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CHICAGO, Ill. (Wednesday, December 11, 2013) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Wednesday that C.J. Brown has been named an assistant coach. Brown returns to Chicago after three seasons serving as an assistant coach with Real Salt Lake.
"I have tremendous respect for C.J. Brown as a player, having coached against him and those tough Fire teams for so many years," said Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop. "Watching him grow from one of the top defenders in MLS history to helping guide RSL with their tremendous recent success speaks volumes of his coaching style, character and connection with the guys in the locker room. C.J. is the perfect choice not only for all his qualities as a coach, but also for what he means to this city and Club, and what they mean to him as well."
Brown began his coaching career with Real Salt Lake prior to the start of the 2011 season. In three seasons, Real Salt Lake compiled an overall 48-32-22 regular season record and reached the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals. The Utah side also finished runners-up in the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League.
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"The Fire has always had a very special place in my heart," said Brown. "When the Club reached out to me I was excited about the possibility of rejoining the organization. I've gained valuable experience with RSL and now, to come home and be a part of Frank's team, it's really a dream come true."
A product of San Jose State University, Brown was selected first overall by the Fire in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft and made an immediate impact, appearing in 17 games during the club's inaugural season while helping the Fire to the domestic "double" winning that year's MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup titles. During his 13-year playing career with the Men in Red, Brown also captured three additional U.S. Open Cup championships in 2000, 2003 and 2006 as well as the 2003 MLS Supporters Shield.
Brown is currently the Fire's all-time leader in competitive appearances (372), starts (364) and minutes (32,568). On May 9, 2012, Brown was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, known as the Ring of Fire.
The Hayward, CA product began his soccer career with the San Francisco Bay Seals in the USISL D-3 Pro League from 1994 to 1997, where he appeared in 47 matches, helping the lower-league Seals to the semifinals of the 1997 U.S. Open Cup before getting picked by the Fire the following year.
Brown's consistent performance with the Fire led him to 15 caps with the U.S. Men's National team, making his debut against Australia on November 6, 1998 during a friendly match. He also appeared in the U.S.'s third-place finish at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.


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Welcome to New Avalon, where everyone has a personal fairy. Though invisible to the naked eye, a personal fairy, like a specialized good luck charm, is vital to success. And in the case of the students at New Avalon Sports High, it might just determine whether you make the team, pass a class, or find that perfect outfit. But for 14-year-old Charlie, having a Parking Fairy is worse than having nothing at all—especially when the school bully carts her around like his own personal parking pass. Enter: The Plan. At first, teaming up with arch-enemy Fiorenza (who has an All-The-Boys-Like-You Fairy) seems like a great idea. But when Charlie unexpectedly gets her heart's desire, it isn't at all what she thought it would be like, and she'll have resort to extraordinary measures to ditch her fairy. The question is: will Charlie herself survive the fairy ditching experiment? From the author of the acclaimed Magic or Madness trilogy, this is a delightful story of fairies, friendships, and figuring out how to make your own magic.
Grade: C something. +. Or just plain C. I cannot make up my mind.
Thanks to DS for the book!
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Favorite thing: The world building. Top notch. Now, I'm not sure this is fantasy so much as it is ... I don't know. Supernatural? Futuristic...something? What's the term?! It didn't feel like fantasy anyhow, this New Avalon place. In many ways, it was inspiring to read about it—not only because of what was original (fairies), but also because certain aspects of their society are blatantly (or subtly, depending on how you view it...) parallel to existent ones of nowadays. Ahem:
Prefixing any and all celebrity names with Our (example: Our Hilary Swank), thus indicating that they belong to the general public.
Many celebrities only gaining such status because they're charismatic (cue charisma fairy) rather than because they're talented. (Though this would've been interesting to see some Ours whose only claim to fame was their family's money. ;))
New Avalon being the world's richest city, with the highest number of native kick-ass athletes, scientists, celebrities, etc. In turn, its citizens are rather ignorant about cities beyond theirs and are pretty much hated by outsiders.
This last one is why Steffi (nickname: really?), a boy (again, really? With that nickname??) from the west coast, was one of my favorite characters—his didn't take their shit. That was downright useful because, as Leila of bookshelves of doom noted, Steffi "allows for more explanation of How Things Work in New Avalon [and] also allows the reader to get a bit of a picture about [how] it is viewed from the outside" through his social criticisms.
The fairies were also a nice touch. (Also the first I've seen in a while spelled "fairy" rather than "faerie"—anyone know the difference? Is it like vampire and vampyre?) I especially liked that some people didn't believe in them, and some didn't even have them. I think at one point one of the characters was described as "agnostic" about their existence, which made me think of fairies as something higher than just luck-induced.
But, all of this brought on this novel's shortcomings.
The first half introduced all of this, which is why I was so excited—a story that's fun to read but also carries a powerful thought-provoking undercurrents? Finally! *whiney voice* I wannnnniiiit! This is why I liked the Uglies books by Justine's husband, Scott Westerfeld. I thought, Now see, that's how it's done.
...and then came the second half, which moved the plot forward but left any meaning this novel had behind.
I have no idea what the conclusion Steffi's thing was. He has one major confrontation with Charlie and tells her to kindly remove her head from up her ass, but nothing comes of it, and then he just drops dead and becomes negative space for the rest of the novel. As far as I know, this is a standalone, so... I mean... I don't understand. I didn't expect Steffi to change the world, but aside from Charlie expressing interest in visiting his hometown one day, his spiel changed nothing. While momentarily interesting to read about, I'm left wondering, if nada came out of it, what was the point?
Then there's the unmoving fairy situation. You get Fio's mother, Tamsin, rambling on and on about the ethical nature of fairies, and how changing and/or ditching your fairy might have repercussions, but ultimately nothing happens. Charlie does everything you could possibly do with a fairy—trades it, loses it, and in the end, just grows a new one. If it's that easy, then I can understand Tamsin's hesitation with publishing her book—it would turn the nature of fairies commercial. Not satisfied? Oh, just get a new one. Forget what you were born with. Treat it like we people nowadays treat our bodies—plastic surgery all around. Which, come to think of it, would've been another nice lil' parallel Justine could've drawn.
Point is, she didn't. There are no consequences to switching fairies. The ideas introduced by characters who don't believe in fairies in the first place were left untouched. Absolutely nothing happened other than Charlie ending up with a better fairy than she started out with, without losing sleep over it. So much for "possible consequences".
And then there's Andrew "Danders" Anders. ...what was with that subplot? What happens?!! We get no explanation for his bizarre behavior, no development on the charges that principal lady confided in Charlie about him, and no seemingly passable reason for his ... impediments. Again, there is no resolution!!
I loved the setup; I loved the writing; and I liked the characters well enough, despite many not getting nearly as much development as they should've (*cough* Steffi *cough*), not to mention some needing a new name (*cough* Fiorenze *cough*). (How do you pronounce that anyway??) I don't feel like it was a waste of time to read this like I would've with any other novel with so many plot holes, but it still left me largely exasperated. Unless there's a sequel in the works, I don't understand how...like, what—I just don't understand.
So if you do read it, focus on the witty nature of the language (shrug off any weird slang—there are some clever terms, but some of them are very ...), but don't think too much about it. Even if your initial reaction is that it's safe to be going deep over this, it's not. You're setting yourself up for disappointment.
Not sure whether to recommend this one or not. I assume many have read it already, if the high sales rank on Amazon and BN are any indication, not to mention all the reviews. Take what you will from this review. Was I charmed with the surface, left untapped with the essence? I honestly don't know how I feel about the whole of this book. It is a fun book; maybe it was never intended to be anything more. But that still doesn't excuse some of the plot holes.
P.S. What was up with the teeth sucking? What the hell is that?
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The voice-command feature that had been joked about for Bethesda's hit RPG will actually be coming to the Xbox 360 as a free title update. You'll be able to execute more than 200 commands in Skyrim via Kinect voice recognition.
As seen in the video above, you'll be able to assign hotkeys, control AI partners, loot bodies and more. No date is given as to when Kinect functionality will be available but it's supposedly coming soon.
Bethesda also mentions that Kinect support leads the way for a bunch of Xbox 360 exclusive add-ons that will include new quests, locations and other features. This meshes with what we've been told before about the content updates for The Elder Scrolls V. Like the Kinect-enabled commands, the upcoming new content could be drawn from the work done during the Skyrim game jam. You can see that a lot of that very cool stuff in Bethesda game director Todd Howard's DICE 2012 prsentation.


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Full and short paper submission deadline for the 16th Int'l Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia with a special track on Virtual Heritage. To be held October 20-23, 2010 in Seoul, Korea, VSMM 2010 will bring information technology and multimedia specialist together with leaders in Art, Science and Heritage to explore creative solutions to 21st Century challenges.
for Tutorial & Workshop Proposal Submission: 15 May 2010
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Here are a few tips on how to ensure that you will have a fiscally sound future throughout your life. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme (such things don't exist in reality), but rather a slow and arduous journey towards financial security.
First things first, start saving young, preferably while you are in your pre-teens or teens. The goal is to have at enough money for at least 10% down for your first dwelling, typically $20-25k, by the time you hit your mid-twenties. This involves a lot of short term sacrifice - no holidays, no new PC, living on spaghetti and ketchup for extended periods, no TV, etc - but it will pay off handsomely in the end.
Second, work hard in college and take as many advanced classes as permissible. Usually the limit to this is institutional, meaning a lack of opportunities or program restrictions, but working within and the the maximum the confines of the established system grants you ability.
Thirdly, go to a college you can afford and do not study what you want to study, but rather the personally viable option which will tend to pay off. I would strongly discourage studying art, history, literature, politics.. the et cetera-studies in which only superstar academics actually get a job and get paid. There is no shame in being an accountant or public administrator, there is shame in being unemployed and unemployable. Study on credit, study hard and correct, forgo personal ambitions of grandeur, and whatever you do, don't stop at the Bachelor level. A BS degree is called that for a reason...
Fourthly, you should at this time be out of college, have a workable degree, get a decent paying job, and you are ready to start building your wealth. Having lived frugally, forgoing many of your less-responsible/better start peers life styles, you should then start funneling your money into what is most likely to be the largest (and only) source of wealth: Housing. It's always difficult to find the right place at the right price, but if you fight your urge to apply sentimental value to a roof over your head, you should look for something which is close to a city center or coast line. These are two things which are being created exceedingly slowly, and properties in the vicinity tend to rise quite quickly and retain value. Having at least 10% down on your first property also insulates you quite well from short term property price movements. The preferred ratio is 20% equity as this gives you both the optimal cost/interest and security.
Assuming you are now hitting you late twenties/early thirties, have a home in which you have a 20% equity stake, and a stable job, a long period of stability follows. You go to work, do your daily allotment, come home, eat, sleep... rinse and repeat for around 15-25 years. (Children is an optional extra, if your finances allow.)
Now, you are beginning to hit your late forties. Income is pretty decent, amounts available for conspicuous consumption is quickly rising above the threshold of what you consider responsible consumption, and things are starting to settle. You are now in the process of planning for retirement, that weird word which you should not expect to experience before you are 70 (at least).
This leads me to my last point: How do you invest?
-Never invest in the company you work for (or any company in the same industry). Eggs and baskets.
-Never invest in stocks. You will fail as a stock picker.
-Never try to "time" the market. You will fail as a "timer".
So what to do? You must first consider you investment horizon and divestment window. The narrower these times are, the more you should consider bonds, specifically TIPS. IFF your investment horizon is less than 15 years and your divestment window less than 5 years, then TIPS. If you have an investment horizon of 15-25 years and a divestment horizon of 5-10 years, you should buy an Index Fund. Whatever else your "investment adviser" (sleazy scumbag salesman of finance products) tells you, stay the course. They earn precious little commission on that particular product and will use all types of arguments to sway you. Don't be an idiot; don't sway; Historically and on average, this investment will serve you the best. Don't give a banker his salary for free.
Here's a few DON'Ts:
-DON'T be tempted to take more loans than you strictly need. Sharing an apartment till 35 is a good idea.
-DON'T have more than 80% mortage to assets by 30, 60% by 50,
-DON'T have more than 1 after tax income in credit card debt, or more than 2 credit cards.
-DON'T listen to your cab-driver.
-DON'T bother to reach for a $20 on the street, it's an illusion. There are no "free lunches".
-DON'T invest in anything that sounds too good to be true. There is no such thing.
-DON'T live beyond means. Ever. The consequences are horrendous.
-DON'T be fooled by history or short term thinking. Consider a 30-50 year time horizon for all your choices, NEVER 3-5 years.
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Jumping out of a perfectly working plane may be more exciting, but it does involve the risk of hurtling to the ground at around 120 mp/h with only a few strings and some cloth to save you...
Personally. I prefer the probability of dying of old age than stupid thrill-seeking. I get much more adrenaline from finding a difficult solution than creating a messy problem.
And no, I have not and will not jump out of a plane. I can't fathom the idiocy it entails of wanting to do such a thing. If you landed in front of me, mauled but alive and desperately requiring my help, I would shrug my shoulders and move on.
what about I bonds in comparison to tips
Should I panic and buy gold from goldline…. ?
@Jillian: Well, they both share a number of similarities, but also a few differences. I would personally prefer TIPS since you can sell them on the secondary market without penalty (within 5 years) and you receive interest payments continually instead of accruing them. TIPS have more sensitivity to upward interest rate changes (which is currently the most likely scenario) and you may incur somewhat higher taxes, depending on the specific structure of the investment portfolio. My preference would be for TIPS, but I bonds are a perfectly fine investment too.
Most of all I would suggest a small monthly savings, i.e. $20, to an index fund starting as early as possible. Historically, stocks always outperforms bonds in the longer run (15+ years), and buying bonds would be a good idea if you are around 60 and sold out your stock portfolio in i.e. 2006 and plan to retire in the next 5-10 years. Right now I wouldn't sell stocks unless I had to*.
*As a side note to cover myself, the banks currently have hoards of cash deposited at the Fed. With the so called banking multiplier, it is an estimated $10-15 trillion waiting to be unleashed. This may lead to substantial inflation in the years ahead in a worst-case scenario, which may lead to inflation eating vast chunks of a stock portfolio.. that is, if the portfolio doesn't appreciate equally fast or faster than inflation, which is usually does. :)
@Jason: Gold is a hedge investment, meaning it moves in the opposite direction of the stock market. It has tended to be a high volatility and low payoff, generally negative real return for most periods. I would much rather advice you to buy stocks in gold mining companies, as they exhibit some of the same movements as gold itself, and tend to reduce the overall risk of a portfolio.
If you wish to add commodities for a "omfg-the-world-is-ending" scenario, wheat futures or pork bellies, or some other basic commodity might be easier to sell off. You can't eat gold. :)
Very good warning about Investment Advisors that recommend products based on their commission. Look for someone that works as a "fee-only" advisor. They earn a fee based on a percentage of the assets that you invest. No conflicts of interest.
Beyond the sentiment of living within your means and not being afraid of hard work and sacrifice this sounds like a recipe for depression if you ask me. It also bares saying that sometimes it doesn't matter how responsibly you save and work for your future... sometimes life fucks you over anyways.


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Our daily look at the Cubs minor leaguers. Tennessee was off and the AZL Cubs regular season has come to an end. They wound up winning the wild card.
Boise got the bats going once again beating Everett 9-5. Stephen Bruno was back at it going 2-for-3 with an RBI, he is now hitting .354. Dan Vogelbach was 1-for-3 with a home run, his 10th of the season. Rock Shoulders had a nice night going 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and two RBIs. Darien Martin and Marco Hernandez each had a hit and an RBI. Albert Almora was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Tayler Scott started, but did not factor in the decision pitching only four innings and allowing three runs, two earned. Michael Heesch did get the win pitching the next two innings not allowing a run. Nathan Dorris pitched two scoreless innings and Eduardo Orozco pitched the final frame, giving up two runs.
Cedar Rapids jumped on Peoria early and held on to beat Peoria 9-5. Jorge Soler was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Chadd Krist and Jacob Rogers each had one hit and one RBI, with Krist having a triple. Zeke DeVoss and Dustin Geiger each had a hit and a hit and combined to score three runs. Yao-Lin Wang started and struggled, giving up nine runs, seven earned on eight hits in getting the loss. Bryce Shafer and Pete Levitt combined to pitch the last five scoreless innings.
Christian Villanueva had a good first game as Daytona won 4-1. Villanueva was 2-for-3 with a home run, RBI, and two runs scored. Javier Baez was 1-for-3 with a triple, RBI, and run scored. Taylor Davis, Elieser Bonne, and John Andreoli all had a hit a piece in the win. PJ Francescon started and was really good pitching six innings allowing one run on three hits, while striking out three. AJ Morris got the call in the seventh and recorded his sixth save of the season.
It took extra innings in game two as Daytona ended up on the losing end of the second one 3-1. Frank Del Valle started and pitched five innings allowing one run and striking out six. Ryan Searle pitched a scoreless sixth, but Jeffrey Lorick struggled giving up two runs in the eighth inning as he took the loss. Rebel Ridling accounted for the only run for the Cubs as he hit a home run in the fourth inning. Javier Baez was 1-for-3 with a stolen base in game two. John Andreoli, Elieser Bonne, and Rafael Lopez all had a hit in the loss.
Iowa got shut out on Wednesday losing 3-0 to Nashville. Ryan Rowland-Smith started and took the loss giving up one run, two earned in five innings. Jay Jackson threw one perfect inning in relief striking out one and Jeff Beliveau gave up one run in two innings of work. There was nothing too exciting on the offensive end. Diory Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two doubles. New Cub Anthony Recker was 1-for-3 with a double and Adrian Cardenas also had a double in the loss. Greg Rohan, Dave Sappelt, and Jeff Frazier all had one hit a piece in the shutout loss.
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Own a Samsung made Android phone infested with TouchWIZ? A new exploit has been detected that will reset Samsung's TouchWIZ factory data reset loop, simply by opening a link via the internal web browser, or by reading the code via any NFC tag or via any QR code. There is absolutely no way to reverse the factory data reset process once it is initiated, knowingly or unknowingly by the user.
The exploit works on a bunch of Galaxy series of phones from Samsung including the popular Galaxy S III including the AT&T variant but not the Verizon one, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S Advance and the Galaxy Ace. The exploit is based on a USSD code, which when dialed directly into the phone, will also lead to a factory reset.
Below is a video of the exploit in action -:
One Android developer and hacker, TeamAndIRC, has tweeted that Samsung has already patched the loop hole in the International I9300 and the AT&T variant of the handset in a recent software update.
Hopefully, the company will fix the loophole in other handsets within a short time as well.
Update: According to TeamAndIRC, the issue is with the stock Android browser and is not related to the Samsung browser.


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Events in Austin to Educate Small Businesses about Rising IP Theft in China, other high-risk nations
Washington, D.C. --U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Stephen Pinkos and U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (TX-21) will join hundreds of Texas small-businessmen and -women for a conference on the "Global Intellectual Property Marketplace" on September 12-13 in Austin Texas. The event is part of the federal Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP), a major U.S. government effort to protect American businesses from falling victim to intellectual property theft, both at home and abroad.
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Atlas Lathe Restoration
This is an Atlas TH42 lathe made by the Atlas Press Company, made at the Kalamazoo Michigan plant. The model number indicates it was made after 1947, has roller-bearings in the head-stock, and uses changewheel screwcutting. It has a 42 inch bed with 30" capacity between the centers. More info on Atlas lathes is available here: http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas/. I inherited this from my Great Uncle Wilfred. He was concerned about his shop tools going to good use after he left us, I think this one will go to very good use.
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A couple folks immediately took to the lathe with a wire brush and some 3-in-1 oil:
Electrolysis rust removal
In order to facilitate major rust removal, we built an Electrolysis_Rust_Removal_System. Simply leave the part in the bucket of solution for 24 hours with voltage applied and out comes clean parts. Amazing! Here are some of the early results, compare to the very first photo at the top of this page. Also notice the tailstock center, the rust is removed but the missing metal can't be helped - but you can read the indicators on the shaft now.


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2013 Indoor Track: Named First Team All-NEC for his impressive performance at the NEC Indoor Championships in the 4,000m distance medley relay, the team crossed the finish line in 10:15.75 for the victory...Claimed silver in the 500m dash with his time of 1:07.34 at the URI Coaches Invitational on Feb. 2...Earned his career-best time of 1:05.18 in the 500m at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 26, placing 18th out of 85 runners...Placed third in the 1,000m run with a career-best time of 2:37.51 at the Army Crowell Open in January...Finished 12th of 30 in the 800m at the Great Dane Classic on Jan. 18 with his time of 1:56.89.
2012 Cross Country: Competed in five of eight meets for the Blue Devils as a freshman...Kicked off his inaugural campaign with an 11th-place finish at the Quinnipiac Invitational on Sept. 15...Placed 70th of 94 at the Ted Owen Invitational on Sept. 22...Placed 75th of 115 at the CCSU Mini Meet on Oct. 19...Finished 86th in his first NEC Championship appearance...Also competed in the 104th IC4A/ECAC Championships on Nov. 17.
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This Old House? master carpenter Abram boosts sawmill restoration. By Bradford L. Miner CORRESPONDENT STURBRIDGE ? The unmistakable tang of freshly sawn white pine. The rush of water through the flume. A saw blade chewing its way through a log at more than a hundred strokes a minute. Add to the experience the fact the entire mill vibrates as if alive. No wonder the replica of the Nichols-Colby sawmill, circa 1820, Bow, N.H., is one of the most popular of the working exhibits at Old Sturbridge Village. But as with all structures at the living history museum, time and the elements have taken a toll, and the mill this summer will be getting a new shingle roof along with the replacement of a weakened roof timber. To help in raising the $100,000 budgeted for the work, Norm Abram of ?New Yankee Workshop? and ?This Old House? fame, a Milford native and a longtime friend and trustee of the village, is lending his support. Mr. Abram will be on hand Oct. 5 for a rededication ceremony at the completion of the work, and those who?ve donated $100 to the Save Our Sawmill fund will have a chance to meet the master carpenter and attend his discussion of the project. Barbara Welsh, vice president for development at OSV, said $60,000 has already been raised. As to the popularity of the sawmill exhibit, Mr. Abram said that is true of most exhibits at the village demonstrating a process where there is mechanical activity taking place. ?The grist mill is a similar example. The kids are fascinated to see how it works, especially with waterpower. Common in the villages of the early 19th century, it?s not something one is likely to see today other than at places like the village,? he said. Speaking to the challenges facing Brad King, vice president of museum operations, Mr. Abram said historical accuracy is a priority in the maintenance and repair of museum buildings. ?Even with replicas such as the sawmill, the goal is maintaining a sense of the original character and historical authenticity, not compromising it by construction methods not available to the original builders,? he said. As a member of the village?s Campus Operation Committee, Mr. Abram said he?s continually amazed at how much is accomplished within the limitations of a small staff and a tight budget. To augment available resources, he said a public appeal was launched to bring in the money needed to complete this specific project. ?Those folks who contribute to the project, such as replacing the sawmill roof, have a personal connection to it, understanding they?ve helped restore the exhibit for the enjoyment of all for generations to come. Aside from its value as a history lesson, Mr. Abram said the rough-cut lumber produced when the mill is operating is used throughout the village. ?When one of the buildings needs timbers we have the equipment to get the job done. As an example, the Small House was built using traditional techniques and lumber cut at the sawmill.? Mr. Abram said those who have donated $100 or more toward the sawmill roof project will receive a ticket to the opening in October, where he will give a presentation about the sawmill?s history and present interesting facts that some may hear for the first time. Tom Kelleher, curator of mechanical arts, said the original sawmill was built around 1820 in Bow, N.H., and came down in the 1938 hurricane. ?Fortunately for us, the sawmill was documented a couple years before by the Historic American Buildings Survey, a make-work program of the Roosevelt administration for architects, draftsmen and photographers.? ?They filled seven notebooks with mechanical drawings and dozens of photographs. In the 1970s, some museum researchers identified the Nichols-Colby mill records in Washington, D.C., and had copies made from the archives. Using those detailed records, a replica was built in 1984 on the millpond site on which David Wight Jr. first built a sawmill in the 1790s. Much of the work, Mr. Kelleher recounted, was done by interpreters in period costume. ?That was especially true of the ell where the rafter failed. The lumber for the ell was cut on this mill. The Nichols-Colby mill didn?t have an ell until 1839. We finished the mill in April of 1984, and added the ell that September. Mr. Kelleher said that framing timbers for buildings in New England villages during the 1600s and 1700s were primarily oak, but by the early 19th century softwoods such as pine and hemlock were used. ?The original sawmill was just that, mostly pine and hemlock with some timbers of oak and chestnut. We used oak for the diagonal braces, the waterwheel cribbing and the flume.? It was customary back then to overbuild, taking into account weakness from knots in the wood. Another point, Mr. Kelleher said, was that sawmills during the period, and there were as many as seven in Sturbridge on ponds and tributaries of the Quinebaug River, were not built to last forever. ?They knew they were not building a cathedral.? ?They were built with the expectation they?d last for 10 or 20 years, and by then the owner might have sold it, or died. They knew that every 20 years or so the mill would need a new roof, if not more extensive rebuilding,? the curator explained. Mr. King said this is not the first time the sawmill has needed work. Because the sawmill is in a water environment, some of the pine and hemlock timbers had deteriorated. That section of floor was disassembled and rot-resistant timbers were put in place. A structural engineer has looked at the building, he said, and the replacement of the roof and the weakened roof timber will begin this month. ?As with any project, once you get started other issues may come to light. We?re thinking we may put some inconspicuous metal plates in place to stabilize some of the joints.? Stripping the roof, we?ll replace the deteriorated shingles with red cedar. As with other roofing projects we?ve done, we?ll use a contemporary underlayment that gives the new roof added longevity. It doesn?t affect the appearance but with this many buildings to maintain in period character, and $1.6 million in deferred maintenance, we?re looking to extend life expectancy of our roofs as long as possible.? The project should take a few months, with a completion date no later than Oct. 1. Mr. King and Mr. Kelleher said the sawmill will not be closed and will be operated as usual, except during the period when the rafter in the ell is being replaced. ?To ensure visitor safety, we?ll be using OSHA-standard staging, which may detract from visitor experience, but the mill will be open. Our recent experience working on the grist mill roof and wheel was that visitors were fascinated, despite the use of some contemporary materials,? Mr. Kelleher said. ?Rebuilding a waterwheel is something our visitors don?t see every day. Again, the process of how things are done is a big part of the village experience,? the curator said. The up and down saw, Mr. Kelleher said, simply applies a power source to the act of sawing by hand. It was a common technology in Europe and by 1840 there were an estimated 31,000 sawmills in the United States. Of those, 13 were in Sturbridge, and the town was by no means some big lumber capital. Mr. Kelleher explained that the cast-iron outward-flow reaction wheel is 7 feet lower than the pond level, and the water under pressure exits through cast-iron jets at a rate of about 300 gallons per second. The wheel makes 120 revolutions a minute and counter-weighted cranks on the same axle lift long connecting rods. The saw cuts through the log on the down stroke and advances the log on the up stroke. He said that cutting pine, the saw teeth are sharpened about every 600 board feet, which for an active mill during the period would be about once or twice a day. ?Cutting hardwood, the saw has to be sharpened more often. Oak is not only a more dense wood, but it absorbs silica from the soil, which dulls the saw teeth more quickly,? he said.
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Are you thinking about a career in teaching but are also fascinated by the literature and language of France and French-speaking countries? As a teacher education major at Ithaca, you'll not only study educational theory but also learn how to share your passion for French culture and language with students at the middle and secondary school level.
You'll refine your language skills through diverse course options, classroom discussions, film analysis, and practice in the language lab. In Le Cercle Français, the French club, you will speak French with other students, and you may even sample crepes and madeleines or dance at a disco night. You will also have the opportunity to live in Quartier Français, the French-language residential learning community where you can improve your language skills; participate in cultural events such as lectures, music, and art performances; sample traditional cooking; and learn more about the life and culture of the people who speak French. And like most of our language majors, you may also pack your bags and study abroad in Aix-en-Provence, Paris, Avignon, or Nantes.
In addition, you'll learn how to prepare lesson plans, motivate your students, and use technology to enhance the classroom environment. You may begin as a teaching assistant in an introductory language class as early as your freshman year. In your senior year, you'll teach French in a middle school and a high school where you will gradually assume responsibility for a full teaching schedule under the supervision of a master teacher.
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As a big fan of both Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, I always hoped Vin Diesel would somehow find a way to get another sequel made. But as the years passed and no sequel was announced, I figured the Riddick franchise was done with the exception of video games.
Thank you Fast and Furious fans.
With the popularity of the Fast and Furious franchise, Diesel was able to get Universal onboard with another sequel and unlike the last one that had to go PG-13 due to budget, Riddick is hitting theaters rated R! In addition to the landing the rating the franchise needs, since Diesel and writer-director David Twohy made the film for a lean budget, they have creative control and what you'll see in theaters this September should be exactly what they set out to make. As a fan of the franchise and character, I'm so happy this all came together. When the movie was shooting in Montreal last year, I got to visit the set with a few other reporters and put together a list of forty things to know about the film. Hit the jump for more.
Before going any further, if you haven't yet seen the trailer, I'd watch that first:
40 Things to Know About Riddick:
- They went into Chronicles of Riddick thinking they were going to make an R-rated film, but when the budget went up the studio said they had to make it PG-13.
- When the film begins, you think you're going to be in the Underverse leading a huge army, but very quickly you realize that Riddick and the main characters are fighting for their lives again, left for dead on a planet.
- Diesel turned down 2 Fast 2 Furious in order to write Chronicles of Riddick.
- Diesel didn't try to go "bigger and better" with the film's action, he just wanted it to be an honest continuation of the story.
- In order to get their R-rating and a certain amount of creative freedom, Diesel agreed to make the movie for scale and went "bare bones" with the filmmaking this time around.
- Diesel wanted to wait to make the sequel with David Twohy directing instead of moving forward sooner with someone else.
- According to Diesel, Riddick will reveal a David Twohy that we've never seen before and it's going to "blow people away."
- Diesel's preparation process for Riddick involved going away to the woods for five months before filming begins in order to get into the isolation mindset.
- There are plans for more video game tie-ins to Riddick, in which Diesel is heavily involved. The video game deals with the mercenary world.
- Two further sequels are planned after Riddick, in which the story will move to the Underverse and Furya.
- Riddick is more Pitch Black in the way it's about the actors and less about spaceships.
- The film is loaded with practical sets and effects, but everything will be amplified with CG.
- Riddick is filming on four stages and using 15 sets.
- The film will feature some flashback sequences which help explain what happened from the last film to where Riddick is now.
- The costume department located some costumes from the last film in Europe and brought them in and gave them a weathered and rusty look.
- Twohy says that Chronicles was made with a lot of studio input, and so when it came time to make Riddick on a much smaller budget, he and Diesel opted for more creative freedom.
- With Riddick, the team was concerned with paying off the loyal fans. They didn't add things in the film that would help people who haven't seen the other two movies understand the story better.
- Riddick plays in a gratifying way as a standalone movie, but there are also threads from Pitch Black and Chronicles that they continue and they have sewed in threads for future movies.
- Diesel and Twohy sat down and asked themselves how many more stories they could tell with the character before it started to run out of steam, and they settled on two more movies after Riddick.
- There are around 850-900 visual effects shots in the film.
- Twohy shot the film on digital using the ARRI Alexa camera.
- At it's core, Twohy says Riddick is a Jeremiah Johnson-like survival movie.
- Karl Urban's character returns in order to advance the film's mythology and lay the groundwork for the next film.
- The Riddick sequel would demand a bigger budget because it centers on the battle of Underverse.
- The plan is for the odd numbered films in the series to be smaller scale, while the even numbered films will be larger in scope.
- Riddick was shot in 49 days and the budget is around 40 million.
- Whenever the camera is close to the actors, Twohy uses puppet pieces for the creatures, but when it's a mid or wide shot he uses CG.
- Katee Sackhoff's character is the sniper of the group and she carries an electrical current gun.
- Sackhoff came up with the backstory for her character herself.
- Sackhoff describes Dahl as "the toughest, most deadly" character she's ever played.
- Diesel and Twohy hadn't seen Battlestar Galactica when they cast Sakchoff.
- Sackhoff thinks part of the reason she landed the role was because she brought a lot of sci-fi fans with her from BSG and she was also well-versed in the physical stuff, so she wouldn't need a lot of training.
- Sackhoff had been in the mix for the female lead in the film for a while, but the reason she won the role is because when Diesel and the casting director called at 10:30pm for her to come to Diesel's house and read for them, she got out of bed and showed up.
- After realizing everyone in the cast was physically big, Sackhoff trained by gaining 10 pounds of muscle and ate a lot.
- The planet in Riddick is never explicitly identified.
- They tried to use more warmer colors in Riddick in order to give the film a different look from Chronicles and Pitch Black.
- There was originally an entirely CG-created character in the film, but it proved too costly to include.
- David Bautista's character is the "misfit" of the group.
- Bautista's character has a 75-round clip in his gun that's big and loud, which mirrors his physical attributes.
- Bautista studied the fight between Diesel and Dwayne Johnson in Fast Five in order to prepare for Riddick.
- Bautista's character has some one-liners in the film to bring some levity to the world of Riddick.
Riddick gets released September 6th. For more from our set visit:
- 15 New High-Resolution Images from RIDDICK Featuring Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Jordi Molla, and More
- Vin Diesel Talks Finally Getting the Sequel Made, Going "Bare Bones" for Creative Freedom, and More on the Set of RIDDICK
- David Twohy Talks the Evolution of the Franchise, Returning to R-Rated Territory, Going to Underverse in Further Sequels, and More on the Set of RIDDICK
- Katee Sackhoff Talks How BSG Prepared Her for the Role, Iconic Female Sci-Fi Characters, Her Peculiar Casting Process, and More on the Set of RIDDICK
- Production Designer Joseph C. Nemec Talks Changing the Color Palette, Working on a Smaller Budget, His Career, and More on the Set of RIDDICK


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The Advantage Of Being A 40-Year-Old Intern
It's no longer a shock to see a 40-year-old intern. Stay-at-home mothers trying to get back into the workplace and unemployed workers hoping to transition into new careers are accepting internships as a way to get their feet in the door. In fact, many successful retraining programs require that students spend time in an internship.But even if 40-year-old interns are more accepted, it doesn't mean that it's easy to work side-by-side with 23-year-olds. Especially if your boss is a decade younger than you. There can be big challenges, but here are five survival tips.
1. Walk in with confidence.
The negative self-talk -- "I can't believe I'm doing this" -- is going to hurt your performance. Focus on what you want to learn about the job and the industry. Give your younger boss the same respect that you would want given to you. Hold your head high and feel confident that you are being proactive about your future.
2. Recognize that your previous experiences are an asset.
You've probably had many life experiences that other team members have not. So when looking at new project, ask yourself, "How can I add value?" What prior experience and skills do you have that will help you contribute to the end goal? Once you do that, you will be recognized as a major asset -- by your manager and co-workers.
3. Open up.
Everyone has a story. Some interns will talk about their parents pushing them into the field. Don't feel like you need to hide your situation from your co-workers. Come up with a three- or four-sentence explanation of why you are at the internship. Perhaps it's because you are exploring a new field, going back to work or got laid off. These aren't reasons to be ashamed of. Make sure that your story has a positive spin. The goal isn't to make people feel bad about you -- it's to help people connect and relate to your experiences.
4. Let your boss know your goal.
You, more than any other intern, must make sure that your superiors in the workplace know your post-internship goal. You aren't there to play around for a summer or just appease your parents. Sit down with your internship coordinator at some point during the internship; after you thank him or her for the opportunity, explain what you like about the work, what your career goal is, and ask for advice. This will ensure that you are on the same page as your employer. Also, two weeks before the end of your internship, sit down with your employer again and ask for advice on how to land a job at that company or a similar one.
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Anytime you meet someone from a department that you might be interested in, ask the person if you could have a brief meeting at some point so you can hear how he or she got started. Informal, informational meetings are a great way to turn these contacts into strong professional relationships. Always remember to ask, "Is there anyone else at the company you think I should connect with?"
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Toronto Drug Testing Center Coming to Columbia
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COLUMBIA- Mayor Bob McDavid and CEO Renzo DiCarlo announced the expansion of the Toronto based Bio Pharma Services Inc. Center in Columbia on Monday Evening.
The event was held at Regional Economic Development Inc.
Bio Pharma is a clinical research company for drug products. It tests generic and brand name drugs in a small population to verify if they have equivalent benefits. They also perform dose escalation studies for new drugs to make sure the drugs are reliable.
The Columbia facility will be both phase 1 and 2a meaning it will test drug escalation and bio equivalency of drugs.
The center will open at 300 Portland Street.
The facility will be 9,000 feet and have 48 beds, and be located next to university hospital facilities.
DiCarlo said that within about three years, the facility will likely provide more than 40 to 50 jobs in Columbia.
DiCarlo said Columbia's location is an ideal spot for the facility.
"Columbia is the center for medical academia, medical research, medical work. We hope to partner further with the Boone County Hospital and some of the health care institutions in Columbia," said DiCarlo.
DiCarlo said Bio Pharma plans to run its first study in February, but the company will start setting up plans for the study next month.


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SAN DIEGO - Hey vampires: Put a stake in it. And for all you zombies, it's best if you shuffle out of the way. There's a new supernatural threat on the pop-cultural landscape - and it's far older, darker and deadlier. Modern monsters, meet your ancestors: fables.
Creatures of ancient myth and legend are leaving audiences spellbound these days with the launch of two unique TV series. Grimm, premiering Friday on CTV and NBC, is about a homicide detective who learns that fairy tales are all too real - and that he's the descendant of a long line of monster slayers. Once Upon a Time, which bowed Oct. 23 on CTV and ABC, is about fairy-tale characters such as Snow White and Rumpelstiltskin who are banished to our world with no memory of their magical selves. Both shows offer a dark, modern twist on myths and legends that have been alive for generations.
"Fairy tales (are) the next uncharted territory in (a) world of zombies, vampires, werewolves and aliens," said Montreal actor Sasha Roiz, who stars in Grimm as a police captain. "And they've been with us the longest. They are firmly rooted in our identity and culture."
Roiz said the old tales, many of which were famously collected by the Grimm brothers in the 18th and 19th centuries, actually functioned as warnings.
"They hold a lot of metaphors and life lessons," he said in a phone interview. "There are themes that run through all the tales (such as) people masked as (someone else in disguise), not being deceived by the surface appearance of someone. They teach children how to get on in the world - or see the danger that lies within (some strangers)."
From The Big Bad Wolf posing as Red Riding Hood's grandmother to the seemingly kind, old woman who invites Hansel and Gretel into her home - only to show her true colours as a child-hungry witch - folklore is filled with stories about illusions, deceptions and ulterior motives. That theme plays out on Grimm - and the lead character Nick Burckhardt, played by David Giuntoli, is the only person who can see through the creatures' human disguises.
Grimm blends ancient fantasy with the conventional police procedural. In an interview at Comic-Con, the annual pop-culture convention in San Diego, Giuntoli said his character will have a tough time bringing mythical monsters to justice while still following police procedures. "I'll know the answer, I'll see the criminal, but I can't let anyone else know I'm seeing this monster. . . . That's one of the major conflicts."
Giuntoli said the series is grounded in the here and now - not once upon a time. But the premiere does offer allusions to its folklore source material, depicting a forest of moss-covered trees that would be at home in Tolkien's Shire and a spooky, Germanic-looking cabin that could double as an illustration in the original Grimm's Fairy Tales.
"These aren't caricatures of beasts, werewolves and things like that," he said of his show's villains. "It's really easy to accept it as real."
While Grimm and Once cast their magic on the small screen, folklore is also being reinvented in film. The Immortals, starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill, hits silver screens on Nov. 11, telling the tale of Theseus, a man chosen by the Greek god Zeus to be a hero. Meanwhile, two different Snow White films are slated for release in 2012 - one titled Snow White and the Huntsman and starring Twilight's Kristen Stewart, and another version starring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen. Meanwhile, this past year saw the releases of Red Riding Hood and a Beauty and the Beast revamp called Beastly.
Robert Carlyle, who plays the malevolent trickster Rumpelstiltskin in Once Upon a Time, said the old tales endure because they "touch your heart."
"It was interesting finding out about Rumpelstiltskin characters throughout the world," he said in an interview at Comic-Con. "The guy crops up in various different cultures, he's called different names. . . . It's subtly different every time."
Carlyle said our familiarity with legendary characters allows the drama to "play with expectations" and truly surprise people.
Lana Parrilla, who plays the Evil Queen, researched her role by reading its many dark variations, noting there are takes on Snow White where the queen orders the huntsman to bring back the girl's heart or an eye. Not exactly The Wonderful World of Disney.
"As I kid, I never wanted to be a princess," Parrilla said. "I loved the little mermaid, and Ursula was my favourite character. I always wanted to play a witch. . . . It's the villains that are the most fun, the most challenging."
The show portrays its fable characters as real people with real emotions and problems, said Josh Dallas, who plays Prince Charming. "It was a chance to . . . look at him, not as this untouchable royal, but as an Everyman who gets his hands dirty."
One of the most hotly anticipated future TV series is HBO's American Gods, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Based on a civil war between old gods and new, the book is steeped in folklore and stars Odin, the legendary Norse God. It's slated to air in 2013.
Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, Once's creators and writers, think the resurgence of old legends is all about hope. Horowitz noted that the original cartoon Snow White came out during a depression and drew a parallel to today's bleak economic climate.
"I think they come at times when people need hope," Kitsis said. "A fairy tale is kind of the equivalent of why you buy a lottery ticket, so you can go in and tell the boss to go to hell, you're quitting - and going to (live) your dream, whether an island or Paris. And that's a fairy tale. One day, you're sweeping up after your sisters and your stepmom, and the next day, you go to the ball and you're a princess."
Bill Willingham was ahead of the curve. His popular comic series Fables launched in 2002 and tells the twisted tales of fairy-tale characters exiled from their homelands and living in a magical community in modern New York City.
"We had a 10-year head start," he said, while noting one key factor that explains the enduring popularity of folk tales - from Cinderella to The Three Little Pigs.
"These are tales that belong to everybody . . . everybody individually. Every single person individually owns every one of these tales and can do whatever he or she wants with them."
For his part, embracing the original, dark versions of folk tales is essential for telling an honest story.
"An artificial happy ending . . . means that you really didn't do that story," he said. "I don't think it's a bad thing that these lessons be communicated in slightly scary ways. Scary is not a bad teaching tool."
Willingham said the values found in old folk tales remain universal. "Your sins will find you out. If you are a scoundrel, eventually, you're going to be made to pay . . . just the standard ideal that integrity wins in the end."
Grimm's Roiz said fairy tales and folklore are part of our collective imagination, and will never feel outdated.
"Half of the things we see in film, TV and books are an extension of these fairy tales and myths we've all grown up on," Roiz said. "Myths and legends influence (the) plots and characters of all modern stories."
Grimm premieres Oct. 28 on NBC (9 ET/PT) and CTV (8 ET/PT); Once Upon a Time premiered Oct. 23 at 8 ET/PT on CTV and ABC.


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Hohhot and Ordos Shi Near Daqing Shan Mountains, China40.8N 111.7E
This orthorectified image shows the cities of Hohhot (top) and Ordos Shi (left), in north-central China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. Hohhot, the capital the region, is encircled by the Daqing Shan (meaning Great Blue Mountains) to the north and the Hetao Plateau to the south.
Ordos Shi, or Ordos City, is located within the Ordos Loop of the Yellow River. The city's prefectural administrative region occupies 86,752 km² and covers the bigger part of the Ordos Desert, although the urban area itself is relatively small.


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Employers in Afghanistan frequently complain about a lack in soft skills among graduates from higher education institutions. Therefore, it is of high importance for students to acquire adequate soft skills beyond academic knowledge. Learning and practicing soft skills help university graduates/students impress the employers; which help them find appropriate jobs.
A first step in improving soft skills of students is to educate and equip them with personal development and pre-employability skills. Training subjects include below.
Personal development skills
- Business communications skills
- Effective interpersonal communication
- Listening skills
- Presentation skills
- Writing skills
- Business/Corporate Lingo / Vocabulary
- Report writing
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- Business Ethics
- Time management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Basic IT Skills
Pre-employability skills
- Self-Introduction
- Resume and Cover Letter Writing
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- Job Search Tips
- Mock Job Interview
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Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
Description of method
SIMS is a surface-sensitive method for in-depth profiling and microrange analysis on layer systems and bulk materials of conducting, semiconducting and insulating solid samples. Sample material is sputtered by means of an ion beam. Part of the sputtered material consists of positive or negative ions. These secondary ions are separated in a mass spectrometer according to their mass-to-charge ratio and thus enable the identification of all the chemical elements present.
Features of SIMS
- In-depth profiling permits the determination of in-depth concentration gradients, since due to the removal of sample material the time profile of a measurement can be allocated to a distribution in depth (depth resolution a few nm).
- Lateral element distributions can be determined by making use of the imaging properties of the spectrometer arrangement or using a very fine-focussed ion beam for sputtering. The lateral resolution is in the range of 0,1 - 3 µm.
- A microrange analysis with high lateral position resolution is possible using a fine-focussed primary ion beam. The analysed areas are generally 250 x 250 µm², but can be reduced down to the 20 x 20 µm2 range. The depth range covered is a few nm.
- Isotopic abundance analyses can be performed with high precision.
- For bulk- and trace element analysis (e.g. on semiconductor materials) SIMS is used due to its generally low detection limits in the ppb range.
- The quantification of element concentrations uses standards with a known concentration of the relevant elements. The detection limits range from ppm to ppb, and a depth allocation within a few nm is simultaneously possible.
- Suitable samples are solids and powders. The maximum sample size should be 1 x 2 cm2 and the minimum sample size should not be below 1 x 3 mm2, the maximum sample thickness is 6 mm.
Instrumental equipment
- Tof-SIMS from ION-TOF, ion microprobe, time of flight mass spectrometer (max. mass resolution of 10 000 (M/ D M)),
Bi primary ion source,
Cs and EI (O2, Xe, Ar) sputter source, 250-2000eV
- Tof-SIMS
- SIMSLAB 410 from Thermoquest, quadrupole mass spectrometer (max. mass resolution of 300 (M/ D M)),
postionization by electron beam,
duoplasmatron and Ga primary ion source with fine focussing,
possibility of SNMS and SIMS
Analysis examples
Depth profiles of element distributions; quantitative concentration determination of trace elements if matrix-adapted standard reference materials (e.g. Si or GaAs) are available.
Metals, alloys, semiconductors, superconductors, insulators, glasses and ceramics as bulk materials or thin-film systems.
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Parshas Beshalach 5758 - '98
Outline Vol. 2, # 15
Lessons of History
The future is intrinsically tied to the past. The Chasom Sofer explained: The Mishnah states, "Who is wise? The one who sees hanolad." It doesn't say "one who sees the future, " rather, "hanolad " -- literally, "that which is born." This is inclusive of the past -- which has been born -- and the future -- which is being born. The wise person analyzes past experience, and brings evidence from the past to weigh the possible future. (See Chasom Sofer Al Hatorah, p. 170, footnote 2, from Chidushei Chasom Sofer on Nedarim 30b.)
"News" Versus History
The Chazon Ish, discussing a different topic, incidentally touched on a similar theme: People always want to say something new, and get attention. However, the old can be examined and clarified; one can discern the difference between truth and falsehood. Regarding "new" things, though, it is very difficult to clarify. Truth and falsity become intermixed, and cannot be discerned. The news that gets attention may be total fabrication (Emunah Ubitachon).
Chodshei Hashanah Vol. 2 # 8
When Can You See the Moon?
Several people have written from Eretz Yisrael, asking why the moon is not visible hours after the announced Molad.
The Molad is an average figure. It is not the astronomical Molad. The lunar year is divided equally by twelve, and each of these twelve sections, as it approaches, is announced as the coming Molad. The timing used for the lunar year is extremely accurate, but for each month, the average molad announced is only an approximation, and does not correspond exactly to the actual conjunction of the sun and moon.
As we have mentioned, this calculation is ancient; many hold that it was always the only basis for determining the calendar. The reason for this system is quite clear: The new moon is not going to come at a convenient time, like 12 a.m. or sundown. It will come in the middle of the day; but months have to be made up of whole days. Therefore, there is no need to determine the exact moment of the new moon, only to ascertain the probable day that the new moon would appear.
Further, as we have been discussing recently, Rosh Hashanah may be pushed off from the date of the Molad one to two days. The other months are then calculated from Rosh Hashanah, of course. The result is that each month of the entire year may be deliberately pushed away from the Molad.
Dovid and Yahonason (Shmuel [Samuel] 1:20)
Shaul Hamelech was King of a united Yisrael and Yehudah. Shaul had been an exceptional tzaddik; it was due to his great humility and outstanding qualities that he had been chosen to be king. However, he began to suffer from mysterious seizures. At times, he became a different man. Dovid, whom he had loved and admired, became a constant source of bitterness. He seemed powerless against the stream of thought: Dovid is a rebel and must be killed! The idea could not be brushed away, and became an obsession.
Dovid had faced the wrath of Shaul before; but when he mentioned it to his devoted friend -- Shaulĺs son -- Yahonason, he did not believe it. They devised a test, in order for Yahonason to see Shaulĺs true intention. Dovid would hide. Tomorrow would be Rosh Chodesh. Since the Royal Family always ate together on Rosh Chodesh, Dovidĺs absence would be noticed (he was Shaulĺs son-in-law). By the second day, Shaul would surely grow suspicious. If Shaul would show signs of excessive anger towards Dovid, his obsession would be exposed.
On the first day, Shaul excused Dovidĺs absence. Something exceptional must have occurred. By the second day, however, Shaul began to query Yahonason, who had a prepared excuse. Shaul became very angry, and mentioned his death warrant for Dovid. When Yahonason questioned what Dovid had done to merit the death-penalty, Shaul raised his spear in anger. Now, all was known.
Rosh Chodesh and the Dating System of Ancient Times
1. What was the significance of Rosh Chodesh and the following day? The second day was called ôHachodesh hasheni.ö The Targumim and several commentaries, based on Talmud Yerushalmi, say that it referred to the second day of Rosh Chodesh. The meaning would then be: The Royal Family ate together on Rosh Chodesh. Sometimes, a person might be absent one day. To miss two days of Rosh Chodesh from the Kingĺs table, was unheard of.
2. How did Dovid and Yahonason know, in advance, which day would be Rosh Chodesh? Still more strange -- how did they know that there would be two days of Rosh Chodesh, in advance?
Rabbenu Bachaye brought this entire episode as evidence that the calendar system in effect today has always been used, precisely as it is used today. Thus, Dovid knew from the calculations exactly which days would be Rosh Chodesh.
A great deal of Tractate Rosh Hashanah deals with the court proceedings used in the announcement of the new moon. Rabbenu Bachaye has a special understanding of the procedure. It was only because of the heretics (the Tzadukim and Baisusim), who denied the authenticity of the calculations, that elaborate court proceedings were instituted. Witnesses who claimed to have seen the new moon, were brought in. They were interrogated, and their testimonies analyzed. However, when all was said and done, Rabban Gamliel (head of Sanhedrin --the high court) would pick and choose between the testimonies.
Last year, we wrote (Vayeitzei 5757 -- Ĺ96, Outline #11):
--The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 25a) states that Rabban Gamliel had a tradition from his grandfather that the new moon comes at 29 days, 12 hours and 793/1080 parts of an hour after the previous new moon. That equals 29.53059 days. Rambam states that this is an average, not exact, estimation (so it is clearly indicated in the Talmud, ibid.). The Arachim (Discovery) sefer Nesivos el Hatorah, compares NASA's calculation today: 29.530588 days. The difference between our ancient Rabbis' calculation, without the advantage of instruments or computers, and NASA's, is several millionths of a day! The similarly is so striking, that the discrepancy would only amount to one day in 14,000 years...
Remember that this is the cycle for the average moon, so it is not exact for any particular month. It means that the years will be accurately synchronized with the lunar cycle, but not necessarily that each month will be completely in line. The Rabbis needed it in order to reject those testimonies that were obviously inaccurate.
We have discussed most of this in the past. Aaron Goldman has several times requested further clarification regarding Dovidĺs knowledge of Rosh Chodesh, however; the resulting investigation has turned up numerous points of debate regarding the above.
To be continued...


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Cross-validation is a model assessment technique used to evaluate a machine learning algorithm's performance in making predictions on new datasets that it has not been trained on. This is done by partitioning a dataset and using a subset to train the algorithm and the remaining data for testing. Because cross-validation does not use all of the data to build a model, it is a commonly used method to prevent overfitting during training.
Each round of cross-validation involves randomly partitioning the original dataset into a training set and a testing set. The training set is then used to train a supervised learning algorithm and the testing set is used to evaluate its performance. This process is repeated several times and the average cross-validation error is used as a performance indicator.
Common cross-validation techniques include:
- k-fold: Partitions data into k randomly chosen subsets (or folds) of roughly equal size. One subset is used to validate the model trained using the remaining subsets. This process is repeated k times such that each subset is used exactly once for validation.
- Holdout: Partitions data into exactly two subsets (or folds) of specified ratio for training and validation.
- Leaveout: Partitions data using the k-fold approach where k is equal to the total number of observations in the data. Also known as leave-one-out cross-validation.
- Repeated random sub-sampling: Performs Monte Carlo repetitions of randomly partitioning data and aggregating results over all the runs.
- Stratify: Partitions data such that both training and test sets have roughly the same class proportions in the response or target.
- Resubstitution: Does not partition the data; uses the training data for validation. Often produces overly optimistic estimates for performance and must be avoided if there is sufficient data.
Cross-validation can be a computationally intensive operation since training and validation is done several times. Because each partition set is independent, this analysis can be performed in parallel to speed up the process.
For more information on using cross-validation with machine learning problems, see Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™ and Deep Learning Toolbox™.


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I'm writing a play for radio, about ancient Teotihuacan.
In my ignorance, I have assumed that the Teotihuacanos might have used some Nahuatl-like language.
Can anybody translate this phrase for me into Nahuatl?
"When you hurt another, you hurt yourself."
My sincere thanks to anybody who can assist.
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If nobody replies here, I suggest you contact Benjamin here. Choose SPANISH (MEX) to ENGLISH (US) and you will find him. He knows some Nahuatl.
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