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Welcome to HoosacTunnel.net. This website strives to be
the most robust source of Hoosac Tunnel information on the Internet. I have been
collecting data and photographs, as well as going on adventures for the last 5 years.
Now I am making my archive available to all.
On this website you will find
old pictures, new pictures, historical information, and maps! Use the content, especially the maps
carefully and remember that the information placed here is on the web for
informational and education purposes only! Trespassing on Guilford's property is illegal
(don't get caught!), and potentially dangerous (the tunnel is train friendly not
people friendly!). I will not hold information from anyone, and I will not
discourage exploration! However I cannot be held responsible for any ill fate you may
meet while quenching your appetite for adventure around or in the tunnel!
If any of the readers find anything they feel to be inaccurate, contact me with some proof, or comments and I will try to make any changes. It is my goal to be as accurate as possible, but I know I can't always be right, and sometimes readers can know more about a specific topic than I can. If you would like to contribute any pictures send me an e-mail and we can work something out.
For those unfamiliar,
The Hoosac Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in the Northern Berkshire towns of
Florida and North Adams owned by Guilford Transportation. It runs under the Hoosac range of mountains for a total
length of 25,031 feet or 4.74 miles. It took a good 25 years to build and
incurred several delays and out right stalls (and you thought the big dig was
bad). It took 195 lives during construction, and has taken 30 or more since completion. For more information go to the
history section.
All that having been
said, enjoy the site. Content is to the left of course.
Sidebar Content Description
Home - This page!
East Portal & Vicinity - Pictures of East Portal past and present as well
as the locality, the old Trail Station, trains, and the "false start".
West Portal & Vicinity - Pictures of the West Portal past & present as
well as the Haupt Tunnel, brick kiln and the substation.
The Bore - Pictures describing how the tunnel was dug, and showing the
machines and people that dug it. There are also diagrams of the tunnel, as well
as a walk in excursion of the inside of the tunnel.
Central Shaft - Pictures of The Central Shaft past and present as well as
spoilage piles.
Alignment Towers - Pictures of and directions to the 6 Alignment towers.
Compressor Building etc - Pictures of the Compressor Building near the
East Portal from past and present as well as the sluiceway, and dam which
diverted water into to the turbines.
West Shaft etc - Pictures of the West Shaft, buildings, and other shafts
in the locality.
Housing - Pictures of workers houses and (someday) maps.
Maps - Topographic, historical, and 3D maps of various points of
Vital Statistics - Dates, measurements and names.
History - History of the tunnel, as well as a timeline.
More Railroad - Some pictures from the T&GRR. Namely east of the portal.
HT&W RR - External site I am working on about the Hoosac Tunnel &
Wilmington RR
ETC - Various pictures of or relating to the tunnel that didn't fit
anywhere else. Radio Frequencies and train acrynyms can be found here as well.
About us - Blurb about how this site came about.
Ghosts - Excerpt from Historic Haunted America about the ghosts of
Links - Links to other great Hoosac Tunnel resources
Guestbook - Where you should go once you are done reading this site!
Note to Visitors!
Last update on 2/06/06 -- I added a few new pictures to East Portal, West
Portal, and central shaft.


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Cruz wants to be GOP's answer man
As the Republican Party continues to do some soul-searching and ask questions after Election Day losses, Sen. Ted Cruz says he has some answers.
Before the Texas Republican was even elected to the seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, Cruz was viewed as a fast-rising star in the GOP. He's a Cuban-American, Princeton educated and a former solicitor general of Texas who has the tea party firmly in his corner after defeating Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a primary in which Cruz was viewed as the underdog.
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( Also on POLITICO: Ted Cruz's fact sheet)
On the campaign trail, Cruz never spoke in front of a lectern, choosing instead to use a clip-on mic that allowed him to walk around the stage, and he spoke more like a preacher than a politician.
Now, Cruz is in Washington ready to be the anti-establishment guy who'll help fix the establishment. He's already given speeches in D.C. and was recently tapped to be a vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
( See also: POLITICO's guide to the 113th Congress)
As the GOP struggles to smooth tensions between its rowdy tea party wing and the "establishment" Republicans in Washington those party members don't trust, Cruz could end up being a key liaison.
"He brings a respect from the grass-roots part of our party that I think is very helpful to us as we recruit candidates and try to educate … our nominees how to get elected in [general elections]," Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, the incoming chairman of the NRSC, told POLITICO in December.
But Cruz didn't get to the upper chamber to play nice or stay quiet. In fact, he's more than ready to tackle the big issues. He said the notion that Republicans were waging a "war on women" was "utterly ridiculous." School choice? "The civil rights issue of our time." And on gun rights, Cruz said, "The rich can subcontract their personal safety, … but if you are a single woman in Anacostia, … what you are saying is that a single mom cannot protect herself if someone comes through the window to harm her kids."
And he's sure to play a role in the party's efforts on immigration reform; he doesn't think Republicans need to do an about-face on the issue. He believes the Hispanic population is a demographic the GOP could win over by adopting the right tone and making a better argument.

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Sarah Paulson is absolutely the woman of the moment and so is a clear choice for our #WomanCrushWednesday. A star of both stage and screen, this American beauty has hit the big… read more
#WomanCrushWednesday: American Crime Story's Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson is absolutely the woman of the moment and so is a clear choice for our #WomanCrushWednesday. A star of both stage and screen, this American beauty has hit the big time with the two anthology series American Horror Story and American Crime Story. The 41-year-old Floridian has inhabited a huge variety of roles in her time and is a damn cool human being off-screen to boot. Here's just a small selection of reasons why we adore her:
1. She's a sh*t hot actress.
For any fans of American Horror Story, you'll already know that Paulson is one fine actress. The sheer diversity of her characters across five seasons would be daunting for an actor – but not Sarah. She inhabits her characters with a depth and truth that is rare to see on television screens. Her portrayal of Marcia Clark, the head prosecutor in the OJ Simpson case, in American Crime Story was overwhelmingly applauded.
2. She's an award winner.
Paulson has been nominated for four Primetime Emmys and has won two Critics' Choice Television Awards for her performances in Asylum and Freak Show. Portraying Mary Epps, she is part of the cast of 12 Years a Slave who were nominated for the SAG award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture".
3. She's bloody funny
Although it was cancelled after just one season, Studio 60 on Sunset Strip had a strong following of fans and those people will know a lighter side to Paulson. As Harriet Hayes, devout Christian and star of the fictional sketch show "Studio 60", she got to show off her comic talents in a role that earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
4. She knows no boundaries
On AHS alone she's played a journalist locked away for being gay who ultimately gives birth to her rapist's child, the leader of a witch coven who rips her own eyes out and, conjoined twins Bette and Dot. In her own words, "I've breastfed a 35 year-old, I've had two heads, I don't think there's anywhere I'd go 'I will not do that'".
5. She doesn't take any prisoners
6. She's going to be on our screens again soon.
Ryan Murphy has confirmed that the subject for the second season of the American Crime Story anthology series will be Hurricane Katrina and its devastating effects. Sarah Paulson recently told the press, "I would be more excited than almost anything to have a crack at something else with this same creative team. For me, the idea of treating Katrina as an American Crime Story is incredibly resonant, powerful and accurate. The Katrina story, to me, is a literal American crime. It says something about a uniquely American attitude, and I find it incredibly potent. I've begged them, and there have been some conversations."
7. She knows how to work a red carpet
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There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
The generally amicable relationship among religions in society contributed to religious freedom.
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights.
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has a total area of 8,867 square miles. Its population of approximately 250,000 persons includes a growing Mestizo population (46.4 percent), a diminishing Creole component (27.7 percent), a stable Mayan element (10 percent), and a Garifuna component (6.4 percent); the balance of the population (9.5 percent) includes Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Arabs, and North Americans. Most citizens are Roman Catholic (58 percent). Even when Creoles predominated, Roman Catholicism was the principal faith. At one time, 80 percent of the population was Roman Catholic, which underlies the Church's continuing influence in society.
Despite the long period of British colonial rule, only 7 percent of the population are Anglicans. Another 6 percent are Pentecostals. Other faiths and denominations have fewer than 10,000 members. Among them are Methodists (4.2 percent), Seventh-Day Adventists (4.1 percent), and Mennonites (4 percent). There are approximately 5,000 Hindus and Nazarenes and modest numbers of Baha'is, Baptists, Buddhists, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Muslims, Rastafarians, and Salvation Army members, all of whom are able to proselytize freely. Except for the Mennonites and Pentecostals who mostly live in the rural districts of Cayo and Orange Walk, followers of these minority faiths tend to live in Belize City. Roman Catholics are numerous throughout the country and constitute the majority faith in all but one of the country's six districts. In Belize district, Catholics hold a plurality but Anglicans constitute over 27 percent of the population. Only about 6 percent of citizens identify themselves as nonbelievers or members of no religious congregation. There were no reports of the mistreatment of atheists or agnostics.
Section II. Status of Religious Freedom
Legal/Policy Framework
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. The Government at all levels generally protects this right in full, and does not tolerate its abuse, either by governmental or private actors. There is no state religion. Nevertheless, the preamble to the Constitution makes a very strong affirmation that "the nation of Belize shall be founded upon principles which acknowledge the supremacy of God."
Under the Constitution, freedom of religion is part of a broader protection--that of freedom of conscience. In addition, the Constitution provides that no one shall be compelled to take an oath that is contrary to a person's religion or belief.
There are no special registration requirements or fees for religious organizations, and legal incorporation for a religion or denomination is a simple matter. Property taxes are not levied against churches and other places of worship. However, property taxes are levied against other church-owned buildings occupied on a regular basis such as the pastor's/priest's residence.
Clergy preach, teach, and train freely.
Under the country's revised Immigration and Nationality Act, foreign religious workers are permitted to enter the country and proselytize; however, they must be registered and purchase a religious worker's permit. The yearly fee is modest. There is a steady stream of religious workers and missionaries from the United States. In addition to preaching, these visitors are involved in building and/or renovating schools and churches, providing free medical and dental care, and distributing donated food, clothing, and home fixtures.
The Constitution stipulates that religious communities may establish "places of education" and states that "no such community shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that community." Although there is no state religion, separation of church and state is ill-defined in the country's educational system, which maintains by statute a strong religious curriculum. The curriculum ties "spirituality" with social studies courses. It requires in both public and private schools that primary school students, from kindergarten through sixth grade, receive 220 minutes of religious instruction and chapel every week. However, school-exit exams do not have a section on religion. There are efforts underway to lessen the religious component of the school day, but most citizens likely would object to a strictly secular school day. Roman Catholic holy days are routinely school holidays. However, the Constitution prohibits any educational institution from compelling a child to receive religious instruction or attend any religious ceremony or observance without his consent or, if under the age of 18, the consent of the child's parents. This constitutional safeguard is particularly important because most of the country's primary and elementary schools, high schools, and colleges are church-affiliated.
The Constitution also stipulates that no one shall be required to receive religious instruction or attend services without their consent while serving in the armed forces or detained in prison or in any corrective institution.
In order to help maintain religious harmony, the Constitution reserves the right of the Government to intervene in religious matters "for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons," including the right to observe and practice any religion "without the unsolicited intervention of members of any other religion."
Several traditional Christian religious holidays, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday, and Christmas Day, are observed as national holidays. These holidays do not negatively impact any religious group.
Restrictions on Religious Freedom
Government policy and practice contributed to the generally unrestricted practice of religion.
There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees.
Forced Religious Conversion
There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens who were abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the Government's refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
Section III. Societal Attitudes
Relations among the faiths are harmonious. Religious groups occasionally join forces in ecumenical efforts to distribute goods to the needy, clean up neighborhoods, alert the public to the dangers of sexual promiscuity, fight crime, protect children, and carry out similar endeavors.
Extortion attempts have been made against Mennonite communities; however, these incidents do not appear to have been due to the religion of the victims. The motive for targeting Mennonites seems to be monetary because some are very prosperous by the country's standards.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy
The U.S. Embassy discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights. In addition, embassy representatives met with Mormon and Mennonite community leaders during the period covered by this report, primarily to discuss the crime situation.


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Combating violence against migrants and migrant smuggling, setting minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, and ensuring access to legal aid -- these are among the challenges that the international community addressed last week in Vienna, Austria, where approximately 800 delegates representing 111 countries and 38 nongovernmental organizations gathered for the 21st session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (also known as the CCPCJ or Crime Commission).
Led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Brian Nichols, the U.S. delegation played a leading role throughout the week in molding 11 resolutions adopted by consensus. For example, the United States worked closely with Turkey to sponsor jointly a resolution on "Promoting efforts to eliminate violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families" (the theme for this year's CCPCJ). Twenty-eight additional countries from across the UN's regional groupings co-sponsored the resolution. Among other provisions, this resolution condemns criminal acts -- including acts motivated by racism -- against migrants, migrant workers, and their families, and encourages Member States that have not already done so to enact legislation and take other appropriate measures to combat international smuggling of migrants.
The United States co-sponsored resolutions on: statistics on crime and criminal justice, authored by Mexico; the rule of law and the reform of criminal justice institutions, proposed by Thailand; international cooperation to address the links that may exist between transnational criminal activities and terrorist activities, offered by Colombia; and the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, submitted jointly by South Africa and Georgia. All these resolutions and more can be found here.
The United States also hosted a side event on the crime-terror nexus and co-hosted a side event with Turkey and the UN on the Global Counter Terrorism Forum. A broad, diverse group of representatives from Member States and civil society attended both events.
Created in 1992 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Crime Commission is one of the governing bodies of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and guides UN activities in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. The Crime Commission also shapes the quinquennial UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (or "Crime Congress"), one of the major UN conferences and the only one to draw together leading experts from member states, academia, and civil society. Last week's CCPCJ adopted a resolution that provides a roadmap to the 2015 Crime Congress to be held in Doha, Qatar.
The resolutions adopted at this CCPCJ promise to strengthen the impact of UNODC's work and further the UN's synergistic approach to promoting crime prevention and criminal justice.


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Roma insist De Rossi not going to City
Roma have said they are "not in touch with any other clubs and have not received any offers" for Daniele De Rossi despite continued speculation linking the midfielder with a move to Manchester City during the January transfer window.
De Rossi, 29, has reportedly been at odds with Zdenek Zeman as the coach refuses to select him in a central midfield role and has dropped the player - who was allegedly close to joining City last summer - on numerous occasions.
However, speaking at a press conference to announce the arrival of new CEO Italo Zanzi, Franco Baldini stated that the club have no plans to sell the Rome native.
The director general told reporters: "The president enjoyed himself this morning by reading about how many clubs we had sold De Rossi to. As I've always said, there is no intention of selling him."
Club president James Pallotta also reinforced their stance on De Rossi before going on to discuss the plans to build a new stadium as part of his vision for Roma's future.
He said: "We have no intention of selling him, we're not in touch with any other clubs and we have not received any offers. It's all speculation.
"The principle objective is to create a good side from now for the next 10 years and one of the biggest brands in the world. This year's target is to qualify for the Champions League and we'll be disappointed if that doesn't happen.
"The first step is to find a location for the stadium. We're working to have a new arena within the next five years."


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Two great minds are brought together in this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.
Credit Suisse is proud to partner with the National Gallery to present
The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Michelangelo & Sebastiano. The exhibition explores the pair's competitive and often complex friendship, and reveals an intense relationship that helped to create true masterpieces in High Renaissance Rome. This collaboration endured over 25 years and was born out of a shared vision.
Banner picture: Sebastiano del Piombo, after partial designs by Michelangelo
"Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Pietà)", about 1512-16. Oil on poplar, 248 × 190 cm. Museo Civico, Viterbo. © Comune di Viterbo
The exhibition focuses on their three main collaborations: the so-called Pietà, or Lamentation over the dead Christ, for S Francesco in Viterbo, The Raising of Lazarus, painted for the Cathedral in Narbonne, and the mural decorations of the Borgherini Chapel in the Roman church of San Pietro in Montorio. In addition to this, it includes many other works by both artists, most notably perhaps two original sculptures by Michelangelo, as well as a choice selection of drawings and examples of their fascinating and far-ranging correspondence. Taken together, these great works of art tell a story that is both epic in sweep and deeply personal.
Works by Michelangelo and Sebastiano
The Borgherini Chapel was originally commissioned by Michelangelo's friend and broker, the Florentine banker Pierfrancesco Borgherini (1488–1558). The frescoes showing 'The Flagellation of Christ' and 'The Transfiguration' were painted by Sebastiano del Piombo. Michelangelo was to provide the designs, but left Rome for Florence after only providing drawings for the central 'Flagellation of Christ' and possibly a layout for the 'Transfiguration'.
Factum Arte recreated the Chapel using a lightweight steel construction clad in plywood, with aluminium panels, topped by a fibreglass dome. Here you can see them assembling the structure at the Factum Arte warehouse in Madrid.


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The Generation Gap in Computer Security
The study surveyed over 1,200 PC users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia during March 2012. The report focuses on differences between baby boomers (56- to 65-year olds) and generation Y (18- to 25-year olds). Click on the image below to view an infographic summarizing what the researchers found.
The data strongly suggests that security becomes more of a priority with age. Young folks are more likely to prioritize entertainment or community over security, while more than half of the boomers placed security first. Perhaps not surprisingly, boomers worry more about email attacks while Gen Y expects trouble to come through social networks or P2P file sharing.
63 percent of the Gen Y respondents claimed to be knowledgeable about security, a bit more than the 59 percent of baby boomers. However, 50 percent of the Gen Y crowd actually experienced a recent security problem, compared with 42 percent of boomers. The younger folks are also less likely to pay for security products. 45 percent say security software costs too much, compared with 37 percent of baby boomers.
One thread holds across all age groups—the vast majority of people keep sensitive data such as tax records, passwords, and financial data on their computers. As for taking care of this data, the generation gap re-emerges. 78 percent of Gen Y admitted they don't follow accepted best practices for security, while only 53 percent of baby boomers did.
The full report, available from the ZoneAlarm website, details all of the statistics described here as well as stats for three age groups between Gen Y and baby boomers. Interestingly, while 48 percent overall agreed that they expect security software to be free, those 36 to 45 years old didn't entirely agree. Only 41 percent of people in this age group expect free security software.
The report concludes that everyone should use free antivirus and firewall protection which, by no coincidence, ZoneAlarm can supply.
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NBCUniversal is addressing some concerns raised about its proposed $1.6-billion expansion by agreeing to fund traffic mitigation efforts in Burbank neighborhoods near the project and close a missing link in the Los Angeles River bike path.
Burbank officials announced during a City Council meeting Tuesday night that the studio has offered $150,000 over the next three years — no strings attached — to help the city minimize traffic spillover into neighborhoods as the media giant prepares to construct a 2.6-million-square-foot development that will include new studios, theme park attractions, retail space and two hotels.
The money will be distributed in three $50,000 installments, with the first one to be paid after Los Angeles County officials sign off on the expansion and the studio receives its first building permit.
The funds are unrelated to the $3.6 million NBCUniversal will be required to spend on traffic improvements for major intersections in Burbank near the project, which was required as a result of the project's environmental impact report.
City officials — who will be responsible for executing the mitigation measures — have not yet pinpointed neighborhoods or specific improvements, but some ideas floating around include implementing permit parking, installing speed bumps, putting up signage or constructing curb extensions, said Community Development Director Joy Forbes.
"This is incredible that they decided to make this offer," Forbes said Wednesday. "We're obviously going to work with neighborhoods to find a good use for these funds."
Additionally, NBCUniversal has agreed to extend the Los Angeles River bike path from Barham Boulevard to Lankershim Boulevard, which means bicyclists will be able to pedal directly from downtown Los Angeles into the San Fernando Valley and Burbank's bike-path system.
The studio will throw in $3.75 million to fund the extension.
Burbank officials were also pleased to learn that NBCUniversal is not permitted to convert the 1,000 hotel rooms it plans to build into condominiums in the future, according to regulations tied to the project.
"That's certainly something I don't think any of us wanted to see happening," said Councilwoman Emily Gabel-Luddy during the council meeting.
The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission is slated to review the expansion proposal Feb. 27.
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After a momentous debut in the states the Ride Shakedown has returned to its Canadian roots in fine style. The 2010 Ride Shakedown at Mt. Saint Sauveur kicked off with the requisite Friday night Coors Light Rail Jam. Here are some highlight from Day 1 of the 2010 Ride Shakedown.
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Yemeni police forces fired tear gas and live bullets at protesters holding an anti-regime rally in the southern city of Taez on Sunday, wounding at least 250, eyewitnesses said.
According to AFP, police continued to fire as security forces pushed back demonstrators to a square where they have been holding a sit-in as part of nationwide protests demanding the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, witnesses said.
On his part, the Yemeni President urged his opponents to stop ongoing protests. He told his supporters from Taez: "We demand that the opposition alliance end the crisis and halt demonstrations, banditry and assassinations. They also should end the insurgency in some military units."
He added: "We are ready to discuss the transfer of power, but within the a peaceful and constitutional framework." His supporters chanted "No concessions after today."
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It all began on June 5, 1981 -- on paper, at least. That's the day that a medical publication reported an outbreak of Pneumocystis pneumonia among five young, gay men in Los Angeles, Calif. Nobody knew it at the time, but that nondescript, two-page article -- simply entitled "Pneumocystis Pneumonia -- Los Angeles" -- was the first published report on what we now know all too well as AIDS and the virus that causes it, HIV.
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COSTA MESA — Natural and organic foods shoppers will soon notice a new sign gracing their local grocer as a merger between Henry's and Sprouts markets takes root across Orange County.
The two grocers, which announced the merger in April, will operate under the Sprouts Farmers Market banner, said Doug Sanders, president of Arizona-based Sprouts.
A new 27,000 square-foot Sprouts location will open at 225 E. 17th Street in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, while Henry's Farmers Market in the Costa Mesa Square shopping center on Harbor Boulevard will change over to Sprouts later in the month.
The new Sprouts on 17th Street will employ about 80 people, some of whom will be transferred employees already on the payroll, Sanders said.
The stores will continue to operate under the same mission of "healthy living for less" and offer a variety of natural and organic produce, meats, seafood and other products, Sanders said.
With the merger, Sprouts will operate more than 20 locations in Orange County. More than 100 of the merging stores are spread across California, Arizona, Colorado and Texas.
"The Orange County customer is typically a healthier, more health-conscious customer," Sanders said. "It's a great demographic and great area for us."
Southern California Henry's locations in Laguna Niguel, La Quinta, Mission Viejo and Woodland Hills will begin operating as Sprouts beginning Aug. 15. Other locations in Fullerton, Monrovia, San Pedro and Yorba Linda will switch over beginning Aug. 22.
Although Sprouts' main competitors already have a strong presence in coastal Orange County, with a Trader Joe's also on East 17th Street and Whole Foods Market scheduled to open next year in Fashion Island, Sanders said that the natural foods customer is still underserved in the area.
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Exactly how far back does What to Expect go? As far back as author Heidi Murkoff's first pregnancy. Heidi conceived the idea for the book when she was pregnant with her daughter, Emma, and discovered she had too many questions that weren't addressed by the pregnancy books she'd read. Hoping to ease her own worries (and other moms-to-be's, too) Heidi decided to write What to Expect When You're Expecting, handing in her proposal for the project just hours before going into labor with Emma. The result? A book that's now known as the pregnancy bible — and the start of Heidi's amazing family.
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Small Business Exporting – Insights from National Small Business Week
Small Business Exporting – Insights from National Small Business Week
"When you – as a small business – export, you strengthen our economy back here at home and help create real jobs for real people." –Cory Simkek, Director, USEAC (Dept. of Commerce) St. Louis, MO
This year, small businesses across the country were celebrated during the 50th National Small Business Week, an annual event acknowledging the contributions of America's entrepreneurs. Of the many topics discussed during the sessions, expert panels and Google + Hangouts, insights about exporting abounded during the daily "Growing and Going Global" panels.
So, how can you take your business to the next level by selling overseas? What do you need to be successful in exporting? What resources are available to help your small business export endeavors? These experts came together to answer these questions and more. Here are highlights from their discussions.
What kind of help can I find – especially if I'm in the early stages of exploring exporting options for my small business?
The value of mentoring and networking can't be overstated. Many of the panelists encouraged aspiring exporters to reach out to their local resources for expert help from SCORE and Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). The skilled volunteers at these organizations provide counseling and guidance – at no cost to you – to help you get started or guide you in the right direction toward export success. You can use SBA's Local Assistance Tool to find your nearest office.
Another resource mentioned during the session in Seattle came from Pru Balatero, Washington Regional Manager of SBA International Finance Programs. He's a fan of the "Take Your Business Global" training course, available in the online Learning Center. It can help you generate questions that you may not have previously thought of before you meet with a potential mentor or program representative, he explained.
Danielle Ellingston of the Washington Department of Commerce STEP Grant Program touted the benefits of visiting business.usa.gov/Export and using its "Country Commercial Guides" to help you conduct research. Business.usa.gov/export offers information about trade shows, training, finances and more.
Are there financial resources or programs available to help my exporting efforts?
Yes! SBA has a number of programs to help, and again Balatero gave us the scoop. The International Trade Loan Program (ITL) provides small businesses with financing options for a combination of fixed asset, working capital and related debt refinancing. Do you need additional equipment, machinery or improved facilities to meet an order request? The ITL can help.
Are you looking for working capital to support labor or to buy raw materials to produce more of your product? The Export Working Capital (EWCP) loan can be tailored specifically to a purchase order, contract or multiple contracts on a revolving line of credit basis. It also has a quick processing time.
John Brislin, Director of Seattle's Regional Office of Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, also shed some light on products available to help finance and in insure your exports. The Ex-Im Bank website has a section devoted to small business owners, so check out the programs and offerings they have, including Global Credit Express (a working capital line of credit) and various trade credit insurance options.
These SBA programs can help you access the capital you need to export, and the bank will also help you work through other questions you may have about your finances and exporting. On the St. Louis panel, we heard a few examples. For instance, what are your precise capital and cash flow needs? To what extent is there foreign exchange risk? What happens if things don't go as planned? You can discuss these kinds of issues with your bank to mitigate the credit and foreign exchange risks you'll face as a seller.
How can I best prepare for when I use one of these resources?
"What's critical to understand is that when you go to one of these resources – whether it be a mentor or organizations that have the resources you need to complete that transaction – is that you be prepared to effectively talk with them." – Terry Chambers, SBDC, International Trade, Export Readiness Center
"Do your homework," says Ellingston. Make sure you really know your product or service that you're planning to export. Have an idea of the market you want to go into and make sure to have done research. Get a good sense of where you want to go so your mentors and advisors can help you figure out how to get there.
A business plan was another agreed upon essential during the Seattle panel. Brislin also highlighted the importance of providing recent financial information or analysis with your plan. Wondering where to get started with yours? Check out SBA's "Build Your Business Plan" tool, which guides you through the process of creating a basic, downloadable business plan. You can develop your plan in smaller chunks of time, save your progress and return at your leisure.
How do I figure out where I should I export my product or service?
Ellingston indicated that people generally explore exporting starting with countries they're familiar with, where they have spent time growing up or have family. This is a good place to start, she says, but you should also be aware that there might be other markets that are a better fit for your product. Ask yourself: Where have I been successful already? Where does that market exist elsewhere in terms of GDP per capita, culture of the people, what kinds of products those people are looking for, etc.? Again, check out Business.usa.gov's "Country Commercial Guides" to help you examine your market.
Another way you can gain insight about where there may be success – or where you should maybe avoid exporting – is by checking out industry association meetings, according to Brislin. And Tony Clayton of Clayton Agri-Marketing, Inc. suggested also attending trade shows. See who's there, what kind of products they're exporting and find out what problems they're facing. With everyone in one place for a few days, he said, it's a great time to learn secrets and gain insight about market interests.
Additional Resources:
- U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) – Your local USEAC is staffed by professionals from the SBA, the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Ex-Im Bank, and other public and private organizations to provide export assistance for your small business.
- 6 Steps to Assess Your Small Business' Readiness to Export
- 8 Ways the U.S. Government Can Help You Finance Your Small Business Exports
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|Release: January 10, 2012
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Originally published by Midway, the Blitz series once enjoyed a level of popularity that rivaled the Madden NFL series. Its arcade-style gameplay and over-the-top antics helped to secure the favor of gamers who normally wouldn't have normally bothered to play a sports title. Fast forward 16 years, out of the back of the Shakey's restaurant, and past a few hiccups, and we're finally able to get our hands on another entry in the franchise. While there are a few tweaks and changes the important thing is this: NFL Blitz is still stupid good fun.
It's probably safe to say that those expecting a faithful recreation of an NFL game day aren't going to get anything close in Blitz, but that doesn't mean they won't be entertained. It is still American Football, so some of the usual rules apply, but there are some tweaks and changes. Instead of a mere ten yards to obtain a first down, players will have to pick up thirty yards to avoid a turnover on downs. Whoever wrote up the rulebook for Blitz also forgot to add any protection for receivers, meaning any and all types of pass interference is completely acceptable.
There are a few other alterations to gameplay that help to streamline the experience. Unless you've chosen to punt the ball away (I'll risk turning the ball over on downs before I punt, even if it's fourth and 58) or kick a field goal, you'll never have to worry about any complicated controls for the kicker. Passing the ball is reduced from the usual multi-button control scheme EA football games are known for to a simple point-and-shoot mechanism: hike the ball with A, pass with B, rinse and repeat. There's almost nothing to get in the way of having a very simplified, fun, arcade-style experience from the moment you leave the menu screens behind.
The "Blitz Gauntlet" is a nice addition that adds a bit of longevity to the title. It has a progress column/totem not unlike fighting games like Mortal Kombat, complete with "bosses." The tongue-in-cheek presentation coupled with the fantasy characters that comprise the "boss" teams help to make sure the seriousness of any particular match is kept to a minimum. Bosses range from lions to men in hot dog suits to zombies, and all of them are unlockable for use in the game's various modes.
There are also a few modes that allow players to compete against each other or help each other through co-op play, both locally and online. The "Elite League" mode basically allows players to play a type of Blitz-style fantasy football. There's even a Blitz Store where players can go to purchase various items to customize their team.
The gameplay in all of the modes was tightly packaged and almost carefree. Instead of giving players a plethora of plays to choose from to form an offensive or defensive strategy, there are relatively very few. At any given moment, a player will be able to choose from eighteen offensive plays and nine defensive plays. While that may sound like a lot to someone who has never played a football simulator like Madden or the old NFL games from 2K, it's certainly not very many at all. It serves the keep the gameplay moving without bogging it down with needless clutter.
Any special options like punting, kicking a field goal, or setting the defense up for a punt return would appear in the menu if the circumstances called for it. Otherwise you never have to worry about getting lost in page after page of optional formations.
The only problem I had with the game came from the pre-game menus. It's a small gripe, but a gripe nonetheless: the help menus pop up at the beginning of every game whether it's the first time you've played the game or it's the 10,000th time. Again, this isn't all that troubling, really. The other, though, had to deal with saving after playing a match in the Blitz Gauntlet. Being asked if I'd like to save, then if I'd like to overwrite, and subsequently being asked if I was sure after every match could easily have been done differently with an autosave feature.


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Mel the man for West Brom
The Premier League wakes up with a second Spanish boss on Friday morning after West Brom appointed Pepe Mel as their new head coach.
The Baggies decided on Thursday night that the 50-year-old former Real Madrid junior was the right man to replace Steve Clarke on an 18-month contract and he joins Everton's Roberto Martinez as a second representative of Spain's pool of coaching talent in the English top flight.
Clarke was sacked in December as Albion fell into a relegation battle, with the Scot losing his job not long after Mel's December 2 axing by Real Betis.
Mel's biggest crime in Andalusia was being unable to repeat the success of last season, where a seventh-placed finish earned them Europa League football.
But the writing was on the wall this campaign after a heavy 4-0 loss to city rivals Sevilla and he was later sacked.
West Brom are confident, though, that Mel - who lists the likes of Alaves and Getafe amongst his former clubs - is the right man for the job.
Sporting and technical director Richard Garlick said on the club's official website: "I'm delighted to welcome Pepe to the club.
"His appointment concludes an extensive recruitment process during which we have cast the net far and wide to identify the most suitable candidate to take the club forward.
"Pepe was a strong contender from the outset due to his impressive achievements and has emerged as our number one candidate.
"He is a forward thinking coach whose teams are renowned for playing an attractive and positive style of football."
Keith Downing and Dean Kiely, who have led the Baggies with some credit for the five games since Clarke's departure, are to assist Mel.
The pair will be on the touchline against Southampton this weekend, with Mel in the stands.
Garlick added: "The board is extremely grateful to Keith, the coaching staff and players for their efforts over the past month, which has yielded six points from four unbeaten league games.
"Keith will have an important role to play in supporting Pepe as he coaches in England for the first time."
Mel takes over a side out of the FA and League cups and 14th in the Premier League, some four points off the drop zone.


text: yup, Just to add a little to Federica's reply... The 25ns Craig quotes is an upper bound for QsNetII (elan4/elite4). 21ns is more typical. (QsNetI (elan3/elite3) was a max of 40ns iirc.) The Hotchips paper shows the breakdown of latency for an 8byte write on a 4000 node cluster. Quadrics uses a fat-tree of 8port 4-up/4-down switch chips. Since 4096= 4^6 there are 6 levels in the switch hierarchy for a 4000 node cluster. The bottom three are in the node-level chasses and the top three in the spine chasses. Such a network has a diameter of 11 (5 switches on the way up, one at the top and 5 on the way down). 11 * 21ns = 231. The 1.38us MPI latency that Quadrics showed at SC'04 was done with two adjacent nodes in a 128-way system. The furthest two nodes would have added 4*21ns ~= 0.08us of latency. But for marketing purposes 1.38 looks better than 1.46 :-) Note that the same graph in the Hotchips paper also shows the measured latency in the cables of 218ns for 50m of cables (as four 12.5m lengths). Light can only travel 65.4m in this time (3.e8m/s * 218.e-9s). For low latency interconnects on very large clusters, the speed of light is increasing becoming signficant. The 1.38us quoted above was done on a cluster using 5m cables. If we had used say 1.5m cables then this would in theory have shaved ~0.03ns off the latency. Daniel. -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Dan Kidger, Quadrics Ltd. daniel.kidger at quadrics.com One Bridewell St., Bristol, BS1 2AA, UK 0117 915 5505 ----------------------- www.quadrics.com -------------------- > Hi Craig, Mark > > just a few clarifications: > > the hot chips paper data showed the latency on a 4096 nodes machine > > the latency from pad to pad on the Elite chip is about 21 > nanoseconds, to go from anywhere to anywhere you pass through > 11 Elite switch chips (5 on the way up and 6 on the way down) > thus 21*11=231. > > also: in the Hot chips paper the cable delay included the PBC > trace delay on the PCB and within the midplane, thus the > figure quoted for the Elite cable delay is the time required > for the head of the packet to be fully routed across an > unblocked network, in particular this includes all the > arbitrations at each stage of the network. > > Finally, 1.38 microseconds is the MPI 0 byte ping pong > latency through a single Elite that we recently measured on > 2.2 GigaHertz, Numa enabled Tyan Opteron Nodes. > > Hope this helps, > > Federica > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Tierney [mailto:ctierney at HPTI.com] > Sent: 17 November 2004 16:25 > To: Mark Hahn > Cc: beowulf at beowulf.org > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] torus versus (fat) tree topologies > > > On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 17:07, Mark Hahn wrote: > > > Mmm ... from your 2003 Hot Chips presentation on Elan 4 I see 231 > > > nanos. Which is right, or are we talking about two > different things? > > > > AFAICT, the 25ns figure is for an individual 8-port xbar chip, > > and a full-sized switch is three stages of these. but 6*25!=231. > > I believe there's at least one quadrics doc that quotes 300ns for > > the switch. perhaps the 231 number is derived from average latency > > (since some ports are just one xbar away)? > > > > also, isn't SGI's numalink network a dual fat-tree? > they're claiming > > 1.1 us latency these days (though again, that might be averaged over > > all possible paths...) > > Is that shmem latency or MPI latency? I think that the MPI > latency is closer to 2 u/s. > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) > visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > _______________________________________________ > 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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text: On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 04:37:35PM -0500, Mark Hahn wrote: > > from crunching a few of the numbers on CTC's website, it looks like > their per-node prices are in the >$50k range, compared to something > like $3-5K for the linux-whitebox approach. to me, it looks like they > simply front-end load their costs to make sustaining costs appear low. I, too found the numbers in some of their press releases interesting. For example, in this announcement: http://www.tc.cornell.edu/news/releases/2002/hps.asp, we learn Cornell Theory Center (CTC) Receives $60 Million In Resources Over Four Years to Deliver Compelling Performance for Compute-Intensive Commercial Applications and CTC will double the size of its existing 425-server Dell, Intel and Windows-based HPC clusters as a result of this agreement and we have this quote: "This tremendous investment by Dell, Intel and Microsoft in the Cornell Theory Center is a true vote of confidence in the intellectual power of one of our State's finest academic institutions," said Governor Pataki. I find all this mind-boggling. Simple math (and I realize that the math must actually be far from simple) would suggest that, in the absence of this grant from the corporate sponsors, it would cost $60,000,000/425 = $141,176 *per node* to build, program and operate this cluster for four years. Perhaps some of this funding will be used to operate the original nodes, or perhaps the original nodes will be replaced and the grant is for 950 nodes. Even in that case, however, the per-node, four-year cost is over $70,000. I would be fascinated to know the details of CTC's budget. How much of their operating expenses does this $60,000,000 cover? Is Cornell (or the State of New York) chipping in anything or is the entire bill being paid by the corporate sponsors? How many salaries are being paid out of this? Is there "cost recovery" income from the projects doing their computing there, and if so how does this figure into the budget? How much of the $60,000,000 figure is just the full list price of products being provided for free? And especially, how much is the list price of software that costs Microsoft nothing to provide? I just can't begin to understand how this could possibly be shown to be cost-competitive with a Linux cluster. I know that, in most cluster installations, there are typically large costs which remain hidden from view; power, HVAC, per-square-foot office space, technical staff which have been in place for years supporting other systems, self-support and self-training by researchers, pre-existing network infrastructures, etc. all are often ignored when presenting to management the marginal cost to implement a Linux cluster. While I'm ready to accept that the $60,000,000 quoted in that press release includes many of these things, the press release doesn't give us any help in understanding how costs break down. In any event, I suppose that if Dell, Intel and Microsoft came to me and offered me $60,000,000 to put up and run a Windows-based cluster for four years, I, too would have to think real long and hard before I said no. Hell, there's always Cygwin. --Bob


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ROBOTC 3.5: Global Vs. Local Variables and the Debugger
This is the first in a series of posts that will explain the new functionality behind the latest ROBOTC update. Beginning with ROBOTC 3.5 with all of the new functionality towards becoming an ANSI-C compliant language has brought some changes that may confuse veteran ROBOTC users. This week we'll take a look at how global and local variables work in ROBOTC.
In previous ROBOTC releases, the compiler (the engine that converts your code from C-language to machine language) would treat all variables as "Global Variables" and would allocate (assign memory to) every variable when the program was compiled. This method caused issues because it would not allow the compiler to understand re-entrant functions (i.e. functions that could call themselves). This functionality was limiting because it prevent a key computer science concept called "Recursion" which is the ability to have a function call itself repeatedly (but not infinitely). Recursion is very useful when dealing with sorting data or calculating a series of data in different algorithms (one example: calculating a Factorial value – 5! = 5*4*3*2*1)
In ROBOTC 3.5, the compiler's functionality has been extended in order to support recursive functions by supporting the concept of "Call Stack" variables. The idea of the Call Stack is that ROBOTC will now store local variables and return addresses of functions onto a Call Stack – This unlocks the ability to have recursive functions and variables that are truly "local". With the Call Stack, ROBOTC is able to keep track of multiple calls of the same function and coordinate all of the variables so there's no accidental overwriting of data or multiple copies of the same variables to keep track of – Everything automatically done by the compiler when the program is run!
With the call stack, ROBOTC's firmware assigns the memory address of local variables when they're declared in the code (as opposed to compile time as before). Variables are allocated and discarded on the stack as needed – users do not need to modify their code to take advantage of this functionality. Programs do still need to specify a variable's type and size ahead of time however. (i.e. no dynamically sized arrays)
There is one big difference when it comes to debugging – users will see the old "Variables" display is now split between "Global" and "Local" variables in the ROBOTC Debugger. Because the ROBOTC IDE doesn't know where the variable will be stored in the "call stack", there's no way to accurately know where the local variables are on the stack at any one time. What this means is that you will not be able to view your local variables during run-time like in previous versions of ROBOTC. This is a limitation of professional IDEs (Visual Studio, Eclipse, AVR Studio) that also support recursion and variable stacks. The new extended ANSI-C functionality brings ROBOTC close to the same level as those development environments including the same limitations when debugging.
The good news is that users have two options for debugging their program's variables:
- Suspend your program by using the "Step" button– When the program execution is suspended, the IDE is able to display all of the current local variables for the current function/task selected. This will not display every local variable in your program, but only the currently executing function/task.
- Use Global Variables– Because Global Variables are allocated at compile time, the ROBOTC IDE knows the memory location of every Global Variable and can keep track of these variables in the "Global Variables" debugger window. All Global Variables will be continuously updated as the program is executed.
We understand some of the frustration that ROBOTC users are experience with the new ROBOTC 3.5 update with all of the new functionality, and we apologize for any issues. Our overall objective is to make ROBOTC as close to a true ANSI-C programming environment to make sure students and users are learning proper coding techniques.
As we continue to refine our implementation with the latest version of ROBOTC, we still are committed to addressing any reported issues and would love to hear from you if you are having any problems – Please send us a note using our Ticketing system at http://www.robotc.net/support/ or directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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From The Sporting News.com (linked here) headlined:
Vin Scully bobblehead used as lure for Dodgers fans to purchase extra tickets
The Los Angeles Dodgers want to cash in on the popularity of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully.
Scully, who has been a part of the franchise since 1950 when it still was in Brooklyn, will be honored with a bobblehead night Aug. 30 at Dodger Stadium. Scully bobbleheads will be given to the first 50,000 fans who attend the Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks game that night.
The Dodgers want to capitalize on the event by making fans buy tickets to other games in addition to the bobblehead night. Fans will need to purchase either a season ticket or a 10-game plan.
The club also is not making individual seats available to its Aug. 7 home game against the Colorado Rockies.
From SBNation.com (linked here) under the headline: Dodgers Vin Scully Bobblehead Comes With Catch
Scully will be the 10th and final bobblehead given out this season by the Dodgers, on August 30 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. But fans can't buy single game tickets to this game in hopes of securing a cherished Scully bobblehead.
Rather, fans must buy a ticket package of at least 10 games to get tickets for the August 30 game.


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Pro bike: Emily Batty's Trek Cronus CX Ultimate
The Canadian mountain bike racer's cyclocross bike
Emily Batty is best known for her prowess on the mountain bike, though she can also hold her own on the 'cross course. Her weapon of choice is a Trek Cronus CX Ultimate outfitted with a handful of custom components that better suit the petite Canadian racer.
Trek introduced the Cronus CX Ultimate in 2011. Trek may have been slow in bringing a carbon 'cross rig to market, though it appears the company spent a lot of time sweating the details. The Cronus CX Ultimate features American style geometry with neutral angles and a relatively low bottom bracket. Trek included a number of thoughtful touches, such as a fork-mounted cable stop to mitigate brake shudder, internal cable routing that allows for partial or full-length housing, a wide BB090 bottom bracket shell, hidden fender mounts, bridgeless chain stays and better than average mud clearance.
Vertically challenged riders can have a difficult time finding a cyclocross bike that fits them properly. That is unlikely to be the case with this bike. The 5ft 3in Batty rides a 50cm frame (the smallest of the six frame sizes offered). It has 50.6cm seat tube and an effective top tube that is 50.9cm in length.
Batty's Bontrager Evoke RXL is slammed as far forward as it can go on the XXX Race Lite seatpost. This is not a matter of trying to shorten the reach; her forward position is optimized for her leg length.
"Because of her shorter femurs she runs a more forward setup. Her setback is only 1cm behind the bottom bracket," said Trek Factory Racing team mechanic Matt Opperman.
Batty runs a mostly Shimano 7900 Dura-Ace component group with a Shimano CX70 crankset and front derailleur. The CX70 front derailleur has a 16-tooth chain ring capacity and is optimized for cyclocross gearing. Batty runs a lower-than-average 42/34T chain ring combination. She's not alone in running smaller chainrings for 'cross; Batty's teammate Katie Compton runs WickWërks chain rings in a 44/34T combo on her custom Trek Ion.
Batty named her two Cronus CX Ultimate race bikes "Randy's Miracle 1 and 2" in honor of friend Rich Weis' seven-year-old son, Randy, who is undergoing treatment for spinal cancer that almost left him paralyzed. Interested parties can learn more about Randy's story and offer their support by visitingwww.randysmiracle.com.
Complete Bike Specifications
- Frame: Trek Cronus CX Ultimate, 50cm
- Fork: Trek Cronus CX, carbon legs, aluminum steerer, 1.125in to 1.5in tapered
- Headset: Cane Creek 40 Series integrated
- Stem: Bontrager RXL, 100mm -7°
- Handlebar: Bontrager Race Lite, 40cm
- Front brake: TRP Revo X Carbon
- Rear brake: TRP Revo X Carbon
- Shift/Brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace 7900
- Front derailleur: Shimano CX70 braze-on
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 7900
- Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace 7900
- Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace 7900
- Crankset: Shimano CX70, 170mm crankarms
- Chainrings: Sugino 42T, Shimano 34T
- Bottom bracket: Enduro press-fit for Trek BB90
- Pedals: CrankBrothers Eggbeater 11
- Wheelset: Bontrager Aeolus 3 D3, tubular
- Front tire: Clement PDX tubular, 33mm
- Rear tire: Clement PDX tubular, 33mm
- Saddle: Bontrager Evoke RXL, carbon rails
- Seatpost: Bontrager XXX Race Lite
Critical Measurements
- Rider's height: 1.59m (5ft 3in)
- Rider's weight: 48kg (106lb)
- Saddle height: 64cm
- Saddle setback: 1cm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 51cm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 46cm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars: 45cm
- Saddle-to-bar drop: 3cm
- Head tube length: 105mm
- Top tube length (horizontal): 509mm
- Total bicycle weight: 7kg (15.5lb)


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For those keeping track, I made two proposals this summer: one to my now-fiancée and one to my dissertation committee. I'm happy to say that both went very well. This isn't an autobiographical post though. Most of the people who would care are friends on Facebook, and that's the topic of this post.
The engagement was first and when the news hit my Facebook profile, I was struck by how many more of the commenters were female. Eight people posted on my wall, all female. 42 people "liked" the news, females at twice the rate of males. My Fb friends are gender balanced (48% female, 47% male, 4% not specified) so I wondered what accounted for the difference. Are females more likely to be happy about an engagement? The comments were gender split 14/15, but counting up all 79 responses, 50 were female to 29 male, still almost twice the rate of reply.
When I passed my thesis proposal, the responses seemed mostly male, but once I counted them out it was less clear. Of 13 comments, 8 female and 5 male. Of 50 likes, 30 female and 20 male. So of all 63 responses, 38 (60%) female and 25 (40%) male. Are women just more supportive? (Or more specifically, my female Fb friends?) Hard to say. It is still striking that there were 8 wall posts from women on the engagement and none from men (and none from anyone on the less romantic proposal). Maybe women are more likely to make that stronger public support (that is the wall post) of love? Dunno, but I do know I managed to avoid working the last 20 minutes while still doing work-like activities.


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MIDDLEBURY — As Hospice Volunteer Services Director Priscilla Baker knows, death can be a tough subject to discuss — particularly when it involves one's own mortality or that of a loved one.
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Over the Bubble (@OverTheBubble) is a Twitter bot I run based on Matthew Somerville's Above Brum project. Matthew's bot sends a message approx 30 minutes before an Iridium flare or an ISS flyby over Birmingham, mine does exactly the same but for Whitstable (aka the Bubble) instead of Brum.
My bot is based on Matthew's code (with different lat/long), and both bots scrape their data from Heavens Above. Other Earth-visible satellites could easily be added to the bot's reporting, if required please ask!


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It is the policy of St. Charles City-County Library District(The District) to invest its funds in a manner that will provide the highest investment return with the maximum security, while meeting the daily cash flow needs and complying with all state statutes governing the investment of public funds.
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This investment policy applies to all financial assets of St. Charles City-County Library District. These assets are accounted for in the various funds of The District and include the general fund and any new fund established by St. Charles City-County Library District.
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Authority to manage the investment program is derived from Section 182.630 of Missouri Revised Statutes. Management responsibility for the investment program is hereby delegated to St. Charles City-County Library District Finance and Support Services Manager, the Director or their designee who shall follow the written procedures manual and internal controls for the operation of the investment program consistent with this Investment Policy.
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I liked this book because of all the mischief that Tarzan got into. My favorite part is when he got in trouble because it is very realistic. It reminds me of when I got in trouble with my dad and mom for making a bad choice.
I recommend this book to teachers and children because I want teachers to read it to children and then to read it to other children. This book teaches a good lesson about always doing the right thing.


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Thursday TV Review: Community Returns, ABC's Assets
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text: On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Thomas R Boehme wrote: > Hi, > > We are currently planning to buy a new Athlon-MP cluster > I know AMD recommends a 460W power supply, but I am wondering if a less > powerful power supply (e.g. 300W) would be enough for a diskless node. Any > experiences or educated guesses? The chips themselves run very hot -- as much as 72-80 Watts apiece. So you start off at (say) 150 Watts load when the system is running "just" the CPUs. Now you add in the motherboard, the memory, the fans, the power supply waste, and the NIC(s) plus a surplus to facilitate the switching and peak loads, and you're likely up there in the 200-250W range. At a guess 300W would therefore "probably" suffice to run a diskless dual node, although AMD might be unhappy (enough to void the CPU warranties? enough to not "certify" correct operation?). Still, their 460W probably assumes that the duals will be turned into loaded servers, not stripped compute nodes. I doubt that you'd actually break anything by trying -- one gets into trouble with too much voltage/too much current but the most probable consequence of too little is that the system won't work at all or won't work correctly (without actually breaking). If the trial system has lm-sensors you can probably monitor the CPU core voltages and see if they drop off too much (out of spec) under various loads. Otherwise, your real problem will be to "certify" correct operation -- if your power supply is ever truly marginal things can fail without failing catastrophically and your system will be not-often-fatally flaky as a consequence. Of course, trying is at your own risk. But I think that the risk is minimal -- I've inadvertently "tried" this a number of times in the past with systems shipped with too small a power supply, with systems with a failing power supply. In almost all cases that did't involve a short circuit or power surge, just putting in a new/adequate power supply fixed everything. rgb > > Bye, Thommy > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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