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(MyFoxBoston.com) – Attorneys for a nanny accused in the death of a baby were back in court on Tuesday.
The defense team for Aisling McCarthy Brady filed a motion to preserve evidence, according to the Boston Herald.
The Irish nanny is accused of assaulting 1-year-old Rehma Sabir. The child later died from her injuries.
The newspaper says Brady's team wants her journals and all the names of people who had access to the baby.
Brady is being held on $500,000 bail since her arrest last month. She is due back in court next week.
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Whenever I refer to directories, file names or commands issued on the
computer they will be written in
mono-space and verbatim.
Write software that automatically generates Common Lisp (CL) bindings for Ogre.
Ogre is a 3D graphics library written in C++. This means that we'll have to generate code for CFFI (my chosen FFI) in CL and we'll have to generate C wrapper code for Ogre's C++ classes and methods since talking directly to C++ is riddled with problems (which will not be further discussed in this document).
Both the generated C++ code as well as the CL code should be human readable and produce as little warnings as possible when compiling! (When having to choose between the generated code being readable and the code of the bindings generator being readable I have given the former priority. I'm not so sure whether it's a good choice but time will tell...)
The bindings should be a usable subset of Ogre's API, enough to create a game. Due to various reasons (time, man power, differences between C++ and CL) it is probably not possible to ever automatically generate complete bindings to the Ogre API.
At the time of this writing I am not anymore working exclusively on Okra. I do use Okra in my private projects and through that it will slowly grow.
What you need and should know to get the examples running.
The start-up scripts (the
*.sh and
*.bat files) expect to be run from
examples directory.
At the time of this writing (20091225) in the Debian testing
distribution there are Ogre packages. Don't forget to turn off
BUILD_MYGUI in
CMakeLists.txt if you won't be using it.
To use Ogre you'll need to install the following packages:
libogremain-1.6.4 and
To use OIS you'll need these packages:
libois-1.2.0 and
For MyGUI check out: http://mygui.info/ or http://ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewforum.php?f=17
Check Compiling libokra yourself to for the rest of the instructions.
All examples expect Ogre to be installed so download the source from: http://www.ogre3d.org/download/source (you'll need "OGRE 1.6.x Source for Linux / OSX").
Configure, compile and install in
/usr/local. Ogre has some
dependencies which need to be installed first. Also, see here for
more information on the whole process:
The Linux start-up scripts are written and tested using SBCL
(1.0.25.debian at the time of writing) and expect to find
sbcl in the
They expect to find the necessary Ogre libraries in
/usr/local/lib/OGRE and all others in the
lib directory of the Okra
All these options are set in the
*.sh files and can be changed there.
All examples depend on the Ogre SDK to be installed so download it from: http://www.ogre3d.org/download/sdk (you'll need "OGRE 1.6.x SDK for Code::Blocks + MinGW C++ Toolbox").
Copy the following libraries from
<ogre-sdk>/bin/Release to the Okra
lib directory:
RenderSystem_Direct3D9.dll and
The Windows start-up scripts are written and tested using Clozure CL
and expect to find
wx86cl in the path.
All libraries are expected to be found in the
lib directory of the
Okra distribution.
All these settings are in the
*.bat files and can be changed there.
If the libokra library that comes with the Okra distribution doesn't work you'll need to compile it yourself. You'll need CMake for that: http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
If you have installed CMake on Linux you should issue:
cmake -G "Unix
If you're on Windows you should read the Windows (MinGW) chapter.
Start with the simplest example first:
If that works try the
physics-and-input example. This example depends
on both Buclet and clois-lane which you can find at:
Make sure both are installed correctly and if you're on Windows copy
over the DLLs from both the Buclet and clois-lane
lib directories to
the Okra
lib directory. If you're on Linux copy over the
libclois-lane.so file from the clois-lane
lib directory to Okra's
If you don't want to copy over library files for the above examples you'll need to make sure the OS can find them. (By adapting the example start-up scripts for example.)
CEGUI support has been deprecated in favour of MyGUI. The code has
been moved to the
1.6.x-cegui branch in Git.
MyGUI v3.0.0+ is supported. This should actually be move to its own project but it is in Okra for now.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind when generating an executable using Okra from your CL implementation.
On all the implementations I have tested the callbacks from C to CL
had to be reloaded. The (unexported)
initialise-callbacks functions
take care of this.
For some CL implementations you need make sure the foreign libraries are reloaded. Of the implementations I have tested this needed to be done for CCL on Windows. This is done using an init script which is supplied when saving the image.
In the libraries (unexported)
load-foreign-libraries functions are
provided for this. (And also
load-libcegui in the
package, I have to clean that up.)
My modus operandi when working on the bindings generator is from
within Emacs. I start up Slime with
M-x slime and change the
current directory to that of the bindings generator with
M-x slime-cd.
Once I made some changes to the source I do a
(asdf:oos 'asdf:load-op
:okra-bindings-generator) in Slime and place the files in the Okra
root directory with
bin/rsync-generated-bindings.sh (this is from
within the
bindings-generator directory).
I use rsync because it will only replace the files that have been
changed so that
make and the CL implementation only have to recompile
those changed files which saves a lot of time. Sometimes this leads
to problems however and I do
bin/install-generated-bindings.sh which
replaces all the bindings files. (It also deletes the
.fasl files
which shouldn't be really necessary.)
Then I issue a
make from the Okra root directory to create the new C
wrapper libraries and after that I run one of the examples.
./physics-and-input.sh from the
examples directory at the time of
writing since I do not have regression tests yet.)
Everything ...Ptr should probably be handled like MeshPtr if they give problems.
Passing a vector (#(a b ...)) is much slower than passing the values as seperate arguments. (At least on SBCL 1.0.25.debian.)
SBCL is quite a bit faster than CCL for me on Windows. At the time of writing (2009-09-02) this was with SBCL 1.0.22 and a recent SVN checkout of CCL.
If your libs directory is empty you'll either to download them from the homepage or you can try to compile them yourself in which case you'll need to download and install MinGW, MSYS and CMake:
Install MinGW first and then MSYS. Use MSYS version 1.0.10. There's guides and information on http://www.mingw.org/ if needed. (http://www.mingw.org/wiki/HOWTO_Install_the_MinGW_GCC_Compiler_Suite)
I suggest first trying the libraries that come with Okra and only then the MinGW route unless you're familiar with the latter.
You will need the DLLs from the OgreSDK. You can download the SDK at:
You need the Code::Blocks + MinGW version (which is currently at version 1.6.1 but this doesn't matter). You will need at least the following DLLs (from
and ofcourse:
libokra.dll (and
libclois-lane.dll if you want to run
the demo that depends on clois-lane). These last two you will need to
compile for yourself.
The CMake scripts do not find Ogre correctly on MinGW yet so you'll
have to check
CMakeLists.txt in the Okra directory and change it to
point to the correct locations (the two lines below "if (MINGW)").
If all of this is done you can issue:
cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" (not
"MinGW Makefiles"!)
And then:
And if everything goes right (probably not) it should end up in the
lib directory.
Q. Why are both LOOP and ITER (package ITERATE) being used?
A. When I started programming Common Lisp I preferred ITER, but lately
I've come to appreciate LOOP, if only because it means less
dependencies when writing libraries for public consumption. Ofcourse,
this argument isn't of much use when using both in a library.

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Robovie-R Ver.3 Will Go Shopping This November
ATR and Vstone's communication / service robot Robovie-R Ver.3, designed for the elderly and disabled, will undergo viability studies in a shopping mall beginning this November. It will guide shoppers by the hand and carry items in a basket that hooks onto its arms. ATR hopes that the robot will help usher older people back into the community who would otherwise tend to stay shut in at home. One new feature which was previously unclear is the robot's ability to recite product information – sensors will detect its location in the store and what products are on nearby shelves.
[source: Robomedia 2010 (JP)] & [Ssozaki @ YouTube]


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Courthouse records: Oct. 6, 2011
District court—
Other traffic violations— Tyler D. Myer, Atchison, improper driving, operating a motor vehicle without a license, no insurance, fine plus costs $368.50.
Cases filed—
Limited civil:
Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative vs. Collen V. Hedgecock and Avery Hedgecock, recovery of money; vs. Debra K. Whitfield, recovery of money; vs. Jennifer Bedford, recovery of money; vs. Sarah M. Gray and Larry R. Gray, recovery of money; vs. Sarah Sanders and Brandon Sanders, recovery of money; vs. Jeanette Stiles and Kenneth Stiles, recovery of money; vs. Melissa Pringle and Michael Pringle, recovery of money; vs. Ryan Wiles, recovery of money.
Discover Bank vs. Eugene Watts, recovery of money.
Commerce Bank vs. Jimmie D. Higby, recovery of money.
Carolyn S. Reiling-Schultz vs. Carly N. Branch and Jordan W. Dome, petition to evict and recovery of money.
Midland Funding vs. Michael Pattterson, recovery of money.
BMF Inc. DBA Briggs Kia Super Center vs. Robert L. Sample, recovery of money.
Educational Credit Union vs. Joyce Davis and Patrick Davis, recovery of money.
Lee Hamlet vs. LaJon Pruett, recovery of property.
J-N-R Rural Internet Service & PC Repair vs. Shantell Walls, recovery of money.
Domestic relations:
Mary Seeley vs. Keith Seeley, order of protection.
Rory Maul vs. Nicole Taylor, order of protection.
Shannon R. Spradling vs. Bridgett Otting and Craig Travis, order of protection.
Marriage Licenses—
Nathan T. Stark, 29, and Ashley N. Leeson, 24, both of Ozawkie.
Register of deeds—
WD, Raymond C. Madorin et ux. to Ronald S. Coleman and Mary S. Coleman, NE 1/4 7-8-17.
WD, James L. Filberth et ux. to Norman Vialle and Courtney H. Vialle, lots 7 and 8, blk. F, Hickory Acres Subdivision.
WD, Carla J. Immenschuh to Elizabeth O. Nystrom and Kenneth D. Nystrom, lot 6 and part of lot 7, blk. 33, Perry.
WD, Robert P. Heath et ux. to Caleb Gatzemeyer and Trichia Gatzemeyer, part of lots 11 and 12, blk. 38, Valley Falls.
WD, Tim R. Miller et ux. to Elizabeth A. Fetzer, lot 1, blk. I, Wind-N-Wave Estates.
QC, Rebecca A. Thompson to Jack L. Thompson and Patricia Thompson, NE 1/4 29-10-17.
WD, Duane M. Kreipe to Duane M. Kreipe and Stacey Minton, NE 1/4 4-10-17.
WD, Stanley Spreer et ux. to Sharon G. Harman, lot 2, blk. 6, Perry.
QC, Richard A. Faith Jr. to Linda A. Faith, lots 619, 620 and 621, Lakewood Hills.
WD, U.S. Bank National Association to Laurinda L. Garland, lot 55, blk. P, Lake Ridge Estates.
WD, Julie R. Dalton to David Keller, lot 13, blk. N, Lake Shore Estates.
WD, Robert A. Horner et ux. to Susan J. Wyatt, lot 92, Lake Dabinawa West.
WD, Ian S. Van Verth to Debra Widman and Katherine Haas, lots 10, 11 and 12, blk. X, Lake Shore Estates.
WD, Odean L. Terry et ux. to Paul L. Terry, Robbi J. Terry, Danny J. Terry, Christina A. West and Tracy L. Donnelly, NW 1/4, 30-10-17.
WD, Duncan Peterson to Tony Richeson, lots 4, 7, 8, 9 and 17, blk. K, Lake Shore Estates.
WD, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Justin P. Bruna and Arnold W. Bruna et ux., lot 3, blk. A, Village Estates No. 3.
QC, Tina D. Cavner to Brian D. Cavner, part of lot 3, Northwind Subdivision.
WD, Jeffrey M. Lujin et ux. to Paul A. Corpstein, NW 1/4 27-8-19.
Sheriff's reports—
The following offense and traffic reports are the latest released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. The date of offense is often approximate and sometimes long before the reporting date.
Sept. 22: Tina Klenklen, rural Perry, reported an attempted burglary.
Sept. 22: Shelly Shafer, rural Grantville, reported a burglary and theft.
Sept. 22: Amanda Wallace, Meriden, reported a theft.
Sept. 23: Officers responded to a report of a theft on the 5900 block of Slough Creek Road, rural Perry.
Sept. 23: Officers responded to a report of a theft on the 7200 block of Deerbrook Lane, rural Ozawkie.
Sept. 24: Rick Abel, rural Oskaloosa, reported a burglary and theft.
Sept. 24: Joe Garza, Meriden, reported harassment.
Sept. 24: Officers responded to a report of a battery on the 100 block of Oak Street, Valley Falls.
Sept. 25: Dallas McCarter, Meriden, reported a burglary and theft.
Sept. 25: Adam Schrick, Valley Falls, reported criminal damage to property.
Sept. 27: Jeff Freeman, Lenexa, reported threats.
Sept. 27: Olivia Burnett, Valley Falls, reported a theft.
Sept. 27: Officers responded to a report of a disturbance on the 600 block of Pine Street, Winchester.
Sept. 28: Jeff Van Patten, Meriden, reported criminal damage to property.
Sept. 28: Sarah Toy, rural Valley Falls, reported forgery and fraud.
Sept. 28: Beth Fletcher, Delta, Colo., reported threats while in Meriden.
Sept. 28: Lawrence Bouray, rural Grantville, reported a theft.
Sept. 28: Officers responded to a report of a disturbance on the 2100 block of Washington Street, Grantville.
Officers also responded to the following calls for service:
- abandoned vehicle 2
- alarm 3
- animal call 12
- check welfare 7
- citizen assist 19
- domestic disturbance 1
- felony warrant 1
- juvenile call 8
- keep peace 5
- misdemeanor arrest 2
- restraining order violation 2
- suspicious activity 13
- traffic problem 12
- unsecured building 1
- vehicle check 12
- 911 hangup 23
The following accidents were recently reported:
Aug. 19, 6:45 a.m.: Jaidyn F. Matney, 16, Ozawkie, was traveling south on Ferguson Road near Marion Road when her vehicle struck a bridge railing.
Aug. 25, 11:48 a.m.: Sharon S. McKay, 67, Topeka, was traveling on U.S. 24 Highway and was slowing to turn left onto K-237 Highway when a vehicle driven by Francis A. Stansell II, 19, Lawrence, went to pass McKay and hit McKay's vehicle.
Aug. 27, 1:40 a.m.: Tyler A. Miller, 19, Valley Falls, was traveling north on K-4 Highway near 130th Street when a law enforcement officer attempted to stop Miller. Miller allegedly attempted to elude the officer and Miller lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the east ditch.
Aug. 31, 4:24 p.m.: Mary E. Livingston, 56, Lawrence, was traveling south on Lecompton Road near Front Street when a vehicle driven by Abbigail J. Hurd, 21, Perry, failed to give right-of-way and turned left in front of Livingston causing an accident.
Sept. 3, 3 a.m.:Christopher R. Hodgkiss, 29, Meriden, was traveling on 81st Street near Clark Road when he lost control of his vehicle and slid into the ditch sideways before sliding back across the road and into the opposite ditch.
Sept. 16, 3:30 p.m.: Joseph Platt, 16, Valley Falls, was traveling through a parking lot at the Jefferson West School when he struck a vehicle driven by Ashley A. Neiberger, 16, Valley Falls.
The following driver recently struck wildlife on county roadways:
John E. Gordon, 57, Valley Falls.
Short URL: http://www.jeffcountynews.com/?p=10353


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NEW Quarterscale ProductsIf you would like your product featured here, please contact the webmaster.
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2017 QSAC Nationals
TOP 5 in Points
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2nd Gerald Babbitt
3rd J.R. Parsley
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Limited Sportsman
1st Joe Lanier
2nd Jay Porterfield
3rd Doug McCallum
4th Tony Poole
5th Curtis Wernette
1st Scott Schramske
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5th Dave Raber
1st Mike Sadler
2nd Keving McDougald
3rd Todd Holloway
4th Tony Wachter
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The Latest News in Quarter Scale R/C Racing
The 2018 QSAC National Championship
July 16-20, 2017
2018 QSAC Nationals @ Machesney Park Raceway in Machesney Park, Illinois - July 16-20, 2018Countdown
G240RC Update
Greetings QSAC Members and quarter scale racers
Organizational Announcement
Greetings QSAC members and quarter scale racers,
In District/Regional news, we would like to welcome Mike Dill as the new Central District Southern Region representative. Mike is a long-time QSAC member and racer starting out up in Minnesota with the group racing out of Hideaway Speedway in Isanti, MN. Please welcome Mike to this new role.
Sportsman Class Sponsor Named
It is with great pleasure that QSAC announces the Sportsman Class Sponsor for the 2018 QSAC National Championship Week.
Appointment of Co-Chair
Greetings QSAC members,
240 Engine Update
QSAC members,
240 Engine Update
Greetings QSAC members and quarter scale racers
New Engine Allowed in QSAC for 2018
Greetings QSAC members and quarter scale racers
Why was this not submitted to the RRC? Objectively, when we look back at the rules and the By-Laws, we believe we are following them as they are written and as they are to be interpreted. Precedence was set previously with the introduction of the RC4LESS tires. This was a case where tires were added as an option to the membership. Once it was agreed they would be added to the rulebook, the rule book was updated to include the pertinent information regarding the addition of the new manufacturer of tires, as well as compounds, and where the respective compounds could be used. We are treating the addition of the G240RC in the same way; we will add the necessary updates to the rulebook to define the G240RC as needed for technical inspection and what parts are allowed in replacement,if needed.
The IPC recommendation and reasoning was considered but we found the benefits to the racer out-weighed the concerns of the IPC and, we, the Co-Chairs are implementing this addition with the release of the 2018 QSAC Rules Package this coming January 1st, 2018. Full details and the necessary documentation will be provided with the release of the 2018 Rules Package.
Joe DePinto
Joe Brooks
QSAC Co-Chairs
ECM Class Sponsor Named
It is with great pleasure that QSAC announces the ECM Class Sponsor for the 2018 QSAC National Championship Week.
2018 Title Sponsor Named
It is with great pleasure that QSAC announces the Title Sponsor for the 2018 QSAC National Championship Week.
2018 QSAC Nationals
As we are sure you have heard by now the 2018 QSAC Nationals was awarded to Machesney Park Raceway in Machesney Park, Illinois. The dates for the 2018 QSAC Nationals are July 16-20, 2018. More details about the event will be coming out in the weeks ahead, check the QSAC site and the QSAC FaceBook page for updates.
Website Updates
The 2017 Top Five in points have been listed along with all the race results and the final points standings.
QSAC Championship Hosting Deadline
2018 QSAC Nationals Bids Due October 1, 2017
Rule Committee Chair Change
Dear QSAC Members,
More QSAC Nationals Announcements
Things just keep getting better and better for what is shaping up to be the largest Quarter Scale race in recent history.
The 2017 QSAC Cup Award
As a part of the rollout for the 2017 QSAC National Championship, there was reference of a "yet to be named" traveling award to the group of racers from a representative QSAC sanctioned track that amass the most points throughout the week; sort of a home track "bragging rights" for the year. This award has been named the "QSAC Cup" and will "travel" back home with the winning "track" after the completion of the QSAC National Championship. QSAC will have a plaque engraved with the year and the winning track's name that can be attached to the trophy (similar to the Stanley Cup in that we will continue to add plaques each year for the winning track).
Questions and Answers about this award:
QSAC Nationals Schedule
OK racers here it is. All the pertinant information you are going to need for the week that is going to make Quarter Scale Racing history.
Election Ballots go out July 1, 2017
As per the QSAC Bylaws, ballots will be mailed out to the members on July 1st. With the technological advances we now do electronic voting along with mailed in ballots.
Joe DePinto seeking Re-election for Co-Chair position
Dear QSAC Members,
Co-Chair Election
Greetings QSAC members,
Rules Change Submissions
Greetings QSAC Members and Quarter Scale Racers.
NEW QSAC Rulebook Release
Greetings QSAC members and quarter scale racers,
2017 QSAC Title Sponsor and Class Sponsors Named
It is withh great pleasure that the Special Projects Committee announces the 2017 QSAC National Championship sponsors.
NEW Body Approval
QSAC is pleased to announce the formal approval for the new Sportsman/Limited Sportsman/Grand National body that has been submitted
Below is a list of important dates for for Members, Racers, Track Owner/Operators
Suggestion Form Updated
The QSAC Suggestion Form has been updated with Terry's address on it.
2017 QSAC Rule Book Released
Greeting QSAC Members and fellow quarter scale racers
2017 QSAC Rules Package
Greetings QSAC Members and fellow quarter scale racers
Quarterscale NEWS
As we are sure most have heard by now Terry Rae has stepped away from the manufacturing side of Quarterscale. He has been instrumental in several innovations in Quarterscale and we all take for granted some of the things he has brought us. On behalf of all the Quarterscale racers out there, past, present and future;
New Rules Committee Chair Named
Dear Members,
New ECM Body Approval
The new ECM body manufactured by SZM has been approved for competition in all QSAC sanctioned races starting 2/24/17.
Sportsman Cups
This past fall, our previous manufacturer and point of sales representative for our Sportsman Cups asked us to seek a new manufacturer and point of sales representative moving forward. We sought quotes from at least three different machine shops and were able to secure a deal with SpeedWorks Machine, L.L.C. for the production of our QSAC Sportsman Cups. We have a batch of 50 that will be available for purchase on March 20th, 2017. For convenience, these will be handled by Mike Sadler in addition to the QSAC Restrictor Plates and Manifolds he currently handles. The new Sportsman Cups will come vacuum sealed and will include an O-ring.
February Updates
Greetings fellow QSAC members, we have a few updates for your February enjoyment.
On behalf of QSAC, we are pleased to announce the opening of pre-registration for the 2017 QSAC Championship, starting today, Friday, February 3rd, 2017.
QSAC National Championship Race Fee
2017 QSAC Championship UPDATE
2017 QSAC Dirt Nationals
On behalf of QSAC and Mike Willmann, we are pleased to announce the details for the 2017 QSAC Dirt Oval Nationals.
2017 QSAC Championship UPDATES
On behalf of QSAC and Steve Bess, we are pleased to share with you some exciting news!
QSAC Championship Race Hotel Info
On behalf of QSAC and Steve Bess, we are pleased to announce the hotel choices for the 2017 QSAC Championship being held at the
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas
Wishing a Merry Christmas to all the Members and Quarter Scale Racers worldwide from all of us here at QSAC.
Quarter Scale Black Book
There have been a few requests for this, so to make it easy here is a direct link to it.
Welcome Ken Leiker to the Leadership Team
On behalf of QSAC, we would like to announce the appointment of Ken Leiker as the new Chair for the Long Range Planning Committee.
QSAC Memberships
Are you a Member? Is your racing buddy a Member? How many Members do we have?
Official Press Release
Here it is racers, what you have been waiting so patiently for.
Letter from Joe Depinto
Greetings fellow QSAC members
Thank You QSAC Members
I can hardly believe it has been two years already. Time really flies when you are having fun. And yeah it has been fun.
2017 QSAC Championship Location Decided
The drawing has been held and the 2017 QSAC National Championship Race has been awarded to
2017 QSAC Championship
With this years new format and 4 tracks having put in a bid, we will be announcing the location of the 2017 QSAC National Championship on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 6pm Central time.
2017 QSAC Championship Announcement
After countless discussions, and more suggestions than any one of us can remember, the QSAC Co-Chairs; Scott Harper and Joe DePinto; the Co-Chair Elect, Joe Brooks; and the Competition Director, Mike Sadler are pleased to present to the QSAC membership the preliminary plans for the 2017 QSAC Championship.
2016 Partners Drawing Winners
Every year QSAC has a drawing from all the members that joined QSAC by March 31st of the current year.
The season has come to a close, all the laps have been run and the racers have returned to the pits and finally back to their garages. The points have been totalled and here are the Top 3 in each of the Classes.
Co-Chair Election Results
The ballots hae been counted and the results are in.
Please submit your track if you wish to hold a QSAC Race in the 2017 season. We are in the process of deciding the season and type of schedule for the 2017 season.
QSAC NCS Points Updated
The points for the 2016 QSAC NCS presented by Hoosier Race tires have been updated just click on the 2016 points tab and check out where you stand.
QSAC NCS #3 Results
The results, heats and mains, are now available under 2016 NCS Results.
Joe Brooks running for Co-Chair
Greetings fellow QSAC members,
Kenny Tillman running for Co-Chair
Fellow QSAC Members,
New Product Approval
In accordance with the QSAC Rules regarding impact parts, WCM submitted a new shock for consideration to the Co-Chairs and the Impact parts committee. After looking at the shock and talking with WCM it is the ruling of the Impact Parts Committee that the new WCM DRX Shocks are approved for QSAC competition. For further information on these shocks, please contact WCM.
RACE is under a RAIN DELAY
A friendly reminder, the hot pits, racing surface and the drivers stands are considered participant only areas. All Racers, Pit Personnel and Mecahnics must display a Current QSAC Membership Card at all times and to be able to enter these areas. You must also present your current QSAC card upon registration. No one will be allowed in the hot pits, the racing surface or on the drivers stand without this card. We understand that some memberships will be purchased on the day of the race and provisions have been made to make sure we know who our new members are.
QSAC NCS #1 Live Broadcast
The race will be coming to you LIVE on www.liverc.com. On the right side of the main screen you will see a listing of the tracks that are racing, find QSAC NCS, click on watch now. That will load the LIVE RC interface, find the QSAC race and click on that.
With the first NCS race less than a week away it does not seem like the season will be over soon, but before we know it the season will be done and we will be making plans for the 2017 Season. It is never too early to start planning for the future.
New QSAC Intake Gaskets
After much research last season and in talking with several racers around the country we started looking into improving the QSAC Intake Block gaskets.
New Series Title Sponsor
It is with great pleasure that, we here at QSAC, announce a change for the 2016 Racing Season.
Inside Quarterscale Show
Everybody thinks we need more exposure in a way that will appeal to not only those of us that know about Quarterscale, but to the sponsors of out series' and to those who do not know what it is we do in Quarterscale Racing.
QSAC Newsletter Returns
We are proud to announce that the QSAC Newsletter is once again ready to come to you.
QSAC NCS Race #1 Flyer
2016 RuleBook Released
The 2016 QSAC Rulebook is ready for download.
2016 Tire Rules
To say that this change for QSAC has been discussed would be the understatement of the century.
A word from Joe
Dear QSAC Members, Manufacturers, and Suppliers,
Website Changes
All of us here at QSAC hope that all of you and your families had a Very Merry Christmas and continue the Season with a Safe and Happy New Year.
In the never ending quest to bring you the racers the very best National Series, the best Racing and the best Competition. We have several new things going on this season.
Where to Buy Section
A neat addition to the site. The "Where to buy all this Cool Stuff" button has been added. Hopefully this will aid the racers both new and old to find what they are looking for. If you are a manufacturer and would like to be added to this list, please contact the webmaster.
Points and Standings Correction in Limited Sportsman
It has been discovered that an error in the calculation of the points totals and the final standings was made in the Limited Sportsman Class.
2016 Title Sponsor Named
The Special Projects Committee is proud to announce that they have procured a Title Sponsor for the 2016 QSAC NCS Season.
The flyer for the 2016 QSAC NCS Race Season,
QSAC Leadership Team Changes
We have been busy over the last couple of days making some changes to the Leadership Team, these are not all of the changes and new faces just the ones that we have in place as of now and we wanted to keep the membership up to date.
Introducing Joe DePinto as Co-Chair
Dear QSAC Members, Manufacturers, and Suppliers,
Proposed Rule Change
A proposed rules change was presented to QSAC by RC4Less and the Co-Chairs submitted it to the RRC, it is as follows:
National Race Director
It is QSAC's pleasure to announce that in the effort to always strive to move the bar up, that there will be a National Race Director for the 2016 QSAC/NCS Season.
2016 QSAC NCS Schedule
The Co-Chairs, all three of them along with the competition director have taken in all the bids for the upcoming season and are pleased to announce the 2016 QSAC/NCS Race Season.
2015 QSAC NCS presented by RC4Less
The 2015 QSAC NCS presented by RC4Less season has come to a close and time to announce our Champions. 09/21/15 Partners Drawing Winners
Partners Drawing Winners
These are the Winners of this Seasons QSAC Partners Drawing!
2016 NCS Races from 6 to 4 Vote
The Co-Chairs, in working to attempt to improve the number of racers at the NCS races, submitted to the RRC a rules change to change the number of NCS races in the 2016 season from 6 to 4.
The membership list is current as of 08/18/2015. If you joined at the Speedweeks races you are not on that list but you are a member. Those applications have not been processed as of yet, we apologize for the delay.
QSAC NCS by Rc4Less Points
Points are updated
2015 QSAC Ballot and Survey
By now you should have gotten this in youor email. If you have not please send an email to Doreen at email@example.com to get yours.
2016 QSAC NCS Season
In the never-ending quest to improve the QSAC/NCS season and the races, the two current Co-Chairs, Todd Holloway & Scott Harper and the incoming Co-Chair, Joe DePinto have been in constant talks with each other and you, the racers, to see what can be done to make it better. We are all working to finalize all the details and we will announce them soon. All of us here at QSAC welcome all the racers input and ideas. Believe it or not, we do listen to each and every one.
Four NCS Races down, Two to go
With four of the Six NCS Races in the books there are lots of good things happening. Racing with new and old friends, new ideas coming forth, communication seems to be at an all time high and the new scoring software from RC Scoring Pro is working like a charm. Yes there were some bugs at the first race in Alabama, but the updates are done and it is all working great for Race 3 and 4.
QSAC Co-Chair Candidate
With the upcoming QSAC Co-Chair Election approaching, there is only one candidate this year, Joe DePinto. Below is his letter to the membership.
With the recent release if the RC4Less Tires and some questions and comments received by both of the Co-Chairs, we felt it prudent to clairfy a few things.
QSAC NCS Race 1
The race report is online and includes the results.
R.I.P. Jim Wolfe
It is with a heavy heart I am sharing the news that James "Yeah, Baby!" Wolfe passed away around 12:10 this afternoon after a tough battle with cancer. Jim was with his two sons and daughter as he passed on into the afterlife.
Due to threatening weather condiditons for Saturday, the entire race was run on Friday. Look for results and points to be updated soon.
Live Cam Sponsor Named
QSAC is pleased to announce that we now have a Sponsor for the Jim Wolfe Live Cam.
QSAC Live Cam
The Live Cam is coming back this year.
QSAC NCS Title Sponsor
QSAC is very proud to announce this years Title Sponsor of the 2015 QSAC NCS Season.
2015 Rulebook Revision
The latest edition of the 2015 QSAC Rulebook is now available for download.
Leadership Team Announcement
There have been some changes in the QSAC Leadership Team.
New Tire Manufacturer RC4Less
By now we are sure most if not all of you have heard about them and have numerous questions regarding them.
The membership list is constantly being updated. This time of year is busy with new members and renewals. If you have sent in your renewal or have joined recently, you should be receiving your membership card soon. The list is current as of 1/25/2015. If you joined and do not see you name, please let Doreen know.
New Committee Member
We would like to welcome Kevin Verschuure to the QSAC Leadership Team. Kevin has taken the position of Long Range Planning Committee Chair and will also be filling a position on the QSAC Rules Ratification Committee.
2015 Race Season
Happy New Year QSAC Members
2015 QSAC Rule Book
The finishing touches are being put on the 2015 QSAC Rule Book and should be available soon.
The Ice Breaker is BACK!!
Coming back in 2015 the Ice Breaker Race is back for Quarter Scale. The details and contact information can be found under the Other 2015 Races.
Limited Sportsman 5" Spoiler Vote
The Votes are in.
Rule Change Submitted
The first suggested change to the QSAC Rules has been submitted to the Rules Ratification Committee.
QSAC Rules Ratification Committee
As per the passing of the By-Law crreating the Rules Ratification Committee, this committe has been formed.
2015 QSAC NCS Schedule
First of all we would like to thank all of the tracks that put in for an NCS event for the QSAC NCS 2015 Race Season. This year we actually had more tracks than races, a sure sign that things are getting better.
2015 QSAC NCS Bids
The deadline to submit your track for a 2015 QSAC NCS Race is fast approaching.
Co-Chair Election
My Fellow QSAC Members,
Co-Chair Election Results
All of the votes have been received and counted. The QSAC Leadership Team would like to thank each of you that took the time to vote in the election.
QSAC NCS Race #5
In the event that Mother Nature decides to interfere with the race schedule a contingency plan has been formed.
Voting Deadline
Just a reminder to all QSAC Mambers.
QSAC Election
Ballots have been mailed so you should have them by now. The option exists to email in your ballot, just follow the directions on the ballot.
Updating Information
Fellow QSAC Members, I am back from vacation and finally getting the chance to get things caught up here on the site. Please bear with me for a couple more days as I get everything back up to date.
QSAC Webmaster Vacation
I will be on vacation until July 27th. Look for any QSAC News on the Live Feed site, Hobbytalk or the QSAC Forum.
2014 NCS Points
The points have been calculated and are updated.
Novice Racers
Attention Novice Racers
Co-Chair Candidates for the 2014 Election
Two QSAC Members have declared their candidacy for the upcoming Co-Chair Election.
Dear QSAC Members,
Scott Harper
To All QSAC Members and Quarter Scale Racers,
QSAC NCS #1 Results & Points
The results for the QSAC NCS Race #1 presented by QS components are now available.
QSAC NCS #1 Video
The Mains are now posted for your viewing pleasure.
It is finally here! The first Race of the 2014 Season. Racers are here in Montgomery, Alabama from all over the country to shake off all that winter snow and share something we all have in common, the trill of competition with good friends.
QSAC NCS Provisional Classes
Some information from the Leadership Team to all of the 2014 QSAC NCS Host Tracks.
Predator Sprint Car Give Away
Joel Hughes, the owner and manufacture of Predator Race Cars has agreed to give away a Predator sprint car at the Final Showdown at SPEED WEEK in Algona Iowa this year. As many of you may know the Predator sprint car has won 6 straight national titles in the past 6 years. Here is your chance to own and drive one at little to NO cost. Here is how you can get your name in the drawing for this awesome sprint car.
QSAC Live!
OK quarter Scale racers, it's almost time for the first NCS race of 2014. We can't wait just for some warm weather, not to mention racing. Well 2014 is going to start off with a bang and we think everyone is going to love this.
Eligibility Ending Soon!
Be sure to Join QSAC by midnight on Monday, March 31,2014 so you can be eligible for the Partners Drawing at the Final Showdown. Last year there were tires, bodies and engines given away.
Engine Rules
There has been some questions about the use and allowance of Heli-coils on engines which in turn led to discussion in the Leader Ship Team.
QSAC Welcomes the MVQSR
QSAC welcomes the MVQSR to the racing community. MVQSR stands for Miami Valley Quarter Scale Racers. No it is not in Maimi Florida, they are located in Ohio.
Intake Rule Clarification
In the never ending effort to make the racing the best it can be along with the Rules easy to understand and follow. The Leadership Team at QSAC has added some wording to the Intake Port Measurement Rules on page 19 of the 2014 QSAC Rulebook. There has been NO RULE CHANGE this is only some wording to hopefully make the rule easier to understand.
ECM Class Rules
Due to the ECM Class being a new class those "unforseen circumstances" have popped up and we here at QSAC are working to eliminate them as soon as they do. Far better for them to happen during the off-season than at the track. With all that being said, there have been some clarifications on the body panels and the windshield. All these are on page 23 under Body Measurements.
QSAC Membership List
Dorren has updated the QSAC Membership List as of February 1,2014. Membership cards will be going out soon. If you do not see your name on the list and you have joined, please contact Doreen.
2014 Rule Book
After some savvy QSAC members noticed some typos in the rulebook, corrections were needed.
ECM Spoiler Rule Clarification
In fielding some questions regarding the ECM Spoler Rule a clarification was made.
QSAC On-Line Membership Registration
It is finally here! Just like the title says. You may now become a QSAC Member On-Line and pay for it all in one easy process.
Central District-Northern Region Director
It is my pleasure to introduce Dave Dygon to the QSAC Team. Dave has accepted the QSAC Central District Director (Northern Region). With Dave's long active role in full scale racing alongside R/C racing and his willingness to travel to NCS events, I believe Dave will be a big asset to our success as a club. Dave's contact info is currently on the QSAC website.
2014 Track Sanctioning Package
The 2014 QSAC Track Sanctioning Package is now ready for download.
New Dual Band RF Tire Compound
To all QSAC members, there has been a few questions about the BRP new right front tire. Instead of several different people trying to explain it I felt it would be better coming right from the manufacture. Todd Bishop was more than willing to do this for us. Below you will find the reason behind the new Dual Band Compound.
Happy New Year
First of all, the entire QSAC Leadership Team hopes that all of the racers have had a joyus Christmas Holiday and wishes all of you a prosperous and Happy New Year.
2014 QSAC Membership Dues
In a never ending effort to look out for it's members, the Leadership Team here at QSAC is proud to announce that the Membership dues for the 2014 Season have been reduced. That is right members, REDUCED!! Thanks to the efforts to look into cutting costs of running YOUR ORGANIZATION while not cutting benefits, the insurance coverage for Sanctioned Events has gone down in cost but not in coverage.
Happy Thanksgiving
From all of us here at the QSAC Leadership Team, we wish all of the Racers out there and their families a Happy Thanksgiving.
QSAC Website Information
There are some that are having issues with the Website and getting things to diaplay properly. Hopefully this will help you in curing those troubles.
2014 QSAC NCS Race Announcement
Here it is racers, the 2014 QSAC NCS Race Schedule.
Official QSAC Forum
The Official QSAC Forum on SGRID is now back up and operational.
Official QSAC Forum
As we are sure most of you are aware the SGrid site that hosts the Official QSAC Forum is having techical difficulties.
2013 QSAC NCS Series Bid Packages
The deadline for submitting a bid to host a QSAC NCS race is Oct 1,2013. As of this posting there have only been 4 bid packages received.
2013 QSAC Dirt National
With the BMI track being transformed into a paved facility a new venue was needed, thanks to the search of Todd Holloway and Fred Murray a new location was found
It is Finally Here
QSAC's own Discussion Forum
Thanks to the work of some dedicated QSAC members, we now have our own spot on the web to discuss QSAC business, happenings and anything else that pertains to Quarter Scale Racing and QSAC.
Letter From Mike Sadler
To All Members, 1/4 scale racers and manufactures,
Dana Chittenden resigns as Co-Chair
Dana Chittenden has turned in his resignation as the Co-Chair and will not be completing his term.
It is now less than a month for the deadline to get your 2013 QSAC Ballot turned in..
Also if your track is interested in holding an NCS race in the 2014 Season, the deadline for the NCS Bid Packages is October 1st.
Points Updated
The points through Race #4 of the 2012 QSAC NCS Series presented by WCM have been updated.
You should have recieved your 2013 QSAC Ballot by now, if not please contact Doreen and she will get one out to you.
Website Updates
After recovering from the trip all is caught up here on the site.
QSAC Co-Chair Candidacy
Todd Holloway has declared his candidacy for QSAC Co-Chair for the 2014-2015 Seasons.
QSAC 2013 Rulebook Updated
There are NO RULES CHANGES in this version. There are only two changes. The first is the location for the 2013 Dirt Oval Nationals. The track, BMI, is no longer a dirt track so the location and date will be changed and will be announced as soon as we have a replacement venue for the race.
QSAC & WCM in National Speed Sport News
Check out the article about QSAC, WCM and the NCS Series in this month's edition of National Speed Sport News.
Pass the word and get everyone to check out the article on National Speed Sport News.
Tech Questions
Thanks to the Efforts of Bill Scott, the QSAC National Tech Director, the TECH TABLE area of the QSAC website is now up an running.
QSAC 2013 NCS Series Title Sponsorship
Website Updates
In a never ending attempt to keep all of the Quarter Scale Racers better informed as to what is going on here in QSAC there have been some additions to the website that we hope will make it easier for you to find the things you need.
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2018 QSAC Championship Race Reverse Lottery
2017 QSAC Important Dates:
10-1-17, Deadline for 2018 QSAC Championship Event Bid Package
12-1-17, 2018 QSAC Championship Lottery/Announcement
1-1-18, 2018 QSAC Rules Package Released
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2017 QSAC Membership List
For the latest Membership List go to Files and Downloads then click on the Members file.
2017 QSAC Rulebook Released
The 2017 QSAC rulebook is out and ready for download. Click on the 2017 Rules tab to view the latest rules or click Here.
Latest Revision Date: April 25,2017
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a philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition
Transhumanism is an international cultural and intellectual movement with an eventual goal at fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to greatly enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities. Transhumanist thinkers study the potential benefits and dangers of emerging technologies that could overcome fundamental human limitations, as well as study the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies. They predict that human beings may eventually be able to transform themselves into beings with such greatly expanded abilities as to merit the label "posthuman". The contemporary meaning of the term transhumanism was foreshadowed by one of the first professors of futurology, FM-2030, who taught "new concepts of the Human" at The New School in the 1960s, when he began to identify people who adopt technologies, lifestyles and worldviews transitional to "posthumanity" as "transhuman". This hypothesis would lay the intellectual groundwork for the British philosopher Max More to begin articulating the principles of transhumanism as a futurist philosophy in 1990, and organizing in California an intelligentsia that has since grown into the worldwide transhumanist movement.
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The Hendrix baseball team recorded a pair of benchmark victories Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader from former Southern Collegiate Athletic Association rival Trinity (21-5) , the No. 3-ranked team in NCAA Division III.
In the games at Warrior Field, the Warriors (14-11) won the opener, 4-3 and the nightcap, 2-1.
Collin Raddack was 2 for 3 with a triple in the opener. Wyatt Hogan was 3 for 4 with a double.
Will Nichol (3-0) was the winning pitcher with Daniel Imbro getting the save.
In game two, Warrior sophomore Kyle Teachout (3-1) hurled a complete game, giving up eight hits, one run, one walk and one strikeout.
It's the highest-ranked team the Warriors have defeated since downing No. 2 Millsaps in 2009.
At Nacogdoches, Texas, Stephen F. Austin took the first game of a baseball doubleheader Saturday against UCA, 9-6.
Nate Ferrell was 3 for 4 for the Beas. Conway's Tyler Langley had two hits and a home run.
The Lumberjacks broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom on the eighth on the way to a 5-4 victory in the second game and a sweep of the Bears (14-10, 4-4).
At Farris Field on Saturday, the UCA softball team (16-21, 6-4) overcame a 7-1 deficit with a 10-run third innning on the way to a 15-7 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on the way to sweeping a doubleheader from the Lady Lions (9-14, 3-8).
Hannah Stirton had a grand slam home run for the Bears.
The Bears Kylee Studioso struck out 14 in a two-hitter in the second game, won by the Bears, 3-0.
Jessie Taylor had a two run home run and Brianna Whisenhunt added a sacrifice fly.
Also homering for the Bears in the twinbill were Amy Gunnells, Ashley Boswell and Sam Forrest.
At Huntsville, Texas, the University of Central Arkansas tennis team won its first Southland Conference match of the season, 6-1, over Sam Houston State.
Winning singles victories for the Sugar Bears were Simona and Kristina Horsikyan, Kelsey Williams, Krizia Buck and Bianc Strukelj.
Kristina Horsikyan and Kelsey Williams scored an 8-5 win over Imke Jagau and Kayla Stevenson in the No. 1 doubles match, while Krizia Buck and Sasha Ruocco scored a default victory in the No. 3 match as Sam Houston State (3-7, 1-4 SLC) was unable to field a team due to injuries. The Bearkats'Isabella Costa and Natalie Petaia defeated Cassidy Crawford and Simona Horsikyan 8-3 in the no. 2 match.


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Proceeds benefited the church's Mission House.
On Dec. 21, the church distributed gifts to 486 angels from its Angel Tree program and also held a bicycle giveaway.
Church representatives said they appreciate the support of the community, businesses who hosted trees, Wild Child Cycles, and Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) for adding to the event's success.
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A Wall of Time for the Ryder Cup
Agio Imaging creates a 10 x 364-ft visual chronology for golf's biennial event.
For golf's Ryder Cup tournament, which got underway September 16 at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Detroit, Agio Imaging of Kalamazoo, MI, produced a 10 x 364-ft historical timeline of the Ryder Cup Matches. The vinyl print, just one of a series of projects Agio took on for the event, was installed on a large wall constructed to help regulate pedestrian traffic.
The PGA of America provided Agio with the relevant images and text. When digital files were not provided, Agio executed some scans in house on its flatbed Linoscan 1450. The entire project was assembled in Photoshop, and the Timeline Wall, as it became known, underwent approximately 100 hours of graphic production, says Agio's Brandon Balentine, including concept work, retouching, color correcting, etc.
From those files, Agio built a low-resolution composite to facilitate client proofing and design conception. Once it had received thumbs up on the design, Agio used the low-resolution composite as a template. The final panels, each ranging in size from 40 to 60 ft, were output on the shop's Vutek UltraVu 5300 solvent printer at 150 dpi, onto UltraFlex Normandy Pro vinyl, a 13-oz white matte vinyl. Total printer time: 18 hours.
Agio's Ryder Cup work also included light-pole banners, graphics for tents and walls, signage, and more. Agio was in discussions with Ryder Cup officials for 2 years to garner the contract, and the result was well worth it: The overall job was the third-largest contract in the company's 4-year history, generating $200,000. (Agio Imaging: www.agioimaging.com)


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Dental Costs Australia Now Provides All the Latest Information on Dental Procedures
Rocksberg, Queensland – February 12, 2018 – Dental Costs Australia provides Australian residents with the most up to date and accurate information regarding dental procedures, costs, and advice on general dental care in Australia. The main of this website is to aware patients about the high dental costs for wisdom teeth removal, affordable dental implants Australia, invisible braces and others.
"Welcome to Dental Costs Australia – your once stop informational resource for everything dental & orthodontic related in Australia! Our aim here is to provide you with the most up-do-date, accurate and helpful information regarding to all things dental in Australia. Our establishment was born created to fill the information gap on dental costs and procedures in Australia. We cover information such as costs, procedure walk-throughs, dental advice and some great general dental tips!" commented the spokesperson from Dental Costs Australia.
Dental Costs Australia aims to provide all the latest information on dental procedures, advanced dental technologies, recovery tips, costs and other dental information to help patients avoid high dental costs in Australia. Here in this website, anyone can find up to date information about all major dental treatments including dental implants Australia, wisdom teeth removal, invisible braces and dental insurance cost.
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New FC-AL technology ushers in "SBOD"
New technology puts what amounts to an FC-AL switch and allows the controller to establish point-to-point connections between a storage device and the controller.
Many SANs use FC-AL (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop) within the storage arrays to connect the actual storage devices...
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(disks or tapes) to the controllers. FC-AL is a robust, relatively inexpensive technology, but essentially daisy-chains up to 126 drives on one controller, which in turn limits performance and complicates diagnosing problems.
To get better performance, a number of array manufacturers are adopting a technology called Inspeed from Vixel (recently purchased by Emulex) which puts in what amounts to an FC-AL switch and allows the controller to establish point-to-point connections between a storage device and the controller. This provides higher bandwidth and higher overall performance. Vixel calls the resulting architecture a Switched Bunch of Disks (SBOD), playing off the name of JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) storage architecture.
While Inspeed doesn't offer the highest possible performance, it does offer higher performance than regular FC-AL arrays at a price that is only somewhat higher than FC-AL. This makes it attractive to for middle-range storage solutions that need more bandwidth. A number of companies, including Fujitsu and Sun have adopted the Vixel technology for mid-range storage arrays.
The technique is described in a white paper at Vixel.
Rick Cook has been writing about mass storage since the days when the term meant an 80K floppy disk. The computers he learned on used ferrite cores and magnetic drums. For the last twenty years he has been a freelance writer specializing in storage and other computer issues.
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A six-wicket haul by Test discard Doda Ganesh helped Karnatka beat Rajasthan by 69 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' cricket match at Jaipur on Wednesday.
Chasing a victory target of 328 runs, Rajasthan were all out for 258 to give Karnataka four points for an outright victory.
Ganesh, who had taken two wickets on Tuesday, added four more to his tally to finish with six for 91 while Venkatesh Prasad (2/48) and Sunil Joshi (2/67) shared the remaining scalps.
Resuming at the overnight score of 53 for 4, the hosts lost Anshu Jain after he had added just four runs to his tally.
But Rahul Kanwat (84) and Pankaj Gupta (58) raised visions of a fightback with a 132-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
However, both the players fell in quick succession after lunch to put the visitors in command.
Anup Dave (17) and Sumit Mathur (26 not out) tried to delay the inevitable putting up 35 runs for the last wicket but in vain.
With these four points, Karnataka took their tally to six from three matches while Rajasthan have four points from an equal number of outings.
Karnataka first innings: 145
Rajasthan first innings: 168
Karnataka second innings: 350
Rajasthan second innings:
Vineet Saxena lbw b Prasad 4
Gagan Khoda lbw b Ganesh 2
Rohit Jhalani c Tilak b Ganesh 15
Pankaj Gupta b Sunil Joshi 58
P Krishna Kumar b Prasad 2
Anshu Jain b Ganesh 17
Rahul Kanwat lbw b Ganesh 84
Sanjeev Sharma lbw b Ganesh 4
Anup Dave c Naidu b Sunil Joshi 17
Kishan Choudhary c Binny b Ganesh 9
Sumit Mathur not out 26
Extras (B-5, LB-10, NB-5) 20
Total (all out in 87.4 overs) 258
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-21, 3-21, 4-31, 5-68, 6-200, 7-204, 8-210, 9-223.
Bowling: V Prasad 23-11-48-2, D Ganesh30.4-3-91-6, S Binny 2-0-6-0, Sunil Joshi 24-9-67-2, U Patel 8-0-31-0.


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Glitterati ~ This mask is made of papier-mâché and adorned entirely with bling glitter that flashes color with every move. The crown is adorned with 17-inch feathers and hand painted silk roses. The eyes are accentuated with an array of rooster feathers, Swarovski crystals, gems and black glitter.


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In my latest attempt at writing a Bamboo plugin I decided to investigate adding some value-add features related to Comments. Users can add comments onto a build result, but there isn't really any way to review all the comments across all the builds.
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As the layoff bomb continues, it might be a good idea to take a look at the probable reaction from the left. For this one, I think it will rather simple. It's all going to be variations on the leftist classic…
It's ALWAYS something or someone else's fault.
Remember that no matter what happened in Obama's first term, it was Bush's fault? Or maybe even a tsunami? Or perhaps ATM machines? It doesn't matter how bad the liberals fail, the fault always lies elsewhere.
This is not new. The communists made an art form out of it. Remember this from Yuri Bezmenov?
The Soviet system didn't work. Making people slaves on collective farms didn't work, so being leftists, they had to blame someone else. Then, they had to explain away the lack of evidence for their claims. Sounds rather familiar, doesn't it?
We could also talk about how the Soviet rhetoric about the US reeks of claims about Conservatives by liberals, but that is a post for another day.
So, for right now, the blame will be placed on the owners of the businesses for trying to stay in business. If the layoff bomb continues at a brisk rate, the blame will become more shrill, and there might even be moves to punish business owners. Only time will tell, but I'll be around to cover it.


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This Solid Wood two-tiered Communion Tray Cover with cross on top is made of beautiful handcrafted Oregon myrtlewood and is for use with the Wood Communion Tray. The beauty of the transparent finish is a longwearing glass smooth surface that both protects the wood and allows the full glory of the varied grains and colors to be seen and enjoyed.
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I'm a packrat. I admit it. In fact, I embrace it. Over the past year I've converted to storage tubs. They're great, they're cheap, and they stack easily. Unfortunately, they stack a little *too* easily! Recently I've found that it's a pain to get stuff out of the bottom tubs when I've stacked too many tubs on top of them! I decided today to build a set of shelves in the garage for my tubs — storage for my storage!
I've spent the last week or so searching the web, looking for easy to build garage shelves. I wasn't able to find exactly what I wanted, so after a little planning, this is what I came up with and how I did it. I can't say that these are the greatest looking or best laid out shelves ever, but what I CAN say is that YOU CAN MAKE THESE! If you need additional storage, you CAN do this! On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate my woodworking skills somewhere around a 3. If I can build these, anyone can! Also, I built these completely by myself — you won't even need a friend's help.
Tools needed: 2×4's, 3″ screws, stud finder, tape measure, a square, a pencil or marker, a drill, a saw, and some saw horses.
So basically, my idea was to make some shelves, 5 shelves high. I have 36 gallon tubs which are almost 3 feet wide, and 16 gallon tubs which are about 17 inches wide. Therefore, I decided my shelves should be 3 feet wide. I then decided that my shelves would be 2 feet deep, mostly because it was an even number.
Let's get started!
Here's a 2×4. It's 8 foot long. Doing some simple math, that will give us two 3 foot pieces and one 2 foot piece.
After sawing up two 2×4's, you'll end up with four 3′ pieces and two 2′ pieces.
Ok, now this part's kind of tricky. Balance a 2′ piece on top of the 3′ pieces. While it's balanced, stick a couple of screws into each end.
The idea here is to build a square, with two 2×4's in the middle. Now, if instead you wanted to cover the shelves with some particle board or plywood, you probably wouldn't need these middle 2×4's. However, since I'm just stacking tubs on them and not smaller items, I opted for 2×4's in the middle. Since the end piece is 2′ long, I drew a couple of lines 8″ apart and screwed in the middle 2×4's there.
Here's where it starts to come together. Read this paragraph closely. The way I make my shelves is by using whatever I'm going to put on the shelves as spacers. To do this, I used one of the tubs. Now, you don't want to make your shelves exactly the same distance apart as the tubs or they won't fit, so I used 2 VCR tapes on TOP of a tub to build my shelves. Take a look at the pictures, and it should make sense. It's very easy, and makes your shelves all come out the same size!
Here are the first couple of shelves, already screwed into place. You'll need two 2×4's for the front support of the shelves. Now let's put on that new shelf we just made!
Here is a tub in place, with two VHS tapes on each end.
Now we'll put the shelf in place, resting it on top of the VHS tapes to give us an extra inch or two of space.
Here's a shot of it from the side. See the extra space we get with the tape spacers?
It's a good idea to throw a level on top of the shelf and make sure it's, well, level! It is, so let's move on.
This is a stud finder. It finds the studs behind your wall, so you can screw into them. It's a good idea to screw directly into studs when you can, since the wood will hold much more weight. Put a couple of screws into each stud you find. You will be surprised at how sturdy the end result is — I was able to climb my shelves, no problem!
Once you remove the tub and tapes, voila! Another shelf has been added! Keep going up until you run out of room.
Here we are with three shelves in place. Looks like room for one more for me.
And this is what it looks like with four shelves! If you're going to expand out (like I planned), I overlapped the front 2×4 support. In other words, the shelves are screwed into the right half of the shelves, leaving room for more shelves to the left. You can basically repeat this until you run out of either wood, tubs, or wall space.
The idea of adding on is the same. Set up a tub, put VHS tapes on top for spacers and slide your shelf into place. There should be enough studs so you'll have at least 2 per shelf.
Take another look at the front 2×4 support. See how I only used half? The new shelf will be screwed into the remaining half.
Like I said, you can keep repeating this as many times as needed. Here are two completed sections …
… and, here are three!
2×4's are about $2.50 each here. Since I used two 2×4's per shelf, that means each shelf costs $5 to build. On top of that price, you've got your screws and tools, if you didn't already have them. I can tell you at Lowes, that level cost about $3, the orangle plastic triangle square was $5, and the 5lb box of screws was $20. I used about 1/10th of the box of screws. The tape measure was a buck at Big Lots.
From here, I plan on extending the shelves out two more sections. On these, I'm going to cut pieces of wood for each shelf, so I can stack smaller odds and ends in them. Basically it should cost about the same, as the price of the wood is basically the same as the cost of the extra 2×4's I'll be able to leave out.
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Allstate Cited for Method Used for Not Renewing Coastal Homeowners Policies; Public Hearing Set
The New York State Insurance Department has issued a citation to Allstate Insurance Company and its affiliates. The citation was issued following Allstate's refusal to comply with a Department Circular Letter issued on August 28, 2007, which directed all property/casualty insurers to discontinue the practice of non-renewing homeowners insurance policies based upon whether or not the policyholder had other insurance business, such as automobile or life insurance, with the insurer or its affiliates. The Department considers such conditioning of renewals of homeowners insurance to be a violation of the anti-rebating and anti-discrimination provisions of Insurance Law § 2324.
The citation directs Allstate to appear at an administrative hearing at the Insurance Department on September 19, 2007 to show cause why a formal order should not be made requiring Allstate to discontinue its practice of conditioning homeowners insurance renewals on the existence of other insurance business, to reinstate policies that were improperly non-renewed, and to pay civil penalties for violating the Insurance Law.
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Star Trek Online 'Season 11: New Dawn' Teases Exploration
Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment teased Star Trek Online Season 11: New Dawn over the weekend. Highlights include a new exploration system, the Admiralty System (commanding fleet missions), Tholians, Mirror Universe, and voice work coming. Oh yes, the Iconian War will be over this month on the next. Read more about it at SiliconANGLE with Kyt Dotson's coverage.
Blizzard Unleashes a Boatload of News at #Gamescom15
It's going to be a banner year for Blizzard's top MMO World of Warcraft next year when the newest expansion, Legion, drops. Although WoW is currently embattled when it comes to population—subscribers fell to 5.6 million, down from 10 million at the release of Warlords of Draenor—the hype train for this new content is unending. This week at the Gamescom 2015 conference, Blizzard representatives revealed a new Demon Hunter hero class, artifact weapons with their own skill trees, a level cap increase to 110, new content related to Azshara, and lots of content incoming. Read more about the reveals at SiliconANGLE with Eric David's coverage.
Chapter Twelve: Subscription Cancelled – The Helvetica Voyage
"I sssay we just ssshoot it, Captain," Boots hissed.
"I am inclined to agree," Helvetica said to him. As the conversation continued, she poked through the reply options, grinding her teeth. "Does this dialogue ever end? It's like I'm playing a Foundry mission. Which one of these conversation trees leads to 'a gunfight ensues.'" A few more clicks through blocks of text (that she'd already read) and she finally found something that she liked.
"I was sent by upper management, they are not happy with your numbers. Stand down and I promise to be gentle with the audit."
"Good one," Rocky-Road said.
"Resistance detected," the Borg creature said. "Hard sell mode engaged."
Rocky-Road blinked and hissed with a sharp intake of breath. "I…don't think it believed you."
The supervisor gestured towards the window and the USS Oxford. Outside the Borg sphere, the tractor beam glow increased in intensity and the starship shuddered as bulkheads began to …
World of Warcraft Players Now Get Lap Cats
The news is out that cat pets in World of Warcraft will sit in your lap if you sit down. Players everywhere are testing this out, and having their furry companions join them. There's also been one player who shared his story about how he remembers his beloved cat in WoW and had the joy of seeing him leap into his lap unexpectedly with this new addition. See details at SiliconANGLE written by Kyt Dotson.
MMO Anthropology Friday: Skyforge Tonight
Just a reminder to everyone who follows the MMO Anthropology livestream. Tonight will be My.com's Skyforge.
The fantasy sci-fi MMORPG Skyforge just went into open beta. We will be playing this game tomorrow on the livestream! http://t.co/QSeAo21pjj
— MMO Anthropology (@mmoanthropology) July 16, 2015
The game is an interesting sort of action-combat, free-to-play MMORPG that mixes fantasy and scifi into a game of gods. Your character is an immortal tasked with protecting a world against strange invaders and gifted with godly powers.
While new players have access to only three starting classes—Paladin, a tanky melee sword-and board fighter; Cryomancer, a ranged ice-based caster; and Lightbinder, a light-based ranged support—our friends have access to the Gunner and Berserker as well via a Founder's pack.
You can expect Vox Ex Machina Editor-in-Chief Nelson
Guild Wars 2: Revenant final legendary Shiro Tagachi revealed
As the Revenant is the newest up-and-coming class in ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart of Thorns, much of the community has been eagerly awaiting the final core legend that this class will channel. That legendary figure has been confirmed as Shiro Tagachi—a villain from Guild Wars who wielded twin long-blades.
ArenaNet has also added that dual-wield swords will be the newest addition to the Revenant's arsenal.
As a legend stance for the Revenant, Shiro is also expected to fill a role that seemed neglected with the other three—condition control, healing support, and tank support—which is a damage role.
The name for Shiro's set of capabilities is called "Slashing Destruction," which echoes Shiro's past life as an assassin and his penchant for blades and the mist. His abilities manipulate the mists in rapid, flashy attacks that rip opponents to ribbons.
Rift Slash, this attack will
Epic's forums hacked, offline
The forums for Epic Games have been hacked, according to an e-mail being circulated by the game developer. Currently the forums are also offline and an investigation into the hackers' modus operandi is being done. Meanwhile, users have been told that when the forums come back online they will need to reset their passwords.
Epic also warned that hackers had unrestricted access to usernames, passwords, e-mail addresses, birthdates, and other personal registration information. For more information read Kyt Dotson's coverage at SiliconAngle.
Star Trek Online: Year of Hell Lockbox – Hey, it's Got Puppies!
Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have released another lockbox–shortly on the heels of a 15% off lockbox keys extravaganza—and this one continues to feature the Star Trek: Voyager-related Delta Quadrant treatment with a reference to the Krenim and time travel. The so-named "The Year of Hell" lockbox hearkens back to the Voyager episodes where ship and crew are chased across the quadrant by a power-hungry time-altering madman.
Also: for those who didn't notice, the lockbox release also brings a new pet to the lobi store: puppies! Five new breeds of beagle vanity pets have been added to the Star Trek Online lobi store. Those who watched Star Trek: Enterprise will immediately recognize Porthos, the faithful dog of Archer, Captain of the Enterprise (NX-01).
Also featured in this lockbox is the grand prize of the Krenim Imperium Warship [T6]—which is touted as a slower, heavier destroyer-class outfitted
Chapter Eleven: The Boss – The Helvetica Voyage
"Resistance detected," the Borg supervisor said, the volume of its voice swelling in an uncanny crescendo of voices. "Activating Supervisor 341 adjunct 2 of Store 551 of 600. Stand by for direct interaction."
The trio didn't kick in the door to the vinculum (aka Manager's Office) but they also didn't knock. Apparently, these two possibilities carried equal weight in the world of the Borg Collective. The drone behind the incongruously large desk that dominated the room leapt up from his seat as Helvetica, Boots, and Rocky-Road entered the room with such alacrity that it almost seemed as if he'd left his suit behind in the chair as he advanced.
No, Helvetica realized suddenly, he did leave his suit behind in the chair.
The abomination standing before them looked less like a man and more like a collection of man-parts assembled haphazardly in the silhouette of a man-shape held together by a loose collection …
Revenant Hands-On: Guild Wars 2 new class first impressions
ArenaNet is starting to roll out the big guns in beta with the forthcoming release of the Heart of Thorns expansion to its popular buy-to-play MMO Guild Wars 2. This last weekend those who preordered Heart of Thorns had the chance to try out a limited-form of the new class being added to the game: the Revenant.
Hands on, the Revenant is a heavy-armor utility-based melee-caster with a lot of support. In the beta we had access to three different "stances" or legendary heroes that the Revenant can channel: Ventari, Jalis, and Mallyx. Each of these stances changes the 6-0 utility skills that the Reveant has access to, but the weapon remains untouched—and Revenants do not have weapon swap.
To best understand the Revenant we should go over what each of the channeled legends does.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 [Extended review] User Review
Spoken with the delicate tones of Stephen Fry's softly spoken voice, against the backdrop of bright, colourful images of people – babies, children, adults, anybody - thinking their thoughts, & even the most vile, hardened b****** will scream giddily about the brilliant possibilities this game presents.
With it's picturebook-esque visuals, a cute little character named 'Sackboy' and it's lack of a dark, gritty, 'realistic' game direction, you could be fooled into thinking this is a children's game. However, do not allow yourself to be deceived; if you look deep enough, you will find one of the most exhaustively comprehensive, the most intuitively inventive, & most intricately thought-out creation tools on a console. Tools that, fortitude prevailing, will allow anyone to create whatever they want, be it a traditional side-scroller, a sci-fi space shooter or a level where you take revenge on a monkey who set his army of bananas on the cavemen people & destroyed their village (hey that's my level!) - LittleBigPlanet 2 is the ultimate platform for your wacky imagination to be let loose.
To put it in a nutshell, LBP is the embodiment of lucid dreaming; if you can imagine it, you can make it happen. Of course, not everybody can lucidly dream their envisagement perfectly – and likewise, not everyone will be able to perfectly incorporate their game ideas into LBP. But, for the few who can, it opens up, quite literally, a LittleBigWorld of opportunity.
In LittleBigPlanet 2, you control a cotton-stuffed sack called 'Sackboy'. He's a nimble little thing, and is able to run, jump, grab and bounce with somewhat flawed accuracy. You see, the average LittleBigPlanet level was intended to be created by your average level designer, so Media Molecule decided to give the jumping mechanic a bit of leeway, so that obstacles don't have to be meticulously made to be passable, which resulted in a 'floating' feeling when jumping. It has received some criticism from critics, but really, it's something you get used to and is not necessarily a flaw, at least in my estimation. In the graphics department, nothing has being fundamentally overhauled, because of the strict policy of 'backwards compatibility' with LittleBigPlanet 1.
Despite this, lighting has received a significant upgrade, and it is absolutely pivotal to the atmosphere that you can create. Some other tweaks to the rendering engine are greatly appreciated, with every colour standing out more and everything is seen through a seemingly sharper lens. Elsewhere, the audio has received a whole lot of new Foley, creating some new real-life sounds that are again, pivotal to the atmosphere. The new music is just as fantastic as last time, & with such a clash of genres, it's hard not to find a tune that you'll find yourself humming to yourself throughout the day. In addition, the new music sequencer has also been introduced, but I'll delve into that later.
So, to look at the game from a basic perspective, there is a "Play, Create, Share" 'menu' that serves three distinct game features in the form of a starter, main course & dessert: The story mode, the creation tools & the community. Beginning with our Entrée, the story mode acts as a 5-7 hour play through - depending on how long you spend searching for the games many hidden 'prize bubbles' – to whet your appetite. It also acts as an example to inspire the people who play it - the same people who will be essentially creating the game. And though platformers in general can be classed as pretty much dead now, the levels in this story mode have world-class level design & art direction, putting you in some truly ingenious situations, such as gadding about the workshop of 'Larry Da Vinci' himself, using the new 'Grappling Hook' to good effect; rescuing 'sackbots' from a American diner/Russia propaganda-styled factory; & getting downsized to the size of a white blood cell, fighting an infection inside of the rather hilariously named character "Herbert Higginbottom".
Suffice to say, LittleBigPlanet 2 has got it ALL.
Moving on, we come to the create mode of the game. This is the place where you create – or recreate – your dreams. This is also the place where LittleBigPlanet has made the biggest change; although you had a wide array of tools at your dispense last time around, now you have even more. The expert creators of LittleBigPlanet 1 will be well acquainted with the games concept of 'logic' – where you would use magnetic keys and switches to activate various functions - but it has been completely re-done. Now, it has been fashioned into real-life electrical circuits. Before, you had to make a 'contraption' to make something as simple as an 'AND gate', but now it would be as simple as literally putting down an 'AND gate' out of your popit, wiring up the two inputs – say, one where you have to bring a key to a door and the other input to turn the lock – then wire the output – in this case to activate the door opening – and there you have it, an 'AND gate'!
These 'gates' closely resemble real-life expectations, so you won't need a degree in electrical engineering to understand them or anything, but the developers of this game have included thinly-veiled secrets that the community just love to figure out. Apart from this, you get the obvious improvements: More objects, more stickers, more…everything, really. New things like sackbots; new 'movie-style' cameras to bring your inner Spielberg out; a music sequencer which lets you create your own musical scores (albeit with limited memory), allowing you to even further 'personalize' your atmosphere; the 'Direct Control Seat', allowing you to map any of the Dualshock buttons to actions in the game, allowing you to create a level that doesn't even involve Sackboy, among many other improvements. It's all you'd expect from a sequel, and more.
Okay then, you've created your masterpiece. You want the world to see it, right? Then publish it!
This is easily the best part of the game: The community. The feeling you get when publishing a level and waiting for people to play it is like being a child again (if you weren't already). Even if making levels is not your forte, don't fret – there are many people who will spend long hard days and nights, striving to create fantastic user-generated levels for you to experience. Even now, well over a year after it's release, the levels people are churning out just keep getting better and better.
Of course, with almost 7 million levels available, you need an extremely well implemented User Interface to tidy everything up. Thankfully, Media Molecule has listened to the clamoring for the need of a better system, and has acted admirably. You never get confused or 'lost', even though there is a wealth of menus to wade through, and this is essential because it is – in this game especially – part of the game experience.
So it's settled then, is it? LittleBigPlanet 2 is the greatest game ever made. Well…not quite. There are many things which irritate me: How crappy levels always manage to get a-top of the 'Cool pages', how playing online is ruined by the seemingly indefinite loading screen, & how the process of creating can be utterly soul destroying; you can spend months and months on a level, publish it and only get 10 plays, with feedback like "OMGZZZ THIS LVL SUK!1!!". This is usually ensued by a 10-minute soulless wall-stare to compensate.
But to be honest, these things are truly minute in the scheme of things, and I absolutely cherish games of this nature. It's a wonderful break from all these games that seem to be shooting-oriented, where the primary focus is to kill someone/something. I value this game as something completely unique, and I feel will go down in gaming history as a classic of the PlayStation's library.
This user review does not reflect the views of the PSX Extreme Staff.
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Ian Cox-Leigh is a Toronto based photographer whose work focuses on our emotional responses to the environments around us. Ian's photography often deals with the landscape and various natural
elements within it. He is interested in revealing a quiet beauty or harmony in his work. Ian has successfully adapted this focus to the industrial and urban environment as well as the natural. Ian's unique vision reveals a pleasing aesthetic in forgotten subjects – be they empty industrial parks, barren lands, or dead and gnarled trees. Whether exploring the grandeur of some great mountain landscape or working in the realm of more intimate subject matter, Ian employs strongly structured compositions that provide a natural gracefulness in his images.


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Add a Plant to your Desk, Feel Better
Did anyone else read the great little article in Sunday's LA Times about the Perks of Office Plants? Turns out they're not just pretty to look at, they actually impact wellbeing. A study has found that workers with at least 1 plant in their office or cubicle rated themselves as happier in their work and more satisfied with life in general than those without a plant. And what surprised us even more was
that they were happier even than workers who have a window to look out of. So having green foliage impacts us humans more than sunlight or a view. Impressive. So I'm taking a couple of moments today to make sure my houseplants are in order (since that's where my office is). And I'm going to doublecheck that my plants are helping and not hurting the air around me. In the meantime, here are some of ATLA's houseplants:
Gregory's Succulent Terrarium most recently used for Sinbad (RIP).
Look! Using Glass Cylinder Vases
If you seriously have bad luck with plants, try an Air Plant, it literally lives off air, you pretty much can't kill it.
My own little succulent garden that doesn't die easily, just have to remember to give it some sunlight every two weeks or so.


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Kickstarter Update - The Kossel Vertex
A quick update:
We have received the first tooled parts for the Kossel Pro family. These parts replace the 3D Printed Vertex that form the top and bottom of the printer.
What are the orange parts?
You are looking at a set of soft jaws, designed to fit a Kurt 6" machining vise. Kurt machining vises (and their numerous clones) are industry standard for a machine shop; just about any machine shop will have a few of these lying around. The soft jaws are designed to replace the hardened steel jaws of the vise and have a contour that holds these extrusions in the proper orientation for the machining operations that have to be done on them.
The beautiful thing about these soft jaws is that it with the right tooling, the machining operations can be done with just a manual milling machine. A Tormach CNC Mill is on the horizon for me as a purchase, but until now, I am limited to what I can get access to. (A friend of Matthew and I is performing the machining work for us, but in a pinch, I wanted to be able to hop on a manual knee mill and be able to punch these things out). In fact, most of the operations can now be done on a drill press, with these jaws.
We should be getting machined parts back later this week, but I thought it'd be fun to share the work-in-progress shots.
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Kacey Bracket for Einstein/Buff folding modifiers
This custom grip bracket is made for the Einstein a Paul C Buff studio flash.The Einstein has had design issues with the mounting fingers since first released. Even with updated versions there are reports that the heat of 250 watt modeling lights are causing the springs to weaken and fail over time.
* Bracket allows Buff folding Boxes, Octa's and strips to be mounted to the Einstein with no weight on the head.
* Moves the flash tube further inside the modifier than standard Buff mounts for more even diffusion.
* Very useful if you are a working professional not wanting modifiers to fall off in front of a client.
* Great to use in a windy condition where the stress could damage the strobe.
Einstein Version for Buff folding Softboxes


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God of War: Chains of Olympus is finally nearing release. So much so that Sony's flung out a new batch of shots for the bound-to-be-awesome action game.
We're massive fans of the franchise and you should be to. Check out thenew shots.
And head over to the our latest Chains of Olympuspreviewfor more coverage of quite possibly the coolest PSP game ever.
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The shares fell 16pc as Mr Dikshit sold two thirds of the holding to institutional investors at a price of 250p a share. He hopes to dispose of the remaining 10pc in 'a matter of months'.
Analysts broadly welcomed the move, which frees up more of the shares for other investors. PartyGaming has always been a relatively illiquid stock, with around 56pc of the shares held by the founders.
This sale will improve matters, although co-founders Ruth Parasol and her husband Russ DeLeon are holding on to their 28pc stake.
The shares have more than doubled in value over the past year, as PartyGaming found its feet after the US effectively banned online gaming in 2006.
But analysts were confident the move was not motivated by concerns that the price is about to fall. Wyn Ellis of Numis Securities said: "I wouldn't read anything into his timing in terms of it being a value call."
A spokesman for Mr Dikshit said: "He is a young man, he has a young family. This is the next part in the process of moving on with his life.."
Mr Dikshit, who joined PartyGaming at 25, was the driving force behind the company's user-friendly betting software.
PartyGaming floated in 2005, netting the founders a cool £975m. Since then, they have made a total of £488m in share sales and dividends.
Mr Dikshit, 38, is estimated to have a fortune of $1bn (£610m) and now devotes his time to his charitable foundation, the Kusuma Trust, having stepped down as a director of PartyGaming in May 2006.
The £188m proceeds of Tuesday's sale are destined for Kusuma, which funds medical, educational and community-based projects in the UK, India and Gibraltar.
Mr Dikshit made moves to distance himself from PartyGaming last year when he pleaded guilty to charges of providing illegal gaming activities in the US, separately from the other founders and the company. He agreed to pay a $300m fine and could still face a prison sentence.
PartyGaming has since paid a forfeit of $105m as part of a non-prosecution agreement.
There was a suggestion that Mr Dikshit selling out would improve the company's chances of obtaining licenses in the US, when the country reopens for business with foreign online gaming companies.
But analysts were sceptical as the other founders, who have yet to come to an agreement with the US, remain significant shareholders.


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Woman, child hurt in crash on US 87
Aug. 9, 2012 at 3:09 a.m.
Updated Aug. 10, 2012 at 3:10 a.m.
A woman and child were taken to Citizens Medical Center on Wednesday night after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 87 at McCoy Road.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Ronald Johnson said the driver of a Hyundai passenger car, Angelica Lopez, 20, of Nederland, and her 1-year-old son, were transported after rear-ending an International truck.
They were treated and released, according to a hospital spokesperson
The driver of the truck, Douglas Sleeman, 65, of Victoria, was not injured.
Victoria Fire Department Emergency Medical Services responded to the call at 8:32 p.m., said Battalion Chief Bubba Bayer.