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A plan by Southern California Edison to restart its Unit 2 reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant will be the main topic of discussion during a meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nov. 16.
The public is invited to the meeting, to be held in Dana Point, and will have a chance to make statements or ask questions before the meeting adjourns.
"It's simply an informational meeting," NRC spokesman Victor Dricks said. "The NRC staff will ask questions of Southern California Edison" about the restart plan.
Watch a video of one of the retired steam generators hitting the road for Utah.
Last month, Edison proposed restarting Unit 2, one of two shuttered reactor units, at 70 percent power, then shutting it down again after five months to determine whether it is functioning properly.
Both reactors have been offline since January. Early that month, Unit 2 was shut down for routine maintenance.
But on Jan. 31, a small leak of radioactive gas prompted the shutdown of Unit 3. Later inspections revealed unexpected wear among thousands of steam generator tubes in both units, with more severe wear in Unit 3.
Each reactor has two massive steam generators, and all four were replaced in a $671 million operation from 2009 to early 2011.
The tube wear was later traced to design flaws that led to excessive vibrations while the units were operating.
NRC officials are reviewing Edison's restart proposal before deciding whether to approve it, a process likely to take months.
The meeting will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 16 at Doubletree Guest Suites Doheny Beach, 34402 Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point.
Because of limited seating, the meeting also will be webcast live at video.nrc.gov.
At least one more public meeting will be held, Dricks said, before the NRC decides whether to approve Edison's restart plan.
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An Interview With Steve Bailey: How Virginia Kept the Pills Coming to ADAP Clients on Its Waiting List
September 24, 2012
No one enjoyed the ADAP waiting list experience, but sometimes adversity produces remarkable things. When the Commonwealth of Virginia had to start wait-listing ADAP-eligible clients in November, 2010, and even disenroll some clients who were already getting their drugs through Virginia's ADAP, the Commonwealth made a commitment: everyone would continue getting drugs, even if it wasn't through the state ADAP program.
Steve Bailey, Director of HIV Care Services in the Virginia Department of Health's Division of Disease Prevention, joins us to tell us how Virginia did that. The Commonwealth's determination was admirable, and the Federal-state-private partnerships the Commonwealth built to get the job done will improve the delivery of HIV health care for years to come. The ADAP waiting lists were not a success story, but Virginia's response certainly was.
PV: Steve, now that ADAP waiting lists seem to be coming to an end -- for the time being -- can you tell us how the Commonwealth of Virginia handled finding alternate sources of drug assistance for the PLWHA it had to put on its waiting list?
Steve Bailey: When we began the waiting list, in November, 2010, we were in an unfortunate position of needing to remove some people from ADAP who had been receiving medication, so we contacted all the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture HIV medications and alerted them that we would need immediate assistance in Virginia for the clients, to ensure that they did not go without medications. We were able to establish individual contacts at each company, who communicated with our AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (or ADAP) staff here at the Virginia Department of Health, and we developed the ability to track each client who was accessing medication assistance. For example, initially we assisted clients in completing applications for various pharmaceutical assistance programs (PAPs), and then we would follow up with the pharmaceutical companies to ensure that every application was approved, and every medication was actually shipped to the client or their provider.
After that point, we knew the need was going to increase exponentially, as we needed to increase the wait list, and we were not able to assist clients with completing all the PAP applications, so we conducted trainings around the state for case managers and medical providers on how to most efficiently complete a PAP application. We then had a couple of panels in Virginia, where we had representatives from pharmaceutical assistance programs actually communicate with contractors and case managers to ensure that everyone understood what the eligibility criteria were, and the most efficient ways to have customers of ours access ADAP.
I think what helped in the relationship with the pharmaceutical assistance programs is that we proactively maintained communications with those companies, to make sure they understood where our wait list was at any given point. We worked out agreements with them to certify people who were on the wait list, so that pharmaceutical companies knew that clients applying for medication were truly clients who would otherwise be accessing ADAP.
That also helped us, by the way, by also setting the expectation that we would know about every client. It helped us accurately document all those people in Virginia in need of medications through ADAP, and that helped us advocate for more efficient systems and funding that we needed to ensure that we could ultimately provide those medications. The pharmaceutical companies helped in their systems to guide clients back to us, so we were aware of clients and could document that need.
So a couple of other things happened with patient assistance resources. It took us about a year, but we did get Welvista in Virginia, and that was a great help to us. As you know, Welvista is a company that provides medications to people on wait lists throughout the nation, and we had to go through some fairly complex systems here in Virginia to ensure that Welvista would be licensed by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. Welvista worked hard to do that. Their pharmacist actually sat for the licensing exam in Virginia and passed that. And once Welvista was implemented in Virginia, we were able to see a turnaround of patients receiving medication within 24 to 48 hours after submitting their applications to Welvista. Why this was a helpful system as well, this route of patients getting medications through Welvista, is that they had to work with their physicians or case managers to apply. Those applications all came through our ADAP team, so again we were able to accurately document all people on our ADAP wait list and our true need for medications for people living with HIV.
Another thing Welvista helped with, is that every patient assistance program has its own timetable, eligibility criteria, different methods of shipping to a provider or client. What Welvista offered was one application, one process for all the HIV medications the client needed. That really helped clients, not having to track refilling three or four times to ensure that they received their complete regimen. Welvista helped coordinate that, so clients were receiving one shipment of all the medications they needed every month.
Although we had the wait list, we were committed to ensuring that all clients were accessing medications during this time when we could not provide the medications. So for clients on the wait list, we actually contacted them, at minimum every six months. Because periodically we would receive calls from providers and case managers if they had any specific challenges accessing medications, but on at least a six-month basis, our team contacted every client, to ensure that clients were still eligible for ADAP, so that when we were able to open enrollment back up, we could quickly move people into that system, rather than going through an entire eligibility process at the time of transition. But more importantly, we asked our clients, how are you getting your medications, and where are you getting them from? And if we were not able to confirm through the client that they were receiving all the medications they needed, then we facilitated contact with case managers and medical providers, which we were also keeping on record on our wait list, so we knew where clients were receiving their medical care. And we would bring the medical team in to make sure they knew their clients were not receiving the medications they needed, and therefore were able to intervene to get them into the systems that would help them the most.
This article was provided by National Association of People With AIDS. It is a part of the publication Positive Voice.
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Freshmen are making their mark among Big Ten women
The Big Ten women's basketball tournament will be a showcase for the conference's wealth of young talent – and there'll be lots of scoring if the regular-season trend continues.
The tournament opens with four games Thursday in Indianapolis. The winner of Sunday's championship game earns an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
For the second straight year, the top four seeds are No. 11 Penn State (22-6) and No. 19 Michigan State (21-8) – the regular-season co-champions – and No. 16 Nebraska (22-6) and No. 17 Purdue (21-7).
Purdue, which has won six straight games, is the two-time defending champion. The Boilermakers have put together their longest win streak of the season, and the longest current streak in the Big Ten, without point guard KK Houser. The three-year starter tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Feb. 2.
"I feel really good about the team," Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said. "The Big Ten is exceptionally tough day in and day out. We've played the top teams in the country, we've beaten Nebraska twice. Right now we hopefully have a good (NCAA) seeding no matter what happens."
While the Boilers rely on experienced players, a lot of other Big Ten teams have had newcomers play prominent roles.
"This is the strongest freshman class I've ever seen," said Lisa Bluder of No. 23 Iowa, who's in her 14th season with the Hawkeyes and the Big Ten's longest tenured coach. "That bodes well for the future of our conference."
Michigan State relied heavily on two freshmen to finish with five straight wins and tie Penn State for the regular-season title. Aerial Powers led the Spartans with 13.8 points and 8 rebounds a game, and Tori Jankoshka averaged 12.7 points.
Jankoshka, Michigan's Miss Basketball last year, took over at point guard after junior Kiana Johnson was suspended in early February for violating team rules.
"Tori was the one who without a doubt has really given us a spark," MSU coach Suzy Merchant said. "She gives us a different dynamic to our offense. She was ready, and she's super intelligent when it comes to the game of basketball."
Powers was joined on the league's all-freshman team by Indiana's Larryn Brooks, Iowa's Ally Disterhoft, Northwestern's Nia Coffey and Minnesota's Amanda Zahui B.
Zahui B. was freshman of the year after averaging 15.1 points, 2.9 blocks and a Big Ten-leading 11.3 rebounds.
"We were hoping to eventually see what she's doing, but not this quick," Gophers coach Pam Borton said. "A lot of the credit goes to Amanda. She came in and dropped 25 pounds, is in great shape and is coachable. She's shown up every night and put up numbers. That's unusual for any freshman."
Nine freshmen rank among the top 30 scorers in the league, whose teams have combined for 197 70-point outings compared with 131 last season. There have been 82 80-point games compared with 56 in 2012-13.
Northwestern (15-14) plays Ohio State (15-17) in the tournament opener. Other games Thursday match Iowa (23-7) against Illinois (9-20), Michigan (17-12) against Indiana (18-11), and Minnesota (19-11) against Wisconsin (10-18).


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By car
You can reach the car parks or the terminals from the A7 Hamburg – Kassel/A2 Berlin-Dortmund motorways via the A352 airport link road or via the Langenhagen exit (A2).
Hannover Airport is well signposted on all urban/secondary roads, on the A2/A7 motorways and on the A352 airport link road. An information car park next to the airport road shows you where the parking areas and terminals are.
Payment machines can be found in all multi-story car parks and at the car park P10. A free shuttle takes you from P10 and the P7 multi-story car park straight to the terminal.
By train
The S5 S-Bahn suburban train (Hannover Airport Line) runs every 30 minutes from 03:35 – 01:05 and takes you straight to Hannover Airport. The journey takes around 18 minutes. The S-Bahn station is situated in Terminal C.
Escalators and lifts take you from the S-Bahn station to the departures area.
Timetable information is available from the DB Travel Service by calling 0800 150 7090 or by visiting the Deutsche Bahn AG homepage.
By bus
The 470 bus runs several times an hour from the Langenhagen Zentrum station to Hannover Airport.
The bus stop at the airport is situated between the Maritim Airport Hotel and the multi-story car park 3 right next to Terminal C.
By taxi
The taxi stands are situated in front of the terminal exits on the arrivals level. The journey to Hannover city center takes around 20 minutes.
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Navy's $5 billion network award slips to May
Service needs more time to review NGEN bids.
The Navy said it will delay awarding its Next-Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract, originally planned for February, so it can take more time to review bids from vendors, with an award now planned in May.
NGEN will replace the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) , which HP Enterprise Services has operated since 2000 on a $10 billion contract that ran through 2010 and a $3.4 billion continuity-of-services deal through 2015. NGEN will serve 900,000 Navy and Marine users located in the United States, not overseas.
Capt. Shawn Hendricks, manager of the Naval Enterprise Networks Program Office, which manages NGEN in October 2011 set a hard deadline to award the new contract by the end of 2012 so the network could be ready to go when the NMCI contract expires.
Ed Austin, spokesman for the Navy's Program Executive Office for the Enterprise Information System, said "Due to the complexities of the NGEN requirements, we are changing our contract award estimate in order to ensure a complete and thorough review of offerors' bids." Two industry teams bid on NGEN: HP partnered with AT&T, IBM, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman; and Computer Sciences Corp. partnered with Harris, Dell, General Dynamics and Verizon.
Austin said that as of today neither the possibility of stiff across-the-board cuts in the Defense Department budget for the next ten years nor lack of a 2013 budget have impeded the NGEN award schedule. "However, it is unclear how they might impact the NGEN award schedule in the future," Austin said.


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1 page written 25 Nov 1851 by Joseph Thomas in Ahuriri
From: Inward letters - Surnames, Thomas, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0602 (31 digitised items). Correspondents:Joseph Thomas, Hawke's Bay, Wellington & England, 1851-1854 (23 pieces); W E Thomas, Chatham Islands, 1866-1868 (7 letters & piece-level inventory)
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Are frames accessible?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) frames are occasionally used to organize a web page by assembling at least two other web pages into a shared visual space. The strongest arguments against using frames have more to do with usability than accessibility. For example, frames reduce the amount of usable space on a page, they make it difficult or impossible for users to link directly to or bookmark a specific page within a frameset, and they often prevent users' Back buttons from working as expected.
As for accessibility, frames are not in and of themselves inaccessible. Keyboard users and assistive technology users are able to navigate among the various frames that compose a frames page. However, frames do present additional usability challenges that are unique to users with disabilities, particularly those who use screen readers.
Often in a frames interface, a user's selection of a link in one frame changes the content in another frame. A sighted user might recognize this change visually, whereas screen reader users receive no indication that a change has occurred. Therefore, in order for this interface to be usable by screen reader users, they must be provided with clear instructions as to what to expect, including where to find the updated content. Screen reader users can switch back and forth between frames, but they must know which frames to switch to in order to find the content they're seeking.
Maximum usability of frames for screen reader users also
requires that each frame has a meaningful title that speaks to its
function. Each frame is titled in the definition of the frameset, by
the defining of a
TITLE attribute for each
frame. "Navigation" and "Content" are two common examples of frame
titles that work well for screen reader users. In contrast, frame
titles like "FrameA" and "FrameB" or "Left Frame" and "Right Frame"
should be avoided, because they do not communicate frame function and
are of little or no use to screen reader users. In addition to the
attribute, a
NAME and
attribute are required as this is how code in
the HTML page refers to a frame.
Some users may be unable to view frames because of limitations
of their browsers or assistive technologies or because they've chosen
to disable frames. For these individuals, content should be made
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element. This element has often been misused as a means of simply
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Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
At the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU Langone Health, aspiring scientists in our degree programs conduct their thesis research in the laboratories of nationally and internationally recognized faculty members. By developing high-quality academic programs and championing diversity and inclusion, we train future scientists and critical thinkers in an environment supportive of scientific discovery and professional growth. This allows our students to become top achievers in scientific research and also to hone skills spanning any career.
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Our mentoring faculty consists of more than 200 nationally and internationally recognized scientists.
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Cornerback Drayton Florence, listed as a starter by the Panthers, no longer is a starter. Because he's no longer on the team.
Per a league source, the Panthers have cut Florence.
Due to make a base salary of only $940,000 in 2013, the 10-year veteran becomes a free agent. He has played for the Chargers, Jaguars, Bills, and Lions.
The move bumps a pair of youngsters — Josh Thomas and Josh Norman — into position for more opportunities on the field.


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Liam Payne's grandfather dies
The singer's sad news surfaced on Twitter.com on Wednesday (02Oct13) and, as thousands of fans expressed their sympathies to Payne, they turned the phrases "StayStrongLiam" and "RIPGrandpaPayne" into 'trending topics' on the micro-blogging website.
Few details about the Best Song Ever hitmaker's family death have emerged, but reports suggest the 20 year old was forced to miss his granddad's funeral on Monday (30Sep13) as he is currently on tour with the band in Australia.
Taking to his Twitter page on Wednesday (02Oct13), he writes, "Thanks for everyone's support at this hard time obviously this has been a tough few weeks for me I've never been through anything like this... And your support means the world so thanks guys".


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The Titans start their OTAs next week and it looks like they'll get full participation from quarterback Jake Locker at the sessions.
Locker has spent the offseason recovering from shoulder surgery after suffering multiple dislocations of his left, non-throwing shoulder during the 2012 season and says that he has healed up enough that he expects to have no limitations when he joins his teammates on the field next week. While Locker stopped short of the rave reviews about his physical condition that we're accustomed to hearing at this time of year, he made it clear that he feels ready for everything the Titans will throw at him.
"I don't know a whole lot about it as far as if it's supposed to be better or stronger, but I can tell you it feels better and just the same as it did before I got hurt," Locker said, via Terry McCormick of Titans Insider. "I haven't had any problems with it. I haven't had any moments with it where, I'm like, 'Aw, man, I can feel that,' or 'it slipped a little bit.' It feels great. It feels normal and I'm excited about that."
Any growth for the Titans as a team this season will likely require growth from Locker as an individual. It's helpful, then, that he won't have anything holding him back physically as he takes on the full leadership role for the team's offense in his third NFL season.


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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), hereby adopts the following plan (the "Plan") with respect to distributions declared by its Board of Directors (the "Board") on shares of its Common Stock:
1. Unless a stockholder specifically elects to receive cash as set forth below, all distributions hereafter declared by the Board shall be payable in shares of the Common Stock of the Company, and no action shall be required on such stockholder's part to receive a distribution in stock.
2. Such distributions shall be payable on such date or dates as may be fixed from time to time by the Board to stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date(s) established by the Board for the distribution involved.
3. The Company may use newly-issued shares of its Common Stock or purchase shares in the open market in connection with the implementation of the plan. The number of shares to be issued to a stockholder shall be based on share price equal to 95% of the closing price of the Company's Common Stock one day prior to the dividend payment date.
4. The Board may, in its sole discretion, instruct the Company to purchase shares of its Common Stock in the open market in connection with the implementation of the Plan as follows: If the Company's Common Stock is trading below net asset value at the time of valuation, upon notice from the Company, the Plan Administrator (as defined below) will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase Common Stock in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the Participants' accounts, except that the Plan Administrator will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Company to issue the remaining shares if, following the commencement of the purchases, the market value of the shares, including brokerage commissions, exceeds the net asset value at the time of valuation. These remaining shares will be issued by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the net asset value at the time of valuation or (ii) 95% of the then current market price.
5. In a case where the Plan Administrator has terminated open market purchases and caused the issuance of remaining shares by the Company, the number of shares received by the participant in respect of the cash dividend or distribution will be based on the weighted average of prices paid for shares purchased in the open market, including brokerage commissions, and the price at which the Company issues the remaining shares. To the extent that the Plan Administrator is unable to terminate purchases in the open market before the Plan Administrator has completed its purchases, or remaining shares cannot be issued by the Company because the Company declared a dividend or distribution payable only in cash, and the market price exceeds the net asset value of the shares, the average share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Company.
6. A stockholder may, however, elect to receive his or its distributions in cash. To exercise this option, such stockholder shall notify American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the plan administrator and the Company's transfer agent and registrar (collectively the "Plan Administrator"), in writing so that such notice is received by the Plan Administrator no later than the record date fixed by the Board for the distribution involved.
7. The Plan Administrator will set up an account for shares acquired pursuant to the Plan for each stockholder who has not so elected to receive dividends and distributions in cash (each, a "Participant"). The Plan Administrator may hold each Participant's shares, together with the shares of other Participants, in non-certificated form in the Plan Administrator's name or that of its nominee. Upon request by a Participant, received no later than three (3) days prior to the payable date, the Plan Administrator will, instead of crediting shares to and/or carrying shares in a Participant's account, issue, without charge to the Participant, a certificate registered in the Participant's name for the number of whole shares payable to the Participant and a check for any fractional share less a broker commission on the sale of such fractional shares. If a request to terminate a Participant's participation in the Plan is received less than three (3) days before the payable date, dividends and distributions for that payable date will be reinvested. However, subsequent dividends and distributions will be paid to the Participant in cash.
8. The Plan Administrator will confirm to each Participant each acquisition made pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable but not later than ten (10) business days after the date thereof. Although each Participant may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in a share of Common Stock of the Company, no certificates for a fractional share will be issued. However, dividends and distributions on fractional shares will be credited to each Participant's account. In the event of termination of a Participant's account under the Plan, the Plan Administrator will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Company's shares at the time of termination.
9. The Plan Administrator will forward to each Participant any Company related proxy solicitation materials and each Company report or other communication to stockholders, and will vote any shares held by it under the Plan in accordance with the instructions set forth on proxies returned by Participants to the Company.
10. In the event that the Company makes available to its stockholders rights to purchase additional shares or other securities, the shares held by the Plan Administrator for each Participant under the Plan will be added to any other shares held by the Participant in certificated form in calculating the number of rights to be issued to the Participant.
11. The Plan Administrator's service fee, if any, and expenses for administering the Plan will be paid for by the Company.
12. Each Participant may terminate his or its account under the Plan by so notifying the Plan Administrator via the Plan Administrator's website at www.amstock.com, by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of the Participant's Statement and sending it to American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, P.O. Box 922, Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560 or by calling the Plan Administrator at (888) 888-0317. Such termination will be effective immediately. The Plan may be terminated by the Company upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Company. Upon any termination, the Plan Administrator will cause a certificate or certificates to be issued for the full shares held for the Participant under the Plan and a cash adjustment for any fractional share to be delivered to the Participant without charge to the Participant. If a Participant elects by his or its written notice to the Plan Administrator in advance of termination to have the Plan Administrator sell part or all of his or its shares and remit the proceeds to the Participant, the Plan Administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.10 per share brokerage commission from the proceeds.
13. These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Company at any time but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Administrator receives written notice of the termination of his or its account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Administrator in its place and stead of a successor agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Administrator under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of any agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and distributions, the Company will be authorized to pay to such successor agent, for each Participant's account, all dividends and distributions payable on shares of the Company held in the Participant's name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor agent as provided in these terms and conditions.
14. The Plan Administrator will at all times act in good faith and use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure its full and timely performance of all services to be performed by it under this Plan and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by the Plan Administrator's negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees or agents.
15. These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Adopted: November 18, 2010


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Abbot, John, 1751-1840 :Pale dotted looper. [ca 1820]
Reference Number: E-272-f-083
Two moths in flight, shown with pupa and caterpillar. According to artist's notes `Feeds on the flower figured, but is not frequent on myrtle. Tyed up like a Butterfly 15th May, bred 27th, is not common'.
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1 image, categorised under Natural history drawings and Watercolours, related to Joshua & Thomas Gilpin (Firm, Pennsylvania), Moths and Caterpillars.
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Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abott. [1816?], Reference Number E-272-f (103 digitised items)
Extent: 1 watercolour(s)Watercolour on cream wove paper 347 x 247 mm. Vertical imageSingle art work
Historical Notes: See: Parkinson, P.G. in Turnbull Library record, vol 11 no 1 May 1978.
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Deploying the Aurelius Graph Cluster
Deploying the Aurelius Graph Cluster
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The Aurelius Graph Cluster is a cluster of interoperable graph technologies that can be deployed on a multi-machine compute cluster. This post demonstrates how to set up the cluster on Amazon EC2 (a popular cloud service provider) with the following graph technologies:
Titan is an Apache2-licensed distributed graph database that leverages existing persistence technologies such as Apache HBase and Cassandra. Titan implements the Blueprints graph API and therefore supports the Gremlin graph traversal/query language. [OLTP]
Faunus is an Apache2-licensed batch analytics, graph computing framework based on Apache Hadoop. Faunus leverages the Blueprints graph API and exposes Gremlin as its traversal/query language. [OLAP]
Please note the date of this publication. There may exist newer versions of the technologies discussed as well as other deployment techniques. Finally, all commands point to an example cluster and any use of the commands should be respective of the specific cluster being computed on.
Cluster Configuration
The examples in this post assume the reader has access to an Amazon EC2 account. The first step is to create a machine instance that has, at minimum, Java 1.6+ on it. This instance is used to spawn the graph cluster. The name given to this instance is
agc-master and it is a modest m1.small machine. On
agc-master, Apache Whirr 0.8.0 is downloaded and unpacked.
~$ ssh email@example.com ... ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ wget http://www.apache.org/dist/whirr/whirr-0.8.0/whirr-0.8.0.tar.gz ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ tar -xzf whirr-0.8.0.tar.gz
Whirr is a cloud service agnostic tool that simplifies the creation and destruction of a compute cluster. A Whirr "recipe" (i.e. a properties file) describes the machines in a cluster and their respective services. The recipe used in this post is provided below and saved to a text file named
agc.properties on
agc-master. The recipe defines a 5 m1.large machine cluster containing HBase 0.94.1 and Hadoop 1.0.3 (see
whirr.instance-templates). HBase will serve as the database persistance engine for Titan and Hadoop will serve as the batch computing engine for Faunus.
whirr.cluster-name=agc whirr.instance-templates=1 zookeeper+hadoop-namenode+hadoop-jobtracker+hbase-master,4 hadoop-datanode+hadoop-tasktracker+hbase-regionserver whirr.provider=aws-ec2 whirr.identity=${env:AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID} whirr.credential=${env:AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY} whirr.hardware-id=m1.large whirr.image-id=us-east-1/ami-da0cf8b3 whirr.location-id=us-east-1 whirr.hbase.tarball.url=http://archive.apache.org/dist/hbase/hbase-0.94.1/hbase-0.94.1.tar.gz whirr.hadoop.tarball.url=http://archive.apache.org/dist/hadoop/core/hadoop-1.0.3/hadoop-1.0.3.tar.gz hbase-site.dfs.replication=2
agc-master, the following commands will launch the previously described cluster. Note that the first two lines require specific Amazon EC2 account information. When the launch completes, the Amazon EC2 web admin console will show the 5 m1.large machines.
ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= # requires account specific information ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= # requires account specific information ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -P '' ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ whirr-0.8.0/bin/whirr launch-cluster --config agc.properties
The deployed cluster is diagrammed on the right where each machine maintains its respective software services. The sections to follow will demonstrate how to load and then process graph data within the cluster. Titan will serve as the data source for Faunus' batch analytic jobs.
Loading Graph Data into Titan
Titan is a highly scalable, distributed graph database that leverages existing persistence engines. Titan 0.1.0 supports Apache Cassandra (AP), Apache HBase (CP), and Oracle BerkeleyDB (CA). Each of these backends emphasizes a different aspect of the CAP theorem. For the purpose of this post, Apache HBase is utilized and therefore, Titan is consistent (C) and partitioned (P).
For the sake of simplicity, the
1 zookeeper+hadoop-namenode+hadoop-jobtracker+hbase-master machine will be used for cluster interactions. The IP address can be found in the Whirr instance metadata on
agc-master. The reason for using this machine is that numerous services are already installed on it (e.g. HBase shell, Hadoop, etc.) and therefore, no manual software installation is required on
ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ more .whirr/agc/instances us-east-1/i-3c121b41 zookeeper,hadoop-namenode,hadoop-jobtracker,hbase-master 18.104.22.168 10.12.27.208 us-east-1/i-34121b49 hadoop-datanode,hadoop-tasktracker,hbase-regionserver 22.214.171.124 10.40.23.46 us-east-1/i-38121b45 hadoop-datanode,hadoop-tasktracker,hbase-regionserver 188.8.131.52 10.12.119.135 us-east-1/i-3a121b47 hadoop-datanode,hadoop-tasktracker,hbase-regionserver 188.8.131.52 10.35.63.206 us-east-1/i-3e121b43 hadoop-datanode,hadoop-tasktracker,hbase-regionserver 220.127.116.11 10.224.3.16
Once in the machine via ssh, Titan 0.1.0 is downloaded, unzipped, and the Gremlin console is started.
ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ ssh 126.96.36.199 ... ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ wget https://github.com/downloads/thinkaurelius/titan/titan-0.1.0.zip ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ sudo apt-get install unzip ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ unzip titan-0.1.0.zip ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ cd titan-0.1.0/ ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~/titan-0.1.0$ bin/gremlin.sh \,,,/ (o o) -----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----- gremlin>
A toy 1 million vertex/edge graph is loaded into Titan using the Gremlin/Groovy script below (simply cut-and-paste the source into the Gremlin console and wait approximately 3 minutes). The code implements a preferential attachment algorithm. For an explanation of this algorithm, please see the second column of page 33 in Mark Newman's article The Structure and Function of Complex Networks.
// connect Titan to HBase in batch loading mode conf = new BaseConfiguration() conf.setProperty('storage.backend','hbase') conf.setProperty('storage.hostname','localhost') conf.setProperty('storage.batch-loading','true'); g = TitanFactory.open(conf) // preferentially attach a growing vertex set size = 1000000; ids = [g.addVertex().id]; rand = new Random(); (1..size).each{ v = g.addVertex(); u = g.v(ids.get(rand.nextInt(ids.size()))) g.addEdge(v,u,'linked'); ids.add(u.id); ids.add(v.id); if(it % 10000 == 0) { g.stopTransaction(SUCCESS) println it } }; g.shutdown()
Batch Analytics with Faunus
Faunus is a Hadoop-based graph computing framework. It supports performant global graph analyses by making use of sequential reads from disk (see The Pathologies of Big Data). Faunus provides connectivity to Titan/HBase, Titan/Cassandra, any Rexster-fronted graph database, and to text/binary files stored in HDFS. From the
1 zookeeper+hadoop-namenode+hadoop-jobtracker+hbase-master machine, Faunus 0.1-alpha is downloaded and unzipped. The provided
titan-hbase.properties file should be updated with
hbase.zookeeper.quorum=10.12.27.208 instead of
localhost. The IP address 10.12.27.208 is provided by
~/.whirr/agc/instances on
agc-master. Finally, the Gremlin console is started.
ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ wget https://github.com/downloads/thinkaurelius/faunus/faunus-0.1-alpha.zip ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ unzip faunus-0.1-alpha.zip ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ cd faunus-0.1-alpha/ ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~/faunus-0.1-alpha$ vi bin/titan-hbase.properties ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~/faunus-0.1-alpha$ bin/gremlin.sh \,,,/ (o o) -----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----- gremlin>
A few example Faunus jobs are provided below. The final job on line 9 generates an in-degree distribution. The in-degree of a vertex is defined as the number of incoming edges to the vertex. The outputted result states how many vertices (second column) have a particular in-degree (first column). For example, 167,050 vertices have only 1 incoming edge.
gremlin> g = FaunusFactory.open('bin/titan-hbase.properties') ==>faunusgraph[titanhbaseinputformat] gremlin> g.V.count() // how many vertices in the graph? ==>1000001 gremlin> g.E.count() // how many edges in the graph? ==>1000000 gremlin> g.V.out.out.out.count() // how many length 3 paths are in the graph? ==>988780 gremlin> g.V.sideEffect('{it.degree = it.inE.count()}').degree.groupCount // what is the graph's in-degree distribution? ==>1 167050 ==>10 2305 ==>100 6 ==>108 3 ==>119 3 ==>122 3 ==>133 1 ==>144 2 ==>155 1 ==>166 2 ==>18 471 ==>188 1 ==>21 306 ==>232 1 ==>254 1 ==>... gremlin>
To conclude, the in-degree distribution result is pulled from Hadoop's HDFS (stored in
output/job-0). Next, scp is used to download the file to
agc-master and then again to download the file to a local machine (e.g. a laptop). If the local machine has R installed, then the file can be plotted and visualized (see the final diagram below). The log-log plot demonstrates the known result that the preferential attachment algorithm generates a graph with a power-law degree distribution (i.e. "natural statistics").
ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ hadoop fs -getmerge output/job-0 distribution.txt ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ head -n5 distribution.txt 1 167050 10 2305 100 6 108 3 119 3 ubuntu@ip-10-12-27-208:~$ exit ... ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ scp 22.214.171.124:~/distribution.txt . ubuntu@ip-10-117-55-34:~$ exit ... ~$ scp firstname.lastname@example.com:~/distribution.txt . ~$ r > t = read.table('distribution.txt') > plot(t,log='xy',xlab='in-degree',ylab='frequency')
The Aurelius Graph Cluster is used for processing massive-scale graphs, where massive-scale denotes a graph so large it does not fit within the resource confines of a single machine. In other words, the Aurelius Graph Cluster is all about Big Graph Data. The two cluster technologies explored in this post were Titan and Faunus. They serve two distinct graph computing needs. Titan supports thousands of concurrent real-time, topologically local graph interactions. Faunus, on the other hand, supports long running, topologically global graph analyses. In other words, they provide OLTP and OLAP functionality, respectively.
London, G., "Set Up a Hadoop/HBase Cluster on EC2 in (About) an Hour," Cloudera Developer Center, October 2012.
Newman, M., "The Structure and Function of Complex Networks," SIAM Review, volume 45, pages 167-256, 2003.
Jacobs, A., "The Pathologies of Big Data," ACM Communications, volume 7, number 6, July 2009.
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The next day the tea awakens only to be returned once more to the cauldron. This final round of drying is under low heat. The fragile and brittle leaves are carefully turned by hand for a long period of time. As the tea is drying it emits a yellowish-white powder as it has done throughout repeated, long exposure to the heat of the cauldron. This powder leaves a residue in the aluminum cauldron and coats the dark hair of those working over the cauldron in a ghostly white film. The yellowish-white powder is actually the chemical constitute of caffeine. As the bitter-fresh leaves are exposed to long bouts of heat, caffeine is coxed out resulting in the final sweet taste and smell of Korean green tea.
After long hours of special handling over low heat, the leaves are completely dried. They are then placed on a traditional woven sifter where they cool. When they have cooled down, an old lady picks up the sifter and sifts out the dirt, dust, and chipped pieces of leaves using a method that has been passed down for hundreds of years in Korea. Her motions push the unwanted pieces to the edge where they are removed from the rest of the leaves.
After they have been sifted and have completely cooled they will be taken away to be placed in foil bags, the foil bags will be placed in boxes, and the boxes placed on tea shop shelves. It is here where these preserved leaves wait patiently for one to prepare them. They eagerly anticipate a time to come when warm water hits their shriveled, shrunken, curled, grayish-purple bodies, transforming them into what they were before, bright green and full of energy.Cho Ui wrote the following about the final steps of making tea,
After one is finished making tea, it must be dried and placed into a chest. The chest must be sealed with paper for three days to allow tea to restore its true essence. After three days have gone by, tea must be retreated over low heat in an iron cauldron so that it becomes fully and completely dried.
Once the tea is dried and then cooled, it needs to be stored in a container. Tea needs to be gently guided into a container. Tea needs to be covered with bamboo bark,before the lid is sealed with thin white paper that is wrapped around the opening. A brick that is taken from the flames and then cooled is placed on top to completely seal the opening when the container is placed in storage. It is crucial that no wind makes its way into the container and it is also important that the container is not placed near open flames. If wind makes its way into the container, the tea leaves take on cold, negative qualities and if the container is near open flames, the tea leaves prematurely take on a yellowish colour.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College & State University softball program and head coach Ginger Chaffinch would like to announce the addition of Kelly Miller as graduate assistant coach.
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She comes to Georgia College from Purdue University where she played as a middle infielder from 2006-09. While with the Boilermakers she was named to the All-Mideast Region Second Team, as well as Third Team All-Big Ten in 2008. Originally a walk-on for Purdue in 2006, Miller worked her way into a scholarship; earning the John Purdue Club Perseverance Award for the "spirit of determination" it takes to be a successful walk-on.
"Kelly has good experience coming from Purdue," said Chaffinch. "She will be a good asset to our team on and off the field."
Miller is pursuing a Master's Degree in Human Performance.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Not sure how much you guys watch the Sabres, but they are my eastern team. I cheer for them almost as much as I cheer for the Canucks...almost. I've seen Kassian play a bit more than some on these boards, and yes he is a work in progress, but he's got a good upside and he's got good size.old calamari wrote:Brilliant trade eh. Trading Hodgson for a player who was parked in the minors that has baggage. LOL! Wow.[/quote ]Talk about baggage how about the great Hodgson a player who lets daddy, agent, Roberts do his dirty work for him. Come back in 3 years and talk about this trade before you try to run your fukin smack. Malcontents need to be killed before they spread cancer in a team.RoyalDude wrote:Farhan Lalji wrote:although for the life of me, I do NOT understand Gillis' logic in making that Hodgson deal at the deadline this past year. Even if Hodgson's dad was a head case and Hodgson needed to be move, why on earth would one trade him for a "work in progress" like Zack Kassian?
A trade like this takes time, and so far, all we know is that Cody...'could've' done this and 'could've' done that...no guarantees. No one has won or lost on this trade yet...but bashing that decision is kinda funny considering Cody got more ice time with the Sabres, didn't produce much until nearly the end, and found out that he was on the ice and partly responsible for goals getting past Miller and Enroth.


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"Remember few years back, NO went to Seattle for a playoff first rounder as 10 point favs as defending SB champ with Drew Bree's and lost. So there are trap games."
-The spread made it a bad play, but it was not a trap play. If it was a pk, would you have called it a trap game? Sports betting is like poker, even when you get your money in as a heavy favorite, you still lose sometimes. Unfortunate, not trap.
Seahawks are good at home. Defense is underrated.
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I am currently in Guatemala sharing the Gospel with the wonderful people here! I am learning just as much as they are. This blog tells some of my greatest adventures and miracles!
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DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - United States coach Juergen Klinsmann has named Tottenham Hostpur forward Clint Dempsey as his captain for the upcoming World Cup games against Costa Rica and Mexico.
Established U.S. skipper Carlos Bocanegra was not selected in the squad that will face Costa Rica in Denver on Friday and Mexico at the Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, and goalkeeper Tim Howard, who was captain in the February defeat to Honduras, is also missing due to a back injury, forcing Klinsmann to make a change.
"Clint is one of our most experienced players and ready to assume a more vocal leadership role," said Klinsmann in comments released by the U.S. Soccer Federation.
"He has been huge for us in World Cup qualifying so far and is already one of our key leaders. We know he will do a great job for these two important games," added the former Germany striker and coach.
Texan Dempsey has made 92 appearances for his country, but has worn the armband only once, taking over the role in the second half of the United States' 0-0 draw against Colombia on October 12, 2010.
The only other serious contender for the captain's role would have been AS Roma midfielder Michael Bradley, son of previous U.S. head coach Bob Bradley, but at just 25-years-old, he is five years Dempsey's junior.
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Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelmnevill May 22, 2012 6:02 AM (in response to nfusz)
I will be interested to see other responses, but in general what we do is have designated SMEs (subject matter experts) for each space. A list of SME responsibilities and options for notifications is below. They split their time between our community and our normal CRM system used to take customer support tickets. We are a young community and do not have an unmanageable load of posts yet, so for now we look at each one to make sure an answer was provided. Then sometime after our first response we follow up to mark as assumed answered and prod the customer to select any "Correct" or "Helpful" answers if they exist.
getting started
- read and become familiar with our Terms and Conditions and Community Code
- fill out hobbies and interests, certifications, bio, etc in your profile
- upload a profile pic and choose an avatar
general duties
- have a good "pulse" for how things are going
- what type of conversations belong here vs other places
- move posts that do not belong to the appropriate place and let the user know with a comment
- branch (copies to another section while keeping original where it is) vs move (relocates the original thread)
- take note of repeat questions:
- if a question has already been answered respond to the post with a link to the other discussion
- maybe a sign that you need to add tags to original thread
- mark as featured content
- maybe a candidate to be converted into a document
- make sure it is in an appropriate category
- flag questions as assumed answered on behalf of the user if a viable solution was provided and they have had enough time to respond
- place posts in relevant categories (if they exist) and add appropriate tags
options to monitor your space
- RSS reader with http://<community-URL>/community/feeds/unansweredthreads?community=<space ID>
- receive e-mail notifications for your spaces or track in communications
- unanswered questions e-mail list (Admin Console > Spaces > Settings > Discussion Settings)
- watch unanswered questions in your space: Space > Discussions > Open Questions
- unanswered questions widget for your space
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelJasonLax May 23, 2012 12:48 AM (in response to mnevill)
RSS: of course! We use this for some automated Twitter feeds, which another great way to share what's happening in your community and get people to click in.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelwengla02 May 23, 2012 9:38 AM (in response to mnevill)
Matt – great information; that matches some of what we've been doing on the Sprint community. We haven't assigned the tech teams to specific channels for answering questions yet. We have set up admins per general space to ensure threads are on topic, not abusive etc.
You've got some good ideas in there!
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelJasonLax May 22, 2012 12:56 AM (in response to nfusz)
SAP Community Network has been doing this for years. There are tremendous benefits for letting users help users in a self-service format.
Overall, being able to offload some of the support into a community setting reduces demand for traditional support channels (eMail, phone). Community members benefit from faster response times and gain additional insight from other users worldwide. Furthermore, the interaction between users and company employees, such as developers and product managers, becomes a source for innovation and product improvements since real life experiences are being captured in an accessible and central way.
The level and type of interactions is something personal: some like getting eMails, others prefer to log on a view what's happening in communications. Newsletters are great.
SCN has a points scheme that rewards users for their interaction. We call it the Reputation Program and having a good reputation is good measure of a users knowledge of the topic, which might increase their career prospects. Working worldwide, our moderators are the real heroes of the community: these are employees and non-employees who volunteer to moderate our spaces around the clock. We also, like Matt, have SMEs that 'own' the spaces. These are usually product managers and have the expert knowledge required to assist moderators when needed.
Maintaining quality and dealing with point hunters are just some of the challenges. There's also the case where the same questions get asked over and over again because someone didn't look for a similar post beforehand. Again, the moderators are key here keeping things running smoothly.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelRyanSe May 22, 2012 11:23 AM (in response to JasonLax)
A big +1 to you Jason!
I totally agree with your points. Having moderators (both types) is key to keeping things running smoothly.
As long as you can stay on top of the volume things will be great. I see you already stay on top of social media so the same principles are involved.
And now to address your questions:
How do you manage your community customer support teams?
Our teams that watch social media are also responsible for watching related spaces within our external support site. They follow the spaces they support to monitor for discussions, chiming in on discussions that go unanswered. If they don't know the answer, they work with our various subject matter experts to get the info and then reply.
What features do you use to help make sure all your customer questions are being answered? Are there any pitfalls you ran into and how did you mitigate?
In addition to the normal day/day activities described above we also do a weekly report that tracks how many unanswered questions there are by space. Where it can get tricky is if users mark as a discussion and not question meaning there isn't a formal "answer". I find that as long as the team is responsive in staying on top of questions, customers will chime in if they are still unhappy thus giving another opportunity to engage in conversation.
We seem to have a handle on how to manage support via our social media channels like Twitter, Facebook using HootSuite, but is there such a tool for Communities?
I am not aware of anything specifically designed for Jive Communities.
Bonus points for advice from those who have advice for managing teams in multiple regions of the world!
Not multiple regions of the world but we do have multiple teams spread throughout the US so if you just mean "how do you get geographically separated teams to work together" then see above
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelbjewell May 22, 2012 12:46 PM (in response to nfusz)
How do you manage your community customer support teams? What features do you use to help make sure all your customer questions are being answered?
Management of them is shared by our support organization and our software development organization, primarily the product owners for the solutions. Monitoring and responding to questions in the support communities are just part of their day jobs. For example, the support organization is still answering phone calls and help desk tickets, but they are also answering questions in the community, pointing people to resources, or creating new resources (like a video on how to grab log files and ftp them to us) that ultimately will mitigate future support calls.Our formal support channel (for things that are truly critical) is still through the help desk ticket system, so there are no "guarantees" on the support community like making sure all customer questions are answered in X time frame. Those who follow the community track on unanswered questions just by browsing and by using the unanswered questions widget.
Are there any pitfalls you ran into and how did you mitigate?
Early on, we didn't do enough to set expectations on what kind of response time you should expect from the support communities and the role it played alongside the formal help desk ticket system. We had to do some messaging to clear that up.
Not a pitfall, but just something to be continuously diligent about, is monitoring responses from the crowd to ensure they are accurate or correcting them when necessary.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support email@example.com May 22, 2012 3:21 PM (in response to bjewell)
Does anyone have recommendations on how to quantify and categorize customer support questions? Unlike ticketing systems with pre-defined options that make reporting easy, customer support communities are much more free form. Things aren't always marked as questions, and the same question can be asked in a variety of ways. I'd like to make a case for the efficiency of social customer support, but it's a challenge gathering the data! We're thinking about developing a list of tags based on our most frequent customer service issues and applying those to discussions as they're handled by our team, or when they see community members offering peer support. Any other suggestions?
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelmnevill May 22, 2012 3:28 PM (in response to firstname.lastname@example.com)
One thing that worked well for us was to structure our spaces based around our products, which our existing support ticketing system (and main website) matches.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelRyanSe May 23, 2012 5:59 AM (in response to mnevill)
We have taken a similar approach by grouping based on product/service and then doing reporting based on the activity within those spaces. This approach works fairly well for providing us a 30k ft view of what's going on but with hundreds of supported products/services it doesn't give us deep granular reporting and understanding.
Here are three approaches we have also used to get data:
- Support teams use a tracker - Spreadsheets, Sharepoint lists, CRM systems and the like....used them all in one form or fashion. Basically the idea is the support individual tracks every interaction they have with customers using both standard categorizations and a free form "tag" field to track additional details that a structured taxonomy wouldn't provide us. Drawbacks: 1) If they didn't have an interaction, we are blind to the data 2) Adds a bit of overhead to their process (15 seconds or so).
- Tagging the content - As mentioned above, having the support folks tag content with specific words then aggregating the data to extract value can be useful as well. Drawback: You need to be careful about the words chosen for tags since customers could incorrectly apply them on their own, potentially skewing your data.
- Audit or statistical sampling - When tracking every interaction in real-time proves difficult, you can always fall back on a focused audit or identify an appropriate sample size then just dig in to review. I've used this approach to prove/disprove a a random hypothesis or folklore that often gets spread around. Drawback: Only gives you an understanding of that snapshot in time, trends can change.
So those are a few approaches we have used over the years to get data points. I've found that the more granular you need the data, the more overhead it will generate procedurally so you just need to find the appropriate balance for your specific situation and audience.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channeljameschong Jun 1, 2012 4:02 PM (in response to nfusz)
Hi Nicole,
We also run a non-customer support community but it's inevitable that customers will come to us with customer support related issues. We have a process in place where customer support related issues are escalated internally to our social web support team who will utilize existing processes to route the customer to the appropriate support, whether it's escalating a question to an SME for a response or connecting the customer on the back-end to traditional customer service groups for account specific assistance. The social web support team acts as a dispatch in this way, in routing customers to the appropriate help.
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelnfusz Jun 15, 2012 12:22 PM (in response to jameschong)
Hi James,
Thanks for your input - we have a similar approach - the customer posts>our support team gets the post as an email alert to a mailbox we've set up>then they will post back to the Community with the answer typically. I've realized when the volume starts getting heavy customer questions are lost in the mix - is there anything you do to make sure you don't lose track of a customer's post/question? Also, how do you track the volume of people they are helping - a lot of our customer support center is measured by the number of "tickets" they close so was wondering if you have integrated any kind of measurement systems to track the work they do?
Thanks for your post and input!
Re: Advice for using Community as customer support channelRyanSe Jun 18, 2012 5:43 AM (in response to nfusz)
Hi Nicole,
To keep an eye in real time on unanswered questions, you can use the Unanswered Questions widget to see which ones have yet to be marked as answered.
If you have access to the dmp files, I have a few queries you could use to track unanswered questions at a community wide level.
We have also used the same queries to track who is answering the questions so if your process is to have your support folks answer a question then mark their post as "correct" you could use the queries to track their answer productivity including how long the question was "open". Additionally, we also track the number of messages our support members are posting to track other interactions. This is just for discussions/questions, we do a lot of other tracking for other content types as well.


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New Milford, Ridgefield tops at state cross country meet
MANCHESTER -- The top cross country runners gathered at Wickham Park on Sunday for the annual State Open championships, and quite a few local athletes drove home with a piece of championship hardware.
In an afternoon that was dominated by teams from the southwestern corner of the state, the New Milford boys and the Ridgefield girls captured their respective team titles.
In the boys race, Henry Wynne of Staples (15:49) held off Jake Feinstein of Newtown (15:58) to win the individual title. Logan Fulton of Barlow took third (16:22).
In the girls race, Brianna Lenehan of Norwich Free Academy (19:09) edged Chrissy Bendzinski of RHAM (19:12) and Laura Hergenrother of Ridgefield (19:22) for the individual crown.
The victory was made even sweeter for the New Milford boys because they had finished a close second to Newtown at the South-West Conference championships two weeks ago -- thus ending the Green Wave's 10-year reign as conference champs -- and then finished a close second to Danbury in the Class LL state championships last week.
"I'm just so happy that we won as a team," New Milford captain John Hansell said. "It was a sad day for us to take second at SWCs, and we really stepped it up and pushed hard today."
John Hansell led the Wave, finishing 15th in 16:43. He was followed across the finish line by teammates Ryan Clarke in 19th (16:45), Jay Humphreys in 34th (17:07), Zachary Guptill in 37th (17:09), Hugh Sichel in 69th (17:29), Gregory Hansell in 134th (18:09) and Adam Dengler in 149th (18:31). Xavier was second in the team scoring, followed by Newtown in third, Amity in fourth, Staples in fifth and Simsbury in sixth.
New Milford didn't have a superstar leading the pack, but rather seven individuals who ran as one unit. That's what it takes to win such a competitive cross country meet as this. The top five New Milford runners all finished in one 46-second span.
"It's not the best runner, it's the best team, and we really stayed together as a pack," John Hansell said.
The Ridgefield girls, meanwhile, were fresh off a big victory at the Class LL meet last week. Hergenrother was followed across the finish line by teammates Sarah Guillaume in seventh (19:38), Caroline Carr in 22nd (20:08), Melissa Budicini in 37th (20:34), Jeanne Jacullo in 56th (20:51), Hannah Fleming in 59th (20:54) and Molly Weeks in 100th (21:37). The pack mentality paid off for the Tigers as well, as their top five runners were separated by roughly a minute and a half. Avon finished second in the team scoring, followed by Glastonbury in third, Darien in fourth, Wilton in fifth and Cheshire in sixth.
"We trained really hard this season and we didn't taper until this race," Hergenrother said. "We're really good on the hills, and I knew that, with my place and my teammates places going up the Green Monster (with about a mile to go), we had a good shot."
The boys race featured a dramatic finish, with Wynne holding off Feinstein for the victory. The two seniors had pulled away from the rest of the pack early on and ran together, stride for stride, for much of the race. It was quite similar to l;ast weeks Class LL race, in which Wynne finished first and Feinstein third.
"This week, he was with me almost up to the very end. It was a tough race and a fast pace," Wynne said. "When you have a guy next to you pushing you the entire
way, the pace is going to be fast and you're not going to slack off at all during the race.
"I'm really confident in my kick, so I felt fairly confident going into the last thousand meters," Wynne added.
The top 25 individuals and the top six teams from the both the boys and the girls races qualify for the New England championships, which are scheduled for Saturday in Cumberland, Maine.
Other area boys who qualified for the New Englands as individuals include Christian Alvarado of Fairfield Prep in fourth (16:25), Zach Anderson of New Fairfield in seventh (16:34), Trevor Hopper of Ridgefield in ninth (16:35), Mitchell Russo of Newtown in 14th (16:43), Shae Belenski of Amity in 16th (16:44), Logan Ross of Shepaug in 22nd (16:47), Mickey Kozak of Danbury in 23rd (16:47) and Jacob Mayerson of Brookfield in 24th (16:48).
Other area girls who qualified for the New Englands as individuals include Anne Johnston of Darien in sixth (19:31), Claire Howlett of Westhill in ninth (19:43), Gabrielle Richichi of New Fairfield in 10th (19:45), Carly Schuyler of Immaculate in 15th (19:48), Hannah Debalsi of Staples in 16th (19:49), Brittany Mendelson of Pomperaug in 21st (20:07) and Grace Loh of Darien in 24th (20:12).
Wickham Park, Manchester, 5,000 meters
Team scores: 1. New Milford 112; 2. Xavier 147; 3. Newtown 163; 4. Amity 188; 5. Staples 191; 6. Simsbury 205; 7. Fairfield Prep 217; 8. Danbury 228; 9. Ridgefield 247; 10. Darien 250; 11. Rocky Hill 282; 12. Guilford 304; 13. Weston 313; 14. New Fairfield 327; 15. Haddam-Killingworth 346; 16. Capital Prep 363; 17. Nonnewaug 369; 18. Fairfield Warde 383; 19. E.O. Smith 393; 20. Bolton 426.
Top 25 individuals: 1. Henry Wynne, Staples, 15:49; 2. Jake Feinstein, Newtown, 15:58; 3. Logan Fulton, Barlow, 16:22; 4. Christian Alvarado, Fairfield Prep, 16:25; 5. Dhahran Velvaquez, Capital Prep, 16:27; 6. Kevin Sullivan, Lewis Mills, 16:29; 7. Zach Anderson, New Fairfield, 16:34; 8. John Ducham, Kennedy, 16:34; 9. Trevor Hopper, Ridgefield, 16:35; 10. Joseph Crafa, Rocky Hill, 16:36; 11. Jonah Riolo, Nonnewaug, 16:40; 12. Neal Hulstein, Ellington, 16:42; 13. Quinton Hoey, Watertown, 16:42; 14. Mitchell Russo, Newtown, 16:43; 15. John Hansell, New Milford, 16:43; 16. Shae Belenski, Amity, 16:44; 17. Colin Sauter, Tolland, 16:45; 18. Zachary Williams, Xavier, 16:45; 19. Ryan Clarke, New Milford, 16:45; 20. Gavin Manzi, Farmington, 16:46; 21. Spencer Johnson, Bristol Central, 16:46; 22. Logan Ross, Shepaug, 16:47; 23 Mickey Kozak, Danbury, 16:47; 24. Jacob Mayerson, Brookfield, 16:48; 25. Mitchell Brown, Xavier, 16:48.
Team scores: 1. Ridgefield 83; 2. Avon 149; 3. Glastonbury 160; 4. Darien 217; 5. Wilton 228; 6. Cheshire 241; 7. (tie) Thomaston and Pomperaug 257; 9. Simsbury 274; 10. Conard 275; 11. Tolland 276; 12. Guilford 303; 13. Immaculate 328; 14. New Fairfield 332; 15. Danbury 346; 16. Ellington 372; 17. Plainfield 385; 18. Berlin 390; 19. New Milford 415; 20. Branford 427; 21. Fairfield Warde 455; 22. Griswold 465.
Top 25 individuals: 1. Brianna Lenehan, Norwich Free Academy, 19:09; 2. Chrissy Bendzinski, RHAM, 19:12; 3. Laura Hergenrother, Ridgefield, 19:22; 4. Rachael Rosow, Avon, 19:27; 5. Cameron Chaplen, Thomaston, 19:28; 6. Anne Johnston, Darien, 19:31; 7. Sarah Guillaume, Ridgefield, 19:38; 8. Sabrina Olsen, Thomaston, 19:40; 9. Claire Howlett, Westhill, 19:43; 10. Gabrielle Richichi, New Fairfield, 19:45; 11. Kaleigh Roberts, Mercy, 19:46; 12. Becky Perugini, Thomaston, 19:47; 13. Sara Stokesbury, Avon, 19:47; 14. Courtney Akerley, Tolland, 19:48; 15. Carly Schuyler, Immaculate, 19:48; 16. Hannah Debalsi, Staples, 19:49; 17. Stephanie Deccy, Lewis Mills, 19:53; 18. Samantha Nyser, Bolton, 19:55; 19. Kerri Ruffo, Plainfield, 20:00; 20. Shea Williams, Conard, 20:01; 21. Brittany Mendelson, Pomperaug, 20:07; 22. Caroline Carr, Ridgefield, 20:08; 23. Grace Gothers, East Catholic, 20:09; 24. Grace Loh, Darien, 20:12; 25. MacKenzie Pias, Mercy, 20:13.


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2001 theatre alumnus Dave Droxler played the title role in the production of The Man Who Laughs. The play was nominated for three Drama Desk Awards in the following categories: Unique Theatrical Experience, Outstanding Music in a Play and Outstanding Lighting Design. On May 19, Droxler competed against Tom Hanks and Steve Martin, among other famous actors.
Job title: Actor, PlaywrightEmployer: It changes constantly, currently playing a leading role in an independent film, RemorseDegree earned: B.F.A in theatre arts, 2001Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.Now living in: New York CityHobbies/interests: Reading, drawing, writing, clowning
It felt quite surreal, but exciting! It was such a fun experience to be sitting in the same theater as Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Christopher Durang, and a plethora of other celebrities of a varying kind, knowing we were all there as nominees. I lost to Cirque De Soleil, but it was cool to even be nominated with them, let alone be beat by them.
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Find people you like and work well with them to create projects together. I'm a huge believer in developing your own work and collaborating with others to make it happen. I mean someone's got to make that play or that film, right? Why not you and your friends? It doesn't mean everything will be good (because it won't) but you will learn so much about your art, your strengths and weaknesses and how you work with others.
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The word 'Revivify' (Re-viv-ify) means; 'to impart new life, energy, or spirit to …'
I would like something iconic that explores the meaning of the word combined with a certain design edge.
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- I would like the word 'revivify' to be larger than 'graphic design' which should be somewhere but much more understated
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These counties don't just contain Fortune 500 business headquarters (though some of them do), and they're not just appealing vacation destinations (although two are) and it's not just the acres of upscale retail that at least one county has that's providing all the jobs and high incomes. In many of the following cases, the high income of a county is directly tied to the nearest commutable city. Although the workplace is becoming ever more virtual and working remotely has never been more possible, commuting to major metropolitan centers is clearly still a factor driving local economies.
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A true New York subway rider will know exactly where on the on the train to stand to get off nearest to the exit, the swift and effective swipe of a Metrocard, and how to balance inside a train car without holding onto the rails. What we normally can't anticipate, however, are random service disruptions that often plague the city's intricate public transportation system. Up until this week, Google Maps is a good source of getting estimated train arrival times and exact directions of how to get from point A to B, but this information never included planned delays and constructions. Until now.
Starting today, Google Maps will now display planned service disruptions at every one of the city's 468 subway stations, and take that into account when calculating the best travel route. The updated feature will be available via the Web app and on Google Maps in iOS and Android. The integration of real-time service will be useful for both native New Yorkers and visitors alike, helping travelers efficiently get around the city without the formerly inevitable frustration that come with surprise train disruptions. How many times have you felt stranded after finding out your train is skipping your local station? At least now you can plan for it, even if it won't alleviate the annoyance.
It's about time Google Maps added real-time transit updates, considering several other apps have been doing the same for quite a while. HopStop is one that reliably takes service disruptions into consideration when routing your travel, while Embark is a neat little app that will even work underground where most New York train stations lack connectivity. For those who didn't use these apps, they would have to check up on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s The Weekender to ensure their trains are running smoothly.
Google's real-time transit delays have previously been available for six other cities: Boston, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. Surprisingly, such feature has not been added to Google Maps' London public transit direction despite the ongoing 2012 Olympics. With the addition of New York City, we hope to see other major spots included in this list to make traveling in foreign places a bit easier to tackle. Perhaps it's too little too late, but this would be a nice step to winning back some companies, including Foursquare and Apple, in considering Google Maps as part of their service again.


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How Axle Gears WorkPosted in How To: Transmission Drivetrain on July 1, 2011
Your engine rotates so your tires can rotate, but after your engine rotation goes through the transmission, transfer case, and driveshafts it has to make a 90-degree turn to continue out your axleshafts to your tires. Ring-and-pinion gears are responsible for this 90-degree turn, and that's not all.
The ring-and-pinion gearset multiplies the effective power of the engine through the gear ratio. This torque multiplication can affect the performance of the 4x4 by compensating for taller tires, helping weak engines crawl over tall trail obstructions, and keeping the engine in its power band at high speeds. With so much riding on the ring-and-pinion, it's important to understand how they work.
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One of the biggest points of confusion we encounter in our Nuts & Bolts column is about high-pinion or reverse-cut axles. A high-pinion axle is not just a low-pinion axle flipped upside-down. If you flip any axle upside-down and turn the pinion the same direction, the axleshafts will turn backward, as the ring gear is now on the opposite side of the pinion. Secondly, you cannot flip a low-pinion housing upside-down and use high-pinion reverse-cut gears in it to make it a high-pinion. The gears will not mesh due to the direction of the gear cut. Finally, a reverse-cut axle and gearset is primarily designed for front axle use. Using a high-pinion gearset in the rear of a vehicle actually reduces its strength by 15-30 percent.
In addition, the term reverse rotation is a misnomer. The rotation of the gears is the same as a standard set, but the direction of the gear cut is the reverse of a standard-cut gear, hence the term reverse-cut.
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The Oscars are a clusterf*ck
I have no doubt that in the long run, the 2012 Academy Awards will be fine, but man, right now, it's a mess. In the wake of Brett Ratner resigning (read: getting canned) as co-producer, Eddie Murphy, the host he recruited, quit the telecast. I have one thought about this.
Murphy is supposed to be having this career resurrection but with Tower Heist failing to impress he'll need something else to remind everyone why we loved him in the first place. Something like…hosting the Oscars.
Look, I get it. Ratner invested in Murphy and so Murphy is standing by Ratner, but Hollywood is not a team sport. Sometimes misplaced loyalty will sink you faster than anything else. People were excited for Murphy to host the Oscars, but, showing just how easily anyone can be replaced, when the news broke that he was quitting the gig, the coverage was less about mourning his loss than wondering who would host instead. This evening, the headlines are not about Murphy quitting so much as everyone wanting the Muppets to host. Murphy needed this gig and he need the months of positive press it would get him, but instead he finds his exit overshadowed by a bunch of felt critters with hands shoved up their asses.
Then came the news that Brian Grazer would be taking over as co-producer of the show. I find this choice a bit hypocritical, since Grazer produced The Dilemma, which was embroiled in its own controversy involving the f-word earlier this year. You've already made a stand on that topic with Ratner, why weaken your position by hiring someone who's had the same bout of foot-in-mouth. Anyway, Grazer stated he intends to find a host ASAP. As cute as the Muppets would be, they aren't a realistic option (could totally see them being used as presenters). It's key that the Academy confirms a host ASAP because now they're behind schedule. A repeat host is highly likely, and Billy Crystal's name has come up. He expressed interest earlier this year so maybe that happens.
My choice for host is 1) Louis CK, 2) Danny Pudi and Don Glover (from Community), or 3) an involuntary person off the street. No seriously, imagine just nabbing some poor sot from Hollywood and Highland right before the show starts and shoving him on stage with a handful of cue cards. Because honestly, that couldn't be any worse than the situation the Academy is in right now.