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Ask yourself these questions:
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- And how are you going to get there?
Discipline is giving up that which you want now for that which you want most. It is also paradoxical in that when it is employed it will set you free.
So in order to get where you want to get and to obtain this freedom….. Is it time to change your ways? To live a new way of life? To be healthier? More vibrant? More alive than you've ever been? More productive? More inspired? And more inspiring??? Is it time to start being more true to yourself and actually make a difference in the way you approach your health and longevity?
If there is a huge difference in where you're at now and where you want to be and you feel like you need the support to get there…. or you felt the yearning of yes to those questions, then it is time to set yourself free from the shackles of the cigarette and make the choice to change your ways… to simply STOP smoking… and to do so EASILY.
In this Stop Smoking Hypnosis Audio Download series, which you can use alone or in conjunction with sessions over Skype, you will discover your natural brilliance and a whole new appreciation for life. PLUS you'll transcend the thought of the cigarette so that you look, feel, behave and think like a whole new person. Contact me now if you'd like some one-on-one support.
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You are under no obligation to pay ANYTHING for this course… all you have to be is ready to apply yourself and to take your seat because I've put together this FREE Stop Smoking hypnosis series especially for you. If you've been saying, "But I can't afford to enlist the help I need to stop…" then that excuse is now dead and burried! But just because you haven't had to pay for this doesn't mean you can treat it less seriously.
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Please do NOT listen to these while you are driving a car or operating any kind of heavy machinery! No way!
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The time is now.
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This series isn't just hypnotherapy about stopping smoking. In fact the last two MP3 downloads don't even mention smoking, let alone stopping smoking. By the time you receive those, the cigarette should be a thing of the past anyway. So if you've lost your mojo and you just want to get it back and start living a more productive and appreciative, fun loving way of life, then this kind of hypnotherapy is for you too.
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The Springheel Saga, Series One
Episode 2; The Crypt of Evil
Smith's desperate race to capture the mysterious Springheel Jack before he strikes again sends him on a dangerous hunt through London's darkest shadows ... and into the crypt of evil!
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ETNO has been the voice of Europe's telecommunications network operators since 1992 and has become the principal policy group for European electronic communications network operators. Its 50 members and observers in 35 countries collectively account for a turnover of more than 600 billion euros and employ over 1.6 million people. ETNO companies are the main drivers of broadband and are committed to its continual growth in Europe.
ETNO members are pan-European operators, also holding new entrant positions outside their national markets. ETNO brings together the main investors in innovative and high-quality e-communications platforms and services, representing 70% of total sector investment.
ETNO closely contributes to shaping the best regulatory and commercial environment for its members to continue rolling out innovative and high quality services and platforms for the benefit of European consumers and businesses.
ETNO is working closely with the European Commission and BEREC in order to contribute to the development of a targeted and flexible regulatory environment for e-communications services and networks. ETNO is ensuring that rules are implemented in a way that encourages private investment, takes into account increasing competition and allows for new business models to emerge while at the same time guarantees innovation and consumer choice.
Access to innovative online content is a key driver for consumers to embrace take up. Ensuring a truly single market for legitimate online content has therefore been highlighted as one of the key priorities of the Digital Agenda. Through its Digital Single Market Working Group, ETNO is calling for facilitating access to online legitimate content as the best way to fight against piracy. ETNO members throughout Europe are putting together innovative content offers, including IP TV, music or video downloads. They are also engaged in voluntary education campaigns to raise awareness against piracy.
Providing universal coverage of basic broadband to all Europeans by 2013 is one of the key targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe. ETNO members have significantly contributed to broadband roll-out in Europe and are actively involved in public-private partnerships to bring high speed connectivity to nondensely populated areas, through a mix of fixed and mobile technologies and platforms. ETNO strongly believes that in today's liberalised telecoms markets, the roll out of broadband networks should be primarily driven by the private sector. Public funds should complement private sector efforts, by focusing on remote and rural areas where commercial investments are not feasible. ETNO also insists on the key role that public authorities can play by reducing the costs linked to civil works and encouraging demand.
Making additional radio spectrum available is essential to address the rapidly increasing mobile traffic and to provide broadband to rural and remote areas. The adoption by the EU's Council of Telecoms Ministers of the first Radio Spectrum Policy Programme for 2012-2015 (RSPP) will help reaping the benefits of the Digital Agenda and boost EU competitiveness.
The proposal to harmonise the release of the 800 MHz band (the Digital Dividend) for electronic communications services by 1 January 2013 across the EU will help to provide broadband and social inclusion in all European Member States and stimulate economic growth and competitiveness within the EU. The assessment of the needs for additional frequency bands suitable for electronic communication services. This could further help to provide lower-cost broadband coverage in remote and rural areas, as well as in indoor environments.
Back in 1996, ETNO launched its Environment and Sustainability Charter, demonstrating its members' commitment to reducing their carbon footprint. Thanks to measures to optimize energy consumption of their networks and data centres and increased use of renewable energy, ETNO members managed to continue reducing their CO2 emissions. The ETNO bi-annual Sustainability Report monitors progress made by the 22 signatories of the ETNO Sustainability and Environmental Charter that is open to all players on the market. The signatories of the Charter account globally for a turnover of about 200 billion euros. Thanks to their efforts to improve energy efficiency, ETNO Charter signatories have been continuously reducing their CO2 emissions despite a significant increase in overall energy demand due to growing mobile and data traffic. ETNO launched its Corporate Responsibility Charter which reflects the new challenges ahead and increasing engagement of ETNO members in new areas such as minor protection online and supply chain management.
ETNO members share the Commission objective of increasing trust and confidence as one of the key conditions for users to embrace high speed broadband and hence, to achieve the targets of the Digital Agenda.
The review of the data protection legal framework is the main focus of the ETNO Data Protection, Trust and Security Working Group. ETNO members have reiterated their commitment to Europe's high standards for privacy and data protection and have asked that any new provisions do not hamper innovation and the development of new products/services (eg Cloud Computing). ETNO has called on the European Commission to seize the opportunity of the review to ensure a global level playing field for all actors processing personal data of EU citizens, regardless of their geographic location.
ETNO is also monitoring the implementation and closely following the upcoming revision of the EU Data Retention Directive. In the context of the legislative review process currently underway, GSMA and ETNO have produced a set of briefing papers on issues that are important for the telco sector. Each paper identifies the issue and impact and puts forward some policy considerations.
As a sector member of the International Telecommunications Unions, ETNO closely follows the activities of the ITU in fields such as standardisation or climate change. ETNO, through its ITU WOrking Group also participates in the preparatory work leading to ITU world conferences such as the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA-12) and the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12).


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Antioxidant Activity of Papaya Seed Extracts
AbstractThe antioxidant activities of the ethanol, petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water extract fractions from the seeds of papaya were evaluated in this study. The ethyl acetate fraction showed the strongest DPPH and hydroxyl free radical-scavenging activities, and its activities were stronger than those of ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate, respectively. The n-butanol fraction demonstrated the greatest ABTS+ radicals scavenging activity. The ethyl acetate fraction and the n-butanol fraction not only showed higher antioxidant activities than the petroleum ether fraction, water fraction and ethanol fraction, but also showed higher superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide radicals scavenging activities than those of the other extract fractions. The high amount of total phenolics and total flavonoids in the ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions contributed to their antioxidant activities. The ethyl acetate fraction was subjected to column chromatography, to yield two phenolic compounds, p-hydroxybenzoic acid (1) and vanillic acid (2), which possessed significant antioxidant activities. Therefore, the seeds of papaya and these compounds might be used as natural antioxidants.
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With the recent increase in mosquito numbers on the South Coast, Southern NSW Local Health District is warning residents to take extra precautions and protect themselves against being bitten.
"Mosquitoes can carry human diseases like Barmah Forest virus, Ross River virus, and Kunjin viruses," Alison Nikitas Acting Director Public Health said.
"People need to take steps to avoid mosquito bites to avoid getting sick," Ms Nikitas said. This year to date we have received 18 notifications of Ross River Virus in the District, which is higher than the same time last year."
"Ross River Virus infection can cause symptoms including tiredness, rash, fever, and sore and swollen joints. The symptoms usually resolve after several days, but some people may experience these symptoms for weeks or even months.
Avoiding mosquito bites is especially important when people are enjoying outdoor activities such as camping or fishing in areas with high mosquito numbers. Mosquitoes that carry these viruses are usually most active in the hours after sunset and again around dawn.
Simple steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes;
- Cover up as much as possible when outside with light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing and covered footwear.
- Use an effective repellent on all exposed skin. Re-apply repellent within a few hours, as protection wears off from perspiration, particularly on hot nights. The best mosquito repellents contain Diethyl Toluamide (DEET) or Picaridin.
- The stronger the concentration of an insect repellent, the less frequently it will need to be applied to stop mosquito bites. Repellents containing low concentrations of DEET or Picaridin provide shorter periods of protection so it's important to read the product information.
- Topical repellents are not recommended for use on children under three months of age. Use of physical barriers such as netting of prams, cots and play areas is preferred.
- Repellents containing less than 10 per cent DEET or Picaridin are safe for older children if applied according instructions.
- Light mosquito coils or use vaporising mats indoors. Devices that use light to attract and electrocute insects are not effective.
- Cover all windows, doors, vents and other entrances with insect screens. Make sure tent screens are zipped closed at all times.
- A knock-down spray can be used in tents or bedrooms about 20 minutes before going to bed.


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Math Operations
The Real-Imag to Complex block converts real and/or imaginary inputs to a complex-valued output signal.
The inputs can both be arrays (vectors or matrices) of equal dimensions, or one input can be an array and the other a scalar. If the block has an array input, the output is a complex array of the same dimensions. The elements of the real input map to the real parts of the corresponding complex output elements. The imaginary input similarly maps to the imaginary parts of the complex output signals. If one input is a scalar, it maps to the corresponding component (real or imaginary) of all the complex output signals.
The block accepts input signals of the following data types:
Floating point
Built-in integer
Fixed point
Complex fixed-point signals must have trivial slope and zero bias. For more information about support for fixed-point data types, see Scaling (Fixed-Point Designer) in the Fixed-Point Designer™ documentation.
Specify the kind of input: a real input, an imaginary input, or both.
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imaginary part of the output signal. If the input is the imaginary
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As I write this post, PerkettPR's Founder and President, Christine Perkett is making her way down to New York City for this evening's American Business Awards ceremony. Last month she was named as a finalist in the Best PR Executive category, and we're all waiting on pins and needles for the announcement of the official winners tonight.
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post , April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. More than 600 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend tonight's gala event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.
This announcement, along with the potential of being selected as a Stevie award winner, is the icing on the cake with 2008 marking PerkettPR's 10 year anniversary. Christine's passion for tech PR, business prowess, and innovation in creating a successful, virtually run agency with an all senior staff has proven to be a winning model, and this achievement marks her well deserved recognition from the industry. Congrats Christine!


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Recently-transplanted to Los Angeles, Robby O'Connor is a film and television writer. His original pilot ADULTHOOD FOR BEGINNERS won the "Fox Comedy Script Contest" at the 2011 New York Television Festival and was in development with 20th Century Fox Television for the 2013/2014 season. He's currently writing another original pilot NIGHTS & WEEKENDS with Scott Stuber's Bluegrass Films and producer Sarah Condon.
Before turning to writing, Robby worked as a development executive at Dimension Films and a book scout at Paramount Pictures. Since then he's made ends meet by "mannying" for a family with six children and working as a personal assistant to a hedge fund manager five years his junior (an experience that became the basis of NIGHTS & WEEKENDS).
Robby studied Literature at Yale University and wrote and illustrated his own weekly comic strip FILLER for The Yale Herald, to which he also contributed wildly digressive movie reviews.
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This is a direct cut and paste from Fox News main page: "The US and Britain say Israel has a right to protect itself from rocket attacks from Hamas, but warn about the dangers of the conflict escalating into a ground war, as Obama says it would put Israeli soldiers at risk of death or injury."
Did he really just now figure out that people can get hurt or killed during wars? That was such a silly thing to say, I'm wondering if Biden Disease is catching. I used to think that he got it from Nancy Pelosi, but it's possible that George Bush Sr. gave it to both of them, since he was constantly coming out with really alarming non-sequiters right in the middle of sentences and speeches, like once when he inserted "Don't cry for me, Argentina" and baffled his audience. Most of his blurts were unintelligible, though.
This is one more really excellent reason to ignore everything that politicians say. I know it ticks off people who believe in some religion, but really, is there any difference between politicans and preachers? Preachers tell everyone they're going to hell if they sin, then steal from the church, molest children, have mistresses…. and both preach promises that never come true. "Elmer Gantry" is good reading for those who think preachers are godly, and any newspaper is adequate for seeing what politicians are really like. Birds of a feather.
I do digress. It's the natural born ranter in me. Back to Our Noble Leader, who, speaking of religion, claims to be a Christian "like my mother" who was actually an outspoken atheist, and then acts like a Muslim, ( I had to say that. Refer to "ranter") this guy is always demonstrating that all that college money must have gone up his nose, because he calls the Marine Corps the "corpse" instead of the "core", which is the correct pronunciation, and on and on. The gaffes fall from his lips like all the rose petals from the balconies of his admirers. Figuratively.
He's in great company though. With Pelosi and Biden by his side, the three of them should be able to keep America totally baffled for the next 4 years.


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Best Pastor/Spiritual Leader: Jim Graff
March 31, 2013 at 9:05 p.m.
Updated March 30, 2013 at 10:31 p.m.
When it comes to looking toward a higher power, things can get confusing. Still, it helps to have someone there to guide the way.
And that's exactly what Pastor Jim Graff strives to do for the Crossroads.
Graff was voted the Crossroads' best spiritual leader in the Advocate's 2013 Best of the Best contest. This is his fourth consecutive win in the category.
The Pennsylvania native became a pastor 23 years ago and said that while he was not raised in a Bible-teaching church, he thinks people appreciate that method of getting God's word out.
"I think my greatest joy is helping people learn how to experience God's forgiveness," he said. "I think that's what our hearts are created to long for."
Graff said he was humbled and honored by the recognition but said there are many others in the Crossroads who do good work, too.
"We are just grateful to be part of such a great area with so many great pastors, churches and Christians," he said.
Pastor Jim Graff - Faith Family Church
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The Rev. David Berger - Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
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Author has written 10 stories for Naruto, Gokusen, Boys Before Flowers/꽃보다 남자, and Skip Beat!.
"I have a penchant for that which is not spoken...
*For download links of the PDF version of Capturing the Casanova and Art of Lip-Locking, PM me. =)
Am a: Filipino. Law Student. Writer. Reader. Poet. Fan-girl. Dreamer.
As a writer, I usually update once a week. That is if I'm not caught up in a bad case of laziness and/or Writer's Block.
As a reader, well, truth is, I rarely read anime fanfictions nowadays. Although I still find time to wander around and look for fiction finds. :)
POINT of CLARIFICATION: I do not/will not/never write Yaoi and Slash. (I read Yaoi but I can't bring myself to write one.)
Just so you guys know...
Sealed Destination is officially abandoned. I just don't have the heart to delete it off FF.net yet so it's still here.
Second, current priority fanfic : Keeping the Casanova (sequel to Capturing the Casanova)
Third, all my other fanfictions, both one-shot and not, shall no longer be updated.
I absolutely adore/ship/love the following anime:
Naruto/Naruto Shipuuden - SasuSaku, NejiTen and... SasuNaru?? No!! I don't ship yaoi! haha
I also adore/ship/love the following Asian Dramas:
Boys Before Flowers
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UP Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Recruitment 2015 258 Assistant Field Officer AFO and Sahayak Shakha Ankik Vacancies apply online At upsevamandal.org:
UP Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank has proclaimed employment notice in terms of UPSGVB Recruitment 2015 in order to recruit 258 candidates for Assistant Field Officer and Sahayak Shakha Ankik posts. upsevamandal.org is an official website where you can find notification and eligibility criteria of the above said posts.
It is Good news for them who are searching for Bank Jobs in Uttar Pradesh. Willing nominees can apply via online mode before due date 13th September 2015. UPSGVB Online Application Form 2015 available on same mentioned web portal.
UPSGVB Recruitment 2015
As it is the latest Banking job in Uttar Pradesh, the department expecting lots of online registration. It is the best opportunity for them who want to join Govt Job after graduation. The UP state government release much notification to select young and energetic nominees for a various department and a huge number of applicants also shows their interest.
UP Cooperative Institutional Service Board was set up before 1972. Service orders for employees started just after 1972 for recruitment and other works. It has their own techniques to fill the post under the various banks. The organizer of this recruitment is UP Seva Mandal.
Nominees who want to apply said posts have completed Graduation from any recognized university or institutes and their age as on 01st July 2015 should between 21 to 40 years. Contenders have advantages in application fees which must be paid as per category wise. To claim the reserved category applying candidates must provide the legal certificate otherwise they are required to pay a fee as for the general category.
Selection will be based on written examination and personal interview. Prospects that will clear both of the examination n with a minimum requirement of marks will get selected for the posts mentioned in the first paragraph of this article. After a selection, contenders will get paid with Rs.5200/- to Rs.20, 200/- with grade Pay Rs. 2800/-. For both posts, salary will same.
UP Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Recruitment 2015
|Name of posts
|Total number of posts
|Announced by
|UP Seva Mandal
|Job location
|Uttar Pradesh
|Type of job
|Bank Job
|Announcement type
|Last date for apply online
|13th September 2015
|Official website
UP Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Assistant Field Officer Eligibility Criteria:
Age Limit:
- Candidate age should between 21 years to 40 years as on 01st July 2015.
- As per the government norms candidates will get relaxation in upper age and that depends on type of recruitment.
Education qualification:
All the Graduation Degree holders can apply via online mode that must be held by any recognized university or institute.
Application Fee:
- General and OBC category: Rs.500/-
- SC/ST/Physically handicapped category: Rs.200/-.
- Fee submission last date: 16th September 2015.
Salary details:
- Post 1 and Post 2: Rs.5200/- to Rs.20200/- with grade pay of Rs.2800/-.
- Other allowances will admissible as per the norms of Govt.
- HRA/TA/DA and Medical expenses are also depends on norms.
UP Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Online Application Form
- Open official site.
- Find out Advertisement and apply online link from home page.
- Download notification and read it carefully before applying online.
- Fill the respective fields with valid details.
- Upload photographs and signature as well as requisite documents.
- Verify details and then submit it for final submission.
- Take computer-generated confirmation number and registration number.
- Take print out a for further usage in future.
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USB pinout
4 pin USB A or USB B plug connector at the peripherals
4 pin USB A / USB B / mini-USB jack connector
peripherals such as mice, keyboards, scanners, digital cameras,
printers, hard disks, and networking components to PC. It has become the
standard connection method for scanners, digital cameras and for some
printers. Complete pinout.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification to
establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually
personal computers). An USB system consists of a host controller and
multiple devices connected using special hub devices. Hubs may be
cascaded, up to 5 levels. USB can connect computer peripherals such as
mice, keyboards, digital cameras, PDA, mobile phones, printers, personal media players, flash drives, GPS, Network Adapters, and external hard drives. For many of those devices, USB has become the standard connection method.
USB interface aimed to remove the need for adding expansion cards into the computer's PCI or PCI-Express
bus, and improve plug-and-play capabilities by allowing devices to be
hot swapped or added to the system without rebooting the computer.
The USB Pinout:
|Cable color
|Data –
|Data +
Pin x of mini-USB connector
may be not connected, connected to GND or used as attachment
identification at some portable devices. This pin is numbered x here due
to historical reasons.
USB connectors
There are several types of USB connectors. The original USB
specification detailed Standard-A and Standard-B plugs and receptacles.
Nowdays there are 7 USB connectors known: Standard-A, Standard-B, Mini-A, Mini-B (shown on left), Micro-A, Micro-AB, Micro-B.
USB pinout signals
USB is a serial bus. It uses 4 shielded wires: two for power (+5v &
GND) and two for differential data signals (labelled as D+ and D- in
pinout). NRZI (Non Return to Zero Invert) encoding scheme used to send
data with a sync field to synchronise the host and receiver clocks. In USB data cable
Data+ and Data- signals are transmitted on a twisted pair. No
termination needed. Half-duplex differential signaling helps to combat
the effects of electromagnetic noise on longer lines. Contrary to
popular belief, D+ and D- operate together; they are not separate
simplex connections. USB 2.0 provides for a maximum cable length of 5
meters for devices running at Hi Speed.
USB transfer modes
Univeral serial bus supports Control, Interrupt, Bulk and Isochronous transfer modes.
USB interfaces: USB 1.0, USB 2.0, USB 3.0.
There are three USB versions known nowdays:
- released in 1996.
Specifies data rates of 1.5 Mbit/s (Low-Bandwidth, is mostly used for
Human Input Devices (HID) such as keyboards, mouses, joysticks and often
the buttons on higher speed devices such as printers or scanners) and
12 Mbit/s (Full-Bandwidth).
- nowadays is still used used by some devices that don't need faster data transfer rates.
- released in 2000
- in addition to USB 1.0 adds signaling rate of 480 Mbit/s (Hi-Speed)
- compatible with USB 1.0, but some hardware designed for USB 2.0 may not work with USB 1.0 host controllers.
- released in 2008
- added transmission rates up to 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed)
USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 shares same pinout, USB 3.0 pinout features new connectors.
A USB device must indicate its speed by pulling either the D+ or D-
line high to 3.3 volts. These pull up resistors at the device end will
also be used by the host or hub to detect the presence of a device
connected to its port. Without a pull up resistor, USB assumes there is
nothing connected to the bus.
In order to help user to identify maximum speed of device, a USB device
often specifies its speed on its cover with one of the USB special
marketing logos.
When the new device first plugs in, the host enumerates it and loads
the device driver necessary to run it. The loading of the appropriate
driver is done using a PID/VID (Product ID/Vendor ID) combination
supplied by attached hardware. The USB host controllers has their own
specifications: UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface), OHCI (Open
Host Controller Interface) with USB 1.1, EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller
Interface) is used with USB 2.0.
USB powered devices
The USB connector provides a single 5 volt wire from which connected
USB devices may power themselves. A given segment of the bus is
specified to deliver up to 500 mA. This is often enough to power several
devices, although this budget must be shared among all devices
downstream of an unpowered hub. A bus-powered device may use as much of
that power as allowed by the port it is plugged into.
Bus-powered hubs can continue to distribute the bus provided power to
connected devices but the USB specification only allows for a single
level of bus-powered devices from a bus-powered hub. This disallows
connection of a bus-powered hub to another bus-powered hub. Many hubs
include external power supplies which will power devices connected
through them without taking power from the bus. Devices that need more
than 500 mA or higher than 5 volts must provide their own power.
When USB devices (including hubs) are first connected they are
interrogated by the host controller, which enquires of each their
maximum power requirements. However, seems that any load connected to
USB port may be treated by operating system as device. The host
operating system typically keeps track of the power requirements of the
USB network and may warn the computer's operator when a given segment
requires more power than is available and may shut down devices in order
to keep power consumption within the available resource.
USB power usage:
Bus-powered hubs: Draw Max 100 mA at power up and 500 mA normally.
Self-powered hubs: Draw Max 100 mA, must supply 500 mA to each port.
Low power, bus-powered functions: Draw Max 100 mA.
High power, bus-powered functions: Self-powered hubs: Draw Max 100 mA, must supply 500 mA to each port.
Self-powered functions: Draw Max 100 mA.
Suspended device: Max 0.5 mA
Dedicated charger mode:
A simple USB charger should short the 2 data lines together. The device
will then not attempt to transmit or receive data, but can draw up to
1.8A, if the supply can provide it.
USB voltage:
Supplied voltage by a host or a powered hub ports is between 4.75 V and
5.25 V. Maximum voltage drop for bus-powered hubs is 0.35 V from its
host or hub to the hubs output port. All hubs and functions must be able
to send configuration data at 4.4 V, but only low-power functions need
to be working at this voltage. Normal operational voltage for functions
is minimum 4.75 V.
USB cable shielding:
Shield should only be connected to Ground at the host. No device should connect Shield to Ground.
USB cable wires:
Data: 28 AWG twisted
Power: 28 AWG – 20 AWG non-twisted
Data: 28 AWG non-twisted
Power: 28 AWG – 20 AWG non-twisted
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Traveling Luck for Red Bridge Campground, Washington, United States
Where is Red Bridge Campground?What's around Red Bridge Campground?
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Where to stay near Red Bridge Campground
The timezone in Red Bridge Campground is America/Whitehorse
Sunrise at 07:10 and Sunset at 17:32. It's light
Latitude. 48.0722°, Longitude. -121.6528°
Weather near Red Bridge Campground; Report from Arlington Municipal, WA 32.2km away
Weather :
Temperature: 7°C / 45°F
Wind: 21.9km/h West gusting to 32.2km/h
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Weather :
Temperature: 7°C / 45°F
Wind: 21.9km/h West gusting to 32.2km/h
Cloud: Few at 6500ft Scattered at 8000ft Broken at 11000ft
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Geographic features & Photographs around Red Bridge Campground, in Washington, United States
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Red Bridge Campground (0km)
- River Bar Campground (0.1km)
- Youth-on-Age (0.8km)
- Sunnyside Camp (1.1km)
- Boardman Creek Camp (2km)
- Sawyer Camp (2.2km)
- Tulalip Mill Site (2.3km)
- Camp Silverton-Wadheim (3.2km)
- Blackjack Lookout (3.8km)
- Marien Creek Campground (3.8km)
- Bolt Camp (4.1km)
- Slide Camp (4.7km)
- Wiley Creek Camp (5.2km)
- Dick Sperry Campground (5.6km)
- Gold Basin Campground (7.1km)
- Hemple Creek Campground (7.8km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Mallardy Creek (0.2km)
- Boardman Creek (0.2km)
- Eldredge Creek (1.1km)
- Gordon Creek (1.5km)
- Blackjack Creek (2.5km)
- Long Creek (3.1km)
- Schweitzer Creek (3.6km)
- Marten Creek (4.2km)
- Wiley Creek (5.3km)
- Bender Creek (5.5km)
- Wisconsin Creek (5.5km)
- Black Creek (6km)
- Marble Gulch (6.1km)
- Bear Creek (6.4km)
- Silver Gulch (7.6km)
- Hempel Creek (8.1km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Lost Lake (5.7km)
- Evan, Lake (5.8km)
- Clear Lake (6km)
- Canyon Lake (6.5km)
- Boardman Lake (6.8km)
- Kelcema Lake (6.9km)
- Beaver Plant Lake (7.2km)
- East Boardman Lake (7.7km)
- Bear Lake (7.8km)
- Clear Lake (8km)
- Ashland Lakes (8km)
- Island Lake (8.1km)
- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Long Mountain (5.7km)
- Bald Mountain (6.2km)
- Liberty Mountain (7.5km)
- Marble Peak (7.7km)
- ridge(s);
- a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Gordon Ridge (1.8km)
- Wiley Ridge (3.6km)
- Mallardy Ridge (5.9km)
Accommodation around Red Bridge Campground
- gap;
- a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation.
- Granite Pass (5.7km)
- Deer Creek Pass (7.3km)
- flat;
- a small level or nearly level area.
- Marble Pass (7.9km)
- area;
- a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
- Long Creek Research Natural Area (4.1km)
- mine(s);
- a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Saint Louis Mine (7.7km)
- basin;
- a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent.
- Gold Basin (7.3km)
- post office;
- a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Silverton (7.4km)
- second-order administrative division;
- a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
- Snohomish County (6.1km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Gold Basin Recreation Area (6.7km)
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- Lake Bosworth, Washington city city o
- Startup, Washington city city o
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- May Creek, Washington city city o
- Gold Bar, Washington city city o
- Columbia Glacier (Washington) glacier
- Sultan, Washington city city o
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Airports close to Red Bridge Campground
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Boeing fld king co international(BFI), Seattle, Usa (88.5km)
Whidbey island nas(NUW), Whidbey island, Usa (92km)
Seattle tacoma international(SEA), Seattle, Usa (97.1km)
Bellingham international(BLI), Bellingham, Usa (117.6km)
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With President Barack Obama unable to run on a record of economic growth, he has staked his reelection on the issue of economic fairness. Since Obama's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas late last year, the media has let the President define fairness based on equality of outcomes (or rather, incomes) instead of equality of opportunity.
Tonight, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took the first step toward reclaiming the word "fairness." Look at this excerpt from his remarks as prepared for delivery in New Hampshire:
I see an America with a growing middle class, with rising standards of living. I see children even more successful than their parents – some successful even beyond their wildest dreams – and others congratulating them for their achievement, not attacking them for it.
This America is fundamentally fair. We will stop the unfairness of urban children being denied access to the good schools of their choice; we will stop the unfairness of politicians giving taxpayer money to their friends' businesses; we will stop the unfairness of requiring union workers to contribute to politicians not of their choosing; we will stop the unfairness of government workers getting better pay and benefits than the taxpayers they serve; and we will stop the unfairness of one generation passing larger and larger debts on to the next.


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IHS iSuppli announced it forecasts that growth in the global electronic contract manufacturing business will slow in 2011.
For more information visit: www.isuppli.com
Unedited press release follows:
Electronics Contract Manufacturing Market Growth Slows in 2011
El Segundo, Calif., January 24, 2011—Following a 33.4 percent increase in revenue in 2010, the global electronic contract manufacturing industry will experience slowing growth in 2011, with sales rising by only 8.5 percent, according to new IHS iSuppli research.
The contract electronics industry, consisting of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) segments, will finish 2011 with revenue of $376.7 billion, up from $347.3 billion in 2010, as presented in the attached figure. Revenue will continue to rise at annual rates between 9 percent and 7 percent during the following years, reaching $472.3 billion in 2014.
"The contract manufacturing industry in 2011 is grappling with reduced profit margins for certain consumer-oriented products because of intensified competition for new business," said Thomas J. Dinges, CFA, principal analyst for outsourced electronics manufacturing at IHS. "EMS and ODM providers with exposure to these areas have been hardest hit, while others with a more balanced end-market portfolio have fared much better."
Compared to just a few years ago, more high-mix markets have taken center stage. Nearly all of the largest EMS providers report very strong near-term growth in these segments, as well as a widening pipeline for future business.
In particular, the global ODM industry remains highly oriented toward the computing and consumer end markets.
China generates the bulk of growth
Manufacturing operations in China were responsible for more than 75 percent of aggregate industry growth in 2010, and the country is expected to continue carrying the burden of driving worldwide growth in the global outsourced manufacturing market in 2011. The largest outsourced manufacturing provider, Hon Hai Precision Industries, reported nearly 60 percent revenue growth in the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
With China's domestic economy expected to grow close to 10 percent in 2011—much faster than either Europe or the United States—such growth will drive higher consumption in the country, the contract manufacturing industry believes. Should growth fail to materialize, however, the industry would be materially impacted.
Margin improvement is now a function of end-market mix. Given the rise of material costs and increasing wages in major manufacturing locations like China, industry margins in 2011 are apt to be heading sideways or even downward. Last year, margin improvement had been more a function of cyclical factors, driven by the stronger-than-expected recovery in revenues.
Offsetting this was higher-than-expected pricing pressure in some consumer-oriented product markets, such as notebook PCs. In the third quarter of 2010, average gross margins for the 10 largest EMS providers rose by 1.30 percent. In contrast, the average gross margins for the 10 biggest ODM providers declined by 1.16 percent because of greater exposure to highly price-sensitive markets.
Of more concern, though, is the fact that only four of the largest companies across both EMS and ODM industries reported sequentially higher margins despite higher revenue. In 2010, outsourced manufacturing providers with a higher proportion of less price-sensitive consumer-oriented product appeared to have a smaller impact on margins.
Margin improvement in 2011 is likely more a factor of product mix, as opposed to pure cyclical aspects such as revenue growth. With the industry starting to add capacity, OEMs have grown more concerned with pricing, and input costs have risen.
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This week I had the fortunate/unfortunate realization that I'm too nice. Not in the classic sense. Most people don't think of me as "nice" – the kind, friendly, syrupy kind of nice, mostly because I'm sarcastic and mouthy and fun. But in the sense that I let people take too much of me. I give too much. Freely. Mostly because I've been afraid to set boundaries in my life.
Well, watch out world, those days are over. Earlier this week I got pissed at the actions of two people in my life, and then made the somewhat painful realization that they were only taking what I was willing to give them. At no point in either situation did I stop and say, "Hold on there, cowboy!" and draw a line in the sand. That's when I realized that I have been far too nice. And nice isn't always good. At least not for ourselves. It's great for those around us who willingly take whatever is on offer.
Now don't get me wrong…I'm not criticizing people for taking what I've readily offered. Nope. Not at all. Why wouldn't they? It's been freely given. But at the expense of my psyche and my feelings and my self respect and that needs to stop. Now.
So the moment I realized that I probably haven't set a decent boundary in the 46 years I've been on this earth, I agreed with myself that I am starting to set them. Immediately. Post haste.
And that's when the little thing called ANXIETY set in. Anxiety in massive proportions.
Now let me just tell you that I am not typically someone who struggles with anxiety. At all. Until the point in my life a few moments ago that I decided to set a boundary or two (or twenty).
Strong anxiety. Debilitating anxiety. Struggling to get through my day anxiety. Trying not to get weepy at my desk or in my car anxiety. Some serious shit.
Because all my life I've been making others happy and now I've decided to make myself happy. Why the hell should that be causing such angst?
A) Because it's brand spanking new to me and B) because people might get pissed at me.
In fact, they might get so pissed that they might walk right out of my life. Or at least that's what the anxiety is saying. In all likelihood, most people probably aren't going to notice much of a change in me. And if they do, they'll regroup and adjust.
But the scared little kid in me is afraid of being left alone and is throwing a temper tantrum of massive proportions. Begging and pleading and foot stomping for things to stay as they were.
That, my friends, is not going to happen. I am going to forge ahead and set these goddamn boundaries no matter what. No matter how uncomfortable, no matter who stays and who goes, no matter how much screaming and crying that little child does in the grocery store. Because I need to take care of me.
So I will forge those new ways of doing things, create those new neural connections, and life will continue.
And hopefully the scared kid will get comfortable and will agree to step into adulthood, or at least calm the fuck down.
Either way, watch out world! The new me is on the horizon!


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The Mariners surprised absolutely no one by releasing Richie Sexson Thursday.
He's in the last year of his contract ($15.5 million for 2008) and his offense had tumbled off the deep end (.218, 11 homers, 30 RBIs in 91 games).
At the same time, it was a last-minute decision based on manager Jim Riggleman's reading of the first baseman's body language, which was brutal and, in the manager's mind divisive.
The trouble for Seattle is that the club doesn't have a real first baseman now. Say what you want about Sexson, he was a first baseman that other teams had to respect even if Seattle fans had lost their respect.
The Mariners will go with Jose Vidro and Miguel Cairo at first base for the most part, although neither is a power threat or a true first baseman. And Bryan LaHair, the first baseman at Triple-A Tacoma isn't much of a power threat and is just returning to action with the Rainiers after a toe injury last week.
General manager Lee Pelekoudas wouldn't say so directly, but he acknowledged in roundabout terms that the club will intensify its search for a first baseman who might be available in the short term from another club.
One possibility is having catcher Kenji Johjima play more at first. He's taken ground balls at first base in the last month or so, but not recently. And neither the catcher or Riggleman is particularly interested in having Johjima at first, where he is a neophyte.
But the reality is that he's got a three-year contract extension, and he's losing playing time behind the plate to Jeff Clement. So look for Johjima to start taking those grounders at first until or if the Mariners pick up a classically trained first baseman.


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You are about to discover the secrets of The Quick – But first you must travel to Victorian Yorkshire, and there, on a remote country estate, meet a brother and sister alone in the world and bound by tragedy.
In time, you will enter the rooms of London's mysterious Aegolius Club – a society of some of the richest, most powerful men in fin-de-siecle England. And at some point – we cannot say when – these worlds will collide. It is then, and only then, that a new world emerges, one of romance, adventure and the most delicious of horrors – and the secrets of The Quick are revealed.
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How this twaddle ever got a rave review puzzles me. No apparent continuity and just another story about men who run around London chewing other peoples' necks and sucking blood. Hohum.
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Birds have it tough. And some birds make it tougher for themselves.
Recently, a friend posted a note on one of the local "list-serves" that he was summoned down by some highway workers to help them rescue a hawk that had been hit by a car.
They managed to catch the bird and transport it to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator who thought it might be fixed up and released back to the wild someday.
That a hawk should be hit by a car is no surprise. Hawks are fairly smart. But they are also birds of opportunity. They can't pass up an easy meal. Highways make easy meal opportunities for hawks (and other critters) way to easy and tempting. Roadways are unobstructed clear flyways with a continuing turnover of ripe hawk chow in all sorts of delivery modes.
Unfortunately, these roadkill dinner tables pose a real threat to many scavenger hawks, and their kind.
Yesterday, I was traveling along Lawson Lake Road (not a heavily traveled road by Albany County standards) when I came upon this young BROAD-WINGED HAWK cherishing a recently delivered Garder Snake:
Of course, this young hawk had no idea what kind of trouble he/she was in. They evolved long before cars were invented. Catching snakes just came naturally to them, and finding one so easy to catch was just too much to pass up. Fortunately, I came along before anyone else and spooked the bird off to a safe place in the nearby woods. He or she can find another snake some other day somewhere else – out of traffic.
Incidentally, if you ever come across a situation like this, simply blowing the horn will often move the bird or animal out of the way. Just be prepared, as in this case, out of the way might involve a flight path directly in front of your car.
Speaking of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, now is the time to watch them as hundreds, no thousands, are now migrating from their breeding grounds en-route to South America where they will spend the winter. Really ! Phenomenal!
On any day with a good northerly wind flow, groups of these and other hawk species will be seen as they glide by. There are a few notable "hawk-watches", promontories where hawk numbers are concentrated by tricks of wind, terrain, and luck. One such place nearby is at the Overlook at Thatcher Park.
Even better, but further away, is Franklin Mountain in Oneonta. There, the Delaware/Otsego Audubon Society stations an official counter to point out, identify, and of course, count the thousands of hawks that go by there annually. The Broad-wing migration should continue through mid-October. Then Red-tailed Hawks take over. Then the Golden Eagles start to steal the show with hundreds of them passing over in the course of the following few weeks.
Check them out at: —————-> http://www.doas.us/franklinmt.htm
You'll get information, directions, and a summary of the day, monthly, and seasonal totals plus a forecast of what might happen in the next few days.


text: In Florida, Higher Education 'Treated Disdainfully' March 8, 2012 As part of a deal struck Monday, budget cuts to the University of South Florida will be limited to $40 million and the university's Lakeland campus will become the independent Florida Polytechnic University. (Photo: USF.) By Howard Goodman Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Unless something unexpected happens, the Republicans who control state government are about to slash $300 million from Florida's public universities. The plan — part of the $70 billion budget being hashed out by the Legislature and en route for Gov. Rick Scott's signature — will almost certainly mean higher tuition fees. That would make seven years in a row of tuition hikes. But the consequences will go far beyond the inconvenience to incoming or current students. As Time magazine's Tim Padgett wrote this week, Florida already spends the least in the nation per-capita on higher education — "and reaps what it sows in the form of one of America's most embarrassingly low-tech and low-wage economies." Since the recession started, Tallahassee has cut "an astonishing one-third of the state's higher-education budget," says Padgett, Time's Miami and Latin America bureau chief. "During that same period, Florida, the nation's fourth largest state, has lost more than 10,000 high-tech jobs." Some of those jobs disappeared with the demise of the NASA space shuttle program. "But that in itself is another reminder that the peninsula can hardly afford to keep ignoring the examples set by the nation's three largest states, California, Texas and New York, whose universities have played a major role in developing high-tech industries," Padgett says. Writing in a damning blog post entitled "How Florida is Leading U.S. Politics Back to the Culture Wars," Padgett points to the example of Miami-Dade County, our largest metro area: It ranks 13th among 15 large U.S. metropolises in the ratio of high-tech companies to total workers, according to a recent study by Texas-based Avalanche Consulting. A big reason: its share of college-educated residents is dead last, as is its share of workers trained for science- and technology-related fields. That affirms a constant complaint from high-tech firms about Florida in general: they can't find enough skilled Floridians to make it worth their while to move there. All 11 of the the state's public universities will be sharing in the pain. Florida State University will take the biggest hit at almost $66 million, followed by the University of Central Florida at almost $53 million. The University of Florida faces a reduction of $35 million. (The cuts for individual schools are based on a formula that takes their reserves into account.) University presidents have been quoted mainly expressing relief that the cuts weren't more severe — a sign of how battered they've been feeling over the last few years. Yet at the same time that state funding is plunging, legislators catered to the whims of a self-aggrandizing state senator, JD Alexander, the chair of the budget committee who pushed relentlessly to create a 12th university, the newly approved Florida Polytechnic University, out of what had been the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida. USF opposed the move and was threatened with a $58 million budget cut. Punishment? A ton of USF supporters thought so. On Monday, a deal was struck: Alexander eased the USF cuts to about $40 million and got his independent polytechnic university. The school is to be established July 1. But it will take at least four years for it to get accredited, something that would have happened sooner if Alexander hadn't demanded it split immediately from USF. As the Tampa Tribune opined, this is an "idiotic expenditure," rammed through by a "bullying" senator. There's never been a cost-benefits study to demonstrate the need to spend millions to set up a new state university. The governor should "should stop the Florida Polytechnic farce by vetoing it and finding a way to redistribute funds," the paper said in a stinging editorial. "The public's tax dollars and Florida's university system deserve more care. "It is hard to imagine businesses wanting to invest in a state that treats higher education so disdainfully." Comments comments Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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Aliens Rule
Edited by Allon Woster
Review by Cathy Green
Infinivox Audio CD ISBN/ITEM#: 9781884612879
Date: 06 October 2009 List Price $23.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK
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In "How Music Begins", a junior high school band must cope with having been abducted by unseen aliens and trapped in a dormitory and practice auditorium. I first encountered this story by James Van Pelt when it appeared in print in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. I was curious about whether the story would affect me in the same way in audio version as it had in print, since format and medium can change the impression a story makes. For instance, when I attended Anticipation, the Montreal Worldcon, Nancy Kress gave a reading of her short story "Deadly Sins", which later appeared that fall in Asimov's October/November 2009 issue. Aside from thinking "why is this story familiar? Asimov's only publishes new fiction" until I realized that I'd been to a reading of the story, I found my impression of the story to be quite different than the one I had had while listening to it being read. Nancy Kress read the story in a fairly light breezy tone of voice and I found it quite amusing. Reading it in print without listening to Kress's vocal inflections left me feeling that the story was in fact quite dark and cynical. So it was with great interest that I listened to Tom Dheere read Van Pelt's story because I wanted to see whether the different medium altered my impression and experience of the story. In this instance it did not. Both in reading and listening to the story, the author drops clues as to what the situation is and exactly how long the students have been trapped in it. The sense of gradual build up and discovery of what was going on was not altered by the medium. I felt it was a rather sad story in print and felt the same was after listening to the audio version.
In "Trouble Comes to Okanoggan Falls", Carolyn Ives Gilman tells the story of a small town that tries to prevent its destruction via strip mining by the alien race who have conquered the Earth. The story is beautifully read by Vanessa Hart. Life in sleepy, bucolic Okanogan Falls has not been changed much by the conquest of Earth, at least not until a division of the alien occupation army shows up to inform the townspeople that they all have to move because their town and two others are going to be strip-mined. The protagonist's husband is the town's mayor. He convinces the alien commander to given the town more time, putting off the destruction of the town for several months. In the mean time, he and his wife decide that they will try to win over the commander with kindness, inviting him to dinner and showing him what life in the town is like in an effort to change his mind. Both sides are changed quite a bit by the experience.
The final story of the of CD, "Laws of Survival" by Nancy Kress, is also read by Vanessa Hart. In this story, the Earth had already ruined itself via warfare and environmental problems before the alien ships landed. People with means and money live in sealed off cities while people like the protagonist survive by combing the garbage extruded by the cities. The aliens live in their domed ships and no one has seen them. Then one day the protagonist finds a puppy in the garbage and a door opens up and a robot comes out and trades her fresh food for the puppy. This gives the narrator an idea and she trades some of the food for the dog of a fellow shantytown dweller and goes to the alien ship to trade for more food. Instead the robot seizes both her and the dog and pulls them into the ship. From there things get complicated as the ship commands her to train the dogs it had collected to its specifications. The story does a nice slow reveal of both the protagonist's life before occupation and the reason why the ship wants trained dogs.
Each story in Aliens Rule lasts approximately 45 minutes and they are all quite riveting, so it is unlikely that the listeners mind will wander while listening to the three CDs - or at least mine did not, which is something that often happens when I listen to music. In short, Aliens Rule is a collection of well-chosen, well-read stories.
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First things first: Ryan Kerrigan is in Hawaii prepping for the Pro Bowl so his season couldn't have been that bad. Yes, he was an alternate. But he also had stretches where he played well.
But Kerrigan wasn't happy with his season. He wasn't happy that he finished with only 8 1/2 sacks.
"I definitely expected bigger things from myself and the team. We wanted to continue to advance," Kerrigan said. "Coming into the season I wanted to be consistent week in and week out and I wasn't that for most of the season. That's frustrating. Hopefully I can use that as fuel."
For my email report, Kerrigan said his displeasure stemmed from "the whole thing." In other words, he wanted more sacks, more tackles for loss. He wanted to elevate his game more than he did (though he did improve in other areas; still, he knows rushing the passer is what gets him paid).
Kerrigan said he needs to add more moves — and stop focusing on just keeping the passer in the pocket, something he said he did too often this season. His goal too often, he said, was not losing contain more than applying pressure.
"I need to be able to add more inside counter rushes because I think I got at times too predictable with going with either a bull rush or on the edge," he said. "I need to add an inside counter move. That will allow my other moves to be more effective.
"I have to find that balance. I have to take those chances at times. The reward of the sack might outweigh the risk of letting the quarterback out."
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Despite the fact that modern consumers want a better in-store experience facilitated by new technology, few retailers have implemented the necessary technology and it may be costing them. For example, 65% of consumers surveyed by Kurt Salmon said if a size were unavailable in-store, they would order the product online before leaving the store if that technology were available. Retailers who offer this type of service can capture a greater number of sales, instead of hoping the customer will complete the purchase once she returns home.
Leading retailers are already beginning to pilot or deploy solutions that enable associates to better assist customers, empower customers to assist themselves, and drive conversion and transaction value from in-store customers. However, most retailers have failed to clearly define customer needs and identify the solutions required to meet consumer expectations for an integrated multichannel shopping experience.
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There is growing speculation that coach Norv Turner is nearing the end of his run in Oakland. After all, it's his second season with the Raiders and Al Davis is due to make a change.
Turner replaced Bill Callahan after the current Nebraska coach's two seasons in charge of the Raiders and Davis has had a short leash with coaches including Joe Bugel, Mike White and Mike Shanahan.
Given Davis' history of a quick trigger finger and Turner's lackluster start, a change in Oakland seems likely.
The Raiders have been horrible in the AFC West under Turner. They are 0-4 against Denver, Kansas City and San Diego this season and still have road games against San Diego and Denver on their schedule. If the Raiders lose those two games, it will be the first time since 1962 they have gone winless in division games. In two seasons with Oakland, Turner stands 1-9 against AFC West competition. That performance against rivals may be enough for Turner to get the ax in about six weeks.
If Davis makes a change, he could turn to UCLA coach Karl Dorrell. The former Colorado and Broncos assistant is said to be garnering interest in the NFL after turning around the Bruins.
Dorrell, the Broncos' receivers coach from 2000-02, would fit the profile sought by Davis. He's young, with an offensive background, has coached in the NFL in the AFC West and has California ties.
But Dorrell would have to weigh the risk of leaving a great collegiate situation for the volatile world of the Raiders, where there seems to be a coaching search every two years.
Donatell back in demand
Atlanta: Among hot head coaching prospects is Falcons defensive coordinator Ed Donatell, who was the Broncos' defensive backs coach from 1995-99.
Donatell is known as a good X's and O's coach who works well with players. He has had success with the Falcons after being a scapegoat in Green Bay, where he was fired as defensive coordinator after a playoff meltdown against Philadelphia two years ago. Donatell has gotten a lot of credit for rebounding after his controversial firing by the Packers.
He is well-spoken and good in the public. Keep an eye on Donatell.
Billick nearing finished line
Baltimore: It appears coach Brian Billick is playing out the string with the Ravens. He seems to know his time is up. There also is speculation Billick is keeping a close eye on developments in Minnesota and that he would love to end up as the Vikings' coach if Mike Tice is fired.
Billick came to Baltimore in 1999 from Minnesota, where he was a longtime offensive coordinator. He still has a lot of ties in Minnesota and visits the area every summer. If Tice is fired, Billick likely would be a candidate in Minnesota.
Williams not working out
Jacksonville: It appears the Jaguars made a mistake in taking wide receiver Reggie Williams with the No. 9 overall draft pick in 2004. Williams just hasn't developed.
Williams has been known for his great talent, but also a questionable work ethic both at the University of Washington and with the Jaguars. He has been lost in the shuffle, with veteran Jimmy Smith playing well and 2005 first-round pick Matt Jones coming on strong along with the steady play of the underrated Ernest Wilford.
The drafting of Jones one year after taking Williams was the first clue the Jaguars weren't happy with Williams.
Jones, who started slowly this year, has passed Williams, and it seems the team isn't all that interested in seeing whether Williams gets better.
Chiefs won't lack candidates
Kansas City: The Chiefs' coaching situation is being watched closely.
Dick Vermeil won't confirm or deny reports he will retire at the end of what likely will be a season without a playoff berth. This is a desirable position if Vermeil, 69, steps away.
The Chiefs have plenty of talent on offense, and a workable defense. Expect plenty of interest among coaching candidates if this position becomes open.
Former Cleveland coach Butch Davis would be among the potential candidates. Davis may want to get back into the NFL instead of going back to the college ranks, where he had success at the University of Miami. There have been rumors that Jets coach Herman Edwards could emerge as the Chiefs' coach. But it doesn't appear New York ownership would let Edwards leave.
Linehan needs some seasoning
Miami: Dolphins offensive coordinator Scott Linehan may have to wait a year or two before he gets serious consideration as a head coaching candidate. The first-year Dolphins coordinator, who came from Minnesota, has had mixed results in Miami.
Quarterback Gus Frerotte, whom Linehan talked coach Nick Saban into signing, has been inconsistent and the offense has had difficulty finding an identity. However, it's a young group and Linehan could make this a better unit with some time.
Linehan will be a head coach someday, but he still may need a year or two as a coordinator before getting serious consideration as a head coach.
T.O. better fit in Big Apple
New York Jets: Nationally, much of the Terrell Owens speculation is centering on Denver. Nearly every national pundit has the Broncos among the favorite landing places for T.O.
A more likely destination for Owens is New York. The decision-makers in Denver just won't be high on the idea of bringing in Owens.
The Jets need a major spark next year after a season that has been lost because of injuries. They also need an impact player on offense. Running back Curtis Martin is nearing the end of his career and the team has a nondescript group of receivers. Also, calm, collected Herman Edwards might be able to get through to Owens.
Holmgren's situation stronger
Seattle: Quietly, Mike Holmgren has been taken off the chopping block.
It had been rumored the past couple of years that the man they call the "Big Show" in Seattle could be fired. The thought before this season was that Holmgren needed to win the NFC West to keep his job.
His team is running away with the division and has a legitimate chance of earning home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.
Holmgren, no longer the Seahawks' general manager, has seemed to be refreshed this year and is working hard to make the Seahawks a winner. The Big Show apparently will go on in Seattle for the next several years.
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