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Call it fire money. In Oakland, $50,000 is going to a nonprofit best known for its fiery performance art.
Call it wine money. In Napa County, $54 million is going to protect the tracks on which a train hauls tourists through vineyards as they sip chardonnay.
Call it Indian money. In Sonoma County, $272,578 is going to provide housing assistance to two tribes that reap millions a year from lucrative gambling casinos, including one in Contra Costa County.
Call it nightclub money. In Berkeley, $499,384 is going for field studies of what kind of booze young people pound down in bars and other hot spots.
By any other name, stimulus money is what it is: an infusion of government cash by either grant, low interest loan or contracted service.
More than $1 billion from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is flowing freely into the Bay Area, flooding university research coffers and boosting transportation projects such as the long-awaited Caldecott Tunnel expansion and the BART-Oakland Airport people mover, funding high-tech baggage screening equipment at San Francisco International Airport and improvements to Caltrain in San Mateo County.
Money also is going to nearly every city in the region to help fund police services, boost Section 8 housing and upgrade infrastructure. Hundreds of arts groups, social researchers and private businesses are also receiving grants and low-interest loans.
The region is also receiving one of the largest individual awards in the country for green energy: a $535 million loan to Solyndra Inc. for the construction of a factory in Fremont where it will produce rooftop solar panels for commercial buildings.
Company officials announced in late December they intend to take the company public to raise more capital to leverage against the loan, which the Department of Energy administers.
Congress passed the stimulus bill in February, hoping for a massive jump start to the crippled economy. California's share topped $30 billion. Applicants from theater companies to stem-cell researchers scurried to submit grant applications alongside scores of government agencies.
In the Bay Area, Stanford University received more than $83 million in research grants and a $90 million government contract to study ultrafast scientific instruments, according to government data. The Berkeley Repertory Theatre got $50,000 to preserve jobs.
Tricky numbers
How individual awards are spent can be tricky to follow. For example, the government lists $1.6 billion as being delivered to Alameda County, but the number is deceptive.
Because Oakland is home to the University of California headquarters and a regional Caltrans district, hundreds of millions of dollars in grants, loans and contracts are identified as flowing to the county but are really marked for projects across the region and state.
That also means the amount of money identified as awarded in each county is skewed. For example, Caltrans work in Marin, Santa Clara and other Bay Area counties — totaling hundreds of millions — is listed as Alameda County money because of the location of the headquarters.
But wherever the money ends up, some of the dole-outs are bound to raise questions from critics of government spending.
"It is almost inevitable that in a mass government spending, no matter what they say, that questionable kinds of things get through," said Sean Randolph, an economist with the Bay Area Council, a pro-business organization of major regional employers.
"Some of this is taking a lot of money and throwing at the wall and seeing what sticks," added Randolph, who has studied stimulus funding and made recommendations on projects.
Two Republican U.S. senators, John McCain of Arizona and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, recently identified four Bay Area projects as among 100 nationally they called a questionable use of public money. Those four include the building of irrigation systems to use reclaimed water for golf courses in Antioch and Pacifica, elevating a bridge to protect the Napa Wine Train from flooding, and enhancing security for a ferry company that no longer has federal contracts, according to the report.
A Contra Costa County official strongly disputed that the federal money aiding a project to pump recycled water to the Lone Tree Golf Course is a waste of money as the McCain-Coburn report asserted.
"Every drop of water we use is a drop of water that doesn't come out of the Delta," said Gary Darling, general manager of the Delta-Diablo Sanitary District. The $10 million project also will supply recycled water to four parks for irrigation and was under way well before it received $831,700 in stimulus funds, he said.
"The stimulus money helped us move right into construction," Darling said.
Stimulus money is also funding a major Army Corps of Engineers project in Napa County to elevate a railroad bridge used by the Napa Wine Train, a tourist attraction, at a cost of $54 million. The McCain-Coburn report listed it as the 11th most "silly and shortsighted" project in the country.
The moving of the wine train's bridge is part of a much larger flood protection project, the train's marketing director wrote in an open letter to McCain, refuting that the project wastes money.
"The goal of this project is to protect the city of Napa from continued flooding, period, not enhance specific companies," Melodie Hilton wrote.
'Close to the edge'
The Crucible, an Oakland nonprofit foundry that hosts an annual fire arts festival each July, received a $50,000 grant "to support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn," the grant award states
"Being a nonprofit that runs pretty close to the edge, it's definitely helpful to us," said the Crucible's marketing director, Jan Schelesinger. The money will let the organization retain an event coordinator and a production assistant that might have been otherwise lost, she said.
Discounts to Crucible classes are being offered to boost enrollment while other costs are being cut, Schelesinger said.
In Berkeley, the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation received a $499,384 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study of risky drinking patterns and decision-making in nightclubs.
Brenda Miller of the institute Prevention Research Center said the project went through a scientific review process before receiving funding in late September.
She said she hired two part-timers immediately, and just recently hired a full-time project manager. In February, she expects to hire 12 to 20 part-timers who'll do the fieldwork in Bay Area night spots.
"Most of the money for this grant is set aside for data collection, getting data collected out in the field "… and we really need a fairly large staff to do that," Miller said.
"Young adults who are in the 21-to-30 age range are the most likely to apply for these jobs because it involves being up late at night "… and they will have the easiest rapport with people who are going to the clubs."
The research will analyze drinking patterns of young adults to study how group interactions influence, when, why and how much people drink, she said. Nightclub-goers might be offered a small fee to participate.
The aim is to develop strategies that will "result in safer practices among young adults when they go out for an evening," Miller said, by reducing excessive drinking, drug use or risky sexual behavior.
Tribes benefit
Two Indian tribes in Sonoma County received housing grants from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Those tribes, The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians and the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians — own Bay Area casinos.
The Dry Creek band received a grant of $203,845 for housing, according to stimulus data. The tribe, with less than 1,000 members, owns the Dry Creek casino in Sonoma County.
According to records on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the tribe's casino company, River Rock Entertainment, listed total assets of $207.5 million for the reporting period that closed Sept. 30. Tribal Chairman Harvey G. Hopkins could not be reached for comment.
The Lytton Band, which is also based in Sonoma County but operates the Lytton San Pablo Casino in western Contra Costa, received a housing grant of $68,773. Based on its annual payments of to the City of San Pablo based on gross income, the Lytton's casino takes in between $130 million and $150 million a year. A spokeswoman for the Bureau of Indian Affairs didn't return several messages. Neither did the Lytton's spokesman, Doug Elmets.
One Bay Area business owner said he didn't know that Small Business Administration loan he received came from stimulus funding, which included increased SBA funding.
Oakland's Piedmont Piano Co. took the $1.4 million loan in May, company President Jim Callahan Jr. said.
"We bought a new building which we're moving to. We've never owned a building before, and we've been here in Oakland 31 years," he said. "There's no possible way it could've happened without the SBA loan."
The new building now under renovation on San Pablo Avenue at 18th Street in Oakland's Uptown district not only will house Piedmont Piano's retail store with five employees, but also additional classroom space — the business has about 30 music teachers working as independent contractors — as well as a public performance area.
Callahan said he hopes to be fully moved in by year's end.
Top awards in each county
Alameda: $535 million loan from the Department of Energy to Solyndra of Fremont to develop more efficient solar panels for businesses.
Contra Costa: $615,236 Army Corps of Engineers contract to Abide International Inc. to make repairs to piers along the county waterfront.
Marin: $6.3 million Army Corps of Engineers contract to the Dutra Dredging Co. for maintenance dredging of several shipping channels.
Napa: $54 million Army Corps of Engineers contract to Suulutaasq Inc. to relocate tracks and a bridge used by the NapaWine Train as part of a flood control project.
San Francisco: $67 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to the city for preventative maintenance and improvements to light-rail cars and other transit improvements.
San Joaquin: $41 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration to Caltrans for road improvements in Stockton.
San Mateo: $90 million Office of Science contract with Stanford to develop ultrafast scientific instruments.
Santa Clara: $47.5 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for operation and capital improvements.
Solano: $7.6 million grant to the city of Vallejo from the Federal Transit Administration for restoration of the city ferry terminal.
Sonoma: $4.2 million grant to the city of Santa Rosa from the Federal Transit Administration for preventative maintenance on buses and improvements to bus shelters.
* Total includes money to the University of California, headquartered in Oakland, and a Caltrans district office that will be used for regional projects.
Sources: Recovery.org; Pro Publica STAFF


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The newer four-seat Taigun — like Tiguan, autocorrected on some VW engineer's phone — debuts at the Auto Expo in New Delhi, which tells us which market VW is going for first. The last concept VW showed got 52 mpg with VW's 1.0L turbocharged, DI engine. This one drops to 50 mpg, which isn't bad; the previous concept was 2,172 lbs, this one is 2,200.
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When building one's ideal custom truck, it all boils down to balance of power. Whether it's money, design, stance, or the left and right side of one's brain battling over whether creativity or function should be the key theme, it's always a balance of power between two sides. In the end, either one side caves in or a mutual agreement is established. For Quinton Bryant of Adair, Oklahoma, it was a balance of style and cents.
Originally, Quinton set out to build a '50s-style low-buck daily driven '50 Chevy truck. Nothing fancy, just simple, tasteful and, most importantly, cool. As the project unfolded, he kept throwing more money into the truck to perfect the imperfections, and even more hours of work to … well perfect the imperfections. Then one day it hit him: His plan of building a budget-themed ride was out the door. He had spent too much time and money at this point to undercut the final product. At that point Quinton gave into both sides and decided to build a stylish show-quality truck for the street.
During a trip up to a Goodguy's event in Texas, Quinton saw a few '50s-style trucks slammed on the ground with air. At that moment the look and stance of his truck was set … in his mind at least. Once home, Quinton tore apart his chassis. The first step was to install a '75 Camaro subframe, which Quinton had to narrow to get to fit. Next, Fat Man Fabrications 2-inch drop spindles were added to the frontend. To further get the desired stance, Air Ride Technologies Cool Ride airbags were also installed up front. To complement the severely dropped frontend, the rear of the frame first needed to be C-notched, in order to tuck the '75 Camaro rearend. Next, Quinton installed a pair of Air Ride Technologies Shockwaves. A rear-mounted fuel cell was also installed at this time. Being that the Chevy was made for cruising, Quinton choose a mild 350 crate motor. For a little oomph in the passing lane the 350 does have an Edelbrock Performer intake manifold and camshaft, along with an Edelbrock Performer 600 carburetor. Atop the 350 sits a mushroom-style air cleaner and Edelbrock finned valve covers. Backing the 350 is a TH350 with a B&M trans cooler.
Perhaps the biggest toss-up Quinton faced was what to do with the body. On one hand he wanted to build a mild custom with subtle hues here and there. On the other hand he wanted to take things a bit further by shaving most of the ornamentation, and even going as far as chopping the top. What he settled on was what he thought Chevy would have done, along with a few ideas of his own, if they had offered a "custom" version of this model truck. Before any creative work could be carried out, the basic rust and dent repair was in order. All of the panels were first sandblasted. Next, Quinton fixed and patched as much of the original tin as possible. However, new doors, a bedbox, rear fenders, and running boards all had to be ordered from the aftermarket, as they were not salvageable. Next, Quinton pursued the custom touches he had in mind. First the hood was taken down and louvers were punched in. Then the filler neck located on the cab was 86'd. Out back the stock taillights were ditched for a set of frenched-in '39 Ford taillights. (Maybe not something Chevy would have offered, being that the taillights are Blue Oval products, but Quinton figured something along that vein would have been worked into the mix.) Next, the rear bed floor needed to be raised to avoid having a bridge worked into it. Originally Quinton had planned on painting the truck flat black and throwing on a set of nice wheels, solely because the truck was built to be a driver and he didn't want to worry the entire time he was behind the wheel. But with all the work, time, and money he had already spent, Quinton hated to throw a quick and easy paintjob on the truck. It was decided that a new paint scheme was needed, and Quinton took a gamble on painting the truck Sikkens Lime Gold. Although family, friends, and even Quinton's wife, Jennifer, thought he was crazy for his paint choice, he plowed through and had Waymond Williams of Champion Collision in Pryor, Oklahoma, spray the Chevy. "The first time I put the truck together, painted, I was hoping I made the right decision. Then I put on the wheels and tires, rolled it outside in the sun, and let the air out … and I knew I made the right decision," Quinton told us.
On the inside Quinton wanted to keep things tasteful and traditional, so it was pretty much kept the way Chevy intended. Although, he did add some Classic Instrument gauges, a Gennie shifter, and a Mooneye's steering wheel. The rest of the interior was handled by Massy Trim Shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Massy stitched up the black-and-white vinyl seat and door panels, a perfect touch for the truck's theme. Although things may not have turned out like Quinton had planned, the overall finished product is 10-fold what was originally in store for the Chevy. As for everyone thinking Quinton had lost his mind on the color choice, well, even they agreed he nailed it.


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Nelson Figueroa, Santo Domingo project coordinator, shares a Dominican's view of the earthquake that struck their island.
As you know, our island was jolted by a strong earthquake that affected, above all, our neighboring country of Haiti, especially the city of Port-au-Prince. Seen from this side of the island, the panorama could not be much darker. The latent reality today is that all the hospitals in our country are filled beyond capacity with our injured Haitian brothers and sisters.
From the capital, Santo Domingo, to the border zone that is serving as a bridge for the arriving international help, the hospitals in our country are not only overflowing with patients, but they are also being filled with concerned relatives in search of information about their missing family members.
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Our country felt the tremor, but it did not affect the physical structures as much as it did the family structures. Hundreds of families have not seen their family members return because many of the Haitian companies they worked for have collapsed. To cite an example, my oldest daughterís classmate lost her father. They heard him alive in the rubble, but he lost his life while they were trying to rescue him two days after the quake. It is estimated that there are hundreds of Dominicans who have died.
The tragedy affects the whole territory, and emotionally, we are all sorrowful. We do not escape the shadow of this catastrophe that has affected our neighbor.
In our territory there have been a variety of fundraising activities, and truthfully, solidarity has overflowed these days, which has helped to alleviate a little of the tension that has always existed between the two countries. People can now be seen hugging each other in pain, united by one cause, forgetting their differences and prioritizing the human being.
Tragedy makes us see that we are all children of the same God, and in our case, connected by a single territory, sharing the same island, and therefore we endure the same suffering. We live sheltered in the hope of ending our disagreements and uniting ourselves as brothers and sisters who share the same rays of the sun.


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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specifications define an interface layer between the operating system and the platform firmware. Intel developed the original Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) as a C language based firmware alternative to BIOS, and donated it to the UEFI forum as a starting point for the creation of the industry specifications, including UEFI and Platform Interface (PI). The interface and all of the platform-related information provide a standard environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications. Additionally, UEFI addresses the limitations inherit with BIOS implementations such as 16-bit addressing mode, 1 MB addressable space, PC AT hardware dependencies and upper memory block (UMB) dependencies.
In 2005, the Unified EFI Forum, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit corporation whose goal is to manage and promote a set of UEFI standard specifications. The UEFI Forum is governed by a board of directors from eleven promoter companies including AMD, AMI, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Insyde, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft and Phoenix, and 120 contributor and adopter member companies (MacInnis, 2009). The UEFI Forum is responsible for two specifications:
- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface specification which defines interfaces between OS, add-in firmware drivers, and system firmware where the OS and other high-level software should only interact with exposed interfaces and services defined by the UEFI specification. It includes the EFI Byte Code (EBC) specification, which defines an interpretive layer for portable component drivers.
- Platform Initialization Interface specifications which define the core code and services that are required for an implementation of the PI specifications, hereafter referred to as the PI architecture. These are the interoperability standards between firmware phases and pre-OS components from different providers.
Figure 1 is a block diagram that illustrates the UEFI software and specification interfaces.
Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI
The Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI is referred to as the "Framework", and previously code-named Tiano, is a reference code implementation of UEFI and PI specifications developed by Intel.
The Intel Platform Innovation Framework for UEFI Web site describes the Framework as:
…a set of robust architectural interfaces, implemented in C, which has been designed to enable the firmware industry and our customers to accelerate the evolution of innovative, differentiated, platform designs. The framework is the Intel recommended implementation of the UEFI specification for platforms based on all members of the Intel architecture family".
BIOS vendors provide a Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which is used to connect operating systems to the Framework that require legacy BIOS interfaces. The Framework firmware implementation includes support for UEFI without the CSM, but does provide interfaces that support adding a CSM supplied by a BIOS vendor. The Framework is a good solution for architecture conversions, since these designs would not already use legacy BIOS interfaces, but can take advantage of the benefits of UEFI, which include:
- Locate option ROMS above 1 MB -- Legacy option ROMs have been constrained for many years by having to reside below the 1-MB boundary of 16-bit code, between C0000h and FFFFFh in system memory. In server platforms, this limited the number of add-in cards that could be plugged in. The ability to move the option ROMs above 1 MB enhances their capabilities and size.
- Faster boot -- Initialize only the option ROMs needed to boot the OS and load the rest later through EFI function calls from the OS.
- Faster integration -- The modularity of the PEI and DXE modules allow for faster integration of differing code modules. In some cases the faster adoption of the code bases' newer technologies into the platform.
The EFI Developer Kit is the open source portion of the Framework code base, referred to as the Foundation, and is available from the TianoCore project
A complete Framework implementation is not generally available directly from Intel, but is offered by participating vendors as products and services based on the Framework for both Intel and non-Intel silicon. These Framework products and vendors include:
- Aptio by American Megatrends Inc.
- InsydeH2O by Insyde Software Corp.
- SecureCore Tiano by Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.
- Nanjing Byosoft Co., Ltd.
For more information about implementing firmware for embedded Intel architecture systems see Implementing Firmware on Embedded Intel architecture Designs. Intel Press has also published the book Beyond BIOS: Implementing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface with Intel's Framework, which contains examples for implementing the EFI specification.
This article is based on material in "Break Away with Intel Atom Processors: A Guide to Architecture Migration" (http://www.intel.com/intelpress/sum_ms2a.htm).


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Back when Windows Phone launched, developers had to fork over $99 a year for access to the Dev Center (then it was called App Hub). However, at the beginning of this summer, Microsoft slashed the price to just $19, or as they aptly put it "the cost of a pizza". That special offer was to expire yesterday, but Microsoft's Todd Brix has taken to Twitter to announce that the price is staying for the near future (he actually announced it yesterday, but we missed it).
That's good news for aspiring devs, especially those in emerging markets, who have trouble raising the $100 to join the Windows Phone developer club. Combined with the recently announced App Studio Beta for web based creations, Microsoft is clearly trying to woo new developers to the ecosystem in an aggressive way.
Will it have an impact? It certainly can't hurt and we'd rather have some new, talented developers jump on board than not. Reducing barriers to entry is always a good thing, so we welcome this news. Remember, pass the information on to any developers you know who may be considering coding for Windows Phone.
Head to the Dev Center to get started: http://dev.windowsphone.com/en-us/join
Source: Twitter (@toddbrix); Thanks, Cristhian, for the heads up!


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I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Valves for your Bathroom
Don't the handles look they should be controlling a city water main rather than your sink?
The Brooklyn line by Watermark.
8 comments:
- Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...
Love it!
- March 22, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Art Donovan said...
Pretty darn cool. Nicely designed. Thanks, Sara.
- March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- tammyO. said...
i want those. now.
- March 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- Plush Possum Studio said...
What a hoot! And so retro it's stunning.
- March 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- jessi said...
- March 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- Carolyn said...
Beautifully designed! I want those cool stuff!
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- March 24, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- Trevor Schmidt said...
I've always wondered what it'd be like to have an entirely Steampunk house...
- March 26, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- Sydney McFerron said...
Love steampunk! My friend and I have this dream that we will open a steampunk coffee shop/boostore/art gallery.
I'll definitely look to your blog for inspiration for the decor :)
- April 1, 2011 at 10:47 PM


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Fast and fuel efficient, thanks to the space saving benefits of sterndrives the Bavaria R40 packs a lot into 40 foot
Bavaria E40 Fly review
The Bavaria E40 Fly offers full displacement cruising and an aft cabin in a neat 40ft package, Jack Haines gets to grips with it in the Solent
Overblue 44 review
This 44ft flybridge is a serious departure from traditional boatbuilding that will shock traditionalists but inspire those willing to think outside the box
Azimut 72 review
In the Azimut 72, it's great to find such an overtly glamorous flybridge cruiser with such terrific practical detailing
Galeon 420 Fly review
The Galeon 420 Fly offers a huge amount of customisation - including the choice between shafts, sterndrives and IPS pods - solid build quality and a keen price, we put…
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The first model from the Plymouth yard built from the hull upwards to be a sportsbridge, the Princess S65 could be the best example of genre yet
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The Prestige 680 goes into battle against some seriously talented rivals with an inspired layout and impressive value for money on its side
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You rarely hear 'custom boatbuilding' and 'affordable prices' mentioned in the same breath, but the Dominator 800 has achieved that
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Aimed towards European tastes, can the Sea Ray L650 take the fight to the big names on this side of the pond?
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The Jeanneau Velasco 37F proves to be a seriously practical and well-rounded flybridge cruiser
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With an interior to die for and sparkling performance, the Princess 68 looks to be the whole package
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The new flybridge from Princess has undergone its first sea trial, hitting a top speed in excess of 30 knots
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Motor Boats Monthly tested the brand new Sealine F380 out on the Baltic Sea
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Dave Marsh travels to Savona to test the new Azimut 50
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The Sealine F380 is the first new Sealine since the takeover by Hanse Group
Motor Boat & Yachting drives the Privateer Flybridge 49
We put the new Privateer Flybridge 49 to the test out on a very cold IJsselmeer in the Netherlands
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If anyone can add excitement to the functional 40ft flybridge market, it's the Italian yard
Jeanneau Prestige 450
An impressive master cabin on a 45-footer separates this boat from the competition
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Germany takes on the establishment as Bavaria launches its first flybridge cruiser.
Rodman 1250 Pro Fisher
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Something about singing... not the most exciting story lol. I wasn't really watching for the story anyway xDSuracis wrote:
Hmm, I still don't know... wasn't the story about music? It felt kind of boring...
Reminds me of when I watched Kono Danshi and don't remember a thing about that story, but it was hella pretty
That said, I'd kill for a bl manga to get animated that has a decent, memorable plot.


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John Faulds
People have been citing persons (e.g. what she said) as well as works (e.g. what was said in her book) for ages
But this is almost always a case of someone referring to the words of someone else to help make a point relating to their own message; a citation, or attribution, is always contributing to a point or argument being made.
I don't think a conversation, or a dialogue, is the same type of communication, and for that reason the ol li cite q example doesn't sit well with me. I think dialogue needs its own element, but if we're going to luck out in that area, then I guess we have to take the next best option, and if it turns out that the majority of authors go for it, then I guess I'll follow suit as there probably won't be any other option to consider.


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Brewers top Cardinals in 10 innings
St. Louis, MO – Jeff Bianchi's two-run single in the 10th inning led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a three-game set.
Ryan Braun started the 10th with a single through the middle off Joe Kelly (0-2) and moved to third when Aramis Ramirez dropped a bloop single into right. After Jonathan Lucroy grounded out, Carlos Gomez was issued a free pass to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Logan Schafer hit into a 6-2 fielder's choice that saw Braun forced out at home, but Bianchi followed with a single up the middle for a 6-4 advantage.
"You get a guy at third base with no out, all of a sudden the next two guys make outs," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "And we get a big hit."
Jim Henderson set the Cardinals down in order in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his eighth save of the season.
Jean Segura and Braun each had three hits and two RBI while Ramirez added three hits and a run scored for the Brewers, who had dropped eight of nine. John Axford (1-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings to get the win.
Matt Carpenter drove in two while Jon Jay and Pete Kozma each had an RBI for the Cardinals, who had won four of five coming into Saturday's game.
Both starters failed to make it past the sixth inning, as Lance Lynn was touched for four runs on eight hits with two walks in five innings for St. Louis, while Marco Estrada gave up four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings for Milwaukee.
St. Louis went on top in the second inning with Kozma getting the scoring started on a single to plate Allen Craig. After Lynn walked to load the bases, Carpenter drew a walk to force in David Freese for a 2-0 lead.
The Brewers, though, took the lead in the third as Segura tripled to center with two runners on then came home when Braun followed with a single for a 3-2 advantage.
In the fifth, Milwaukee padded its lead as Norichika Aoki drew a one-out walk, Segura followed with a single and Braun's base hit to right plated Aoki for a 4-2 lead.
The Cardinals put two across in the sixth to tie the game. With two outs, Kozma kept the inning alive with a single and Ty Wigginton followed with a pinch-hit single. Carpenter chased home one runner with a base hit, leading to Michael Gonzalez coming out to relieve Estrada.
Jay greeted Gonzalez with a single to left, scoring Wigginton to tie the game at 4-4. Burke Badenhop then took the mound and struck out Matt Holliday to end the inning.
"We did a real nice job of coming back to begin with," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Milwaukee wasted a bases-loaded chance in the eighth before the Cardinals filled the bases with two outs in the ninth, but Axford struck out pinch- hitter Daniel Descalso to send the game to extras.
Game Notes
John Gast takes the mound for St. Louis in the finale on Sunday, while Kyle Lohse will toe the rubber for Milwaukee ... St. Louis went just 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 ... The Cardinals still lead the season series with the Brewers, 7-2, including a four-game sweep in Milwaukee in early May ... On Saturday, St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain, and recalled pitcher Mitchell Boggs from Triple-A Memphis.


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British number one and eighth seed Laura Robson saw off Greece's Eleni Daniilidou 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round of the HP Open in Osaka.
Robson, seeded in a WTA tournament for the first time, appeared to be letting her opponent back into the match when Daniilidou came back from 3-0 down in the second set to the brink of levelling at 3-3.
But Robson held a tough service game, re-established her double break at 5-2 and served out at the first attempt to join compatriot Heather Watson in the second round, where she will face either Japan's Kurumi Nara or Zhou Yimiao of China.
British number two Watson, who won her first-round singles match on Monday, also made it through to the second round of the women's doubles.
The 20-year-old and her 42-year-old Japanese partner Kimiko Date-Krumm, who are the fourth seeds, beat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and American Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-2.


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Items of jewellery stolen by Sussex's most wanted burglar have been recovered by police after the thief was jailed.
Now officers want to reunite the rings and watch with their owners, who may be people in Sussex.
Simon Knights, 39, was jailed for more than five years for a series of break-ins in Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire and Essex over the last year but could have committed many more.
In each case he used the rail network to move from town to town dressed smartly in a jacket, shirt and trousers, committing burglaries and then getting the next train home, police said.
Knights, of Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, pleaded guilty to 13 counts of burglary and one of attempted burglary when he appeared at Chichester Crown Court on July 20 and was jailed for five years and six months.
Among the recovered items are a silver-coloured ring inscribed with the words Ward and Gabriela. The second is a small Swiss Baume pocket watch. The third is an ornate gold ring that is set with red and white gemstones.
Detective constable Philippa Hannard from Sussex Police's priority crime team said: "Knights committed burglaries across the south east so we don't know where these items have come from.
"As he was living in Suffolk when he was caught they could be from a crime there or could have been stolen in a burglary anywhere in the region.
"We do not know if these items are particularly expensive but they could hold great sentimental value to the victim.
"If you recognise any of the items please get in touch with us by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com quoting serial 840 of 16/06 or call 101."
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Dust mites live on shed human skin cells, predigested by a fungus called Aspergillus repens. It is particularly common in carpets and bedding. General cleaning does not remove these mites. In this article, we will take a look at effective ways to control dust mites. It's best to consider mite control in Cutchogue if you're dealing with a mite infestation.
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The use of high efficiency particulate air filters will assist with mite control in New York in household and other environments. Nowadays, vacuum cleaners are HEPA rated, so it is advisable to look for this rating when purchasing a vacuum cleaner.
It is also essential to distinguish between HEPA-tested and rated vacuum cleaner and a HEPA filtered vacuum cleaner.
- HEPA tested and rated vacuum cleaner. HEPA tested and rated vacuum cleaners achieve total filtration of 99.99954% at 0.3 microns.
- HEPA filtered vacuum cleaner A HEPA filtered vacuum cleaner – only the filter system has been tested, not the entire vacuum system.
When purchasing cleaning equipment, clients should take these factors into consideration. Questions that should be asked should include the following:
Most advice for setting up an allergen proof room includes the removal of all carpeting and rugs. The reason for this advice is that it is impossible to clean carpet. You can certainly pay companies to clean your carpets, you can rent a carpet cleaning machine and do it yourself, you can buy one of hundreds of carpet cleaning products, but none of these really cleans the carpet. It is true that any of these methods of carpet cleaning; will remove some of the soil and make the carpets look cleaner.
But the carpet will not be clean and the allergens will not be removed or neutralized. You can think of it this way, suppose you took a heavy sweater or shirt (with lots of thick fibers) and threw it down on the floor and walked on it for 6 months. It would get pretty dirty, right?
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Then suppose you splashed the dirty shirt/sweater with some warm soapy water and then vacuumed the water out with a wet vacuum extraction system. Do you think that sweater would be clean? Of course not, and neither are your carpets after using any of the numerous methods of carpet cleaning. This is why people with allergies or asthma are told to get rid of carpet.
But what if you live in a situation that prohibits the removal of the carpet? If you live in a rental or are not in a financial position to replace the carpet with hard flooring then you need an alternative. That alternative is to focus on the allergens in the carpet and target their destruction.
Allergy is caused by a defect in the human immune system whereby harmless bits of benign proteins are mis-identified and the immune system is called into action when it is not necessary. Stopping the allergic reaction depends on stopping the exposure to the allergy causing protein. In the case of dust mites and carpets, the dust mites and their feces contain a protein (Der f1 in the US and Der p1 in Europe) that collects in the carpets. Since we have already established that you can't clean the carpet to remove this protein another approach must be taken.
Luckily, proteins can be denatured (or deactivated) by the use of extreme heat, acids, or alkalis. Once the protein has been denatured, it will not cause the allergic reaction. The protein remains, but its structure has changed. This is exactly what happens when you cook an egg white. The white starts out as a liquid made up of about 40 different proteins, when you apply heat the amino acids that make up the proteins change structures and make new bonds. To our eyes, the eggs looks cooked but what has really happened is that the protein has been denatured.
It is not practical to apply such extreme temperatures directly to carpet. The temperature required to denature the proteins would destroy the carpet. So that leaves acids and alkalis in our tool box.
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They combine this denaturing agent with a water-based solution of surfactants that also absorbs some soil. The result with X-Mite anti-allergen powder is that the proteins are denatured and thereby made harmless and some soil is removed making the carpets appear cleaner.
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The manufacturer recommends that you always test their product on a small hidden area of the carpet before you use it. The concern is that any prior chemicals or cleaners that you have used might interact with the tanacetane and cause a reaction that might stain or discolor the carpet.
This product contains boron, which has proven effective in the control of insects in the home. It is a powder that you mix with water in a spray bottle. You spray your home and then repeat the task every four months. It will not harm fabrics and is clear and odorless so it won't cause any allergic reactions to the residents of the home. You can spray the carpeting, the upholstery, stuffed toys as well as the mattresses and bedding.
If you feel that you really want to make sure you do have dust mites present in your home, you can use a kit that will detect the presence of these insects within ten minutes. These kits are sold individually and one kit will test one surface only during mite control. Just testing one mattress in your home may be more than you need to realize that this could be a thriving environment for millions of mites. Although you should wash your bedding in hot water at least once every two weeks and regularly clean and vacuum the floors, you can make this task easier when you use a spray for dust mites.
You can also use the solution of the spray in a carpet cleaner so that you not only kill the mites with the cleaning. The moisture you put into the carpets can lead to dust mites making their home there before it even dries, so you do give yourself additional protection by using the spray solution along with the cleaning.
The way in which this product works is that it coats the source of food for the mites. Mites feed on the dead skin cells of humans and the dander left behind by pets. When you eliminate the food source, then you eliminate the mites in mite control. If you perform a test on one surface and use this spray solution, you will see a dramatic decrease in the dust mite population if you retest the same surface after two weeks. After eight weeks, there will be no dust mites remaining.
One 8-ounce bag of the powder for the spray is sufficient for 200 square feet of carpeting. A two pound bag is enough to spray 800 square feet, but this will be reduced if you do use the solution in a carpet cleaner. You should use this product twice a year and when you start to spray your home with it, always start with the bedroom because this is where you will find the most dust mites.
Mite Infestation Factors In Cutchogue, NY
Understanding the factors that contribute to a mite infestation is an integral part control these pests.
- These pests can travel from place to place by hitchhiking in the luggage and clothing of people who came from an infested area. They are sometimes present in second hand furniture purchased in a garage sale.
- Mites can live up to a year without feeding. Mite control doesn't stop until one is sure that all mites are eradicated. Missing just one or two may start the infestation all over again.
- These bugs can travel up to 100 feet in search of prey. Responsible mite control means thoroughly searching all parts of the house for these pests.
- The infestation is not a hygiene problem. Even the cleanest of houses can contain these pests. These mites do not go to a house, they are brought there.
- Traditional insect baits and traps do not work well on these tiny insects. Check on the proper materials used specifically for mite control.
As mentioned, these mite pests are brought to a house. Controlling these pests means being constantly aware of the factors that can cause a bird mite infestation. Regular steps to prevent mite infestation makes less worries when it comes to mite control.
Understand that mite control is a continuous process. Getting rid of the infestation does not guarantee that they won't be returning again.
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The Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MdMUTCD) is the combined document of the national set of traffic control device standards and guidance promulgated by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rulemaking on December 16, 2009 and Maryland Supplement to the MUTCD. The BLUE text identifies modifications or additions to the Federal MUTCD. The text is identified throughout the MdMUTCD as Standard, Guidance, Option or Support based on the application. Please click HERE to access the previous version of MdMUTCD: 2006 EDITION REV-1, July 2009).
Please Note:The 2011 Maryland MUTCD prohibited the use of pedestrian hybrid beacons (formerly known as HAWK signals), R10-25 signs (which are used with pedestrian hybrid beacons), and purple solid longitudinal markings at toll plazas. These traffic control devices have Interim Approval for use in Maryland since November 1, 2017:
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Scaling Education Innovation, the Mooresville Summer Connection 2012
Innovation is alive and well in education. You don't have to look far to find teachers using technology to personalize teaching and learning in their classrooms. There are also many outstanding examples of schools of distinction that have integrated technology into curriculum and instruction. However, there are precious few examples of school districts that are systemically employing technology as a foundational strategy to improve student achievement. That's why the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) stands out as a shining example of 21st century education and why their recently concluded Summer Connection 2012 institute is so important.
A vision of "every child, every day", digital resources and a culture of caring are keys to the success of the Mooresville Digital Conversion. However, reform does not happen without leadership. Mooresville is fortunate to be led by one of the most innovative educators in American education today. Listen as Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent of the MGSD describes the impetus and impact of Mooresville Digital Conversion.
MGSD ranks 100 out of 115 North Carolina school districts in funding yet ranks 2nd in student achievement and its graduation rate is also the 2nd highest in the state. Can these results be replicated in other districts? Is there a way to scale the Mooresville model? That's where Summer Connection comes in.
Each year, MGSD organizes Summer Connection, a three day institute to share lessons about how to successfully implement a 1:1 laptop program and transition to a digital teaching and learning environment. This year over 400 participants from 16 States and 37 school districts traveled to Mooresville to learn all aspects of the Mooresville Digital Conversion model.
There were separate tracks for central office/administrative staff, school level administrative staff, secondary teachers, elementary teachers and technicians. Sessions covered the full range of topics to deploy and integrate technology across the curriculum, personalize learning and impact student engagement and achievement.
Attendees received tips, tricks and templates. More importantly, they received hope and inspiration. Summer Connection participants were inspired by a clear vision of what is possible in education and a conviction that they too could successfully travel the path towards a Digital Conversion and realize a vision of "every child, every day".
Check out Tom Vander Ark's blog for a nice recap of Summer Connection 2012. It's not too early to make plans and reserve a slot for your district at Summer Connection 2013. For a more detailed overview of the Mooresville Digital Conversion, you can watch this replay of Dr. Edwards' and Dr. Scott Smith's session at ISTE 2012.
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So with the end of this time for a few and others dropping off the wait-list I now have some openings again. Of course, the times are rather select and it depends on your time zone and your availability. While I still encourage people to find a therapist "in the flesh" and offer to speak with them if they wish, many have had bad experiences with therapists who just don't understand the phobia and they really want to work with me. That being said (and I get it), I promise you that there are thousands of therapists who can help you get through this. They may have never heard of emetophobia, but if they really listen to you they will come to understand it.
I hope for many of you July 1st will be a beginning time. Time to address this before next winter!


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Not a rebuttal to Jeff Atwood's claim that copyright violation is the only reason anyone uses YouTube. Just several counterexamples I've seen in my own usage. Some of them do involve copyright infringement, but in unexpected ways, or ways which are obviously beneficial to the copyright holders.
1. Tutorial Videos
For instance, how to make a reece in Reason. I watched this, and found it very useful, although I think he leaves out an important step, which is adding a Subtractor with low sine wave oscillators to generate sub bass, which is ultimately even more essential to drum & bass basslines than texture. There are pages and pages of these things.
2. Weird Inventions
Particularly popular in the Ableton Live and Lego Mindstorms communities.
3. Actor Demos
I posted about "the iocaine powder defense" in Werewolf the other day. (As far as I can tell this a term Jim Weirch made up.) While googling for pictures of the actor who played Vizzini, I came across a kid re-enacting the entire scene. Although his "English accent" is a bit off, when he's playing Wesley/The Dread Pirate Roberts, he captured some of Vizzini's facial expressions with uncanny accuracy.
There's copyright infringement here, it's true, but it isn't the copyright violation Viacom's talking about, and nobody's going to make a YouTube re-enactment which outsells the original.
4. Funny Animals
Copyright infringement was the YouTube killer app for me, not too long ago. Then two things happened. First, Viacom got all the Daily Show clips taken down. For months I didn't go near YouTube. Second, the breakbeat producer Miyagi posted on a breakbeat discussion board that when he gets bored he googles YouTube for "funny animals." This just about changed my life.
5. Teenage Girls Dancing
I don't really understand this, but it's a whole subgenre. They usually can't dance, and they record the music with their webcams, so it sounds awful. I'm not saying it's a good use case, but it's certainly a popular one.
6. Music Videos & Just Music Itself
Like re-enactments, there is copyright infringement here, so technically it supports Jeff's argument, but the music companies never pull videos. They know it sells. Like re-enactments, a music video on YouTube is more likely to advertize a piece of music than to replace it.
7. Amateur Music Videos
Some of these involve copyright violation, some of them don't. Either way, they're very popular: people love music. In some cases these lead to CD sales.
Long story short, Viacom, by valuing their lawsuit at $1 billion - close to YouTube's $1.65 billion purchase price for Google - is asserting that most of YouTube's value comes from their content. I think Viacom - and the entertainment industry in general - does have a very argument to obtaining some portion of Google's advertizing income from YouTube clips made out of their material, whether remixed or not, but probably not as much as they think.
Update: bonus use case: making people think about Web 2.0. Michael Wesch's videos for the University of Kansas media literacy program are groundbreaking.
Monday, October 22, 2007
7 YouTube Use Cases Unrelated To Viacom
Posted by Giles Bowkett at 10:50 AM
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Not to pick a nit, but Mike Wesch works for Kansas State University.ReplyDelete
Some music labels are putting up music videos for their artists.
Yeah, actually one of the "copyright infringement here" links is a video posted by the label.ReplyDelete
Nitpick away, I correct Wikipedia grammar errors for fun. I can't criticize anyone for nitpicking.
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