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01/24/2024- Middlesex, NJ: Laser safety is a crucial consideration in various industries, research facilities, and medical settings where lasers are extensively used. Protecting the eyes from harmful laser radiation is of utmost importance to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals working in these environments. Two common options for laser eye protection are Fitover Laser Safety Glasses and Prescription Laser Safety Glasses. Both options aim to provide protection, but they differ significantly in design, functionality, and application. Let's explore these disparities to help you make an informed decision based on your specific needs.
Prescription Laser Safety Glasses are custom-made to accommodate an individual's specific vision requirements. They are crafted with the necessary laser protection filters while incorporating the corrective lenses needed to address the wearer's vision issues. This type of eyewear provides a personalized and precise solution for laser safety. whereas Fitover Laser Safety Glasses are designed to be worn over regular prescription eyewear, providing an extra layer of protection. They typically feature a larger frame that can accommodate various shapes and sizes of prescription glasses. The fitover design ensures that the laser safety glasses cover not only the eyes but also the surrounding areas, offering comprehensive protection.Considerations for Fit Over Laser Safety Glasses and Prescription Laser Safety Glasses
Fitover laser safety glasses offer a versatile and convenient solution, seamlessly worn over existing prescription eyewear to accommodate individuals requiring corrective lenses. This adaptability makes them a cost-effective choice for facilities with diverse prescription needs, as fitovers can be shared among multiple users. In contrast, prescription laser safety glasses prioritize customization, tailoring the eyewear to the wearer's unique prescription for a precise optical solution. Beyond functionality, aesthetics come into play, with prescription glasses presenting a more streamlined and integrated appearance, appealing to those who prioritize a cohesive and refined look. Ultimately, the choice between fitover and prescription glasses hinges on factors such as versatility, cost-effectiveness, customization, and aesthetic preferences, allowing individuals to select the option that aligns best with their specific requirements.
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Each device (laptop, printer, scanner, phone, surveillance camera, tablet, ...) has a unique local IP address assigned by the adsl box that allows the box to identify the different devices to within a local network and send the right product at the right flow.
Specifically, the adsl box has a public IP address in your case, which connects to the Internet and the box assigns a local address to all devices to identify them.
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The IP address 192.168.11.234 (IPv4 Class C Networks) belonging to the network 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 is written in long version -1062728726.
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While acute pain is a normal sensation triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and the need to take care of yourself, chronic pain is different. Chronic pain persists. Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. There may have been an initial mishap — sprained back, serious infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain — arthritis, cancer, ear infection, but some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage. Many chronic pain conditions affect older adults. Common chronic pain complaints include headache, low back pain, cancer pain, arthritis pain, neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves or to the central nervous system itself), psychogenic pain (pain not due to past disease or injury or any visible sign of damage inside or outside the nervous system).
Is there any treatment?
Medications, acupuncture, local electrical stimulation, and brain stimulation, as well as surgery, are some treatments for chronic pain. Some physicians use placebos, which in some cases has resulted in a lessening or elimination of pain. Psychotherapy, relaxation and medication therapies, biofeedback, and behavior modification may also be employed to treat chronic pain.
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Many people with chronic pain can be helped if they understand all the causes of pain and the many and varied steps that can be taken to undo what chronic pain has done. Scientists believe that advances in neuroscience will lead to more and better treatments for chronic pain in the years to come.
What research is being done? Clinical investigators have tested chronic pain patients and found that they often have lower-than-normal levels of endorphins in their spinal fluid. Investigations of acupuncture include wiring the needles to stimulate nerve endings electrically (electroacupuncture), which some researchers believe activates endorphin systems. Other experiments with acupuncture have shown that there are higher levels of endorphins in cerebrospinal fluid following acupuncture. Investigators are studying the effect of stress on the experience of chronic pain. Chemists are synthesizing new analgesics and discovering painkilling virtues in drugs not normally prescribed for pain.


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| Some families know a great deal about their roots; others know very little. This site is an attempt to record what I've learned about our family history. One of the goals of this web site is to help Boydell family members get/stay connected even though we may live far apart. On this page I'll provide a little information about who I am and what inspired me to do this research. My name is Mick Boydell and I was born in Wolverhampton, England 29/3/1952. My father Norman Thomas George Boydell, married Dorothy Mary Richards and they had 3 sons myself and 2 brothers David b 8/12/42 and Alan b 23/8/46. My father died 3/6/63 aged 43 years when I was 11 years of age. |
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Even with signs the recession may be ending, unemployment is expected to continue.
For soldiers returning from deployment, finding a job can be even tougher. On top of the already tight job market, military officials say fewer recent veterans have jobs waiting for them, and many who do find their hours cut.
Over the weekend, about 150 recently returned soldiers attended workshops in Minneapolis designed to help them get a job and get back on their feet.
Specialist David Reker is fresh from his tour as a flight medic with a National Guard unit that served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He heard about the recession while he was away and thought people were exaggerating about how bad things were.
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The job he had before he deployed dried up and now he is looking for work as an EMT or paramedic, but the jobs, he says, are scarce.
"When we left there were tons of jobs everywhere," he says. "Quite a few in the EMT and paramedic side of the world and now I looked at the papers when I came back and started looking for a job and there is nothing."
He got little help when he called a veterans employment service.
"When I called up the county veterans assistance for employment and said I'm looking for a job he said, 'Well yeah, you and 6,000 other people,'" Reker recalls. "It really hit home then."
Over the weekend, Reker found himself at the downtown Minneapolis Hilton where another veteran, Ron Kellen, was promoting what he calls the job seeker's '30-second sales pitch.'
"That first question in an interview may be 'tell me about yourself.' You are advertising, you are selling yourself," Kellen told them. "That's what this is all about." About a dozen uniformed soldiers from the National Guard and the Marines listened attentively. They recently returned from deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and North Africa and most of them are looking for a job.
Kellen has been leading workshops like these for more than thirty years. He says the job picture right now for returning soldiers is bleak.
"One of the questions I ask often is, 'How many of you are going back to a previous job?,' and it used to be that most of the hands went up," Kellen says. "So, a lot of people don't have a job to come back to."
Guard officials say the Minnesota National Guard tends to have higher unemployment rates than the state as a whole, even in boom times. And this year, as the fallout from the financial crisis continues, Lt. Col. Barbara O'Reilly, Chief of the National Guard's Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program, says it's even worse.
A recent survey of more than 600 National Guard soldiers found that just under 15 percent were either unemployed or looking for a job. Some Guard soldiers have even chosen to stay in Iraq rather than come home to face recession.
"Almost two dozen that elected to stay in Iraq as opposed to coming home."
"Almost two dozen that elected to stay in Iraq as opposed to coming home," she said. "I think that is a sad statement."
Federal law prohibits discrimination against members of the military, but officials say it's still common. Small businesses often find it difficult to handle when employees get deployed, and even if they do hold a veteran's job, in the recession some employers have drastically cut hours or pay. That leaves many soldiers looking for work on top of dealing with the stress of adjusting back to civilian life.
"While they are on active duty they have the paycheck, they have stability, they have insurance," O'Reilly said. "And then to come home, you just don't know what is going to happen."
At another recent job fair in Minneapolis, Guard member Rich Brummond of Maple Grove says the key to finding a job after deployment is tailoring your skills to the new realities of the job market. He's focusing on health care.
"Part of it is up to individuals to try to specialize in an area or make yourself marketable," Brummond says. "At the time I was going to school, I looked at an area that, regardless of the economy or external trends, I would most likely be employed or have a skill that would be in demand." Brummond used to work as a nurse and says he's considering going back to school for teaching. He hopes that with the nursing shortage, his skills will keep him employed. Others say it's not so easy, even in the field of health care, which used to be considered recession-proof.
Back at the Minneapolis Hilton this weekend, Capt. Nathan Foster, a pilot with the National Guard, says some soldiers might have to take a job they don't necessarily like while they look for something better.
"People have to be willing to suck up some pride a little bit and take what you can get," Foster says. "Sometimes you have to go back to that minimum wage job and take that job, get started and pay the bills and go from there."
Until the economy turns around, that may be good advice.


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Singer-songwriter Greg Brown has moved audiences and won many devoted fans over his long folk music career. His gruff vocals combine sweetly with sincere lyrics. Brown's imagery often paints scenes of country life, and his humorous storytelling, such as in "Fat Boy Blues," gets laughs of recognition. He grew up in a musical family in Southeastern Iowa. Following a stint in the folk clubs of Greenwich Village in the late '60s and a gig as a regular performer on Public Radio show, "Prairie Home Companion," during the '80s, Brown is once again rooted in his home state of Iowa. He will be playing with Bo Ramsey at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, Dec. 21. Tickets are $25 advance/$28 day of show.
Mountain Xpress: Thirty years ago you started up your own label, Red House Records. Was it important that you produced your music independently? What's it like to look back on the past 30 years of producing music?
Greg Brown: I started Red House because none of the labels around would put out a record of mine. When I was running it, it was just a few boxes of records and a notebook. It was Bob Feldman who turned it into a bonafide label. I really never had much to do with it after that. I had the freedom to record whatever I wanted to, however I wanted to. Looking back, I am not sure that was such a good idea. But it was what available to me, so that is the way I went.
If I had my druthers I would have written catchy song that a lot of people would have enjoyed, and made well-produced records and been popular enough to put out a successful Christmas record. But it wasn't in the cards for me. The way it went was fairly interesting all in all, but if I had it all to do again I would have studied field biology and had a weekend dance band.
You just re-released Red House Records' first album, The Iowa Waltz. Do you find the songs on the album to be a snapshot of where you were then? Are they still relevant to you now?
Putting out that Iowa record again was the brainchild of Eric Peltonemi, who is the director of the label now. I said, "Sure, go ahead." I have a certain fondness for that record. I wrote the songs in small Iowa towns, as a member of the Touring Arts Team, sponsored by the Iowa Arts Council. I offered the recording to them as a fundraiser, but they turned it down. I had a wonderful few summers writing those songs in the blown-out little farm towns. Wrote about three or four a day, that was my job. The record may be a snapshot of something or other, I don't know. The original version sounded like it was recorded in a grain elevator, which I guess was appropriate. Quite a few of those songs I still sing. Some of them fell by the wayside, as is generally the case.
Do you have any thoughts about the intersections between music and activism?
Generally speaking, it is counterproductive to have any rules about song writing. Songs can help out in a lot of situations. They can help rally people around a cause. They can help someone who is lonely get through a day. Songs that have life in them. My preacher always tells me to go out and try to "raise the people's spirits," and that is what I try to do.
Leonard Cohen once said, "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." Have you found this connection between life and words to be true in your songwriting?
No, I really don't know what Mr. Cohen is talking about there. There's some difficulty there with the metaphor in that if we think of poetry as ash, it would be pretty hard to read. If we think of our life as being on fire, there is some doubt that a person would have time to write a song. Probably they would be looking for a hose.
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Unveiling the most overlooked early heart attack symptom
The typical image of a heart attack – an individual clutching their chest in distress – fails to encapsulate the complexity of this critical event. Often, heart attacks bring subtler signs, a fact that is worryingly unknown to many, leading to delayed detection and treatment. In the United States, heart disease reigns as the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Knowing the diverse range of symptoms is crucial to catching this silent killer early.
Leading cardiologists, in a recent interview with Parade, divulge the most overlooked early heart attack symptom and several others that we should keep an eye on. Dr. Estelle Jean, a cardiologist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, reveals that shortness of breath is the most frequently missed heart attack symptom. The issue, she explains, is that this symptom often manifests without the expected chest pain, making it easy to dismiss or attribute to less severe health issues. "Shortness of breath can be an early warning of a heart attack, even in the absence of chest discomfort," she advises.
Dr. Max Brock, a cardiologist at Cook, concurs, further explaining that the medical term for this condition is 'dyspnea'. "It can have various causes, but it may be the sole heart attack sign for some patients," he adds. According to Dr. Brock, chest pressure, even without accompanying pain, should not be taken lightly. While chest discomfort remains the most commonly recognized heart attack symptom, individuals tend to associate it solely with left-sided chest pain. He warns, "Chest pressure, a sensation of chest crushing or tightness, and upper abdominal pain can all hint at a heart attack. Don't ignore these signs waiting for left-sided chest pain!"
In addition to these, Dr. Jean lists several other potential heart attack symptoms, including pain in the shoulder, arm, neck, jaw, back, and stomach. Further, individuals may experience nausea, vomiting, heartburn, dizziness, sweating, palpitations, and unusual fatigue during a heart attack. Taking preventive measures against heart attacks can't be overemphasized. "Understanding heart attack signs and promptly acting upon them can be life-saving. Immediate and timely care significantly improves the chances of surviving a heart attack," Dr. Jean says.
She goes on to reveal that up to 80% of heart attacks can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle. She recommends maintaining a healthy weight, engaging in physical activity, following a balanced diet, refraining from smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, and managing stress. Regular health check-ups to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels can also help assess one's risk of heart disease.
Dr. Brock stresses the importance of physical activity, "Regular moderate exercise is vital for heart health and overall well-being. It doesn't have to involve strenuous activities, a level of exertion where you break a sweat by the end is enough," he explains. Though heart disease can be intimidating, recognizing early signs, adopting preventive measures, and timely medical care can significantly reduce risk and improve outcomes.


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Merkle expands European operations and data offerings through acquisition of Spanish digital intelligence and transformation consultancy, DIVISADERO
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- The acquisition of the Spanish data-driven consultancy firm is Merkle's second corporate acquisition since joining the Dentsu Aegis Network in August 2016 and Merkle's fourth European acquisition in two years.
- DIVISADERO's acquisition will bring a substantial improvement in the leadership positioning of Merkle in Spain and in Spanish-speaking countries.
- This deal shows the North American data-driven performance marketing giant's commitment on the European continent.
- The company will retain the DIVISADERO brand and its complete leadership team. Manuel Blanco will be leading the Spanish franchise.
- The acquisition by Merkle of the Spanish consultancy firm, implies the departure of its founding partner Sergio Maldonado.
- From April 6, 2017 DIVISADERO will be part of Merkle's European operation, led by Tim Berry, President of Merkle Europe.
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, announced its acquisition of DIVISADERO, a data-driven consultancy business specializing in digital intelligence and digital transformation. This is Merkle's second corporate acquisition since joining the Dentsu Aegis Network in August 2016 and Merkle's fourth European acquisition in two years.
Founded in 2005, DIVISADERO offers consultancy and technology skills that enable a strategic and tactical approach to transforming data into information, and information into decision making as an essential element in today's challenging alignment of digital transformation within the enterprise.
Merkle's position as the authority in people-based marketing services is driven by the company's unique heritage of deep expertise in data, analytics, creative, and technology. The acquisition of DIVISADERO not only increases Merkle's global scale especially in relation to Spanish- speaking countries, it also enhances the agency's data and analytics offering. DIVISADERO offers a number of data and analytic capabilities, including digital maturity assessments, strategic road mapping, technology benchmarking, data collection, analytics, and data activation.
"The acquisition of DIVISADERO adds significant scale and critical capabilities to Merkle's data and analytics offering in the market, as well as that of Dentsu Aegis Network," said David Williams, president and CEO, Merkle. "DIVISADERO has a strong pool of data scientists and analysts who are capitalizing on a fast-growing sector of the market. We look forward to working together to support our digital strategy in Europe."
The company will retain the DIVISADERO brand and offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and Gijon, and will be a part of Merkle's European operation, led by Tim Berry, President of Merkle Europe. The DIVISADERO leadership team led by Manuel Blanco, will remain at the helm. DIVISADERO's full staff of more than 90 mathematicians, engineers, and marketers will join the Merkle team. The addition of DIVISADERO brings Merkle's European staff to more than 750.
"DIVISADERO has achieved longevity through strength and depth of experience and an unwavering focus on client value. Merkle will leverage DIVISADERO's commanding position in the Spanish market to further develop its best-in-class analytics and data-driven media business," said Berry. "The company's current client base is impressive and well aligned with the Merkle approach. The synergies we develop with our combined roster will accelerate our global approach to people-based media and marketing planning. Additionally, DIVISADERO's capabilities solidifies our base for Merkle to expand and connect our European and global proposition."
The acquisition by Merkle of the Spanish consultancy firm, will see the departure of its founding partner Sergio Maldonado: "DIVISADERO has found tremendous success by leveraging digital intelligence and analytics to fill the existing gap between management consultants, marketing agencies and technology providers, consistently beating all three in the race to prepare brands for a demand-led world. It is only natural that Merkle, a world leader in marketing analytics with first-party data at its core, becomes DIVISADERO's new home."
"We're excited to be joining Merkle," said Manuel Blanco, managing director of DIVISADERO. "We were looking for a partner that would expand our offering and give us access to a larger client base, while still respecting the market-leading position we have built over the past 11 years."
The acquisition of DIVISADERO shows the North American data-driven performance marketing giant's commitment on the European continent and the leading position of Spain in the growing industry of digital data-driven consulting.
About DIVISADERO
DIVISADERO is a leading Spanish consultancy firm focused on digital intelligence and Digital Transformation. With more than 90 employees -mainly engineers, mathematicians and digital business savvy marketers, DIVISADERO holds branches in Madrid, Barcelona and Gijón. Specialized in digital strategy, data collection, data analysis, data activation and data integration, DIVISADERO offers its data-driven business approach to enhance business results for IBEX35-profiled companies and Fortune 500. DIVISADERO was founded in 2005 and in the last 2 years has double its headcount and increased turnover in 35%, becoming one of the leading digital intelligence consultancy firm in the south of Europe.
About Merkle
Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 25 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The agency's heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. When combined with its strength in performance media and creative, Merkle creates customer experiences that drive improved marketing results and shareholder value. With more than 3,900 employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland with 17 additional offices in the US and offices in Barcelona, Bristol (UK), London, Shanghai, and Nanjing. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network.
About Dentsu Aegis Network
Part of Dentsu Inc., Dentsu Aegis Network is made up of ten global network brands - Carat, Dentsu, Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Merkle, MKTG, Posterscope and Vizeum and supported by its specialist/multi-market brands. Dentsu Aegis Network is Innovating the Way Brands Are Built for its clients through its best-in-class expertise and capabilities in media, digital and creative communications services. Offering a distinctive and innovative range of products and services, Dentsu Aegis Network is headquartered in London and operates in 145 countries worldwide with more than 38,000 dedicated specialists.
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The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and with it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to form in the universe, will search for Earthlike atmospheres around other planets and accomplish many other scientific goals.
I am an astronomer and the principal investigator for the Near Infrared Camera – or NIRCam for short – aboard the Webb telescope. I have participated in the development and testing for both my camera and the telescope as a whole.
To see deep into the universe, the telescope has a very large mirror and must be kept extremely cold. But getting a fragile piece of equipment like this to space is no simple task. There have been many challenges my colleagues and I have had to overcome to design, test and soon launch and align the most powerful space telescope ever built.
Young galaxies and alien atmospheres
The Webb telescope has a mirror over 20 feet across, a tennis-court sized sun shade to block solar radiation and four separate camera and sensor systems to collect the data.
It works kind of like a satellite dish. Light from a star or galaxy will enter the mouth of the telescope and bounce off the primary mirror toward the four sensors: NIRCam, which takes images in the near infrared; the Near Infrared Spectrograph, which can split the light from a selection of sources into their constituent colors and measures the strength of each; the Mid-Infrared Instrument, which takes images and measures wavelengths in the middle infrared; and the Near Infrared Imaging Slitless Spectrograph, which splits and measures the light of anything scientists point the satellite at.
This design will allow scientists to study how stars form in the Milky Way and the atmospheres of planets outside the Solar System. It may even be possible to figure out the composition of these atmospheres.
Ever since Edwin Hubble proved that distant galaxies are just like the Milky Way, astronomers have asked: How old are the oldest galaxies? How did they first form? And how have they changed over time? The Webb telescope was originally dubbed the "First Light Machine" because it is designed to answer these very questions.
One of the main goals of the telescope is to study distant galaxies close to the edge of observable universe. It takes billions of years for the light from these galaxies to cross the universe and reach Earth. I estimate that images my colleagues and I will collect with NIRCam could show protogalaxies that formed a mere 300 million years after the Big Bang – when they were just 2% of their current age.
Finding the first aggregations of stars that formed after the Big Bang is a daunting task for a simple reason: These protogalaxies are very far away and so appear to be very faint.
Webb's mirror is made of 18 separate segments and can collect more than six times as much light as the Hubble Space Telescope mirror. Distant objects also appear to be very small, so the telescope must be able to focus the light as tightly as possible.
The telescope also has to cope with another complication: Since the universe is expanding, the galaxies that scientists will study with the Webb telescope are moving away from Earth, and the Doppler effect comes into play. Just like the pitch of an ambulance's siren shifts down and becomes deeper when it passes and starts moving away from you, the wavelength of light from distant galaxies shifts down from visible light to infrared light.
Webb detects infrared light – it is essentially a giant heat telescope. To "see" faint galaxies in infrared light, the telescope needs to be exceptionally cold or else all it would see would be its own infrared radiation. This is where the heat shield comes in. The shield is made of a thin plastic coated with aluminum. It is five layers thick and measures 46.5 feet (17.2 meters) by 69.5 feet (21.2 meters) and will keep the mirror and sensors at minus 390 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 234 Celsius).
The Webb telescope is an incredible feat of engineering, but how does one get such a thing safely to space and guarantee that it will work?
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The James Webb Space Telescope will orbit a million miles from Earth – about 4,500 times more distant than the International Space Station and much too far to be serviced by astronauts.
Over the past 12 years, the team has tested the telescope and instruments, shaken them to simulate the rocket launch and tested them again. Everything has been cooled and tested under the extreme operating conditions of orbit. I will never forget when my team was in Houston testing the NIRCam using a chamber designed for the Apollo lunar rover. It was the first time that my camera detected light that had bounced off the telescope's mirror, and we couldn't have been happier – even though Hurricane Harvey was fighting us outside.
After testing came the rehearsals. The telescope will be controlled remotely by commands sent over a radio link. But because the telescope will be so far away – it takes six seconds for a signal to go one way – there is no real-time control. So for the past three years, my team and I have been going to the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and running rehearsal missions on a simulator covering everything from launch to routine science operations. The team even has practiced dealing with potential problems that the test organizers throw at us and cutely call "anomalies."
We need to wait 35 days after The launch for the parts to cool before beginning alignment. After the mirror unfolds, NIRCam will snap sequences of high-resolution images of the individual mirror segments. The telescope team will analyze the images and tell motors to adjust the segments in steps measured in billionths of a meter. Once the motors move the mirrors into position, we will confirm that telescope alignment is perfect. This task is so mission critical that there are two identical copies of NIRCam on board – if one fails, the other can take over the alignment job.
This alignment and checkout process should take six months. When finished, Webb will begin collecting data. After 20 years of work, astronomers will at last have a telescope able to peer into the farthest, most distant reaches of the universe.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


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We all knew that a long-awaited Guns N' Roses track, Shackler's Revenge, was going to debut with Rock Band 2. But what we didn't know was that four Guns N' Roses albums could be dropping as early as September - so says a "rep" from Harmonix Systems, makers of the Rock Band video game.
But is the story even true?
During the recent E3 Games Show, a man claiming to be a Harmonix rep was interviewed about the upcoming Rock Band 2. After talking about the improved instruments, which includes a $300 premium drum set, the rep - who assumed he was talking off the record - let it slip that four Guns N' Roses albums are planned to be released to coincide with the MTV Video Music Awards.
"We work with MTV to make Rock Band," the rep says. "From what I've heard, there's going to be four simultaneous albums to be released that coincide with the VMAs."
The rep raves about the new track Shackler's Revenge. But he expresses some disappointment in the change in the overall Guns N' Roses sound, about how he misses Slash, and how the new material sounds "industrial" and "polished."
That's convincing enough. But then, anybody with an ear for YouTube already knows that some new Guns material is more "industrial". And after nearly 17 years of waiting for new material, the songs should of course be "polished" to the max.
Harmonix slams "faker"
Over at the official Rock Band forums, there's a denial that any of this is true.
"That dude in that video was just some tool pretending to be one of us and the poster of the video is an irresponsible waste of space," posts a Harmonix insider.
"Do I actually care what some dude whom has no idea what is going on but is a fairly good liar says on Youtube? No. I just never want anyone to think that any HMX employee could ever be so monumetally stupid as this faker was."
Ok. Guns N' Roses stories certainly get more "monumetal" (appropriate typo, MusicRadar likes that). But it's not beyond belief that this story has some truth in it somewhere.
Hasn't Axl Rose had quite enough time to deliver four albums' worth of songs? Yes. And of course Harmonix will deny it's true. Especially if this "faker" has himself been told something off the record that he shouldn't?
Or is this video simply more G N' R hype? - it could feasibly be part of the music industry's biggest ever viral marketing campaign.
Here's the video. Your thoughts?


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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Desiree Rogers suffers from acute Hubris.
It started with appearances and lengthy stories on her in the Wall Street Journal, Vogue and countless smaller rags, all celebrating her brilliance(MBA from Harvard), accomplishments (heading an oil/power concern in Illinois) and the crowning glory on her pin head of being best girlfriends with Michelle Obama. Her ambitious, power-brokering got her the plumb job of the official Social Secretary to the Obamas. I guess having played a similar role for a utility company makes her uniquely suited. It's her incredible self regard that is her most valuable credential. Desiree is the ultimate example of one who thinks her gas is a luxe scent blended just for her. Well a fart is a fart by any name and she has a cloud that's growing around her daily.
You might think that a tasteless and unwarranted jab, but I have reasons for my low opinion of the White House Social Secretary. Her shameless self promotion is not an asset for the First Family. It looks like they don't know better than to choose a power junkie instead of someone powerful working behind the scenes for them.Perhaps, she got the job with the help of Grandma who was a Voodoo Priestess. I have the feeling that Desiree feels on equal footing with our First Lady. That is a clerical error as I see it. She is not the First Lady. She shows up at the collections as a stand-in for a Michelle Obama. I've always respected Michelle's priorities as being an astute and successful Lawyer, wife, mother and not someone desperate to attend the opening of every tawdry collection and colostomy bag in and out of town. Perhaps out of politeness Michelle delegated those appearances to Desiree in order to have a representative for herself and the White House. It was certainly necessary with the Fashion Industry having anointed the First Lady as the Savior of our industry simply because she wore a string of mid range and low end designers to all sorts of events. Do the math: If a First Lady can meet the Queen of England in Gap and Jason Wu, she's GOT to be a Fashionista!. So the job was taken up with unseemly glee by the secretary (very Eve Harrington in my book) and she's only gotten more and more comfortable with it.
Desiree is photogenic, a handsome woman who's clearly had some very good work done to enhance her loveliness, not that there's anything wrong with a little chopping and sanding. She's mad for clothes and wears many of the greats all the time. She can swing from Carolina Herrera to Calvin to Viktor and Rolf to Jil Sander and back to Oscar de la Rental. Now she can't be buying it because she's changing too often in a day. In the WSJ story there were 4-5 shots of her busy at her job and she managed to change clothes for each and every shot....jewelry too. So I infer that she's a bit of a product placement Pro. I have the uncomfortable feeling she's playing the favor game and getting racks of clothes in the bargain.
" Never a borrower or a lender be."
That is a rule that certainly applies to a person in that position. Desiree can't be bothered with rules. She makes them, she's too busy "BRANDING" the First Family to follow them. That's how she sees her job. I see it as a 2-way street. She arranges the public's access to the First Family, be it literal or virtual. State dinner invitations, events, national and international engagements that cast the magic of their Administration far and wide are all responsibilities that I would expect from her. With that job done you get the satisfaction of serving something greater than yourself and your own ambitions and not private lunches bi-weekly with Anna Wintour and spreads in Vogue for herself and her 18 year old daughter. Not going as a duet to fashion shows and constant mugging for every Instamatic within 100 feet. Not playing the quick change fashion show junkie wearing the clothes of the designer to his/her show like so many other dumb asses in the front rows of too many regrettable shows. You don't see Anna doing it. I forget how much a rookie Des is and then I'm reminded.
So with the appointment of Anna to the President's Arts Council I can't help but think Desiree is behind the scenes waving her twisted wand. Ms. Wintour is vaguely acquainted with the arts, literature, both Fine and Applied, but she's really about Sales and the neutering of a whole industry. What does that have to do with the National Council for the Arts? Why not Toni Morrison, Tabatha from Salon Makeover,Aretha Franklin, who generously serenaded their Inauguration,Aerin Lauder, and let's not forget Wendy Williams. They at least do something besides pose. Hell, I'm sure Oprah or Kathy Griffin are available.What has Sarah Jessica Parker done lately that qualifies her? Hair color and rancid perfume?
If Desiree spent more time behind her desk instead of standing front and center for the cameras, maybe she'd get more done. I don't want to see spreads on what sits on her desk: the Hermes notebooks, one large black one for work and a smaller orange one for personal, fresh flowers everyday, a Presidential stamp on her Styrofoam coffee cup, and on and on. How about a slightly less styled desk where real work happens. Thank god she has some focused assistants that keep her in the job. Someone has to be doing the heavy lifting, but it's not her. How could she when a huge chunk of her time is spent holed up in a suite at the St.Regis waiting for Anna to summon her to some glittering gathering. I could care less about our tax dollars being spent on the big guys doing their thing, but I don't like the idea that I'm paying for this silver -plated wannabe to play dress up. Is it so bad to be a secretary? There are so many out of work secretaries who are better qualified and dying for a chance to actually work for the Leader of the Free World and his Family.
My advice to her is put away those American Spirit cigarettes or whatever it is she's smoking, and pick up that pad and pen and start taking dictation. Good secretaries remind their bosses of commitments they've committed themselves to. She could remind the President that he promised to do something for the gigantic block of Gay voters who helped him get into office and the small businesses who were supposed to get a piece of the pie to help weather this shit storm. Those items keep getting put off for another day. Well with Fashion shows, photo-ops and fittings there just aren't enough hours in the day for Desiree Rogers to do everything.
Her mantra is:"A girl has to take time for herself".... and she does that with real zeal.
27 comments:
dead on Fluff!
- November 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- everyday a floor show said...
she is a piece of self centered work fluff...makes as many appearances as?
- November 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- WendyB said...
"In the WSJ story there were 4-5 shots of her busy at her job and she managed to change clothes for each and every shot" -- You're talking about the WSJ magazine, right? You don't think they brought along clothes and styled her, like many magazines do for many shoots? There were clothing credits just like for a typical shoot.
- November 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- threadingwater said...
I couldn't agree with your analysis more. Thank you for saying it. But, shouldn't it be "Hubris" in the title of your post?
- November 8, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Fluff Chance said...
Thanks for the spell check! - November 8, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Fluff Chance said...
That's true. They must have because there were credits. She did change for show week between shows, which was more to the point. Next time I'll be a bit more precise and less sweeping. Thanks, Fluff - November 8, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Hi Fluffy...long time no talk ;).
brooksie - November 8, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- Divalocity said...
I think Desirée knows her position in the Obama administration. She did not just become a designers clothes hanger because she has been a stylish woman ever since I saw her over twenty years ago. She comes from prominent NOLA family and has been a part of the Chicago social circle since she's been living there.
I know this doesn't matter but her ex-husband is John W. Rodgers, founder, Chairman and CEO of Ariel Investments, so that may also have a hand in her prominence.
One thing we have to remember is the safety of the First Lady and she can't be everywhere to satisfy everybody. You're not the only one who has a problem with her visibility because this is relatively new to people and they think she's taking away Mrs.Obama's "shine."
She knows her place, so there's no use making an issue out of nothing. All eyes and admiration are still on Mrs. Obama, the Blogs hardly ever mention Desirée with the same praise that she receives.
As quiet as it's kept the insiders of the political circles are pursuing her to hopefully get an invite or have her attend some of their various events. - November 8, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Old School Brand said...
OHHHHH, three finger snaps in a z!
You are brutally honest and to the absolute pointe!!! Well said! - November 8, 2009 at 8:18 PM
- Old School Brand said...
OHHHHH, three finger snaps in a z!
You are brutally honest and to the absolute pointe!!! Well said! - November 8, 2009 at 8:18 PM
- Unknown said...
In this day and age of celebrity why would you assume that such methods of exposure would not used to introduce and attempt to whoo the attention of an ADHD generation? Pretty, Sparkly and Shiny captures attention and the marketing of Mrs. Rogers is in line with our current culture. We are introduced to what she looks like and how she lives before we see what she can do. Or her accomplishments are just a footnote that support the visual promotions. I find it funny that we accepted the same kind of promo for Mrs. Obama, her husband and family and at the time did not question that many people were less concerned with what they could do and were more concerned with how they visually stimulated and changed the American ideal.
Perhaps it is our individual responsibility to push passed the obvious and ignore the visual and begin to concentrate on what is being accomplished. And if there seems to be no advice or evidence on such matters request it until we are heard? - November 9, 2009 at 7:33 AM
a Marni skirt (shortened) and slingback neels in putty?? NO No No
- November 9, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Completely agree with you Fluff! And finally someone said it out loud.
I knew something wasn't right with that woman when that WSJ & Vogue story came out.
These are people who should remain behind the scenes in order to for the First family to be First & Foremost.
Im sorry - whether she likes it or not - thats her job. To plan the First family's social calendar, not her own. And certainly not to be in magazines! (was she not on the cover a magazine....am I confusing her with another social climber?)
She should at least be smart enough to be gracious and modest! It goes a very long way.
What ever happened to publicists, stylists, etc remaining behind the scenes - it so much cooler and chicer.
Since when is it about the non famous people doing something for the famous people - I don't understand.
Since when is everyone a celebrity? Next thing you know she will have her own reality show on MTV - "The House" I can see it all now unfortunately.
And that image of her desk - wholeheartedly agree - it was in very very poor taste and quite frankly insulting. Especially at a time in our country's economy where people are really struggling. Real secretaries paying more taxes than their bosses and struggling to take care of their families and we are seeing her 2 Hermes day planners and 5 blackberries.
Keep it to yourself Desiree - sorry. - November 9, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Parisbreakfasts said...
Love this cat's MEOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
W2go - November 10, 2009 at 6:36 AM
- troubledeyes said...
Ouch! I wonder if there is something to be said for making your argument without sounding like you are personally attacking Desiree Rogers. You almost lost me in the beginning but you have a compelling point of view. I just think your greater point of how everything has becoming a commodity for sale--even the White House, at the hands of people like Anna Wintour gets lost in the attack against DR--just a thought.
- November 10, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Thanks for sharing your views. It was a bit scathing. I just don't happen to agree with your assessment. When you know more and better, you will write a more even handed informed essay.
- November 25, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- E. DuBois said...
In light of the fiasco at the State dinner with those reality show interlopers earlier this week, Ms. Rogers has been curiously mum. I also noted that her outfit was a little too much like FLOTUS in colour. I think you have a point here...
- November 27, 2009 at 11:37 PM
good reporting...with lots of good dish on this person:
fashion/image fetish with requisite ego
Goldman Sachs connection (to ex-husband)
should be working at dinner but is instead working the party
She should be fired (but won't, i assure you) - November 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Every one should be thankful that a beautiful, intelligent and accomplished woman like Desiree Rogers is in The White House as a social secretary.
Everything about Desiree Rogers only makes America look progressive.
She's a hard worker and she really loves the American people.
The only people at fault for the crashing mess at The White House State dinner is the classless , tacky and wretched Salahi's. They should go to jail. - December 1, 2009 at 5:55 PM
She is too flambouyant for this job. I'm a black woman and in as much as I'm happy to see someone like her at this job, she's clearly incompetent at being a secretary. maybe she's too qualified but she should be behind the scenes not ging BO a bad name. He has toomuch to contend with at the moment. She should be fired. Period
- December 1, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Your sharp observances are even more pointed given the recent events regarding those Philistine Party Crashers! We'll see if Ms. Rogers will be taken down a notch or two and remanded to her proper place behind the scenes. I LOVE your blog!!!! Keep up the good work!
- December 3, 2009 at 10:52 PM
You are so on it!! I hope that you can read this on youtube for greater audience.
This woman is typical of her ilk. All the degrees and none of the class to go with it. It's people like her and her type who watched Dynasty growing up so that they will know how to act "when they get rich". Ya know, why do Presidents bring the worst of their states with them. Clinton brought the worst of Arkansas, Bush brought the worst of Texas, Reagan the worst of Hollywood and I guess now, Chicago has dredged the Chicago River. She needs to quit and your points are quite compelling. - December 3, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Thank you for writing this - I hope the White House is paying attention...
- December 4, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Effing slay me. Spot on. There 's time for this kind of grandstanding after the ball. But get on with the business of getting on - not setting up your own escape route.
- December 6, 2009 at 12:33 AM
After the state dinner debacle, everyone just knew someone would get the ax. Thank goodness it was her and not one of the ACTUAL civil servants. I couldn't believe it when I saw her posing in her Alexander McQueen at the dinner instead of being behind the scenes doing her job.
- March 5, 2010 at 3:09 AM
Well said! Too busy being a celebrity to even understand the appropriate people for the arts.
How sad. Bravo! You rock.
What is even sadder is the number of people who support her just because she is black. Ridiculous!
Get a brain and a backbone or we're never moving forward in life. - March 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM
I shouldn't amazed at all these comments. Perfect example of living in the world of America's warped since of perception regarding women of color.
Your warped sense of reality restricts your ability to acknowledge an accomplished, beautiful and classy woman as Ms. Rogers. You are more comfortable with the matronly and dysfunctional images of black women. The bloggers tasteless remark suggesting plastic surgery is hillarious. You criticize her high profile White House appearances when Nancy Reagan literally ran the White House. She spent untold thousands redecorating the WH. America fawned over Jackie Kennedy and her Dior dresses which she paid for w/tax payer money even going as far as to have Christian Dior and Oscar Lertenta come over from Europe.....If Nancy can supplant Jackie who can supplant Mamie Eisenhower's dowdy image the world can accept Desiree Rogers! - May 25, 2012 at 6:13 AM


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The recovery rooted in wiping out the last of the Middle Class – and that is not sustainable
The U.S. economy appears to be recovering. Not only did the economy grow at a 2.5% rate during the last quarter – but also GDP in America has finally reached the level seen before Bush's Great Depression. But ask the average out-of-work American, or the average family that can't afford soaring healthcare premiums – or to fill their car up with gas – and it sure doesn't look like the economy is recovering.
The New Gilded Age in America is upon us...
Occupy Oakland demonstrator – and Iraq War veteran – Scott Olsen is still in a hospital in serious condition with a fractured skull after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister during Tuesday's night police assault on Occupy Oakland. In solidarity – demonstrators returned to the streets last night – and this time police left their military tactics at home. The movement marched to San Francisco across the Bay Bridg
#OWS - They may find some success w/shutdowns - but they won't find success trying to kill off an IDEA
For a second night in a row – Oakland police resorted to tear gas and rubber bullets to put down the Occupy Oakland movement – which refuses to step down. Late last night – officers in riot gear confronted hundreds of Occupy Oakland demonstrators in front of City Hall – and used canisters of tear gas to clear the crowd. That was just the beginning though – as demonstrators reconvened after each clash with police – only to
Don't mess with working people...
The backlash is underway against Republican Governors who attacked labor unions this year. Next month – voters in Ohio will get a chance to repeal SB-5 – the law pushed by Governor John Kasich to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers.
Why OWS Is The Next Republican Boogeyman
The Boogeyman is dead, and Santa is dying.
Filibustered...It's a dangerous, and heartless political game
Filibustered. Last night – Republicans proved they'd rather protect billionaires from a one-half of one percent tax increase rather than keep 400,000 teachers, firefighters, and cops on the job. Despite once again acquiring enough votes to pass a portion of President Obama's American Jobs Act under normal procedure – the legislation fell short of receiving the 60 votes needed to overcome a unified Republican filibus
We're in the Midst of a Global Lost Generation
Young people have been hit hardest by Bush's banksters' worldwide crash – with more than 75 million young people across the planet desperately looking for jobs. The number of unemployed people between the ages of 15 and 24 has increased by 4.6 million since the recession began in 2008. And the effects of this massive hit of joblessness among young people are on clear display in some of the most developed economies in the
No Republican debate is complete anymore without the crowd booing the downtrodden
Republicans fought it out last night in a CNN hosted debate in Las Vegas. Before the debate – about 100 Occupy Las Vegas demonstrators surrounded the Sands Expo Center where the debate was being held to protest corporate corruption in our politics. But their message didn't make it inside the debate – where all the candidates on stage battled each other to see who supports the 1% the most. It was a lot of the same –
Occupy the planet!
Occupy the planet! Over the weekend – the Occupy Wall Street movement swept across the world – as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Europe, South America, and Asia to push back against too much corporate power in government. In Rome – demonstrations turned violent – as police cars and a government building were torched causing over one million dollars in damage. Here in the United States – where
Big victory for the Occupy Wall Street movement....
Bloomberg backs down. A showdown between Occupy Wall Street and the NYPD was averted this morning – when Mayor Bloomberg and the property owners of the public park where demonstrators have been camped out for four weeks now delayed their plans to have the park cleared and cleaned up. On Wednesday – Bloomberg notified demonstrators they had to vacate the premise by 7am this morning – or face arrest.


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NPR is taking a look at the demographic changes that could reshape the political landscape in Texas over the next decade — and what that could mean for the rest of the country.
Within a decade, Hispanics are projected to eclipse non-Hispanic whites as the largest race or ethnic group in Texas. It's a development that could someday shift the state's — or, given the size of Texas, even the nation's — politics.
The demographic change is in part because Hispanics in Texas are a "young" population compared to non-Hispanic whites. That means the largest age groups among Hispanics are under the age of 18, while the largest groups of non-Hispanic whites are around middle age.
In 2010, for example, there were 197,000 2-year-old Hispanics in Texas — 50,000 more than non-Hispanic whites that age. In contrast, there were 190,000 50-year-old non-Hispanic whites — 90,000 more than Hispanics of that age.
Over the next 20 years, more and more Hispanics will move into labor force ages — prime reproduction years — and ultimately outpace other race or ethnic groups, said Lloyd Potter, a professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio, who serves as the state's official demographer.
In 2010, among the statewide population, Hispanics were already the largest group among all residents age 37 or younger. That age line will continue trending older, and the non-Hispanic white population will start to decline, fueling the trend.
This chart (below), created with 2010 data, shows the total number of Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites by each specific age. It helps visualize the trend of how the Hispanic population skews young — in this case, on the left of the chart:
UPDATE (7/11/13): Potter, the state demographer, clarified that 2023 is a conservative estimate for when the Hispanic population will become larger than the non-White Hispanic population. That estimate doesn't account for migration into the state. Other estimates predict the switch could occur as early as 2017, he said.
Matt Stiles is data editor on NPR's News Applications team. You can follow him on Twitter at @stiles.
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Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace follows a group of former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from the most elite units, and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have come together to challenge the status quo and and say "enough". The film traces their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to non-violent peace activists. It is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us, and with the power of our convictions take action to create a new possibility.


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MINN KOTA PowerDrive V2 55PD V2/AP Bow Mount Trolling Motor 12V-55lb-54 inch
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The Players Behind the Companies Commissioned for Puerto Rico's Recovery
The 20 companies that have received most of the money in federal government contracting for recovery work in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María, include firms whose staff lacks the expertise to do the commissioned work, companies involved in the island's fiscal crisis, and others with formal accusations for inefficiencies and breach of contracts. Some of those companies are partners or are associated with others having the same owner or have established joint ventures or consortiums for projects to be carried out post-María. Out of 944 companies, 18 are based in the United States and two in Puerto Rico, Xperts and Ranger America. Those are the 20 firms that have landed the highest federal contracts, according to the official information included in the "Hurricane María Contracts" document posted on the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) page. The federal agencies that lead as contractors are the U.S. Army, through the U.S. Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.


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Hi, everybody. This week, I've been speaking about America's national security: our past, our present, and our future.
On Thursday, I outlined the future of our fight against terrorism: the threats we face, and the way in which we will meet them. On Friday, I went to Annapolis to celebrate the extraordinary young men and women of the United States Naval Academy's class of 2013, the sailors and marines who will not only lead that fight, but who will lead our country for decades to come. And on Monday, we celebrate Memorial DayMemorial Day. Unofficially, it's the start of summer, a chance for us to spend some extra time with family and friends, at barbecues or on the beach, getting a little fun and relaxation in before heading back to work.
It's also a day on which we set aside some time, on our own or with our families, to honor and remember all the men and women who have given their lives in service to this country we love. They are heroes, each and every one. They gave America the most precious thing they had: "the last full measure of devotion." And because they did, we are who we are today: a free and prosperous nation, the greatest in the world.
At a time when only about 1 percent of the American people bear the burden of our defense, the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform isn't always readily apparent. And that's partly because our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen are so skilled at what they do. It's also because those who serve tend to do so quietly. They don't seek the limelight. They don't serve for our admiration or even our gratitude. They risk their lives, and many give their lives, for something larger than themselves or any of us: the ideals of liberty and justice that make America a beacon of hope for the world.
That's been true throughout our history, from our earliest days, when a tiny band of revolutionaries stood up to an empire, to our 9/11 generation, which continues to serve and sacrifice today.
Every time a threat has risen, Americans have risen to meet it. And because of that courage—that willingness to fight and even die—America endures. That is the purpose of Memorial Memorial DayDay: to remember with gratitude the countless men and women who gave their lives so we could know peace and live in freedom.
And we must do more than remember. We must care for the loved ones that our fallen servicemembers have left behind. We must make sure all our veterans have the care and benefits they've earned and the jobs and opportunity they deserve. We must be there for the military families whose loved ones are in harm's way, for they serve as well. And above all, we must make sure that the men and women of our Armed Forces have the support they need to achieve their missions safely at home and abroad.
The young men and women I met at the Naval Academy this week know the meaning of service. They've studied the heroes of our history. They've chosen to follow in their footsteps: to stand their watch, man a ship, lead a platoon. They are doing their part. And each of us must do ours.
So this weekend, as we commemorate Memorial DayMemorial Day, I ask you to hold all our fallen heroes in your hearts. And every day, let's work together to preserve what their sacrifices achieved: to make our country even stronger, even more fair, even more free. That's our mission, it's our obligation, and it is our privilege, as the heirs of those who came before us and as citizens of the United States of America.
NOTE: The address was recorded at approximately 5 p.m. on May 24 in the Green Room at the White House for broadcast on May 25. The transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on May 24, but was embargoed for release until 6 a.m. on May 25.
Barack Obama, The President's Weekly Address Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/304476


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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a new type of microchip that allows information to move in three dimensions, left to right, back to front, and up and down.
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created, for the first time, a new type of microchip that allows information to travel in three dimensions. Currently, microchips can only pass digital information in a very limited way – from either left to right or front to back. The research was published today, 31 January, in the journal Nature.
Dr. Reinoud Lavrijsen, an author on the paper from the University of Cambridge, said: "Today's chips are like bungalows – everything happens on the same floor. We've created the stairways allowing information to pass between floors."
Researchers believe that in the future a 3D microchip would enable additional storage capacity on chips by allowing information to be spread across several layers instead of being compacted into one layer, as is currently the case.
For the research, the Cambridge scientists used a special type of microchip called a spintronic chip which exploits the electron's tiny magnetic moment or 'spin' (unlike the majority of today's chips which use charge-based electronic technology). Spintronic chips are increasingly being used in computers, and it is widely believed that within the next few years they will become the standard memory chip.
To create the microchip, the researchers used an experimental technique called 'sputtering'. They effectively made a club sandwich on a silicon chip of cobalt, platinum and ruthenium atoms. The cobalt and platinum atoms store the digital information in a similar way to how a hard disk drive stores data. The ruthenium atoms act as messengers, communicating that information between neighboring layers of cobalt and platinum. Each of the layers is only a few atoms thick.
They then used a laser technique called MOKE to probe the data content of the different layers. As they switched a magnetic field on and off they saw in the MOKE signal the data climbing layer by layer from the bottom of the chip to the top. They then confirmed the results using a different measurement method.
Professor Russell Cowburn, lead researcher of the study from the Cavendish Laboratory, the University of Cambridge's Department of Physics, said: "Each step on our spintronic staircase is only a few atoms high. I find it amazing that by using nanotechnology not only can we build structures with such precision in the lab but also using advanced laser instruments we can actually see the data climbing this nano-staircase step by step.
"This is a great example of the power of advanced materials science. Traditionally, we would use a series of electronic transistors to move data like this. We've been able to achieve the same effect just by combining different basic elements such as cobalt, platinum and ruthenium. This is the 21st century way of building things – harnessing the basic power of elements and materials to give built-in functionality."
The research was funded by the European Research Council, the Isaac Newton Trust, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Reference: "Magnetic ratchet for three-dimensional spintronic memory and logic" by Reinoud Lavrijsen, Ji-Hyun Lee, Amalio Fernández-Pacheco, Dorothée C. M. C. Petit, Rhodri Mansell and Russell P. Cowburn, 30 January 2013, Nature.
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In many pressure sensor applications, short-duration, high, impact loading occurs – this is referred to as shock. Shock resistance defines up to what level of acceleration the instrument can withstand the shock loading without being damaged in any way.
The loading that acts during the shock is specified as a multiple of the acceleration due to gravity [g = 9.81 m/s²]. In addition, the duration of the loading is noted. A loading of 3 g will occur, for example, in a parachute landing, while 25 g will act on a car driver who crashes into a solid wall at 80 km/h with a 1 m crumple zone for "braking". 100 g will occur when an object falls from a height of one metre, if it hits the ground and is decelerated within a millimetre.
The harder the ground is, the higher the loading. Commercially Up-sell offer a shock resistance of approx. 100 to 500 g over up to 10 ms.
Half-sine shock
Shock tests are performed in accordance with the IEC 60068-27 standard. You effectively distinguish between 3 different types of shock. The half-sine shock, the sawtooth shock and the trapezoidal shock. At this point we will restrict ourselves to the half-sine shock because this is the most widely-used.
The semi-sinusoidal shock replicates the shock which occurs with the initiation and braking of oscillating components. The figure illustrates the acceleration curve. Manufacturers of pressure transmitters take a variety of measures to ensure the required shock resistance for any particular application. Some of these measures are described in more detail below.
The cases are designed to be as squat as possible in order to prevent high lever loading. In addition, stainless steel cases are generally more robust than plastic cases and can withstand mechanical loading far better. One disadvantage is that the pressure transmitter is heavier and thus the loading on the connection threads increases.
On the inside, the electronic components are protected by potting. This elastic encapsulation provides a counteraction against those forces exerted by the shock on the circuit boards and also prevents them impacting against the case itself.
For the electrical connections, it is safer to use crimp contacts instead of soldered joints. The biggest disadvantage of soldered joints is that the soldered cable may break at the transition between the tinned part of the cable wires and the flexible part. It is there that the greatest loading occurs with high vibrations and shock. With crimping, the load is distributed better and the cable won't break. However, a crimp is more expensive and technically more complex to implement.g


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How can you control the size of "starbursts" from light sources in photographs? For example, the lights on the shore in this photo have very sharp and long starbusts:
Is it possible to control this through a combination of aperture and shutter speed? Or, is this more determined by the camera lens?