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DuPont council approves ban on marijuana sales in city
The DuPont City Council voted to ban the sale, production and processing of recreational and medicinal marijuana Tuesday, joining Fife in banning pot on the first day it became legal to purchase it in the state.
The vote in DuPont was unanimous, according to Mayor Michael Grayum whose administration proposed the ban. Typically the council does a first reading of an ordinance then waits for its next meeting to do a second reading before taking a vote. But at the meeting Tuesday Grayum gave the council the option to do the first and second reading and vote all at once. The council supported that idea, he said.
The city has had a moratorium banning recreational and medicinal marijuana sales in the city since September 2013. Because the issue isn't new to the council, members felt comfortable voting Tuesday night, Grayum said. Before the vote, Councilman Michael Gorski noted the majority of DuPont voters were against decriminalizing marijuana in 2012 when the state passed Initiative 502.
Concern about public safety and the effect recreational marijuana sales could have on the city were just some of the reasons Grayum proposed the ban. The state would see most of the revenue from pot sales but the responsibility of enforcement would fall to local police. DuPont leaders felt it would be easier to manage the impact if marijuana sales were kept out of the city of just more than 9,000 people, Grayum said.
"We still respect people's personal choice of this, but it's not something we're going to allow to be sold or access to be increased in the community," he said Wednesday.
The timing of the vote was not planned to coincide with the first day retail marijuana stores opened in the state, Councilman Mike Courts said earlier this week. Courts supported the ban for a number of reasons, he said, including the city's proximity to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the large number of people who live in the city who are active duty military.
"We have such a high percentage of our population that is subject to direct federal oversight that we're sensitive to that," Courts said Monday. "We have a very family-oriented community in DuPont."
While it is now illegal to sell, grow or process recreational and medicinal marijuana in DuPont under the new ordinance, the ban does not affect people's ability to use recreational marijuana legally in their homes.
"If you want to buy marijuana and use it at your home in an appropriate manner, that's strictly your business, we're not going to stop you from doing that," Courts said.


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"During the thirteenth century the descent of the manor [of West Derby] followed that of the wapentake and land between Ribble and Mersey, but in 1316 Thomas, earl of Lancaster, gave the manor, with 300 acres of wood, to Robert de Holand, and about four years later confirmed the grant with large additions, viz., the manor of West Derby. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
Another branch was found at Dalbury in Derbyshire in early times. "In the reign of Edward II. Dalbury and Lees were the property of Sir Robert Holland." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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The news for the first week of July was relatively slow compared to all the happenings announced during the week of IMS. Among the press releases, news from EDA vendors AWR and Agilent, test equipment manufacturer Cascade and defense sub-contractors Comtech, Trak, Saab and Sensis stood out. The following is a summary of what took place in the microwave world for the week ending July 4th.
In the RF/microwave circuit simulation world, AWR® and United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) introduced an advanced process design kit (PDK) for the UMS PPH25X GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) foundry process. The UMS PPH25X process is dedicated to the design of microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC) at frequencies up to 35 GHz.
The PPH25X process is specifically developed for high-frequency (45 GHz Ft) and high-power designs and is fully qualified by UMS. The process features high breakdown voltage that achieves power density up to 1 W per millimeter of gate periphery (load-pull power measurements exhibit 5 dB power gain at 30 GHz for a large 8 x 75 μm periphery). Small via-hole definitions through the 70 μm substrate can be connected directly to the sources of the transistors, reducing parasitics and simplifying wideband amplifier design.
The PDK lets users take advantage of the industry-leading fabrication capabilities of UMS together with AWR's innovative Microwave Office® design suite.
Meanwhile, Renesas Technology Corp. has selected Agilent's GoldenGate EDA software to expand its RF design environment. The multi-year agreement includes product licensing and support for the GoldenGate simulator. Renesas already designs its RF circuits using Agilent's Advanced Design System.
Agilent's GoldenGate software is an advanced simulation and analysis solution for integrated RF circuit design. Its unique simulation algorithms are optimized for the challenging demands of today's complex RF circuit design, enabling full characterization of complete transceivers prior to tape-out. To ensure device manufacturability and reduce design spins, GoldenGate takes advantage of both frequency-domain and time-domain simulation capabilities to perform necessary analyses on today's RF devices. Adding the GoldenGate simulator will extend the company's design and simulation capacity.
Once the simulation stage is over and the MMIC/RFIC has been fabricated it is now the moment of truth – test and measurement time. With the cost of developing each new semiconductor manufacturing process node escalating dramatically and time to market pressures increasing, there is no longer room for error in measuring critical parameters such as flicker noise. Speaking of which, Cascade Microtech has introduced the EDGE Flicker Noise Measurement System, the only flicker noise measurement system that is certified to provide accurate measurements from 1 Hz to 30 MHz.
The EDGE Flicker Noise Measurement System is a true turn-key solution. Seamless integration of the wafer probe station, instruments, software and accessories is overlaid with unprecedented service and support in the form of site surveys, pre- and post-measurement optimization and continuing application support. The result is a worry-free, accurate flicker noise measurement. This news comes with an endorsement from Michael Cheng, senior director, device technology division at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing: "Having worked closely with Cascade Microtech on the first deployment of its EDGE Flicker Noise Measurement system, we can have confidence in the measurements this system produces."
In the Defense world, Comtech received a $5.6 M dollar contract with the US Army under its Movement Tracking System contract. The orders are for supply of satellite network bandwidth, network operations and tech support.
Some back story:
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. was awarded the MTS contract in 1999. This is an eight-year contract vehicle, and is available to all US Government Agencies and allied governments. Tens of thousands of MTS units have been delivered during the first six years of the contract. Comtech has designed a spread-spectrum, packet-switched data network that uses state-of-the-art modulation techniques and short burst transmissions. This provides low probability of intercept/detect characteristics to reduce the likelihood that hostile forces can determine the sender's position or intercept other intelligence.
MTS comes in two configurations, the V2 mobile unit for vehicle mounting and the Control Station configuration for command center operations. Both configurations use CMDC's MT-2011 is a compact, all solid-state satellite transceiver for sending and receiving messages and position reports. A ruggedized, compact computer is delivered with the vehicle-mount configuration, while the Control Station uses a laptop with a larger screen for observing and controlling multiple mobile units more effectively. The control station also includes a portable color printer and a 100-ft reel of cable.
TRAK Microwave Corp., a Smiths Interconnect business, announced that it has been selected by the General Dynamics-Lockheed Martin team for the US Army's Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) program to supply Model 9000S Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) Modular Time Code Processors and other support equipment. The processors will provide SAASM precision time code and frequency synchronization for WIN-T, the Army's transformational battlefield communications network.
Saab and Sensis Corp. have entered into a cooperation agreement to promote, enhance and support Saab's GIRAFFE AMB family of radars in the United States. The agreement is initially focused on the systems for US defense applications. Sensis Corp., a provider of advanced radar detection solutions, will provide modifications and adaptations to US military specifications.
The GIRAFFE AMB, which is land-based, and the Sea GIRAFFE AMB, which is ship borne, are multi-mission 3-D radar systems that can simultaneously perform air and sea surveillance, military air traffic control and 360° tracking and locating of rockets, artillery and mortars.
On the merger front, ANSYS Inc. and Ansoft Corp. announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its review of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with ANSYS' acquisition of Ansoft. An amended Form S-4 was filed and became effective on June 20, 2008. A special meeting of the Ansoft stockholders to approve the transaction has been set for July 23, 2008.
Meanwhile, NXP Semiconductors and Thomson announced that they have signed a definitive agreement on the transaction to combine their can tuner module operations in a joint venture. NXP will have a 55 percent holding in the new venture and Thomson the remaining 45 percent. In 2007, these operations posted combined sales of over approximately $250 M (approximately €160 M). The two companies expect that the transaction will close in the third quarter of 2008, subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
The new organization will comprise approximately 4,000 employees, the majority of these being staff from NXP and Thomson manufacturing operations in Indonesia. The CEO of the joint venture will be an NXP designate, Pieter Paumen, and Thomson will assign the CFO.


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ST. LOUIS -- Danny Amendola of the St. Louis Rams had 12 receptions in the first half Sunday to tie the NFL record set by the Indianapolis Colts' Reggie Wayne in 2007.
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Amendola's first-half receptions total against the Washington Redskins tied his career high for a game, and his 133 yards were a career high for the undrafted receiver out of Texas Tech.
The Rams went on to win 31-28.
Amendola finished with 15 catches for 160 yards.
Amendola had a 1-yard touchdown reception, rebounding after his fumble on the Rams' first snap was returned for a touchdown by the Redskins' Josh Wilson.
Amendola caught five passes for 70 yards in the Rams' season opener. He missed virtually all of last season after injuring his elbow in the opener.
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Viewing the Universe Bit by Bit: New Directions and Uses of Astronomy Visualization Software
24 February 2010
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Chicago, USA
April 28-30, 2010
New, visually rich, astronomical software environments coupled with large web-accessible data sets hold the promise of innovative and exciting ways to teach, collaborate, and explore the Universe. Exploring the Universe Bit by Bit will be a hands on workshop that will focus on four key visualization software environments: Google Sky, World Wide Telescope, Celestia, & Partiview, with the immediate goals of developing applications and seeding new collaborations during the workshop.
This interdisciplinary workshop is intended to bring together scientists, educators (formal and informal), and software developers to promote innovative uses of the emerging software platforms in scientific research and as tools for learning and teaching. With the help of developers of these applications, we will investigate their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses; and identify future directions. A primary focus will be the creation of tours, classroom applications, collaborative research environments, and laboratory exercises during the workshop. These development efforts will be supported by mini-tutorials and one-on-one instruction by the creators of these products. The principal developers of Google Sky (Noel Gorelick, Andrew Connolly, and Ryan Scranton), World Wide Telescope (Jonathan Fay), Celestia (Chris Laurel), Partiview (Stuart Levy) will lead the instruction. This workshop is modeled after the successful "Viewing the Universe:via the World Wide Web" workshop held at the University of Chicago in 2008.
Goals of the Workshop:
• Developing new ways of using astronomical software environments in research and education, incorporating current cutting-edge research and data
• Seeding new collaborations, especially cross-cutting & cross-disciplinary
• Identifying strategies to reach underserved communities with this technology (e.g., rural and inner city)
• Incorporating current research data into publicly accessible forums
• Providing feedback to software developers from educators and scientists
• Expanding the current user base
Who Should Apply:
Educators and scientists who are using (or are very interested in starting to use) these new software platforms for scientific collaboration, education, data sharing, and public outreach.
One of the goals of the workshop is to foster expansion of the current user base. We will be looking for participants who have a wide range of innovative ideas. We are especially interested in ideas with the potential for significant impact (e.g., on how the new software platforms are used in different environments or in audiences reached).
This workshop will explore Google Sky, WorldWide Telescope, Celestia and Partiview with the developers of these platforms.
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A Sydney man who beat and stabbed his wife of 28 years to death after she asked for a divorce has been sentenced to at least 16 years in prison.
Dragi Maglovski was found guilty of murdering his wife Rosa Maglovski, 48, on October 8, 2011 in their Hurstville home in Sydney's south as their adult son Daniel lay oblivious upstairs.
In sentencing the 60-year-old in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday, Justice Robert Beech-Jones said Maglovski had stabbed his wife at least 10 times as well as slashing and beating her.
"It was a savage, albeit quick attack," Justice Beech-Jones said.
The court heard the couple, who have two children aged 21 and 26, had been sleeping in separate bedrooms for more than eight months before the attack.
When, on the afternoon of her death, Ms Maglovski told her husband she wanted a divorce, the 60-year-old said she spat in his face saying, "I don't want to live with you anymore, I don't like you".
While the murder was not premeditated, the judge found that Maglovski made a "reasonable decision to kill his wife".
"The offender was simply ill-equipped to deal with the changing nature of their relationship," Justice Beech-Jones said.
The court heard the 60-year-old, who came from a small village in Macedonia, married his wife in that country when she was just 19 and he was 30.
After the pair moved to Australia in 1984, Rosa became increasingly independent and eventually started her own cleaning company.
Prior to the breakdown of his marriage, the judge said Maglovski had led an "exemplary life" and that there was no history of violence in their relationship.
Justice Beech-Jones dismissed defence submissions that Rosa's call for a divorce was a "mitigating circumstance".
"Married women have a right to choose their own destiny," he said.
"The offender has visited misery upon himself.
"I expect as he contemplates what he had and what he has lost he will consider prison a small part of his punishment."
Maglovski was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison with a non-parole period of 16 years.
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Who can blame Palm's Pre for wanting to impersonate an iPhone? Only McDonald'shas served more billions. iPhone users have downloaded 2 billion apps to date, Apple said.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement his ever-powerful app store reached another milestone: it has served over "two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone."
The tech blog Apple Insider calculated Monday that Apple's latest numbers means an average of 6.3 million digital delights are downloaded everyday. The New York Times reported that downloads are "up from a billion in April and a billion and a half in July." That's 55 app downloads every second.
It's Apple's more than 85,000 available iPhone apps that has set its smartphone in a class of its own despite customer anger geared towards AT&T, the sole legal service prodiver for the iPhone.


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The Cartier Building is located in Osaka's most famous and largest shopping area, which includes several luxury brand stores. The scenery of this area varies greatly as the seasons change. The city enjoys the Ginkgo Biloba trees along the Midou-suji boulevard that turn into golden colors in autumn. Besides Cartier as a major tenant, there are several other high-end brand apparel companies giving this building a truly luxurious atmosphere.
The basement floor is directly connected to the Shinsaibashi subway station through an underground shopping mall with stores, cafés, restaurants and ATMs. There are two other subway lines connected to this building through the underground mall and Umeda station is only three stops away. Extensive fine dining, various hotels, department stores and entertainment are widely available in the area, making it a very attractive location for any business.
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could anyone please help me to write a letter to principal for not attending annual day due to a exam going to be held on the same day
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The Second Amendment does NOT guarantee the right of any and all citizens to own any and all kinds of guns.
It DEMANDS, in the name of national security, that we regulate it.
NEVER let assertions of the so-called "sanctity" of the 2d Amendment bully you into thinking it guarantees unregulated weapon ownership.
It does NOT.
Contrary to the propaganda perpetrated by the gun lobby, the 2d Amendment is the most heavily modified, curbed, explained, complex and contradictory of all the first ten Amendments.
The slaughter of small children along with teachers, a principle and so many other innocents was the furthest thing from James Madison's mind when he wrote the Bill of Rights.
He compiled it from a wide range of documents, including the Bills of Rights of Virginia (co-written with Thomas Jefferson) and other states to pacify the new nation's grassroots abhorrence of a strong federal government. If our basic rights were not clearly and explicitly guaranteed, Americans were ready to rise up for a second revolution.
The First Amendment, the greatest of them all, guaranteed our basic intellectual freedoms. The 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th set the foundations (and limitations) of our criminal justice system. The 7th had to do with the civil courts. The 9th and 10th guaranteed a range of rights to the states and the people.
The 3d had to do with quartering troops.
But the 2d was politically complex. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has argued that Madison's real intent was not to guarantee all individuals a right to gun ownership, but to assure the states that the federal government would not disband their militias.
Thus it's the only Amendment that comes with an apologia, a rationale:
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state....
The First Amendment bluntly asserts our natural right to freedom of and from religion, and to democratic dialog and belief.
But the Second is compelled to say why. And it starts with a monumental hyphenation: WELL-REGULATED.
Why? Because to be of any value to a free state, a militia—a citizen army—must be organized. It can't be a bunch of free-lancers running around with uncontrolled weapons, killing whomever they please.
And what's the goal?
SECURITY, as explicitly as Madison could make it.
That means safe not only from foreign invaders, but from unconstrained gun bearers killing small children, theater-goers, presidents, civil rights leaders, rock stars, random bystanders and whomever else they fell like it at every whim.
Now we have once again come to know that too many of those within our midst, bearing weapons without constraint, pose the greatest threat of all to the security of our free state.
If we are INSECURE in the belief that we can send our children to an elementary school and not have them killed, then we are SECURE in absolutely nothing.
Guns kill people, and guns in the hands of crazy people kill children....and so many others....and we have seen the reality of this far too often not to act.
It has become clearly "necessary to the security of a free state" that the right to bear arms must be "well-regulated," as in an organized militia.
As a nation, society and species, how many more times do we have to be shown that we are not yet highly enough evolved to allow guns in the hands of anyone who wants them?
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The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
It comes, as noted, heavily pre-modified.
AND, it does NOT say "all people" or "any person" or "all citizens" or "any American" has the unrestricted right to own firearms.
It says THE people.
Attorney James Madison, revolutionary lawyer, visionary and genius, was nothing if not precise with his language. His Bill of Rights is as great a literary and legal masterwork as has ever been written.
Madison knew exactly what he said: THE people.
That does NOT mean every individual. It means THE PEOPLE AS A WHOLE.
It is US, as a community, as THE people, that has the right to bear arms. Even to maintain militias.
But is us, as a sane society, that has the right—the RESPONSIBILITY—to well-regulate the ownership of guns.
To those who would say we need them to protect ourselves against government intrusion, we must respond by doing the obvious:
CEASE allowing this government to be an insanely weaponized threat to our personal security, and to that of so many others around the world.
A free state is not secured by an armed-to-the-teeth populace holding at bay an armed-beyond-belief government.
If you worry about the overbearing power of our own government, then stop it from spending more on war than rest of the world combined.
Since the Bill of Rights was ratified December 15, 1791, our libraries have rightly filled with legal opinions, court briefs, pleadings, arguments, speeches, impassioned tomes epithet-filled accusations and so much more.
As per the First Amendment, we all have a natural, welcome right to our opinions.
But we have a DUTY to secure a free state. And that starts with protecting our children.
As a nation, we are largely isolated in our lack of gun regulation. It is done throughout the world in civilized nations at least as free as ours.
It's not perfect. But it's done, in countries thus far more secure from random, senseless gun violence than ours.
We cannot afford to let yet another horrific slaughter go by unanswered.
That means slashing the power of the National Rifle Association and the gun lobby.
That means GUN REGULATION. In whatever sustainable form will stop this nightmare from repeating itself over and over and over again.
No more shrugging our shoulders and saying "no, we can't."
National security, the law, the Constitution, the Second Amendment, common sense, parental responsibility, the need to survive...they are all on our side.
We can win this. These children must not have died in vain. This corner must be turned.


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Are you looking for information on eye care services in Alabama? Do you have a question about eye disease? We are in the process of compiling an up-to-date resource guide that will be posted soon. Look back here for information on:
Find an Ophthalmologist - Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology
Find an Optometrist - Alabama Optometric Association
Eye Emergencies - UAB Callahan Eye Hospital at the corner of University Blvd. and 18th Street South in Birmingham, on the UAB campus
Census of Eye Care Providers in Alabama - conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and commissioned by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama, as a follow-up to the Eye Health Needs Assessment for Alabama
Eye Health Needs Assessment for Alabama - compiled 2000 by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama
Alabama Vision Resources - compiled 2005 by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama
Directory of Services for Persons who are Blind or Have Low Vision - compiled by Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Vision Problems in the U.S. from Prevent Blindness America - Data Includes an 89 Percent Spike in Diabetic Eye Disease Over Last Decade
Economic Impact of Vision Problems from Prevent Blindness America
The Silver Book: Vision Loss Volume II from the Alliance for Aging Research and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research - Looks at the costs, prevalence and incidence of vision loss
Resource Guide for People with Visual Impairments - compiled by Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services OASIS
from the National Eye Institute
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Alabama Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
Alabama Deafblind Registry - Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Alabama Department of Education - Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Alabama Department of Senior Services
Alabama Eye Bank
Alabama Eye Injury Registry and US Eye Injury Registry
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
Alabama Library and Resource Center for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association
Alabama Radio Reading Service Network
Alabama Statewide Technology Access and Response (STAR) System
Birmingham Museum of Art Accessibility for Vision Impaired
Cahaba Valley Health Care - providing access to quality healthcare for the underserved, primarily Hispanic, communities in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.
Callahan Eye Hospital - 24-hour eye emergency department
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham - Eyesight field of interest fund
Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation - serving the Mobile and Fairhope region
Huntsville Subregional Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Impact America: Focus First - screens children, ages six months to five years, in Head Starts and lower-income daycares for vision problems, and refer for subsidized follow-up care.
KidOne Transport - providing transportation to doctor's appointments for children and expecting mothers
Lakeshore Foundation - services for youth and adults with vision impairments. Lakeshore's Lima Foxtrot program provides services for military with combat-related injuries; Operation Night Vision is specifically for combat-related eye injuries
Sight Savers America - a nonprofit that assists children with obtaining eye exams, glasses and other needed eye care from local eye care providers and clinics.
Songs for Sight - Musical celebration to raise awareness and funds for the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and to support research efforts for the Optic Nerve Imaging Center
Southeastern Diabetes Education Services - includes diabetic eye care in its educational programs
Southwest Alabama Regional School for the Deaf and Blind
UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation
UAB Driving Assessment Clinic
UAB School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
UAB School of Optometry
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham - providing eye health services for disabled through the Health and Wellness program
WBHM Radio - Radio Reading Services for the Blind
Workshops, Inc.
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Diabetes Association
American Foundation for the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind: Senior Site
American Optometric Association
Department of Veterans Affairs - Blind Rehabilitation Services
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education
International Retinal Research Foundation
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairmnts (NAPVI)
National Eye Institute
Prevent Blindness America - has great resource list
Research to Prevent Blindness
United States Eye Injury Registry


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Duck Commander, the popular outdoors company featured on the the A&E reality show "Duck Dynasty" has been named as the new title sponsor for the Independence Bowl.
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The company was founded by in 1972 by former Louisiana Tech quarterback Phil Robertson. Duck Commander is the most popular brand of duck call in the world. The Louisiana-based company has seen a huge boost in popularity thanks to their show on A&E, which profiles the Robertson family and the Duck Commander company.
The Independence Bowl is held at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. Duck Commander recently became the title sponsor for a NASCAR race in Texas, and will have the rights for the bowl game for the next six years.


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Steelers @ New England:
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
Based upon information from the Steelers' media relations department we happily provide you with this fun fact: Including the game against the Patriots, Pittsburgh is now 5-0 in games in which the opponent has scored first, and broke an 0-5 streak the Steelers had at Gillette Stadium. More importantly the Steelers are now 8-1 in the conference, and managed to maintain (at least for this week) their one game lead over a very hot Baltimore team.
With that, and so much more, in mind we offer some of our thoughts on the game.
The Good
With that, and so much more, in mind we offer some of our thoughts on the game.
The Good
- Given the brilliance of the performances in all phases of the game it seems unfair to single at anyone for special attention; however we are going to begin with someone who has felt the sting of our (much deserved) wrath on more than a few occasions.
Bruce Arians, you were magnificent on Sunday.
Mr. Arians found the balance that he seems to always be in search of ~ the Steelers had 34 rushing plays and 34 passing plays ~ but more significant was the rhythm (always a subjective thing) that the offense achieved, especially in the second half. Moreover, during an incredible third quarter, Mr. Arians used his play calling to dictate personnel moves to the Patriots' defense (i.e. the use of the three wide receiver package kept the Patriots in the nickel) thereby opening up the run (the Steelers rushed for 54 yards ~ six more than they had in the entire first half.
On this one day, after so many previous games against this opponent resulted in so much frustration, Bruce Arians outcoached Bill Belichick.
There, we said it.
- For years the Steelers' special teams were anything but special, and we were pretty critical of Bob Ligashesky's performance last season.
Bob Ligashesky, you were magnificent on Sunday.
Coming into this game the Patriots had been averaging 11.7 yards per punt return. Against the Steelers they averaged zero yards in punt returns.
Coming into this game the Patriots had been averaging 25.1 yards per kick return.
Against the Steelers they averaged 19.6 yards per return.
Coming into this game the Patriots had given up an average of 12.9 yards per opponent punt return. On Sunday the Steelers averaged 14.5 yards per punt return.
Keyaron Fox is showing the league why the Steelers signed him as a free agent (1 special teams tackle, 1 assist, 1 huge fumble recovery), and Anthony Madison leads the team in special teams tackles (3 versus New England).
Lest we forget, welcome back Mitch Berger!
- But no group within the Steelers has received as much criticism as the offensive line and their coach, Larry Zierlein.
Larry Zierlein, on Sunday you were magnificent.
For the third consecutive game, and the seventh time this season, the Steelers rushed for more than 100 yards ~ in the case of Sunday's game they rushed for 161 yards, the second highest total of the season (the highest total was 183 yards versus Houston in the opening game of the season), as well as the second highest total surrendered by New England this season (the highest total was 216 yards on September 21 versus Miami) ~ and the 4.7 average yards per carry is tied for second best this season (the highest was an average 5.0 yards per carry versus Jacksonville).
On Sunday Ben Roethlisberger was sacked once, after not having been sacked at all in the previous game versus Cincinnati, for a two game total of one sack allowed ~ the lowest two game total of the entire season.
It's a bit too soon to say that any of this represents a trend, but for one day we can all be encouraged.
- There are no superlatives left with which to describe the Steelers' defense.
On Sunday, the Steelers forced New England into as many turnovers (4) as the Patriots' had in their previous three games combined.
On Sunday, the Steelers held the Patriots to 1-of-13 (8%) on third down conversions ~ and that came on the final play of the game.
The Patriots' offense gained more than 500 net yards in each of their previous two games. On Sunday they were held to 267 net yards, their third lowest total of the season and their lowest since they gained 215 yards versus Miami on September 21st.
The Patriots' ten points is tied for their lowest total this season; and their scorless second half is the first time all season they have been shutout in two consecutive quarters.
Aaron Smith, James Farrior, James Harrison (we never thought we would see the day when Matt Light was lit up the way Mr. Harrison did), LaMarr Woodley, and Troy Polamalu all deserve your Pro Bowl vote, and Ryan Clark is arguably the most underrated free safety in the NFL (and we respectfully disagree with the personal foul call on his hit of Wes Welker).
(oh, and Anthony Madison is a Pro Bowler at the Special Teams position)
- We are going to go out on a limb and say that the Steelers, as a team, have the worst hands of any team in the NFL. We counted two dropped interceptions (one each by Troy Polamalu and, the serial offender, Ike Taylor), three dropped passes (one each by Santonio Holmes ~ the offense's answer to Ike Taylor ~ Heath Miller, and Willie Parker), one fumbled kickoff (Carey Davis, nice way to begin the game), and one muffed punt (Mewelde Moore). With Pittsburgh in its toughest part of the schedule those kinds of miscues/missed opportunities might come back to haunt them.
- What was going on with the run defense in the first half? The Patriots had 80 yards on 10 carries in the first thirty minutes of the game, by far the highest total surrendered in the first half of any game this season ~ in fact it is more than the game total that the Steelers defense surrendered in eight of their previous games. While it is unlikely that the Patriots have uncovered a previously unknown weakness in Pittsburgh's defense, with Marion Barber to worry about next week we can only hope this is not the beginning of something ugly.
- As rare as a day off for the players during the season, on this day we simply did not see anything from the Steelers that we could characterize as ugly. The team's performance against New England was solid throughout, and the third quarter was, to this point at least, the highlight of the season.
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What's wrong with this image?Submitted by John on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 18:11
The problem
Is this a familiar nightmare? "The server you built yesterday is great," your boss enthuses. "Now we need a hundred more just like it. And when you've done that, could you take a look at my laptop before lunch? I can't seem to get into my email."
It's common nowadays for sysadmins to manage very large numbers of servers - often virtual servers created on-demand in cloud platforms like Amazon EC2. How do you build so many servers and keep them updated - automatically, reliably, and quickly?
One common strategy is the golden image pattern: set up the server the way you want it, and then copy the disk image and use that to boot as many clone machines as you need. Another is the automation pattern: start with a generic server, and then apply automatic configuration tools such as Puppet to bring the machine into a specified state where it is ready for production.
The golden image
The golden image is attractive to many because it's easy and cheap. It's quick to create images, and you just need a big disk to store them.
Imaged machines also have low latency: they're ready for production in just a few minutes from startup. Finally, it's platform agnostic: you can image virtually any kind of machine, even Windows (which most config automation tools can't handle very well).
So what's the problem with the golden image? Luke Kanies, creator of Puppet, prefers to call it the "foil ball" approach: your images can quickly become an unmanageable, crumpled mess. Firstly, how many images do you need? Well, as many as you have different types of machines: web servers, databases, load balancers, DNS servers, and so on.
The number of images multiplies again when you take history into account. What happens when you need to recreate the state of the database server last month to troubleshoot a problem? You need to keep old images around, which means a new image every time you make a change.
And here's a thing: if you do need to make a change (for example a security upgrade for a critical package), you'll have to rebuild the golden image and then re-image and reboot all affected machines - which means lots of bandwidth and possibly downtime. And, unfortunately, even imaged machines usually need some final tweaking (eg IP addresses) before they're ready for use.
Automation tools
By comparison, building your machines with an automatic configuration tool such as Puppet, Chef or even cfengine gives you many advantages. The configuration is self-documenting; it's easy to see what should be on each machine, and more importantly, why it's there. It will also stay in sync with reality.
Although your server types will be different, they will also likely have a lot in common. With images, these supposedly common settings could easily drift apart over time. With automation tools, you can put these settings into modules or classes, just as a software developer re-uses a module or library in another project.
In fact, all the advantages of software modules are available: you can share code with others, download public recipes and manifests, and maintain a complete version history of your network.
Automated configuration is intrinsically multi-platform. Puppet and Chef can abstract away some of the differences between operating systems, and you can add minor tweaks of your own. For example, you might need a slightly different MySQL config setting for MySQL 4.x as opposed to 5.x. A one-line switch in the configuration can address this problem, instead of creating two disk images.
Of course, everything comes with a downside. It is more difficult and usually more time-consuming to build an automated configuration, especially from scratch and when you're still learning to use the tools. And some things are hard to automate. Some software just wasn't written with automated installation and management in mind.
Also, not all software will be packaged for your platform (or you need special compilation options). In these cases you will need to package the software yourself.
Finally, configuration management doesn't always mix well with human intervention. In particular, someone may make a config change on the machine which is then automatically reversed by Puppet. At best this can be a nasty surprise, at worst it can result in a site outage. Managing desktops automatically can create similar problems. This needs to be addressed at a business level with a proper change control process and making it clear to everyone where the boundaries of automatic management lie.
Combined strategies
So both imaging and automation have their place; neither is a magic bullet. The best strategy for scaling your deployments is often a judicious combination of these two approaches. You can, for example, start with a 'stem cell' image containing an approved base build, security fixes and settings which don't often change, which is then configured by Puppet or Chef. Or you could use provisioning tools such as Kickstart and Cobbler and then hand over to Puppet. Or even build the machine with Puppet and then create a golden image from this.
One thing is certain: ignoring the problem is not an option. Moving to an automated network might seem like a big project, but the key is to start small. Set aside a block of time every week to spend on improving your infrastructure, and automate one small thing at a time as part of a gradual continuous process. The more you invest in this, the more benefits you'll see - and you can bet your competitors will be doing the same.
Further reading
- Golden Image or Foil Ball? (Luke Kanies)
- Scripted Kickstart vs. Image-Based Deployment For Linux Systems (Michael DeHaan)
An earlier version of this article appeared on the Agile Sysadmin blog.


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You may be asking yourself, "Hey, where are VICE's usual pissy yet strangely on-point reviews? I was looking forward to reading about the latest release from my favorite _____-wave band!" Well, this month we decided to do things a little differently, apropos of our Syria Issue. Below, you'll find reviews of (mostly) Syrian music, written by Syrian Americans or, in the case of Shalib Danyals, a person who has spent a shitload of time in the country. So far, Middle Eastern music hasn't really had a tonne of crossover appeal – unlike J-pop, K-pop or Yanni, for instance. That said, you've probably been exposed to small doses of Middle Eastern music at some point, maybe without even knowing it.
The thing about a country at war is that what you hear on the news revolves almost exclusively around violence, suffering and destruction. Hence we felt it relevant to offer insight into the listening habits of Syrians. Of course, the volatile political situation does change things and offers worrisome inspiration. Some Syrian artists have reflected on the turmoil of recent months via their songs, while others avoid the situation entirely – probably because weighing in on the conversation can easily get a musician thrown in prison or even killed.
As far as the "scene" goes over there, trends in music aren't all that much different from their Western counterparts. Saccharine, hook-heavy pop reigns supreme. A couple of singers made popular by the Arabic version of the Idol franchise (Arab Idol, naturally) have risen up the pop charts. Hip-hop in Syria and other Arab states is slowly but surely developing into a legit genre. Since the beginning of the uprising that began about a year and a half ago, protest songs have steadily increased in popularity. And, of course, music that incorporates traditional sounds and instruments always has a strong following. Most Arabic music tends to rely on this sort of sonic commingling, and that's what makes it unique. Even the catchiest pop song might include a customary dabke rhythm or the twang of an oud (a traditional stringed instrument) among a plethora of synths and Auto-Tuned vocals.
Of course, because of the ongoing political tumult, there's just not a tonne of stuff being released at the moment. And as far as the standard music industry goes – well, let's just say it wasn't super-easy to confine this reviews section to recent releases. Still, what we did find runs the gamut from slick pop to raucous techno-dance to heart-wrenching folk.
So read on and give some of these albums a listen. Keep an open mind. Who knows? Maybe you'll love it. And even if it's not your thing, maybe when the next hot Jay-Z song drops, you'll be able to say you know where a certain sample originated. And, if you're into bragging about knowing stuff before it was popular, that'll work out great for you. Enjoy.
The Revolution
Big Change Recordz
Murder Eyez is NWA and Public Enemy combined on many different levels. He has shocked and challenged Syria's hip-hop community for years. As a rapper in a conservative society that grew up listening to the Syrian equivalents of Lawrence Welk, having your message taken seriously is a constant uphill slog. But Murder Eyez has the look, the sound and, most importantly, the earnest sentiment. He's been calling for justice for years and has had his share of run-ins with Assad's regime, though he's released pro-government tracks as well. His message has been misunderstood and championed by all sides of the conflict, but Murder Eyez stands hard, spittin' flow and keepin' it real in an environment that only seems to stunt any creative growth – which is both brave and powerful.
Dudd al-Nizam
Rap is a tough genre to translate into other cultures. Maybe it's just me, but there's just something a little disconcerting about hip-hop in other languages. Weirdo baroque harpsichord sample in the background notwithstanding, this song (released via YouTube) from Syrian-Lebanese rapper Eslam Jawaad is notable for being on the fence about the revolution. It's not explicitly pro-regime, but it advocates stability and caution – not something the genre usually represents. Slick production and manufactured beats abound; the song isn't very noteworthy aside from its surprising stance, nor is there anything too offensive about it. Jawaad's delivery is gruff, but it certainly isn't bad. But come on, rap that advises against change is lame. Hip-hop should inspire strength and the desire to speak your mind, regardless of the consequence. Athough, in this case, the consequences kill, so...
Shakhseya Anida
When I think 'Arabic pop music,' I immediately think of a woman's voice crooning a long, drawn out "habiiiiiiiibiiiiiii" ("my dear"), with extra syllables inserted, Xtina-style. And that's exactly how the recently released Asala record begins, over the backdrop of Latin-tinged, house-influenced beats. So, as you'd suspect, nothing too groundbreaking here. It's pretty catchy, but not overwhelmingly deep or life-changing. Regardless, you've got to give the lady credit: In a fiercely patriarchal society, Asala has weathered quite a few tabloid scandals, openly criticised the Assad regime from her current home in Bahrain and still looks pretty great for being over 40. It's kind of funny: The Middle East has such a reputation for suppressing women's expression, but man, there are outspoken, opinionated Arabic ladies are out there and they are going to tell you what they think and probably feed you way too much at the same time. I'm down for all that shit.
Banadeek Ta'ala
Everyone loves a good tan on a great chest. Pecs or boobs, it doesn't matter – they both look better slightly exposed, glistening and darkened. The timeless look of bronzed skin speaks universally to anyone, anywhere. Whether naturally kissed by the sun or sprayed to perfection, a quality tan can turn the tame into a tiger. And, my friends, Amr Diab is Egypt's official Tan Ambassador. He's been making music since the 80s and has the legacy to prove it. So, of course, he wears his shirt half-unbuttoned to bare his chest, has a sculpted right eyebrow, is groomed perfectly and provides monthly exercise routines via his website and online newsletter, all while supplying some of the most popular music in the Middle East. Amr combines the energy of the tanning community with traditional Arabic beats and rhythms, creating some of the most seriously energetic and romantic dance music in the world. His dedication to the craft has inspired many a Syrian lady to shake it on the dance floor and Syrian men tend to wonder why their women fuss over this diesel, tan Egyptian.
Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts
Sublime Frequencies
For decades, information was heavily restricted inside Syria, affecting all aspects of society – from college textbooks to music. The government ruled under what they called an "emergency law", allowing anyone at anytime to be rounded up if it was thought that he or she posed, or could pose, a threat to the regime. Syria's metal scene was perpetually under suspicion; if you dressed in black and had long hair, you were a Satanist. You couldn't congregate in public, so a handful of small record stores served as meeting places for fans. Syrians tend to gravitate toward power metal like Stratovarius and traditional American death metal like Deicide and Morbid Angel. A handful of death-metal guys in Damascus were forced to cut their hair and were sentenced to bizarre punishments like standing in a dark room for six hours a day for months on end. They now have short hair and wear polo shirts while thrashing in the privacy of their own homes.
Paralysis Engulfed the Myth
Domestic Genocide
"We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal." That's what Reda Zine, a founding member of Morocco's metal scene, explained to writer Mark LeVine in his 2008 book Heavy Metal Islam. If the past 19 months in Syria are any indication, one might expect a new generation of angry yet resilient metalheads to rise from the ashes of civil war. One such band to look out for is Abidetherein from Damascus who formed in early 2010. They call their sound black metal "with some Oriental influences", and in their debut album the East's oud and darbuka (a type of drum) jibe with the West's fast surf-guitar riffs, reminiscent of a certain Lebanese-American named Richard Monsour, aka Dick Dale. But there's enough rage in the shrieks and frenzied rhythms (with a hat tilt toward French counterparts Deathspell Omega) to prevent this from sounding like a feel-good "fusion" record you'd have found on the shelves of your defunct local Borders book store. Alhamdullilah (Thank God).
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Top Music Production
Mohamed is Syria's answer to Italian-Canadian crooner Michael Bublé. He sings traditional Syrian songs to packed crowds all over the country. His talent was recognised early on and he was taken under the wing of legendary singer Sabah Fakhri. Mohamed has collaborated with Syria's Murder Eyez and is a member of the Castle Productions family. With the realities of war raging daily and a likely forecast of long-term instability, Syrians should take comfort knowing that a dedicated new generation of musicians has grabbed the torch to proudly keep the Syrian musical legacy burning among car bombs, gun fights and bloodshed.
Ya Haif
The internet has played an important role in the Syrian uprising of the past 19 months, most notably in the dissemination of images and first-hand accounts, since the Syrian government has not been too kind to reporters. YouTube in particular has become an outlet for protest songs to circulate. "Ya Haif" ("How Ridiculous") is a sparse, mournful, yet fiery indictment of the Syrian government's actions on what is known as "Black Wednesday" in Daraa, where the revolt first began last year. "They shot us dead with bullets, we were killed by our brothers," sings Samih over a backdrop of oud and sparse percussion. It is repetitive but driving and insistent, reminiscent of the fingerpicking American protest ballads of the 60s, but perhaps angrier and more sorrowful. Still, Samih alludes to a brighter future for Syria: "Hope is achievable."
I Love Syria 2011
Commemorative quilts, flags, coins, mugs, shirts, stickers and haircuts allowed the American people to passively express their emotional scarring from the attacks of September 11, 2001. "These colours don't run" turned into "These colours sing... in the face of terrorists!" "Take my liberty, you son of a bitch???!!! How 'bout a dose of Lee Greenwood in your face!!! Terrorize deez!" The soul of America had been crushed by Osama bin Laden and musicians took to the studio, for better or worse, in hopes of inspiring and healing. Samer Gabro has done Syria the same service with the "timeless classic" I Love Syria 2011. Gabro's vibrato has become a national rallying point, unifying the people as war ravages their ancient land. Quilts are to follow, I'm sure.
Fi Hagat
Faith is admitting we don't know everything, coupled with a willingness to accept what we don't know. Whether it's faith in string theory, quantum mechanics, Jesus or Krishna, faith is humanity's attempt to comprehend itself. Faith can unify and divide, create and destroy, liberate and enslave. However, men of all faiths can agree that Middle Eastern broads are hot. Men of all faiths can also agree that SINGING Middle Eastern women are EXTRA hot. And men of all faiths are in absolute agreement that Nancy Ajram is one of the hottest singing broads from the Middle East ever, period. Nancy hails from Lebanon and is God's reminder that women need to be seen and heard. A commercial vixen to be reckoned with, she has nearly three million Facebook likes and her "Fi Hagat" video has received close to 28 million views. Even sexier, Nancy is blessed with all the right moves in all the right places, inspiring Syrian men and women alike. It's no wonder a poem about a hot Lebanese lady made it into the Bible.
Very Best of
EMI Arabia
Music and Light
The adage of "Don't judge a book by its cover" transcends time and place, and the same goes for the phrase "Don't judge a Syrian violin virtuoso by his hat." Bassel Hariri is the 100 percent total package. He plays everything from the classics to jazz to hip-hop, and he plays them all well. His first recording was at the age of 13 and Bassel had charmed governments, royalty and fans all over the Mediterranean by his mid-20s. Recognised as a prized member of Syria's new musical generation, Bassel is respected by peers and elders alike, even if he dons a goofy straw hat every now and then.
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
So you're living in Syria, working for Assad's highly feared Mukhabarat. You're a badass with one of the most feared positions in the country. Someone's speaking against the regime – "Come with me!" Someone's logging into Facebook – "You are going to jail for the rest of your life, nerd!" Your job is tough and you are tougher. Day-to-day life can take its toll and you need a soundtrack to channel your complex range of emotions – a soundtrack to provide a voice to your innermost thoughts. You're sure that someone somewhere has captured your emotions through song and you need to hear it. For many Syrians, that person is Celine Dion.
Aside from offering relief in the form of the perfect combination of vocals and wind instruments, Ms Dion also provides the solid comfort of possessing firsthand knowledge of the culture itself. Her husband and manager, René Angélil, has a Syrian daddy. Perhaps Celine herself should personally call Assad, offering salvation to his devastated nation by holding a free concert in Damascus at which she will appease all sides with a wave of her hand and the serenity of her voice – "Near, far, wherever you are…"
Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria
Sublime Frequencies


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