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The profit that Xcel Energy gets from Boulder provides "headroom" for a municipal utility to offer similar or lower rates than Xcel, even if acquisition or fuel costs are higher than expected, a pro-municipalization group said in a position paper released Monday.
Members of Empower Our Future, a group that advocates for a city electric utility, used documents Xcel Energy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public documents to calculate Xcel's profits in Colorado and in Boulder from 2003 -- after the company purchased Public Service Co. of Colorado -- through 2012.
During that time period, they said, Xcel's Colorado profits went from $316 million to $691 million. They estimate that Boulder provides $35 million a year in pre-tax profits for Xcel Energy just from electricity.
In an interview, Empower Our Future member Sam Weaver said it's simply not true, as opponents have charged, that "everything needs to go right" for a city electric utility to offer rates comparable to those charged by Xcel.
"Those are revenues that are currently being paid to go into Xcel's profits that would be an expense that the (municipal) utility and the ratepayers wouldn't have going forward," he said. "So if fuel prices are a little higher or wind prices are a little higher going forward, there's room there. Xcel likes to talk about how they can do everything in bulk and cheaper, but that 20 cents on the dollar that is going to profit isn't doing anything to make electricity."
What: Boulder City Council meeting on municipalization
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway
More info: Empower Our Future's position paper on Xcel Energy's profit margin can be found at empowerourfuture.org. Read more about Boulder's case for municipalization at boulderenergyfuture.com. Xcel Energy's critique of Boulder's analysis can be found at yourboulderenergy.com.
Xcel Energy spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo said company officials cannot analyze or verify the information in the paper in a single day, but the case for a municipal utility should stand on its own, without attacks on the energy company.
"The municipalization effort shouldn't have anything to do with Xcel Energy, except for the fact that they're trying to take over our system," she said. "This group continues to want to put out anti-Xcel Energy stuff instead of saying this is how this will work."
Yael Gichon, Boulder energy sustainability coordinator, said the city's own analysis looked at Xcel's revenue requirements and expenses, including profits, for various categories, and officials also estimated a Boulder profit of $35 million.
The Boulder City Council meets Tuesday to hold a public hearing and a second vote on whether to begin the process of acquiring Xcel Energy's assets. That vote represents a significant step toward creating a municipal electric utility.
Weaver said the examination of Xcel's profit margins is relevant in response to critiques of the city's case for municipalization.
The city's analysis found that a Boulder utility very likely could offer greener power than Xcel on "day one" while offering similar or even lower rates. Critics have responded that the picture is much less rosy if acquisition costs are more than $200 million, especially if wind or natural gas prices also go up.
Weaver said there is a point at which costs would be so high it wouldn't make sense to start a city utility, but the Boulder-run utility could absorb acquisition costs as high as $400 million and still offer comparable rates because it doesn't need to make a profit.
"This by itself doesn't say, 'We need to go muni,' but it does say, 'Here are the opportunities for a muni if we go in that direction,'" Weaver said.
Aguayo said a municipal utility that contracts with private power providers for its energy -- as Boulder says it intends to do -- will still have to account for profit margins. Power providers will build their own profit margins into the contracted rates, and unlike Xcel Energy, those providers won't be regulated by the state.
Weaver said that whatever the calculations the Public Utilities Commission used to grant Xcel Energy its retail rate increases over the last decade, it hasn't protected ratepayers from significant increases. And power that Boulder buys -- whether from Xcel Energy to limit the stranded costs it would owe the company or from independent wind farm developers -- will be purchased at wholesale rather than retail rates, he said.
The position paper compares post-tax profit margins for Xcel Energy and other investor-owned utilities around the country. The paper said pre-tax profits are more relevant to the municipalization case, as a public utility doesn't have to pay taxes, but it's harder to find data on pre-tax profits.
Dominion Resources in Virginia and North Carolina earned 2.68 percent profit in 2012, while California's PG&E earned 5.52 percent. Duke Energy in the southeastern and central United States earned 8.9 percent.
Xcel Energy in Colorado earned 13.7 percent profit after taxes on its electricity service.
Aguayo said Empower Our Future conveniently only included companies that make lower margins in its paper and may well be "comparing apples and oranges" without doing a more detailed analysis of those companies.
"We're not saying that Xcel Colorado's margins are the highest in the industry," Weaver said. "We don't know that. But they are very high."
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
It is by now no secret that well over 100,000 people have died in the Syrian civil war. And yet, that has not been enough reason to stop the "long-suffering" Palestinian leadership from backing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. In fact, both Hamas and Fatah, the faction of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, have openly sided with the "butcher of Damascus."
According to Kuwait newspaper Al-Anba-e, top Hamas leaders Imad al-Alami and Mahmoud al-Zahar are fully on Assad's side. Khaled Mashaal, the international face of Hamas, has been somewhat more diplomatic, calling for a political solution in Syria.
Although Hamas is a Sunni Muslim movement, it is financially and ideologically supported by the Shiite Muslims in Iran. The Assad regime is an ally of Iran, and therefore also aligned itself with Hamas, allowing the group to make it headquarters in Damascus for decades leading up to the current civil war.
In Ramallah, most Fatah politicians are either keeping mum or speaking of a "political solution." At the same time, not a word is heard regarding Assad's war crimes against his own people. Not one has openly criticized the brutal Assad regime, as most seem to be waiting to see if the dictator survives or is defeated by the rebels before publicly choosing a side.
Abbas appears to not want to risk any political damage by broaching the subject, while his spokeswoman, Palestinian Christian politician Hanan Ashrawi recently insisted that American intervention in Syria and Iran only benefited Israel.
It was indeed curious that this Christian voice seemed to have little care for the Christians in Syria, such as the Aramaic-speaking residents of the Christian village of Maalula, which was recently captured and brutally attacked by rebel forces aligned with Al Qaeda.
There is little doubt that if Israel treated Palestinian Christians as Christians in Syria are now being treated, Ashrawi would be loudly calling for Western military action against the Jewish state, rather than speaking of political solutions.
Among average Palestinians, a different tune is heard. Many are ashamed that their politicians are providing Assad with cover. Everywhere that we talked to Palestinian Arabs - from Jerusalem to Bethlehem to Hebron - all openly cursed Assad. And the reason was two-fold. Palestinians dislike Assad because he is a "butcher," but also because he belongs to the Alawite religious group, and is therefore not considered a true Muslim.
Most, in viewing the situation in Syria, have also admitted that Israel, does not deal in a brutal manner with the Palestinian Arabs. In fact, those living close to the "Green Line" separating Israel proper from the so-called "occupied territories" hope and pray to continue living under Israeli rule.
"You have true democracy and respect for human rights. Arabs are not merciful like the Jews," said my gardener, Ali Mansur. "We live in fear, we have no freedom like you. If only we could choose, believe me, most would opt to live under Israeli rule."
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This is starting to feel a bit like a high school relationship.
Henrik Fisker, famed automotive designer, started the eco-friendly luxury car company Fisker Automotive some years ago. After his company and sole product, the Karma, began failing, he jumped ship, citing conflict with company executives.
Shortly there after, the company laid off its workforce and hired a bankruptcy firm, as it faltered on loans from not only the Department of Energy but also its suppliers.
Other interested parties, namely VL Automotive run by former GM head Bob Lutz backed by Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang, began posturing, hoping to pick up the company for pennies on the dollar. VL Automotive famously turns the husk of the Karma into a Chevrolet V8-powered luxury sedan called the VL Destino.
Now Henrik Fisker is back, wanting Chinese billionaire and Fisker Automotive investor Richard Li to help him pay off the $171-million in DOE loans and let Fisker go bankrupt so it can renege on its other debt obligations and get back to square one, according to a Reuters report.
Fisker got into a relationship that was way over his head, bailed, and now wants back in now that another man has shown interest.
It's too late.
The Karma wasn't that good to begin with and, ignoring the sheer audacity of its founder, doesn't deserve a re-birth.
Realistically, we'd like to see Fisker (the brand and the man) go away so that Sarah Palin can't march around and use it as fodder against EVs and the Obama Administration.
Sure, we like Bob Lutz's VL Destino, but not enough to allow the Fisker name to live on.
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Conni, who commented: "I love fall/harvest time with all of the pumpkins and colors and such that go with it". Conni will be receiving Cyndy's "Frost on the Pumpkin" pattern along with the Crayons and floss for the pattern! And...
Teresa, who commented: "I Iove Halloween, which is my favorite holiday to decorate for, so decorating is my favorite part of Halloween!" Teresa will get Cyndy's "Behold" pattern and kit!
Thanks to everyone who entered!
On Thursday I took the first of two classes to make a table topper called Crazy Eight Strip Teaser! Turned out I was the only one of four who signed up for the class, so I got one-on-one instruction! Actually, all we did that day was cut and sew (and sew, and sew and sew) strips! Here are all my strips - 6 sets of 8 - lined up and ready for the next class! I'm so glad I took this picture as I realized the two light strips on top are reversed, so I will have to do a little un-sewing and re-sewing! I can't wait to finish this so I can have a gorgeous table topper for Fall!
On Wednesday, Mr. Squash and I went over to the Tucannon River again. We left bright and early this time as it was another near triple-digit day. Here I am hooking a very small trout - you can see my lightweight rod is barely bending with the fish's weight. I was getting a little disappointed as that was all I was catching. Now it's been said that fishing should not be about what you catch, but about being out in nature, enjoying the day. Most often that's how I feel, but once in a while I admit it's nice to hook up with a beautiful trout.
So off I went on my own down a little side stream, and on my first cast I hooked a whopper of a gorgeous, brightly colored Rainbow Trout - the biggest I had ever caught! I tried to get a picture of him with one hand while trying not to let him jump off the hook with the other, but he was really heavy and it wasn't easy. If you click on the photo, you might get an idea of how big he was - perhaps 1-2 pounds. It was nice to meet him, then I let him go back to the stream to grow even bigger!
When we got home, Sophie was feeling the effects of the warm day, so rather than sleep on her heated bed, she was sprawled out on the rocker - now that's a happy cat!


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Whether you're in the Cambridge area for a conference
or course, or visiting a son or daughter
at college, this comfortable antiques-filled
1910 house in Cambridge's Avon Hill conservation
district is your quiet, friendly home-away-from-home.
Just a few minutes' walk from the Porter Square subway station, Blue's Bed
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with Tufts, MIT, and downtown Boston just a quick 'T' or train ride away.
Bed and Breakfast, once the home of "L'il Abner" cartoonist Al
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on the shady garden terrace.
After more than 2 decades, Innkeeper
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The Honorable
Henry Cuellar '82, MBA
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United States
House of Representatives
Congressman Henry Cuellar credits education as the single most important tool in building a productive and successful life. He began his higher education by earning an associate's degree from Laredo Community College. The skills and confidence he gained there enabled him to take the next step to Washington, D.C. While there, he washed dishes and held down other jobs as he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University where he graduated cum laude.
Soon after graduation, Congressman Cuellar returned to Texas to earn degrees in International Trade at Texas A&M International University, a law degree from the University of Texas-Austin and a Ph.D. in Government from UT-Austin. Today, he is the most degreed Congressman serving in the House with five advanced degrees.
As Laredo's former State Representative, Congressman Cuellar was a statewide influential legislator who served in leadership positions in the most powerful House committees – the House Appropriations, Higher Education and Calendars committees. Congressman Cuellar's top priorities continue to include improving education, increasing access to affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, and bringing better jobs and wages to Texas.
The son of migrant workers, Congressman Cuellar has worked tirelessly and dedicated his life to public service to improve the community and state in which he lives. He continues to honor the hard work of Texans with some of his own — fighting to keep the doors of opportunity open for anyone willing to study hard and work hard.
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Children in foster care come from a variety of backgrounds, each with their own unique circumstances. But they also have something in common – they have been placed into a new situation, usually with people they are meeting for the first time.
"This can be a difficult transition, and anything that we can do to help children in foster care live as normal a life as possible helps with the change," said Geri Swift of the Moab office of the Utah Foster Care Foundation.
For the past eight years, students at Grand County Middle School have held an annual fundraiser to benefit children in foster care. During that time, the students have raised nearly $6,400, according to a news release.
"Each year Grand County Middle School does a fundraiser for the Utah Foster Care Foundation. Our goal this year was to raise one thousand dollars. We reached this goal and surpassed it by about twenty dollars! It is always our pleasure and honor to support the Utah Foster Care Foundation," GCMS eighth-grade student Grace Osusky said in the news release.
" The money goes to help kids in foster care participate in sports, receive music lessons, and to do activities that help them express themselves and further their educational pursuits. So many wonderful people donated. Grand County Middle School looks forward to participating in future fundraisers that benefit the Utah Foster Care Foundation and children in foster care. It takes a great community to raise great children. Thank you for all of your generosity."
A wide variety of businesses in Moab, Green River, Blanding and Monticello provided donations to help Utah Foster Care Foundation this year, and Swift offered thanks for their generosity.
The foundation is also always looking for people who are willing to serve as foster parents, Swift said. For more information about being a foster parent, or how to support families caring for children in foster care, contact Swift at 877-505-5437 or by email at [email protected]


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Talent is Earned
I get it. There are some people out there that do have some extreme capabilities right out of the womb, but this is targeted to those who are average joes, who think they can't do things that a person with 'Talent' can.
Let's start by defining the word 'Talent'. According to dictionary.com it states
tal·ent [tal-uhnt]
1. a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
2. a capacity for achievement or success; ability: young men of talent.
3. a talented person: The cast includes many of the theater's major talents.
4. a group of persons with special ability: an exhibition of water colors by the local talent.
5. Movies and Television. professional actors collectively, especially star performers.
This definition, in my opinion, is misused when said to me. Because to me it implies that what I do, is specially natural to me and it comes easy. But the truth is, it did not come easy. I fucking worked for it.
I was the music kid when I was growing up. When I started to play guitar I was around 15 years old, and acquired a good skill at it by practicing day after day for 5-6 years. I deserved to be good at it, and I was. Then when that career path seemed grim I tried my hand at normal jobs, like retail, and even plumbing. Eventually I decided that I wanted to work in video games and went to an art school majoring in programming. That's right programming. I had no portfolio for art, nor was I any good at it. I was just as good as any kid who can trace anime. Which I can do. But saw that art was a much more creative, and interesting path to go down. So I switched.
You see, once I decided that I wanted to be a concept artist, I became a concept artist. It didn't matter that I was bad, being bad is only a reflection of my lack of training and knowledge. So what do you do, when you lack the training and knowledge. You go get it, and there is no easy way around it. It's a grind, and always will be a grind.
So I began to grind. (not the dance)
I spent 10-12 hours a day painting, drawing, learning, studying, applying, teaching, and reaching towards my goal. One goddamn inch at a time. I did this for 1-2 years and landed my first few jobs in the industry.
And to this day I study like no other, and practice all the time. So I'm going on 7 years of practice and acquiring knowledge full time. So I deserve to be good. Everyone knows this, the problem is nobody does it. When it comes to health everyone knows that to lose weight you have to eat right and exercise, but they always look for the six pack abs program done in 2 weeks. It's the same with art. You have to digest solid information and practice constantly to become an accomplish artist. No one is accountable for your abilities other than your self. Funny thing about excuses, they work. Excuses are a great way of getting away from working hard. To me, because something is hard to do, is no excuse not to do it. If this is what you want to do, start doing it.
When people ask what did I do to become the artist I am today, I answer with, "I studied and painted a lot for 7 years straight." People already know this answer but yet that's not the answer they are looking for.
You may think that it was easy for me to practice and study. Nope. I have failed on so many occasions and keep making mistakes to this day. The difference is I don't care if my studies or my practice sucks. It's supposed to, that's why I do it. If it didn't suck then I'm not learning or forcing myself to seek new and improved solutions to my problems. When I post stuff it's the stuff that didn't suck. I have 100x more images that are complete garbage. So don't worry about being bad now, because it doesn't last if you work for it.
To you it may look like magic, but to me, it's so transparent. My talent, was earned. And yours can be too.
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I am on the prowl now to find the best version of a Negroni that I can devise at home. I'm going to start by examining the gin. As we know, gin is a blend of neutral spirit and a mix of juniper and other aromatic herbs and spices. Some gin distillers push the juniper to the front, whereas others craft a spirit that's more floral or citrusy. Which style of gin works best for a Negroni? I wanted to find out.
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Stocks fell for the third session in a row Wednesday, with retailers leading the decline amid reports of lackluster holiday sales. Meanwhile, traders continued focusing on the looming fiscal cliff.
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Today's Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24.5 points, or 0.19%, to 13115, the S&P 500 dipped 6.8 points, or 0.48%, to 1420 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 22.4 points, or 0.74%, to 2990.
Retail-driven stocks, especially consumer cyclicals, posted the biggest losses on Wednesday as data began trickling in on holiday shopping. Preliminary data from MasterCard's SpendingPulse showed holiday sales inched up just 0.7% this year compared to 2% last year. This would be the weakest reading since 2008, when sales tumbled 5.5% as the financial crisis gripped the country.
The technology and utility sectors also took fairly steep falls. On the other side of the spectrum, materials shares jumped, and financial and telecommunications stocks were essentially flat.
Fiscal Cliff Jitters Remain
The markets opened the holiday-shortened week on a dour tone Monday, taking the worst pre-Christmas fall since 2006 and extending a selloff that started late last week. Market participants have been paying very close attention to budget talks in Washington, D.C. as the fiscal cliff looms just days away.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass legislation last week to avoid the spending cuts and tax hikes after his backup plan failed to garner enough support in the Republican-controlled House. Obama, who is flying back to Washington from Hawaii late Wednesday, hinted at a plan that at least temporarily alleviates some of the painful measures in a press conference Friday. Republicans and Democrats continued discussions at the staff level through Christmas, but higher-level talks remained on hold.
"We remain optimistic that a bare-bones, temporary fix will be cobbled together before New Year's Eve, but the risk of a cliff encounter is increasing," a team of economists at Deutsche Bank led by Joseph LaVorgna wrote in a note to clients. The team noted that a grand bargain scenario seems less likely.
On the economic front, home prices in 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas fell 0.1% in October from September on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, a slightly shallower fall than the 0.2% economists expected, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller report. Prices climbed 4.3% from the same month in 2011.
Energy futures rallied. The benchmark crude oil contract climbed $2.31, or 2.6%, to $90.93 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline leapt 2.3% to $2.813 a gallon. In metals, gold rose $2.30, or 0.14%, to $1,662 a troy ounce.
Foreign Markets
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The Department of Health and Human Services just released the 2016 enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act, and the results are good news for supporters of the President's signature health care law: the third enrollment season brought in nearly 13 million sign-ups for Obamacare, exceeding the government's goals for enrollment and beating last year's … Continue reading
With Tuesday's election of Republican Matt Bevin as the new governor of Kentucky, the future of the state's thriving health insurance market — established under the Affordable Care Act — is suddenly at risk, leaving half a million newly-insured residents hanging in the balance. Outgoing Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, who is retiring because of term limits, … Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act has improved key health care indicators for millions of Americans, reversing what had been a downward spiral in which health care was becoming more costly and less available to many Americans, a new study finds. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show marked gains … Continue reading
A year and half after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, the percentage of Americans who lack health insurance continues to plunge, according to a new Gallup survey released Monday. The poll found that the uninsured rate in the U.S. fell from 17.3% in 2013 to 11.7% in the first half of 2015. But … Continue reading
The uninsured rate in the United States is at its lowest level ever recorded by Gallup, continuing a trend that first appeared amid the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (aka, "Obamacare"). In the second quarter of this year, the uninsured rate plunged to 11.4 percent, down from, 11.9 percent in the first quarter of … Continue reading
The sharp plunge in the number of Americans lacking health coverage has continued in the second quarter of 2015, pushing the uninsured rate down to a record low, a new Gallup survey shows. The decline is evidence of lasting improvement following a sharp first-quarter drop, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. In the second quarter … Continue reading
When President Barack Obama learned that the Supreme Court had rejected a major challenge to his signature health care law, White House photographer Pete Souza was there to capture the moment. On Thursday, the court ruled 6-3 against invalidating subsidies for people who live in states with federal health care exchanges, marking the second time … Continue reading
In a 6-3 ruling issued late Thursday morning, the Supreme Court rejected an attempt by conservative activists to undermine the Affordable Care Act by mendaciously exploiting what was essentially a typo in the law. The decision in King v. Burwell — the second time the court has ruled decisively in favor of the health care … Continue reading
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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend ended tragically for the nation and the law enforcement community when four officers from the Lakewood (Wash.) Police Department were executed by a lone gunman as they worked on their laptops in a coffee shop prior to reporting for duty Sunday morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and colleagues of the slain Lakewood officers and the Washington law enforcement community.
This horrific and targeted ambush comes less than a month after Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton was shot to death and another officer wounded as they sat in a parked patrol car. The suspect in that case also allegedly firebombed four police vehicles in a maintenance yard nine days earlier.
Everyone, law enforcement and community members alike, should be alarmed when those whose job it is to fight crime on a daily basis are being targeted and slain. After falling to their lowest level in nearly five decades in 2008, line-of-duty deaths among U.S. law enforcement officers are suddenly on the rise. The latest data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows 66 officers died in the line of duty between January 1 and June 30, 2009, compared with 55 deaths during the first six months of 2008.
We are outraged that the suspect in these killings is a parolee who nine years ago had a 95-year sentence commuted by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and was subsequently released by the Arkansas Parole Board. This is the second time in less than a year that four police officers have been murdered by a convicted felon freed on parole.
With California poised to embark on a mass release of convicted felons from state prison, we implore our state political leaders to seek alternative ways of cutting the state budget.
Surely, the murders of four Lakewood police officers, four Oakland police officers and other murders by parolees – such as the recent tragedy of Lily Burk – should cause the idea of a mass release of parolees in California to be abandoned.
On behalf of the more than 9,900 officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Protective League extends its deepest condolences to the families and colleagues of the Lakewood Police Department officers killed Sunday. For information on making donations to assist the officers' families, visit the Lakewood Police Independent Guild's website at www.lpig.us. To our officers in the field, there has never been a more urgent time for police officers everywhere to remain vigilant – please be careful, even while performing the most routine duties.
Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at www.LAPD.com


text: A good set of specs according to our engineers could be: 1. No side vending of hot air from the case. The systems will be placed into 19" racks and there is no place for the air to go if it's blown into the side of the rack. Even if you take the sides off then you still will have racks placed next to each other. Airflow should be 100% front to back. 2. Along with that, there should be no "cheat holes" in the top, bottom or sides of the case. All "fresh" air should be drawn in from the front of the chassis. Again, the system will be racked in a 19" rack and there is no "fresh air" to be drawn in from the sides of the case (see 1 above) nor will the holes be open when nodes are stacked one on top of the other in a fully populated rack (32 nodes per rack). 3. There should be a mechanical separation between the hot and cold sections of the chassis to prevent the internal fans from sucking in hot air from the rear of the chassis. 4. The power supply *must* vent directly to the outside of the case and not inside the chassis. The power supply produces approximately 20% of the heat in the system. That hot air must be vented directly out of the chassis to prevent it from heating other components in the system. 5. The system should employ fan speed control. Running high speed fans at less than rated speed prolongs their life and reduces power usage for the platform as a whole. Fan speed should be controlled by either ambient temperature or preferably by CPU temperature. 6. The system must have a way of measuring fan speed and reporting a fan failure so that failed fans can be replaced quickly. Michael Will / SE Technical Lead / Penguin Computing -----Original Message----- From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org] On Behalf Of Bill Broadley Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 2:55 PM To: beowulf at beowulf.org Subject: [Beowulf] Opteron cooling specifications? I'm writing a spec for future opteron cluster purchases. The issue of airflow came up. I've seen a surprising variety of configurations, some with a giant rotating cylinder (think paddle wheel), most with a variety of 40x28 or 40x56mm fans, or horizontal blowers. Anyone have a fan vendor they prefer? Ideally well known for making fans that last 3+ years when in use 24/7. A target node CFM for a dual socket dual core opteron? A target maximum CPU temp? I assume it's wise to stay well below the 70C or so thermal max on most of the dual core Opterons. Seems like there is a huge variation in the number of fans and total CFM from various chassis/node manufacturers. A single core single socket 1u opteron I got from sun has two 40mm x 56mm, and 4 * 40mm x 28mm fans. Not bad for a node starting at $750. Additionally some chassis designs form a fairly decent wall across the node for the fans to insure a good front to back airflow. Others seem to place fans willy nilly, I've even seen some that suck air sideways across the rear opteron. In any case, the nature of the campus purchasing process is that we can put in any specification, but can't buy from a single vendor, or award bids for better engineering. So basically lowest bid wins that meets the spec. Thus the need for a better spec. Any feedback appreciated. -- Bill Broadley Computational Science and Engineering UC Davis _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Im kind of keeping an eye out for any palm that I dont already have now..
Seems to be doing ok but I really have to keep the Mexican Petunias pruned back.
Im pushing it really planting it so deep into the Mexican Petunias but hopefully I can trim them back a bit to give the palm room. Will have to watch out for the base rotting though.


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The concern over the drafting of a broadcasting media monopolization prevention and diversity preservation law, recently announced by the National Communications Commission (NCC), has arisen because many consider the bottom-line standard for prohibiting integration of companies to be excessively lenient and fail to see how the draft could be effectively implemented.
In particular there is the readership rate and the viewership rate, which are, according to the draft, to be calculated as a percentage of the nation's population of 23 million. This means that the average readership or viewership figures for any given media outlet need to exceed 3.4 million and 4.6 million people, or 15 percent and 20 percent of the population, respectively — as per Article 23 of the draft — before the integration prohibition comes into effect.
It seems that the accusations levied at the NCC — that the draft is toothless and not worth the paper it is printed on — are not without foundation.
Even if the base at which the readership or viewership rates are to be calculated were amended, the serious loopholes that exist in the NCC's draft would still compromise it. One major omission is that there is no regulation concerning integration between daily newspapers.
The Want Want China Times Group's bid to buy the Apple Daily would have been permissible according to the integration concept in Article 7 of this NCC draft. However, one problem is that the draft restricts itself to applying only to integration of the broadcast and television media, and does not extend to integration between two daily newspapers.
The NCC has tried to defend this flaw by saying that the integration of any print medium that does not involve broadcast or television media lies beyond its jurisdiction. However, not only does this statement run counter to the organizational responsibilities of the NCC, it also contradicts the stated regulatory remit that the NCC set out in the draft.
Section 3 of the draft deals with the protection of professionalism and independence in the media. Article 29, for example, deals with the correction of errors in reports and Article 30 deals with recourse. These articles are clearly aimed at media that include print media, yet do not require newspapers to comply with the integration requirements.
If print media do not lie within the jurisdiction of the NCC, as laid out in Article 1 of the National Communications Commission Organization Act (國家通訊傳播委員會組織法) where it stipulates that the NCC is to "enforce the Constitution's protection of freedom of speech" and "protect the media's professionalism and independence," why would this draft, which the NCC is responsible for implementing, regulate professionalism and independence in the print media?
It also appears in Article 11 of the draft that the NCC, faced with the contentious issue of newspaper integration — and the public opinion and debate it is creating — sees its role as being limited to giving its opinions on competition within the telecommunications broadcast market and on the balanced development of multiculturalism, leaving the key issues for the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to deal with.
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Chris Paul was the hero on Monday, but he had a poor game for the Clippers on Thursday.
Paul missed 7 of 11 shots and had just eight points and five turnovers as Memphis dominated from start to finish en route to a 94-82 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
The Grizzlies cut the Clippers lead to 2-1 in the series with Game 4 Saturday in Memphis. The Grizzlies ensured at least a Game 5 Tuesday at Staples Center in the seven-game series.
The Clippers shot just 38.8 percent and couldn't contain Memphis power forward Zach Randolph, who was a nonfactor in the first two games. He made 9 of 18 shots for 27 points and added 11 rebounds.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies built a 14-point lead, but a Lamar Odom 3-pointer and Jamal Crawford layup ahad the Clippers close the gap to eight points with one quarter left. Memphis took over in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies outrebounded the Clippers 45-33, a stark contrast from when the Clippers dominated the Grizzlies in Game 1.
Blake Griffin scored 16 points for the Clippers but had just two rebounds and was in foul trouble again, picking up his fifth foul on a double foul with Randolph with 107 seconds left.
The Clippers got a taste of `Lob City' when Jared Bayless dunked off an alleyoop from Mike Conley with 7 ? minutes left. The Clippers found their offensive groove in Game 2 but couldn't find that rhythm on the road.


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The Gloopiest of all the tribes. Glurt, Glomp, Torts, Slusho, Gurggle, and Dribbal live near the crust of the world, hanging with algae in sewer pipes and soiled diapers in landfills.
The MUNCHOS – SNAX, BERP and VAKA-WAKA – are a blast to hang with…if you can understand them. As they are always chewing something, it might be helpful to bring your own spit-guard for shelter.
The WELDOS – KRAMM, FORX and WUZZO – are the hidden workforce of Planet Mixel. Their entire existence is based on serving a singular function in relation to building or repairing things. Physically, they combine rock and metal to form every variation of mechanical tool.
Meet Chilbo, Krog, Snoof, Flurr, Lunk and Slumbo from the Frosticons tribe.
Meet Spugg, Tungster and Turg from the Lixers tribe.
Meet Gox, Jinky and Kamzo from the Klinkers tribe.
Meet Boogly, Globert and Vampos from the Glowkie tribe.
Meet Flain, Zorch, Vulk, Burnard, Flamzer and Meltus from the Infernites tribe.
Meet Niksput, Nurp Naut and Rokit from the Orbitons tribe.
This bug-eyed guy loves to snuggle, which can prove difficult when you have spiky features. Like the other members of the Spikels, Scorpi is an affectionate character.
This lanky livewire loves to skip, jump and dance even with his huge, spiky feet. Footi's spiky exterior doesn't stop him having a cute and cuddly side, just like the rest of the Spikel tribe.
He loves to give hugs, which can be tricky with his spiky clawed hands. Hoogi often forgets he is covered in dangerous spikes, like the rest of the Spikels, they're an affectionate and cuddly tribe!
Wizwuz burps a magical blue essence, likes to hang around using his hook shaped tail and is altogether a bit of a performer!
Magnificent Magnifo is a super-confident magician with two special magic wands, he always puts all his energy into every magic show.
Mesmo is a magical genius with a pair of wings and even wizard hats on his eyes! He's purple like the rest of the Wiztastic tribe and is good at casting spells!
Chomly is a lethargic trash compactor. Keep your hands and feet away because he would eat pretty much anything. This gives him the stinkiest breath ever and to make things even worse he talks extremely slowly.
Gobba is a Fang Gang member with a super set of taste buds. His whip-like, elongated tongue gives him an incredible sense of taste that is amazingly accurate and can even be used to find lost items, sort of like a blood hound.
Jawg is a fiercely loyal and animalistic Mixel and leads the Fang Gang. Nothing would stop him from protecting his tribe using his incredibly huge and indestructible teeth to bite the intruders.
Balk's most amazing feature is his head. Like a rubbery mallet allows him to ram, swat, crush and pummel whatever he comes across.
Tentro is the most powerful of the Flexers tribe, but also the most sensitive. He suffers from a lack of confidence and puts himself in trouble at the most inopportune times.
Kraw is the leader of the Flexers tribe. He is short in stature, but giant in ego and thinks to be the smartest Mixel ever. Kraw is the leader of the Flexers tribe.
Slumbo is the "sleepy" Frosticon and just an earthquake would wake him up. He falls asleep at the most inopportune times, like mid-way through lunch or while falling off the side of a cliff.
Lunk is the "slow" Frosticon. What he lacks in brains and grace, he makes up for with a tenacious spirit. He looks ridiculous waddling on ice, balancing himself with his stubby little hands.
Flurr is the most "awake" Frosticon who never seems to be sleepy. This makes him the leader of the tribe by default. He is naturally curious and likes to explore the Frosticon lands always keeping an eye for trouble.
Teslo is a daring and ingeneous climber, who can use his electrically charged tail to scale any surface. Teslo is always chosen to be the lookout for his tribe.
A highly charged adrenaline junky, totally up for anything. His body is like a living lightning rod, which makes him able to store and release massive blasts of energy from within.
A scatter-brained, joke-loving Mixel who has been shoked one too many times. He belongs to the tribe of the Electroids and his body emits a static energy that draws things to it. It's the worst case of static cling ever! Luckily he's found a way to harness it.
Shuff is clumsy, timid, and really nice member of the Cragsters. He's always trying to be helpful, but usually ends up smashing everything. His body is like a living wrecking ball. This drives Krader nuts, but Shuff seems determined to make him smile.
A shy, almost nervous Mixel. If Seismo gets restless, he might tap his feet and then there will be trouble. He has huge feet that are used to cause earthquakes that break through the rock layers. Seismo belongs to the tribe of the Cragsters and lives in a vast array of tunnels and caverns.
Krader is a tough, short-fused, no nonsense guy. This makes him as close to a leader as the Cragsters have. With his razor sharp rotating hand, he can claw through any rock, or dig deep pits. With his attitude, he makes sure no one dares mess with him.
The strong one. He might be a little dim but his heart burns the brightest. His heated hands can dig an escape route or make a surface too hot for enemies to cross. Unfortunately, he often forgets he's got a stove for a hand and gives some painful high fives.
The cheeky prankster who's fast enough to get away with anything. The fiery jets on his back carry his squatty body everywhere with surprising speed. He'll prank you, but when you turn around, all that's left is a cloud of smoke. Zorch is short tempered as all the members of the Infernites.
Flain is the smart one. Always strategizing, he approaches each situation with caution and tries the best to keep a level head. But when he thinks too hard, his head catches on fire! Flain belongs to the tribe of the Infernites and dwells in the magma wastelands near the core of the Earth.
Mixels are comical, mischievous creatures that live in tribes of three in a world where combining is king. They can combine within any one tribe to make larger, more complex Mixels, or cross-combine to gain abilities the other tribe has. All it takes is a couple willing, consenting Mixels and a Cubit, the magical square that finds a one-of-a-kind way to combine them.


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Important Notes on Dogear Sizing and Casino/Wildcat Model
The P90 Dogear is one of the most problematic pickups to determine which size a guitar needs. They also can be difficult to install and adjust.
Some guitars have the strings higher off the body than others, if the neck joint is like a traditional archtop with a fingerboard extension, the guitar will often take a tall Dogear (my stock item).
If the guitar has a neck joint like a Gibson ES 335, the fingerboard is at the same level as the top of the guitar so it needs a short Dogear.
I make a short version - I don't think anyone else makes the proper metal bottom plate to use with the short cover. The short Dogear cover is 0.2" tall with pole spacing of 1-7/8". The tall pickup cover is .452" tall with pole spacing of 1-31/32"
ES 5, ES 295's and early ES 175's use tall Dogears. ES 330's use a short neck and a tall bridge.
Older ES 125's needs a pickup that is neither short nor tall and needs to be custom made. I do not supply pickup covers for these; you have to re-use the old cover.
I make plastic shims in cream or black that are exactly the shape of the bottom of the dogear cover. The cream shim is only available in .1" thick. The black is available in .0325", .0625", .1", .125", and .25" thickness. You can stack the shims if they need to be thicker. Sometimes you have to make a riser block out of wood like on the old 295 bridge pickup. There is also a shim that is "oversized" for use when you are installing a dogear style pickup into a guitar that has been routed for a humbucker sized pickup. It spans the extra width of the humbucker route, and adds an extra distance of 3/32" all the way around. It's cut out of 1/32" thick material and it hides any trace of the original humbucker mounting.
The Epiphone Casino (also the Wildcat) is a "whole different animal" although it looks a lot like a standard dogear set.
Your first decision is whether or not you want to use the chrome covers. Something to consider is that with plastic covers the pickup will have a little more high end because the metal covers will reduce the top end a little bit. Also, the metal covers have a tendency to feed back microphonically, even if the pickups are potted to an extreme.
If you decide to stay with the chrome covers, you will need to send in the entire unit: cover and chassis. On some versions the lead wire is built with a clip type connector at the end of the lead wire. This connector has two halves: half is attached to the guitar wiring and half is attached to the pickup lead wire. If yours is built with this type of connector, leave the pickup half of the connector attached to the lead wire and send in the entire assembly - pickup, chassis, cover, leadwire with clip. On a Casino set we re-use both the covers and the chassis. We basically "gut" the pickup and build a new p90 into what you send us.
If you want to change to the plastic covers, the process is different. As you know the standard chrome cover/set up on the Casino typically has quite a slant or slope to it, especially on the neck. We prefer the way our replacement pickups fit on the guitar body. They attach to sit parallel to the arched top, and provide a close alignment of the pole pieces and the strings.
For a replacement for Casino neck we use a short neck with a 1/8" shim and an optional 1/32" shim. For a replacement for Casino bridge we use a standard (tall) bridge, no shim.
If you send in your Casino set for re-use of the chrome covers, turnaround time is around a week to 10 days, after we receive them. The re-builds are $210 for a standard set, plus shipping - or $110 for a single pickup. '50's Wind are $250 a set, or $125 for a single pickup.


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Term: Metre
Metre is from the Greek word for measuring; at its most basic, metre is a system of describing what we can measure about the audible features of a poem. The systems that have been used in history to structure metres are: the number of syllables (syllabic); the duration of syllables (quantitative); the number of stressed syllables, or accents (accentual); and combinations of the above. English is not a language that works easily in quantitative metre (although this has not stopped people trying), and it has developed an accentual-syllabic metre for its formal verse. This means that, in a formal poem, the poet will be counting the syllables, the stresses, and keeping them to a pattern.
To describe the pattern, the stressed and unstressed syllables are gathered into groups known as feet, and the number of feet to a line gives a name thus:
1 foot: monometer
2 feet: dimeter
3 feet: trimeter
4 feet: tetrameter
5 feet: pentameter
6 feet: hexameter
7 feet: heptameter
8 feet: octameter
Lines of less than 3 or more than 6 feet are rare in formal poems.
The pattern of the syllables within a foot is also noted. A foot that is one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one, for example, is an iamb; three of these in a row would be an iambic trimeter, while five make the famous iambic pentameter. All the common feet are outlined under 'Foot' in the glossary.
Like the rhythm in a piece of music, the metre is an underlying structure. Poets often slip in extra feet, or remove them, or change stress patterns around to prevent monotony, like playing rubato. (Sometimes a poem seems to be exploring how far a line can be pushed without losing all connection with the underlying metre.) This means that the discovery of a foot other than an iamb in the middle of what is otherwise iambic, say, does not stop the poem from being iambic; rather the attention ends up lingering at that point, so the word on the different foot ends up more powerful as it has the attention longer. An example of this can be found in Peter Dale's 'Half-Light'; he writes "I'm trying not to give another glance. / Lit window thirty years back up that path." The first line is a perfectly regular iambic pentameter, but the second introduces an extra stress on "Lit", so that what the speaker's trying not to be drawn to seems more powerful, perhaps helping us empathise with him when he does look back and "catch her eye an instant".


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Spotify Connect
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Check out Spotify Gear for compatible devices. If you don't see yours there, you can check with the manufacturer.
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First, make sure:
- All devices are on the same WiFi network.
- Your Spotify app is up-to-date.
- All devices' software is up-to-date. If you don't know, check with your devices' manufacturers for how to update the version software.
Now, select the device your app is on:
- Open Spotify and play something.
- Click Connect to a device in the bottom-right.
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Try switching off the Show local devices only setting. This means your app will try to find nearby devices that aren't on the same internet connection as you. Here's how:
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text: Hi, changes: - 125kHz step, register 0x1a - tuner offset and fix register 0x07 calculation - added some alternative values to registers 0x11, 0x1f and 0x20. Values are hidden behind preprocessor macros, old values are used by default. I don't know what is the real stepping supported by HW, probably it is less than 125kHz. 125kHz were used in both of the Sigmatek DVB-110 and MSI Megasky GL681 Windows drivers. Though, I guess, 125kHz is enough for tuning all frequencies in DVB-T bands supported by hw (48-860MHz). In my understanding it should be possible now to tune all DVB-T channels used worldwide, in theory at least. Locking is harder to get, because most of the register values are still only magic numbers, for example setting bandwidth is unknown. Frequency is set by: 0x07 (n*32MHz) + 0x0a (n*4MHz) + 0x1a (n*125kHz). Patch should not change functionality of the other than frequency registers, eg. if your Megasky works before this patch, it should work also after. If not, there is a bug. Patch tested with Megasky GL681 and Sigmatek DVB-110 against fi-Oulu frequencies. Megasky works always and Sigmatek as poor as without patch :) If I change defines to SIGMATEK, Sigmatek works better and also Megasky seems to work as expected. I still left old functionality to default, because Sigmatek stick is not so popular as Megasky. Please test different configurations and report. If someone owns devices with QT1010 tuner, other than mentioned this mail, and can do USB-sniffing in windows, please help. I will give detailed information by email. Aapo, could you test this patch with your hardware. Regards, Antti Palosaari Signed-off-by: Antti Palosaari <crope at iki.fi> -- ||| (0-0) ---------oOO--(_)--OOo-------------------------------------------- tel. +358 40 535 7322 | MSN Messenger crope at iki.fi | www.palosaari.fi -Kahta asiaa en ymmärrä.. C-kielen syntaksi ja naisten logiikka.." -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: qt1010_125step.patch Type: text/x-patch Size: 8904 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/attachments/20061129/54233e7c/qt1010_125step.bin


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ISM report shows manufacturing slowly grows
It wasn't the growth that manufacturing would like to see, but the October report on manufacturing sector growth continues to indicate a slow, steady climb out of the depths of the 2009 recession.
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October for the 27th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 29th consecutive month, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
The report was issued on Nov. 1, 2011 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "The PMI registered 50.8%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage point from September's reading of 51.6%, indicating expansion in the manufacturing sector for the 27th consecutive month."
The growth in the manufacturing sector has slid back toward the 50% reading, which is the threshold for growth, according to ISM. The manufacturing sector has grown significantly since dropping below 30% at the height of the recession and begin as high as 61.4% in February 2011.
"The New Orders Index increased 2.8 percentage points from September to 52.4%, indicating a return to growth after three months of contraction," said Holcomb. "The Prices Index, at 41%, dropped 15 percentage points, and is below the 50% mark for the first time since May 2009 when it registered 43.5%. Inventories decreased to 46.7%, which is 5.3 percentage points below the September reading of 52%. Comments from respondents are mixed, indicating positive relief from raw materials pricing and continuing strength in a few industries, but there is also more concern and caution about growth in this uncertain economy."
The ISM's New Orders Index reaching 52.4% in October is significant because when that index is above 52.1%, over time, it is generally consistent with an increase in the Census Bureau's series on manufacturing orders (in constant $2,000).
ISM's Production Index registered 50.1% in October, which is a decrease of 1.1 percentage points when compared to the September reading of 51.2%, and grew for the second consecutive month. An index above 51%, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Federal Reserve Board's Industrial Production figures.
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Congratulations to Margaret for her nomination for a 2010 NAMIC Vision Award! Margaret has been nominated for Best Performance in a Comedy, for her role as Teri Lee on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.
Now in its 16th year, the NAMIC Vision Awards honor original multi-ethnic and cross-cultural television programming that best reflects the diversity of a global viewing audience. View all of the nominees here.


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The Social Poets: 2012 London Olympics: Olympic Boner, Funny Late Nite Jokes, Colbert, Stewart Videos: From Denny: The London 2012 Olympics took the world TV watching community by storm in record numbers.
That, and with the global economic meltdown we are all too poor to go out so we holiday indoors with our monster TVs for free, right? The Olympics have proven to be some exciting stuff, something for everyone.
Of course, our national comics have enjoyed a bit of commentary. Enjoy the laughs as the Olympics winds down into its last week.
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart video clips are sure to make you laugh right off your chair! The Stewart clip about the rower with the "two mice hugging a banana" is funnier than the photo of the famous Olympic Boner. All that for just a bronze medal? :)
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text: Hi, maybe this is of help: http://noel.feld.cvut.cz/magi/sge+bproc.html Cheers - Reuti Quoting BillKnebel <billk01 at metrumrg.com>: > > Chris, > > I was able to get grid engine to run on the Scyld cluster using the > approach of setting the master (head) node as the submit, admin, and > execute host. Unfortunately, starting a set of jobs on the cluster > results in all jobs being run on the head node only (if grid engine only > commands are used) or I can integrate grid engine "qsub" command with > some of the Scyld tools to get jobs started then migrated ( to a point) > over the cluster. However, I am still running into problems becuase all > of the queueing variables for grid engine read the headnode info and > since all jobs run on the compute nodes, the headnode appears to be > always free which results in all jobs being started at once. This is not > ideal. > > I am waiting on some feedback from Scyld/Penguin computing on some > related issues that will hopefully solve some of these problems. > > Bill > Chris Dagdigian wrote: > > > > > I know Grid Engine well but not Scyld so forgive my ignorance if I say > > something stupid and given the level of expertise on this list I'm > > quite certain I'm about to make a fool myself :) > > > > If Scyld is presenting you with a single system image (ie a single > > linux server that can farm out tasks to all those nodes) then you > > would install SGE in the same way that you would install it on a big > > SMP box: > > > > 1. Install the SGE qmaster and scheduler on the master node > > 2. Install the execution host on the master node as well > > > > You will only have 1 execd per queue but each queue can be configured > > with N number of "job slots" which actually control how many jobs can > > run at the same time on the same machine. > > > > Try setting your # of job slots within your single SGE queue to the > > number of nodes in your cluster. This is simlar to what you would do > > on a big SMP machine -- small number of queues each supporting a > > decent jobslot count. > > > > Then submit a bunch of jobs and see if SGE causes the master node to > > fall over under load. If not then Scyld is doing its thing behind the > > scenes to migrate stuff around to the other nodes. > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > > billk01 wrote: > > > >> I am in the process of installing SGE on a Scyld beowulf cluster. As > >> most people are aware, the Scyld cluster runs a complete OS (linux) only > >> on the master node and the compute nodes are simply for executing. > >> During the SGE install, it requires adding the compute nodes as execute > >> hosts. I do not understand how to do this given the current setup of a > >> scyld cluster since you can't "login" to the nodes to execute the > >> install script. The script does exist on an NFS shared directory > >> (cluster wide). Has anybody else ran into this problem? > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >


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It's just about time for another amazing weekend filled with the latest and greatest innovations in Maine's very own "Boats, Homes, and Harbors Show." If you're in the mood for some of the best of Maine's fine artists, architects, boatbuilders, craftsmen, designers, furniture makers, jewelers, and marine gear vendors, then you'll be right at home!
For their 12th annual event, the fine folks at "Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors" are taking their crowd by storm. Expect a variety of live music, fine fresh food, an activities area for children (of ALL ages) and the 12th running of the World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials!
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Importing an old Thunderbird profileIt's easy to import an old Thunderbird profile into a fresh new install.
- Install Thunderbird and let it create a new profile.
- Copy and paste the old profile data (Mail folders, etc) into the new profile.
- Start the fresh install of Thunderbird.
Invalid SSL Certificates with Avast and ThunderbirdAvast and Thunderbird don't play well together at all, because Avast decides to intercept SSL mail connections and insert in their own certificate. You may get the following errors:
An error occurred during a connection to imap.gmail.com:993. You have received an invalid certificate. Please contact the server administrator or email correspondent and give them the following information: Your certificate contains the same serial number as another certificate issued by the certificate authority. Please get a new certificate containing a unique serial number. (Error code: sec_error_reused_issuer_and_serial)
This means you need to follow these instructions to export the Avast authority certificate and import it into the Thunderbird security manager.
Make sure that you have deleted any other Avast! mail scanner certificates.
imap.gmail.com:993 uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is not trusted. (Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer)
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Botanicare Power Plant (3 - 1 - 4): One Part Grow Formula w/ Silicate Power Plant contains all 16 elements known to be essential for plants, not just nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium found in most other liquid plant foods. The elements are carefully combined in delicately balanced proportions to produce optimal plant growth.
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If you're struggling to communicate with your Spanish-speaking students and their families, and you don't know your cabeza from your codo (that's your head from your elbow), don't worry—help is here!
Whether you took a Spanish class 20 years ago and just want to brush up a bit, or you have never taken a Spanish class, you'll learn the essential Spanish for teachers and bridge the communication gap with your Spanish-speaking students and parents. Rest assured that this won't be anything like your typical high school Spanish course. We'll skip the frills and focus on "survival Spanish" you can put to work immediately. We've tossed out long vocabulary lists and complex grammar rules and replaced them with games and stories to make learning easy, painless, and even fun. You'll learn new words in easy-to-digest bites, and each lesson will include Supplementary Material to help you keep expanding your vocabulary.
We'll start with the basics of Spanish pronunciation, and then we'll move right into simple words for everyday things, such as colors, numbers, and question words. Then you'll learn more of the basics of conversational phrases, family names, and directions. Next, we'll get into what it's like on the first day of school as we go over words related to enrolling new students, conversing in the classroom, talking about rules and behavior, and basic vocabulary for various academic subjects. We'll also cover Spanish words and phrases to use in the cafeteria, on the playground, and even in the nurses office! Finally, we'll delve into some survival phrases for the parent-teacher conference as you learn to describe how a child is doing, talk about academic or behavior problems, and discuss grades and homework
By the end of this course, you'll be well on the path to being a Spanish speaker and communicating more effectively with the Spanish-speakers all around you. ¡Vamos! (Let's go!)
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Rebound Rivals
- Publisher: Blaine Hodge
- Genre: Arcade
- Released: 26 Oct, 2009
- Size: 9.5 MB
- Price: $0.99
- App Store Info
DescriptionBounce, push, block, and out smash your opponent. Welcome to Rebound Rivals! Drag your finger to control your custom character to smash the most bricks to win. Unlock the six mini-games which add hours more replay and fun. SEVEN GAMES IN ONE!
"Rebound Rivals is like Pong on Acid; While it is the typical "you move an object to deflect a ball into targets" scenario, Rebound Rivals turns it on it's head. ... It's like cartoon full-contact racquetball; the pace is quick and the jostling is frantic."
"Rebound Rivals is an arcade game where the goal is to defeat your opponent by hitting and destroying objects in the field of play. But not end here, because it exceeds the levels, you unlock the fun mini-games: basketball, volleyball, pinball and more."
Version 1.2 is NOW available. Featuring OpenFeint, faster framerate, more responsive and smoother gameplay, and many other improvements.
* Simple, addictive gameplay.
* Great 3D graphics and lighting.
* Six unique levels.
* Six unlockable mini-games.
* Fully customizable characters each with their own personality.
Volleyball - Keep the ball in the air while trying to score on your opponents. Fun in the sun and sand!
Snowfort - Defend your snowfort while trying to smash your opponent's.
Invasion - Protect your UFOs from alien attack in space. Try to score extra points by giving the invader a taste of his own medicine.
Hockey - Fast paced 2 on 2 hockey action. Play offensively or defensively alongside a teammate in this unique spin on air hockey.
Pinball - Keep the ball going, trying to score as many points as you can.
Zombie - How long can you survive a swarm of zombies rising from the ground?
Yappler-Tags: hockey, volleyball, zombie, pong, ball, pinball
What's New in Version 1.2* Higher framerate on earlier generation iPhones and iPod Touches.
* Texture compression for less memory useage.
* Added reflection to pinball level.
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It didn't take much – a reference to North Carolina's sunsets, a photo of Southport's waterfront – a to elicit cheers from hometown audience during a live, behind-the-scenes look at the locally filmed "Safe Haven" at a Wilmington movie theater Thursday night.
The promotional event, "A Night with Nicholas Sparks," which screened at theaters across the U.S., including Regal Mayfaire Stadium 16, came about a month ahead of the film's Valentine's Day theatrical debut. It featured a discussion and Q&A with New York Times best-selling author Sparks ("The Notebook") and the film's stars, Josh Duhamel ("Transformers") and Julianne Hough ("Rock of Ages").
Minutes into the interview, which was moderated by Maria Menounos, Sparks underscored the state's influence on his work.
"The sunsets, the coast – it's a good place. The closer you get to the coast, the smaller things get. Southport is 'this big,'" the author said, squinting. "The slow pace of life has an influence on me. I write stories where people have time to connect."
Those themes, persistent in all of Sparks' novels, hooked a fan in North Carolina native Arnold Lynch, who attended Thursday night's event with his wife, Crystal, and daughter, Haley.
A Wilmington resident originally from the Morehead City area, Lynch said Sparks' stories remind him of the coastal North Carolina of his youth.
"His work makes me feel a connection to my childhood," he said.
"Safe Haven," a romantic thriller based on a Sparks novel set in Southport, follows lead character Katie Feldman (Hough), a young woman whose arrival in town prompts the tight-knit community to question her past. Despite the frosty reception, she begins to put down roots and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex (Duhamel), a widowed store owner with two young children.
Directed by Oscar-nominated Lasse Hallström, the film also stars David Lyons ("Revolution") and Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother").
Thursday's 90-minute broadcast also featured three clips from the film, behind-the-scenes footage from this past summer's Southport shoot, and interviews with producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey. Regal Mayfaire Stadium 16 screened the 8 p.m. event in two theaters and sold out one. Tickets were $12.50.
"At the end of the day, it's business," Arnold Lynch said of the event. "I'm curious to see how much money they earn off of tonight."
Despite the candid cast interviews, the Lynch family said they had hoped for more outtakes from the film's local shoot.
"We thought it would be a good family outing," Haley Lynch said after the Q&A. "I liked how raw all the interviews seemed. They weren't completely scripted or polished, which was cool, but I would have liked to see a few more cliffhangers, especially with the thriller part."
Oak Island resident Mary Beth Knoblauch, who appeared as an extra in the film, agreed.
"I would have liked to see a little more of the movie," she said.
What the event didn't scrimp on were references to Southport, especially from Duhamel, who earned his fair share of new fans during the shoot.
"Josh Duhamel was the best and the friendliest," Knoblauch said. "He never had a problem with having his photo taken with fans. He always talked to locals and would sit down and eat at restaurants with them. He was pretty cool."
The actor, who often spent his days off at a local beach, said living in the coastal Brunswick County community was one of the highlights of filming. He and Sparks also mentioned local watering holes like Fishy Fishy Cafe, a restaurant located near the film's primary set at Brunswick Street on the town's Yacht Basin.
Near the end of the program, a video of outtakes from the shoot chronicled the 40-year-old actor's quest to catch crabs off a local dock.
After several unsuccessful attempts at luring a crab into a wire trap using a chicken bone as bait, Duhamel became visibly frustrated with the process.
"Where'd the chicken neck go?" he was seen asking Sparks.
Meanwhile, a local fisherman from Potter's Seafood, a fish house on the south side of downtown Southport, sneaked a dead crab into the trap while the actor wasn't looking.
Duhamel was thrilled with his catch before discovering a few hours later that he had a little help.
"Seriously, I'm that sensitive of a guy that they had to put a crab in the trap to make me feel better about myself?," the actor asked, chuckling during the interview.
"Yes," Sparks added. "But you did feel better about yourself."
"Safe Haven" hits theaters on Feb. 14.
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We had tickets to this cause originally it said it was a "live Q&a" and therefore we thought they would actually be there. After it was released it was broadcasted we demanded our money back. It would be really nice if the actors and these movie companies would actually give back to the community. People put up with closed roads and delays to get to their work place around the productions here. Would be nice if they would have a premiere with the stars actually showing up. I saw this as a disappointment.
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With views of the wooded surrounding area, our on-property two-bedroom resort homes offer privacy and tranquility for families and groups. Beautifully furnished with both contemporary and traditional Vermont-style décor, each vacation home features favored appointments designed to enhance your comfort and modern conveniences you've come to expect. Guests have access to all spa and hotel services.
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Time Management
No matter how convenient or flexible online education may be, taking a course online requires time. You might save commuting time in an online course, but you might also spend more time with technology concerns. Whether the time you spend on course-related work is more or less than you might experience in a traditional, classroom-based course, it is still time you need to reserve and manage carefully. When evaluating your online course options, consider how much time you have to dedicate to coursework every week during the semester, and estimate the time commitment the course will require.


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