text: Chris Samuel wrote: >On Monday 28 November 2005 21:04, Joachim Worringen wrote: > > > >>as far as I understood, some modifications to the file system *are* >>required to make it match with the consistency semantics of the Terragrid >>iSCSI target. Therefore, the descriptions I read always state that you can >>run ext2 via Terragrid, and nothing else. Are other file systems available >>now? >> >> > >I was under the impression that TerraGrid was using GPFS, see: > > http://www.teragrid.org/userinfo/guide_data_storage_gpfswan.php > >and > > http://teragrid.ncsa.uiuc.edu/TechSummary/ > >cheers! >Chris > > As Greg Lindahl pointed out, it is a parallel filesystem. Terragrid now supports XFS. Filesystems are no longer limited to 16 TB as it was with ext2, but can grow to 8 Exabytes. Craig


text: Hallo Håkon, Freitag, 25. April 2008, meintest Du: HB> Hi Jan, HB> At Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:37:06 +0200, Jan Heichler <jan.heichler at gmx.net> wrote: >> >From what i saw OpenMPI has several advantages: >>- better performance on MultiCore Systems >>because of good shared-memory-implementation HB> A couple of months ago, I conducted a thorough HB> study on intra-node performance of different MPIs HB> on Intel Woodcrest and Clovertown systems. I HB> systematically tested pnt-to-pnt performance HB> between processes on a) the same die on the same HB> socket (sdss), b) different dies on same socket HB> (ddss) (not on Woodcrest of course) and c) HB> different dies on different sockets (ddds). I HB> also measured the message rate using all 4 / 8 HB> cores on the node. The pnt-to-pnt benchmarks used HB> was ping-ping, ping-pong (Scali?s `bandwidth´ and osu_latency+osu_bandwidth). HB> I evaluated Scali MPI Connect 5.5 (SMC), SMC 5.6, HB> HP MPI 18.104.22.168, MVAPICH 0.9.9, MVAPICH2 0.9.8, Open MPI 1.1.1. HB> Of these, Open MPI was the slowest for all HB> benchmarks and all machines, upto 10 times slower than SMC 5.6. You are not gonna share these benchmark results with us, right? Would be very interesting to see that! HB> Now since Open MPI 1.1.1 is quite old, I just HB> redid the message rate measurement on an X5355 HB> (Clovertown, 2.66GHz). On an 8-byte message size, HB> OpenMPI 1.2.2 achieves 5.5 million messages per HB> seconds, whereas SMC 5.6.2 reaches 16.9 million HB> messages per second (using all 8 cores on the node, i.e., 8 MPI processes). HB> Comparing OpenMPI 1.2.2 with SMC 5.6.1 on HB> ping-ping latency (usec) on an 8-byte payload yields: HB> mapping OpenMPI SMC HB> sdss 0.95 0.18 HB> ddss 1.18 0.12 HB> ddds 1.03 0.12 Impressive. But i never doubted that commercial MPIs are faster. HB> So, Jan, I would be very curios to see any documentation of your claim above! I did a benchmark of a customer application on a 8 node DualSocket DualCore Opteron cluster - unfortunately i can't remember the name. I used OpenMPI 1.2 , mpich 1.2.7p1, mvapich 0.97-something and Intel MPI 3.0 IIRC. I don't have the detailed data available but from my memory: Latency was worst for mpich (just TCP/IP ;-) ), then IntelMPI, then OpenMPI and mvapich the fastest. On a single machine mpich was the worst, then mvapich and then OpenMPI - IntelMPI was the fastest. Difference between mvapich and OpenMPI was quite big - Intel just had a small advantage over OpenMPI. Since this was not low-level i don't know which communication pattern the Application used but it seemed to me that the shared memory configuration on OpenMPI and Intel MPI was far better than on the other two. Cheers, Jan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20080425/0fbfd586/attachment.html>

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The first Election Day in Texas under a new photo ID law is being as closely watched for how voters fare under the mandate as how they vote.
Republican state officials downplayed the impact of Texas' new voter ID law on Monday, pointing to a nearly twofold increase in recent voter turnout as a response to critics who say the mandate causes problems and possibly disenfranchisement.
Many voters think the new law makes sense.
"I think we ought to be able to identify ourselves, as properly registered and qualified to vote, and I think the methodology of identifying yourself with a photo is appropriate," said Fort Worth voter H.D. Biddle.
Democrats and opponents of the disputed photo identification measure -- which was delayed a year until the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law this summer -- continued to insist the potential for turned-away and confused voters was a real possibility in Tuesday's election.
Others say it'll disproportionately hurt voters without licenses, like the poor and the elderly.
"I think it is going to affect a lot of people who don't have drivers licenses, or who have expired licenses, especially the elderly," said Jennifer Cox.
Jennifer Cox is a high school civics teacher, and said there was a lot of confusion at her precinct in Benbrook.
"The two people ahead of me in line had middle initials on their voting cards, but on their driver's license the name was fully spelled out. So they had to wait and sign the affidavit saying the two identifications didn't match," she said.
"And I had a problem too, I left my voting card at home, even though I had my driver's license with me and it matched the form, I still had to sign saying I didn't have my correct voting card," she added.
Cox worries about a "chilling effect" with this new law--that any hassle this election would keep voters away in the future, particularly women.
"I think it's going to be a huge problem, as women who have just gotten married or divorced are all going to have to sign all those forms. I think it will keep a lot of people away from the polls."
Texas residents will vote on nine proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, and headlining the ballot is a drought-fighting plan that would take $2 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund to accelerate new water projects statewide.
Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott said opponents of the voter ID law had "run out of claims" about alleged hardships.
"I haven't ever seen anything that was overhyped as much as some partisan efforts to overhype concerns about this, when in reality, there has been no problems whatsoever," Abbott said.
Most of the attention surrounding the law's rollout is about affidavits some voters are being required to sign at polling places, offered when there's even the slightest variation between a name on an official ID and how it appears on voter rolls.
Abbott, who is running to replace Gov. Rick Perry in 2014 and defended in court the voter law passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2011, said he signed an affidavit when he voted Thursday and dismissed it as no big deal.
Early voting has nearly doubled from 2011, the last off-year elections in Texas, according to state officials. More than 317,000 people have already voted in the state's 15 largest counties, up from 168,000 two years ago, Secretary of State John Steen said.
Steen said the attention surrounding the rollout of the ID law might be driving more voters to the polls.
Democrats have worried that some voters will be entirely unable to vote. The latest big name to join that chorus is former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, who said this weekend he was denied a state ID card. Wright, 90, said an expired driver's license and a university faculty ID card were not enough to get a state ID from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
By Monday, Wright said the problem was resolved but expressed concern about the "nuisance." He also questioned the conservative presumption that voters are trying to defraud the system.
"It's unfortunate ... that we look for ways to disqualify people," Wright said.
Democratic activists also accused state officials of politicizing enforcement of the voter ID law after a rural county Democratic Party chairwoman filed a grievance with Steen's office. Nelda Couch Calhoun said she was asked to sign an affidavit because her maiden name wasn't on the voter rolls.
Her formal complaint drew a written response from Keith Ingram, the state's elections director, who pointed out that Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis was responsible for an amendment that included the affidavit provision.
Davis, who is running for governor, has defended the unanimously passed amendment as a voter safeguard. Ingram wrote that his office regretted "any inconvenience that this portion of the law has caused voters."
Matt Angle, a Davis adviser and director of the pro-Democratic group the Lone Star Project, called the tone of the letter "overtly political and partisan" for a state official.
Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for Steen's office, said the language was "is in no way a political statement but meant simply as an acknowledgement of the voter's feelings."


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Imagine a Mercedes A-Class hatch with a little extra practicality and a more adventurous outlook and you'll have this car in mind, the brand's GLA compact Crossover. It's the brand's answer to more premium offerings in this growing fashion-conscious segment and has been engineered with the kind of thoroughness you'd expect from the Three-Pointed Star. Let's check out this model in lightly revised form.
Mercedes calls this the enry point into its SUV line-up but in fact, the GLA isn't really any kind of proper SUV. Instead, it targets customers who like the idea of a Qashqai-class family-sized Crossover but want it with a slightly more prestigious badge. The car was launched in 2013 and specifically targets BMW's X1 and, even more directly, Audi's Q3. Under the skin, it's almost idenical to a Mercedes A-Class compact hatch, yet boasts the rugged-ised looks and slightly higher ride height that Crossover buyers like so much. With competition strengthening in this sector, Mercedes has boosted the GLA's appeal with minor exterior styling changes that include the availability of full-LED headlights. And embellishments to the cabin that offer a classier feel. More significantly, an offroad 'comfort' suspension package that raises the car by 30mm now comes as standard.
A car that essentially is a family hatchback is likely to have the dynamic aptitude of a family hatchback. A model that, in contrast, is designed as a proper RAV4 or CR-V-style compact SUV is never going to feel as sharp, no matter how compromised its Rubicon Trail pretensions might be. So if you like your driving, you'll give thanks that this GLA isn't setting out to rival RAVs - or indeed Audi Q5s, BMW X3s or Range Rover Evoques come to that. Mercedes has designed a C-Class-based GLC model to do that. That frees this car to be a proper Qashqai-class compact Crossover. Or, to put it another way, to offer pretty much all the handling brio you'd get from the A-Class hatch it's designed upon, with pretty much none of the downsides, these being mainly centred on an over-firmed ride here replaced by something much more supple. When it comes to drive traction and transmission, much will depend on engine choice. The cheapest GLA 200 derivative uses a 115bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine but for the UK, the emphasis is firmly on a 2.1-litre diesel line-up that begins with the 136bhp GLA 200d. You'll need this variant if you want the choice of auto or manual transmission since it's an auto-only regime further up the range and you'll have to have a self-shifting 'box if you take up the option of auto transmission. Should you wish for more performance than that, you'll probably find yourself ending up in the GLA 220d 4MATIC diesel derivative that many customers choose. With 177 braked horses to call upon, this version has a useful extra turn of speed, dispatching the 62mph benchmark in 7.7 en route to 135mph, despite having the carry around the extra weight of 4WD hardwear that can send up to 50% of the engine's power to the rear wheels for improved cornering exit traction. The 211bhp GLA 250 petrol variant also takes the auto 4MATIC route and should feel pleasantly rapid, delivering 62mph in 6.6s on the way to 143mph. Rather more than pleasantly rapid is the frankly certifiable GLA 45 AMG, a car that now rocks up with 381bhp beneath its bonnet. Its 2.0-litre petrol engine and 4MATIC all wheel drive catapult you to 62mph in just 4.4 seconds.
Though Mercedes sees this GLA as part of its SUV portfolio, there's nothing very SUV about the way it looks. It's probably better to simply see this as an A-Class with an added dose of attitude, a role much closer to its comfort zone thanks to a raked-back windscreen and a front end that sports big air intakes, neat flutes in the bonnet and smart smeared-back headlights. Changes made to this revised model include modified bumpers, smarter alloy wheels and the option of full-LED headlights. As before, smart GLA-specific touches include the way the stylists have teased out the wheel arches, adding muscularity to the look. And the sleek integration of the standard aluminium roof rails. Drop inside and you'll find a cabin that in this revised model has been upgraded with higher quality seat coverings, smarter trim and chromed control panels, plus there are re-styled instrument dials. Otherwise, it's as you were, which means that, depending on the suspension chosen, you can find yourself sitting up to 80mm higher than you would in a comparable A-Class model. That means quite a commanding view out-front from a driving position easily perfected by wide adjustment possibilities for seat and steering wheel aided by plentiful head and shoulder room. The cabin architecture of all Mercedes' smaller models is pretty much identical these days, which fortunately is no bad thing in terms of what you end up with here. So, as with any A or CLA-Class model, you get the same deeply-cowled twin-dial instrument binnacle viewed through a lovely, grippy nappa leather-trimmed three-spoke multi-function steering wheel. There are the same five chrome-trimmed SLS supercar-style air vents decorating a dash split into upper and lower sections. The upper part's dominated by the iPad-style 5.8-inch free-standing infotainment screen that's been stuck in the middle of it, controlled by a little rotary dial positioned where the handbrake would normally be if it hadn't been replaced by one of those fiddly electronic ones with a switch hidden away beneath the fascia. Out back, you get 481-litres of luggage space, a big jump up from the 341-litre total offered by the A-Class and around 60-litres more than you'd get in an Audi Q3.
Mainstream GLA buyers looking at 2.1-litre diesel and 2.0-litre petrol models will need a budget starting from around £26,000 to £27,000 and ranging up to around £38,000 for mainstream models. Dedicated followers of the brand though, can consider paying up to around £47,000 for the Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 4MATIC flagship version. The base GLA 200 CDI diesel variant is offered in 2WD or 4MATIC form and comes with the choice of manual or automatic transmission. Further up the range, you have to have automatic transmission and 4MATIC 4WD. For diesel folk, there's a premium of just around £1,400 to go from a GLA 200d 4MATIC auto to a comparably specified pokier GLA 220d 4MATIC auto variant - like the one we tried. That sounds reasonable given that the extra cash gets you quite a lot of extra performance. Running costs do also rise quite significantly with this pricier model though, so make sure you've taken that into account. If, having considered all of that, you conclude that it is a GLA model you really want, then you're going to need to know what's included in the asking price. And the answer is a very reasonable spec. Even in least expensive SE trim, you get 18-inch alloy wheels, aluminium roof rails, privacy glass, a chrome-trimmed twin-pipe exhaust, rain-sensing wipers and a reversing camera. Inside, there's man-made Artico leather for the seats and the real nappa stuff trimming the multi-function steering wheel, plus air conditioning, a trip computer and a DAB radio with Bluetooth, USB and Apple iPod connections. Standard safety stuff includes 'ATTENTION ASSIST' and 'Active Brake Assist' autonomous braking.
Mercedes has worked extremely hard to make this GLA one of the cheapest cars to run in its class, efforts aided by the fact that all the engines on offer feature direct injection and turbocharging, plus an ECO start/stop system that cuts the engine when you don't need it, stuck in traffic or waiting at the lights. There's also an ECO setting for the 7G-DCT 7-speed automatic gearbox, a slippery 0.29 Cd drag factor, plus intelligent management of engine ancillaries like the alternator, the oil feed and the water pump and low rolling resistance tyres. As a result, it's hard to argue with the numbers generated by this GLA, figures that aren't very different from those of its Mercedes A-Class design stablemate, despite this car's extra 40kg of weight. Manual or automatic, the entry-level GLA 200d delivers the sort of returns more usually associated with a supermini - 67.3 miles from a gallon of diesel on the combined cycle and around 110g/km of carbon dioxide. Even the pokier GLA220d 4MATIC we tried returns 56.5mpg and emits just 130g/km.
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text: On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Donald Becker wrote: <snip> > I'm guessing that you are looking for stand-alone tools that you can > download, and the extensive support that you will need to get your > specific configuration working, all provided for free. I don't think > that you will find that today. > > > Does anyone know of available code to do the IMPI 1.5 communications > > over TCP/IP? OpenIPMI at SourceForge doesn't seem to address this (I > > may be wrong, but it seems to only handle local access to the BMC via > > the most commonly implemented internal mechanism, KCS). > > You will need > - both KCS and MCS kernel drivers, > - a program to initialize the IP address on the clients, > - a user-level library layer to send commands and > - stand-alone commands. > > It's been done... > > -- > Donald Becker becker at scyld.com > Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com > 410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Scyld Beowulf cluster system > Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993 > Don - Thanks much for the quick and detailed reply. No, I'm definitely not looking for stand-alone supported tools - I wrote the IPMI 0.9 code years ago that we use here to do remote resets over the EMP, and also the code to read sensors, control the watchdog timer, and readout the motherboard log files via the KCS. I am just wondering whether anyone else has made a start on the IPMI over LAN code yet - if so, I'm happy to lend a hand. If not, I'm also happy to start a project to write the user-level library layer and the stand-alone commands. I'm must be missing something, as I don't understand why KCS and MCS kernel drivers are necessary - the external box which requests the reset or power cycle over ethernet needs to send datagrams to the correct ethernet port on the target matchine and use the communications protocol specified in the IPMI 1.5 and related documents. Clearly that external box can run any OS, and the target system isn't involved at all except for the BMC. One should certainly reuse existing code to form the encapsulated IPMI command - the code that's missing does the encapsulation into UDP datagrams. Of course, just like the EMP implementation, there's more involved than just wrapping the command. I already have an automated way of initializing the IP and MAC addresses on the client BMC cards, via a PXE network boot into DOS which subsequently runs the vendor-supplied utility. Otherwise I would have gone quite mad initializing the 180 nodes in our new cluster. I can make this available if it's of any interest. Don Holmgren djholm at fnal.gov


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16 and Pregnant star Brooke Smitherman-Tarrant and her husband, Cody Tarrant, welcomed their second child this week.
Brooke and Cody announced the news by posting a photo of their sweet baby girl on their Facebook fan page. Born on December 18, Ryley Jean joins big brother Brody Ryan. Brody will be three in January. While Brody is a combination of Brooke and Cody's first names, Ryley was created by merging the couple's middle names, which are Ryan and Ashley.
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My days are black because of the shadow of fear, and my nights dark because of what lies near. Through suffering, torture, and pain, I never knew the concept of having a loving family. Will a silver wolf be able to change that...or will it be to late?
Main Characters: Name: Jack Uley Age: 29 Ethnicity: Quileute Family: Sam Uley(younger brother—[22]), Emily (sister-in-law—[22]) Spouse: Buffy Griffin-Uley[26] played by Nicki Minaj Looks: 6"4'. Deep brown eyes. Dark brown hair. Light russet complexion. Medium muscle build. Looks like Tom Hardy. Background: Jack wasn't like his brother, Sam. Jack was a rough boy growing up and loved to pick on Sam when their mother wasn't around. Jack grew up hearing the legends believing them to be just that. Legends. He has no idea his brother is a shape shifter and an Alpha because he didn't inherit the genes like the others. After Jack graduated from high school at the age of 18, attended USC in California and four years later, met his soon-to-be wife Buffy, age 19, who majored Fine Art and minored in Latin. They fell in love (convinced) forced her to dropout when she became pregnant with twins. Nine months later Aurora and Aiden were born. Twelve months later they were married. For the first year, they lived in her apartment. The next year after making enough money, they had enough to buy a small house. For the next five years, they lived in their humble abode raising their kids. All was well until the beatings started fourth year of their seven year marriage. Started off with little things like slaps and shoves because of her making mistakes. Gradually they became more such as full on punches. Over the years, she got accustomed to it.
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Got some cheap Mint that I planted.
In theory it should be quite prolific?
Still cant get mint to grow in my garden, odd really. DEAD
This batch is at least still there but its sort of died back and restablished itself. At least its still there. I think the thing that kills it is the summer and so hopefully it will establish itself a little better over winter for the new year. Im hoping that it will become prolific and take over that corner of the patch which is for Pineapples and grape. Its hard to imagine but I envisage hacking huge masses of it back with the shears whien its in full steam.
Well, the April 2011 mint died right off so here is the replacement plant, hopefully it will do a little better.


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By Sherry Wong
As an ABC (American-Born Chinese), my parents hardly talked about community service or its personal value. Growing up poor, my parents were more concerned about putting food on the table and making rent than helping others. The times that I did hear about community service, I got the impression it was for punishing celebrities – e.g. Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell and Snoop Dogg. "I don't want to do community service. Can't I just donate money?" That is what I used to say until my Service Learning course – MGT 524 – enlightened me.
I currently tutor a young lady from Thailand through LAPL's Adult Literacy Program. Since English is her second language and she wants to attend an American university, she is required to take the TOEFL iBT test – it measures a person's ability to use and understand English at the university level and it evaluates how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. I have been working with my Thai student for about seven weeks now and her English-speaking progress is evident.
I learned that community service is not just court-mandated for naughty celebrities. I
learned community service is not simply about donating money. I learned through my
Service Learning experience that community service is about giving back (time) and
paying it forward. I attended Los Angeles public schools and I remember every teacher
who helped me succeed along the way. Their kindness compelled me to give that same
time and focus back to my Thai student. When my Thai student and I started working
together seven weeks ago, she was very quiet and timid. Now she is incredibly talkative
and humorous while doing it all in English. I know I am making a difference and there is
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"Olson Olson Recine & Ass." at Nyehaus
Photos by G. Various Artists.
Weeks ago, I put a date, an address and a time to show up in my calendar with no other information. The lack of information lead me to believe it was going to be an event I wouldn't want to miss, and I was correct. The address was 358 West 20th Street and the place was Nyehaus. The art was fantastic! The exhibit entitled "Olson Olson Recine & Ass." features the work of Phil Frost, Curtis Kulig, Alex Olson, Steve Olson, and Bob Recine. As you enter the gallery, which is a 4 story town house, you see a staircase. The wall adjacent to the stairs is covered from ceiling to floor with Curtis Kulig's iconic "Love Me."
Food, drinks, cool art and great conversation were served for the opening night reception. The Nyehaus website does not have any info on the show, so I'll assume it runs until the end of July, 2011. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Gail said,
I enjoyed the art, and the potato salad. Potato Salad!!


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A chocolate tasting of five different chocolate purveyors in New York City.
Kee's Chocolate
Since 2002, Kee Ling Tong has been creating a lovely following for her chocolates. I met Kee at her small chocolate shop in Soho. She was friendly and informative and told me that she makes all her chocolates daily for the freshest quality. Wow. To tell the truth, I didn't know much about Kee's Chocolate before entering the shop–just that they have a cute website. I highly recommend these chocolates with their fresh ingredients, melt-in-your-mouth ganache and absolutely no pretension. I enjoyed all the chocolates I sampled, but Black Sesame particularly knocked my socks off.
Black Sesame: dark chocolate truffles coated with white and black sesame seeds
Kaffir Lime: dark chocolate ganache with Kaffir lime coated in dark chocolate
Pignoli: dark chocolate truffle coated with pine nuts
Pistachio: white chocolate truffles coated with pistachios
La Maison Du Chocolat
Chantal Coady of Rococo Chocolates has called Robert Linxe the high priest of chocolatiers, I now understand why. If you are a chocolate lover. an aficionado or just a plain chocolate snob, I dare you not to like theses chocolates. The chocolates at La Maison Du Chocolat are, well, just plain awesome. Refined chocolates with classic flavours, subtlety infused in the smoothest, creamiest, ganache: what is there not to like? I enjoyed all of my sampled chocolates tremendously, but the Maïko and Cannelle put me into a chocolate coma. Mr. Linxe is clearly a master at creating some of the best chocolate I have ever eaten.
Maïko: ganache infused with fresh grated ginger
Cannelle: ganache infuse with cinnamon sticks
Yoko: a tea flavoured ganache
Figaro: hazelnut and almond praline wrapped in dark chocolate
Michel Cluizel
The Michel Cluizel shop in New York is actually hidden inside ABC Carpet & Home. If you venture in, you will find lovely cases filled with chocolates displayed like fine jewelry. There is also a small bar, where for a fixed price you can try one of their chocolate tastings. Remember to make a reservation, as they are very particular. I have tried Michel Cluizel chocolates in the past and thought they were good; however, I have always felt unsure whether they were exceptional. After trying these new flavours, I can definitely say that I am a fan. The Mirabelle truffle and the Chestnut Honey were both delightful.
Côte-d'Or: a dark chocolate truffle with gold leaf
Mirabelle: a dark chocolate truffle with ganache and Mirabelle plum gelée
Almond and Orange Peel: almond paste mixed with orange peel coated in dark chocolate
Chestnut Honey: chestnut honey ganache coated in dark chocolate
The first time I tried chocolate from Richart was when my friend Dawne came back from a trip to Paris. Fortunately, she brought back and shared some of her chocolates with me. Thanks Dawne! The chocolates at Richart are well, beautiful. I don't think anyone would contest that. Richart chocolates have a long history in Lyon, France. Two generations on, Michel Richart continues to create chocolates that are designed to develop and pursue the "Art of Tasting". Most of the chocolates here are silk-screened with cool and colourful designs–sometimes almost too pretty to eat. They are of a high standard; however, I thought that the emphasis should have been placed a little more on the taste rather than the appearance. Do not get me wrong; these are good chocolates. The Apricot Coulis was lovely, and the Roasted Almond was very tasty. The other two chocolates I tried were, however, a bit too strong in liqueur for me. The petit Richart chocolates line is an excellent idea: these bite size chocolates are the perfect size for one small intense shot of chocolate.
Raisins soaked in Grand Cru Champagne: dark ganache with raisins soaked in Champagne coated in dark chocolate
Apricot Coulis: apricot coulis coated in white chocolate
Roasted Almond: milk chocolate ganache with roasted almonds coated in dark chocolate
Malt Ganache: dark ganache with Malt whiskey coated in dark chocolate
Vosges Haut-Chocolat
To say that the chocolates here are worldly is an understatement. Ever since Katrina Markoff opened Vosges, she has created quite a stir in terms of her approach to chocolate making. The chocolates here are globally inspired pairing exotic spices and flowers with high quality chocolate and craftsmanship. Vosges is chocolate for the new international palate. If you are open to new and unusual flavours not commonly found with most chocolatiers, give these chocolates a chance. Although I wasn't crazy about all the flavours I tried, I especially liked Naga which was delicious.
Absinthe: Chinese star anise, fennel, pastis, dark chocolate and cocoa powder
Black Pearl: ginger, wasabi, dark chocolate and black sesame seeds
Naga: sweet Indian curry powder, coconut and milk chocolate
Oaxaca: guajillo and pasilla chilies with dark 75% Tanzanie chocolate and organic pumpkinseeds
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Ted O'Neill needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 86 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Our company has been an online community innovator for over a decade. We developed the modern message board way back when and have been serving the enterprise community market for companies like The Discovery Channel, Mattel, Scripps (HGTV, DIY Network), and more. Now we are launching a turnkey service designed to make it easy for anyone to set up a powerful online community- no software to install, complete control, complete ownership of content, no ads, and no cost for basic service. We're even including a free custom-branded iphone app for some plans.
Our audience is broad- basically any kind of affinity group, small companies, families, etc. Anyone who wants to create a hangout online for a particular interest or group. The audience is not high-end enterprise customers concerned with jargon like ROI. This is not about maximizing investment or creating market share... its about creating flexible, rich spaces for groups. Because the audience is so broad, the design needs to be clean, fun, yet not overly cutesy.
We need two things - a homepage design and then a basic sub-page design. Content for the subpage design is not important, just so long as we can use it for features, plans, and other explanatory reasons. I've attached a mockup that includes the general content we are looking for on the homepage. We have a logo, also attached.
If you need other versions of the logo, just let me know and I can attach.
Page 1: HomePage for hoop.la
All elements are listed in the attached mockup. The number 1 thing is the sign up form... we want users to be able to create a new community right on the home page.
Page 2: a subpage based on the homepage design. This will be used for our features, plans, "why hoop.la", mobile apps info, and blog. Content is not important on this page. Main thing we need is just overall design that can support various kinds of content, proper headers/footers, and navigation.
There is no exisiting website. This is a completely new service. Although we have other sites, including a corporate site, we have no desire to match any existing site. This site can stand on its own completely.


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Place this recliner a bit closer to the wall and easily reserve some extra space for moving around your room. Wall recliner mechanisms slide slightly forward instead of straight back when you move to angle the back cushion. You can place this recliner a few inches from the wall and you won't have to worry about reclining back and damaging the wall behind your chair.
Use the built-in console to store remotes, chargers and other small items that could easily get lost in the depths of cushions. With this hidden storage you are able to keep your living room organized while always knowing where to find essential items.
Keep your drink within reach as you enjoy a movie, your favorite TV show or a sporting event. Having built in cup holders also helps eliminate spills and stains in your living room as you don't have to keep your beverage by your feet on the floor.
Unlike recliners that are built with a two or three-piece seat and leg rest cushion, this recliner has a no-gap cushion that extends from the seat to the feet. This style offers fuller comfort and support for your legs, and eliminates the open gap that toddlers can get fingers or toys stuck in.
Essential in a modern lifestyle with electronic gadgets galore, this item has a built-in USB charger(s) to keep cell phones, tablets, and other devices charged and ready to use. By concealing the ports you can keep cords in check and have a convenient place to get plugged in.
Brown faux leather upholstery covers this spacious sectional with a storage console, power reclining ends, and a wedge. The storage console has two cup holders, plus a lift up cushioned armrest that reveals a storage compartment with built-in USB charging. Comfortable and stylish, the sectional offers rolled arms and supportive divided backs. Each end of the sectional reclines with a luxurious power recline switch so that you can unwind at the end of a busy day. For relaxing or hosting guests, this sectional has all that you need.
The Luttrell 6-Piece Power Reclining Sectional with Console by Signature Design by Ashley at Value City Furniture in the New Jersey, NJ, Staten Island, Hoboken area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
Create the sectional that you have always longed for with this collection. Each piece is covered in a versatile Espresso brown color. You can choose from standard or power recline for the ends of the sectional. Additional pieces available include a storage console with USB chargers, wedge, stationary armless chairs, or armless reclining chairs.
The Luttrell collection is a great option if you are looking for Casual furniture in the New Jersey, NJ, Staten Island, Hoboken area.
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South Dakota Senate Approves Longer Abortion Wait
PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has given final legislative approval to an extension of what is already the nation's longest waiting period for a woman to receive an abortion.
Senators voted 24-9 Thursday to approve the bill, which has already been passed by the House. The measure will become law if signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
Women seeking abortions in South Dakota currently must wait three days after seeing an abortion clinic doctor before they can have the procedure. The bill would make it so that weekends and holidays do not count in calculating the three-day waiting period.
Supporters say the change would ensure women have time to receive required counseling at pregnancy help centers, which discourage abortions.
Opponents say the measure could hamper many women seeking abortions.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Can eating cheese be harmful?
Cheese is a good source of protein and calcium, among other nutrients. However, regular cheese is high in saturated fat, which contributes significantly to development OF high cholesterol levels in the blood. Look for non-fat or low-fat cheeses (dry-curd or low-fat cottage cheese, low-fat natural cheeses) or processed cheeses made with nonfat or low-fat milk. As a guide, the American Heart Association recommends that choices contain no more than 3 grams of total fat per ounce and no more than 2 grams of saturated fat per ounce. Include a piece or slices of fruit with your low-fat cheeses for a special treat.


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The winner of the 2013 Charles Honorton Integrative Contributions Award is Etzel Cardeña. This yearly award honors a PA member who has made significant research contributions that integrate parapsychology and mainstream science, and thereby has advanced the discipline of parapsychology.
Etzel Cardeña holds the endowed Thorsen Chair on parapsychology and hypnosis at Lund University in Sweden. Born and raised in México, he did postgraduate work in Canada and the United States, where he got his PhD in psychology from UC Davis under Charles Tart, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford under David Spiegel. He has been a professor at, among others, Georgetown University and The University of Texas-Pan American, where he was Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Program. He was elected President of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Division 30 of the American Psychological Association, and the Parapsychological Association.
A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Studies, his main areas of interest include research on anomalous experiences (including potential psi phenomena), hypnosis (neurophenomenology of spontaneous hypnotic phenomena, hypnotic typology, cultural aspects, personality correlates, hypnosis for posttraumatic conditions, hypnosis and psi), and dissociative and acute posttraumatic disorders. His teaching, empirical and theoretical work has garnered multiple awards from five different organizations and he has been a consultant to the DSM-IV and the DSM-5. His close to 300 professional publications include Varieties of Anomalous Experience published by APA, now in its second edition, and the two-volumes Altering Consciousness: A multidisciplinary perspective. He also works in theatre and is the artistic director of the International Theatre of Malmö.
More information about the PA's yearly awards can be found at: http://www.parapsych.org/section/27/awards.aspx
Register with the Parapsychological Association website to participate in the discussion, or sign in if you already have an account.
The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. The primary objective of the PA is to achieve a scientific understanding of these experiences.
First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1969. The PA is a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization that endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry.


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By Kelli B. Grant
Patients with ongoing health concerns can, increasingly, create their own medical records at home using smart health-tracking devices that sync with a smartphone app.
In recent months, iHealthLabs has introduced two new blood pressure cuffs — one for the wrist ($80) and one for the upper arm ($100) — both of which sync with its apps to track data. This year, the company expects to release a glucose monitor with the same automatic syncing. (Its price has yet to be set, but it will likely be more expensive than a recently added $80 model without Bluetooth, says a spokeswoman.) The company also recently announced a partnership with note-taking app Evernote, making it easier to create a "health report card" that can be shared with a doctor.
With more such devices on the market, expect that your doctor could assign health monitoring homework, says Dr. Sue DeCotiis, an internist based in New York City. Regular home monitoring can help a physician determine if a patient's high blood pressure is legit, or due to "white coat syndrome" (a.k.a. fear of physicians). "I don't want to give somebody a medication they don't need that has possible side effects," she says. Tracking can also help determine if long-term medications are having the desired effect.
The happy financial side effect of the trend: With a doctor's prescription, most such health-monitoring devices are likely to be eligible for tax-advantaged flexible-spending-account reimbursement.
Senior consumer reporter and "Deal of Day" columnist Kelli B. Grant travels to Las Vegas to find the best, the worst, and the most hyped gadgets at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Join her as she roams the exhibit floor for three days, with dispatches here and on Twitter @kelligrant.


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What to Do in an Emergency
Seattle Central College has established the following procedures to help prevent or minimize injury to students, employees, and visitors in the event of a fire, medical emergency, earthquake, or other crises.
Students and employees are encouraged to review and learn the steps for what to do in an evacuation or shelter–in–place scenario as well as familiarize themselves with the location of all first–aid stations, manual fire alarm boxes, and fire extinguishers.
Employees should call 911 first and the Public Safety Department second in any potentially life–threatening situation.


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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday expressed new concerns about rising violence in eastern Ukraine, including the downing of a military helicopter by pro-Russian rebels battling the government.
The White House and State Department both said a de-escalation of the crisis was imperative and called on Russia to exert pressure on the separatists to get them to end the fighting and release a group of international monitors who have been detained in eastern Ukraine since earlier this week.
"We are disturbed by on the ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. While the U.S. has not been able to verify what happened to the helicopter, he said, "We are concerned that this indicates separatists continue to have access to advanced weaponry and other assistance from the outside."
Ukraine's acting president said earlier Thursday that 12 troops died when rebels shot down a military helicopter in Slovyansk using a portable air defense missile.
Even before the incident, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday to reiterate U.S. concerns about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, the State Department said.
Kerry raised with Lavrov reports of Chechen fighters crossing into Ukraine to join the separatists, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Kerry "pressed Foreign Minister Lavrov to end all support for separatists, denounce their actions and call on them to lay down their arms," she said.
"Our broad view, as you know, is that de-escalation is the proper path forward," Psaki added, although she said she was not aware of concerns that Ukrainian security forces were using disproportionate means to quell the fighting as some Russians have alleged.
Carney and Psaki also said it was unacceptable that insurgents have detained four observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. They demanded their immediate release.
Associated Press writer Josh Lederman contributed to this report.


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Cogar Gallery
The Cogar Gallery, located at the entrance of the Hummel Corporate and Professional Education Center, offers a refreshing change of pace for participants of training programs or meetings. It can be the perfect place for quiet, individual contemplation or an elegant setting for receptions and networking/refreshment breaks. The Cogar Gallery schedules local, regional and national art exhibitions throughout the year.
George Cogar was a Herkimer County citizen who was instrumental in the founding of Mohawk Data Sciences Corporation during the 1960s. He left MDS and founded the Cogar Corporation, designing and manufacturing computer chips. He received an honorary doctoral degree from West Virginia University at Wesleyan for his expertise in computer science.
Cogar and his wife Ann established the Cogar Foundation for the express purpose of awarding grants and scholarships to students of Herkimer County and students of Herkimer College specifically to continue their education toward a baccalaureate degree. The scholarships are administered through the Herkimer County College Foundation. The Cogar Foundation's contribution to the HCC Foundation's "General's Campaign" resulted in the naming of the Cogar Gallery.
From Herkimer's earliest days, the Cogars were friends and active supporters of the college and its administration. Over the past three decades, the Foundation, established in their name, has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Herkimer graduates in the form of scholarships, to continue their education at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation.
George Cogar has been missing since his plane went down in British Columbia September 2, 1983.
The Cogar Gallery, located in the Robert McLaughlin College Center, is open to the public free of charge, 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday when the College is open.
For information on the current exhibit click here.


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Behind Bars, Navigating The System
Courier Special Series: The Truth About Drugs In Valley County
This is Part 3 of a series of articles focusing on educating the community about drug use in Valley County.
Falling in with the wrong crowd and getting involved with illegal activities might have some rewards, or so it may seem to some involved. Many of those rewards are temporary. When law enforcement gets that important tip on an investigation, they might be looking for more than just an immediate arrest.
When Ron Kemp worked on the drug task force and helped work with informants, he said they were looking for more than just a bust. While he worked undercover in much of Eastern Montana, they were looking for distributers. Kemp, now the juvenile probation officer for the 15th Judicial District, spent over 30 years working undercover and with informants.
His goal was information. The information he gathered would help give law enforcement an idea of how and where drugs were being moved through the area.
Many of these busts through an undercover agent might not go to court right away, Glasgow Police Chief Bruce Barstad said. Sometime they aren't even charged up to a year after information is given to them.
Undercover busts aren't so easy. Valley County Attorney Nickolas "Nick" Murnion explained that special warrants in the state of Montana are needed to record interactions with individuals. He said that the paperwork that comes with these types of operations can be overwhelming, but the process helps law enforcement gather evidence for later prosecution. Since coming to Valley County, he said that he's worked increasingly more with drugs.
"Drugs have been a constant here," Murnion said. "The year before there were 40 felonies. Last year there were 25. There's an increase in activity."
He also explained that he sees a lot of the paperwork that the public may not see, which paints a picture of the types of individuals going to jail. He explained that the cost of drug cases on the county has been increasing as they begin to see more drug crimes. Drug and alcohol related traffic stops have been leading to an increase in DUIs (driving while under the influence), and the amount of drugs you are found with do count in court.
Once an individual gets busted for drugs, whether in a traffic stop or based on evidence and information, they have to face the courts. According to Sheriff Glen Meier, Valley County has been working hard to include rehabilitation with a jail sentence. Murnion said that drug related charges will often lead to a drug test, done by blood. Sometimes it can take around nine months for the results to come in, which is around the time of trial. Some cases can be rushed and prosecuted in a shorter amount of time.
A drug charge will be filed in the justice court, but after a preliminary examination it will be filed in district court. All evidence, including photos, sound bites and video will then be filed into the case. So what kind of time are you looking at in the slammer? That could depend on the amount of you're carrying or the type of drug you're caught with.
Possession of any amount of meth, including residue, will be an automatic felony. Marijuana will add up to a felony if you're found with 60 grams or more. Distribution, or an intent to distribute prescription drugs or other drugs, will also add to your felony. (Take a look at the information box with this story to see what those maximum charges could add up to in fines and time.)
Alcohol also can fall into the felony category if you're caught driving under the influence. If you're caught four or more times, you're facing a felony charge. Someone who has faced this many DUI charges will be placed in a 13-month program and must complete and follow probation. Murnion explained that many times those who end up in jail get a second look to keep them from coming back.
"Many times we assess the needs to see if they qualify for mental health or the department of chemical dependency," Murnion said.
He also explained that when they get out of jail, they might be clean but going back into the same environment can cause problems. Sometime treatment is required when they are released.
Once they've gone through the system they face many challenges. Barstad explained that when they are released they face parole and probation and that their house can be checked at any time to ensure they don't possess drugs. A warrant is no longer required to search an individuals house after they've been charged. If they parole or probation officer finds drugs in their residence it starts a whole new case.
"Probation officers can't charge a new crime; they have to call it in," Barstad said.
He added that juveniles are handled a little differently through the system. For the youth it can be a bigger challenge to stop problems before they reach adulthood.
Challenges in the law enforcement system include training officers and deputies to specialize in drugs. They must know the law, they must learn the culture, and they have to know how to gather and collect information properly. He said that knowing what to do with the information is a key to success as well.
The public might not know that if you knowingly transport a friend carrying drugs to distribute, you could be forfeiting your property. Barstad said that showing intent is important. People charged with distribution could also forfeit their house, cars and other property if it was bought with or used in the business of drugs.
One of the biggest issues with adults who go into the system is the children left behind.
Murnion said that youth in need of care in these types of cases have really increased. Cases involving children went from eight or nine a year to 24 in the last year. One result: Murnion said that in the last two years, they've added two positions specialized for children's cases.
Next week: Find out how drugs have impacted family services in our area.


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As the breeding ground for modern warfare, the Civil War has long been known for its "firsts." It has been credited with dozens like these:
A workable machine gun
A steel ship
A successful submarine
A "snorkel" breathing device
Press correspondents in battle areas
American conscription
American bread lines
American President assassinated
Aerial reconnaissance
Antiaircraft fire
Army ambulance corps
Blackouts and camouflage under aerial observation
Cigarette tax
Commissioned American Army chaplains
Department of justice (Confederate)
Electrically exploded bombs and torpedoes
Fixed ammunition
Field trenches on a grand scale
Flame throwers
Hospital ships
Ironclad navies
Land-mine fields
Legal voting for servicemen
Long-range rifles for general use
Medal of Honor
Military telegraph
Military railroads
Naval torpedoes
Negro U.S. Army Officer (Major M.R. Delany)
Organized medical and nursing corps
Photography of battle
Railroad artillery
Repeating rifles
Revolving gun turrets
The bugle call, "Taps"
The Income tax
The wigwag signal code in battle
The periscope, for trench warfare
Telescopic sights for rifles
Tobacco tax
U.S. Navy Admiral
U.S. Secret Service
Withholding tax
Wire entanglements
Wide-scale use of anesthetics for wounded
Source: "The Civil War, Strange and Fascinating Facts" by Burke Davis


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For recreational runners and cyclists who want integrated GPS with smart guidance. The Polar 90044686 RC3 GPS Sports Watch - with Heart rate includes : Polar RC3 GPS training computer, Polar H3 heart rate sensor, Polar CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D., USB cable, Universal Bike Mount, RC3 GPS Getting Started Guide, CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D. User Manual with Cinch Bag
Heart rate – bpm / %
Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute or as percentage of your maximum heart rate. Heart rate can also be expressed as a percentage of your heart rate reserve, meaning the difference between your resting heart rate and maximum heart rate (HRR = HRmax - HRrest). In Polar software or during strength training, heart rate can be displayed as a graphical trend.
HRmax (age-based)
The highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. For a rough estimate of your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. HRmax is a useful tool for determining the intensity of training as intensity zones can be defined using HRmax. Some Polar products define maximum heart rate during the Polar Fitness Test, see also HRmax (Polar Fitness Test -based).
Polar Fitness Test
Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. All you need is your training computer. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any sub maximal fitness test. The test is based on heart rate and heart rate variability at rest and personal information.
Polar OwnCal® – calorie expenditure with fat percentage
Polar OwnCal calculates the number of kilocalories expended during training. This feature allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one training session and cumulative kilocalories expended during several training sessions. Some Polar products also estimate the fat-burning percentage (fat% on display), that is, kilocalories expended from fat during a workout which is expressed as a percentage of the total kilocalories burned.
Polar OwnCode® (2.4 GHz W.I.N.D.) – coded transmission
Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding significantly reduces interference from other training computers. The 2.4 GHz W.I.N.D transmission is disturbance-free from other electronic devices.
Polar sport zones
Polar sport zones provide an easy way to select and monitor the intensity of your training and to follow sport zones based training programs. Training is divided into five zones based on percentages of your maximum heart rate: very light (50-60%HRmax), light (60-70%HRmax), moderate (70-80%HRmax), hard (80-90%HRmax) and maximum (90-100%HRmax).
Polar ZoneOptimizer - personalized sport zones
ZoneOptimizer adjusts personal sport zones for every training session based on your current physiological condition. This feature gives you the right heart rate zones depending on your physiological state at that exact moment, making sure that the you are always training at the right intensity.
Training benefit
The Training Benefit feature gives you instant feedback as text on your training computer after you finish your training session: first you get a short summary Benefit, and in the training result file there is a longer Benefit text. When you transfer your training result to polarpersonaltrainer.com, there is a more physiologically oriented Benefit explanation in the training result in your Diary. Training Benefit interprets the numeric data that your training computer records during your training session and explains what kind of effects the training session had on your body and fitness. The Training Benefit feature is available in certain training computers.
Bike settings – for two bicycles
You can define settings up to two to three bikes in your training computer. When you start training, you can select the bike with the correct settings for that particular training session.
Cadence – current, average and maximum
Your cycling cadence stands for your pedaling rate in revolutions per minute (rpm). Cadence is the central factor in improving cycling performance. A higher cadence reduces the force needed for each pedal stroke, and thus improves overall performance. Running cadence measures how many times your either right or left foot hits the ground in one minute. Running cadence is measured as steps per minute. With this feature you can sharpen your cadence and make your ground contact time shorter. This will help you to find a balance between leg power and leg speed.
By activating Autostart/autostop feature, the cycling computer starts and stops training recording automatically when you start or stop pedaling.
Distance – training, lap, and total
Distance (km, mi) can be set and measured in several ways. Training distance tells you the distance traveled during a training session. Trip distance tells you the distance from the latest trip reset. Lap distance tells you the distance of one lap. Total distance is the distance accumulated since the last reset. Odometer tells you the cumulative distance which you cannot reset.
Running Index
Running Index is based on heart rate and speed data measured during the run. It gives daily information about your performance level, both aerobic fitness and running economy. Improvement in running efficiency indicates improved economy of running performance.Speed/Pace – current, average and maximum
Advanced training analyzing
You can easily analyze each of your training sessions in the training result view. In addition to many useful details about your training, the Curve illustrates graphically the data from the sensors that you used while training. Place your mouse cursor on the curve to see more details.
Totals includes your training data starting from the last reset enabling you to follow your long-term training.
Weekly history
Weekly history gathers your weekly training data. By selecting a week, you can review your training data for the week.
Graphical target zone indicator
This feature points out graphically on the display the zone you are in during a training session helping you to stay on the desired intensity zone.
Automatic lap recording
With this feature you can set your training computer to take laps based on preset distance, for example, every 1 km/mi.
ZonePointer is a visible and moving symbol on the training computer display indicating whether you are inside the pre-set target zone. This feature helps you to reach the desired intensity/pace/speed/cadence targets.
ZoneLock feature helps you to accumulate certain intensity. You can either lock a zone before a training session or during it by pressing a button when you are on the desired zone.
By activating KeyLock, training computer buttons are locked, and accidental presses do not cause problems, for instance, during training.
Water resistant – IPX7
Not suitable for bathing or swimming. Protected against wash splashes and raindrops.
Speed/Pace – current, average and maximum
Speed (km/h or mi/h) is measured with GPS, footpod, stride sensor or cycling speed sensor. Pace (expressed as min/km or min/mile) stands for the rate of speed. Pace is usually used in running. By setting a target pace, you can follow how fast you need to run in order to reach a certain distance in a predefined time.
Running Index
Running Index is based on heart rate and speed data measured during the run. It gives daily information about your performance level, both aerobic fitness and running economy. Improvement in running efficiency indicates improved economy of running performance.Cadence – average and maximum
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Stride length is the average length of one step, that is, the distance between your right and left foot contacting the ground. Runners adjust stride length to gather speed: stride length increases as speed increases. Yet one of the most common mistakes novice runners make is over-striding. The most efficient stride length is the natural one – the one that feels most comfortable.
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If you own or operate a small business you need to know about SOPA. You need to understand how it can affect your business and what you can do should you agree with many citizens of the web that it is bad legislation.
The "Stop Online Piracy Act"[1] is a bad piece of legislation and it is up to all of us to let Congress know we won't stand for it. This article gives a non-partisan, non-technical, business oriented look at the major problems with the bill. It then calls them to action in protecting this bill.
If DMCA was a hammer, SOPA is a Jack-hammer
In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed the "Digital Millennium Copyright Act" (DCMA) into law. DCMA was a deeply flawed piece of legislation that has been abused by both the Government and by large media corporations for over a decade now. The one thing it did get right was the concept of "Safe Harbor" [2]. In layman's terms, if someone post something illegal on your website – for instance a copyrighted MP3 or a video clip – the owner of the copyrighted material can send you a "takedown notice". If you comply, you cannot be held liable for the infringement. If the material that was taken down was not actually infringing on anyone's copyright, the original poster can protest and there is a process that you go through.
It has been abused in many cases, especially by large media companies like Warner Music who have admitted to sending automated taken down notices without human review that resulted in material that they do not own and that does not infringe on their copyright being taken down.[3] In court and under oath, Warner Music not only admitted to automated DMCA takedown notices, they admitted to sending a takedown notice for a piece of software they did not own the rights to but didn't like because they felt it helped people copy files faster.
The important thing to note is that Warner admitted to sending incorrect takedown notices without apology. The DMCA gives them the freedom to wrongly accuse sites of infringement and the content can be taken off-line for as much as 10 days. In Warner vs. Hotfile [4] Hotfile was required to remove the content but no direct revenue was lost. This is not always the case, this month – December of 2011 – Universal Music Group, as part of its war with MegaUpload filed a DMCA takedown notice and had an episode of Tech News Today removed from YouTube. Megaupload – a Hong Kong based file sharing service created a promotional video staring Kanye West, Will.i.am, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, Snoop Dog, and other artists supporting the service. Megaupload asserts that it has agreements in place with all the celebrities in the video and that they own the copyright to all the material. Even so, DMCA allows Universal Music to demand that YouTube take the video down. Caught in the crossfire though was a daily video webcast, Tech News Today. Episode 391, which discussed the controversy and played two clips of the video in question as part of a news story, was taken down. It is now back online and available but being a daily news show, being off-line for ten days means that the advertising potential of the show is now almost zero. The production company, twit.tv lost all potential ad revenue for 10 days because Universal Music Group did not like being criticized.
These are two of many egregious abused of the DMCA. It is flawed legislation and should be repealed. However, DMCA does at least have a due process built into it. The content wrongly taken off of Hotfile and the episode of Tech News Today can both be restored, even if the offending companies cannot be punished for their sins. SOPA has no such due process restrictions. Companies that swing the DMCA hammer freely are lining up to start using SOPA to silence critics and shut down businesses that don't support their business model.
Artists don't need SOPA, Media Companies Do
Large media associations like the RIAA and the MPAA want you to believe that they are doing this to protect artists' rights. That foreign websites are robbing the US blind by "stealing" our Intellectual Property. They don't offer any proof that this is true and they are silent on exactly how much SOPA will prevent these acts. The fact is artists, the very people they are representing, don't need SOPA. Artists can make money on the Internet without the help of movie studios, record labels, or four letter associations. One of the best examples happened just last week.
Comedian Louis CK produced his own concert video and put it up for sale on the Internet. Without resorting to DMCA takedown notices and without encrypting the video using any Digital Rights management technology, Louis CK was able to sell over one million dollars worth of videos in four days. [5] Artists do not need SOPA; many like Ashton Kutchner [6] or Adam Savage [7] are actively opposed to it. It seems that only large media companies need SOPA protection for this existing business models.
The Domain Name System is a technology, not a weapon
The authors of the bill – mind you that is not any elected member of Congress, but instead their staffers; two of which now work for major media companies [8] [9] – propose that to stop the theft of U.S. Intellectual Property, foreign sites that are found to be "dedicated to the theft of U.S. property" be blocked from being accessed in the U.S. by removing them from the Domain Name System. (DNS) The DNS is what allows you to type in "avoidingagoatrodeo.com" and get to our site; the Internet runs off of IP addresses at its heart and they are hard to remember, even for those of us who work with them. The Attorney General for the U.S. could petition to have a site removed from the DNS system. This is similar to how they currently take ownership of sites accused of the same. The problem is, the current system is ripe with mistakes and malicious intent and SOPA only makes this easier.
In February of 2011, Homeland Security took down 84,000 websites by mistake. [10] [11] In an effort to stop online child pornography, DHS inadvertently shutdown thousands of law-abiding sites for three days. [12] If you don't think SOPA can affect your website, then ask yourself if the owners of those thousands of websites thought DMCA could ever affect theirs.
The seizing of domains by the Department of Homeland Security is egregious to say the least. However it is not yet technically damaging to the Internet, only damaging to the reputation of the United States. Steve Crocker [13] one of the fathers of the Internet put it best when he said this about the technical ramifications of using the DNS to filter the Internet.
Mandated DNS filtering would be minimally effective and would present technical challenges that could frustrate important security initiatives. Additionally, it would promote development of techniques and software that circumvent use of the DNS. These actions would threaten the DNS's ability to provide universal naming, a primary source of the Internet's value as a single, unified, global communications network. [14]
In fact, 74 of the very people that built the Internet are telling us that if we do this, we are opening the Internet up to additional security problems and instability. [15]
On the other hand, members of Congress admit that they have no idea how the DNS works but believe that it should be the weapon used.
Rep. Mel Watt said he was not a technological "nerd," but said he did not "believe" security experts who said that the internet would become less secure unless Issa's amendment was adopted. [16]
Congress should listen to the people that designed the Internet – the people that understand the ramifications of the actions they are proposing – instead of dismissing them out of hand and enacting laws that will reduce the security and stability of the Internet.
Call to Action
If the above has given you pause for thought then you need to act now. The fight against SOPA – and all legislation that purports to protect copyright holders – is nowhere near over. Your help is needed.
The first thing – and the easiest thing – you can do is contact your Representative and both Senators. If you don't have their contact information handy, visit americancensorship.org and they will help you find the right people and contact them. If – like my Congressman Rep. Jim Cooper – your Congressperson is a co-sponsor or supporter of the bill, ask them to explain themselves. Point them to some of the articles below and ask them how they justify supporting a bill like this. Always be polite but remember that they should be working for you, not large companies. This is by far the most important thing you can do to oppose SOPA.
If you are still interested in taking action, here are a few follow-up actions that you can do that take a little time but little or no money.
- Read SOPA. This will immediately make you more informed than most – if not all – members of Congress. To be effective, you have to be informed.
- Tweet, post on FaceBook or whatever Social Media site you use. Explain the problems with SOPA and urge your U.S. friends to contact their members of Congress to oppose it. The more of us tweeting about it and discussing it, the harder it is for Congress to act against our will.
- Review the complete list of SOPA supporters. If you purchase products from one or more of them (and almost all of us do) then tweet, FaceBook or email them expressing your displeasure that they are supporting SOPA. Let them know that you will "vote with your pocketbook" if they continue their support.
If you still don't believe that SOPA will affect you then ponder the words of Martin Niemöller as he discussed the inactivity of Germans during the rise of the Nazi's preceding World War II.
First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me. [17]
While SOPA does not rise to the level of atrocities committed by the Nazi party, the sentiment behind the quote is as relevant today for the fight against SOPA as it was then.
End notes
[1] http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_harbor
[3] http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111110/10135116708/glimpse-future-under-sopa-warner-bros-admits-it-filed-many-false-takedown-notices.shtml
[4] http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-admits-sending-hotfile-false-takedown-requests-111109/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[5] http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/sales-of-louis-c-k-s-standup-download-top-1-million-20111222
[6] http://aplusk.posterous.com/87693122
[7] http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/mythbusters/articles/mythbuster-adam-savage-sopa-could-destroy-the-internet-as-we-know-it-6620300
[8] http://boingboing.net/2011/12/11/congressional-staffers-behind.html
[10] http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110217/00082213144/homeland-security-wont-even-admit-whether-not-it-seized-mooocom-taking-down-84000-innocent-sites.shtml
[11] http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1297804574965.shtm
[12] http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/229218959
[13] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Crocker
[14] http://domainincite.com/docs/PROTECT-IP-Technical-Whitepaper-Final.pdf
[15] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa
[16] http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/sopa-stalls/
[17] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came%E2%80%A6


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Who knew I was related to such fun people?
Spent Sat-Sun in Memphis attending a family wedding. My almost-youngest nephew got married to a gorgeous and very gracious young woman. And as they say about weddings and funerals, I got to see members of my family I haven't seen in years. Besides my step-sister (mother of the groom) and step-brother and their spouses, I got to spend time with four of my six nephews and one of my two nieces. I made my nephews dance with me and they didn't even act embarrassed (bless their hearts!). My nieces and nephews have all grown up to be really great people and it's nice to be around them and be reminded that even though there were times we didn't think they'd make it to adulthood, that sometimes things (and people) do turn out okay.
Besides the wedding, we indulged in some great blues and even better BBQ at BB King's place on Beale Street and I had really indulged for Sunday morning breakfast and had homemade biscuits and sausage gravy. Back on the diet today.
Our flight from Memphis got back around 4:00 pm, right about the same time that our neighbors were supposed to leave for their European trip, so we wandered down to their gate to surprise them and wish them a Bon Voyage. We first told them that we'd booked the same trip and it took them a minute to figure out we were only joking. But we did get them into the Admiral's Club and buy them a fly-away cocktail before they got on their 8-hour flight.
Today it's back to the grind. Between now and Thanksgiving, it's going to be long days and working weekends. There's just a lot to get done between now and then.
I've scheduled the remedial surgery on my left (replaced) shoulder for December 15. That's midway between the London Thanksgiving trip and the Las Vegas Christmas trip. The surgeon said there would be incremental improvement in the range of movement — not lots, but some. "Some" is better than what I have and it's not going to improve on its own, so if I'm going to do it, getting it done on this year's insurance deductible is a good thing.
Other than being overworked, things are good. I woke up this morning with both my knees complaining, but I suspect they're complaining about the dancing I did in 3″ heels Saturday night, or maybe the impending cold front coming through Dallas, rather than a real flare (I hope).
Finally, I go back to see my hip doctor on Wednesday. The Celebrex and the prednisone treatment didn't cure the hip issue, but it is better, so I'm going to suggest we just leave it well enough alone and see if it doesn't continue to heal. It's not bothering me enough to do all the MRI's and diagnostics to see if something really is wrong besides a pulled muscle, which is what I suspect it is. If it's not better by the first of the year, or it starts bothering me more, then we'll take the next steps.
That's it for now. Thanks for checking in.


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About a month ago, Craigslist started playing hard to get when it sent competing apartment search service PadMapper a cease and desist notice. The fallout has continued since, as Craigslist has filed complaints against PadMapper and API service 3taps, and slipped in a new exclusive content licensing clause into its site.
And now it appears that Craigslist has flipped the switch entirely and is blocking all search engines from pulling data from its site. This of course includes Google and Bing, which currently are not indexing Craigslist listings.
"At about noon on Aug 6, it seems CL may have instructed all general search engines to stop indexing CL pasting – effectively blocking us…" 3taps said via Twitter early this morning. 3taps, a workaround which creates an API for grabbing Craigslist postings with the help of content surfaced via search engines, has also posted a message on its homepage. "At approximately noon on Sunday August 5, Craigslist instructed all general search engines to stop indexing CL postings – effectively blocking 3taps and other 3rd party use of that data from these public domains. We are sorry that CL has chosen this course of action and are exploring options to restore service but may be down for an extended period of time unless we or CL change practices."
The move basically means Craigslist is willing to sacrifice itself in order to punish those pulling its data. The site will get considerably less traffic, and it's not exactly instilling good faith with users or developers. Craigslist is on a slippery slope: It's making its data that much more difficult for end users to find in order to prevent services like 3taps from getting their hands on it. At best, these priorities are questionable, and at worst, unethical.
You could of course argue that Craigslist constant decision not to offer an API means it can do what it pleases, but the site has long contended its reasoning was to keep its servers from being overwhelmed. However, 3taps founder Greg Kidd has told me this isn't the case with its solution, which doesn't impact Craigslist servers.
It's difficult not to just instinctively see Craigslist as a data-hoarder here, and all its efforts to keep its listings proprietary seem both impossible and self-harmful. There are far too many applications that pull Craigslist sale items, jobs, pets… the list goes on and on. Is Craigslist really going to target them all while simultaneously killing a hefty amount of its own traffic in the process? The drama is anything but over, and we'll be watching to see how all the involved parties adapt to Craigslist's new demands – and if a viable alternative is able to capitalize on the new space in this market.


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Cenicriviroc for Inflammation and HIV
October 25, 2010
A company called Tobira Therapeutics is developing a drug called cenicriviroc (also known as TBR-652, formerly TAK-652). This drug has both anti-inflammatory and anti-HIV activity. Cenicriviroc works by blocking a receptor called CCR5, found on the surface of cells of the immune system. HIV needs this receptor to enter and infect cells. By masking CCR5, cenicriviroc makes it difficult for HIV to infect cells.
Cenicriviroc has another property -- it can mask another receptor called CCR2. This other receptor plays a role in several inflammatory conditions, such as:
In theory, blocking receptors such as CCR5 and CCR2 may interfere with the functioning of the immune system. This is why long-term monitoring of people who use the approved CCR5 inhibitor maraviroc (Celsentri) is important. However, after several years of monitoring, no increased risk for infections, cancer or immune dysfunction has been found in maraviroc users.
Because cenicriviroc also blocks CCR2 receptors, long-term monitoring of people who are exposed to this drug will be needed.
Cenicriviroc remains in the blood for prolonged periods; its half-life is 35 to 40 hours. As a result, it can be taken just once daily. Taking this drug with food enhances its absorption. An advantage of cencriviroc is that it generally does not interfere with enzymes in the liver that are used to process many other drugs.
Cenicriviroc has recently been tested in a Phase II study to explore preliminary safety and effectiveness. Specifically, researchers sought to understand the effect of different doses of cenicriviroc monotherapy in a randomized double-blind trial for 10 days. The drug was given in the following doses once daily to small groups of people:
Between eight and 10 people received each dose of cenicriviroc, while a small number received placebo. The average profile of participants at the start of the study was as follows:
The study team also assessed levels of the following chemical signals associated with inflammation in blood samples:
Most doses of cenicriviroc -- 50, 75, 100 and 150 mg -- were associated with a significant decrease in viral load, ranging from 1.4 to 1.8 log. By contrast, only a 0.3 log decrease in viral load occurred with placebo.
Although the drug was only given for 10 days, viral load continued to fall for several days after the study ended.
Levels of inflammatory markers such as hsCRP decreased during exposure to cencriviroc.
The following side effects associated with the drug were reported by some participants:
No one left the study prematurely because of side effects and no one died as a result of exposure to cenicriviroc.
Further studies are planned for 2011 to assess cencriviroc's impact on assessments of cardiovascular, immunologic and metabolic health.
This article was provided by Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange. It is a part of the publication TreatmentUpdate. Visit CATIE's Web site to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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I uploaded an update to the R script I posted earlier to import data downloaded from WorldClim into GRASS. The main change is that it unzips and imports one grid at a time into GRASS, thus requiring much less free space on your hard-disk.
It moreover has the option to import and convert the layer to the region settings of the mapset you are working in. Alternatively, you can import rasters in their original extend and resolution. Continue reading "Importing WorldClim climate .bil datalayers in GRASS GIS II"


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Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly generics.
Under the accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR), Merck has agreed to repurchase about 99.5 million shares from Goldman Sachs based on current market prices.
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"We don't have consensus share count post-Q1 earnings to quantify the impact of the accelerated repurchase, but we believe this is a positive sign of Merck attempting to create shareholder value," ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum said in a note to clients.
Merck's board had authorized additional purchases of up to $15 billion of its common stock and said that it would buy back about $7.5 billion over the next 12 months.
Sales of Merck's asthma drug Singulair plunged 75 percent to $337 million in the first quarter. The pill was Merck's biggest product, with annual sales of $6 billion, before cheaper generics flooded the U.S. market last August.
More pain from generics is in store. Merck's Maxalt migraine drug recently lost patent protection and its Temodar brain cancer medicine will soon face cheaper copycats.
Merck aims to seek marketing approval this year for a handful of new drugs, including a sleep aid called suvorexant now before U.S. regulators. It is counting on these products to help offset plunging sales of Singulair, Maxalt and Temodar.
(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by Chris Gallagher)


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UNC Professor Caught In Honey Trap Scam [FBHW]
Love is a crazy thing, and it can make you do crazy things. But, would you fly to Bolivia, pick up a suitcase full of cocaine and fly to Argentina all for the love of a bikini model? That doesn't sound like something a sane person would do. A physics professor at the University of North Carolina got caught up in a 'Honey Trap' involving an organized crime ring and a bikini model. He is now facing up to 4 years in prison after some very poor choices were made.
See what the guys had to say about this gullible professor below.
This guy has made a decision worse than any of the morons at any Wal-Mart that we've disscussed up to this point on the show... what does that tell you? - Zane