text: I've built Myrinet, SDR, DDR, and QDR clusters ( no FDR yet), but I still have users whose use cases and budgets still only justify GigE. I've setup a 160TB hadoop cluster is working well, but haven't found justification for the complexity/cost related to lustre. I have high hopes for Ceph, but it seems not quite ready yet. I'd happy to hear otherwise. A new user on one of my GigE clusters submits batches of 500 jobs that need to randomly read a 30-60GB dataset. They aren't the only user of said cluster so each job will be waiting in the queue with a mix of others. As you might imagine that hammers a central GigE connected NFS server pretty hard. This cluster has 38 computes/304 cores/608 threads. I thought torrent might be a good way to publish such a dataset to the compute nodes (thus avoiding the GigE bottleneck). So I wrote a small/simple bittorrent client and made a 16GB example data set and measured the performance pushing it to 38 compute nodes: http://cse.ucdavis.edu/bill/btbench-2.png The slow ramp up is partially because I'm launching torrent clients with a crude for i in <compute_nodes> { ssh $i launch_torrent.sh }. I get approximately 2.5GB/sec sustained when writing to 38 compute nodes. So 38 nodes * 16GB = 608GB to distribute @ 2.5 GHz sec = 240 seconds or so. The clients definitely see MUCH faster performance when access a local copy instead of a small share of the performance/bandwidth of a central file server. Do you think it's worth bundling up for others to use? This is how it works: 1) User runs publish <directory> <name> before they start submitting jobs. 2) The publish command makes a torrent of that directory and starts seeding that torrent. 3) The user submits an arbitrary number of jobs that needs that directory. Inside the job they "$ subscribe <name>" 4) The subscribe command launches one torrent client per node (not per j job) and blocks until the directory is completely downloaded 5) /scratch/<user>/<name> has the users data Not nearly as convenient as having a fast parallel filesystem, but seems potentially useful for those who have large read only datasets, GigE and NFS. Thoughts?


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USW, ArcelorMittal start contract talks for 14,000
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Negotiations are under way on a new contract
between the United Steelworkers union and the world's largest steelmaker,
The agreement expiring Sept. 1 covers 14,000 employees, including those at
West Virginia's Weirton mill.
The parties were far apart on key issues, including wages and benefits, as
discussions began Monday in Pittsburgh.
Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal wants to slash wages and benefits by more
than $28 per hour, and to have the unilateral right to cut wages during
business slowdowns.
It also proposes redesigning incentives, freezing its contributions to
certain pension plans, and eliminating retiree health care and pension
benefits for workers hired after Sept. 1.
ArcelorMittal wants to reduce life insurance coverage for both active
employees and retirees, eliminate voluntary layoff provisions, and raise
health care costs for current and future retirees.
The USW says it's also being asked to waive its right to bargain health care
issues for retirees.
In a recent membership update, union negotiators said managers have
repeatedly ignored workers' suggestions for making operations more
efficient. Members have also complained about the lack of promised capital
to repair plants.
"If they had lived up to the commitment," the June letter said, "they would
have performed better over the last four years."
ArcelorMittal, meanwhile, said it is committed to "a fair agreement that
creates a sustainable future for the company and its work force."
However, "to truly become sustainable, ArcelorMittal and the USW must
develop a long-term strategy that is successful through the ups and downs of
the business cycle," it said.
ArcelorMittal owns and operates 15 facilities in eight states —
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Louisiana
and South Carolina. Three plants are covered by individual USW contracts
that expire at the same time as the master agreement.
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DAVE Chisnall – one of the great characters of British rugby league – passed away this morning at the age of 64.
The former Leigh, Warrington, Saints, Barrow and Great Britain prop forward had been suffering from cancer.
Dave, who was brought up in Havelock Street on the edge of the town centre, was the youngest brother of a big sporting family with Les and Eric also playing professional rugby league and eldest John being a boxer.
A clever footballer and an excellent scrummager with a deceptive turn of pace for a stocky man, Dave turned professional with Leigh after Alex Murphy had spotted him playing for Parr Labour Club.
A larger than life character, Chissy was always in the thick of it as a player and never took a backward step.
In the days of contested scrums, a good number 8 was as invaluable as the hooker in securing a good supply of ball and Dave was a master of those front row arts.
He enjoyed some great early years at Hilton Park which saw him selected for the 1970 Australian tour and the World Cup squad later in the autumn.
However, Dave missed out on what would have been the highlight of his career at Leigh when a four-game ban saw him sidelined for the shock 1971 Challenge Cup final over Leeds at Wembley.
He did taste Wembley success three years later, again under Alex Murphy, but this time wearing the primrose of blue of Warrington. Chissy was part of the big Wire pack that saw off the physical challenge thrown at it by then holders Featherstone Rovers.
Between 1972/73 and 1974/75, durable Chissy was almost an ever-present in a side that handed the club its best ever season in terms of trophy success.
The Captain Morgan Trophy, the Player's No6 Trophy, the Challenge Cup and the Club Championship were all won in 1973/74, adding to the League Leaders' rose bowl in 1972/73.
In 1975 Dave was back beneath the twin towers as skipper, but this time he was on the losing side against Widnes.
His form was again good enough to earn a place in England's 1975 World Championship side.
After short spells at Swinton and Leigh Dave teamed up with his brother Eric at Saints in January 1977, going on to play that year's Premiership final win over Warrington at Station Road.
Dave's last appearance as a player at Wembley came in the 14-12 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Leeds in 1978, where he gave a gutsy 80 minute stint opposite Mick Harrison and then Roy Dickinson.
After leaving Saints in 1979 Dave headed up to Barrow, where he assisted the south Cumbrians' flourish in the early 80s which included an appearance in the 1981 John Player Final defeat by Warrington.
Despite being in the veteran stages of his career, Warrington came knocking again for the old head and he played a key role in helping the Wire see off favourites Saints in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final at Wigan.
Dave came off the bench to get 'under the skin' of Saints playmakers Graham Liptrot, Harry Pinner and Neil Holding to ensure another winner's medal was heading home.
After packing in playing, Dave returned to Knowsley Road as Alex Murphy's assistant but alas there was to be no more Wembley success,
although he was on board for the club's first and only John Player Trophy win in 1988.
He leaves behind wife Carol, children Lee, Phil, Jeanette and Michelle and seven grandchildren.


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I read the sticky'd thread, and it is 12 years old. I am trying to follow this video:
As it seems to be the most current. One of the steps is, make a folder called VRML in the C drive. On my computer, my main, and only hard drive is H. Does this matter, or rahter, does it have to be C, because, when I go to 'export VRML' in the emulator while paused, it doesn't do anything. No crash, no dump, no thing at the button, nothing. However, if I unpause with the box for export VRML checked, it will crash. I'm testing this out with SM64, but I'm hoping to rip the level models from Rayman 2 eventually (but getting that to display correctly with this plugin is another battle :p). Any help is greatly appreciated.
If anyone has any insight, or a more detailed, newer tutorial, that would be immensely helpful. I have Blender, Milkshapes3D, Python, 1964, and PJ64 with Lemmy's plugin for both, but I'm just noobing out, I guess, cause I can't get it to work.


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The 19th-century Historic Village is comprised of buildings gathered from rural communities around New York state and painstakingly relocated and restored, piece by piece. Each building provides an intimate view of commercial and domestic practices common to rural life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Dimmick House
Smith Morey Barn
Westcott Shop
Smith Morey Driveshed
Herkimer Kitchen and Woodshed
Sweet-Marble Barn
Jonas More House
Doctor's Office
Middlefield Shop
Bump Tavern
Lippitt Farm House
Todd's General Store
Blacksmith Shop
Filer's Corners School
Samuel Nelson Law Office
Brooks Barn
Farm Unit Shed
Williams Carriage Shed
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Week of August 12-18, 2011
Riders this week: 11,412
Rider miles this week: 138,322
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Caro was seen reading his wife Ina's new book Paris to the Past while on the subway between East Hampton and Sag Harbor.
This happens once a year. Happy birthday wishes are offered today to Hampton Subway employee Roz Evenstein, cafeteria worker, 28; Billie Harry, clerk, 31; Tom Happenstance, Maintenance Worker, 42; Karen Williams, token booth clerk, 58; Harlan McPherson, janitor in Southampton, 61; Rebecca Happenstance, security monitor, 43; Warren Mangatee, diesel maintenance foreman, 37; Anthony Anthony, accounting, 55; Fred Friendless, Motorman, 29; Bill Switt, Escalator Maintenance Trainee, 24; Harriet Ackerson, public relations and R. Bing Marmaduke, Vice President – Planning.
The explanation for how all these employees got to be born on the same day (in different years) and then become Hampton Subway employees is that three years ago, we had a personnel manager named Norman Honish who was a little odd, but otherwise okay or so we thought, and he did all the interviewing and hiring here and what happened was he just felt it would be economical, or perhaps he just thought it would be interesting if everybody he hired for the Subway system were just people who had the same birthday as he did. (Liked the date? Fewer company birthday cake expenses?) '
After it was found that he was doing this, he was of course summarily fired, and since then we've had this ongoing problem, solved by a big cake in the cafeteria of course just as he might have predicted, but which we expect will slowly fade away as people either leave the company, get fired or die off.
Meanwhile, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you happy birthday to all of you happy birthday to you!
Our commissioner Mr. Aspinall has often expressed the opinion that the escalators down to our platforms are too slow—they were built and installed in 1933—and this causes both worry to our customers when they see their train coming in down there and after that personal reckless behavior to catch the train—and it would be best to try to get newer, faster escalators to speed things up.
And so, after a long search, our buying department has come up with a new escalator we have bought, which we will try out beginning next week as a test in our Southampton station to see how the customers like it. It's made in China by the Wei Chin Otis Elevator Company and it is 33% faster, and it has grips on the handrails and when you get to the bottom, there is a little form you can fill out, if you want, which will be a big help for us to decide whether to get more, and a bin alongside where you can slip them in the slot. If all goes well, the new escalators will be installed on all our platforms. If not, we can always re-install the old one at Southampton, since we are keeping the one taken out in a storage room—the old ones last forever. Thank you.
We regret a 12-minute delay last Saturday in East Hampton when five people with bicycles tried to board the new "bicycle friendly" cars at the same time on that platform and all got stuck and mixed up. The Jaws of Life tool that we have at the ready on the platform wall next to the fire extinguisher had to be used to untangle it all.
Subway, the restaurant chain, which has the franchise to sell their products in their food concessions on all the platforms, is introducing a new two-foot long Hamptons Subway salami and pimento cheese hero. It is the same as a regular two-foot long salami and pimento cheese hero, except that those frisky Subway chefs have found a way to attach little square "subway windows" icings to the sides of the long hero rolls by using peanut butter guns. There is a $2 premium for these special heroes.
This Thursday is our "two for one swipe" promotion. All persons using the system can swipe their metro cards once as they go through the turnstile and then after they've gone through, reach back and swipe it a second time to give a free pass to the person behind them whether they like it or not.
I've never been a big fan of this sort of thing. For me, there's the price you have to pay and it's dishonest to either overcharge or give a bargain or something because people will not be clear anymore what the fair price is after awhile.


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The most important thing a farmer can apply to his crops is his shadow," said Charles Stichler at the Sixth Annual Irrigation Conference and Trade Show held recently in McAllen, Texas.
A farmer has to watch over his crops from the day he plants. Yield potential in most crops is set in the first half of the growth cycle. The second half of the plant's growth cycle is meant to attain that potential. By the time the plants start to bloom, the die has been cast. "In cotton, at least 90 percent of the crop harvested is already on the plant at that point," said Stichler, Extension Agronomist from Uvalde.
He reminded farmers that management intensifies under irrigation. "You must be sure your plants are receiving the right amount of water." But does more water mean more yield? "No" said Stichler.
The key is in proper irrigation timing with the correct amount of water.
Many Texas farmers are relying on evapotranspiration, or ET rates, to determine when to irrigate. ET is a measure of how much water is used by plants. Since the ET rate depends on climate, it varies from location to location. Weather stations around the state collect climatic data, including temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed, solar radiation and sunlight intensity to determine the ET rate. By using the Internet and going to http://texaset.tamu.edu, a farmer can create a custom profile and access weather data from a weather station in his area, look up an ET figure for the plants he wants to water, and then quickly calculate when to start the pumps and when to turn them off.
Many factors determine crop water use, including heat and sunlight, humidity, wind, available soil moisture, soil texture, and leaf size and shape. Leaves play an important part in plant growth. They are the solar collectors: the more leaves, the more solar rays collected, and the more yield potential. Leaves are particularly sensitive to water deficits, which result in smaller cells and less leaf area.
Leaves not only collect sunlight but also act like wicks for the movement of water through the plant. When the water infiltrates the roots, they absorb the nutrients dissolved in the water and cool the plant.
Water and fertility management are inter-related.
"You can't replace water with fertilizer, but you can make it go farther," said Stichler.
Adequate fertilization increases drought tolerance and allows for deeper root systems and earlier plant development. The plant cannot pick up nutrients unless the nutrients are dissolved in water.
The placement of fertilizer is important said Stichler. "You don't put feed in the wrong pasture. It doesn't do any good to feed the cows if they can't get to it." For maximum uptake, fertilizer must be put where the roots will be.
An important consideration in irrigation is the soil infiltration rates. For instance, clay soil absorbs water slowly. A farmer should be sure water gets deep enough, down to the roots, and then he should water infrequently.
Stichler is a firm believer in minimum till. "The more residue, the better infiltration."
Since sunshine is an important growth factor, Stichler advises narrow row spacing. "Don't waste your sunshine on bare ground."
Crop stage is critical to irrigation timing, so a farmer must monitor his plants' development. Stichler warned against five irrigation mistakes a farmer could make:
Failure to build deep soil moisture.
Failure to use residue to increase infiltration.
Irrigating too late in the reproductive stage of the plant.
Failure to recognize physiological maturity.
Failure to use narrow row spacing.


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The U.S. stock market fell to start a new week as an apparent stalemate over fiscal cliff negotiations weighed on market sentiment. Concerns over rising taxes on the wealthy and the potential economic impact of steep spending cuts has created a cautious atmosphere on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 60 points to close at just below 12,966. The widely watched blue-chip average traded in a range between 12,959 and 13,087.
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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) fell 0.50 percent to close at $141.45. Volume was lighter than normal with around 123.6 million SPY shares trading hands on the session compared to a three month daily average of 133.5 million.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which tracks the performance of the Nasdaq 100, fell 0.20 percent to $65.67. A small gain in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) helped the QQQ outperform the Dow and S&P on the day.
Crude oil prices were mixed on the day. NYMEX crude futures were last up 0.16 percent to $89.05 while Brent contracts had lost 0.28 percent to $110.92. In ETF trading, the United States Oil Fund ETF (NYSE:USO) added 0.12 percent to close at $32.60.
Precious metals were higher on the session. At last check, COMEX gold futures had added 0.29 percent to $1,717.60 in the electronic trading session. Silver futures were up 1.27 percent to $33.70. The heavily traded SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE:GLD) closed the day up 0.05 percent to $166.13.
Amid a falling stock market, Treasury prices rose throughout the session. The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE:TLT) added 0.09 percent to $124.66 on the day. The yield on the 10-Year Note rose one basis point to 1.62 percent.
The U.S. dollar was lower on the day. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSE:UUP), which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of foreign currencies, fell 0.32 percent to $21.85. The closely watched EUR/USD pair was last trading at $1.3066, a gain of 0.52 percent.
(c) 2012 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.


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Hey all,
Does anyone know how to get good lighting for castle MOCs?
Right now I'm using my kitten table lights, but the seem to give off a slight yellowish glow, which is really annoying because it makes the light gray bricks seem yellowed.
Any tips anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,


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ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) Chief Executive Rex Tillerson criticized delays in approving more natural gas export projects, saying U.S. companies are losing millions of dollars a day and the nation is losing ground to other countries.
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On Thursday, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told lawmakers in Washington that he plans to "expeditiously" begin evaluating more than a dozen applications that are awaiting approval. The applications would allow for the export of liquefied natural gas.
"It's a very competitive marketplace. It's not like people are just going to stand at our door like panting dogs just waiting for us to give this (LNG) to them," Tillerson said, according to Reuters.
Tillerson added that he met with Moniz on Wednesday but left with no clear indication of when Exxon's Golden Pass LNG project, a $10 billion joint venture with Qatar Petroleum, will receive approval.
"I don't want to start on this process if you tell me it's going to take five years for you to get around to my application," Tillerson said.
U.S. companies need authorization from the Department of Energy to export gas to most countries. In May, the department ended a two-year freeze in reviewing export applications for liquefied natural gas, approving exports to all countries from Freeport LNG's terminal in Texas.
"We're getting ready to begin evaluating the dockets on a case-by-case basis," Moniz told the House Energy and Commerce committee. Without providing a specific timeline, he said there would "absolutely" be additional decisions this year.
The U.S. shale boom has caused a glut in natural gas, driving down prices. Companies are increasingly looking to export gas to fetch higher prices abroad.
While speaking last summer about falling natural gas prices, Tillerson said, "We are losing our shirts."
Dominion Resources (NYSE:D), Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE), U.K.-based BG Group and Canadian company Veresen are also backing proposed export projects.
Shares of ExxonMobil were down 65 cents at $90.68 in late morning trading.


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The players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that . . . he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, "Would he had blotted a thousand!" --Ben Jonson
And now, something new from the man who brought you Hamlet?
"Every relic counts," said Harvard Professor Emeritus Harry Levin. "Shakespeare's work has ceased to be a literary consideration. It has become part of our culture, almost part of our ideology and religion."
"This is a second-rate, hack work," countered Columbia's Edward W. Tayler. "It's clumsy, inept. It's a clunker. It's quite clear to anyone who doesn't have...
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How Berries Became the Ultimate 'Superfood'
As the health world touts berries as a low-sugar, high-fiber superfood, growers, chefs and food companies are looking for the next big mainstream berry hit. Anne Marie Chaker and Mary Ann Lila, director of plants at NC State's Human Health Institute discuss. Photo: AP.
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The Bangladesh Non-lending Technical Assistance on Local Governance (NLTA) is a policy and technical assistance instrument of the World Bank complementing the Bangladesh Local Governance Support Project (LGSP) that has been supporting the Union Parishad (UP), the rural local government since 2006. The NLTA, supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Norway and AusAID, is broadening the dialog on decentralization, strengthening intergovernmental frameworks, and enhancing downward accountability and citizen's voice in local governance.
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One of the latest twists in plastic has nothing to do with celebrities, shopping sprees or rewards programs.
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It's the payroll card.
Payroll cards are exactly what they sound like. Employers put wages onto a reloadable card instead of cutting a paper check or making a direct deposit to an employee's bank account. The employee can spend the money straight from the card or withdraw cash from certain banks and ATMs.
Most payroll cards don't require an employee to have a bank account. But that means employers, not employees, control the selection of the card -- and its accompanying menu of fees.
In 2012, U.S. employers loaded $34.1 billion onto payroll cards, according to Madeline Aufseeser, a senior analyst at the Aite Group. In 2013, the amount will climb to $42.8 billion, the company's research predicts.
If your employer offers payroll cards, here are five things it pays to know:
1. You can (usually) access your salary for free. Most states have laws on the books that require employees to be able to access all of their salary for free at least once every pay period, says Ben Jackson, a senior analyst at Mercator Advisory Group.
How that happens can depend on a number of factors, including the particular payroll card, its issuer and the state where you live, he says. In short, too many variables for generalities.
In some cases, it could amount to one free ATM withdrawal every pay period. In others, it might mean one no-cost withdrawal from a bank that offers cards in the same card network (think Visa or MasterCard), says Jackson.
When you investigate your payment options, ask: If I decide to use this card, how do I get my money without paying a fee?
2. Payroll card or no payroll card, your banking habits have a price tag. With or without a banking account, you're likely to need the services banks provide, and they have costs. If you have a checking account, there are costs to maintain it. If you have a paper check and cash it at the check-cashing store, that costs money, too. "The first question people should ask is 'What are my needs? What do I need to be able to do?'" says Jackson. Then, he says, stack up what you pay now against the proposed costs of the employer's payroll card.
If you're considering a payroll card solely because you don't have a bank account, you have choices there, too, says Joe Ridout, consumer services manager at Consumer Action.
If your main objection is cost, try a credit union. They often have fewer and lower fees, he says. Find one at ASmarterChoice.org. If you can't get a bank account because you've been blacklisted, look for one of the "second chance" account options now offered at some banks and credit unions, Ridout says.
3. What does this payroll card charge? If you aren't handed terms and conditions with the card, go online or call the card issuer to get a copy, Jackson says, and call for an explanation of anything that isn't clear.
Users may see fees that have become the norm for other types of plastic, such as charges for using out-of-network ATMs. Some issuers cap the number of free in-network ATM visits users are allowed. A few payroll card providers are charging for actions that are often free with debit cards, credit cards or bank accounts, according to consumer experts. Some examples:
- Check balance fees: "We're seeing those fees a lot," says Lauren Saunders, managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. These are "common and unfortunate," she says, adding, "You should never be charged for finding out the balance on your account." What users need to know: Often, the issuer will have at least one free method for checking the balance (text, online, automated call, etc.), she says. Find out what it is.
- Overdraft fees: Some issuers "offer what they call 'balance protection' or 'overdraft protection,' to let transactions go through when there isn't enough money in the account to cover them," says Saunders, who's seen fees of $25 per incident.What users need to know: You have to opt in to those services. Don't.
- Denied transaction fees: Some cards charge a fee if there isn't enough money to cover a transaction. What users need to know: How to check your balance for free. "It's important to know your balance before you use the card," Saunders says.
- Oddball fees: A few cards charge for actions not normally associated with fees, such as making online purchases, receiving paper statements, getting cash back after a purchase or not using the card for a few months, says Ridout. What users need to know: In what circumstances does the issuer charge a fee? What actions are free?
4. Your employer should offer an alternative. Federal law mandates that employers provide an alternative to payroll cards, says Saunders. State laws vary, but many require paper checks as one option, she says.
The Electronic Funds Transfer Act prohibits employers from requiring employees to get their salary through only one financial institution, she says. Bottom line: In most locations, a boss can't dictate your bank or salary payment method. That means if a company offers payroll cards, it should also offer direct deposit to your bank account or to the reloadable card of your choice, says Michelle Jun, a senior attorney with Consumers Union.
For information on your alternatives, contact your boss, your human resources department or the payroll company, if your employer outsources payroll to another company. It also may be as simple as calling the number on the back of the payroll card.
5. Don't use a payroll card in places you wouldn't use a debit card. When it comes to fraud or theft, payroll cards fall under the same rules that govern debit cards, says Jackson.
If the card is stolen, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act limits your liability to $50 if you report the theft within two days of discovering it, or $500 if you flag it later but within 60 days of receiving your statement.
If someone swipes your card number, but not your card, you're not liable for anything as long as you report the crime within 60 days of getting your statement, according to the act.
The practical side of it: Absent card-issuer policies to the contrary, in cases of theft, fraud or merchant disputes, you're out the money unless and until the dispute is resolved in your favor, says Jackson.
Because of that, many financial experts warn consumers against using debit cards in environments where theft or fraud is possible or in situations where the goods or services are being delivered at a later date. That advice is apt for payroll cards.
Another potential glitch: Some merchants (certain restaurants, gas stations, hotels, etc.), routinely put a "hold " (a temporary freeze which can last days or weeks) on the card for more than the purchase amount.
With a credit card, that hold applies to a line of credit and is virtually invisible. But with debit cards or payroll cards, a hold ties up actual cash.
See related:
More employees say 'hello' to payroll cards
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The famous Italian vocalist Al Bano Carrisi has come out with his sentiment against gay pride and the public display of homosexuality.
"I'm a practicing Catholic and I say only this to homosexuals: I'm not in favor of ghettos, but don't make such a show, do your things in private. I don't like gay pride demonstrations, where they parade undisguised," said Carrisi, a world-famous singer who has sold tens of millions of albums during his 40-year career.It seems when it comes to his heterosexual lifestyle, it is anything but sacred:
To someone like me inoculated against [homosexual rights demonstrations], it might seem funny, unfortunately, but if I were to see it in my little daughter it would brother me. It seems to me to be an exposition of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Still not happy with the way the Mass Effect saga drew to a close, a team of modders have released something for the PC version of Mass Effect 3 called MEHEM. Or, the "Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod".
You can see the edited and re-composited ending above. I...don't see much happy about it, aside from the fact they cut the silly jungle planet bits, but I guess you could argue that by splicing together some of the most dramatic sections of the different endings, they've come up with something...different. That has broken sound in parts, and weird pauses.
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From left to right: Lindsey Black, Chandler Massey, Lindsey Shaw and Susie Abromeit, a former Duke player. (Photo provided by 16-Love)
In the new tennis-centric movie 16-Love, Lindsey Shaw plays Ally Mash, a top-ranked junior player who is injured and forced to lead the teen life she never had before. (Jealous, Capriati??) While the movie is geared more to the ABC Family crowd than the TSF one, Shaw delightfully reminds us of a younger a Andrea Petkovic — as an actress, of course. The 22-year-old's best known cred is probably her work in Pretty Little Liars and she co-stars alongside a shirtless-post worthy (don't you worry folks, it's coming!) Chandler Massey, who has done TV work on Days of Our Lives, One Tree Hill and other projects.
Shaw took time out of her busy sched to chat with TSF on email. Check out her hilarious musings below.
TSF: A lot of the tennis action was filmed at La Costa in San Diego, where a pro event takes place. What did you think of training there? Did you soak that in a little bit? See any big-time tennis players or teaching pros training?
Lindsey Shaw: La Costa was great, mostly because I could wake up and walk to set from my hotel room. It's harder to be late when you sleep 100 yards away from the set. It was always fun to come to set every morning because there were always a variety of other guests that were out for their morning tennis lesson or game. There was a lot of active tennis energy around. The environment was immersed in the story, so to speak. The courts were so much fun to get to work on. I felt kind of epic walking onto the court every time because of how grand it all felt. Definitely soaked in the energy of past players and spectators who had been there. I didn't see any big-time players or pros on the courts there, but being at La Costa and dressed in my tennis gear, I certainly felt like a big tennis deal most of the time … I think that counts.
TSF: Big deal, indeed. Another big deal is Chandler Massey, who is your co-star. What was the best part of working with him?
LS: His abs. Definitely.
TSF: We're jealous. The worst part?
LS: The worst part of working with Chandler Massey was constantly battling the star power of his abs.
TSF: If you could use a tennis racquet to do something other than play tennis with, what would you use it for? Gardening? Air guitar?
LS: If I wasn't playing tennis with my tennis racquet, I would assume/hope that the racquet would be infused with superpowers I could use for the world's protection and occasionally my own amusement.
TSF: Who is your favorite tennis player?
LS: Roger Federer.
TSF: You're not a tennis buff. What sort of tennis training did you do for this movie?
LS: I had no tennis training before shooting 16-Love. When I found out I booked it, I was both excited and anxious about portraying an athlete at the top of her game. I immediately started working with great tennis coaches a couple hours a day which continued all the way up to the first day of shooting. Unfortunately, as any tennis player knows, tennis is not mastered in the 15 hours of training I got. We brought in an awesome double for a lot of the big tennis matches. But I certainly got worked across the court as well! For every 50 shots, I think one landed where I intended it [to]. It was such a whirlwind, wonderful experience to be faced with such a physical challenge within a world I knew very little about prior to this project. I offer myself up to all tennis players out there, I did my best!
TSF: What's the funniest moment you can recall in the shooting that involved tennis? A fall? A racquet to the head?
LS: The funniest moments shooting the tennis were the times when I had to be really intense and immersed in a match and I completely missed the ball. I looked like such a pro, and then it came crashing back to me every time I actually had to handle the racquet that I was not really a sports star. Also, all the tennis scenes where Chandler Massey had to downplay his real, mad tennis skills and I got to act like I was schooling him were pretty entertaining.
TSF: Imagine you're given the chance to play Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon. What would you wear?
LS: If I were playing Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon, I would wear the exact outfit she was wearing to psyche her out.
Shaw's advice for Venus, her battle cry against Regis Philbin and her favorite music after the cut. PLUS: See the signed hat that 16-Love wants you to win. Click for more.
Seriously Shaw: Lindsey had been on court only for a few hours before filming began. (Provided photo)
TSF: Venus Williams wants your advice on how to be more relatable to teens. What do you tell her?
LS: I would tell Venus to put out a hip-hop album. [Ed. note: Shaw didn't know of Serena's tunings.]
TSF: What's one thing you discovered about tennis that you had no idea about the sport before you started playing?
LS: I didn't know much about tennis, so everything was pretty new. One thing I will say is that those tennis outfits are tiny!
TSF: Regis Philbin loves to play tennis. Say he spots you at La Costa and wants to hit around. Do you let him win? Why or why not?
LS: I do not let anybody win, even Regis Philbin. He would have to earn his victory! Which I'm gonna venture to say would not be all that difficult…
TSF: What are you listening to on your iPod right now?
LS: I'm listening to Yeasayer, "Odd Blood." Awesome!
TSF: What's your current favorite movie?
LS: Black Swan.
TSF: If you could play in the U.S. Open, who would you pick to be your coach for the tournament?
LS: I'd pick Regis Philbin after our jaunt at La Costa either because of his gracious defeat or because of his impressive win. Whatever the outcome of our match, I know I'd want Regis by my side at the U.S. Open.
TSF: For viewers, you hope when they watch 16-Love they leave the couch/theatre with what?
LS: I hope viewers leave 16-Love feeling entertained and inspired to seek The Alternate Routes (also a band with music featured in our movie) and to any dream they aspire to.
TSF: The movie's working name was Smash but had to be changed for distribution. Basically, it got smashed.for the project was smashed. One thing you'd like to smash in your life is what?
LS: I'd like to smash a guitar on stage just once.
TSF: Brilliant! Us, too.
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Dave Eggers (born 1970-03-12) is an American writer, editor and publisher.
A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius (2000)
- And we will be ready, at the end of every day will be ready, will not say no to anything, will try to stay awake while everyone is sleeping, will not sleep, will make the shoes with the elves, will breathe deeply all the time, breathe in all the air full of glass and nails and blood, will breathe it and drink it, so rich, so when it comes we will not be angry, will be content, tired enough to go, gratefully, will shake hands with everyone, bye, bye, and then pack a bag, some snacks, and go to the volcano.
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I am tired.
I am true of heart!
And also:
You are tired.
You are true of heart!
- Matter of fact, the first three or four chapters are all some of you might want to bother with. That gets you to page 123 or so, which is a nice length, a nice novella sort of length.
- 'Listen John—'
'Who's John?'
'You're John.'
'I'm John?'
'Yeah, I changed your name.'
- I am sorry Chris is late this mourning. I could make something up about an appointment or a sickness, but the fact is that we woke up late. Go figure
Brother of Toph.
- Ooh, look at me, I'm Dave, I'm writing a book! With all my thought in it. La la la!
- . . . I'll raise my arms and give you my chest and throat and wait, and I've been so old for so long for you, for you, I want it fast and right through me— Oh do it, do it you motherfuckers do it you fuckers finally, finally, finally.
- We're best at the long high throws. Like when you take four or five steps and rip it— It's almost like a shotput approach, the steps, four or five quick, one over the other, kind of sideways-like—and then you slash away with that fucker, it's such a violent act, throwing that white thing, you're first cradling it to your breast and then you whip that fucker as hard as you can while keeping it level, keeping it straight, but otherwise with everything you can send with it you whip that fucker like it had blades on it and you wanted it to cut straight through the paperblue sky like a screen, rip through it and have it be blood and back space beyond.
- We cannot fathom why people would stand across the street, easily a hundred feet away, when they could be so close, near us.
'Suckers.' I tell Toph, thumbing toward those watching from so far away. It is important, I feel, that the boy knows what suckers look like."
- Toph does not know the words, and I know few of the words, but you cannot fucking stop us from singing
You Shall Know Our Velocity! (2002)
- — Mr. Churchill you were given a mission.
— Yes
— I want to have been given your mission. I want your place in world events, the centrality of it. You were born in the cradle of a catapult!
— You are wrong. I found my mission.
— I disagree.
— If you must.
— Tell me: where is my mission? Where are my bunkers and trenches, my goddamn Gallipoli?
- Hand took a breath and opened his palms, as if accepting the gift of rain. "YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY!" he bellowed into the cold exhausted city.
- There are people who meet strangers and people, like me, who know only those they've known from birth
- I was feeling everything too much. Everything was pulling at my eyes.
- We'd have a motherfucking shitload of dogs! Horses. Peacocks. Oh to live among peacocks. I'd seen them once in person and they defied so many laws of color and gravity that they had to be made geniuses waiting to take over everything.
- I was a looker someone who looked over at every car at every traffic light, hoping something would happen, and almost never finding anyone looking back- always everyone looking forward, and every time I felt stupid. Why should people look over at you? Why would they care?
- But that in any city, in any cluster of people, there a few people who are awake at this hour, who are both awake and dancing, and it's here that we need to be. That if we are living as we were this week, that we had to be awake with the people who are still dancing.
- We sleep when we fall. We only sleep when we can't move anymore. That's juvenile. But it means everything. It's the illusion of progress. Staying awake isn't progress. The illusion is enough.
- When we pass by another person without telling them we love them it's cruel and wrong and we all know this.
- What did we want? We want the world smaller and bigger and just the same but advancing. We don't know what we want.
- What are we allowed to do when we're looking for things we're required to do?
What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng (2006)
- Humans are divided between those who can still look through the eyes of youth and those who cannot. Though it causes me frequent pain, I find it very easy to place myself in the shoes of almost any boy, and can conjure my own youth with an ease that is troublesome.
- Ch. 10, p. 110
- I cannot count the times I have cursed our lack of urgency. If I ever love again, I will not wait to love as best as I can. We thought we were young and that there would be time to love well sometime in the future. This is a terrible way to think. It is no way to live, to wait to love.
- Ch. 21, pp. 317-318
- I speak to these people, and I speak to you because I cannot help it. It gives me strength, almost unbelievable strength, to know that you are there. I covet your eyes, your ears, the collapsible space between us. How blessed are we to have each other? I am alive and you are alive so we must fill the air with our words. I will fill today, tomorrow, every day until I am taken back to God. I will tell stories to people who will listen and to people who don't want to listen, to people who seek me out and to those who run. All the while I will know that you are there. How can I pretend that you do not exist? It would be almost as impossible as you pretending that I do not exist.
- Ch. 26, pp. 474-475
- The pain is not great. But the symbolism is disagreeable.
- Ch. 5, pp. 50


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Columbia University Libraries and Waseda University Library, Japan Sign Memorandum of Understanding
June 20, 2002 - Columbia University Librarian James G. Neal and Professor Michitaro Urakawa, Director of Waseda University Library, signed a memorandum of understanding between their libraries on May 30, 2002 at Waseda University in Tokyo. It outlines terms and conditions of agreement between the two institutions regarding cooperation in materials exchange, information assistance, interlibrary loan, digital initiatives, staff exchanges and network building.
This agreement extends the cooperation the two have enjoyed through the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Global Resources Japan Project and a long period of personal contacts and will continue through the new Global ILL Framework initiative.
The libraries have agreed to cooperate on exchanges of books and journals published by the presses of both institutions and by assisting each other to obtain books, journals and other scholarly information resources, both print and digital, on the basis of equivalent value and mutual benefit. The interlibrary loan agreement expands the existing Waseda /Columbia interlibrary loan arrangements. In addition the two institutions will explore collaborative digital initiatives, conduct staff exchanges, and work together to develop close ties between East Asia and North American libraries and their institutions.
James Neal signed the agreement when he was in Japan addressing a conference on the future of scholarly publishing. "We are especially pleased to have a direct memorandum of understanding with Waseda University, one of the world's leading institutions of higher learning. They are a valuable academic library partner in Japan and in Asia," he said about the agreement.
Waseda University Library was established in 1882 when the university was founded as Tokyo Senmon Gakko. A new Central Library building opened in 1991 to commemorate Waseda University's centennial. There are 28 libraries at the University including the Central Library, four Campus Libraries, and school libraries or reading rooms for students and faculties that are attached to each school and institute. With more than 4.5 million volumes, 46,000 serials, Waseda University houses one of the largest library collections in Japan and has central services supporting various information needs on and off-campus. Waseda University Library web site is at: http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/index.html.
Columbia University Libraries is the nation's eighth largest academic library system, with 7.5 million volumes, 49,000 serials, as well as extensive collections of electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms and other non-print formats. The collections are particularly strong in humanities and history, architecture, East Asian and other Area Studies materials, oral history, theater, and original materials in English and American literature and history. The collections and services are organized into 22 libraries, supporting specific academic or professional disciplines. The Library's web site http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/ is a gateway to the print and electronic collections and services.
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Even though hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities, it is also one of the most misunderstood and underestimated disability. It has been called the "invisible" condition because it is not possible to "see" a hearing loss directly, only its effects upon behavior and communication. The fact that these effects can be so variable depending upon the individual and the situation is what makes hearing loss such a confusing condition.
In short, it is not a condition that should be treated casually, with haphazard, ill-advised and superficial measures taken to ameliorate its effects. Such an approach trivializes the impact that impaired communication can have upon the life and well being of the affected person. Given the significance of the sense of hearing, HLAA believes that people with hearing loss require the care of qualified professionals who follow best professional practices.
80% of people who could benefit from hearing aids do not get them. There are many reasons why people do not seek help for their hearing loss but we should not underestimate the impact of the cost of hearing aids. The number one inquiry that comes into the HLAA office is about affording hearing aids and the number one page visited on the HLAA website is the information fact sheet on financial aid for hearing technology.
To overcome the barrier that cost presents and to encourage more people to take action to treat their hearing loss HLAA has been focusing on ways to improve access to affordable hearing health care. There is no one silver bullet and so we are working on several fronts:
- Educating about itemization of professional services & price transparency
- Supporting Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation: H.R. 1479 & S 905
- Advocating for insurance coverage & tax relief in the states
- Supporting lower cost options for consumers
- Supporting Direct Access for Medicare Recipients
- Insurance coverage under employer plans
- HLAA member discounts for hearing aids
- Essential Health Benefit in the Affordable Care Act
Supporting innovative approaches to entering the hearing health care system
- Mobile apps
- Telemedicine
- Software to program hearing aids/implants
Read more on our Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care page.
August 17, 2012: Unprecedented joint letter issued from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), the American Academy of Audiology (the Academy) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to educate their members on issues as wide ranging as Internet sales, rehabilitation needs of consumers, and engaging consumers to ethics for the profession. See the full letter.
HLAA applauds ADA, the Academy, and ASHA for joining HLAA in supporting consumer needs and setting a path for audiologists to evaluate how their practices will respond to and work in a new hearing health care delivery system.
HLAA continues to work with professionals to ensure accessible, affordable and available hearing health care to a wider number of consumers. We will be joining ASHA at their summit, Changing Health Care Landscape, in October 2012.
This is one more example of HLAA working toward and reaching goals that benefit consumers.


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n. - To cause; to make. 2
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NEWPORT BEACH — The 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival concludes Thursday night with "A Beginner's Guide to Endings," a dark comedy about making the most of the time you have left in life, at the Regency Lido Theatre.
The closing night gala, hosted by Riviera magazine, will follow at 8 p.m. at Lido Marina Village. The village was transformed into "Riviera Village" for festival as Lido Goes Pop! temporary retailers took over long-vacant office spaces.
"A Beginner's Guide to Endings," written and directed by Jonathan Sobol, follows what may be the last days in the lives of three brothers who were unknowingly signed up for dangerous drug-testing by their gambler father.
The story is one of family, the ties between brothers and redemption, Sobol said Wednesday.
The film stars Harvey Keitel as Duke White, Jason Jones as Nuts, Paulo Costanzo as Jacob and Scott Caan as Cal. The film also features J.K. Simmons and Tricia Helfer.
While the film is a dark comedy, "ultimately, there is a very optimistic message in the film of living life to the fullest and appreciating what's important," Sobol said.
The brothers each have strong archetypal personalities — Nuts, a fighter; Cal, a womanizer; and Jacob, a level-headed thinker — and each go about their pending deaths in equally different yet humorous ways.
While the audience may identify differently with the brothers, or even the woebegone father, Sobol saw the most of himself in Jacob.
"The character I indentify with most is Jacob simply because he is by far the most grounded and he definitely lives in the real world, but he also has this escapist fantasy that we all on some level have," Sobol said. "I believe that as writers, we're escapist by nature."
The 7 p.m. screening at the Regency Lido Theatre will be followed by the closing night gala. Tickets through the Newport Beach Film Festival are $75 for the film and party, and $50 for the party alone.
A portion of the ticket sales will benefit the American Red Cross Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Relief fund, said Riviera magazine Publisher Chris Gialanella.
The pop-up shops, which include national brands and local vendors, will remain open through the event giving the cobblestone street of Via Oporto something of a festive flea-market feel for the event.
Many of the pop-ups will offer special one-night-only deals and secondary events within their perspective stores.
"The Newport Beach Film Festival partners with a lot of media vehicles so we wanted to do something out of the ordinary," Gialanella said. "Not just for our clients, but to create an experience for all of Newport Beach as well."
Refreshments will be provided by 118 Degrees, Absolut, Perrier Lounge and Stella Artois. There will also be a live performance by alternative rock artist Benny Marchant.


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IMF leader calls for bold policies to aid recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that leading nations need to embrace bold policy steps to accelerate a still-modest and fragile global economic recovery.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that as the world still struggles to emerge from the 2008 financial crisis, economies are under threat from tensions involving Ukraine and Russia to inaction in countries that should be driving growth.
Lagarde said the European Central Bank, for example, should consider lowering interest rates further and using unconventional policies to support growth and fight inflation that is too low.
Her comments came in a speech previewing next week's meetings of global finance officials in Washington. The 188-nation IMF and its sister lending organization, the World Bank, will hold their spring policy meetings.
In advance of those weekend discussions, finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 leading economic powers will also meet. The United States will be represented by Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
In her remarks, Lagarde noted that the G-20 finance officials in a February meeting in Australia had committed to pursuing policies that would boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over the coming five years.
Lagarde said if the G-20 countries can do so, it would "place the global economy on a substantially different and better trajectory from today."
Lagarde said she thinks the global economy is turning the corner from the Great Recession of 2007-2009, but she said overall growth remains too slow and weak.
She warned that the recovery could be put at risk by the wrong policy decisions and by rising geopolitical tensions.
"The situation in Ukraine is one which, if not well managed, could have broader spillover effects," Lagarde said. "Unless countries come together to take the right kind of policy measures, we could be facing years of slow and sub-par growth, well below the solid, sustainable growth that is needed to create enough jobs and improving living standards in the future."
She noted that among major industrial countries, growth is strongest in the United States. But she said it would be critical for the Fed to "carefully manage the gradual withdrawal" of its support for growth.
The Fed last month approved a third reduction in its monthly bond purchases, which have been aimed at keeping long-term rates low. This week, Yellen said she thought a key short-term rate would need to remain low for a considerable period to bolster growth.
Lagarde said Europe's central bank, which handles rate policies for countries that use the euro currency, should further lower rates to make sure extremely low inflation doesn't hold back economic growth.
She also called on Japan, the world's third-largest economy, to pursue structural reforms for its economy to help lift the country from two decades of sub-par growth.
In emerging markets, Lagarde said there's a risk of heightened market volatility associated with the moves by the Fed to cut back on bond purchases. The U.S. effort, by increasing rates in America, could trigger flows of capital out of emerging market countries — something that resulted in a period of market volatility last year.
"Countries with weaker fundamentals ... are likely to be more affected," Lagarde said, urging nations with high budget and trade deficits to work to close those gaps.
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Ever since I bought my first yard of Cuben Fiber I have thought about trying it for a Hammock. Since it now looks like half or more of my AT Hike this year will be during the warm season and maybe also the rainy season I have decided to find a SUL way to move into a Hammock.
In the past it seemed to me that sleeping in a SUL Bivy and using a light sleeping pad of some kind along with a Poncho / Tarp over head was the lightest way to go. I have several light Hammocks made out of silk but they are still in the 12 to 14 ounce range and they still need a tarp of some kind for rainy nights. Using Cuben Fiber for both the Hammock and the Tarp I should be able to get real close to the ground set-up weight. I am hoping to use the Hammock without a sleeping pad so that will save me 5 to 10 ounces. If I do have to use a pad it will still be smaller for the Hammock than if I was on the ground.
I don't know where the fine line will fall when it comes to total weight between the lightest ground vs lightest hammock set-up but I expect I will find out.
This is Cuben Fiber Hammock ver. 1.0. The Cuben Fiber I am using is just a little heavier than what I like. It weighs about 0.47 ounce per sq Yard. The Cuben Fiber for the Hammock body weighs a total of 2.36 ounces. The fiber density of this material is very high so it should be more than strong enough. Time will answer that question. The Cuben Fiber Hammock is 50.5" wide by 126" long.
The Black webbing is the kind Ed Speer Hammocks uses on his line of Hammocks and he will sell the webbing to anyone that wants to make their own Hammock. The small aluminum fittings are some I made to connect the short piece of the black webbing to the Hammock and to connect the white cord. The black webbing and small aluminum fittings weigh 0.85 ounces for the pair. The white cord is a 3/32" Spectra core low stretch something from West Marine and will go from the aluminum fitting to the tree. I will use tree huggers and the white cord will attach to the tree huggers.
I am going to try and take a timed picture with me in the Hammock after I have used it awhile. I don't want to run and jump into this one till I have a few hours laying in it.
The knot holds the Hammock in the webbing.
Weight to date:
Cuben Fiber for the hammock body - 2.36 ounces
The two pieces of black webbing and two small aluminum fittings - 0.85 ounces
The white cord from the black webbing to the tree - 16 foot at 0.05 ounces per foot = 0.85 ounces
Tree Huggers - Speer Webbing - 2.89 ounces a pair
Total Weight Hanging for ver 1.0 = 6.95 ounces
I will try and nap in this hammock for a while everyday to test its durability.


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A little over a year ago, Facebook introduced face recognition software to the masses when it included the feature in its photo uploading process. And the masses, as you may assume, didn't react all that well. There was plenty of conspiracy theory and privacy-concerned backlash, which died down as soon as everyone started talking about how the service was opt-in only. Since then, the feature has faded into the background and taken its rightful place among other Facebook-announcements-that-cause-us-to-wield-pitchforks-for-a-week-but-then-everyone's-over-it.
But now, concerns over consumers' image privacy have been resurrected by a billion dollar FBI project. According to New Scientist, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a $1 billion effort called the Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which will use face detection as well as "biometrics such as iris scans, DNA analysis, and voice identification to the toolkit." The system is already being ushered in, as some states have started uploaded images (currently it sounds as if this is limited to mugshots); it's expected to be implemented nationwide by 2014.
As all things start, intentions are good: Such highly accurate identification systems would be used to focus on criminals faster, result in quicker arrests, and potentially stop illegal activity before it happens. Of course, all of that sounds incredibly Minority Report-ish – including this example use:
"Images of a person of interest from security cameras or publics photos uploaded onto the Internet could be compared against a national repository of images held by the FBI. An algorithm would perform an automatic search and return a list of potential hits for an office to sort through and use as possible leads for an investigation."
While current states that have participated in the pilot program have been uploading mugshots for the NGI, it's uncertain whether this will eventually extend to include all of our images. In fact, New Scientist pointedly asked the FBI this question and no response was given.
In case it isn't clear enough, what we very possibly have in the works here is a national civilian photograph database. Right now, the FBI hasn't reached that far, but it's very easy to assume it will – and it's all legal under the US Privacy Act.
Before you start pointing fingers at user-facing (pun intended) face recognition software companies out there (think Face.com – now Facebook-owned – and Lambda Labs),know that Facebook wouldn't have any part in this: I reached out and was told that that simply isn't how its face recognition system works. "Just giving us a picture and asking us to search our database… it doesn't work that way," a Facebook rep tells me. "And it would be incredibly computationally expensive."
Also, consider the amount of state and federal operations that have your images. Your license, your passport, your public transportation ID… it goes on and on. If the government wants to harness image identification, it can and it will, and it won't have to rely on social networks for help. That said, our increasing comfort with putting our likenesses all over the Internet is only making it easier for this type of system to be enacted.
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2011-11-03 / Church News
Hood – Strong United
Robert Hood and Dena Strong are pleased to announce they were united in marriage September 17, 2011. The couple became engaged in 2009. The wedding ceremony was held at Needmore Bible Church.
The bride is the daughter of John and Denise Maselli. The groom is the son of David and Marsha Ray.
Maid of honor was Tricia Gelvin. Bridesmaid was Christy Mitchell.
Best man was Michael Hood and groomsman was William Huber.
A reception was held at McConnellsburg American Legion.
The couple reside in their new home with their 2-year-old son, Christopher.


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Oak Park Public Library celebrates America's Music
Launched last month but continuing through the end of March, the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street, is hosting an ambitious serious of film screenings, discussions and live performances celebrating "America's Music." (The temple to literature in the town Ernest and Frank Lloyd made famous is one of 50 across the country to receive a grant funding this worthy endeavor.)
Noting this news here partly is self-serving: Tonight, this blogger will participate in a chat entitled "Who Needs Gatekeepers? Music Criticism in the Digital Age" with Val Camilletti of the legendary Val's Halla Records. (The fun starts at 7 p.m. in the Main Library Veteran's Room, and admission is free.) But this is far from the only noteworthy event.
My Columbia College Chicago English Department colleague, friend and celebrated jazzbo George Bailey has been leading discussions of some great music films on Tuesday nights at 7 as part of the series. Still to come: High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music on March 5; Plugging In, episode six of The History of Rock 'n' Roll on March 12, and Bridges, episode one of Latin Music USA, and From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale on March 19.
The library also has a series of Monday afternoon films, including What's Love Got to Do With It? at 1:30 today and Coal Miner's Daughter at the same time on March 11. For teens, there's an open mic night on March 15 and a spoken-word performance hosted by Kevin Coval of Louder Than a Bomb on March 20. Other live discussions include "Eccentric Soul" hosted by the local indie label the Numero Group on March 27, and the performance schedule features blues-funk-soul-rockers the Fuzz & the Fury at 3 p.m. on March 16 and square-dance band Golden Horse at the same time on March 30.
Oh, and through it all, Oak Park resident Nancy Rose Ortenberg will be displaying her incredible photos of the musicians of the Mississippi Delta in the library's gallery.
For more information on the series, visit oppl.org/americas-music.


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Newton: I need to get better in the second half
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Bruce Arians has 21 years of experience as an offensive coach in the NFL, yet his Arizona Cardinals are developing an image as a team that thrives on its defense.
The offense? Well, it still needs some work.
The Cardinals stifled the Carolina Panthers with a dominating second half in a 22-6 victory on Sunday. The Panthers' Cam Newton was sacked a career-worst seven times and threw three interceptions.
Until Sunday, only three players in Cardinals history had two sacks and an interception in a single game. Two Cardinals, inside linebackers Daryl Washington and Karlos Dansby, did it against Carolina.
The defensive image does not bother Arians at all. Quite the contrary.
''I love it,'' he said Monday. ''That's always been my motto. We want to be dominant on defense. We'll scratch some points out, but we always want to be a dominating defensive football team.''
After holding the Panthers to two field goals, Arizona has held its opponents without a touchdown for seven consecutive quarters.
In that span, Cardinals foes have had possessions that ended in 11 punts, five interceptions, three field goals, two lost fumbles, one safety, and one possession that ended on downs. The other possession ended with the half.
But that was against Tampa Bay and Carolina. Things get a lot tougher this weekend when the Cardinals go to San Francisco. Four days after that, Seattle comes to the desert for a Thursday night contest.
The offense will have to produce more against those two NFC West powerhouses, but for now, Arizona's stout defense has been enough for a 3-2 start.
The success on Sunday centered on Daryl Washington, who had a spectacular return after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
''I didn't want to be a Superman. I wanted to just come in and play '58' football,'' he said, referring to his uniform number, ''and make sure that I help my teammates out any way that I could.''
Washington and Dansby led the team with eight tackles apiece. Washington had two tackles for loss, Dansby one.
''It's always great to have your playmaker back in Daryl Washington,'' cornerback Patrick Peterson said. ''We were definitely missing him over the last four weeks. Now that we have him back it adds a new dimension to this defense. He's a sideline to sideline guy.''
There were plenty of other defensive playmakers. Calais Campbell, Arizona's towering defensive tackle, had two sacks, one for a safety and the other jarring the ball loose from Newton for a fourth-quarter turnover that clinched the victory. Peterson had an interception and rookie Tyrann Mathieu earned his first career sack.
Campbell was a disruptive force all afternoon. He wasn't sure it was his best game. He talked about several missed opportunities, but it did include two big plays.
''I want to be a game changer,'' Campbell said, ''and yesterday I had a couple of opportunities to change the game.
Defense was the strength of Arizona's 5-11 team a year ago, too. But popular defensive coordinator Ray Horton departed for Cleveland and was replaced by Todd Bowles. There also were several personnel changes, and a couple of significant injuries when starting outside linebackers Sam Acho and Lorenzo Alexander went down with season-ending injuries three games ago.
But Bowles' defense has been as good, and probably better, than the one Arizona had a year ago. That team had trouble stopping the run. This team is ranked second in the league in run defense, giving up just 79 yards per game.
''Last year we had a really good coordinator and this year we have a really good coordinator as well,'' Campbell said. ''Todd Bowles does a really good job of making adjustments at halftime and putting us in really good positions to win during the week. He always has a new wrinkle that we're doing, adjustments that really help us against the team we're playing.''
Offensively, the team had more problems. Carson Palmer was intercepted three times, twice trying to force the ball to Larry Fitzgerald, who had just three catches for 43 yards.
That will be the focus of Arians' attention this week.
''Offensively, we'll get the job done sooner or later,'' he said.
He will leave the defense to Bowles, and so far that's been a good place for it to be.
AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org
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In 20 Years: Science Keeps 4Life's Eye on Longevity, reporter Heather Martin distinguishes the company's product quality and innovation as key factors in its historical success and central to the success of the 4Life opportunity moving forward.
Founders David and Bianca Lisonbee started 4Life in 1998 with the goal to take 4Life Transfer Factor™ to the world. Today, thanks to hundreds of thousands of distributors and customers, 4Life has offices in 24 countries and ranks among the top 100 global direct selling companies in the world.
In the article, David Lisonbee reveals that 4Life made a mere $254 in its first month of business. "We didn't take off like a shot," he said. "We grew one person at a time."
Bianca Lisonbee: "These things take time and while we had big goals, we knew we had to build a solid foundation before we could really start growing. We had to attract people who shared our goals and vision because we knew that together we can do things we could never do alone."
That belief in practice now drives the Lisonbees and 4Life executive team as the company prepares to partner with worldwide distributors for 4Life20 Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah (April 11–14).
4Life is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and enjoys an A+ ranking in customer satisfaction. In the fall of 2017, Global Health & Pharma recognized 4Life as the top supplement manufacturer in the United States.
President and CEO Danny Lee: "Our Research and Development team continues to innovate. Our NSF®-registered manufacturing facilities continue to produce the highest-quality products. 4Life Transfer Factor continues to spread around the world. Our products are vetted to ensure an ongoing standard of excellence; our opportunity is vetted by two decades of entrepreneurial success. Now is the time."
Read the Direct Selling News article (in english). 4Life has 24 offices around the world to serve a global network of independent distributors and their customers.
For more information:
Calvin Jolley
Vice President, Communications
4Life Research USA, LLC
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