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Posted by Christian Scharen on Thursday, August 01, 2013 12:20 AM
This month I have a specific invitation to interns who will be returning to campus at Luther Seminary. Over the past few years we've developed a pattern of welcoming returning interns by listening to your stories (and inviting you to listen to each other's stories) about internship. This year we'll do this on Wednesday, September 4, from 1:30-5:00 p.m.
As we said in an email to you earlier this summer, we know the return to campus can be rough. We know you've grown in your leadership, and have lived into the role of pastor through the experiences you've had on internship. We want to offer you a start on a time of reflection on your leadership, a practice both conducive to your growth and learning now as well as a fruitful practice to continue in the years ahead. We'll certainly not exhaust all the great stories you have to share during this one afternoon. However, we want to get at the really powerful, meaningful stories we call "wow" and "oops" stories.
We've divided the afternoon into two sessions, inviting sharing of "oops" stories first, and then after a break, sharing "wow" stories. We'll let you define exactly what these two terms mean, but our thought is either would provoke examples of significant events, rather than run of the mill experiences. If you feel you have a remarkable "oops" or "wow" story you'd be open to sharing during the two plenary sessions, please email contextual learning to let us know. Give a brief synopsis so we can invite diverse stories for each plenary session. As the schedule below shows, we'll have plenary time to hear a few distinctive stories, priming the story-telling pump and then break up into staff or faculty led small listening groups of 3-4 people to tell more stories.
Here's the schedule. We'll begin with an informal meet and greet with light refreshments in the Northwestern Atrium at 1:30.
The event will begin at 2:00 in NW 100 following roughly this outline:
2:00 Welcome from Chris Scharen, Director of Contextual Learning (NW 100)
2:15 Plenary stories: "Oops" experiences
2:30 Listening groups hearing each other's "oops" stories from internship
3:15 Break
3:30 Plenary stories: "Wow" experiences
3:45 Listening groups hearing each other's "wow" stories from internship
5:00 Wrap up and sending
6:00 optional dinner groups
As you can see, we are planning optional dinner groups of 6-8. Students can sign up for these to continue the story-telling. If you would like to join in one of these, we'll have sign-ups available that day so you can join in.
Thanks for making an effort to be present for this day. Faculty and staff will be on hand to listen to your stories, and you'll be able to reconnect with classmates who are also returning from internships all around the country. To reiterate: it is not enough time to tell all that must be told, reflected upon, and learned from, but we hope it is a solid start. We hope it sets the stage for much more informal conversation and sharing in the weeks following.
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Exeter lock James Hanks was cited in the wake of his side's Aviva Premiership clash with Saracens © Getty Images
Exeter lock James Hanks has been cleared of deliberately eye-gouging Saracens second row Steve Borthwick by a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel.
Hanks was cited for allegedly making contact with Borthwick's "eye or eye area" during Exeter's 14-12 Aviva Premiership victory at Sandy Park on Sunday.
The RFU panel, chaired by chief disciplinary officer Judge Jeff Blackett, concluded that the contact had been accidental and the citing was dismissed. "The panel concluded that James Hanks' finger did make contact with Steve Borthwick's eye," he said in a statement.
"However, the contact occurred in a dynamic situation during a ruck, when James Hanks was driving forward and putting his hand down to prevent him from falling over. The contact was entirely accidental."
The panel also cleared Bath centre Dan Hipkiss of an alleged tip tackle on London Irish forward Jamie Gibson and Bath scrum-half Michael Claassens was found not guilty of kicking Matt Garvey in the same Premiership match at the Madejski Stadium.
Blackett explained: "On review of the DVD the panel determined that Dan Hipkiss did not drop or drive Jamie Gibson's head and/or upper body into the ground. Dan Hipkiss tackled Jamie Gibson such that he landed on his back, so that the elements of law 10.4.J were not made out.
"The panel determined that the contact between Michael Claassens and Matt Garvey was a clumsy collision. Michael Claassens' movements were defensive and he made contact with knee and arms. He did not kick Matt Garvey. In the circumstances, an offence under 10.4.C is not made out."
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Ever since the beginning of human existence trees have played an important role in the growing culture of man. Primitive man used them in various ways as means of providing him not only with food, but also with shelter, protection and warmth.
As man grew in intelligence, he found that trees could further be used as reliable landmarks, and as such they provided him with another useful instrument. He learned that by using them as guideposts he could travel from place to place without fear of becoming lost. He could also use them as means of indicating to other fellow men the locations of desirable routes of travel.
This led to the development of a system whereby certain trees could be identified as definite trail markers. Primitive man noticed that trees do not heighten en masse, but that they grow from their tips. He also observed that they do not turn on an axis while growing, but that once established they maintain a fixed position.
Experiment showed him that if a young tree were bent in some unnatural position without being broken, and were fastened securely, it would continue to grow, forever after maintaining the bent position. With this as a means, it was possible to deform the trees deliberately so that they could easily be distinguished from the other trees in the forest.
There developed a custom of marking trails through the forests by bending saplings and securing them in such positions that their directions of bend indicated the directions of the routes to be followed. A line of similarly bent trees thus established a continuous uninterrupted route of travel which could readily be followed.
After being bent, the young trees were fastened by one of several methods. Sometimes the trees were weighted down with a rock, sometimes a pile of dirt was used, and often the tree was tied in position with a length of rawhide, a strip of bark, or a tough vine. The various methods used in each case were dependent largely upon the custom and ingenuity of the individual performing the work, and the materials at hand.
When America was introduced to the rest of the civilized world, this method of marking trails was in use by tribes of Indians inhabiting the forested regions of the eastern part of what was later to become the United States. In passing, the Red Man left behind him his forest trails marked by numerous curiously bent trail trees.
In marking a trail, after bending and fastening the young trees, the Indian would usually carve upon them his individual or clan insignia. Not every tree along the route of travel was bent, it being advisable to do so only at intervals. Natives were thus able to follow a pre-established trail by continuing in the direction indicated from one bent tree to the next. If the trail crossed a non-wooded area, some other system of marking had to be resorted to, such as the placing of stone pile, planting of poles, or the appropriate use of other materials. The use of living trees was, of course, the most permanent, and therefore the most desirable method.
Because of their longevity, many of these old Indian trail trees, now gnarled with age, may have been standing in various parts of the country, still marking the sites of former trails. Modern civic development takes it toll of these trees from time to time, and the gaps between them are becoming wider and wider.
The bending and the fastening of trees as trail markers had a definite effect upon the subsequent development of the trees. They were severely stunted, but nevertheless continued to grow. The original trunk of a tree having been bent down to the ground necessitated the establishment of one or more secondary trunks to take the place of the original one. These secondary trunks branched and bore leaves in the normal manner. They may have originated from former branches or may have issued forth as entirely new systems.
In most cases the extremities of the original bent over trunks later decayed away. Sometimes, however, the trunk tip would take root at its point of contact with the ground, and the tree would continue its development with two sets of roots.
Except that they have increased in diameter, the bent portions of these trees are still pointing in the same manner and directions as when first bent more than a hundred years ago. Occasionlly it was necessary for an Indian to place a trail sign at a place where no small tree was growing which he could conveniently bend. In such a case, the bending of the lowermost branch of a large tree was occasionally resorted to.
The question has often been asked as to whether the Indians used selection in their choice of trees—using only one kind throughout a single trail. While this may have been so in limited cases, it could not always hold true. Trees of the same species ordinarily grow in groves, and a trail extending for a long distance would pass through areas containing different types of trees. In such a case the Indian would actually be prevented from exercising selection. He would necessarily have had to use whatever kind of trees happened to be growing along the same route at the time.
Difficulty in differentiating between Indian trail trees and the ordinary crooked or deformed trees often confronts persons untrained in the observation of them. In viewing such trees, one must be able to ascertain whether their shapes are the results of accidental, intentional, or natural causes. Wind, sleet, lightning, heavy snows, or depredations by animals may cause accidental deformities in a tree.
A careful examination of the tree will disclose such a fact inasmuch as serious injuries always leave their scars. Another common cause of accidental deformities is the falling of a larger tree upon a smaller and pinning it down. When such is the case, the angle of bend is relatively long and gentle, quite unlike the abrupt angle used by the Indians. Natural causes are frequently unaccountable and result in deviating directions taken by the tree trunk while it is growing.
Some kinds of tree have greater tendencies to develop crooked stems than others, and such deviations present a different appearance than the methodical bend used by the Indians.
Indian trail trees still exist in many states throughout the Mississippi Valley and eastward. They seem to be most numerous in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri.
It is unfortunate that these old Indian landmarks are fast disappearing. The ages of many of them antedate that of our government. Only a short time longer, and the last of them will have disappeared forever from our midst, as did the Indians who bent them.
"Indian Trail Trees," by Raymond E. Janssen, American Forests magazine, July 1934, from Laura Hubler/Dorothy Moore Archives at The Arkansas Folk Museum


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Students in the Machine Tool Technology program study that portion of the manufacturing arena that actually produces the parts that go into the products sold throughout the world. Machinists set up and operate a vast variety of machine tools from basic lathes to advanced computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining centers. In today's highly automated, high precision environment, the machinist needs a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, precision measurement, CNC programming, and communication skills. Machinists must understand the working properties of metals such as steel, cast iron, aluminum and the effect heat treating has on their properties. They must be able to read complicated blueprints, translating these images into machined objects.
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David Plouffe's big gamble
David Plouffe has helped win two national elections, written a bestselling political how-to book and earned the undying affection of Obama supporters by the millions.
But Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), President Barack Obama's high congressional inquisitor, has the broad power of a committee chairman, including the right to issue subpoenas.
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On Sunday, the flinty, self-consciously self-contained former White House senior adviser went Joe Pesci on the California Republican after Issa called Obama press secretary Jay Carney a "paid liar" on CNN over the ongoing investigation into the IRS-tea party scandal.
"Strong words from Mr. Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler …" tweeted Plouffe, alluding to decades-old allegations that Issa, the chairman of the House investigations committee, stole cars and possibly torched his own business for the insurance money.
( Also on POLITICO: Plouffe rips Issa as "loose ethically")
Plouffe felt he had no choice: There was simply no other Obama aide with the stature or street cred with the Democratic base to confront Issa — even though he was a key player in the administration during the period covered by Issa's inquiry.
His decision to trash Issa in such a personal way stunned Plouffe admirers who privately fret about poking such an ambitious and unpredictable adversary in the eye, fearing it will only reinforce the California Republican's determination to prove that the orders to scrutinize conservative groups came from high-ranking administration officials.
"I love Plouffe for doing it, but this may end up causing us more trouble in the long run," said one longtime Obama aide, echoing the comments of several senior Democrats interviewed by POLITICO.
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"Generally, those with subpoena power don't get a two-by-four against the head," said Issa ally Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), referring to broad authority vested in Issa as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
"Does the White House really need to out-source the pit bull stuff?" added Chaffetz. "It was a very aggressive statement from someone who is known to be very calculating and sure of themselves. He is usually not one to just tee off indiscriminately, so they must think it serves a purpose. I don't know what it good it does to have a guy that close to the president say that kind of thing."
Plouffe says that Issa's penchant for hurling accusations at the White House makes his own past fair game.
"If he behaves himself I am happy to never think about him again," Plouffe told POLITICO. "I do think it's highly relevant for the media to examine Congress's top cop both in terms of how he is handling the current situation but also his background. He is a man in the spotlight — the American people should and will be eager for more info on who the inquisitor is. … My tweet was aggressive, but sometimes that is what it takes to break through. … Is he a liability to the GOP and their scandal playbook?"
( Also on POLITICO: Plouffe: No special prosecutor necessary)
This was not the sedate and lucrative semi-retirement Plouffe professed to seek when he left the White House four months ago. A succession of scandals have kept him in the game as an informal adviser to his protégé, senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer, and as a member of a rotating crisis management team that includes current and former staffers Jennifer Palmieri, David Axelrod, Jim Messina, Stephanie Cutter, Robert Gibbs, Anita Dunn and Eric Schultz.
A dearth of high-powered Obama surrogates has pushed Plouffe, the prototypical stealth operative when he started with Obama less than a decade ago, into a bigger and more combative public role, a presidential protector of the James Carville breed — with the power to energize Democrats at a time when Obama needs all the help he can get.
Still, Plouffe's tweet — and his push to attack Issa in such explicitly personal terms — elicited a mixed reaction in the White House.


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But isn't it every guys dream to have a little girl on a big bike?
Hey, Selene and Lexi are more than welcome to ride along with Moni should they feel the need =P.
Name:Nathan Steuart Tagging:No one "Shit shit SHIT!" Nathan thought to himself as he ran down the street, the sound of his breath rasping in his lungs filling his ears. A group of those Creatures, or dead or whatever were following him with methodical monotony.It had been two days since the TV had played the same message over and over again "Stay in your homes. General quarantine is in effect, persons found outside designated areas will be detained until further notice. Bottle water and store preservable food. Stay in your homes. Gen....." and so on. Nathan was content to stay in his crappy little apartment until whatever the hell this was blew over, he still had internet. Until that died. Watched TV, except all that was on was mostly the news. Something about civil unrest around the country. Then it had changed to the message about quarantine. But he had more on his mind, his neighbours were taking the imposed quarantine with less stride than he was. Screaming at each other at all hours. The man was sick, he heard him coughing frequently. That was until one particularly loud shouting match involved him having a particularly violent coughing fit followed by a loud thump as if something heavy hit the floor. He was about to go to the apartment above when he heard sound of movement and a woman scream. He grabbed a length of steel pipe left over from some plumbing repair work and headed upstairs. Nathan reached the door and tentatively opened it . What he saw made him gag. A man who he recognised as his neighbour was stooped over the woman. Tearing chunks of intestine out her stomach and stuffing them into his mouth. It must have heard him gag, as it turned towards him and charged like a crazed animal. It was only reflex that saved him. Bringing his improvised weapon across his neighbours brow, felling him with a blow that would render an ordinary person senseless. The creature grabbed at his leg and Nathan brought down the pipe, dashing out its brains. It was this moment that made Nathan think that the city might not be the safest after all, and he grabbed a coat, some energy bars and a bottle of water and headed out."I knew I should've stayed in England" He thought bitterly as he ran down the street, empty save for the occasional thing. "Now I'm lost and its getting dark" he said looking about him. He ran round a corner and saw it. "The University" He sighed. "Thick doors, a canteen. Should be safe and comfortable, at least for tonight". He made his way to a side door, which was thankfully unlocked and made his way inside, shutting it behind him."Hello?" He called. Holding his pipe ready. He had made it to what looked like the delivery area of the kitchen. He moved into the kitchen, thinking if there was anyone. they might group around there. "Hello?" he called again moving through the kitchen. Not noticing the pool of water leaking out of the freezer. "I'm not going to hurt y..." He was cut off as his feet skidded in the water, sending him falling backwards. His head made contact with the floor with a dull thud, and he slipped into unconsciousness.
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This week is all about the home! So we're incorporating beauty and home care with some makeup vanity organization. In search of beautiful and organized ideas, we turned to Pinterest–our favorite spot for inspiration. (You're following us, aren't you?) After combing through thousands of images, here are the eight best tricks to organize your makeup vanity.
1. Trays: When it comes to corralling clutter, trays are your best friend. Whether you buy a coordinated set or mix and match via the thrift store or rummage sales, storing items on trays elevates them to organized in no time flat.
2. Framed Photos: Anchor your vanity with a framed photo of someone (or some place) you love. It's a personal space that's just for you, so why make it clinical?
3. Drawer Dividers: Use drawer dividers to maximize out-of-sight drawer space. Don't forget to check the kitchen storage section of stores for possible solutions.
4. Door Cabinets: Think vertically and put the walls (and doors) near your vanity space to work. Over-the-door storage cabinets can be a lifesaver in small spaces. Seriously, isn't this the best idea ever?
5. Storage Containers: Clear (or mesh-weave) storage containers make finding what you're looking for a million times easier. They are very trendy right now so I'd snatch one up as quickly as possible.
6. Re-purposed vases: Vases, jars, goblets and used candle holders work beautifully as containers for brushes, liners, etc. This is one of those makeup vanity tricks that you'd wish you'd done sooner!
7. Cake Stand Presentation: Creative uses of everyday items (like this cake stand) can open up a world of possibilities when it comes to storage. Cigar boxes, parfait glasses, cookie jars–the sky is the limit when it comes to smart and unique storage. Plus, it gives you another excuse to eat cake.
Want to know our 8th trick for makeup vanities? Affix magnets to the back of your compacts so you can store them attached to a tray. Or you can even attach them to a cookie sheet that's been hung on the wall. This is certainly one the best makeup vanity tricks out there.


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We teased you with a couple of pictures and a bit of info about the Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10 Pro earphones last week, and now we have more for you, namely, the pricing which will be $399. They're sorta available—you can now pre-order a pair of these three-driver nuggets of audio nirvana, and the company's website says it has a few limited-edition units on sale now.
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Harriette – A Classic Marie Therese Vintage French Chandelier
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Dating from the1950\60's, Harriette is a classic Six Lamp Spired Theresa. It been beautifully refurbished including re-lacing of the frame glass and rosettes. Retaining the original crystal droplets and candle trays, Harriette has both internal and external faceted spheres in addition to one internal and three peripheral glass spires.
Height:60cm | Diameter: 60cm |(excluding chain and rose).
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Ask Rebecca Minkoff: Is It OK To Wear Tights With Peep-Toe Booties?
Rebecca Minkoff is InStyle's designer expert helping us answer reader questions! Here's what she had to say this month:
QUESTION: Can I wear tights with my black peep-toe booties? I don't want to freeze! —Carolyn M., Arlington, VA.
ANSWER: "Sorry—no. A bit of covered-up toe sticking out of your shoe looks cheap. A better option? Open-toe stockings, which will still keep your legs warm. You can find some at American Apparel and Capezio. Go for black instead of a bold color, as you're already pushing the envelope enough by exposing your toes."
For more of Minkoff's style advice and her inspiration for spring, flip to page 92 of InStyle's February issue. On the go? Download the issue on your iPad, Nook, or Droid tablet!
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I Heard the Sirens Scream
For most of my adult life I have borne witness. It's what I won a Pulitzer Prize for, years ago. I go to epidemics, wars, places where people are struggling to cope with disasters, and I carefully log the accounts and events, trying to represent the lives and experiences of others. The position of "outsider" is emotionally safe, even as agonizing events unfold.
But I could not distance myself from the extraordinary sequence of events that fell on America, and especially my home town of New York City, in 2001. A decade later I am still trying to understand how the attacks on the World Trade Center and the anthrax mailings affected me, and those I love. I heard the first jet slam into the north tower of the World Trade Center, and from the rooftop of my apartment building watched the second commercial jet veer towards lower Manhattan, change its trajectory, and slice across the upper floors of the south tower. I was standing on the Manhattan anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge when the first tower crumbled like a deflated accordion, spewing dust and debris in every direction and crushing the life out of thousands of people within.
And a month later, as people started falling ill from inhalation of anthrax spores, one of the nation's top bioterrorism experts called me to warn that I was a likely target: Stop opening your mail.
The flow of these events, from the hijacking of four commercial jets on September 11th to the November death of an anthrax-infected Connecticut villager, took most of the world population from a remarkably united emotional and political place, to a deeply divided, frustrated, angry position. The arc of the response matters: It ultimately determined the course of historic events worldwide and tore America asunder, the people having lost trust in their government and without it, most forms of social cohesion. By the end of the winter of 2002 the arc had completed, from spectacular unity and confidence in governance to deep division and accusations of American arrogance. Through the frustrated anthrax investigations and drumbeats of war, the global community, especially Americans, moved in just a few months' time from collectivism to fragmentation.
This book is structured in two parts. The first, THE END OF THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, is written in the present tense, describing almost hourly the events that unfolded primarily in Washington DC and New York City over 120 days in the fall and winter of 2001 and 2002. Each day is a chapter that opens with the actual diary entry that I sent on that date to a list of friends all over the world. The entry is followed by a detailed breakdown of the day's events, unfolding like a novel.
Part two, NEW WORLD ORDER, details the repercussions of these events, transformations of critical government institutions, public health disasters, and what, in particular, the specter of terrorism meant for the American people. Revelations abound in this book, including:
The bizarre chemistry of The Plume that rose from the burning crushed World Trade Center for four months, endangering the health of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.
Evidence that al-Qaeda may have been behind the anthrax mailings.
Devastating spending and restructuring followed the attacks, leaving the nation less prepared for terrorism ten years later, and broke.
Each incident following the opening of anthrax-laden letters reveals countless errors and misjudgments.
There was no "weapons-grade anthrax" in those letters – a finding with profound health and political implications.
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Hello friends, Snarkmarket readers, Twitter pals, and internet gremlins!
I'm writing a book: a detective story set halfway between San Francisco and the internet. And the more people who reserve a copy, the better each one will be!
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The Ravens were able to escape Cleveland with an ugly, ugly 16-0 shutout win over Cleveland High School the Browns for their first Monday Night victory in their last six tries. However, the effort put forth by the purple and black, especially on offense, wouldn't be enough to win on most any other Sunday (or Monday or Thursday).
The ineptitude of the Cleveland Browns, who never advanced the ball past the Ravens' 45-yard line on the night, approaches historic levels. After a shutout – a ROAD shutout at that – the impulse is there to laud the Ravens' defense for pitching their first goose egg since shutting out the Steelers in Week 12 of 2006. But…man…Brady Quinn made Kyle Boller look like the guy the Ravens are set to face next week, and his receivers would just as soon deflect passes to the other team as pull them in and pick up some yardage. Somehow, it was the first time all year that they were kept off the scoreboard, but still…beating your chest about shutting out the Browns seems akin to bragging about how many toddlers you just punched in the face. (cough, Hiney Ward, cough)
After watching the epic Patriots-Colts game on Sunday night (for my money, the best game since the Pats-Giants Super Bowl), watching the Ravens and Browns flail about last night, especially for the first 30 scoreless minutes, was like watching the 85-lb Pasadena Bucs on a Saturday morning – it's hard to believe the two games were part of the same league.
It was the first time so far in 2009 that an NFL game went to the half tied 0-0, and was just another in the long line of forgettable Ravens' first halves. Joe Flacco's "Joe Cool" persona is still apparent, but lately his first half performances make a nickname like "Joe Slow," as in, slow start, seem more appropriate. As Glenn Clark of WNST points out, the Ravens' last six first halves of play have resulted in 0, 0, 6, 3, 7, and 7 points, respectively.
The Ravens' rhythm-less, identity-devoid offense has progressed from a minor annoyance, to a consistent concern, to a full blown crisis. To manage just 1 touchdown and 1 field goal, against the 32nd-ranked defense in the league, is sad, pathetic, inexcusable, and [insert-your-own-derogatory-adjective-here]. Cam Cameron, who had transformed his unit from one of the league's most laughable to one that some were even describing as "explosive," over his first season-plus in B'More, has seen his stock fall sharply, and last night may have very likely been a new low. Despite not turning the ball over, the Ravens managed only 9 offensive points (a blocked extra point kept it from being 10). Their seven punts tied a season high, and, despite running the ball on 36 of 58 snaps, time of possession was nearly a wash, at 31:32-28:28.
- Ravens' running backs averaged just 3.7 yards per carry.
- The ONLY Ravens' wide receiver to catch a pass was Derrick Mason, who hauled in 3 for 78 yards.
- Flacco was sacked three more times, which now makes seven in the last two games, the total number of times he was taken down in the season's first five contests.
- And of course, young Steve "Wide Left" Hauschka did himself absolutely no favors, as he missed a chip shot 38 yard field goal that would have given the Ravens an early 3-0 lead, and had his second extra point attempt blocked by the Browns' Shaun Rogers. The second year kicker is now just 9-13 on the season (10-15 career), and with Matt Stover coming to town in Irsay Blue this week, the kid is going to find himself none-too-welcome by many in his own home stadium Sunday afternoon.
The game was also rough on the Ravens from an injury standpoint. Second year safety and huge special teams contributor Haruki Nakamura had his ankle broken on the opening kickoff, and is likely to be placed on injured reserve. Haloti Ngata was again unable to go on his sore ankle, but should be ready for Indianapolis.
The larger concern is Terrell Suggs, who was injured on a cheap-shot low block by Brady Quinn on Chris Carr's 3rd quarter interception. Quinn was flagged on the play, but 15 yards, especially in that game, is little condolence for a sprained knee to #55. Suggs left the game and did not return, and his status moving forward is currently unknown (Update: Reports say Suggs out 4-5 weeks. Craaaaaap). His absence did, however, open the door for the much called-for and enigmatic Paul Kruger to get the first game action of his career – he responded by picking up more penalty yards (5) than tackles (0).
There is no better time to pull the "a win is a win" card, for all involved – Ravens players, coaches, and staff, and certainly for us fans. As disgusting and uninspiring as it was, the 5-4 next to "Ravens" in the standings is the same this morning as it would have been after the 34-3 drubbing that most of us expected. B'More is tied with Jacksonville (?!) and Houston at just one full game behind Pittsburgh and San Diego for the AFC's final playoff spot.
May we suggest that, like us, you spend the next six days convincing yourselves that it was all part of the plan – that the Ravens were simply keeping their true abilities close to the vest, only to unleash them in full force on the unsuspecting Colts (who likely turned this one off at halftime and laughed themselves to sleep). That fantasy may be crushed by the "horseshoe of reality," in due time, but until then, keep the purple faith, won't you?


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Kjerstin Gruys discusses her mission to spend 365 days avoiding the mirror (she's about 1/3 the way through) and her conflicted feelings on dieting while feminist:
Given the patriarchal bargain of weight-loss, being radically anti-diet as a political stance doesn't always fit comfortably as a personal stance. Because we live in a society that punishes women for being "fat," even the most dedicated feminists report struggles with body image.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past is now theaters, bringing with it the promise of a (semi-)rebooted X-Men Movie Universe where the missteps of past films will be course-corrected (or outright wiped away) in favor of providing the franchise with a clean slate on which to build toward a bigger, better, "fewcha" (future).
Of course, throughout the marketing campaign for Days of Future Past, hardcore fans of both the X-Men comic books and/or films have remained wary of the lingering issue of continuity errors. The six films in the preceding X-Men movie saga (X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine) have nearly choked themselves to death with inconsistencies and contradictions in shared universe storytelling. It was an annoyance in the past, but it is a downright deal-breaking flaw in the era of shared universe franchises.
As we stated in our official X-Men: Days of Future Past review, the film does a lot of good things for the franchise - but that doesn't mean it is able to completely clean up the messy continuity. Granted, Days of Future Past manages to negate the other X-Men movies (with the exception of First Class) in favor of a much-needed mulligan; but how well it earned that second chance at better continuity is up for debate.
We selected some of the biggest and most glaring continuity issues in Days of Future Past - and some additional ones that meticulous viewers will no doubt notice and likely criticize, even as the franchise tries to leave its ugly blemishes behind.
Prof X. Lives
One of the biggest continuity issues that has been apparent ever since Days of Future Past was first announced was the return of Patrick Stewart's Professor X. In X-Men: The Last Stand, Professor X was vaporized by Dark Phoenix/Jean Grey - only to achieve resurrection by transferring his consciousness into the body of a comatose patient who was under the care of Moira MacTaggert (as seen in a post-credits scene):
Now, if you read around the Interwebs, you'll hear all kinds of justifications for how Xavier's resurrection could result in what we see in DoFP - and also the post-credits scene of The Wolverine, which serves as a direct lead-in to DoFP. The most popular theory is that when Xavier transferred his consciousness, he did so into the body of a twin brother. This familial relation is never specified in X3, but it isn't impossible (just soap opera-style cheesy). However, even it that WAS a viable explanation, it still wouldn't explain how or why Xavier's twin brother also ended up paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
At the end of The Wolverine, any direct explanation is left to vague references, as Wolverine asks "How is this possible?" upon seeing Xavier alive, and Xavier answers, "You're not the only one with gifts," suggesting that some aspect of his powers has allowed him to cheat death. A lot of fans hoped that Days of Future Past would detail exactly how Xavier made it back, but alas, that explanation is nowhere to be found. And since DoFP insists that X3 is official canon, that unanswered question is certainly a big one.
Future Wolverine's Adamantium Claws
Days of Future Past clearly recognizes the events of both X-Men: The Last Stand and The Wolverine, and when last we saw Logan onscreen, his Adamantium claws had been destroyed in a battle with the "Silver Samurai." From early marketing of Days of Future Past, the question of how Future Wolverine got his claws repaired was nagging the minds of fans everywhere. In the actual film, we get zero explanation of how this particular restoration occurs.
Director Bryan Singer promised all would be revealed. The easy answer seemed to be having Ian McKellen's future Magneto be the source of Wolverine's re-attachment to his famed metal; all it would take is a throwaway line of dialogue and the whole thing could be settled.
The most we get from the film is implication: In the 1970s, young Magneto (Michael Fassbender) reveals the imaginative vision for endowing Wolvie with a metallic upgrade, as the pair are on a jet flight to Paris. You could call that an implied explanation, but most fans would, in turn, call B.S.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its first non-conference dual match of the season, the MIT women's tennis team hosted local rival Tufts University and came away with an 8-1 victory. The win broke a 16-match losing streak to the Jumbos and was the first victory by the Engineers since the 1996-97 season.
MIT (8-0) took a 2-0 lead in doubles with a pair of 8-3 wins. Those victories came from the No. 1 team of seniors Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) and Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) and the No. 3 duo of junior Michelle Dutt (Gurnee, Ill.) and freshman Krystal Lai (Irvine, Calif.). The Engineers then went up 3-0 when Tufts (1-1) was forced to retire due to an injury in the No. 2 match.
Hsu scored the first point in singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 6 singles match to draw MIT within a point of putting the match in the win column. Freshman Conner Calabro (Sherman Oakes, Calif.) put Tufts on the board in the No. 3 match, coming up with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Lai. That was as close as the Jumbos would get, however, as sophomore Victoria Tam (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) put the match in the win column for the Engineers with a 6-1, 6-3 win over freshman Alexa Meltzer (New York, N.Y.) at No. 2.
After seeing the first three singles matches decided in straight sets, the final three all went MIT's way in three sets, with the Engineers coming back in each after dropping the first set. At No. 6 Freshman Wendi Kong (Cupertino, Calif.) scored a comeback 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory against freshman Jacqueline Baum (Highland Park, Ill.). In the No. 1 flight freshman Elysa Kohrs (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) fought back to score a 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2) decision against senior Samantha Gann (Massapequa, N.Y.). The last match to be decided was the No. 5 contest where freshman Chelsea Hayashi (San Anselmo, Calif.) took a close first set only to see junior Vynnie Kong (Cupertino, Calif.) come back to score a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-6 win.
MIT returns to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference play on Saturday, Oct. 12 when hit hosts Smith College at 1:00 p.m. Tufts will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 11 when the Jumbos will play at Brandeis University starting at 3:00 p.m.


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|Blu-Ray Players 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
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Page 1 of 3Getting gifts is great, there's no one debating that. Giving gifts may be less rewarding financially, but there are some things you just can't put a price on. Imagine your brother-in-law's face when he sees his first Blu-ray or the sheer joy emanating from your parents when you introduce them to 1080p for the first time. Blu-ray players are a great gift, and we've got the best of them compiled in one simple list.
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Panasonic's player, while impressive for the price, does lack built-in WiFi. If that's a concern for you, this isn't the Blu-ray player you want. What the BDT100 offers in exchange is an ultra-thin profile and a load speed, according to Panasonic, of just half a second.
Sony BDP-S570
If you've read up on our Blu-ray reviews, you've seen the praise that our own Thomas Spurlin laid upon the BDP-S570. As far as inexpensive entry level players go, it doesn't get much better than the S570. You get 3D functionality, wireless connectivity and plenty else.
The S570 is another slim unit, and one that offers surprisingly good detail, excellent 24p playback, and noteworthy upscaling ability makes it a Blu-ray player worth checking out. It's also the first Sony player that competes with the next one on the list.
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim
We specify the Slim because it's smaller, quieter and less power hungry. It also bitstreams Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio while the original model does not. It shouldn't be much of an issue though, since you'll be hard priced to find one of the older versions.
The PS3 is the best supported Blu-ray player on the market, with constant updates and added features. Since launch, the PS3 got access to both Hulu Plus and Netflix and can even play 3D content. It's not every Blu-ray player released in 2006 that can say that.


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Lynn Iseppon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 134 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
Royal Buzz
We are a well established children's clothing company launching a new brand with a targeted audience of better and mid-tier stores. We plan to establish Royal Buzz as an important brand to the retail community and the tween girl consumer.
Our prouct has a good mix of sweet and spicy flavor.
The clothing is trend driven yet our designers make it undersandable for the youthful consumer.
Initial target is to department and mid-tier national stores. We need to grab their attention with an exciting logo for our first introduction.
Consumer target is to fahion savvy young girls and moms. Consumer ages run from infants to 14. The logo needs to span across ages and demographics. The clothing is sweet/spicy for a youthful updated girl.
We are looking for a logo that we can use for several accessories for our on trend girls clothing line.
The logo will be used on our hangtag, main labels, flag label, hardware (snaps, shanks, rivets, buttons) and could be incorporated into our art on our garments as well.
We would like to incoporate a bee with a crown/tiara in the logo.
We would like a "royal" feeling font.
Look at the upscale company logos for inspiration. Tiffany, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Gucci.
We want the logo to be updated, classic, timeless and classy yet
be fun, have sparkle but not too childlike.
No cartoons - playful but not corny.
Feel free to experiment with and send us several color ways on a logo.
Pink is always a good color for girls!
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai(CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd(RGB)
We need a GREAT logo!!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), recently ranked Yale as among the worst colleges for free speech. Certainly, my alma mater deserves its notoriety. In 2009, Yale College Dean Mary Miller censored the Freshman Class Council's traditional t-shirt ahead of the Yale-Harvard game because it reproduced an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote with a dirty word—"sissies." Yale also made international headlines when a top administrator intervened with the nominally autonomous Yale University Press to censor a scholarly study of the Danish cartoon controversy. The interjection coincided with Yale President Richard Levin's outreach to Persian Gulf funders. And when Levin sought to court China and Chinese money, he restricted protests outside the campus venue in which Chinese President Hu Jintao, his guest of honor, would speak.
Such free speech woes put Yale in good company among liberal arts colleges. What makes Yale's case more troubling, however, is the role of journalists in supervising the abuses. Two prominent journalists and one media mogul sit on the Yale Corporation, which, because of its small size, "plays an unusually active role in University governance."
Both Jeffrey Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, and Margaret Warner, a senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour, have been silent in the face of Yale's assault on free speech. When Yale administrators sought advice on whether to censor the academic treatment of the cartoons, they turned to Yale Corporation member Fareed Zakaria, a CNN host and Newsweek International editor. He endorsed the censorship, telling the Boston Globe, "You're balancing issues of the First Amendment and academic freedom, but then you have this real question of what would be the consequences on human life." There had been no threats to Yale, however, nor had there been retaliation against numerous American journals or websites which had reproduced the images. The irony of Zakaria's preemptive censorship was that, as Martin Kramer had pointed out, he had penned an essay entitled "Learning to Live with Radical Islam" in which he had declared, "We should mount a spirited defense of our views and values." Too bad that for Zakaria and Yale, a spirited defense equates with preemptive surrender.
FIRE has rightly chastised Yale for its free speech woes. Rather than just castigate Yale, however, perhaps it is time for introspective journalists to cast aside moral ambiguity and again make free speech—even if they dislike what others have to say—a pillar of the university.


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Many of my friends ask me, "Santa Claus, can you make it snow here for Christmas, please?".
I always tell them, "Why, yes, of course! I can give you a white Christmas any time you want!". (But you better read the rest of my post before you get your snowsuit on.)
Well, I do have lots of magic. And, the elves are really good at making toys and Christmas presents. It is just that, well, we are not very good at making snow fall out of clouds.
But, we have come up with something special for my friends. It is a way you can always enjoy a white Christmas. I promise!
Now here is what you have to do:
First, you need a big mug of hot cocoa. Those fancy imported marshmallows are nice too. Oh yes, you might need some mittens. After all, it could get cold with all that snow!
Next thing you need is to click on my very own list of web cameras ("webcams"). Here you will find special Christmas webcams from great places all around the world!
Some are snowy. Some are dry. Some are wet. Oh me, oh my! Some are hot. Some have ice. I use them all to see who's nice! 🙂
So, if you are dreaming of a white Christmas, all you have to do is "click"! Remember, there will be a lot of snow in some places so keep your hot cocoa close by.
The Snow Miser would be proud!
Have A Merry, Snowy Christmas
Santa Claus
P.S. Are you a "Heat Miser" who likes a hot, green Christmas? Or, are you a "Snow Miser" who likes a snowy, white Christmas? (You can leave a message for me. Or, scroll down to see what others have written!)


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30-day farm bill called 'poor joke'
House Republican leaders faced bipartisan criticism Sunday for proposing just 30 day patches to forestall the threatened spike in milk prices next month — with senior lawmakers mocking the approach as a "poor joke on farmers" and asking who plants a crop for just 30 days.
At a lively GOP whip meeting, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas pressed hard for his longer-term extension to provide more certainty and the time needed to write a new farm bill next year. But the Oklahoma Republican met stiff — and colorful — resistance from Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) who went so far as to liken new dairy provisions in the Lucas bill to "communism."
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The exchanges between the two men continued in a meeting of the full GOP conference Sunday night, where Boehner again laced into the dairy program. But Lucas — the traditional "good soldier" for his party — held his ground. And the back-and forth illustrates the problems still facing Boehner as he tries to untangle himself from the milk crisis brought on in large part because of his refusal to allow floor debate in this Congress on a full-scale, five-year farm bill.
Going into Sunday night, leadership aides denied press reports that agreement had been reached on a long term extension. But time is running short: A 1949 farm law kicks in Tuesday requiring the Agriculture Department to begin buying up dairy products at a rate of $38.54 per hundredweight, more than double the prevailing price today.
"We need to take positive action to put this issue to rest," Lucas told reporters. "And make sure that it is clear to everybody in this country that the farm bill policy has certainty and we will not have eight- or nine-dollar milk."
Pressed by President Barack Obama Friday, three different farm bill extensions were filed Saturday night by Republicans including Lucas. But the two from the leadership are only patches, running to the end of January.
Lucas left no doubt that the two short-term bills were not his idea. In the whip's meeting he was joined by Rep. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), a fellow member of the Ag committee who also made light of the proposals. And Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the House Ag panel, weighed in with his own public statement later.


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Computing Power: Multi-Core Processors Help Industrial Automation
Continual increases in semiconductor performance and shrinkage of die sizes down to nanometer process levels has marked the remarkable progress of microprocessors. A good part of this performance advance has come from higher chip frequencies or clock speeds, which translated into higher power consumption (including power leakage) and heat generation.
With losses and inefficiencies reaching unacceptable levels, a fresh approach to chip design was needed. Hence the emergence of multi-core processors (MCPs)—defined as two or more independent execution cores placed on one silicon chip. As with most technology advances, some change is necessary to obtain its full benefits—in this case parallel software programming.
Intel Corp., a prime manufacturer of MCPs, sees these devices moving into the industrial arena by automation companies' ability to exploit PC-based technology and other standards-based components to quickly adapt to specific customer needs. According to Ian Gilvarry, strategic marketing manager for industrial automation at Intel, this approach allows easier scaling of automation systems and integration of special functionality than dedicated hardware-based solutions.
Consolidate functions
Gilvarry pointed to MCPs combined with virtualization technology enabling a single-platform architecture that can consolidate functions found in various control devices like PLCs, motion controllers, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs). "Intel multi-core processors can be used to consolidate multiple functions including safety, control, visualization, and network security onto a single board. Furthermore, this consolidation can usually be achieved with minimal software changes," he said.
Among various applications, MCPs are ideal for implementing machine motion and logic on one CPU, explained Gilvarry. This contrasts with long-held beliefs of machine builders and OEMs to best manage these machine tasks separately—whether done by (1) one controller for each motion axis, also handling part of machine logic; (2) a central PLC with a motion controller for each axis; or (3) a central PLC for logic and a central motion controller for all machine axes. However, these approaches suffer from drawbacks, such as complex synchronization, many programs to keep in track, program development/debugging, or in the last case, still two programs with heavy communication needs.
"Performance of the logic limits machine performance for all these concepts; also, complex communication between logic and motion limits machine flexibility and causes enormous efforts for sophisticated diagnostics," Gilvarry said. "Here's where multi-core delivers, eliminating the PLC and integrating motion, logic, and other functionality into one control."
Intel MCP offerings include two models of its latest Atom family and Core 2 Duo (each at two cores); Core 2 Quad at four cores; and some Core i7 processors at six cores.
Performance per watt
More efficient use of chip power is one of several benefits MCPs bring to the industrial arena. Rather than push clock speeds to increase performance, with diminishing returns on power consumption, MCPs provide a new direction that Casey Weltzin, product manager for software at National Instruments Inc. (NI), calls "better performance per watt." Power consumption has become a big issue for traditional (single-core) chip design. "Multiple CPUs on one chip enable computation parallelism at a power cost that scales linearly—not exponentially—with the number of cores," Weltzin said.
Extra computing cores translate into more compact automation systems which can incorporate more functionality. That added computing power lets MCP users implement more complex control algorithms that do more and run computations in more power-efficient ways, he explained. Advanced software algorithms can complete a process faster, thereby saving some power or other system operational cost.
MCPs permit more than one operating system (OS) on a single controller. Ability to run both real-time functions for deterministic control and general-purpose OS tasks (HMI, networking access, etc.) is a real asset in many industrial automation systems. Moreover, users can plan out how to apply the cores, that is, designate which core(s) will handle which OS or specific control loop. "Designers have traditionally relied on separate hardware pieces to meet this need; now multi-core CPUs combined with virtualization technology reduce hardware costs and footprint," Weltzin noted. MCPs have wide industrial application potential (see more online).
As a forward-looking implementer of MCPs in its industrial PC (IPC) products, Beckhoff Automation recognizes the multitasking benefits extra cores offer. The company has coined the term "scientific automation" to summarize how engineers can use extra cores on a multi-core IPC to perform numerous parallel tasks, according to Corey McAtee, Beckhoff's technical marketing manager.
In Beckhoff's experience, multi-core IPCs can decrease overall power consumption and, as a result, reduce a machine's "thermal footprint." Less hardware space needed is an additional benefit. "With a smaller thermal footprint, machine builders can reduce cabinet size or eliminate cooling devices in the control cabinet," said McAtee.
"Multi-core IPCs on the automation control side of the factory floor provide the greatest benefits to machine builders looking to streamline machine designs and eliminate unnecessary controls components," McAtee stated. MCPs for the operator interface side of the factory floor pose a different case—as discussed in an online extension.
Ability to dedicate individual processor cores to particular automation tasks is illustrated in Beckhoff's new TwinCAT 3 software platform scheduled for release in 2Q11 (see image). "Teaming multi-core IPCs with a software package enables users to intelligently take advantage of individual cores within a multi-core processor and enjoy a host of benefits," McAtee added. "The IPC becomes a powerful device, doing the work of four conventional devices, using one software platform and one network (EtherCAT) with considerably less wiring and programming."
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. views MCPs as a means to increase performance, while reducing chip count, board size, and power consumption of industrial applications such as programmable logic controllers, motor drives, and robotics. "Yet, multi-core processors can increase thermal and software design complexity and cost," cautioned Alexandra Dopplinger, Freescale's global segment lead for Factory Automation & Drives. She explained that lower power consumption doesn't necessarily simplify thermal design due to the smaller geometry technology on which MCPs are fabricated. "The physics of removing the same amount of heat from a smaller area die can often involve more costly heat sink material, or more complex heat sink geometry," Dopplinger said.
Importantly, MCPs typically run at slower clock speeds, and two or four cores don't usually give double or quadruple performance. "However, multi-core architectures can support much higher performance for less cost and power consumption than traditional single-core architectures," she stated. As an example, Dopplinger cited Freescale's trademarked QorIQ P4080 communications processor that implements eight 1.5 GHz cores in one chip and provides more than 20,000 million instructions per second (MIPS)—while consuming less than 30 W power. A previous generation single-core processor offered only 3,000 MIPS at the same power level.
Operating systems also represent an important aspect of MCP application. Dopplinger mentioned that in some cases a single core dedicated to make decisions about real-time control of a complex process is appropriate. "However, operating systems like Enea OSE Multicore Real-Time Operating System are designed to optimally distribute software instructions across multiple cores of processors such as Freescale's QorIQ, while making it seem like the algorithm is running on a single core," she said. Similarly, functions such as safety controllers often run on separate dedicated processors (see more coverage online).
Different software, programming
Switching to MCPs is not an evolutionary step. It requires software designers to think differently than in the past, according to NI's Weltzin. "Designers must concentrate on parallelism and consciously split their applications into multiple threads to realize the benefits. This represents the central challenge to MCP technology's adoption today," he said. "Researchers, tool providers, and engineers/programmers must work on this issue together."
Developers face other challenges in working with parallel code. First, the mechanism for connecting data caches among cores—or memory architecture—affects the rate at which code running on those cores can share data, hence it is vital to overall application performance. Debugging and visualizing interactions between threads is a further challenge, Weltzin explained.
He mentioned availability of software tools to ease memory cache issues and debugging, but more innovation is needed (see more online). "Essentially, these tools take information about dependencies specified in code and then use that information to automatically map applications to multi-core CPUs," Weltzin said. An underlying technology called "dataflow" removes the need for designers to manually identify parallel sections of code. Dataflow is part of NI's LabVIEW software, which is typically used with up to eight CPU cores. "In addition, many software tool providers are actively investing in debugging tools that allow developers to trace the execution of individual threads and visualize interactions between threads," Weltzin continued.
Processors with four or more cores are readily available, with much higher core count under development due to relatively easy hardware replication. "As number of cores on a chip continues to grow, making effective use of available cores will be a central challenge and virtualization technology is a promising potential solution," he said. With many cores, say 16 for example, keeping track of parallel chunks of code becomes truly difficult. A smart compiler can come to the rescue to automatically map application code to the processing hardware (as in LabVIEW), but even compilers have limitations, Weltzin noted.
Intel's Gilvarry agreed that application software developers will need to change their architecture to ensure advantages of extra cores are realized. For most users it means making their software code more parallel. Typically two methods are used: multitasking, a simpler first approach; and threading. The second provides the best performance but requires greater effort, according to Gilvarry.
He outlined four steps needed to convert a serial software application to a multithreaded application, namely: analyze, express, exploit, and optimize parallelism. "Threading, when done well, makes best use of cache and runs repetitive algorithms faster," Gilvarry added. "Starting a new thread for repetitive processes will run faster than starting a new process because often the memory segment doesn't need to be changed and the instructions needed may still be in the instruction cache. (See more coverage of threading, multitasking, and software tools online.)
MCPs are moving into automation systems, first in higher-end controllers with lower-end systems expected to follow as implementation costs come down and user experience develops.
Frank J. Bartos, P.E., is a Control Engineering contributing content specialist. Reach him at email@example.com
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3 more articles in this series
Software key to MCP success – Multi-core processors: Software key to success – Multithread parallel computing software and appropriate user tools advance the promise of high performance and power efficiency from multi-core processors.
Intel: Further insight on MCPs – Insights on multi-core processors – Intel says multi-core processor technology addresses numerous industrial control challenges by delivering greater 'raw' and real-time performance. This was driven by a need for critical applications to respond quickly and predictably to real-time events.
MCP applications – Growing applications for multi-core processors – Multi-core processors have wide industrial application potential—from vision inspection systems to motion control—as developers increasingly implement the technology, initially in high-end systems.
Related reading
Integrated Controllers Grow in Power, Sept. 2010
Energy-Efficient Microchips, May 2009
What's Better Than a Good Microprocessor?, May 2007
[Chip] Power Management Balances Performance and Consumption, June 2006


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I have good news and bad news about the CreateHistoryComplete event for histories created from Outlook.
The good news is that the CreateHistoryComplete event is in fact being fired.
The bad news is that you cannot hook into that event.
Here is why:
The program which is creating the email histories is not ACT!, nor does it use ACT! to create the history. Instead, this program creates it's own seperate instance of the ACT! Framework, and logs in. After logging in, it uses the "normal" functions to create a history, and fire the CreateHistoryComplete event.
Unfortunately, since this is a separate program using an independent Framework, its events are not available to your add-in (which will not even be in memory if ACT! isn't running.)
There may be a small bit of hope still though:
As I understand it, the goal of this add-in is to ensure that when histories are created, that they are private.
If this is true, you might try to see if you can achieve this same end through a different mechanism.
Under Tools | Preferences <Email tab> there are options to by default set histories to private.
You could have your Add-in set these preferences values after logging into a database. (You'll have to look for the two values HistoryPrivateOption and HistoryReceivePrivateOption to find the full path for the preference...)
Unfortunately, this will not be enough. These particular preferences are also stored in the Registry:
HistoryPrivateOption - DWORD - 0 or 1
HistoryReceivePrivateOption - DWORD - 0 or 1
These values should be sufficient for most users in that the history will be private unless the user specifically sets it to be public.
The only other "hole" this would leave is custom rules. There is no way that I know of to change the rule to create private histories other than to manually edit it on the machine. You just need to be sure that when people create custom rules to create histories that they set the rule to create the history as private.
A final option for marking histories as private would be to have the add-in check histories owned by a user at log-in time, and mark them as private if they are not already private.
There is an obvious issue with this of course in that it could be a performance issue at log-in time. You would have to balance this with your need for the private tag on histories.
Thanks Real... but that wouldn't work for my project.
It's only the User Contacts (My Records) History and other entities that we need to change ... I guess the best option is to use ACTReader and note the new items in the SQL, then change them with the framework.
11-10-2008 10:13 AM - last edited on 11-11-2008 06:59 AM by AJones
I'm hoping someone here can let me know how to achieve this.
As it's not possible to read an even when there is a new email history, it seems the best solution is to have an external application watching the SQL directly for this history change.
I wondered if I could read the SQL with the ActReader, detect the changes and then have a Plugin with the framework changespecific historyitmes based on their business rule.
Is there a way of having a database level password that I can use to read this information?
Does the SA pass utility work differently?
It needs to have a SQL user/pass that is database specific (only reads to READ the histiry) that I can access via code from any PC.
BTW Geoff, I found a way around this for my project... forgot to post here at the time.
If you still need to do this, let me know.
HNY! Hope all is well with you and yours down under.
Yes, please. That client continues to ocassionally raise this issue - it would be great to clear it from the books for a clean start in 2009.
Hello all,
I saw this thread as thought you may be the ones to ask about my particular issue. We would like to add a behavior to ACT! 11 Premium that does the following:
If ID/STATUS = CO-WORKER Then ACCESS = PRIVATE
We would like to make all histories, particularly emails that go to a CO-WORKER be marked private, while others will be public.
Would you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Bob Brodie
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Hello all,
I saw this thread as thought you may be the ones to ask about my particular issue. We would like to add a behavior to ACT! 11 Premium that does the following:
If ID/STATUS = CO-WORKER Then ACCESS = PRIVATE
We would like to make all histories, particularly emails that go to a CO-WORKER be marked private, while others will be public.
Would you have any suggestions?
We actually did this... but:
1. Unstead of ID/Status, we just checked if it's a attached to only one (or more) user records - emails sent to other contacts were left.
2. We marked as private all Emails, Histories, notes, Activities, Sales ops in those records (not if linked to a non-user contact)
3. Even if a user opens the item and removes the "Private" flag, we reapply it when it's saved.
Trapping the Outlook emails is tricky as it uses its own framework and can be created when ACT! (and therefore the plugin) isn't loaded.
It's now used on a site without about 70 sync users with no issues.
If this is close to what you are looking for drop me a private message via this site or via http://www.glcomputing.com.au/contact.php
Hi Mike,
I sent you an email yesterday to follow-up on this.
We need to do what you have already learned how to do -- marking as private all Emails, Histories, notes, Activities, Sales ops in those records [for a small subset of contacts in the ACT 11 database]
Please email me at tony (at) swalter.com if you don't have the email I sent you yesterday.
Maybe you can help us implement that solution?
Tony Patti


text: I have had a few recent gigs cancelled down under in the past year..... most recent was Extreme..... So When I saw the Ticketek Email for this month's Aerosmith Concert, I knew the gig had been cancelled But............. When I read it, it has been bumped a week closer and is now a Van Halen/Aerosmith Double Header!! And Jimmy Barnes on teh Bill too!! fug Yeah!!! TICKETEK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dear Aerosmith Fan, We are writing to you today to advise you of a major announcement pertaining to the tickets that you purchased for the Aerosmith concert scheduled for Sunday 28 April, 2013. It is with great pleasure that we announce that Aerosmith will now be co-headlining the Stone Music Festival on Saturday 20 April, 2013 with Van Halen. Stone Festival will be Aerosmith's only Sydney performance and Van Halen's only Australian performance. Both bands will perform full, greatest hits sets. This will mean the original Aerosmith concert date on Sunday 28 April, 2013 will no longer take place with all ticket holders receiving equivalent ticket allocation for the Stone Music Festival on Saturday 20 April, 2013. Gold reserved ticket holders As a Gold reserved ticket holder we would like to advise that your current ticket will be reallocated into the Stone Music Festival. Your new tickets will be allocated into the equivalent Gold reserved ticket category. As this is a new ticket category for Stone, you are at no disadvantage. In fact the revised staging position places you far closer to the stage action for the full extravaganza. It is important to note that with Stone Music Festival (Saturday show) and Aerosmith concerts being combined you will receive a new gold reserved ticket for this show. Your new tickets will be distributed to your nominated email or postal address from Friday 5 April. (Please note: Your previously supplied gold reserved ticket for the Aerosmith concert will no longer be valid for entry) If you are unable to attend the Stone Music Festival on Saturday 20 April, 2013 to see Aerosmith and all other scheduled acts, you may be entitled to a full refund (including a refund on your ticket insurance premium, where relevant) by posting your ticket/s (including ezyTickets) to the following address: Aerosmith Returns, GPO Box 1610, Sydney NSW 2001. All tickets must be received by Ticketek no later than 5pm Wednesday 17 April, 2013. We appreciate your patience regarding these changes and hope you enjoy the show.