-done methodology, which he worked on about a decade ago. Many articles have been written about it. Read 'What Customers Want from Your Products.' The biggest take-away that I got from Christensen's work is the idea of switchers—the users who have just hired or fired the solution they were previously using to complete a task. For instance, if I was engaged to help create a new search engine, I'd want to talk to users who have just started using a new search engine and figure out why they switched. This still leaves some prioritization work on the shoulders of the analyst, but the reasons users switch generally translate to unmet needs around their most important tasks."
"When it's just me doing the analysis," answers Jim, "I usually type up my notes in a spreadsheet, with a column for each research participant and the task steps in rows. This allows me to scan the rows to see how each person performed each step—looking for similarities and differences. I can easily see how common certain actions and problems are.
"When the tasks that I'm analyzing are more complex, I use something like Visio to create diagrams that map out the steps in the process, the inputs and outputs, the tools and systems that a user employs, and the other people that are involved in the process. That lets me progress from the textual descriptions in my notes to a visual depiction of the situation.
"When I'm analyzing tasks with a group of people, we create affinity diagrams and process diagrams. We use Post-it notes when collaborating on task analysis because it's easy to move them around and add or remove steps. You can go through your notes from your first research participant and list out each step he or she took in order, using Post-it notes. Then, as you go through your notes on each additional participant, you can make revisions or additions to the process. Sometimes I use red Post-it notes to indicate problems during a process. You can use Post-it notes of other colors to indicate other issues such as tools or documents that the participants used or environmental factors."
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Since contributing my answer to this question, I've published a comprehensive analysis of the different options for field labels. Readers may find my article "The Definitive Guide to Form Label Positioning" of value.
A happy medium between placing field labels inside fields and having them push content down the page by placing them above fields might be this adaptive placeholder idea.
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i'm a little worried about Jarvis. Other than that... i'm EXTREMELY worried about our Defense
ISU can win 3 in a row, let's see if it gets done.
Iowa State is an underdog in every game left of this season until they prove otherwise. The team that played today would not have beat any division 1A teams.
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GLENDALE — Ever since coach Dave Tippett arrived on the scene almost four years ago, ushering in a work boots-required policy that had been lacking in these parts, every game served a purpose.
In their 50-win, 100-plus point showing in 2009-10, when they clinched with seven games to go, the last two weeks were a primer for the franchise's first playoff berth in eight years.
The next spring's activities — much like last year's frenzied finish — weren't confirmed until the last week of the season, keeping the Coyotes at their peak.
So it was unusual, then, to watch Wednesday's game against the San Jose Sharks unfold as an obligation rather than a necessity.
After failing to grab two points in Detroit on Monday, the Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention. The schedule of the teams they're chasing coupled with the fact they don't currently own the tiebreaker against any of those teams makes it impossible for them to sneak in — even if they win out.
But as much as these proceedings were irrelevant, they were still meaningful to the Coyotes.
They pulled out a 2-1 win in front of 12,588 at Jobing.com Arena because pride also has been a prerequisite since Tippett took over.
"We've established an identity of how our team has to play to be successful, and we expect that identity to carry right through," Tippett said. "It's about work ethic. It's about character, and it's about trying to find ways to win. I thought we played accordingly."
If only the Coyotes delivered more performances like this one, they might still be in the hunt — or better yet have a spot clinched.
The Coyotes built a 2-0 lead with two first-period goals courtesy of their blue line.
Michael Stone sent a rising shot past Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss at 11:56, and then Keith Yandle one-timed the puck from the right point on the power play at 17:52.
The only puck that snuck behind goalie Mike Smith was a wrist shot from Brent Burns off an Oliver Ekman-Larsson turnover at 3:31 of the second. Smith finished with 33 saves, and Greiss had 30.
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The Coyotes were in trouble after a seven-game losing streak in mid-March that saw them tumble down the standings from sixth to 12th.
Almost as damaging was the Coyotes' inability to spin a win streak. Their longest of the season is three after corralling streaks of six games (2011-12), eight (2010-11) and nine (2009-10).
All of this was particularly disappointing considering last spring's remarkable trek to the Western Conference finals amid the ongoing ownership drama that has permanently labeled the Coyotes as bottom-feeders.
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They hope, though, that at least some of that success is still salvageable as a launching pad for the future.
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Key moment: The Coyotes built a two-goal lead when defenseman Keith Yandle converted on the power play with 2:08 left in the first period. That goal would eventually stand as the game winner.
Key number: 32 Shots by the Coyotes
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View from the press box: These last few games won't change the Coyotes' fate. After three consecutive playoff berths, the Coyotes will be spectators this spring. But Friday's home finale and the last game Saturday in Anaheim still are valuable. For the bubble players, this is a time to audition for jobs for next year. For the batch whose contracts expire at the end of the season, this is a chance to prove their value and bump up their price tag. The Coyotes may no longer be relevant, but their players sure can be.


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* Both drives show up individually
* Both drives showed up together, when the 500GB was set as boot drive
* The 500GB doesn't show up when the smaller drive is plugged in as the boot drive
The problem is a physical one, since the drive isn't showing up in the BIOS (if it doesn't show there it is impossible for it to show up in My Computer). Since both drives can work together the problem must be with whatever cabling changes you make to "Reinstalled 180 Gig as operating system drive". There could be a few causes:
* Maybe you're using a different SATA cable, and it is faulty
* Maybe you're using a different power connector, and it is faulty
* Some motherboards require you to use SATA ports sequentially (ie. SATA0 first, SATA1 next etc).
More playing around could tell you what is going on. The quickest solution though would be to plug things back in so that both drives are detected. Now go into the BIOS setup program (usually by pressing Del or one of the function keys just after boot). In there you should be able to set the hard drive priority. Change it so that the 180GB drive is first. Now both drives should still be detected, but the BIOS will choose to boot into the OS installed on the 180GB drive instead of the 500GB drive.
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