text: As reported yesterday I am still having problems with nfs on my cluster when I have never had nfs problems in the past. I have added the /etc/exports file and put all the nodes into the hosts file and added a line for portmap in the hosts.allow file and I still get errors on both sides of the equation. On the master portmap reports this when a node tries to mount the /home directory: portmap[3185]: connect from 192.168.1.12 to dump(): request from unauthorized host and in the /var/log/beowulf/node.# file I see: node_modprobe: installing kernel module: sunrpc node_modprobe: installing kernel module: lockd node_modprobe: installing kernel module: nfs mount: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused Failed to mount 192.168.1.10:/home on /home. Now in my hosts.allow file I have "ALL: 192.168." and I have "PORTMAP: 192.168." and in /etc/exports I have "/home node*(rw)" I also have an nfs line in the /etc/beowulf/fstab that says: $MASTER:/home /home nfs defaults 0 0 What is wrong here? I have each node listed in the /etc/hosts file too and still nothing. Any ideas what might be causing this? -- Robert Sand. mailto:rsand at d.umn.edu University of Minnesota, Duluth Information Technology Systems and Services 144 MWAH 218-726-6122 fax 218-726-7674 "Walk behind me I may not lead, Walk in front of me I may not follow, Walk beside me and we walk together" UTE Tribal proverb.


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Bright, K. and Cook, G. (2010) The colour, light and contrast manual - designing and managing inclusive built environments. Wiley Blackwell, Oxford. UK, pp222. ISBN 9781405195041
Lansley, P., ed. (2010) Quality in ageing and older adults 11 (1). Quality in ageing and older adults. Pier Professional.
Lansley, P. (2010) SPARC: a new model for supporting ageing research. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 11 (1). pp. 7-15. ISSN 1471-7794 doi: https://doi.org/10.5042/qiaoa.2010.0151
Lansley, P., (2010) The science of age-supportive built environments: a report on a study tour of the United Kingdom. KT-EQUAL Monographs. Report. KT-EQUAL pp52.

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|Only Tim Tebow can save the season for the New York Jets. Just not the way you think.
Congratulations to the San Diego Chargers; you found a team in worse shape than you. Now there's a chance the Chargers might make a run in the AFC West. Yes, hold on to that thought when Vincent Jackson and the Buccaneers beat them this week.
In fairness, we give the Chargers a break here and they will now tumble out of the bottom six since, well, they do have four wins. (Even though two of those wins were against the Chiefs.) However, we will give them the benefit of the doubt this week. They have a pretty good chance to prove themselves as real contenders if they can travel cross country to Tampa Bay and beat a pretty good Bucs team.
Stranger things have happened.
Undaunted, we will continue our look at those teams competing to be the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, no matter who the top dog is. And until we have a better name, we will continue to refer to this space as the Fans for Barkley.
And without further ado ...
Dropped out: Oakland Raiders (3-6), Tennessee (3-6), New York Jets (3-5)
The Eagles simply don't get enough credit for being a bad football team. The Eagles have gone so far as to ignore their best player, LeSean McCoy. They don't block for their quarterback, and still, the media has refused to give the Eagles the discredit they so richly deserve. Well look here Eagles; I respect what you're doing. It's easy for a team like the Jaguars to be so bad. It takes true talent and a true commitment to be No. 1 for a team like the Eagles to be bad. And for that, I say kudos.
Phil Dawson is awesome. Love the guy. But when he becomes your biggest offensive weapon, well, you're not going to win a lot of games. I thought the Browns were going to beat the Ravens this week, but they just couldn't convert on the other side of the 50. And yes, I still believe a winning streak is coming.
The Panthers were a little more competitive this week against the Washington Redskins than in most games, but nearly blew the whole thing. Thankfully, the defense allowed the Panthers to drive down the field for the winning field goal as time expired to retain the team's lofty position.
The Redskins probably deserve a higher rank after Mike Shanahan threw in the towel on 2012 (though he did later recant his remarks). The only thing that will keep them from the top of the rankings is: a.) the first two teams are really, really bad. And 2.) Robert Griffin III won't let his team be that bad. The reason the Carolina players were upset was because RG3 led a late rally to make a blowout much closer than it should have been.
Things have become so bad in Jacksonville, there was once a thought Tim Tebow was a better option at quarterback. But wait, which way were they shooting for? Was that going to be a move to get them to the top of the rankings or the Alternative Rankings? Hmm, you have to wonder. But know this, the Jags look like they will be in the race for No. 1 for the long haul.
Chiefs really pulled out all of the stops against San Diego. The
Chargers teetered on the edge of a lost season.
Norv Turner was rumored to have his job on the line if his team lost, and yet the
Chiefs still found a way to pull it out. Where lesser teams would have gone out and beaten a weakened foe, the
Chiefs took it a step further and lost to the wounded dog.
This is going to be a big week for both our top teams this week.
Got a comment or a question? Don't waste your brilliant, biting flame in the comment section, hit Rank up via Twitter or via Facebook. Also be sure to catch the latest on the "Dave Dameshek Football Program".


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Wesley Snipes must begin his three-year prison sentence for failing to pay taxes before the holidays as originally ordered, and not afterward as the actor had requested.
Snipes asked a judge if he could surrender on Jan. 6 in Pennsylvania instead of on Thursday. The motion says Snipes has four young children and the "surrender date is in the middle of the holiday season."
But a Florida judge denied his request Monday. The judge wrote that Snipes had plenty of time to prepare "for the impact that his incarceration will have upon members of his family" since he was sentenced more than two years ago.
The 48-year-old star of the "Blade" trilogy was convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns.
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It sits on a geologic formation once thick with mesquite trees known as Rattlesnake Hill in Dallas, sandwiched among Grand Prairie, Cockrell Hill and Duncanville.
Now, the piece of property along Spur 408 (known to long-timers as Kiest Boulevard) in southwest Dallas County is a botanical gem few area residents have visited or even know about. The 183-acre campus of Dallas Baptist University has come a long way since its president asked staff to bring flowers and shrubs from home to help beautify the grounds.
The college campus has been recognized for its natural beauty by several national associations. It was named a Tree Campus USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation and is a member of the American Public Gardens Association. Drive or walk through the campus and you'll see tree-lined avenues and rolling hills overlooking Mountain Creek Lake. You'll see waterfalls and seating areas that invite students to relax, socialize or study.
Swan Lake, more than 7 acres, teems with life, and an adjacent, three-tiered pond is surrounded by picturesque weeping willows.
All of this fits in a campus designed to take visitors back to the Colonial era of the United States. Streets are named for Revolutionary heroes, and concrete paver walkways and roads mimic cobblestone. Many of the university's buildings are designed after early American landmarks, and it all seems appropriate for DBU, whose mascot is the Patriots and who counts the family name Pilgrim among its benefactors.
Dallas Baptist University moved from Decatur to its current site in 1965, and the campus remained a mesquite-topped hill for more than 20 years. Gary Cook, who became president of the college in 1988, believed improved landscaping was necessary for the mental well-being of staff and students alike.
"It was pretty desolate at the time," says J. Blair Blackburn, DBU executive vice president. "He knew we needed flowers, trees and shrubs around the campus to keep up the spirits of the students, staff and faculty. Budget was very limited, so Cook asked the staff to buy flats of flowers, or bring plants from home and plant them here.
"There was almost no grounds staff and no irrigation system, so the faculty had to do most of the watering themselves with hoses connected to the buildings."
Since that time, DBU has planted more than 2,000 trees on campus, including 500 donated in 1989 by the late real estate developer Trammell Crow from a tree farm he owned.
Most of the landscape development has taken place over the last 17 years, says Robert Erickson, director of landscaping and special projects. "There are just so much topography, vision and vistas here. It's really a landscaper's dream."
Visitors should look for botanical high points such as the Louis Morton Ellis Prayer Garden, located in the center of campus beside the Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel. The hillside garden, planted with seasonal color and perennials, has a roaring waterfall flowing over native stone. It's a common location for wedding photos.
Also visit the Bush Pond, surrounded with bald cypress trees and featuring an island furnished with a gazebo. A bridge to the island was constructed of Alaskan fir timbers harvested especially for the project.
The landscaping plan was adopted to do more than prettify the terrain. It was designed to inspire the school's 5,500 students; 1,650 live on campus. "Psychology shows that water is soothing and makes an excellent environment to study by," Erickson says. "We have lots of ponds and sitting areas around the campus, and the kids really use them."
From Blackburn's point of view, the campus is a piece of countryside tucked inside the city. "The topography, the rolling hills, is very rare in the Dallas area. The vision was to create areas to get students outside. This is really a very rural setting. We wanted to create beauty that inspires not just intellectual but also spiritual development," he says.
With DBU-built references to American history, visitors feel transported back in time. The John G. Mahler Student Center is a re-creation of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Joan and Andy Horner Hall is a replica of Philadelphia's Congress Hall. Spence Hall replicates the Wren Building, built in 1647 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., and thought to be the oldest academic building in America.
A set of student housing buildings replicates Colonial Williamsburg, although you won't find students churning butter behind the white picket fences surrounding what is called the Village.
Standing above them all is the 192-foot Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel, a replica of the chapel at the First Baptist Church in Providence, R.I., built in 1775. Chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim, co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, donated $8 million for this $25 million building on the campus' highest elevation. Its gold-plated cross is a beacon for the entire university.
If you think winter would be the dullest season on a tree-lined campus, university officials urge visitors to drive to the campus to see the Christmas decorations. Millions of lights drape the buildings, making it a holiday-season destination.
Todd W. Davis is a Richardson gardener and freelance writer.
Texas' tree campuses
Just eight Texas colleges and universities have been named Tree Campus USA schools by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas
McLennan Community College, Waco
Rice University, Houston
Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus, Arlington
Texas A&M University, College Station
Texas State University, San Marcos
University of North Texas, Denton
University of Texas, Austin
Schools must meet many criteria to achieve Tree Campus USA status. These include establishing a tree-care plan, having a dedicated tree-planting and maintenance budget, observing National Arbor Day and adopting a tree-education program.


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Here is a GOOD link to waterfalls in NYS...
Here's a site I found that list waterfalls in the US, they don't have many listed yet, looks like they rely on users submisions, but they do have some for the NorthEast with directions and degree of difficulty of the waterfalls posted and with pictures.
Schaghticoke clay gorge & waterfalls Schaghtcioke 30 Lower Buttermilk Falls, Tomhannock Creek Schaghticoke 31 Hoosic River waterfalls & upper gorge, Schaghticoke Schaghticoke 32 Deep Kill upper gorge/waterfalls Schaghticoke 33 lower...
I heard from someone that there was a few waterfalls in Stillwater... but I have not found anything anywhere.. Does anyone have any ideas of where they could be?
Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes, in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Chosen Spot" in the one of the languages of the Iroquois. The city of Canandaigua is located at the northern shore of the lake and the village of Naples is just a few miles south of the...
"Taughannock Falls State Park's namesake waterfall is one of the outstanding natural attractions of the Northeast. Taughannock Falls plunges 215 feet past rocky cliffs that tower nearly 400 feet above the gorge. Gorge and rim trails offer spectacular views from above the falls and from below at the...
I've been to Watkins Glen park several times... it's about a 5 hour hike all the way thru the gorge (depending on your fitness level, and how often you stop for pictures). It offers absolutely spectacular views. A nature photographers dream :)
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Thursday , November 21, 2002
WASHINGTON —A massive database that the government will use to monitor every purchase made by every American citizen is a necessary tool in the war on terror, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Edward Aldridge, undersecretary of Acquisitions and Technology, told reporters that the Pentagon is developing a prototype database to seek "patterns indicative of terrorist activity." Aldridge said the database would collect and use software to analyze consumer purchases in hopes of catching terrorists before it's too late.
"The bottom line is this is an important research project to determine the feasibility of using certain transactions and events to discover and respond to terrorists before they act," he said.
Aldridge said the database, which he called another "tool" in the war on terror, would look for telltale signs of suspicious consumer behavior.
Examples he cited were: sudden and large cash withdrawals, one-way air or rail travel, rental car transactions and purchases of firearms, chemicals or agents that could be used to produce biological or chemical weapons.
It would also combine consumer information with visa records, passports, arrest records or reports of suspicious activity given to law enforcement or intelligence services.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is home to the Pentagon's brightest thinkers -- the ones who built the Internet. DARPA will be in charge of trying to make the system work technically.
Rear Adm. John Poindexter, former national security adviser to President Reagan, is developing the database under the Total Information Awareness Program. Poindexter was convicted on five counts of misleading Congress and making false statements during the Iran-Contra investigation. Those convictions were later overturned, but critics note that his is a dubious resume for someone entrusted with so sensitive a task.
Aldridge said Poindexter will only "develop the tool, he will not be exercising the tool." He said Poindexter brought the database idea to the Pentagon and persuaded Aldridge and others to pursue it.
"John has a real passion for this project," Aldridge said.
TIAF's office logo is now one eye scanning the globe. The translation of the Latin motto: knowledge is power. Some say, possibly too much power. "What this is talking about is making us a nation of suspects and I am sorry, the United States citizens should not have to live in fear of their own government and that is exactly what this is going to turn out to be," said Chuck Pena, senior defense policy analyst at the Cato Institute.
Pena and others say the database is an even greater violation of privacy rights than Attorney General John Ashcroft's nixed proposal to turn postal workers and delivery men into government tipsters. No matter what protections Congress requires, Pena fears a database big enough and nimble enough to track the entire nation's spending habits is ripe for abuse.
"I don't think once you put something like this in place, you can ever create enough checks and balances and oversight," Pena said.
But proponents say big business already has access to most of this data, but don't do anything with it to fight terrorism.
"I find it somewhat counter intuitive that people are not concerned that telemarketers and insurance companies can acquire this data but feel tremendous trepidation if a government ventures into this arena. To me it just smacks of paranoia," said David Rivkin, an attorney for Baker & Hostetler LLP.
The database is not yet ready and Aldridge said it will not be available for several years. Fake consumer data will be used in development of the database, he said.
When it's ready, Aldridge said individual privacy rights will be protected. But he could not explain how the data would be accessed. In some cases, specific warrants would give law enforcement agencies access, he said. But in other cases the database might flag suspicious activity absent a specific request or warrant, and that suspicious activity could well be relayed to law enforcement or intelligence agencies.
"I don't know what the scope of this is going to be," Aldridge said. "We are in a war on terrorism. We are trying to find out if this technology can work."


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Whats the problem?
Failing to inform
We believe that armed forces recruitment practices in the UK are largely unethical. The military fails to properly inform potential recruits of the risks, difficulties and legal obligations of an armed forces career. Research has shown that it targets vulnerable social groups, including young people under 18 and people from poorer backgrounds.
Selling the idea
Many activities that the armed forces make available to young people capitalise on their impressionability by presenting a glamorous view of armed forces life without the risks, legal obligations and ethical issues involved.
Fun....and 'self discovery powered by the army'
The langauge and tools used are often those that young people are drawn towards - toys, computer games and military hardware and full use is made of ideas of steady employmjent, getting an education, having experiences that other young people do not have, and 'self discovery powered by the army'.
The most restrictive employment contracts
Whilst some are satisfied with their choice of joining the armed forces, others are dissatisfied and may have no legal right to leave for several years. After an initial period, young people are not free to leave until they are 22 years old. Those under 18 have a right to discharge themselves but with a 3 month notice period. Notice periods are generally long and those who have left must remain in the reserves.
Significant and lasting risks
In addition to the risk of death or serious injury, many suffer post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental problems on return and experience other difficulties once back in civilian life, including harmful drinking and addiction, relationship breakdown, and a greater risk of suicide for young men.
Supporting the armed forces or supporting the war?
There is concern that some government initiatives, such as Armed Forces Day, seek to manufacture a climate of uncritical national pride in the armed forces in order to garner public support for foreign policy.
The need for critical debate
Unqualified support of the military and foreign policy stigmatises legitimate concerns about how young people are recruited for the armed forces within our communities, and limits debate on alternatives to war.
Widespread critical awareness of the risks and legal obligations of an armed forces career is essential if young people are to make an informed, responsible choice about enlistment.
Ethical concerns to military service and objecting on the grounds of conscience
Taking an active part in conflict involves serious ethical questions regarding the justification of killing and the political purposes of military action. The armed forces does not adequately address these concerns during recruitment and for serving personnel.
Active service and exposure to warfare can radically alter a person's values and beliefs and lead to the development of an objection to further service. Although the armed forces recognise the right of serving personnel to be discharged if they develop a conscientious objection, this right is not set out clearly in legislation, is not mentioned in the terms of service, the process of declaring an objection on moral grounds is very opaque and many, perhaps most, forces personnel are unaware of it.
The system for registering a conscientious objection needs to be far easier to access and the different types of conscientious objection need to be fully recognised.


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Fly British Airways direct to Paris and you'll arrive in less than two hours. Whether you're packing for a two week holiday or travelling light, you can choose the baggage option to suit you and your budget.
British Airways operates up to 11 direct flights a day to Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly Airports, both of which offer excellent connections to the centre of the city and beyond, including Brussels and Disneyland Paris. The city itself offers stunning architecture, world-class museums and galleries, charming boutiques, quaint pavement cafés and of course, some of the world's most iconic monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Cathedral of Notre Dame.


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Josh83 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 104 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
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Saco, Maine (ME) USA
Autumn bridge
Chocorua Lake
Tamworth NH, USA
Autumn Mist
Dixville Notch
Dixville NH USA
Fiery Sky
Along the Kancamagus Hwy
White Mountains NH USA
Window to the world
Castle in the Clouds
Moultonborough, NH, USA
Early Morning Mist
Route 125
Farmington NH USA
Fun with Infrared
Farmington Cemetery
Farmington NH USA
Plaza Blanca (White Palace)
Abiquiu NM USA
Black & White view of the White Palace
Kissing Hoodoos
Plaza Blanca
Abiquiu NM USA
Tsankawi Tree Remnants
Pajarito (little bird) Plateau NM USA
Tsankawi is a 1.5 mile trail that is a detached part of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, near White Rock. The hike is self-guided and not difficult. But beware if you are afraid of heights. When my son and I visited, on a Tuesday, we had the whole place to ourselves. It was quiet and very peaceful.
This is a magical place with its numerous unexcavated ruins, footstep worn trail created by the ancient Indians, cliff dwellings carved out of the soft tuff, beautiful petroglyphs adorning the rocks, and the old pinion-pole ladders which adjoin one level of cliff to another. I fell instantly in love with the spirituality and otherworldliness of the place. The day we were there a storm started to roll in towards the end of our hike and turned our sunny day into one that was both eerie and beautiful at the same time. Luckily we made it back to our car before getting soaked. This hike is quite the adventure and not one you will soon forget.
View from the mesa top
Pajarito Plateau NM USA
An offshoot of the trail we were on can be seen here going off to who knows where. Besides the regular 1.5 mile loop trail is many more pieces of trail that go off every which way.
Jemez Scenic Hwy
Los Alamos NM USA
Storm Rising
Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos NM USA
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New Mexico - Monday-14
Rio Grande
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Plaza Blanca- Tuesday afternoon-103
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Abique New Mexico USA
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Retired Jersey: #75 - Will Shields
Will Shields
Offensive Guard
Lawton, Okla.
- 1992 Outland Trophy Winner
One of a long line of outstanding offensive linemen at Nebraska, Will Shields became the fifth Husker to win the Outland Trophy, capturing the prestigious award following the 1992 season.
A consensus All-American and a Lombardi Award semifinalist as a senior, Shields helped the Huskers win national team rushing titles in three of his four seasons at Nebraska (1989, 1991 and 1992). NU's first scholarship player from the state of Oklahoma, Shields is one of only six Husker linemen to earn all-conference honors for three straight seasons.
Shields' No. 75 was retired at the 1994 Spring Game, along with Butkus Award winner Trev Alberts' No. 34 and the No. 75 jersey of former Outland Trophy winner Larry Jacobson. The ceremony marked the first time that three jerseys were retired at the same time.
As a senior, Shields received votes for Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-America honors from Kodak, AP, UPI, Walter Camp and Football News.
During his in the conference in rushing offense and total offense.
Shields becamjunior campaign, he was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Eight team and a second-team All-American, helping the Huskers rank first e the second Nebraska offensive lineman to play as a true freshman in 1989, appearing in nine games. In his second year, Shields became the first sophomore lineman since College Football Hall of Famer Dave Rimington to earn first-team all-conference honors for NU, helping the Huskers lead the Big Eight in scoring, rushing and total offense.
Following his collegiate career, Shields was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He spent 14 seasons as one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL until retiring after the 2006 season. Shields earned a spot in 11 Pro Bowls and started more than 200 straight games in his brilliant professional career.Shields is also one of the most active volunteers and community leaders in the NFL. He is the co-founder of the Will to Succeed Foundation with his wife, Senia. The foundation was organized to guide, inspire and improve the lives of abused and neglected women and children.
For his remarkable work with charitable and community organizations, Shields was named the NFL Man of the Year in 2003.


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Life keeps getting more complicated for would-be LTE mobile broadband operator LightSquared: satellite firm Inmarsat says LightSquared has defaulted on a $56.25 million payment due following the first phase of an agreement to re-allocate spectrum resources. The Inmarsat notice gives LightSquared 60 days to make payment before Inmarsat terminates their agreement; if Inmarsat were to pull out of its deal with LightSquared, it would present another major obstacle to LightSquared ever getting its planned LTE network operational. Inmarsat has also indicated it has begun talks with LightSquared about the future of the agreement—or, perhaps, lack of future.
LightSquared says final payment for the first phase of the spectrum allocation agreement is not due until Inmarsat responds to "several matters" LightSquared has raised. LightSquared says the terms of the agreement allow for additional time to resolve pending issues before phase one is complete and final payment is due.
The dispute with Inmarsat might mark another nail in the coffin of LightSquared—some analysts are speculating the company will have little choice but to file for bankruptcy protection. Although hedge-fund billionaire Philip Falcone has indicated LightSquared has no plans to file for bankruptcy, the company has indicated it will run out of money early this year.
LightSquared's proposed satellite-assisted LTE network hit a major roadblock earlier this month when the FCC moved to revoke the company's provisional license to operate, citing GPS interference issues with LightSquared's operations. LightSquared says the GPS interference tests were rigged, and that GPS interference issues are the result of the GPS industry making shoddy gear that fails to meet GPS receiver specifications.
LightSquare's deal with Inmarsat is a key component to LightSquared's "solution" for GPS interference issues: LightSquared worked out a frequency re-allocation deal with Inmarsat the enables the first phases of LightSquare'd LTE network to operate on a 10 MHz frequency block more-distant from frequencies used by GPS receivers, reducing the likelihood of substantial interference. If LightSquared loses access to that block, its service will have to operate even close to frequencies used by GPS.
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If you've been following Sweet Peach, you are well aware of the genius that is The Knitterati. They've yarn bombed trees for the Atlanta Beltline, as well as create the Beltline Beasties. Their latest project was a bit smaller in scope but no less impactful. The team covered 10 bikes that are now on display throughout the East Atlanta Village until the end of the month. Today, I'm focusing on Sandy M. Tyler and Julie Jeffers Rivard's fabulous two wheeled collaboration they call The Nature Bike.
It took 7 weeks of work (after work) to knit, crochet and felt this bike into being. Julie designed and executed the back wheel, the mushroom seat cover and felted honeybees and lady bugs- as well as the sweet bird perched upon the bike's frame.
The whole concept of the bike started with the idea of crafting a daisy wheel. Sandy bought a pattern for a daisy cushion cover from the Royal Sisters shop and decided to create, then sew two daisies together to cover the front wheel. Julie then added a felted honey bee.
One of their favorite features are the handlebars. Sandy, "I kept looking at the handlebars and thinking that they could only be a dragonfly, but I had no idea how I was going to do it. I experimented making patterns for wings and wiring them. Julie offered to felt the tail, which was the golden ticket to completing the dragonfly."
When I first saw the bike, Sandy admitted their main concern is that its moniker would quickly become 'The Penis Bike.' It's not the easiest task to cover a bike seat and make it look g-rated. But hey, so it goes. I think the mushroom, created by Julie, looks pretty great. Sandy readily embraces all sly commentary.
The details are what make this bike such a wonderful conversation piece. I really love the moss covered frame, the vivid colors and small features that make you see something new each time you take a gander. Sandy, "We just took the nature theme and ran with it and I think it's magical and very pretty." It is indeed.
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Just when we think the Oakland Raiders can't sign another veteran to a low-risk deal, they find another choice.
"Not official 'yet' but looks like Oakland may be my new home. #raidernation," free-agent running back Rashad Jennings wrote in a since-deleted tweet on Twitter.
Jennings was Maurice Jones-Drew's backup for years in Jacksonville, always vaguely tantalizing fantasy leaguers who thought Jennings could be a star if he just got the opportunity. And then Jennings got the opportunity and struggled badly. He averaged 2.8 yards per carry last season during an injury-plagued season, starting six games.
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Planted in the back area where it might get a bit of frost protection.
Whilst the one I brought has died the neighbours one is trying to grow back at quite a rate. I nipped over and took some cuttings so maybe my Mango days are not over?
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David Oliver Relin, Gregory Mortenson's co-author on the bestseller "Three Cups of Tea," has died. The 49-year-old committed suicide Nov. 15 in Oregon, the Multnomah County medical examiner announced late Sunday, saying blunt force trauma to the head was the cause of death.
Relin's suicide adds to the shadow cast on "Three Cups of Tea," which tells of Mortenson's travels in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan and his work creating schools for the children, particularly girls, in those remote regions. The book was plunged into controversy in April 2011, when Jon Krakauer published an investigative report highly critical of Mortenson's claims, titled "Three Cups of Deceit."
In that report, Relin was named as Mortenson's co-author, but it was Mortenson himself who was criticized the most harshly. Krakauer, himself a mountaineer and author of the bestselling "Into Thin Air," called the facts of Mortenson's story into question.
"The first eight chapters of 'Three Cups of Tea' are an intricately wrought work of fiction presented as fact," Krakauer wrote. "And by no means was this an isolated act of deceit. It turns out that Mortenson's books and public statements are permeated with falsehoods. The image of Mortenson that has been created for public consumption is an artifact born of fantasy, audacity, and an apparently insatiable hunger for esteem."
The report also raised serious issues about the disposition and management of the millions of dollars Mortenson had raised for his charity, the Central Asia Institute. "Mortenson has lied about the noble deeds he has done, the risks he has taken, the people he has met, the number of schools he has built," Krakauer wrote. " 'Three Cups of Tea' has much in common with 'A Million Little Pieces,' the infamous autobiography by James Frey that was exposed as a sham."
Krakauer's report was the first piece published by Byliner, a new forum for long-form nonfiction. It immediately rose to the top of Amazon's e-book bestseller charts -- helped, in part, by a concurrent report on "60 Minutes" that featured Krakauer talking about what he had learned.
In the aftermath, Byliner went on to publish a paperback edition of the story. And the Central Asia Institute, the nonprofit set up by Mortenson, went through a major restructuring to bring its organization and spending in line with philanthropic guidelines.
Mortenson protested some of Krakauer's criticism about his version of events, telling the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "As the co-author of the book, along with David Oliver Relin, I am responsible for the content in the book. There were many people involved in the story and also those who produced the manuscript. What was done was to simplify the sequence of events for the purposes of telling what was, at times, a complicated story."
It was one of the few times that Relin's name was prominently mentioned in the hubbub. Relin, who shared in the profits of "Three Cups of Tea," did not co-author the sequel, "Stones into Schools."
And yet, publicly, Relin had kind words for Mortenson -- other than expressing good-hearted exasperation at the difficulty of pinning him down to complete the book. In a 2010 appearance in Pierce County, Washington, Relin recalled Mortenson asking him to help write the book. "I can't imagine anything more important," Relin said he replied.
In that appearance, Relin described his dissatisfaction with how the Muslim world was being depicted by American media -- fearsomely, monolithically -- and saw Mortenson's project as a counterweight to that. "I felt like Greg was working on curing the disease itself, and by that I mean the root causes of terrorism: poverty and ignorance and the people who cynically take advantage of people who are suffering from those conditions," he said.
Relin is survived by his wife, mother, stepfather and two sisters. His family said through a representative that he "suffered from depression" and no more. In 2013, Random House will publish a book authored by Relin alone, "Second Suns, Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives."
Byliner would not comment on whether Relin's suicide would prompt an updated version of "Three Cups of Deceit."
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Location: Augusta County
Campaign: Lynchburg Campaign (May-June 1864)
Date(s):June 5-6, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. David Hunter [US]; Brig. Gen. William E. Jones [CS]
Forces Engaged: 14,000 total (US 8,500; CS 5,500)
Estimated Casualties: 2,375 total (US 875; CS 1500)
Description: After replacing Sigel in command of Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley, Maj. Gen. David "Black Dave" Hunter renewed the Union offensive. On June 5, Hunter engaged the Confederate army under "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, a flanking movement made by Thoburn's brigade turned Jones's right flank. While trying to stem the retreat of his soldiers, Jones was killed. The retreat became a rout. More than 1,000 Confederates, including 60 officers, were captured. Jones lost three guns. Hunter occupied Staunton on June 6 and, after a pause to await the arrival of Brig. Gen. George Crook's column, began to advance on Lynchburg, destroying military stores and public property in his wake.
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'Racism is as American as baseball' banner unfurled over Fenway Park's Green Monster
The Green Monster looked a little different Wednesday night during the Boston Red Sox matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
Four fans sitting in the Green Monster seats hung a black banner over the wall that said in white letters, "Racism is as American as baseball."
A fan who took a photo of the banner and posted the photo on Twitter said the banner was unfurled in between the top and bottom of the fourth inning during Fenway Park's "Hats off to Heroes" segment.
The banner was draped over the wall for about one batter as the crowd booed.
The Red Sox said the banner violated the club's policy prohibiting signs of any kind to be hung on walls. The fans were escorted out of Fenway Park by security.
The team said none of the fans were banned from the park, and one of the fans claimed to be part of Black Lives Matter.
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(Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc has won a Manhattan federal court decision rejecting efforts by some music publishers to narrow a license that enables the largest U.S. Internet radio service to play their music.
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said an existing antitrust consent decree that requires the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers to license its works to Pandora from 2011 to 2015 "unambiguously" covers all its works, even if publishers seek to "withdraw" authority to license to "new media" services.
"We're obviously gratified by the result," said Kenneth Steinthal, a partner at King & Spalding in San Francisco who represents Pandora.
The decision could strengthen Pandora's case as it pursues related litigation on what constitutes "reasonable" licensing fees. Cote has scheduled a December 4 trial on that matter.
ASCAP has about 470,000 members, and said it represents music from artists like Leonard Bernstein, Beyoncé, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Alan Jackson, Jay-Z and Katy Perry.
The case arose after publishers including EMI Music Publishing Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Universal Music Publishing Group withdrew or tried to withdraw new media licensing rights from ASCAP, allowing them to negotiate directly with Internet radio services.
Concerned that it would lose access to some music content for its roughly 72 million active listeners, Pandora in July sought a court ruling that publisher withdrawals would not affect the ASCAP license.
In response, ASCAP argued that Pandora had understood that the consent decree license could be narrowed.
Cote, however, rejected its argument.
"ASCAP argues that 'ASCAP repertory' refers only to the rights in music works that ASCAP has been granted by its members as of a particular moment in time," the judge wrote. "Pandora argues that 'ASCAP repertory' is a defined term articulated in terms of 'works' or 'compositions,' as opposed to in terms of a gerrymandered parcel of 'rights.' Pandora is correct."
ASCAP Chief Executive John Lofrumento said in a statement late on Tuesday that ASCAP members make their living creating the music without which Pandora would have no business.
"The court's decision to grant summary judgment on this matter has no impact on our fundamental position in this case that songwriters deserve fair pay for their hard work, an issue that the court has not yet decided," Lofrumento said.
Lofrumento added that ASCAP looks forward to the December 4 trial where the group will once again reiterate its stance.
Pandora shares closed up $1.20, or 5 percent, at $25.19 in Tuesday trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Cote issued her decision after U.S. markets closed.
The case is In re: Petition of Pandora Media Inc, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-08035.
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Town Sports International (TSI), New York, has refinanced its debt as it has entered into new $350 million senior secured credit facilities, the company announced.
The facilities consist of a seven-year term loan facility, which matures May 11, 2018, and a five-year revolving credit facility, which matures May 11, 2016. TSI also has initiated full redemption of its outstanding 11 percent senior discount notes due 2014. Those notes will be redeemed on June 10.
"I am pleased that the refinancing of our debt, which was one of my key initiatives when I returned to TSI last year, has been completed," CEO Bob Giardina said in a statement. "We will continue to focus on improving the profitability of our existing club base, where our initiatives to drive membership and operate more efficiently are providing results. However, the flexibility provided by our refinancing will also allow us to consider strategic initiatives as they present themselves in the future, as well as opportunities to enhance returns for our shareholders."
Dan Gallagher, TSI's chief financial officer, added that because of the refinancing, along with the company's existing cash on hand and cash flows from operations, TSI is expected to meet its estimated capital requirements for the next several years.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and KeyBanc National Association served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunning managers for the credit facilities. TSI announced last month that it had elicited the aid of Deutsche Bank and KeyBanc.
Last month, TSI announced that its first quarter 2011 revenue decreased by 0.9 percent compared to the previous period last year. The decrease was driven mostly by promotion costs and a decline in membership dues revenue, which was due to the introduction of several restricted memberships at lower rates, according to the company.


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Re: How do you make it grow??Potential Sep 21, 2010 11:46 AM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
Hi Dave!
What type of content are you looking to grow? Attracting new users is relatively easy (prominent links, ads, or some well placed syndicated content does the trick). Getting them to contribute can be challenging.
Now, not knowing what your community is about (peer-to-peer support, enthusiast/social, collaboration, ect.) I'll offer a few general tips. We can expand on these if you find I'm totally off base for your community:
- Make your new users feel welcome. Use your registration e-mail templates to set the proper tone for your community. Provide links to content to get them started. This might be some simple videos (doesn't have to be, but most people don't like to read) you whip up to show them how to personalize their profile, search, make a post, etc. This material should make the functions of your community appear insanely easy (Like GEICO: so easy a caveman could do it). The material should also be presented/written in a warm, encouraging manner.
- Since people tend not to read e-mails these days, make sure your home page has a small widget that has the same effect as the above. Give it some color and some inviting text (not too much. keep it simple). Get creative with it. Go beyond "New Users Click Here". When they click through, make sure the page they land upon gives them a clear message that explains the purposes and benefits of the community and leads them to concise steps on how to get started and where they can go for help.
- Give your new users a special icon (possibly by defaulting a special icon to users with zero of very few points). Encourage your existing members to watch for users with this icon and 'play nice'. Remind them that they too were once new users and not everyone knows how to search. If needed, supply your existing, tenured users with a script to use after they answer a repeat (new user) question. The script might even link to a document or video all about searching. If you write the script, you can be more comfortable with your users not being snarky with their otherwise helpful tip.
- Set clear expectations for conduct. With clear 'rules' your users should know what is and is not acceptable within your community. Nothing prevents a new user from posting (or joining at all) more than negative comments (especially those directed at other users). New users want to be comfortable posting their 'stupid' question without fear of peer flames. If you see this happening, squash it. Let both members know the action you took and why. This will inform the offending user, but also let the new user know you're 'always watching' and 'have their back'.
I'll cut it short there. In summary. Make them feel welcome and show them it's easy.
Re: How do you make it grow??Potential Sep 21, 2010 12:15 PM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
Another quick tip: (again depending on your community) Add a discussion everyone can relate to/participate in. Gia does a good job of this with a simple "Introduce yourself" discussion. Everyone can add to that one, right? Think about a "What are you doing right now? Post a picture!" thread.
In more traditional peer support communities, you might have an off-topic area or "Lounge" for things like this. You'll find the community really forms in the Lounge and you get to see much more personality from your users. I'd suggest exempting such an area from your user ranking system and search if possible. This way, the folks who may choose to spend most of their time there don't appear as your most valuable/trusted users and their 'fun' discussions don't clutter up your search results.
Re: How do you make it grow??daniel.marotta Sep 21, 2010 12:34 PM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
Hi Dave,
Potential provides some great tips. Give your members an easy task like introducing themself or throw them a "softball question." Not a question about softball but a question that everyone can answer like "What healthcare devices do you specialize in?"
Make it fun too. Run a contest to entice participation. Doesn't have to be a pricey reward, some community-branded swag will do. I know the members in the our community go nuts over a hat or a t-shirt. After a while, your members will get into a rhythm on contributing and you'll rely less on rewarding. But it's a good tactic to give your community a content boost.
Re: How do you make it grow??Dave.Lingerfelt Sep 21, 2010 1:01 PM (in response to daniel.marotta)
Thanks all for the good suggestions. Specifically we're looking to get some of our clinical users more active. So I think giving them an opportunity to tell their background is always great. I always like the idea of tossing out easy questions to get the discussion moving along. We've also given thought to posting clinical based case studies to get the 'experts' to comment.
Re: How do you make it grow??sgerus Sep 21, 2010 1:26 PM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
My users are mainly clinicians as well. They are a tough bunch to get the ball rolling with - at least the ones on my site don't buy into the "get to know you" type questions - they are on the site to obtain value through solve problems and gain perspective, not to be social.
Here are a few strategies we used - some have already been mentioned:
- Set up a site advisory-type group of users. Create a secret/private group where they can discuss with you and among each other. Invite a variety of members to the group - those who are super users and also those who are already influencers at their organizations. Don't invite too many people (I would say 10-20 only) so that it's still special and exclusive. The group can help brainstorm ways to get more users involved, and also feel a sense of ownership, which will lead to them encouraging others at their organizations and on the site to participate. Ask them to let you know about issues that they notice, ways you can improve the site, etc. Give them "sneak peeks" at new site features, content, etc. so that they can provide feedback, which in turn will make the whole-site rollout more successful. Recognize them in whole-site blogs or announcements.
- Forward email notifications to your internal or client SMEs and encourage them to respond directly on the site. We do a lot of this even today (after having an online community for 2 years). Eventually, they'll get that users REALLY appreciate when they get a SME's response. Don't let those SMEs worry that they'll be barraged with questions instead other SMEs end up emerging.
- For topics when a clear knowledge leader emerges but there are still lots of questions, or in which there is a lot of in-depth discussion, set up an hour-long webinar where the topic can be discussed "in person." Perhaps have the SME present for 30 minutes and then take questions/hold discussion for 30 minutes. Record the webinars and post the video recordings on Jive. In your case, you might be able to get someone involved in one of the clinical research studies to present a short summary of their findings and take answers.
Now here's my question regarding community growth: has any used the "unanswered questions" widget to encourage responses? If yes, has it made noticable difference?
- Set up a site advisory-type group of users. Create a secret/private group where they can discuss with you and among each other. Invite a variety of members to the group - those who are super users and also those who are already influencers at their organizations. Don't invite too many people (I would say 10-20 only) so that it's still special and exclusive. The group can help brainstorm ways to get more users involved, and also feel a sense of ownership, which will lead to them encouraging others at their organizations and on the site to participate. Ask them to let you know about issues that they notice, ways you can improve the site, etc. Give them "sneak peeks" at new site features, content, etc. so that they can provide feedback, which in turn will make the whole-site rollout more successful. Recognize them in whole-site blogs or announcements.
Re: How do you make it grow??bjewell Sep 21, 2010 1:32 PM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
A couple of the suggestions here along the lines of introduce yourself or posting a question that everyone can answer make sense to me if there are a small number of communities/groups. We have 1,000 groups, so one of our challenges is helping people quickly find what they care about. The longer they spend doing other things or searching for content, I would argue we are quickly losing their interest and engagement. Given that:
- Do those of you with MANY groups still have a "Welcome to the Community" group for the basic introductory stuff, or do you help them find one of the groups they care about and encourage them to introduce themselves there?
- Do any of you have complaints from users about not being able to quickly find the communities they care about? Have you used any tactics to make it easier for them to find those groups? And if so, is it manual or something automated based on elements of their profiles (for example)?
- Do any of you have users who don't react positively to the "Lounge" areas? Do they look at it as a sign that the community is not business-oriented, which also causes some disengagement?
Re: How do you make it grow??Rachel.Happe Sep 21, 2010 1:43 PM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
So this is a really hard thing to get started and the suggestion regarding welcoming people and giving them something easy to participate in are great. I think of community content/activity a little like a fly wheel - very hard to get started and as inertia takes over, much less difficult. In the beginning the community sponsor has to do a lot of the content creation themselves to give members something to respond to initially. The other thing that good community managers do is they get to know their members and they reach out on a back channel and specifically ask them to contribute in specific ways. It is much less likely that someone will say no if asked directly and specifically. A lot of that type of encouragement will be necessary in the beginning. Over time, the community manager will need to do less and less of that and more content curation.
Re: How do you make it grow??gialyons Sep 21, 2010 1:52 PM (in response to Rachel.Happe)
I did exactly what Rachel describes - that backchannel stuff - to get the Jive Business community blog going. I also reach out to individuals when I see a question going unanswered for too long.
Spending that social capital I collect during cocktail hours at conferences.
Re: How do you make it grow??aeilim Oct 10, 2010 6:11 AM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
I am facing a similar challenge:
We have invested a lot of design resources in our Community and tried to rearrange the design to promote better usage of the community.
The result has been less than satisfactory. Our Community is lodged in as a subcomponent of our "Customer Center" that receives hundreds of hits per day, but our community only sees about 5-10 vists (on a good day).
What we are noticing:
- Users are not moving into the community to view content as much as we anticipated - We don't understand why.
- Users are not subscribing to the community to create new content - particlulary because of the tedious registration, email confirmation and and multiple fields process. How can we improve this? We had to postpone SSO due to lack of R&D resrouces so we launched without. The additional fields are a must for identifying customers.
- We offer free chat and email support. How do we encourage customers to opt for community support FIRST without removing these offerings?
Re: How do you make it grow??Potential Oct 11, 2010 10:07 AM (in response to aeilim)
Rachel's analogy of the flywheel is spot on. Existing activity is key to attracting new users. If your community is only receiving 5-10 visits per day, it is likely these users are encountering a place that feels like 'ghost town'. A place where nothing is happening and they may not feel as though they will get any help.
I'm unsure how your community is arranged, but with so few visits, you shouldn't have more than a couple places in your community where users can contribute. Limiting the number of discussion areas, for example, will give the appearance of more activity (10 people posting in 5 areas looks rather sparse, but 10 people posting in a single area looks active). Accomplish this by whittling your topic areas to the lowest common denominator(s), then building back up (adding more and more specific topic areas as needed). A guiding principle I try to follow: a single discussion area needs an average of 10 new posts per day to sustain itself.
Now... how to get these places to look active and helpful with only a handful of users: Recruit! These can be employees of the company (who should be your biggest advocates) or other trusted customers. Reach out and ask people to get into your community and answer questions. I don't want to advocate 'staged' discussions, but you might have to do that. What you want to do is make your community appear active to the lurkers so they don't feel like the lone wolf.
Getting over the registration hurdle: Make it interesting. People need to be inspired to complete those forms. They aren't difficult, but they need a reward in doing so. That reward doesn't have to be monetary or anything if real value. You simply need to make them 'want' to contribute. Generally speaking, we see the more 'controversial' discussions in our community drawing the most views and new user posts. On our community it might be 'the (insert phone name here) really sucks' thread that inspires others to join in (mostly in a positive manner). You don't need to take your efforts to the extreme, but you might want to think up a topic where you know people will have (or should have) an opinion.
Make your community the first and most prominent option. On our own Contact Us page, we place our self-help knowledge base and community first and bury our actual customer service contact number, chat, and e-mail options. People can still find them for sure, but they have to scroll beyond our community link. Make sure this link has a clear 'call to action' around it. Perhaps something like: "Join the discussion" or "Get help from our community of experts! Post your question, suggest an answer."
Another idea you can consider once your activity ramps up is syndicating content to your various web pages. Show people what is happening in the community. As mentioned above, this will help build interest and make people want to get in and voice their opinion.
Re: How do you make it grow??aeilim Oct 18, 2010 4:30 AM (in response to Potential)
Thanks. I've been 'artificially creating buzz' around the community over the past week. I haven't seen a significant increase in traffic but I did see a high participation rate than before.
I'm still playing with the law of small numbers, so I will have to wait some time to get more accurate results.
Thanks for the advice!
Re: How do you make it grow??richmilroy Nov 11, 2010 3:34 AM (in response to Dave.Lingerfelt)
We are an events company and Ive just joined this group as we are experiencing growth in our membership and online activity. My suggestion to "make it grow" and create a never ending stream of new content is to run live events.


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